Sco xY2Jx

Edd Stone vs Wolf Hawkins Aaron Andrews & Sammy Bach vs The Elite. Television Title Match Doc Hammond vs Matt Hocking © Rich & Famous vs Human Arsenal & Bart Biggins. Benny Benson & Jackson Laine vs Jay Chord & Greg Gauge

<p><img alt="4MbgV3w.gif" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/4MbgV3w.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';">"Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am Tom Belfort and you join me at this time for a retrospective look at the career of 'The King of Ground and Pound', James Foster.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Foster ruled the GAMMA Heavyweight division with an iron fist and a strong chokehold for almost 7 full years after becoming the second-ever Heavyweight champion. Foster suffered the first loss of his MMA career in the main event of GAMMA 50 where he was KO'd in the 3rd round of his fight against Rav Kapur allowing Kapur to become the new champion of the division. A 9-month hiatus then occurred before he returned to the octagon and defeated Tony McCall in a 1st round submission victory at GAMMA 58 and he was immediately back in the title picture. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> February 2003 and we had the rematch, 1 year since their last bout, as Kapur vs Foster for the Heavyweight title main event GAMMA 61. For the better part of four rounds, Rav Kapur was making the former champion look silly. Foster opted for trying to take down the big fella and succeeded more often than not but once they got to the ground, Kapur took control and began pounding away as Foster simply endured and survived. In the dying seconds of the fourth round, it was looking like Foster was going to need a miracle to win and it seemed to come in the form of a rare mistake from Kapur. Kapur was caught clean with an uppercut that immediately floored him, Foster capitalised and began pounding away as the ref called off the fight with only 1 second of the fourth round left. Controversial? Probably. But Foster didn't care and he became the first-ever two-time Heavyweight champion in GAMMA history. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> His first defence didn't occur until November of that year where he faced Terron Cabal in only the Frenchman's second fight in the company. The fight was fairly even and reached the 5th round but Foster didn't seem to have the killer instinct he'd had years before and Cabal KO'd Foster to take the Heavyweight title and give James only the second loss of his career but it was his second loss in 3 fights. Were Foster's best days behind him?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> 8 months later, we'd begin to find out. Hassan Fezzik, arguably the biggest named heavyweight fighter in the world alongside Foster had recently retired from MMA after leaving Alpha-1, The retirement lasted all of a month before he would return to the fight world now fighting for GAMMA and the match was made official. Foster vs Fezzik. Icon vs Icon at GAMMA 73. Sure, both fighters may have been past their best and so it was a few years later than fans would've liked, but still. Finally, fans would get to see who the true Greatest of All-Time Heavyweight would be. It seemed the answer was Fezzik. 25 seconds into the second round, Fezzik connected with a crushing hook that floored Foster and he followed up with heavy shots that forced the referee to call it off. Fezzik showed he still had some gas in the tank and proved to the world that: Yes, he was better than James Foster. Foster had now lost 3 times. From being seemingly invincible to now beatable. What next for The King of Ground and Pound?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Another 9-month hiatus, of course. As talk of potential retirement swirled around the rumour mill, Foster remained tight lipped on the subject. He returned to the octagon in February of 2005 at GAMMA 78 to fight the Russian Bear, Aleksander Ivanov. Ivanov's record in GAMMA at this stage was 5-2 and he was coming fresh off of a KO victory against Lefter Oktay. It may have seemed like a big hill for Foster at his current stage but the man always wanted to try and fight and prove himself against the best. He had spent his career seemingly ignoring critics who had claimed he wasn't as good as he seemed due to a weak Heavyweight division. Well, now, the Heavyweight division in GAMMA was stacked with some tremendous fighters and Foster would now prove that he was all the hype he'd been thought of in years previous. However, he was now 38 and it was beginning to show.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> He lost in the 3rd round vs Ivanov. The punch that knocked out Foster cold was so vicious and powerful that Ivanov broke his fingers in the process and didn't fight for another 9 months. So what now for our MMA legend? You've lost your last 3 fights and you don't have the same aura you used to. Do you ride off into the sunset and avoid the risk of tainting your legacy anymore? Or do you stay and fight and prove that you've still got what it takes? James Foster chose option #2.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> 7 months after losing to Ivanov, Foster lined up to face Mason Archer. The former Alpha-1 fighter was fresh off defeating Pai Cheng but had lost his first two fights and so sat with a record of 1-2. 'The Merchant of Menace' was still a formidable task for Foster and at GAMMA Fight Night 10, the two met in a fight that lasted 6 minutes and 5 seconds. The first round was exhilarating action and the crowd were on their feet in what was proving to be a fantastic main event. At the minute mark of round 2, Archer landed a quick-fire combination that had Foster reeling and a few more heavy shots was all it took for the ref to intervene. A career boosting win for Archer. Another potential nail in the coffin of the fight career that belonged to James Foster.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Now, they say that all fighters, no matter their stage of life, have one last great fight left in them. Foster had gone from being on top of the world and the biggest name in MMA to seemingly a shell of his former impervious self. The decision to retire from something you truly love is never an easy one and for a lot of fighters, it can be all they've ever known so to give it up isn't an easy task. This would prove to be the case for Foster. Despite suffering four losses in a row after having only lost once in his previous twelve, James Foster was not ready to walk away from the sport yet. 7 months after his loss to Archer he stood in the octagon opposite Sylvester Collins. Collins had a GAMMA record of 2-3 at this stage and was on the lower end of the Heavyweight division rankings but a fight against one of the all-time greats would surely fire him up as it could catapult his career.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Remember earlier when I said all fighters have one, last great fight left in them? Well for James Foster, this was certainly it. It was the shortest fight of the legends illustrious career at only 43 seconds, but it was a brief 43 second glimpse into the glory days of Foster. He seemed lighter on his feet, he seemed more concentrated than before and he got the first straight Knock Out victory of his career with as clean an uppercut as anyone's ever seen. The arena erupted in cheers and Foster had his first win in over 3 years. Was this the optimum time to retire? To go out on a victory, with the adulation and adoration of the fans behind you? Or... would this be the time, at 40 years old, to call out the biggest name in the MMA world and a man who had recently just gone on an 10 fight winning streak? You know where this is going. Of course, seemingly against all sound logic, James Foster extended a challenge to Lars-Gunnar Ekberg. Go big or go home, right?!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> On the back of an 10 fight winning streak, Ekberg had become the biggest and most notorious name in the Mixed Martial Arts world. He had taken down Archer, Ivanov and Cabal (all names that Foster had recently lost to) on his way to challenging Rav Kapur for the Heavyweight title and attempting to end the Englishman's second reign as champion, Ekberg had won 8 of those 10 fight via submission and his ground submission game was something to truly be feared. But, he couldn't seem to lock in a submission on the massive 'Beast from Birmingham' and a jaw-shattering roundhouse kick KO'd the Swede</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Foster and Ekbrerg would be the main event of GAMMA 90 in August 2006 The match lasted the better part of 4 rounds and, to many, it was surprising it lasted that long. That's not to disrespect the competitors in any way but Ekberg wasn't known for hanging about with only one of his previous 11 fights reaching the decision stage. Ekberg was absolutely determined to make the legend submit, something that Foster had never done in his career. The two grappled violently on the ground and, it was counted, Foster managed to slip and counter 11 different submission attempts from the Swede. A true measure of the ground game of Foster. However, 3 quick transitions in succession proved too much for Foster to manage and on the 12th attempt, Ekberg managed to lock in a Kimura and force Foster to submit for the first time in his career. Was this the sign that Foster had been waiting for? It seemed so. Grabbing the microphone after the main event, James Foster officially announced his retirement from MMA and would walk away from the sport. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> In the days after his retirement, it was announced by GAMMA president, Matt Tripp, that James Foster would be the inaugural inductee into the GAMMA Hall of Fame. A 2-time Heavyweight Champion. The former #1 Heavyweight fighter in the world and one of the main men who carried GAMMA into the modern era and cemented them as, arguably, the biggest MMA organisation in the world. Many fighters will come and go as the world spins round but there will forever be only one, James Foster."</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="LehDjNg.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LehDjNg.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <img alt="pik4Kky.gif" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pik4Kky.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

