TEW 108: I Can Be A Booker!?

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TEW 108
Overview Of The World Of Total Extreme Wrestling
Course Syllabus
Fall, 2009
Instructor: James Heatly
Schedule: Monday/Wednesday/Friday


A. Origins & Concept

Right now you might be wondering what is TEW 108:Overview Of The World Of Total Extreme Wrestling. More or less this diary is a take on J Silver's "C-Verse Explored" diaries. In those diaries, J Silver would play a promotion for a month and then once it was over he would switch to a different promotion. This diary will follow a similar pattern. I will be playing more than one promotion over the course of the diary. The difference comes in how long I will be playing each promotion. Instead of playing for a set period of time, I will be playing for a certain goal. A couple of examples would be: crowning a champion in a tournament, getting the promotion to X size, or even just watching feud from start to finish. And unless otherwise stated each mini-diary or chapter will be played on a different save state to avoid any conflicts.

B. Chapter Layout

As it was stated, the diary will be made up of a number of separate game saves known as chapters. Each chapter will more or less be run in the same fashion. There will be introduction to the promotion and the overall goal of the chapter, while at the end there will be a summary of what happened in throughout the chapter with the promotion in question as well as the rest of the in-game world. In between these bookends of mechanical information is over course the meat and potatoes of the diary, the events and happenings of the promotion. Going with the flavor of the overall theme of the diary, a college classroom, there will be no doubt a lot of "in-game" discussion throughout each chapter, however the lion's share of storytelling will be, well, storytelling. Just because there won't be backstage segments between the booker and the owner doesn't mean that there won't arguments between workers, sadistic beat downs, and feuds based on kayfabe. I might be feuding the top two guys in the company because I know it will get the best ratings, but I'll be damned if they aren't going to be having a real reason for doing so.

C. Supplemental Handouts

Throughout the diary, there will also be what I am calling "supplemental handouts" mixed in and in between chapters. These handouts will serve to support the ideas of the chapter in a different light as well to give a small break from the longer, much more in-depth chapters . You could almost call them micro-diaries. While it isn't set in stone, I would be highly surprised if any of these would last longer than an event or two.

D. Additional Reading

In addition to the chapters and handouts I will be "supplying" links to some diaries that are similar to the chapter and/or the supplemental handout(s). This diary is, in part, about getting new players into diary writing and diaries in general. And one of the best ways of doing this is to give them easy access to as much information as possible. In our case that is the other diaries on the board. As an bonus, some of the more veteran readers/writers will have a chance to go down memory lane and re-discover some of the diaries of the past.

E. Assessments

Like all classes this diary will have assessments throughout each chapter. And by assessments, I mean "school" flavored reader interaction that I am going to be calling quizzes, tests, and surveys. These will range from your typical event predictions to "What would you do" questions that could ask which wrestler a person would hire or which feud would be the main event for a particular show. For the assessments that warrant it (namely the ones that concern predictions) there will also be awards to the best and brightest. For this diary I will be using a combination of Survey Monkey, posts in this thread, and maybe pms too.

F. Course Schedule

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Chapter #1: The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=733957&postcount=2)
- Review and Results of Assessment #1 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=735256&postcount=31)
- Roster Overview (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=737054&postcount=54)
- Tournament Overview & Assessment #2 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=738280&postcount=63)
- Review of Tournament Assessement & Preview of Wrestling For Shoes (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=740142&postcount=78)
- Event #1: WCCW Wrestling For Shoes (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=742124&postcount=83)
- Review of Wrestling for Shoes and Preview of Wrestling For Socks (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=743023&postcount=89)
- Event #2: WCCW Wrestling For Socks (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=745117&postcount=93)
- Review of Wrestling for Socks and Preview of Wrestling For Pants (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=747476&postcount=96)
- Kayfabe Korner #1 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=748443&postcount=108)
- Event #3: WCCW Wrestling For Pants (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=749227&postcount=116)
- Review of Wrestling for Pants and Preview of Wrestling For Shirts (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=750900&postcount=119)
- Kayfabe Korner #2 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=752139&postcount=122)
- Event #4: WCCW Wrestling For Shirts (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=753066&postcount=123)
- Review of Wrestling for Shirts and Preview of Wrestling For Hats (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=754204&postcount=128)
- Event #5: WCCW Wrestling For Hats (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=755750&postcount=139)
- Review of Wrestling for Hats and Preview of Wrestling For Gold (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=757860&postcount=146)
- Event #6: WCCW Wrestling For Gold (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=759671&postcount=149)
- Bonus Update: Reader Responses to "Why did Warren Technique attack Chris Flynn?" (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=760392&postcount=154)
- Review of Wrestling for Gold (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=761082&postcount=158)
- Supplemental Handout #1: Preview of The 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=763404&postcount=170)
- Supplemental Handout #1:The 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=764970&postcount=175)
- Review of Supplemental Handout #1 and End of Chapter Review (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=766537&postcount=178)
- Additional Readings: Local and MAW diaries (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=767934&postcount=183)

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Chapter #2:Empire State Of Mind (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=768306&postcount=184)
- Initial Roster Overview (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=769512&postcount=190)
- Extra Info: Championship Lineage (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=771253&postcount=195)
- Preview Of NYCW Rush Hour 2008 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=771688&postcount=196)
- Event #1: NYCW Rush Hour 2008 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=773522&postcount=202)
- Review of NYCW Rush Hour and Preview of NYCW Blue Streak (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=775360&postcount=203)
- Event #2: NYCW Blue Streak (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=776462&postcount=213)
- Review of NYCW Blue Streak and Preview of NYCW Point Break (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=776462&postcount=214)
- Event #3: NYCW Point Break (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=787850&postcount=222)
- Review of NYCW Point Break and Preview of NYCW Hot Fuzz (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=795827&postcount=225)
- Event #4: NYCW Hot Fuzz (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=800637&postcount=229)
- Review of Hot Fuzz and the Preview of Brooklyn's Finest (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=805128&postcount=230)

- Event #5: NYCW Brooklyn's Finest
- Event #6: NYCW Shakedown
- Event #7: NYCW The Rundown
- Event #8: NYCW Live Free or Die Hard
- Event #9: NYCW 48 Hrs.
- Event #10: NYCW Bad Boys
- Event #11: NYCW Bullet Proof
- Event #12: NYCW Collision Course
- Event #13: NYCW Gang Wars 2008


Note: Since the announcement of TEW 2010 just was announced, I guess I should make a note that I will be jumping to the new version when it comes out. Depends when it comes out but I'm guessing I'll be able to get either two or three chapters of TEW08 before switching over to TEW10.

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Promotion Overview

You might be wondering why I would start the exploration of the C-Verse by starting a new company. The reason for this is pretty simple. I want to start small and work my way up as each chapter so what better way than to start with nothing? I also think that it is a good idea that everyone who plays this game for an extended period of time understands how important it is to run your promotion on a budget. And unless you seeing your promotion fail at Cult level or you like getting fired for not being able to reach one of the owners' insane financial goals, the best way to do this is to run a local promotion. A local promotion is very much budget centric, however is much more forgiving in it's ability to dig yourself out of debt by either running a skeleton show with your cheaper workers or skipping a month all together and collecting the sponsorship money (skipping a month in a larger promotion is usually a really bad idea since you will probably have a regional battle to worry about and in a Cult promotion, the monthly expenses outweigh the monthly income).

When starting a new company of any size the first thing that you need to do is figure out which region you want to place your new promotion as well as what product you are going to run. Let's get the home region out of the why first since it's a lot simpler. It's really a matter of preference on where you are going to set up shop, though easiest place to start out in is the US since it has the biggest pool of workers. That said, I decided for this diary to go to a place I've never done a 0/0/0 promotion, Canada. As for a the region, I went with The Prairies since there isn't a current wrestling company in the region and because Kamchatka (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42538) and ReapeR (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31875) have created a logo and titles for a promotion in that location. On to the product.

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Promotion Name: Traditional Grab Bag
Match Ratio: 80%

Key Feature: Traditional
Heavy: Mainstream
Medium: Modern, Realism, Lucha Libre
Low: Comedy, Hardcore, Pure
Very Low: Cult

Match Intensity: 40%
Danger: 40%
Women's Wrestling: None
T&A Levels: None
Face / Heel Divide: Medium

Product Definition
... will mean that the wrestlers are rated more on performance than popularity.
... will mean that fans will expect all wrestlers to be packaged with a proper gimmick.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on gimmicks.
... will attract fans who will not like highly risky gimmicks.
... will attract fans who like their gimmicks to be simple.
... will attract fans who will not 'get' subtle gimmicks.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on high risk matches.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on highly risky angles.
... is quite favorable towards getting sponsorships.
... will allow the promotion to not be rocked by wrestling industry changes.
... will mean that the 'young lion' system will not be taken into account at any time.

Product Overview
When starting a game with a promotion, you have to know what you are getting yourself into. This is true for even promotions that start from scratch. The only difference is that unlike established promotions, you have a blank slate to fill out your roster. This of course comes with it's own problems, but that's usually in the storyline department and not so much roster building.

Taking a look at the product, you will find that it is a very user friendly for people familiar with North American wrestling. The product favors the NA staples (Brawlers, Technicians, and Regular Workers), but really as long as the worker isn't a spot monkey they shouldn't have too much trouble getting over with the crowd. This product is also really nice for newer players looking start their own promotion because there really aren't a lot of major handicaps for the product. Granted someone like T-Rex is going to have a hard time getting over because of his relative lack of in ring skill, but the crowd isn't going to be openly ripping him a new one every time he gets into the ring like in a product that bring in a 'vocal crowd.' Speaking of the fans, they also aren't going to be crapping on tainted and cheap finishes which help extends feuds. Finally, the product bring in a good amount of sponsorships and isn't going to be hurting too much when the wrestling scene in waning.

Looking Ahead & Assessment #1
With the location and the product set up it's time to start looking at who is going to make up your roster and more importantly who is going to carry your roster as your headliners. A local promotion's budget is pretty minimal, so your headliners are going to be workers that are basing themselves in the same country of your new promotion and will cost around $500 per appearance. Usually these guys will have a national overness of F+, but sometimes you can get a worker or two that are a bit more popular. The rest of your roster will be filled with guy that have a national pop of F overness and below.

After looking through the wrestler pool there are 16 candidates for a local Canadian promotion. Using the link below please select the four wrestlers you would choose to be the base of a Canadian local promotion with the product above.

*Assessment #1: Pick Your Four Headliners For WCCW* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xSyLTGRtngfEG4DRm_2f9dig_3d_3d)

[MrOnu]

I've been a good student M. Heatley, I justified all my picks.

[Trell]

Excellent, cant wait to see where this is going, I cant put my finger on it but that logo looks familiar :D

[Waghlon]

Ive been a good student too. Ive justfied, quantified and financiallyfied my picks.

[SeanMcFly]

Mr. Heatley, Could I use the washroom ? :D

Made all my picks, excited to see where this is going.

[Sonfaro]

Sorry I'm late Mr. Heatly. I had to walk to class today. The bus up and left me.

I made all my picks though :).

This looks like it will be fun.

- Sonfaro

[ReapeR]

*Huffing and puffing*

Sorry I'm late. My boss at the title shop wouldn't let me leave.

My first assignment is turned in.

[shamelessposer]

I'm very excited by this, and have turned in my picks.

[foolinc]

I've been a good student M. Heatley, I justified all my picks.

Excellent, cant wait to see where this is going, I cant put my finger on it but that logo looks familiar :D

Ive been a good student too. Ive justfied, quantified and financiallyfied my picks.

Mr. Heatley, Could I use the washroom ? :D

Made all my picks, excited to see where this is going.

Sorry I'm late Mr. Heatly. I had to walk to class today. The bus up and left me.

I made all my picks though :).

This looks like it will be fun.

- Sonfaro

*Huffing and puffing*

Sorry I'm late. My boss at the title shop wouldn't let me leave.

My first assignment is turned in.

I'm very excited by this, and have turned in my picks.

I just want to thank you guys for all the great feedback I've gotten with diary so far. I've been blown away with the amount of people that have "enrolled" in the class and hope that I am able to keep you all entertained. I think I might have just set myself up to fail! ;)

I'm going to be posting the results tomorrow (trying to keep a nice and easy schedule of Mon/Wed/Fri with this diary), but I will say this. All 16 workers in the poll were picked at least once. Kind of cool to see just how different everybodies' tastes are.

Till tomorrow, cheers.

[ShadowedFlames]

I'll follow along as best I can, given the weather. Looks good so far.

[Remianen]

My assignment's turned in. :)

[Self]

I copied my assignment off of some nerd, but there's no way Teach' will figure it out. Off to smoke behind the bike sheds. Someone take notes for me.

/Self high five

[shamelessposer]

I'd also like to say that it warms my heart to know that "Wrestling For Shoes" somehow caught on.

[Tweek It]

You gotta feel for the wrestlers without socks and the people that clean their boots..

[BHK1978]

All 16 workers in the poll were picked at least once. Kind of cool to see just how different everybodies' tastes are.

I have to say I am a little surprised that all the workers were picked. That being said now I do not feel stupid for the guys that I picked.:D

[praguepride]

Really? All of them? Who picked Ron Greenhorn :D

[The Mystery]

Awesome. This is gonna be a good ride =).

[Astil]

I copied my assignment off of some nerd, but there's no way Teach' will figure it out. Off to smoke behind the bike sheds. Someone take notes for me.

/Self high five

Is it sad that I copied off you? Am I the Skull to your Bulk?

[ShadowedFlames]

Really? All of them? Who picked Ron Greenhorn :D

Better yet--Huey Cannonball?

[foolinc]

I'll follow along as best I can, given the weather. Looks good so far.

My assignment's turned in. :)

Awesome. This is gonna be a good ride =).

Thanks for the encouragement. Hopefully I can live up to all this praise. :o

I copied my assignment off of some nerd, but there's no way Teach' will figure it out. Off to smoke behind the bike sheds. Someone take notes for me.

/Self high five

Is it sad that I copied off you? Am I the Skull to your Bulk?

Never stop being you. :D These two post now make me want to sign up for the next mafia game that comes around.

I'd also like to say that it warms my heart to know that "Wrestling For Shoes" somehow caught on.

You gotta feel for the wrestlers without socks and the people that clean their boots..

So you were the one that started Wrestling For Shoes? I know I got the idea from Tommy's TEW'07 mod, but I didn't know that he didn't come up with it. Cool.

I have to say I am a little surprised that all the workers were picked. That being said now I do not feel stupid for the guys that I picked.:D

Really? All of them? Who picked Ron Greenhorn :D

Better yet--Huey Cannonball?

To be honest I am more concerned with the man love going for 35 year old Calvin Dark right now. :eek: Of course that's the charm of TEW. As long as you don't get fired or close out of business you are never wrong. :)

[shamelessposer]

So you were the one that started Wrestling For Shoes? I know I got the idea from Tommy's TEW'07 mod, but I didn't know that he didn't come up with it. Cool.

I did the New Promotions file and testing on both The Fall and After The Fall. I'm pretty sure he changed it into a "real" promotion in After The Fall.

It's kind of weird, though. I sort of thought Excitement, Violence and Diversions (EVaD) would have caught on instead.

[foolinc]

I did the New Promotions file and testing on both The Fall and After The Fall. I'm pretty sure he changed it into a "real" promotion in After The Fall.

It's kind of weird, though. I sort of thought Excitement, Violence and Diversions (EVaD) would have caught on instead.

Oh, so that's what happened.

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[Waghlon]

Really? All of them? Who picked Ron Greenhorn :D

*raises his hand*

:P

[shamelessposer]

*raises his hand*

:P

GET HIM!!!!

[benjacko]

Waghlon should be made to write "Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever" 10,000 times on the whiteboard ;)

[praguepride]

Actually, I almost picked him, that's what's funny.

He's cheap, he has popularity, and he's very consistent :D

[Astil]

Actually, I almost picked him, that's what's funny.

He's cheap, he has popularity, and he's very consistent :D

*glare*

[ShadowedFlames]

Vote: praguepride for the obvious scum tell. :p

[foolinc]

*raises his hand*

:P

GET HIM!!!!

Waghlon should be made to write "Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever" 10,000 times on the whiteboard ;)

Actually, I almost picked him, that's what's funny.

He's cheap, he has popularity, and he's very consistent :D

*glare*

Vote: praguepride for the obvious scum tell. :p

Never stop being yourselves. :D

No seriously don't stop making these funny night phase-ish post. With me using survey monkey the diary isn't going to be getting bumped through people posting predictions. I need you guys to save the diary from getting buried. ;)

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review and Results of Assessment #1

Roll Call (60): angeldelayette, ARogue, Arsehole Joe, Astil, Astyn, AzzMartin, bak42, Bankmanship, benjacko, BHK1978, blah, Clarity, Destiny, DRM, edenborn, FINisher, hrdcoresidebrns, Huntman, Hyde Hill, Imarevenant, Jack Frost, jerlito, JuggaloNinjaLee, KarlKitsch, Kovic, Kowalewski, Marcel Fromage, maskedpropaganda, MichiganHero, Midnightnick, MrOnu, My Name is Not..., Nedew, NeoMetsFan, pate, praguepride, randomfreeze, ReapeR, Remianen, SeanMcFly, Self, ShadowedFlames, shamelessposer, Showtime4Lajf, smurphy1014, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, The Dunce, The Mystery, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Trell, Truth, Tweek It, Unregistered, Waghlon, Wallbanger, WeeMan, xxx, Zeel1

Before getting into the result of the 1st assessment, I would like to say that I am floored by the amount of responses this diary has gotten. I was a little worried that no one would care now that TEW 2010 got announced. The fact that the diary fell like a rock and didn't get the standard "I'll be watching" post after the intro post didn't help matters. So imagine my shock and amazement when I see the responses to the assessment keep getting higher and higher. Of course now after having so much interest in my diary I now kind of feel like Carrie right at the moment she won Queen of the Prom. Now I'm just waiting for you guys to reveal that it's all a joke and spill the preverbal pig's blood on my head. ;)

Now then where were we? Oh yeah, the results of the first assessments. Like I was saying before, when starting a local promotion you are going to need a handful of workers to carry your new promotion. And while you could argue that it really doesn't matter who you choose because of the lack of pressure put on the booker (almost any card is going to improve the promotion's overness and you don't have to worry about a regional battle), but the finances of a local promotion can be very restricting I would argue that the choice of your main eventers can make or break your game. With the right picks you are going to be able to crawl your way to Small size a lot faster (opening up a lot of options creatively) thanks to the increase in grades. That said, I would much rather sign a worker that you connect with. It is your game/diary and if you are comfortable with your top guys, you are going to be able to book your promotion a hell of a lot easier. It's why I was able to run NEO for so long. I was able to connect with guys like Nigel Svensson, Erik Strong, and Brendon Idol and was able to come up with stroylines ideas for them a lot easier than some of my other workers.

So with that said, let's take a closer look at each of the 16 candidates one last time.

Worker Pool Overview

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Name: Bob Casey
Age: 32
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: Bob Casey is a journeyman who has wrestled for most of the biggest promotions around at some point in his career. Solid but completely unspectacular, his main attribute is that he is ultra-reliable, and so promoters know that they can send him out to the ring and be guaranteed that he'll make his opponent look great. While that has meant he has spent most of his career staring at the ceiling, it has also meant he's never been short of work.

My Thoughts: As much as I made fun of Mr. Casey in my NEO for getting the book for NOTBPW and then giving himself their low level title, he really isn't that bad of a worker. Sure he can't speak doesn't have a rating higher than a D in the rumble, flying, and technical skills, and only has a D+ in stamina, but he has something a lot of "local level" workers doesn't. Performance Skills. Bob is without a doubt one of the best workers in terms of performance that a local promotion can find and in turn will be able to transfer these skills to the rest of the roster, while hopefully picking up some rumble, flying, and/or technical skills in the process. Definitely someone to consider.

Your Thoughts: "performance skills and his fine attitude" (edenborn), "cheap and can almost pull an F+ match if we need it" (Waghlon), "has important skills that should at some point be taught to every member of the roster anyway" (shamelessposer), "May be good as a lower-mid or at best a mid-carder...wouldn't have him headlining the promotion" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Calvin Dark
Age: 34
Weight Class: Small
Wrestling Style: Technician
Bio: "The Black Mark" Calvin Dark is a veteran technical worker, who has always felt that his small size has held him back, when in fact it's more to do with his small amount of talent. After leaving long time employers NOTBPW in 2003 after getting tired of never being able to rise up the card, he headed for Canadian Charisma Championship Combat, were he was a solid midcarder until late 2006, when he walked out after a pay dispute. Fun fact: He hates Christmas.

My Thoughts: As weird as it seems, he's probably a poor man's Bob Casey. High in performance and low in everything else (Different class and style though). Of course he does has a solid render so while I probably wouldn't bring him to be one of the four headliners, I wouldn't be surprised if someone else did.

Your Thoughts: "Black Mark Calvin Dark FTW! Give me my F!" (The Dunce), "Fear The Black Mark, Calvin Dark!" (Self), "His personality wouldn't sit well with me making him a main feature" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Canadian Crusher
Age: 21
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Bio: Canadian Crusher is a powerhouse rookie from Montreal. An ex-body builder, he certainly has the physique of a star, however it is far too early in his career at this point to decide whether he has the potential to develop the skills to match. He joined 4C in Canada in 2007 shortly after his pro debut.

My Thoughts: At first glance the Crusher doesn't look like a worthwhile wrestler, much less someone you want to carry your promotion. But, the ex-body builder has a lot of potential. He's already pretty consistent in the ring and for a hoss is pretty athletic too (C- in stamina!). He also has a lot of power and a menacing, which means he will be able to get over with menace angles. He's not outstanding in any other areas, but he's not totally lacking in any area that going to hold him back either.

Your Thoughts: "May be best as a midcarder until he gets some improvement to skills" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Davis Wayne Newton
Age: 20
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: "The Triple Threat" Davis Wayne Newton is a young wrestler who is loaded with potential. A naturally gifted athlete who could excel at any sport, he brings a superb all-round game to the table, being able to brawl, counter wrestle, or take to the air. Other than injuries, there doesn't seem to be much that can stop the blue chipper from Toronto becoming a major player. He made his pro debut in May 2007, working for 4C, having been trained in America by the legendary Rip Chord.

My Thoughts: Davis Wayne Newton is a man on a totally different level from the rest of the pack and you would be crazy not to sign him as a Canadian based company. And I would say that depending on the promotion, he's more than worth it to take the hit on travelling expenses and sign him to be one of your pillars in any promotion. The only downside of using him is the fact that everyone and their mother uses him. Can't wait for him to be mentally poisoned by success in TEW 2010.

Your Thoughts: "simply a lock" (MrOnu), "greatest price/performance ratio in canada" (TheStroke7), "ultra-talented" (edenborn), "an carry the promotion with ratings" (Marcel Fromage), "one to really work with and help develop the younger talent while making him your main figurehead" (ShadowedFlames), "is this even a question to ask? DWN is like the best young prospect there is in the business" (The Mystery)

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Name: Flash Savage
Age: 21
Weight Class: Small
Wrestling Style: Cruiserweight
Bio: "The Tiny Terror" Flash Savage is a very small lightweight worker, who has started making a name for himself with his work in Mid Atlantic Wrestling, where he is one half of the entertaining heel tag team The Canadian Blondes, alongside Oscar Golden. Not a great worker, his main selling point is his youthful boy band looks, which he works to his advantage. He also sometimes works under the name Percy Cution while working outside of MAW.

My Thoughts: You could do a lot worse than Flash Savage for a worker. He's a solid cruiserweight that can wrestle as well as hold his own in promos. He can be a little inconsistent and interestingly enough only has a D+ in stamina. Though neither will really come into play till the promotion starts to grow in size. And by that time those stats are most likely going to be improved anyway.

Your Thoughts: " work with MAW...probably help them improve their game" (MrOnu), "help with the performance skills, and the aerial stuff a little. I'd be worried about his mercenary tendencies" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Huey Cannonball
Age: 22
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Spot Monkey
Bio: "Amazing" Huey Cannonball is a young prospect who is trying to make it in the business. During his early years on the Canadian independent scene he was solid, if unspectacular in his performances, but showed enough potential to make him an exciting prospect for the future. That drew the attention of MAW, who signed him to their roster. He has since become an "unofficial" third member of the Canadian Blondes team, acting as primary interference runner for Oscar Golden and Flash Savage.

My Thoughts: Huey's an interesting character. He's got a lot of potential and seems to have a good base in performance, flying, and technical skills, but at the same time he has no stamina and is a spot monkey. I really don't like spot monkeys, but in my experience Huey will most likely change styles before it starts to hurt his ratings to a point that it hurts the promotion.

Your Thoughts: "Spot Monkey. PASS!" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Jason Thunder
Age: 21
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: Jason Thunder is a rookie Canadian worker. A old-school technical wrestler, he is at his best when using holds and counter-holds to work over an opponent. He first came to people's attention in 4C in 2007, debuting alongside Lightning Lomas as "Thunder & Lightning".

My Thoughts: If you want a solid technical prospect then Thunder might be your guy. He's got really good technical skills for his age and is backed up with some nice performance skills. He even has a nice start on his rumble and flying skills if you want to turn him into more of an all-rounder.

Your Thoughts: "Technicians help...His Psych leaves some to be desired, but I'd push the guy. After all, they've made Big Smack Scott a champ in other promotions!" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Lightning Lomas
Age: 20
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: Kevin "Lightning" Lomas is a youngster from Canada, who first started to taste fame in 2007 in 4C as one half of "Thunder & Lightning", alongside fellow rookie Jason Thunder. A solid technical wrestler, Lomas isn't the most spectacular worker in the world but he is reliable and hard working.

My Thoughts: Almost a mirror image to his tag partner, Jason Thunder. The only difference between the two is that Lightning has a bit more skill in his performance skills and a bit less in his other skills.

Your Thoughts: "Almost similar to Thunder" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Oscar Golden
Age: 21
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: "Pretty Boy" Oscar Golden is a young Canadian rookie, who has just started to make a name for himself in the business with Rip Chord's Mid Atlantic Wrestling. He is best known for teaming up with Flash Savage as the Canadian Blondes, an entertaining duo (and occasionally trio, with Huey Cannonball), who specialise in riling the crowd up with their arrogant antics. With a great look and rapidly improving skills, Oscar looks set to be a big star eventually. He is also an accomplished jazz pianist.

My Thoughts: Much like his tag team partner, Flash Savage, you really can't go wrong with Oscar Golden. Golden matches his flying skills with technical wrestling, however isn't as good on the mic as Flash.

Your Thoughts: "Mercenary traits may be a pain, but he's a good midcarder with acceptable performance and mat skills. With the right bit of work, he could be a main eventer." (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Raphael
Age: 20
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Bio: Debuting in late 2004, Raphael seemed to be little more than a pretty boy with very limited skills. However, through sheer hard work he has turned himself into a fine worker, and is now considered a very bright prospect indeed. That effort was paid off in 2006, when he caught the eye of Professor Nero, who was on the look out for new talent for RIPW, and Raphael headed to New England.

My Thoughts: Raphael is like Oscar Golden only better. He's a talented lightweight wrestler than has high performance stats and is able to wrestle either an aerial or mat based style. Unlike Oscar, Raphael can also wrestle a 20+ minute match without getting tired (depending on the promotion's product and the match). All he really needs is a bit of help with his entertainment skills for Raphael to be considered a complete package.

Your Thoughts: " work with [RIPW]...probably help them improve their game" (MrOnu), "that guy has always had a chance with my small Feds" (TheStroke7), "performance and technical skills that look promising...aerial an added bonus" (edenborn), "underrated...solid" (Marcel Fromage), "Not enough good things can be said about Raphael...few Entertainment boosts away from a comfortable midcard position in SWF or TCW...Performance skills are fantastic, his mat wrestling is some of the best in the indies, he's not too fragile...only twenty years old" (shamelessposer), "Scheduling and cost are my main worries. May be worth a shot though...may be able to help your other guys with his decent Psych stat, too." (ShadowedFlames), "one of those hot prospects and has a chance to become a franchise player if he improves" (The Mystery)

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Name: Ron Greenhorn
Age: 34
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Technician
Bio: Ron Greenhorn, who also sometimes works as "Ronnie G.", is a decent technical worker from Calgary. Sadly he is also one of the dullest people on the planet, without a single ounce of charisma in his entire body.

My Thoughts: Greenhorn has without a doubt one of the best consistency stats in the game (A*). The problem? He sucks at everything else and doesn't have a lot of time to improve before he retires.

Your Thoughts: "cheap and can almost pull an F+ match if we need it" (Waghlon), " lower-to-mid at best, leeching charisma/personality from your more popular guys while delivering some technical skills to them." (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Tempest Appleby
Age: 32
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Cruiserweight
Bio: Tempest Appleby, "The Mover From Vancouver", is a very fast lightweight worker, who has an awesome range of top rope moves at his disposal. As well as his homeland of Canada, he also fights regularly in Mexico and Japan.

My Thoughts: Tempest has a lot of good things going for him. He has the performance skills that someone in the main events needs, more than enough stamina to wrestle a main event match, and has averages a B flying skills. He's over the age of 30 and can't speak, but for a local promotion is that really a problem?

Your Thoughts: "aerial ability could see some D's in his matches if he gets someone to carrry him" (Waghlon), "kind of guy who gets to stick around for a good while, putting on predictably good matches the whole time" (shamelessposer), "Too much of a flake for my liking. Tempting, but not enough for me to work with. I've heard horror stories" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: TJ Bailey
Age: 24
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Bio: Tyler James "TJ" Bailey is a young all-rounder. His biggest claim to fame from his career so far is that he has appeared as a jobber on some Total Championship Wrestling shows, getting beaten by stars like Liberty and Ricky Dale Johnson. In 2007 he finally got picked up for a run with a "name" promotion, heading to Canada to work for 4C.

My Thoughts: Hey looks it's an American based in Canada! TJ Bailey is a really nice worker. The young man looks to become a solid all-rounder in the years to come, though he is currently considered more of a high flyer. He also has the one of the biggest improvements from TEW 2007 to TEW 2008.

Your Thoughts: "Good for his charisma, but scheduling may be an issue." (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Too Hot
Age: 27
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Bio: Jason "Too Hot" Evans is a flashy high flier, probably best known at the moment for providing a sense of fun to 4C shows with his break-dancing and comedy spots. Originally from North Dakota, he first broke into the business on the local independent scene, working in a tag team with another young wrestler from that area, Matt Sparrow. The team never really caught on, splitting up pretty soon after, and after a few years of paying his dues, Jason headed north to join 4C in 2005.

My Thoughts: The 2nd American on our list, Too Hot is a really nice high flyer that is backed up with solid performance skills. He also has one of the best entertainment skill sets, which is really nice because is he considered a entertainer.

Your Thoughts: "definitely a must" (Astil), "good guy to have in the locker room. Plus, he's different to the other 3 both in looks and style." (Marcel Fromage), "Good for performance and aerial if you're going that route. Fairly consistent too " (ShadowedFlames), "Reliable main event competition" (The Mystery)

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Name: Valentine
Age: 21
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Bio: Valentine is a rookie with a solid all-round game, who is considered to be a bright prospect. His arrogant heel act is always a good one. He also sometimes works under the name Romeo Romaro.

My Thoughts: Skill wise, he's a poor man's Warren Technique (though he is a bit bigger psychically and is an entertainer instead of a Technician). However I could see someone taking him over Warren because of his size and style.

Your Thoughts: "cheap, slightly more reliable guty than (Bob Casey & Ron Greenhorn" (Waghlon), "well rounded and young...long term project" (shamelessposer), "could also be pushed decently into main event status. His personality is what makes me hesitate, though" (ShadowedFlames)

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Name: Warren Technique
Age: 22
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Technician
Bio: "The Machine" Warren Technique has only been wrestling professionally since late 2003, but has already shown enough skill and dedication that people have marked him for future success in the business. He joined 4C in the summer of 2004 for his first taste of regular work, and became one of the company's hottest properties, thanks in part to a fantastic series of matches with Joey Poison that immediately established Warren as a major contender. In retrospect, that proved to be something of a false dawn; once the feud with Poison was over, Warren dropped down the card in rapid fashion, and by the time of his release in 2007 had been drifting aimlessly in the midcard for over a year.

My Thoughts: Can someone tell me how this man is out of work? Warren might be a bit boring, but he has solid skills all-round and still really young to boot.

Your Thoughts: "overall good "vet, definitely a must" (Astil), "could be portrayed as hungry for success after being ditched by 4C - he has a bit of name value and isn't a bad worker" (Marcel Fromage), "May present trouble backstage, but as long as you can learn from him then use him!" (ShadowedFlames), "Reliable main event competition" (The Mystery)

That overview was a bit longer than I thought it was going to be, but you guys gave me so much feedback that I couldn't not use it. There were a couple of questions that didn't really fit the format of this post, so in an attempt to save this post from getting any longer I am going answer them in a little Q&A segement either with the next official update on Monday or a bonus update this weekend. So if you have any questions or comments that you either didn't think of before or came into your mind because of this update, please feel free to ask them by either posting them in the thread or through pm. Either is fine.

Anyway taking a look at the pool of workers we had to work with, I would say that while the pool looks a little bare there is still more than enough talent to create a promotion. And from your choices, I'd think you'd agree. Earlier I said that I was surprised to see that everyone was picked, but now I'm more surprised that everyone was picked twice.

NAME VOTES PERCENTAGE
Bob Casey 27 45.00%
Calvin Dark 10 16.70%
Canadian Crusher 10 16.70%
Davis Wayne Newton 47 78.30%
Flash Savage 12 20.00%
Huey Cannonball 5 8.30%
Jason Thunder 4 6.70%
Lightning Lomas 2 3.30%
Oscar Golden 13 21.70%
Raphael 23 38.30%
Ron Greenhorn 3 5.00%
Tempest Appleby 15 25.00%
TJ Bailey 7 11.70%
Too Hot 15 25.00%
Warren Technique 34 56.70%
Valentine 13 21.70%

Besides the shear number of variety from you guys, I'd say the biggest surprise was the love of Calvin Dark. I thought I liked him just as much as anyone else, but I was kind of shocked to see the 35 year old getting more votes than a promising youngster like TJ Bailey. I'm also a little surprised to see Bob Casey placing 3rd in front of younger workers like Raphael and Too Hot.

