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Card for Predictions Main Event Time Limits are for nerds Des Davids vs Mikey Lau SWF North American Title Match Time Limits are for nerds ZWB vs John Greed Non Title Tag Team Match Hawaiian Crush vs The Pain Alliance Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Dominic DeSousa vs Marshall Dillon Opening Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Masked Patriot vs The Crippler Plus: Rocky Golden shares his thoughts on his match stipulation with Scythe, plus messages from The Rat Pack, Unleashed Awesomeness and more!

SWF Uprising Results [Fri. Wk. 1, Apr. 2020] From the diary of Samantha W. Fitzworthy The road to SWF The World Is Watching continues and this week’s episode of Uprising came from the city of Denver, Colorado. 9.377 fans showed up to the venue, with 5.814.269 watching at home and online. w/ Brandon James & Mainstream Hernandez vs The Crippler & Dominic DeSousa (with Joe Sexy) We went straight into a match, clearly built around this on and off rivalry between Mainstream Hernandez and the Crippler. Dominic DeSousa was thrown into the mix to get the rub as he continues to hone his wrestling skills, while using Brandon James was a good call: he has the experience and star power to boost this match as well as the powerhouse style to complete the athletic offence of Hernandez. The two veterans worked the brunt of the match, with James taking the beating from Crippler and an opportunistic DeSousa, which built up to a Hernandez hot tag for some flashy moves that cleaned house before he hit the Apparition #14 on DeSousa for the pin. Pretty by the numbers, but well executed, a 62 for the opener. The camera jumped backstage, where Unleashed Awesomeness were together to hype up their man James Prudence, who would be going up against Robbie Retro next. No storyline to be progressed here, but still an entertaining segment from three great talkers that landed them a good 83. James Prudence vs Robbie Retro I expected this one to be full of posing and time wasting, but it actually turned out to be a pretty decent wrestling match. Goes to show how great Retro could be if he finally decided to drop the disco gimmickry. The action itself was pretty basic, with plenty of lockups, armdrags, headlocks and all that jazz, but they made it entertaining and it never felt like more of a few minutes, when the match went on for ten or twelve before Robbie rolled up Prudence for the surprise win. Mr. Eisen rated the match right down the middle as a 50, which I think is selling it a little short but I’m guessing he cut some points out of it for feeling like a filler since it wasn’t linked to some ongoing storyline. A brief interview with ZWB came next, the champion addressing Robbie Wright, his “theft” of the title and their upcoming match at The World Is Watching. Decent, but not one of Zimmy’s best deliveries, I think he stumbled a bit or forgot part of his promo halfway through, landing a mere 66 for this one. w/ Big Smack Scott (with Kurt Laramee) vs Masked Patriot Another match with no storyline connection here, unless the implied story here was the rare appearances of The Pain Alliance and Scott taking a singles loss to mirror his teammate’s on Tuesday. This was everything you’d expect of a Big Smack Scott match with him bullying his opponent around, before Patriot made the inevitable superhero comeback. Interesting spin though to have Scott lose it and swing a chair to lose via DQ. Got this one on my notes as a 56. Now this is where things started to get interesting, a “sneaky backstage camera” segment that caught Remo walking up to Des Davids. The champ said he heard what Davids said on Tuesday and if he really wants to correct course, he might want to watch his upcoming match with Mikey Lau closely. Davids raised an eyebrow and asked exactly what that means, to which Remo responded by leaning in to whisper something to his ear that the camera didn’t get. “And in return,” Remo added, then leaned in again to complete his thought. Colour me intrigued, I want to see how this plays out, 80 for the segment. Hollywood Bret Starr with Fame & Money and Willy LaRoux were then shown, making referee Ric Young “an offer he can’t refuse”. Don’t go all Godfather though, they were simply bribing him with money as he would be officiating the next match that involved John Greed and Justin Sensitive. This one quickly turned into a comedy skit and much to the fans’ delight, senior SWF official refused the offer (on second thought, was that an attempt to show that everyone, even refs, get paid super well in the land of Supreme?) and stormed out of the scene right into the ring for the next match. This was fun, but I’m not quite sure what the point was so I marked it down as a 62. The Rat Pack (Justin Sensitive & John Greed) vs Lenny Brown & Steven Parker Well, if these guys were up against Brown and Parker, I can get why their teammates would want to bribe the ref. With shenanigans out of the picture, the match went on at breakneck speed from bell to bell and I think this exciting pace helped things feel flashy as well as urgent. Kudos to Greed especially for being able to keep up with the others at 40 years of age and a long career behind him, as well as being a class act when he took the Future Shock and subsequent pin from Parker. Mr. Eisen gave a 59 to this, by the way. We came back from commercial as Tom Gilmore and Joey Morgan hit the ring to call out Bear Bekowski and Primus Allen. “We’ve been fighting each other for so long, now it’s time to end it” Gilmore said and I couldn’t agree more. We’re getting another match between these two tag teams at The World Is Watching, but Morgan threw an interesting spin: the losers will have to break up and never team up again. Finally some closure on a feud that feels like it’s outstayed its welcome, as Supreme Dream Team accepted the challenge. What’s intriguing here is the match could go either way: I can see the veterans splitting up on the tail end of their careers, but there’s a good chance the heels lose too and this furthers the Allen-Spade thing brewing under the surface. Curious to see the grand finale, for now this back and forth promo landed them a 69. Another skit was up next, with Eric Eisen directing a debate between champions and challengers for the SWF World Tag Team titles, in response to Rogue calling Ekuma “a big dumb oaf” on social media, claiming fans deserved a more eloquent champion such as himself. In retrospect, I should have seen this coming: Ekuma proved to be a great talker behind the wall of muscle, whereas the hot headed Atom Smasher ended up making his side look like fools. Consider me sports entertained, 70 for this one. Things picked up even more, as a pre-taped message from Scythe was shown. The Dark Reaper was shown standing in a dark foggy graveyard as he delivered his promo from between the tombstones. Scythe said there’s only one way to put his rivalry with Rocky Golden to rest and that’s to put it six feet under. At The World Is Watching, Rocky is cordially invited to a Graveyard Smash match, which I’m not sure if that’s gonna be another cinematic thing but it was made pretty clear that it’s gonna end with the loser getting buried alive. Points for the promo location and shoot style fitting Scythe’s supernatural gimmick, as apparently does the match stipulation. Now that I think of it, the setup also favours his odds since he won the match against Rocky. Very well played, a good 80 for this promo. w/w/ Ranger (with Kristen Pearce and Matty Faith) vs Valiant (with Hannah) Earlier this year I never thought I’d see this match, but ever since he split up with Marshall Dillon, turned heel and aligned himself with Matty Faith and Kristen Pearce, Ranger has been on fire and rapidly gaining new fans. This was a classic SWF match between two massive dudes, Ranger’s calm and collected attitude providing an intriguing clash in comparison to Valiant’s bubblier personality. Matty Faith and Kristen Pearce were a strong ringside presence, harassing Hannah every chance they got in an attempt to get inside Valiant’s head, which in turn brought out Marshall Dillan who brawled with Faith to break all that up. Guess it was the right call, Dillon needed to get a modicum of revenge after all the losses and beatings, but I liked how it didn’t lead to the actual finish of the match. Not that we got a clean win since Ranger would hold on to the trunks for the pin, but I’ll always take a dirty win over a messy finish to a match. 68 for the main event. Lots of filler matches this week, even if Uprising now is a far cry from what it started as. I think the Remo and Scythe bits were the highlights of the show, plus the debate was quite fun. Might have expected more from its go-home episode before the Pay Per View, but it’s likely they’re saving a lot of that for Tuesday’s Supreme TV. For now, a 71 will do for this episode. Quick results Ranger def. Valiant Lenny Brown & Steven Parker def. The Rat Pack Masked Patriot def. Big Smack Scott Robbie Retro def. James Prudence Brandon James & Mainstream Hernandez def. The Crippler & Dominic DeSousa Prediction results Herrbear - 3/5 smw88 - 2/5 DinoKea - 1/5

