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I've noticed that women in tew2020 are retiring anywhere from 37 onwards whereas most men are wrestling well into their 40s before retiring from the ring. One particular example is I was running a RWC game and Kaori Yoneyama (Death Yama-San in Stardom) retired at 39 despite seemingly not being in decline at all, she seemed to be gaining skill points for the whole year and wasnt even dropping in athleticism or consistency which seem to be the first to drop off. Also Maria Kanellis retired at 38 in what seems like very moderate decline. I understand that for one reason or another women in real life have tended to retire earlier, but if you look at the likes of Asuka who is pushing 40 and showing no signs of retiring from the ring soon and a few other real life examples it seems very strange that it is the way it is. (Before you ask, neither of them had any body part with less than 70s condition) Just wondering if others have notice this trend or if its just observer bias on my part

I'd like to know what Ace Youngblood's feelings are having lost to not only a complete rookie, but one who is pretty much just a tag guy

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MAW The Rip Chord Invitational XVI Night 1</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Fri, Wk 4, Jan 2021</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Attendance: 568</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Viewers: 24,894</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <em>Opening Match</em></p><p><em> Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 1</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit </em></p><p> <img alt="tOxHIy0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tOxHIy0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="ubAywdw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ubAywdw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Jungle Lord was making his first in-ring appearance since leaving SWF here, taking on the ever-cocky Hudson Drake who was very vocal on social media at his guilt for beating up an “old man” in the form of Jungle Lord.</p><p> • The crowd were very into this match from start to finish, Jungle Lord looked to be in the shape of his life and threw Hudson Drake around like a man half his age.</p><p> • Drake tried to outwit Jungle Lord by raking his eyes. He managed it, and hit a series of kicks, and a big neckbreaker before Jungle Lord fired up and came back into things.</p><p> • He dropped Drake with a German Suplex and then the Jungle Jack-Hammer to win and move on to the next round.</p><p> • In a bout that had fantastic heat and great wrestling, Jungle Lord defeated Hudson Drake in 7:49 by pinfall with a Jungle Jack-Jammer.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FFFF00;">58</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 2</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="A2rKr7a.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A2rKr7a.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="XRjJLn0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XRjJLn0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Coming into this match, Nicolas Lopez was well-received having not been seen in MAW since his Sam Keith Classic win alongside Marcos Flores.</p><p> • Lopez worked a classic technical rudo style, working down Miller Fforde’s legs in an attempt to ground him and prevent any high-flying offence.</p><p> • Fforde broke free from a kneebar and hit a spin kick on Lopez, followed by a springboard moonsault from the middle rope which took Lopez down and got a big reaction from the crowd.</p><p> • Fforde then waited for Lopez to rise to his feet and hit him with a big Fforde Flip Face Crusher.</p><p> • In a bout that had good wrestling and decent heat, Miller Fforde defeated Nicolas Lopez in 9:52 by pinfall with a Fforde Flip Face Crusher.</p><p> • Miller Fforde showcased a new spot showing off his athletic ability.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">40</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 3</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="nY8vgU8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nY8vgU8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="S6XMtek.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S6XMtek.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Following a lacklustre 2020 for both men, Josh Jacobs and Jaylon Martins worked hard and fast throughout their match as each was desperate to move to the quarterfinals.</p><p> • Martins dominated much of the opening stages of the match as he hit a series of shoulder blocks and big suplexes on Jacobs, who looked as if he had been hit by a truck after each one.</p><p> • Jacobs ripped the turnbuckle off of one of the corners, and while the referee fixed it he hit a low blow on Martins to take control, and when the crowd booed him he replied with “I’m doing this for the good of Baltimore!”</p><p> • Josh lined Martins up for a punt kick, but it was avoided and Martins kipped up and rang Jacobs bell with an uppercut. </p><p> • He hit the ropes to run through his J-Train clotheslines, but Jacobs sidestepped and nailed him with the renamed Baltimore Backdrop.</p><p> • In a decent match, Josh Jacobs defeated Jaylon Martins in 11:36 by pinfall with a Baltimore Backdrop.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">37</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 4</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="eyU1RfU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eyU1RfU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="igseVaG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/igseVaG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Don came out for his match with Bradley Blaze eating a cheeseburger from concessions and the first minute of the match was made up of Blaze waiting for Don to finish his food.</p><p> • Once the two got into things it was clear that Don was no match for the former Mid Atlantic Champion as Blaze beat him from pillar to post in the ring.</p><p> • To the astonishment of the crowd Blaze just about managed to get Don off the ground and hit him with a ring-shaking Dallas Drop.</p><p> • In a decent match, Bradley Blaze defeated Devastating Don in 6:21 by pinfall with a Dallas Drop.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">34</span></span></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><p><img alt="eyU1RfU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eyU1RfU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> After his match, Bradley Blaze grabbed a microphone from ringside and cut a promo staring right down the camera, he began:</p><p> “Did you see that, Seth? I know you’re watching from whatever hole you managed to crawl in to with a television set. I’ll hand it to you, you caught me last month and I passed out. You get a point for that. But did you see that, Seth? That was 450lbs of New Yorker dropped on the back of his head by yours truly. You can hide behind your buddies. You can hide behind the entire TCW roster for all I care, I’m coming for you and I’m coming for my title and when the dust settles, Seth, I will be the Mid Atlantic Champion! So line your boys up, one-by-one, two-by-two, hell I’ll take them all on at once and I will fell every domino, I will drop everybody in my way on the back of their head and I will get my hands on you again Seth! Mark my words.”</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">52</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 5</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="SJXC8qP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SJXC8qP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="rcWK6Uh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rcWK6Uh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• As a relative unknown to the MAW crowd, PsychoMike was a fairly poor foil for the weaselly Cheetah Boy.</p><p> • The match was much more back-and-forth than many expected going in, and the veteran gave a lot up to the up-and-comer.</p><p> • This was emphasised in Cheetah Boy taking a cannonball senton outside the ring from the 340lbs behemoth.</p><p> • Once the two got back in the ring however the result was never in doubt as Cheetah Boy outpaced and outthought his adversary and finished things with his Flying Cheetah Pounce.