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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...

21CW Presents: Saturday, Week 2, May 2020 Calling the action: Des Greeves, Martin Bloydell and Jeff Nova Overall Rating: 73 We opened Partners In Crime 2020 with a video package, showing Edward Cornell and his House Of Business falling apart… For months, BW Eddie questioned the loyalty of Viktor Beskov and Yuri Iliakov… and now all three have been kicked out, leaving Cornell with only one ally: Doomsday… The young Scot is a powerful man, who is not to be messed with… but is he enough back-up for Cornell, against another powerful Scot in Roly Muckletruck, and his friend Beast Bantom… All Cornell can hope for, is that the two big, bad, friends go after each other, so he can sneak in the back door… Unless he has other plans… When the live show kicked off, the crowd erupted at the music of Aldous Blackfriar… and it was time for the first randomly drawn tag match of the night, as ‘His Satanic Majesty’ was due to team with ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller… Koller and Blackheart started this one for their respective teams, and as good as Koller is, he was in there against a big, dangerous, man. Another big, dangerous man in Gulliver was at ringside, and his involvement was a constant annoyance to the fan favourites. When Aldous Blackfriar tagged in, he hit the ring like a steam train, and knocked down Blackheart and Chuck Frisby over and over again. For the finish, Frisby was the legal man, and he shoved Koller off the apron. He didn’t realise the German was going to land right on top of his own partner Blackheart though! Frisby was distracted by what he had done, and it allowed Blackfriar to lock in the ‘Gloomweaver Clutch’ (Tazmission), and pick up the win. 52 Backstage, veterans Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon were getting ready for their 21CW United Tag Team Title shot later tonight… when Rolling Johnny Stones and Luke Cool strolled in to the locker room… Wilson had taped his fists and wrists… Dragon was adjusting his kick pads… They both retired around a year ago – Wilson was in 21CW at the time, and Dragon was a regular with WLW in Japan… Stones and Cool scoffed at their chances of winning the Titles tonight… Rolling Johnny Stones: “We can’t believe they rolled out two DINOSAURS like you two…” Luke Cool: “For a Tag Team Title shot… Talk about inflating Absolutely Flawless’ stats with an eeeeasy victory…” Wilson stood up, and got in Luke Cool’s face… while UK Dragon held his veteran friend back… The fact that Dragon is just one year older than Stones wasn’t lost on the two cocky accusers… but Wilson is a full 16 years older than Stones… and Stones is the wrong side of 40 himself… Will the vets be able to keep up with Absolutely Flawless tonight… Or will The Martin Twins be pre-occupied by their fallen manager Leo Price, who was recently hit by a CAR, by 'God's Gift To Wrestling' Mark Adonis… Luke Cool couldn’t stand around talking smack for long, because he had to get to the ring for this match. Cool is, along with Daniel Black Francis, a former 3-time UK Champion, and has the joint most UK Title wins in the history of 21CW. BW Eddie started this one the brightest, as he worked with Luke Cool to gain the upper hand. But Christopher Lister and Jase Cole’s years as a tag team gained them the most control, as they teamed up to gain the high ground of the ring, and keep all enemies at bay. Kenobi High are canny operators, with more than 45 years of combined experience. Viktor Beskov, Luke Cool and BW Eddie were all chopped down, but they didn’t see Antithesis grab his favourite weapon: his trusty Fire Extinguisher. ‘The Anarchist’ began swinging, and connected with the skull of Christopher Lister – knocking him out completely. Jase Cole took a shot to the gut, and then got it wrapped hard around his knee – so he too was out of the match. Cool and Eddie tried to stay away from the crazy Champion, but he chased them around the ring, before falling victim to a crushing Beskov lariat, which turned him inside out. Cool and Eddie continued to team up, trying to double-team the big Russian – but he was too strong, and on a mission tonight. He smashed their heads together, and then hit big boots on them both. Antithesis slid back into the ring, again wielding his Fire Extinguisher! But Beskov locked in his ‘Red Devil Lock’ (Lifted Arm Hook), and ‘The Anarchist’ dropped his weapon. He struggled and kicked to try to break free, but soon tapped out, losing his Title to the new Champion, Viktor Beskov!! 