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Have we even met War Piece? He doesn't sound familiar
He made his debut at Brawltimore in a loss to Joey Fili, but has been a mainstay of the non-canon pre-shows I run to make sure the TCW guys build expereince
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Last call for predictions, looking to have the show up later tonight
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How big is your roster at this point? Any big roster moves?
With the newest crop of TCW graduates the roster is 36 workers deep at the end of March, with two road agents in the form of Sam Keith and Tamara McFLy and two refs with Jay Fair and Andy Gordy (formerly of 4C). Plus there's the likes of Quentin Queen and Remmy Honeyman who I bring in often enough that I'm going to be referring to them by name rather than just Local Talent, despite them not currently being signed to the roster full time.
In terms of big moves very little of note has happened on my roster since Guillotine got called up and Frankie-Boy is the only guy who's been poached but I didn't really consider him "mine" since in my mind he was a CZCW guy just helping flesh out the main event scene while I built Seth and Alphaville as a whole.
BUT there is something very big coming up in mid-April just after the first April show so keep your eyes peeled for that.
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Main Event
Triple Threat Match
Thirty Minute Scramble
Whomever Has the Most falls at the end of 30 minutes wins
COTT Mid American Championship
Acid versus "The East Side Assassin" Sayeed Ali versus "The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood ©
The build to this has felt very lackluster so I think it'll be a disappointing end to the reign if Threepwood loses to title to either of these two men who he's already beaten, especially Acid, but I assume he's just there to take the fall
Semi Main Event
Tag Team Match
Sixty Minute Time Limit
COTT World Women's Tag Team Championship
Reece & Wells versus Lilly & Rose ©
A title change because why not
Singles Match
Sixty Minute time Limit
CWI Women's Championship
Coco Malloy versus "The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake ©
Coco is only on a one appearance deal it seems
Singles Match
Thirty Minute Time Limit
Winner Receives an Indiana Heavyweight Championship Opportunity
"American Eagle" Roger Monteiro versus "Lone Star" Samson Sharpe
I like Monteiro more
Tag Team Match
Sixty Minute Time Limit
CWI Tag Team Championship
American Gold versus The Canadian Blonds ©
Honestly feel like the blonds are the sympathetic ones in this match, where are their opportunities?
Opening Match
Singles Match
Thirty Minute Time Limit
PJ Strong versus James Diaz w/ Andrew Gibson
PJ Hogan
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TopRopeElbow.com: MAW Super Showdown 2021 Card Revealed
The card for Super Showdown 2021 has been revealed and it is one of the most stacked cards the company has presented all year with no less than 8(!) matches being presented by the company featuring stars such as Cheetah Boy, DeMarcus & Gray and The Past Masters! We also will see the debut of Nobuyo Hikichi after his departure from TCW who will be competing in the main event alongside The Wolf Pack!
MAW Super Showdown 2021
Sat, Wk 4, Mar 2021
Opening Match
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
The Past Masters vs Former MAW Tag Team
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
Jaylon Martins vs War Piece
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
The Canadian Daredevils vs Two Man Riot
Singles Grudge Match
20-Minute Time Minute
Joey Fili vs Josh Jacobs
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
B.P.A (Deuce Deadline & Jonah Pilgrim) vs Two TCW Graduates
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
DeMarcus & Gray vs Quentin Queen & Zippy Deverell
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
Cheetah Boy vs Kyle Diamond
Main Event
Six-Man Tag Team Match
20-Minute Time Limit
Kid Fantastic & Devil May Care vs Nobuyo Hikichi & The Wolf Pack
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Video Exclusive for WrestleWorld Subscribers
In a video made exclusive to viewers on WrestleWorld, Cheetah Boy was seen approaching Lisa Bowen backstage and insinuating that he would make a good addition to the Baltimore Protection Agency thanks to his experience and time spent in two of the “Big 3” companies in America. Bowen gave Cheetah Boy a polite smile and told him she would get back to him on it, then hurried away before he could get another word in.Cheetah Boy hints at joining BPA
Rating: 37
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cruzacsvoice" data-cite="cruzacsvoice" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49686" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm in December of the first year. Unfortunately, Danielle Loiselle died in a rabid badger attack in the second month of the show, and another died in a car accident a few months later, while being groomed as Loiselle's replacement. Crazyness. however, only being able to have 4 matches per show is really killing my ability to grow - I really need another road agent - Just read here today about needing to turn on the balancing, so hoping to draw one soon.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Autofix imbalance doesn't generate road agents, only retired wrestlers who meet the skill requirements of becoming agents so there won't be any for about 15-20 years</p>
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MAW Charm City Collision 2021
Sat, Wk 2, Mar 2021
Attendance: 955
Viewers: 34,464
The show began with Lisa Bowen standing in the middle of the ring with a microphone, “I’ve realised something these last few weeks,” she began, “I’ve realised I’m at my best when I’m behind a group who knows how to get it done in the ring. Let’s be real The Heartbreak Express had its time in the sun, but this company needs new faces to push it forward, and in my hands, what was old is new again. I got talking to a man, and we saw eye-to-eye, that this company was being taken over by outsiders. Joey Fili? Jaylon Martins? I mean come on, has anybody checked if that dumb fox has rabies? So let me introduce you to the first member of the Baltimore Protection Agency, Josh Jacobs!”