"Look, this is the fiercest form of competition in anywhere in the world. It takes real guts to stand in front a cage, opposite another guy and know that you both are in there to knock the piss out of each other. It's a visceral thing and I love it! In terms of where the UFC is going, we're still in our infancy stage but we're expanding and expanding fast. We're expanding our list of fighters to accommodate more weight divisions and give opportunities to more guys who want to step into the Octagon in front of thousands of people and say 'I'm here and I want to be the best!'. UFC 24 is our next event and it's gonna be a tournament to crown the first ever Middleweight champion and you don't want to miss it!"

<p>AEW World Tag Team Championship: <strong>FTR©</strong> vs. Motor City Machine Guns</p><p> <strong>Cody</strong> vs. Frankie Kazarian</p><p> #1 Cont. Tournament: <strong>Chris Jericho</strong> vs. Luchasaurus</p><p> #1 Cont. Tournament: Chris Hero vs.<strong>Brian Cage</strong></p><p> #1 Cont. Tournament: <strong>Sammy Guevara</strong> vs. Orange Cassidy</p><p> #1 Cont. Tournament: <strong>Shawn Spears</strong> vs. Matt Hardy</p><p> </p><p> Guevara vs Jericho final incoming to bring some tensions to the Inner Circle.</p>

<p><img alt="1L84gwZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1L84gwZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span><img alt="yQRG8QU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yQRG8QU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">June 2020 - #15 - MAW Old School Rules and May recap.</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Another eventful month passes by and the MAW train keeps rolling on. Old School Rules was, IMO, a very good show. It maybe didn't connect the way I hoped it would in terms of feedback and how the show was viewed overall, but it was a good show in front of our first sell out in the Stanley Hall in a long time!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> The match quality was decent across the card with no one disappointing. Whitehead & Architect vs DeMarcus & Gray was quite possibly MOTN which surprised us backstage. Maybe it shouldn't given the quality of the guys in the ring but I was impressed nonetheless. For only their first outing it seems Whitehead & Architect have some legs as a duo going forward and, combining that with BFT, the foursome known as TCW should definitely get the ire of the fans. Buck delivered a solid promo, BFT looked dominant as the surprise entrants in the 6 man tag match and I'm very pleased with how the future looks for this unit going forward. The 6-man also continued our ongoing story with Cheetah Boy and his current lot in the company going forward.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> Our ongoing feud between Tennessee William and seemingly everyone in the company continues to grow legs and draw heat with our latest angle seeing the return of Chris Caufield, alongside Ernest Youngman. We now know that Chris has officially announced his plans to retire from being an in-ring performer in 3 months. We knew that with the ending of Caufield vs William at our April edition of Evolved! was only going to continue to build interest in that story and hope to see a conclusion. We weren't sure where we stood with Chris and whether he'd continue to hang about or we could afford to pay him for his spots but he's certainly back for at least one more match in what should be an excellent, possible, main event for MAW Fan Festival towards at the end of the month teaming with Ernest Youngman.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> The three title matches that ended the show were all good as all three sets of champions retained. The tag-team affair was a good match but I feel those two teams can certainly do better and there's more to come from both. DWN vs Fforde was a very good match, especially given that they just didn't seem to click for whatever reason. When it was good, it was excellent but the chemistry just didn't quite seem to really be there and so it may have been a mistake letting them go 20 minutes. The main event, again, was a solid enough affair but didn't quite deliver the big match feel, brawl feel we were hoping for. It was still good and the fans enjoyed it but it didn't fully deliver on the expectations from creative.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> All in all it was a decent month for the company. Old School Rules was a sellout, we did our biggest number yet on WrestleWorld and we're continuing to, at least myself and the creative team feel, tell good stories as we build the talent. Im about 7 weeks we've got the Sam Keith Classic and we're going to make that the biggest one yet. No plans to be revealed yet but we're in negotiations with some talent to bring in for the event. So let's relax, take it slow and let the good times roll.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:'Palatino Linotype';"> </span></span></p>

Rey Fenix vs. Jungle Boy Mr. Brodie Lee & Austin Gunn vs. The Natural Nightmares Darby Allin vs. CIMA Jake Hager vs. Marko Stunt Who is the new signee in the AEW Women's Division? Priscilla Kelly

Main Event Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit COTT Mid-American Championship "The Georgia Bulldog" Riley McManus versus The Hangman © Semi-Main Event Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship Philippe LaGrenier versus "Spicy" Pepper Pelton © Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit CWI Women's Championship Black Diamond versus Felicia Luck © Tag Team Match Thirty Minute Time Limit The Circle City Connection [Threepwood & Grappling] versus The Player's Club w/ Lucinda Lush Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Nate "the Great" DeMarcus versus Bear Barnes Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Matt Blackburn versus Davis Wayne Newton Opening Match Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Joy Ryder versus "Red" Yvonne Ericks