63 As soon as the bell rang, Beskov’s best friend Yuri Iliakov sprinted to the ring, and hugged his fellow Red Devil in a wholesome moment… The duo are former members of the stable: The House of Business, and have endured a tough time of late – so this felt like a monumental victory, and a validation of all of their hard work… The announce team confirmed that their rivalry with The House of Business still wasn’t over – because this week on United, Yuri Iliakov will face Doomsday 1 on 1… After mocking UK Dragon and Clifford Wilson earlier tonight, this show hasn’t been kind to Luke Cool and Rolling Johnny Stones so far. Cool was unsuccessful in his UK Title match, and Stones was randomly drawn alongside Cain Carlisle, to take on J-B Cash and the seemingly unstoppable Grave Digger. Stones ended up leaving the match, when Carlisle was easily put away by Digger following an ‘R.I.P Piledriver’. For a change, Carlisle didn’t look happy to be there. 47 We cut backstage to where Melanie Florence was standing by with Jase Cole and Christopher Lister of Kenobi High… The veteran tag team were extremely banged up, after being brutally taken out of the UK Title six-man match… Lister was knocked out, and Cole took a Fire Extinguisher to the gut and then the knee to end his fight… Florence asked them if they liked working against each other for a change tonight…? Or if they preferred being a tag team…? Christopher Lister: “This may be the concussion talking… but I enjoyed being on opposite sides of the ring from my best friend for a change…” Jase Cole: “Me too, mate… Maybe… Maybe it’s time…?!” The former five-time Tag Team Champions in Europe may well be finished as a tag team… A shame, since they never won ‘the big ones’ in 21CW… The best match of the entire night, was the much anticipated ‘Fight At The Factory’, which was a pre-recorded, cinematic match. It began with Phillip Cooper arriving at the SHAMPOLLO Factory – where he is a part owner. He walked into his office, and was stunned to see NOTHING in there!! All his furniture, and all of his equipment was gone, and he was furious. He burst out of his office door, and found a small skip with everything smashed up inside it! While he stood looking at the devastation, and muttering that he had a couple of hats in there, Apollo Prince came out of nowhere and blasted him from behind!! The match was on!! Prince dominated the early stages, with Cooper just trying to get away from him. They brawled through the corridors, as Prince chased his fellow SHAMPOLLO co-owner, and slammed him into walls, and doors. But the turning point in the match came, when Cooper was able to slam a door on Prince’s arm!! The announce team suggested that he may have broken it, and for the next 10 minutes, it looked like he had. Prince was letting it hang in position, and didn’t use it at all during that period. After being beaten up for a long time by his rival, Prince finally fought back into it. He charged at Cooper, and speared him through a door! The comeback was on! From then on, Cooper had the worst luck. He tried to flirt with an admin clerk who was inexplicably on duty, and she slapped him. He followed that up by shoving a huge factory security guard (played by Ivorian veteran Kalu Owusu, who is in developmental). The security guard shoved him back, and he staggered backwards – his foot firmly planted in a mop bucket! Cooper tried to shake it off, and staggered further, before removing his new shoe, and standing on a large red X. He realised he was on the X, and then looked up, as gallons of SHAMPOLLO was tipped onto his head at the push of a button from Prince!! Cooper screamed that it was burning his eyes, and Prince responded by saying that it was a special recipe, with a new ingredient – Super Hot Chillies! Cooper never recovered, and Prince hit his ‘Apollogy’ inverted bulldog on the hard floor, to pin his rival. 78 When we came back live, a fight had broken out backstage again, between Adam Matravers and J-B Cash… Referees and officials had managed to separate them… Suddenly, just when the fight looked over, Cash’s tag team partner from earlier tonight: Grave Digger, arrived on the scene, and slammed into Matravers… sending him into the wall…!! Cash was shocked to see his new ‘friend’ come to his aid, but he was extremely happy to see the huge, demonic, phenom… Digger trod on Adam’s throat as referees pleaded with him to step off… He eventually did, and then shot a look to Cash which made him regret smiling and cheering for his former partner… Absolutely Flawless are the first ever 4-time 21CW Tag Team Champions, and have taken on all comers during this record-setting reign. Tonight, they had Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon – a duo who up until one week ago were RETIRED. They’ve also never teamed up before, and yet here they were with a 21CW United Tag Team Title shot after accidentally entering a Number One Contenders Battle Royale on United last week. The match was very good, and great to watch Dragon do his usual bumping for the bigger, stronger team of the Martin Twins. Wilson waited for his moment, and when the 49 year old came in off the hot tag, the arena erupted. 