DarK_RaideR

Thank you for your words. Indeed, 16 in game years is a lot of time, this is my longest save ever so I'm happy to finally log it on these boards too. What's funny, people on that other forum don't know the world beyond what I've told them, so seeing guys like CL, Matsuko and Khoklov on my roster is not strange to them, they got to know them as rookies and saw them develop as I moulded them. It's the opposite here, readers know the world and workers but haven't been following the whole 16 years to know who's who and what has transpired. I try to make things easy for both audiences.

Wrestle Bowl 2019 match card & narrative YES! YES! YES! I was ecstatic. So much, I even pumped both my fists in the air, so hard I almost dropped my laptop. On its screen were the ratings from totalextremewrestling.com for shows held on the second Saturday of March 2019: Damage Inc. 2019 had been our first show to marginally beat RIPW's content for that month, but our "original" Piledriver shows were scheduled on 'empty' days, when no other US companies held a show and no major promotion had an episode on TV. I'd searched a lot to find the perfect date when we first began, just so we wouldn't be overshadowed or deal with booking clashes. War for Territory was different. It ran on the exact same night as RIPW's monthly shows. And War for Territory #15 had just ran on the same night as RIPW's March to Victory 2019, beating them clean on the media rankings. R The Eisens were pumping money to Rhode Island, giving them the best talent for shows with production values the rest of us in the independent circuit could only dream of, yet here we were officially on top of them. Peter Michaels would be proud.

Not so much a commentary, mostly a question I had when I read this: So as far as I'm aware, User Characters are essentially immortal. Still, when playing as an older character (and doing a diary, especially) it feels strange to have them go well past their 60s or whatnot and still have them around; I'd like to have the option to switch to a different UC, say from Richard Eisen to Eric Eisen or from Tommy Cornell Sr. to Eddie or Cornell Jr. This might even somehow be possible in TEW16 and I'm just not aware of it, if that's the case please let me know. If not, it would be an interesting addition to TEW2020

War for Territory #15 Piledriver Wrestling Presents War for Territory #15 Saturday, Week 2 March, 2019 Live from the Delaware Auditorium, DE "Ice Cold" Claire Winters comes out to kick off the show and she is joined at the entrance by... Gorgon? But, how? Didn't she retire from the ring back in September? With a sly smile on her face, Gorgon gets on the mic to reveal she was contacted to take over from Lee Wright as head trainer of the Piledriver Wrestling School. Part of the reason she accepted was so she could personally train Winters, which she sees as one for the future and because of that, Winters asked her to find her a partner. And so, Gorgon brought in... Teresa Perez! w "Ice Cold" Claire Winters & Teresa Perez vs Sawyer Sports Services (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer) The former QAW and AAA star brings some interesting high flying with her lucha libre influences to get the fans going in the opener and round out the striking style of Winters. Rookie Melanie Tigg is taken aback by the speed and constant motion of Perez, but manages to put the brakes with a big shoulder block before getting to work on the red headed babyface. Tigg's done her homework and pulls Perez to her corner, using quick tags with Daniels to cut the ring in half and isolate Perez until a confident Tigg exposes herself to a tornado DDT that levels the playing field. Winters gets the hot tag and unloads on Tigg until Daniels blind tags herself in to turn the tide. Forced to a tactical withdrawal, Winters gets closer to her corner and tags in Perez who attempts to slingshot herself in when Sawyer gets on the apron and shakes the ropes to mess with her balance, sending her face first to connect with the A-Grade Knee of Daniels for the subsequent pin. Winners: Sawyer Sports Services, by pinfall after "Playboy" Jake Sawyer interfered Backstage, Logan Diaz is getting ready for his match next when 360lbs pounds of Reaper crash onto him. The two men brawl with Reaper geting the best of the exchange thanks to the element of surprise before Logan's scheduled partner Quentrell Garner rushes to the scene to make the save. If Diaz pins Ferrera, he becomes the #1 contender in his place Logan Diaz & Quentrell Garner vs Xavi Ferrera & Buck Winchester It is clear from the team's entrance that the backstage assault has taken a toll on Diaz, so Garner starts the match to let him recover a little bit. A little back and forth with Winchester gets things rolling until Ferrera is tagged in to grapple back and forth with the rookie. Although Garner is able to hold his ground against the heels and both their styles, Ferrera demands that Diaz gets the tag. Diaz agrees, obviously hoping for the pin that will earn him a shot at the Piledriver Championship, but Ferrera proceeds to dismantle him as he targets any weakness he can spot. For all his valiant resistance, it is clear Diaz is fighting an uphill battle and Garner tags himself back in. Winchester calls for the tag as well and while the faces seem to be having a minor argument about who should continue to fight, Winchester shoves Garner onto Diaz before catching him on the rebound for the Texas Backbreaker. Winners: Xavi Ferrera & Buck Winchester, by pinfall w Piledriver Tag Team titles match Syd Collier & The Architect vs The Heartbreak Express © (with Lisa Bowen) Two teams who made their names with Mid Atlantic Wrestling, even if Collier used to tag with Cameron Jones before the implosion of the Dynamite Express; MAW loyalists Collier and the Architect are not oblivious to the fact and indeed show a bit of extra aggression between the ropes, shouting at the Express for "selling out" and other insults in that vein. Such is the tension on the heel side they even introduce a steel chair into the match, a stark contrast to the crisp technical style both men are known for. As it turns out though, it's all part of an elaborate ruse as the Architect slams the chair on the mat while Collier distracts referee Alvin Lavin. Immediately dropping the chair, the Architect drops to the mat holding his head, tricking the ref into disqualifying the Express. Winners: Syd Collier & The Architect, by disqualification Backstage, Lenny Brown walks up to Xavi Ferrera and reluctantly congratulates him for remaining the #1 contender. Ferrera brings up their two recent time limit draw matches for the right to challenge then champion Masked Patriot and says that this time, with the title on the line, he will prove he can beat Brown to end this once and for all. w Triple Threat match for the Piledriver United States title Riley McManus vs Nate DeMarcus vs Jebediah © (with Lisa Bowen) A pretty straightforward, open contest between three babyface competitors, this one really exposes the weak spots of Jebediah; it's not just his lack of technical prowess on display against McManus and DeMarcus, it's also the fact that he seems to be having a rough time staying sharp against more than a single opponent every time. McManus and DeMarcus manage to take down the big man with a two-man version of the Slingshot Suplex early in the match, but instead of making the cover, they instead wrestle each other. Once he's had time to recover, Jebediah clotheslines DeMarcus out of the ring and when McManus tries to pick him up for the Slingshot Suplex on his own, the champ uses his weight to float over and reverse the situation into a roll up to retain. Winner: Jebediah, by pinfall with a roll up Jebediah makes defence number 2 of his Piledriver United States title Foxxy LaRue is shown backstage getting ready for her big title match when Oscar Tufnel struts her way, trying to sway her with his gyrating hips and disco dancing moves. The segment provides a comedy breather for the fans, but with LaRue slapping Tufnel before leaving, it also establishes her as the heel in the upcoming match against Eri Sato. COTT Women's title match Eri Sato vs Foxxy LaRue © Two straightforward strikers meet in the semi main event, the first of two matches for a COTT title. LaRue's gritty brawling is an interesting contrast to Sato's measured martial arts strikes and as things go back and forth in this hard hitting match that wouldn't be out of place in a joshi promotion like 5SSW, Sato proves her worth as a challenger, even if she ends up getting hit with a Flash Head Kick from the champion. Winner: Foxxy LaRue, by pinfall Foxxy LaRue makes defence number 9 of her COTT Womens title As Masked Patriot makes his entrance for the main event match, Scythe interrupts when he charges him from behind. The big man puts Patriot in position for the Underworld Spike [Tombstone Piledriver] and yells something about how this title shot should have been his, when... ...out comes the COTT World Heavyweight champion to make the save! And he's wearing the mask of American Patriot once again, just like he did when he used to wrestle in this region for Mid Atlantic Wrestling! COTT World Heavyweight title match "American Patriot" Bulldozer Brandon Smith © vs Masked Patriot How do you make a dream match of Smith vs Masked Patriot even better? You put the COTT World Heavyweight title on the line, host it in MAW's former stomping grounds and return Smith as the American Patriot, that's how. The two men pace themselves to let fans take everything in and the match is every bit as physical as one would expect from those involved. The action is pretty stripped down using simple but hard hitting blows but a lot of it has to do with pride and fighting spirit. Adding a bit of what he's picked up touring Japan with Black Canvas Grappling, Smith gives a touch of strong style to the match before eventually hitting the Backdrop Driver on his challenger to mark down his first successful defense of the COTT World Heavyweight title. Winner: "American Patriot" Bulldozer Brandon Smith, by pinfall "American Patriot" Bulldozer Brandon Smith makes defence number 1 of his COTT World Heavyweight title Show Rating:

