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I think this'd be cool, we've already seen it happen in the C-Verse with Curtis Jenkins so some kind of narrative function or the like would be neat.
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This whole run on Snake King was great- the fact that you also worked in some explanation of Rey Soldado was much appreciated, a lot of the multiverse rando's are the ones I have trouble keeping track of and slotting them into bigger stories like this helps flesh them out.
Looking forward to the next show, wish I could write something this good (also, how much work do those powerpoints take to create and upload? oof).
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Lucky Chance Fatal-4-Way
Dexter Mattell (One Win) vs Chuck vs Warren Lydecker vs White Wasp
It doesn't feel like any of the others are likely to challenge for the belts
The Duo vs Wilkes & Lydecker
Proper tag team beats trial unit (I'm assuming this is a trial unit, I could see them having a proper run if it works)
Monday Next vs Tyrant
Tyrant's definitely getting some build but now is not the time for him to beat Monday Next- not to mention that Monday doesn't need to eat a loss ahead of his title match next month (or week, or whenever it is, I'm not sure what your schedule is)
APW Australian Championship Match
Massacre vs Richie Fox
I will never root for anyone in Goliath Global
Winner gets a Commonwealth Championship Match
Christopher Gerard vs Scottie Hamstead
Let's not pretened Hamstead's done with Monday just yet but I feel like Gerard's a fresher match
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Spotlight On…Won’t Get Fooled Again
Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020 is designed to be one of RMW’s biggest shows of the year and this time out we’ve got four big matches advertised, so let’s take a look at the big stories ahead of the show:
VSThe Silencer vs. ‘The Priest of Pain’ Pablo Rodriguez, Champion Versus Champion
Right from day one Rocky Mountain Wrestling’s been a part of The Confederation of The Territories, and at Won’t Get Fooled Again the company will welcome the COTT World Heavyweight Champion Pablo Rodriguez for his first ever visit to the company. Naturally, a big star demands a big challenger, and when word got out of Pablo’s visit Haley Buck was quickly on the line to secure a title shot for her boss in No Remorse Corps. He’s the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion, but can The Silencer’s tactical acumen and sheer power overcome the veteran nous and high-flying excellence of Rodriguez?
VSVSThe Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys For The Rocky Mountain Tag Team Titles
Three of RMW’s top tag teams will face off for the right to be crowned the inaugural Tag Team Champions of Rocky Mountain Wrestling. The experience edge goes to Max Mayhem and Ace Youngblood, but The Hot Taggs undoubtedly have the power advantage and only a fool would count out Mercutio Sleep and Sione Tokoeka after two convincing performances to make it to the match. Throw in the long-running enmity between The Wolfpack and No Remorse Corps, both of which are represented in this match, and you have a recipe for one of the most intense title bouts since the days of RDJ and Tommy Cornell.
VSDominic DeGraff vs. Stanley Axis
The bruiser of No Remorse Corps Dom DeGraff has never been afraid of taking it to his opponents, but interfering in the main event at Let’s See Action really put a target on his back. Whatever else has been said of The Silencer the title matches have been mostly clean affairs, and Dom’s interference was a step too far for a lot of men in the locker room. Stepping up to exert a little locker room justice? ‘Mr. Fair Play’ Stanley Axis, whose principles have been particularly offended by Dom’s actions. Who will win in this latest round of David vs. Goliath?
VSVSVSVS[/b]Number One Contender’s Match
Whilst The Silencer is busy pursuing the COTT World Heavyweight five of his top challengers will face off to determine the number one contender to the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title. Tavon Blake Jr., Roger Monteiro, The Historian, Remmy Honeyman and The Masked Mauler are competing, the match will be fought under elimination rules and you can bet all of No Remorse Corps will have an eye on the match to determine who’s going after their commander next.
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Card for RMW Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020:
FOR THE COTT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Pablo Rodriguez © vs. The Silencer
ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLE TRIPLE THREAT
Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys
ELIMINATION MATCH TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER
Roger Monteiro vs. The Historian vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. Tavon Blake Jr.
Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff
Young and Fearless vs. Men of Ice
Sandman Winks vs. Chuck Casey
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“Mind if I have word Hugh?”
Hugh had never had much reason to talk to The Silencer, but that wasn’t anything personal, he was the boss and The Silencer was a guy who did his job without complaint and always delivered what Hugh needed, what the heck would he need to say to him anyways?
