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Oh yeah, EZ Quick Pick for fun and maybe prizes: American Flash vs Marvel Malloy Frankie Perez/Al Coleman vs The Wild Cats Deadly Deadshot vs Hugh de Aske Notorious vs TBD Going Coastal vs Ice Cold vs The Night Terrors Jonnie Perez vs Heartbreaker vs JOJI vs Paradox

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~~~ CZCW Presents: Fighting Spirit I ~~~ American Flash vs Marvel Malloy On the line: COTT World Tag Team title shot The American Cobras took to social media to make fun of American Flash for losing in his bid for the COTT World Heavyweight title at Revolution, causing Flash to issue a challenge on behalf of his team Flash Sparrow for the COTT World Tag Team titles. The American Cobras issued this counter-challenge, saying they'll consider accepting if Flash can beat Malloy one on one. ~~~ Frankie Perez / Al Coleman vs. The Wild Cats After their match at Revolution 2020, Perez and Coleman were attacked by the newly crowned Trios champions. Now, they've agreed to put their beef on hold in order to gain a measure of revenge as they team up for the very first time to take on the decorated duo of El Jaguar and Tigre Salvaje Jr. ~~~ Deady Deadshot vs Hugh de Aske Ladder match for the Coastal Zone Xtreme title - No DQs Deadshot won the Xtreme title at Revolution 2020 in a three-way match without defeating de Aske himself, leading to the former champ issuing a challenge in a bid to regain the belt. Normally fought for under No DQ rules, the Xtreme title will also be hung from the ceiling and ladders will be scattered around the venue. ~~~ Notorious vs (?) Hardcore Match for the Coastal Zone Tag Team titles It's about respect, in and out of the ring, as a mystery team answers the challenge of toppling Notorious in their own backyard; the hardcore match. ~~~ Going Coastal vs Ice Cold vs The Night Terrors Three-Way Tag Team Elimination Match for a Tag Team title shot - winner's choice Coastal Zone originals Going Coastal are perennial favorites and are always mentioned when title opportunities come up, yet they haven't held titles as a team since 2015. The newly rebranded team now known as Ice Cold had a run in ACPW where they racked up 5 tag title reigns and arrived in CZCW two years ago looking for more big paydays. Debuting in CZCW, The Night Terrors have an impressive resume on the west coast and in Japan, having had a combined seven title reigns. Three decorated teams collide in an elimination match for a title shot of the winners' choosing. ~~~ Jonnie Perez vs Heartbreaker vs JOJI vs Paradox 4-Way Scramble Match - Coastal Zone Xtreme #1 Contender Another match to determine a title shot, this time for the Xtreme title. Four wrestlers battle in this match where the winner must get the most pinfalls or submissions in the 10-minute time limit. ~~~ Plus Pablo Rodriguez will be in attendance for an interview, will he address what happened after his match at Revolution? ~~~ This Friday, Week 3, January 2020 at The Snake Pit! ~~~

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Historian and falling_star because I recognize those names as authors of dynasties I've enjoyed. Also, shoutout to James the Animator for something they said in their post. It'll become apparent which one as the shows continue. Last but not least, thanks Herrbear. I remember you checking out my first dynasty and it helped me continue it as long as I did knowing there was an audience.

~~~ CZCW Presents: Revolution 2020 A Night Of Champions ~~~ VS Pablo Rodriguez vs American Flash COTT World Heavyweight title The show opens as American Flash makes his entrance, high-fiving fans around the ring. Everyone seems happy to participate until Flash reaches someone at ringside wearing a black hood; the figure noticeably leaves Flash hanging but Flash shrugs and continues making a circuit around the ring with his high fives. He enters the ring by flipping over the top rope and goes to stand in his corner while the champ's music hits. A true international star, the Lucha Legend Pablo Rodriguez makes his way to the ring with a lot of expectations on his shoulders. As the bell rings, Rodriguez and Flash circle each other, sizing each other up and looking for openings. Suddenly, they lock up, and launch into a dazzling display of chain wrestling with neither man able to gain a solid advantage for long. Seemingly evenly matched, both wrestlers pause and consider their next moves, until Flash makes a decision and extends his hand to Rodriguez. Pablo seems taken aback, then recovers quickly and extends his hand as well... and slaps Flash across the face! Flash is stunned for a moment, then reacts by rushing Rodriguez and the match is back on. As the match progresses it's clear that Flash is quicker, but Rodriguez is wiser as the veteran is able to use his experience to slow Flash down and set the pace of the match. Still, Rodriguez seems unable to put Flash away, with the younger competitor bouncing back again and again. At a turning point in the match, Flash gains an advantage with some high-risk offence and starts pouring it on the champ, being rewarded with a few near-falls. The end comes suddenly though, as Flash goes to the top rope one too many times and comes crashing to the canvas as Rodriguez moves away, then gets caught in Rodriguez' Sinner Salvation for the pin. Winner: Pablo Rodriguez 63 After the match, Rodriguez starts celebrating in the ring but stops and looks at American Flash, who starts to recover. As Flash struggles to his feet, Rodriguez locks eyes with him and watches until he slowly extends his hand. Flash looks surprised and doesn't seem sure about accepting the offer, taking a few moments to consider. Finally making a decision, Flash extends his hand as well and moves toward Rodriguez when suddenly the hooded figure from ringside flies through the ring and delivers a big lariat to Flash, turning him inside-out. The figure lowers the hood to reveal Aldous Blackfriar! Rodriguez seems stunned, but quickly recovers and moves to intercept Blackfriar, who instead of attacking falls down on one knee in front of Rodriguez and bows his head. Rodriguez stops and looks at Blackfriar, clearly confused, until Blackfriar notices CZCW officials and security headed towards the ring and leaves quickly through the crowd. Rodriguez watches him leave, then goes to check on Flash. 58 ~~~ vs Notorious vs The LA Stars Hardcore Tag Match for the Coastal Zone Tag Team titles The LA Stars make their debut and show off their athleticism as they warm up in the ring, stopping only when music begins and Notorious make their entrance accompanied by indy hip-hop star Fro Sure! Sure is carrying a mic and begins hyping up Barrera and Rivera as the 3-time, 3-time, 3-time! And Reigning! Defending! Coastal Zone Tag Team Champions! Just before Sure finishes the introduction, Notorious rush the ring and go on the attack, forcing the referee to start the match. The assault continues with neither LA Star having an answer until mercifully Barrera pins La Star #2. Winners: Notorious 51 ~~~ vsvs Hugh de Aske vs JOJI vs Deadly Deadshot Triple Threat for the Coastal Zone Xtreme title The energetic JOJI makes his entrance first, and it's clear right away why he's called the "Wild Man" as he sprints towards the ring and starts running the ropes and attacking the turnbuckles. The referee is able to calm JOJI enough to get him to stand in his corner while Deadly Deadshot makes his entrance. As Deadshot enters the ring, he keeps an eye on JOJI, both wresters familiar with each other from working in IPW. Finally, the champ arrives and swaggers his way to the ring, wearing his full pirate regalia. The ref starts the match, and Deadshot's strategy is immediately clear as he rolls out of the ring, leaving de Aske and JOJI to fight it out. And fight it out they do, until a pinfall attempt is broken up by Deadshot, who then rolls right back out of the ring. de Aske catches on to what Deadshot is doing and tries to follow him outside but JOJI takes the opportunity to pounce on the champ. As the two men battle it out, Deadshot watches from outside of the ring, ready to make his next move. His opportunity comes soon, as de Aske is finally able to catch JOJI with a Cut-Throat Driver and goes for a pin. Deadshot again breaks it up, but this time de Aske is ready and attacks Deadshot. Mostly evenly matched, both de Aske and Deadshot are too occupied with each other to notice that JOJI is stirring and rising to his feet. After clearing some cobwebs, JOJI launches himself at the other two competitors in the ring, but only collides with de Aske as Deadshot saw something out of the corner of his eye and moved out of the way. Surprised by the sudden assault, de Aske has no answer for when JOJI lifts him up and hits the JOJI Miracle Explosion. Once again, Deadly Deadshot breaks up the pin but this time senses a new opportunity, and is able to hit the Dead Drop on JOJI for the pin. Winner: Deadly Deadshot 60 ~~~ The Guru leaves the announce table and enters the ring with a microphone, saying that before the next match he wanted to have a word with the champs. The American Cobras make their entrance while their manager Britney Hollywood takes a video of them with her phone, and as they enter the ring they pose for the camera. When they're done, the trio walk up to The Guru and wait to hear what he has to say. The Guru first thanks them for agreeing to be interviewed, and launches right into asking about the things they said on social media about the Beach... Britney interrupts him and says that they won't give the "other team" any more