TCW: A Quiet Retirement

[Phantom Stranger]

I have to say, I really enjoy Charlie's position as Midden's designated 'Guy to smack people in the face'.

Anyone who read the Philly Pro diary knows I have a real soft spot for Charlie Thatcher. Realistically, though, he's most use to me as an over piece of Menace in TCW. And it's a fun addition to Midden's character, so it stays...

[Phantom Stranger]

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Friday 12th March 2009
Backstage at Badge of Honor, and I've got to smile. I'm watching the dynamics in the locker room – it's always my job, after all – and I heard Johnny Bloodstone inviting Davis to ride with him. Johnny himself rides with Art Reed and the Keith boys – Sam Keith having worked out a deal when they first came in to make sure that they didn't get seen as daddy's boys – which means the young Canadian has four exceptional wrestlers to spend time around, to talk to and to learn from, though from what I've seen of Davis' work prior to coming here he'll be offering his own advice around soon enough.

Probably more significant to his career, however, is that it's the World Heavyweight Champion who's taking him under his wing, recognising his worth. It may be some savvy work from Johnny – we clearly have plans for Davis and his stablemates, and creating an alliance could keep Johnny a major player involved in spotlight matches even if I didn't plan on using him heavily. I'd like to think it's not, however; Johnny was Stone-trained, and he and Art have been happy to pass on tricks they've learned to other workers whenever they've had a good opportunity.

Art calls it “paying it forward” and tells the story of how Sam Keith taught him the Dread Lock. To be honest, he may be telling that story too often – I've asked Sam to have a word with him about backstage politics; he's a giving kid, considerate, generous, and talented, just the kind of person people lobby to face – and lobby to beat. It wouldn't occur to him to consider exactly what that's doing to his career, despite the fact this isn't the first time it's happened – there's an old story about what kept him down in DaVE early on, and the simple answer is that he'd always had short stints in companies as a jobber.

Working a match where the goal is purely to make the other guy look good is a completely different skill set to working a match designed to make you look good. Both are easier than a match designed to make both people look good, but that's beside the point. Art had only been taught one skill set, and it took some time and prodding from Nemesis before he started to put together spots designed to get the crowd interested in him, and even longer before he tried to insert them.

Art has no one lobbying for him bar Sam and Johnny – he doesn't even have himself lobbying – and that has a lot to do with how badly he's been treading water. The same thing was happening, in early-to-mid 2008, with Joey Minnesota – it was only once Aaron Andrews' star began to shine that Joey was pulled along with it.

And the hell of it is that I keep meaning to get behind Art – and Edd, and Acid, and John Pathlow (who plays Hell Monkey/Thunder Snake) – but because they're willing to take it, or in Acid's case because he's more expendable than some of his stable in terms of wins – I never quite do.

Will have to change that. Hopefully now I've written it down, it'll happen; if not, well, when this book comes out, they'll at least take the advice to heart.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Just two weeks away from Fight to the Feedback, and we're told that the final voting stipulation will be announced this Tuesday on Total Wrestling. But more important, arguably, is the matches that will be taking place - so let's take a look at them.

The Machines make a brief return to tag action, throwing down with Global Tradition. Anderson has had plenty of run-ins with the School of Tradition, and there have been plenty of suggestions that it should be one of the Machines who challenges for the International Championship. This could be looked at as a warm-up contest of sorts.

Generation Omega's least-known member, Davis Wayne Newton, put on a stellar display one week ago against World Heavyweight Champion Johnny Bloodstone. This Tuesday he faces another technician with a dangerous reputation, albeit one who's had less TCW success - Art Reed. Can Newton chalk up his second TCW win, or can Reed get back on the right track?

Womens tag action will follow that one; Amber Allen and Kate Dangerous pair up against Lauren Easter and Tamara McFly. There's no question that the action will be excellent - here at TCW.com, we recommend you become one of the first to keep up with these contests. Get ahead of the pack!

Another Generation Omega man faces a wrestler with a lot of courage. American Eagle may have more heart than anyone else under TCW contract - he may have more heart than any other wrestler - but Marc DuBois may well be more challenge than he can cope with. Can the Eagle shock us all and derail Generation Omega's rush to stake a claim?

Russian giant Marat Khoklov faces, once again, the first man he wrestled when he arrived in TCW. Long-term viewers will recall that Khoklov was brought in by Eric Tyler without a contract to assault Rick Law - the Total Lawman has been showing for some time that he's feeling much better. Mayhem Midden has OKed the rematch. Could Law end up on the injured list once again?

We round the night off with a pair of big-name tag matches; in the first, RDJ and perennial ally Danny Fonzarelli go head to head with the Stone Brothers.

In the second, the main event, Generation Omega pair Wolf Hawkins and Remo Richardson will collide with the Rising Stars in a match we quite frankly cannot wait for.

All this and more this Tuesday on TCW Presents Total Wrestling!

Prediction Key:
Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Zergon]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
Machines aren´t losing all that many tag matches on a first place and Global Tradition just isn´t important enough team to go over them.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Not really sure about this one but Reed deserves the win more and DWN still has time to lose before his eventual push starts.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly
When I doubt I go with the champ.

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Squash

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
Smells like a DQ win to me, I doubt Khoklov loses cleanly but Law have done quite well lately and Khoklov haven´t really made that big impact yet.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers
Another hard one but maybe one of RDJ´s possible opponents make a statemant here? Either that of Fonzarelli just eats the pin since he has done least from these four so far.

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
I don´t see Remo & Wolf losing this one but Rising Star´s are getting pushed too so draw since this particular feud might continue for years.

[Regis]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
JOBBERS TO THE STARS!

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Considering Horatio's last diary entry, guilt may get Reed his next win.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly
Kate has been quite dominant of late. Why stop now?

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
JOBBER!

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
Because the Giant does not lose on free TV.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers
Fonzie takes the pin.

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
They may need shenanigans to do it, but they do it.

[Dragonmack]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
Machines aren´t losing all that many tag matches on a first place and Global Tradition just isn´t important enough team to go over them.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Not really sure about this one but Reed deserves the win more and DWN still has time to lose before his eventual push starts.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly
When I doubt I go with the champ.

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Squash

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
Smells like a DQ win to me, I doubt Khoklov loses cleanly but Law have done quite well lately and Khoklov haven´t really made that big impact yet.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers
Another hard one but maybe one of RDJ´s possible opponents make a statemant here? Either that of Fonzarelli just eats the pin since he has done least from these four so far.

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
I don´t see Remo & Wolf losing this one but Rising Star´s are getting pushed too so draw since this particular feud might continue for years.

I agree with Zerg

[Phantom Stranger]

I seem to recall some discussion of Freddy Huggins here recently, and as something relevant just happened in another game I've got playing - a 0/0/0/0 game, although as you come near to National that descriptor seems weird - I thought I'd link it:

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For what it's worth, TCW is currently the biggest company in the world...

[Tigerkinney]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

Right now Global Tradition just do not have the overness or momentum to go over The Machines.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Does seem like you have a guilt complex over taking advantage of Reed being one of the 'good guys' who doesn't bitch and moan about doing the JOB. DWN will become a star one day but for now he is Generation Omega's designated job boy.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly

The champ isn't all conquering and Allen seems the most likely to take the fall here.

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

American Eagle will do a good job here.

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law

I'll go for the DQ win for this one, Khoklov gets to look like the monster that he is without actually jobbing Law.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers

Fonzarelli may as well have sticked with the goofy Doctor Love gimmick, at least he was in kind of entertaining in a 'wrestlecrap' comedy jobber type of way, now he's just a directionless boring lower end midcard fall guy.

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Rising Stars are established upper tier talents now, but Generation Omega need to look strong at the start and with DWN losing earlier in the night, and DuBois only beating up on a hapless jobber, the stable's big guns get the job done in the main event.

[Oregano Jensen]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

I don't see the School of Tradition B-team beating anyone important... they're a step above jobbers, but not two steps.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Even DWN said he'd be jobbing early in Gen Omega's introduction promo.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly

Keeps Easter and McFly looking strong without having to give the loss to Kate.

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Am I seeing this?

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law

I don't like this match... Law's a big power guy, and having him get out-powered by the heel kind of puts a cap on him.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers

What are the ongoing storylines here? RDJ is building up to a match at Fight to the Feedback, so he wants to win. J Stone's feuding with Deeley, who he already beat, so it won't hurt to knock him down a peg. And Edd is kind of slumping. So I say Edd loses here to further that. (See, Danny Fonzarelli? Not having a program CAN be good for you!)

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

I'm sure we're winding up for more of this.

[Beeker]

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
- Until Marc Speed is officially a Machine and is jobbi... er competing in matches it's hard to go against Hill and Arsenal.

Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
- Art willingly lays down before the match begins because he's too damn giving.

Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly
- The champ can drop this tag match to round out the volatility and ability of the women's division.

American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
- Oh... an Eagle on the BBQ tonight. Delicious. I'll take mine crispified please.

Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
- Law's been on such a roll, I think having the Longarm of the Law overcome the Moscow Lariat is the right call.

RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli vs. Stone Brothers
- Because the Fonz is more jobtastic than Edd.

Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
- No contest. Double DQ. Great big Schmooz of a finish.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 3 March 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.32)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.02)

Held at the Kettley Arena (Mid South)

Attendance: 23,240

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
A lovely throwback match to open the show, with fifteen minutes of very old-school technical wrestling. Both sides seem to be habing fun breaking out the heelish tricks, though the Machines still seem to be getting plenty of support – of course, heel tactics for tag teams have always included slick double-teams, and pure and simple, that helps the crowd reaction.

It's just excellent wrestling, and the crowd in the Kettley Arena are loving it all the way up to the final King of the Hill on JD Morgan.
The Machines defeated Global Tradition
Rating: B+

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Guide and Scout appear on the ramp, heading down to the ring, and they come in, face to face with the Machines. The four men talk in low, hushed tones, no microphone near. The Wave still look uncertain, and they seem to be asking for advice – but it's difficult to say.

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And then the British Lions hit the ring. They're just there for the Machines, it seems – they shove the Wave away and target the shoulders of the Machines, then bail before the Wave can respond.

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At the top of the ramp, Eric Tyler smiles, watching and nodding, as Azaria reminds the fans that when Eric announced his stipulation, the Machines were some of the people that Mayhem Midden suggested might try to take his title if voted in.

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Art Reed w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Not the kind of standard of Davis' match last week, but still a very, very good match, and with Davis having shown himself able to hang with the World Heavyweight Champion, this match is more of an athletic contest than a technical one. Both men pick up speed early on, and this fight ends up as much about high-flying as it does matwork.

Reed seems to have Newton's number, actually, as time goes on, and he does start to get the upper hand after a while – maybe with a ghost of Bloodstone's style as he does so, but nevertheless, he gets the advantage.

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And then he gets blasted with the All Action Championship. Frankie Perez is already rolling out of the ring again as Ray Johnson calls for the DQ.
Art Reed won by DQ
Rating: B-

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Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous vs. Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly
Once again, the women put on a great match here but not too many of the crowd are watching – though the number of empty seats seems to be dwindling slowly.

Lauren Easter seems motivated, and dominates, forcing Allen to submit to the figure-four at the end.
Lauren Easter & Tamara McFly defeated Amber Allen & Kate Dangerous
Rating: C+

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At this point, another hype video airs. It shows Easter's dominance, Makuda's pinfall victory over Dangerous, and Stephanie Wade's DQ concession with a steel chair, culminating in a single simple graphic:

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American Eagle vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
A better-received match here, American Eagle actually gets a couple of cheers early on as he launches into DuBois. But he is, ultimately, easily overmatched and the Generation Omega man puts him away with relative ease, choosing the Model Solution submission to make his statement with.
Marc DuBois defeated American Eagle
Rating: B-

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Rocky Golden comes down to the ring next, microphone in hand. “I want to talk to all of you about the votes this month,” he says.

“This isn't me making an appeal on my behalf. I could still ask you to vote for me in the Intercontinental Championship stakes, sure. But let's face it, all that'd happen is Champagne Lover would get involved. I have to get that sorted before I've room for any other priorities.

“But I have friends. Talented friends, deserving friends, and friends who absolutely merit a championship shot.

“Rick Law. Chris Rockwell. I'm not asking you to vote for either of them – I'm asking you to think about it, think about who you want in there. And when you've done that, I'm sure you'll make a good choice – because it's not like those two don't deserve a title around their waists.”

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Breakin The Law hits next, and Tommy Cornell comes down to the ring. “Rocky,” he says. “Look, this is a bit late, but... you helped me out against Champagne Lover. I didn't need it then, but I get the feelin' I'm gonna need help soon, so-”

“I didn't help YOU,” Golden snaps. “I got in the way of someone with a problem with me. But I'm not helping you, Tommy. I've got no reason to like you. Hell, I've got every reason not to.

“If you need help, you can go look somewhere else. I'm out.”

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Marat Khoklov vs. Rick Law
Hands up anyone who expects a mat masterclass?

Didn't think so. This one is nothing but brawl, nothing but pain, and both men bleed early – though Khoklov barely seems to notice.

It gets worse. It gets a lot worse, and the fight spills to the outside. It seems only a matter of time before the competitors notice available weapons.

They notice them alright. Khoklov notices Law upside the head with the ring steps, and Law notices a steel chair into the giant's gut before jamming the edge into his throat and kicking it, and even as Ray Johnson calls a double DQ the two notice each other over the barrier and into the crowd. The zebra herd descend to break it up as the show goes to commercial.
Marat Khoklov and Rick Law were both disqualified
Rating: B-

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Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli vs. the Stone Brothers
Danny Fonzarelli gives what will probably go down as the best performance of his career here, but he's still easily the weakest link in the contest. It's tough to say who's doing best, and certainly there are times when either side could win it.

Eventually, however, the Stones succeed in isolating Fonzarelli and begin to destroy him – most notably, as RDJ comes to his friend's defence, Edd gets between them and unleashes a display of something between breakdancing and capoeira, downing both men.

He tags his brother in, and Jeremy gets the Stone Hold on Fonzarelli immediately.

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The crowd are willing RDJ to make the save but, with Eugene Williams' attention riveted to the submission, RDJ feels a belt land on his neck a second before Frankie Perez blindsides him with another hook kick. Fonzie taps out shortly afterward.
The Stone Brothers defeated Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: A

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Phil Vibert appears atop the ramp. “Let me do you a favour, Ricky,” he begins. “Let me explain what my young client just did.

“He took action for what is his.

“The last Sunday of this month, my client is one of the three men you want to face. Now, that's a forced match. His belt would not be on the line.

“But my client is part of Generation Omega. He's here to make money. He's here to live the good life. And title matches are worth more money.” Vibert smirks. “Plus, at the moment, he's not guaranteed a match.

“So here's the thing, Ricky... if you draw Frankie as your opponent, expect us to give you hell. Expect to lose, because we want that winner's share.

“But if you don't... and you may not... if you don't, then you're out of the picture and I'm just talking to the people in the cheap seats.

“I cleared this with the Board last night. If Frankie is not drawn as your opponent, Frankie will have an All Action Championship defence. And, since there are no limits to the AA belt, he'll defend against the runner-up in Eric Tyler's little poll.”

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Rising Stars vs. Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Another absolutely stellar outing from both sides, this one just got everyone in the audience on their feet as all four men hit the others with everything they had.

The Stars looked like future champions both, no question, but Generation Omega had the power advantage – or Remo, as he's also known. And Remo was the decider here, when a Lumbar Puncture on Joey Minnesota saw him hold on, powering him back up and scoring with the Destroyer.

Andrews came in to help, but in his way was Wolf Hawkins, and there was no way past him in time. Remo recorded the pin.
Remo Richardson & Wolf Hawkins defeated Rising Stars
Rating: A

Show Rating: A

[Phantom Stranger]

Fan vote is now live, and the link is supplied below.

The vote will not close until the day after Saturday Night Showcase week 4 is posted, probably at midnight GMT - unless I'm busy at midnight, in which case, whenever I get back after that.

You can vote as early as you want, but please don't feel compelled to - if you want to see how the wrestlers try to sway you, feel free.

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Blake Trask]

An A match from Fonzie!? YES! I knew he could do it!

[MichiganHero]

Voted. I don't need no swaying to project how I feel!

[Phantom Stranger]

An A match from Fonzie!? YES! I knew he could do it!

It's amazing what being teamed with RDJ, even intermittently, can do. He still has a lot of work to go, though - but this is a lot of why I started booking him with RDJ. Anyone can predict that Minnesota, Peak, Andrews et al will become major names - Fonzie needs a little more help.

[Regis]

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[James Casey]

Done and done. Who the heck is Thunder Snake?

Oh, and you probably meant International, not Intercontinental earlier...

[Phantom Stranger]

Done and done. Who the heck is Thunder Snake?

Oh, and you probably meant International, not Intercontinental earlier...

Yeah, probably, but I doubt there's anyone who hasn't made that mistake with TCW. ;)

Thunder Snake is the rebranded Hell Monkey as part of Team KOBRA, who debuted some time in the last month.

[Phantom Stranger]

And now, as I glance through the initial wave of votes (and wow, thanks for the support!) it's apology/explanation time.

To judge by their comment, someone wanted to vote for DWN to have a shot at Eric Tyler's International (thanks James ;) ) championship.

This turns out not to be directly possible, and they rightly asked where he is, given the stip was 'any male member of the roster' who isn't involved elsewhere.

The honest truth of the matter is that my intent was to list the whole male roster, but I ran into trouble with the upper limit of a non-paid surveymonkey account - and, for one show per diary year, when we may well not reach month 27 due to new game (though I kinda hope we do), I'm not willing to pay for the account - so, faced with a need to restrict it, I decided to restrict the list to current faces (as being the simplest split). This restriction, I notice, wasn't perfect - American Buffalo is still on there, as I missed him - but I apologise, nonetheless, and as a direct consequence of your valid complaint, watch for a subplot to kick off as of this coming Badge of Honor.

If I'd split in some other way, I'd probably have left the less over members of the roster off as less likely to get votes - mind you, we've a vote for American Eagle, so whichever way I went, I suspect there'd be complaints.

Just to address the question.

[Beeker]

You can vote as early as you want, but please don't feel compelled to - if you want to see how the wrestlers try to sway you, feel free.

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

Woo me. Compel me. Bribe me. :D

[arwink]

If I'd split in some other way, I'd probably have left the less over members of the roster off as less likely to get votes - mind you, we've a vote for American Eagle, so whichever way I went, I suspect there'd be complaints.

The Eagle vote was mine, I suspect. It probably wouldn't have occured to me to complain if he wasn't on the list, but I'm glad he is - I believe in showing the jobber-types some love and I always end up watching Fan-Vote-based PPVs hoping for one out-of-left-field fan vote that's obviously against the company expectations :)

[Phantom Stranger]

The Eagle vote was mine, I suspect. It probably wouldn't have occured to me to complain if he wasn't on the list, but I'm glad he is - I believe in showing the jobber-types some love and I always end up watching Fan-Vote-based PPVs hoping for one out-of-left-field fan vote that's obviously against the company expectations :)

There are currently a couple of leaders that I hoped for but didn't expect, if that helps any.

[Oregano Jensen]

And here I was thinking MY vote was out of left field. Which it probably was... but I think we all know who I voted for.

(Only because Danny Rushmore wasn't an option.)

[MichiganHero]

The House of KOBRA needs gold. I support Koshiro Ino in his quest....what do you mean he hasn't started. Get Koshiro on the phone. NOW.


I picked Koshiro by the way for Eric Tyler's match.

[Regis]

So here's my sell for a few votes:

Vote Tommy Cornell/Tyson Baine! Actually, feel free to ignore this one, because it's my booker's sensibility saying "Give Tommy an easy victory to build momentum, and have him face down with Wolf and/or Remo at Total Mayhem instead." So yeah.

Vote Texas Pete for the Hard-Hitting Championship! We've been watching Pete's improvement over the last little while with awe, but he's been jobbing his way to higher popularity, and seems to be in a holding pattern after a strong start. Show the management that he still has our support!

Vote Hard-Hitting Championship for Aaron Andrews' match! Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews? Let's see the future of TCW right here!

[MichiganHero]

So here's my sell for a few votes:

Vote Tommy Cornell/Tyson Baine! Actually, feel free to ignore this one, because it's my booker's sensibility saying "Give Tommy an easy victory to build momentum, and have him face down with Wolf and/or Remo at Total Mayhem instead." So yeah.

Vote Texas Pete for the Hard-Hitting Championship! We've been watching Pete's improvement over the last little while with awe, but he's been jobbing his way to higher popularity, and seems to be in a holding pattern after a strong start. Show the management that he still has our support!

Vote Hard-Hitting Championship for Aaron Andrews' match! Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete vs. Aaron Andrews? Let's see the future of TCW right here!

Screw what he is selling. Listen to me!

Vote Tommy Cornell/Remo. Who cares about Baine anyways. At Total Mayhem have Cornell/Hawkins...Build it up with Cornell/Remo. IT makes sense!

Agree with Regis for Texas Pete...so I sell something else. The Keith Boys/Easy Riders just HAS to be a strap match. Who doesn't love the old-school feel of four men tied together by leather.....that sounded better in my head.

Aaron Andrews vs Eric Tyler vs Koshiro Ino, makeit happen peeps. Andrews and Tyler have old conflict, and Koshiro is awesome. Stick 'em in a three way and watch what happens!

/endsell.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 3 March 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.17)

Held at the Shakeshaft Auditorium (Great Lakes)

Attendance: 4,921

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson

In a surprisingly entertaining opening contest, Eddie Peak and Rocky Golden combined to put down Champagne Lover and Nathan Priest, with Priest receiving the bulk of the punishment despite constantly verbally mocking his assailants. Peak scored the pinfall, but Lover looked excellent. (Rating: B-)
American Buffalo was destroyed by a focused, determined Chris Rockwell despite Floyd Goldworthy's attempts to goad Rockwell into a rage. (Rating: B)
Rockwell proceeded to mock Goldworthy for being scared of his massive client. Buffalo, hearing the abuse, went for Goldworthy, prompting the Fly Boys to get in the way, cutting off his assault.
Stephanie Wade chalks up her first singles win over Suzanne Brazzle, scoring with a blindingly fast superkick as Brazzle measured for her Miracle Connection right cross. While the ending came out of nowhere, it did show just how fast Wade can strike. (Rating: C+)
Team VIPER pulled things back somewhat for Team KOBRA as they took on the Enforcers, with Ota scoring the Ninja Strike on Julian Watson. Jack Marlowe looked less than happy. (Rating: B)
Team KOBRA then filled the ring. After bowing to Team VIPER, Baroness Emily handed Shingen Miyazaki the bokken and allowed him the honor of striking Brazzle following her loss.
While the Young Guns showed new fire and debuted several interesting new moves, the Easy Riders were able to overpower them and put them away in relatively short order, Steve Gumble eating the pinfall. (Rating: B-)
Chance Fortune's return to active TCW competition did not go well. Texas Pete made short work of him, making a belt gesture toward the hard camera after the Lone Star Drop. (Rating: C)
Davis Wayne Newton and Phil Vibert came out to criticise Eric Tyler over the Fight to the Feedback polls, saying Newton's name had been left off despite the promise by Tyler to offer a shot to any man not otherwise occupied. Newton washed his hands of the vote, but said that in support of his Generation Omega colleague Frankie Perez he wanted to scout the current second-place in that poll and potential All Action challenger Rick Law tonight.
Law came out and made that match the main event, leading to an entertaining fifteen minutes. Frankie Perez once again tried to interfere once Law had the match under control, but RDJ came down and took him out with some prejudice, ultimately using Perez' championship belt to rush him over the guardrail and into the crowd. Meanwhile, Law twisted clear of a fisherman's suplex attempt to pick up the win with the Squad Car Slam. (Rating: B-)
Show Rating: B-

[Phantom Stranger]

Four Shows Plus One Day Til Poll Closes

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Blake Trask]

Oh I voted as a by the by. Interesting to see those cracks in Buffalo's Goldworthy alliance popping up again. Poor poor stable of jobbers.

[Phantom Stranger]

Oh I voted as a by the by. Interesting to see those cracks in Buffalo's Goldworthy alliance popping up again. Poor poor stable of jobbers.

Yeah, no storyline gets away without a payoff here. It can take forever, though...

[Swagger1994]

"To judge by their comment, someone wanted to vote for DWN to have a shot at Eric Tyler's International (thanks James ) championship."

Got to take credit on that one.:p

Hi Noob here

[Phantom Stranger]

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Proudly confirming that TCW will return - this Saturday sees TCW coming to the Ottawa Rams Stadium for a second major broadcast from Canada. And what a show we've got for you as it all kicks off...

Eddie Peak goes one on one with one half of the British Lions. While both men have been noted for eliminating each weakness as someone exploits it, the sheer size difference may sink Walter Morgan - or can he battle through?

In a rematch, of sorts, from The War To Settle The Score, Davis Wayne Newton goes one on one with the last man he successfully pinned during the All Action Invitational - Canadian Elemental! Can the masked man with the mysterious heritage win through against the youngest member of Generation Omega?

More Generation Omega action will follow hot on that contest's heels, however - Brent Hill of the Machines takes his chances against the man with the Ticket to the Top, Wolf Hawkins.

Tag team action to follow, what's more - after a rocky start to their American careers the Elite Express are on familiar ground. Will that give them what they need to put away Tooth & Claw?

And after that, the Young Guns face up against two men who, while they don't have the Guns' experience as a team, are certainly their equal in airborne action. For the second time, Champagne Lover pairs up with Edd Stone. Can the Guns begin to reclaim their strong form through the early part of 2008?

World Heavyweight Champion does battle against one of the men he may face as part of the Scramble Match, Tyson Baine. The match is non-title, but Baine will be looking to do some serious damage ahead of Fight To The Future.

And then, in the main event, two men with big matches coming up on pay-per-view - Tommy Cornell, for so long one of the biggest names in TCW, goes head to head with Jeremy Stone, arguably the best known Canadian in wrestling this generation, for the first time. What a show this looks set to be!

Prediction Key:
Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell

[Lo-Drew]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell No Contest

[Tigerkinney]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

The British Lions have established themselves in TCW...as a Tag Team however and not as individuals.

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

I'll say a DQ win, I don't think Canadian Elemental is coming in to be a jobber, so he needs a win of some sort soon. DWN is the lowest ranked member of Generation Omega right now and can afford to asborb a few losses, I've gone for the DQ to keep some heat on him and to possible ignite a proper feud between these two or perhaps even one between Canadian Elemental and Perez (who might intefere).

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill is a very solid hand, in fact he's more than solid but fact is he's not a big star in TCW anymore he's a strong midcard guy but nothing more than that, Hawkins right now however is the present and the future.

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

I'll get in before Regis....

JOBBERS !!!! :p

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Established JOBBERS !!!!

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

I'll go for the no contest, double count out draw for this one....Bloodstone doesn't look too weak as champ and Baine looks like a legitimate title threat.

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell

Not unfeasible for Jeremy Stone to get the win here, but even without the support of the Syndicate, it's still Tommy Cornell and he' still Mr TCW.

[Bigpapa42]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell

[Zergon]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Morgan is tag guy and behind Peak in rank too so Peak takes this one

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
This one is hard since I haven´t yet formed much of an opinion on Elemental but I go with DWN jobbing himself up to the card for now.

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Hill isn´t a jobber but he´s not on Hawkins level either

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw
Jobbers

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone
This would be nice win for Young Guns but lately they haven´t done much so I say that they opponents have the slight edge here despite them being random team.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
Keep champ strong, though I could see some kind of interferense messing things up here.

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell
Could go either way but Cornell is...well Cornell

[Swagger1994]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell

[Beeker]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
- The tale of two placings. One of these is brushing the upper levels of TCW, the other is establishing himself as a tag team lower down the card.

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
- The name might not mean much to North American audiences... yet. But that will change sooner rather than later I think.

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
- TCW's Original Omega Man isn't going to drop a match this soon.

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw
- Slightly higher on the pecking order and I also like the boys from the north more.

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone
- Champagned and Stoned~

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)
- Non-title often favours the challenger but I suspect Cornell might stick his nose in here.

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell
- Baine (and likely Generation Omega) crash the party giving Cornell the win by DQ but he pays dearly for the tainted win.

[Dragonmack]

Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw

Young Guns vs. Champagne Lover & Edd Stone

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine (non-title)

Jeremy Stone vs. Tommy Cornell

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 3 March 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 15.13)

Held at the Ottawa Rams Stadium (Ontario)

Attendance: 10,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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The show opens with a single spotlight picked out in the ring, where stands... not a wrestler, but Phil Vibert, microphone in hand.

“Ultimately,” Phil Vibert says, “our only real problem is that there aren't enough titles to go round. One title per person, and sure, we could take the tag team championships, but they don't make the money of some of the others.

“But it's not like wrestlers the caliber of Generation Omega are everyday occurrences. I'm not sure I'd be happy to say there's another who deserves to be in there in this industry.

“But then, before The War to Settle The Score, virtually no one knew about Davis Wayne Newton.

“Just us, in fact. Only we really had the connections, the awareness, the grasp of the sport necessary to find a talent like that so early.

“I was wondering how we were going to get him into TCW, honestly, without tipping our hand. There are only so many times I'm really willing to go straight to the Board of Investors. It sends the wrong message, somehow.” He grins. “But fortunately, Ken Midden is good at his job.

“And because Ken Midden is good at his job, he wants talented wrestlers on TCW. And that gave us all we needed.

“But really, nothing else matters. You ask the boys, and they'll all happily tell you that they want the World Heavyweight Championship for themselves. But if we win it, we'll all be happy with that. Only one man can have it.

“And soon, the World Heavyweight Championship, the Hard-Hitting Championship, the International Championship, Frankie already has his belt... and I guess that leaves someone not holding a belt.

“I can promise you no one wants to be the odd man out.” He grins. “We are Generation Omega, though. Simply put, I hold the contracts of the five wrestlers whose careers will form the golden age of wrestling.

“I expect us to have multiple champions at any given time. And let's face it... whoever is not holding a championship, whoever is free... they are absolutely going to be the best challenger. No one else need apply.

“Get used to us, people. We're not going away. And we deliver every time.”

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Eddie Peak vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Sometimes there are David and Goliath matches where it's clear to everybody, from the very first moment, that David will be slain.

Sometimes, though, there are matches like this.

Morgan makes Peak work for every small victory the big man squeezes out. It's not the first time these two have fought, and, in that way that is fast becoming characteristic of the British Lions, Morgan has a counter or a remedy or a way of avoiding everything Eddie threw at him before. Of course, whenever someone the size of Peak does tag you, you stay tagged – but he's having to work a lot harder than he expected to just to keep up.

For a little while, this seems to delight Eddie, but that doesn't last – it starts to annoy the Bloody-Handed God around the third time he makes a try for a chokeslam.

But there's still only so much advantage Morgan has, and this time around, when Peak does finally lock his hands around him, the Peak of Perfection has no answer.
Eddie Peak defeated Walter Morgan
Rating: B

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Canadian Elemental vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
When it's all over, Duane Fry remarks, in typically lacolic fashion, “And that, folks... that was a barnstormer. And the trouble with this job is I don't have time to take five before the next match is coming!”

Elemental and Newton are both moving almost too fast for the announce team to have even a chance of keeping up with the action, with Newton trying to keep it grounded, his already-becoming-a-trademark slick transitions supplying the speed from his end.

But Elemental...

Elemental seems...

Well. It's Jasmine Saunders who touches on the mask's history, and as she does, she offers an apt comparison. “It's like the spirit of that mask, that name... is possessing him. Certainly it's driving him.”

He's so fast. The moves are ingenious, but they come out of nowhere, an improvisational genius in the air – and one of them, a running no-hands cross-body plancah to the outside, looks particularly slick.

Elemental has this one completely under control – until Vibert catches his ankle.

Elemental is a hair later than he intended to be on the takeoff, and Davis is ready. He takes him down with a DDT and floats over into an STF without ever quite releasing the hold. Elemental cannot escape, but the Generation Omega man very nearly lost this one.
Davis Wayne Newton defeated Canadian Elemental
Rating: C+

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Brent Hill vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
A longer contest, and with more audience buy-in, and this battle becomes spectacular, very swiftly.
The two former Syndicate members have clashed before, and to date, Hawkins has always had the edge.

You can see something of that in Brent's efforts here; he comes closer and closer, over time, to a victory, but each time Wolf kicks out, or twists clear, or at one occasion rolls clear out of the ring, he becomes a little more frustrated – and the second time Hawkins goes for the Full Moon Rising, Hill's block is an instant too late.
Wolf Hawkins defeated Brent Hill
Rating: A

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Hawkins collects the microphone. “Just a reminder,” he says. “Put me up against Cornell... or don't. I don't have to care.

“Put Baine up against Cornell... or don't. I still don't have to care.

“I'm going to get what I want.

“I'm going to beat Tommy apart. And I'm going to win the World Heavyweight championship. What order I do that in, I – don't – care.

“Who's holding the belt when I take it, I – don't – care.” He drops the microphone and stalks to the back with a sneer.

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Elite Express vs. Tooth & Claw
The Express continue to impress, but now, since they've finally gotten their feet under them, they do a little more – they come out hard, and they do more than come close to winning these days,

Tooth & Claw are blitzed from the off, and the CGC fans in attendance can be seen smiling; some of them even have SPECIALISTS signs, or more generic CANADIAN ELITE ones – and the Elite Express look, possibly for the first time, like the Specialists of old, especially as Nate Johnson punctuates the match with a Precision Driller on the American Eagle.
Elite Express defeated Tooth & Claw
Rating: B

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Champagne Lover & Edd Stone vs. the Young Guns
Probably the biggest problem with this match is that there isn't much 'match'.

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After a few satisfyingly rapid exchanges, Jack Bruce hits the ring, going after the Guns. Not long afterward, Troy Tornado's in the ring with him, and seconds later Rocky Golden arrives to target Champagne Lover.

Quite why Eugene Williams lets the match run as long as he does is anyone's guess, but it's in the middle of the brawl that Steve Gumble catches a Lover Stunner. Golden tries to break up the pin, but as Edd Stone gets in the way, Rocky quickly discovers that YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB EDD STONE!
Champagne Lover & Edd Stone defeated the Young Guns
Rating: C

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Aaron Andrews comes slowly down the ramp, stopping occasionally to talk to one or two fans on the front row as he does, and eventually collects a microphone before climbing into the ring. He looks around the assembled crowd for a few moments in silence before beginning to speak.

“I wanted to explain something... see, I poke my head in the TCW forums every so often, just to see what people are talking about. What's going on.

“And I know people have been asking a lot of questions. Why aren't I going after the World Heavyweight Championship? Why not replace one of the belts I've set in my challenge with it?

“Why have I made the choice I've made? Why am I putting so much trust in you?

“All these questions... and I think a lot of these people have lost track of where I come from. I know I have to fight to keep it in sight.” He begins to pace the ring.

“It's, what, a year ago Eric Tyler was giving me no respect? A year ago practically no one rated my chances of getting a win in most matches. A year ago I was an All-Action also ran.

“What a difference a year makes. I kept my head down, I kept training, I kept fighting. And little by little I started to win. Little by little, I think, you guys saw what I could become, probably before I did.

“I started to hear cheers. I started to get somewhere... and then I moved past Eric. And after a while, Joey Minnesota came in to help me. After a while I got more support, I kept training, I got better... I started to really get my feet under me.

“But that's a year, just a year – and everything has changed for me. I'm trying not to lose sight of that.

“I want to be champion. We all do, in this business. But which champion?

“The World Heavyweight Champion, Johnny Bloodstone... he's got a lot to deal with at the moment. Generation Omega. The scramble match. I want to win whatever I win by proving myself. I'll come back to the World Heavyweight Championship one day, probably one day soon. But for now...

“There's the International Championship, of course. Quite the lineage, and how many World Heavyweight Champions had an International reign first?” He grins. “I guess it doesn't hurt that Eric's got the belt right now, either. Taking a belt off him... that's just tempting.

“The Hard-Hitting Championship... Sam Keith's legacy. A tough fight, too, in Sammy Bach. And No Holds Barred... that's a chance to really prove myself. Any challenger can throw anything they have at the champion. Even the stuff that wouldn't normally be legal. A proving ground.

“And then there's the tag team championship. And the fact of the matter is, Joey Minnesota is the first wrestler who believed I was worth training, the first wrestler who threw his lot in with mine. He came to me and helped me find the things I could do that pulled me up the ladder, that got me noticed. And when I realised that I didn't have a move that had the power I need to put down the big guns, Joey Minnesota is the man who pulled in a favour. He'd worked with another little guy who loved to throw hands. I don't think they ever liked each other, but they respected each other.

“And Nemesis taught me the Game Breaker on Joey Minnesota's say-so.

“I have a world of respect for Joey. I would be proud to be a champion alongside him. And I owe him a lot.”

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Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine
Baine and Bloodstone both launch into this with all their hearts, but much as the previous match found, this contest was never going to reach a climax without interference.

Baine is concentrating, in any case, on causing damage, not on winning – he passes up one perfectly good pinfall attempt to hoist Bloodstone for a second Hades Bomb, and Bloodstone manages to twist out of it, grounding Baine very briefly with a victory roll.

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Baine powers out, kicking Bloodstone halfway across the ring – and Remo spears him in mid-air as he flies forward.

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He's only seconds ahead of Sam Keith, and as Keith battles Remo – and Remo warms to it – Johnny Bloodstone somehow manages to get the Bloodstone Mutilation onto Baine. Rather than concentrate on the DQ, Ray Johnson hangs on to call the match in Bloodstone's favour.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Tyson Baine
Rating: B

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The screen comes to life next. Accompanied by Laura Huggins, Sean Deeley looks over the campus of Carleton University. “This is where it started,” he says softly. “This is where I learned to wrestle.

“But that's the when. More important... always more important... is why.”

He continus to gaze out across the Carleton quad, avoiding the camera's eye. Thoughtfully, he continues. “Why didn't start here. Why started ten years ago, maybe more.

“Why started when I saw Jeremy Stone and his brothers for the first time. You ask any wrestler, chances are good they remember the moment they fell in love with the sport even if they don't remember the first match they watched.

“For me, they're the same moment. The McWades were big in Canada then, and they were head to head with Jeremy Stone and Steve Flash for the championships.

“And they lost, because Stone – and Steve – were that good. That good together... that good apart.

“Jeremy was a hero of mine. Watching Jeremy wrestle decided my career. It decided my goal, too... because I knew his father had been as good. And I didn't know, yet, about David, or JeriLynn, or Lucy. I didn't know that the third generation were already born.

“And someone had to go on to be my generation's Jeremy Stone.

“It might well be me. David, JeriLynn, Lucy... if they wrestle, in the end, they all have to learn somewhere. They have to have people to look up to.

“And all those people without famous fathers... they need them, too.

“In just over a week, I face my childhood hero. I have to be as good as I decided to be, back then, as a child... and that's not easy. But I owe it to that young boy... and, crazy as it sounds, I owe it to the man whose Stone Hold I've broken.”

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As you'd expect, this match was outright excellent, though the two men who arrived midway through did, once again, somewhat bring it down.

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Tyson Baine arrives first, and Cornell leaves Stone to face him. The Canadian veteran simply collars Eugene Williams' attention, faking an elbow injury, while the two TCW legends battle, with Cornell eventually sending the big man tumbling to the outside.

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At which point he turns around into a spear from Remo. A 'recovered' Stone promptly locks in the Stone Hold with some satisfaction, glad to force the submission.
Jeremy Stone defeated Tommy Cornell
Rating: B+

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

Three Shows Plus One Day Til Poll Closes

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Phantom Stranger]

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Sunday 21st March 2009
A fringe benefit to this poll; some of our viewers are pretty forthright people. Admittedly, not everyone left a comment alongside their votes, but a few people have – pretty extensive comments, too. Useful stuff to a booker, too; it tells you something about how your fans are seeing not just those match choices, but the entire product you present.

Take these two examples:

“This seems like the one match for the three RDJ could win.”

“This is a tough one... still, for RDJ's babyface spirit type of gimmick, the david vs. goliath would seem to work well (you know it's scary when RDJ is David)”

The first, by the way, being a vote for Frankie Perez, the second for Khoklov. But they seem, somewhat, to illustrate the big dilemma faced by a TCW booker; our fans run the gamut between people who want to lose themselves in the story, root for the faces, and enjoy the show the way most fans of ongoing drama do, by immersion, and people who enjoy the more... I guess aware... approach, discussing gimmicks, dissecting stories as stories rather than events, etc, etc.

It's a tricky balance to strike, not least because the lines blur more than I make out there. Even among the folks who just want the story there are people who are well aware that whatever we claim, the Easy Riders are not now going by their 'real names', and who probably don't believe that Aaron Andrews was taught the Game Breaker by Nemesis.

Of course, they're probably not as amused by the claim as John Campbell is either; I just got off the phone with him after he watched the show on TiVo this morning (he's been doing his best to keep track of how we use the couple of FCW graduates we've called up so far). As you may have gathered, I didn't tell him we were giving him credit ahead of time – I did clear it with Louis Figo Manico, who actually designed it and suggested it for Aaron, because it was his credit we were taking away. Nemesis was, of course, fine with it – but stressed that as we'd used the Joey connection, we had to make sure that Joey got something out of it even if the tag run doesn't materialise.

These questions are all part of trying to cater for everyone we can, to not exclude fanbases if at all possible. Right at the moment the big debate in the creative meetings is whether to incorporate more “sports entertainment” style stories in the programs we run, and if so, where the line lies before this would alienate our existing fans; but over the past 7-9 months we've drawn in a LOT of SWF fans, and to catch them, we need to offer them at least a slice of what they're used to while they accustom themselves to our usual style.

