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Thanks For the Comment once again. Yeah Frogue and Swoop is real easy to book, because both guys are absolute charisma machines and can work too, so you can imagine how fun it's gonna be to write promos for those guys. Regarding Old Nicky, I haven't really figured out a character for him in previous saves whenever I played with USPW, so having him out of USPW is making it far easier because it's a blank slate for me to put my own spin on the Champion character. RAW's always fun to play, and with my experience booking it on the Default Database I can bring some of my own flair to one of my favourite Cverse companies. Hope your SWF save goes well, always found them tricky to book in the default data, if that's what your using, so I wish you the best of luck on that.

Part 5: RAW Power EP 1 2022 Our Night starts off with Nicky Champion and his wife Persephone are getting out of a limo, dressed to the nines like he always is, and making his way into the arena, where he is met by Autumn Gleeson, the GM of RAW, who begins to talk to him about the TV Title and his plans for it. She asks Nicky if either he or his wife can give Australia's favourite GM or the fans any potential insight into the announcement regarding the title, but Champion says as much as he'd like too, he can't do that. Champion walks further down the hall and bumps into the man that has had his back in recent weeks, Captain Wrestling II. Cap and Champion shake hands, before Captain Asks when Nicky will be making this grand announcement, and Nicky says after the Main event. We then cut to the ring for our first piece of in ring business for tonight. 8 Man Tag Barney Mason and The Three Amigos vs Montgomery Croft and Liberteen Kicking off RAW in 2022, Barney Mason and The Three Amigos went to war with the Liberteens and their Owner Montgomery Croft, and the match was a solid enough showing for all of them. Both Mason and Croft lead their teams well, with Mason using his power to dictate terms to the opposition and allow his more high flying teammates to get their shots in, while Croft inspired his boys to cheat and take every opportunity they could, but eventually the match breaks down, and CJ Liberteen and Mason are the last two in the ring. Mason Locks in the Full Nelson, and CJ barely even puts up a fight before tapping out. However the match was secondary to Croft at this point, and he sneaks back into the ring, takes the quest title from the hands of the official, and blasts Mason in the head with it. Together with Frankie and George, the three try to continue the beatdown, but Beaumont, Tye and Blithe Manage to drive them from the ring as Mason gets back up, and puts out a challenge for the retreating band. Croft will pick 2 of his boys, and they face him and the tag champions in a six man tag, with the winning team either getting title shots or being banned from them as long as the champions hold them. Croft agrees, picking Frankie and George, and telling the champions he'll see them at Attitude on Friday. Kian and Kal vs Polycythaemia (Bloodsport and Blood Brother) Kal and Kian are looking to represent the Wayne Name well, and with opposition coming from all angles at the Wayne family, they need to prove they aren't just Kerry's brothers, and they took a step towards that against two members of Skullduggery. Bloodsport and Brother are still clearly trying to figure things out, and they stood no chance against two veteran talents like the Wayne brothers, who eventually picked up the win, with Kal hitting the Belly to Belly on Bloodsport to get the 3 count. Post match Kian and Kal have barely gotten the chance to soak in the victory, when the music of the Land of the Giants faction hits, and out come Bruce the Giant, K2, Sagarmatha and JT Ace come out to tell them that the beatdown they gave them and Tyrant was just the beginning, and that beating them would be the launch pad they need to become true stars. The Wayne Brothers, say that Tyrant may not be a Wayne, but he has the spirit of them and now the three of them can take the fight to them, and that begins with Kal taking on Ace on Friday night. Ace Accepts, and says Kal just made massive mistake trying to slay a Giant. The Wave Runners vs God's Gift The Wave Runners were the newest signings to RAW and were looking to make an immediate Impact, and they could do so with a match against the crafty veteran team of God's gift. Banks and Standish used every single veteran trick in the book, from distracting the referee to eye gouges to even a low blow, but eventually the youngsters Tasman and Lucas fought through it all, and managed to show their skills off, and the match shockingly ends with Lucas pinning Standish clean with the Wipe Out, their finisher, for a win in their first RAW match. Post Match the Runners celebrate, but this doesn't go on long as Gilbert and Tombstone storm down the ramp and attack the two youngsters, trying to teach them a harsh lesson, that they are the top of the pecking order when it comes to the tag division. The beating goes on for a little while, before the Melbourne Blondes come down to try and save the youngsters, however then Cyanide and Mister Hyde come out to fight the blondes, and eventually all eight men brawl until officials separate them, but it is clear that there is a deep divide in the tag division between four teams that all want shots at the tag titles. After a commercial Break, Buckminster Snark Comes out to once again gloat about faking his way into the Wayne Family, and running Kerry out to America, but then turns serious, stating that Loxley Robbins had tried to turn his sights to him, but that he lost that right after he fell into irrelevance, and now no one would make his name on his, but if he wanted to learn some things, than he should sit down and take some notes, because then he might be able to do something against him. Buckminster Snark vs Matty Willis Willis never even had a prayer, as Snark took him apart from pillar to post, and mercifully Snark, after extending it longer than he really needed too, hit Willis with a Snark bite and pinned him to end this glorified squash match. Following the match Snark Decides it isn't enough, and that he wants to beat him down some more, but as he set him up for another Snark Bite, Loxley's music hit and he sprinted to the ring, and the two exchanged strikes until Loxley manages to clothesline Snark over the ropes, before getting on the mic, stating that Snark is just another guy who's gotten on what he thinks is a hot streak, but he's about to find out that when you step to a main eventer, you'd best be ready to back up your talk. Frogue Element vs Nathan McKenzie This match came about after McKenzie wanted one more opportunity to avenge the loss of his streak to Frogue, but unfortunately for him Frogue was just the better man, and unlike then, McKenzie had been noticeably lacking confidence and Frogue used that to his advantage, managing to dodge the Spear and sending Big Mac headfirst into the turnbuckles, before following up with the Fro Splash for the pinfall victory. After quickly dumping McKenzie out to the floor, Frogue got on the mic and started to again run his mouth, like the trash talker he is, about Swoop Dogg and how he will never be seen in RAW again, and with the end of the Dogg days comes the era of Element, when suddenly Swoops familiar entrance song Straight Outta Melbourne Starts playing, and Frogue looks to be in shock, he turns his head towards the entranceway, but Swoop comes through the crowd as they explode for their hero. Frogue tries to fight but Swoop hits three right hands and the picks him up, and drops him with the running Powerslam, before picking up the mic and saying three words, "I'm Back Bitch". Before throwing the mic down and leaving, to the continued adoration of the crowd. Main Event Luke Steele vs Ekuma In a battle of Behemoths, Steele showed that he was still dominant, but Ekuma showed that he could stand up to some of the biggest guys on the roster and not back down, managing to put Steele on the back foot many times, however Steele was able eventually to just brutalise Ekuma, locking in the Steele Crusher, and eventually with nowhere else to go, Ekuma was forced to tap out, giving Steele his first win of 2022. Following the match Nicky Champion made his way out, and Steele stuck around, apparently wanting to hear what Champion wanted to say. Champion started off by talking about what a honour it was to be the TV champion, and how he had tried his best to restore honour to this title, but over the past number of months it's been open season on him, from guys like Steele and Skyscraper, to tag teams like the Truckers, to even Captain Wrestling all want to knock him off the perch. Champion said in his younger days it might have bothered him, but now he simply doesn't care, and he will be sure to knock down everyone that dares to step to him. He closes the show by saying that he and Captain Wrestling will team up on the next edition of Power to face the Bad Truckers, and that if anyone wanted to step up to him, then they better not miss. The announcer remark that Nicky might be Playing a very dangerous game with men like Steele, Scraper and the Truckers, but they also doubt that Champion cares all that much, as he stares down Steele, the man he took the title from to close out the first RAW show of 2022.

Thanks for the comment. RAW has been a company that I have loved for a while, and with quite honestly an embarrassment of riches on this roster, we should do pretty well for ourselves here. As for Old Damian, he certainly has the makings of a great cocky heel doesn't he, and with time certainly on his side at just 29, he should do pretty solid for himself, especially for the fact he is in Cyanides stable, and things can move very quickly in a place like RAW, so Damian might find himself in Sink or Swim territory pretty quick, but given his stats and solid worldwide pop I think he'll do alright for himself.

Part 4: Storylines TV Drama Nicky Champion came to RAW to prove to his fans that honour still exists in wrestling, and has used the TV title to show it. Unfortunately for him there are men less noble then he is, and men like Luke Steele, Skyscraper and The Bad Truckers have been out to take the Title by any means necessary. Captain Wrestling has had his back so far, but the 5 time champion has let Champion know he still wants the belt for the sixth time too. Swoop vs Frogue This story started while Swoop was on a show called "So you wanna be a rap star?" where Frogue attacked him while he was performing live, smashing his throat with a mic stand and crushing his throat. Element hasn't shut up since that time, and now the fans want Swoop to get his revenge on Frogue and beat him in the middle of the ring. Robbins vs Snark Ever Since Snark was revealed he has been on a tear, however this is his biggest feud to date. If he can beat Loxley Robbins, a former 2 time TV champion, then it might be time to start acknowledging he may be in line for his own TV title shot sooner than later. Mason vs Croft With these two going to war with each other over the quest title, both men have formed alliances and friendships, Mason with the Three Amigos and Croft with his purchase of Liberteen. This has seen them both become 2 time quest champions and now the two look to end their feud and move on towards other things. Amigos vs Liberteen These Six have been on the warpath with each other since Tye's rebellion and Blithe's rejection, with the Amigo's having to fight off violent attacks from the Liberteen Gang, which has gone from a minor headache into a full force attack on them, and now they have the tag championships that job will only get harder as the Liberteens make use of Croft's investment in them. Tyrant And The Waynes vs The Land Of Giants Tyrant had been fighting the Giants alone and not having much successes, but the Waynes, determined to represent the family name with pride, decided to help him out, even if Ace, K2 and Sagarmatha destroyed them and left them laying. We know the Waynes don't back down, and it seems like Tyrant is cut from that same cloth, but will they be forced into submission by the Giants of Raw? Number 1 Contenders The Tag Team titles have always been a foundation of Raw and hotly contested, and it seems headed in 2022 that won't be changing, as four teams have all staked their claims. Skullduggery were the former champions and want a rematch, while The Melbourne Blondes are one of the most successful teams of all time and believe their pedigree warrants it. The Wave Runners are the New kids off the block, looking to make instant impact in their new company, but Tombstone and Gilbert are Veterans who don't like the idea of the new generation stealing their spots.

