BHK1978

April 9, 2020

So after catching up wholly on Line Of Duty with all 5 seasons, the wife and I are now in need of something new to watch. We've got a shortlist of generally considered to be great shows we haven't watched yet. I'll list and maybe someone can suggest something strongly to go next with:

Sons of Anarchy
Breaking Bad
True Detective
The Sopranos
Boardwalk Empire
Peaky Blinders
The Crown
Russian Doll
In Treatment
Deadwood
The Wire

We've seen some excellent TV shows through the years but 2 kids and no free time have left us lagging behind.

Just some thoughts on your list.

I never saw the Crown (Though I have heard great things about it), Russian Doll (That is the only one I have never heard of on the list), and only saw two episodes of Peaky Blinders (It was good but I got rid of Netflix before I could watch more).

Out of what is left I would say Deadwood though a good show is probably the weakest. The dialogue can be tough to understand at times because they tend to have the characters speak in this odd almost Shakespearean way of speaking. Now I am no expert on how people spoke in the Dakota territories in the 1870's, but I do know enough about history to know that the vast majority of them were not well educated and so I highly doubt they spoke like that. Maybe that is a me thing but it does detract from my viewing experience.

In Treatment was good, especially the first season but it could get very boring at times.

The first and third seasons of True Detective were both very good, season one was slightly better. But season two was a steaming pile of dog crap. The writing was terrible and it also seemed to have unrealistic dialogue. The writers just did not write the way people talk. The only highlight for me was Rachel McAdams being on that season and that is more because I find her highly attractive. They sure did not give her good material to work with.

Boardwalk Empire was a very good show, but once again this is a me thing, it was not historically accurate. Which did bother me as I am fairly knowledgeable of this time period. But if you can put that aside then it is a moot point.

Out of the other four shows, it would be like asking a parent to choose which kid they like. I guess SOA is probably the weakest out of the four but it was a fantastic show.

Personally I would probably have to go with the Wire. But it is a very tough call.

The Sopranos episode called the Pine Barrens is one of my favorite television episodes of all-time. It was so well written and actually very funny. I try to watch that episode at least once a year.

April 8, 2020

For lack of a better place to put this, I was just reading that Dory Funk Jr. had a wrestling match where he teamed with the Steiner Brothers on Leap Day of this year. He's 79 years old.

April 8, 2020

I have a lot of wrestling memories, but this is something I posted a few years ago on a Facebook page called "Professional Wrestling Historical Society".

Reading your post, you had me thinking about the first show I went to. I am pretty sure it was a Saturday Night's Main Event but I am not positive (I was eight, so yeah it is pretty tough to recall that far back). I think it was the sixth Saturday Night's Main Event. Because I remember Terry Funk using or trying to use the branding iron on The Haiti Kid.

If this was the first show I went to here were the results from Wikipedia...

Hulk Hogan and Junkyard Dog (with The Haiti Kid) defeated Terry Funk and Hoss Funk (with Jimmy Hart)

King Kong Bundy defeated Uncle Elmer

Adrian Adonis (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Paul Orndorff by disqualification

Jake Roberts wrestled Ricky Steamboat to a no-contest

The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) © (with Lou Albano) defeated Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik (with Freddie Blassie)

April 8, 2020

Doug Williams vs. Tom Lawlor

ROH Pure: Anthony Henry {C} vs. John Walters

The Briscoe Brothers vs. Dan Maff and Homicide

Low-Ki vs. Xavier

ROH Tag: Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal {C} vs. Generation Next (Matt Sydal and Alex Shelley)

I agree with Kijar, but I just cannot pull the trigger. Jay and Jonathan just one the titles. Though the match looks like it would be great.

Matt Cross vs. Rocky Romero

Grizzly Redwood vs. Hammerstone

This could never be a competitive match.

April 7, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LoganRodzen" data-cite="LoganRodzen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Bad ass you went to a 'Mania though. I've only ever been to one PPV and it was Summerslam 2006 in Boston. I was 17 years old at the time and my oldest brother was 25. It was the first PPV for both of us. It was awesome because he used to take me to house shows as a little kid and our mom would drop us off. Hogan vs Orton is definitely what I remember most from that PPV. And Sabu/Big Show being so terrible. Although, nobody expected anything from that match anyway. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> I always wanted to go to the Garden to see a house show. Mainly because to me it would be odd sitting in such a big arena for one. I used to always go to the shows at the Providence Civic Center, which I think (I did not look it up) is seven thousands seats smaller so I always thought it would be cool to see a house show in an NBA arena. Though I do hate going to the Garden, it is not bad if you are close but if you are in the nosebleed sections (Which I always am) those seats suck. I don't know whose brilliant idea it was to have the seats tilt forward, so that it makes you feel like you are going to fall out of them. The old Yankees Stadium was the same way, just awful. Okay enough ranting about stadiums.

April 7, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dvdWarrior" data-cite="dvdWarrior" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27929" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well, I've seen every episode of Discovery. Haven't felt especially compelled to watch any of them a second time just yet, so there is that. I will say this: Anson Mount is very good as Captain Pike, and Ethan Peck was better than I expected as Spock. Doug Jones is pretty good as Saru as well, but for the most part... I'm not sure the fine folks currently in charge of the Star Trek universe really know what they're doing. If I had to rank all the Star Trek shows, both Picard and Discovery would be closer to the bottom than the top for me. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> With the poor fan feedback I am seeing in regards to Picard and Discovery, does that mean that Enterprise is moving up in the eyes of fans? Because I actually enjoyed Enterprise but it seems I might have been one of the few who actually did.<img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> If you are a fan of Westerns you should check out Anson Mount on Hell on Wheels. It was such a great show and he was awesome on it. Plus Christopher Heyerdahl as the Swede has to be one of my favorite villains ever on a television show. Well Christopher Heyerdahl as Sam on Van Helsing is great as well, very creepy. I guess he was born to play good villains. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27929" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>My last few comments since it's clear we have opposite opinions.</div></blockquote> I am all for agreeing to disagree. It is always nice to have a civil conversation with someone who might not agree with you. So I thank you for that.

April 6, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LoganRodzen" data-cite="LoganRodzen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WM has basically been a weird training / practice edition. It just doesn't feel right. The only saving grace last night for me was Taker vs AJ and that's for obvious reasons. Fan interaction is literally what made wrestling what it is. Matches have changed on the fly because of the crowd. Its just really hard to immerse myself in something that seriously looks like a YouTube tryout match with glorious production.</div></blockquote> No doubt. Fans can take crappy matches and turn them into watchable matches. Though I have to admit that I have not enjoyed going to wrestling in recent years because the fans often annoying me with their stupid sayings. Like, "Fight forever" and "One fall". I liked it better when I was a kid and the fans would try to go out and try to fight or kill the wrestler's.<img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LoganRodzen" data-cite="LoganRodzen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well, it definitely gives Wrestlemania 11 some company. To be fair, WM11 wasn't even that bad.</div></blockquote> I was at WM11 and I remember thinking, "Is this really the WrestleMania that I get to see live. Man this sucks."

