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4 hours ago, thisisobc said:

I will fully admit, Peria's dynasty on this thread is the entire reason that I started this save, and I did the first 18 months of booking reading through the entire thread, then I realised, wait why don't I just post mine as well

Yeah I caught a few of his posts here and there, got inspired went through and read all his posts about his save and have started 'SEVERAL' start, stop, restart saves since then lol again and to everybody who posts in this thread, keep up the great work.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

4 hours ago, thisisobc said:

Wrestling Dontaku 

Important Storyline matches 

 

Steven Regal and Dan Severn def. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko

Severn set up an exhibition match with 3 of his best stablemates but also attempting to force Benoit and Malenko to get onto the same page. In the end, Malenko and Benoit started working together well, with great chemistry, only for a miscommunication to cost them, with both blaming the other 

 

Takada-gun (Nobuhiko Takada, Manubu Nakanishi & Masato Tanaka) def. The Titans (Kokina Maximus, Nelson Knight (Mabel) & Scott Norton)  
Having lost their leader Atsushi Onita to AJPW the Titans needed someone to step up and take over as the Ace of the faction, the issue comes that both Kokina and Knight want that role. As former tag team champions and back-to-back Tag league winners they’ve earnt their spot as a faction ace, but after Knight accidently trips Norton causing the loss he concedes and hands the leadership to Kokina 

 

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship- Shoichi Hattori def. Yoshinari Ogawa

Hattori once again shocks everyone by going into a title match as an underdog and managing to come out as the champion still. Ogawa, who had never wrestled Hattori before being in a different block had openly admitted that he hadn’t watch any of Block A’s matches except for the Sasuke ones, so the only time he saw Hattori was in his resounding defeat to Great Sasuke. But how long will opponents keep overlooking Hattori 

 

IWGP Heavyweight Championship- Keiji Mutoh def. Shinya Hashimoto

A match built on respect between two of the three musketeers, and the two who are still in Seikigun. Hashimoto won this opportunity by winning the New Japan Cup. But he was not my originally planned winner. At Battle Formation during a six man tag Masahiro Chono turned on both Mutoh and Hashimoto and was supposed to set himself up to win the New Japan Cup but he also tore his pectoral muscle in that same match. Giving Hashimoto this title shot instead. 

 

After the match Chono made his return flanked by his new Faction mates, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima- stolen from Hiroshi Hase’s faction. So upcoming tour plans is for Chono/Tenzan/Kojima to take on variations of Seiki-Gun plus Hase’s The Cabinet 

No Big Show during the next tour so straight onto G1 Climax preview

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G1 Climax Preview

 

Block A 

Keiji Mutoh- IWGP Heavyweight Champion- Seikigun 

Converted his G1 Victory last year into an IWGP Heavyweight title reign that is still going on, recently been turned on by Masahiro Chono having previously been turned on by Hase during 1992. Forever being turned on the champions biggest worry is that there are multiple people in this block that he has never beaten in singles contests 

 

Kokina Maximus- The Titans 

The newest faction ACE in NJPW having taken over the reins to the titans from Atsushi Onita after his departure to AJPW. Making his G1 Debut but with good experience at winning tournaments as a back-to-back winner of the Super Tag League with Nelson Knight without dropping a single point either year. Looking to make a singles statement 

 

Kenta Kobashi- Holy Demon Army 

The first of the AJPW names on this list. Because All Japan have been stupid and went into massive financial issues. Which led to them refusing to renew many of their top stars. We have bailed out AJPW because I want competition but I’m not just going to give them back their top stars. Kobashi came in and joined up with Kawada, Misawa and Sasaki as they kicked Riki Choshu out of the faction he founded, the Demon’s Triad. With it no longer being a triad, the Holy Demon Army was formed 

 

Shinya Hashimoto- Seikigun 

Also recently been turned on my Masahiro Chono but unlike Mutoh is a lot more trusting of Hase meaning he is willing to work with the Cabinet despite his previous betrayals. Lost out in the semi-finals of both previous G1’s to the eventual winner. Is hoping the 20-Man format works in his favor more.

 

Hiroshi Hase- The Cabinet 

Started the save as Tag Champ with Mutoh, before turning on him to become an inaugural member of the Demon’s Triad with Choshu and Kawada. They kicked him out in favor of Misawa after he lost to Mutoh at the first Wrestlekingdom, leading to him founding the Cabinet with Akitoshi Saito, Kojima and Tenzan. Tenkoji have recently deserted him to join Chono’s group causing Hase to have to try and make ammends with those he has betrayed in the past 

 

Minoru Suzuki- Tanaka-Gun 

The Herald of Tanaka-Gun. The second in command was sent into New Japan on a recruiting mission to find the toughest SOBs for Tanaka’s faction whilst he was away fighting in MMA. Shortly after Takada came in Suzuki himself went for an MMA fight which he lost so this tournament is the first real time we have both Suzuki and Tanaka on the roster at once 

 

Tatsumi Fujinami- Seikigun 

The Defacto Leader of Seikigun, former IWGP Champion who has spent the last two years floundering in the midcard. Is looking to climb back to the top of the mountain and win his first G1, and prove that despite being 40, he still isn’t declining. If anything like a fine wine he is getting betterl 

 

Masakatsu Funaki- Tanaka-Gun 

Suzuki’s prize recruit for Tanaka-Gun and the only one of our MMA fighters who has actually won a fight. Brings a sense of legitimacy to the roster, and only being 25yrs old has a bright future ahead of him 

 

Genichiro Tenryu- Shinrunyagun 

The leader of the first invasion storyline from our purchase of SWS. Won the IWGP Championship at Battle Formation 1993 and held it all the way to Wrestlekingdom 2. The longest reign of the save so far. His invading faction Shinrunyagun (or Invading Army) as morphed into a more traditional heel faction but the future isn’t looking great as a lot of the faction are failing to live up to their original invading hype 

 

Vader- Miracle Violence Connection 

One of the first factions set up was Vader being joined by Steve Williams, Terry Gordy and Bam Bam Bigelow to found the Miracle Violence Connection, in the first of AJPW’s weird refusals to resign. Vader has always struggled in the tournaments however, never leaving the G1 with a winning record. He is hoping to finally prove that he is still a main eventer 

  

  

Block B

  

Dan Severn- Tekunikarugajin 

Made his G1 Debut last year in a disastrous performance, since then formed his own training gym with members on the roster often working out there and in return helping Severn when he needs it. 

 

Kensuke Sasaki- Holy Demon Army 

One of the founding members of The Demon’s Triad, and the only one still involved in the factions successor. Missed out on the G1 last year due to injury but is hoping to improve on his middling record from 1992 and to show he isn’t the weak link in his faction 

 

Nobuhiko Takada- Takada-Gun 

The Bringer of Pain, the leader of Takada making his first G1 appearance, the most recent quasi-invasion force to attack NJPW currently in a major feud with the Seikigun main unit and looking to show that shoot style is the way forward 

 

Akira Taue- Holy Demon Army 

The most recent addition to the Holy Demon Army ranks and the completion of the four pillars from heaven who once again wasn’t extended by AJPW, I think they’re trying to go under. Came in shortly after the transition from Triad to Army and is looking to use this tournament to break into the crowded Main event scene after failing to make the quarter finals of the New Japan Cup 

 

Steve Williams- Miracle Violence Connection 

The Original signing from AJPW, a former Two IWGP Tag Team champion with Terry Gordy and the current IWGP Tag Team Champion with Glenn Jacobs, Williams is entering his 3rd G1 which so far have been getting progressivly worse 

 

Ken Shamrock- Tekunikarugajin 

Making his G1 debut, the training partner of Dan Severn is looking to stand out amongst the crowd with the shoot heavy style in the B-Block. If Shamrock can pull together a strong tournament, then his stock could easily rise and he could end up with an invite to one of the actual factions within the company 

 

Masahiro Chono- Death Riders 

The Death Rider, fresh from turning on Keiji Mutoh and Shinya Hashimoto turns to the G1 to fufill his destily, so far Chono has already won the 1991 and 1992 G1 Climax tournaments however he is yet to convert tournament success to championship victory having never held a singles championship in New Japan. And his fellow musketeer Mutoh is the first of the three to hold it, well that just rubs salt in the wounds 

 

Steven Regal- Tekunikarugajin 

Another trainee at Severns Tekunikarugajin gym and the current U-30 openweight champion. Regal has been making the wednesday night tv show his own with constant title defences being broadcasted on the show, but now he is looking to prove that he isn’t just a face for the future. He is a force to be reckoned with now. 

 

Mitsuhara Misawa- Holy Demon Army 

Toshiaki Kawada- Holy Demon Army 

 

Two more of the four pillars, and I told you AJPW were being stupid. The two co-leaders of the Holy Demon Army are former tag team champions together and are now looking to get singles success, Kawada won the New Japan Cup in 1993 but Misawa has yet to achieve singles success in Puro.  

Absolutely loving reading the write ups you have been delivering. Its so interesting reading your's and Peria's alternate timeline takes on New Japan. Can not wait to see where you take yours.

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7 hours ago, Peria said:

And rise she will continue! Nikki was a talent that got really good towards the end of her career and it kind of sucked it looked like a case of her being held back, because she was actually good. I was never a massive fan of hers but appreciated her last few matches.

 

 

Thanks man! I try pretty hard to keep it fresh/interesting. You'd be happy to know... the most popular wrestler in the world is... a 52 year old Rayo de Jalisco Jr. employed to CMLL with a 98 average popularity. Of course Hiroshi Tanahashi is #2 at 98 average popularity as well. So interchangeable, but seeing Tana at #2 is hilarious. The most popular worker overall was Vince McMahon at 100 overall everywhere. But he has passed away, and with that all said and done...

BOSJ and Dontaku are concluded! An intense and interesting tournament which, while I admit has been a bit of a slog to run partially because getting people popular enough to even compete is difficult! Thankfully it is enjoyable to flood the game world with more over workers, like Matt Sydal, who is on a PPA deal with 84 popularity now just from this tournament alone. He started at 72! Anyways....

A Block: 

PAC: FORFEIT (2 pts) - PAC continues a new tradition perhaps? He broke his neck. Ultimo Dragon ended his career early off a broken neck last year and now PAC, whose in the prime of his life, with the opprotunity of his life, is out for over a year. PAC started out hot as well, defeating BxB Hulk before freakishly injuring himself against Jayson Paul the next night.

Matt Sydal: 8 Pts - Matt Sydal was an unknown to most NJPW fans. He appeared sporadically for the company as an enhancement talent or a stand-in for injured talent, and while he was always impressive, this BOSJ was his first real test for the company. Many believe he passed with flying colors and is more than enough over with the crowd to see a return appearance. Perhaps even a full-time contract?

CIMA: 8 Pts - A middling BOSJ for CIMA has become routine around this time. Though he did break even compared to last years performance (4-5) but both years he was in the block where an injury occurred and gave him two free points. In 2010, in his debut for BOSJ, he earned 6 points... see what I'm getting at? Is CIMA the worst of the 4 (BxB Hulk/Yamato/Cima/Naruki Doi) or has he just not found his footing quite yet?

Jayson Paul: 8 Pts - A disappointing BOSJ but a step up from last year. Jayson Paul might have finally found his footing in the company, and has perhaps finally stepped out of Devitt's shadow. He garnered sympathy with the fans after the injury PAC sustained, and how devastated the young athletes were. Jayson Paul began fighting slightly more face and even on the final night urged Bullet Club to let him do his final night solo. He would lose unfortunately, and that caused an irate Bullet Club to help him to the back.

BxB Hulk: 10 Pts - A huge tournament for BxB Hulk who missed last years BOSJ due to injury. BxB Hulks night 9 was capped off when he bested the IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion KUSHIDA, which prevented the champ from going to the finals. BxB Hulk played an important role in history and all things considered did well! Perhaps next year, by Night 9 is he a contender and not a spoiler.

MAZADA: 10 Pts - A curious case always, the tired and true performer MAZADA has never not been solid. His story has been told numerous times. Elite mat wrestler who has the rudo attitude that gets the fans easily rooting against him. But what else? He is a former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight champion, a finalist in the tournament... but I mean, he is almost 40 now. MAZADA has not evolved, he won't evolve. He'll always be great. But he'll never be the greatest. 10 points for a younger wrestler is exceptional. MAZADA has been in the BOSJ since 1999. The guy deserves all the credit for consistency, but... is that all he is? 

