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I would like to be added as well when Arlie gets back.

Location: The Pittsburgh Events Center (Pittsburgh, PA) PSW Steel City StarFest XIII March 2020 Attendance: 1219 Viewers on WrestleWorld: 29,475 Announcers: Mitch Naess and Alex Braun In dark matches: Big Boss Emperor defeated Fernando Fernandez Yuta Isono defeated Chip Martin The Historian defeated James Diaz Canadian Hardcore defeated The Dirty White Boys Wicked Lester defeated Tank Bradley SHOW RATING: 50 (Having some issues with my graphics so I posted without them for now. Hopefully I can fix that going forward.)

From PSWrestling.com PSWrestling.com Online Prediction Contest Results (Overall Predictions in Parenthesis) Sisma 8/9 (17/18) Falling_Star 5/9 (12/18) Puto (7/9) Herrbear 4/9 (10/19) Jaysin (6/9) Scottie (6/9) ToastyCenturion (6/9) Aboardtheark 7/9 (12/18) The Blonde Bomber 7/9 (12/18) Theheel (4/9) Congrats to Sisma for correctly predicting the results of eight of nine matches at HIGHWAY TO HELL. Don't forget PSW fans, the fan who correctly predicts the most match results between now and May 31st 2020 will win two ringside tickets to see our big HOMECOMING show at the world famous PSW Arena in June!

The past few weeks had been an absolute blur. With the unexpected passing of Larry Vessey and all the preparation that went into HIGHWAY TO HELL, I barely had a moment to catch my breath, let alone catch up on the business but I finally had a few moments to myself since we had already finalized the card and the booking for STEEL CITY STARFEST XIII last night. Or at least I thought I did until a number I didn't recognize lit up my phone. "Hello?" "Hi Mr. Naess. This is Les Moore from WrestleWorld.com. I hope I didn't get you at a bad time?" "Hi Les. Please call me Mitch. No, I'm good. How did you get my number?" "Oh....from Phil Vibert. I'm hoping you're familiar with our service. Phil is going to be broadcasting his podcast on our platform starting this month. He gave me your number and said that we would be crazy not to put Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling on our platform from day one. I'm hoping we can make a deal." "I'm familiar. My team has been keeping tabs on your announcements. We're interested if the money is right. I'll text you our mail address. Fed Ex us over a contract and we'll see if the terms make sense." "Sounds goods Mitch. I'll get that out in today's mail. We're trying to move quickly on this and if possible, we'd love to have your March show in Pittsburgh on Wrestleworld." My day of relaxation was clearly over so I hopped in the car and headed over to the office to let the team knows we had gotten the call from WrestleWorld. Phil had already told me to expect a call from them but I didn't need to show all my cards on our first call. He already gave me an idea about what to expect contractually so I was already expecting this deal to happen and happen pretty quickly. I already knew our production values were as good or better than anyone else they would sign up to their platform so I knew there wouldn't much of a financial outlay on our end. That would be a good thing because we've been losing a decent chunk of change so far this year, not hemorrhaging money by any means, but something that I needed to keep an eye on. Most of the expenses had been on new talent and that has proven to be money well spent so far. But I did need to return a call to my accountant who was very confused about $35,000 purchase to Chase Bank, $35,000 to secure the intellectual property rights to something that I thought would prove very worthwhile. From PSWrestling.com Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling Presents STEEL CITY STARFEST XIII LIVE AT THE PITTSBURGH EVENTS CENTER AVAILABLE NOW ON WRESTLEWORLD.com! MAIN EVENT CAGE WARS Nelson Callum, Xavi Ferrara and Devil Care vs. Ernest Youngman, Logan Wolfsbaine and Rich & Famou$ (w. Venus Angeletti) PSW NATIONAL TITLE MATCH Sayeed Ali © vs. Madman Boone PSW TAG TEAM TITLE REMATCH The Samoan Pit Bulls (w. Travis Century) © vs. Samoan Destruction, Inc. STRAP MATCH Austin Smooth vs. Cowboy Buck Winchester PLUS Ash Campbell vs. Teddy Powell Xavier Reckless vs. Antix Cerberus vs. Devil Dog Dustin Deuce vs. Vendetta Blood Soldiers vs. Little Bill & Big Jeb AND MUCH MORE! Tickets are available on PSWrestling.com!