But that's the juggling act, again. Generation Omega is much better disposed, as a faction concept, to having multiple individual feuds running than the Syndicate ever was, particularly after Phil's mission statement last night. Some of those may well have an edge we're not used to applying in TCW... We'll have to see how everything works out.

[Phantom Stranger]

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There is just one week to go before Fight to the Feedback takes place for the first time, and with early voting having been frantic, many of our potential candidates are going to be staking their claims this week. Tuesday's broadcast looks like the beginning of the final push for many such people.

Six-man tag action opens the show, with three members of team KOBRA - Koshiro Ino and his students Team VIPER - against Eric Tyler and his lackeys the British Lions. Ino was briefly a front-runner in the vote for Tyler's opponent at Fight to the Feedback, though he'll need a strong run of support to regain that position.

Two matches arranged by Carl Batch and the Blonde Bombshell follow - Greg Keith takes on Peter Hopper in singles action under ladder match rules, and after that his brother faces Billy Hopper in a strap match. Can Matthew overcome his injured leg to outmanoeuvre the Rider in close quarters?

Intergender tag follows; Kate Dangerous pairs up with Rocky Golden against the dangerous duo of Champagne Lover and Stephanie Wade. There's something of a grudge-match flavour to this one, between Golden's continuing issues with Lover and the explosive way Wade ended her last match with Dangerous.

Generation Omega make their first appearance of the night following that; after the controversial ending to his match with Davis Wayne Newton on Saturday, Canadian Elemental has roped in countryman Art Reed to square off with DWN and the All-Action Champion Frankie Perez. Can Generation Omega push further ahead, or will the latest heir to the Elemental legacy begin to show what he's truly capable of?

And the Gen-Omega influence continues to cast its shadow over the final two matches of the evening. Chris Rockwell steps into the ring to take the measure of Marc DuBois - a contest which may get very brutal, given DuBois' track record with exploiting his opponents' temper.

In the main event, however, it's tag action. Remo Richardson pairs off alongside former Syndicate man Jeremy Stone. Their targets? Ricky Dale Johnson and World Heavyweight Champion Johnny Bloodstone. Word has it that this match was ordered by Tommy Cornell, though for what reason we wouldn't want to speculate.

Prediction Key:
Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardswon w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

[Regis]

Prediction Key:
Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins
Cheating wins out. Plus, the Lions have had more of a push than Team VIPER.

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch
Because Hopper's bloody huge, and not suited to ladder-based spots.

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Because Fonda's huge, and easily suited to strap-based spots.

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden
Maybe? Let's see.

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
P-Dawg's a champion, got a match at the PPV. Go!

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Rockwell's losing ways don't stop here.

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardswon w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
Maybe? Could it be? Not sure, let's find out.

[Zergon]

Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins
This looks like a coin flip to me so since I like Ino most i go with him.

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch
I agree with Regis. This match type looks to fit better for Keith than Hopper.

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
And so Fonda has to win this one in order to make it draw.

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden
Another hard one but I go with Kate because she´s the champ.

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
Perez is the most important guy here so Vibert´s bouys get another win.

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Rockwell haven´t done particularly well lately and it´s little unlikely that things would change here.

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardswon w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
I guess that Tommy will return the favor and cost Remo the match here.

[Bigpapa42]

Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardswon w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

[Tigerkinney]

Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins

Bit of a coinflip as Zergon said, oh what the hell I'll copy him all together and tip KOBRA for the win.

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch

This stip seems to favour the Keith's more.....

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

...and this favour's the Easy Riders, only way I'm wrong here is if you go for subverting the obvious which is always a possibility.

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden

Another coinflip, as everyone's all pretty even here but I'll go for the Womens Champ and Golden for this one.

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Perez has a PPV title defence coming up, and Generation OMEGA are the new dominant stable.

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Generation OMEGA will get to look dominant in their first few months of existance.

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

I'll go against the grain here and tip Jezza Stone and Remo to get the victory.

[Oregano Jensen]

Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins

Tyler needs the push, and I'm not convinced by Team VIPER yet.

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

They have to split these, right?

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

I'd like to be wrong here.

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

We haven't seen Rockwell flip out lately... if it happens here, it's highlighted as a weakness, and DuBois gets to look like a master of psychology.

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

I feel like the Cornell influence here is bad news for Remo. Stone didn't turn on Tommy when Hawkins and Baine did, did he? Of course, it's possible that Cornell is trying to recruit Remo. But I'm going to guess this ends in a beatdown of some sort.

[Beeker]

Team KOBRA (Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER) w/ Baroness Emily vs. School of Tradition (Eric Tyler & British Lions) w/ Laura Huggins
- Thou shalt not frick with Tyler's School for Wayward Youths. Also, can shots all around!

LADDER MATCH
Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch
- The thought of Peter trying to climb a ladder is both amusing and frightening to me.

STRAP MATCH
Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
- Matto can run but he can't escape the massive paws of Fonda.

Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden
- Hardest to pick to be honest. I'll give the nod to the champ when she copies Rocky's "Goldenballs" uppernut with her own "Dangerous and Deadly Ovarian" punch. Poor Stephanie... since Kate will do it to Champagne Lover. :D

Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
- Call it a hunch? But CE needs to start looking dangerous, Art Reed is on the rise and DWN and Frankie can show a touch of weakness. All dominant, all the time stables quickly grow old. Plus this sets up matches at Fight the Feedback; more options is always good.

Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
- However DuBois is clearly being slotted as Main Event Talent and Rockwell has his personal demons he's still dealing with.

Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardswon w/ Phil Vibert vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
- Remo's been sticking his nose in everywhere. I think Cornell shows up and says, "Listen you muscle-headed prat, I was sodding stealing and cheating while you were still tossing toys from your pram."

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 4 March 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.42)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.02)

Held at the New Hampshire Gardens (New England)

Attendance: 19,811

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Eric Tyler & the British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
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Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily
The six men involved all have something to prove here. Both tag teams, in particular, seem to want to avoid contact with the solo men – they seem to want to prove their point against their direct rivals.

Ino is particularly fired up, however, and while Tyler has been on an exceptional run lately, the Kobra is a machine, tearing through anyone he gets hold of.

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Freddy Huggins shows his face briefly, heading toward the ring, but Baroness Emily flourishes the bokken – and Freddy thinks better of it.

Tyler never gets the support he hoped for; Ino, meanwhile, counters out of the Weight of Tradition and gets the Kobra's Bite to pick up the pinfall.
Koshiro Ino & Team VIPER defeated Eric Tyler & the British Lions
Rating: B

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Hidekazu, Suzanne Brazzle and Thunder Snake came down to the ring after the ring – and knowing that was coming seemed to restrain Tyler from fighting back after the match.

As the remainder of Team KOBRA surrounded their victorious comrades, Jason Azaria commented on the fact that Koshiro Ino had been the first frontrunner for the International Championship challenge at Fight to the Feedback, noting that he had, since, slipped down the rankings – but he had the kind of victory others might normally want to stake a claim with.

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Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Peter Hopper w/ Carl Batch
As ladder matches go, this one was pretty short, pretty fast-paced – Hopper moving faster than anyone had really realised he does when he's part of a tag combination.

Greg does have the speed advantage, though, and pulls off some very inventive stuff – notably, toward the end, as Hopper tries to whip him to a ladder; Greg turns his momentum into a drop toe hold, pitching him forward into the steel ladder.

He follows up by pinning him in place with a second ladder wedged into the ropes, then scales a third to grab the prize while Hopper is trapped.
Greg Keith defeated Peter Hopper
Rating: B

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Billy Fonda w/ Carl Batch vs. Matthew Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
As the referee signals to the timekeeper to start the fight, both men brace against the strap – and Fonda hauls on it sharply, dragging Keith across the ring to take his head off with a lariat.

Rather than go for the corners, however, he takes the downed Keith and goes for that injured leg. Matthew manages to twist free and rallies somewhat, though he's hindered by a lack of ability to move too easily.

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Peter Hopper arrives, baseball bat in hand, and the pair really start to savage Keith's leg. Billy promptly detaches himself, covering all four corners.
Billy Fonda defeated Matthew Keith
Rating: B-

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Greg arrives more or less as Fonda finishes his victory circuit and the two go at it. Meanwhile, Carl Batch is rooting under the ring for something.

When he pulls it out, it turns out to be a section of the TCW steel cage. He drags it out, then props it at an angle to the guardrail. As Fonda and Greg trade blows, Hopper picks Matthew up in a leg trap suplex hold, then releases him high overhead, out of the ring, into the cage section. He then launches himself onto Greg from the apron, and as the brawl becomes a beatdown, Carl Batch shows up in shot to shout “We've made our case. Do the right thing!”

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After a few moments more, Sam Keith sprints down to the ring with a chair in hand. The Riders see the balance start to shift and, their work done, beat a retreat. Sam and Greg check on Matthew as the show goes to commercial.

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Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade vs. Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden
This one never quite stops moving, a blur of airborne excellence, big slams, swift kicks and lightning-fast hold exchanges.

The real standouts here are Lover and Dangerous, both of whom manage to tick more than one of those boxes, but the twisting powerslam Golden lands on Lover is a thing of beauty – a real sign of how well he's been coming along in these past few months.

Wade and Golden, however, wrestle kind of like they're flirting. It's... kind of weird, and Saunders is making jokes about it throughout the exchanges where they're together. And, as Golden catches the superkick and transitions into an over-the-shoulder slam, he rolls into a cover that's perhaps a little too close for comfort... and keeps her distracted for the three count with a kiss.
Kate Dangerous & Rocky Golden defeated Champagne Lover & Stephanie Wade
Rating: B

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Ain't No Rest For The Wicked hits, and Texas Pete makes his way down to the ring. He's got a microphone in his hand, collects a chair, slides it into the ring, and takes a seat on it, facing the hard camera. He looks around everyone and sighs slightly. “This is gonna be hard, but I've got to get down to it,” he says softly. “Say what needs saying. Because... I'm kind of embarrassed.

“I've spent most of my career... well. It's all been about me. And a lot of that is because I've never believed, not really, that there's any point in me thinking I should fight for anyone else.

“I'm no RDJ. I don't know the trick of grinning at you guys and making you want to cheer me. So I've always just ignored you and done what I could do for myself.

“And last year, like you know, I took a long time out. I went anywhere I could find people willing to train me, and I listened to all of them. I trained, I studied. I worked out. I fought.

“And you've heard why. I got that interview with Dangerous when I came back. I think I covered the bases.

“It didn't win me a title, but OK. I did some more training. I get it now; you have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps in this business. You have to do the work yourself.

“And I still figured it was just me on my side. But this month... the vote...

“It seems like you guys have seen something in me you can get behind. I ain't gonna pass that up. Ain't my thing.

“Don't expect me to go changing who I am. I'm still the man you saw since I came back. But I guess, if you guys are gonna get behind me, it's fair I stand up in front and get the job done.

“I'm still the cowboy from hell, and that's still what Bach is in for. But you guys and me, we seem to have an understanding. Up front, there's gonna be a man in black – you guys who want to ride with me, you're welcome.”

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Art Reed & Canadian Elemental w/ Blonde Bombshell
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Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
As the bell rings, the full-Canadian team crash into the Generation Omega boys. It's clear from the off that this is not going to be a match where either side have any intention of allowing a legal-man situation to occur, and it will take quite some time before Sam Sparrow is able to establish it.

Reed keeps up a steady stream of back-and-forth offence against whichever of the pair he happens to be up against this time. Elemental is a lot showier, however, and is essentially a blur of inventive offence, covering up the downtimes with Reed, Newton and Perez acting in turn and grabbing the spotlight.

Eventually this pairs off into Reed/Perez and CanEl/Newton. A little while later, Sparrow makes his choice and selects Reed and Perez as the legal men, escorting the Elemental and Newton to the outside corners. While Newton is resisting being ejected and Sparrow's attention is on him, Vibert slides the belt into the ring.

Perez manages to capitalise, once again scoring with the belt/hook kick combo to put Reed down. He's making the cover as Sparrow turns back to the ring – and Elemental breaks it up, soaring from the top turnbuckle into what Azaria dubs a Flame Splash, remarking that it's almost identical to the Phoenix Firebird Splash of new TCW signing Ultimate Phoenix.

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That keeps the match going a little longer, having bought Reed time to recover. Frankie is just regaining the upper hand, and Ricky Dale Johnson appears at ringside.

Perez pauses in applying the P-Clutch, and Reed capitalises on the hesitation, turning it into the Dread Lock. As Newton begins to come to his rescue, CanEl soars again. A missile dropkick that covers the ring even at a diagonal, Azaria remarks that CanEl calls it the Thrill Seeking Missile. It keeps Newton away, and Perez is forced to tap out.
Art Reed & Canadian Elemental defeated Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez
Rating: B

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As TCW comes back from commercial, a video is playing. Set to Believe by Franke Potente (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGBndvUhZA), it is the first womens' division highlight video to be composed entirely of moments from TCW television; each of the contenders to Kate Dangerous' title is shown strutting their stuff, with each sequence ending on a close-up of their face, cross-fading each time into a lingering shot of the TCW Women's Championship belt.

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Chris Rockwell vs. Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Rockwell and DuBois circle as the contest begins, and Rockwell offers a glove as a mark of respect; Marc DuBois smirks and touches gloves for a second, then grabs the hand and pie-faces Rockwell.

It's clearly not designed as a takedown; DuBois backs off again almost immediately, the smirk if anything clearer. Rockwell rolls to his knees and crosses the ring in a long bound, taking the Generation Omega man off his feet with a double-leg takedown. Springing up, he unleashes a vicious soccer kick to DuBois' face. Blood spurts from the nose immediately, but he doesn't stop smiling. As he rolls to his own feet, he makes as if to lock up with Rockwell – then bails from the ring. Rockwell gives chase, but doesn't get there in time.

That sets the stage for this one, with DuBois absorbing a lot of punishment in order to drive Rockwell to distraction, eventually calculating him to be crazed enough – and getting the Dubious DuBois Pin, feet as ever on the ropes – to ensure a victory. He bails immediately afterward.
Marc DuBois defeated Chris Rockwell
Rating: B-

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Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
The first thing to note here is that the opening fifteen minutes of action is absolutely stellar; TCW has been pumping out some amazing matches, and it certainly shouldn't be a surprise that athletes of this quality are capable of hanging with the very best, especially given the innate understanding Bloodstone and Johnson have demonstrated in tag team contests before now. But this contest was always going to end badly.

No one really expected anything less. So let us assuage your curiosity by first assuring you the match will end with a double disqualification; having done this, we will simply break down the how and why of the ending.

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It begins when Phil Vibert gets into Eugene Williams' face. Moments later, Frankie Perez is in the ring, vaulting from the top rope to plant a brutal enzuigiri in RDJ's head. Ricky goes down and Perez moves to cut Bloodstone off as Remo delivers a Lumbar Puncture to the big Texan.

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Marat Khoklov spots his opportunity and hits the ring not long afterward, keeping RDJ down with the biggest of big standing splashes.

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Remo, amused, starts to get a Destroyer ready for the virtually-unconscious RDJ. But as he gets ready to lift, Cornell clips his leg out from under him. A Blade Chop follows as he rises, and Bloodstone gets free of Perez, catching Remo from behind with a Stone's Throw. Unsurprisingly, this brings in Jeremy Stone.

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Tyson Baine promptly catches Cornell with a Hades Bomb. Sean Deeley drags Stone off Bloodstone and the pair lock up, going back and forth with a fury that eventually tumbles them both out to ringside.

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Wolf Hawkins jumps Cornell as he rallies against Baine, blasting him from behind with the Full Moon Rising.

Finally, Bloodstone manages to get Williams' attention, and the the referee only needs to glance at the chaos before ruling a double-DQ..
Jeremy Stone & Remo Richardson went to a double-DQ with Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson
Rating: A*

Show Rating: A

[Phantom Stranger]

Two Shows Plus One Day Til Poll Closes

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 4 March 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.28)

Held at the Huntsville Fairgrounds (South East)

Attendance: 4,948

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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson

In an excellent match given the Balcony Express' reputation and record to date, the Express put up a fantastic fight against the British Lions but ultimately lost to an O'Curle submission on Waldorf. (Rating: B-)
The School of Tradition leader, Eric Tyler, then took on and roundly defeated Hidekazu of Team KOBRA in a match he'd demanded to prove a point. Hidekazu, again, fared well against him, but was eventually put away. (Rating: B)
Showing good discipline, Hidekazu willingly took the bokken shot in front of the assembled Team KOBRA
Champagne Lover strutted his stuff against Ultimate Phoenix, putting him away easily enough with the Champagne Sunrise. (Rating: C+)
Despite interference by Texas Pete, Sammy Bach got the victory over Rhino Umaga after landing an Adrenaline Shot missile uppercut. (Rating: B)
More video footage of Kate Dangerous' challengers, this time focused on their victories in other promotions.
Acid and Troy Tornado went face to face; much to everyone's surprise, Jack Bruce stayed away, but the wily Acid gave Tornado a really tough challenge in any case, notably duplicating much of Tornado's style exactly. It was surprisingly like watching Tornado try to wrestle himself. Tornado would eventually get the Tornado Driver as a counter to an Acid Rain Bomb for the victory. (Rating: B+)
Champagne Lover ran into Stephanie Wade backstage, asking her about the way she and Golden had interacted at the finish to Tuesday's intergender match. Wade brushed him off after suggesting he was just mad that Golden had found someone first.
After fellow School of Tradition members Freddy Huggins and UK Dragon interfered, Global Tradition were able to put the New Wave away. Try as they might, the Wave just couldn't handle four men at once. (Rating: B)
In the main event, Rick Law schooled Jack Marlowe of the Enforcers – but only after enduring a vicious assault at the beginning which showed just how dangerous Marlowe can be, followed by an attack by Julian Watson. This match was probably the best of the night, though it beat out the Acid/Tornado match only barely. (Rating: B+)
Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

One Show Plus One Day Til Poll Closes

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Oregano Jensen]

DuBois' finisher is a rope-assisted pin? LAME.

(I can think of at least one new Canadian who has two moves better than that...)

[Regis]

DuBois' finisher is a rope-assisted pin? LAME.

(I can think of at least one new Canadian who has two moves better than that...)

Correction, one of DuBois' finishers is a rope-assisted pin, executed in an even more dubious manner than usual. Seriously, it is very dubious. You'd need to see it to understand.

[Phantom Stranger]

DuBois' finisher is a rope-assisted pin? LAME.

(I can think of at least one new Canadian who has two moves better than that...)

Nah, the DDP is an out-of-the-blue signature rather than a finish. He loves his Model Solution submission rather a lot, but that's not something you clamp on a guy in a rage when you can just roll them up and get the hell out of there.

[Phantom Stranger]

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With one last chance to prove their point before Fight to the Feedback remaining, the TCW roster will be pouring their hearts into the Saturday Night Showcase.

An opening tag team match sees the Machines face off with the Enforcers. Last night Jack Marlowe pushed Rick Law to the limit; armed with a partner, can he do better here tonight?

Eric Tyler takes on Chance Fortune in non-title competition. Fortune has been slipping down the rankings this year but, as always, that's just more incentive to get back to winning ways...

Former Tag Team Champions the New Wave are the latest duo to face off with Generation Omega's Davis Wayne Newton and Frankie Perez. It's been a rocky time for the New Wave of late, but they remain one of the best co-ordinated and most dangerous tag teams around...

Amber Allen has requested match time to prove a point after being left out of the poll for Kate Dangerous' opponent tomorrow night. She'll be pitted against Lauren Easter, who's easily one of the front runners in the division - and the current front runner in the poll - to make her case... if she can.

Technical excellence and airborne innovation meet technical excellence and airborne innovation in our next match; the Stone Brothers go head to head with the unlikely duo of Sean Deeley and the Ultimate Phoenix. New Canadian icon Canadian Elemental was seen borrowing one of Phoenix' moves last night - will we begin to see on an international stage why Ultimate Phoenix has the reputation he's developed?

Jack Bruce takes on Sam Keith in what should be a hard-fought contest next. Bruce's ally, Sammy Bach, dethroned Keith for the Hard-Hitting Championship very, very recently; Bruce may well be looking on this as an opportunity to prove himself... if he can.

And in our main event, two leading lights of the company get ready to go head to head. The only man personally trained by Tommy Cornell will stare down the only man to graduate from the TCW training camp, Wolf Hawkins is up against Aaron Andrews.

All this plus we've been told to expect an announcement - after the assault on Matthew Keith on Tuesday, Greg has been besieged by questions about whether they'll be able to compete or will have to forfeit. Tonight, Greg has promised to address that question.

Prediction Key:
Enforcers vs. Machines

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Zergon]

Enforcers vs. Machines
Machines aer simply better team

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
Non-title but only because Fortune haven´t done enough to earn a title shot

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave
New Wave seems to be slightly lost right now with two surprise losses in short time.

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter
Easter is possible title challenger Allen isn´t

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins
Might go either way but I haven´t seen enough of Phoenix yet to form a opinion about him.

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Hard to say here but I think Bruce would gain more from the win

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Draw, this one will go for long time so it won´t be clean match.

[Dragonmack]

Enforcers vs. Machines

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Tigerkinney]

Enforcers vs. Machines

The better team and the Enforcers seem a bit directionless outside of being the Syndicates 'Goons'.

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Non title for the fact that Fortune is a irrelevant jobber :p

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

Got to go with Zergon on this one, New Wave have lost their way but I have a feeling that's the angle you're heading with, which is obviously heading somewhere.

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

Easter's more established.

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Semi regular pairing over random pairing, UP eats the fall in this one.

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Keith had his nice run establishing the Hard Hitting Championship, now he's just pretty much there to put over star talent until he decides to hang up the boots.

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Probably won't be clean but I see Hawkins pulling out the win in this one.

[Phantom Stranger]

Show should be going up tomorrow, and the goal is to close the poll about 24 hours after that. So if you're not usually around at the weekend and you're not one of the 40+ who've voted, it's time to get your vote in...

[Regis]

Enforcers vs. Machines
The Enforcers have never had the cred to take down the Machines.

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
JOBBER!

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave
The Wave have been in a bad way lately - but just how bad?

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter
Lauren is a PPV championship contender.

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins
Ultimate Phoenix? JOBBER!

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Interference carries the day.

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
I can once again see interference here.

[Beeker]

Enforcers vs. Machines
- Hello Jobbers. The Enforcers are above Tooth 'n' Nail (or whatever their name is) but below the excellent Elite express. Those suits don't fit you anymore.

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
- For reasons inexplicable I mark and mark hard for Chance Fortune, but not even I would pick him for the win here.

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave
- Yup, the New Wave are slumping. Yup, PS has a storyline for them. Know what, they're still the fother mucking New Wave so screw you Vibert!

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter
- Coz her lips look less collagen and botox infused. Easter, could have a career in p0rn.

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins
- UP, doing better than Pete up the charts.

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
- I have never liked Jack The Bruce.

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
- Sorry Double A, you ain't Wolf, you ain't Arn, you're going to job. I might vote for you though.

[Bigpapa42]

Enforcers vs. Machines

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Oregano Jensen]

Picks while wondering if I was the only guy who voted for Art Reed to challenge Tyler:

Enforcers vs. Machines

What exactly are these dudes enforcing at this point?

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Wasn't Fortune kind of on the other side in the old Tyler-Andrews feud? Remember that storyline?

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

I don't know what's wrong with the New Wave these days, but this is no time to put a spotlight on their troubles. I assume they'll take some focus post-PPV.

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

Easter seals her case. I think I voted for her, but mostly because she's a student of Hell Monkey.

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Whenever I hear "Ultimate Phoenix", it makes me thing of a city in Arizona trying way too hard to seem edgy.

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Sam Keith. Respect.

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

No contest. I could see a DQ win for Aaron or a tainted win for Wolf, but I'm saying this dissolves into chaos.

[Blake Trask]

Enforcers vs. Machines

The Enforcers are good, true, but the Machines are better.

Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Oh Chance. One day you'll get a win.

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave

I'll go for the guys with the program.

Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter

One of these wrestlers is on a ballot.

Stone Brothers vs. Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins

Occasional team > random team. Plus Jezza has to pick up a victory from Deeley somewhere.

Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Hard to call, but Keith is gunning for the world title, so...

Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Somewhere down the road, this will be a coinflip. Right now, Hawkins is higher up the totem pole.

[Phantom Stranger]

Picks while wondering if I was the only guy who voted for Art Reed to challenge Tyler:

I can exclusively reveal that you aren't.



Wasn't Fortune kind of on the other side in the old Tyler-Andrews feud? Remember that storyline?

Good memory! Yes, Chance was briefly involved before another of his frequent trips to dev. He's starting to get some decent results, however, so he may be hanging here for a while. I may even bring up his potential tag partner soon...

Easter seals her case. I think I voted for her, but mostly because she's a student of Hell Monkey.

You're actually thinking of Laura Flame there. I do intend to snag her if the game reaches the point where she becomes available; she's doing excellently for me in another game in a tag team with Brooke Tyler.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 4 March 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 13.90)

Held at Doyle Lane (North West)

Attendance: 16,974

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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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The Enforcers vs. The Machines
Marlowe holds his own, first of all, and the Enforcers do show the same kind of teamwork the Machines demonstrate.

It's a good match, by and large. But Watson is clearly the weak spot on one side, and the other side doesn't really display a weakness on that kind of level. Anderson gets the duke after ten minutes, laying Marlowe out with the Ammo Dump while Watson can't reach the pin in time.
The Machines defeated the Enforcers
Rating: B

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Chance Fortune vs. Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins
Fortune looks to impress here, taking it to Tyler from the start, but he's also in trouble from the off as the veteran has him scouted easily enough.

Still, this has to be one of the best matches Fortune's taken part in, and on the rare occasions he turns the tide, he does some damage. Mostly, however, Tyler overwhelms him and sweeps him along with one heavy hit after another, finishing with the Weight of Tradition brainbuster.
Eric Tyler defeated Chance Fortune
Rating: B

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Back in the bowels of Doyle Lane, Rocky Golden works the speedbag, throwing in the occasional forearm shot with the punches. The camera focuses, however, on Rick Law and Chris Rockwell, who approach... somewhat cautiously.

“Rock?” Law asks. Rocky pauses, turning around, and grins. “Hey, guys,” he says. “What's up?”

“The Stephanie thing,” Law says. “You know Lover's going to be going after her to get to you, right?”

Golden nods, and shrugs. “I'm keeping an eye on things,” he says. “And it's not like she doesn't know how to handle herself. But seriously, guys – she's fun. Don't know if either of us figure it's gonna go anywhere, but we're having fun, you know?”

“You know about this before the match?” Rockwell asks curiously. Golden grins.

“Nah,” he says. “You'd have to wrestle her to understand, man. It's just... fun.

“And I'll admit, it's getting to Loverboy. That's got to be a bonus.”

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Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave
Another entertaining, fast-paced tag match as the Generaton Omega duo get to further strut their stuff and the New Wave, once again, put up an excellent fight but just can't quite get it done; Scout takes a belt-kick to the face to end it.
Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez defeated the New Wave
Rating: B-

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Eric Tyler emerges on the stage, slow-clapping. Microphone in hand, he smirks at the New Wave.

“Well, well, well, boys,” he says. “Doesn't seem that long ago that the School of Tradition were asking you to join us.

“But it also looks like I should be glad I didn't. Hell, both the teams I got with me have cleaned your clock this month.

“I don't tend to agree with this whole Generation Omega crap about how if you're old enough you were in DaVE you've lost it. But then, I've still got my title. What happened to you guys?

“You ask me, you two need to remember who you used to be exactly.”

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My Hero starts playing, and Tyler turns around to find Rick Law in his face. “You know,” Law begins, “I don't agree with Generation Omega either. But Eric, you may not have your title too long.

“I'm the front-runner at the moment, but behind me – and Frankie's opponent, if the polls go the way they have been – is another DaVE guy. And I don't think you could claim this guy's lost it.”

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Frankie Perez, still in the ring, frowns slightly at this. And then Crashing Around You hits and the Bloody-Handed God Eddie Peak emerges, splitting his T-shirt open with his sharpened thumbnail, drawing a thin trickle of blood from his own chest as he does so.

“Might not be either of us,” Law says as Peak grins at Perez. “The fans could change it in an instant.

“But you'd better be ready, both of you, for the fight of your lives, just in case it is.”

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Amber Allen vs. Lauren Easter
The fans seem to be slowly waking up to the womens' division in terms of crowd reaction, and while the champ isn't involved there's still more cheers for this one than before.

Amber Allen looks like a great prospect for the future, pushing Easter a lot, but when it comes to it, Easter has a slight power advantage, forcing her up into the air to dump her down with the Solstice Bomb for the victory.
Lauren Easter defeated Amber Allen
Rating: B-

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Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix w/ Laura Huggins vs. Stone Brothers
Not a bad little match at all, and the rivalry between Deeley and Jeremy is clearly becoming more than a little personal. Edd and the Phoenix, meanwhile...

Well, Ultimate Phoenix is simply trying to win the match. Edd, as always, appears to be trying to win some bizarre points-based league of his own devising, possibly involving midair breakdancing.

It's still effective as hell, it should be noted, not least because no one's really prepared for anything Edd turns out to be planning at any given time. In this case, he wipes out the Phoenix, allowing his brother to apply the Stone Hold, eyes locked on Deeley, to prove a point to him before Sunday. With Edd in the way, Sean doesn't try to interfere.
Stone Brothers defeated Sean Deeley & Ultimate Phoenix
Rating: B

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The big screen comes to life, filled with the face of Greg Keith.

“Easy Riders, I know you've been working on my brother's knee all month.

“I know you did it to prevent him from wrestling in our title defence. I know you've been hoping to hear back from the hospital that there was no way he could rehab his knee in time to be cleared for Sunday.

“I know you're expecting to hear me have to hand the belts back to you.

“I know all that. And I know you've probably heard that Matt's knee is going to keep him from competition this Sunday.

“But there is no way I'm going to give you these belts. There is no way, after we fought for them, we warred for them, bled for them, beat you for them, out thought you for them, that you get them back without a fight.

“And I just cleared something with Mayhem Midden.

“Defending the belts with me this Sunday is going to be Art Reed.” He grins. “Keith trained, Keith tested, Keith respected. And he will hold these belts until Matt can return and fight for them again.”

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Jack Bruce vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
A good, entertaining enough piece of back and forth wrestling ensues, though it wasn't on a par with what either of these men are really capable of.

Bruce begins to dominate after a while, employing the full range of dirty tricks. With Keith on the ropes, however, the crowd begin to cheer. Jack turns around -

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and receives a Star Maker for his troubles, Troy Tornado hurtling across the ring to deliver it before rolling clear.

Sam promptly applies the Proton Lock to force a submission from Bruce.
Sam Keith defeated Jack Bruce
Rating: B-

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Johnny Bloodstone is shown backstage with the microphone. “Tommy Cornell's castoffs,” he says. “I'd complain, I'd say that's not the sort of thing a champion should be facing, but the fact is they're that good.

“I can't say I'm not going to be challenged. I can't say I'm not in for a tough fight.

“But I fought hard and long, trained just as hard, to become champion. And I did that because it supposedly comes with privileges. Supposedly it makes you the man to beat.

“So why am I playing second fiddle to the man I made tap out?”

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Aaron Andrews vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Nice back-and-forth action between this pair, though not on the level of Andrews/Cornell by some way.

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Remo Richardson hits the ring fairly early on, causing some serious chaos before Joey Minnesota arrives to fight him. The two spill out of the ring with Andrews and Hawkins continuing their contest.

It turns pretty even from there. Maybe a slight advantage to Hawkins, maybe not.

Andrews gets a twisting spinebuster out of nowhere, but in delivering it, he drives Hawkins into Sam Sparrow. The ref is down, but so is Hawkins...

Andrews launches himself out of the ring to help a Minnesota that Richardson has thoroughly on the ropes. It's a real step forward – both men together are able to hold Remo down.

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And then Andrews gets dropped from behind; Davis Wayne Newton has hold of Wolf Hawkins' Ticket to the Top briefcase, and it makes a horrendous noise when it impacts with his skull – and then with the skull of Joey Minnesota.

Remo presses Andrews over his head and tosses him back into the ring, between the middle and top rope. Hawkins, having recovered, checks that Sparrow is also surfacing and delivers the Full Moon Rising to an Andrews who has just risen to his knees. The pin follows, and secures the win.
Wolf Hawkins defeated Aaron Andrews
Rating: B+

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

One Day Til Poll Closes

Fight To The Feedback! (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MZJC3BL)

[Phantom Stranger]

Awright, gang. Poll is now closed, 24 hours after the final show, about two weeks, and 47 votes in.

Thank you for your participation!

[Beeker]

Doh! I somehow missed the poll deadline.

[Phantom Stranger]

Doh! I somehow missed the poll deadline.

I did wonder, when I noticed a lack of your characteristic style in the feedback spaces...

Sorry, chief. Still, in another hour or so I'll be posting the prediction card - none of the usual tcw.com preamble, as the results will be confirmed on the night, but you need some of the info for your predictions, methinks - so you can get in on that.

[Phantom Stranger]

Prediction Key for Fight to the Feedback:
NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Blake Trask]

Out of interest, is Matt's injury legitimate? I'm assuming so right now.


NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

Pete may not have somebody potentially running interference, but he does have a great promo.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

After all the effort and the storyline getting the belts in the first place, I just cannot see them getting hotshotted back, Art Reed or no.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

Via shenanigans.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

I can see it happening soon... just not yet.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

A couple of things need to upset the Gen Omega balance, and I'm a massive RDJ fan, so I'll pick him to win.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

Bloodstone is great. I love Sam Keith but I'm not sure a title reign on him would be such a good thing. Baine, I like, but facts are facs and he's not that good in the ring. Remo... I don't know, it doesn't strike me as 'right'. I have a feeling that the Gen Omega is going to get a world champion, I don't think Remo will be the first one.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

I think this will 'make' Deeley.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

Law has been so dependable for quite some time now and getting some great ratings too. I think he's a worthy guy for the old man to pass the torch to.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

If there's ANY time that Wolf will go over Cornell, it's now.

[Zergon]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete
Pete do have a change to win here but i still see Bach as better from these two.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch
Ladder match favors champs here and it would look quite bad for Reed if his team instantly loses after he replaced Matt.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak
Vibert´s stable could use a champ in thier ranks and Peak might be little too over for All Action belt.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter
Let´s put someone else in a spotlight for a change as Kate has already fought against most top opponents in women division.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
DuBois wins via interference/cheating or likely some combination of those two.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine
I doubt Keith´s changes to get another run with top belt, Baine haven´t done enough lately to earn it and probably don´t need it anyway. Remo is possible but it seems like Wolf and DuBois are above him right now so I just go with Bloodstone retaining here.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Deeley gets his big win here

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs.Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law
Tyler has been a decent champ but I never expected him to hold this title all that long and this looks like a good spot to drop the title. The only question is which opponent will get it? I go with Aaron as I think he could use it slightly more that Law who is getting over by having all those A/A* matches.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
This one will very likely continue for some time and i think that Cornell take the first win thanks to his experience.

[20LEgend]

Prediction Key for Fight to the Feedback:
NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Tigerkinney]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

Why not? Texas Pete has worked his backside off to improve his game, so why not reward him with the first title win of his career. Bach is actually one of those wrestlers who doesn't really need to be holding gold to stay relevant.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

As others have said it would make Art Reed look like a total chump were he to lose the Keith's belts during his involvement, plus it sets up that intriguing angle of when Matt comes back from injury.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

This will probably involve lots of inteference but Perez will retain, Peak seems above/not a good fit for this title anyway.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

I agree with Zergon, Kate's been a good first champion it's time for a change here to prevent things from becoming too predictable/stale in the womens division.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Could possibly go the other way but I'll go for the Generation Omega man to sneak the win here.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

Johnny Bloodstone survives the odds to retain the World Title.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Everything is lined up for Sean Deeley to get the 'breakthrough' win of his career.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

The fans have clearly spoken and they want to see Double A get rewarded with the first title of his career. One thing about putting the belt on someone like Tyler is that he should be putting someone over at th end, and he doesn't really need to be putting over Rick Law, who has already been there, done that with this title. Andrews on the other hand despite some big wins over more illustrious members of the roster than Old Man Eric is still looking for the first championship gold of his career.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Wolf Hawkins to get the win here, but not decisvely it will be via shenanigans and Cornell will have a legit reason to keep this feud going.

[Regis]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete
Coming off the back of a successful face turn, Pete has all the momentum.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch
For reasons well-outlined by others.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak
By Generation Omega cheating their weaselly little black hearts out.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter
Is it? Could it be? Let's see what RDJ does next.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Should be a good night for Generation Omega.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine
ohnny's good enough to be kept on top.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
he entire point of this is to elevate Deeley... So he'll pass out, Hart/Austin style.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law
Rick Law can take it, freeing Tyler up for other feuds.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
And with one exception, Generation Omega stand triumphant as the night ends.

[Beeker]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete
- As hard hitting as Pete is he's not actually won enough to earn a belt of this impactful magnitude.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch
- Holy Crap~! Batch shocks the world by climbing the ladder his own damn self and picks up the titles for the Riders. Batch the Natch for this match.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak
- Yah, I'm wrong again, but Peak's Bloody Handed God is too great a concept not to give the All Action Championship. Plus, Generation Omega needs to taste a touch of hubris.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter
- Extra special Easter Eggs available on the DVD. Available soon!

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
- DuBois dubiously picks up the win after RDJ dominates.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine
- Matches like these are good ways to hot-shot the title, except, none of the contenders really grab me. Keith and Baine seem like 'swan song temporary titleholders,' Remo is 'too much, too soon.' So that leaves Bloodstone, he's got a lot of options for contenders, when he loses it should be in a one-on-one match that's been built up to properly, not as Cornell's sloppy seconds.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
- Deeley is the future, but the future is not now.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law
- And the expelled student of the school of hard knocks tradition becomes the master. (For now.)

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
- And the prodigal Omega shall become Alpha on this night.

[Bigpapa42]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete
Pete takes it so that Bach can move up the card.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch
Seems early to move the tag belts again, but why not?

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak
Peak by destruction, leading to a disqualificaiton.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Help From Vibert to get a win over a legend.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

[Oregano Jensen]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

Pete is more the Hard-Hitting Championship's style.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

I don't see the bikers climbing a ladder, whereas Reed's even more athletic than the Keiths.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

Perez keeps looking strong.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

Not betting against Kate until she loses.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Youth must be served, and no matter what Hawkins may think, DuBois is the true leader of Generation Omega.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

Bloodstone is right... Richardson and Baine are second-tier contenders.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

I'm not going to believe that Deeley beats Stone.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

Andrews has obligations further up the card. The International Championship is a lot like Law's position as the boss on Badge of Honor... it fits him just fine.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

I'm disappointed this happened so quickly... I was hoping for Cornell to methodically track down his enemies one by one. And I almost picked Hawkins, because that extends the storyline. But then I thought, this is that last match of the night. What kind of way is that to end a show, with Hawkins winning (probably by cheating)? So I pick Cornell.

[James Casey]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete Pull the trigger, PS. Pull the trigger.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch Sigh. Art is good, but he's not Matt, so this match won't work as well. I could see a switch to play on Matt's absence - even give Greg something to do if Matt's out long-term - but assuming the injury is a short-term thing, the 'Keiths' retain

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak Pretty sure I picked Peak, but GO could do with notching some big wins, and this seems like a great place to start

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter Kate won't drop the belt in a storyline-less match like this

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson RDJ > Peak, therefore GO won't win this one

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine 'Scramble match' could be a variety of stips, but assuming this is a one fall match, Bloodstone to pick up the win without Remo losing seems the way to go

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins I preferred 2/3 falls, but submission is the logical choice. It does kind of proclaim the winner, though. Come back in a year, Sean, and I can buy you beating Jezza(!) in this stip. Right now? No.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law AA FTW

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert Mentor vs. protege is always difficult. The mentor should have the edge, at least at first, and it's not like Cornell is all that old, so we're not talking about passing the torch. However, Vibert and the rest of GO can give Hawkins a huge edge here - not least because Cornell has no-one at all on his side

[Dragonmack]

NO HOLDS BARRED MATCH
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Sammy Bach (c) vs. Texas Pete

Why not? Texas Pete has worked his backside off to improve his game, so why not reward him with the first title win of his career. Bach is actually one of those wrestlers who doesn't really need to be holding gold to stay relevant.

LADDER MATCH
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (for the Keith Brothers, (c)) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch

As others have said it would make Art Reed look like a total chump were he to lose the Keith's belts during his involvement, plus it sets up that intriguing angle of when Matt comes back from injury.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak

This will probably involve lots of inteference but Perez will retain, Peak seems above/not a good fit for this title anyway.

TCW Women's Division
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Lauren Easter

I agree with Zergon, Kate's been a good first champion it's time for a change here to prevent things from becoming too predictable/stale in the womens division.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Could possibly go the other way but I'll go for the Generation Omega man to sneak the win here.

SCRAMBLE MATCH
TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Tyson Baine

Johnny Bloodstone survives the odds to retain the World Title.

SUBMISSION MATCH
Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins

Everything is lined up for Sean Deeley to get the 'breakthrough' win of his career.

