Darin Walker

I'm bored; it's dynasty time again! I'm playing in the C-Verse, opening up Simply Awesome Wrestling just because I like the logo. It's a local company, my favorite to fail with, but this time I have a plan. I'm going for maximum profit. I usually ignore money, because I'm awful at long term games, so the company almost never gets near bankruptcy. This time I'm focused on all on feeding my bank account. Maybe I'll actually learn something about dealing with money. Probably not, but I'm going to try. The product I went with after my usual toying around for fifteen minutes is the following: Mainstream: Key Feature Cult: Medium Risque: Medium Few reasons for this: One, Rated much more on popularity than performance. My user character has 0 in any wrestling skill, and 75 in almost everything else. Sex appeal is, of course, 100. While I have no popularity to start with, I'm going to pump it up with lots of promo time, and the build the whole show around me, like many booker/wrestlers before me. I'll surround myself with cheap workers on short contracts who are there to make me look good. The fact that this feeds my ego is only a slight benefit, I assure you. Two, The risque rating not only gave me a better pop over perform ratio, it gave me the option to use some sex appeal for cheap ratings. I am never above some exploitation on my behalf. Three: The whole product feels like Jerry Springer in a wrestling ring. I can roll with that. I have a hundred grand to play with in the bank, so some cushion while I figure out how cheap I can run an effective show. I haven't yet decided if I'm going to run monthly shows for safety, or weekly to try to get to Small level for better sponsorship cash. We'll see where it goes after the first show. My major challenge was finding a referee who didn't want more money than my wrestlers. I eventually found one crappy enough to join me for peanuts, though oddly enough it was my toughest negotiation to date. I require two storylines of E heat or higher. My plan there is my storyline, then a storyline between everyone else to keep them busy until I decide to feud with one of them. And guess what? TIME FOR THE SHOW SAW Awesomesauce My referee is in charge of wrestler's court here. I suppose that's fitting enough. 86 people came for the sauce I open the show by hyping my match with Olivia Diamond. telling her she has no chance of winning the title tonight. You know, to help put her over on the mike before she puts me over in the ring. Rating: E-. My gimmick as a sleazy wrestling promoter went over great. Easiest character to play is yourself, after all. Logan Wolfsbaine vs Joanna Silver I hired Logan for the name. Joanna was literally my first thought when I designed my product. The wrestling sucked, and I'm an awful road agent, so this went as well as expected. Joanna won, just because. Rating: F+. Gimmicks went over well though. Joanna did a sexy dance after her match. Play to your strengths. Rating: C Darin Walker vs Olivia Diamond for the Most Awesomest Wrestler title Ref Clinton Edwards is also a poor agent, though not as bad as me, of course. I sucked, as the crowd happily informed me, and Olivia didn't, so I rewarded everyone with a non-finish, poking her in the eye to draw the DQ. Rating: F. Storyline lost heat too. Way to go, me. After the match, I informed her I was right about her not winning the title...Rating: E And I did a sexy dance to close the show. Oddly, not as highly rated as the ex-stripper. Go figure. Rating: D+ Show Rating: E+. Not enough interesting stories. But pop went up anyway, so who cares? EVERYTHING'S FINE As of the end of the show, we are down 31 bucks. I can live with those losses. Maybe I should go weekly. I decided since the crowd crapped all over my match, I'd make myself the figurehead. What do fans know anyway, right? I got a year to be less crap before it takes effect anyway. Skip to the end of the month.... A girl in my shortlist named Thea Davis started dating some dude named Bas Hagen, before the month was out, she announced she was pregnant. That certainly escalated quickly. We made a 2200 dollar profit this month. Guess I'm safe enough getting some slightly better priced talent rotating in here. I'll do some shopping around. Join us next time, or not. Though I'd prefer the former. EDIT: Just wanted to point out that I totally missed the subtitle in my thread title. I am so good at this.

Poking around the C-Verse one morning, as one does, looking for a game to get into as we make our way into the home stretch of TEW 2020, I just barely resist the urge for a Babes of Sin City revival and stumble across NYCW. I always forget these guys exist. But if there's anything a like more than strippers and New Jack, it's hosses doing retro wrestling. The fact that a born and raised New Yorker (upstate, not that weird little island chain down there) makes it a natural fit. Probably. Well, we're doing it, so let's do it. Owner goals are in from bossman Vessey: No debt, luchadors, or people over 45. Never mind that my main event scene is largely old folks; they don't count. Young and fat will likely be my hiring strategy regardless. Especially since USPW is already stealing my champion. Outstanding. We're crap in basically all production categories compared to our peers, but I'm not touching that until I get a feel for finances. Sucks having to worry about money again. Having my top star pillaged will help the old budget, at least. Skimming through the roster gives me some ideas at least. Honest Frank is a favorite of mine from other games, Man Mountain Cahill will get work on that name alone, and I've already found my own personal project to work on in the undercard. Long time readers familiar with the roster will probably guess who. My user character seems to be an old road to glory character with all entertainment stats and no actual wrestling skills, so I'm promoting myself as the usual babyface jobber for the heels to munch on. Just with a sexier mask. And another new goal, don't fall below Small. No promises. Next day, told not to hire spot monkeys. Why would I even do that in a promotion like this? Whatevs, he's the boss. For now. Hawkeye Calhoun is complaining that he needs a better push. I agreed with him. Then I asked my secretary who the hell he even was after he left. The girls at AAA want my color guy, but it's just a timeshare deal, so I'll allow it. You know, since I can't do anything about it anyway. And the day of my first show, Roger Cage has left the building, handing me the Empire title on the way out. Just the way I like to start a new job. Time for a new champion. NYCW Rush Hour 1000 people showed up to laugh at my lack of a champion The Boys From the Yukon vs The Ring Generals for the COTT World Tag Team titles Well I had to have some kind of title match, right? The Generals are a good solid team from all accounts, not to mention named Statler and Waldorf. The Boys are....exactly what you'd imagine with that name. Meant to be a good solid opener to get the crowd pumped, it did just that, with the Generals defending their titles successfully after a Waldorf Salad Toss. I'm sorry, what? Rating: D-. What kind of finisher is...never mind, don't tell me. I'd rather not know. Tennessee William vs Devastating Don Tenny there is a blues singer, I guess. Don is an enormous fat slob with absolutely no notable skills. So naturally he's my pick for the rocket push up the ladder. We had a spare manager lying around, so I named her Nurse Hathaway and decided she's a cardiac specialist trying to make sure Don doesn't blow an artery and spray blood and turkey gravy all over the place. Don wins via squash, which could probably be taken literally. Rating: E. Hathaway turned heel from keeping Don alive. Because no babyface would do that to us. Man Mountain Cahill vs Darin Walker Oh man, I am garbage in the