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I've been so enamoured with my ongoing CVerse saves that this has completely slipped under my radar. I enjoyed the heck out of this on 16' so I'll definitely be giving this a spin when I get a chance Mammoth.

Sammy Bach & Troy Tornado vs Jay Chord & Joshua Taylor TCW TV Title- Greg Gauge © vs Darryl Devine The Supremacy vs Edd Stone, Benny Benson, and Flying Jimmy Foxx Shocking Matt Hocking vs “The Buzzsaw” Frankie Perez Nice show with a surprise victory to close it out. Freddy is often an underutilised talent so good to see him in the spotlight here.

Night One, 2/5/2020 ~ Yokohama Radiant Hall 1. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Sotatsu Sarumara vs. Rob Edwards 2. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Eikichi Itou vs. Danjuro Kikuchi 3. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Lion Genji vs. Brother Yoshitaka 4. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Quick Kick Nakao vs. Kyuichi Matsumoto 5. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Morimasa Kato vs. Bunrakuken Torii 6. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Omezo Shikitei vs. Masahi Urogotaya Night Two, 2/8/2020 ~ Ryogoku KFC Hall 1. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Bunrakuken Torii vs. Rob Edwards 2. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Eikichi Itou vs. Morimasa Kato 3. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Masashi Urogotaya vs. Quick Kick Nakao 4. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Kyuichi Matsumoto vs. Brother Yoshitaka 5. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Sotatsu Sarumara vs. Danjuro Kikuchi 6. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Omezo Shikitei vs. Lion Genji Night Three, 2/10/2020 ~ Shinkiba 1st RING 1. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Lion Genji vs. Quick Kick Nakao 2. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Omezo Shikitei vs. Brother Yoshitaka 3. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Rob Edwards vs. Morimasa Kato 4. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Sotatsu Sarumara vs. Eikichi Itou 5. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Kyuichi Matsumoto vs. Masashi Urogotaya 6. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Bunrakuken Torii vs. Danjuro Kikuchi Night Four, 2/16/2020 ~ Gunma Hall 1. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Rob Edwards vs. Danjuro Kikuchi 2. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Omezo Shikitei vs. Quick Kick Nakao 3. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Masashi Urogotaya vs. Brother Yoshikata 4. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Bunrakuken Torii vs. Eikichi Itou 5. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Lion Genji vs. Kyuichi Matsumoto 6. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Sotatsu Sarumara vs. Morimasa Kato Night Five, 2/18/2020 ~ Kitasenju Theatre 1010 1. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Brother Yoshitaka vs. Quick Kick Nakao 2. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Rob Edwards vs. Eikichi Itou 3. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Morimasa Kato vs. Danjuro Kikuchi 4. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Masashi Urogotaya vs. Lion Genji 5. Immortal Grand Prix Block A: Bunrakuken Torii vs. Sotatsu Sarumara 6. Immortal Grand Prix Block B: Kyuichi Matsumoto vs. Omezo Shikitei Any round-robin format is always a crap-shoot. Especially with a roster as eclectic and varied as this and looking at HiPlus' predictions, we're opposed on about 60% of the picks.. All I know is I'm backing Torii for the whole thing!