Josh Jacobs came out to the ring and hugged Lisa Bowen and made a spectacle of presenting her with a “Protector of Baltimore” t-shirt before she continued. “Of course it wouldn’t be much of an agency with only one member, so let me introduce you to the rest of our little team, all those who have been slighted by management, who have seen opportunities taken away in favour of those kids from TCW or the ‘indie darlings’ you people are so quick to drool over.”
Ade Nelson, Deuce Deadline, Jonah Pilgrim and Two Man Riot came down the ramp and joined Jacobs and Bowen in the ring, all wearing “Protector of Baltimore” t-shirts.
“We are the B.P.A and we are going to rid Baltimore of her invaders.”
Rating: 49
Opening Match
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
&vs&• Two Man Riot stuck in the ring and awaited their opponents, Kyle Diamond and Gordon Shearer, Lionhearts.
• Diamond started in the ring with Copperhead and the size difference between the two men made the difference in the early stages of the match. Diamond bullied both Copperhead and Trix Triumph, while Shearer wowed the crowd with his high-flying offence.
• Things took a turn when Two Man Riot showed their willingness to cheat by raking the eyes of Kyle Diamond on the outside and then throwing him, shoulder first, into the ring post.
• Two Man Riot worked Shearer over with a series of double team moves before Copperhead put him away with the Copper Bottom
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Two Man Riot defeated Lionhearts in 7:50 when Copperhead pinned Gordon Shearer with a Copper Bottom.
Rating: 30
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
vs• Cheetah Boy looked very confident heading into his match with Jaylon Martins, who has seemed incapable of building momentum since losing the JHU Championship to Sandman Winks.
• Martins brought the fight to Cheetah Boy, shocking the veteran slightly who came into the match expecting an easy win.
• Unfortunately for Martins he ran out of steam and was easily picked off by the Flying Cheetah Pounce.
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Cheetah Boy defeated Jaylon Martins in 10:03 by pinfall with a Flying Cheetah Pounce.
Rating: 34
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
vs• “Bump Machine” Ben Williams made his Mid Atlantic Wrestling Debut here against “The Nine-Tailed Fox” Ho Tinh.
• Ho Tinh hit most of his most impactful moves, spending much of the match’s runtime standing in the ring, waiting for Dreadnought to come down to fight him.
• Seemingly satisfied that his match was going to go uninterrupted, Ho Tinh sent Williams flying with a Dam Lao backfist, and then finished him with the Strong Blockbuster.
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Ho Tinh defeated Ben Williams in 6:16 by pinfall with a Strong Blockbuster.
Rating: 28
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
vs• Blaze and Guillotine came out from the back brawling while Blaze was being introduced by the ring announcer and fought around the ringside area before the match got started.
• When they got into the ring and the bell rang, Guillotine took control by hitting Blaze with a big boot.
• Guillotine worked Blaze down with hard strikes in the corner, and the former Mid Atlantic Champion looked to be on the ropes for much of the match.
• Blaze found a window of opportunity by avoiding a Sideswipe Knee, he capitalised with a series of big clotheslines followed by the Dallas Drop.
• In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Bradley Blaze defeated Guillotine in 9:56 by pinfall with a Dallas Drop.
• Blaze and Guillotine don’t seem to click.
Rating: 40
After the match, Blaze and Guillotine continued to brawl, fighting out of the ring and even into the crowd at ringside. The brawled up until they fought in the precarious production area overlooking the interview stage. Guillotine rocked Blaze and it looked as if the Cowboy was about to fall until he fired back with a right hand that sent Guillotine tumbling through the stage, sending sparks flying into the air and leaving many in the venue agape at the spectacle they had witnessed.
Rating: 47
Sam Keith was joined in the ring by Acid II and Simon Ice of Devil May Care and Sean Noggin and Sione Tokoeka of The Wolf Pack. “Now boys, I want things nice and clean you hear me? Put pen to paper and then you’re off for the night.”
Simon Ice pulled the contract over to himself and smiled at Noggin and Tokoeka, “I nearly beat these two by myself last year, with Acid by my side this’ll be easier than getting a Tory elected”, said the Brit.
Tokoeka snatched the contract from Ice and signed without saying a word, only snarling at Devil May Care.
Tokoeka passed the contract to his partner, Noggin put pen to paper then threw it to Acid II. “I think we can all agree we want a good, clean contest, right gentlemen?” Noggin asked.
Acid II signed his name then asked “Of course, why wouldn’t we?”
Noggin and Tokoeka smiled at each other, then leapt from their chairs and pounced on both members of Devil May Care, knocking Sam Keith to the floor in the process. The pair pummelled Simon Ice into the mat, threw him from the ring and then finished things off by delivering a double powerbomb to Acid II through the table.
“Because you’ll be lucky to make it to the match, that’s why.” Noggin said before dropping the microphone on Acid’s lifeless body and departing the ring with Tokoeka.
Rating: 73
Main Event
Singles Match
20-Minute Time Limit
vs• Legendary luchador Pablo Rodriguez was making his first appearance in MAW here against fan favourite Miller Fforde, coming off the back of back-to-back defeats to Seth Whitehead.
• Rodriguez has slowed down considerably over the last year, but his knowledge of how to wear an opponent down through the classic rudo style is second to none, and he put Miller Fforde through the wringer during this match.
• Fforde started strong but found himself on the receiving end of a series of holds and strikes designed to take him out at the knees, to stop his own athletic style.
• Fforde did battle back, fighting out of an STF and hitting a big spinning heel kick before landing his springboard moonsault on Rodriguez.
