Gabe Sapolsky, WWN Announce New Promotion: Style Battle

[cero2k]

Source: floslam.t

We've been looking forward to sharing this news with you for quite some time, and now we finally can.

Gabe Sapolsky, the WWN VP of Talent Relations & Creative, today announced the formation of a new promotion called Style Battle. This brand-new concept is tournament-based, with each show containing one tournament.

Check out the full press release below.

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Ybor City, FL- WWN is excited to announce Style Battle, a new promotion which will feature a tournament on every show.

Style Battle will premiere on January 7th at The Orpheum in Ybor City, FL. We'll have ticket and more information soon at the all new WWNLive.com. Style Battle will live stream exclusively at FloSlam.tv.

Style Battle will be the ultimate test for competitors. It will provide a new opportunity for wrestlers. Each Style Battle will feature a variety of wrestling styles. We will find out who is truly the most skilled on every event.

Style Battle has been an annual tournament in EVOLVE since 2011 with various formats. Now it will occur almost monthy with an eight man, single elimination tournament. Style Battle will take place in "seasons." Each season will consist of nine events. There will be eight tournaments. The eight winners will then be in Style Battle Season Finale on the ninth event of the season. This will determine the Style Battle Champion of that season. In the event that all the winners aren't available, Style Battle will pick an "all star" substitute who impressed in a previous tournament.

"Tournaments can provide drama and excitment unlike anything else in wrestling," WWN VP Of Talent Relations & Creative Gabe Sapolsky said. "This will be a unique opportunity for upcoming wrestlers, today's stars and veterans looking to prove something to showcase their wrestling style."

"This adds more diversity to the WWN lineup on FloSlam," WWN President Sal Hamaoui said. "FloSlam will now have Style Battle, EVOLVE, FIP, SHINE, ACW and WWN Supershows. Each brand will bring something different to the Network. This gives the fans even more value for their money."

WWN will announce the participants and more details in the upcoming weeks.

[Big Red Machine]

Didn't UFC try this for a while and then decide it wasn't working?

[cero2k]

Didn't UFC try this for a while and then decide it wasn't working?

if not UFC, it may have been Pride, but yeah. But that was a bit different because guys can't just have 3 MMA matches on a single night and keep things on a decent level

[Big Red Machine]

Didn't UFC try this for a while and then decide it wasn't working?

if not UFC, it may have been Pride, but yeah. But that was a bit different because guys can't just have 3 MMA matches on a single night and keep things on a decent level

But conceptually, didn't the idea of a bunch of tournaments leading to nothing fail? I mean... the whole "style battle" concept is essentially UFC 1, right? After about five or six of them didn't UFC give up and start being a normal, non-tournament-based promotion?

[cero2k]

But conceptually, didn't the idea of a bunch of tournaments leading to nothing fail? I mean... the whole "style battle" concept is essentially UFC 1, right? After about five or six of them didn't UFC give up and start being a normal, non-tournament-based promotion?

yes, but at least this project does have something on the line on each tourny, which also makes me wonder how the hell do you find different wrestlers for each episode to feel different and important