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I still feel bad about that crap explosion, that should have been such a huge babyface turn moment for him. He did the best he could with it with the PTSD story after. I told my wife, also a huge Eddie fan, "lets just let Eddie have the mic for 5 minutes and see" when she was like "man, he looks like such an idiot off that ending" he did not disappoint, he saved it as best he could.

yea that was my take. The finish could have been shot from another angle but honestly I didn't have much of a problem with it It's not like every other company doesn't use freaking crash pads.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Matt_Black" data-cite="Matt_Black" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46243" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm trying to rationalize the finish as this match being the Empire Strikes Back of the Inner Circle/ Pinnacle feud.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I think it's more going to get Jericho kicked out for awhile or something, since he "failed" them. I mean Chris isn't an idiot, eventually he's going to have to take a break/ go on one last solo babyface run to retire. </p><p> </p><p> I love the man, but my feeling to that finish was "this is the beginning of the end to at least the Chris Jericho version of the inner circle"</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blodyxe" data-cite="Blodyxe" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46243" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The ending of Blood and Guts was weak, but not the worst part of the match for me. <p> </p><p> So many times cameras caught people with blades in their hands, especially evident when Jericho held it in his hand while in the Fujiwara. It was a good effort, but just like with Mox/Omega, the finish undoes most of the good work. </p><p> </p><p> Jericho was walking around slowly for the entire match too... not that he has to flip and bounce, but he looked like he took a walk in the park. I think he has to be held accountable, but I doubt anyone will get on his tail backstage.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I didn't mind the above so much, because I knew it was going to be a blade match. I think one of AEW's strengths actually is that they have rotating M/E storylines, but sure some aren't for everyone. Like I loved Arcade Anarchy, but know people who thought it was to goofy to main event. Meanwhile I know people who really like the Moxley stuff, but it's not for me. </p><p> </p><p> What drove me off most of WWE except recaps and clips is that for about 90% of there shows, if not more it's the same match. Like yes, they have awesome guys so sometimes the formula is amazing, but I've seen all these matches and the Baby gets up/Heel Cuts off and gets the heat/ Babyface recovers and either wins or gets tricked and loses/ they just do a F finish.</p><p> </p><p> like yea, AEW swings and misses sometimes (Exploding Death Match) but at least they try stuff like Darby Allin and 10 M/E a show. Meanwhile in WWE Braum is wrestling 3 times a night.</p>

Heard the same thing, interesting. Obviously the WWE can throw a brinks truck worth of cash at him, but DB is kinda an odd bird, he might value one last world tour vs a set contract with one company should be a fun summer if true ha

they played it up like it was some huge return too. Who cares? most overrated Women performer they've ever had. Can't act, can't work, can't talk, and to be crass Vince, if I wanted to see an attractive redhead in next to nothing that badly pornhub exists man. It's not the early 90's when it was a real treat to see a attractive women on TV with skimpy clothes dude. She brings less to the table than Jax, and that's tough to do.

on BTE they basically implied they ran out right before the Truck hit and just kept booking it for their cars, so by the time Eddie and Mox got out of the truck after it hit the trailer they were already long gone. Which I guess? I mean technically it could have happened in that amount of time but considering how much they were screaming and yelling it's basically still magic that they didn't hear/ see them running off. I think they just didn't want to give away a brawl between the groups, but agree it all happened to fast for it to be believable all of them ran out and Mox and Eddie just didn't see/ hear them.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Eisen-verse" data-cite="Eisen-verse" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46243" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I don’t know if I’d go that far. That said, Matt’s new persona needs something more. He’s known for creating new personas. That said, he should redesign his look and maybe wrestle in dress pants (going with the new Big Money persona). <p> </p><p> Right now he just seems like Matt Hardy.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I think it's pretty clear they are transitioning him to more of a manager roll, guys' pretty messed up at this point. </p><p> </p><p> I forget where but I saw an article where he basically said the broken gimmick died when crowds went away and he feels to bring it back now would be forced and take time away from guys he's trying to elevate.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Genuinely enjoyed Mania. Watched both nights back to back and my only complaint was Riott Squad not winning. <p> </p><p> Really happy at Lashley and Cesaro winning and Roman pinning both was a cool idea.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The fiend lost because black goo ran down Alexia's face for some unexplained reason to a simple RKO after literally nothing could phase him for the 6 minutes previously and the riott squad is your only complaint? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I mean I guess If im being generous, seeing your girl's face covered in Goo you didn't put there yourself can be shocking. </p><p> </p><p> I felt night 1 was great overall, culminating in the best women's match I've seen in North America since Baylee - Sasha in NXT. It's to bad that didn't end the weekend. </p><p> </p><p> Night 2 was hot, hot stinky garbage aside form the main event and was a complete waste of time. I'm glad I only paid 4.99 for it.</p>

I also like that they are incorporating the dark guys, but the problem is now bloat at the top of the card. In no way, shape or form should Hangman Page, Jungle Boy and Luchasausus, Lance Archer, Miro, and others be only on like every other week. This is my only fear with AEW, what has made them so good so far is the (relatively) tight storylines and focus on the top of the card and moving guys up slowly worked better with a 2 hour program when they have like 40 workers. I worry long term they will dilute everything with WWE level booking around like 3 shows, ect. I enjoy being able to watch one very tight and well done show a week, with Dark there for times I want more. I don't want to have to follow 15 hours a week of programing like WWE to keep up with the roster, you know? I trust them to manage it, but just a concern of mine with the amount of people on Dynamite lately

100 disagree on the Kenny storyline. He's doing an amazing job of being a smarmy, hateable heel I'd like to see punched in the face and avoiding the "cool" Heel syndrome currently plaguing wrestling where the Heel is actually the babyface. Will make his eventual loss to Hangman Page all the more satisfying when he underestimates him for being the only Elite member to not get back on board with Kenny (which is 100% where they are going with this long term, the outcast ex-tag partner and elite member defies and dethrones the God of Wrestling)

I mean bro, I agree not every single thing on Dynamite is explained, but your really going to say if they had writers it would be better while that trainwreck that is WWE's long term booking exists and every single thing is written for talent? Have you watched any recent WWE programming? they change up things with no explanation at all, end story lines, end talents pushes (is Allister black just dead? anyone know?) no show is perfect, but give me AEW's continuality over WWE or Impact any day of the week. Now, NJPW, you've got me there but yea, it ain't the writers man.