Please include me as well. Thank you.

Thank you! 1. Well a wild west style wrestling company DOES need a sheriff! 2. I guess we will have to see about that one! 3. Stay tuned to the upcoming post from PSWrestling.com to see who is next!

Location: The Newark Armory (Newark, New Jersey) PSW Highway To Hell February 2020 Attendance: 1198 Announcers: Mitch Naess and Alex Braun In dark matches: Big Boss Emperor defeated Devil Dog James Diaz defeated Chip Martin Deathwish defeated Ben Williams The Historian defeated Happy Elwood Madman Boone (working through an injury) defeated Yuta Isono SHOW RATING: 47

From PWReporter.com: ......and finally, in New York City Wrestling news, it was announced this week that long time indy stalwart Steve Flash has emerged as the new owner of the mercurial regional company. In a conference call, Flash noted that he wouldn't be changing the infrastructure of the company dramatically but said that he would maintain his position as head booker for the time being, with some help from color commentator Ernie Turner. He added that while he personally had no issue with Mitch Naess or Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling, he would not be ceding an inch to them, adding, "they have may started a war, but I'm going to be the one who finishes it." We're going to stay on top of this story here at PWR. Also, you won't want to miss my Audio Update tomorrow morning where I delve deeper into the biggest story of the week, the shocking reunion of the estranged Stone brothers, Dan Stone Jr. and Edd Stone, presumably bringing an end to the long simmering family drama up in Canada, plus I'm going to preview PSW's upcoming HIGHWAY TO HELL show. Be sure you're signed up for PW Reporter Plus so you don't miss any of our exclusive audio content and more. (Special thanks to The Historian for the banner)

"Hey Steve, it's Bryan, Bryan Vessey." Steve Flash had been anticipating this call for a couple of days. He had spoken with Bryan at his brother's funeral and while it was neither the time nor the place to discuss business, they agreed to talk about the company in the coming weeks. He had been doing his best to steer the company through uncertain waters but there was only so much he could do. He wasn't sure who his boss was going to be or for that matter, if he even was going to have a job or if the company was going to remain in business. "Hey Bryan. How is everyone holding up?" "As well as can be expected. It's still shocking but also not shocking at all, you know what I mean?" "Definitely. I mean, I worked with him for years now. Larry was nothing if not high strung. At least Joanne was classy enough not to release the episode." "For sure. She called me to offer her condolences and I reassured her that it wasn't her fault. She sent me the audio and, well.....it was Larry overreacting to some tough, but fair questions. I'm sure he worked himself into a tizzy and the coroner said he had a massive heart attack while driving. Fortunately, no one else was hurt when he swerved into that divider. But anyway, Steve, there's other issues we need to discuss." "Right. Does this mean you're the new boss here?" "No absolutely not. So Larry's will called for me to get half ownership stake and his wife Helen to get the other half. She knows nothing about the business and has even less interest in learning. Myself, on the other hand, I just don't have the bandwidth to run this company. I've been talking with some folks at TCW and there's interest in using me as a road agent there potentially. This company has some good bones but is a real fixer upper as they say. I just don't have it in me to build up an independent company." "Good bones? Have you been watching some HGTV there Bryan?" Bryan Vessey laughed but Steve Flash was definitely feeling nervous. If the company was leaving the Vessey family, his future just became that much more uncertain. "It's my wife. I swear. So we looked into the books and the company has a bit of debt, a couple of thousand, nothing crazy and while it's not super popular, it does have a small but loyal fan base as well as some good relationships in the biggest media market in the world. I spoke with the Stomper yesterday about a sale." "The Stomper is coming out of retirement to run his old company? That's a plot twist!" "Hardly", Bryan Vessey said with a chuckle. "With that man's whiskey and cheap cigar habit, its an absolute miracle that he didn't beat my brother to the grave by years. But no, I just wanted to get some input from him on the company because I know Larry valued his opinion. We both reached the same conclusion about a sale." Steve Flash braced for the answer, hoping that Bryan wasn't going to sell the company to those punks from Pittsburgh. "Let me ask you a question Steve. You have a reputation in the business for being rather....thrifty let's say. Would I be wrong in assuming you have a nicer nest egg than the typical top-flight indy star does in retirement?" "Thrifty is a little harsh but I have definitely watched my money over the years and made some prudent investments. Why?" "That's what Stomper told me you'd say. So tell me Steve, once Larry's will is officially probated, if you're willing to absorb the debt of the company and we can come to reasonable terms on the sale, would you be interested in becoming the new owner of New York City Wrestling?"

