Chicago hosted the first WWB Cup in May 2008.

The events of 2006 had deep repercussions throughout the LGBT sports world, affecting WWB as much as anybody.

The Montreal World Outgames, founded to compete with the Gay Games, foundered in its registration drive and ended up losing more than $4 million; its wrestling tournament drew barely two dozen wrestlers and featured only a handful of bouts. In contrast, Chicago Games worked for the year after the Gay Games ended to finish flush.

The FGG underwent a three-year change of its membership structure, with member organizations such as WWB surrendering board rights and burdens to concentrate on their own missions and branding. Simultaneously, WWB revised its bylaws and broadened its mission.

• A two-tiered WWB membership structure was adopted in 2006 and membership opened up to individuals as well as clubs.
• In 2007, at Golden Gate’s 25th annual Memorial Tournament, renamed the Don Jung Memorial Tournament, the first members of the new WWB Hall of Merit were inducted as part of an effort to recognize the pioneers who built and maintained WWB and the sport. That year also marked the launch of new WWB club tournaments in Philadelphia, New York City and San Diego, helping to maintain year-round interest in the sport.
• In 2008, the first WWB Cup, a new global championship for our wrestlers (and the bragging rights that go with it), was held. Offered in non-Gay Games years, the first Cup was held in Chicago, site of the previous Gay Games.
• WWB members took lead roles in robust discussions of Gay Games drug-testing policy in 2004 as the FGG sought ways to make drug-testing less onerous and more sensitive to the medical needs of its athletes. The result was a successful restriction of random testing in 2006, a policy that was revived at the close of the 2010 Gay Games following a motion introduced by a WWB delegate.
• WWB continued to grow, with Paris-Lutte rejoining and new clubs forming in Denver and Columbus.
• WWB fought for revised Red Book descriptions for Gay Games wrestling that allowed for more opportunities to compete. The Cleveland Gay Games in 2014 will offer non-gi grappling for the first time, and non-gi grappling will be a mandatory component for hosts to offer in all future Gay Games that elect to have wrestling. Optional components now include beach wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Currently WWB is working to find ways for the clubs to support each other in every way possible. Clubs have long benefited from the visits of coaches from other clubs to share techniques. In 2009, several clubs joined Golden Gate to staff a concession booth at the Folsom Street Fair, splitting the proceeds. The experiment proved so successful that the Don Jung Memorial Tournament was moved to September to be on the Saturday of the fair. In addition, WWB is working with USA Wrestling and other organizations to find the best ways to build more inclusive and sustainable inclusive community-based recreational wrestling programs.