<p>Back to the Future, Monday Week 2 of May 2013</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>NGW Back to the Future (Weekly TV show)</strong></p><p><strong> Held on Monday, Week 2 of May 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Berlin Metropolarena, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 4.398, PPV Buyrate: less than 0.01 (3.468 buyers), Shown on Euro Your Demand</strong></p><p> </p><p> <img alt="wuo51A1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wuo51A1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The show kicks off with the NGW Heavyweight champion, who cuts a promo in flawless German to remind viewers that after his victory over "The Rock and Roller" Sebastian Koller he remains without a challenger. Starmageddon will determine who will face him for the gold, but that show happens in June so unfortunately for the fans, they won't be seeing him defend the title at this month's show, NGW Hard Times.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="lfOxD6w.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lfOxD6w.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="O9Pae5I.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/O9Pae5I.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pIpPSyS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pIpPSyS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> "Stone Cold Killer"Konrad Mäkinen vs "The Vampire" Ripper LeStat</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Out of action since February when Shiro Akuma intentionally broke his arm,Konrad Mäkinen made a surprise return last month to not only deliver payback on the masked champion, but also sport a more muscular frame as he moved up to the Heavyweight division. After a rough welcome next to Stig Svensson and a loss to the Johansson brothers,Mäkinen wrestles his first singles match as a Heavyweight against Ripper LeStat. The Vampire monicker is not just about the ring gear and mannerisms; LeStat is bloodthirsty indeed. Between nasty strikes and trying to take the fight out of the ring, Ripper givesMäkinen a run for his money, but the Swede manages to keep the fight between the ropes and finally slap on the Swedish Grapevine on his opponent's leg for the submission.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner:Konrad Mäkinen, by submission</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mwL0z0W.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mwL0z0W.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="72KyRpj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/72KyRpj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YuuZy7b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YuuZy7b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aqKXVd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aqKXVd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Backstage, Sergei Kalashnov runs into the massive Marat Khoklov before Vidmar and the Ivanoffs appear from around to surround the Fresh Prince of Belarus. The apparent ambush however turns out to be a recruitment pitch, albeit a pretty aggressive one: join the Czars, or else.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="pyf9Pt4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pyf9Pt4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="EfcDrdW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EfcDrdW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0MfqPtQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0MfqPtQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Hardcore Hernandez vs Emerald Angel</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Bouncing all around the ring like hyperactive toddlers on caffeine, Hernandez and Angel pull all the stops and go full steam ahead to hit each other with the most impressive, athletic moves they can muster. The pace is frantic and Angel misses a beat once or twice, allowing Hernandez to nal him with a Super Kick just as he comes in flying to end the match just short of eight minutes.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Hardcore Hernandez, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="pyf9Pt4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pyf9Pt4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Dlqpgvn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dlqpgvn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Backstage, Viper McKenna delivers a promo on the situation of the Heavyweight Tag Team division; Cornell and Hossam may have failed to reach a conclusive decision in their match against the Nigerian Hit Squad at Walk Through Fire, but her team of Koller and Eriksson beat the challengers. Therefore, they are the ones truly deserving of a shot at the tag champs.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="PybIMT9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PybIMT9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="nYdtjiY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nYdtjiY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="wGTzFkZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wGTzFkZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> The group's claim is challenged when the towering Johansson brothers walk into the scene, led by none other than former NGW Commissioner, Signe Lytjohan! The Danish manager of the Norwegian brothers lays out her challenge to sort things the way things are sorted in pro wrestling: inside the ring!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="mwL0z0W.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mwL0z0W.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="Dlqpgvn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dlqpgvn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Koller & Eriksson (with Viper McKenna)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="PybIMT9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PybIMT9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="nYdtjiY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nYdtjiY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="wGTzFkZ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wGTzFkZ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> The Johanssons (with Signe Lytjohan)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Returning from EWA to reunite with his brother, Bam Bam surprises Koller with how refined he's gotten while in developmental. Now more than a mere powerhouse, Bam Bam shows why he managed 14 successful defenses of the EWA Europa title when he forces Koller to tag in his bigger partner in Eriksson. Signe Lytjohan is right there at ringside guiding her team and calling out Eriksson's weaknesses as she notices them, eventually allowing the brothers to drag the Hall of Famer to their corner and work on him until Hercules showcases his freakish strength when he picks up Eriksson into the Hercules Hoist for the submission, wrapping up a dominant performance in just under six minutes.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: The Johanssons, by submission</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="rCrbMWQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rCrbMWQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="SoeMY3z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoeMY3z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="04N0aQ1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/04N0aQ1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cTU1ZCQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cTU1ZCQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yWLqNGq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yWLqNGq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UPg1dYS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UPg1dYS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Backstage, the Real Deal are watching the match on a screen and it doesn't take long before things get tense between them. Roy Edison gets caught in the middle of it and forced to play pacemaker, but it's obvious the damage is there; the question is, are things beyond repair?</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="OMqWx1U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OMqWx1U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="i3AqEI6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i3AqEI6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MGCPelQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MGCPelQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Jeri "Air" Behr vs "Golden Delicious" Melanie Flyman</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Behr and Flyman are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the top two high flyers in NGW's female division so their match delivers on everything fans would expect from these two: a fast, athletic, competitive bout full of jaw dropping moves, not unlike Hardcore Hernandez and Emerald Angel earlier. Behr's usual high risk style backfires more than once to let Flyman take control of the match, but despite obvious exhaustion, Behr pulls off the Standing Moonsault after ten or so minutes into the match, earning the pin after a hard fought battle.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Jeri Behr, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="At6zmyr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/At6zmyr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yNQekBM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yNQekBM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> And let's not forget, the NGW Women's champion Geena the Warrior Princess will be defending her title against "The Gothic Grappler" Fusae Etsuko at NGW Hard Times. As the recap video package rolls, we see highlights of Geena's early days in the company before leaving for Canada, then Etsuko going on her undefeated streak before she got injured just days before Geena made her triumphant return to win the vacated title. The two clashed at Ultimate Challenge where Etsuko won the match but not the title due to a countout, before the Gothic Grappler went on to win the NGW Warrior Princess Challenge tournament to earn herself the upcoming title rematch, title versus streak.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="At6zmyr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/At6zmyr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EgqYnDk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EgqYnDk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Backstage, Nelson Frye and Robert Howard are talking to each other about their recent woes and what they should do to overcome them when Stig Svensson appears. The veteran joins the discussion and suggests the only way to succeed is to stick together. Reform the League as the unit it used to be, not the loose collection of friends under the shadow of Akuma's betrayal it currently is. At 41 years of age, Stig's glory days are behind him. He is not fit to lead. It is time to officially let Nelson Frye take the wheel.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="IqChfad.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IqChfad.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="ISWyN1q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISWyN1q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BJ5XbNO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BJ5XbNO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="VqnREXC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VqnREXC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iyN2viL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iyN2viL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> #1 Contenders match for the NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team titles</strong></p><p><strong> Team Fly (Lister & Matravers) vs John Silver & Leon Harrison</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The episode's main event is a tag team match to determine who will be facing Double Dutch at Hard Times for their newly claimed titles. Former champions Team Fly seem hellbent on earning themselves a rematch, but the veteran duo of Silver and Harrison is not that easy to overcome. Matravers and Silver do the high flying for their respective team, with Lister's technical skills and Harrison's brawling rounding up the match and slowing the pace when needed to keep everything together.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="N1zhldv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/N1zhldv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Once again though, Akuma isn't far and when he makes his appearance, he sweeps the leg of Matravers who's waiting on the apron. The two men end up fighting outside the ring and while Matravers seems to be winning, Lister is left with no one to tag in his hour of need and Harrison hits him with a PRIDE Driver, before tagging in Silver who comes flying with a Silversault before scoring the pin.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners:John Silver & Leon Harrison, by pinfall after Shiro Akuma interfered</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="At6zmyr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/At6zmyr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Show Rating:</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="sma3Die.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sma3Die.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="branana06" data-cite="branana06" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41339" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just wondering, does anyone know of a good Matty Faith render? Thanks.</div></blockquote><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="H5ImGns.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/H5ImGns.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> I have this one, reportedly by shipshirt...</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="gP5kPOf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gP5kPOf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> ...and this. Judging by the style, this one's probably made by King Bison.</p></div><p></p><p></p>

The Lion's Roar VI card The Lion's Roar VI BCG's Biggest show of each year! Main Event 30 minute time limit BCG World Heavyweight title match Funakoshi © vs Yoshinaka Taku After winning the Lionheart tournament, Yoshi Taku gets to headline The Lion's Roar against Funakoshi in a match for the World Heavyweight title. The two men have only fought each other exactly one year ago and despite losing, Taku won the respect of the ace. Can he get the job done this time? Semi Main Event 20 minute time limit BCG Challengers Series title match Motoyuki Miyake © vs Toshinobu Taku No longer a young lion, Miyake claimed the Challengers Series title in a three way match against Harker and Taku, both of which he then defeated in singles title matches. Will he make his critical third title defense at the biggest show of the year or will the third time be the charm for the veteran Taku? Tag Team match 20 minute time limit BCG World Tag Team titles match Partnership of Pain © vs Threepwood & Goto Ever since winning the titles, Brody and Matsushita have dominated the tag scene for more than a year. Threepwood and Goto failed to defeat them, but earned themselves a second chance when they beat Muscle Blasters in a #1 contender match at The Lion Hunts. Have Threepwood & Goto learned from their mistakes or will the champions continue their rule undisputed? Tag Team match 15 minute time limit American Demolition Mk. II vs Double K Bulldozer Brandon Smith is moving up as a singles wrestler, but his usual teammate Animal Harker has hit a slump. Can the duo repeat the glories of the past or will upstarts Kiyotaka and Katou trample them as they seek to move up the ranks? Tag Team match 15 minute time limit Bunrakuken Torii & Eikichi Itou vs Shuzo Utagawa & Jotaro Tanaka Opening Six Man Tag match 15 minute time limit Pavel Vanzycha, Ray Snow & Kirk Drury vs Muscle Blasters & Kyuichi Matsumoto

- Though not the first show to score a better rating than a Rhode Island Pro Wrestling show, with Piledriver Wrestling's increasing popularity, Damage Inc. 2019 is the first ever show to out-perform RIPW in the Regional Wars of the Tri State area. - Sam Keith and Peter Michaels have officially ended their association to Piledriver Wrestling. The promotion thanks them for their contributions and wishes them all the best in their future endeavors. I haven't written out anything in that vein since the Quinzel-Gutmann stuff and they both left the promotion shortly after. Lisa Bowen and The Architect were already dating since before the merger and El Sultan pulled off a Tripple H when he hooked up with Nicole Pyle despite being brought in for a 3 month deal only. Nate and Dee's romance is the first one I feel truly deserves a narrative. Yup. I have a soft spot for Jeb since I first brought him in a GSW save of old. Thanks. Judging from everyone's predictions in the last few shows, PDW is a little predictable but I don't mind. The idea is to deliver a classic mainstream pro wrestling product, minus the comedy and wackiness (so no sports entertainment). We're pretty close to hitting Regional size, so I'm hoping that brings a few interesting developments.

Damage Inc. 2019 Piledriver Wrestling Presents Damage Inc. 2019 Saturday, Week 4 February, 2019 Live from the Delaware Auditorium, DE Syd Collier, The Architect & Jules Knight w Jebediah & The Heartbreak Express (with Lisa Bowen) Not really seen around since they won the Piledriver Tag Team titles, the Heartbreak Express join their manager's newest client turned US champion, Jebediah, against the duo of MAW loyalists Collier and the Architect, with mat specialist Jules Knight filling in the third spot of that team. Every man has his moment in the sun to show what they can do, with the Heartbreak Express taking things to the next level when they use their teaming experience to focus their offense on Knight, which Needham pins after a Moonsault. Winners: Jebediah & The Heartbreak Express, by pinfall While the wrestlers make their way backstage, a video airs to announce that Eri Sato won the pre-show match and will be competing for the COTT Women's title at War for Territory #15. Riley McManus, Nate DeMarcus & Quentrell Garner w The Death Squad & "Killer" Carl Bernard (with Sheik Ali Al-Avatar) Much like the previous match, this one gives everyone a chance to pull off a big move or two, but it is heavily focused on playing to the differences between the straightforward athletic wrestlers on one side and the big monster heels on the other. After some back and forth, Bernard capitalizes on a rookie mistake by Garner to deliver the Kill Switch and pick up the win to wrap up the match. Winners: The Death Squad & "Killer" Carl Bernard, by pinfall Providing a fun breather after the match, Oscar Tufnel is shown in a video that's a mix between dancing and training, given how much of his offense is essentially modified disco dance moves. w Piledriver Women's title match "Ice Cold" Claire Winters © vs "Devious" Dee Daniels (with "Playboy" Jake Sawyer) The next chapter in Winters' expulsion from Sawyer Sports Services, this match comes after Daniels managed to pin the champion in a tag match at War for Territory #14. Both ladies being heavy strikers, they clash in the middle of the ring as the martial arts style of Winters goes up against the oldschool brawling of Daniels. A physical contest, this one sees momentum flow back and forth, much to the credit of Daniels who wrestles like a woman with half a decade under her belt when in fact she's only been in the business for a year. Unfortunately for her though, Sawyer's initiative for an assist backfires when Winters, well aware of how the Playboy plays his cards, dodges to let his sneaky blow connect with Daniels instead, who she then hits with a sharp Heel Kick for the pin. Winner: "Ice Cold" Claire Winters, by pinfall following botched interference from "Playboy" Jake Sawyer Claire Winters makes defence number 3 of her Piledriver Womens title Backstage, the Piledriver Champion Lenny Brown is with Diaz and Ferrera. After repeating that the winner of tonight's match between the two of them will earn a shot at his title, Brown sends both men off and is out to take a front row seat for himself when he joins the broadcasting team as a guest commentator. #1 contender match for the Piledriver Championship title "The Athlete" Xavi Ferrera vs "Glorious" Logan Diaz Arguably two of Piledriver Wrestling's brightest prospects, Ferrera and Diaz have been on a collision course since the promotion's first show. After butting heads over the United States title, they once again lock horns to determine who will face Lenny Brown for the biggest prize of them all. Being a former holder of the title himself, Ferrera looks pretty confident in this match but spot after spot, move after move, a determined Diaz turns the tide and ends up outwrestling him, no matter what the Athlete tries to pull off. Just as Diaz finally grapples his opponent to hit the Belly to Belly Suplex, Ferrera lands a hard knee on his groin to break free. Given how the two men were grappling, the move escaped the attention of referee Alvin Lavin and Ferrera manages to quickly cover Diaz, putting a foot on the ropes just to be sure he can keep the big man down. Winner: "The Athlete" Xavi Ferrera, by pinfall after using underhanded tactics and the ropes for leverage Three Way match for a shot at the COTT World Heavyweight title Scythe vs Masked Patriot vs Reaper What initially looks like a two on one beatdown for Patriot actually swings around when Scythe and Reaper argue over who should make the pin. Scythe is the previous holder of the title and would love nothing more than a rematch against Bulldozer Brandon Smith, but Reaper argues it's his turn to try. Things quickly turn to blows between the two acolytes of darkness and even the recovery of Masked Patriot isn't enough to quell the flames; the three men trade huge blows until Patriot smartly side-steps to send a charging Scythe crashing onto Reaper, before he pins the youngster to win the match. Winner: Masked Patriot, by pinfall after Scythe accidentally hit Reaper Show Rating:

