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Predictions for United, Episode 26, Week 1, August 2020 Evan Alpass [vs] ‘The Anarchist’ Antithesis Evan is a jobber Walker Van Cleer [vs] BW Eddie You said you don't rate BW Eddie, although I could see Chuck getting involved here ‘Captain Crash’ Cain Carlisle [vs] ??? You seem to be pushing Cain right now Boulder & Flynn w/ KT Devonshire [vs] The Bern Boys w/ The Professor Boulder & Flynn have a new manager, which usually leads to some success Smithie & Misery w/ Emmett Askey [vs] Chuck Frisby & Gulliver I could see Walker Van Cleer costing Chuck here Apollo Prince, Clifford Wilson & ??? [vs] Edward Cornell, Mark Adonis & J-B Cash Interested to see who the mystery debut is. I'm expecting Cash to take the fall Which show is having a better year so far? I would say I've enjoyed Kingdom more so far. They have your biggest star in Tommy Cornell, The Ozzies, The Lee FamiLee, and of course the star of the show - 'The King of the Cruiserweights' Phil Harmonic!

I understand the thoughts of Taypen eating the pin, but with Brilliant White challenging for the Cruiserweight Title at 'Battle of Britain' I thought him pinning the champion (even in tainted circumstances) would work better. These two seem to be the readers two favourite tag teams, so I may have them do a proper feud down the line. I think having to rework Bret's plans have seen him end up in a more interesting spot - the original plan was just a tag team with his dad. Although I couldn'y get him to actually drop the weight, the 'can he make weight' storyline with Chuck Frisby was my favourite storyline of the diary so far. I also wasn't originally planning to have Holly Leves as his girlfriend/manager, which I think has worked. As long as the next part of the plans work out okay, I think he'll end up in a good spot! Thank you to everyone who predicted and reacted to the latest episode, I really do appreciate it! A bumper prediction round with eight predictors, I hope to see you all back for Battle of Britain! Welcome to @scapegoat as a new predictor - good to have you along, and congratulations to @newbiezness, @lieon02 and @KyTeran for getting perfect scores on the episode! Things remain very tight at the top with just a bonus point splitting the top two! Prediction Results for National Wrestling Episode 44 @newbiezness 5/5 @lieon02 5/5 @KyTeran 5/5 @smw88 4/5 @scapegoat 4/5 @Wrestling Machine 4/5 @SomeLazyMagic 4/5 @StanMiguel 3/5 Combined Prediction Results @newbiezness 20/20 + 1 Bonus @KyTeran 20/20 @SomeLazyMagic 18/20 @smw88 16/20 @Wrestling Machine 13/15 @lieon02 10/10 @kanegan 10/10 @StanMiguel 6/10 @alliegolem 5/5 @scapegoat 4/5 Predictions for NWF Battle of Britain #1 Contenders Match for NWF British Tag Team Titles: The Foundation w/ Mark Moore vs Future X NWF Cruiserweight Title: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs Brilliant White NWF Tag Team Titles - Tornado Tag Match: Hisato & Goto vs The Northern Lights (C) 'Battle of Britain' 20 Man Battle Royal - Winner Earns a British Heavyweight Championship Title Shot Confirmed Competitors: 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie, Bret Heartbreak, Byron, Damian Dastardly, Dangermouth, Darin Flynn, JK Lee, Landon Mallory, Lenny Mochin, Stuart Wilson, Welsh Dragon plus many more Who will win the 'Battle of Britain' Battle Royal: Who will be the Runner-Up: Who will have the most eliminations: Who will be the 'Iron-Man' Any other comments on the event/diary overall:

WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: NWF National Wrestling Episode 44 Wednesday W1 September 2021 Show Rating: 69 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome back to National Wrestling! My name is Jackie Goldstein and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence.” Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! Last week Brilliant White attacked Leighton Buzzard after the Cruiserweight Champion had successfully defended his title against White’s partner Ultra Violence. Tonight Leighton Buzzard has a chance to get his own back, as The British Bangers open the show against State of Mind!” The British Bangers (Leighton Buzzard & Grant Taypen) VS State of Mind (Brilliant White & Ultra Violence) The show opened in spectacular fashion, with State of Mind appearing in a flash of (brilliant) white light – Brilliant White wearing his Phantom of the Opera inspired mask and Ultra Violence with his trusty cane slung lazily over his shoulder. By contrast, The British Bangers didn’t have time for spectacle, as they sprinted down to the ring looking for revenge for State of Mind’s attack on Leighton Buzzard last week. This match was out of control from the opening bell, as all four men brawled and the action spilled out of the ring. Referee Roy Worrall struggled to keep his eyes on all four competitors, which allowed State of Mind to take advantage. At one stage Brilliant White used his boot to drive Leighton Buzzard’s neck into the bottom rope – Roy Worrall counted to five and the masked Daredevil still refused to break the hold. With the referee distracted trying to pull Brilliant White off of Leighton Buzzard, Ultra Violence took full advantage with a hard shot from his trusty cane taking Grant Taypen out of the match. With the match now effectively two-on-one, Ultra Violence delivered a second cane shot to Leighton Buzzard (thanks to another distraction) – before Brilliant White was able to hit his White Out (Swanton Bomb) onto the Cruiserweight champion to secure the win. Winners: State of Mind (Brilliant White & Ultra Violence) Rating: 58 We cut backstage to find Mo Adebola heading back to the locker room alongside JK Lee and Lenny Mochin, presumably to try and round up more wrestlers to join their newly formed alliance… Unfortunately for Mo, at the door he bumped into none other than