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  1. 3rd Week of May, 2020 Jason Evans donned the referee attire once more and the same questions from the week prior had to be fielded again. Jackson had more important matters to attend to, but Wilson Granger took the absense like a slap to the face, and he was quite unhappy that this would be the second time in as many weeks that Jackson stayed home. Granger sulked in the corner, as the locker room left him to himself. Considering that the entire card was women's wrestlers, and Granger's known statements about being against an emphasis on women's wrestling did not endear him to those present. ---------------------------- Sudden Impact! (Show #8) Venue: Generic Venue In Minnesota Fan Count: 108 (Very Cheap) Cost To Run: $2,800 Profit: -$300 In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Juana Hurricane defeated Honey Badger in 15:38 by submission with a Time-Square Lock. (Rating: 39) In a decent match, Modesty Pador defeated Thea Davis in 10:14 by submission with a Crossface. (Rating: 30) In an exceptional match, Paige Croft defeated Kristabel Plum in 22:45 by submission with a Memphis Deathlock. Paige Croft wins the SPW Women's title. During the match, Croft suffered a Bruised Pectoral Muscle. (Rating: 42) In a bout that had superb wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Lilly & Rose defeated Double Trouble in 18:05 when Debbie Rose pinned Kinuye Mushashibo with The Thorn. (Rating: 47) Overall Rating: 45 -------------------------------------------------------- The Wrestling Specator, 3rd Week of May Edition 4 months and 8 shows, and Sudden Professional Wrestling seems to have found a small, but loyal fanbase. Minnesota, long considered a dead zone in wrestling territories since the downfall of DAVE in April 2007, has been hard for even established wrestling companies to get ahead in. The Big Three in American wrestling (USPW, SWF and TCW) made overtures in the years following DAVE's demise, but all failed to capture the territory that DAVE had earned, effectively giving up on the escapade in the mid-2010's. NOTBPW had also made overtures and had limited success, running a handful of houseshows throughout the territory. After the merger between NOTBPW and CGC, no promotion had come back to Minnesota, or the rest of the Mid-West for that matter. The lack of wrestling over the last two years in the territory came to ahead with the creation of SPW by two native Minnesotans: Wilson Granger and Jackson Richter, both of whom had ties to NOTBPW. Here at TWS, we have watched this fledgling company start with a question: can it be successful in a territory not even the big companies go to anymore? The jury on that is still out, and will be for a while. In the meantime, what we have seen from this company is an emphasis on women's wrestling and steadily solid shows. The biggest intrigue for us here has been whether or not there is a market in the Mid-West, and that answer won't be answered any time soon. As such, we will save SPW information and cards for monthly editions as it will be a longer battle for such a fledgling promotion to make a ripple in the wrestling industry.
  2. 4th Week of April, 2020 The pitch looked low and away, but the umpire called it a strike anyways. Myles Richter shook his head and backed out of the batters box. Jackson watched his son step back in the box and when the pitch went low and away again, it was called a ball. "How much do you think this guy gets paid?" his daughter, Lyla said. "Whatever it is, it's probably too much," Allison said. "Don't blame him," Jackson said, as the third pitch of the at bat hit the catchers glove, being called a ball. "What, you think he's doing a good job?" Lyla asked. "Nope. But the catcher's doing a good job framing the pitch. Watch him.". The next pitch came and the catcher caught it low, but framed it to look like it nipped the corner and that was enough to get the ump to call it a strike. "That's bullsh-". "Lyla. We're in public. Watch the language," Allison said. Jackson chuckled to himself and felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw a man standing next to him on the stairs of the bleachers. "I don't mean to interrupt, but are you the guy that owns the wrestling company that just opened up?". Jackson smiled at the question and as Myles fouled off the 5th pitch of the at bat. "Just for two wednesdays of the month.” he said, trying to draw a laugh. When it didn’t he cleared his throat and spoke again. “What can I do for you?". "I was wondering if I could get an autograph.". "Sure, but let's wait until after this at bat.". "Oh." was