Hayabusa: 11 Pts - Hayabusa, the Phoenix, the last man standing after Liger, and Ultimo Dragon have bowed out of the tournament. Hayabusa still remains extremely strong and talented for a man in his early 40s. At 43 years old he still remains one of the best highfliers and still proves problematic for newer and older guys alike. He had a time limit draw with KUSHIDA night 2 and is itching to perhaps wiggle himself into a title shot because of it. Hayabusa is 43, and with his style, he is barely hanging on as an active performer. A 4x IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion and a 2x winner of BOSJ is a HoF career easily, but the man wants, and perhaps deserves one or two more accolades before finally joining Liger and Ultimo Dragon.

KUSHIDA: 11 Pts - A draw with Hayabusa and a Night 9 defeat in the tournament has to sting, as KUSHIDA was fast becoming the ultimate Junior Heavyweight. Of course, losing BOSJ as champion isn't surprising or even rare. It's been mentioned how only one man has done it. Had KUSHIDA bested BxB Hulk on Night 9 he'd be into the finals. Sadly he is not. Not much else to say, he did exceptionally well. 11 points. Last year he did 12, but a draw isn't as bad as a loss, right? 

YAMATO: 12 Pts - Yamato squeaked by. Some argue he didn't even deserve to go to the finals, as he needed a LOT to go his way to even get by. He needed Hayabusa to lose on Night 9, and KUSHIDA as well. Plus he needed to beat Jayson Paul, who has become a bit of a dark horse fan favorite throughout the tournament. Jayson Paul would injure his shoulder in this match and YAMATO would show his true colors, blasting the target with as much as he can. A rare shock that YAMATO gets out booed over Bullet Club, especially given their history. MAZADA would submit Hayabusa in an old rivalry that has been going on since the 90s, while KUSHIDA would choke and lose to BxB Hulk in the main event with YAMATO coming out to thank BxB personally. Indeed YAMATO is your A Block winner, like it or not.

 

B Block:

Hayato Jr. Fujita: 4 Pts - No, he wasn't injured. Fujita just struggles in BOSJ. He might not be ready, he might not be good enough even... though the fans seemed to have finally begun to root for this underdog in a big way. Fujita gained fans and he gained popularity, and that might count for something in this early stage of his career. He is after all only 25. Will he get another shot next year? Hard to tell, but with the fan support he has now, it could happen.

Rey Misterio Jr: 6 Pts - A tragedy. Rey has not been the same and has even talked about leaving NJPW and closing his career back over in CMLL. It's hard to tell with Rey, who has been billed as the ultimate underdog since his debut, but 6 points is abysmal, and without Eddie or Chavo tormenting him, he has no drive or chapter heading into Dontaku. He just... lost. That's it. Can he even recover in NJPW? Will he just go back to CMLL? Anyone's guess.

SUGI: 6 Pts - A tragedy. Seeing Rey at 6 points is heartbreaking but Rey has had an excellent career. SUGI has yet to even really have a career. The 28 year old has only one a NEVER 6 Man title, alongside Yoshi Tatsu and Naruki Doi back in Blue Justice. This was in 2007. 5 years ago. SUGI has always been close, real close to breaking out and becoming a top contender. Now? It looks like he slipped and fell back a few steps. Hopefully this is a freak accident and not the norm as SUGI continues to struggle to find himself in NJPWs harsh landscape.

Ricky Gibson: 8 Pts - The Rock God himself has always been solid, he is sort of like MAZADA but obviously younger. Which... can be a compliment or an insult depending on how you look at it. Gibson can go out and beat anyone, and if not, hell give you a MOTN contender. But with 8 pts, a 4-5 record, is that good enough? Ricky has been teaming with Matt Sydal recently on the Dontaku tours so perhaps the Rock God already has ideas on how to stay fresh and relevant. This BOSJ is behind him, easy peasy.

Shingo Takagi: 8 Pts - Shingo is actually in a pretty good spot. He was always Marufuji's deputy and despite being a Jr. Heavyweight he showcased amazing power, so why is 8 points good for him? Because he outperformed. Fans really caught on to Takagi and are already clamoring for more. His moveset is explosive, and his spirit is undeniable. Takagi has all the tools to be a big star, and it looks like hes finally putting them together.

Bryan Danielson: 10 Pts - There were times where it felt like Danielson was going to win the block. He did lose to Hayato Jr. Fujita, but he still looked impressive throughout. He even defeated Prince Devitt on Night 9 which forced Devitt to assault Danielson after the match. Bryan might not have won, but his consolation prize is now Bullet Club is frothing at the mouth to beat his ass.

Prince Devitt: 10 Pts - Devitt had impossible shoes to fill, and they were his own! He won last year, he was champion last year! He is 1 of 1. He is a made man. So why is he pissed? Because the man wants it all, always. He doesn't want to share he wants to control. Him losing to an outsider in Bryan Danielson on Night 9, AS *the* outsider infuriated him. It is no wonder he struck Danielson after the match repeatedly. Either way Devitt has clear motivations and while a BOSJ repeat would have been the stuff of legends, Devitt will survive.

Jeff Hardy: 12 Pts - Jeff Hardys BOSJ is interesting actually. He realistically should have won the entire thing, as all of his losses were against people many had him beating. While he beat the people many thought he would lose against. Jeff lost to Nakajima, Takagi, and Ricky Gibson. Jeff surely is upset about the losses and the shortcoming but he is a tag team champion and heads into Dontaku defending that title against Aero Star & Drago, two guys who were unable to partake in this years BOSJ despite being announced intially. 

Katsuhiko Nakajima: 12 Pts - I mean, not many debut better than this. Nakajima's first match was a vicious referee stoppage against Jeff Hardy. He went 4-0 before choking a little bit and gassing himself out, many thought this was the classic case of the tournament and newcomers, strong start, fall apart. Nakajima recovered! He did lose 3 straight but then ended strong with two back to back wins. Nakajima is a problem, and already has many factions vying for his attention.
Kota Ibushi: 14 Pts - B Block's winner is Kota Ibushi! The man who somehow ended last years BOSJ at just a pathetic paltry 6 points is now facing YAMATO in the grand finals! How? Nobody is really sure, he just kept his head down and improved his overall game and showed up nearly unbeatable! His only two losses were against Jeff Hardy and Shingo Takagi. Many people began to believe and rally around him after besting Devitt on Night 3 and since that night Ibushi has cashed in and asserted as one of the best to watch. 

 

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 22

BOSJ22 Finals: Kota Ibushi def. YAMATO 
Kota Ibushi shocks everyone when he defeats YAMATO! Many assumed this was YAMATOs destiny, he would dethrone KUSHIDA after wiping Ibushi off the map and moving onward to a healthy reign. Sadly, for YAMATO this was not the case! Ibushi somehow comes out of nowhere with a shock victory and is facing KUSHIDA at Dontaku! YAMATO on the other hand, is left absolutely stunned and speechless. His ego most likely bruised once more. (Truthfully, YAMATO was meant to win, but he took an MMA fight a few months ago!)

NJPW Dontaku!

NEVER Openweight: Suwama def. Togi Makabe (c)
A zero defense NEVER Openweight reign is not that surprising, you know? But it stings especially bad because Togi Makabe has suffered through a lot to get to champion status and losing it against the cocky and unlikeable Suwama makes it all the worse.

IWGP Joshi: Nikki Bella (c) def. Misae Genki
Nikki Bella has been an interesting but welcome champion, especially after she caused a massive upset in defeating the legendary Megumi Kudo. Misae Genki, the bridesgroom of the Joshi scene, has once again found herself unable to claim glory. Nikki continues her dominance, and whilst this feud felt very one-and-done, many fans look forward to what Nikki has next.

IWGP Heavyweight Tag: CHAOS (Nakamura/Tanaka) def. TenKoji
This was TenKojis final tag match together... as Kojima is no longer capable of performing at a level he deems worthy of Tenzan. Meanwhile, Tenzan is better than ever honestly. He has gained considerable stats in the past decade and it's kind of cool to see. Maybe he has a Dan Severn-like run and has a killer G1 performance? Who knows. Tenzan is now officially a singles guy, or well, he could be, with Kojima taking a backseat like Nagata did a few years ago. After this match however, CHAOS was unable to celebrate much as The Briscoes came out declaring they want their titles back. Even more shocking when Cybernetic Death Squad (CDS, Mil Muertes/Cibernetico) assaulted The Briscoes and declared their intentions as well!

IWGP Intercontinental: Chris Jericho (c) def. Osamu Nishimura
This is actually an old feud and rivalry that started way back in the 90s. 92 to be exact, when Nishimura was a young lion, Jericho was the lion tamer. He abused Nishimura, despite only being a year older NJPW had systems and rules and Nishimura always respected them. So in 2001, when Nishimura finally got a 1 on 1 with Jericho? Nishimura would run Jericho down and submit him. Jericho would return the favor in the G1 that year and submit Nishimura. 4 years later Jericho would do it again. Fast forward to 2011? Jericho is submitted by Osamu Nishimura. So of course Jericho took pleasure in obtaining this victory and setting the score to 3-2 in favor of Jericho.

IWGP United States: Samoa Joe (c) def. Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson clicked with his latest performance in the BOSJ, and during the marquee event, Danielson scored a pinfall victory against Samoa Joe in a multiman match! This would somewhat embarass Joe and though Joe has been a babyface for a little while now, he snapped. Danielson since then was egging Joe on to fight him one on one. That Danielson is an Openweight competitor, and can take on anyone no matter how much bigger. The match was made and Samoa Joe vastly underestimated Danielson, and honestly, if Joe didn't have the Muscle Buster in his repetoire many wonder if this match would have favored Danielson...

IWGP Junior Heavyweight: Kota Ibushi def. KUSHIDA (c)
An absolute amazing month for Kota Ibushi, who has had a huge up and down career since arriving in NJPW. First he was instantly thrusted into a tag team with Tetsuya Naito, where both men failed to get along. This culminated in a WK match that Ibushi barely won! He would fail to challenge for the IC title and lose to Marufuji. After a decent New Japan Cup performance, Ibushi entered the BOSJ. He is definitely an openweight but Ibushi showed he can hang with both divisions in terms of speed or power and has bested KUSHIDA in an amazing match. Ibushi cites Takagi, Hardy, and Hayabusa as three dream opponents for this title.

IWGP Heavyweight: Naomichi Marufuji (c) def. Hiroshi Tanahashi
Marufuji himself said entering Dontaku as champion against Tanahashi makes him (Marufuji) the challenger. As for Tanahashi? Well, sometimes you see people, who have always tried their best, and never give up, just lose. One Shiranui, after 45 minutes of psychological warfare, and many fans didn't even count 3. They had some instinctual habit of knowing Tanahashi doesn't go down that easily on the big stage, when it matters most! But he did. He just didn't kick out. Marufuji is beloved by fans and they clapped, they cheered even, because Marufuji has done something not many have been capable of doing. Marufuji celebrates with RED flanking him, and he thanked Tanahashi for the fight, and for what he has done for NJPW. Tanahashi is only 35, but is he finally beginning to just... crack? A little? Surely there will be a rematch? As Marufuji is now 2-6 Tanahashi, he continues his ascent to the very top.

 

Thanks for reading, Invasion Attack is next alongside the G1 Climax brackets being revealed! Thanks again for taking the time out of your day just to even skim this, it means a lot to me.

Another cracking read mate, always get excited when i see you have posted. Curious who the current Pillars/Musketeers/Core at the top of your company are? Obviously Marufuji is ascending. Also after 10 years who have you (if any) inducted into the NJPW HOF. Do you do like WWE and have it tie in with 'Wrestle Kingdom Week' or is there another time period through out the year you beleive your NJPW would do it? I have often thought about tying mine in with maybe the Anniversary Show each year.

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You are the booker, how do YOU think the match should have gone? Its always fun after seeing the resulting score to come up with how the match went in my head for head cannon. Match bombed or i get the note about negative chemistry or an injury and i come up with a scenario as to how that played out. Same with the positives.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

5 hours ago, Zero said:

Love this. Lesnar is super over. 100s across the board. 
 

