Dave Mac

Ok some of you may remember this from a few years back. A diary that didn’t get too far as the save corrupted. But I’m launching this one again as still have all the notes and booking ideas laying around. Hope some of you will enjoy!

Looking to resurrect this series. Live streaming my booking and will still be doing proper videos for the actual shows. If anyone hops on YouTube a subscribe is greatly welcomed! I'm a complete newbie to live streaming, so hopefully going to only get better with time and be slightly interesting to some!

I think it would be interesting if chemsistry comes and goes as well sometimes. You might have guys that at a particular time bottle lightening so to speak and just have amazing matches. But lets say for example in 1999 Bret Hart and Steve Austin are having the best matches possible and their chemistry is off the charts. I think if they were still wrestling each other 10 years later that chemistry might change or disappear. Or maybe guys chemistry is just a one night thing. I can't think of exact examples, but here is going to have been times when everything comes together and two guys just absolutely click and put on a masterclass in wrestling. But then wrestle again might not recapture that. I think it would just make chemistry a bit more fluid and dynamic. Also think it makes using chemistry a bit less obvious. I also think it would be nice if it changed as wrestlers progress. One of my favourite things is veteran tagging with a newbie. If you get good chemistry as a team its like you've struck gold as its a way to really fast track the newbie to good matches. But maybe as their skills develop maybe that chemistry starts to change as their wrestlign style changes. I think chemistry is meant to be that "it" factor and something you can't quite put your finger on, so get why its set in stone in some ways as its something intangible. But still would spice things up if there was some movement in rare occasions.

Only problem I see with this is with the sheer amount of matches being booked within the game you'd discover a massive amount really quickly. Take real life for example within a month something like WWE would have booked hundreds of matches so you'd know alot of the different chemistry straight away. I prefet to think of the chemistry being my user characters opinion. And until I've witnessed the match with my eyes it doesn't take effect.