</p><p> • In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Cheetah Boy defeated PsychoMike in 8:21 by pinfall with a Flying Cheetah Pounce.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">31</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 6</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="hsHwEGd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hsHwEGd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="un5wyqT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/un5wyqT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• In a match where the two competitors had a combined weight of 637lbs, Ho Tinh faced off against the tournament wildcard Dreadnought.</p><p> • Ho Tinh tried to end things quickly with his lightning fast Dam Lao backfist but Dreadnought took the move and only dropped to a knee, firing back with a left hook of his own which rocked “The Nine-Tailed Fox.”</p><p> • The two battled back and forth, and visible welts appeared on the skin of each man as the stiffness of the match took its toll on each of their bodies.</p><p> • Dreadnought managed to down Ho Tinh - the first time anybody had seen the big man leave his feet that wasn’t for the Strong Blockbuster – and hit him with the Dread Splash that he inherited from his father, but to the amazement of the crowd Ho Tinh kicked out at 1.</p><p> • The two traded bombs back and forth for the duration of the match, the crowds reaction making up for the sloppy moments which proved that each man needed some polishing before they became the finished article.</p><p> • However after another Dam Lao backfist, in a moment of desperation Dreadnought fired up and hit a Dread Bomb after no-selling the strike, but then immediately fell to the mat. As the referee began to count the two out, the bell went as the 15-minute timer had been reached and a draw was announced. This means that both men were eliminated from the tournament, and Cheetah Boy would get a Bye to the semi-finals.</p><p> • In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Dreadnought drew with Ho Tinh in 15:00 when the time limit expired.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">17</span></span></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><p><img alt="un5wyqT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/un5wyqT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="hsHwEGd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hsHwEGd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="gYPF5yC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gYPF5yC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="h3rOlS4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/h3rOlS4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> After his war with Dreadnought, Ho Tinh made his way slowly up the ramp, looking much more injured than he has at any point in his career. Halfway up the ramp Dreadnought caught him and turned him around, Ho Tinh spun and raised his fists but Dreadnought moved back a step with his hands raised as if he meant no harm. However just as Ho Tinh lowered his guard, Sandman Winks and The Historian came from behind him and cracked “The Nine-Tailed Fox” in the back of the head with a steel chair. Dreadnought looked down at his falled opponent and walked to the back without acknowledging The Past Masters. The two pummelled Ho Tinh until a group of security staff came and pulled them off.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">38</span></span></p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 7</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="RaR7Te4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RaR7Te4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="Rs0sCdq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Rs0sCdq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Two Mexican wrestlers faced off here in a match where the two opposing forces could not have been any different. As the son of the original Phoenix, Phoenix IV is seen by many as a man who has never had to struggle in the industry or in life. While Guillotine joined the industry in an attempt to stay off the streets and have a more by-the-book life than that of his brothers.</p><p> • The two worked a classic David vs Goliath formula as the large man worked over his opponent with a series of big strikes and throws. The tide turned when Guillotine missed a Sideswipe Knee and Phoenix IV capitalised with a series of high impact moves.</p><p> • Things came to an end however when Guillotine caught Phoenix IV in mid-air with the Sideswipe Knee and the son of Phoenix dropped like a sack of potatoes. </p><p> • In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Guillotine defeated Phoenix IV in 8:05 by pinfall with a Sideswipe Knee.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">31</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Main Event</em></p><p><em> Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 8</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="fiRDrc8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fiRDrc8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• “The Coastal Ace” Frankie Perez came to the ring for his match with Duke Freeman with his usual cocky grin, seemingly unperturbed by the idea of interference from Seth Whitehead’s Alphaville group. Freeman looked totally focused in what was the biggest match of his short career so far.</p><p> • While Freeman worked hard, hit hard and kept a good defence, the story of this match was the fact that Frankie Perez was just the better man.</p><p> • Freeman had occasional bursts of control, but without his Alphaville teammates the level of competition was too high for the young man from Texas.</p><p> • Freeman battled valiantly, and even resorted to cheating, but found himself in the P-Clutch just shy of 13 minutes and was forced to tap out.</p><p> • In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Frankie Perez defeated Duke Freeman in 12:56 by submission with a P-Clutch.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">50</span></span></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><p><img alt="fiRDrc8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fiRDrc8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="RaR7Te4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RaR7Te4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UfvEqMG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UfvEqMG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ja033tX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ja033tX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> No sooner than the bell had rang did three men in black hoodies make their way down the ramp and slide into the ring. The pulled down their hoods to reveal themselves as Guillotine, Harvey Robbinfield and Paris Burnett. The three attacked Frankie Perez, both for beating Duke Freeman but also to soften him up as Guillotine’s next opponent in the tournament. The crowd chanted for Bradley Blaze to make the save, but he did not come, and while the security team from earlier in the night came to break things up, all six men were laid out one-by-one by Guillotine. The assault continued until Frankie Perez was left in a pool of his own blood in the middle of the ring.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">36</span></span></p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Show Rating: </strong></span><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="color:#FF8C00;">48</span></strong></span></p></div><p></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><strong>A/N:</strong> Thus ends another show and begins another half-year contest, AND monthly contest thanks to there being more than one show in a month, so we'll be going month-by-month! The predictions were all very close on this one with nobody getting the draw which was to be expected so we had: Kjarvs 6/8, lieon02, Historian and Hitman74 5/8 and last but not least EpicCorey 3/8.<p> </p><p> Best of luck predicting the rest of the tournament, the card for that will be up tomorrow most likely!</p></div></blockquote>

Last call for predictions, the show will be up in a few hours

<p>EBD Breaking Backs Prediction List</p><p> Astaroth vs <strong>Guardian </strong>(Non Title)</p><p> Darth Maul vs <strong>Red Hulk</strong></p><p> <strong>Gouken</strong> vs Sgt Slaughter</p><p> Jeffrey McWild vs <strong>ReinHardt</strong></p><p> Alan Scott vs <strong>Plastic Man</strong></p>

