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WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: NWF National Wrestling Episode 46 Wednesday W3 September 2021 Show Rating: 68 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to National Wrestling! Thank you for joining us on this Wednesday evening – my name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence. Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! We have a huge show in store tonight. ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn looks to build some momentum heading into his British Heavyweight Championship match, as he faces Padraig O’Hearne in tonights Main Event!” Jackie Goldstein: “And we’re promised a big announcement from Cruiserweight champion Leighton Buzzard, who will be in action later tonight as The British Bangers face School of Wrestling.” Melanie Florence: “But we kick off tonights show with the number one contenders for the British Tag Team titles – as The Foundation face The Assassins Guild.” The Foundation (Jon Michael Sharp & Martin Heath) w/ Mark Moore VS The Assassins Guilds (Stefan Raynor & Louie Peyton) Frank Finkleton’s hired guns were back, as the network executive looked to hand the new number one contenders a loss prior to their title match with The Northern Lights. The Assassins Guild are a long established team, having teamed together since 2006 – and the pair were able to successfully isolate Martin Heath in their corner as both teams Worked The Crowd. The Assassins Guild looked to press home their advantage as Louie Peyton whipped Martin Heath into the corner, but Heath continued with the momentum to climb the turnbuckle and deliver his Hot New Move – Rocking The Foundations (Whisper In The Wind). This riled up the crowd, who erupted as Heath dove across the ring to make the hot tag! Peyton was also able to make the tag to Stefan Raynor, but Jon Michael Sharp hit the ring like a house on fire! Clothesline to Raynor… Dropkick to Peyton… another Dropkick to Raynor. Sharp grabbed Peyton and threw him over the top rope, before returning to deliver the Disarmer to Stefan Raynor and secure a momentum boosting win for the number one contenders. Winners: The Foundation (Jon Michael Sharp & Martin Heath) Rating: 57 We cut backstage to find the Black Country Boys, who had just finished watching the opening contest. Presumably brushing up on their competition in the thriving NWF tag team division. There was a knock at the door, and Leo Price entered along with his protégé Dangermouth. Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson looked a little star struck at the sight of the former four-time 21st Century Tag Team Champion. Leo Price: “I saw your match last weeks. You boys stood toe to toe with The Northern Lights and gave them a real fright. You’ve got potential… you just need someone to help you along. How would you like to join up with myself and Dangermouth here?” The Black Country Boys looked like they couldn’t believe what they were hearing. Gazz Vedmore: “Are you kidding? Of course we would! You’re a tag team legend!” Leo Price (chuckling): “I don’t know about that, but welcome aboard boys. Put that tele back on, we can watch Dangermouth’s match from here…” Jackie Goldstein highlighted Leo Price’s tag team history on commentary, before hyping the new alliance. Rating: 47 Dangermouth VS Lenny Mochin This match really showcased how far Dangermouth had come as Leo Price’s protégé. Lenny Mochin is a master technician, and dominated the early stages of this match up. However Dangermouth was patient and eventually got his chance, as the grime star exploded into life. Dangermouth delivered Flying Shoulder Tackle after Flying Shoulder Tackle, before dropping Mochin with a Running Bulldog. Mochin struggled back to his feet, but Dangermouth immediately pulled him in for his Flatline (Reverse STO) to secure an impressive victory! Jackie Goldstein hyped the grime stars development under Leo Price’s mentorship, and commented that if the Black Country Boys followed Price’s teachings they could go far! Rating: 51 We cut backstage to find Bret Heartbreak talking to his girlfriend Holly Leves. Bret Heartbreak: “He said it was just business… and he’s right it wasn’t a tag match, so we were kind of opponents I guess.” Holly Leves (exasperated): “Look Bret, I know he’s you dad but he’s using you… you can see that right? You can’t trust him.” Bret Heartbreak: “Look Holly, I don’t think dad would…” Voice from off-screen: “You don’t think dad would what?” Byron walked into shot with a big grin on his face. Holly cautiously retreated behind Bret Heartbreak. Byron: “Never mind that, I’ve got good news Bret! I’ve sorted us a match for next week, and it’s a tag team match. Father and son, teaming together once again!” Bret gave Holly a nervous look, before forcing a smile and replying: “Sounds great dad!” Byron grinned and slapped his son on the back, before turning to walk away when Bret called him back. Bret told his dad that he hated that the two most important people in his life didn’t get on, and that if Byron & Holly spent some time together they could sort things out pretty quickly. Neither Byron nor Holly could hide the surprise on their faces, before both agreed to give it a try… “For Bret”. Rating: 51 The roof of the building nearly exploded as the The Springbok’s music blared over the speakers. A Groundswell of Support amongst the NWF fanbase over the past few months has seen the South African propelled up the card to become a Major Star in the company. Landon Mallory: “The past couple of months haven’t exactly gone the way I had hoped. First I lost my British Heavyweight Championship at Victory, and then two weeks ago I was the penultimate elimination in the 20-man Battle Royal at Battle of Britain… and both times it was down to one man putting his nose where it didn’t belong.” The crowd booed, knowing EXACTLY who Landon Mallory was referring to – JK Lee. Landon Mallory: “I don’t know what Mo Adebola has promised you for keeping me away from Silva, but I promise you it won’t be worth it when I get my hands on you. I hope you’ve got a good ‘Insurance Policy’ JK Lee, because nobody can withstand the Springbok Ram. Yebo!” Rating: 85 The British Bangers (Leighton Buzzard & Grant Taypen) VS School of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor Whatever The Professor told his students in their usual pre-match lecture went straight out of the window at the opening bell, as the only lesson The British Bangers were teaching their young opponents was in the art of putting on a Banger! School of Wrestling battled hard, but they struggled to make much of an impact against their more experienced opponents. Buzzard & Taypen finished the match with their Bang! Bang! Dropkicks (Dual Flying Missile Dropkicks). Winners: The British Bangers (Leighton Buzzard & Grant Taypen) Rating: 47 After the match, an excited Leighton Buzzard grabbed his title and a microphone from ringside to address the crowd. Surprisingly, network executive Frank Finkleton made his way down to the ring to join the Cruiserweight champion to announce a brand new match type for the NWF… Frank Finkleton: “In three weeks time at ‘No Limits’, the Cruiserweight Title will be suspended over four metres above this ring as four men compete to be the first to retrieve the title and win the match…” Leighton Buzzard (Excitedly): “But get this… no Ladders!” Frank Finkleton (annoyed): “As Leighton correctly points out – unlike in other retrieval matches, this match will have no ladders. Instead the title will be suspended between two cables running diagonally across the ring. The competitors will have to climb the scaffolding, cross the ropes and be the first to retrieve the title to win the match. This new structure should play right into the events theme of ‘No Limits’…” Leighton Buzzard (sagely): “No Limits and No Ladders!” Frank Finkleton (sighing): “We will be holding qualification matches over the next three weeks to determine which three men will face Leighton Buzzard for the title. The first of which, is right now!” Leighton Buzzard: “Whoever qualifies, at ‘No Limits’ it will be a guaranteed Banger!” Rating: 49 Welsh Dragon VS Ultra Violence The first two men with a chance to qualify were former Cruiserweight Champion Welsh Dragon, and State of Mind member Ultra Violence. Would the new match type suit Welsh Dragon’s lucha-libre inspired style, or would Ultra Violence’s deathmatch tendencies flourish on this new stage? Ultra Violence tried to turn this match into a brawl from the bell, but quickly ran into problems with the power of his gym-rat opponent. Welsh Dragon quickly took control with his lucha-inspred moveset, hitting Ultra Violence with Arm Drags, Drop Toe Holds, Hurricanranas, and more Arm Drags! Ultra Violence looked in real trouble, until a ref bump just after the nine minute mark allowed him to get his trusty cane involved in the match. Ultra Violence looked much more comfortable with cane in hand, but Welsh Dragon showed off his martial arts background as a lightning-quick kick knocked the cane from Ultra Violence’s hands before he saw it coming. A second kick followed, before Welsh Dragon headed to the top rope for his Dragon Kick (Spinning Thrust Kick from the top rope) to secure his spot in the upcoming Cruiserweight Title match. Winner: Welsh Dragon Rating: 49 We cut to a pre-recorded video from the Olympia Strength & Conditioning gym, where we found Chuck Frisby and Iggy Riot admiring the newly updated whiteboard on the gym wall. Chuck Frisby commented that it was good to see another name up there before announcing that Stuart Wilson had chosen the lift they would be entering next week – the Bench Press! Iggy Riot grinned, clearly happy with Stuart Wilson’s choice. A fellow gym member warned Chuck that the Bench Press was Wilson’s favourite lift– but the personal trainer simply smiled and replied that thanks to the progressive overload built into every Frisby Foundation for Fitness training plan (available for the low, low price of £9.99 a month), they could beat him! Rating: 51 ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn w/ Mark Moore VS Padraig O’Hearne Darin Flynn had been very vocal about his desire to wrestle regularly heading into Battle of Britain, and it would appear ‘The Prodigy’ was taking the same approach heading into his British Heavyweight Title match at ‘No Limits’ – as we are informed that Mark Moore had arranged this match at the request of his client. Padraig O’Hearne had been on an uptick over the past couple of months, with the Irishman victorious in four of his past five matches – with the other being an impressive performance in the 20-man Battle Royal at Battle of Britain. In those victories O’Hearne had shown an almost supernatural ability to dodge, duck and weave any incoming offence, but that ability seemed to evade the Irishman here as he walked into an early right hand from ‘The Prodigy’. O’Hearne was able to shake off this early mistake and put in a competitive performance, but it seemed as soon as he built any momentum another mistake would derail it – he would duck when he should weave, or weave instead of dodge. ‘The Prodigy’ didn’t need a second invitation and seized on his opponents error to lock in his Prodigal Pressure and secure the victory. Winner: ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn Rating: 66 Jackie Goldstein: “An impressive victory for Darin Flynn as he moves towards ‘No Limits’ and his match with Edison Silva.” Melanie Florence: “Padraig O’Hearne looked off the pace tonight after being so impressive over the past few months…” Jackie Goldstein: “Perhaps he should have taken up the offer to train with The Force last week…”