Going with your votes the headliners/main eventers/aces for our new promotion would be Davis Wayne Newton, Warren Technique, Bob Casey, and Raphael. However, we aren't going with the voting since I've already played completely through this chapter (though now that I know just how much interest this got from the forum, you can bet the house that I will be doing a "We Play" chapter/dairy once 2010 comes out; should be fun for everyone since we'll all be at the same level of experience).

For the purposes of this diary, I went with these four wrestlers: Davis Wayne Newton (1st), Raphael (4th), Tempest Appleby (T-5th), and Warren Technique (2nd). Interestingly enough, I decided on Raphael, DWN, and Warren quickly and the 4th spot I was deciding on Tempest, Too Hot, and Casey. In the end I went with Tempest because he was cheaper than Too Hot and because I wanted another strong high flyer. Pretty cool to think that the top people on my list ended up being the top people overall.

Up next: Monday we will be going over the rest of the roster as well as their starting alignments and gimmicks. Because of the low numbers of workers in the pool there is just enough workers to fill the roster and in turn there will be no homework for you. Have a good weekend! See you on Monday.


Note: Do you think I should separate this update into two posts or is one post just fine? And as always if you have any comments or suggestions on ways to improve the diary, please say so. Feedback is important for any diary.

[benjacko]

The four I picked got the most votes, go me! :)

[shamelessposer]

I think it's fine as one post.

[ShadowedFlames]

I think it's fine as one post.

Ditto. Though I admit I was a bit surprised that my impromptu analysis for every worker there was actually read... :eek: :D

[xDRMx]

Hey sorry teach, been in detention, stupid wrestling coach got bent out of shape over the use of a foreign object, it was an American made chair but he got me on a technicality because it was assembled in China:mad:

[Zeel1]

Hey sorry teach, been in detention, stupid wrestling coach got bent out of shape over the use of a foreign object, it was an American made chair but he got me on a technicality because it was assembled in China:mad:

Hey!

Hey!




Hey.



It's an international object. Don't be so insensitive! :p

[Tweek It]

Is it a bad thing that I don't remember who I voted for?

[bak42]

Is it a bad thing that I don't remember who I voted for?

I hope not, I can only remember half of my picks.

[ReapeR]

I hope not, I can only remember half of my picks.

We voted??? :eek:

[Tweek It]

All I remember is I clicked a couple of times, lights went out, and... I don't wanna talk about it.

[ReapeR]

All I remember is I clicked a couple of times, lights went out, and... I don't wanna talk about it.

What did you see in your Flash Forward? :rolleyes:

[Mr T Jobs To Me]

I was the Dunce, and I gotta say that Calvin Dark is just one of those guys who has "it". I called Big Smack Scott in 2005, and look where he is now. How can I be doubted?

[foolinc]

The four I picked got the most votes, go me! :)

I'm surprised that you didn't get made fun of from Astil and company for being a know it all. ;)

I think it's fine as one post.

Ditto. Though I admit I was a bit surprised that my impromptu analysis for every worker there was actually read... :eek: :D

One post it is. ShadowedFlames, your analysis was the reason that everyone comments were laid out in the fashion they were. Didn't really know what I was going to do till I saw yours.

Hey sorry teach, been in detention, stupid wrestling coach got bent out of shape over the use of a foreign object, it was an American made chair but he got me on a technicality because it was assembled in China:mad:
Hey!

Hey!




Hey.



It's an international object. Don't be so insensitive! :p

MAFIA HOUSE!!!! :mad:
;)


Is it a bad thing that I don't remember who I voted for?

I hope not, I can only remember half of my picks.

If you want I can tell you who you voted for.

We voted??? :eek:

All I remember is I clicked a couple of times, lights went out, and... I don't wanna talk about it.

What did you see in your Flash Forward? :rolleyes:

Speaking of Flash Forward don't bother to create a diary this month. I saw that I won the Rookie Diary of the Month. Yeah, that's the ticket! ;)

I was the Dunce, and I gotta say that Calvin Dark is just one of those guys who has "it". I called Big Smack Scott in 2005, and look where he is now. How can I be doubted?

Ah. This bring up an interesting question: Do you guys want me to add an optional field for an alter ego that you want to go by in terms of predictions and comments?

[SeanMcFly]

/Raises Hand

Mr Heatley You Spelled Chapter wrong on the board, you wrote

CHAPER

Do I get Bonus Marks for pointing that out ?

[foolinc]

/Raises Hand

Mr Heatley You Spelled Chapter wrong on the board, you wrote

CHAPER

Do I get Bonus Marks for pointing that out ?

*Turns around and sees it spelled correctly*

I have no idea what you are talking about. Do you need glasses or something?



;)

[xDRMx]

*sneaks back to his seat after quietly fixing the error*

yeah...its spelled right :D stop bothering teacher:mad:........suck up

[SeanMcFly]

*Turns around and sees it spelled correctly*

I have no idea what you are talking about. Do you need glasses or something?



;)

BUT MISTER HEATLEY !!!! :eek:

On Your Blackboard it says Chaper ! I'm Serious ! :mad:

;)

[Waghlon]

Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
I have sabotaged the professors chair
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever
Picking Ron Greenhorn is not big or clever

[ShadowedFlames]

Oh, good grief. I'm the lone point of sanity in a room full of class clowns... :p

All kidding aside, I like the sort of vibe we've got going on in here. Quite interesting, should make this fun.

[foolinc]

Oh, good grief. I'm the lone point of sanity in a room full of class clowns... :p

All kidding aside, I like the sort of vibe we've got going on in here. Quite interesting, should make this fun.

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[Zeel1]

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[Tweek It]

What did you see in your Flash Forward? :rolleyes:

Mel Gibson making another Passion movie. It was scary.

[Astil]

I'm surprised that you didn't get made fun of from Astil and company for being a know it all. ;)

Yikes, I'm obviously off my game.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Initial Roster Overview

I know I said there was going to be a small Q&A section before this post, but after posting the last update I got a call from a company about an interview scheduled for Monday at 2pm. To clear some time to prepare something had to go and that was the Q&A section. So if you had a question, expect it to be answered by Tuesday.

Anyway like I said in my last update, the pool of cheap workers ($150 and under with no travelling costs) is really small. In fact there are only 10 males that fit the criteria: Chris Flynn, Dusty Bin, Eric Blackey, Jeremy Jazz, Jerry Martin, Lion Heart, Randy Maxx, Stretch The Chicken Boy, Trauma, and Weird Waldo Odlaw. A quick look at these guys and you can see why didn't choose a "project" with one of my four main eventers. A few useful pieces but overall a lot of meh. Since we need 12 wrestlers on the roster to fulfill the minimum requirements at the local level I signed up everyone but Trauma and Weird Waldo Odlaw. After setting their alignment, gimmick, and hitting the "automatic pushes" button, this is what the roster looks like.


Main Event

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Name: Davis Wayne Newton
Age: 20
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $450
Finishing Move(s): Fisherman's Suplex, STF
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Blue Chipper
Theme Music: "Superhero" by Jane's Addiction (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ1vIkTeh7I)
Bio: "The Triple Threat" Davis Wayne Newton is a young wrestler who is loaded with potential. A naturally gifted athlete who could excel at any sport, he brings a superb all-round game to the table, being able to brawl, counter wrestle, or take to the air. Other than injuries, there doesn't seem to be much that can stop the blue chipper from Toronto becoming a major player. He made his pro debut in May 2007, working for 4C, having been trained in America by the legendary Rip Chord.

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Name: Raphael
Age: 20
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $450
Finishing Move: Magnum Opus (Shiranui)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: C0cky Youth
Theme Music: "Hold Me, Kiss Me, Thrill Me, Kill Me" by U2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp107eWcQ2c)
Bio: Debuting in late 2004, Raphael seemed to be little more than a pretty boy with very limited skills. However, through sheer hard work he has turned himself into a fine worker, and is now considered a very bright prospect indeed. That effort was paid off in 2006, when he caught the eye of Professor Nero, who was on the look out for new talent for RIPW, and Raphael headed to New England.

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Name: Tempest Appleby
Age: 32
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Cruiserweight
Wage: $400
Finishing Move: Tumbleweed Elbow Drop (Split Leg Elbow Drop)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Dancing Fool
Theme Music: "I'm On A Boat" by The Lonely Island (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4abgjRsKIY)
Bio: Tempest Appleby, "The Mover From Vancouver", is a very fast lightweight worker, who has an awesome range of top rope moves at his disposal. As well as his homeland of Canada, he also fights regularly in Mexico and Japan.

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Name: Warren Technique
Age: 22
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Technician
Wage: $600
Finishing Move: STF
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Man On A Mission
Theme Music: "The Kids Aren't Alright" by The Offspring (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1DOcke51iM)
Bio: "The Machine" Warren Technique has only been wrestling professionally since late 2003, but has already shown enough skill and dedication that people have marked him for future success in the business. He joined 4C in the summer of 2004 for his first taste of regular work, and became one of the company's hottest properties, thanks in part to a fantastic series of matches with Joey Poison that immediately established Warren as a major contender. In retrospect, that proved to be something of a false dawn; once the feud with Poison was over, Warren dropped down the card in rapid fashion, and by the time of his release in 2007 had been drifting aimlessly in the midcard for over a year.

Upper Midcard

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Name: Chris Flynn
Age: 19
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: Single Leg Boston Crab
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Blue Chipper
Theme Music: "The Best Around" by Joe Esposito (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qae_TUTeGo)
Bio: "The Graduate" Chris Flynn is a rookie worker who made his pro debut in August 2007, working for 4C in Canada, having been trained by the promotion. Very little is known about Flynn other than that he has some amateur wrestling experience and is the first "home grown" wrestler that 4C have produced. Extremely green at this stage of his career, he is still paying his dues and so nobody knows what sort of impact he could have.

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Name: DeMento (Dusty Bin)
Age: 23
Weight Class: Big Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: Great Fall (Double Handed Choke Slam)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Old School Heel
Theme Music: Hard Scary hip-hop beat {rap} Instrumental (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcqPq5189VQ)
Bio: DeMento is the psychotic hockey-masked alter ego of the young Canadian powerhouse Dusty Bin. He hopes that the horror movie inspired edge that it gives him will help his career.

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Name: Jeremy Jazz
Age: 23
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: Free Form Flow (Front Russian Leg Sweep)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Happy-Go-Lucky
Theme Music: "Jazzman" by Carole King (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1OvDkc2hI0)
Bio: "Free Form" Jeremy Jazz is a rookie lightweight worker from Edmonton, who mixes high flying with technical skill. At this early stage in his career he lacks the experience to compete, but he is slowly improving.

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Name: Jerry Martin
Age: 21
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: Discus Punch
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Bad Ass
Theme Music: "Why So Serious? (Remix)" by Cali Dre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXOSHL0c9g&feature=related)
Bio: "The Blonde Bomber" Jerry Martin is a young Canadian brawler, who has a knack for producing really good energetic interviews. He used to primarily be a hardcore weapons-based fighter, but in 2006 he was able to join the new RIPW promotion in America, and has since toned down his style in the hopes of winning a call-up to the big leagues with the Supreme Wrestling Federation.

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Name: Stretch The Chicken Boy
Age: 21
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $100
Finishing Move: Poultry In Motion (Top Rope Flying Forearm)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Weirdo
Theme Music: "Techno Chicken" by Dominos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2_EJogf2A)
Bio: Stretch The Chicken Boy, as well as being a contender for Worst Ring Name Ever, is also a decent technical worker, especially for such a young man. He's a weird dude, even by wrestling's high (or low!) standards.

Midcard

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Name: Eric Blackley
Age: 19
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Cruiserweight
Wage: $100
Finishing Move: Moonsault
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Man On A Mission
Theme Music: "S.E.X." by Nickelback (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SuQHlIhrWs)
Bio: Eric Blackley is a rookie worker from Canada. Prior to his debut for 4C late in 2007, he had worked backstage for them in a variety of roles including setting up the ring and picking out entrance music for the other wrestlers.

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Name: Lion Heart
Age: 22
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: DDT
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Fan Favorite
Theme Music: "Lion Heart" by Saxon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO9RvQrCrt0)
Bio: Lion Heart is a rookie brawler, who is just starting out. At the moment he isn't particularly good, but with his strong work ethic and honest love of the wrestling business, he has potential. In late 2006 he was offered the chance to head to Rhode Island Pro Wrestling to develop his skills, and he accepted.

Lower Midcard

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Name: Randy Maxx
Age: 23
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Cruiserweight
Wage: $150
Finishing Move: Maxx Air (Springboard Frogsplash)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Thrill Seeker
Theme Music: "MAXX UNLIMITED" by Naoki Maeda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBPC1dhLdKY)
Bio: "2 Xtreme" Randy Maxx is a young high flier who was a regular on the Canadian independent scene from 2004 until mid-2006. At that point he had made enough of a name for himself that he caught the attention of MAW, and he signed with them in August. While working for them he has been using the name Max Mayhem and utilizing more of a heel persona, something which he has apparently been working on with Rip Chord.

And no that isn't a typo, Warren Technique is actually costing me $600 a pop. It's off-set by Tempest's low cost ($400), but still it's a bit shocking to see that I am paying $150 more money for Warren than Davis Wayne Newton. Other than the Warren's somewhat usual high cost, the only really thing of note is that I will be using the DeMento alter ego for Dusty Bin. Why is this noteworthy? Because back in the days of TEW 2007 I requested that alt for Mr. Bin. Oh yeah, thanks again Self for creating that alt for me :D Shame I never got to use it for it's original purpose, but at least it's going to get some love now!

With the minimum number of workers signed, all that's left is to sign the non-wrestlers before we can finally get to booking an actual show. YAY! Much like the wrestler pool, the non-worker pool is not as helpful as it is in the United States. There really aren't any dirt cheap options, so I signed up Jason Rogers ($600) as my Road Agent, Rob Perkins ($300) as my referee, and Marty Papin ($700) to pull double duty as my announcer and color commentator. Kind of depressing really.

Up Next: With the roster finally out of the way, this Wednesday we will be taking a quick overview how we will be crowning our first champion. Quick hint: It's a tournament and you are going to be predicting how you think it's going to turn out.

Ok, so it wasn't so much a hint as it was me telling you exactly what we will be talking about on the next update. Sue me if you dare. Just remember, I know your IP address. ;) No serious thanks to SurveyMonkey I know your IP address. MUHAHAHAHA..*cough*

[Remianen]

I kinda think Tempest's theme is off. Jizz in my Pants would fit a 'Dancing Fool' better, if only because it's more uptempo and techno style. Though I guess if the Rockaway is the dance in question, it's okay. :)

[Self]

Other than the Warren's somewhat usual high cost, the only really thing of note is that I will be using the DeMento alter ego for Dusty Bin. Why is this noteworthy? Because back in the days of TEW 2007 I requested that alt for Mr. Bin. Oh yeah, thanks again Self for creating that alt for me :D Shame I never got to use it for it's original purpose, but at least it's going to get some love now!

I was looking at that picture for a solid 5 minutes trying to figure out if that was one of mine or not. Should have just scrolled down. Had no idea Adam made an Alter Ego for it though. It makes my heart smile.

[Nedew]

I won't pretend i'm upset at the lack of Trauma! You have no idea how integral he was (is?) to my diary. Maybe i'll actually get round to writing it all some day :p

As for the tournament, can't see you putting it on anyone but DWN. It's the 'smart' choice, if not the 'impassioned booker' choice.

[foolinc]

Why isn't Thomas Morgan on this list?

Thomas Morgan is actually too popular for a 0/0/0 promotion. Starts off in the upper Es.

I kinda think Tempest's theme is off. Jizz in my Pants would fit a 'Dancing Fool' better, if only because it's more uptempo and techno style. Though I guess if the Rockaway is the dance in question, it's okay. :)

Wasn't going to say anything, but Tempest will be changing his entrance music each and every time he has a match. Looking back on it, I probably just should have said that to begin with. :o

I was looking at that picture for a solid 5 minutes trying to figure out if that was one of mine or not. Should have just scrolled down. Had no idea Adam made an Alter Ego for it though. It makes my heart smile.

IMO this is one of the best alts that anyone of us has created. Do you even remember where you found that mask?

I won't pretend i'm upset at the lack of Trauma! You have no idea how integral he was (is?) to my diary. Maybe i'll actually get round to writing it all some day :p

As for the tournament, can't see you putting it on anyone but DWN. It's the 'smart' choice, if not the 'impassioned booker' choice.

Thought having Bin and Trauma on the same roster was a bit of overkill and Bin has a sweet alt that I requested.

[Wallbanger]

I won't pretend i'm upset at the lack of Trauma! You have no idea how integral he was (is?) to my diary. Maybe i'll actually get round to writing it all some day :p

As for the tournament, can't see you putting it on anyone but DWN. It's the 'smart' choice, if not the 'impassioned booker' choice.

See, this would scare the living hell out of me. Murphy dictates that as soon as he wins SWF and TCW are sending him written offers. Even if only NOTBPW and CGC offer him PPA's it's potentially enough to screw up scheduling. I find myself very hesitant, especially at 0/0/0, to invest momentum in someone that I don't know will be around for more than two or three shows.

[foolinc]

See, this would scare the living hell out of me. Murphy dictates that as soon as he wins SWF and TCW are sending him written offers. Even if only NOTBPW and CGC offer him PPA's it's potentially enough to screw up scheduling. I find myself very hesitant, especially at 0/0/0, to invest momentum in someone that I don't know will be around for more than two or three shows.

While I would argue that a 0/0/0 promotion really doesn't have to worry about scheduling since they are only going to be running one event each month. As long as there is one day out of the month that the workers you are going to book that month is available then you are fine. Scheduling really becomes a problem when you hit Regional and start running shows just about every week and aren't popular and/or prestigious to get top priority.

Having both top Canadian companies offer him contracts isn't that big of a deal because of their non-compete relationship. However, with a guy like DWN there is a good chance that an American indie like NYCW or CZCW comes knocking on the door. So, you point does still stand about being fearful that Davis could be leaving the company.

[Waghlon]

And even then, DWN will be very useful in those few shows where you can enjoy his services so even if he leaves, there is no shame or waste in spending momentum and ressources on him.

[Astil]

Using MAXX for Max is incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI_yHDIrPiE

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Tournament Overview

When I first sat down to write this update, I had the intention of just going over the tournament in the standard fashion, giving the matchups and having you guys predict the whole thing. However, after trying to figure out a good way for you guys to vote on the tournament (unfortunately the basic account for SurveyMonkey only lets you have 10 questions) I decided it was probably better go a different route. Besides the first two prediction cards would more or less have involved you guys redoing your predictions from the tournament prediction and I doubt you guys would want to do that. Instead I am going to talk about the overall concept I had when planning out the tournament.

Besides figuring out what title you are going to have your wrestlers fighting for, the first thing that you need to do is figure out the structure of your tournament and how long you are going to be running it. There are a lot of different ways to run tournaments from the simple single elimination knockout tournament to a round robin to even a hybrid of the two (think the World Cup). You also have to decide on the length of the tournament. Will it take place in the span of one night or will the tournament be run over a number of events?

For this diary I decided to go with a simple 16 man tournament that will run over the length of 6 shows. The first two shows will cover the opening round, the third will cover the quarter finals, and the last three events will have the semi finals and finals as their main event matches. In my opinion this is an effective way to introduce your roster as you are able debut each of your wrestlers initial gimmicks and alignments in first two shows and still have a third show set in the books before you need to work on building feuds that don't involve the championship title. Another pro of the extended tournament is that you are able to make the best use of the top matches. The semi-finals and the finals of the tournament will most likely be rated a good deal higher than the rest of the matches and for a company as small as our would be a waste if we used them all on just one card. I would also recommend this for bigger companies because booking a lot of high quality matches could lead you into booking yourself into a corner and running into the 3 match penalty.

Now you might be wondering how I am going to run a 16 man tournament with a 12 man roster. The solution to this little question is talent trades. For those of you that haven't use this feature of TEW, talent trades allow you to trade a worker of your company for a comparable worker in popularity from a different promotion. There are some restrictions for these workers such as only being able to be traded for up to 3 shows, not being able to trade for a companies' champions, and that the traded talent have creative control (which basically means they won't lose to a worker that is a lower popularity than them). That said they are a great way to add a bit a variety to your roster for whatever reason.

To fill out the tournament, I traded for four workers that were making around $100 per appearance. Using workers that are somewhat popular in the States like Jerry Martin, Raphael, and Warren Technique, I was able to trade for FCW's Amo Del Gato and El Hijo Del Zonk and MAW's Jefferson Stardust and Riley McManus for 3 shows each (Tip: Even if you only plan on using your traded wrestler in one or two shows always trade for three. You never know when something is going to go wrong and you might need that wrestler to fill in and usually you are going to want the guy you traded to the other promotion to get as many chances to get on their cards to gain popularity and skill increases).

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These four aren't going to be winning the title, but don't count these guys out to win a match or two.

With our tournament set and booked, we also have to fill out the rest of the card for the three events that aren't fully booked. There are a lot of directions to go for these matches. Unless you spend yourself into oblivion, you can really do no wrong. Because of how good the semi-final and finals should be you could even get away with rolling with random matchups if you wish. However, I would recommend that you use the undercard of the semi final cards to build to the card that the tournament finals will be held on (filling the remaining time with a couple of random matches between unused wrestlers if necessary). This way you can get started on some of the other feuds and storylines that don't relate to the title contenders, something that could really be important if for some chance that your top title contenders were to get injured and/or stolen from you.

Now that I've explained a bit on my views on how to build a tournament, it seems like a good time to talk a tiny bit about the 2nd Assessment. Like I was saying before I was going to have you guys predict the events of the tournament from start to finish, but I ran into some complications. So instead this assessment will have four questions that you are going to need to answer to complete the quiz: Guessing the 1st WCCW Intercontinental Champion, the man said champion will beat in the finals, two workers that will be forming WCCW's first official tag team, and the two men that will begin a singles feud. There are also a couple of optional questions that you can answer if you wish. These are clearly marked and please don't feel like you have to answer them.

Up Next: On Friday we will go over the results from the 2nd Assessment and will preview WCCW's very first event, Wrestling For Shoes.


*Assessment #2: Tournament Prediction* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6e7_2fCl4pIPYJnATysdT33Q_3d_3d)

[Self]

DONE! Can I go outside to play now?

WHEEEEEE!

[Trell]

FINALLY...........Wow this is a hard class....I should have taken a PE class :D

[SeanMcFly]

Sorry Guys, can't come outside, teach caught me fooling around with the Wrestling Action Figures, I threw one out the window :( Long Story Short, I've got to stay inside and Wrestle with The PE Teacher...

[Tweek It]

Yes, finally turned it in. I think I marked the wrong answer on one or two of them.

[Waghlon]

*writes crappy wrestling fanfic instead of playing outside*

What? Im studying philosophy, the great works of french artist Vincent le Russofsky. Its important i swear!

[ShadowedFlames]

Using MAXX for Max is incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI_yHDIrPiE

Quoted for truth.

*writes crappy wrestling fanfic instead of playing outside*

What? Im studying philosophy, the great works of french artist Vincent le Russofsky. Its important i swear!

...Uh...no. Vincent le Russofsky? Sounds more like a French Russian, which we all know is a physical and logistical impossibility, which means that you're lying, which means I get to call shenanigans and move for a scum lynch. :p

[ReapeR]

*Psst*

Mr. Heatley,

If I give you a championship title or two, will you pass me? This class is hard.

R

[foolinc]

*Psst*

Mr. Heatley,

If I give you a championship title or two, will you pass me? This class is hard.

R

Well I guess if you bump those RPW titles to the top of the queue...NO! The avatar known as James Heatly cannot be bought. :cool:

[foolinc]

With the first chapter well under way, I guess this as good as time as any to officially confirm which promotion will be the subject of chapter two. It should be no surprise to anyone who's read the diary preview section, but the next promotion we'll be taking for a spin is....

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See you guys tomorrow! :D

[ShadowedFlames]

*Psst*

Mr. Heatley,

If I give you a championship title or two, will you pass me? This class is hard.

R

If I was teaching the class, I might have conceded to the deal...then again, I'm a sucker for graphics-related stuff since I have no skill in it.

[ShadowedFlames]

*checks watch*

Hmmm. No teacher yet.

It's a wonder folks haven't invoked the five-minute rule yet....

[The Mystery]

Well Mr. Heathly, that took the interest off me going every day here and sleeping in class when you told us that we'll be learning about the New York 101!!!

Seriously though I would like to learn how to book NY!

[foolinc]

*checks watch*

Hmmm. No teacher yet.

It's a wonder folks haven't invoked the five-minute rule yet....

Hey, Friday isn't even over yet! :o

Seriously though I'm almost finished with the update. Taking me a little longer because of how I am reporting the results. Unfortunately that is the downside of asking for tag team or a feud, you really can't copy and paste the results like you would for a single choice question.

Well Mr. Heathly, that took the interest off me going every day here and sleeping in class when you told us that we'll be learning about the New York 101!!!

Seriously though I would like to learn how to book NY!

Good to know. NYCW is without a doubt my favorite promotion and I really wanted to do something with the promotion before 2010 comes out.

Now to get back to finishing up the update.

[ShadowedFlames]

Hey, Friday isn't even over yet! :o

Seriously though I'm almost finished with the update. Taking me a little longer because of how I am reporting the results. Unfortunately that is the downside of asking for tag team or a feud, you really can't copy and paste the results like you would for a single choice question.



Oh, I understand, believe me. Was just trying to bump the topic and get folks ready for it tonight.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Tournament Assessement & Preview of Wrestling For Shoes

Role Call (33*): Astil, AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, edenborn, Hyde Hill, Karl Kitsch, Kovic, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, MrOnu, My Name is Not..., Nedew, pate, Phantom Stranger, randomfreeze, ReapeR, SeanMcFly, Self, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, Teh_Showtime, TheStroke7, Truth, Tweek It, Unregistered, Waghlon, WeeMan, Zeel1

* = I accidently didn't have the name field require in the beginning and before I noticed my mistake someone didn't leave their name.

The results of the assessment are in and I've got to say that you people never cease to amaze me with your repsonses. When I created the assessement I threw in the two optional questions at the last second thinking a couple of might be offering a more detailed opinion anyway. Imgaine my surprise when 73% of you guys wrote in tag team names and 76% of you gave reasoning for the non-title feud. And that's not counting the people who gave addition content in the comment/suggestion boxes. So thank you again for responding to these assessments like you had. Without your responses, this diary would be a hell of a lot more boring.

Now on with the results...

Name Votes Pct
Chris Flynn 0 0.00%
Davis Wayne Newton 16 48.50%
DeMento 2 6.10%
Eric Blackey 0 0.00%
Jeremy Jazz 0 0.00%
Jerry Martin 0 0.00%
Lion Heart 1 3.00%
Randy Maxx 0 0.00%
Raphael 3 9.10%
Stretch The Chicken Boy 1 3.00%
Tempest Appleby 2 6.10%
Warren Technique 8 24.20%

Name Votes Pct
Chris Flynn 1 3.00%
Davis Wayne Newton 12 36.40%
DeMento 1 3.00%
Eric Blackey 0 0.00%
Jeremy Jazz 0 0.00%
Jerry Martin 0 0.00%
Lion Heart 0 0.00%
Randy Maxx 0 0.00%
Raphael 6 18.20%
Stretch The Chicken Boy 1 3.00%
Tempest Appleby 0 0.00%
Warren Technique 12 36.40%

After taking a look at what you guys would choose for your tournament final, I can't really say that I am too surprised at the findings. As a group it's pretty easy to say that you guys see Davis Wayne Newton as the top guy of the company. And I really can't argue with you guys on that fact. The man is one of the most talented workers in the game (especially for his age) and doesn't have an overness gap to overcome like he would in most other promotions. I'm also not really surprised to see that there is almost a 50/50 split on whether or not DWN should be winning the title or not, seeing as there was a small decision about it already in this thread. For people that like to just read the "official" updates, the big question facing most people when choosing whether or not to give the title to Newton is as follows: Do you feel comfortable in giving the title to a wrestler that has a more than reasonable chance at leaving the company for greener pastures?

Of course as with all polls there are also some interesting choices as well. And I've got to say that I am a little stunned to that that the same amount of people picked DeMento to win it all as they did Tempest Appleby (and more people choose DeMento over Tempest as the runner up). Not to mention that someone picked Lion Heart and Stretch as well. As I am always going to say in situations like this, it's your game and as long as you don't get fired or the promotion doesn't go under it doesn't matter how you play the game as long as you are having fun. That said I would caution against putting your cheap workers over the guys you are paying $400+ to, at least in the beginning anyway.

Chris Flynn & Eric Blackley - Flynn and BLackley, Professional Wrestlers At Large (Karl Kitsch), (TDubTNA)
Chris Flynn & Jeremy Jazz - "CYG" AKA- Canadian Young Gunns (The Stroke7)
Chris Flynn & Raphael - (pate)
DeMento & Eric Blackley - Power & Glory (Truth)
DeMento & Jerry Martin - (ShadowedFlames)
DeMento & Stretch The Chicken Boy - Los Pollos Locos (ednborn), The Canadian Mafia (randomfreeze), Weirdly Demented (benjacko), (MrOnu)
Eric Blackley & Lion Heart - The Black Hearts (Nedew)
Jeremy Jazz & Jerry Martin - Jerry and The Band (SeanMcFly)
Jeremy Jazz & Lion Heart - Hakuna Matata (Astil)
Jeremy Jazz & Randy Maxx - Team XXZZ (Hyde Hill), ZX Spectrum (Marcel Fromage)
Jeremy Jazz & Tempest Appleby - Jazz Hands (bak42)
Jerry Martin & Lion Heart - (BHK1978)
Jerry Martin & Raphael - (Tweek It), Not So Pretty (Kovic)
Jerry Martin & Stretch The Chicken Boy - C0ck-A-Doodle-Who? (Self), Sin City Knights (Zeel1)
Lion Heart & Randy Maxx - Maxx Heart (Unregistered), Maximum Heart (Sonfaro)
Lion Heart & Raphael - Pretty Aminals (WeeMan), (My Name is Not...), (Teh_Showtime)
Lion Heart & Stretch The Chicken Boy - The Lion And The Coward (midnightnick), The Animal Lovers (AzzMartin)
Randy Maxx & Stretch The Chicken Boy - SUPER LOWER MIDCARDERS ULTRA 9000 (Waghlon)
Randy Maxx & Warren Technique - Maximum Technique (Phantom Stranger)
Raphael & Tempest Appleby - Rotten To The Core (ReapeR)
Stretch The Chicken Boy & Tempest Appleby - Thanksgiving Dinner ("No Response")
Stretch The Chicken Boy & Tempest Appleby - (dkohn)

Besides some of you picking a face/heel tag team (The divide might be medium, however I'm not sure a team like that would work out without some sort of reason), there isn't really anything in the results that I would consider illogical. However, I have to laugh at just how many people want to see a DeMento and Stretch The Chicken Boy tag team. And of course there are the awesome tag team names. Don't be surprised if you see one or two of them end up being used in this chapter.

Note: Not that it's really important, but someone did choose the tag team I ended up going with as WCCW's first official tag team.

Chris Flynn & Davis Wayne Newton - (Tweek It)
Chris Flynn & Jermey Jazz - ("No Response")
Chris Flynn & Raphael - (benjacko)
Chris Flynn & Stretch The Chicken Boy - (bak42)
Chris Flynn & Tempest Appleby - (Waghlon)
Chris Flynn & Warren Techinque - (dkohn)
Davis Wayne Newton & Stretch The Chicken Boy - (Astil)
Davis Wayne Newton & Warren Technique - (SeanMcFly)
DeMento & Raphael - (Phantom Stranger)
DeMento & Stretch The Chicken Boy - (Kovic)
DeMento & Tempest Appleby - (Sonfaro)
DeMento & Warren Technique - (ReapeR)
Eric Blackley & Stretch The Chicken Boy - (HBK1978)
Eric Blackley & Tempest Appleby - (pate)
Eric Blackley & Warren Technique - (edenborn)
Jermey Jazz & Stretch The Chicken Boy - (ShadowedFlames)
Randy Maxx & Warren Technique - (My Name Is Not...), (midnightnick)
Raphael & Tempest Appleby - (Truth), (Unregistered), (MrOnu), (Hyde Hill), (Self)
Raphael & Warren Technique - (TDubTNA), (Karl Kitsch), (Teh_Showtime)
Stretch The Chicken Boy & Tempest Appleby - (Nedew), (WeeMan)
Stretch The Chicken Boy & Warren Technique - (Marcel Fromage)
Tempest Appleby & Warren Technique - (Zeel 1), (AzzMartin), (TheStroke7), (randomfreeze)

Reasons For Feuds: One worker causing the other to lose their tournament match - (Truth), (Hyde Hill), (Phantom Stranger); Completely different characters - (Zeel1), (Astil), (Nedew), (Marcel Fromage), (midnightnick), (WeeMan); Just Because - (Kovic), (BHK1978), (ReapeR), (Waghlon); To give the rub to the lesser worker - (Sonfaro); Quality Matches/Other Main Eventers - (MrOnu), (TheStroke7), (SeanMcFly); Similar Skillset - (ShadowedFlames); Insult (Random & Otherwise) (ex: Looks at person funny, accidently spills coffee on the other worker) - (benjacko), (bak42), (randomfreeze), (Karl Kitsch), (edenborn); Over a female(s) - ("No Response"), (Self)

Personal Favorite Reasoning: "Chickens and Apples. Two popular foods, vehemently defended by their namesakes. But which is better? There's only one way to find out. FIIIIIIIIIGHT!" - (Nedew)

Besides the few same alignment feuds and one person who misread the question and answered the same as his choices for the IC champion and the runner up, I've got to say that I agree with most of the choices here, especially when you add in the reasoning for the matchups. There is a good variety of reasons too, ranging from the very logical "You interfered in my match so I want revenge" to the amazingly random of "Kit Kat Bars" (credit goes to randomfreeze).

Note: Much like the tag team results, one person also had the same idea did in terms which two characters to choose. Which two did I pick? Well that's something that you are just going to have to wait and find out.

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This is the part of the update where I usually preview the upcoming card. However, since the promotion is brand new there isn't really that much to talk about. So instead I'll answer two questions that I thought needed to be answered before moving on.

Why the Intercontinental Championship?

I could give a couple of reasons choosing to have the top title in WCCW being the Intercontinental title from thinking that the promotion isn't really big enough or the roster isn't diverse enough to warrant the company calling their title a world title. However, the real is a lot simpler than that. I liked the ReapeR's render of the WCCW IC title far better than the World title. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. That said, after deciding to go with the IC title I made sure that I traded for a couple of real Mexican luchadors (Amo and Zonk) to at least make it look like the promotion was trying to justify the title's name.

