TCW: A Quiet Retirement

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 3 August 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 4.00)

Held at the Dust Bowl (South East)

Attendance: 12,834

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Fury of the Storm starts to play as the credits fade, and the champion emerges, microphone in hand.

“Tonight,” he begins, “originally, it was meant to be a rematch to start the show. My boys Randall and Billy Jack, face to face with the Easy Riders.

“Considering what happened on Friday, that's not going to be going down tonight. Maybe soon. Maybe later. Maybe...” He sighs. “Maybe never. Randall's not looking in a good way, see?”

He manages a small smile following that, however. “Still, they need a match tonight. So here we go.

“Painful Procedure keeps going. Tonight, Killer, your boys face the Young Guns, and I promise you this isn't going to look pretty when we're done.”

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Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Young Guns
The Riders continue to look nasty as hell in the ring, though the Guns have speed and experience on their side, evading a number of their opponents' tricks by teamwork and sheer agility.

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And after a few minutes, Billy Jack Shearer's there, tearing straight past Killer and her tyre iron to crash Billy Hopper out of the ring.

Nonetheless, the Riders seem, ultimately, to achieve the upper hand, when Harry Allen tries to take Peter Hopper out with the Gunslinger's Revenge, only to be caught, boosted into the air and taken down with that powerbomb/neckbreaker combination the Riders have been developing.
Easy Riders defeated the Young Guns
Rating: D+

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Chris Rockwell vs. Rocky Golden
Golden has the upper hand in the opening moments through sheer power, but Rockwell sidesteps a big boot, grabs the arm, wrenches and starts working on his shoulder.

Rocky promptly shifts gear, trying a southpaw approach – tricky as it is to switch that way, especially when you're not used to it – and starts to fight back, giving Rockwell a problem or two as the match progresses.

The tide turns again as Chris sweeps his legs out from under him, grabbing a hold and getting back to work on the injured arm. He swivels and positions himself for the Furusawa Armbar, then -

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Koshiro Ino is at ringside, and Chris Rockwell catches sight of him. His hold loosens, and Golden recovers, grabbing him and literally rising to stand with Rockwell in the Rack as Ino watches -

And Rockwell yanks at the injured arm, breaking the hold, rolling down his back and rolling Golden up, his feet on the ropes, to score the pin.
Chris Rockwell defeated Rocky Golden
Rating: B-

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Tommy Cornell sits in comfort within the Syndicate's locker room. He smiles unpleasantly into the camera.

“Sam,” he begins. “Sam, Sam, Sam...

“Didn't you get it? The free ride is over, Sam.

“I brought you in. I let you have one hell of a contract. It's going to cost me to fire you – but right now, you've made it worthwhile.

“But I was willing to do that, Sam. I was willing to pay you over the odds, and give your worthless kids a break.

“These things are meant to have a price, Sam. I didn't exactly ask you for much. Just watch our backs. Keep our belts where they're meant to be.

“I didn't exactly see that happen with Wolf, Sam, and yet the ride continued.

“And then, next time around, you dropped all the balls because you were too busy trying to get into the game.

“I can't fire you until I take that belt away from you. It's going to cost me, but it's worth it to get you out of here.

“Maybe I can't fire you yet, but I sure as hell don't have to ever deal with your kids.”

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Frankie Perez vs. Sam Keith
There's definitely a communication issue with these two, making for a slightly slower match than either man usually delivers, it is, nonetheless, pretty enjoyable. Frankie uses it as a showcase for his development over the past few months; Keith wrestles as the wily veteran he is, retrieving the advantage from Perez not by spectacular moves but by simple – if obscure – tricks.

It all builds to the finish, where the P-Clutch is countered into the Proton Lock, and Frankie, ultimately, has to concede.
Sam Keith defeated Frankie Perez
Rating: C+

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Edd Stone vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Edd begins proceedings by offering Ino a Black Cobra mask, which is not received well by the International Champion.

So Edd tries again, his expression genuinely friendly and helpful, as Azaria dissolves into laughter on commentary.

Ino promptly punches Edd in the stomach, whips him to the ropes, and takes his head off with a roaring elbow. A sloppy cover follows; Edd Matrixes out, leaps onto the ropes, and backflips into a DDT before rolling out of the ring to glad-hand the fans, a broad grin on his face.

Ino rolls out after him and Edd promptly scrambles back into the ring, snagging the fallen Black Cobra mask and putting it on while staying clear of the International Champion. Ino finally catches up and is met with a superkick; he staggers backward and Edd lunges to capitalise, running straight into a discus punch from the bigger man.

Somehow they get back into the ring and chaos begins to ensue. Ino goes for the powerbomb, becoming the latest man to learn that YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB EDD STONE, but the resultant Party's Over doesn't finish off the International Champion, and nor does the subsequent standing shooting star press.

In the end, Edd overshoots on a top rope elbow, crashing and burning before getting back up into a Kobra's Bite – either man, perhaps, could win here but by staying focused, Koshiro Ino gets the win on this occasion.
Koshiro Ino defeated Edd Stone
Rating: B-

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Andrews & Minnesota vs. Miyazaki & Ota
Hardly likely to live up to the prior match in crowd involvement, this one does its best by foregoing the shenanigans. Shingen Miyazaki is fighting with a new fire at the moment, throwing Andrews in particular around the ring and, on one memorable occasion, slipping clear of Minnesota's shoulders as he sets up the Minnesota Spiral and clamping down a front facelock choke as he did so.

Fortunately for Minnesota, Andrews came in hard with a boot to Miyazaki's face, easily breaking it. Ota promptly came in, getting the Ninja Strike on Andrews only to be thrown out of the ring by Minnesota – who turned around straight into a punch from Miyazaki that staggered him.

Ultimately it was Ota who lay unmoving at the end, having been sunk with a successful Empire Spiral.
Andrews & Minnesota defeated Miyazaki & Ota
Rating: C-

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Mayhem Midden came down to ringside following the commercial, and walking with him was Troy Tornado, now dressed to compete with the belt around his waist.

“Contracts,” Midden starts. “Contracts, contracts, contracts.” He shakes his head.

“Soon, we're going to have to decide who faces Troy here at Hotter Than Hell. So far, we've got two challengers-”

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Breakin' The Law starts playing, which can only mean that Tommy Cornell is on his way to the ring – and on his way he is, flanked by Wolf Hawkins and Tyson Baine.

“I count one,” he tells Midden, and nods across to Hawkins.

“Really?” the commissioner smiles. “Seems to me-”

“Brent will be retracting that challenge,” Tommy says crisply. Tyson Baine nods, grinning, for emphasis.

“Let's check that, before you count chickens,” Midden says. “Brent-”

“No,” Cornell says flatly. “Brent Hill is not going to be in the championship match.”

Midden gives him a long, hard stare. “You and I,” he says eventually, “are going to butt heads, Tommy, and you're going to find out my head is a lot harder than yours.”

Cornell smiles malevolently. “Fortunately, I have a stand-in.”

Baine steps forward; Tornado dives forward to intercept, and Wolf Hawkins lunges at Midden who's suddenly open.

Midden promptly headbutts Hawkins, who drops straight away. Baine hurls Tornado away from him and Cornell starts in on the assault on the Board's Representative while his monstrous ally goes toward the champion.

Troy rolls out of the ring, with Baine following, and gets enough breathing space to try the Star Maker – which doesn't faze Baine at all. A chase around the ring ensues, during which Cornell's assault on Midden intensifies.

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Brent Hill races down as, diving back into the ring, Troy unfastens his belt, hitting the ropes to smash Baine with a belt-assisted Star Maker – this one actually toppling the monster.

Cornell has Midden set up for the Rough Ride, and Hill chop blocks him, bringing him down from behind.

Hill and Tornado stand opposite each other for a few moments, regarding each other. Hill abruptly boots Tornado in the gut, grabs both arms, and sinks him with his team-mate's Ammo Dump.

Midden, slowly recovering, grabs the microphone. “So you're in for Hotter Than Hell?” he asks, and Hill simply grins.

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The Machines vs. RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli
A good, solid brawl, though nothing greatly special – RDJ and Fonzarelli seem from the off to be on the back foot against a fired up, enthusiastic team who work together much more fluently.

They fight back well, but the problem is just that they're fighting two men who work together instinctively, and Anderson dropkicks Johnson off the apron while Hill is setting up to splash Fonzarelli with the King of the Hill, guaranteeing the pinfall.
The Machines defeated RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: B-

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Tommy Cornell, Tyson Baine & Wolf Hawkins
Quite simply, the fans loved this. Rapidly degenerating into a brawl, Sam Sparrow tries to keep order – unsuccessfully – for nearly twenty minutes, toward the end of which two other figures emerge.

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First, Sam Keith hops the guardrail, yanking a bloodied Cornell out of the ring and clamping down the Proton Lock on the outside.

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In response, Edd Stone sprints down to the ring, back in his Syndicate suit but still wearing the Black Cobra mask, and barely has he broken the hold when Troy Tornado slingshots out of the ring onto him. Seeing this, Sparrow throws up his hands, stopping the match in disgust.
Eddie Peak, Johnny Bloodstone & Troy Tornado went to a no contest with Tommy Cornell, Tyson Baine & Wolf Hawkins
Rating: A

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That doesn't stop the fight, nowhere near. Everyone not called Edd Stone eventually finds themselves back in the ring, still heartily involved in the brawl. Cornell manages to apply the Guilt Trip to Keith as the show gets ready to close – to find Art Reed breaking that up with a dropkick to the back of the Syndicate leader's head – and then, hastily, Azaria signs off...

Show Rating: B

[PeterHilton]

Very very cool moment with Brent Hill.

They're such a good team that it takes some cajones to push them as singles stars, even with their considerable skill.

[Phantom Stranger]

A standout individual winner this week, and the 'Crush Your Enemies/Heed Their Womenfolk' American Buffalo T-shirt is on its way to Regis...

[Phantom Stranger]

Very very cool moment with Brent Hill.

They're such a good team that it takes some cajones to push them as singles stars, even with their considerable skill.

I'm more than a little nervous about it, I'll admit, though I don't plan on breaking them up as allies, even if there are going to be periods where they focus on their singles careers as well as times when they focus on teaming.

I feel like we've now reached the point where the tag division is strong enough to let the Machines take a foot out of it...

[Zeel1]

I'm more than a little nervous about it, I'll admit, though I don't plan on breaking them up as allies, even if there are going to be periods where they focus on their singles careers as well as times when they focus on teaming.

I don't think focusing on Hill's singles career is going to present too many problems.. ;)

[Phantom Stranger]

I don't think focusing on Hill's singles career is going to present too many problems.. ;)

Hill's & Anderson's. And Rockwell's, Cornell's, Hawkins', Tornado's, Bloodstone's, Peak's, Johnson's, Keith's...

[cmdrsam]

Another fine writeup sir. Nice build to Cornell/Keith as well. Just enough to wet the lips but no more. Enjoying this very much.

[Phantom Stranger]

Another fine writeup sir. Nice build to Cornell/Keith as well. Just enough to wet the lips but no more. Enjoying this very much.

Thank you kindly, sir.

A note to every TCW fan reading: ReapeR has done another excellent TCW Championship belt, currently on display in his thread.

How excellent do I think this belt is?

Excellent enough that my October-January plans have just rewritten themselves around it and another belt in the offing.

[ReapeR]

Thank you kindly, sir.

A note to every TCW fan reading: ReapeR has done another excellent TCW Championship belt, currently on display in his thread.

How excellent do I think this belt is?

Excellent enough that my October-January plans have just rewritten themselves around it and another belt in the offing.

I appreciate the plug. Looking forward to what you do with the new title.

R

[Phantom Stranger]

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Friday 19th August 2008
Showtime is in about three hours, and I've got ahead of me a morale issue I wasn't expecting.

Merle O'Curle, the Irish half of the British Lions, doesn't care for the team name.

Actually, that's not true. Merle doesn't care for the team name as something he's part of. I'd thought that following the ceasefire negotiations last decade, the Irish-British dispute had calmed down. Seems not.

I hadn't really thought about it – last time I was in the UK was the 1970s, when I was in Bolton learning my craft, and sure, it was a major thing then. But you don't hear about it and you assume it's gone away.

I told him I'd think of something, but I'm honestly not sure what. Tommy hadn't objected to the team name – whether he didn't realise or simply wasn't worried, I'm not sure. JD Morgan's comment was “Look on the bright side, Merle – no one this side of the pond is going to notice.”

Eric Tyler comes over as I finish with Merle for now.

“So,” he says. “This feud is with Rick, is it?” He's smiling, but I take his point. So far we really have built it by skit, not by interaction.

I say the only thing I can think of to divert the conversation. “You think you can make a hardcore match work as our main event?”

He hesitates for a moment before finally nodding. “We've been talking it over,” he says. “It's not going to be pretty, but I figure we'll do better than last week.”

I smile. “That's what I needed to know, Eric. This one won't finish for a while yet.”

“Still teaching.” He shrugs. “Six months ago I was main eventing Total Wrestling, Harry...”

It's true; he was. And frankly, he'd almost still be in a position to do so if he'd been feuding with guys like Law (and, say, Golden). But with his work having been with the youngsters, he hasn't been able to keep his name up there with our bigger names – nor has he retained the perception as someone at the top, not when losing to Aaron Andrews in order to establish him.

I'm very aware that in using Eric to establish Aaron and Freddy, I've effectively capped how high he can climb in the next year or so – and Eric is six years older than I was when I retired. This is likely his last run, and barring something surprising, he's been cut off from the top.

For someone like Eric, this has to be as frustrating as it gets.

Half of being a booker is ego management. It's issue deflection. “Still teaching,” I confirm. “But if things go the way I see them going, Eric, gold is going to get involved. Sooner or later.”

“On whose side?” He's interested.

“A title match-” I begin.

“Is a title match,” we finish together. Eric manages a smile; he knows the old saying, knows I came up with it, and knows why.

I worked damn hard to avoid ever winning a championship. The gimmick followed me from territory to territory, from country to country, and brought with it an easy story, one anyone could relate to, one that a booker could fall back on.

I don't recommend it to anyone else, but now that I'm retired I'm still glad I did it. Because, when it comes to telling someone that winning or losing a championship doesn't matter, no one else can have the moral high ground that I do.

No one else who came all the way without a title did so because they always argued against it.

Eric knows that the trump card has been played. “Alright,” he says. “What gold?”

I tell him. If it doesn't play out, I'll tell you, some months down the line.

[Phantom Stranger]

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A sneak preview, perhaps, of events to transpire at Hotter Than Hell will be available to loyal patrons of Club Absinthe in Hawaii and the thousands watching from home this Friday, as the School of Tradition look to continue their winning ways ahead of the tag team title match, facing off against Narato & The Kid in our opener.

A major Japanese tag team will be reunited following that, as the Disrespected set out to move forward with a match against WLW's Acid Dragon - Acid and new arrival, allied to JD Morgan, UK Dragon. Will experience win out, or can passion prevail?

The Syndicate send their monster into action in the next match, taking on another WLW favourite in Hell Monkey. Against Tyson Baine, Monkey undoubtedly has a major challenge to face up to.

And another Syndicate contest follows, as Wolf Hawkins will step into the ring against the first graduate of TCW's fast track training program, Aaron Andrews. As the program was started following Hawkins' success in one-on-one training, this really is a contest to see which training method works best...

Danny Fonzarelli will also step into the ring on the show, taking on another shining light of young talent, Frankie Perez. Can Fonzie slow Perez' seemingly inevitable rise to the top, or does it all grind to a halt here?

And the main event. Once again, Rick Law has made the main event. Once again, Rick Law is too injured to compete.

What we know thus far is that it will be a Hardcore match reminiscent of DaVE, and that Eric Tyler will be going up against Law's hand-picked representative.

When we learn more, you'll hear it here and see it on Badge of Honor.

Prediction Key:
Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????

[foolinc]

Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????

[Tigerkinney]

Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

The School get to bully some more lower carders

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Acid Dragon have more talent, but The Disrespected do have a more focused purpose for being in TCW right now.

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Hell Monkey won't back down easily, but in the end the Syndicates new enforcer should get the win

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Andrews may have shed his young jobber tag but he won't be going over Hawkins anytime soon

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

This could honestly go either way, but I see Perez pulling out the win here

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????

Law's attempt to get some revenge on Tyler back fires.

[Bigpapa42]

Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????

[Zeel1]

Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Giant Tana

[Bigpapa42]

2nd. :p

Ha! I edit quickly.

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
JOBBERS!

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected
Disposable All-Action guys versus guys with a programme. The Disrespected need some momentum, so that their feud can go out with a bang rather than a whimper.

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine
Ouch. Sorry, Monkey Man.

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins
Tommy won't be happy if Hawkins loses to a mid-carder on the B-show.

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez
The one match that's given me pause thus far. Fonzie's a good-natured guy, and willing to job contentedly until his skills improve. Still, he might get some momentum from somewhere...

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????
Unless Rick law proves to be working through injury, I think not. Tyler will build momentum, cheating to win, until Rick Law is the only thing that can stop him.

[Zeel1]

In all seriousness, I am kinda curious as to who Law picks. He has very selfishly booked himself in the main event of the last 15 or so BoH shows, so seeing who else he'd give it to could let us know who makes up his clique.. :p

[Phantom Stranger]

In all seriousness, I am kinda curious as to who Law picks. He has very selfishly booked himself in the main event of the last 15 or so BoH shows, so seeing who else he'd give it to could let us know who makes up his clique.. :p

For this to be literally true, Law needs to either also be Acid or Art Reed and one of Freddy Huggins, Pistol Pete Hall, Bairei Yasujiro, and Steve Flash. ;)

But it's very true that he really is Badge of Honor's signature guy at this point, and his lack of competition has left a gap.

I'm afraid it's not Tana, but I think he'll do well.

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
Narato & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Disrespected

Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

HARDCORE MATCH
Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. ????

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 3 August 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.34)

Held at the Club Absinthe (Hawaii)

Attendance: 1000

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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Kazuma & The Kid vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Considering how comparatively little-known three of these four men are, this went down a treat – but then, Badge of Honor fans probably like the spotlight feature, and hey, we're in a bar named after a notoriously potent drink.

Early indications are that Sean Deeley is far and away the standout performer of the match, despite his reasonably inattentive attitude to the contest – he seemed to spend a few moments at a time glancing across for approval, not to Bryant but to Huggins. It didn't hurt his success rate, however – the Cannonball Kid was put away, comparatively quickly, with the Front Choke Lock.
School of Tradition defeated Kazuma & The Kid
Rating: C

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Acid Dragon vs. The Disrespected
A comparative letdown, all four men nonetheless did their best – and, of course, UK Dragon had effectively never been heard of before this contest.

Relatively short, it was just about long enough to let everyone show what they could do before the Motion Censor put UK Dragon down for the win.
The Disrespected defeated Acid Dragon
Rating: D

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A pre-taped interview hosted by Jasmine Saunders follows promptly. Her guests are the up-and-coming tag team of Kingman & Alexander.

“Hi,” she tells the camera, before turning back to the team. “I guess I should get right to the point, guys; it's not long since you beat the Machines, and when you look at the wins they've notched up since, that's no mean feat. But last week, despite a strong performance, you ran into quite the stumbling block...”

She holds the microphone out and Kingman & Alexander exchange glances, neither of them looking comfortable at the invitation to speak. Ultimately, Alexander takes it, to the evident delight of his hometown crowd.

“Yeah,” he says. “We ran into American Buffalo. And you can't pin a man if you can't put him on his back.

“So we're going to have to learn. Just like we'll have to learn how to outwrestle Sean Deeley, or learn to coordinate as well as the New Wave...

“We'll do it, though. Those titles, sooner or later, are going to be ours. And first up... we learn to handle American Buffalo.”

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Hell Monkey vs. Tyson Baine
What people expected, going into this contest, was for Hell Monkey to hit back hard with a little of Baine's brawling style as well as showcasing his spectacular airborne talents.

What no one expected was for Baine to try and repay Monkey in kind, but following a Hades Bomb he does what seemed unnecessary – climbing to the second rope, he sails off with a massive elbow drop.

Entertaining as the contest was, that's likely the main thing people will take from it.
Tyson Baine defeated Hell Monkey
Rating: C+

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Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins
Everyone knows Wolf Hawkins is one of the men tipped for the top in the near future. By 2010, this may be the match that people point to as showing that Aaron Andrews was ready to step up onto the same level.

Simply put, these two combine in one of the better matches aired on Badge of Honor to date. No storyline. No longstanding rivalry. No reason to expect this one to be out of the ordinary – but they put together, nonetheless, something which closely resembles an edited highlight reel of a Cornell/RDJ contest, and it seems to catch the Club Absinthe crowd's attention.

Hawkins looks particularly strong, kicking out of Andrews' spinebuster before the count of two and, of course, responding with the Full Moon Rising to finish it at the ten minute mark, but both men should be proud of the skill and effort displayed here.
Wolf Hawkins defeated Aaron Andrews
Rating: B

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Once again, the footage on the big screen is of Horatio and Edd's time in the editing suite.

“So,” Dangerous begins. “Some of your other potential challenges...” He draws a deep breath. “Let's take a look at someone with a slightly different style.

“Art Reed.”

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Edd visibly winces, just before the footage comes up. “OK,” he says. “One, my brother trained him, so you know he's good. Two... Sam Keith taught him that move of his, so I don't know if Tommy's going to be happy with me if I wrestle him.”

“He's still a potential challenger,” Dangerous says mildly. “And if memory serves, he actually holds a submission victory over you.”

“I... yeah,” Edd says quietly. “But the belt wasn't on the line. Different story if it was.

“Who else we got?”

Dangerous smiles. “Well, since you ask...”

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The next piece of footage showcases half of the current Tag Team Champions; Guide. It's focused on the Guided Missile.

“He's busy, isn't he?” Edd asks.

“Probably,” Horatio says. “But... well, this is time to tell the viewers.

“At Hotter than Hell, Mayhem Midden is giving the choice to you. Head over to TCW.com – Edd Stone's next opponent for the TCW All Action Championship will be selected according to the highest number of votes received.

“And better yet – if two or more competitors tie for the top spot, it'll be a multi-man match. Edd, I believe you originally suggested this?”

“Oh, sure,” Stone replies immediately. “I just wasn't expecting you to come up with so many candidates who'd piss off Tommy...”

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Brawling seems to be the name of the game here, though it remains an entertaining brawl. Fonzarelli puts his heart into it, Perez seems motivated for a while by survival more than victory. After Fonzarelli misses a clothesline and the fight spills out of the ring, however, Perez seems to get interested again.

He does his best to trash Fonzarelli but the latter soon recovers, pulling back into the lead. A Japanese high knee puts Perez down and Fonzarelli clamps the P-Clutch on, but while Eugene Williams checks that the hold is legal, Perez grabs a handful of hair and tugs, using the illegal distraction to reverse the hold, applying a P-Clutch of his own. Fonzarelli fights for a while, but eventually taps out.
Frankie Perez defeated Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: B-

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Once again, Rick Law joins his show's fans live by satellite feed.

“Hi there,” he smiles. “Now, I hate to blow this out of proportion, but I'm once again using my privilege to ensure that Eric Tyler and his School of Tradition get shown up for what they-”

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Bad To The Bone interrupts Law's train of thought, and Eric Tyler, accompanied as ever by Laura Huggins, comes out to confront him.

“What?” Tyler demands. “What exactly have I done that's got you so riled up? This is wrestling, Rick – you ought to expect to take a few kicks along the way.”

“Oh, that's not it,” Law frowns, shaking his head. “Eric, you're the one who's been calling me out. And you're the one who had your thugs make sure I can't wrestle.

“Which I'm guessing is so you can tell everyone you don't have to show me respect. Like you told everyone Aaron Andrews didn't.

“What gets me, Eric, isn't that. What gets me is your hypocrisy.”

Tyler snorts. “Please. Neither of you have been here long. You ain't earned-”

“Not that,” Law interrupts. “Eric, last week I arranged for you and your buddies to face the trainers of the current generation. Three people who've been at the tops of four promotions. Three people in the later stages of their careers, who've done it all – three people who've earned respect.

“And you showed them none.”

Tyler shrugs.

“So,” Law continues. “Tonight we change up the pace, Eric. Tonight we go hardcore.

“And I've asked the master of hardcore to explain to you what respect is.”

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Crashing Around You starts to play. Tyler and Huggins' faces tell the story, and the fans start to react, but Law confirms it anyway. “Tonight, Eric, you've got a hardcore match against the Great White Shark himself, the Hardcore Assassin Eddie Peak!”

There's a pause. “You may consider this... police brutality.”

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Eddie Peak vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins
Police brutality indeed. Peak lays into Tyler with a will from the off, with the veteran playing a defensive game, keeping back, keeping cagey, using every weapon he can find.

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Freddy Huggins shows up ringside early on, but doesn't get involved – until, that is, Laura Huggins attempts a low blow on Peak, who no-sells it and turns to face her.

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At that point, Huggins launches himself at Peak, throwing punch after punch and setting up for the Huggins Kiss – but Aaron Andrews smashes into him from behind just before he can hit it, and Peak recovers.

By this stage Tyler has a chair, but as he sets up Peak kicks it back into his face. Picking it up, he looks at it curiously, then places it across Tyler's chest – and smashes Freddy Huggins onto the chair with a Peak of Perfection!

The cover comes moments later, and to no one's real surprise, Tyler doesn't kick out.
Eddie Peak defeated Eric Tyler
Rating: B-

Show Rating: B-

[Phantom Stranger]

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[cmdrsam]

If Hell Monkey doesnt get the title shot I'm personnally riotting. :p

[The Celt]

Yeah hey everyone...so I didn't bother to watch BoH last night but I helped the ratings by reading the report of www.smarkreport.com, I'm skimmed through most of it but read THAT TYSON BAINE DID A TOP ROPE ELBOW DROP??? I'm not bothered having to watch the entire BoH repeat on Sunday so does anyone know if its one youtube?

Also I bet that poll they're doing is rigged so that either that Bingo Hall jobber Reed or that Hell Monkey no-name wins it so they can Force push them on us without any build. Its bad enough Doug Peak and Tyler Durden were the ME for that last BoH...I mean who even likes them?

Hmm...I'm interesting believing I'm using this diary to vent my frustrations with smarks, but I can't put my finger on why...

I also most took the plunge the other day and decided to play as TCW...this diary has brought guys like AA alive for me; but I'm just not brave enough to take on the monster of TCW yet. I've played as countless regional feds and begged and begged for TV yet I just can't bare to be responsible so many people getting on TV and having as great a direction as you can give them Phantom.

[Phantom Stranger]

If Hell Monkey doesnt get the title shot I'm personnally riotting. :p

Good old Monkey. It's safe to say he'll get his due sooner or later.

Hmm...I'm interesting believing I'm using this diary to vent my frustrations with smarks, but I can't put my finger on why...

I also most took the plunge the other day and decided to play as TCW...this diary has brought guys like AA alive for me; but I'm just not brave enough to take on the monster of TCW yet. I've played as countless regional feds and begged and begged for TV yet I just can't bare to be responsible so many people getting on TV and having as great a direction as you can give them Phantom.

Juggling this many people is awkward, yeah, but usually so when I'm looking at the last two midcard matches to fill on a given show and trying to work out who I can afford, right now, to job who'll work well with so-and-so. (I'm not gonna take the repetitive booking penalty off when this diary moves to 2010, I'm really not. Forces me to actually get creative with feuds.)

As far as getting people direction goes, I honestly started planning this diary with two things: the idea of a Keith/Cornell war that would create a new anti-Syndicate and a page with everyone's name on it, to which I started assigning theme songs.

Between working out what I wanted the songs to say about people, and working out T-shirt slogans for everyone, I ended up with pretty clear ideas about their characters.

From there, it's mostly been about finding the stories.

[Regis]

I think it's fair to say that Tyson Baine has improved in Aerial skills.

[MrOnu]

I think it's fair to say that Tyson Baine has improved in Aerial skills.

Would it be fair to say it improved his menace skill also ?

[Phantom Stranger]

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Saturday 19th August 2008
I'm out of touch with the wrestling world for a few hours this morning – I refuse to leave my cell on on planes – and I didn't want to ask last night.

But when I got off the plane at PHL for the last leg, the drive home, I decided to stop off at Steaks on South for lunch – and I couldn't take the wait anymore.

I called head office, and checked in on the web-poll for Edd's opponent.

I'd done this before, once, near the very end of Philly Pro. At the time, nothing had been riding on it. Also, we were catering to a miniscule audience compared to the one TCW commands. This time...

“How are the overnights doing?” I asked. The immediate turnaround was always going to be the biggest part of this, and Badge of Honor isn't huge in terms of audience – but we were getting a lot of hits, thanks – I'm told – to the recap websites making a big thing about it.

We were getting hits from Japan, England, Germany – all places Badge of Honor doesn't air, but where we have PPV.

And most of these people were voting. I jotted down what they could tell me about the early percentages – looked likely to be Art Reed, and I'd have to make sure Steve Gumble didn't get wind of the results if things carried on like this – but the immediate response was beyond expectations.

Which made me relax more than a little. I asked them to pass on a message to Tommy, when he called in, to let me know yes or no, finished my cheesesteak, and headed home to Maggie.

–

And that was Tommy, calling to check the same thing.

The overnights have done their job – they've proven that the fans will respond. The design crew have been given the go-ahead to start planning a new PPV identity to replace Just Another Day?, a PPV built around giving the fans the power to determine the matches – at least to some degree.

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The inaugural design for Fight To The Feedback
Logo courtesy of hakk99

Here, if the production boys are still reading when we get this far, or around here anyway, it'd be cool to get a picture of whatever it ends up being named, and how the logo came out....

[Phantom Stranger]

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Less than a week to go to Hotter Than Hell and we're starting off with a bang - Ricky Dale Johnson opens Total Wrestling facing off against the American Buffalo in what's sure to be a painful contest for both men.

Speaking of the Buffalo, Kingman & Alexander, who recently pledged to find a way to get the big man off his feet, will also be in action - they'll be taking on the Easy Riders in a match which may foreshadow the future of the tag team division.

The present of the tag team division, however, is the New Wave, and they're also in action tonight taking on the Fly Boys - though their belts are not on the line.

Joey Minnesota will be up next, facing off against Sammy Bach. Will Teddy Powell make his presence known in this match, or do the Disrespected have longer-term plans?

Eric Tyler faces off with Koshiro Ino in another non-title encounter, after Ino requested a warm-up contest before facing John Anderson. Given the health of Rick Law, this warm-up may not be the wisest of ideas...

And two major matches headline the show, as Mayhem Midden has declared that both factions with a say in the Cornell/Keith conflict will send their seconds against the man involved.

So we've got Sam Keith taking on Wolf Hawkins in what promises to be an excellent bout...

...and in the main event, Tommy Cornell goes head to head for the first time with Johnny Bloodstone!

Prediction Key:
American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Bigpapa42]

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Nedew]

If Hell Monkey doesnt get the title shot I'm personnally riotting. :p

Similarly, if he does get the shot, i'm rioting ;) Boo for indie-favourite megapush :p

[Phantom Stranger]

Similarly, if he does get the shot, i'm rioting ;) Boo for indie-favourite megapush :p

Hell Monkey's TCW record: One win, four losses.

Megapush?

...Forty votes thus far (contest will close when I post Total Wrestling, likely on Tuesday) and Hell Monkey's not a front runner, though. With the amount of votes registered, I'm kind of amused that announcing ahead of time (well ahead of time - we're in August, it won't go down until March) that I'll be ripping off Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday has dropped me from five stars to four - but hey, life goes on.

Oh, and for those tuning in on this new page, Total Wrestling's card is up.

[James Casey]

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson It's RDJ.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander K&A can't coast on 'that' win indefinitely.

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title) Unlike the other NT match on the show, TFB aren't together enough to be a major threat to TNW

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach Miinesota is a guy I always root for, even if Bach is also a favourite

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title) Non-title? I smell a Tyler victory

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell Not to make either man look weak, but as there's no way to realistically diminish the interest in these matches, the time for a rub for the 'seconds' could be now - a Bloodstone/Hawkins match could be gold.

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Buffalo doesn't have the talent to go over RDJ.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander
The Easy Riders have a programme, while K&A are still not quite there yet.

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)
Oh, hell no.

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach
Joey Minnesota takes down the rock god, who loves every minute of it.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)
Tyler can challenge Ino at the PPV, keeping them both busy until Law comes back from injury and Ino gets a credible contender.

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins
Whoops! Sorry Wolf, Sam's not retiring yet.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
...But Tommy takes the Syndicate home happy, at least until Johnny develops more of an all-round game.

[Marcel Fromage]

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
RDJ gets a win here - he needs more than to be Fonzarelli's tag partner

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander
Kingman and Alexander are getting there - but I don't see them beating the Riders here

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)
The New Wave pick up a useful win over a team who aren't good enough at the moment to get a title shot

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach
Interesting match. I'll go with Minnesota to grab a win.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)
Tyler gets a big win via cheating to set up a title match between the two

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins
Keith beats the protege on the way to the big meeting with TC

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
And a great main event sees Cornell gain momentum

[cmdrsam]

Similarly, if he does get the shot, i'm rioting ;) Boo for indie-favourite megapush :p

If Nedew gets a title shot I'm rioting. :p

I know his record stinks, but always had a soft spot for the big man.

[Tigerkinney]

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Buffalo may have been able to bully around Kingman & Alexander but RDJ's a whole different proposition.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander

I would have thought Kingman & Alexander would have pushed on a little from their upset win over the Machines but they haven't really progressed. Meanwhile the Easy Riders seem to have a bit of momentum behind.

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)

There's a reason this is non title, that's because The Fly Boys aren't anywhere near being championship worthy.

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach

Minnesota seems to be mostly working in the Tag ranks right now where he has a budding tandem going with Aaron Andrews, so I see Bach who could do with a good win in my opinion pulling out the win here.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)

On the other hand this is a non title match where I see the guy not holding the belt, picking up the win.

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins

One of those matches where I can see the old dog pulling out a few new tricks to beat the young pup.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

The Syndicate leader however will get the victory here over Bloodstone, in what 'chemistry issues aside' should be a superb match.

[foolinc]

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)

Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)

Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Nedew]

Hell Monkey's TCW record: One win, four losses.

Megapush?

This is the age where TV time trumps win-loss records! I could say the same for Perez really.

I enjoy the diary, you're a good booker too, just not so keen on the signings :) Too much of the 'usual suspects'.