• Fforde hit a series of high impact moves before landing the Fforde Flip Face Crusher, extending Fforde’s winning streak over middle aged men to 3.
• In a bout that had fantastic heat and great wrestling, Miller Fforde defeated Pablo Rodriguez in 19:07 by pinfall with a Fforde Flip Face Crusher.
Rating: 56
Show Rating: 56
A/N: A show fairly light on matches, and heavy on angles to set things up moving into the Summer.On the prediction side of things we had nobody get less than 3 which I did expect just because this was something of a transitional show for me. So we had newcomer shawn_waters, 1PWfan, and kjarvs score the perfect 5/5. lieon02 and Theheel score 4/5 while Historian and EpicCorey took home 3/5 scores.
Keep an eye out for next month's show in a few days as that is where I will be doing an update on the standings for the Jan-June prediction competition!
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I'm imagining you signing somebody for double Cornell's money having forgotten about wage matching
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© Astaroth vs Redhulk vs Plastic Man vs Alan Scott (Title Match Cage Match)
Probably time for a new champ and the other two are firmly entrenched in the midcard
Devil’s Teacups vs Alpha Flight
Doubt they'll lose two in a row
Darth Maul vs Kid Goku
I like Goku more than Darth Maul, sue me
Mr.Karate vs Reinhardt
If he hadn't won that MMA fight I would have gone the other way here
Jeffry McWild vs Dr. Anthrax (You’re fired Casket match)
Anthrax is a little fresher, and seems to put in slightly better in-ring performances
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="tsdm1996" data-cite="tsdm1996" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47535" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Utami Hayashishita is classified as a young lion in the game, with that she would lose almost every match and thats not the case in real life. Although she debuted 2 years ago she has won most of her matches (67W,33L,9D). I would fix that just by giving her 25 experience as the rest of the stats are pretty accurate.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I know it's just part of the new young lion system being so different but jobber teenagers like Ruaka and Hanan are considered not young lions and complain about losing to Utami and that's just funny to me</p>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>The Call</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>
In a small home in Baltimore, Maryland Jay Fair stood with his back to the living room door. The entrance to the small living room where his wife sat, knitting a scarf for donation and absentmindedly listening to the evening news. Jay was on the phone, on the other end was a man who Jay respected and resented in equal measure. Kyle Rhodes, acting CEO of Total Championship Wrestling was pulling strings that Jay wasn’t ready to let go of, and he was happy to let Kyle Rhodes know.</p><p> </p><p>
“You’re screwing me here Kyle, you know I have plans for the kid. And you’re calling him up? I thought these guys were down here for seasoning? And now you’re telling me he’s over enough for the TCW roster? What’s the meaning of this?”</p><p> </p><p>
“It’s just business, Jay. Sam Keith knew the circumstances of our agreement when it was made. Guys would go down, guys would come back up. He doesn’t complain, you’re the only one who’s causing an issue here Jay.”</p><p> </p><p>
Jay knew he had to bite his tongue, one wrong move could bring a good deal </p><p>
for Mid Atlantic Wrestling crashing down, “Just tell me why, Kyle?”</p><p> </p><p>
“BriCo were on to me. They said we needed an edge, to appeal to that much needed 18-49-year-old male demographic. Like I said Jay, just business. Consider this your formal warning, his last appearance with Mid Atlantic Wrestling will be your Charm City Collision show.”</p><p> </p><p>
Jay went to hang up the phone out of frustration before Kyle’s voice piped up again from the other end, “Oh and Jay?”</p><p> </p><p>
“Yes?” He answered.</p><p> </p><p>
“Good luck.”</p>
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<p>Main Event</p><p>
Tag Team Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
The Fighting Irish versus <strong>Sayeed Ali & Acid</strong></p><p>
<em>Ali just lost to Threepwood, the last time we saw Acid he was losing to one of your guys much lower down the card. Tbh from a "sporting" stand point I don't see how either have earned a spot in what I assume will be an eventual triple threat and if they lose here their credibility is gone, especially Ali. Plus Fighting Irish haven't teamed together for like a decade if I remember correctly so Tubbs taking the fall here and then going back to New York is fine.</em></p><p> </p><p>
Co Main Event</p><p>
Singles Match</p><p>
Sixty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
COTT World Women's Championship</p><p>
"The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake versus <strong>Electric Dreamer ©</strong></p><p>
<em>Dreamer winning and joining the roster for a bit creates a babyface challenger for Blake which is in short supply</em></p><p> </p><p>
Tag Team Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
<strong>American Gold </strong>versus The Dirty White Boys</p><p>
<em>Gold standard</em></p><p> </p><p>
Singles Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
Miller Fforde versus <strong>Dreadnought w/ Andrew Gibson</strong></p><p>
<em>Desperately needs a win after losing to a guy who isn't even booked for this show.</em></p><p> </p><p>
Tag Team Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
<strong>The Dog Soldiers</strong> versus The Nation of Filth</p><p>
<em>They beat the unbeatable, twice, nobody can stop them</em></p><p> </p><p>
Singles Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
"The Oklahoma Thunderbolt" Jason Patterson versus <strong>"Lone Star" Samson Sharpe</strong></p><p>
<em>Sharpe has some name value, Patterson is pretty meh</em></p><p> </p><p>
Singles Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
"The Mighty Atom" Izzy Quick versus <strong>"The Pharoah" Talia Neema</strong></p><p>
<em>As is the case with a later prediction, Neema desperately needs a win to retain any credibility</em></p><p> </p><p>
Opening Match</p><p>
Singles Match</p><p>
Thirty Minute Time Limit</p><p>
<strong>Matt Blackburn </strong>versus The Masked Mauler VII</p><p>
<em>I prefer the Mauler but Blackburn has been around for a while and deserves the win</em></p>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">TopRopeElbow.com: MAW Charm City Collision Card</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> The second new show added to the MAW calendar is Charm City Collision, which while lacking in big blow-off matches features a few potentially great encounters, including Bradley Blaze taking on the man who cost him the Mid Atlantic Championship, and lucha libra legend Pablo Rodriguez faces this year's RCI winner Miller Fforde.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>MAW Charm City Collision</strong></p><p><strong> Sat, Wk 2, Mar 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p><em> Opening Match</em></p><p><em> Tag Team Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Lionhearts vs Two Man Riot</p><p> </p><p> <em>Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p> Cheetah Boy vs Jaylon Martins</p><p> </p><p> <em>Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Ho Tinh vs Local Talent</p><p> </p><p> <em>Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Bradley Blaze vs Guillotine</p><p> </p><p> <em>Main Event</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 20-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Miller Fforde vs Pablo Rodriguez</p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote>
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Played for over a year in game time now - through to August 2021, and its been awesome so far thanks so much. My first playthrough has been Shimmer.