“Sure champ, what you need? ‘Cos if it’s renegotiating the deal then that’s a formal office talk not beers-after-the-show conversation, eh?”
Not that Hugh actually drank beer, he was more or less 100% fuelled by coffee, but the point was still valid.
“Nah, nothing like that. Listen, you’re doing something with Ray Snow, yeah? You had him with my boys tonight.”
“Firstly, I think we’re blurring some lines with the whole ‘your boys’ thing, you do realise Kalder and Wolfie are neither your kids nor actually your employees, when the show stops so does kayfabe, okay? Secondly and actually answering your question, maybe. Honestly I just put Ray with the Taggs because that’s where we could fit him, but I’m not ruling anything out right now. Ray’s got just as much of a chance to get something going as anyone else that’s in the wind right now but if you’ve got an idea I’m listening.”
“It’s really the opposite actually. Don’t bother with Ray, he doesn’t have it. I’m not saying he’s a bad wrestler but to be a star we both know you need to connect with the fans and Ray just doesn’t. You push him too hard and you’ll be wasting everybody’s time. Just saying.”
“Okay…listen, I gotta head out, man, Gracie’s got a field trip tomorrow and I’m on driving duty so I’m gonna book, okay?”
“No problem, just think about what I said, okay? Don’t want to make a bad call on this one, after all.”
Hugh just left. He was fairly certain that screaming at your champion that nobody tells you how to book your own darn company wasn’t something good owners do and besides, 30-odd years of heavy coffee consumption had done nothing good for his blood pressure.
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Downloaded version 2.03 and I've noticed a lot of the Australian feds don't seem to have logos in the database and they aren't in the new logos folder provided. Have I just missed where they are or do the logos just not exist?
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Ordinarily I'd be using this opportunity to take a look at predictions, but we only had two good sets this month- Herrbear, you appear to have used the wrong ones- so instead I'll just say that next month will be up later today and I'll be speeding through a few shows for the next few days- there's about six months between in-game and out-of-game time and that's slightly more than I'm happy with so we'll bash through the summer shows quickly.
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RMW Let’s See Action
From The Park County Fairground in Wyoming
Sunday, Week 3, May
Audience: 79
The Show
Remmy Honeyman vs. Chuck Casey
I’m going to have to be careful with my booking now Wrestleworld is a thing- nearly three quarters of my roster are now stars and that could get difficult to control- but if it puts a bunch of new guys in the audience then I can put up with it, especially with Remmy continuing to deliver. The main concern I’ve got is that guys like Remmy and Silencer will be sidelined by the fans in favour of other company’s guys like Stan Axis or The Past Masters that I don’t have big plans for, but hopefully Remmy’s performance will make him hard to sideline; on the evidence of this one that’s fairly likely. As for Chuck, going 20 minutes is difficult for him and his gimmick, whilst okay (and very merch-friendly), didn’t come off well enough to compensate so he didn’t look great. On the plus side, he was on his game so he’s already doing better than Jack. Give it time and I’m sure Chuck will come good but for now he can eat losses like this one, as Remmy tied him up with the Honeyman Special to secure the pinfall.
Winner: Remmy Honeyman Match Rating: 30
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It’s promo time, as we hear from Haley Buck ahead of the main event whilst The Silencer looms menacingly in the background.
“A lot of people are saying that The Silencer, the cerebral strongman, the deadliest wrestler in the world is scared of fighting Tavon Blake Junior. That’s not true. A lot of people are saying that Tavon Blake is going to win the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship tonight. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN! Do you understand! I won’t stand here and have it said that The Silencer’s afraid of anyone, especially not some punk-ass warehouse jockey! We’re not frightened, you understand? He’s the one who should be frightened, not us, ‘cos you know what No Remorse Corps is gonna do to him? We’re gonna obliterate him, you’ll know what fear is then, I can promise you that!”
Okay, this was great- Haley’s got her gimmick over like few I’ve ever seen, we’re talking legendary stuff, and with a decent script to follow she absolutely nailed this one.
Rating: 34
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Ace Youngblood vs. Dominic DeGraff vs. Stanley Axis
This wasn’t bad but definitely felt like a stepdown from the opener, despite Stan’s alleged increased name value. Probably that’s because none of these guys are actually all that great- Stan’s boring as hell, Dom’s still learning his craft and Ace is a tag team specialist who looks a little lost in singles action- but whatever, it was still good enough to be going on with and I don’t need the midcard to be great anyways. Ace took the win here- Dom put Stanley down with the Double Arm DDT but then turned his attention to Ace, trying to put down his major foe as well. Of course that didn’t work out- Ace tossed him out of the ring and then hit a recovering Stanley with the Flying Tomahawk Chop to get the win.