TCW International Championship
Eric Tyler (c) w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law

The fans have clearly spoken and they want to see Double A get rewarded with the first title of his career. One thing about putting the belt on someone like Tyler is that he should be putting someone over at th end, and he doesn't really need to be putting over Rick Law, who has already been there, done that with this title. Andrews on the other hand despite some big wins over more illustrious members of the roster than Old Man Eric is still looking for the first championship gold of his career.

Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Wolf Hawkins to get the win here, but not decisvely it will be via shenanigans and Cornell will have a legit reason to keep this feud going.

I agree with this

[Phantom Stranger]

Sigh. Art is good, but he's not Matt, so this match won't work as well.

I've just simmed out the show, ready to write up, and all I can honestly say right now is...

Oh, you wait.

[Beeker]

I've just simmed out the show, ready to write up, and all I can honestly say right now is...

Oh, you wait.

But I don't wanna wait. I wanna know right now!
Lemme read it right now.
Now now NOW~!

PS: PS take your time. :D

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Fight to the Feedback

Sunday Week 4 March 2009

Live on America 1-Select, U-Demand Canada, Jade 237, Rivera Pay Television, V-Corp, UK-1 (5.21)

Held at the Jennifer Cornell Coliseum (South West)

Attendance: 50,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Mayhem Midden - Horatio Dangerous

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As the opening video comes to an end the crowd react immediately to the sight of Aaron Andrews and Joey Minnesota, both dressed to compete, standing to one side of the entrance on a specially designed stage. Standing next to them is new Aussie addition to TCW's commentary team, Autumn Gleeson.

“Hi,” she smiles. “I'm Autumn Gleeson, and my job tonight is just making sure that you – everyone here in the sold-out Jennifer Cornell Coliseum, and everyone watching at home or in the bars knows what's coming.

“I'm here with the Rising Stars, because there are a bunch of different points Aaron could find himself wrestling – including right in this opening match – and you guys need to know. So Aaron, good luck... and let's see what you have ahead of you...”

She turns to face the big screen. “Let's see if Joey can relax... Show us the Tag Team Championship percentage.”

A caption appears.

TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: 23.4%

“Thank you. Now, will Aaron be in our first match?”

HARD-HITTING CHAMPIONSHIP: 27.7%

There's a reaction from the audience, and from Aaron. “Well, it seems pretty clear that it's going to be your old foe Eric Tyler,” Autumn says. “But let's just see how well...”

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: 48.9%

“The numbers add up.” She smiles. “No one left you out, Aaron. Everyone who voted wanted a say in your career. Good luck.”

Andrews smiles, briefly. “Thank you,” he says, before walking off stage with Minnesota, a consoling hand on his shoulder.

Autumn turns back to the camera. “And now,” she continues. “Let's see who is coming after Sammy Bach... In reverse order if you please, maestro.”

Troy Tornado 27.7%
Jack Bruce 31.9%
Texas Pete 40.4%

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Sammy Bach © vs. Texas Pete
Sammy and Pete turn out to have great chemistry, pulling Pete to a fantastic performance. It's an excellent match for both men, but Pete has it here; he keeps on Sammy at all times, limiting his mobility, and Bach's perfected impassive expression disintegrates under the onslaught, turning into fury... and then, eventually, to worry, particularly when Pete tosses him from the ring, hits the far ropes, and launches himself between middle and top rope, crashing into the champion on the outside.

On commentary, Azaria and Midden ram this one home, really focusing on what Pete is doing, what Bach is up against.

The champion begins to get his feet back under him, to counter it, but Pete doesn't stop coming – and when Bach gets time to deliver the slingshot uppercut known as the Adrenaline Shot, Pete meets it with a boot out of nowhere.

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It's only a matter of time before Bach's ally appears, and Jack Bruce isn't far away – but the crowd erupt in cheering again; Bruce pulls up short when he sees Troy Tornado – not in the crowd, but obviously there just seconds before; he's just vaulted the guardrail, getting in the way.

That just stops Jack interfering, but he can still see what's happening in the ring; Texas Pete whips Sammy to the ropes and goes for a backdrop, but Sammy rolls through and goes for the Bach on your Back; Pete blocks it, reaching behind, and gets the Lone Star Drop to pick up the pin.
Texas Pete defeated Sammy Bach
Rating: B

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Hearing the bell, Troy turns his head to see who won; Jack rushes him, laying him out with a cutter very similar to Harry Allen's Gunslinger's Revenge before charing into the ring. Bach and Bruce take it to the new champion for a few moments before Troy shakes off the effects enough to join them.

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As the zebra horde descend, we go back to Autumn, joined now by Ricky Dale Johnson. “We've got maybe two matches being decided by this poll,” she offers. “If Frankie Perez won your support to challenge RDJ, then we have only one match. If Marc DuBois or Marat Khoklov won the poll, then we have two, as Frankie Perez will be taking on the second-ranked nominee from the International Championship poll. Ricky, you've said very little about all this this month – what do you think?”

“I think, pure and simple, wrestling is about who you can beat,” he says. “I think champions are usually the men willing to step up and claim their shot. But I think sometimes you have to recognise what you've become. Sometimes you have to say that you claimed your shot a long time ago. That you are one of the people, now, who gives shots.

“Now, Frankie, I've fought a few times, and he gets nastier and nastier. Maybe one day he can beat me – I don't think today, though. And frankly, if he can't then this Generation Omega isn't as tough as it wants to make out.

“Marc DuBois, yeah, he took our champion to the limit. He claimed his shot. But he didn't win... and he needs a win like that. And Marat Khoklov... well. He's sure a challenge.

“This is me putting myself out there. Helping people take their shots. But mostly, it's me waiting to see who I've got ahead of me.

“You want to do the honors?”
She nods. “Will it be Frankie Perez?”

Frankie Perez: 27.7%

“Probably not, then,” she nods. “How about Marat Khoklov?”

Marat Khoklov: 25.5%

“Fewer people wanted to see you up against the Russian Giant,” she notes, and RDJ laughs. “Guess I've still got some people want to see me win from time to time.”

Marc DuBois: 46.8%

“RDJ, thank you.”

“It's been a pleasure. See you later tonight, DuBois. See if you can make your mark, shall we?”

Autumn beams. “Good luck. Up next is the Tag Team Championship match,” she continues. “You can see the steel cage hanging above, and we have ladders and straps standing by, depending on your choice. But first, a quick reminder for those of you who may have missed it – after sustained assault on his leg by the Easy Riders, Matthew Keith will not be competing tonight, and his place will be taken by Art Reed.

“So let's see how this is going to go... once again, boys, in reverse order please.”

Strap: 19.1%
Steel Cage: 29.8%
Ladder: 51.1%

“Looks as clear a winner as we're going to get. Art, Greg, and the Riders – good luck. It's dangerous up there.”

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Easy Riders w/ Carl Batch
Art and Greg function like they've been teaming for as long as Greg's teamed with his brother. It's astonishing, ultimately, how well the duo gel together.

It's also astonishing just what comes out of this match. Both teams clearly have their hearts set on those belts, and the result is pure excellence; twenty minutes which build masterfully to a climax. After about three minutes in there's no point where the crowd aren't baying for their approval, and everyone else has to face up to it.

This match is likely to steal the show out from under everyone's noses.

Art Reed, in particular, comes to life in this environment. Whether it's modifying an arm wringer to take advantage of the rungs of a ladder for extra leverage or riding an upright ladder down onto the unsuspecting back of a Rider, he's everywhere. Indeed, after a while it looks like his and Greg's game plan involves Greg keeping the Riders at bay while Art goes for the belt.

But there are two Riders and only one of Greg, and it quickly becomes obvious in turn that the ladder will not be allowed to stay up long enough for Art to unhook the belts.

The fourth or fifth time Art gets as far as the top of the ladder, therefore, he uses that vertical leap Jason Azaria is so fond of highlighting – grabbing the cable holding the belts aloft and wrapping himself around them.

Infuriated, the Riders begin to climb, looking to pull him off – and Greg, bleeding for at least seven minutes now, barges the ladder over just before they can reach his partner. The Riders tumble to the outside as Art undoes the belts' straps, crashing to the mat...
Art Reed & Greg Keith defeated the Easy Riders
Rating: A* (!!!)

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Autumn Gleeson has the widest smile on her lips yet seen on TCW TV as the camera comes back to her. “And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I love tag team wrestling,” she says. “Fantastic fighting. Congratulations to the champions, and hard luck to the challengers – that kind of fight would have beaten almost any other team.

“Up next is the All Action Championship. Frankie's going to be taking on the runner-up in the International Championship poll, and we don't want to give everything away – so guys, if you would, just tell us who the challenger's going to be!”

Eddie Peak: 14.9%

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Frankie Perez © w/ Phil Vibert vs. Eddie Peak
Eddie really takes it to Frankie, who battles gamely but without seeming to have much impact. After a while, however, his array of kicks finally begins to stagger Eddie, who's... well, the expression Midden uses is “playing with his food”.

Perez has to dig down deeper, and he does, finding new reserves, new strength, through fear – most likely, anyhow – and eventually, while bleeding from the forehead, he gets some help.

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Remo Richardson shows up at the outside, and Peak hesitates. Vibert throws the belt, Frankie kicks for it -

The next few seconds are going to be highlight reel material for some time. As Frankie's foot smashes into the centre of the belt's plate, it obviously cracks, a hairline fracture opened by so many precision kicks and rupturing against the Bloody-Handed God's skull. The main design of the All Action Championship has split into two.

Frankie goes for the cover, not registering it yet, and outside Sam Sparrow's line of vision, Remo grabs hold of Peak's feet, pulling them down for extra leverage. Between the pair of them, they keep Peak down for three.

“Oh, I'm going to have to have words with him about that,” Midden growls.
Frankie Perez defeated Eddie Peak
Rating: B

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Back to Autumn's position in the command centre. This time, standing beside her, the TCW Womens Championship around her waist, is Kate Dangerous.

“OK...” Autumn says cautiously. “Well, another championship retained – but one's already changed hands here tonight. Kate Dangerous – does that make you nervous?”

She shakes her head. “One title changing hands doesn't change my match strategy at all. That doesn't make me nervous. What makes me nervous is my competition... Lauren Easter, one hell of a tough wrestler, and from time to time she's had the upper hand on me. Raku Makuda has beaten me here and used to have a habit of it back in Japan. And Stephanie Wade – she's shown she's willing to break the rules and go for me with a chair.

“Any one of those women can do some real damage. Any one of those women could probably beat me on any given night. Tonight just might be that night.

“What makes me nervous is I've been in the ring with all three of these women and I know exactly what they're capable of doing, what they are willing to do, to win – and now my title is on the line, I know they're willing to do more.

“And if I didn't have these nerves, I wouldn't think my belt meant anything. A champion is only as good as her competition.”

Gleeson nods. “Well, we're about to find out what's coming for you. Ready?”

“Sure. I'm nervous, not dead.”

“Then let's put it together. Your most worrying opponent?”

“For me? Makuda. She's beaten me more than anyone else.”

“Raku Makuda, guys?”

Raku Makuda: 34.8%

“Well, that's a hair ahead of one-third,” Gleeson nods. “Depending on how close this is, you could have to face her. Who's next?”

“This can't be fair to either of them,” Dangerous points out. “But... If I had to pick, at this point, it'd be the woman I know less well. I can't predict her as easily. And that's Stephanie Wade.”

“Thank you. Let's see how Stephanie did, shall we?”

Stephanie Wade: 19.6%

“Well, that's going to settle it, I think. But just to be sure... How did Lauren Easter do?”

Lauren Easter: 45.7%

“Good luck to you, ladies.” Autumn nods.

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The fans still aren't as alive to the division as might be hoped, but these two still put on quite the match with one another. Lauren looks... the word is predatory, prowling around the ring, stalking Dangerous whenever she downs her, making quite a game of it. And Kate looks to be on the back foot throughout, but she manages to twist clear on a few occasions, notably vaulting over Lauren's Pounce and countering the Solstice Bomb.

The Danger Zone is what ends this one, but Kate does not have an easy time of applying it.
Kate Dangerous defeated Lauren Easter
Rating: B

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Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
DuBois comes down first, Vibert smiling by his side. As the match begins, Vibert sets up a folding chair and settles himself on it, extracting the spiral-bound notebook from his suit pocket again and taking out a fountain pen.

Over the course of the ensuing battle, Vibert takes a lot of notes. DuBois has an interesting approach to fighting RDJ; he's opened up his style and started to incorporate some of Tommy Cornell's favourite sequences. You can see precisely when RDJ realises, in fact, because of just when he becomes rattled after Cornell's famous two-handed Blade Chop drops him.

With RDJ off-base, DuBois shifts gear again, picking up speed and enjoying the reaction as he goes back to his own strategies, his own favourite techniques.

RDJ slowly rallies, but it's clear that DuBois has shocked him – and the Three Inch Shrink axe-handle from the second rope forces him to switch gear entirely again. His problem is that the Generation Omega man has been expecting each shift, and so is able to steal a march on him with each one.

After a while, RDJ goes for a Leaping Lariat out of desperation, but DuBois is ready and waiting, nailing the Marc of Excellence as a counter. That rapidly picks up the three.
Marc DuBois defeated Ricky Dale Johnson
Rating: B

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Marc then applies the Model Solution hold, keeping the pain alive, and Remo Richardson arrives, smirking. Remo drops to hands and knees, getting into RDJ's face, and with a broad tiger's grin calls loudly “Your time's done, old man!”

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Johnny Bloodstone sprints down – Azaria remarking as the camera follows his progress that RDJ and Bloodstone have periodically tagged up, and it seems like the champ is ready to help his friend.

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That rapidly draws out Tyson Baine. The beatdown becomes one-sided again, and shortly after that Sam Keith arrives to help out and help to even the score.

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“Put me on the house mic,” Midden growls, and as the production team pipe his announce headset through to the speakers he yells “CHARLIE! GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE!”

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Equipped with his customary brass knuckles, Charlie Thatcher charges down to the ring. He swiftly separates those involved in the brawl with systematic punches, and as they back off from each other, Midden continues the instruction. “Get DuBois out of here, Charlie. RDJ, too. I want to talk to the others.”

Charlie obliges; specifically, he hits DuBois again and slings him out of the ring, then rolls RDJ's prone form out of the ring with his foot.

“Gently would've been fine,” Midden smirks. “But I'll live with it. Autumn, I'm changing things. All I want to know right now is, who's the front-runner in the Cornell Poll.”

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Gleeson, wide-eyed with shock, turns to the big screen, hand going to her earpiece. “Guys, you heard the man!”

Wolf Hawkins 46.8%

“That's what I thought,” Midden declares sourly. “Right. We've got everyone here we need for the championship scramble, haven't we?”

He nods. “It's on as soon as you clear the ring, Charlie.”

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As the match begins, a timer pops up on the screen counting down from 20:00. Azaria reminds everyone that Scramble rules in TCW draw a bullseye on the champion's back, whoever that happens to be; a pinfall or submission against Bloodstone switches champion status onto whoever did it.

Whoever has champion status when the time limit elapses comes out of the contest with the title.

As Bloodstone and Keith fend off Baine's initial berserker rage, Azaria also notes that the countdown is prominently displayed throughout the match, for fans at home and also on the big screen; he comments that in some places, time limit matches often lead to some debate about the timekeeper's accuracy, but with the limit up constantly, that can be avoided.

Bloodstone and Keith have formed quite a partnership, early on, and they seem to be focusing simply on allowing Johnny to weather an initial onslaught. Remo puts a real stamp on the match early on by seizing Baine in the middle of choking Bloodstone and yanking him over his head in a German suplex. Bloodstone is taken with them, crashing to the mat as Baine does. “That musta been close on five hundred pounds Remo was just chucking around!” Midden exclaims.

Sam Keith attempts to mow Remo over as he goes to capitalise, but it doesn't really work. Remo whips him to the ropes, catches him as he comes back, and nails the Destroyer. Meanwhile, Bloodstone's risen – and he darts forward as Remo turns.

What he does is very like a sunset flip, but it keeps going. It's only the surprised expression on Remo's face that makes it clear this wasn't Remo's doing, that Richardson didn't somehow power through to the pinfall.

Johnny Bloodstone has, four minutes in, got himself deliberately pinned, and he certainly doesn't kick out. As Remo rises, Baine closes with him, catching him with a big boot, a slam, and then a piledriver. And Remo kicks out. He rises and drops Baine with the Lumbar Puncture.

Bloodstone is waiting. A chop block as Remo rises takes the Generation Omega man off his feet. Keith and Bloodstone combine to drag Baine's body on top of Remo. They then combine to add extra weight.

And Tyson Baine now has the mark on his back as the commentary desk work out what Bloodstone's doing. Seven minutes in and Tyson Baine is the target.

Silently, Johnny Bloodstone and Sam Keith roll out of the ring and watch as Remo goes after Baine. It's not a one-sided fight, but it's one Remo is getting the advantage in, even if he is worn down. A Hades Bomb sinks him, and Baine actually goes for a cover briefly before he remembers the rules. Remo uses that to yank him into a triangle choke. Baine fights it, powering Remo up and slamming him to the mat, but Remo holds on. Thirteen minutes in, Remo Richardson is in the lead.

Keith and Bloodstone both slide under the ropes simultaneously, going after Remo, who meets them with a double-clothesline. Smirking, he tosses Bloodstone out of the ring, picking Keith up afterward. He grins and says something quietly to the international legend, and a Destroyer follows.

Baine promptly low blows him from behind. As Dangerous points out, it's not like he's going to be disqualified, and a Hades Bomb follows -

And Remo kicks out. Shrugging, he whips Baine to the ropes,lifts him to the top turnbuckle, and follows him up there, scooping him onto his shoulders. A Samoan drop from the second rope follows.

And Bloodstone charges, taking Remo off his feet with a double-leg takedown. He twists him over and goes for the Stone Hold, clamping the hold down firmly. Remo powers out again, but barely. It's eighteen minutes in, and Sam Keith catches him unawares for a Neutron Plex. The pair once again force Remo's shoulders to the mat under Tyson Baine, then, once Baine is the target, toss him from the ring.

Bloodstone collects Baine and applies the Bloodstone Mutilation while Sam Keith tries to pin Remo on the ground. Baine taps with under a minute to go, and Bloodstone then does his level best just to keep out of Remo's reach.

It can't last forever. Remo manages to get the Destroyer again, but the time limit elapses before Remo can cover.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Remo Richardson, Sam Keith & Tyson Baine
Rating: B+

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The camera goes back to Autumn Gleeson's ops centre, where she's joined this time by Laura Huggins, Sean Deeley, and Jeremy Stone.

“Sometimes the battle's fought in the planning,” she says. “Jeremy, it looks like your star pupil has scored a win again. Counting in Art Reed's performance earlier tonight, you must be proud of the House of Stone.”

“Oh, no question,” Jeremy says with a smile. “But honestly, Johnny, I'm a little embarrassed in you. You didn't think you could defend your championship fairly, one on one? I guarantee you that young punk wouldn't have gotten clear of me.”

“Well, that's not your conflict tonight,” she moves on quickly. “Mayhem Midden's promised a decisive winner in your feud. Any thoughts?”

“May the best man win,” Deeley says before Huggins can say anything. “He will,” Stone says firmly. “Just tell me how.”

“Well,” Autumn nods to camera. “I guess that's the way to go. So once again, lowest to highest please...”

Laura Banned From Ringside: 15.2%
2/3 Falls: 34.8%
Submission Only: 50%

“So there you have it,” Autumn says. “You can only lose if you admit defeat. No towels. No draws. Just surrender. Laura, hon, I'm sorry – this is going to be hell on you, isn't it?” The two women embrace as Jeremy Stone's music begins to play.

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Jeremy Stone vs. Sean Deeley w/ Laura Huggins
Laura is beside herself. And she has every right to be – this contest is absolutely brutal. Both men seem hellbent on breaking the other. The real horror is in how systematic it is, and a recurring feature of the announce commentary is Midden's “I don't even know what that hold's called” followed by an identification – by Azaria if it's Japanese, by Dangerous if it's simply so old it's passed from common use.

This one is a whirlwind of hold and counter-hold, with virtually no work given over to impact manoeuvres, even as setup – though they are a common counter method – and despite that, by fifteen minutes in we see blood, as internal injuries have caused Deeley to start to cough up blood.

At that point, Jeremy applies the Stone Hold. He holds it, and holds it...

And Deeley does not submit. Instead, after what seems like an eternity, he summons up his courage... and counters out, applying the Front Choke Lock, as he had during the Cage Wars match. The crowd respond – and so does Laura Huggins, her eyes shining with delight through the earlier tears – but Stone has a counter for it.

He gets loose and there's a moment's break before he closes again, getting the Stone Hold back on. He leans back, applying ever more pressure. Deeley still refuses to submit, and Jeremy goes further and further, further and further... and Deeley's eyes roll back. His body slumps, limp and unconscious.

“That... can't finish it,” Azaria offers, worried. Eugene Williams, in the ring, seems just as worried; he desperately alerts Stone to the situation. Jeremy at first dismisses it with a yell of “He's faking!” but eventually releases the hold. Propping Deeley up in the corner he slaps him a couple of times, watching intently for any reaction.

But there isn't one. There just isn't... And in the end, disgusted, Jeremy Stone just looks at Williams. “Alright,” he says. “Call the f**king paramedics.”

He stalks out, hands on hips, a look of frustration on his face as Laura cradles Sean to her, crying.
Jeremy Stone knocked Sean Deeley unconscious
Rating: B+

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The young Aussie has gone pale when the camera cuts back to her. “Only two matches left to go,” she says. “And, uh, you know the results for one of them, so this is going to be the last time you hear from me tonight. So, for now, thank you for sticking with us in what's been a crazy night.

“This next match is for Eric Tyler's International Championship. Tyler issued his challenge to anyone who wasn't eligible for any other match tonight. I've been asked by one or two of the boys backstage to say thank you for voting for them – the level of support surprised some of our guys. So let's take a look at those guys...

“It would have been his first match with the company, though he's been impressing in his submission demonstrations this month. He is Marc Speed, and he's been embraced by the Machines as their equal, their successor.

“He's wrestled for TCW before, but only briefly – and it seems that he struck a chord with some of our fans. Ultimate Phoenix has been a champion in Mexico and nearly had a chance to become champion here tonight.

“Rocky Golden. This man selflessly gave up his votes to others, but it looks like you loved him for it. Quite the turnout in favour of our Rocky.

“But let's move on. Set aside any but the top four.” As she says this, the screen lights up again.

Others: 42.6%

“We know number two already, but for form's sake... Number four, please?”

Koshiro Ino: 10.6%

“Quite a showing for a man who never asked for it for himself. I tried to ask him why he hadn't earlier, but...” A shrug. “I don't really understand the answer. The Hagakure is not my specialist subject, you know? Number three, next.”

Chris Rockwell: 12.8%

“The Angry Man himself,” she smiles. “Chris Rockwell... probably a very good champion, if he'd gotten the opportunity. Maybe later. Number two we know... so who's number one?”

Rick Law: 19.1%

“Rick Law, Aaron Andrews and Eric Tyler... I can't wait. And I don't have to wait any longer.”

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Eric Tyler © w/ Laura Huggins vs. Aaron Andrews vs. Rick Law
Hardly the best match any of these men have had, but it's also a good, sound contest, and it's a real showcase of all three men's styles.

Eric actually spends a decent amount of his time outside the ring, exhorting the others to wrestle each other. This doesn't work terribly well, but by keeping his distance, playing possum and picking his opportunities he's able to do quite a lot of damage.

Law, meanwhile, keeps his eye on both of them, picking his marks. Andrews concentrates on Eric, hounding him, harrying him, chasing after him, and that's his biggest problem; he's usually the first into any ambush Tyler's set up, notably a clothesline just as Aaron rounds a corner outside the ring at speed.

But try as he might, Eric can't put Aaron away. A Weight of Tradition gets blocked, countered – standing hot shot – spinebuster. Andrews pauses to look at Law, who grins and rolls backward over the top rope to the floor outside, making a 'be my guest' gesture.

As Eric rises, Andrews hoists him from his knees to a perch on Aaron's shoulders – and the Game Breaker hits hard. The pin follows immediately.
Aaron Andrews defeated Eric Tyler and Rick Law
Rating: B

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Law was already collecting the belt from ringside. Rolling into the ring, he shakes Aaron's hand, then steps behind him, fastening the belt around the young new champion's waist. Joey Minnesota is also rolling into the ring, dressed to hit the town, a grin on his face. The Rising Stars embrace... and Of Wolf And Man hits.

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“Congratulations, kid,” Wolf Hawkins smirks. “I guess you're sorta catching me up, huh?

“Except I've got a World Heavyweight Championship match in my back pocket, whenever I want it. I've main evented Pay-Per-Views. Hell, I'm main eventing this one.

“But I'm sure you've made everyone feel proud. I'm sure you're on top of the world.

“All the same... get out of the ring. The only match any of these people really care about is coming. Go on, shoo.”

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Tommy Cornell vs. Wolf Hawkins
It cannot equal the tag championship, but it's a worthy capstone to the PPV. This contest goes a full half hour by the time it's done.

Wolf and Cornell throw everything they have at each other. It's ludicrously clear that nothing is being left behind. Hawkins blasts him with the Full Moon Rising twice; he has to battle free of the Guilt Trip more than once, including one point where it had been locked in fully. He kicks out of the Rough Ride once.

Nothing ends it. Not the blood. Not the dubious low blow that each man lands on the other. Sneak roll-ups, intense submissions, snap DDTs... there's too much pride on the line for that to do it.

So what does it?

In the end, what does it is Wolf Hawkins blocking a Victory Roll. He doesn't hang on to the ropes, though a video replay does show a handful of tights – and even then, after half an hour, it's just barely enough.

Hawkins' expression is far from triumphant as he sits up again at the end.
Wolf Hawkins defeated Tommy Cornell
Rating: A

Show Rating: A

[Bigpapa42]

Nice show, PS. Cool to see Hawkins and Cornell face off - I always have long-term plans for the feud and never seem to get to it. Nice to see you get an A* match out of the tag match, too - bet you never expected that out of the Easy Riders!

[Phantom Stranger]

Nice show, PS. Cool to see Hawkins and Cornell face off - I always have long-term plans for the feud and never seem to get to it. Nice to see you get an A* match out of the tag match, too - bet you never expected that out of the Easy Riders!

NEVER.

Honestly, Art being part of it stunned me too, and I rate Art higher than he probably deserves due to excellent performance after coming to the UK in my TEW2007 ROF game.

[Bigpapa42]

NEVER.

Honestly, Art being part of it stunned me too, and I rate Art higher than he probably deserves due to excellent performance after coming to the UK in my TEW2007 ROF game.

Did Art and Greg have good chemistry at all? That can help huge, especially given the Riders should have A* experience by this point, I expect.

Have to ask - was that A* a touch disappointing as you had such a big match main eventing the card?

[Phantom Stranger]

Did Art and Greg have good chemistry at all? That can help huge, especially given the Riders should have A* experience by this point, I expect.

Have to ask - was that A* a touch disappointing as you had such a big match main eventing the card?

Yeah, excellent chemistry. Greg and Matt have the same, though, and around 50% experience.

And no, not really... I knew this one was so stacked I risked burnout anyhow. It's not something that worries me overmuch, honestly.

I kinda wish I'd trusted the WHC match enough to bump it higher, but Tyson Baine worries me.

[Oregano Jensen]

Hm... wonder if Matt and Art also have a chemistry bonus? Does it work that way?

[Phantom Stranger]

Hm... wonder if Matt and Art also have a chemistry bonus? Does it work that way?

No clue. Can probably test next show round, if I remember, in the dark.

[Oregano Jensen]

I mean, even if you know the tag title match is going to be an A*, it doesn't make sense to put it at the end of the PPV. That might be a big enough match to close out a TV taping... but even that's a stretch.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Monday 1st April 2009
Well, that wasn't expected.

A fine show, to be sure, and Autumn Gleeson, they tell me, now has a fan page on Facebook – unless she's put it there herself, it's a step forward; much of the reason we had her assigned was to make people more aware of her. There are a pair of talented young Australians putting in some time in FCW at the moment while we bide our time to bring them up. It's a plan we conceived based in large part on how well the British Lions have caught on, and Autumn is going to be their manager; hence her enthusiasm for tag teams, hence us trying to establish her properly.

No, what wasn't expected was the tag team championship match. Reed, Keith, Bonham and Elderberry is a combination I would never have expected to perform on that level, and I don't think I'm alone.

Let's be honest, who would ever expect an overhyped gimmick match between midcard tag teams buried in the middle of a stacked card to turn out the best-remembered match of the night?

But it has done, and I find myself mentally reviewing our tag team plans over the next few months to see what can be done. A lot of it, to date, including Matt's 'injury' and enforced time off, has been about setting up an unfinished rivalry between the Keiths and the Riders, something which is part of what Mike Nero used to call “long distance booking”.

Long distance booking is, simply put, the idea that what you do now isn't all of it; I can't consider Aaron Andrews made as a top-level star yet, and I don't – in point of fact, his incoming International Championship run is exactly what I'd hoped for; time to let him look dominant for a while, time to let him learn some more or the ropes and come into his own without main-event level pressure – and time to bring him into the main event slowly. At the same time, his big run ended with a title, and that means that the fans will hopefully say “he had this great run with Tommy Cornell, and then he ended up with a belt and defended it while the Generation Omega thing played out”.

No story in wrestling seems to be complete without a brief summary of whether the program afterward was a success or a failure, you see. Which is... odd.

In this case, with the Keiths and the Riders, it's about ensuring that the tag division remains important. There's no question in anyone's mind that Matt and Greg are going to be main eventers one day. There's no question in my mind that the Riders can hang – with them – but also that the Riders will stay tag team fixtures. But if main event talent can't put away tag team champions reliably, that makes the tag belts matter – and that's a big step in redeeming them from the somewhat lacklustre division of this time last year.

Still, we're getting there. And we're mostly – mostly – doing it without taking shots at our competition.

To explain that: I thought the timer during the Scramble match was a good idea, but I could've done without the line Jason trotted out about other companies not doing it. At least, I could've done without that so soon after SWF headlined a PPV with a '30-Minute Iron Man' match between Steve Frehley and Runaway Train that went only 22. Sure, everyone spotted it in the SWF show.

At the same time, it's not a great thing to be taking cheap shots like that – and our Scramble match was only 20 minutes due to similar concerns about Tyson. Had we done an hour-long Bloodstone/Hawkins challenge or whatever, we'd have been slightly more justified.

[MrOnu]

One hell of a PPV once again Phantom. I was surprised to see Texas Pete win the belt. I know he has improved, but my general feeling was that he's not there yet. I suppose it's more of a Bach-has-bigger-fishs-to-fry kind of things. The Easy Riders in a A* ladder match of all things... wow, just wow.

You said you were worried about Baine, but with that much talent in the ring, it was certainly more than enough to carry him. On the other hand, it plays well in the feeling that Bloodstone had lately : he's the champion, but it's secondary to other stories at the moment.

[Phantom Stranger]

One hell of a PPV once again Phantom. I was surprised to see Texas Pete win the belt. I know he has improved, but my general feeling was that he's not there yet. I suppose it's more of a Bach-has-bigger-fishs-to-fry kind of things. The Easy Riders in a A* ladder match of all things... wow, just wow.

You said you were worried about Baine, but with that much talent in the ring, it was certainly more than enough to carry him. On the other hand, it plays well in the feeling that Bloodstone had lately : he's the champion, but it's secondary to other stories at the moment.

Yeah, as it turned out the title match was fine (and I got ridiculously into writing it, which shows.)

I will not wrap my head around the ladder match result any time soon, though, I can promise ya. The Riders have inexplicably gone from 'not pulling their weight' to 'holy crap'. And I cannot assign the Keiths all of the credit, even adding Reed into that.

[ampulator]

NEVER.

Honestly, Art being part of it stunned me too, and I rate Art higher than he probably deserves due to excellent performance after coming to the UK in my TEW2007 ROF game.
I think it's because Tag Experience is much, more important than anything else in a Tag match now. The Easy Riders I recall, have A or A* experience as a tag team together.

[Phantom Stranger]

I think it's because Tag Experience is much, more important than anything else in a Tag match now. The Easy Riders I recall, have A or A* experience as a tag team together.

Now? I've been saying that since 2007, when once my RoF tag division was properly built up I was able to main event International-level PPVs with them without worrying.

The Riders came to me with about B tag experience, but hit A* late last year. Also A* are the Elite Express, the New Wave, and the Young Guns - the Machines are at A, and the Tag Team Specialists broke A* while I still had Robert Oxford on contract. After that, we trail off into the Bs, Ds and Es.

[Beeker]

The Riders... carrying TCW into the future!

No one cares about GenOm or Cornell's whinge fest or Law's Badge or the Keith menagerie.
Give 'em what they want, give 'em the riders.

***
Excellent PPV and write-up as I've already told you PS.

[ampulator]

Now? I've been saying that since 2007, when once my RoF tag division was properly built up I was able to main event International-level PPVs with them without worrying.

The Riders came to me with about B tag experience, but hit A* late last year. Also A* are the Elite Express, the New Wave, and the Young Guns - the Machines are at A, and the Tag Team Specialists broke A* while I still had Robert Oxford on contract. After that, we trail off into the Bs, Ds and Es.
Well, color me wrong then. I have no idea how they got an A*, especially considering the product your using is a TCW 2008 product.

The best tag match i had was between Team Toronto (Lee Bennett and Alexander Robinson) and the DeColts (Alex and Jack DeColt), where both teams had A* experience, incredible chemistry between the partners, but had only about Cish popularity in the USA, and in the SWF.

I got a B. Considering they weren't popular enough, I suppose a B match out of C-popularity works is pretty good, but it still ticked me off, considering the talent involved.

[Phantom Stranger]

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After an absolutely stunning first outing for Fight to the Feedback, the TCW roster is adjusting to the changes. One of the title belts is already going back into defence as other grudges are slowly coming to the fore.

For the first time in his TCW career, Edd Stone has requested a particular match. He's set his sights on Rising Star Joey Minnesota, it seems. It's rare to see Edd pick a particular target and reallly focus on it - which leads to the obvious question; what's he after?

Interim tag team champions Greg Keith and Art Reed put their belts back on the line against the British Lions this Tuesday, too. It's uncertain whose decision it was to accept the title stipulation, but a loss here could certainly cause friction among the Blonde Bombshell's camp, with Matthew Keith unable to dispute the interim champions' decisions until he returns to active competition.

A tag team match was made after the events of Fight to the Feedback, too; the new Hard-Hitting Champion, Texas Pete, will team with Troy Tornado against former Hard-Hitting Champion Sammy Bach and former Painful Procedure frontman Jack Bruce. It's the haves against the have-nots, and it does seem like a war that began in late 2008 is still under way. Troy Tornado is swiftly learning how hard it is for a TCW competitor to have a quiet life.

American Buffalo is still making a lot of noise about not having received a "credible title shot" in some time. Ricky Dale Johnson invited him to step up against someone else who feels he's been missing out on the top prize - RDJ himself - and see if he's championship caliber. Can Buffalo shock the world?

Champagne Lover is also set to be in action against John Anderson, as the Machines continue to do what they've always done; quietly and without fuss take on top competition and push it to the very limit. Will Rocky Golden get involved? Can Lover notch up a major victory? Or will John Anderson show once again why he takes the name Machine so seriously?

And then there's the main event. Mayhem Midden made an appeal for two men to face two of Generation Omega, to face up to the challenge. The two who've agreed are a very unusual combination - Koshiro Ino and Sam Keith have the courage to stand up to Davis Wayne Newton and Remo Richardson. Can Newton make an impact on a par with his allies?

Prediction Key:
Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell

[Bigpapa42]

Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell

[Zergon]

Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota
Minnesota has been doing more

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
Champs just where in A* match so pretty unlikely that they would lose the belts here without any build.

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado
Bach gets a win back

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
I don´t even remember when Buffalo had his last win.

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson
Lover is still paying his dues

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell
Currently DWN is still the weak link here.

[Regis]

Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota
Edd is not being groomed for a Main Event push.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
Not a chance.

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado
Schmozz. Weapons all round. Faces broken. Ref loses control.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
JOBBER!

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson
Good God, John Anderson's still in TCW! Where did he go?

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell
Davis eats the pin.

[Beeker]

Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota
- I groove on the Edd Fuu. And while Minnesota is on the up, Edd's just too fun not to pick.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
- The Lions are moving upwards but no way does The Art of Keith drop the titles after a show stealing A* match.

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado
- Bruce and Bach have been allies longer and both are going to be piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissed after the PPV.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
- I fear for Goldworthy's life if American Buffalo loses.

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson
- Mr. Lover Lover~

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell
- Ohs noes! When two divas can't get along, a face team divide!

[Tigerkinney]

Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota

Everyone loves some Edd-Fu but he's not exactly been pushed as a main event threat, where as Minnesota is gradually, ever so gradually being pushed there.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

British Lions have done enough to earn a shot at these belts, but after Art Reed really stepped it up to be part of an amazing A* match Keith and the supersub aren't going to be dropping these belts anytime soon.

Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado

After winning the International belt Texas Pete is no longer the weak link here, however I still feel that Bach somewhat gets his win back.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson

American Buffalo...TCW's BIGGEST jobber.

Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson

I'm tempted to go with Lover, as Anderson has become somewhat lost in the shuffle with some of the big names that have come into TCW (so perhaps it's an idea to get the Machines focusing on the Tag scene again) but I just don't see Lover (who is doing the looking good whilst losing thing) getting his breakthrough win in a match as relatively meanless as this.

Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith

I'll go against the grain here, and say that despite DWN being the 'weak link' the Generation Omega duo still find a way to win...

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 1 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.80)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.03)

Held at the Kettley Arena (Mid South)

Attendance: 20,654

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When the pyro dies away, the camera goes to the ring, where Wolf Hawkins is lounging against a turnbuckle, Phil Vibert standing nearby with the Ticket to the Top briefcase in his hands. Wolf has the microphone in hand, though.

“I had a plan, when I won that,” he says, pointing at the briefcase. “I was going to put Tommy out of my misery at Just Another Day, then I'd cash the Ticket in at Total Mayhem. Beat Johnny Bloodstone down on the second-biggest show of the year, become world heavyweight champion.

“You know what they say about plans... Just Another Day became Fight to the Feedback. But lucky me – you all voted for me to face Tommy Cornell. Wanted to see him put me in my place, I guess.

“And we all know he didn't.

“So I guess the plan was set to go on... But it's not.” He shakes his head.

“Five years from now people will look in the record books. Hawkins defeated Cornell, 30 minutes, main event. And five years from now, they'll think, what a classic. The student exceeds the teacher. Half an hour. Man, I've got to see that.

“And when they do, well, they'll see me win... but they won't see me triumph.

“And that's not enough. So I got Phil to... well, you tell it, Phil.”

Vibert takes over. “Wolf wanted more than just the win. I spent all yesterday in a conference call pulling strings, and the end result is that this thing is going to go on until we've decisively proved Tommy Cornell can't cut it any longer.

“But Tommy, let me do you a favour – let me give you an out. At Total Mayhem, we've got you booked in for a tag team match with Wolf Hawkins and Marc DuBois.

“Of course, the champ has said he won't help you. He's not the only one, either.

“This is your out, Tommy. If you can't find a partner, we'll be happy to take the forfeit loss. And Wolf can get back to his plan,” he gestures with the Ticket to the Top briefcase, “on schedule.

“Let me do you a favour, Tommy. Take the out.”

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Edd Stone vs. Joey Minnesota
This is no ordinary contest – but then, with Edd Stone involved, it never is. He dazzles the crowd here, looking to throw the straightforward Minnesota off his game.

But that's hard to do; Joey Minnesota is a capable athlete and a near-unflappable one, and even the master of Edd-Fu has problems rattling his cage. He continues a systematic assault, interspersed with Edd's usual outbreaks of crazy innovation – and Minnesota often feels much the worse for them; it's hard to predict someone who doesn't know what he's going to do next himself.

Which is what clinches it in the end; Minnesota tries for the Minnesota Salute, but Edd slides through his legs to avoid it, springing up and vaulting over Minnesota as he turns to hit a variant Party's Over that Joey just didn't have time to set for. Off such a vicious impact, the three count is a certainty.
Edd Stone defeated Joey Minnesota
Rating: B

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Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell
vs.
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British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
Given Reed & Keith's performance two days earlier, there was surely no doubt that this contest was going to be excellent, a real showcase of technical wrestling in a tag environment.

One of the issues for this kind of competitor with a tag match is that, as submission experts, their primary weapon is somewhat blunted by the fact a tag partner can make the save, and that may well have to do with how long this one goes; Reed and Keith may be the champions, and they may well be excellent, but O'Curle and Morgan back each other to the hilt, and after twenty minutes have gone by, neither team can claim victory.
Art Reed & Greg Keith went to a draw with the British Lions
Rating: B+

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“Alright,” Mayhem Midden tells the camera backstage. “We rolling? I want the fans to see this. Question needs dealing with.”

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“Uh... yeah,” a voice on the other side answers. The Board's Representative nods and bangs on the door he's standing by. Remo Richardson opens it.

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“I need to talk to your buddy Frankie,” Midden says. Remo doesn't move. Midden sighs. “Get out of my face or I'll have yours caved in,” he says, tipping his head back slightly to indicate his company – Charlie Thatcher with a baseball bat slung over each shoulder.

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Remo smirks, but does, slowly, move aside. Midden and Thatcher enter the Generation Omega locker room, and Midden points at Newton. “I don't want any trouble out of you either,” he says, and Davis raises both hands. “Hey, I'm cool,” he says. “I'm planning on getting into it for the Hard-Hitting belt. Your business is with Frankie.”