<p>Back to the Future, Monday Week 1 of May 2013</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>NGW Back to the Future (Weekly TV show)</strong></p><p><strong> Held on Monday, Week 1 of May 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Gorkie's Nochoyklub, Moscow, Russia, Eastern Europe</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 300 (sold out), PPV Buyrate: less than 0.01 (3.500 buyers), Shown on Euro Your Demand</strong> </p><p> </p><p> <img alt="v0U0AaE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v0U0AaE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Right after the usual opening video package for every episode of Back to the Future, a bonus video rolls to announce and celebrate the fact that tonight's episode is the 300th show ever to be produced by NextGen Wrestling!</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="wuo51A1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wuo51A1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="PFb9alT.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/PFb9alT.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="M2RTO0E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/M2RTO0E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> The show kicks off with another episode of Lover's Lounge and the NGW Heavyweight champion chilling on his usual red velvet recliner with a glass of champagne in hand and the rest of the bottle cooling in an ice bucket nearby. Sitting on the guests' recliner with the NGW Cruiserweight titles around their waists are brand new champions, Double Dutch. Champagne Lover begins "interviewing" the fresh champs, but can't help pointing out they've never won anything more than tag titles. Sure, Frank Van Heer won the NGW Young Lion title back in the day, but so did Champagne Lover;three times, not once, plus he moved on to win the NGW Heavyweight title. Things get tense but before they can also get physical, Lover passes the ball to the announcing team for the opening match, featuring the former NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team champions!</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="pyf9Pt4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pyf9Pt4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ISWyN1q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISWyN1q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BJ5XbNO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BJ5XbNO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> The League of Heroes (Frye, Lister & Matravers)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="YuuZy7b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YuuZy7b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aqKXVd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aqKXVd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="NNIIGh4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NNIIGh4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> The Czars (The Ivanoffs & Andriy Boronin)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> According to the announcers, Nelson Frye demanded a six man match against the Ivanoffs and the man who aided them at NGW Walk Through Fire but apparently his usual partner Robert Howard isn't in this match. Filling in instead are former NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team champions Team Fly, Christopher Lister and "Mile High" Adam Matravers. The new face is announced as Andriy Boronin, an Ukrainian who was taught the style of US collegiate amateur wrestling during his time with the military and his in-ring style of technical wrestling that blends grappling, submission holds and some solid mat skill is a testament to that. Thanks to a vast advantage in terms of collective experience, the League of Heroes control most of the match until...</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="N1zhldv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/N1zhldv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> ...Shiro Akuma crawls out from under the ring to shake the ropes and throw Adam Matravers off balance just as he was about to hit the Mile High Moonsault! Akuma quickly retreats before the rest of the League can give chase and Matravers kicks out of the pin attempt, staying in the match until his teammates can turn the match around and allow Frye to slap on the Royal Armbar on Boronin after capitalizing on a rookie mistake from the young Ukranian.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: The League of Heroes, by submission</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="pyf9Pt4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pyf9Pt4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EgqYnDk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EgqYnDk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0MfqPtQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0MfqPtQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ISWyN1q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISWyN1q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BJ5XbNO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BJ5XbNO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YuuZy7b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YuuZy7b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aqKXVd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aqKXVd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Once the match is over, Dovydas Vidmar rushes to the ring with his trademark vodka bottle in hand. Before he can smash it on anyone's head, Stig Svensson is there to grab his wrist and stop him on his tracks. The two men brawl for a bit until Emerald Angel runs down to hit a crossbody off the barricade and take down Vidmar. Svensson and Angel join their League of Heroes friends in the ring to celebrate and stand tall as Vidmar and the Ivanoffs retreat with a menacing glare on their eyes.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="rCrbMWQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rCrbMWQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="72KyRpj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/72KyRpj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="kWqP7Sm.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kWqP7Sm.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> "The Fresh Prince of Belarus" Sergei Kalashnov vs "The Milan Masterpiece" Marcello Ricci</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> A pretty exciting Cruiserweight singles match is up next, pitting fresh arrival Kalashnov against cocky Italian Marcello Ricci. Kalashnov is out to prove himself, even if Moscow fans don't exactly find his whole gimmick any fun at all. Ricci on the other hand has wrestled for NGW in the past and while currently a member of EWA, he shows he's one for the future when he gives Kalashnov a run for his money before ultimately falling to his Eastern Block finisher.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Sergei Kalashnov, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mwL0z0W.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mwL0z0W.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="EfcDrdW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EfcDrdW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> On the topic of Cruiserweights, Hardcore Hernandez is backstage and delivers a promo on the reigning NGW Cruiserweight champion. Hernandez says Akuma was so afraid he was going to lose, he just had to cheat in order to keep the gold. He knows he's better than the masked man from Japan and the champ's victory was tainted the way it was earned. It's not over between them; Hernandez wants a rematch.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="rCrbMWQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rCrbMWQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="A0XDREq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A0XDREq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="POESOXu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/POESOXu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Megumi Nakajima vs "The Black Widow" Zofia Jankovic</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Seeing Jankovic in this match, it's starting to become obvious that NGW isn't above a bit of fanservice, having put an Eastern European wrestler in every match so far. Halfway between EWA and staying on the main NGW roster, Jankovic is out to prove a point with her martial arts inspired style. Up against her is Megumi Nakajima, a wrestler who didn't make it to the finals of the NGW Warrior Princess Challenge tournament and is looking to regain some momentum, at the expense of the Black Widow. Their match is pretty hard hitting, featuring plenty of super stiff kicks but once Nakajima hits a few high velocity moves before taking things to the mat, her well-rounded style is too much for Jankovic to counter and she quickly finds herself in the Nakajima Straight Jacket.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Megumi Nakajima, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="mwL0z0W.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mwL0z0W.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yWLqNGq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yWLqNGq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UPg1dYS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UPg1dYS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Loud guitar riffs over a set pulled straight out of an episode of MTV's Headbangers' Ball introduce the next segment, an episode of Viper's Moshpit. Almost as if she's trying to one-up Champagne Lover's talk show, McKenna is hosting the NGW Heavyweight Tag Team champions and teases them about the internal faction heat caused after stablemates Cornell and Hossam decided to fight them for the titles. The Nigerian Hit Squad doesn't look happy at all, but in a witty bail-out, McKenna makes a sly offer: she thinks her boys Koller and Eriksson deserve the title shot more than Cornell and Hossam do after their time limit draw; those two teams will face off next and just you wait and see.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="IqChfad.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IqChfad.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="SoeMY3z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoeMY3z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="04N0aQ1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/04N0aQ1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="Dlqpgvn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dlqpgvn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Cornell & Hossam vs Koller & Eriksson (with Viper McKenna)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Both teams only join forces occasionally and haven't got a lot of matches under their belt together, but they look like they've known each other for years. As an added bonus, McKenna's timing is on point with her Outcast buddies, whether it's a sneaky assist, riling up fans, playing the Rock Chick to Koller's cocky Rock and Roller persona or subtly referencing her Fitness Fury past with Eriksson. The match itself is hotly contested and there is no doubt both Cornell and Hossam are killing it in terms of in-ring performance, however a cheeky distraction from McKenna just as Hossam is looking to lock in the Camel Clutch allows Koller to escape and deliver the Hamburg Rock City instead. With Eriksson keeping Cornell busy in a ringside brawl, Koller makes the pin and his team steals the win in an otherwise outstanding match.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winners: Koller & Eriksson, by pinfall after Viper McKenna interfered</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="At6zmyr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/At6zmyr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="yNQekBM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yNQekBM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Cut backstage, where Fusae Etsuko and Geena The Warrior Princess are brawling with each other. A host of road agents and staff have to pull them apart and the announcers take the opportunity to recap the history between them, hyping up their much anticipated title clash at NGW Hard Times.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="OMqWx1U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OMqWx1U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> "The Louisiana Pitbull" Robert Howard takes to the ring next, his signature chain dangling around his neck as he walks. Howard cuts a promo about how he's hit a rough patch lately, but remains a top tier competitor and tonight, he has set out to prove it. He is issuing an open challenge for anyone willing to face him in his trademark contest, a Dog Collar match! Once the cheers die down, attention's focused on the entrance and there's a moment of silence before a familiar theme hits the speakers and the most massive man in NGW comes out:</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Not seen since March's Ultimate Challenge where he beat ROF's "Tower of London" Danny Patterson, the Moscow Mauler returns to NGW and in front of his hometown audience, to boot!</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="25UZG0h.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/25UZG0h.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> Dog Collar match</strong></p><p><strong> "The Louisiana Pitbull" Robert Howard vs "The Moscow Mauler" Marat Khoklov</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Howard may be a Ripped Heavyweight who can take the fight to opponents, but even he can't compare to the (also Ripped) Giant that is Marat Khoklov. The 3 time NGW Heavyweight champion shows no signs of ring rust whatsoever and thanks to his inhuman power is able to manhandle a chained Howard around like very few men have ever managed to. Howard resorts to his documented tenacity and an often underutilized hardcore background, using the chain to choke Khoklov as well as wrapping it around his fist for an extra oomph to his punches. Even a sudden pull of the chain proves to be useful when it throws Khoklov off balance, a creative way for Howard to avoid the Moscow Lariat. Once Khoklov staggers him enough to lift him up though, there's only one way down and that's with a Russian Legend Powerbomb, the exclamation point to Marat's big return.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Winner: Marat Khoklov, by pinfall</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="pyf9Pt4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pyf9Pt4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Show Rating:</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="At6zmyr.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/At6zmyr.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="olde_gregge" data-cite="olde_gregge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks, I hate it. Japan in the CV97 mod just seems to be deadly in any save for companies not named Burning Hammer. PGHW is my favorite company, so to see them collapse so soon is a tough punch in the gut.</div></blockquote><p> From my limited experience, the expenses brought about by touring schedules are a killer for sub-Cult promotions. There's a limit to how few workers you can pay for each show before the complaining begins, then there's the production expenses of putting on so many shows, the Regional War penalties and even if you get a broadcasting deal, the revenue is just too little. Seeing PGHW go under wasn't much of a surprise given BHotWG's aggression, they took them down before they could stand on their own feet. I was more surprised to see BHotWG dismantle 5SSSW, to be honest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="olde_gregge" data-cite="olde_gregge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>MOSC surviving to the present day is really shocking to me. They were doing okay in my longest save until they picked up the Australia Options PPV deal; after that it was just losing money every month until I finally bought them out. I'm digging the Australia scene, too. Glad to see those guys get some steady work down there and its awesome to see a company last so long from start.</div></blockquote><p> MoSC never really had any decent opposition. RoF is different and based nearby, but it's not like they'd ever compete over the same talent. PSWF was all female and so is DCW now. 21CW and HIW never made it past a couple of years. They are deeply entrenched in the scene and benefit from being members of the Hardcore Alliance. Thanks to TV coverage, NGW is almost as popular as MoSC in the UK (and certainly more popular than RoF) so I'm probably the one they should most be worried about. As for the Aussie scene, I admit I kinda miss DIW being around, but seeing the place so vivid and competitive sure is exciting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can I say, I love that Marat and Champagne are your top guys and it feels perfectly normal. Love the affiliation Czar -- also surprised to see that your UC isn't like, a 9 time champion.</div></blockquote><p> Barring Fusae Etsuko and maybe Tommy Cornell back in the day, everyone who's ever joined the NGW roster was a young lion. Those two are the only exceptions where I brought in someone who had built-in popularity. My top guys had to work their way up the card and organically evolved to what they are today, which is somthing I love about this save. If you look at the title lineages, guys like Champagne Lover, Marihito Masuko/Shiro Akuma and Edward Cornell paid their dues in the midcard fighting over the Young Lion title before they climbed into the main event scene.</p><p> </p><p> As for my User Character, I said at the start of this diary that while all this began as a RtG challenge. seeing the company survive and grow while also logging the entire experience as a narrative on another forum made me grow attached to NGW, to the point where I didn't want to jump to a larger promotion and advance my UC's career if it meant leaving NGW behind, so I guess it kinda evolved into a "Local to Global" thing, even if I'm still abiding by the RtG limitations. Other than that, I always did what was best for business, even if it was at the expense of my UC. Outside the early years on a roster of 4-6 people, my UC has made it to Upper Midcarder at best, never Main Eventer. He's never held the top title and even after the weight split when he won the Cruiserweight title, it's not the same as holding the Heavyweight title.</p>