publicity than they have to. It's bad enough that the American Cobras have to let the "other team" leech off of their star power in the ring, so they're done talking about them. Instead, she plugs the Cobras' social media and upcoming live stream celebration after the show. 46 vs The American Cobras vs The Beach Boys Tag Match for the COTT World Tag Team titles Already in the ring, The American Cobras continue making their vlog while The Beach Boys make their entrance with their manager Willow. Both Simon Waves and Chet Chavez are fired up! as they make their way to the ring but the Cobras pay no notice. As the match begins, the Cobras take control early, but The Beach Boys surprise everyone by making things more than a one-sided affair as they are able to mount a comeback. The match ebbs back and forth, with both teams gaining the advantage at various points, until the Beach Boys seem to run out of luck and the Cobras capitalize by hitting the Cobra Strike on Waves for the pin. Winners: The American Cobras 62 ~~~ vs Masked Cougar / El Jaguar / Tigre Salvaje Jr vs Jonnie Perez / Frankie-Boy Fernandes / California Love Machine Trios Match for the COTT Trios titles and the Coastal Zone Trios titles Perez, Fernandes, and CLM are announced first, and as they make their way to the ring Masked Cougar and the Wild Cats run out behind them and attack! The assault is brutal and quick, then Jonnie is rolled into the ring with Cougar following. The ref starts shouting orders but Cougar gets in his face and forces him to ring the bell, starting the match. Cougar immediately goes for a pin, but Jonnie kicks out! Cougar and the Wild Cats take turns isolating Perez until, in desperation, he hits the Triple-Jump Tornado DDT on El Jaguar and tags in Frankie-Boy. Rested and recovered, Going Coastal is able to put it in high gear against their old foes the Wild Cats, and the match turns into a tag team showcase between the two teams. Jonnie, having recovered somewhat from the beating he took early in the match, puts his hand out for a tag, and CLM obliges. Perez leaps over the top rope and points at Cougar, saying "I WANT YOU!" Cougar looks around, then shrugs, and tags in. As they lock up and trade offensive moves it's clear that the beating he took affected Jonnie more than he knew as Cougar seems to have a clear advantage in their exchanges. Perhaps realizing that, Perez feints a lock up but instead drops his center of balance and grabs Cougar around the waist, pushing with everything he has until they both fall through the ropes into an ugly heap on the ground. Now firmly in Jonnie's territory, Cougar is on the defensive as Perez uses the environment outside the ring to his advantage with high-risk moves and is able to down his opponent long enough to position him on top of a table. Jonnie takes to the top rope, but as he leaps Cougar moves, causing Jonnie to crash through the table by himself. Now down a man, Going Coastal do their best and come close to winning, but the numbers prove to be too much and CLM falls to I Am Cougar, Hear Me Roar. Winners: Masked Cougar, El Jaguar, Tigre Salvaje 69 ~~~ A video package rolls where Frankie Perez and Al Coleman talk about their upcoming ladder match for the Coastal Zone Championship. Frankie makes sure to note that he's already beaten Coleman in a title match, and he's more than capable of doing it again. Coleman doesn't talk about winning the match, instead he talks about hurting Frankie, and about making it impossible for Frankie to climb a ladder once his ankle is broken. 54 vs Frankie Perez vs Al Coleman Ladder Match for the Coastal Zone Championship Al Coleman makes his entrance first, giving the eye to the ladder on the stage as he walks by it. He enters the ring and silently warms up while he waits for his opponent. As Frankie makes his entrance, an intense look on his face, he grabs the ladder on stage and takes it with him to the ring, throwing it over the top rope. Coleman's eyes never leave Frankie the whole time Perez is playing to the crowd, a look of hatred on his face. The match starts and both wrestlers slam together and start brawling, playing to Frankie's strengths as the hardest hitter in CZCW. Coleman, clearly losing ground, switches gears and takes Frankie to the mat. No slouch himself, Perez is able to keep up with Coleman as the latter works on gaining control. With frustration creeping in, Coleman resorts to dirty tricks, and is able to press his advantage over Frankie. Most of Coleman's offence revolves around setting up his opponent for the Ankle Brace, but this match adds a layer as Coleman is able to use ladders to hurt Frankie's legs. Perez mounts a comeback with his hard-hitting style, but it's clear that Coleman has done his job well as Frankie limps towards his opponent. Frankie's reduced mobility does give Coleman the opening he needs to escape from Perez' reach and regroup outside the ring. However, Frankie follows him and they start fighting again, whipping each other into the crowd barriers and using the ring apron as a weapon. Eventually, Frankie gains the advantage and rolls Coleman back into the ring, immediately following his opponent and setting him up for the Perfect Parity. Frankie hits it with a some difficulty due to his leg, leaving Coleman down, and takes the opportunity to set up a ladder right under the Championship. While he's doing this, Masked Cougar, El Jaguar, and Tigre Salvaje Jr come out to stand near the ring and watch. As Perez gingerly climbs the ladder, it's clear he's losing precious seconds as Coleman start to stir, and just as he touches the title Coleman springs up and grabs Frankie's ankle. Coleman starts to twist and pull, causing Frankie to come crashing down to the canvas, but Coleman doesn't let go. Instead, he slaps on the Ankle Brace, causing Perez to yell in pain. For what must have felt like an eternity to Perez, Coleman applies his submission hold until he appears satisfied with the damage. Coleman grabs the ladder and looks at the Championship for a few moments, then back at Perez writhing on the ground. Making a decision, Coleman picks the ladder up and once again wields it as a weapon by smashing it down onto Frankie's hurt ankle. He smashes it down two more times, then backs up to survey his handiwork. Now it's time to win, a voice in Coleman's head seems to say as he finally sets up the ladder under the Championship. Frankie can do little else but watch as Coleman starts climbing the ladder, taking his time as he does, apparently feeling no urgency. Once he reaches the top he decides to take a rest by sitting on top of the ladder, taking in the boos, and doesn't notice when Frankie reaches deep down and gets up long enough to crash into the ladder, causing the ladder to fall over and Coleman with it. Hopping on one leg, Frankie grabs the ladder and sets it up, then starts to climb/hop up the ladder as best he can. As Frankie nears the top, step by agonizing step, Coleman recovers enough to get to his feet and start climbing after Frankie while trying to snatch another leg. Frankie makes it, though, and pulls the title down. Winner: Frankie Perez 71 Coleman seems undeterred by the match ending as he continues to climb after Perez. Suddenly, Masked Cougar and The Wild Cats enter the ring and pull Coleman off the ladder, proceeding to beat him down to the canvas. Seemingly confused, Frankie sits atop the ladder and watches until The Wild Cats turn towards him and each grabs a side of the ladder. They start shaking the ladder, clearly trying to make Frankie fall, and they eventually succeed as Perez comes crashing down. The newly crowned double Trios champs beat down Frankie for good measure, and stand tall in the ring to end the show. 44 Overall: 62 ~~~

E-Z Quick Pick for fun and maybe prizes Frankie Perez vs Al Coleman Masked Cougar/El Jaguar/Tigre Salvaje Jr vs Jonnie Perez/Frankie-Boy Fernandes/California Love Machine American Cobras vs Beach Boys Hugh de Aske vs JOJI vs Deadly Deadshot Notorious vs TBD Pablo Rodriguez vs American Flash

~~~ CZCW Presents: Revolution 2020 A Night of Champions ~~~ Frankie Perez vs Al Coleman Ladder Match for the Coastal Zone Championship 'Buzzsaw' Frankie Perez has been a fighting champ for the past seven months, taking on all challenges to his 2nd reign as Coastal Zone Champion and winning in decisive fashion. 