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Calling the action: Steve Smith and Dane Rowley Overall Rating: 81 (Highest Rated show of 2020) The 21CW Kingdom branded Pay-Per-View: War Drums opened with a special performance from the Thames Valley Percussion Orchestra, which got the crowd hyped for the night of WARS to come… Buff Martinez puts his 21CW World Heavyweight Title on the line against Wade Orson… plus Landon Mallory and Leigh Burton, a tag team thrown together at random, will challenge for the 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Titles against The Brat Pack…!! But up first… in his first match for over two months, Loxley Robbins will step into the ring with ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell…!! This match didn’t really live up to people’s expectations unfortunately – due in part to the lack of chemistry between Cornell and Robbins. It was a sloppy affair, with both men missing key opportunities to capitalise on a ‘moment’, and Loxley completely mis-timing a super kick. The franticness of the action made it very watchable though, because the viewer never knew what was going to happen next. For the finish, Loxley looked for a short-arm clothesline, but Cornell ducked it and kept hold of the Australian’s hand. He pulled him in tight, and dropped him with the ‘Guilt Trip’ Russian Leg Sweep to win it! 64 After the match, Loxley slumped into the corner and Tommy Cornell stood over him… but before he could either mock him, or show his respect, we got a surprise arrival from the crowd… Loxley’s fellow Australian Vicki Company…!! Company slid into the ring and ran right past Cornell… into the waiting arms of Loxley Robbins… She hugged, kissed and caressed her man… and the crowd were shocked… The announce team commented that we hadn’t seen Company in months either… since her split with Mark Misery – which has resulted in Misery, Smiling John Smithie and Emmett Askey moving over to United… Cornell left, and Loxley and Company soon followed… As they made it to the top of the ramp, Loxley’s stablemate ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi remained in the ring for his scheduled match… Belushi practically ignored Loxley and Company… as he hopped around and warmed up... focused and ready to challenge for the 21CW National Title… While we got ready for the National Title Match - Gorilla Lee and JK Lee of The Lee FamiLee were shown in the crowd… and introduced the hotly anticipated arrival of their Cousin… known as ‘Cousin Konrad’…!! Andrew Lee’s entrance soon followed… as did National Champion Daniel Black Francis… and the next match was underway… The second best match of the night was an exciting one, involving three of Kingdom’s rising stars. All three have the potential to kick on to the Main Event, but a strong National Title reign would help no end. ‘D-B-F’ is the current Champ, and he came out to defend it like he always does – with vigour and enthusiasm. Andrew Lee and Blake Belushi were still feeling the affects of their double-knock-out in the Number One Contendership Match on Kingdom. They were both cleared to compete, but they both seemed like they had cobwebs to shake off. Belushi got some help late on, as The Brat Pack made their way to ringside. There are no rules in a Triple Threat Match, so the referee could do nothing about their presence. Thurston Darcy III got too close to Cousin Konrad, and had his back to the Swedish grappler. Konrad hopped the guard rail, and locked in his ‘Swedish Grapevine’ (Kirifuda Clutch), and wrapped all of his limbs around the young Australian! Artemis Eyre-Rochester came round to help his teammate, but JK Lee and Gorilla Lee stood between them. Artemis had to back down, and Konrad left the hold in. But in the ring, the important action was going down. Daniel Black Francis knocked Andrew Lee down with a Super Kick, but was distracted by the commotion outside, and Blake Belushi shoved him out through the ropes. Belushi then hit his ‘Axe Kick’ on Lee, and pinned him to WIN the Title! 74 Backstage, Ricky Storm and Sifu walked up to Landon Mallory – who was watching the action in the previous match… Storm and Sifu said that Thurston Darcy III will be lucky to make it to their Title defence against Mallory and his partner Leigh Burton… after being locked in the ‘Swedish Grapevine’ by newcomer Cousin Konrad… Ricky Storm: “But I gotta tell ya man… something you already know… you CAN’T trust Burton… He is bad news… You’ve got a huge advantage tonight, with Thurston hurt… Artemis’s face hurt… but if you guys win, Burton will screw you somehow… and your reign will be…” Sifu: “OVERRRRRR…!!” Ricky Storm: “Before it begins…” Mallory thanked the pair, and said he understands their feelings towards Burton… He suggested that Storm and Sifu’s vision was blurred by their hatred of Burton, and that he’ll take ‘The British Lion’ at face value… Interesting match here, featuring two young future stars of the company in Alfonso D’Angelo and Dangermouth. They were both backed up by Americans, in the form of ‘Cowboy’ Buck Winchester and the veteran Grandmaster Phunk. DJ Reason’s Booth stable have been trying to recruit Alfonso D’Angelo for weeks, but the ‘Furious Bi-Curious’ has rebuffed their advances at every turn. Tonight, he and Cowboy won it, when Buck hit a number of Lariats, and then hit his ‘Neckbreaker Onto Knee’ on Dangermouth to win it. 55 After the match, DJ Reason grabbed a microphone, and slid into the ring between the two tag teams… DJ Reason: “Great victory guys… You do realise, you just beat the FUTURE of 21CW, and the LEGEND that is the Phunkmiester…?! So I gotta ask… As you know… There’s a spot available in ‘The Booth’… Will you take it…?!” Alfonso asked for another mic, and categorically said ‘NO’ to DJ… He told him to give up asking, because it’ll NEVER happen… DJ Reason: “Ohhhh Phonzy… baby… I didn’t mean you sugar… I meant ‘Cowboy’…!!” Cowboy shrugged, and looked as confused as anybody… Alfonso began to answer for his friend… but as he turned to face Buck Winchester, the American unleashed a vicious Lariat, which almost knocked Alfonso out of his wrestling boots…!! Buck stood side by side with ‘The Booth’, despite defeating them moments earlier as the segment ended…!! In the back, Leigh Burton walked into the Locker Room, and found his former friend ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson taping his fists…!! There was instant tension between the two, as Burton made a comment under his breath that Orson didn’t like… Burton shouted that with Storm and Sifu saying stuff behind his back, he thought his ‘friend’ would have his back… Orson said they’re not friends… they never will be… and that even with The Brat Pack’s respective injuries, there’s no way Burton leaves tonight as a Tag Team Champion…!! Leigh Burton: “Me…?! What about you…?! You have NO-ONE, now Wade… And you’re going into a fight against Buff Martinez, which you will LOSE… and then what?! You drop down, to mid-card, mediocrity, where you belong…” Orson and Burton came to blows, and had to be pulled apart by officials and other wrestlers… The two shouted at each other that there’s no way either of them win tonight…!! The match a lot of people had been waiting for: Match Number 5 in the Best of Seven Series, with War Machine going into it 3-1 to the good. BEDLAM knew tonight was must-win, and he used a ‘stick and move’ approach to gain the upper hand. He landed big strikes including elbows and low kicks, but got out of Machine’s clutches quickly and efficiently. Once War Machine got his hands on his rival though, there was almost no stopping him. Cliff King’s ‘Giant Client’ squeezed ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’, and tried to pull his arms off! However, along with Cliff King, War Machine got over-confident and cocky. BEDLAM was able to jab his opponent from behind with a low knee block. BEDLAM continued to focus on the knee, with a frantic assault, and then suddenly locked in his ‘Mind Strangler’ seated choke. War Machine is huge, and extremely powerful, but he passed out like everybody does, and BEDLAM pulled a win out of his hat! 62 Steve Smith: “It’s BEDLAM 2, War Machine 3, Dane…!! This series twists and turns…!!” Dane Rowley: “What’ll happen next…?! Bore Machine and WEDLAM… I…” Steve Smith: “Dane, please… calm down…” Dane Rowley: “I’m calm, I’m calm… The Sest of Bevan series, is AWESOME… BEDLAM just delivered a Blushing Crow to War Machine with that win…” The next match was the 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Title match, and the challengers came out first… separately… The Brat Pack then arrived together… Thurston Darcy III trying to shake off the vicious ‘Swedish Grapevine’ from Cousin Konrad in the show, and Artemis Eyre-Rochester still wearing his face mask as he recovers from a broken nose at the hands of Tommy Cornell… Landon Mallory and Leigh Burton were thrown together randomly for a Tag Team Title shot, and their chemistry is awful. However, they were up against wounded, battered, and injured duo in The Brat Pack. It was still a competitive match, but it was only ever going to go one way. Blake Belushi did his bit on the outside, but he was distracted by his newly won 21CW National Title on his shoulder. For the finish, Leigh Burton hit some big strikes, and a rising knee to the broken nose of Artemis Eyre-Rochester. Burton fell into the cover, and hooked a leg. The referee counted Artemis down, and we had new Champions!! 56 We cut to a video updating the latest big stories on the other brand: UNITED…!! The first huge story, is that Edward Cornell’s 10 month 21CW World Title reign is over… He was beaten by Apollo Prince, who becomes the youngest 21CW World Champion in history…!! Prince was able to achieve this, thanks in part to the return of JOSS THOMPSON… ‘The Complete Package’ is back on UK shores after 5 years back in the states…!! His arrival on the stage distracted Cornell, and Prince took full advantage…!! Buff and Orson know each other extremely well, having been opponents six times previously in 2020. This was their best outing, culminating months of rivalry and story, into a 20 minute brawl. Buff took the upper hand early on, chasing Orson to the outside of the ring, and being free and loose with the rules. He slammed Orson’s head off the guard rail, ring steps and ring post, however when he brought his rival to the announce desk, Orson countered with a vicious elbow, and threw the Champion into Steve Smith and Dane Rowley. Orson was quick to break the count and then capitalise, stomping on Buff, and maintaining the advantage. The announce team recovered in the end, but there was a period where no one was on the call. The theme of Orson using Martinez to throw into staff members continued throughout the match. ‘Awesome’ Wade launched the Champ over the barricade at one point, and he landed on the bell ringer and ring announcer, taking them both out of commission for a little while too. But it was when Buff and the referee collided heads accidentally that the match changed completely. Orson made sure it happened by side-stepping an on-rushing ‘Barcelona Bull’, and pushing him towards Jacob Bailey. With the referee down, one half of the NEW 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Champions: Leigh Burton, made his presence felt. Burton and Orson used to be friends, but the two had fallen out recently. Their friendship in tatters, earlier tonight the pair argued and almost came to blows backstage. Burton comfortably won his match tonight, and became a Champion for the first time in five years – but he told Orson that he would FAIL in his quest to become 21CW World Heavyweight Champion. ‘The British Lion’ watched the action from ringside for a while – clearly there to ensure Orson did in fact fail. Kathleen Lee paid him no mind, also believing he was out there to stop Orson from cheating and winning. However, just as the referee began to stir, Burton slid into the ring and hit the same lifted knee strike he hit on Artemis Eyre-Rochester earlier in the show. He hit the move, on Buff Martinez, to the shock of everyone in the building! There was one man who knew it was coming though – ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson!! The challenger laughed maniacally, before picking ‘The Barcelona Bull’ up and dropping him with a powerslam. He waited for Buff to get back to his feet, and then hit the ‘Bounce Back’ Pounce – which sent Martinez’s weakened body flying across the ring. Orson sprawled into the cover, and looked into Burton’s eyes as the referee counted to three!! Both men were delighted with what had gone down!! Kathleen Lee was beside herself, but we had another NEW World Champion, and the THIRD Title change of the night!! 83 Leigh Burton and Wade Orson laughed in the ring together, before hugging and both raising their Championship Belts high above their heads… The two were in on it the entire time… There was no falling out… The fans couldn’t believe they’d been hoodwinked in this way, by two complete slimeballs… and now they’re BOTH Champions…!! The show ended there, and the announce team told us to check out Kingdom this week for all the fall out…

