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The Ultimate Fighter Lands in Denver Are we looking at the next evolution of live sports? UFC brand ambassador Ed Healy seems to think so. “The UFC is going to be the sporting event that people will be talking about for a long long time.” The UFC, or Ultimate Fighting Championships, is - as Healy described it - a single night ironman full contact fighting tournament. What exactly does that mean? Well, Healy describes it as. “Full Contact Fighting is allowing all forms of traditional hand to hand combat. It’s a marriage of traditional martial arts and modern sports. The team’s vision is to make the UFC a brand with the equity of other major sports leagues.” And how does the UFC plan to do that? “There’s literally nothing like what we’re introducing to Denver. Imagine the very best fighters in the world. We’re talking some of the toughest men walking on this planet and now they’re competing in a single night tournament for a chance to become The Ultimate Fighter? And what’s The Ultimate Fighter? “The format for The Ultimate Fighting Championship is what we call an eight man ironman tournament. What that means is the fighter that wins their fight, will go on to fight later that same night in the next round, and this continues all the way until the finals. Two fighters will end up fighting three times in the same night. The man to survive all three fights becomes The Ultimate Fighter. The Ultimate Fighter walks away with a $15,000 grand prize with the runner up, receiving $5,000.” Ironman indeed. As of this article, we’ve learned that the tournament fights will be fought with a thirty minute time limit and in the event of a time limit, three judges will be stationed around ringside to assess a winner. This tournament will not be for the faint of heart. Fights can be won by knockout, submission, the aforementioned time limit expires, or a referee stoppage. For my own clarification, I asked and yes, if a fighter can get a hold of a limb, he is allowed to manipulate it in such a way that his opponent forfeits. Without question, the Ultimate Fighter tournament will be one hell of a spectacle.
- July 29, 2021
- 60 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

Still taking in comments and suggestions. I appreciate the feedback I've been able to receive. I intend to implement graphics into this project, so expect a complete overhaul soon!
- August 14, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties
- August 12, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<div style="text-align:center;">Warrior’s Road Live on CBS Live from the Landers Center (Southaven, MO) Thursday, March 19, 2020 (Thursday, March Week 3 2020) Attendance: 9,700 Broadcast Team Rich Bocchini Nick McNeil Chael Sonnen Pre-Show Notes -Timothy Thatcher has made a full recovery from a strained bicep. -Last week’s Warrior’s Road on CBS garnered 6.9 million viewers.</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Showtime! Road Agent Doug Williams discovered Mercedes KV knocked out unconscious near the locker room area of the arena. At the sight, Williams shouted for help while commentary indicated disgust over what they had just seen. “I hope Stokely Hathaway is happy with himself” (C-)</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Chris Ridgeway defeated David Starr via pinfall Producer’s Notes: Chris Ridgeway is a talent who we’ve touted as having a major future in Warrior’s Road. He was one of the first names we announced with Chael having a ton of good things to say about him during the nationwide promotional tour. Since then, he’s only been featured on our show ONE time and that was a loss to Davey Boy Smith Jr. Needless to say, we wanted to get Chris Ridgeway back on track. That’s where David Starr comes in. Starr is a talented worker in his own right with some personality to complement his ability. He’s primarily known for his run in the United Kingdom independents and even has a history of working with Chris Ridgeway. Naturally, we ended up bringing in David Starr on a pay per appearance deal and while we’re not sure where exactly his time in Warrior’s Road will ultimately take him, we do know that right now, we needed to get some momentum rolling in Ridgeway’s favor. David Starr got a little bit of offense and shouted insults at the audience to assert his position as a heel. At 9:58, however, Chris Ridgeway was able to put away David Starr with a tiger bomb to finally get one in the win column. (D+)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Stokely Hathaway was interviewed by Valerie Wyndham where he vehemently denied having any involvement with whatever happened to Mercedes KV ©</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Alpha Female defeated Tessa Blanchard via pinfall Producer’s Notes: We’re not in the business of giving anything away just yet so we used the angle with Mercedes KV at the beginning of the show as a way to put a pause on the program between the three and save it for a later date. We booked this similarly to CM Punk vs. Nick Aldis with Tessa Blanchard showing a lot of babyface fire by hitting a string of offense only to be cut off by Alpha Female’s superior strength anytime it looked like Blanchard was gaining the offensive advantage. Try as she might, an Omega Plex (now known as Alpha Plex) from Alpha Female at 14:04 was enough to leave Tessa Blanchard on the canvas for a three count. (C-)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Stokely Hathaway joined Alpha Female in the ring. Hathaway began taunting the Warrior’s Road women’s roster, indicating that there was no one in Warrior’s Road tough enough to handle Alpha Female. Unfamiliar music hit the PA system and Jordynne Grace appeared on stage before walking into the ring where she engaged in a face off with Alpha Female. ©</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">A recap of last week’s Gold Series Challenge matches aired with the main feature being the contest between Nick Aldis and CM Punk and the formation of the new stable The Prestige which comprised of Nick Aldis, KC McKnight, and Steve Walters. (B)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Gold Series Challenge Randy Orton defeated Tom Lawlor via pinfall Producer’s Notes: We trusted Randy Orton and Tom Lawlor with being able to call this match in the ring, but we did leave them with one story beat: Tom Lawlor, being the only one in the block with no wins, wanted to make a huge statement by beating a multi time world champion. The two men took that