Seems like a successor to docdroid for me. People do their shows like a powerpoint presentation and upload it there, something like that.

Friday Week 1 of April 2020 card Main Event Time Limits are for nerds Ranger vs Valiant Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds The Rat Pack (Justin Sensitive & John Greed) vs Lenny Brown & Steven Parker Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Big Smack Scott vs Masked Patriot Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Robbie Retro vs James Prudence Opening Tag Team match Time Limits are for nerds Brandon James & Mainstream Hernandez vs Dominic DeSousa & The Crippler Plus: ZWB addresses the theft of the SWF North American title, Best of the Best issue a challenge to Supreme Dream Team, a debate between Hawaiian Crush and Atom Smasher & Rogue, Scythe reveals the stipulation he has chosen for his Pay Per View match against Rocky Golden, and more!

London getting back in a rendering groove surely means progress in the Londonverse, right? Right?

SWF Supreme TV Results [Tues. Wk. 1, April 2020] From the diary of Samantha W. Fitzworthy It’s Tuesday and that means more Supreme TV to talk about. Seattle was the stage for tonight’s episode and 7.807 fans showed up for it, with 5.791.166 watching on TV or the Supreme Network around the world. The Rat Pack (Hollywood Bret Starr, Paul Huntingdon, Monty Trescarde, John Greed and Justin Sensitive) (with Willy LaRoux and Krissy Angelle) vs Masked Patriot, Jungle Lord, Robbie Retro, Oliver Kobb and American Machine Yet again we jumped right into a match and this time it was a 5 on 5 bout featuring the recently expanded Rat Pack against a random assortment of babyfaces. I liked how the announcers tried to justify this too, saying Starr’s group had paid a hefty amount in order to get this match, right at the start of the show and against opponents of their choosing. Plenty of shenanigans on the heel side as you would expect, plus a lot of taunting to get a reaction. I should point out Robbie Retro also worked the crowd masterfully with his comedic timing and disco moves. Not sure why American Machine was brought back from beyond the veil, I’m guessing the idea was to match him with Masked Patriot for some reason. Almost expected him to be the one pinned, but apparently Machine’s aura as a powerhouse babyface was in the way and it ended up being Jungle Lord who got hit with the Grace Landing. Unusual to see Justin Sensitive score a pin, but it could probably be spared. 58 for this one. We then moved backstage for a skit, as Randall Buckminster Bumfhole and James Prudence were speaking to Eric Eisen and pleading their case for how The Awesomeness should be the next team to get a shot at the SWF World Tag Team titles. “Easy E” replied that he understands their point, but The Mission as well as Atom Smasher and Rogue all have legitimate claims to that opportunity, so to solve this once and for all, he had greenlit a triangle match between the three teams later tonight. RBB and Prudence assured viewers at home that Huey and Jefferson would be winning, but their attitude turned to complaining when Eric told them that everyone’s allies were banned from ringside. Randall and James threw a fit and the feed jumped back to the arena, leaving me thinking that Eric’s probably peeking into my notes and the part where I complained about everyone having managers on last week’s Uprising. 68 for this part, by the way. Kurt Laramee (with Big Smack Scott) vs Mainstream Hernandez I spoke too soon, here’s a tag team guy in a singles match with his teammate at ringside. Pretty decent stuff though, with Kurt as the big bad heel and Hernandez trying to use his agility for misdirection. Almost thought we’d get a run-in from the Crippler too, but fortunately that didn’t happen and we got a clean finish of Hernandez superkicking Laramee for the pin. A momentum builder, apparently, 53 for this match. A pre-taped promo for The Mission aired next, and I could tell it was taped because they spoke about Marshall Dillon instead of their match later that night. Matty Faith mocked Dillon for his defeat at Uprising and Ranger picked it up from there when he said Dillon had been keeping him down, which is why he replaced him for a better partner. Even then, Ranger said, Dillon again messed up when he chose to align himself with a loser like Oliver Kobb, who eventually he dropped as well. Tough talk, but a solid heel promo at 68. Supreme Dream Team (with Dulce Moreno) vs Best of the Best and ZWB We’ve seen variations of this match several times already, though it’s always good when Spade gets some in-ring time on top of his promos and ZWB is no slouch between the ropes either. There were some different strokes on the story told here too, as Spade did hide behind Allen and Bekowski to pick his spots, but I could tell that Primus had some moments where he wasn’t very happy with all the shenanigans. More teasing of a potential break up and face turn for the big guy, a great match bell to bell thanks to everyone involved, Spade went over Gilmore and I marked this down as a 78. The real thing though happened after the match, when Robbie Wright showed up to steal the SWF North American title from the timekeeper’s table before the ref could hand it back to the champion. Wright walked his way up the ramp and held the title up, much to the chagrin of ZWB as the announce team further hyped up their upcoming title clash at the Pay Per View. Nicely executed, Mr. Eisen graded this as a 77. A promo from Lenny Brown and Steven Parker is usually a good thing given their skill on the stick and their popularity with the fans, but I have conflicting feelings about this one. The two men commented (read: complained) on not being in the tag team title scene and not being included in tonight’s three way tag match. Uhm, guys, you may have the skills but you don’t have the track record for that right now. Plus whining about things is not a very babyface move, something they probably realised by the end of their air time and tried to save face by saying they’ll do better and bounce back. It was a 63, but I’m sure they can do better. The Awesomeness (with BJ O’Neil) vs Atom Smasher & Rogue vs The Mission (with Kirsten Pearce) As good as this match was, I was at a loss of who to root for and so were the fans. Like, I get that you need a heel challenger for the face champions, but an all heel three way tag bout? Could have thrown in a face team in there even if no one expected them to win. Maybe Brown and Parker could have been in this instead of the promo they did. And it’s not just the cheering part, the heels had no face to put the heat on while fans inevitably ended up rooting for The Awesomeness again, which makes SWF’s refusal to turn them face even more baffling. That aside it was a great match, but it’s a pretty big thing to overlook and it ended up dragging it down to a mere 66. Also, Atom Smasher and Rogue won the bout so apparently the plan is to have them face off against Hawaiian Crush for the tag titles at the PPV. Des Davids was then interviewed in regards to losing the North American title and the losses he’s suffered since and for a moment, I thought we’d get the same promo as Brown and Parker before, only at least by a heel. I got swerved, because Des said that yes, these things happened, but he was the one to come over from Uprising to Supreme TV and essentially began the reunification of the roster. He lost the title, but he’s main eventing shows and locking up with the big guns like Rocky Golden. The results may have not been ideal thus far, but he’s moving up in the land of Supreme and soon enough, he’ll have the match outcomes to show for it. Loved this one, 78 for sheer creativity. So the big angle before the main event was a contract signing for the SWF World Heavyweight title match. Mikey did the smart thing, he kept his talking brief and to the point while letting his natural charisma ooze out as he worked over the fans that were cheering for him. Remo showed up in full corporate mode wearing a suit and talked himself up as a true champion, dropping a nice burn when he told his opponent that no one cares about kung fu anymore and hasn’t done so in decades. Of course, contract signings are like weddings in wrestling, something has to go wrong and again, an interesting spin on the trope was used: Remo tried to make an offensive move, but Lau was expecting it and tapped into some Bruce Lee antics to immediately snap into a fighting stance, which had Remo smiling as he backed down. I guess he played the classic “I was just messing with you” card, but I could buy that being the case as much as I’d believe he meant to get physical but backed down and tried to save face. Lau looked on point, Remo looked sharp, the segment got both of them over and was by far the best part of the show, hands down a 90. Rocky Golden vs Scythe Well that’s a first, a PPV level match headlining a TV episode with actually something on the line and an angle to set it up days earlier. In case you’ve forgotten, Scythe promised a clean match here with the winner picking the stipulation for his rubber match with Rocky to end their feud. I said so last week with Starr vs Lau, it seems SWF are pulling out the big guns to boost their TV shows and this only proves my claim. To their credit, the two men went all out for this one, making it fast and exciting in hopes of sweeping the fans away and hiding some of their weak points, like selling. Kudos for skipping the rest holds and opting for a faster pace too, because it didn’t feel like they were phoning it in and saving the big stuff for the Pay Per View match. As always, I was expecting Rocky to win and be protected, but I guess I should have seen it going the other way: Scythe wins clean and gets to pick the stipulation, which he’ll reveal in an angle down the road. Gives him some momentum, sets up a challenge for the face and given his gimmick, I’m expecting at least a coffin or buried alive match. 82 for this one. All in all a solid episode, which Mr. Eisen put up as an 81. I think most of the major storylines were progressed and we got a huge main event in Scythe versus Golden.The non wrestling stuff was a hit and miss really, with Davids’ promo and the contract signing being high points, while we now know more about the card for The World Is Watching. If they keep this up, they’ll probably make up for lost ground, though I do not know if they’ll do it fast enough before TCW catches up or USPW breaks out too far ahead. Quick results Scythe def. Rocky Golden Atom Smasher & Rogue def. The Awesomeness and The Mission Supreme Dream Team def. Best of the Best and ZWB Mainstream Hernandez def. Kurt Laramee The Rat Pack def. Masked Patriot, Jungle Lord, Robbie Retro, Oliver Kobb and American Machine Prediction results DinoKea - 5/5 FLAWLESS VICTORY! Herrbear - 1/5