Predictions for 21CW Kingdom Presents: WAR DRUMS, 2020 Number One Contendership Match: ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] Loxley Robbins w/ The Ozzie Invasion 21CW National Title Match: ‘D-B-F’ Daniel Black Francis (c) [vs] ‘The Neanderthal’ Andrew Lee [vs] ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi Buck Winchester & Alfonso D’Angelo [vs] Dangermouth & Grandmaster Phunk w/ DJ Reason Match V in the Best of VII Series: ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM [1] [vs] War Machine w/ Cliff King [3] 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Title Match: Landon Mallory & Leigh Burton [vs] The Brat Pack (c) 21CW World Heavyweight Title Match: ‘The Barcelona Bull’ Buff Martinez (c) w/ Kathleen Lee [vs] ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson Bonus Questions: Which Match will be the Match of the Night?: ____________________ How many Title changes will happen? Out of a possible three: ____________________ Will Alfonso D’Angelo join The Booth?: ____________________ What will the Overall Rating of the show be?: (within five gets 1 point, bang on gets 2 points)____________________

Me too brother In truth, I'd have probably kept the Title on Cornell longer... but he picked up an injury, which he could 'work through'... I have this rule, that if someone picks up an injury, even if they can work through it, I will write them off TV... or take a Title from them... Because the game doesn't give lots of injuries and throw up curve balls like that... unless you turn the injury settings to high or extreme, but then it seems too high to me. Prince is someone I have high hopes for. I'd like to think this diary continues for years - and if it does, I have a great story arc for him in mind

21CW Presents: Episode 18 Wednesday, Week 1, June, 2020 Calling the action: Des Greeves, Martin Bloydell and Jeff Nova Overall Rating: 70 We opened with clips of the attack on Adam Matravers last week, in which Aldous Blackfriar saved the veteran from the brutal assault by Grave Digger and his THREE big, powerful, heavies… One of which, it is believed, is fellow HellBound stablemate Blackheart… Online, the group have been known as ‘The Black Hats’ due to their headwear… As the show came back live, The Black Hats followed Grave Digger to the ring for the opening contest… A match we never thought we’d see, between Grave Digger and one half of the 21CW United Tag Team Champions: UK Dragon…!! w/ UK Dragon [vs] Grave Digger w/ The Black Hats Great opener, but it was pretty one sided. Grave Digger is too big and too powerful for most men – but he is double the weight of UK Dragon and much, much taller. He hit his ‘R.I.P’ Piledrive to end it, before telling The Black Hats to do their thing!! 52 The Black Hats stomped on UK Dragon, while Grave Digger regained his composure… but the 3 on 1 beatdown didn’t last long… Dragon’s fellow Tag Team Champion Clifford Wilson sprinted out to make the save… Alone, Wilson was no match for Grave Digger’s crew… but he soon got some help, in the form of Aldous Blackfriar… whose music elicited a huge reaction from the crowd…!! Grave Digger told his group to leave, as the numbers looked a little more in the babyfaces’ favour now… Des Greaves: “Grave Digger’s group are outta here…!!” Martin Bloydell: “They could have done more damage, but they chose not to… strange…” Jeff Nova: “Aii… Bo’ with Jonathan Faus’ comin’ back NEX’ WEEK… whose side will he be on…!? If he joined Aldous, it’d be Toooop Noootch!!” ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Phillip ‘Cooper Man’ Cooper Great battle here, that could have gone either way. Both could be future challengers for Edward Cornell’s 21CW World Title, but it was Cooper who stole the win tonight. He hit his ‘Cooper Fly Splash’ (Frog Splash) after first knocking Koller off the top by pushing the referee into the ropes! 66 Backstage, ‘The Unsung Hero’ Chuck Frisby was stood with his muscle, ‘The Icelandic Body’ Gulliver… Chuck Frisby: “Once again, your ‘Unsung Hero’ Chuck Frisby is giving opportunities to lower… lesser… talents… Last week, I debuted the ‘Chance Against Chuck’ initiative, where I took on some unemployed schmuck and gave him the ULTIMATE opportunity on 21CW television…” Frisby beat Puffy The Sand Iron Player, a local, independent, hardcore legend… who he's known for a long time... and cheated to beat him… Chuck Frisby: “The segment was such a HUGE success, they want me to do it again next week… So… lazy bums… I’ll see one of you in the ring in seven days…!!” Elsewhere in the back, BW Eddie walked up to Antithesis, who was bizarrely cuddling his Fire Extinguisher… BW Eddie: “I know you miss your (21CW UK) Title… I can help you get it back… NO ONE, knows (current Champion) Viktor Beskov better than me…” Antithesis: “What… About… Yuri Iliakov…?!” BW Eddie: “Well… Yeah… Okay… Apart from Yuri… NO ONE, knows Beskov better than me…” Antithesis: “How about his Mum…?!” BW Eddie: “Right… right… Okay… Apart from his Mum… NOBODY… knows Beskov better than me…!!” This went on for around another minute… until Eddie said that he knew how ‘The Anarchist’ could get to the current Champ… The big ‘Russian Bear’ is apparently known for falling asleep when getting hair cuts and beard trims backstage… Eddie said that this would be the PERFECT time for someone to get one over on him…!! The Red Devils (Beskov and Iliakov) [vs] Assassin and Vinny Vigilante Speaking of Beskov and Iliakov, this was only the 7th time that The Red Devils have teamed up in 2020, but it was great to see them throwing Vinny Vigilante around. Once they were done with him, they allowed Assassin to tag in for a bit more of a challenge. Assassin and Beskov had a great fight, but in the end, Iliakov hit some big suplexes, and then won it with a ‘Kiev Krush’ Bear Hug. 57 In the back, Kenobi High were, well… on a high… after becoming Number One Contenders for the 21CW United Tag Team Titles… Christopher Lister: “We did it…!! We’ve got a Title shot…!!” Jase Cole: “One final mission… The unenviable task of fighting Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon…” The two legendary sets of competitors will battle at 21CW FIGHT NIGHT at the end of June… But Kenobi High were interrupted mid-flow here… by NEW arrivals on United… Askey, Misery and Smithie were dismissive of Lister and Cole… and called the whole thing (including their United arrival) ‘boring’… Kenobi High said they’d welcome the straight-talking newcomers in the ring next week…!! Boulder and Flynn headed to the ring next, and explained that they were giving BW Eddie one more try tonight… WIN… and his debt with them is wiped… w/ Beau Boulder w/ Darin Flynn [vs] BW Eddie Another solid match here, and another win for the Boulder and Flynn Detective Agency. Boulder’s ‘Swandive Headbutt’ from the top rope is a site to behold, and he hit it perfectly to win this one. 52 Darin Flynn slid into the ring, and raised Beau Boulder’s hand… as they stood over BW Eddie… But they did not see Antithesis arrive in the squared circle behind them…!! ‘The Anarchist’ had his Fire Extinguisher with him, and he slammed it into the back of Flynn’s head… knocking him to the floor… Boulder turned around to try to fight Antithesis, but he SPRAYED the fire extinguisher in Boulder’s face…!! Before dropping him with a double-arm DDT… He then picked BW Eddie up, and seemed to thank him for the advice earlier in the show… Backstage, The Bern Boys (Fabian Schwarz and Hans Piccard) were stood with their manager The Professor… Fabian Schwarz: “Las’ week… Vee vere beaten by pure… blind… LUCK…!!” Hans Piccard: “Nex’ week… vee are in action again… and vee… vill… VIN…!!” ‘The Breeze’ Joey Beauchamp [vs] J-B Cash It was great to see these two veterans do battle, with 45+ years combined experience. Both men are one or two wins away from the very top of the card, but Beauchamp being fairly new to the 21CW scene needed it more. He was able to lock in his ‘Breeze Block’ (double arm lock, with headbutts) until Cash gave up! 54 Main Event time next, and it was supposed to be Apollo Prince versus Edward Cornell 1 on 1 for the 21CW World Championship… But when Cornell made his entrance, he was accompanied by his entire House Of Business stable… and his four accomplices intimidated the young challenger while the announcer did his introductions in the ring… But before things got too much for Prince, he got some help… A lot of help… Leo Price lead Roly Muckletruck, Beast Bantom, Lance and Kelly Martin to the ring… and they pointed at Mark Adonis, Doomsday, Luke Cool and Rolling Johnny Stones… There wasn’t a 4 on 4 fight, because Adonis chose to take his group away through the crowd… Price and co. gave chase… and the House of Business was ran off…!! Edward Cornell didn’t know what to do…!! Apollo Prince [vs] ‘All Business’ Edward Cornell (c) Main Event time now, and a match for Edward Cornell’s 21CW World Championship. Apollo Prince was aiming to become the youngest ever 21CW World Champion, while the leader of the House of Business – Edward Cornell, was looking to extend his TEN MONTH run, in his third reign. Chasing down the thirteen monther he had in his second reign. Prince started brightly, but Cornell slid out of the ring to regroup a number of times. Normally, he’d rely on Doomsday, or his larger group of friends for advice and often cheating measures. But tonight, he had no one. Still, his regular breaks frustrated the young challenger, and it allowed Cornell to use all of his experience to gain an unfair advantage. However, there was something about Prince tonight. He didn’t stay down long, and even kicked out of the ‘Black Lightning Bomb’ (Blue Thunder Bomb) which has put down many a challenger. Cornell beat Adam Matravers twice and Dark Angel to win World Championships with that very move, but Prince shot a shoulder up, and the crowd loved it. Soon afterwards, a SHOCKING return to 21CW, five years since he left for America... JOSS THOMPSON walked out onto the stage, to his old, familiar entrance music!! Edward Cornell looked like he’d seen a ghost! Joss Thompson is also a three-time World Champion in 21CW, and has gone on to win the World Title in USPW since leaving the company. More importantly than that – Cornell and Thompson have been tag team partners in the past, and Cornell screwed him in his final 21CW match! Cornell kept mouthing “you can’t be here” over and over again, until Prince got up behind him and dropped him with a ‘Sling Blade’. Joss Thompson’s mere presence was enough for Cornell to not hit a single bit of offence again, and Prince would go on to hit ‘Apollogy’ (Inverted Bulldog) to become the NEW 21CW World Champion to the shock of everyone in the building!! 70 NEW CHAMPION…!! A wild end to the episode of United, and we have a new 21CW World Champion!! Joss Thompson has returned to the company… Edward Cornell’s ten month stranglehold over the company is over… The new-look House of Business have a bunch of enemies… And we’re just two nights away from the Kingdom Pay-Per-View: WAR DRUMS…!!