MAW Old School Rules Live from Stanley Hall, Baltimore, Maryland Attendance; 300 WrestleWorld Viewers: 14,765 Main Show Segment 1; Big Richard & Jaylon Martins vs Duke Freeman & Guillotine (20-minute time limit) - The match got the show off to a reasonable start. Both teams made their presence felt and it warmed up the crowd nicely. - Big Richard threw his height and weight around to his advantage but he tired and couldn't maintain the pressure and pace leaving Martins to do his best vs the hellish duo. - It wasn't to be as Freeman locked in the Texas Cloverleaf and Martins tapped out. Duke Freeman & Guillotine def. Big Richard & Jaylon Martins via submission in 7:35. (26/E) Segment 2; Joey Fili vs Jonah Pilgrim (20-minute time limit) - The second match of the evening is also the second match to come about after events in the Battle Royal a few weeks ago. - Fili has had a difficult 2020 so far but had a strong showing in the battle royal. - However, that appeared to be a flash in the pan as normal service resumed here. He put in a solid effort but Pilgrim put him away with a Plymouth Rocker for the victory. Jonah Pilgrim def. Joey Fili in 9:01 via pinfall (31/E+) Segment 3; American Made stand in the ring patiently awaiting the arrival for Cheetah Boy and his mystery partner for the match-up. Cheetah Boy arrives but is accompanied by Whitehead's musclemen in BFT as they all advance towards the ring. Cheetah has a smile on his face as he enters the ring while backed by this fiercesome duo. American Made share a look of slightl apprehension and disappointment at the prospect of this now becoming a 3 on 2 handicap match. However, a pocket of the crowd begin to cheer as... Harvey Robbinfield runs down the aisle and enters the ring, standing alongside the patriotic duo. He was put through a table by BFT last month after Whitehead's betrayal and so is clearly looking for revenge! (31/E+) American Made & Harvey Robbinfield vs Cheetah Boy & BFT (20-minute time limit) - Robbinfield insists on starting this match and awaits an opponent to step into the ring. Milton Monk happily obliges as this one gets underway. - The 6'4 powerhouse rookie didn't expect Robbinfield to burst into action in the manner he did as he took the early advantage over his bigger opponent. Robbinfield look thrilled with himself, boasted to the crowd shouting "I'm TCW bound, baby! Woo!". He would immediately regret letting up as Monk tagged in Randleman and he laid out Robbinfield with a crushing big boot! - The match continued to be dominated by Randleman and Monk as the two showed excellent chemistry and tagged back and forth. Cheetah Boy never got a look in and Robbinfield never got a break from the beatdown. Anytime America or Keenan tried to step in, Jay Fair would put them back to the corner. - It was a 6 or 7 minute long beatdown at this stage before eventually Cheetah Boy tagged himself in. Randleman didn't look pleased at this but acquiesced and stepped out. Cheetah then picked up Robbinfield and threw him into his corner where America tagged in. The match rolled on as these 2 grappled away. The babyface fought back vs Cheetah Boy and picked up some momentum. - Robbinfield tagged back in just as Cheetah Boy looked to tag out but Monk and Randleman stepped down from the ropes to the floor. Cheetah looked confused and turned back to face Robbinfield. While doing so. BFT swiftly rolled into the ring and before he knew what him Cheetah Boy was planted with the Death Drop. They then did the same to Robbinfield, cleared Keenan & America from the ring before they could enter and then placed Robbinfield on top of Cheetah Boy before walking back up the ramp. Fair counted the pin. Harvey Robbinfield & American Made def. Cheetah Boy & BFT via pinfall in 10:59 (33/E+) POST-MATCH BFT have left chaos in their wake as Keenan & America step into the ring. They help up Cheetah Boy & Robbinfield who both look out on their feet and the duo carry them out of the ring and help them to the back. (37/D-) Segment 4; w/ DeMarcus & Gray vs Seth Whitehead & The Architect (20-minute time limit) - After the in-ring chaos left behind by BFT, you wonder if Whitehead, at least, looks to follow in the path of his muscle. DeMarcus & Gray, despite not being in the best of form right now, would certainly look to have something to say about it. - The match proved to be an excellent contest. Architect and Whitehead certainly showed signs of cohesion while DeMarcus & Gray looked more like their old selves in a very even match-up. - Buck certainly made her presence felt as she constantly got involved in some way, shape or form. Her constant distractions did lead to her being ejected but they also provided Whitehead & The Architect with enough advantages to wear down the babyface. - Eventually The Architect locked in The Blueprint on Gray and he tapped out before DeMarcus could break it up. The Architect & Seth Whitehead def. DeMarcus & Gray via submission in 12:46 (42/D) POST-MATCH DeMarcus picks up Gray and they walk up the aisle as he looks upset at another loss. On the way to the back their greeted by BFT who lay them both out with huge lariats. BFT continue to walk to the ring and stand alongside the threesome already in there. Buck grabs a mic as all 4 men stand alongside each other. "3 members of this group right here all have one thing in common. They are on a big league contract. The other... well he'll be due one any day because he's exceptional. These 2 handsome brutes standing here are old school, old fashioned heavy hitters who destroy anything in their way. They rely on blunt force trauma and it gets results. This other dashing duo are simply Dangerous by Design. Collectively, we're old-school, we're cool and MAW doesn't know what's about to hit it. We are... The Twentieth Century Watch or... TCW, if you will" She drops the mic and they all exit the ring to a mixed reaction of cheers and boos. (36/D-) Segment 5; w/ w/ Deuce Deadline w/ Tennessee William vs Johnny Needham w/ Lisa Bowen (20-minute time limit) - Needham came out looking mean and determined as he looked to gain retribution for the vicious assault on his tag team partner at the hands of Tennessee William. William was here but it was Deuce Deadline that Needham would be fighting. - And what a fight this turned out to be. 10 minutes of back and forth slugging. Needham isn't normally one for laying in the heavy punches but he clearly had no issue doing it in the search of revenge. Surprisingly, William spent most of the match trying to upset the crowd rather than get involved. Eventually, though, William entered the ring, guitar in hand and before the referee could intervene he crushed in Needham's skull. The bell was called for. Johnny Needham def. Deuce Deadline in 10:48 via DQ (30/E+) POST-MATCH William stands in the ring laughing as he helps up Deadline. He grabs a microphone and the crowd begin to boo loudly before he's even spoken. Before he can speak though, a bass heavy guitar lick screeches through the hall as the crowd erupt in cheers. Ernest Youngman stands in the aisle, taking in the adulation with his COTT title in one hand and a microphone in the other: "Much like everyone here in Baltimore and The Stanley Hall, I'm fed up of your shit! But these people and I aren't the only ones..." He steps aside and gestures towards the curtain as... Chris Caufield walks through the curtain and the Stanley Hall roof is about to come flying off. The duo look to the crowd, then look to the ring and sprint towards it. William and Deadline look stunned and quickly hop the barricade and flee through the crowd. Youngman continues... "You clowns can't run forever. You can use your guitar all you like because it won't mean shit in a month. At the MAW Fan Festival here's a match we all want to see. Tennessee William & Deuce Deadline vs Ernest Youngman and Chris Caufield... No Disqualifications. We'll see you two cowards there!" (60/C) Segment 6; The Latino Kings vs The Past Masters © (MAW Tag Team Titles - 30-minute time limit) - These 2 tag teams had a heck of a job following what we had just witnessed but they certainly gave it their best effort as we witnessed a great tag team encounter. - Plenty of back-and-forth action and excellent teamwork was on the menu here as the more athletic, high-octane offence of The Latino Kings faced up against the more attentive, technical offence of The Past Masters. Limb isolation and control was on The Historian's mind as he aimed to keep Velasquez grounded for most of the contest and it worked. As the match wore on, The Latino Kings rallied back and gained the advantage. - The Past Masters began resorting to dirty tactics to regain the advantage. Historian flung Velasquez from the ring and then grabbed the ref's attention as Sandman planted a low-blow on Galindo and then slapped on a tight sleeper hold that was locked in deep. Historian exited the ring and Jay Fair turned to see Galindo tapping out. The Past Masters def. The Latino Kings in 15:58 via submission. The Past Masters make defence #1 of the Mid Atlantic Tag Team Titles (40/D-) Segment 7; Davis Wayne Newton © vs Miller Fforde (Mid Atlantic American - 30-minute time limit) - Our second title match of the evening was a very technical affair between two excellent talents. DWN was making his first defence of his recently won title while Fforde was looking to bounce back from a mixed 2020 in emphatic fashion. - This match was slower in pace than everything else we'd seen so far as we witnessed a real wrestling contest. Holds and submissions exchanged. A quick burst of pace and excitement would be immediately followed up with a rest hold and some beating on the others limbs. The crowd were into it. - The finish came when Fforde had DWN lined up for the face crusher but as he popped into the air, DWN anticipated it and slammed him face first into the canvas. He then swiftly locked in the STF and, though he fought valiantly to escape, Fforde couldn't find a way out or a way to reach the ropes and slapped the mat. Davis Wayne Newton def. Miller Fforde in 21:20 via submission. DWN makes defence #1 of the Mid Atlantic American title (41/D-) Segment 8; Bradley Blaze © vs Josh Jacobs (Mid Atlantic Championship - 30-minute time limit) - This match didn't take the form a slow paced, technical affair. No. This was two guys looking to beat the snot out of each other with the richest prize in the company on the line. - It was 14 minutes of chaos and everything looked perfectly lined-up for Jacobs to win the gold. He had Blaze on the backfoot and floored him with a massive big boot. As the champion got to his feet, Jacobs went for it again but Blaze slipped out of the way and caught the challenger with a Dallas Drop. Not satisfied with that, he picked up Jacobs and planted him again for good measure. 3 seconds later, this one was over. Bradley Blaze def. Josh Jacobs in 14:26 via pinfall. Bradley Blaze makes defence #3 of the Mid Atlantic Championship (42/D) End Show. Show Rating; 41/D-