Landon Mallory! Landon Mallory: “Just the two men I wanted to see… and you’re here too Mo! I hear you’ve been forming a little alliance to try and stop me on Sunday night? Well, I’ve spoken to Mr. Finkleton, and he’s agreed that I can find a partner and face the pair of you in a tag team match tonight… where I’ll give you a little preview of what will happen on Sunday if you get in my way… Yebo!” Rating: 68 Rave VS ‘The Diabolic’ Damian Dastardly It’s not often you see Rave in singles action, and Damian Dastardly made quick work of the tag team specialist. On commentary, Jackie Goldstein and Melanie Florence debated what Dastardly had in mind for his ‘dastardly plan’ at ‘Battle of Britain’ this Sunday. Both agreed that whatever it is, it couldn’t be good – before Dastardly hit his Dastardly Cunning (Cross Rhodes) to secure the victory. Rating: 49 The camera cut to the office of network executive Frank Finkleton, who was deep in conversation with the other members of The Network. Frank Finkleton: “While some things are out of my control, there are certain things I can do to tip the scales slightly in our favour! Alton, Riddick you’re issue is how to stop Naozane Goto if he tags in… so I’m making your title match a Tornado Tag match! That should allow you to… get creative.” The Northern Lights nodded their head in appreciation, before Finkleton turned to ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie. Frank Finkleton: “And you Nathan… your entry number is my gift to give, so to give you the best chance this Sunday you will be entering at number 20!” ‘Big Mac’ grinned, clearly happy with the announcement. Frank Finkleton: “I will do everything in my power to help you this Sunday. All I ask is that at ‘Battle of Britain’, you remind everyone of the power of The Network!” Rating: 68 Local Worker VS 'The Human Tank' Iggy Riot w/ Chuck Frisby After weeks of videos portraying his impressive weight lifting feats, the NWF audience finally got to see Iggy Riot’s in-ring debut against a local opponent. For those fans in attendance, The Human Tank’s heavily muscled physique was even more impressive in the flesh. At ringside Chuck Frisby barked at the crowd that if they wanted to get as big as Iggy Riot they should join Frisby’s Foundation for Fitness for the low, low fee of only £9.99 a month! Back in the ring, Iggy Riot threw his opponent around like a rag doll for a few minutes – before hitting his Riot Control (F5) to round off an utterly dominant performance. Winner: ‘The Human Tank’ Iggy Riot Rating: 24 After the bell, Chuck Frisby celebrated in the ring with his client – continuing to laud the benefits of joining Frisby’s Foundation for Fitness… until he was interrupted by the music of Stuart Wilson! The former Olympian made his way out from the back, microphone in hand. ‘The Celtic Hammer’ had tied with Iggy Riot last week in the Olympia Gym deadlift competition, a result neither man had looked particularly happy with. Stuart Wilson: “Last week yah proved those muscles were nae just for show… but yah couldn’t beat me! And I’ve heard that this Sunday your trainer there could nae get you a spot in the Battle Royal… so why don’t yah just watch while I prove once and for all that I am the most powerful man in the NWF as I win that title shot!” Rating: 62 Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto w/ Mark Moore VS The Assassins’ Guild (Stefan Raynor & Louie Peyton) Hisato & Goto’s opponents were announced as The Assassins’ Guild – a pair of mercenaries that Frank Finkleton had hired to face the number one contenders ahead of their title match on Sunday. Louie Peyton was a large man in his own right (a Muscular Middleweight), but even he paled in comparison to the 380lb Naozane Goto. Whether through bravado, or being driven by the pay packet, Peyton didn’t let the size difference deter him, and attempted to lift the former Sumo Wrestler for a Body Slam… but put his back out before he could so much as get Goto’s feet off the ground. The 380 pounder leapt into action and followed up with a surprisingly nimble High Velocity Reverse Avalanche to squash Peyton in the corner, before scooping him up for a Goto Slam (Big Front Slam) to secure a momentum boosting victory ahead of their title shot. Winners: Hisato & Goto Rating: 44 The camera cut backstage to find Byron walking down a corridor alongside his son Bret Heartbreak and Bret’s girlfriend Holly Leves. Bret asked whether they had made a mistake not taking Mo Adebola up on his offer last week, but Byron just laughed. Byron: “Alliances like that always have a shelf life… they may work for a while, but at some point in the match you’re going to get stabbed in the back. No - I prefer to keep my enemies in front of me, where I can see them! Mark my words Bret, the only alliance that will stay together is yours and mine – because we’re family… and that’s why, come Sunday, nobody will be able to stop us!” Stepping behind his son, Byron slapped Bret on the back before putting his arm around his shoulder. The pair beamed as they walked out of shot, while Holly Leves watched on grumpily a few paces behind. Rating: 49 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory & 'The Prodigy' Darin Flynn w/ Mark Moore 'The Brewin' Storm' Lenny Mochin & 'The Insurance Policy' JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola & Edison Silva Darin Flynn is one of the most technically sound wrestlers in the NWF, but unfortunately for ‘The Prodigy’ he found himself up against two equally technically proficient opponents – who succeeded in isolating Flynn in their corner for the majority of the match, while Landon Mallory stewed on the apron. After some shorter matches earlier in the card, this match was given some extra time to allow Lee & Mochin to really show what they could do in a Main Event – and the pair didn’t disappoint. Having