It's still real to me dammit!

"And we're back with our guest for the rest of the show, Larry Vessey, one half of the legendary Vessey Brothers tag team and the current owner of New York City Wrestling.* Larry, welcome to Behind the Curtain." "Thank you for having me on Joanne." "So Larry, this must be a tumultuous time for you personally, with the attacks from Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling coming literally like a bolt from the blue. Did you have a falling out with Mitch Naess?" "Listen, I always had a cordial relationship with Mitch. We were never friends but we did our thing and they did theirs. There really wasn't ever much crossover between our promotions, as we do family friendly pro wrestling and they have has-been's and never-will-be's hitting each other with garbage cans. But bringing their low rent brand of professional wrestling to our backyard? In our home, The Ministry? Spitting on a decade plus long agreement you made with my friend and mentor The Stomper? Nah, that doesn't sit right with me. So if they want a war, they got one." "You say that the Ministry is your home Larry but you've mostly been running the Weston Gymnasium of late. You actually haven't been at the Ministry in over a year and the last time you were there, you had barely half a house. Meanwhile, PSW sold out the Ministry last week. What do you have to say about that?" "That's got nothing to do with anything Joanne. We're in a little bit of a seasonal lull in business right now but I'm sure that our program with Tennessee William and Brutus Milano is going to be drawing big gates in the coming months. My point is a man is only as good as his word and Mitch Naess proved to not be a man of his word! I never should have trusted Phil Vibert's errand boy. In fact, you talk about our building, how about the fact they haven't run their own building, the PSW Arena in months also? What about that?" Larry Vessey was getting a bit red in the face. Clearly he wasn't a man used to having his positions challenged. "No one is saying PSW's business hasn't been down as well, but in the interest of fairness, that's a 4000 seat building in a smaller market as opposed to a 1000 seat building in the heart of Queens. It's dramatic difference." The man was clearly infuriated and began to turn bright red. "Listen, I didn't come here to get ambushed by someone who was the star of a third rate dead promotion like AAA and has to pretend to be a journalist on a podcast to stay relevant." "If anyone knows about third rate promotions, I guess it would be you Larry." That was the straw that broke the camel's back as Larry Vessey threw down his headset and stormed out of the podcast studio, slamming the door behind him, yelling out, "You can kiss my ass lady!" as he left. He walked out of the building and climbed behind the wheel of his 2019 Acura MDX, still frothing with rage. He tore out of the parking lot and raced on to the highway, furious that he wasted his time driving down to that ungrateful harpy's studio, rather than just doing on it Zoom like she had suggested, whatever the hell that is. He stressfully continued ranting and raving to no one in particular when his heart finally gave out, causing him to swerve abruptly, smashing right into the divider at 75 miles per hour in a horrible, and ultimately fatal crash.