Part 3: Champions RAW Television Nicky Champion Defeated Luke Steele in October 2021 84 Day Reign 5 Successful Defences RAW Quest Barney Mason (2) Defeated Montgomery Croft in November 2021 35 Day Reign 2 Successful Defences RAW Tag Team Tye and Beaumont Defeated Cyanide and Mister Hyde in November 2021 42 Day Reign 2 Successful Defences

Part 2: The Roster We have one of the best rosters in the world today, with legitimately over talents everywhere you turn, and young guys just waiting on their chance to be elevated, and so it is up to me to be able to work things out and showcase our roster to it's greatest use. Major Stars Captain Wrestling II A man who has been a massive deal for us since he walked in on the very first day, the Captain has been the most decorated figure to ever work for RAW, winning 5 TV Titles, and Two Tag Team Titles with Kerry Wayne as the Modern Day Warriors, although Kerry has since left the company to find fame in America. In recent years Cap became a Worldwide superstar after landing the lead role in a action movie, and now he splits his time between acting and wrestling, but is still probably second only to Swoop Dogg (Formerly McCarthy) in terms of Money drawing power for us. Frogue Element Another guy who'd been around since 2009, Frogue had been someone who'd been a undoubted star of the companies midcard as a face, winning the Quest title 6 times and the tag team titles 3 times, however his biggest success came when he turned heel, got himself a new manager and went to the top of the card, winning the TV title. Although he has since lost the title, Frogue remains a top heel, and is also one of the best in ring workers not just in RAW, but on the entire continent. A great asset to have at the top of my cards. Luke Steele The main Monster heel since he also walked through the door in 2009, Steele has been a force since day one, being the perfect foil for our main babyfaces to play off of and has captured the TV title 4 times, and has been a reliable heat magnet which the crowd love to hate, and he takes full pleasure in being the monster for their guys to overcome. He should be here and give me a amazing heel until he retires. RAW TV Champion Nicky Champion No, you aren't misreading this, Nicky Champion, sick of the chaos and turmoil that had clouded over USPW, had left and wanted to go far away, eventually deciding to join us in 2019. He not only brings us some amazing name recognition for fans over in America, Canada and Britain, but has also gotten hugely over with the Australian Crowd, to the point he became the first non Australian TV champion, and now is the genuine number 3 babyface in the company. If Myself and The ASN ever seriously consider expanding, you'd best believe Champion will be a massive part in it. Swoop Dogg (McCarthy) The former Swoop McCarthy was already a massive name in RAW, but when he dropped a Rap album and it became a bestseller, he became a true worldwide Megastar, and now spends just as much time with us as his band. He is still our figurehead and most important wrestler when here however, emphasised by his 4 TV title wins, as well as his contract, a massive $750,000 agreement that kept him on the books until 2025. The biggest star in Australian Wrestling history, I'm certainly glad he's on my team. The Bad Truckers (Big Rig And Diesel Dan) Two men signed in 2017 when we did our best to kill DIW, the two Truckers have surpassed even our high expectations and have become genuine main eventers, and their intimidating, massive frames make for great contrasts in comparison for every model looking babyface that opposes them at the top of the card. A great team to have for both the Present and Future. Stars Raw Quest Champion Barney Mason Mason is someone we signed from one of our Domestic competitors, Athletic Empire/AE, and has quickly become a chosen one for the fans, with a massive wave of support combined with 2 Quest title wins in his first year. Expect him to become a favourite to rise into the main event scene very quickly, as he has all the tools we could need to promote him as a star. Buckminster Snark My very first signing as head booker in 2016, Snark debuted as Karl Wayne, another Wayne family cousin but one that seemingly untied the Wayne's, but secretly he and his manager were faking it, using the name to get ahead in RAW, and eventually Snark was the one chosen to send Kerry out, launching him up the card and giving him a shot at becoming a true main eventer. Loxley Robbins For years the Number 3 babyface, Robbins's 2 year injury hiatus had slowed him down, and others had moved past him, but he keeps the ratings up when Captain and Swoop aren't around, and even after all the tribulations with Injury, managed to win a second TV title in 2020, almost 8 years after his first, although he is far more limited than previously. Skyscraper A man who for most of his run had been thought of as a Tag team guy, Scraper got his chance when partner Manhunter left for America, and took it with both hands, winning the TV title and becoming the first ever RAW Triple Crown winner, and even got a second reign beating Robbins for the gold, although that reign ended thanks to Captain Wrestling. Another Monster heel to add to the top end of cards. Well Known Echo A man who was the star of the RAW midcard from the very start, he was the first Quest champion and held that belt a further 5 times, while also creating a iconic feud with Frogue Element over that belt. However just as he looked certain to move into the main event as a heel, he suffered a massive neck injury, robbing him of a year of his career. When he came back he was playing face, and due to that as well as him not being as good as he used to be thanks to the injury, he now sits at the crossroads of his career, with potential to either climb back up or slide right back down. JT Ace Another Man we poached from AE, Ace has done well for himself, winning the Quest title in 2020 and looks to be a future star with his look, charisma and Presence, but there is some drawbacks to him, namely that he is pretty terrible in the ring and even in a company not known for it's ring work he and his partners in the Land of The Giants faction are some of the weakest members of the roster in ring. However he should still go on to do great things for us. Mister Hyde Another Poaching from AE, but Hyde also worked for ZEN, and with him working for two very different companies he grew leaps and bounds as a performer. He only debuted with us in 2020, after he felt he completed his runs in both of those companies, and when he did he became the muscle for my group, Skullduggery. The two of us had a tag title reign in 2021, and we work well together so it shouldn't be our last. Hyde does have potential to be a solo star though, so keep a eye on him. Montgomery Croft Croft was at the top of the card for us for many years, with his rich snob character being a instant heat magnet, winning two TV titles in 2012 and 15, but then he badly broke his arm and needed time off. When he came back we needed to make new top faces, so Croft had to be used to build them up, and by the time he got a second big injury he had dropped down to the midcard. The injury was a blessing in disguise though, as the time off freshened him up and let him become a 2 time quest champion, and become the new owner of the Liberteen Faction/Boyband. Nicky Gilbert Gilbert had caught some bad breaks over the past few years, he had taken the quest title 3 times from 2017 to 19, tried to crack the main event scene by feuding with Swoop McCarthy, but had lost every single Key match in the feud and dropped back down the card, added another Tag title to his resume with Tombstone to go along with his 4 from Rod Sullivan, got back into the main event but lost another brutal feud with Nicky Champion and dropped back down to the midcard, but he could easily get back up to the level he was at. SubUrban Legend A man who benefitted from a tag team and then Feud with Frogue Element, while joining the Element vs Echo feud, Legend has become a 3 time Tag Champion and a 1 time quest champion, but while Frogue is a Main Eventer, Legend isn't too far behind and is more or less just waiting for us to pull the trigger on him because he is more than ready. Tombstone The other man we picked up from DIW when we were trying our best to kill the company, Tombstone has settled in well in RAW, and with associations with The Truckers and Nicky Gilbert, he certainly has avenues to climb further up the card, but for now his spot with Gilbert or as a Quest Title Challenger is a good place to be. Turner Crash Crash came onto the scene in 2017, and has been a massive part of the shows ever since. He plays a strange "Wrestler Hunter" Gimmick, hosting his own TV show called "Crash Course in Wrestling" where he attacks other wrestlers backstage in order to "tame" them. Doing this with exaggerated Aussie slang and humour has allowed him to get solidly over with the crowd, and show how tough he is when he takes massive bumps backstage or gets locked in painful submissions, allowing Crash to gain fan support. RAW Tag Team Champion Will Beaumont Beaumont is the rising star of RAW, and now has the opportunity to become a true breakout star. Originally part of the Liberteen faction, he became so popular, especially with the female demographic that watches these shows, and now has been protected with particularly favourable booking, including winning the tag titles with another former member of Liberteen, and forming the three amigos with his partner and another man with history with Liberteen. The Melbourne Blondes (Blake Belushi and Rick Stantz) The Blondes have been the backbone of the tag division on the face side since they signed from APW in 2010, and had won 4 tag team titles, showing their longevity as a team and their continued overness with the fans. They had requested to go solo and break the team up, but we had denied that request consistently, and sadly that seemed to leave Stantz without motivation, as he had gotten out of shape and now they are at a crossroads, keep going, split up or fade into the background. The Wayne Family (Kal and Kian Wayne) These two have been Waynes since they walked into RAW, and now both of them are without the man that bought them in, Kerry. However the two will continue to represent the Wayne name, but Kian easily has more potential, as shown with his quest title win, however they are another cornerstone of the midcard and will be important for some time to come. The Master Minds (Quizzical Mark Question and Quiz Master) If the Blondes are the Backbone on the face side, The Master Minds are the Heel backbone in the tag division. Regular tag champions in the early years, and both even got Quest title runs to see if a singles run would work. However over the past few years the team was more used to put others over and for comedy, but with the fans finding them genuinely funny they got another tag title reign, and will remain a backbone for the division until they both hang them up, while question also does agent work for us. Recognisable Christian Blithe Blithe had been brought in in June 2017, and he is a solid worker with the ability to wrestle and brawl, and look good while doing it. Blithe spent a few years being a smug heel getting destroyed by the faces, before turning face after a enjoyable few weeks of skits trying to join Liberteen, then joining up with Beaumont and forming the Three amigos stable. Cyanide I already went over my background, so all I will say is I lead the Skullduggery stable, with Hyde as my tag partner and we have captured the tag titles. We recently lost them, but this group should very well still be a force in the midcard for many years to come, and should hopefully establish both Hyde, and the man that I call my Heir. Damian Dastardly Damian had been a worldwide star thanks to ZEN and it's various spin offs around the world, and with him accomplishing literally everything he could do in that company he made the step up and joined us, becoming the newest member of my group, and the one with the most potential to become a breakout star, alongside Hyde. He hadn't done much yet, but that will come with time. Ekuma The Hawaiian Strong Man More simply just Ekuma, he was another signing from America, this time from the SWF, although he has been far more of a midcard gatekeeper, however that suits him and he has been far more credible with us mostly due to his size and ability to believably stand across from some of the other monster heels on this roster. Nathan McKenzie A man we took from APW, McKenzie had all of the tools to be a star, but he was stuck with a winning streak, as in he would constantly beat everyone on his level, but wasn't ever going to elevate beyond his current level, and by the time the streak ended the fans cheered it being over, and the fans had just grown tired of big Mac, and now he sits directionless in the midcard. RAW Tag Team Champion Tye The Innovator We took Tye from CEW to replace Will in Liberteen, and being the best actual in ring worker in the boy band, he tended to wrestle the lions share of the matches so the others didn't get exposed, however with the purchase of the band by Croft, Tye rebelled and joined up with Blithe and Beaumont, and even has become a tag champion with Will, so bright things may just be in his future. Tyrant The biggest success of the Hardcore company SHA, or Shocking Hardcore Action, Tyrant had done enough to gain our attention and had signed for us in 2020, and has been slowly but surely developing in the shadows while gaining a following, and should at least develop into a serviceable midcarder for us. God's Gift (Alexander Banks and Spiffy Stan Standish) A team that we also brought in from APW, God's Gift suffered from the RAW Fans seeing them as nothing but a Brat Pack Rip-off, and unfortunately for the Perth Playboy and Triple S they have never been able to get over that rough start, and now they sit directionless in the midcard, waiting for an opportunity to do something with their obvious talent. Liberteen (CJ, Frankie and George Liberteen) The last remaining members after the Croft Purchase, these three have been a important part of the roster and have gone from a annoyance to a genuine violent threat, especially against all of the three amigos, and all three have roles in the faction. Frankie is the "Bad boy" the most popular of the team, CJ is responsible for dance routines, and George handles the vocals when they actually have to produce music. These three should continue to be good heat with the crowd while they are still young. The Himalayas (K2 and Sagarmatha) Two absolute mountains among men, the two big men certainly live up to that billing, standing at 7 ft and 7'5 respectively, they certainly fit the monster heel body type, and why shouldn't they when they are nephews of one of the best big men ever, Bruce The Giant. However there is a drawback to the their amazing looks, as the two of them are comfortably the worst workers in the company, and even in RAW it is noticeable how bad they are. Not their fault, their uncle pulled them out before they were ready, and to be fair they have done ok with a tag title win. The Wave Runners (Jesse Tasman and Surfer Dude Lucas) Yet another team poached from AE, Tasman and Lucas have only just shown up but will look to be instant standouts in the tag division, as they did for AE before us. Tasman and Lucas both have future singles star written all over them, but for now the Wave Runners should be a lock to be tag champions at some point in the future for us. Unimportant Felix Harding Once a young prospect willing to do whatever was asked and looking like a perfect underdog face, over the years he has bulked up and turned into a bit of a dick, complaining about his booking and hitting on fans after the show, and with him not looking like a underdog it leaves us with a real dilemma of how long to tolerate him. Matty Willis Willis had a decent future with his sister Rose and Brodie Lachlan, but when Rose left the company under a cloud involving Echo, and Brodie Chose to follow her out the door, Willis wanted to leave too, but found no interest in him, and so he came back and has done nothing but job for us since. Richie Fox Another Poaching From AE, Fox has not and probably wont move up to being a main event star ever, but has been a solid hand to hover around the low midcard/opening match slot. Sulphur We brought him in again during 17, in what was supposed to be a big man little man team with Sexxy SJB, but the team didn't click and SJB got fired, so now Sulphur is just a 40 year old jobber heading to retirement. Sydney Stampede A young prospect, this kid will probably be developing in the background and waiting for his chance to move up the card. We will assess this case again in the future. Polycythaemia (Bloodsport and Blood Brother) Two guys brought in from DIW, they are pretty far away from natural RAW workers, but they do a good job and have joined up with me, Hyde and Dastardly in my faction, so they might have a shot a becoming a decent midcard team. The 3AM Boys (Matt Stoppard and Marcus Kerr) These lads haven't been able to rise above the lower midcard for us, and now remain firmly in the opening slot. Both of them have been partial to the idea of working in Japan, and if they keep up with their drug usage and turn up to more shows high, then I might have to consider letting them go.