Mo Adebola at ringside riled up the crowd, particularly when he got involved to prevent a potential rope break by knocking Flynn’s hand away from the bottom rope. However, Flynn isn’t called ‘The Prodigy’ for nothing. After nearly 14 minutes of punishment, he was able to roll through an attempted submission hold from Lenny Mochin and the crowd erupted as he dived for the tag! Landon Mallory hit the ring like a house on fire, taking Lenny Mochin down with a Clothesline – before delivering a Springbok Ram (Gore) from nowhere to JK Lee, who had been trying to interfere. JK Lee rolled out of the ring, leaving The Springbok free to stalk his prey. Malloy beat on his chest to rile up the crowd as he waited for Mochin to get into position, before launching into a second thunderous Springbok Ram (Gore) to secure a momentum boosting victory ahead of Sunday’s Battle Royal. Winners: ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory & ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn Rating: 72 ‘The Springbok’ and ‘The Prodigy’ celebrated their victory, with Landon Mallory standing tall on a turnbuckle and pointing down at Edison Silva at ringside – motioning that he was coming for the British Heavyweight Title! Crack! Damian Dastardly had appeared from nowhere with a chair in hand, and delivered a chair shot to the back of Landon Mallory! Darin Flynn turned to see what had happened, and ate a chair shot of his own! This brought out a whole host of competitors in this Sunday’s Battle Royal from the back, leading to a wild brawl in the ring The brawl quickly devolved into a finisher fest – as wrestlers dropped one by one until Nathan McKenzie was the last man standing! Jackie Goldstein: “Will Nathan McKenzie be the last man standing this Sunday night…” Springbok Ram! Landon Mallory had recovered, and dropped the big Australian! If he can do that in the Main Event this Sunday he could become number one contender… But before ‘The Springbok’ could even celebrate hitting his finisher, Edison Silva had snuck into the ring behind him and dropped the South African with his Knee Strike KO! The British Heavyweight champion raised his title high as he stood tall over all of the men looking to earn a shot at his title in the Battle Royal this Sunday! Rating: 67 Melanie Florence: “Even when he’s not competing, the British Heavyweight champion still finds a way to end the episode standing tall!” Jackie Goldstein: “He may have had the last laugh tonight, but he won’t be in the match on Sunday… can Landon Mallory overcome the odds and earn his rematch for this title he never should have lost?” Melanie Florence: “There’s only two men who could win for me Jackie… ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie was handed that coveted number 20 spot earlier tonight, and of course my favourite to win the whole thing is Byron!” Jackie Goldstein: “We’ll find out this Sunday in the NWF’s first ever Battle Royal! ‘Battle of Britain’ kicks off at 8 o’clock, you won’t want to miss it!”

Thank you to everybody who reacted and predicted on the latest episode of National Wrestling - I really do appreciate it! Congratulations to @newbiezness for being the only predictor to correctly guess that Iggy Riot would beat the existing 300kg Deadlift record! He may not have been able to defeat Stuart Wilson outright at the meet, but he now shares a new lift record of 310kg alongside the former Olympian - the only blemish on the Olympia Strength & Conditions Gym lift records board. I hope everyone enjoyed the episode, and to see you all back for the go-home show ahead of 'Battle of Britain'! Prediction Results for National Wresting Episode 43 @newbiezness 5/5 + 1 Bonus @smw88 5/5 @Wrestling Machine 5/5 @alliegolem 5/5 @KyTeran 5/5 @SomeLazyMagic 5/5 @lieon02 5/5 @StanMiguel 3/5 Combined Prediction Results @newbiezness 15/15 + 1 Bonus @KyTeran 15/15 @kanegan 10/10 @SomeLazyMagic 14/15 @smw88 12/15 @Wrestling Machine 9/10 @alliegolem 5/5 @lieon02 5/5 @StanMiguel 3/5 Predictions for NWF National Wrestling Episode 44 The British Bangers (Leighton Buzzard & Grant Taypen) vs State of Mind (Brilliant White & Ultra Violence) Rave vs Damian Dastardly ??? vs 'The Human Tank' Iggy Riot w/ Chuck Frisby Hisato & Goto vs ??? Landon Mallory & Darin Flynn vs Lenny Mochin & JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Welcome @lieon02, great to have you following along! Bret Heartbreak is an interesting one - my initial plan for him was to team with his dad and be the first tag team champions (by cheating), but they had awful chemistry which scuppered that plan. My next plan for him was to pair him with Chuck - which I did for the short lived 'can Bret make weight and win the Cruiserweight title' storyline. My hope was to convince Bret in game to agree to drop to Lightweight and continue his alliance with Chuck until they finally hit the weight and won the title - but Bret just wouldn't drop down a weight class. So he's had plans to win two of my belts, which game mechanics prevented and have left him in a kind of limbo. I still know where I eventually want to go with him, but he's just been treading water the past few months unfortunately. I really like this, and I'm annoyed I didn't think of it. 😂 Dwayne is actually one of my better in ring guys - he usually rates in the low 50's. His Fundamental & Physical stats are pretty good, but he has no charisma at all - although that is somewhat offset by being paired with Chuck. He's also 31 years old in game now, so older than a lot of the other guys in a similar spot on the card. I like Dark as well, but I think unless he develops quite quickly his spot is likely in the Midcard. I had high hopes for this one as well, but it didn't quite deliver. Ultra Violence isn't great in the ring, and I think his current spot in the tag division is where he's best served right now.

WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: National Wrestling Episode 43 Wednesday W4 August 2021 Show Rating: 64 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to National Wrestling! My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence.” Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie, we have a huge show tonight with the long anticipated return of former 10-time World Champion Byron!” Jackie Goldstein: “He was only gone for two weeks…” Melanie Florence: “And it was the longest two weeks of my life!” Jackie Goldstein (sighing): “But before that, we open the show with an actual return! The return of Leighton Buzzard’s Weekly Bangers Open Challenge!” (C) Leighton Buzzard VS Ultra Violence NWF Cruiserweight Title The champion was raring to go after a two week break to recover from his bad back, and it was Ultra Violence who answered the champions call. Ultra Violence represented a different challenge to the usual array of high flyers in the Cruiserweight division. Unfortunately for the hardcore brawler he couldn’t find a way to introduce his trusty cane into the match, and after an open contest Leighton Buzzard was able to hit his Buzz Off (Diving Tornado DDT from the second rope) to secure his sixth successful title defence! Winner & Still Champion: Leighton Buzzard – Title Defence #6 Rating: 50 Leighton Buzzard looked happy with his nights work, but before he could even accept his title back from referee Roy Worrall, he was back on the canvas having received a chair shot from behind. Ultra Violence’s tag team partner Brilliant White had appeared from nowhere to drop the champion, and looked to inflict further punishment as he headed to the top rope to deliver his White Out (Swanton Bomb) finisher to the downed champion. With Ultra Violence back on his feet, things weren’t looking good for Buzzard – until The British Bangers music hit and Grant Taypen came sprinting out from the back. With the damage already done, Brilliant White and Ultra Violence decided to bail from the ring and save themselves for another night, as back in the ring Grant Taypen checked on his partner and called for a doctor. Rating: 34 Gazz Vedmore w/ Mickey Robson VS Byron w/ Bret Heartbreak & Holly Leves Melanie Florence was delighted as the next match saw the (“long anticipated”) return of Byron to the NWF for the first time since losing to Dangermouth at Victory. The former 10-time World Champion was accompanied to ringside by his son Bret Heartbreak, who looked delighted to be there, and Holly Leves, who did not. Before the match began Byron made a big point of telling referee Roy Worrall he had his eye on him, after his contentious call at Victory. Gazz Vedmore did his best to turn this one into a Wild Brawl, but Byron used every trick he had picked up over his 27 year career to stop his young opponent building any momentum. While the match wasn’t completely one sided (going for nearly ten minutes), the veteran wiles of Byron proved the difference maker and the 45 year old was able to hit his Upper Class (European Uppercut) to secure the win. Winner: Byron Rating: 38 Next we cut to a pre-recorded segment filmed at the Olympia Strength and Condition Gym’s weekly lifting meet. We joined at the business end of the meet, with just Iggy Riot and Stuart Wilson remaining in the Deadlift competition, with the weight fast approaching the gym record of 300kg. A large crowd had gathered around the lifting station, with seemingly everyone in the gym watching the contest. Iggy Riot was up first at 300kg, and hit the lift without a wobble! The Irish powerhouse roared in celebration, as Chuck Frisby quickly passed his client a water bottle and began spraying him with a spray bottle to cool him down after the max effort lift. Stuart Wilson was up next, and the former Olympian pulled the weight from the ground – there was a slight wobble half way up, but the weight went up and the lift counted. The crowd applauded the lifts, knowing that they could see a new gym record in the next round! Iggy Riot was up first for 310kg. Chuck Frisby was less than an inch from his clients face, hyping him up by yelling words of encouragement. The Irishman slapped himself across the face multiple times before squaring up to the bar. The bar was off the floor… there was a big wobble… but it counted! Iggy Riot had set a new gym record! Chuck Frisby was jubilant, sprinting around the gym celebrating before catching himself and hurrying to pass Iggy Riot his water and spraying him down with the spray bottle. There were far less theatrics before Stuart Wilson’s attempt at 310kg. There was an even bigger wobble on the way up, but the Olympic Bronze medalist just about made it stick! Both men had hit a new gym record! Wilson was breathing heavily as the weight was increased to 320kg. Iggy Riot was once again up first, and once again Chuck Frisby was yelling in his face, then the slaps… but this time the bar got stuck around his knees and fell back to the floor! If Stuart Wilson could hit the next lift he would win the contest! Chuck Frisby hid behind his hands as the Scotsman squared up to the bar, but an exhausted Wilson could barely get the bar off the ground before calling it and dropping the bar. A relieved Chuck Frisby emerged from behind his hands, as Iggy Riot and Stuart Wilson were declared joint winners of the contest! Neither man looked particularly happy as they stared each other down during the presentations and photos… Rating: 53 Local Talent VS ‘The Insurance Policy’ JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola JK Lee continued his impressive showing since aligning with Mo Adebola and the British Heavyweight Champion Edison Silva. Mo Adebola’s ‘Insurance Policy’ made short work of the local talent, before locking in his Crossface submission – which almost immediately caused a tap out. Winner: JK Lee Rating: 45 We cut backstage to the interview zone, where Rachel Dearheart was joined by Damian Dastardly. Rachel Dearheart: “I’m joined by ‘The Diabolic’ Damian Dastardly, who has just been announced as the latest competitor confirmed for the 20-man Battle Royal in two weeks at ‘Battle of Britain’. Damian, this is the first Battle Royal in NWF history… how do you plan for a match like this?” Damian Dastardly: “Rachel, the way I see it – the more people you throw into the ring, the greater the chance for chaos. While some fear chaos, I see it as an opportunity – and at ‘Battle of Britain’ I have a plan that all but guarantees my victory!” Rachel Dearheart: “Another one