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>

<p>I had no idea there were so many Perry Saturn fans around here. Besides me, obviously.</p><p> </p><p> So I think I'm breaking up the New Day. Two of the three were coming up on contract renewal, and I snuck some bids in. Sadly only one of them is seriously considering it, but it's the one I wanted most. Fingers crossed.</p><p> </p><p> FIP is now hostile with me. Better than another war, I guess, given my track record lately. WWE is also offering a contract to Taz, of all people. </p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> No incidents again. Ominous.</p><p> </p><p> 1500 Perry Saturn fans came with mops.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out for the usual, but Stu Bennett is in no mood. He comes out and demands himself a rematch. Before Kev can answer, Raven comes hobbling out. He says he is willing to give Stu the match, but urges him to reconsider. Raven's known Saturn a long time, and knows what this title means to him. Stu doesn't care, and Raven shrugs it off as Kevin announces our main event World title match. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. I love Perry, but I wasn't letting him sink this promo. God bless Raven.</p><p> </p><p> Whitey Vanilla is out with his microphone, and he hasheard that Matt Morgan's great-grandmother might have had relations with a Castilian man. Thankfully he is here to relieve us us this dire European threat. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Whitey Vanilla vs Matt Morgan</strong></p><p> </p><p> Yeah, Matt destroys this guy. Remember when he was a perennial title contender? Yeah, neither do I. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Paige and Saraya are backstage arguing. Paige feels Saraya isn't holding up her end of the team. She's quite right, but Knight is still offended of course. They put this discussion aside, as they have a rematch of their own later tonight. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> RVD is out to tell us about Sami Callihan. He's heard good things about him elsewhere, but RVD wants to show Sami what hardcore is really all about. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rob Van Dam vs Sami Callihan</strong></p><p><strong> Light Tube match</strong></p><p> </p><p> The destuction of Sami Callihan continues, as getting thrown off the top turnbuckle through a bunch of tubes and a table laying outside the ring is still not enough to injure this guy. RVD wins anyway, and will probably take an hour to brush the glass out of his hair. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> New Jack and NDK are out to hype, declaring the rematch to be a table match. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Paige and Saraya Knight vs New Jack and North Dakota Kraken</strong></p><p><strong> Table match for the Tag titles</strong></p><p> </p><p> In a rare back and forth match, Paige and Saraya manage to get NDK through a table, but argue over who gets to put New Jack through. Paige then shoves Knight, and grabs her and hurls her through a table standing in the corner before stalking off. New Jack looks very confused by this, and the ref just shrugs at him. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. No contest in a table match. I'm innovating here.</p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett was out, talking about how lucky Saturn was to win, and Stu will show him just what the title means to him, too. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Godfather vs Bob Holly</strong></p><p><strong> Hardcore match for the Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Bob Holly is here to win and establish this new title. Godfather is here for other reasons...<strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Godfather dances post-match with Summer Rae and Dana Brooks, who probably thought they'd be doing better things around here. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Paige is packed and ready to leave for the day. She walks down the hallway when NDK and New Jack jump her, beat her up, and toss her through the catering table. A referee comes out of nowhere and declare them the winners, banging on a serving tray instead of a bell. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jesus Rodriguez announces himself heading into his match, declaring himself the successor to Scott Steiner's glory. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jesus Rodriguez vs Jim Duggan</strong></p><p> </p><p> I'm going to say he's not quite there yet, though he does manage to beat Hacksaw. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> Mia Yim comes out of her dressing room, as a member of the ring crew walks by wearing gold paint. She follows him for a bit, then runs into Kiera Hogan, also wearing paint, who wishes her luck in tonights match. She turns to walk away, and nearly runs into a cardboard cutout of Goldustin. She smacks it down and stalks off. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Mia Yim vs Goldustin</strong></p><p> </p><p> Goldustin manages a win, as Mia just seems a little off for some reason. Probably because the ref was wearing gold paint too. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is heading out to his match, when Raven stops him. He offers him one last chance to back away, seeming sincerely worried for Stu. He shrugs past Raven, telling him he should worry more about Saturn. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Stu Bennett vs Perry Saturn</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.CW World title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Not much wrestling here, as they just start pounding at each other right off. Stu eventually gets the upper hand, pounding on Saturn while he's down. Raven goes to the barricade and grabs a mop from a fan. Wait, I was just joking about the fans bringing mops! He slides the mop into the ring, and Saturn smashes it into Stu, drawing a DQ and retaining, beating on Stu until the ref pulls him off. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: Another damned C-</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: 1.04 </strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>W.CW HAS RETURNED TO REGIONAL</strong>. Well, at least until the end of month regional battle after the grace period. New Jack gets another fine for drugs, but doesn't seem to care much. You'd think an addict would be concerned about losing money.</p><p> </p><p> Until next time, when we'll see how much of WWE's detritus we can turn to money. The answer: ALL OF 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>Darin Walker how do you set up a promotion they way you did.<p> How do you set it up with your product etc.</p><p> </p><p> Is there an option to have it how you had it or did you tweak an existing philosophy?</p><p> </p><p> Also did you start your own promotion as I was thinking of just starting with WCW as I can just import them for a different database and just lower their popularity etc?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I almost always start my own promotion, partly so I can name it something silly, partly so I can set up my own product. I think half the fun I have in this game is tweaking product settings. Anyway, the current product setting for WC.W is...</p><p> </p><p> Key Feature: Traditional</p><p> Heavy: Mainstream, Hardcore, Cult</p><p> Medium: Comedy, Risque, Realism</p><p> </p><p> Match Ratio(Event): 70%</p><p> Match Ratio(TV): 40%</p><p> Intensity: 40%</p><p> Danger: 0%</p><p> </p><p> No face/heel, integrated women, and no T&A levels. </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Also Darin Walker do you have any other dynasties that you can link me to as I enjoy your style on here and would like to see how you get on with other real life promotions from certain eras.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Pretty poorly, usually. I tend to drop dynasties quickly, though I've stuck with this a long time. You can find my stuff by clicking on my user name; about all I post is dynasties. I'll edit some links in after I post, in case lurkers want to peek too.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Goldust hiding as inanimate objects, but painted gold, is the best thing I never knew I needed. This thing could run and run. </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The really funny thing(at least to me) is that I think Goldust could actually pull off a stupid gimmick like this. Wouldn't be the weirdest thing he's done on camera. </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>------------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Despite my attempt at restraint at hirings, I am currently in a bidding war for a few WWE talents, as I am going to do every chance I get. This is where midcarders come to die, after all. It's taking a while though, so maybe don't expect anything soon. I'll tell you the second I lose each one.