Part 1: How I Became Head Booker of RAW, and how we got to the current day My Name is Cyanide, and I am a midcard wrestler for RAW. More Importantly however, I am the head Booker and Chief Road Agent of the same company. I was brought in February 2016, after both seeing my work as a wrestler and booker for ZEN and more importantly, RAW having a downturn in fortunes and removing Vincent Victory from the Head Booker Position, thus creating the needed opening for me to jump ship and take the book. It ended up being the best decision for my career. While I know I will never be a star in this company, I can use the best asset, my booking, to bring this company to major heights, and to show that I can book the best wrestling show in the World. Over the past six years it hasn't just been my career and RAW that had changed, but the entire wrestling world had too, and now the biggest companies on every continent are in a full on arms race with one another, and we are firmly involved with them, something not thought possible when the company was founded back in 2009. While RAW was never going to be a company for 60 minute epics, and was more often than not Shat on by so called "real" Wrestling fans for being more of a daytime soap opera then a real wrestling company, we had still grown exponentially and now had an opportunity to become a real force in wrestling, and I will do everything in my power to take it. Despite the obstacles we faced, from our two top faces finding fame (Although admittedly without their fame we would never had the means to expand.) and being away from the company in order to cater to their outside ventures, another top face having a horrific two year injury, and losing other major stars to other big companies in America Like USPW and BOH, and 21CW in the British Isles, we looked to show the world that our style could succeed in wrestling beyond our homeland, and that we could become the number 1 company in the world. We have the financial capital, the star power and more importantly a ever growing fanbase, and now was the time to plant our flag and truly make a statement, and that is exactly what I intend to do. OOC: So I got the writing bug again. However I decided to go with RAW this time around, for two big reasons. One was it is probably my favourite company in the C-verse, and the first big save I had in TEW on the normal C-Verse database, so it is special to me. The second being that RAW is very close to home, as I am from Western Australia and RAW is a WA company, so it is been something I've wanted to do for a while, and now I have the opportunity to do it justice. I won't be making a commitment to any sort of schedule, I'll just be trying to figure things out as I go, both with the diary and the factors outside it.

Thanks for the kind words. As I said, the time caught up to me and the lack of enjoyment really hurt this saves viability. However what I can say is my enjoyment of TEW as a whole is back, and this diary has been a valuable learning curve for me and now I feel more confident in my writing so I can make future projects a success, whenever those may come to pass.

For everyone wondering about the state of this Diary, yes it has been cancelled. I got in way over my head thinking I could do this, but realised very quickly that I wasn't ready to balance my then university commitments with trying to run a diary of this nature, and eventually lost my passion for this save and TEW as a whole for a while, so the best thing to do in this diary is cancel it and reassess what I want to do next. I will probably return one day, I have some ideas floating around and I have some free time these days, but this particular diary is over, and while this diary didn't really get off the ground, I now have a better idea of how I want to run things in my diaries going forward.