April 6, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27929" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The original script of Power of the Daleks by David Whittaker mentioned that the Doctor had "renewed" before and he wore a metal bracelet and large earring now stored in a drawer of the console. John Peel described this in his novelization of the story. Philip Hinchcliffe and Robert Holmes themselves confirmed in interviews that the Morbius Doctors were intended to be pre-Hartnell despite fans trying to say otherwise. Chibnall just expanded on that and linked it to his Time Lord origin story.</div></blockquote> None of it made the actual show though. I honestly think that Chibnall saw the backlash and did that as a screw you to the fans that did not like the direction he was taking the into. My argument about how the Doctor should not have been a woman has more standing and people have flipped out on me over that. When the Time Lords were first introduced at the end of War Games they told the 2nd Doctor he would be allowed to pick how he was going to look in his next incarnation. None of the faces shown were female (I understand with it being 1969 and all that might have not gone over well). Therefore, my theory was that with only male options the Doctor was only meant to be male. Of course they changed that around with the new series. I did not watch the season finale or any of her run for that matter. To me, from what I have read about the episode, it killed off any mystique that the Time Lords had. I always felt we were never really supposed to know about their origins. They were this omnipresent race of people (Or I guess aliens) who had this all power to help the universe and yet they chose not to do so. They were not supposed to be villains or heroes, they were just morally grey. That one episode turned them into outright villains and destroyed the air of mystery that had been around them since 1969. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dvdWarrior" data-cite="dvdWarrior" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27929" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Well, I watched the new Star Trek: Picard. Saw the first four or five episodes, anyway. To steal a line from Jim Cornette: "For the people that like that sort of thing... this was the sort of thing they like." Wasn't really feeling it myself, sadly, which is why I stopped after only a few episodes. Too much violence, way too much profanity, and way, (way, WAY) too much killing... with next to nothing in the way of consequences for all that killing. Just felt nothing at all like the Star Trek Universe to me, and everything I've always loved about the Trek franchise seemed glaringly, painfully absent here. I don't know. Your mileage may vary, I guess. I just didn't really feel it all that much, is all. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Do you like Star Trek: Discovery? I personally never watched either show because I am cheap and refuse to pay for CBS' streaming service (I hate the fact that a major network has a streaming service). I have heard mixed reviews about both shows. From what you have said in the past, I know you are a big Star Trek fan so I would be interested in how you feel about Discovery.

April 4, 2020

I've been a massive fan of Doctor Who since I was a kid in the 80s and that will never change. I'm willing to overlook it's flaws more than most.

Even the Colin Baker era... I actually do not mind him, I mean he was my least favorite of the original Doctors.

As for the canon-altering finale... I understand how derisive it was but it didn't bother me. It presents a new take on the Time Lords origin story in much the same way the Cartmel Plan/NA novels did but left enough mystery to be explored at a later date or shelved for good. The canon has been evolving in various forms since the 60s, with lots of inconsistencies. Different writers and showrunners have their own ideas. RTD and Moffat were the same. It's just a matter of whether you liked the execution or not.

While what you say is true, I don't recall anyone ever taking a sledgehammer to it. It made the previous Doctors less special. William Hartnell was always the first Doctor, now we have no idea what number he is. Plus killing kids is never a good idea and they did something very similar to Jack Harkness in an episode of Torchwood (Meaning they killed him over and over again.). Therefore, the idea was not even original.

As I said previously, I was never a fan of having a woman playing the role of the Doctor. I knew it was more driven by agenda than anything else.

I never like race or gender swaps of any characters (The only exception to that rule would be Starbuck from BSG). I find it lazy, because it shows me that they cannot think of new interesting characters. They instead have to leech off already beloved and established characters. If they had made a series with say Susan Foreman or Romana I would have watched it (Unless the writing was too agenda driven), but they had to make the Doctor turn into a woman. Because reasons...

April 4, 2020

Thank you for doing this Bonafide_Bluffa!

It is hard to pick just one, but one that has always stuck out to me was when the Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson at the time) turned on Sting at Clash of the Champions X. Ole and Ric's promos were pure fire that night. I really do not recall a crowd turning on wrestlers the way they did and as quick as they did. I mean I am sure I must have saw it prior to that (For instance when Andre turned on Hulk) but I remember that turn the best.

Edited to add: I love reading what others have to say in this thread. It is so interesting to see what connections others have and during what time periods. I have been watching wrestling since shortly after WrestleMania II. Granted I do not watch it as much as before (I still watch MLW every week but that is the only one I go out of my way to watch).

April 4, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="milamber" data-cite="milamber" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="27929" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Euphoria - Crazy show. Lots of nudity and drugs. Soundtrack was amazing. Liked Zendaya's performance.</div></blockquote> I feel like that sort of show has been done thousands of times over. All style very little substance. Maybe it is a generational thing, as I am obviously not in the demo for who would like that. It looks like I stopped watching Dr. Who at the correct time. From what I read and reviews on YouTube they just destroyed that show. They just retconned the entire cannon of the show. For what? Why do shows/movies keep on doing this sort of nonsense? Do they enjoy watching their audiences leave in droves? I saw it coming near the end of the Peter Capaldi era and the moment they announced Jodie as the Doctor I knew exactly where they were going with the show. It sucks because I loved Broadchurch (I even liked the American version) and to know that Chris Chibnall was responsible for that great piece of television and then he was also responsible for the complete destruction of Dr. Who is mind boggling to me. I guess I will just stick to watching all of my old 3rd Doctor (He was not my favorite, that would be the 2nd Doctor but so little of the 2nd Doctor's episodes remain) episodes. Yeah they look bad visually by today's standards but the stories were far better written.

April 4, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46243" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Watching last week's Dynamite. I hate Jimmy Havoc. He looks stupid. He moves like a goof. Easily one of the least interesting people on the roster.</div></blockquote> Jim Cornette is that you?<img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Seriously I do not disagree with you. He does have a bad look to him. I will say this though, his interviews in MLW are usually pretty good and I really enjoyed his feud with Mance Warner over there. So I can't rag on him too much.