</p><p> </p><p> Sad to say, Zach Sabre is the one getting fired this week. Sad because he's never here so I can do it publically. He was fine honestly, but his Japan schedule made things difficult.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> No incidents to report today. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this.</p><p> </p><p> 1300 folks attended thinking this was CZW.</p><p> </p><p> Big Kev card rundown. We're having a bunch of tag matches tonight, as we usually do when I'm in creative limbo. Nash is also retiring from the in-ring action I had no intention of booking him in. <strong>Rating:C-</strong>. Then he tears a quad muscle leaving the ring, just for old time's sake.</p><p> </p><p> Kiera is backstage, cutting a promo on a golden microphone. After she's done, she walks away, and the mic rises, revealing Goldustin, who snarls at the camera then follows her. Keira was bad in this, proving she can't outpromo a mic stand. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. She's got to get there someday, right?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kiera and Dust vs RVD and Sabu</strong></p><p> </p><p> I'm not entirely sure why I keep getting the urge to rocket the women folk up the card, besides usual guy reasons, but I'm not about to stop now. Hogan and Dustin win, as he settles into his teaching the rookie stage of his life here. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Dana and Summer are out to talk. Not what most companies hire them for, but no one stays here long unless they can promo for me.<strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Or unless I don't like their face or something</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Dana/Summer vs Tamina/Velvet</strong></p><p> </p><p> This is mostly to make use of Velvet Sky before she moves on in a few days. Dana wins, and Velvet of course shows the only improvement in the match on her way out the door. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Dana and Summer beat up Velvet and strip her down to her undies. We'll keep that dignity with us, thank you. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott and Ryan are out for the main event hype. And hype they do. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sami Callihan vs Bob Holly</strong></p><p><strong> Hardcore match for the WC.W Hardcore title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Sami is the current CZW champ. He is also totally willing to do sick bumps any old time you please. So I hired him to kill himself for us until he gets injured, because I'm a bastard. Bob Holly wins, because it's not like I have a roster of hardcore vets better suited for it or anything. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kraken and New Jack are out here to tank this interview with drunken rambling. I suppose it's not bad enough to be so-bad-it's-good. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. This is why no one but me hires druggies on the regular.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>North Dakota Kraken and New Jack vs Paige Knight</strong></p><p><strong> for the W.C.W Tag titles</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kraken gets the win anyway, as I'm not going to let a little thing like destructive drug use change my plans. Paige carried the match, which is not a note I get very often. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Of course better than drugged out drunks is a backhanded compliment.</p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal is out to hype his match with Mia Yim. He usually does this when I book him to lose to someone. The sad fate of the decent, but not great. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Lethal vs Mia</strong></p><p> </p><p> This is mostly to warm her up before I probably have her lose to someone important. She's newer to here than Lethal, so I'm not as bored of her yet. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is out with MVP to talk about beating up Scott and Reeves tonight. We'll see if that comes to pass. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Scott Steiner and Ryan Reeves vs MVP and Stu Bennett</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott and Ryan do spend a great deal of time beating up Stu, but a good comeback got Stu yet another pinfall over Scott. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven comes hobbling out with a mic post-match, declaring that he is ready to cash in his title shot. However, he is cashing in for Perry Saturn rather than himself. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Perry Saturn vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p><strong> WC. World title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven sticks around to manage Perry. This one doesn't take long, as the battered Bennett just can't stay in it, and ends up tapping out to give Perry Saturn the World title. Stu was not pleased when I suggested this to him, but I don't let little things like that bother me.<strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Final Show: C-</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: 1.00 </strong></p><p> </p><p> NDK and Jack get fined again. NDK is pissed, but everybody's pissed these days. </p><p> </p><p> The WWE appear to have hit International size, on the back of a RAW featuring Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in a no contest. Must have been a hell of a draw, they got an A rating for it. At least I don't have to worry about WWE pillaging my roster much, half of them are castoffs anyway.</p><p> </p><p> Join us next time for the Kevin Nash retirement tour, featuring World Champion Perry Saturn, crippled Raven, and the hardest partying midcard in all of wrestling.</p><p> </p><p> EDIT: Those links I mentioned days ago. </p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=536378" rel="external nofollow">The Worst Idea Yet</a></p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=536295" rel="external nofollow">WWE: Ruined Then, Now, Forever</a></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>Darin Walker I have spent the weekend slowly but enjoyingly reading your dynasty and I just want to say you are awesome.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Many thanks. I will try to be worthy of such praise. </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You have inspired me to start a new save on TEW and solely using old time wrestlers, I too love Scott Steiner and I think I will push him as my main guy, I am thinking of calling my wrestling promotion Wrestlecrap Championship Wrestling.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not that I don't love Big Poppa Pump, but I never expected him to be the centerpiece of the company until his performance demanded it. Nice thing about a pop>performance company is age isn't nearly the factor it could be otherwise. Who cares about wrestling when his promo's are this solid?</p><p> </p><p> Don't forget to add the period in those promotion initials, by the way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just one question I want to ask.<p> </p><p> Do you use Auto Booker when planning your shows or do it all yourself?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm not going to say I never use autobooking, but the vast majority is planned out. For a certain definition of planning. Usually meaning I pick someone I want to win and find someone to lose to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not sure if my memory of his whereabouts is up-to-date, but I think he runs a micro-indie fed of his own, and it's probably at war with your company, since everybody (below Cult level) seem to be. </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Your memory is better than mine. Dreamer runs House of Hardcore, and he did indeed join the parade of people who hate me. For less reasons than most have to hate me around here. </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>----------------------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Not much to talk about, as it was only one in-game day since the last show, so let's get to the next show.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> NDK kicks us off with incidents, as she brought some friends backstage. Why is this rule so hard to follow? I yell at her some, but I imagine it will be ignored. AGAIN. Dana Brooke went up to wrestler's court, and I'll just leave that in Goldustin's capable hands. This guy is such an asset in so many ways.</p><p> </p><p> I don't have anyone I want to fire, or can afford to for that matter, so I'll just let everyone vent their undoubtably justified complaints tonight. To no one's surprise, a ton of the roster had lots to bitch about. Time will tell if it helped, especially since pissing people off is like half this dynasty. </p><p> </p><p> 1224 people are still surprised Scott lost the title.