He’s a former WCW, WWF, VSE, NJPW champion,and just finished his run as AJPW version of World Heavyweight Champion.

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Yeah, I’m truly stumped on how to end the nWo at the moment. End goal is to have Finley and Brisco elevated. 

 

 

Its funny but i seem to come up with ideas for other peoples saves easier than any of my own lol but I am glad you liked my ideas. Can not wait to read what actually transpires in your world.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

54 minutes ago, Zero said:

85-2017 game

The New World Order Story - Continue or finish?

- Rumble 17:  Moxley after being gone for nearly a year, enters the Rumble at #17 and wins by dumping Styles and Omega at the end of the match.  Moxley is back for one reason, to end Cenas' run with the belt that started in May 2015.   Since my last update, The Jacksons have turned on the nWo after being disrespected by Danielson and Castagnoli.  Cena turned on Kenny Omega and booted him out of the nWo.  

New World Order consists of John Cena, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Wes Brisco, and Dave Finlay Jr.

So I'm at a crossroads

Option 1 - Have Moxley finish the feud with Cena and end the nWo once and for all.

Option 2-  I signed Lesnar from AJPW.  Debut Lesnar at Mania screwing Moxley out his title win and have Lesnar join the nWo.

Current Mania 2017 card

1.       World Title – Jon Moxley vs. John Cena (c)

2.       Kenny Omega vs. AJ Styles

3.       Randy Orton vs. Edge

4.       Kevin Steen vs. The Rock

5.       Muhammad Ali Mr. Wrestle Mania Match – Sami Zayn vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Chris Masters vs. Lance Hoyt vs. Dave Finlay Jr vs. Braun

6.       IC – Joey Hennig vs. T Ciampa (C)

7.       TV – LA Knight vs. Wes Brisco vs. Charlie Haas vs. Elias vs. Leo Kruger vs. Nick Aldis (C)

8.   Tag – Jacksons vs. The Mayhem Express (Danielson and Castagnoli) (C)

9.   Rogeau Brothers vs. Cryme Tyme vs. Von Erich vs. Enzol Karl

10.   Wyatt Family vs. and Mega Powers

11.   Tv TAG – Crush and Wrath vs.  GOAT

12.   Light – Gran Guerrero vs. Blue Panther vs. Syxx vs. Bandido (C)

You could actually turn it into 2 stories. Mox dethrones Cena and if Lesnar has the Pop have him debut afterwards to close the show and put the new champ and the company on notice setting up Mox vs Lesnar. Having Omega and The Bucks win their matches at mania could set the former NWO members as the ones to finish the group once and for all at the next event in a wargames match? Mox vs Lesnar for the title and Omega Bucks vs NWO in Wargames could be 2 pretty big matches to carry the momentum after a big Mania

 

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1 hour ago, Peria said:

BOSJ through Dontaku have been concluded, and I'd like to go over the tournament, and discuss Dontaku! Here we go! Some important news here though: Vince McMahon has died in this save, and Ultimo Dragon broke his neck at 45 and is likely retiring on return! Both awful.

A Block: 
Sean Maluta: 6 pts - A 2nd time BOSJ entrant, and 6 points each. Maluta has shown tremendous improvement since his last BOSJ event several years ago, and picked up some major wins from Otani and La Sombra.

Matt Hardy: 6 pts - Matt's first BOSJ was a rough start, suffering an injury (a theme this tournament.) Many opponents took advantage of that. Matt wanted to prove he wasn't "The Other Hardy" but definitely came up short in that goal.

Shingo Takagi: 6 pts- Shingo's first BOSJ ended in 6 points, which looks terrible until you realize Mabel from BC specifically targetted the Young Dragon. That is a shame. Shingo still showed impressive potential when he was allowed, and on Night 9, Shingo shocked everyone when he lefted Mabel up and slammed him, demanding an Intercontinental title match at Dontaku!

Ricky Gibson: 8 pts - Gibson is another victim of a clear and easily exploitable injury early on. Thankfully for both Takagi and Gibson, the injury wasn't as bad as Ultimo Dragon's... but it was bad enough to hurt both of them tremendously in this tournament. He stayed true to his word and did not join BC either.

CIMA: 8 pts - CIMA rejoined NJPW last year and had a measely 6 points.. this year CIMA ended at 8 points. He did well and looked better, but still lacked the killer instinct to finish a lot of matches against the more experienced wrestlers. 8 points is respectable and the clear improvement is there.

Shinjiro Otani: 10 pts - Otani was the only man who could have reasonably won the block all the way until Day 7... before day 7, Otani stood at 10 points. After day 9? He ends at 10. Otani choked hard, as his last three opponents were the easiest of the block.. and with a loss to Devitt, Otani was doomed.

La Sombra: 11 pts - La Sombra entered the tournament on day 2 at 0 points due to Ultimo Dragon's injury, and lost to Sean Maluta due to jet lag and the shortness of it all. La Sombra then went crazy and only dropped two more matches after. If La Sombra was in a different block... perhaps he would've won the block.

KUSHIDA: 12 pts - Kush did well, really well. Another example of La Sombra, wrong place wrong time. Not much else to say but Kushida narrowly lost to Devitt and anyone else he looked amazing. Kushida is one to watch.
A Block Winner: Prince Devitt: 17 pts - Nearly perfect. Prince Devitt was nearly there. He nearly made history... if it wasn't for a day 3 draw against La Sombra, who showed immaculate skill and resilience as he had just arrived in Japan the night before and lost to Sean Maluta. Devitt has made it clear who he plans to face if he wins the whole thing... but at this rate, can anyone in B Block even reasonably stand up to Devitt?!

B Block:
Pete Dune: 4 pts - Okay, Pete Dunne didn't make an impact, but nobody truly expected him to do so. The tournament is gruelling and Dunne is extremely young. Not many historically do well in their first go, and while Dune is assuredly disappointed, his stock has risen regardless.

Jayson Paul: 6 pts - Paul has actually done worse each BOSJ. 6 points is atrocious, especially considering everyone in Bullet Club has instantly found success... Jayson Paul has floundered. This is fine. Nobody in BC really cares, and him having a bad run is whatever. Hopefully... right?

MAZADA: 6 pts - MAZADA has always had the benefit of being an anti-air kind of guy, and has thrived and been one of the toughest opponents to beat in BOSJ. In 2009 MAZADA struggled with just 6 points... and in 2011 he repeats this abysmal feat. MAZADA has been doing BOSJ since 1999, and to continue as strong as he is, being a former finalist, is exceptional. But has he fizzled out? Does MAZADA need to evolve as the high-fliers today become more well-rounded?

Jushin "Thunder" Liger: 8 pts - Liger's worst performance in BOSJ has arrived at just eight points. That's right. Liger has NEVER had a losing record in BOSJ. Liger has racked up injuries and age and is clearly slowing down. But it is the mental battle he lost with Devitt that has really hindered him. What is left for Liger? What could be left? What else does he even need to do?

Jeff Hardy: 10 pts - Jeff's first BOSJ went swimmingly compared to Matt's which probably didn't help their family dinners. While Matt's biggest issue was winning, Jeff was inconsistent. He'd beat guys like Liger and Misterio but come up short to MAZADA who had a rough year, simply because he couldn't fly and wouldn't adapt. Still Jeff is a welcome addition to the tournament and will likely be a highlight for years.

Naruki Doi: 10 pts - Former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion & last years BOSJ winner, Doi had an overhaul last year that saw his stock rise up to the elites. While nobody has ever won BOSJ back to back, Doi still attempted the impossible task. He did great ending at 5-4, but 5-4 doesn't cut it in this block. His friendly yet seemingly hostile rivalry with friend YAMATO will likely be his focus.

Rey Misterio Jr.: 10 pts - Rey had an awful BOSJ, by day 5 he was 1-4. Something wasn't clicking and he was struggling against everybody. Rey has always been like this, his underdog charisma gives him the fans support but sometimes he just..fizzles. One of the best of all time when he is the best of all time if that makes any sense. Still, he ended 5-4 and can be proud he wasn't negative. But you know he expected more of himself.

YAMATO: 12 pts - The returning self proclaimed future "Ace" of the division. YAMATO has been a controversial figure. He carries himself like a heel and an arrogant jerk, and even treats his friends CIMA, BxB Hulk, and Doi a bit callously, but yet he fights fair and just oozes charisma. It's tough to hate a guy like him, despite his cockiness. YAMATO didn't win BOSJ nor did he win his block however.. and you know his ego is bruised beyond measure.

B Block Winner: SUGI: 14 pts - The dark horse of the Jr. Heavyweight division has finally achieved greatness! SUGI has won his block and is now going head to head with one of the most dominant men in NJPW today. Prince Devitt will likely use his numbers advantage and well rounded approach, but SUGI is one of the premier high fliers today. SUGI might be the underdog but him winning against Devitt isn't exactly impossible!

 

Best of the Super Juniors (Important Matches Only)

NEVER Openweight 6-Man: Bullet Club (c) def. Suzuki-gun (Fujita/Omori/Sugiura)
The Bullet Club defended their titles against Suzuki-gun members as the two factions have appeared to lock horns. Bullet Club being the de facto heel faction right now fighting a group of punks who have somehow become babyfaces is interesting, unfortunately though the B team of Suzuki-gun does not stack well against the A team of the Bullet Club.

BOSJ 2011: Prince Devitt def. SUGI
Devitt has become the first man to win the tournament while Jr. Heavyweight champion and wasted absolutely none of his team declaring his opponent to be La Sombra... I admit this was obviously going to be Ultimo Dragon's spot, and congrats on ALMOST guessing what Devitt was going to do. He was always going to draw with Ultimo, but La Sombra is literally a 1:1 stand in. Regardless the match is now set. SUGI is a great talent and deserves a BOSJ win, and I think outside of early decline or injuries he will be champion too.

Now we go to DONTAKU and it was a stacked card!

IWGP Intercontinental: Mabel (c) def. Shingo Takagi
Mabel had been targetting Shingo for weeks, and even got in the way of Shingo's matches during the tournament. Bullet Club had been provoking every faction lately and some would assume Mabel's job was the newly formed RED. After the match, Mabel had continued to bully the young Takagi until Marufuji had finally had enough.

NEVER Openweight: Daisuke Sekimoto def. UMAGA (c)
A massive upset perhaps? Daisuke Sekimoto has become a 2x NEVER Openweight champion, and finally wins his second singles title in the company. His first was 5 years ago in 2006. Umaga has been a workhorse and an absolute beast this year, and will likely enter the G1, with a massive chip on his shoulder.

IWGP Joshi: Meiko Satomura (c) def. Cynthia Moreno
Another personal call out for Satomura. Cynthia had arguably one of the weaker title reigns, largely due to bad opponents or bad chemistry. This caused outrage and many suspected perhaps this was why the title wasn't treated as well it could have been. Simply put Satomura had business here, and since becoming champion she has been on a tear, already on her 5th defense.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag: The Young Bucks def. The Hardy's (c)
Nobody expected The Young Bucks to win, but with the Bullet Club backing them? It's never a doubt. Thanks to about... oh, everyone, in Bullet Club, the The Hardy's finally crumbled and were unable to survive the onslaught. Nevermind they were both in a tournament while The Bucks were lounging and preparing. 

Special Singles Match: John Cena def. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle was always the ultimate American athlete, and this was definitely a passing of the torch, as Angle shook and raised Cena's after. Cena looks solidifed and more focused than ever. Nothing else to say, this is an iconic match okay? I can run this as many times as I want.

IWGP United States: Paul Wight (c) def. Minoru Suzuki
You ever see a Gotch-style Piledriver on a 7 foot tall giant? Well, that is how Suzuki earned this title match. After decimating Bullet Club in a match and feuding with them throughout the month, Suzuki-gun, the scummy heels have been instrumental in resisting Bullet Club. Unfortunately here, Suzuki had come up just a bit short but the faction, known for its rule breaking had tried to fight it straight and this was likely an egregious mistake!