Key for Predictions: The American Cobras vs The Empire [1 Pts] With The Heartbreak Express potentially on the way out, The Cobras will be central to your tag division Taheiji Konoe vs Tavon Blake Jr [1 Pts] He was presented as a big deal last show, so I expect him to win here Davis Wayne Newton, Dreadnought vs Southern Stinger, Rob Reynolds [1 Pts] Stinger is the man! Quentin Queen vs Texas Hangman [1 Pts] It's time for Queen to fall on his own hubris The Heartbreak Express (c) vs The Dynamite Express for the LSW Tag Team titles [1 Pts] We got Express vs Express, but only on The Heartbreak Express' way out! Cali Slick vs Shooter Sean Deeley [1 Pts] Deeley continues his climb up the card Kip Keenan (c) vs Al Coleman for the LSW Texas Heavyweight title [1 Pts] Should be a great match, but Al isn't the man to take the strap from Kip

Thank you to everybody who commented, predicted and reacted to the latest show - it really is appreciated! It was a bumper set of predictions, with nine predictors for the first episode of the new predictions contest. As this round will lead into the one year anniversary for the diary, I will be giving out prizes to the top three predictors! Hope to see everybody back for the next round! Prediction Results for National Wrestling Episode 45 @smw88 5/5 @scapegoat 5/5 @newbiezness 5/5 @KyTeran 5/5 @alliegolem 5/5 @Wrestling Machine 5/5 @lieon02 5/5 @StanMiguel 4/5 @SomeLazyMagic 4/5 Predictions for National Wrestling Episode 46 The Foundation (Jon Michael Sharp & Martin Heath) w/ Mark Moore vs The Assassins Guild (Stefan Raynor & Louie Peyton) Dangermouth vs Lenny Mochin The British Bangers (Leighton Buzzard & Grant Taypen) vs School of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor Welsh Dragon vs Ultra Violence 'The Prodigy' Darin Flynn w/ Mark Moore vs Padraig O'Hearne

Thanks @newbiezness! It wasn't exactly what I was going for, but I'll take it haha! In regards to The Network/Silva & Adebola - the rivalry is definitely still there, and I won't say to much but this segment was definitely the first step towards... something. Hopefully all will become clear over the next few weeks of shows! Thanks @scapegoat, great to have you on board! Glad you enjoyed the Battle Royal, it was a lot of fun to write! A+ pun, far better than what I came up with in the write up! The School of Wrestling are still very green, but I have some fun ideas for them once they've learned to work a bit. 'The Diabolic' is actually just Dastardly's nickname in game, I've just not been very consistent in using it. I see Dastardly as a big played in the NWF going forwards, so I'll try and be more consistent with using it!

WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: NWF National Wrestling Episode 45 Wednesday W2 September 2021 Show Rating: 70 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to National Wrestling, on the back of a huge night of action at Battle of Britain! My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence.” Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! As you say, a huge night of action at Battle of Britain. Landon Mallory came up short in his effort to earn a rematch for the British Heavyweight Championship, and instead it will be Darin Flynn who challenges Edison Silva for the title!” Jackie Goldstein: “You’re brushing over a few details there Melanie… namely that JK Lee re-entered the ring after being eliminated from the match to eliminate Landon! Landon Mallory will face Damian Dastardly in tonights blockbuster Main Event, but before that The Springbok will join Rachel Dearheart in the interview zone to discuss what happened at Battle of Britain!” Melanie Florence: “But before all of that, we kick off tonight’s show with the British Tag Team champions in non-title action. After defeating Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto at Battle of Britain, The Northern Lights are in action against the Black Country Boys!” Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) VS The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) If The Northern Lights were expecting an easy match here, they were sorely mistaken – as Vicious and Jordan’s high impact offence was matched blow for blow by Vedmore and Robson. The two teams Worked The Crowd over the course of an incredibly even ten minute hard-hitting opening contest. Mickey Robson looked to have won it for the Black Country Boys, when he hit Alton Vicious with his devastating Package Piledriver! Robson made the cover, but the count was broken up at two-and-a-half as Riddick Jordan came flying off the top rope with his spectacular Diving Headbutt. Jordan crawled into the cover, and referee Roy Worrall counted the three – but both of the Tag Team champions looked in a bad way as they were handed their belts after the bell. Winners: The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) Rating: 52 There was a celebratory mood in the air, as we cut to the offices of Moore’s Sports Agency. Moore could be seen pouring champagne for his star clients - Darin Flynn had successfully outlasted nineteen other men to be crowned the number one contender for the British Heavyweight Championship, and The Foundation had successfully overcome former British Tag Team champions Future X to also be named number one contenders. Moore proposed a toast to the new number one contenders, but warned his clients that while Battle for Britain had been a great night for the agency – the real work started now! This time next month he wanted to be toasting to three new champions! Rating: 45 Grant Taypen VS Lone Wolf We returned to find Grant Taypen already waiting in the ring… which is never a good sign! The lights in the arena momentarily cut out, and when they came back on Lone Wolf was stood menacingly in the middle of the ring. Grant Taypen threw everything he had at Lone Wolf, but the British Banger couldn’t make any inroads against his 290lb opponent. Lone Wolf fought back with powerful punches that rocked Taypen, before delivering his big Full Nelson Slam for the finish. Winner: Lone Wolf Rating: 46 We cut backstage to find Padraig O’Hearne – the man who had eliminated Lone Wolf from the Battle Royal this past Sunday. The Irishman was walking alone down the corridor, until he was stopped in his tracks by The Force. Jase Cole: “Impressed we were, with your performance at the Battle Royal. Your link to the force, strong it is. Train with us, you should…” Padraig O’Hearne: “Look, I appreciate the help on Sunday lads… but this is all just a bit out there for me. Ya’ know?” With that O’Hearne quickly made his way out of shot, as Jase Cole turned to Christopher Lister. Jase Cole: “Back, he will be… ponder our next move, we must.” Rating: 43 Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) VS School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor The Professor once again gave his young charges a lengthy lecture before the opening bell, and for once his students seemed to take heed of his advice as they saw reasonable success in the early stages of the match. However, this quickly changed when Welsh Dragon tagged into the match with his lucha-libre inspired offence. Perhaps the first time Toxic and Gibson had encountered this style of wrestling, the students had no answers to their opponents’ mix of Arm Drags, Drop Toe Holds, Hurricanranas, and more Arm Drags! The Professor tried to get his students back on track from ringside, but there was nothing he could do to prevent Welsh Dragon from connecting with his Dragon Kick (Spinning Thrust Kick from the top rope), and tagging in Bali Daljit to hit his spectacular Shooting Star Press – a move he executes with rare grace – to secure the victory. Winners: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) Rating: 44 There was a warm reaction as the music of Chuck Frisby played over the speakers, and the personal trainer made his way to the ring accompanied by his clients Iggy Riot and Dwayne Dark. Chuck Frisby: “While last months Deadlift contest may officially go down as a tie - I think it was clear for all to see that my client Iggy Riot was a lot closer to hitting the 320kg lift. You can tell just by looking at my clients bulging biceps, chiseled chest and glistening abs…” Iggy Riot gave Chuck Frisby a quizzical look, causing the personal trainer to trail off. Chuck chuckled nervously, before jumping back into his speech. Chuck Frisby: “My point is… that even just by looking at my client it is clear that HE is the stronger man than Stuart Wilson… and we are willing to prove it! Iggy Riot will be entering the Olympia lifting meet for September, but as we are so confident of taking ANY of Stuart Wilson’s records – we’re even going to allow him to choose the event!” The segment ended with Iggy Riot flexing his muscles, with Chuck looking on admiringly. Dwayne Dark shook his head exasperated, and just left the pair of them to it. Rating: 52 The camera cut backstage to find Byron in the middle of an argument with his son, Bret Heartbreak, with Bret’s girlfriend Holly Leves leant lazily against the wall in the background. Bret Heartbreak: “What the hell dad… I thought we were meant to be working together? ‘The only alliance that will stay together is yours and mine’, that’s what you said last week!” Byron: “Look Bret, it was a Battle Royal not a tag team match…” Bret Heartbreak: “But I was just about to eliminate Dangermouth! We could have worked together and got to the end… I just don’t get it!” Byron: “It was nothing personal Bret, it was just… business. But nothing like that will happen again. It’s you and me from here on out, I promise…” Byron slapped his son on the shoulder and walked out of shot, leaving a conflicted looking Bret Heartbreak staring after him. Over Bret’s shoulder you could see Holly Leves playing on her phone still leant up against the wall behind him. Rating: 50 Local Talent VS Padraig O’Hearne Padraig O’Hearne put in another strong performance here, as the Irishman was able to duck, weave and dodge any offence that his local opponent was able to muster – almost as is O’Hearne could sense what was coming. As his opponent grew more and more frustrated, this created more openings for O’Hearne to go on the offence and the Irishman hit his Crowning Glory (Swinging Fishermans Neckbreaker) just before the six minute mark to secure a routine victory. Winner: Padraig O’Hearne Rating: 33 We cut backstage to find the British Heavyweight champion Edison Silva walking down a corridor, deep in conversation with his legal advisor Mo Adebola. Mo Adebola: “Our insurance policy did his job on Sunday, and Landon Mallory won’t be a problem. Now we’ve just got to focus on Flynn…” Mo Adebola was stopped in his track, as the pair found themselves face to face with Frank Finkleton and The Network. Adebola looked annoyed at having bumped into Finkleton, but his client had a big grin on his face. Edison Silva (to Big Mac): “Too bad about Sunday big man… I can’t imagine your boss was too happy that you missed an open goal like that.” Silva and Adebola pushed past The Network and walked out of shot laughing, leaving a furious Australian in their wake. Big Mac made a move to go after them, but Frank Finkleton placed a hand on his shoulder. Frank Finkleton: “Not yet Nathan… you’ll have your chance. One way or another, I promise you we’ll find a way to get you a shot at that title!” Rating: 68 We cut away to the interview zone for the first time this evening, where Landon Mallory was waiting to talk to Rachel Dearheart ahead of tonights Main Event. Rachel Dearheart: “Landon, the question on everyone lips – JK Lee once again cost you in Sunday’s Battle Royal. Re-entering the match having already been eliminated to cost you your chance at earning a shot at the British Heavyweight Championship. How are you feeling?” Landon Mallory: “How am I feeling Rachel? If I’m honest, I’m not feeling great. But how I’m feeling tonight will be nothing compared to how JK Lee will be feeling once I am through with him. JK Lee has just made the biggest mistake of his life, and he’s about to learn that you never cross the path of The Springbok! Yebo!” Rating: 73 ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory VS ‘The Diabolic’ Damian Dastardly Damain Dastardly continued the strong start to his NWF career with a fantastic Main Event match here. The Kiwi used every trick in the book to stay on top of his larger, more powerful opponent. An eye poke, followed by a cheeky stamp on the foot of his blinded opponent earned Dastardly a rebuke from referee Roy Worrall. Never one to miss an opportunity, Dastardly got in the referees face to argue the call – and took advantage of the lack of sight line to deliver a mule kick low blow to a recovering Landon Mallory, before immediately following up with a Dastardly Cunning (Cross Rhodes) to his stooped opponent. Dastardly immediately went for the cover, 1… 2… NO! The crowd erupted as The Springbok got his shoulder up at the last moment. Dastardly was back in referee Roy Worrall’s face, this time arguing that the kick out had been too late and Worrall should have counted the three. Unfortunately for the Kiwi he got so caught up in the argument, that he missed Landon Mallory getting back to his feet off the canvas behind him. The Springbok riled up the crowd as he beat his chest, before exploding into a Springbok Ram (Gore) as Dastaradly turned back to the ring… and nobody kicks out of that! Winner: ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory Rating: 73 Jackie Goldstein: “What a match! I may not like his tactics, but Damian Dastardly pushed The Springbok all the way tonight!” Melanie Florence: “Landon Mallory looked fired up out there… I wouldn’t want to be in JK Lee’s shoes right now!”

Predictions for SWF SUPREME TV EPISODE 17 Mikey Lau vs Spencer Spade Hannah's involvement should mark a turnaround in Lau's fortunes, so I'm backing him to win here Handicap Match Demolition (Primus Allen, Avalanche and Chill) vs The Dallas Cowboys (Marshall Dillon & Ranger) The Heel's have the numbers advantage here Bear Bekowski vs The Crippler Bear stunk up the joint last week against Rocky, so can't see him winning here Jungle Lord and Hawaiian Crush (Ekuma & High Flyin Hawaiian) vs Unleashed Awesomeness (Randy Unleashed, Jefferson Stardust and Huey Cannonball) Unleashed Awesomeness have just kind of been there this diary so far. A loss here could be the start of a break up for the faction. Main Event: Angry Gilmore vs James Prudence Gilmore seems to be heading into Toronto Takeover as the hometown hero, so a momentum boosting win here after losing at Master of Puppets (BONUS) Which match will have the highest rating? Main Event Comments on diary / last episode: Got myself confused with factions in the last round of predictions. Although I'm not sure it would have helped me if I had the right team in mind anyway!

