DinoKea

Running through general notes, I think the most obvious is probably the strong reliance on dominant factions. December 2022 and January 2024, two shows just over a year apart had very similar ends of all the titles going onto one strong factions. There is a bit of me not personally being a fan of this style of booking as the show they win it all often lacks much to send fans home happy and peaks at the beginning, with the next few months being fairly mediocre. In saying all this, you did really well at making them feel unique and while my memory of ADC's run, The Pros was smartly booked by having Seth Wish as a group outsider. Created a lot of intrigue when the group had little chance of losing titles. The next is probably you struggled with booking babyface champions in many case. It's not a bad thing too often, face champions are often less interesting compares to heels being chased by faces. I think there was like 4 months across the whole time that the champion was a face for the full month (Sep-Nov 2022, Sep 2024). You also went like a straight year and a half of heel champions I think. (Edwards -> Mattell). Not a major issue but meant when Wish won the title I was pretty expectant of him dropping it quickly. On the flipside, the way you use a lot of your midcard guys was awesome and it felt like upwards progression was genuinely possible. Wrecker, Seth Wish and Kobra are all much bigger names I feel than when this diary first started and went from typical midcard guys to some of the stars of your diary. Rick Horn also deserves a shout as despite not winning all too often (from memory), he was often involved in fun stories and felt like at least a future Aussie Champion. Looking back at your starting roster feels kind of wild. Janus, The Warriors, Soul Burner, The Inmates, God of War and basically the whole "original" ADC all gone. I don't think the diary ever overstayed its welcome as you did a good job keeping it fresh and moving. Posts were always good for me as I could read them in about 5-10 minutes (dependent on whether it was update or show) and were typically posted in the morning so I could often read them around when I was getting up. I don't mind too much about engagement, nor about the lack of pictures. I love a good long diary and most of them keep things fairly simple like this one so making posts isn't too hard. Only time I think pictures would've been nice was the initial roster post maybe. Thanks for an awesome diary and I'll keep an eye out for if that 2026 Canadian Sequel comes out!

Champion of Champions 1978 Predictions William Riley def. Mikel de Sota Kenny Maynard def. Jacques Strapp Angus McCloud def. Alexander Tomov Leo King def. Daniel Whitman Kenny Maynard def. William Riley & Angus McCloud

PREDICTIONS Jacques Strapp def. Mikel de Sota (Relegation Playoff) Angus McCloud def. Leo King Kenny Maynard def. Alexander Tomov (Cardiff Trophy)

War Machine 2024 Predictions DIW Title: Bryant Hall (c) def. Seth Wish & Dexter Mattell Tag Titles: The Benchmark (Donovan Boon and Rusty Mills) def. The Dream Team (Milton Hittlespitz and Rob Edwards) (c) Australian Title: Kobra The Conqueror (c) def. Hendrix Hughes The Apocalypse (Hatemonger and Warmonger) def. The Barbarians (Lloyd Banks and Psych Ward) Hack the Hunter def. Wrecker The Wild Things (Con McReady and Seth Wish) def. The Barracudas (Chopper Rourke and Vaughan)

Wow, that was not what I expected (obviously). Quite the week. Alexander Tomov def. Jacques Strapp Mikel de Sota def. Daniel Whitman Angus McCloud def. Leo King Kenny Maynard def. William Riley

Predictions Angus McCloud def. Jacques Strapp Leo King def. Daniel Whitman Alexander Tomov def. Kenny Maynard William Riley def. Mikel de Sota

New Year Riot 2023 Predictions New Year Riot Rumble Lone Rider def. Armando Guerrero, Jake D’Angelo, Jesse Tasman, Lance Lott, Nathan Rigger, Reed Buckfield, Rusty Mills, Sulphur & The Kipper I feel like it will likely be either Rider or Mills. Personally I'm backing Rider as I feel he might be the sensible pick but we'll see. Golden Grapplers def. Smokers & Suplexes I just feel like this makes sense Gareth Case def. ----- Firstly, he's making his in ring debut and feels like someone who has been getting built up, so I don't see a loss being a good idea. Secondly, I get weirdly caught up in his tattoos whenever he pops up. Started because I kept his one-eyed bat demon was a bow tie at first glances, but also now worked out his shoulder tattoo appears to be a blood hound puppy giving a fox a kiss on the forehead? Sydney Championship Match Vortex © def. Blackwell Bush This doesn't feel like the end of Vortex's reign Tag-Team Championship Match Lifeline def. The Runway vs The Devoted Souls © I don't know why, it just feels like it might be nearing a point to make the switch and Lifeline feel like the right pick Australian Championship Match Adgee Cross © def. Warmonger Kind of just a feeling that you won't be ending Cross's run yet and that Warmonger still has more to do. (Tie Breakers) Promo of the night - Vortex Top 3 matches - 1. Bush vs. Vortex 2. Cross vs. Warmonger 3. Golden Grapplers vs. Smokers & Suplexes