'Mr. Submission' Al Coleman, a former Coastal Zone Champion himself, is riding an impressive winning streak off the back of his excellent technical skills and has emerged as the next clear challenger for CZCW's top title. Coleman has vowed to break Perez' ankle in this match as revenge for losing the Coastal Zone Championship title to the Buzzsaw when they last faced each other back in 2018, increasing the stakes of this already loaded match. ~~~ Masked Cougar/El Jaguar/Tigre Salvaje Jr vs Jonnie Perez/Frankie-Boy Fernandez/California Love Machine Trios Match for the Coastal Zone Trios title and the COTT Trios title When stories of the past are told there can be only one first, and wrestling history is no exception. Not one, but two trios titles will make their debut at Revolution 2020 as the first champions for both titles will be crowned after one match. Masked Cougar, a highly decorated veteran of the Coastal Zone, teams up with The Wild Cats, who have held titles wherever they've worked. Not to be outdone, multi-time Coastal Zone Tag Title holders Going Coastal and former Coastal Zone Xtreme champion Jonnie Perez have said they're training together 24/7 in order to win this unique opportunity. History will be written by the victors! ~~~ The American Cobras vs The Beach Boys COTT World Tag Team title match Controversy arose when this match was booked as The American Cobras took to social media to complain about having to defend their titles, claiming that The Beach Boys had done nothing to deserve a shot. For their part, The Beach Boys acknowledge being the underdogs but have promised they have what it takes to pull off the upset. ~~~ Hugh de Aske vs JOJI vs Deadly Deadshot Three-Way Coastal Zone Xtreme title match The exciting matches that tend to happen when the Xtreme title is up for grabs often contain many stand-out moments, and on paper this one looks like no exception. Both Deadshot and JOJI have made names for themselves on the west coast and look to make an impact in CZCW as they are welcomed to the Coastal Zone by reigning champion Hugh de Aske in this no-DQ, three-way showdown. ~~~ Notorious vs (?) Open Challenge : Hardcore tag match for the Coastal Zone Tag Team titles Carlos Barrera and Miguel Rivera have been champs since last summer, controversially using pre-match assaults and demanding that their titles are defended only in hardcore matches. Notorious' reputation for brutality in, and out of, the ring seems to have generally intimidated the rest of the roster, giving rise to few challenges for the titles. Finally brokering a deal with CZCW, Notorious have agreed to take on a mystery team as long as hardcore rules are in effect for this match. ~~~ Pablo Rodriguez vs American Flash COTT World Heavyweight title match Lucha Libre legend Pablo Rodriguez shocked the Coastal Zone when he arrived in August 2019 and won the COTT World Heavyweight title. Since then, he's taken on the best the COTT has to offer and come out on top. Next in line is American Flash, who started at the bottom of the card in CZCW and worked his way up to the Coastal Zone Championship title in 2018. Does the legend still have what it takes or is it time for a new generation to step up? ~~~ 7 Titles On The Line! This Saturday, Week 1 January 2020 at The Snake Pit! ~~~

TCW Saturday Night Showcase Saturday, Week 3, February 2020 Shoot Club vs The Rock City Stars Rockin' Ryan Turner and Stan Manna are already in the ring as the show opens, and the newly reunited team of Marc Speed and Al Coleman make their entrance. The announcers mention that Speed, having seen TCW's renewed commitment to tag team wrestling, put in a call to his old partner Coleman and got the band back together. Shoot Club are put over as a team dedicated to submission wrestling, and that dedication is put on display as Speed and Coleman immediately take it to the mat, never quite letting the Rock City Stars up until Speed makes Manna submit to the dreaded Cross Armbreaker. 50 We go backstage to a sitdown interview with Bad Habit. Jason Azaria begins by congratulating Matt Hocking and Roderick Remus on their World Tag Team title win at Malice In Wonderland. Haley Buck interrupts to say congratulations weren't necessary because the outcome was never in doubt. Azaria gets the interview back on track and asks the duo about their title defense against Benny & The Foxx at the next Total Wrestling; Benny Benson was confident enough in winning the title match that he allowed Haley Buck to be at ringside when he could have banned her. Once again, Buck interrupts and starts getting in Azaria's face, but Remus quietly speaks to her while Hocking says that Benson made the second biggest mistake in his life in not banning Buck. The first biggest was in thinking he and his partner could win the titles from Bad Habit. 67 Edd Stone vs Mr. Lucha III Mr. Lucha is waiting in the ring as Edd Stone makes his entrance, looking all-business as he leads Vita to the ring. The pedigrees of both men are put over by the announcers, with Mr. Lucha in particular being hyped as one to watch for the future. Sam Keith is caught by the cameras as he settles in to his usual spot and opens up his clipboard. The bell rings and the newcomer is able to match Stone on the mat or in the air in an even match, and eventually he cheats to take control. With momentum swinging in his favor, Mr. Lucha takes some time to mess with the crowd, acting like he's going to the top rope but faking the crowd out and going for a submission on Stone instead. Stone, near the center of the ring, is able to reach near enough to the ropes for Vita to grab his arm and pull him the rest of the way to break the hold. From there, Stone takes control of the match and soon hits the Party's Over for the pin. 60 Sam Keith is still finishing whatever he's writing while Stone and Vita start heading to the back, but Edd notices him and goes over to talk. We can hear Stone greet Keith and say something about facing Greg Gauge at the next Total Wrestling. Keith says he heard, and would like to talk further to Stone if Edd was available. Stone seems thrilled, and agrees to get in touch. 71 Umaga vs Tavon Blake Jr Not much is known about newcomer Blake, but in the ring he shows off a crisp, old-school grappling style as he tries to contend with Umaga's unorthodox offense. At first the match is fairly even with both wrestlers able to showcase, but unfortunately for Blake, he has no answer for many of Umaga's attacks and he soon falls to the Samoan Suplex. 48 The Sinner Society is backstage, with Eddie Peak speaking about Mighty Mo and The Breaks. He says he's pleased with all three men's progression on the Path, and warns them that their recent wins over members of the Sinner Society only mean that their fall will be that much further. And then, the rebuilding can begin at last! Peak smiles his disturbing smile right at the camera to close the segment. 66 Clark Alexander vs Nelson Callum The story of this match is one of a veteran trying to prove he's still got it competing with a younger wrestler, hungry for his first win in TCW. However, it's no use denying that Alexander has lost a step compared to his performances in his first TCW run, and he quickly falls to Callum's Honey Trap. 45 Devine Fortune are out for the next match, but they have mics and address The Syndicate as they take the ring. They say that they're proud to be standing up to The Syndicate and their gang tactics, and proud of their allies who answered the call to defend TCW. The Syndicate's music interrupts them and Nate Johnson and Chris Flynn come out to boos. Nate says that he and Flynn just had to come out and interrupt this love fest because they were bored to tears. He says that the only reason anyone cares who Devine Fortune are is because they've been sharing screen time recently with the most dominating group in professional wrestling history, The Syndicate! "But," Johnson continues, "this is the last time boys. This is the last time you get to leech off of The Syndicate's aura and majesty. This is the last time we'll make you famous!" With that, Johnson and Flynn rush to the ring and begin brawling with Devine Fortune. The ref, having little control of the competitors actions before a match, decides to ring the opening bell and start the match in order to exert his authority. 54 Devine Fortune vs The Syndicate (Nate Johnson / Chris Flynn) All four men continue brawling inside the ring while the ref tries to gain control of the situation, eventually the problem solving itself when Flynn and Devine fall through the middle ropes to the outside making Johnson and Fortune the legal men by default. As the fight continues, Doc Hammond rushes out and starts sneaking up behind Devine who is still on the outside of the ring, occupied with Flynn. Just as Hammond is about to strike, a figure in a hoodie jumps up on the barricade and delivers a surprise cross-body to Hammond. As the mysterious interloper gets up, he reveals himself to be Bart Biggins! He grabs a chair and swings it at Hammond, but Doc dodges and Biggins starts chasing him to the back. Back in the ring, things have settled a bit as The Syndicate has taken control and slowed the pace down by isolating Darryl Devine. Just when it seems Johnson and Flynn have this match in the bag, Doc Hammond and Bart Biggins appear at the top of the stage, brawling. The distraction keeps Flynn from tagging in, causing Johnson to drop Devine and grab Flynn by the shoulder to turn him around. The reprieve is long enough for Devine to rally and tag in Fortune while Johnson is yelling at Flynn to get his head in the game. Mustering all his strength, Darryl Devine joins Chance Fortune in attempting a double-drop kick to Johnson, but Nate gets out of the way, causing Flynn to get hit by Devine Fortune. With the odds finally in their favor, Devine Fortune use that advantage to quickly put Johnson away for the three. 58 While Biggins and Hammond are still fighting at the top of the stage, Devine Fortune look at each other and wordlessly decide to continue making a statement. Fortune starts attacking a groggy Johnson while Devine launches himself over the top rope onto a recovering Flynn. TCW officials come rushing out from backstage to establish order as the show ends. 55 Overall: 61

return of the jack Hey, back from my unannounced long hiatus. I had a couple of readers I think, so I feel like I owe some kind of an explanation. Essentially, I messed up in transferring my dynasty notes and a couple of completed shows to my new computer. I was so upset at losing that stuff I pretty much ragequit writing for a few months. Anyway, now I have two things: a desire to write again and cloud saves. It's been interesting trying to piece together writeups for shows I ran in TEW but I have no notes for, please bear with me while I get back into the groove and thanks for checking out the thread!