BTW, I fully realize that Mexico is not apart of South America and that at best this title should be called the North American title. It's not my fault that the person who requested the titles didn't want a NA title and Adam didn't create a couple of wrestlers from South America that I could use for this diary. Blame them, not me! :p Besides at least my attempt is better than WWE's creation of their IC title. It still boggles my mind that the fans actually bought that Patterson's "win" in Rio.

Why "Wrestling For Shoes"?

Something tells me that this is something that you probably wanted to know. Well anyone that has played or read a 0/0/0 game knows that you get a very low amount of fans coming to your show. While some people like to rationalize this by giving a fed a backyard setting, I decided to go in a different direction for this diary.

When I came up with the idea I was trying to get around the fact that the promotion has a couple of sponsors from the very beginning even though there is no fan base. With that in mind I figured out that you could probably get a good amount of sponsors without some sort of history if it was to promote a charity event. It would also reason away why the wrestling show was only going to be running for an hour since it wouldn't be the only thing going on that day. It also helped that I played a good deal out of "The Fall" and "After The Fall" mods for TEW 2007, which gave me a snappy name for the events (thanks shamelessposer for creating the idea in the first place).

Up Next: It took awhile, but up next is our very first WCCW event, WCCW Wrestling For Shoes. See you guys Monday.


*Assessment #3: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Shoes* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3NCxCeN1xRArB1coKaAkfA_3d_3d)

[ReapeR]

Yes!!!

*Pumps Fist*

I'm first. I finished first. Take that, Mr. World Title hater....:p

R

[The Mystery]

Yeah entered mine second. :D

By the way, Mr. Heathly, why ain't my name on the roll call list??? :(

[foolinc]

Yeah entered mine second. :D

By the way, Mr. Heathly, why ain't my name on the roll call list??? :(

Where you the guy that came up with the Turkey Dinner tag team?

Note: Since we are on a new page now, just want to say that the Friday update is up and Assessment #3 is ready for your predictions.

[Waghlon]

Kit Kat Bars are worth feuding over!

Ever tried one of them icecreams with a bar in it? They are delicious. I'd chair shot anyone over one of those anytime.

[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Shoes
Sunday, Week 4, January 2008
5 people at the Yorkton Pavilion

Announcer(s)
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Marty Papin

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Amo Del Gato (82.6%) vs. Stretch The Chicken Boy (17.4%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Amo Del Gato defeated Stretch The Chicken Boy in 10:26 by pinfall with a Ninth Life.
Rating: E+
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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DeMento (69.6%) vs. Lion Heart (30.4%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

DeMento defeated Lion Heart in 5:19 by pinfall with a Great Fall.
Rating: F
Notes: DeMento seemed off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Lion Heart is improving in Rumble skills.

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Jeremy Jazz (0%) vs. Warren Technique (95.7%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Warren Technique defeated Jeremy Jazz in 9:48 by submission with a STF.
Rating: D-
Notes: Jeremy Jazz was visibly tiring toward the end. The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Jeremy Jazz is improving in Technical skills. Jeremy Jazz is improving in Flying skills. Jeremy Jazz is improving in Performance skills.

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Backstage Interview

Marty Papin: Marty Papin here with Warren Technique after his victory over Jeremy Jazz. Warren, how are you feeling?

Warren Technique: How do I feel? I feel like a joke! When I agreed to a contract with WCCW I thought I was joining a real promotion, not some side show at some charity event.

Marty Papin: To be fair Mr. Warren, WCCW is the one putting on the charity event...

Warren Technique: To be fair, I don't give a damn. All I care about is collecting the winner's purse and getting the hell out of this hole in the wall as soon as possible. This interview is over.

Rating: E
Notes: This segment brought the crowd's mood down.

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Davis Wayne Newton (100%) vs. Jerry Martin (0%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Davis Wayne Newton defeated Jerry Martin in 14:36 by pinfall with a Fisherman's Suplex.
Rating: D
Notes: Jerry Martin was visibly tiring toward the end. Davis Wayne Newton came out of the match looking good.

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Post-Match

After winning the match, Davis Wayne Newton takes the opportunity to celebrating his win with the fans (personally giving each one a high five). Just as he's about to exit through the makeshift entrance ramp, a figure blindsides The Triple Threat with a huge double axe handle strike. Coming out from the back is none other than the man that beat Lion Heart earlier in the night, DeMento. The masked brawler continues his assault and is joined by a recovered Jerry Martin. After their brutal assault, Jerry Martin raises the hand of Demento and starts to laugh manically as the duo start over an unconscious Davis Wayne Newton.

Rating: E+

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Overall Rating: D-
(Popularity Increased)

Up Next (Tuesday, November 17th, 2009): We'll be going over the happenings of WCCW such as finances and worker news (skill, pop, and match updates), everyone's predictions (as well as a little added commentary from me about the show), and previewing the next card "Wrestling For Socks." As for the rest of the world, I think I will wait to showcase such information till the end of the chapter. That way I can give everyone the information they want without it getting in the way of our focus, WCCW. And if you think of something else you want to see please by all means say so through the tread, pm, or in the comments box in a future assessment.

Note: Some of you might be wondering why I decided to forgo with match write ups. I went in this direction because even though I am writing out full fledged storylines for my wrestlers (something that will be seen in full display in the 2nd chapter), the main goal of the diary is to bring new players into the C-Verse and/or different types of promotions as well as bring in discussion from veterans. And as much as entertaining as write ups can be, at the same time they can also be a bit intimidating for newer readers.

Some of you might not be into this set up and that's perfectly fine. That's the beauty of this forum. There is so much variety in terms of product, mods, style, and production that pretty much everyone can find something that they can connect with and follow.

[Phantom Stranger]

*looks at ratings*

Poor, poor Jeremy.

[Zeel1]

*looks at ratings*

Poor, poor Jeremy.

He was this close..

[Beeker]

Jeremy needed DeMento to attack *BEFORE* the match was over. Silly heels! Dusty Bin totally Shockmastered that sneak attack!

And can someone tell me how Lion Heart's rumble skills improved in an F rated match?
Does that mean he was taught how to close his hand into a fist? Less scratching, more punching Lion-y.

[Marcel Fromage]

Damn it! I missed that one! Damn real world making me late for my fake world assignments!

[randomfreeze]

Yeah had comp trouble over the weekend so I didn't get to vote but I love the layout. Adding another TEW novel to read might be a bit much, I love the abbreviated style. Can't wait for the next lesson teach.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Shoes and the month of January and Preview of Wrestling For Socks

Role Call (22): AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, edenborn, Hyde Hill, KarlKitsch, midnightnick, My Name is Not..., Nedew, Phantom Stranger, ReapeR, SeanMcFly, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, The Mystery, TheStroke7, Truth, Waghlon, WeeMan, xDRMx, Zeel1
<hr>
One event is finally in the books and four men have advanced to the Quarter Finals of the WCCW Intercontinental Championship Tournament. The lucky four were Amo Del Gato, forum favorite DeMento, Warren Technique, and Davis Wayne Newton. Before talking about the event itself for a little bit, let's go over your predictions for Wrestling For Shoes.

Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Shoes
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/foolinc/TEW108/goldstar.png: TheStroke7, TDubTNA, benjacko, Nedew, Truth, xDRMx, Zeel1, Sonfaro, edenborn, KarlKitsch, ReapeR, Hyde Hill, Phantom Stranger
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No you aren't seeing things, this diary will be using a star system just like most of us had in elementary school. The top predictors for each event will of course be receiving gold stars for their efforts while the next best "students" will be getting silver stars. And to not make the rest of the "class" feel left out, those not receiving gold or silver stars will be getting different colored stars for their participation. Today you guys get blue ones! :cool:

As for the predictions themselves, they were predictably similar in nature. Nearly everyone correctly predicted that Warren and DWN would make it past their opponent, though one person over thought the situation and had Warren drawing with Jeremy Jazz. It were the undercard matches of Del Gato/Stretch and DeMento/Lion Heart that got a good number of people in the end. And for good reason. Both matchups are between cheap workers that cost the same, so it really doesn't matter who goes on in the tournament mechanically. That said, I was a little confused to see Stretch get so few votes considering how you guys voted during the previous assessment.

Before moving on, I would like to go over one thing about the event that you may or may not have noticed. During the event I had both of my angles happen AFTER the workers in question had "debuted" in a match. This was done on purpose because, in general, workers that debut in angles tend to start off with less momentum than workers that debut in matches (especially in the case of main eventers). Of course this is really only a problem with lesser known workers. Please note that this problem becomes MUCH less serve as the wrestler gets more popular (since the starting momentum has something to do with the angle or match rating and a more popular worker will get a higher rating than a comparable worker that is lesser known).

With Wrestling For Shoes done and in the books, it's time to see how the show affected the promotion and its workers.

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Overview January 2008

Popularity: 1.1% PAR (+1.1%)
Prestige: .1% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: -$789
Performance: -$789

Income
Ticket Sales: $30
Sponserships: $4,181
Merchandise: $130
Misc.: $65

Expenditures
Workers: $3,550
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $45
Production: $250
Misc.: $400

Skill Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: Mat (C to C+), Star Quality (A to A*)
Jeremy Jazz: Submissions (E+ to D-),
Jerry Martin: Chain (F- to F), Sex Appeal (D- to D), Star Quality (D- to D)
Raphael: Aerial (C- to C), Sex Appeal (D to D+)
Stretch The Chicken Boy: (D+ to C-), Submissions (E to E+)

Popularity Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: PAR (F+ to E-), ONT (F+ to E-)
Jeremy Jazz: PAR (F- to F)
Marty Papin: PAR (E- to E)
Warren Technique: PAR (F+ to E-)

Match Results From Other Companies
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Frankie Dee defeated Killah, Newton, and Duberry Excess - D)
Eric Blackley: 4C (Canadian Crusher defeated Eric Blackley - F+)
Jerry Martin: RIPW (Lassana Makutsi defeated Jerry Martin - F+)
Lion Heart: RPIW (Atlas defeated Lion Heart - E-)
Raphael: RPIW (Marshall Dillion defeated Raphael - E)

Looking back at the finances from my first show of my NEO diary, I can see exactly why are in debt right now. With $500 more dollars going to workers (thanks to there being no cheap choices for non-workers) and receiving just about the amount less sponsorship money, WCCW is "making" $1,000 dollars less than it's American counterpart. However what really killed us this month was the insanely low amount merchandise revenue and a relatively low amount of miscellaneous revenue that we received this month. This isn't the end of the world, but it does mean that we are going to have to lower workers expenses somehow if this keeps up.

In much happier news, Jeremy Jazz, Marty Papin, Warren Technique, and Davis Wayne Newton all gained enough popularity from the show to jump up a grade in popularity. Maybe more importantly is seeing just about the same number of people improving their skills with only one show. Sure they probably were very close to jumping grades at the beginning of the game, but it's still nice to see them increase none the less.

Finally five members of the WCCW roster had wrestling matches outside of WCCW in the month of January. Unfortunately, every single one of them were unable to pick up a victory. Better luck next time guys.

Up Next (Friday, November 20th): Tempest Appleby, Raphael, and the other half of the WCCW roster make their debuts as they fight for a chance to win the WCCW Intercontinental Championship at Wrestling For Socks.

*Assessment #4: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Socks* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zYeYI7JyZJ1gzxKNgnlcqQ_3d_3d)

[foolinc]

*looks at ratings*

Poor, poor Jeremy.

He was this close..

Poor Jeremy? He got the improve technical skills, flying skills and performance skills notes. I'd say he did pretty damn well.

Jeremy needed DeMento to attack *BEFORE* the match was over. Silly heels! Dusty Bin totally Shockmastered that sneak attack!

And can someone tell me how Lion Heart's rumble skills improved in an F rated match?
Does that mean he was taught how to close his hand into a fist? Less scratching, more punching Lion-y.

I'm guessing you mean Jerry, but maybe Martin thought he could win on his own or he thought DeMento would just get him DQed. Then again I really don't want to try and think about what Jerry Martin was thinking. The man doesn't look like he's all there. ;)

The match grade has nothing to do with people learning skills. I'm more shocked and confused that Dusty Bin taught something to someone.

Damn it! I missed that one! Damn real world making me late for my fake world assignments!

Yeah had comp trouble over the weekend so I didn't get to vote but I love the layout. Adding another TEW novel to read might be a bit much, I love the abbreviated style. Can't wait for the next lesson teach.

Don't worry about it. You guys forgetting cuts down on the number of star stickers I have to buy. ;)

[Waghlon]

Three questions:

1) PAR in the popularity gain means Prairies right? I just want to be sure.
2) Will we see the Chicken Boy in more dark matches due to his astounding skill gain this month?
3) May i suggest the honorable teacher takes Accounting 101: I Can Be A Bankrupter!?

[foolinc]

Three questions:

1) PAR in the popularity gain means Prairies right? I just want to be sure.
2) Will we see the Chicken Boy in more dark matches due to his astounding skill gain this month?
3) May i suggest the honorable teacher takes Accounting 101: I Can Be A Bankrupter!?

1) Yes. "PAR" is my abbreviation for The Prairies.

2) Well I didn't have any dark matches in this diary because of the extra costs. However if I was going to play this game past our end point I would definitely use guys like Stretch and Jeremy Jazz in dark match time to see where their potential takes them.

3) I'll be talking about this in a couple of months (game time), but let's just say that I know what I'm doing. :p

[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Socks
Tuesday, Week 1, February 2008
5 people at the Yorkton Pavilion

Announcer(s)
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Marty Papin


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El Hijo Del Zonk (65.2%) vs. Randy Maxx (34.8%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

El Hijo Del Zonk defeated Randy Maxx in 7:43 by pinfall with a Zonk Bomb.
Rating: F+
Notes: Randy Maxx was really off his game tonight. The bout dragged in the middle, with a lack of flow being noticeable. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Eric Blackley (73.9%) vs. Riley McManus (26.1%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Riley McManus defeated Eric Blackley in 6:10 by pinfall with a Inverted DDT.
Rating: F+
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Jefferson Stardust (13.0%) vs. Tempest Appleby (82.6%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Tempest Appleby defeated Jefferson Stardust in 9:34 by pinfall with a Tumbleweed Elbow Drop.
Rating: E+
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Tempest Appleby is improving in Performance skills.

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Post Match

After the match has ended, the fun loving Tempest Appleby gives a hand to his now former opponent, Jefferson Stardust, to his feet. After a moment of tension from a reasonable pissed Stardust (he did just lose a tournament match you know), Jefferson accepts Appleby's help and in a bit of a shock tells sound guy (aka guy with iPod) to play his music. The two start to dance with the "crowd" when two blonde female fans join in on the fun. These women could or could not have look liked a lot like this.

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Rating: E-


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Chris Flynn (17.4%) vs. Raphael (82.6%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Opening Round]

Raphael defeated Chris Flynn in 20:07 by pinfall with a Magnum Opus.
Rating: D-
Notes: Chris Flynn and Raphael don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Chris Flynn is improving in Performance skills.

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Backstage Promo

Raphael: You have all just been witness to the first masterpiece from the greatest artist to ever grace a wrestling ring, Raphael. Raphael is thrilled to know that Raphael now just improved your once worthless lives. However, Raphael is also sad because Raphael knows that once the show is fin you will be without the shining sun that is Raphael. But fear not little people, for Raphael will return. Until next time, Adieu.

Rating: E+

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Overall Rating: E+

Up Next (Monday, November 23rd, 2009): Just like last card we will be going over the happenings of this month as well as posting up the next assessment. Oh yeah I guess we have your predictions too. I probably would have stated that first but they were just so forgettable that it didn't cross my mind. ;)

Note: The Neptune Twins were not used in the post match dance angle (or else that rating would have been a lot better :)). I just added them last minute as a Easter Egg to anyone who enjoyed Startune Productions from my NEO diary.

[Zeel1]

Teacher, if I could show off some math - it occurs to me, that in the dancing angle, 2/5ths of the audience entered the ring.. :p

[foolinc]

Teacher, if I could show off some math - it occurs to me, that in the dancing angle, 2/5ths of the audience entered the ring.. :p

Ah, see this is where the beauty of the whole charity event thing is. There are obviously more than 5 people at the event as a whole. However since something like that would most likely be free, the 5 people that "attended" actually were 5 people that decided to "donate" $6 to the promotion to have the opportunity to sit where ever they wanted to.

If I was going full kayfabe I would have explained this in full.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Socks and the month of February and Preview of Wrestling For Pants

Role Call (22): AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, edenborn, Hyde Hill, KarlKitsch, Kovic, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, My Name is Not..., Nedew, NeoMetsFan, Phantom Stranger, randomfreeze, ReapeR, SeanMcFly, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, The Mystery, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Truth, Waghlon, WeeMan, xDRMx, Zeel1
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Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Socks
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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/foolinc/TEW108/redstar.png: bak42, BHK1978, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, Nedew, NeoMetsFan, Phantom Stranger, WeeMan, Kovic, midnightnick


As most of you probably figured out by seeing the results, you guys didn't do as well in predicating as you did last show. If that wasn't bad enough three of you were still able to correctly guess the card. Why is this a bad thing? Well the star system is graded on a curve. Please thanks ShadowedFlames, The Stroke7, and Zeel1 for the reason you have the color of star that you have. :cool:

Joking aside, while a good number of you guys differed from my choices, the only thing I need to is why Eric Blackley lost to Riley McManus. I admit that McManus isn't as talented as Amo and Zonk, but he's still a solid competitor for a promotion like ours. That said, it wasn't his talent level that made me go with Riley. I went in playing this game like I was playing a long term game and with the limited worker pool I needed backup plans in case of injuries and other unexpected hiccups that could happen down the road. Since I should have Blackley for a long while, I thought it was a better use of Riley's time here to at least get another match out of him before his trade window expired.

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Overview February 2008

Popularity: 1.9% PAR (+.8%)
Prestige: .2% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: $116
Performance: +$905

Income
Ticket Sales: $30
Sponsorships: $4,252
Merchandise: $810
Misc.: $946

Expenditures
Workers: $3,250
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $283
Production: $250
Misc.: $400

Skill Increases
Chris Flynn: Flashiness (E to E+)
Tempest Appleby: Chain (F to F+)

Popularity Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: QUE (F+ to E-)
Randy Maxx: MA (F to F+)
Warren Technique: MA (F to F+)

Match Results From Other Companies
Chris Flynn: 4C (Canadian Crusher defeated Chris Flynn - F+)
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Barry Kingman defeated Davis Wayne Newton - D+)
Jerry Martin: RPIW (Lion Heart defeated Jerry Martin - F)
Lion Heart: RIPW (Lion Heart defeated Jerry Martin - F), MAW (Jefferson Stardust defeated Lion Heart - F+)
Randy Maxx: MAW (Max Mayhem defeated Huey Cannonball - E-)
Raphael: RPIW (Lassana Makutsi defeated Raphael - E)
Warren Technique: MAW (The Masked Patriot defeated Warren Technique - D-)


And we go from one extreme to another with the finances. In my experience with these types of promotions getting $810 in merchandise is more than expected, but still reasonable. The miscellaneous revenue however is insane. I don't know if there was an impromptu hot dog eating contest, but I'm not going to complain. Thanks to that crazy revenue WCCW has a positive balance and I get to run another event or two before taking a month off to keep the company from going bankrupt.

In terms of skill and pop increases this month wasn't as good as last month's but as long as we keep improving each show it's all good. We also got our first win outside of WCCW. Congrats to Lion Heart for beating Jerry Martin… Ok so it kind of doesn't count since it was against someone on our roster, but screw it. It's party time!

Up Next (Wednesday, November 25th, 2009): Eight wrestlers are left in the WCCW Intercontinental Championship tournament and at Wrestling For Pants that number is going to be cut in half as this event will host all four Quarter-Final matches.

Bonus Update: Spurned on by a tidal wave of inspiration, I ended up playing through all of chapter #2 (good because I am going to need a bit of planning time for the next chapter). Got to say that I am very happy with it, even if I made a few minor mistakes because I wasn't paying attention. Got a good number of curveballs from TEW (some good, some bad) too. Only had two of my planned matches for Gang Wars go through as is (and one was a backup match that was suppose to be done in the pre-show). Don't really want to spoil anything so I'll just stop here. See you Wednesday!

*Assessment #5: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Pants* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xazQhaiBts97x1gCifhC_2fw_3d_3d)

[Kamchatka]

Slides quietly into the back of the class wearing dark glasses to help with the hangover.

[Self]

Saunters into class late, clearly still a little drunk from the night before, singing along to the NSync track that has 'randomly' started playing on his iPod.

[Waghlon]

Im telling ya, holding Drinking 10x: Im the Bookerman! on nights before the less important classes is a stupid idea... For you guys.

I am the perfect alcoholic consumption machine. Built like a heavyweight, of a genetic line of drunks, from a place on the globe with lax drinking laws. You guys are weak!

[MrOnu]

*raises hand*

Mr Heatley, I have a question. I don't quite get this :

Popularity: 0.8% PAR (+1.9%)

Can you explain again how adding 1.9 to your previous total nets 0.8 ?

[Zeel1]

*raises hand*

Mr Heatley, I have a question. I don't quite get this :


Can you explain again how adding 1.9 to your previous total nets 0.8 ?

Clearly he was at a -1.1 before.

It happens when you're a small company. You're so very far out of the public eye that you're not even 0% popular, you're not even unknown. You're an unknown unknown. They don't know that they don't know you.

Manage your finances badly enough, and you'll be in negative dollars, right? Say you have -$10,000. In that case, you'd have to gain $10,000 in order to even call yourself poor. It's like that.

[ShadowedFlames]

Im telling ya, holding Drinking 10x: Im the Bookerman! on nights before the less important classes is a stupid idea... For you guys.

I am the perfect alcoholic consumption machine. Built like a heavyweight, of a genetic line of drunks, from a place on the globe with lax drinking laws. You guys are weak!

Pardon me, but one Mr. Punk would like a word with you in regards to your supposed strength as compared to others....

[TheStroke7]

Two Gold Stars!!!!! Great... I can now stop studying for a while!....

[xDRMx]

*makes his way to his seat while obnoxiously yelling HELLO!! to all the hungover drunks*

sorry woulda been here sooner but I just had the greatest workout....

*confused stares*

umm, you know? excercise??

*more confused stares*

oh just forget it!

[Waghlon]

Pardon me, but one Mr. Punk would like a word with you in regards to your supposed strength as compared to others....


Tell him to wait, im busy flexing my torso in class.

[Timber]

I've got a note from the nurse. I'll take a seat over there.




(love this thread. This and james casey as well as Finishers dynasties got me to buy 2008. One request, can you put the match notes in aswell as the ending notes. like if the match is all out or call in the ring or scripted. I love to see the nutz and boltz of how matches are put together.)

[foolinc]

Slides quietly into the back of the class wearing dark glasses to help with the hangover.

Saunters into class late, clearly still a little drunk from the night before, singing along to the NSync track that has 'randomly' started playing on his iPod.

Im telling ya, holding Drinking 10x: Im the Bookerman! on nights before the less important classes is a stupid idea... For you guys.

I am the perfect alcoholic consumption machine. Built like a heavyweight, of a genetic line of drunks, from a place on the globe with lax drinking laws. You guys are weak!

Pardon me, but one Mr. Punk would like a word with you in regards to your supposed strength as compared to others....

*makes his way to his seat while obnoxiously yelling HELLO!! to all the hungover drunks*

sorry woulda been here sooner but I just had the greatest workout....

*confused stares*

umm, you know? excercise??

*more confused stares*

oh just forget it!

Tell him to wait, im busy flexing my torso in class.

I've got a note from the nurse. I'll take a seat over there.

Never stop being you. :D

Two Gold Stars!!!!! Great... I can now stop studying for a while!....

I'm surprised the Mafia House boys haven't egged an overachiever like you. :cool:

*raises hand*

Mr Heatley, I have a question. I don't quite get this :


Can you explain again how adding 1.9 to your previous total nets 0.8 ?

Clearly he was at a -1.1 before.

It happens when you're a small company. You're so very far out of the public eye that you're not even 0% popular, you're not even unknown. You're an unknown unknown. They don't know that they don't know you.

Manage your finances badly enough, and you'll be in negative dollars, right? Say you have -$10,000. In that case, you'd have to gain $10,000 in order to even call yourself poor. It's like that.

Zeel's insane ramblings aside, it was a typo. You know I should just make them on purpose in hopes of making you post about it. You feel like you are fixing something and I get this thread raised. Everyone wins! ;)

(love this thread. This and james casey as well as Finishers dynasties got me to buy 2008. One request, can you put the match notes in aswell as the ending notes. like if the match is all out or call in the ring or scripted. I love to see the nutz and boltz of how matches are put together.)


Thanks for the praise. Always glad to see something I do influence others in a positive manor (even if it is just "hey I can do this better than this moron"). As for the road agent notes, I was hoping no one would request this because I've never kept those notes. However this is what I can say. I am very conservative in the use of those notes and almost never use ones like scripted and call in ring. As rule of note, if the match looks like it should be a competitive match-up, it had the open match and all out booking notes in them (unless there is a worker with a crummy stamina in that case it would just be an open match). Otherwise I just picked the winner and the finish.

[foolinc]

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Sometimes in diaries there are just some things you want to tell your readers that just don't fit into your normal media avenues such as show results and previews. For times like these you are much better off making it a small update by its lonesome than to try and show horn it into something else where it could get lost. Plus, most diaries don't have a bunch of comedians posting inane stuff that keep bumping the topic up so that it doesn't get buried. ;) So these little extras also have the added benefit of bumping your diary without it looking that you are an attention whore that needs to see his diary on top. :o

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appletime: Working with WCCW tonight. Breaking out some Thiller tonight in honor of my opponent. lol

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[Zeel1]

Zeel's insane ramblings aside, it was a typo. You know I should just make them on purpose in hopes of making you post about it. You feel like you are fixing something and I get this thread raised. Everyone wins! ;)

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"You dare question the sanity and wisenicity of one of the kings of Valhalla?!?! You speak of yourself as a teacher, but it would seem to be you that knows little of the FOOOOOOORCE!!! *Snarl* Oden speaks to me now, as I speak to you, and as you speak to your class, and as your class speaks to the bottom of their bottles while you are not looking, *Snarl* and he tells me that a false prophet such as yourself is not even worthy of BUYING MY MERCHANDISE!

...at regular price! In order to redeem yourself, you must add 9.99 to any of the LOW, LOW PRICES OF MY MERCHANDISE! *Snarl* Lest you be cursed to 50,000 days at the bottom of a bottomless pit, and lest you forever go without FEELING THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE!!!"


...what he said.

[Timber]

There are times when the world is just awesome. That post was AWESome.

[Zeel1]

There are times when the world is just awesome. That post was AWESome.

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"AWESome?!?! The first time that the FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE heard that particular peculiar pronounciation of this pulse-pounding pouring of englishnicity, it was from a strange man from a strange land, that spoke my langauge, and seemed to understand THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE more than any other mortal I have stumbled upon! He was bedecked from head-to-toe in checkered cloth, and wore glasses that only impared his vision! *Snarl* And it seemed to me that he was eternally positive, for he seemed to shout "YEA" at everything he came across! And one day, he pulled me aside to tell me of what he thought was AWESome - something that he referred to as MASCULINE MADNESSITY! *Snarl* He preached to me his ways for a multitude of hours, and I listened intently, hanging on every word. And when he was done, I told him, very politely, that his ideas sounded as though they came from the brain of a GODAM BABY!!! (http://weirleader.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/godam-baby.jpg) FEEL THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBUYMYMURCHANDISEOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE! !!! *Shakes top rope.*

[Kamchatka]

There are times when the world is just awesome. That post was AWESome.

Forcesome.

[Timber]

Forcesome.

I stand corrected.

[Waghlon]

*eggs Force*

[foolinc]

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"You dare question the sanity and wisenicity of one of the kings of Valhalla?!?! You speak of yourself as a teacher, but it would seem to be you that knows little of the FOOOOOOORCE!!! *Snarl* Oden speaks to me now, as I speak to you, and as you speak to your class, and as your class speaks to the bottom of their bottles while you are not looking, *Snarl* and he tells me that a false prophet such as yourself is not even worthy of BUYING MY MERCHANDISE!

...at regular price! In order to redeem yourself, you must add 9.99 to any of the LOW, LOW PRICES OF MY MERCHANDISE! *Snarl* Lest you be cursed to 50,000 days at the bottom of a bottomless pit, and lest you forever go without FEELING THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE!!!"


...what he said.

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"AWESome?!?! The first time that the FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE heard that particular peculiar pronounciation of this pulse-pounding pouring of englishnicity, it was from a strange man from a strange land, that spoke my langauge, and seemed to understand THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE more than any other mortal I have stumbled upon! He was bedecked from head-to-toe in checkered cloth, and wore glasses that only impared his vision! *Snarl* And it seemed to me that he was eternally positive, for he seemed to shout "YEA" at everything he came across! And one day, he pulled me aside to tell me of what he thought was AWESome - something that he referred to as MASCULINE MADNESSITY! *Snarl* He preached to me his ways for a multitude of hours, and I listened intently, hanging on every word. And when he was done, I told him, very politely, that his ideas sounded as though they came from the brain of a GODAM BABY!!! (http://weirleader.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/godam-baby.jpg) FEEL THE FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBUYMYMURCHANDISEOOOOOOOOOOOOOORCE! !!! *Shakes top rope.*

And I'm totally outclassed in my own thread. :o So entertaining.

[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Pants
Sunday, Week 4, March 2008
6 people at Yorkton Pavilion

Announcer(s)
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Marty Papin


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Riley McManus (3.8%) vs. Warren Technique (96.2%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Quarter-Finals]

Warren Technique defeated Riley McManus in 8:22 by submission with a STF.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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DeMento (46.2%) vs. Tempest Appleby (46.2%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Quarter-Finals]

Tempest Appleby defeated DeMento in 5:28 by disqualification.
Rating: E
Notes: Tempest Appleby seemed off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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Post Match

DeMento continues his assault on Tempest Appleby as Jerry Martin comes out with a microphone in hand.

Jerry Martin: So you think this is a joke Tempest? Did you think that we would find your little stunt amusing? Well I just have one more question for you Appleby. Who's laughing now? HAHAHAHA!

Rating: D-
Notes: Tempest Appleby is developing better performance skills.


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Amo Del Gato (7.7%) vs. Raphael (92.3%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Quarter-Finals]

Raphael defeated Amo Del Gato in 11:44 by pinfall with a Magnum Opus.
Rating: D-
Notes: This segment brought the crowd's mood down.

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Backstage Interview

Marty Papin: Davis Wayne Newton, going into your quarter-final match against El Hijo Del Zonk how do you feel?

Davis Wayne Newton: I'm feeling great Marty. I was a little hesitant to join a start up promotion, but my time here in WCCW has been enjoyable. There is a lot of tough competition here and I am very excited to see where I stand. There a matter of dealing with Jerry Martin and DeMento's assault two months ago, but that's something for another day. Now if you excuse me, I have a match to win.

Rating: D-
Notes: This segment brought the crowd's mood down.


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Davis Wayne Newton (92.3%) vs. El Hijo Del Zonk (7.7%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Quarter-Finals]

Davis Wayne Newton defeated El Hijo Del Zonk in 14:48 by pinfall with a Fisherman's Suplex.
Rating: D
Notes: The performance of Davis Wayne Newton stood out as being good.

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Overall Rating: D-


Up Next (Friday, November 27th, 2009): We of course will be going over the results of your predictions and the review of this month's finances. More importantly we will be finally booking some non-tournament matches at our events.

[Waghlon]

Jim Force disagrees with your ways of using a calendar.

The next wednesday the 27th of November is in 2013. Yeah, i checked that!

[Zeel1]

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"What is this 27th of November that you speak of?! In this universe, there is no such thing as November! Every month is February, so speaketh King J, the Silver! *Snarl*

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Pants and the month of March and April and Preview of Wrestling For Shirts

Role Call (26): AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, edenborn, Kamchatka, Karl Kitsch, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, MrOnu, Nedew, pate, Phantom Stranger, randomfreeze, SeanMcFly, Self, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, TheStroke7, Timber, Truth, Waghlon, xDRMx, Zeel1

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Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Pants
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As you saw this week was a lot easier to select than last week's. And it wasn't hard to see why. It might be a conservative approach to booking, but at this point it wouldn't be wise to do otherwise right now. Our main eventers are not only the most popular, but because of the limited pool in Canada, they are are most talented wrestlers as well. And as much as I like DeMento, I really don't think he is ready to main event a card, especially when his buddy Jerry Martin is far better suited to do so.

In other news, if you didn't notice, Jerry Martin and DeMento was the first tag team I decided to create. Mr. ShadowedFlames was the only man to match me way back in Assessment #2 and in turn was given the opportunity to name the tag team. He said it was a hard choice, but in the end picked the very fitting name of "Manic Attack."

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Overview March 2008

Popularity: 3.0% PAR (+1.1%)
Prestige: .3% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: -$887
Performance: -$1,003

Income
Ticket Sales: $36
Sponsorships: $4,200
Merchandise: $530
Misc.: $216

Expenditures
Workers: $4,200
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $185
Production: $250
Misc.: $400

Overview April 2008

Popularity: 3.0% PAR
Prestige: .3%

Finances
Cash: $3,204
Performance: +$4,091

Income
Ticket Sales: $0
Sponsorships: $4,261
Merchandise: $780
Misc.: $223

Expenditures
Workers: $0
Show Cost: $0
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $273
Production: $250
Misc.: $400
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Skill Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: Hardcore (E+ to D-), Athleticism (A to A*), Toughness (D+ to C-), Safety (B- to B), Sex Appeal (D to D+)
DeMento: Stamina (E to E+)
Eric Blackley: Respect (F to F+)
Jerry Martin: Mat (F- to F)
Lion Heart: Selling (F+ to E-)
Raphael: Stamina (C+ to B-), Safety (C+ to B-), Respect (F to F-), Raphael (F+ to E-)
Tempest Appleby: Microphone (E- to E)
Warren Technique: Respect (E+ to D-)

Popularity Increases
Lion Heart: MA (F to F-)
Randy Maxx: MA (F+ to F)
Raphael: PAR (F+ to E-)

Match Results From Other Companies
Chris Flynn: 4C (Chris Flynn defeated Eric Blackley - F+; Chris Flynn defeated Eric Blackley & TJ Bailey - E-)
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Jacob Jett, Joey Poison, & Whippy The Clown defeated Frankie Dee, Canadian Dragon, & DWN - C; Davis Wayne Newton defeated Canadian Crusher - E+)
Eric Blackley: 4C (Chris Flynn defeated Eric Blackley - F+; Chris Flynn defeated Eric Blackley & TJ Bailey - E-)
Jerry Marin: RIPW (Lion Heart defeated Jerry Martin - F; Bear Bekowski defeated Jerry Martin - F+)
Lion Heart: MAW (Curtis Jenkins defeated Lion Heart - E-; Warren Technique defeated Lion Heart - E), RIPW (Lassana Makutsi defeated Lion Heart - F+; The Deadly Sins defeated Lion Heart & Bekowski [title defense] - E-)
Randy Maxx: MAW (Findlay O'Farraday defeated Maz Mayhem - E; Max Mayhem defeated Jefferson Stardust - E-)
Raphael: RIPW (The Deadly Sins defeated The Heartbreakers [title defense] - E; Brendan Idol defeated Raphael - D-)
Warren Technique: MAW (The Masked Patriot defeated Warren Techinque - D-; Warren Technique defeated Lion Heart - E)


If the title didn't tip you off, WCCW did not run an event during the month of April. Thanks to having to actually pay the non-workers a decent wage (in comparison to my NEO diary), I knew that this was going to happen and planned accordingly. None of my trades were needed past March and I didn't have a reason to not skip a month like Regional Battles or automatic monthly expenses.