I turned Aaron right away and that's been going great.

Also can I just say I was laughing (in a good way) the entire 20 second sprint from hangman? Never mind the "go on! Git!" to Jericho while shooing him away with the bat. Legend.

yea, I'm not sure who thought of that spot with Baker, but christ. Like, it was predictable that throwing a much larger person onto a smaller person sitting in the corner with no way to control the larger person's fall from below would be an issue I would think. Like, what was the correct way to land that spot they were going for? her having her legs flat rather than bent like they were so the chance of a broken leg was less? Fenix just went to up and down, by the time the group on the outside realized he was going to be way short there was no time to really react.

This post is why Gamers are considered super entitled. Also, there are plenty of posts on these topics in the tech support forum. Adam is not required to be your DM buddy on the issues you have with the game. he responds to threads al the time.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lghikas" data-cite="lghikas" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47614" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Don't think I have ever released anyone yet in any games...definitely nothing significant. My number one was to tackling the Roster size has usually been opening up a Developmental Company and sending a handful of men and women down there..Gen Z...Robin Delay...Hank Gunn..ect<p> </p><p> Guys particularly that I probably won't use and probably will end up releasing usually have enough Popularity that needs to be siphoned off before you let them go imo.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> seconded on the Developmental territory, I opened one up right away, helps a ton. </p><p> </p><p> I'll prob. end up not resigning a bunch of the older guys on huge deals, using them sparingly.</p>

I dunno, I think they are bookable pretty easily, you just have to be a dink and say to yourself "ok, 40% of you aren't working regularly, sorry guys and gals". I haven't made a change to their product or angles, you can still do like 30% angles. If you try to book everyone, even in the preshow, you'll go insane and there are guys (Frost, Bloodstone, Blockbuster) that just shouldn't be regular bookings on the show based on CWA's new product. (mcfly is close here to, but you can get some juice out of him) Just basically abuse the top of your card, and if you are going to have even a squash match on TV, it better be a storyline. Example: I had Brook in a test squash SAC to be dominant going into a match with Amber. When I just booked it normal and forgot to put in the road note "advance storyline" it did like a 41 despite Brook's best efforts. I reran it and put "advance story line" and it pulled a 62. That note is just super useful to CWA where you can't have a ton of angles and workers can't talk anyway (though Brook is a bad exampel of that, she is good on entertainment) . I look at it gameplay wise as the announcers telling a story, here that Amber better watch out, this is a message to Amber, ect without Amber actually being involved. Shameless plug - my CWA diary that no one seems to be reading based on lack of feedback has a event write up coming Saturday for Total Elimination that pulled a 80 i think. I haven't had a < 75 show in awhile since I started using tips in this thread and developing my own. (side note: how do you diary writers deal with lack of feedback, both positive and negative. I took over 2 hours writing up the latest show and got zero responses over 2 days, not even a "this was crap, stop it". If I don't get any feedback after writing this PPV up for 2-3 hours I dunno what I'll do lol.)

Re: the women Brooke and Amber are fine, they can put on good matches and angles. The issue is that aside from Nadia (and the rest of the Queens court sucks at the start) and Flame (who I pu tin the Court TBH) the rest of them CANNOT be on the main show or you are losing 1-3 points. And by Issue, yes, of course Rem if you Book the hell out of them with Decolts and everyone else, they'll get popularity quickly. Not saying the Women's division in CWA is awful and can't be saved, but honestly the B show idea (as long as you book it) with everyone you mention being the focus of a show makes more sense than tanking the main show's ratings for months to get an acceptable midcard for the women's division. Rather do that through a B show TBH. I'll also likely trim the hell out of the division long term. I think they have the women for a very good division if you trim it to about 8-10 workers. That's pretty much what i've done for my main show and dynasty save. Amber, Lauren Easter, SAC and one other floating face, Heel side is Brooke and Nadia with the Court (with Flame added in, since the other two members of the Court don't impress me. Flame's the LT who will eventually clash with Nadia for queenship) I've gotten 75's and 80's pretty easily with only those two main starts on the show + whoever they are feuding with. Good luck if you want to book like.... a squash match for Brooke though and finding a face outside of Lauren Easter or SAC who isn't going to tank that into the ground until some development is done though.