Midden considers this information for a second, then nods. “Good match,” he says. “Go for it.”

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Vibert, to this point, hasn't looked up from the TV. The previous match is on there as Vibert frame-by-frame advances a particular sequence before stopping to make a few notes in his spiral-bound notebook.

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Perez stands up and strides over to Midden. “You gonna take my belt?”

“Our belt,” Midden corrects. “And after you broke the damn thing cheating for the god-knows-how-manyth time, I got tempted. But no, I'm not stripping you of the title, Frankie. I don't think our fans rate you much, but they have to respect that you won the belt, they have to respect that you've kept it so far. You're the champion.

“No, I'm just here to tell you what's going down. We're having a new title belt made, Frankie. And you should be glad – it's going to look a lot nicer. We're spending, oh, it'd work out to about what you make, including your win bonuses, in six months.

“Specifically, the last six months. And we're spending it out of your damn pay packet, Frankie.

“You break this one, you even risk it, and I'm going to see what I can do about shredding your contract and getting the money out of you via bailiff. But right now, Frankie, the disciplinary the Board approved when I recommended it to them? Your next six months' money, most likely. Unless you win more, and wrestle more, and risk more – you're wrestling for nothing for as long as you held the belt you just broke.”

Phil Vibert has, finally, looked up. Midden meets his gaze. “That will include your cut, Phil. I hope I don't need to get Frankie fired – I know you've got some kind of leverage on the Board, but I reckon I have more. Do we want a competition?”

Vibert smiles thinly as the show goes to commercial.

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Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach vs. Texas Pete & Troy Tornado
There honestly isn't a lot to tell about this match. It's basically a brawl, and the four men pretty much don't really let the match enter legal rules territory at any given point.

By the end, Jack Bruce has Troy down in one corner, while Sammy Bach and Texas Pete brawl on the outside. Bach gets the Adrenaline Shot, dropping Pete briefly, and he goes for a chair, cracking the new champion over the head just as Troy gives up on principles and boots his assailant in the balls.

Eugene Williams does the only sensible thing, calling for a double DQ.
Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach and Texas Pete & Troy Tornado went to a double disqualification
Rating: B

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The camera goes backstage again, and it finds the Three Amigos, Rick Law, Chris Rockwell and Rocky Golden, gathered together in one of the corridors, near the buffet table. “...only right choice,” Law is saying. “You gotta get this stuff settled, Chris. You gotta get your temper under control again – and you gotta make sure that they're not going to be able to tease it back outta you. You beat him, we can be pretty sure they won't.”

“Yeah,” Rockwell says slowly as Golden nods. “But... Marc DuBois?”

“I'm not saying don't lead up to it,” Law says. “But he's king of headgames round here. If he can't coax it out of you, we know you're good.”

“I don't know, man...”

“Chris, you can take him,” Golden says, then perks up and stands. “Scuse me a minute, guys...”

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The camera moves back to show Stephanie Wade strutting down the corridor, dressed for the clubs, kitbag slung over her shoulder.

“Hey, beautiful,” Golden begins, and Wade rolls her eyes. “Not right now, big guy.”

“No? I figured-”

“Look,” she sighs. “You're fun, Rock. Real good fun. But fun is a one-night thing... and you ain't serious.”

She pushes past him and walks off beyond the camera. Rockwell tries not to smirk; Law's face shows genuine sympathy.

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“Hey! Rocky!” The voice is more than a little unexpected; Edd Stone dashes up the corridor, also dressed to hit the road after competing. “Dude, I gotta thank you,” he says. “You gave me an idea, man, a great idea, a real breakthrough. What you're doing is genius – when I do it, it's gonna get me the International Championship!”

He claps Golden on the shoulder and dashes off. Golden whirls around to face his friends.

“Did I miss something?”

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American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Ricky Dale Johnson
Poor old Buffalo. He tries – he really does try – and the speed of his attack at the bell has RDJ on the back foot near the beginning of this match, but RDJ weathers the storm and begins to battle back, and after a few moments the tide is with him. He makes swift work of Buffalo as Azaria notes that both Frankie Perez and Sayeed Ali have given Johnson tougher tests in the recent past.
Ricky Dale Johnson defeated American Buffalo
Rating: B

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Champagne Lover vs. John Anderson
Everyone wants that Man of the Hour bottle of bubbly, it seems. But these two being capable of it shouldn't be a surprise; Anderson – both Machines, really – have been on the shortlist of Underappreciated TCW Talent for the past two years – and Champagne Lover is probably the fastest-rising of the new TCW stars, helped by his undoubted talent in everything.

Lover presses Anderson from the off, catching him with a thumb to the eyes just before the bell rings to grab the advantage and then pressing it home like crazy.

After a couple of minutes, however, Anderson gets his feet under him properly – and from that moment on, it's a much more even match, with the crowd on their feet throughout the last five minutes.

Anderson finally nails the Ammo Dump on Champagne Lover, securing a pinfall – and the Man of the Hour for both men.
John Anderson defeated Champagne Lover
Rating: A*

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Johnny Bloodstone walks down to the ring, the World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, the Blonde Bombshell on his arm. He collects a microphone and takes a moment to allow fan reaction to die down and compose his thoughts.

“This month,” he begins, “is Total Mayhem. I became the undisputed champion at the biggest show this company has, against Troy Tornado – who earned his spot in the main event if anyone did – and I find myself at the second biggest we have, looking around for an opponent.

“I'd have welcomed Wolf's championship challenge, truly. But... Let's talk about what's going on.

“I want to start off by calling someone on the bull they've been spouting. Jeremy Stone, you claimed you'd have had no trouble in the Scramble on Sunday. All I can say is, you ain't wrestled Remo Richardson or you'd know how wrong that is.

“You've made no secret you wanna take me on. No secret you wanna beat me. But you're forgetting something, Jezza...

“I beat you. I beat you when I still didn't have my **** together. And I am happy to put the title on the line now I've got everything under control,” the camera dwells for a moment on the Bombshell, “and beat you again for all the world to see, just to prove it.

“No secret I wanna prove myself, either. But the thing is, talking bull and trying to wind me up – that doesn't get you a World Heavyweight Championship match. Not at Total Mayhem.

“There's plenty of people who deserve it. Remo, I probably owe a rematch. Eric Tyler lost this Sunday, but anyone who claims he hasn't been one of the best the company has the last few months needs a new set of glasses.

“Hell, the man you couldn't make quit... I want to wrestle Sean Deeley. He was good when he got here, and I fought him then... but he's getting better. He's found himself. And if he's healed up in time, I'd love to give him a shot.

“I don't know who I'm going to fight yet, Jezza. I just know it won't be you. Not unless you get over yourself.”

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Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
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Koshiro Ino & Sam Keith w/ Baroness Emily & Blonde Bombshell
It's another great match from four great performers, of course, and the two junior members of their teams both step up to try and prove they belong in the main event.

It's believable, too; even when they're just facing off with each other, it works well, and the crowd stay entertained, stay captivated.

It's a tough one to really call, though; after about eighteen minutes, Ino and Remo are both in the ring. Both men are tough, both are decidedly heavy hitters, and the exchange is brutal. Remo has the power advantage, and eventually powers Ino into a corner. He starts to pummel him, turns on that instinct all great wrestlers have and catches a charging Keith with a clothesline and pumps his fist in the air, caught in the adrenaline...

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His other fist is too near the ropes, however. No one saw him get there, but Eddie Peak is at ringside. He snags Remo's wrist and yanks on it savagely, tugging the Generation Omega man between the ropes – where he receives a punch from a chain-wrapped fist. The Bloody-Handed God watches Remo crash back to the mat, a satisfied smile on his face, as Sam Sparrow calls for the disqualification.
Davis Wayne Newton & Remo Richardson won by DQ
Rating: B+

Show Rating: A

[Beeker]

Now we know why TCW has money problems in TEW2010, all the champagne that Cornell had to shell out for these A* matches. Damn you Rick Law! Damn you to... the Supreme extent of my ability!

Must just suuuuuuuuuuuck to have everyone and their Art Reed churning out top quality matches, PS.

[Phantom Stranger]

Now we know why TCW has money problems in TEW2010, all the champagne that Cornell had to shell out for these A* matches. Damn you Rick Law! Damn you to... the Supreme extent of my ability!

Must just suuuuuuuuuuuck to have everyone and their Art Reed churning out top quality matches, PS.

It's currently kinda ridiculous, yeah. Mind you, Anderson/Lover makes a lot of sense, in hindsight; it's a couple of the others - Bach/Minnesota. where there's less crossover of applicable skills, and as already discussed, the tag match - that seem weird on it.

I can't say I'm complaining, though.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 1 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.26)

Held at the Sunrise Sunset (Hawaii)

Attendance: 2,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson


In the first bout of the night, Danny Fonzarelli put up a good fight against the School of Tradition's foremost masked man Acid, but fell to the Acid Reign Bomb after missing one of his own. (Rating: B)
The Enforcers then scored a rare win over Tooth & Claw, with Julian Watson doing most of the work before the Gojira Falls suicide superplex allowed Jack Marlowe to score the pinfall on Lobo Blanco. (Rating: C+)
Backstage, Rick Law finds Laura Huggins to ask after the health of Sean Deeley. She tells him that Deeley's still in hospital, and Eric Tyler comes in protectively before telling Law that Deeley should have stuck with the School and he has every intention of teaching Deeley respect.
In a short and somewhat one-sided match, Aaron Andrews debuts a new entrance video and theme song (http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k235/Bigpapa42_2006/Wrestling/Main/Other/Playegg_28207.jpg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEs73nynO2o)) and makes light work of Nathan Priest, despite being attacked by a mysterious woman (Rating: B):

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Suzanne Brazzle fought relative TCW newcomer Tamara McFly in what was, relative to the crowd reaction, an excellent contest, ending McFly's assault with the Miracle Connection right jab. (Rating: C)
As ever, Team KOBRA arrived to salute Brazzle's fighting spirit and victory. Koshiro Ino also received a bokken shot, with Autumn Gleeson referencing his DQ loss on Tuesday night.
Frankie Perez and Davis Wayne Newton united to destroy the lucha-influenced tag team of El Leon and Ultimate Phoenix, Newton forcing El Leon to submit in short order. (Rating: C+)
Texas Pete joined forces with Rocky Golden as a truly unlikely pairing took on Sayeed Ali and Freddy Huggins. With little suspense and less ability for Pete and Golden to gel as a unit, the only real pop of the match was Champagne Lover's attack on Rocky, but that didn't stop Pete pinning Sayeed Ali quickly. (Rating: C)
The Machines once again bring Marc Speed out to show off his submission skills in their 'Speed Trap' segment. This week, the victim was Joel Bryant, who like the others ultimately tapped to the young Speed.
Merle O'Curle stepped into the ring with Rick Law for the main event. While the two had issues finding a rhythm, the performances were nonetheless excellent and the Long Arm of the Law brought its usual Hawaii pop when Law scored the victory. (Rating: B)

Show Rating: B

[Phantom Stranger]

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Saturday Night Showcase enters its second month of broadcasting (yes, already - time flies!) at the Oregon Gardens this week, and what's on tap looks likely to be excellent. In the first of our contests, young high flyer Canadian Elemental squares off with the former Hard-Hitting Champion Sammy Bach, a man who some are tipping to be on the prowl for a World Heavyweight Championship shot in the near future. Can CanEl send a message to the watching fans, or will he have to fight his way out of obscurity and prove his claim to the mask's heritage?

After taking the tag team champions to a time limit draw on Tuesday the British Lions are back in action, this time against Tooth & Claw. They'll be wanting to cement their claim to another title shot as quickly as possible, and a dominant win here could go some way to that... but Tooth & Claw do seem to be improving, becoming a tougher challenge. Can the masked duo go the distance?

Steve Gumble in singles competition? It's a surprise to us, too, but whether or not it signifies anything we couldn't tell you yet. Jeremy Stone made a big point backstage at Badge of Honor of posting an open challenge, and Steve Gumble was the man who signed up to take him on. Could we see a Young Gun rocket up the singles rankings?

And he finally steps into the ring... Newest Machine Marc Speed has made a number of TCW wrestlers submit during the Speed Trap contests the Machines have been hosting, but to date he hasn't wrestled. Having made Joel Bryant tap out yesterday, tonight he takes on Joel's tag team partner, JD Morgan. With the real chance of defeat in his debut on the horizon, how will Speed measure up?

More championship-quality action continues the show, albeit without gold on the line; Greg Keith and Art Reed will be facing off with the Fly Boys. Can Goldworthy's clients jump the queue with a victory here?

A title will be on the line after that, however; Aaron Andrews hopes to make a first successful defence of his International Championship against Champagne Lover. Lover's been in the company only a short time, but has repeatedly impressed - and it's certain he's looking for gold, too. Can he make it here?

Lastly, the main event; Johnny Bloodstone teams with Ricky Dale Johnson against an unlikely alliance, Eric Tyler and Jack Bruce. Asked for comment on the match he'd just made, Representative Midden replied "it should be fun to watch. Those four sons of bitches will want to hurt each other." And, really, what more reason does he need?

Prediction Key:
Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

[Zergon]

Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach
Bach is still more important

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw
Lions are rising in the ranks while Tooth & Claw are still jobbers

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble
This can only end one way.

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed
I assume that this one is made purely for Speed to show he´s skills against talented opponent

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)
Even though it´s non-title I just don´t see Fly Boys taking this one.

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover
First title defense so Andrews retains

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
Tyler seems like the least important guy here so he eats the pin.

[Regis]

Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach
The only way to push a promising young talent is to have them lose endlessly. Everyone knows that.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw
JOBBERS!

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble
JOBBER!

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed
After a lot of hype, the third Machine takes the win.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)
JOBBERS!

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover
See my earlier comment on the first match.

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
Just generally a better team.

[Tigerkinney]

Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach

CE may become an important member of the roster sometime in the future but right now Bach is important.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw

I just knew when I saw this match Regis would make some comment about people doing jobs.

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble

That goes for this match too.

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed

More long term potential with Speed, the ageing Morgan is clearly just there to put others over.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)

Not just JOBBERS!! But FLYING JOBBERS!!

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover

Double A just win this belt, he isn't going to drop it this early in the run especially in a free TV match with no build.

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

Could go the other way but I think it's best to keep the champion looking strong.

[Dragonmack]

Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell

[Beeker]

Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach
- Even a wheel-spinning Bach seems too much further up the card to lose this encounter. Hey, it worked for Pete and Champs.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw
- Unless PS opts to play All Tag Teams are Equal a draw with the champs after they had an A* defense is not followed up with a loss to Cooth and Tlaw.

Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble
- Enjoy your paycheque Ford.

JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins vs. Marc Speed
- The Machines continue to try to convince me that the Speedmachine is a worthy addition. I'm not sold.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy (non-title)
- Why would anyone want to be managed by Goldworthy at this point? If he is the Gold Standard for managers... then the world economy must be in a colossal recession.

TCW INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Champagne Lover
- I'm going with a non-ending since, Dubba A won't lose this straight away but CL just had an A* match. Both need to win and neither deserve to lose.

Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce w/ Laura Huggins vs. Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
- Because Cornell continues to ruin Bloodstone's reign! Ok, he doesn't but I think Jack needs to pick up the win more than anyone else in this match.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 1 April 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 13.75)

Held at the Oregon Gardens (North West)

Attendance: 15,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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Canadian Elemental vs. Sammy Bach
Sometimes, a guy comes into a promotion and it's not his victories that make him look good, or even a steady stream of exposure as a plucky young warrior fighting his way up the card. Sometimes you get someone like Canadian Elemental who looks brilliant purely due to the sheer range of his aerial assault and just how crisp all of it is.

Here, against Bach, he's clearly the better flyer; faster, more impactful, seeming to innovate in the air...

His problem is that Sammy Bach also has a slick ground game, and over time the thrill seeking Canadian starts to fall prey to it. It does end up taking up more than that, however; he manages to counter the Elemental Driver, then rakes his hand across the mask like a claw, blinding CanEl in the way he moves the eyeholes, and shifts into the Bach on your Back to get the submission.
Sammy Bach defeated Canadian Elemental
Rating: B

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The camera goes back to the Bombshell's locker room. Art Reed and Greg Keith are warming up, with Matthew looking on from a seat in a wheelchair, one leg elevated. “At least this one's non-title, right?” Greg offers his brother, his cheer somewhat brittle.

“Sure,” Matthew says. “And... I don't really mind that you gave the Lions a shot. I just wish you'd asked. First.” The stress is on that last word.

Art exchanges glances with the Bombshell. “Well, don't sweat it, man,” he says. “I'm just here until you're freed up. How long's that going to be, anyway?”

“Docs aren't willing to let me out the chair yet,” Matthew says somewhat grumpily. “I'm in rehab most days. They're just not sure how far they can push me without it tearing. So I dunno. May be back in a month. May be longer.

“I want to be back, though.”

“Hang in there,” Reed says. “I'll hand the belts right back to you when you're ready.”

For the first time, Matthew smiles. “You bet you will.”

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The British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tooth & Claw
Merle and Walter come down smirking for this contest, and while Fry plays up the determined stoicism of their opponents, it isn't hard to see why.

Tooth & Claw rush the Lions right off the bat, looking somewhat desperate to score some points and notch up some credibility. And it's actually, for a few moments, an effective tactic; Blanco can work a mat game, and his duel with Morgan is pretty slick, while O'Curle is rattled by the assault of American Eagle – until he manages to change the pace, snapping the masked man's head back with an uppercut before taking his legs out from under him, dropping to pummel for a moment and tossing him out of the ring before bailing himself to leave Morgan and Blanco the legal men.

Morgan manages to change the pace back in his favour, when he does, with the unlikely gambit of a dropkick, catching Blanco as the masked Mexican tries to close again. After a little more back-and-forth, Morgan drags Blanco to the mat and locks in a guillotine choke, but it's broken up when American Eagle busts out an astonishing shooting star legdrop from the top, landing across Morgan's throat.

That leaves both men down, but Blanco is hurting almost as much as Morgan. They both start to crawl for their corners and their partners come in at much the same time.

O'Curle sidesteps Eagle's charge and kicks his leg out from under him, going to work on it off the fair assumption that the massive legdrop will have taken its toll. He transitions into a very high single-leg crab which eventually gets the submission.
British Lions defeated Tooth & Claw
Rating: C+

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Jeremy Stone vs. Steve Gumble
Steve Gumble is a determined wrestler; we've always known that, but as he goes up against the Stone submission master, it becomes more and more obvious. Steve Gumble just refuses to stop fighting, refuses to give up, and keeps going, and going...

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And in the end, it's Jack Bruce who changes that, soaring from the top turnbuckle to score with a New York Minute. Jeremy, a grin on his face, takes advantage to lock down the Stone Hold, forcing Gumble to concede the point at last. Fry plays up just how overjoyed Jeremy seems to feel at having someone actually submit.
Jeremy Stone defeated Steve Gumble
Rating: A

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The camera comes back up after commercial. Eddie Peak stands beaming in the ring, Crashing Around You playing, the ring festooned with weaponry – chairs, ladders, tables, barbed wire on boards, baseball bats, knuckledusters, tyre irons, Peak's slowly-becoming-a-signature chain-wrapped fist, a traditional coiled leather strap...

Peak lifts the chain-wrapped fist, facing the entrance, and we see a microphone within it as the monster grins.

“Remo,” he calls softly. “Reeeeeeeeeemoooo...”

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Only God Can Judge Me starts to play, and Remo Richardson emerges. He stands at the top of the ramp, hands on hips, and waits.

Peak, meanwhile, gestures at the center of the ring with his thumb. “Let's play, Remo,” he purrs.

Richardson laughs before grabbing a microphone himself. “Not today, Peak the Freak,” he says. “Sure, I screwed you over Sunday. But that was just putting you on notice. I'm one TCW legend down. When Wolf's finished with his boss, I'll go two down.

“And yeah, you're a DaVE legend, and I'm planning on making that point, too. But that ain't gonna be tonight. It ain't gonna be this month. DaVE doesn't mean as much as my next target, and I'm handling him at Total Mayhem. You can wait.”

He throws down the microphone, and as he begins to turn, Eddie says one word that stops him in his tracks.

“Perrrrfect,” says Peak. Remo turns to face him, and the Bloody-Handed God continues. “You a steak man, Reeeeemooo?”

Richardson looks on, impassive.

“Don't tell me you're a vegetarian,” Peak grins. “It'd be such... a... waste. You're like me, I think. You like the blood. You need your meat, rare and bloody and satisfying, like winning, like hurting...

“You like steak? Or are you a veal man?”

Remo continues to watch, seemingly unfazed.

“I like veal,” Eddie continues. “They trap it, you see, and they leave it... waiting... knowing what's coming... with no way out... for as long as it takes... and all the while, Remo, my little trapped victim, my little veal steak, is getting juicier and juicier. So much more satisfying...

“Take as long as you want, Reeeeeeeeeemoooo. You're just going to be more delicious...”

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As debuts go, this one is unusual in one very important way.

Speed is dominant, Speed is up against a good, strong talent, and Speed runs him ragged. It takes, in total, a little under eight minutes for the newest Machine to stamp his mark on TCW, beating Morgan all over the ring, executing move after move, before shifting into a Cross Armbreaker and wrenching ever harder until Morgan is forced to submit, like his tag team partner had been the night before.
Marc Speed defeated JD Morgan
Rating: B

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Another simple tale in the tag division of an underdog tag team that really do not seem able to keep their heads above water against a stunningly good emergent team. Art and Greg seem absolutely in their element here, and occasionally the camera cuts away to show Matthew Keith sitting backstage and watching, alternately sucked into the match and frustrated.

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Donnie J, having offered a good fight, is on the ropes against Greg Keith when Goldworthy hops up on the apron, seizing Sam Sparrow's attention, and the American Buffalo storms down the aisle and into the ring.

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Greg is wiped out by a single running lariat, and the Buffalo turns, measuring him for another shot – and then he's taken down by a chop block from behind; Merle O'Curle has appeared, and he scrambles over the downed giant, locking in a front facelock, dragging him backward out of the ring.

Donnie goes for the Death on Miami Beach, but Art Reed crosses the ring at speed, leaping up to huracanrana the Fly Boy off the top rope, popping up to knock Jimmy P off the apron. As Sparrow's attention returns to the ring, Greg makes the cover on Donnie and picks up the victory.
Art Reed & Greg Keith defeated the Fly Boys
Rating: B+

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As we return from commercial, Rocky Golden stands in the ring, arms folded over the top rope, microphone in hand. “I'm not often one to complain,” he begins. “And I don't think I've got much to complain about right now. I've had a really, really weird week, but it hasn't been a bad one.

“About the worst of it is I got stood up on Tuesday... and the bad bit of that is it was on international TV.” He grins, playing to the crowd as they fondly catcall him.”Yeah, yeah. So I'm just where I was... that's not a bad thing, it's just not a great thing.” A shrug. “Anyway, I'm not here to whine about that. I'm here to talk business.

“So you guys all know I've had this beef with Champagne Lover lately, right? And he's a tough guy, all that, a talented guy who knows what he's doing in the ring.

“He's got a title shot tonight. I can kind of see that. But Aaron – what gives, man?

“You know how many times I've fought him since he got here? You know how often he's beaten me? Never, man. I'm not saying, based on everything else he's done, he doesn't deserve it. He's got some wins, he's got a history, he's sure as hell got some moves.

“But he doesn't deserve it... ahead of me.”

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Devil May Care begins to play, and Aaron Andrews emerges, International Championship securely around his waist, microphone in hand./”Dude,” he begins. “You want to take me on for this?

“Why didn't you ask, man? I'll see if I can square it with Midden. Not leaving anyone around saying I ducked 'em. But Champagne Lover, dude... he asked. That's how he got the match, that's why he's here tonight.”

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Somewhat to everyone present's surprise, U + Ur Hand starts to play next, a tune which can only mean one thing – that Stephanie Wade is on her way out to the public area. The camera immediately cuts to a view of Rocky Golden, blinking in surprise.

Wade emerges and takes the microphone from Andrews. “See, the man has it right, big guy,” she says, and her tone is surprisingly sympathetic. “You're not serious enough. You need to remember... you gotta have fun. We're all in this business to have fun. But that don't stop it being a business, **** no. And if you can't be serious when you gotta be, you won't get anywhere...” She grins, suddenly. “And you'll keep getting shot down on international TV.

“I wanna give you a second chance. Like I said, you gotta have fun... and you're fun. But you're gonna have to earn that chance, big guy, however much I like you.”

She drops the microphone and walks off.

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Aaron Andrews © vs. Champagne Lover
No one really seems to expect the Lover to walk out with the belt as the match begins, but...

As time goes on, with Champagne Lover hitting as hard and as often as the champion...

As the spinebuster doesn't even get two...

As the Champagne Sunrise sees Aaron just barely kick out...

Over the eighteen minutes that this match lasts, Champagne Lover comes from being an underdog to someone the fans genuinely fear dethroning their young champion. He hits from every direction, flying gracefully, going for everything...

The Lover Stunner, too, only gets two; obviously somewhat frustrated, Lover promptly drives Andrews back into the corner, staying on him with punch after punch; Eugene Williams starts to break it up and Champagne Lover takes the opportunity to deliver a low blow past the ref's back.

He goes for the pin, but Aaron's in the ropes, and after Lover drags him back to his feet, the champion is fired up, whipping his opponent across the ring and catching him with a running boot as he rebounds, blocking another Lover Stunner into an atomic drop, and, eventually, catching him in the Game Breaker to get the pinfall.
Aaron Andrews defeated Champagne Lover
Rating: B

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Breakin' The Law hits, and Tommy Cornell comes out, microphone in hand, to stare at the International Champion.

“Let's face it,” he starts. “You know what I want to ask you. You and I both know what's coming, Aaron, what we're going to have to deal with if Generation Omega really cut loose, and you know it needs stopping.

“We could do that. Hell, me and Joey could do that. All I need is a partner at Total Mayhem.

“I tried to bring you into the Syndicate, kid. You know how good I think you are. You know I spotted that when almost no one knew who you even were. I pegged you for the top.

“I just need you to stand with me.”

Aaron shakes his head, disbelieving, and accepts a microphone offered by Alanis Springsteen.

“Seriously, man,” he says, “you aren't on the top of your game right now.

“There's no way I'm going to just forget the threats you made. I mean, I get it, you're desperate. Dude, I would be in your place, I guess. But I'm not in your place, and you were planning to end my career – end Joey's career – just to get your own way... and that was this year! That was three months ago!

“Dude, you're in a bad place. That doesn't mean you're suddenly a good person. Prove it, and maybe I'll be happy to help you. But I ain't promising anything.”

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Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell
This contest is, as ever with wrestlers of this caliber, impressive – maybe not as good as the Stone/Gumble match, but it's a very, very good piece of wrestling between four men who deserve to be among the best known in professional wrestling.

Over twenty minutes of intense back-and-forth, it becomes a question of who has the endurance to survive or, more specifically, who doesn't. Tyler and RDJ have age against them, to a greater or a lesser degree, but they've always been resilient S.O.Bs and it shows here. Meanwhile, the champion has proven himself as a master of endurance over the course of his TCW tenure.

That, sadly, leaves Jack Bruce. It's not that he's not a talented, innovative fighter; it's not that he doesn't hit hard; it's that, in the end, Bloodstone's able to get him into the Bloodstone Mutilation, and with RDJ blocking Tyler from an interception, the submission is almost a formality from that moment on.
Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson defeated Eric Tyler & Jack Bruce
Rating: B+

Show Rating: A

[Oregano Jensen]

Hold up here. Hold up.

Did I read that correctly? Jeremy Stone managed to carry... Steve Gumble to an A match?

Truly, this Stone is a god among men.

(And I love how the Greg Keith/Art Reed team has been written into its own storyline... was this always the plan? Or was it the result of discovering the chemistry?

I mean, honestly, I'm in favor of anything that gives Art Reed more screen time, or a role other than "midcard dude whose skills ensure that the guy beating him looks good".)

[Phantom Stranger]

Hold up here. Hold up.

Did I read that correctly? Jeremy Stone managed to carry... Steve Gumble to an A match?

Truly, this Stone is a god among men.

He sure did. I was surprised myself - figuring on a B or thereabouts.

(And I love how the Greg Keith/Art Reed team has been written into its own storyline... was this always the plan? Or was it the result of discovering the chemistry?

I mean, honestly, I'm in favor of anything that gives Art Reed more screen time, or a role other than "midcard dude whose skills ensure that the guy beating him looks good".)

Bit of all sorts of things. Horatio touches on some of it in his last diary update. I didn't want to completely settle the Keiths/Riders issue, and having Matthew kayfabe-injured was a good way to avoid that; it gives Art something to do where his skills can help more people, and where he can learn more easily from Greg where he's weak; the chemistry sure as hell doesn't hurt, and it also keeps Art free from singles competition during a time when his obvious rivals - like Frankie Perez - have other things to do and would mostly be beating him.

That said, I've no idea which tag team configuration will emerge at the end of all this, or even if one will; it'll probably depend on what's happening at the time.

[ampulator]

He sure did. I was surprised myself - figuring on a B or thereabouts.



Bit of all sorts of things. Horatio touches on some of it in his last diary update. I didn't want to completely settle the Keiths/Riders issue, and having Matthew kayfabe-injured was a good way to avoid that; it gives Art something to do where his skills can help more people, and where he can learn more easily from Greg where he's weak; the chemistry sure as hell doesn't hurt, and it also keeps Art free from singles competition during a time when his obvious rivals - like Frankie Perez - have other things to do and would mostly be beating him.

That said, I've no idea which tag team configuration will emerge at the end of all this, or even if one will; it'll probably depend on what's happening at the time.
On top of that, it beats out Lover/Andrews. I know Stone is one of the best... but dagnabbit, that Lover had his A* match earlier.

[Phantom Stranger]

On top of that, it beats out Lover/Andrews. I know Stone is one of the best... but dagnabbit, that Lover had his A* match earlier.

Aaron Andrews has a midcard belt and that makes a lot of sense to me right now. Look for him to be facing a lot of people with better psych in the next while, plus Edd Stone, while I look at shoring up his weakest stat.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Sunday 7th April 2009
Well, a year and a week into my tenure now, and the company has changed more than a little. Mostly, I hope, for the better, although that isn't all me; quite where we'd be if Joel had had access to two developmental companies back in, say, 2005 I don't know, but I imagine we'd have been pretty successful.

While most of Generation Omega spent no time in our dev system, it's hard to argue we'd still have run with a youth movement program without one – the opposition to Gen-Omega, as faces, has to be a smooth blend between established veterans (for the obvious clash, and to maintain people like RDJ and Sam Keith in the company's top rankings without making them seem tossed aside) and young talent (Aaron, Rick, Joey, the twins, etc.) or we face either trying to sell the fans on sticking exclusively to older talent or to dismiss them.

The dev system is being put to another test this coming month, too – Natural Talent are back up to the main roster from their time in the Coastal Zone. I'm curious to put them up against Painful Procedure's replacement as the primary brawl team, the Easy Riders, and see how they do now in comparison – it should be a useful indicator of how the tag team scene has changed.

Rocky's certainly benefitted from the talent influx – between the aid of his two on-screen buddies in Rick and Chris, and the improved midcard he's feuding with (Champagne Lover being one of the biggest examples), he's featured more often, putting on better matches and getting a decent percentage of signs on the house show circuit.

The angle with Stephanie's kind of a difficult one, for a couple of reasons; it's one of a few places where RDJ's booking and my own have to co-operate, and it's also a place where we're trying a bit more of a sports-entertainment spin on our angles, something to (hopefully) snare a few of the fans we've wooed over from the SWF. Rocky seems to be loving it, though, and certainly the crowds in the arenas are reacting well to the 'everyday guy with a hint of awesome' approach, as he tends to describe his gimmick. (Not sure that's what I'd call it, but he's getting over so it ain't worth arguing. Far from it.)

So much has changed that I do kind of wonder where we're going to be in another twelve months... All I really know is that Tommy wants to make sure Wolf and Aaron are two of the top names. The current plan is that by this stage Davis Wayne Newton will be holding the Ticket to the Top, as promised, but there's a real gap between now and then; it could end up going to anyone. Champagne Lover may well deserve it by then...

[Phantom Stranger]

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Six men enter into our first match of the night - a triple threat tag team contest which pits Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez against Acid Dragon and the Balcony Express. The match is said to have been made by Phil Vibert; asked for comment, Mayhem Midden remarked that he was going to have to start picking Frankie's opponents himself to prevent the fine being seen as too mild.

American Buffalo continues his quest for a title shot, going up against Texas Pete in non-title action. The plan is obvious; squeak his way into the front line with a win. But can the revitalised Pete really fall to the Buffalo's offence?

Immediately after that, TCW Women's Champion Kate Dangerous puts her belt on the line again against the woman who she named most dangerous at Fight to the Feedback - Raku Makuda. Makuda holds victories over Dangerous throughout their careers, and could well crown herself the second Womens Champion in TCW history - but so far it's been tough to bet against the young Dangerous.

Chris Rockwell steps into the ring, too, this time against the 'East Side Assassin' Sayeed Ali. Has Rockwell got his temper under control yet? Can this contest be seen as a warm-up for Rick Law's recommendation of another Rockwell/DuBois contest?

Some likely excellent tag team action is coming up next on the docket; the British Lions are due to go head to head with the Machines. There's no question that the wrestling here will be intense, but the question is simpler; last time, the Machines just barely squeaked out the win. What's going to happen here?

In the semi-main event, the battle of the bands returns, as Jack Bruce and Troy Tornado go head to head. Tornado will be looking to put his rival away for good; Bruce, on the other hand, needs to cleanly beat the former World Heavyweight Champion to fully re-establish himself in TCW. There's going to be a lot of pride on the line here, but also a lot of hatred.

Eddie Peak becomes the latest in a long line to team with the champion this week; Johnny Bloodstone will need the help of the Bloody-Handed God, too, as his opponents have both been tipped as potential candidates to take the World Heavyweight Championship from him. They are Jeremy Stone and Sammy Bach, and together it does seem like they have all the bases covered. Can Peak's might and Bloodstone's technical excellence turn the tide?

Prediction Key:
Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach

[Regis]

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
Generation Omega are to be kept stroooooong

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)
Not a chance.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda
No change on free TV.

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali
JOBBER!

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
They need this win to regain some credibility.

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
Schmozz.

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach
It's never bad to bet on the champ.

[Zergon]

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
Neither Acid Dragon or Balcony Express haven´t done much lately so Vibert´s poys pick up the win here.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)
Until Buffalo actually win a match I´m going to predict against him, well actually I pobably predict against him anyway.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda
Does Raku speak english? If she does then there could be a title change but since I´m not sure I go with Kate.

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali
Rockwell is wayyy higher on the ladders.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
This is probably closer than I think but I just can´t see Machines losing this one.

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
Bruce needs to win this one more

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach
Could go either way but I go with Peak and champ.

[Blake Trask]

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

The Express are jobbbers, Acid Dragon are directionless. Neither of them seem like good prospects for defeating the Omega men.

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

New champs aren't always invulnerable, but they are to Buffalo.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda

Let's be honest, I'm probably predicting Kate until she loses.

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali

Rockwell's slumping, but not this far.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

The Lions are getting pushed, but over the Machines? Draw.

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Because I just feel that he really, really needs a win.

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach

I dislike betting against the champ, even in a tag match.


As an aside, that Peak segment on the previous show was delicious.

[Tigerkinney]

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Phil's boys may not be a regular team but they are by far getting the strongest push

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

According to Regis Buffalo must still have some value not get the JOBBER!! treatmment.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda

Dangerous has held this belt long enough now that the first title change wont be happening out of nowhere on free TV.

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali

Rockwell's much more established, Ali is still paying his dues. Mind you given how stacked TCW is now, can anyone truly forsee a time Ali would had risen any higher than the lower end of the midcard?

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines- DRAW

British Lions are getting a very strong push and I can honestly see them winning this, but something tells me that you know that you need to re-establish The Machines.....I'll actually go with Blake on this one and say that it ends in some kind of draw.

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado- DRAW

Another draw here as this one ends in a no contest schmozz, I don't think until these two meet on PPV that one of them will win cleanly over the other.

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach

When in doubt I go with the keeping the champion looking strong card in these hard to call main event tags.

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach

[Bigpapa42]

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Balcony Express w/ Randall Hopkirk vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Raku Makuda

Chris Rockwell vs. Sayeed Ali

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines

Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 2 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.42)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.03)

Held at the Gardens of North Dakota (Mid West)

Attendance: 19,466

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs.
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Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
There's a surprising amount of activity from both of the less prominent teams here; Acid and UK Dragon strike as the bell rings with stereo spinwheel kicks, dropping Newton and Statler. Waldorf promptly retaliates, charging Acid and forcing him into the corner, raining down fists before dragging him back out for a suplex.

Dragon closes in on him, jumping him from behind, and the two GenOmega men step backward, watching with smirks on their faces as the other teams work on each other, with Statler coming to his ally's rescue.

The Express go one on one with Acid Dragon, but Acid Dragon begin to overwhelm them, largely led by Acid's contributions. That leads to Marv Statler taking a hell of a beatdown, but Dean Waldorf sneaks a roll-up out of nowhere on UK Dragon while Acid's occupied. He notices, of course, and turns to deal with it – but Frankie Perez catches him with a hook kick to prevent the pinfall being broken up.

Elimination #1: Acid Dragon

Newton and Perez spring instantly to life, however, with Newton executing a solid chain wrestling sequence against Dean Waldorf which ends with him tossing Waldorf from the ring, and Perez continuing to beat down the wounded Statler. The P-Dawg hops up onto the top rope for an Arabian moonsault, coming crashing down onto Statler to secure the pin.

“Huh,” Doakes chuckles. “Break his belt and suddenly he's fighting more like an All-Action guy.”
Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez defeated Acid Dragon and Balcony Express
Rating: B

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American Buffalo w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Texas Pete
As two very old-school brawlers, it's probably no surprise that these two mens' styles gel well together. Buffalo, however, continues a downward trend in his work, with Pete dominating from the beginning. Buffalo just can't get his feet back under him, and impressively, Pete manages to lift him properly for the Lone Star Drop and get the win.
Texas Pete defeated American Buffalo
Rating: C+

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First We Take Manhattan hits and Pete looks up at the entranceway, seeing Phil Vibert standing looking on impassively.

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Which means he doesn't see Davis Wayne Newton roll into the ring with the Hard-Hitting Championship taken from ringside, swinging hard to blast Pete from behind. After he drops the champion, he stomps him a couple of times, discards the belt, hits the ropes and dropkicks the downed Pete in the face before leaving, his message sent.

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Kate Dangerous © vs. Raku Makuda
It's clear, at this point, that at least these two women have begun to develop a major following in the ring, probably growing out of the subset of TCW fans who are Japanophiles when it comes to wrestling.

Dangerous and Makuda go head-to-head in a truly brutal fashion, putting it all on the line, and after a vicious brainbuster Dangerous is bleeding, a slender trickle running down from her mouth. As Azaria plays up the risk of internal injuries, Dangerous manages to kick out on a long two-count; Makuda DDTs her and takes to the top rope, looking for the Swanton Bomb – but she hesitates, as a massive woman rolls into the ring wearing wrestling gear.

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The woman Azaria identifies as “Gorgon” forcibly lifts Dangerous off the ground, elbows the referee away – drawing a disqualification – and scores with the Hydra Bomb, leaving the champion out of it on the canvas.
Kate Dangerous won by DQ
Rating: B+

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Devil May Care begins to play once again, and Aaron Andrews comes out, microphone in hand. “Alright,” he says. “Hold it. You're going after her now?

“Because you came for me last week. And the way I see it, we have nothing in common, me and her. So what's going on?”

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She stares at him for a long, long moment, face impassive as stone, before slowly smiling – at which point she also extends a finger, pointing behind Andrews. He turns to see Edd Stone's boot coming his way with an Edd-Renaline Shot.

“WHOOO!” Edd yells, waving both hands in the air. He does a brief, impromptu breakdance, then bolts back offstage. Gorgon follows with a smirk.

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Sayeed has a very simple gameplan here; get Rockwell to lose his temper. It's clear what he's going for, and it's a sensible enough strategy, but each time Rockwell nearly snaps he manages to pull it back, and the ensuing brawl is pretty savvy overall.

Without Ali's strategy bearing fruit, however, Rockwell is able to keep control, recapturing it when he loses it, and a Furusawa Armbar ends this.
Chris Rockwell defeated Sayeed Ali
Rating: B

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As the show returns from commercial, the British Lions are in the ring with Laura Huggins, and Art Reed & Greg Keith are coming down to the ring, the Blonde Bombshell behind them. Matthew Keith's wheelchair is rolling along behind, too.

Laura holds the microphone in her hand and smiles slightly as the newcomers stop just outside the ring.

“I'm sure you see this coming,” she says. “I asked for you to come down to make it official, though. The Lions want another shot at your Tag Team belts, and we want it at Total Mayhem. We don't think you're going to get a better match as an alternative, either – not for a show like that.

“Merle didn't let the Buffalo get to you for a reason, you know.”

Reed and Greg look at each other for a moment, then back to Matthew, who shrugs, looking away.

“Alright,” Reed says quietly. “You're on.”

“How's Sean?” Greg asks. Laura's face falls, and she doesn't answer; and the Machines' music begins to play...

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British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. The Machines
While their manager is rattled, it sure seems like the Lions are focused nonetheless. The Machines go back and forth with them, and a number of strategies put together by both sides from previous matches are tried again, only to be countered or blocked.