Davis Wayne Newton continues to improve his already insane ratings and Dusty makes strides in the all important stamina rating. And no those aren't typos, Lion Heart and Randy Maxx did in fact losing popularity in the Mid Atlantic region. Of course that's not a problem since we are running on the Western side of Canada and will be only running this promotion for just over a half of a year. Also we had Raphael making the jump to E- The Parries on his own (aka not sucking the overness by beating a more popular worker).

Up Next (Monday, November 30th, 2009): At Wrestling For Shirts we will find out one half of the WCCW Intercontinental Tournament Finalists as Davis Wayne Newton and Warren Technique face off in the Battle of the STF. We also have Tempest Appleby trying to a measure of revenge as he teams up with "The Graduate" Chris Flynn to take on DeMento and Jerry Martin aka Manic Attack.


*Assessment #6: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Shirts* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TT3S6J9)

[Tigerkinney]

I swear I put in predictions for the last event. Were I too late last time or did I miss enrolment at the beginning of term ? :p

[foolinc]

I swear I put in predictions for the last event. Were I too late last time or did I miss enrolment at the beginning of term ? :p

Looked again and didn't see it in the results page from the surveymonkey website. I close the predictions right before finishing up the event updates so there isn't a way for you to enter predictions after the fact. Not really sure what happened, but at least your predictions are in for this set.

[foolinc]

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appletime: Getting some revenge on Martin and Dusty...opps DeMento at Wrestling For Shirts with my buddy Chris Flynn. Wax on, wax off motherf@cker!!!

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[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Shirts
Monday, Week 1, May 2008
8 people at Yorkton Pavilion



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Eric Blackley (51.9%) vs. Jeremy Jazz (44.4%)

Jeremy Jazz defeated Eric Blackley in 8:08 by pinfall with a Free Form Flow.
Rating: F
Notes: Jeremy Jazz was really off his game tonight. Jeremy Jazz was visibly tiring toward the end. Eric Blackley was really off his game tonight. Jeremy Jazz and Eric Blackley don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The bout dragged in the middle, with a lack of flow being noticeable. The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Lion Heart (59.3%) vs. Stretch The Chicken Boy (40.7%)

Stretch The Chicken Boy defeated Lion Heart in 4:44 by pinfall with a Poultry In Motion.
Rating: F+
Notes: Stretch The Chicken Boy was really off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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Backstage Promo

Tempest Appleby: Jerry Martin and DeMento, I don't know why you are constantly attacking your opponents. Maybe you guys want to make a statement. Maybe you guys are just sore loser. Hell, maybe you guys just get off on it.

Chris Flynn: Well DeMento does wear that S&M gear.

Tempest Appleby: Yeaaah, I wasn't going to bring that up. There are kids that are watching this you know.

Chris Flynn: My bad.

Tempest Appleby: It's alright. You'll learn in time.

Oh yeah, before I forget. You want to know "Who's laughing now" Jerry? I am, because I am still in the IC title tournament and you two goofs aren't. Now let's get this thing done.

Chris Flynn: You got it Temp.

Rating: E


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Chris Flynn & Tempest Appleby (22.2%) vs. Manic Attack (77.8%)

Chris Flynn & Tempest Appleby defeated Manic Attack in 9:42 when Tempest Appleby defeated Jerry Martin by pinfall with a Tumbleweed Elbow Drop.
Rating: E+
Notes: DeMento was exhausted by the end. The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Tempest Appleby is improving in Performance skills.

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Backstage Promo

Warren Technique: Davis Wayne Newton, it seems that you have built up quite the reputation. The Triple Threat. Rip's Second Son. The Canadian Wunderkind. "God's Gift To Wrestling." This is some high praise from people that haven't stepped on a treadmill much less a wrestling ring.

You know it wasn't that long ago when I was the flavor of the month. And that's just what you are Newton. A flavor of the month. Davis I want you to savor this moment. Because in a few months when those pimpled hacks with keyboards are orgasming over the new Great White Hype you are going to question yourself. What happened? Why am I not where I want to be? What could I have done differently?

The answers to these questions are all the same. I happened. I am the reason you are not main eventing arenas worldwide. Davis Wayne Newton, I am going to destroy your career before it ever really started.

Rating: E+


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Davis Wayne Newton (85.2%) vs. Warren Technique (11.1%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Semi-Finals]

Davis Wayne Newton defeated Warren Technique in 21:17 by submission with a STF.
Rating: C-
Notes: Davis Wayne Newton seemed off his game tonight. Warren Technique is improving in Performance skills.

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Overall Rating: D+

Up Next (Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009): I think you guys know the drill, but up next is the review of the show, the month of May, and the preview for our next show, Wrestling For Hats. Can't wait for the backlash for putting Appleby and Flynn over DeMento and Martin. :o

[BHK1978]

You will not be getting any backlash from me because I agee with the move!:D

[Waghlon]

Its not really a tag team, its a job team!

[xDRMx]

Wow, xDRMx was really off his game tonight....and it brought the crowds mood down....xDRMx is learning better performance skills

[foolinc]

Just wanted everyone to know that the C-Verse Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63231), Real World Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63230) and the Rookie Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63232) are now up for the month of November. Please take a moment to vote for whoever you feel is your favorite diary for each choice. Now if you excuse me I have to finish up on reading someone's really good Mid-South diary. :cool:

Wow, xDRMx was really off his game tonight....and it brought the crowds mood down....xDRMx is learning better performance skills

*looks at your predictions*

Well that's certainly unlucky of you. Of course you could have done worse. ;)

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Shirts and the month of May and the Preview of Wrestling For Hats

Role Call (27): AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, edenborn, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, MrOnu, My Name is Not..., Nedew, pate, Phantom Stranger, randomfreeze, SeanMcFly, Self, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Trell, Truth, Waghlon, xDRMx

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Before starting this review I have to thank FINisher for his fine last minute rendering of Tempest Appleby.

Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Shirts
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Looking at the prediction percentages I knew that this wasn't going to be pretty, but I didn't know it would be this bad. Ten of you might be getting gold stars, but that's because no body was able to get all four matches correct. Though, I'm not that surprised. The first two matches were between wrestlers with similar overness and a good number of you went with the named tag team I created .

That said, I'm a bit shocked that so many of you picked Lion Heart over Stretch The Chicken Boy. Has your love of Stretch waned so quickly that you'd think I'd let "Mr. E" get a win over him? ;) And you might be wondering why I would go through the trouble of having Martin and DeMento lose in their first tag team match. I did that because it was their first time tagging together and I didn't know if they would have at least neutral tag chemistry. Plus having Tempest lose right before his upcoming semi-finals match would be pretty silly if you think about it.

By the way, if indeed Martin and DeMento were to have ended up with bad chemistry tagging I would have turned their tag team into a stable with Martin as their leader. Depending on how I felt I would have either added Eric Blackley or Stretch The Chicken Boy. Probably Stretch so I could add a bit of comedy to the unit.

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Overview May 2008

Popularity: 4.4% PAR (+1.4%)
Prestige: .4% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: $2,407
Performance: -$1,808

Income
Ticket Sales: $48
Sponsorships: $4,189
Merchandise: $520
Misc.: $328

Expenditures
Workers: $4,100
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $182
Production: $250
Misc.: $400
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Skill Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: Stamina (B+ to A), Basics (B- to B), Intensity (C- to C)
Eric Blackley: Stamina (D to D+)
Jerry Martin: Microphone (B- to B), Stamina (D- to D), Power (D to D+), Psychology (E+ to D-)
Raphael: Microphone (D- to D)
Stretch The Chicken Boy: Hardcore (F- to F), Stamina (D+ to C-)
Tempest Appleby: Puroresu (F to F+), Submissions (F- to F)

Popularity Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: ONT (E- to E)
Jerry Martin: PAR (F to F+)
Raphael: PR (F to F+)

Match Results From Other Companies
Chris Flynn: 4C (Lightning Lomas defeated Blackley and Flynn - E-)
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Davis Wayne Newton defeated Slim V - D)
Eric Blackley: 4C (Lightning defeated Blackley and Flynn - E-)
Lion Heart: RIPW (Marshall Dillon defeated Lion Heart - F+)
Randy Maxx: MAW (Ricky Douglas defeated Randy Maxx - E)
Raphael: FCW (El Hijo Del Zonk defeated Raphael - E+), RIPW (Raphael defeated Bear Bekowski - E-)



It's no surprise that we lost so much money this time around. I used three of my four main eventers this time around and got a normal level of income. Davis Wayne Newton continues his rise to superstardom as he increases in skill, popularity, and won another non-WCCW match. Not close behind his Jerry Martin who improves his already stellar mic skills as well as a couple of his lesser skills. As an added bonus his Prairies popularity bumped up to an F+ in his lose. It's almost like I know what I'm doing. ;)

Up Next (Friday, December 4th, 2009): We find out who Davis Wayne Newton will face off in the Intercontinental Finals as Raphael faces off against Tempest Appleby. We also have two winners of last month's matches, Chris Flynn and Stretch The Chicken Boy, going one on one in the opening match. Naturally this should play a big part in who will be the first challenger to WCCW's first champion.


*Assessment #7: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Hats* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z5J5L8Z)

[BHK1978]

Looking at the prediction percentages I knew that this wasn't going to be pretty, but I didn't know it would be this bad. Ten of you might be getting gold stars, but that's because no body was able to get all four matches correct.

Do you really want to diminish my first gold star like that?:D I see how it is, I will just go grab a window seat and not pay attention anymore.

[bak42]

With how badly I seem to do with predictions I have to ask, do we get points for spelling our name correctly?:D

[foolinc]

Do you really want to diminish my first gold star like that?:D I see how it is, I will just go grab a window seat and not pay attention anymore.

Then I hope you pay attention enough to dodge pieces of chalk. I don't take kindly to people ignoring me. :p

With how badly I seem to do with predictions I have to ask, do we get points for spelling our name correctly?:D

You don't get bonus points, but if you spell your name wrong it's going to go into a different row in the grade book.

And since it's my diary and I can do what I want, I am going to take some time to pimp the 2nd coolest idea in the GDS forums, The Grey Dog Players Present: All Star Wrestling (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62850). BoomKing kicked things off quite well with a stellar opening show and I'm sure Zeel's effort will be around the same level of quality. I at least know it's going to totally outclass the loser who is going after him. :o

[Zeel1]

The Grey Dog Players Present: All Star Wrestling (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62850). BoomKing kicked things off quite well with a stellar opening show and I'm sure Zeel's effort will be around the same level of quality. I at least know it's going to totally outclass the loser who is going after him. :o

*Cliche` "student has become the teacher" post.*

[Waghlon]

Im pretty sure i misspelled my name on the entry form...

[foolinc]

Im pretty sure i misspelled my name on the entry form...

Says here that you haven't submitted an entry for the latest assessment, so I think you are right. Mind want to try again there.

[Waghlon]

No, but Bizzaro Foolinc has...

[ShadowedFlames]

No, but Bizzaro Foolinc has...

Better him than Safer Foolinc...I hear his Super Jeff Nova summon is a sight to see, even if it takes an hour to show up....

[ampulator]

Just wanted everyone to know that the C-Verse Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63231), Real World Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63230) and the Rookie Poll (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63232) are now up for the month of November. Please take a moment to vote for whoever you feel is your favorite diary for each choice. Now if you excuse me I have to finish up on reading someone's really good Mid-South diary. :cool:

What, no "thank you's"? ;)

[foolinc]

No, but Bizzaro Foolinc has...

Better him than Safer Foolinc...I hear his Super Jeff Nova summon is a sight to see, even if it takes an hour to show up....

Thanks for taking a Star Trek reference into a Final Fantasy Seven reference. You have really raised the bar.

What, no "thank you's"? ;)

Oh yeah. A big thank you to Tiger Kinney and some other guy who I can't remember for nominating me. :p

[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Hats
Sunday, Week 4, June 2008
4 people at Yorkton Pavilion


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Chris Flynn (57.7%) vs. Stretch The Chicken Boy (42.3%)

Chris Flynn defeated Stretch The Chicken Boy in 8:19 by submission with a Single Leg Boston Crab.
Rating: E
Notes: Chris Flynn and Stretch The Chicken Boy have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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Post Match

Just as Chris Flynn's hand is being raised as the winner of the match, Warren Technique comes out of nowhere and attacks the young grappler. Technique viciously sends down blow after blow of unprotected strikes to Flynn's head before slapping on his deadly STF submission. The blindsided youngster had no counter for the move and might have been seriously injured if it wasn't for the ring crew coming down to try and break it up.

Rating: F+


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DeMento (88.5%) vs. Randy Maxx (11.5%)

DeMento defeated Randy Maxx in 3:51 by pinfall.
Rating: F+
Notes: DeMento and Randy Maxx have pretty good chemistry, and it lifted the match. The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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Post Match Angle

In a move that is starting to become a regularity, Jerry Martin storms from the back to join his partner in the post match destruction of one of their fellow wrestlers. However, before anything can be done Yorkton Pavilion security comes to save the day. The crew escorts Martin and DeMento from the building. To clear up any confusion, WCCW's announcer takes the microphone.

Marty Papin: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am hear to inform you that the group known as Manic Attack has been banned from the building for the rest of the day. Sorry for the inconvenience and please enjoy the rest of the show.

Rating: E-


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Davis Wayne Newton (96.2%) vs. Eric Blackley (3.8%)

Davis Wayne Newton defeated Eric Blackley in 10:06 by submission with a STF.
Rating: D
Notes: Davis Wayne Newton came out of the match looking good.


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Raphael (65.4%) vs. Tempest Appleby (34.6%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Semi-Finals]

Raphael defeated Tempest Appleby in 22:28 by pinfall with a Magnum Opus following interference from Justin Sensitive.

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Rating: C-
Notes: Tempest Appleby was visibly tiring toward the end. Raphael and Tempest Appleby have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances.

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Overall Rating: D+

[foolinc]

Update from the author: As a couple of you know, I am in bit of a conundrum right now. After playing through NYCW's chapter, I've been looking into starting up the next chapter. However, after playing a little bit of said game my eyes are starting to wander to other promotions. Though, none of those promotions have sparked my creative side enough to force me to put my full effort into that game. So right now and am asking you guys to help me find the perfect promotion to play as. The survey below is pretty simple. There is a spot for you to name the promotion and data set that you want me to play as well as an essay box for reasoning and additional comments (which are both optional). Now it's not set in stone or anything, but I'm guessing after looking through the results I will set up another survey with a couple of the best ideas to see which of them would be the most popular. Of course, I guess I do have to start that no matter what the results from these syrveys say, at the end of the day it's my choice since I am the one who has to play and post the result of the game. And if I'm not having fun, I'm not going to be doing it.

*Suggestion Box #1: Promotion Suggestion* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YZJGVTG)

[Waghlon]

I commend ShadowedFlames for one upping what im pretty sure was supposed to be a Superman reference.

So here's my counterargument:
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/20/Batman-Bin-Suparman.jpg

Hope he will be in Cverse2010...

[foolinc]

I commend ShadowedFlames for one upping what im pretty sure was supposed to be a Superman reference.

So here's my counterargument:
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/20/Batman-Bin-Suparman.jpg

Hope he will be in Cverse2010...

Now that I think about it, you are right. Bizarro World is a part of the DC Universe. Oops.

And that picture isn't coming up for me so if you want me to see it you might want to check it again.

[Waghlon]

It showed up yesterday and it beats me why it doesnt anymore since that page is still up. Nor can i log in to my own server to upload there because of silly Bizarro System Upgrades (tm)!

But imagine this, a man named Batman Bin Suparman from Singapore:
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/20/Batman-Bin-Suparman.jpg

[ShadowedFlames]

Thanks for taking a Star Trek reference into a Final Fantasy Seven reference. You have really raised the bar.


I commend ShadowedFlames for one upping what im pretty sure was supposed to be a Superman reference.


Now that I think about it, you are right. Bizarro World is a part of the DC Universe. Oops.


Which shows you how out of touch I am with comics...I wasn't aware of that. I saw "Bizarro" and immediately tagged Sephiroth to the end of it for the next-to-last boss fight in the game. I've played way too much FF7, apparently....

[Waghlon]

Meanwhile i havent played enough FF7 since i should had known about Bizarro Sephiroth or something like that...

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Hats and the month of June and the Preview of Wrestling For Gold

Role Call (26): Astil, AzzMartin, bak42, benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, FINisher, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, MrOnu, My Name is Not..., pate, Phantom Stranger, randomfreeze, Remianen, SeanMcFly, Self, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Truth, Waghlon, xDRMx

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Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Hats
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It was pretty obvious by the percentages, but as you can see that this event was a lot easier to predict that last month's event. And it makes sense because Wrestling For Hats was meant from the get go to set up Wrestling For Gold. The opening match gave another win to a man who I was pushing into the promotion's first non-title related singles feud, Chris Flynn. And then right after the match, I pulled the trigger on the feud by having Warren Technique assaulting the youngster seemly for no reason (don't worry there is a reason).

We also had DeMento pick up a win to help him and his partner, Jerry Martin, gain a bit of momentum since they just lost last month. After the match I ran an angle that got them out of the building, so that there wasn't some "smark" wouldn't say "why didn't Martin and/or DeMento interfere in the main event."

Speaking of the main event, Raphael won because he's a bit more talented than Tempest and because he's a heel and DWN is a face. And I don't really think I need to explain why Justin Sensitive interfered, but I will anyway. I wanted to make each and every match on the Wrestling For Gold card mean something on some level (aka no random matches). So having Justin Sensitive, Raphael's tag team partner, interfere in the match just made sense.

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Overview June 2008

Popularity: 5.8% PAR (+1.4%)
Prestige: .5% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: $599
Performance: -$1,808

Income
Ticket Sales: $27
Sponsorships: $4,227
Merchandise: $340
Misc.: $70

Expenditures
Workers: $4,750
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $119
Production: $250
Misc.: $400
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Skill Increases
Chris Flynn: Psychology (F+ to E-)
Davis Wayne Newton: Flashiness (B- to B)
Jerry Martin: Hardcore (C- to C)
Lion Heart: Respect (F+ to E-)
Raphael: Acting (E to E+)
Tempest Appleby: Respect (F+ to E-)

Popularity Increases
Davis Wayne Newton: QUE (E- to E)
Eric Blackley: PAR (F- to F)
Tempest Appleby: PAR (F+ to E-)

Match Results From Other Companies
Chris Flynn: 4C (Bary Kingman, Duberry Excess and Jacob Jett defeated Too Hot, Thunder, and Flynn - D+)
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Brett Fraser defeated Killah and DWN [Hardcore title defense] - D-)
Eric Blackley: 4C (TJ Bailey defeated Eric Blackley - E-)
Jerry Martin: RIPW (Jerry Martin defeated Bear Bekowski - F+)
Lion Heart: RIPW (Raphael defeated Lion Heart - E-)
Randy Maxx: MAW (Max Mayhem defeated Jefferson Stardust - F+)
Raphael: RIPW (Raphael defeated Lion Heart - E-)



Davis Wayne Newton continues his path to wrestling glory as he once again goes up another level in overness, this time in Quebec. In overness news that actually makes a difference for our promotion we have Eric Blackley bumping up a grade after getting beatdown by DWN and Tempest finally breaks into the E range after his lose to Raphael. About damn time.

Up Next (Wednesday, December 9th, 2009): The final event for Western Canada Championship Wrestling, Wrestling For Gold. Come see two of Canada's finest, Davis Wayne Newton and Raphael, fight for the right to become WCCW's first champion. Also on the card will be Tempest Appleby who is be taking on the man that cost him a trip into the WCCW Intercontinental Championship match, Justin Sensitive, as well as Chris Flynn who will get a chance to get some revenge on the man that unexpectedly assaulted him last month, Warren Technique. Last but not least, Jerry Martin and DeMento aka Manic Attack will face off in tag team competition against two men that will be returning to the Great White North for the first time since March, Amo Del Gato and El Hijo Del Zonk.


*Assessment #8: Prediction for WCCW Wrestling For Gold* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2QB63DZ)

[Waghlon]

I got a gold star. I am just that awesome! Also, Fooly Inky boy, i demand you read the predictions i just put in. You will be amazed by the level of thought ive put into them!

[foolinc]

I got a gold star. I am just that awesome! Also, Fooly Inky boy, i demand you read the predictions i just put in. You will be amazed by the level of thought ive put into them!

Oh I've been reading the comments, however I've got to say that you guys have went the extra mile this time. Enough so that they are all going to be posted up in the month review. Keep up the good work guys! :D

[foolinc]

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WCCW Wrestling For Gold
Monday, Week 1, July 2008
11 people at Yorktown Pavilion


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Justin Sensitive (30.0%) vs. Tempest Appleby (70.0%)

Tempest Appleby defeated Justin Sensitive in 7:33 by pinfall with a Tumbleweed Elbow Drop.
Rating: D-
Notes: Justin Sensitive was really off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Amo Del Gato & El Hijo Del Zonk (25.0%) vs. Manic Attack (75.0%)

Manic Attack defeated Amo Del Gato & El Hijo Del Zonk in 4:44 when Jerry Martin defeated Amo Del Gato by pinfall with a Discus Punch.
Rating: E-
Notes: El Hijo Del Zonk was really off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

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Backstage Promo

Chris Flynn: Warren Technique, I don't know why you blindsided me last month and I don't know why you challenged me to a match tonight. You know what, I don't care either. Since entering the wrestling business I've had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends, but that's not why I entered this business. I entered this business to be the best wrestler I can be and push myself as far as I can go. And if that means going through you, then so be it.

Rating: E-


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Chris Flynn (15.0%) vs. Warren Technique (80.0%)

Warren Technique defeated Chris Flynn in 11:24 by submission with a STF after blatantly cheating.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Davis Wayne Newton (70.0%) vs. Raphael (30.0%)
[WCCW Intercontinental Championship Finals]

Davis Wayne Newton defeated Raphael in 21:51 by submission with a STF. Davis Wayne Newton wins the WCCW Intercontinental title.
Rating: C
Notes: The match deserved better color commentary. Davis Wayne Newton is improving in Technical skills.

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Post Match

After getting his hand raised, Davis Wayne Newton is awarded the WCCW Intercontinental title. Even though there were only eleven paying customers and barely hundred people in the building at the time of his victory, the just barely legal Davis Wayne Newton clutches his newly won title like he just won the SWF World Heavyweight Title at a sold out Lakeland Arena.

Rating: D+

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Overall Rating: C-

[Waghlon]

Pulling C rated matches in front of 11 people is a tad silly. I wonder though, did you create the IC title back in January? What was its prestige by July?

[Zeel1]

Pulling C rated matches in front of 11 people is a tad silly. I wonder though, did you create the IC title back in January? What was its prestige by July?

Those 11 people paid their hard-earned $2.50, dammit, they're gonna get their money's worth! :p

[Marcel Fromage]

Damn...think I missed predicting that one. Good show anyway, Foolinc.

[foolinc]

Pulling C rated matches in front of 11 people is a tad silly. I wonder though, did you create the IC title back in January? What was its prestige by July?

I created the belt in January as a midcard title before changing it to a main event title, so the title's prestige is at the lowest point it can be as a main event title (C+). Personally I think it's the best way to go when you create a new title because it's more realistic and it's cool to see your title improve in prestige as the game goes on.

Those 11 people paid their hard-earned $2.50, dammit, they're gonna get their money's worth! :p

It was six dollars for the opportunity to sit in wherever they wanted thank you. And if you noticed, that C is probably a C+ since it got knocked for not having good enough color commentary. :D

Damn...think I missed predicting that one. Good show anyway, Foolinc.

It's alright. I know I've missed more than my fair share of your events. :o

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Bonus Update: Reader Responses to "Why did Warren Technique attack Chris Flynn?"

Once again I am blown away by you guys' ability to make a last minute optional question into something that gave me many minutes of enjoy as I read them. There were so many that I decided to separate it from the usual monthly review into it's own special update. Now let's get to the responses.

Because he is his long lost adoptive twin brother and he wants vengeance over causing his fake parents tremendous grief and that one time when he was discovered to be a martian on the run from a distant galaxy where he had gotten a speeding ticket by a man that looks like Vince Russo. Did i mention that C-verse is reality. The Real World is nothing more than a deranged creation in some alien brain. We are the fake ones, they are the real ones. DWN EXISTS. FBI IS HOLDING BACK THE TRUTH. I AM LOCKED IN A BASEMENT PLEASE HELP ME. ~ Bizarro Waghlon The 4th

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Flynn didn't return Technique's copy of Hamlet in a reasonable amount of time. ~ randomfreeze

As awesome as Hamlet is, I don't know if someone could get that pissed off about a book that is just about as common as The Bible.

The voices told him to. ~ Karl Kitsch

I'd rather not get sued by WWE, but looking back on it, Warren Technique and the current Randy Orton gimmick seem to have a lot of similarities. They both have that Bitter Veteran vibe despite their relatively young age.

Because he didn't like his brother Jerry that used to work for WCW. ~ xDRMx

I'd never forget when Jerry Flynn wrestled in WCW.

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Because he felt like it! ~ BHK1978

Well I guess that's true. Of course that's the laziest reasoning ever, so NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Lack Of Honor ~ midnightnick

For a man that is actively trying to rack up as many colored stars as possible this reasoning is surprising logical.

Technique wants to show Flynn that their's room for only one bland faceless guy on the roster and that bland faceless guy is going to be Warren Tecnique Damn It ! ~ Tigerkinney

There is a huge flaw in this theory. Flynn and Warren aren't the only two bland guys on the roster. There is Eric Blackley, Randy Maxx, Jeremy Jazz, etc.

Warren attacked Chris from their past experience with each other. Chris stole Warren's girlfriend in high school. ~ Tweek It

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I'm not sure. Thinking it has something to do with a roleblock. ~ ShadowedFlames

I don't know whether this is a mafia or D&D reference. Six of one and half a dozen of the other I guess.

Because the booker decided that it would be good for storyline purposes ~ My Name is Not...

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[Waghlon]

So when's the next chance to write something into an optional box? I got a whole barrel of Rock catchphrases this morning and i want to use them :)

[Midnightnick]

That's a lapse in my insanity. Normally I'm russoesque in my booking in all honesty.

[ShadowedFlames]

It was more of a Mafia reference. I've never come across "roleblock" in a D&D context before. :o

And yeah, that last one deserved the double facepalm.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of Wrestling For Gold and the month of July

Role Call (20): AzzMartin, Bak42, Benjacko, BHK1978, dkohn, KarlKitsch, Midnightnick, MrOnu, My Name is Not…, pate, Phantom Stranger, Randomfreeze, ShadowedFlames, TDubTNA, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Truth, Tweek It, Waghlon, xDRMx

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Prediction Results for WCCW Wrestling For Gold
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I'm in no way complaining, but it seems a bit weird to see that the event that this chapter has been working to getting the lowest number of predictions. Funny how that worked out. It's almost like you guys knew that I was going to drop a "test score" at the end of the chapter and decided to skip the "final." Well for people like Marcel Fromage (sometimes it doesn't pay to make yourself known ;)) I wouldn't want to skip the next assessment (which is Monday) as it's worth a grand total of seven points and is the last one before the chapter ends. I still don't know what the top "student(s)" will get for being the best of the chapter, but I'll figure something out by next week.

As for the predictions themselves, they were pretty much in line with what I thought was going to happen. Wrestling For Gold wasn't the capstone event that you might see in later chapters. The only really storyline that we finished was the tournament itself. Of course that was the whole point of this chapter, to give people an example of how to create storylines from nothing. Tempest and Raphael are now enemies thanks to Raphael's boy, Justin Sensitive, helping Raphael defeat Tempest in the Semi-Finals, Warren Technique's tainted win over Flynn certainly doesn't close their newly minted feud, Manic Attack's preference to extra curricular beat downs are most likely going to get them into trouble down the road, and you have to think Davis Wayne Newton is going to have a target on his back now that he is the champion of the company.

Speaking of feuds, I guess now is the correct time to give you my reasoning for putting Chris Flynn and Warren Technique into a feud. It's no where as funny as your responses, but here we go: Warren Technique is still highly bitter from being fired from Canadian Charisma Championship Combat. And while there are a good number of wrestlers in the promotion that work for 4C Chris Flynn isn't just any worker. He is the first "home grown" talent that 4C produced. Warren doesn't see Flynn as a wrestler, he sees him as the personification of Canadian Charisma Championship Combat. And on a non-kayfabe note, I also saw Chris Flynn as one of the better prospect on the roster. With his relatively high grades in the performance and physical skills he seemed like one of the few members of the roster that I could see being more than cannon fodder two years down the road. I also saw Raphael as the better of the two main event heels, making Warren an ideal choice for this storyline.

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Overview July 2008

Popularity: 7.2% PAR (+1.4%)
Prestige: .6% (+.1%)

Finances
Cash: -$450
Performance: -$1,049

Income
Ticket Sales: $77
Sponsorships: $4,244
Merchandise: $1,070
Misc.: $112

Expenditures
Workers: $4,578
Show Cost: $700
Marketing: $250
Merchandise: $374
Production: $250
Misc.: $400
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Skill Increases
Chris Flynn: Puroresu (F- to F)
Davis Wayne Newton: Aerial (C to C+)
DeMento: Aerial (F to F+), Flashiness (F to F+)
Jerry Martin: Selling (D to D+)
Randy Maxx: Mat (F to F+)

Popularity Increases
Chris Flynn: PAR (F to F+)
Davis Wayne Newton: PAR (E- to E)
Jerry Martin: PAR (F+ to F)
Lion Heart: NE (F to F-)

Match Results From Other Companies
Chris Flynn: 4C (Too Sweet defeated Crusher & Flynn - E)
Davis Wayne Newton: 4C (Barry Kingman defeated Davis Wayne Newton - D+)
Jerry Martin: CGC (Grimm Quibble defeated Jerry Martin - E; Fate defeated Jerry Martin - E+), FCW (El Hijo Del Zonk defeated Jerry Martin - E), RIPW (Marshall Dillon defeated Jerry Martin - E-)
Lion Heart: RIPW (Raphael defeated Lion Heart - F+)
Randy Maxx: MAW (Max Mayhem defeated Jefferson Stardust - E-)
Raphael: RIPW (Raphael defeated Lion Heart - F+)
Warren Technique: FCW (Mainstream Hernandez defeated Warren Technique - E+)


Davis Wayne Newton once again shows us why he's the champ as he improves his skills in aerial combat as well as jumps to an E in The Parries. At the pace he is going, he'll be in a E+ or a D- before WCCW hits small (if he's doesn't get signed by TCW or SWF). This is important to me because it means that once I hit small, I can bring in more popular talent without having to worry about them too good for the rest of the roster. For example, if Davis Wayne Newton was at an E+ I could bring in guys like Thomas Morgan, Jungle Jack, Barry Kingman, Hell Monkey, Sayeed Ali, and Fumihiro Ota without worrying about whether I am hurting their value when they lose a match to the champ. They'll still complain since DWN would be more of a regional star, but at least I would still be getting what I am paying for.

On the other side of the coin we have some bittersweet news for Jerry Martin. The good news? He signed a PPA deal with CGC. The bad news? They jobbed him out and his overness feel back down to an F. Thanks for screwing with my 3rd best heel George DeColt. You're lucky the games over or I would totally get some payback. On the bright side, the 3rd best face on the roster, Chris Flynn, bumped to an F+ after losing to Warren.

Up Next (Monday, December 14th, 2009): With the last show of WCCW done and over with we have a couple of things left to do before finishing up this chapter and moving on to Chapter #2: Empire State of Mind.

Over the course of this chapter a couple of key concepts were shown in action, one of them being how to run a tournament over the course of a number of events. Before closing this chapter I wanted to show how someone could book a tournament over the course of one night. And the best way to do that is to take a trip down south to a little promotion called Mid Atlantic Wrestling and take a spin at booking the 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational Tournament.

For this weekend, I have something a bit different than the usual assessment survey. Instead of sending an answer to a question in private and having me share with you the results, I am going to have an open discussion in this thread on how you would run the RCI event. How many wrestlers are going be apart of the tourney? Are there going to be any talent trades or new hires? Is the event going to be made solely of tournament matches or will there be non-tournament matches as well? What kind of structure are you going to have? These are just some of the questions you need to ask yourself when booking a one day tournament. Now obviously I don't need an essay on the subject (in the end this thread is just for fun), but please share with the rest of the board what you think.

I'll be participating in the discussion as well and on Monday will be previewing what I decided to go with for my take on the Rip Chord Invitational (complete with survey!).


Open Question #1
If you were running MAW, how would you book the Rip Chord Invitational Event?

[Midnightnick]

Open Question #1 Answer:

8 Workers. 4 MAW-Grown, 3 on trades from other promotions and 1 unemployed wrestler.

Included bonus for winning the tournament if from another promotion/unemployed? A MAW contract.

Included bonus for winning the tournament if from MAW? A title shot of their choice (almost always for the singles title obviously).

It'd go in this format which makes sense.

MAW v. Unemployed
Unemployed v. Trade
MAW v. MAW
MAW v. Trade

Then
winner 1 v. winner 4
winner 2 v. winner 3

then Finals.