Dirtsheetz.com TV report from Craig Luna CWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING REVIEW 6,420 People at the Qubec Stadia Pre-Show <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/kVH4lsy" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/kVH4lsy"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Cameron Vessey v Alyx Winters V. Derek Frost Luna's Take - Short little pre show match, Vessey dominated throughout. Just like Dunn last week surprised to see him here. Cameron dominates the match before killing Winters with a Vessey Driver II. Fun while it lasted, and Winters and Vessey showed a bit of chemistry. 66/100 <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/QBkIu6G" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/QBkIu6G"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Lee Rivera v Flip simkins Luna's Take - Jenny warmed the crowd up for Lee, which is always fun. She ran down CWA management for booking her man in a pre show match vs a loser like Flip. Flip came out and said he heard Lee had to beg for this match. Lee had heard enough and jumped him at that point. Match itself was good, with Flip getting a few hope spots in before Lee hit his finsh and posed with Jenny for the crowd. Another fun pre show match, a 59/100 for me. <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/YtCgfvp" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/YtCgfvp"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Skip Beau/Sonny Wildside/Mark Griffen v Marc Dubois/Robin Delay/George Wolfe Luna's take - Looked like a match to get these guys a paycheck before the PPV, and they wrestled like it. Nothing really goof or bad to report. Mark Griffen does have something though, he stood out here. 61/100 <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/olxWH7d" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/olxWH7d"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Diablo Duvak/Fro Sure/Robby Griffen v Blockbuster/Antionio Del Veccio/Johnny Bloodstone Luna's Take - And Fro Sure has officially arrived, if not on the main show. Good to see him here, I was happy to hear they had signed him. Don't know if he'll make the main roster or be sent to developmental but he held his own here. 56/100 is what i would score this one. Main Show The announcers welcome us into the show. Tonight, we'll hear from Aaron Knight on why he betrayed Jack Decolt. Steve Decolt will tell us who the Total Elimination Captains will be, and We'll also see #1 Contenders matches for the right to challenge the women's champion, Amber Allen and the Tag Champs, the Dynamite Express! <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/H0NzZpg" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/H0NzZpg"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Aaron Knight's music hits, he comes out slowly miking the moment. He mock cries to a young girl in the front row with a "why Aaron????" sign. He eventually gets to the ring and soaks in the booo's "That's right, get it all out. Come on! lets hear them.....you know, you people should be thanking me. All I've heard all week is that i owe everyone an explanation. Well, I don't really feel that I owe any of you a pile of moose dung. It's not really that complicated if you rub two neurons together for a second, hard as I know as that is for some of you. 4 years now I've been carrying this company on my back. Every day, every night, every week I've always been there. And the whole time it's "what a success story for the Decolts! wow, what a great job Steve and the rest of them did Training Aaron, what a legacy he is for them." Well, the only legacy i'm interested in is MINE. And to hear that pompous, over the hill, broken down idiot Jack Decolt out here telling the world how WE are going to dominate at Total Elimination, how WE are going to beat whoever Steve put in front of us and then how HE was going to dominate and take us back to Decolt Country? Well screw that, i'm done with Decolt Country. All that matters from here on forward is what is in it for Aaron Knight. I'm the star around here, I'm the Future! It's time for Knight to Fall. Dunn's Music Hits, and he comes out with a mic. He can't believe what Aaron is trying to sell the crowd here. "Man, we all know what the deal is. Your Jealous, we get it. Jealous when you should be thanking the Decolts for everything they've done for you, for me. and for that you try to end a man's career? break his arm?" "All they've done for us Donte? are you kidding me? They've done nothing but give you a shot you've earned. And what, you think now that they've found a new little Decolt to fawn over you're getting invited to thanksgiving dinner at the compound? keep living a fantasy Donte, but I'm moving on. And I'll start with you. If you've got the guts, face me tonight and I'll teach you why they call me the A-Game around here, cause I'm always on it baby, Luna's Take - Great segment, and Donte looked good standing up for their mentor. Aaron was really good here playing the entitled ahole here as well. I'm still not sure if the heel turn here was the right call long term, but for this week it definitely worked. 80/100 <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/Nx4fZw3" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/Nx4fZw3"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> #1 contenders match Ariel Breaks v. Demelza Wade v Brooke Taylor Ariel is out first to a slight reaction, along with Wade. Brooke's music hits and the crowd goes crazy. No secret who the crowd wants in this one, that's for sure. Ariel and Demelza team up at the start to beat down Brooke, but she powers out. Ariel looks really green here, she looks very much like she is going through the motions, and not well. Her punching in particular is comical. Brooke stays in control most of the match, with little flurries of offense for Breaks and Wade. Brooke eventually catches Wade doing a cross body, throws her over the top to land on Breaks. She then rolls out, grabs Breaks and tosses her in. She hits her finisher and gets a 1-2-3 Luna's Take - Woof, 35/100 but it had little to do with Brooke. Both Wade and Breaks are very limited in ring, and the stretches where they had to carry the match to pretend Brooke had some competition were painful. That said, looking forward to Brooke vs. Amber at the PPV, and this got us there. <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/oX0PvHC" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/oX0PvHC"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> We cut to Steve sitting at his desk as if he's the PM of Canada. He's working on something, and holds up one finger. He eventually finishes and looks into the camera. "Hello, and thank you for supporting CWA. I wanted to address Total Elimination tonight. First, congratulations to Brooke Taylor. She will take on Amber Allen for the title at Total Elimination as the #1 Contender. Later we'll have a number one contenders match for the tag titles between Thunder and Lightning, The Brothers Cain, and a brand new tag team I think you'll all enjoy supporting. Steve stands up and starts pacing. Now, alot of people have been asking me how I can sit by and watch my brother get his ass kicked by Aaron Knight, and not do anything. Those people have a basic misunderstanding of my role here. My role is to make sure CWA is here 10, 20, 30 years from now, even if there are no Decolts, Stones, or anyone. That's our families legacy and what matters. And that means thinking about the future, something my brothers, and it seems like most of this roster can’t do. Aaron is the future, and we won’t be suspending him for his actions. In fact, he will be in the Main event tonight vs. Donte Dunn and If Jack Decolt wants to run his mouth, and pays for it, then I'm happy to sell tickets to that too. I'm sure Jack and Arron will get in a CWA ring at some point one on one, I'll make us a bunch of money, and we'll have a nice brotherly talk at Christmas when I hand him his net proceeds check for the year so he can take care of his family. But I am not an unsympathetic to my Brother, so if he can drag his ass out of the hospital in time, him and Ricky can find a third and face Aaron, Impact and JJ at Total Elimination. And Vessey, I've heard you running your mouth to. you want something to do? Fine, you can get two more idiots, and face Sean Mcfly and two people of his choice. And lastly, don't think I forgot about you Faith. Since your boys are in action with the tag titles, you can take the Brother's Cain and face of against a Donte Dunn, Fro Sure, and Sonny Wildeside. Oh! and since your so concerned about respect all of the sudden, you can open the show. And if anyone has a problem with that, then do me a favor. Go buy a wrestling company and run it however you want. Now, get out of my office. Luna's Take - Good segment from Steve to set up the rest of the show and the PPV. needed direction after last week just focusing on Aaron and Steve. 