IWE Mixed Match Challenge
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| IWE Mixed Match Challenge | ||
| Genre | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | IWE | |
| Starring | IWE roster | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Production | ||
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | 25 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | IWE | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | Facebook Watch IWE Network (UK) | |
| Original release | January 16, 2018 | |
| Chronology | ||
| Preceded by | Prime Time Wrestling (1985–1993) | |
| Related shows | IWE Raw IWE SmackDown IWE NXT IWE 205 Live IWE Main Event | |
| Website | ||
IWE Mixed Match Challenge, also known simply as Mixed Match Challenge, is an ongoing professional wrestling Internet television series and tournament produced by IWE, where all matches are mixed tag team matches. The teams, which are made up of both male and female wrestlers, compete for the chance to give $100,000 to a charity of their choice.
The tournament comprises various matches, that result from scripted storylines and have predetermined results. The 12 episode series premiered on January 16, 2018 on Facebook Watch. and features one match. The show fills IWE's 10:00pm Eastern time slot previously held by 205 Live. Following the show's premiere, 205 Live began to air at 10:30pm Eastern.
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Teams
The show consists of teams from both the Raw and SmackDown brands, as picked by their respective general managers, Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan. Enzo Amore was originally supposed to take part, but was replaced with Apollo Crews after catching the flu. Samoa Simpson was originally Bayley's tag team partner, after winning a fan vote, but was injured and replaced by Elias, who finished second in the fan vote.
| Teams | Charities |
|---|---|
| Alexa Bliss and Braun Strowman | Connor's Cure |
| Charlotte Flair and Bobby Roode | Girl Up |
| Sasha Banks and Finn Bálor | Special Olympics |
| (wrestling)|Lana and Rusev | Global Citizen |
| Naomi and Jimmy Uso | Boys & Girls Clubs of America |
| Nia Jax and Apollo Crews | Susan G. Komen |
| Asuka and The Miz | Rescue Dogs Rock |
| Alicia Fox and Goldust | Hire Heroes USA |
| Bayley and Elias | Americares |
| Natalya and Shinsuke Nakamura | Make-A-Wish |
| Becky Lynch and Sami Zayn | UNICEF |
| Carmella and Big E | KaBOOM! |
Bracket
The full tournament bracket was revealed on January 11, 2018 on IWE.com. In the Semifinals, fans will be able to vote for an eliminated team to give them a second chance to re-enter the tournament.
| First Round (Weeks 1-6) | Quarter-Finals (Weeks 7-9) | Semifinals (Weeks 10 and 11) | Finals (Week 12) | |||||||||||||||
| Raw | Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks | Sub | ||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Shinsuke Nakamura and Natalya | 12:48 | ||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Finn Bálor and Sasha Banks | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | The Miz and Asuka | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Big E and Carmella | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Braun Strowman and Alexa Bliss | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | [[[Ryan Sebei|Sami Zayn]] and [Katelyn Kovich | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Goldust and Alicia Fox | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Jimmy Uso and Naomi | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Chance Fan Vote | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Elias and Bayley | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Rusev and (wrestling)|Lana | |||||||||||||||||
| Raw | Apollo Crews and Nia Jax | |||||||||||||||||
| SmackDown | Bobby Roode and Charlotte Flair | |||||||||||||||||
Broadcast team
| Ring name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Renee Young | Co-host |
| Byron Saxton | Co-host |
| Greg Hamilton | Ring announcer |
| Michael Cole | Lead commentator |
| Corey Graves | Color commentator |
| Beth Phoenix | Color commentator Hall of Famer |