The series between these two continues to evolve, as both sides mount new offensives and try new tricks. Walter Morgan, particularly, looks far better than he once was, and he has a Wigan Wrench on John Anderson for a few moments before Brent breaks it up. A Complete Package attempt is promptly countered, and Anderson tries for an Ammo Dump but Merle O'Curle comes in to break things up.

That's the general shape of the match; twenty minutes on, the bell rings with neither team able to end it, much to the frustration of both sides.
British Lions drew with the Machines
Rating: B

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Backstage, and Sam Keith is talking softly with Matthew when Tommy Cornell arrives. Keith looks up, falling silent.

“Look,” Cornell says. “You don't have to like me. You don't have to want to help me. You just have to want Generation Omega dealt with more.

“And you know they've got to be coming after you.

“We saw eye to eye, man. I admit I got carried away. Hell, you saw how things changed after you left... I did take some of what you said to heart.

“And together, we're an incredible team. We can beat them... we can deal with this.

“You know they're going to be coming for you, Sam. It only makes sense to deal with 'em before they get there.”

Keith stares. “You phony son of a bitch,” he says softly. “You rehearsed that, didn't you?”

He rises to his feet, stepping across to Cornell. “You sat down and you thought OK, I've tried the Stars, I've been shot down by Golden and Bloodstone, I need this. That about right?”

Cornell says nothing, just returns the gaze solemnly.

“They're going to come for me. Yeah, I know.

“I'm used to people coming for me. You came after me, and that didn't do great for you.

“Mind you, YOU came after my boys. And that I can't forgive.

“Generation Omega can do what they like to me. They probably will. But I don't owe you a damn thing, Tommy, and if you think I believe you wouldn't have tried wiping my team out if you'd won Cage Wars, you've got to be crazy – or think I'm stupid.

“I ain't stupid, Tommy. I ain't gonna say I hope you rot because your world just got turned upside down on you and you might just learn from it. But I ain't your friend, and I don't think I will be again any time soon.”

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Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
As the two frontmen face off, the crowd is already electric, and the pair don't disappoint; this isn't the kind of slick match either man is famous for, this is a slugfest, and an intense one that clearly takes its toll on both men.

A notable moment on the outside sees Jack Bruce attempt to deliver the New York Minute through onto the steel steps, but Tornado dodges to leave Bruce crashing unprotected into the steel.

That gives Tornado a major advantage, which he loses only when Bruce's legs give out, meaning Tornado's Star Maker goes flying wide and the former World Champ smashes into the turnbuckle.

Bruce slowly rallies, and after a solid punch, he scores the pin – but Doakes calls for a replay, and the fans at home see brass knuckles on the hand as Bruce connects.
Jack Bruce defeated Troy Tornado
Rating: A

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Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach
Another fantastic match here, with all four men really tearing the house down. There's a variety of styles here, but the two former DaVE men and the two former NOTBPW men mesh well and provide a real display of excellence.

Johnny in particular comes across as a real champion, and it's kind of shocking when the match ends – because it ends with Eddie Peak tapping out, something many would have thought incomprehensible, to the Stone Hold...
Jeremy Stone & Sammy Bach defeated Eddie Peak & Johnny Bloodstone
Rating: A

Show Rating: A

[Beeker]

I just want to say I love Edd Stone.

I honestly laughed at his one word promo. :D

[Phantom Stranger]

I just want to say I love Edd Stone.

I honestly laughed at his one word promo. :D

I stared at that for the longest time, trying to come up with more promo that suited his personality. In the end, the dance and fleeing was about the only thing that worked.

Edd rules.

[Beeker]

I stared at that for the longest time, trying to come up with more promo that suited his personality. In the end, the dance and fleeing was about the only thing that worked.

Edd rules.

Edd is fun because his personality shines through, you don't need to give him a 500 word Promo of Intensity. He reminds me a bit of Santino only with about a metric tonne more talent. He knows how good he is and he'll drive you insane if you try to reason with him or take him too lightly.

Superkick. WHOO. Breakdance. Head for home.

(I'm sure the Stones' holiday dinners are a riot.)

[Blake Trask]

I just want to say I love Edd Stone.

I honestly laughed at his one word promo. :D


This. So hard.

It makes me ridiculously happy that he has insane potential in the game I'm playing.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 2 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.28)

Held at the President's Hall (Puerto Rico)

Attendance: 3,424

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson


In a strong opening contest, Frankie Perez takes a shocking loss against Shingen Miyazaki to an Ankle Lock. Most of the bout was given over to a duel of submissions, with Miyazaki's dogged determination around the ankle proving decisive. (Rating: B-)
Naturally, Team KOBRA come out to salute their victorious member as ever. From gestures, it looks like they're discussing making a bid for Perez' All-Action Championship – a fact that doesn't appear to sit well with Thunder Snake.
In a thoroughly well-received battle, Natural Talent make their TCW return with a strong showing against former tag champions the Easy Riders. Despite showing clear improvement, Natural #2 is pinned following an Emergency Stop. (Rating: B)
Canadian Elemental takes on Fly Boy Jimmy P, dominating much of the match before putting P away with the Firebird Splash as modeled on Ultimate Phoenix. (Rating: C)
Marat Khoklov faced slightly more difficult opposition as Barry Kingman attempted to wrestle his way around his opponent's size advantage, but the handicap was too large to overcome. Khoklov hit an eight-foot-clearance flapjack before the pin. (Rating: B-)
Autumn Gleeson took time to have a word with Wolf Hawkins and Marc DuBois about their upcoming tag match at Total Mayhem against Tommy Cornell and a mystery partner. DuBois promised that he would be able to crack Cornell psychologically, and do the same to whoever the partner turns out to be. Wolf suggested that Tommy should just forfeit the match and let him have a clean shot at Bloodstone's title on the big stage.
Aaron Andrews defended his International Championship against Rocky Golden following last Saturday's complaint, winning out after Champagne Lover interfered, catching Golden with a low blow while the referee was unsighted. (Rating: B-)
Grabbing the microphone, Lover noted that he'd lasted longer against Andrews than Golden had managed and shown who the real man was, making reference to Wade's dismissal of Golden beforehand.
In the main event, Edd Stone faced trial by combat for his attack on Andrews on Tuesday, with Rick Law playing judge, jury and executioner. Law won only by DQ, however, after interference by Gorgon – including the truly stunning sight of Gorgon Hydra Bombing the massive Law. Edd promptly went into the most overblown celebrations seen in Puerto Rico since Billy Russell earned a shot at a GAMMA championship. (Rating: B)

Show Rating: B

[Phantom Stranger]

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The TCW Tag Team Championships go back on the line as Saturday Night Showcase goes to air this week, with Greg Keith and Art Reed defending against the Elite Express. The Express have started to pick up more and more wins, and they've always been dangerous contenders - you can count on this one to be a tough, close-fought battle. Matthew Keith was unavailable for comment.

More tag action follows that; Davis Wayne Newton and Frankie Perez team up once again against Mayhem Midden's hand-picked opposition, Canadian Elemental and Marc Speed of the Machines. Elemental and Speed both have everything to prove, but Frankie Perez' money is literally on the line here - this one could absolutely go either way. Will Generation Omega take it to the bank, or will TCW strike back?

Newton & Perez' stablemate Remo Richardson will be in action next, up against Danny Fonzarelli. Say what you like about Fonzie, but there's no denying that he will keep coming back - which makes him a dangerous proposition for anyone.

After his close-run defeat of one Young Gun recently, Jeremy Stone has offered a challenge to the other Gun. Can Harry Allen shock the world with a win over a former top champion?

The last two members of Generation Omega are also slated to compete, as Wolf Hawkins and Marc DuBois seek to prove a point in tag team competition against the New Wave, one of TCW's most decorated teams. The Wave have been in a slump lately and will certainly be looking for a landmark victory here to start a comeback tour.

Six-man tag competition follows that; the Rising Stars unite with Rocky Golden. Their opponents? Champagne Lover and Edd Stone, who've been teaming irregularly, and the Russian Giant, Marat Khoklov. A real test coming up for all six men... and after Edd's recent ambush of Andrews, it's likely that tensions will start out high.

And lastly, in the main event, Eric Tyler has challenged Tommy Cornell. The School of Tradition leader seems to be hoping Cornell's recent demoralised form will allow him to notch up a truly historic victory...

Prediction Key:
TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

[Regis]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express
No title change with temporary champs.

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
The GenOmega guys can afford a loss at this stage, but CanEl and the third Machine need some building up.

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
JOBBER!

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone
JEZZA!

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave
The New Wave continue their losing streak.

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden
I just can't vote against Edd Stone. No, I tell a lie, I can't vote against Gorgon.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell
Woo, go Cornell!

[Bigpapa42]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

[Zergon]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express
Express might be decent challengers but not next champs, well not yet anyway

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
You are building Speed up and DWN and Perez can take a loss here as they are basically the two weakest guys in Vibert´s group.

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
Unless Fonzarelli is suddenly getting a huge push there is no reason to think that he can go over Remo.

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone
Squash

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave
DuBois and Hawkins are bigger names and New Wave might still have those problems that caused them a few losses some time ago.

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden
I could see this one going either way but Rising Stars seems like the strongest here and Khoklov can well lose via DQ or simply because he is too slow to break a pin when one of he´s tag mates gets pinned.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell
I see no reason why Tyler needs to go over Cornell here.

[MorenoKing24]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

[Beeker]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express
- Much as I mark for Double E - The Other Keith Boys need to keep looking strong.

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
- A thrilling match to be sure, but the Speed Elemental are not going to go over GenOmega, especially after Perez' shock loss on that third show. :)

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
- Danny DESTROYERED.

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone
- Ok Allen I dare you to top Gumble's match with Jezza. Dare you!

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave
- The New Wave have 'lost it' for a reason, I just haven't got a clue what that reason may be.

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden
- Whoo! I dunno, this is a coin flip for me, I just suspect that the faces getting an impromptu win (then beatdown) furthers storylines.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell
- Draw. I think this has more run-ins that a marathon that goes through a revolving door. :D

[Dragonmack]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

[Tigerkinney]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

Routine defence, Elite Express may have done just enough to earn a shot but they have no chance of winning the belts.

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Until Cam El actually starts winning some matches, I've got to back Vibert's boys. I see this from the perspective that this is the sort of match Gen-Om's lower rank should win.

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Zergon was spot on in his assessment of this match up.

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

Harry Allen may well put in the performance of is life here, or more likely Jeremy Stone will make him look good but at the end of the day there is only one way this is going.

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

DuBois & Hawkins being two of the top three in Gen-Om and with The New Wave being in a slump, this one should be a no brainer.

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Coinflip match of the night, as both sides seem pretty evenly matched with strengths and weaknesses on both sides but because Edd Stone is fast becoming one of the most enjoyable characters in this diary, I'll go with personal preference and back the master of Edd-Fu to lead his team to victory.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

Despite Cornell's current troubles, I see no benefit in putting old man Tyler over him.

[Blake Trask]

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express

No reason whatsoever for a change.

Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Hard, hard match to call... but Marc only just debuted and he debuted with a lot of fanfare behind him. I don't think the third Machine loses that momentum QUITE yet.

Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Ouch. Sorry Fonzie.

Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone

No way, no how, Harry.

Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. The New Wave

A floundering New Wave aren't beating two of the company's top heels.

Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov vs. Rising Stars & Rocky Golden

Can't decide it, which means I'm going for the easy option and saying a draw.

Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell

Cornell > Tyler.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 2 April 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 13.71)

Held at the Victoria Royal Athletic Park (British Columbia, Canada)

Attendance: 8,521

Announcers:
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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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Art Reed & Greg Keith © w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Elite Express
While the new championship duo has been excellent of late, back in Canada the Express seem to wake up with the feeling of home ground under their feet. The result is an extremely competitive match – not quite on a par, competition-wise, with the British Lions' title challenge at the start of the month but certainly not far at all behind it.

The level of fan support for the Express in the Victoria Royal is simply astonishing, considering the lukewarm responses they've been garnering in America of late; the crowd seem to love them more now than when they left Canada for TCW, and the result is an astonishing level of investment from the crowd in the match.

The Precision Driller, however, is countered when Art Reed manages to twist clear of it into a DDT – then tags out fast to Greg Keith, who cleans house before locking Nate Johnson down into the Proton Lock to secure the victory.
Art Reed & Greg Keith defeated Elite Express
Rating: A

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Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert
Probably the best description of this contest is 'perfectly even'. Speed and Newton put together a sequence of hold and reversal very reminiscent of the Newton/Bloodstone match from the previous month, while Perez and Elemental exemplify opposite approaches to wrestling, but the pace is fast whichever of them is in the ascendant at any given time.

The end comes, however, when Perez tries for the P-Clutch on Marc Speed, who rolls through, making the tag, and Canadian Elemental comes in fast; dropkick, rana, Elemental Suplex, and the pinfall.
Canadian Elemental & Marc Speed defeated Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez
Rating: B-

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“Hell, son,” Texas Pete's voice comes out over the intercom. “You want to come for my belt, Dave?”

He walks out and heads down toward ringside. “I'll give you you put up a good fight. Ain't no argument with that. And it ain't long since that's all I could claim.

“But you want to come for my belt, son, you need to win.”

“Don't. Call me. Dave.” Newton has found a microphone from somewhere, and his face looks like stone. Pete grins.

“Then win, son.”

“Don't call me son either.

“You want me to win? Sure, I'll win – when it matters. Put your belt on the line, and I''ll make sure to take it off you.

“Piss me off, and I'll break you or take you as near as you ever went.”

“That supposed to scare me?”

“No. I don't make threats. I just tell you how it's going to be.”

“Only if you earn it, Dave. Have a nice day.”

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Danny Fonzarelli vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
As the bell rings, Fonzie stares up at his opponent and, to his credit, shows no fear. Remo steps forward and swings, and Fonzie ducks it, driving a knee into the Generation Omega man's gut. Immediately after that he torques Remo off his feet and goes straight for a Destroyer of his own – but Remo slips out, shoves Fonzie to the ropes, and smashes him over with a boot.

From that point on Remo has the advantage, shrugging off much of Fonzie's offence and, by and large, powering past the majority of the rest. He does favour Fonzie with the respect of a Destroyer rather than the Lumbar Puncture when it comes time to end things, however.
Remo Richardson defeated Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: C+

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Rolling out of the ring, Remo grabs a microphone. “I'm here to make a name,” he says. “The biggest name in pro wrestling. The man who beat every legend.

“RDJ, you wanted to make this a TCW thing? Sure, I'll tear your legends apart – but you ain't all. I'll take on anyone.

“It don't matter to Remo how you made your name. Or where.

“Sam Keith – you, Remo, Total Mayhem. I got another name to cross off the list. I got a name to make.

“Remo wants you in the ring at Mayhem. Don't make him come get you.”

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Harry Allen vs. Jeremy Stone
Allen knows his partner put up a hell of a fight last time, won the crowd over to his side wonderfully, and it's clear as he comes down to the ring that he's pondering his situation, aiming to live up to Gumble's example, and equally clear he's not sure he can. In Canada, Stone seems even more confident, even more fired up, than before.

The pair circle then collide, locking up. Stone has the advantage; Allen promptly starts using his knees, driving them into Stone's midsection as a counter. He breaks free and the game plan is established; wrestle outside Stone's comfort zone.

It's not a bad plan at all, but it has one major problem; there isn't a great deal of room within the bounds of legal wrestling that isn't in Jeremy Stone's comfort zone. He may not be able to fly well himself, but years of experience with his brothers, Sean McFly and the Dark Angel mean he knows what's going on.

Harry hasn't got a great chance, therefore, and Stone does dominate this one. Harry is quickly set back to waiting for Stone to make a mistake, or at least, to move a few moments too slowly. He dodges a swing toward the end and goes for the Gunslinger's Revenge – but there's some debate about whether or not the swing was an attack or a feint, as Stone shifted his angle quickly to counter the Revenge into the Stone's Throw, shifting quickly to secure the pinfall.
Jeremy Stone defeated Harry Allen
Rating: B

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And the camera goes backstage at that point to the interview area, where the New Wave are pacing up and down restlessly, dressed to compete, with Autumn Gleeson standing by.

“A good try there from a mostly tag team competitor,” Gleeson begins.”But that brings us to our next match. Boys, I don't need to tell the world how good you are, how many titles you've won, how long you've been carving out a reputation in the tag team world...

“We see signs in the arenas everywhere we go. BEST TAG TEAM IN THE WORLD EVER. But lately, you've been having some trouble – and tonight, you go up against two of the best singles wrestlers in the world.

“What are you planning?”

Guide shakes his head for a moment and steps back. Scout, stepping forward with hands on hips, says “We're going to make sure those two know they've been in a fight.” He pauses. “Look. We've heard the crap people are saying. You can dance around it all you like, but we know what they're saying. More importantly, we know how we feel about the way things are going.

“We're as good as we ever were. Whatever's gone wrong, it ain't that. Whatever it is, we're gonna fix it.”

The pair of them stalk off in unison.

“Tonight, they're up against Generation Omega,” Autumn wraps up. “Good luck, guys.”

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Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert vs. New Wave
No question which side has the better teamwork here; the Wave remain one entity with two bodies in the ring, in perfect sync with one another, while the egotistical DuBois and the arrogant Hawkins are certainly not at anything like that level of mutual understanding.

They are, however, two very competitive wrestlers, and their rescues of their partner seem to stem from that more than from anything else, and so the contest is, for a while, somewhat balanced.

Then DuBois starts to play with his opponents; he whips Guide off the ropes for a dropkick, goes straight for the pin, and as Scout comes in to be safe he pulls Guide off the mat, breaking the pin himself with a smirk. “You wouldn't have been fast enough anyway,” he tells him. As Eugene Williams backs Scout off, DuBois, still looking Scout in the eyes, rakes the face of guide and makes for another pin.

That doesn't get it, but it does start to rattle the New Wave. And that starts to turn the tide; a demoralised Wave becomes easier pickings. A while later, with Hawkins the legal man, Guide eats a Full Moon Rising and DuBois blocks Scout while Hawkins grabs the pinfall.
Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins defeated the New Wave
Rating: B+

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Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov
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Rising Stars & Rocky Golden
A real mix of talents in this ring, but an astonishing one nonetheless; all six men combine to produce an excellent match, very close in many places.

It's certainly the case that Khoklov could overpower any one man on the other side, but as the other three are not entirely stupid, he never really finds himself in the ring with only one man; this is something Ray Johnson might perhaps have clamped down on more thoroughly were it not for the fact that Edd is also more or less constantly in the ring, interfering in various ways and generally annoying Johnson.

At the end, though, it's Champagne Lover and Joey Minnesota; Lover nails the Lover Stunner and secures the pin, with Edd Stone springboarding across the ring to intercept Aaron Andrews with a dropkick.
Champagne Lover, Edd Stone & Marat Khoklov defeated Rising Stars & Rocky GoldenRating: A

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The camera goes back to the interview position, with Autumn Gleeson once again on interview duty alongside, this time, Eric Tyler and Laura Huggins. As the camera cuts, we hear a comment toward Huggins Tyler presumably didn't want broadcast.

“...you ask me, your boyfriend can't cut it if he can't get back in the ring by now. Cut him loose.”

Gleeson clears her throat. “And we're live now, Eric,” she says. “So, you're back in the main event this week – and against multi-time World Heavyweight Champion Tommy Cornell. There are rumours you're aiming to step up for a shot against Johnny Bloodstone at Total Mayhem – presumably this would be a major step forward in that if you win tonight?”

“You know what,” Tyler begins, “I'm not even looking at this match like that. Yes, I want that biggest belt around my waist, yes, I know I've set the kind of example you expect from a champion, yes, I think the School of Tradition deserves that kind of respect. But that's not what tonight is about.

“Let's face it, beating Tommy Cornell is just something you want to do sometime in your career – and something not many people have the skill to do. It can mean so much to a wrestler, so much to a career, regardless of whether or not you're in title contention at the moment.

“But it's almost unfair that I have this match tonight. Cornell's got his head full of Generation Omega – and while we're on the subject of kids with no respect, those five are right near the top of the list, they should be in the School of Tradition so they can learn respect – and finding some dupe to help him at Total Mayhem.

“We've been able to see just how much all of this has got to him, how much it's tearing his head up inside, since he lost in February. Tonight, what should be a tough match... well, the winner's pretty much guaranteed, isn't it?”

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Eric Tyler w/ Laura Huggins vs. Tommy Cornell
As it was always going to be, this is a hard, tough contest between one of the business' wiliest veterans and one of the business' greatest athletes. Tyler looks great in there, holding his own against Cornell, and he does seem to be trying to play on Cornell's insecurities – a standout moment being when he breaks a lockup, steps back, and mockingly howls like a wolf – but gradually, the younger man begins to overpower him, drive him backward, harry him...

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That's when Acid hits the ring. He catches Cornell with a headscissors while Tyler distracts Eugene Williams, and begins to put the boots to him before climbing the top rope, looking for the Acid Rain Bomb...

Someone rolls into the ring and springs up to the top rope, catching Acid with a belly-to-belly fallaway suplex that leaves both men down and out.

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The camera finally gets a chance to see the newcomer's face – it's Sean Deeley! The BC crowd give him a very supportive reception, while Tommy Cornell recovers, nailing Eric Tyler with the Rough Ride. He gets the three count, then checks on Sean Deeley, who's still down and out after the fallaway impact.
Tommy Cornell defeated Eric Tyler
Rating: A

Show Rating: A

[Bigpapa42]

That's a lot of A matches... Good show, as always.

[Phantom Stranger]

That's a lot of A matches... Good show, as always.

The six-man tag surprised me most, honestly - now that I'm running Canada fairly regularly, I make a point of using that to, ah, get home crowd behind people like the Elite, Davis, and CanEl, and one of the Elite, at least, is pushing close to As in Canada at the moment so that contest was always likely to be excellent.

And yeah, the other five guys in with the six-man tag are excellent-to-Golden, but Khoklov, much as I stand by him as a signing, is, well... Khoklov. Hopefully this kind of exposure will talent him up a bit.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Monday 15th April 2009
The professional wrestling business is heavy with the selfish, the self-interested, and the greedy. And for the most part, I can't blame 'em. I don't condone those who are pure *******s, like a certain Big Smacker. But those who act in their own self-interest, within reason, are doing so usually because they understand a simple fact - you have to watch out for yourself because no one else will.

This is a business that chews people up and spits them out. It churns through talent, leaving so many men and women broken, used up, and never the same again. There is no pension plan and few happy endings. A lot of talent can't afford their own health insurance. Everytime you step into that ring, you are one botched move away from never being able to step into it again… or worse…

So no, I don't blame talent for wanting to make sure they get theirs. For trying to make sure they can support their family, today and tomorrow. For realizing that they may not have years and years and years in this business to make good money. What is often called selfish and self-serving in pro wrestling would be called prudent in another line of business.

My point? Not entirely sure I got one… except that there is a certain breed in this business. A rare breed. Those who realize the true nature of pro wrestling and yet choose to be selfless and giving regardless. These are not naive youngsters who just don't realize how things work yet. They are veterans who actually enjoy making other talent look good. The kind of people who realize that taking a little bit smaller contract than what their "worth" will help the promotion hire other new talent and benefit everyone in the long run. The kind of men and women who will give up their own free time to help the younger talent, passing along knowledge and understanding that could otherwise be lost.

Art Reed is such a guy, one of those rare breed. He's the kind of guy who makes any promotion better, not only by what he is willing to do in the ring but moreso what he is willing to do outside of it. He is a good man and a helluva wrestler who does everything he can to pass it along.

When I found that Horatio was having him work with my boys, I was happy. As I watch them work in the ring, I am appreciative. As I see the boys improve, I am thankful. The bond he is forming with Greg and Matty could last their entire careers, if not their lives. Not every veteran would so willingly play the babyface-in-peril to be saved by the rookie worker as Art does.

I have to admit that I've often fell more on the side of the selfish more than I have fallen in with that rare breed. Do I regret that? Not really - if I wasn't willing to play those political games, I never would've ended up with the book in Supreme. I doubt my career would have lasted this long. So no, I can't really regret what's already been done. But as I start to see the end of the road coming, I think about these things a bit more. It ain't never too late to give back. I started working with one of our younger guys here recently. Dean ain't exactly a rookie, but he's still got a lot to learn. He might never be more than a tag team guy, but him and Marv could become a great tag team. That kind of greatness may not carry the same glory as being a true superstar and a world champion, but greatness is greatness, what its form.

Now I just need to see if I have one more Proton Lock variation in the old trunk of tricks...

[Phantom Stranger]

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An explosive match opens the TCW broadcast week this time around, as Troy Tornado will go head to head with the rapidly-developing talent that is Walter Morgan. Morgan has a tag team championship match slated for Total Mayhem - and how much would it mean, in terms of psychological boost, for him to go into that match having beaten a former World Heavyweight Champion?

Global Tradition continue a tag team quest of their own, becoming the second team to face off with the returning Natural Talent. Both teams will be looking to make an impact and rise up the ranks in the tag division if they hope for gold.

More tag team action to follow; after their standout performance on Saturday, the Elite Express were challenged by the Rising Stars. Joey Minnesota commented that "as a team, we need to know we can beat the best on any given day. I'm convinced now that on a given day, that team could be the Elite Express."

And Raku Makuda, who many of our forum regulars are saying could have become the second Womens Champion if Gorgon hadn't interfered, is also back in action; this week, she takes on Suzanne Brazzle of Team KOBRA. Can KOBRA's discipline help the Miracle Blonde transcend the woman they call the Assassin?

Team KOBRA leader Koshiro Ino is also due in action, facing the tough test that is the monster Tyson Baine. Ino has been schooling his disciples in the words of the Hagakure, a code of warrior honour, but honour alone cannot beat Baine.

Three-way tag action follows; Art Reed & Greg Keith are in the ring once again, this time against both the New Wave and the Stone Brothers. Rumour has it that Art wanted to put the belt on the line here but was overruled by a complaint from Laura Huggins, whose charges have a scheduled title match against the current champions at Total Mayhem "which has already been jeopardised once, during the Elite Express' challenge on Saturday Night Showcase." We asked Mayhem Midden for a quote: "Hate to say it, but she's got a point."

In the main event, another hopeful challenger steps up to take on one of Generation Omega; Rick Law will face off with Marc DuBois in singles competition. Can the master of the modern mind game outwit the Total Lawman?

Prediction Key:
Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

[Zergon]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Morgan might be doing lot better now than say year ago, but singles win over Tornado is too much to ask.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
Little bit of a coin flip until we know more about Natural Talent but the veteran team could use a win.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars
I would love to pick Express here mainly because the win would do more to them and Rising Starts seems to be getting more of a singles push right now, but I doubt Andrews is going to drop a match here.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily
I think that Makuda has done a little bit more so far.

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine
Man this is hard and I really like both guys, but I think that Baine needs the win slighly more and a loss would likely hurt Ino less than what it would hurt to Baine.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)
Non-title so champs don´t need the win, New Wave is still in trouble but I´m not sure how unified the Stone Brother´s are after Syndicate broke down...In the end it´s Jeremy Stone that flips the scales on Stone Brothers favor (or maybe Gordon but the end result is same anyway).

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law
I could see this one going either way so with face champ I take the usual heel wins and possible gets himself a title shot route.

[Bigpapa42]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

[Regis]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Walter Morgan has jumped onto the Hot Young Talent bandwagon, and will now commence to fail his way to the top.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
Natural Talent are still jobbers, while Global Tradition have sometimes won things.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars
The Rising Stars would really, really hurt from this loss.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily
Wishful thinking, I'm probably wrong.

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine
Baine isn't in a position where he can credibly go over Ino.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)
Because Edd Stone is awesome.

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law
Not his show, Rick doesn't win.

[Tigerkinney]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Morgan might be doing lot better now than say year ago, but singles win over Tornado is too much to ask.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
Little bit of a coin flip until we know more about Natural Talent but the veteran team could use a win.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars
I would love to pick Express here mainly because the win would do more to them and Rising Starts seems to be getting more of a singles push right now, but I doubt Andrews is going to drop a match here.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily
I think that Makuda has done a little bit more so far.

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine
Man this is hard and I really like both guys, but I think that Baine needs the win slighly more and a loss would likely hurt Ino less than what it would hurt to Baine.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)
Non-title so champs don´t need the win, New Wave is still in trouble but I´m not sure how unified the Stone Brother´s are after Syndicate broke down...In the end it´s Jeremy Stone that flips the scales on Stone Brothers favor (or maybe Gordon but the end result is same anyway).

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law
I could see this one going either way so with face champ I take the usual heel wins and possible gets himself a title shot route.

Going to be a bit lazy this time round, as I agree with Zergon's picks and his reasonings

[Blake Trask]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

I just can't see Tornado losing here. Morgan's good, but he's not going-over-main-event (even if Tornado is fringe right now) good. Especially since the Lions have been pushed as a unit.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Tough one... GT lose to almost EVERYONE... but NT can't be too too over right now and they're unproven after the debacle last time.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

The Express are doing well, but Andrews' title tips it to the Stars.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

After the indecisive match previously, a win here will put her back into the picture.

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

I like Kosh, and his blokes are doing well, so... blind stab.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Simply because... they've got other challengers on the line. A win for the Wave of the Stones could put them into contention, Wave's program right now is losing, the Stones both have singles feuds. Some Ace vengenace on the cards?

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

I love Law, but right now, DuBois is that little bit higher up the pecking order.

[pauls07]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

[Dragonmack]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

[Beeker]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
- Not sure even hijinks and shenannigans can put Morgan over Tornado.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
- Because I nearly forgot who was in GloTrad, so let's see if the Talent has improved while spending time at the coast.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars
- Is this in Canada? I'm going to say after that last performance Double E score a slight upset on the Stars, since Andrews is focused on his singles title.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily
Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine
- This leads to Brazzle caning Ino in a slightly surreal visual. I'm going with this more for storyline reasons, even if I"m not sure I know what the storyline is. :D

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)
- Non-title means the champs aren't favoured, in fact I think that they might not even play in the end as I can see the Stones downing the struggling New Wave. Edd Fuu on you Scout!

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law
- You wouldn't be able to get away with these dubious triumphs on BoH DuBois!

[Oregano Jensen]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Tornado just lost to Bruce... can't have him lose again, especially to a tag team guy.

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

I'll admit I cannot remember who's on either one of those teams. I'm going with the one with a manager over the one who recently spent time in development.

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Are you in Canada? If so, Canadian jacket men put up a fight then lose. If not, Canadian jacket men just lose.

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Go easy on the bokken, Emily... Makuda is as credible as any challenger short of Gorgon.

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Ino beats Baine, thereby ensuring that Team KOBRA doesn't have to buy two bokkens and go over budget.

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Art! Reed! Art! Reed! Art! Reed!

(The Stones might take this. But whoever wins, they're going to be pinning a New Wave guy.)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

Rick Law's been established as legitimate... but DuBois is legitimate AND relevant right now.

It's hard to see Law as a real contender, even if he amasses the requisite record, because his storyline is so wrapped up in running the B show. Then again, is Johnny Bloodstone even one of the ten most prominent guys in the company? And he's held that belt since forever.

[Phantom Stranger]

Show is running a little late due to unusual levels of work, but should still be with you all tomorrow...

[BYU 14]

Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Elite Express vs. Rising Stars

Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily

Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine

Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. New Wave vs. Stone Brothers (non-title)

Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 3 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.38)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.03)

Held at the Nevada State Armory (South West)

Attendance: 22,942

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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Troy Tornado vs. Walter Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Walter Morgan shows, again, just why TCW management were so keen to import him here; in what might be considered his American home ground, where he and O'Curle spent time in development in front of the local fans, he takes the former World Champion almost to the limit. The pace slows as Morgan controls, accelerates as Tornado turns the tables, slows again, accelerates again...

Morgan's game is totally focused on Tornado's right arm, the Star Maker arm – working on it, hurting it, looking to injure it. As Doakes notes, you can't hit a Tornado Driver without both arms working, either – it's a great way to limit Tornado's explosive best moves. Nonetheless, the Painful Procedure frontman is resourceful, resilient, and quick – and those make for a very nasty comeback every time.

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As he twists loose of the latest armwrench, after fifteen minutes, with Tornado finally on top clearly, he takes a step back – and walks straight into a steel chair to the back; Jack Bruce, there to prove a point.

Morgan does not look happy with him.
Troy Tornado won by DQ
Rating: A

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Jeremy Stone stalks down to the ring, microphone in hand, as the match ends, climbing into it and turning to face the entry ramp again. “Bloodstone!” he bellows. “We need words, Johnny.”

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There's a short pause before Break Stuff starts to play and, the Blonde Bombshell as ever by his side, the World Heavyweight Champion emerges.

“Not this again,” Bloodstone offers, his voice irritated. “Jeremy, I've told you – I am not giving you the Total Mayhem shot. You are not getting to me, man.”

“Why not?” Stone says, his reaction almost that of a spoiled, petulant child. “Are you saying I don't measure up?”

“No,” Bloodstone returns, keeping his voice even. “I'm saying you've pissed me off, and these days...” He exchanges a smile with the Bombshell. “These days, I don't reward people for doing that. You can't goad me into it, and I'm not interested in satisfying your tantrum. Not nowadays, when I don't have to.

“Matter of fact, I was talking to the Board of Investors earlier, and Mayhem Midden OKed a match for me – on Saturday, I want Ricky Dale Johnson and Sammy Bach, and whoever wins that one will have earned a title shot at Total Mayhem.

“You won't get anything from me by bitching, man. You get things from me by doing something to earn them.”

Jeremy Stone just fumes as the champion and his girlfriend walk back out of sight.

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Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
While the redebut of Natural Talent on Badge of Honor stirred a significant response, they were up against the Easy Riders, easily in the top 5 current TCW tag teams and arguably competing directly for number one. This time, against Global Tradition, everything is different and, while the match probably isn't much less hard-fought, much less enjoyable, the crowd simply aren't into it to anything like the same degree.

JD Morgan and Joel Bryant are hard pressed from the off; Natural Talent are clearly very well aware of just how much ground they need to make up in the fans' eyes, and my God they're prepared to do it. Natural #2, in particular, demonstrates a high-speed neckbreaker with real flair that Azaria calls the Storm Damage. It rattles Bryant's brains, by the looks of things, but Morgan manages to break the pin before it can be curtains.

He has to do that a couple more times, and once he's recovered, Bryant finds himself returning the favour. Natural Talent use a great many tricks, with Azaria taking great pleasure in pointing out which of them weren't in the team's repertoire before they left TCW the first time, but in the end, they can't quite force the pinfall – and JD Morgan is happy to rake the eyes of Natural #2, send him crashing into his partner as a 'tag', and toss him out of the ring before a low blow and the Cross-Atlantic Stretch give the Tradition the victory.
Global Tradition defeated Natural Talent
Rating: C-

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Elite Express vs. Rising Stars
The Tradition fought from beneath, but that's not the case here; no, despite the Rising Stars' clear ability and renown, the Express fight as equals.

Of course, they have an advantage in this; they gel as well as ever on tags, on breakups, on doubleteams, on everything. But the Stars...

There have been times when Aaron Andrews and Joey Minnesota have chained moves together and played off each other as well as, say, the Express, or the New Wave, or the Riders. But at the moment that just isn't the case; the timings are off, some of the time. They don't connect as well as they used to.

It's hard to say who started that – it's not really something you notice until it's happened a few times – but it's like there's some kind of disconnect forming at the moment. The Express take advantage well, getting the Precision Driller on Minnesota at one point – Aaron Andrews making the save at quite literally the last possible instant.

Andrews holds the Express off for a while, though, and Minnesota recovers – and when he gets his hands on Nate Johnson, he nails a crisp Empire Spiral to get the win.
Rising Stars defeated Elite Express
Rating: B

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Minnesota nods a mission-accomplished kind of nod to Andrews as his fellow Star climbs into the ring. Andrews nods back and holds out a hand; the two exchange palm-slaps, showing some cameraderie at least, then turn back toward the entrance ramp – and stop dead.

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Phil Vibert is already standing there. Doakes speaks the only audible words between the match's end and the commercial break when he voices the audience's thought: “How long has he been standing there?”

He sees the Stars watching him and smiles slowly, nodding respect to them – or perhaps only to one of them. Andrews and Minnesota glance at each other, their expressions uncomfortable, uncertain.

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Then Gorgon walks out onto the entrance ramp, brushing past Vibert. Aaron Andrews swivels on reflex – and catches Edd Stone sliding into the ring to his rear. Realising his sneak attack has been rumbled, Edd immediately rolls back out of the ring, grinning cheerfully, and shrugs, heading past the ring and up the aisle toward Gorgon.

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By the time he backs up to where she's stopped, someone else is there; Edd backs into his brother, jumps, then spins to see who it is, dropping into a Karate Kid pose.

The two Stones and Gorgon go into a huddle, their conversation out of reach of any microphones, then walk up the ramp together, Jeremy and Gorgon walking with purpose.

Edd lags behind for a second, stopping just past Vibert – who hasn't taken his eyes off the Rising Stars – and doing a quick, impromptu dance step before vanishing.

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Raku Makuda vs. Suzanne Brazzle w/ Baroness Emily
Makuda is starting to win fans over, as is Brazzle, but neither of them yet have immediate recognition in the way that Kate Dangerous and Stephanie Wade have built up.That does mute the fan reaction a little, but this is still good stuff, led mostly by Makuda but with Brazzle showing her abilities. She even goes for the Miracle Connection, but Makuda ducks it, immediately taking her head off with a spinwheel kick and ending things with the Swanton Bomb to prove a point.
Raku Makuda defeated Suzanne Brazzle
Rating: C

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Koshiro Ino w/ Baroness Emily vs. Tyson Baine
Perhaps it's his student's defeat that fires Ino up for his own match, but it's difficult to see a point in this match where the Kobra looks in real danger of losing, as much as Azaria hypes up Baine's power and his ability to win a match with one big hit; Ino is clearly revitalised as a man by the Team KOBRA project.

He controls, he weathers the storm, he slowly wears Baine down and, when the time is right, he delivers a thunderous Kobra Bite for the win.
Koshiro Ino defeated Tyson Baine
Rating: B

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As always, the remainder of Team KOBRA make their way down to the ring. They circle Brazzle first, and Emily delivers the bokken shot – which the Miracle Blonde takes as stoically as any of the men – and then their leader.

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Before they can bow in respect, however, Breakin' The Law hits and Tommy Cornell makes his way to the ring, microphone in hand.

“You know what I'm going to say,” he says. “But here's why you should listen.

“When you wanted to travel the world – whose company listened? Who made you the offer? Who believed in you?

“I need an ally, Kobra. You could be that ally.”

Ino looks at him for a moment, half-smiling, and turns to Shingen Miyazaki. Emily hands him a microphone, as Ino asks:

"In the Saint's mausoleum there is a poem that goes :
If in one's heart
He follows the path of sincerity,
Though he does not pray
Will not the gods protect him?
What is this path of sincerity?"

Miyazaki responds as if by rote:

“As everything in this world is but a sham,
Death is the only sincerity.
It is said that becoming as a dead man in one's daily living is the following of the path of sincerity."

“What the hell are you on about?” Cornell demands. Emily smiles.

“It means no,” she says simply.

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Art Reed & Greg Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
vs.
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New Wave vs. Stone Brothers
The TCW tag division go all out, once again, to show exactly what they're capable of – and when you get right down to it, these six men are all excellent wrestlers, and every team, through hard work over years or instinct, knows their partner so very well.

It's evenly-fought, with the New Wave perhaps a little on the back foot against the explosive assaults of both opposing teams, but nonetheless the Wave are doing excellent work here.

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However, the ending is sudden – and chilling. With Guide, Edd, and Art Reed in the ring, Jeremy Stone seems to give some kind of signal – and Gorgon arrives, hopping the barricade – and she grabs the Blonde Bombshell by the throat!

Edd doesn't seem to realise, but both Art and Guide double-take. Edd gets the superkick on Guide and uses that as a leaping off point for the Party's Over on Art Reed, hooking his leg and grinning gleefully for the pin. On the outside, Greg moves to rescue his manager and eats a boot from Gorgon, then a chair shot from Jeremy. Another follows for Scout.
Stone Brothers defeated Art Reed & Greg Keith and the New Wave
Rating: A*

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Jeremy and Gorgon, between them, bundle the Bombshell into the ring. The elder Stone promptly delivers another chair shot apiece to the two men in the ring not his brother; Edd backs off, staring with a panicky expression.

Gorgon has acquired a microphone from somewhere and she hands it to the elder Stone.

“Anyone but Johnny comes out now and she gets the Hydra Bomb,” he growls.

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After a short pause, and without music, Johnny Bloodstone comes out. He looks visibly angry as Jeremy Stone grins.

“Total Mayhem, Johnny,” Jeremy says. “Or I give Gorgon the go-ahead.”

The camera concentrates for a second on Gorgon's expression. Unreadable as it is, it is not inconceivable that she might be smiling.

“You complete ****,” Bloodstone manages, getting angrier. He takes another two paces forward; Gorgon's grasp on the Bombshell abruptly shifts from pinning her arms to around her throat.

“Total Mayhem, Johnny,” Jeremy says. The arena is deathly silent for a moment. Then:

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“Aww, you're breaking the rules,” Jeremy smirks. Bloodstone wheels; out behind him are Ricky Dale Johnson and Sammy Bach – the two men Bloodstone had picked to battle for the #1 Contender spot.

“STAY BACK!” Bloodstone yells – no; not yells, roars. A close-up shows the rage building once again.