all the man said, as the 6th pitch of the at bat was called a ball. "You know him?". "Yeah, it's my son.". "Oh, I see.", and he remained quiet as the 7th and 8th pitches were fouled off. On the 9th pitch, Myles blooped it over the 3rd baseman and made it to first with a 2-out single. After a quick round of applause from the home section of the bleachers, Jackson took the paper and pen and gave the guy his autograph. When he looked back, the pitcher threw the ball to 1st in a pick-off attempt that failed. "I guess they know he's gonna steal 2nd," Allison said. "Well, he is almost at fifty on the season. If he does take second, they'd just need to get the ball into the outfield to score him," Lyla said. Jackson nodded to himself and as the pitcher went into his wind-up, Myles took off towards second. The batter swung and hit the ball, and lined it right towards second base, where the shortstop was already moving towards. The scene played out like a trainwreck in slowmotion. The shortstop reached out and caught the ball after it bounced in the grass. He did so and stumbled to the ground in the basepath as Myles went into a slide. The two collided a few feet in front of the bad, and both writhed around on the ground. The shortstop clutched his arm, while Myles gripped his ankle. Jackson figured it was just a nasty hit, and nothing more, but when Myles let go of his ankle, it dangled at the end of his leg. Jackson shot up from his seat, fished his keys from his pocket and handed them to Allison. "Go to the hospital.". She did not fight that request, and Jackson made his way to down to the locker room, with help from the equipment manager who he ran into on his way down. "How bad is it?" Jackson asked. "They're getting a stretcher.". So not good, he thought. He was led through the locker room and waited for the paramedics to bring him through and off the field. Myles had his glove in his mouth and he was biting down with considerable force. The walk behind the streatcher was long, and when they made it to the ambulance, he hopped in the back with his son. 1st Week of May, 2020 Jackson Richter sat leaned back in the kitchen chair and massaged his neck. The last week had been… stressful to say the least. Myles’ injury was severe, fracturing several bones in his foot and his tibia, along with tearing most ligaments in his ankle in a spiral fracture. He wouldn’t be able to walk for quite a while, and considering that he had moved into a dorm, meant that he had to move back home if he were going to get any help. And after several days of packing, and arranging for him to take finals at home, he got set up back in his old room. Right now, he was knocked out, having had surgery that morning. The doctor was apprehensive to give any definitive diagnosis, he did say thet Myles was unlikely to recover fully. The plate and wires they would have to use to put the ankle back together would be permanent and would restrict his ability to run for at least a year, potentially longer if the physical therapy didn’t go as expected. Just like that, Myles would be on the sidelines for his entire junior year, and potentially not be ready for his senior year either. Barring a fantastic showing in his last season and/or a team willing to take a chance on his potential, his baseball career was effectively over. That was a rough pill to swallow, and Myles still hadn’t gotten over that. He figured that if he weren’t knocked out from the surgery, he’d be pouting to himself. Not that he would’ve blamed him for doing so. He had done the same back in ‘99 when he was told he’d never wrestle again. Instead, he tried to organize an eventual conversation, how he understood what the feeling was like to have what you wanted taken away, while doing that thing. He sighed, pulled out his phone and called up Evans, who answered on the third ring. “Yello?”. “I’m not gonna be at the show next week.”. “... Bad news, huh?”. “That’s an understatement. He won’t be able to play again until ‘22, and even then won’t be what he was before. That’s a lot to take, so I think it’s important for all of us to be here, especially with finals week right around the corner. So, I’m gonna ask for you to take over for now.”, “Yeah, no problem. Take your time.”. “Thanks, Jay.”. 