ring. And after that last match, that's saying something. This was another quick squash to establish that I'm here, and not very good. We certainly achieved those goals. Rating: E The New York Doll vs Crockett Tubbs for the NYCW Tri-State Regional title Sadly, Tubbs is not fat, and the Doll is a guy. I was very disappointed to learn both these things. Match was fine though. Not-Tubby defended his title well, and what more can one ask for? Besides being FATTER. Rating: E+ Andrew Harper vs Dermot O'Logical Harper's got a sweet-ass beard. Dermot is...I, uh, actually don't know what he is. But I wish he'd stop looking at me. Creeps me out. Beard is going to win out here, in our string of perfectly acceptable wrestling matches. Well, two of them. Rating: E+. I'm not actually sure Dermot's looking at me, but like his face is pointing at me. And it needs to stop. Brooklyn's Finest vs Old School Principals The Finest boys are that Hawkeye dude from earlier and Freedom Eagle, who I also don't know. Isn't that useful information? I gave Hawkeye Cheerleader Nicki as a manager, since Cage went to greener pastures and neglected to bring her. Bit of a downgrade, one might say. The principals are Rick Sanders, who looks generic as a CAW before you play with the sliders, and The Masked Mauler, who looks like he's pretending to be a cat pawing lazily at the window. In a mask. Let me assure you, cats do NOT like masks. Anyway, match was fine yet again, except for Hawkeye being only slightly less crap than I am. That's just depressing. Ricky Dullface and The Masked Kitty win. Rating: E+ Honest Frank is not suited to his gimmick, apparently. But that doesn't stop him from cutting a great promo, informing his opponent tonight, Steve Flash, that the suddenly available Empire title will be taken by three-time champion, but honestly, you know it has to be Frank. Rating: D Steve Flash vs Honest Frank But not tonight, as I have other plans for the title to be revealed. They did a fine job main eventing, which is good since they're main eventers. Honest Frank does manage to win with some heel work after a very closely contended match. I doubt this will make him less cocky in the future. Rating: D- Final Show Rating: E. Guess that production hit is significant. Oops. Better find room in the budget quicklike. I praised the Generals for their fine work in the opener, and hugged Nurse Hathaway in my pervy fashion. Skipping ahead to February, we managed to lose the regional battles we were in and some money. I am so good at this game. We didn't lose much money at least, so I'm bumping up production anyway. Not like it's my money, right? Man, this might be a short run. But we'll see, as I take NYCW in a brand new direction. Straight into the ground. So join me next time, as the countdown to getting fired begins.

OWC Heavyweight Championship Match Anders Thunder vs Seth Whitehead Comments: Alphabetical order House Of Horrors Match Martyr vs Oniji Hanari Comments: Can't pronounce the other guy's name Grudge Match: Silas Odswald vs Lucas Danger Comments: Because I will always vote for him Hurakan vs Phobia Comments: Awesome name is awesome Mad Dog Mortimer vs Danjuro Kikuchi Comments: Coin toss picked him Words cannot express how happy I was to come back and still see this going. But since words are all I have, it'll have to do.

So I've been fiddling with an organic mod similar to effganic's, only set in the modern era, mostly so broadcasters are available from the get go. I'm testing it out now, and I thought some folks might be interested in how it goes. So here it goes. I'm using the default databases's pictures as well as a collection of free pictures I've been stealing for some time. Mostly so I could stick a picture on the first promotion, which will be USPW. I made a few wrestlers just for fun, including USPW owner/booker Dusty Aroma. I stuck worker generation on extremely high, as well as relationship and injuries to high. I love the drama too much to do otherwise. I imagine the first few months will just be populating the world, so I'll sim through month-by-month until we get a show. June 2019 And here we are. The first show ever begins: USPW Xtreme Overdose, attended by a whopping eight people. Just for fun, let's do a write-up. Not going to do this for every show, of course, but it's an occasion. We open with Bruce and Joslin beating Abbott and Thomas by disqualification. First match in wrestling history and it's a DQ finish. You'd think I'd have booked it myself. E- An interview with Dustin Aroma is next. The boss booking himself some mic time is no great surprise either, I suppose. He's taking on Erik Swick later on. E- Lewis Carvill beats Duval Poulin. I initially read that as Lewis Carroll the first time and got a very different picture of this match in my head. E- An interview with Erik Swick is next, and we already know he's facing later. You'd think with all these interviews they'd be hyping up the main event, but you'd be WRONG. E Ronnie Goodlooks defeats Samson Young for the USPW TV title, as well as the official worst match in wrestling history. F+ Afterwords, there is a backstage brawl between Poulin and Derek Garcia. I guess Poulin needed to blow off some steam after the loss earlier. E Erik Swick manages to beat the boss in the semi-main. At least this promoter will put guys over. E- And in the main event, Derek Garcia beats Norm St-Pierre to become the first ever USPW Champion, and thus the best wrestler in the world. For today anyway. E- Show Rating: E-. Good for a local promotion. A quick look at USPW Champion Derek Garcia shows a decidedly average wrestler, though he plays a good weird heel it seems. He is also a negative influence, so maybe this really is me booking the promotion. There's also a news story on him being nervous his first match with promotions, so I guess there's nowhere to go but up for him July 2019 USPW Vertigo is the show this month, drawing ten folks this time. Derek Garcia retains against Lewis Carvill, and there was yet another tag match ending in a DQ. Also there's a guy named Long Abbott. I hope you enjoy that name as much as I do. They got another E- rating. One nice thing about organic mods: The loading screens just fly right by, even on my toaster of a laptop. August 2019 Derek fends off challenger Tearlach Joslin this month at USPW Action! That is the laziest show name I could possibly think of. Erik Swick continues his winning ways, Ronnie Goodlooks beats the boss to retain his TV title, and the angles continue to be better than the wrestling. E- is just where these ratings are going to stay it seems. Tearlach Joslin is from Quebec, and is a good face with strong physical abilities. Is Tearlach a common Canadian name I'm not aware of? We'll see if the game intends to build him up as a challenger for Derek. September 2019 USPW Death Beckons. Hopefully not financially speaking. Derek knocks Carvill back again, Tearlach fends of Erik Swick in a terrible semi-main, Ronnie Goodlooks retains the TV title against Long Abbott despite no TV deal, and Norm St-Pierre gets the DQ singles win rather than the traditional tag team DQ. The show did get itself up to an E this time. Despite languishing in the opening matches, USPW owner Dusty Aroma is the most poular wrestler in the promotion, with an F+ in the Midwest US where the company is based. Impressive with his 1-3 record thus far in his career. October 2019 Tearlach Joslin finally gets his shot at the title, but falls short as Derek Garcia's reign of terror continues. Ronnie Goodlooks retains in the match of the night, and Dusty Aroma gets the win in the DQ of the night. The angle and midcard matches save the show and get a E this month. We'll give it a rest here, as I've got to run off to work. Join us next time as we see how common the organic companies are, and is anyone can topple Derek before the year is out.