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out for the opening hype, but is quickly interrupted by an angrier than usual Ryan Reeves. Reeves wants payback for last night at the Gauntlet, and demands a match with Raven. Kev informs him that Raven is injured from when the Godfather caught up with him after the show. So Ryan decides Goldustin will do for now. Kev says he's already got a match tonight, so Ryan grudgingly decides NDK will have to do for tonight. Kevin agrees if Reeves just goes away. Then Reeves goes away. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> From one angry big man to another, Scott Steiner is out, and he wants his title back. While he's waiting, he's going to beat up Kiera Hogan tonight. Jesus agrees beating up women is a completely rational response to losing to a man. Scott glares at him for that. <strong>Rating: C+</strong>. Back away slowly and don't break eye contact, Jesus.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kiera Hogan vs Scott Steiner</strong></p><p> </p><p> Hogan hung in there, but let's be honest, there was only one way this was going to end. Scott didn't exactly bring his A-game here, and it showed. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is out to celebrate his recent title victory. Wise of him to do it after Steiner was gone. Before too long, Ryan Reeves is out, telling Stu to clear out as he has a match and Stu's in his way. They trade words, and then blows before backstage staff break it up. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Not exactly what I was hoping for from the champ.</p><p> </p><p> North Dakota Kraken is here to show how it's done, as she informs Ryan that she doesn't need any help to take on the likes of him. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Outstanding.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NDK vs Reeves</strong></p><p> </p><p> I kept this one short, and it helped quite a bit. It was back and forth, but Ryan pulls out the victory. Imagine how hard it was for New Jack not to jump in on this. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kiera's backstage getting back into street clothes when Kevin Nash comes in, telling her she did well to hang in there against such a tough opponent tonight. He asks if she's seen Goldustin, as he has a match tonight and no one has seen him. She says she hasn't but she'll pass word along if she does. The camera pans away, and Goldustin is standing next to the lockers, painted like a gold locker himself. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. One hopes she didn't keep her clothes in him.</p><p> </p><p> Mia Yim is having a little solo interview, just to she how she does. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. D is for decent. Too bad about the minus.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tajiri vs Mia Yim</strong></p><p> </p><p> Tajiri will always have work in any of my dynasties. His work tonight is to lose to Mia, though. And we get more decent. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Bad chemistry is to blame here.</p><p> </p><p> Paige is out to talk next, and she is all kinds of tired of New Jack and NDK. Since the Kraken already had work tonight, she will settle for New Jack instead. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Goldustin is right about her on promos.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Paige vs New Jack</strong></p><p> </p><p> Such a strange match to think about. New Jack had a bad day, as Paige gave him everything she had, even sparing time to mouth off to NDK. This got under the Kraken's skin, as she jumped in and went after Paige, getting New Jack DQ'd. Saraya came out to join the mess as well, causing the backstage staff to break them up too. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. The road agents are getting a lot of work on screen tonight breaking up these fights and telling me New Jack's wasted like it's news. </p><p> </p><p> Goldustin is here to talk about his match with Matt Morgan, which no one noticed because he was still painted like a locker. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Well it is a little distracting.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt Morgan vs Goldustin</strong></p><p> </p><p> Despite a steady diet of defeats lately, Matt has fairly good momentum. I suppose hanging near the top of the card is better than winning in the undercard. Regardless, he's losing here too. At least he's used to it. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jack Swagger is getting ready, when Jim Duggan comes up with his usual enthusiasm. Jim figures a couple of all American guys like them can't possibly lose tonight. Jack thinks Jim needs to chill a bit. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Swagger has just the herbal remedy for hyperactivity.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jack Swagger and Jim Duggan vs Jay Lethal and Bob Holly</strong></p><p> </p><p> I promise Bob Holly was not the big signing I mentioned. This was mostly to get Lethal a win, as he'll be valuable to lose to other people for me. Swagger still managed to stand out as the best worker though. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Might be because he's sober.</p><p> </p><p> MVP is out, and he feels a little overlooked since his arrival here. He thinks he's championship material, and is willing to fight anyone to prove it. And here comes someone now. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs Rob Van Dam</strong></p><p> </p><p> Not that I'm complaining too much about the rating here, I was just hoping for a bit better. Like most guys who claim they can take anyone on, MVP loses this one. mostly to establish RVD as a major player here. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C-</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: 0.93</strong></p><p> </p><p> New Jack gets to eat more fines for being messed up, and he does not like the taste. Paige complained about NDK not having much for psychology, which barely matters to me. What does matter is we're creeping ever closer to regaining regional status, though it doesn't seem to be helping morale very much. Ah well.</p><p> </p><p> Join us next time as we walk the tightrope between gaining popularity, losing guys to morale problems, and I fire someone. I SAID JOIN US</p>

<p>I really ought to do more of these big shows, like a real wrestling promotion or something. I dislike the monthly model, but a bimonthly thing might not be so bad. Less names to think up anyway.</p><p> </p><p> The hiring surge is back on, both to freshen up the worker pool and allow me to start firing more troublemakers who aren't useful or favorites of mine. With the two hundred way war between me and the entire North American indy scene, I do need to start focusing on quality shows, though not at the expense of making sure my friends get over. I am an indy promoter, after all.</p><p> </p><p> The war is making it somewhat difficult, as a lot of folks refuse to sign with me because they're working with the enemy. It seems they haven't figured out we're the next big thing around here. A few folks are sadly neglected by the other companies though, and we'll correct that. If nothing else, we offer exposure like no other small company.</p><p> </p><p> Former WC.W member VADER has entered the Hall of Immortals. I heard he worked for some other companies too, but I can't remember the details.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Grand Gauntlet</strong></p><p> </p><p> Well, I knew this day would come. New Jack showed up too messed up to work. Oddly, on soft drugs. Swagger can relate. Good thing he didn't have a title shot on the rare big show I book. Sigh. I fined him, which he was unhappy with. Not nearly as unhappy as I am.</p><p> </p><p> NDK decided to taunt and beat up Kiera Hogan. Normally I'd let it go, but I'm in a bad mood now, so she's getting a fine too. Which neither of them are happy about. Good, we're all pissed off now. I decide to pull an elaborate rib on Ryan Reeves to make myself feel better. The locker room liked it just fine, but not Ryan or Stu Bennett, who is a buddy of his. Whoops. Well I feel better anyway.</p><p> </p><p> 1067 people believe this will be the best Royal Rumble knockoff ever.</p><p> </p><p> Big Kev is out to welcome us to the show. He breaks the bad news that New Jack will not be here tonight, as he's recovering after saving a bus full of orphans from a fire set by evil terrorists. As opposed to those nice terrorists running around. Unfortunately, that means the tag title match will not be happenng tonight. North Dakota Kraken walks out around then, and saddened as she is by the lack of her mentor tonight, she is perfectly willing to go on without him, and take on the girls herself. Kevin just shrugs and says go for it. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Truly we do not deserve these two heroes.