SWF When Hell Freezes Over Predictions 6 Man Tag Team Match Cali Dragons (Remmy Skye, Mikey Lau, Frankie Perez) vs NEO (Koshiro Ino, Yoshiko Taira, Yasanobu Masuono) Scythe vs Robert Retro SWF Tag Team Championship Match Animal Fury vs Brown and Haynes©️ Steel Cage Match El Hijo Del Zonk vs Freddy Huggins w/Laura Catherine Huggins Hardcore Match Chris Caulfield vs Nick Booth 6 Man Tornado Tag Team Match State Of Destruction vs Brothers Brown SWF North American Championship Match Captain Atomic/w Donte Dunn vs The Great Kinjite©️/w FAITHLESS Lil Henry vs Rick Law

Part 6: Supreme TV #2 Duane, Emma and Myself welcomed everyone to tonight's Supreme TV, live from Fremont, California. We ran through the big matches and advertised Lil Henry's sit-down interview. I said that Frankie Perez had a opportunity to assert himself in the world championship contention should he win in tonight's main event, whilst Emma laughed at that assertion, stating that Masuono would put him to sleep and give all the momentum to NEO. Duane got things back on track by throwing to a Robert Retro Promo Video. Retro starts this video out by saying that Scythe has taken months off his career with this rivalry, and that he was the only reason he didn't win the Number 1 contenders match back in November. He says that he has ended careers and destroyed the confidence of better men than Scythe, and tells him that if he shows up at When Hell Freezes over, he will be the only one responsible for what happens to him. 91 Chris Caulfield vs Midnight Prowler Caulfield was able to display that he still has something left in the tank, as he was able to get a much needed win against Midnight Prowler. Prowler showed some fight, and got some offense in, but Caulfield won in 6:23 with a Danger Drop. 62 Post match Caulfield grabbed the mic and started to address the SWF fans. He said last week he was disrespected by Nick Booth. He says that Booth should be careful what he wishes for, because the old generation of hardcore is still around, and he won't let the disrespect slide that easily. That brings out Booth, who says that Caulfield has been saying this for so long, he hasn't realised the new generation of hardcore has passed him by. Booth tells Chris that he will embarrass him on the big stage of When Hell Freezes Over. 49 Brothers Brown vs Arnold McCool and Ca$ino This match showed the cohesion of the Brothers, as they are nearly unstoppable as a unit against their opponents. The three show off their best moves, as the opponents have no answers. Eventually, after a brief rally from the heel team, the Brothers isolate Ca$ino and put him away with the VIP treatment in 7:26. 66 Post match the brothers celebrate before State of Destruction come out, but instead of attacking they have a message, at When Hell Freezes Over the Brothers will be destroyed, because the state is the future, and it's time for the Brothers to step aside. Emma said she didn't see any universe in which Brothers Brown beat the three monstrous men known as State Of Destruction. 57 Robert Retro vs Rockin Ryan Turner Retro destroys Turner without a prayer, and uses him as a tune up for his match with Scythe in 2 days. He is as aggressive as ever, taking Turner to task repeatedly with power moves. The only mercy for Turner is that Retro is quick, putting him away with a Murder on the Dancefloor in 4:46. 62 We then throw it backstage to The Great Kinjite and FAITHLESS backstage, where they are going over the gameplan both for now and at WHFO, but Faithless gets angry at being called an ally. He makes it clear that this is a business association, nothing more, and the second he is done with Captain Atomic and Dunn, he wants his shot for the championship, then storms his way down to the ring for the tag team match. 77 Kinjite and Faithless vs Atomic and Dunn The four showed up for this one, with a wild brawl all four men got their chance to show their best moves. Dunn targeted Faithless extensively for costing him the title last week, throwing him around ringside without a care in the world for what happened, but Faithless was no slouch and threw it all right back at his opponents. Kinjite used his size to control Donte and Atomic, but a accidental miscommunication between the partners leads to Atomic hitting the Mushroom Cloud on FAITHLESS for the win after 12:45. I remarked that if Atomic hit that on Kinjite, we would have a new North American Champion at When Hell Freezes Over. 82 After a commercial, Gilmore and Harker were in the ring talking about their big match for the tag team championships. Gilmore says this is a opportunity for Harker to learn to be a champion, something that Gilmore knows a lot about, and as long as he doesn't decide to be an idiot everything will work out. The music of Brown and Haynes cuts them off, and they reiterate their belief that a team that formed 2 months ago couldn't beat a team like them, and they would prove it at When Hell Freezes Over. The Four get in the ring and brawl, but Gilmore and Harker end up driving the tag champions from the ring. 68 Lil Henry Sit Down Interview Lil Henry sits down with legendary commentator and new backstage Interviewer Ana Garcia, who asks if he heard Rick Law's comments last week, and if he would like to respond to them. Henry said Law had his reasons for attacking him, but that he could keep them to himself, because Henry doesn't care. All he cares about is the fact Law decided to attack him, and that was the biggest mistake of his career. Henry says if Law is to show up at WHFO, he would be the one who gets taught a lesson, and he wants Law to watch his match tonight, because that would be a taste of what happens to him. 79 Lil Henry vs Jonah Pilgrim Pilgrim tried his best, but Henry was on another level here, throwing him around the ring with big power moves and shutting Pilgrim down, no matter how much Jonah tried to fight back into this one. A big powerbomb was the beginning of the end, with Henry immediately following up with a Double Handed Choke bomb for the three in 6:30. 69 Zonk and Huggins split screen promos Huggins begins the segment by asking Zonk if he knew what it was like, to lose time after time to somebody, and what that does to a man like him. Huggins said that he was expected to become a star, so when he was sitting in the midcard of TCW, he felt like a let-down, like a failure, and Freddy Huggins isn't a failure. He said he came to SWF to rediscover what it meant to be a star again, and he was doing a damn good job of it after winning the North American championship. But then Zonk beat him, then he did it again, then again in a 8 man tag. And he saw all those feelings rising up again. But instead of stewing in those feelings, he would take the distraction that Zonk is, and destroy it, and in the process elevate himself to main event levels. Zonk responds that he beat him fairly in every match they had, and that Freddy was the one that let himself get into those bad spots, and concludes the segment by saying that Huggins would lose to him again inside the cage. 88 Frankie Perez vs Yasanobu Masuono Perez and Masuono were all business for this one, with the contrast in styles very clear. Masuono would uses his height and willingness to cheat to keep Perez grounded, whilst Perez used his speed and technical Acumen to deal heavy damage in quick bursts. Perez would hit a dive, Masuono would answer with a thumb to the eye. Masuono would try to use his power, Perez would counter with more technical precision. It all led up to a long P Clutch attempt, which Masuono would power out of straight into the Masuono deep Sleep, but Frankie would counter that into a pin for a two count. Frankie would finally set up and hit the Perfect Parity, but before he could do anything Ino and Taira hopped the barricade and attacked, and the ref waved the match off, disqualifying Masuono and handing the win to Perez in 15:23. 78 The match was thrown out, but NEO didn't care as they started to lay a beating on Perez. Skye and Lau were out as quick as they could get there, but unfortunately for them they got caught and were dropped as well. Masuono finally locked in the Deep Sleep on Perez, wrenching his head until he passed out. They then Picked up Lau, and Ino landed the Kobra's Bite Brainbuster, right in the centre of the ring. I remarked how this was sickening, and that we needed some help for the Cali Dragons. None would come however, and they picked up Skye, dumping him out of the ring to the floor, before clearing the announce table off. Duane yelled to get out of the way, as Ino began barking instructions, and Black Magic were following them. They double Power bombed Skye through the announce table, and Ino grabbed a cameraman to deliver one last message. He said that come When Hell Freezes Over, Neo would slay the Cali Dragons . The last image was Ino, on the shoulders of his comrades at the top of the ramp, holding the world title in the air as the fans rained down boos, with Emma declaring this would be the image the fans saw in 2 days time at When Hell Freezes Over. 88 Show Rating: 83

Part 5: First Post Show meeting And now we come to the other part of the job, talking to the booking committee about what went well, what went poorly and how we improve. The committee consisted of Myself, all our agents, Bailey, Roberts, Train, Datsun, Caulfield, and Gilmore, Our main announcer Duane Fry, and our head official Darren Smith. I thanked them for attending the first meeting of 2022. We started out with the positives, The Dragons and NEO were the best act on the show like always, Law toed the line on his promo and it got a strong fan response, and Scythe and Retro are still very over. There was room to improve on the Huggins - Zonk feud, The NA title scene was just starting to heat up, and the tag title feud was good, mostly down to the good work from Gil and Brown and Haynes, but Harker had room to grow both on the mic and in the ring. The negatives were pretty obvious, the Brothers Brown vs State of Destruction feud was seen by fans as nothing more than midcard filler, as the Brothers were solid but not likely to crack the main event anytime soon, and State were very old and weren't over with the fans yet. The other big issue had to be handled carefully, as Chris was a trusted member of the creative team. Booth wasn't blameless either, as great of a brawler as he is, he wasn't ready to hold his own on the microphone, so he would need a manager. Luckily for him I have someone in mind. But with Chris, people just didn't much care for him, as 2 years with us had exposed the harsh reality that he couldn't really go anymore, but give him some credit, he stubbornly refused the idea of retiring. I decided not to press the issue, as much as I crap on Chris's ring work he is one of our better agents, and creating stupid tension wouldn't be beneficial to us or to him. I thanked everyone for their time, and said to be ready for the next big meeting after WHFO.

Thanks for the comment. I will admit having several storylines already with good starting heat is a blessing, but trying to fit everything into 2 hours can be tough. To be honest the Law story was the one I was the most nervous to write for, because it's obviously a sensitive subject, and if I got things wrong on that front then there wasn't going to be any coming back from that. It's a tough one to write for, but I'm going to do my best to keep writing in the direction I want to go. It does help that I have a big save on the SWF in this database that I play offline, so I really feel like I understand every character and what their motivations are, so I can lean into that with my writing of certain characters like Law, Perez and the like. Overall there's some room for improvement, but it's been a solid start and there's definitely some momentum to keep up.