“Total Mayhem or she takes it,” Stone says. “Your pain or hers.”

Bloodstone is clearly not thinking straight. “Fine!” he barks. “Whatever! I'm going to cripple you, you son of a-”

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“You heard him,” Stone tells the hard camera. “No weaseling out of it now.” He nods to Gorgon, who locks eyes with a fourth arrival on the ramp – Kate Dangerous – and hits the Hydra Bomb on the Blonde Bombshell anyway.

The two Stones and Gorgon flee through the crowd as Bloodstone, Dangerous, and RDJ charge the ring.

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Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Rick Law
It's a good match – very good – but the crowd are still running over what just happened in their mind. Law and DuBois try their very best, but there's a little edge of sombre here.

DuBois brings mind games aplenty – bits and pieces, tricks he's used on various other TCW competitors, even a few new tricks – but he's faced with one very, very simple problem; Law isn't fazed by them, and the Total Lawman is able to dominate in places.

However, the Squad Car Slam doesn't get the job done; and, when he tries for the Long Arm of the Law, DuBois has it scouted, blocking it with an elbow and jerking the big man off his feet and down into the Model Solution to ensure a submission.
Marc DuBois defeated Rick Law
Rating: B

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

Show Notes:

- I apparently employ a tag division who moonlight as the Smackdown Six. What the hell?

- So... how're people enjoying this stuff? I was really jazzed for the central Bloodstone/Stone/Gorgon/Bombshell thread to this show at the end of Feedback, through the shows laying groundwork for it, and booking the show. But work kept me from writing it at my usual rhythm and it feels kind of... off, probably just as a result, and as such, I'm more curious than usual.

[Blake Trask]

I love the angle with Cornell. I'm assuming he's currently face, but it's still got those overtones to it that he's trying to wriggle out of trouble however possible. How everyone is systematically him down is great.

I actually thought the angle with the Bombshell went well, although Dangerous appearing didn't quite click for me. I'm definitely interested in what's going to happen next though, since Bombshell is the one you've been building up as Bloodstone's anchor since forever and how much him keeping cool has been emphasised.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 3 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.29)

Held at the Laurent Ballroom (New England)

Attendance: 3,971

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson

Davis Wayne Newton and Frankie Perez narrowly triumphed over Rocky Golden and Texas Pete; Newton had Pete in the STF and Golden was blocked from breaking it up by an attack by Champagne Lover. A good opener for Badge of Honor. (Rating: B-)
Perez went on to cut a promo about how he had no challengers nor any real challenge in sight for his title defence at Total Mayhem. Ino's music promptly hit and Team KOBRA surrounded Frankie, cutting Newton off from him before Shingen Miyazaki jumped Perez from behind, applying his feared Ankle Lock submission.
The Conquering Kings fought a close-run match against the Fly Boys before Barry Kingman managed to turn the tide just long enough for the Kings to hit their Crippler Bomb double team on Donnie J, picking up the win. (Rating: C-)
Another hype video for the women of TCW was aired, focusing on Amber Allen, Tamara McFly, and especially on the champion Kate Dangerous and the recently-dominant Gorgon.
The Easy Riders faced the Machines in a hell of a match for any show, winning after pinning Brent Hill when Sayeed Ali caught Hill with a pipe shot from behind, allowing the Riders to land the Emergency Stop. (Rating: A)
Wolf Hawkins schooled Lobo Blanco, staying ****y and strutting throughout before laying him out with the Full Moon Rising. (Rating: B)
We saw Art Reed and Greg Keith in an argument with Matthew Keith backstage; the subject appeared to be the attack on Blonde Bombshell on Tuesday, but it became clear quickly that really that was an excuse to argue as much as anything.
Sean Deeley took on Jack Marlowe in a competitive match, winning after Julian Watson attempted to interfere, missing Deeley and catching Marlowe, allowing Sean to apply the Front Choke Lock for the win. (Rating: B)
In the main event Jack Bruce stepped up to face Rick Law, giving him a run for his money with underhand tactics before the Young Guns hit the ring, delivering the Blitzkrieg Bop which left Bruce out of it. Law, who'd missed the whole thing, took the pinfall with a suspicious expression. (Rating: B+)

Show Rating: B+

[ampulator]

Show Notes:

- I apparently employ a tag division who moonlight as the Smackdown Six. What the hell?

- So... how're people enjoying this stuff? I was really jazzed for the central Bloodstone/Stone/Gorgon/Bombshell thread to this show at the end of Feedback, through the shows laying groundwork for it, and booking the show. But work kept me from writing it at my usual rhythm and it feels kind of... off, probably just as a result, and as such, I'm more curious than usual.

The game is challenging you to make better write ups for your unexpected A and A* matches. :p

Honestly, Harry Allen is generally better than Steve Gumble. But somehow, Steve Gumble had a great match against Jeremy Stone. Jeremy's one of the best, but Steve Gumble? Wow. An A match. Not a B+ match. An A. Just... wow.

[Oregano Jensen]

I actually really liked the last show. The Cornell stuff continues to be gold, and I like nailing down what exactly the Stones are up to these days. (Down to the detail of Edd reacting with shock to Jeremy and Gorgon's actions.) The "heel gets concessions from face champion by threatening the manager" storyline is as old as the hills, but there's a reason it still works. And I also feel like the women's division has its first compelling matchup after a few months of nothing happening.

(Small note: RDJ interfering in the post-match stand-off is interesting... he was kind of standing next to Sammy Bach there for a minute, wasn't he? Now, that's an unusual pairing... not that you implied an alliance or anything,but how often do those guys' interests align? And it raises the question of how far RDJ is willing to go for the title shot, so that's another avenue that fleshes out his character. If you want to go there, of course... this just opened up a potential rift between Bloodstone and those two guys, even after the Stone thing plays out.)

(And another small note: I know the Other Keiths got pinned, but it's odd they weren't involved in the post-match tableau... you mean to tell me Greg and Art walked back up the ramp while Stone and Gorgon held their manager hostage and put their stablemate into a stand-off? I mean, it would be one thing if Stone made his threat to get them out of the arena, but they just seemed to be gone. And that's true to a lesser extent of the New Wave, assuming they're still faces, but definitely of the Keith team. Gorgon had Bombshell when the match ended, kept hanging onto Bombshell, where are the Keiths? Was this deliberate?)

I mean, there were a couple of pretty dull matches in there... Global Tradition/Natural Talent was inherently blah, Makuda/Brazzle was a match between two low-level workers without defined characters or storylines, even Law-DuBois seemed like an afterthought (and it's weird that the Young Guns are suddenly doing run-ins -- are we going to explore this?)

And I don't feel I'm sold on Tornado-Bruce yet... I know it's the feud, I know it has to happen, but nothing about it has grabbed me thus far.

But there was plenty of good stuff in there. Don't be so hard on yourself.

[Bigpapa42]

I thought the show was solid as always. The Stone/Bloodstone/etc segment came off well, I thought. I was a touch surprised to see DuBois take the win, though definitely not shocked.

[Blake Trask]

Have you looked at your profile settings? One of the options is to view pictures on the board. I'm fairly sure it's links by default.

[Phantom Stranger]

Don't know what's going on for you with the pic issue, Eidenhoek - anyone else having that? They're showing fine at this end.

Rather than try answering all your questions, Mr Jensen, I'm just going to talk about the Other Keiths question. That's a lot of why Greg takes the beatdown from Jeremy right at the end of the match writeup; they don't feature in the angle writeup because I only have a certain number of slots for people to factor into.

Thanks for all the comments, especially as they were pretty damn constructive for the Internet. And, in just a moment, Saturday Night Showcase's card is due... slowed slightly, once again, by work...

[20LEgend]

Pics fine for me

[Phantom Stranger]

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We're kicking off with a bang this Saturday, as Saturday Night Showcase will open with Chris Rockwell and Champagne Lover going one on one. As the Latino sensation has begun to notch up wins, his sights have risen higher, and Rockwell is still a tough challenge to overcome. Will the former soap star triumph in a second career, or can Rockwell keep himself back on track?

Two of the more overlooked tag teams in TCW collide shortly afterward; it's a Japanese contest, with Team VIPER facing off with gaijin sensations Acid Dragon. Will the School of Tradition transcend, or can Koshiro Ino's students point to better teachings?

Natural Talent lost out as narrowly as it gets to Global Tradition on Tuesday, but they've chosen to get right back to it. This time, however, they face current championship contenders the British Lions. Can they pull off the upset of a lifetime?

Amber Allen will be stepping into the ring against Stephanie Wade on Saturday, too. Wade's been raising more questions with her activities outside the ring, but both of these women know what they're doing when the bell rings - will the submission specialist win out, or will Wade's lightning-fast kick be the decider?

Bobby Thomas of the Elite Express looks to find some singles success; his problem is, quite simply, his opponent. A win over Sam Keith is a breakthrough victory for any wrestler, and one Thomas seems hungry for - but is he hungry enough?

In the semi-main event the Rising Stars will be taking on Marc DuBois and Wolf Hawkins, the team who Tommy Cornell will face at Total Mayhem - IF he can find a tag team partner. Is this why Phil Vibert was apparently scouting the Stars on Tuesday, or is there a less pleasant reason?

On Tuesday Johnny Bloodstone announced a number one contendership match between Ricky Dale Johnson and Sammy Bach; that was, of course, pre-empted by Jeremy Stone's intervention. Bloodstone has demanded redress, and the result is that our main event has changed; Ricky Dale Johnson will team with Johnny Bloodstone against the Stone Brothers. Sammy Bach was not available for comment.

Prediction Key:
Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

[Dragonmack]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

[Regis]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell
Interference, maybe? Something? I don't want to see Rockwell lose.

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily
WOO go VIPER!

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
JOBBERS!

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade
Mostly a gut reaction due to her being 1PWfan's NYCW Women's Champion.

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Yeah but no.

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
Big PPV match coming up, boys.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers
Johnny's temper starts to get out of control and RDJ eats the pin.

[Zergon]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell
Seems pretty much a coin flip for me but Rockwell could use the win more

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily
I´m big fan of Acid Dragon but sadly they are just jobbers here

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
No question here, Natural Talent is jobbing until they can get little bit more overness (and better match ratings)

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade
I think Wade was one of the more over girls

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Sorry Bobby but you bit off more than you can chew

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
I could see this one going either way but minnosota looks like the weak link here

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers
Draw as I don´t see Edd going over Bloodstone or RDJ but Jeremy should stay strong as well.

[Tigerkinney]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

To be honest this is one of those matches, where a win would be nice for either guy but in the greater scheme of things it doesn't really affect anything, as neither man really rises up the rankings for falls down it in the eyes of the TCW fans. Just to go against the grain a little and to truly present the coinflip that this match up is, I'm tipping Lover for the win.

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

Team VIPER have alot more direction, as Zergon said sadly Acid Dragon are just jobbers....talented jobbers but still jobbers.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

If Natural Talent couldn't beat Global Tradition, they are no beating the Lions.

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

This one's based purely on the fact that you said Wade is more over than some of the other women.

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

The legendary Sam Keith may not be so egotisical that he doesn't want to put anyone over but he's not jobbing to a midcard Tag guy.

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

You're already beginning to tease a gradual split between The Rising Stars (the classic one partner gets jealous of the other's success scenario) and DuBois and Hawkisn have a big PPV match coming up against Tommy Cornell and (possible) partner.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

I'll go with Zergon, whilst the Stone Brothers will look like the more focused unit throughout the match, I just don't see Edd Stone being over enough to justify going over Bloodstone and RDJ even if it is a tag match. So this ends in a giant schmozz.

[Bigpapa42]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

[Beeker]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell
- CL seems to have more direction and Rockwell gets angry easily.

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily
- Acid Dragon seem to be doing the TCW tradition of jobbing up the card.

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
- The Lions are rewarded for their recent run of very good matches.

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade
- Coin flip.

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
- Keith tries to invent a new variation of the Proton Lock!

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert
- Possibly a draw, but I think DuBois sneaks in a win here. Omega needs to keep looking dominant.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers
- I think Jeremy might regret the primal monster he's unleashed in Bloodstone.

[pauls07]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

[Blake Trask]

Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell

Some tit for tat on the part of Rocky? Wouldn't put it past him.

Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

Ino's bunch are in ascent in general, particularly Shingen, and since he's part of this team (iirc) and Acid Dragon are treading water...

British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent

One of these teams is in line for a tag title shot. Natural Talent is not this team.

Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade

Allen is the fall girl of the women's division.

Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

The Express have lately impressed... just not in singles.

Rising Stars vs. Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins w/ Phil Vibert

I don't think the Stars can credibly go over these two at this stage.

Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers

[i]I can't see Edd winning... however I can't see there being no repercussions for Bloodstone FINALLY starting to lose his cool. There are far too many people willing and able to interfere in this for me not to see a schmozz.[i]

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 3 April 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 14.97)

Held at the Alabama Field Row (South East)

Attendance: 21,544

Announcers:
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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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Champagne Lover vs. Chris Rockwell
This is one of the closest matches TCW has hosted in some months. Lover and Rockwell go back and forth, hitting so much, having to reign themselves in – Rockwell to control his escalating temper, Lover to minimise risk from his fastest offence.

That... is the problem, in the end; he has to push it a little further, going for the Champagne Sunrise. Rockwell dodges the impact by a microsecond, as close as it gets, and meets his jaw on the way past with a gloved fist. Lover is dazed and Rockwell delivers a series of knee strikes to the head before covering for the pin.
Chris Rockwell defeated Champagne Lover
Rating: B

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Acid Dragon w/ Laura Huggins
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Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily
Good strong stuff here, with Acid Dragon setting a blistering pace and forcing the more grounded, technical duo to step into their turf to compete. Laura Huggins seems more... driven... than usual outside her pairing with Sean Deeley, exhorting them to greater and greater efforts, and Acid in particular seems to thrive on it.

VIPER, by contrast, are united but entirely silent, their expressions almost entirely hidden. Miyazaki and Ota do their best to play damage limitation and control, with Ota blocking the Dragon Drop early, then isolate UK Dragon and begin to work him over. In the end, Miyazaki grapevines the Ankle Lock to force Acid's ally to submit.

The crowd are saluting the rest of Team KOBRA as they come out to salute when the broadcast feed cuts away backstage...
Team VIPER defeated Acid Dragon
Rating: B-

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Phil Vibert emerges from a door backstage and starts walking down a corridor, halting after a couple of paces. Mayhem Midden appears in shot, followed by Charlie Thatcher.

“What were you doing in there?” Midden demands angrily, pointing at the closed door. Vibert half-smiles and shrugs.

“I'm a businessman,” he says. “I have a lot of business to conduct here at the moment. Did you want anything?”

“Mostly, this is a warning,” Midden says. “I know you've got some kind of leverage with the Board of Investors. I'm damned if I know what it is, but I know you've got it. Hell, you managed to arrange a match for one of the company's owners at Total Mayhem – that's not just a simple proposal.

“I'm not interested in how you got it. I don't really care what it is.

“But I was hired by that Board to keep this company profitable and promote professional wrestling to that end,” he says, his face twisting slightly in disgust as he dips into the corporatese. “That's my job, and you come right out and say you aim to bleed this place dry.

“I won't stand for you using that leverage any more. I suggest you forget you have it.”

Vibert smirks. “Let me do you a favour, Ken,” he says. “Let me just go about my business, and you don't have to end up with no power around here. Charlie there is good, but he can't stop Generation Omega.

“And really, when you get down to it, he's all you have.”

“Not for long,” Midden says sourly. “You've had your warning now. The gloves are off.”

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British Lions w/ Laura Huggins vs. Natural Talent
The British Lions look confident as they come out, whereas Natural Talent pause on the ramp to look at their opponents. A deep breath, then they turn to each other, touch fists, and head down to the ring with a purpose.

And they give the Lions a surprising amount of trouble; Merle and Walter have come to specialise, these past few months, in never falling for the same trick twice. And they just haven't had a chance to see many of the Talent's tricks yet. Particularly nasty looking is a second-rope assisted powerbomb delivered by Natural #1 to Walter Morgan – had it not been for O'Curle's speed in crossing the ring, there could have been a serious upset.

But after a while, the Talent's armoury begins to look a little barer, and O'Curle is still firing on all cylinders. Natural #1 eventually finds himself brought down and slapped into the Celtic Wreath. And that, ultimately, turns out to be enough; Natural #2 goes to try and break it up with a flying legdrop, but O'Curle actually rolls himself and #1 out of the way while maintaining the hold. #2 crashes and burns.
British Lions defeated Natural Talent
Rating: B

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Back from commercial, and Rocky Golden is backstage with Stephanie Wade again. They seem a little... friendlier than before, but there's still some distance.

“...not saying stop having fun, big guy. Fun's what we're in this sport for, right? But you need to... I don't know how to say it. You had a six-man last week, with the Rising Stars. They stopped Andrews breaking the pin, but they didn't bother blocking you. And you didn't make the save anyway, did you?

“It's about killer instinct, big guy. And my man has to have it.”

U + Ur Hand begins to play, and she grins. “That's me. Look – I can't tell you what it is. But I can try and show you. That idiot on the other end of this match is going to get exactly what I'm talking about. Find a monitor and see what I mean...”

She turns around and heads off.

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Amber Allen vs. Stephanie Wade
AA tries to make this a technical showcase, but Wade's having none of it. She concentrates on her strong suit, a striking game, and punishes Allen with a series of brutal kicks and forearms, smiling throughout.

Amber gets a double-leg takedown and goes for a figure four; Wade boots her off, kips up, and as Amber ricochets off the rope she finds Wade's patented superkick waiting. The pinfall is academic, the performances better than the lukewarm crowd might indicate.
Stephanie Wade defeated Amber Allen
Rating: C-

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Bobby Thomas vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
The Bombshell gets almost as big a pop as Sam as she emerges, but she still looks wary – and she's not the only one; Sam Keith keeps glancing her way during the match.

Bobby Thomas is more than willing to take advantage of that, and the end result is a good solid back-and-forth that runs and runs, showing just what the Express man is capable of.

In the end, however, Keith is able to find the counters he needs, and a Proton Lock wraps up the match.
Sam Keith defeated Bobby Thomas
Rating: B+

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Backstage in the interview area, Eric Tyler paces, clearly more than a little pissed off, before turning to face the camera.

“Sean Deeley came to me when I needed a new man,” he says. “He showed me respect. He understood, it looked like, what it means to be a professional wrestler. What this life leads to.

“That's why you have respect. Hell, why do I even have to say this? You have a Code, and you have Respect, and those two things keep the life possible. They let you coexist, train, live, thrive. They help you win. It's about discipline. This should be frickin' obvious.

“But most people don't get it. Sean seemed to.

“The thing with Freddy's sister was unprofessional. I didn't like that. It showed disrespect to Freddy, not only his fellow professional but one of his fellow students. Someone he ran with. Someone who it was unwise to break with. But! They were both young, and though it hurt the School, I felt Sean at least had shown respect. A single violation of the Code, and that's enough that I had to cut him loose. But not enough for me to make an example of him.

“But that's slowly changed, hasn't it? Sean, you've shown you have no real respect for the business, for your elders, for your mentors, for the School that gave you an opportunity here.

“I guess it's time you started.”

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Once again the youth movement of TCW pays massive dividends. The Rising Stars and Generation Omega effectively go to war here, delivering a PPV-quality showdown that will join TCW's growing list of brilliant 2009 matches.

The two egotists go up against the Stars but show, if anything, a better understanding of how to work together than Aaron and Joey are currently capable of.

And then it gets messy; Andrews hoists DuBois onto his shoulders, turning to the corner, and Minnesota climbs the top rope. He pauses for a moment, savouring the crowd's reaction, and sails off – but DuBois twists clear, and Minnesota wipes out Eugene Williams instead.

DuBois DDTs Andrews, pauses, and then rolls out of the ring.

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Which turns out to be a good thing, as Edd Stone and Gorgon simultaneously slide under the bottom rope. Gorgon scoops Andrews up and Edd measures for the Edd-Renaline Shot, before realising Minnesota's back on his feet. He pauses, then shrugs and shifts, hitting the Party's Over on Andrews while Gorgon and Minnesota trade blows.

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Kate Dangerous hits the ring a second later, jumping Gorgon from behind. The bigger woman shrugs off her blows, however, whips her to the turnbuckle, and splashes her before dragging her between the ropes. Standing on the apron, she locks one hand around Dangerous' throat -

And she delivers the Hydra Bomb from the apron to the floor.

Minnesota bundles Edd Stone over the top rope, turns around, and gets a Marc of Excellence. He kicks out, nonetheless, just barely, while Duane Fry speculates aloud on whether Aaron Andrews would have broken up the pin if he could.

The Stars are on the back foot now, but as Silver points out, there's less than a minute to go before they've achieved a time limit draw.

And then Generation Omega turn up the pace. Even as Williams recovers, it's impossible to say who the legal men are. The whole thing is a chaotic mess of action, and while Marc DuBois gets the Model Solution onto Aaron Andrews, the crowd pop thunderously as he fights his way back onto his feet and hits the Game Breaker to break the hold.

His problem comes a second later; Wolf Hawkins breaks his grapple with Minnesota, throwing him bodily back into the corner, spins, and blasts Andrews full in the face with the Full Moon Rising.

There's thirty seconds on the clock remaining when Eugene Williams counts three.
Marc DuBois & Wolf Hawkins defeated the Rising Stars
Rating: A*

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“Rick,” Cornell's voice sounds, and we see him catching up with Rick Law as Law settles in with a pizza to watch the main event. The Total Lawman turns his head toward him, lazily, and raises an eyebrow.

Cornell stops, and pauses. “...Yeah. Mind if I sit down?”

Law gestures easily to a chair, and the company owner sits. “I think I've been going about this all wrong,” he begins. “I know what I need, hell, everyone does. But... skipping actually saying it is coming off kinda arrogant, isn't it?

“I... Actually, screw it. I've been arrogant enough to know my problem right now is I don't care about that.

“But other people do.”

Law says nothing, and Cornell looks at him. “I need to beat Wolf, Rick. I need to prove him and Vibert are full of ****. This Generation Omega stuff could seriously hurt the company, and neither of us want that.

“And... I know you can help. And I know you're willing to – you help everyone.”

Law remains silent.

“So... how about it?”

“You don't need to beat Wolf.”

“What?”

“You don't need to beat Wolf. You want to.” Law shakes his head. “You're right, is the hell of it. Generation Omega are a threat to most of the good wrestlers here. The kind of crap Frankie pulled with the belt is a good example; he injured people with that. Didn't just beat them, injured them.

“But he's not the only one who's been doing that recently. And it's not just Generation Omega who want to shut down competition, who want to crush people, squeeze the life out of TCW. The School of Tradition's been doing it for a while. Jeremy Stone – who you brought in – did some real damage to Sean Deeley, and he damn well knew he was doing it.

“And then, this week, him and his brother – two of your Syndicate – threatened a woman who doesn't even compete, just to get what they wanted.”

Law turns back to the screen. “You haven't done a damn thing about that. And that being the case, as much as you're right, and as much as your name is the one that signed my contract... I'm not going to help you. Not yet – maybe not ever. If you want my help, you'll take a look at the culture around here, and you'll remember that your name carries a lot of responsibility for it.”

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“Well,” Duane Fry begins this match, “Whether you like technical excellence, hard-hitting Southern-style, or some of the most innovative aerial offence I've ever seen, this one has you covered. This is going to be a barnstormer!”

And he's not wrong. Bloodstone paces back and forth at the start, with Edd Stone being offered as an opening opponent. RDJ has to talk to his partner for some time to rein him in, starting in his place.

Edd and Ricky play a less... intense game, this match, with RDJ taking his time and Edd gamely trying one stunt after another designed to unsettle him, rattle him, create an opening.

Edd's responsible, therefore, for an increasing pace as the early minutes rattle by; at one point, he blocks RDJ's suplex attempt by dropping into the splits, bounces straight back up to a standing position and simultaneously delivers a European uppercut with collossal momentum, then bounces toward the opposition corner, foot raising; it's a manoeuvre we've seen from Edd countless times, taking out his opponent's ally, but this time he skids to a halt, foot halfway to an Edd-Renaline Shot, frozen by the look on Johnny's face.

That gives RDJ the chance to take over, which he does for a while, unfortunately making the mistake of forgetting that YOU CAN'T POWERBOMB EDD STONE! Edd looks at him for a second, presumably weighing the pros and cons of a pin attempt, then backflips away, tagging his brother in.

Jeremy takes three paces toward RDJ before Johnny Bloodstone steamrollers into him. The impact sends Jeremy crashing backward into his brother, who tumbles to the ground.

On reflex, not really thinking about it, Edd bounces up, off the guardrail, and back into the ring, grabbing Bloodstone, getting halfway across the ring for a bulldog -

Bloodstone shoves him off. Edd goes flying into Ray Johnson. Jeremy low blows Bloodstone from behind. RDJ boots Jeremy in the face. Edd jumps on RDJ's back. Bloodstone attempts to break Jeremy's arm and Edd leaps off RDJ, using his position to springboard over him for a high elbow drop.

By this stage, all four men's tempers and emotions are up. RDJ bundles Edd to the outside, and another charge by Bloodstone sees Jeremy and Johnny join him. As RDJ tries for a Leaping Lariat to the outside, only to be met by an Edd-Renaline Shot as he comes down, things get frantic.

After eighteen minutes since the match began, Ray Johnson is forced to call a double count out, with no one at all interested in returning the fight to the ring.
Johnny Bloodstone & Ricky Dale Johnson went to a double count out with the Stone Brothers
Rating: A*

Show Rating: A

[Blake Trask]

My word.

Now that is awesome. :D


I really liked the bit with Law and Cornell as it happens. As I said before, I'm enjoying that angle a whole lot and that really spoke a lot about why Cornell is having such a hell of finding anyone.

Also... woohoo! Clean sweep! Awesome show either way.

[Bigpapa42]

Another two A* matches! Nice. Nice match recap for both of them, too. But like Blake, I really enjoyed the Cornell-Law interaction. Another top notch show, PS.

[Phantom Stranger]

90% of your show rating was A*.

You got an A for the show.

WHAT THE HECK MORE DO YOU NEED FOR AN A* SHOW?

Honestly?

I've been lucky with ratings a lot of the time - browse through the show results and you'll see quite a few shows where the overall beat the main, sometimes (particularly with Badge of Honor) beat any match on the card via angle.

I'm used to the main show pulling As and A*s in most angles between overness and skill, but it doesn't always work like that. Eric's promo graded out a little weak, and Rocky/Wade is always a little iffy - we're trying to get Steph over and she's talking, so her end isn't carried on the grade quite yet.

Between that and the C- match, I dipped the threshold. Checking in numbers for a second, the show pulled a 95, and I believe that for shows though not for matches, 96 is an A*. So we had a slight dip due to lower angles and a weak womens' outing.

I really can't complain.

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Thanks to those of you who've singled out Law/Cornell. That one just felt right as I was typing it out, and hopefully puts a bit more into Cornell as a character...

Cornell's frustrating to write at times, because he seems to resist a personality other than "great heel who owns the company" which isn't, actually, enough on its own. But these past few pleas, I've loved writing, because you see Cornell's character appear through the ways people react to him...

And hey - next week, if he manages to get a partner, you'll find out who it'll be! Any guesses?

[Phantom Stranger]

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Wednesday 17th April 2009
One of the real benefits to using CZCW as our primary development territory is that a fair number of our current younger competitors have roots there, and drop by from time to time; this not only gives the gang working there a little more big-league insight, but it means that every once in a while Cliff Anderson can tell me something interesting about the current roster.

In this case, I've just had a phone call about James Prudence – Jimmy P, as we currently market him, of the Fly Boys. James has a good, strong record with CZCW, including multiple titles, and quite often stops by the training facilities to catch up with his friends who're still there – and to visit Rita, his girlfriend, who they currently have paired with Frankie Dee, a young Canadian with a slick kung fu gimmick.

In this case, Cliff was talking to me about James' use of the tape library; last time he was down there he spent the morning in the gym and the afternoon in the tape room with Mikey James watching Burning Hammer – the inaugural Best of the Super Juniors tournament, to be specific. He's working with Bairei Yasujiro on incorporating a couple of the more technically-tricky moves into his repertoire.

Cliff suggested a Fly Boys/Team KOBRA thing. It's interesting... I'll have to think on it. I do reget the fact they don't get much of a push.

Sunday 21st April 2009
So I should probably, at this point, talk about RDJ and his booking of the womens' division, particularly after a hectic week where it started to spill into the mens.

Overall, I like that; there was some concern last week over whether Rick would be willing to take the Hydra Bomb from a woman, but he was a stand-up guy about it – and at this point, Gorgon's finish is pretty well established as something to be feared.

The womens division started out with, pretty much, no real characters and no real fan support; he's had to build both, and what we've had during that build has been fairly generic. Now, with the prospect of Dangerous/Gorgon unspoken on the horizon, it looks like we should finally rack up some forward momentum.

I'm working closer with Ricky's booking than I'd expected, due to the crossover with some of the mens storylines, but so far it hasn't been a problem, and the result is that Ricky is Jennifer Cornell's golden boy now. It's no secret among the booking committee that the womens division is entirely Jennifer's baby, though Tommy is fielding most of the complaints and comments from the men.

The other womens' division news is that I've lost my bet; I didn't see any chance of, five months in, none of the men having got something going. So I owe Eric Tyler twenty bucks and a long talk about the Code, which will be especially fun as we both remember him making the Code up out of whole cloth in 1999 for a DaVE promo against the man who would be Acid.

[James Casey]

Thanks to those of you who've singled out Law/Cornell. That one just felt right as I was typing it out, and hopefully puts a bit more into Cornell as a character...


It was a top-notch promo, PS. I like the way this is evolving for Tommy - to have been so entitled for so long, and now to be brough crashing down to earth and remember that with that entitlement comes responsibilities... It's fairy tale territory, in a way. The arrogant prince and his troubled people.

What we need is a WWE-style promo at a renaissance fair with GenO as the black knights and Tommy leading the white knights into battle. Just look at the new Assassin's Creed trailer and go nuts :p

And hey, at some point, we're going to have Tommy and RDJ teaming, right?

Loving the diary as ever, sorry I don't comment as much just between TFU2 and COD:BlOps my diary-reading's taken a back seat lately.

[Phantom Stranger]

It was a top-notch promo, PS. I like the way this is evolving for Tommy - to have been so entitled for so long, and now to be brough crashing down to earth and remember that with that entitlement comes responsibilities... It's fairy tale territory, in a way. The arrogant prince and his troubled people.

What we need is a WWE-style promo at a renaissance fair with GenO as the black knights and Tommy leading the white knights into battle. Just look at the new Assassin's Creed trailer and go nuts :p

And hey, at some point, we're going to have Tommy and RDJ teaming, right?

Loving the diary as ever, sorry I don't comment as much just between TFU2 and COD:BlOps my diary-reading's taken a back seat lately.

I've been thinking for some time about bringing some more sports-entertainmentish stuff in, while not quite going overboard.

And it's cool - I know I comment less than I should. But hey - Eidenhoek, if you want to read a diary that deserves better ratings from its booking, check out JC's SWF.

If you want to see Horatio Dangerous booking Tom Gilmore, check out Philly Power Pro Wrestling: Dangerous Dreams (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35817).

[1PWfan]

The Tommy Cornell thing kinda reminds me of the Ultramantis Black/BDK situation from earlier this year- Tommy wants to put something together to stop them but nobody trusts him because he's been such a swine. I'm not a fan of Generation Omega as a rule (the NYCW booker in me is more than slightly outraged at the young punks thinking they're better than the veterans, and I just don't like Marc DuBois or Wolf Hawkins), but the storyline's working pretty well. I'm just looking forward to see what kind of face group comes together to stop them- you're one of the few guys out there who can book face stables as something other than whipping boys for the heels.

[Phantom Stranger]

I'm just looking forward to see what kind of face group comes together to stop them- you're one of the few guys out there who can book face stables as something other than whipping boys for the heels.

I'm looking forward to seeing who's going to be in it myself, because the question's been on my mind. Obviously, you don't want to frame the old guys as faces, the young guys you're trying to build as heels, exclusively, as sooner or later your money depends on the younger guys* - so whatever group it is is going to have to be a mix of ages, so it becomes a representation of wrestling vs. arrogance rather than old vs. young. I've got 2-3 names in mind at the moment but the overall structure could well shift quite easily.

Thanks for the compliment, though - I like faction warfare, I guess, what can I say?

* - NYCW excepted, obviously.

[Phantom Stranger]

A quick note, as another re-render has been grandfathered in to the diary, this one being Autumn Gleeson as rendered by LoNdOn:

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[Phantom Stranger]

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After the events of last Tuesday Sammy Bach did not receive his #1 Contendership opportunity; he is, however, in action again on Total Wrestling and he'll be looking to prove that he'd deserved it. His opponent this time is John Anderson, former International Champion and one tough chookie. Will Bach stake a claim for a later title opportunity, or can Anderson pull off a victory and put his own name in that space?

Eddie Peak has been looking to get his hands on Remo Richardson, but there hasn't been an opportunity yet as Remo is more interested in Sam Keith. Instead, this Tuesday he'll be taking on JD Morgan of the Global Tradition. Can Morgan survive the Bloody-Handed God and squeak a win in this war of former DaVE talent?

Quite an interesting tag team match is set to follow; Davis Wayne Newton and Frankie Perez face the alliance of Ricky Dale Johnson and Danny Fonzarelli. Perez has faced off with RDJ on many occasions; can he pick up his first victory of that series here, in tag competition?

Six-man action is set to follow that, as Troy Tornado teams with Koshiro Ino and Texas Pete against the School of Tradition trio that is Eric Tyler, Acid and Joel Bryant. It's veteran savvy against young bravery as Tornado, Pete and Tyler focus on their upcoming Total Mayhem matches.

Marc Speed has done excellently since being unveiled as the third Machine, with a series of wins and submission demonstrations. But the question has just become: can he possibly win out this time? Speed faces the power of Generation Omega's biggest man, Remo Richardson.

All three Machines are due in action on Tuesday; Brent Hill's opponent is the ever-dangerous Champagne Lover. Recently, John Anderson fought Lover to a standstill and defeated him in one of TCW's most memorable matches; Hill will be looking to do the same.

In the main event, the World Heavyweight Champion has requested a warm-up match for Total Mayhem. His chosen opponent, like Jeremy Stone, is a master of the mat game with an understanding of a great many little-known holds and techniques. Merle O'Curle of the British Lions will be looking to pull of a major upset and enter his name into contention.


Prediction Key:
John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

[Regis]

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach
Go Machines!

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Didnt happen in DAVE, won't happen here.

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Danny Jobberelli spoils everything.

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily
They're just a much higher level of talent.

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not Marc Speed!

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover
Go Machines!

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
Champ does not just lose.

[Zergon]

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach
Anderson have been slighly lost and he is still tag guy so I give this one to Bach

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Squash

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
Fonzarelli looks like the weak link here but I´m not convinced that DWN is yet over enough to go over RDJ

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily
Too much star power on good guys side for this to go any other way

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
Uhmm... nope, Speed got a decent push but this is too much too soon.

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover
Hill is still higher on ladders at least in my books

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
Bloodstone isn´t losing to a tag guy

[Beeker]

As everyone has stated that Cornell/Law interaction just rung true. I think the best part of Cornell's Quest has been the different reasons for being denied, all of them valid, meaning the smug, smarmy b@$tard which is Cornell is going to have to eat a huge helping of humble pie or do something nearly as embarrassing and bring in (another) hired gun to be his tag team partner. (Is Nemesis up for a payday?)

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach
- The Machines seem to be treading water a bit and since calling Anderson a tough cookie I have to go with Bach. Just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
- This isn't early DaVE, and certainly not late DaVE, and definitely not Monkeypox's DaVE. No this it TCW and Peak shall topple Morgan. (Incidentally, Morgan would have only had the major advantage in early DaVE.)

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli
- I think Perez gets his win only... it's Newton pinning Fonz while RDJ nearly beheads Perez with a Leapin' Lariat (I think that's RDJ's finisher.) :D

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily
- I like Tyler, I dig Acid but think the other three bring more... ha ha... nope... guess what... Pete loses here just so I can see what happens when Ino attempts a bokken strike on him.

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
- Run away Speedmachine. Run, run away.

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover
- CL... losing his way towards glory.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)
- Merle, you might want to think about cashing that cheque early and heading back to RoF rather than deal with Bloodstone in his current mental state.

One final thing PS...
The other womens' division news is that I've lost my bet; I didn't see any chance of, five months in, none of the men having got something going.
This really doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand it. The wording confuses me. How did Eric win $20 from Horatio?

[Bigpapa42]

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

[Phantom Stranger]

One final thing PS...

This really doesn't make sense to me. I don't understand it. The wording confuses me. How did Eric win $20 from Horatio?

Essentially, Horatio's money was on relationships starting to spring up between the women wrestlers and the male competitors in a certain length of time. They haven't.

[Beeker]

Essentially, Horatio's money was on relationships starting to spring up between the women wrestlers and the male competitors in a certain length of time. They haven't.

Ah, see, now it makes sense. The 'got something going' was ambiguous. I thought Eric won because a feud developed out of tensions between two female competitors. Say, how Eric booted Deeley due to Laura becoming more important than the School of Tradition. Or two men coming to feud because they both were chasing the same skirt.

Thanks for clearing that up.

[Phantom Stranger]

Yeah, phrasings can be odd that way...

For those who've missed it, if any, predictions are up on the previous page, by the way.

[Blake Trask]

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

He establishes himself even more as a legit contender here.

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Haha... hahaha... ha.

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

RDJ is sniffing around the title hunt right about now, I don't see him losing, even alongside Fonzie, to the guys that eat more losses than any other part of Gen Omega.

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Old man Tyler might be a speed bump in singles, but there's way too much quality on the other team for him to carry the School here.

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Speed looks strong in defeat, I can't see a win.

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

Hard to pick... against a lesser opponent, I'd be choosing the Lover to start winning round about now, but Hill is a tall order...

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

Not a chance, Merle.

[Tigerkinney]

Prediction Key:
John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

Bach just seems more relevant these days and was going to be part of an aborted contenders match to challenge for the world title- though you didn't pull the trigger on that, that tells me you think Bach is ready to step up to that next level.

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

I loved Beeker's assessment on this match, how if only this was DaVE back in the late nineties that this would have any possibility of going the other way.

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

DWN and Perez are at this moment in time the weakest members of Generation OMEGA, so Fonzarelli stays mildly relevant by riding RDJ's coat tails to victory.

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Too much star quality on the face side for them to job to Old Man Tyler (Blake Trask- got in their first and nicked my line :p) and his band of glorified jobbers.

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Speed isn't going to go over Remo yet, not for a long time.

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

At least one of the Machines will get a win, to ensure that the night is a total disaster for them.

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

O'Curle will provide a tought test but one that Bloodstone will come through.

[pauls07]

John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach

Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins

Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Ricky Dale Johnson & Danny Fonzarelli

Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins vs. Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily

Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert

Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover

Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins (non-title)

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Wrestling

Tuesday Week 4 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 16.43)
Rebroadcast on Continental Sports X1 (Rating 0.03)

Held at the Kettley Arena (Mid South)

Attendance: 20,798

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Horatio Dangerous – Shawn Doakes

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John Anderson vs. Sammy Bach
Anderson has a remarkable repertoire of skills; one of the things that got him labeled as a Machine in the first place is the fact that, like his partner, he can go with anyone in their chosen style to at least some degree, then switch to another and step things up where they have a weakness. Bach, by contrast, is easily the faster of the two, easily the less stable – which can count for a lot, in wrestling – and certainly he has a lot more flexibility when it comes to putting together airborne offence.

That pretty much sets the stage for this match's dynamic. Bach unleashes right from the start – unusual for a wrestler who's often refused to really engage with a match until his opponent inflicts enough pain to make him – and Anderson does his best to go with him. As Bach begins to outstrip him, Anderson abruptly shifts his stance, hooks a leg, and pivots, driving them both down to the mat. He promptly applies an Achilles lock that sends Bach scrambling for the ropes, where Anderson meets him with a biel toss – though Bach does manage to land on his feet from that, dancing back with a spinning kick.

It's a close-fought thing thereafter. Azaria plays up Bach's periods of inspired dominance, reminding the viewers at home of the fact Bach was picked as one of Bloodstone's preferred potential challengers for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Bach starts to pick up speed, but Anderson shifts his game again, turning a cross body into a T-Bone suplex. A grounded headlock follows, slowly raising Bach to his feet – shift of grip – butterfly suplex, floats over for two, Bach kicks out, Anderson follows the kickout into an armbar.

Bach reaches the ropes and backflips out of the armbar. He comes in again but takes a boot to the gut, and from there Anderson can hit the Ammo Dump without trouble. The pin swiftly follows.
John Anderson defeated Sammy Bach
Rating: A

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The Rising Stars, dressed in street clothes and with their bags in hand, exit their dressing room into the corridor. “Where's next?” Aaron asks Joey, who's leading.

“Buffalo, I think,” Minnesota says. “Check the schedule at – hey, what's this?”

He looks down at a sheet of paper lying on the floor, reading the letters printed on it aloud. “Look Up?”

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As he does so, Edd Stone drops from the ceiling, catching his head and driving it down in a picture-perfect Party's Over. Seated after the attack, he looks down at his handiwork with a satisfied grin, then blinks. “Crap,” he says. “I got the wrong one.”