TCW Presents: Total Wrestling Tuesday, Week 3, February 2020 Shawn Doakes and Jasmine Saunders welcome us to the show and run down some of the matches, then throw it to RDJ, already standing in the ring with a mic. He says there's some business he needs to get to before the show can go on, and calls out Jay Chord and Wolf Hawkins. After a few moments Chord's music hits and he comes out to stand on the stage. Wolf takes a few moments longer than Chord, but he comes out flanked by Doc Hammond to stand a fair distance from Jay. RDJ tells Chord that he and Bach may have gotten away with a lot last week at Total Wrestling, and they were probably lucky that Kyle Rhodes intervened to order TCW officials to break up their brawl after the show ended, otherwise they might've killed each other. Chord just smirks in response. RDJ says that, in order to keep the #1 Contender Tournament semi-final matches as fair as possible, Chord and Hawkins could both have the night off. In fact, Jack Bruce had moved the Devine Fortune / Syndicate tag match to the next Saturday Night Showcase so Nate Johnson and Chris Flynn could have the night off, too. After a few moments, it's Hammond who raises a mic to his lips. As he draws in breath to speak, Wolf puts his hand on Hammond's shoulder. Doc looks at Wolf, and Wolf looks too angry to speak, just turning around to stride to the backstage area trailed by Hammond. Chord in contrast looks smug. He says he's happy to have the night off and thanks RDJ. Johnson looks a bit worried at Chord's cavalier response. 88 Benny Benson vs Roderick Remus 2nd match to determine World Tag Team title match stipulations Benson makes his entrance to his upbeat music, high-fiving the crowd and looking very happy to be there, entering the ring and bouncing around as a warm up. Remus comes out with Haley Buck, carrying his half of the World Tag Team titles and looking arrogant. The match begins, and both wrestlers start to feel each other out, judging range and reaction times while looking for openings. Suddenly, they lock up and the match is on as they exchange a variety of aerial and technical maneuvers. Remus seems a bit faster than the veteran Benson, which is perhaps the difference-maker as Remus takes control of the match and looks for opportunities to apply the Remus Clutch. Building momentum, Remus is able to take some risks with flashier moves, but it backfires when he overshoots a standing moonsault and Benson is able to rally, hitting the Shockwave From Next Year from out of nowhere for the pin. 64 Benson and Remus' respective partners come out to stand in the ring along with Jack Bruce. Bruce congratulates Benson on his win and says the match is set! The World Tag Team title will be defended in a Weapon on a Pole match at next week's Total Wrestling, with Haley Buck banned from ringside! Buck screams and starts crying, Hocking and Remus converse quietly amongst themselves. Benson has a mic and says "I hate to correct the Boss, but you said that the winning team could decide if Haley Buck would be banned from the match. As I'm the winner, I think that right goes to us." Bruce smiles and nods, then asks Benson what his decision is. Benson looks to Foxx, who nods, then says "Benny & The Foxx have decided that we're walking out of that match with the titles and it doesn't matter what Bad Habit throws at us. In fact, they'll probably need every advantage they can get, so we're deciding to allow Haley Buck at ringside!" Bad Habit looks shocked while Buck squeals in delight. Bruce smirks, and says "Interesting choice, so be it." 67 WAR Machines vs The Ring Generals The Ring Generals make their entrance led by DaVE legend Eric Tyler, a man the announcers say shouldn't be counted out in any situation. Also notable is the fact that One Man Army makes his first appearance in several weeks, having finally been cleared by a doctor; Freddy Huggins had thrown OMA off the stage and onto the concrete floor after their match at Malice In Wonderland. The announcers put over how tough OMA is for making it back to the ring so quickly. The match begins and is surprisingly back and forth, with both teams employing excellent tag team wrestling tactics. Eventually, The Ring Generals are worn down and Arsenal hits the Ammo Dump for the pin on Statler while OMA engages Waldorf. Eric Tyler gets in the ring and berates the Ring Generals for their loss. 53 The Love Shack opens with Danny Fonzarelli declaring it to be Valentine's Month, since love deserved more than just one day. In that spirit, Dr. Love was in the mood to help mend some fences. With that in mind, he introduces his first guest, Troy Tornado. A production assistant escorts Tornado to the set, and Troy looks somewhat confused at first, but soon recovers his haughty demeanor and sits on the small couch known as the Love Seat. Dr. Love welcomes Troy to the show, and Tornado responds by saying he didn't know anything about a show? He was invited to a very exclusive wine tasting at a winery known as the Love Shack? Fonzarelli says Tornado has the right place, and a waiter comes out carrying a tray with a selection of wines on it and places it on the small table in front of Troy. As Tornado looks over the wine glasses, picking up and smelling a few, Dr. Love asks him about his beef with Triple D. Tornado immediately tenses up and breaks the stem of the glass he is holding, spilling wine on himself. Fonzarelli gestures off-screen and then starts introducing his next guest while the production assistant comes out again with several towels to help Tornado clean himself up. The next guest, of course, is Dazzling Dave Diamond, who arrives and says he heard there was free beer? Dr. Love says no, but there was free wine. Triple D thinks for a moment and shrugs, saying it might look brown if he squints, because free is free! Fonzarelli gestures to the wine on the table and tells Triple D to help himself. Diamond, focused on the wine, and Tornado facing away and focused on trying to clean his clothes, pay each other no mind as they both sit in the heart-shaped Love Seat at the same time. Suddenly uncomfortably close with another human being out of nowhere can be a surprising ordeal, let alone if those two people shared as much animosity as Diamond and Tornado shared between themselves. Both men try to jump up, but can't easily get off the couch so it takes a few moments, and in the struggle to get up Triple D spills his wine on Tornado and himself. The production assistant comes back out with more towels as the two mortal enemies, their conflict momentarily forgotten, try to clean themselves up. Just then Joffy Laine arrives, saying he heard there was free beer? Dr. Love says no, but there was free wine and he should help himself. Laine goes over to the table and looks over the wine, and as Dr. Love tries to close the show out Rich and Famous show up looking for a kegger. Dr. Love thumbs to the table and all five men around the table start brawling as they notice who each other are. Fonzarelli closes out the show by wishing everyone a happy Valentine's month! Have mercy! 55 Bart Biggins / Devine Fortune vs Quentin Queen / Tennessee William / Xavi Ferrara Queen, William, and Ferrara are already in the ring when Devine Fortune and Bart Biggins make their entrance. The announcers say that Devine Fortune has put out an open call for anyone willing to stand up to the Syndicate, and speculate whether Biggins might be their first recruit. The match itself starts off as a mostly even affair, with each man given time to do some work for his team. The announcers suddenly throw it to a camera near the ring, again catching a shot of Sam Keith watching the match. This time, Jasmine Saunders says she's getting to the bottom of this, and leaves the announce table with a mic in hand. Back in the ring, the tide soon turns in favor of Biggins and Devine Fortune as Darryl Devine hits the Devine Dream Drop on Ferrara for the pin. Just as the match ends, Saunders reaches Sam Keith and, holding the mic out, asks what Keith is doing there. Keith finishes what he's writing and responds with "Watching a wrestling match" then just closes his clipboard and heads to the back. 54 A camera backstage captures a shot of a door with nameplate: Jack Bruce Productions. Greg Gauge comes into frame and knocks, then opens the door as a voice tells him to come in. Jack Bruce is sitting in a large