Predictions for United, Episode 18, Week 1, June, 2020 UK Dragon w/ Clifford Wilson [vs] Grave Digger w/ Blackheart ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Phillip ‘Cooper Man’ Cooper The Red Devils (Beskov & Iliakov) [vs] Assassin & Vinny Vigilante Beau Boulder w/ Darin Flynn [vs] BW Eddie ‘The Breeze’ Joey Beauchamp [vs] J-B Cash 21CW World Title Match: Apollo Prince [vs] ‘All Business’ Edward Cornell (c) w/ The House of Business

21CW Presents: Episode 18 Wednesday, Week 1, June 2020 Calling the action: Steve Smith and Dane Rowley Overall Rating: 76 We opened the show with the Kingdom Tag Team Champions: The Brat Pack, walking to the ring… with Artemis Eyre-Rochester walking out with a face-guard on, covering his damaged nose… Artemis Eyre-Rochester: “Dommy Cornell broke my dose, hey…? An’ now I godda wear this mask…!! The crowd laughed at Artemis' nasally voice... and he told them to shut up... which made them laugh and cheer more...!! Artemis Eyre-Rochester: "I can’t fight… bud... Durston Darcy III here, can… So Dommy… GED oud here ya Flamin’ Galah…!!” Cornell arrived… and laughed at Artemis for his injury and mask… but mainly his voice... and the opening match was on… w/ ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] Thurston Darcy III w/ Artemis Eyre-Rochester Great opener here. The young Australian tag team specialist had some nice offense early on, but Cornell soon took control. He mocked Artemis at ringside, and easily put Thurston away with his ‘Guilt Trip’ (Russian Leg Sweep). 65 After the match, Tommy Cornell called Loxley Robbins out… and he arrived on the stage… joined by Blake Belushi… Cornell said that he and Loxley are going to go to WAR at War Drums… and finally Loxley will be forced to compete… for the first time in over two months…!! Blake Belushi interrupted… Blake Belushi: “You sure about this Lox…?! She said… Well… You know what she said…!!” Loxley cut him off… He told Belushi not to mention ‘her’… but gave no indication as to who ‘she’ was…!! Loxley Robbins: “You’re right Tommy, ey…?! WAR it’ll be…!! And Blake… I am 100% sure about this…” Tommy Cornell finally getting his wish… Loxley Robbins stepping into the ring for the first time in two months… Should be a cracker…!! Next up, Phil Harmonic lead his group ‘The Bad Seed’ Kelvin Badberry and the MMA fighter Edison Silva… and they had a message for Harmonic’s rival: Merle O’Curle… Phil Harmonic: “Merle knows he cheated… He’s a ‘Stretching Machine’… how about we do another…?! How about we do a match that favours ME…!! Where the only way to win, is to come off the TOP ROPE… and hit a move!! I’m the ‘King of the Cruiserweights’ baby…!! And I’d love to see that old man p**s his pants if he gets up there…!!” Harmonic continued by saying that Kelvin Badberry has a BIG match next… against a man he outweighs by 30lbs… BEDLAM…!! BEDLAM’s music hit, and the crowd went nuts… They love ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’…!! w/ ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM [vs] ‘The Bad Seed’ Kelvin Badberry w/ Phil Harmonic & Edison Silva Phil Harmonic’s crew are on a poor run of form of late, and it continued with another loss here. Badberry and BEDLAM both fought hard, hitting some strong power moves, and big strikes. In the end, BEDLAM slipped in his ‘Mind Strangler’ (Seated Choke) and Badberry passed out! 62 Backstage, unlikely duo Buck Winchester and Alfonso D’Angelo were stood talking… ‘Cowboy’ outright asked his young friend if he’d be joining ‘The Booth’ – the stable set up by DJ Reason, that includes newcomer Dangermouth and veteran Grandmaster Phunk… D’Angelo was slightly angered by the question… Alfonso D’Angelo: “No, man… I will NOT… I’m by YOUR side… It’s me an’ you, against the world…!!” ‘Cowboy’ liked what he heard… but there was a sense of distrust between the two… The Booth have been asking Alfonso to join them for months – ever since he debuted on 21CW… This Saturday at War Drums, Alfonso and the ‘Cowboy’ will team up to take on Dangermouth and Grandmaster Phunk in a tag team match…!! Elsewhere in the back, The Lee FamiLee were psyching up Andrew Lee ahead of his Number One Contenders Match later tonight… \ Gorilla Lee: “Can you imagine… Winning tonight… Then winning the National Title, at War Drums… In front of Cousin Konrad?! He’s gonna be in the AUDIENCE…!!” JK Lee: “In the AUDIENCE…!!” Gorilla Lee: “He’ll be so proud… We all will… Andrew Lee, National Champion…!!” JK Lee: “National CHAMPION…!!” Gorilla Lee: “We won’t let Blake Belushi and those rotten Australians cheat tonight… We… are gonna be in your corner…!!” JK Lee: “In your CORNER…!!” Gorilla paused... a little frustrated by JK Lee copying him... Gorilla Lee: “Do you have to do that...?!” JK Lee: “HAVE TO DO THAT...!!” Welsh Dragon and Aurelian Bradley [vs] Nightmare and Ruin Fun match here, with three completely different styles on show. Nightmare and Ruin are huge, powerful, but a little slow. Welsh Dragon may be the fastest competitor in 21CW, while Bradley is a submission expert. Despite the size differences, he was able to make Ruin tap out with an Arm-Bar for a big win for the young Welsh duo! 51 In the back, Kingdom General Manager Colin Chalke was stood with Emmett Askey, Mark Misery and Smiling John Smithie… when we got the surprise arrival of United wrestler: Nate Manchester…!! Colin Chalke: “Welcome Nate…!! Welcome to Kingdom…!! Now gentlemen… the real reason I brought you guys here was to inform you of a little trade I’ve made with United… Nate Manchester comes to Kingdom… While you three, head to United…!!” Chalke confirmed that there would be more trades like this in the future, as both rosters balance things out and look for ways to improve… He asked if Askey and co. wanted to know why Jeff Nova wanted to bring them to United...?? Mark Misery: “Eh… Can you just send me an email…?!” Smiling John Smithie: “Or better yet… Don’t bother… We’ll be going then…” Misery, Smithie and their manager Emmett Askey exited the room… Nate Manchester asked why Nova wanted such a miserable tag team, and we cut away… w/ w/ ‘The Neanderthal’ Andrew Lee w/ Gorilla and JK [vs] ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi w/ The Brat Pack Amazing match here, and a true clash of styles. A ‘Neanderthal’ versus a man who calls himself ‘Beautiful’ was always going to be an interesting battle, and Belushi kept heading to the safety of The Brat Pack, rather than getting hit by the brawler. The finish was interesting too, because both men dodged lariats a couple of times, and then hit the ropes hard. As they ran back towards each other, they collided heads in the middle of the ring, and they were both knocked out! The referee had to call for the bell after a pretty quick ten count. 77 The Lee FamiLee and the Brat Pack crouched and stood over their friends, as referees and doctors arrived on the scene… The referee didn’t know how to call it, and neither did the announce team… but National Champion Daniel Black Francis arrived at ringside, with a microphone… Both contenders were sat up at this point, and looked largely fine… Daniel Black Francis: “Look, I’m sure everyone here will agree… Heck of a match… Yahhh mon…!! But listen… I don’t have the power… but I think… At War Drums this Saturday… We can have a little, triple threat, match… whaddya say, mon…?!” The crowd loved it… and so did the announcers… We’ll have to wait and see if it’s confirmed or not… The Underdogs (Joe Simpson & Michael X) [vs] Local Talent The Underdogs are back, in a big way. Two wins in two weeks, and they had a very quick win here. Michael X won it with his brilliant ‘XDT’ swinging DDT. 56 We cut to the back next, and found Kingdom General Manager Colin Chalke in his office with National Champion Daniel Black Francis… Chalke told ‘D-B-F’ that he liked his idea following the double-knock-out finish of the Number One Contender Match for his Title… Colin Chalke: “A Triple Threat Match sounds awesome…!! But… I have to make sure Blake (Belushi) and Andrew (Lee) have a clean bill of health… I guess if one is cleared, and the other isn’t, then a singles match is fine… but let’s hope we get them both ready for Saturday night, at War Drums…” The final segment of the show, was scheduled to be the Contract Signing for the Main Event of War Drums… between Buff Martinez and Wade Orson…!! However… Before the signings could begin… Orson’s friend Leigh Burton came to the ring… and ‘The British Lion’ got in Orson’s face… The two haven’t been getting on lately… but things turned serious real quick, when Burton shoved Orson, and he almost fell backwards over his chair…!! The pair had to be pulled apart by referees, while Martinez and Kathleen Lee stood and looked on… Landon Mallory came out, and tried to talk sense into Burton… Off microphone, but the cameras picked it up, Mallory shouted that Burton keeps making enemies, and that they need to get on the same page if they want to win the 21CW Tag Team Titles… Wade Orson hates Burton… So does Ricky Storm and Sifu…!! And just as Mallory spoke of Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu, the former Tag Champs arrived…!! Colin Chalke also arrived on the ramp and told the six men in the ring that we’re going to get a Six-Man Tag Team Main Event!! Buff, Storm and Sifu… against Orson, Burton and Mallory…!! The match at War Drums between Buff and Orson WILL go ahead… contract or no contract…!! Ricky Storm, Sifu & Buff Martinez w/ Kathleen Lee [vs] Wade Orson, Leigh Burton & Landon Mallory Another great match here, with six of the best on Kingdom doing battle. Orson and Burton continued to argue on their side of the ring, but they used Ricky Storm’s anger against him brilliantly in the end. He couldn’t control how much he hated Leigh Burton, and it opened the door for Landon Mallory to score the win with his ‘Springbok Ram’ (Spear) on Storm! 73 War Drums is just around the corner for the Kingdom brand… Landon Mallory and Leigh Burton will be getting a 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Title shot against The Brat Pack… while Buff Martinez and Wade Orson WILL go 1 on 1 for the 21CW World Heavyweight Title, one more time…!! Before the show ended, Orson laid Burton out with a stiff lariat... and Mallory tried to stop him...