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>North Dakota Kraken vs Saraya Knight and Paige</strong></p><p><strong> for the WC.W Tag Team title</strong></p><p> </p><p> You didn't think I'd let a no-show ruin my push of NDK, did you? Matter of fact, she dominated even two on one. Paige managed to start a comeback, but an attempt at a top rope move went bad, as Kraken shoved her off and sent Paige crashing all the way down to the guardrail ragdoll style. I'm not sure if that was planned or NDK just straight up trying to kill someone on live TV. Either way, awesome. Saraya manages to sneak in a quick rollup, grabbing some tights to secure the BS victory and title retention. The fiend. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> A gentleman comes out to debut with a promo. He calls himself Whitey Vanilla, and he is here to cleanse the WC.W of all the undesireable elements in it. Yeah I'm doing a racist gimmick in my comedy dynasty. What do I know about tone? He decides to call out his first victim, dirty Lithuanian Ken Shamrock. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. He's a great racist, according to the game though.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ken Shamrock vs Whitey Vanilla</strong></p><p> </p><p> And yes, he's purging the WC.W of a guy that's never worked here before. At least he thinks he is, as Shamrock dismantles him and taps him out with an anklelock in no time flat before leaving, likely never to return. This match mostly exists because I forgot I needed a match with a story telling focus. Count how many times matches are booked for reasons starting with "I forgot...". <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. Good payday for Ken.</p><p> </p><p> We get a hype video about the title match tonight. Because even I remember to promote big matches every now and then. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Don't worry, I'm sure it won't become a habit.</p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner is out to do his half of the hyping. Most of it is talking about what a scrub his opponent is while Jesus nods in agreement. <strong>Rating: B-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Grand Gauntlet</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven comes out first, Velvet Sky second. Raven immediately eliminates her, then rolls out of the ring and grabs a book, rolling back in and lounging in the corner and reading. Eventually, MVP enters and they start going at it. Mia Yim and Jack Swagger are in next into the fray, until Jim Duggan enters and cleans house, getting a good nostalgia pop that's interupted by Matt Morgan. He tosses MVP and Jim right back out again and begins beating the rest of them around.</p><p> </p><p> You know it's a long match when I use a paragraph break. Saraya Knight is in next, followed by Paige, and the two team up to keep their battered selves in the match. Goldustin is in, just as the girls dump Jack Swagger out, and he goes after Raven, who has been hiding in his corner as much as possible during the match. Jesus comes in next, going after his Lord's old enemy Morgan. This goes poorly, as Matt dumps him out quickly as well as Mia for good measure. Kiera Hogan races in next and saves Goldustin from the wrath of Matt, the two of them keeping him down until the tag champs square off against them, leaving Matt recovering and Raven relaxing in his corner.</p><p> </p><p> North Dakota Kraken comes in next, much to the delight of Paige and Saraya, who jump her as soon as she slides into the ring. Raven actually bothers to get to his feet and jumps into the fray, helping Kraken out. While that's going on, Matt Morgan tosses Kiera, then gets attacked by a raging Goldustin, who nearly but not quite gets Morgan out. Dana Brooke is in next, and does not seem anxious to get in the middle of any of this. She decides to helps stomp Paige and Saraya, only to get smacked down by Raven and NDK</p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal is in next, and has to duck as Dana's tossed out by Raven. He backs away as NDK and Raven look at him, before Matt and Goldustin's fight crashes into all of them, and everyone's just laying around for a bit. And speaking of folks lying down on the job, The Godfather makes his way down next. As he climbs up on the apron Matt Morgan casually boots him right off. Then he chucks Saraya right over to land on top of him. Paige jumps on his back and pounds on his face with forearms, before getting peeled off by Kraken and thrown out. The refs have to restrain her from going back after NDK as they jaw at each other.</p><p> </p><p> Tamina is in next, sliding in after shoulder checking The Godfather back down to the floor. Matt Morgan tries the boot trick again, but she ducks it and he crotches himself on the top rope. She gives him a shove to end his reign of terror in the match, and turns just in time for Jay Lethal to crossbody both of them over the top rope. </p><p> </p><p> Raven, Goldustin, and Kraken are getting to their feet, eyeing each other. Raven puts his hands up, steps forward and says something to the two of them. Goldie and NDK listen, look at each other, and nod back to Raven. They all retreat to seperate corners, and do nothing but rest until the next entrant.</p><p> </p><p> Ryan Reeves is in now, and he slowly approaches the ring as all three wrestlers in the ring stand waiting for him. The announcers mention that if he doesn't enter the ring by the time the next entrant is called, he's disqualified. He seems to know it too, as after a few feints he psyches himself up and slides in, only to be ganged up on immediately. He fights back hard, but eventually the numbers win and he's eliminated. The three wait for the next entrant, who turns out to be Summer Rae. She starts talking as she climbs up on the apron, and they back off a step. She climbs in the ring, and jumps right over the top rope and down to the floor herself. After that, the last entrant comes out, making the...</p><p> </p><p> Final Four: North Dakota Kraken, Perry Saturn, Goldustin, Raven.</p><p> </p><p> Saturn is smiling up at them, circling around the ring as Raven quietly steps back. As Saturn slides in, Raven attacks NDK, distracting Goldustin as Saturn gets all over him. Once Dustin is out, Raven and Saturn double clothesline NDK out of the match. They go to do the same to Goldustin, but Raven steps back at the last second, and pulls Saturn's feet out from under him, sending both Goldustin and Saturn out, leaving Raven as the winner of the match.</p><p> </p><p> Until The Godfather climbs in on the opposite side of the ring. Raven raises his arms to the crowd, who cheer less for him than The Godfather starting up train behind him. Raven turns around just in time to get bundled over, and Raven spills to the floor as the crowd goes nuts for The Godfather stealing the victory as the ring announcer declares him the winner.</p><p> </p><p> Outside, Raven has got a referee by the shirt and is yelling at him about something. The crowd and The Godfather watch as the announcer and the ref talk for a bit, before the ring announcer raises the mic to his mouth and says...</p><p> </p><p> "Due to The Godfather not entering the ring before the next entrant had, the referee has declared him disqualified. Therefore, the winner of the Grand Gauntlet is Raven!"</p><p> </p><p> Raven celebrates briefly before The Godfather climbs out of the ring and chases him down.</p><p> </p><p> And finally, that match write-up is over. Phew, I need a nap.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is out to do the other half of the hyping, talking about the long road he's taken to get to this match, and how he's going to conquer Big Poppa Pump's peaks. That sounds rather suggestive. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jesus Rodriguez is out and announces Scott Steiner's massive entrance for the main event. He just monotones Stu Bennett's. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Scott Steiner vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p><strong> for the WC.W and AWA World titles</strong></p><p> </p><p> An incredibly long singles match by WC.W standards(more than five mintues), I wasn't sure Scott would be up to it even with the slow build. I was correct. Scott dominated the early portion with his power, Stu managed to ground and pound him to keep himself in the match. In the end, it came down to endurance, as Stu was just able to wear Scott down enough to finally keep the titan down, and secured himself the most unlikely victory in WC.W history, a clean victory over Scott Steiner. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Naturally Scott was unhappy over the decision. I wasn't thrilled either, but we'll get to that shortly.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Final Rating: C-</strong>. GODDAMMIT</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 0.87</strong></p><p> </p><p> HOLY GOD 44 emails. Granted, this was also the end of the month, but still. Most of them are the complaints from literally everyone about NDK and Jack Swagger being high. Raven and Velvet Sky just picked up injuries, Raven's serious enough to keep him out for a couple months.