<p>Biggest differentiation is that podcasts are generally considered an audio only format if that makes it any easier or clearer for you to help compartmentalise where things stand. </p><p> </p><p> With so much media at our fingertips these days anyway it's almost impossible to get anything watched or listened to. Turns out there is such a thing as too much choice.</p><p> </p><p> Edit: Dalton best me to it. What he said.</p>

Super J-Cast AEW Unrestricted F1 Beyond The Grid Critical Role (if I can't catch the video on YouTube) In bed with Nick and Megan There are more if I have the time and inclination to catch up. Generally it's clips of others that interest me.

Excellent show, my friend. It felt as big as it needed to be and the stories told were brilliant. A heel Omega is gonna be excellent. Now give me Omega vs Moxley again!

Just wanted to say that it's taken me some time but I've fully caught up on this and the work you're doing is excellent, my friend. Slick presentation and well written and I'll echo the thoughts of others in that this definitely deserves more eyes on it. Keep up the good work. I'll be reading now too.

Match One - Dustin Rhodes vs Larry Zbyzsko Match Two - Big Van Vader vs JYD Match Three - Sid Vicious vs Ricky Morton Match Four - Brian Pillman vs Bobby Eaton - TV Title No.1 Contender Match. Match Five - Arn Anderson, Barry Windham and Tully Blanchard vs The Steiner Brothers and Scott Hall - Six Man No DQ Match Match Six - Lex Luger vs Stan Hansen - Strap Match for WCW US Title Match Seven - Rick Rude vs Ricky Steamboat - WCW World Heavyweight Title No.1 Contender Match Main Event - Ric Flair vs Sting - WCW World Heavyweight Title. (Title Currently Vacant). Thought I'd already predicted. Not sure if you'll go the way of history with the main event but should be a good show. I'm liking seeing how our saves are so different already (though I've not updated for a while). Pillman getting a monster push, it looks like! Especially after that excellent main event vs Flairl