80/100. <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/FljMShU" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/FljMShU"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> #1 Contenders Match for the Tag Titles: David Stone/Christopher Decolt vs. Thunder and lightning v. The Brothers Cain Editors note: I screwed up in the predictions and listed the Stone/Decolt tag team as "The New Blood". They shouldn't have been listed that way yet, that's for later. The next in between chapter will focus on this. Sorry about that. David Stone is out first, which the crowd likes to see. Chris Decolt's music hits and the crowd is now buzzing. They look at each other in the ring and start to game plan as Thunder and Lightning come out, then the Brothers Cain. Suddenly The Dynamite Express's music hits. They walk out with folding chairs and put them down at the base of the ramp and sit down. Syd has popcorn. They motion to the ring to get on with it. Stone and Luke Cain start, and Stone does a good job of out quicking and out wrestling Luke until he gets a bit to cocky and turns his back on Luke to talk to DE at ringside. Luke works him over until he tries to make a hot tag to Chris, but Syd pulls him off the apron so David has to tag Thunder, which Syd finds hilarious. The Cains dominate, and eventually Thunder hits Thunder Struck with Lightning but Dynamite Express distracts the Ref. David Stone with a splash to the two of them, but in the meantime the Brothers Cain clear Lightning and set up to take out Thunder. They whip him into the ropes, but miss a blind tag by Chris Decolt on his shoulders. Mark of Cain connects but the ref won't count. Chris Decolt flies in with a spring board cross body. Moments later, Thunder returns the favor and blind tags Chris with David still down, and Thunder Struck is good this time for a 1-2-3 Luna's Take - Good #1 contenders match. Putting Stone and Decolt together is interesting as they are both really green and need the work, and obviously they have plenty of ammo there story line wise. 53/100 on this one. <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/rm7cwiS" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/rm7cwiS"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Mr. Impact vs. Erik Strong Erik is out first, tassels flying as he slaps hands. Mr. Impact is out next with the title. He makes Erik wait as he comes down to the ring. Impact opens up the match jawing and calling Erik a washed up joke. Slap to the face by Erik and we're off. Good TV match as you'd expect out of these two, leading eventually to Strong missing a Strongsualt, and Impact capitalizes for the win. Post match, Impact demands a mic. He says he can't help but hear Ricky crying and begging for a title shot. "I get it, accepting your Just another Guy who got lucky with the last name Decolt is something your just going to have to learn to live with. NO DICE! you can get an L at Total Elimination though, bring the corpse of your brother, who's still more talented than you'll ever be with a broken arm, and Agame and I will put you out of your misery. Luna's Take - Good match, and very good post match interview. The match I'd give a 56/100, the post match was the story here, and that was great. a 69/100 on the dirtzheets meter. <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/44ncSzV" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/44ncSzV"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Ricky Decolt and Sean Mcfly v. Christian Price and Shooter Sean Deeley Time for our semi main event of the evening. Ricky and Sean come out together, paling it up. Price comes out with Elite, then sends Dynamite Express to the back while he saunters to the ring with Drake. Shooter comes out and smirks at Dynamite Express as they go by. These four have a ton of history, and on the bell we get a brawl. Mcfly is all over Price here, and Price takes an early break on the outside. Ricky, as is the Decolt tradition, eventually gets cut off by the heels. He makes a false comeback that gets the crowd going and is in general his normal underdog self. Eventually he gets the tag and Sean clears the ring to stand tall. He's rolling until suddenly Drake low blows him from behind. Ricky just makes the save after the Price check. Ricky wills Sean to the corner while Sean drags Price to the corner for a tag. Hot tag for Ricky and we get the old Decolt magic as Ricky goes off. Drake tries to get involved again, but Ricky moves at the last second and Shooter takes out Drake. Price gets in Shooter's face, and as they argue Mcfly grabs Price and yanks him off the apron and they brawl. Shooter turns to Ricky, but Ricky super kicks him and hits the Decolt 45 for the Win! Luna's Take - Very good match, these are four very talented guys and they looked like it. Mcfly and Ricky have surprisingly good timing as a tag team as well, Mcfly didn't look out of place here at all as Jack's stand in. Worth a watch, 74/100 (Ed. Note - interesting development, they have great level tag chemistry. Might have to find a way to use that before Mcfly calls it a career) Post match, Vessey hits the ring and jumps Ricky from behind. Mcfly tries to help out but Price and Elite are all over him. Shooter joins in stomping on Ricky. Vessey can be heard screaming "I warned you, I warned you! now it's on, everybody's Done!" as security separates everyone. Luna's Take - Great post match brawl and the ol' pull apart. Shooter and Vessey seemed to be working together here, Shooter wasn't surprised to see him and went right in on Ricky. They also teased a bit of post beat down tension between the Elite and Vessey and Shooter. Something developing here for sure. I'll give it a 69/100 <blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/hMw6eT8" data-context="false" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/hMw6eT8"></a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script> After thing settle down, we get a Donte Dunn coming out for the main event. No laughing and smiling for the big man tonight, he stomps down to the ring and leans on the ropes calling out Aaron. New music for Aaron hits, more of a slow, hard hitting rock song that peaks when he hits the ring. (Ed Note - think generic Finn Balor music) smoke surrounds him as he takes of his robe and other new ring attire. Last off is the glasses with a smirk and "brush the shoulder" off Motion for Donte. Bell rings and we are off. They stood mid-ring and exchanged blows, really going at each other. The crowd cheered with each blow. Dunn goes for a power move, but Aaron escapes and hits a Tiger Driver for a believable near fall. Aaron wants a Buckle Bomb, but Can't get Dunn up and Dunn escapes. Dunn spun around and landed a powerbomb of his own into the Turnbuckle. Dunn then mounted Aaron in the corner, but Aaron dropped Dunn face-first over the top turnbuckle and slowed things down in the other corner. Aaron slid out of the ring and grabbed a chair, looking like he just wants to end this. The Ref gets in the way and takes the chair away on the back swing. Aaron screams "do you know who I am? I'm the Star of this Company, you don't tell me what to do" but has lost sight of Dunn. Aaron charged at Dunn with a knee, But Dunn decleats him with a clothesline. Aaron sold being out as Dunn struggled to his feet. Dunn went to pick Aaron up, but Aaron pulled the ref in front and thumbed Dunn in the eye over the Ref's shoulder. Dunn stumbles around holding his eye and Turns around into a massive drop kick which stuns him into the corner. Aaron takes advantage and hits a huge running knee to the Jaw, runs the ropes for another, and then hits the Knight fall brain buster for the win. Luna's Take - Great match, Dunn worked extremely hard here and looked like he belonged. Aaron was Aaron, and continues to look like one of the best in the world at the moment. A great TV main event, if you can make sure you see it. A solid 83/100 for me. Post match, Aaron is milking it up on the turnbuckle when Jack hits the ring with a chair. He smashes Aaron in the back, and starts to wear him out with the Chair. "You still think this was a good idea kid? You still feel like I'm to old for this now?" Jack tosses the chair down and goes to get a Table from under the ring. Just as he gets back in, Aaron is able to shove the table back at him and slip out under the bottom rope and back peddle up the ramp. Jack ask's where he's going and holds the rope open for him as Aaron wants no part of him as the show goes off the air. Luna's Take - Strong closing segment to end the show, great win for Aaron and Jack looks like a star to show he's not going to be a push over for Aaron. i'm here for this feud, give me more. 90/100 SHOW CLOSING NOTES Luna's Take - Much better show than last week overall, as it focused on multiple interesting story lines that are coming in for the Spring and Summer and was bookended by a great promo from Aaron and the match and Jacks' return. Overall a great lead in show to Total Elimination, I'm giving this show a 77/100. Should be a good PPV coming up, I'll have our coverage as always! Writers note: Did a 77 overall, and a .20 on TV. No pop gains, but no pop losses either. Feel like I'm starting to get a feel for the roster as well, hoping to pop a good rating on the PPV. I'll have some role playing posts, and a prediction card up for Saturdays write up shortly. Thanks for reading! let me know if people like the embedded imgur links/ highlighting with red and blue text. Still trying to figure out how to do this. Might try letter grades for the PPV, I just can't get used to "53/100" for recap purposes. would love some feedback there as well