</p><p> </p><p> Because I didn't have enough good news already, we are now 3rd in the regional battles, losing to our old buddies CZW as well as Ring of Honor. While 3rd out of 11 is not the worst results possible, it's still just second loser. The good news is popularity is slowly climbing up to pre-product change levels, and we aren't far behind in the show grades. We NEED to get to C and up on the regular to keep up though.</p><p> </p><p> NDK and Swagger both get to eat fines for this drug stuff, as for some reason complete negligence is getting me nowhere. NDK's behavior improved, Swagger not so much. Other than that, a few more signings to clear up(including one huge one) and we'll get to WC.W Live next post. </p><p> </p><p> Couple more things and we'll wrap this massive post up for the night. First, the Scott Steiner loss. My love for Scott Steiner is well documented, and obvious from the course of the dynasty. But he is old injury prone. Don't tell him I said that. Stu's no spring chicken either, but he's only creeping up on 40 rather than two weeks away from collecting Social Security. So Scott's going to move down the card. Slowly, to be sure, but it's happening. </p><p> </p><p> The larger issue is our relative stasis here in the regional race. Stu might fit the bill up top, might not. But in general I'm on the fence between just pushing my favorites regardless of quality, and getting enough good shows to start making the climb towards the big leagues again. Not going to abandon the flat out insanity that marks what got WC.W to where it is, just a slight shift of focus. I would certainly welcome opinions on where we're going from here. I do this mostly for me, because all writers do amd I'm even more egocentric than most writers, but without you guys following along I might as well keep this on my hard drive for my own giggles. So chime in if you've an opinion.</p><p> </p><p> Finally, the prediction contest. Given the shock of the main event and the no-show of everyone's favorite crack addicted grandpa, it comes down to the Gauntlet results, and as such the winner is Bigelow Cartwheel, who managed two out of the final four in the match. To the victor go the spoils, and the spoils are...</p><p> </p><p> Main Event Story. Select any wrestler currently wrestling for us, and they will be involved in a storyline with main eventers until the next big show or two months, whichever comes first. You may cash this in here or by PM now or whenever you want until the end of the dynasty. </p><p> </p><p> And now I'm done for the night. See you next time, when I write a whole lot less. Night folks.</p><p> </p><p> P.S. For the record, Tommy Dreamer wouldn't return my phone calls.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Surely you mean burn IWA:MS to the ground?! They deserve it anyway, even before they signed NDK.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Of course I want to burn everyone to the ground. My irrational love for the Kraken leads to hyperbole, I'm having way too much fun to toss this aside. Makes me wonder why I stopped in the first place besides, y'know, laziness.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Goldustin with his own gold lampshade popped me. Inspired.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I just wanted Kiera in a segment with some good talkers, and that was literally the first image that popped in my head. I don't know what that says about me. </p><p> </p><p> I'm in the process of booking/writing this up now, but I'll leave off posting it until I get home tonight, in case someone else wants a go at prediction. With that in mind, I decided a quick list of known entrants may be of assistance to those who are new here, or just have bad memories like me. </p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Grand Gauntlet participants</span></p><p> </p><p> Ryan Reeves</p><p> Goldustin</p><p> Raven</p><p> Jay Lethal</p><p> MVP</p><p> Matt Morgan</p><p> Summer Rae</p><p> Velvet Sky</p><p> Tamina</p><p> Dana Brooke</p><p> Paige</p><p> Jack Swagger</p><p> New Jack</p><p> Kiera Hogan</p><p> Saraya Knight</p><p> North Dakota Kraken</p><p> Perry Saturn</p><p> Jesus Rodriguez</p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner and Stu Bennett are outt, already fighting for all the single titles.</p><p> Zach Sabre Jr is out due to working for New Japan, the loser.</p><p> </p><p> Others will be in too, but they're surprises. So act surprised everyone!</p>

In contract news, Jay Lethal has resigned after a worryingly long time. NDK has also got an offer to work for IWA:Mid South. I'm pleased at this, unless she leaves of course, in which case I'll burn this dynasty to the ground. WC.W Live Ryan Reeves kicks off the incidents, as he tried to bring some friends backstage. I told him he wasn't allowed to have friends at all. He was fine with that. Perry Saturn returned just in time to get hauled into Wrester's Court for being late picking up his travel buddy. Goldustin took care of it for me, and to no one's surprise, handled it way better than I would have. 908 people will be surprised I didn't book Saturn this show. Big Kev is out to run the show down for us. Tag match involving the champ and his challenger next week, New Jack in a hardcore match, as well as lots of women. What more can you ask for? Rating: C- Ryan Reeves comes out to talk to Kev, and says he wants a match with Jesus Rodriguez, as he's tired of the little man. Nash, no fan of little men himself, finds this argument compelling and does it. Rating: D+ DDP is backstage, giving an interview with NDK and New Jack. No real purpose beyond getting some mic practice for the Kraken. Rating: D-. So of course New Jack gets the boost. Zach Broadsword of the Second Kind vs New Jack Hardcore match I must have had some purpose hiring Zach Sabre beyond these sword jokes, but I don't remember it now, so he can just job to New Jack. He's mostly working New Japan these days anyway. Rating: E+. Think he must have just got overshadowed by all the new hires doing so well. The usual two on one post match beatdown ensues. Rating: E. This is working to get Kraken over though. More training montage for Jesus and Scott. While the ratings are good, Jesus is just not getting anywhere with this so far. Rating: C- It's working fine for Ryan Reeves though, as he runs down the list of reasons Jesus sucks. Seven minutes worth is a long list. Rating: C Jesus Rodriguez vs Ryan Reeves Good chemistry, bad psychology. Evens out alright as the match goes about as well as you'd expect between a huge wrestler and a ring announcer. Rating: D+. The Scott Steiner method of training needs work. Jay Lethal is backstage talking to Kiera Hogan, curious as to why she's working with Goldustin, who is very poorly hidden behind a lamp with his own gold lampshade on his head. She says that she feels some kinship for him, as both are children of wrestling legends. They leave the room, Kiera hitting the lampswitch, which gets a high pitched squeal out of Goldustin. Rating: D. Kiera was AWFUL in this. MVP has a promo about nothing in particular, as he's not scheduled for a match or anything. Not even sure he was scheduled for this either, but here we are. Rating: D+ Kiera Hogan vs Dana Brooke Bra and Panties match Because why not? Got Dana a match, Kiera a win, and good reason for the male crowd not to stand up for a few minutes. Rating: D Paige is out to talk about her match with NDK tonight, as she's tired of all the attacks and thinks NDK can't do anything on her own with New Jack backing her up. Rating: C-. Why didn't someone tell me she could cut promos like this? As Paige is heading down to the rin, New Jack proves her right immediately by beating her up and stripping her down before rolling her into the ring to start her match. Rating: D+ Paige vs North Dakota Kraken If this was a Bra and Panties match, would half naked Paige be a forfeit? Despite the beatdown prior, Paige manages to pull it together and pick up the victory anyway. Even Kraken can't win all the time. Rating: D-. Especially when she's high. Goldustin and Scott Steiner are out to hype their match, which I imagine is just Goldustin talking and Scott staring at him in shock the whole time. Rating: C- Matt Morgan and Stu Bennett vs Goldustin and Scott Steiner Good chemistry from Goldie and Scott. The match sucked a bit as I kept Scott out of most of it for fear he'd hurt himself before the big show. Scott and Stu ended up brawling outside near the end, leaving Matt in to finish the match by pinning Goldustin. Rating: D+ But never mind that, as we follow Stu and Scott to a long and involved brawling sequence throught he crowd, with no resolution as we close out the show. Rating: C- Show Rating: C-. Of course it is. TV Rating: 0.80 Goldustin tells me to give Paige more promo time. You got it, man. Kiera wants a raise, and gets one. NDK's on drugs, no one cares. So the rundown for the big show runs like such: WC.W and AWA World title unification match Scott Steiner vs Stu Bennett The Grand Gauntlet WC.W Tag Team title match New Jack and North Dakota Kraken vs Paige and Saraya Knight Not a huge card, but hey, I have a battle royale to book. See you when I get there.