March 31, 2020

Supercard of Honor FINAL CARD:

Pre-Show Honor Club Exclusive: The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Chase Owens and El Phantasmo

Fatal-4-Way: Dragon Lee vs. Flip Gordon vs. Joe Hendry vs. PJ Black

Fight Without Honor: Leon St. Giovanni vs. Shaheem Ali

The Amazing Red vs. Will Ospreay

KENTA vs. Low-Ki

Jay White vs. Jeff Cobb

ROH Pure Title: Anthony Henry {C} vs. Doug Williams

As much as I would love to pick Doug here, he is far too old.

ROH Television: Nick Aldis {C} vs. Kenny King

ROH Tag: The Top Guys {C} vs. Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham

ROH World: Jay Briscoe {C} vs. RUSH

March 27, 2020

Hiya BHK.

Just wanted to say I am really enjoying what you are doing here. Especially Raphael who I always think is underutilized/appreciated. Someone else you might want to look at is Felipe Caballero, dirt cheap, young and really good skills. Especially as psychology and charisma are two of the easiest to train, which are his weak spots.

Concerning Tank Bradly I would just job out his overness and dump him. You are running a business not a charity after all. Plus it is one of the great upsides of PPA.

Quick question, what are your product settings? And I actually like seeing the match, angle and final show ratings as it shows off progress and who is performing well/ badly.

I apologize for the cheap bump, I try not to do these but I know if I do not answer Hyde's last question now I am going to forget to do it as I normally do not have my game open when posting a show.

Thank you Hyde. It is good to see you back on the site, I remember way back when, when you were TNA's biggest booster on this site. It was good back then, now not so much.

Felipe Caballero is someone who I usually sign in my MAW games but I am not sure what I would do with him in a diary game. Then again I could say that about half the roster for this diary as well.

I really do not like to eat away at their overness. In the back of my head I always feel like I can come up with something for him down the road. I actually have an idea of putting him into a tag team with another ex-DAVE wrestler but I am not sure if I want to add yet another worker to this already bloated roster.

The product setting is as follows...

Key Feature: Mainstream

Heavy: Traditional

Medium: Comedy, Modern, Realism

Low: Daredevil, Lucha Libre, Hardcore

Very Low: Pure

None: Cult, Risque, Hyper Realism

Match intensity: 20%

Match danger: 40%

March 27, 2020

I agree, I am not a fan of the Six-Man titles as well. Jay Briscoe looks like an insane homeless dude in that picture you have of him. The moment I saw it, I started to laugh.

ROH World: Jay Briscoe {C} vs. Jeff Cobb

ROH Tag: The Top Guys {C} vs. The Horror Kings (Brody King and Vinny Marseglia)

ROH Pure: Tom Lawlor/Fred Yehi/Josh Woods vs. JD Drake/Anthony Henry/BJ Whitmer

Tom Lawlor is doing some excellent over-the-top heel work in MLW right now and just for that reason and that reason alone I am picking him to win here.

ROH TV: Nick Aldis {C} vs. Dalton Castle

ROH Tag Titles #1 Contendership Gauntlet: Mexabloods (Bandido/Flamita) // Jonathan Gresham and Jay Lethal // Coast 2 Coast // The End.

I used to love it when NWA/WCW would do gauntlet matches over the course of their weekend shows. Such a great concept. I am going with Lethal and Gresham getting the hard fought victory here.

Grudge Match: Brian Myers vs. Kenny King

March 27, 2020

So potentially dumb questions, but...

I've collected every X-Family/Mutant related issue since Dawn of X started. I have the Dawn of X issues already organized in reading order, but where would I find the reading order for the various books that spawned in its wake? I know Hellions is probably the last one as it came out today, but I sadly didn't think ahead and organize the other issues as they came out.

Also, a reading order question. Where would I find the reading order for the relaunched Marvel 2099 books? As far as I know I've picked up all of them they've released so far, but again, sadly, I did not keep them organized.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I gave up on the new X-Men run because I have grown to despise it. But if I recall correctly someone said there was this weird order in which to read them. I know for a fact it was true in regards to the House of and the Powers of X.

They have the recommended reading order on Wikipedia, but I am not sure if it is true or not due to it being Wikipedia. But here is the list...

Reading order:

House of X #1

Powers of X #1

House of X #2

Powers of X #2

Powers of X #3

House of X #3

House of X #4

Powers of X #4

House of X #5

Powers of X #5

House of X #6

Powers of X #6

X-Men #1

Marauders #1

Excalibur #1

New Mutants #1–2, 5, 7

New Mutants #3–4, 6

X-Force #1

Fallen Angels #1–6

X-Men #2–3

Incoming! #1

Wolverine #1

Marauders #2–6

X-Force #2–3

Excalibur #2–7

Marauders #7

X-Force #4–7

X-Men #4–6

Marauders #8

Excalibur #8

Marauders #9

Cable #1

X-Men #8

New Mutants #9

I was looking forward to reading Cable because he is one of my favorite Marvel characters but then I found out it was Kid Cable (Who I am not fond of oddly.) and the first issue was boring. The only one I have heard glowing reviews for was Benjamin Percy's X-Force. I have the first few issuses of that but I have it on digital and I am not a huge fan of digital (But they were .99 each so I could not pass that by.).

I am wondering what is going to happen now that Diamond has stopped distribution to the shops. I mean I guess they will still sell them digitally but what happens to the people who have pull lists for the physical copies. Will they have to turn to digital only because if they do not they will end up falling behind.

I have about fifteen books that I follow on a regualr basis, out of those fifteen I have ten on my pull list. Does that mean when Diamond does starts up again I am going to have to buy all of these backstock issues at once? If so that is going to suck.