Ah, there's the Lucas I know and love. Never change, bud. And, y'know, try not to die too. There's a title to win. For me and all the Dangerites out there.

<p>This is why I rarely do posting dates; They're always wrong. Welp, better late than never.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Cells of Sheol</strong></p><p> </p><p> No incidents tonight. There's actually a good reason for that. Everybody got a 100k bonus. I didn't want to lose some key players in my stories because of my usual backstage. Not like I don't have the cash, though I'm trying to not to make a habit of it. Just for fun, I publically fired Matt Stryker, who was still on the books from way back in the beginning. </p><p> </p><p> 3,265 fans remember the last time I booked Matt Stryker</p><p> </p><p> All matches are in Hell in a...uh, I mean, Cell of Sheol.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out, but apparently he's lonely, as he calls out Sting. Once he arrived, he asked why Sting is even here. The W.CW Board of Directors that I just invented want him to help control the show better, as Kevin has been rather loose with the help. Wouldn't want us turning into the other WCW, after all. <strong>Rating: B+</strong>. Feels more like TNA to me thus far.</p><p> </p><p> Sasha and Kraken are out, ready to defend their title. I'm just happy Kraken's sober enough to work. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. I'm not fooling myself into believing she's fully sober after all. I'll take functional.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Summer Brooke vs Sasha and Kraken</strong></p><p> </p><p> Sasha manages to teach herself better than she does Kraken, as she gained performance skills in this match. Outstanding. Maybe Kraken doesn't need improvment anyway. Pretty good match for this group, but Dana Brooke manages to get the advantage and pins Banks for the titles. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Finally decided to move the belts to folks who always show up. </p><p> </p><p> After the match the former champs get stripped down by the new ones. Didn't think I forgot this rating trick, did ya? <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tamina vs Jim Neidhart</strong></p><p> </p><p> I, uh, forgot to keep Chuck Taylor around until the event. Just another LOLW.CW moment from yours truly. Tamina takes the dominating win here as planned, just with a different squashee. Jim's badass gimmick improves with this asskicking, amusingly. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven is out, hyping up his chosen champion, who is sure to dominate tonight. Saturn seems slightly less confident, but still looks like a badass anyway. <strong>Rating: B-</strong>. I mean, have you seen that facial tat?</p><p> </p><p> Goldustin gets a big elaborate entrance to kill some time. All of the gold in the world for five straight minutes. <strong>Rating: B</strong>. Even the carpet Kiera rolled out for him.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Goldustin vs Matt Morgan</strong></p><p> </p><p> In the most predictable match where everyone showed up, Goldustin take the obvious win here. To be fairer than I usual am to Matt, he did hold up his end of the bargain this match. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Hardcore Invitational</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.CW Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Participants were Paige, Bob Holly, Jim Duggan, Kiera Hogan, Lance Storm, Nattie, RVD, Sabu, Whitey Vanilla, and Tajiri. Whew. This is basically an elimanation hardcore match, the W.CW version of the battle royal to get everyone on the card so they don't get mad. I overbooked the hell out of it, because it's a hardcore match and the mayhem goal satisfied the product. Also helped Jim Duggan, Lance Storm, and Whitey's bad performances. Paige did manage to retain, as well as pick up some rumble skills. RVD was PISSED at this booking. I'm sure he'll chill out back with a jay afterwards though. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Kiera picked up technical skills, of all things.</p><p> </p><p> Matt Morgan is backstage, upset at his loss. Creed comes in in his glorious white robes, and says he can help Matt with his recent troubles, as all can find true happiness if they just follow the Creed. Matt is dubious, but desperate enought to give it a try. <strong>Rating: B</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs Jack Swagger vs Jay Lethal vs Stu Bennett vs Perry Saturn</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.CW World title</strong></p><p> </p><p> In the longest match in W.CW history, nontheless. Until I put Tamina and Whitey Vanilla in a three hour ironman match or something. As with most odd man out matches, this one was a lot of clutter followed by various one on one pairings until Saturn was getting on the losing end of a Stu Bennett beating. Raven, moving a lot better than usual all of a sudden, came out with a tow chain and a pickup, and literally pulled the cage door off. Everything went straight to hell then, as Scott Steiner came down and decided to just beat everyone to hell for having a main event without him. Raven grabbed Perry and tossed him and the belt in the back of the pickup. He tried to take off, but Scott grabbed the tow chain, managing to hold the truck as Raven desperately tried to drive away. Until Jesus came out of nowhere and clocked Scott with a baseball bat, allowing Raven and Saturn to escape to everyone's stunned surprise. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Yeah, a no contest in a cell match. EAT IT RUSSO</p><p> </p><p> To no one's surprise, Scott Steiner was PISSED and went after Jesus, who ran right to the back. As Scott was preparing to leave, he fell back under the power of a mighty uppercut. Standing over Scott's battered body at the end of the broadcast: Claudio Castagnoli. <strong>Rating: B</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C+</strong>. Even with all those B ratings? Boooooo</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 2.02</strong></p><p> </p><p> Post-show, I praised Raven and Matt Morgan for their performances. Even Matt seemed surprised I praised him. I also hugged Sasha, as I haven't perved on her yet. </p><p> </p><p> We managed second in the regional battles, damn it. Closer anyway. EVOLVE managed a B rating with EVOLVE 94 on the strength of a Ricochet World title win over Cage. We're going to have to do something about these guys. </p><p> </p><p> In other news, The Undertaker has officially left the WWE. On the day of Wrestlemania 34. Still won't work with us, so I guess he'll just quietly fade from the wrestling world.</p><p> </p><p> In the prediction contest, we have ourselves a little tie. While I could do some sort of tiebreaker, let's have some different sort of fun. The randomly drawn prize for the event was: Gimmick change. Pick any worker and any gimmick and I'll give it to them, regardless of anything else. So I hearby award the prize to BOTH Greylocke and Bigelow Cartwheel. Redeem at anytime, publically or privately, and choose wisely. Or amusingly. Or for maximum destructiveness. Either way, have fun boys. See ya at W.CW Live, readers.</p>

I can now realize my dream of a pay-per-view with nothing but matches ending in Dusty finishes. I'm so happy right now.