instruction to craft a really well done story that the crowd really got into. Tom Lawlor worked an underdog role, but with Randy Orton’s help was able to assert himself as a man with nothing to lose and everything to gain and with commentary discussing his legitimate background in mixed martial arts, Tom Lawlor was painted as a serious threat and potential spoiler for Randy Orton’s standing in the Gold Series Challenge. Tom Lawlor brought such an intensity and fire with his offense that he had the crowd buzzing with some beautiful suplexes and later in the match a rear naked choke that some in the crowd believed would be the end. We even had Tom Lawlor work in a series of martial arts strikes, finalized by a stiff looking head kick that earned him a nearfall. Make no mistake about it, this was the best Tom Lawlor looked since joining Warrior’s Road and we were all elated to see what he could truly bring. Unfortunately with this round robin tournament, someone must lose, and at this stage in the game, that someone cannot be Randy Orton and Orton, the master storyteller, set up a finish where he goaded Tom Lawlor into a striking exchange only to sneak in an RKO mid trade. The RKO earned Randy Orton another two points after a pinfall at 15:34. (B)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Tama Tonga joined ringside not shortly after Randy Orton’s match and the two broke out into a brawl that took them all around the ringside area. The brawling looked really good with both men getting some strong looking punches in and fighting through the road agents, referees, and security team that were sent out to keep them apart. Eventually, Chael Sonnen left the commentary booth to join in on pulling the two apart which we felt helped sell the intensity of their feud. (B+)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Gold Series Challenge Jeff Cobb defeated Matt Mercer via pinfall Producer’s Notes: At this moment, no one is really sure when it happened, but at some point during the match Matt Mercer must have miscued a high risk spot with Jeff Cobb. When Mercer connected with a tope on Cobb, Cobb winced and grimaced while laid out on the ground. Once the two got back up to proceed to their next sequence of offense, Cobb could be spotted limping around. The injury hurt the rest of the match, which is unfortunate, because we had this one penned to go a lot longer, but it was still a fairly decent match. We continued telling the story of the unpredictable nature of the Gold Series Challenge and we wanted Cobb to be in the thick of it as far as the Gold Series standings were concerned, so we had Cobb stage what many considered an upset victory after putting Mercer away with a Tour of the Islands at 14:11. ©</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Main Event Gold Series Challenge PCO vs. Brian Cage Producer’s Notes: We were looking for a spectacle here. Probably going to get ahead of myself here but PCO and Brian Cage is a feud we would like to visit after the Gold Series Challenge wraps up and this was a way to gauge fan interest. We weren’t concerned with match quality or who needed the win more. The whole purpose of this match was to give the crowd King Kong vs. Godzilla. A fun, memorable battle between two brutes who had no issues beating the hell out of each other. Again, something that the audience could walk away from thinking that there wasn’t another promotion in the world that would deliver something as off the rails as this. The match started with Brian Cage flying to the outside at PCO with a suicide dive. Minutes later, PCO followed up by flipping through the ropes and colliding into Cage with a cannonball. The whole time we had Chael, Rich Bocchini, and Nick McNeil discuss how no men at their size should be able to do the things they’re doing. From there, the two went outside. Some of the brawling was similar to PCO and Randy Orton from a couple of weeks ago but no where near as clean. Then we went to the finale: the entrance stage. On stage, Brian Cage began hitting PCO with some heavy punches before laying into PCO with a series of brutal looking lariats...but PCO still stood on both feet. Brian Cage added some fire with a discus lariat but again, PCO would not fall. Brian Cage started in motion for one more discus lariat, but PCO interrupted by grabbing Cage by the throat with both hands. Cage and PCO wrestled for control before they both fell off the stage, collapsing through a set of tables that the audio, camera, and stagehand crew used for downtime during the production of the show. The spot was a lot safer than it looked. We had crash pads that were cloaked by black vinyl all underneath the tables. The purpose of the crash pads were obviously to absorb the impact of Cage and PCO, but also to make the bump sound louder and more dangerous. We also had some lighting and stage equipment that PCO and Brian Cage were instructed to knock over once they hit the crash pads to give the scene a more gruesome visual. Overall, the execution was okay. It didn’t look hokey or too contrived and the crowd did seem to respond to it positively. With that said, I do think that if this angle were to take place outside of the Gold Series Challenge, it would have gone over a lot better with the audience. Brian Cage and PCO go to a no contest ©</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">The camera crew surveyed the chaos that came as a consequence of PCO and Brian Cage with commentary putting over how crazy the encounter was. Chael Sonnen’s voice indicated concern with him asking for medical to get out to ringside and check on the two men. At that moment, however, the wreckage from the fall began to shift and move when suddenly, PCO got back to his feet. From commentary, Nick McNeil ended the show with declarative statement. “THAT MAN IS NOT HUMAN!” (C+) Block B Randy Orton - 4 Jeff Cobb - 4 Matt Mercer - 4 Brian Cage - 3 PCO - 3 Tom Lawlor - 0</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Show Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></blockquote>
- August 12, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

I'm going to implement some format changes to this project because I'm beginning to learn that the content isn't so pleasing on the eyes. I haven't decided if I'm going to start relying on graphics but I at least want things broken up so it's easier to follow. When I have time, I'm going to edit the past posts so that they're easier to read too. Apologies for the unappetizing design choice. Hopefully the fixes make this more accessible!