Countdown to Slammiversary 1. Team 1 to 1 Million vs Wasteland War Party 2. Moose vs Myron Reed Slammiversary XX 1. TNA Digital Media Title Mask vs Hair: The Herald (c) vs Jake Something 2. TNA Knockouts Tag Team Title Full Metal Mayhem: SHAWties (c) vs MK Ultra vs Fatal Attraction 3. TNA Knockouts World Title: Kamille (c) vs Thunder Rosa 4. STRONG Women's Title: Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs ??? 5. STRONG Openweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Josh Alexander 6. TNA World Tag Team Title: Beer Money (c) vs Team Canada 2.0 7. STRONG Openweight Tag Titles: Killer Elite Squad (c) vs ABC 8. TNA World Heavyweight Title: AJ Styles (c) vs Tom Lawlor BONUS Question 1: Who will be Deonna's opponent? Aja Kong BONUS Question 2: How many titles will change hands? 2

Key for Predictions: The Most Wanted, Jack Pryde vs Stone, Blake Jr, Fforde, Ferrera [1 Pts] There's probably more talent on the Face side, but I can see the Heel's cheating to steal this one and give The Most Wanted a lift The Heartbreak Express (c) vs The American Cobras for the LSW Tag Team titles [1 Pts] Will probably go the other way, but I still want Express vs Express for the title! The Dynamite Express vs The Wild Cats [1 Pts] See above The Empire vs The Oklahomans [1 Pts] I like the Oklahomans, but they seem to have stalled whereas The Empire are on the rise Cali Slick vs Jared Johnson [1 Pts] JJ could well be next in line to challenge the big belt Al Coleman vs Frankie Perez [1 Pts] Al Coleman just took part in LSW's best match to date, whereas I feel we haven't seen Frankie in a while Kip Keenan (c) vs James Prudence in a Cage match for the LSW Texas Heavyweight title [1 Pts] Kip has been knocking it out of the park as champ, and, while Prudence has just turned Heel, his matches haven't been at the same level

Predictions for Kingdom, Episode 27, Week 2, August 2020 Aurelian Bradley & Welsh Dragon [vs] Kelvin Badberry & Edison Silva w/ Phil Harmonic You seem quite high on the Welsh duo, and Harmonic is the star of his little group Michael X w/ Joe Simpson [vs] Dangermouth w/ The Booth The Underdogs seem to have lost direction in recent weeks, whereas The Booth are on the rise Kevin Jones and Jeremy Allen [vs] The Northern Lights Give The Northern Lights a win to establish themselves in the tag division in 21CW ‘Sensational’ Ricky Storm w/ Sifu [vs] Cousin Konrad w/ The Lee FamiLee Probably the toughest call on the card, but I'm going with Konrad as he's been on a roll since debuting ‘Jilted’ Loxley Robbins [vs] Lone Wolf Robbins is a star, and it's probably too soon for Wolf to be beating someone at his level ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] ‘The Barcelona Bull’ Buff Martinez I feel like Tommy is being set up as the next champ, and this loss could prove the catalyst for a Buff Martinez Heel turn

Thanks @lieon02! Your logic was very sensible, however while I do have out of the ring Heel feuds (Adebola vs The Network and Frisby vs Wilson two current examples) - I don't tend to put them together in the ring, especially in the Main Event. My experience is that TEW penalises Heel vs Heel heavily, so I tend to steer clear. However, a small quibble like Heel vs Heel main events won't stop Frank Finkleton from finding ways to get his client a title shot! I'm glad you're looking forward to Bret's reaction to being eliminated by his dad! Could this be the straw that breaks the camels back between these two? Stuart Wilson is an interesting pick! He's currently tied up with Chuck Frisby though, so may be out of the title picture - at least for a short while! You were spot on with your Landon Mallory prediction though! Damian Dastardly is indeed a Cruiserweight! He's done great since joining after the Cruiserweight World Cup, so could be a great pick as next champ! コメントありがとうございます Thank you to everyone who commented, predicted and reacted to Battle For Britain! I really enjoyed writing the Battle Royal, and hopefully it will set up a number of fun stories going forwards! Hope everyone enjoyed the show and to see you back next episode! @newbiezness was the only predictor to correctly predict Darin Flynn as the winner of the Battle Royal match, earning him a perfect score for the event and the overall win for this round of the prediction contest! Keep an eye on your inbox over the next few days for your prize! The next round of predictions will be another bumper contest as we celebrate reaching the one year milestone for the NWF! The top 3 predictors will all receive prizes! Prediction Results for Battle of Britain @newbiezness 4/4 + 1 Bonus @scapegoat 3/4 + 2 Bonus @StanMiguel 3/4 + 1 Bonus @SomeLazyMagic 3/4 + 1 Bonus @KyTeran 3/4 + 1 Bonus @Wrestling Machine 3/4 @lieon02 3/4 @kanegan 3/4 @smw88 2/4 Combined Prediction Results @newbiezness 24/24 + 2 Bonus @KyTeran 23/24 + 1 Bonus @SomeLazyMagic 21/24 + 1 Bonus @smw88 18/24 @Wrestling Machine 16/19 @lieon02 13/14 @kanegan 13/14 @StanMiguel 9/14 + 1 Bonus @scapegoat 7/10 + 2 Bonus @alliegolem 5/5 Predictions for National Wrestling Episode 45 Non-Title Contest: Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) Grant Taypen vs Lone Wolf Grace of Fire (Bali Daljit & Welsh Dragon) vs School of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor ??? vs Padraig O'Hearne 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs 'The Diabolic' Damian Dastardly

Next time on Title Bout Wrestling... CGC Bubbleweight Title: Jake Sloan vs Helen Wheels I imagine Helen's very un-bubbleweight clients will help her hold onto the belt for a little while Dan DaLay & John McClean vs Jack & Alex DeColt This is DeColt country! Rash Reilly & Frankie Flame vs Eddie Chandler & Johnny Maverick Could definitely see it going the other way through shenanigans, but Chandler & Maverick feel like bigger names at this point