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team: The Briscoes (c) def. RAMPAGE
An amazing effort by RAMPAGE, Rhino and Kuroda, long time partners. However, it's the same old tale now, except The Briscoes are genuinely elite. One of the best teams seen in NJPW. After The Briscoes win, they continue to mock TenKoji's careers and promise to become the greatest tag team in NJPW history. Until... not TenKoji, but Meiyu Tag come out! Goto and Shibata, members of SkirMish the once dastardly heel faction that terrorized NJPW, has returned as heroes. Can Meiyu Tag survive the numbers game or do they have a trick up their sleeve?

IWGP Junior Heavyweight: Prince Devitt (c) def. La Sombra
Devitt won BOSJ, and in anger declared his opponent be La Sombra, the only man he did not beat in the tournament. Devitt also promised that Bullet Club would never interfere, and he kept his word. The match was vicious and even but Devitt squeaked on by and dodged a massive bullet himself. He is about to say he is sick of carrying a weak division until YAMATO comes out... the two have a staredown.

IWGP Heavyweight: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) def. Chris Jericho
A bitter veteran, Chris Jericho, had always felt like he was the main event. The Canadian had worked in NJPW from 1992 to 2008, and he worked his ass off. He returned in NJPW in 2010 with a chip on his shoulder and one goal in mind: The top. This was his moment. He wanted it so bad. Even with the help of the Bullet Club... it was still unobtainable. Tanahashi is left tall in the ring, while Jericho, even as a heel, feels relatable in his conquest and sacrifices ending in nothingness.
 

I hope I am not reading TOOOOOO much into the tea leaves BUT is that a hint of a Hardy's break up down the road? Maybe a disgruntled brother turns on his more successful brother and aligns with the dastardly heels? Maybe becomes the mentor to the successors? Is Devitt hinting at moving up a weight class? THE SUSPENSE!! lol Great write up/read as usual mate looking forward to the next installment.

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5 hours ago, Peria said:

The two PPVs in April are done, and now we're heading towards Dontaku and BOSJ! I will go over some major story elements, as we shift into a newer era of NJPW! Bullet Club have rightfully called themselves workhorses, as they've been heavily featured on practically every show, and they've made their intentions clear: to take NJPW over in a way that hasn't been done before. They want every faction gone, anarchy amongst the Japanese talent, and they want to hold every single title in the company! Rapidly gaining popularity, Bullet Club looks to be the biggest threat to NJPW ever. Let's go over the PPVs! Side note: I have no idea why I haven't changed the April schedule of 2 PPVs, I kind of like it and honestly prefer it over the 1 PPV per month. Anyways:

NJPW Battle Formation:

NEVER Open Six Man: Bullet Club (Jericho/Briscoes) (c) def. CHAOS (Gedo/Thorne/Ishii)
Well, Bullet Club continues to hold on, they've been feuding with Sekigun, SkirMish, and CHAOS heavily with GBH and Suzuki-gun have been relatively safe. Though this changed when The Briscoes called out TenKoji but then mocked them stating GBH hasn't been relevant for years and Tenzan is on the shelf.

Special Singles Match: Tetsuya Naito def. Kurt Angle
Kurt had a legendary US title reign, but he is now in decline at 42. His job will be primarily to put over younger future stars, but this one does have a story. Angle mocked Naito during a match citing he has done nothing with his time in NJPW and better stars (Goto/Shibata/Kushida/YAMATO/Doi/BxB etc) have eclipsed him. Naito, still in a desperate phase to prove himself, answered Angle's heckling and thus this match was made. The past few years I've carefully presented Naito (I mean carefully in my own brain, obviously) as almost like a Goto. Choke-artist and underwhelming when given a big spot.

IWGP Joshi: Meiko Satomura (c) def. Combat Toyoda
Toyoda's last NJPW match, as she is retiring. Satomura made quick work of her sadly, and Toyoda had her send off before Bull Nakano's music hit. Nakano doesn't want to wait until Dontaku in May, and challenges Satomura at the UK event later this month.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag: The Hardy's (c) def. Bullet Club (Devitt/JTG)
The Hardy's have been given a wide berth in NJPW since BC's formation. Nobody trusts them, a lot of gaijin are not trusted right now in their factions. But the Hardy's and Cena have proven themselves to not be of their ilk. Another man quickly earning back the trust of his peers is Rey Misterio Jr. who was adamantly preventing interference in this match. The Hardy's did win but Devitt was quick to take a mic and said he only lost because hes focusing on his Junior Heavyweight title, and prepping for the BOSJ. Says he knows two guys that can fix this Hardy problem.

IWGP Intercontinental: Mabel def. Minoru Tanaka (c)
Yeah, this wasn't the plan from the start. Mabel is just too good to not give him the strap as a quick thank you for giving me a free 6 months of fun booking (he is in decline.) Tanaka is in decline at 38 and it breaks my heart because Tanaka has been my favorite guy to book past few years. Tanaka is still super good, and he is at 95% to HoI so I will probably toss him another reign somewhere soon. Fun fact, he was going to win the IWGP Heavyweight in 2013 and he was my #1 pick for the G1 Climax this year (2011) as well. Grrr. 

 

I'd like to note, I leave most filler matches left unsaid because it isn't super significant at the time of writing!

 

NJPW Presents: Showdown in the UK!

NEVER Openweight: Umaga (c) def. Pete Dunne
A shock opponent for Umaga appears in Pete Dunne. 18 years old, and getting his debut in a NJPW ring for a title? Not bad. Unfortunately, Umaga is hungry and more focused than he has ever been. Dunne goes down in a hard hitting but quick match, which calls for Sekimoto, the last of the three in Ishii, Takagi, and Sekimoto, whom did not get a one on one match. Takagi almost won the four way, Ishii was the champion before, but Sekimoto, finally gets his shot at Dontaku!

IWGP Heavyweight Tag: The Briscoes (c) def. CHAOS (Ishii & Kevin Thorne)
This MIGHT look like a throwaway match but ohoho, not so fast! Ishii & Thorne defeated The Briscoes in a random match before they joined BC way back in February. Then later on, Jay and Mark called out GBH for being absent during their hostile takeover. Ishii & Thorne in a press discussed their victory over the Briscoes prior to their treachery, and here we have it. Unfortunately while The Briscoes did underestimate the "team" then, when the title was on the line they just lacked the experience and were dispatched without too much effort.

IWGP United States: Paul Wight def. Edge (c)
Kurt Angle had broken Edge's defense record (6) and brought the record to 8. Edge would reclaim the title at Wrestle Kingdom this year and attempt to "set things straight" and start strong by defeating Abyss, and John Cena. Unfortunately, Paul Wight is a giant and also a giant cheater. Even without Bullet Club, it would be a monumental task for Edge to come out as the winner. Now? Well... new champion. Ironic, that Edge's last feud vs. Cena was about trying to bring Cena back down to Edge's nefarious tactics only to suffer an unfair fate by a man much larger, and with a much more chaotic group.

Special Singles Match: John Cena def. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle's heel run has ended and his retirement tour has begun. Longest reigning US champion now loses to the man who will be carrying that division for a while. There is no real build or story, and this match-up doesn't need one, so there. Hmph. Angle won't lose every single match, just wanted to prepare to push Cena and needed this match for later.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight: Prince Devitt (c) def. Rey Misterio Jr.
A brutal performance, which Devitt mocked Misterio throughout. Misterio was there defending Sekigun members, but here he was entirely alone as Bullet Club picked him apart. While Devitt is known for his more technical high-flyer approach, he was much heavier here showcasing more power than before. After the match, Bullet Club dumped Misterio Jr. out the ring, while Devitt proclaimed the BOSJ tournament will be his.

IWGP Joshi: Meiko Satomura (c) def. Bull Nakano
Satomura getting the co-main event spot within a short timeframe was definitely not to be expected, but thanks to Nakano, this was possible. The story here was Satomura grabbing the microphone and declaring she is tired of fighting the "past." Nakano and Toyoda were greats, but they represented an era of Joshi that was thriving. Satomura wants the present. The ones responsible for causing it to falter.

IWGP Heavyweight: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) def. Hirooki Goto
This is the 3rd time in April that Goto has not been crowned IWGP Heavyweight Champion. His fourth attempt total.  In 2008, Goto would thwart Go Shiozaki and prove he was the rising star of that time. He was defeated in Canada by Tanahashi. In 2009, at Destruction in Tokyo, Shinsuke Nakamura put an end to Goto's uprising and popularity surge from the G1 Climax. In 2010, Goto would be mocked incessantly for failing to get the job done and would lose to The Rock. Now? Tanahashi, a much friendlier face than The Rock, and yet the message delivered all the same. Hirooki Goto lacks the killer instinct. He can win any match, defeat anyone, and he has! He has wins over Tanahashi. But... when it is do or die, Goto just cannot do. 4 losses is enough to break a man, who is on the cusp of greatness, but a 5th loss signals perhaps it is not just a coincidence. Goto's in a very precarious position.

 

Next up is Best of the Super Junior and Pro-Wrestling Dontaku! I'll reveal the participants in this post for BOSJ just to avoid spamming/posting too rapidly alongside a quick mini-descriptor to give you guys a reason to care about them/their motives.

 

BOSJ A Block:

Prince Devitt (Bullet Club) (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight) - Devitt has become the number one de facto guy to beat in this tournament thanks to forming Bullet Club.

Ultimo Dragon (Unaffiliated) - His final BOSJ appearance, Ultimo Dragon has the luxury of being in the A Block, where he will have to face rising star and wily veteran alike. Can he defy the odds?

KUSHIDA (Sekigun) - The premier rising star aforementioned. KUSHIDA impressed everyone last BOSJ and even had a rivalry with Liger that ended up seeing him just lose at the last second to face Doi at WK. Still, he hasn't slowed down and improves constantly.

Ricky Gibson (Unaffiliated) - Gibson is a threat no matter what. Ending last years BOSJ at 5-4 shows just how good he can be. Gibson is a darkhorse to win the whole thing.

Shinjiro Otani (GBH) - Great Bash Heel was mocked by BC for losing members to CHAOS and then floundering. Otani has a chance to earn some redemption here as he finds himself in the block as Prince Devitt. Can Otani restore some prestige to a dying GBH?

Sean Maluta (Samoan Dynasty) - The Samoan Dynasty was quietly formed by The Rock in January, and was eclipsed by BC's formation. Umaga has been scouting and Maluta is no stranger to the BOSJ, though he performed subpar (3-6 in 2008) this was years ago. Maluta might not be a favorite going in, but he is in the best block to make a name for himself. 

Shingo Takagi (RED) - Takagi makes his debut in the BOSJ in the A Block, and he isn't the Takagi you might be used to seeing in NJPW, this is still Dragon Gate era Takagi. Regardless, Takagi is still a threat and can make a massive name for himself here.

Matty Hardy (Sekigun) (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag) - Matt Hardy makes his BOSJ debut at 37, and although he has been a force since debuting back in January, he has always had the stigma of being "Not Jeff Hardy." This tournament is a massive chance to prove he can stand on his own.

CIMA (Unaffiliated) - Cima's had a weak BOSJ last year, only tallying up 6 points total. Luckily for him, he was in a tough block where other athletes such as the Great Sasuke and Jayson Paul, also scored 6 points. With Sasuke retiring, CIMA got to remain a part of the BOSJ, well aware he narrowly dodged a bullet.

Kota Ibushi (Unaffiliated) - Kota Ibushi marks his BOSJ debut, and many see great things in this young man. He took Naito's spot after Naito announced he would be going heavyweight. Because of this, Ibushi has to deal with quite a lot of pressure of the higher-ups.

BOSJ B Block:

Jeff Hardy (Sekigun) (IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag) - Jeff Hardy gets the first spot in the B Block, an instant fan favorite, Jeff Hardy went from relatively unknown in Japan to the #1 pick by most to win the tournament!

Rey Misterio Jr. (Sekigun) - Misterio has been a staple in the BOSJ for a while now. He has always delievered and put on stellar must see matches and is a former winner. Misterio is attempting to achieve vengeance by winning and defeating Devitt at Dontaku.

Jushin Liger (Sekigun) - Liger is in his twilight years, there is no doubt about it. His reign as the Junior Heavyweight ace has gone, but how can someone as iconic as Liger simply lay down and 

Naruki Doi (Unaffiliated) - The previous winner of the BOSJ, Doi also converted and won the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title against none other than Devitt. This is huge for Doi if he can repeat and perhaps bring BC to its knees before it gets further out of control.