Thanks! and will do, I'll try that tonight/ in the morning when the next card goes up. Also went back through just now and made text where people are speaking at events a different color for ease of reading.

Note: I've decided these interlude posts can be diary entries, first person stories, or dirt sheet stories. Just makes it easier to have the flexibility Backstage Post Show "Thanks for the match Shooter" We were backstage after our match, which I thought had gone well. We hadn't done much but I felt like I hadn't embarrassed myself. I hoped. "No problem Kid, not like I was doing anything else on the card tonight anyway. You're pretty smooth out there, just keep working on the basics. We'll work on the basics at the house shows. You are working those now right?" "Yea, from today. I just hope I didn't look to bad out there when I got lost and you had to take over. Sure I'll hear about that on twearker." "ya, you can't let that stuff get to you man, you're always going to hear it from those idiots. Just work on you, you're good. He waved as he went off to his locker, I sat down to take off my gear. I smirked as I looked at the plain Gold tights with black trim going into my bag. Right now, they still wanted me to work on my character, so I was just Christopher Decolt. I'll have to work on that. Maybe I should work on a finish beyond a body slam and leg drop first though... NEXT CARD - Trying to put up tonight if I get a few predictions #1 contenders match for shot at Total Elimination Ariel Breaks v. Demelza Wade v Brooke Taylor #1 contenders match for title shot at Total Elimination The New Blood vs. Thunder and lightning v. The Brothers Cain Mr. Impact vs. Strong Ricky Decolt and Sean Mcfly v. Christian Price and Shooter Sean Deeley Aaron Knight vs Dante Dunn P.S - Do people like the /100 score, or should I do some other system? Not sure i like the feel of it right now, might change it to a /10...or maybe letters

is there any way, without the editor, to quickly look at what a person's finish is? I'm going to just end up making yet another list for myself, but that would be awesome if it was just under skills or something. My first show write up I didn't cut and paste the finishes and I'll be damned if I can remember my mid card finishes Also, what do you writers do there? I'm thinking of legit just doing an excel spreadsheet with finisher name and what I think it is for write ups. (like what is a Decolt 45 in cannon? I'm going with some sort of spike DDT)