[Phantom Stranger]

This is the age where TV time trumps win-loss records! I could say the same for Perez really.

I enjoy the diary, you're a good booker too, just not so keen on the signings :) Too much of the 'usual suspects'.

Heh. Actually, TV time is a point Perez made on screen at one point, so I'll happily cop to that.

Yeah, there are a lot of the guys everyone signs in here - I tried to evade that but for a couple, but it's hard to sustain ratings if you don't bring in talent...

Ah, well. We'll see how things shake out.

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
RDJ is still a main event player, Water Buffalo isnt

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander
If they can take the Young Guns, they can easily take Kingman and Alexander

The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave (non-title)
The Fly Boys implode


Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach
tough one to call, but Bach seems to be moving up while Minnesota seems to be treading water


Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino (non-title)
Cheat to win and get a title shot


Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins
cheap win

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
don't mess with the boss

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 4 August 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 3.86)

Held at Clover Fields (Mid South)

Attendance: 14,024

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
It's amazing, sometimes, just what the audience's familiarity with a wrestler can do to get them behind a match. RDJ found himself playing the David role, albeit a lot stronger and tougher than David ever looked, against Buffalo's Goliath.

It's a stock wrestling story, and has been for years. But the pair manage to keep it relevant, and some of their sequences draw significant pops – notably a running sequence where RDJ hits a Leaping Lariat from all four corners before the Buffalo finally topples, as well as the point where the Colt Killa is countered with a backdrop.

Neither of these finish it, though; not until RDJ manages to get his knees up to block the Stampede, immediately following up with a Southern Justice.
Ricky Dale Johnson defeated American Buffalo
Rating: B

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Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Kingman & Alexander
Another good, solid tag contest from the midrange of the tag division. Killer, as ever, comes armed with a tyre iron.

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That's probably a good thing in this case – around six or seven minutes in, with both sides fighting hard and even, the Young Guns and Troy Tornado appear, heading down to ringside.

Killer manages to turn it into a standoff for a few moments, but Tornado points past her to the ring and the Guns dive forward; as she hesitates over which one to go for, Tornado lunges, grabbing the arm with the weapon and twisting it back into a hammerlock...

And he turns. Killer watches as Gumble hops onto the apron, catching Hopper with a Savate Kick to the side of the head as he hits the ropes. In the ring, Kingman surges forward with a sudden lariat to take him down.

Hopper rolls clear and tags in Fonda, but Harry Allen grabs Fonda's leg as he steps in. Kingman tags Alexander in, grabs the distracted Fonda, and lifts him up for a powerbomb – as Alexander leaps up, grabbing Fonda as he comes down for a double-knee backbreaker out of the bomb.

Azaria notes that the duo has used that move on a couple of occasions on the house show circuit and dubs it the Crippler Bomb as Ray Johnson makes the three count.
Kingman & Alexander defeated Easy Riders
Rating: C

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Tornado looks satisfied – and then, from out of the crowd, Wolf Hawkins launches himself forward with a chair.

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The Young Guns move to help – but coming the other way are Tommy Cornell and Tyson Baine. Quickly, this turns into a six-man brawl.

Hawkins can be heard yelling something about “my title shot,” as the fight continues. Baine grabs both Guns by the throat, chokeslamming each in turn over the crowd barrier to take them out of the fight.

Rescue comes from the unlikeliest of sources.

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Charlie Thatcher, sporting a new look, storms down the entrance ramp to lay Baine out with a big boot. A punch to Hawkins demonstrates that Thatcher's wearing brass knuckles, and the Syndicate's fortunate son goes down after the third such shot.

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Meanwhile, as Tornado and Cornell slug it out, Shout At The Devil plays, and Mayhem Midden appears in his usual biker leathers. Thatcher looks back at him; Midden grins and nods approval.

“That's enough, Tommy,” he says into the microphone. “Tommy – TOMMY! Thank you. Your boy's hurting, Tommy, and he's got a match tonight. Get him to the trainers.”

Cornell turns to glare at Midden, then at Thatcher. “I wouldn't,” Midden says again. “Charlie Thatcher is now working as my designated enforcer.

“You forced this one, Tommy. You forced my hand – I need someone to keep order.

“Now Charlie may not be the most proficient technical wrestler around, but he's got my backing, and my encouragement to break the usual rules. He's got blunt instruments – hell, he is a blunt instrument – and all he has to do is mess people up.

“This is your fault, Tommy. If you'd kept order in your company instead of trying to ruin it over your petty grudges, I wouldn't need Charlie.

“Oh, and when Wolf wakes up – tell him I agree, he deserves a title shot. Let's see if he can get past Troy and Brent.”

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The Fly Boys vs. The New Wave
The pace during this contest is astonishing. The Fly Boys are showing some real unity, suddenly, and Guide and Scout try to keep up with their opponents in speed as well as skill.

Which means that the whole thing rapidly becomes frantic action. A sequence of near-falls in the middle of the match goes for nearly a minute, incorporating just about everyone's finishers multiple times.

And then Scout starts to get control. Jimmy P finds himself dropkicked clean out of the ring and the technician goes to work, the pace slowing abruptly. The Special Force is applied and Donnie fights.. and fights... and manages to twist clear, escaping the hold this once.

Scout tags out, and Guide storms across the ring, catching Donnie in an inverted suplex just before he could tag out. Both members of the New Wave mount the top turnbuckles for the Wave of Mutilation...

And Donnie's head is turned to face his tag team partner. He sees, clearly, as Jimmy shrugs, shaking his head, and drops from the apron to walk away.

It's the last thing he sees before the Wave hits.

After the pin count, Donnie still lies there a long while, staring at the turnbuckles his partner had stood beside.
The New Wave defeated the Fly Boys
Rating: C+

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Joey Minnesota vs. Sammy Bach
The hectic pace of the previous match continues here. If anything, with no need to tag out, it picks up. Minnesota and Bach seem evenly matched for much of the match, but there's one crucial difference.

Sammy Bach gets off on pain.

It doesn't faze him the same way. It doesn't make him hesitate. He can take risks knowing that, for him, there's a payoff either way.

And sometimes, that's all the edge you need. Minnesota finds himself locked in the warm embrace that is the Back on Your Back and taps just before the fifteen minute mark.
Sammy Bach defeated Joey Minnesota
Rating: B+

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As Sammy rises, his eyes suddenly dead, a supercilious expression on his face as he surveys the crowd, his music cuts off, replaced by a different track.

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Atop the ramp stand Stevie Grayson and Teddy Powell, glowering furiously at Bach.

Sammy's eyes spring back to life, smiling, half-lidded. His tongue snakes out, wetting his upper lip, and he grins. Leaping out of the ring, he charges...

...and Total Wrestling goes to commercial.

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It seems, for whatever reason, that Tyler and Ino get each other as few wrestlers can. The result is typically excellent.

Tyler stalls for the first couple of minutes, waiting for Ino to snap, presenting an opening – and when it happens he goes right to it, rapidly and efficiently dismantling the Kobra until Ino manages to fight back.

During the rally, Ino works Tyler over even more efficiently than he managed. Sam Sparrow gets sucked into an argument with Laura Huggins at ringside, and Tyler rolls out of the ring...

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Sean Deeley blindsides Ino, sweeping his legs out from under him and stomping away. The Kobra manages to squirm clear, blocks the next attack and catches Deeley with a European uppercut. As his new target reels, the Kobra backs up for momentum on the Kobra's Bite -

A concerned look on her face, Laura Huggins pops up, grabbing the top rope and yanking it down. Rather than bouncing off the ropes, consequently, Ino topples to the outside.

By the time Sparrow is aware of proceedings, Tyler is stomping away at the International Champion on the outside, while Laura Huggins checks on Deeley.

As the ten count continues, Tyler rolls Ino into the ring and covers, but Ino kicks out at the count of two. Deeley reaches into the ring and Sparrow sends him to the back...

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...And while he's occupied that way, Rockwell rolls into the ring and clotheslines the hell out of the Kobra, then literally spits on his downed body.

Tyler hoists the battered Ino up for the Tradition Lift and, after all his injuries, Ino eventually has to submit.
Eric Tyler defeated Koshiro Ino
Rating: B

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Sam Keith vs. Wolf Hawkins
For the two men involved, this contest is a short one – but then, Hawkins comes to the ring with a plaster on his forehead, blatantly injured.

He puts up a good fight – a very good fight – nonetheless, but Sam Keith has him scouted. For everything Hawkins pulls out, Keith has a counter, and Wolf's slowed down just enough that there's time for Keith to apply them.

As Wolf starts to get more and more inventive, he begins to score hits – but he's also flagging, and an attempt to duplicate Hell Monkey's Hell Fire Kick gets caught, turned into a Neutron Plex, and followed up with the Proton Lock. Hawkins taps quickly to save himself from further damage.
Sam Keith defeated Wolf Hawkins
Rating: B

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Baine and Cornell are in the ring moments later – but coming out almost on their tail is Johnny Bloodstone, accompanied by the Bombshell; it seems that Keith's entreaties to the Bombshell's faction have been answered.

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There's a brief moment of standoff – and then two others slide under the ropes and stand alongside Keith and Bloodstone. Young, they're still recognisable...

Sam Keith's sons have arrived.

Cornell and Sam Keith look at each other for a long moment. Eventually, Cornell nods, just slightly.

Slowly, Baine retreats, supporting Hawkins. After he's done so, the three Keiths leave in turn.

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Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
The main event begins, and the fans are clearly hyped for it right from the start.

It's difficult to recount everything that happened here – certainly there were clear moments where Jason Azaria was scrabbling for the words to describe sequences, and moments where he didn't get there in time.

With Bloodstone's loyalties now confirmed, Cornell seems furious with him, and Bloodstone stays calm – just barely – only thanks to repeated glances to the Bombshell.

But it's a little over fifteen minutes before it becomes clear that the ring can't contain this one. The countout comes as both men crash over the crowd barrier into the crowds...
Johnny Bloodstone and Tommy Cornell went to a double count out
Rating: A

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The theme tune for Hotter Than Hell begins to play. As it does, a highlight video begins to roll, focusing primarily on Tommy Cornell and Sam Keith, with appearances by Troy Tornado, Brent Hill, Wolf Hawkins, Koshiro Ino and John Anderson.

Over the music, over the in-ring competition, soundbites play...

“For that, Tommy – for that I owe you big time. Payback begins now.”

“Didn't you get it? The free ride is over, Sam."

“Koshiro, I want to be the man who takes you on at Hotter Than Hell. For the title.”

“I know that you've got issues with Rockwell, but, well, nothing's been signed yet, and...”

“The job of a champion – the duty of a champion – is to make his championship mean something."

“And Troy, I want to see about your belt, same time.”

“Brent Hill is not going to be in the championship match.”

“You and I are going to butt heads, Tommy, and you're going to find out my head is a lot harder than yours.”

“Didn't you get it? The free ride is over, Sam."

“For that, Tommy – for that I owe you big time. Payback begins now.”

Show Rating: A

[Bigpapa42]

Nice! Can't wait to see what happens with the Keith Clones... I mean twins.

[The Celt]

I believe in family values

[Phantom Stranger]

Notes:

- Best. Show. So far. And it had Charlie Thatcher on it.

I'm as confused as you are.

- 43 votes and the leader in the field (Art Reed) had nine. Close runners up were Sammy Bach, Guide, and Harry Allen, followed by Hell Monkey. The contest is closed now, but wow - what a response.

As noted in a 'diary' entry, this was in some ways a test to see whether this diary could support a Taboo Tuesday/Cyber Sunday style deal around March 2009 game-time, and with 43 votes I'm happy to say I think it can. Said vote may come in on the TEW2010 data update I'm planning to do - my current thinking is to reach the end of the game year, then update, but depending on TEW2010's release date that may not happen.

- Thanks to whoever nominated this diary for the DOTY awards. Even a single nomination means a lot to me.

- Yep, I signed the Gauges. This does actually herald the end, for the foreseeable future, of my signing C-Verse indy favourites (though admittedly others are currently in dev for one reason or another.) The original kernel for this diary revolved around the Keith/Cornell feud, and back in late May when it was just an idea and I was still doing Philly Pro, I had a PM conversation with Bigpapa discussing ideas. To quote from my earliest PM regarding the 'new Anti-Syndicate':

Well. Some clues that you may put that stable together from:
One is currently a Syndicate member.
Two have yet to enter professional wrestling.
One is currently touring in Japan.
There is a logical reason for all four men to side together.

Obviously enough, Johnny Bloodstone's contract came up relatively early in the actual diary and I jumped at the chance for another addition. (On which note, there may be another, similar opportunistic addition in about one game month - watch this space.)

I did sign more of the indy favourites outside that list than I'd planned - I grabbed Acid chiefly because I was bringing in Art Reed and touching on that feud struck me as a good idea, I grabbed Sean Deeley, [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] to stop SWF getting them when they started getting over in portions of the US - neither [REDACTED] will appear any time soon, by the way - I wanted Perez but visualised him playing a much smaller role, and I love Marc Speed and will sign him for any promotion. (I'd be 50/50 on signing him for AAA, even, where it would be moronic.) Which is not so much to justify myself as to explain.

- Seriously. Charlie Thatcher. Blame the Philly Pro diary.

[Regis]

Your Mom!

[Phantom Stranger]

And until the 28th, TCW: A Quiet Retirement is going on hiatus - I'm well away from my usual machine, visiting family for Christmas.

Any heckling or questions you may have, this is the time.

[Zeel1]

And until the 28th, TCW: A Quiet Retirement is going on hiatus - I'm well away from my usual machine, visiting family for Christmas.

Any heckling or questions you may have, this is the time.

Man, a whole four days of a hiatus? Sure hope this diary can survive that.. :p

[Phantom Stranger]

Man, a whole four days of a hiatus? Sure hope this diary can survive that.. :p

Yeah, it's horrendous!

More seriously, I've kept up a reasonably consistent quick-fire schedule, so I'm just putting the word out and inviting discussion.

If you really need a dose of Horatio Dangerous, why not check out the Philly Pro diary while you're waiting?

[James Casey]

Never heard of it... :p

[Nedew]

The Gauges/Keiths are an 'indy darling' signing that i really don't mind as it makes perfect sense. Their dad is there, that's some serious feud potential with either him or whoever he has tension with (Tommy).

All i have a problem with is hoarding the likes of Perez, Bloodstone, Deeley... or worse yet, hoarding them and plastering them all over TV and storylines from the get go :p Roles that could've been filled by original roster members no less.

I guess you feel the need to fulfill ratings demands as well (whereas i eschew that in favour of storytelling accuracy in any of my work), and for that i hold some understanding. All i can ask is, for the love of god, please don't sign American Elemental or Nigel Svensson :p

I don't want to be doing nothing but criticising here, as it is a wonderful piece of work, i'm just pushing my (hopefully constructive) criticisms to the front :)

[Phantom Stranger]

The Gauges/Keiths are an 'indy darling' signing that i really don't mind as it makes perfect sense. Their dad is there, that's some serious feud potential with either him or whoever he has tension with (Tommy).

All i have a problem with is hoarding the likes of Perez, Bloodstone, Deeley... or worse yet, hoarding them and plastering them all over TV and storylines from the get go :p Roles that could've been filled by original roster members no less.

I guess you feel the need to fulfill ratings demands as well (whereas i eschew that in favour of storytelling accuracy in any of my work), and for that i hold some understanding. All i can ask is, for the love of god, please don't sign American Elemental or Nigel Svensson :p

I don't want to be doing nothing but criticising here, as it is a wonderful piece of work, i'm just pushing my (hopefully constructive) criticisms to the front :)

No particular interest in Elemental and I always wish Nigel could just stay in the UK and help prop that scene up, so I'm unlikely to sign him. (And Hugh de Aske is crying out for his big break to be the SWF, not TCW).

Kinda surprised that you've included Bloodstone, but mostly in an adjusting-my-assumptions-about 'indy' way. (To be honest, it seems like just another year's indies-raiding for TCW - the DaVE influx is something I keep working hard to not paint as, well, a DaVE influx, but they got plenty of 'em.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Tuesday August 22nd 2008
I'm sitting in the locker room, and I'm watching the dynamic.

Greg and Matthew Keith – Sam's boys, and for all that Keith isn't their real name it's the one I've got to get used to on commentary – are in here for the first time since – well, actually, since they were about three years old. The nerves are clear in both of them, and they're sticking as close to each other as possible.

As close to each other... and as close to their father.

Me? I'm just sitting, writing... and watching.

Sam is talking business – he and Tommy are already plotting out, to at least some degree, their match for Sunday, and they're both giving Wolf what looks like being a useful critique of his performance earlier tonight.

So Sam's distracted. Folks like Eric Tyler, RDJ – they come over and talk to the twins regardless. Some of the others, Rocky Golden notably – they wait, and they introduce themselves only when they think Sam's looking.

At the moment, Greg and Matt are, to some of the assembled, just a way to get in with Sam Keith. A way to play politics. On Friday, unless plans change on the day, they'll get into the ring for the first time.

I'm looking forward to it, and I've asked Joel to keep an eye on how the boys treat them after that match ends.

When Sam first started pitching me on bringing Matt and Greg in for this program, rather than leaving them with Coastal Zone for a few months to evaluate, one of the first things he did was insist on my seeing them work.

Amid much secrecy, the Keiths and I flew in to Tommy's house in Atlanta. In the virtually-professional-standard gymnasium he's built is a ring – the ring he trained Wolf Hawkins using, the ring that plays an important part in his training whenever he's here.

Matt and Greg stepped into the ring to face Tommy and Wolf, while Sam and I watched.

Now, just about anyone will look good wrestling Tommy – or Wolf, for that matter – but even allowing for that, the twins did well. Maybe it's just being brought up together, or it's simply sensational training from so many of Sam's contacts in the wrestling world. But it doesn't feel like it to my eye.

There are legendary tag teams. Whipper Spencer Marks & George DeColt. The Blazing Flames. The Black Serpent Cult – another pair of twins – and, yes, the Lords of War. There are others, sure, but what I'm talking about here is that difficult-to-define quality that makes it difficult to imagine either tag partner working with a third man rather than their partner.

Greg and Matt have that in spades. They mesh, it seems to me, beyond what their abilities would suggest, performing better in that tag match than either did in their solo match.

On Friday, they'll go out there as unknowns. And that means that there's a limit to how well the fans will take to them. But they're riding intrigue and momentum, and I strongly suspect that Joel will tell me about the twins being spoken to, befriended, not as a path to Sam but as a way to ensure plenty of matches against whoever talks to them – politics in action.

And I suspect that Joel will tell me about people looking worried for their spot when they come to understand that Greg and Matt aren't Cameron Vessey all over again.

[Phantom Stranger]

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After the stunning arrival on Total Wrestling of Sam Keith's twin boys, they're plunged straight into action this week! Whatever the question over their contracts may be, they're going to be wrestling - and this week they start by taking on the Syndicate's dissenting tag team, the Machines, by order of Tommy Cornell!

Art Reed, your runaway winner in the All-Action Contendership poll, will be in action tonight against JD Morgan. We expect that he or his manageress will have a few words to say concerning the title match on Sunday.

The British Lions are back on your screens, too - they're facing off with Kingman & Alexander, who'll be riding high after their recent win.

Jimmy P will also be in action - Mayhem Midden has granted a request by his tag team partner Donnie J for Jimmy to face the famous Johnny Bloodstone. What's going on with this pair?

A Puerto Rican staple comes next. Four men. One pinfall. Aaron Andrews steps into the ring with Freddy Huggins, Shingen Miyazaki and the UK Dragon. There's no question that this grouping contains some very fine young talent - but who's going to win through?

Following that, Badge of Honor plays host to a massive eight-man tag. On the one side, Randall Hopkirk promises to stand alongside his Painful Procedure allies - Billy Jack Shearer and the Young Guns. On the other, the Easy Riders who have given them so much trouble will ally with Frankie Perez and the School of Tradition's Sean Deeley.

And in the main event, Eric Tyler goes one-on-one with Joey Minnesota.

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines
Start the sons off strong, and get the Machines into more trouble.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan
The younger guy gets the win here, as JD's pretty much there to job and teach.

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander
Woo! Go K&A!

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
JOBBER!

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon
Because why not?

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins
Sorry, Billy. Sorry, Randall. You're getting sacrificed.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota
Tyler will win until Law stops him... I think.

[foolinc]

The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota

[Bigpapa42]

The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines
While it seems like you have plans for the Keith boys (hell, I know you do! You've told me so!), I'm not sure they make this big of a jump this early. Possible, but I'm not counting on it.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota
Time for the Joey Freakin Minnesota mega-push!

[Sudo_Nym]

First prediction for this excellent diary.

The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines
The Machines are the established team, and shouldn't lose to the rookies. That said, the Keiths should be debuting strong, even in a loss.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan
Art needs to get a real push going if he's going to be a legimate threat to Stone.

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander
Morgan and Curle are still unknowns, while Kingman and Alexander have been getting pushed.

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
Johnny must be nearing the main event now, if Tommy was willing to split one with him.

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon
Aaron's the one that's been getting the push here; Miyakazi and Dragon will be happy just to get the face time on TV.

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins
Painful Procedure's been on job duty, and for good reason.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota
Build him up for Rick Law's return.

[Tigerkinney]

The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines

As others have said you clearly have plans for the Keith's, and even though The Machines have been a bit up and down recently, I don't see you putting the Keith's over them straight away.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan

Reed's got a title match coming up, Morgan isn't really doing much of anything.

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander

After not pushing on from their last big win, I expect Kingman & Alexander to actually push on this time, as loss to the Lions would be one step forward, two steps back.

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Maybe Donnie thinks Jimmy can get an upset win over Bloodstone ? Yeah right and here's me thinking Jimmy's the heel of the two.

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon

Nice reference there with the 'Puerto Rican staple' ;) Anyhow I see Freddy Huggins picking up the win here amongst this rag-tag of lower-carders.

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins

The heel team are A: On the whole more talented and B: Getting more of a push.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota

It might be by underhanded tactics, but I expect Tyler to win here to keep him strong for his eventual showdown with Rick Law.

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota

[Phantom Stranger]

Happy new year, everybody.

...Which seems, also, like a good time to say thank you to everyone who's nominated or seconded something I've done in the Diary of the Year thread.

Show will hopefully be up in a day or two - I'm chasing a monster of a work deadline, but I think I'll be past the bulk of it soon.

[Beeker]

Well I enjoyed your 97 diary although I never replied because I came to it late, it took me a while to realize why, it's because the whole diary was premised on not making it. That annoyed me a bit but eventually I got past that and really enjoyed it.

This is similar although again I suspect this might be wrapping up around the time TEW '10 is unleashed.

I enjoy the characters, anyone who knows me realizes that the matches themselves don't really do much for me anymore. It is the characterizations, which is again why I enjoy the CVerse over Real World data since there are a lot of blank slates in the CVerse just begging to be scribbled on. And you've got some very colourful crayons in your toolbox. :)

Mostly just a preamble to why I'm finally posting in the diary.

Also one of my favourite Arn Anderson interviews he doesn't even speak, it's when he and Tully were in WWE/F as the Brainbusters and going into the Royal Rumble as part of Heenan's family. Without saying a word, just with his eyes he lets Tully and everyone else know that if it comes down to it, they'll work together to eliminate Andre the Giant (who was also in Heenan's stable.) Pure brilliance.

Now to the predilications!

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines
- Welcome to the show kids. All that training won't save you from the stretching and learning you're about to do at the feet of one of the top teams of recent history.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan
- Since I forgot Morgan was on the roster, I'll go with Reed. Who seems to have a push and a program... and a ring savvy Bombshell.

British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander
- Because K&A don't have a name. Honestly. I know it's O'Curle and someone... but I think K&A have more cache with the fans.

Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
- One of these wrestlers doesn't have a last name. If it was Jimmy P vs. Johnny B then it would be a toss up, since it isn't then Bloodstone for the win.

Aaron Andrews vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Shingen Miyazaki vs. UK Dragon
- Simply because I mark for Huggins and I want someone to get the move 'Huggit out Bitch' over. (If I were voting with my head I'd like go with Andrews.)

Painful Procedure & Young Guns vs. Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins
- So I rather like the new look Young Guns but they need a new name. As they aren't cowboys anymore. Hence why I picked the other four to win. Also I'm not a big fan of PP.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota
- Because winning on Badge of Honour might mean Tyler actually gets to eventually, maybe, possibly meet up with Rick Law! You know that guy he's allegedly feuding with.

[Phantom Stranger]

Did... Did Beeker just... make logical predictions?

I'm in shock!

---

As for this diary ending... No, I don't think so.

The current game plan is to take the diary to the end of 2008 in TEW08, do a year-end wrap-up with the awards, etc, and then begin the process of porting the database over to TEW2010, which'll take a fair while, admittedly. If I was coming up on 2010 in game, I'd end it, rather than do that - but a year is handlable.

At that point, new beginning!

There are a couple of things I've been pondering, as features have been listed, with regard to that - do I take a chunk of TCW's finances away and start 2009 with a TCW-only purpose built arena? How do I spend the points for Dangerous' management profile? Given the SWF's fall to Cult, do I cut them a break and let their written contracts that won't have expired by December but are close get randomised and possibly last a lot longer?

But I'll either figure them out at the time or take on input.

[Beeker]

Did... Did Beeker just... make logical predictions?

I'm in shock!



I happen to think all my predictions perfectly logical. I even give reasons for my picks every time. It just happens my logic happens to be rife with humour and booking for my own entertainment. Or as Marcel says, I book with my heart not my head. When I do book with my head, it's for spinning out feuds or taking things in different directions.

But the logic is always there!

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 4 August 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.34)

Held at the North Carolina Biker Museum (Mid Atlantic)

Attendance: 2000 (Sold Out!)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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Cornell stands in a corner of the studio, besuited, alongside Wolf Hawkins. He's holding a clipboard, discussing the upcoming show with someone wearing a Total Sports polo shirt.

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Mayhem Midden suddenly appears, and the show flunky heads off hurriedly.

Hawkins steps forward, squaring off, and Midden shrugs.

“I hear,” he says quietly, “that the Machines aren't changing in the Syndicate locker room anymore.”

Cornell shrugs. “After the crap Hill's pulled lately, you blame me?”

“Didn't say that,” Midden shrugs. “Just remarking on it. As I had to find them a locker room five minutes ago.”

Hawkins snickers. “You think they'll be ready for their match?”

Midden glares. “If they can't go on first, I'll reschedule,” he says. “Even if I'm just doing your dirty work, Tommy...”

Cornell places a hand on his chest, mock-shocked by the accusation.

Midden continues, smirking. “I let this match go to show because I believe it'll be worth watching,” he says. “But Brent's pissed you off – hell, they both have, but Brent more – and all of a sudden he's locked out of your locker room and facing the golden boys you have reason to want hurt, days before he has a World Championship shot... that your boy here also has.” A nod to Hawkins.

“I think you want Sam Keith's kids hurt,” he says. “I think you want them scared out of the business. And you know the Machines have a chance to do that.

“But you also want the Machines hurting. And I think you believe that the Keith Brothers have a chance to do that.”

Cornell just smirks. “So long as you let the match through,” he says.

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The Keith Brothers vs. The Machines
Yes, Virginia, there is a Wrestling Gene. The Keith twins prove it without any question here, as they keep the outcome in question against the new-look Machines for quite some time. The fans are as avid for this match as they are for virtually any tag team match excluding the highest reaches of the company, and while after eight minutes Brent Hill successfully pins Greg Keith, there's no question that the Keith Brothers have arrived.
The Machines defeated the Keith Brothers
Rating: B

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Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. JD Morgan
By contrast, this match sees something of a rush to the concession stand. Reed and Morgan do their best, but ultimately, neither man has the crowd's support to a major degree right now. Reed makes it comparatively quick, though, bringing him down and clamping on the Dread Lock fast.
Art Reed defeated JD Morgan
Rating: D+

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British Lions vs. Kingman & Alexander
This provided a nice break for everyone who didn't go in the prior match.

Kingman & Alexander are looking more and more cohesive as time goes on, really beginning to mesh as the great tag teams should – and while the British Lions do their best, they find themselves overcome by that teamwork.

Individually, Walter Morgan is a better submission wrestler than either opponent – hell, than much of the roster. Individually, Merle O'Curle is a heck of an all-rounder. But it's the teamwork that keeps Kingman & Alexander doing well...

Though the main talking point of this match is outside the ring.

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She appears, two minutes or so in, sauntering down to ringside, and watches. Azaria recognises her, but refuses to identify her for a while, citing copyright again.

Eventually, he exclaims “That's it! I'd been trying to remember... she debuted as Alanis Springsteen.”

In the ring, Kingman & Alexander land the Crippler Bomb on Walter Morgan, subsequently scoring a pin in short order. The woman enters the ring and raises both their hands in victory, much to the evident confusion the the team.
Kingman & Alexander defeated British Lions
Rating: D+

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In the interview area backstage, Art Reed stands, the Bombshell near him. He gives a quick nod and half a smile.

“I trained with Edd's oldest brother,” he says.

The Bombshell nods. “They know each other,” she says. “Jeremy Stone has always done well against his brothers, any of them, in tag or singles. And Jeremy Stone taught Art.

“But it's more than that.”

Reed smiles quietly. “Yeah,” he says. “Back when I was first in training, I hit a "blind" dropkick. That's where you do a dropkick without looking first, and is something you shouldn't do. I mis-timed it, and ended up hitting Jeremy Stone in the face, giving him a black eye. Man, he wasn't happy, he had to do a month of shows with this shiner.” He laughs.

“He got up, and spent the next three hours showing the rest of the class a range of submission holds...using me as the victim. It was the longest three hours of my life, it was agony.

“And that's the point. Edd, you're good, no two ways about it. But I've come through just as much as you. I've marked your family, when I was calm about it.

“There's a belt on the line, Edd, and it seems like your boss is messing with my other mentor.

“It's going to be mine.”

The Bombshell smiles, then nods approvingly.

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Jimmy P w/ Donnie J vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
Speculation is rife, as the wrestlers make their entrances, as to why Donnie J asked for this match.

Jimmy decidedly doesn't look happy about it himself, as they arrive at ringside; climbing into the ring, Jimmy talks with Donnie a little about what appears to be strategy, Donnie standing on the apron.

Referee Sam Sparrow turns to signal to the timekeeper for the match to begin and, as his back is turned, Donnie J punches Jimmy in the back of the head, hard.

Jimmy staggers forward as the bell rings. Bloodstone, acting virtually on instinct, snapmares him down and transitions to the Bloodstone Mutilation immediately. Jimmy fights it for a few moments as the camera catches Donnie's regretful expression, but Jimmy taps fast.

Short, barely a match, but the crowd in the Biker Museum took to it.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Jimmy P
Rating: B-

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Aaron Andrews
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vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins
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vs. UK Dragon
Short, sweet, and fairly entertaining. Andrews and Huggins spend a lot of the time facing off, born out of their rivalry early on, and Miyazaki uses that to take his time on the outside, watching and waiting for an opportunity.

The same is not true for the UK Dragon. Eager to make his mark, he bides his time in the ring. Huggins misses an early Huggins Kiss and Andrews floors him with a discus backhand; the Dragon promptly drops Andrews in turn with an enzuigiri. The subsequent pin sees Andrews kick out fast, but still; the Dragon has made an impact.

He rolls clear, and as Aaron follows him, Huggins cuts him off with a dropkick – and the two go right back to it.

Dragon ascends the top turnbuckle, waiting for an opportunity, and Miyazaki takes that as his; rolling into the ring, he grabs Dragon off his perch and plants him with a Death Valley Driver. Andrews breaks the cover up and Huggins rolls out of the ring, letting Miyazaki take over in battering his rival.

Ultimately, that's his problem; assaulted by Miyazaki and the UK Dragon, Andrews manages to break clear, backdropping Draogn out of the ring – and on his way, the masked Brit splashes down on Freddy, leaving Andrews clear to hit Miyazaki with the spinebuster and score a quick pinfall.
Aaron Andrews defeated Freddy Huggins, Shingen Miyazaki and UK Dragon
Rating: C-

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Painful Procedure & the Young Guns
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Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley w/ Karen Killer & Laura Huggins
Something, it should be said, of an overbooked mess; there's talent in this ring but little of it really has a chance to shine. Two things will stand out over time...

First, the continuing tale throughout the match of the assault on Randall Hopkirk's head. It's brutal – the Easy Riders have power and fury, Deeley and Perez have an array of vicious techniques, and the four seem to have one focus. After all, if the opposition's a man down – and it is, before too long, with Hopkirk bailing to the back with the support of his team to ensure he makes it – the match is that much easier to win.

From that point on, TCW's rock band is in serious trouble, but they do fight back as best they can.

Leading to the biggest moment of the match; with Peter Hopper in the ring, Harry Allen bulldogs him onto the top rope, snapping his neck back and staggering him. Shearer is behind him to capitalise, ducking down and standing up to hoist Hopper into the Doomsday position, and Steve Gumble is already on the turnbuckle waiting.

Perez scrambles to intercept, but Allen manages to score with the Gunslinger's Revenge, and Gumble leaps, aiming for a Doomsday Crossbody.

And Hopper catches him and twists in midair, pivoting, and Gumble hits the mat first, powerslammed from the top of Shearer's massive shoulders!

Shearer turns into a boot from Fonda, and as Hopper covers an unconscious Gumble, Sean Deeley prevents Harry Allen from breaking it up.
Easy Riders, Frankie Perez & Sean Deeley defeated Painful Procedure & the Young Guns
Rating: D+

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Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Joey Minnesota
And the pace picks back up with this DaVE reunion. It's a long match, and the pair seem to be pretty much evenly matched.

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And no doubt that's why Acid appears, getting to the top rope before Sam Sparrow spots him and cuts him off, threatening to kick him back to the locker room.

Behind his back, Eric Tyler goes to thumb Minnesota's eye; the younger man slaps his hand away, smirks, and kicks Tyler in the balls.

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Eric staggers back and Aaron Andrews, sliding under the ropes behind him, hits a front Russian leg sweep to put him down.

Evidently frustrated, Acid launches himself at Andrews, dropkicking the youngster so hard that he rolls out of the ring.

The masked man promptly hits the far ropes and launches himself out of the ring in a running no-hands suicide Acid Rain Bomb, wiping Andrews out at his own expense.

Tyler kicks out of Minnesota's cover a moment later and the two get back into it.

And then, in the eighteenth minute...