Winner: Ace Youngblood Match Rating: 27
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Max Mayhem & Young and Fearless vs. Ray Snow & The Hot Taggs
We put this over on commentary as a chance for scouting and warmup for Max and The Taggs ahead of their encounter next month for the belts, but in truth it was more about getting everyone out there and rebuilding Ray’s momentum as anything else. It was a surprisingly good match- Max is another one who’s GSW work on Wrestleworld is getting him over but that’s not so bad as it helps compensate for his declining physicality, and the others all range from pretty decent to genuinely good. Pep was probably the worst performer here but to be fair he was off his game, and even then compared to where he started from he’s doing a good job improving and getting over. The Taggs, on the other hand, have kind of plateau’d and aren’t developing the way I would like them to- they’re doing okay but I need to see more if they’re going to stay at the top of the card. They still got the win, though (they are in No Remorse Corps and maybe some more name value would help) as Wolfie put Max on the mat with the Mafia Kick whilst Ray and Kaler kept Young and Fearless from breaking the fall.
Winners: Ray Snow & The Hot Taggs Match Rating: 31
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Roger Monteiro vs. Ricky Turner vs. The Masked Mauler VII
Okay, so maybe I’m worrying too much about Wrestleworld- this match featured three RMW-exclusive talent and was still the best match on the card so far. It helped that they’re, respectively, our joint number two babyface (Remmy’s got the edge in workrate but Roger’s got the charisma), our number two heel (yeah, I said it, Mauler’s the number two guy now) and Ricky, who’s still getting over but is definitely our midcard workhorse of the future, if he isn’t already. There weren’t even any obvious negatives I could point to here, other than the aforementioned lack of overness from Ricky (he’s definitely been overused this show but I don’t really care). Roger took the win here- Mauler had nailed him with the Piledriver but was distracted when Remmy came out from backstage, allowing Monteiro to hit his comeback dropkick on Ricky Turner and go for the Phoenix Splash before Mauler could turn his attention back to the ring.
Winner: Roger Monteiro Match Rating: 35
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It’s promo time again, as Mercutio Sleep and Sione Tokoeka head to ringside with a mic.
“You know, it seems to me that all there is between Me and Sione and those Tag Team Titles? Is three teams and we can beat all’a them. Past Masters, you’re first up and boys, you’re really not gonna have a good day. I know, heck, everybody knows about how good you are, I’ve seen all the tapes on the Deep Sleep and I’ve lost count of how many guys have gone down to that thing, and The Historian pulls out moves I haven’t seen in years! But there’s one thing you boys got to adjust to, and that’s…let’s call it luck. You see, guys like me and Sione here, we make our own…luck, and it’s never run dry yet. So you better make sure to find another booking for Won’t Get Fooled Again, cos Sandman, Historian? I wouldn’t worry about the title match.”
Mercutio did another good job on the mic tonight, and whilst Sione’s too over for my taste (the only real Wrestleworld-related issue I’ve had, he’s not ready to be a star) he does a good job providing bulk and menace to back Sleep up.
Rating: 33
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The Bad Guys vs. The Past Masters
This was another good match, and whilst I’m still concerned about roster control issues vis-à-vis Wrestleworld it’s clear that we should be able to manage it for the most part; the top performers on the roster are still either RMW-exclusive or might as well be. Take Mercutio for example; despite some early apathy he’s wormed his way into the booking plans and outperformed all of the other three guys in this match despite being way off his game. As for the others, Sandman lagged behind but doesn’t seem to have the same boost the others have of late, and whilst Sione isn’t ready for stardom despite his name value I’m more than happy to see him continue to deliver in the ring and improve and Historian’s great as both a worker and a character and feels tailor-made for RMW anyway. Not that he won tonight; Mercutio hit him with a handful of powder and then the Go To Sleep to secure the win and go through to the Tag Team Title Tripe Threat.
Winners: The Bad Guys Match Rating: 31
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We cut to backstage to see Tavon Blake making his way towards the ring for tonight’s main event only to be blindsided by The Hot Taggs, who come out of nowhere to lay a beat down on the challenger. Blake tries to fight back as best he can but the bruisers of No Remorse Corps have the advantage and savagely lay into him, eventually laying him out with a Montana Slammer onto a pile of haybales.