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #ed0707; margin:10px;background: #948787; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 3px 12px ";"> JANUARY 2020, WEEK 2 Episode #2 Attendance: 1,300 Pre-Show Results The Nation of Filth def. The Danger Kid & Jason Jackson Cowboy Ricky Dale def. Paul Steadyfast Announce team Jason Azaria, Kyle Rhodes & Micky Starr Show Opening <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/my6bfA14vMQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> The theme for Hollyweird TV blares out through the arena as the pyro goes off and we are welcomed to the broadcast by Jason Azaria and the announce team. They swiftly recap the events of last week's action and lay down some hype for the evening regarding announcements relating to the fates of the International & Tag Team Titles and for the beginning of the tournament to crown a new World Champion. Angle Rating: 72 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Mr Lucha [vs] Robert Oxford Mr Lucha secured the victory last week in tag-team action but Oxford was looking for a measure of revenge and claim a victory back off the Lucha star. This was a hot opener that the crowd really got invested in with a the clash of styles proving to be wonderfully competitive. It was fairly evenly and precariously poised before Mr Lucha gathered some momentum. A top rope dropkick sent Oxford to the mat. Looking to capitalise, Mr Lucha once again went to ascend to the top rope but Oxford recovered quickly and flipped his opponent from the turnbuckle to the mat. Using a swiftness not often seen from the technician he quickly ascended to the top of the turnbuckle himself and came crashing down with his impactful Top Rope Kneedrop. He made the cover and, from almost nothing with time running out, secured the victory. Winner: Robert Oxford in 14:17 Finish: ''Top Rope Kneedrop Match Rating:70 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Monty Walker [vs] Ramon Paez These two relatively unknown cruiserweights put on a decent match with some fast-paced action with flashes of high-flying action giving the fans a little taster of what they're capable of. The action flew past swiftly and it was the self-appointed 'coolest guy in the room' who took this one. Winner: Monty Walker in 5:59 Finish: Talk This Way (Swanton Bomb) Match Rating: 43 Meeting the Homicide We cut to grainy black & white footage that dips in and out of focus. Swift cuts of hardcore/deathmatch footage are viewed before a quick cut to black. A lone spotlight then appears above a seated, leather-clad figure with severe rips in his clothing and spatters of blood surrounding him. We zoom in on him and see that he is cradling a 2x4 wrapped in barbed-wire with nails sticking out of it. A barbed-wire crown sits atop his head of matted hair with trickles of blood falling down over his face. He stares at the camera. Not blinking. Not moving. Just staring. Homicide: "They call me crazy. They call me Psychotic. They call me Weird. They call me Deranged. They call me Hardcore and yet... they know nothing of the real me. No one knows anything of the real me." Angle Rating: 55 Tag-Team Match 15-minute time limit The Blazing Flames [vs] Savage Fury The towering and hard-hitting duo of Java & Tribal Warrior are looking to make themselves a threat to the rest of the HGC roster and they made a good job of looking like a threat. The early goings were heavily dominated by the savage duo and they utilised their strength well wearing down Joey Flame swiftly. However, what Savage Fury have in power they lack in experience. A brief lapse in focus allowed Flame to make the tag and Teddy came in with that babyface fire the duo are long known for and with a pace of offence that belied his 48 years and left Java in no-mans land. Another quick tag and The Flames secured the victory with Joeys Swandive Splash Winner: The Blazing Flames in 6:47 Finish: Swandive Splash (Frog Splash) Match Rating: 53 HGC World Championship Tournament - Quarter Final Singles Match No time limit Whistler [vs] BLZ Bubb Whistler made his entrance hoisting the American flag high in the air and he seemed in positive spirits. This was in stark contrast to the dark and foreboding entrance of BLZ Bubb whose permanent expression seems to be incensed. It almost wouldn't be fair to call this a match. This was a bowling shoe ugly beatdown of Whistler at the hands of the demon! This match was over relatively quickly and thank goodness! Winner: BLZ Bubb in 4:11 Finish: Hades Bomb (Jackknife Powerbomb) Match Rating: 24 'Get the EMT's out here' Not content with an all too easy victory, BLZ Bubb seemed hellbent on sending a message to somebody. Anybody. Everybody. He tossed the battered body of Whistler to the outside. He then hoisted Whistler up onto his shoulders and delivered a devastating Hades Bomb onto the guardrail that echoed with a crack! Whistler screamed in agony as the Demon calmly walked away. EMT's arrived to check on the patriot and he was stretchered out of the arena. Angle Rating: 47 "Meeting the Avengers" We have another VTR package. It looks upon a dark, dirty and uninviting alleyway with trash littered on the ground floating on puddles of muddy water. We move slowly through the alleyway and see at the end of it are two silhouetted, brutish looking figures wearing leather jackets and wielding baseball bats. They slowly turn to the camera to reveal for a brief second their white-painted faces. The stare, unflinching as one of them simply says "Soon" Angle Rating: 30 "Trying again" The classic synth, guitar riff and drumbeat of "Separate Ways" by Journey blares out through the arena as Jack Bruce appears on the ramp. Bruce, mic in hand, plays to the crowd as he walks down the ramp looking to high-five the fans with no one taking him up on the offer. He enters the ring. Bruce:"Well those guys look intimidating as hell, right? Gee. I'd like them on my side. (He smiles to himself and stares out into the crowd) "Last week I put on a wonderful performance in this ring. It looked to the whole world that Dusty Streets kicked my ass good as I was lying on the mat rolling around in pain and screaming. Trust me, that was acting baby. Hottest property in Hollywood right here. But this week, I want to do things right. I want a fight and I'm gonna win. So, if anyone back there is