room, with opulent furniture and decor, on a large couch in the shape of a "J." He invites Gauge to sit down, but Gauge prefers to stand, and crosses his arms, waiting to hear what Bruce had to say. "The reason I invited you here is to talk about the future of that Television title on your shoulder. So far, you've built up quite a streak defending the title, but the booking committee is concerned that you're going to seriously injure your opponent by leaving the Proton Lock on after the bell." Gauge starts protesting, but Bruce interrupts, saying that instead of a fine or suspension the booking committee has decided to have Gauge defend his title next week in a Cage match under escape-only rules. "That means you can't win by submission," Bruce clarifies. Gauge blows his top and starts cussing at Bruce. Jack responds "Now before you say something you regret, don't you want to know who your opponent is going to be?" But Gauge is too far gone, and he angrily strides out of the room. Bruce says to someone "Well, that went well. Good luck in your match next week" The camera pans to catch Edd Stone sitting on the part of the "J" couch that Gauge couldn't see. "Thank you for the opportunity, Mr. Bruce." Stone says. 72 The Behemoths vs The Breaks T-Bone Bright and Fro Sure make their entrance, flanked by Mighty Mo wearing a sling on the arm that Marc Speed attacked in their match last week. Sure launches into his hype, spitting verse that was surely too good to be accurately portrayed in this medium. But trust me, it was really good. They hit the ring and play to the crowd as the Sinner Society's music begins. The Behemoths make their entrance led by Floyd Goldworthy, and flanked by Eddie Peak and Tana the Mighty, with "Sick" Nick Booth licking his lips and bringing up the rear. Killer Shark and Titan enter the ring and pose menacingly in the center, bringing Bright, Sure, and Mo forward to start taunting them. The ref, perhaps unwisely, puts himself between the two groups, ordering Mo out of the ring and the two teams to go to their respective corners. T-Bone and Killer Shark start the match off, circling a bit then slamming together when Bright goes for the shoulder block on his larger opponent. Shark barely moves, and hits his shoulder with the opposite hand in a challenge to T-Bone. Picking up the challenge, T-Bone backs up a bit and runs at Shark again, hitting another massive shoulder block, but Shark barely moves any more than before. He hits his shoulder again and steadies himself, waiting while T-Bone backs up to the ropes, and launches towards Shark. Instead of colliding again, however, T-Bone sidesteps Shark and bounces off the ropes behind him, launching himself at Shark again at a different angle and landing the T-Bone Lariat as Killer Shark turns around in surprise. Shark goes down, and T-Bone goes for the cover. At 2 and a half, Tana interferes by dragging the ref out of the ring by his foot. The ref starts warning Tana not to interfere, then turns his attention back to the match where the distraction is long enough for Shark to recover a bit and tag Titan. The big man Titan lumbers over and starts trading strikes with T-Bone, hitting one massive punch or chop for every three T-Bone lands. As they brawl, Titan goes for a knee to Bright's midsection, then whips him to the ropes and lands the big boot as Bright rebounds. With Bright down, Titan goes for the cover and T-Bone kicks out after 2. Frustrated, Titan gets up and grabs T-Bone by the throat, hauling him up and setting up for a choke slam. T-Bone manages to fight back and counter with elbows to Titan's head, giving him an opportunity to pick Titan up and hit the Powerslam, shaking the ring with the impact. A lot taken out of him, T-Bone pauses for a moment, and decides to tag in Fro Sure instead of going for the cover. Titan slowly gets to his knees and Fro Sure launches his attack by peppering Titan with jabs and strikes, hitting a dance move or two in the mix. Real heads know that when Fro Sure starts dancing the Sure Thing isn't far behind, and sure enough he winds up and hits his finisher, leaving Titan on the canvas. Fro Sure covers Titan, and T-Bone is able to intercept Shark with another impressive Powerslam, leading to a near-fall as Titan powers Fro Sure off of his chest. Having no one to tag, Titan tries to fight to his feet by slugging it out with the smaller Fro Sure, who is able to dodge and block most of what Titan throws. Fro Sure decides to tag T-Bone again, and Bright approaches a weary, wary Titan. They go to lock up, but T-Bone feints and lifts Titan up into another Powerslam. This time, Bright makes the pin, with Shark out of position for the save. Eddie Peak laughs maniacally. 64 The camera backstage is on a shot of a door that shows a nameplate: Ricky Dale Johnson, Commissioner. Joshua Taylor knocks and a voice says to come in, so he opens the door and enters a simple room with a desk, some chairs, and a tv monitor. Filing in after Taylor are Carl Batch and the team of Youngman & O'Farraday, and all four men soon get settled in. RDJ asks how he can help them, and Batch speaks first while handing RDJ his card "Carl Batch, esquire. Legal representative to Mr. Taylor. We are here in order to resolve the current impasse between TCW and my client, vis a vis Mr. Taylor, and ask that an adjudication be made in our favor, immediately and without prejudice! " With that, Batch pulls some paperwork out of his jacket pocket. "Further, we demand a new contract for Mr. Taylor in recompense. To make it as convenient as possible my assistant has already drawn up the contract. You just need to sign it!" He hands RDJ the documents, then begins looking for a pen. He can't find one, and asks Findlay O'Farraday if he has one. Findlay happens to be carrying a pen so he nods and stands up, walks over to RDJ and stands menacingly close. He puts one meaty fist on RDJ's shoulder and extends the other in front of Johnson in order to hand off the pen. RDJ pauses for a moment, a certain look appearing on his face. He ignores the pen and pushes his chair back, then stands toe-to-toe with big Findlay, ready for a fight. Youngman moves towards the other side of RDJ, but stops when Jack Bruce enters the room without knocking. Addressing RDJ he says "Sorry to interrupt, but a little bird told me that you might be having a booking meeting without informing me, so I thought I'd come and make sure I heard wrong. I did hear wrong, didn't I Ricky?" The tension in the room somewhat deflated, Batch makes a gesture with his head which Youngman & O'Farraday interpret as a sign to back off of RDJ. Relaxing a bit, RDJ tells Bruce that this wasn't a booking meeting, and that his guests were just leaving. Bruce says it might not be a booking meeting, but it could be now that they were both there. In fact, seeing Taylor gave Bruce an idea on how he could solve his problem and maybe RDJ's problem at the same time. He says "You were brought in to maintain order while I was brought in to oversee the spectacle, and I see no reason why those goals have to be at odds. We've had discussions about the Syndicate, they're a thorn in both our sides, so I propose this: book a match between Joshua Taylor and Wolf Hawkins at The War To Settle The Score and I'll personally pay for a brand new TCW World Heavyweight title." RDJ, obviously intrigued, suddenly appears lost in thought. Carl Batch steps forward and introduces himself to Bruce, handing him a card. Batch suggests that Hawkins put up his King of Kings title, allowing Taylor to receive a guaranteed main event spot at Total Mayhem if he wins. Bruce says it's not up to him and looks to RDJ. Johnson says no to putting the King of Kings title on the line but says he'll think about the match at The War To Settle The Score. In the meantime, Taylor had better fully cooperate with the internal investigation, because if he doesn't his contract will be terminated and the investigation handed over to legal authorities. Batch agrees on his client's behalf, and Taylor's entourage leaves the room. RDJ rips and tosses Batch's card in the trash and asks Bruce if he thought Taylor still had the World Heavyweight title or not. Bruce walks over, crumpling up Batch's card and shooting it into the trash, and says it really didn't matter to him because it was compelling television, and anyway Bruce could buy hundreds of titles if that's what RDJ wanted. 