<p>Every God needs his mortal incarnation to spread the Good Word. Who better than a guy named Jesus?</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>-----------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Doing some contract maintainance, Stu Bennett's stuck around, Jay Lethal's still deciding, and Velvet Sky's decided to move on amicably. Not the worst results I could have had. In other news, the jerks over at CZW are announcing plans to expand. I wish them all the luck in the world. The bad kind.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> The incidents this week are already looking wild. NDK brought some friends in, only to promptly get them sent back out. Raven beat up referee Jimmy Korderas, which is getting him a fine, as these fights are getting out of control if we're beating up refs now. Raven is contrite, Jimmy calls me soft. Not what your wife said last night. The big one is between Kevin Nash and New Jack. Don't make me choose between the two! Oh, New Jack started an argument. Who cares, you're all adults, sort it out. Kev's annoyed. That all could have been worse.</p><p> </p><p> I thought long and hard on this one. While I have my own odd way of booking and running a locker room regardless of the effect it has on morale, I can only accept so much for so long. I've decided to publically fire Buff Bagwell. While he's been a jobber for my amusement far longer than this one small dynasty, he's just not worth the hassle anymore. End of an era, folks.</p><p> </p><p> 739 people have mixed feelings about Buff's departure.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash brings his grumpy self out to hype the show. We have the finals of the #1 contender's tournament, as well as the announcement of a big show coming up at the end of the month, called WC.W Grand Gauntlet. The winner of the totally-not-a-Royal-Rumble will recieve a totally-not-Money-in-the-Bank style contract. Totally. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>New Jack vs Saraya Knight</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jack decided to skip the failed attempt to hit on her and got right to the violence. He did indeed bring the violence in his own lackluster way, picking up the victory. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> Post-match, NDK joins Jack in a celebratory two-on-one beatdown. Paige makes the run in, chasing off my favorite couple. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kiera Hogan is backstage, when Goldustin appears. Seriously, he does a gold themed entrance into the locker area. He says he thinks she's got potential. and would like her to become mates with him. After a pause long enough to be awkward, he says teammates. Kiera reluctantly agrees. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. And he disappears in a poof of gold dust. That's two words, can't sue me Vince.</p><p> </p><p> Raven is out to hype his match with Jack Swagger, mostly because I keep forgetting to get him mic time. <strong>Rating: C+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Raven vs Jack Swagger</strong></p><p> </p><p> Just getting Raven a win here, as Swagger's annoyed me enough to shuffle him down the card for a time. Especially if he turns up stoned again. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Hey, he was clean!</p><p> </p><p> Velvet Sky is about to give an interview when North Dakota Kraken shows up, still in a foul mood from Paige's appearance earlier. She doesn't like the way Velvet's treated her man New Jack lately, and she wants to fight about it. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Velvet Sky vs North Dakota Kraken</strong></p><p> </p><p> Guess who forgot neither of these ladies has much for psychology? I won't say for sure, but I'm guessing it's Buff Bagwell. NDK is the obvious winner here, since she's not leaving our happy little drug infested home for wrestlers who can barely stand each other. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> We have montage next as Scott Steiner is training Jesus Rodriguez to repay him for his help. This most consists of Scott berating him for being unable to match the feats of Big Poppa Pump. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tamina vs Jesus Rodriguez</strong></p><p> </p><p> And it must of worked, as he takes this match fairly easily. Tamina was literally the fourth choice in this match, as there was no one else willing to do the job for poor Jesus. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. You'd think the Steiner seal of approval would be enough.</p><p> </p><p> MVP is here to fight Matt Morgan. Well, not right now, right after this. Which is an interview about his upcomng match with Matt Morgan. Next will be the match. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Everybody got all that?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt Morgan vs MVP</strong></p><p> </p><p> I was going to continue the joke, but I was too pleased with the result of this match, which included improvements from both parties as well as a <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal is backstage with Summer Rae. He's asking if she's ready for her debut. She tells him she's been ready for months now. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Yeah, I'm forgetful.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Summer Rae and Jay Lethal vs Goldustin and Kiera Hogan</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal, random tag partner jobber to the stars. Didn't this used to be Bully Ray's job? Anyway, Kiera gets the pin on him, as the partnership seems to have started well. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryan Reeves vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p><strong> for the AWA Heavyweight title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Typical me, getting so caught up in the midcard I forgot to schedule promos for the main event. Stu Bennett is getting the win here, as I have no faith that Reeves would lay down for Scott later, the big whiner. <strong>Rating: C-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner comes out to beat up Reeves anyway, to get his heat back and make sure he lays down for him one way or the other. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. You'd think people would learn to just lose the damned matches I ask them to.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Final Rating: C-</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: Same as the last couple</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu emails me to tell me he thinks NDK has no future in WC.W. Boy is he mistaken. Perry Saturn is back to ring shape again, so good news there. In more good news, we gained popularity, so we're clawing our way back to regional again. I still want that C rated show though.</p><p> </p><p> Join us next time for the go-home show on the road to WC.W total ripoff of WWE concepts. Original!</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>With New Jack holding the sacrificial knife.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> There is no way I'm giving New Jack a knife. A spork and some undercooked mutton, maybe. The gods will understand. </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>--------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Quiet week. Only thing of note was NDK asking for a pay raise, which was insta-granted, being the future of this business and all.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> New Jack showed up hungover. That's better than being drunk, so ignored. Buff Bagwell beat up Jesus Rodriguez for Lord knows what reason. I yelled at him, which did nothing but piss everyone off. You know what, time for another talk with the locker room is in order. So I took a hardline stance with them all. Sheltong Benjamin, of all people, was the only one to take me up on it and walk out. O....k then.</p><p> </p><p> 653 attendees are being very quiet in respect for New Jack's headache.</p><p> </p><p> Big Kev is out, to tell us about the semi-finals of the tourney, the return of Scott Steiner in-ring, and Goldustin treading water until I can slide him into the main event proper. And we'll start one of those right now! <strong>Raing: C-</strong>. He did better with a script than without tonight.</p><p> </p><p> Goldustin makes a grand entrance. Pretending he's a big deal before booking him as such. Fake it until you make it. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Sort of like my sex life.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Goldustin vs Kiera Hogan</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kiera's sitting in for where Sheltong was supposed to be before he wandered off. The loser. Speaking of losers, that's what she's doing here. Good match regardless. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> NDK is out with New Jack to talk about how badly she's going to beat up KENTA. This went far better than I expected. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. I'm beginning to wonder who is helping who more in this team.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>North Dakota Kraken vs KENTA</strong></p><p> </p><p> This is more the rating I was expecting. NDK is true to her word, relentlessly pounding KENTA until beating him. New Jack is apparently good manager material. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. And he didn't even interfere!