30,000 fans came unglued, and he began chopping his opponents down. For the finish, Wilson was looking for his ‘Descent Into Hell’ Crossfacce on Lance Martin. He didn’t see Mark Adonis arrive, and blast Kelly Martin with a steel chair! Crucially, neither did the referee! Kelly would have been able to break up the submission, but he was done for. Lance held on as long as he could, but he had to tap out!! NEW CHAMPIONS!! 62 Adonis smiled from the stage as Wilson and Dragon were handed their Championships…!! The veterans couldn’t believe they’d won, and they promised everyone a big party after the show…!! It seems they had no idea about Adonis’ involvement at all… We were backstage again next, where we cut to the Detective Agency Office of Boulder and Flynn (Beau Boulder and Darin Flynn)… They had a friend with them… ‘The Breeze’ Joey Beauchamp… Beau Boulder: “Are you sure, Joey…? We don’t wanna put you out or anything…” Joey Beauchamp: “I insist guys… I will help you with your ‘BW Eddie’ problem… I’ll beat him on United, and then we’ll get him to pay up…!!” Boulder and Flynn thanked their friend… Looks like ‘The Breeze’ will be taking on BW Eddie this week… Main Event time, and the match everyone had been looking forward to. Edward Cornell, is friendless. He has no allies. No House of Business. He was out there alone. All he could hope for, was that the two men who are friends, who are his opponents tonight, end up fighting amongst themselves instead of teaming up to take him out. Early on, it looked as though his hope was gone. Roly Muckletruck and Beast Bantom had a plan which they implemented right from the start. Corner Cornell, and stop him from running away from them. They double-teamed him, and worked together like it was a handicap match, with absolutely zero danger of conflict. However, it got to the point where they eventually had no choice but to fight between themselves. Doomsday had hit the ring, and was taken care of with a double spinebuster over the guard rail and onto the concrete, with fans moving out of the way as quickly as they could. The fan favourite tag team decided to end Cornell and put him through the announce table with the same move, which the fans loved! Beast and Roly agreed to take it to the ring, and both men got ready. It almost seemed like we were starting again in a singles match, with both men stretching and warming up, as if they were waiting for the bell to ring. The fight between the friends was great. They both delivered hard elbows and big kicks, and followed up every strike with shouting at each other as if it was personal. Doomsday tried to get back in at one point, but Bantom hit him with a big boot. Roly then locked his fellow Scot in a Full Nelson, and then dropped him once he had passed out. Beast Bantom waited until Doomsday was dropped, and then jumped his friend Roly from behind. However, this wasn’t the worst attack from behind in the match. Just as Beast was closing in on a historic win, someone showed up with a steel chair and his hood up!! After cracking Beast over the back of the head with the chair, MARK ADONIS revealed his identity! Just like in the previous match for the 21CW United Tag Team Titles, Adonis was the catalyst for the result of this one. He battered Bantom with the chair, until it was no longer able to be used as a chair, before driving Roly Muckletruck into the corner with a shoulder tackle to the mid-section. He waited for Bantom to get to his feet, before hitting the ‘Adonis Elbow’ (Judas Effect). He delivered the same move to Roly, right as Edward Cornell slid into the ring with a huge grin on his face! The referee could do nothing about all of this, except count as Cornell pinned Beast’s shoulders to the mat. 76 Doomsday climbed back into the ring again, holding his head… as Mark Adonis, completely unharmed, raised Edward Cornell’s hand… He retained his Title with a LOT of help… but does this mean that Adonis is now a member of a new look House Of Business…!? The show ended with the image of Beast and Roly left crumpled on the floor outside the ring, while Adonis was celebrating a career defining night… The problem is, he’s defined the careers of The Martin Twins, Beast Bantom and Roly Muckletruck… add that to running Leo Price down in a CAR, and Adonis has made a lot of enemies…

I really like all four of those teams in the main Event!!

You've got to predict quicker brother. I'm renowned for posting fast, and I've been working a lot on the diary over the past few weeks so am a fair bit ahead now Interesting that Roly is a 100% babyface, but Beast isn't... Would love for you to dig deeper into this. The Road Agents - is a terrible tag team name But I'll consider it if they stay together. Wilson/Angel versus Antithesis is the feud I considered first when Wilson agreed to come out of retirement. Can't wait to get to it. Ahh thanks mate. I haven't watched WWE for a couple of months, but I was enjoying it when I was watching it, so I take this as a huge compliment Glad you're enjoying my work, and I'll do my best to keep it interesting. I'm certainly having fun with a lot of the characters.

