Thursday, October 29, 2015

BTLN UPDATE - ROYAL RUMBLE ELEVEN






Congrats Noah! Noah is the 2015 Royal Rumble Champion! Twenty-seven guys competed in the eleventh Royal Rumble! There were fifteen Lightweights (grades 7-9) and twelve Heavyweights (grade 10-12)!

The Lightweight Division seemed to move along quickly, there were not any stalemates. In the past we have had to add the Heavyweights at the end to keep things moving. This year we kept adding guys and they kept going over the ropes. The final three in the Lightweight Division were Caleb Hiebert, Sam Anderson and Jacob Speta! Jacob outlasted Caleb and Sam to take the Lightweight Crown! Congrats Jacob!

The Heavyweight Division was different this year. There were two teams that were battling each other that created a log jam. Keegan, Dane and Phoenix were against Noah, Ben and Mitch. Once Phoenix and then Dane were both gone things started to move again.  The final three were Mitch Bron,  Ben Nicolson and Noah Makortoff! Mitch was double teamed by Ben and Noah and fought hard but was unable to survive the onslaught! With Mitch gone, there were now only Ben and Noah left to battle it out for the belt!  I don't think I have ever seen two guys that were so evenly matched! It was an epic battle! It seemed like it would never end!  Finally, we decided to hold the ropes down so that they would not have to throw each other over the ropes. (We will be doing "Ropes Down" for the final two every year!) This strategy had an unexpected upside, everyone could actually see what was happening! Everyone was watching and excited about watching the finish! Both guys were close to winning, but in the end it was Noah wearing the Belt! Congrats to both Ben and Noah! A finish I will never forget!


2015 Royal Rumble Champion - Noah Makortoff

2015 Lightweight Division Champion - Jacob Speta

Special Thanks to Ben, Dan, Devin and Lukas for all of their help! The Royal Rumble is not possible without your help!


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