<p>Steel Cage</p><p> GWC World Tag Team Championship</p><p> <strong>Homegrown</strong> versus The Fat Cats ©</p><p> </p><p> North American Heavyweight Championship</p><p> Matty Faith versus<strong> “The Supreme Star” Spender Spade</strong> © w/ Lisa Bowen</p><p> </p><p> GWC World Heavyweight Championship</p><p> <strong>“Rough Justice” Tommy Cornell</strong> versus Horton Ravenwood ©</p><p> </p><p> Dog Collar Match</p><p> “The Cornerstone” Riley McManus versus “<strong>The Headhunter” Jeffery Aroma w/ Lisa Bowen</strong></p><p> </p><p> United States Championship</p><p> “Hollywood” Bret Starr versus <strong>“The Canadian Wrestling Machine” David Stone ©</strong></p><p> </p><p> North American Women’s Championship</p><p> Lucy Stone-McFly versus <strong>Alicia Strong</strong> © w/ Lisa Bowen</p><p> </p><p> GWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship</p><p> “High Flyin’ Hawaiian” James Adams versus <strong>KC Glenn</strong> ©</p><p> </p><p> GWC World Women’s Championship</p><p> <strong>Jaime Quine </strong>versus Pinky Perez ©</p><p> </p><p> North American Tag Team Championship</p><p> The Fallen w/ Father Grim versus <strong>The Keith Brothers ©</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> OLLIE’s El Jaguar versus <strong>Cameron Vessey</strong> w/ Lisa Bowen</p><p> </p><p> GWC World Six Man Championship</p><p> Gangsta Nation w/ Brother G versus <strong>The Diaz Family</strong> ©</p>