Part 4: First Supreme TV of 2022 The First Supreme TV of the year started with Duane Fry welcoming the Audience at home to SWF Supreme TV live from Jersey City, before introducing Me and Emma under our King and Queen of Supreme monikers. I noted that the North American Championship would be on the line as The Great Kinjite had a open challenge tonight, whilst Emma countered that it didn't matter who answered the challenge, Kinjite was at the top of his game at this point in time. We argued on this point until Duane directed our attention to the ring, where NEO were giving a promo. We threw it over to the ring where Koshiro Ino, Yasuhiko Taira and Yasanobu Masuono were about to address the fans. To massive boos, NEO said that at Christmas Clash they dominated their 4v4 match, ending the night by standing over the Dragons, just like they have the majority of times they faced. Ino says it won't matter which of the Dragons steps up, because he and his boys would put them down. Remmy Skye's music then hits and the fans come unglued. Skye says that they won because they cheated, Taira came back and distracted the ref so Ino could use brass knuckles on him. Remmy then says he isn't going to get mad, he's going to get even. Ino asks him how he's going to do that, NEO took out his boys and now he's alone. Skye just says, is that what you think? Before NEO could respond, Taira and Masuono hit the mat as Mikey Lau and Frankie Perez come off the top rope with missile dropkicks. The four of them brawl in the middle of the ring as Ino sprints up the ramp to brawl with Skye. Eventually The Cali Dragons drive NEO from the ring, with Ino promising this wasn't over. 90 Freddy Huggins vs Jimmy Hernandez Huggins came to the ring with a point to prove, and although it took him longer than he would have liked, with Jimmy throwing some decent shots at him, getting a close 2 count off of a superkick, Huggins ultimately took control and never looked back, getting the win in 10:29 after hitting the Huggins Kiss. 77 Emma mentioned during the match if Huggins could land that move at When Hell Freezes Over, Zonk wouldn't be kicking out. Huggins got the mic after the match, and asked if Zonk knew how it felt to be humiliated, because he did. He had been humiliated every time the two of them had faced off, because he always lost to him. Huggins says that to move forward with his career, he needs to end his past, and he needs to make Zonk feel how he felt. Zonk comes out and responds that if Huggins is that confident, he should step into a steel cage at When Hell Freezes Over, so his sister doesn't get involved. Huggins agrees, before sucker punching Zonk and laying him out with a Huggins Kiss to end the segment. 82 The Great Kinjite Open Challenge Kinjite came out to the ring and boasted his superiority and the superiority of Sumo wrestling to traditional pro wrestling. He then says that anyone that wants to fail to take the North American Championship, to come out to get beat. The music of Donte Dunn plays throughout the arena as the Barbadian comes out to accept the challenge. Dunn says that Kinjite is a cheat who couldn't back up what he says, then he calls for the referee to ring the bell, and the match gets underway. 74 Donte Dunn vs The Great Kinjite - North American Championship Match A true knock down drag out brawl, Dunn knew that his best chance for success was too keep his distance, as Kinjite could lay him out with his size if he wasn't careful. Dunn had the better of the early portion of this match, putting a target on Kinjite's arm to limit his power and throwing ability. However Kinjite soon turned the tide, throwing Donte around the ring without care for his health. Donte would rally, however as he was setting up for his Sunny Daze finisher, the music of FAITHLESS would play throughout the arena, distracting Donte as the man himself made his way down to ringside, arguing with him for whatever reason. Kinjite used this moment to capitalise, hitting a Backdrop Driver to pin Donte in 12:49. Emma noted with this victory, Kinjite made defence number 5 of the title, while I asked what FAITHLESS was doing ruining a great match. 76 Post match FAITHLESS storms into the ring and starts beating on Donte Dunn, and whilst Kinjite initially looks confused he eventually joins in on the attack, the two laying waste as Dunn's manager Hailey Hunter tries desperately to get him some help. Eventually Captain Atomics music hits and he cleans house, taking both FAITHLESS and Kinjite out of the ring before grabbing a microphone and calling them out for being cowards, before challenging the two of them to face Donte and himself next week in a tag match, to a strong pop from his adoring fans. 82 Chris Caulfield Addresses his future, or at least tries to Chris Caulfield came out to the ring to address his recent lack of success, and he admitted things weren't going the way he wanted them to, however he was never raised to quit and he would be fighting through this slump he is in. However as he is talking, Nick Booth sneaks up behind him and lays him out with his trusty steel chair. Booth hits Caulfield with multiple hard shots across his back, before dumping him to the outside of the ring. Booth said Caulfield is a washed up old man who couldn't lace the boots of the new hardcore generation, and that tonight he shows the SWF world what true Hardcore is. 60 Nick Booth vs Grease Hogg - Hardcore Match Booth showed his prowess in these situations, as he completely destroyed Grease Hogg and showed the world why he was ready to break out in 2022. Booth was arrogant, yet downright vicious with every new weapon he would introduce in a violent collision with Grease Hogg's head. He would finish the job with a brutal Lake Michigan Plunge to end a truly dominant display in 5:39. 72 Brothers Brown Live Via Satellite Brothers Brown weren't cleared to be in the building after the latest attack on them from State of Destruction, but said if the three wanted to fight, then they would gladly take them up on that offer whenever they wanted to, and that they weren't hard men to find. They conclude the interview by saying the State were big, but they weren't brothers, and that would be their undoing. 64 Deever Arnold vs Scythe Scythe came to the ring with a point to prove. Unfortunately for Arnold, he was the poor wayward soul that had to be put down to sate Scythe for now. The match was one sided, as Scythe destroyed Arnold and finished him with a Underworld Spike in 4:39. 56 Post match Scythe grabs the microphone to address his recent battles with Robert Retro, when that very mans music starts to ring Out around the arena, with Scythe immediately disregarding the Microphone and turning his eyes towards the ramp. However it wasn't Retro who came out, but his manager Kristen Pearce who appears at the top of the ramp. Scythe is fed up with this and goes to storm up the ramp, but is jumped from behind by Retro, who emerged from under the ring to start this massive brawl on the ramp. Emma and I very quickly call security out there, and though the two do break through them a couple of times, security ultimately separates them and we move on with the show. 89 Brown And Haynes Promo Interrupted by Animal Fury Omar Brown and Harlem Haynes went out next to talk about their next tag team championship match at When Hell Freezes over. They say that surely someone at SWF management must be pulling their legs, because Animal Fury had been a team for all of 2 months and only just got done beating each other up a month earlier, yet they are the best the SWF has to put in front of them? The say that Animal Fury will be left broken at When Hell Freezes Over, and after that they want true competition. Animal Furies music hits as Gilmore says that Brown & Haynes are full of themselves, that it doesn't matter how long they've been teaming for, when it comes down to the key moments they will be the ones coming out on top, because the two of them built a special kind of respect, one that is only earned in the fire of battle, and they'll prove it when they run over their next opponents. 75 Animal Fury vs The Pure The Pure are a solid test, as their heel antics make for a interesting dynamic alongside two stone cold serious ass-kickers in Gilmore and Harker. Pilgrim gets his big moves in, as does Dermot, but ultimately Animal Fury proved to be to much, and Animal Harker got a big pin on Jonah Pilgrim with a Stump Piledriver in 8:25. 81 Rick Law Explains his actions A Police Siren Rang out across the Arena, and the fans booed loudly as SWF's Resident Lawman made his way to the ring. We threw it to the footage of his heinous attack on Lil Henry on the last show of the year, where Law destroyed Henry with his nightstick, leaving him a bloody mess in the middle of the ring. Law grabbed the microphone and tried his best, through all of the boos, to explain his attack on Henry. He said that his attack was not motivated by the colour of Henry's skin, or due to the fact he was taking a knee. Rather he felt that Henry was taking the spotlight that should have been placed on guys like him and what he did inside those ropes, but instead Henry was taking that away from them because he chose to make it about social issues. Law said Henry needed to be reminded what business he was in, and that if Henry was healthy enough to show at When Hell Freezes Over, he would be getting a repeat of the same lesson. Law then left the ring, jaw jacking with several very vocal members of the front row before backing off before things got too heated. I said Law is good at making excuses for what he did, but there would be hell to pay when Henry returned next week. 87 Cali Dragons Make the Challenge to NEO The Cali Dragons came back out before the show went off the air to give NEO an Offer for When Hell Freezes Over. The Dragons say they are tired of the numbers advantage always being in NEO's favour, of them always sneak attacking people and giving them gang beatdowns, and they say that NEO's fun stops now, because they challenge them to a Six Man Tag Team Match at WHFO. NEO come back on the big screen in their private locker room and ask the Dragons one simple question, why? Why would they accept this challenge from 3 men who they have proven to be inferior. The dragons respond by saying there will be a big stipulation. If the Dragons Defeat NEO, the member who made the pin gets a World Title Match at Nothing to Lose vs Ino. However if NEO wins, the member who was pinned forfeits his right to a title match ever again, so long as a member of NEO holds the world title. NEO talk amongst themselves and agree to a title match, saying the opportunity to end one mans hopes and dreams was very enticing. They agree to it, so long as next week Frankie Perez agrees to face Yasanobu Masuono in the Main event next week. The Dragons agree, and we go off the air with the Dragons promising to eat NEO alive next week. I promised fans that Perez would take down Masuono and show why he is a force to be reckoned with, while Emma stated Perez would go to sleep courtesy of NEO's Enforcer. 93 Show Rating: 86