Predictions for Kingdom, Episode 18, Week 1, June 2020 ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] Thurston Darcy III w/ Artemis Eyre-Rochester ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM [vs] ‘The Bad Seed’ Kelvin Badberry w/ Phil Harmonic & Welsh Dragon & Aurelian Bradley [vs] Ruin & Nightmare ‘The Neanderthal’ Andrew Lee w/ The Lee FamiLee [vs] ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi w/ The Brat Pack The Underdogs [vs] Stevie Stoat and ???? Buff Martinez, Ricky Storm and Sifu [vs] Wade Orson, Leigh Burton and Landon Mallory

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21CW Presents: Episode 17 Wednesday, Week 4, May 2020 Calling the action: Des Greeves, Martin Bloydell and Jeff Nova Overall Rating: 66 We opened the show with Edward Cornell introducing his NEW House of Business…!! Edward Cornell: “The greatest group ever assembled in professional wrestling… and I… am their leader, and Champion… And next week, I’ve got a match with… Apollo Prince… for my Title… I mean boys… It’s basically a night off, right…?!” The group laughed, but his comments brought out Prince, who wasn’t afraid to climb into the ring with the group… Apollo Prince: “Night off huh…?! We’ll see about that, Corny… If I win, I will be the YOUNGEST World Champion in the history of 21CW… Standing in my way… is the COCKIEST… But answer me this Corny… What if I win…?! What then…?! Your new House will come tumbling down around you…” Cornell nodded at Luke Cool and Rolling Johnny Stones, who began to approach Apollo… but they were stopped in their tracks by the music of Absolutely Flawless… Lance and Kelly Martin were due to be in action in the opening contest… against Cool and Stones… Kenobi High… and The Demolishers… with the winners earning a United Tag Team Title shot…!! Kenobi High [vs] Absolutely Flawless [vs] The Demolishers [vs] Cool and Stones Great way to kick off tonight’s in-ring action here. Apollo Prince joined the announce team, while Leo Price joined The House of Business at ringside. The turning point in this one saw Beast Bantom and Roly Muckletruck stomp out to the ring, and chase Edward Cornell, Mark Adonis and Doomsday away. Their arrival distracted The Martin Twins, Luke Cool and Rolling Johnny Stones enough for Jase Cole of Kenobi High to hit his ‘Sky High’ (D’Lo Brown’s Sky High) on Kelly Martin to win it!! 53 Kenobi High couldn’t believe they’d won, but they got out of there quickly as an all-out brawl between Absolutely Flawless… Roly Muckletruck… Beast Bantom… Luke Cool and Rolling Johnny Stones broke out… Referees and officials had to come and hold them all back, but it’ll be Christopher Lister and Jase Cole who get the Tag Team Title shot against UK Dragon and Clifford Wilson…!! Speaking of UK Dragon… The veteran masked flier will be in singles action next week against an interesting opponent: Grave Digger!! UK Dragon will be in 'Grave Danger' in that one… His career ended by choice a while back, but he returned – again by choice – for one last run, and could very well have his career ended against his will by Grave Digger next week… Next up, Chuck Frisby introduced a new segment of his… where he holds the Chuck Frisby Invitational… and invites an ‘unknown’ UK based worker to come to 21CW for a ‘Chance Against Chuck’…!! Chuck Frisby: “The first lucky, BUM to receive a ‘Chance Against Chuck’… is an old friend of mine actually… PUFFY THE SAND IRON PLAYER…!!” The crowd cheered as Puffy made his way out, holding his trusty bag of Golf Clubs…!! Chuck extended a handshake to his former friend, but when Puffy went to accept, he SLAPPED the newcomer in the face… Chuck Frisby: “You ready, you BUM…?! Remember… WIN… and you receive a 21CW contract…!!” w/ Puffy The Sand Iron Player [vs] ‘The Unsung Hero’ Chuck Frisby w/ Gulliver Chuck Frisby dominated this one, but late on the referee got knocked down, and Puffy saw his chance! He hit a nice DDT, then slid out of the ring to select his club!! He chose his trusty Sand Wedge, and slid into the ring, ready to hit Frisby from behind with it. However, he didn’t see ‘The Icelandic Body’ Gulliver slide into the ring, and he dropped Puffy with his ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Code Breaker. He then dragged Frisby onto the debutant, and he was pinned - to loud boos. 38 In the back, Leo Price was the guest of United’s backstage interviewer Melanie Florence… Melanie Florence: “My guest right now guys, is Leo ‘The Lion’ Price… and Leo… A few weeks ago, when you were in the hospital… you uttered the words ‘Take Over’… What did that mean…?!” Some big TEW fans will know exactly what that meant… and a certain someone’s contract coming up… But for those who don’t, Leo Price didn’t respond directly… but gave a big clue... Leo Price: “I don’t know, Melanie… To Take Over is to assume control… of say… a Package…?!” w/ Evan Alpass & Cain Carlisle [vs] The Bern Boys w/ The Professor Shock win here for Alpass and Carlisle – which marked the first win in 21CW for ‘Captain Crash’! He hit his ‘Mark Of Cain’ Coffin Drop onto Hans Piccard to win it, leaving The Professor and Fabian Schwarz furious! 41 The Professor ordered Schwarz to grab a steel chair, and he made his way around the ring to clock Evan Alpass with it… The manager of The Bern Boys then sent the charismatic Swiss youngster to grab a table, and he began setting it up… Piccard and Schwarz then beat Alpass and Carlisle up… before slamming Carlisle through the table at ringside…!! Next up, we got Joey Beauchamp, Beau Boulder and Darin Flynn… and they called out BW Eddie for a match… Beau Boulder: “Eddie… You OWE us…!!” Joey Beauchamp: “You owe me as well…!! We got our arses kicked last week because of you…!!” Darin Flynn: “But look… We’re fair men… So tonight… Me and you 1 on 1… If you win, your debt is cleared…!!” w/ Darin Flynn w/ Beau Boulder & Joey Beauchamp [vs] BW Eddie Solid match here, but an easy win for Darin Flynn in the end. He locked in his ‘Prodigal Pressure’ Standing Surfboard Stretch, and made Edie tap out to win it. 47 Next up, we learned of a match taking place for next week involving a man we just saw at ringside… Joey Beauchamp will face the biggest test of his 21CW run so far – as he battles fellow 20+ year veteran J-B Cash in what promises to be an intriguing fight that could come down to which competitor has the higher ring IQ… 21CW UK Championship Match: w/ ‘The Bear’ Viktor Beskov (c) w/ Yuri Iliakov [vs] ‘The Anarchist’ Antithesis Beskov and Antithesis are completely different fighters, and it made for a compelling watch. Antithesis dominated early on, but he was never going to be able to control The Bear for long. The big Russian ended up throwing ‘The Anarchist’ around, before locking him in the ‘Red Devil Lock’ (Lifted Arm Hook) and making him tap out. 55 We learned of another BIG match for next week, next… as two future World Champions will do battle… Phillip Cooper will be disappointed that he didn’t win the Number One Contendership for the World Title last week, and he’ll be even angrier that his rival Apollo Prince did…!! He’ll look to take his anger out on Sebastian Koller in their second meeting in 21CW… w/ Apollo Prince [vs] ‘God’s Gift To Wrestling’ Mark Adonis w/ Edward Cornell and Doomsday Next week, Apollo Prince has a date with Edward Cornell for the 21CW World Title, so it was no surprise to see the Champ out at ringside, getting a closer look at the youngster. Doomsday kept him in check too, and the big Scot’s presence eventually led to a shock defeat. Prince was looking for a flying cross-body from the top rope, and Doomsday climbed onto the apron. The distraction allowed Adonis to pull Prince down, before levelling him with a stiff short-arm lariat. He followed it up with his ‘Adonis Elbow’ (Judas Effect) which knocked Prince clean out! Huge win for Adonis, but does this loss put Prince’s Title shot next week into question? 63 The final segment of the show saw the veteran Adam Matravers head to the ring… alone… Matravers was holding his neck… Grave Digger stomped on it at the Cornell Cup pay-per-view and it’s still troubling him… Adam Matravers: “So… and I can’t believe I’m doing this… Grave Digger… You wanna go…?! Come out here and FIGHT me…!!” It didn’t take long for the 6’ 11”, 380lb Grave Digger to oblige… and he stomped onto the stage… Grave Digger: “I will kill, every legend here… Starting with UK Dragon next week… Then you… Then (Jonathan) Faust… EVERYONE…” Matravers said he can stop Digger tonight… and dared him to get in the ring… but Digger said no… He said he has someone else Matravers can fight… If he REALLY wants one that is… Three men in masks and hats, looking extremely menacing joined Grave Digger on the stage… and then were sent marching to the ring… One of them was clearly his fellow Hellbound member Blackheart… but he didn't reveal that... The other two were also 300lbers, and Matravers got ready for a fight he knew he couldn’t win… He tried, but it was 3 on 1, and the 1 alone was much smaller than each individual big man… The group put Matravers down, and Grave Digger made his way into the ring… He stood on ‘Mile High’s’ neck AGAIN, before referees and officials came down to break it up…!! In the end, Aldous Blackfriar came running out with a chair and ran off the scary group…!! Grave Digger laughed as he and his crew made their way up the ramp… Aldous stared them down, as he called for help for Matravers…