- August 11, 2019
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The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

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- August 10, 2019
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The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

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- August 10, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">After the Bell - The Warrior’s Road on CBS Post-Show (After reading an old UFC Diary I did about six years ago, I’m going to try something different to speed up the type time.) Panelists: Rich Bocchini, Nick McNeil, Chael Sonnen, Valerie Wyndham -Chael Sonnen officially confirmed the partnership with Sendai Girls. Current Sendai Girls World Champion, Saree, would be competing in the Summer Heat Series. -Summer Heat Series was revealed to be a sixteen woman single elimination tournament but Chael indicated he would talk more about it when the time came. -On The Catch Kings - Chael indicated that he was very upset and frustrated with their behavior and that he’s going to try to rein them in. -All four panelists discussed PCO being superhuman. Could not believe that he was able to leave the ring after three RKOs and a punt on his own volition. -Chael Sonnen revealed that he sent Punk to get a second opinion from his own doctor and both Punk’s physician and Warrior’s Road’s chief medical trainer have both given the greenlight for CM Punk to compete next week. Gold Series Challenge Leaderboards Block B Matt Mercer - 4 Randy Orton - 2 Jeff Cobb - 2 Brian Cage - 2 PCO - 2 Tom Lawlor - 0 Block A Kazuchika Okada - 4 Nick Aldis - 4 CM Punk - 2 Timothy Thatcher - 2 Tama Tonga - 0 Moose - 0 Up Next Block A - March 12 Nick Aldis vs. CM Punk Timothy Thatcher vs. Moose Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga Block B - March 19 PCO vs. Brian Cage Jeff Cobb vs. Matt Mercer Tom Lawlor vs. Randy Orton “That’s it for us on CBSSports.com! See you next Thursday!</div></div></blockquote> --- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Gold Series Challenge Pick’Em #5 Nick Aldis vs. CM Punk Timothy Thatcher vs. Moose Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga Bonus: The End vs Aussie Open - who ya got!? Gold Series Challenge Pick’Em #4 Results joshspicer - 1/4 (8pt total) - Ouch. You had a chance to secure a huge lead but your instincts led you wrong. I’m going to offer any new readers double point values so they can catch up in the leaderboard. Thanks for reading everyone! </div></div></blockquote>
- August 9, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Warrior’s Road Live on CBS Live from the Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN) Thursday, March 5 2020 (Thursday, March Week 1 2020) Attendance: 9,500 Broadcast Team Rich Bocchini Nick McNeil Chael Sonnen Pre-Show Notes -A talent exchange program has been agreed upon between Warrior’s Road Championships and Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling. Expect to see some of their more marquee talent on our television.. -Last week’s Warrior’s Road on CBS garnered 6.9 million viewers Showtime! Randy Orton was shown entering the arena. Valerie Wyndham caught up to him wanting words on his upcoming match with PCO and the ongoing rivalry with Tama Tonga. ”I’ve been in that ring with big red demons and deadmen. Frankensteins don’t scare me. As for Tama Tonga...let’s just say revenge is a dish best served cold.” (B) The Catch Kings defeated LAX via pinfall Producer’s Notes: Over the weeks, we’ve decided to have Gresham drop the cocky gimmick in favor of a grappling machine persona. With this match we wanted to heavily emphasize the technical capabilities of Chris Brookes and Jon Gresham to show that both men are legitimate threats and not to be taken lightly. Despite that, we’re still not too keen on giving this match away yet. With designs on making this and The End and Aussie Open our two prominent tag team programs, we want to get some more mileage out of this rivalry. The decision was made to go the route of another tainted victory. We did shake things up this time, however. Gresham faked another eye injury to gain the referee’s attention. The moment the referee looked away, Chris Brookes tried for another kick between the legs, but this time Ortiz caught the kick. The moment Gresham became aware of what was happening, he “accidentally” pushed the referee into Angel Ortiz and during the confusion of the collision, it was Jon Gresham who would succeed with a low blow this time. Chris Brookes covered Ortiz to pick up a pinfall at 14:08. (C-). A video package featuring KC McKnight and Steven Walters, formerly Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder respectively, aired. They announced that they would be making their debut on next week’s show. (C-) Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Lisa Marie Varon via pinfall Producer’s Notes: A