<p>Who needs good matches in a wrestling show anyway? Don't listen to those humanoids, it's all about the angles.</p><p> </p><p> I can't believe you're having so few problems with Lucas Danger. He was such a problem for me my last game I was expecting a booker's note telling me he was toking up mid-match. </p><p> </p><p> Keep Martyr's chainsaw well oiled and all good things will come to you.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Greylocke" data-cite="Greylocke" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is this C-rated show enough for you to win the Regional Wars this month? Or has any of the other feds already got a better grade?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> While I have not looked at all 162 companies at war with me, a quick glance around shows a fair sprinkling of Cs and a few C+. So not so much there, unless I bring the pain in the next two shows. House of Hardcore only managed a D+ this round, so at least Tommy Dreamer can eat it this month. I hope it's tasty.</p><p> </p><p> On the bright side, I seem to be elevating fairly rapidly despite the losses. On the downside, I hate losing, so let's bury these bastards with 2 hours of Scott Steiner talking. Man, that'd be sweet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>-------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Nothing to report beyond some contract work, so let's get to it.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> NDK leads us off by being sent home for being higher than an old man's pants. She gets a fine and the usual pissy response. She's going to be following New Jack out at this rate. Sting handles wrestler's court this week.</p><p> </p><p> 2,162 Kraken fans are going to be disappointed.</p><p> </p><p> Sting is out to open the show, having just finished up his more permanent contract signing like three hours prior. He's booked some matches tonight to determine the contender fo the World title. In related news, he's also arranged for a World title defense right here tonight against a special opponant. Kevin Nash comes out, having mostly recovered from his match a couple weeks back, and decides the winner of all the one-on-one matches will be contending at Cells of Sheol. Multiple authority figures, that's what the people want, right? <strong>Rating: B</strong>. Well, these people do, it seems.</p><p> </p><p> Raven is out with W.CW World champion Perry Saturn, and Raven declares Saturn more than ready for any challenger. Saturn looks less than convinced, but does his best to look scary. <strong>Rating: C+</strong>. His menace is way better than his mic skills.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Lance Storm vs Perry Saturn</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.CW World title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Yeah, I'm opening with the title match. When you see the match rating you'll know why. I mostly hired Storm to work with the midcard and teach them a little wrestling. This was just an introduction match for the fans. Storm drug the match out, trying to wear Saturn down. That worked well enough, but Saturn managed to take advantage of a brief mistake and locked him in the Rings of Saturn and picked himself up a clean win. How about that? <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner and Jesus are backstage, as Scott seems to be upset with Jesus's lack of improvement since they hooked up. Jesus pleads that he couldn't possibly reach the peaks of Steinerdom, but Scott doesn't want to hear it, and tells him to stay backstage tonight while Scotty does what he does. <strong>Rating: B-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is out, and he's taking on Matt Morgan tonight. The creative team keeps telling me how good he is, but I'm not seeing it. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. I mean, ok, but not amazing.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt Morgan vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p> </p><p> Speaking of not as good as they could be, here's Matt Morgan to take his loss. I can't believe I seriously considered him as a World champ at some point. Ah well, live and learn. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Sasha Banks is backstage, looking for North Dakota Kraken. She finds Sting instead, who hasn't seen her, but decided to book Sasha in a triple threat with Dana Brooke and Keira Hogan. He also invented a new catchphrase, which is just what an authority figure needs. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner is out all by his lonesome, and he's hyping up his match with Jack Swagger. Who needs Jesus anyway? <strong>Rating: B-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jack Swagger vs Scott Steiner</strong></p><p> </p><p> For anyone who may be worried about my boy Swagger being a bit forgotten, don't be. His plans are awaiting fruition. In the meantime, he has his usual match with Scotty before...locking him in the anklelock and getting the victory? Swagger wins! <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. I booked it and I still can't believe it.</p><p> </p><p> Chuck Taylor is...ah never mind, Tamina beats him up and tosses him in a coffin. If you're wondering why there's a coffin backstage at my show, it's because I still plan on killing Sami Callahan. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Tamina's better at acting? O....k.</p><p> </p><p> Dana Brooke makes fun of her opponents tonight. The Godfather fails to not look down the front of her shirt. Classy outfit, we are. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kiera Hogan vs Dana Brooke vs Sasha Banks</strong></p><p> </p><p> In my continuing series of booking around absentee tag champions. Sasha carries this one for the girls, thank Odin. But Dana manages to get the pin on Kiera, who is not looking terribly strong lately. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Dana is at least improving.</p><p> </p><p> Sami Callahan heads down to the ring, but Paige jumps him before he can get down there, beats him up, and tosses him off the stage through a panel of glass a couple of guys were walking past with for some reason. She holds up the Hardcore title in victory. So, maybe it was a match? <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Or maybe she was just bored.</p><p> </p><p> MVP is out, and he's totally going to beat Rob Van Dam tonight. He always says that though. <strong>Rating: C+</strong>. He says it pretty well to be fair.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs RVD</strong></p><p> </p><p> Man, that was an easy header to type. I should make everyone's names an acronym. MVP pulls off the impossible and actually wins a match he was bragging about winning. It's likely opposite day around here. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. I still twitch a little when I see that rating. </p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal is facing Goldustin. Not literally right now, in the ring tonight. Unless he gets jumped out of nowhere like everyone else tonight. In the meantime, PROMO. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Not like I'd ever abuse backstage attacks. Never go full Russo.