49 Freddy Huggins vs Elliot Thomas #1 Contender Tournament Round 2 match Elliot Thomas makes his entrance and is already fired up! He high fives fans at ringside and does a flip over the top ropes to enter the ring. Freddy's music starts and he makes his entrance, accompanied by his sister Laura. Freddy is obviously amped up, enters the ring and takes the center, nodding and making the "I'm coming for the belt" gesture at his midsection. The match starts, and both men begin circling each other, trying to find openings. They soon lock up, and Freddy takes control early as he has the obvious strength advantage, soon earning himself a near-fall. The announcers point out that Freddy seems to be taking Thomas more seriously than Tornado did, and their observations bear out as Freddy continues to build momentum by beating on Thomas and going for pinfalls. Thomas, for his part, keeps bouncing back and refuses to stay down. Perhaps out of desperation, Thomas tries a drop kick out of nowhere that takes Freddy off his feet. He briefly swarms Freddy with punches and kicks, then gets up and gets fired up! Huggins, recovering from the surprise assault, starts getting up and turning around while Thomas looks like he's setting up for the cross body. Laura grabs Thomas' leg, however, distracting him long enough for Freddy to get up and set up for the Huggins Kiss II. Laura lets go of Thomas' leg, and Thomas looks up in time to get nailed by Freddy's Superman-punch. Still apparently taking Thomas seriously, Freddy goes immediately for the cover for the three count. After the ref raises his arm, Freddy kicks Thomas a few times. 73 We return to the same simple, dark room from last week, a single naked bulb hanging from the ceiling and casting most of the room in shadow. Aaron Andrews enters the frame and sits at the table. A voice from off-screen asks him to state his name and occupation for the record. "Aaron Andrews, professional wrestler" The voice thanks Ace for coming and says it shouldn't take long. Andrews says he's happy to cooperate, no matter how long it takes. The voice asks "Do you recognize this?" and a hand appears sliding an object in a plastic bag across the table. Andrews picks up the bag and says it looks like a cell phone. The voice says that it's the same cell phone that was in the steel briefcase, and asks about his interaction with the phone at the end of Malice In Wonderland. Andrews says that as soon as RDJ handed him the phone, he was distracted by Taylor escaping and forgot about the phone. When he remembered the phone, he put it up to his ear but no one said anything. He then remembers handing the phone back to RDJ. "So let's talk about the phone," the voice says, "it probably won't surprise you to learn that there were only two sets of fingerprints on the phone, yours and Mr. Johnson's. It may however be surprising to you that, while it's a burner, we were able to trace the incoming call. It was coming from this address, at this house." The hand slides over a piece of paper with some writing on it and a picture of a house. Andrews takes a brief look and recognizes his own house and address, a look of shock slowly spreading across his face. He soon recovers and asks if there was a question in there, somewhere. Without missing a beat, the voice says "We have a possible who, so what we need next is an answer to the why? Why would you steal your own title?" Andrews, with a serious look on his face, denies having anything to do with any of it. Why would he need to steal his own title? The voice says that maybe Andrews was afraid of losing it. After all, his matches with Taylor were very close, and Taylor seemed determined to keep coming after Andrews. "Then why would I keep it hidden?" Ace asks, "I earned that title, it's mine by right!" The voice pauses, and then admits that Andrews has a point. A full motive was missing, as well as "how" the title was re-stolen and "where" the title was now. But, the voice continues, they actually may soon have some insight into both how and why, as investigators retrieved Andrews' TCW-issued laptop, one of the perks of being the champ, and found an encrypted portion of the hard drive which they were working on cracking. Andrews starts to protest, but the voice says that as the laptop was TCW property, the company had every right to audit its contents. Andrews says that he has nothing to hide, and the voice says they're done for now and Andrews can go. 88 Sammy Bach vs Doc Hammond #1 Contender Tournament Round 2 match Doc Hammond makes his entrance alone to the Syndicate's music, stoically striding to the ring and raising his arms in the air once he reaches the center. The announcers put Doc over as a veteran threat, able to take anyone down to the mat and have his way. Doc then stands by as the opening beat to Sammy Bach's song starts, and as the vocals kick in the fans join in and Sammy Bach makes his appearance on the stage, raising his fist and posing for the crowd. He walks down the entrance ramp, soaking in the fans' love, while the announcers talk about how both the Syndicate and Jay Chord were given the night off earlier in the show. Bach enters the ring, waiting for the song to wind down and looking out over the crowd. As the song finishes, he climbs the middle turnbuckle and raises his fist one more time. Bach drops down and starts taking off his sunglasses and coat when Doc Hammond attacks, and the match is on! Hammond immediately starts working on Bach's legs, trying to nullify the latter's speed advantage and set him up for the Texas Cloverleaf. For his part, Bach is initially on the defensive as Doc tries to press the advantage, but the match soon turns into a more even affair as Bach recovers and responds to Doc's offense with his own technical knowledge and aerial flair. Circling each other, engrossed in their conflict, neither Hammond or Bach notice when Killer Shark comes out, led by Floyd Goldworthy. They walk down to the ring and stand there, watching, with Shark particularly interested in the match and pacing back and forth. Back in the ring, it's Sammy who gets an advantage, but stops pressing it briefly as he notices Shark and Goldworthy outside the ring. This gives Hammond an opportunity to fight back and gain the advantage, and he begins working on Bach's legs again. Killer Shark begins walking around the ring at a slow pace, then speeds up, never taking his eyes off the action in the ring. Hammond has Bach down and is trying to set up the Texas Cloverleaf when he finally notices Killer Shark, still circling the ring, and is distracted long enough for Bach to counter. Bach kips up and goes for the Bach on Your Bach, but Hammond counters and hits an Exploder Suplex. He doesn't notice Sammy flip fully around and land on his feet, and as he raises his arms in celebration Sammy shoots back in and hits the Bach On Your Back for the pin. 69 As the ref raises Sammy's arm, Jay Chord appears on the Jumbotron, grabbing Sammy's attention. Chord says he was enjoying his night off and wanted to check in on the show. He also hopes everyone saw that he didn't interfere in the match, as ordered, but no one ordered him not to interfere in things after the match. At this, Floyd Goldworthy nods and Killer Shark hits the ring with a surprising glee. Sammy turns to face Shark and squares off, but is soon overwhelmed by Shark's power and ferocity, and Shark hits the Big Bite, putting Bach down. Shark then turns to a stirring Doc Hammond, and hauls him up for another Big Bite. Goldworthy is up on the apron, yelling to Shark "No! That's enough!" Killer Shark pauses and looks to Goldworthy, then looks at Bach, and makes a decision to pick Bach up and hit another Big Bite. He then stands in the middle of the ring, triumphant! 85 Overall: 75 Booker's notes. Huggins and Thomas have great chemistry, and considering several wrestlers have promised to put him over apparently the game really wants me to use Elliot Thomas. Initially, I thought he'd make a great jobber to the stars with some build up, but my version of Thomas is growing on me so he may become one of my (too) many projects. On the flipside, Bach and Hammond have terrible chemistry, lucky it didn't tank the rating too much and the show got a decent overall score. Some of those angle ratings are becoming pretty great and I think they propped up the lackluster match scores on this show.