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Current date: Monday, Week 1 of May 2013</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span><img alt="New_Generation_Wrestling_UK_Logo.png" data-src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/New_Generation_Wrestling_UK_Logo.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>The company</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> NextGen Wrestling began in early 1997 when John Silver and Leon Harrison saw an opportunity in the market for professional wrestling in Europe. With Harrison moving away from his hometown of Brighton, England and chipping in half of the starting $1.000, he was made owner of the promotion with Silver as head of creative. NGW prided itself on promoting athletic, modern wrestling by young upstart workers like its founders and to this day it does just that, although understandably enough its growth and history means some older veterans are also around. NGW is one of the few companies around the world to have promoted intergender matches, before a restructuring led to the creation of a split division for female athletes, as well as the Heavyweight and Cruiserweight weight classes for male competitors. In October of 2011, NGW set up its very own pro wrestling school or dojo and exactly a year after, invested in creating European Wrestling Alliance (EWA) as its child promotion. NGW also has been cooperating with Ring of Fire in Birmingham, UK to trade young talent and even hosts an annual cross-promotion show every March named “Ultimate Challenge”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Product Definition</strong></p><p><strong> Key Features:</strong> None</p><p> <strong>Heavy Features:</strong> Mainstream</p><p> <strong>Medium Features:</strong> Traditional, Cult, Modern, Lucha Libre</p><p> <strong>Low Features:</strong> Comedy, Realism, Hyper Realism, Hardcore, Daredevil</p><p> <strong>Match Intensity/Danger</strong>: 40%/40%</p><p> <strong>Women’s Wrestling:</strong> Division</p><p> <strong>T&A Levels:</strong> None</p><p> <strong>Face/Heel Divide:</strong> No</p><p> <strong>Weight Split:</strong> Yes</p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">The stars</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></strong><img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> Marat Khoklov</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 37 (9 years pro), <strong>Nationality:</strong> Russian, <strong>Style:</strong> Brawler, <strong>Size:</strong> Ripped Giant, <strong>Affiliation:</strong> Czars</p><p> The giant Russian Marat Khoklov is a menacing former body builder, whose freakish strength and great look make him an awesome competitor to behold. Before he had even wrestled a match people were hailing him as a future star and his tenure with NGW made him just that. As menacing as they come and possessing some considerable skill, including his vicious Moscow Lariat and Russian Legend Powerbomb, Khoklov has been a dominant force in the company and three time holder of its top title. He is also the founder and leader of the Czars, a group of Eastern European wrestlers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="yNQekBM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yNQekBM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">“The Gothic Grappler” Fusae Etsuko</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 35 (14 years pro), <strong>Nationality:</strong> Japanese, <strong>Style:</strong> Regular Wrestler, <strong>Size:</strong> Toned Small, <strong>Affiliation:</strong> None</p><p> 5'6, 149lbs Fusae Etsuko rose to fame as part of the all-female BHOTWG:W roster in Japan before the promotion was bought out by the original Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods. Out of employment opportunities as women’s promotions went out of business in Japan one after another, Etsuko looked abroad and NGW capitalized on her popularity by signing her up to be "The Gothic Grappler", a character who enjoys using her submission skills to spread misery and pain although she has admittedly rounded up her skillset ever since. Etsuko has been undefeated since her debut in March 2011, capturing NGW's big title and then vacating it after intergender matches were stopped, only to immediately regain gold in the form of the brand new NGW Women’s title until an injury in early 2013 forced her to vacate the title. Ever since her return, she has been looking to reclaim gold and defend her streak against current champion, Geena the Warrior Princess.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Geena the Warrior Princess</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 35 (14 years pro), <strong>Nationality:</strong> American, <strong>Style:</strong> Entertainer, <strong>Size:</strong> Muscular Lightweight, <strong>Affiliation:</strong> None</p><p> Geena The Warrior Princess is American by birth, but has spent the early part of her career in Europe with NGW. A powerful brawler, her intense “angry” interviews are also pretty impressive. Her hard hitting style would be perfect in Japan and indeed led to her being regularly called in for tours, before she left for a brief stint in Canada before returning to NGW in early 2013 just in time to claim the vacated Women’s title. She has been feuding with previous title holder Fusae Etsuko since her return from injury.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="wuo51A1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wuo51A1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Champagne Lover</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 31 (10 years pro), <strong>Nationality:</strong> Mexican, <strong>Style:</strong> Entertainer, <strong>Size:</strong> Middleweight, <strong>Affiliation:</strong> None</p><p> Champagne Lover is unique Mexican talent who blends traditional lucha libre with Eastern influences, resulting in an exciting hybrid high flying style. Combined with a fantastic look and some outstanding promo skills it seems that there is nothing to stop Champagne Lover from becoming a huge star and after slowly climbing up the ranks, he won the promotion’s top title and is already being positioned as the new face of NGW.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="N1zhldv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/N1zhldv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Shiro Akuma</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Age:</strong> 31 (12 years pro), <strong>Nationality:</strong> Japanese, <strong>Style:</strong> Japanese Junior, <strong>Size:</strong> Toned Small, <strong>Affiliation:</strong> None</p><p> Shiro Akuma (White Devil) is an alter ego of high flyer Marihito Masuko. After losing the Young Lion title to Champagne Lover at End of the World 2010 and at the same night seeing his friend Captain Hero get unmasked, Masuko tapped into some dark power from the great beyond to fuel his revenge. This saw him get more aggressive in the ring and brought him several victories until he finally snapped, betraying his League of Heroes allies to go on his own as the NGW Cruiserweight champion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Factions</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"> The League of Heroes</span></strong></p><p> <img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ISWyN1q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISWyN1q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BJ5XbNO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BJ5XbNO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <img alt="EgqYnDk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EgqYnDk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0MfqPtQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0MfqPtQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="i3AqEI6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i3AqEI6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A0XDREq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A0XDREq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> <strong>Members:</strong> Nelson Frye, Christopher Lister, Robert Howard, Adam Matravers, Stig Svensson, Emerald Angel, Jeri Behr, Megumi Nakajima</p><p> Originally put together to fight back against the villainous Hellfire Club, the League of Heroes was established by Stig Svensson who also put on the mask of Captain Hero around the same time. The group’s first members were Svensson, Frye, Lister, Howard, Matravers and Akuma. Many of them held various titles while affiliated with the group, with Frye being singles champion before teaming with Lister as Cream of the Crop to dominate the tag team division while Captain Hero held onto singles gold. Matravers and Howard also joined forces to much success in the tag team division, before the weight split caused a reshuffle: Frye and Howard became ‘The Gentleman and the Pitbull’ while Lister and Matravers captured the Cruiserweight Tag Team titles as ‘Team Fly’. Behr and Nakajima have been representing the group in the Women’s division while Emerald Angel is the latest addition to the group after the traitorous departure of Shiro Akuma. Following the dismantling of the Hellfire Club, Stig Svensson losing his Captain Hero mask in late 2010 and a series of injuries that have kept Svensson on the sidelines, Nelson Frye has stepped up as leader of the group.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">The Czars</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YuuZy7b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YuuZy7b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aqKXVd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aqKXVd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="POESOXu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/POESOXu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Members:</strong> Marat Khoklov, Dovydas Vidmar, The Ivanoff brothers, Zofia Jankovic</p><p> Originally a trio of Russians that comprised of Khoklov and the Ivanoffs, the group has since expanded to include “The Bratva Bruiser” Dovydas Vidmar and “The Pain from the Ukraine” Karen Bilous, who was replaced by Belarussian wrestler Zofia Jankovic after her departure from NGW. Respecting only strength and power, the Czars have held every title on the Heavyweight division and given plenty of people something to worry about.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">The Real Deal</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="SoeMY3z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoeMY3z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="04N0aQ1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/04N0aQ1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cTU1ZCQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cTU1ZCQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yWLqNGq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yWLqNGq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UPg1dYS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UPg1dYS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Members:</strong> Edward Cornell, Wael Hossam, Roy Edison, The Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal)</p><p> Sick of the comedy, gimmickry and cartoonish shenanigans, Edward Cornell joined forces with the Lawal twins to fight back and defend old school wrestling. For all their bullying ways, the Real Deal are a group of legitimately tough men with impressive in-ring skills that’s went on to include the Egyptian technical wizard Wael Hossam and former MMA competitor Roy Edison among its ranks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>The Outcasts</strong></span></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="Dlqpgvn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dlqpgvn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EfcDrdW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EfcDrdW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="WUS40Jt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WUS40Jt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IDTFoKl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IDTFoKl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MGCPelQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MGCPelQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QaF7Dck.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QaF7Dck.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p><strong> Members:</strong> Sebastian Koller, Hardcore Hernandez, Viper McKenna, Petter Eriksson, Wade Orson, Landon Mallory, Melanie Flyman, Beast Bantom</p><p> The most recently formed group in the company, the Outcasts have banded together thanks to their disappointment at the way they have been utilized by NGW. Whether they are disgruntled employees who feel they’ve been mistreated or past workers who recently returned to the fold, the Outcasts bear a grudge against the powers that be, making them vocal anti-heroes who will still put their personal interests over those of the group if an opportunity presents itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Full Roster List, as of May 2013</strong></span></p></div><p></p><p><strong>Heavyweight Division:</strong> Beast Bantom, Champagne Lover, “The Bratva Bruiser” Dovydas Vidmar, Edward Cornell, Hercules Johansson, Igor & Ivan Ivanoff, Jimmi & Kalvin Addams, Konrad Mäkinen, Landon Mallory, “The Moscow Mauler” Marat Khoklov, Nelson Frye, Petter Eriksson, Rahabad & Rashid Lawal, Ripper LeStat, “The Louisiana Pitbull” Robert Howard, Roy Edison, “The Rock and Roller” Sebastian Koller, “Captain Hero” Stig Svensson, Wade Orson, Wael Hossam</p><p> <strong>Cruiserweight Division:</strong> “Mile High” Adam Matravers, Christopher Lister, Emerald Angel, Frank Van Heer, Hardcore Hernandez, Henrick Van Bon, John Silver, Leon Harrison, “The Fresh Prince of Belarus” Sergei Kalashnov, Shiro Akuma (formerly known as Marihito Masuko)</p><p> <strong>Women’s Division:</strong> “The Gothic Grappler” Fusae Etsuko, Geena the Warrior Princess, Jeri “Air” Behr, Megumi Nakajima, Melanie “Golden Delicious” Flyman, “The Rock and Roll Chick” Laura ‘Viper’ McKenna</p><p> <strong>Non-wrestling staff:</strong> Fink Finkleton (color commentator), Gary Garret (referee), Lawrence Young (color commentator), Sebastian Krause (on-screen commissioner and backstage road agent), Steve Smith (announcer)</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>EWA talent that has appeared on NGW shows:</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Aleksander Knyazev, Andryi Boronin, Bam Bam Johansson, Giovanni Bruno, Joey “The Breeze” Beauchamp, “The Milan Masterpiece” Marcello Ricci, Menace, Paolo Gandalfini, Paula Edwards, “Super Duper” Phillip Cooper, Viv “The Violence” Jacobs, “The Black Widow” Zofia Jankovic</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Tag Teams</strong></p><p> Double Dutch (Frank Van Heer & Henrick Van Bon, Unit)</p><p> Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal, Unit)</p><p> The Addams Family (Jimi & Kalvin Addams, Unit)</p><p> The Ivanoff Brothers (Ivan & Igor Ivanoff, Unit)</p><p> Team Fly (“Mile High” Adam Matravers & Christopher Lister, Individuals)</p><p> The Gentleman & the Pitbull (Nelson Frye & The Louisiana Pitbull” Robert Howard, Individuals)</p><p> Girl Power (Jeri “Air” Behr & Megumi Nakajima, Individuals)</p><p> The Young Guns (Beast Bantom & Landon Mallory, Occasional)</p><p> Cornell & Hossam (Occasional)</p><p> Koller & Eriksson (Occasional)</p><p> Harrison & Silver (Occasional)</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>NGW Hall of Fame</strong></span></p><p> <img alt="vFsWrO5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vFsWrO5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iaAyx6u.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iaAyx6u.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="uzRVf62.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uzRVf62.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KgdqMk2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KgdqMk2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Akio Koruba (Inducted in 2005)</p><p> Geena the Warrior Princess (Inducted in 2007, 1x NGW Young Lion, 1x NGW Womens)</p><p> Golden Scorpion (Inducted in 2010, 3x NGW Champion)</p><p> Petter Eriksson (Inducted in 2009, 3 NGW Tag Team, 1x NGW Open Collective)</p><p> Tommy Cornell (Inducted in 2008, 1x NGW Champion)</p><p> Viv Jacobs (Inducted in 2007, 1x NGW Young Lion)</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>The titles</strong></span></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> NGW Heavyweight title</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="0eQDv0J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0eQDv0J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champion:</strong> Champagne Lover</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 4</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> (3x) Marat Khoklov (May 12 - Dec 12, 4 defenses)</p><p> Fusae Etsuko (Sep 11 - May 12, 7 defenses, vacated after the NGW Championship became the NGW Heavyweight title)</p><p> (3x) Stig Svensson (May 11 - Sep 11, 2 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Marat Khoklov (Aug 10 - May 11, 6 defenses)</p><p> (3x) Nelson Frye (Jun 09 - Aug 10, 13 defenses)</p><p> (3x) Golden Scorpion (Mar 09 - Jun 09, 4 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Stig Svensson (Jan 09 - Mar 09, 2 defenses)</p><p> Marat Khoklov (May 07 - Jan 09, 17 defenses)</p><p> Stig Svensson (Feb 05 - May 07, 25 defenses)</p><p> Tommy Cornell (Nov 03 - Feb 05, 13 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Nelson Frye (Jun 02 - Nov 03, 16 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Golden Scorpion (Apr 02 - Jun 02, 1 defense)</p><p> Red Dragon (Jan 02 - Apr 02, 2 defenses)</p><p> Golden Scorpion (Jul 01 - Jan 02, 5 defenses)</p><p> Nelson Frye (Jun 01 - Jul 01, 0 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Joey Beauchamp (Nov 02 - Jun 01, 5 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Leon Harrison (Mar 02 - Nov 02, 3 defenses)</p><p> Joey Beauchamp (Mar 99 - Mar 02, 5 defenses)</p><p> Leon Harrison (May 98 - Mar 99, 4 defenses)</p><p> Tony Mahr (May 97 - May 98, 5 defenses)</p><p> Stevie Stoat (Mar 97 - May 97, 0 defenses)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Cruiserweight title</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="CaTwuAY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CaTwuAY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champion:</strong> Shiro Akuma</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 2</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> John Silver (Sep 12 - Dec 12, 1 defense)</p><p> Adam Matravers (Jun 12 - Sep 12, 1 defense)</p><p> Leon Harrison (May 12 - Jun 12, 0 defense)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Women’s title</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="hq0wF4D.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hq0wF4D.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champion:</strong> Geena the Warrior Princess</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 2</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> Fusae Etsuko (May 12 - Jan 13, 7 defenses, vacated after injury)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Heavyweight Tag Team titles</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="MD3svD5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MD3svD5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MD3svD5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MD3svD5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champions:</strong> Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal)</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 1</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> The Ivanoff Brothers (Oct 12 - Feb 13, 3 defenses)</p><p> Howard & Frye (Jul 12 - Oct 12, 1 defense)</p><p> (2x) Matravers & Howard (Jan 12 - Jul 12, 2 defenses, vacated after the introduction of weight categories)</p><p> (3x) Frye & Lister (Nov 11 - Jan 12, 1 defense)</p><p> (3x) Eriksson & McKenna (Oct 11 - Nov 11, 0 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Frye & Lister (Mar 11 - Oct 11, 4 defenses)</p><p> Aleksander Knyazev & Cub Balowitz (Jan 09 - Mar 09, 1 defense)</p><p> (2x) Eriksson & McKenna (Apr 08 - Jan 09, 7 defenses)</p><p> Matravers & Howard (Jul 07 - Apr 08, 7 defenses)</p><p> Frye & Lister (Feb 05 - Jul 07, 23 defenses)</p><p> Eriksson & McKenna (Jul 03 - Feb 05, 14 defenses)</p><p> Van Heer & De Bon (Dec 02 - Jul 03, 4 defenses)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team titles</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="qhQFniW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qhQFniW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qhQFniW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qhQFniW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champions:</strong> Double Dutch (Frank Van Heer & Henrik Van Bon)</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 0</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> Matravers & Lister (Nov 12 - Apr 13, 3 defenses)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Open Collective Six Man titles</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Current Champions:</strong> The Outcasts (Beast Bantom, Landon Mallory & Petter Eriksson)</p><p> <strong>Defenses:</strong> 0</p><p> <strong>Previous Holders</strong></p><p> Double Dutch & Emerald Angel (Jan 13 - Apr 13, 3 defenses)</p><p> Nigerian Hit Squad & Edward Cornell (Apr 12 - Jan 13, 6 defenses)</p><p> The Ivanoff Brothers & Marat Khoklov (Oct 11 - Apr 12, 3 defenses)</p><p> The Hellfire Club [british Samurai, Leon Harrison & John Silver, as Kasai Ronin and the Daredemons] (Aug 11 - Oct 11, 0 defenses)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>King of the Ring</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="YQOvEuI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YQOvEuI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><strong> Tournament held every June in a Starmageddon match</strong></p><p> 2012 Winner: Champagne Lover</p><p> 2011 Winner: Champagne Lover</p><p> 2010 Winner: Nelson frye</p><p> 2009 Winner: Robert Howard</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Television title (Retired)</strong></p><p> Joey Beauchamp (May 12 - Jul 12, 0 defenses)</p><p> Edward Cornell (Nov 11 - May 12, 10 defenses)</p><p> Shiro Akuma (Sep 11 - Nov 11, 6 defenses)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NGW Young Lion title (Retired)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="6idJQCy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6idJQCy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> Sebastian Koller (Jan 12 - Jul 12, 4 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Edward Cornell (Dec 11 - Jan 12, 0 defenses)</p><p> Beast Bantom (Sep 11 - Dec 11, 2 defenses)</p><p> Edward Cornell (Feb 11 - Sep 11, 5 defenses)</p><p> (3x) Champagne Lover (Dec 10 - Feb 11, 1 defense)</p><p> Shiro Akuma (Dec 09 - Dec 10, 12 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Champagne Lover (Apr 09 - Dec 09, 6 defenses)</p><p> Adam Matravers (Jan 09 - Apr 09, 3 defenses)</p><p> Champagne Lover (Jul 07 - Jan 09, 15 defenses)</p><p> (2x) Golden Delicious (Mar 07 - Jul 07, 2 defenses)</p><p> Viv Jacobs (Feb 07 - Mar 07, 0 defenses)</p><p> Frank Van Heer (Dec 06 - Feb 07, 1 defense)</p><p> (2x) John Silver (May 06 - Dec 06, 6 defenses)</p><p> Red Dragon (Apr 06 - May 06, 0 defenses)</p><p> Geena the Warrior Princess (Dec 05 - Apr 06, 3 defenses)</p><p> Golden Delicious (Oct 05 - Dec 05, 1 defense)</p><p> Wael Hossam (Jun 05 - Oct 05, 3 defenses)</p><p> John Silver (Mar 05 - Jun 05, 2 defenses)</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>Latest show held:</strong> NGW Walk Through Fire 2013, on Friday, Week 4 of April 2013, rated <strong><span style="color:#2E8B57;">B+</span></strong>, 4 and 1/4 stars<p> <strong>Venue:</strong> Bursa Indoor Arena, Turkey, South East Europe</p><p> <strong>Attendance:</strong> 8.878, <strong>PPV Buyrate</strong>: 0.03 (16.282 buyers), Shown on Euro Your Demand</p><p> Main Event: Champagne Lover def Sebastian Koller to retain the NGW Heavyweight title, B</p><p> Semi Main Event: Fusae Etsuko def. Viper McKenna in the finals of the NGW Warrior Princess Challenge. Fusae Etsuko goes on to face Geena the Warrior Princess for the NGW Women's title at Hard Times in May. B</p><p> Shiro Akuma def. Hardcore Hernandez to retain the NGW Cruiserweight title. B</p><p> Nigerian Hit Squad went to a time limit draw with Cornell & Hossam to retain the NGW Heavyweight Tag Team titles. B-</p><p> The Gentleman and the Pitbull (Frye & Howard) def. the Ivanoff Brothers by DQ after Andryi Boronin interfered. B-</p><p> Double Dutch (Van Heer & Van Bon) def. Team Fly (Matravers & Lister) for the NGW Cruiserweight titles. B-</p></div></blockquote>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You can have faith in that.</div></blockquote><p> If that's not Matty Faith's catchphrase, it should be.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1. Who are the top stars in DCW? How are they doing as a female only promotion in a landscape that seems to have to a lack of female talent?<p> </p><p> 2. Did British Samurai ever go to RoF or has he stayed with you this whole time?</p><p> </p><p> 3. Who is MoSC's top guy now?</p><p> </p><p> 4. Is RAW the powerhouse that it is in the default game, or is MWF able to offer a real challenge?</p><p> </p><p> 5. Does Des 3 have multiple sets of trios titles? I need more info.</p></div></blockquote><p> See, if I did an extensive recap for those 20 main eventers of BHotWG, this would take forever. I'd much rather provide a short recap for every region and then answer specific questions like these.</p><p> </p><p> 1. DCW's top five are Ikuko Temko (Huntress Makiko's usual tag partner), Bruiser Anara, Umeko "The Cat" Hotta, Kayoko Ki (game generated worker out of the 5SSW dojo) and "Young Gun" Yoko Ikina. Other notable roster members include Aud D'Hoffryn, Lady Lotus and of course, owner Thea Davis. As you can see, the fall of both 5SSW and Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Godesses caused a lot of joshi talent to look for a job elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p> 2. British Samurai toured with Hinote Dojo and later BHotWG while still under (PPA) contract with NGW. In January 2012 his NGW contract was not renewed and after a brief tenure as head trainer in the NGW Dojo, he moved to Japan after signing a written deal with BHotWG, where he often wrestles his real life friend Michael "Razor Valentine" Moodie.</p><p> </p><p> 3. In a twist of SUPREME IRONY, MoSC have selected Jeff f'n Nova as their figurehead <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />:rolleyes:<img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Wrapping up their Top 5 are Kevin "Shane Hanigas" Jones, Jay "Byron" Heartbreak, Wade Orson and Daniel Black Francis. Other notable members include Danny Patterson, Eric Future, Jonathan Faust, Keith Adams, Pit Bull Brown and the owner's son, Jeffery McPeterson.</p><p> </p><p> 4. RAW began as (and still are) a Regional company, just the same as MWF. That means MWF has a fighting chance, since they're both subject to Regional Wars and RAW can't yet offer exclusive Written contracts. Given RAW's status though, I think they'll either use the TV deal to win the race or the network will can the company if they can't win.</p><p> </p><p> 5. I think the description of Des 3 (which I used for the recap as well) is mostly aimed towards any players looking to play as that promotion and the product/hiring rules haven't been properly tweaked to get that across to the AI as well. Their roster actually has zero luchadors or masked wrestlers and they hold more singles than trios matches, with a World and a TV title in the mix so far.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait... ENFORCER ROBERTS IS A MAIN EVENTER FOR BURNING HAMMER AND YOU LEFT THIS OUT OF THE MAIN RECAP!?!?! I am so mad at you for this! Tell me everything! I need to know the Ballad of the Enforcer.</div></blockquote><p> Not much to say here really, BHotWG snatched him from SWF in December of 1997 and teamed him up with BURNING Koiso (Experience: A*) with which he won the Burning World Tag Team titles in September of 2011, making 17 successful defenses before dropping them to ... in June of 2012. Roberts would then go on to become the Burning World Champion in September 2012 after defeating ... He is currently the holder of that title and has successfully defended it 7 times so far.</p><p> </p><p> Oh, he also just happens to be the #1 out of the Power 500 for 2012 (in the 500 every year since '96) and a definite future Hall of Immortals inductee with 6 A* matches in his career so far. 2010 Tag Team of the year with Koiso, 2011 Veteral Wrestler of the year and for 2012, both Tag Team of the year and Wrestler of the year.</p><p> </p><p> In less flashy details, he moved to Japan shortly after signing with BHotWG and is no longer friends with "The Man of 372 Holds" Chris Candle</p>