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Acid slides back into the ring, roused by Laura Huggins, and he's met with a surprise – a Long Arm of the Law. Rick Law's presence unnerves Tyler, who bails and grabs a chair before getting back into the ring, and Sam Sparrow, furious, declares the match a no contest.

Tyler charges for Law, chair ****ed, and Minnesota grabs it as it goes past, yanking it from the veteran's hands. Rick Law promptly hits the Squad Car Slam.
Eric Tyler & Joey Minnesota went to a no contest
Rating: B-

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Law stands over Tyler's downed form and smiles, politely – though in context, politely looks creepy as hell – at Laura Huggins. Minnesota bails to check on a slowly-recovering Aaron Andrews, and Law raises a microphone to his lips.

“I can do what I like to make main events on Fridays,” he says. “But this isn't enough, right now.

“Eric, you put me in hospital. You've been going against everything that Badge of Honor is supposed to stand for.

“It's not enough to try to counter you on the show. I want to show everyone what happens if you try that.

“But I can't make that official.”

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Shout At The Devil begins to play, and Mayhem Midden emerges, backed by Charlie Thatcher.

“I can,” he says. “Seems to me, Rick, you want Eric Tyler on Sunday, at Hotter than Hell?”

Law nods eagerly.

Midden grins. “Then you've got it, Rick,” he says. “I'm not allowed to show favouritism, mind.

“But kick his ass.”

Show Rating: C+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Sunday August 28th 2008
The big one tonight. We've expanded the PPV format somewhat, as the booking team now feel we have enough talent sufficiently exposed to cover three and a half hours.

Or, to put it another way, enough fans now recognise the great wrestlers we have that we can afford to run longer shows once a month. (I hate corporatespeak in these things.)

Hotter Than Hell is the big test case. I'm not sure, really, whether I'd say that it's the test case because we've got Sam and Tommy on it, or whether part of the reason we've got Sam and Tommy on it is because it's the test case.

Pay-Per-View has to be where we put our best foot forward or we can't ask people to pay for it. At the same time, the two hours and change we usually use for our PPVs isn't much longer than Total Wrestling, and I get the feeling that we lose some buys because it just feels like a slightly bigger TV episode. We need to distinguish them. That means bigger matches, less fat with the lean, and where there are youngsters, there needs to be something to make it special that they're there.

To a degree, PPVs need gimmick matches, but I'm not sure that this is as big an aspect as people make out. You look at CGC's big cage event, and how well it does – of course it's a drop off the Wrestlefestival the month before, but it doesn't tend to do much better than the rest of their shows. TCW's own War to Settle the Score is, Joel assures me, pure murder to book a run-up to that isn't identical to last year's with the names changed.

It's all a balancing act. Things have changed since the days when Micky Starr sold arenas out on his name alone. TV was a minor thing, then, and the stars of the indies got many more chances to appear on TV – in three- or four- minute bursts, being utterly destroyed to establish company men.

Now, we don't squander TV time on people who aren't company men – we can't afford the time. The people Tyson Baine, Johnny Bloodstone, and Rocky Golden bulldoze through are people who've either failed the cut to rise but warrant the paycheck, or they're people we plan to build afterward.

And many more TV matches are competitive, which means that house shows and PPVs need to be more special. Which, speaking as someone who spent most of the past decade just watching wrestling on TV, is a good thing – but it does change the business in other ways.

In the old days, for example, Rocky could get by on his ability to woo the crowd alone – the man is phenomenal at that side of the business, face or heel. As it is, we're counting on that to keep him... well, known, I already can't say relevant, I've likely killed the next year of his career even if I turn it around tomorrow... while he refines his ability. At the same time, there's pressure to make stars now – which makes it damn difficult for someone like Rocky, but even worse for someone like Clark Alexander. Time to redress that balance.

[Phantom Stranger]

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For the first time in TCW history we come to the Alderbrook Grounds for what looks to be an astonishing show, very literally Hotter Than Hell at the close of August.

Every title will be on the line and, on top of that, you can expect to see a grudge match and a clash of titans. Since the announcement shortly after Badge of Honor that Eddie Peak had challenged Tyson Baine, we can now confirm that the Syndicate's biggest member has accepted the challenge and that battle will take place tonight.

At the time of writing that looks like being the introductory match and we go from there to the Tag Team Championship match between the New Wave and the School of Tradition, who hold a victory over the New Wave. Both teams have been on a tear lately - who'll win out.

The fans have voted, and Edd Stone's All Action Championship defence is scheduled to be against their choice, Art Reed. With Sam Keith's recent alliance with the Bombshell's boys, this becomes another shot in the Syndicate's war with them - but will Edd's challenge get the better of him?

Another war, recently, has been waged between Rick Law and the School of Tradition, and following his return to action on Friday, Law is ready to face Eric Tyler tonight in what promises to be quite the grudge match.

More championship action immediately following - Koshiro Ino, the Kobra, accepted John Anderson's challenge. Anderson, like his tag partner, have cut ties with the Syndicate and some questions have been asked about whether this heralds a change of heart - or whether they just see a shot at gold and have taken it. Regardless, they've got their shots tonight, and despite Ino's preoccupation with Chris Rockwell (who is without a match tonight, despite his complaints, after refusing to give Ino a rematch) the Kobra cannot afford to look past Anderson.

And next we come to the dual main event. Up first, Troy Tornado defends his World Heavyweight Championship for the second month running in a three-man match, facing the Syndicate's fortunate son, Wolf Hawkins, and Brent Hill. Tornado squeaked clear in similar circumstances last month - will lightning strike twice for the champion?

Last, and decidedly not least... Sam Keith. Tommy Cornell. No Holds Barred for the Hard Hitting Championship and for a question of pride and fury all wrapped together. The fuse on this one has burned for months, and tonight the home of the Montana Maxs looks set to erupt!

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell

[foolinc]

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell

[Tigerkinney]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

Becoming the Syndicates enforcer has given Baine a new lease of life, so I think he goes over here.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

The Best Tag In The World TM aren't going to be dropping the belts here.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Just get this inkling that Edd almost screws up, but somehow keeps hold of the belts. Perhaps he gets some 'help' at just the right time.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

One of those matches that could swing either way, so I'll go the opposite to Foolinc on this one.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

Tyler's role is to give stars working their way into a main event spot a rub.

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

I just have this inkling that one of the Machines will be leaving tonights show with a belt round their waist.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

Tornado will hold onto the belt here, especially when the World Title match isn't the main event

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell

Tommy C's no longer World Champion yet he still finds himself in the main event. I see Cornell winning here and possibly 'dropping' the title at the next Total Wrestling because it's 'beneath' him. He will have accomplished his 'mission' by costing Keith the title.

[Bigpapa42]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
No one. Some sort of double-DQ finish, setting up a wild no-DQ brawl down the road.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
Cornell wins, but doesn't win the belt. Somehow.

[Self]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell

[Zeel1]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Agree with TK on Baine being in the Syndicate given him newfound momentum. As well as this, I don't really get the feeling that Peak's heading for the Main Event anytime soon, and a win over Baine would start that, in my mind.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
THE GREATEST TAG TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY will not lose these belts. Period.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
I'm semi-surprised by this choice..I forget who I voted for, I think it was Guide. But anyway, Reed's not much of a fit for this belt, I can't really see him beating Stone here.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Yeah, almost a coinflip here, but I'll say Fonzarelli takes the fall here.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
Tyler wins by dubious means here to further the feud. You've been foreshadowing this match for quite some time, so I don't see it ending this quickly. Tyler has more than enough back-up for a shady finish..

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
Anderson's a good fit for the belt, but I don't really think he has the right momentum for this win. Plus, the Syndicate having so many belts gets kinda tired for me anyway..

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
Semi-Main? I can't quite tell if that makes him losing the belt more likely or less likely..but I see Tornado's run with the belt going a pretty good bit past this.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
This pick is almost purely because I see Cornell winning the blowoff. Therefore, Keith wins here, and keeps his job secure until further notice. I feel like the end of this feud would come in a bigger stipulation then this, maybe something like a Hell In A Cell..

[Beeker]

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
- The Syndicate's new Hiring Manager continues to show his mean streak.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
- TNW are likely the best in the business (especially with the Machines doing solo gigs.) But they don't need to belts. The School becomes a legitimate threat by cheating the win. That furthers the this rivalry and helps Deely become seen as a rival in the fans eyes, also I needed some titles to change hands.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
- The Syndicate's representative in charge of festivities retains.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
- Because Fonzarelli doesn't know how to properly perform the Perfect Parity? Sure, I'll go with that and not the fact that Rockwell was made in PS's previous diary.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
- Tyler picks up the duke for a few reasons; the chance at gold (more on that below,) it furthers the feud and it'll piss off Midden.

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
- What the...! A Machine with solo gold!

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
- But he's the only one as Hawkins and Hill cancel each other out and Tornado Makes a Star out of one or both of them.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
- So here's the trouble with this match-up. The title is pretty much superfluous, but because of their being a title and it being a new title, I don't see it being hotshotted. Besides, Keith is nearly above this belt so Cornell HAS to be above this belt. It's a good title but it might be bandied about above its value.

Also, Keith knows one more move than the CEO of the Syndicate... I expect something like a Proton Lock around a ringpost.
Plus this is the belt Tyler should be targeting. If Cornell costs Keith the belt, then they have their big blowoff without a forgotten title while Tyler and Law battle over the Hard Hitting Championship. That's how I'd book it at least.

Also, why the hell has Johnny Bloodstone been left off this card?

[James Casey]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine Eddie!

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins I can't see TNW dropping this, although it's the call I'm least confident of

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell Although I voted for Art, I think Edd with the belt is a good thing

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law It may not be Badge of Honor, but this is one for Law to take

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson Tempting to go for the switch. However, Ino has been quietly dominant here, and a singles-rusty Anderson may have too much on his plate with the Japanese superstar

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins Seems like too much going on to result in a title switch. If and when Hawkins gets Tornado one on one again, then maybe...

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell I'd say that Tommy is above this belt, but let's be honest, a Tommy who loses occasionally is a lot more interesting that one who dominates continually

[Zeel1]

A Machine with solo gold!

Oh well, if you're looking for that, then I know a certain diary that - *hit with brick.* :p

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Eddie Peak has no direction, while Baine is the Syndicate's newly-appointed enforcer.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Give them screen time. Give the champs a programme. Give them a feud, beatdowns, angles, more matches than the jobber teams! Anything!

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
No buildup, no title.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Maybe. Maybe. Just not sure...

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
Tyler will put over Law. Maybe.

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
Anderson will prove himself in singles competition, but not take the gold.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
Not time to bring Troy's reign to an end.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
Keith proves that he can bring it against Cornell. Huzzah!

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell

[TakerNGN74]

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
I like Art Reed a lot but think that Edd Stone has got this one in the bag.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
tough call really could go either way.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
John Anderson is more of a tag wrestler which is why I am going with Koshiro Ino for this one

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
The Champion will retain enough said. Although if Wolf Hawkins were to win it I wouldn't be surprised.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
I hope Keith will go over in this match but being that Cornell can be stubborn because it is his company I could see Tommy Cornell winning it but hopefully not.

[Marcel Fromage]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Brutal bout to start the show - I'll go with the Syndicate man

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
I've never had chance to use either of The New Wave guys, but I really like them as a team so I'm going with them here

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
I like how you built up Art's challenge to Edd on that last show just by mentioning Art's prior history. But Edd goes over anyway.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
This filler match could go either way. I'll take Rockwell's team while you have a bit of a man-crush on him. Don't worry, he's another guy I'd love to use in my diary if I could!

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
Hopefully Tyler puts Law over here. I like Tyler's character but it works best if he then puts over the younger talent in the big matches.

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
I'm not sure on this one but I'm thinking there'll be one title change and I see this as most likely. Plus, one Machine with singles gold and the other not could be interesting down the line.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
I don't see the title switching here, especially when it's not the key match on the card. It wouldn't make a switch meaningful enough to me.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
I'm going with Keith to really prove a point to Cornell here. Cornell will doubtless get his win back somewhere along the line but it would be great to see Keith pull out at least one major win against him.

[Sudo_Nym]

Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Baine needs the momentum, since the law of dramatic causality ensures that he'll be the only Syndicate member to really do well.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Build a feud, because I'm smelling money. School of Tradition should come off looking really good here, but fail to get the win. This'll have the two pronged approach of giving Deeley some more screen time, while giving TNW something meaningful to do.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
Edd Stone is good for the belt, and the belt is good for Edd Stone. However, I see this turning into a very good feud, with a possible show of respect leading to further Syndicate implosion and even a possible Stone face turn

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Frankie hasn't been going up the card all that quick, and Ricky Dale shouldn't get jobbed. That said, Rockwell losing this match when Perez gets pinned is a good way to introduce Perez to the Ino/Rockwell feud, since he's moving up the card anyway.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
By something cheap

TCW International Championship
Koshiro Ino (c) w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
The Syndicate is imploding. This is a microcoosm of that, as an Anderson title run will cause him to split the team and get a huge ego, leading to the Brent Hill face turn. Ino losing the belt will also give Rockwell something to gloat over despite losing by proxy in the earlier tag match.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
I don't like the World championship match not being the main event. That said, Troy needs this to piss off Cornell. Anderson's title win and subsequent Hill face turn will piss off Cornell. Hawkins failing to win the title will piss off Cornell, and potentially lead to a Hawkins/Cornell feud to take over when Keith inevitably retires, though who'll be the face in that one is still up for grabs.

TCW Hard Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) vs. Tommy Cornell
Probably by something cheap. Let Cornell gloat about beating the hell out of Keith and teaching him his place, while giving Keith more moral ground to stand on. Bonus points if Matt and Greg show up at ringside to bail daddy out during a post match beatdown. Even more bonus points if the rest of the Syndicate (except for Baine) is too cheesed off by a prematch Cornell rant to come down and help.

[Sudo_Nym]

Also, post 100. I've been here since 2005, and I've only now reached the 100 mark. About time I wrote a diary, perhaps...

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Hotter Than Hell

Sunday Week 4 August 2008

Live on U-Demand, Jade 237, Rivera Pay Television, V-Corp (2.42)

Held at Alderbrook Grounds (North West US)

Attendance: 36,324

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Mayhem Midden - Horatio Dangerous

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Number of the Beast begins to play, the arena dims, and the lit entrance ramp shines a sombre red, a coal in the darkness. Tyson Baine emerges, Syndicate-suited, and stalks down to the ring with a purpose, pausing every few steps to glower at one of another of the fans in attendance.

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A shadow flows along the length of the ramp's light, then repeats. The opening notes of the famous Jaws anthem begin to play, swiftly transitioning into Crashing Around You by Machine Head as the arena's lights begin to come back up and Eddie Peak appears, wearing street clothes; jeans and his ALPHA-1 wifebeater. He pauses at the top of the ramp, looking at Baine, then nods, grinning that insane, brutal grin. For a second he drags his thumbnail across a tooth, as if sharpening the nail; then, with a single swift slash across his chest, he uses that nail to rip the wifebeater open and sprints to the ring.

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Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Concentrating on their specialities, giving each other a target to really focus on, this brawl – for brawl it is, as Sam Sparrow gives up complaining about closed fists thirty seconds in, after Peak and Baine simultaneously turn to him with hands raised and the ref bails – is one of the best efforts either man's been involved with in some time, certainly in solo terms.

Highlights – on the outside, Peak backdrops a charging Baine into the fans, sending the front four rows scrambling from their chairs as the behemoth lands. The chairs themselves buckle; for the remainder of the match, arena staff can be seen hustling to put out replacements. Peak, meanwhile, clambers precariously onto the crowd barrier and comes off in a splash onto the downed Syndicate man.

Baine, fighting back, presses Peak into the air and actually tosses him from the outside, over the top rope, into the ring.

The Syndicate suit is torn from Baine's back as Peak uses bits of it to choke him.

Baine, having rammed Peak into the ringpost on the outside, steps back – and smashes his head against the post with a big boot.

Ultimately, back in the ring, the Syndicate's enforcer hits the Hades Bomb and grabs the ropes to ensure a dubious three count.
Tyson Baine defeated Eddie Peak
Rating: B+

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The New Wave © vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
A complete change of pace, as these four men go old-school technical throughout, with surprisingly little in the way of underhanded methods by the School of Tradition.

Deeley in particular seems determined to do it all himself – which causes issues, of course, but whenever Bryant gets in he only needs a little adjustment, a thumb to the eye or a hand on the ropes, to adjust things back.

Toward the end, Deeley's back in the ring, and Guide stalks him for the Guided Missile. Laura Huggins hops onto the apron, stalling Guide, who eats a DDT for his leniency.

That does ensure that Scout makes no such mistake, breaking up the pin, making a blind tag, chopping Deeley down and clamping on the Special Force, making for a swift submission as Bryant is blocked by Guide.

At ringside, Laura Huggins throws in the towel for the submission.
The New Wave defeated the School of Tradition
Rating: C+

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A pre-filmed video airs next. Horatio Dangerous sits on the opposite side of the TCW conference table from Brent Hill.

Lying between them are three championship belts. Dangerous smiles.

“I know this man's history,” he tells the camera. “I know, however, that not everyone does.

“So let's talk about it. Brent...” His hand taps at one of the belts.

“Tell me about this.”

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Hill smiles easily. “Philly Power Pro Wrestling,” he says. “The Tri-State Championship. For a brief while there, it was one of the most prized championships on the independent circuit.

“That was during the East Coast War.

“I held that championship three times. I defended it against so many people. Tom Gilmore, to pick a name the fans will recognise. You, of course.”

Dangerous nods. “You beat me hands down, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

“But... Seems to me you beat someone else for it, Brent.”

Hill smiles readily. “Yeah, I did at that.”

“Someone these fans will recognise?”

Hill nods. “Several times.

“I beat Tommy Cornell for a championship, and my God, it made him so mad...”

Dangerous nods. “Now, what's impressive, to me, about those three championships...” His hand touches another of the belts.

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“Rapid Pro Wrestling,” Brent nods. “Right. Yeah... I held the Philly Power Pro Wrestling Tri-State Championship at it's hottest. I held it three times.

“But if I get what you're driving at...”

“You spent a chunk of that time wrestling for bitter rivals Rapid Pro,” Dangerous fills in smoothly. “Where you also won gold, and stayed there for a long time – which meant you had less time to amass a better record than anyone else.

“And at Rapid, you wrestled legends of the time. Men like Steve Flash, when he was at his best, and others who've retired now.

“That was no cakewalk.

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“And then... there's a gap, and finally this.” Now his hand touches the familiar gold of the TCW Tag Team Championship belt. “Nine years?”

“Nearly that,” Hill nods. “Nine years without gold, or a little under. The funny thing is, I knew John back then, and we had quite the rivalry... Never would have expected to be allies, but we're better together than I could have imagined.

“But sometimes, you get the hunger. Singles gold. And John understands.”

“Does Tommy?”

“Probably.” Hill laughs. “But he doesn't want to admit that!

“The Syndicate... what's left is still dangerous. And I'm sure Tommy has something up his sleeve to make it dangerous again.

“I just can't be part of it anymore. I need to wrestle, I need to prove myself.

“And I won't get that chance, unless I step out from their rules. We're better, me and John, than just interference.

“I don't regret the time I spent there. I don't regret – much as people are trying to make me – the things we did there. But the Syndicate isn't where the Machines should be, not anymore.

“But I'll tell you this, Dangerous. Ten years ago, I wrestled you for this belt, I wrestled Cornell for this belt, and I beat you both...

“And ten years ago, I wasn't as good as I am now.

“And Wolf Hawkins is not as good as Tommy Cornell ten years ago.

“I knew Troy back then, too. He doesn't worry me as much as he probably thinks he does.

“I don't promise to walk away with the title. But I promise I'll have done my very best when the bell sounds at the end.”

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Edd Stone © vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
Not the greatest All-Action match ever seen, but not a bad one.

It started off... oddly... when Edd Stone insisted that music play over the match. Dance music.

That only lasted a short while – Mayhem Midden put a stop to it with a couple of growls from the announce table to the production crew. But Edd did have time to mingle capoeira and breakdancing before the music went away.

As the music died, the two transitioned to a more standard airborne wrestler/mat wrestler match, notable in no small part for a sequence where Reed grabbed a doubled-over Stone, hoisted him for a powerbomb – and as Edd countered, Reed twisted, turning it into a cutter.

The resulting pin cover saw Edd kick out and come back with a wheelbarrow into a headscissors, before seeming to almost goad Reed until he tried for a powerbomb again.

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It's not looking good, overall, for Edd, and that's sure to be why Wolf Hawkins finds himself in the ring. Art dodges the first swing and dodges a charge by Edd, sending him outside, and Eugene Williams steers Hawkins away as Johnny Bloodstone materialises at ringside.

Stone and Bloodstone brawl on the outside, with Eugene Williams given little choice but to count Edd out.
Art Reed defeated Edd Stone by count out
Rating: C

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Walk This Way begins to play, and Chris Rockwell promptly emerges – and right behind him is Frankie Perez.

Rockwell raises a microphone to his lips. “What's going on here?” he demands.

“Hotter Than Hell. Alderbrook Grounds. One of the biggest arenas TCW has seen in years.

“One of the biggest shows we've had, then?

“No. Where am I? Where's my match? Why is Chris Rockwell not represented?”

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Midden stands up. “Let me answer that, Chris,” he says. “Because there's actually an answer.

“I doubt-”

“Koshiro Ino,” Midden overrides smartly, “offered you, some time ago, a rematch for the International Championship.

“He believed you might be interested in a chance to win fairly.”

“I won that match!” Rockwell snaps. “And it was his woman who cheated-”

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“I'm not actually arguing, Chris,” Midden says mildly, as Charlie Thatcher rises beside him, pulling on his brass knuckles. “I'm talking. Now let me finish.

“The Kobra offered you a championship match, and you turned it down. Didn't want to risk a loss, you said, when you'd beaten him once.

“I don't have room for someone like that on Pay-Per-View, Chris. Pay-Per-View is for the wrestlers who train and work hard and want to actually prove things.

“Matter of fact, that man next to you, your buddy Perez – I'd let him on. He wants to wrestle, even if he loses. He's said so.

“But you, Chris... You had your chance.”

“This is bull-”

“Actually, though,” Midden comes back. “Maybe... Yeah, what the hell. Frankie, you're happy to wrestle, right?”

Perez nods.

“Good,” Midden says. “You two have a tag match, starting right now, against... No, I don't actually care. First two hard-working wrestlers to come out and reach the wring get a match on Pay-Per-View against these two.”

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Moments later, No Shelter starts to play, and Ricky Dale Johnson emerges with Danny Fonzarelli right behind.

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Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
More exciting tag team action here sees a much heavier shade of dirty tactics, with Frankie Perez in particular pulling one card almost constantly.

Every time Danny Fonzarelli gets any kind of advantage over Perez, the P-Dawg reaches out, grabbing a handful of hair and yanking him to the mat to change things. It takes everything Ricky Dale Johnson has to redress the balance, and Rockwell is equally savage in his assault.

RDJ, fortunately for him perhaps, is immune to Perez' hair-pull strategy. He and Rockwell seem evenly matched throughout, but in the end it's the greater level of teamwork that carries it. RDJ cuts Perez off and hits the Southern Justice to clinch it.
Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli defeated Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez
Rating: B+

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Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law
Tyler and Law go at it here, and the results seem to be good, with the crowd behind Law from the off.

Tyler's weakness throughout his TCW tenure has been, simply, age and the issues it gives you in recuperating. Law has the advantage every time he delivers a hard, powerful shot – but Tyler has his own arsenal, mostly involving brutal holds, and that allows him to keep things even for quite a while.

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And then he gets assistance. Tyler collapses, drawing Sam Sparrow's attention, and Sean Deeley jumps Law from behind, doing quite well for a while in wearing down his arm – but Law manages to block, rally, and he lifts Deeley for the Squad Car Slam – but cuts off halfway, as a desperate Laura Huggins' cries make him hesitate.

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Deeley wriggles free – and promptly gets spinebustered by new arrival Aaron Andrews, who drags him out of the ring while the cameras capture Laura Huggins' horrified expression. Law, meanwhile, grabs Tyler and hurls him to the ropes, meeting him on the return with the Long Arm of the Law – which picks up the pinfall after nearly twenty minutes.
Rick Law defeated Eric Tyler
Rating: B

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Koshiro Ino © w/ Baroness Emily vs. John Anderson
Startlingly good, startlingly captivating; the crowd are into this from the off.

Anderson and Ino are, once again, seemingly exactly even, until Ino tries for a spear and Anderson dodges. Ino's head crashes off the ringpost and he tumbles out of the ring, hitting the mats outside with an audible smack.

That definitely gives Anderson a real advantage, and he takes it, working Ino over with a series of holds targeting the shoulders – by the looks of things, preventing Ino from blocking the Ammo Dump being his strategy.

The Kobra, groggy, bleeding, fights back as best he can, but Anderson has a definite advantage.

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And then Wolf Hawkins rolls into the ring for the second time on the night. Anderson catches a Full Moon Rising.

A dazed Ino crawls for the cover, but it takes a little too long and Anderson kicks out by the skin of his teeth. Hawkins, already halfway back to the locker room, looks visibly frustrated as the Machine ducks the Kobra's Bite, boots Ino in the gut on the turn, hooks the arms, and lands the Ammo Dump right onto that injured head, making the pinfall academic – and giving TCW a new International Championship.
John Anderson defeated Koshiro Ino
Rating: A

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Back in the locker room, Cornell recoils from the TV in frustration. “Trust Anderson to finally remember how to wrestle after we kick him loose,” he growls, as Baine and Stone listen. “Alright. We're going to have to figure something out, then, for him. But right now... OK. Tonight.” Baine nods.

“Tonight, boys, we're two for two." Stone pats his dubiously-retained championship. "And with two to go, I aim to keep that perfect. So, let's talk strategy for getting the rest of the titles back.. “

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Troy Tornado © vs. Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins
Hectic. Three men who all have speed on their side and a dazzling array of moves between them, and they've all got a good reason to go all out.

So it's no wonder, really, that once again Jason Azaria finds himself not quite able to keep pace with the play-by-play.

It's no wonder that the three men on the announce team can only just keep it together.

And something else, of course, that's no wonder is that the three men in the match aren't the only ones who get involved.

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The Syndicate strike in numbers around the ten minute mark. As Edd Stone launches himself off the top rope onto Brent Hill with a massive missile dropkick, Tyson Baine has Tornado by the throat – a massive chokeslam from ring to floor follows, leaving the champion entirely out of it.

Hawkins covers Hill, who kicks out. Furious, Hawkins unleashes the Full Moon Rising just as Hill gets to his knees.

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Once again, he covers, only to be dragged off Hill's prone form by John Anderson.

Anderson drops Hawkins with the Ammo Dump and, as all three participants lie dazed, the action follows the new International Champion sprinting backstage as Baine and Stone pursue him with worried expressions.

Hawkins still manages to recover first, crawling over to cover Hill. One, two – and Troy Tornado breaks it with a legdrop to the back of Hawkins' head, much to the crowd's satisfaction. The three men exchange blows for a few moments before Tornado ducks Hawkins' swing, hitting the ropes to sink Cornell's protege with a Star Maker. Brent Hill adds a coup de grace with the King of the Hill, and Troy promptly drops him as he rises using the Tornado Driver.

The champion promptly hooks Wolf Hawkins' leg securely as Eugene Williams counts to three.
Troy Tornado defeated Brent Hill and Wolf Hawkins
Rating: A

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The camera goes backstage, as Sam Keith's locker room door opens. Backed by Johnny Bloodstone and the voluptuous Blonde Bombshell, Keith begins walking toward the ring.

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“Sam.” Keith stops, turning to the man who's spoken – Ricky Dale Johnson.

RDJ nods acknowledgement. “When he's setting up for the Rough Ride, his right eye always closes, just for an instant. Watch for that.”

Keith nods.

“Good luck,” RDJ adds as the procession continues.

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Troy Tornado, covered in sweat, title over his shoulder, holds out his fist. “Knock him on his ass,” he says, and Keith touches fist, nodding respectfully. Bloodstone claps a hand supportively on the Hard Hitting Champion's shoulder.

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Sam Keith © w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
In all honesty, Jason Azaria doesn't have the chops to call this one.

A full half hour of some of the best, nastiest submission wrestling you'll ever see, with all those moves that usually get banned, it leaves everyone behind and, sadly, suffers for it.

Keith has spent a lifetime learning all the quasi-legal tricks that become roundly supported in No Holds Barred matches, and it's that experience that keeps the edge on his side for the bulk of the match. No weapons, and Cornell seems determined to maim, which is an awkward combination; during a period where, both men bleeding, Keith sits slumped against the ring apron outside the ring, Cornell hits the far ropes and comes back at speed, dropkicking the champion in the back of the head; but he seems to catch, somehow, on the bottom rope and it springs free and loose.

Keith is substantially slower than Tommy, and the result becomes something like a bullfighter against the world's savviest bull.

A little while later, back in the ring, that's what decides it; Sam Keith sees Cornell set up for the Rough Ride, knees him in the happy sacks, DDTs him, and loops the bottom rope around his shoulders, wrenching them even further back than usual with that leverage as he applies one of the nastiest-looking Proton Locks in history.

Cornell fights it, and fights it, and fights it... But then there's a wet pop, audible from the cameras, and as his face changes shade he submits frantically.
Sam Keith defeated Tommy Cornell
Rating: B+

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Cornell finds his way slowly to his feet, obviously in pain, holding one arm awkwardly. Sam Keith is still in the ring, watching him, and as Cornell turns to face him Keith raises his arm into the air, holding the Hard-Hitting Championship high in the air before handing it to Sam Sparrow who fastens it around his waist as Cornell and Keith stare down, a stunned expression on the face of the Syndicate leader.

Show Rating: A

[SimplyPerfect]

Sounds to me like you need a new play-by-play man. Someone like Tommy London maybe?

Great stuff though, cracking show.

[Phantom Stranger]

Sounds to me like you need a new play-by-play man. Someone like Tommy London maybe?

Great stuff though, cracking show.

The last couple PPVs have both been hurt in the main event that way, yeah. London would be a good choice if he was off his Written. Other than that, better than Azaria I've only really got Fry, Michaels and Mitch Naess, and of course Naess won't sign exclusively...

Glad you liked the show, though.

[Bigpapa42]

Enjoyed the show, PS. Awesome to see Keith go over Cornell.

[Sudo_Nym]

Extremely nice show. There's a part of me that wants to call Keith/Cornell getting a B+ karmic justice for making them the main event over the World title, but I'll let it go. I also admit there's a sick part of me that wanted to see Cornell get the win, since the HH title is the one that can afford to be hotshotted around.

[Phantom Stranger]

I personally hate - this is OOC - making any other match take precedent over the World Championship, save for something like the Royal Rumble. It should be your biggest championship, it should have the best build, it should be held by capable talents, and therefore it should be up at the top.

(Exceptions: a champion is goaded into letting the match start early in show for booking reasons).

In this case, however, I couldn't see Tommy Cornell not taking the main event here - not when this really is a Dream Match as far as the C-Verse is concerned.

[Phantom Stranger]

With that said, I'm very happy people enjoyed the show. I had a blast writing it - and the vast majority of matches did as well as or better than I hoped (notably, Anderson/Ino getting an A surprised me).

The newspost coming up next, however, makes Hotter Than Hell look uneventful...

[Sudo_Nym]

You aren't going to shut this thing down because of TEW'10, are you? Please don't shut it down. The drones, they look up to you!

[Phantom Stranger]

You aren't going to shut this thing down because of TEW'10, are you? Please don't shut it down. The drones, they look up to you!

The plan is to play through to year's end, then carry the database across to TEW10, update it to reflect the year's passing, and start a game there.

I've got to figure out whether or not to take advantage of some of the newer features, though - specifically, whether TCW will have it's own 'signature' arena (if so, where and how large), and things like what Horatio Dangerous' scores in the points will start out at.

But that's the plan...

[cmdrsam]

Outstanding show Phantom. For those who missed the show I have inclosed a pic showing the fans reaction of Tommy losing.









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[Phantom Stranger]

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Monday 1st September 2008
It may be Tuesday by now. I haven't slept since Hotter than Hell finished, either – it's been crazy.

Before the traditional post-PPV party finished, someone – I forget who – burst in with news. It's on all the dirtsheets and half the SWF wrestler blogs right now...

Peter Michaels has lost the book over there. Unless the new booker gets in by tomorrow, I feel very sorry for them – they'll have one show to build to the next PPV.

The timing is suspicious – I don't think that it's a result of Peter's work, frankly. I think Richard Eisen's panicked about the reported buyrate for Hotter Than Hell – the best we've ever done, broadcast from an arena that's bigger than we'd usually have hired.

So Eisen's scrambling to find something – anything – to reverse the trend, despite the fact that the trend is purely within TCW. It's not something he can affect.

Or maybe he's just worried about losing talent to us, given SWF's contract woes at the moment – and a new booker might seem like a good way of persuading that talent that things will be turning around.

Anyway, THAT meant that the party didn't finish all night. (I think Sam's still a little bitter about losing the book last year.) We were still celebrating when we got to the airport.

Which was when Tommy and I got calls asking for comment.

The pro wrestling press appear to have decided that not only are we the biggest promotion around – but with Pay-Per-View almost everywhere and spreading TV deals, we're a truly global presence. I imagine that this decision came today on the heels of a best-ever buyrate coupled with crisis in the SWF, but the result is a PR bonanza which kept me busy through most of the flight (thank God for cellphones being allowed in first class).

And then we touched down, and Tommy got another call. This one was about something he hadn't mentioned was coming down the pipe, and the timing of the call may, again, be down to all this news.

FREEDOM Caribbean Wrestling, a smallish outfit that's about a year old now working out of Puerto Rico, has agreed to serve TCW as a secondary development federation.

Which meant that, just as I got home and the boys headed off to a house show in the area, when I wanted to just get to sleep, I found myself looking for a set of trainers to hire for a second dev fed.

It's... yes, it's nearly 1am, and Maggie's asleep. It's time I was. Goodnight.

[Truth]

Just on the whole main eventing with a match other than the World Title match, here's my two cents.

Normally that is the case, but occasionally you can have a situation where putting your World Title on last would be suicide. A good example of this is where TNA main evented a ppv with Joe vs AJ vs Daniels for the X Division title, which was a strong idea. Even before the show it was clear that the X match as a potential classic, and no World title match could have possibly followed it. The Hard Hitting title match, to me, is a similar situation. The World title should be strong enough to take the hit on the right occasion, and as a by-produt, the secondary title is given the boost of being seen as being worthy to main event a pay per view.