TCW Presents Total Wrestling Tuesday, Week 1, January 2020 Kyle Rhodes and Shawn Doakes begin by welcoming everyone to the show, and briefly speculating as to the identity of the new consultant sent by the network to observe tonight's proceedings. Before they can start throwing potential names out, familiar music fills the arena. A wail of a guitar and heavy drum beat get a nostalgia pop from the crowd who recognize it as Painful Procedure's original theme, but the familiarity quickly lessens as a more modern, remixed version starts playing. Suddenly, Jack Bruce himself walks out to a shocked but welcoming crowd. Shawn Doakes notes that it's been over 15 years since Jack Bruce was last seen in TCW. Bruce plays to the crowd takes in the adulation for a bit, including chants of "Welcome Back!" and heads over to sit next to Rhodes and Doakes at the announce table. As he puts on his headset, Doakes and Rhodes both welcome him back to TCW. Bruce thanks them and starts explaining his new role at TCW when he's interrupted by another familiar song. Joshua Taylor's music hits and he stands on the stage in front of the TCW Jumbotron, mic in hand. Taylor says he was robbed in his match with TCW World Heavyweight champ Aaron Andrews last Sunday at Psycho Circus. He addresses Kyle Rhodes directly and demands a rematch for the title at Malice In Wonderland. "Mr. CEO, everybody knows that I'm better than Andrews, and his win was a fluke!" Kyle Rhodes grabs a mic and stands up behind the announcer's desk. He explains that from what he saw at Psycho Circus, Taylor lost fair and square so he should go to the back of the line and earn another title shot. Taylor, enraged, starts protesting when Jack Bruce grabs a mic and stands up as well. "Whoa, whoa, whoa! I like that fire and I usually hate to interrupt, but I think that it's fair considering you interrupted me first. As I was saying, I'm not here to get back into the ring, those days are behind me. No, I'm here as an official consultant to the Network, and I think a rematch between Andrews and Taylor would be something that would make for great TV!" The crowd signals their agreement by cheering and Taylor just stands and nods with an intense look on his face. Rhodes addresses Bruce, saying that while he agrees it would be great TV, he still thinks that Taylor needs to earn his shot so he won't be facing Andrews for the title any time soon. Bruce waits a pause before addressing Rhodes. "I guess someone didn't read the memo. You see, given my success in this industry I've been entrusted with certain... responsibilities. And we all know that with great responsibility comes... great power. Specifically, I've been given the authority to intervene in booking committee decisions in the interest of keeping Total Wrestling aligned with the Network's paradigm. So with that mandate in hand, my first official act is to book Aaron Andrews versus Joshua Taylor in a match tonight!" The crowd roars their approval of getting such a big match, while Taylor grins a huge grin. Kyle Rhodes starts sputtering at this surprising development, taking off his headset and stepping away from the announce table while having an angry conversation into his cell phone. Bruce continues "Don't get too excited Taylor, there is one little wrinkle. I don't have any authority over the World Title, so it has to be a non-title match. But you seem like the type to make the most of an opportunity, I'm sure the booking committee would look favorably on you for another title shot if you manage to beat the champ tonight!" Taylor takes the news in and seems conflicted for a second as he considers the non-title aspect of the match. He thanks Mr. Bruce for the opportunity and says he knows that the booking committee will make the right decision after he proves that he's better than Andrews tonight! Jack Bruce sits back down and verbally nudges Shawn Doakes to keep doing his job and talk about the first match. He says that everyone on Total Wrestling is under review, including staff. Doakes gets the hint and starts talking, quickly recovering his composure even though Kyle Rhodes can still be heard yelling at his phone in the background. 75 Greg Gauge vs Flying Jimmy Foxx for the Television title Foxx plays to the crowd a bit, dancing in the ring as the bell signals the start of the match. Jasmine Saunders comes out to replace Kyle Rhodes at the announce table as Doakes and Bruce play up the pedigree of Gauge. In a perhaps surprisingly even match, Gauge lets his frustration show as Foxx bounces back again and again and refuses to be put down for the three count. Eventually, by softening up the legs, the mat-based offense of Greg Gauge allows him to counter the high flyer and gives him an opening to apply his family's Proton Lock finisher. Jimmy tries to reach the ropes but Gauge drags him back to the center of the ring where Foxx is forced to tap. 66 After the bell rings, Greg Gauge refuses to release the Proton Lock. As Foxx flails, Gauge has a maddened look on his face as he ignores the ref's instructions to let go. Suddenly, Foxx's tag partner Benny Benson runs out and hits the ring, leaping onto Gauge to break up the hold. Gauge immediately lets go and slinks out the ring and grabs his title. "Now hold on a minute!" Bruce stands up with a mic in hand. "That was a great match, boys, and definitely the type of thing we like to see on Total Wrestling. If I can segue a bit, it's also the type of thing we like to see on TCW's new show: TCW Saturday Night Showcase, which I realize I'm just announcing for the first time right now. Anyway, I'm thinking we need to kick off this new show with a bang, so how about a TV title match in the main event between Greg Gauge and Benny Benson?" Benson looks excited at the prospect of a TV tile match, but Greg Gauge starts to protest. He slings the TV title over his shoulder and grabs a mic, then claims he needs more than a few days to prepare for a title defense. And anyway, Bruce said he didn't have authority over titles in TCW. Bruce pauses, then says while it's true that he doesn't have authority over booking the World titles, the TV title is squarely in his domain. And if Gauge wants a spot in Bruce's domain, he'll get with the program. Instead of sitting back down at the announce table, Bruce says he needs to head to the back to take care of some business but he'll be watching and "consulting" where appropriate. As he leaves, Doakes and Saunders discuss TCW's newly minted Saturday night show and its scheduled main event, then switch to introducing the next match. 60 WAR Machines vs Marc Speed/Maverick The announcers say that this is the first time both teams are teaming up, but note that both Human Arsenal and One Man Army have had tag title success in the past, albeit with different partners. With four wrestlers who are comfortable on the mat, the match turns into something of a brawl-fest as mat techniques are countered, and then counter-countered. The cameras backstage catch the Sinner Society watching the match with some interest, causing Doakes and Saunders to speculate that tag teams are being scouted by the current champs, the Behemoths. The no-nonsense personality of Speed conflicted a bit with the unpredictable nature of Maverick, but they managed to work together as well as could be expected until the finish came when OMA hits the Guided Missile on Maverick. 62 The Sinner Society, apparently having seen enough, come out to the ring as the previous competitors clear it and give Eddie Peak's group wide berth. Flanked by the menacing Behemoths and Nick Booth, Floyd Goldworthy carries the tag titles to the ring. Peak has a mic and begins to speak on the path of destruction that led Killer Shark and Titan to the tag titles. Peak claims that under his tutelage, the Behemoths will help usher in more destruction and shake TCW to it's very foundations... Might Meaty's music hits and Mighty Mo starts with mic in hand, mocking Peak's promo. "Destruction this, darkness that, I say your boys are afraid of a super-sized challenge!" Tana agrees and calls the Sinner Society a bunch of chumps. Peak snarls at the interruption, and raises the mic to respond when Jack Bruce comes out: He says that while he likes the idea of Mighty Meaty and the Behemoths going at it, but since tonight's show was fully booked so it would have to be next week in a non-title match. Mighty Meaty looks happy at the development, while Goldworthy looks worried and Eddie Peak smiles his crazy-eyed smile. 