little impromptu but we wanted to shake things up this episode and feature a women’s wrestling match. Hiroyo Matsumoto is also a talent we have aims on featuring in our Summer Heat Series to crown our first Women’s Champion, so we wanted her to even out her record after losing in her debut. We’re building up toward an angle where Lisa Marie Varon is suddenly on a skid during the twilight years of her career. We’re planting early seeds for a heel turn and had her show signs of frustration throughout the match. Her attitude arguably ended up costing her this match, for it was during an argument between Varon and referee Marc Harris where Matsumoto was able to capitalize by picking up a victory after a sit-out powerbomb at 12:59. (C-) A recap of last week’s Gold Series Challenge A Block action aired. The biggest highlight featured the Nick Aldis attacking CM Punk’s knee. From commentary, Chael Sonnen did confirm that the Warrior’s Road’s chief physician has given the okay for CM Punk to compete next week. (B) Gold Series Challenge Jeff Cobb defeated Tom Lawlor via pinfall Producer’s Notes: This match did not come together as we would have liked. Cobb seemed off of his game and overall, the two didn’t seem to mesh very well. Thankfully, we didn’t have plans for this match to have too much time because we plan on setting up a later angle for Tom Lawlor that hopefully will help get him over in a big way. The two worked a more hybrid-based work shoot style, similar to what you’d find in a promotion like UWFi but it was a little awkward and clumsy and just didn’t go over too well with our audience. Jeff Cobb picked up the victory at 14:02 after putting Tom Lawlor away with the Tour of the Islands. (D+) Mercedes KV and Tessa Blanchard were backstage with Valerie Wyndham. The two wrestlers stated that they had both requested matches with Alpha Female several times but that Stokely Hathaway had blocked all proposals. They then revealed that Chael Sonnen stepped in and signed a triple threat for the March 19 episode of Warrior’s Road on CBS. Tessa then made a final declaration. “When that’s over, you and I can finish our business, Mercedes…” (B-) Gold Series Challenge Matt Mercer defeated Brian Cage via pinfall Producer’s Notes: Despite Brian Cage being a huge pet project, we want Matt Mercer in the upper echelons of our roster. Apparently, Al Snow, who was the primary person responsible for scouting talent had eyes set on him the moment it was revealed that Frank and Lorenzo were willing to spend big money to buy out contracts. After just two meetings and a lookover of his work on 205 Live, the Fertittas had to have him. Even though Brian Cage picked up a huge win over Randy Orton two weeks ago, we had our reasons for putting Matt Mercer over in this one. One aim: to drive home the unpredictable nature of the Gold Series Challenge. If Matt Mercer could beat the guy who just beat Randy Orton, then anyone could win this thing. Two: Well, that’s something that’s best left saved for down the road. We made it a point for the commentary to drive home that this was an upset. Not because Matt Mercer isn’t on the same level of Brian Cage but because Brian Cage was considered the odds on favorite to win the block after beating Orton. We wanted to give the win an element of shock so at 13:57, we had Mercer pick up the pinfall after a flash Mercy Blow that seemed to come from out of nowhere. © Kevin Sullivan cut a very brief promo on the invincibility of his monster PCO who stood behind Sullivan, making loud grunts and giving a menacing glare to the camera. (C+) Gold Series Challenge PCO vs. Randy Orton Producer’s Notes: While we knew what ending we wanted to use, we let Randy Orton and PCO call this out in the ring with the specific instruction to make this a brawl that fans would leave the building talking about for hours. The two did just that. As soon as the bell sounded to start the match, Randy Orton floored PCO with a surprise RKO. To Randy Orton’s shock, however, the French Canadian Frakenstein got back to his feet and invited Randy Orton to try for another. Orton, who obliged PCO’s invite hit him with a second RKO and even though it did take PCO a second longer to get to his feet, he was back up asking for more. From there, the two took it outside of the ring. Fighting along entrance way and even amongst the front row of the crowd and the audience was eating every moment up.. We featured a big spot where Randy Orton took a bump through the timekeeper’s table after practically being ragdolled by PCO. This caused the crowd to break into a Warrior’s Road chant which everyone backstage was really proud of. We didn’t give them very much time to work with. The match clocking in at only 13:35 made it our shortest main event to date. Short but sweet was the philosophy we employed for this and it certainly worked out. The end saw Randy Orton drop PCO with another RKO, but “The Viper” could see PCO