May 2020 - #14 - MAW Old School Rules Preview Another strong show at our May edition of Evolved! keeps the train rolling on. Our biggest attendance of the year so far with a solid card across the board. Stories continue to unfold nicely and we now look ahead to Old School Rules. Big Richard & Jaylon Martins vs Duke Freeman & Guillotine All 4 men here featured in the 10-man Battle Royal at Evolved! Richard single-handedly eliminated 4 men in that match including Freeman & Guillotine at the same time. Freeman & Guillotine made it their mission that match to take down the big fella. Jaylon looks to regain some momentum. Bradley Blaze © vs Josh Jacobs (Mid Atlantic Championship) Blaze has been on a strong run of momentum since becoming the champion of MAW as his reign reaches the 7-month stage. Jacobs had a strong 2019 with a 10-month long reign as American champion. He cemented his main event status with back-to-back singles victories over Miller Fforde and looks to be a real, credible threat to Blaze's title. Davis Wayne Newton © vs Miller Fforde (Mid Atlantic American) DWN spent his time as a challenger in the build up claiming Martins wasn't a worthy champion due to winning his bouts via roll-ups. DWN then won the title via cheating and holding onto the ropes. Hardly any more befitting of a champion, is it? He faces a tough first defence in former company champion Fforde. Miller's 2020 has been decidedly average with 4 wins and 4 losses. A strong run in the RCI to the final has been followed by mixed results and 2 defeats to Jacobs will not have helped his confidence. However, he won the battle royal last month earning his title shot here and you can never count a man with the pedigree of him out of contention. Should be an excellent match-up. DeMarcus & Gray vs Seth Whitehead & The Architect It remains to be seen what the official relationship between The Architect and Whitehead is, if there is any, after he left the ring 2 weeks ago with Haley Buck. What is crystal clear though is that DeMarcus & Gray will be looking to bounce back emphatically. Both men have lost all their singles encounters this year and Gray has been at fault for most of their losses. The team has struggled to maintain the chemistry they've been known for. They do, however, have a victory over The Architect this year so that could be a positive sign. Deuce Deadline vs Johnny Needham The match between Tennessee William and Ralph Liotta two weeks ago was a bloody affair that, despite his count-out victory, didn't end well for Liotta. Needham is looking for a strong measure of revenge but instead of getting his hands on William he'll be meeting his muscleman in Deuce Deadline. Another hard-hitting affair looks to be on the cards here. If William gets involved, who knows what could transpire? American Made vs Cheetah Boy & ??? Cheetah Boy has defeated both members of American Made in singles action of late, his only 2 matches since his loss to Blaze at The Wrestling Classic The all-american duo have made waves in the tag team scene since forming but seem to be determined to get the good side out of Cheetah Boy and have insisted he find a tag-team partner for this match-up. Joey Fili vs Jonah Pilgrim These guys made up 2 of the final 3 in the #1 contender's battle royal for the American title. Fili seemed to align with Fforde to take down Pilgrim and it worked as they successfully eliminated him. Pilgrim felt slighted at the double teaming and took offence to Fili posturing at his elimination so requested this match-up. Fili is yet to win a match this year but his showing in the Battle Royal certainly looked positive. Pilgrim has lost 3 of his 4 matches this year and seems to be without The Architect by his side for now. Should be an interesting encounter. The Latino Kings vs The Past Masters © (Mid Atlantic Tag Team) The Past Masters won the tag team titles last month at Americana and have looked a formidable force this year with their only loss coming 2 weeks ago via count-out. The Lation Kings are undefeated in all forms since debuting at the Wrestling Classic in February and have certainly earned their opportunity here. Both teams come into this in great form and with gold on the line they're sure to both be going all-out for victory. This should be an excellent match.

<p>Main Event</p><p> Six-Man Tag Team Match</p><p> Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p> COTT World Six-Man Championship</p><p> American Ambition versus <strong>The Canadian Blonds ©</strong></p><p> </p><p> Co-Main Event</p><p> Singles Match</p><p> Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p> COTT Mid-American Championship</p><p> Island Boy Apollo versus <strong>The Hangman ©</strong></p><p> </p><p> Singles Match</p><p> Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p> CWI Women's Championship</p><p> "Straight A" Ava Anderson versus <strong>Felicia Luck ©</strong></p><p> </p><p> Tag Team Match</p><p> Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p> CWI Tag Team Championship</p><p> Notorious versus <strong>Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson</strong></p><p> </p><p> Singles Match</p><p> Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p> CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship</p><p> <strong>"Triple Threat" Davis Wayne Newton</strong> versus "Spicy" Pepper Pelton ©</p><p> </p><p> Tag Team Match</p><p> Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p> Elmo Benson & Masked Cougar versus <strong>The Player's Club w/ Lucinda Lush</strong></p><p> </p><p> Opening Match</p><p> Six-Woman Tag Team Match</p><p> Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p> Yvonne Ericks & The San Diego Girls versus <strong>The War Maidens</strong></p><p> </p><p> Another excellent show, sir, and I'm enjoying the slow and steady push for Hangman!</p>

May 2020 - #13 - Another farewell to another friend... They say death comes to us all. While that may be true there are those individuals who, no matter what they go through and what comes their way, you think they may live forever. The idea of them not being around anymore is so bizarre that it doesn't quite reach a level of comprehension. The idea that Richard Eisen would eventually retire from the business was one that nobody accepted. He created the SWF juggernaut. He was never going to relinquish control of that... until he did. Admittedly, his hand was sort of forced there but still, nobody ever really thought it would come to fruition. Now we have to accept the idea that Richard Eisen passed away. That's one that many people will struggle to come to grips with for years to come. I suppose, especially in a business like this, nobody ever truly dies. As long as we have an audience to remember us we'll always be around in some form. But Richard Eisen doesn't just have a few audience members who'll remember him years from now. Given his very rare appearances on-screen on SWF over the last 48 years, it's a wonder any of the audience members know what he looks like. No. Richard Eisen has an entire industry who will remember him. Some names in the business will be forgotten. It's an unfortunate certainty. But as long as the business of professional wrestling exists he will be remembered. He started up a little company in 1972 and over the course of 46 years he, almost single-handedly, turned it into the biggest wrestling company the world has ever seen. He made a hell of a lot of enemies over that time period. He made very few friends. But, love him or hate him, he earned the respect of absolutely everybody in the industry for the way he did business. A lot of people may not have liked it but the truth is: They're just jealous they didn't think of it first and get all his success. All he ever wanted was to be the best and to see his company rise to the top and stay there forever, no matter the cost. He was ruthless and pragmatic on his business side but gentle and kind-hearted, if stoic, on his personal side but not many people ever got to see that. Hell, I worked for the man for almost 14 years (5/6 of which I was his right-hand man and charged with booking the company) and I rarely ever got to see it. He was a creative whiz. He struggled to adapt to the times but eventually evolved when his hand was forced. He did also like to stick to what he knew. That's why Christian Faith was a main-eventer for practically all of his 29 years in the business. Richard and I parted ways in 2007 as I was made the scapegoat for the 'Election Storyline' that was a complete disaster. It was an amicable break-up to a point. I was needing a change of direction in my career. My time at the top of the SWF had come to an end and I was, perhaps selfishly, looking for one last big payday. Richard needed somebody to put the blame on for the storyline and the ratings tanking and all that went with it. It wasn't pretty but it was necessary and it happened. Bare in mind, that wasn't the last time Eisen found somebody to blame. Peter Michaels, who was also booker at the time, was fired from the company due to the SWF being unable to catch USPW in the ratings war. See? Struggled to adapt. Went back to old-habits and blamed somebody else. We had a creative cohesion that sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. I wanted to strap a rocket to Rich Money when he arrived. Richard wasn't so keen so we didn't. Richard wanted me to push Eric to the moon. I told him to go **** himself. It's no surprise that Eric won his first title about 5 months after I left. Haha! Over the following 12.5 years since I left the SWF I hadn't really heard from him. I wasn't sore about the departure. He claimed it was just business... and it was. There were a few fleeting phone calls in the following years but they were short and uneventful. Just a polite checking in with each other. However, I can't say there are many people he probably ever did that with after they left SWF. We had parted ways through business but he was still grateful for all the years I had with him and we both knew that. I was still grateful for him continuing to believe in me that I could deliver for the company and continue their success. I last saw him at Rip's funeral but we never spoke. It was an open-ended affair where people could say a few words if they chose to. He did. Nobody expected him to. He was an incredibly private man and would probably rather have not been there but he respected Rip and what he meant to the business, and to the SWF, so he showed up. I know that Christian invited him back to the ranch but we all knew he wouldn't join us. That's just Richard. I'm grateful for all he did for me. We did great business together. We made each other a lot of money and we did become friends which many people didn't get the opportunity to do with him. He was a ruthless man. He was a kind-hearted man. The industry will never see his like again and, though many may not see it now, there's going to be an irreplaceable hole in the SWF and industry as a whole now that he's gone. Goodbye, you miserable old git. I'll miss you. Richard Eisen 1954 - 2020

