The abbreviation of the XV formation, G.A.W. , is a reference to the real-life wrestling companies such as WWE (acronyms for World Wrestling Entertainment ), one of the The King of Fighters All Star crossovers.
This team, Team Fatal Fury , Team Yagami , Team Outlaw (and its variants), Team Art of Fighting , Team Hero , Team South America , Team Rivals , Team Japan , Team Kyo , Team Sacred Treasures , Team Women Fighters , Team K' , Team Benimaru , Team Asian Triple Alliance , Team Ikari Warriors , Team Ash , Team Elisabeth , Team Shun'ei , Team Agents , Team Masters , Team Mexico , Team Agents , Team Isla , Team China , Team East Asia and Team Geese are the only in the series which one or more members win a KOF tournament.
This team, Team Women Fighters , Team Fatal Fury , Team Hero , Team Art of Fighting , Team Japan , Team East Asia , Team China , Team Kim , Team Kyo , Team Mexico , Team Outlaw , Team Rivals , Team NESTS and Team South America are the only of the series with a some/greater number of team variants.
The only variant of this team is canonical.