<p>Australia</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="vdlZ4w7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vdlZ4w7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Australia</strong></span></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> Struggling to Stand</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> If up to the late 90s Europe and the UK were a wasteland for pro wrestling, Australia was an absolute desert. The very first promotion to ever regularly host shows in the continent was Big Jim Teasdale’s Adelaide Pro Wrestling, or AdPro for short. Created in August of 1997 and promoting a family friendly product that everyone could enjoy, AdPro was the first stage where talent such as the Comedian, the original Lone Rider, Debonair David Peterson, Sean Quartermaine, Septimus Stubbs and Captain Wrestling were first seen until its bankruptcy two years after its first show.</p><p> </p><p> Seeing where AdPro was headed and confident the Australian market could sustain another promotion, Captain Wrestling set up Athletic Empire in 1998, with the venerable Ramses Street as booker. Unlike AdPro, Athletic Empire treated wrestling with an ultra serious approach, its talent being a mix of talented athletes, legitimate tough men and technical shooters. Much like AdPro before it though, the company never really took off the ground and was forced to call it quits in November of 2001.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Success Brings Imitation</strong></p><p> <img alt="O9boXCy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/O9boXCy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The first Australian promotion to truly stand the test of time was Youth Energy Pro Wrestling. Vowing to avoid mistakes of the past, owner Big Jim Teasdale and booker Gregg Michael, the exact same duo that ran AdPro created YEPW and immediately joined the Hardcore Alliance just a few months after their previous company went under in 1999. Their claim proved true down the road and indeed YEPW is currently the oldest Australian promotion to still be active in 2013, with Debonair David Peterson taking over after Gregg Michael stepped down as booker.</p><p> </p><p> As time went on, YEPW stayed afloat and expanded its fanbase, becoming a de facto monopoly after the collapse of Athletic Empire in 2001. It wouldn’t be until 2006 that this stranglehold was broken with the creation of Kevin Leonhardsen’s Melbourne Wrestling Federation. MWF’s larger than life characters captivated the minds of wrestling fans in Australia as the promotion’s mainstream appeal felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the daredevil antics of YEPW. The initial tension inevitably caused a clash and by 2009, MWF declared war on both YEPW and its other main rival by that time, Revolution Australian Wrestling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Mainstream, Comedy and the Surreal</strong></p><p> <img alt="VR99xLd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VR99xLd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> In 2007, a wacky little promotion held its first show in New Zealand. Mixing lucha libre with comic books and Saturday morning cartoons, ZEN:Art of Wrestling and its dojo aspired to provide a stage for wrestling talent in New Zealand. Its isolated location was both a blessing and a boon, as ZEN has avoided attracting attention from any competitors but also struggles to expand towards the Australian mainland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="FzyXxuC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FzyXxuC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> What really put Australia on the world wrestling map was when the Australian Sports Network decided to add a wrestling show to its schedule in 2009, the year Revolution Australian Wrestling came to be. With a built-in TV deal and huge financial backing, RAW shattered YEPW’s status as Australia’s #1 promotion, a position they haven’t relinquished since.</p><p> </p><p> RAW’s existence did not scare away the competition. YEPW buckled up, MWF declared war on the flagbearer of Australia’s sports entertainment, ZEN was just being ZEN and in 2011, a group of people decided to take ZEN’s insanity way, way over the top. The result was Desert Trios, a promotion that mixes Mad Max style badlands characters with luchadors sporting dodgy accents. Des 3, as they’ve become known, only hold trios matches in the vein of lucha libre and even then, they employ 2 out of 3 falls rules, making it a challenge for referees to officiate, wrestlers to pull off and fans to watch. Even so, Des 3 have become an underground cult hit and in confirmation of their anti-establishment appeal, they too declared war on RAW and sports entertainment in July of 2012.</p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> - MWF was never bought out by APW, as APW never existed.</p><p> - DIW was also never created.</p><p> - YEPW is the oldest promotion in Australia to still be in business.</p><p> - ZEN are around but they're not the wackiest thing around as Desert Trios may just be the pro wrestling equivalent of a bad acid trip in the dust fields.</p></div></blockquote>

<p>Europe and Britain</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><img alt="kWSipXY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kWSipXY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EyLqy7M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EyLqy7M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Europe and Britain</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> The Old Guard</strong></p><p> <img alt="umAil6h.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/umAil6h.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> For many years, Europe and the British Isles were more or less a wasteland for fans and workers of pro wrestling alike. London based World of Wrestling was the UK’s premium promotion for most of the 1980s, rivaled only by Men of Steel Combat’s low cost “blood, beer and brawling” in Scotland. Despite having the distinct advantage of nationwide TV coverage, World of Wrestling fell victim to its own repetitive booking and stale roster, causing fans to eventually turn away from the product. In turn, this killed the company’s ratings and cost them their TV deal, leading to a closure in 1987 while MoSC founded the Hardcore Alliance alongside DaVE and Canada’s 4C. Outside Scotland, wrestling fans had absolutely nothing until SWF secured themselves a UK broadcasting deal in the nineties. Meanwhile, Vienna based European World Class Wrestling was slowly but steadily running out of steam. Owner and founder Len Schultz had hit a glass ceiling as EWCW’s fanbase grew beyond the confines of Central Europe. The language barrier was too hard to overcome and Schultz looked like he’d rather cash out of his pet project and try something else instead of staying to fight on.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>A New Hope</strong></p><p> <img alt="v0U0AaE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v0U0AaE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="i68800U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i68800U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="xAP54XD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xAP54XD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> It was this situation across the continent that led a young duo of Leon Harrison and John Silver to start NextGen Wrestling in South East Europe in early 1997. After surviving their first year in the business, NGW found themselves to be the single players in the European market when EWCW closed in 1998. Still a Local promotion at the time, NGW were in no way able to fill in that void. The promotion that did was Luis Figo Manico’s Ultimate Combat Ring, running out of his home country of Spain and built around him as figurehead. At the same time, Geordie Jimmy Morris figured he UK market had plenty of space for more than just MoSC’s wild brawls in Scotland. With a vision of promoting the famous “British Strong Style” made famous in Wigan and its most acclaimed representative in JD Morgan assisting him, the two men set up Ring of Fire in 1998.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZoMa0lH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZoMa0lH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> These initiatives inspired a few more to take a shot but alas, the promotions themselves were short lived. Tyler Baker created London’s 21 Century Wrestling in 2000 to provide a mix of daredevil high flying, oldschool technical wrestling and wild brawls for fans in southern England. This explosive but directionless product kept the company alive until 2002, as fans apparently preferred to pick their poison and watch MoSC, ROF or SWF instead. A bit further east, Golden Fox set up ALPHA in Scandinavia with established manager Killer Denucci as booker. The two men tried to deliver sports entertainment with a localized spin via a heavily macho product inspired by vikings and norse mythology. To no one’s surprise, the promotion went bankrupt in 2002, a single year after its creation, as neither man really had a clue when it came to anything norse or viking related.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Survival of the Fittest</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="CEJazV9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CEJazV9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> As 21CW and ALPHA collapsed, everyone else in that market kept growing. UCR outgrew the limits of being a Regional promotion in 2001, with NGW making it past Local the year after. Meanwhile, high flyer Jerome Baker detected a gap in the British market for risky high flyers such as himself and set up High Impact Wrestling in 2002. Running out of Birmingham, the promotion would barely make it to the crucial year of 2004.</p><p> </p><p> It wasn’t just HIW that folded that year. The big shock came when UCR declared bankruptcy. Promoting a style that tried to cater to all tastes, UCR were already burdened with a huge roster that only got worse as they tried to employ enough people to get on the mic no matter where their shows were taking place. Abandoning the regional scene in favor of a grander stage only magnified the issues, bleeding Manico’s company dry.</p><p> </p><p> The gap created by the demise of both promotions was immediately filled, which is another reason why 2004 was so special for European wrestling. NGW announced they would henceforth be holding shows outside their home base, a move that marked their rise to a true Regional promotion. At the same time, Golden Fox tried his hand at promoting once more after the collapse of ALPHA two years earlier. His new company was called Eastern European World Wrestling and it ran out of Moscow with a captivating product of cheerful chaos that would often descend into compelling anarchy. Though more mainstream than hardcore, EEWW was nevertheless interesting enough for the local crowds of Russia but once again, Golden Fox was tampering with an unfamiliar product and his company went under again before it could celebrate two years in business.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="Dzr7txo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dzr7txo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Of all the companies to appear or disappear that fateful year, the most controversial was, without a shadow of a doubt, Ken Flanagan’s Power Slam Wrestling Forever.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Midlands Mayhem</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> A Welshman himself and rumored to be laundering money for the Cardiff mafia, for his own reasons Flanagan made the bold move of setting up shop in the Midlands. Where Flanagan goes, controversy soon follows and indeed his company’s debut immediately drew the ire of the area’s home promotion. Ring of Fire declared war on Flanagan’s PSWF as well as neighboring Men of Steel Combat, claiming both companies were an insult to the true spirit of professional wrestling. Colin Chalke a.k.a. The Steamroller led the charge, being as he was the living embodiment of the oldschool mentality ROF embraced and he did so until 2007, when the decision was made to broaden the focus on more than just one person. Meanwhile, Flanagan’s list of enemies only grew as every PSWF show was accompanied by a story of some female worker quitting after allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace until they finally banded together. A group of seventeen women, including the likes of “Golden Delicious” Melanie Flyman, Phoebe Plumridge, Laura “Viper” McKenna, Nina Cacace and Eva Berlin filed a lawsuit against Flanagan. Between the media outrage, legal expenses and an ever shrinking talent pool, PSWF shut its gates in 2010 just days before Flanagan was convicted on all charges.</p><p> </p><p> With Flanagan and his promotion out of the scene, Ring of Fire continued to wage war against MoSC, the latter rumored to having blown the whistle that led to the revelation of a financial scandal that cost ROF more than two million pounds in 2009. Back in the mainland of Europe, Neil “The Juicer” Taylor and “the Big Fight Player” Kansuke Konda created the edgy Attack Championship of Wrestling in 2008 and joined the Hardcore Alliance. As a response to local competitors, ROF and NGW struck a talent trade deal that same year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Competition and Dominance</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><img alt="BDGoD6R.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BDGoD6R.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The duality of ROF-MoSC and NGW-ACoW in Britain and Europe respectively was soon broken by multi-millionaire Swiss businessman Albert Thorpe in 2009. Aided by the veteran French manager Laurent Robitaille, long time wrestling fan Thorpe invested in creating Victory Wrestling Alliance. Hosting singles matches exclusively and despite criticism about trying to fuse too many styles into a single product, Thorpe and his fiscal backing brought together an exciting roster that quickly challenged both NGW and ACoW for the eyes, hearts and minds of wrestling fans in Europe. His example would inspire Thea Davis to set up Dream Championship Wrestling in 2012, the first ever all-female promotion on the British Isles.</p><p> </p><p> A slump in both the economy and industry tightened the screws on the established promotions, but where ROF failed to overtake MoSC, NGW rose above the competition and being a strictly Regional promotion in 2012. Just one year earlier, it announced the creation of its very own wrestling school and upon becoming the undisputed #1 wrestling promotion in Europe launched a child promotion under the name of European Wrestling Alliance. This sudden bump in expenses, made worse by the added costs of a dojo, child promotion and several exclusive contracts meant to starve competitors of most talent may ultimately turn out to be NGW’s downfall, but they have persevered for so long through all the hardships they may yet survive this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> - The collapse of UCR wasn't followed by the creation of EWA and UEW, both of which never existed.</p><p> - 21CW folded soon after its debut. Jeff Nova never did turn it into the behemoth it is in the canon version of the 2016 CVerse.</p><p> - Men of Steel Combat never went under. They are alive in 2013 and the leading promotion in the UK.</p><p> - Ring of Fire are also still around and doing well for themselves.</p><p> - High Impact Wrestling debuted and folded.</p><p> - Europe has 4 active promotions: NGW (my promotion, Cult sized), EWA (NGW's child promotion), VWA (already Regional) and Attack Championship of Wrestling (Regional and emphasizing a Modern/Hardcore/Cult product)</p><p> - 3 promotions are active in the British Isles: Men of Steel Combat, Ring of Fire and the fresh all-female Dream Championship Wrestling.</p></div></blockquote>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Japan is *massively* different. Poor PGHW. Please tell me that Yoshimi is still a big star though? Please. Is Japan just BHOTWG and EXO?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Japan is indeed the most different from what the Region is like in the default CVerse. Only active companies are BHOTWG (bouncing between National and International since 2010), Hinote Dojo (Regional since 1999) and EXODUS 2010 (Small and still establishing a foothold in Tohoku).</p><p> </p><p> At 37 years old with 19 of them as a pro, Musashibo is a BHOTWG loyalist, currently the #3 wrestler in the world and a main eventer for BHOTWG. He's only won the PGHW Glory Crown once and the BHOTWG Tag titles once (with the late Shuji Inukai, who was killed in a parachuting accident at the age of 30 in 2002).</p><p> </p><p> If you're wondering why Musashibo hasn't won more gold, that's because he's just one of BHOTWG's <strong><em>twenty</em></strong> main eventers. The other 19 are Duane Stone (under the Black Cobra mask), Yasunobu BURNING (not PRIDE) Koiso, Craig Prince, Eiji Hamacho, Hiroaki Nakasawa, Haruki "Hooded" Kudo, Koshiro Ino, Mike Watson, Mito Miwa, Natsu Miyamae, Mokuami Maita, Noriyori Sanda, Noro Katayanagi, Oniji Takashita (a.k.a. Burning EXILE), Pablo Rodriguez, Phillip "Enforcer" Roberts, Michael "Razor Valentine" Moodie, Tsukasa Ashia (game generated worker) and of course the master of the LARIATOOOOO, Tadiyuki Kikkawa.</p>

