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June 2, 2020

<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> 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" />

June 1, 2020

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.

June 1, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;">MAW Night Of The Champions 2020 Fri, Wk 4, Dec 2020 Attendance: 580 Viewers: 23,244 Opening Match COTT Trios Championship Match Six-person Tag Team Match 30-Minute Time Limit <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" /> <div style="text-align:left;">• 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. • Alphaville attacked before the opening bell, Guillotine and Paris Burnett went for DeMarcus & Gray while Duke Freeman stayed in the ring with Miller Fforde. • 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. • Guillotine got tagged into the match and took Fforde and Gray out with big boots, leaving him and Nate DeMarcus in the ring. • 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. • 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.</div> Rating: 37 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><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" /><div style="text-align:center;"></div> 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?” “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.” Rating: 40</div></blockquote> Singles Match 15-Minute Time Limit <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" /> <div style="text-align:left;">• 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. • 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. • Realising that he wasn’t getting the advantage to the degree he should have been, Jacobs resorted to an eye poke on Frankie-Boy. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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.</div> Rating: 52 Mid Atlantic American Championship Match Tag Team Match 30-Minute Time Limit <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" /> © <div style="text-align:left;">• 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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.</div> Rating: 45 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><img alt="un5wyqT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/un5wyqT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><div style="text-align:center;"></div> 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.” Rating: 47</div></blockquote> Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship Match Tag Team Match 30-Minute Time Limit <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" /> © <div style="text-align:left;">• This match had a very different feel to the previous one, owing to the more smash mouth style of The Wolf Pack. • Young & Wasted tried to match Noggin and Tokoeka for their ferocity but found themselves quickly overwhelmed by the tag team champions. • 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. • Then, with Bret Kyle isolated in the ring, Sione Tokoeka dropped him with his Brainbuster Suplex. • 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.</div> Rating: 33 Main Event Mid Atlantic Championship Match Singles Match 60-Minute Time Limit <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" /> © <div style="text-align:left;">• 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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. • Blaze managed to fight them both off, hitting Robbinfield with a Dallas Drop and Freeman with a clothesline over the top rope. • 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. • 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. • 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. • 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.</div> Rating: 49 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><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" /><div style="text-align:center;"></div> 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. Rating: 38</div></blockquote> Show Rating: 48 </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48443" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>A/N: 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. 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. This brings our second half-year to an end and given how the leaderboard shaped up, I'm going to give out two prizes. Hitman74 came out of nowhere to take a winning 82.35% score with his third show predicted while lieon02 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% 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!</div></blockquote>

June 1, 2020

I'm not at my PC right now, but they should be set to level 5 or possibly even 6 for merchandising unless I accidentally scroll wheeled them down without noticing.

Definitely agree about American Dream not being their biggest show. It may not have been the best idea but I set it the way it is so it translates to higher attendance in game, definitely needs some testing though.

'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.

June 1, 2020

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

June 1, 2020

Looks great so far. Just one minor thing: I started a test-save with NJPW and noticed Hiromu Takahashi is set as my #4 "Franchise Player" (in the creative department), thus indicating he's the #4 guy in all of NJPW. While Takahashi is a great Junior Heavyweight, that seems to be a bit overrated. He isn't really a main-eventer (yet), so he shouldn't be listed ahead of guys like Minoru Suzuki, Jay White or Ibushi. To solve this, I'd recommend decreasing Takahashi's popularity in Japan (maybe globally?) by around 6, setting him from 71 pop (Japan) to around 65.

Gronk still has the WWE 24/7 Title, maybe we should just vacate the title, since it hasn't been defended since Wrestlemania (early April)???

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

June 1, 2020

Last call for any predictions, show will be going up shortly

June 1, 2020

Main Event

Six Man Tag

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Nate DeMarcus & The Rock City Stars versus The Canadian Blonds

Little bit of babyface payback here

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

Miller Fforde versus Zippy Deverell ©

The MAW Killer

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

"The Oklahoma Thunderbolt" Jason Patterson versus Acid

Patterson kinda sucks at this point, if Acid is sticking around a bit he needs the win

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

"Spicy" Pepper Pelton versus "Lone Star" Samson Sharpe w/ Mark Hyatt

The manager swings it for me

Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Get their win back

The Hangman Open Challenge

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Ralph Liotta versus The Hangman

More like RIP Liotta

Opening Match

Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Casey Brothers versus The Player's Club [Jack Pryde & Charlie Corner

I think they're worse but you'll put your own creation over the outsiders

This is by far the hardest show to predict of the last few, a lot of 50/50 matches that could go either way here

June 1, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Snakebite180" data-cite="Snakebite180" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47535" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Will tna be based in us or Canada? I see on the May data it is Canada but I’ve seen many strong arguments as to why it should be USA?</div></blockquote> Could they be based in Canada but set up in such a way that a user playing them could change the home region if they want to?