March 23, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="qvMSaQ0.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qvMSaQ0.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> TWA March Mayhem 2016 Location: Fall River, Massachusetts Attendance: 834 Show Rating: 45</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[The show begins with a previously recorded press conference that happened earlier in the afternoon. TWA owner Vin Tanner announces that the road to see who will become the first ever TWA Champion begins tonight at March Mayhem. He then goes on to explain that tonight’s main event will be a ten man Battle Royal. The order in which a participant is eliminated from the Battle Royal will determine the seeding in the tournament to decide who will be the first ever TWA Champion. The first two participants to be eliminated from the Battle Royal will not qualify for the tournament. The top eight will, with whoever gets eliminated at eighth becoming the eighth seed in the tournament and it will go on from there. The winner will be awarded the first seed in the tournament.]</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="LDuFPt6.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LDuFPt6.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="CI2TbgX.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CI2TbgX.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> After the opening video is shown, we then see the short video opener showing the various stars of TWA. We are then taken to a shot of the live crowd as Rob L Miskovsky and Whistler welcome us to the show. They then give a brief rundown of the matches on tonight’s show and they once explain what is happening in the main event. We then head down to the ring for the first match of the night.]</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="eza2srr.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eza2srr.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="PPi2vj0.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PPi2vj0.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> with <img alt="NPxB4UC.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NPxB4UC.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Logan Diaz vs. Ray Snow with CJ Weston Match: </div> <ul><li>The match begins and on commentary Rob L. Miskovsky hypes Logan as being a blue chip prospect and someone to keep an eye on. </li><li>This was a real good, albeit short technical match with both men doing all they could to win. </li><li>In the end it came down to a timely distraction by CJ Weston, this caused Logan to lose as he was so focused on what CJ was doing that when he returned his attention back towards Ray he was met with a hard hitting Spinning Back Fist.</li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Ray Snow Time: 8:25</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[We now head to the dressing room of Club Deluxe who are in mid-conversation. A very agitated Quentin Queen is glaring at Ashton Barnaby.] <img alt="rN0Hkda.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rN0Hkda.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Zach Rudge: Just do it Ash. You know it is the right thing to do… <img alt="eumOhUk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eumOhUk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ashton Barnaby: Not...a...chance bro. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. There is no way in hell I am going to give up my spot in tonight’s Battle Royal. End of story. <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: Is it Ash? Is it really...because I think it is a pretty crappy ending. Why are you even in the Battle Royal tonight? Is TWA management trying to mess with me? Do they have some sort of personal vendetta against me? Afterall, I am undefeated. I have two wins and no losses. Remind me again Ash of what your record is… [A dejected Ashton looks at the ground and responds.] <img alt="eumOhUk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eumOhUk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ashton Barnaby: You know what it is. Do I really need to say it? <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: Yes...you really do. [Ashton responds in a mumbled near whisper like voice.] <img alt="eumOhUk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eumOhUk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ashton Barnaby: I’m o and two… <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: What was that Ash? I couldn’t hear you. [Ashton replies in a louder more clear voice.] <img alt="eumOhUk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eumOhUk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Ashton Barnaby: I’m o and two… <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: Precisely! Why on God’s green earth would a loser like you have the opportunity to possibly be part of the TWA Championship tournament? There is something wrong when a loser like you...a junior member of the group nonetheless...is given a chance and I...the clear leader of this group is overlooked. You will give me your spot in the Battle Royal right now! And I will not take no for an answer! [Ashton shrugs his shoulders and walks off. Causing Quentin to get even more pissed off.] <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: Where the hell is he going? <img alt="rN0Hkda.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rN0Hkda.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Zach Rudge: Well you said you would not take no for an answer so I guess he decided not to give you an answer at all. <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: This is bull! Wait until my father hears about this!</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="XOlvouY.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XOlvouY.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KIJ9EPH.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KIJ9EPH.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Chet Chavez vs. Preston Fuller Match: </div> <ul><li>There is no point in lying, this was not the best match of the night. But with both men being rookies it was hardly unexpected. </li><li>Chet ended up picking up the victory over the debuting Preston, after he took Preston down with a Chetinator. </li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Chet Chavez Time: 8:31 </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[After the match is done Tabitha Lowenstein snags Chet for a post-match interview.] <img alt="DTlCGd8.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DTlCGd8.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Tabitha Lowenstein: Chet congratulations on a very impressive victory. How does it feel to get your first win here in TWA? <img alt="XOlvouY.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XOlvouY.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Chet Chavez: It feels great...Preston was a tough opponent and I… [before Chet can finish what he is saying Quentin Queen, who is fighting in the next match, interrupts the interview.] <img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Quentin Queen: You call that impressive Tabitha? Maybe you need some glasses. No offense Chet but you kinda suck. I mean, I have already beaten you so I do not have much to prove by giving you that little bit of constructive criticism. I will tell you what Chet, you should stick around and watch me has I mop the floor with El Hijo Del Neutron. Maybe you will pick up a few pointers and actually learn something. [Quentin winks at Tabitha and enters the ring as Tabitha and Chet just look at each other confused.]</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="fJTeJom.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fJTeJom.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Bqctxb4.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Bqctxb4.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> El Hijo Del Neutron vs. Quentin Queen Match:</div> <ul><li>It was clear as day that Quentin was not taking his opponent seriously and that was a huge mistake as the young Luchador quickly gained the upper hand on the trust fund brat. </li><li>Neutron looked to be on the verge of victory on a couple of occasions but he ended up coming up short as Quentin dropped him with his finisher the Q-Ball and that was all she wrote.</li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Quentin Queen Time: 7:16 </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[A cameraman manages to catch a conversation in the hallway between CJ Weston, Gregory Henderson, and Seth Whitehead.] <img alt="NPxB4UC.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NPxB4UC.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> CJ Weston: Seth I can’t stress this enough...we must protect Taylor Kidd at all costs tonight. We need to be smart here and having Taylor as Gregory’s first round opponent would be fantastic. <img alt="QjsiNQW.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QjsiNQW.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Gregory Henderson: Yeah man I need a cake match and I think that Taylor is the textbook definition of the guy that would give me that match. <img alt="yPlqzrU.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yPlqzrU.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Seth Whitehead: No problem bro. But I have to ask...why can’t we set it up so Taylor takes me on in the tournament? I mean I could use a cake match… <img alt="NPxB4UC.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NPxB4UC.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> CJ Weston: You could...but as I told you earlier. You’re our tag team guy...singles titles really should not be on the agenda for you at this point. Maybe sometime down the road that could be a viable option for you. But right now Gregory is our singles wrestler. <img alt="yPlqzrU.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yPlqzrU.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Seth Whitehead: Yeah you’re right. I’ll have plenty of opportunities in the future to win a singles title if I choose to. Right now I need to focus on being the best tag team wrestler I can be. After all, I wouldn’t want to let you guys or Ray down. <img alt="NPxB4UC.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NPxB4UC.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> CJ Weston: That’s what I am talking about. There is no i in team and I am glad you have taken that to heart Seth. There is nothing better than a loyal soldier who puts the needs of the many above his own needs. You know Seth that kind of thinking will see you go far in this sport.</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="SEuCBHn.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SEuCBHn.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Jxb1qUv.