“That you did,” Andrews offers with a frown. Edd rolls backward to his feet as Andrews lunges forward, dropping his sports bag. Andrews hammers him with a couple of punches; Edd ducks a third swing, superkicks the standing lamp, plunging the corridor into darkness, and makes good a noisy escape.

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Eddie Peak vs. JD Morgan w/ Laura Huggins
Peak controls this one easily, most of the time. Morgan pulls out one or two interesting holds to slow him down and even, once, gets the big guy off his feet with an interesting takedown off a hammerlock.

But he still has some issues, owing purely to the sheer power of Peak – who tosses him around like a ragdoll toward the end before kneeling on his back, hooking his arms around his throat and leaning back for the straightjacket choke. Before Morgan can submit, however, he scoops him back up into the air to hit the Peak of Perfection for the pinfall.
Eddie Peak defeated JD Morgan
Rating: B+

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Jason Azaria says that TCW have been asked to air a piece of video footage received over the weekend, and that he's curious to see what it is. With that, it begins to play.

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The Bombshell sits in an easy chair, somewhere that is obviously not within the arena – a comfortable place, probably her living room. A Rotorblade poster is almost, but not quite, entirely out of shot. She's not looking at the camera – doesn't seem able to bring herself to. Draped over her lap is a... something... in white fabric. She twines part of it between her fingers.

“I left wrestling, the first time, years ago,” she begins softly. “And I never thought I'd return to it, no matter what. It... was something I had done, and while I'd enjoyed myself, after I missed my parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary to make a date in Tulsa, it kind of sank in.

“The reality of this business is that it doesn't stop.” The fabric is further scrunched up. “You are on this road, in front of the fans, constantly. And I... I couldn't take it. I didn't have the dedication. And I didn't have the dedication because wrestling wasn't my life.” She swallows, looking further away.

“That changed, before I came back. That changed because...

“Because I met Johnny. I liked him, but...

“I was scared to let it go any further. I knew what his life would be like. I knew what I was letting myself in for.

“But we clicked. You can't stop that, not once it's happened. And I had something that... gave me the dedication. Gave me the drive.

“And I... I could let myself love wrestling now, you know? I got into it. Saw it. Wrestling's my life, just as much as Johnny. Maybe – sorry, babe, but – maybe more.

“I was scared to fall for Johnny. I was scared... And I was scared last Tuesday.” She holds the fabric up now, clutching it to her, twining it around her arms. We can just about recognise what it is now; the white hoodie, or one of them, that Bloodstone wears as he walks to the ring.

“But I wasn't scared for me. Isn't that strange?” She looks, now, directly into camera.

“Johnny's worked so hard to bottle all that up. To be a better person. To find his centre. And I'm scared... I'm scared that the last year and a half we've had is going to fall apart. That we're going to have to start again.

“And I'm scared that they're both going to end up in the hospital.”

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Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli
Both teams here seem more than a little fired up as they come out, highly motivated. Perez evidently still hasn't received the new design of All-Action title belt, given it's still not around his waist, and that clearly annoys him.

At the same time... It's Generation Omega, and it's two men who to varying levels could legitimately claim to be being ignored. And there's a tension in the air as a result – and that comes out from the sound of the bell onward. RDJ, in particular, is in blistering form, throwing hands, suplexing Perez, booting Newton as he tries to make saves. Even Fonzarelli is clearly doing his level best to put some hurting on his opponents but – as ever – he's the weaker link in his alliance. While Newton takes a heavy toll from a barrage of punches, when Fonzarelli pauses for breath the Gen Omega man is able to twist clear, ramming Fonzie into the corner. A chop, a shoulder thrust to the gut, and then Newton literally runs up his chest, backflipping off. As Fonzie comes forward on momentum, Newton lands and leans into him with a clothesline before tagging out to Perez.

Perez goes straight for the P-Clutch; Newton tears across the ring, dropkicking RDJ. RDJ hangs on, but is slowed by it enough that he doesn't reach the hold in time to save Fonzie from tapping out.
Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez defeated RDJ & Danny Fonzarelli
Rating: B+

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“I still don't get your problem, Bruce,” Tornado begins, pacing backstage in the interview area. “You seemed like you were making out this was about the band, but you've ****ed with everyone in it – and sure, only Randall was there when you were, but you know what? Dean and Marv and Randall's boys, hand-picked and trained to live up to his career.

“A good career, too. That boy won a lot of titles in his day. Hell of a bass man, too – but that's the band.

“And I've been thinking about this, Bruce... and this isn't about the band, I don't think. Not Painful Procedure the way it is, anyway.

“And that leaves two options. Two things your problem might be. And I can understand both of them – but I don't get your problem, because I don't get which it is.

“I figure either you have a problem with me having taken your place and then gone on to win a title you never managed – which I can understand, and maybe your problem is me doing it and maybe you're just looking to make your name mean more than mine, like Remo would.

“That's one option. Or you just can't handle the fact time's moved on; maybe your problem with me is that Painful Procedure isn't exactly how you left it. Maybe your problem with me is just that I'm where you were, that Billy Jack's found a sweet senorita in Puerto Rico and doesn't feel like budging, that Ronnie turned ******* and got himself run outta town by the Syndicate, and that Floyd's in the worst place possible for a manager to be.

“But time marches on, man. You have to live with it, have to handle it.

“Those, I figure, are where your problem with me comes from. And, you know, whatever. But I don't have to know what the problem is, because I solve 'em both the same way; I beat you bad enough you leave me alone, and I go back to rocking and wrestling, and living the good life all... night... long.

“So get ready. I'm ending this. I want this to be the final track on our collaboration. It's got to be a hit, so I've chosen an old classic to cover. We call it Last Man Standing.

“It doesn't end until one of us can't get up. It doesn't end until you can't get up. And Bruce... it's been a while since you were a regular in the studio, so just be warned. I'm going to make this a very... Painful... Procedure.”

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Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant w/ Laura Huggins
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Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado w/ Baroness Emily
It's not on the level of some of the contests taking place at the moment; nonetheless, it's a pretty slick outing, with the School of Tradition bringing dirty tricks and old-fashioned mat wrestling seasoned with Acid, where their opponents primarily hit hard and fast and rely on that to see them through.

Pete keeps his own pace high as possible, charging across the ring for impactful moves, playing a variation on the traditional high-flyer's hit-and-run strategy. Acid seems to delight in this, with both men periodically busting out a counter as the other rushes in. Tornado seems to pair himself off deliberately with Eric Tyler, the pair of them providing more of a technical edge to proceedings.

And it's Troy who will get the pinfall, but he gets it after another charging boot from Pete wipes out Acid before Pete, sensing assault from the School, tags out before whirling around to deal with it. A stiff punch stops Bryant and Ino appears out of nowhere to hit the Kobra's Bite on Tyler; meanwhile, Tornado soars through the air, getting the Star Maker on Acid to secure the pin.
Koshiro Ino, Texas Pete & Troy Tornado defeated Acid, Eric Tyler & Joel Bryant
Rating: B

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Marc Speed vs. Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert
Remo and Speed circle first, cautiously, then Remo steps forward, throws a punch -

Speedball ducks under it, traps the arm, hooks the leg, and jerks, and just like that, Richardson finds himself on the mat after a Russian leg sweep. Speed promptly rolls back to his knees, keeping the arm trapped, and proceeds to apply an armbar, then a twist, before he steps over the arm with one leg and uses that for leverage.

It's a smooth, practiced, obviously polished sequence of moves and an effective one, with Remo obviously in a certain amount of pain. Unfortunately, by stepping over him to increase the torque, Speed also puts himself in Remo's reach, and the big man grips him with his free hand before tossing him forward and to the mat, breaking the hold.

Richardson is on him in seconds with a flurry of punches; Speed abruptly scissors his opponent with the legs, rolls him over, and delivers a series himself – ending when Remo throws a punch hard enough to knock Speed sprawling.

Remo rises, wary, and for the rest of the match he refrains from using that explosive speed, refusing to charge back into a trap. He still has all his power on display, however, and while Speed continues to impress with counters – and at one point with a backdrop driver as a counter to a bearhug – Remo gets control, maintains it, and picks his moment to deliver the Destroyer and guarantee a win.
Remo Richardson defeated Marc Speed
Rating: B+

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Wolf Hawkins and Marc DuBois walk down to the ring. Although, in DuBois' case, the word 'swagger' might be more appropriate. You could probably power the entire state off the intensity of that smirk. Hawkins has the Ticket to the Top briefcase in hand, and seems to be letting that speak for his own arrogance.

Both men collect microphones before they enter the ring.

“Tommy,” Wolf begins. “Tommy, Tommy, Tommy...

“You still haven't found anyone. And it's so obvious, Tommy, you're not going to.

“Now this is personal for me, and I'm not finished with you... But I'll admit, seeing you take a no-show loss, seeing you back down... That would help. And,” he flourishes the briefcase, “I've got other stuff I could be doing for the night. I'm expecting a really gruelling championship match...”

A smirk. “Come on, Tommy. You had your time at the top. You always said one day you'd step aside and I'd take over... I just didn't need to wait.

“Your day's done, old man. It could be worse; I hear the School of Tradition's been recruiting since Deeley left.”

DuBois raises the microphone to his mouth and grins. “Now, honestly, this is personal for Wolf. It ain't for me – I'm happy to take the night off, or school someone who doesn't really matter.” A snort of laughter. “Which I'm gonna be doing if you show for the match, come to think of it. But I'm happy to see you bow down. It's not going to change anything.

“Remo is here to make a name. Wolf's here for what he was promised. Frankie, Davis... they've got their own reasons to fight.

“I'm here to have fun, pure and simple. Beating you down isn't just fun – it's hilarious. But Wolf called dibs. I'll honor that. There's plenty of other people to screw with.”

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Brent Hill vs. Champagne Lover
Just a couple of weeks ago, as the month began, Lover took on the other established Machine in one of the best matches the company's had to date. While he pushed Anderson as far as he could, however, ultimately he lost out, with the Ammo Dump ending his hopes for a major victory.

This time, he appears a lot more determined. Hill is every bit the equal of his partner in skill, however, which makes for a close-run thing. Brent finds himself desperately needing to slow the pace, the luchador pushing him as fast as he can, hounding him, harrying him.

At one point, however, a charge is caught, with Brent hooking his arms around him and hurling himself backward, Lover's gambit turned into a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. It's enough to shift the momentum in a heartbeat, with Hill going straight for the Complete Package. Lover turns out to be too close to the ropes, a legacy of the huge throw, and Eugene Williams forces the hold to be broken. As Brent reacts, Lover rallies slowly, pulling himself up the ropes. Hill comes in and Lover blocks him with a boot, turns to the ropes, onto the second rope – backflip inverted DDT!

He tries for a Complete Package of his own after a burst of playing to the crowd, but he finds that Hill has a good counter to it. The Machine twists his way clear and, as Lover rises, a boot in the gut is followed by a swift stump piledriver.

Hill goes to the top rope, calling for the King of the Hill. He takes to the air -

Lover rolls clear on reflex and Hill crashes to the mat. As he picks himself up, Champagne Lover is waiting, and the Champagne Sunrise bits home with a crashing impact. Hill finds himself unable to kick out before the count of three.
Champagne Lover defeated Brent Hill
Rating; A*

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Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Merle O'Curle w/ Laura Huggins
As the bell rings, Bloodstone charges. He meets O'Curle with a Northern Lights suplex before he's properly stopped running.

O'Curle rolls gingerly to his feet and meets Bloodstone's boot coming the other way, as Bloodstone rains down stomps on his head. Desperate, he reaches up, catches Bloodstone's leg, and orchestrates a dragon screw, taking him down for a second. The two men rise and, before Bloodstone can act, O'Curle paintbrushes him across the face with a massive slap.

“IT WASN'T ME!” he yells.

Bloodstone falters for a second, then shrugs and lunges forward again.

It looks, kind of, like he's taken the warning to heart; he's going a little slower, he more often goes for a calculated strategy than an angry one, but there's still heavy elements of fury in what he's doing. O'Curle does his best to weather the storm, manages to fight back a little, but in the end, this was always going to end with the Bloodstone Mutilation.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Merle O'Curle
Rating: B

Show Rating: A

[Blake Trask]

Edd is killing me.

[SWF Fan]

I freaking love Edd Stone

[Phantom Stranger]

Edd is killing me.

I freaking love Edd Stone

He's so much fun to write. I should've put the spotlight on him earlier.

[Hashasheen]

He's so much fun to write. I should've put the spotlight on him earlier.

Edd Stone for TCW World Heavyweight Champion. :cool:

[SWF Fan]

Edd Stone for TCW Champ, it has to be done

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Badge of Honor

Friday Week 4 April 2009

Live on GNN Total Sports (Rating 1.25)

Held at the Moose Jaw Centre (Prairies, Canada)

Attendance: 1,000 (Sold Out!)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Sara Silver – Autumn Gleeson

As the show began, the Canadian fans were treated to the Conquering Kings against the Enforcers; Barry Kingman picked up the win after the Kings hit the Crippler Bomb on Julian Watson. Marlowe was shown throwing up his hands and walking away (Rating: C)
Canadian Elemental then went up against Freddy Huggins, who as ever is the only member of the School of Tradition not to have their manager by his side. Elemental beat him swiftly using a move Azaria identified as the Daredevil Drop. (Rating: B-)
Tommy Cornell was seen approaching the New Wave backstage, asking if either member would be willing to act as his partner at Total Mayhem. The Wave got halfway through refusing, but we never got to hear the reason – Floyd Goldworthy showed up to mock their recent losing streak. As the Wave retorted that he hadn't done any better, American Buffalo hove into view – saying he was willing to take the New Wave on, with a partner, anytime.
Champagne Lover was next in action, handling El Leon easily before putting him away with the Champagne Breakfast submission. (Rating: C)
Lover then took the microphone and challenged Rocky to settle their grudge – by losing at Total Mayhem.
Thunder Snake, the renamed Hell Monkey, took on Generation Omega's Marc DuBois. He gave DuBois a surprisingly tough challenge, prompting Azaria to recall Snake's tough challenge to Tommy Cornell way back at the start of the 'Test The Best of the Rest' series Cornell started late last year, but in the end the Marc of Excellence put him away. (Rating: B-)
Edd Stone and Gorgon then won an intergender match against Suzanne Brazzle and Hidekazu of Team KOBRA, Edd getting the pin on Suzanne Brazzle. (Rating: C)
Team KOBRA as a whole came out, and Brazzle, Thunder Snake and Hidekazu received their bokken shots. Edd remained in the ring, acting like he was part of the team, and stepped forward asking for his turn with the bokken. Shingen Miyazaki got in his face, Gorgon got in Shingen's face, and Kate Dangerous distracted Gorgon long enough for Aaron Andrews to appear, take the bokken, and lay into Edd.
Sam Keith then took on Nathan Priest in a surprisingly fast match. Priest impressed Azaria and Gleeson, but fell victim to the Neutron Plex nonetheless. (Rating: C+)
In the main event, Rick Law paired up with Marc Speed to take on the Easy Riders. Despite the newest Machine getting attacked by Sayeed Ali – who'd also attacked the Machines when they recently faced the Riders – Law's team managed to weather the storm, Law pinning Billy Fonda after a Long Arm of the Law. (Rating: B+)

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

Show Notes -

Not many, as it happens, other than to say Edd pulling a C in an intergender - even with the other three workers not being hugely over - is probably an indicator he's not ready for the top belt yet. Fortunately, he's challenging for the International.

Oh, and a crop from the Dirt Sheet from a dark match, because it boggles me:

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Art and Greg may have the most formidable chemistry setup I've encountered in this game. This time around, they weren't the only ones...

[Phantom Stranger]

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It's the final TV broadcast - and the final TCW show - before Total Mayhem 2009! With so much going on in TCW, you had to expect that Saturday Night Showcase was going to be loaded - and it certainly is. Let's take a look at the matches lined up for tonight's show...

The Elite Express are back in contention this Saturday, taking on the New Wave. Both teams have of late been on losing streaks, and surely, this Saturday, one of those has to end...

Marat Khoklov is back in singles competition too. It appears that Phil Vibert has sold the Board of Investors on letting Khoklov strut his stuff against Hard-Hitting Champion Texas Pete in non-title action... a scant 24 hours before Vibert's client Davis Wayne Newton faces Texas Pete.

Painful Procedure rear their heads, too, as the Young Guns go face to face with the Fly Boys. With both teams capable of so much more than they've been showing recently, this has to represent a chance to get back on track.

Mayhem Midden has arranged a match of his own; apparently the contest pitting Frankie Perez against Sam Keith was made just after he discovered Khoklov/Pete had been signed. Can the All-Action Champion pull off a major upset and soften up his opponent for Remo Richardson, or will Midden be able to get his own back?

Also in non-title action, Johnny Bloodstone goes one on one with the rapidly-rising Champagne Lover. If Bloodstone can survive past Jeremy Stone, will he face a threat from south of the border?

And in the main event, a simply huge match, four men on either side. The Machines, John Anderson and Brent Hill, ally with Art Reed and Greg Keith. Their opponents? The Stone Brothers, plus the team who will face Tommy Cornell at Total Mayhem - Wolf Hawkins and Marc DuBois.

Prediction Key:
Elite Express vs. New Wave

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)

Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

[Dragonmack]

Elite Express vs. New Wave

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)
Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

[Zergon]

Elite Express vs. New Wave
New Wave´s losing streak is a story while I think that Express losing streak is just... well co-incidence so Express takes this one.

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)
non-title and Marat needs to be dominant here, otherwise it would be hard to see as unstoppable monster.

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns
Personal preference as neither team haven´t been doing anything lately.

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Perez is lesser member on team Omega so Keith likely wins this one simply because he would be logical opponent to one or more of the bigger names like Remo or Wolf.

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)
Champ is kept strong here as loss to Lover would hurt him too much.

Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Even though the face side is full of great wrestlers there is too much star power on heels side with three main event guys (or close) and Edd.

[Tigerkinney]

Elite Express vs. New Wave
New Wave´s losing streak is a story while I think that Express losing streak is just... well co-incidence so Express takes this one.

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)
non-title and Marat needs to be dominant here, otherwise it would be hard to see as unstoppable monster.

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns
Personal preference as neither team haven´t been doing anything lately.

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Perez is lesser member on team Omega so Keith likely wins this one simply because he would be logical opponent to one or more of the bigger names like Remo or Wolf.

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)
Champ is kept strong here as loss to Lover would hurt him too much.

Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Even though the face side is full of great wrestlers there is too much star power on heels side with three main event guys (or close) and Edd.

Agree with Zergon's picks and his reasonings, but I can actually give a proper reason in going for the Young Guns in the fact that with their association with Troy Tornado they do seem to have a little more going for them than the Fly Boys who are being managed by Floyd Goldworthy.

[Blake Trask]

Elite Express vs. New Wave

The Wave's streak has been an angle, I don't think it's ending without a build up to it (maybe not even ending... although unsure given there are already fractures in another team). The Express have impressed lately, even if they haven't won a huge number of matches, so I'm sure in them.

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

Via some sort of messy decision that keeps Marat strong.

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns

The Fly Boys' strain of jobberitis is stronger.

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Not yet Frankie. Not yet.

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)

Okay I'll give him Hill, but the champ? No way.

Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

Massive schmoz. Why not?

[pauls07]

Elite Express vs. New Wave

Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete (non-title)

Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. Young Guns

Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell (non-title)

Art Reed & Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase

Saturday Week 4 April 2009

Live on CBA (Rating 14.87)

Held at the Nevada State Armory (South West)

Attendance: 20,266

Announcers:
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Duane Fry – Jasmine Saunders – Alanis Springsteen

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Elite Express vs. New Wave
The Wave come out for this one talking intently, their heads too close together and their voices too low for the microphones to pick any of it up.

They're still talking as the Express emerge, and talking as the Express decide to send Bobby Thomas in first. The talk only stops as the Wave decide on Guide as their opening man.

Guide is not a technical prodigy, but he's fast – probably as fast and effective as Thomas, if not more so. He also has a hell of a left hook and suplexes like a Machine.

You could say things just as admiring about Scout. The two are outstanding competitors, and while other teams can equal them in understanding and the ability to work together, there are probably none who are better.

The New Wave should, in theory, be unbeatable. As it is, their recent outings peg them as anything but. As Fry observes, “Something's gone wrong somewhere, and I'm damned if I can tell you what.”

The Express have no such issues, and no compunction about using the Wave's weakness against them. Nate Johnson gets the win, in the end, after coming off the top for the Precision Driller on Guide.
Elite Express defeated the New Wave
Rating: B

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The big screen comes to life. A video package begins to air. It mingles footage from Sean Deeley's amateur wrestling championship run – some of it news footage – with clips covering his TCW career and a lengthy monologue of Deeley's own as he sits, on the steel steps leading up to TCW's practice ring, and talks, Laura Huggins beside him.

“I know it's stupid,” he begins. “Everyone knows, really, that their heroes are human beings. But I was a kid when I knew I wanted to wrestle. I was a kid, and Jeremy Stone was tearing it up on CBN. Eric Tyler, now, he was doing amazing things to the DeColts on Maple Leaf Sports.

“I knew I wanted to do that. I was eight years old in 1994, and I wanted to be a wrestler.

“I trained hard. I won championships. I proved myself. I proved myself to one of my heroes. Eric Tyler brought me here.

“At least, I thought I proved myself. I thought,” as we briefly see him speaking again, he swallows, “that this was about respect. That's what he preaches. That's what I thought we had.

“And that eight-year-old would have been proud to see me grow up to be respected by Eric Tyler. Because he idolised him. He held him up as a hero. Like I did Jeremy Stone.

“I blame myself, with Eric. I looked up to him because he could wrestle, and wrestle better than anyone he faced. Not because I thought he was a perfect person. That was the mistake with Jeremy.

“Eric... I shouldn't have, but I thought that the respect was real. And when I left the School, he promised me that he'd leave me be if I left him be. I thought we had respect.

“This month, I've learned different. I know it's wrong. I know it's stupid. But I'm not happy about all this. And I guess... I guess it's time to hold my heroes to account. Not for failing me – for failing everyone.”

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Marat Khoklov vs. Texas Pete
The giant squares off with the champion, and Pete half-smiles. He steps back as the bell rings and gestures invitation. Khoklov comes forward, and Pete ducks, catching Khoklov in the side with a boot, before backing off again.

Pete charges abruptly, hitting the Giant again. He starts to back off, but the Russian backhands a little faster than he was ready for, sending him crashing so far back he rebounds off the ropes.

Khoklov tries for a big boot, and Pete has recovered his senses enough to duck it. He stops abruptly, swivels, and stomps on the back of Khoklov's knee. The giant still doesn't go down, and Pete bails again.

Fry and Springsteen fall to discussing Pete's upcoming battle with Newton, mostly with reference to how it seems to have affected Pete's strategy for this match. They begin playing up Pete's sudden shift to fast striking, hit-and-run attacks, as opposed to his usual big guy style.

Meanwhile, Pete himself is having more and more trouble. Every time Pete hits, Khoklov practically shrugs it off; every time Khoklov hits, Pete goes flying. At one point, the Russian manages to punch Pete clear out of the ring with a single shot.

But the champion keeps going, keeps getting back up and doing what he can to weather the storm, doing what he can to beat Khoklov. But the giant is an almost insuperable problem.

Still, he keeps trying, and he kicks out of a couple of Khoklov's big moves. Not the Lariat – the Russian seems to be building toward that – but much of the rest, and then -

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The chair crashes into his ribs. Davis Wayne Newton promptly continues the assault, beating down an already injured champion on the night before the title match...
Texas Pete won by DQ
Rating: B-

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The Fly Boys w/ Floyd Goldworthy vs. the Young Guns
There's no slowdown in this match at any point – it's just speed. Dropkicks run wild, as do every other fast move you'd find in any typical cruiserweight tag match.

In fairness to the four participants, it's a perfectly fine cruiser tag; indeed, there's more of a story to this than there is to most, even if it mostly relies on one-upsmanship and appeals to the crowd. If it has a fault in terms of the audience reaction, that fault is very simple; this is 2009, not 1999.

Jimmy P starts the cavalcade of finishers that finishes the match, and unfortunately for Jimmy he also, in a sense, finishes it; the Surf's Up started, but when he feels recovered enough, he tries for a Prudential Pain Plan on Harry Allen, who fights it off and launches into a Gunslinger's Revenge, as Gumble unleashes the Savate Kick, the combination the Young Guns have recently developed and called the Blitzkrieg Bop. Allen promptly pins Jimmy.
Young Guns defeated the Fly Boys
Rating: C

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Back in the interview area, Jack Bruce and Sammy Bach stalk. Bach's expression is that same strange, detached expression he's maintained in interviews since his 'rock god' persona first developed over a year ago. Jack Bruce, meanwhile, looks uncharacteristically furious.

“It's about damn time you asked,” he begins. “Troy Tornado, when I came to TCW you'd put a mark on your back. You won the World Heavyweight Championship. And you ruined perfection.

“No, this has nothing to do with Painful Procedure.” He pauses, then shakes his head. “Correction. It's got nothing to do with that mockery you turned my band into! Because you did wreck it, Tornado, you ruined perfection... and you were someone I was going to have to have words with anyway, as a result.

“And you put a mark on your back, a mark everyone was aiming for.

“It's not about Allen and Gumble – although I'm going to ****ing deal with them for jumping me recently – and it's got nothing to do with those idiots who got their start stage diving off balconies.

“It's about you, and it's about Randy, and how the pair of you have **** on my legacy here. And it's about what we all want; the championship.

“Someone took that from you before I could, but I'm not worried about that. I'll have it soon enough. And when I have it, I am going to show you exactly what it means to be locked out of what you want. I am going to take great pleasure in ending your pathetic little run at the top, son, because you ask anyone – no band is ever as important as the man they give the microphone and you just don't measure up.”

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Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
The real story of this match is probably how much Perez has improved. Keith finds himself actually having trouble with the Generation Omega man, from time to time, and he has to scramble in places to find a way to turn him back.

Perez is motivated, after all, and as Saunders points out, he really should be – Mayhem Midden is essentially making him wrestle for his last six months' pay all over again. The faster he can earn it, the better, and Sam Keith is a tough man to beat for that winner's bonus.

An Arabian moonsault gets him a close two count; he keeps going, battering the veteran with those brutal, stiff kicks, but there's a problem; Keith catches his leg on one, hooks the other, takes him down and starts angling for a submission – but Perez scrambles and rolls clear. As Keith rises, he's met with a brutal crescent kick, the same shot that, belt-assisted, paved Frankie's way to so many victories. Even without the belt, it's nasty; Perez covers, and it doesn't look like Keith can kick out -

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Shingen Miyazaki is suddenly at ringside directly in Perez' field of vision. The self-proclaimed 'New Crippler' scrambles for him, and Keith abruptly shifts, grabbing an arm, then the opposite leg, hooking his hold, stepping over for leverage – the Proton Lock is being applied, and Perez is trapped. Nowhere to go, no way to fight – except perhaps to tap out.
Sam Keith defeated Frankie Perez
Rating; B

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A somewhat relieved-looking Keith collects a microphone and, standing next to the Bombshell, defensively, at ringside, he raises it to his lips. “Remo,” he says, “I hear on the grapevine you think I've been ducking your challenge.

“That's not how I work. I'll happily take you on. Hell, it's Total Mayhem. I'm glad to have one of the big matchups on a show like that.

“I just hadn't figured that needed saying. I don't run from challenges. And you'll excuse me if I've had enough on my mind this month.

“Out of the twenty-eight days this month I will have wrestled twenty-two. It's been a busy month. And the remaining days?

“I grabbed a plane and I flew to see my wife. Or I sat by one of my boys' side as he checked on his injury with a specialist. Matthew's been counting the days until he'll be cleared to wrestle again. So am I – and the Riders should pray I hear he will, because if they managed to end my son's career when he's only eighteen years old, I am going to bring hell itself up from Down Below and I am going to rain it down on them.

“And in the meantime, you've been making noises about fighting me. Sure. Let's do it. But you will have to understand that I have had enough on my plate this month without bothering to tell you what you damn well should have already known.”

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Champagne Lover vs. Johnny Bloodstone w/ Blonde Bombshell
While both of these men are undoubtedly incredibly talented, both as athletes and as wrestlers, and while there's no lack of communication here, it's probably safe to say that their styles and approaches do not cooperate in making this match thoroughly memorable, especially with Bloodstone's anger governing his moveset.

Nonetheless, both men keep the crowd entertained and focused. Bloodstone's anger is... there, but he does seem to be slowly overcoming it. The Bombshell continually repositions herself in his line of sight, scrambling occasionally to keep up, and Bloodstone seems... not exactly mellower, but certainly more in control... as a result of her presence.

Lover keeps the pace fast, though, and Bloodstone seems intent on shutting him down.

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The luchador manages to keep himself clear of the holds for quite a while, then the big screen's image changes; Rocky Golden is looking on with a frown. Champagne Lover catches sight, and falters – Bloodstone sweeps his legs out from under him and goes straight for the Bloodstone Mutilation. As the Lover taps, Golden smiles.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Champagne Lover
Rating: B

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The screen cuts away again just after that; backstage, Tommy Cornell is walking. He knocks on a door and goes in without waiting for a response; inside the Bombshell's team locker room, Art Reed and Greg Keith are warming up. They stop and look at him inquiringly.

“OK,” he sighs. “I guess I know the answer on this one already.

“I need a tag team partner. I know you guys – you especially, Greg – have no reason to like me. But... I need one. That's the way it is. And I know you have another match tomorrow. At the same time... I'm running low on options.

“Whatever you make this month... I'll double it. There's no question you two are good enough, either one of you.”

He hesitates and looks at them again.

“Yeah,” he says at length. “You're busy. Let me guess. The answer's going to be no.”

Art makes a sympathetic face, but nods. Greg half-smiles. “I'm grateful we're here at all,” he says. “But I've got to concentrate on the Lions. I don't have time to scout Generation Omega properly. I don't think anyone does.”

“Wank,” Cornell says despondently. There's a pause. “Don't s'pose your brother might be ready to fight tomorrow?”

Greg sighs. “Matt?” he calls.

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“Yo!” The response comes from round a corner within the locker room. “Hang on...”

There's a few seconds pause and some awkward sounds before Matthew Keith emerges. One arm is busy with a crutch. One is occupied by an X-Box controller.

“That's a no, then,” Cornell says. “OK. Thanks for at least listening, boys. Heal up soon, Matthew.”

“Sure,” he says. “Hey, boss – we've got a preview disc of Total Control 2009. A few of us are going to do a tournament tonight, back at the hotel. You want to see if they've got you right?”

Cornell smiles. “Maybe,” he says.

“You know,” Reed comments, “there is someone else you could try.”

Silence stretches out for moments. Then a little longer.

“No chance,” Tommy says finally.

“Can't hurt to ask,” Reed says mildly.”

“You're gonna make me do it, aren't you?”

The brothers and Reed fall silent. Tommy, his head downcast, silently nods. He leaves the locker room, and the camera follows him down the corridor. He stops outside one door, knocking on it. The door starts to open, and Tommy grabs the handle, preventing it from opening fully. “Don't,” he says. “I don't think I can do this to your face. It's going to be hard enough asking as it is.”

He puts his back to the wall, closing his eyes, and begins.

“I need a partner. I need someone I can trust. I know you've no reason to trust me and a lot less reason to like me. But I know you wouldn't run out on me if you agreed. I know you can do it. I know exactly how good you are. And the only reason I didn't ask you before is because I know... I know... that you are going to turn me down.

“But Total Mayhem is tomorrow and I need someone on my side.

“Will you be that man?”

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The door opens, and Ricky Dale Johnson steps out. “About damn time,” he says simply. “I'll see you in the ring tomorrow.”

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Art Reed, Greg Keith & the Machines w/ Blonde Bombshell
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Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
It's close to impossible to even attempt to summarise a match between these eight men. Reed and Edd Stone, in particular, are almost blurs of motion; Art probably wins the spot of the night award, however, when – as Wolf and DuBois combine to attempt a tower superplex on Greg – he vaults up onto the top rope, then onto their shoulders, then flips in the air, lashing out with both feet to catch both the Generation Omega guys in the heads, sending them crashing to the mat and save his tag partner – or that's the plan; Edd Stone promptly runs along the ropes to unleash a top rope Party's Over on the dangling, dazed Keith.

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As well as probably the biggest moment of the night, that's also the last thing that happens before everything breaks down. With Vibert occupying Eugene Williams' attention, Gorgon arrives in the ring, hitting a stunned Greg with the Hydra Bomb. Matthew Keith charges down with his crutch, catching first Gorgon then Edd in the head with it while propping himself up on the apron.

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He's blindsided by a trio of arrivals a second later, as Jeremy Stone opts to settle the referee question for a little longer with a vicious blow to the back of Williams' head. As he does so, the Machines charge him, and the Easy Riders intercept, slamming into the Machines. The Easy Riders... and Sayeed Ali.

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Johnny Bloodstone almost materialises in the ring seconds later, chair in hand, going for Jeremy. Both Edd and Gorgon practically sacrifice themselves to save Jeremy from the assault.

The whole thing gets crazy. It takes Generation Omega combined to evict Bloodstone from the ring, and as Williams comes to, he sees Jeremy applying the Stone Hold on a Brent Hill who's been unconscious since a shot with some kind of weapon by Sayeed Ali. With Hill unable to respond, Williams awards the Brothers and Generation Omega the match a second before Bloodstone manages to get back into the ring.
Stone Brothers, Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois defeated Art Reed, Greg Keith & the Machines
Rating: B+

Show Rating: B+

[Phantom Stranger]

And in refinding this thread to post that, I realise I'm now some way past 75,000 views.

Thanks again to everyone who's stuck around for the haul so far. We're a year and change in now... feels like longer, somehow.

[Bigpapa42]

Cornell teaming with RDJ... Love it.

[Phantom Stranger]

Cornell teaming with RDJ... Love it.

Go back a little way and you'll see me very carefully not responding to a certain comment by James Casey so as not to give it away.

Mind you, I think it's referenced in a Take It Home, Boys segment, obliquely, as a matchup that TCW fans haven't been dreaming of only because it would have seemed so inconceivable...

[Bigpapa42]

Go back a little way and you'll see me very carefully not responding to a certain comment by James Casey so as not to give it away.

Mind you, I think it's referenced in a Take It Home, Boys segment, obliquely, as a matchup that TCW fans haven't been dreaming of only because it would have seemed so inconceivable...

I kinda figured it might be the direction you were heading. Not really because you made it obvious, but simply because its such an unlikely alliance yet it works within the context of the story you have unfolding. Was not at all sure you would, though. Awesome to see.

[Blake Trask]

I have to say, I too did an uber double-take at seeing that.

RDJ-Cornell! That is some serious, uh... funzies? Of all the people he screwed over in his years as the big man, teaming with RDJ has got to be the crowning irony. I did suspect it'd be him.

[James Casey]

One arm is busy with a crotch. One is occupied by an X-Box controller.

One arm is busy with a crotch.



O_O

Beat me to it.

Also, happy to see I was on the money guessing where you were going, PS. I'm amped for Total Mayhem... and just realised we'll both be posting our big shows around the same time.

Also just realised the other day that you're on course to blow past 10SR in terms of post count any day now. You've put a lot of work into this diary, and and it's a testament to how good it is that it still feels fresh even with so much history to it.

Looking forward to another 2k posts!

[Phantom Stranger]

Duly corrected, guys. At least I got it right on the second mention. :cool:

Thanks for the compliments, too, and I'm looking forward to the end of 'crazy hype season' as I think of it - from the end of year up til Total Mayhem feels like that period where it's all big shows and everything has to be massive.

Total Mayhem predictions should be out, work permitting, later today - and stay tuned past Mayhem for some more changes, notably including the return of a worker I've never written before...

[SWF Fan]

Edd Stone for champion...

That is all :)

[Phantom Stranger]

Heh. This may only be amusing to those who also follow Tigerkinney's diary, but still:

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[Phantom Stranger]

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There is only one show bigger than this in the world of professional wrestling, and damn few shows bigger in any sport. Total Mayhem XIV, the start of a new year's 'season' in TCW, is here.

We begin this year with the thorny question of respect - respect, or the lack of it, between Eric Tyler and Sean Deeley. Laura Huggins has let it be known that she refuses to side with either man, and that she will be at ringside solely to watch, not in a managerial capacity.

Afterward, we have the first title match of a night in which every title will be on the line. Greg Keith and Art Reed are a makeshift team, not the duo that won the tag team championships, but they are TCW management approved and they have shown that, makeshift though they may be, they have the quality and potential to perhaps evolve into a better duo than the Keith Brothers had been. Their opponents? The British Lions - two men highly decorated in Britain, with reputations as good as almost anyone to come out of the British Isles in recent memory, and who've overcome a rocky start to become one of TCW's more feared tandems. Last time these two sides met, they could not determine a winner.

The new All Action Championship belt will be unveiled for the first time in the following contest; fighting for it are reigning champion Frankie Perez and Koshiro Ino's student Shingen Miyazaki. As well as being a member of Team KOBRA, Miyazaki has spent time in the legendary House of Stone, making him truly a qualified challenger. Meanwhile, Perez has been selected by Phil Vibert as one of the five men who represent the best of this generation of professional wrestlers. Whatever you might say about Vibert's morals, his eye for talent is undisputed. Can Perez retain the championship and bring the new belt home for Generation Omega, or will Miyazaki honour Team KOBRA with its first championship?

The Hard-Hitting Championship may only be contested under No Holds Barred rules, which has benefited reigning champion Texas Pete in the past. His opponent, however, is the dark horse of Generation Omega, and a man who has promised to reach the next Total Mayhem the holder of the Ticket to the Top briefcase, Davis Wayne Newton.

A grudge match will follow; this one started three months ago, with Rocky Golden defeating Champagne Lover by way of the Rocky Road. Lover has gone on to score victories over some of TCW's best and brightest since then, though he has yet to best Golden. Meanwhile, Rocky's been getting advice from Stephanie Wade to improve his killer instinct. Can he keep the slate clean?

Last Man Standing. The words should terrify, quite frankly. They symbolise that nothing but utter destruction will do. And so it is that the Battle of the Bands rages toward a final chord. Troy Tornado. Jack Bruce. Both men are fallen World Champions; both men have helmed Painful Procedure. There is no shame in losing to either... though neither man will willingly accept that. Not when he could win.

The next match is born out of one of the strangest sequences of events to hit TCW TV in some years. Certainly, at the core of it, the situation is very simple; Edd Stone wants Aaron Andrews' International Championship, and he's been stalking the champ. He's just been doing so in... very... Edd ways.

Remo Richardson came to TCW, he tells us, to make a name. In order to do this he's set his sights on legends - and he's mown through them with almost no trouble. The latest in his sights is the reigning master of mind games, Sam Keith - but Keith's mantle is one that Remo's ally, Marc DuBois, clearly has his heart set on. Remo has power and to spare. Keith has decades of experience. It's Destroyer versus Proton Lock. Which will prove the better?

Last but one of the title defences, Kate Dangerous has held the Womens Championship since its introduction. She's proven more than capable as a champion, but the threat on the horizon seems all but unstoppable. Gorgon's manhandled people the size of Rick Law in the past, and she made her mark on TCW with a single Hydra Bomb to the Blonde Bombshell to settle the question of our main event. With the Stones by her side, she poses a challenge like few others.

Generation Omega know how to make an impact. At the core of that is the skill and strategy of Wolf Hawkins, who learned both from TCW's owner before he cast him aside. The hatred in Hawkins is a cold, calculating one, but it's clear that he harbors true resentment for Cornell - and he wants nothing more than to reduce Cornell to a footnote. Alongside Marc DuBois, he's been taunting Cornell all month with the threat of a tag team match. Now that Cornell has an ally - Ricky Dale Johnson - will Hawkins have second thoughts? RDJ remains one of the most talented competitors in TCW on any given night, after all...

It began with a flat denial. It ended, last night, with the champion throwing off Jeremy Stone's defenders to attack him. Mentor against student. Challenger against champion. Two of the greatest talents in the sport collide on the grand stage of Total Mayhem for Johnny Bloodstone's World Heavyweight Champion, pride, and the honour of the Blonde Bombshell. In Bloodstone's current emotional state, the challenger may well have a real advantage.

In light of Bloodstone's recent temper, and Sean Deeley's hospital stay following his match against Jeremy Stone last month, it's rumoured that TCW officials are considering enforcing some kind of stipulation on this match to guarantee that the victor will be identified decisively. It is believed that the Board of Investors do not wish to risk the current situation spilling over to threaten the rest of the roster, though none of them were available for comment - and their Representative, Mayhem Midden, refused to make a statement.

Prediction Key:
Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[SWF Fan]

Prediction Key:
Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley - Deeley is the new wave of technician, passing off the torch here really

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins - Too soon for them to lose the belts

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily - If Ino isn't a champion, Miyazaki won't be one I'd think, Would create problems as to whos the more sucessful member

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert - Unless you're god pushing Newton then its too soon for him to get a belt

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden - Big Lover fan, so explains my pick

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado - Sammy needs something to do

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone - Edd Stone needs to be champion. FACT

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
- DQ Win I think

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon - Lucky win continues the feud

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson - Hawkins vs Bloodstone next PPV I think, if they pin Johnson then Hawkins can claim he's beat Cornell again and doesn't need to fight him again.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone - 40 something year old vetran against someone in their prime, who has so many more challengers he can face.

[Bigpapa42]

Looking forward to the show. I could see a few of the matches going either way. But being its a major show, I expect to see some tiltes change hands.