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Goldustin vs Jay Lethal</strong></p><p> </p><p> Yeah, no Dustin backstage stuff tonight. Sorry, I'm tired. But these two are not, giving me the wild brawl the game insists I need and a good match besides. Wrestling might not be the main reason to come to the show, but it is a reason anyway. Lethal manages to beat the Golden boy and moves on to the cage this Sunday. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C+</strong>. OMG YES</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 1.52</strong></p><p> </p><p> WE ARE SECOND IN THE WORLD. These last few shows have really shot us up. New Japan must be feeling slighted by these rankings. </p><p> </p><p> Next time around, the big show. Not the wrestler, just a larger than average wrestling show. Or as Scott would say, "IT'S FAT!". So it's prediction time, so I might as well post a card for you to predict on. Voila:</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>------------------------------------------</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Cells of Sheol</strong></p><p> All matches are cages matches unless otherwise noted</p><p> </p><p> W.cw World title</p><p> Jay Lethal vs MVP vs Jack Swagger vs Stu Bennett vs Perry Saturn</p><p> </p><p> W.cW Tag Team title</p><p> North Dakota Kraken and Sasha Banks vs Summer Brooke</p><p> </p><p> W.CW Hardcore Invitational</p><p> Paige vs Anyone who shows up</p><p> </p><p> Goldustin vs Matt Morgan</p><p> </p><p> Tamina vs Chuck Taylor</p><p> </p><p> And at least one surprise appearance, of course.</p><p> </p><p> ------------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Winner gets a randomly selected prize, which I'll randomly select at some random time. </p><p> </p><p> I'll likely not be able to post the show until Saturday night-ish, due to working about 43 hour days the rest of the week, so you'll have time to ponder the decision more than I likely will. Thanks for the read, and see you in Sheol, baby.</p>

I never stop writing, I just publish very little of it. This one isn't going to stop anytime soon, no worries. --------------------------- With the discovery of exclusive PPAs being available with a large enough dump truck full of cash, I'm beginning to lock down some of the more important members of the roster. This also allows me to actively steal lower card WWE guys, as has been demonstrated with some of the new signings. This mountain of cash I recline on daily does come in handy, and not just in my love life. The WWE seems to be stripping it's women's division bare, as evidenced by my Sasha Banks signing, and the fact that I'm currently negotiating with Charlotte Flair completely uncontested. I wonder if I could get Ric over here too. The Big Show and The Undertaker have both retired, blowing future plans of mine that they likely would have hated. It's like no one wants to lay down for Scott Steiner or anything. W.CW Live Goldustin took care of the lone incident tonight. I love him so. Anyone else noticed NDK being a bit better behaved since New Jack left? 2,034 fans wanted a Big Show vs Whitey Vanilla match Kevin Nash is not available due to Scott Steiner tearing him apart, so out instead is Sting, who I was quite stunned would even sign a one night deal. Well, I suppose he did work TNA, so this is a step up. He does the card rundown for us, including a six man tag for the main event involving most of the main event scene. He also mentions our big event at the end of the month, W.WC Cells of Sheol, in which every match will be in a cage. Rating: B-. Good start there. Summer Brooke are out, but before they get a chance to whine about title shots, Sasha and the Kraken come out, declaring themselves too busy with singles matches tonight. They did, however, find someone to keep them busy in the meantime. Rating: D Summer Brooke vs Nattie and Jim Neidhart Pretty good, all things considered. Nattie carried the match of course, the Godfather is turning into fine manager material, and Dana Brooke's getting better all around. I think I'm getting good at this booking thing. Nattie gets the win, as debuts tend to. Rating: D- Jay Lethal is backstage with Matt Morgan, talking about his spot in the main event tonight. Matt is a bit sad he's on the sidelines tonight, but assures Jay that he'll do anything he can to help out. Rating: C-. Except keep up with Jay in the mic of course. Mia Yim vs Sami Callihan Ultimate Deathmatch Sami is made out of adamantium, I swear to God. This was a complete stomping by Mia, followed by his requisite crazy bump and ending by getting choked out. I'm stunned he's still working here honestly. Rating D- Chuck Taylor wanders out while the crew clean the rubble and Sami's unconcious body, when Tamina comes out of the crowd and chucks Chuck through a table. So now they have to clean him up too. Rating: E Stu Bennett finds Creed backstage, wanting to make sure they're on the same page for the match tonight, as he doesn't trust Saturn, Raven, or Scott Steiner. Creed assures him that he's here to save W.CW, and that includes Stu himself, if need be. Stu doesn't seem all that certain, but he just nods and leaves. Rating: C. Creed makes a good messiah it seems. Tajiri vs North Dakota Kraken Another well booked midcard match, lovely. Sasha is a good manager, Tajiri and NDK have good chemistry, and the Japanese Buzzsaw has no trouble laying down for my beloved Kraken. All is right in the world. Rating: D-. SEE NEW JACK, I DON'T NEED YOU Yes, I'm still bitter. MVP is approaching Scott Steiner, perhaps to talk about their match tonight. But Scott's in no mood, and beats the hell out of him. This is the Steiner version of pre-match stretches. Rating: C. Jesus kicks him while he's down too, giggling. Sasha Banks has a match with Bob Holly next, and discusses it here. This wasn't as good as I'd hoped, but considering the rest of the show so far, I'm not too mad. Rating: D Sasha Banks vs Bob Holly Sasha wins, of course. She pushes as upper-midcard, but she's putting up straight midcard numbers so far. I'd be upset, but she's just here to teach Kraken anyway, so whatevs. Rating: D Matt Morgan is wandering around aimlessly backstage. I assume he does this a lot. He finds Jay Lethal's dressing room, and enters, stopping as he sees a gold version of Jay staring back at him. The gold one does a bad Macho Man impression and then attacks, beating the hell out of Morgan. Matt runs off, hopping into a nearby car and driving off. In the backseat, however, Keira Hogan suddenly sits up...Rating: C- Scott Steiner and Jesus are out, to do what they do best. Tell everyone how much better Scott is. And with ratings like this, it's hard to argue. Rating: B- Jay Lethal, Scott Steiner, and MVP's battered body vs Perry Saturn, Stu Bennett and Creed The plan has been to cover Perry's weaknesses with as many bodies as possible. It's working! Five men in the ring, MVP, slouched in his corner glaring at Scott, and Raven and Jesus doing their thing ringside. This was a W.CW staple, a completely mess of a match, ending with poor Perry isolated and eating a flying elbow from Lethal, who I'm still attempting to make less pissed by getting him wins and stories and stuff. Fingers crossed. Rating: C- After the match, Jay is celebrating as everyone else fights among themselves, when Goldlethal comes down and smacks him around too. Rating: D+ Show Rating: C. HELL FUZZY YES TV Rating: 1.47 Post-show is quiet, including Charlotte, who we just signed uncontested. Works for me. We've reached D- popularity in our first US region, the southeast. Mexcio's been there for a while, as our strongest supporters since the beginning. Still don't get that. But hey, one step closer to Cult Join us next time, as we get the card setup for Cells of Sheol. See ya in the cage.