Occasionally, insisting on putting a World Title match on last can hurt it. Mania 25 is a great example. HHH and Orton were never going to be able to follow HBK and Taker. That should have closed the show.

[Phantom Stranger]

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What better way to begin the month of September than with an International Championship title defence? That's what Tommy Cornell asked, and that's what we'll be giving you, as John Anderson puts his newly-won International Championship belt on the line against the Syndicate's fortunate son, Wolf Hawkins!

It doesn't look like we're slowing down from there, either. Koshiro Ino, the defeated champion, will have an opportunity to get back to winning ways as he takes on the American Buffalo.

Tag team action follows, as the team of Andrews & Minnesota lock up with the British Lions in what's sure to be a technically-minded contest with a lot going for it.

And Fumihiro Ota gets a shot at the big time - he steps into the ring with former World Heavyweight Champion Ricky Dale Johnson.

More titles are on the line tonight - the New Wave, told of their scheduled contest against Freddy Huggins and Sammy Bach, offered to put the belts on the line. How would a win for Huggins and Bach cause Huggins' regular tag partner, Eric Tyler, to react?

By order of Tommy Cornell, the Keith Brothers are back in tag action after their explosive debut week closing out August - they'll face Chris Rockwell and Frankie Perez. This young pairing took the Machines almost to the limit - how will Rockwell and Perez fare against such intuitive understanding?

A chance to elevate their game also comes for the Easy Riders, facing off with the unlikely pairing of Rick Law and Rocky Golden.

And, lastly, Sam Keith and staunch ally Johnny Bloodstone are set to team up against Tommy Cornell and Tyson Baine in what looks to be a simply brutal main event. How's Tommy Cornell's shoulder after that vicious rope-aided Proton Lock on Sunday? Will he even need to be in the ring, given the momentum Tyson Baine's been developing?

Prediction Key:
TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins
No hotshots here.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Ino needs momentum back, and the Buffalo can easily be sacrificed for that.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
No upsets here, not yet.

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Sorry, Fumi.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
Send a real team, then we'll talk.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
I don't know. Let's say that the Keiths are jobbing their way to the top.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
Rocky blows it and gets pinned. And Law has to lose, it's not Badge Of Honour.

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
Maaaaaaaybe. Not sure at all. Tyson kind of swings things away, though.

[Tigerkinney]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

I agree with Regis I don't see you hot-shotting the belt here.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Ino gets back on track with a win against directionless midcard bully American Buffalo.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Andrews & Minnesota are more established on the TCW roster. Seriously give those two a proper team name, as it doesn't look like they'll be getting singles pushes anytime soon.

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

The Ninja's getting squashed

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

The champs aren't going to lose to a randomnly cobbled together team.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

If this was Perez and another lower end midcarder, I'd say the Keith's might just win here but as Morrisette is teaming up with Frankie, Sam's Boys have to go through another 'learning experience' before the trigger is pulled on their push for real.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Rocky Golden might be about as directionless as American Buffalo, but I can't see you jobbing two upper card workers to the Easy Riders..even if you are trying to get the Riders over as a threatening 'bully' heel tag team. Wouldn't be surprised to see this one go DQ though.

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

Tommy with his monster enforcer beside him hands out some payback on Keith.

[Sudo_Nym]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins
Wolf loses here, to continue building tension between him and Cornell. A future feud has to be inevitable.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Buffalo's been a bit lost, while Ino needs momentum for his feud with Rockwell. Also a potential Buffalo win by Rockwell interferance.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
Nice to see Merle and Walter on the main show, but they're still here just to do the job.

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
RDJ doesn't get jobbed out for Ota.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
Continue building the feud. The Tag Team belts are among those that wouldn't be damaged overmuch by hotshotting, though, if Huggins is going to turn on Tyler. However, I'm going with TNW, if only because Bach hasn't been up to much lately.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Rockwell needs a win. The Keith Brothers are still playing their dues.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
Rick Law continues his build. Here's an idea: The feud with Tyler makes Law progressively more vicious, until he turns. Then he can start really abusing his power over on Badge of Honor.

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
Cornell needs momentum back, and Baine's been on a roll. Plus, if Keith keeps winning, the feud won't have legs.

[Bigpapa42]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[Zergon]

This is a great diary, definitely one of the best I have ever read.

Prediction Key:
TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins
Anderson isn´t losing his first title defence

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
I agree with others here, Ino gets back some of his lost momentum

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
Better and more established team at this point

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
No contest here

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
Random team isn´t going to win tag belts

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Keith brothers are talented but they are still rookies

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
Just to give Golden a win

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
Keith won in PPV so now is Cornell´s time to get a win

[smurphy1014]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[foolinc]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[Phantom Stranger]

I'd like to say hi to the newer faces beginning to pop up here, as well as the regulars - it's good to see this kind of support, it really is.

Show's now been run and will go up sometime tomorrow...

[Beeker]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins
- The Sycophant of the Syndicate doesn't get rewarded. Also I can't see PS hotshotting the title of Anderson straight away, it would be the same as saying 'back to the tag ranks with you!'

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
- A slight upset but Ino had a gruelling match and Buffalo is a dangerous opponent, even if he looks like he can't figure out how to open a glass door. Also Rocky Golden would be happy since Buff's been around for a while and a TCW guy.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
- O'Curle sandbags it until they are redubbed the British/Irish Lions. Then he gets bitter about it no being the Irish/British Lions. Why won't Merle smile?

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
- Not a squash but... close to it.

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
- If the School can't upend the New Wave, I can't see Huggins and Bach doing it... so just to spite me I expect PS to make Huggins the champ, it would make for some very fun storylines but... nah. This'll be by DQ or count out or something.

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
- It's not good to be Chris Rockwell about now.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
- Because I can't in good faith vote against a team that might become Rick/Rock!

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
- Cornell gets his win back, Baine picks up momentum for a run at someone.

[cmdrsam]

Prediction Key:
TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[PeterHilton]

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine

[Marcel Fromage]

Prediction Key:
TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Wolf Hawkins
Anderson builds on his title win

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
And Ino rebuilds following his loss

Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
Until they get more over, the Lions are jobbing. But, knowing your prior penchant for ROF, I fully expect the Lions to become a force in due course.

Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
RDJ gets a singles win against the jobbing ninja

TCW Tag Team Championship
The New Wave (c) vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
Routine defence for the tag champions

Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Rockwell & Perez did okay on the PPV, so I'd expect them to follow up with another win here. You've time to build the Keiths yet.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
I'll go with a double count-out or DQ or something here that means a follow-up match on Badge of Honor. I mean, Law & Golden will probably win but I wanted to go with something a bit different.

Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
I expect Tommy to bounce back from defeat in this tag match to keep things bubbling along.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 1 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 4.33)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.00)

Held at Plum Park (Tri-State US)

Attendance: 15,000 (Sold Out!)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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As the program begins, World Heavyweight Champion Troy Tornado is in the ring, microphone in hand, title around his waist. The credits fade away to catch him leading all of Plum Park's 15,000 in singing the words to his theme song, which slowly fades away. With a little-boy-having-fun grin, Troy nods.

“That's right,” he says. “I knew there was something I wanted to say...

“And I wanted to say it to Tommy Cornell.” A glance to the entrance. “Tommy, man... You held this belt, what, eighteen months? In all that time, you had the main events – and no one begrudged it.

“I've had it two months now. And on Sunday night, TCW broke tradition.

“You went out after me, Tommy. You kept the main event for yourself.

“Now, I get why. You wanted the moment everyone remembered to be you breaking Sam Keith. You wanted to make damn sure that that was what everyone took away.

“Not your boy Wolf falling flat second month running. Not Brent Hill outclassing him with half the backup.” Troy frowns into the hard camera.

“Let's set aside the fact Sam Keith broke you, Tommy. Let's set aside the fact your plan screwed up horribly.

“You did this without worrying that it would smear the reputation of this.” He pats his belt. “The World Heavyweight Championship, Tommy. The biggest prize TCW has to offer – and your obsession.

“I don't know how much of what you did was ego and how much of it was being pissed off with Sam-”

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At last, Breakin' the Law hits. Tommy Cornell is out, backed up by Wolf Hawkins and Tyson Baine.

Troy steps back for a moment, then grins. “Fortunately,” he says, “I have an answer prepared.” And with that, he launches into the vocals of the Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter, throwing all his Iron Maiden-style effort into it.

And the song itself begins to play. The Syndicate break stride, turning to see the man that music heralds.

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It's Sam Keith, and right behind him, Johnny Bloodstone. Cornell and Baine's opponents for tonight.

Troy stops singing abruptly. “Now, back to what I was saying,” he says. “Tommy, you discredited the belt, you stole my moment, all that good stuff. It's time you pay it back.” He levels a finger at Cornell. “At Destructive Energy, I want you, in the Main Event, in a match designed to mean something – and to keep your boys away.

“At Destructive Energy, Tommy, YOU are going to give something back to this company. You are going to help but the shine back on this tarnished belt.

“It seems like I'm doomed to defend this belt in triple-threat matches. So I want you... and me... and I want that man on the ramp, Johnny Bloodstone, who's helped me out before and who I owe.

“And we're going to make it a stipulation – I just cleared this with Mayhem before I came out here – that if someone interferes, the man they interfered on behalf of will be suspended for the rest of 2008 – WITHOUT PAY.

“Goes for you too, Tommy.”

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John Anderson © vs. Wolf Hawkins
After their year-plus as part of the Syndicate together, Anderson and Hawkins seem to have an amazing, integral understanding of the other's style that really helps this match get going.

It's fluid, it's fast – it's a damn fine wrestling match as Anderson continues his coming-out party as one of the finest performers TCW has to offer.

Hawkins gets frustrated around twelve minutes in, and switches game plan – he hurls Anderson out of the ring, and backs off, getting Eugene Williams' attention – and two men in suits jump Anderson on the outside, beating him down briefly.

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Alt credit to FINisher
“I thought they were in Japan,” Azaria muses. “My God – has Tommy Cornell already found replacements for the Machines?”

As Azaria identifies the men as Julian Watson and Jack Marlowe, Watson rolls into the ring and Marlowe hops up onto the apron. Marlowe promptly locks up with Watson over the ropes, shifting to a suplex position – and superplexes Watson from inside the ring to the outside, right on top of the downed Anderson!

“I haven't seen that in ten years,” Azaria whispers softly. In a grim tone, Dangerous chimes in. “Gojira Falls,” he says. “Not sure what hurts more – the move or knowing someone's willing to do that to themselves, just to be able to do it to you.”

Hawkins finally lets Williams get back to the action as Marlowe heads off, supporting a limping Watson on one shoulder.

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As Williams counts the unconscious Anderson out, Stevie Grayson lays Hawkins out behind Williams' back with a chair shot – not that it can change the result of the match at this point.
Wolf Hawkins defeated John Anderson by count out
Rating: A

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American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Ten minutes of by-the-numbers brawling saved by the efforts of Ino, this one does nonetheless seem to indicate that Buffalo is at long last beginning to mature in the ring.

All that said, it's still an intensely predictable result, and Ino gets the Kobra's Bite as a direct counter to the Colt Killer to finish it.
Koshiro Ino defeated American Buffalo
Rating: C-

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Backstage, Chris Rockwell finds the Machines' new locker room.

“So,” he begins. “John – anyone on your championship dance card for Destructive Energy yet?”

Anderson just looks at him, then at Brent, then back at Rockwell.

Finally he speaks. “Shouldn't you finish ducking out on someone first?”

Rockwell does a credible blank look. “Who?”

Brent smiles. “Right behind you.”

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Rockwell wheels abruptly. Ino, sweaty after his match, is heading back to his own locker room for a shower. In her usual black PVC with the scarlet emblem, the Baroness takes one look at Rockwell and snorts derisively.

“You handle it,” Ino tells her, and heads on down the corridor.

“Handle what?” Rockwell asks.

She shrugs. “I don't think it matters,” she says.

“Remember that win you have over Kosh? The one you got because I panicked? I really shouldn't have bothered. Turns out you haven't got the stones to try again for real.”

Rockwell's lip curls. “Listen, sister, if that's what you think, you need to realise that I've got-”

“No,” she says flatly. “If you do, show up at Destructive Energy ready to get your ass kicked.”

She pauses, considering, then grins. “Cobras kill lobsters, after all.”

Rockwell swings for her, and we go to commercial...


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Andrews & Minnesota vs. British Lions
Simply put, there's good, old fashioned w-r-e-s-t-l-i-n-g here, the kind the storied Streets family used to stand for. True, the Lions are comparative unknowns, but for the second time running, they show that being known isn't everything as they give Andrews & Minnesota a run for their money.

Minnesota has been on something of a tear lately, however, and Walter Morgan eventually falls to the Empire Spiral.
Andrews & Minnesota defeated the British Lions
Rating: C

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Fumihiro Ota vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Ever wanted to see what happens when a Ninja is truly hungry to rise? Watch this match.

RDJ, though treading water, remains one of TCW's biggest names, and deservedly so – he's a formidable fighter, and a challenging opponent.

And Ota steps up to the plate as best he can, unleashing an assault before RDJ can prepare, keeping the big man on the back foot for a long time, and dodging his assault for the longest time.

It's a valiant effort, and honestly it's a shame that, in the end, RDJ manages to stun him with a straight left to the jaw, hit the ropes, and end it with the Leaping Lariat. But for a few moments there, the Plum Park faithful were right behind Ota.
Ricky Dale Johnson defeated Fumihiro Ota
Rating: B

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The New Wave © vs. Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach w/ Laura Huggins
Short and sweet, but Huggins & Bach do have speed on their side and use that relentlessly – not that Guide and Scout seem discomfited, particularly, as their teamwork means they can just about stay even.

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It leads to a lot of very, very fast signature move exchanges over the brief course of the match, but ultimately, the contest ends messily – Teddy Powell emerges in the ring while Sammy's wrestling Scout, delivering a chairshot that, for a moment, knocks Bach loopy. Sam Sparrow calls for the DQ...
Freddy Huggins & Sammy Bach won by DQ
Rating: C+

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As Bach gets backstage, Wolf Hawkins accosts him. “Seems like you and I have the same problem,” he says.

“I know you can't stand the Syndicate, but those two aren't going away any time soon...”

“I beat Teddy,” Bach snaps. “You haven't even manned up enough to get in the ring with Grayson. Deal with him on your own, bitch.” He pushes past Hawkins and stalks off, leaving Wolf watching his path thoughtfully.

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Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
It's astonishingly even-matched considering how new to wrestling the Brothers are. Perez goes back to his tricks from Sunday – a handful of hair here or there to tip the scales.

Rockwell uses, when driven to it, a more direct method; with Sparrow's attention on Matthew Keith, he palms a set of brass knuckles and punches Greg square in the temple, promptly securing the pinfall.
Chris Rockwell & Frankie Perez defeated the Keith Brothers
Rating: B-

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Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law & Rocky Golden
The Riders have been settling into their tandem with aplomb, already knowledgeable, already comfortable with each other, and that gives a slight advantage over Law and Golden – not that those two powerful men don't have their own means of doing damage.

Rick Law in particular seems to be holding his own, where Golden probably could be if his heart was in it – but it's not.

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Law has Billy Fonda reeling, and hits the ropes to set up the Long Arm of the Law – but Eric Tyler snags his ankle, Law stumbles, and the Riders hit that hip-toss/powerbomb/cutter combination they've been using, now dubbed the Emergency Stop, to get something of an upset win as Tyler nods in satisfaction.
Easy Riders defeated Rick Law & Rocky Golden
Rating: B-

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Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine
Cornell spends most of this match at the corner, letting Baine do most of the work, as the behemoth powers his way through or around much of the opposition's offence. The company owner's shoulder is still taped up from Sunday, and he looks careful not to do too much with it – but Baine explodes like a man possessed, tossing Keith and Bloodstone around like ragdolls.

After hurling Keith so far out of the ring he crashes onto the entrance ramp, Baine turns his attention fully to Bloodstone, who does his best, but ultimately faces a chokeslam and a Hades Bomb in sequence – at which point Cornell calls for the tag, sliding into the ring and applying the Guilt Trip to the unconscious Bloodstone, seemingly looking to prove a point...
Tommy Cornell & Tyson Baine defeated Sam Keith & Johnny Bloodstone
Rating: A

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Wolf Hawkins and Edd Stone run down to join in the beatdown, and for a few moments it's all their own way...

But Troy Tornado and Brent Hill are both on their way down with baseball bats. After a shaky start, the four men defying the Syndicate are all on their feet staring the Syndicate down as the show ends...

Show Rating: B

[Phantom Stranger]

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Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Something that made me smile today – on the night that Jack Marlowe and Julian Watson resurrected their old Philly Pro tag team finish, the Gojira Falls, Coleman & Ferdinand won their second GCG tag team championships.

I hadn't realised, incidentally, but it looks like Richard Eisen's issues are worse than I thought. As I noted on the first, Wilson Lopez, better known as Puerto Rican Power, turned his promotion in Puerto Rico over to us as a development federation.

I happened to call an old friend on the phone, someone whose booking style I've often slavishly copied when I couldn't think of anything to do myself. A quick example; back in 1975, the rough equivalent of the current Chris Rockwell/Frankie Perez alliance – the seasoned, downright dirty heel and the flashy up-and-comer, allied for both men's best effect – was one he was doing in Texas, with himself in the Rockwell role and TimberWolf forming the blueprint for Frankie.

TimberWolf went on to face Johnny Boy Tucker, protege of the TWL's big face Mark Krogan, in a hair-versus-mask match after a series of cheating encounters. (Those of you who were watching TCW over the months I'm preparing to book now may see further similarities. For the rest of you, I'll not mention who won that match.)

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Texas Tags: Johnny Boy Tucker and his mentor Mark 'the Lariat' Krogan square off against Professor Nero and his protege TimberWolf in the TWL, at Pistols Drawn '75. The event also saw Rip Chord retire Horatio Dangerous' father, Alexander Dangerous

And the Rockwell analogue? TWL's booker, Professor Mycroft Nero. Over three decades later, he has the book somewhere else – Rhode Island Pro Wrestling, the SWF feeder league – roughly equivalent to CZCW and FCW in our own rankings.

I hadn't realised, but Mike uses Wilson on most of his shows at the moment, the big 'foreign' monster with his Five Moves of Doom. For Wilson to be willing to jeopardise that income – and for Mike to be able to keep him on despite Richard Eisen's likely anger with the man – it has to seem to the people involved that the SWF is in trouble.

Which, of course, it is – because Peter Michaels is gone, and the new booker has one week to be prepared for the September PPV.

And, in another demonstration of links between the SWF and our feeder leagues, that new booker has been announced; CZCW colour commentator Farrah Hesketh.

Farrah's not an obvious choice by any means – which is kind of a shame. Shane Sneer used to remark, pretty regularly, that the only way to be a good booker was to have come up through the business, to have been a talent, to have learned how to draw a crowd, etc, etc. To have been a champion or to have managed them, all the rest of it.

I think there's something in what Shane said, and certainly his old federation is fondly remembered by tape traders across the country. By that argument, Farrah – a multi-time champion, a colour commentator for us and AAA, and a referee in Canada – has all the experience she needs. And as she's working those three other jobs, she clearly also has the energy and love of the business required to run a company the size of Richard Eisen's baby.

How she'll actually do is another matter. Shane would cheerfully tell you that the SWF isn't the kind of wrestling he was talking about or understands. I'd feel a lot less concerned about the question if my sons weren't there... But, as wrestling once was, it is again; interconnected, everyone having friends everywhere else... now on a global scale.

[Phantom Stranger]

About to post the card for Badge of Honor, but I want to take a moment to say this first:

Thank you, most sincerely, for all the nominations in the Diary of the Year contest. I'm particularly touched that the Golden Age of Hollyweird is remembered despite the diary having closed down mid-year (though personally, I like what I'm doing with the Syndicate more).

Here's to next year, and hopefully having done enough with Keith's camp vs. the Syndicate to get a Best Feud nod...

Whatever happens, whoever wins, I'm happy to have that level of recognition.

[Phantom Stranger]

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We're coming to the War Memorial Auditorium for the first time in ten years this Friday, and it looks like quite the show has been lined up.

Since their in-ring debut last week we've seen a lot of buzz develop on the forums regarding Sam Keith's twin prodigies, and they'll be opening the show, up against Shingen Miyazaki and Fumihiro Ota. With two losses in two consecutive shows, Tommy Cornell is assigning the Brothers nothing but work, nothing but tough matches - can they ride out the storm? If they can, can they score the win here?

Rocky Golden demanded to be in action this week shortly after a heated argument with Rick Law. We're not sure of the contents of the argument - we are, however, sure that Golden selected JD Morgan as his opponent. Morgan, too, is looking for his first win in TCW, but don't rule the wily veteran out.

Donnie J has requested that the Fly Boys go into action together this week; Mayhem Midden granted his request, matching them up against Kingman & Alexander. Can the Fly Boys possibly coexist following Donnie's attack on Jimmy last week? What of Floyd Goldworthy's interest in the team, something we haven't seen traces of in the past couple of weeks?

Edd Stone has voluntarily put his All Action Championship on the line in this week's match, facing off with the Cannonball Kid for it. Certainly, the Kid isn't at the forefront of people's list of contenders - he wasn't even on the recent fan poll. He is, however, still a talented wrestler and a former champion elsewhere who shouldn't be discounted.

The British Lions will also be active, this time taking on interlopers the Disrespected. Following events on Tuesday, I confidently predict that between the Disrespected's hard edge, the Lions' technical skill, and the possibility of payback, this one will be brutal.

Aaron Andrews and mentor Joey Minnesota seem, meanwhile, poised to continue their war with the School of Tradition, taking on the tag team of that name this week. Should be a good, classically-styled contest.

And in the main event, Rick Law has named a match between two other tag teams; Eric Tyler and his ally Freddy Huggins face off with former TCW Tag Team Champions the Young Guns.


Prediction Key:
Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid

British Lions vs. The Disrespected

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns

[Bigpapa42]

Well deserved nomination, PS. Well deserved.

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid

British Lions vs. The Disrespected

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns

[Sudo_Nym]

Prediction Key:
Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota
Miyakazi and Ota haven't been doing anything, while the Keiths need a win if they're going to be a part of the storyline with Cornell

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden
Did I miss JD Morgan joining the company?

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen
Kingman & Alexander have been on something of a roll, while The Fly Boys are going on a slow burn to break-up.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid
Does anybody really think that Pratt has a chance?

British Lions vs. The Disrespected
The Lions have been jobbing their way up the card, while Grayson and Powell are trying to get a storyline going.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Gut instinct, to be honest.

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns
The Young Guns are a job squad.

[Zergon]

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota
I agree with Sudo_Nym here, Keith Brothers need to win if they want to be useful in anti-synticate vs. Synticate feud

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden
It tempts to go with Morgan here because Golden seems to be out of his game but I go with Golden anyway.

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen
One of these teams are in the same page and it´s not The Fly Boys

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid
Edd won´t lose his title here.

British Lions vs. The Disrespected
The Disrespected has storyline going so they need the win more.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
I go with Andrews & Minnesota in this one.

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns
Tyler is kept strong here and The Young Guns don´t have much going right now anyway.

[Tigerkinney]

Prediction Key:
Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota

The Japanese Job Squad are here to put the Keith Brothers over and give them that all important first win.

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden

Can I take Golden all that seriously after he and Law lost to the Easy Riders ? No offence to the Easy Riders but they ain't ever going to be main event talents and I think that loss did more damage to Law and Golden than it did to help build the former DWB's reputations. Anyway I actually think Golden bounces back here a little, as I can't see Morgan being anything more than a glorified job guy in TCW.

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen

Can I make the suggestion that Kingman & Alexander get a proper team name, because it hardly appears to be a temporary arrangement anymore does it ? Oh yeah they'll win this, because as someone else said The Fly Boys aren't even on the same page.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid

Routine defence for The Syndicate's most maverick member

British Lions vs. The Disrespected

The Disrespected are the team with the storyline going right now, so they need to be kept strong to at least look a threat to Bach and Hawkins. Long term wise I see The British Lions having a brighter future in the company, but their first few years will be filled with many tough losses.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

The School might cheat to win here, but I feel Andrews & Minnesota will pull it off and continue building themselves as future contenders for the Tag Titles.

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns

I went for one set of School members losing, so I think the other set will pick up the win here.

[Beeker]

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota
- The Japanese Jabronis are here to make 'dem Keith Boys luuk guud!'

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden
- Grumbles Golden picks up the win!

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen
- This can't end well for those guys without last names.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid
- Cannonball goes BOOM! Unfortunately, he misses and (t)Edd(y) picks up a routine win.

British Lions vs. The Disrespected
- Because Ringrust and Powell have a storyline and it isn't the British/Irish Lions... yet!

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
- I think Deeley's a bit away from being over enough to win this match, and Minnesota makes the difference as he and Andrews continue to climb.

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns
- I dig Huggins, a lot, but I think the (should be renamed) Young Guns manage a win, let's say via some form of police brutality.

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota
See, this isn't as open and shut as people think - Ota just pulled off a B against RDJ, so the Japanese team are in with the chance of a reward while the Keith boys continue to job. Still, that result was so recent that I don't think it will de-rail the Keiths' push.

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden
He's got his fire back!

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen
K&A are now able to be legitimately elevated up the tag ranks. How long, I wonder, before a title shot is in the offing?

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid
JOBBER.

British Lions vs. The Disrespected
But by DQ.

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
These guys just seem stronger right now.

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns
Might be a bad night for Law's enemies.

[Phantom Stranger]

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden
Did I miss JD Morgan joining the company?


Probably. But that's OK; he's not yet done much but lose to RDJ and lose to Art Reed.


The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen

Can I make the suggestion that Kingman & Alexander get a proper team name, because it hardly appears to be a temporary arrangement anymore does it ? Oh yeah they'll win this, because as someone else said The Fly Boys aren't even on the same page.


Yeah, I've been meaning to name them for ages and waiting for two things - a good excuse, and a good name. Alanis gives me a justification for a slight image overhaul, and this morning I worked one out - it'll be revealed probably on next week's Badge of Honor or in the show forecasts coming up to it.

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Anyway, on to the meat of this post.

TEW10 is coming up and everyone's excited, and as I noted before, I aim to finish out 2008 before porting the data across. At that time, naturally, I want to take advantage of some of TEW10's new features and possibly make a few other changes as Horatio settles into his role.

So, I'd like to give you fans... a little questionnaire, to go along with this week's predictions:

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

[1PWfan]

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

Assuming that TCW are still ahead, then I could see it happening as an expansion to the dojo (y'know, they have a huge TCW complex that incorporates training facilities, a solid-ish sized arena and whatever else you can think of?

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

International should stay as a midcarder, but Hard-Hitting should really be a floating title, as it's more about style than card placement.


3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

Only if they used some more obscure names. Wanda, Cat and Raven in particular have been done to death personality-wise, and I'm more interested in seeing somebody else in the top spot.

[Bigpapa42]

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

Yes, and in the home region. South west. I could accept it simply as TC getting aggressive and wanting to shut the SWF out of the region. So he strikes a deal with their most commonly-used arena.

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

To my mind, the International title is midcard, but its honestly probably above that at this point. It might work best as a floating title. Whereas I think the Hard-Hitting is perfect as a floating title. Its new, so valuable hasn't really been established in the long-term yet. Its very much connected to who is holding it.

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

Moderately. The basic idea of TCW with a women's division doesn't appeal to me too much for some reason, but I have faith in you making it work. As 1PWfan said, it would be nice to see women workers who aren't the super common ones.

[Tigerkinney]

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

Yes, and in the home region. South west. I could accept it simply as TC getting aggressive and wanting to shut the SWF out of the region. So he strikes a deal with their most commonly-used arena.

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

To my mind, the International title is midcard, but its honestly probably above that at this point. It might work best as a floating title. Whereas I think the Hard-Hitting is perfect as a floating title. Its new, so valuable hasn't really been established in the long-term yet. Its very much connected to who is holding it.

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

Moderately. The basic idea of TCW with a women's division doesn't appeal to me too much for some reason, but I have faith in you making it work. As 1PWfan said, it would be nice to see women workers who aren't the super common ones.

I pretty much agree with Bigpapa 42 here. As for question 2 I would also like to see the All Action Belt as a floating title, simply because I'm not a fan of there being a 'jobbers' title, which to me is what a lowcard belt is. The All Action Belt would probably never (and probably never should) rise all the way up to main event level status but with the right person holding it, it could elevate itself into being a midcard belt in the eyes of the fans.

So if I was booking, I would have it as:

Main Event: World
Midcard: International, Tag Team
Floating: Hard Hitting, All Action.

[cmdrsam]

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Miyazaki & Ota

JD Morgan vs. Rocky Golden

The Fly Boys vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. The Cannonball Kid

British Lions vs. The Disrespected

Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Young Guns



1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?
I think he would and it would be in the SW.

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?
International = Midcard
Hardhittin = Floating

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

Sure as long as it doesnt distract from what got you here. As far as a side dish sure. But if its the main course no.

[Regis]

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

No reason not to. TCW's on a roll, they're growing, the SWF is shrinking, they have a massive quantity of money in the bank, and what better to act as a status symbol than a new arena? As for where, the South-West is TCW's heartland and deserves the nod.

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

Floating for both. Helps to keep things sensible, and allows for the fact that the winning streaks those titles build will jump their holders up the card easily.

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

I've heard your ideas, and I think they're cool, but I want to see the men already on your roster given more time first. More time for the names already there before new people get brought in.

[Sudo_Nym]

1. The way he appears in TCW: A Quiet Retirement, would Tommy Cornell be looking at building/buying a TCW-exclusive arena? If so, in which region?

I wouldn't say so, because he strikes me as the kind of guy who wants to be travelling the country, constantly trying to beat Eisen to the punch in every region. A dojo, however, would be completely in character.

2. With the way the International and Hard-Hitting Championships have been behaving, would you prefer to think of them as fixed (midcard and secondary main event, respectively) or floating titles?

International should stay in the midcard; I think the current trend of Upper Mid and ME guys holding it should pass. Hard-Hitting and All Action could easily go floating, though, as they ought to be about the style of wrestling, rather than a specific worker position.

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

As a women's wrestling fan, I want to say yes, especially since it's a prime product for many of the women. I also wouldn't mind seeing women like Wanda there, because its a good fit for her. However, I think introducing a women's division would harm the men on the roster that are still trying to get established. So it'd be a real tricky balancing act.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 1 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.43)

Held at the War Memorial Auditorium (Mid West)

Attendance: 2000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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Keith Brothers vs. Miyazaki & Ota
A good quality matchup, with two duos who aren't yet as respected by the crowd as they have the potential to become – not a bad opening contest for Badge of Honor. Greg and Matthew continue to show their uncanny ability to work together, though in the end there's no stunning double-team reveal, just Matthew Keith's Proton Lock, as effective as his father's.
Keith Brothers defeated Miyazaki & Ota
Rating: C-

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Golden still doesn't seem to have much of his old dynamism about him, much of his old energy, but it doesn't matter – he's got enough, here, to prevent Morgan from locking down a hold, to pepper Morgan with stiff forearms, smash him to the mat with a twisting powerslam, and to finally sign off on the assault by delivering, out of Sam Sparrow's line of siight, the Rocky Road – a whirling back elbow to the groin, staple of Golden's lawbreaking history.
Rocky Golden defeated JD Morgan
Rating: C-

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Backstage, the Fly Boys are engaged in a brawl as cameras catch up to them – as does the American Buffalo, who sweeps them apart to arms' length.

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“That'll do, boys,” Floyd Goldworthy purrs as he catches up. “Thought this might be happening when you two ran into each other again. Jimmy, you want to let Donnie explain?”

“I want to-” But the Buffalo's hand curls into a fist, and Jimmy falls silent. Donnie swallows.

“You wanted to get back here as much as I did, Jimmy,” Donnie begins. “We talked about it how long? Years? And then... I guess you gave up on it.

“And on our team. You had a problem with me – I get that, I understand it – but...

“But we both wanted to get back here. And I... I heard they were looking for tag teams. I cleared it with our old boss.

“We're here, Jimmy, and we can be the champions again – but we have to work together. You haven't been – and Floyd showed me the tapes.” Half a smile. “I saw just how much you'd done. I wanted to even the score.

“But they want tag teams, Jimmy. We want to stay here, not get fired, we need to stay a tag team. We need to win.

“We're even, Jimmy – but if we want to get anywhere, we have to win. Floyd promised me, if we can get on the same page, he can help us get to the top... please?” Floyd nods approvingly as Donnie completes his deal with the devil.

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The Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kingman & Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen
By no means a great match, but Kingman & Alexander show what teamwork can do as the Fly Boys are only grudgingly on the same page at this point, but Barry and Clark take the risks you can take when your partner has your back and you know it, capitalising by bringing down Jimmy P with a Crippler Bomb. Donnie J breaks it up a hair of a second too late.
Kingman & Alexander defeated the Fly Boys
Rating: D+

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Edd Stone © vs. The Cannonball Kid
Edd Stone, ultimately, should be able to make his matches more interesting than this – but, as yet, that doesn't appear to be on the cards. The Kid and Edd put together a match that's all about athleticism, yet which finishes when the Kid foolishly attempts a powerbomb – once again leading to someone's discovery that YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB EDD STONE.
Edd Stone defeated the Cannonball Kid
Rating: D-

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Hood That Took Me Under begins to play, and Art Reed steps out, with the Bombshell – who spends a few moments just bobbing to the beat – beside him. She raises the microphone to her lips.

“Seven... eight... nine... ten... Your Winner by countout, Art Reed,” she offers, silkily.

“No expert, Edd, but I'd say that means Art is entitled to a rematch...” A pause. “You game?”

Edd shrugs. “Always game... oh, wait, for his rematch?” A grin. “Sure, that too.”

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British Lions vs. The Disrespected
A very straightforward match in a lot of ways; the Lions have the advantage when the pace is slow, lose it – rapidly – when the speed picks up. The Disrespected don't seem to fight as a team so much as two aligned furies, and they're getting the upper hand again, around five minutes in -

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Stevie Grayson pitches forward so hard he turns a complete flip from the chairshot. Moments later, Hawkins fells Merle O'Curle with a second shot, then smashes Grayson again.