This went over like gangbusters- building anything around the Taggs ability to fight and Blakey’s selling always works.
Rating: 32
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Tavon Blake Jr. vs. The Silencer
I know I’ve talked a lot this show about Wrestleworld exposure but it’s got the potential to be a game-changer for us and I need to get the measure of its impact thus far; on the whole, despite my reservations I’d say it hasn’t been too bad for us. The guys I want to build around continue to justify their pushes, guys I like have benefitted from extra exposure and nobody’s in a position I don’t want them in that I can’t adjust. Also, Tavon’s now not only our top babyface but probably our franchise player, which I can definitely deal with; we don’t really do figureheads at this level but I can’t think of a company that was built around a black guy before, maybe Supreme in the Steve Frehley days but I’m not sure and they barely count as a wrestling company anyways. As for Silencer, he held up his end of the bargain more than capably and remains our top heel, though we are at last starting to develop some depth behind him with Mauler and Sleep starting to come through and Sione looking good too for his experience level. Silencer took the win here, with the first dirty finish of his title reign; Tavon had him lined up for the Hangman’s Neckbreaker when Haley leapt up on the apron, distracting Erin long enough for Dom DeGraff to hit the ring and then Tavon with a chair shot to the gut and a Double Arm DDT. Silencer quickly went for the pin and retained the championship but it was clear by the speed with which he high tailed it that Tavon had got to him.
Winner: The Silencer Match Rating: 42
Overall Rating: 36, our best show yet and that’s with Chuck and Ricky’s overusage. Plaudits go to Mauler and Ace whilst we make a point of praising Silencer’s greatness, he’s been a brilliant champ for us.
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Talk about a game-changer- I'm gonna hold off on predictions for this one so I can get a sense of the new direction but I cannot wait to see how things unfold from here.
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Show will be up this time tomorrow so this is the 24-hour warning for predictions.
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I both agree and disagree with this. I think that they should get a perception, but it should be ranked on talent. If Tony Schaiavone or Jim Ross had jumped ship in the mid/late 90s it would've been a big deal. If Mike Tenay started working with WWE it would've been a big deal. They deserve a perception but it needs to be based on talent, I would say as opposed to overness? Refs like Earl Hebner, Nick Patrick, Charles Robinson, Mike Chioda, Jack Doan, and Joey Marella are name value guys, where as I wouldn't know who John Cone was if I didn't listen to the Major WF Pod.
That's fair, and a good way of doing it- the issue I have right now is that announcer and refs always have much lower overness, generally about 10 to 15 points lower, than my in-ring talent and it's left me with a roster of 18 stars or major stars out of 20 active wrestlers. Moving to a talent-based perception for non-wrestlers might help rebalance that someone.
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As it stands every member of the roster gets a perception but I don't think announcer or referees necessarily should; it's not like anyone really cares about them either in game or in the real world beyond how good or bad they are.
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The Past Masters vs Former MAW Tag Team
Unless it's The Aces of Mayhem there's no real reason for the former team to go over
Jaylon Martins vs War Piece
Have we even met War Piece? He doesn't sound familiar
The Canadian Daredevils vs Two Man Riot
Two heel stables seems like a lot but Two Man Riot should be kept strong
Joey Fili vs Josh Jacobs
Josh is great, Joey...not so much
B.P.A (Deuce Deadline & Jonah Pilgrim) vs Two TCW Graduates
No idea who they'll be but it seems reasonable for the developmental guys to go over
DeMarcus & Gray vs Quentin Queen & Zippy Deverell
Proper team wins out
Cheetah Boy vs Kyle Diamond
Neither of Lionhearts seems like an established name yet, so Cheetah Boy goes over
Kid Fantastic & Devil May Care vs Nobuyo Hikichi & The Wolf Pack
This could go either way but I prefer The Wolf Pack
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From the diary of Hugh Dansigny:
Got rid of Prime Time Jack Pryde today; the guy’s been on form at best once since he started working for us and I got fed up of dealing with a supposed prospect who I couldn’t rely on in the ring- plus the injury drama from him and Stanley was getting on my nerves. On the plus side, Steve was dumb and let one of his youngsters walk out of NYCW so I’ve snapped him up as Jack’s replacement:
Chuck Casey
Age: 21 Billed From: Brooklyn, New York
Entrance Theme: Bully- Shinedown
Finisher: Belly-to-Back Suplex
Character: Chuck’s a thuggish heel, a nasty piece of work who’s in wrestling just to beat people up.