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[Tigerkinney]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

I was going to say that Tyler wins cheap to keep the feud going, but this is a major show and I think Deeley gets a sort of a passing the torch win here.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

I don't think Keith and Reed's run as the 'makeshift' champs is coming to and end anytime soon.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

Miyazaki has been quietly built up as an actual threat for this belt and it's not unfeasible to think he could pull out the upset, but Generation Omega need some gold round their waists, and right now the all Action belt is the only one they have.

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Too early in Texas Pete's run for him to drop the belt and it appears you are gradually pushing DWN, rather than pushing him to the moon straight away.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

Rocky Golden continues to be Lover's 'bogey' opponent.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Troy Tornado wins to bring this I have to say 'disappointing' feud to an end. For me they've been victims of a bloated roster, taking what could have been a top drawer feud and pushing it back into an after thought in the midcard. Mind you if I was presented with signing all the talent you had available to sign I wouldn't be able to resist doing the same thing.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Edd Stone rules, but it's too early for Double A to drop the belt this early in his run.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Keith's at that stage where he is putting over guys who are good and popular enough 'over'.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Dangerous finally meets the challenger who will take the Womens belt off her.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

Generation Omega will be more united as a team and I think that will give them the edge in being able to pick up the victory.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

I'm going for Jeremy Stone to win the match, but not the belt as Bloodstone 'snaps' causing him to lose the match by DQ.

[BYU 14]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazakiw/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs.Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[Wallbanger]

Haven't predicted in a while, but I think I've been following well enough to do OK here...

Prediction Key:
Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

Probably by DQ, as I don't see Tyler giving Deeley the satisfaction of a clean win.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

A title change here does nothing for anyone's story. Therefore, “Where it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change.”

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

No Holds Barred = Massive GenO group beatdown.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

Evens the score and sets up a potential 'best of three' PPV match down the road.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

More of a guess than anything else to be honest.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Don't get me wrong, I love the Eddster. But he's not the future of the franchise. Andrews is. He needs a longer run with the International strap.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Almost went the other way here, but Remo isn't going to be the only GenO member to lose at this event, and I think this is supposed to be the show that really establishes GenO as a dominant threat.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Unless Gorgon's been getting massive overness and momentum gains via her run-ins with the Stones, not sure she's in a position to be a credible champ...yet.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

Lots of juicy ways this could go. But GenO has to be going someplace, and this series of wins - I have every GenO member winning their match in this show - is too important to building towards that sense of dominance. The REAL question is how Tommy and RDJ play together, both during and after the match...

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

I can't go against Jeremy here. Johnny's had a good run with the strap, but this is a good time to move the belt other places. There will be run-ins a plenty in this one; I could see a rage loss via DQ, or I could see it being rage blinding him to a critical mistake.

[pauls07]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[Oregano Jensen]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

Deeley's most recent promo is the impetus he needs to get over and move up. Next stop: Jerry Stone.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

No offense to the Lions, but does anyone think they're more than challengers here? Reed and Keith are the hottest thing going right now, and they're not going to lose. And even if they weren't the hottest thing, a loss here deflates the Matthew storyline.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

Miyazaki is, what, the no. 3 guy in the stable? I'm actually a Miyazaki fan, but I don't see him dethroning Perez here.

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

It's too soon on both sides. And just to confirm, this is the "no holds barred" that still allows for a DQ on weapons and run-ins, right?

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

Golden doesn't rise to the challenge this time.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

If Bruce wins, it effectively breaks up the band. The Young Guns have just got a mild push, so let's keep them together.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Aaron got this one too recently.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

Remo will never be good enough to justify pushing him too far.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Awfully anticlimactic if she doesn't, right?

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

Makeshift alliance holds them off... for now.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

I always bet on the face in the last match of the biggest show of the year. It's not always right, but I always do it.

[Regis]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley
A simple matter of age and quality.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
Nice though it would be for the Lions to make it on the big stage, it's not going to happen yet, I think.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily
Generation Omega remains dominant.

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
But not that dominant.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden
Draw, as the ball-punching goes out of control.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
A simple matter of quality.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone
I love Edd Stone, but AA is the next big thing who's looking to become the current big thing.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Keith puts over the dominant stable.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon
Quality. Simple as.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson
TC and RDJ ought to win, but... no. It's not time. Nobody should take down Generation Omega yet.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
Big Face win to top off the night.

[Blake Trask]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

Eric Tyler is about 90 years old and over. Deeley needs the win to cement his status after his 'almosts' with Jezza.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

The Lions are good, but KReed is money. No reason for them to lose the belt.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

Frankie has looked vulnerable recently, but I can't see a Gen Omega whitewash

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

[i]DWN looks good in defeat, but a win here seems like too much, too quickly.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

I think he's due a big win... which is a shame because the big guy has grown on me.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

Should've stayed in Supreme, Jacky-Boy.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

I love Edd, I really do, but Double A's reign will look pathetic if he drops the title here.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

REMO CRUSH. He's the type of guy that Keith can be sacrificed to. He's good and over enough to be worth it.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Via DQ is plausible, but I can't see Gorgon being popular enough quite yet.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

I think this feud has more legs in it, and another defeat would look bad for Cornell. Plus CoRDJ losing after the entire 'finding a partner' storyline would feel something of a disappointment.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

Jezza as the champ... nah, I just can't see it for some reason.

[Phantom Stranger]

It's too soon on both sides. And just to confirm, this is the "no holds barred" that still allows for a DQ on weapons and run-ins, right?


That's correct - No Disqualification throws out DQ entirely, No Holds Barred simply legalises any wrestling hold.

[James Casey]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley What bigger stage for the passing of the torch?

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins You've done a good job building the Lions, but I'm not picking against Greg and Reed

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily He has some money ro earn

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert Like I'd vote any other way

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden Can't recall if you've converted the '08 data or just modified '10 but either way Lover is the better worker

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado Doesn't seem like this has been running long enough for Tornado to take the duke

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone Not been champion long enough to lose

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell Matches like this are the ones Keith should lose

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon Go on, 'dad'. Gorgon needs to batter Kate here, and if that leads to her being DQ'd or whatever, fair enough, but my money's on a Gorgon win just to make her seem that much more of a threat to the women's division

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson Miscommunication by Cornell causes RDJ to lose, I think

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone Tempting as it is to back Jezza, I think this one goes to show that Bloodstone has reached the level of his mentor

[Dragonmack]

Prediction Key:
Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[Beeker]

Dammit. I wrote this up once but it got disposed for stupid technical reason.
I blame North Korea.

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley
- I love curmudgeon Tyler. A grumpy old man if ever there was one. Plus I've got a knee-jerk dislike of Deeley. I want Tyler to win to continue his 'pay your dues! PAY 'em!' Storyline.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
- The Lions have been impressive recently. But they're no Art & Greg Keith, brothers from different mothers. The story of the non-Keiths hasn't been told in full so they remain the champs.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily
- You'll find a theme with my picks tonight. I'll explain below. But Perez is fighting for a half-year's pay. How can you not root for him? Plus Miyazaki's challenge seems forced.

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
- GenOm's whipping boy is the only one I'll vote against, since Petey, since learning the ropes down in the Zone continues to shine. Now just get rid of the Texas references and I'd be wholly onboard.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden
- I mark for Prince Adam but... Mr. Lover-Lover has done so well, so frequently how do you not give him the nod here? Strike while the Mexican sword is hot I say. Push him up, up, up~!

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
- I want Tornado to win, but if Bruce loses then... cut him free... he can go beg for a job to job with SWF. Bruce needs this more than anyone I've ever seen. I loved his debut. He's bored me since.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone
- Yes, I want to pick Edd-Fuu but... again... Andrews needs this. He's not quite ready for Prime Time and when he's ready to drop the title, he will. Edd, doesn't need a damn thing to continue to be the most entertaining character in the C-Verse.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
- Monster's are only monsters until they lose. Then they are fallible. Remo (whom I don't like) isn't fallible... yet. A win here establishes him as a monster to reckon with. Even though I still dislike him.

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon
- The most dangerous move in TCW? The Hydrabomb. Here it goes from a move that ends matches (male or female) to a move that ends title reigns.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson
- Easy call. This is the PPV that sets up the coming years storylines. There is no storyline bigger than Generation Omega. Cornell and RDJ are a great pairing... but they cannot win or PS has essentially castrated GenOm. PS... is much smarter than that.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
- Finally Johnny gets his Main Event slot. Sadly it's in a losing effort as Jezza's mindgames pay off as he makes Bloodstone unravel. Giving Jezza an un-feelgood win but still a well deserved one.

[Candyman]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone

[Bigpapa42]

Congrats on hitting 2,000 posts and now 2,000 replies. Great work, PS.

[Zergon]

Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley
No doubt Deeley is going to win this feud, however I´m not sure this is going to end here as I expect that Laura Huggins have to pick a side at some point before this one ends so I give Tyler a win here likely via dirty trick or interference.

TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
British Lions are build-up quite nicely but I still don´t see them going over Reed and Greg here.

TCW All Action Championship
Frankie Perez (c) w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily
Miyazaki haven´t really shown anything that he´s stable mates couldn´t do so I´m doubful about he´s changes here.

NO HOLDS BARRED
TCW Hard-Hitting Championship
Texas Pete (c) vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
It´s not yet time for DWN to get a belt.

Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden
Little bit off a coin flip here but I have more faith on Rocky.

LAST MAN STANDING
Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
Bruce haven´t have all that big impact while Troy is former champion so I give this one to Troy.

TCW International Championship
Aaron Andrews (c) vs. Edd Stone
Too early for Andrews to drop the belt and I´m not sure whatever Edd really needs one right now as he is quite hot even without any gold.

Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Younger guy takes this one

TCW Womens Championship
Kate Dangerous (c) vs. Gorgon
Big show so some titles are going to change owners and this looks likely candidate for that as Kate have already defeated most of the top condenters.

Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert vs. Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson
I think that this one will continue further so I give the first match to Generation Omega simply because Tommy and RDJ are likely going to have some chemistry problems.

TCW World Heavyweight Championship
Johnny Bloodstone (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
Jeremy isn´t the first guy who I would think getting this belt next but Johnny have had a long enough run and like I said some title changes are going to happen here.

[Phantom Stranger]

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TCW Presents Total Mayhem XIV

Sunday Week 4 April 2009

Live on America 1-Select, U-Demand Canada, Jade 237, Rivera Pay Television, V-Corp, UK-1 (5.08)

Held at the Greenwalt Dome (Tri State)

Attendance: 50,000 (Sold Out)

Announcers:
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Jason Azaria – Mayhem Midden - Horatio Dangerous

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As the pyro fades away and Five Finger Death Punch's song dies down. Autumn Gleeson makes her way to the ring, with a microphone and cue card both in one hand. She enters the ring, turns to take everyone in, smiling the whole time, then raises her microphone to her lips. “Ladies and gentlemen,” she says, “Welcome to Total Mayhem!” As the crowd reaction slowly dies down, she beams, then hesitates. “You all want to get to the wrestling, and so do we,” she says. “But there's one announcement I have to make first.”

She consults the cue card. “Owing to the level of violence this past week and a half involving the World Heavyweight Champion and his challenger, the Board of Investors have deemed their level of antagonism a danger to the remainder of the roster as well as to themselves. Accordingly, they have made it known that Jeremy Stone's challenge tonight will be contested under the rules of Ultimate Submission, with thirty minutes in which you may inflict as much pain on one another as possible, and at the end of which the victor shall be he who holds the most decisions over the other.”

She pauses. “The Board goes on to suggest that both competitors use up all of their aggravation tonight, rather than allowing it to fester in ways which might cause injury to other competitors in the future.”

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Eric Tyler vs. Sean Deeley
As the show opens properly, these two great technicians square off. Azaria reminds those watching of Deeley's achievements in amateur wrestling; Midden replies with a quick rundown of Tyler's own kayfabe history – a street fighter who came into the business by impressing when he went into a gym owned by William “Referee Billy” Barrowman, the father of TCW's own Guide and a former TWL official.

Tyler and Deeley put on quite the show, all told, with Deeley showing just how fast a technician can move and act, while Tyler relies more simply on a slow-paced, methodical system of counters – and cheating, of course. Deeley gets the better of the first exchange, a quick flurry ending with a good takedown that puts Tyler flat on his back. Deeley disengages and steps back, prompting an argument between Midden and Dangerous – is that a show of respect by Deeley, or an amateur-style error that someone like Tyler will take full advantage of.

The ensuing battle suggests it wasn't an error. Deeley evades a lot of Tyler's nastier tricks, but he keeps giving the veteran room. He keeps deferring, holding off...

That said, he dominates almost every clash they do have, but it seems like he doesn't want to take him out – until Tyler finally goes low; Deeley blocks it, spins Tyler around, hits him with a massive release German, then twists and goes for the Front Choke Lock. Tyler taps just before he would overwise have lost consciousness.
Sean Deeley defeated Eric Tyler
Rating: B+

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In their locker room, the tag team champions are finishing preparation – mostly, taping their wrists – while Sam Keith looks on, smiling. “Now remember what we told you,” he says, and Greg nods. “The Lions don't lose the same way twice,” he says. “It's OK, dad. We're not planning on doing anything like what we did first time around. We can handle it.”

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“I hope so,” Matthew offers, somewhat downbeat. He forces a smile onto his face. “No, seriously, good luck, guys. Bring my title back.”

“Count on it,” Reed grins.

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Art Reed & Greg Keith © w/ Blonde Bombshell
vs.
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British Lions w/ Laura Huggins
As the champions head down to the ring, the camera picks out a sign in the crowd:

GREG + ART
=
FOLLOWERS OF THE KREED

They square off against the Lions, the bell rings, and Art skids straight into Morgan, vaulting at the end to catch his arm and land with feet astride the rope. A backflip armdrag thus opens the match, and Reed races to capitalise – only to find Morgan waiting for him with a European uppercut. Morgan double-legs him down, twists him over, and tries an Indian deathlock, but Reed manages to twist clear and promptly scrambles to make the tag.

It's counter piled on counter on counter for a while. After maybe ten minutes, all four men find themselves in the ring, but Greg suckers the Lions in one by one and sends them flying over the top rope to the outside.

As they recover, Greg leans on the top rope watching them. Art starts out standing a pace behind him, vaults from a standing start onto Greg's shoulders, then soars off, wiping the Lions out with a shooting star press to the outside. He rolls them back into the ring and he and the young Keith both pick an opponent, standing them up and going to a grapple.

That's when Laura Huggins pounds the mat three times. On seeming reflex, and simultaneously, the Lions hit European uppercuts, breaking the lockups. Equally simultaneous are the two double-leg takedowns that sweep Greg and Art off their feet, and Morgan and O'Curle look at each other for just a fraction of a second before simultaneously stepping over, round, and through into figure-four locks. Just like that, the momentum has entirely deserted the champions.

Art Reed fights his hold for a long time, managing to turn Morgan over, causing him to break the hold. Greg follows in his father's younger days, however; while Ray Johnson is handling that, he delivers a precision thumb to O'Curle's eye and scrambles from there.

Both of them hit the ropes fast and come in with dropkicks to their opponents, but O'Curle was ready, sidestepping Greg. He charges Reed, catching him from behind, hooking his arm around the throat, and hits an inverted DDT before tossing Greg from the ring.

Coming back toward Reed, he's met with a quick knee, then a snap suplex. Art actually – and rarely – goes to the top rope, plunging down with a kneedrop across O'Curle's shoulder, setting up for either the Proton Lock or its Dread Lock variation. The similarity in styles between Reed and his tag partner is, once again, going to be useful.

He goes for the Dread Lock, but O'Curle gets his legs up, improvising an armbar as a counter. Having bought time and broken free, he delivers four headbutts in quick succession, takes Reed down with a snapmare, kicks him in the back of the head, and tags out. Morgan comes off the top rope himself with a flying splash to open his next engagement with the match.

The contest rattles on, not ending for another ten minutes, when Greg is finally able to bring O'Curle down with the Proton Lock. Both champions having worked on that shoulder on and off for much of the match, the Lion can't last long before he taps out.
Art Reed & Greg Keith defeated the British Lions
Rating: A*

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Frankie Perez © w/ Phil Vibert vs. Shingen Miyazaki w/ Baroness Emily
About a minute into this contest, the rest of Team KOBRA file out onto the stage, sitting themselves down to watch. Perez glances over, but Vibert calls out, reminding him to concentrate on the ring and the match, and the champion does so.

We get our first glimpse at the new All-Action belt, and it's pretty clear that it'd be near-impossible to use this one the way Perez had been using the old one.

Nonetheless, Perez is clearly motivated here. He hammers Miyazaki constantly with stiff kicks and body shots, while the KOBRA man does his best to block, counter, ground and wrench. Two very contrasting strategies, but they make for a good match. Miyazaki gets busted open early, though he refuses to stay down for the count of three, repeatedly kicking out in response to all of Perez' strategies.

In frustration, Frankie goes for the same hook kick he'd been using with the belt – and Shingen grabs his foot as it comes, sweeps his other leg out, and clamps down and grapevines the ankle lock.

All of a sudden, Frankie Perez has nowhere to go, and in the end, he has to tap.
Shingen Miyazaki defeated Frankie Perez
Rating: B

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The rest of Team KOBRA hit the ring, circling Miyazaki and bowing to him to show their respect. Hidekazu collects the belt from ringside – having to threaten Phil Vibert to reach it – and passes it to Koshiro Ino, who fastens it around Miyazaki's waist.

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Vibert looks absolutely furious. Midden cackles. “Looks like things aren't going so well for you guys tonight, Phil.”

Vibert gets right in his face. “Watch your mouth, Ken,” he says. “The Board of Investors can always be persuaded to change their representative.”

Midden smirks. “Tommy Cornell didn't make that happen,” he says. “You really rate your in with the Board, don't you?”

“I don't need it,” he says. “I'll run you out of this company in an ambulance if I have to.”

“Still on the whole I-can't-handle-it kick?” Midden laughs. “I think you'll find you aren't the only one with hidden allies, Phil.”

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Texas Pete © vs. Davis Wayne Newton w/ Phil Vibert
Probably the first big, legitimate test for Newton, and not one he seems willing to fail. Pete is besieged from the outset by a wily competitor who also knows exactly where the champion got injured the day before. And that, of course, is where he concentrates his offence.

Pete's response is, on a tactical level, simple. He takes the abuse and dishes out plenty of his own. There's a fire to Pete's punches, these days, a speed and snap to his kicks and slams, and it has to be said that the Generation Omega kid takes a hell of a beating. Pete staggers as Newton goes for his ribs, but the champion has the power, battering Davis around the ring, sending him flying with one particularly memorable overhead slam.

Injuries and all, Pete just... keeps... ticking. He won't say down, despite a number of innovative – many illegal outside a No Holds Barred environment – holds. And after sixteen minutes, he's able to keep Newton down with the Lone Star Drop... but as the dust settles, Azaria says something his co-announcers cannot dispute.

“Davis Wayne Newton is going to be a champion. Sooner rather than later.”
Texas Pete defeated Davis Wayne Newton
Rating: B

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Rocky Golden is seen backstage, working the speedbag, dressed to compete. He takes a step back, twirls, and delivers a beautiful Rocky Road to the bag, then stands properly stepping back and nodding in satisfaction.

“Good shot.”

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He wheels, startled, to find Stephanie Wade there, watching him.

“How long you been there?”

“Long enough to make my mind up on something.” She grins. “Good news for you, big guy.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. Whichever way it turns out, you're in luck tonight. But I still don't know if you rate as a long-term prospect.”

Golden frowns.

“Killer instinct, big guy,” she says cheerfully. “Learn to use it, learn to love it.” A shrug. “I'll see you back at the hotel.”

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Champagne Lover vs. Rocky Golden
The look on Lover's face as this match begins is intense; the look on Golden's could be better described as a halfway-dreamy smirk.

As the match begins Lover hurls himself at the bigger man. Golden fights back, hammering rights and lefts, but it's still far from being a perfect plan.

Rocky keeps going for quite a while, but Lover seems a lot more motivated on the big stage, He just keeps on hitting, keeps on pulling out big, high-risk moves, and in the end, it comes down to the Champagne Sunrise as a counter to Rocky's attempted Torture Rack. That's enough to get the pinfall.
Champagne Lover defeated Rocky Golden
Rating: B

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Sean Deeley has changed back into his street clothes, as has Laura Huggins – although, in both cases, not so much 'street' as 'nightclub'. They walk comfortably together, Sean's arm around Laura, obviously getting ready to leave the arena.

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And then Sean halts, abruptly. Laura takes a second longer to stop, then registers what has Sean so suddenly tense; Jeremy Stone.

Stone nods curtly. “Good performance this evening,” he says. “Of course, a dedicated athlete – a real wrestler – wouldn't have needed three weeks to get back in the ring after what I did to you.

“But you did alright. And hey – it's no bad thing, losing to a World Heavyweight Champion.”

“You aren't,” Deeley says flatly.

“Give it a couple hours,” Stone grins.

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Jack Bruce vs. Troy Tornado
It's brutal. It's intense. It's in-your-face.

And, in all honesty, perhaps it doesn't showcase Bruce's talents the way it should. Certainly it's not Troy's best outing, constrained as he is from really cutting loose with his high-flying skillset by the story arc.

It hasn't been a great opening feud for Jack Bruce – not in the ring, at any rate; he's certainly won quite a number of friends while rocking the microphone, and made even more enemies. But the results between the ropes just haven't lived up to expectations.

And here, again, this has no chance of being the match of the night – though the tag match earlier guarantees that spot is taken, in any case.

It gets frantic, and it's certainly a good enough match – just not great.

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Sammy Bach arrives earlyish on, only to be caught and overwhelmed when both Young Guns arrive, simultaneously swinging chairs for the aloof rock god's head.

They make their retreat shortly afterward, and Tornado is thus left with the opportunity to pick his opponent apart, wear him down and – with the Tornado Driver – keep him down for ten.
Troy Tornado defeated Jack Bruce
Rating: B+

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I Touch Myself by the Genitorturers, known to TCW fans as Edd Stone's anthem, blares through the arena while a video package plays. Beginning with Edd's declaration that he had something planned, all thanks to Rocky Golden, moving through Gorgon's debut, his attempted backjump of Aaron Andrews foiled by Andrews' awareness it might be a trick, his superkick from behind, and the Party's Over on Joey Minnesota followed by a blackout escape, it smoothly recaps Edd's path to his title shot.

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Aaron Andrews © vs. Edd Stone
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It doesn't take long before Gorgon arrives, making her presence felt even as she simply lurks at ringside. Aaron takes that as a cue to stay on the other side of the ring from her, confining himself – which, of course, Edd is under no obligation to respect.

His hit-and-run shenanigans just get wackier as a result; at one point, with Andrews down following a superkick, he forgoes a cover, instead encouraging Eugene Williams to raise his hand; once this is done, he leaps onto the second rope, spins, and launches himself off in a diving high-five to the ref.

By the time he does go for the cover, Andrews is playing possum; he rolls swiftly into a cradle. Edd kicks out – no; Edd handstands out before two, though, and spins into a legdrop across the champion's back.

He continues to press the advantage until a straight right by Andrews leaves him briefly punch drunk. The champion takes that as his cue to work over the challenger, hitting him hard, fast and consistently. It's a remarkable exhibition of Andrews' skills that ends only when he steps too close to one side – Gorgon grabs his ankle.

Aaron spends maybe thirty seconds in trying to stomp her hand loose, and when he turns around he turns into a boot to the gut. Edd goes for the Party's Over – NO! Andrews blocks it by hoisting Edd higher – gets him on his shoulders – GAME BREAKER! Aaron covers for – and gets – the pin.
Aaron Andrews defeated Edd Stone
Rating: B-

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Backstage we go, to the familiar interview area. In front of the Total Control 2009 poster bearing his likeness stands Sam Keith, alongside whom is Autumn Gleeson.

“Sam,” she begins, “as soon as we wrap up these questions, you go out and face Remo Richardson. I guess the first question I have to ask,” she grins, “is how long would you like me to spin this out?”

Sam shakes his head, his mouth taut and grim. “I've spent most of this month thinking about two things; my kids and Remo. One of those is just natural worry. The other is Remo – unnatural worry.

“Remo Richardson is a hell of a fighter. Everything I've seen him do looks like it hurts, and the couple of times we've crossed gloves for a few seconds, those few seconds have been long enough to prove to me that what he does hurts worse than it looks.

“I've been nerving myself up to get into the ring with him with no tag partners, no allies on either side, no respite. It's taken me the last week.

“We let this run too long, though, and I'm going to lose it.”

“OK,” Gleeson nods. “And I guess that tells us what you think about Remo. How about Generation Omega as a whole?”

“Well, where do I even start?” Keith smiles. “I've wrestled most of them now, one way or another, and Phil Vibert has a real eye for talent. Not that they're good – everyone can see that – but they just might be as far ahead of their contemporaries as they claim – and not a one of them with more than six or seven years in the business, but all of them fight like they've been doing it for over a decade. They've got the physicality and athleticism of youth, plus the mentality of most veterans. And it's rare, let me tell you, that you encounter a combination anything like that. I've run across it maybe five or six times before, in my career. The last time was a young kid from England by the name of Tommy Cornell, but he's got his hands full tonight.”

“And his partner?”

“RDJ might just be his ace in the hole – I've yet to meet the man who can persuade RDJ to back down, the man has so much heart – but like it or not, he and I are getting on a bit, and those two young punks are faster and fitter. It's not going to be easy for either side.”

“Thanks. Just one last question, Sam – Remo's already said he plans to take on Eddie Peak next month at Where Angels Fear To Tread. Some people have described this as looking past you. Do you think that gives you an advantage?”

“Hell, no,” Keith says. “Because I don't think he is looking past me.

“Remo's been talking about taking down legends. He knows why we are legends; that's his whole point, honestly. He's going to give this match everything. And next month, he's going to give Eddie everything. If he doesn't feel tonight proves what he wants it to, my guess is he'll come back for me later. But he has a list, and he's working his way through it.”

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Remo Richardson w/ Phil Vibert vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell
Sam Keith's expression hasn't gotten any lighter as the match begins. Remo looks just as focused; however, when the bell rings, he makes a point of holding out his hand for a shake. After a few cautious moments, Keith accepts.

There turns out to be no trick to it; Remo smiles tightly, then the two break away and circle – and Sam gets an early advantage with a drop toe hold.

He does his best to stay on top of Remo, For a while, it works, but it does have a very clear downside, as evidenced when, as Keith works a chancery on the ground, Remo powers to his feet with sufficient strength to dump Keith out as in a backdrop.

From that point on, Keith has to go cagey, has to work defensively, and the announcing slowly drifts over to a 'matter of time' attitude. Sam does get the Neutron Plex in, but Remo kicks out hard – and nails the Destroyer mere moments later, for a ten-minute victory over Sam Keith.
Remo Richardson defeated Sam Keith
Rating: B+

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Gorgon by Angel Witch hits and a pre-made video begins to air next. It shows Gorgon's month of devastation, focusing on the Hydra Bomb – a chokeslam lift into a Protobomb. More, it focuses on the victims to date; Greg Keith, Kate Dangerous, the Blonde Bombshell, and Rick Law.

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Kate Dangerous © vs. Gorgon
To date, every match between the women of TCW has been a close-fought contest featuring two or more competitive wrestlers who all give the impression of being able to win on the day.

This match changes that dynamic entirely. Dangerous fights hard, shows a lot of courage, and pulls off some impressive stuff – notably, she does take the bigger woman off her feet, not just with a suplex but at one point with a spear. But she can't keep her shoulders down to the two count, let along past it. And Gorgon...

The main reason the match doesn't end inside twenty seconds – a lockup, followed by a struggle, followed by a Hydra Bomb fifteen seconds in – is that Gorgon seems unwilling to settle for a victory so early on, preferring to continue the beatdown. A second Hydra Bomb around the five minute mark puts this one beyond doubt.
Gorgon defeated Kate Dangerous
Rating: B-

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Tommy Cornell & Ricky Dale Johnson vs. Wolf Hawkins & Marc DuBois w/ Phil Vibert
Cornell and Hawkins both start this one out, and neither of them seem willing to give their opponent any kind of quarter. It's not a brawl, though – this is two men doing their level best to one-up the other at what he does best.

Or that's how it starts, anyway. Before too long, both men have started to take some cheap shots, some harsh swings. Cornell tags out and lets RDJ run wild on Hawkins as the fresher man. DuBois gets a blind tag, though, and rolls RDJ up from behind while he's trying for the Southern Justice.

Ricky kicks out, naturally enough, and DuBois and Hawkins double-team him for a few moments before Cornell comes to his rescue – leading Azaria to speculate that maybe Tommy enjoyed watching that a little too much.

From there things get out of hand, very out of hand, and Sam Sparrow has no joy trying to keep the four separated. Generation Omega have the advantage early on, though as time ticks by Cornell and RDJ start to relax a little more into trusting each other.

A Rough Ride on DuBois sends him staggering backward into a Leaping Lariat – that almost gets a pinfall, but Wolf Hawkins stomps Sparrow unconscious.

Ray Johnson runs down to help. As he does so, it turns into two pairs of fighters; on the outside, Hawkins and RDJ, on the inside, DuBois and Cornell.

Cornell loses his temper with DuBois when the 'can't miss prospect' brings a chair into the ring. Cutting him off, he punts DuBois in the crotch, a clear low blow. Johnson is about to call for the bell when the sound of a steel chair impact rings out; on the outside, he sees Hawkins standing over RDJ. A replay sees RDJ climb onto the guard rail and attempt a leaping Lariat, only to be caught with the chair on the way down.

Faced with evidence of wrongdoing on both sides, Johnson calls a double disqualification, throwing the match out.
The match went to a double disqualification.
Rating: A

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Johnny Bloodstone © w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. Jeremy Stone
Bloodstone charges Jeremy who blocks, going for an armbar. This leads to a number of reversals to start out, ending with Stone back on the armbar. Not to be outdone, Bloodstone promptly grabs Stone's heel, shifting into a single leg crab. Bloodstone drops the crab and misses a knee drop. Stone press slams Bloodstone, who rolls to the outside for a breather. Stone suplexes him back in and goes back to the arm.

Bloodstone powers out with chops driving Jeremy back, then charges, catching a stiff short-arm clothesline from the more controlled Jeremy. He keeps rolling until the champ catches him with a punch to the “midsection” to turn the tide. “Midsection,” Dangerous responds, his voice full of scorn. “Sure. Right.”

Bloodstone is blocked as he tries for the Bloodstone Mutilation. He keeps working, though, trying one hold after another.Next comes a knee from the second rope and a sleeper hold. Stone runs Bloodstone into the top turnbuckle and steps behind going for a cobra clutch It works for a couple of seconds before Bloodstone loses his temper and elbows clear.

Stone corners him and delivers a series of chops. Backing off, he charges for the kill and winds up taking a vicious clothesline. Back to the Bloodstone Mutilation; it doesn't get all the way on, but Johnny keeps hold of Jeremy's arms, sweeps his leg for the takedown, and starts stomping away at Jeremy's forehead. Stone does his best to steer clear, but with his arms locked in place there isn't much he can do. Before too long he's bleeding crazily. He manages to get a foot on the ropes, but Johnny drags him back off them and shifts into a Proton Lock, causing Azaria to excitedly wonder if Jeremy's learned to counter that.

Whether he has or not is academic, however, as Jeremy's bleeding means he decides to tap quickly, buying himself a breather. He bails for the outside, accosts Mayhem Midden, and whips his do-rag from his head, mopping the blood away..

Johnny launches himself from apron to the floor, but Jeremy moves at the last second, perhaps catching what's coming in the expression on Dangerous' face. He promptly whips Bloodstone into the announce desk, stomps away at his ribs, then tosses him back into the ring. A Stone Hold later and scores are tied at 1-1, with seven minutes left on the clock.

Midden, meanwhile, announces on air “By the way, Jeremy, pray you don't win this match, or I'm going to make sure your reign is a short one.”

Johnny starts to really lose his rag now. A rare dropkick seems to work well, and he follows it by going back to the stomps on Stone's head. Sure he has him dazed, he tries once again for the Bloodstone Mutilation, but once again, possibly purely on reflex, Jeremy is able to get clear.

Frustrated, Johnny takes the turnbuckle cover off one corner. Laying in forearms to Jeremy's back, he sets up to German suplex him into the exposed metal, but Stone elbows free, transitions behind him, and delivers one himself.

He goes straight back to the Stone Hold; the Bombshell grabs a drink from one of the fans at ringside, takes a gulp, then sprays it into Jeremy's face. The hold is broken; Jeremy takes a second to recover, turns around -

POWERBOMB! It's not a move people associate with Bloodstone, but it's executed well. He grabs Stone's leg and yanks on it, turning him over, then leaps, double-stomping into his spine, before ducking down, hooking the arms -

And flipping forward into the Bloodstone Mutilation. With forty-five seconds left on the clock, the crowd roar louder and louder until, finally, Jeremy taps. Ten seconds later, the buzzer sounds for the end of time.
Johnny Bloodstone defeated Jeremy Stone
Rating: A*

Show Rating: A*

[Phantom Stranger]

Some notes on the diary at this point -


2000+ posts. Holy crap. If this ends up the longest diary on the board I'll... well, be somewhat confused.
An A* show for Total Mayhem. Damn, but that feels satisfying.
Since I moved over to TEW10 I've had a lot of A* matches. Until this show, however, they all ranked below Cornell vs. Law, the first of them. Until this show... and Art & Greg vs the Lions.
Is it daft that I really, really wish I had this show on DVD to watch whenever I feel like it?
Jack Bruce and Troy Tornado... yeah, an also-ran phoned in feud by ME standards. I'll cop to that; the match results have had me disheartened with it since early on. I'll cop to accidentally shooting Bruce's momentum in the knee.
Still, there's a bonus to this being a diary; I can, somewhere along the line, turn that into part of the story. For now, I'd like to admit to the mistake first.
Coming up next: More Stone-anigans.

[Phantom Stranger]

So two A* matches, right? Final and second match? How'd you pull out an A* overall? Sure, you had an A semi-main, but remember when I called you out on the two A* at the end of the night?

If I understood the game's maths, I could give you an answer. I don't.

Anyway, Jeremy needs to lrn2EddStone. Powerbombs and all. Some of the stuff you have Jeremy doing don't seem anatomically possible; stomps with a (Cattle?) Bloodstone Mutilation in the works seems...whatever.

Down opponent. Stomp their back. Lean down, hook arms, flip forward.

Also: why couldn't Perez do the hook kick with the belt?

If you've been following the past month's shows, you'll recall that the belt wasn't present with him this month. It was visible for the first time during the match, being on display, and thus not with Frankie.

Point is: BSC should be a dev territory for you <_<

One women's feeder league is enough. Especially when you've got Fish the Dish and Cherry teaching the ladies to use the mic.

[Blake Trask]

That is a show grade and main event fitting of Total Mayhem.

Is it daft that I really, really wish I had this show on DVD to watch whenever I feel like it?

No, cause I do too. I think I'd cry a little watching my no. 1 female wrestler get squished. (By the way, what are Kate's stats like? I'm curious. Are the boys still in Japan?)


TCW Tag Team Championship
Art Reed & Greg Keith (c) w/ Blonde Bombshell vs. British Lions w/ Laura Huggins

The Lions are good, but KReed is money. No reason for them to lose the belt.

As the champions head down to the ring, the camera picks out a sign in the crowd:

GREG + ART
=
FOLLOWERS OF THE KREED

Hahaha yes! I don't know if I called it or inspired it, but either way that made my morning.

[Phantom Stranger]

No, cause I do too. I think I'd cry a little watching my no. 1 female wrestler get squished. (By the way, what are Kate's stats like? I'm curious. Are the boys still in Japan?)

The boys are still with WLW, doing OK but not brilliantly as they build up overness.

Kate's stats... she's no Alicia Strong, but she isn't far off. Mind you, she's had nearly an extra decade to get that way.

Hahaha yes! I don't know if I called it or inspired it, but either way that made my morning.

Inspired, definitely. I'm still not sure whether or not they merit an official team name down the line - will depend how the angle plays out - but it's a possibility.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Thursday April 25th 2009
There's something about Aaron and Edd's approach to putting a feud together that you really do have to laugh about. Their enthusiasm is astonishing, and it's creative stuff.

And, really, I only gave them loose reins on how to book their segments because the traditional approaches don't really fit Edd's style. But, of course, put a youngster together with someone who thinks like Edd, and just like that, you have a very different feud.

It seems to be cementing Edd as a candidate, though, so there's really no way I can legitimately complain.

Sunday April 28th 2009
Just back in my hotel room after the post-show party. And the operative word is 'party'. It's actually been Monday for about three hours now, but as I've just got the two hours flight back to Philly tomorrow, I'm still getting a night's sleep. Privilege of not being properly on the road, I guess.

TCW policy on PPV nights is, once the show is rolling, no one talks business until it can legitimately be called the next Monday. Instead, any comments you want to give the bookerman or the big cheese get sent to the little handheld computer they gave me that claims to be a cellphone. (OK, OK, it's actually a pretty sweet Blackberry, but if I don't bitch about technology they'll take away my Grumpy Veteran union card, and my local is pretty good.)

Tonight's is busier than normal. I thought a quick rundown of what I've got here might be interesting for you folks:

Far as I'm concerned, those four just earned themselves lifetime contracts. Do WHATEVER IT TAKES to keep them happy and active until we can get behind them properly – Tommy Cornell (by the timestamp, I'd guess this was just after the tag title match)

Do I smell stable wars with Sam's boys and Team BLOCKCAPS? I knew you had something good coming my way – Eric Tyler

Promise you won't be mad. - Jennifer Cornell (I'll be honest – I have a sinking feeling all of a sudden)

Rocky just got promised sex on air? What happened to the prude I used to know, Harry? - Adrian Barber (my old boss at Philly Pro, for anyone who doesn't know. Considering the infamous Gilmore 'shibari' incident, I assume this is pure rib)

You lucky bastard. I'd be a lot more pissed if she didn't deserve the exposure. Use her right. - Victoria Stone

I'm thinking of shifting to an emo gimmick. What d'you reckon? - Eddie Peak (still the joker)

I just want to say thank you to RDJ and you for giving me this kind of push. I won't let you down. - Alison Rush, AKA Gorgon

I wish I'd called that show. Paying your dues can be painful sometimes. - Duane Fry

Boss, I've got to thank you. Merle and Walt were a joy to work tonight. We're giving them a rematch, right? - Art Reed

Damn, son, if you just wanted to use my company as a feeder league, it would've been polite to ask. You know what it's like to have kids in the business – look after her, Harry. And hey – if you're going to keep stealing my talent, a few more plugs would be nice. (Oh, and this is me calling to say I recognise that main event, thank you very much.) - Dan Stone

By the way, if you're still looking for more luchadores, one of the original breakthrough acts just gave his son the mask. Might be worth a look. - Antonio Marquez, AKA Champagne Lover

That's my girl! Don't **** Alison's push up now – Sherie Guthrie, AKA Cherry Bomb

You've done the right thing, man. Hell, I taught her how to put her finish on myself! - Edd Stone

It's the weirdest damn thing, I can't see any money going out to your talent scouts but you seem to be doing me a favour. Did you really have to take Nate and Bobby and then just sit on them? - George DeColt

The worrying thing is, I only understand about half of these comments. I think I need to phone Jenny tomorrow...

[Phantom Stranger]

On an out-of-character note, thanks to everyone who's nominated or voted for me in this month's DOTM poll. It does mean a lot to me, win or lose.

[Phantom Stranger]

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Total Mayhem has entered the record books... and the buck does not stop here. There are always new challengers, always new issues, and Tuesday's main event looks set to create plenty more.

We begin, however, with a tag team contest Jack Bruce promised on Saturday - himself and Sammy Bach will go toe to toe with the Young Guns to settle whatever issue Bruce perceives himself as having with them.

Following that, it looks like we're set for a clash of two stables, as Global Tradition square off against Team VIPER. With one-half of VIPER now wearing All-Action gold, and a number of candidates for that gold in the School of Tradition, there's every chance this could get extremely physical extremely fast.

The Conquering Kings take to the ring next. Their opponents? Davis Wayne Newton and Frankie Perez. Are this increasingly-regular duo setting their sights on tag team gold?

In the meantime, another tag team expert faces competition solo. Guide has found himself locked in against Tyson Baine. This isn't a match we at TCW.com expected, and we're not sure of the reasoning behind it. What little we've gleaned indicates it was requested by one of the participants.

In the semi-main event, Sam Keith locks horns with Champagne Lover. Can Lover round off a particularly solid winning streak with a victory over one of the true legends of the sport?

And then there's the Main Event. Mayhem Midden has ordered a 15-man Battle Royale for the right to face Johnny Bloodstone for his World Heavyweight Championship at Where Angels Fear To Tread. In that main event are fourteen men Midden has singled out, by dint of overall performance, promise, recent title history, "and Marc DuBois, because Vibert is a prick."


Prediction Key:
The Young Guns vs. Jack Bruce & Sammy Bach

Global Tradition w/ Laura Huggins vs. Team VIPER w/ Baroness Emily

Conquering Kings w/ Alanis Springsteen vs. Davis Wayne Newton & Frankie Perez w/ Phil Vibert

Guide vs. Tyson Baine

Champagne Lover vs. Sam Keith w/ Blonde Bombshell

#1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight Championship
Battle Royale featuring Aaron Andrews, Billy Fonda, Brent Hill, Chris Rockwell, Eric Tyler, John Anderson, Marc DuBois, Merle O'Curle, Peter Hopper, Rick Law, Ricky Dale Johnson, Rocky Golden, Tommy Cornell, Troy Tornado & Walter Morgan