Love the Road Warrior vibes here, BCG could make great use of these two renders.

Card for Predictions Main Event Winner Picks The PPV Stipulation Time Limits are for nerds Rocky Golden vs Scythe Three Way Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds Atom Smasher & Rogue vs The Awesomeness vs The Mission Six Man Tag Match Supreme Dream Team vs Best of the Best & ZWB Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Kurt Laramee vs Mainstream Hernandez Opening Ten Man Tag Match Time Limits are for nerds The Rat Pack (Hollywood Bret Starr, Paul Huntingdon, Monty Trescarde, John Greed and Justin Sensitive) vs Masked Patriot, Jungle Lord, Robbie Retro, Oliver Kobb and American Machine Plus: Remo and Mikey Lau sign a contract for their SWF World Heavyweight title match, we hear from Des Davids, Lenny Brown and Steven Parker

Now that's what SQ and Sex Appeal look like! The Historian and Faith ones are good, but Rocky is great!

It was fun while it lasted, but clearly it wasn't meant to be. Hard disk decided to go bananas and the save file for this diary (as well as my portrait collection of years) were among the lost data.

Well, that does it. My hard disk crashed and I lost the save file

Thanks Scottie! Gargantuan is actually the only Super Heavyweight on the roster alongside FEAR, I love that portrait for him and he comes with a good popularity thanks to his time in BHOTWG, but unfortunately the bastard swerved me and began declining right after he signed. Thus began the plan to build him up and then use him to put over some younger talent. I'll admit I hire beefy gaijin, your point is valid and it's all completely intentional on my part. I draw a lot of BCG inspiration from oldschool All Japan, so I've banned myself from hiring any wrestlers who are smaller than Middleweight (Razan Okamoto being the only exception), who wear a mask or who rely on high flying. Unfortunately, the hits keep coming and the latest one was when the hard drive on my 2 month old PC decided to stop cooperating with the rest of the system. It was still covered by warranty so I had it replaced for free very soon, but I did end up losing my saved games and portrait collection of several years. I've ran the next tour, but my log ends right after The Lion's Roar X, thus so will this diary. Sucks because I was having a ton of fun and an army of promising people coming up from SAISHO, including Dreadnought who'd take over Dread Army. With that said though, the upcoming tour and final show carry a new weight to them and I'm trying to see them as one last huzzah, a celebration of the joy that this diary has given me and hopefully also brought to you readers.