Eugene Williams is halfway through throwing the match out when Teddy Powell gets into the ring to rescue Grayson, and Hawkins literally hurls the chair at him, bailing from the ring fast.
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Rating: D

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Andrews & Minnesota vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Finally the show gets back on track, as these two teams know exactly how to get a TCW crowd roaring.

It's even money who'd win this one all the way, with both sides putting everything they have into it, and in the end it comes down to the two younger men.

Andrews brings Deeley down with a spinebuster and rolls through, clamping on a camel clutch to work that aching back. Laura Huggins looks edgy, moving toward the ring, and Joel Bryant jumps down from the apron and draws her aside, saying “Wait,” loudly enough to be heard on the broadcast.

Deeley works backward, twists, grabs the ankle, yanks, and transitions to his Sure Shot armlock submission. Andrews can't answer it, and taps.
School of Tradition defeated Andrews & Minnesota
Rating: C

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Deeley and Bryant together smile at Huggins, and Deeley calls “I told you,” from the ring. The trio prepare to walk off, but My Hero starts to play, and Rick Law emerges. “Aaron, Joey,” he begins, “Good work. Yeah, you lost, but damn – that one was close! And it's not like these two are a pushover...

“Which brings me to why I'm here. See, tonight, I didn't make the main event. I usually do, and of late, it's usually been to give Eric Tyler hell for the beatdown he put on me.

“As of Hotter Than Hell, I considered that debt settled, and this Tuesday, he gave me a reason to think I was wrong.

“Seems he won't just stop. Now, Aaron and Joey, they came to me and offered to help. But on Tuesday, he didn't just cost me...

“He cost Rocky Golden. And I offered Rocky a chance to get even with him, one on one.

“And he refused – and then made another match, knowing I wasn't going to ask him to pull double duty.

“Rocky, I don't know what's gotten into you lately – but you could do with paying attention to how hard these two fight. Hell, any of the four in this ring.”

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Tyler & Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Young Guns
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In the closing minutes, Rick Law pulls Eric Tyler from the apron and levels him with a Long Arm Of The Law. Moments later, Harry Allen bounces Freddy Huggins off the ropes with a European Uppercut and, as he brings Freddy down with the Gunslinger's Revenge cutter, Steve Gumble's boot collides with Huggins' head with a savate kick. Inspired, Jasmine Saunders dubs the move the Blitzkrieg Bop.
Young Guns defeated Tyler & Huggins
Rating: C

Show Rating: C+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Monday 8th September 2008

I pretty much expected Tommy to have some objections to the latest signing.

I didn't expect that their contract itself wouldn't be the issue.

No, the issue is someone taking up three seats on the plane, and thereby costing triple the usual trans.

We have to do the same thing for Giant Tana, as a side note – but that's not the issue here, as I'd freely admit that after his time with Pete, Steve, and the others, Tana is head and shoulders better than this guy in the ring.

On the other hand, the programs for him write themselves, and he's young enough that we can expect a good solid run out of him once he's been through development.

It'd be easier if he didn't need the development, chiefly because it'd be easier to sell Tommy on him as a new Syndicate member – except that, really, that's exactly what we don't need him to be right now.

Tommy, Wolf, and Tyson are all fitting snugly at the top of the card, and outside them, as heels, we've got – well, we've got Chris Rockwell.

We could add Eric Tyler back to that list with a solidish push, bring up Sammy Bach, but ultimately – the Syndicate can't be part of every top-flight feud. We can't afford that; it makes every single face someone struggling for the same thing.

True, the Syndicate needs another member – but Tommy has a line on that guy, and we're going to try to bring him in.

So the giant should, I argue, be his own thing. I'm trying to sell Tommy on the idea of bringing him in for one-month big programs then putting him back in dev for a while to learn more, probably in Puerto Rico where they truly love their monster heels.

In the early years of HGC, Bruce the Giant often operated as more a special attraction than a main-roster member. We honestly could do the same thing with this guy – and that would cover his weaknesses and give him time to learn.

We'll have to see.

[Sudo_Nym]

Speculating...

The only Giant in the database besides Bruce is Marat Khoklov, except that he's a pretty good brawler, and you said this guy needs development. If we go down to Super Heavyweights, it would seem T-Rex is the only one who's likely to have enough popularity to main event. So is that it? Are we getting T-Rex in the main event scene?

[Zeel1]

Speculating...

The only Giant in the database besides Bruce is Marat Khoklov, except that he's a pretty good brawler, and you said this guy needs development. If we go down to Super Heavyweights, it would seem T-Rex is the only one who's likely to have enough popularity to main event. So is that it? Are we getting T-Rex in the main event scene?

It also said he was young enough to improve. T-Rex is probably past that point..

Y'know, I actually signed a very young and pretty talented hoss of my own to develop recently - Beast Bantom. Is that the giant mentioned, by any chance? If not, you might wanna give him a look - he's not great, but he's good for a guy his size. C- level at brawling, A level at menace, and at just 21 years of age, there's plenty of room for improvement. Year or so in development, he could be a great prospect, if only for the sake of having a talented young monster heel.

[Nedew]

Gargantuan? Primus Allen? We can only hope ;)

[Regis]

Speculating...

The only Giant in the database besides Bruce is Marat Khoklov, except that he's a pretty good brawler, and you said this guy needs development. If we go down to Super Heavyweights, it would seem T-Rex is the only one who's likely to have enough popularity to main event. So is that it? Are we getting T-Rex in the main event scene?

Seriously, check out Khoklov's stats some time. Especially his third row. Then compare it to, say, Tommy Cornell, Sam Keith, Troy Tornado, Wolf Hawkins, Johnny Bloodstone, etc., etc. If it is Khoklov, then he's definitely in need of dev.

[Phantom Stranger]

Y'know, I actually signed a very young and pretty talented hoss of my own to develop recently - Beast Bantom. Is that the giant mentioned, by any chance? If not, you might wanna give him a look - he's not great, but he's good for a guy his size. C- level at brawling, A level at menace, and at just 21 years of age, there's plenty of room for improvement. Year or so in development, he could be a great prospect, if only for the sake of having a talented young monster heel.

Martyn Haddon is someone I've used in European games often enough to... well, often enough to remember offhand that his name is Martyn Haddon. I do have a soft spot for him, but he's not the one.

Gargantuan? Primus Allen? We can only hope ;)

Gargantuan is in dev for a laugh/curiosity about whether, by the time I get bored and release him back into free agent territory, he'll be worth a smaller company using him as a monster. He's not the guy.

Primus Allen is one of those 'diary regulars' who doesn't have any story-related selling point to make me sign them. As yet, he's also not with the SWF but appears to be having fun in NYCW.

[James Casey]

Allen is an Entertainer anyway, I believe. I can't see him thriving in TCW when he tanked in MAW for me, and has been pretty redundant for Tigerkinney in FCW.

Phantom, do you have Brandon Smith on your roster? I know he's not your giant, but I'm wondering if he was someone you'd looked at.

[Phantom Stranger]

Allen is an Entertainer anyway, I believe. I can't see him thriving in TCW when he tanked in MAW for me, and has been pretty redundant for Tigerkinney in FCW.

Phantom, do you have Brandon Smith on your roster? I know he's not your giant, but I'm wondering if he was someone you'd looked at.

Same as Primus; regular diary signing without quite bringing any other connection to the plate to trump. That said, I've a real fondness for the guy for the same reason as Bantom (he was an absolute stalwart of my 07 Ring of Fire game, racking up something like eight tag title reigns alongside Black Eagle over the course of about six years).

[Phantom Stranger]

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We've got some major first-time match ups on the show tonight, and to go with them, plenty of other excellent contests.

Take a look at the first match scheduled for the night; reigning World Heavyweight Champion Troy Tornado has accepted Mr Cornell's challenge and will be taking on the Syndicate's biggest man, Tyson Baine, in what may be an unwise decision given his already-announced gruelling three-way-dance for the title at Destructive Energy.

Hell Monkey, Brooklyn sensation, will also see action against the Canadian sensation Johnny Bloodstone.

Rocky Golden, who's come under heavy fire from a number of quarters recently, faces off with Sammy Bach to follow, begging the question 'what of Teddy Powell?'

The New Wave have been ordered by Mr Cornell to face off with the Keith Brothers in what looks like more trial-by-fire for the young twins. Guide has let us know that this match will be the first of two title matches, as they consider the Keiths to be worthy contenders for their titles.

And immediately following that, Greg and Matthew's father Sam puts his own title on the line against the always-dangerous Chris Rockwell. We're told that he informed Midden that this was 'to guarantee PPV matches' when he demanded the contest. Midden's response? 'Glad you've got your head out your ass, Chris. Sounds like a good match.'

And in the main event, for the first time ever, the Machines will take on Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins. We're told that Mayhem Midden has waived the TV time limit on this one.

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Bigpapa42]

It also said he was young enough to improve. T-Rex is probably past that point..

Kholov is 32 years old, same as T-Rex. I've hired Rex and sent him to development in more than one game, and he developed to some degree in each of them. He developed a great deal in a couple of them.

On to the picks...

Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Zergon]

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
Probably DQ win after other Synticate member(s) interferences

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
Bloodstone is in a storyline so he wins here

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach
Golden continues to struggle

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Keith brothers aren´t ready for tag belts yet

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell
Keith retains here

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Not sure if Tommy agrees to job Machines but a tag win for Machines seems best way to give them win over Cornell or Hawkins

[Beeker]

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
- Non-title shenanigans assisted win for the Head of Corporate Sales. "YOU WILL BUY THIS MANY PENCILS FROM US! WON'T YOU!" It also sets up a PPV Main Event later on for these two.

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
-Is this match in Brooklyn? I dunno. I don't care. I'm not a fan of the Monkey, never have been and Bloodstone's scar looks badass.

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach
- "Oh, hey Teddy what are you doing at ringside with that chair? Oh, you want to wrap it around Bach's skull? Sure, go ahead, I need to talk to the ref as it is."

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
- The Keiths come close, close enough so that Guide appears to have been reading ahead in the dynasty but they still come up short.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell
- I suspect Keith holds onto the title as Rockwell continues to pay his dues as hubris (and Midden) come back to teach him some respect.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
- Those shenanigans from earlier were likely in the form of Cornell and Hawkins, so when Baine shambles out to make a difference, Tornado or Keith neutralize him and that allows the Machines (one of whom holds a single's belt) manages to topple the Syndicate Training Buddies.

***

When does Bear Bekowski debut? Hmmm I'm thinking someone the size of Land Mass with a slightly better upside.

[Oregano Jensen]

Hell's Bouncer is 21... he doesn't have much going for him but size, menace and decent name recognition, and he's not exactly Syndicate material. (The Syndicate are evil businessmen, not evil hell men!)

A team with Hell Monkey seems natural on the "these guys have similar names" level, but less natural on the "one of these guys is Hell Monkey, and the other one was a bodyguard in DAVE" level.

Or maybe it's someone else. Who knows?

Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

No-contest?

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

This may change someday, but I suspect that at this point, Hell Monkey is mostly there to lose to stars and make them look good. Not that Johnny Bloodstone needs much help to look good.

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach

Golden just won a fight. He doesn't need to win two in a row. Be careful... too many wins, and this could start to look like a push, and a push is the last thing Rocky needs.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

As they say, the Keiths aren't quite ready. We all know it's coming, but probably on a PPV... and maybe not against the New Wave, who seem like basically decent guys?

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell

There's no reason to believe this is a title change.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Sowing the seeds for a Machines break-up, perhaps?

[Sudo_Nym]

Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
Tyson's been on a roll lately, and a non-title match means that roll continues

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
Hell Monkey should be getting his time in the sun, too, eventually.

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach
Bach has the better upside, and has actually been doing stuff. I foresee a dq win with Powell's interference.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Not quite, but they're getting there.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell
Rockwell losing seems to be turning into a storyline of its own.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
The boss wins here, probably by cheating. Edge The Machines into giving up the independent thing and team up with Troy and Sam.

[Remianen]

3. Would you be interested in seeing TCW create and introduce a women's division?

Absolutely not. I'd suggest actually looking at "the new world" before even considering this. Besides, TCW (in your hands) has enough talent now that isn't being showcased or used regularly. Do you really see yourself developing women to the talent level required to justify on-air time over the folks you already have?

Besides, the "big names" are all in the retirement age bracket with only a few exceptions (at least one of which isn't available to you). So you'd have to build the division off the third tier of workers and that's not something you do at Global, in my view.

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
A draw, to keep Baine strong while protecting Tornado.

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
No contest here at all.

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach
Golden cheats to win, while Powell interferes.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
No, seriously.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell
Title change on free TV? Horatio's not that generous.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
This would give the Machines a hell of a boost here. I think their greater experience may show.

[Marcel Fromage]

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
A draw, to keep Baine strong while protecting Tornado.

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
No contest here at all.

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach
Golden cheats to win, while Powell interferes.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
No, seriously.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell
Title change on free TV? Horatio's not that generous.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
This would give the Machines a hell of a boost here. I think their greater experience may show.

Sorry for the laziness, which isn't typical of me! But I'm a bit busy and I agree with Regis on these 100%. He's not a bad predictor to copy by and large. :D

[Tigerkinney]

Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

I agree with Regis on this one, a no contest draw to keep both of them looking strong and to possibly set up a title match between these two sometime down the line.

Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell

Bloodstone is getting a considerably bigger push right now,

Rocky Golden vs. Sammy Bach

A loss for Bach, possibly caused by a Powell distraction (I think distraction, rather than actual interference) would make sense here, whilst Golden begins to get some traction going with a mini winning streak

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Perhaps a little early for Keith's to get a shot at the belts, but this should be a good match, so not too many complaints. I'd be shocked to see them win the belts though.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship (No Holds Barred)
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Chris Rockwell

I see you keeping this belt on Keith until he starts bringing up the R word.

The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Syndicate > ex Syndicate...for sure The Machines having the greater experience tagging together but I just think The Syndicate leader and his butt-kissing protege should stay strong here.

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 2 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 5.06)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.00)

Held at the Utah Park Reservation (South West)

Attendance: 15,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Troy Tornado vs. Tyson Baine
It's hardly the greatest of matches, but it's a fresh starting contest – hasn't been seen since Troy first turned heel, let alone since he reached championship heights – and the crowd get into it pretty well.

Tornado plays mouse to Baine's giant cat, but this is a mouse who can fight back – he gets clobbered a few times, once hit so hard he flies out of the ring – but he manages to score a few fast moves, and builds, and builds...

It takes three consecutive Star Makers to get Baine off his feet, and Tornado rolls out of the ring moments after making the three-count.
Troy Tornado defeated Tyson Baine
Rating: B

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Troy promptly grabs the mic.

“Nice try, Tommy,” he says. “Baine's scary... Baine hurts... and I know you want your title match to get a little easier.

“But...” A pause, as he recovers his breath. “If you aren't careful, all that will happen is Johnny walks away with it – because I saw you last week. I know you're still hurting from Hotter Than Hell.

“So let's just try playing nice, Tommy. Because believe me, I'll hit back – and if we both just give it away, that's not going to be a satisfying story for Johnny Bloodstone to tell his grandkids, is it?”

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Hell Monkey vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
A very nice, solid back-and-forth; not as good as Bloodstone is capable of bringing out, but Hell Monkey looks as good as he has in quite some time.

Moment of the match; Bloodstone catches Monkey during the Tumbling Monkey and transitions into the Bloodstone Mutilation.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Hell Monkey
Rating: B

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The video screen lights up; a single shaft of bright white light in a darkened arena. Sammy Bach leans against the turnbuckles, bathed in monochrome, and watches the camera swing down to his angle.

“Nice thinking, Rocky,” he smiles. “And hi there, Teddy.

“I'm sure I'll see you during the match. You and your buddy have your issues. And Rocky... well, maybe I'm giving you too much credit. Maybe you didn't think of it.

“You could be as dumb as you look, right?” He smirks. “So here's the thing – Teddy, come on down. And I'm hereby asking the ref not to stop the match when you do – no matter what you do.

“This needs settling.”

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Bach begins the match with his traditional impassive, unmoving stance. Golden swings a punch; nothing. Infuriated, he unleashes a second; Bach falls back a step, but doesn't otherwise move.

Golden hits the ropes and comes back hard. Bach tumbles, and when he sits up, he's bleeding. He touches his forehead, sees the blood and – as Rocky yanks him back up to his feet – smiles.

And explodes into a dropsault.

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Golden is suddenly on the ropes when Teddy Powell arrives, delivering the Motion Censor to the back of Bach's head. Sam Sparrow dithers, but accedes to Bach's earlier request.

Sammy promptly ignores Rocky and brawls with Powell, but – after a few moments of watching – Golden shakes his head and yanks Bach up into the Rack.

Powell promptly collects a chair from ringside, springboarding from the top rope to deliver a chairshot to Sammy as he's held there – and then another, and another...

Until finally, Sammy Bach is unconscious, and Sam Sparrow has no other option but to call the submission.
Rocky Golden defeated Sammy Bach
Rating: C+

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Sam Keith emerges, the Bombshell by his side, and heads down to the ring. “Tonight,” he says, “seems like time to make history.

“For one thing, I'm still getting madder at Tommy Cornell.

“Tommy, last month, when you tried your legal tricks, when you tried to block my sons... You remember exactly how I reacted.

Everyone does. Everywhere I go people talk to me, but this last month they've been talking to me as much as a father as a wrestler.

“Some things... Some things they expect us to just take, Tommy. Injuries. Beatdowns. Match after match. Punishment matches. Handicap bouts.

“Chairs to the head. All the stuff you brought me in to arrange for your rivals.

“And, you know... it's been this past month, hearing people talk to me as a father... I've realised why I was OK doing that.

“Because they're not the only ones who expect us to take it. Hell, at Hotter Than Hell I know damn well I dislocated your shoulder. Two days later you and me were in the ring again.

“We're wrestlers. They teach you to take pain before they teach you to give it. We go through things... All my career, I've had people come to me and say 'How did you get back into the ring after that?'

“It's not just them who expect us to be able to take it, Tommy. To my eyes, when I was working for you, I was still playing by the rules.

“My boys' career is well outside those rules, Tommy – it took people talking to me to really help me realise that, to help me express it.

“And now, tonight, they go for their fourth match in four shows. You're putting them through this to get at me – and the thing is, Tommy, Matt and Greg are my boys. They can take it.

“Hell, tonight you might've just made them tag champions.” A grin. “And wouldn't that be something, Tommy? Your gang with one belt and mine... with two?”

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Not the greatest tag championship match we've had, but also, not too bad at all. It seems, a little, like Greg and Guide were both dogging it – but the two teams still have the kind of instinctive understanding of their partners that keeps things fascinating.

At one point, Guide launches himself for Greg in the Guided Missile. Out of nowhere, Matthew Keith swings in, catching Guide around the waist and hurling him backward in an abrupt German suplex.

At the same time, the ultimate result gets locked down when Scout counters for his own team dropping an elbow on Matt before DDTing Greg.

The Wave of Mutilation follows
The New Wave defeated the Keith Brothers
Rating: B-

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Simply brutal from start to finish; Rockwell begins to show the veteran tricks alongside Sam Keith, and this match becomes a match of mirror images, as – with the exception of different submission holds – much of the time is spent with both men doing what the other had just done, but with a flourish.

Rockwell seems to get into this game of one-upsmanship early on, and arguably, it takes his eye off the prize – but the end result is that, twenty minutes in, both men are still active – and the bell rings for the TV time limit
Sam Keith drew with Chris Rockwell
Rating: A

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The Machines vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
The contest goes twenty-eight minutes, thanks to Midden's waived time limit. Azaria is, once again, unable to keep up with the pace that these four men maintain.

That said, they work through it and rise above, pulling their way to a great match regardless. Hill and Cornell, head to head, is a hell of a thing – but it's never there for long; frequent tags make sure of that, especially as Cornell is still nursing his shoulder slightly.

It's fast, it flies, it shifts to a brawl, it goes to the mat – toward the close, Anderson finds himself in there with Tommy Cornell, and Eugene Williams' attention is drawn by a new arrival.

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Tyson Baine arrives at ringside, and while Williams looks at him, Cornell boots Anderson in the nuts, taking him to the mat with the Guilt Trip locked in.

Williams turns back to call the submission, and Baine yanks Hill off the apron, into his arms, and down to the floor with a Hades Bomb.

Without rescue, Anderson taps out.
Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins defeated The Machines
Rating: A

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The three Syndicate members continue a beatdown on the Machines, rolling them both in the ring and assaulting them thoroughly.

Eddie Peak blindsides Baine from behind, coming through the crowd to do it. As he does so, Tornado and Bloodstone sprint down to the ring from the entrance ramp.

There's a hell of a brawl. Peak clotheslines Baine out of the ring, grabs Hawkins, and scores with a Peak of Perfection, and the tide turns – Cornell bolts as the announce team wrap up the program.

Show Rating: B+

[TEWFan]

I have spent the last two days reading this diary from start to finish! This diary is amazing and I love what you have done with TCW.

[Phantom Stranger]

I have spent the last two days reading this diary from start to finish! This diary is amazing and I love what you have done with TCW.

Thank you kindly, sir - although we're not finished yet; for one thing, I just signed the final member of the revamped Syndicate.

...


As a side note, for all those who steer clear of main event tags due to rating issues - the Machines/Cornell & Hawkins match was the best single match booked in this save. Yes, there's a lot of talent there, but still.

[Bigpapa42]

Looking forward to who's joining the Syndicate.

Good show. As always. Keep up the good work.

Regarding tags, it was possible in 2008. Just tough. The one A* tag match I had in my SWF game - McFly and Tornado (good chemistry together but low experience) over DuBois and Parker (exact same) - took four very talented workers and two sets of good chemistry. I'm very happy that tag matches get penalized less on 2010, because I always hesitated with those main event tag matches. No more!

[G-Prime]

Allen is an Entertainer anyway, I believe. I can't see him thriving in TCW when he tanked in MAW for me, and has been pretty redundant for Tigerkinney in FCW.
On the other hand, in my 2-year TCW game, he's my third biggest heel after Tommy and Rocky.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Wednesday 10th September 2008
Go on to the internet, as I've done periodically since Adrian showed me some websites not filled with 100% bile, and you see that the usual assumption is that the SWF is the 'entertainment' show, TCW is the 'wrestling' show.

Which... is the illusion Tommy and Joel, and these days Tommy and I, spend a lot of our time fostering.

Does that mean I don't think there's a difference between the two shows? No – but at the core, the reason Richard Eisen's programs aren't doing as well as they were is because the best talents he has aren't being showcased to their fullest. (I just know that people are going to read this and assume I'm talking about my sons, who I think are actually doing well. Sure, they're losing a lot – but in mid-range title matches on big shows, with decent build. The stuff they're doing with the Bumfholes is very good.

(No, I'm talking about guys like Tom Gilmore, who would take virtually nothing to raise to a headliner; Vengeance, who has thus far assaulted the champion on every PPV through 2008 – and I predict will do so tomorrow at Under Control – but who has not received a title shot or had any other program with either Jack Bruce or Steve Frehley, Remo and a few others.)

At the same time, we also don't rely entirely on wrestling. Sam Keith has been blowing me personally away with his microphone work recently. I don't tell any of my boys more than the basic points I want them to get across, and Sam seems... just rejuvenated on the microphone.

My theory is that it's one or both of two things; first, Sam doesn't spend the majority of his creative ability here on angles for everyone, and second, Sam is, for the first time, talking about his family, talking about the entirety of his history in the business, just filtered through the prism of his feud.

Either way, I'm very happy about it; I'm all too aware that he's near retirement, and we've got a long contract – and he is, too, Sam Keith. I want to be able to use him once he leaves the ring – and it's because we are not just wrestling that I can.

Thursday, 11th September 2008
So, at Under Control, Vengeance assaulted Steve Frehley. Instead of following up on that, he actually wrestled Chris Caulfield – and lost. Frehley is busy with Runaway Train.

What are they up to?

[Phantom Stranger]

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An unusual singles outing for two tag specialists will open the show tonight, as Harry Allen goes one on one with Joel Bryant.

We're also promised a tag championship match, and the New Wave, reigning champions and still regularly called the BEST TAG TEAM IN THE WORLD TODAY by many, will be defending against the Enforcers - the name apparently given by Mr Cornell to the Syndicate's new tag team, Jack Marlowe and Julian Watson.

The Easy Riders have requested a more brutal kind of a match; Mayhem Midden, accordingly, matched them up against the Disrespected, whose vicious streak is becoming more and more pronounced.

Frankie Perez will also be in action this week, taking on Clark Alexander. What role, if any, will Alexander's new manager play? And will Perez' recent streak of dirty tactics rear its head?

More of the war between Rick Law and the School of Tradition follows, as Law tags up with Hell Monkey to oppose Eric Tyler and Acid. It's hard to say who really has the upper hand in this whole conflict, right now...

But it's the Syndicate that seems set to cast a shadow over the main event. Tommy Cornell has made a match for a mystery man against Art Reed, with a submissions stipulation - and has gone on to say that this should be considered a warm-up for a Hard-Hitting Championship #1 Contender.

We've seen a lot of newcomers to TCW lately - is this another of them, or has the Syndicate recruited from within TCW's ranks for this?


Prediction Key:
Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????

[foolinc]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????

[Zergon]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
Bryant cheat his way to victory

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers
No way Enforcers take those tag belts in their first match

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
Batch returns a favour here and give Teddy a loss

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez
Alexander is mainly a tag team guy so he can take a loss here

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
Tyler gets a payback win after losing to Young Guns.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????
Isn´t it a rule in these boards that you should always go with mystery guy:p

[Bigpapa42]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
I'll say that Joel happily puts over the young guy.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers
Not a chance.

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
Retaliation interference makes its presence known.

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez
P-Dawg's kind of floating right now. Give CA the win.

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
Rick Law doesn't lose on Badge Of Honour. Evidence to the contrary may be safely ignored.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????
Ooh, someone Tommy's sided with? Let's go for this guy.

[Tigerkinney]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins

I think the wiley vet Bryant will edge this one out, the Young Guns with the gimmick change have managed to get rid of the jobber stench they had before but I just don't seem them being succesful in singles unless they break up.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers

Debut by winning the belts not happening, can't help thinking that 'The Enforcers' will end up being The Syndicates's designated jobs squad :p

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer

Seems like you are building the Easy Riders as a genuine threat in the Tag ranks, so I'd say they win here

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez

As it's singles and not tag I see P-Dawg picking up the win in this one

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey

As you said in the preview this could go either way, but I'll side with the face this time round.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????

Mystery man apparently is being backed by Tommy, so yeah I'm going with him.

[Sudo_Nym]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
Has Harry actually done anything?

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers
No title changes on a B show

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
Get them stronger

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez
Other than picking up occassional wins with Barry Kingman, I don't see Clark going anywhere

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
Rick Law heel turn?

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????
Art Reed has the Dread Lock. His link with Sam should serve to piss off Tommy.

[Candyman]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
With help.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers
No chance.

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
Agree with TK here, Easy Riders are being built into legitimate threats.

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez
Frankie has the brighter singles future.

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
It's his show.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????
It's Art Reed.

[Beeker]

Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
- I have never been a fan of Allen, combined with Bryant being pretty cool and in (night) School, I'll go with them.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. The Enforcers
- Yes, not even with the combined might of the Syndicate running in, in waves, does Syndicate Security take the titles here.

The Disrespected vs. Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
- The Easy Riders have a finishing move, The Disrespected have two storylines.

Clark Alexander w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Frankie Perez
- Perez kicks Alexander so hard it's almost Ironic... dontcha think?

Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
- I refuse to support a team called LawMonkey or MonkeyLaw. MonkeyPox I could get behind though.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. ????
- I never vote against ??? so ???? is one more ? so there is NO way I can vote against ????

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 2 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.47)

Held at the West Texas Coliseum (Mid South)

Attendance: 2000

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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Harry Allen vs. Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
Not a great contest by any stretch of the imagination – both men really have come to rely on being part of a team. Bryant stays steady, working a close-quarters game, while Harry tries to play the speed game.

The decider is Laura Huggins, tripping Allen's ankle and allowing Bryant to score with the One Shot Drop around ten minutes in.
Joel Bryant defeated Harry Allen
Rating: D+

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The camera rolls backstage, as Laura Huggins looks agitated while Sean Deeley knocks on a door. The door opens, revealing Guide of the New Wave, who tenses, while Deeley holds his hand up.

“Sorry,” Deeley says apologetically. “I just need to prove something. Can I speak to your buddy? You can watch – make sure I don't try any funny business.

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Guide, silent, falls back a step, and the camera follows Deeley and Huggins into the room. Scout sets his tag title belt aside and stands up.

Deeley again raises his hands in supplication. “I want you to put me in the Special Force,” he says.

Scout tips his head to one side, eyebrows raised.

Deeley nods. “I know, right? But we lost to you guys, in a title match, because Laura called us down.” A pause.

“Now if we're going to do what we need to do, I need to prove to her I can break holds before they break me.”

Scout shrugs, and seteps forward.

“Full strength,” Deeley says softly.

A nod, and Scout swiftly applies the hold.

Huggins watches as, for ten seconds or so, Deeley struggles to find a way out of the hold. Eventually, he does it, transitioning into the Sure Shot armlock.

Guide steps forward instantly and, as he does, Deeley releases the hold, rising, stepping back, palms out. “That's all,” he says, looking down to Scout. “Thank you,” he says. “Enjoy your match tonight.”

Deeley and Huggins leave, and the New Wave exchange glances.

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The New Wave © vs. The Enforcers
Short and sweet; the Enforcers show a lot of style of their own, and come on hard and fast.

On the other hand, Guide and Scout are still growing into an even greater understanding of each other, seeming at present to be adopting more and more of each other's moves.

And they are the Tag Team Champions.

That said, the Enforcers have a mission, and they start off fast and get faster – and Scout is swept off balance, beaten down, by Jack Marlowe. Marlowe eventually slams him in the centre of the ring, heading back to his turnbuckle.

He tags out, and Julian Watson ascends the top rope. Marlowe follows, hooking up for the superplex onto a downed opponent that is the Gojira Falls -

Guide, tearing across the ring, leaps, hitting Marlowe in the side with a leaping Guided Missile, both men tumbling to the outside.

Left to his own devices, Watson is quickly brought down by Scout, who cinches in the Special Force with gusto to finish the match.
The New Wave defeated The Enforcers
Rating: C

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The Disrespected vs. The Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer
This begins as a brawl, and that's exactly how it ends.

The Riders have the size advantage and use it to full effect here, tossing Grayson and Powell around whenever they have the slightest opportunity. Their opponents fight nobly – there isn't the kind of rage seen whenever they encounter Hawkins or Bach, just good, solid wrestling.

And then they arrive.

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Hawkins and Bach both, from different directions, show up at virtually the same time. First Powell on the outside is beaten down; then he's rolled into the ring, and as Sam Sparrow turns to deal with this illegal entry, Peter Hopper hurls Stevie Grayson from the ring and watches as he, too, receives a beating. He's promptly rolled back in, however, and the Emergency Stop brings an end to proceedings.
The Easy Riders defeated The Disrespected
Rating: C-

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Alexander pulls himself to remarkable heights here, bringing the crowd to their feet by showing a tightness against Perez that belies their lack of experience facing each other.

It's actually a stunningly even match given the difference in perceived level between these two, and Perez finds himself on the back foot against a clearly motivated Alexander, whose frequent glances ringside show exactly where his motivatin comes from.

The finish comes when Perez takes advantage of that glance, snagging a handful of Clark's hair, yanking him off his feet The P-Clutch follows almost immediately.
Frankie Perez defeated Clark Alexander
Rating: B-

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“What the hell?”

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Danny Fonzarelli appears on the entrance ramp, microphone in hand.

“That's just becoming your thing, isn't it, Frankie? You grabbed my hair at Hotter Than Hell You've been pulling this crap a while now.

“I'm kind of waiting for someone to pull that crap on you...

“If no one does it soon, Frankie, maybe I'll put you in your place myself.”

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Eric Tyler & Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Rick Law & Hell Monkey
More solid, decent work here, continuing the long-running saga while allowing Acid and Monkey to showcase their stuff on the side.

Law and Tyler stalemate, as do Acid and Hell Monkey, and the result is inevitable; Freddy Huggins arrives to tip the scale.

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Mere moments later, Rick Law ducks the Huggins Kiss and it hits Eric Tyler. A clothesline sends Freddy out of the ring, and the pinfall follows not long afterward.
Rick Law & Hell Monkey defeated Eric Tyler & Acid
Rating: B-

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Art Reed makes his way down to the ring, ready for the main event submission match... And Breakin' The Law begins to play, as Tommy Cornell emerges, flanked by Tyson Baine and Wolf Hawkins. He smirks.

“I'm sure you're going to love this match, Art,” he begins. “It promises to be a doozy, and I've heard you talk about loving your best opponents, no matter what you think of them as people.

“And I happen to know you think highly of this man.

“I just hope that finding out the identity of the newest member of the Syndicate won't upset you too much...”

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“Please, everyone, welcome Edd's big brother, the newest member of the Syndicate...

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“Jeremy Stone!”

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An extremely good match, weighed down surprisingly heavily by Kyle Rhodes' colour. Nonetheless, there's more than just back-and-forth here, as mentor and student put on an intense contest rooted in their shared understanding of the Stone ground game.

It's a perfect introduction for Jeremy, who wraps things up after eighteen minutes of slick action with the Stone Hold.
Jeremy Stone defeated Art Reed
Rating: B+

Show Rating: B

[Regis]

Jezza!

[Phantom Stranger]

Thanks, by the way, to Bigpapa42 for the music suggestion for Mr Stone.

[TEWFan]

Holy crappity crap! I maked out for Jeremy Stone! Now you just need to pick up Dan Jr and Duane.....call them the Stone Foundation and feud them with the Syndicate! :D

[Bigpapa42]

Was wondering which Stone family member would be making the leap. Cool to see Jeremy join, and seems like a good replacement for Keith...

Glad to help out with the music.

[Sudo_Nym]

Meh, I think Dan Stone Jr. would have been better, so Jeremy is nothing more than a complete and total disappointment. The man only does, like, one thing.

[Self]

Meh, I think Dan Stone Jr. would have been better, so Jeremy is nothing more than a complete and total disappointment. The man only does, like, one thing.

When you're as good at that 'one thing' as the Canadian Wrestling Machine is, you don't need to learn anything else.

Haven't kept up with this diary for a while. Should probably get caught up.

