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The SWF began from very humble beginnings as a backyard wrestling federation called the JWF, run by Daniel Santoy.
Such superstars as Scooter Pondoff, Christopher Michaels and Chas Dohanich were around for the original days, and several
feuds got white hot, shoving the JWF into the spotlight. However, several debilitating injuries sustained during the first
ever High Stakes Battle Royal led to the JWF closing its doors for a short time.
It came back with a vengeance when Daniel Santoy met with John Pirtle and Chris Wyatt, and the three decided to resurrect
the wrestling federation as an internet wrestling league. Popularity skyrocketed during these golden years, as the new talent
influx was awe inspiring. Superstars like Sam Bratton, Freddy Duncan, Chip Davis, Damion Roquemore, and Nick Miller came into
the federation (then known as the LMWE).
It was also during this time that women wrestlers began showing up in the LMWE. The JWF had had female competitors
like Jennifer Martin and Anna Machen, but never on the scale of the LMWE. Chalie Williams, Amber Curry, Becky Raines, Denise
Albertus, and Melissa Burgoyne suddenly entered the fray, and began to revolutionize women's wrestling.
In 2005, the LMWE changed it's name to the SWF, in order to escape legal issues. At the height of its popularity,
the SWF gained rights to use the superstars of neighboring wrestling federation, World Wrestling Revolution. This led to the
influx of Kirby, Pouncy, Mak, Zak, Dandy, JB, Dexter, and BB. It also led to one of the most memorable feuds in SWF history,
with the two factions WWR and SWF fighting it out right up until Mind Games II, which was arguably the best show put on to
that point.
With the huge number of new superstars, SWF decided to follow in the pathways of its more nationally known contemporary
and institute a brand split. With the roster effectively split in half, things ran smoothly. However, after Mind Games III,
several superstars left, and the rosters were re-consolidated.
The next few years were a rebuilding phase for the SWF, with superstars leaving but no real influx beginning again.
In 2005, PG13 and Dead Man, the first new superstars since the WWR Invasion, entered the scene. Still, the SWF coasted along,
mostly due to most of the booking staff leaving. However, Calen Shaw entered the picture. Doubling as a booker and on-screen
persona PG13, Calen was just the shot in the arm that the SWF needed, and suddenly, things were back on track.
However, the SWF soon hit a snag. A sudden influx of talent and the need to "trim" some of the old off led to the
need for a "reset" of sorts. Lots of talent, mostly WWR, would be lost, but new talent arose to take its place. In the largest
influx of talent since the WWR Invasion, new stars like Mike Kizzar, Marie Kiwi, Anthony Ridgway, Carmen Madison, and Naomi
Gonzalez arrived on the scene.
Then, in 2009, the SWF made another huge jump. Roster limits were relaxed quite a bit to allow several of the WWR
superstars to make their return, as well as add even more talent to the roster. People like Dandy, Dexter, Mak, Zak and Jennifer
Baxter came back, while new talent Colt LeGalley and Jay Curry jumped onto the scene. Also, with technological advances, the
SWF would finally be completely visual, no longer needing the 20 page typed results but able to show their audience what was
happening via video. Armed with these new weapons, the SWF moved on into the future!
And what a future it was. In the fall of 2011, the SWF learned that it was not alone in the universe, but rather part
of a HUGE movement. Never was the size of that movement more noticeable than when the SWF participated in its first cross-promotional
event since the influx of the WWR, sending superstars to compete in the CCL's CAW[n]spiracy event! At the same time, they
made the long awaited jump to YouTube, opening their product up to a whole new group of consumers. The SWF had finally arrived.
Season 3 went without a hitch until some problems behind the scenes forced the federation to close up shop right before getting
to their premiere event, Mind Games 8!
However, the doors would fly open in 2019, as the SWF made its long awaited
return, and this time with the new found processing power of 2K's WWE series, they strive ahead to finish what they started,
and then begin so much more!
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