feeling bold enough to step up to bonafide rock God: Come on down!" The Heartland rock anthem "Born in the U.S.A" blasts through the arena as iconic patriot Sam Strong walks to the ring to a huge ovation from those in attendance as Bruce looks on in a mixture of disbelief and regret. Strong: "Brucey baby! Don't you fear because I am here live and in living color. So here's what I think we should do, kid. You want a fight? I gotta keep busy til I beat Mr Romeo next week so why don't we do ourselves a favour and go right here, right now?" Angle Rating: 79 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Sam Strong [vs] Jack Bruce The two men pose and posture to the crowd with each eliciting different reactions. Bruce; jeers and indifference. Strong; Adulation and positivity. Strong bows to the crowd. This is all it takes for Bruce to decide there's an opportunity available and he decides to start clubbing Strong with heavy right hands. The Rock God continues to beat on the Icon with a flurry of strikes that seem to have him dazed. He attempts a few quick pinfalls but it'll take more to put him away. After another minute or so, Strong suddenly bursts to life with a series of offensive maneuvres that send Bruce reeling. JB tries to fight back and looks to land his New York Minute finisher but he is thrown to the ropes and meets a Strong Arm Tactic on his return. Clearly looking to send a message Strong picks up Bruce and plants him with a second Strong Arm Tactic before getting the pinfall. Winner: Sam Strong in 6:42 Finish: Strong Arm Tactic (Bionic Elbow) Match Rating: 64 A Heartthrob hurting Strong poses for the fans and hoists Bruce up to his feet. He extends a hand out to the young up and comer in a show of respect but as he does so he is quickly taken down to his knees. Romeo Heartthrob rushed the ring and took a steel chair to the back of Strongs left knee. He followed it up with another stab to the left knee using the backrest of the chair before grabbing JB and ushering him out of the ring to a chorus of boos as Strong clutches his knee wondering what just happened to him. Angle Rating: 73 Announcement time Mighty Micky Starr jumps up from the commentary booth and enters the ring, microphone in hand, to address the audience and fill them in regarding the details and fates of the Tag Team and International Titles. Starr: "It seems that I have been assigned the duty from the HGC powers that be of informing you all of the intentions for our prestigious, and unaccounted for, championships. The 10-man battle royal that was originally intended to determine the fate of the World Championship will now be used to crown our first-ever International champion at Malice In Wonderland. Entrants will be selected at random but those participating in the tournament for the World Championship are ineligible. (He pauses, allowing the fans an opportunity to react before continuing) As for the Tag Team belts, next week we will have two 4v4 match-ups. The winning foursomes of those two contests will then compete the following week in another 4v4 match-up. The winning team of that encounter will then face-off, in their respective duos, in a match at Malice In Wonderland to crown our Tag Team Champions. Thank you. Angle Rating: 78 Tag-Team Match 15-minute time limit The Vessey Brothers [vs] The Demons of Rage Tensions between these two teams boiled over last week after the singles encounter between Bryan and Anger that ended in DQ. The feelings of last week were not forgotten and this match was 12 minutes of heavy strikes and fierce suplexes as these two teams went to battle. The Demons looked particularly vicious, seemingly wanting to send a statement of intent to the rest of the tag-team division after the announcement by Starr. The foursome took their brawl to the outside as the referee began to lose control. He began the count to 10 as all competitors appeared to be ignoring him and continuing to trade shots. Reaching 8 and then 9 Bryan Vessey, the legal man, suddenly lay Anger out flat with a stiff right hand and swiftly rolled into the ring as the ref counted to 10 to sneak the victory. Winner: The Vessey Brothers in 12:48 Finish: Count Out Match Rating: 73 Coach Dick hypes up his All-Stars Richie is lifting dumbbells as his father, and Coach is shouting encouragement at him akin to a hardened coach hyping up his prizefighter before his big bout. The locker room door opens as they are joined by Bryan & Larry Vessey who are instantly congratulated by Coach on their wily victory. He turns to Richie Coach: "You're ready, kid. He's got all the experience in the world but Rip won't know what hit him when you get out there. This tournament is yours for the taking. The first-ever HGC World Champion right here! Now get out there you son of a Bitch, cause Dickie loves ya!" Angle Rating: 60 HGC World Championship Tournament - Quarter Final Singles Match No time limit Richie Pangrazzio Jr. w/Coach Dick [vs] Rip Chord Two in-ring veterans of the business face-off in our main event for the opportunity to advance in the World Championship Tournament. As main events go this had all the makings of a classic. And that it was. Richie, despite being a bad guy for most of his career brought the babyface fire and had the fans fully behind him against a legend looking to bounce back from the chaos of last weeks main event. For the first 15 minutes, this match was a classic back and forth affair with each man trading momentum but Richie, with Coach Dick, hyping him up began to turn the heat up on Chord and unleashed a barrage of moves that had him reeling. With the fans sensing an upset and building to a huge crescendo, Richie gestured to the crowd to signal for his Grand Slam finisher (Attitude Adjustment). He grabbed Chord by his hair, pulling him to his feet and then hoisting him up onto his shoulders. But as he lifted Chord to deliver his finish the veteran flipped his momentum in mid-air, locked his arm around Jr.'s head and planted him with a crushing DDT on the mat. Taking a moment to recover, Chord crawled across and made the cover for the 1-2-3. The announce team were in disbelief, as were the fans and Coach, as they brought the broadcast to an end with a triumphant Chord standing with his hand raised. Winner: Rip Chord in 16:32 Finish: Rip Chord DDT Match Rating: 82 Overall Show Rating: 75 </div>