[Phantom Stranger]

Meh, I think Dan Stone Jr. would have been better, so Jeremy is nothing more than a complete and total disappointment. The man only does, like, one thing.

Just out of curiosity, are you referring to the massive technical skills, or the B-rated puro, or simply the 'I've got iron fundamentals and can thus get a B+ rated match out of Art Reed when he's barely B- pop and I'm lower?'

Assuming you mean the massive technical skills...

Bear in mind that the one thing Jeremy does is Tommy's strength, Wolf's strength, Bloodstone's strength, Brent's strength, John Anderson's strength, Chris Rockwell's strength, Sam Keith's strength (marginally) and Troy Tornado's strength these days. TCW's main event issue in 08 pretty much is 'here's the faces - all brawlers - and here's the heels - all better on the mat'.

Actually, if I coulda picked a Stone at random, I'd have gone for Duane, but I value the hell out of tag experience.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Saturday 13th September 2008
So there we have it; the last member of the new Syndicate unveiled. Obviously, with him being a new signing, he completes a different approach to the one I was originally planning on (which was to have Rockwell eventually pressured into signing up and renouncing his earlier stance) when Edd phoned to let me know Jeremy might be interested.

Or even the original original plan, in which Rick Law would have turned heel, probably partnering up with one of the Machines. That plan changed when Chris came on board.

That said, I think the group is the stronger for Jeremy's addition, and Chris will work better for not having to stick with the Syndicate.

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My original thoughts on the faction when I started familiarising myself with TCW were that too much of the talent was locked up in it, and as a result, tied up on the same side. Tommy, Brent, Sam, John, and Wolf; some of the absolute best wrestlers we have. On the other side, a loose alliance between RDJ, who'd asked to be moved out of perennial-Cornell-rival spot (something I've managed, even if I haven't found anything else for him to to), Rocky Golden, Tyson Baine and Rick Law...

With no disrespect to any of them, the problem was that we found ourselves with one side only capable of brawling, the other side being excellent all-round wrestlers – and the faces are the brawlers, the violent men, when the fans see us as the 'wrestling' company.

So the question was: how do you balance out the sides without weakening either one?

I haven't really done that, either. Instead, we have a very, very different outlook at the top of the company for faces. Troy Tornado turned before I got here, but at my request – which tied Tommy up long enough to plant some seeds. Rather than destroy an act that was getting Sammy Bach over by giving him a different gimmick, I handed it to Edd Stone, who has promptly gone on to be exactly as he was, but wearing a suit now – which only someone with Edd's background could really get away with.

Wolf Hawkins spent a long time as a whipping boy, establishing Koshiro Ino as a force to be reckoned with, taking the fall to keep our faces strong, before I could look at making him a stronger character – which I did, chiefly, by furthering the friction within the group, giving the Machines a reason not to be at their best – and then to get very motivated, very fast, as they distanced themselves and eventually translated into faces.

But the centre of it was Sam Keith.

I've been inspired by Sam's work many times over my career. He holds tremendous cachet in the industry for good reason.

And, when I first went along to a booking team meeting, he mentioned that his sons were champing at the bit to enter the industry. I filed that away until I knew they were good, but when I did...

When I did, RDJ's replacement as Tommy's main rival, at least in the short term, became clear. And when Johnny Bloodstone's contract became available, that set the shape of it all for me.

Bloodstone had been, however briefly, trained by Sam. He could reasonably have issues with Sam, and his work for Dan Stone made it clear he was a main eventer in the making.

Johnny pointed out that Sam had done more for Art Reed, giving him a submission hold invented by the master, and more pieces fitted into place.

Sam Keith, once turned, wasn't just a dream match. He was the capstone of a group that would go up against the Syndicate, and give the fans a pure wrestler to cheer for. His sons balanced the Syndicate's tag team. Art, known for exciting bouts against high-flyers like Acid, could match up with Edd. Sam would match Tommy, Johnny would match Wolf...

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Tyson Baine gave the Syndicate some muscle to counter the brawlers and redistribute that balance a little. The Machines became free agents I could drop into a conflict on either side, punching things up even more.

I don't envision the Syndicate adding anyone else, but I could well be wrong. It'll depend how the program ends up going.

At this point, however, we've got more-or-less matched sides... I just need something for Ricky, Rocky, Rick and Eddie to do. Eddie, I think I have covered; Rick, more or less. Rocky... Well, it's time to move a planned program up a bit, I think.

[Sudo_Nym]

Okay, okay, I've learned my lesson about trash-talking Jeremy Stone, no matter how ridiculously one-dimensional he his. But that's your mess, I suppose. I just wonder what kind of shambles poor NOTBPW must be in, with you gutting them heartlessly. Why not take Duane and Sean McFly, and leave Big Dan all alone and heartbroken without his family around, then? And you can loot the DeColts, too, because why should Canada have any talent?

I've lost track of what my point was supposed to be. All I can say is that being ridiculous has proven to be quite fun...

[Phantom Stranger]

Okay, okay, I've learned my lesson about trash-talking Jeremy Stone, no matter how ridiculously one-dimensional he his. But that's your mess, I suppose. I just wonder what kind of shambles poor NOTBPW must be in, with you gutting them heartlessly. Why not take Duane and Sean McFly, and leave Big Dan all alone and heartbroken without his family around, then? And you can loot the DeColts, too, because why should Canada have any talent?

Well, Duane left by the start of 08.

;)

Nah, as I say, I'd rather get Duane than Jeremy for various reasons, but Jeremy is the one who's loose.

As a side note, I've signed only Sean Deeley direct from NOTBPW - Jeremy and Johnny both became too big to stay and left, at which point I gave them a job.

Not much of an argument, I know, but hey.

[ampulator]

Just out of curiosity, are you referring to the massive technical skills, or the B-rated puro, or simply the 'I've got iron fundamentals and can thus get a B+ rated match out of Art Reed when he's barely B- pop and I'm lower?'

Assuming you mean the massive technical skills...

Bear in mind that the one thing Jeremy does is Tommy's strength, Wolf's strength, Bloodstone's strength, Brent's strength, John Anderson's strength, Chris Rockwell's strength, Sam Keith's strength (marginally) and Troy Tornado's strength these days. TCW's main event issue in 08 pretty much is 'here's the faces - all brawlers - and here's the heels - all better on the mat'.

Actually, if I coulda picked a Stone at random, I'd have gone for Duane, but I value the hell out of tag experience.

Well, your promotion is "popularity equals performance".

A related issue for me is... it's hard for me to see Dan Stone Jr. as a heel. He literally screams "FACE" to me. And him in the Syndicate? For real? I can't see Tommy Cornell AND Dan Stone Jr. on the same side. It's just too much.

Jeremy, on the other hand, screams "Cold Precision", which is something I find heelish.

Besides, having both Dan Stone Jr. would literally "pop" this diary. I would hold him back for reserve, because his "face" side needs some pushing. Adding Dan Stone Jr. into the mix wouldn't help.

As for Duane Stone, I also have hard time seeing him as a heel. He's too nice-looking for me. Doesn't have that defined edge that Jeremy has.

As for the DeColts... unless Steve reaches A-level popularity, he's not leaving. Alex isn't leaving because he's probably going to become the owner of the company when George DeColt retires. Jack's popularity is just low enough that he isn't going anywhere for a while. Ricky DeColt is the LEAST likely to leave, considering his lowish popularity (compared to to his brothers).

[Phantom Stranger]

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An explosive start to the show this Tuesday as, per Mr Cornell's order, the Keith Brothers will take on Tommy Cornell himself and his protege, the golden boy Wolf Hawkins!

The Syndicate action won't stop there, either, as Edd Stone pairs up with the Enforcers to challenge Art Reed in a six-man tag. Reed's allies for this match? With the Keith Brothers occupied, Art was able to secure a promise of help from the Young Guns.

People have been talking about both these men for some years now, touting them as future champions and major names in wrestling. Tonight they clash. Chris Rockwell will take on Joey Minnesota.

John Anderson threw out an open challenge to anyone who didn't have a match yet. He's stated that he waited until Rockwell as occupied, in disgust at the man's continued ducking of former International Champion Koshiro Ino. The International Championship will be on the line against the first man to answer Anderson's challenge, the young Frankie Perez!

More young talent has a challenge ahead of it, too, as Sean Deeley looks to advance his career with what could be a major win over Johnny Bloodstone.

Informed of a tag match that had been made in which he and a partner would face Tyson Baine and Jeremy Stone, Sam Keith found a potentially massive ally - in the shape of Eddie Peak. This one promises to be an all-round exhibition, guys...

And in the main event, the World Heavyweight Champion wrestles Sammy Bach in a ladder match. Suspended above the ring? The contract for the Championship match at Destructive Energy - and the opportunity, should Bach win, to add his name to the triple-threat.

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

[Remianen]

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The camera rolls backstage, as Laura Huggins looks agitated while Sean Deeley knocks on a door. The door opens, revealing Guide of the New Wave, who tenses, while Deeley holds his hand up.

“Sorry,” Deeley says apologetically. “I just need to prove something. Can I speak to your buddy? You can watch – make sure I don't try any funny business.

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Guide, silent, falls back a step, and the camera follows Deeley and Huggins into the room. Scout sets his tag title belt aside and stands up.

Deeley again raises his hands in supplication. “I want you to put me in the Special Force,” he says.

Scout tips his head to one side, eyebrows raised.

Deeley nods. “I know, right? But we lost to you guys, in a title match, because Laura called us down.” A pause.

“Now if we're going to do what we need to do, I need to prove to her I can break holds before they break me.”

Scout shrugs, and seteps forward.

“Full strength,” Deeley says softly.

A nod, and Scout swiftly applies the hold.

Huggins watches as, for ten seconds or so, Deeley struggles to find a way out of the hold. Eventually, he does it, transitioning into the Sure Shot armlock.

Guide steps forward instantly and, as he does, Deeley releases the hold, rising, stepping back, palms out. “That's all,” he says, looking down to Scout. “Thank you,” he says. “Enjoy your match tonight.”

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I am SO stealing this. ;)

Oh and typo in your promo post (unless Wolf Hawkins actually is a golden by). :)

[Phantom Stranger]

I am SO stealing this. ;)

Oh and typo in your promo post (unless Wolf Hawkins actually is a golden by). :)

You're welcome, and fixed.

[Self]

A wrestling Houdini? Pretty cool. Best keep it to lower-card Submission finishes though. Don't want to kill any important moves.

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers
Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota
TCW International Championship: John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez
Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell
Ladder Match: Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

That Blonde Bombshell's going to be busy.

[Phantom Stranger]

That Blonde Bombshell's going to be busy.

She usually is on Tuesdays. Laura Huggins usually pulls heavy duty Fridays. Little crossover in both cases, though.

[Bigpapa42]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

[Zergon]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez


Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
No chance.

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers
The lesser lights of The Syndicate keep the faces strong.

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota
Minnesota's directionless, while Rockwell is going places.

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez
Sorry, P-Dawg. Your record continues poor.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Ah-ha. No chance.

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell
JEZZA!

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado
I want to say yes, but what about Powell? Can you job out the champ? I'll take a gamble.

[Hyde Hill]

See you have been able to move this to 2010 how does one do it? Send a post with a link to Adam or otherwise? Thanks in advance.

[Phantom Stranger]

See you have been able to move this to 2010 how does one do it? Send a post with a link to Adam or otherwise? Thanks in advance.

That's what I did.

[Phantom Stranger]

Looks like we lost some folks hopping forum; hope they can find us.

Show goes up tomorrow.

[praguepride]

She usually is on Tuesdays. Laura Huggins usually pulls heavy duty Fridays. Little crossover in both cases, though.

Taken out of context, this sounds so friggin dirty :D

[foolinc]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

[Candyman]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Maybe in a couple years...

Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers
It's Art Reed.

Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota
Rockwell's more important right now.

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez
Maybe in a couple years...

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Maybe in a couple years...

Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell
Have to build up Jeremy's (American) popularity to match his skill.

Ladder Match (Entry into Destructive Energy's World Heavyweight Championship match)
Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado
I don't see Bach being in the World title match.

[Davide83]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & The Enforcers
Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota
TCW International Championship: John Anderson (c) vs. Frankie Perez
Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Sam Keith & Eddie Peak w/ Blonde Bombshell
Ladder Match: Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 3 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 4.38)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.00)

Held at the Isaak Road Arena (Mid Atlantic)

Attendance: 15000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
An extremely good opening contest here, and somewhat stunningly for two such young lads, the twins give as good as they get against the effective Syndicate leadership.

That said, Tommy Cornell is still Tommy Cornell, and the Keiths are still inexperienced. Around nine minutes in, Tommy catches Greg Keith with the Rough Ride and promptly transitions to the Guilt Trip. Matthew Keith steps between the ropes, as does Wolf Hawkins, and the Full Moon Rising lands just in time to prevent him breaking the hold.
Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins defeated The Keith Brothers
Rating: B+

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Wolf Hawkins rolls out of the ring, snatching a microphone and tossing it, underhand, into the ring. Cornell snatches it out of the air. “Alright,” he begins.

“First off, Sam, you still have yours coming to you. Don't forget that.

“Now... Destructive Energy.

“Me. Troy. Bloodstone. Maybe Bach. For the title I've held so many times. The title I've held so long.

“Troy, believe me, I understand so much better than you could how important that championship is. You say I'm hurting it? I say – you're the champion. Outclass me, Troy – it's the only way you can make your championship reign mean anything.

“And it's not something you can do. Painful Procedure is a joke. Half of it hasn't been seen in weeks. The Syndicate, now...”

A chuckle, and Cornell locks eyes with the hard camera.

“I lost Sam. I lost Brent. I lost John. And the Syndicate is still more powerful than any other group in wrestling.

“I replaced the Machines with the Enforcers. I replaced Sam Keith with Tyson Baine. If I have to, I have replacements ready for everyone. You can't kill the Syndicate, Troy. None of you useless w**kers can.”

Hawkins looks at Tommy a little oddly for a moment, but shakes his head. Cornell, meanwhile, continues. “In July 2007, we announced ourselves to the world. We were champions. In July this past year, we were undergoing a change.

“But here's a promise. Here's a cast-iron guarantee from the only man good enough to make them.

“By July 2009, every championship in TCW will belong to the Syndicate.

“This month, Troy, I take yours from you. Then, I'm going to destroy Sam Keith's little band of credibility-drained rebels. I'm going to break that group wide open.

“And after that, Troy, I will eradicate Painful Procedure. Shout all you like about how you're musicians as well as wrestlers – it has disgusted me for years that a bunch of rock poseurs claim to be big shots in the only company who can boast real wrestlers.

“Running you all out of my company will be an absolute pleasure.”

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Art Reed & the Young Guns w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Edd Stone & the Enforcers
If TCW were elsewhere, they'd call this a rice and beans match. Goodish work by those involved, but not great; the Young Guns continue to get back to winning ways, though, catching Jack Marlowe with the Blitzkrieg Bop to score the pinfall.
Art Reed & the Young Guns defeated Edd Stone & the Enforcers
Rating: D+

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Chris Rockwell vs. Joey Minnesota
Much better work here. Minnesota finally seems to be growing confident in his role in TCW, starting to play to the fans more than he had been, and he gives Rockwell a heck of a fight.

Both men stick closely to the rules in a grounded, fast-paced contest reminscent of the best non-hardcore matches DaVE ever put on – that same speed, that same violence, that same intensity.

Through the contest, however, it begins to shift in pace, in style. For a while it's the kind of fight GAMMA make their money from; and there, Chris Rockwell excels, shedding the last remnants of his old, jokey character, nailing Minnesota with something halfway between a DDT and a chokehold before pinning him in place and slamming knee after knee into him, rattling him hard before turning him over to make the pin.
Chris Rockwell defeated Joey Minnesota
Rating: B

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Sam Keith, shown backstage, holds a microphone, seated, considering. He doesn't look at the camera. He lifts the microphone to his lips, lowers it, then raises it again to speak.

“I seem to be, from some angles,” he begins, “a lucky man, in my old age.

“I've been privileged to help my sons find employment with what, despite issues with its owner, I consider the best wrestling federation active today.

“I became the first person to hold a new championship in that same federation.

“I've headlined a pay-per-view to defend it – the biggest selling pay-per-view in that federation's history. And while there, I defeated a man... A man who I saw come into another company, nearly fifteen years ago, full of promise.

“A man whose ego got him fired. His promise has been fulfilled; they call him the best wrestler alive today...” He smiles, reminiscent, his eyes still not on the camera, not paying attention. A shake of the head.

“I remember when that was what they called me,” he says. “But I beat him. A one-of-a-kind match. Tens of thousands bought their first pay-per-view to see it, as well as the tens of thousands who buy our pay-per-views every month.

“And now... just a month later...”

He breaks off, considering.

“I've known Dan Stone, on and off, for nearly thirty years,” he says, starting again. “But I never worked for him. I worked for George DeColt – I wrestled for him, I won his biggest championship. I talked to Dan... I nearly went there.

“But there was the chance to prove myself in Japan, or to return to Mexico... or to make a statement with the SWF.

“I never got to wrestle Dan Stone, and aside from training sessions with Edd when I first got here, and training camps I stopped by... I've never wrestled his sons.

“They tell me that Jeremy Stone is the very best on the mat. The Canadian Wrestling Machine.

“I've seen his matches.

“They're right.

“And I know... in less than two weeks, at Destructive Energy...

“The man who leaves the ring after our match holding that title belt will have wrestled like a true champion.

“So I'm a lucky man, it seems.”

He turns, finally, to the camera. His eyes are wet, welling with unshed tears.

“But wrestling like a true champion isn't all there is. I intend to beat you, Jeremy, for two reasons.

“First, to prove something to myself. To wrestle, two months running, two of the world's greatest wrestlers, and to win...” A smile. “It would be worth it.

“And second, Jeremy, because I've talked to Art, and to Johnny. Boys they were when we taught them, weren't we?

“It sickens them to see the pillar of his father's legacy go over to Cornell like this. To agree to the Syndicate's terms. To limit himself for Cornell's glory.

“So, Jeremy... for them... for the fans, for my sons, for all the worry the Syndicate has given my wife this past year...

“I'll beat you. I'll retain this championship. And I hope to God that when you lose, you'll see sense.”

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Not the greatest of contests; Perez too new-school Japan, Anderson a traditional American wrestler. Sometimes, you can get past that gap.

Sometimes, you can't. Anderson's offence looks good, as does Frankie's, but there's something just not there in this fight. Nonetheless, the champion manages to keep Perez on the back foot, but as he gets ready to end things, Perez thumbs the eye – not really practical to go for his hair.

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Anderson retaliates with a standing dropkick. Perez hits the mat as Fonzarelli arrives at ringside; Anderson picks him back up and promptly hits the Ammo Dump. As he covers, Fonzie grabs a handful of hair, keeping Perez rooted to the mat.
John Anderson defeated Frankie Perez
Rating: C

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Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Sean Deeley's coming-out party continues.

For the past year or more, these two men were shining lights on the mat for different Canadian promotions. Now, in TCW, each one has the chance to measure themself against the other.

Feeling out is virtually nonexistent. For that matter, the traditional notion of a wrestling match appears to go out of the window; this is a one-upmanship contest that must end by pinfall or submission.

It takes nearly ten minutes before the end is found, as Bloodstone turns the Sure Shot into an armdrag into an armbreaker into the Bloodstone Mutilation.

Deeley struggles, and Laura Huggins waits... and waits...

It's around twenty, thirty seconds, and Laura Huggins once again calls a submission.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Sean Deeley
Rating: B+

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Eddie Peak appears on the video screen. Behind him, on continuous loop, Baine smashes Peak to the mat with the Hades Bomb, then grabs a handful of tights for leverage – over and over and over again.

“Someone said you were scared, Tyson,” he says, his voice that of a purring tiger. “Scared of me. Must have been to break the rules to pin me.

“Must have been, they say.

“I don't think you're any kind of coward.” He grins. “I can't think that, Tyson. If you're a coward, you won't lock yourself in with me...

“...which is how I want to settle this.

“Don't be a coward. Show the world the caged lion inside you.

“Come on, Tyson. I want a good fight...”

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Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine vs. Eddie Peak & Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
You could, in many ways, argue that this match is the epitome of what the Hard Hitting Championship stands for.

Power.

Anger.

Skill.

Dirty tricks.

Submission holds.

Bone-jarring impact.

Rivalry.

Energy.

Bodies on the line. Risks taken.

It's hard to say which pair is more energised in fighting which pair, but around twelve minutes in all cohesion breaks down. It's a four-man fight from that point on, and Ray Johnson lets it ride, and lets it ride...

And, as Jeremy Stone sends Sam Keith out of the ring with a Stone's Throw, as Eddie Peak ploughs through Tyson Baine with a spear that seems capable of snapping a lesser man in half, Ray Johnson has let it ride as far as it can.

The timekeeper rings the bell, for twenty minutes have passed.
Eddie Peak & Sam Keith drew with Jeremy Stone & Tyson Baine
Rating: B+

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Backstage, Troy Tornado holds a microphone. His other hand holds the World Heavyweight Championship, which he raises to eye level, contemplating it, and then he smiles, setting it aside to turn back to the camera.

“Three men fight for that belt,” he says, “in less than two weeks. At Destructive Energy.

“That's what I asked the Board for. Tonight, that's what I'm defending.” A laugh.

“Seems crazy to be trying to keep the number of contenders down when I'm the one who asked for more than one this month, but...

“Sammy Bach could do it, you know. He could go all the way. Sneak in past Johnny's issues with Tommy and Tommy's issues with... the civilized world... and pin one of us.

“He can definitely stand and fight. He can take the pain. And he's fast, and inventive.

“He deserves a shot. And, after I'm done teaching Tommy a lesson, I'd like to give him that shot – next month.

“So this month... I fight to get the match I asked for. The match I planned for.

“I fight because the champion should.” A smile. “Brace yourself, Sammy...”

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Sammy Bach vs. Troy Tornado
People are already forgetting that Tornado was once an All Action Championship staple. But, much as these two men have outgrown their roots... They can still put on that style of match.

It's fast. It's furious. It sees Tornado springboard off the ropes to splash Bach against the ladder as he climbs it. It sees Bach borrow from Teddy Powell's repertoire with the Motion Censor to knock Troy off the ladder in response.

Bach even superplexes the ladder onto Tornado. With the champion down, he wraps the prone ladder around Tornado's ankle and climbs to the second rope.

“If he jumps now,” Azaria mutters, “our champion is going to be lame...”

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Teddy Powell vaults out of the crowd onto the guardrail, and from there, to the apron, flipping himself over from there into the ring, grabbing a bulldog headlock on Bach as he does it. Tornado twists clear of the ladder exactly as Bach eats it facefirst; Powell's own landing seems to injure him, though, and as Troy sets up the ladder he climbs slowly, almost regretfully, watching both men as they lie there, clutching their injuries.

With a sad shake of the head, he takes the clipboard down, effectively winning the match.
Troy Tornado defeated Sammy Bach
Rating: B+

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Thursday 18th September 2008
So, as we prepare to launch the month's other big debut – and the last 'big splash' signing I plan on unveiling any time in the near future – I figure I should answer a question a lot of the armchair quarterbacks are going to be asking.

Badge of Honor is decidedly the 'lesser' of our two broadcasts. It's designed to be, as I mentioned when it was brought in.

So why did Jeremy Stone, a big name taking his place in the company's biggest stable, debut on the B-show? And why am I doing the same with someone else?

There are a number of considerations here. First of all, we do still want fans to tune into Badge of Honor; we want to make it a comparatively important part of the schedule – so things happen on Badge of Honor that tie in with Total Wrestling and vice versa.

We figure we can do this without hurting the understandability of Total Wrestling for a very simple reason:

YouTube.

Since 2006, Tommy Cornell has been cracking down on a number of short TCW videos while allowing others to stand; the intent is for them to serve us as a free 'highlight reel' which we can use to try to win SWF fans over. (Which is about to get radically easier; after Farrah's second show, Supreme TV has been yanked off the air for the rest of the season. A shame, as they've been producing good TV again finally.)

We use the same thing to ensure any establishing information from Badge of Honor is available to Total Wrestling fans who want it.

And recently, we've been experimenting with the idea of using Badge of Honor and that YouTube channel to build for TV and PPV. The fact that all the voting-clips for the All Action contendership in August were on Badge of Honor is part of that; Jeremy debuting on Badge of Honor is part of that, as is the new guy.

A big component of the interest in the East Coast Wars was the value of a shock debut; we've continued to use this a lot. Bloodstone's pay-per-view debut, unadvertised and unidentified, didn't exactly do much to boost buyrate, but fitted into a story, so we made the sacrifice.

Badge of Honor means we can keep up that surprise, let the dedicated fans who watch the show freak and spread the news, and then the follow-up gets the hype for the big show. We don't have to make a sacrifice anymore – so why should we?

[Phantom Stranger]

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The freshly-renamed duo of Aaron Andrews and Joey Minnesota, now calling themselves the Rising Stars, grace the first match of Badge of Honor this week - putting the British Lions to a real test.

After that, we'll see Edd Stone in action against another of the All-Action division's shining lights, Hell Monkey. Edd's Syndicate standing has seemed a virtual afterthought in recent weeks - with his brother's arrival in the company and the faction, is that all about to change?

Alanis Springsteen has rechristened her team, Kingman & Alexander. Telling them to draw courage and inspiration from their namesakes, the Conquering Kings return to a pledge made late last month - the pledge to find a way to topple the American Buffalo, who teams against them with the talented Fumihiro Ota. Buffalo's rage against manager Goldworthy for his continued absence from the World Heavyweight Championship contenders list appears to have subsided of late, much to Goldworthy's relief - but what will the big man do now?

In the semi-main event, Sam Keith's camp collides with Eric Tyler's acolytes as the Keith Brothers will do battle with the School of Tradition. Three young men with a world of potential and one veteran who's done it all - what's going to tip the scales?

Lastly, Rick Law has not revealed his choice for the main event except to say that the match will be no-disqualification. The expectation is that he will square off with Eric Tyler one last time, but Law was heard to say recently that he was through giving Tyler the opportunity to get to him - so what's to come, we've no idea.


Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????

[Bigpapa42]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????

[BYU 14]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)
Minnesota needs to rebound

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)
Can't see Monkey going over here

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
Ota tips the scales here

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Tough one, nut I have to take the Keiths, since I like them so much :)

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????
Have a feeling Law might be in for a surprise

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)
The Lions are jobbing their way upwards right now.

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)
Hell Monkey's not guaranteed to deliver yet - not worth hurting Edd by giving him the win.

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
Ota takes the fall, but The Kings fail to topple the Buffalo. How will he take his revenge?

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
The Keiths have beaten jobbers, but I think that for now they'll lose out to cheating and sneaky tactics.

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????
His show.

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????

[cmdrsam]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????


Been a bit since Ive posted. Still digging what you are doing here. Shows are well written and like your Take it home boys.

[Oregano Jensen]

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

They're clearly the bigger team.

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

I feel like Monkey's role at this point is to add some quality to matches while getting pretty consistently beaten by anyone important. Edd Stone is important.

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

To be honest, I don't quite recall who Conquering Kings are. (EDIT: Oh, also, I didn't read the thing. Yeah, those guys aren't good.)

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

I don't know how this is happening, but I'm marking for Freddie and Laura Huggins. What the hell?

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????

I'm up for this... I like Law, but Law getting beaten in a no-DQ fashion by a mystery contender on his own show would set up some pretty interesting storylines.

[Sudo_Nym]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)
I think Walter and Merle will make it one day. Just not this day.

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)
The non-title match gives Hell Monkey a chance; and I see some good storyline potential, given that Edd's been neglected lately in favor of his big brother.

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
Kingman and Alexander aren't going anywhere. Meanwhile, Buffalo's a good gatekeeper, and Ota may be going places after pulling a B+ match out of the one-dimensional Jeremy.

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
This is a match that the Keith's can afford to win. Plus, it'll give Eric Tyler a new feud, which he'll need, given how lame the Procedure is.

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????
Eric Tyler is going to get involved.

[Tigerkinney]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)

Andrews & Minnesota are getting the stronger push right now

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)

Given the non title stip, I see the Monkey man winning here to force his way into title contention.

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy

I see the gradually rising, gradually becoming established duo using their tag experience to win through here. Buffalo is just a directionless monster (who's aura as a monster heel has long passed) and Ota isn't really much more than a jobber.

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

The Keith's are going to be a force sooner, rather than later...so I see them pulling the win out here.


NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????

Rick Law in the main event, I see that as a win win situation for the law man.

[Zergon]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)
Lions continue to job others

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)
Non-title so why not?

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
Real tag team over random team

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
This one is close but I go with team that has more experience

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????
No DQ likely means that Tyler will interference

[jesseewiak]

British Lions vs. Rising Stars (Aaron Andrews & Joey Minnesota)
Lions continue the job to relevancy program.

Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey (non-title)
Edd needs a challenger, so why not?

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
Nice name btw. But yeah, Buffalo & Ota are JTTS. Kings actually have a name.

Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Syndi-ference maybe?

NO DISQUALIFICATION
Rick Law vs. ????
I'm going to guess that Tyler tries to interfere, other faces get involved, Law sneaks in a win in the chaos.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 3 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.43)

Held at the Sunrise Sunset (Hawaii)

Attendance: 1642

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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British Lions vs. Rising Stars
A fairly straightforward, by-the-numbers opening contest, largely without crowd reaction as Andrews and Minnesota are so far established above the Lions. There's definite signs of both sides becoming better wrestlers as they go, and there are some pretty good sequences – including one on which the Lions attempt the Rising Star's own finishers on them.

Unfortuntely for them, Minnesota slips out of Morgan's grasp and drops him with the Minnesota Salute. An Empire Spiral lays out O'Curle and Joey pins Morgan to wrap up.
Rising Stars defeated the British Lions
Rating: D+

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Backstage, the School of Tradition are prepping in their dressing room. Eric Tyler appears to be giving something of a pep talk...

“...when he was getting started their poppa was really, really conscious that he wasn't ambidextrous,” he says. “He worked so damn hard on being able to fight like a southpaw, just in case it'd give an advantage, that he was easy to tackle on the right. I'm betting he's drilled the same problem into his kids, so-”

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There's a knock at the door, and Tyler breaks off. Laura Huggins steps across and opens the door. The New Wave stand there.

“Want to talk to the kid,” Scout says quietly.

Laura takes a step back, glancing over her shoulder uncertainly, looking a little worried. Deeley rises, stepping across. “What's up?”

Scout exchanges a quick glance with Guide. “Was wondering why you really did what you did last week,” he says. “We talked it over a few different ways, didn't we?” Guide nods.

“What do you mean, why I really-”

“Worked it out, though,” Scout said, smirking. “Alright, you made your case. You want the shot at Destructive Energy?”

“...A title shot?”

“You made your case,” Guide clarifies. “Maybe you coulda got out the hold. And you didn't tap.” Scout grins.

“So you got the match,” he says. “We'll see you boys there.”

“But,” Deeley says. “I wasn't-”

Laura Huggins elbows him.

“Mind you,” Scout adds cheerfully, “this time I'll make good and sure you'll tap out.” A shrug. “Be warned.”

The New Wave leave, and the door closes behind them. Huggins and Deeley look at each other again, and Sean is about to say something when Eric Tyler claps a supportive arm on his shoulder. “Good work, son,” he says. “Don't know how you sold 'em on it, but it's time we gout ourselves a match...”

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Edd Stone vs. Hell Monkey
Hell Monkey's greatest asset, in many ways, is the sheer range of options open to him at any point; an astonishing array of high-flying, rapid fire solutions, and an almost equally daunting selection of big throws, suplexes, slams, and other high-impact assaults.

Edd, by contrast, has as his biggest asset the fact he probably doesn't know what he's going to do next. As a consequence, no one can predict him.

The result is that the somewhat variable quality of Edd's matches spikes back up with this one, as he really has to pull out all the stops. A handspring, for example, is an unusual counter to a backdrop driver – but it's an effective one, and Edd follows through into something which is either a breakdancing move or a capoeira leg sweep to bring Hell Monkey to the deck.

What follows, somewhat stunningly, is thirty seconds with a loosely-applied Stone Ankle Stretch before the Monkey makes it to the ropes, clambering up them and flipping backward to score with a Tumbling Monkey – but Edd kicks out!

A few moments later he blocks a suplex, drops to his knees in a jawbreaker, then leaps right back up to land the Party's Over. And that brings the match to a close.
Edd Stone defeated Hell Monkey
Rating: C+

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Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota w/ Floyd Goldworthy
It's a heck of an underdog contest here, but the Kings seem fired up. They concentrate their assault primarily on the Buffalo, trying everything they can to get the huge figure off his feet.

It's still not happening, but whenever he tries to really hurt one of them, the other is present, cutting off the assault, blocking things. After a while, Buffalo tags out and Ota does his best, but despite the pain already inflicted on the duo, they have teamwork on their side.

The result, ultimately, sees Fumihiro Ota once again receive a Crippler Bomb. As Barry Kingman makes the cover, the Buffalo looks across to Goldworthy and shakes his head once, lip curled in a snarl.
Conquering Kings defeated American Buffalo & Fumihiro Ota
Rating: D+

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The Kings celebrate for a brief moment as the announce team speculate on what Buffalo's headshake might mean, and then the big man steps over the top rope.

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Kingman and Alexander freeze, getting ready to square off – and they're blindsided suddenly, as the Fly Boys crash into them, laying them out with violence, acting as a team, before stacking them in one corner – and the Buffalo smashes into them with the Stampede.

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Goldworthy's face is caught on camera as the Boys join in with gusto - he looks absolutely horrified.

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The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
A much better match, all told, despite no directly fostered rivalry. Simply put, it's two very strong, very dynamic teams, working as hard as they can. Even Bryant seems to be upping his game, just to make sure he's not left behind by the other three, and the result is a good, strong, entertaining match.

Toward the finish Matthew Keith and Sean Deeley trade submission holds – quite literally, as they counter between the Proton Lock and the Sure Shot with some regularity. And, in the end -

It's not decided. Twenty minutes have elapsed.
The Keith Brothers drew with the School of Tradition
Rating: B-

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My Hero starts to play as the commercial break finishes, and Rick Law takes up position in the ring, raising the microphone to his lips.

“You already heard,” he said, “that tonight is going to be a hardcore match for the main event. What you don't know is who's in it.

“I've heard a lot of people say that it'll be me and Eric, but you know what?

“Eric Tyler's quest for respect... it's all about being put on a pedestal. Held up. Exhibited. And I realised, a few days ago, that all I'm doing... All I'm doing by fighting him is helping him do it, keeping him in place where he'll be seen.