MAW Evolved (May) Live from Stanley Hall, Baltimore, Maryland Attendance; 274 WrestleWorld Viewers: 13,352 Main Show Segment 1; Harvey Robbinfield vs The Architect (20-minute time limit) - Robbinfield came into this match after recently having suffered a vicious beatdown at the hands of Randleman & Monk, the two new additions to the roster and the muscle backing up Seth Whitehead. The Architect comes into this fresh off a recovering from a cracked tail bone. - It was an excellent encounter to open the show and close to being match of the night. - Both men gave it everything but Robbinfield still seemed to have a distracted look about him for most of the match. This was all it took for The Architect to eventually use the advantage and he made Robbinfield tap to The Blueprint. The Architect def. Harvey Robbinfield in 15:30 via submission. (41/D) POST-MATCH Seth Whitehead & Haley Buck make their way to the ring. They greet The Architect. Buck links her arms into The Architect's as they exit the ring and head up the rampway together. Whitehead helps Robbinfield up to his feet and then low-blows his former partner before walking away. (37/D-) Segment 2; 10 Man Battle Royal (Winner faces DWN at Old School Rules for MAW American Title) - All 10 combatants waste no time in getting into the thick of it. Almost immediately, all of the combatants aim to take out all 6'10 and 400lbs of Big Richard but a few rogue guys in the brawl start fighting each other as Richard musters his strength and erupts sending everyone around him crashing to the mat. - Bobby Barnett, another rookie, is first to his feet and goes for a dropkick but the big man catches him by the feet, raises him up and gently plonks him down, over the top rope onto the ringside floor. - Guillotine and Duke Freeman decide to join forces and start clubbing at the big fella with heavy blows trying to wear him down, at least. Copperhead is brawling with Fforde in the corner and gets the advantage. He steps back and charges towards Miller in the corner but Fforde ducks out of the way. He lifts the dazed Copperhead into a sitting position on top of the turnbuckle as Joey Fili appears from nowhere with a Superman Punch and sends Copperhead to the floor. Fili & Fforde nod to each other and set their sights on Trix Triumph who is clinging to the bottom rope in another corner. He sees them coming and closes his eyes clinging tighter to the rope. Fili gives him a kick to the head and takes him by the hands as he loosens his grip on the ropes. Fforde lifts him by the legs and in almost a 'Banana Split' fashion, swing him up and over the top rope to the floor below. - Guillotine & Duke have been continuing to pound away at Big Richard but the big man, again, has a random burst of Hulk-like energy, grabs each man by the head, banks them together in a meeting of the minds and hurls both of them over the ropes. Fili and Fforde take a moment to grab their bearings. Pilgrim and Martins pause their brawl in the corner as all 4 men look towards the tiring mass of man. Fili strikes first with a Superman Punch that is quickly followed by a second one. Martins follows up with a flying foreman that has him dazed then all 4 attempts to lift him from the legs and in an almost herculean effort they successfully eliminate Big Richard from the contest. - Jonah wastes no time at all and before the men recover, he hoists Martins over the rope who falls to the outside. Fili & Fforde immediately begin to take shots at Pilgrim as they beatdown the bad guy. Fforde begins to chop at Pilgrim keeping him against the ropes as Fili sprints from one end of the ring towards him and attempts a flying Superman Punch. He misjudged the jump though and crashed into Fforde as they both went over the top rope but were just able to hang on. - Jonah shook off the daze and begin bashing at the hands of the apparent duo trying to get them to lose their grip of the rope. They fight back with big right hands before each of them grabs a fistful of his short hair and they pull and drag him over the ropes and out to the floor as he's eliminated and, potentially, slightly balder than before. - Fili starts mouthing off and laughing at Jonah and his inexperience shows as Miller takes a few steps to the side and plants a superkick on the jaw of Fili from the ring apron that sends him collapsing to the floor. Miller Fforde won the battle royal in 11:23 (30/E+) Segment 3; BFT vs Kid Fantastic & Remmy Honeyman (20-minute time limit) - The brute-like duo didn't look in any mood to be messing about this evening. They arrived last month in emphatic fashion putting Robbinfield through a table and aligning with Seth Whitehead. Kid Fantastic & Remmy Honeyman are two great performers on the independents and have enough experience to make it competitive. - Or so they thought. The guests of MAW had a few brief flurries of something resembling offence but Randleman and Monk were too strong and spent a good portion of the match ragdolling the babyface duo. - A Death Drop to Honeyman ended this one in just under 5-minutes. BFT def. Kid Fantasic & Remmy Honeyman via pinfall in 4:50 (12/F+) Segment 4; Kip Keenan vs Cheetah Boy (20-minute time limit) - Cheetah Boy's last appearance was 6 weeks ago when he defeated Jack America and the loser vowed to return with a friend. Now, Cheetah Boy is facing that friend in Kip Keenan as he looks to rebuild momentum to get back in the title picture. - This was an excellent encounter with plenty of back-and-forth action between two well-experienced wrestlers. - Cheetah Boy wasn't up to his usual more heel-ish ways of late seeming more interested in proving that he could win legitimately vs Keenan. The match wore on and each guy matched the other move for move but Keenan slowly began to gain the advantage. - Cheetah Boy, despite wishing to play fair, didn't seem keen on the prospect of possibly losing the match and, playing possum in the corner, dodged out of the way of Keenan going for a splash and rolled him up. At 1.5, he placed his feet on the ropes for a bit of extra leverage and got the 3 count. Cheetah Boy def. Kip Keenan in 15:07 via pinfall (40/D-) POST-MATCH Cheetah Boy slinks out of the ring with the victory and walks up the rampway as America helps Keenan up to his feet with a mic in his hands. "Listen up here, Cheetah Boy. We're not sore we lost. You've beaten us both now via 'cheating' means but we're not upset. You're better than that. You're a former MAW World Champion and silly antics like this aren't how you're going to get back on top of the mountain. Don't live up to your name in the way you win. Be better than that. Find a partner and let's go again at Old School Rules and play fair" (32/E+) Segment 5; Sione Tokoeka vs Tyrone Gray (20-minute time limit) - Both men came down to the ring for this match without their respective tag team partners. Noggin is out injured but DeMarcus is just nowhere to be seen. Perhaps still hurting over losing the tag-team titles. - This is also