SUGI (Unaffiliated) - SUGI is a bit of a wildcard, and has shown he can be an elite Jr. Heavyweight. At just 27 years old, and gaining popularity slowly but surely, this could be SUGI's year.

MAZADA (Suzuki-gun) - MAZADA is a snake, and he is one of the hardest opponents to beat in the BOSJ. Extremely effective with his technical anti-air strategy, the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight champ has even reached the finals before.

Hayabusa (Sekigun) - The ever radiant Hayabusa continues to march through time with zero issues and showcase a brilliant flourish of aerial perfection. Still, Hayabusa has always sort of lived in Ultimo and Liger's shadow. Perhaps he cares little for BC, but he cares more for becoming the de facto #1 Junior Heavyweight before it is too late.

Pete Dunne (WWC Representative) - All jokes aside, I had no idea I had him WWC. Pete Dunne makes his debut in the BOSJ after a gutsy performance against Umaga. Those who were foolish enough to not study that match is going to be in huge trouble against this rookie.

Jayson Paul (Bullet Club) - Jayson Paul has had both a great BOSJ and a poor one. While many do not wish for him to become a winner in BOSJ... the idea of Bullet Club imploding would be fantastic news for die-hard fans.

YAMATO (Unaffiliated) - Yamato makes his triumphant return after a successful MMA bout. The former champion and perhaps the biggest star in the Jr. division looks to make a massive splash and perhaps conquer Bullet Club.

 

Thanks for reading! (It is getting difficult as hell to book a 20 man tournament with juniors who can all reasonably win this thing.)

Excellent read of your dynasty as usual.... I have 2 thoughts on the BOSJ winner 1. Kushida wins the Tournament and is the 'White Knight' for New Japan, well atleast thats the story, ultimately he faulters and Devitt and BC march on until it is time for the actual dethroning. And 2. Devitt wins the whole tournament UNDEFEATED as champion and calls his shot, to truly become the ACE of the division he must finally put a BULLET in the legendary LIGER one last time! Either way i look forward to reading the results as always.

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7 hours ago, Peria said:

2010's NJPW Destruction is now booked, and with "The Great One" as the champion, NJPW has been slowly shifting to the more modern product some are more familiar with. Which, I ask anyone who reads my messages: Is No-Style Wrestling the best option for modern NJPW? NJPW is like weirdly "semi-western/modern Puro" and I can't really find the perfect fit.

 

With that out of the way, let's go over the card!

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag: The Jung Dragons (c) def. Daniel Makabe & Alex Zayne

A bit of a throwaway with Makabe and Zayne defeating Naito & Harashima in an upset on tour. Naito is on a bit of a decline after a raucous start in his career in NJPW. The Jung Dragons were able to survive the brutal onslaught of two guys who will likely make many BOSJ tournaments, and I believe both already have 1-2 under their belt.

Special Singles Match: Jushin "Thunder" Liger def. SUGI

Speaking of slums, Liger, at the young age of 45 hasn't been as dominant as he once was. Well, okay, sure he scored 12 points in this years BOSJ. But for years now Liger has been unable to "finish the job." His last BOSJ win was in 2004 (6 years ago) and his last title in general ended in 2008. Yeah, it's only two years ago, but shockingly enough it is the longest time Liger has ever gone without holding any title or winning any achievement. He challenged SUGI, a fellow member of Sekigun to help him sharpen up. But Liger isn't done, his end goal is Naruki Doi, the reigning IWGP Jr. Heavyweight champion.

NEVER Openweight: Tomohiro Ishii (c) def. Cibernetico

Cibernetico made his debut at Destruction as a special challenger from CMLL to Ishii's Openweight title. It was a hard hitting slugfest and a massive hoss battle that Ishii narrowly escaped. The match was well received and while Cibernetico did lose, he announced he and Ricky Banderas (Mil Muertes) were coming to NJPW to compete in the upcoming Tag League in October.

IWGP World Joshi: Gail Kim (c) def. Bison Kimura

Gail Kim has been having a decent reign with the title, though the entire Joshi scene is currently rebuilding itself. Gail Kim has been facing newer and lesser known up and comers, or women that might've never gotten a fair shake at the title. Kayo Noumi, and Amy Dumas, who is a great competitor, aren't exactly the most over in Japan. So what happens when Bison Kimura, a much more popular and experienced wrestler challenges Gail Kim? An uphill battle that Gail Kim ultimately survives. From here on out, her challenges are only going to get more and more insurmountable.

IWGP United States Heavyweight: Kurt Angle (c) def. Osamu Nishimura 

Kurt Angle continues his record-setting US title reign in NJPW, as he concludes his 7th defense against an experienced and masterful technician in Osamu Nishimura. The major issue Angle was having before the G1 was he had no opponents reasonably capable (his words) of besting him. So he went overseas and international. Now? He has a plethora of NJPW talent ready to usurp his throne but just because they beat once, as we see here, doesn't mean they can beat him twice.

IWGP Heavyweight Tag: Brutal Landslide 2.0 (Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Sugiura) def. Rated RKO (c)

An absolute shocking upset. On their very first defense, Rated RKO were unable to focus and the new Suzuki-gun team outplayed them at every step of the way. This wasn't particularly anything major for Rated RKO, perhaps just an off-night. Nothing will come from it (spoilers.) But to see them lose at any time sets Orton off as he was JUST in the G1 Finals. Both men are just too busy trying to establish their singles careers that they weren't focused on the prize they already had.

Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Minoru Tanaka (100 rated match!)

Perhaps a one-sided rivalry. Tanahashi considers Tanaka an excellent wrestler but not "an ace." Tanaka believes he has the tools to be the main event star (he does, dude rocks in this save) and when Tanaka bested Tanahashi in the G1.. it got Tanahashi's attention, but first the Ace had to win the G1. After that? Tanahashi and Tanaka would have their rematch. Tanahashi would best Tanaka here, making the score 3-1 but this is their 3rd 100 rated match overall so that makes me happy. 

IWGP Junior Heavyweight vs. Singles Career: Naruki Doi (c) def. Gedo

Gedo promised one last hurrah from him in the BOSJ, and he showed up when he obtained 10 points, his most in any BOSJ ever. He then challenged Naruki Doi, who declined Gedo as he wasn't a "credible threat." Gedo that if he were to lose, he'd never have a singles title match again. Naruki Doi accepted, and though Gedo, for the first time his nefarious career, fought as a babyface but ultimately come up short of dethroning Doi. Naruki Doi continues his ascent to the top of the Junior Heavyweight division at the expense of Gedo's career.

IWGP Intercontinental: Kensuke Sasaki (c) def. John Cena

I genuinely loved writing that out simply because of it is so zany. John Cena as of late has dulled his obnoxious foreign gaijin schtick and has been wrestling with honor and respect. The week before Destruction, CHAOS faced off against Sekigun and absolutely routed them, which prompted Nakamura to call Sekigun the worst it has ever been because of Sasaki. He said with Fujinami and Hashimoto far removed, Sasaki finally gets to prove what a leader he is (Sasaki & Hashimoto feuded over leadership! I think I even wrote about it!) and he has been garbage. John Cena remembered that and after his loss, with respect, requested to officially join Sekigun and simultaneously call out Nakamura. His face turn is complete.

 IWGP Heavyweight: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (c) def. Katsuyori Shibata, Hirooki Goto, and Brock Lesnar 

That's right! The first ever 4 Corners match for the IWGP Heavyweight title (I think.. I know I did triple threats before) and The Rock survives against his former SkirMish stablemates. This (finally) concludes the feud of The Rock vs SkirMish. I know you guys don't notice it, but even I was like "God this feud has run its course ages ago" but I stuck with it. The Rocks 4 defenses were only between these 3 guys. So, yeah. Regardless, The Rock vs Tanahashi is almost guaranteed for Wrestle Kingdom. But of course, Samoa Joe, who bested Dwayne in the G1 will have his big chance to ruin that at Power Struggle!

 

Also!: Chris Jericho flanked by Mabel (lol, I have no idea why) has returned to NJPW! Jericho was unfortunately very naughty and caught a scandal but has now returned with the intent of finishing his illustrious career.

 

 

Another great write up mate, as far as the product you could also check out east meets west (I think its called?) or the other one I use when running a north american (or any non japanese country) puro/touring style company is silver age wrestling, I am pretty sure its match rating is work rate 65% but allows gimmicks and promos. 

[Tag Teams / Stables / Naming Thread Suggestions]

4 hours ago, JoshGallie said:

I want to give Roman Reigns a new name outside of WWE. He had a scandal which forced WWE to release him and I sign him immediately. But Joe Anoa'i is such an ordinary name and he didn't have any indie history to draw inspiration from.

Also I'm looking for a tag team name for Killer (not Karrion🤢) Kross and Tommaso Ciampa.

Before he was Roman Reigns in NXT he also went by Roman Leakee (pronounced Lee-A-Kee) if that helps. Also how about Psycho-Killers for Ciampa and Kross. Ciampa went by the Sicillian Psychopath back in ROH.

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2 hours ago, The Beast said:

I have a team of Paul Orndorrf and Ricky Stramboat that I cannot think of a name for. The dynamic between them is very that Orbdorrf was a heel when they faced each other and he respected Steamboat so much that he turned babyface they decided to form a tag team to compete in the number one contender’s tournament.

Wonderful Dragons - A play on their nicknames

'Mr Wonderful' Paul Orndorf and Ricky 'The Dragon' Steamboat

or Matter of Respect - In an interview explaining why the change of heart from Orndorf he could say 'It was just a matter of respect' and they could run with that?

Just a couple ideas off the top of my head

["DVD Compilation" from your games.]

19 hours ago, Peria said:

Title: The Fight for The New Japan Cup 

Synopsis: Ten matches for the prestigious New Japan Cup trophy that has shaped careers since the year 2000, take a peak back at the very first New Japan Cup finals, or relive Hirooki Goto's triumphant recent victory!

 

1. 2000: Jun Akiyama vs. Kazuo Yamazaki (Winner: Akiyama)

Two men shock Japan, as both struggled to break out and become something more. Jun Akiyama fighting to prove he is more than just the dark horse of the Holy Demon Army. Yamazaki battles to prove he isn't just Dan Severn's tag team partner. This match is special as it is also for the inaugural Intercontinental Championship!

2. 2001: Yuji Nagata vs. Kurt Angle (Winner: Angle)

Kurt Angle's meteoric rise to the top of the card practically began in the New Japan Cup! A rematch from the G1 Climax a year before, Yuji Nagata attempts to avenge his defeat. While neither man had a G1 campaign worth talking about, none of that matters now as both men fight to cement themselves at the top of the card.

3. 2002: Nobuhiko Takada vs. Chris Benoit (Winner: Takada)

Nobuhiko Takada is definitely one of the biggest what-if's in New Japan, choosing to remain loyal to his own promotion UWFI until the very end, Takada never had time to prioritize his times with New Japan. However, in 2002, Takada proved he was an elite athlete, and could easily be the man in NJPW. His opponent? An openweight competitor who was on an absolute hot streak.

4. 2003: Dan Severn vs. Shinya Hashimoto (Winner: Shinya Hashimoto)

The year 2003 might have been Severn's biggest year of his career. But before all that glory, he must face the Ace of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Shinya Hashimoto. 3 years after the New Japan Cup's creation, seeing Hashimoto in the finals felt right, it would be up to Severn to make a name for himself. (Fun fact: Hashimoto is the only one to win the title after winning the New Japan Cup! A bonus fun fact, Dan Severn's career would skyrocket after shockingly defeating Hashimoto at Dontaku of this year for the title.)

5. 2004: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Minoru Suzuki (Winner: Kawada)

2003 made the New Japan Cup must watch, it was apparent now that every fighter would do all they can to achieve glory, and with Hashimoto being the first to convert his tournament win to an IWGP Heavyweight title reign, the competition became somehow even more stacked. Minoru Suzuki, forming Suzuki-gun and becoming a top heel, takes on one of baddest men in the world in Kawada. Suzuki's technical prowess proved to be a lot, but his pride would be the deciding factor as Kawada simply batters through.