“So from now on, Eric, you aren't getting that attention. You aren't getting the main events. Anyway - “

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Eric Tyler cracks a chair over his head, having slid into the ring from the crowd.

He does it again, grabbing the fallen microphone, and turns to smirk. “Aw,” he grins. “What a shame, little Ricky isn't feeling awake enough to announce the main event.

“Hardcore it is, Rick... and you need to remember, the School of Tradition has friends in Japan.

“Meet one of them.”

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Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
Few of the fans in attendance recognise the giant Russian, but they hardly need to – even without Jason Azaria's rapid-fire recap of his history, his size tells the story.

Law is already staggered and dazed as the big man hits the ring and the match begins. What follows is a whitewash, as Khoklov systematically assaults Law, allowing him virtually no chance to rally.

No, he gets that chance from an unexpected arrival.

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Rocky Golden hits the ring, steel chair in hand, a look of pent-up aggression on his face. The Russian turns lazily to regard him. Golden brings the chair down on Khoklov's head, and Khoklov doesn't move in the slightest.

Another chairshot – and another, and another, and another. Khoklov falls back a step – then roars back with a Moscow Lariat. Golden tumbles out of the ring. Rick Law jumps onto the giant from behind, attempting a sleeper hold; Khoklov slowly turns until his back is to the chair Golden had used, then falls backward.

Law is virtually crushed, and the pinfall is academic.

Marat Khoklov cheerfully walks out of the ring and up the aisle as the show comes to an end.
Marat Khoklov defeated Rick Law.
Rating: C+

Show Rating: C+

[Bigpapa42]

Oh, Marat arrives. Nice. Wasn't expecting that. Interested to see what you do with the monster.

[Phantom Stranger]

Oh, Marat arrives. Nice. Wasn't expecting that. Interested to see what you do with the monster.

Consider him the trade-up for Buffalo, in some ways...

Well, sorta, as [LONG RANGE PLAN REDACTED].

He needs to learn to talk soonish, though I'm sure that'll happen with time. He needs some rounding out. But he fits quite nicely into my vague plans for a post-Syndicate TCW timeline, and it's time, really, that the groundwork for that starts getting laid. I know the Syndicate will roll into 2009 and be a major presence for a while yet; I equally don't want them to outstay their welcome a la the nWo.

(As will probably be becoming apparent, I tend to lay groundwork for long-term plans waaaay in advance, and even try to tease shorter arcs with time to spare.)

[Bigpapa42]

Consider him the trade-up for Buffalo, in some ways...

Well, sorta, as [LONG RANGE PLAN REDACTED].

He needs to learn to talk soonish, though I'm sure that'll happen with time. He needs some rounding out. But he fits quite nicely into my vague plans for a post-Syndicate TCW timeline, and it's time, really, that the groundwork for that starts getting laid. I know the Syndicate will roll into 2009 and be a major presence for a while yet; I equally don't want them to outstay their welcome a la the nWo.

(As will probably be becoming apparent, I tend to lay groundwork for long-term plans waaaay in advance, and even try to tease shorter arcs with time to spare.)

Good trade-up, I must say.

He's not the perfect monster heel, but Kholov is quite impressive. There are some weak spots, as you point out, but hopefully he can develop in those areas. As for learning to speak, it might easier to pair him with a manager for the early going. Even using Eric Tyler in that role.

[Phantom Stranger]

Good trade-up, I must say.

He's not the perfect monster heel, but Kholov is quite impressive. There are some weak spots, as you point out, but hopefully he can develop in those areas. As for learning to speak, it might easier to pair him with a manager for the early going. Even using Eric Tyler in that role.

He'll still hurt any angle he plays a role in until it changes. Honestly, it's just gonna take some time.

As for Tyler, he won't be playing manager, for reasons slated to be covered in the next week...

[Oregano Jensen]

Well, Khoklov will hurt any angle in which he has to talk... but I think he can manage okay with angles where all he has to do is beat on a guy.

(Does Khoklov even know English?)

[Phantom Stranger]

Well, Khoklov will hurt any angle in which he has to talk... but I think he can manage okay with angles where all he has to do is beat on a guy.

(Does Khoklov even know English?)

Not yet, no. He does speak passable Japanese, though, so he's got people he can talk to - unlikes SWF'10, for example.

His lack of English will penalise any segment, but with his Menace as it is, I suspect we can cope until he learns to speak it.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Wrestlers rib each other constantly. I've stopped even noting half the ones that Eddie Peak plays on me – me having made myself appear to be the kind of guy who's willing to take them.

Most of them, I can happily ignore. To be perfectly honest, most of them I never even hear about. Those ones don't cause any kind of problem.

Why do wrestlers do this the whole time? I've been asked this a few times, when a rib gets blown into the public eye, and it makes me pause every time. Ask a fish why he breathes water.

For better or worse, it's part of the industry. And there are defences, arguments for it; wrestlers are on the road together near constantly (less so now, in smaller companies, as cheaper air fare sees more workers wrestling for more promotions all over the world). They see more of each other than they do their family – likely more than you see of yours, if you work eight hours a day.

People go a little stir crazy. Frustrations build and come out, as (mostly) harmless jokes.

On top of that, there's the issue of... testing people, I guess, is the way to put it.

When I was last in the SWF, I wrestled Sam Strong, I wrestled Rip Chord, I wrestled Bruce the Giant, I wrestled a whole bunch of people... And I lost, quite often. (This was the period where I was paired with Andrew Barber, who gave me my job at Philly Power Pro Wrestling some years later.)

Whether it was the Strong Arm Tactic, the DDT, or a chokeslam, I had to rely on the man executing that move to keep me safe while he hit it.

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Rip Chord destroys Horatio Dangerous' SWF Championship hopes with the DDT, Christmas Clash 1991

I put my body in their hands. I had to trust them, and I trusted them.

You get a measure of someone, when you rib them. It helps you trust them – or know not to.

And then there's the simple question of the rib as a way of making sure the younger generation put in their dues... Which brings me to Eric Tyler.

I believe that this is the reason for Eric Tyler's usual pranks. Sometimes, sure, they go too far – as today, when I had to tear a strip off him for the way he was behaving with Donnie.

Donnie found, today, that his girlfriend's number had been deleted off his cellphone, replaced with the Des Moines number for Dominos. And, as the Idaho Punisher isn't on our books, I figured Eric for the culprit.

Donnie didn't have another record of her number, so the whole thing damn near turned into a brawl. I had to break it up. Thankfully, Jimmy's dating one of her friends – a girl down in Coastal Zone by the name of Rita Charles – so we got it sorted with less trouble than there might have been.

I need to work out how to get Eric Tyler a little less... active... backstage. I don't know how yet. Expect more rambling along these lines.

[Phantom Stranger]

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For the first time in over a year, Edd Stone will team with one of his brothers on Total Wrestling this week - facing off with another sibling team, as the Syndicate once again clash with Sam Keith's camp. The Stone Brothers versus the Keith Brothers.

After that, the Machines reunite at Mr Cornell's order, set to face the Easy Riders. More of Mr Cornell's 'punishment matches'?

A match requested by Eric Tyler and OKed by Mayhem Midden comes next; four of our All-Action Division face off in a singles battle. Representing the School of Tradition are both Acid and Freddy Huggins - will they work together? Acid's occasional tag partner, however, also features in this match - the international star UK Dragon. And rounding out the contest is the ever-dangerous Hell Monkey...

Koshiro Ino has been looking, over the course of nearly three months now, to get his rematch against Chris Rockwell and settle matters once and for all. At Total Wrestling, he'll square off against Rockwell's semi-regular ally, Frankie Perez, in what should be a very tough contest.

Rockwell himself will be in action shortly afterward; Mr Cornell has taken the self-named Triple-Threat Champion, Troy Tornado, at his word, and before the title defence at Destructive Energy, Troy steps in the ring in a non-title bout with Chris Rockwell... and Eddie Peak. Will Troy even make it to Destructive Energy?

Tommy Cornell and his protege Wolf Hawkins are in action, too, in the main event. Their opponents? The strange combination that is Ricky Dale Johnson and Cornell's other opponent on Sunday, Johnny Bloodstone. Johnson and Bloodstone have shown themselves, in their one joint outing before, to be a brutally effective duo. How much of that will come through here?

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Zergon]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Oregano Jensen]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

Keith Brothers continue to look impressive in defeat. Jeremy in particular needs the win to keep looking strong.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

The bikers have looked dangerous so far, but the Machines ARE dangerous.

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

So weird to see Eric Tyler and Acid basically on the same side. Monkey and Dragon are basically midcard jobbers at this point, and of the others, Freddy means more to the story so far.

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

One part marking for Emily, one part knowing that Ino's the bigger guy.

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

I think this MIGHT be a way to give one of the other two main event cred, but I don't know which. Split the difference, give it to Troy.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

You still need to give me a reason for Cornell to lose. And since you're trying not to tie RDJ to the Syndicate storyline, a win for him would raise too many plot points here. (Though let me tell you... if I'm RDJ, I'm letting you tie me to the Syndicate storyline at this point. That dude has virtually disappeared lately.)

[Bigpapa42]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers
Popularity-wise, this might be closer than it seems. But I think the vets need to be stronger right now thant he youngsters.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[The Real Jack Avatar]

Wow. I haven't had a lot of opportunity to watch TCW lately, but from what I have seen I can tell that Harry Dangerous is doing a damn fine job of booking. I wish him all the luck, because it sure ain't easy when you've got so many promotions below you just waiting for you to slip up.

[TEWFan]

As you can tell, I am not much of a predictions guy. However, I love this dynasty. May I suggest Carl Batch as a possible manager for Marat?

[Lo-Drew]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Phantom Stranger]

(Though let me tell you... if I'm RDJ, I'm letting you tie me to the Syndicate storyline at this point. That dude has virtually disappeared lately.)

No question whatsoever; RDJ is the big point where I've fallen down on booking. Partly that's keeping him away from Tommy (and, thus, much of the Syndicate once Keith turned face, until such time as Wolf's program - or Jeremy's - finishes) but it's also been a question of not fitting him into other programs.

RDJ is planned to pick up more work post-Destructive Energy, and I intend to reinsert him into major stuff by the end of the year. How that pans out, we'll see.

Wow. I haven't had a lot of opportunity to watch TCW lately, but from what I have seen I can tell that Harry Dangerous is doing a damn fine job of booking. I wish him all the luck, because it sure ain't easy when you've got so many promotions below you just waiting for you to slip up.

Thank you kindly, sir.

I remain massively enthusiastic for this one - so much can be done with TCW's starting roster, and I think you'd have to say it's gotten stronger. (If a little overpowered in places.)

As you can tell, I am not much of a predictions guy. However, I love this dynasty. May I suggest Carl Batch as a possible manager for Marat?

I like Carl, but he doesn't, to me, fit for Marat. I'm not sure who would, though...

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers
JEZZA!

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines
But if anyone can pull off an upset here, it's the Riders.

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon
Hell Monkey has no friends in this ring. UK Dragon and Freddy Huggins can both call Acid a friend. Acid can count both of them as friends. Plus, Eric Tyler made this match. With that in mind, Acid for the win.

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Not worth sacrificing the Kobra Kommander to Perez.

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)
Tornado stays strong going into his title match.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
A match so loaded that it really has to be a draw so as to keep everyone strong.

[Oregano Jensen]

Re: Khoklov, I can envision Herb Stately as his manager. (Then again, I also envision Stately as basically Wallace Shawn in "The Princess Bride". Which... looking at Stately again, that comparison doesn't hold up at all. Like, I don't know why I even thought that.)

[Sudo_Nym]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers
Another harsh learning experience for the Keith boys

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines
Seriously? Brent and Anderson could be main eventing if you'd wanted them to.

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon
Monkey deserves it the most. Also, how is Laura supposed to be in two corners at once?

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Koshiro's been in a good feud, while Frankie's jobbing to the top.

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)
Troy keeps up the hero antics

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Cornell doesn't lose without a damn good reason.

[Tigerkinney]

The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. The Stone Brothers

One day there will be a time where the Stones will put over the Keiths, but this is not that moment in time.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines

The Machines are the established TCW act here and both have the potential to one day be a strong part of the main event scene, a loss to the Riders would do them more harm that it would be do good for the biker duo.

Acid w/ Laura Huggins vs. Freddy Huggins w/ Laura Huggins vs. Hell Monkey vs. UK Dragon

Hell Monkey does have no allies, but then again the allies could all get greedy and get in the way of one another as they all end up going for the win. Saying that I still think Acid wins here.

Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Perez is still in the looking good, whilst losing phase when up against opponents the calibre of Ino.

Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado (non-title)

Could be a chance to get someone else into the main event scene by them pulling off a non title win, but I think you are more likely to keep the champ looking strong.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Not totally unfeasible for the faces to win, but I think the Syndicate pair will stay strong in this one.

[James Casey]

Khoklov could always hold try-outs for manager and after each segment he wipes out the candidate as a response to their efforts.

I'd mark :)

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 4 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 6.41)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.00)

Held at the Utah Park Reservation (South West)

Attendance: 15,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers
There must just be something about siblings. Jeremy and Edd have never been a regular team, nor do they employ particularly similar styles – but just as the twins do, they act almost ahead of when they could know what their brother needs.

The result is one of the best opening contests in TCW TV history, maybe in all of TCW history.

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It's not without incident, thoughl; around the twelve minute mark, Wolf Hawkins and Tommy Cornell appear while Jeremy Stone occupies Eugene Williams. Edd looks a trifle disturbed by this, though the Keith brothers don't get a chance to do more than offer some resistance before being beaten down.

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Sam Keith promptly hits the ring, grabbing Hawkins from behind, tossing him out of the ring. Matthew Keith, freed from assault, tackles Cornell from behind, going low as Greg instinctively unleashes a standing lariat. The hi-lo topples the Syndicate leader and Sam Keith is immediately on him,seizing the arm weakened by the Hotter Than Hell Proton Lock and slamming it into the ringpost before applying a hammerlock and dragging him away.

The twins watch – their mistake, as Jeremy Stone slams into them, ejecting Matthew Keith from the ring with a Stone's Throw before slapping the Stone Hold onto Greg to pick up the submission.
Stone Brothers defeated the Keith Brothers
Rating: A

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Sam and Tommy are still throwing punches at each other, with Jeremy, Edd and Wolf joining the action fast – recovering quicker than the Keiths in the ring, or having had more time.

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Art Reed rapidly joins the fray, giving Sam a small measure of aid, but it's not really enough...

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And then Charlie Thatcher, brass knucks in evidence on each closed fist, crashes into the affray at speed. A massive punch fells Hawkins; Jeremy Stone takes a big boot.

Cornell steps back and the two stare down for a moment. Edd Stone springboards from the guardrail onto Thatcher's back, latching on a sleeper hold, but he's thrown off.

Rolling to his feet, the camera follows him as he rises...

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Face to face with an unsmiling Mayhem Midden, whose head jerks forward and foreheads collide. There's a thud, and Edd drops, suddenly bleeding across the forehead.

“Think I have your attention,” Midden says. “Pack it in, Tommy. Unless you want me to make some stips for tonight's main event? Ban your boys from ringside, make it hardcore?”

Cornell halts.

“Yeah,” Midden says, grinning cheerfully. “You don't wanna be hurting going into Sunday.

“I don't want you to be, either, Tommy. I want the best goddamn show we can deliver, and like it or not, you being on form is part of that.

“So is Sam... So is Jeremy, and Edd, and Art... And there's time for more matches to be made yet.

“I've got enough trouble on my hands, Tommy, with someone inviting a monster with no TCW contract onto last Friday's show. With a few other things, too.

“I don't have time to nursemaid your damn ego. So I'm not going to play nice with you, alright?

“Those stips aren't on yet. But don't screw me about tonight...”

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Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. The Machines
Not the same kind of match at all. Hill and Anderson face a pair of devastating, focused brawlers. They do their best, early on, to work around that, to take the fight to the Riders using tactics the Riders can't duplicate.

That works, after a fashion; more specifically, it infuriates the Riders They're powerful lads, however, and they function as a team would on roughly the same level as the Machines do – so pinfalls don't happen, and submission holds are broken.

But the Riders can't make any inroads.

In frustration, as Peter Hopper exchanges blows with Brent Hill, Billy Fonda rolls into the ring and catches Brent round the back of the head with a steel chair.

Eugene Williams calls for the bell.
The Machines defeated the Easy Riders by DQ
Rating: B

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Acid w/ Laura Huggins
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vs. UK Dragon
A fairly by-the-numbers contest here for much of the match, consisting of high-speed high-risk offence by all four men.

Freddy seems to offer Acid near-constant support, but Acid himself evidently prefers to go it alone. Laura Huggins' expression, throughout, is thoughtful, preoccupied, and her normal vivacious and active ringside presence just isn't there.

Toward the end, a beleaguered Hell Monkey sends UK Dragon out of the ring with a Tumbling Monkey. Freddy hits the Huggins Kiss to send Monkey out after him, and -

Laura Huggins gets Sam Sparrow's attention. Acid low blows Freddy and rolls him into the Acidity Test submission.

Laura, her face set and solemn, watches as Freddy briefly tries to fight out before surrendering to the pain, tapping out.
Acid defeated Freddy Huggins, Hell Monkey, and UK Dragon
Rating: C

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Wolf Hawkins, backstage, is strutting along, a plate loaded with sushi in one hand, a bottle of beer open in the other. He may still be in his wrestling gear, he may be due to head out again to wrestle later, but he's looking cheerful and enjoying himself.

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Wolf turns a corner... and runs into Sammy Bach.

Bach lifts a foot, leaning against one wall, his leg planted on the far wall, blocking the way.

Hawkins smirks. “How's your head?”

Bach smiles for a moment, the tip of his tongue tracing his lips. “It was a noble effort on Teddy's part,” he says, and laughs softly.

“A little crazy, though.

“But... you and I...

“You came to me with a problem... And you asked for help...”

“And you turned me down,” Hawkins retorts sharply. “We done here, or you just want to rub it in my face?”

“Actually...” Bach smiles. “A little pain's no big deal for me. But you... I've seen the way you look at all this. How you think, how you react...

“Grayson and Powell will eat you alive, Wolf. You don't have the edge you need to fight through the pain.

“You bottle out. You protect your looks.”

“And?” Hawkins' face is impassive, which is a pretty good indicator to long-term viewers that he's angry.

“And I have a chance to help you with that... In return for a favour or two.”

“Like what?”

“I haven't decided yet. But, if you want my help... then at Destructive Energy we'll get in the ring together, and we'll deal with this.”

Hawkins considers for a long moment. “What the hell,” he murmurs. “Sure.”

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Frankie Perez vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Something of a puroresu exhibition unfolds as the match goes on. Perez and Ino aren't exactly playing, but they focus on just that aspect of their skills for the longest time... and as it becomes clear that the Kobra has the upper hand, Frankie slowly widens his focus somewhat.

And, when that doesn't work, Frankie goes back to what he's been doing before. A thumb to the eye is followed by a swift cradle, but Ino kicks out.

Ino tries the Kobra's Bite, Frankie ducks it. Hair grab, Ino gets slammed to the mat, and only because he's near the ropes does Koshiro manage to survive the P-Clutch.

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Danny Fonzarelli is there moments later. Perez catches sight of him, hesitates, and turns right into the Kobra's Bite. There is no kickout.
Koshiro Ino defeated Frankie Perez
Rating: B-

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Fonzarelli rolls into the ring and stares down Perez as he recovers, the two of them watching each other warily... extremely warily, as a matter of fact.

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Ino watches both men, and as Frankie lunges for Danny, Ino falls, smashed to the ground by Chris Rockwell, Perez' regular ally, who rolls in behind him.

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“That's ENOUGH!” comes a bellow from the entrance ramp, and Mayhem Midden emerges again, stalking down to ringside.

“The four of you, pack it in, NOW.” After a few moments, they do, turning to look at the Board's representative.

“You guys are giving me a headache,” Midden growls. “Four wrestlers. Two grudges. And will you actually agree to get in the damn ring together and earn your paychecks?

“Will you hell.

“Now I've been nice, I've been friendly, I've let you all screw about – but that ends now. Rockwell, the Kobra offered you a rematch, a chance to show which of you can actually beat the other – something like last match together completely failed to do.

“You ducked him. He started chasing you. You punched out his manager because she pointed out you used to rely on being a joke for your money.

“I miss anything there?”

Rockwell's lip curls.

“Well,” Midden continues, grinning. “I'm through being nice, I'm through being friendly. What I have at my hands is the single most incredible collection of wrestling skill I have ever seen – and it's not doing what it's supposed to.

“Chris. Kobra. Destructive Energy, you two face off. You get in the ring. You wrestle. And I don't want to see any screwing around to get a DQ win again, Chris, or I'm not gonna be Oking any title shots for you til well into 2009.

“Moving on.

“Danny. You had a match with Frankie, he yanked your hair, he got the win. He did it again in a tag team match, even if you managed to win that.

“He's done it a few times since, and you started getting involved. Now, Danny, this past – what? Year? Year and a half? However long the Love Doctor's been going, you've been doing considerably better than you used to.

“You're wasting your own time with all this. I can see why – don't get me wrong, he's been bugging me and I'm far from a fan of his tactics – but you're wasting your own time, and it's something you shouldn't have to handle.

“Frankie. You're pissing me off. You want to keep the kind of exposure you've been getting? You want to earn your pay? You want to start getting the winner's share?

“You're going to have to earn it, or I'm gonna start blocking your match approvals.

“The pair of you are irritating me – you have a grudge with someone in this company, you make arrangements, you get in the ring, and we settle it. You don't run about pulling stunts like these.

“So I'm not giving you two any way to dodge this, either. On Sunday, you two show up, you two go in the ring, and you settle it there. And because you've pissed me off, and because you're bickering about this, whoever loses doesn't get to keep their hair.”

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Disturbed's The Game begins to play, and Rocky Golden appears, summoned by the track as ever.

He strides down to the ring, stepping in, and takes Midden's mike from him.

“I have a grudge,” he says, “against someone in this company.

“And I want you to make some arrangements so he and I can get in the ring and settle it.

“Just like you asked.

“I want that big ape from the School of Tradition.”

Midden regards him somewhat nervously. “You sure you want to take on someone like that, son?”

The close-up catches Golden's eyes narrowing. “Don't patronise me,” he growls. “Yes, I do...”

There's a trace of a smile on the Representative's lips. “OK,” he says, “Rocky, if it was up to me, I'd make that match now.

“But he's why I'm run off my feet tonight. See, Eric Tyler didn't bring him in – says you'd be crazy to try and control him. He didn't actually get a contract for him, even.

“And because he's not under contract, I can't really sanction a match between you and him.”

Rocky snatches the microphone back. “I. Don't. Care,” he growls.

“You come out here, you lecture these two on not doing it properly. I come out here, I do it properly, I ask...

“I know there'll be no health insurance for this. I don't care. He and I get in the ring, and I either settle it or I know damn well I tried.”

Midden pauses, considering. “Alright,” he says after a long moment. “Speak to me at Badge of Honor. I'll see what the Board say.”

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Chris Rockwell vs. Eddie Peak vs. Troy Tornado
Short and sweet, with Eddie Peak doing a lot of damage to everyone, Rockwell laying low, playing a long game, and Tornado doing his level best to weather the storm no matter what.

It's a pretty brisk contest, too, difficult to keep track of. Peak really does dominate for much of the match – though, after an attack from behind his back by Rockwell, he turns his attention away from the champion, who takes time to recover.

And, in the end, Tornado capitalises; Rockwell has (barely) reversed a tombstone piledriver into one of his own, and he turns around into the champion's Star Maker. Tornado promptly pins Rockwell to score the win.
Troy Tornado defeated Chris Rockwell and Eddie Peak
Rating: A

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Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins
Strange to see RDJ matched up more closely with Hawkins than his mentor, but Bloodstone and Cornell, perhaps due to their upcoming triple-threat championship match, are clearly focused on one another.

Once again, it's an incredible contest here, as both sides work hard to make sure the crowd are into it. From the off, this is a war of their biggest moves, close falls and near submissions being the order of the day. Bloodstone keeps Cornell in the Bloodstone Mutilation for twenty seconds or more before Hawkins breaks it up – and the Syndicate's leader is, now, even more clearly injured than ever before.

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After around ten minutes, Hawkins ducks the Leaping Lariat and RDJ drops Sam Sparrow. Hell breaks loose – quite literally, as Tyson Baine storms in, crashing into Johnny Bloodstone as RDJ tries to fend him off.

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It takes RDJ and Troy Tornado together to overcome Baine, but the end result is that Bloodstone hangs back – and RDJ allows him to recover, holding off from the tag. In the end, a Full Moon Rising catches him and Cornell locks in a slightly looser than usual Guilt Trip to produce the submission.
Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins defeated Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson
Rating: A

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Lightning crashes across the big screen and the show transitions into a hype package for Destructive Energy set to VNV Nation's 'Nemesis'.

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The key points: Troy Tornado's triple-threat challenge, Tommy Cornell's rising temper, Jeremy Stone's blistering debut performance, Chris Rockwell punching Baroness Emily, Rocky Golden assaulting Marat Khoklov during his own debut, Sam Keith's steady attention to Cornell's injured shoulder and Johnny Bloodstone's cold, calculating offence.

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Thursday 25th September 2008

Harry,

We worked together years ago and we're both buddies with Mike, so I figure I can just come out and say it.

Did I turn into Runaway Train's good twin or something?

Assuming I get permission so the lawyers don't have a heart attack, this entry starts off with some of an email I received today.

The man who sent it to me? Ricky Dale Johnson.

I'm glad he spoke up. You know, having read this far, that I feel somewhat guilty about having left Ricky floundering. It only occurred to me after the email that he didn't know that.

Phoned him up today and we spent the next hour, hour and a half, talking potential programs while he and Danny Fonzarelli drove from Memphis to Nashville for tonight's house show.

Which leads to the age-old question...

How soon is too soon to reuse an old angle?

More to the point... how soon is too soon when the old show is going up once a week on SWF's paysite?

Every booker reuses storylines sooner or later. They lift from other companies, too.

And the angle with RDJ will not turn out the same as the Philly Pro version. It probably won't start that way either – once it kicks off.

But sometime in 2009, I'm going back to the well...

[Phantom Stranger]

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More tag team action to open this week, as the Keith Brothers go face to face with the British Lions. O'Curle and Morgan have to be considered the underdogs despite their experience, but when you face that degree of submission knowledge, anything can still happen.

Aaron Andrews makes a rare foray into solo action this week, facing off with JD Morgan. Morgan has more tricks up his sleeve, but Andrews has demonstrated a knack for finding a way past veterans in the past...

Kazuma & the Kid make a return to our screens too, taking on Floyd Goldworthy's newest acquisitions, the Fly Boys. The Boys have not exactly been on the same page lately - now they appear to see eye to eye, can they turn their luck around?

The Young Guns are also going to be in action this week. It's said they've lost their fire, which might just be the break that Miyazaki & Ota have been looking for - both men have demonstrated their ability as solo competitors, but right now their team's having difficulties.

As a special treat for the Arkansas Colliseum fans, John Anderson has promised to defend his International Championship against the School of Tradition's masked man Acid. Anderson does not yet have a challenger for Destructive Energy, and after this match, he may not need one...

Lastly, Rick Law will return to action. In keeping with his statement last week, he has reiterated that Eric Tyler will not be fighting him - and indeed, at Law's request, Eric Tyler is not competing at all tonight. Instead, Law has offered Peter Hopper of the Easy Riders a chance to compete on a singles stage following the Riders' win over Law and Golden a few weeks ago.

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

[Zergon]

British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Time to give a win to Keith Brothers

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan
Andrews have more going at the moment

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid
It seems that Fly Boys got things shorted out

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns
I kind of like them and it´s not like Miyazaki & Ota have done all that much so far anyway.

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins
Not that Anderson would need any help, but I think that Freddy will attack Acid.

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law
Easy Riders might be on the roll but this is Law´s show and Hopper can take a loss in singles match

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

[Lo-Drew]

British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

[Bigpapa42]

British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

[Oregano Jensen]

British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Well, this is certainly a time to give the Keiths a win. They've earned it too.

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

JD Morgan's Job Tour '08 continues.

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

If the storyline is that the Fly Boys are in order and ready for a run, they need to have a win. And if they need to have a win, well, Kazuma and the Kid are no huge thing to lose.

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

It's not a good week for Japanese wrestlers, is it? I mean, if you gave me Ino, I'd probably vote for him.

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

I know sometimes things happen at Badge of Honor, but a title change -- in the non-main event, no less -- seems like a bit much.

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

No contest. It's a classic rivalry, cop vs. biker, but you can't have what happened last week and then go back to Law dominating the main event. (But you can't have Hopper winning either.)

[Tigerkinney]

British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell

Neither team has been winning alot lately, but the big difference is that the Keith's losses have been in high profile matches against a collection of the very best in TCW, the sort of losses where they've been made to look strong in defeat, here they actually look strong and win.

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan

Morgan has basically been brought in to be veteran job fodder, there to put over and pass over his knowledge to the up and coming talent in TCW.

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid

Fly Boys do seem to be back on the same page again, and Kazuma & the Kid are pure job fodder at this stage.

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns

The Young Guns get back on the radar with a win, after fizzling out a little of late. Apart from Ino, all the guys who have travelled across the pacific ocean from the land of the rising sun aren't going to be seeing much in the W column.

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins

I like Acid, but he's not going to be winning the International Championship anytime soon, especially on a B-Show with no build.

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law

Hopper is a tag wrestler, tag wrestler's don't go over singles stars.

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
British Lions vs. Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
JOBBERS!

Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan
JOBBER!

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid
EVEN BIGGER JOBBERS!

Miyazaki & Ota vs. Young Guns
NOT QUITE AS BIG JOBBERS!

International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins
JOB... No, wait, not a jobber. Still, not on Anderson's level.

Peter Hopper vs. Rick Law
It's his show.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 4 September 2008

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 0.40)

Held at the Arkansas Colliseum (South East)

Attendance: 2000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Jasmine Saunders – Kyle Rhodes

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British Lions vs. The Keith Brothers w/ Blonde Bombshell
Hardly a contest received on the same level that the Keiths' match on Tuesday was, but you wouldn't expect it. The Keiths play this as a game of one-upsmanship, focusing on the submission skills of O'Curle and Morgan and doing their level best to outdo them – doable with O'Curle, though he has plenty of counters, but not so much in the case of Morgan whose submission holds are brutal looking.

Greg and Matthew, however, have the teamwork and mat sense to be able to get clear every time and, ultimately, that's not the case for Walter. By the end of the contest, Matthew has the Proton Lock in and Walter can't find an appropriate counter.
The Keith Brothers defeated the British Lions
Rating: C+

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Aaron Andrews vs. JD Morgan
If anything, this contest's a bit weaker, but then, Aaron Andrews doesn't look like his heart's in it.

And yet, Andrews does dominate, and the speed's pretty good, Morgan stepping his game up to try to match Aaron in a few places he hasn't normally. It's good stuff, but in the end, Andrews gets the spinebuster and collects the win.
Aaron Andrews defeated JD Morgan
Rating: C-

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“Laura, wait!” Freddy Huggins chases after his sister through the corridors backstage. Up front. His sister rolls her eyes, then spins on her heel to face him.

“Not this again,” she groans. “Freddy, we covered this Tuesday night...”

“Yeah, but-”

“No, Freddy,” she snaps suddenly. “You got Eric full in the face with the Huggins Kiss. You had to pay the price, OK?”

“Yeah, I get that,” he fires back. “I'm even OK with it, just about.

“But Acid damn near pulled my head off my neck. Where were you with the towel?”

Laura's expression shifts a moment later and she glances away. The camera catches her as she bites her lip for a moment.

“Eric would never have bought that,” she says, finally. “You know how many times I've stepped in for you this past couple of years, Freddy. I think it was meant as a judgement on both of us...”

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Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Kazuma & the Kid
Every so often, more evidence presents itself that Painful Procedure really couldn't hold up their end of the bargain.

This was never going to be a great match – but despite the fact neither team has made much progress with the fans in the past while, they still keep the fans' interest better.

That said, the Fly Boys are the cause of interest here, finally combining into a solid, dependable team which rapidly positions Kazuma Narato for the Death on Miami Beach
Fly Boys defeated Kazuma & the Kid
Rating: D+

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If It Ain't Broke, Break It plays and Randall Hopkirk walks to the ring, microphone in hand. Troy Tornado and the Young Guns follow him, their faces set and sober.

“So...” Randall Hopkirk begins. “The good news is, I can just about move like I should again.

“The bad news is a bit... bigger.

“Painful Procedure, the team, it ain't coming back...”

He looks around the crowd; there's a decent amount of response, at least. And he smiles.

“Billy Jack woulda been here to tell you, too, but...” A shrug. “We did a gig in Puerto Rico in February – kind of celebrating that we were back on the same page as Troy – and Billy met this girl and, well...” A shrug.

“He's gonna be busy in Puerto Rico for a while. Says he might come back if being a new dad doesn't put him off wrestling, but he's got a lot to take care of now, you know?

“Anyway, why I'm here... Without Billy Jack, the fun's gone out of it for me. I'm going to hang up my boots... But I'm not, N-O-T, gonna go away. The band's still here – I mean, yeah, we need someone to fill in for Billy, but we're still here – and I intend to stick around.

“I've thought a lot, this last month, about what I can offer TCW if I'm not wrestling anymore, and I've made up my mind.

“The one thing in this business I really know is tag teams. I'm gonna find a pair of hopefuls who can cope with life on the road the Painful Procedure way, and I'm gonna help them become the kind of stars you can get behind.

“...That's all for now. You've been one hell of an audience all these years. Keep on rocking.”

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Miyazaki & Ota vs. The Young Guns
Again, not a great match, as the Young Guns struggle to get their feet back under them and produce. Good enough work, though, which ends when Harry and Steve once again land the finisher combination they're calling the Blitzkrieg Bop and Steve Gumble pins Shingen Miyazaki.
The Young Guns defeated Miyazaki & Ota
Rating: D+

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John Anderson © vs. Acid w/ Laura Huggins
Anderson stands there for a few seconds after the bell rings, looking at Acid. Thinking. Planning.

Acid returns his gaze, his stance shifting, little by little. Both men stand, for a moment, as mirror images – Anderson's stance precisely reflected in Acid.