[Tigerkinney]

The major problem you have at the beginning with MAW is that they are heel heavy with a strong face/heel divide. The only faces of any reasonable quality on the roster are the MAW Champion Erik Strong and The Masked Patriot (Brandon Smith), so that causes some problems. Personally I wouldn't have Strong in the tournament and would have him defend his title in a seperate match, because in my opinion you should have at least a couple of buffer matches between each round.

For the size that they start at, an 8 man field in a single elimination format is fine for the RCI for now. I would go with a field of 5 MAW workers and 3 guest stars (two talent trades and one permament new signing). I would also sign up a new team to add to the very shallow tag division, where both the top teams are heel, immediately set them to face and have them face the Blondes for the Tag Titles. In the title match I would have Strong go up against one of The Firm (not necessarily Mean Jean Cattley). The winner of the RCI would of course not only win the trophy but win the title shot.

My format for the show would be

Pre-Show Match: Midcarder vs Jobber
RCI Round 1: MAW vs Talent Trade
RCI Round 1: MAW vs MAW
RCI Round 1: MAW vs New Signing
RCI Round 1: MAW vs Talent Trade
Tag Title Match: Blondes vs New Team
RCI Semi Finals: Talent Trade vs MAW
RCI Semi Finaks: New Signing vs MAW
Erik Strong defends the Mid Atlantic Championship
RCI Finals: Talent Trade vs MAW

The winner would be the MAW talent (heel of course, because I would have Strong retain the title)...my thinking would either be Cattley if he's not in the title match or Citizen X.

[BHK1978]

MAW v. Unemployed
Unemployed v. Trade
MAW v. MAW
MAW v. Trade

Then
winner 1 v. winner 4
winner 2 v. winner 3

then Finals.

I like what Midnightnick posted but I would go with only maybe two non-MAW spots. Why give the chance to four people, when people who work in the company could use those spots to help their careers?

[Midnightnick]

I like what Midnightnick posted but I would go with only maybe two non-MAW spots. Why give the chance to four people, when people who work in the company could use those spots to help their careers?

The second unemployed spot could always go to a normal MAW wrestler, though I'd book it as one of the unemployed who loses, stays on contract, comes back a few months down the line, angry that they didn't fairly get a chance.

[foolinc]

Both, Midnightnick and Tigerkinney seem to be thinking on the same wavelength as me.

When booking the RCI, I also went with a nice eight man tournament with a mixture of MAW regulars and talent trades to give it that big tournament feel. As for the participates, I had two guidelines that I wanted to follow. First, I wanted to make sure that the defending tournament champion, James "Mainstream" Hernadnez, was involved in the 2008 RCI tournament. And 2nd, I wanted to make sure that each of the five promotions that MAW has working agreements were represented in the tournament (CZCW, FCW, NYCW, PSW, and USPW). Thankfully, one of these five promotions, FREEDOM Championship Wrestling, is home to Mainstream Hernandez so I can kill two birds with one stone. The remaining three spots of course will be filled by three of MAW's finest. (Note: Out of the non-MAW representatives, two of them were signed to ppa contracts, while the other three were trade trades).

For the structure of the tournament I went in a slightly different direction. While I also had each of the eight men fight at the beginning in singles competition, I changed things up a bit with a Four Way Elimination match to decide the winner (instead of continuing the tournament with more singles matches). The reason for this is a lack of time. Like Tigerkinney, I also planned on having both the Mid Atlantic Championship and the Mid Atlantic Tag Team title matches to fill out the card and if I would have gone down the path of a traditional knockout tournament I would of had to cut time to either the RCI finals or the Mid Atlantic Championship match.

BHK1978 brought up a good question on why you would give so many spots to non-MAW wrestlers. From my point of view it all has to do with the current balance of the face/heel divide (or the lack their of). With so few faces on the roster (one of which being the Mid Atlantic Champion), you are going to have to bring in some outside help unless you want to get hit for a couple of heel/heel matchups. One of the best and quickest ways to do this is of course talent trades and/or the hiring of outside talent.

[Waghlon]

I would had come up with an idea, but it would just end up requiring it took more than one night and would involve bits of round robin in it.

[Tigerkinney]

For the structure of the tournament I went in a slightly different direction. While I also had each of the eight men fight at the beginning in singles competition, I changed things up a bit with a Four Way Elimination match to decide the winner (instead of continuing the tournament with more singles matches). The reason for this is a lack of time. Like Tigerkinney, I also planned on having both the Mid Atlantic Championship and the Mid Atlantic Tag Team title matches to fill out the card and if I would have gone down the path of a traditional knockout tournament I would of had to cut time to either the RCI finals or the Mid Atlantic Championship match.

The alternative way of getting round the lack of time problem, is that you could have always extended the length of the show from two hours to two and a half. The extra half hour would be enough time to not make every match feel rushed.

[NoNeck]

The alternative way of getting round the lack of time problem, is that you could have always extended the length of the show from two hours to two and a half. The extra half hour would be enough time to not make every match feel rushed.

I agree with TK. Most of the tourney shows that I've attended or watched on DVD have been noticably longer than a regular show, even compared to some supershows that ran around the same time. Look at the TPI, which even split into two nights was an epic event. I went to an ROH show (maybe the Pure Title Tournament) that was right around four hours long.

For you to jump to two and a half hours, with the talent to cover it of course, should be a given.

Also, so as not to double post, I caught up on this today as I make my way trying to get current on some favorites that I've fallen way behind on (TK's FCW, Self's FCK, and Phantom Stranger's TCW) and I must say I'm enjoying it, both conceptually and with the actual meat of the diary. Kudos, man. Keep it up. :)

[foolinc]

The alternative way of getting round the lack of time problem, is that you could have always extended the length of the show from two hours to two and a half. The extra half hour would be enough time to not make every match feel rushed.

I agree with TK. Most of the tourney shows that I've attended or watched on DVD have been noticably longer than a regular show, even compared to some supershows that ran around the same time. Look at the TPI, which even split into two nights was an epic event. I went to an ROH show (maybe the Pure Title Tournament) that was right around four hours long.

For you to jump to two and a half hours, with the talent to cover it of course, should be a given.

Also, so as not to double post, I caught up on this today as I make my way trying to get current on some favorites that I've fallen way behind on (TK's FCW, Self's FCK, and Phantom Stranger's TCW) and I must say I'm enjoying it, both conceptually and with the actual meat of the diary. Kudos, man. Keep it up. :)

Thanks for the compliment No Neck. Always glad to hear when people are enjoying the diary. Hopefully I can keep everyone interested as I switch gears to the 2nd chapter.

And I thought about extending the show for another half hour, but didn't do it for a couple of reasons. The main one was that I wanted to change things as little as possible. Even though I have a good amount of veteran writers as readers (including the both of you :cool:), the diary is still meant to be a bit tutorial to new readers. I also saw that besides "Where It All Begins Again" every single MAW event were set to run for 90 minutes. So the event is longer than the usual MAW show to begin with. Running the event this way also helps get around the face/heel divide problem because I only need to have one of the faces or heels going into the finals to make sure the match isn't penalize. Finally, there are slight stamina concerns that would force my hand with match-ups and when each participant would need to go out of the tournament.

[Karl_Kitsch]

I like crazy tournaments, so I would be less scientific. So, there might be...

2 vs. 10
3 vs. 9
4 vs. 8
5 vs. 7

What about 1 and 6 you ask? The first seed is the Champion, Erik Strong, so he gets a bi. The 6th seed is determined by a Battle Royal! The second round looks like this:

1 vs. 6
2/10 vs. 5/7
3/9 vs. 4/8

The winners of those rounds advance, for a total of 3 semi finalists. The losers of these matches are entered into a Three Way Dance. The winner of that is the fourth slot in the Semis. So, the Semis look like this...

1/6 vs. Winner of Loser's Lottery Triple Threat Match
2/10 vs. (3/9 or 4/8)

Obviously the winners of those matches fight it out for the title. I probably shouldn't right brackets when I'm this hopped up on sugar...

[foolinc]

I like crazy tournaments, so I would be less scientific. So, there might be...

2 vs. 10
3 vs. 9
4 vs. 8
5 vs. 7

What about 1 and 6 you ask? The first seed is the Champion, Erik Strong, so he gets a bi. The 6th seed is determined by a Battle Royal! The second round looks like this:

1 vs. 6
2/10 vs. 5/7
3/9 vs. 4/8

The winners of those rounds advance, for a total of 3 semi finalists. The losers of these matches are entered into a Three Way Dance. The winner of that is the fourth slot in the Semis. So, the Semis look like this...

1/6 vs. Winner of Loser's Lottery Triple Threat Match
2/10 vs. (3/9 or 4/8)

Obviously the winners of those matches fight it out for the title. I probably shouldn't right brackets when I'm this hopped up on sugar...

That certainly is a crazy set up. :eek: Might not use that set up ever for a one day tournament, but it's could be interesting in a format in general.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Supplemental Handout #1: Preview of The 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational

When I set up the schedule I planned on talking about the structure of the MAW card and why I chose to do what I did. However, I pretty much covered up all of that through conversation on the open discussion question. So instead I am going take this moment to bring back a staple of my NYCW diaries, the old school fight card poster (Ok, so it's really a flyer in the style of an old school fight card. What are you going to do about it, sue me? :p). For those of you with a solid image editing program like Adobe Photoshop, these really aren't that hard to make (especially once you get a good template set up) and can add that little extra bit of flair to a diary.

It's kind of fitting that I'd first use it in this diary for a MAW event since my inspiration for doing these posters/flyers came from the man who made MAW popular, shipshirt. The year was 2006. The day was December 24th. The diary was MAW: Back to Basics (A C-Verse '07 Diary) (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19454). I'm Casey Kasum, no James Heatly, no Antho...

I'm Foolinc telling you to keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars. :cool:

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*Assessment #9: 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FCSPZCB)

[Karl_Kitsch]

Yeah, my tournament bracket was like some sort of half remembered Dragons Gate tournament shown through the lens of being half awake and fueled by sugar.

[Sudo_Nym]

Better late than never, I suppose. I am allowed to audit this class before signing up full time, right?

[foolinc]

Better late than never, I suppose. I am allowed to audit this class before signing up full time, right?

Welcome to the class! Sure you can audit the class before signing up. But if you think you are going to get any make up exams you're crazy! ;)

[foolinc]

Just a friendly link to a one of GDS's newest concepts, The Grey Dog Players Present: All Star Wrestling (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62850). :cool:

[foolinc]

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MAW The 3rd Annual Rip Chord Invitational
Friday, Week 4, January 2008
222 people at Stanley Hall



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Casey Valentine (41.7%) vs. The Masked Patriot (58.3%)
Rip Chord Invitational Qualifier

Casey Valentine defeated The Masked Patriot in 11:44 by pinfall with a Deep Impact. During the match we also had Cameron Vessey run in and attack Masked Patriot.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Post Match Angle

After the match, Casey Valentine's stable mates Mean Jean Cattley and Ricky Douglas dart from the back and head straight for Cameron Vessey. Over the past few months, the young son of Larry Vessey has been trying join his tag team partner and become a member of MAW's top stable, The Firm. However, for some reason unknown to the fans Mean Jean Cattley has been hesitant to accept the second generation superstar instead forcing him to a number of demeaning tasks that Cattley has called hazing. Grabbing Vessey by his shirt, Mean Jean gives what has to be yet another order to Cameron, but this time it looks like Vessey isn't going to take it anymore and stuns the audience by shoving The Mean Machine to the mat. After moment of stunned silence MJC barks to Casey and Douglas to restrain Cameron as he grabs a microphone.

Mean Jean Cattley: You were so close you stupid son of a bitch! Since the moment you stepped into a MAW ring all you said was how much you wanted to join The Firm. And after months of hazing rituals you refuse now? Do you think that all of this is above a punk like you? Who the hell you do you think you are!?

Cameron Vessey: You're damn right I think I'm above this. I'm a freaking Vessey!

After Vessey's outburst Cattley gets right into the face of the restrained 20 year old, forehead to forehead, and tell Cameron Vessey one word that no one in Stanley Hall was expecting.

Mean Jean Cattley: Good.

Cracking a smirk, Mean Jean Cattley slowly backs up and then continues his speech.

Mean Jean Cattley: To be a member of The Firm you must not just be above the unwashed masses, you must know it. And tonight, young Vessey, you have proven to me that you are above the rest of these losers. Congratulations, you are now one of us.

With Jean's speech done and over with, the leader of The Firm sticks out his hand while Ricky Douglas and Casey Valentine let go of Vessey. Still irate from the situation, the now free Cameron gets right up to the man that has been making his life miserable for the past couple of months pulls his fist back and looks to unload on Mean Jean Cattley. Vessey looks slowly at Valentine and Douglas to make sure they aren't going to jump him before shaking Mean Jean's hand? The fans boo as it is now clear that Cameron Vessey has join The Firm.

Rating: D-
Notes: The segment wasn't very good to begin with, and this crowd really turned against it.


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Mainstream Hernandez (100.0%) vs. Nelson Callum (0.0%)
Rip Chord Invitational Qualifier

Mainstream Hernandez defeated Nelson Callum in 10:11 by pinfall with a Super Kick.
Rating: E+
Notes: Mainstream Hernandez and Nelson Callum don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Marc Speed (87.5%) vs. Sammy The Shark (12.5% )
Rip Chord Invitational Qualifier

Marc Speed defeated Sammy The Shark in 6:15 by submission with a Cross Armbreaker.
Rating: D
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. Marc Speed is improving in Rumble skills.


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Citizen X (95.8%) vs. Happy Elwood (4.2%)
Rip Chord Invitational Qualifier

Citizen X defeated Happy Elwood in 10:24 by pinfall with a Flaming Anarchy.
Rating: D
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost.


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The Canadian Blondes © (79.2%) vs. Max Mayhem & Riley McManus (4.2%)
Mid Atlantic Tag Team (15 Minute Time Limit)

The Canadian Blondes defeated Mayhem & McManus in 8:20 when Flash Savage defeated Riley McManus by submission with a Canadian Crab. The Canadian Blondes make defense number 1 of their Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles.
Rating: E-
Notes: Flash Savage seemed off his game tonight. Max Mayhem was really off his game tonight. Max Mayhem and Riley McManus showed excellent chemistry teaming together. The bout dragged in the middle, with a lack of flow being noticeable. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Riley McManus is improving in Technical skills. Riley McManus is improving in Performance skills.


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Casey Valentine (20.8%) vs. Citizen X (25.0%) vs. Mainstream Hernandez (29.2%) vs. Marc Speed (0%)
Rip Chord Invitational Finals

Mainstream Hernandez defeated Casey Valentine, Citizen X and Marc Speed in 17:47; the order of elimination was Marc Speed first, then Casey Valentine, and finally Citizen X. Mainstream Hernandez wins the Rip Chord Invitational Challenge title.
Rating: D
Notes: Casey Valentine seemed off his game tonight. Citizen X was visibly tiring toward the end. Mainstream Hernandez was really off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost.


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Post Match Angle

As with the past two years, Rip Chord comes out from the back to personally hand the RCI Trophy to the winner of the Rip Chord Invitational Tournament. And like the past two years that man is none other than a man that Rip personally can't stand, Mainstream Hernandez.

Rip Chord: James, I don't know how you do it. For three years I've held this invitational and for three years you've knocked down all the competition set in front of you. I guess all I have left to say to you before I let you go back to Puerto Rico is congratulations.

Mainstream Hernandez: Go back to Puerto Rico? Duuude, the Mainstream Nation spans across the entire world. My awesomeness cannot be contained by just one promotion. Besides, last time I checked the winner of this here cup has always gotten a title match with the champ? And the only thing I'd love more than to take that title away from that corporate goon Cattley is to take it away from my best bud, Erik Strong. I'm back baby!

Hernandez jumps out of the ring and slaps hands with the Stanley Hall faithful as Rip Chord looks like he's about to be physically ill.

Rating: D-
Notes: The segment wasn't very good to begin with, and this crowd really turned against it.


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Erik Strong © (66.7%) vs. Mean Jean Cattley (33.3%)
Mid Atlantic Tag Team (30 Minute Time Limit)

Erik Strong drew with Mean Jean Cattley in 30:00 when the time limit expired.
Rating: C-
Notes: Mean Jean Cattley is improving in Flying skills. Mean Jean Cattley is improving in Performance skills.


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Post-Match Angle

As Marv Earnest gives the verdict of a time limit draw all eyes are on the challenger, Mean Jean Cattley, to see what he's going to do. In a bit of a surprise the former champion is fairly reserved for just failing to capture the top prize in all of the Mid Atlantic. The frustration on his face can be seen from a mile away, but there is no outburst at the referee, no sneak attack on Erik Strong, nothing. All Cattley does is make his way to the back while the champion celebrates is title defense with the fans.

After MJC's exit, Strong's long time friend, tag team partner, and now the new number one contender James "Mainstream" Hernandez comes out trophy in hand. The duo embrace to the delight of the crowd and Mainstream motions to Strong to go to the top turnbuckle, most likely to perform their signature stereo back flips for the fans. However as Strong turns his back, Mainstream takes his RCI trophy, lifts it high above his head, and smashes it on the back of Erik's head. The impact sends the champion crashing to the mat as the crowd sits in stunned silence at the event that just happen. Grinning wildly, Hernandez picks up Strong's Mid Atlantic Championship and raises both the title and the now dented RCI trophy into the air in victory.

Rating: F+
Notes: The segment was weak and bombed with the crowd.

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Overall Rating: D+

[randomfreeze]

Much like that final segment, my picks were weak and bombed with a crowd that turned against me.

Besides that though, love the write up style for this. I wish I could read actual wrestling results that were this concise. Good job.

[foolinc]

Much like that final segment, my picks were weak and bombed with a crowd that turned against me.

Besides that though, love the write up style for this. I wish I could read actual wrestling results that were this concise. Good job.

Thanks for the praise. I wouldn't say that your picks were as bad as the rating of the final segment. While you didn't do as well as some other people, you were even with a lot of people. Of course, it didn't hurt no one on the boards predicted the Strong and Mean Jean going the distance.

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Review of MAW Rip Chord Invitational & An End Of The Chapter Review

Role Call (24): pate, bak42, benjacko, dkohn, Kamchatka, Sudo_Nym, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Truth, AzzMartin, BHK1978, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, MrOnu, My Name is Not..., randomfreeze, Self, ShadowedFlames, Sonfaro, TDubTNA, midnightnick, Phantom Stranger, SeanMcFly

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Prediction Results for MAW Rip Chord Invitational
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Note: Congratulations to benjacko for being the top student of the chapter. benjacko and The Stroke7 were going head to head for the top spot through the chapter, but it looks like it was benjacko's gold star for the Wrestling For Gold predictions that put him over the top. If you want to take a look the predictions as a whole, here is the prediction sheet (http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ag3I6aZzjslHdDNIVFdEMEpIY2J3RjBQRF9PanJ0a FE&hl=en). Just for fun I decided to see what would happen if this was a class and the predictions were tests. Needless to say, they were pretty interesting.


As you guys probably know by now, this tournament was a lot harder to predict than the WCCW events. And it makes sense. I was very conservative in booking the promotion because of the financial implications. A Tempest Appleby losing overness is a lot more hurtful than a Mean Jean Cattley losing overness because of the percentage Appleby makes in relation to the sponsership money. Granted I could just fire Appleby and hire someone else, but I don't sign guys with the intent to hurt their overness, ever. It's just not good business (even if you can get away with it in the game).

Before getting into the matches themselves, I guess I should take a bit of time to go over some of the in-game actions that I took. As I said before, I had five wrestlers in the tournament that weren't originally on the MAW roster. I signed Mainstream Hernandez and Marc Speed to nine month ppa contracts, while talent trading the rest (3 appearances each). I got Sammy The Shark for Antonio, Nelson Callum for Cameron Vessey, and Happy Elwood for Casey Valentine. I also should note that Mean Jean Cattley and Citizen X were upset with the results of their matches. With that out of the way, let's get on to the matches.

The opener between Valentine and Masked Patriot was really a toss up and the predictions more or less showed this. Both men are talented workers and are evenly matched in terms of overness. It was a hard choice, but since I wanted to get Vessey into The Firm, Casey gets the win. And note for promotions with fans that want clean finishes: If you don't select a tainted or cheap finish, you can get away with someone interfering in the match. A couple of you made a very good point for Patriot winning in that The Masked Patriot is currently the 2nd top face in the company and needs to be protected. And while I agree that MP starts out as the 2nd top face, I disagree that he needs to be protected in this fashion. At the beginning of 2008, MAW is hurting for new faces, new faces that are in the E range (to match up with Mean Jean, Citizen X, and Erik Strong). These faces will push Patriot to where he belongs, the midcard. However, that doesn't mean I don't think he shouldn't be a big part of the show. I would take that loss to springboard Masked Patriot into a feud with The Firm, a feud that would help pull the new workers into the MAW main storylines.

The rest of the qualifiers were pretty easy to pick, but there was one comment I need to respond to: "Why Happy Elwood?" In comparison to the rest of the trades, Elwood looks pretty out of place. However, I needed a worker in that age and overness range that could play a face and Elwood is the only guy that fits. On the bright side Casey Valentine the opportunity to job in three appearances on USPW TV.

A good number of people called a Mainstream victory in the finals, but I'm a bit shocked that more than one person called Mainstream returning as a heel and feuding with Strong. It might have been a logical and common wrestling storyline to start, but after only one person called out the Jerry Martin/DeMento tag team out of 33 I didn't really think that I'd get more than one person writing down in the comments that Hernandez is going to win the tournament as a heel. Not complaining though. I love reading all the comments and it makes these review updates a lot easier to write.

Finally we come to the championship matches. I'm not really surprised that you guys didn't pick the draw in the Mid Atlantic Championship contest, but was slightly surprised to think that the thrown together team of Riley & Max go the distance with the champs. Though, the fact that those two have excellent tag team chemistry means that it wouldn't have been a bad idea in hindsight. As for the title match in the beginning ending in a draw, I think that it was the best possible choice for the promotion kayfabe and in game wise. Erik Strong and Mean Jean Cattley are the top two guys in the promotion, so having them fight on one of the two biggest nights of the year would make sense. The draw works because Erik keeps the belt without hurting the credibility of the most over guy in the company (which ended up working perfectly as Strong jumped to a E+ without MJC dropping a grade). There is also flexibility in the two feuding. A draw gives you the option of an easy reason for a rematch, but still allows room for the two feuding with other people.

Now that I've gone over the tournament, it's time to take one more quick look at the happenings of chapter one.

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Chapter Overview Jan - July 2008

Promotion Popularity: PAR (0.0% to 7.7%)
Prestige: 0.0% to 0.6%

Finances
Cash: -$450
Performance: -$1,049


Skill Increases
Chris Flynn: Puro (F- to F), Flash (E to E+), Mic (F- to F), Psych (F+ to E-)
Davis Wayne Newton: Hardcore (E+ to D-), Aerial (C to C+), Mic (C+ to B-), Athletic Ability (A to A*),Tough (D+ to C-), Stamina (B+ to A), Basics (B- to B), Safety (B- to B), Sex Appeal (D to D+), Star Q (A to A*), Intensity (C- to C)
DeMento: Aerial (F to F+), Flash (F to F+), Stamina (E to E+),
Eric Blackey: Stamina (D to D+), Respect (F to F+),
Jeremy Jazz: Sub (E+ to D-)
Jerry Martin: Hardcore (C- to C), Mat (F- to F), Mic (B- to B), Stamina (D- to D), Power (D to D+), Psych (E+ to D-), Selling (D to D+), Sex Appeal (D- to D)
Lion Heart: Respect (F+ to E-)
Randy Maxx: Mat (F to F+), Selling (F+ to E-)
Raphael: Aerial (C- to C), Acting (E to E+), Stamina (C+ to B-), Safety (C+ to B-), Respect (F to F+), Sex Appeal (D to D+)
Stretch The Chicken Boy: Hardcore (F- to F), Mat (D+ to C-), Submissions (E to E+), Stamina (D+ to C-),
Tempest Appleby: Puro (F to F+), Chain (F to F+), Mic (E- to E), Respect (F+ to E-),
Warren Technique: Respect (E+ to D-)
Jason Rogers: NONE
Marty Papin: NONE
Rob Perkins: Refereeing (D to D+)


Popularity Increases
Chris Flynn: PAR (F to F+)
Davis Wayne Newton: PAR (F+ to E), ONT (F+ to E), QUE (F+ to E)
Eric Blackey: PAR (F- to F)
Jeremy Jazz: PAR (F- to F)
Jerry Martin: NONE
Lion Heart: MA (F to F-), NE (F to F-)
Randy Maxx: NONE
Raphael: PAR (F+ to E-), PR (F to F+)
Stretch The Chicken Boy: NONE
Tempest Appleby: PAR (F+ to E-)
Warren Technique: PAR (F+ to E-), MA (F to F+)
Jason Rogers: NONE
Marty Papin: PAR (E- to E)
Rob Perkins: NONE

Wrestler Gimmick Ratings
Chris Flynn - Blue Chipper (B+)
Davis Wayne Newton - Blue Chipper (A)
DeMento - Old School Heel (E+)
Eric Blackey - Man On A Mission (B+)
Jeremy Jazz - Happy-Go-Lucky (B+)
Jerry Martin - Bad Ass (B+)
Lion Heart - Fan Favorite (C+)
Randy Maxx - Thrill Seeker (C-)
Raphael - ****y Youth (B+)
Stretch The Chicken Boy - Weirdo (C)
Tempest Appleby - Dancing Fool (C+)
Warren Technique - Man On A Mission (A)
Marty Papin - Staff Member (A)


In six shows, WCCW and it's wrestlers has come a long way. Besides setting up a couple of feuds that the promotion can carry on throughout the year, it's also well on it's way to being considered a Small promotion. This is a very good thing since it means that the days of skipping months to get back into the black are numbered. The promotion would get a nice boost to it's sorry prestige and I'm guessing would start into a regional battle with 4C and the western American promotion sooner or later. Another positive for the company is that it looks like most of the wrestlers have staying power. They gained a lot of skill and overness in a half of a month and I think a good number of them are going to be able to at least become midcard staples as the promotion progresses into "high" Small and Regional size. All in all I would consider the first six shows of WCCW to be a huge success.

Now it's time for the final part of this update and the final major update of the chapter, answers to questions and requests about things that didn't relate to WCCW.

Company Size Changes
GCG Rise To Cult Size (Sunday, Week 1, January 2008)
WLW Rise To Cult Size (Tuesday, Week 3, January 2008)
MHW Opens in Northern Mexico (Monday, Week 1, February 2008)
SWF Rise To Global Size (Friday, Week 2, February 2008)
TCW Rise To International Size (Tuesday, Week 3, March 2008)
21CW Fall To Regional Size (Thursday, Week 3, March 2008)
5SSW Rise To Cult Size (Tuesday, Week 3, April 2008)
MHW Rise To Regional Size (Monday, Week 4, June 2008)
TCW Fall To Cult Size (Tuesday, Week 4, June 2008)
SWF Fall To Cult Size (Wednesday, Week 4, July 2008)

Notes: Everything seems to be normal till June when TCW and then SWF take a fall into the depths of Cult. Those two companies falling to Cult happens a lot more than you would think, but it's still odd that they fell at just around the same time. If I played this game farther I would expect that the first company that would make it back to National+ will stay there for good as they will get the first shot at the biggest and best wrestlers from the other company.

Retirements
Sam Keith (Hall of Immortals)
Sensational Ogiwara
Mephisto (For Good)
Alpha Female
Larry Vessey
Jean-Pierre Baptiste (For Good)
Saionji Omura
Seiko Nanami
Nina The Psycho Ballerina
Wipper Spencer Marks (For Good)
Black Hat Bailey
Coyote Dynamite
Kimitada Ohishi
Maniyo Muro
The Stomper

Notes: Sam Keith is without a doubt the biggest retirement I've seen in the first month of a game ever. And seeing Bailey, Dynamite, and Stomper retire in the first seven isn't the greatest thing to see when starting up a NYCW game is it?

Major Injuries
Pistol Pete Hall (6 months) - Churchillian Neck-Nerve Damage
Wanda Fish (14 months, 3 weeks) - Shattered Knee
Eisaku Hoshino (12 months, 3 weeks) - Major Concussion
Canadian Dragon (13 months, 1 week) - Major Concussion
Lobo Blanco (6 months) - Churchillian Neck-Nerve Damage
Shooter Sean Deeley (12 months) - Shattered Knee

Notes: That's a lot of major injuries to really good workers.

What's up with: Frankie Dee

Frankie Dee is currently an upper midcard face and has a really nice run in 4C so far. He's only won two of his seven matches, all but one of them were graded at a C- or better. This has lead to him gaining a good amount of overness in Canada, especially in 4C's home region of Ontario where Dee is now a E+. It's only a matter of time before another Canadian company picks him up.


Up Next (Monday, December 28th, 2009): With Chapter One done and over with, up next is Chapter Two! Hooray! So on Monday we are going to have the introductory overview of our 2nd Chapter promotion, New York City Wrestling. However, if the open question at the bottom didn't tip you off we also have upcoming small additional readings update as well. This would have been the Monday post if it wasn't for the fact that I really want to get the second chapter on the road. So Sunday it is.

Note: If you still have a question about the WCCW or MAW games please ask through pm or in the thread.


Open Question #2
What are some of your favorite 0/0/0, local, and smaller upstart diaries as well as your favorite MAW diaries (does not have to be TEW 2008 diaries)?

[Waghlon]

*thinks*

Well that would be yours Mr. Professor Man...

[MrOnu]

Can you believe people here only need 50% to pass a class ? Yeah, we're that generous !

*throws a ball of paper at Midnightnick* You suck ! :p

[Sonfaro]

Open Question #2
What are some of your favorite 0/0/0, local, and smaller upstart diaries...
Pro Wrestling Heaven:rolleyes:

...as well as your favorite MAW diaries (does not have to be TEW 2008 diaries)?Shipshirts '05 diary was fun, as was the 07 version. And of course James Casey's 10 rules.

- Sonfaro

[Midnightnick]

Can you believe people here only need 50% to pass a class ? Yeah, we're that generous !

*throws a ball of paper at Midnightnick* You suck ! :p

As I said, I'm russoesque. There was no way I'd pass normally. :D

[foolinc]

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Chapter #1
The 0/0/0 Promotion or How I Learn To Love Dusty Bin
Additional Reading: Additional Readings: Local and MAW diaries


0/0/0, Local, and Other Smaller Upstart Diaries
• Lethal Dosage Wrestling: The Challenge by D-Lyrium (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21591)
• Money to Burn: 1 year of Wrestling! (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35958)
• Destined to Fail? by panix 04 (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27546)
• It's Time To Find Out If You're... Destined to Fail 2008 by Phantom Stranger (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34779)
• Championship Wrestling from Boston Lives Again (A C-Verse 08 Diary) by shipshirt (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33709)
• Championship Wrestling from Boston (C-Verse '07 Diary) by shipshirt (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25410)
• XXCW: Wrestling The Way You Like It (A Cornellverse Diary) by shipshirt (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14715)
• NEO: From The Bottom Up (C-Verse) by foolinc (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38530)
• Florida Ultimate Sports Entertainment by C-MIL (EWB) (http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36053)
• Phoenix Rising Wrestling by The Evil Overlord (EWB) (http://www.ewbattleground.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=76440)

Mid Atlantic Diaries
• MAW: 10 Simple Rules... by James Casey (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32191)
• MAW: Back to Basics (A C-Verse '07 Diary) by shipshirt (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19454)
• MAW: A New Era Begins by shipshirt (http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10979)

Note: If you see a quality diary that is not currently on the list, please say so. I'm a forgetful person and would like to have the best list available for everyone to be able to use. :o A link would be helpful so I don't have to spent time looking for it. :D

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Promotional Overview of New York City Wrestling

After taking a spin with an upstart promotion, it's time to move up on the food chain to a Small sized promotion. Thankfully there are a lot of small sized promotions in the Cornellverse so we don't have to create a new one like we did last time. For the purposes of this diary I decided use one of the larger small promotions, New York City Wrestling. I went with the Tri-State dinosaur for a couple of reasons. I've been meaning to run a NYCW diary for the longest time (since I decided I didn't like the concept for my NYCW '07 diary). I also think that NYCW is the best diary for new players to use when learning how to play the game.

The reason I think this all has to do with where and what NYCW is. First, the product is very forgiving. It balances performance and popularity equally and gives you a good amount of sponsorship cash. The promotion is also based in the Tri-States. Because it's in the Tri-States it means that your promotion is going to jump to Regional size quicker (100% regional importance), will sell out more often (95% community size & 100% affluence), and has the most amount number of overflow region (which is going to help to the promotion increase in size and worldly importance). The promotion also starts off with enough starting cash that it's going to be really hard for someone to make the company go bankrupt (this is made harder because The Stomper is a bit of a cheapskate and will block you from giving a ton of money to workers). Finally, it's very close to becoming a Regional sized promotion, so close in fact that it should rise in size by the end of the year. With a bit of preparation, you can be at Regional before summer.

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Owner: The Stomper
Home Region: Tri-State

Popularity: 25% TS, 5.1% GL, 5.1% MA, 5.1% NE, 5.1% MAR, 5.1% ONT, 5.1% QUE
Prestige: 12%
Balance: $250,000
Importance/Influence: #23/#29

Promotion Name: Slow Paced Traditional
Match Ratio: 70%

Key Feature: Traditional
Heavy: None
Medium: Mainstream, Realism
Low: Pure
Very Low: None

Match Intensity: 52%
Danger: 10%
Women's Wrestling: None
T&A Levels: None
Face / Heel Divide: Strong

Product Definition
... will mean that the wrestlers are rated equally on performance and popularity.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on gimmicks.
... will attract fans who will not like highly risky gimmicks.
... will attract fans who will not 'get' subtle gimmicks.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on high risk matches.
... will attract fans who won't be keen on highly risky angles.
... is quite favorable towards getting sponsorships.
... will allow the promotion to not be rocked by wrestling industry changes.
... will mean that the 'young lion' system will not be taken into account at any time.

Product Overview
When looking at NYCW's product, you are going to see a lot of similarities to the product we had with WCCW. This is because both products share Traditional as their main feature. And just like with WCCW, it is going to be the brawlers, regular wrestlers, and technicians who are going to be having it the easiest and those flip-tastic spot monkeys that are going to fail measurably. The biggest difference between the two is that in NYCW cruiserweights and super juniors are going to have a rough time getting over, while it's going to be a little bit easier for luchadors and puro wrestlers.