Part 3: Storylines Like I said, in my SWF we were going to mix top quality wrestling with serious characters and storylines, and marry all of that with the willingness to offend and saying something different to the boring, safe and sanitized rest of the wrestling world. Nothing was off limits for us, and we would use that to our full advantage Cali Dragons vs NEO These two groups had been warring for years, but after Skye won the championship from Ino it became true gang warfare. NEO have stated they won't stop until Skye's career is over, and the Dragons want to prove they are the best Trio in wrestling. It was a simple formula, but one that had proven popular thanks to the quality of the six men in the ring. Lil Henry vs Rick Law The Aforementioned moment of controversy. In a angle labelled as disgusting, horrifying and downright reprehensible, Rick Law attacked Lil Henry while Henry was taking a Knee to Support the black community. I will admit it was very controversial, something that no other promotion would have gone anywhere near. Now it is up to us how we handle this going forward, do we lean into what we did, or do scale things back. Whatever we do, this moment showed we intended to be different to the rest of the wrestling world. Scythe vs Robert Retro A rivalry born out of a desire to be SWF world Champion, Scythe and Retro had gotten into a series of violent arena wide brawls that had left both men battered. The two have a willingness to destroy one another because the winner of their rivalry will take another step towards the World title. El Hijo Del Zonk vs Freddy Huggins A reigniting of the rivalry these two had over the North American championship, Zonk has always beaten Huggins in every match the two have had, until the Christmas clash show where Huggins was on the winning team against Zonk's, despite Zonk pinning Huggins yet again. Huggins now wants to prove that he truly can beat Zonk, and Zonk wants to show he cant. Animal Fury vs Brown and Haynes In a clash between a true tag team and a odd couple, Gilmore and Harker had been feuding for some time, until Gilmore surprisingly made the save after Brown and Haynes beat down Harker. Gilmore stands by his comments on Harker, namely that he's an idiot, but says he is his idiot and he has his back, whilst Brown and Haynes have dismissed the odd team as a joke and not on the level of themselves. Brothers Brown vs State of Destruction BB were out there giving another of their rap performances to their adoring crowd in late September 2021, when they were suddenly assaulted by three monstrous men. The three, later revealing themselves as the state of destruction, revealed their purpose was to dominate, and that Brothers Brown were their first targets. Brothers Brown would take the fight to them, but have been laid out several times in violent attacks in the 4 months since. Can they pull off the impossible, and push back the State of Destruction? The Great Kinjite Open challenge The Great Kinjite has said that the North American Championship has given him a platform to demonstrate the superiority of Sumo wrestling, and has issued a open challenge for anyone to face him for the title on the first episode of Supreme Tv of 2022. Chris Caulfield Speaks about his career Chris Caulfield knows he is wrestling on borrowed time, but the SWF's resident Hardcore American wants to talk to the SWF faithful to address rumours and clear up misinformation about his next move as a active performer.