<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">TopRopeElbow.com report: Rip Chord Invitational tournament bracket and Night 1 Card</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="bQ8e0j1.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bQ8e0j1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p></div><p></p><p></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 The Rip Chord Invitational XVI Night 1</strong></p><p><strong> Fri, Wk 4, Jan 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p> <em>Opening Match</em></p><p><em> Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 1</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit </em></p><p> </p><p> Hudson Drake (ACPW) vs Jungle Lord (FCW)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 2</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Miller Fforde (MAW) vs Nicolas Lopez (OLLIE)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 3</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Jaylon Martins (TCW) vs Josh Jacobs (MAW)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 4</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p> Bradley Blaze (MAW) vs Devastating Don (NYCW)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 5</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Cheetah Boy (MAW) vs PsychoMike (IPW)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 6</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Dreadnought (Indie) vs Ho Tinh (TCW)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 7</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Guillotine (TCW) vs Phoenix IV (CILL)</p><p> </p><p> <em>Main Event</em></p><p><em> Rip Chord Invitational Qualifying Match 8</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> </p><p> Duke Freeman (TCW) vs Frankie Perez (CZCW)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><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><strong>A/N:</strong> Just a big and brief thank you to everybody! Winning a diary of the month award was much more than I expected when I started this, and I'm very glad to have won two! Thanks for joining me on this journey and here's to many more shows to come!</div></blockquote>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">MAW Entrants</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Number 1</p><p> <img alt="eyU1RfU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eyU1RfU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> The first entrant announced coming from Mid Atlantic Wrestling is former Mid Atlantic Champion Bradley Blaze. Blaze has held every title there is to hold in MAW, and having lost to Alphaville leader, Seth Whitehead, Blaze has been determined to get back to winning ways. As the only man in the tournament to have won a Rip Chord Invitational in the past, Blaze has to be the odds on favourite to bag his second trophy.</p><p> </p><p> Number 2</p><p> <img alt="SJXC8qP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SJXC8qP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> The name Bradley Blaze cannot come without Cheetah Boy as the two have been embroiled in a rivalry that seems to have cooled recently but could spark up again at any time. The former SWF and USPW man has never won the Invitational but has pedigree as a former Mid Atlantic Champion. At 38-years-old time is against the veteran, but he seems willing to do anything to win at this stage of his career so cannot be counted out.</p><p> </p><p> Number 3</p><p> <img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Duke Freeman makes up the first TCW developmental talent to enter the RCI this year. The Alphaville member had a middling year in 2020 before joining the group but remains undefeated since coming under the leadership of Seth Whitehead. While many may see him as the least promising member of the group, his versatility and tenacity may well see him going far in the tournament, even if he doesn’t necessarily win the whole thing.</p><p> </p><p> Number 4</p><p> <img alt="RaR7Te4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RaR7Te4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> His Alphaville teammate Guillotine will be joining the competition this year, coming in off the back of an undefeated year in 2020 and as the man who many see as responsible for Bradley Blaze losing to Seth Whitehead at Night of The Champions last year. The muscular Mexican will be looking to push on from a strong 2020 to potentially come away with the biggest win of his career.</p><p> </p><p> Number 5</p><p> <img alt="un5wyqT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/un5wyqT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Fewer stars in MAW had a bigger rookie year than “The Nine-Tailed Fox”. The massive man remains unpinned and unsubmitted going into 2021 and with scalps like Paris Burnett, Quentin Queen and Josh Jacobs on his resumé he may well storm through the competition. It is unclear what his motivations are in MAW but given him seemingly laying down the gauntlet to challenge Sandman Winks for the newly renamed John Hopkins University Championship, expect to see Ho Tinh in the main event scene sooner rather than later.</p><p> </p><p> Number 6</p><p> <img alt="nY8vgU8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nY8vgU8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> The final TCW contracted wrestler in the bracket is Jaylon Martins the former JHU champion had a rough year last year but managed to convince Sam Keith to give him one more chance by inserting him into this year’s RCI. Martins has a lot to prove and not a lot of time to prove it, as while he has a wealth of untapped potential, a series of less than stellar performances have seen him fall down the rankings in MAW.</p><p> </p><p> Number 7</p><p> <img alt="S6XMtek.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S6XMtek.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Josh Jacobs has seen something of a career resurgence following a late-2020 change in character from the dull Friday Night Delight shtick to the universally well-received “Protector of Baltimore”. Jacobs’ delusion seems to know no bounds as he has been posting pictures on his social media of his face photoshopped onto the bodies of previous RCI winners holding the trophy. Following the departures of The Architect and Frankie-Boy Fernandes the time could be right for JJ to ascend to the top of the mountain.</p><p> </p><p> Number 8</p><p> <img alt="A2rKr7a.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A2rKr7a.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Last but not least on this list is Miller Fforde, the last man trained by Rip Chord before he rode off into the sunset of retirement and sasparillas. Fforde had a quietly very strong 2020, going unbeaten except for a loss in a multi-man match in December, in which he was not pinned or submitted. Could this mean a big title match is in his near future regardless of how he does in this year’s tournament? There’s only one way to find out.</p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

The Architect Bradley Blaze The Minor Annoyance

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="gazwefc83" data-cite="gazwefc83" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49440" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Daniel Bryan is no way a 95 on the mic.<p> </p><p> 100 would be Ric Flair, The Rock, Jake Roberts etc, no way is Daniel Bryan even close to them. He's not even close to some of the guys currently in WWE, never mind ever.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Regardless of Bryan, Duke and Shafir are just... not very good either in the ring or on the mic</p>