2nd Week of May, 2020 Jason Evans had fielded enough questions for one day. Jack’s absence had caused a stir, and he could only answer the same question said in fifty different ways so many times before he wanted to tear his hair out. Still, he was moved to see how many of them were concerned. He was sure his friend would feel the same way, although he probably would’ve been a lot more emotional about, not that he’d let anyone see it. Paige Croft, in an effort to leighten the mood, orchestrated a video game tournament, which many of the young guys and gals joined. While that was going on, he went into the little office they had set up. He slipped on a referee shirt and grimaced. He had never been a referee before, not even for a gimmick match. Despite having wrestled for two decades, he had no idea how to be a ref and was not ashamed to admit he had absolutely no idea on how to do that. He thought about hiring a local ref to do it for one night only, but he knew better than anyone that would cost more than it was really worth. He just hoped he didn’t completely fail at this one night job. ******** https://ibb.co/122khYg
  3. 3rd Week of April, 2020 Jackson Richter rubbed his temples and sighed. "I don't think it's a good idea to crown a new World Champion yet. We don't have anybody who's ready for that kind of role yet. None are popular enough to be a draw and while most are fine wrestlers, they're going to be overshadowed by the women, and that would just hurt the champion.". Wilson Granger leaned forward in his chair. "We look bushleague without a World Champion. Any company worth it's salt has one.". "We do.". "We are not a women's wrestling company," Granger stated. "That was never the goal.". "If I remember, the goal was to make money. Tell me how we are failing that goal with our current model? We made money this month. Yeah, we lost a lot in February, but that was planned on, and now we have a steady crowd, we're putting on good matches which is what's drawing more people in, and at worst, if our numbers continue without any change, we'll break even on the year," Richter said. "God willing, next year we'll make 100 grand, and maybe even get TV. And that'll be from staying the course we have taken. Why do you want to change that?". Jason Evans (Too Hot) poked his head into the room and said, "Twenty minutes to showtime.". Richter nodded and stood up from his little desk in the makeshift office. He walked around, leaned on the front of the desk and waited for Granger to speak. "We need to do more. We-". "Of course we need to do more, but we need to be careful about it. We can't just do things because we want to, especially when we only have a small foothold as is. I don't want to go to far too fast. Right now, we can rely on the women's division to carry the company and we can ease the rest of what we want to do later, alright?". Begrudginly, Granger nodded, stood up and walked out without another word. Right after, Evans walked in and shook his head. "He's getting more insistent.". "Yeah, but he's never been the patient type.". "He's a big fan of Silver.". "And Jay can't talk, and he struggles to put on anything other than below average matches. But he's got the looks, and that's all he cares about. Granted, if protected, looks are all he'll need for a time, but his inexperience will show up," Richter said. "Still, we should placate him as much as we can.". "We are. Silver's winning for the foreseeable future, and we'll see how things develop. Right now, we stay the course.". ***** https://ibb.co/C0SnQNZ
  4. 2nd Week of April, 2020 Jackson Richter smiled as he propped his feet up on the table in his little makeshift office at the venue. He counted it twice just to make sure he wasn't wrong, and sure enough, they had made a profit on a show. It only took five shows, but now that the production team he brought in were gone, it appeared to free up quite a lot of money, and if things continued in this manner, they were going to make a very pretty penny. However, the production quality of what they had to replace the professional crew was not something that made him happy. He was currently debating whether or not to hire a amatuer crew, or perhaps try and get a fan with a halfway decent camera to film the show so they could edit it and put it up on the internet. The video that they had for tonight's show was fine, for an independent one-off show, and that was a stretch. He planned to discuss it with Jason and Wilson, but that was for another day. ****** https://ibb.co/Xt0KRtf