May 31, 2020

It's written weirdly, but I meant Trent had trained Tyler

Ah that makes more sense, must feel bad to be Trent knowing the guy he trained is twice as good as him and nearly half his age haha

May 31, 2020

My last point on this, because it's just a circular debate of subjective opinions about a wrestling management simulator, is that much fewer people would pay to go to a football match to watch pele talk at half time, than would pay to watch Ronaldo, Messi, or Gareth Bale play for 90 minutes.

May 31, 2020

Not to be nitpicky but Trent Seven debuted in 2010, I wonder how he trained with 13 year old Tyler Bate who didn't debut for a few years after

May 31, 2020

To give my personal thoughts i would say outside of jericho and the other people in aew that have worked wwe I would have nobody higher than 50.. hearing someone say peter avalon is a 40 shocked me as I'd have him 25 at best...at the top end the special case of aew the elite i would have kenny at 60..cody at about 60-65.. bucks 55 as they are still very much niche.

The Elite guys aren't really niche at all anymore, considering that in the space of 2 years ROH have gone from over 6,000 fans attending an event headlined by Omega vs Cody to pulling three figures on a good day proves how much they can draw, and now they're on national television, with a proper push Omega especially could easily outdraw anything WWE throws at them.

And on the NXT point, AEW routinely trounces NXT in viewership unless NXT promotes a Takeover level card on free television or they bring in Stars from Raw and Smackdown. They have entirely different audiences, AEW have over twice as much viewership in that key 18-35 male demographic while NXT only really thrives in the over 50s market.

There's a reason The Elite can sell out 11,000 seat arenas and the likes of Hogan and Sting are languishing in the occasional RAW or Smackdown gig.

Like I've said, the WWE brand is more popular than any full-time worker there, and the only real needle movers in terms of live attendance which is what I would consider a draw, are the likes of Cena, Rousey, and Lesnar.

May 31, 2020

He gets people to tune in, that's a huge part of being a draw. Remember when he came back at WrestleMania a couple years back and there was a huge pop? Why did the vast majority of this crowd of tens of thousands of people cheer so much? Oh yeah! It's because he's a draw.

Actually there were plans to have Hogan appear at this year's wrestlemania (as a surprise so he wouldn't have sold tickets on name value) so as to pop the Tampa audience which were scrapped when it was revealed that there wouldn't be a crowd.

This implies that WWE know Hogan being attached to a show would pop an audience as a surprise (because wrestling crowds love surprises) but wouldn't pull in any new viewers by being attached to the show. And the fact he's 66 and they left him off for health reasons can be debunked by the fact that Jerry Lawler was on commentary at 70 until April 27th which was three weeks after Wreslemania.

Edit: To add onto this a draw is somebody who puts "butts in seats". The fact people are willing to watch you for free on cable tv (I know cable isn't free but there is no extra cost to watch specifically RAW as opposed to buying a ticket to attend) doesn't mean you're a draw. It's the PPV numbers and ticket sales you bring in which prove whether or not you're a draw.

May 31, 2020

Sometimes you just get bored in your job and think the grass is greener elsewhere. Even if you don't know where that elsewhere is.

That's a fair point but I think somebody working on the indies for 30 quid an appearance, once a month would have that with they day job they'd need to be working to survive. If you're grinding away in MAW or CWW and no other company surely you're doing it for the love of the sport so why would you leave a consistent gig to work maybe 4 or 5 shows a year in the pop-up indies?

May 31, 2020

Hogan is absolutely still a huge draw, he's less popular granted, and that's mainly because of his actions over the course of the last decade or so. Hulk Hogan, whether we like it or not is still a mainstream name in the western world.