SWF Uprising Results [Fri. Wk. 4, Mar. 2020] From the diary of Samantha W. Fitzworthy Final Uprising for the month, which to me quite frankly always signals it’s time for the competition to drop their big Pay Per Views, but my job is my job and I had to sit in the after hours with Mr. Eisen and take notes on the show. This one went down at Bakersfield in California, with numbers coming in at 9.386 for paying fans and a total of 5.789.069 viewers. w/w/w/ Dominic DeSousa (with Joe Sexy) vs James Prudence (with RBB) vs Valiant (with Hannah) I guess the location was justification enough to open the show with this match, featuring three California dudes to get the audience going from the start. Quite uncharacteristic to open the show with a match too, but I appreciate the occasional change of pace. Speaking of pace, I don’t think any of the three men used a single rest hold throughout the match, this was go go go at all times and it did the job it was supposed to do, giving fans something to cheer when Valiant got the clean win over Prudence. Main event babyface gets a win, check. Veteran takes the fall, check. Prospect kept out of the mix to stay protected, check, a good 64 for the opening contest. w/ Marshall Dillon vs Matty Faith (with Kirsten Pearce and Ranger) I guess this was the storytelling match of the night, in light of Dillon getting attacked on Supreme TV. Lil’ shot at revenge, while still keeping the big match against his former teammate for a major show. Some good brawling on display as you’d expect from these two, think the style also fit the feel of this being a rather personal fight. Having Ranger and Pearce at ringside of course meant that Dillon had the odds stacked against him and much like with the attack on Tuesday, the numbers don’t lie. Interesting twist though to skip the temptation of a dirty finish with interference from outside, it was just a case of the harassment eventually getting the best of Dillon and setting him up for a clean pin once Faith hit the Crackdown. I should also point out, I heard lil’ Matty’s been spending time with the RIPW recruits down at the Performance Center and it’s really starting to show, he’s bridging that gap and catching up to Ranger between the ropes. Not a bad match, but not great either, 58 is where it’s at. I’m not sure they had to go with the extra heat of a post match attack though, especially after Faith won clean, but I guess it’s part of emphasizing how Dillon’s on his own against overwhelming odds. No save either and very few chants for Kobb to come out, so fans are aware of that connection being severed for good. Mr. Eisen thought it was just Faith giving himself some extra TV time though and rated the angle as a 63. Robbie Wright then came up on screen to talk about his upcoming title match against ZWB. Wright mocked the champion’s references to his “first singles championship” and how long it took him to get there, saying his title reign will be the exact opposite, brief and unmemorable. Pretty standard promo, but I like how this rivalry’s shaping up. Between their looks, wrestling and mic skills, they’re very much a reflection of each other and it’s bound to be an exciting match when it happens. For now, the promo itself would be a 69. w/ Lenny Brown (with Steven Parker) vs Robbie Wright I’m a little conflicted here. Yes, Lenny’s a good worker and a credible opponent, yes they had another pedal to the medal match like the opener, but with him kinda lost in the shuffle and paired with Parker while Robbie’s getting a title shot, there was never any doubt about the outcome of the match and I’m not sure throwing Brown of all people under the bus was a wise move. I liked how Parker was there for his teammate and kept foiling Robbie’s shenanigans, it helped justify why the match went on for nearly fifteen minutes but even with the dirty finish of Wright holding the tights for the pin, I’m still conflicted. 53 for this one. A long vignette aired next, a montage of Remo’s training routine between shots of him demolishing training partners in a ring with his signature moves. The champ also got to talk about his upcoming title match and share his thoughts. He put over his opponent as a great athlete, but said it takes more than athleticism and some fancy kicks to be a champion in wrestling. Might have been his tone and cadence, this felt like one of those “this is a different ball game” promos wrestlers usually cut on former Mixed Martial Artists. I liked it, even if it wasn’t one of Remo’s finest, still a good 85. w/w/ Rogue (with Atom Smasher) vs Sylvester Weatherfield (with Hawaiian Crush) Let’s see, Rogue got a win, Weatherfield got the rub and TV exposure, plus it was actually a competitive match instead of the squash I expected. The youngster’s athleticism was in full display and it took mind games from the veteran to turn things around, which made the match feel a bit longer than the ten minutes it actually was. The flipside here was that the action outside overshadowed the match itself, as did the commentary revolving around the tag title feud. It might have been better to pull this off without anyone at ringside. Come to think of it, there were a lot of people ringside on this night. Anyway, Rogue hit a Crashing On and pinned his opponent clean, 60 according to Mr. Eisen and I’m inclined to agree. We then got a straightforward promo, featuring Mainstream Hernandez. The Canadian talked about last week’s match and the chair shot from DeSousa, saying the company one keeps is bound to affect them sooner or later: he chose to team up with a former SWF World Heavyweight champion, while DeSousa chose to associate himself with the likes of Joe Sexy and The Crippler. He then berated The Crippler as a man who deep down inside hates himself for not having the career and success he probably wanted, so instead of being an inspiring veteran, he chose to be a bitter man who wants to put younger, more successful wrestlers out of commission before he himself retires. Won’t lie, I liked the storytelling and character development in this one, even if Mr. Eisen rated it only a 59. w/w/ Spencer Spade (with Supreme Dream Team) vs Tom Gilmore (with Joey Morgan) Yay, more singles matches with everyone’s ally at ringside… Also, another match where they went balls to the wall, only they really did their absolute best to steal the show. Which turned out a mixed bag, because Spade’s mic skills often tend to overshadow his slick in-ring ability but it also exposed how Gilmore's age is slowly catching up with him. I also realized now that I type it out that this was probably done in service of the story they were trying to tell between the ropes. See, with so many people at ringside, the ref eventually ruled the match a no contest when he realized he couldn’t keep tabs on all those people or single out a single person to disqualify, so the wrestlers constantly upping the ante naturally led to this chaotic conclusion. Which makes sense if you want to protect both men at the expense of having to pick a single winner I guess, but no one likes these kind of endings and all this overbooking ended up limiting what these two great wrestlers can do if you put them in a straightforward match. I think Mr. Eisen was a little generous to rate this as a 69. Remember Tuesday when I said that Scythe’s gimmick needs to be protected from overexposure? Well someone got the memo it seems, because they shot his promo in a dark, candle-lit location this week that perfectly fits his occult persona. Like, seriously, what’s the point of using supernatural gimmicks if you don’t go all out with them? If you're doing sports entertainment, lean into it and give me more stuff like this, less of those “realistic” interview talk promos. But I’m getting carried away. Scythe actually made a great point here, challenging Rocky to a match that will end their rivalry at the next Pay Per View in April, The World is Watching. The twist however is, there will be a stipulation to ensure an undeniable winner and whoever wins their TV match next Tuesday gets to pick it. I’m sorry, Scythe versus Rocky on free television? With this kind of build? Color me intrigued, to grade this 78 feels like robbery. w/ Brandon James & Jungle Lord vs The Awesomeness (with BJ O’Neil) Oh good, a single manager outside the ring and someone who actually manages their client long term. People keep saying The Awesomeness should turn babyface given the reactions they get from the crowds and with this being their reunion match after Stardust’s rib injury, there was an added reason to root for them. As good as their veteran opponents are, they could at best pull off duelling chants from a crowd divided, though I must say the wrestling itself was rock solid. James once again pulled out his “Big Cat” facepaint to match his partner’s character and their powerhouse duo was a good contrast to the heels’ flashy offence, making this an entertaining match at 67 before Stardust wrapped it up and put a bow on top by getting the pin over Jungle Lord with the Shock And Awe. w/ Hollywood Bret Starr (with Krissy Angelle) vs Mikey Lau I guess I’ve complained enough about ringside presence, but it felt genuinely strange to see Hollywood Bret Starr without the Rat Pack, even more so when they did not get involved in the match. Not that Angelle is bad, but Starr has enough of a presence on his own to not need her and they just don’t gel together the way she did with “Big Money” Brandon James. That aside, the match was exceptional in every way, another PPV level singles contest we got for free on TV as SWF seems hellbent on pulling out the big guns to reclaim some of its lost audience. Much like the Robbie Wright match, I had similar thoughts here since Lau’s headed for a title shot, but I’ll admit they got me; on more than one occasion, I thought Starr was actually going to get the win before it turned out to be a false finish. Plus these two also went all out, so the near falls in the finishing stretch had all the impact and intensity required to make a quick cradle pin convincing as “The Dragon” picked up the win. Not a bad way to pull this off, Mikey gains momentum for his title match but had to work hard in order to get the pin, while Starr was somewhat protected and can blame the loss on his cronies or something. Excellent finish, 71 for the main event. Final grade is a notch above the last match, a 72 for the episode. I liked the matches and what they’re doing with Scythe, it was good to see The Awesomeness wrestle together again but I raised an eyebrow on several occasions in regards to the matchups or all the people outside the ring. Quick results Mikey Lau def. Hollywood Bret Starr The Awesomeness def. Brandon James & Jungle Lord Spencer Spade drew with Tom Gilmore Rogue def. Sylvester Weatherfield Robbie Wright def. Lenny Brown Matty Faith def. Marshall Dillon Valiant def. Dominic DeSousa and James Prudence Prediction results Herrbear - 5/7 smw88 - 4/7 Mix of life stuff and PC issues kept me from posting this sooner, but we're back on track bay bay!