Predictions for PARTNERS IN CRIME, Week 2, May 2020 Sebastian Koller and Aldous Blackfriar [vs] Blackheart and Chuck Frisby w/ Gulliver 21CW UK Championship: Viktor Beskov | Jase Cole | Christopher Lister | Luke Cool | BW Eddie | Antithesis (c) Cain Carlisle and Rolling Johnny Stones [vs] Grave Digger and J-B Cash The Fight at the Factory: Apollo Prince [vs] Phillip ‘Cooper Man’ Cooper 21CW United Tag Team Championships: Absolutely Flawless (c) [vs] Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon 21CW World Championship: ‘The Squashasaurus’ Roly Muckletruck [vs] Beast Bantom [vs] ‘All Business’ Edward Cornell (c) BONUS: 1). How many Titles will change hands…? ____________ 2). Who will take the fall in the Main Event…? ____________ 3). Which match will be the Match of the Night…? ____________

Chuck Frisby (real name) has got very strong Entertainment stats/skills, so he was a no-brainer to bring in as a jobber... But he's actually proven to be a way better performer than I imagined, and now he's getting pushed to the moon!! I've used Price a lot in previous games. Mainly in tag teams I think, with Joss Thompson, and then with Leigh Burton. I used to love a tag team split and feud back in those days. Buff Martinez versus Jay B when Hotstuff split in ROF was an epic feud! In a scene so typically Scottish...!! Trying to make Roly stand out, and giving him IRN BRU was an easy choice. Hope you liked how the Main Event and subsequent decision from Roly played out...? Well, you wanted veterans... I managed to convince Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon to come out of retirement... I couldn't get all of my Road Agents to do it (there's one more), but the plan is to use them VERY sparingly... The Ivanoffs are an interesting duo... Apparently head booker (before I came along) Pit Bull Brown tried to split them up ala the Dudley Boyz... and they refused and ended up leaving 21CW... I rate them both very highly as performers... however, already have the Russian thing down with Beskov and Iliakov. In the past, I've booked a four man stable with them... Beskov was 'Billionaire' Beskov, and was the leader of the group. I can see myself bringing them back in one day, for sure!

21CW Presents: Episode 15 Wednesday, Week 2, May 2020 Calling the action: Des Greeves, Martin Bloydell and Jeff Nova Overall Rating: 68 We opened the show with a packed ring, holding singles and tag team stars of the United roster ready for the opening Battle Royale… The music of The Red Devils hit, and they joined the group already in the ring… Then out came 21CW UK Champion Antithesis… sporting his Fire Extinguisher…!! The maniac has used that weapon for weeks, and knocked out many of the people in the match with it… The announce team appeared on our screens as ‘The Anarchist’ made his way to the ring… Martin Bloydell: “Well folks… Little bit of house keeping here… This opening contest, will be for a shot at the 21CW United Tag Team Titles at Partners In Crime… The remaining TWO men… will earn the shot… regardless of if they’re a tag team or not…!!” Jeff Nova: “Aii… An’ just to make sure this thing doesne’ descend inta chaos… ONLY tha men in tha ring, when tha bell rings to start tha match… will be eligible to compete for this opportunity…!!” The ring announcer delayed starting this match, because road agents Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon slid into the ring, and tried to convince Antithesis to hand over his Fire Extinguisher… Eventually, he was clocked from behind by Viktor Beskov and Yuri Iliakov (The Red Devils), and dropped his weapon… The referee called for the bell… and THEN Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon exited the ring… UNDER the bottom rope…!! Joey Beauchamp | Nate Manchester | Evan Alpass | Cain Carlisle | Antithesis Viktor Beskov | Yuri Iliakov | Clifford Wilson | UK Dragon | Rolling Johnny Stones Compton Valence | Langton Herring | Fabian Schwarz | Hans Piccard | Vinny Vigilante Dragon and Wilson were informed that they were technically IN this match, but argued with the referees at ringside. Meanwhile in the ring, a fired up Yuri Iliakov was eliminating people left and right. Vinny Vigilante was the first to go, quickly followed by Evan Alpass and Nate Manchester. Then the unthinkable happened, as Cain Carlisle tipped Viktor Beskov up and out to pick up the shock elimination of the night. Outside the ring, Dragon and Wilson began to remove their suit jackets and watches!! Two tag teams essentially eliminated each other next, as Compton Valence, Langton Herring, Hans Piccard and Fabian Schwarz all ended up over the ropes and on the apron, before knocking each other to the floor. Cain Carlisle’s night got even better when he got rid of Rolling Johnny Stones!! But he was soon eliminated by Antithesis!! Antithesis also ended the night for the impressive Yuri Iliakov, leaving just ‘The Anarchist’ and Joey Beauchamp!! But… They’d forgotten about UK Dragon and Clifford Wilson. The two veterans were back in the ring, and we had the Final Four! Dragon and Wilson didn’t want to fight at all and wanted to just climb out of the ring via the top rope! But when Dragon hit a beautiful hip toss on the on-rushing Antithesis, it was clear that they realised they could win! Beauchamp and Antithesis gained the upper hand, and threw them both out! But, they landed on the apron, safe and still in the match! Beauchamp and Antithesis celebrated like they’d won, and then Dragon and Wilson came up behind them to eliminate them, and WIN the match!! 