People tune out because they don't like him, as he's a highly controversial figure. He's still incredibly well known.

Hard disagree on this one. Hogan might pop a rating on some day time talk show, but he simply isn't a draw in WWE anymore outside of a market like Saudi Arabia who seem to be very into wrestling from the past.

"Popularity" in TEW is entirely wrestling-centric due to the fact that it's a wrestling simulator it's why somebody like Gronk would be fairly low down the card in WWE despite the fact he's one of the best and most well know tight ends to every play in the NFL.

Hogan would be a massive draw for an ROH or a Progress but that's exactly my point he'd be a massive get for those smaller company's who need that mainstream appeal but in wrestling terms he should be much less popular than somebody like The Rock and less popular than WWE as a company.

May 31, 2020

The most important thing is to avoid confusing recognisability with popularity. Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting etc may all be recognisable but they don't put asses in seats. Their names can't sell out massive arenas any more, which should be represented by them having lower popularity than at their peak. Hogan would probably be at B/B-, Flair about B-/C+ and Sting at about B-. Popular but not huge stars. And remember that in TEW, cult level companies can sign guys around those popularities to written deals... in fact, it's pretty much why the game has them set at that level. And look at the way that Adam has handled veterans in the Cornellverse. Rip Chord is still a big name, but he's down from his peak. Sam Keith wrestled for a long time, but his declining skills and lower match quality sapped his popularity over the years too. For a balanced mod, you need to remember to do this too (which I'll cover more of later).

Quoted from Derek B's mod making guide (which really should be moved to this forum I feel). In fact due to the fact this was written more than 7 years ago I'd degrade all of those guys popularity a little bit, especially Sting who hasn't made significant wrestling appearance in half a decade.

I think that guide is an important read for anybody having this discussion because while it isn't gospel it is a great starting point for where we're coming from. Hogan especially just isn't a draw anymore and a lot of people tune out to avoid Hogan, outside Saudi Arabia he doesn't sell tickets to wrestling events anymore.

May 31, 2020

TopRopeElbow.com: An Update from Bradley Blaze

A video was uploaded to Mid Atlantic Champion Bradley Blaze’s Twitter today with the champion detailing the extent of his injuries following the attack from the newly crowned Alphaville group. In the video Blaze is seen with his right arm in a sling and what appears to be a semi-healed black eye.

“Hey y’all, it’s The Cowboy here, letting you all know that I’m sorry I couldn’t make it to Baltimore to get some payback. After what Seth and his goons did to me in October, doctor said I wasn’t to go near a wrestling ring for at least six weeks. So here I am, Seth is the next guy getting a shot at my title and I know how dangerous he is. He hasn’t been pinned or submitted all year and now he’s got four of the most dangerous guys in the company backing him up. But I don’t care if it’s five guys, I don’t care if it’s fifty guys. If there’s life left in me I’m going to come charging with my fists up and I’m going to walk away with my arm raised. So, Seth, I’ll be seeing you at the Night of The Champions and don’t forget your boys, I’ve got plenty for each of ‘em.”

This video was retweeted by the official MAW Twitter account, alongside the card for the upcoming Night of The Champions card which we’ll post below.

MAW Night Of The Champions 2020
Fri, Wk 4, Dec 2020

Opening Match
COTT Trios Championship Match
Six-person Tag Team Match
30-Minute Time Limit

Alphaville (Duke Freeman, Guillotine & Paris Burnett) vs Miller Fforde & DeMarcus & Gray

Singles Match
15-Minute Time Limit

Frankie-Boy Fernandes vs Josh Jacobs

Mid Atlantic American Championship Match
Tag Team Match
30-Minute Time Limit

Devil May Care vs The Past Masters ©

Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship Match
Tag Team Match
30-Minute Time Limit

Young & Wasted vs The Wolf Pack ©

Main Event
Mid Atlantic Championship Match
Singles Match
60-Minute Time Limit

Seth Whitehead w/Harvey Robbinfield vs Bradley Blaze

Bonus Prediction: Who will lay down a challenge for the soon to be renamed Mid Atlantic American title on the show?:

May 31, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;">TopRopeElbow.com: Big Announcement from Sam Keith</div>

Sam Keith appeared at a press conference today and revealed some big news about Mid Atlantic Wrestling going into 2021, the first of which being the fact that the Rip Chord Invitational will be expanding to a 16-man tournament starting next year, Keith said,

“With the expanding of the Confederation, with more promotions sure to join in the coming months and years, we at Mid Atlantic Wrestling believe that the expanding of the Rip Chord Invitational to accommodate more workers is the best way to allow the best independent talent to have a platform and potentially make a name for themselves in the best tournament in independent wrestling.”