Fri. W2 September 2021 Kobe Football Stadium, Kansai Region, Japan Attendance: 30.000 (Super No Vacancy), Rating: 86, Views: 279.287 (0.55 on Emperor Choice) BCG World Tag Team match 16th Champions Black Iron Corps vs Challengers The Diaz Family The challengers kicked off the match and show with blistering speed, using their surpising agility -given their size- in order to overwhelm the champions and score a quick win. Sensing the danger after a couple of quick near falls, Kita and Narahashi retreated to the outside and the cousins gave chase, allowing the champions to gain control of the match by returning first inside the ring. With a lot of ground to cover up, Black Iron Corps continued wrestling the match at an all out pace and it seemed things could swing either way, until an overexcited James Diaz made a rookie mistake and was drawn in by Narahashi playing possum. The charging spear missed and Diaz hit the corner full force, stumbling back into a Black Iron Lariat and the pin. In a bout that had decent wrestling but didn't have much heat, Black Iron Corps defeated The Diaz Family in 12:24 when Fujio Narahashi pinned James Diaz with a Black Iron Lariat. Black Iron Corps make defence number four of the BCG World Tag Team titles. [65] Miura & Yoshizawa vs Mitsukuri & Kinoshita This was indeed a showcase match, given how both teams have been seen mostly in multi man matches for quite some time now. It also felt like a clash of generations, with the young Dawnguard duo coming out of their SAISHO tenure to face off against the six time BCG World Tag Team champions. Both teams played that contrast up too, veterans being slow and methodical as opposed to their energetic opponents who delivered some no-nonesense ground and pound, straightforward and impactful. In a finish that some regarded as an early passing of the torch, Kinoshita hit a beautiful bridging Belly to Belly Suplex on Miura and held on for the three count. In a decent match, Mitsukuri & Kinoshita defeated Miura & Yoshizawa in 12:14 when Koyo Kinoshita pinned Noritoshi Miura with a Belly To Belly Suplex. [68] BCG Six Man titles match 1st Champions Seven Samurai (Blast Ikoma, Kadonomaro Kamisaka and Motoyuki Miyake) vs Challengers Bruiser Brigade (Atto Savage, Abomination, Monstrosity) This match was all about flow and quick tags, never leaving a single wrestler in the ring for too long. While this prevented the action from picking up early on, once things were rolling the rapid fire tags allowed for quick offence from all angles, to the point where even Kamisaka abandoned his usual mat grappling techniques in favor of suplexes and a great spot where his release german sent Abomination flying into the arms of Ikoma, who caught him mid air and rolled into a second consecutive suplex. Quick and exciting, the match ended with Savage reversing an attempted brainbuster into the Savage Claw and “Serene K” uncharacteristically tapping out immediately in panic to lose the belts for his team and crown new champions. In a bout that had good wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, Dread Army (Atto Savage, Abomination and Monstrosity) defeated Seven Samurai (Blast Ikoma, Kadonomaro Kamisaka and Motoyuki Miyake) in 12:21 when Atto Savage submitted Kadonomaro Kamisaka with a Savage Claw. Atto Savage and The Horror win the BCG Six Man titles. [77] Challengers Series Medallions match Ginji Kisaka vs Gargantuan vs Kyuichi Matsumoto Despite his initial claims upon arrival, Gargantuan went through the ringer of collecting Medallions for a title shot and of course his two opponents had to team up in order to stand a chance against him. Kisaka got in a good amount of striking offence and Matsumoto even attempted the Murder Bomb on the big man to no avail. Gargantuan escaped to grab a charging Kisaka and hit him with the Ultimate Backbreaker, before switching his attention to Matsumoto who he chokeslammed for the pin. In a decent match, Gargantuan defeated Kyuichi Matsumoto and Ginji Kisaka in 14:46 when Gargantuan pinned Kyuichi Matsumoto with a Choke Slam. Gargantuan wins the Medallion #2. Gargantuan wins the Medallion #3. Gargantuan makes defence number two of the Medallion #1. [59] Challengers Series title match 22nd Champion Rokuemon Matsushita vs Challenger Gargantuan Matsushita rushed to the ring and urged the referee to ring the bell, looking to capitalize on his opening while his challenger was still reeling from the previous match. Gargantuan took the hits and sold the offence well despite his size, until Matsushita made the mistake of trying to hit a chokeslam of his own. The challenger blocked the move by grabbing his opponent’s throat as well and that was the turning point of the match: Gargantuan no-sold a couple of moves after that and responded with a few big spots of his own, before hitting the Ultimate Backbreaker and scoring the pin to claim the BCG Challengers Series title. In a decent match, Gargantuan defeated Rokuemon Matsushita in 10:17 by pinfall with an Ultimate Backbreaker. Gargantuan wins the BCG Challengers Series. [67] BCG American title match Champion FEAR vs Challenger Mabuchi Furusawa With his stablemates having won gold earlier, FEAR entered this fight with even more to prove against former World champion Mabuchi Furusawa. The Pillars of Puroresu leader didn’t take it easy on the big man and stood his ground with some fearless elbow shots, focusing his offence on the arm instead of trying to take FEAR’s vertical base away. This left the defending champion with enough mobility to execute plenty of his own offence, leading to a surprisingly competitive match between two wrestlers who genuinely tried to demolish one another. Furusawa had a chance to lock in the armbar between the ropes, which had to be broken but did enough damage as he rolled outside the ring. FEAR gave chase and regained some lost ground during the brawl on the outside, including a Fear Drive onto the ground. No pins could be counted outside the ring though so he had to drag Furusawa back in. For his trouble, he was rewarded