Owner's Cup (2009)

Owner's Cup (2009) is the fourth annual Owner's Cup tournament held by Lords of Pain Wrestling (LPW). After hiatus in 2008, the Owner's Cup returned under the direction of original Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA) owner Villiano 187, who will produce the entire event. The tournament features contestants from both of LPW's brands, Insanity and Inferno. The event was announced on April 10, 2009, and currently awaiting first round results.

The premise of the tournament is that invited e-wrestlers must write a promo under the requirements and restrictions given by the LPW producer (word counts, settings, guest appearances, and other random hilarity). Unlike LPW's usual "Voting & Promo" method in deciding winners, Owner's Cup matches are soley determined by the producer. Whoever is believed to have had the strongest promo while meeting the required conditions will advance to the next round.

The winner will receive the 2009 Owner's Cup trophy and a special guaranteed title match for either the LPW World Heavyweight Championship or the LPW International Heavyweight Championship.

Background
Created in 2005 by Psychotic Wrestling Alliance (PWA) owner, Villiano 187, the Owner's Cup was an annual cross-brand tournament. Participants were first asked if they wanted to be apart of the tournament, then selected by Villiano.

In the first two years of the Owner's Cup, the winner of the tournament received a guaranteed title match for his brand's world championship, either the PWA World Heavyweight Championship or the PWA International Heavyweight Championship. In addition, the Owner's Cup winner could also choose the match at a time and place of his choosing within one year of winning the tournament.

In 2007, the Owner's Cup tradition continued under new management with a couple of different twists. Instead of a guaranteed title shot, the winner would receive the opportunity to be head booker of his brand's show for one night.

In 2008, the Owner's Cup took a hiatus and was replaced by the Winner Takes All tournament.

On April 10, 2009, Villiano 187 announced that the Owner's Cup would be returning under his production. For the first time, the tournament was expanded to 32 superstars with 16 superstars from each of LPW's brands, Insanity and Inferno. The winner will receive the 2009 Owner's Cup trophy and a special guaranteed title match for either the LPW World Heavyweight Championship or the LPW International Heavyweight Championship.

First Round: Battlebowl
The 2009 Owner's Cup will begin in front of the Taj Mahal in India. The tournament will begin with Battlebowl Tag Team matches pairing Insanity and Inferno e-wrestlers together, creating some hilarious makeshift team names. The first round required that contestants must promo with a word limit of 2200 words to advance to the next round (with identifiers not counting towards the word limit). Also, the promo must incorporate the following into the promo:


 * Calling customer service due to computer problems
 * Someone in the promo must eat some curry
 * Burt Reynolds