  5. 3rd Week of March, 2020 Jackson Richter looked out into the venue and saw many familiar faces from last week's show. That made him feel confident that they were heading in the right direction. If they could reliably bring back the same people, that had to bode well for their direction. He looked at his watch and headed back to the locker room. Showtime was pretty close, so he wanted to touch base with everyone before the curtains rose. To say he'd been surprised would've been an understatement, but he looked with peculiar interest at Modesty Pador and Grace Harper. They were standing outside of the locker room, talking. "Ms. Pador. Grace." Richter said. The two looked at him. "Hey Jack. What's with that look on your face?" Harper asked. "Oh, nothing. I was just surprised to see Pador here.". "Well, I'm sure you'd be surprised, but I've decided to help her out.". Jackson raised an eyebrow, and Grace elaborated. "Giving her tips on the business. Kind of like what Junior did with you.". "He was trying to help me keep my job. Pador doesn't have to worry about that.". "She's got potential, Jack. With some help, she could be our next big star.". Jackson nodded and smiled. Looking at Modesty, he said, "That's high praise, kid. I'm sorry to say that we have the next show filled out, but we can get you on the card for the week after. Anyone you want to wrestle?". Modesty seemed surprised, as did Grace. "I don't have anyone in mind.". "Okay. I'll let you know who it'll be ahead of time.", he said before walking into the locker room. It was buzzing with excitement, or at least; it gave that impression. Exchanging pleasantries with everyone as he passed, he made it to Kristabel Plum, who was stretching by her locker. "You ready for tonight?". "Yeah.", she said as she finished her routine. "I wish I hadn't let myself go during the months I was retried. Would've made it a little easier to get back into the swing of things, but that should be settled now.". Jackson just nodded since he wasn't entirely sure what she was talking about. "Good to hear.", he said. As he turned to walk away, Kristabel spoke up. "You're not the only one who wants to go out on their own terms.". That gave him pause. He turned to look at her and for the first time in a long while, he saw an intensity and drive behind her eyes. Jackson nodded and went to his spot in the venue where he could watch the event unfold in relative quiet. ************ https://ibb.co/nBjJnqR
  6. 2nd Week of March, 2020 Jackson Richter sat in the back as the crowd exited the venue. The show had just come to an end some five minutes ago, and based on the look on the faces of the fans in attendance, they had put on another show. Richter even noticed one of them taking notes during the show. He wondered what that was about, but Jason told him that it was more than likely someone writing the notes to send to the Wrestling Spectator. He wasn't the biggest fan of that, but Jason told him to let it go, so he did. What the guy was saying was beneficial to their image, Evans told him. Jackson didn't entirely show the truth behind that statement. In the back, the guys and girls congratulated each other for a good show. And while he sat back and watched as a spectator, he couldn't help but smile. After twenty-one years away from the business, seeing that camaraderie again made him feel better. Not saying he wasn't happy with his life after wrestling, but it hadn't been on his terms. Now, at least during this stretch of time, it was, and he could tell it was working. "You look happy," Talia Quinzel said. Jackson smiled and nodded. "It's been a while since I've been back here after a show that I had something to do with.". Talia raised an eyebrow. "You were back here for the last two.". "I was. And before that, it was 1999. It's... gonna feel like forever for a long time.". Talia nodded. "Hey, can I tell you something?" she asked quietly. This spooked him. What could she had to say that she felt like she had to whisper it? "Sure, what is it?". "Thea Davis is going to be a hell of a worker. She needs some more seasoning, but if we can get her that help, she can help draw us money.". Us. We. Jackson had to smile. That had been one of his unstated goals. He had been incredibly worried about the workers treating this promotion as another place to get a paycheck. He felt that if that were the attitude, it would show through in their work and hurt the show in the eyes of the fans. A small part of him hoped that he could get them to buy into the idea that this was their company just as much as it was his, then they would work harder and better for it. It's why he went and met with each wrestler he scouted. To make them feel like they were wanted for this promotion, and they would, hopefully, start to feel that SPW was theirs too. Now, could he be getting ahead of himself? Absolutely, but to have anybody, 2 shows after their inaugural event, taking that stance was something that made him feel that it was working better than he could have thought. "I agree. It might take longer than you or I would like, but if we can fit in her in and