Evaluation: When Chuck was born, I’d been working with NOTBPW for a year; that makes me feel old. Still, leaving aside how appallingly youthful he is Chuck’s a very promising young talent who’s basically a younger Dom DeGraff; both are straight-ahead brawlers, though Casey’s got a little more finesse to his work and is blessed with stronger intangibles. All in all, therefore, he’s a very promising young rookie, especially when you consider that we can bring in his brother down the line to beef up the tag division.
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Had a proper look at the financials for the first time in a while (we have an accountant, they can tell me if there’s something I actually have to do). We’ve run at a profit for the most part but lost nearly 500 bucks in April as I threw some bonuses around to try and resolve Mercutio’s morale issues. Still, we started the year with 45,000 dollars in the bank and currently stand at around 49,000 dollars so that’s not an issue I need to worry about for now.
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Apparently Wolfie Tagg thinks he’s the Real MVP of RMW and is being held back from carrying the company by people being afraid of him. Yeah, that sound you can hear? It’s me, laughing my head off.
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Josh Taylor has left TCW to go elsewhere. Fortunately it was USPW, which is allowed in the Dansigny household; I don’t want to imagine what would happen if Gracie’s current favourite crush/wrestler had gone to Supreme and she was banned from watching him. Never get between a teenage girl and her favourite sportspeople, I learnt that lesson in the great Canucks/Golden Knights debacle of 2019. Thank god Hanson prefers basketball and lucha libre; we can all get behind the Trail Blazers and EMLL is the most insanely entertaining thing to come out of Mexico ever. Seriously, how did nobody ever think to meld wrestling and Jack Kirby artwork before? Bandido, you have my respect (not that we’ll probably ever meet but hey, still true).
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We now rank as the 33rd biggest promotion in the world, ahead of SNP (some Scottish carnyland B.S.), CWW (British catch wrestling, love it but I give it maybe 2 years before they go under) and ZEN: Art of Wrestling (…yeah, I’m not even gonna try). Not sure which one we overtook but I really hope it’s SNP. Also, we’re the only independent promotion in the US not on Wrestleworld- literally, the only one.
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TCW rose to Big sized. Good on them, hopefully this marks the start of their comeback trail to the number two spot in America. Hopefully they won’t poach any of our talent, though given the way these things go I’d be surprised if we’re even on their radar- Wyoming isn’t that far from San Antonio but we’re pretty small time. Maybe Tavon or Max might go but that’d be down to GSW rather than us and I wouldn’t call it likely anyways- Max is breaking down pretty bad and Tavon’s chubbed out just recently and probably isn’t what BriCo would consider ‘TV-worthy’
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Card for RMW Let’s See Action:
FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Tavon Blake Jr. vs. The Silencer ©
WINNERS JOIN THE RMW TAG TEAM TITLE TRIPLE THREAT
The Past Master vs. The Bad Guys
Roger Monteiro vs. Ricky Turner vs. The Masked Mauler VII
Ace Youngblood vs. Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff
Max Mayhem & Young and Fearless vs. Ray Snow & The Hot Taggs
Remmy Honeyman vs. Chuck Casey
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<p>Lionhearts vs <strong>Two Man Riot</strong></p><p>
<em>Two Man Riot seem like the bigger deal</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Cheetah Boy</strong> vs Jaylon Martins</p><p>
<em>Cheetah's the bigger star, though a win here would definitely make sense to Jaylon to the top</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Ho Tinh</strong> vs Local Talent</p><p>
<em>JOBBER!</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Bradley Blaze</strong> vs Guillotine</p><p>
<em>I'm assuming Guillotine is the one going upstairs, in which case he can go out on his back</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Miller Fforde</strong> vs Pablo Rodriguez</p><p>
<em>To set up a COTT title shot</em></p>
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<p><strong>El Hijo Del Fantasma</strong> vs. Tarantula</p><p>
<em>Tarantula's really just a body at the moment, Fantasma's at least adjacent to some of your top guys</em></p><p> </p><p>
Hijo Del Vigilante vs. <strong>Samael The Accuser</strong></p><p>
<em>Samael's the leader of the Dark Universe, Vigilante's another of the regular universe that could maybe do with some more in-depth backstory</em></p><p> </p><p>
Noxious vs. <strong>Snake King</strong></p><p>