<p>Just to echo the sentiments of others the effort going ibto this with content and presentation is exceptional. So, my hats off to you, fella.</p><p> You deserve all the plaudits. I was never the biggest ECW fan back in the day but you're definitely capturing the era.</p>

<p><strong>Barnaby & Rudge</strong> vs. Coulrophobia vs. Night Terrors</p><p> [#1 Contendership Match]</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Mexican Hardcore Killers</strong> vs. The Outlaw</p><p> [Handicap Match]</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kevin Dupont©</strong> vs. Fiasco Fierce</p><p> [iPW Californian Championship Match]</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Frantic Ali</strong> vs. JOJI</p><p> [“I Quit” Match]</p><p> </p><p> Deadly Deadshot vs. <strong>Frankie-Boy Fernandes (CZCW)</strong></p><p> [iPW vs. An Outsider]</p><p> </p><p> Hustle Muvva vs. <strong>Lug Phelan w/ Bunny</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Aldous Blackfriar©</strong> vs. Remmy Skye</p><p> [iPW Championship Match]</p>

Anyone on the forums well versed in the ways of Rocket League? It's about the only thing my attention span holds these days but would be nice to find fellow fans to play with. I'm 4 years in and am still decidedly average... About a High Plat/Low Diamond level.

USPW National Title Match 20 Minute Time Limit Match Roger Cage defends vs. Joss Thompson Comments: 10 Minute Time Limit Match Funky Fedora vs. Casey Valentine Comments: 15 Minute Time Limit Match Tiffany Jade vs. Missy Masterson Comments: 10 Minute TIme Limit Match Alicia Strong vs. Charity Sweet Comments: 10 Minute Time Limit Match Mick Muscles and The Cold Warriors vs. Enygma and The Texas Express Comments: TV Time Remaining Rich Money and Steve Frehley vs. Hawkeye & Wolf Comments: Solid first show. Nice foundation to build upon.

Main Event Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit MGPW Grand Championship Challenger Ajay Agarwal versus Champion Kashmir Singh Semi Final Tag Team Match Sixty Minute Time Limit MGPW Tag Team Grand Championship Challengers The Collective [Art Reed & Killer Khan] versus Champions The Twin Pain Train Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit MGPW Intercontinental Championship Challenger Gahtir Salim versus Champion Vijaya Kar Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit MGPW Open Challenge Championship Jash Sing versus Omezo Shikitei Tag Team Match Thirty Minute Time Limit The Imperialists [svennson & Vanzycha] versus Might Night Opening Match Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Avram Singh Ramprasad versus Hammer Hadley

Your 'criticisms' are noted, my friend. It is probably easier to just assume nothing previously has happened and it's completely fresh, I guess. Amendments shall be made to make it easier. I've also fixed Ramon's name. This goes for everyone reading. If they're are things that are unclear or you have suggestions etc. feel free to suggest. I'm still a relative NEWB for diary writing so happy to receive feedback.

Here is the prediction card for the second episode of Hollyweird TV in 1997 for those who wish to participate.

High Flyin Hernandez vs Benny Benson Mighty Meaty © vs Cougar Stone vs The Syndicate for the TCW Tag Team Titles T-Bone Bright vs Eddie Peak in a hardcore match Doc Hammond, Human Arsenal and Dazzling Dave Diamond vs Troy Tornado, Davis Wayne Newton and Del Neutron Steven Parker and Mainstream Hernandez vs Jay Chord and Greg Gauge? One Man Army © vs Matt Hocking for the TCW TV Title Sammy Bach vs Freddy Huggins Wolf Hawkins © vs Aaron Andrews for the TCW Word Heavyweight Title

Taken me a while but I've just caught up on this. Excellent stuff. I can hopefully follow in real-time bow. Non-Title Match: Aaron Andrews © vs Doc Hammond Non-Title Match: Dogs of War © vs The Elite Wolf Hawkins vs Freddy Huggins Joshua Taylor’s Open Challenge - Roderick Remus Ernest Youngman & Greg Gauge vs T-Bone Bright & Troy Tornado Mighty Mo vs Nick Booth Bart Biggins & Frankie Perez vs Shocking Matt Hocking & Maverick

Thank you very much. The first of many more to come I hope. It felt good writing it up anyway so I'm grateful for the positivity. My thanks go to TheLloyd who has been a great help over the past few days. As well as providing me with the de-aged versions of The Demons of Rage, they also offered advice and tips on formatting the show and the presentation. With regards to the predictions, the Mucha Lucha vs Tag Team Specialists seemed to throw all but one of you off. Understandable. The scores are below. We'll consider that 1 win for M0xl3y. The plan will be that after our second PPV, The War To Settle To The Score, the predictor with the most 'wins' will win a prize. I have got a decent idea in mind that means the winner will have a good influence on the diary. Anyway... The card for the next show should be up later this evening.