with with a leg sweep and an STF from the former world champion, but it was clear at that point that Furusawa was holding on for dear life and wasn’t realistically going to win. Still, his fighting spirit earned him cheers from the audience and forced FEAR to work for the finish, to the point where it took two more Fear Drives to put Furusawa away and ensure that the leader of Dread Army retained his rogue title. In a bout that had great wrestling and a decent reaction from the crowd, FEAR defeated Mabuchi Furusawa in 25:29 by pinfall with a Fear Drive. FEAR makes defence number two of the BCG American title. [82] Funakoshi vs Yoshinaka Taku Yoshi Taku got on the mic before the match and dedicated this match to his departing father, with Funakoshi showing respect as he clapped along with the fans and shook the youngster’s hand before the bell. That was just about the extent of his courtesy, because then came a blistering offence of strikes and high impact slams that forced Taku to roll out of the ring and regroup. The two men reset in the center of the ring and locked up again, moving into an extended sequence of chain wrestling as they struggled for control of each other’s head and neck. Taku showed some of his Dawnguard leader’s explosiveness when he hammered the back of Funakoshi’s neck with rapid fire elbows but he couldn’t lock in the Full Nelson afterwards. Likewise, Funakoshi had to settle for a grounded submission version of a Butterfly Lock at one point, but eventually he was able to pull off the full Backbreaker and get the win. After the match, Funakoshi requested a microphone and also praised Toshinobu Taku, wishing him well in whatever he plans to do after hanging up his boots. In a bout that had superb wrestling and good heat, Funakoshi defeated Yoshinaka Taku in 20:15 by pinfall with a Butterfly Backbreaker. [78] Roaring Lion contract briefcase match SUKI vs Tanyu Toshusai Lot of pacing and circling and posturing and lockups leading to stand-offs in the early goings of the match, clear signals this was going to be a slow burner. Toshusai was his usual arrogant self and dismissed his former stablemate, but all it took was SUKI pointing towards the briefcase at the timekeeper’s table, a clear reminder of his trajectory as opposed to the title-less Toshusai. That was the spark that pushed things into next gear and a great display of fundamental wrestling skills, simple but effective moves that told the tale of Toshusai fighting his own self doubt as much as his opponent, while SUKI showcased his rock solid consistency as more and more pundits continue to claim he’s come into his own and expect him to leave Furusawa’s shadow soon. A Mountain SUKI into a near fall kicked off the final stretch of the match as the two men began hitting each other with the biggest moves in their arsenal but it was a sudden misdirection and change on SUKI’s part that sealed the deal; Toshusai fell for the bait and switch, allowing his opponent to capture him in the SUKI Special III and force the tap out. It is now official, SUKI versus Razan Okamoto to headline The Lion’s Roar X for the BCG World title. In a bout that had great wrestling and good heat, SUKI defeated Tanyu Toshusai in 30:22 by submission with a SUKI Special III. SUKI makes defence number one of the BCG Roaring Lion contract briefcase. [81] Slow Build Speaking of that match, Okamoto came out after the match for a staredown with SUKI, each man holding up his respective prize as a reminder to fans and viewers of what’s to come. BCG National title match 3rd Champion Bunrakuken Torii vs Challenger Big Bruiser Findlay The big main event played out as another slow fuse match and were it not for the National title on the line, FEAR and Furusawa may have gotten away with stealing the spotlight having wrestled the best match of the night. Almost taking it as a personal challenge to rise to the occasion, Torii wrestled a hellacious match and having Findlay as his monstrous gaijin opponent only made things feel more epic for him. No strangers to each other, the two competitors skipped a lot of the usual early stalling and just flat out delivered a stand and bang contest, with Torii always building up some momentum before Findlay shut him down with a single big move, whether it was a decapitating lariat, an atomic drop, a big boot or a back body drop. Torii kept pushing and eventually managed to knock his opponent off the top rope, a spot he followed up with a Flying Forearm to the outside. Findlay yet again used the champion’s enthusiasm and momentum against him to reverse through simple moves, such as the spot where he caught him for a Fallaway Slam onto the barricade. By the time the two men were nearing the half hour mark, they both looked spent and every move was done with a lot of struggle to it, adding to the drama of the match and its sense of epic scale, until a Spinning Forearm Smash from Torii finally brought the big man down for the three count. In a bout that had superb wrestling and good heat, Bunrakuken Torii defeated Big Bruiser Findlay in 30:27 by pinfall with a Spinning Forearm Smash. Bunrakuken Torii makes defence number two of the BCG National title. [86] Post show interviews and comments Torii: "I’m just glad the fans were excited for the match. I can guarantee them it’s going to be even greater at The Lion’s Roar!" SUKI: "Razan Okamoto! I’m coming for that title and I’m going to embarrass you when I beat you for it at the biggest event of the year!" Okamoto: "Huge matches come with the territory when you’re a World champion, so I’m not afraid of facing SUKI at The Lion’s Roar. I had a good chance to scout him during these last few tours and I’m confident I found some answers to his game." Gargantuan: "It doesn’t matter if I have to play your stupid little games. I said I’d win the Challengers Series title and I did just that. Now after I’m done with my three defences, I’m coming for the World title and I don’t care who holds it, they’re just keeping it warm until I can demolish them to claim it for myself!"