Thursday Week 2 January 2020 Old Kent Road Attendance - 13,110 TV Rating - 1.34 To kick things off we have Tommy Cornell come to the ring to a huge reaction from the fans as he poses at each turn buckle. He grabs a microphone from a staff member and turns towards the crowd as they chant Tommy, Tommy, Tommy over and over again. “You know what man it pains me to stand in this ring and admit my little cousin Eddie Cornell was right last week.” And the crowd boo at the mention of the 21CW champions name. “Nah man hear me out. Now normally I’d agree with yous lot because quite frankly I’ve listened to that whiney little brat for decades and the idea he’s going to get a microphone and do it every single week till I put a stop to it drives me as mad as you. But he said I’d trample my own Grandmothers grave to get ahead, and I’m not proud to admit he was right. For years I spent worrying about what was best for me. What could I do to make sure I was number one. And you know what I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the ride. But if Edward thinks he’s gunna come out here and pull skeletons out my closet and shame me then that couldn’t be further from the truth. I’m living proof a leopard can change his spots.” The crowd continue to cheer for Tommy. “To all the boys in the back I did screw over this is day one of me making amends and Adam Matravers that starts with you. We’ve had years of history and I’ve always fought my hardest to try and keep the spotlight on me. But last week I can see how much getting a shot at my cousin means to you. So make a note of this man, but anything I can do to help you make that dream come true I’m here for it. The offer is there and let me know what you need and I’ll be there for you. Edward I love you man, but like everyone here I’d like to see that grin knocked off your face by Mile high Adam Matravers!” The crowd carried on with more chanting for their hero. “Oh and step one of me giving something back is tonight is the first night of the Tommy Cornell Open Invitational. All the boys in the back if you got the bottle for it step in the ring with me, and I’ll make you famous!” Rough Justice Tommy Cornell throws his mic to the floor and his theme music, Rock and Roll Star by Oasis, begins to play as he exits the ring. “Well well well seems like Tommy laddie has a wee bit o’ pep in his step tonight. I have nae idea who’ll accept his challenge, but I do know we have Adam Matravers taking on Kevin Jones in our main event tonight, LETS GET IT ON!" 78 Apollo Prince VS Joe Simpson In a decent match up Apollo Prince defeated Joe Simpson in 9:54 with an Apollogy. 62 Following the match Apollo Prince grabs a mic, “Daniel Black Francis I sure hope you was watching in the back sugar and enjoyed the show. Maybe one time you’d like to have a little one on one session with the Prince.” And Apollo sauntered to the back to boos from the crowd. 65 In the back we see Sifu and Ricky Storm preparing for their match when 3 Man Army walk in and they immediately square up to each other. But Mark Adonis just laughs in their face, “This gold around our waist means we do what we want, when we want. And that beating we gave out last week is nothing. You boys better watch your backs or you might be next!” Ignoring the threat Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu walk away without saying anything. 69 Freedom Force VS Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu In what was a poor match Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu won in 9:14 when Ricky Storm hit a Double Back Fist on Gorilla Lee for the win. 62 Backstage we see Jeff nova again with Marie Smitten, “Sooo lovely to have you with us lassie. But you know since last week the wee talk of the town has been who is your favourite tag team Absolutely Fabulous or Hot Stuff?” “Ooh babes you know I’ve been watching 21 Cee Dub for years so both of them are shmazing. But I think its pretty obvious which ones get my pulse racing and that’s……..DROP ME OUT. You have to be kidding. Two secs Jeff babes I’ll be back. WADE!” And before Nova can get another word in Smitten is running off as she has spotted Wade Orson in the corridor. 65 Bedlam VS Evan Alpass Up next we have a match which had terrible wrestling with Beldlam picking up the win with the Bedlam Bomb in 7:33. 53 Dan Rowley’s SocialZone he has Kelvin Badberry who says, “I’m fed up hearing about how DJ Reason and Dangermouth are dropping the biggest track of the year together, its pathetic. He gets paid to run his mouth and I get paid to punch geeks like them in the face for a living.” Then we see a post from BadBerry’s Instagram where he had photoshopped Dangermouth and DJ reasons heads on Dangermouse and Penfold’s body with the caption “NERDS!” 42 Des Greeves is backstage with Tommy Cornell and tells him Beau Boulder has accepted his open challenge this week. Tommy just strokes his chin and says, “Bring it on Beau I’ll make you famous!” 66 Beau Boulder VS Tommy Cornell In a decent match “Rough Justice” Tommy Cornell won in 8:25 with the Rough Ride. 65 We go backstage we see Sebastain Koller and the Martini Police confront Hellbound who attacked them last week. Koller tells Faust, “Yo man what you did last week was not cool. But we’re always willing to forgive, but we never forget. So how about you 3 step in the ring with us at Steel Cage Challenge and we see how you like that.” Faust just smiles and walks away without saying anything! 57 Kevin Jones VS Adam Matravers w/Phoebe Plumridge In the main event of the evening Adam Matravers beat Kevin Jones in 12:01 with his Mile High Moonsault in what was a good match. 81 Following the Matravers win House of Business come out and surround the ring to attack. But just as they are about to Tommy Cornell’s music plays and he comes out with a baseball bat and before he can reach the ring the House of Business leave through the crowd leaving Jeff Nova to wonder “Aye Tommy said he’s changed his ways and willing to help Adam out however he can, could Matravers be starting to trust him a wee bit more?” 71 Overall - 76

Also asking someone to retire from your promotion could either positively effect their relationship with you and company depending their feelings on it.

But wouldn’t this mean as players we start to micromanage everything? We get them to retire and decide when. Or could perhaps be a feature where some retires from that promotion bit like Ric Flair who then goes on to still wrestle elsewhere.

Sorry brother I'll do a better job of selling it next time!

Sometimes I find its a nuisance. Also if I've got my Wrestlemania or equivalent coming up and my year long feud one of the guys decides to disappear and film a film its annoying. And I feel like in real life there would be conversations around making that work. However I think we need these little bumps in the road to make the game interesting. Otherwise it basically just becomes you booking whatever with no curveballs thrown at you. At the same time have someone on your roster, or sign someone who has interests outside of wrestling you always run that risk.

TOGG UPDATE Through a bit of hunting I managed to find Togg on Facebook. He recently had a minor accident and is awaiting an operation, but has been unable to get to his computer to log on. The official line is he was saving a child from a burning car, but his maybe a slight lie! He's hoping to be back the 1st week of Jan and appreciates all the concern. 👍

Does anyone know him in "real life" who could check in perhaps?

The second episode and "Rough Justice" Tommy Cornell tries to convince everyone he is a changed man and issues an open challenge to make them famous. Adam Matravers is still targeting the House and Business, while the Martini Police don't seem too happy with HellBound! *Written results to follow*

Doesn't look like they have since the end of October. A shame as the work and effort that goes into the diary of the month stuff is amazing.