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Jxb1qUv.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Apollo vs. Mad Dog Mortimer Match:</div> <ul><li>Much to the shock of the fans, Mad Dog actually put on a good showing in this match. </li><li>But his nature proved to be his downfall as he was too focused on his dog antics, like trying to hump Referee Jez McArthuer’s leg, he took his attention off the powerful Puerto Rican and he ended up paying the price. </li><li>One Island Driver later and Apollo was head to the pay window.</li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Apollo Time: 7:14</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[We are now shown a pre-taped segment where Mya Catalan and her team Notorious are in the interview area before the show started.] <img alt="4I8S5U2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4I8S5U2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Mya Catalan: Tonight my boys are taking on the Braves. Many might say that my boys are the underdogs, but anyone who would say that is a damn fool. I mean just look at Carlos and Miguel, do they look like they could ever be considered underdogs to anyone? I think not!</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZKuiNgs.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZKuiNgs.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="obxesSE.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/obxesSE.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="wzmQFfr.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wzmQFfr.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bCaso8t.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bCaso8t.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> with <img alt="4I8S5U2.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4I8S5U2.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Braves vs. Notorious with Mya Catalan Match: </div> <ul><li>This was a very good back and forth tag team match. </li><li>During the initial few minutes of the match neither team had much of an advantage, but soon Notorious was able to gain an advantage thanks to the interference of Mya. </li><li>Notorious managed to isolate Roger in their corner and for the next few minutes that is where Roger would stay. </li><li>The fans began to do the Tomahawk chop and warcry which seemed to energize Roger. </li><li>Roger fought his way out of Notorious’ corner and managed to tag Ace into the match. </li><li>Ace emptied the ring of both members of Notorious. </li><li>It was at that point Mya Catalan entered the ring, took her shoe off and hurled it at Ace’s head. </li><li>Now the shoe clearly did not hurt Ace, but the act itself was enough to have Referee Jez McArthuer disqualify Notorious due to Mya’s actions.</li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winners via disqualification: The Braves Time: 14:07</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">The following match is an over the top rope Battle Royal The participants for the match are… <img alt="2Smg1BW.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2Smg1BW.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="deweFKl.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/deweFKl.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="WlNYl5r.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WlNYl5r.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Eh7qKkC.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Eh7qKkC.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="dsXWz4Q.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dsXWz4Q.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="9ODyyTw.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/9ODyyTw.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yPlqzrU.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yPlqzrU.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="eumOhUk.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eumOhUk.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QjsiNQW.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QjsiNQW.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="5LfaBFT.jpg?2" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LfaBFT.jpg?2" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sSZjkBx.jpg?1" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sSZjkBx.jpg?1" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Teddy Gibson, Taylor Kidd, Hustle Muvva, Kip Keenan, Tank Bradley, Raphael, Seth Whitehead, Ashton Barnaby, Gregory Henderson, Bull Wrecker Match:</div> <ul><li>Teddy was the first to be eliminated from the match by the imposing Bull Wrecker. </li><li>Upon seeing the elimination of Teddy it became crystal clear that nobody was going to win this match or the tournament for that matter if they did not eliminate Bull Wrecker. </li><li>Therefore, every single wrestler in the ring, regardless of alignment, banded together to try and eliminate the enforcer of Catalan Enterprises. </li><li>Bull made a valiant effort to stave off elimination, but in the end even the big man could not defend himself against the sea of humanity that was trying and eventually successful in eliminating him. </li><li>A livid Bull Wrecker tired to reenter the ring but security managed to keep him on and force him to leave the ringside area. </li><li>At various points in the match both Seth and Gregory would come to the aid of Taylor. Trying to protect him so that they could eliminate him when it was advantageous for them to do so. </li><li>Ashton was the next to be eliminated from the match by Tank. This meant that Ashton would now be the eighth seed in the tournament and would face off against the winner of the Battle Royal. </li><li>Battle Royals, much like politics, make for some strange bedfellows and that is what we saw next as Gregory and Taylor worked together to eliminate Kip. </li><li>Things didn't go so well for Gregory’s friend Seth as he was the next to be eliminated by Tank. </li><li>Gregory, being the quick thinker that he is and also understanding basic math, realizes that whomever gets eliminated next would be the fifth seed. </li><li>Which means that the next person would be the fourth seed and the fifth and fourth seeds would be scheduled to have a match. </li><li>It was at this point that Gregory stops protecting Taylor and dumps his ass over the top rope. </li><li>This means that the final four are Hustle, Tank, Gregory, and Raphael. </li><li>The four men stand in all four corners of the ring, eyeing each other. </li><li>No one is willing to make the move, it is at this point that Gregory smiles and exits the ring. </li><li>Thus eliminating himself and securing a first round match with Taylor. </li><li>The other three men are confused as to what just happened (They obviously were not paying attention to the show earlier) but none of them were willing to look a gift horse in the mouth. </li><li>Raphael rushed the still befuddled Tank (Who was busy watching Gregory walk back to the locker room) and managed to quickly eliminate the aging veteran. </li><li>This meant that the final two were Hustle and Raphael. </li><li>Raphael tried to talk Hustle into eliminating himself because afterall, “It did not really matter who was first and second seed in the tournament.” </li><li>But the muscular man from the ATL declined, which led to the two combatants battling in the center of the ring to see, just who would win the first seed in the tournament. </li><li>That winner would be Hustle who managed to nail Raphael with three impactful headbutts in a row. </li><li>It was at this point that Mr. Beautiful was wobbly as a drunken sailor on shore leave and Hustle had no problem hoisting Raphael over the top rope for the victory.</li></ul></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Winner of the Battle Royal and Top Seed in the TWA Championship Tournament: Hustle Muvva Time: 18:24</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[The show comes to an end with the trimpuant Hustle standing in the center of the ring as the fans hurl streamers at him.]</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Zergon" data-cite="Zergon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh, I didn´t realize that but I guess it explains why I like it so much. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I occasionally try playing with bigger promotions but I have never had an actual game with one. Just feels like too much set-up to do before I really get started and I could never bother to figure out the differences between playing with big promotion after always playing with small (yeah, I´m lazy <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />) As for using same workers, I don´t think it´s bad habit as long as there is some fresh faces. After all, setting up and figuring gimmicks etc. for everyone can take some time to do and having few guys who you already have ideas based on previous games helps speed things up and helps you to get familiar with your roster faster as you have less newer faces to figure out. Plus, having familiar faces who´s performance level you know before hand helps setting up the starting feuds as you can put someone who you know can perform in one of the bigger storylines in order to avoid situation were your supposed main storyline is tanked because the guys you picked weren´t as good as you thought they would be.</div></blockquote> I highlighted the word tanked because that is very much the situation I find myself in with Tank Bradley. As I said before I do not recall using him in TEW16. I think the last time I used him might have been way back in TEW10. Therefore, I was not expecting what I got from him which was that he truly sucked. I would love to push Logan Diaz/Wolfsbaine because he always seems to put on the best matches but he is simply not popular enough yet. <div style="text-align:center;">Post Show Thoughts:</div> 1. I honestly have none in regards to this show. I guess I could talk about the two new debuts in this show in El Hijo Del Neutron and Preston Fuller. I have always wanted to use Preston in a diary. He's not a star and will never be one, but he is someone I tend to sign a lot in personal games. In his bio it says that he was born in Lithuania. My question is why is he named Preston Fuller, that does not seem like a Lithuanian name to me. Neutron has an good upside in the star quality department and he was not signed by any other company so I signed him up. Right now MLW is my favorite wrestling promotion and I love how they bring in wrestlers from around the globe to compete in their promotion. That was my inspiration in bringing Neutron into the fold. 2. Also, I got rid of the match ratings for this show. Unless they are really bad or really good I do not see the point in adding them and so I have stopped doing so starting with this show.