United States Pro Wrestling 1st in the World Size - Titanic Pop – 82 across the World After an incredibly successful last few years, USPW are now undisputedly the number one wrestling promotion in the world. With over $200 million in the bank the promotions spending power is unmatched – as shown by the mega money signings of El Leon, Tommy Cornell, Rock God Alvarez, Jack Giedroyc, Sammy Bach and most recently Remo. With their nearest rivals SWF struggling, USPW’s time on top looks set to continue for many years to come. Major Stars Nicky Champion (94 pop) Steve Frehley (90 pop) Rich Money (89 pop) Joss Thompson (85 pop) Alicia Strong (81 pop) Signings April 2020 – El Leon, Rogue May 2020 – Atom Smasher July 2020 – Tommy Cornell, Randy Bumfhole October 2020 – Sammy Bach November 2020 – Rock God Alvarez December 2020 – Sterling Whitlock, Eddie Chandler, Texas Pete, Francis Ward, Kate Lily, Debbie Rose, Valiant January 2021 – Mainstream Hernandez, Tana The Mighty April 2021 – Boom Boom Jamaica, Eric Tyler, Cameron Vessey August 2021 – Remo Richardson, Foxxy LaRue, Katherine Goodlooks Releases April 2020 – Sterling Whitlock July 2020 – Rick Law August 2020 – T-Rex, Atlas October 2020 – Rajah February 2021 – Bash Street March 2021 – D.C. Rayne April 2021 – Tiffany Jayne, Krusher Karloff June 2021 – Maleik Chamberlain Best Show USPW Born In The USA Oct 2020 90 Joss Thompson def Captain Atomic to retain USPW World (91) Worst Show USPW Red, White & Blue! Feb 2020 78 Rich Money def Enygma to retain USPW World (78) Titles USPW World (88 Prestige) Rich Money (3) Jul 19 – Sep 20 18 Defences Joss Thompson (2) Sep 20 – Feb 21 6 Defences Rich Money (4) Feb 21 – Current 8 Defences USPW Womens (78 Prestige) Jaime Quine Jul 19 – May 20 16 Defences Tiffany Jade (3) May 20 – Aug 20 6 Defences Jaime Quine (2) Aug 20 – Dec 20 6 Defences Pariah Dec 20 – Mar 21 7 Defences Jaime Quine (3) Mar 21 – Sep 21 7 Defences Pariah (2) Sep 21 – Current 0 Defences USPW National (75 Prestige) Roger Cage Oct 19 – Jun 20 7 Defences Casey Valentine Jun 20 – Aug 20 2 Defences Julius Moor (2) Aug 20 – Oct 20 3 Defences Bulldozer Brandon Smith (2) Oct 20 – Feb 21 4 Defences Trent Shaffer (3) Feb 21 – Apr 21 2 Defenecs Bulldozer Brandon Smith (3) Apr 21 – Jun 21 2 Defences Enygma Jun 21 – Current 3 Defences USPW World Tag Team (70) Jacob Jett & Julius Moor Oct 19 – Apr 20 7 Defences Vacant Grandmaster Phunk & Greg Black Apr 20 – Jun 20 4 Defences D.C Rayne & Eddie Howard (7) Jun 20 – Sep 20 4 Defences Trent Schaffer & Bulldozer Brandon Smith Sep 20 – Nov 20 0 Defences Jumbo Jackson & Casey Valentine Nov 20 – Mar 21 4 Defences Sterling Whitlock & Eddie Chandler Mar 21 – May 21 1 Defence Jacob Jett & Julius Moor (2) May 21 – Aug 21 2 Defences Dusty Ducont & Charlie Thatcher Aug 21 – Current 1 Defence Supreme Wrestling Federation 2nd in the World Size - Large Pop – 79 across US/Canada/Mexico & 15 across other regions 2020 was a tough year for the SWF, which saw the company fall to Medium twice and lose a number of key stars to rivals USPW. The SWF turned to new faces in an attempt to turn their fortunes around, and while Scythe’s title reign was considered a bit of a dud – ZWB and Mikey Lau were bonafide successes, putting on some of the best matches the SWF has seen in recent years during their title reigns. The reigns of ZWB & Mikey Lau have helped stabilise the company and for the first time in years the SWF is back in growth, however it remains to be seen how fans will react to the news that top Heel Remo will be leaving the SWF for rivals USPW next month. Can the SWF’s new stars steady the ship, or will Remo be one loss too many for the former juggernaut? Major Stars Rocky Golden (90 Pop) Mikey Lau (88 Pop) Remo (86 Pop) Jay Chord (83 Pop) ZWB (83 Pop) Main Roster Signings Sep 2020 – Jay Chord Dec 2020 – Edd Stone Jun 2021 – Raphael, Ash Campbell, Cowboy Buck Winchester, Nelson Callum RIPW Call Ups Feb 2021 – Deever Arnold Releases Mar 2020 – Brett Biggins May 2020 – Rogue, Atom Smasher Aug 2020 – Randy Unleashed Nov 2020 – Big Smack Scott Jan 2021 – Valiant Feb 2021 – Mainstream Hernandez, Brandon James Mar 2021 – Angry Gilmore May 2021 – Monty Trescarde Best Show SWF The World Is Watching Apr 2021 89 ZWB def Ekuma retain SWF World Heavyweight (91) Worst Show SWF When Hell Freezes Over Jan 2020 79 Rocky Golden def Scythe to retain SWF World Heavyweight (77) Titles SWF World Heavyweight (89 Prestige) Rocky Golden Apr 19 – May 20 11 Defences Scythe May 20 – Jan 21 6 Defences ZWB Jan 21 – Jun 21 4 Defences Mikey Lau Jun 21 – Current 2 Defences SWF North American (75 Prestige) Des Davids Nov 19 – May 20 11 Defences Jungle Lord (2) May 20 – Aug 20 5 Defences Monty Trescarde Aug 20 – Dec 20 4 Defences Marshall Dillon Dec 20 – May 21 8 Defences Joey Morgan (2) May 21 – Current 6 Defences SWF World Tag Team (73) Paul Huntingdon & Monty Trescarde (2) Jul 19 – Feb 20 10 Defences Atom Smasher & Jungle Lord (2) Feb 20 – May 20 4 Defences Paul Huntingdon & Monty Trescarde (3) May 20 – Sep 20 6 Defences Ekuma & High Flyin Hawaiian Sep 20 – Feb 21 10 Defences Huey Cannonball & Jefferson Stardust (3)Feb 21 – Apr 21 4 Defences Paul Huntingdon & Monty Trescarde (4) Apr 21 – May 21 0 Defences Huey Cannonball & Jefferson Stardust (4) May 21 – Jul 21 6 Defences James Prudence & Robbie Wright Jul 21 – Current 1 Defence Total Championship Wrestling 3rd in the World Size - Medium Pop – 79/80 across US, 55-76 across Canada, 15 across other regions 2020 was a mixed year for TCW. The first part of the year was an unmitigated disaster, with the companies fortunes encapsulated in the Battleground III event in March – the worst PPV put out by a major US wrestling promotion in decades. This, combined with the companies fall to Medium in June, saw multiple ‘obituaries’ for the company posted online through the middle part of the year. This proved to be premature though, as the second half of the year saw TCW put out some of the best PPV’s in US wrestling history! This change in fortunes was sparked by moving the World title back to Wolf Hawkins – who proceeded to put on the single best run of matches in living memory. Instant classics against Greg Gauge, Mighty Mo and Freddy Huggins dragged the promotion back into the fight with SWF for the #2 promotion in the US. His reign came to an end in a 99 rated classic against Freddy Huggins at ‘Excessive Force’ – a match that TCW management hoped would crown Huggins as their new babyface megastar. Unfortunately beyond a spectacular rematch with Hawkins, Huggins’ reign has not lived up to expectations and has hurt the World titles prestige. A rise to Big in January 2021 was quickly followed by a second fall to Medium in April. With their ‘cool off’ period ending next month, TCW find themselves in an interesting spot – Wolf Hawkins’ incredible title run has positioned the company as a credible challenger for the SWF, but their current champion hasn’t delivered. Will they cut the Freddy Huggins experiment short – perhaps moving the title back to Wolf Hawkins or the up and coming Greg Gauge – or will the company stick to their guns that Huggins is their man? Major Stars Wolf Hawkins (87 Pop) Aaron Andrews (83 Pop) Greg Gauge (77 Pop) Mighty Mo (77 Pop) Freddy Huggins (72 pop) Main Roster Signings Nov 2020 – Atlas Dec 2020 – Akima Brave Jan 2021 – John Vechio Feb 2021 – Rick Law, Doug Peak, Knuckles, Bash Street, Ernest Youngman, Shady K, MAW Recalls In April 2021 all 19 workers under a development deal training in MAW returned to work on the main roster, after TCW/MAW ended their working relationship. Releases Aug 2020 – Eddie Chandler, Human Arsenal, Bart Biggins, Oct 2020 – Nobuyo Hikichi, Jay Chord Nov 2020 – Sammy Bach Dec 2020 – Joshua Taylor Jan 2021 – Edd Stone Feb 2021 – Tana The Mighty June 2021 – Troy Tornado Aug 2021 – Chance Fortune Best Show TCW King Of Kings Nov 2020 97 Wolf Hawkins def Greg Gauge to retain TCW World Heavyweight (99) Worst Show TCW Battleground III Mar 2020 70 Sammy Bach, Edd Stone & Mighty Meaty def Jay Chord, Troy Tornado & The New Wave (75) Titles TCW World Heavyweight (86 Prestige) Aaron Andrews (3) Jul 19 – Jul 20 9 Defences Wolf Hawkins (4) Jul 20 – May 21 7 Defences Freddy Huggins May 21 – Current 3 Defences TCW World Tag Team (73) Killer Shark & Titan (3) Jul 19 – Jul 20 13 Defences Freddy Huggins & Edd Stone (4) Jul 20 – Jan 21 3 Defences One Man Army & Doc Hammond (6) Jan 21 – May 21 3 Defences Matt Hockling & T-Bone Bright May 21 – Current 4 Defences TCW Television (64 Prestige) Greg Gauge Aug 19 – Jun 20 12 Defences Matt Hockling Jun 20 – Dec 20 5 Defences Killer Shark Dec 20 – Jun 21 7 Defences Akima Brave Jun 21 – Current 1 Defence