Luckily for new players, NYCW is very user friendly. Their roster might not be the most talented, but everything else seems to be perfect. As a Small promotion you can hire workers with D+ natural overness. NYCW not only has two of these wrestlers in Black Hat Bailey and Whistler, but also two wrestlers in Grandmaster Phunk and Steve Flash that are C- in the United States. The rest of the roster is also fairly over in terms of their position on the roster. The only real problem with the product is because of the match ratio is set to 70%, you are forced to be running three storylines at all times. This isn't too big of a deal since they aren't that hard to set up and if you really don't want to deal with it, you can always turn off the strict storyline option.

Owner Goals

Goal #1: NYCW must have fallen below Small size.
Expires: 24 months Importance: Critical

Goal #2: When the time expires, NYCW must have fallen below #23 in the promotion rankings
Expires: 28 months Importance: Critical

Goal #3: You hire or any wrestler who is classed as a Super Junior.
Expires: 24 months Importance: Average

Goal #4: You cannot hire or extend the contract of any wrestler who has less than D- in Safety.
Expires: 14 months Importance: Average

Goal #5: You hire any wrestler who is classed as a Luchador.
Expires: 18 months Importance: Average

Notes: In my opinion these goals are really quite tame. I really can't see anyone falling back down to local size with the NYCW roster ever and even with new, bigger promotions coming on the scene keeping your place in the world promotion rankings really isn't that big of a deal. As for the average goals (which are really more like restrictions), they really aren't that bad either. Super Juniors really don't do well anyway and there aren't a ton of people with less than a D- in safety that you'd really want for your promotion. Not being about to hire luchadors kind of suck, but it's not the worst thing in the world since their aerial ability is bound to class with most of the roster.


*Assessment #1: Thoughts On The NYCW Roster* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YM2NBJK)

[Nightshadeex]

Well, I missed the first part of the course, but I've caught up on the material and am ready to join in.

[ShadowedFlames]

Since I missed most of the weekend thanks to snow, I'll spend the first week getting accustomed to the roster out of class (and thus, I'll forgo this first assessment) and be ready for next week.

[foolinc]

Well, I missed the first part of the course, but I've caught up on the material and am ready to join in.

Always glad to see new people enjoying the diary. Hope to keep you entertained. :D

Since I missed most of the weekend thanks to snow, I'll spend the first week getting accustomed to the roster out of class (and thus, I'll forgo this first assessment) and be ready for next week.

I'm not sure I'm following the logic of skipping the first class of a new chapter or semester because you skipped the last couple, but whatever works for you. ;)

[Nightshadeex]

By the way, foolinc, I really like this idea for a dynasty. It appeals to me as a college professor! Hahahaha. I hope that you continue to stick with it, because no one has put out a great idea like this in some time.

[foolinc]

By the way, foolinc, I really like this idea for a dynasty. It appeals to me as a college professor! Hahahaha. I hope that you continue to stick with it, because no one has put out a great idea like this in some time.

College professor you say? Which college?

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Initial Roster Overview

Role Call (21): Astil, bak42, BHK1978, dkohn, Kamchatka, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, NightshadeEx, pate, Phantom Stranger, QFresh, randomfreeze, ReapeR, Sonfaro, Stewie Griffin, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Tweek It, Waghlon

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Main Event
Black Hat Bailey: 14.3%
Grandmaster Phunk: 38.1%
Steve Flash:38.1%
Whistler: 9.5%

Midcard
American Machine: 19.0%
Dazzling Dave Diamond: 23.8%
Honest Frank: 33.3%
Land Mass: 0.0%
Lee Wright: 4.8%
The New York Doll: 19.0%

Tag Teams
Old School Principals: 14.3%
The Sting: 42.9%
Wiley Coyote: 42.9%


Before going into the roster, I'd like to thank everyone again for responding at the level you guy are. The reason I waited so long to begin this diary was because of how much reader involvement was needed to make the idea work and you guys have blown me away with just how much feedback I am getting. I was especially worried about what would happen when I switched promotions, but it looks like everyone is back for a 2nd helping. :D

I can't say I am really surprised with the why the voting turned out. Phunk and Flash are heads about the rest of the promotion in terms of being able to carry a promotion and the each of the three tag teams have their pros and cons. I guess I'm a little shocked that Wright got so little votes, but a good number of you commented that he was a close second so it's not like you don't like the guy.

Main Event

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Name: Black Hat Bailey
Age: 46
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Technician
Wage: $1,400
Popularity (USA/TS): D+/D+
Finishing Move: Bailey Breaker (Texas Cloverleaf)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Bully (C+)
Theme Music: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oifhg-La088)

Bio: Black Hat Bailey is a veteran, and a real old-school fighter. He is best known for the ten years he spent in SWF; he might not have been the biggest star there, but he had huge success as a reliable midcard wrestler, and won many titles. He finally left in 2006 when it became clear he was falling further and further down the pecking order, and soon found his way to his natural home, the old-school nirvana of NYCW, where he became head booker.

My Thoughts: Bailey pretty much embodies what NYCW is in 2008 (and 2007 for that matter). He's old and a bit bland, but still enough left in the tank to be really awesome given the right circumstances. Besides a lowish stamina rating, the biggest drawback to Bailey seems to be that he just isn't as interesting as either Grandmaster Phunk or Honest Frank.

Your Thoughts: "Bailey is getting on (in age)" (Marcel Frogmage), "not as flashy as the rest, but he is also not going to get poached or work for someone else." (KarlKitsch), "Bailey is past his sell by date and must be close to retirement (mind you that can be said for alot of the roster) he still has good performance skills and his technicals are solid but he blows up too easily and he's pretty dull" (Tigerkinney), "The man feuded with Jim Force of all people in SWF. He's got to be money." (midnightnick), "Bailey will retire fast." (Phantom Stranger)

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Name: Grandmaster Phunk
Age: 40
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $1,400
Popularity (USA/TS): C-/C-
Finishing Move: Phunkensteiner (Frankensteiner)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Pimp (B+)
Theme Music: "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" by Parliament Funkadelic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0eWPqgshQ)

Bio: Grandmaster Phunk is probably best known for his time with SWF, where he worked under the name Danny B Bling. For three years he was the undisputed top heel manager in the company, and was heavily involved in major storylines. However, he was desperate to prove himself as a proper wrestler, whereas SWF didn't want to make any established stars look weak by getting beaten by "just a manager" as so refused to push him. As a result he left the company and headed to NYCW to showcase his talents.

My Thoughts: Grandmaster Phunk might not be at Steve Flash's level in the ring, but the former manager might just be NYCW's worker when everything is considered. His wrestling skill is very solid and he's not going to be getting blown up during main event length matches, but what really makes him shine his is his mic skills. The man just brings the ratings when it comes to angles and also has one of the easier characters to get into when writing for as well. The one thing keeping him from being perfect? SWF tends to give him another chance sooner or later.

Your Thoughts: "just the kind of guy this level of promotion can use at the top of the tree" (Marcel Fromage), "I know Steve Flash is normally the favorite, but I'm all about this character, and I think he can be a great heel" (QFresh), "Phunk will probably bounce on you before too long, but he's a cool cat while you have him" (Sonfaro), " Phunk may actually be the best all rounder, he's not as good a wrestler as Flash but he has the entertainment skills that Flash lacks." (Tigerkinney), "Phunk as a good gimmick" (Phantom Stranger)

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Name: Steve Flash
Age: 41
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $1,500
Popularity (USA/TS): C-/C-
Finishing Move: Flash Bang (Hot Shot)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Old School Face (B)
Theme Music: "Last One Standing" by Mercy Me (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G65lCsPQN44)

Bio: "Remarkable" Steve Flash is a great all-rounder, who has been highly in-demand for virtually his entire career thanks to his ability to make even the least talented opponent look good. This was especially true during his "peak years" during the mid-1990s, when not only was he working regularly for both major promotions in Canada, but he was also playing a leading role for Rapid Pro Wrestling during the East Coast Wars. Now past his 40th birthday he is winding down his career with NYCW, although that didn't stop his performances earning him a deserved Empire title reign in 2007.

My Thoughts: Steve Flash is one of the ageless wonders in the C-Verse. Taking age into consideration, there aren't a lot of wrestlers that are better in the ring as Steve Flash, if any at all. However, there is a small problem when it comes to Flash. He's as bland as an unsalted saltine cracker on the mic. This isn't too big of a problem if you give him the right character, but it is something to note about the Remarkable one.

Note: If you like Steve Flash, but would just wish that he was younger and had the ability to be decent on the mic, I suggest taking a chance on RPW, CGC, or NOTBPW in the 1997 mod. RPW is especially fun since it's completely different from any other fed in the default data and feels very CHIKARA like to me.

Your Thoughts: "If I have learned anything from my NYCW diary is that Steve Flash is your true star" (BHK1978), "Steve Flash is one of the best wrestlers ever and I'm glad he can finally get a great push right away" (NightshadeEx), "Flash is something of a god at this level, only thing that really lets him down is that he's dull as dishwater on the mic" (Tigerkinney), "Flash probably has a year or so, and is solid and will likely anchor your ME" (Phantom Stranger), "Flash is completely AWESOME, one of the best regional workers in the world" (TheStroke7), "He can wrestle and he's over. The others are just old and useless and too pimpy." (Waghlon), "Phunk'll leave" (Astil), "I like all four, but who doesn't mark out for Steve Flash. If he would just join a Toastmasters group or something..." (ReapeR)

Upper Midcard

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Name: Honest Frank
Age: 37
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $800
Popularity (USA/TS): D-/D-
Finishing Move: Frank-N-Hurter (Frankensteiner)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Old School Heel (C)
Theme Music: "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdCZLCoP94)

Bio: Honest Frank is a big brawler from New York. His main brush with fame came during the 1990s, when he worked for the Xtreme Federation of Wresting during the famous East Coast wars. He was using the name Frankie Future at the time, and was one of the company's main stars, winning their world title two times and having a money-spinning feud with arch nemesis Shawn Gonzalez. Unlike Shawn though, he never caught on with DAVE fans post-war, and has drifted around ever since, eventually settling in NYCW. The Frankie Future character was revived in late 2007, when he debuted for Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling.

My Thoughts: Honest Frank has become a real GDS fan favorite as of late. Though if you think about it, it's not really hard to see why. He's more or less a poor man's Grandmaster Phunk in terms of skill and like Phunk also has a really easy character to write for. There are a lot of people from wrestling's present and past to play off of, from Piper to the more serious Chris Jericho we've seen since his return. Unfortunately, Frank isn't the greatest in ring worker at this point of his career and need the right opponent to put on a good main event (Steve Flash says hello).

Your Thoughts: "Whether it's NYCW, or PSW, Frank is the man" (QFresh), "Honest Frank is like a younger, slightly better version of Whistler in the fact that he has good entertainment skills and solid performance skills but can't really wrestle for toffee and like so many on the NYCW roster starts huffing and puffing after about five minutes." (Tigerkinney), ". Frank can help develop entertainment skills." (Phantom Stranger), "Frank will become a main eventer soon" (Astil)

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Name: Rick Sanders
Affiliation: Old School Principals
Age: 38
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $800
Popularity (USA/TS): D-/D-
Finishing Move: Figure Four Leglock
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Old School Heel (C)
Theme Music: "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zepplin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbJQT2eDseA)

Bio: Rick Sanders is a mediocre technical worker. In the early 1990's, while still a rookie, he teamed up with Johnny Martin on the independent scene as "The Ace Express" and they were tipped to be the next big tag team in North America. However, they never fulfilled their potential, the team eventually slipped into inactivity, and Martin ended up becoming a major singles star in DAVE. Recently, Sanders got his first break for a while, when he was hired by New York City Wrestling.

My Thoughts: Rick Sanders is an interesting player in NYCW. His shelf life might be a bit limited due to his age, but considering his overness and skill you really can do anything with him. He's great in his current role as one half of the tag team champions, but could also easily be turned into a singles star as either a top contender in the Tri-State Regional or even the Empire title scene. As a character, I feel that he's a bit of a blank state like Bailey, but considering how his former tag team partner, Johnny Martin, became the cornerstone of DAVE, I would play him as a bitter veteran.

Your Thoughts:

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Name: Whistler
Affiliation: American Made Men
Age: 46
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $1,400
Popularity (USA/TS): D+/D+
Finishing Move: Rebel Yell (Three Point Tackle)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Patriot (B-)
Theme Music: "America" by Neil Diamond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii0b2rpXJ5s)

Bio: Whistler is a charismatic veteran brawler. He first came to fame in the early 1990s with Philly Power Pro Wrestling, and was with them throughout the East Coast Wars. He then headed for Southern Championship Class Wrestling, where he was a four time champion and the company's main draw. Nowadays he is best known for his work with NYCW, where he is a former two time Empire champion, and also a two time tag team champion too.

My Thoughts: Some people might not like him very much, but Whistler is a much needed face on the NYCW roster. With guys like Phunk, Frank, and Dodger on the roster, the faces need someone who can verbally hang with the heels. Whistler is that man. He might be the greatest worker in the world, but he doesn't need to be. The roster already has someone who can carry the promotion match wise in Steve Flash. As a character, Whistler is also pretty easy to write for since pro-America gimmicks have been around forever.

Your Thoughts: "I hate Whistler." (Marcel Fromage), "Whistler is a pretty poor wrestler, who's managed to get into the main event on the back of being fairly entertaining out of the ring." (Tigerkinney), "I just have a soft spot for Whistler" (Phantom Stranger), "Whistler is old and can not have a match longer than his entrance, but he has good entertaiment skills and can help in building storylines" (TheStroke7)

Midcard

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Name: American Machine
Affiliation: American Made Men
Age: 31
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Wage: $800
Popularity (USA/TS): E+/D-
Finishing Move: Old Glory (Inverted DDT)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Patriot (C+)
Theme Music: "VOA" by Sammy Hagar (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNspZx5pPWo)

Bio: American Machine is a powerhouse wrestler, noted for his impressive body builder's physique. In a lot of ways, it is clear he grew up watching 1980's wrestling - like many wrestlers from that time period, he has the great look but lacks in-ring ability. He came to wrestling late, only debuting in 2001 at the age of 25, and spent the early part of his career pretty anonymously. He began working for NYCW in 2005, under the name Mr. America, but has recently switched back to his original ring name.

My Thoughts: American Machine is a a bit of a wild card in my opinion. He might be 31, but looking at his Athleticism and Star Quality ratings it seems that he has a lot of room to grow. However, this means that you have to put time into Machine. This could be a problem because Machine as a character is pretty bland. Then again jtlant's recent USSR alts has seem to give new life into a once lifeless character.

Your Thoughts: "has some upside" (Marcel Frogmage), "Machine has future main eventer written all over him" (BHK 1978), "A hoss who one can hope can be moulded into a better wrestler, he has the physical tools but he doesn't really exel in much else." (Tigerkinney), "Machine... is not as bad as Land Mass" (Phantom Stranger), "The American Machine seems to be the only man able to only have match with grades lower then E+" (TheStroke7)

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Name: Coyote Dynamite
Affiliation: Wiley Coyote
Age: 42
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $600
Popularity (USA/TS): E/E
Finishing Move: Spinebuster
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Biker (C-)
Theme Music: "Fuel" by Metallica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdqo9aO0fyo)

Bio: Don "Coyote Dynamite" Richards is a veteran brawler, who is nowadays best known for being a four-time NYCW tag team champion alongside Wiley Steinway as Wiley Coyote. He has always gravitated toward tag team action; before joining NYCW he was The Assassin #1 in SCCW, winning two tag titles with Assassin #2 (Ernie Turner), and before that he was Black Hat Richards in the Texas Wrestling League, winning three tag team titles with Black Hat Bailey as his partner.

My Thoughts: At this point in his career, Coyote Dynamite is a pretty boring worker that most people would find useless. And they would be half right. Dynamite is boring as they come. However, because of his tag team experience and high levels of performance skills makes him far from useless. He's never going to be main eventing ever, but is useful as an undercard trainer for the young members of the current roster (as well as the people you bring in as the game goes on).

Your Thoughts: " like Wiley, don't like Coyote" (Marcel Fromage), "Coyote brings some great performance skills." (NightshadeEx)

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Name: Land Mass
Age: 44
Weight Class: Super Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Wage: $500
Popularity (USA/TS): E/E
Finishing Move: Jelly Belly Suplex (Side Belly To Belly Suplex), Ten Ton Avalanche (Corner Avalanche)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Monster (C)
Theme Music: 1954 Godzilla Main Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74E4OFTJNW0)

Bio: Land Mass is a veteran worker, who has made a career almost solely out of the fact that he weighs over 400lbs. In terms of in-ring performance, he is extremely poor, and always has been. The highlight of his career was a brief run as a monster heel with the SWF during the late 1980s, but in recent years he has become a regular with NYCW. He is probably best known for tagging with The Big Problem as "Massive Problem", but that team came to an end in 2006 when Mass' partner was released.

My Thoughts: Land Mass might not get love from anyone on the boards (only member on the roster not to get a single vote), but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a use. With his high menace and relatively high overness, Land Mass is a very good candidate for playing the role of a gatekeeper to the undercard. Though, I would probably replace him with a younger, more skilled, and more popular big man once Mass retires or his contract runs out since the big tub of lard is not likely to improve his overness thanks to his poor match ratings.

Your Thoughts: "Land Mass is superfat and super terrible" (Tigerkinney), "Land Mass has useful menace, but probably shouldn't wrestle" (Phantom Stranger), "Land Mass could seem a total useless member of the roster but his A in menace could help a lot" (TheStroke7),

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Name: The Masked Mauler
Affiliation: Old School Principals
Age: 35
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $600
Popularity (USA/TS): E/E+
Finishing Move: Iron Claw
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Old School Heel (C-)
Theme Music: "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zepplin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbJQT2eDseA)

Bio: The Masked Mauler is a generic character who has been around for many, many years. This version is played by journeyman wrestler William Franklyn, who is the sixth man to wear the black mask, having been handed the gimmick in 2000. He was signed to New York City Wrestling one year later, bringing to an end almost a decade of Franklyn wandering through various territories around North America. He has been with NYCW ever since, and is a dependable, if unexciting, presence.

My Thoughts: Generic is the perfect word to described William Franklyn as the Mauler. He plays his role well as a midcard heel and makes a nice tag team partner for a technician like Rick Sanders, but that's just about all that you can say about Mauler. Then again what where you expecting from someone under The Masked Mauler character?

Your Thoughts:

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Name: Wiley Steinway
Affiliation: Wiley Coyote
Age: 39
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $500
Popularity (USA/TS): E/E
Finishing Move: Steinway Highway (Lariat)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Biker (C+)
Theme Music: "Fuel" by Metallica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdqo9aO0fyo)

Bio: Tim "Wiley Steinway" Steinbrenner is a veteran heavyweight brawler, who is probably best known for his New York City Wrestling tag team with Coyote Dynamite, "Wiley Coyote", a duo that has won the NYCW tag team straps on four different occasions. He is considered the better of the two in the ring, although that's hardly a ringing endorsement of his talents. He used to work as E.Z. Ryder before coming to New York, although successes or big pushes were few and far between.

My Thoughts: Coyote Dynamite's high performance skills might be the reason that the team of Wiley Coyote is a good long term investment for NYCW bookers, but Wiley Steinway is the reason the team still has a reason to be apart of NYCW storylines. While not as good as Dynamite in terms of performance, Wiley Steinway is very good in that regards, adds a bit of flash in terms of solid rumble skills, and can actually talk a bit on the mic thanks to quality charisma and acting skills.

Your Thoughts: " like Wiley, don't like Coyote" (Marcel Fromage), "Steinway is the workhorse of the team" (NightshadeEx)

Lower Midcard

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Name: Dazzling Dave Diamond
Age: 29
Weight Class: Light Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $350
Popularity (USA/TS): F+/F+
Finishing Move: Dazzle Driver (DVD), Diamond Mine (Sit-out Powerbomb)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Fun Babyface (B+)
Theme Music: "Another One Bits The Dust" by Queen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE)

Bio: Dazzling Dave Diamond is a rough customer from Texas. A good ol' southern boy, he likes nothing more than to tear it up with fists flying everywhere. A naturally flamboyant personality, Dave may have come to wrestling late in life, but he intends to make every second count from now on. He got his first taste of regular work in 2007 when he was hired by New York City Wrestling.

My Thoughts: He might be a bit old and his stamina ratings might not start out that high, Dazzling Dave Diamond is arguably the best prospect on the NYCW roster. At the beginning of 2008, Triple D is already a competent brawler and can carry a promo. More important is his very high rating in athleticism (B+), which means that he has a good chance of improving his skill ratings as his career goes on.

Your Thoughts: "someone that should have seen more use in 2008 diaries" (Marcel Fromage), "Triple D is a solid brawler who is fairly charismatic but his poor stamina and psychology let him down" (Tigerkinney), "DDD actually has potential" (Phantom Stranger), "DDD jobber for life" (TheStroke7), "Because he got more D's than everyone else." (Waghlon)

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Name: Lee Wright
Age: 50
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $800
Popularity (USA/TS): E-/E+
Finishing Move: Wright Stuff (Dream Hold w/ Russian Legsweep)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Bad Ass (B)
Theme Music: "Black Betty" by Ramjam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMLnDuzgkjo)

Bio: Lee Wright is a grizzled veteran from New York, noted for his toughness and durability. He is unquestionably best known for his work with PGHW in Japan; his tag team with Raymond Diaz is the most dominant in the promotion's history, which is a huge achievement given the quality of teams that have competed there. Together they were five time tag team champions, and three time winners of the Elite Tag Team series. He stopped touring Japan in 2006, looking to bring his career to an end in the USA.

My Thoughts: It's a wonder why Lee isn't as popular as some of the other wrestlers on the roster. He can wrestle, talk, and is one of the few wrestlers in the C-Verse that has more overness in the Tri-States than the rest of the US. Granted he's old, has less than optimal stamina, and could retire at any moment, but how is that any different than 80% of the starting roster? Hell, the fact he is 50 and holds a title is a storyline in itself.

Your Thoughts: "ageing fast" (Marcel Fromage), "The ancient Lee Wright is a decent brawler and though his stamina is poor it's actually better than the younger Triple D and Honest Frank, must have been all those tough matches working in Japan" (Tigerkinney), "Tragically, Wright almost never holds off long from retirement" (Phantom Stranger)

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Name: Roger Dodger
Affiliation: The Sting
Age: 35
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Wage: $900
Popularity (USA/TS): F+/F+
Finishing Move: Ladies' Choice (Overdrive)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Prima Donna (B)
Theme Music: The Sopranos Intro Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPLeNgX9OSg)

Bio: "The Ladies' Man" Roger Dodger is a charismatic performer who seems to have found his niche with New York City Wrestling, a promotion he has worked for since 2004, where his slick prima donna gimmick has caught on with the fans. Prior to joining The Stomper's company, he worked primarily for independent promotions in the Tri State area, usually under the guise of either Gigolo Jack Stein or The Amazing Winkie. Pretty poor in the ring, his gimmick is what keeps him in work.

My Thoughts: Dodger is an interesting fellow. The man is one of the best mic workers in the game, has a cool character, and has some nice performance skills to boot. The problem comes with the fact he is insanely overpaid for his starting overness thanks to the fact he can be used as a color commentator.

Your Thoughts: "can talk" (Marcel Fromage), "Roger can talk well and is decent in the ring" (BHK1978), " a charismatic but poor wrestler in Rodger Dodger" (Tigerkinney)

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Name: Sammy The Shark
Affiliation: The Sting
Age: 21
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Wage: $350
Popularity (USA/TS): F+/F+
Finishing Move: Ace In The Hole (Double Arm DDT)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Conman (C)
Theme Music: The Sopranos Intro Theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPLeNgX9OSg)

Bio: Sammy The Shark (Greg Ford) is a young all-round performer, who has been wrestling for New York City Wrestling since his pro debut in late 2004. He has developed a great old-school heel character for himself, a card sharp \ con man who cheats whenever he can to gain an advantage, and it has caught on well with NYCW's traditional fan base. Toward the end of 2006 there were rumors that TCW were interested in his services, but nothing seemed to come of it.

My Thoughts: Greg Ford is one of the two people on the roster that you can really call a true prospect. At the age of 21, Sammy shows a lot of promise as a wrestler and has the ability to at least become a really solid midcarder in any promotion. If I was running a promotion with a developmental fed he'd be one of the first people I'd sign.

Your Thoughts: "has some skill" (Marcel Fromage), "Sammy is decent in the ring as well and can only get better" (BHK1978), "fairly promising young talent in Sammy" (Tigerkinney)

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Name: The New York Doll
Age: 21
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $350
Popularity (USA/TS): F+/F+
Finishing Move: Personality Crisis (Running Bulldog)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Punk (C-)
Theme Music: "Jet Boy" by The New York Dolls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItH_E6icMTU)

Bio: Spike is a youngster from Florida, who has the memorable look of a red mohawk and a body covered in tattoos, giving him a great punk rocker vibe. As well as the name Spike, he has also previously worked under the names Clash Rotten and Filth Sylvain, but it is as The New York Doll that he has had his most success, as that is the character he has been playing in NYCW, the first "name" promotion to have given him the chance to shine.

My Thoughts: Spike is the other true prospect on the NYCW roster and like Sammy has a really good chance to become a solid member of a wrestling roster if given the chance. While not as good of a wrestler as Sammy, Spike does have a higher ceiling theoretically because of his look.

Your Thoughts: "Potential" (KarlKitsch), "He's really a fun character" (randomfreeze), "New York Doll is a poor to mediocre worker, but he is very young and has room to improve." (Tigerkinney), "NYD is useful and can be developed" (Phantom Stragner), "What to say about TNYD; well, when you have nothing to say, then you better say nothing!" (TheStroke7), "Spike all the way, he's NYCW's youth talent in the making. Good foundation for a strong regional wrestler given a few years of proper work." (Kamchatka)


Up Next (Monday, December 28th 2009): I'll be taking Friday off for Christmas so on Monday we shall be previewing Rush Hour 2008 (which will go up on Wednesday). And to think it was just about two months ago when this diary was started. Now I'm a chapter in and about to post up my 8th event. Good times.


Ch. 2 Open Question #1
How would you book Rush Hour 2008?

[Nightshadeex]

The first thing I'm doing is bringing in two or three new faces, otherwise I only have five or six possible matches. Des Davids, Grease Hogg, and Lead Belly sound good.

Honest Frank vs. American Machine - Frank
The Sting vs. Wiley Coyote - WC
New York Doll vs. Des Davids - Des
Angle: Whistler promises the fans hat he'll be back on top in no time.
Black Hat Bailey vs. Whistler - Draw
Angle: Land Mass and Lee look all menacing
Land Mass & Lee Wright vs. Dirty White Boys - DWB
Angle: DWB showing what menacing REALLY is.
Grandmaster Phunk vs. Triple D - Phunk
Angle: Promo with Phunk claiming #1 contender.
Rick Sanders vs. Steve Flash - Steve

This sets up Phunk vs. Steve next month, DWB will take on Wiley Coyote for a shot at the tag belts, Whistler will challenge Bailey again with a shot at Lee Wright on the line. Those are my main storylines. Everything else, I'd likely book on the fly, at least until I find a good feud for Triple D.

Oh, and Lansing Community College in Michigan.

[randomfreeze]

The first main event I usually run is a double champion match, Empire title on the line, between Flash and Wright. Since Wright just won the Tri-State belt the previous month, I make it a tradition that one of the perks of the Tri-State belt is a guaranteed shot at the Empire title. Flash retains, but Black Hat Bailey's new ally/lackey, Land Mass, post match attacks giving Flash setting up their initial feud.

In the semi-main event I put Phunk over Whistler tainted, with a pre-match confrontation between those two and American Machine. I'll put AM on commentary for that match and save Whistler from a beating at the end, setting up another rivalry where AM ends up turning on Whistler after months between these three.

I like talent trading Oscar Golden and Flash Savage at the start to take advantage of the agreement with MAW. Bringing them over for three matches as fun loving faces trying to shake up how NYCW does things. I have them beat The Sting in the opener before losing two in a row to Old School Principles. If they do well in their three matches, I usually bring them back full time.

In the middle, I debut Iraqi sympathizer Aashif Bushraa (Bulldozer Brandon Smith, another MAW trade). I usually give him a DQ loss vs. a member of Wiley Coyote, showing he doesn’t care about wins/losses. He’ll do the classic trashing of America, where eventually it leads to a Dave Diamond standing up for traditional America against Bushraa. I usually do five matches…and I can’t remember for the life of me the fifth. Oh well, this is my line of thinking when I book this show anywho.

[Karl_Kitsch]

The opener would be a Tri-State Title defense between Lee Wright and Bulldozer Brandon Smith. I like to book that title as primarily being defended against outsiders, a sort of Spirit of New York Title. If I absolutely need to take the belt off of him, I just have him lose to a debuting worker.

The second match would be a simple tag match between Wiley Dynamite and The Sting. Nothing complicated, with a promo or two to set it up. The veterans pick up the deuce and the youngsters attack, verbally or physically.

The third match is American Machine vs. Land Mass. Terrible, I know, but Machine needs some ring time, eh?

Fourth Match is a Tag Team Title defense with The Old School Principals defending against the team of The New York Doll and Diamond Dave. Yes I know it's a face/heel team, but they can start a feud next show if they do not show good or excellent tag team chemistry. If they work as a team, turn Spike face. It's as simple as that.

Semi Main is a Number One Contender's Match between Black Hat Bailey and Whistler. It should end in shenanigans.

The Main is between Steve Flash and Grandmaster Phunk. Flash should retain, but Phunk might have to get revenge for the loss to set up a stipulation match for the next show. If you have a new face debuting, saving Steve from a Phunk beatdown might be a good way to start.

[foolinc]

The first thing I'm doing is bringing in two or three new faces, otherwise I only have five or six possible matches. Des Davids, Grease Hogg, and Lead Belly sound good.

Honest Frank vs. American Machine - Frank
The Sting vs. Wiley Coyote - WC
New York Doll vs. Des Davids - Des
Angle: Whistler promises the fans hat he'll be back on top in no time.
Black Hat Bailey vs. Whistler - Draw
Angle: Land Mass and Lee look all menacing
Land Mass & Lee Wright vs. Dirty White Boys - DWB
Angle: DWB showing what menacing REALLY is.
Grandmaster Phunk vs. Triple D - Phunk
Angle: Promo with Phunk claiming #1 contender.
Rick Sanders vs. Steve Flash - Steve

This sets up Phunk vs. Steve next month, DWB will take on Wiley Coyote for a shot at the tag belts, Whistler will challenge Bailey again with a shot at Lee Wright on the line. Those are my main storylines. Everything else, I'd likely book on the fly, at least until I find a good feud for Triple D.

Oh, and Lansing Community College in Michigan.

I like where you are going with this for the most part. You get over a couple of new stars while still using the original roster. The only people that really look bad are Lee Wright and Land Mass and one of the two is somewhat useless in the ring while the other is 50. Still I don't think I'd punk out a champion like that unless they were losing the title to the person that punked them out.

And setting up for next month? What about setting up for the 2nd show of the month? ;)


The first main event I usually run is a double champion match, Empire title on the line, between Flash and Wright. Since Wright just won the Tri-State belt the previous month, I make it a tradition that one of the perks of the Tri-State belt is a guaranteed shot at the Empire title. Flash retains, but Black Hat Bailey's new ally/lackey, Land Mass, post match attacks giving Flash setting up their initial feud.

In the semi-main event I put Phunk over Whistler tainted, with a pre-match confrontation between those two and American Machine. I'll put AM on commentary for that match and save Whistler from a beating at the end, setting up another rivalry where AM ends up turning on Whistler after months between these three.

I like talent trading Oscar Golden and Flash Savage at the start to take advantage of the agreement with MAW. Bringing them over for three matches as fun loving faces trying to shake up how NYCW does things. I have them beat The Sting in the opener before losing two in a row to Old School Principles. If they do well in their three matches, I usually bring them back full time.

In the middle, I debut Iraqi sympathizer Aashif Bushraa (Bulldozer Brandon Smith, another MAW trade). I usually give him a DQ loss vs. a member of Wiley Coyote, showing he doesn’t care about wins/losses. He’ll do the classic trashing of America, where eventually it leads to a Dave Diamond standing up for traditional America against Bushraa. I usually do five matches…and I can’t remember for the life of me the fifth. Oh well, this is my line of thinking when I book this show anywho.

I like the idea of running a champion versus champion match as the first main event, but you don't really to add a stipulation like that (unless you want to of course. Champion vs. Champion matches happen all the time. Plus with Lee's age it might be the only time you can do it before he retires. Land Mass interfering on Black Hat's behalf is pretty solid of an idea too.

Don't know if I would run Phunk/Whistler though. Not that your idea isn't a good one, in fact I'd say it's too good to be an undercard. Sounds like a main event match to me.

Trading for a tag team is a nice idea, but I just don't know if that's the right tag team. The Blondes are great and all, but kind of don't fit in with NYCW's style.

Interesting idea that you have there with Brandon Smith. I love using old gimmicks and tweeking them a bit to fit the current times and Smith being that guy is a great choice. However, if you notice the owner goals you'll see that Brandon can't sign a contract with us. :(

The opener would be a Tri-State Title defense between Lee Wright and Bulldozer Brandon Smith. I like to book that title as primarily being defended against outsiders, a sort of Spirit of New York Title. If I absolutely need to take the belt off of him, I just have him lose to a debuting worker.

The second match would be a simple tag match between Wiley Dynamite and The Sting. Nothing complicated, with a promo or two to set it up. The veterans pick up the deuce and the youngsters attack, verbally or physically.

The third match is American Machine vs. Land Mass. Terrible, I know, but Machine needs some ring time, eh?

Fourth Match is a Tag Team Title defense with The Old School Principals defending against the team of The New York Doll and Diamond Dave. Yes I know it's a face/heel team, but they can start a feud next show if they do not show good or excellent tag team chemistry. If they work as a team, turn Spike face. It's as simple as that.

Semi Main is a Number One Contender's Match between Black Hat Bailey and Whistler. It should end in shenanigans.

The Main is between Steve Flash and Grandmaster Phunk. Flash should retain, but Phunk might have to get revenge for the loss to set up a stipulation match for the next show. If you have a new face debuting, saving Steve from a Phunk beatdown might be a good way to start.