March 22, 2020

As someone who became a fan of Luchasaurus via Big Brother 17 finding the Austin Matelson/Judas situation (that he developed for his Judas Devlin developmental character) I'll say this.. he has never been exceptional. I am a big fan of the guy, but what we saw to turn us onto the character were spurts of athleticism and spots that he used to make himself look like a million bucks. In reality, he has been plagued with injuries his entire career (hips, knees) and was slowing down before his appearance on Big Brother in 2015. It is because of that taste of fame that he returned to the Indies in 2016, debuted with Lucha Underground past whatever would've been considered his prime. I think he had that bit of resurgence when AEW brought him in, but he hasn't really shown much outside of the first few times he wowed us on screen. Jungle Boy keeps Austin alive.
Just my opinion.

Wait a second Austin actually had fans? The dude was a scrub who did not wash his hands after going to the bathroom and did not shower.

As I said previously in this thread finding out Luchasaurus was Austin killed the character for me. He was such a tool on Big Brother. Though him getting voted out was great. I love how he was so confident he was going to stay only to get voted out without anything on his feet. I also loved how he pleaded with Vanessa, almost on the verge of tears, to keep him only to have her vote him out.

I only saw the Matt Hardy segment, I hope they use him right and do not waste him like they did in the WWE. I will say I am not keen on them doing a Jericho vs. Matt match as quickly as they are doing it though.

Also, great to see Brodie Lee back to being Brodie Lee. I hope they use him correctly as well because when I use to see him prior to his WWE stint he was very good.

Hate to see them wasting Allie as the Bunny. She was one of the few high spots in TNA before I stopped watching them.

March 22, 2020

ROH World: Jay Briscoe {C} vs. Low-Ki

ROH Tag Titles: The Top Guys {C} vs. The Motor City Machine Guns

ROH Television Title: Nick Aldis {C} vs. "Swipe Right" Joe Keys

ROH Six-Man Titles: Team Filthy {C} vs. The Workhorsemen

ROH Tag #1 Contendership: The End vs. The Horror Kings vs. The Kingdom of Truth

Grudge Matches

Flip Gordon vs. Mark Haskins

Jeff Cobb vs. PJ Black

March 10, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CreeperGav" data-cite="CreeperGav" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47356" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Rookie Real World <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544352" rel="external nofollow">NJPW - Long Term</a> by joshbrady91 Rookie C-Verse/Fictional <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544567" rel="external nofollow">The Rip Chord Invitational: Where Legends are Forged</a> by codey_v2 Still an entertaining and fun read, so it deserves to be nominated this month to! Veteran Real World Veteran C-Verse/Fictional <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544596" rel="external nofollow">The Summit</a> by Historian This one just kinda goes without saying in all honesty. Historian's work is fantastic and deserves a nom. Showcase [New Diary] <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544697" rel="external nofollow">TWA: The Ballad of Mad Dog Mortimer</a> by BHK1978 This one has only had one show but has shown itself to be quite entertaining! Match Event Probably going to update this when I come across different things to nominate.</div></blockquote> I just noticed the nomination, thank you.

March 9, 2020

Enjoying the best of Japanese dad bods

This comment cracked me up more than it should have. Thanks Aurora!

March 9, 2020

The league, nor Vince decide where players go. The head coach/GM does. Even then each team has a $4 million salary cap. So this isn't really plausible.

Anything is plausible. I did not think anyone would outright cheat to win the World Series and yet it happened twice in a row. Vince owns the league he could put pressure on a GM if he wanted to. Telling them not to draft so and so.

March 8, 2020

PWF World Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race © vs. Terry Funk - 60

NWA International Heavyweight Championship: Stan Hansen © vs. Masanobu Fuchi - 60

Genichiro Tenryu vs. Atsushi Onita - 30

NWA United National Championship: Jumbo Tsuruta © vs. Butch Reed - 60

Giant Baba and Motoshi Okuma vs. Umanosuke Ueda and Tiger Jeet Singh - 30

Chavo Guerrero, The Great Kabuki and Kazuo Yamazaki vs. Shiro Koshinaka, George Takano and Mighty Inoue - 20

Apollo Suguwara, Shinji Sasazaki and Toshiaki Kawada vs. Ashura Hara, Tarzan Goto and Goro Tsurumi - 15

I am sure at least one title will change hands, but I kept them all on the original champions in my picks.

March 8, 2020

Maybe I am being too much of a conspiracy nut here, but the main reason why I am not keen on the league is because the league owns all of the teams. What is to stop the XFL from stacking a team to make them really good? What I mean is, what if say Seattle (just using them as an example) were to become the highest rated team and Vince decided to funnel all of the good players to them.

I just cannot bring myself to watch a league where that has a strong possibility of happening. If I am going to watch a league outside of the NFL, I would rather watch the CFL.

March 6, 2020

TWA Ultimate Challenge 2016

Location: Montpelier, Vermont

Attendance: 693

Show Rating: 42

[unlike the previous show, this show opens with a short video opener. We are then shown a shot of the live crowd as Rob L Miskovsky and Whistler welcome us to the show. They then give a brief rundown of the matches on tonight’s show before we head down to the ring for the first match of the night.]

Logan Diaz vs. Quentin Queen

Match:

This match featured some good back and forth action during the first few minutes.

Logan was once again very impressive in this competitive match.

Sadly for Logan it was all for nothing as he took the loss after Quentin downed him with his finisher the Q-Ball.

Winner: Quentin Queen

Time: 7:59

Match Rating: 39

[We are now shown a brief video with Tabitha Lowenstein where she is discussing TWA.com and the various features on the site. After that brief sales pitch is over we return to the ring where Mya Catalan is in the center of the ring. Behind her is a big hulking dude who looks like he would be perfectly cast as muscle in a 1940’s gangster film.]

Mya Catalan: For those of you who do not know me, my name is Mya Catalan and I am the head of Catalan Enterprises. Standing behind me is one of the most dangerous men in professional wrestling today...Bull Wrecker. He is the enforcer of Catalan Enterprises and there is nothing he enjoys more than beating anyone up who dares to cross me.