the first time these two have met in the ring since the 15th RCI when DeMarcus & Gray retained the tag-team titles. - That was clearly still fresh in the mind of Tokoeka heading into this as he let Gray feel his presence in the ring with stiff, clubbing blows that winded the former champion. Gray gave it his best effort with exciting bouts of aerial offence. There was one attempt too many as he attempted a flying crossbody from the top rope, was caught by Tokoeka who quickly manoeuvred himself and planted Gray with a crushing Brainbuster Suplex to seal the win. Sione Tokoeka def. Tyrone Gray in 9:05 via pinfall (36/D-) Segment 6; Tennessee William walks out to the ring, accompanied by Deuce Deadline, to a chorus of boos and jeers from the Baltimore audience. He takes it all in his stride, as expected, and enters the ring with a mic in his hand. "I'll say this, if I wasn't being paid so handsomely to come back here and piss all you people off as I am then I can assure you I would not be here. Honestly, there is not a single person in this audience that I would piss on if they were on fire. So you can keep bringing the heat and saying what you will because I couldn't give a glitter-covered turd about a single damn one of you! The boos are at an intensity level that is bordering on toxic. "Now, it's Tennessee's open challenge time. The last time this happened the American Hero Chris Caufield graced us with his presence but, as has been plainly evident, he hasn't shown his face around here again since I kicked his ass! So, which unlucky guy back there wants to come out here and go one-on-one with The God of Rock and Wrestling?" Tennessee and Deuce see who is coming towards the ring and begin to laugh to themselves as William speaks. "Oh, boy... this is gonna be a good one! I gotta tell you, Shades, it's really gonna 'Break my Heart' to have to beat your sorry ass. But, if we're gonna..." Before he can finish the sentence, Liotta springs into action with a spear and begins laying in right hands to the motormouth. Deuce looks about ready to get involved but William waves his hands away as if to dismiss his muscle. (47/D) Tennessee William vs Ralph Liotta (Tennessee's open challenge - 20-minute time limit) - Liotta is fired-up and this audience is loving the early advantage he has as he puts the boots to his opponent. He doesn't spend time posturing or gloating, he's here to prove a point and shut William up on behalf of the MAW roster. - Tennessee tries to rally in some offence but isn't given much of an opportunity as Liotta continues the attack. A couple of quick pinfall attempts result in a few close near falls but Liotta is undeterred. Needham & Bowen stand at the rampway shouting on encouragement from afar. Liotta has claimed he wants to do this alone. - Eventually, William manages to mount something resembling an attack. He grabs the referee's shirt pulling him in close and then pushes him away as the ref loses balance and falls to the floor. William takes this opportunity to sneak in a shattering low-blow that immediately causes Liotta to crumple to his knees. - Like a shark sensing blood in the water, Tennessee starts laying in heavy right hands to the downed Liotta. The next few minutes start to get ugly. Devastating suplexes, ugly and jaw crunching right hands and a focus on seemingly stomping Liotta's ankle to the point of breaking it is what's in store. William gives a look to his Deadline and Deuce grabs a nearby, trusty guitar and is about to pass it into the ring before the ref intervenes. This bothers William none as he shoves the ref out of the way and grabs the guitar. He pulls it back over his head but before he swings he glances down at the battered Liotta who was blood dribbling from his mouth, says "You're not looking like a heartbreaker now, kid" and places the guitar back down. - Needham begins to sprint to the ring to aid his partner but Deadline clearly had this bookmarked and clattered into him with an almighty shove that threw Needham into the barricade. William, guitar in hand, exited the ring and walked to the back with Deadline as the ref began counting to 10. The boos made a resurgence with great intensity but he didn't even sell it. He didn't look back at the carnage he left. He simply just kept walking, right past Lisa Bowen who looked... shocked? He kept going out of sight as the ref reached 10 and called for the bell. Ralph Liotta def. Tennessee William in 11:26 via count-out (37/D-) Segment 7; Bradley Blaze & The Latino Kings vs Josh Jacobs and The Past Masters (30-minute time limit) - After the events of the last match the crowd seemed to be in a state of shock and bafflement. However, they were quickly roused with the prospect of this match featuring 6 determined individuals who seemed ready to go to war with their opponents. - Sandman & Galindo got the contest started as they skipped the collar & elbow for trading punches instead. A sign of things to come. - As the match progressed an interesting contest began to unfold. The high energy, dynamic offence of The Latino Kings vs the grounded, limb isolation offence of The Past Masters. The brunt of the match was taken up with these 2 teams going at it and fans were into it but they were clearly also here to see if Jacobs could hang with the company champion as he proclaimed he can. He certainly spent a good portion of the match talking smack towards The Dallas Cowboy anyway. - A cheap shot from The Historian to Velasquez seemed to tip everyone over the edge though as all 6 men piled into the ring and a big brawl broke out that the ref struggled to keep in check. Blaze began trading blows with Jacobs and got the better of the exchange before he dropped The Historian with a Dallas Drop. Historian hit the mat hard and rolled to the outside. - The brawl in the ring continued. Sandman clotheslined Galindo over the top rope as both men went tumbling to the floor. Velasquez was laying out on the mat as Blaze and Jacobs continued to fight in the ring. IN spite of that going on, Jay Fair had ignored that and begun to count out The Historian. He had reached 8 before he even began to stir and with Velasquez, as the other legal man, in the ring he reached the 10 count and called for the bell. Bradley Blaze & The Latino Kings def. Josh Jacobs & The Past Masters in 14:14 via count-out (45/D) POST-MATCH Nobody could quite believe that the match had come to an end with so much fighting still ongoing. Blaze confronted Fair asking what had just happened and that was all the distraction Jacobs required. He sprung to his feet, charged towards the champion and as Blaze turned he was almost catapulted out of his boots with a jaw-shattering Big Boot. Jacobs ignores the continued fighting between Winks and Galindo, grabs Blaze's title from the timekeeper and walks up the rampway with it in his hands. He stands at the top, turns to the boo-ing audience and holds it high before carelessly throwing it to the ground. (43/D) End Show. Show Rating; 44/D