One thing i have seen alot of is the copious amounts of retirements - in some workers its understandable as their physical condition degrades and their matches get worse, but there's some still having good matches and condition over 80 that just seem to retire when they hit 38-40- Shayna baszler retired in April 2021.
Is this something with TEW where it retires on ages or can anything be tweaked to let some hang on in, as we are seeing people staying active into their 40's these days.
Not sure if it is the same for the mens side of things, since i am primarily after female workers.
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I think I've written this message for the last couple of TEWs, so time to write it again.
There is no difference in the code between men and women when it comes to retiring. The factors that go into retirement are the same, which include ;
Retirement Age
Overness
Employment
Attributes *NEW*
Being In Year 1
The Cornellverse
As we all know, workers will retire when they hit their retirement age, which is modelled on a bell curve with the majority of people hitting between about 35 and 42. The full range is 25 to 65, while other age related factors like Maturity ( up to 30), Decline (from 30) and relevancy (from 45) are other factors. So while many ppeople would expect someone to be in decline before they retire, the system is set up deliberately so that people could retire while still very much on the rise. Regardless of gender.
People who have gained a high degree of overness (and therefore earning potential) will choose to stick around longer because they can make money.
People who currently have a well paying job will also stick around longer. Someone with a bunch of guaranteed money, working for a major company will stick around longer too.
One thing that can modify this very deliberately are the new attributes for "Wrestling In The Blood" and "Outside Interests", which will see people either stay longer of leave sooner if you have them set.
If someone has stuck around beyond their retirement age due to the above factors, the likelihood of them retiring next year will increase a little. So factors for reasons to stay working/making moiney become less important over time. The further someone gets beyond their retirement age, the more likely they are to retire.
The reason we see so may retirements specifically in year 1 is that there are a bunch of people who could potentially have rolled retirement numbers where they should have retired this year, last year, the year before etc.... with very little time (12 months) for any of those workers to change their base situation that means you will always see more retirements in the first year as the game balances itself out around this.
And the reason that WOMEN retire so early in the Cornellverse and in real world mods? There are very few women who are over enough for that to be a factor in them sticking around. There are very few older women active in any companies big enough to count as major, so that doesn't stop them retiring. Most people are playing converted mods so attributes won't be used yet to encourage people to stick around long. And so as a result, it often looks like women are retiring younger.... in reality, they just don't have a reason to stick around so they retire at the ages they've hit. And with so many more employment opporunities for men in most mods, they tend to have more reasons to stick around.
Which brings me back to a last thought... when so many women's workers do retire early, if you have regens on that means a whole generation is about to debut in a year too. And there is a lot off freshly retired talent out there who could make a return through the Talk To Worker feature too if you grow your company. In the Cornellverse that hopefully makes for a lot of potential for a women's revolution.
This is from Derek B. Women retire earlier typically as their work has historically been undervalued once they neared their 30s a few decades ago and their 40s until very recently. There are exceptions but as things stand without good overness and solid work women are just systemically predisposed to retiring due to lower general popularity and lower levels of employment which is especially true for the unemployed AAA veterans in this year's C-verse
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TopRopeElbow.com: 5 New TCW Graduates Join MAW Roster
Five men have joined the Mid Atlantic Wrestling roster from the class of seven School of Pro Wrestling graduates who have been promoted by TCW. It has been said that all seven were vetted my MAW owner Sam Keith, but two of the men were not a good fit for the backstage atmosphere of MAW, we will go through each here to allow you to get acquainted to the men who will be debuting on WrestleWorld soon.
First, we have Edwin McKing, a young high flyer whose Daredevil style may remind some fans of MAW’s own Simon Ice. At 24-years-old he is the oldest man to graduate from the School of Pro Wrestling, and at 5-feet-5-inches he is by far the shortest graduate to join the MAW roster, but his natural charisma may see him becoming a leading man in a few years.
Secondly is a man the near opposite of Edwin in every way. Gregory Tully is a Nevada native, standing 6-feet-9-inches, with what some have described as a “charisma deficiency”. Although men of his size usually play monster heels, Tully appears adept at getting a crowd on his side and his eye catching Ice Crunch finisher, a kind of inverted DDT where he lifts his opponents off the ground before planting them, will set him apart in MAW, even if he does struggle on the bigger stages of the industry.