[Mya hands the microphone back to the ring announcer who announces the next two combatants of the night.]

with

Taylor Kidd vs. Bull Wrecker with Mya Catalan

Match:

The poor young Canadian Taylor Kidd did not stand a chance against the debuting Bull.

This match would have been over a lot sooner, but Mya instructed Bull to keep on inflicting more pain, instructions which Bull gladly adhered to.

Finally, Bull put Taylor out of his misery but not before nailing Taylor with a Pancake Maker.

Winner: Bull Wrecker

Time: 5:37

Match Rating: 40

[CJ Weston, who is followed by his charges Seth Whitehead, Ray Snow, and Gregory Henderson, heads over to the announcer’s table and grabs a microphone from off the announcer’s table. CJ peers out into the crowd for a moment before he speaks.]

CJ Weston: I could have requested some interview time and had that bimbo ask me a bunch of inane questions. But no...I don’t have time for that. You see I have been informed that my guys are going to have to fight tonight in the main event.

Their opponents are going to be Hustle Muvva and that washed up bum Tank Bradley. I was informed by management that Tank and Hustle do have the option of having a third member added to their team but, and let’s be honest here, nobody in their right mind would choose to align themselves with two waste of spaces like Tank and Hustle…

[Just then the fans start to cheer as the catch sight of Tank, Hustle, and Kip Keenan making their way over to the announcer’s desk. CJ and his boys are not happy about this. A member of the ring crew hands Kip a microphone and Kip smiles.]

Kip Keenan: You know CJ I think you are right. Nobody in their right mind would want to tag with Tank and Hustle. But...everyone always tells me that I am not in my right mind. So I guess that means I make the perfect partner for these guys...

[Nothing further is said as a brawl breaks out between the six men. The heels actually get the upper hand, thanks in large part to it being a four on three situation. But the fight is quickly broken up by security.]

Teddy Gibson vs. Mad Dog Mortimer

Match:

Mad Dog did his usual “dog” antics in this match like lifting his leg up to “pee” on a downed Teddy and humping Referee Jez McArthuer’s leg.

This made for a comical match that fans seemed to enjoy.

In the end, Teddy was able to secure his first victory in TWA after he downed Mad Dog with a Snap Tackle.

Winner: Teddy Gibson

Time: 7:33

Match Rating: 30

[We are now taken to the backstage area where the members of Club Deluxe are having a team meeting.]

Quentin Queen: You know guys you really disappointed me last month. You guys had one thing to do and you failed to do it. I mean how hard could it possibly be to beat two nothings like the Braves?

Ashton you especially let me down because it was you who ate the pin...I felt so gutted that you could not do better. Especially after you questioned my leadership last month.

I hope you now see the error of your ways. After all I am the only member of this group that picked up the w…

Zach Rudge: But...Quentin our loss to the Braves last week wasn’t my fault. It was Ashton who was pinned not me…

Ashton Barnaby: Wait...what? After our loss last month and the key word is our. You came to me and told me we win as a team and we lose as a team. Why are you trying to throw me under the bus now?

Wow dude...just...wow.

Quentin Queen: Now, now Ash. You and I both know that Zach has a great point. He did not really lose last month, you lost last month and you should be ashamed of yourself for trying to pass the buck.

Look, my father invested heavily into your training. If he does not see any results...well I am afraid I am going to have to dismiss you from Club Deluxe.

After all, we are an elite group and we cannot have a loser as a member of our club. It is bad enough that I had to bump you down to junior member of the club after your loss last month.

Ashton Barnaby: Junior member? What the hell Q?

Quentin Queen: What the hell what? Look you are very lucky you are still part of our club. I can only tolerate being around losers for so long.

Ashton Barnaby: Whatever...come on Zach we have a match…

Quentin Queen: Have fun out there guys...and try not to lose.

San Juan Saints vs. Club Deluxe

Match:

This started off as a good back and forth match with neither team having much of an advantage.

Club Deluxe soon took over as they isolated Xavi in their corner.

After a few minutes of isolation it looked like Quentin would be happy with the outcome of this match as his stablemates were clearly marching their way to victory.

That all changed when Xavi was able to fight his way out of the Club’s corner.

Xavi then hot tagged Apollo into the match and Apollo cleaned house.

Apollo dropped Ashton with an Island Driver and three seconds later the Saints secured the victory.

Winners: San Juan Saints

Time: 10:51

Match Rating: 39

[We now head over to the interview area where Tabitha Lowenstein is standing by with CJ Weston.]

Tabitha Lowenstein: CJ, earlier tonight you said that nobody would be dumb enough to agree to team with Hustle and Tank. Yet moments after you made your statement Kip Keenan came out and said he would be joining Hustle and Tank in the main event to take on your boys.

My question to you is are you at all worried now that the sides are even?

[CJ with a clear worried look on his face lets out a nervous chuckle before saying...]

CJ Weston: Me worried...do I look worried Tabitha?

Tabitha Lowenstein: Um...you kinda sort of do. If I am being honest....

[CJ, still looking nervous, rolls his eyes.]

CJ Weston: Of course I am not worried and my guys are not worried either.

You see Tabitha tonight my guys are going to be taking on an eclectic group of losers. You have Tank who is a washed up bum, you have Hustle who is as dumb as the day is long, and you have Kip who is as green as the grass.

Those three losers have no chance against my elite group of three. Neither me or my boys are even remotely stressed out over the prospects of having to step into the ring with the wrestling equivalent of the Bad News Bears.

[CJ walks out of the interview area.]

[it is now once again time to head backstage, this time we are brought to the dressing room of Raphael who is sitting down in a chair admiring his reflection in the mirror in front of him. Raphael’s girlfriend Heather B is standing directly behind Raphael and she is rubbing his shoulders.]

Raphael: You know sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and I can’t help but think I am half man and half amazing…

Heather B.: No baby...you’re all man and all amazing.

[Raphael briefly thinks over what Heather has just said, before nodding his head in agreement.]

Raphael: You’re right sweetie, I am always selling myself short. I am all man and I am all amazing.

Heather B.: Mmm...you know how to turn me on. You are looking hot af right now baby.

So hot that I just want to have a little fun with you before your match...

Raphael: As much as I would love to do that sweetie, you know I can’t. You have a way of tiring me out and that is not something I can have happen tonight.

After all I cannot allow Chet Chavez to get any kind, albeit it small, advantage tonight. No fun time will have to wait until after the match is over with.

Plus then I will be the conquering hero and I know how much that turns you on.

Heather B.: Yeah baby you are making me hot right now just thinking of you standing in the center of the ring. Sweat pouring off your body after having beaten Chet...mmm...I might have to take a cold shower because I am so hot for you right now.