Hell yeah, you knocked it out of the park!

Stallion and Monteiro are amazing! Strong vibes of Thunder from the last Killer Instinct videogame. Wonder if you'd be interested to do Nicky Champion in a similar style and tap into his native American heritage as well.

The first one stands out more and I agree about the forbidden door deal with BHOTWG or PGHW. I'd alter the second one into something that could potentially be used by a TCW development child promotion.

Friday Week 4 of March 2020 card Main Event Time Limits are for nerds Hollywood Bret Starr vs Mikey Lau Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds Brandon James & Jungle Lord vs The Awesomeness Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Spencer Spade vs Tom Gilmore Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Rogue vs Sylvester Weatherfield Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Lenny Brown vs Robbie Wright Singles Match Time Limits are for nerds Marshal Dillon vs Matty Faith Opening Triple Threat match Time Limits are for nerds Dominic DeSousa vs James Prudence vs Valiant

SWF Supreme TV Results [Tues. Wk. 4, March 2020] From the diary of Samantha W. Fitzworthy Final episode of Supreme TV for the month of March and this one came live from Newark, New Jersey. The ticket sales hit 9.814 and viewership climbed to 5.779.321, all around decent numbers in the recently reformed SWF landscape. Rocky Golden got the show started by addressing the outcome of last week’s main event, when Scythe made another appearance during his match against Des Davids. Rocky demanded another chance to get his hands on Scythe and this brought out Eric Eisen to respond. “Easy E” said that he’d made a commitment and tonight’s main event belonged to Remo’s next title challenger, “The Dragon” Mikey Lau who’d be back in action after a prolonged absence from TV. However, Eric said there’s no denying that fans also want to see how this Rocky and Scythe thing plays out after last week, so he made the executive decision to make tonight’s main event a tag team match: Rocky Golden and Mikey Lau versus Des Davids and Scythe. Not a bad intro to set up the night’s main event, some good talkers on the mic and popular names involved in the match, so I’m giving this a 79. Robbie Retro vs James Prudence Not seen since he wrapped up his short feud with The Crippler, Robbie Retro was back in action for the opener against James Prudence, who I’ll remind you has joined forces with Unleashed Awesomeness, though he seems to be more of a B player or hired muscle rather than a core member of the group, since he rarely joins them for their promo sections. Pretty decent match with a lot of crowd interaction to work the audience and bank on the two men’s charisma, Prudence got most of the offense here but Retro got the last laugh when he outsmarted his opponent to get the surprise win with a quick roll up. Mr. Eisen rated the match a 51 and I’d be hard pressed to disagree. We then got a short promo from ZWB regarding his upcoming title defense at The World Is Watching. For those who might not remember, Robbie Wright won a battle royal on the first episode of Uprising after Awesome Impact and thus became the next in line to challenge for the North American championship. Zimmy said he sees a lot of his young self in the hungry and talented Robbie, but he’s given his everything to win his first singles title after 14 years as a professional in this business and he isn’t going to relinquish it just like that. Solid stuff, a promo that put Wright over as a credible challenger and showcased Zimmy’s fire, this might turn out to be a pretty spectacular match after all. For now, ZWB’s promo was a proper 83. Fame & Money vs Lenny Brown & Steven Parker Fame & Money had a match as a team next, something that hasn’t happened since Awesome Impact and it was nice to see them wrestle a tag match again instead of just being around for Starr and Rat Pack angles. Of course, the announcers tried to justify that by saying Trescarde and Huntigdon use their deviousness as well as their financial muscle to skip the grind and pick their matches, which isn’t the best excuse but I guess fits their characters. I guess the point here was to get across that John Greed and Justin Sensitive have indeed joined the Rat Pack, since they both showed up to interfere in the match and help their newfound allies get the win over Lenny Brown and Steven Parker. For the record, Mr. Eisen gave the match a 55. Hawaiian Crush then tried to cut another promo on Atom Smasher and Rogue, but Kristen Pearce interrupted them, demanding another title match for her clients,The Mission, after they beat Ekuma and James Adams last week. Unleashed Awesomeness then also jumped in on the action and I must say, I can see Bumfhole leading the fan chants of “R…B…B…” becoming a catchphrase sooner than later, another promo weapon in the group’s arsenal on top of the “simply…. Aweeeesoooome” thing that Cannonball and Stardust already have going for themselves. Speaking of those guys, Jefferson confirmed that he’ll be medically cleared by this week’s Uprising on Friday and he’ll be gunning for those tag titles alongside his partner. If Hawaiian Crush claim that Smasher & Rogue won’t be getting a title shot simply because they attacked the champions and if The Mission already blew theirs at Awesome Impact, then The Awesomeness just have to be the challengers at The World Is Watching. Good stuff, I’m curious to see where this leads and a 63 for this angle. It’s been a while, but Dominic DeSousa and Joe Sexy made another TV appearance with the veteran manager saying he pulled some strings to get his client some air time, not just for this promo but also for a match. DeSousa seemed oblivious to the fact until it was brought up but confidently claimed he can throw down with anyone. He didn’t look that thrilled though when his manager revealed the match participants: Dominic and The Crippler versus Mainstream Hernandez and Valiant. Pretty big if you ask me, Dom should get the rub by being in the ring with the veterans and he could be a fall guy without that damaging him much by losing to such big names, or he could further build his brand with a win over any of his opponents. A 59 for the promo seems fair. Supreme Dream Team (with Dulce Moreno) vs Brandon James & Best of the Best Allen and Bekowski versus Gilmore and Morgan blazes on, apparently, and again it was nice to see them compete as a three piece unit alongside Spade here. Brandon James felt a bit randomly thrown in, but I guess his “messed up in the head” gimmick can justify it, plus he needs something to do after losing the feud to Starr and if the idea is to have him build up Spade I’m all for it. Can’t tell from this one though, pretty good action for 15 packed minutes and an indecisive finish due to a time limit draw. Perhaps they’re still pondering over where to go with this, or booking were just testing the waters for now. Way better match than anything else we’d seen up to that point, rating this as a 73. Speaking of Hollywood Bret Starr, another “paid for by the Rat Pack” promo aired after the match and thankfully he was completely on his own for this, without needing to share the screen with the rest of his faction members. Still, he put them all over and confirmed that John Greed and Justin Sensitive were now on his side (as if that needed any further clarification), bringing their numbers up to six if you also count Willy LaRoux. SWF needs to let this guy riff solo on the mic more often, a 78 for this video package. The Crippler & Dominic DeSousa vs Mainstream Hernandez & Valiant (with Hannah) As announced earlier, Dominic DeSousa teamed up with the Crippler for what turned out to be a pretty great match. The veterans on each team held it together while giving the youngsters ample opportunity to shine. DeSousa played the cowardly cheating heel who picked his spots and relied on Crippler’s experience to see things through, the veteran working most of his side’s control section as he put the heat on Valiant and cut the ring off to work him over with submissions. Of course, Valiant’s selling got the fans all hyped up for the hot tag to Hernandez, who came in full speed with his spectacular high flying offense. In a moment of desperation once he realized there was no other way to put the brakes on Mainstream’s momentum, DeSousa chose to swing a chair right as Hernandez flew at him with a suicide dive, an impactful spot that the referee did catch on to however, disqualifying the heels and declaring Valiant and Hernadez as the victors via DQ. Not bad, though the finish let it down a bit, especially since it came right after another indecisive one in the trios match, 68. Cut backstage and The Mission were beating down Marshall Dillon. It was unclear whether they’d surprised him, but even if they hadn’t, the two on one advantage would eventually prevail. Kristen Pearce was around for some screaming and trash talk that added to the scene, with all three mocking Dillon in the end for leaving Kobb behind and thinking he could just get a piece of Ranger. Short and sharp as it should be, a 59 here seals the deal. Rocky Golden & Mikey Lau vs Des Davids & Scythe Main event time and man, were there a lot of tag matches on this night or what. I would have preferred a singles match for Lau’s return, even if it would be super predictable that he’d win to build up momentum for his title shot, but I guess some politics were at play here and the Rocky-Scythe angle just wouldn’t be overlooked. Not that I wasn’t excited to see the Dragon back in action and his apparent chemistry with Rocky Golden elevated the match from great to exceptional. Davids also put in some great work, proving he’s outgrown the North American title scene and should be moving up the ranks with the major players, all of which he seems able to comfortably hang with. Not sure how I feel about Scythe’s limited spotlight here, he’s a big star in a feud with your #1 guy so he should be getting more attention on one hand, on the other I understand the need to maintain the mystique his gimmick requires and trying to avoid overexposure. Twenty five plus minutes flew by and they got me in the finishing stretch, which featured an extended sequence of near falls that had everyone excited, until sure enough, Lau got the pin. Couldn’t help noticing though, it was done by hitting Davids with the Dragon Whip, so it seems the Scything Kick was heavily protected. Match of the night, as the main event should be, at 77. I thought the episode would end there on a high note with Lau’s return win, but apparently they wanted to press the advantage and twist the knife: Remo’s music hit and the SWF World Heavyweight champion came out to raise his title in the air in response to Lau’s celebration. Wouldn’t quite call it a staredown given the distance between them, but it was a challenge and an answer alright, hot finish that deserves an 85. All in all it was a good episode at 77, the positives outweighing the negatives. I think the biggest problem at this point is the transition from the brand split back into a unified roster with two weekly TV shows, which makes it hard for everyone to get some air time and causes the storytelling to fall behind on certain feuds sometimes. Hopefully Mr. Eisen’s sons and their booker will finally settle on one thing and try to build on that, instead of constantly changing the game. Quick results Rocky Golden & Mikey Lau def. Des Davids & Scythe Valiant & Mainstream Hernandez def. The Crippler & Dominid DeSousa Supreme Dream Team drew with Brandon James & Best of the Best Fame & Money def. Lenny Brown & Steven Parker Robbie Retro def. James Prudence Prediction results DinoKea - 3/5 Herrbear - 3/5