<div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">TopRopeElbow.com present the Rip Chord Invitational 2021 participants</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;"> Non-MAW Entrants</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Number 1</p><p> <img alt="tOxHIy0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tOxHIy0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> After a series of strong performances in his native Canada, former ACPW Canadian Regional Champion Hudson Drake is the first entrant announced for this year’s RCI. Coming into 2021 with a respectable 6-4 win/loss record could this be the year when Drake breaks out in the US? This will be Drake’s second Invitational, having entered one while under contract with 4C half a decade ago, so knowledge of the competition and what it takes to win will be his.</p><p> </p><p> Number 2</p><p> <img alt="ubAywdw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ubAywdw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Having been released from SWF towards the end of the year Jungle Lord is attempting to find a new lease of life in his wrestling career in Puerto Rico as part of the FCW roster. The former SWF Tag Team and North American champion may well be the most well known man to ever enter the Invitational and if he signs a full-time contract with the promotion he could carry MAW into a new era of prominence in the wrestling industry. </p><p> </p><p> Number 3</p><p> <img alt="XRjJLn0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XRjJLn0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Joining Jungle Lord is another 45-year-old in the form of “The Untouchable” Nicolas Lopez. The only man to ever hold the COTT World Heavyweight Championship on more than one occasion will be looking to add a second MAW championship to his trophy cabinet after he and occasional part, occasional rival Marcos Flores won the Sam Keith Classic in 2013. 2020 was a tough year on the ageing body of Lopez, and after losing the Campeonato de Universal OLLIE in September, perhaps this will be a last hurrah for the lucha libra legend.</p><p> </p><p> Number 4</p><p> <img alt="igseVaG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/igseVaG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> “The Hell’s Kitchen Hoss” Devastating Don will be looking to chew through the competition in what could be a breakout tournament for the big man. Weighing in at 460lbs, the big man with a bigger appetite may be looking to raise his stock in the COTT after being seen by many as nothing more than a low-level giant in today’s hyper-athletic world of wrestling. A good run here could set him up for future success across the United States as a special attraction.</p><p> </p><p> Number 5</p><p> <img alt="rcWK6Uh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rcWK6Uh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> PsychoMike will be entering his first RCI having been signed to IPW in 2019 and will be looking to make a bigger splash than his middle-rope Bull Frog Splash. Many are casting doubt on the chances of the young due to his lack of experience, but if he can find success anywhere near the level of fellow Oakland native, Paris Burnett, then the big man could find himself becoming a COTT champion before long.</p><p> </p><p> Number 6</p><p> <img alt="Rs0sCdq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Rs0sCdq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Having left his father’s promotion in order to strike out on his own, Phoenix IV will be joining the tournament this year as a representative of CILL. The charismatic luchador has all the tools to be a major player in EILL and will look to prove that with a strong tournament showing. Having held the Campeonato de Mexico OLLIE three times, including a three-month reign in 2020, the young man knows what it takes to have success as a singles wrestler and could be a dark horse for success in the tournament.</p><p> </p><p> Number 7</p><p> <img alt="fiRDrc8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fiRDrc8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> “The Ace of The Coastal Zone” Frankie Perez is the final man entering the tournament from the Confederation and many will see him as a big favourite, regardless of who is announced as an entrant from MAW. The former WLW Modern Japan champion and winner of the 2019 Sam Keith Classic has pedigree above many others in the tournament, and at 36-years-old is finally hitting his peak as a wrestler. Having lost the Coastal Zone Championship in August, after a 14-month reign, this could be the next big step in a great career for the California Native.</p><p> </p><p> Number 8</p><p> <img alt="hsHwEGd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hsHwEGd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Entering as a part of the new Wildcard slot established during last year’s Sam Keith Classic is the massive Dreadnought. The youngest son of Dread has all of the size, menace and charisma of his father, while also athleticism of a man 100lbs small. Having worked on the independent scene for a year, he has found what many believed would be his first home before moving on to Japan. Will he decimate the competition on the way to a shock win? Stranger things have happened.</p><p>  </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p>MAW presents THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV</p><p> At Stanley Hall, Baltimore, MD</p><p> </p><p> Night 1</p><p> </p><p> CONFEDERATION OF THE TERRITORIES CHAMPIONSHIP</p><p> <strong>Pablo Rodriguez © </strong>v Bradley Blaze</p><p> </p><p> MID ATLANTIC AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP</p><p> <strong>Jaylon Martins (C</strong>) v Seth Whitehead</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV QUARTER FINAL 1</p><p> Aldous Blackfriar (IPW) v <strong>The Architect</strong></p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV QUARTER FINAL 2</p><p> <strong>Frankie Perez (CZPW</strong>) v Cheetah Boy</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV QUARTER FINAL 3</p><p> <strong>Mario Da Silva (ACPW)</strong> v Nate DeMarcus</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV QUARTER FINAL 4</p><p> Tennessee William (NYCW) v <strong>Miller Fforde</strong></p><p> </p><p> Night 2</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV FINAL</p><p> <strong>The Architect</strong> v Miller Fforde</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV SEMI FINAL 1</p><p> <strong>The Architect</strong> v Frankie Perez</p><p> </p><p> THE RIP CHORD INVITATIONAL XV SEMI FINAL 2</p><p> Mario Da Silva v<strong> Miller Fforde</strong></p><p> </p><p> NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP FOUR WAY DANCE</p><p> <strong>Cheetah Boy</strong></p><p> </p><p> NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP TAG TEAM MATCH</p><p> The Heartbreak Express v <strong>The Wolf Pack</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Always happy to see a new MAW diary, there's so many directions you can take the company it always feels fresh</p>