The third man on our list is Luis Azaria, who seems to have a great understanding of working the crowd on the microphone, backed up by a brawling style reminiscent of a young Rich Money, the young man from Cameron, North Carolina may be able to overcome his total lack of star quality. Early reports suggest he is a complete heel and will struggle to ever carry a company as a figurehead due to this.
Paul Jurkiewicz is a man with a proud heritage. The New Yorker is descended from both Polish and Mexican immigrants and wears that history on his sleeve. Although he appears to be lacking somewhat in in-ring fundamentals, his ability to play either a heart-on-his-sleeve underdog, or a slimy heel will at least give him a solid character to build upon as he progresses.
Finally, is Samson Elwes, who appears to have a solid grasp of every aspect of professional wrestling without particularly excelling at any one thing. Unfortunately, like Tully, his natural predisposition to playing the face is tempered by a lack of charisma and that elusive ‘it’ factor that could see somebody make it as a star at the top of the industry.
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Lost II
“I’m telling you they’re real man, they’re out there”
“The… aliens?”
“That’s right, and I’m not talking about little green dudes with big eyes, I’m talking creatures beyond our comprehension. They’re watching us, making sure if we ever discover space travel that they’re there to blow up the planet so we can’t go colonizing other worlds.”
“And they’re going to blow us up because?”
“They’ve seen all of human history man, they know what humans do to each other, do you think they’d let us loose on the galaxy? They’re letting us live as long as we remain in isolation.”
“Y’know Duke, when you said you wanted to hang out, I really didn’t think it would be to talk about your alien conspiracies.”
“But it’s not a conspiracy! Look, I intercepted a transmission a couple of months ago I intercepted a deep space transmission. I haven’t been able to decode it, but if I can figure this thing out it could be huge, it could blow this whole thing wide open.”
“What does your deep space transmission sound like?”
“Well, like static mostly, but I feel good about this one, there’s something to this I’m telling you.”
“Last time you intercepted a deep space transmission wasn’t it just like, scrambled police radio?”
“That’s not the point! This is real, I can feel it.”
“If you say so man, but I don’t think this is good for you. I mean, are you focusing on your wrestling? How is that going for you?”
“Yeah, yeah. Wrestling is fine, I’m good.”
“And you’re focusing on it, properly right? You’re dedicating more time to training that you are to this alien stuff, right?”
“Oh yeah, definitely.”
“And that isn’t a lie?”
“Not a lie.”
“So, what’re you going to do when you get home?”
“Oh, you know, maybe watch a documentary, eat something.”
“What kind of documentary, Duke?”
“Wrestling…”
“A wrestling documentary?”
“Yep. Wrestling documentary.”
“Okay man, I’ve got to go, I have work in the morning. Really, take your mind off this alien stuff, before it starts affecting you.”
“Yeah, okay, okay. No more aliens, got it.”
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Catching up on all of this. The shows are great man! Very fun to read and easy on the eyes. Seth Whitehead as MAW Champion is something I never would've thought to do myself, so bravo for thinking outside of the box!
I'll be following a lot more often now!
Thanks! I had the idea for the TCW stable headed by Seth the moment I saw the MAW roster and I figured there was no better way to make him a real threat than to put the belt on him, plus he's the most ready of the TCW guys for it right now.
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MAW Wrestling Classic 2021
Fri, Wk 4, Feb 2021
Attendance: 910
Viewers: 31,252
Opening Match
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
vs• Blaze came out looking all business to go up against the ever-cocky Harvey Robbinfield, who as far as the record books are concerned holds a victory over the former Mid Atlantic Champion.
• The two got the show off to a roaring start, with Blaze’s hard strikes a good march for Robbinfield’s technical style and athleticism.
• The crowd jeered everything Robbinfield did, especially after hitting Blaze with a big dropkick and shouting “You’ll never be this good!” at the downed cowboy.
• Robbinfield’s cockiness became his downfall as his showboating between moves allowed Blaze enough time to catch his breath and make a big comeback before hitting Robbinfield with the Dallas Drop.
• In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Bradley Blaze defeated Harvey Robbinfield in 8:26 by pinfall with a Dallas Drop.
Rating: 43
Bradley Blaze threw Harvey Robbinfield out of the ring and called for a microphone. He stood in the ring and held the mic up to address the crowd. “Some of y’all out there, watching at home are probably wondering what happened two weeks ago between me and Miller Fforde. Some of y’all are probably even thinking I’ve got some sour grapes because he beat me in the semi-finals of the Rip Chord Invitational. The truth is, yeah, I lost. I’m human. Miller’s a quick thinker. He saw an opportunity and he took it and I’m not taking anything away from him. But the fact of the matter is I won’t fall for the same trick twice, and if Miller Fforde ever steps to me in this ring again I’ll drop him on his head and pin him just like I did to win the Mid Atlantic Championship.”
Blaze received a mixed reaction at his claims from a crowd that love both he and Miller Fforde in equal measure before continuing. “But on to more pressing matters. December 2020 was a hard one for me. I lost the Mid Atlantic Championship. I fought off three guys and Seth Whitehead before one man, the only man in Alphaville who could take me down struck. Guillotine! You’re one mean son of a b*tch and you better be ready for Charm City Collision because I’ve had a word with Sam Keith and you and I are going to be having a match now that I’ve done away with Mister Omega.”