On top of this, Keith also revealed that more events will be coming to the MAW calendar, and while some diehard fans may worry about how this will effect their wallets, Keith confirmed that the slashed ticket prices which have been the norm since October of this year, in his own words:

“I think in the current climate, with wrestling out of the cultural zeitgeist, it’s more important than ever that we adapt and evolve. I think a lot of people are expecting two shows a month, some might even be expecting a weekly show, and while that might be one way to grow the company, we are going to be flexible with our schedule. This means we could run two shows a month, but there is a chance we may run one larger show one month, or occasional pop-up events, as we expand out of Baltimore and into nearby cities. This will start with the Rip Chord Invitational which will be held over the course of two events going forward.”

However, Keith has divided opinion on the internet today as he announced the company’s Mid Atlantic American title is going through a rebrand.

“We here at the company, myself in particular have been looking to rebrand the American title for a long time. As fans have pointed out over the years, it doesn’t necessarily make sense for the American champion to be lower down the card than the champion of the Mid Atlantic, from January 1st, the title will be rebranded to the John Hopkins University Championship. I understand that some people are going to be resistant to the change, but the university has been one of the biggest supporters of this company since it was founded, they have opened up their gym and other facilities to us and have been one of our biggest sponsors through the years.”

Other significant things mentioned in the press conference was hints at the roster expanding slightly in 2021, especially the tag team ranks which have taken a hit with both Ralph Liotta and The Architect leaving the company, and the promise that the Night of The Champions card would be released in the coming days.

May 30, 2020

I was honestly contemplating putting in this exact suggestion! Really annoys me people leaving to just rot on the unemployment list

May 30, 2020

Or if they had an iron-clad written deal they see out the length of their contract before working only for your company

May 30, 2020

There isn't really much more to add beyond the title I guess, I think since pre/post show segments aren't broadcast and tend to be non-canon for a lot of people and only exist to do skill transfers a lot of the time I think it would be neat to be able to filter those matches out of a workers Match History

May 30, 2020

Card for RMW Who Are You:

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Max Mayhem vs. The Silencer ©

Tavon Blake Jr & Remmy Honeyman vs. Mercutio Sleep and The Masked Mauler VII

Ray Snow vs. Pepper Pelton vs. Dominic DeGraff

Ace Youngblood vs. Wolfie Tagg

Chip Martin vs. Kalder Tagg

Roger Monteiro vs. Prime Time Jack Pryde

May 30, 2020

MAW The Proving Ground 2020

Fri, Wk 4, Nov 2020

Attendance: 493

Viewers: 16,907

The five men who attacked Bradley Blaze last month came down to the ring backed by the same mechanised voice and harsh industrial music. Seth Whitehead led the group and the other four men stood behind him in the ring. He lifted the microphone he carried to the ring to his face and began to speak.

“You’re all probably wondering what happened last month. Some of you called it a mugging. Some of you called it an assault. But for us, that was a statement of intent. You see, the five of us got together and we realised that this company needs to change. Each of us are here representing Total Championship Wrestling, the greatest wrestling company in the world, the company that pulled this back-alley operation to the forefront of the industry. And what happened to each one of us, since the moment we stepped into the company? Every single one of us has been underutilised, left to rot opening the show, waiting for whatever table scraps are thrown our way when Bradley Blaze or Miller Fforde want the night off. So from now on, we run the show. This is Alphaville, and we are the logical end point of your actions. And if anybody, including Sam Keith, has a problem with that, they’re free to come out here and stop us.”

With that the five men turned to face the entrance ramp, and after a minute passed, Whitehead said, “thought so,” and four men, minus Duke Freeman climbed out of the ring to observe Freeman’s match.

Rating: 35

Opening Match

Singles Match

15-Minute Time Limit

vs

• Garry The Entertainer came down to the ring to face Duke Freeman after the rest of Alphaville cleared out.