This. I can't stress this enough. Comparing how CVerse loyalty works to real world examples always includes the risk of mod makers and us players making assumptions that are later disproved by reality, but for the sake of counter-arguments: Just as people jumped between WWF and WCW in the 90s. Just because some people were heavily featured and presented as a big deal, I wouldn't say any of them were "loyalists" in the strict sense of the term, in the sense that they wouldn't even entertain the idea of jumping ship regardless of money, promises or employer status. Again, wouldn't call Ibushi "loyal" to DDT, he just built his name there and was one of their major players, but not loyal. As further proof, NJPW hesitated for quite some time to pull the trigger on him, because they considered him liable to jump ship and leave them high and dry, much like Nakamura or the Elite did. Same way Minoru Suzuki seems to be a staple of modern NJPW, but he was with other companies for long enough to be considered a "renegade" and an "outsider/invader" which is how Suzuki-gun originally came to be. These days he seems happier spending time in the US, much like Jay White. Wouldn't call either of those two "loyal" to NJPW, and White even came up in their Dojo, they're just major players in the company. KENTA used to be NOAH's ace and one would be tempted to call him loyal until he made the jump to NXT, but upon joining NJPW he specifically said in an interview that he came back to New Japan because at that point, NJPW was a company with global reach and audience; this wasn't the case when he left NOAH, which is why he chose to sign with WWE instead. As I mentioned, that was probably us as wrestling fans making that assumption given Cody's path and the fact that he was one of the founding members. Similar case to KENTA's "loyalty" deal above. Furthermore, there are things besides money that wrestlers take into account, from a lighter work schedule to how they will be used and presented creatively. I've mentioned Kenny Omega's hesitation to join WWE prior to AEW's formation, we've heard of the Outsiders counting the lighter WCW schedule as a bonus on top of the money they'd be earning too. People tend to interpret a lot of those as part of the loyalty mechanic, when in reality they aren't. Even MisterSocko's mention of Taker and Michaels earlier sounds like a valid point, but I wouldn't call that loyalty either. Those guys probably feared they'd get lost in the WCW shuffle and never take Hogan's spot, so they chose to stick with McMahon, be pushed harder and probably fare better in terms of perception, popularity and income in the long run.

Wouldn't argue with you on that one. There's already stuff like Money Motivated and Fame Hungry, but they seem to have limited effect. Might be interesting to see them rival loyalty instead of loyalty completely overriding those traits.

Or if the talent quits, walks away etc. Well, it doesn't disappear, but you can at least make them an offer and hire them. Again, I brought up Omega as an example of how I interpret the loyalty mechanic as more than just strictly loyalty itself. Some people are worried about creative and how they'll be (mis)used, some don't fancy moving or the harder work/tour schedule, some want to remain weekend warriors at their local promotions, some are emotionally invested in a company, especially if they're also involved in several backstage roles... Just because a company is #1 and can throw a ton of money around doesn't mean they'll always be able to get anyone they want. And if someone can't live with that, they can always circumvent it via the editor like djskeemask said.

Card for Predictions Main Event Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds Rocky Golden & Mikey Lau vs Des Davids & Scythe Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds The Crippler & Dominic DeSousa vs Valiant & Mainstream Hernandez Six Man Tag Match Supreme Dream Team vs Brandon James & Best of the Best I swear Teddy Long didn't book this show, playa! Tag Team Match Time Limits are for nerds Fame & Money vs Lenny Brown & Steven Parker The Only Singles Match on the card Time Limits are for nerds James Prudence vs Robbie Retro

I respectfully disagree. Loyalty is meant to mainly simulate the situation in Japan, where workers tend to stick with certain promotions, especially if they were trained in their dojos and came up their ranks. You won't see New Japan Pro Wrestling poach any NOAH top talent, and I'm not counting KENTA because he'd already made the jump to NXT as Hideo Itami before joining NJPW. You won't see Tanahashi join WWE, because he's carried NJPW through their darkest periods, he's a company guy through and through, much like Ishii or Okada. Plus money's not always the solution to the problem, I'm pretty sure Kenny Omega got offered good money but decided to stick with NJPW and then AEW instead of joining WWE, I presume because of how he believes wrestling should be presented and because he was worried of how he'd be utilized in McMahon-land. It's not limited to Japan either, I can think of some guys who stuck with ECW to the bitter end and you could argue that WWE weren't exactly lining up to sign Sandman, but guys like Tommy Dreamer would never leave until the promotion was closed. In my humble opinion, loyalty (and I'm talking company loyalty here, not the relationship between workers) is best left to Japan and maybe some extremely limited cases in the US indies or perhaps Mexico. Plus I feel I should clarify that I'm mostly talking about how TEW loyalty works in the CVerse. If you're referring to a real world or other mod, that might have to do with the mod maker adding loyalty a bit too liberally?

I forgot to ask during my latest post: I see both USPW and TCW B-show results posted along with some predictions. Wonder if there is reader interest to also include SWF Elite results or not.