Like I said before, I wouldn't be using Smith this time around. However, I'm going to have to ask you to please stop looking at my teacher's notes because the idea of Lee Wright facing newcomers is extremely close to what I did. IMO it makes the most sense because Wright is a heel holding the undercard title and the promotion needs fresh new faces (pun kind of intended). Why not put the two together and have Wright face a bunch of the younger workers of NYCW (current or new)?

And I don't know what to say and Phunk/Flash being the first main event. It makes sense considering how big of an event it is, but IMO you are wasting Phunk's promo skills. I'd much rather get a "lower" heel to take a shot at Flash to see if I get anything in terms of chemistry while Phunk flexs the golden pipes to complain about not getting a shot. That's just me though.

Thanks everyone who has participated in the diary these past two months and see you on Monday to preview my version of Rush Hour 2008. That is unless you want to discuss what you would do (or comment on what someone else would do). Then I'll see you whenever you put your thoughts to text. :D

Happy Dies Natalis Solis Invicti!

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Extra Info: NYCW's Championship Lineage


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NYCW Empire
Steve Flash (Nov 2007)
Honest Frank (June 2007)
Grandmaster Phunk (Oct 2006)
Joey Minnesota [2] (Mar 2006)
American Buffalo [3] (Aug 2005)
Whistler [2] (Feb 2005)
Joey Minnesota (May 2004)
Whistler (Jan 2004)
American Buffalo [2] (Mar 2003)
Paul Steadyfast (Nov 2002)
The Stomper [2] (June 2002)
American Buffalo (Jan 2002)
The Stomper (Aug 2001)


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NYCW Tag Team
Rick Sanders & The Masked Mauler (Oct 2007)
American Machine & Steve Flash (May 2007)
Wiley Steinway & Coyote Dynamite [4] (Sept 2006)
Whistler & Mr. America (Feb 2006)
Wiley Steinway & Coyote Dynamite [3] (Sept 2005)
Land Mass & The Big Problem (July 2005)
Wiley Steinway & Coyote Dynamite [2] (Nov 2004)
The Stomper & Whistler (Aug 2004)
Wiley Steinway & Coyote Dynamite (Mar 2004)


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NYCW Tri-State Regional
Lee Wright (Dec 2007)
Sammy The Shark (June 2007)
Steve Flash (Sept 2006)
Grandmaster Phunk (May 2006)
Nevada Nuclear (Feb 2006)
Travis Century (Oct 2005)

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Preview of Rush Hour 2008

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NYCW Empire Title Match: Black Hat Bailey vs. Steve Flash ©
Very much like the Rip Chord Invitational was to MAW, Rush Hour is one of NYCW's two big events as the game starts. So it seems obvious that the main event of the show would be the company's top champion facing one of the top challengers. In NYCW that would leave us with six guys fit for the job: Black Hat Bailey, Grandmaster Phunk, Whistler, Honest Frank, 1/2 of the NYCW Tag Team champions Rick Sanders, and the NYCW Tri-State Regional champion Lee Wright. I am going to take out Whistler because a face/face matchup at one of NYCW's biggest event would need a lot of backstory. And if I wanted to put that much effort into a main event, I might as well have that story play out in the game than on a sheet of paper. I'm going to leave out the other champions as well. They might be logical choices, but because of the ease of booking a champion vs. champion match, I'd rather save those matchups in case something happens that causes my plans to be screwed up.

This leaves Grandmaster Phunk, Honest Frank, and Black Hat Bailey. In the end I choose Bailey. Why? Because Phunk and Frank are two things: former champions and excellent mic workers. What's better than a heel who makes you want to throw your garbage at them? A heel that makes you want to throw your garbage at them that has a point. It seems like a waste of Phunk and Franks skills if they are the ones that have this match. Bailey has some decent skills too, but just not to the extent of the other two. As an added bonus he's also one of the most over guys on the roster and is still a talented worker in his own right.

Street Fight: American Machine vs. Grandmaster Phunk

I might have snubbed him on the championship match, but I'd be stupid to leave Grandmaster Phunk off the card entirely. So, I decided that a good matchup for him would be the 31 "prospect" American Machine. I also wanted one gimmick match on the card to help emulate that big card feel. Since this match featured NYCW's top heel and its 3rd best babyface it only made sense that this would be the one that got the gimmick match. All I needed to do was figure out what kind of match to run and why is it happening.

I decided that a street fight was the best option as it showcases the wrestlers' strength, brawling, and it a common old school gimmick match which wouldn't need too much made up build up. As for the reason, I decided that Phunk's big mouth and pimp ways got himself into trouble when he decided to "asked" American Machine's valet and girlfriend (made that part up as well) Cheerleader Nicki to be his newest ho. Machine of course didn't really take that well and after a couple of DQs and interferences in each others matches we had ourselves a "lights out" street fight.

NYCW Contract Match [Elimination]: Cameron Vessey vs. Jack Griffith vs. Sean Deeley vs. The Masked Patriot
What's an old school way to bring in some new talent that you want to push without having to put them over existing talent? Why a contract match that's what! What makes this interesting is that all four men are perfect for NYCW. Vessey, much like the rest of his family, is a throwback to the past, Griffith is a southern brawler, Deeley has an amateur background, and The Masked Patriot would fit in quite well with Whistler and American Machine. I wonder which one I went with. ;)

NYCW Tri-State Title Match: Dazzling Dave Diamond vs. Lee Wright ©
Lee Wright might have just won the title last month from Sammy The Shark, but I'm going to take creative license and say that Triple D was considered the number one contender to the title before that match happened. In any case, you have an interesting situation with Lee Wright. At the age of 50 the old man still has the goods to be a viable midcard champion, but could retire at the drop of a hat. So in my opinion the best way to book him is to have Lee face off against the best and brightest of the midcard till he retires. That way the young members of the roster will develop their skills from wrestling him and one lucky man will get a nice overness boost for finally taking the old man down. In my experience with Wright this has come as early as the beginning of January to sometime in October of 2008. With that said, the question you have to ask yourself is when is Lee going to hang up the boots?

Tag Team Match: The Sting vs. Wiley Coyote
With two of the three titles already on the line, I decided to give the tag team champs a day off. Instead I decided to match up NYCW's oldest tag team combinations in The Sting and Wiley Coyote. It's just as simple as that.

Opening Match: Jorge Wilkes vs. The Masked Grappler & Dark Match: "Mr. Electricity" Kashmir Singh vs. The New York Doll
These matches feature three of NYCW's newest signings in action as well as one of NYCW's home grown prospects in The New York Doll. The only note that I really have to make about these matches is about The Masked Grappler. For those of you who read my NYCW '97 diary you might have seen a pair of men going under the name of The Masked Grapplers (using Showtime4Lajf's insanely awesome Masked Superstar renders). Well for my default NYCW games, I use The Masked Grappler gimmick as a way to debut people that I don't want people knowing who they are, whether it is a stud that I want to debut in a shocking angle or a prospect that I want to hide in dark matches till he's ready to debut for real.


*NYCW Assessment #2: Rush Hour 2008* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3C5LPPM)

[BHK1978]

I have to say that I really love the posters that you are doing. To me it looks like an old-style indy wrestling promotion poster, the kind you would see dudes handing out, when a WWF show would get out.

[Waghlon]

Excuse me Mister Professorman. Is charging 10 dollars not a tad too low for the level of popularity in the tri-state region?

[foolinc]

I have to say that I really love the posters that you are doing. To me it looks like an old-style indy wrestling promotion poster, the kind you would see dudes handing out, when a WWF show would get out.

Thanks. That was exactly what I was going for with the posters.

Excuse me Mister Professorman. Is charging 10 dollars not a tad too low for the level of popularity in the tri-state region?

NYCW starts off with an E in popularity.When you start off the game the price for E tickets is at $6, but you can easily get away with raising them by $4. This makes the tickets $10.

[foolinc]

Special Update

Thanks to ReapeR NYCW's titles have once again been upgraded. A while ago he created the awesome Winged Empire title and now he updated the Tag Team and Tri-State Regional belts too. Don't they look all shiny? :D

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And since these titles make use of Kamchatka's take on the NYCW logo, I am also going to announce that I'll be using his version of the NYCW logo as well.

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A big thanks to both of these fine young lads. ;)

[BHK1978]

Thanks. That was exactly what I was going for with the posters.

I am glad that you understood my incoherent ramblings.:D

[foolinc]

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NYCW Rush Hour 2008
Saturday, Week 2, January 2008
828 people at The Ministry
Queens, New York, USA


Pre-Show
Mr. Electricity (81.3%) defeated The New York Doll (18.8%) in 8:09 by pinfall with a Cal-Cutter. - D-
Notes: The New York Doll and Mr. Electricity have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. The New York Doll is improving in Performance skills.

The Sting cut a typical heel promo hyping their upcoming match with Wiley Coyote. - E+
Notes: The OSP/WC storyline has continued with this segment. This segment brought the crowd's mood down. Sammy The Shark is improving at acting. Sammy The Shark is learning to show more charisma. Sammy The Shark is developing better performance skills.

Announcers
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Jorge Wilkes (18.8%) vs. The Masked Grappler (81.3%)

The Masked Grappler defeated Jorge Wilkes in 12:26 by pinfall with a Tornado Face Slam.
Rating: D+
Notes: The Masked Grappler and Jorge Wilkes have pretty good chemistry, and it lifted the match.

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Backstage Promo

Whistler: You ready 'chine?

American Machine: Am I ready? *Machine looks directly into the camera* Phunk, I was angry at you for interfering in my title match two months ago, but when you put your hands on my girl you went too far. Tonight, I end you. God. Bless. America.

Rating: D
Notes: The NYCW World Title Scene storyline has continued with this segment.

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The Sting (43.8%) vs. Wiley Coyote (56.3%)

Wiley Coyote defeated The Sting in 6:28 when Coyote Dynamite defeated Sammy The Shark by pinfall with a Spinebuster.
Rating: E+
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. The OSP/WC storyline has continued with this match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Coyote Dynamite is improving in Technical skills. Sammy The Shark is improving in Performance skills.

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Dazzling Dave Diamond (12.5%) vs. Lee Wright © (62.5%)
NYCW Tri-State Regional
15 Minute Time Limit

Lee Wright defeated Dazzling Dave Diamond in 12:43 by pinfall with a Wright Stuff. Lee Wright makes defense number 1 of his NYCW Tri-State Regional title.
Rating: D
Notes: Dazzling Dave Diamond was visibly tiring toward the end. Dazzling Dave Diamond would be better off without Fern Hathaway, they simply don't work well together. Lee Wright was visibly tiring toward the end. Dazzling Dave Diamond and Lee Wright have pretty good chemistry, and it lifted the match. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. Lee Wright is improving in Performance skills.

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Post Match Challenge

After his victory, the Tri-State Regional Champion takes the microphone right from the ring announcer's hand.

Lee Wright: A long time ago my daddy had a jackass. He loved that jackass and cared for that jackass. Then one day when he wasn't looking that jackass kicked him square in the nuts. And that is what you people have done to me countless times over my years in this business, kick me in the nuts! I have poured my blood, sweat, and tears for you people for thirty three years and what have you people done for me? Nothing! I've won countless titles around the world, but still I get no respect.

You know what my daddy did to that jackass? He slit that jackass's throat and told me that payback is a bitch. Well it seems that I got my hands on your company's Tri-State Regional title. And you know these old bones of mine are getting mighty tired. If would be a damn shame if I just decided to hang up these old boots while this belt was around my waist if you caught my drift. Derek, I am giving you eleven months to show me the respect I deserve or I'm taking this shiny silver belt back home with me.

Rating: D

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Cameron Vessey (0%) vs. Jack Griffith (6.3%) vs. Sean Deeley (37.5%) vs. The Masked Patriot (56.3%)
Four Way Elimination Match For a NYCW Contract

Jack Griffith defeated Cameron Vessey, Sean Deeley and The Masked Patriot in 16:03; the order of elimination was The Masked Patriot first, then Cameron Vessey, and finally Sean Deeley.
Rating: C-
Notes: Cameron Vessey was really off his game tonight. Cameron Vessey was visibly tiring toward the end. The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this match. Cameron Vessey is improving in Technical skills. Cameron Vessey is improving in Performance skills. Jack Griffith is improving in Performance skills.

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Post Match Angle

With the match over Griffith celebrates his new contract with the fans while Sean Deeley sits shocked that Jack was able to pin him. The Stomper comes out from the back (no doubt to congratulate his newest employee, Jack Griffith).

The Stomper: Everyone, let's give a great big hand for NYCW's newest member, Jack Griffith.

The fans cheer for Jack's 2nd shot at stardom, while Deeley, still shocked from losing the match, starts to dejectedly walk back to the backstage area.

The Stomper: Now hold on their Sean. I didn't just come down here to congratulate Jack here. I have something to say to you as well. I know you didn't win tonight, but after the effort you gave here tonight I want to offer you a full time contract as well. What do you say Deeley, are you up to it?

Now back into the ring, Sean Deeley shakes his head in agreement. The young man looks like he is going to take a bit of time to celebrate with the fans, but Jack Griffith stops him. The crowd murmurs, wondering what Griffith is going to do. To their surprise and delight, Griffith raises the hand of Deeley and the two take a final certain call before going the back (most likely to sign all the needed paperwork).

Rating: D
Notes: The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this segment.

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American Machine (25.0%) vs. Grandmaster Phunk (75.0%)
New York Street Fight

Grandmaster Phunk defeated American Machine in 11:52 when Cheerleader Nicki threw in the towel after American Machine received a Phunkensteiner through a table.
Rating: D
Notes: Cheerleader Nicki did some good work at ringside. American Machine is improving in Performance skills.

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Post Match Promo

After the match, the boisterous Phunk takes the mic with the obvious intention to verbal rub salt in Machine's wounds.

Grandmaster Phunk: Get that honkey out of my ring! Last month I told 'ya that I was gonna beat this sucka. Tonight, I showed him just how strong my pimp hand was. But, I didn't just pick up this mic just ta brag. No, I picked this mic up to once again declare my self the number one contender to the Empire title and demand that Steve Flash come out here and accept my challenge. I am sick and tired of getting screwed by the man. I am the greatest--

"Far, We've Been Traveling Far"

Whistler: I got to give it to you Phunk, you never give up do you? Even after a tough fought victory against one of wrestling's best you still have to run that big mouth of yours. Frankly, I'm tired of it.

Grandmaster Phunk: What are you going to do about it?

Whistler: Well this is America, so I'm going to follow one of this country's most important values and give you a second chance. Last month, I beat you, Rick Sander, and Honest Frank in a four way match for the right to face the Empire champion. I am willing to put up that title shot in a match with you, one on one, in two weeks. You win and you get to face the Empire champion. I win and you stop complaining.

Grandmaster Phunk: You're on, sucka. And I hope you like the hospital that American Machine is about to be sent to. Because in two weeks you are going to be laying right there next to him.

Rating: C
Notes: The NYCW World Title Scene storyline has continued with this segment. Whistler is developing better performance skills.

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Black Hat Bailey (0%) vs. Steve Flash © (93.8%)
NYCW Empire
30 Minute Time Limit

Steve Flash defeated Black Hat Bailey in 20:02 by pinfall with a Flash Bang. Steve Flash makes defense number 1 of his NYCW Empire title.
Rating: C
Notes: Black Hat Bailey was exhausted by the end. The NYCW World Title Scene storyline has continued with this match. Black Hat Bailey is improving in Performance skills.

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Post Match Angle

Steve Flash is taking the time to thank the crowd to come to NYCW's first show of the year when out from nowhere comes The Masked Grappler!? As weird as it seems, the rarely seen masked man goes to town on the Empire Champion with a flurry of strikes and not one but two modified Tornado Face Slams into the concrete floor. Standing over the now motionless Flash, The Masked Grappler removes his mask to reveal a man that the fans of New York City Wrestling thought they never seen in a NYCW ring. And that man is…STEVER PARKER!?

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Rating: C-

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Overall Rating: C-

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Review of Rush Hour and the Preview of Blue Streak

Role Call (16): bak42, BHK1978, BigM, dkohn, GDE71, midnightnick, pate, Phantom Stranger, SeanMcFly, Sonfaro, Sudo_Nym, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Tweek It, Waghlon

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I hope that everyone had a grand time over New Years because it's time to get back to school!

Prediction Results for NYCW Rush Hour 2008
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Looks like I've lost a couple of students for this chapter, but considering it's the start of a new chapter and the time of year I can see why. First off, I'm guessing some of you might be wondering how in the hell I got Steven Parker. At the start of each game I insanely put an offer out to guys like Parker, Devine, and Samoan Machine in the insane hope that a miracle would happen. Just so happens that there is a small chance that SWF doesn't send an offer to Steven and you can sign him to a PPA.

You guys also seemed to have way too man love for Brandon Smith. I liked the guy just about as much as anyone else here on the boards, but did you really think I was going break one of my owner goals on a undercard wrestler (BTW, I actually let it slip that Smith wasn't going to be signed to a ppa in the discussion about how to book Rush Hour)? It's kind of a shame too. I completely planned to sign him as the American Made Men's liberal minded member (to go with the conservative American Machine and moderate Whistler). Of course if that happened then *spoiler deleted* wouldn't be the 3rd man and that would be a damn shame.

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Up Next (Monday, January 4th, 2010): Not only is TNA's 3rd Hour Live Event, Bret Hart appearance on RAW, and what should be an amazing football game between TCU & Boise State be happening on the 4th, but we return to our regularly schedule ummm schedule on Monday with NYCW Blue Streak.

With the huge surprise of the late January release of TEW 2010, I also have a big announcement. This is going to be the last chapter of the diary to showcase TEW 2008. From Ch. 3 on I will be jumping to the newer program.

*NYCW Assessment #3: Blue Streak* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H8XY6MY)

[Sonfaro]

Not to mention WrestleKingdom on the 4th as well (yay puroresu). It's like the 4th is worldwide wrestle day or something.

...

Can I get extra credit for mentioning WrestleKingdom?

- Sonfaro

[Truth]

Sorry for missing some time sir. I've got this sick note from my mother...

[Nightshadeex]

I have no idea how I missed the last assessment. I was here, I must have not gotten a scantron.

[foolinc]

Not to mention WrestleKingdom on the 4th as well (yay puroresu). It's like the 4th is worldwide wrestle day or something.

...

Can I get extra credit for mentioning WrestleKingdom?

- Sonfaro

Unless you are going to actually be at WrestleKingdom, no.

Sorry for missing some time sir. I've got this sick note from my mother...

It's all good since you only missed one event and this chapter is twice as long. :D

I have no idea how I missed the last assessment. I was here, I must have not gotten a scantron.

That's impossible since there is only one kind of scantron in the whole school, but since you bumped the thread it's all good. ;)

[Waghlon]

Unless you are going to actually be at WrestleKingdom, no.

Can i get some credit for knowing it starts in 1 hour and 27 minutes and i've yet to find a way to see it live?

[foolinc]

Can i get some credit for knowing it starts in 1 hour and 27 minutes and i've yet to find a way to see it live?

Shouldn't you actually make a prediction before asking for extra credit?

[Sonfaro]

Unless you are going to actually be at WrestleKingdom, no.

I'll be there in spirit :(

Shouldn't you actually make a prediction before asking for extra credit?

Ooh! Burn! :p

- Sonfaro

[Waghlon]

Shouldn't you actually make a prediction before asking for extra credit?

Are you blind or something? Cant you see im busy making a cunning trap that will ensnare several of your students and put them under intense agony? Thats somewhat more important than some silly Bookerman 108. :rolleyes:

[bak42]

Are you blind or something? Cant you see im busy making a cunning trap that will ensnare several of your students and put them under intense agony? Thats somewhat more important than some silly Bookerman 108. :rolleyes:

Thanks for the heads up, I'll be sure to avoid your trap now.

*Walks into Waghlon's trap*

Ah crap.

[foolinc]

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NYCW Blue Streak
Saturday, Week 4, January 2008
796 people at The Ministry
Queens, New York, USA


Pre-Show
Honest Frank (90.0%) defeated Jorge Wilkes (5.0%) in 8:22 by pinfall with a Frank-N-Hurter. - E+
Notes: Honest Frank and Jorge Wilkes don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


Announcers
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Rock Downpour • Herb Stanley

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Backstage Promo

Steven Parker: Over the past couple of weeks everyone has been coming up to me and asking one question, "Why, Steven? Why have you assaulted Steve Flash?" I think the real question is why hasn't someone taken out that disgrace to wrestling a long time ago. Getting into this business everyone has always compared me to one man, Steve Flash. I get it, we share the same first name and country of birth. Congratulations you have ears. Me and Flash are nothing alike. Steve Flash is a washed up has-been, no, scratch that. To be a has-been you have of had been something one in your life. Flash, you are a never was. I on the other hand is quite possibly the Greatest Canadian Who Ever Lived.

Rating: D+*


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Jack Griffith (85.0%) vs. Sammy The Shark (10.0%)

Jack Griffith defeated Sammy The Shark in 9:32 by pinfall with a Jack in The Box.
Rating: D-
Notes: Jack Griffith and Sammy The Shark don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Jack Griffith is improving in Flying skills.



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Backstage Interview

Marv Earnest: Dave Diamond, after coming up short two weeks ago for the Tri-State Regional title you now have another opportunity this month at becoming a champion as you take on Old School Principals with newcomer Kashmir Singh. What are your thoughts?

Dazzling Dave Diamond: Well Marv, it's going to be a big challenge for me tonight. I've barely have had a chance to talk to my partner for tonight and Rick Sanders and The Masked Maulers are champions for a reason, but I'm going to make the best of the situation. You don't get a lot of title shots in the world of wrestling. Who knows, there is always a chance that Singh and myself will just click. I'm been told Mr. Singh is a bit of a partier and ya'll know that I've gone to my fair share of hoedowns.

Rating: E+
Notes: The OSP/WC storyline has continued with this segment.


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Dazzling Dave Diamond & "Mr. Electricity" Kashmir Singh (15.0%) vs. Old School Principals © (85.0%)
NYCW Tag Team Title Match (15 Minute Time Limit)

Old School Principals defeated Dazzling Dave Diamond & Kashmir Singh in 6:30 when Rick Sanders defeated Mr. Electricity by submission with a Figure Four Leglock. Old School Principals make defense number 1 of their NYCW Tag Team titles.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. The OSP/WC storyline has continued with this match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Dazzling Dave Diamond is improving in Rumble skills. Mr. Electricity is improving in Technical skills. Rick Sanders is improving in Flying skills. Rick Sanders is improving in Performance skills. The Masked Mauler is improving in Rumble skills. The Masked Mauler is improving in Technical skills. The Masked Mauler is improving in Performance skills.



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In-Ring Promo

Honest Frank: I know I didn't schedule this time, but I honestly I don't care. I just found out that next month's semi-main event match will be Sean Deeley and Steven Parker? Are you kidding me? These two punks have been in this promotion for less than a month and already they are main eventing? If that's not bad enough, I'm not even on the card. Now I could see why Parker was given this opportunity. The man is a champion and has the backing from a legend of this business, Rip Chord. But, Sean Deeley? The loser who had to travel to Canada to find work because America was too good for him? Him? That guy couldn't even beat up some washed up alcoholic for a spot in this company and now he's getting work while I'm out in the cold. I'm a former Empire champion damnit! I deserve better. Sean Deeley, take this as a warning. If you ever get in my way, I'm honestly going to end you.

Rating: D+*
Notes: The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this segment.


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Julian Watson (15.0%) vs. Lee Wright © (75.0%)
NYCW Tri-State Regional (15 Minute Time Limit)

Lee Wright defeated Julian Watson in 11:33 by pinfall with a Wright Stuff. Lee Wright makes defense number 2 of his NYCW Tri-State Regional title.
Rating: E+
Notes: Lee Wright was visibly tiring toward the end. The match needed to be a lot shorter given who was involved. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Lee Wright is improving in Performance skills.


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Land Mass (15.0%) vs. Steve Flash (85.0%)

Steve Flash defeated Land Mass in 11:27 by count out.
Rating: D
Notes: Land Mass was exhausted by the end. Steve Flash and Land Mass don't seem to click, and it made for an awkward bout. The announcing quality lifted the match. The performance of Steve Flash stood out as being good. Land Mass is improving in Rumble skills.



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Backstage Promo

Grandmaster Phunk: Whistler, do ya know what you signed up for tonight? You had a title match signed sealed and delivered and you put it all on the line for the chance to shut me up? How naive can you be? You've been the ring with me before and haven't pinned me yet. What makes you think you you are going to be able to do it now? As far as I'm concerned this match is nothing but a formality. I've already got Cristal on ice and my hos lookin' nice. Oh yeah, Steve Flash shine that belt up really nice, because February it's gonna have to be around my beautiful body once again.

Rating: C*
Notes: The NYCW Empire Title Scene storyline has continued with this segment.


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Grandmaster Phunk (90.0%) vs. Whistler (10.0%)
NYCW Empire #1 Contender's Match

Grandmaster Phunk defeated Whistler in 19:27 by pinfall with a Phunkensteiner.
Rating: D+
Notes: Grandmaster Phunk was visibly tiring toward the end. Whistler was exhausted by the end. The NYCW Empire Title Scene storyline has continued with this match. Whistler is improving in Performance skills.


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Overall Rating: D+
Post Show Notes: Used Julian Watson too much.

[Zergon]

Well I´m little late from party (oops I mean from class:p), but hopefully I still have time to come along and start collecting those color stars:D

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Review of Blue Streak, the month of Jaunary and the Preview of Blue Streak

Role Call (20): bak42, BHK1978, BigM, dkohn, GDE71, Kamchatka, KarlKitsch, Marcel Fromage, midnightnick, MrOnu, NightshadeEx, QFresh, ReapeR, SeanMcFly, Sonfaro, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Truth, Waghlon


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Prediction Results for NYCW Rush Hour 2008
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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/foolinc/TEW108/silverstar.png: BHK1978, GDE71, KarlKitsch, midnightnick, QFresh, Truth
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/foolinc/TEW108/orangestar.png: Waghlon, bak42, MrOnu, ReapeR, Timber


As you could tell from the percentages, this event wasn't the most exciting event that I've ever booked. And that's ok. As the 2nd show it did exactly what I wanted it to, help move and or create storylines that will be running for the next 11 shows (till NYCW's biggest show of the year, Gang Wars).

You might also notice two new additions for this chapter, asterisks next to some of the promo ratings and feud notes. The asterisks mark that the angle went 6 minutes or longer (making it a "major" angle that affects the overall grade of the card). I believe I forgot to mention this before, but because of NYCW's match ratio, you are forced to run a couple of feuds (chained or unchained) to keep the fans happy. And while I stupidly didn't take full notes on the feuds, I can say that all my feuds in this chapter are unchained. I also fully remember starting out by separating my feuds by division. I believe the main event (Empire) scene were Flash, Phunk, Bailey, and Whistler, the upper midcard scene being Parker, Griffith, Frank, and Deeley, and my Tag Team scene being The Sting, OSP, and Wiley Coyote. I also added two minor players to each division however this is where my memory fails me at this point. A word to future diary writers out there: Write down as much information as humanly possible. You never know when you are going to need it.

Before going into the monthly review, I thought it would be a good time to take a quick look at the newest members of the NYCW.

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Name: Jack Griffith
Age: 32
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $1,500
Popularity (USA/TS): D/D
Finishing Move: Jack In The Box (Vertical Lift Spinebuster)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Man On A Mission (B)
Theme Music: "Turn the Page" by Metallica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMqNFAU0tOw)

Bio: "Southern Justice" Jack Griffith was, at one time, one of the hottest prospects in wrestling. Debuting for Shane Sneer's Southern Championship Class Wrestling in 2000, he fast became one of their brightest stars, winning their main singles title on two occasions and showcasing great natural ability. However, backstage problems and a growing dependency on alcohol sent him into a downward spiral, and for a few years he pretty much entirely disappeared from wrestling as he fought his demons instead of opponents. He made a much heralded return in 2007, working a handful of shows for DAVE just before its closure, but sadly all it proved was that time and alcohol have not been kind, and Griffith was clearly a shell of the exciting athlete he was in 2001.

My Thoughts: There are few people in the C-Verse that are better suited for a run in NYCW than Mr. Girffith. While not being the man he once was, Jack is still a solid overall worker (with a specialization in brawling) and can speak a little bit as well. Griffith is also pretty over with the United States audience and fits amazingly well with the uppercard workers of the promotion. As an added bonus, Griffith's past is something that makes an easy talking point for promos and a solid starting point for a feud.

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Name: Jorge Wilkes
Age: 22
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Technician
Wage: $300
Popularity (USA/TS): F/F
Finishing Move: Excess Force (Fujiwara Armbar)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Dude (B)
Theme Music: "I'm Shipping Up To Boston" by Dropkick Murphys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw)

Bio: Duberry Excess is a young technician from Boston, noted for his slick chain wrestling. Making his pro debut at the age of 18 in 2004, he began by wrestling his rookie year on the East Coast under the name of Jorge Wilkes. Treating it primarily as an exercise in gaining experience, he would head North toward the end of 2005, where has has since become a reliable performer for 4C in Canada. In particular, his "Phenomenal Excess" tag team with Phenomenal E is becoming very highly rated. Toward the end of 2007 he made his lucha libre debut, working for SOTBPW under a mask as his self-created character "Demon Seed".

My Thoughts: Jorge Wilkes aka Duberry Excess is a solid young technician from the great city of Boston. Besides' his style and skill set being great for NYCW, he also has a full work schedule that will no doubt improve those skills even more. There is a chance that he'll get injured, but at this stage of he's career it's less likely to happen and would only be a minor inconvenience to NYCW's storylines.

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Name: Julian Watson
Age: 26
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $600 (Travelling)
Popularity (USA/TS): F-/F-
Finishing Move: Tiger Claw DDT (Hammerlock DDT)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Blue Chipper (B-)
Theme Music: "Ichirin no Hana" by High and Mighty Color (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6e4H-2Q3A)

Bio: "The Maverick" Julian Watson is a Canadian worker who has kept a low profile in North America, busily concentrating on building his reputation in Japan instead. Debuting for Golden Canvas Grappling in 2004 while still in his early twenties, Watson has gradually been working his way up the rankings ever since, while simultaneously improving his skills. Originally a one dimensional brawler, his years in the East have seen him develop into a good all-round performer, not to be underestimated.

My Thoughts: Like Wilkes, Watson is a big time wrestling prospect and is a perfect fit for NYCW. He's poor on the mic, but is extremely good at performance skills, enough so that he can teach his skills to some of the veterans on the roster as well as some of the other prospects. Also, Watson will have a full plate as he also works for GCG in Japan.

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Name: "Mr. Electricity" Kashmir Singh
Age: 31
Weight Class: Lightweight
Wrestling Style: Entertainer
Wage: $500
Popularity (USA/TS): F+/F+
Finishing Move: Bombay Duck (Indian Death Lock), Cal-Cutter (Diamond Cutter)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Fun Babyface (C+)
Theme Music: "Da Funk" by Daft Punk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z014I7FvDCo)

Bio: One of the few Indian-born pro wrestlers, Kashmir Singh is a pretty good all-rounder, whose densely muscled physique gives him incredible power for someone of his size. He spent his early career entirely in Puerto Rico, eventually ending up in Puerto Rican Power's FCW promotion. There he debuted a look of bleached blonde hair and sequined robes, dubbing himself The Sensational Singh. His new gimmick, Mr. Electricity, takes that flamboyant look even further - he wears the most spectacular neon costumes available, and becomes "the ultimate showman".

My Thoughts: Everyone's favorite unknown worker, Kashmir Singh is one of the best workers that you can get on the cheap, no matter the product. He's an solid all a round worker and can wrestle as a brawler, technician, or high flyer as well as cut a decent promo. If you were reading my NEO diary, you would have remembered that I used heavily used Singh in his Sensational Singh gimmick. This time around, he'll be the party loving Mr. Electricity. Beat the Beat!

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Name: Sean Deeley
Age: 22
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $900 (Travelling Expenses)
Popularity (USA/TS): E+/E+
Finishing Move: Front Choke Lock, German Suplex, Seated Stretch Arm Bar
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Legitimate Athlete (B)
Theme Music: "Heroes" by Shinedown (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi8q_t3le60)

Bio: "Shooter" Sean Deeley is a youngster who had massive success in amateur wrestling at college level (he was twice national champion), before turning professional in 2004. He was soon picked up by CGC in Canada, and has steadily progressed from the opening matches to become one of the company's most consistent midcard performers. In 2007 he replaced the departed John Maverick as the resident submission master in the promotion's primary heel stable, Elite, giving a whole new boost to his career. There are many insiders who believe that Deeley could go on to become a big star, and use his amateur skills to help bring realistic wrestling back to the mainstream.

My Thoughts: At the start of 2008 NYCW lacks two things, youth and insanely skilled wrestlers. Sean Deeley bring both. I'd say more, but the man's been a C-Verse favorite and I really don't think I need to explain him further.

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Name: Steven Parker
Age: 24
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $1,500/$700
Popularity (USA/TS): D/D
Finishing Move: Future Shock (Tornado Face Slam)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Arrogant Heel (B)
Theme Music: "My Hero" by Foo Fighters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVKDQgT_b-Y)

Bio: Steven "The Future" Parker is a young Canadian grappler who is just starting to make waves. Trained by Cliff "Dark Angel" Wilson, Parker spent the first few months of his career as a masked jobber in NOTBPW. In 2005 he became MAW's very first signing, where under Rip Chord's guidance he quickly blossomed into a fantastic prospect. In the summer of 2006 he won the MAW championship, cementing his place as one of the brightest young talents around. His title reign was a good one, as he showcased his versatility by getting good matches out of a variety of different challengers. By the summer of 2007 Rip Chord had assessed Parker as being ready to move on to bigger challenges, and he was soon on his way to the newly formed Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling to join Mitch Naess' revolution. Outside of wrestling, Steven is known to date Canadian valet Dawn "Persephone" Coombs.

My Thoughts: So who thought that Steven Parker could actually get signed to a promotion other than SWF? No one? That's what I thought. Well, it's rare, but it is possible to do so without cheating. Anyway Steven Parker is a stud, plain and simple. He's Kashmir Singh, only ten years younger, more skilled, way more over, and has "the look." Then again what would you expect from the student of "Dark Angel" Cliff Wilson and Rip Chord?