Japan Japan Between the Hammer and the Dojo The pro wrestling scene in Japan was on the verge of major change as 1997 dawned upon the isles. The nation’s oldest promotion to be still active, Golden Canvas Grappling, was faced with a major problem in the wake of HGC’s creation on the other side of the ocean. Ever since Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods challenged CGC’s dominance and especially once it overtook them, they were plagued with injuries, misfortune and mercenary workers. Hanshiro Furusawa's response to it all was to develop an increasing reliance on foreign workers to come in and face the dwindling numbers of workers still loyal to GCG, but the emergence of HGC in America dealt another hurtful blow by signing many of GCG's top foreign workers to exclusive deals and undoing years of hard work. Crippled, the historic promotion barely made it to the end of that year before BHotWG put the nail on the coffin of their greatest competitors and dismantled them after buying out GCG’s debt in October of 1997. Golden Canvas Grappling were not the only victims of BHotWG’s aggression. 5 Star Supreme Wrestling, the flagship of joshi wrestling that had emerged victorious from the battle against a GCG-offshoot womens promotion they defeated in 1990, was struggling against the expenses its touring schedule created. Despite its monopoly and a power trio of Sensational Ogiwara, Thunder Hike and Crusher Ichihara, 5SSW finally pulled the trigger and admitted defeat in December of 1997 when they too were dismantled by Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods. Things weren’t any brighter in the smaller leagues either. Upstart rogue promotion Big Battle Wrestling (or Blood and Barb Wire, as some claimed the initials really stood for) introduced Japanese fans to the extremities of deathmatch hardcore wrestling. Unlike hardcore promotions in the West though, BBW maintained a traditional Japanese touring schedule and it didn’t take long for the style to take a heavy, heavy toll on the workers. Coupled with the competition of Hinote Dojo, who enjoyed a stellar roster and huge financial backing from their parent company of BHotWG, BBW only lasted until the final months of 1997 before going out of business. The only company to properly challenge BHotWG’s onslaught was Sadaharo Jimbo’s Pride Glory Honor Wrestling, or PGHW. With their trademark style of physically intense puroresu and a penchant to steadily pump out quality matches, PGHW took the fight to BHotWG and its burgeoning super junior division. After adding GCG’s roster to their talent pool, BHotWG were able to hold their own against the rise of PGHW, but a prostitution scandal involving their figurehead Haruki “Hooded” Kudo landed a heavy blow on the Japanese giant. Even that though wasn’t enough to stop them, only delay the inevitable and by 2000, BHotWG claimed absolute dominance in the Japanese market when they purchased rivals PGHW. Independent Sparks The fall of PGHW sent a clear message as far as the Japanese market was concerned: no one could take on BHotWG on a national stage, it was now up to the largest promotions of the world to butt heads with Kaneie Komine’s promotion; anyone trying to make it in Japan would have to start small and try to sustain themselves against Hinote Dojo. Journeyman wrestler Koji Kojima was the first to take a chance in 2000, when he introduced World Level Wrestling to the world. Himself a veteran super junior, he dedicated his promotion on smaller high flyers and added a hearty dose of lucha libre to the mix. To emphasize how unusual his approach was meant to be, Kojima hired retired joshi wrestler Natsuki Mitani as his booker For the two years WLW was in business, it saw some big stars such as Koki Ishibashi, Dark Eagle, Yasunobo “PRIDE” Koiso, “The Yokohama Fireball” Yasunari Koga, Golden Fox, Edo Phoenix II, Haru Kurofuji, Hypnos, Eguchi the Amazing, Washichi Inao, Amane Shunsen, Kenta “Rogue SF” Matsuo, Tom “Angry” Gilmore, Pablo Rodriguez, American Elemental, Golden Scorpion and the Incredible Koyama grace its roster. Obviously, worker expenses were through the roof and with income coming in slower than them, the company went bankrupt in October of 2002. WLW’s bold attitude inspired PGHW alumni Chuichi Sanda to make an attempt of his own in 2001. Taking a page of Hinote Dojo’s ideas, he created a promotion where graduates of the PGHW dojo could get some hands-on experience and exposure while learning to work a live crowd. The company was named Pro Wrestling SAISHO and Sanda recruited veteran road agent Shunki Kamimura to assist him. Aided by the likes of Strong Style Yoemon, Masayuki Shiga, Torajiro Sekozawa, Battle Sakata, Takayuki 2000, Washi Heat, Mamoru Nagahama and Hiroyasu Gakusha, SAISHO had a good run but ultimately ran out of money in February of 2003. Branch Out and International Expansion Having established themselves as Japan’s biggest promotion, Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods were indifferent to the comings and goings of the independent scene, where their child promotion of Hinote Dojo dominated anyway. Instead, they prepared themselves for the next steps moving forward. 2002 was the year joshi wrestling was resurrected in Japan. Instead of adding a women’s division to their existing company, BHotWG launched an entire promotion dedicated to female wrestlers, aptly named Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses. Kaneie Komine’s close friend Tetsuzan Kaneko was put in charge and Hinote Dojo’s head referee Masami Aizawa was moved to the new company as the booker. With BHotWG’s financial backing and 5SSW no longer around, Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses had the luxury of signing any worker they felt like. Ironically, or as an intentional twist of the knife, their first contract was signed with 5SSW founder Sakurako Kagawa. Once their new project had a couple of years to find its footing, BHotWG official began their push towards international expansion. Declaring war on HGC, SWF and NotBPW in one fell swoop, Burning Hammer made it perfectly clear they were on the road to global domination. Adapt, improve, overcome? The road to running a truly International company proved to be harder than Kaneie Komine may have expected. Both his new competitors and the new fanbase he was reaching out to were foreign and didn’t take to BHotWG’s style as fast as originally expected. Even those who weren’t into sports entertainment shenanigans prefered their wrestling the old school, traditional way and NotBPW especially had them covered already. The siren call to change the product into a more “westernized” version was there, but Komine and a now scandal free Kudo stuck to their guns. In 2008, BHotWG shocked the industry when it announced the cancellation of its Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses project. Joshi wrestling was once again in the gutter and several wrestlers found themselves without a job overnight, but BHotWG found themselves with a big financial boost they used to secure new stars and upgrade their production values in order to compete with their international rivals. Kudo and Komine were heavily criticized, but their gamble paid off when they finally broke through to make BHotWG into a proper International promotion in 2010. With the expansion of Burning Hammer, Hinote Dojo was the only promotion left catering exclusively to the Japanese market until Yoshi Oshiro set up EXODUS 2010. Cryptic, media shy and according to some using wrestling to launder yakuza money, Oshiro left the running of the company to veteran Aiya Murata. Focusing entirely on athletic junior heavyweights, EX10 has managed to carve its niche in the Japanese independent market and by 2013 boasts a roster that includes the likes of Reijiro Hirako, Magnum KOBE, Commander Kawagishi, Tsuneyo Yanagimoto, Sensational Dragon, Beetle Kimura, Jin Miyamoto, Kazuma Narato, Kokei Shoda, Ogai Miki, Orange Tsuchie, Razan Okamoto, SPEED D and White Samurai. As time went on and despite its new approach, BHotWG failed to maintain their spot as a true International promotion for a steady amount of time. With South of the Border Pro Wrestling now entering the mix to represent Mexico in the global market, Kudo and Komine admitted they couldn’t wage a war on all fronts. Abandoning hopes of becoming the leading promotion in the world in the immediate future, they buried the hatchet with HGC before going to war with SotBPW.

Same here. Like how Experience factors in to Road Agent work but especially the in-ring "salvaging" of botches and booking decisions!

Damage Inc. 2019 card & narrative She looked at the match card again. It was hard to tell. When she was told she'd be pinning Claire Winters in that tag match, she knew it was in order to set up a title match between them. She never thought she'd win the title too, but Nate had told her something that had her thinking. "They picked you 'cause you're the top heel in the division and so the match makes sense." Nate was only two years older than her, but he'd been a pro for a good five years already. Not only that, he trained and worked for Sam Keith in MAW, so he knew a lot more than what five years in the business should have taught him. He could sit and talk for hours about the "Regional Battles" the company was apparently now involved in or why the wrestling media would classify War for Territory as a show of "Above Average" importance. For all his college athlete looks, deep down inside he was a total nerd. Dee had been with Piledriver Wrestling for almost a year now. She and Nate had been dating since Christmas and although they tried to avoid talking business when out of work, they couldn't fully avoid it either. It was their life and passion. So when she confided in him that she'd be getting a title shot but didn't know why, his response gave her a different viewpoint. She'd only thought the match was the next step in Winters' feud with Sawyer Sports Services, or 3S as they'd call it backstage for short. Melanie was just in and Dee was the oldest member still on the roster. But top heel? Her? Already?

