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The BBWF

Also known as the Beanie Baby Wrestling Federation. The BBWF is a wrestling company that was founded on Easter 1997 by owners Shawn Massak and younger brother Eric Massak. This company has grown greatly to over 200 wrestlers spread amongst 3 brands. The following data is from a magazine article about the BBWF titled "An Interview with the Crew: a Retrospective of the BBWF, by Ryan Alabaster."

The Early Days
The Early Days of the BBWF consisted of the foundation of the company by the Originals: Bongo, Congo, Spike, Doby, Blacky, and Lizzie. The flagship title of the BBWF, the Universe Title was formed and won by Bongo. The matches of the BBWF were held in uptown Massachusetts Avenue in a small compound called "The Bedroom". Some matches were held on solid ground while others were held on "The Bunk", a double-decker wrestling ring. Soon over twenty wrestlers were in the company, and actual competition and feuds were formed. Record keeping was poor and the few recorded results were lost.

The Low Middle Ages
The low middle ages saw the formation of the XKABB (Xtreme Kick Ass Beanie Babies, a more hardcore oriented federation) by Shawn Massak. It was during this time that hardcore legends rose to fame such as Kuku, Smoochy, Ants, Bizkut, and Ringo. The BBWF Intercontinental Title was formed and was won by Tuffy in a Royal Rumble Match. During this time the Hardcore Match was created by XKABB and eventually all matches in both federations became hardcore style. No holds barred matches became popular and extreme moves were widespread such as Bongo or Smoochy jumping off the top of the Bunk several feet onto the Floor into people through glass and steel. The Metalheads (Fortune, Curly, Valentino, and Peace) were the first real stable to be formed. Their antics were widespread and their music was “we’re not gonna take it” and they would bring a large, light green, vinyl couch to the ring for each match. Also a Hardocre title was made and adopted WWE’s 24/7 rule. Several competitors could be involved in the match and the title would change several times in one night.

The High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages were brought upon by the birth of Kyle, the youngest of the brothers. The “Bedroom” became a home to this new child and the venue for XKABB and BBWF was moved downtown to an area known as “The Basement”. This new venue was significantly larger than the Bedroom. The Bunk was no longer used due to the move and due to injuries from falling off the top ring. This move brought on a Renaissance for the BBWF such as the creation of the BBWF CD Volume 1. New non-Ty Beanies were brought in and influenced the business for years to come. Some of these new wrestlers consisted of Marvin the referee, DK, King Louie, The Codfather, The Bammers, The Blink 182 mascot Giraffe, Gabumon, and Really Really Big Monkey. A new president was elected, Chow Yun Phat, who replaced Bongo. Chow Yun Phat created his own championship the CYP Title which was won by Quackers in a tournament. Commentator positions were created such as the lovable Tonny Schiavone and The Butches. Several feuds ensued such as DK vs. Bushy, Bongo vs. The Codfather, and Giraffe vs. Louie. Two bi-yearly pay-per-views were made, BeanieMania and Christmas Chaos. Christmas Chaos introduced the first-ever Christmas Tree Match. Beaniemania 2000 was arguably the most decorated BBWF event, and took place uptown at “The Living Space’’, and the ring was replaced by an oversized ball pit that was removed of spherical items so matches could happen. The end of the high middle ages was marked with the introduction of Bananas and Trixter.

The Gilded Age
Trixter and Bananas received a huge push upon their arrival which immediately brought them to contendership status. The duo took on several heels and soon Bananas challenged the Codfather for the Universe Title. The feud would lead to some of the most grueling physical matches ever seen in the BBWF. Trixter challenged Gabumon for the CYP Title. Trixter would go on to win the title by delivering a double-arm DDT off a 4-foot platform. Trixter, Bananas, RRBM, and Giraffe would align to take on and defeat the Meanies and Codfather at BeanieMania. Trixter and Bananas took on several heels during the Gilded Age, but also took on several swiftly raising stars such as DK and Bushy. The arrival of championship worthy wrestlers slowed and Trixter, Bananas, and their brother Kyle Monkey stood atop the wrestling world. XKABB and BBWF slowly formed one federation and the BBWF became stable. Yet despite this the BBWF would go on hiatus and regular events slowed down.

Return and the Modern Age
Soon BBWF resumed its natural flow and certain changes came to be. Ralph and the Ralphinators arrived on the scene and make a mockery of life itself. Christmas Chaos and BeanieMania came back into swing. Trixter began to rise higher than ever as a singles star and won a Food in the Fridge Match guaranteeing him a title shot at anytime. At BeanieMania ’06, the main event consisted of an all or nothing title match between DK (Universe), Congo (Hardcore), and Smoochy (CYP). DK would go on to win this match and held all 3 titles for several months. The XKABB would be reformed and was run by Jed who Ain’t Got No Legs and the BBWF was handed over to Tonny Schiavone. Normally this would be a promotion for Tonny but due to a contract clause he received a pay-cut (from $0 a year to -$18 a year) and was forced to continue his job as commentator. DK was forced to defend all 3 of his titles, in an attempt to gain some titles for XKABB. He fought underdog Slayer (XKABB’s representative) in the first match and DK lost due to a schoolboy. DK then fought Bananas (XKABB’s representative) for the Hardcore Title (which became the XKABB world title). DK then defeated Louie to retain the Universe Title. At “Standing on the Edge of Summer” Bananas fought Ringo to a no-contest, and DK retained his title in a 10-Man Cage Match, but was then defeated by Trixter (by cashing in the Food in the Fridge) who made a nearly unconscious DK submit to win his first Universe Title. Around this time Kyle Massak became a leader of the BBWF while Shawn was at college. The AABB was formed which gave Beanies who never got a chance on BBWF to hold titles and compete. The border between XKABB and BBWF began to diminish once again as several non-title inter-promotional matches occurred. New match types are being tested and Tonny Schiavone has announced a tri-brand pay-per-view Autumnal Convergence in which all titles are on the line, each in a different type of match.

Sources:
An Interview with the Crew: a Retrospective of the BBWF, by Ryan Alabaster.