Rating: 50
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
w/vsw/• Lisa Bowen walked to the ring with Johnny Needham, staring at her phone the whole time. This was in stark contrast to Guillotine who followed Duke Freeman to the ring with a quiet intensity rarely seen in Mid Atlantic Wrestling.
• The two locked up and worked a very even match, with Johnny Needham feeding off the support of the crowd to counteract the technically superior Duke Freeman.
• Guillotine climbed onto the ring apron to argue with the referee over what he felt was a slow count on a cover by Freeman. While this was going on Needham managed to pull himself to his feet only to be hit with a low blow from behind by Lisa Bowen.
• Needham doubled over and was then pulled into the centre of the ring and locked in the Texas Cloverleaf and forced to tap out.
• After the match Bowen got in the ring and spat on her now former charge before strolling backstage by herself.
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Duke Freeman defeated Johnny Needham in 8:16 by submission with a Texas Cloverleaf. During the match we also had Lisa Bowen turn on Needham.
Rating: 28
Sam Keith came out to the top of the entrance ramp and announced for the crowd that at Charm City Collision he will be hosting a contract signing between Devil May Care and The Wolf Pack for a Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship Match at Americana in April.
Rating: 59
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
vs• Gordon Shearer came to the ring accompanied by his Lionhearts partner Kyle Diamond, but sent him to the back intent on having a clean contest with the mountainous Dreadnought.
• The opening minutes of the match, one would struggle to call even, as Shearer bounced off the ropes and into Dreadnought who merely shrugged his shoulders at everything his smaller opponent threw at him.
• Once Dreadnought responded the result was a foregone conclusion. Shearer was thrown around like a ragdoll and then pasted to the canvas with a big Dread Bomb.
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Dreadnought defeated Gordon Shearer in 4:26 by pinfall with a Dread Bomb.
Rating: 7
A video began to play on the big screen at the top of the ramp after the bell rang. Dreadnought looked furious that his celebrations were being cut short. The video faded in and viewers could see Ho Tinh, in his blue and yellow training uniform and wearing the white and orange mask that covers the top half of his face. His expression was stoic as usual and the man of few words began to speak.
“Dreadnought. I know your father Dreadnought; I have done my research and the archives have revealed that your father was a man of great evil. I do not believe evil is hereditary, you could have broken the cycle of evil which has plagued your family. But you chose to embrace the path your father blazed for you. Make no mistake Dreadnought, I hold no personal grudge, but it is the duty of Ho Tinh to stomp out evil in all its forms. Beware, I will strike.”
Rating: 51
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
&vs&• Copperhead and Trix Triumph came to the ring wearing the Evil Intent they wore at ringside two weeks ago when they cost DeMarcus & Gray the COTT Tag Team Championships.
• Contrary to how things usually begin, DeMarcus & Gray attacked before the bell and the action spilled outside the ring almost straight away.
• This fell in favour of Two Man Riot, who worked meaner than ever and punished their opponents by throwing them into the guard rails, ring steps and even over the announce table and onto Marvin Earnest.
• Triumph rolled Tyrone Gray into the ring and went for an early cover but the former Mid Atlantic Tag Team champion managed to get a shoulder up.
• Two Man Riot kept control for much of the match until Gray managed to tag in Nate DeMarcus who came turned things around completely as he threw his smaller opponents around with ease before he and Gray hit the Rocket Launcher.
• In a decent match, DeMarcus & Gray defeated Two Man Riot in 12:25 when Nate DeMarcus pinned Copperhead with a Rocket Launcher.
Rating: 37
Sandman Winks and The Historian joined DeAnna Desire on the staging area before Winks title defence. “So Past Masters you have had a strong run in Mid Atlantic Wrestling for the last few months, and you have teased a big announcement, so may I ask what it is you two have to announce?”
Winks took the microphone and nodded to DeAnna, “Well if you must know DeAnna, Historian and I, as you all should know brought Dreadnought to Mid Atlantic Wrestling. We looked back to the past and found wrestling’s future. But if there’s one thing that holds true, it is that the past failings of this company are a blight on the wrestling industry. For every legendary Vessey or Keith who has come through this place, there has been failures abound. So Historian and I are vowing, from this point on to accept any and all challenges from MAW alumni, to prove to you all that we are masters of the past, and the present of wrestling.”
Rating: 45
John Hopkins University Championship Match
Singles Match
30-Minute Time Limit
vsw/ ©• The New York Doll received a warm welcome from the Baltimore crowd, having made a decent name for himself appearing on the NYCW events broadcast on the WrestleWorld streaming service.
• The Doll proved a good match for Sandman Winks, his high-octane brawling style kept him out of the clutches of his Floridian foe.
• Once Winks managed to slow the pace of the match down things took a bad turn for The Doll as he was worn down and eventually succumbed to the Deep Sleep sleeperhold.
• In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Sandman Winks defeated The New York Doll in 11:57 by submission with a Deep Sleep. Sandman Winks makes defence number three of the John Hopkins University Championship title.
• The New York Doll and Sandman Winks have good chemistry as opponents.
Rating: 42
Marvin Earnest announced on commentary that next month Josh Jacobs and Joey Fili will be going one-on-one.
Rating: 38
Main Event
Mid Atlantic Championship Match
Singles Match
30-Minute Time Limit
vsw/ ©• Miller Fforde and Seth Whitehead locked up on the opening bell and worked a relatively straightforward championship encounter in the opening stages of this match.