Predictions Alexander Tomov def. Daniel Whitman Angus McCloud def. Mikel de Sota William Riley def. Leo King Kenny Maynard def. Jacques Strapp

Jacques Strapp def. Mikel de Sota Kenny Maynard def. Leo King Angus McCloud def. Daniel Whitman Alexander Tomov def. William Riley

Jacques Strapp def. Daniel Whitman Alexander Tomov def. Leo King Kenny Maynard def. Mikel de Sota William Riley def. Angus McCloud

Working perfectly now, such a weird issue. Great final show for the year, with some really interesting threads to lead into the new year

Really exciting to see a TV Show coming in, should be interesting to see what you can achieve with that. Not sure if this is a shared thing or not, but most of the images for the wrestlers just aren't working for me (except Drucker, DeGeorge, Guerrero, Rubennick & Lone Rider)

Round 2 Predictions Kenny Maynard def. Daniel Whitman Leo King def. Mikel de Sota Alexander Tomov def. Angus McCloud William Riley def. Jacques Strapp

Cardiff Trophy 1978 R1 Predictions Jacques Strapp def. Leo King William Riley def. Daniel Whitman Alexander Tomov def. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud def. Kenny Maynard League Table 1st: Alexander Tomov 2nd: William Riley 3rd: Kenny Maynard 4th: Daniel Whitman 5th: Jacques Strapp 6th: Angus McCloud 7th: Leo King 8th: Mikel de Sota

DIW Harcore Hallelujah 2024 Predictions DIW Title: Seth Wish def. Dexter Mattell (c) Wish has too much on the line to lose this one. Not to mention I can't see Mattell v Kobra being the right direction to go for the ladder match. Tag Titles: The Dream Team (Milton Hittlespitz and Rob Edwards) def. The Benchmark (Donovan Boon and Rusty Mills) (c) I've already predicted a Pros collapse starting so I may as well go all in on it. Australian Title: Kobra The Conqueror (c) def. Con McReady Not sure it'd be the best idea to have Kobra rebrand and win the title just to lose it in his first defence to the same person he won it off. Bryant Hall def. Hack The Hunter Hack is still building The Barracudas (Chopper Rourke and Vaughan) def. The Barbarians (Lloyd Banks and Psych Ward) Just not convinced The Barbarians are on the same level as The Barracudas D.O.A. and ??? def. Two Badass Bulldogs (Hendrix Hughes and Wrecker) Seems like you have someone big planned and it is always hard not to back ???

Caledonian Cup 1978 Finals Predictions Kenny Maynard def. William Riley Angus McCloud & Leo King def. Daniel Whitman & Jacques Strapp Alexander Tomov def. Kenny Maynard

Predictions Angus McCloud def. Kenny Maynard Leo King def. Daniel Whitman Angus McCloud def. Leo King Alexander Tomov def. William Riley

Caledonian Cup 1978 R2 Predictions Kenny Maynard def. Jacques Strapp Leo King def. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud def. Alexander Tomov William Riley def. Daniel Whitman

Don't worry about prizes, I got the one I want most (bragging rights). Surprised I did so well though as I only felt confident in 1 (Hack beating Rigby). Kobra Khan has been a favourite of mine (I have a bad habit of loving the forever midcard guy), so both happy to see him in the main story and unsure how I feel seeing him as a heel.

MASSACRE PREDICTIONS 2024 DIW Title: Seth Wish def. Dexter Mattell (c) Tag Titles: The Benchmark (c) def. Rob Edwards and Wrecker Australian Title: Con McReady (c) def. Hendrix Hughes Cage Match: Bryant Hall def. Milton Hittlespitz The Barracudas def. The Street Stallions Hack The Hunter def. Pat Rigsby

I'm sorry to hear of this passing. That laptop was a true RFW legend

Caledonian Cup Round 1 Predictions Alexander Tomov def. Leo King Kenny Maynard def. Daniel Whitman Angus McCloud def. Mikel de Sota Jacques Strapp def. William Riley

Loser Leaves WWL: Kenny Maynard def. Chris Alpha Relegation Playoff: Morris Wright def. Mikel de Sota Jacques Strapp & TBD def. Leo King & Wesley Bobish Leeds Trophy: Angus McCloud def. William Riley Reasoning Feel unlikely you'd get rid of Maynard over Alpha. While he's been solid, de Sota has always been the weakest link of the consistent roster. While Wright isn't better, I think a change is due for the roster. Never bet against TBD, they typically are quite good Going for a gamble on McCloud, but he's been very good now that he seems to be recovered and so a Trophy win would be a massive boost.

Crazy night of results, particularly King and Alpha winning Predictions Kenny Maynard def. Jacques Strapp Angus McCloud def. Morris Wright Mikel de Sota def. Chris Alpha William Riley def. Leo King

Yeah, my mind just assumed it was going to be the final and went "It's got the be the Arrows of Russia right?" The truth makes way more sense now that I actually think about it.