6. 2005: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Daisuke Sekimoto (Winner: Marufuji)

A flashback almost to 2000, as two huge underdogs overcome all the odds imaginable and end in the biggest spot of their careers. Sekimoto's fighting spirit vs Marufuji's technical flashier offense. A contrast of styles that saw them do all they can to make a lasting impression. 

7. 2006: Kenta Kobashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Winner: Nakamura)

Shinsuke Nakamura was dubbed a super rookie, and had already captured the IWGP Heavyweight title. Meanwhile, Kobashi was an established megastar on the level of Shinya Hashimoto. This was a classic that saw Kobashi hammer and slam Nakamura. Nakamura's resilience and babyface fire, something he had yet to show to the crowd, powered him through, and allowed Nakamura to do the unthinkable: submit the legendary Kobashi.

8. 2007: Minoru Suzuki vs. Kensuke Sasaki (Winner: Suzuki)

Minoru Suzuki was the first man to reach the finals twice. And this time, with more experience, he looked unbeatable. Mixing his submission-based offense with now a heavy striking skillset, this was not the same Minoru Suzuki from 2004. Meanwhile, while Hashimoto's and Sasaki's rivalry was always raging, the two remained friendly throughout their careers. This was Sasaki's valiant attempt to do what Hashimoto had already done. Both men had so much to lose, and so much to gain. 

9. 2008: Hirooki Goto vs. Go Shiozaki (Winner: Hirooki Goto)

Hirooki Goto made an instant impact returning from excursion. In fact, Goto had just returned from excursion the very same month he won the New Japan Cup! Goto was against a man who had a very similar career however, as Shiozaki just returned not 2 months prior. The two battled as hungry lions, cubs no more. The beginning of the new era of New Japan takes center stage in this match!

10. 2009: Minoru Tanaka vs. Kensuke Sasaki (Winner: Minoru Tanka)

Kensuke Sasaki finds himself in the same exact situation as Minoru Suzuki just 2 years back. His opponent is Minoru Tanaka, a man who at times looks like he could be World Champion at any moment, with his perfectly balanced offensive flurries and high flying 450s. Sasaki, now in his older years, has very chances left to prove he can still be an elite athlete, Tanaka in his prime. 

Bonus: 2010: Hirooki Goto vs. KENTA (Winner: Goto)

Hirooki Goto becomes the 1st ever to win the New Japan Cup multiple times. While this established Goto as an elite singles competitor, this match was pivotal for KENTA as, a heel for all of his career, KENTA rallied the crowd behind him and had a star-making performance (he shot up from 82 to 86 popularity during this tournament so that was cool!) By all accounts this is considered one of the best matches in New Japan, not just the New Japan Cup, and it is absolutely "can't miss" (Only 100 rated match in the New Japan Cup)

 

Would love to see one of these for the G1 and BotSJ tournaments from your save Peria. 

[Tag Teams / Stables / Naming Thread Suggestions]

8 hours ago, Inky The Squid Boy said:

Any ideas for a duo of Andrew Harper and Lug Phelan? I'm essentially giving them the Sheamus/Cesaro or Sheamus/McIntyre team up where they have several matches beating each other up and then find that they just love fighting together so decide to team up. Both very much have characters of being wild chaotic brawlers. Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling if that helps the vibe. 

 

I've toyed the with the idea of just giving them a name similar to the Hardcore Chair Swinging Freaks - you know more of a sentence describing them rather than any fancy name - but wondered if you guys had anything snappier 

Warforged springs to mind? Their team is FORGED through their WARS together, also FORGE and Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

1 hour ago, Peria said:

NJPW 1992-2006. The G1 Begins. But first a quick summary on the major events throughout the remainder of the year I did not cover.

 

Dontaku was a huge shift in the roster, with all three musketeers losing their singles match, the first and only time this will happen. Tanahashi would finally defeat the man who has been behind Shibata's betrayal that cost him the IWGP Heavyweight title last year in Masahiro Chono. Keiji Mutoh challenged Minoru Suzuki after Suzuki called the Musketeers outdated and soon to be obsolete, and a shock upset when Suzuki backed up his words. Lastly, Shinya Hashimoto, who is the last of the Musketeers to not be in decline, finally lost a match this year, as he was undefeated since December to Kenta Kobashi. 

 

Invasion Attack would continue the stories and the trend of Dontaku. All of Mutoh-gun would lose at Invasion Attack. Shamrock and Sano would team up, as Orton and Shibata had targeted both of the older men. Mutoh, Sekimoto, Yakushiji, and Koji Kanemoto would fall to Holy Demon Army. The biggest gain here was Brock Lesnar. A man who defeated Ken Shamrock (do you see the trend?) at Dontaku, in a final effort by Shamrock to defeat the man who many are calling his replacement. Lesnar would use this to build enough interest to get Kenta Kobashi to challenge him for the title. Whilst Lesnar did not win, he performed expertly and got himself over! From 81 to 86 popularity. So this is a huge success for me, as I need more over gaijin with Shawn and HHH winding down in the tag division. 

 

So here we are, the G1 Climax. I'll go over the blocks. Something I've rarely done I think, should be fun, and I'll briefly explain how and why they are there.

 

A Block: A Block of rematches, revenge, and second chances, is the theme here.

Kenta Kobashi - IWGP Heavyweight Champion, enough said.

Hiroshi Tanahashi - Had a strong year, winning nearly every singles match he was in outside of a loss in the New Japan Cup, where he lost to Kenta Kobashi.

Shinya Hashimoto - Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, as I write this I realize how freakin' stacked I made the A Block lmao.

Brock Lesnar - The last challenger to Kobashi, massive gain in popularity, only one singles loss this year (to Kobashi)

Dave Finlay - Former Tag Team Champion, wrestled every tour, mostly winning. 

Yuji Nagata - Challenged for the IWGP Heavyweight, formed Blue Justice this year, won most of his matches, major feud with Finlay being built.

Jun Akiyama - The regular tag partner to Kobashi, is this his time to shine brightest? A win against his friend and the IWGP Heavyweight title would skyrocket him. 

Rhino - Feuding with Nishimura, and Yuji Nagata, 89 popularity. Admittedly a bit filler.

Hiroyoshi Tenzan - Leader of GBH. Had a solid showing in the New Japan Cup, making it to the semi-finals. Former Openweight Champ.

Osamu Nishimura  - Feuding with Rhino. 85 popularity. Admittedly a bit filler.

 

B Block: Block of proving yourself, surviving, and perhaps last chances?

Chris Jericho: Intercontinental Champion. Finally considered a main event talent. Always did mediocre in the G1, this is his chance.

Shinsuke Nakamura: Winner of the New Japan Cup, defeated Kobashi in the finals only to lose to Hashimoto and then lost his IC title to Jericho.

Minoru Suzuki: Lost the IWGP Heavyweight title to Hashimoto at WK. Feud with Keiji Mutoh.

Kensuke Sasaki: Perhaps the most decorated champion in NJPW history. 3x Tag League, 2x G1 (back to back), 2x Heavyweight, 5x Tag Team. Sasaki is also the #2 to Hashimoto's #1 in Sekigun. He doesn't fit the "theme" so to speak but he does indeed find himself running out of time to step out of Hashimoto's shadow.

Keiji Mutoh: The most obvious choice if you read above. Mutoh is indeed on his last legs, both as a faction leader, and as a wrestler (time decline getting bad.) If Mutoh does poorly, or perhaps anything short of winning the G1, Mutoh could be in serious trouble as a main eventer in NJPW.

Mick Foley: Former Tag Team champion. A recent (re) signing. Is going to be feuding/putting Orton and Nakamura.

Randy Orton: Former IWGP US champion this year. Longest reigning and most defenses as well (5). Hoping to get him over this G1.

Toshiaki Kawada: Kawada is a bit similar to Sasaki, both have had great careers as #2 guys in their respective faction, and both were definitely #3 guys at one point (Fujinami/Hashimoto/Sasaki, and Misawa/Kobashi/Kawada).

Satoshi Kojima: Had a successful singles run so far in 2006, but came up short numerous times. Impressed enough to keep his spot from last year due to ending the campaign strong. 

Katsuyori Shibata: Constantly feuded and impeded Tanahashi (though lost the feud), feuding with Mutoh-gun, and looking to make his G1 debut look like a fluke, when he finished at 8 points.

 

That's the update! Easily my favorite save of all time.

 

 

 

Another great read of ya save. Curious what the scheduling and your broadcast deals are setup like for some inspiration?

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

12 hours ago, Peria said:

Shamrock was actually always meant to be Suzuki-gun but I lost him to PWFG from 1998-2004. Sadly, he only really had a year left in his prime before he hit decline, though he did have a run with the NEVER Openweight title. I did want more out of him, as he became SUPER good over in PWFG. When it comes to contracts I try and make it so they consider "both offers" so I'm not always guaranteed to get the guy, Shamrock I lost out on twice.

Haha absolutely, I don't mind. A lot of it is fictional with some mirrored elements. I go by what I want the faction to represent visually in my head then just go for it. Though if they existed in real life it does help me a bit.

 

Former Factions/Stables

TOWER: The first faction I made, with Vader as the leader alongside Bam Bam, Glenn Jacobs, and actually Ken Shamrock. All rough and tough. Though Masahiro Chono, being the bastard that he is, did join them but it was a bait and switch to get Vader to drop his guard (I honestly cannot remember the details, I think it was to play up Vader being without Bam Bam at WK.) However, Vader and Bigelow would get signed to WCW in 1995, so the faction was cut short. I enjoyed it though. 

Soldados Calaveros: I always forget I had this faction until I check. It was when CMLL invaded, El Canek, Dos Caras, Ultimo Dragon, Silver King, were the main players here. Though it wasn't meant to last long as they only lasted the year they debuted. 1994-1995. Also my Spanish sucks so if this isn't Skull Soldiers or something leave me alone. Fun feud, only Ultimo Dragon is still going and yes I know he is Japanese. 

nWo Japan: I mean, you knew it was gonna be here. nWo Japan consisted of a lot talent in Chono, Kojima, Tenzan, Stone Cold, Glenn Jacobs, Eddie Guerrero even. I forget a few others. It was a great time. Benoit was also a part of this too but dude, I can't hold Benoit to a contract, he leaves me for WCW every time then comes back every time, it's quite amusing. Either way nWo Japan got super bloated and imploded, all of the gaijin betrayed Chono (this is a theme. He is my Sting but for factions and kind of almost always deserved it)

UWFI: Nobuhiko Takada led this faction, with Kazuo Yamazaki, Naoki Sano, Kiyoshi Tamura and Dan Severn. They were another invasion force in the 90s. Actually the first as they debuted in 1993. I believe they are the second faction as well. Either way, this faction sucked plain and simple, Takada is the owner of UWFI so he was never freaking on my big shows, and I still can't push the guy as talented as he is in 2006, and trust me I wanted to. Either way this faction met its end vs. Mutoh-gun, and not Sekigun, which is rare.

Funaki-gun: An interesting experiment and the precursor of Suzuki-gun involving Masakatsu Funaki. The idea of Suzuki vs Funaki is wild. Extremely exciting, and has been done in real life. However, I wanted them to be major rivals going throughout their careers. Thankfully MMA made sure that was impossible and it took me 3 years from 2000-2003 to actually have a pay off. It wasn't awful or anything but damn it was just a wasted faction that never really won much together. It consisted of MAZADA, Hooligan, Rhino, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, and Suzuki. The reason for the group being so weird was because, again, it was meant to be a bunch of punks and heels who don't belong coming together. Similar to modern day Suzuki-gun with a bit of LIJ. Now that both men are older, thankfully, it's been way better.

Team 2000: Chono being my #1 heel whilst being my #1 face has never stopped. Dude oozed cool, and he was going to be break every rule outside of the ring to make sure he stayed on the top, which meant aligning himself with as many people he could manipulate as possible. Team 2000 was formed when he saw nWo Japan failing, believing the cause to be the gaijin that were entrusted to it (Stone Cold, Benoit, and Glenn Jacobs) the faction consisted of TenKoji, Chono, Gedo & Jado, Shinjiro Otani, Togi Makabe, and Tomohiro Ishii. Chono should have known better to ally himself with a bunch of traitors, however. When he failed to defeat Triple H at Wrestle Kingdom, TenKoji would betray Chono and form Great Bash Heel. Gedo & Jado, Makabe and Ishii would follow suit... oh and Otani. Chono was left alone, and past his prime. Not every story has to end fantastically, you know. Being a complete asshole alienates you, shocker. Regardless of that, Chono is semi-retired, my new UC, so owner of NJPW since Inoki was getting toooo old.