TopRopeElbow.com Quarterly Report: Q4 2020 This quarter has been fairly quiet for the big-spending USPW, with the exception of one notable signing. James Justice, Andre Jones, Mick Muscles and Danny Jillefski left the company, likely to free up money for the massive signing of El Leon from EILL. The man who many expected to carry the company off the back of Champagne Lover leaving the business will be a huge loss for the Mexican giants. Past EILL signing Hijo del Águila Americana managed to win the USPW National title this quarter as well. SWF made two high profile signings this quarter as former TCW World champion Jay Chord, and former COTT World Heavyweight champion Ant-Man joined the company. We also saw 45-year-old Jack Marlowe, known to many as Jungle Lord leave the company. SWF then moved up the company rankings to Large size, leapfrogging USPW who notably fell to Medium size last quarter. Wrestler of the year, Remo won the SWF World Heavyweight title and The Awesomeness won the SWF World Tag Team titles. In an attempt to stem the bleeding of talent departures during 2020 TCW signed both Frankie-Boy Fernandes and TCW dojo graduate Aldous Blackfriar. The company said goodbye to Joel Bryant, Chance Fortune and Eddie Peak, making it clear that a youth movement could be on the way in the company. It hasn’t been all good for the US number 3 as their Total Wrestling weekly show was moved to a lesser timeslot on ACE. In on-screen news, Wolf Hawkins won his second King of Kings tournament, Freddy Huggins won the TCW Television title, Jay Chord won the TCW World Heavyweight title two weeks before moving to SWF, vacated it upon leaving the company and Killer Shark won the title, Bart Biggins and T-Bone Bright won the TCW World Tag Team titles. Title changes are the only news to report from EILL this quarter as Ultra Spark Jr. won the Campeonato de México EILL title and South American Thunder (Cerebro and Capitao Brasil Jr,) won the Campeonatos de Parejas EILL titles. Johnny Bloodstone was released as a cost-cutting measure, a sign of the times for CWA who find themselves over 3-million dollars in debt moving into 2021. Additional cost-cutting measures have been deployed as the company have moved to pre-taping shows in blocks in order to reduce production costs. In championship news, the odd pairing pf Jack DeColt and Erik Strong won the Tag Team Grand Prix, George Wolfe won the CWA Television title, Jared Johnson won the CWA World title, and The Dynamite Express (Cameron Jones and Syd Collier) won back the CWA Tag Team Titles. The signing spree has slowed down for BHOTWG but seems far from over as Kadonomaro Kamisaka, Motoichi Arakida, BISON Yano and 6 dojo graduates have joined the company’s ranks. Elemental II left the company, and, Sensational Dragon won the BHOTWG Junior Heavyweight Championship, Two departures from PGHW this quarter as Yugoro Adachi left following contract expiry and following an unknown incident Mighty Cavanagh walked out on the company right before a show. Their only signing has been Yauyuik Terakado who is joining from 5SSW and EX2010. In title news, Seiji Jimbo and Kozue Kawashima won the PGHW Elite Tag Team Series, The Ring Generals (Dean Waldorf and Marv Statler) won the PGHW Glory Tag Crown titles and Gonnohyoe Kada won the PGHW Historical Japanese title,. No signings for 21CW as Phoebe Plumridge, Stevie Smith and Rolling Johnny Stones left the company while The Chaos Connection (Wade Orson and Sebastian Koller) won the 21st Century Tag Team titles and Apollo Prince won the 21st Century United Kingdom title. Australian giants RAW have seen a few departures as Blake Belushi and Joe Zucco left the company. The two spots on the roster were filled with the signing of Monday Next and Crazy Train. All three company titles changed hands in this time as, Montgomery Croft won the RAW Quest title, Modern Warriors (Captain Wrestling II and Kerry Wayne) won the RAW Tag Team titles and Rahmel Goode won the RAW Television title. Title changes are the only news from the COTT as Alphaville (Duke Freeman, Guillotine and Paris Burnett) won the COTT Trios titles, Frantic Ali won the COTT World Heavyweight title and Evil Intent (Slayyer and Hellspawn 666) won the COTT World Tag Team titles. This means that the third set of tag champions in a row are from Mexico’s OLLIE which is said to be the major reason the decision to make three TCW workers the first Trios champions didn’t ruffle feathers with the Mexican promotion. In retirement news Brett Fraiser, Power Girl, Raven Nightfall and Harumi Okazawaya have all retired from in-ring competition. This caps off what can be seen as a sad year in women’s wrestling as many of the former AAA veterans have chosen to retire having been left jobless on the independent scene. On top of this, Al The Hillbilly, Rogue Matsuo SF and Mammoth have all left the business completely to enjoy retirement. The list of injuries expected to last a year or more reads: Leaf LeBaum, Hyosuke Kokan, T-Rex, Joey Morgan, and Debbie Rose. This brings us then to the end of year awards, voted for by you, the fans. Wrestler of the Year was Remo. Tag Team of the Year was Double Top (Remo and Valiant). Young Wrestler of the Year was David Stone. Veteran Wrestler of the Year was The Crippler. Female Wrestler of the Year was Alicia Strong. Indie Wrestler of the Year was Razan Okamoto. Company of the year was 21CW. Most Improved Company of the Year was SAISHO. Match of the Year was Double Top vs Generation X (Jay Chord and Hollywood Bret Star) in SWF. Show of the Year was 21CW Steel Cage Challenge. Manager of the Year was Drake Young. Announcer of the Year was Duane Fry. Colour Commentator of the Year was Steve DeColt. Referee of the Year was Eugene Williams.

CWI Presents: Battle at the Crossroads Saturday Week 3, September 2020 Live at the Fountain Square Theatre Main Event Singles Match No Time Limit Unsanctioned Match "The East Side Assassin" Sayeed Ali versus "The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood The fact there's no DQ in this one tells me you're setting Conner up to fall, but I think he'll take the belt back off Ali in a few months. Plus I love when an invader takes the belt. Semi Main Event Singles Match Sixty Minute Time Limit CWI Women's Championship "The Baddest Bitch from Detroit" Foxxy LaRue versus "The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake © Steph Blake is actually the sympathetic one here, Foxxy LaRue can just walk into a title shot after signing? I hope the War Maidens teach her a lesson Six Man Tag Thirty Minute Time Limit The Dog Soldiers versus Genesis w/ Andrew Gibson Dreadnought = pushed commodity, Dog Soldiers = Midcard ceiling Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Felicia Luck versus Kate Lilly You seem high on Luck but she's just not ready to compete with the veteran Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit "Spicy" Pepper Pelton versus Acid Teach these kids a thing or two about rasslin' Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Ralph Liotta versus "Lone Star" Samson Sharpe w/ Mark Hyatt My God why is Marvin so pissed at Ralph? More like "Whole Lotta Nothin'" Opening Match Tag Team Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Young & Wasted versus The Player's Club w/ Lucinda Lush Norton and Kyle are probably better, but looks like they're on loan so they can take an L