62 Clifford Wilson took great pleasure in waving at his Brother Antithesis as he flopped around on the floor… Eliminated and defeated…!! We cut to a promo package next, showing the rivalry between Apollo Prince and Phillip Cooper… When the video package ended, Prince and Cooper were stood in Prince’s Shampollo Office, separated by security guards… Phillip Cooper: “We’ve had THREE Matches on Urrnited… Yu know wha’ I mean…?! And we may be business partnas, bo’ we need to END this… You’ve taken it too faaaar with this Charity Status thing…” Prince looked at a picture on his desk… and turned it around to show himself opening his factory… cutting the red ribbon… Apollo Prince: “Alright… We end this… At Partners In Crime… Come back here after hours… and we’ll have a FIGHT AT THE FACTORY Match…!!” Cooper nodded, and then left the office… w/ Assassin [vs] ‘The Icelandic Body’ Gulliver w/ Chuck Frisby Short and poor match as expected between these two big men. Gulliver won it when Chuck Frisby distracted the rough, tough Assasin. 29 We cut to the local hospital next, where Lance and Kelly Martin were stood over their manager Leo Price in his hospital bed… Price was unconscious, as Absolutely Flawless spoke about what they’d do to Mark Adonis the next time they see him… They also spoke about their HUGE 21CW United Tag Team Title defence coming up at Partners In Crime… against Clifford Wilson and UK Dragon… Lance Martin: “Two legendary competitors… and we’ve got to beat them…” Just then, Leo Price’s vitals started to spike, and he began to wake up…!! Lance called for help, and Kelly leant over Price… as he was trying to say something… He managed to whisper just one word… (or maybe two)... Leo Price: “Taaaake… Ovvvver…!!” ‘His Satanic Majesty’ Aldous Blackfriar [vs] BW Eddie Great way to continue what has been a strange night. BW Eddie is an untrustworthy snake of a competitor, and he showed his crafty side here tonight. However, he was up against a wildly talented American in Aldous Blackfriar, who won it with his ‘Gloomweaver Clutch’ Tazmission. 66 After the match, Beau Boulder and Darin Flynn came out onto the stage, and announced that BW Eddie is STILL refusing to pay them the money he owes for their detective services… So… They’re demanding he pays in OTHER ways…!! Starting with a match… Beau Boulder: “So… we’re going to FIND a suitable opponent for you…!! We don’t want to get our, hands, dirty…!!” After a commercial break, we learned that regardless of the outcome of their tag team match at Partners In Crime, J-B Cash would have Grave Digger as his first guest on his new talk show… ‘Cash Reacts’…!! The team dubbed ‘Gold Diggers’ were randomly selected to form a duo to take on Cain Carlisle and Rolling Johnny Stones at Partners In Crime… And speaking of Grave Digger… He made his entrance next, accompanied by Blackheart… w/ Local Talent [vs] Grave Digger w/ Blackheart Easy win for Grave Digger here, against an unknown local talent. He won it with his brutal ‘R.I.P Piledriver’. 48 Next up, we cut to the draw to determine Antithesis’ 21CW UK Championship defence at Partners In Crime… He’ll either have a singles match, triple threat, four way, five way, six way or a 10-man Battle Royale… The random spinner wheel span, and landed clearly on a SIX-MAN Match… which Antithesis was furious about…!! This was the worst possible option apart from the Battle Royale… Then we had the random draw for his opponents… and they were taken as names out of a spinning barrel… One at a time… Christopher Lister of Kenobi High… Viktor Beskov of The Red Devils… Former 3-time UK Champion Luke Cool… Former House of Business Member BW Eddie… who will join his fellow former HOB Member Beskov… And finally… Jase Cole…!! ALSO of Kenobi High…!! A stacked line-up for Antithesis… but he picked up his Fire Extinguisher, and held it tightly to him… a sadistic smile crept across his face… Elsewhere backstage, Adam Matravers and J-B Cash were brawling, with referees and officials trying to separate them… Finally they got some separation, and Matravers sneered at the man who had cut his lip and bruised his eye… Cash shouted that their feud wasn’t over…!! Cash also had some injuries to his face… his eyebrow was cut a little and he had blood in his mouth… w/ ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Doomsday w/ Edward Cornell Koller and Doomsday put on a great contest here. Doomsday is the only member of Edward Cornell’s House Of Business stable to stick around with the 21CW World Champion, and he was here to prove he could hang in the ring with one of the best in the business right now. Koller won, but it could have been different. Cornell was too distracted with the announce team at ringside – telling them he’d be joining the desk for the Main Event. It was a close fought contest, and Koller won it by hitting his ‘Hamburg Rock City’ Curb Stomp. 