Predictions for United, Episode 17, Week 4, May 2020 Number One Contenders Match: Kenobi High [vs] Absolutely Flawless [vs] The Demolishers [vs] Luke Cool & Rolling Johnny Stones ??? [vs] ‘The Unsung Hero’ Chucky Frisby w/ Gulliver Evan Alpass & Cain Carlisle [vs] The Bern Boys w/ The Professor Darin Flynn w/ Beau Boulder [vs] BW Eddie 21CW UK Title Match: Viktor ‘The Bear’ Beskov (c) [vs] ‘The Anarchist’ Antithesis Apollo Prince [vs] ‘God’s Gift To Wrestling’ Mark Adonis

21CW Presents: Episode 17 Wednesday, Week 4, May 2020 Calling the action: Steve Smith and Dane Rowley Overall Rating: 77 Kingdom, just two episodes away from the War Drums Pay-Per-View, opened with 21CW World Heavyweight Champion: Buff Martinez on the stage with his manager Kathleen Lee, and Kingdom interviewer Mo Adebola… Mo Adebola: “I am joined by… Buff Martinez and Kathleen Lee…!! And Buff… You requested this time, to talk about your War Drums opponent: Wade Orson…!” Buff Martinez: “Wade Orson… has ZERO respect… He wants me to shake my hand…? He wants my respect…? He is scum to me…” Martinez was interrupted by the music of Orson’s friend, Leigh Burton… Who came out onto the stage and AGREED with Buff…!! Burton said that he thought Orson was his friend… He thought they’d be Tag Team Champions… Winners of the Cornell Cup… but Orson got a sniff of a World Title shot again, and has dropped him… Leigh Burton: “How can he turn down a guy like ME…?! I’m ‘The British Lion’… The BEST technical wrestler in all of 21CW…!!” At that, Ricky Storm and Sifu headed onto the stage… with Sifu holding his best friend back…!! Ricky Storm: “You wanna put your money where your mouth is, Burton…?! You’ve been p*****g me off for MONTHS… Tonight… Me an’ you… 1 on 1…!!” Landon Mallory headed onto the stage, and accepted Ricky Storm’s challenge on Leigh Burton’s behalf… while getting in between the arguing pair… Storm versus Burton TONIGHT…!! And Burton wasn't happy with his new tag team partner... w/ Kevin Jones and Jeremy Allen [vs] The Brat Pack w/ Blake Belushi Jones and Allen were on fire tonight! Slamming into their younger, smaller opponents, and then throwing them all around the ring and ringside area. However, Blake Belushi was the difference and he caused the distraction that led to Artemis rolling up Allen for the win! 41 The match was over, but The Brat Pack and Blake Belushi’s nights were not… because Tommy Cornell slid into the ring, and took Artemis and Thurston down… Belushi tried to stop ‘Rough Justice’, but Cornell was on a mission tonight… He kicked and elbowed everybody that moved… causing a bad nose bleed to Artemis Eyre-Rochester… and seemingly knocking out Thurston Darcy III… This caused Loxley Robbins to arrive on the stage…!! Loxley Robbins: “Alright… Alright…!! Tommy… Alright… Leave them ALONE…!!” Loxley pleaded with Cornell, and told him he’d give him what he wants… a singles match… with… but before he could finish, Belushi and co. had gotten to relative safety… and Loxley regrouped with them on the stage as Cornell sneered… Loxley Robbins: “A singles match… with Blake Belushi… TONIGHT… and after your match, I’ll give you my terms for the match you reeeeeeally want…” Backstage, ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM was speaking through the camera, directly to War Machine and Cliff King… BEDLAM: “I’m not phased by being 3-1 down in our series, War Machine…! Because that ‘1’… means I KNOW I can beat you… You’ll get cocky now… 2 to the good… You’ve won the last 3… But while you’re lookin’ past me… I’ll be lookin’ right at you… right in your eyes…!! And then I’ll make ‘em shut…!!” BEDLAM confirmed he’d be in rare singles action next week… Four of his last five matches have been against War Machine… and he has the fifth match of their ‘Best Of Seven’ Series at War Drums… No news on his opponent for next week, but he’ll probably want a big man as a ‘tune up’ for the Do Or Die encounter with the huge War Machine… w/ w/ Alfonso D’Angelo w/ Buck Winchester [vs] Dangermouth w/ DJ Reason The group known as The Booth (Dangermouth, DJ Reason and Grandmaster Phunk) have been trying to recruit Alfonso D’Angelo for weeks, but his friend Buck Winchester has had his back, and helped to rebuff their advances. He was on hand to chase DJ Reason away from the ring here tonight too, allowing D’Angelo to lock Dangermouth in his ‘Anaconda Vice’ (Head Scissors Camel Clutch) for the tap out victory! 42 After the match, DJ Reason grabbed a microphone… Not for a rap… but because he wanted to ask Alfonso D’Angelo a question… DJ Reason: “Alfonso… You impressed us again, man… So I’m gonna ask you one last time… Come into The Booth… Join us… We’ll make you famous, kid…!!” DJ said the rookie doesn’t need to answer right away… He can take his time, and give them an answer at War Drums… Where he and Buck Winchester will take on Dangermouth and the returning Grandmaster Phunk…!! ‘Cowboy’ Buck Winchester took exception to DJ’s offer, and answered for his friend… Buck Winchester: “The answer… is NO DJ… We’ll see your ass at War Drums… Where the answer will STILL be no…!!” Alfonso nodded along… but there was a strange look in his eye as Buck spoke… Almost one of defiance, and of not wanting people to speak for him… Next up we confirmed a match scheduled for next week… The Welsh Wizards (Welsh Dragon and Aurelian Bradley) will take on the big, bad, duo of Nightmare and Ruin… A mis-match size wise, but Dragon is so quick, and Bradley is incredibly smooth in the ring… They say styles make matches… and this one is going to be a mash-up of styles… w/ The Underdogs (Joe Simpson & Michael X) [vs] Mark Misery & Smiling John Smithie w/ Emmett Askey More tag team action up next, as the returning Underdogs did battle with Misery and Smithie, who didn’t seem to care about any of it. Emmett Askey tried to gee them up a bit, but in the end Simpson hit his Slingshot Sunset Flip out of nowhere, which stunned Smithie! 58 Backstage, The Lee FamiLee were stood around a phone that was on loud speaker… Gorilla Lee: “So, you mean it…?! We’re gonna see you at War Drums…?!” There was a pause… but whoever was on the phone responded with a simple, muffled, “Yeh, man…!!” The FamiLee jumped for joy as they said their goodbyes… before JK confirmed who they were talking to… JK Lee: “Cousin Konrad…!! I can’t wait to see him…!!” Mo Adebola was backstage next, stood with 21CW National Champion: Daniel Black Francis… Mo Adebola: “I am joined by… ‘D-B-F’… Daniel Black Francis…!!” Francis said that last week didn’t go the way he wanted to… losing to Wade Orson… But confirmed that he’ll defend his National Title at War Drums… and next week there’ll be a Number One Contendership Match… Daniel Black Francis: “Andrew Lee and Blake Belushi are two in-form, incredible performers… and it’ll be an honour to share the ring with EITHER of them… so next week… Lee and Belushi… 1 on 1… Winner faces me at War Drums…!!” w/ ‘Sensational’ Ricky Storm w/ Sifu [vs] ‘The British Lion’ Leigh Burton Storm HATES Burton! He’s hated him since the Cornell Cup, and he can’t control his anger when he’s faced with ‘The British Lion’. On occasion, this anger would cost him, and the referee would be close to disqualifying him. But with Sifu’s help at ringside, he was able to remain calm when it mattered, and ESCAPED Burton’s Sleeper hold!! He slipped out with ease, instead of trying to wriggle and fight. He hit his super kick, and then followed up with his ‘Storm Bringer’ German Suplex! Huge and dominant win for Storm! 67 The next match saw veteran of the UK and European scene Merle O’Curle in action against young newcomer Phil Harmonic… Harmonic headed out with his back-up: ‘The Bad Seed’ Kelvin Badberry, who stands at 6’5 and 233lbs… and MMA fighter Edison Silva… who were both hyping up their ‘leader’… Silva’s MMA expertise could be crucial in this one, because it’s a Submission Only Match… w/ ‘The Irish Stretching Machine’ Merle O’Curle [vs] ‘The King of the Cruiserweights’ Phil Harmonic w/ Kelvin Badberry & Edison Silva Phil Harmonic has many talents, but submissions aren’t one of them. Merle made him tap to an Ankle Lock within 5 minutes, and then got out of there before Badberry and Silva could get their hands on him. 60 Backstage, Leigh Burton was walking towards the parking lot, when he was confronted by his ‘friend’ Wade Orson… There was a lot of tension between the two… after they have both been saying some pretty negative things about each other… Wade Orson: “Hey Burton… Good luck at War Drums with Landon Mallory as your partner… Things are looking like they’re going great so far… another loss tonight wasn’t it…?! Because of him...?!” Burton got in his face, and reminded him that he didn’t choose Mallory to be his partner… it was a random draw… and besides, with him challenging for the Tag Titles, it leaves the door open for Orson to go after the World Heavyweight Title… Wade Orson: “So you think if you were ‘available’… you’d be getting the World Heavyweight Title shot ahead of me…?!” Burton brushed Orson aside, and left the room… smirking a little, but also looking saddened at the breakdown of his friendship… w/ ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi w/ Thurston Darcy III These two always put on a great match, and this one was no different. Cornell kept holding Belushi by the hair, and showing the damage he’d done to the Australian to Thurston Darcy III at ringside. He was taunting them, and taunting Loxley Robbins who made his way out and took a seat in the front row. His brand of ‘Rough Justice’ was too much for Belushi early on, but when Thurston got involved at ringside, the ‘Beautiful’ Ozzie fought back into it. 2 on 1 was too much for Cornell for a while, but in the end he hit a float-over DDT. It was only a matter of time after that, that he hit the ‘Guilt Trip’ Russian Leg Sweep, and he pinned Belushi to win it. 80 After the match Loxley Robbins sent Thurston into the ring to jump Cornell, but he was ready for the Tag Champ… Cornell sent Thurston flying over the top rope with ease…!! Cornell then dropped Belushi with the ‘Guilt Trip’… he did the same again to Thurston, who came back into the ring… Loxley was up on the apron by this point, but he stepped down and decided not to fight Cornell tonight… Instead he grabbed a microphone… Loxley Robbins: “Tommy… If you stop this… I’ll accept your challenge for War Drums… I’ll step into the ring with you… Man To Man… but I want something in return… I want that match… to be a Number One Contenders Match…!! For the 21CW World Heavyweight Title… Get that handled… and we’ll dance at War Drums…!! It's only what I'm OWED... but Colin Chalke doesn't listen to me... If he listens to you... You'll get what you want...”