War for Territory #14 Piledriver Wrestling Presents War for Territory #14 Saturday, Week 2 February, 2019 Live from the Delaware Auditorium, DE Lisa Bowen accompanies the new Piledriver United States champion to the ring as the show begins. Taking a moment to get on the mic, she hypes up her new client and of course herself who guided him to championship gold as soon as they struck a deal. ww Piledriver United States title match Jebediah © (with Lisa Bowen) vs "Killer" Carl Bernard (with Sheik Ali Al-Avatar) Not seen in quite some time, Bernard isn't exactly riding a wave of momentum but regardless remains a dangerous competitor due to his mean streak and intimidating power. The two men skip the formalities and proceed to batter each other with their biggest hits in a rough, rugged brawl for the title. Sheik's sneaky assists aren't as useful as usual thanks to Lisa Bowen having Jebediah's back on that and with the big man free to focus on his match, he uses his surprising agility for a man his size to outmaneuver Bernard and hit the Sundown Splash for the pin. Winner: Jebediah, by pinfall Jebediah makes defence number 1 of his Piledriver United States title Xavi Ferrera comes out next and cuts a promo saying he lost to the eventual winner of the fourteenth annual Rip Chord Invitational, which means he lost to the best of them. His 'silver lining' excuse promo is cut short by the arrival of Logan Diaz, who tells him to stop trying to sugar coat his loss; Spencer Spade cheated his way past him and Diaz never complained about it, only worked harder, just like he did to take the US title off of Ferrera and make one more defense than him before losing it. Now he aims to succeed where Xavi failed and capture the Piledriver championship. The two men argue about who deserves a shot at the champ, which in turn brings out... ...the Piledriver champion himself, Lenny Brown! After hyping himself up about defeating champion after champion in the Invitational, Brown says the best way to sort this out is the same he used to sort it out with Ferrera before he won the gold: Logan Diaz versus Xavi Ferrera, with the winner fighting himself for the Piledriver Championship! "The Sandman" Jules Knight vs Quentrell Garner One of Piledriving School's first graduates after the launch of the promotion, Knight finds himself wrestling rookie prospect Quentrell Garner in this match. The in-ring action is decent, especially for two young lions in a singles match, but other than that there's little heat since fans barely know much about both of them and Knight wraps it up with a win after hitting his Time for Bed finisher on the young upstart. Winner: Jules Knight, by pinfall w "Ice Cold" Claire Winters & Eri Sato vs Sawyer Sports Services Following the expulsion of Winters from Sawyer Sports Services at the Rip Chord Invitational XIV, "Devious" Dee Daniels teams up with the new face revealed at that show, the woman revealed as Melanie Trigg to take on Winters and her former title challenger, Eri Sato. From the opening bell, the babyfaces look like they're exactly on the same page and it's not just about their similar martial arts based styles; Winters and Sato have the flow, the timing and even the double team moves to give the towering Melanie Trigg a run for her money. Unable to bully the opposition around, Trigg tags in Daniels and after an extremely personal back and forth slapping contest with Winters, the Devious One uses the emotional tension in her favor as Sawyer gets on the apron to distract Winters. Careless and high on adrenaline, Winters smashes her former manager with an elbow to the chin but only to turn around just as Daniels connects with an A-Grade Knee to lay her out while Trigg keeps Sato from breaking up the subsequent pin. Winners: Sawyer Sports Services, by pinfall after "Playboy" Jake Sawyer interfered Riley McManus vs "Class Act" Syd Collier Renewing hostilities after the Invitational, the two men walk into this match with a very different story. Collier lost his qualifier match against Lenny Brown, while McManus may have not won the tournament but he nevertheless made it to the next stage and most importantly, beat Collier's usual ally in the Architect. Looking to finish the job here, McManus attacks his opponent with the brawling he showcased against Scythe at the invitational, apparently not interested in a technical contest. Collier does his best to slow down the pace and take the fight to the mat where he's strongest. It's a slow paced match heavy on the drama to emphasize the heat between these two, their personalities, styles, history as well as the symbolism of the clash that followed the merger of Piledriver Wrestling and Mid Atlantic Wrestling, ending on a high note with McManus executing the Slingshot Suplex for the pin, clean as a whistle. Winner: Riley McManus, by pinfall Scythe & Reaper vs Masked Patriot & Miss Atlantic Wrestling Piledriver Wrestling never did promote intergender matches and even now, it's far from a balanced act. Miss Atlantic Wrestling is the only female out of the four participants and even so, she's up against a monstrous duo in Scythe & Reaper. Still, the bravely defiant patriot lady enters the fight, just like she did at the Rip Chord Initational to rescue eventual winner Masked Patriot from a post-match beatdown. It's a true David vs Goliath case and she uses her speed against the slow moving Reaper, a strategy that pays off at first, especially given how the two big men seem to get in each other's way when wrestling a match together as a team. A quick tag brings in Masked Patriot for a double team and then it's the tournament winner duking it out with Scythe, a fight that picks up right off of where the two of them left things at the Invitational. Patriot stands his ground and proves his win was no fluke, but he cannot hope to defeat both Scythe & Reaper on his own. Looking to relieve her partner, Miss Atlantic Wrestling tags herself in and is off to her usual bouncing around the ring like a rubber ball off the ropes but her cheerful vibe is quickly crushed by a Death Bomb from Reaper, who covers her for the pin. Winners: Scythe & Reaper, by pinfall Well aware of what's next, Masked Patriot quickly gets his teammate out of the ring to retreat, leaving the winners to stand tall in the middle of the ring as they strike a menacing pose and the lights flicker, before going out to end the show. Show Rating:

<p>Mexico</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="voKw5ae.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/voKw5ae.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Mexico</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> The Mexican Wars (1996-2001)</strong></p><p> <img alt="znuLsLE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/znuLsLE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YsFPRIU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YsFPRIU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> The oldest still active wrestling promotion in the world, Original Lucha Libre Is Eternal celebrated their 40th birthday and absolute dominance of the Mexican market in 1995, but that would change the year after when four of their biggest stars walked out on the company after a contract dispute and formed Mexico Premier Wrestling Federation. Given their founders’ star power, MPWF were willing and able to challenge OLLIE’s monopoly. The venerable lucha libre promotion first attempted to drain the market of any available talent, but MPWF responded by bringing in wrestlers from both Japan and the United States thanks to their founders’ connections. This in turn pushed OLLIE to introduce elements of american style sports entertainment to its product, but the sudden rise of big musclebound bruisers didn’t quite come across as fresh. Instead, many purists shunned this change as disrespectful to the rich history and traditions of lucha libre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="fZBvLFx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fZBvLFx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zw26eqY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zw26eqY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> To make matters worse, two new companies entered the race and further complicated things. Mexican Hardcore Wrestling was first in March of 1998, founded by Pylea (a.k.a. El Pavo Real) and booked by Asterisco as they imported some of the East Coast Wars’ blood and guts to establish themselves as the true rebels of lucha libre. Joaquin Soler’s South of the Border Pro Wrestling followed just five months later, with booker Mateo Inglesias looking to cover the middle ground between MHW and the more straightforward lucha product. With the exception of MPWF, who openly declared they would be focusing on their own matters to put out the best product possible, OLLIE, MHW and SotBPW all took shots at each other to signal the beginning of what would become known as the Mexican Wars.</p><p> </p><p> Deeming himself too old to lead this company in this hot new landscape, Carlos Mencia stepped down as OLLIE’s owner in early 1999, with Christiano Taffarel replacing him. Meanwhile, the Mexican Wars claimed their first victim by the end of that year when SotBPW outright proclaimed war on MHW, using their deep pockets to raid their opponents and bleed the upstart promotion dry until its eventual closure in December of 1999.</p><p> </p><p> The official end of the Mexican wars came in 2001, when MPWF outgrew its Regional status. Unharmed by the wars, the promotion grew steadily in the five years they lasted rising to a size that was big enough to pose a credible threat to OLLIE but too big for SotBPW to challenge. With MHW out of the battlefield, OLLIE and SotBPW finally buried the hatchet and focused on keeping MPWF down or overtaking them, respectively.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Shifting Landscape (2002-2007)</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> For all its efforts to grow, OLLIE kept hitting a glass ceiling as they clashed with a southward expaning HGC. Meanwhile, SotBPW saw Federique Antonio Garcia (or Pecs, as he was known) replace the aging Mateo Inglesias as booker in 2005, his more modern approach quickly taking the company above the limits of the Regional scene. That same year, MPWF owner Alfredo Menendez left the lucha business entirely, selling out the company to Phoenix.</p><p> </p><p> Several people saw a gap in the booming market and plenty of new promotions appeared in those years looking to fill the void left in the independent circuit after the growth of MPWF and SotBPW. Eduardo Prieto's "Federation Femenil de Lucha Libre" was first to the races in 2005 as well as the history books, making itself the first ever all female promotion in Mexico. Tapping into a product that felt fresh while also giving him access to a huge talent pool that wouldn't be subject to raids from the bigger promotions, Prieto hired Luigi Marin as his booker, but FedFemLL's finances sadly ran out by the end of the following year. Almost immediately upon declaring bankruptcy, newly established "Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling" toook on the mantle of Mexico's prime independent promotion. Quickly earning itself a massive appeal thanks to its family friendly product, LLMW made a bold move by immediately declaring war on MPWF.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Dead end, destruction and rebirth</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Finally admitting he was too old to take OLLIE to the next level, owner and booker Christiano Tafarrel retired in 2007, leaving the company in the capable hands of lucha libre legend El Bandido, who shocked everyone by making Cuervo his head of creative. It was a huge gamble, but one that paid off. Fans loved OLLIE's new vivid product and the change was such that MPWF tapped out by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> Once again, the fall of MPWF left a huge gap in the market and many were those who rushed in to capitalize. Looking to succeed where Prieto before him failed, El Rey set up Powerbomb Championship Wrestling in 2008. Whether because he sought to replicate the success of Cuervo's booking style in OLLIE or because he felt a luchadora could better present an all female promotion, he assigned Luchadora Original as his head booker. The following year, MPWF alumni Angel de Mexico and Domino followed with Knock Out Wrestling Incorporated, another luchadora exclusive promotion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Mexico today</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> Where OLLIE kept failing, SotBPW managed to succeed. Countering HGC's influence with their own brand of homebrewed lucha libre and a wide array of stars, SothBPW kept expanding and finally managed to become the country's true National promotion in 2010.</p><p> </p><p> Just a year later, Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling began building up El Fuerza as the face of their promotion, only to replace him in 2012 with El Heroe Mexicano. Taking their claim of being the #1 independent promotion in Mexico to the next stage, LLMW declared war on both women's promotions in KOWI and PCW. With MPWF gone and both OLLIE and SotBPW too big to go up against, LLMW were hoping for a war of the indies that would set the scene on fire, but the concept backfired when SotBPW noticed their aggressive tactics and declared war on them.</p><p> </p><p> Waging a war both against competition from the north and their smaller rivals in Mexico, SotBPW took a heavy blow due to the sudden death of owner and booker Joaquin Soler in 2012. His successor was none other than Phoenix, despite the man's track record with MPWF. His first move was to lengthen the list of his new promotion's enemies, declaring SotBPW was defending lucha libre not only against influences from the north, but also Japan. In a bold move expected to lead to a "battle of the juniors" Phoenix declared war on Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods, putting Mexico back on the world map as a true hotspot for wrestling fans to watch.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> - SotBPW are yet again a behemoth in the industry, but their ownership, booking and roster are massively different.</p><p> - OLLIE is somewhat larger than you know and bouncing between Cult and National size, as they're unable to make a stand in the National Wars.</p><p> - EMLL and CILL never came to be.</p><p> - HMW has already been created and gone bankrupt.</p><p> - Mexico had a luchadoras promotion in FFLL that folded, followed by two all female promotions that are still around, PCW and KOWI.</p><p> - A Regional sized promotion called Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling is active.</p></div></blockquote>