showing signs of life on the canvas. So, Randy Orton dug into his arsenal and set up for a move that so far in his career no one had been able to come back from: the punt. A kick to the head later and Randy Orton picked up the victory, earning two points in the Gold Series Challenge. It was enough to keep PCO down but we did make sure that after Orton made his way back up the entrance way, that PCO slowly but surely got back to his feet to prove that he truly was indestructible. (B) Block B Matt Mercer - 4 Randy Orton - 2 Jeff Cobb - 2 Brian Cage - 2 PCO - 2 Tom Lawlor - 0 Show Rating: B- After Show Meeting Tonight marked another solid show for Warrior’s Road that has increased our popularity throughout all regions of the United States. We’re excited to have established a talent program with Sendai and hope to get some of their key names featured in our programming. We’re approaching stage three of the Gold Series Challenge so now we had to look at the bigger picture: our first Pay Per View…</div></div></blockquote> --- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Wrestling Observer Match Ratings (doing these up until the Gold Series Challenge finishes. From there, they’ll only pop up for a big match or a bigger event.) LAX vs. The Catch Kings - *** Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Lisa Marie Varon - *** Jeff Cobb vs. Tom Lawlor - **¾ Matt Mercer vs. Brian Cage - ***¼ Randy Orton vs. PCO - **** </div></div></blockquote>
- August 9, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">After the Bell - The Warrior’s Road on CBS Post-Show Rich Boccini, Chael Sonnen, Nick McNeil, and Valerie Wyndham all wore grave faces in reaction to CM Punk’s assault at the hand of Nick Aldis. “I’m not even going to ask for a replay. I’m just disgusted thinking about it.” (Wyndham) “But why? What provoked Nick to do it?” (Bocchini) “Because I guess Nick Aldis must have caught a glimpse of the tournament layout during one of the pre-show meetings. In two week’s time, he’s facing CM Punk. He wanted an early advantage. I’m sick. I’m beside myself over the whole thing. First off, Aldis is being fined for putting his hands on a ref. Second, Aldis is being fined DOUBLE for ignoring the agents and other officials. Aldis, if you do something like that again, your ass is out of here! Pardon my language guys, but I’m not putting up with that kind of bs here.” The four panelists not wanting to dwell on the situation too much longer started discussing the Gold Series Challenge matches that took place tonight. A graphic then displayed showing the leaderboards for both blocks as well as the upcoming matches. Block A Kazuchika Okada - 4 Nick Aldis - 4 CM Punk - 2 Timothy Thatcher - 2 Tama Tonga - 0 Moose - 0 Block B Brian Cage - 2 PCO - 2 Matt Mercer - 2 Randy Orton - 0 Jeff Cobb - 0 Tom Lawlor - 0 Block B - March 5 Randy Orton vs. PCO Brian Cage vs. Matt Mercer Jeff Cobb vs. Tom Lawlor Block A - March 12 Nick Aldis vs. CM Punk Timothy Thatcher vs. Moose Kazuchika Okada vs. Tama Tonga ”Thanks for joining us on CBSSports.com. We will see you next week!”</div></div></blockquote> --- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Gold Series Challenge Pick’Em #4 Randy Orton vs. PCO Brian Cage vs. Matt Mercer Jeff Cobb vs. Tom Lawlor Bonus: LAX vs. The Catch Kings - Who ya got!? Personal Survey: So I’m four shows into the new Diary and I’m really enjoying what I’ve created so far. I’m glad I have some readers participating in the pick’em but now I want to hear from YOU! What are you liking about the Diary? What are you not liking? Any feedback, positive or negative is absolutely appreciated. I want this thing to be accessible for everyone! Gold Series Challenge Pick #3 Results EBEZA - 4/4 (6pt total) - You absolutely killed it this round. Nice going! Glad you’re picking up on some of the strategies with my booking. joshspicer - 3/4 (7pt total) - Had you gone back on your Meiko vs. Kong pick we’d be looking at a tie ball game. It’s razor thin, though. It’s also not too late for new readers to join. Make those picks count! Thanks for reading! </div></div></blockquote>
- August 8, 2019
- 35 replies
The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Warrior’s Road Live on CBS Live from the Laredo Energy Center (Laredo, TX) Thursday, February 27 2020 (Thursday, February Week 4 2020) Attendance: 9,236 Broadcast Team Rich Bocchini Nick McNeil Chael Sonnen Pre-Show Notes Last week’s Warrior’s Road on CBS garnered 5.9 million viewers. Showtime A recap of last week’s Gold Series Challenge matches kicked off the night’s episode. While all three matches from last week’s stage of the tournament had screen time, the major focus saw Brian Cage defeating Randy Orton with the Drill Claw. The scores from Block B were displayed before they transitioned to display the Block A scores. Block B Brian Cage - 2 PCO - 2 Matt Mercer - 2 Randy Orton - 0 Jeff Cobb - 0 Tom Lawlor - 0 Block A Kazuchika Okada - 2 Nick Aldis - 2 Timothy Thatcher - 2 CM Punk - 0 Moose - 0 Tama Tonga - 0 “Tonight, we have more Block A action. The three men on the bottom of the leader board have a chance to tie things up. Tonight is crucial. You do not want to be digging yourself out of a hole in round three.” (B-) Meiko Satomura defeated Aja Kong via pinfall Producer’s Notes: Aja Kong’s appearance tonight was essentially a guest spot. Meiko Satomura, being the headbooker of Sendai Girls, pulled in a favor and got Kong in contact with the Fertittas so that she could appear on tonight’s episode. Honestly hoping not to jinx any potential partnerships, but we’re looking at getting involved in some sort of talent exchange capacity with Sendai Girls so that we can feature their joshi talent as part of our women’s division. At the moment, however, the night’s match between Meiko Satomura and Aja Kong served as a precursor. Despite being 49 years old and eyeing retirement, Aja Kong was still able to work a fifteen minute affair with Meiko Satomura, who we’re hoping to make the 1-C to Mercedes KV and Tessa Blanchard 1-A and 1-B. The Fertittas brought Satomura into Warrior’s Road because Chael Sonnen had been impressed with what he had seen of her in the United Kingdom, but at that time, we were really only thinking she’d be a solid undercard act. The way she won the audience over with Hiroyo Matsumoto on our debut episode, though...we had to reconsider our plans. Las Vegas was not a fluke. The crowd in Laredo were very receptive to both Japanese wrestlers, though, were showing more favoritism toward Meiko Satomura who we had working from underneath the monstrous Aja Kong. Satomura got an “Ooh!” reaction from the crowd after flattening Aja Kong with her signature Scorpio Rising axe kick, earning the victory at 15:25. © Stokely Hathaway and Timothy Thatcher were in the interview area with Valerie Wyndham>. Right when Valerie was about to make a joke in reference to Stokely’s Olympic class sprint last week, she backed down when Alpha Female and the two big men who attacked Aussie Open joined the Hathaway and Thatcher.. ”Mercedes, Tessa...Alpha Female will deal with you two some other time when we have time. At the moment, we just don’t see the money there. Tonight, this gentleman here, Mr. Timothy Thatcher, is going to lead Block A with six points. Yes, you heard me. Six. Points. He beat two men two weeks ago. That puts him in the lead. Nick Aldis, I think you’re going to have a bright future in pro wrestling, but that’s after Timothy Thatcher’s out of the picture...WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN! Now onto my next piece of business. Aussie Open...I can’t tell if you two are dumb or just plain stupid. I had to read the document twice...you should have seen the smile on my face. You really want this match? Ha...granted! Signed, sealed, and delivered; my newest clients Parrow and Odinson have agreed to face you two in tag action. Mark the date, March 12 because when that day comes, you will only remember them as The End!” We fell into the trap of giving Stokely Hathaway too much to say not to mention that Stokely, Wyndham, Odinson, Parrow, Alpha Female, and Thatcher all shared screen time...there was just too much going on. We’re still trying to figure out how we want to work Stokely and Hathaway Enterprise into our television, but we all agree that all five make a great midcard act. (C-) Gold Series Challenge Nick Aldis defeated Timothy Thatcher via pinfall Producer’s Notes: One thing that makes Warrior’s Road stand out from the other top TV promotions is that we’re considerably more unorthodox. We do have defined faces and heels but we have absolutely no objection to pitting heels against heels and faces against faces. Creatively, we felt that this gave our brand a shade of realism. We wanted that combat sports element and not having everything perfectly work out where the bad guys always wrestled the good guys helped with that. At least that’s the idea. Aldis and Thatcher wrestled what many would consider to be a traditional wrestling match. The match started heavy with chain wrestling where we made absolutely sure that Thatcher quite clearly had a distinct advantage. Thatcher is supposed to be a no gimmicks needed wrestler’s wrestler, it’s imperative that he comes off as the superior mat technician. To counter that, Nick Aldis had to employ dirtier tactics. Nothing that could outright warrant a disqualification. Just an offense that most wrestling fans would associate with traditional heels. Eye gouges, back rakes, closed fist punches, using the ropes for illegal chokes...Aldis employed all of the classic tropes enroute to securing a victory with a King’s Crown at 15:14. (C+) Tama Tonga was backstage with Valerie Wyndham. Valerie talked about Tama Tonga’s actions with Randy Orton last week but was more concerned with whether or not Tama Tonga was actually going to participate in tonight’s