Predictions for Kingdom, Episode 17, Week 4, May 2020 Kevin Jones & Jeremy Allen [vs] The Brat Pack w/ Blake Belushi Alfonso D’Angelo w/ Buck Winchester [vs] Dangermouth w/ DJ Reason The Underdogs [vs] Mark Misery & Smiling John Smithie w/ Emmett Askey ‘Sensational’ Ricky Storm w/ Sifu [vs] ‘The British Lion’ Leigh Burton ‘The Irish Stretching Machine’ Merle O’Curle [vs] ‘The King of the Cruiserweights’ Phil Harmonic ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell [vs] ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi w/ The Brat Pack

21CW Presents: Episode 16 Wednesday, Week 3, MAY 2020 Calling the action: Des Greeves, Martin Bloydell and Jeff Nova Overall Rating: 70 United kicked off with the Talk Show ‘Cash Reacts’, and J-B Cash welcomed a HUGE guest – literally – in Grave Digger… Cash thanked Digger for teaming up with him at Partners In Crime… but Digger said he didn’t have a choice… which was true… The teams were randomly drawn… J-B Cash: “That’s true… That is… But… You helped me in my fight with Adam Matravers, AFTER our match… and you did NOT have to do that, Geeza… So… I’ll say it again… Thank you for being my…” Before he could finish… a strange music hit… and most of the lights went down… When they came back up… THIS MAN, was stood behind Grave Digger… Jonathan Faust had RETURNED to 21CW… causing J-B Cash to cut tail and run…!! Faust and Grave Digger glared at each other, but there was no smile, or welcome back… The intensity was crazy…!! Digger decided to leave… and Faust stood his ground as the crowd cheered ‘The God’ for his return… Local Talent [vs] The Bern Boys w/ The Professor Fabian Schwarz and Hans Piccard continue to impress, and won another match here, against a local masked duo. Piccard’s ‘Slingshot Suplex’ won it for them in the end. 48 We recapped the last few weeks of the tag team Absolutely Flawless next… Their manager Leo Price was run down by a CAR by Mark Adonis… as an act of revenge for him injuring Mass Hulk… Adonis would then go on to cost The Martin Twins their 21CW United Tag Team Titles… as they lost to two veterans in Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon… From his hospital bed, Leo Price mentioned ‘Take Over’ last week… The announce team struggled to understand what it meant (although it might have been a little Easter Egg from a previous tag team/stable of his)… We may find out some more information later… because Mark Adonis will be here LIVE tonight, after the Main Event…!! ‘The Breeze’ Joey Beauchamp [vs] BW Eddie Beauchamp is on a roll right now, and made it four singles wins in a row on United. BW Eddie has a lot going on in his professional life, ever since leaving The House of Business. He was suitably distracted by Beau Boulder and Darin Flynn, and it allowed a quick small package pin for the veteran Beauchamp to win it. 56 After the match, Boulder and Flynn, strolled out and announced that they were out there to collect their money from BW Eddie… The money he owed them and never paid for their ‘services’… Beauchamp was all too happy to help when Eddie tried to run past him on the ramp and get away… Boulder zip-tied Eddie’s hands out in front of him… and they led him to the back… He struggled, but he was badly outnumbered… ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Vinny Vigilante Koller’s entrance and in-ring act is like a rock concert at times. He’s the greatest front-man in 21CW, and he played a tune on poor Vinny’s head tonight. For the finish especially, with his ‘Hamburg Rock City’ Curb Stomp to win it! 59 Sebastian Koller’s friends, the tag team: ‘Kenobi High’, were shown watching the German win on a monitor, before turning to Melanie Florence, for her scheduled interview… Melanie Florence: “Kenobi High… Rumours of a SPLIT for you two, have been getting louder and louder… So… Tell me… Is a split on the cards…?! And what goals do you have, going forward…?!” Lister allowed Cole to answer… The veteran tag team have won five tag team Titles throughout Europe, but the 21CW Tag Titles have so far evaded them… Jase Cole: “I won’t lie, Mel… We’ve talked about it a bit, ey...? We enjoyed going singles at Partners In Crime… and we don’t have long left together… but next week, there’s a little Tag Team Fatal-Four-Way Match… for a shot at Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon…!! And we’re IN…!!” Christopher Lister: “Yeah we’re makin’ one more run for the Titles… And who better…?! Melanie… Thank you… May the Force be with you…!!” We cut backstage to Aldous Blackfriar… ‘His Satanic Majesty’ had a lot on his mind… Aldous Blackfriar: “This is NOT a drill… This is the Apocalypse… Please exit the arena, in an orderly fashion…!” Aldous’ catchphrase always elicits a great response from the crowd… The young American then addressed the return of ‘The God’ Jonathan Faust… Aldous Blackfriar: “Maybe this is not the Apocalypse...?! ‘The God’ has returned…?! Guess that means I should watch my back…?! He should probably watch his… Not because of me… Because of Grave Digger… That big man can NOT be trusted…!! He digs graves… I put people IN them… I’m ‘His Satanic Majesty’… and me versus ‘The God’… is inevitable…” w/ Evan Alpass [vs] ‘The Icelandic Body’ Gulliver w/ Chuck Frisby Poor match, but at least it was quick. Gulliver is extremely strong, and he threw Alpass around the ring for 4 minutes before ending it with the ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Code Breaker as Chuck Frisby looked on in admiration. 25 Backstage, Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon were stood proudly holding their 21CW United Tag Team Titles… Clifford Wilson: “Listen, this is all a bit surreal… I don’t know how we did it… but we did… WE’RE the Tag Team Champions…!!” UK Dragon: “Yeah, and a quick message for the former Champs: Absolutely Flawless… We didn’t know it at the time, but you were SCREWED by Mark Adonis… So any time you want a re-match… You’re ON…!!” Clifford Wilson: “Actually Dragon… They’re in the Four-Way Number One Contenders match next week… They gotta earn their shot… We need to be careful, because we’ve got BIG targets on our backs now…” Dragon agreed… They’ll take on all comers, but they can’t just hand out Title Shots… especially to a team the calibre of Lance and Kelly Martin…!! We cut to Beau Boulder and Darin Flynn dragging BW Eddie to his bag of gear… Joey Beauchamp was with them… telling Boulder and Flynn he was there to ensure they got their money… Eddie asked to be