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41290" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Critical: balance must not go below $0</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, that just doesn't work in an RtG game. Best to just start over again or reroll those owner goals. </p><p> </p><p> Also POST MOAR. I missed you.</p>

<p>Yes. YES. All of my yes. I'm in.</p><p> </p><p> Lucus Danger is divinity come to Earth and should be treated as such. He'll do lovely things to the backstage environment, I promise.</p><p> </p><p> You are hereby ordered to continue this dynasty forever.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="boydy" data-cite="boydy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Scott Steiner is back as the Champ, so happy right now.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Sadly not, Saturn holds the title, mostly by never defending it in true Steiner fashion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>-------------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> It occurs to me I've been too nice. Wait, hear me out. I've been so wrapped up in internal struggles that I've completely ignored the fact that my own workers aren't the only ones who hate me. Most of the promoters in the indy scene do too. It just so happens that there's a fair amount of overlap in rosters. So why don't I get some exclusive contracts going? </p><p> </p><p> Oh, no one wants to. Fair point. Even if I offer absurd wages? Let's see what Jack Swagger has to say about it as a trial case.</p><p> </p><p> Chuck Taylor left EVOLVE and PWG. I didn't ask him to, he just did. Well, now how am I supposed to job their champion? Didn't you think about that Chucky?</p><p> </p><p> The key, as usual, is money. Swagger signed the exclusive PPA I offered for about triple pay. Off to buy Scott's loyalty forever.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> SIX incidents to start the day. Road agent Sean Waltman brought some freinds backstage, setting a good example for the locker room. FINE THAT MAN. Him and Big Kev are upset. Paige started a fight with Kiera Hogan, FINED! Paige and Saraya are pissed. NDK got in an argument with Summer Rae, but I don't police words or Krakens. Kevin Nash himself broke the friends rule, so I get to piss him and Waltman off some more. Goldustin cleaned up the rest for me.</p><p> </p><p> 1924 folks think I should control my locker room better.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out, and he actually gets to tell us the show tonight. What a twist! <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Whitey Vanilla is out next, and he is tired of filthy Quebecois hardcore wrestling ruining our great company. He will put a stop to it right now! <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Whitey Vanilla vs Sami Callahan</strong></p><p><strong> Light Tube match</strong></p><p> </p><p> And yeah, Sami is actually an American. I gave Whitey the win here, which Sami was not happy about. Getting tossed fifteen feet through the air into light tubes? Totally fine with that though. He's just here to abuse himself for my amusement anyway, so he can job to my jobber. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. And that's with good chemistry.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is relaxing in the back when Scott Steiner comes storming in, complain about the shenanagins in the match last week. Kevin's tired of constant whining, so he decides to make an example tonight and face Scott Steiner, since he's right there. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kiera Hogan is out to hype her match against Paige tonight. Goldustin spends the interview in the background shouting the last word of every sentence she says as loud as he can. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kiera Hogan vs Paige</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.CW Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Hogan did pretty well hanging with the champ, but she was distracted by Matt Morgan storming toward the ring. Goldustin manages to fight him off, but Jay Lethal slips in through the crowd and knocks Kiera down with a chairshot. Paige takes advantage and gets the pin. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Post-match Goldustin manages to clean house as Paige books it with her title. Hogan is battered but manages to stand tall with him. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. She underperformed even as a damsel-in-distress.</p><p> </p><p> Summer Brooke is out with The Godfather, who is demanding his girls get the tag title shot they deserve. NDK comes out, holding both tag titles. She has that sadly, her mentor New Jack has left to get treatment for the various diseases Dana Brooke inflicted on him. However, Kevin Nash has authorized an new partner to help. Kraken steps aside as Sasha Banks steps out, taking one of the tag titles and tells the girls she'll give them exactly what they deserve. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Sasha does a good millennial gimmick. Imagine that.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Summer Brooke vs North Dakota Kraken and Sasha Banks</strong></p><p> </p><p> Originally I was going to bring Sasha in as a love interest for New Jack, but this will do instead. Sasha beats the hell out of everyone to get her established and helps NDK retain her title, which is the most important thing. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Chuck Taylor is backstage when Tamina attacks him. This is mostly because I have no use for him anymore, and Tamina's been good with the little I do give her. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> Next is a hype video for Perry Saturn and Stu Bennett taking on RVD and Sabu tonight. I didn't trust most of them to promo, so this instead. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>That match I just mentioned</strong></p><p> </p><p> Saturn sadly looked bad out there, though only a bit worse than Sabu. RVD managed the pin on the champion, as even Raven couldn't stop him this time. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Can anyone stop RVD? Besides Steiner of course.</p><p> </p><p> MVP is out for his occasional demand for a match because I never give him a story. The lights go out suddenly, and a choir can be heard. A spotlight turns on the entrance ramp, revealing Xavier Woods, who is now calling himself simply Creed. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs Creed</strong></p><p> </p><p> In debut stomping tradition, MVP gets destroyed by Creed easily, the choir singing the whole time. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Scott is out now to insult Kevin Nash. This is a job he finds comfortable. Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kevin Nash vs Scott Steiner</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scotty was of his game, but it doesn't really matter. I kept this one short for obvious reasons, and Scott gets to tap Kevin out on national TV. Treasure that moment, you don't see it much. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Kev was the better performer, in all fairness.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show rating: D+</strong>. Storylines aren't good enough. I'm sure it's Justin Credible's fault somehow Still a gain of popularity regardless. .</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 1.34</strong></p><p> </p><p> New big show coming up soon. I'll let you know when I name it.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="boydy" data-cite="boydy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Big Poppa Puff The Magic Dragon</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ....how did I never think of that name? I LOVE IT</p><p> </p><p> No worries, your boy Steiner is a fixture here, as he delivers money promos every time my middling midcard can't deliver. Raven remains employed for the same reason.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>------------------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> OMG it's happened, dynasty over. New Jack has walked out on us. Well, not really, I'll keep on keeping on, but GODDAMNIT. I had such plans for him. NDK's still here, so the future is secure. For now.</p><p> </p><p> On a slightly better note, Taz has stayed, and ditched ROH, as I offered him a lucrative exclusive contract. Until he walks out too.</p><p> </p><p> GODDAMMIT STILL MAD.</p><p> </p><p> Another bright spot, the backstage jumped 10 friggin points, so that's good. Not great, but good. </p><p> </p><p> Ok, I can make this work. Shame about half my tag champs wandering, but such is life when you push without accounting for personality or massive drug habits. </p><p> </p><p> We end February of 2018, and results are in for regionals. We are anywhere from 4th-6th, depending. It's not first, so it sucks. More plans are in the works though, no worries.</p><p> </p><p> They will not include the Undertaker, sadly, as his contract is up, but he has no intention of working for us. Lucky he's already the Deadman, or I'd kill him.</p><p> </p><p> Despite the absurd amount of spending, we are still quite profitable. Good thing, if I'm going to keep on ripping the WWE's undercard apart</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> NDK is sent home for drug use again. Clearly upset about New Jack's departure.</p><p> </p><p> 1835 fans are dissappointed in New Jack's decisions in life.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is...never mind, another interruption. Saraya Knights out, and she wants Paige, in a match, right the hell now. Paige comes out, and agrees one one condition. A ladder match for her Hardcore title, with the loser leaving forever. Kevin barely cares and agrees, disappointed again he can't run down the card for us. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Paige has a new catchphrase. I'm sure it's no Austin 3:16 or anything.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Saraya Knight vs Paige</strong></p><p><strong> Loser leaves town Ladder match for the W.CW Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Should have added "...on a pole" for that extra stipulation goodness. I want Paige to move on bad enough I'm blowing this fued off on the opener of the weekly show. Saraya is kind enough to help boost Paige's performance on the way out, but this result was never in doubt. Now we can get her some real contenders. <strong>Result: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is back out as the crew's cleaning up the mess in the ring, and this time Jay Lethal and Matt Morgan are the interrupting parties. They have apparently teamed up to help settle their differences with Kiera and Goldustin in recent weeks. The Golden Ones come out to respond, Kiera accepting the challenge while Goldustin sucks on a golden popsicle uncomfortably close to Jay Lethal. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Lethal declines a suck when Dustin asks.</p><p> </p><p> In further tag news, Summer Rae and Dana Brooke are out with The Godfather. They are teaming up to make a play at the Tag Team titles no one knows have been vacated yet. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Summer Brooke vs Chuck Taylor and Sami Callahan</strong></p><p><strong> Hardcore tag match</strong></p><p> </p><p> That team name is obvious and much quicker to type. Chuck is currently holding CZW and Evolve titles, so he'll naturally job here to some midcarders of mine. Sami takes his required sick bump, but Chuck declined to join him, so he gets to eat the pin. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Summer Brooke do their victory dance. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. I think these girls are going somewhere.</p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner is out with Jesus, as they announce the main event since Nash can't manage it. He's facing RVD tonight, and he's going to punish him for stealing Scott's rightful victory. <strong>Rating: B-</strong>. Way better than Nash would have been.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tamina vs Jim Duggan</strong></p><p> </p><p> I realized Jim hasn't gotten a win here, so Tamina can do the honors. Always like Hacksaw. <strong>Rating: E-</strong>. Tamina seems shockingly content with her lot in life.</p><p> </p><p> Goldustin and Kiera are backstage, as he has a gift for her. A golden mask of her very own. She is pleased by this, but comments on the smell. He apparently forgot to wash it. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Now try real hard not to think of why his spare mask needs cleaned.</p><p> </p><p> Jack Swagger has an interview, beacause he hasn't in a while. He's facing equally directionless MVP tonight. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jack Swagger vs MVP</strong></p><p> </p><p> This is a test to see if Jack wants to be sober every now and then. MVP gets the win, as he's been solid in everything I've given him. Not that I've given much. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Matt Morgan and Jay Lethal are out for hype, and Matt to no one's surprise can't really hang with Lethal in the promo department. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. I'm past even disappointment with Matt now.</p><p> </p><p> Goldustin and Kiera get a big golden entrance. I can not find a single way to get this girl to contribute meaningfully to this team. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Morgan and Lethal vs The Dusty Ones</strong></p><p> </p><p> She is getting better at her gimmick, but the gimmick ain't the problem. My patience with her is. She cements her position as the weak link by getting pinned by Lethal, in a likely unsuccessful bid to make him happy before he walks off too. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> RVD is out to hype the main event, and he is no Scott Steiner on the mic. He's not even a Jesus, really. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Has he ever really had a great promo?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rob Van Dam vs Scott Steiner</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven and Perry Saturn show up shortly after the bell, as Raven joins the commentary table with Tenay and Taz. Saturn just watches the match. RVD is close to winning near the end, when a failed distraction by Jesus and a successful one by Saturn are enough to turn it around, and Scott slaps him in the Steiner Recliner and makes him humble. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> After the match, RVD is getting stomped by the legion of guys out there, when Sabu comes out of nowhere and makes the save. Which he underperformed at. Wonderful. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C-</strong>. I'm actually ok with this, as the show was not as good as I had hoped. Saraya was used too much, but we'll never see that note again. Hogan was used too much to, which is just filthy lies.</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 1.16</strong></p><p> </p><p> Saraya refuses to work in a backstage role, so she can sit out her remaining four months. I'd fire her, but I don't want to piss Paige off.</p><p> </p><p> Join us next time, as the march toward Cult continues on the backs of Scott Steiner, Raven, and North Dakota Kraken when she's in any condition to do so. </p><p> </p><p> Sigh....why New Jack, why?</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="boydy" data-cite="boydy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great diary entry but I want Scott Steiner back and back as your World Champ.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Don't worry, Scott's never out of the title picture for long around here. Just pray he doesn't get hurt yet again.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigelow Cartwheel" data-cite="Bigelow Cartwheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great show. I read it wearing gold paint. #cult </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I wrote it wearing paint too. I'll be kind and not tell you <em>where</em> I wore it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> CHIKARA is now hostile. And they seemed such nice fellows. You'll forgive me if I'm not utterly terrified by the propect. Ryan Reeves finally walked out, which is fine since he was a great big crybaby about losing to literally anyone. Shame I couldn't job him one more time. His departure alone brought the locker room up 6%.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> Back to normal pre-show, NDK's too high to work, so another ineffective fine.</p><p> </p><p> 1630 fans expected me to be at Cult by now.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is...wait, he's already interrupted by Stu Bennett, out to complain about his rematch. Raven tried to warn him. Before that can be addressed, Scott Steiner and Jesus are out to discuss Scott gettig his shot, as the longest reigning champion in W.CW history ought to. Kevin agrees he has a point, but then MVP is out, saying he's been overlooked as a contender for too long, which is then interrupted yet again, this time for golden confetti coming down from the rafters. Finally, Kevin has enough, and books a three-way tag team match for everyone, plus two other folks to be named later. Whoever gets the pin gets the title shot. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> From that mess to New Jack bumping into The Godfather backstage. New Jack mentions his somewhat spotty luck with women lately. The Godfather knows just the thing, and introduces him to Dana Brooke, an associate of his. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Found room in his heavily fined purse for that expense.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sami Callihan vs Necro Butcher</strong></p><p><strong> Hardcore match</strong></p><p> </p><p> Hey, a wrestling match. Well, not really wrestling, but you know what I mean. Sami does actually win this one, and continues his uninjured streak. Necro did a crazy bump with him, but even that couldn't do it. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Might bump up the injury frequency soon.</p><p> </p><p> Kiera Hogan and a puppet of Goldustin are out to have a hype promo for the main event. The puppet helped teach her more about acting. Make of that what you will. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Matt Morgan is walking down the hall, where Godfather is leaning against a doorway with some rather suggestive sounds coming out of it. Morgan asks what's going on in there. Godfather says he can find out for $1000. Matt hears New Jack screeching and backs away slowly. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Yoshihiro Tajiri vs Jack Swagger</strong></p><p> </p><p> Just wanted to see if I could get a good match in with twenty minutes instead of the usual five. And I did! Swagger wins this one, as the crowd is stunned to see proper wrestling, I'm sure. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Not as good as New Jack getting laid apparently.</p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett and MVP are adding their voices to the hype train. And massively disappointing me with it. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Where's my C promos guys?</p><p> </p><p> Summer Rae is out with the Godfather. Apparently he didn't like the way Matt treated him, and dispatched Summer Rae to handle it, since Dana is....occupied. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Summer Rae vs Matt Morgan</strong></p><p> </p><p> About as good as the Swagger match with a fifth of the time. The Godfather didn't even bother interfering, as Summer took care of Morgan herself and somehow managed to submit him <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Summer dances in victory. If Morgan could pull ratings like this, he wouldn't be sliding down the card on a greased chute. <strong>Rating: C+</strong>. Greasy Matt Morgan, ugh.</p><p> </p><p> Paige is out next, and she's ready to move forward in her career, not held back any longer by Saraya. To that end, she has challenged Bob Holly, so let's get to that. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Paige vs Bob Holly</strong></p><p><strong> for the Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Nice thing about a harcore match is you don't have to be very sneaky to interfere. Saraya does so, still upset at Paige, but screws it all up, clocking Holly with a chair instead of Paige, then getting knocked down as Paige grabs a quick pin and the Hardcore title. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> After the match, Paige makes fun of Saraya for being so stupid she can't even cheat right. Ouch. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. This would have helped the storyline if didn't forget to seperate these two as allies. Ouch again.</p><p> </p><p> RVD is out with Scott and Jesus, as he'll be Scotty's partner in the main event coming up right now. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Stu Bennett and MVP vs RVD and Scott Steiner vs Goldustin and Kiera Hogan</strong></p><p> </p><p> That's a mouthful. Not surprisingly, Kiera had trouble keeping up with all the vets in the ring. The match itself was a cluster, as even partner were breaking up pins to prevent someone else from getting the title. Eventually RVD managed to sneak in a frog splash on Stu Bennett, securing himself a title shot. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Hogan might not be ready for the main event. Enjoy that sentence.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: Oh, you know already</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: 1.11</strong></p><p> </p><p> Next time, join us as the Saturn era continues, possibly with the champ showing up even!</p>