get her that help, we'll do it.". Talia scoffed. "Gotta make money first.". "Gotta please Wilson first. Money's right after that," Jackson said. "Is that why you had Silver work today?". "Pretty much. I'd have preferred to have it be the twelve of you only, but he was insistent," Jackson said. Talia nodded and finished packing up her things. Jackson stayed and was the last one to leave, speaking to some of the others late to leave. And for the first time since, what, 2006? He, Kristabel Plum, and Grace Harper went to a local bar and got a drink. They even brought Dane O'Hara with them, and they talked about how things were going, where they wanted to take things, and lastly, the continued success of not just the company but also the wrestlers and themselves. The camaraderie was something Jackson wanted, and he was beginning to get it. ************* https://ibb.co/PzyV3s8
  7. 3rd Week of February, 2020: A Difference In Direction Jackson Richter sat in his little makeshift office and massaged his neck. Wilson Granger stood across from him, and Jason Evans stood in the doorway, listening in on the conversation. "Do you remember who has control over the creative direction of the company?", Richter said. "I'm well aware," Granger said. "But, as co-owner and financer, I think my opinion holds a lot of merit.". That opinion was that SPW, during next months shows, crown the first ever SPW World Heavyweight Champion. The problem with that was, in Richter's eyes, that the Men's roster was not what drew them money, nor was it what would increase their fan base. Not until they could draw fans. Right now, it was having a impressive women's roster, and as such, Richter believed that if they were to crown their first ever champion, it would be better if it were the SPW Women's Championship. And that was the crux of their disagreement. Granger was never really interested in the women's division, nor did he think that was what would win him money. The conversation had revolved around this point more than he'd have liked, and it was draining him. However, with the show so close at hand, he knew if he held out a little while longer, he would win this game. "I'm not saying your opinion doesn't hold merit, Will. I'm saying that it's more in our interest to focus on our women's division.". "Look at the CWA, TCW, USPW, or the SWF. How many of them made their fortunes on women's wrestling?" Granger asked. Richter shook his head. "I thought we were trying to build up a fanbase. The best solution for that is to put on the best show we can, and that would include putting the best workers that we have. Which, need I remind you, are almost entirely in our women's division.". "I have to side with Richter here," Evans said, finally speaking up. "We have some guys here who, a couple years from now, could become money drawing guys. Right now? Their just too green. If our selling point is on somewhat inexperienced talent, we will come off as looking bush league, and I'm willing to bet that's not what we're going for here. The women's division has that experience and the pedigree to lift us up, and while people come to see the women, we can get the young guys some time in front of a crowd to let them get better.". Granger sneered, and shook his head. "Fine. We'll do it your way. But, I want to see some promo work today.". Richter nodded. "That we can do," he said, as he thumbed through the format for the show. "We could have Jack Pryde cut a promo tonight.". Granger nodded and then left, obviously unhappy with how things went. Richter, on the other, hand, was over the moon. *********************** Show Link: https://ibb.co/V2W5k6R
  8. 2nd Week of February 2020: The Inaugural Show The start of the show was fast approaching. Most of the talent working it was there, except perhaps the most important one. Plum was late, which did not inspire much confidence in Jackson Richter. She was a little carefree, but she usually wasn’t this late. Although, the time waiting for her to show up allowed him time to mingle with the workers. He could look across the room and see Jason Evans (Too Hot) working with Jay Silver. Since the moment he walked in the door about a week ago, Evans was on him and mentoring him. While that was happening in the back of the room, he looked around and saw some couples talking. The whole thing surprised him, to be honest. At an independent event sometime in January, a lot of talent he signed worked. And as a result, some of them started seeing one another romantically. That included Mercutio Sleep/Talia Quinzel and February Malaise/Drop Kix. He was happy for them, but he was also somewhat worried