60 After the match was over, Edward Cornell did indeed join the announce team… Doomsday sat beside him, but he was hurt after his hard-fought match… Cornell was hoping that Roly Muckletruck and Beast Bantom had a hard-fought match in the Main Event next… The hope was, that they’d soften each other up ahead of their Triple Threat against Cornell at Partners In Crime… The winner of tonight’s match though, can CHOOSE the stipulation… including weather it becomes a Singles Match, or remains a Triple Threat…!! ‘The Squashasaurus’ Roly Muckletruck [vs] Beast Bantom Two friends who are no strangers to fighting 1 on 1 did battle here. Roly and Beast are a match in height, and in weight, but they’re very different competitors, with differing builds. Bantom is ripped, with all of his muscles appearing hard and unforgiving. Roly isn’t in bad shape at all, but he comes across softer, and less toned. His stamina, for a man of his size, is unbelievable though. He was able to stay in this match, despite being dominated by Beast, and eventually won it with his brilliant ‘Full Nelson’, which caused Beast to tap out. 65 After the match, Roly grabbed a microphone, and warned Edward Cornell and Doomsday to stay out of the ring… They heeded his warning… Roly Muckletruck: “Ach… Whatta match, ey…?! Give it up for the BEAST…!!” Roly gathered his thoughts, and asked a ringside worker to hand him an IRN BRU… Which he opened, and sipped… Roly Muckletruck: “Now ah take NO pleasure from beatin’ mah friend, Beastie… An I’d take even LESS pleasure from kickin’ him oot of our Triple Threat Match at Partners In Crime… He EZ mah partner in crime… He’s JUST as responsible for our win at The Cornell Cup as I em… sooo… we’re still goona have our li’lle wee Triple Threat match with Edward Cornell… an’ ONE of us… is gonna become Champion…!!” Roly said the match would be contested with NO RULES… so if Doomsday wanted to get involved too, he can…!! But he didn’t add any further stipulations than that… The show ended with Roly helping Beast to his feet, and the two big, tough, fan favourites glaring at Cornell and Doomsday on the outside of the ring…

Predictions for United, Episode 15, Week 2, May 2020 Battle Royale: Last Two competitors earn a Tag Team Title shot at Partners In Crime: Joey Beauchamp | Nate Manchester | Evan Alpass | Cain Carlisle | Viktor Beskov | Yuri Iliakov | Antithesis ???? | ???? | Compton Valence | Langton Herring | Fabian Schwarz | Hans Piccard | Vinny Vigilante | Rolling Johnny Stones Assassin [vs] Gulliver w/ Chuck Frisby ‘His Satanic Majesty’ Aldous Blackfriar [vs] BW Eddie Local Talent [vs] Grave Digger w/ Blackheart ‘The Rock ‘N’ Roller’ Sebastian Koller [vs] Doomsday w/ Edward Cornell ‘The Squashasaurus’ Roly Muckletruck [vs] Beast Bantom

I hear that mate. 2008 was my first game I think?! ROF were my company, and I had an epic save with guys like Beauchamp, Jay B, Buff Martinez and Leo Price on top. Loved that era! There's a lot to like about this save though too. I can still use these guys, Jones'll get plenty of TV time etc too. So they're all still active. Even Price I can use as a manager.

Ahaha! Good to hear it. I had absolutely nothing for Kevin Jones, and I figured if I'm going to work him down the card and put over younger talent (one day), I might as well do it for the excellent array of young Tag Teams on the roster, and bring Jeremy Allen in. Allen's stamina is like, 15? Or something. So he can only have 6 minute or less matches! Interesting theories, particularly as they both went the other way... Here's my logic for both: Alfonso beating The Booth gives him all the reasons he needs to NOT join them... because that's ultimately the story here - them wanting him, and him turning them down. If they beat him, especially green Dangermouth, he might feel he needs them? Merle was supposed to come in and work a few matches, and be gone. I literally gave him a 3 month deal, because both rosters were a little small. Then he pulled a 60 out of Edison Silva, and a 60 out of Kelvin Badberry... That match with Harmonic was 56 for THREE MINUTES! So he's going to stay around, and get a bit of a push initially now. In a similar vein to Kevin Jones, he'll be used to put the youngsters over... but a nice win streak to get him to a level of relevance is needed. Harmonic is a teenager, so he can take a loss, and he'll be fine. One went over, one got over Stoat, like Merle, has a short contract. Six months for Smasher. He just had a great match the day his contract came up, so I think I might extend another 3 months. See what else I can get out of him. His bio says he left 21CW in 2019 because he was annoyed about putting the younger talent over... So he's had a couple of wins, and even beat Landon Mallory to kick start their mini feud. He'll always pick the odd win up here or there, so be careful about writing him off and picking him to lose every time! Haha! You could do some fantasy booking for my fantasy booking! That's when you know you've made it as a diary writer! lol Thanks as always for the picks and comments guys. Really appreciate you all.