I check in on this every couple of months just to see what I've missed and, to echo the others, the work that had gone into this is tremendous Togg! It looks fantastic and is a wonderful review of the history pf the boards.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 3px solid #ed0707; margin:10px;background: #948787; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 3px 12px ";"> JANUARY 2020, WEEK 1 Episode #1 Attendance: 1,100 Pre-Show Results Whistler def. Danny Rushmore Larry Vessey def. Peter Valentine Announce team Jason Azaria, Kyle Rhodes & Micky Starr Show Opening The pyro goes off in the arena and the camera pans around to show our audience hyped-up and excited for another night of HGC action. The announce team wish the audience a Happy New Year, hype the broadcast and build up the main event that will feature Sam Strong & Liberty vs Rip Chord & BLZ Bubb. Angle Rating: 75 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Cowboy Ricky Dale [vs] Romeo Heartthrob The 'Modern Day Cowboy' met the self-proclaimed 'Sexiest Man Alive' in our opener this evening in what was, for the most part, a fairly even back-and-forth affair. The cowboy began to build up a head of steam before some cheap heat tactics from Romeo cut off RD's momentum. The tide quickly turned and the cowboy never recovered. He tapped out after being locked in Cupid's Clutch. Winner: Romeo Heartthrob in 11:34 Finish: ''Cupid's Clutch" (Million Dollar Dream) Match Rating:54 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Bryan Vessey [vs] Demon Anger The fans have quickly taken Bryan Vessey to their hearts as he received a generous ovation prior to this match beginning. Both fighters were unaccompanied by their respective partners and managers for this one. Both may be tag-team specialists but they certainly know how to go to war in singles action. It was a stiff, bruising battle with hard punches and chops being traded throughout. As the match built towards a finish, Vessey had the upper hand and Anger couldn't accept this so blatantly low-blowed Vessey in front of the referee. Winner: Bryan Vessey in 10:58 Finish: DQ via low-blow. Match Rating: 54 Vicious beatdown prevented Demon Spite is quickly down to ringside as the bell rings out. He joins his partner and begins putting the boots to the already downed Vessey. The Demonic badasses begin to set up a table at ringside but a small 'pop' rings out as Larry Vessey rushes to his younger brothers aid. The Demon's duck out the way and head back up the ramp. It's a hotly contested tag division in HGC and it seems the Demons of Rage are sending a statement of intent for the vacant tag team titles. Angle Rating: 55 Tag-Team Match 15-minute time limit Mucha Lucha [vs] The Tag Team Specialists The high-flying, fast-paced duo of Mr Lucha and Eléctrico face off vs the more technical minded duo of Bryant & Oxford. Evenly paced in the early goings, the specialists eventually took the advantage with some quick tags and limb work as they took turns beating on the legs of Eléctrico so as to impede his speed. Oxford & Eléctrico collided in the ring with a double clothesline as the fans were begging for the hot-tag. Mr Lucha fired up and the comeback was on. With the heels reeling, Mr Lucha landed the ever-impressive Lucha Drop from the top rope on for 1-2-3 as Oxford couldn't make the save. Winner: Mucha Lucha in 9:28 Finish: Lucha Drop (450 Splash) Match Rating: 68 Backstage Promo Killer stands in front of the menacing, towering BLZ Bubb who seems entirely emotionless. He just stares into the camera as Killer speaks. Killer: "It matters not who he teams with. It matters not he fights against. Everyone is considered an enemy to the Devil's Favourite Son! It doesn't matter if you're Rip Chord. It doesn't matter if you're Sam Strong. Anyone who steps into a ring with the spawn of The Prince of Darkness should be very, very afraid." Angle Rating: 62 Tag-Team Match 15-minute time limit Spirit Warriors vs Black Serpent Cult The night rolls on with more tag-team action as these two teams had the job of following that eerie promo. Both delivered though with 11-minutes of exciting action but it was the veteran duo who came out on top to prove they can still hang with the young guns. Winner: Black Serpent Cult in 11:17 Finish: Dragon's Breath (Fall of Man) Match Rating: 62 Dusty walks & talks Dusty Streets enters the arena to generous cheers from the crowd. He spends time dishing out high-fives to fans at ringside before grabbing a microphone and ascending the steps and stepping into the ring. But before he could speak the classic synth, guitar riff and drumbeat of "Separate Ways" by Journey blares out through the arena... Jack Bruce appears mic in hand and begins preening & posturing to the fans with little reaction. The music fades out as he begins to talk. Bruce: " I'm worried about all that high-fiving you were doing... I guess you're not gonna have much energy left for a fight, old-timer. This'll be easy. (He chuckles to himself as Dusty looks on with an almost 'Who the f is this, kid?' sort of look.) I'm the next big thing in the entertainment business. A bonafide rock star, a premiere ass-kicker and the future King of Hollywood & Hollyweird. I can do it all, y'all. I'll prove the ass-kicking part now..." Angle Rating: 51 Singles Match 15-minute time limit Dusty Streets [vs] Jack Bruce Bruce tosses the microphone aside and sprints to the ring, ripping off his shirt as he goes. But as he slides into the ring, he is immediately met with a clothesline that sends him back out to ringside via the top rope. This was mainly how the match went for the early goings. Anything Bruce tried to get going was shut down immediately by Streets. A dirty rake of the eyes gave Bruce an advantage but he couldn't maintain it and Streets fired up the babyface comeback to put away the self-proclaimed Rock star. Bruce writhes about the mat, almost in agony, as Streets looks down upon him. He shakes his head in disbelief and then exits the ring high-fiving more fans as he leaves. Winner: Dusty Streets in 8:47 Finish: The Dust-Off (Cross-Rhodes) Match Rating: 43 Tournament Announcement & Main Event Hype A hype video package plays on the Big Screen above the stage. We see compilation footage of some of the stars of HGC. As the footage fades out, a bright image of the HGC World Championship appears on the screen for a few moments... As it fades out we are met with a view of the 8 names entered into the tournament as the participant's picture flashes beside their name. Sam Strong, Rip Chord, Richie Pangrazzio Jr., Whistler, Romeo Heartthrob, Dusty Streets, Liberty & BLZ Bubb. The screen fades to black. Sam Strong & Liberty are backstage looking very pleased that they've got spots in the tournament. They focus on the camera as Strong brings the mic to his mouth. Strong: "That starts next week but let's focus on tonight, baby. Apparently, I should fear BLZ Bubb? It'll be a cold day in hell before I fear anybody I'll tell you that for free, brother. Tonight, I team with the coolest duuuuude in Hollywoooood, my friend right here, Liberty. Let's go kick some ass, baby! Angle Rating: 92 Tag-Team Match TV time remaining Rip Chord & BLZ Bubb [vs] Sam Strong & Liberty The fans are pumped up for this one with 4 of the biggest stars HGC has to offer in action. A good solid tag-team brawl from four competitors who aren't necessarily tag team experts. Evenly poised in the early stages, BLZ Bubb quickly began to dominate as his sheer strength proved too much for Liberty to handle. It was a bit of a manhandling at this stage with the demon tossing Liberty around the ring for fun as the dude struggled to get to his corner and tag in Strong. Bubb also refused, however, to tag in his partner which after a while began to irk Chord. As Bubb lifted Liberty onto his shoulders, Chord slapped the back of his partner to tag himself in. Bubb immediately dropped Liberty, turned to Chord and look incensed. Chord shrugged and walked past the demon. Infuriated further, Bubb delivered a crushing big boot to the back of Chord's head then lifted him up for a devastating Hades Bomb! Bubb then faced off with Strong before exiting the ring leaving his partner. Liberty made the hot-tag and Strong went to work taking advantage of the situation and 'popped' the crowd with a myriad of strikes and chops. He pandered to the crowd as Chord was stumbling on his feet. Strong clobbered Chord with a Strong Arm Tactic before tagging in Liberty who put the legend away with a Liberation Slam! Winner: Liberty & Sam Strong in 15:48 Finish: Liberation Slam (Angle Slam) Match Rating: 79 Sending the fans home happy The babyface duo celebrates their victory with a series of poses and taunts to the crowd in the arena. Meanwhile, Chord slowly stumbles his way up the ramp in a mixture of bewilderment and annoyance as Azaria closes out the broadcast reminding us that the tournament begins next week! Angle Rating: 77 Overall Show Rating: 75 </div>