match. “Val, Val, Val...I don’t know what people have told you about me, but I’m a good guy! I’m in a great mood. Life is great! What happened last week has nothing to do with it. I’m just a changed man. But...hypothetically...let’s say that the misfortunes of a certain snake might have something to do with the sun shining in my hood...then maybe I’d start cutting the heads off more snakes. That’s exactly what Punk is, another one of these fake ass snakes. The tattoos, the attitude, he’s a real bad ass loner! Val, you know I’m one of the realest mothe...cats...in all of pro wrestling. So Punk, let’s just say I’m looking reeeeeeaaaaaaal forward to exposing you for the fake ass fraud that you are.” (B) Gold Series Challenge Kazuchika Okada defeated Moose via pinfall Producer’s Notes: First off, holy crap. Moose. Second off, holy crap. Moose. He absolutely brought it in this match with Kazuchika Okada. Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. We saw a lot of potential in Moose. We wouldn’t have signed him if we thought otherwise. We truly didn’t know what we had until this match, though. No question did Kazuchika Okada deserve some of that credit. In his second match in a row, he was showcasing to the American audience why he was considered one of the best in the world. He’s so polished and crisp in the ring...you simply can’t take your eyes off of him. Regardless, Moose brought his A-game. Okada was not selfish at all with his offense, making sure to take as much as he gave. Moose brought intensity with every bit of his power offense and Okada made sure to sell it properly. For instance, one highlight in the match saw Moose counter a Rainmaker into a devastating spinebuster and given Okada’s facial reaction, you’d have thought Moose really did bust his spine. The match length began to show on Moose and in that instant we knew we couldn’t go toward long act matches with Moose this soon in his Warrior’s Road career. Even though he lost to a Rainmaker at 17:11, this match would cause us to fully commit to a future Moose project. (B) A video package played, at first just a woman’s silhouette accompanied to some generic upbeat music. The silhouette came into focus to reveal that Tenille Dashwood had officially signed to Warrior’s Road. “In Warrior’s Road...It’s. All. About. Me” (D+) Gold Series Challenge CM Punk vs. Tama Tonga Producer’s Notes: We weren’t looking for a mat classic with this one. Storytelling was purely our focus so even though both men were involved in programs with two of our other top stars, commentary was instructed to remind the audience of the importance of either man picking up a win so they could be in good standing in the Gold Series Challenge. After the promo Tama Tonga cut two weeks ago about not caring about winning the Gold Series Challenge we knew we created an adverse set of obstacles for explaining why Tama Tonga suddenly cared about winning again. That’s where the power in Tama Tonga’s promo earlier in the night came into play. First, he talked about how much better of a mood he was in after dropping Randy Orton last week plus, by directly comparing Punk to Orton, a comparison that we in creative thought worked really well, Tonga now had motivation to beat Punk. CM Punk has been such a focal point for our brand, that he needed to come off strong. We’re still not entirely sure where we’re going with Punk. He’s poised to be our main attraction. Having him come out every week would work against that. Having him come out and lose every week would be even worse. We still wanted to tell the story of Tama Tonga taking this match seriously, so Tonga got generous amounts of offense and trash talked the crowd to get some heat. He even continued pushing the angle between himself and Randy Orton by occasionally looking at the camera and asking “Hey, Vipe, did ya see that?” after any successful offense. CM Punk, however, was able to hit a big babyface comeback spot followed by a Go 2 Sleep to win the match at 18:36. (C+) While Punk was still coming to his senses after a hard fought victory Nick Aldis entered the ring and clipped Punk’s right knee with a shoulder block. Referee Chris Roberts got in the way, but his attempt at preventing the assault proved fruitless after Aldis tossed him out of the ring. Aldis went right back on the offensive, stomping on Punk’s right knee several times while Rich Bocchini made sure to mention CM Punk’s past issues with the knee. Finally came the coup de grace: Nick Aldis put all of his weight on CM Punk’s knee with the King’s Lynn Cloverleaf. At this point, CM Punk hollered out in pain while Aldis tightened the pressure. Eventually more officials hit the ringside as well as road agents Doug Williams, Al Snow, and Gregory Helms. Even Chael Sonnen left the commentary booth to intervene. The moment Nick Aldis let go of the hold, he was escorted to the back by Helms, Snow, and Williams while Sonnen shouted for the