21CW Presents: Episode 15 Wednesday, Week 2, May 2020 Calling the action: Steve Smith and Dane Rowley Overall Rating: 65 We kicked of the show with a RANDOM DRAW for a Tag Team Title shot…!! With Kingdom General Manager Colin Chalke, stood in his office… Colin Chalke: “In honour of the upcoming United Pay-Per-View: PARTNERS In Crime… Where some tag teams… and Title challengers… will be randomly selected… Kingdom are going to have ourselves a Random Draw to find the next challengers for The Brat Pack’s 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Titles…!!” Chalke turned to a Tombola, with circa 30 balls in it… He spun the Tombola around, and drew the first challenger… Colin Chalke: “He’s the ‘British Lion’… LEIGH BURTON…!! And now… his partner…” He turned the Tombola again… Colin Chalke: “…will be… One of my favourite performers to watch… Landon Mallory…!!” An interesting duo here… Mallory is very popular among the fans, and Burton is very snake-like, and doesn’t care about what the fans think… They’re both extremely talented performers, and if they can get on the same page, will be a genuine threat to Artemis Eyre-Rochester and Thurston Darcy III… w/ w/ ‘The Furious Bi-Curious’ Alfonso D’Angelo w/ Buck Winchester [vs] Dangermouth w/ DJ Reason Very quick match here, between two up and coming young stars. Dangermouth is very green, and hasn’t had the fundamentals engrained into his training like D’Angelo has at the National School of Wrestling. The former MC needs to work with more experienced opponents for a while, but the match was watchable at least. For the finish, Alfonso locked in his ‘Anaconda Vice’ head scissors Camel Clutch! 37 Last week, Brickhouse Balder lost his singles match… and he was talking to Welsh Dragon about it… Suddenly, despite Dragon being friendly towards the big Frenchman, Balder attacked by slamming into the young Welsh high-flier… When he got up, Balder squashed him against the wall… and he dropped to the floor… Dragon’s best friend Aurelian Bradley arrived on the scene, and Balder backed off… Bradley crouched over his fallen friend, and shouted at Balder… asking him what he was doing… Balder replied by saying he’d see Bradley in the ring if he wants to do something about it… w/ ‘The Irish Stretching Machine’ Merle O’Curle [vs] ‘The King of the Cruiserweights’ Phil Harmonic w/ Edison Silva & Kelvin Badberry Harmonic lasted just 3 minutes tonight, getting stretched and slapped about by the vastly more experienced Merle O’Curle. He was pinned with a small package that looked impossible to kick out of! After the match, Harmonic flapped about, and threw a full-on tantrum. Especially when Silva and Badberry couldn’t catch O’Curle as he made a quick exit! 56 We cut backstage next, and in a change of pace, we found Landon Mallory and Leigh Burton meeting for possibly the first time… The two have ‘earned’ 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Title shots, due to the random draw earlier tonight… Leigh Burton: “Mallory… You’re good… but if I were you… I’d let me do all the work when we fight The Brat Pack… I’ve dealt with their kind before… So uhh… stay out of my way out there…” Mallory was angered by Burton’s arrogance… but had something in his back pocket, that Burton didn’t know… Landon Mallory: “Actually ‘Lion’… We’ve got ourselves a ‘tune-up match’ next week… Me an’ you… against Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu…!! Now… I assume you’ll want me to do my fair share of the work in that one, huh…?! I will show you, what I can do...” Burton winced at the mention of the match… He knows Storm and Sifu, but in particular Storm, wants to HURT him… so he knew he’d need Mallory’s help next week… Brickhouse Balder [vs] ‘The Master of the Old School’ Aurelian Bradley At 481lbs, Balder is twice the size of Bradley, and it showed early on. However, ‘The Master of the Old School’ was somehow able to fight back into it, and won it with his ‘Figure Four Leg Lock’. 37 Next up, we saw ‘The Executive Consultant’ Cliff King standing by with his ‘Giant Client’ War Machine… Machine was stood behind his manager… Arms folded, and looking extremely menacing… He let his ‘mouthpiece’ do the talking tonight… Cliff King: “In one week… The FOURTH instalment in the BEDLAM versus War Machine… Best of Seven Series SAGA… and with the scores currently at 2 to 1… My ‘Giant Client’ is going to take another win… and make it almost beyond DOUBT… that this will end with War Machine having his hand raised, with four victories…” BEDLAM versus War Machine IV next week…!! Monkey Business (Kevin Jones & Jeremy Allen) [vs] Nightmare & Ruin The return of Monkey Business tonight, in a fun, but a little more serious match. Jones wanted Allen to stop all the shenanigans, because he knew how dangerous