70 Edd Stone vs Roderick Remus The 24 Hour Party Animal hits the stage, dancing with Vita and playing to the crowd. Remus, already in the ring, looks on and visibly gets angrier the longer it takes Edd Stone to make his way to the ring. The bell rings and both men immediately start showing off some technical ability mixed with high flying spots. Remus takes advantage after Stone plays to the crowd for a little too long, and slaps on the Remus Clutch. Stone nearly taps, but Vita climbs up on the apron to distract the ref causing Remus to break the hold and get in Vita's face. Edd Stone recovers enough to hit the Party's Over on Remus once he turns around and gets the pin. 65 Backstage, One Man Army is shown in the locker room putting on his street clothes. Laura Catherine Huggins barges in and seems surprised to see a half-dressed man with facepaint on. "Oh... I'm, uh, looking for my brother." "Haven't seen him." "Ok... do you mind if I just wait? You know, I love a man in uniform. Or out of it, in this case." Both OMA and Laura seem a bit flustered by the situation when Freddy Huggins enters. Laura seems relieved, OMA is still confused, and Freddy seems oblivious to the situation, talking to his sister like no one else is there. He goes on about now it should be his time to shine now that he finally dropped the dead weight that was Edd Stone. Laura agrees and says that a new regime under Jack Bruce might provide new opportunities. Freddy finally notices OMA who has been quietly getting dressed and it starts dawning on him that he walked into an uncomfortable situation. Huggins lowers his sunglasses to give OMA the evil eye, then grabs his sister's hand and leads her out of the locker room. 65 Danny Fonzarelli vs Yuri Yoshihara The crowd pleaser Dr. Love is out next to face rookie Yuri Yoshihara, already in the ring. A fairly quick match, Yuri looks out of his depth as Fonzarelli picks up the easy win. 52 We go backstage where Aaron Andrews is standing by with Jason Azaria, who starts off by asking about Jack Bruce giving Taylor a rematch. Ace takes the opportunity to welcome Jack Bruce back to TCW before addressing the match with Taylor. Andrews is of the opinion that he already beat Taylor, and he shouldn't have to face him again so soon, but since he was the Ace of TCW he was willing to take on all challenges. The conversation turned to the 2019 King of Kings winner Wolf Hawkins. Already guaranteed a spot in the main event of Total Mayhem, Wolf seemed to be laying low for now. Andrews commented that he agreed The Syndicate was nowhere to be found lately, and they'd stay that way if they knew what was good for them. Ace didn't plan on losing the World Heavyweight Title to anyone, any time soon. 68 Sammy Bach vs. Matt Hocking Hocking makes his entrance, carrying a hand mirror and pausing to admire himself on the stage in front of the Jumbotron. He carries the mirror to the ring, doing more admiring along the way, ignoring the boos. The opening to Sammy Bach's theme, performed by his band "Dead Pool," brings Hocking's attention away from his own reflection and towards the stage. Sammy Bach enters and spends a few minutes making his way to the ring while the crowd sings along to his band's song. As Sammy enters the ring, Hocking immediately goes on the attack, causing the ref to hastily call for the opening bell. Hocking shows his speed, running some circles around the veteran and hitting some flashy moves. After a good back and forth, Bach takes control after Hocking catches sight of a replay on the Jumbotron and pauses to admire himself. From there Bach quickly dispatches Hocking by hitting the Bach On Your Back. 71 Sammy celebrates in the ring, stepping on the middle ropes and playing to the crowd. He doesn't notice Jay Chord run out to the ring and slide in behind him. Chord waits until Bach climbs down and turns around before nailing the Cradle Piledriver and counting to three as he pins Bach. Chord then jumps up and celebrates his "win" as the crowd boos. 79 Aaron Andrews vs Joshua Taylor Both men, already familiar with each other due to their recent match at Psycho Circus put on a back and forth clinic with neither wrestler able to get an upper hand. Near the 19 minute mark, Doakes notes that the 20 minute time limit was rapidly approaching and openly wondered what a draw would mean for title implications. Taylor, perhaps sensing the tv time limit approaching, visibly grew more frustrated as he failed to put Andrews away. After one last near-fall, Taylor's frustration seemed to finally boil over and he left the ring to grab the World Heavyweight title and slide back into the ring. He began stalking Andrews who seemed disorientated from the last pinfall attempt. The ref, noticing the foreign object, began warning Taylor but got thrown down to the canvass for his trouble. As Ace turned around, Taylor blasted him in the head with the title. The ref, getting back up, signals the bell and declares Andrews the winner via DQ. 78 Taylor clears the ring to loud boos, taking the title with him. Andrews, still laid out, doesn't respond when the Syndicate's music hits and Wolf Hawkins starts addressing the champ. The Alpha Wolf mocks Ace for his current condition, and for letting someone steal his title. Wolf mentions winning King of Kings, and his guaranteed main event spot at Total Mayhem, and says while it doesn't really matter who he faces for the title, he wouldn't be the Alpha Wolf if he didn't let his pack have some fun. With that, Doc Hammond, Chris Flynn, and the Elite head down to the ring to put the boots to a still groggy Ace Andrews to close the show. 70 Overall: 76 Booker's notes: A better overall rating than I expected given how some of the segments seemed to underperform. I picked Jack Bruce as my user character given his history with TCW and his still insane pop, thinking I can use him to give someone the rub. I'm not sure it's working given how low his segments have been so far but I'll keep trying. These initial shows are intended to feel the roster out, things like time decline and chemistry are important to my booking plans, so there may not be a lot of logic yet behind every choice I make from a booking standpoint. I'm noticing that my midcard needs a lot of work, full of time decline and few prospects, plus I don't think I have enough jobbers or tag teams, so there are several hires in the works. I have a couple of owner goals that limit things a bit: required 60 in Selling and Psychology.

Cool how different games can be. Storm has been tearing up my main events since Marvel got poached by OLLIE after I hit medium and went a little crazy offering written contracts. I like that feature where the AI might get into a bidding war with you over shared workers, it was genuinely tense wondering whether I'd get to keep either of the American Cobras since Cliff is cheap. Any tips from players with longer games? One thing I'd do differently is start upgrading merch right away. As of October 2020, my profits are razor-thin due to my spending habits so I wish I had squeezed some extra profits from merch early on.

<p>I decided to try focusing on building stars by having a leaner, meaner roster so I tend to stay at 25 fighters per division with a high turnover at lower ranks. I’m pretty pleased with the results so far, I used to have to limit growth to allow fighter pop to catch up. I also bought XCC in year two I think, expanded their divisions, and set them up as a TV driven company running as many events as possible. This gives me a constant stream of high regional to low national fighters with good momentum to call up. It has also been a good place to send popular fighters on losing streaks to either earn their way back or be fed to future stars.</p><p> </p><p> Would anyone who uses hype please go into it a bit more? I didn’t even know about it until someone in this thread mentioned it. It sounds like it helps popularity gain as long as the fighter wins?</p>

<p>I like to stick to AI restrictions, and I will even add new ones to events that don't have them, because it can shake things up if my shows get formulaic.</p><p> </p><p> 6 months is enough time to establish dominance in the US by forcing SWF and USPW to cult. You better be building up new stars though because SOTBPW is a juggernaut. If I ever start a new TCW game I will probably take the fight to Mexico early and often.</p>

One thing that might help people struggling with money is to up your user character's negotiation skill when you start a new game. Maxing it is not a tough choice for me if I'm running a small, perf-based company and it's a skill that can stay useful all the way to national.

I decided to play with alliances a bit and got NOTBPW and PGHW to join with the idea that talent trades would help me expand. The storyline centers around Marc Speed and the International title, where he decides to defend it around the world because no one in TCW is good enough to ever beat him. The TCW board doesn't sanction those defenses, so when Speed finally loses the midcard alliance title I created a new title lineage is born. It's a second-tier type storyline but he's getting over and hopefully that makes up for me never pushing Speed in CZCW. So far PGHW has had Speed defend the title about every other week, but NOTBPW hasn't touched it yet.

I have a few requests if anyone would be so kind. First I'm forming a small group based on Brent Hill's Machine alt. I want to use Killer Shark renamed as Grinder and Mainstream Hernandez as Torque, both with masks. I'd be happy with reusing Brent Hill's Machine mask as a template with different colors, but if anyone has the creative impulse to do something different that still fits an industrial theme feel free. I'd also like Brent Hill's render changed slightly so that he looks more serious as Machine, the smile just doesn't cut it for me. I would also like a Mikey James alt that fits with Frankie Perez's Kill Switch alt. I'm thinking of calling him Terminus and I want to put them in a group with Sammy Bach as Dead Pool. Again, feel free to be creative as long as it fits a Gothic/Death type theme, but if you just want to copy Kill Switch's look I'd be happy with that too. If anyone's wondering, Stable Wars are coming back to TCW!