of your devious plans no doubt…” Damian Dastardly: “Some might call it that, others might call it diabolical, but I… I would call it Dastardly!” Rating: 52 Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto VS School of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor The Professor gave his young charges a long lecture before the bell here, presumably passing on some tips on how to approach the challenge of facing the 380lb Naozane Goto. Both Toxic and Gibson charged the former Sumo Wrestler at the opening bell but, if this had been The Professor’s advice, it backfired as Goto took down both men at once with a stiff Double Clothesline. Goto once again showed off his surprising agility as he immediately followed up with High Velocity Reverse Avalanches to squash both of his young opponents in opposite corners. Akihiro Hisato threw Toxic from the ring to leave the path clear for Goto to deliver his Goto Slam (Big Front Slam) to Ron Gibson to secure the quick fire victory for his team. Winners: Hisato & Goto Rating: 37 We cut to the office of the network executive Frank Finkleton, who was stood alongside the NWF Tag Team Champions having just watched the number one contenders (Hisato & Goto) make quick work of the School of Wrestling. Alton Vicious: “You’re losing your touch boss… how have you let this match happen?” Frank Finkleton: “Moore went above my head… I underestimated him, I didn’t think he’d play dirty like that… but we can play dirty too.” Alton Vicious: “You need to fix this…” With that The Northern Lights stomped out of the office, leaving Frank Finkleton alone with a concerned look on his face. Rating: 47 Next up was a montage of Mo Adebola working his way around the locker room, trying to convince anyone that would listen that Landon Mallory was the biggest threat to their chances in the 20-Man Battle Royal… and that their priority in that match should be to focus on eliminating ‘The Springbok’ as early as possible. Adebola first tried to convince Dangermouth, but with Leo Price stood at his protégés shoulder staring a hole through the lawyer… Adebola quickly moved on. Next Adebola tried his luck with Byron and Bret Heartbreak. Adebola suggested an alliance between his ‘Insurance Policy’ JK Lee and Byron, but the former 10-time World Champion told Adebola that the only ally he needed in there with him was his son Bret. Byron put his arm around a delighted Bret Heartbreak, while Holly Leves could be seen rolling her eyes in the background. Finally Adebola approached Lenny Mochin with the offer of forming an alliance in the match. The new signing seemed interested in the offer, and the camera faded to black as Adebola began talking Mochin through his plan. Rating: 79 ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn w/ Mark Moore VS Dwayne Dark Last week Darin Flynn tasked Mark Moore with finding him a tune up match ahead of the 20-Man Battle Royal in two weeks at ‘Battle of Britain’, and Dwayne Dark was the man who had stepped up to the plate. Dark was sans Chuck Frisby tonight – we had seen the personal trainer earlier in a pre-recorded segment at Olympia gym. With no Frisby at ringside to distract him, Dark looked focused on the task at hand. A former boxer, Dark hid behind his jab to keep Darin Flynn at bay – before launching into heavy right hands to damage his opponent. Darin Flynn isn’t called ‘The Prodigy’ for nothing though, and the youngster soon made the necessary adjustments to slip past Dark’s jab and get close enough to make his technical skills tell. Dark did his best to fight Flynn off, but once ‘The Prodigy’ locked in his Prodigal Pressure just past the twelve minute mark – Dark had no choice but to tap. Rating: 63 Jackie Goldstein: “Darin Flynn picks up an impressive victory as we move towards ‘Battle of Britain’… but with so many people staking their own claims for victory in that match, can ‘The Prodigy’ outlast 19 other wrestlers?” Melanie Florence: “Byron’s got to be the favourite Jackie! He’s the only man in the match who’s won a Battle Royal in the past, and that experience will be vital!” Jackie Goldstein: “Landon Mallory, Darin Flynn, Dangermouth, Damian Dastardly, JK Lee… so many potential winners, and half the field is still left to be announced! We have 11 days until ‘Battle of Britain’, be sure to join us next Wednesday for the go-home episode of National Wrestling!”

Predictions for MASTER OF PUPPETS 2020 Jack Giedroyc vs The Crippler I think Jack needs the win here to solidify his face turn, and I think this could be a good match to show he still has a little 'Rogue' in him. SWF World Tag Team Hawaiian Crush (Ekuma & High Flyin Hawaiian) (c) vs The Dallas Cowboys (Marshall Dillon & Ranger) I don't know why, but I just can't get behind the Dallas Cowboys as champs Brandon James vs Joey Morgan I've been stung betting against James before, so I'm backing him here Lenny Brown vs ZWB ZWB continues marching towards his eventual match with Hollywood Brett Starr SWF North American Des Davids (c) vs Angry Gilmore David's feels like he's ready to move up to the big belt picture, and Angry Gilmore is an old hand who can do some great work with your up and coming stars Main Event: SWF World Heavyweight Remo (c) vs Valiant Should be a great match, but too early to move the title yet (BONUS 1) Which match will have the highest rating? Main Event (BONUS 2) Whose entrance will get the biggest pop? Valiant Comments on diary / last episode:

Key for Predictions: Stinger (c) vs Newton vs Dreadnought in a No DQ match for the LSW Brass Knuckles title [1 Pts] Even though Newton is "The Triple Threat", Stinger is on a roll right now Shooter Sean Deeley vs Rob Reynolds [1 Pts] Deeley is really good, and needs a big win to cement himself as a major player in LSW The Gonzalez Family vs The Wild Cats [1 Pts] Coin flip Cali Slick vs Jared Johnson [1 Pts] Cali Slick seems to have slipped down the card a little, whereas JJ feels like he's on the rise James Prudence vs Quentin Queen [1 Pts] Prudence should win here, and there's also the possibility of interference from Honeymoon The Heartbreak Express (c) vs The American Cobras for the LSW Tag Team titles [1 Pts] Either the Cobras win here, or you're setting them up for a split. I don't see either as a viable top singles guy in LSW, so I'm going for the Cobras to win. Cobra vs Texas Hangman in a Dog Collar match [1 Pts] And clean this time... Kip Keenan (c) vs Al Coleman for the LSW Texas Heavyweight title [1 Pts] Al is talented in the ring, but he's not a guy to hold the top belt.