Part 2: The Stars Of The Supreme The roster has been carefully sculpted over the past few years, as we have let go of a lot of talent but are bringing on the young stars nicely, whilst also giving opportunities to progress up the card to those who deserve it. This roster was constructed to do one thing, separate my SWF from my fathers, and show my vision to a worldwide stage. Major Stars: SWF World Heavyweight Champion Koshiro Ino The leader of the NEO stable, Ino has been a amazing acquisition since Bruce somehow convinced the three of them to come over from Japan, with 2021 being his best year as he became world champion twice, and became one of the main heel draws that we rely on. Even at 44, he is still great in the ring and can produce a great match when he is paired with the right opponent, with Skye being considered one of his best. Remmy Skye One of the most unlikely success stories in the companies history, we brought Remmy in from the wilderness and the fans took to him right away, becoming their chosen one. Skye also relished this opportunity, quitting drugs and getting into amazing shape, and upping his ring work to main event status. With everyone behind him, it made sense to elevate him, and he won his first world title in the main event of Supreme Challenge 41, becoming our new figurehead in the process. Scythe The big man has become one of the biggest stars in the company, mostly due to his white hot storyline with the man that brought him into the company, John Greed, but there is no doubt about the crowd reactions the crowd is giving him. He has already completed the triple crown of SWF championships at just 30 years of age, and he is looking to cement his status as one of the biggest babyfaces in the company. Stars: Lil Henry A man who oozed stardom from the second he walked into the SWF, he started out mostly as a silent bodyguard for the Brothers Brown Stable, before stepping up to the then monster heel Scythe, and beat him for the North American Championship. While he has since dropped the championship, he has become a breakout star and many experts consider him a lock to be world champion. The problem with Henry is his lack of Mic Skills, as he is a abysmal talker and to be a top star in my SWF, you need to be able to talk. It's going to be sink or swim for Henry in the next 12 months. Rick Law A marquee signing by Jack Bruce, Law was supposed to be a immediate jolt for the main event scene, but his 'Good Cop' Gimmick was considered to be behind the times and stale, and he was floundering, until I made the decision to turn him heel on Lil Henry in a very controversial angle that got people talking and showed we weren't afraid of offending people. Law now has the opportunity to become a true white hot heel, and for his sake he needs to take it, as he doesn't have many years left in the tank to win the big one. Robert Retro For all my criticism of Jack Bruce and his booking, turning Robbie Retro into one of the biggest heels on the roster was a massive gamble that paid off, as he became world champion in 2018 and has continued his momentum even as other heels try to come up the card and replace him. Retro has a opportunity to become a leader in this locker room, as he has been here for 16 years now and at 35, can keep himself in the main event and also act as someone the young guys can learn from. Black Magic (Yasuhiko Taira and Yasanobu Masuono) It doesn't make sense to separate these two, as they have been a tag team ever since they came into the SWF and together with world champion Ino, have become some of the most over heels in North America and are moving close to becoming major stars themselves. Whilst Taira may be slightly past his best, both he and Masuono can still go when they need to and have become major stars during their feud with the Cali Dragons The Cali Dragons (Mikey Lau and Frankie Perez) Like Black Magic, it didn't make sense to split these two, as they have been joined at the hip ever since they came into the company, with Lau and Perez being elevated even further when they joined up with Skye to make the Cali Dragons a trio, and in their feud with NEO the six have dominated the SWF main event scene since the back half of 2021. Lau and Perez have become 2 time tag champions and now the both of them could become singles stars for the company. Well Known: Angry Gilmore One of the elder statesmen of the SWF, Gilmore played a integral role in pushing Retro towards the main event scene, but unfortunately he tore his Achilles very soon after and as such has become a leader in the locker room, and willingly put over many talents, and in addition to his odd couple tag team with Animal Harker known as Animal Fury, has started acting as a road agent and one of the first minds I go to when planning the shows. Captain Atomic Atomic has been a star for a long time, mostly in the midcard, winning the North American Championship 3 times and becoming a unsung hero in the upper midcard, but at 38 he will try everything he can to push into the main event scene. The crowd is still behind him, so at worst he should still be a very over babyface until his body quits on him. If pushes his way into the main event scene, be ready for the fans to clamour for a title victory for this man. El Hijo Del Zonk The most surprising star in the company, Zonk started out as a comedy wrestler in the Shooting star Championship division, winning the championship 2 times and cementing himself as a good midcard babyface, but in typical SWF fashion the rabid fanbase really got behind him and he became a breakout star, winning the North American Championship at the Supreme Challenge 41, cementing himself as a true breakout star. He has since dropped the belt, but as long as the crowd stays behind him he should do well for himself. Faithless (Matty Faith) The story of Faithless is a interesting one, as he started out as bland carbon copy of his dad Christian, and the fans hated it so much that Matty was booed anytime he appeared on screen. Then the real life events that lead to his dad leaving and becoming head booker of Jack Bruce's new promotion, So Matty decided to request his release to join up with them, which we denied. He was furious with us, but I decided to have him lead into the real life anger and become a vicious heel that wants to destroy the SWF by turning on me and destroying me in the middle of the ring. The gimmick has gotten him over massively and finally given him his own identity, and now we just need to both keep him happy and capitalise on his momentum. Freddy Huggins A man who until he joined us, had been spinning his wheels in TCW doing nothing of note, we decided to pick him up and since then he has been reborn, winning the North American Championship in his debut match and becoming a true main event level player, Huggins is someone who should be pivotal in the in ring renaissance that we are currently going through, as he should be able to step into the main event scene whenever we need him too. Hellion Don't be fooled by this mans current standing, if it wasn't for his excellent run as part of the Disciples of Greed, and his excellent team with Scythe he would be nowhere near this spot. Hellion has lacked momentum ever since the end of the stable, and even though he has formed another decent team with Morbid Angel, Angel mostly holds him back. I may have some ideas for him, but those are on the back burner for now as we focus on other talents. Joss Thompson Thompson has been a solid upper midcard hand, but at 40 years old and having not been a big name in some time following his dismal run in USPW, he may be one of those guys that get close to the main event scene, but not close enough to truly effect what happens there, which is a shame as he is still good in ring hand with the ability to cut a solid promo too. Nick Booth The new face of the hardcore division, Booth has been one of the breakout stars following a stellar run in RIPW, and I trusted him enough to give him the honour of being the first Hardcore champion, and now I believe he has done enough to step up towards the upper midcard and maybe, if he continues to get over and improve Booth may have a spot in the main event scene, so long as he stays out of trouble backstage. SWF North American Champion The Great Kinjite Kinjite is a American ex sumo wrestler who has become a good monster heel, and since squashing Zonk for the North American Belt has signs he could become a main event level monster, though he may need a manager as his microphone skills aren't the best. SWF World Tag Team Champions Omar Brown and Harlem Haynes These two have become big stars ever since they came in from USPW, and they have stepped up to become the current tag team champions, although at their advanced ages (Omar is 43 and Harlem is 39) this might be their last big role, and they now play a crucial role in keeping the tag divisions recent good form going. The Awesomeness Huey Cannonball and Jefferson Stardust After a disastrous run as comedy heel rich kids, one of my first acts as head booker was to go back to basics, turning these men babyface and giving them a show stealer gimmick, and it lit a fire under them, responding with some great matches and another tag title run, and with the advanced age of Brown and Haynes these two could be the bedrock of the tag division for years. Recognisable: Aldous Blackfire Admittedly I had messed up with Blackfire. He was one of the hottest acts on the indies in IPW, yet I brought him in and repackaged him as a quiet loner, which made his mic skills useless. I will say that I could have done better, but I'm not perfect. I will give Aldous some time off while I cook up a better gimmick for him. American Buffalo Buffalo is a old man seeing out whatever remains of his career teaming up with Bear Bekowski as Roxy's bikers. The two have managed a tag title reign, but with Buffalos age, Bears terrible attitude and the general apathy they both seem to have toward this team, any further team success seems unlikely, although Buffalo could have a career as a manager when he hangs up his boots. Animal Harker We signed this man out of Japan and for my expectations of him, he has done well so far. Becoming a solid part of the midcard, getting the crowd behind him and forming a good odd couple team with a experienced SWF lifer after beating him a couple of times, he's done well for himself for someone who, by his own admission, was never a decent promo and mostly relied on his brawling to sell himself. SWF Hardcore Champion Axel Cash Cash might look like more of a Hobo then a pro wrestler, but underneath his homeless look is one hell of a fiery worker, with his wild style of brawling, expletive laden promos and a willingness to be controversial, Cash has become the embodiment of the new Hardcore division in SWF, and was rewarded for his efforts for becoming the second ever hardcore champion, dethroning the man who beat him in the tournament final, Nick booth, for the honour, and now can officially start his own rise towards stardom. Bear Bekowski Bekowski is the other half of the Roxy's Bikers team, as he and Buffalo form a solid midcard team and have given Bekowski a decent shot at stardom. However Bekowski cannot stay out of trouble behind the scenes, as he has been in several tense confrontations and has multiple enemies, most notably his own manager Roxy Kitten as the two have clashed several times on the subject of her presence ringside during his matches. Bear is someone who should have moved up the card a while ago, but his own idiocy cost him big. Hopefully he can screw his head on right, as there is money to be made with him, but if he keeps his behaviour up I'll have to get rid. Brock McCool The Artist formally known as Paul Huntingdon has had a eclectic line-up of gimmicks during his run in SWF as the man is a creative juggernaut who never allows himself to become stale. However I'm not sure this gimmick as "The definition of attitude" suits him, I still think his Blue Blood gimmick was money, and after his current storyline wraps up I might give him some time off to let the fans miss him. Cerberus One of the new signings I made to fill out the hardcore division, Cerberus has slotted in nicely as a big bullying heel and should make a good foil for the likes of Axel cash and the rest of the babyfaces in the Hardcore division, and if he plays his cards right, he could go somewhere further. Chris Caulfield The other of the big signings from BOH, Caulfield was well hidden by that companies product mostly consisting of cinematic matches as the second he tried to adjust back to regular in ring work, his body broke down and he couldn't keep up with the rest of the roster. However that doesn't mean he is totally useless, as he still works for us behind the scenes as a road agent, most notably in the hardcore division. Clifford Nash A talented part of our Shooting Star division, Nash has yet to win the title, but has developed decent fan support for his in ring work and solid look, and you can never have too much in ring talent so he should do decently for himself should his time come. Des Davids Des is a sad story, from one bad break to another. He tore his rotator cuff thanks to a botch from Joe Sexy, before losing his confidence on his return. He started generating good heat with his USPW traitor gimmick, but when fans found out he wasn't actually leaving they stopped caring. He turned face in 2020, before turning back in 2021, but neither turn has worked and he seems to a missed opportunity, and it's a shame as he is still a good hand, but it seems like that is all he will ever be. Donte Dunn Dunn is a solid worker, finally freeing himself from the hell that was CGC in 2019 to join up with the SWF and Hailey Hunter. He initially struggled to find momentum, as Jack didn't know weather he was a face or heel, but when I took the book I kept him face and now he finally has some semblance of momentum, and he could fit into any title scene we need him too. SWF Shooting Star Champion Fro Sure Fro is a entertaining part of our shows, but he suffers from being to similar to Lenny Brown and his brothers brown stable, and other than winning the Shooting star title twice he hasn't progressed up the card in any meaningful way yet, and might need a repackaging to achieve his full potential. High Flying Dudes (Jimmy Hernandez and High Flying Hawaiian) Two guys who haven't broken out of the shooting star scene yet, Jimmy likely never will thanks to the fans never able to truly connect with him, even with winning the title twice, and HFH is overshadowed in the division by not being as good as the best wrestlers in the division, and not being as good on the mic as the best entertainers in the division. Maybe by teaming up they can help to elevate each other into the title scene. Morbid Angel Angel is a wrestler who really benefitted from being inserted in the white hot Disciples of Greed stable at the right time, but since then has been unable to establish a consistent position on the roster. He's been tagging with Hellion, but the feeling is he's weighing Hellion down and quite frankly he lacks the size and intimidation of his partner, so I'm not sure where he goes from here. Sharkbait Seth Gallows The artist once known as Hugh De Aske, SSG has stepped up as one of the best workers and characters in the shooting star division, and with 3 title wins he might just be Mr Shooting Star. He can either play his pirate gimmick straight, or with comedic effect when he's a babyface. A truly versatile man in the ring, he has become one of the best in that division, the question now becomes weather he can rise any further up the card. The Dominator I will now list the positives of the Dominator. He is big. The problem is it doesn't matter how big you are, if you are completely useless in the ring these fans will tear you apart. Dominator, even if he was even slightly competent in the ring, we might have something, but the fans hate him because he hasn't improved even slightly, and now it's up to us to get something out of this lummox. The Midnight Prowler This guy caught a really bad break. After a rocky start under Jack Bruce, he was all set to come back on fire with a controversial Misogynist gimmick that would get people talking, until you realise that nearly all of our women are heels, and Prowler was just saying what some where thinking, so he hasn't had the impact he should have. He might need a rethink or to just go away for some time off. Brothers Brown (Lenny Brown DJ Slick Busta Move) The once foursome, now trio of Lenny Brown, DJ Slick (Cali Slick) and Busta Move (Busta Capp) have been a solidly entertaining rap trio for a number of years. Lil Henry has stepped away to become a true breakout star, but there is potential for the other 3. Brown can play face or heel and should be able to keep himself over, Slick might be able to move into the Hardcore division, and Capp might be too old but can still go when required. Rocky Forrest (Rocky Weatherfield and Forrest Ratzaloff) Rocky Forrest ran the tag team division down in RIPW, but have found life in the SWF hard, and the two members have legitimate tension with one another, with Weatherfield taking shots at his partner over social media, not to mention Rocky's drama with his manager, it's been a tough adjustment to the SWF so far and hopefully they can get it together, as Rocky has underdog babyface written all over him, and Forrest has a look, if not the ring skills just yet, but after a bad start it will be tough to get these guys over. The Pure A team made up of the Skin care obsessed Dermot O'Logical and the germaphobe Jonah Pilgrim, they are a good lower card heel act that generates solid heat and while they will probably never win the tag belts, these two should be a solid piece to the tag division for a number of years to come. Unimportant Deever Arnold Deever was called up in early 2021 to be part of the shooting star division. It's too early to judge what he could be, so what I will say is during his stint in RIPW he gained a reputation for being unsafe, causing multiple injuries and getting involved in a backstage fight and getting suspended. He will need to tighten up his safety before I even consider pushing him anywhere near anything. Nathaniel Ca$ino Casino has been a rather unimportant worker, very rarely getting anything going for himself, although he hasn't been given many opportunities to do anything, he might get the call sooner rather than later, along with his manager. Dirty White Boys (Lead Belly and Grease Hogg) The DWB were part of the Roxy's bikers faction with Bekowski and Buffalo, but they were kicked out and turned face. Surprisingly enough, despite not playing face at all during their careers and losing a hell of a lot the crowd did get on their side. They now work in our hardcore division as they head toward retirement. The Rock City Stars (Rockin Ryan Turner and Stan Manna) These two had a bad first year, as Jack Bruce flipped them from Face to heel to face again and that killed any momentum they had. The fans don't much care for them, but they should be a solid opening act until they decide to hang up the boots. Good solid job team on the face side, nothing to complain about there. State Of Destruction (BB Colossus Boneyard and Raheem Stash) These three former GSW alumni made a big splash when they attacked Brothers Brown, and they haven't let up in the 4 months since. These guys can establish themselves as true monsters, with the only concern being their ages (Stash 30, Colossus 35 and Boneyard 39) as to weather or not they have enough time to truly establish themselves as major players. Non Wrestlers Managers Alison Addison A solid enough Valet, her real drama is outside of the ring, with her originally dating Rocky Weatherfield, but Rocky cheated on her and the relationship between them is frosty at best. She is good enough though that she has a job for however long she is able to keep herself interesting. Busty Gill Gallows The former Emmy plays Sharkbait Gallows pirate wife, and she plays it so over the top that it works for her. She might be better up the card, but she manages a close friend and is happy, so I'll let her keep the gimmick going. Hailey Hunter A solid manager that left CGC under controversial circumstances, she slotted back into her partnership with Donte Dunn seamlessly, and with Dunn the two have become a solid part of our shows. Joseph Fornell A solid manager, unfortunately neither he nor his client have been able to get over, so releasing them both might be what's best for them. Krissy Angelle Krissy really just needed to shut up. She had everything she wanted, she was the biggest female star in the company, she had formed great partnerships with myself and Rogue, and she was even the on screen GM, but she wanted more. She signed a deal with USPW, but before she could move the scandal hit USPW and they pulled out of the deal, but that wasn't the issue. Angelle went on a interview where she trashed the other ladies in the company, who are a tight knit crew. She resigned with us, but is hugely disliked backstage and as such is constantly trying to manipulate other people in her favour. Partly due to this she has been off tv, but I do have a plan for her. Kristen Pearce Pearce has been a crucial part of storylines ever since she revealed herself as the mastermind behind Robert Retro's descent into madness, leading him to a world title and becoming a big star herself. Laura Catherine Huggins Laura is the sister of Freddy Huggins. She plays a overprotective big sister, often being the reason why Freddy (In kayfabe) wins a lot of his big matches. She does the job well and the two should be on track to become big stars. Roxy Kitten Roxy has led her own stable Roxy's bikers for some time now, with the current incarnation being Bear Bekowski and American Buffalo. However she and Bear don't get along, as Bear feels she takes away from his matches, and the two have been at each other's throat backstage for a while. Announcers Duane Fry A great announcer on Supreme TV, his chemistry with myself and Emma Chase has been a large part of the broadcasts for the past year. Duane is obviously known for much more than that, with his great announcing winning him several awards and being widely regarded as one of the best in the business. Remmington Remus Remus is currently developing on the b show uprising. Not much to say, we'll reassess his development in a few years. Colour Commentary Ana Garcia Ana was the unfortunate person demoted to the b show after I put myself on commentary, marks online may suggest she move elsewhere, but there will always be a role for her here. Emma Chase My Wife has been one of the best colour commentators in the business for some time, and after putting myself on commentary our act as King and Queen of Supreme, passionately arguing against each other mixed with Duane's more relaxed announcing has been great for tv audiences. Eric Eisen My knees are barely hanging on, so in edition to booking and wrestling occasionally, I also commentate on Supreme Tv. Commentary hasn't come naturally for me, but being with my wife on commentary gives me a confidence as I can slip into my King of Supreme persona. I can still somewhat wrestle, most notably when I put over Matty Faith, but its mostly commentary for me at this time. Referees Chad Brent Brent does a solid job for us, he won't ref the main matches but he is a good hand. Darren Smith Our head official following Ric Young's departure, Smith is the third man in the ring for most of the main event matches. Shane Stones Smith's right hand man, stones has been with us for a while, and can be seen refereeing the Upper midcard matches most of the time. Tom Hopper At 22 he is way further along then he should be, he mostly handles the tv matches and lesser PPV matches, so he's doing alright from himself. Road Agents Black Hat Bailey Became Head road agent after the retirement of Chief two Eagles, and does a good job for us, using his wealth of knowledge to construct matches. Enforcer Roberts A trusted Lieutenant for my father, Roberts has done a good job for us as a agent, as was expected when he took the job. Freddie Datsun Datsun was disrespected so badly in USPW that he lost all passion and retired, and upon reaching out he was surprised to find that he was genuinely loved both in SWF and the rest of the wrestling world. He joined us and has settled in nicely as a agent, mostly in the hardcore division. Runaway Train Train has been agenting for years, and has done a good job for what he is, although we could probably do better. Final Thoughts This roster has it's ups and it's downs, but ultimately the good outweighs the bad. The top of the card is very good, and the midcard looks to be solid for both the future and the present. I'm Happy with the roster that I've constructed, as I can truly say my SWF is different from My Dad's or Jack's vision for the company, and we can truly be something different. *OOC: Didn't mean for this post to go on this long, but it goes to show how much depth this roster has. Also updates for this will not be consistent, but I will do my best to try to put out a compelling product at all times.