<em>Noxious is definitely a junior in the Hellmouth, whereas Snake King is cool as heck</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>El Toro De Oro Jr</strong> vs. La Estrella</p><p>
<em>I could see Estrella winning this quite easily but I'm gonna say his issues with Cyclops continue to dog him</em></p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Captain Lucha</strong> vs. El Orgulloso</p><p>
<em>Still don't see Lucha losing to many people until you've got another top Prime Universe tecnico to pick up the slack</em></p>
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Bradley Blaze vs Harvey Robbinfield
I could see this going the other way but I figure Brad's the better of the two, and with a heel champ you need as many strong face challengers as possible
Duke Freeman w/Guillotine vs Johnny Needham w/Lisa Bowen
Developmental prospect vs. former tag guy
Dreadnought vs Gordon Shearer
Because he's better and definitely not because I had to double-check who Gordon was
DeMarcus & Gray vs Two Man Riot
Because it's just such a cool tag name
The New York Doll vs Sandman Winks w/The Historian ©
I'm almost certainly wrong but I just can't root against Doll
Miller Fforde vs Seth Whitehead w/Harvey Robbinfield ©
Instinct says Seth gets a nice long run with the belt
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BCG are my current favourite Puro fed, looking forward to this.
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<p>Let's take a look at the predictions:</p><p> </p><p>
Regis: 5/6</p><p>
Ringrider: 4/6</p><p>
Tiberious: 6/6, as the only guy who called the draw (also, don't worry, Stanley will NEVER receive a title shot)</p><p>
HerrBear: 3/6</p><p> </p><p>
So, Tiberious wins and has the right to ask a question of any RMW worker he wishes.</p><p> </p><p>
Next post will go up sometime in the next two or three days- I've taken a bit of break from TEW this week and want to make sure I've still got a deep reserve of posts in the bag.</p>
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RMW Join Together
From The Park County Fairground in Wyoming
Sunday, Week 3, April
Audience: 67
The Show
Stanley Axis vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde
Somehow, Stanley Axis is seen as a star by our fans, most of whom I’m guessing don’t actually what a star looks like (I’ll give you a clue: it’s pretty much the opposite of Stanley Axis). Okay, so he can perform in the ring, nobody’s denying that, but who in their right minds think that 15 minutes isn’t enough Stanley Axis? As for Jack, he was once again off form and whilst he’s definitely improved since his debut the constant lack of form and generally weak performance is getting tiresome; if he doesn’t show major improvement by June I’ll probably get rid of him for someone else I can rely on more often. Stanley took the win here (he may be overrated by the fans but still), putting Jack away with the Pumphandle Slam.
Winner: Stanley Axis Match Rating: 21
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It’s promo time, as The Bad Guys head to ringside ahead of their match.
“When they announced the tag team title tournament, I knew there was no way I’d be staying out of it. You got a whole new set of belts for ol’ Mercutio Sleep to win? I’m there, kid. So I looked all across the US and I found this man, Sione Tokoeka out of Auckland, New Zealand, and I knew, this was the man that’s gonna help me win those Tag Team Titles. I mean, look at the guy! Have you ever seen anyone tougher? ‘Cos I sure haven’t, hoss, and I’ve been around this business for longer than a cup of coffee, if you know what I mean. Chip, Pep, you might be Young and Fearless but we’re The Bad Guys and in this business? Bad Guys are good guys to back, you get me?”
Mercutio’s still feeling down, I’ll have to throw some more money his way after this show to cheer him up. The promo itself was definitely affected by that mood but was pretty good overall, Mercutio remains a good improviser and the crowd liked Sione’s gimmick well enough to play off of.
Rating: 27
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The Bad Guys vs. Young and Fearless
Man, my rookies do not know how to stay on form- both Chip and Pepper were off form and struggled to hand in decent performances (though they were both better than Jack). Fortunately they weren’t really my priority here, and the bad guys were both pretty good; Mercutio’s had form issues in the past but when he’s on the way he was here he’s as good as anyone and Sione did a good job here too for a guy who’s not well known on this side of the country (though I think MAW have a deal with Wrestleworld now which ought to help). Mercutio got the win- I’ve got plans for him, chief among which is cheering him up- nailing Pepper with the Go To Sleep after Sione flattened him with a huge bodyslam onto Chip behind Quincy’s back (‘Cutio distracted him by going for a chair).