TAG TEAM | ONE FALL THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS VS. TEAM MIDNIGHT SINGLES | ONE FALL KIDD THUNDER VS. ??? SINGLES | ONE FALL WHITE WOLF VS. OUTLAW KARL CALLIHAN 10-MAN BATTLE ROYAL | OCW UNITED STATES TITLE BOUT PRINCE BRADY vs. JAY DIAZ vs. ROGER EAGLE vs. RAMBLIN' ROACH RANES vs. THE RINGLEADER vs. BUBBA LEE vs. CONNY WOODS vs. THE MASKED MAULER vs. ??? vs. ??? CO-MAIN EVENT SINGLES | ONE FALL KIPP ARMSTRONG VS. ??? MAIN EVENT FINALS OF INAUGURAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SINGLES | ONE FALL TEXAS HANGMAN VS. GREGORY VENNE

Enjoyed that last show. Lau vs Spade should be an absolute banger come PPV time! Jungle Lord [vs] 'The Supreme Star' Spencer Spade w/ Dulce Moreno 'Fast Ball' Oliver Kobb [vs] 'The King of Charisma' Robbie Wright ZWB & The Dallas Cowboys w/ Hannah [vs] Primus Allen & The Pain Alliance Bear Bekowski [vs] 'The African Assassin' Makutsi Angry Gilmore & Joey Morgan [vs] The Awesomeness 'The Dragon' Mikey Lau [vs] Hollywood Bret Starr w/ The Unleashed Rat Pack Fully expect Spade to cost Lau the match.

Really good show. Zippy will forever be the MVP of the company. Episode #3 Predictions Main Event Singles Match Fifteen Minute TV Time Limit "The Mayor of Muscle Mountain" Sandman Winks versus The Masked Mauler Tag Team Match Fifteen Minute TV Time Limit The Texas Express versus AC King & Robin Leroy Tag Team Match Fifteen Minute TV Time Limit Nate DeMarcus & Warwick Good versus Brent Carpenter & Edwin Garcia Singles Match Fifteen Minute TV Time Limit Black Diamond versus Melinda Perry Singles Match Fifteen Minute TV Limit Celestia Copeland versus Akari Kawashima Opening Match Tag Team Match Fifteen Minute TV Time Limit Victor Crash & Jimmy Dillon versus The Manifesto

The first prediction card is up for those who wish to participate. Also, the roster and title histories (as exciting as that is for a brand new company) pages have been updated further up on the reserved posts. Happy predicting everybody.

Has anybody in their folders or on their travels come across a set of belts for HGC from the 97' CV mod?