about what would happen during a breakup, as they would probably not want to be working with their ex if they could help it. Before he could get further along on that train of thinking, he heard the door open behind him. In walked Plum carrying a cooler full of beer. “I hope I’m not too late.”, she said with her usual, carefree smile. She was by about 30 minutes, but considering the swarm of talent that had come over to congratulate her return to the ring (and, more importantly, thank her for the beer), Richter decided to let it go. After things died down, he talked to Plum and told her the plan for her match tonight and about a potential Women’s championship run shortly. He wasn’t sure when it would come, but he knew she would be one of the people hunting for the title. “As much as I’d like to do that today, let’s see how things go first.” Plum said, stretching. And that was about all he got out of her. He walked out of the locker room and to his office. There he changed from his business attire and got into one he hadn’t worn in almost twenty-five years. He held the striped shirt in his hands for a few minutes, remembering the first few years he ref’d matches while training. A quarter of a century had passed, but he was about to do the same thing again. This time, however, it had more weight to it. When he nearly paralyzed himself in 1999, he lost what he thought was his only chance at achieving his childhood dream. He would've never guessed that another chance would reveal itself after so long. Yet, it filled him with unshakeable resolve. This would be his last chance. And he would run with it for as long as he could. ------------------------------------------------------------- https://ibb.co/qgQvPM0
  9. Being that the limit for three-way tag matches are 3v3v3, I'd have done something where I would've just had 3 of them in game, but dynasty-wise, I would have written it as a 5v5v5. It wouldn't have accurately reflected what it owuld've been in game, but that would have been as close as I could've gotten to in game. It probably would've been listed in TEW as: WCW: DDP, Booker T, Shane Douglas (Run ins from Styles and Joe) ECW: Corino, Lance Storm, Jerry Lyn (Run ins from Triple X) Kliq: Nash, BG James, Bradshaw (Run ins from the Hardyz) It probably would've been dinged for being overbooked, but that was how I had planned on doing it.
  10. As explained in the Sudden Pro Wrestling: One Last Chance thread, this save file was corrupted and I can't continue it further. However, while I can't continue it, I can say what the overall plan was. I won't go into much detail on the weekly shows, but the PPV's I will. WCW Mayhem Shawn Michaels was going to retain his WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Hulk Hogan. Samoa Joe was going to beat Shawn Michaels on the above Nitro, and then beat Al Snow at Mayhem, becoming the United States Champion, and retaining his WCW World Television Championship. The Mayhem Match would see the return of Scott Hall, and the debut of BG James and New Jack (on a one-night only basis). The final three of the Mayhem match were going to be Steve Corino, Ron Killings and Aj Styles, who would've drawn the 1st entry into the match. The winner of the match was going to be AJ Styles, after Corino eliminated Killings. WCW Slamboree Shawn Michaels would face Sting, and retain. Samoa Joe would defeat 3 others in a gauntlet match to retain both championships The New Faces of Fear would retain, but further divides would occur between Ron Simmons and Jon Bradshaw. Steve Corino comes to Styles aid when Styles took on Kevin Nash. DDP leaves the Four Horsemen. WCW The Great American Bash In the buildup, The Kliq antagonizes Styles, trying to goad him into making a mistake. It backfires when Styles defeats The New Faces of Fear, courtesy of a Steve Corino/Lance Storm interference. This gives Triple X a tag team title match at GAB. Triple X defeats the New Faces of Fear after Simmons turns face. Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper) join Steve Corino's faction, and become ECW Tag Team Champions as well. Aj Styles fights Shawn Michaels in a 60-Minute Iron Man match that Styles loses 2-1 in Sudden Death. After the match, Shane McMahon comes out and after some talking, annoucnes the reinstatement of Shawn's next challenger. Shawn then gets jumped by Scott Steiner Samoa Joe defends his two championships. WCW Battlebowl A Tag Team Tournament dominates the whole show. The ending match is Triple X vs Sting/Ron Simmons, which the latter win. Samoa Joe goes it alone and makes it to the final 4, before being beaten by Sting/Simmons Hall and Nash get beat by Triple X in the final 4. WCW Bash at the Beach Tommy Dreamer vs Steve Corino Corino wins and the Alliance breaks, with Corino getting ECW, and those still siding with Dreamer joining WCW. Sting/Simmons vs Hall/Nash Sting/Simmons win and Nash turns on Hall. Shawn Michaels vs Scott Steiner Shawn Michaels retains after Steiner gets DQ'd. Steiner would've controlled the match from bell to bell, but would've gone too far. Samoa Joe wins the Cruiserweight championship, exploiting an open challenge made by Chavo Guerrero. This comes after he defends his own championships. Following this victory, he combines the US, TV and Cruiserweight Championship, creating the X-Division Championship. WCW Fall Brawl 3-way War Games WCW vs ECW vs Kliq WCW: DDP, Shane Douglas, AJ Styles (leaves Triple X), Samoa Joe (Officially joins WCW), Booker T ECW: Steve Corino, Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, Lance Storm, Jerry Lynn Kliq: Nash, BG James, Jon Bradshaw, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy ECW would've won this match, and as their reward would be given the November PPV permenantly. ECW also would've gained a TV show (Independence) Scott Hall vs Shawn Michaels for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Michaels retains, but after the match bloodies Hall. DDP comes to the rescue. DDP challenges Michaels to a match at Halloween Havoc. Michaels agrees on the condition that if Page loses, he must retire. Page comes back and adds another one of his own the following Nitro. If he wins at Halloween Havoc, he and Michaels will face Starrcade for the title. If Michaels loses at Starrcade, the Kliq invasion is over. Michaels refuses for the next few Nitros, but eventually gets cornered into accepting the deal. WCW Halloween Havoc DDP vs Shawn Michaels: Career vs Title Match DDP finally defeats Shawn Michaels and wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. AJ Styles defeats Samoa Joe to win the X-Division Championship. Sting/Simmons defeat Nash/Bradshaw. BG James turns on the Kliq and forms a tag team with Ron Killings. This would've been building up since the Summer. Steve Corino crowns himself ECW World Heavyweight Champion after defeating RVD, Rhyno and Mike Awesome in a Fatal-4-Way elimination match. ECW November to Remember Corino vs Dreamer for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship Corino Wins Triple X vs Jerry Lynn/Rhyno for the ECW World Tag Team Championship Triple X wins WCW Starrcade Shawn Michaels and Shane McMahon come to an agreement in the build-up from Havoc to Starrcade A winner-take-all event Steve Corino and Shane McMahon make an agreement, recognizing WCW and ECW as equals, reforming the alliance on Corino's terms. Shawn Michaels vs DDP for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Page wins and WCW wins the overall event 6-5, ending the invasion once and for all. The Nitro after Starrcade A draft is held to even out the rosters of WCW and ECW, part of the agreement with ECW. And that's where the diary would've ended for a prolonged period. With two shows being made (WCW on Mondays, ECW on Thursdays), some new homegrown stars for WCW (Styles, Joe, Killings), and a resurgent ECW more than likely filling a 'B' show role. Where it would've gone from here, I'm not too sure, but this is what I had planned on doing, and unfortunately, I will not be able to finish it. I had a lot of fun writing this diary, but all things must come to an end. Hopefully, the same thing doesn't happen to the new thread, but this is where this thread will have to end.
  11. January 16th, 2020: Wilson Granger’s Grace Jackson Richter had to be honest with himself. He had prepared himself to be let down, yet when he looked at the six-figure sum on the check, and he was pleasantly surprised. "Wow," was all Richter said at the start. "Well, don't act too surprised," Granger said. "I do want you to succeed.". "I know. It's just that I wasn't expecting that much. I was expecting 60-70k. This'll make the next two months pretty bearable.". Granger nodded and stood up from his chair. "That's good to hear. If you'll excuse me, I have a meeting I'd like to be on time for.". Richter and Evans stood up, shook Granger's hand, and saw him off. Afterward, the two sat down and planned out the first two shows. Richter took the time to call up the talent to let them know the plan, while Evans took the time to fix up a presentable presentation for the flyers. * * * * Thanks to all the people who voted in the 1st Reader's Decision. The next entry will be for the first show, and will come this Wednesday. The card for the first show will be below.