Winners: The Bad Guys Match Rating: 26
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Hearts of Ice vs. The Past Masters
This was an improvement over the last match but I was still disappointed, largely due to the Masters not delivering quite the way I’d hoped they would. They were alright, especially given that literally nobody in the audience knew who Sandman was, but that’s the best you can say and they clearly need more seasoning than I thought. As for Hearts of Ice, Ricky’s obscure and Ray’s momentum is ice cold at the moment but they did a good job here and I’ll work on rebuilding Ray’s push going forward (hey Stanley, I know how to get you back down to where I want you to be!). On the plus side the new gimmicks all went over well, and as I said this was a decent midcard bout that we can definitely come back to down the line. Sandman Winks got the win here, forcing Ray to tap out to the Deep Sleep.
Winners: The Past Masters Match Rating: 27
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The Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs
Okay, this one was my mistake: I’d booked this to go 15 minutes when it should’ve gone 20 to allow for Max’s star power. That took away from what was otherwise a good match; these four are all at their best in tag matches and delivered good individual performances- if I’d got the timings right it would probably have come off as nearer main event level rather than the decent midcard reception it actually got. Ace is another guy I need to build up, right now he’s not as over as I’d like, and things weren’t helped when Wolfie botched a hip toss and nearly pulled Ace’s arm out of its socket. This one went to a time-limit draw, and on commentary we put over the fact that these two have yet to have a clean finish, speculating on what that would mean for the title match at Won’t Get Fooled Again.
Winner: Draw Match Rating: 27
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We go to backstage, where Tavon is on hype duty ahead of the contender’s match.
“Once before we got in this ring with the Heavyweight Title on the line, Silencer, and I ran you as close as any man in this company ever has and I saw something then, at the end of the match. You were frightened of me, boy, you can deny it all you like but I saw the look in your eyes when you put me down, you didn’t believe I was gonna stay down ‘til it happened and even then you were real nervous. And now, now I got another shot at that belt and all of a sudden one of your boys from the Corps is in my way? That ain’t no coincidence, Cracker, that’s the man trying to hold a brother down ‘cos he’s scared as hell o’ him! Well, tough luck ‘cos when I’m done with that Noo Yawk meathead Dom DeGraff? I’m coming for that belt, and there ain’t nothin’ gonna stop me this time”
This was a great promo- Tavon’s rapidly become my top babyface and I used this to launch a new feud with The Silencer (yeah, we’ve still got the Wolfpack/NRC war but Blake deserves a programme of his own and it’s not like we can’t meld the two down the line).
Rating: 36
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Tavon Blake Jr. vs. Dominic DeGraff
This was a good match, but that’s almost entirely down to Tavon as he carried Dom most of the way. In fairness the chemistry was bad and Dom doesn’t have Blake’s native talent to make up for that, not to mention he can’t really handle 20-minute matches yet. Still, this was a good match overall thanks to Tavon busting his gut to make things work, and we also threw in some interference from The Silencer to further the storyline; Dom faked a knee tweak to distract Erin, Silencer hit the ring and nailed Blake with a thunderous chair shot. Of course Dom immediately dropped the pretence and went for a pin, only for Blake to kick out at two, and whilst Dom followed that up with a period of dominance it came to an end when Blake reversed an attempt at the Double Arm DDT into the Hangman’s Neckbreaker, picking up the win whilst a shocked Silencer looked on from ringside.
Winner: Tavon Blake Jr. Match Rating: 30
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Roger Monteiro vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. The Silencer
This was our best match ever, proving my old maxim that four-way main events always work when you don’t have a better idea. Of course, it helped that this featured four of our best workers that have featured in all the other four of our top five matches (well, three of them have, anyways). Rog is probably the weakest worker of the four- there’s a reason Tavon’s going after the belt now- but he’s more than capable of delivering with the right opponents and if Remmy, Mauler and Silencer aren’t the right opponents then I don’t know who is (well, actually I do but I don’t think I could afford David Stone these days). Mauler in particular has a title run in his future for certain- unless he gets snapped up by one of the big leagues, which is unlikely given our size, he will absolutely be a Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion within the next couple of years. ‘Til then, though, we’re still riding with The Silencer, who took the win here with a Drop Zone on Roger (a nice touch that neatly cleared the stage for Tavon and I didn’t even plan for that- I love our roadies).