Part 1: The Eisen Story My name is Eric Eisen, and these past 6 years have been the most interesting time in my life. Over this period of time the company that I love, the SWF, has been through it's share of ups and downs as we tried to get back to being number 1 in America. In November of 2016 we made a big mistake, as the contract for our biggest star, Jack Bruce was up and he had an offer from USPW. He said he would resign, but only if we made him head booker. In hindsight, we never should have resigned him, but at that time we had no choice, we had lost massive stars in Steve Frehley, Rich Money, Brandon James and Remo Richardson previously, and if Jack went the company would have been on life support. So we resigned him, and he became head booker of the SWF, sending my brother Jerry out of the company entirely, and over the next four years we had some good moments, but was mostly a mismatched group of misfits that fell further behind not just USPW, but companies like TCW, NOTBPW, SOTBPW, and 21CW. All those companies either had lots of big names fighting for space on the top of the card, done some great roster construction, or were in the middle of one of the most ambitious storylines in their history. It wasn't that Jack couldn't book, it was that he was too inexperienced and for every one good decision that he made, like turning Robbie Retro heel and putting him in the main event scene or bringing the NEO stable over from Japan, he would make other horrendous decisions such as turning one of the best tag teams in the world into comedy heels or killing Steven Parkers career with the godawful gimmick of Parker the LARPer, a man obsessed with D&D to the point he would roll a dice to determine what move he would do next. It was terrible, and our fans completely ate the young man alive. This company was in dire straights, more top stars like Joey Morgan, Valiant, and Rogue had left and the young guys, who we should have been building around were seeing other places like TCW and BOH as better development options and the likes of Hollywood Bret Starr and Primus Allen had left to go and try to become stars in said places. But one event, initially being seen as yet another terrible development for us, turned out to be the one thing that saved us. Fast forward to 2020, and my dad, once the most powerful man in wrestling, was forced into retirement after the completion of Operation Lullaby, and everything changed. After he retired he left the company to me, and I knew that right now was the time to do things my way. I took the head booker position as well as my duties as an owner, which caused Jack and his best friend Christian Faith to walk out on the company, a price I was willing to pay in order to run the company my way. My next announcement was that we were changing our product, and going back to our old traditional ‘attitude’ style, as this was a opportunity to be a true alternative to the bland, safe options around the rest of the wrestling world, and would truly make the SWF stand out again. Through many hirings, firings, new divisions, a focus on top quality wrestling mixed with serious characters, and the creation of the SWF Network, where we were able to increase our worldwide popularity whilst also allowing us to produce whatever content we wanted, we were able to scratch and claw our way back to number 1 in America, though admittedly we did have some massive help from the massive scandal that hit USPW at around the same time. Entering 2022, we now have a amazing opportunity, we are already number 1 in America, but that isn't enough for me. My father always said he wanted to own the world. Now, I have the resources, the talent, the network, and the worldwide popularity to make that possible. We have a opportunity to become the biggest company in the world, and I don't care what I have to do, who I have to piss off, or how many hate me, I swear, I will own the wrestling world. My name is Eric Eisen, and this is my SWF.

GEW PLANET WRESTLING III Main Event: GEW GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP ROGER CAGE ©️ vs ERNEST YOUNGMAN Youngman isn't quite ready yet, Callum didn't win in his first opportunity so I don't think Ernest will either. Pre-Main Event: GWA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIP DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON ©️ vs JORMUNGAND DWN is far more over, and when he loses it should be a far bigger deal. #8: GEW GLOBAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SENSATIONAL MARK (STEVEN PARKER & KIRK JAMESON) ©️ vs THE SAMOAN PIT BULLS (AKIMA BRAVE & TOMA) Sensational Mark's reign is just getting started, no way they drop the belts here. #7: CHRIS FLYNN vs NELSON CALLUM Callum to get revenge after losing the last planet wrestling match these two have had. #6: CRAVING KANGAROOS (JESSE TASMAN & BRODIE LACHLAN & SURFER DUDE LUCAS & ROB EDWARDS) vs THE OLYMPUS DARK SIDE (ZEUS MAXMILLION & ALDOUS BLACKFRIAR & LOGAN WOLFSBAINE & SETH WHITEHEAD) Olympus dark side has more potential, I love Australians being represented like this but ODS are the more over Group. #5: MARSHALL DILLON vs STERLING WHITLOCK w/ ELIZABETH CARTIER When in doubt go for the babyface, but this one could go either way. #4: GWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP KING & BISHOP (SKY KING & REGGIE BISHOP) ©️ vs EL SERPIENTE & BORDER PATROL II vs LONG BEACH CREW (ACES HIGH & CALI SLICK) vs THE WILD CATS (TIGRE SALVAJE JR & EL JAGUAR) LBC are the most over act here, and will do good work representing the alliance. #3: KOSHIRO INO'S CAREER MATCH KOSHIRO INO vs BUSSHO MAKIGUCHI Makaguchi gets his first big win, and Ino goes out on his back, rising someone else's stock in the process. #2: BRYAN VESSEY & RAPID ATTACK (AMAZING FIRE FLY & RAPIDO) & THE TEXAS EXPRESS (COOPER CHRISTIE & TURK TRENNEMAN) vs PERFECT SCORE (JAMES PRUDENCE & FREDERIQUE & HANDSOME STRANGER) & EL HIJO DEL NEUTRON & VIKTOR BESKOV Perfect Score leave GEW on a loss, and the younger guys get a win over some recognisable names, works for the future. Opener: THE CANADIAN BLONDES vs SEAN MCFLY & KIP KEENAN McFly and Keenan are too over not to start out with a win, unless something crazy happens.