Anderson moves in. Lockup. Anderson drives Acid to the corner, turnbuckle whip – reversed, and as Acid sends John past him he jumps, catching him two-footed in the back of the head with an exceptionally fluid dropkick. Anderson stumbles and Acid hits a standing shooting star press immediately...

And doesn't go for the pin.

He climbs the top rope – Acid Rain Bomb – Anderson rolls clear – Acid flips and rolls to his feet, not wiping out.

Both men go for a running clothesline, and the two crash to the floor.

That's how it begins, and that's how it goes. Acid is vicious, pausing, taking his time, watching, and striking mercilessly. Anderson is the cagey, careful mat wrestler, and the result is slow, quiet, predatory...

Brutal.

Twice, too, Acid passes up pinfalls to inflict more damage. Eventually, however, it's not enough; he climbs to the top rope and Anderson gets to the corner in time, cutting him off with a punch to the gut, hooking his arms, dragging him backward into the ring and smashing him down with the Ammo Dump to secure the victory.
John Anderson defeated Acid
Rating: B

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Anderson recovers his belt, clearly in pain, nursing his lower back, and turns around -

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Eric Tyler's in the ring with him, as is Laura Huggins.

“Congratulations,” Huggins says. “So far as I understand it, John, you don't have an opponent for Sunday.

“Well, my client here would like to be that opponent.”

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Anderson, still obviously in pain, nods, and Mayhem Midden emerges.

“Sounds like a hell of a match to me,” he announces. “And the pair of you like it – so yeah. Let's do that – why the hell not?”

“It's made, then?” Eric asks. Midden nods.

Tyler grins. “Let's see Rick Law deny me a match when I can hold the belt to ransom,” he says, almost growling.

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Midden frowns, but then The Game begins to play again, and Rocky Golden emerges to stand next to Midden.

“Rocky,” Midden smiles. “You still want that crazy match?”

Golden nods.

“OK,” Midden says. “You understand, TCW cannot sanction this match. Hell, we can't guarantee Khoklov will show up.”

Golden nods.

Midden's smile becomes a beam. “I knew you had it in you, son,” he says. “Come on – there's some waivers the Board tells me you gotta sign...”

The two head backstage.

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Peter Hopper w/ Karen Killer vs. Rick Law
Maybe not as good as the preceding match, this is, nonetheless, pretty solid entertainment.

Law and Hopper make it a straight-up fight from the off, and while Law would normally have the edge in a singles situation he's visibly still hurting from Khoklov's assault. It's all he can do, for much of the match, to endure Hopper's assault, particularly when Hopper tries the whirlwind sit-out powerbomb formerly known as the RPM Bomb – something that would have ended the match had Law, off the impact, fallen from the ring to the outside.

Rick never really gets going, but along the way he does show some ingenuity – eventually, as Hopper goes for a second RPM Bomb, Law tumbles forward and down his back, scoring the win out of nowhere with a sunset flip.
Rick Law defeated Peter Hopper
Rating: B-

Show Rating: C+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Saturday 27th September 2008
I suspect this is going to be contentious.

We're making money, it should be said up front. Quite a lot of money – nearly a million a month in profit, currently, and I suspect that that amount will only increase as our overseas PPV and merchandise audiences grow – something that's happening with every pay-per-view, chiefly trading on the quality of the prior offering.

I'm saying this ahead of time to put things in context. TCW is a growing company; our last Total Wrestling was more than a full ratings point better-watched than the prior record off the back of heavy hype for the big matches.

For the first time ever, our TV ratings are actually pretty close to what the SWF was pulling in at the start of the year. This isn't me saying things to boast; the point, again, is that we're a growing company and pulling in major profits.

And then two things happen at once.

Karen Killer's contract comes round for negotiation and Tommy Cornell announces that TCW is planning to build an arena of our own near LA, a big, exclusive venue – perfect for us to base a chunk of our Pay-Per-Views out of and plenty of juicy press.

Press which, I suspect, is likely to sour slightly among the fans when news breaks that Karen didn't extend her contract over a monetary dispute.

So let's clarify this a little, way after the fact; I'm not at liberty to discuss Karen's contract as it currently stands, but I can say this; it was signed in March 2007 – when we were significantly less well-off and, as a matter of fact, when Karen brought less fan recognition to the table.

I can also say that the contract we eventually offered her, before taking additional perks we were willing to grant into account, was already worth more than six times what we'd been paying her.

Karen felt this wasn't enough. That's her right – if she plays her cards right, she'll be attractive to the SWF now, quite possibly in a higher-level position than here (with correspondingly more job satisfaction) and might take a different approach – she might go back to being head booker for somewhere smaller.

There could be any number of ways she could find worthwhile deals by cutting loose from us. In all honesty, what I see here is someone for whom money isn't as important as job satisfaction, and at the moment, the Easy Riders are not high on the list of assignments likely to create job satisfaction – though their push is due to get better in short order.

I respect Karen for her decision – we couldn't pay her enough to compensate. And I think whoever she goes to will benefit.

I do wish we still had her with us... A second shock return may be in order, down the line. Worked well for the Bombshell, after all.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Coming to you this Sunday, live from the Manhattan National Center, TCW presents Destructive Energy, set to be as explosive a pay-per-view as any you've seen this year! You don't want to roll into Halloween season without this one.

The steel cage will be in place before the show begins, ready for the opening contest as Eddie Peak and Tyson Baine lock up in an environment Baine "can't run away from," as Peak put it. Last month Baine squeaked through with the use of the ropes - what's going to happen this time?

After two solid months of taunting and assaults, the Disrespected step in the ring together against the objects of their anger. Abandoning their tag partners, Sammy Bach and Wolf Hawkins have gone on to become major TCW names - but those partners are out for revenge tonight. What favour will Sammy Bach claim from Hawkins for agreeing to this match? And can the Disrespected settle the score?

Last month, you, the fans, chose Art Reed to get into the ring with Edd Stone for his TCW All-Action Championship, and Reed won when Edd was counted out. With a victory notched up over the champion, Art squares off with Edd again, hoping to come away with the belt...

Eric Tyler is the challenger for the International Championship. Effectively banned from wrestling on Badge of Honor by Rick Law, Tyler intends to take John Anderson's title to force Law into a third confrontation. The first was a draw, the second saw Law win - but it's anyone's guess what would happen with championship gold on the line. First, though, Tyler needs the championship itself, and anyone who overlooks John Anderson is a fool.

A real grudge match to follow that; Danny Fonzarelli and Frankie Perez' rivalry has come to boiling point over the past month following Perez' habit of securing a win with a handful of hair. Frustrated by them both, Mayhem Midden has put their precious locks on the line - following this contest, the loser will be shaved bald.

The other major grudge set to be settled during Destructive Energy is a very different one. TCW would like to make it clear that the contest between Marat Khoklov and Rocky Golden is Unsanctioned and that no rules but the ending will be enforced. It would be difficult to do so; unless things have changed since Khoklov's first appearance, the monster isn't on TCW contract.

After months of chasing his rematch to settle the question, it seems Koshiro Ino will finally be head to head with Chris Rockwell. When this issue arose, Ino was the International Champion and Chris Rockwell was the challenger; Rockwell has, since, headlined a TCW PPV going after the World Heavyweight Championship and Ino no longer has his title belt. But it's all coming to an end Sunday, with pride on the line...

The New Wave will defend their tag titles in a rematch from last month, too, following Sean Deeley's appeal to Scout. This time, can the School of Tradition man counter the Special Force when the gold is on the line? The New Wave have to know - and I'll be honest, so do I.

They're considered icons. One has won gold all over the world. The other, the newest member of the Syndicate, has stayed in his home country and become possibly its greatest wrestler, earning the nickname of the 'Canadian Wrestling Machine'. Defending his Hard-Hitting Championship in a No Holds Barred match, Sam Keith takes on the Syndicate's own Jeremy Stone.

He calls himself the 'Triple-Threat Champion' and he made this match with Mayhem Midden's backing. He is, of course, Troy Tornado, and he wants to prove a point to Tommy Cornell concerning last month, where the World Heavyweight Championship was not defended last. He also wants to offer Johnny Bloodstone, a man who's bailed him out of trouble a time or two, a chance to step up and fight for the coveted gold. And so, in our main event, Troy Tornado, Tommy Cornell, and Johnny Bloodstone collide. Who will walk away with the belt? A key ruling to bear in mind - should interference arise on behalf of any of these men, that man will be suspended without pay for two months.

Prediction Key:
CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[ChrisKid]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Zergon]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Tigerkinney]

Prediction Key:
CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

Keeping the Syndicate's Enforcer strong

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

There's a reason why Bach & Hawkins went on to bigger things might have to do with the reason that they are both better.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Edd retains the flippity floppity gold

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

The feud between Tyler and Law does not need the gold on the line.

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

I'll go for the heel losing his hair here, and besides going bald could do wonders for Perez stiff kicking bad-ass image. Him having the poncey long hair never sat well with the sort of wrestler that he is.

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Khoklov makes an instant impact by going over Golden, who has basically settled into the role of someone who spins their wheels just above the midcard.

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Coinflip this could go either way, but as this seems to be a feud ender (at least for now) I'll go for Ino getting some retribution on Rockwell.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

I just can't see Deeley & Bryant being the one's to topple The New Wave as champs, in fact it wouldn't surprise me too much of the New Wave after their long chase, hold these belts for a lengthy run themselves.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

I'm so tempted to go with Stone winning here, but as the Hard Hitting belt is on the line, I'll go for the safe choice of Keith navigating another succesful defence.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

I see Bloodstone eating the pin here, to further set up a possible one on one rematch between Tornado and Cornell.

[Regis]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine
Going to go for Baine over Peak this time - Peak's cred can be rebuilt more easily than Baine's can.

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins
Glorified jobbers. They may not make it past this feud.

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
Edd Stone remains the only Syndicate member with a belt, and is likely to remain that way.

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins
Not on Tyler's retirement tour.

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez
Because you don't have anything to do with The Love Doctor.

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden
Rocky gets crippled (by which I mean 'sent to dev' and Khoklov gets thrown out for another few months for much the same reason.

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
Rockwell is more suited to a high slot on the card than Ino is.

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
If the SoT take it, then I guess it'll be third time lucky.

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
Sam builds up an awesome run on the belt, losing it only as he retires.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
Champ retains, Cornell fumes.

[The Shape]

Someone should interfere and attack all three men in the main event :o

[Oregano Jensen]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

This is probably more what I want to happen than what actually will happen... but of course Peak deserves the push more.

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

More like "The Justifiably Disrespected," am I right?

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

Another one that's more a wish than a prediction. Art Reed is more a technician than a high flyer, but we've already established I'm pro-Art Reed under virtually any circumstances.

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

Tyler has enough things to do without a belt being involved. So does Rick Law, if it comes to that.

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

Honestly, I don't have any opinion on this... someone pointed out that bald Perez would look a lot less weird than bald Fonzarelli, and that reasoning works for me.

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Too early to make Khoklov look vulnerable. I say Rick Law goes over him in, oh, let's say 3-4 months. But nobody now.

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

Face wins the blowoff. How dare Rockwell hit Emily?

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

There's dissension brewing between Freddie and Laura. Some part of me wants to say they get the belt, so that whatever's brewing comes to a head with the title as a backdrop. Another part of me says "no, you're not jeopardizing the belt's reputation to pump up a B-story about a midcard tag team."

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

The Syndicate needs a belt, and Stone is legitimately the better wrestler.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

I think the real question is who interferes. You don't hang a stipulation like that out there without the intent to pull the trigger. Can you really sit out Tommy Cornell for two months? Would Bloodstone's allies resort to such tactics? Some part of me is looking for a Mayhem Midden heel turn run-in -- he's aligned with Tornado! Tornado is out! -- but Midden is pretty crucial to half the plots you're running. You don't ruin your whole promotion's structure for the sake of one (admittedly awesome) moment. My real guess? Edd Stone loses the belt, the Syndicate isn't happy, he makes a desperate attempt to redeem himself and ruins everything.

[Bigpapa42]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Lo-Drew]

CAGE MATCH
Eddie Peak vs. Tyson Baine

The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins

TCW All Action Championship
Edd Stone (c) vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW International Championship
John Anderson (c) vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins

HAIR vs. HAIR
Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez

UNSANCTIONED MATCH
Marat Khoklov vs. Rocky Golden

Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily

TCW Tag Team Championships
The New Wave (c) vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

TCW Hard-Hitting Championship - No Holds Barred
Sam Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

TCW World Heavyweight Championship - Should anyone interfere, the competing wrestler they're aligned with will be suspended without pay for two months
Troy Tornado (c) vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Destructive Energy

Sunday Week 4 September 2008

Live on U-Demand, Jade 237, Rivera Pay Television, V-Corp (2.56)

Held at Manhattan National Center (Tri State)

Attendance: 30,000 (Sold Out!)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Mayhem Midden - Horatio Dangerous

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The cage is already in place as the show begins, illuminated by stark white lights, as Number of the Beast hits, which can mean only one thing – Tyson Baine is coming down to the ring.

He makes his way down, steps into the cage, and tests its strength with a couple of quick two-handed shakes; nodding – this thing won't give when a big guy smashes into it – he steps back to the centre of the ring and turns to face the entrance ramp.

Crashing Around You sounds, and Baine stands, waiting for Eddie Peak to come down the ramp.

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Meanwhile, to a major pop, Eddie Peak emerges from beneath the ring behind him. Scaling the cage with astonishing speed, the big man squats, perched on the top rail, and waits. After a few moments referee Eugene Williams spots him up there and calls for the opening bell...

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Eddie plunges from the top of the cage as Baine turns to ask Williams what's going on, catching the Syndicate man with a truly massive diving clothesline. Baine is on the back foot for much of the match, trying to shake off the effects of the clothesline, and Peak takes full advantage. Before too long, both men are bleeding, using the cage to its fullest.

Baine begins to rally, even scoring with the Hades Bomb, but this time Peak kicks out. Baine boots him and goes for another, only to have Peak punch his way out of it.

Eddie plays to the crowd for a moment, then turns back -

Smack into a big boot. Baine looks down at him, obviously contemplating another Bomb attempt, but as Peak begins to stir he seems to change his mind, and begins to ascend the cage.

He's at the top when Peak makes it to his feet. Eddie steps across to the door and kicks it, then again - and the close-up of the padlock flying off from the impact will be enshrined in any Peak highlights video for some time to come.

Baine drops from far higher than he was comfortable with. Peak dives.

The crowd, waiting for the big screen action replay, are agog, as is Eugene Williams.

When it comes, the footage is stunning; Peak and Baine cannot be separated. Both men hit the floor simultaneously.
Eddie Peak drew with Tyson Baine
Rating: B+

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The Disrespected vs. Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins
What is there to say about a contest like this? Hawkins plays a cagey game, less infuriated than the Disrespected, doing everything he can to turn aside the assaults of a near-psychotic Stevie Grayson.

Which leaves Bach and Powell. Powell has a real fury here, but Sammy revels in it, lowering himself willingly to their level. The result is carnage on a grand scale. Powell's repeated, screamed refrain - “I'm gonna see you BLEED!” is prophetic, but not for the man he expects; Wolf Hawkins finds himself busted open when, after Powell grounds him and flips into a Last Chancery, Grayson rockets off the ropes with a dropkick to Hawkins' exposed, unguarded face.

But Sammy Bach doesn't bleed. Not until the end.

Not until an enraged Teddy Powell goes after him with a chair. Ray Johnson calls for the bell, but Teddy doesn't stop – not until the zebra herd hits the ring.
Sammy Bach & Wolf Hawkins won by DQ
Rating: B

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In a pre-taped segment, Horatio Dangerous is shown backstage with Eric Tyler and Laura Huggins. “So,” Dangerous begins. “A big night for the School of Tradition tonight, Eric – two title matches and an unsanctioned bout...”

Tyler cuts him off with a snarl. “Stop right there,” he growls. “I don't know how many times I've got to say it – Khoklov is not with the School. Hell, he's not even a TCW wrestler. And you've just got to look at that idiot Goldworthy to know managing someone with a temper like that isn't worth it.”

Dangerous raises his hands. “Point taken,” he says. “It's a natural question to raise, though, with your bringing him here to attack Rick Law...”

Tyler smirks. “People tell me they won't face up and give us respect at their own risk,” he says. “Law's been pissing me off since the Andrews business. This whole thing's dragged on for near enough half a year already. I aim to finish it off to my satisfaction soon, though, so don't you worry about that.

“Law doesn't want to face me; fine, I got no problem with that. But I can make him want to.

“Badge of Honor's his show? Fine. I'm just going to take it over. With the International Championship, I should be able to write my own ticket – and then Ricky boy gets what's coming to him, doesn't he?” He grins.

“Especially if the new tag team champions are giving him crap...”

Laura Huggins smiles. “Either one could make Rick's life hell,” she says. “For as long as it takes. Mind you... I know what we've been planning. I don't see any way Rick's life isn't going to turn into hell until we get what we're after.” She winks. “You don't get away with it that easy, believe me.”

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Edd Stone © vs. Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell
Without interference this time, Edd and Art settle down to have what, ultimately, ends up being a well-executed bout without much in the way of crowd response – except for some of the more Eddtastic spots, notably a springboard shooting star which Edd attempts to turn into a tornado DDT, only to be dropped with a brainbuster.

Reed ultimately, as so many have, loses out after discovering that YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB EDD STONE!
Edd Stone defeated Art Reed
Rating: C+

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John Anderson © vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins
The contest between former players in the East Coast war runs quite a long time; slick technical wrestling all the way, with Laura Huggins offering constructive comments on the outside – comments which, Mayhem Midden expresses shock to realise, are actually smart advice.

There's nothing which would particularly stand out here as being spectacular, but it's the kind of match that definitely keeps the crowd interested, and they do very well for themselves; after fifteen minutes, however, Anderson blocks a suplex with a jawbreaker and promptly scores with the Ammo Dump, picking up a successful pinfall.
John Anderson defeated Eric Tyler
Rating: B

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Danny Fonzarelli vs. Frankie Perez
Two slightly lesser lights step out into the spotlight here, and they do... pretty well, all told. Perez comes on very strong early on before Fonzie bounces back, attacking with a goodish impression of Perez' style and even finishing with the P-Clutch. He's got it in the bag -

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And Chris Rockwell comes in fast, blindsiding him, breaking the hold and rolling out of the ring. Sam Sparrow falters, not wanting to call a DQ in a match like this. Rockwell's still at ringside -

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RDJ jumps Rockwell as, in the ring, both men's proteges lock up again. Fonzarelli, however, has lost his momentum, and this time Perez is the one to apply the P-Clutch, drawing the submission.
Frankie Perez defeated Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: C+

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Dejected, beaten, Fonzarelli wearily submits as Perez and Rockwell gleefully set to work with the clippers...

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As the shaving continues, the broadcast segues into a video showcasing Troy Tornado's defeat of Tommy Cornell, Johnny Bloodstone's explosive rise up the ranks, and Cornell's own recent victories. Over all of this, Troy Tornado's voice is played:

“Tommy, man... You held this belt, what, eighteen months? In all that time, you had the main events – and no one begrudged it.

“I've had it two months now. And on Sunday night, TCW broke tradition.

“You went out after me, Tommy. You kept the main event for yourself.

“Now, I get why. You wanted the moment everyone remembered to be you breaking Sam Keith. You wanted to make damn sure that that was what everyone took away.

“The World Heavyweight Championship, Tommy. The biggest prize TCW has to offer – and your obsession.

“At Destructive Energy, I want you, in the Main Event, in a match designed to mean something – and to keep your boys away.

“At Destructive Energy, Tommy, YOU are going to give something back to this company.

“It seems like I'm doomed to defend this belt in triple-threat matches. So I want you... and me... and I want that man on the ramp, Johnny Bloodstone, who's helped me out before and who I owe.

“And we're going to make it a stipulation – I just cleared this with Mayhem before I came out here – that if someone interferes, the man they interfered on behalf of will be suspended for the rest of 2008 – WITHOUT PAY.

“Goes for you too, Tommy.”

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This isn't exactly a long match. Rocky does his best – and he comes to the ring armed with a wooden baseball bat – but it's not enough.

Khoklov absorbs punishment for a while, as Golden simply overwhelms him with fury – then, at last, he snatches the bat from Rocky's hands, snaps it in two, and goes to work. By the time he deigns to pin Rocky, Rocky is virtually comatose.
Marat Khoklov defeated Rocky Golden
Rating: B-

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Khoklov doesn't seem to be finished, even as the EMTs hasten down with a stretcher. They do their best to hold the giant back while loading Rocky onto the stretcher, neck brace in place, and then Khoklov lunges forward...

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And My Hero hits. Rick Law runs halfway to ringside, and the Russian turns and lumbers after him. Nodding, Law vaults the guardrail and starts leading Khoklov away from the ring, away from Rocky, before escaping out of the arena with the Russian in pursuit.

“He didn't think he could hold him off, then,” Dangerous murmurs.

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Chris Rockwell vs. Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily
And here they come... Neither man has any reason to hold back, not after what happened to Emily, and neither man holds back at all – Destructive Energy seems to have become a whirlwind of grudges.

Ino is brutal here, clinical, destructive. Rockwell appears, at times, desperate; at other times, arrogant. While the Kobra relies on his methodical approach, Rockwell plays a waiting game, hitting hard when the opportunity presents going for some fairly significant gambles from time to time.

It's one of those that decides the match; Ino goes for the ropes, gathering momentum for the Kobra's Bite, and Rockwell feints toward Emily. Ino falters – an enzuigiri takes him down. Elbows clamp down, knee strikes drive into Ino's head, over and over...

After ten seconds, Rockwell breaks off and rises, backing away. Ino cannot return to his feet, not even after a count of ten – he's out cold.
Chris Rockwell defeated Koshiro Ino
Rating: B

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New Wave © vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins
Not bad, but not great – certainly not on a par with what either team has shown themselves capable of. The tag division remains TCW's great challenge.

The real rivalry developing here is Scout and Deeley, who put on a submission clinic in between the times that their tag partners are in the ring. But, in the end, it's Joel Bryant in the ring as it finishes, as Scout catches him in the Special Force to secure the submission.
New Wave defeated School of Tradition
Rating: C+

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Gimme Shelter begins to play. Hard-Hitting Championship around his waist, Sam Keith, accompanied by his sons and the Blonde Bombshell, makes his way down the entrance ramp, stopping to talk to many of the fans in attendance. He's smiling – only just, but he's smiling.

Entering the ring, he hands the belt off to Ray Johnson and waits, his sons taking seats near ringside.

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Sam Keith © w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
The Syndicate have their grudges with Sam Keith, no disguising that. But there are, at times, smiles on the lips of both men here.

In around five decades' competition between them, Sam Keith and Jeremy Stone have never locked up one on one before now. It's been the subject of so much speculation. So many debates. Who can counter what? Who has the speed advantage? What price Keith's regular reliance on unfair tactics?

Now, we add another question – who knows more usually illegal holds, the SWF's most devious son or the heir to all the holds of the House of Stone?

Hard to say, but we see quite a few of them. Azaria covers for the fact he doesn't recognise these moves far better than he has been recently – evidently practice helps – but the main thing here is just an exhibition, as two great talents test themselves. It seems as if they've set aside the greater rivalry in favour of simply seeing which man is the better wrestler.

And you'd be hard put to it to say that that debate is settled – Sam Keith may have pulled out the win, but it was a shocker when he managed to roll through a Stone Ankle Stretch and get the Proton Lock. For some time before that, Jeremy Stone had been the better man, much more in control...
Sam Keith defeated Jeremy Stone
Rating: A

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Troy Tornado © vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tommy Cornell
What a match.

Probably set to stand as the best TCW match of 2008 – though I think every fan will be happier still if it's beaten – Troy, Johnny and Tommy have the perfect excuse to work a match with zero interference, a pure contest of skill, showcasing all-round ability, airborne skill, and submission mastery.

Cornell's injured arm provides a focus for both his opponents, but at the same time, Tommy often bails to pit Tornado against the man he feels he owes, who got this match at Tornado's insistence.

And neither man, under these circumstances, will let up.

And, regularly, in comes Tommy when he sees an opening.

The three men dance, picking their marks, going after one another, keeping the fight going, flowing from move to move, counter to counter, etc...

The end is one that will be analyzed for some time. Troy attempted to take Bloodstone out with the Tornado Driver; Bloodstone blocked it and broke loose, ending the move stood outside the ropes on the apron.

Cornell promptly dropkicked Tornado into him. Johnny spilled to the outside and Tommy Cornell proceeded to drag Troy to the centre of the ring and apply a figure-four leg lock, looking to ground Tornado.

The crowd cheer for Troy as, after a few moments, he begins fighting to turn the hold over. Cornell tries to stop him but, in time, Troy turns them both to their stomachs.

Now the hold puts pressure on Cornell, and he can, in theory, break the hold himself – but as soon as Troy turns him, Johnny Bloodstone rolls into the ring, hooks Cornell's arms, and flips forward to lock in the Bloodstone Mutilation.

Caught in twin submission moves, Tommy Cornell taps out.
Troy Tornado and Johnny Bloodstone made Tommy Cornell submit
Rating: A

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Both Troy and Johnny instinctively rise to celebrate as Dangerous and Azaria explode into debate. Both men were legal, both had the submission applied...

Midden is silent for a long time. Eventually – as Troy and Johnny simultaneously turn to see the other man celebrating – he says “I'll have to talk to the Board.”

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Wolf Hawkins rolls into the ring to support Tommy on wobbly legs. The three men stare each other down, and Sam Sparrow holds the belt uncertainly.

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The Blonde Bombshell takes matters into her own hands, decisively raising Tornado and Bloodstone's hands into the air simultaneously.

“Whatever else,” Azaria signs off, “whatever happens on Tuesday, I can promise you this.

“Tommy Cornell is NOT the World Heavyweight Champion.”

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

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Monday 1st October 2008
Breaking records and waiting for shoes to drop.

The main event last night is being hailed as the best match we've put on all year. I can relax on one score, at least; Troy Tornado can deliver. (Admittedly, put someone in the ring with Tommy Cornell and Johnny Bloodstone and you'd hope the result would be enjoyable, but this one went all the way to becoming a standout).

The buyrate is, compared to Just Another Day?, the final PPV before I came on board, 0.90 higher. Some of that is actually having exposure, but some of it is pretty much guaranteed to be Our USA provider, U-Demand, is actually coming to the end of its deal with us; one more show, and then from A Little South Of Sanity onward we should be working with a bigger provider – hell, we might be able to land a deal with North America Prime Select, the SWF's current carrier, though I kinda doubt it.

Either way, we're doing well – unsettlingly well. Philly Pro was at the height of its popularity when it died; I get edgy when I'm in charge of this kind of success.

They tell me we're negotiating for a PPV launch in Australia for the next show – Crunch Time. If this goes well, then the only significant market area we won't have a presence in is Scotland.

Not that we have any Australian talent on the active list, of course. Still, we're getting a foothold in the UK, and we're jobbing any Brit not called Cornell out.

...Oh, yeah. That.

Tommy's cousin started taking bookings for wrestling dates this month. I'm told he's actually not that bad.

But we won't be hiring him. No storyline fit for him, and while I think Matt and Greg can benefit – to whatever extent they need to, given the matches they're having – from a rub from their dad, a lot of the reason I think that is that I don't expect Sam to see out 2009. Exposing the twins to an audience used to their dad so early is all about having them ready to step forward as he retires.

If Edward Cornell was as good as his cousin - no judgment on him; I was never as good as his cousin, and I've done pretty well for myself – then this would be fantastic. Bring him in, establish him, tease a feud, give the crowd a couple of years to want it, and then you've got one hell of a match. The storyline would write itself. (Especially as they look almost alike.)

The difference between Sam and Tommy is a very simple one. Sam is likely to retire in less than two years. I would be stunned if Tommy retires inside twelve.

I guess whoever's got the book here in ten years should take another look at young Ed, right?

Tuesday 2nd October 2008
Just got word; we're instigating some form of drug policy. Not sure what the details are going to be – to be perfectly blunt, I'm not even sure who it'll affect.

Regardless, it's a Good Thing. Probably somewhat overdue, too. Tommy's on about a lot of backstage discipline right now - “setting an example for the industry,” “responsibilities of the flagship,” all that jazz. Basically, he's still in a really good mood about the perceived 'victory' over Richard Eisen. I'd be in a happier mood myself except I remember when Terry Lambert felt the same way.

(For those of you who don't know who Terry Lambert is: Exactly.)

So we need some form of backstage discipline beyond what we normally have. Rules.

Personally, I'm just gonna phone up Rip and ask what he did, as I recall his ten making sense when he ran them by me the first time.

[Bigpapa42]

Good show. Interested to see where you are going with Kholov.

Plus, you're closing in on 1k posts!

Keep up the great work, PS.

[James Casey]

Personally, I'm just gonna phone up Rip and ask what he did, as I recall his ten making sense when he ran them by me the first time.

And he knew what he was talking about...

Great show, PS. More gimmicks than I'd realised, but Fonzie losing his hair should be interesting, and Stone/Keith was a blinder.

I was half-expecting the triple threat to end with Syndicate interference on behalf of Tornado, meaning he might have to vacate the title, but that was a bit Sports Entertainment. A draw like that reminds me of the classic Benoit/HHH/Edge match (I think?) on Raw a few years back. Good times.

[Phantom Stranger]

Good show. Interested to see where you are going with Kholov.

Plus, you're closing in on 1k posts!

Keep up the great work, PS.

1,000 posts (almost), over 35,000 views... Kind of surreal, really. Although, also, kudos to Adam for producing a game that creates these kinds of results.

And he knew what he was talking about...

Heh. Hoped someone would pick up on that... It's not the Idaho Punisher characterisation piece from Philly Pro*, but it's fun.

Great show, PS. More gimmicks than I'd realised, but Fonzie losing his hair should be interesting, and Stone/Keith was a blinder.

More gimmicks and more matched than I realised, to be honest, and I put the thing together.

Fonzie losing his hair...

A lot of people, early on, mentioned how difficult it is to take Fonzie seriously as a credible wrestler with that gimmick. I agree, honestly. So this has been planned since... virtually the start. (I tend to keep finding stuff to do before I kickstart these things). He hasn't been played much as the Love Doctor, but it's time to move away from that entirely - hence the shaved head, and, coming up soon, the debut of a new look based around that.

I was half-expecting the triple threat to end with Syndicate interference on behalf of Tornado, meaning he might have to vacate the title, but that was a bit Sports Entertainment. A draw like that reminds me of the classic Benoit/HHH/Edge match (I think?) on Raw a few years back. Good times.

Yeah, that was a good match - set up the Elimination Chamber for the first New Year's Revolution, right?

I was actually drawing on a later version of the finish - there was a point just before TNA dropped the NWA championships where there was a tag match, and the dude who gets the win gets the belt, and Angle ankle-locked someone and then Sting comes in to do the same, and there's Controversy over Who Gets The Belt - controversy that made no sense, as Sting wasn't the legal man so couldn't win. So this is, partly, an attempt to do that right, and, partly, something to do with when ReapeR did something awesome that made me change my booking plans. (I have now, however, been reminded of the RAW match and am happy as a result, so there's a win.)

* - "I don't like Idaho."

[Phantom Stranger]

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After the end of Destructive Energy a lot of questions have been raised - many of them by us as much as you. We can't tell you what the situation is with the World Heavyweight Championship - when we asked the Board's Representative, Mr Midden told us we'd have to wait until he made his second announcement of the night - and so, I guess, will you guys.

But Total Wrestling is about more than just the fallout from last night - we've got some big matches lined up, too.

Jeremy Stone continues to test himself against another famous family, taking on Matthew Keith one-on-one in the opening contest.

The School of Tradition look to get back to winning ways, facing off as Mr Midden's insistence with the Machines. Speculation here at TCW HQ suggests that Rick Law asked for this match to be made - no confirmation as yet.

We're also due to see the Easy Riders lock up with the Rising Stars, Andrews and Minnesota. Mr Midden has indicated that this has to do with his first announcement - a number one contendership match, perhaps? Or the start of some contest?

A man with a claim to the World Heavyweight Championship is in action tonight, too - Johnny Bloodstone, wrestling with English submission maven Walter Morgan. There's no way this isn't going to turn into an exhibition, but we still wish Walter a lot of luck under the cirumstances.

The Kobra, Koshiro Ino, has requested a match against Shingen Miyazaki. We've been speculating on why Shingen in particular for a little while now...

Off the back of the chaos that was Destructive Energy's hair vs. hair match, Frankie Perez has been challenged to a match by Ricky Dale Johnson. Johnson holds a convincing lead in this series - how well can Perez do in turning that around?

Sam Keith has his hands full this show; he takes on the massive and dangerous Tyson Baine. It's not No Holds Barred and so his title isn't on the line - just his continued health.

Lastly, in our main event, Troy Tornado teams with Eddie Peak against Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins. We're told Mr Midden will make his second announcement "once they're too tired to raise hell," and I'd assume that means following this match.

Prediction Key:
Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

The Machines vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rising Stars

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Walter Morgan

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Shingen Miyazaki

Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Eddie Peak & Troy Tornado vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

The Machines vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rising Stars

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Walter Morgan

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Shingen Miyazaki

Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Eddie Peak & Troy Tornado vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Zergon]

Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

The Machines vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rising Stars

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Walter Morgan

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Shingen Miyazaki

Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Eddie Peak & Troy Tornado vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

[Tigerkinney]

Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

Maybe one day Matt Keith, but not right now

The Machines vs. School of Tradition w/ Laura Huggins

In their post Syndicate Membership state, The Machines are getting the stronger push be it as singles or still when they are together as a Tag Team.

Easy Riders w/ Karen Killer vs. Rising Stars

DQ win, I don't think you want to kill Rising Stars gradual push as a credible threat in the Tag Division, but I still think you want Easy Riders to keep some of their bad-ass aura before they turn into Painful Procedure Version 2.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Walter Morgan

Tommy Cornell's going to be the only British star in HIS company. :p

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Shingen Miyazaki

Well at least one Japanese, isn't going to be looking up at the lights...sadly for Shingen Miyazaki it won't be him.

Frankie Perez vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Defeating Danny Fonzarelli is one thing, defeating RDJ is a whole other matter.

Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Non title...says I see you keeping the Sydicate's resident Monster enforcer looking strong here.

Eddie Peak & Troy Tornado vs. Tommy Cornell & Wolf Hawkins

Keep Tommy looking like a credible threat, by having him and his BFF bounce back with a win.