https://imgur.com/a/qSBYrSi Dirtsheetz.com CWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING REVIEW Craig Luna reporting from the Edmonton Grandstand Pretty good crowd on hand for this one, they announced 5,657 as the official attendance. Pretty good energy in the building as well, you can tell people know Chris Decolt is backstage and want to get a look at him. Pre-Show https://imgur.com/a/ZfDglnS Christopher Ball v. Skip Beau v Jared Johnston And we're off! They just signed this Ball kid, I'm hearing he's headed to there new developmental promotion. He's working a MMA style striker here, lot of basic kicks and punches but he has a good look. Speaking of CWA's new developmental company, Interview on the site with Steve Decolt on that coming soon as a shameless plug. Match itself was fine, Ball worked the underdog, with JJ and Skip working most of the match. JJ won by pinfall after he tossed skip to the outside and countered a flurry of strikes by Ball into a roll through heel lock. Ball tapped before Skip could break it up. On the Sheetz scale, I'm giving it a 54/100. https://imgur.com/a/Oy6Mzos Nadia Snow v. Claire Winters v. Ariel Breaks First of all, always nice to see Nadia, I really think she's found something with this ice queen and her court gimmick. That said, this was brutal, mostly due to Claire and Ariel being green as grass. This was very much Nadia going through the paces with two women who need a loooot of work. 26/100 for me. https://imgur.com/a/uuKMWXS Erik Strong & Donte Dunn v. Blockbuster and Mountie Mann This is the first match that got the crowd up, Donte's entrance is always so high energy. I'm surprised he's not on the main card tonight....Erik is always good to see as well, even when he's rocking his early 2000's inspired tassels and slapping hands like he's still 25. As to the match itself, it was really good i thought. Obviously with Blockbuster and Mountie Mann involved, this was always going to be a babyface in peril match, but they did a good job on it. Donte is so good getting the crowd into his hot tag. Erik sold for most of the match, before getting a hot tag in and Donte ran wild, Erik cleared Blockbuster over the ropes, and Donte hit Mountie with a Running Powerbomb for the win. Fun match, I'm giving that one a 61 https://imgur.com/a/H3fspsL Christopher Decolt v Shooter Sean Deeley As we figured, they are putting Chris on the preshow. The buzz here is palatable. He looked confident coming out, he has a good look. He was billed at 6'5, in typical wrestling fashion he's more like 6'2. He looks like a young Ricky with shorter hair and taller with more build. Shooter was a good choice for his first opponent. They worked a pretty training level match for 10 minutes, with Shooter slowing the match down until eventually the veteran was just to much and got the pin. K.I.S.S for sure, but you can tell Chris has decent basics and knows what he's doing bumping. We will see how this kid goes, I don't know if he'll be able to handle the pressure of being the last great hope for the Stones and Decolts all at once, but he was fine here. I'm giving it a 55 Brooke Taylor v. Sally Anne Christian not much to report here, other than this is a REALLY long preshow. way more than they normally do. This either means they have some really good stuff planned or we are getting a short show. Brooke dominated, this felt very much like a squash to get her a match. That said, I love Brooke and her squashes so it was a 60/100 for me. The crowd is hot for this show, TV is coming on now.... Main Show The announcers welcome us to Edmonton. Tonight, we'll see Ricky Decolt in action, The Elite, Amber Allen, and more! but first, Jack Decolt has something to say https://imgur.com/a/4ftLHqv Jack's out to make his ring entrance with Aaron. As always, he welcomes us to Decolt Country. He pauses on that. "Decolt Counrty...that used to mean something other than a catch phrase...my father put this company on the map, and me and my brothers raised the walls, roof, barn, second home, out house, dog house, and everything in between!" but now he says, all he hears about is how washed up the Decolts are, how CWA needs to move on from his family to thrive. "People act like i'm dead and buried at 42. Well screw that!" I'm going back to the top of this company, and no one is going to stop me Jack talks about how he's given it all for this business, and it's time for one last ride. And that ride starts at Total Elimination, when He, Ricky And Aaron wipe the floor with whoever Steve puts in front of them. Jack is really good hear, he's always a good promo but he's really killing this promo. The Crowd is into it as well, and seems to be up for this story of Jack going back to the top. Jack then looks in the hard cam "and Faith? I hope it's you and your boys. Because after we are done with Total Elimination, I'm coming for that belt. It's going to be the last ride of Jack Decolt, and I'm going to teach everyone what it means to be in DE--" BAM! out of no where, a chair slams into the back of Jack's shoulders. He drops to his knees and turns around, and the hard cam swings around to show Aaron standing there with a chair and a pissed off look. Jack starts to ask "why?" but Aaron just hammers him with the chair in the head. The crowd is nuclear for this. Aaron smirks and rolls out of the ring. He reaches under the ring and finds one of the ballpeen hammers the ring crew uses. He slides back into the ring. Jack is just starting to get up, Aaron hits him with a double underhook DDT on the chair. Aaron soaks up the boos, then puts Jacks arm through the chair and shuts it to pin Jack's arm in. Just as the Crowd cheers to see Ricky hit the top of the Ramp, Aaron slams the hammer down on Jacks trapped arm. Jack screams and starts selling that his arm is broken as Aaron bails out just as Ricky gets there. Luna's take - This was an all time segment. The crowd was ready for the standard the Decolts and their protege vs the world segment, and having Aaron stay silent behind him until stabbing him in the back was great. Long term, we'll see if having what was seen as their next big baby face be a heel on a roster which already has more than a few good ones was the right call, but this was amazing. 