I would like to nominate: Historian: The productivity and quality of his dynasties on the board have been tremendous. Not without help from his wife, of course, but the writing and story quality is exceptional. Not to mention becoming an excellent pillar on the boards with a fountain of knowledge and a willingness to share and aid others with their projects (Myself included). Very active. Very supportive. Very deserving. King Bison: The productivity levels and quality of renders they produce is exceptional. I haven't explicitly asked him to create me any renders but his creations are littered all across my C-verse and they all help to give another element of live and vibrancy to the game. Shipshirt: For very similar reasons to King Bison. The quality and quantity of renders produced over the years are exceptional and my current MAW dynasty has a great number of their rerenders that always help encourage creativity and give workers new leases of life.

The Buy In Colt Cabana vs. Austin Gunn Jake Hager vs. Luchasaurus Main Card Orange Cassidy/Trent vs. Lucha Bros vs. Scorpio Sky/Kazarian Sammy Guevara vs. Jungle Boy Darby Allin vs. Brian Cage Young Bucks vs. Santana & Ortiz Cody vs. Chris Jericho AEW TNT Championship: PAC © vs. Chris Hero AEW Women's World Championship: Hikaru Shida © vs. Kris Statlander vs. Riho vs. Nyla Rose vs. Thunder Rosa vs. Bea Pristley AEW World Tag Team Championship: Adam Page & Kenny Omega © vs. FTR AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley © vs. MJF I've been torn between choosing who I think will win and who I want to win. I want MJF to win the title, I think Wardlow will cost him it and that'll begin their feud. FTR take the titles, sewing the seeds or being the final straw in the Omega/Page 'will they? won't they?' saga, Just a stacked card from top to bottom. Good stuff, my man. Should be a hell of a show!

I had a blast running PGHW on 16'. Ended up as my longest save. Not played them yet in 20' but I'm all here for what you do with them. Really clean and cool format. Seiji Jimbo [c] vs. Kouze Kawashima Chojiro Kitoaji & Busso Makiguchi vs. Dean Waldorf & Marv Statler PGHW Elite Series: Magnum Kobe [c] vs. Brute Kikichi PGHW Elite Series: Eien Miyamoto vs. Tetsunori Yasuda

Oh, snap! Someone contact Paul Burchill and tell him he can be relevant again.

May 2020 - #12 - MAW Americana and April review plus Evolved! preview So, first the boring financial stuff. We made a loss of about 12 grand for the month of April but this wasn't unexpected. With the jump to putting our shows on WrestleWorld, we had to bump up the production values appropriately. We might be the 'Indies' but we're not amateurs so running the month at a loss like that was a worthy sacrifice as our 2 shows this month were some of the best we've put on in years and I'm incredibly thrilled with the direction that the company is moving in now. Americana itself was an incredibly eventful night. 3 titles changed hands, new TCW graduates debuted in an emphatic fashion and we convinced an industry legend in RDJ to make an appearance which 'popped' our loyal audience and, although he probably won't admit it, made that grumpy old bastard pretty happy. The American title changed hands. Jaylon is only 20 years old and can go at it on the microphone with the best of them but, in hindsight, it may have been a bit premature to put the belt on him at his tender age. I've no doubt he has a solid future in this business but he still has some growing to do whereas DWN is a ready-made star for any promotion. He can step into the ring with almost anybody and bring them to a, at worst, watchable match. Sure, he's not been with us for long but the guy can go in the ring and he lends a good deal of credibility to the title. Plus, he's a good looking kid with a good looking belt around him. It just fits. Deuce Deadline hadn't featured at all this year before last night and that's on us as the big fella has been unfairly overlooked. With the way in which Tennessee William is managing to piss everyone off in MAW right now, he needs a heater to stick by him. A bit of muscle to back him up in all the BS he gets himself involved in and Deuce fits the bill perfectly. Plus, he gave Joey Fili his best match in the company this year so the kid is good. Seth & Harvey had their implosion and it worked gangbusters. Seth is a TCW bound guy, at least according to his contract, so he's been playing up on that and how, despite Harvey also having a TCW contract, he's so superior to his ex-partner. It won't come as a great shock to the untrained eye that our debuting pair are of the TCW variety also so one can only wonder what these 3 combined with Haley Buck are going to bring to MAW. Plus, now we've got a babyface Harvey with a bone to pick which gives him something now. The rest of the show was exceptional and gradually got better as the night went on. Josh Jacobs will now look to cement his claim and deservedness of a shot at Bradley after dispatching of Miller. The Past Masters are the new tag team champions and I expect they'll do well. They're a formidable duo. The exhibition bout went well and helps keep Blaze's momentum up as well as looking strong. He's our champion and just defeated the champion of another company. He looks bad-ass. Then we had the main event. The match quality itself was tremendous. Match of the year so far. The outside shenanigans complimented the match beautifully and continued to build on the story being told with Youngman in the company and William never letting him be. We've now established Ernest as, possibly, the biggest star in the company and he's the champion of the territory. This puts a clear target on his back and not everyone will look at this favourably since in 4 short months, he's almost running the company. As said before, I'm excited about where we are and what we're doing. Now, onto our second edition of Evolved!

The Elite (Cody/Young Bucks) vs. The Inner Circle (Jericho/Santana & Ortiz) They can't lose in back-to-back weeks. Heels gotta be strong going into All Out! Chris Hero vs. Pentagon Jr. Hero is good but Pentagon is better and has a singles run in him. Hikaru Shida vs. Big Swole Adam Page & Kenny Omega vs. The Hybrid 2 Hybrid 2 are an excellent team and deserve better than they're getting. But they're not gonna beat Omega and Page. Sammy Guevara & Jake Hager vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus It's a good Dynamite to be in The Inner Circle.

Prediction Contest kingjustin10 5/7 Overall Prediction Scores kingjustin10 = 10/13 TheJon = 6/6 KnowYourEnemy = 5/6

Admittedly, in the grand scheme of things, I don't think the website and all the threads within get enough traction and attention in the wider internet for this to be much of an issue. I used UFC related images as part of my diary when running my story on WMMA 4 and nothing negative ever materialised from it. You're right in that none of us are making a profit from any of the stuff we're putting up so that's probably a key factor in it not being as big of an issue as it may seem. Maybe some of the more experienced Dynasty writers on the board can shed more light but I think you'll be OK. UFC never chased me up when I used images.