CGC Tag Team Title Match: The Flock vs Soldiers of Fortune I'm expecting John McClean to play a role here Rocky Psycho vs Howling Dog I'll go for Psycho to get one back, before ultimately costing himself the rubber match down the line Condor vs Mario Heroic Mario Heroic has a lot of upside, and I see him as a key part of the Bubbleweight division I'm running out of ideas for Frenchie's Five segments. Any ideas? - Most wins in 1997 (could include the live events) -Most losses in 1997 (could include live events) - Top 5 Independent talents in Canada (fan vote - could even lead to a 'try out' match the next week or on the live shows) And since it's CGC some silly ones: - Top 5 title belts in CGC by prestige (I think you have 5 now). In my head it's a set up for the Poor Widdle Baby belt to come 5th and upset Biff. - Top 5 of Steve's 'girls of the week' - Most luscious locks - Top 5 shiniest heads (for the follically challenged)

‘The Master of Old School’ Aurelian Bradley w/ Welsh Dragon [vs] ‘Cowboy’ Buck Winchester w/ The Booth Bit of a coin toss, but I think Phunk is the jobber of the booth and Welsh Dragon is the 'singles guy' of the Welsh duo - so I'll go for Buck here. Loxley Robbins & Daniel Black Francis [vs] ???? & ???? As much as I like The Northern Lights, I think Loxley Robbins in particular needs this win. Could be by DQ after Blake interference ‘The Real Angel of the North’ Nate Manchester [vs] ‘The King of the Cruiserweights’ Phil Harmonic w/ Badberry & Silva Now that he's back facing Cruiserweights, Harmonic can show just how good he is Jeremy Allen w/ Kevin Jones [vs] War Machine w/ Cliff King No Tom Foolery here, this is a straight squash ‘The Furious Bi-Curious’ Alfonso D’Angelo [vs] Stevie ‘Smasher’ Stoat You've mentioned being happy with D'Angelo's performances, and Stevie Stoat is pretty much a jobber at this point Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu [vs] Wade Orson & Landon Mallory I normally like to go for established teams over thrown together teams, but like others have already said, Orson really needs this win.

USPW American Wrestling Wednesday Week 1 March 2020 Preview USPW National Title Match 'Jacksonville' Jack Jackson defends vs. Grandmaster Phunk Comments: Can't see Jack dropping the belt this early Rajah vs. Turk Trenneman Comments: He's a new signing, and needs to build some momentum Jaime Quine and ??? vs. The Bombshells Comments: Big debut? 'The Dark Destroyer' Steve Frehley vs. Regular Joe Comments: Should be fairly straightforward for Frehley to bounce back after losing to Bruce Comments On Diary/Other Comments:

Stardust Phil Cox suffers because he has no Star Quality and no Entertainment skills of any kind (all in the 20s), and I already have JK Lee as my 'silent assassin' type. So while Cox is decent in the ring, I don't really have anything to do except look up at the lights currently. He's one of the ones I'm throwing into random teams in the pre-show to see if anything sticks chemistry wise, as the tag division is probably his best shot at being anything more than a jobber. Thank you to everyone who predicted and reacted on the latest episode! I really do appreciate it. Congratulations to @SomeLazyMagic, @newbiezness, @kanegan and @KyTeran on perfect scores in the last round! Hope to see everyone back for the next show! Prediction Results for National Wrestling Episode 42 @SomeLazyMagic 5/5 @newbiezness 5/5 @kanegan 5/5 @KyTeran 5/5 @Wrestling Machine 4/5 @smw88 3/5 Combined Prediction Results @newbiezness 10/10 @KyTeran 10/10 @kanegan 10/10 @SomeLazyMagic 9/10 @smw88 7/10 @Wrestling Machine 4/5 Predictions for NWF National Wrestling Episode 43 Weekly Banger Open Challenge - NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs Ultra Violence Gazz Vedmore vs Byron w/ Bret Hearbreak & Holly Leves ??? vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola Hisato & Goto vs School of Wrestling (Ron Gibson & Toxic) w/ The Professor 'The Prodigy' Darin Flynn vs Dwayne Dark And results from the Olympia monthly lifting meet! Bonus: Will Iggy Riot beat Stuart Wilson's current Olympia Strength & Conditioning Gym Deadlift record of 300kg during the lifting meet?

Remo Richardson signs with USPW! Last night live on Reverie’s streaming platform, USPW announced the latest blow in their war against the SWF – as it was confirmed that former 3-time SWF World Champion Remo Richardson had signed with United States Pro Wrestling! Remo is just the latest in a long line of former SWF stars jumping ship – with Rogue, Atom Smasher, Randy Unleashed, Valiant and Mainstream Hernandez all making the move in the past 18 months, but this one feels different. Remo Richardson has long been considered a ‘lifer’ at the SWF, after 21 years at the company. At only 32 years old, Remo should be entering the prime of his career. The announcement is said to have caught the SWF completely off guard, evidenced by the fact Remo is currently on an 18 match winning streak – most recently beating former World Champion ZWB at ‘Welcome To The Jungle’. Remo will be working his remaining dates, and you have to assume this winning streak will come to an end – but the question remains how will the SWF replace their number one Heel? The most likely option will be to turn to younger talent such as Jay Chord or Hollywood Brett Starr, but the question will remain – can they step up and fill the hole left by the man simply known as ‘Remo’? Jonathan Faust wins UK National Title to complete the Triple Crown There was a shock in Thursday nights episode of Best Of British Wrestling, as Jonathan Faust defeated Phillip Cooper in the Main Event to claim his first UK National Title, and in doing so become only the second person in the promotions history to claim the prestigious Triple Crown (after Adam Matravers first completed the feat back in 2008). Many viewers were shocked such a big moment happened on free TV, only a week ahead of the ‘We Will Rock You’ PLE. It represents a huge achievement for Jonathan Faust as he enters his 17th year with the company. JK Lee quits CWW! In huge news coming out of the North of England, JK Lee has spectacularly quit Championship Wrestling from Wigan (CWW). This represents a huge blow to the company, after Lee main evented nights 1 through 4 of the Summer Sizzler tour - putting on the best match in company history in a losing effort to new signing Ivan Ivanoff on night 4. Unsubstantiated rumours suggest that Lee was furious at being left off of the card for night 5 to make room for the new ‘big name’ signings announced last week. More on this story as we get it.

WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: National Wrestling Episode 42 Wednesday W3 August 2021 Show Rating: 73 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to National Wrestling! My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence.” Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie, we continue towards ‘The Battle Of Britain’ – we learned some of the competitors for the 20-man Battle Royal last week, and I can’t wait to find out who else will be competing!” Jackie Goldstein: “And in tonights Main Event, Landon Mallory returns to the ring for his first match since losing the British Heavyweight Championship at Victory as he faces Lenny Mochin!” Stardust Phil Cox VS Padraig O’Hearne The commentary team discussed the success JK Lee had seen since ditching Padraig O’Hearne as a tag team partner, focusing on Lee’s new role as the British Heavyweight Champion’s ‘Insurance Policy’. This match was O’Hearne’s chance to show that he too had moved on from the break up, and the Irishman put in a strong showing against Stardust Phil Cox as the pair Worked The Crowd. The match went just over ten minutes, before O’Hearne was able to hit his Crowning Glory (Swinging Fishermans Neckbreaker) to secure the victory. Winner: Padraig O’Hearne Rating: 52 We cut to the office of a frustrated looking network executive. Frank Finkleton was deep in conversation with Mo Adebola, with both mens clients lined up on opposite sides of the network executives desk. Frank Finkleton: “Mo, need I remind you that I am in charge around here… not you?” Mo Adebola: “Of course you are Frank, but need I remind you that I have a contract here signed by NWF lawyers guaranteeing my ‘insurance policy’ JK Lee a spot in the ‘Battle of Britain’ Battle Royal.” Frank Finkleton: “Give me that…” The network executive snatched the document that Mo Adebola was waving in his face, his eyes wildly scanning the text. After a moment a wicked grin formed on Finkleton’s face. Frank Finkleton: “Okay Mo, it seems I don’t have an option but to let your client enter the battle royal… but this document doesn’t state where your client will enter the battle royal – that right still belongs to me! So Mo, I am delighted to announce that your ‘insurance policy’ will enter the ‘Battle of Britain’ Battle Royal at number one!” Adebola and JK Lee looked furious, with the lawyer yelling at Finkleton that he couldn’t do this! The network executive told him to bring it up with the NWF lawyers and get out of his office! Adebola sulkily led JK Lee and Edison Silva from the office, as Frank Finkleton turned to his clients. Frank Finkleton: “If Moore and Adebola are going to start over my head, it’s time we started playing dirty too…” Rating: 68 Welsh Dragon VS ‘Black Thunder’ Jermaine Granger A fun, fast-paced, highflying contest here. Granger got some blows in early, but Welsh Dragon soon took over with Arm Drags, Hurricanranas, Drop Toe Holds, and more Arm Drags! Granger had no response for the former Cruiserwieght champions lucha-inspired moveset, and the Welshman was able to put his opponent away with his Dragon Kick (Spinning Thrust Kick from the top rope). Winner: Welsh Dragon Rating: 46 Next we cut to a pre-recorded video from the land of Schnitzel and Lederhosen, as we found Bret Heartbreak and Holly Leves in Germany. Bret appeared to know where he was going as he led Holly through the Bavarian streets towards an old German bar, and into the ‘Biergarten’ where Byron could be seen sat at the table with a stein of beer and a large crowd gathered to listen to the story he was telling. Bret made his way over to Byron’s table, and sat down opposite his father – who immediately dismissed the crowd and motioned to the waitress for three more beers. Bret Heartbreak: “I thought we’d find you here…” Byron: “What do you expect? Here they treat me like the wrestling god I am. Free food, free drinks… they idolise me! Whereas in the UK they seem to value a mans supposed musical talents, over his ability in the ring…” Bret Heartbreak: “We just wanted to make sure you were okay after Victory…” Byron: “Okay? I’m back in my element! Going back to that forsaken country only reminded me why I left in the first place…” Byron stood up to leave and the crowd gathered back around him. Holly Leves: “He does look happy Bret…” Bret Hearbreak (ignoring Holly): “How can you be happy leaving it like that? You hide away here while Dangermouth enters the ‘Battle for Britain’ Battle Royal and wins a title shot?” Byron seemed to consider Bret for a moment, before turning back. Byron: “The Battle Royal… the winner gets a British Heavyweight title shot… well I guess I could make one last trip back.” Bret grinned, as his father turned away once more and began regaling the crowd with the story of the last time he had entered a battle royal – winning it from the #1 position for the first time in EWA history! Holly Leves couldn’t help but look impressed at the size of the crowd gathered around Byron… he really was a local celebrity… Rating: 48 Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) VS High Society (Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp) We cut back to the ring to find the men who had abandoned Byron a couple of months ago, Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp, in action against the Black Country Boys. Dylan Drama started the match for his team, and was happy brawling with Gazz Vedmore, but immediately tagged out once Mickey Robson entered the match – Drama’s parents hadn’t spent £15,000 per term on boarding school fees for him to wrestle a man with the nickname ‘Mighty Meaty’. However, Joey Beauchamp had no such qualms and laid into Robson with heavy right hands before dropping his opponent with a Breeze Block (Forward Russian Leg Sweep). With Robson knocked out, Drama was more than happy to tag back into the match. Beauchamp dealt with Vedmore, as Drama hit his Dramatic Conclusion (A wicked looking Headlock