  12. January 16th, 2020: Wilson Granger’s Grace Jackson Richter sat at the head of his kitchen table. Across from him sat Wilson Granger, and on the sides were Jason Evans and Allison Richter. This was supposedly the last meeting before the first show, as Granger had some business on the East Coast. He almost left before they could have this meeting in the first place, but Richter and Evans blew up his phone enough to get him to come in person to answer a straightforward question: How much liquid finance would the company have on the record? Yes, the company was owned by Granger, and he could put in more or less if he wanted to. But it always seemed like he wanted to do things on the cheap. He and Evans wanted to know what they would have to start with and if they could expect more money if needed. Before they discussed that, Granger wanted to know what they had planned and how much they expected to bring in and spend. For about an hour, Richter and Evans poured over the finances that Granger had given them about three weeks prior and everything that they had come to terms with since then. “That’s quite a lot you have planned there.”, Granger said. He was dressed in a suit-and-tie and looked ready to get out of there and onto a plane when the conversation ended. “And a film crew?”. “That might be a little too much credit, but they can produce very good quality video, and as I said before, I think that if we can show this to TV companies, they will be more open to the idea. We can do it, we just need a chance,” Jackson Richter stated. “They could do that, or they could be unmoved,” Granger said. “Still, I like the idea.”. That lifted Richter’s spirits. Evans said, “And along with that, we’ve also calculated that it will probably cost us about $1,500 for catering, and more than likely another $1,500 for people.”. “So, almost $5,000, huh? You think you can make that back up?”. “In one show?” Richter asked. “No. Over the long run, though, I expect that we can recoup what we spend the next two months. But, depending on what you give us to start with it’ll be a near-run thing for the next few months, or we’ll be fine.”. Granger nodded. “Always comes back around to money, huh? Well, I like the work that you’ve done. Building the roster, got a venue all booked out and you even got some deals with other companies. With that being as it is, here’s what I’m going to be giving to the company.”. Granger gave an envelope to Evans, who gave it to Richter. Well, here it is, he thought as he opened up the envelope and looked at the amount that Granger would give them…. *** Now that we have gotten just about to where the wrestling begins, here is the first opportunity for you, the reader, to have some form of control over the story's direction. For the first reader decision, you will get to decide how much money Sudden Professional Wrestling starts with. Below is a link to a Google Forms with options you can select. It will last for 72 hours, and the option that wins will be canon, with a little blurb written as a direct follow-up to how this entry ends. SPW Viewer Choice Decision #1 (Starting Financial Amount): https://forms.gle/UuhKvmn1ZSUikA6i6 The first show's card will be announced after voting and the subsequent blurb.
  13. January 10th, 2020: A Sense of Professionalism When he came up with the idea of hiring a professional crew to shoot video from their first handful of shows, he knew it would be an added, mostly frivolous expense, but he felt that what they would get in the long run would be well worth it. If he could show that they could put on a good product and have a quality professional feed with it, he might be able to help Granger in his efforts to get them TV time. That was the intention, but looking at the additional costs that would come with it, he almost backed out of it. Hiring a professional crew for five shows would cost him $1,750 per show. You include that on top of what they’d have to pay for workers, a venue, and marketing, and it was not a pretty-looking sight. But, he still believed that the significant short-term loss would lead to significant long-term gains. Jason Evans wasn’t the biggest fan of the idea, and Richter took his words to heart. Even when they got it down to $1,750 per show for five shows, Evans was still incredulous because Granger still had not told them what money they would be starting at regarding liquid finances. Even if that were the case, Richter was confident they could do it. Evans was more skeptical, but Richter did not budge. Looking over the financial records, though, made him more pessimistic. Yet, this was the course of action he had taken. The deal with the crew had already been signed. All they could do was keep moving forward and weather the storm.
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