Post by Steven Brody, CEO on Mar 5, 2024 13:08:52 GMT -8
The Vlad Blackheart Memorial Tournament is an annual event held by New Frontier Wrestling.
The tournament is held to honor the memory of the late "Easy V" Vlad Blackheart; one of NFW's
original pioneer roster members during the company's inception in 1996. The event is a round robin
tournament in which 20 competitors compete throughout the month of September and early October.
The tournament is split into two blocks with 10 wrestlers in each. The winners of each block face off
against each other in the main event at the Finals Supercard. The winner of the finals match receives
the trophy and a guaranteed contract to challenge either the World or NFW Champion at Wrestle War
in December, later that year.
Tie breakers are put into play and in the event of a tie in points for one block, the individual who won
the match against the other during the block matches is awarded the tie breaker and considered the
winner of the block. Should the two tie breakers have come to a time limit draw, both competitors will
be entered into the Finals match and the main event will become a triple threat, fatal fourway etc.
| WINNER | DEFEATED | EVENT/DATE | TOTAL POINTS | WRESTLE WAR CHALLENGE | CHALLENGE OUTCOME |
| Judas Lasher (B Block) | Chris Wolfe (A Block) | VBMT I Finals 10/26/2018 | 16 | Max LeBrun © Wrestle War XV 02/04/2019 | Judas Lasher defeated Max LeBrun to become the new NFW World Champion |
| Griffin Hawkins (A Block) | Matt Klazzic (B Block) | VBMT II Finals 10/01/2019 | 16 | Griffin Hawkins and Matt Klazzic faced off in the finals for the vacant NFW World Championship. Hawkins won the tournament to become the new champion. | Griffin Hawkins defended the title at Wrestle War XVI on 01/14/2020 against Anton Crowley to retain the title. The belt was then redubbed the NFW Undisputed Championship for the brand split. Some years later, the belt was again redubbed simply as The NFW Championship. |
| Risa Lemon [f.k.a Super Tiger] (A Block) | Anton Crowley (B Block) | VBMT III Finals 10/06/2020 | 17 | Anton Crowley © Wrestle War XVII Night 2 12/16/2020 | "Super Tiger" Risa Lemon challenged Anton Crowley for the Undisputed Championship in the Night 2 Main Event of Wrestle War XVII. Crowley retained the championship. |
| Adrianna Salvatore (A Block) | Cali-Kate (B Block) | VBMT IV Finals 10/06/2021 | 15 | FM Young © Wrestle War XVIII Night 2 12/22/2021 | Adrianna Salvatore defended her VBMT IV contract against Anton Crowley on Night 1 of Wrestle War XVIII. She then went onto Night 2, as scheduled, to challenge FM Young for the Undisputed Championship. Salvatore defeated Young in the Main Event to become the new Undisputed Champion. |
| Morgan Payne (B Block) | Kai Morgan (A Block) | VBMT V Finals 10/04/2022 | 14 | Jansen Myrrh © Wrestle War XIX Night 2 12/21/2022 | Morgan Payne challenged Jansen Myrrh for the World Championship on Wrestle War XIX, Night 2 in a match with no champion's advantage. Payne defeated Myrrh by pinfall to become the new NFW World Champion. |
| Damon Cross (A Block) | Jordan Majors (B Block) | VBMT VI Finals 10/10/2023 | 12 | Stacy Jones © Wrestle War XX Night 2 12/20/2023 | Damon Cross successfully challenged Stacy Jones at Night 2 of Wrestle War XX to become the new NFW Champion. This marked Cross' name down in history, making him the first ever competitor to hold both top titles in NFW. After the match, Bianca Page attempted to cash in the Wildcard Briefcase. The match ended in a DQ win for Page, resulting in Cross retaining the title. |