untied, but Boulder and Flynn were too smart for that… He told them he would grab some cash from his bag, and then have to go into town with them to draw some more out… They allowed him to go through his bag, and he found a shoe… and THREW it at two big, imposing men, with their backs to the group…!! As they turned around, Eddie showed them his hands were tied, and motioned towards Joey Beauchamp... Eddie then sprinted out of there as fast as he could... Compton Valence and Langton Herring approached the group slowly… as Boulder, Flynn and Beauchamp contemplated running after Eddie… They had to fight The Demolishers though… a big 2 on 3 brawl, with the 3 winning by slamming their rivals’ heads into lockers…!! w/ w/ Yuri Iliakov w/ Viktor Beskov [vs] Doomsday w/ Edward Cornell Yuri Iliakov is a dominant fighter, and despite Doomsday being the same size as the big Russian, he was no match for the Red Devil. Iliakov locked in his ‘Kiev Krush’ Bear Hug to win it, after multiple suplexes and throws. Iliakov and his partner Viktor Beskov look like different animals since leaving the House of Business. 53 After the match, Beskov raised his partner’s hand in victory, and then asked for a microphone… Viktor Beskov: “Together… we are strong… and we will ALWAYS be together… Next week, I am defending MY 21CW UK Title… in a re-match against Antithesis…!!” Antithesis was shown up in the stands… holding his trusty Fire Extinguisher… He began dusting his weapon off, and looked happy to be getting the re-match so soon after losing his Title… w/ Number One Contenders Match for the 21CW World Title: Apollo Prince [vs] Adam Matravers w/ Phoebe Plumridge [vs] Phillip Cooper [vs] J-B Cash Great Main Event, featuring four of United’s top talents all hungry, and all vying for a 21CW World Title Match against Edward Cornell. Adam Matravers struggled in this one, due to his seemingly injured throat. Grave Digger attacked him at Partners In Crime, and J-B Cash knew all about it. He targeted Matravers’ neck and instructed Phillip Cooper to do the same. For the finish though, Matravers was instrumental in making sure Cash didn’t win! He took out his rival with a High Cross Body from the top rope, to the outside of the ring! His actions left the door open for Apollo Prince to hit his ‘Apollogy’ Inverted Bulldog on Phillip Cooper to win it!! Prince is now going to take on Edward Cornell for the 21CW World Title – in two weeks on United! 76 For the closing segment of the show, Mark Adonis headed out to the ring… He didn’t get a chance to speak, before Absolutely Flawless and their manager Leo Price joined them… Adonis urged the group to let him say his piece… and Price convinced The Martin Twins to allow the youngster to talk… but someone else didn’t want them to do that… Roly Muckletruck and Beast Bantom came stomping out… Roly Muckletruck: “Aiii… Martin Twins… You wanna stop Adonis, GET IN LAINE…!! Because he scrrewed uss… one of USS should be Weld Champion jus’ now…!!” Roly and Beast got in The Martin Twins’ faces, as all four of them wanted to get their hands on Adonis… but ‘God’s Gift To Wrestling’ wasn’t alone for long… because his new friends Edward Cornell and Doomsday joined him in the ring… With Cornell and Doomsday climbing into the ring behind Adonis, the five fan favourites were suitably distracted… They didn’t see two men in balaclavas arrive through the crowd… and they pulled Price out under the bottom rope…!! The two masked men beat Price down 2 on 1, until Absolutely Flawless went out and tried to save Price…!! In the ring, it left a 3 on 2 situation, and Adonis had come prepared… He pulled out a ‘Tire Whacker’, and clobbered Beast Bantom over the head with it… Repeatedly…!! This left Roly Muckletruck 3 on 1, and he stood no chance… Doomsday slid out of the ring once they were finished, and he went after Lance Martin, allowing the two masked men to finish off Kelly… Soon, Edward Cornell’s crew won the fight… and they all climbed back into the ring… The two masked men removed their face coverings… and revealed their identity… LUKE COOL and ROLLING JOHNNY STONES…!! The announce team didn’t know what this mean, but we ended the show with Edward Cornell seemingly… with a new ‘House of Business’…!!

Predictions for United, Episode 16, Week 3, MAY 2020 Local Talent [vs] The Bern Boys (Schwarz & Piccard) w/ The Professor ‘The Breeze’ Joey Beauchamp [vs] BW Eddie ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Vinny Vigilante Evan Alpass [vs] Gulliver w/ Chuck Frisby Yuri Iliakov w/ Viktor Beskov [vs] Doomsday w/ Edward Cornell 21CW World Title Number One Contenders Match: Apollo Prince [vs] Adam Matravers [vs] Phillip Cooper [vs] J-B Cash

Stones vs DeColts sticks out in my mind... I know they're mostly retired now, but if I was booking CWA I'd probably bring Edd in, and have him with David, Johnny Bloodstone and Sean McFly... battling Jack and Ricky. Seems like a no brainer of a feud to put the two families against each other. Jonathan Faust and Adam Matravers in 21CW... Blake Belushi and Loxley Robbins in RAW... Those guys will always hate/not trust each other in my saves. I like to split tag teams and have them feud with each other too, so Buff Martinez and Jay B (J-B Cash) will always split and be rivals when I book 21CW. That's another big one that shouldn't be overlooked!

Could be... Or did we mis-hear him...?? Did he say Cousin Comrade? Nickname for their Russian cousin? Or did he say Carson Conrad? I mean the possibilities are literally endless...

I've never been that sold on Andrew Lee... Can't remember what even happened to him in my first 21CW diary, and in a long-term save in between, I teamed him with Gorilla and they were jobbers... The Lee FamiLee have caught on better than I had hoped though, and the addition of 'Cousin Konrad' should be an interesting wrinkle in their story. I see him as the Sami Zayn of the Bloodline... but the complete opposite, if that makes sense? You'll see when he arrives. Could be the making of Andrew though. JK is just a good wrestler. Gorilla is not good enough, really, but he's young and could improve. Andrew is for sure the star of the Family in its current form. Would be a big twist if I didn't take it to the decider though wouldn't it...? If I went 1-4 for example Exactly my plan to this point... I see Beast as the strong, dominant, silent type. He kicks ass, so people like him. but Roly is the charismatic one of the two - with a love for IRN BRU.