Wasted “Right boys, you’ve really impressed me with your work over in Puerto Rico, you’ve got a lot of promise but tonight your job is to make my guys look good, you got that?” Sam Keith was as stern as ever when informing incoming talent of their responsibilities, especially those who had gained minor success in the Confederation, lest they get ideas above their station. “It’s Puerto Rico, no Puerto Rico.” Taylor Norton replied in his near-offensively casual way. Sam Keith raised an eyebrow at the correction. “What was that, kid?” He ensured to put an emphasis on that last word. Taylor was not only above his station, but above his age bracket too. “Well, with all due respect, the fact you’re saying it wrong, and probably have said it wrong forever is just a little annoying is all.” Taylor replied. Sam’s face turned a tinge red and through gritted teeth he said, “That’s annoying is it?” Bret Kyle interjected before he and his partner found themselves without a job for the night, “I’m sorry sir, Taylor is just concerned with respect for the Hispanic peoples of central America. But don’t worry sir, we know what we have to do tonight.” Sam left the two there without another word and stomped off to go check on the any number of things he had to do before the show began. Bret turned to Taylor; anger etched across his pretty face. “What the Hell was that man? Are you looking to get us fired? This isn’t consequence free work here. If we mess this up, it could follow us for our whole careers.” Taylor chortled at his partner’s concern. “Don’t worry about it man, I’m just having a good time, just shooting the sh*t with the boss. It’s called building a rapport Bret, you know that.” “Didn’t look like much of a rapport to me,” Bret muttered under his breath. “Speaking of a good time,” Taylor continued, “How about you help me get a number off that pretty little interviewer they have here.” “DeAnna? I’m pretty sure she’s dating one of the guys here dude.” “Yeah, yeah she can keep dating him. But there’s nothing stopping her from grabbing a drink with me, you get me man?” “I don’t even know if she’s old enough to drink” Bret sighed. “Then she can have a drink with me at the hotel room, I’m sure you can find a way to entertain yourself while we’re… drinking.” Bret shook his head and walked away from his partner, a brief “Whatever, dude” was all he could muster in the fact of Taylor’s plan.

EBD: V for Violance Predictions Astaroth vs Heihachi (Title Match) Darth Maul vs Plastic Man Red Hulk vs Guardian Epic Corey vs Alan Scott DeathZone vs Sgt Slaughter Going for the rare full left side predictions

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="rhyblack" data-cite="rhyblack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47535" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> Not sure if setting Tessa as the company figurehead is the best idea just yet. Yes they have been pushing her hard the better part of the year but she has missed the last 2 set of Tv tapings and is still relatively i new to the main event scene in impact.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> They seem to be putting full support behind her as the face of the company, she needs to be established but I think Figurehead suits her, the only reason she missed taping is because of travel restrictions due to living in Mexico</p>

Gronk has apparently been released by WWE and returned to football, it looks like he might be done with wrestling completely

Duke is healthy and well, he just took an accidental round trip

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Lost</strong></p><p> <img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> “What is it?”</p><p> </p><p> “Both a Duke and a free man apparently, these humans do love their redundancy, don’t they?”</p><p> </p><p> The two figures speaking to each other stood on the other side of a window from Duke Freeman sleeping soundly in his bed. </p><p> </p><p> “What did you say it did again?”</p><p> </p><p> “The scanner says it is something they call ‘professional wrestling’, or ‘rasslin’. It is some kind of performance art in which two warriors create the appearance of battle while attempting to hurt each other as little as possible so as to perform as many times as possible.”</p><p> </p><p> “Ah, so these humans have advanced beyond the need for war and violence and have moved to enjoying performance arts instead?”</p><p> </p><p> “No, I’m afraid they do still have war as well. According to the scanner the humans also have performance arts depicting the horrors of war and they base them on the real wars they fight.”</p><p> </p><p> “Ah, a great shame then, that they are not ready for us to share out technologies. But tell me again about this human, why did the ship pick it up?”</p><p> </p><p> “Apparently it has some kind of rudimentary radio apparatus that sends signals into nearby space. The ship happened to detect one of these signals and now here it is.”</p><p> </p><p> “Should we keep it? It would be cruel to send it back after it has learned that its planet is not the only one that harbours life.”</p><p> </p><p> “Actually, it has not woken up from its required sleeping state since reaching the ship.”</p><p> </p><p> “But does the stellar teleportation not cause- “</p><p> </p><p> “Serious physical discomfort for any creature with a skeletal system yes. But it seemed to just release a noise and continue to sleep.”</p><p> </p><p> “So, we can’t keep it?”</p><p> </p><p> “No, we can’t keep it.”</p><p> </p><p> Duke Freeman awoke in his bed the following morning with a dull ache in his neck, the kind one might have after sleeping awkwardly the night before. He made a mental note to keep better track of his sleeping position, a sore neck was not conducive of solid in-ring work. He got out of bed, went to the fridge and drank orange juice from the carton before brushing his teeth and going about his day as normal.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kjarvs" data-cite="Kjarvs" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'll take 3rd place <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Sad to see FBF leave, and with the recent form of Fforde & Cheetah Boy being poor, I think MAW is in dire need of credible babyface threats. Thank You for all the work you've put into this diary, I've thoroughly enjoyed the ride so far and can't wait for Year 2!</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I appreciate that! But can you call Miller Fforde not being pinned or submitted for a full year bad form? <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

Mid Atlantic Wrestling Yearly Rankings The following is the win/loss record for all full-time members of the Mid Atlantic Wrestling Roster on Monday, Week 1 of January 2021. These results will be used to determine tournament entry for MAW roster members as well as allow the fans to know how their favourites are performing under the MAW banner year-on-year. Results are ordered Win-Loss-Draw, a green record is positive, a red record is negative and an orange record is neutral. This will allow fans to take results in at a glance, while allowing for a more in-depth reflection on a worker's year.