Raphael: Sadly there is no time for that. You just have to channel all of that pent up sexual energy towards cheering me on as I once again prove there is no man in the promotion better than me.

Heather B.: That’s fact baby…

Raphael: It sure is. Oh and don’t hate me because I am beautiful.

with

Chet Chavez vs. Raphael with Heather B.

Match:

Buying into his own hype, Raphael was clearly not prepared for just how challenging a match Chet was going to give him.

This was a very competitive match with both men getting some near falls in.

As with last month Heather’s timely interference in the match helped her boyfriend secure another victory.

In order to pickup said victory, Raphael nailed Chet with his finisher Cupid’s Arrow.

Winner: Raphael

Time: 10:45

Match Rating: 41

[After the match is done Raphael slaps the still downed Chet across the face. Heather enters the ring and jumps up into Raphael’s arms while wrapping her legs around Raphael (Which I have recently been told is called the Bachelor handshake by fans of the Bachelor/Bachelorette. I have never watched either show but I find the term funny.). The two then begin to make-out in the ring as the fans boo and some fans are shown to be dry heaving.]

[We once again head to the interview area where Tabitha is standing by with Kip Keenan, Tank Bradley, and Hustle Muvva.]

Tabitha Lowenstein: Guys in just a few short minutes the three of you are going to be taking on CJ Weston’s group in the main event. CJ is had some not to kind things to say about the three of you.

Do you care to address anything that he has said?

Tank Bradley: I’m good...I’ll let my fists do the responding in the ring tonight.

Kip Keenan: Yeah you know I find it interesting how Ray, Gregory, and Seth allow CJ to do the talking for them. I am not sure if they are cowards or not. Maybe they are not smart of enough to say anything. But that doesn’t matter...CJ you can keep on suffering from diarrhea of the mouth.

Here’s the thing though, you don’t have to get in the ring with us. Your boys do...so you’re good. But your boys aren’t.

Hustle Muvva: That’s right baby. You see tonight we’re going to kick a little ass, take some names and y’all are going to feel the hustle and flow.

Y’all can talk all the trash in the world but once we get between those ropes it will be on like Donkey Kong and you three are going to wish your boy CJ knew enough to keep his mouth shut.

with

Kip Keenan, Tank Bradley, Hustle Muvva vs. Ray Snow, Gregory Henderson, Seth Whitehead with CJ Weston

Match:

This match was bedham personified as all six men began fighting each other right at the start of the match.

Referee Jez McArthuer tried desperately to enforce some law and order of the match and he was finally able to do so.

Soon the heels were able to isolate Kip in their corner and they trio began to gang up on him.

They did all of the typical heel tactics as a way of keeping Kip isolated from his partners.

Finally, Hustle and Tank had had enough and both men entered the ring and an all out brawl began to happen once again.

This time all six men began fighting throughout the arena.

Nobody paid attention to Jez’s ten count and therefore the match ended with both teams being counted out.

This match ended in a double countout, therefore there are no winners.

Time: 12:53

Match Rating: 44

[both teams continue to fight as Rob L. Miskovsky inform the viewers that the show is out of time. However, the cameras will continue to roll and if you would like to see more of this brawl simply head over to TWA.com.]

Great first show. I do like your roster and it will be interesting to see which guys will become the main guys for you.

Glad to see you Zergon. This is a mirror of one of your rosters.

As much as I enjoy playing as the SWF, I do prefer playing at this level more. The only big problem I have is I tend to use the same workers over and over again (Jerry Martin, Kip Keenan, Hustle Muvva, etc.)

I don't really play C verse, more a real world or Rockverse girl myself but it's always interesting to read from the beginning. Seeing these renders it makes me realize what a great job the re render people have done and how far the tech has moved in the last few years. Loved the did I miss a meeting bit. Hope u enjoy doing this Bhk1978.

Well I am just glad you took the time to check it out. Maybe your interest will be piqued a little in the C-Verse.

Don't fire Tank! I mean, actually do probably fire him because he's awful and he will not get any better at all.. I liked the first show and I'll be following along.

Yeah Tank just sucks. I hired him for his high popularity (relative to the rest of the roster) and did not really pay attention to his stats or his bio. That was wrong on my part.

The last time I recall using him in a TEW game was when he was in DAVE. So I was not fully aware of how much he sucked.

That being said I will probably not fire him, because I never fire anyone. Sadly though I did give him a three year contract.

Damn it's been ten years since your first diary? Are you serious? For comparison I looked at my profile and I started my diary in 2010 so I guess we started diaries around the same time?

Anyway glad to see this one rolling. I read the first show and it's like you never left Sucks about Tank Bradley. Raphael and Heather are fun, and you should feature Mad Dog Mortimer more LOL he's the star of the show, after all

Just looked at my first diary. I posted the first post on 09/27/2009.

Though if you want to be technical about it my first diary on here was my Big Brother diary the Compound. That was started prior to my NYCW diary, but I do not know when that first started as it was taken down a couple of months ago when the old mafia section was eliminated.

Mad Dog Mortimer is the star but I have no idea how to write a Mad Dog interview. I did have one in another diary where he barked like a dog much like Rick Steiner so maybe that is the way he communicates.

I liked your first show mate

Thank you very much. I am glad you checked it out.

Same here. Good first show.

Glad to see you are still here. I cannot remember the last time I saw you posting on here.

Post Show Thoughts:

1. When I was going through my document prior to posting the first show I thought for sure Kip was on that first show. Apparently not, he was on the pre-show (Which I never post because I often I have wrestler's who have yet to debut in the diary wrestler on there like Bull Wrecker) so it must be weird to have him just pop up on this show and expect people to know who he is.

What happened was I wrote the first show in late 2018 and sat on it. I was not sure if I wanted to do a diary again. Then I picked up the save again a few months ago and began writing more shows. By that point I had the vast majority of the first five shows written so I thought I might as well post them.

Therefore, there could be some weird errors like what happened with Kip. But it is just because I forgot what I wrote some sixteen months later.

2. Every single time I see that Taylor Kidd render I think of him as Jordan Oliver from MLW. They look so much alike, part of me wants to make Taylor as annoying as Jordan is. But that will not happen anytime soon.

3. Despite being best friends in the game Zach and Ashton have no chemistry as a tag team. Which is why I am currently doing the Club Deluxe drama. I am not sure if I will break them up but it does suck that they have such poor chemistry.

4. I also wanted to add, that if someone posts something in this diary and I do not respond right away. That is not me trying to be rude, I just would rather not bump other diaries down who have new content.

I do read every comment and I do appreciate anyone who takes the time to comment. I just do not want people to think that I ignore anyone.

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