'The Living Legend' Rocky Golden [vs] 'The King of Charisma' Robbie Wright Ekuma w/ High Flyin' Hawaiian [vs] 'Mainstream' Jimmy Hernandez The Sharp Shooters (Gilmore & Morgan) [vs] Fame & Money (Huntingdon & Trescarde) w/ Unleashed Rat Pack 'The Disco Stud' Robbie Retro [vs] 'Platinum' James Prudence Bear Bekowski [vs] 'The Con Man' Sammy Smoke 'The Dragon' Mikey Lau [vs] 'All-American' Des Davids Spencer Spade must decide if he's going to Cash In his SWF World Tag Team Title shot at Awesome Impact...If he's not cashing in, then he can 'Defend' the shot against anyone on the SWF Main Roster, and 'Upgrade' it to a North American Title shot... But what will he do...?! Upgrade or Cash-In Upgrade | Cash-In

Hustle Muvva vs. PsychoMike Minnesota Awesome© vs. Canadian Hardcore [iPW Tag Team Championship Match] Babau vs. Deadly Deadshot vs. Tigre Salvaje Jr. The Outlaw vs. Sanchez Villano Hugh de Aske© vs. Zombie Boy [iPW Californian Championship Match] Barnaby & Rudge vs. Coulrophobia Frantic Ali vs. JOJI Aldous Blackfriar© vs. Deacon Darkhold vs. Lug Phelan [iPW Championship Match] I could only hope and aspire to ever have a diary as graphically pleasing as yours E-V. An E-V diary is always gonna get a follow out of me.

Thank you for being a part of this and supporting this. It's greatly appreciated and is encouraging also. Blackman, the HGC locker room is precariously poised at the game start and is indeed the proverbial minefield. I look forward to seeing or hearing any progress in your own HGC game also. The roster page up top will hopefully be updated at some point tomorrow.