21CW Presents: Episode 16 Wednesday, Week 3, May 2020 Calling the action: Steve Smith and Dane Rowley Overall Rating: 66 We opened the show with ‘Rough Justice’ Tommy Cornell heading to the ring to a huge ovation… Tommy Cornell: “OZZIE INVASION…!! I know you’re watchin’ Loxley… So I’m gonna give you ONE WEEK to respond to my challenge… I want you… 1 on 1… at War Drums… and if I don’t hear from ya… I’m gonna take out your little friends… one… by one…” Cornell said he was coming after Blake Belushi… Thurston Darcy III… and Artemis Eyre-Rochester…!! And it won't hurt a bit... It'll hurt a LOT...!! w/ ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM (I) [vs] ‘The Giant Client’ War Machine w/ Cliff King (II) The fourth match in the seven match series between these two violent men. BEDLAM is War Machine’s toughest opponent to date; he’s not only defeated the ‘Giant Client’, but he’s made him pass out in a fight in the ring, and has had his number a handful of other times. Tonight though, there was something in War Machine’s eyes. He wanted to end this series 4-1, and he made sure he got his 3rd win right here. Machine won it with his ‘Choke Bomb’ (Batista Bomb) after a great back and forth fight. After the match was over, we learned that the 5th (and potentially final) battle between the two, would take place at War Drums!! 59 Backstage, The Lee FamiLee were hanging out… with Auntie Kathy (Kathleen Lee) and the 21CW World Heavyweight Champion Buff Martinez… Andrew Lee was on the phone, and laughing about some kind of recent event… the rest of the group were waiting patiently for their cousin to finish… Martinez whispered to Gorilla Lee and asked who it was, and he didn’t know… Just then, Andrew said his goodbyes, before addressing the group… Andrew Lee: “You guys… You’re not gonna believe it… Remember Cousin Konrad…?! Well… He’s MOVING TO THE UK…!! THIS IS HUGE…!!” The group were so excited, but Kathleen Lee and Buff Martinez were confused about who ‘Konrad’ was… Andrew explained that Cousin Konrad was a distant Cousin, and had been wrestling for around 9 years in Europe… It sounded like he was coming to 21CW… but nobody knew when…!! w/ Welsh Dragon w/ Aurelian Bradley [vs] Brickhouse Balder Quick match, which would turn out to be Brickhouse Balder’s last in 21CW. He’s been making a lot of enemies in the company behind the scenes, and it was time for him to move on. Dragon won it with a beautiful Moonsault on 3 minutes. 25 Backstage, Kevin Jones was talking with his friend – the recently debuting Jeremy Allen… a man he has a LOT of history with, dating back to their time in MOSC… Kevin Jones: “I know what you’re trying to do, Jeremy… and it won’t work… There will be no… ‘Shane Hannigans’… No glasses… No moustache… No ‘Tom Foolery’… WEEE… me and you… Jones and Allen… Could be Tag Team Champions here, but we NEED to get serious…!! Surely, you can see that…!!” Jeremy Allen: “Oh I can see that… but… don’t call me Shirley…” Jones shook his head and walked away… Allen was confused, but also seemed sorry… Jeremy Allen: “Looks like I picked the wrong week to give up drinking…” Buff Martinez had been busy tonight, and we saw him again next, as he was set to be interviewed by Mo Adebola… Mo Adebola: “I am joined by… 21CW World Heavyweight Champion… ‘Thee Barcelona Bull’… Buff Martinez… and Buff… Give me some comments about your War Drums opponent: Wade Orson…” Buff Martinez: “Well… We all know Wade Orson is a talented guy… and he has a BRIGHT future here… But NOT at my expense… He can be the next challenger for my Title… but he won’t take it from me…” Buff said he’ll be watching the Main Event tonight, extremely closely… because Orson is in action against another Champion… as he takes on 21CW National Champion: Daniel Black Francis in a non-Title Match… ‘Cowboy’ Buck Winchester [vs] Local Talent Buck was in rare form tonight, and hit multiple vicious Lariats. He hit his neckbreaker onto the knee to win it against the local guy. 57 After the match, Buck was jumped by Dangermouth and DJ Reason…!! It didn’t take long for Buck’s friend Alfonso D’Angelo to run to the ring for the save… DJ grabbed Dangermouth, and the group known as ‘The Booth’ left the ring… DJ grabbed a microphone as Alfonso crouched over Cowboy, and helped him to sit up… DJ Reason: “Yu know Alfonso… We’re just introducing you to a number of lessons… You need to LEARN… Around here… having a group can help a LOT… so the offer stands, kid… JOIN us…!!” D’Angelo shook his head… but DJ wasn’t phased… DJ Reason: “I’m confident we can change your mind… In faaaaact… at War Drums, Grandmaster Phunk will be BACK… so it’ll be the two of you… against Dangermouth and Phunk…!!” Backstage, Phil Harmonic and his group: Edison Silva and Kelvin Badberry were stood, ready for a promo… Phil Harmoninc: “Merle O’Curle… This message is for YOU… I’m the NEXT… BIG… THING…!! I’m already the ‘King of the Cruiserweights’… But the next time we get in the ring… I’m going to be the King of YOU…!!” Harmonic told O’Curle he could beat him in a SUBMISSION ONLY match… and once he does… O’Curle will BOW DOWN to him…!! w/ ‘The Neanderthal’ Andrew Lee w/ Gorilla Lee and JK Lee [vs] Lone Wolf One-sided match here, with Andrew Lee dominating young Lone Wolf. Wolf hit some solid punches early on, as is his usual strategy, but Lee was too quick, and had too much support from both the fans, and his Cousins at ringside. He won it with his ‘Stone Age Kick’ (flying back kick), and Lone Wolf couldn’t get up afterwards. 52 We saw a video package next, showing the hard-working fan favourite duo: The Underdogs… The video showed them in training for their big return to Television next week, after over a month out… and their opponents will be Mark Misery and Smiling John Smithie… Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu [vs] Landon Mallory & Leigh Burton Mallory and Burton could not get along in this one, at all! They fought, they argued, and they took their eyes off the prize, leaving the door wide open for Storm and Sifu. Luckily for the makeshift, randomly drawn, Number One Contenders for the Kingdom Tag Titles, Storm and Sifu were too focused on destroying Leigh Burton – who they hate! A late 2 on 1 assault allowed Mallory time to rest up, and since the South African was the legal man, his return to the ring changed things. He hit his ‘Springbok Ram’ on both of his opponents, and then pinned Sifu to complete the comeback! 51 After a commercial break, 21CW World Heavyweight Champion Buff Martinez joined the announce team ahead of the Main Event… He was there to take a closer look at his War Drums challenger for his Title: ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson… ‘D-B-F’ Daniel Black Francis [vs] ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson Not the best Main Event, but a solid outing for both men here. ‘D-B-F’ started strongly, but was soon on the back foot. The fans were behind the 21CW National Champion, but he couldn’t string two offensive moves together, as Orson cheated at every opportunity! Eventually, Francis fought back into it. He hit a nice super kick, followed by a flying springboard cross body that had Orson rattled. A thumb to the eye was enough for Orson to gain enough of an unfair advantage again. With ‘D-B-F’ getting treatment outside the ring, Orson slammed into him with his ‘Bounce Back’ Pounce!! The move sent Francis flying into Buff Martinez on commentary!! As Orson celebrated his actions, and slid into the ring, Martinez followed him, and took him down with a tackle!! The 21CW World Heavyweight Champion wailed on Orson with fists and elbows, until the referee called for the bell, and pulled him away. Orson was seen laughing as he rolled out of the ring, satisfied with his DQ win. 64 The show went off the air there… with Orson smiling as he strolled up the ramp, but holding his face – clearly in a little pain…

Predictions for Kingdom, Episode 16, Week 3, May 2020 Match IV in the Best Of VII Series: ‘The Most Dangerous Man in Britain’ BEDLAM (I) [vs] ‘The Giant Client’ War Machine w/ Cliff King (II) Welsh Dragon w/ Aurelian Bradley [vs] ‘The Immovable Object’ Brickhouse Balder ‘Cowboy’ Buck Winchester w/ Alfons D’Angelo [vs] ???? ‘The Neanderthal’ Andrew Lee w/ The Lee FamiLee [vs] Lone Wolf Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu [vs] Landon Mallory & Leigh Burton ‘DBF’ Daniel Black Francis [vs] ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson

@DAVEFAN95 - absolutely loved your post, thank you. Had a rough end to last week with some personal stuff (nothing too bad, just a lot of small stuff piling up) and your post cheered me up massively, so thank you! I hearby request AT LEAST one post like this after every pay-per-view, from at least one of you. Way too much to respond to all of it, but I'll touch on some bits... Antithesis / Beskov / Iliakov - you're bang on the money with what you said about them and the match. I have a plan for Antithesis, and hopefully you'll still like where he's going - but I didn't think he needed the Title for it. Beskov's win was away to push him towards a singles run, and also keep him away from Cornell (for now - again, bigger plans for Cornell right now). And Iliakov forming a different tag team, you could be on to something there... Annoying that I finalised those plans the day before you posted that It's like you read my mind. Both Russians had terrible entertainment stats, so I raised them up to mid 60s (Beskov) and low 60s (Iliakov). They're the only stats I changed in the game, apart from some popularity. Kenobi High... Hmmm... I THINK you'll like my plans... think... It's a story I've been trying to tell for multiple diaries now, but never got round to... it would work with most tag teams, I just haven't quite got to it. Ahaha, Cooper/Prince... When you put it like that it sounds pretty good I suppose haha! Honestly enjoyed writing that lot immensely. I too love a nonsense storyline, but always found them hard to write. With this one, week to week, little wrinkles appeared and I really enjoyed it... It's safe to say, they will always hate each other, so expect their paths to continue to cross. Martin Twins as World Champs? Can't say I see that to be fair Splitting the roster did leave me light at the very top of the card, but Loxley and Belushi have helped, and slowly but surely more Major Stars are emerging. Plus a couple of signings that are yet to debut will slot in right up there too. Maybe one day for Kelly and Lance, but not now. Yeah I like the Cornell / Adonis and Faarooq / Rocky angle... Might go there now you've said that. Edward is great, but Adonis has the potential to be even greater. Roly and Beast aren't on that level, but I love writing for them, so they'll continue to appear regularly and be at the top of the card on United. Overall, glad you enjoyed the show, and are enjoying the diary... long may it continue...

Aha! Thanks man, glad to know you're enjoying it. I've now got then next 14 shows fully written, which includes War Drums and Fight Night, the next two pay-per-views. Yeah Mass Hulk is an interesting one, and I'm glad you mentioned him... He JUST got cleared where I'm writing, and I'm torn about what to do... I know for sure he's grown his hair and a beard out though...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW World Edward Cornell (3) Held for 254 days 8 Title defences Prestige: 90 (no change) Previous Champions: Adam Matravers (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW United Kingdom Viktor Beskov Held for 4 days 0 Title defences Prestige: 58 (no change) Previous Champions: Antithesis (2) Roly Muckletruck Bedlam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW United Tag Team Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon Held for 4 days 0 Title defences Prestige: 62 (+1) Previous Champions: Absolutely Flawless (Lance & Kelly Martin) (4) Men Of Steel (Mark Adonis & Mass Hulk) (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW World Heavyweight Buff Martinez Held for 81 days 2 Title defence Prestige: 79 (no change) Previous Champions: None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW National Daniel Black Francis Held for 81 days 2 Title defences Prestige: 64 (-1) Previous Champions: None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21CW Kingdom Tag Team The Brat Pack (Artemis Eyre-Rochester & Thurston Darcy III) Held for 60 days 1 Title defences Prestige: 64 (no change) Previous Champions: None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cornell Cup 2020: Beast Bantom & Roly Muckletruck Prestige: 81 Previous Winners: 2019: Hot Stuff (Buff Martinez & Jay-B) 2018: he Cornell Cousins (Tommy & Edward Cornell) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

@GreatreDRagon with ANOTHER prize on the way for top scoring at this show. An impressive 7/9... It looked like we were getting a new winner as the top two haven't won a prize on this diary before. But GreatreDRagon's win at Partners In Crime has caught him right up. Just four points separate the top four so it's all to play for. I'd love to hear people's thoughts on the show, and the match graphics - they were fun to put together. Roster update incoming...