• Garry tried some of his comedic antics and got smashed in the face with a rough forearm shot.

• Duke beat Garry around the ring for a few minutes, showing off some offence he had not gotten the opportunity to show off during the year, finishing him off with a big Back Suplex.

• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but terrible wrestling, Duke Freeman defeated Garry The Entertainer in 3:54 by pinfall with a Back Suplex.

Rating: 11

Josh Jacobs met DeAnna Desire at the staging area for an interview she began, “Josh, I’ve heard that you have something to say regarding quote unquote invaders in Mid Atlantic Wrestling?”

Josh looked into the camera and nodded his head, “That is right DeAnna you see there are people here in MAW that are trying to take over, and I just can’t stand by, and I am going to take them out, starting with the leader.”

DeAnna looked visibly impressed at this claim and continued, “The leader you say Josh?”

“That’s right DeAnna, I’m talking about Frankie-Boy Fernandes! He doesn’t belong here in Baltimore, coming up here from California every month, just to take opportunities away from hard working stiffs like me. I’m from Canada and I was still born closer to Baltimore than Frankie-Boy!”

DeAnna’s expression fell flat and she sighed audibly into the microphone. “So you’re going to rid Mid Atlantic Wrestling of Frankie-Boy Fernandes and nobody else?”

“Oh there will be others DeAnna, I am the protector of Baltimore, and I will cast judgement on anybody I see fit. So next month, Frankie-Boy, title match or not I’m coming for you.”

Rating: 31

Tag Team Match

15-Minute Time Limit

&vs&

• This was a match of first: Johnny Needham’s first match without former partner Ralph Liotta, Kid Fantastic’s first match as a full member of the roster and Two Man Riot’s first tag team match as an official team.

• Kid Fantastic worked some excellent high flying moves into the early stages of the match, but things fell apart when he tagged in Johhny Needham.

• Needham was overwhelmed by Copperhead and Triumph, two guys who seem to amplify each other’s ferocity.

• The match was a decent showcase for the three new guys but unfortunately showed how much better Needham was with Liotta, and after about 8 minutes Trix nailed him with the Triumph-Plex.

• In a bout that had a decent reaction from the crowd but sub-par wrestling, Two Man Riot defeated Johnny Needham and Kid Fantastic in 8:12 when Trix Triumph pinned Johnny Needham with a Triumph-Plex.

Rating: 31

Singles Match

15-Minute Time Limit

vs

• Another first occurred in this match as Jonah Pilgrim was without The Architect for the first time in a long time, while Miller Fforde was looking to pick up another win in what has been a slow year for him so far.

• Pilgrim outmuscled Fforde early on, throwing him around and generally focusing his assault on the back and neck of Fforde.

• Fforde did battle back into the match in what was a much more competitive affair than many would have expected but the result was predictable as Fforde dropped Pilgrim with the Fforde Flip Face Crusher.

• In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Miller Fforde defeated Jonah Pilgrim in 10:24 by pinfall with a Fforde Flip Face Crusher.

Rating: 43

Kyle Diamond came out for an interview before his match, but before DeAnna Desire could ask him a question he took the microphone from her hands to talk.

“I’m sorry everybody, I know I laid down a challenge for Where It All Begins Again, but I had to pull out. I got the flu, bad flu and I was stuck in bed but, I have an opponent lined up for tonight, I don’t know who it is. But I promise everyone here that I’m going to do my best to win for all you fans out there, and I’ll try to make you all proud!”

Rating: 19

Singles Match

15-Minute Time Limit

vs

• Kyle Diamond’s opponent for this match was former 4C man, Mario da Silva.

• The Brazilian brought the fight to Diamond, who seemed happy to just be wrestling a high-level opponent.

• Diamond tried his best and fought with his heart, but it wasn’t enough as he found himself locked in a Kimura in the middle of the ring.

• In a bout that had good heat but terrible wrestling, Mario da Silva defeated Kyle Diamond in 8:22 by submission with a Kimura.

• The two don’t click as opponents.

Rating: 32

Eight-person Tag Team Match

20-Minute Time Limit

&vs&

• This match was granted an extended time limit by Sam Keith to allow the eight men involved to wrestle for as long as possible.