It was certainly a good night for Moore's Sports Agency, with all of his clients now number one contenders! Now he's just got to find a way to overcome the influence of The Network and Edison Silva/Mo Adebola! Welcome to the diary, great to have you following along! Chuck and Landon are probably my two favourites in the diary, so I'm glad that's translating across! Glad you're enjoying Byron, what were your thoughts on him eliminating Bret in order to get to Danermouth in the Battle Royal? Thanks @KyTeran! Hope you enjoyed the show. I'm happy that there were so many different predictions for winner of the Battle Royal, with I think only @newbiezness correctly picking Darin Flynn as the overall winner. Interesting you mentioned Byron and Bret given what happened in the Battle Royal, Byron has some explaining to do... Thanks @lieon02! Hope you enjoyed the show! I'd love some feedback on the Battle Royal match itself. There were a lot of story beats I wanted to include in the match, but my initial draft was over 5000 words. The final version was a lot shorter, but was still longer than a normal full PLE write up. Did you enjoy the longer Battle Royal write up, or would you have preferred a shorter, bullet-point summary of the key plot points? For anyone who hasn't read the full show, I've included a summary of the eliminations below:

Predictions for SWF SUPREME TV EPISODE 16 Bear Bekowski vs Rocky Golden Interested to see what you have planned next for Rocky, as he wasn't on the last PPV. Is he still your figurehead? Brett Biggins vs Zeus Maxmillion Without his brother Brett is just a jobber Faith & Old Glory (Matty Faith & Masked Patriot) vs Fame & Money (Paul Huntingdon & Monty Trescarde) Hollywood Uncensored need some wins to stay relevant while ZWB runs through the new stable John Greed vs Jungle Lord We've not seen much of Greed yet in this diary Atom Smasher vs Darryl Devine Atom Smasher could be a good option for Golden's next feud Main Event: Steven Parker vs Scythe Scythe continues to rebuild his aura with a win in the Main Event (BONUS 1) Will SWF top the weekly TV ratings this week? No - I'm not sure Parker will score well enough in the Main Event to beat USPW (BONUS 2) Will SWF win the monthly ratings war for the fourth straight month? No - See above Comments on diary / last episode: Disappointing Main Event at Master of Puppets between two of your biggest stars. Interesting that the North American title match rated best - may be time to move Davids up to the big belt?

Key for Predictions: Al Coleman vs James Prudence in the Quarter-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] Shooter Sean Deeley vs Southern Stinger in the Quarter-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] Kip Keenan vs Taheiji Konoe in the Quarter-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] Texas Hangman vs Jared Johnson in the Quarter-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] James Prudence vs Shooter Sean Deeley in the Semi-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] Kip Keenan vs Jared Johnson the Semi-finals of LSW King Of The Rodeo [1 Pts] Shooter Sean Deeley vs Kip Keenan in the Final of LSW King Of The Rodeo [3 Pts] Rodeo Madness! Those who will correctly predict the whole bracket will gain ten extra points! I think Shooter Sean Deeley has the skills to be a big player in LSW, and a match between Deeley/Keenan should score really well! Giving Deeley the win in the King Of The Rodeo means you can then run it back for the title.

WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present: Battle Of Britain Sunday W1 September 2021 Attendance: 1,439 Show Rating: 65 Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to Battle of Britain! My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence.” Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! We have a huge night of wrestling ahead of us, with tonight’s Main Event an NWF first – a 20 Man Battle Royal to crown the number one contender for the British Heavyweight Championship!” Jackie Goldstein: “The Tag Team and Cruiserweight titles are also on the line, but before all of that we have a number one contenders match between two of the best tag teams in British. The Foundation face Future X!” The Foundation (Jon Michael Sharp & Martin Heath) w/ Mark Moore VS Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) Number One Contenders Match - British Tag Team Titles Both of these teams could make arguments to being the most successful tag team on the British independent scene over the past decade, and they put on a fantastic match here to open the show. The match followed the traditional Sharp/Heath blueprint, with Heath getting sympathy heat for The Foundation – before debuting a new spot to lead to the hot tag. Petey Barnes looked to whip Heath into the corner, but Heath continued with the momentum to climb the turnbuckle and deliver a move he called Rocking The Foundations (Whisper In The Wind). This Hot New Move riled up the crowd even further, and they erupted as (with both men down) Heath crawled across the ring and made the hot tag! Barnes made the tag at the same time, but Sharp hit the ring like a house on fire! Clothesline to Future… Dropkick to Barnes… another Dropkick to Future… before grabbing Barnes and throwing him over the top rope, before delivering the Disarmer to Eric Future to secure The Foundation’s spot as the new number one contenders. Winners: The Foundation (Jon Michael Sharp & Martin Heath) Rating: 63 Between matches, the camera panned to a private box – showing British Heavyweight Champion Edison Silva and his legal advisor, Mo Adebola, schmoozing with the network higher ups. Silva looked to be making good use of his night off, enjoying the finer things in life as he ate caviar and sipped champagne , as his legal advisor looked hard at work in negotiations with important looking board members. Rating: 69 (C) Leighton Buzzard VS Brilliant White NWF Cruiserweight Championship Our first title match of the night started in spectacular fashion, as the challenger appeared in a flash of (brilliant) white light – his Phantom of the Opera inspired mask illuminated by the glow. Brilliant White was no less spectacular in the ring, as he put his body on the line in his attempt to end Leighton Buzzard’s reign as Cruiserweight champion. To his credit, Buzzard didn’t back down from the challenge and went toe to toe with his Daredevil opponent in his quest to put on yet another banger. Brilliant White would ultimately end up being the cause of his own downfall. Having set up a table on the outside earlier in the match, Brilliant White found himself perched precariously on the ring apron with Leighton Buzzard on the top rope. Buzzard dived and delivered a spectacular top rope Buzz Off (Diving Tornado DDT), forcing his opponent from the apron through the table at ringside in a spectacular Stunt Bump! The crowd started a “This Is Awesome!” chant, as Buzzard slowly rolled Brilliant White back into the ring and made the cover for the three count. Winner & Still Champion: Leighton Buzzard – Title Defence #7 Rating: 60 We cut backstage to find a hooded Jase Cole walking purposefully through a corridor before, in a scene reminiscent of his NWF debut, he bumped into a familiar face. Jase Cole: “Call you here too, the force did?” Christopher Lister: “It would appear so… but it feels different… more distant.” Jase Cole: “Trust in the force, we must… bring us here for a reason, it did.” Christopher Lister nodded slowly, but didn’t look entirely comfortable as the pair walked out of shot. Rating: 42 Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto VS The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C) NWF British Tag Team Titles It was announced that the ‘Tornado Tag’ rules for this contest would mean no count outs and no disqualifications. Despite this advantage, it only served to even the odds against the incredible size and power of Naozane Goto. Both Vicious and Jordan attempted to lift the 380 pounder with no luck, so they made full use of the rules and introduced a variety of weapons into the contest. While Goto was kept at bay with the weaponry, Vicious focused his attack on Akihiro Hisato – with the powerhouse overwhelming his smaller opponent with his intense, savage attacks, hitting his Vicious Snap (Brainbuster) to retain the titles. Winners & Still Champions: The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) – Title Defence #4 Rating: 51 Next we have a montage of a number of the participants of the upcoming battle royal making their final preparations for the match. Mo Adebola was shown giving a pep talk to the number one entrant – JK Lee. Leo Price was shown doing the same for his protégé Dangermouth, while Stuart Wilson was shown taping his fists. We cut to the offices of Moore's Sports Agency and network executive Frank Finkleton, where Darin Flynn and 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie were receiving their final instructions. Finally, Bret Heartbreak and Byron were shown talking tactics – while behind them a disinterested Holly Leves shot them dirty looks while fixing her make up. That match is up next… Rating: 65 But just before the match began, he had just enough time for a final word from ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory – who was in the interview zone. Rachel Dearheart asked The Springbok if he knew what number he would be entering the Battle Royal, but Landon told her that nobody would know where they were entering until a minute before their turn. Landon said that it didn’t matter where he entered the Battle Royal, he would go through as many people as he needed to get his hands on Edison Silva and get his hands back on HIS British Heavyweight Championship. Yebo! Rating: 82 20-Man Battle Royal – Winner earns a shot at the NWF British Heavyweight Championship (Scroll down slowly to avoid spoilers) As announced on National Wrestling, the first entrant in this 20-Man Battle Royal was JK Lee – who was accompanied to ringside by Mo Adebola. Lee’s mood was not improved when the #2 competitor was announced to be Jase Cole, who we had seen entering the building earlier tonight! Entrant #1 – JK Lee / Entrant #2 – Jase Cole JK Lee had no time for Jase Cole’s sci-fi gimmick, and went right to work as the bell sounded. The last time these two men had shared a ring, Cole had frustrated Lee as he ducked, dodged and weaved away from all of his shots. However, tonight Cole’s timing seemed off – he ducked when he should have weaved, weaved when he should have dodged. By the end of the first minute Lee was convincingly on top. Entrant #3 – Padraig O’Hearne In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Jase Cole (2) The third entrant was Padraig O’Hearne! There was a moment of tension, as the crowd waited with bated breath to see if O’Hearne would join forces with his former team mate JK Lee… but despite encouragement from Mo Adebola at ringside, O’Hearne dropped Lee with a right hand. O’Hearne and Cole joined forces and were on top of Lee as the buzzer sounded for the next entrant and the lights cut out… Entrant #4 – Lone Wolf In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Jase Cole (2), Padraig O’Hearne (3) The lights came back up and Lone Wolf was stood in the middle of the ring! Jase Cole tried to take it to the new entrant, but once again his timing seemed off and Wolf was able to easily evade the blows and immediately dumped Jase Cole over the top rope for our first elimination! Padraig O’Hearne looked to avenge Cole, and looked to be having some success against Lone Wolf – until a recovered JK Lee jumped him from behind and the pair started a two-on-one beatdown… Entrant #5 – Christopher Lister In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Padraig O’Hearne (3), Lone Wolf (4) Saved by the bell! Christopher Lister was the next man in, and Lone Wolf immediately lost interest in eliminating O’Hearne. Lister slid into the ring and immediately engaged with Lone Wolf - but just like his partner earlier, Lister’s timing was all off and he was easy pickings for Lone Wolf who quickly dumped Lister over the top rope for his second elimination just as the buzzer sounded. Entrant #6 – ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Padraig O’Hearne (3), Lone Wolf (4) The crowd erupted as the The Springbok’s music blared over the speakers! The South African hit the ring and made a beeline straight for JK Lee – who had cost him the British Heavyweight title last month at ‘Victory’. Entrant #7 – Lenny Mochin In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Padraig O’Hearne (3), Lone Wolf (4), Landon Mallory (6) While Mallory had some early success, JK Lee soon found some help as the next entrant was Lenny Mochin – the man Lee had formed an alliance with on National Wrestling. The two men worked together to help nullify ‘The Springbok’. Meanwhile, Lone Wolf went back after Padraig O’Hearne - but where Wolf’s striking had looked so accurate and deadly against Cole & Lister, against the Irishman it suddenly looked wild. O’Hearne was able to duck and weave to dodge the blows, and after a particularly wild right hand was able to drop the top rope and send Lone Wolf sprawling over the top to become the third elimination of the night! However, before O’Hearne could celebrate his elimination he was immediately eliminated himself as JK Lee took advantage and jumped his former tag partner from behind. This left O’Hearne face to face with Lone Wolf on the floor, and the Irishman looked nervous until Jase Cole & Christopher Lister came running out from the back to join the Irishman. Not liking the numbers, Lone Wolf dropped the lights for a moment and disappeared into the darkness. Entrant #8 – ‘The Diabolical’ Damian Dastardly In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Lenny Mochin (7) The lights came back up just in time for Damian Dastardly to be announced as the next entrant! Dastardly hit the ring and the commentary team immediately began discussing what his plan for the evening could be… but initially his plan seemed to be to get Lee & Mochin on side against Landon Mallory! Lee & Mochin agreed, and Mallory looked in real trouble… until Dastardly betrayed Lenny Mochin and grabbed him from behind, dumping him over the top rope! Mo Adebola was furious at ringside, but Dastardly just tapped his temple in a knowing way – before Landon Mallory brawled with JK Lee, leaving Dastardly to admire from the turnbuckle. Entrant #9 – Dangermouth In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Damian Dastardly (8) The next entrant was Dangermouth, who came flying down to the ring. Damian Dastardly made a cheeky