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">MAW Night Of The Champions 2020</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Fri, Wk 4, Dec 2020</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Attendance: 580</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Viewers: 23,244</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <em>Opening Match</em></p><p><em> COTT Trios Championship Match</em></p><p><em> Six-person Tag Team Match</em></p><p><em> 30-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="RaR7Te4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RaR7Te4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="ja033tX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ja033tX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="A2rKr7a.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A2rKr7a.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jai7S2E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jai7S2E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="fI3iMjC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fI3iMjC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• The first match that saw the Alphaville unit operating together saw them take on the undefeated Miller Fforde and the former Mid Atlantic Tag Team champions DeMarcus & Gray.</p><p> • Alphaville attacked before the opening bell, Guillotine and Paris Burnett went for DeMarcus & Gray while Duke Freeman stayed in the ring with Miller Fforde.</p><p> • The match resembled a singles match for a long time as Freeman and Fforde were left alone while the other four brawled around the ringside area, a highlight of the chaos was DeMarcus hitting his Snap Tackle on Paris Burnett while Burnett was holding Tyrone Gray above his head. Gray fell and hit a makeshift frog splash on the massive man.</p><p> • Guillotine got tagged into the match and took Fforde and Gray out with big boots, leaving him and Nate DeMarcus in the ring.</p><p> • The two men laid into each other with forearms, and the match came to an abrupt end when Nate DeMarcus went for the Snap Tackle again but was caught from nowhere with the Sideswipe Knee from Guillotine.</p><p> • In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Alphaville (Duke Freeman, Guillotine and Paris Burnett) defeated Miller Fforde and DeMarcus & Gray in 9:53 when Guillotine pinned Nate DeMarcus with a Sideswipe Knee. Duke Freeman, Guillotine and Paris Burnett win the COTT Trios titles.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">37</span></span></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><p><img alt="8hzxxbN.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8hzxxbN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sBMuULS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sBMuULS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> Frankie-Boy Fernandes was met by DeAnna Desire at the staging area on the way to his match she asked “Frankie-Boy, do you have any words for Josh Jacobs before your match tonight?”</p><p> “Well it’s simple really DeAnna, if he wants to call himself a protector, and come for me while Alphaville are trying to run roughshod over the company? Then maybe Josh is as unhinged as he is boring DeAnna.”</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">40</span></span></p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 15-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="sBMuULS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sBMuULS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="S6XMtek.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/S6XMtek.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Josh Jacobs wore a jacket to the ring emblazoned with the seal of Baltimore which left Frankie-Boy Fernandes perplexed, especially when he took it off to reveal his “Protector of Baltimore” t-shirt underneath.</p><p> • These two worked a more technical bout to start off with than many usually expect from Frankie-Boy Fernandes as the California native managed to go hold-for-hold with Jacobs.</p><p> • Realising that he wasn’t getting the advantage to the degree he should have been, Jacobs resorted to an eye poke on Frankie-Boy.</p><p> • A series of hard kicks were delivered to the back of Frankie-Boy’s legs as Josh Jacobs looked to limit how much his opponent could fly around the ring.</p><p> • Frankie-Boy rolled through an ankle lock attempt from Jacobs however and turned the match in his favour, hitting a series of big moves punctuated with a superkick that nearly took Jacobs head off from the impact.</p><p> • Frankie-Boy then looked to hit his Dirt Nap, but Jacobs had the move well scouted and countered into his own Canadian Backdrop for the victory.</p><p> • In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Josh Jacobs defeated Frankie-Boy Fernandes in 11:33 by pinfall with a Canadian Backdrop.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">52</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Mid Atlantic American Championship Match</em></p><p><em> Tag Team Match</em></p><p><em> 30-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="hgbDUGV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hgbDUGV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="E8rmT00.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/E8rmT00.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="gYPF5yC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gYPF5yC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="h3rOlS4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/h3rOlS4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ©</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• In a first time ever encounter, the Mid Atlantic American title is being put on the line in a tag team match, with whoever gets the winning fall taking the title.</p><p> • Devil May Care seemed totally locked in as they waited for The Past Masters to come to the ring, but instead of coming down the entrance ramp, the champion(s) came from behind DMC and jumped them to start the match.</p><p> • Things spilled outside, with Winks and The Historian doing everything they could think of to get disqualified within minutes of the bell ringing, going so far as to attempt to hit Acid II with a chair while he was in front of the ring post. But the daredevil used his agility to dodge the attack, causing Sandman Winks to strike to post and hurt himself in the process.</p><p> • Meanwhile in the ring The Historian was refusing to break a hold at the referee’s count of five and shouted “disqualify me then” at the official, but his anger provided enough of a distraction for Simon Ice to hit him with a low blow which went either unnoticed or ignored by the referee.</p><p> • Realising that there was no easy way out of the match, The Past Masters settled into their usual controlling groove of wearing down one member of the opposing team and cutting the ring in half.</p><p> • DMC used their speed to avoid being caught in the ring for too long at a time, making tags as frequently as possible but both men were being worn down much more than their brief flurries of offence effected their opponents.</p><p> • This led to Simon Ice getting caught in the ring after The Historian pulled Acid II off the apron and threw him into the ring steps. Ice fought valiantly but ended up trapped in the Deep Sleep sleeperhold and passed out.</p><p> • In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, The Past Masters defeated Devil May Care in 16:19 when Sandman Winks submitted Simon Ice with a Deep Sleep after blatantly cheating. Sandman Winks makes defence number two of the Mid Atlantic American title.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">45</span></span></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><p><img alt="un5wyqT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/un5wyqT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> Before The Past Masters leave the ringside area, a video fades in on the big screen at the top of the entrance ramp. A massive, hulking figure is silhouetted against a black punching bag. They spin around and smash the bag open with a lightning fast backfist. The camera pans down as the figure walks off screen. When nothing blocks a picture of Sandman Winks can be seen taped to the punching bag. Then, a fox-like mask was dropped beside the bag as the video faded to the words “Soon enough, I come for all who do harm.”</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">47</span></span></p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship Match</em></p><p><em> Tag Team Match</em></p><p><em> 30-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="hpXAP6Z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hpXAP6Z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="tnueAz0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tnueAz0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="54PX4yl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/54PX4yl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />&<img alt="SLAlqSt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SLAlqSt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ©</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• This match had a very different feel to the previous one, owing to the more smash mouth style of The Wolf Pack.