Winner: The Silencer Match Rating: 37
Overall Rating: 35, our best show yet. Plaudits go to Remmy, Roger and Tavon as three of our top performers that haven’t heard too much praise yet.
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Show will be going up tomorrow evening, so this is the 24-hour warning for predictions, and a chance to answer tryker's question:
I'd like to know what Ace Youngblood's feelings are having lost to not only a complete rookie, but one who is pretty much just a tag guyAce: If there's one thing I've learnt in this business it's to never dismiss somebody as 'just a tag guy'- sure, Wolfie's at his most dangerous when he's teaming up with his brother but the dude's six foot 7 and 280 pounds, that's a heck of a lot of muscle to hit you with. There's no shame in losing to a guy who's got half a foot in size and nearly 50 pounds of weight on you, no matter how experienced he is.
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So, do you not like babyfaces or something? 'Cos that show seemed very heel-centric. I mean, it was good, but I don't think any of the faces ended the show on top.
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Good show here, I loved the ending with the brawl essentially fading to black.
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Spotlight On…The Rocky Mountain Tag Team Titles
This month we’re going to change things up in the spotlight and take a look at our forthcoming new title belts, The Rocky Mountain Tag Team Titles. The new belts will be unveiled at our big show in June, Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020, and the first champions will be crowned then. Now, anyone who follows RMW will know we already have two established tag teams in the company, The Hot Taggs of No Remorse Corps and The Aces of Mayhem in The Wolfpack, and both of those teams will be competing for the titles at the show. However, every title belt needs contenders and in order to launch the tag division we’ll be running a mini-tournament over the next two show; four new tag teams will be competing in knockout matches to determine who will be joining our established units in the title match. So now let’s meet those teams and see who will be participating in the tournament:
&Sandman Winks and The Historian- The Past Masters
When we told our commentary team that The Past Masters were arriving in RMW Hugh ran around the room cheering at the top of his lungs. Not that that’s altogether surprising; if Rocky Mountain Wrestling’s all about bringing old-school wrestling into the modern day then Sandman Winks and The Historian embody that principal like few others teams out there. This tournament represents their first real shot at championship gold- they’ve yet to come close in MAW- and it’s fair to say they’ll be giving their utmost to make the most of this opportunity.
&Chip Martin and Pepper Pelton- Young and Fearless
Stanley and Pepper haven’t enjoyed much success in RMW as singles wrestlers with precisely zero combined wins between them, but you’d be hard pressed to find two more talented young guns and more than one struggling singles competitor has found success in the tag ranks. Both men are young, fearless and full of self-confidence: precisely the ingredients you’d look for in tournament champions, in other words.
&Ricky Turner and Ray Snow- Hearts of Ice
It’s no surprise that two of the most cold-hearted and ruthless men in wrestling should team up for this tournament and there’s no denying that between them Turner and Snow have more than enough talent to make it to the title match and win the whole thing. The only question has to be if they’re capable of working together; neither men is famous for his outgoing and friendly disposition, after all.
&Mercutio Sleep & Sione Tokoeka- The Bad Guys
Mercutio Sleep has developed quite the poor reputation in his time with RMW, and it’s no surprise that when he decided to enter the tag tournament he had to bring in someone from outside to partner with him. It’s also no surprise than his partner Sione Tokoeka is hard as nails and highly inexperienced; just the sort of partner, in other words, that will do Mercutio’s dirty work for him. Not to diminish Sleep’s own abilities, though; he may not be well-liked but there aren’t many in RMW that can outfly or out-think him, not to mention his considerable mat skills.
So there we have it; four new teams, one shot at the RMW Tag Team Titles. Who will prevail in the tournament, and who will claim the Tag Team Titles at Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020? Well, you’ll have to buy the shows to find out.
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Card for RMW Join Together:
FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Roger Monteiro vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. The Silencer ©
WINNER BECOMES NUMBER ONE CONTENDER
Tavon Blake Jr. vs. Dominic DeGraff
The Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs
The Past Masters (Sandman Winks & The Historian) vs. Men Of Ice (Ray Snow & Ricky Turner)
Young and Fearless (Chip Martin & Pepper Pelton) vs. The Bad Guys (Mercutio Sleep & Sione Tokoeka)
Stanley Axis vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde
Many thanks to Christian_Shane for the awesome RMW Belt renders I'm using. tryker, the answer to your question will go up with the 24 hour notice in a couple of days' time
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