their opponents were – and he was there for revenge after they attacked Allen backstage. In the end, he got his wish, because Allen showed his more serious side before hitting his ‘Hunk ‘O Pain’ side belly-to-belly slam. 45 Backstage, Mo Adebola was standing by with Wade Orson… Mo Adebola: “I em joined by… Thee man known… as ‘Awesome’ Wade Orson… And Mr. Orson… what thee people want to know… is how does it feel to see your tag team partner, Leigh Burton, getting a 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Title shot… with a different partner!?” Orson smiled… he licked his lips, and snarled at Adebola for his comment and line of questioning… Wade Orson: “It’s… FINE…?!” Orson was unconvincing… Wade Orson: “No really… It’s fine… Because you see… this way… I’m going to head into the Main Event tonight, and WIN the Battle Royale… then… I myself will get some Gold… WITHOUT… Leigh…” Before he could finish, the Lee FamiLee walked up…!! [PICS: Gorilla, JK and Andrew Lee] Gorilla Lee: “Diiiiiiiiiiiiid you just say, Lee…?!” Orson began to answer, but then realised he was being mocked… and decided to leave the scene… Andrew Lee reminded Mo Adebola that he and his Cousins were ALL in tonight’s Main Event… and they ALL want a shot at their friend Buff Martinez…!! w/ ‘The Barcelona Bull’ Buff Martinez w/ Kathleen Lee [vs] Stevie ‘Smasher’ Stoat Decent but short co-Main Event here. Buff and Stoat are both veterans, and both know their characters well. It took a great fightback from Martinez to win this one – hitting his ‘El K.O’ spinning back fist to win it. 54 Ahead of the Main Event, we got a promo video for the fan favourite tag team: The Underdogs… ‘Little J’ Joe Simpson and Michael X are a popular duo, and shouldn’t be underestimated… The video showed how hard the two youngsters work… and how close they are as friends… It warned that The Underdogs would be waiting to see who wins between the tag team of Leigh Burton and Landon Mallory, and the current 21CW Kingdom Tag Team Champions: The Brat Pack at the Kingdom Pay-Per-View: War Drums in a few short weeks… Tommy Cornell | Ricky Storm | Sifu | Landon Mallory | Daniel Black Francis Andrew Lee | Gorilla Lee | JK Lee | Leigh Burton | Wade Orson Blake Belushi | Smiling John Smithie | Mark Misery | Kelvin Badberry | Edison Silva Star-studded line-up in this one, with a number of potential winners, so it took a while for the first elimination to occur. Smiling John Smithie received that honour, and had more to complain about, when he was tipped up and over by Gorilla Lee while trying to eliminate JK Lee himself. Gorilla got two more eliminations in quick succession, ending Mark Misery’s night, and slamming into Edison Silva while he was on the apron too. Big, bad, Kelvin Badberry put up more of a fight, and was able to throw JK Lee out of the match, but all that did was anger Gorilla Lee, who got his fourth elimination in ‘The Bad Seed’. With Gorilla’s dominance, he earned a target on his back. His Cousin Andrew Lee also became a target, and was thrown out by Blake Belushi. The cocky Australian brought Leigh Burton and Wade Orson on to his side, and the trio tipped Gorilla up and out together! Their amazing teamwork was only matched by Ricky Storm and Sifu. One of the greatest tag teams in 21CW history were out to get Leigh Burton tonight, and they did just that – working together to go high and low on ‘The British Lion’ before eliminating him together. This brought the attention of Burton’s random tag team partner Landon Mallory, who will team with Burton next week against Crouching Storm, Hidden Sifu. He tipped Sifu out, and then used Storms momentum against him to eliminate him too! Down to the Final Five now, and Tommy Cornell began his march to victory. He managed to get both Landon Mallory and Daniel Black Francis up and over the top rope to the apron, and then eliminated BOTH the fan favourites. This seemed like a good move, but Cornell soon realised he was out there with Orson and Belushi – who had worked together earlier, and who both saw the benefit of eliminating ‘Rough Justice’ together, and then fighting it out to see who the better man is. Cornell has bags of experience though, and he got ‘Beautiful’ Blake Belushi out before too much damage could be done. But despite Cornell’s experience, he fell for an old trick tonight. The music of Loxley Robbins hit, and Cornell got ready for a showdown with the man who has been refusing to compete for weeks!! However, Loxley never showed, and Cornell’s distraction was enough for Wade Orson to hit his ‘Bounce Back’ Pounce!! He picked a near lifeless Cornell up, and threw him over the top rope!! Orson won the whole match, and now he’s heading to War Drums to face Buff Martinez for the 21CW World Heavyweight Title!! 69