• Whitehead claimed on social media that he could beat Miller Fforde without on his own without cheating and he looked to be doing that as he managed to outwrestle Fforde at every turn of the opening few minutes.
• Fforde battled back, hitting high risk moves including a tornado DDT that saw Whitehead land right on the top of his head.
• The champion showed great resilience to kick out of every big move Fforde threw at him, and even managed to avoid Fforde’s now trademark Moonsault spot, which allowed him to take the advantage back in the match.
• Whitehead ground Fforde down, locking in a series of submission holds, including a sharpshooter which seemed to go on endlessly as Fforde writhed in pain on the canvas, desperately scratching and clawing until he got his fingertips to the ropes.
• Fforde battled back, but when he went to run off the ropes, Harvey Robbinfield snagged his ankle. Fforde turned around and that small distraction was all Seth Whitehead needed to land a brainbuster and transition straight into the Minnesota Stretch, forcing Miller Fforde to tap out for the second time in February.
• In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Seth Whitehead defeated Miller Fforde in 22:09 by submission with a Minnesota Stretch after interference from Harvey Robbinfield. Seth Whitehead makes defence number one of the Mid Atlantic Championship title.
Rating: 51
Show Rating: 50
A/N: So we have another show and the end of another month, we had a record EIGHT(!) predictions so thank you all so much, and five perfect scores. This was a relatively predictable show but since these off-peak shows (the Feb-Jun period) are lower importance in my mind than the rest so I think it makes sense to keep them a little simpler.So final scores were Historian, lieon02, Kjarvs, MisterRomanini and Theheel with 6/6, Herrbear with 5/6, 1PWfan with 4/6 (The one time you bet against The Past Masters ay?) and then EpicCorey with 3/6.
I'm going to leave the half-year scoreboard off this show and the next show, update at the end of March and then the end of each month going forward!
Best of luck with predictions in the future and congratulations to Historian for winning the competition this month with only 1 incorrect prediction across the two shows!
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We are really close to The Hangman Open Challenge being done -- I wanted to do it over the first year or so to see how he'd develop as a talent. He was really green and I wanted a chance to see what kind of destiny roll he might have so I could better plan for his spot in the company (the same can be said for all of the young talents really. There are so many unknown variables with them that you have to give them a chance to work for a bit and see what happens. I've never been afraid of low match ratings and I've never been afraid of letting talent develop and hopefully we are getting there!
The open challenge must be really detrimental to Hangman's experience compared to other young talent, I've noticed in my game that it's really heavily weighted to match length and let's face it he isn't exactly working a prime Ric Flair schedule
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IDK if you've figured this out by now but the lack of graduates is probably down to the fact that you're out of free pictures in the database
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I have to say this is a really good MAW diary and I’m sorry I didn’t start reading it sooner. I’m only 4 shows in so far but they have been really enjoyable. Looks like your about 9 shows ahead of me but I’ll be catching up today/tomorrow. If I get closer to where your at I’ll start predicting.
Got some reading to do but just wanted to say well done.
I'm glad you're enjoying things, MAW is a company I really enjoy, although it does feel strange booking a product that I really don't think I would have any interest in watching myself, and some of the new products added in 1.12 have certainly gotten me thinking about other directions I may want to take things in the future.
Also, this is a last call for any predictions for the show, I'm hoping to have it up some time tonight GMT
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Something super minor but Larry D in Impact is nearly 20 years in-ring experience but his actual experience stat is like 2. I assume this is the case for a lot of people since the experience seems to just do whatever it wants upon conversion but he's one I spotted while messing about with stuff.
Also Penelope Ford and Kip Sabian are engaged rather than just dating.
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TopRopeElbow.com report: MAW Wrestling Classic 2021 Card revealed
The card for this year's Wrestling Classic has been posted to the MAW website and Twitter and features a strong lineup with two titles on the line! Bradley Blaze is also in action, continuing his one-man war against Alphaville in an attempt to reclaim the Mid Atlantic Championship. It has been advertised that The Past Masters have an announcement to make prior to Sandman Winks match with the incoming New York Doll.
MAW Wrestling Classic 2021
Fri, Wk 4, Feb 2021
Opening Match
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
Bradley Blaze vs Harvey Robbinfield
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
Duke Freeman w/Guillotine vs Johnny Needham w/Lisa Bowen
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
Dreadnought vs Gordon Shearer
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
DeMarcus & Gray vs Two Man Riot
John Hopkins University Championship Match
Singles Match
30-Minute Time Limit
The New York Doll vs Sandman Winks w/The Historian ©
Main Event
Mid Atlantic Championship Match
Singles Match
30-Minute Time Limit
Miller Fforde vs Seth Whitehead w/Harvey Robbinfield ©
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MAW Super Showdown 2021
Sat, Wk 4, Mar 2021
Attendance: 1,158
Viewers: 42,401
Opening Match
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• After a few moments to build suspense, Stan Manna and Rockin’ Ryan Turner came out to the delight of long-time MAW fans who hadn’t seen the duo in years.
• Manna and Turner looked as if they hadn’t lost a step since the closure of 4C as they took the fight right to The Past Masters, who were beginning to regret having a match against opponents they couldn’t have prepared for.
• An expertly timed eye rake from The Historian on Ryan Turner turned things back in favour The Past Masters.
• After what felt like an eternity of being worn down, Turner managed to make the tag to Manna who jumped into the ring like a man possessed and laid into both Past Masters.
• Things went back and forth, and when it looked as if Manna was about to tap out to the Deep Sleep, the time limit expired and the referee signalled for the bell.