</p><p> • Young & Wasted tried to match Noggin and Tokoeka for their ferocity but found themselves quickly overwhelmed by the tag team champions.</p><p> • Young & Wasted rallied, and did mount a comeback, hitting a few high impact moves on the champions, but The Wolf Pack’s willingness to bend the rules saw them turn things back around.</p><p> • Then, with Bret Kyle isolated in the ring, Sione Tokoeka dropped him with his Brainbuster Suplex.</p><p> • In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, The Wolf Pack defeated Young & Wasted in 12:16 when Sione Tokoeka pinned Bret Kyle with a Brainbuster Suplex. The Wolf Pack make defence number one of the Mid Atlantic Tag Team titles.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF0000;">33</span></span></p><p> </p><p> <em>Main Event</em></p><p><em> Mid Atlantic Championship Match</em></p><p><em> Singles Match</em></p><p><em> 60-Minute Time Limit</em></p><p> <img alt="dIN9Hsc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dIN9Hsc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />w/<img alt="UfvEqMG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UfvEqMG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />vs<img alt="eyU1RfU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/eyU1RfU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ©</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>• Seth Whitehead stood across the ring from Bradley Blaze, who looked as ready to attack Harvey Robbinfield at ringside as he was the man in front of him. The two skipped the usual collar and elbow tie-up which would begin a traditional Mid Atlantic Championship match and instead went hell for leather right when the opening bell rang.</p><p> • Things slowed down once Seth Whitehead took control, he focused his assault on the shoulder of Bradley Blaze, attempting to capitalise on the broken collarbone Alphaville caused during their attack at the end of Where It All Begins Again.</p><p> • Whitehead spent much of the early stages jostling for position to lock in the Minnesota Stretch, but Blaze had it well scouted and countered each time, although he struggled to build momentum as Whitehead continued to punish him.</p><p> • Blaze did manage to break out of an abdominal stretch and build a head of steam with a series of running clotheslines to the challenger, he went for an early Dallas Drop but Whitehead escaped by aiming a series of elbow strikes at the right collarbone of the champion.</p><p> • The match progressed similarly for a while, with each man seeing periods of control and wearing down the other, however the well-known poor stamina of the champion was beginning to take hold as he was visibly struggling to catch his breath.</p><p> • This culminated in Blaze attempting to life Whitehead for the Dallas Drop and fell back, bumping into the referee and knocking him out of the ring. As soon as the referee hit the floor, Harvey Robbinfield jumped onto the apron and the rest of Alphaville came down the ramp and encircled the ring.</p><p> • Blaze challenged them all to come into the ring and come they did as both Harvey Robbinfield and Duke Freeman climbed in on either side of Blaze.</p><p> • Blaze managed to fight them both off, hitting Robbinfield with a Dallas Drop and Freeman with a clothesline over the top rope.</p><p> • Next came Paris Burnett, the largest man on the MAW roster who had not been lifted since joining in March. Blaze fought valiantly, but the size of Burnett was too much for him. However, much to the disappointed of John Graham Chambers, Blaze hit a low blow on Burnett, sending him rolling out of the ring.</p><p> • Exhausted, beaten and with little left in the tank, the champion turned around to finally face the man he was supposed to be wrestling the entire time and with the speed of a falling blade Guillotine caught the champion with the Sideswipe Knee.</p><p> • He slid out of the ring and helped the referee to his feet and back inside just in time for the referee to see Blaze passed out in the Minnesota Stretch.</p><p> • In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Seth Whitehead defeated Bradley Blaze in 22:25 by submission with a Minnesota Stretch after interference from Guillotine. During the match we also saw Duke Freeman run in and attack Blaze, and Harvey Robbinfield also attack Blaze, and Paris Burnett also attack Blaze. Seth Whitehead wins the Mid Atlantic Championship title.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">49</span></span></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><p><img alt="dIN9Hsc.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dIN9Hsc.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UfvEqMG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UfvEqMG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EhDllvy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EhDllvy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="RaR7Te4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RaR7Te4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ja033tX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ja033tX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><div style="text-align:center;"></div><p> Alphaville stood around the unconscious, now former champion. The four men with title belts raised them high in the air and touched them together like a makeshift fist bump and Harvey Robbinfield spat on Bradley Blaze.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;">Rating: </span><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">38</span></span></p><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Show Rating: </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#FF8C00;">48</span></span></strong></p><p> </p></div><p></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><strong>A/N:</strong> So there we have it! A full year of shows done! I'm sure people are probably wondering why I put JJ over Frankie-Boy in the final there, truth is he signed for TCW two weeks into December so I had to rush the feud between the two to get some pop off Fernandes and on to Jacobs.<p> </p><p> So this month's predictions were fairly easy, with only the first two matches tripping people up, I explained why Jacobs won, stay tuned and you'll see why I put the alliance belts on Dev guys (Aside from the fact the AI did nothing with them for 8 months anyway). We had Kjarvs, Hitman74 and Martel123 score 4/5 while 1PWfan, lieon02, Historian, and Herrbear came away with 3/5 scores.</p><p> </p><p> This brings our second half-year to an end and given how the leaderboard shaped up, I'm going to give out two prizes. <strong>Hitman74</strong> came out of nowhere to take a winning 82.35% score with his third show predicted while <strong>lieon02</strong> fell to second with a very good 74.36% score while predicting on every show, so you will both get a reward for that! The scores after that were: 3: Kjarvs - 69.23%, 4: Herrbear - 60.87%, 5: 1PWfan - 59.26%, 6: Historian - 58.97%</p><p> </p><p> Thank you all for your continued support and stay tuned for my end of year wrap-up and the soon to be announced 16(!) competitors for the Rip Chord Invitational!</p></div></blockquote>

'Tis level 4, just a few things I picked up after starting a save game with them! I do agree with the point about American Dream but there doesn't seem to have been any official attendance numbers released and apparently the company were looking to hold next year's anniversary show somewhere bigger than Korakuen, so I think maybe a small boost for Anniversary and a downgrade for American Dream might be what I go for in my own save.

Also I want to commend Questlove on doing some amazing work getting things working and stuff the mod looks great and I am looking forward to in a few weeks time when things are tweaked a bit and the tiny broadcasters are put back in. A couple of very minor things about Stardom: American Dream in the Big Apple is set to be a historic event which makes it by far the most important event on the Stardom calendar which feels a bit off. It was a big step for Stardom for sure but I don't remember seeing any plans for one to occur at any point this year. One other small thing is that Generic merchandising feels a bit low for Stardom considering how much of the company's business model revolves around having merchandise of many of the roster on sale at all times. Edit: Something else very minor, Utami vacated the Future of Stardom title back in February and it's been vacant since

This debate comes up a bunch about who are or aren't the top guys in New Japan, but Takahashi is one of the biggest merch movers in the company so from a business perspective I think he's definitely a Major Star, plus he's by far the most over Junior Heavyweight