• DMC and DeMarcus & Gray worked a fast-paced style and flew out of the gates in the match, taking control early in what would be described as a “sugar rush” opening.

• The Past Masters suffered the most as a result of this, their slow, building offence never got off the mark and The Wolf Pack had to take back control, nailing Tyrone Gray with a tandem backbreaker, calling back to the injury he suffered in their match last month.

• The Past Masters and Wolf Pack combination worked Gray over from that point on, working at a grinding pace and trying for a cover at every opportunity.

• Gray avoided a Sione Tokoeka lariat and tagged in Simon Ice who hit a standing Enziguri on the ‘Kiwi Krusher’ and sent him rolling to his corner.

• The tide of the match turned from that point on, with Acid II managing to hit his Acid Rain Bomb on Sandman Winks.

• In a decent match, Devil May Care and DeMarcus & Gray defeated The Past Masters and The Wolf Pack in 15:32 when Acid II pinned Sandman Winks with an Acid Rain Bomb.

Rating: 42

Acid II grabbed a microphone and climbed back into the ring to be with his partner Simon Ice, then he called out The Past Masters as they scampered up the entrance ramp.

“Hey, hey, Sandman. I beat you buddy, 1-2-3 right here and I think that means you owe me a match for that title and I’m sure Sam Keith will agree. And since you did my friend Simon dirty, how about you put that title on the line next month in a tag team match, whoever gets the pin, gets the belt!”
With that Acid II dropped the mic and celebrated with the fans.

Rating: 32

Main Event

Mid Atlantic Championship Number 1 Contender Match

Singles Match

30-Minute Time Limit

vsw/

• Seth Whitehead came to the ring flanked by the other members of Alphaville, but sent them all to the back, except for Harvey Robbinfield who sat on a chair at ringside to observe the match.

• Seth worked a more vicious style than he is usually known for, going straight for Frankie-Boy rather than approaching the match from a more technical perspective.

• Frankie-Boy battled back and used his superior speed to fight out of the corner and even tripped Whitehead and locked him in an STF.

• Whitehead got to the ropes quickly and the cocky grin on the face of Frankie-Boy when the two stood face-to-face enraged Whitehead.

• The leader of Alphaville raised his arm, which had Harvey Robbinfield stand up at ringside and approach the ring. As the referee went to stop Robbinfield from getting into the ring, Whitehead attacked the eyes of Frankie-Boy.

• Whitehead was in control for much of the match from that point, with brief flurries form Frankie-Boy, until he hit the Dirt Nap out of nowhere on Whitehead, but Robbinfield was close enough to pull him out of the ring before Frankie-Boy could attempt a pin.

• Frankie-Boy came down to ringside to haw with Robbinfield, which allowed Whitehead to shove him into the ring steps, then throw him into the ring and lock in the Minnesota Stretch.

• In a bout that had great heat and good wrestling, Seth Whitehead defeated Frankie-Boy Fernandes in 20:03 by submission with a Minnesota Stretch after interference from Harvey Robbinfield.

Rating: 56

Show Rating: 50

A/N: Just want to preempt by saying a massive thank you for the not only the nomination for Diary of the Month but also the votes! It seems like I won event of the month, and possibly rookie C-verse (votes are even I believe and idk if we both win, if there isn't a winner or if there's a second vote.

For this show we had a lot of good performances but winner was lieon02 with a perfect 6/6 score. Behind them was Historian, Kjarvs and Munit with 5/6 and then Herrbear with an unlucky 2/6. Also nobody got the bonus prediction for this show, I'm swerving people I think by never hiring Ben Williams.

Where does that leave us for the half-year with only 1 show left? lieon02 is on top of the pile with a 76.47% correct rate, the list then reads: 2. Kjarvs - 67.65%, 3. Herrbear - 61.11%, 4. 1PWfan - 59.09%, Historian - 58.82% The leaderboard is based on having made at least 3 show predictions so there are some high scorers who could take a surprise victory at the end of the year!

May 30, 2020

Masked Damsel vs. Ellen Ward

Abbi Archer vs. Countess

Never gonna vote against my girl

Cap'n Swann & Bosun Bakshi vs. Lottie Lace & Samba Barnes

Real people win every time I think

LOW BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP

It's the bosses daughter. (If she has the wallet, she's the boss)

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