</p><p> </p><p> After the match, New Jack joins her to beat up KENTA some more. I noticed KENTA's contract was up, and it's not like I had any real plans for him. Weird not to have someone just leave rather than leave in a huff because I'm awful to them. <strong>Rating: E-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Backstage, Velvet Sky is giving an interview about her upcoming match with Ryan Reeves, when she's confronted by a slightly winded New Jack. He's surprisingly nice, wishing her luck and promising he's rooting for her. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. She seems more nervous than if he just beat her up.</p><p> </p><p> MVP is here to talk about his favorite subject, himself. Seems to think he's ready for anyone. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. I'm convinced.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs Tamina</strong></p><p> </p><p> These two have good chemistry, adding another tick to the list of surprises tonight. The victor is a little less surprising, as MVP picks up the pin. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. He's with Goldustin treading water right now.</p><p> </p><p> Ryan Reeves is out for his hype segment. New Jack felt no need to lift his spirits. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Probably why he struggled out there.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryan Reeves vs Velvet Sky</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lack of psychology for a 4 minute match. God guys, what the hell? Ryan tosses her around for a while, until New Jack comes in and botches an attempt to help her turn it around. Ryan moves on after the easy victory. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Not helping your chances with her, Jack.</p><p> </p><p> Jack Swagger is out to tell us about his upcoming match with Stu Bennett. Less swagger than stagger in this interview. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Can't believe it took me that long for that lame joke. </p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner's out next with Jesus Rodriguez to talk about their match with Matt Morgan and Buff Bagwell. He feels confident in their chances, even saddled with a loser like Jesus. Senor Rodriguez seems agreeable to this assessment. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Probably just happy he's getting a match this high up the card.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt and Buff vs Scott and Jesus</strong></p><p> </p><p> In time honored tradition, Jesus manages to get the pin on Buff, as punishment for the fight. And because Buff is here to lose anyway. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Matt Morgan changed gimmicks to cocky. Oddly successful for a losing effort. Guess he blames Buff.</p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner decides to talk some more. Ryan Reeves comes out to interrupt, smacking the champ around, before Jesus decided to make the save, suprising Scott as much as Ryan. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett is out to promote the main event, and does so quite well. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. He's turning into a contender here.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jack Swagger vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p><strong> for the AWA Heavyweight title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Good chemistry ahoy! A great match I take all credit for booking. Never mind that I only booked it because Reeves refused to lose to either of these guys without whining. Worked great for me, not so much Jack Swagger, who gets an earlier exit from the tournament. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. The road agent tells me Jack started partying early anyway.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C-</strong>. Too much Jesus in this show. I feel that's not the only noteworthy thing, game.</p><p> <strong>TV Rating: 0.74</strong></p><p> </p><p> I tell Jack Swagger to please, just for one night, ease off the pot. He won't, I'm sure. Remember all that money I spent on bonuses for the morale of the locker room? All wasted by Buff's damned fight. Ugh.</p><p> </p><p> Join us next time as we wrap up the tourney, examine's New Jack's love life, and consider breaking Buff's neck. Until then...</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>This diary is fantastic. I have laughed my arse off.<p> </p><p> Quick question, who is your user character? I think I may have missed it.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you, we aim to please. My avatar is me. No stats to speak of, except a maxed out Sex Appeal, of course. I keep in the background like I wish more bookers would. And not just because I suck.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44186" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How much longer is God Steiner out for? </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Couple more weeks. Maybe less, if this goat sacrifice works like the books says. He can actually work, I'm just keeping him on the bench for his own safety. He picks up injuries even faster than he does freaks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>------------------------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> It's a New Year, 2018 to be exact, and to celebrate we lost the regional battle to CZW. They just squeaked in a slightly better C- show, the jerks. In more positive news, we have a great big new signing all set to debut, just in time to miss the World title challengers tournament. Let's get to it.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven started us off with a tasteless rib. I told him to knock it off. He told me to knock it off. Then we called each other poopyheads and that was that. Like the adults we are. I returned the favor with a rib of my own, but I'm nowhere near Raven's talent there, as there was no effect.</p><p> </p><p> 657 folks haven't forsaken us for CZW...yet.</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out to tell us about the tournament, as well as a couple of filler matches to fill the show out. Points for honesty, Kev. None for execution. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Shelton Benjamin vs Kiera Hogan</strong></p><p> </p><p> For some reason, Shelton's upset after Hogan's attack last week. He's such a softie. A pretty decent match out of the two of them, so let's ruin it with a run-in. A golden masked man rushes in and beats the soft right out of both of them, throwing this match out. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> The man grabs a mic, and announces his intention to do all sorts of stuff to all sorts of people, implying consent is optional. Due to copyright, he introduces himself as...Goldustin. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. Lovely.</p><p> </p><p> North Dakota Kraken is out to talk about her match in the tourney, and has a hard act to follow after that nonsense. She does a good job of it. For her, anyway. <strong>Raing: D+</strong>. Heh, better than Nash even.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NDK vs Ryback Reeves</strong></p><p> </p><p> Despite her woeful personality and poor lifestyle choices, she's coming along nicely, I'd say. But she seriously had no chance here, as Reeves puts her down and advances. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Velvet Sky is out to talk about her match with the man who interrupts her, New Jack. He puts a few moves on her, implying he'd go easy on her if she'd spend some time with him. She denies him, which I can tell you from experience is a bad move. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Not that New Jack ever hit on me. His loss.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>New Jack vs Velvet Sky</strong></p><p> </p><p> He was a very unhappy man in this match. Well, moreso than usual. His hothead tendencies backfired here, as Sky managed to sneak in a quick pin and bailed, laughing all the way. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. I'm sure this won't blow up in her face like the defective crackpipe Jack was apparently hitting before the match.</p><p> </p><p> Paige and Saraya Knight are out to talk about the match they have with Sabre and Lethal next. Remember filler matches Kev mentioned? <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Zach Jay LethalSabre vs PaigeKnight</strong></p><p><strong> for the WC.W Tag Team titles</strong></p><p> </p><p> As opposed to all those nonlethal sabres. Yeah, a throwaway title match. It's just so me. Paige actually hung pretty well with the boys. Saraya, not so much. That didn't inhibit their ability to win, as Paige backstabs Zach for the victory. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner is HERE. Kevin Nash runs into him, informing him he's not medically cleared to wrestle. Steiner uses his college education to debate the doctor and....nah, he beats the crap out of Nash for getting in his way. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Like that was going to end any other way.</p><p> </p><p> Raven is out for his hype job in his tournament match. He instead insults Stu Bennett for five minutes. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. He's in a mood tonight, isn't he?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Raven vs Stu Bennett</strong></p><p><strong> for the AWA/Jake Roberts memorial title</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven is not contributing good things to the title story tonight either. I kept it short and messy to cover for Raven's weaknesses in the ring, but to no avail as he stinks so bad it makes me happy I booked him to lose. Stu Bennett moves on in the tournament and takes the AWA title with him. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Raven gets uppity afterwards, forgetting he just got his ass kicked. So he gets his ass kicked again. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. I can see why he's so moody tonight.</p><p> </p><p> Matt Morgan comes out to mediocre the place, and hype his match with my boy Jack Swagger. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. I was already hyped anyway.</p><p> </p><p> Jack Swagger is here to rebut, and does so far more convincingly. Is there some connection between drug use and promos? <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. The Ultimate Warrior interviews back in the day suggest so.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jack Swagger vs Matt Morgan</strong></p><p> </p><p> Swagger wins, of course. Both of them did good work though. I just wish Matt would get his stick work better. He improved in techinical skill, which really doesn't help much. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Not like he's going to be a submission machine or anything.</p><p> </p><p> We have an interview with MVP, who is here to lose in Goldustin's debut here tonight. I imagine he didn't mention that in the promo. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Might hire him full time if he does decent enough.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>MVP vs Goldustin</strong></p><p> </p><p> This'll do, I guess. No worse than Matt Morgan. MVP does his job and gets out of the way before the real ending of the show hits. <strong>Rating: D+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner is out to beat the gold off of Goldustin. Just call him Ustin now. Matt Morgan and Swagger are out to help, but that goes nowhere either as Big Poppa Pump stands among the bodies of the main event scene. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. I blame Matt for that rating. He was underwhelming in the segment. And in life.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C-</strong>. I am never getting that C rating.</p><p> <strong>TV rating: 0.74</strong></p><p> </p><p> I ignore the usual complaints about New Jack. MVP gets a contract offer. The horrible locker room environment gets some money thrown at it. Three hundred grand bought 5 whole percentage points. Not a great return on investment.</p><p> </p><p> We'll leave it there for right now, before my boss notices what I'm doing at work instead of working. Join us next time for stuff and things. And Matt Morgan making me sad. Later.</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>Good to see this alive again!<p> </p><p> Anyway, looking forward for more of this diary. Please don't let this die!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It will never die. Just goes on random hiatus. Hiatuses. Hiatuss? It goes on breaks now and then.</p><p> </p><p> </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><p> And my apologies to Darin Walker for derailing his awesome diary with my personal game questions/complaints. I'll stop now. </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> No worries, I'm learning too. And I never mind derails when someone compliments me. I'm shameless.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>-----------</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but we're going to default to my favorite lazy booking method: TOURNAMENT. 16 peeps fighting for the chance to face Scott Steiner for his title. This will give Big Poppa Pump time to recover from his injury, and also let me get a feel for the roster working again.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WC.W Live</strong></p><p> </p><p> 749 peeps peeped the show</p><p> </p><p> Kevin Nash is out to announce the tournament I made mention of before. Except with some actual charisma and stuff. <strong>Rating: D+</strong>. Maybe not much charisma though.</p><p> </p><p> Raven is here to tell us he's going to win his match against Jesus. Thanks there Captain Obvious. <strong>Rating: C</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Raven vs Jesus Rodriguez</strong></p><p><strong> Also for the AWA Heavyweight title</strong></p><p> </p><p> I forgot he had that thing. Raven already told you who's going to win this one, so let's not draw out the match. Evenflow about ninety seconds in. I got a lot of matches, so there's going to be a lot of more squashes than usual. Even for me. <strong>Rating: D-</strong></p><p> </p><p> Buff Bagwell is out to discuss his match with Jack Swagger. What kind of name is Bagwell anyway? Did his ancestors stack groceries better than most or something? <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. Paper or plastic?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Buff Bagwell vs Jack Swagger</strong></p><p> </p><p> I'm not sure how you have bad chemistry in a thirty second squash, but here we are. Swagger lock puts us all out of Buff's misery. <strong>Rating: E+</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner's out to remind us that Buff Bagwell sucks. As if we needed that after the last match. <strong>Rating: C</strong>. Never mind, I guess we did need that.</p><p> </p><p> North Dakota Kraken is out, and she's not a Jay Lethal fan. In a happy accident, she's facing him next. It's like it was planned that way. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. Heh, like I plan.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Jay Lethal vs North Dakota Kraken</strong></p><p> </p><p> Jay Lethal was not happy when I suggested Kraken should win this one. Jay Lethal is clearly not aware how little his happiness matters to me. Or any one's happiness. Except New Jack's of course. Anyway, NDK gets the w-i-n. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Stu Bennett's turn to complain about Tamina not being worthy of him. Big talk for a guy who puts up a <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. The Kraken put up a better promo.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Stu Bennett vs Tamina</strong></p><p> </p><p> I figure if all these chicks have such good momentum, might as well use it for something. Stu wins it, for the aforementioned reasons. Well, not that promo. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Ryan Reeves is out to tell us about his match with Keira Hogan. He's nervous about it, especially after how I booked that Jay Lethal match. <strong>Rating: C-</strong>. Well he has a point.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ryan Reeves vs Kiera Hogan</strong></p><p> </p><p> I before E in that name. I should have remembered that last paragraph. Ryan wins this one, because too many obvious pushes would be obvious. Obviously. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Velvet Sky is taking on Zach Swordjokename next, and she talks about it here because I remember her being a decent interview. <strong>Rating: D-</strong>. I remember wrong.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Velvet Sky vs Zach Claymore version 2.1</strong></p><p> </p><p> The match was decent anyway. Maybe I should have given him the promo segment. I'll give him the win instead. <strong>Rating: D</strong></p><p> </p><p> Kiera Hogan beats up Sheltong Benjaming because I forgot to book him in the tournament, and I need more practice spelling her name. <strong>Rating: E-</strong>. Oof that rating needs work.</p><p> </p><p> New Jack beats up KENTA backstage, because interviews are for sissies. <strong>Rating: E-</strong>. So are good ratings, it seems.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>New Jack vs KENTA</strong></p><p><strong> Hardcore match</strong></p><p> </p><p> Match is a bit better, thank God. KENTA is surprisingly cool with being a jobber 'round here. Take lessons, Jay Lethal. New Jack wins, but you knew that. <strong>Rating: E</strong></p><p> </p><p> KENTA doesn't like being booked in hardcore matches, so New Jack beats him up some more for backtalking me. <strong>Rating: E-</strong>. That'll learn 'em. </p><p> </p><p> Matt Morgan is facing Perry Saturn to wrap up the first round of the tourney. His enjoyment of unscripted promos is less than the crowd's. <strong>Rating: E+</strong>. THIS IS WHY RAVEN GETS WORK HERE, MATT</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Matt Morgan vs Perry Saturn</strong></p><p> </p><p> Matt wins, and gave Perry a brachial plexopathy. I'm going to pretend I know what that means and hate Matt for doing it. <strong>Rating: D</strong>. BAD MATT</p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner comes out to remind us that Matt Morgan can't beat him, no matter how many plexes he brachials. That actually sounds like something Scotty would say. <strong>Rating: B-</strong>. SHOW FRIGGIN SAVED AGAIN</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Rating: C-. I am having Scott's babies, I swear to you.</strong></p><p><strong> TV Rating: 0.74</strong></p><p> </p><p> The storylines are crap, but that's to be expected in the setup phase. More Scott and Raven will salvage it.</p><p> </p><p> Next time: More tournament, featuring...</p><p> </p><p> Reeves vs NDK</p><p> Matt Morgan vs Jack Swagger</p><p> Stu Bennett vs Raven</p><p> New Jack vs Velvet Sky</p><p> </p><p> Plus all the Scott Steiner I can cram in there. And I cram HARD. See ya then.</p>