96/100 for me We cut back to the announcers who are discussing why Aaron would do this to the Decolts. They tell us they are trying to track him down for an interview backstage, and that Jack is being taken to a local hospital to see if his arm is broken. Meanwhile, we have Amber Allen in action next! https://imgur.com/a/aeX38Nn Amber Allen & Nina Cacaci v. Deborah Young & Demelza Wade Amber and Young start things off. The crowd is still buzzing, but I'm not sure how much of that is for this match honestly. Everyone is still processing Aaron betraying Jack. Eventually, Young and Wade wear Amber down and cut the ring in half. Amber eventually gets free and get a tag to Nina. Wade is eventually able to make a blind tag, and Nina never sees Young coming with a massive cross body. Young works over Nina, but Amber gets the tag when Young takes to much time taunting, and a few minutes later gets the win with the Allen Wrench. Luna's take - Decent match, they were in a tough spot after that opening. It never got out of 2nd gear, but the right team won. I'll give it a 52 We go backstage, where Adrian Garcia has an interview for us. https://imgur.com/a/2k0Ax8p Adrian is in a interview room. He tells us that much like himself, his next guest is being frozen out by the Decolts in this "new era". He welcomes in Cameron Vessey Vessey says he'll get right to the point. It has become very obvious to him that this "new beginning" of Steve Decolts and his awful family is a lie, not that he ever had any doubt. "Just look at me, Adrian. I'm the best in this freaking company, but because I came from NOTBPW how am I treated? I'm barley promoted, I'm not on the Card tonight, they stole my championship from me the first chance they could and put it on that little loser Faith and his buddies. And why? because i'm not some blond idiot who just sucks up to the fans?" "and now, they unearthed ANOTHER Decolt. never mind that Dan Stone was his granddaddy, he's a Decolt. Another golden child, who helped put Dan in the grave. He must be rolling over in it now to see all the guys who killed themselves for him being held back" "Well I'm sick of waiting my turn, so Steve know this. Until such time that i am given the RESPECT and opportunities I have earned, I am going to make it my personal mission to make sure everyone around here is as miserable as I am. and THAT is a promise. I'm going to Vessey driver each and every one of these new guys to the center of the earth, and tap or snap everyone else who even thinks about getting in my way. That's a promise." Luna's take - Another good promo. It seems like we are going all in on the Decolts being the old guard and needing to be put down between Aaron and Vessey tonight. Also a good use of Adrian, he's wasted just being a once in awhile mouthpiece. Also should be noted that Vessey was outing the whole Chris Decolt family situation for the first time ever here. 67/100 I'd say https://imgur.com/a/IIAcb4j David Stone, Robby Griffen and Generation Z vs. Montreal Mafia and the Brothers Cain We're back at the ring for this tag team match. The announcers tell us during the entrance that these teams are looking to make names for themselves and show off for potential spots on teams at Total Elimination. A fun little sprint, with Mafia picking up the win with a double team on David Stone. Luna's Take - not much to this match, for the 15 minutes it went not much happened. I couldn't tell if the crowd was still out of it due to Aaron and Vessey's mission statements or what, but this was just a match. 47/100 https://imgur.com/a/9MJILXU We cut to Steve sitting at his desk and doing paper work, looking annoyed. Ricky barges in and demands to know if Steve saw what happened to Jack. Steve doesn't look up, so Ricky slaps the paper off of his desk. Steve glares at him "I saw it, so what? Jack's a big boy. I'm sure he'll be fine and handle his business. What do you want little brother? just to talk about how a Decolt got beat down by someone for the 1000th time and reminisce? I've had my ass kicked and so have you, get over it. I have a show to run. You might not care about the long term financial prospects of this company, but someone has to. For your kids if nobody else." Ricky tells Steve if he doesn't care that people are looking to make a name off them, and Jack is out of action, then he guesses it's on him to remind people who they are. He wants a TV shot vs. Mr. Impact, tonight. Steve smirks "that's not the way this works anymore Ricky. Dad isn't around to just hand you things or bail you out of....unexpected surprises you know? you want it, go earn it for once. Start with Bloodstone tonight. Anything else?"" Ricky storms off. Luna's take - Another good segment, but Steve and Ricky were in it so of course it was going to be entertaining. i'm enjoying "pissed off workaholic steve" quite a bit. They can go multiple places with this as well. for me, 75/100 https://imgur.com/a/1IhPU7M Suddenly, a wild backstage reporter appears. A nameless women runs up behind Aaron, who has his bag and is headed to the car. She asks him why he would stab his mentor in the back, and try to break his arm. He looks at her like he's thinking about responding then just leans in and says "maybe next week I'll let you know. I've got plans tonight" and gets into his car and drives off. Luna's take - not much to go over here, Aaron looked like a star and a good tease to tune in next week. 71/100 https://imgur.com/a/QnkSg0O Mr. Impact v Mark Griffen - Non Title We join with Mark in the ring, so you know this is going to be a quick one. They actually work a pretty decent match, with Mark maybe getting to much in honestly. Mr. Impact hits the spike Piledriver for the win in around 10 minutes. Good match, after the win Impact hangs on the ropes and stares into the Hard Cam while the announcers play up that Ricky might be biting off more than he can chew. a 55/100 for me. https://imgur.com/a/wffjTw8 The Elite vs. Sean Mcfly and Thunder and Lightning The Elite are out first in all their glory. The announcers play up that Faith and Mcfly have had issues the last few weeks, and that Thunder and Lightning are arguably in line for a title shot as well. The faces are out next to a pretty good reaction. Luna's Take Match itself went around 15 minutes, and felt very paint by numbers to me honestly. Mcfly is starting to really look his age here as well, and something about price was off as well. I (and the crowd I think) was expecting a lot more out of these guys in the Semi Main Event. this one was a 58/100 for me, really underwhelming. https://imgur.com/a/usA9Zud Ricky Decolt v. Johhny Bloodstone and now our main event of the evening. Ricky is out first to a big pop, but maybe not the ones of the past. Bloodstone out next, whose entrance is still amazing but who is another guy that is looking his age here. They lock up, and Bloodstone overpowers Ricky. Ricky tries to speed the match up, but gets cut off again and again. Bloodstone is definitely not looking great here. Ricky is doing his best, but the guy is just tired out and not very crisp. They finally build to Ricky showing some babyface fire and winning with the Decolt 45. Ricky stands tall post match and makes the belt around the waist motion. Luna's take - yikes. For a show that was hot throughout until the main events, this was not a good way to end the show. John just looks old at this point and slow. He can do things for them, but this was maybe to much to ask of him at this stage in his career. I hate to do it, but 52/100 for me SHOW CLOSING NOTES Luna's take - I really liked this show until the last 2 matches. Aaron turning on Jack is obviously the story here, but Ricky, Steve, Vessey and others were great here as well. Overall, it looks like the story this year is going to be what the legacy of this new promotion is going to be, and I am hear for it. Writers Mechanical notes: this pulled a overall 62, and lost us pop in all seven regions (ouch). We did a .16 I was honestly happy with this show, promo wise. I went way to in on Bloodstone and the Elite to carry our main event though, that killed us at the end of the show. Lesson learned. Love to hear what people think, particularity of this "recap" style. I like it because it lets me focus on the promos and not have to write up the non-super important matches to much. Let me know how it is on the reader though.