suggestion that they formed an alliance, which Dangermouth quickly shot down. A quiet minute here, as Lee & Mallory continued to brawl, and Dangermouth & Dastardly eyed each other cautiously. Entrant #10 – Byron In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Damian Dastardly (8), Dangermouth (9) But that all changed as the next entrant was announced as Byron! Melanie Florence was ecstatic, as Byron hit the ring and immediately went after Dangermouth. However Florence’s joy quickly turned to concern, as Dangermouth was quickly able to turn the tables of Byron! Damian Dastardly continued to watch on from his turnbuckle, as at the end of the minute Dangermouth had Byron over the top rope with Byron holding on for dear life on the apron. Entrant #11 – Bret Heartbreak In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Damian Dastardly (8), Dangermouth (9), Byron (10) Byron looked in real trouble, but help was on the way in the form of his son Bret Heartbreak! Bret sprinted out, leaving Holly Leves trailing behind, and immediately pulled Dangermouth off his dad – allowing Byron to roll back under the bottom rope. Entrant #12 – ‘The Celtic Hammer’ Stuart Wilson In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Damian Dastardly (8), Dangermouth (9), Byron (10), Bret Heartbreak (11) The next man into the ring was ‘The Celtic Hammer’ Stuart Wilson! A Muscular Heavyweight, Wilson was comfortably the largest man in the ring, which made him a threat… which may explain why Damian Dastardly did what he did next. Sliding under the bottom rope, Dastardly had grabbed a chair, before sneaking behind Wilson to deliver a chair shot to his back. Unfortunately for Dastardly, Wilson was still fresh and the chair shot didn’t drop the Scotsman. Anger flashed across the Olympian’s face, and despite Dastardly’s pleading… a big Clothesline sent the Kiwi over the top rope to be eliminated. Meanwhile on the far side of the ring, now that it was two-on-one Byron and Bret Heartbreak were having success against Dangermouth. Bret had Dangermouth most of the way over the top rope, and looked like he was moments away from eliminating him… but seeing an opportunity, Byron shocked the crowd by lifting Bret over the top rope as well – eliminating both men! Bret couldn’t believe what had just happened, as Holly Leves had her hands over her mouth at ringside. Entrant #13 – Dwayne Dark In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Byron (10), Stuart Wilson (12) As the crowd registered that Byron had just eliminated his own son, the 13th entrant was announced as Dwayne Dark! Dark hit the ring, and immediately there was a face off between Dark & Wilson. Months of frustration had led to the moment, and Dark landed the first blow with a hard jab! The smaller man, Dark relied on his boxing skills to keep Wilson at a distance and chip away at the Olympian. Entrant #14 – Bali Daljit In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Byron (10), Stuart Wilson (12), Dwayne Dark (13) However, the distraction of a new entrant saw Wilson work his way through Dark’s guard, and floor the ex-boxer with an explosive Clothesline. Bali Daljit looked to start things spectacularly with a Flying Cross Body from the top rope to Stuart Wilson… but ‘The Celtic Hammer’ once again showed his immense power as he caught Daljit clean out of the sky and immediately lifted him up high and dumped him straight over the top rope! Dwayne Dark was back to his feet and attempted to re-assert his jab, but a fired up Stuart Wilson powered straight through his rivals guard, and in a display of immense strength drove the Ripped Middleweight across the ring before lifting him up and over the top rope! Dwayne Dark couldn’t believe what had just happened, and the ex-boxers mood wasn’t improved as he looked up from the floor to see Stuart Wilson grinning down at him from the ring. Never one to miss an opportunity, Byron looked to steal another sneaky elimination and tip Wilson over the top rope from behind. Unfortunately for Byron, Wilson was too powerful for him and was able to hold on. Byron tried to reason with the Olympic Bronze Medalist, but Wilson was having none of it and threw Byron over the top rope to secure his fourth elimination of the match – much to the dismay of Melanie Florence on commentary. Entrant #15 – Grant Taypen In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Stuart Wilson (12) Grant Taypen was the next man into the ring, and the British Banger was full of energy as he sprinted down to the ring… straight into a Big Boot from Stuart Wilson! Wilson took the opportunity to catch his breath after his quick-fire eliminations, as JK Lee and Landon Mallory continued to brawl – seemingly unaware of what was going on around them. Entrant #16 – Riddick Jordan In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Stuart Wilson (12), Grant Taypen (15) To the surprise of everyone, the next entrant was Riddick Jordan! Jordan took his time heading down to the ring, even stopping to wait outside as the countdown ticked down to the next entrant. Jordan finally stepped into the ring as the countdown reached one, and the next entrant was revealed to be… Entrant #17 – Alton Vicious In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Stuart Wilson (12), Grant Taypen (15), Riddick Jordan (16) Riddick Jordan’s tag team partner Alton Vicious joined his partner in the ring, and the pair immediately went after Stuart Wilson. Jackie Goldstein theorised that the pair had been sent out by network executive Frank Finkleton to ‘clear the decks’ before ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie entered the match at number 20. The Northern Lights boys did their job, as they double teamed the dangerous Stuart Wilson and (after a brief scare) were able to remove the Olympian from the contest. They quickly followed this up by throwing Grant Taypen over the top rope. Things were looking bad for Landon Mallory, as he was swamped by JK Lee and The Northern Lights. The Springbok did everything in his power to hold on, but things were looking bad as the buzzer sounded for the next competitor… Entrant #18 – Welsh Dragon In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Riddick Jordan (16), Alton Vicious (17) Welsh Dragon came flying out from the back, as the crowd roared the Welshman to the ring. The former Cruiserweight champion cleared house with his lucha-libre inspired moveset – an Arm Drag to JK Lee, a Hurricanrana to Alton Vicious, a Drop Toe Hold to Riddick Jordan, and another Arm Drag to JK Lee! Unfortunately after his initial momentum stalled, the Heels made the numbers game pay and regained control of the ring until… Entrant #19 – ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Riddick Jordan (16), Alton Vicious (17), Welsh Dragon (18) ‘The Prodigy’ came out from the back to even the odds for the babyfaces! With the match now three-on-three, the faces and heels paired off – with Mallory/Lee, Vicious/Welsh Dragon and Jordan/Flynn trading blows. Riddick Jordan looked to eliminate Darin Flynn, but ‘The Prodigy’ showed great technique and was able to adjust his body position to get under Riddick Jordan and eliminate him from the match! Entrant #20 – ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie In The Ring: JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Alton Vicious (17), Welsh Dragon (18), Darin Flynn (19) Before the babyfaces could push home their numbers advantage however, ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie appeared from the back. The Muscular Heavyweight had been handed the number 20 spot as leader of The Network, and wasted no time as he hit a huge Big Boot on Welsh Dragon as he hit the ring and threw the Cruiserweight dismissively over the top rope. On the other side of the ring, Darin Flynn and Alton Vicious were brawling. Vicious managed to get the advantage and was looking to eliminate Flynn (who was doing a great job of holding on), when Landon Mallory came flying across the ring to help. Mallory took Vicious down with a big right hand, allowing Flynn to get back into the ring and help Mallory lift Vicious over the top rope to eliminate him... The Final Four – JK Lee (1), Landon Mallory (6), Darin Flynn (19), Nathan McKenzie (20) We were down to our final four, and just like he had all match JK Lee launched himself at Landon Mallory. Lee launched himself with his usual ferocity, but having been in the match for over 20 minutes he was starting to tire… and a small mistake was all Mallory needed. Scooping Lee onto one shoulder Mallory looked like he was setting up for his Running Powerslam, but instead placed Lee over the top rope. Lee fought like a mad man on the apron, desperately trying to avoid elimination, but a firm right hand from Landon Mallory pushed Lee off balance and saw him fall to the floor eliminated. This left us with three, and Flynn and Big Mac stopped brawling for a moment as the three competitors stood in different corners of the ring for a stare down. The crowd could feel the tension as it looked like the three men were going to launch into action… when JK Lee appeared behind Landon Mallory and caught the South African completely off guard to throw him over the top rope and eliminate him! The crowd were in shock at what they had just seen – JK Lee had already been eliminated… could he eliminate someone still in the match? There was a moment of confusion as everyone awaited a decision, but it was confirmed that Landon Mallory was eliminated! Boos rained down from the crowd as a smug JK Lee quickly retreated to the back with a big grin on his face. Landon Mallory stayed down at ringside looking hugely disappointed. Darin Flynn had been watching what was happening at ringside, seemingly forgetting he was still in a match – something Big Mac took full advantage of as the big Australian looked to eliminate The Prodigy. Once again Flynn showed great technique in establishing a solid base, making it hard for McKenzie to get underneath him. The pair struggled for nearly a minute, until Big Mac grew frustrated and tried to push all of his weight into Flynn to move him… which was all the opening ‘The Prodgy’ needed! Shifting his weight, Flynn was able to get his shoulder underneath the unbalanced Australians chest – lifting Big Mac up and over the top rope! The big Australian’s feet hit the floor, and he looked like he couldn’t believe it as ‘The Prodigy’ was named the winner and would be the man to challenge Edison Silva for the British Heavyweight Championship next month! Winner: ‘The Prodigy’ Darin Flynn Runner Up: ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie Most Eliminations: ‘The Celtic Hammer’ Stuart Wilson ‘Iron Man’: JK Lee Rating: 60 Jackie Goldstein: “Darin Flynn wins it! He is your number one contender for the British Heavyweight Championship!” Melanie Florence: “The Network thought they had the match set up perfectly, but Big Mac fell at the final hurdle. Frank Finkleton will be furious!” Jackie Goldstein: “But not as furious as Landon Mallory! That’s twice in two months that JK Lee had screwed him… The Springbok won’t take this lying down!”

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)