#3 - Meeting J.K and building the hype train I stood at the door outside the hallway to the meeting room pacing back and forth. I was doing it with such fervour I was starting to form a groove in the carpet that I can only expect cost more than my contract would end up paying me. Despite all the air conditioning blowing in the building, I was still building up a sweat. In December. That's California for you, I guess. J.K had renovated a building that was quickly building up to become the headquarters of HGC. No expense was being spared. He was determined to at least give the impression of being big-time and that was a good start. I'd understood that there was a meeting in progress involving young Stallings but I'd assumed it was something regarding his technological business so didn't have any great concerns walking into this planned meeting with just the two of us. At least, that's the impression that I was under. The hallway door opened automatically. I walked down the well-lit corridor and looked through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows that stood the length of the corridor into the meeting room. It wasn't just the two of us. J.K opened the door. J.K. Phil, thanks so much for coming by so swiftly. It's great to see you. Don't worry we haven't started without you. You don't mind that I assembled some of the guys, do you? [Of course, I ****ing did. Not that I've got anything against them being here but a bit of warning would've been a treat. Jesus...] P.V No, no, not at all. Happy to see them, of course. [Occupying some of the chairs in the office were some of the guys who would be working for me. People I had pre-approved to be part of a creative team, of sorts, with the understanding that I would still be having final say on all matters. It never hurts to get input from the boys... sometimes.] [Assembled in front of me were Sam Strong, Rip Chord, Jimmy Power, Dusty Streets and Pat Deacon. A line-up of industry veterans and legends, the first two of which were basically set to lead the charge in the war against the SWF... at a combined age of 97. Still, they were two all-time greats who could still work and one of them, I had just taken the booking gig from.] S.S Hey Phil. Nice to finally meet you. And hey, sincerely, no hard feelings about the booking gig. I understand that it isn't always in the best interests of the business when one of the stars has the book. [Well, shit... I knew Sam was a model professional but I was surprised that he said that so swiftly and sincerely.] P.V You too, sir. All of you. I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to come in and get to work with you all and, of course, I appreciate you saying that regarding the booking job. I'm only here because I want to be and if me being here lets you focus on the in-ring stuff? Well, that's just good business! [The thrill of meeting these men was quite sincere but I had to be careful with how I worded things in this meeting now. Some slight sugar coating might be necessary to avoid bruised egos.] R.C Well we're happy to have you, kid. Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us. I'm led to believe you developed quite the cult-like following at DAVE with your genius. Let's hope you've not blown it all too soon. [Rip began laughing heartily and giving me a couple of firm slaps on the back as he sat back down. He looked in good condition and fighting fit. Which was remarkably impressive given his well-documented battles with his demons over the years. This filled me with confidence. If I could have a fully committed, well-conditioned Rip Chord in my midst, things would be looking up.] D.S So how about we do this? We all shut up for a little bit. We let you get your speech out of the way. Lay your cards and ideas on the table and let us get caught up in the hysteria of the east coast genius. [The guys seemed jovial enough but I could read the room easily enough to know that there was a thick layer of sarcasm being laid down in the verbiage. Still, what did I have to lose? I figured Dusty would be happy I was here anyway since it meant Sam was no longer booker and I knew that they had history] P.V Thank you, sir. I appreciate it. First of all, Jimmy, I'm glad that you are here, sir. A performer with your years of knowledge and experience is always gonna be invaluable to any company. How would you feel about becoming an agent as well as still performing in the ring? J.P Whatever you need, kid. Happy to help out the talent where I can. P.V Thank you. Now, obviously, we wouldn't be in the position we are currently with regards to our TV & PPV deals if it weren't for some of you who are present: Sam, Rip & Dusty. No-one can deny the impact you have all had on the business in your years in it and I'm thrilled to get to work with you and use you on T.V. But of course, you all understand that at your ages in life you're not necessarily expecting to be at the top of the card forever, right? [i paused to take a sip of water and get a brief reading of the room to see if anyone would blink or say anything in return. Sure enough, as Dusty said, they stayed shut-up.] I don't have any plans to downgrade your billing and lower your stock. With the money that you're commanding that would be incredibly foolish of me. We are in a business that requires the building of new stars on a consistent basis and you are gonna be incredibly important regarding that. We're gonna leverage your star power, your promo skills and in-ring abilities to build fresh, new talent that'll keep our audience from being jaded and give you guys fresh people to work with as we build our audience. At this stage, despite your name power and gravitas, we're a 'small' company. We're not gonna be selling out 10,000 seat arenas instantly, as has been evident from the first month. But we're going to be the champions of good storytelling, hot angles and the best in-ring talent in the world. Which brings me to my next part, Mr Stallings. You sign the cheques so you get the final say but I'd like to make three immediate hirings to the company for reasons that will be unveiled later. One of which, I believe, is a huge gamble but will pay incredible dividends in the long-run. [i waited patiently to see how the young billionaire would react. I adjusted the cufflinks on my shirt and waited for his response.] J.K Of course, that should be fine. Who did you have in mind? P.V Well one is a British talent who is currently performing around the world and destined to become one of the all-time greats in the ring. One is a former employee of mine from DAVE that would be a perfect fit for this company and who I intend on initially teaming up with said British talent forming part of a bigger stable. The last one... is somebody who I brought with me. I hope you don't mind? [i didn't think he would and, to be honest, I didn't care if he would after the surprise he sprung on me minutes earlier. I exited the room, wiping a bead of sweat from my brow as I did and headed down the corridor. I opened the door, poked my head out and beckoned over to my associate that I'd brought along with me. "It's time", I said, as he stood up and followed me through. I re-entered the room.] P.V Gentlemen, this is Todd Cusson. Some of you may know him more infamously as The Hype. Now, before you say anything... here's what I want. Todd refused help from the SWF regarding his demons and he was subsequently released anyway. He's had time to think and re-assess his options. I've spoken with him at length about his situation and how we can help him in the short-term for him to help us in the long-term as nobody can deny that this man hasn't got the talent within him to be a truly great performer. [sceptical looks crept across the faces of Sam and Pat who clearly weren't thrilled with this turn of events but I'm a go big or go home kind of guy. I was all chips in at this point.] So here's what I propose. We sign him to a contract and immediately send him to rehab. We'll pay for him to go to rehab and get his treatment and get well. Nothing outrageous in terms of money. A couple of thousand per month to keep him in our possession if you will. He goes to rehab, he gets clean and he comes back ready to make his mark on this business as I know he can. D.S Todd, it's good to see you, kid. I'll support Phil on this. This kid has natural talents like you wouldn't believe and with professional help, he can get on the right track. R.C I'm with Dusty and Phil on this. We know I've had my demons but through determination, hard work and surviving some really dark days I've come out the other side and I did it without the backing of a billionaire. If I can get clean, anybody can. I'll even make the arrangements for him. [i was thrilled with the support of Dusty and Rip. I could see that Todd was too. He appeared to be humbled almost by their gestures. Sam, still didn't look convinced so I appealed to him next] P.V Listen, Sam. We can get this kid clean and turn him into one of the top performers in the world for a fraction of the cost that we're paying your friend Peter Valentine to learn the business. [That probably wasn't smart but I couldn't resist a cheap shot that got a laugh out of the rest of them.] S.S As long as you promise to give it your absolute all on this sobriety pledge, kid, I'll support you. And when you get clean and come back, I'll work a program with you to see if you're really all that I hear you are J.K Well, that's enough for me. Todd. You're hired. We'll finalise the details of a contract while Rip makes your arrangements to go to rehab. We're all supporting you, friend. Don't let us down! [Todd thanked the boss and shook the hands of the men in the room. In this whole time this had been ongoing, Pat hadn't spoken. I was beginning to think the injury that forced him into retirement must've had something to do with his ears. Or perhaps he lost his tongue. Rip walked Todd out of the room as I turned to the rest.] P.V This was a productive start, gentlemen. Thank you for your support thus far. We're all on the same page after only 5 minutes. That's promising. [The rest of the meeting went smoothly. We bashed out and discussed some ideas and storylines. We shared a few jokes and the beginnings of a productive relationship were blossoming. Next up, would be our first TV or 1997]. Phil Vibert