• In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, The Rock City Stars drew with The Past Masters in 15:00 when the time limit expired.
Rating: 37
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• Jaylon Martins came into this match looking highly motivated coming off the back of a disappointing loss to the veteran Cheetah Boy.
• War Piece charged Martins at the bell but found himself totally outmatched as J Train tossed him around the ring as if he weighed nothing.
• The match came to an end when Martins showcased his athleticism by nailing a Flying Forearm for the win.
• In an extremely short match, Jaylon Martins defeated War Piece in 3:03 by pinfall with a Flying Forearm.
Rating: 17
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• Jayson Van Pelt and Kamikaze came into this match looking to put away Two Man Riot who had been on a roll since coming together as a team a few months ago.
• This match was very different from usual tag team affairs in MAW as the referee struggled to maintain control for large stretches, which saw all four men battling around the ring and the ringside area which featured Kamikaze hitting a cannonball senton off the announcers desk on to both Trix Triumph and Copperhead.
• Once back in the ring The Canadian Daredevils looked to have things finished up until Copperhead knocked Kamikaze off the top rope to the floor, which looked like a bad landing form any angle.
• This distracted Van Pelt just long enough for Trix to hit the Triumph-Plex and get the victory for his team.
• In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Two Man Riot defeated The Canadian Daredevils in 9:31 when Trix Triumph pinned Jayson Van Pelt with a Triumph-Plex.
Rating: 45
Singles Grudge Match
20-Minute Time Minute
• Joey Fili and Josh Jacobs wasted no time in this one, running at each other as soon as the bell rang.
• Jacobs controlled much of the early portions of the match until Fili hit a pounce on the Protector of Baltimore to turn things back in his favour.
• Fili looked like he was going to hit Jacobs with a flying headbutt, until Lisa Bowen got up on the ring apron to distract him.
• After being admonished by the referee Bowen dropped back down just in time to see Jacobs knock Fili down onto the top turnbuckle.
• Jacobs hit Fili with a running knee strike to the back of the head, then put him away with the Baltimore Backdrop.
• In a decent match, Josh Jacobs defeated Joey Fili in 8:14 by pinfall with a Baltimore Backdrop after Lisa Bowen interfered.
Rating: 38
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• Paul Jurkiewicz and Samson Elwes started in the ring after a brief intermission and were joined by Deuce Deadline and Jonah Pilgrim of the Baltimore Protection Agency.
• The muscle of the B.P.A looked impressive here, controlling most of the match, save for a brief flurry of offence from Elwes, whose strikes look very crisp for a man making his professional debut.
• Jurkiewicz was tagged in just to take more of a beating, being mercifully pinned after taking the Deadliner from Deuce Deadline.
• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Deuce Deadline and Jonah Pilgrim defeated Paul Jurkiewicz and Samson Elwes in 5:59 when Deuce Deadline pinned Paul Jurkiewicz with a Deadliner.
Rating: 28
Tag Team Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• This match began with Deverell and Queen taking control early on, working over Tyrone Gray in their corner.
• Queen was allowed to look particularly good in this match, managing a series of near falls on his high-flying opponent.
• Gray managed to roll over Queen and made the tag to Nate DeMarcus who ran wild on his opponents hitting shoulder tackles and belly-to-belly suplexes on each of them, throwing them across the ring each time.
• DeMarcus & Gray then hit Zippy Deverell with the Rocket Launcher to put him away.
• In a decent match, DeMarcus & Gray defeated Quentin Queen and Zippy Deverell in 5:40 when Nate DeMarcus pinned Zippy Deverell with a Rocket Launcher.
• Zippy Deverell was the weak link, struggling to keep up with everyone else's in-ring performance.
Rating: 36
Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit
• Kyle Diamond tried to shake Cheetah Boy’s hand at the start of the match, and after much urging from the crowd, did eventually accept the handshake.
• Diamond’s near inhuman combination of athleticism and power gave him the advantage in the early stages of the match, as he outperformed the veteran.
• Cheetah Boy worked the leg of Diamond, chopping him down and slowing his high pace style considerably.
• The writing was on the wall for Diamond as soon as he failed to get Cheetah Boy up for a vertical suplex as the veteran slid down the back, chopped the leg of Diamond and then hit him with the Flying Cheetah Pounce.
• In a bout that had good heat but sub-par wrestling, Cheetah Boy defeated Kyle Diamond in 10:28 by pinfall with a Flying Cheetah Pounce.
Rating: 34
Main Event
Six-Man Tag Team Match
20-Minute Time Limit
• The high-flying antics of Kid Fantastic and Devil May Care went up against the knockdown-drag out style of Nobuyo Hikichi and The Wolf Pack.
• Hikichi and Kid Fantastic started the match off and went hell for leather, knocking lumps out of each other with stiff strikes and big springboard attacks from each.
• This set the tone for the entire match as all six men involved seemed intent on causing as much damage as possible to the other side.
• Things began to fall apart between Hikichi and The Wolf Pack as Hikichi caught flack from his partners for refusing to tag them in.
• This led to their demise as their disagreements allowed their opponents to clear the ring, allowing Acid II to nail Hikichi with the Acid Rain Bomb.
• In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Kid Fantastic and Devil May Care defeated Nobuyo Hikichi and The Wolf Pack in 11:37 when Acid II pinned Nobuyo Hikichi with an Acid Rain Bomb.
Rating: 47
Show Rating: 45