Ongoing 

Sekigun: Not really a faction, though sort of is. Think of it like modern day CHAOS. It's just the NJPW army. Fujinami created it to help stop NWO and CMLL's invasion, and also have a hand in stopping UWFI , plus whatever faction Chono was leading. Fujinami was the "leader" and gathered a lot of great talents from Liger, Hashimoto, Kensuke Sasaki, Nagata, etc. If they weren't in a faction they were here. Masakatsu Funaki has a lot of history with this faction as well. Hashimoto took over and it spawned a mega rivalry between him and Sasaki, which is Hashimoto favored with a record of like 5-3-1. They would have a mutual respect for one another, and Sasaki has been the second in command since. It's a great feud and I love booking it honestly. I'd name all the members but there is way too much, the notables are Liger, Yuji Nagata, Hashimoto, Sasaki, Hayabusa, Funaki (now), and Marufuji.

Holy Demon Army: AJPW was pushing some weirdos and was doing bad business, I did everything in my power to resist but.. I couldn't let the four pillars rot. No betrayals, nothing. It was always Misawa as leader, Kobashi, Taue, Kawada. Jun Akiyama would later join, since he has significant ties with them, and Ultimo Dragon did as well because I needed a Junior and who better than Ultimo? They feuded extensively with everyone, and don't really have a strict brotherhood vibe going, they face each other, they challenge for the titles, etc. They only really team up when they need to. Though Taue and Kawada are the tag team. Although all of them have had massive success in NJPW, Misawa was actually the largest disappointment. I've mentioned it before I believe, but he just kept taking major movie roles back to back to back. This faction formed when he joined, 1998, and I think he wrestled a total of 2 years until he declined like 6 years later. Sadly, all of them are getting much older, with Kobashi and Akiyama being the only 2 now not in their 40s. Thankfully only Taue and Misawa are declining, with Misawa already "retiring." I think their best feuds were Akira Taue & Kawada vs. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki. This was my biggest tag match I could do without it being singles guys teaming up. Always relied on it on bigger shows. Kenta Kobashi is the star of the faction, his booking with Severn and Mutoh were favorites of mine. Mutoh vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi has been teased and their only match was a 100 rated match in the G1. A draw. 

Mutoh-gun: Someone did the art for this in the Custom Graphics thread, and it was sick and really helped my 90s period. Mutoh-gun was at first pretty heelish. Formed in 1998 as well, Mutoh-gun was sinister at first but has since become a bit tweener with the newest recruits in Daisuke Sekimoto and Masato Yakushiji, both prospects under Mutoh's tutelage. Before Mutoh was a cool 43 year old friend, he was an absolute bastard. While Hashimoto and Chono sort of respected each other enough to not do anything dastardly in the ring, Mutoh was not so kind. He terrorized them and forced them to even team up during the height of Mutoh's IWGP reign. Mutoh would defeat them both back to back in 2000, and would only lose his title to a returning Kenta Kobashi. Mutoh-gun also was originally a semi-face stable, as Mutoh had his first title reign cut short thanks to Nobuhiko Takada's interference when he invaded with UWFI. Mutoh, instead of "kicking them out" put his faction vs UWFI's on the line, loser joins the winner. Mutoh won and Takada was pretty relevant for a while as Mutoh's second before Sekimoto stepped up. Koji Kanemoto and Jinsei Shinzaki team up for the Juniors, though Kanemoto has had major singles success. Dan Severn has been IWGP Heavyweight champion, and was apart of a prolific tag team with Kazuo Yamazaki. Naoki Sano, Nobuhiko Takada have been supporting Mutoh since they lost when they invaded, and lastly, as I've mentioned, Sekimoto and Yakushiji are the newer proteges. 

D-X: Well, okay this isn't a real faction anymore. This was originally D-X which then turned to Evolution.. which then turned back to D-X. Evolution was what is worth talking about, as HHH held the IWGP Heavyweight for almost 2 years, from 2003-2005. Evolution consisted of HHH, Shawn, Randy Orton, Robert Roode, Edge & Christian, and Eddie Guerrero. They all held the gold at one point, HHH the Heavyweight, Shawn the IC, Randy the US, Roode the Openweight, E&C the Tag, and Eddie the JHW. Of course they fell under the weight of their own success, Randy started his Legend Killer phase, and the rest is history. Orton and Shawn feuded. HHH chose Shawn, in this life. The two are now just D-X, and only E&C followed. Eddie didn't split poorly though, he just simply teams with Chavo now that I have Chavo back. Their major feuds is with basically everybody. Shawn had a great rivalry with Dan Severn, Steve Williams, DDP, and Bret Hart. While Triple H also had his best matches with Dan Severn, Kenta Kobashi, and Keiji Mutoh.

Suzuki-gun: One of the newer factions, Suzuki-gun was formed off the failings of Funaki-gun, Suzuki would join Funaki-gun and actually recruit most of its members, Funaki would enjoy this easy ride and make Suzuki the second in command. Suzuki was just hiring the people that listened to him, in Mr. Gannosuke, his tag team partner, MAZADA and Hooligan, both punks from Japan and Mexico respectively, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, who has a bit of a failed star gimmick, that Suzuki sort of took under his wing, and Ken Shamrock who joined out of respect to Suzuki. Minoru Suzuki's biggest achievements were winning the IWGP Heavyweight and although it was a short-lived reign, he still defeated Tanahashi to do it, whilst also being DDP's last singles match in NJPW. Suzuki had a great 2005. Suzuki's singles feuds are still to come, I believe, his feud with Tanahashi is going to be great, his feud with Hashimoto is just starting as its Old Guard vs Forgotten Era kind of shit I like. His tag matches with the Hart Family are always 100s funnily enough.

 

 

I'm 100% certain I'm forgetting things, and I know this isn't SUPER in-depth, more of an overview, I just don't think I could cover every faction in one post if I went into details haha, I tried my best. Sorry if its a bit too much. I am entrenched in this save and plan on playing it out for as long as possible. Blue Justice is forming this year, as well as an unknown faction with Shibata in it, with.. Chono.. leading it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was an AWESOME read! Thanks for sharing. In wrestling I have always been intrigued by stables and factions ever since I can remember (been watching wrestling for like 32-33 years now). I love reading other peoples ideas on who and why certain people team up.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

13 hours ago, Peria said:

Wrestle Kingdom 13 (1992-2006) is booked and done. Another year completed. Lost a lot of major stars in the main event + upper midcard. I've mentioned it before I believe and named a few. I did sign both Dave Finlay (48) and Mick Foley (40) to my roster, short-term. I like creating momentary stories that last a year or two, similar to DDP, who had a two year tenure in my company. Akira Taue has hit decline, thus Holy Demon Army, another mainstay tag team is on the decline. Kawada thankfully is going strong. I'm excited and terrified at the same time with how drastic my roster is going to have to change in the coming years. Mutoh is slowly being phased out, Chono has been declining for 2 years now. Not many of my workers can step up and fill those shoes either. It's going to be a fun time booking the company. But let me move onto Wrestle Kingdom, I'll go over the major stories:

 

IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Shinya Hashimoto def. Minoru Suzuki (c) 

This is a story about Suzuki showing he is the present. Hashimoto is the last remnants of the old guard. The last one who can't accept he is no longer the focal point. Hashimoto had a smaller rivalry with Suzuki during the New Japan Cup of 2005, though they never faced directly in singles competition. This was their first singles match. It scored a 100! Fantastic main event. This was a barebones story though. Hashimoto coming in to show he is too stoic and cool and Suzuki showing his deranged hatred for Hashimoto and the other Musketeers / Pillars who held down the generation of Kojima/Tenzan/Makabe etc. (No Inokism in this timeline, so need another excuse!)

Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Katsuyori Shibata 

I love that I can realistically build this up as a co-main event. Both men got so wonderfully over, Shibata without the aid of the title or favoritism. And that is your story. Tanahashi, Nakamura, and Shibata all arrived at the same time, Shibata lost the YL Cup to Tanahashi in 2000. Nakamura is the youngest IWGP Heavyweight champion, Tanahashi the longest reigning U-30 champion, and a former IWGP Heavyweight champion. So what about Shibata? Thanks to Chono's push, Shibata has betrayed his friends and attacked Tanahashi costing him the title to Minoru Suzuki at the 2005 Destruction show in September. Shibata would then defeat Tanahashi in a tag match during the Super Tag League. Finally fed up, Tanahashi called out Shibata, who was never afraid to answer the call. While Shibata came up short, he forced Tanahashi to acknowledge him, as an equal, demanding a match. This begins Shibata push. Hopefully, anyways.

IWGP Heavyweight Tag: The Holy Demon Army (Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada) (c) def. Christian Cage & Shawn Michaels

Okay this looks weird, even after I reveal Triple H was meant to be in this match but an injury (torn quad, heh) to Triple H forced Christian to step in and be Shawn's partner. Akira Taue is declining, Kawada isn't. This is the only real way I can get more value out of Taue. HDA retain, largely because Shawn + Christian doesn't intrigue me and I have the year planned for tags already decided, and am happy with. I need to start pushing actual tag teams and younger guys. Been rebuilding the tag division for about 3 years now.

IWGP United States Heavyweight: Randy Orton (c) Def. Dave Finlay

Randy Orton is in full legend killer mode, I actually paired him with Shibata under Chono's group, Chono is declining and too old, so he hired young ruthless stars in the making. It makes sense, okay? Dave Finlay returned alongside Mick Foley. Who else would the legend killer call out other than Dave Finlay, who competed in NJPW years ago. Finlay obviously accepted, and was ready to fight. I admit this was put together but it went well since Dan Severn was injured and denied his retirement match. 

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Great Sasuke def. Hayabusa (c)

Great Sasuke has been a strange failing of mine. He left for PWFG in 1996, and I was a little upset, he was definitely going to be on the rise with the likes of Eddie, Benoit, and Otani. While Hayabusa, Ultimo, Liger, and Kanemoto were the main 4. Either way, Sasuke returned in 2002, and I had plans for to reignite my desire to see him rise up to the upper echelon of the card. His skills were better, his overness was in the high 80s. But... I kept changing my mind. He was meant to win BOSJ in 2005 but... I went with Ultimo Dragon. He was supposed to win in 2004, but I wanted to give Liger a 9th title reign and was enjoying Eddie vs Rey. Finally, ending a lengthy title reign from Hayabusa, Great Sasuke has earned his first title in NJPW.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag: Super Crazy & Cerebro Negro def. Los Traumas & Los Guerreros (c) 

Super Crazy and Cerebro Negro are great guys, whom I like. My JHW tag division is honestly just luchadores that I borrow from CMLL + Gedo & Jado, and Eddie & Chavo. There isn't a story here. I wish there was. But like NJPW in real life, I am not investing a super large amount of effort in this division. 

IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) def. Satoshi Kojima 

Nakamura has been feuding mainly with Great Bash Heel while Tanahashi has had his hands full with Shibata. He defeated Togi Makabe in September, at Super Tag League, him and Tanahashi lost to TenKoji and this is where this match was spawned from. Not a super big story here, Nakamura will be a part of a larger story that will birth his King of Strong Style persona soon, as for now, he is still Super Rookie, if that makes sense.

 

These are some of the larger matches. Elsewhere Sekigun members Yuki Ishikawa, Minoru Tanaka, and Naomichi Marufuji captured the Trios titles from Great Bash Heel. Tenzan was the only winning GBH member this WK, as he defeated Suzuki-gun's Ken Shamrock to retain the NEVER title. Combat Toyoda mercifully ended Cynthia Moreno's title reign. Keiji Mutoh's special challenge was answered by Masahiro Chono, who hadn't wrestled a singles match for nearly a year. Mutoh defeated Chono. 2005 is behind me, and 2006 will be extremely fun as a lot of younger guys showing up and getting ready. Loving the roster renovations I'll be employing throughout, Tanahashi will be firmly secured as the Ace with Nakamura and Shibata firmly behind him.