Thanks! Going to do my first show write up tonight as a bonus before we start the schedule and to try to get people interested. Know I said I wouldn't do a card guess for the first one until people kinda see where I'm going with things but if you or others want to... Amber Allen/Nina Cacaci v. Deborah Young & Demelza Wade David Stone/Robby Griffen/Generation Z vs. Montreal Mafia/Brothers Cain Mr. Impact v Mark Griffen The Elite vs. Sean Mcfly and Thunder and Lightning Ricky Decolt v Johnny Bloodstone

https://imgur.com/a/cdXTsxl Diary entry #1 British Columbia, Decolt Compound It’s tough to figure out who you are when it changes so many times. I guess that’s true of everybody, but it feels like something I’ve always dealt with. After all i've been 3 different people, all by the age of 20. I was just a kid without a Dad who loved wrestling until my Mom told me I was Ricky Decolt’s Kid, and we were going to see George Decolt one day. What I didn’t know then, but do now, is that my Mother used to be a manager on the Canadian Indies when she was in here early 20’s. I guess one night Ricky was there to watch a show with his friends, saw her and immediately decided they would be going home together. A Bar trip with the boys from CGC by my mom and a year later there I was. My Father, if you didn’t know, is something of a charismatic, good looking individual. He can be very persuasive when he sees something he wants. My Mom never reached out to my dad until I was older. She tells me know she was embarrassed, and didn’t know what to do once she figured out she was pregnant. And we had a great life before (and after) becoming a Decolt, at least from my perspective. My mom worked hard, and with the help of my grandparents, all I know was my mom worked really hard at her job so she was away a lot, and that we were super into wrestling. And I mean super into wrestling. Our weekends would be going to shows, both NOTBPW and CGC when we could, but also the indies. Especially when I was really young and my Mom was still trying to catch a break on the indies. I knew from when I was little that all I wanted to do was be a wrestler. That makes a ton more sense to me now, that’s for sure. When I was 8, we lost my Grandparents in the same year. I still remember Grandma after Grandpa died from cancer telling us the news. Even then, she didn’t look well. And I remember her having a conversation with my Mom, and us having to leave the house because mom was so upset. Less than a year later, Grandma was gone from a heart attack. Looking back, I now know this was the first time my Mom got in touch with my Dad and let him know he was a father. She wanted to wait to tell me until I was older she says, but suddenly being a single mom changed that plan. I don’t blame her or anything for that lost time with my Dad. Much. Sometimes. I'll always remember walking up the road to George Decolt’s main house here at the compound, my Grandfather I’d learn shortly thereafter. He met me on the front steps with my Dad. I remember him turning to Ricky and telling him “Well, I don’t need a paternity test here boy. He looks just like you at that age. Why don’t you introduce us all” We all stood there in awkward silence until my dad finally spoke up He leaned down to my level and said “Hello Christopher, I’m sorry that this is the first time we get to meet. But from now on, you’re a Decolt. We have a lot of time to make up, and I have some people who would like to meet you.” Suddenly I felt 20 feet tall. It was true! I was a Decolt! It wasn’t always easy after that, but the Decolts made my mom and I feel as welcome as possible, and it became clear pretty quick that I was an athletic kid and loved the business and Ricky…sorry Dad…was pretty quick to focus on training as a bonding thing we didn’t have to think to hard about. There never seemed to be any question I’d follow my Dad and Mom into the business. Didn’t hurt to grow up on a farm with 3 rings on it during my teenage years either I suppose. Then, when I turned 18 and was ready to really start getting into the game, my mom decided to drop one more surprise on all of us. Yennifer Masters, A/K/A my mom, took me aside about a year before and let me, my Father and George know what my grandmother had told her on her death bed. That Yennifer wasn’t a “Masters”. She was Yennifer Stone, the daughter of Dan Stone. My crazy life right? Can’t make it up. And that’s just getting started. Opps! More on that later, my Dad is calling me. I have my first match for CWA coming up after all, and we have to get to the airport! Editors Note: If people are interested, I’ll probably post the first event report tonight. If not I’ll hold off for Saturday and go with the schedule in the first post  Feedback greatly appreciated as always