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Overview January 2008

Popularity: 25.8% TS (+.8%), 5.1% GL, 5.1% MA, 5.1% NE, 5.1% MAR, 5.1% QUE, 5.1% ONT
Prestige: 12.8% (+.8%)
World Ranking: #24th Importance (#7 USA)/#30 Influence (#10 USA)
Regional Battles: 2nd Mid Atlantic (PSW, NYCW, MAW), 2nd New England (PSW, NYCW, RIPW), 3rd Tri-State (FCW, PSW, NYCW)

Finances
Cash: $244,306
Performance: -$5,694

Income
Ticket Sales: $16,240
Sponsorships: $17,146
Merchandise: $1,100
Misc.: $364

Expenditures
Workers: $33,359
Show Cost: $5,000
Marketing: $500
Merchandise: $385
Production: $500
Misc.: $800

Storyline Momentum: "Main Event" - D+, "Upper Midcard" - D+, "Tag Team" - D-
Title Prestige: Empire: B; Tag Team: D+; Tri-State Regional: C-

Skill Increases
American Machine: Mat (F+ to E-)
Coyote Dynamite: Hardcore (E+ to D-)
Honest Frank: Aerial (F- to F), Mat (F to F+)
Jack Griffith: Basics (B- to B), Respect (E+ to D-)
Jorge Wilkes: Brawling (E- to E), Puroresu (F to F+), Chain (C to C+), Safety (B- to B), Sex Appeal (D- to D)
Julian Watson: Mat (E to E+)
Land Mass: Brawling (E+ to D-), Aerial (F- to F)
Sammy The Shark: Brawling (D+ to C-), Mat (D- to D), Microphone (D to D+)
Sean Deeley: Sex Appeal (D- to D), Star Quality (C to C+)
Steven Parker: Safety (C+ to B-)
The New York Doll: Flashiness (E to E+)
Wiley Steinway: Stamina (D to D+)

Popularity Increases
Dazzling Dave Diamond: TA (F+ to E-)
Sean Deeley: TS (E+ to D-)

Match Results From Other Companies
Honest Frank: PSW (The Deadly Alliance defeat Tank Bradley & Frankie Future [title match] - D+)
Jorge Wilkes: SOTBPW (The Cannonball Kid defeated Demon Seed - E+; Magik defeated Demon Seed - D-; Hysteria, The Cannonball Kid and Leon Joven defeated Demon Seed, Cicero, and Gonzalo Rubio - D-), 4C (Phenomenal Excess defeated Too Sweet [titles retained] - D)
Julian Watson: GCG (Mabuchi Furusawa defeated Julian Watson - D+; Hyobanashi & Makuda defeated Watson & Marlowe - B-; Kiminobu Kuroki & Takayuki 2000 defeated Watson & Marlowe - C+; Watson & Marlowe defeated Samoan Destruction Inc. - C; Julian Watson defeated Henry Bennett - D-; Coleman & Ferdinand defeated Watson & Marlowe - C+; Watson & Marlowe went double count out with Samoan Destruction Inc. - B-)
Sean Deeley: CGC (Steve DeColt defeated Shooter Sean Deeley - B-)
Steven Parker: PSW (Johnny Martin defeated Steven Parker [retains PSW Championship] - C)


For the low cost of $5,694 (2.28% of your starting cash) we were able to grow NYCW by .8% even after being beaten by PSW this month in the regional battle. Not bad considering I didn't once consider the financial ramifications once during this chapter. Ah, the awesomeness of actually having money. And the big winner of the month was Jorge Wilkes who jumped a DWN amount after wrestling on four other shows in the month. Julian Watson also wrestled a ton this month (seven times), however didn't improve that month. Hopefully this isn't a trend for Mr. Watson.

Finally, I took the bad chemistry note between Dazzling Dave Diamond and Fern Hathaway as an opportunity to get rid of the prima donna that is Fern Hathaway. Go me.

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*NYCW Assessment #4: NYCW Point Break* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V5598RL)

[Waghlon]

"Then again what would you expect from the student of "Dark Angel" Cliff Angel and Rip Chord?"

Alcoholism.

[Beeker]

To me the real note of the month is Land Mass improving his Aerial abilities.

Sometimes you just can't write that sort of humour.

[foolinc]

Note: The Professor is taking a sick day. See you Monday! :D

"Then again what would you expect from the student of "Dark Angel" Cliff Angel and Rip Chord?"

Alcoholism.

That's cruel and likely.

To me the real note of the month is Land Mass improving his Aerial abilities.

Sometimes you just can't write that sort of humour.

I could say something about those ratings being a combination of being able to work with a style, as well as wrestle it, but I'll just laugh instead.

[Nightshadeex]

Hey teach, I showed up to class, but you were fifteen minutes late, so I bolted.

And it's "Dark Angel" Cliff Wilson.

[foolinc]

Hey teach, I showed up to class, but you were fifteen minutes late, so I bolted.

And it's "Dark Angel" Cliff Wilson.

Yeah, so here's what happened. This past weekend as jammed packed with fun activities that included going to a sweet Irish style pub, drinking at a friends house, and going snowboarding. It was my first time going snowboarding and I underestimated exactly how sore I was going to be in terms of my upperbody. I didn't want to raise my arms at all, much less bend my arms 90 degrees and type up four full promos as well as the presentation stuff. :o

Still pretty sore today (not to mention have real world stuff to check up on from my weekend of awesomeness), so it should be up by tomorrow. Truth be told, now that I know that this is going to be the last chapter under TEW 2008 my drive to keep to a 3 update a week schedule has waned a bit. Still plan on getting everything done, but when I didn't know the release date I had put pressure on myself to do as many chapters as possible before the release.

Don't know what you are talking about with that spelling error though. ;)

[Nightshadeex]

I know how it goes. Well, with the heavy drinking part, not the snowboarding part. Mmmmm... heavy drinking...

[foolinc]

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NYCW Point Break
Saturday, Week 2, February 2008
820 people at The Ministry
Queens, New York, USA

Pre-Show
Land Mass (58.8%) defeated Julian Watson (41.2%) in 6:30 by pinfall with a Ten Ton Avalanche. - E
Quote: "I think you'll want to keep the Mass looking strong for someone on the up to take our: ala American Machine or Steven Parker." ~ Sonfaro
Notes: Land Mass was really off his game tonight. The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.

The Sting finds Dazzling Dave Diamond and proceeds to make fun of him for losing two straight title shots before making fun of Triple D's new friend Mr. Electricity for being a bit fruity. Triple D says that he's not friends with Mr. Electricity, but doesn't like the idea of anyone making fun of someone else behind their back. - D-
Notes: This segment brought the crowd's mood down. Sammy The Shark is learning to show more charisma. Sammy The Shark is developing better performance skills. Dazzling Dave Diamond is developing better performance skills.


Announcers
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Rock Downpour • Herb Stanley

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Black Hat Bailey (76.5%) vs. Mr. Electricity (23.5%)

Quote: "Being electric has nothing on having a black hat." ~ midnightnick

Black Hat Bailey defeated Mr. Electricity in 10:17 by submission with a Bailey Breaker.
Rating: D
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match.


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Backstage Angle

The American Made Men (and Cheerleader Nicki) are in the locker room getting ready for their upcoming tag team match. Well Whistler and Nicki are getting ready, American Machine is slumped against a locker looking like his dog just died.

Whistler: A.M., you've got to snap out of it man. I know it's hard to lose an important match, especially to someone you hate, but enough is enough. Just because you lost the battle doesn't mean you lost the war. Even the greatest President in our great nation, George Washington, was forced to withdraw countless times during the Revolution.

Cheerleader Nicki: Yeah babe. And it's like really not your fault you lost. I was the one who threw in the towel. So cheer up. Please?

Nicki puts on a puppy dog face that only a blind man wouldn't be moved by. Now sporting a smirk, American Machine sits up and lifts his head high.

American Machine: You guys are right. Now lets go beat those punks.

Rating: D*
Notes: Cheerleader Nicki was very underwhelming. The NYCW World Title Scene storyline has continued with this segment. American Machine is improving at acting. Cheerleader Nicki is developing better performance skills.


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American Made Men (76.5%) vs. Poisonous Dolls (23.5%)

Quote: "Being that it's a new team, they should take some time to work out thier flow." ~ QFresh

American Made Men defeated Poisonous Dolls in 5:21 when Whistler defeated The New York Doll by pinfall with a Rebel Yell.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Backstage Interview

Marv Earnest: Sean Deeley, two weeks ago Honest Frank had some strong words about you. What are your thoughts?

Sean Deeley: Thoughts? I don't have any thoughts about Honest Frank. All I care about is the match in front of me. And standing in front of me is Steven Parker. Now if you excuse me, I need to prepare some more for my match.

Rating: D-
Notes: The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this segment.


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Lee Wright © (88.2%) vs. Sayeed Ali (0%)
NYCW Tri-State Regional Title Match (15 Minute Time Limit)

Quote: "Ali has a big chance to be a smash hit in NYCW, just not so certain he has the momentum yet to be stealing the title off Wright" ~ Kamchatka

Lee Wright defeated Sayeed Ali in 10:02 by pinfall with a Wright Stuff. Lee Wright makes defense number 3 of his NYCW Tri-State Regional title.
Rating: D
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. (Ali was kept strong)


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In-Ring Promo

Rick Sanders: For four months Mauler and me have held these titles. For four months we have proven that we are the greatest tag team in New York. And for four months I have yet to receive an Empire title shot. Steve Flash come out here and accept my challenge-

Give me fuel, give me fire, give me that what I desire!

Wiley Steinway: Did my road weary ears hear you right? Did you call yourselves the best tag team in New York? You yellow belly cowards have been ducking us from day one and you have the balls to say you are better than us?

Rick Sanders: Cowards? You did NOT just call me a coward. You want a match? Fine, but when you lose that's it, no rematch, no nothing.

Coyote Dynamite: One shot is all we need.

Rating: E+
Notes: The Tag Team storyline has continued with this segment.


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Sean Deeley (11.8%) vs. Steven Parker (76.5%)

Quote: "Honest Frank is probably going to attack Deeley so it won´t be a clean finish. I say Parker wins after Frank´s interference" ~ Zergon

Steven Parker defeated Sean Deeley in 16:40 by pinfall with a Future Shock following interference from Honest Frank.
Rating: C
Notes: The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this match. Steven Parker is improving in Rumble skills. Steven Parker is improving in Technical skills.


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Backstage Interview

Marv Earnest: After your tainted win tonight against Sean Deeley its been announce that in two weeks you will be taking on Jack Griffith in the main event. What are your thought?

Steven Parker: My tainted win against Deeley? Were you watching the same match that I was? I dominated that match from start to finish. The only thing Frank did was save Deeley a potential injury at my hands. As for Griffith, he's a washed up drunk. I know washed up drunks. Griffith can't touch me.

Rating: D+
Notes: The Upper Midcard Feuds storyline has continued with this segment.


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Grandmaster Phunk (0%) vs. Steve Flash © (70.6%)
NYCW Empire Title Match (30 Minute Time Limit)

Quote: "As always, Phunk can survive happily with his voice while Flash has to keep things up with his matches. Definitely wont last 30 minutes, not unless you want Phunk to end up as purple as his hat.." ~ Kamchatka

Steve Flash defeated Grandmaster Phunk in 20:19 by pinfall, however Grandmaster Phunk's foot was under the ropes. Steve Flash makes defence number 2 of his NYCW Empire title.
Rating: C+
Notes: Grandmaster Phunk was visibly tiring toward the end. The NYCW World Title Scene storyline has continued with this match.


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Overall Rating: C

Additional Comment: "The 2 matches a month style is imperative for the NYCW expansion policy. Also The Stomper should be given a bit of face time in a match or promo otherwise he'll start getting cranky. Flash can effectively be used as a one man momentum machine, continually hopping from face to heel every 6 months and battling his way through the other half of the roster. Id highly recommend Jack Marlowe/Jungle Jack as an upcoming signing, his already strong popularity will help fill the void left by the retirement of Wright/Whistler/Bailey. NYCW suffers of course from small promotion syndrome that exists in TEW where your low levels never rise up the auto-ranks due to their popularity only ever growing in the home state, so until you can bag that elusive tv contract, you need to keep the main event stocked with one or two names." ~ Kamchatka

[foolinc]

Special Update: After remembering to link the update to the table of contents I also remembered to add something I wanted to do last week, reader comments. For Point Break I just added one quote per match, but I'm thinking of just adding each and everyone next time and seeing how it looks. Thoughts?

[Nightshadeex]

The best quote after each match sounds good to me. I say, give that a shot first.

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Review of Point Break and the Preview of Hot Fuzz

Role Call (17): bak42, BHK1978, BigM, dkohn, GDE71, Kamchatka, Lois Griffin, midnightnick, NightshadeEx, QFresh, Sonfaro, TheStroke7, Tigerkinney, Timber, Truth, Waghlon, Zergon

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Prediction Results for NYCW Point Break
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You know, I think I liked it better when you guys were having trouble picking winners back in the last chapter. Gave me a bit more of an opportunity to make fun of you guys. Once again you guys did a pretty good job predicting the cards with almost one forth of you having a perfect grade. Amazingly enough the toughest match for you was the dark match of Land Mass and Julian Watson. I realize that Land Mass isn't the best worker in the world, but I am a little worried that almost half of you would outright job Mass out to an unknown like Watson. It's just not my style. Now if I were going to job out someone like Mass, here's how I'd do it.

At the beginning of the game Mr. Mass starts out with a E overness in the Tri-States (as well as the rest of the US). Julian Watson on the other hand starts out with an F-. Now while beating Land Mass might improve Watson's popularity by a good amount, you are going to be wasting a good amount of overall overness in the process. Instead you would be better off having Land Mass first lose to someone with an E- in popularity (a favorite E- worker would be Kirk Jameson of FCW fame). After losing to the guy with an E-, Land Mass has probably switched grades with the man that pinned him and now has an E- himself. I would then have Mass lose a match to someone with an F+ like Dazzling Dave Diamond or Mr. Electricity. This would bring his overness down to an F+ (brining Triple D or Singh to an E-). It would be at this point were I would finally have Watson go over the tubby one. Watson still gets a solid boost from beating Mass and Mass puts over more than one person before heading out of the door.

Now back to the rest of the show. You know for a 90 minute show, I really packed a lot of stuff into this one. In the pre-show we have Rodger Dodger teach Triple D and Sammy how to talk...opps...I mean we have an undercard tag team make fun of an undercard singles worker. Yeah, that's the ticket. Up next on the non-filler is the fallout from American Machine's lost to Phunk as well as the creation of a new tag team in the form of the Poisonous Dolls. That's right, Joey Poison is a member of the NYCW roster once again! Ok, so as far as I know Poison's never actually been apart of the NYCW roster, but he was in the diary that sucked me into TEW in the first place () so I'm saying it counts.

Moving on, we also had Lee Wright defeat forum favorite, Sayeed Ali, to once again defend his newly won Tri-State Regional title and announced the first "big" tag team match with NYCW legends Wiley Coyote challenged the current tag team champs to a title match. The segment itself wasn't that good, but what are you going to do?

Finally to the upper card where I gave you kind of what you wanted as Parker beat Deeley with the help of Honest Frank and Steve Flash took down Grandmaster Phunk with the slight problem that referee Michael Bull accidently missing Phunk's foot under the ropes. Some wrestling purists are going to be down on the fact that neither of the marquee matchups were clean, but screw those guys. This is NYCW not MAW. My fans don't care about tainted victories, so if it makes sense I'm going to do it.


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Up Next (Friday, January 22nd, 2010): On Friday we are going to see if NYCW can run a show without Steve Flash! That's right, Steve Flash isn't just out of the main event this time around, he's getting the night off completely. If that wasn't the only thing, I also have to hope that everyone wants to keep reading about TEW 2008 after 2010 comes out in an hour or two. See you Friday, hopefully. :o

*NYCW Assessment #5: Hot Fuzz* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DSV6JHR)

[Waghlon]

You cant run a NYCW show with Steve Flash brother! Thats madness!

[bak42]

You cant run a NYCW show with Steve Flash brother! Thats madness!

It can be done, the question is, should is be done?

[foolinc]

You cant run a NYCW show with Steve Flash brother! Thats madness!

It can be done, the question is, should is be done?

I guess we'll just have to see now won't we? :cool:

[foolinc]

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NYCW Hot Fuzz
Saturday, Week 4, February 2008
556 people at The Ministry
Queens, New York, USA

Pre-Show

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"Mr. Electricity" Kashmir Singh vs. Sammy The Shark

Shock and awe, The Shark winds up floating due to the electricty of a Kashmir win. ~ midnightnick

Singh has talent and mic skills, he's worth pushing. I do use him as an annoucer too. Guys great. ~ Timber

Would really like to see Sammy get the win but I just don't think he is over enough for it to happen. ~ BHK1978

Eleeeectriiiiiiiiic (sorry, just wanted to shout that) ~ Sensational Waghlonwara

This is the only one I'm hesitant about. I feel like I've missed most of Kashmir Singhs matches. I guess I'll pull for him over the local boy, but this ones hard to call for me. ~ Sonfaro

Could go either way but Sammy is in your tag team feud while Singh is just hanging around so I pick Sammy. ~ Zergon

Singh could do with the win here, so that he can start building towards becoming a credible midcard threat ~ Tigerkinney

Kash is awesome. He should win. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Mr. Electricity (69.2%) defeated Sammy The Shark (30.8%) in 7:36 when Sammy The Shark was disqualified when Roger Dodger ran in and attacked Mr. Electricity.
Rating: D-
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.
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The Sting attack Mr. Electricity in the ring, and leave him down and out. Dazzling Dave Diamond runs in to make the save before to much damage is done. - F+


Announcers
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Jorge Wilkes (0.0%) vs. Lee Wright © (100.0%)
NYCW Tri-State Regional Match (15 Minute Time Limit)

If Sayeed and Watson can't win it, Jorge can't. ~ midnightnick

Lee, just cause i don't know these two well or at all. ~ Timber

Not enough build for Jorge to toake the title methinks. ~ Sonfaro

Wilkes isn´t ready for a title yet. ~ Zergon

Grizzled Old Man Wright isn't going to be losing this belt to jobber boy Wilkes ~ Tigerkinney

I don't expect Lee to give up the belt until it's to someone who has been built up. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Lee Wright defeated Jorge Wilkes in 9:38 by pinfall with a Wright Stuff. Lee Wright makes defence number 4 of his NYCW Tri-State Regional title.
Rating: D
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. Lee Wright is improving in Performance skills.


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Post Match Promo

Lee Wright: Generation Y is this the best you've got!? No wonder you babies can't find a giant Arab on a two dialysis machines, you are all soft. Can none of you give me my warriors death!?

Rating: D


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Julian Watson (15.4%) vs. Land Mass (69.2%)

Preference. ~ midnightnick

Land Mass should lose, but i like a sqaush match every now and then. ~ Timber

Unless Julian actually gained a little overness from their last encounter I'm thinking it's the same match, with a tainted victory so it looks like Julian is improving. ~ Sonfaro

Like you said in your review you not going to job Land Mass to Watson now. ~ Zergon

After your coments about not wanting to dish out Lard Mass overness too quickly, I'm actually tipping the useless fat man ~ Tigerkinney

I want to see a draw here to build Watson up as a possible contender. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Land Mass defeated Julian Watson in 4:50 by pinfall with a Ten Ton Avalanche.
Rating: E
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. This match brought the crowd's mood down.


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Backstage Promo (Taped At Breaking Point)

Smarting from his lost, Sayeed Ali is sitting on one of the benches in the locker room when aging veteran, Whistler, comes up to him.

Whistler: Mr. Ali, I know you didn't come on top tonight but I just wanted to say that you gave one hell of an effort out there. With a bit a guidance you could be one of the best in this city.

Sayeed Ali: Bit of guidance? From who? You? You think you know me? What I've gone through to get here?

Whistler: Yeah I think I do. If might have been a different era and a different street, but we are not as different as you think you think. You think are the only person to drop out of high school to support your family? Do you think you are the only one to live off food stamps? Do you think you are the only one to find a religion that you weren't born into?

Sayeed Ali, I know exactly what you are, an American Made Man.

Following Whistler's somewhat vague offer to Ali, the veteran sticks out his hand. After what seems like an eternity, Sayeed stands up, looks Whistler square in the eye, and shakes his hand. As unlikely as it would have seemed even a week ago, Sayeed Ali is know the newest member of the American Made Men.

Rating: D
Notes: The American Made Men storyline has continued with this segment.


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Old School Principals © (76.9%) vs. Wiley Coyote (23.1%)
NYCW Tag Team Match (15 Minute Time Limit)

Acme approved pinfall. ~ midnightnick

I just like the Wiley Coyote name. ~ Timber

I'm not sure OSP is ready to drop the belts yet. ~ Sonfaro

I almost picked Wiley Coyote mainly because most of your named tag teams are heels at the moment. ~ Zergon

I'll go for the Principals to retain here by nefarious means ~ Tigerkinney

Wiley Coyote isn't getting the rub here. It's going to be a new team that needs the belts to get over. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Old School Principals defeated Wiley Coyote in 8:22 when Rick Sanders defeated Coyote Dynamite by submission with a Figure Four Leglock after blatantly cheating. Old School Principals make defense number 2 of their NYCW Tag Team titles.
Rating: E+
Notes: The announcing quality lifted the match. The color commentary gave the match a boost. The OSP/WC storyline has continued with this match. This match brought the crowd's mood down. Rick Sanders is improving in Performance skills. The Masked Mauler is improving in Performance skills.


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Backstage Interview

Marv Earnest: Jack, tonight you take on Steven Parker in tonight's main event. What are your thoughts?

Jack Griffith: I'm feelin' pretty good. Steven Parker is one of the rising stars in this industry and has been trained by the best.

Steven, I know you. I know you because eight years I was you. The fame, fortune, respect, and the girls, oh the girls. I had it all. And oh was it glorious, too glorious. All that success got to my head and just like that it was all over. It took me four full years just to get back in the ring. And you know what? I am a better man for it. I am better than I was eight years ago and I am definitely better than you.

Rating: D+*
Notes: The NYCW Empire Title Scene storyline has continued with this segment. Jack Griffith is developing better performance skills. Marv Earnest is improving at acting.


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Honest Frank (30.8%) vs. Sean Deeley (69.2%)

Honest Downfall. ~ midnightnick

Deely has some great skills. ~ Timber

Deeley wins via DQ ~ bak42

I'm thinking the changing of the guard is going to happen sooner rather than later, as your newcomers are dominating the upper card for this show. ~ Sonfaro

Deeley is younger and you need need new faces to your main event scene. ~ Zergon

Deeley lost to Parker last month, but should go over Frank. ~ Tigerkinney

Frank picks up the win by cheating. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Honest Frank defeated Sean Deeley in 14:39 by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage.
Rating: D+
Notes: Honest Frank was visibly tiring toward the end. The Deeley/Frank storyline has continued with this match. Honest Frank is improving in Performance skills.


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In-Ring Promo

Grandmaster Phunk: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Slow down your roll there Mike before you call start the match. The Grandmaster of Phunkitude has something to say. Two weeks ago I was screwed! My foot was clearly under the ropes and yet Bull still counted to three. I demand reparations!

And I got them. So tonight's main event isn't going to be two honkeys fighting. Its gonna be two honkeys getting their asses kicked by the greatest pimp this side of Harlem. With the winner, that's me by the way, getting a title shot at Steve Flash in two weeks. Now ring the bell.

Rating: C*


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Grandmaster Phunk (n/a) vs. Jack Griffith (15.4%) vs. Steven Parker (69.2%)
#1 Contender's Match

Give the hasbeen some victory. ~ midnightnick

I'd drop this as a draw, Jack is great, but Parker has the making of the next Champion. ~ Timber

Griffiths running undefeated, and so is Parker. Both are pretty good fits for NYCW, but one is probably still on SWF's scouting reports and the other is not. It's a tough call. In the end I think this will be a draw due to shennanigans that will lead to purhaps the first 3way match NYCW has ever seen between Flash/Griffith/and Parker. Gives you more milege out of all of them in my opinion. ~ Sonfaro

Won´t likely be a clean win but I still think that you need to push faces more than heels at the moment. ~ Zergon

Another cheap win for Parker, who I see being built up as a credible heel threat for the Empire Title ~ Tigerkinney

Steven Parker makes sense against Steve Flash, Jack doesn't. ~ NightshadeEx

Result: Jack Griffith defeated Steven Parker and Grandmaster Phunk in 19:43 when Jack Griffith defeated Grandmaster Phunk by pinfall with a Jack in The Box.
Rating: C-
Notes: Grandmaster Phunk was visibly tiring toward the end. The NYCW Empire Title Scene storyline has continued with this match.


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Overall Rating: C-

A card without Steve Flash? You're asking for a D/D+ only Mister >:-( ~ Sonfaro

Nice matches I could see most of these matches going either way. ~ Zergon

I don't think I'm going to do too well this time around either, simply because it took me so long to make my picks. And don't worry, I'll be reading even after TEW10 comes out. ~ QFresh

[foolinc]

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Chapter Two
Empire State Of Mind
Review of Hot Fuzz, the month of Febraury and the Preview of Brooklyn's Finest

Role Call (13): bak42, BHK1978, BigM, dkohn, midnightnick, NightshadeEx, QFresh, SeanMcFly, Sonfaro, Tigerkinney, Timber, Waghlon, Zergon

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Prediction Results for NYCW Point Break
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What a shocker, the first show post 2010 had a really low response rate. :rolleyes: I knew it was coming, but I am still a bit disappointed at the timing since Hot Fuzz was a big show in terms of storyline. I also kind of knew that you guys weren't going to do as you were in terms of the predictions. It might seems like everyone did awesome, but that's also because I "grade" on a curve. The truth of the matter is that the best anyone did this time around was a 4/7. Now you might be wondering why I kept the predictions at 7. Well as a couple of you might have guessed from the end of the show, Grandmaster Phunk was never really suppose to be apart of the match. Unfortunately for NYCW (and me), Grandmaster Phunk signed a written contract with Supreme Wrestling Federation and had to be written out of the promotion ASAP. It's a damn shame too because the main event of Gang Wars was going to be Grandmaster Phunk taking on Steve Flash in a gimmick match of some kind. Oh well, that's why keyboards come with backspaces.

Besides Phunk leaving for one last payday, the show went down really well. I was able to squeak out a C- without using Steve Flash and helped set up a good amount of build up for future shows. One of the things I am particularly happy with was the recruitment of Sayeed Ali into the American Made Men. I'm always a fan of taking an old idea and tweaking it a bit to take it in a totally different direction. And since everyone always seem to make Whistler into some corny old man, I decide to turn him into a true moderate and make the AMM into a stable that truly represents America. Truth be told, Bulldozer Brandon Smith was originally suppose to play the role Ali will play in the group, but because of the owner goals I was unable to use him. This was a blessing though as Ali is a far better candidate because of his look (skin color, background, name, etc).

Before moving on to going over the new hires, I will have to plead insanity about rolling with Land Mass and Watson again on the main show. I don't know what I was thinking there.

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Name: Joey Poison
Age: 31
Weight Class: Middleweight
Wrestling Style: Regular Wrestler
Wage: $400 & Travelling
Popularity (USA/TS): (F/F)
Finishing Move: Antidote Web (Complex Cradle Pin)
Alignment: Heel
Gimmick: Weirdo (B+)
Theme Music: "Jet Boy" by The New York Dolls (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItH_E6icMTU)

Bio: Joey Poison is a Canadian worker with distinctive multi-coloured hair, best known for being a star wrestler and head booker for the 4C promotion. A three time 4C champion, many feel that with his skills, charisma, and mind for the business, he will eventually go on to become a massive star with one of the bigger promotions. He is a distant cousin of British star Jack Giedroyc, and like his relative, it seems that the future is very bright for Joey, with a wealth of opportunities within his grasp.

My Thoughts: Poison is one of the those guys that no one uses anymore because he was over used in TEW 2005 (and because he's the head booker of 4C), and you know what? It's a damn shame. Joey is a solid worker and is one of the better outside of the ring.

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Name: Sayeed Ali
Age: 22
Weight Class: Heavyweight
Wrestling Style: Brawler
Wage: $500
Popularity (USA/TS): (F+/F+)
Finishing Move: G.H.B. Driver (Twisting Implant DDT)
Alignment: Face
Gimmick: Bad Ass (C+)
Theme Music: "Confrontation" by Damian Marley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC8-DsLFqS0)

Bio: Known as "The East Side Assassin", Sayeed Ali used to work under the name Leroy, and was looked at as a very hot prospect, mixing raw street fighting with a hard-hitting Japanese style of work to create a very unique attack. In September 2006 he made a spectacular debut for 4C in Canada, aligning himself with the Thug Life tag team to commit a violent assault on their world champion Barry Kingman. He has since been riding a huge wave of momentum with the promotion, a wave that took him to the world title in late 2007 when he pinned Jacob Jett in a bloody match.

My Thoughts: One of the main stays in NEO, I'm should everyone is very familiar with the man formerly known as Leroy. IMO, Ali is a perfect match for NYCW. He's a talented brawler who can also cut a problem. If that wasn't good enough, he's also a native New Yorker to boot. He's not really a natural heel, but looking at the gimmick rating I don't think that's going to be too big of a problem. Oh and you can't tell me there is a better theme for American Made Sayeed.

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Overview February 2008

Popularity: 27.2% (+1.4%) TS, 5.1% GL, 5.1% MA, 5.1% NE, 5.1% MAR, 5.1% QUE, 5.1% ONT
Prestige: 14.8% (+2%)
World Ranking: #24th Importance (#7 USA)/#30 Influence (#10 USA)
Regional Battles: 1st Mid Atlantic (NYCW, MAW, PSW), 1st New England (NYCW, PSW, RIPW), 1st Tri-State (NYCW, FCW, PSW)

Finances
Cash: $231,320
Performance: -$12,986

Income
Ticket Sales: $13,760
Sponsorships: $16,915
Merchandise: $1,600
Misc.: $73

Expenditures
Workers: $37,974
Show Cost: $5,000
Marketing: $500
Merchandise: $560
Production: $500
Misc.: $800

Storyline Momentum: American Made Men (D), Deeley/Frank (D+), Empire Title Scene (C-), Tag Team (D-)
Title Prestige: Empire: B; Tag Team: D+; Tri-State Regional: C-

Skill Increases
Jack Griffith: Respect (D+ to C-)
Joey Poison: Stamina (B- to B)
Julian Watson: Stamina (B- to B), Selling (C+ to B-), Respect (D+ to C-)
Mr. Electricity: Puroresu (E+ to D-)
Steven Parker: Brawling (C to C+)


Popularity Increases
Grandmaster Phunk: TS (C- to D)
Jack Griffith: TS (D to D+)
Joey Poison: TS (F to F+), QUE (E+ to D-)
Jorge Wilkes: SE Mex (E- to F+)
Mr. Electricity: TS (F+ to E-), MAR (F- to F), QUE (F- to F), ONT (F- to F)
Sammy The Shark: TS (F+ to E-), MAR (F- to F), QUE (F- to F), ONT (F- to F)
Sayeed Ali: QUE (E+ to D-)
Sean Deeley: CAN (D to D-)
Steven Parker: TS (D to D-)


Match Results From Other Companies
Joey Poison: CGC (Joey Posion & Fate defeated The Gilbert Brothers - D-; Joey Poison defeated Philippe LaGrenier - D; Joey Poison went to a time limit draw with Lee Rivera - D+); 4C (Joey Posion & Whippy defeated Jacob Jett & Barry Kingman - C+)
Jorge Wilkes: SOTBPW (Verdugo Estupendo defeated Demon Seed - D; Hysteria defeated Demon Seed - D)
Julian Watson: GCG (Henry Bennett went to a double count with Julian Watson - D; Julian Watson defeated Namboku Makuda - D-; Hyobanski & Makuda defeated Watson & Marlowe - B-; Gakusha & Jimmy Cox defeated Watson & Marlowe - B; Watson & Marlowe defeated Griffin & Bennett - C+; Watson & Marlowe defeated Griffin & Bennett - C; SUKI defeated Julian Watson - C)
Rodger Dodger: USPW (Gigolo Jack Stein defeated Pete The Hillbilly -E)
Sayeed Ali: 4C (Sayeed Ali defeated Frankie Dee to retain the 4C Championship title - C-)
Sean Deeley: CGC (Steve DeColt, Jack DeColt, and Alex DeColt defeated Ryan Powell, Bobby Thomas, and Sean Deeley - B; Eddie Chandler defeated Shooter Sean Deeley - B-)
Steven Parker: PSW (Steven Parker defeated Ash Campbell to retain the PSW National title - D+)
Wiley Steinway: MAW (Citizen X defeated Wiley Steinway - D+)


February was another successful month for NYCW as we gain steady overness in the Tri-States without losing too much money. What makes this month better than January is that we were able to win the Regional Battles in the Tri-States, Mid Atlantic, and New England. Speaking of out finances, how the hell do you only have $73 worth of misc. income? Did everyone pack a lunch or something?

As you can see I decided to reorganize things a bit concerning the storylines. With Phunk leaving I deleted the upper midcard storyline and evolved the Main Event into the Empire Title scene (Flash, Bailey, Griffith, and Parker). To replace the Upper Midcard storyline I created two new storylines, one involving the happenings of the American Made Men and one for Deeley and Honest Frank. Finally, I renamed the Tag Team storyline OSP/WC.

Julian Watson's string of work in GCG has him increasing his skills at higher rate than the rest of his NYCW compatriots. The big winners of the month have to be Sammy The Shark and Kashmir Singh for bumping up to E- without winning a match. Too bad Steven Parker couldn't remain a D after losing to Griffith. And I put the "keep strong" note too. Oh well, Parker's talent will no doubt get him back to where he belong sooner or later.

Before moving on to the next show, we also had out first backstage incident! I wonder would it was.

Backstage Incident: Julian Watson pulled a mean spirited prank on Marv Earnest nearly leading to a fight; Fatherly approach; It was just a prank, it was no big deal

I guess he didn't like getting squashed by Land Mass twice in one month. :D

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Next Update (Friday, January 29th, 2010):Yeah so this event isn't as star studded as the ones that came before it, but trust me on this one: This show is better than you think.

I was planning on putting up the update on Wednesday, but I have an interview on that day (as well as one on Thursday) so I'm pushing it back to Friday. See you then.


*NYCW Assessment #6: NYCW Brooklyn's Finest* (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/38FSHHK)

[foolinc]

I haven't really done this before in this thread, but since the thread's been moved I guess it would be a good idea to bump up thread to give people who have forgotten about the TEW 2008 dynasty board a chance to make a prediction before Friday.

Now time to get ready for my interview.