Driver) to rub salt into the wounds. Winners: High Society (Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp) Rating: 35 We cut away to the offices of Moore’s Sports Agency, where we found Mark Moore talking to his top client – Darin Flynn. Flynn seemed hugely excited about the upcoming Battle Royal that Moore had secured him a spot in, but was concerned by his recent lack of in-ring action. ‘The Prodigy’ tasked his agent with securing him a match next week on National Wrestling to help him ‘sharpen up’ ahead of ‘Battle of Britain’. Rating: 55 Dangermouth VS ‘The Mad Man from Northampton’ Toxic w/ The Professor Last week Dangermouth announced his intention to win the upcoming Battle Royal at Victory, and earn a shot at the British Heavyweight Championship! This match served as a warm up for the grime star ahead of ‘Battle of Britain’, as he faced one of the NWF’s newest signings – School Of Wrestling member Toxic. The Professor was very vocal from ringside, coaching his client through the early stages of the contest - and for as long as he listened to his manager Toxic saw a lot of success, as he forced Dangermouth to roll to the outside to regroup. Toxic immediately followed his opponent out to the apron and, despite the desperate pleading of The Professor at ringside, ‘The Mad Man from Northampton’ attempted a Flying Headbutt from the apron to the floor. Dangermouth was able to easily step out of the way of the move, sending Toxic crashing and burning to the floor. From here Dangermouth was simply able to roll Toxic back into the ring to deliver his Flatliner (Reverse STO), while The Professor stood with his head in his hands at ringside. Winner: Dangermouth Rating: 30 We cut to another pre-recorded video from the Olympia Strength & Conditioning Gym. This week Iggy Riot was working on his Bench Press, and once again a crowd had formed around ‘The Human Tank’ as the Irishman worked his way up the weights towards the gym record… However, before Iggy could reach the 190kg gym record weight – a hush fell across the crowd as Olympia gym owner and Olympic Bronze Medalist Stuart Wilson walked into shot. Iggy Riot stood up from the bench, and the two powerhouses measured each other up. Wilson stood slightly taller than Iggy Riot, with the Irishman arguably more muscular. Stuart Wilson (turning to Chuck Frisby): “So this is your new poster boy Chuck? Well… he’s certainly a big boy…” Chuck Frisby: “And he’ll be taking your Deadlift record from you next week!” Stuart Wilson (grinning): “Oh aye? Well I can’t ignore a challenge like that. I’ll see you next week big man… we’ll see if those muscles of yours are just for show!” Chuckling to himself, Stuart Wilson headed back to his office – leaving a seething Chuck Frisby telling Iggy Riot that he HAD to beat Wilson’s record next week! Rating: 51 The crowd erupted as ‘The Springbok’ made his way down to the ring ahead of the Main Event. Landon Mallory high fived as many members of the crowd as he could, before grabbing a microphone from ringside. Landon Mallory: “So after checking with the NWF legal team, it would appear that Mo Adebola was correct. Edison Silva will not be defending the British Heavyweight Championship at ‘Battle of Britain’, AND in order to be next in line for a shot at the title I will have to go through 19 other men and win the Battle Royal…” The crowd booed the announcement, clearly feeling it was unfair that Mo Adebola had managed to sidestep Landon Mallory’s rematch clause with some legal trickery. Landon Mallory: “But I’m not going to let that get me down. I’d happily run through 100 men in order to get my hands on Edison Silva and reclaim MY British Heavyweight Championship! And that starts tonight with Lenny Mochin! Yebo!” Rating: 85 ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory VS ‘The Brewin’ Storm’ Lenny Mochin While Lenny Mochin is a new name to NWF fans, he is a credentialed singles wrestler – as a former CWW Champion and CWW King of the North. Mochin showed off his impressive technical skills to subdue Landon Mallory in the early stages of this contest, but it always felt only a matter of time until ‘The Springbok’ broke free – and this proved to be the case, as the South African connected with a huge Clothesline to instantly turn the momentum of the match. Scooping Mochin onto his shoulder, Mallory delivered an impressive Running Powerslam. The South African beat his chest as he stalked his prey, before delivering a huge Springbok Ram (Gore) – and nobody kicks out of that! Winner: 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory Rating: 73 Jackie Goldstein: “Landon Mallory said he would run through 100 men to get his hands on Edison Silva, and after that performance who would bet against him?” Melanie Florence: “It’s one thing saying it Jackie, but it’s another thing completely to outlast nineteen other NWF wrestlers! The only man I’ve seen do something remotely like that before was Byron when he won that Battle Royal from the #1 position in the EWA…” Jackie Goldstein (cutting across his announcing colleague): “It won’t be easy for anyone Melanie, but we know for sure it will be most difficult for JK Lee as tonight he was confirmed to enter at number one! He must be re-thinking his alliance with Mo Adebola already!”

Key for Predictions: David Stone vs Flash Savage [1 Pts] Stone has been on a roll, and I expect that to continue here Which team is going to win the 8-Tag No. One Contenders Battle Royal? [1 Pts] Dynamite Express Cobra vs Texas Hangman [1 Pts] Cobra to get one back here with the help of Travis Century, setting up a rubber match down the road Al Coleman vs Rob Reynolds in a Submission match [1 Pts] He is "Mr Submission" after all Who is going to win the 6-Man Gold Rush match? [1 Pts] James Prudence to complete his Heel turn and steal the win Who will be the new signee entering the Gold Rush match? [1 Pts] Shooter Sean Deeley Will LSW Gold Rush get a 60+ Rating? [1 Pts] Yes