This save sounds amazing, I would love to read more about the stables you have setup and their histories/timelines.

[~ Official Post Your Current Champions Thread ~]

Ring of Honor - The Yes Mod

May 2013 - September 2013

 

ROH World Heavyweight: 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles of The Elite

Defeated Jay Briscoe at Glory By Honor 2013

ROH World Cruiserweight: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood

Defeated ACH in the final of the Best of Super Cruisers 2013

ROH World Tag Team: The American Wolves - Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards of The No Remorse Corps

Defeated reDRagon at Border Wars 2013

ROH Pure Openweight: 'Messiah of the Backbreaker' Roderick Strong of The No Remorse Corps

Defeated Samuray Del Sol in the final of the Pure Openweight Tournament 2013

 

2013 Best of the Super Cruisers: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood (To crown inaugural champion)

2013 Survival of the Fittest:

 

 

Ring of Honor - The Yes Mod

May 2013 - December 2013

 

ROH World Heavyweight: 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles of The Elite

Defeated Jay Briscoe at Glory By Honor 2013

ROH World Cruiserweight: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood

Defeated ACH in the final of Best of the Super Cruisers 2013

ROH World Tag Team: The American Wolves - Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards of No Remorse Corps

Defeated reDRagon at Border Wars 2013

ROH Pure Openweight: 'The Messiah of the Backbreaker' Roderick Strong of No Remorse Corps

Defeated Samuray Del Sol in the final of the Pure Openweight Tournament 2013

 

Best of the Super Cruisers 2013: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood (To crown the inaugural champion)

Survival of the Fittest 2013: Jay Briscoe

World Tag Wars 2013: The Young Bucks - Matt & Nick Jackson of The Elite

[~ Official Post Your Current Champions Thread ~]

Ring of Honor - The Yes Mod

May 2013 - September 2013

 

ROH World Heavyweight: 'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles of The Elite

Defeated Jay Briscoe at Glory By Honor 2013

ROH World Cruiserweight: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood

Defeated ACH in the final of the Best of Super Cruisers 2013

ROH World Tag Team: The American Wolves - Eddie Edwards & Davey Richards of The No Remorse Corps

Defeated reDRagon at Border Wars 2013

ROH Pure Openweight: 'Messiah of the Backbreaker' Roderick Strong of The No Remorse Corps

Defeated Samuray Del Sol in the final of the Pure Openweight Tournament 2013

 

2013 Best of the Super Cruisers: 'The Cruiser Ace' Jay Lethal of Lifeblood (To crown inaugural champion)

2013 Survival of the Fittest:

[Who should be in charge of TNA/Impact??!!]

You do not have to turn a save into a new database to go to another company if ya get bored as Jarrett or Dixie or Russo in charge of TNA. Just simply create a new user character as anybody else and start the new company or book another company. I did it in a 1987 save in tew13, started unemployed as Rupert Murdoch and simmed until Ted Turner debuted, became Turner and opened WCW as a standalone company then just had my other user character leave the game. He then was just an AI avatar unemployed as if it never happened.

[What's Going on in Your Game?]

Tag League 1997 is finished. 16 teams entered. 2 blocks. Will give a quick rundown on the performances. Remember, unlike the G1, there is only 8 participants in each block, as opposed to 10!

 

A Block:

Kazuo Yamazaki & Dan Severn - 8 points: A good showing for the reigning champions. Well on their way to winning the block until a double count out in the finals to The Rascalz ruined both teams chances of winning.

 

Steve Austin & Sukejuro Kuroki (regen) - 8 points: First representatives of NWO Japan. Would lose to Wild Justice (Nagata & Nakanishi) on the final day to find themselves short of winning their block.

 

Wild Justice (Nagata & Nakanishi - 8 points: A very rough start saw them rapidly advance and improve with big wins over NWO Japan and former champions Bobby Eaton & Steve Williams saw them finish strongly.

 

Koshi-Yama (Shiro Koshinaka & Yoshihiro Takayama)- 4 points: Since returning from a major injury, Shiro Koshinaka has struggled. A bit of a comedy wrestler now as he inches toward his 40s, Koshinaka let his protégé Takayama down this tournament. Though they did acquire a major upset victory against NWO Japan!

 

The Rascalz (Dean Malenko & Chris Jericho) - 8 points: A shockingly strong showing by the two who both had fantastic BOSJ runs as well. A double countout on the last night of competition saw them come up short. Despite that, they proved they can contend with some of the best Heavyweight teams.

 

Steve Williams & Bobby Eaton - 8 points: The former champions did well. With Eaton losing a step (time decline) it was up for debate whether Dr. Death can carry his team. Turns out, he can, and he did. Despite that, they entered the final day with just 6 points and were mathematically eliminated.

 

The Takano Brothers (Shunji & George Takano) - 0 points: Okay, this was an experiment well before Tag League, I couldn't get them over. I was going to fire them but was short a team, they got the spot. Have no real plans for them. Don't even want to kayfabe it. Shunji Takano is at least decent and might salvage him. Sucks but sometimes you take gambles and they don't pay off. This was one of 'em. Stop injuring my young lions George!!!

 

Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki - 10 points: A Block Winners! Fitting. Dominant throughout the 90s, Sasaki and Hase continue their rise to the top of the food chain in both singles and tag action. Defeating the easiest team on the final day securing them a ride to the finals. Do both men have another tag league victory left in them? Or are they too focused on their singles work? With 10 points, and only two losses - both to the champions and former champions, they look just as dominant as ever.

 

B Block:

 

Minoru Suzuki & Masashi Gannosuke - 4 points: Not the best of performances. But once again, similar to the G1, Minoru Suzuki continues to impress in the ring. Feeling ready for bigger things, many have to wonder if he will leave Gannosuke behind and pursue a singles career. But is he good enough to roll solo? Gannosuke held his own as well, perhaps it was just a bad tournament.

 

Eddie Guerrero & Masahiro Chono - 7 points: The second NWO Japan team. 7 points. A final day draw with Misawa & Akira Taue (100 rated match!) saw both teams eliminate one another, thankfully the three way tie for B Block was VERY messy. (I made a mistake so had to force a draw here lmao) Losing to their stablemates Ten-Koji made a world of difference. As well as underestimating the unlikely team of Ron Simmons & Masakatsu Funaki.

 

Misawa & Taue - 7 points: A great team that many expected to dominate. Ten-Koji proved to be outright better, picking them apart. Other than that, they destroyed most other teams, only dropping 2 other matches to the Hart Family, and Keiji Mutoh & Koji Kanemoto. The draw on the final day is what really obviously eliminated them.

 

Gedo & Jado - 8 points: Jado had zero points in this years BOSJ. It goes to show a good tag team can beat many thrown together singles wrestlers. Both Junior Heavyweight teams (Jericho & Malenko being the other) came to play, and they proved they're elite. Gedo & Jado also have a huge win over Keiji Mutoh on the final day! Stopping his team from reaching the finals!

 

Ten-Koji - 8 points: A team that many feel are the next Hase & Sasaki. But.. if that was the case, why haven't they advanced? They lost to Gedo & Jado, which isn't a match-up they've struggled with before. Suzuki & Gannosuke also defeated them. Lastly, they lost to Ron Simmons & Funaki. Despite defeating every main event level team in their block, they lost to every easy win. A team that could have gone undefeated, were eliminated before the final day.

 

Mutoh & Kanemoto - 8 points: A solid team that has chemistry and worked together well in the past. They looked well on their way to the finals until Gedo & Jado ended their streak. Nothing to say here. Mutoh defeated G1 Climax Winner Misawa in tag action, which definitely felt great as Mutoh looks to battle Misawa at Wrestle Kingdom.

 

Masakatsu Funaki & Ron Simmons - 4 points: I.. needed another team, and this was the best I had. Unlike the Takano Brothers, Simmons is a former IWGP Heavyweight champion, and Funaki rules (both Funaki's but I mean the MMA guy this time) They only got 4 points because they are a thrown together team that won't be competing next year. Just how it goes with so little good teams in Japan.

 

The Hart Family - 10 points: B Block Winners! A scary final day for both blocks, but The Hart Family wins thanks to the draw between NWO Japan (Chono & Eddie) vs. Akira Taue and Misawa! Which is good because on the final day the Canadians actually lost! Ten-Koji managed to defeat them. Of course Ten-Koji entered the final day at 6 points, so while the Hart Family wasn't eliminated, they still had to watch the main event intently. Now they face off against Sasaki & Hase. Will family reign supreme? Or will the dominant streak continue?

 

 

 

 

Things to Note:

 

This wasn't as "big" as my BOSJ or G1, largely because I sort of always didn't care much for Tag League. Even during this tournament for myself to book, I put less thought/effort into making things smooth and easy for myself. I forgot I only had 7 days to book instead of 9 for one. Had to make a bunch of draws/weird stuff happen. But still I had fun booking it. I just wish I had better tag teams, as even Dan Severn & Kazuo Yamazaki were difficult for me to book because they only JUST became popular enough to even hold the tag titles. Sasaki & Hase winning A block was also an accident. Wanted the Tag champs to win A Block but since I forgot it was 8 team blocks, the tourney ended sooner. Lmao. Lots of oopsies basically. But ah well. Also, I forgot to set the draws = 1 point. As both The Rascalz and Severn & Yamazaki should be at 9 points. Hehe.

 

Would love to hear more about your stables and hierarchy of the divisions, Looks like an interesting and fun New Japan save

[Tag Teams / Stables / Naming Thread Suggestions]

Anyone got any ideas for a pairing of Mystery Pink and Alina America in a QAW game?

 

First thing that came to mind was "Pink, White and Blue". A play on "Red, White and Blue" for America, Alina America and Pink from Mystery Pink.

[TEW 2020 released!]

wanted to finally sink my teeth into this latest version, but the licence screen when going to purchase is saying $53 before tax? when the website says $34.95?

 

Conversion rate maybe mate?

[Weight Restrictions for Titles]

<p>I only use the limits on titles for my juniors, rest of the titles are open even if its never really talked about, its just the juniors who want to chase the "Heavyweight" title or secondary titles have to "declare" their intentions and usually have to enter either my G1, which is Survival of the Fittest in my ROH 2014 started save, to prove they can hang with the "BIG BOYS". Alos if I have a real over JR champ ill have him face off with my main champ in a main event of a special show to see what he can do, then if the story fits he might drop the title and declare.</p><p> </p><p>

Right now im using it as a bit of a storyline idea, Adam Cole starts as ROH champ in my 2014 save but because he is only 24 and his stats are not quite up to par as far as stamina and psych, and the fact I want AJ Styles to carry ROH for now, im having him drop the title to Jay Briscoe then to AJ Styles but putting Adam Cole into my JR round robin to crown my inaugural ROH Junior Champ. He is going to see it as a slight on him having only just lost the WORLD TITLE a week prior to the announcement and whinge and complain after each of his block nights about being better than "just another small guy". He will go onto win the ROH World JR Title and defend it out of spite to ROH all the while declaring his intentions to become World Champ again BUT not relinquishing his status as "BEST JR IN THE WORLD"</p><p> </p><p>

Sorry if this got off track lol</p>

[Any recommendations for an entertaining company to start with (C-Verse).]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="hailthebulldog" data-cite="hailthebulldog" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51512" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This is actually pretty close to their actual schedule, except they also do TV tapings.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I tried to keep some events similar, it starts in Jan 2010. The Honor Cup will reward a ROH World Title shot at the Anniversary Show each year, the Pure Rules Tourney was set to crown new Pure champ since its retired, the Women of Honor Cup will also crown the inaugural ROH World Women's Champ. Global Junior Showcase is my Super Juniors and this years will crown inaugural ROH World Junior Champ. Survival and Tag Wars are my G1 and Tag league which will award title shots at Final Battle.</p><p> </p><p> I have rough ideas on who is winning certain things but as far as working out Title matches at certain events I am finding it difficult not to waste certain matchups.</p>

[Any recommendations for an entertaining company to start with (C-Verse).]

 

This is what I came up with for a ROH "Touring" Schedule, still looking for something to fill end of September through early October but could just use that 4 weeks as a "REST" period?