medical team to come out to the ring to tend to Punk. (B) Block A Kazuchika Okada - 4 Nick Aldis - 4 CM Punk - 2 Timothy Thatcher - 2 Tama Tonga - 0 Moose - 0 Show Rating: B-</div></div></blockquote> --- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">After Show Meeting Another pretty good show that saw our popularity increase in the American market. One thing that we all felt that WRC was doing really well: showing that there are multiple ways for talent to get over. Call it hyperbolic, but there’s not another mainstream wrestling promotion in America that is promoting international talent in the way we are. Not even AEW. Talent like Kazuchika Okada and Meiko Satomura are getting over with the crowd despite the language barrier. Now if only we could work some luchadores regularly into our programming… Wrestling Observer Match Ratings Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong - ***¼ Nick Aldis vs. Timothy Thatcher - ***½ Kazuchika Okada vs. Moose - **** CM Punk vs. Tama Tonga - ***1/2 </div></div></blockquote>
- August 8, 2019
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The Warrior’s Journey - The Story of Warrior’s Road Championships

Janpei replied to Janpei's topic in Total Extreme Wrestling 2016 Dynasties

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">After the Bell The team of Rich Bocchini, Nick McNeil, Chael Sonnen, and Valerie Wyndham were present in the studio again to discuss the highlights of Warrior’s Road on CBS. Valerie Wyndham, who couldn’t help but burst into laughter, asked for a replay of Stokely Hathaway running away from Mercedes KV and Tessa Blanchard. The production truck obliged, replaying the event several times in different styles, including slow motion and high speed. Chael Sonnen jokingly offered play by play, humorously explaining the technique Hathaway employed to pick up speed. With the jokes out of the way, the four panelists agreed that it was nice to see Lisa Marie Varon in Warrior’s Road. Chael Sonnen complimented her experience and tenure in the business and revealed that he pulled her aside after her match to work out some future dates with her. When discussing plans for next week’s show, Nick McNeil asked Chael if Warrior’s Road will be seeing the second chapter in the LAX and The Catch Kings’ story. Chael confirmed that in two week’s time, the two would meet in a tag team rematch. Chael made a major announcement for next week’s show: Meiko Satomura would return in what he called a blockbuster women’s match. “I’m calling it here! I’m calling it now! Next Thursday live ONLY on CBS - Meiko Satomura and Aja Kong!” To close out the show, the four reviewed the Gold Series Challenge standings as well as looked at the weeks ahead. Block A Kazuchika Okada - 2 Nick Aldis - 2 Timothy Thatcher - 2 CM Punk - 0 Moose - 0 Tama Tonga - 0 Block B Brian Cage - 2 PCO - 2 Matt Mercer - 2 Randy Orton - 0 Jeff Cobb - 0 Tom Lawlor - 0 Block A - February 27 CM Punk vs. Tama Tonga Kazuchika Okada vs. Moose Timothy Thatcher vs. Nick Aldis Block B - March 5 Randy Orton vs. PCO Matt Mercer vs. Brian Cage Jeff Cobb vs. Tom Lawlor “That’s it from all of us on CBSSports.com. See you next week!”</div></div></blockquote> --- <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46869" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Gold Series Challenge Pick’em #3 CM Punk vs. Tama Tonga Kazuchika Okada vs. Moose Nick Aldis vs. Timothy Thatcher Bonus Aja Kong vs. Meiko Satomura - who ya got!? Gold Series Challenge Pick’Em #2 Results joshspicer - 2/5 (4pt total) - You were one week early on the Aja Kong prediction, my friend. I can’t believe you knew she was coming, though. Again, your decision making is very sound and logical. I guess I exist to defy logic. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> :D EBEZA - 2/5 (2pt total) - I hear you loud and clear on rallying for Jeff Cobb. When stringing together these round robin blocks, I had such a difficult time deciding who was winning what match as I planned each night out. That out of the way, I can’t believe there are two people denying the indestructibility of the French Canadian Frankenstein. Don’t. Doubt. PCO. Also, all the way with you on #PushMercer. How has not been on Raw or SmackDown yet? He, Alexander, Itami, Ali, and Gulak were my favorite things in all of WWE. I jokingly called them the Live Five as a nod to the SmackDown Six when I was growing up. They made 205 Live must watch TV every week. Also, I’ve decided that the winner of the pick’em will get a first class flight to Vegas, front row seats to the Gold Series Challenge finals, and will be apart of the championship crowning ceremony. Just remember, if PCO wins, don’t let Kevin Sullivan know you’ve been betting against him. <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Again, thank you everyone for reading!</div></div></blockquote>
- August 7, 2019
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