"You guys tell me, do these signings just scream of nepotism if we hire these kids?" I had gathered my inner circle in the office to discuss two potential signings. The biggest conflict of interest was sitting to my right, the driving force behind the East Coast Wars, Johnny Martin. We were talking about bringing his son, John Junior, in to work dates for us. The kid was working for various small indy groups out west to get some seasoning and I worried that it was too much pressure on him to come to PSW and follow in his old man's footsteps already. While his dad backed the idea to bring him in, he wasn't pushing hard for it. Eric Tyler was the one who saying we should bring him in, calling the kid a natural, a literal chip off the old block, which is where his ring name, Chip Martin, came from. "Look, Tyler's got a good point Mitch.", Alex Braun interjected. "He's not going to learn much more out there on the west coast unless he joins one of the bigger companies. We don't want him getting involved in that turf war between IPW and GSW and we sure as hell don't want CZCW getting their claws into him. He'll never come back to the east coast then. It would only be nepotism if we pushed him beyond where he's at and what he's earned." The other prospect we were talking about was one that a lot of promoters had their eyes on, James Diaz, the son of legendary star Raymond Diaz, and the cousin of one of our top young wrestlers, Logan Wolfsbaine. The musclebound youngster was already generating a big buzz on the internet and it was honestly a surprise someone hadn't grabbed him already. Logan was constantly asking me, "When are you bringing my cuz in? He can already work rings around half this roster." Looking at the clips I'd seen of Diaz, he wasn't wrong. "I'm sure his dance card is going to fill up fast but it won't hurt us to secure dates with him now. He's a big, tough kid and he's perfect for the style we're steering the company towards. I say we offer him a contract now while we still can, fore one of the other big indy groups does, especially Vessey." Martin advised. We had already inked two more intriguing kids, Fernando Fernandez from Mexico, a fiery young brawler from Mexico that Vibert had turned me on to, and The Historian from Mid Atlantic Wrestling who worked an old school, meat and potatoes, black trunks, black boots throwback gimmick. While I wasn't publically attacking MAW yet, I didn't mind sharing one of their better prospects with them, for now. The question was, did we just add four new wrestlers on the roster today, or just two? "Well, let's get in touch with them and offer some deals, shall we?" From PSWrestling.com

From PSWrestling.com PSWrestling.com Online Prediction Contest Results Sisma 9/9 Falling_Star 7/9 Puto 7/9 Herrbear 6/9 Jaysin 6/9 Scottie 6/9 ToastyCenturion 6/9 Aboardtheark 5/9 The Blonde Bomber 5/9 Theheel 4/9 Congrats to Sisma for correctly predicting the results of all nine matches at NEW YEAR REVOLUTION. Don't forget PSW fans, the fan who correctly predicts the most match results between now and May 31st will win two ringside tickets to see our big HOMECOMING show at the world famous PSW Arena in June!

Location: The Ministry (Queens, New York) PSW New Year Revolution January 2020 Attendance: 1000 (Sell Out!) Announcers: Mitch Naess and Alex Braun In dark matches: Big Boss Emperor defeated Ben Williams Yuta Isono defeated Masked Mauler VII Blood Soldiers defeated Justice Jolson and Dominic DeGraff Canadian Hardcore defeated Little Bill Lebowski and Devil Dog SHOW RATING: 57

"Just wanted to thank you again for putting me over on your way out the door Stoney. That mid-life crisis line stung a little though, I won't lie!" I was just finishing up a call with former referee RM Stones who helped me "work the boys" in the staff meeting I held. Stoney had already told me a few days ago he was stepping away from things for a while to focus on writing the great American novel, one of his long time goals, so we came up with the little charade to make me look a little tougher in front the boys since I was the owner and booker now for the first time ever. "Well you almost made me break kayfabe when you called me Ronald! I nearly burst out laughing but I'm glad I could help a little although I'm not sure how intimidating you're going to be to the locker room with that youthful babyface of yours!" "It's a blessing and a curse Stoney. I actually got carded for wine the other day." "Sure Mitch, real rough break looking young even though you're in your forties. My heart bleeds for you. Oh and by the way, I already told Jez to expect a call from you. He's probably the best mat slapper out there on market, almost as good me. Key word there is almost." "I appreciate it Stoney. I definitely need another good ref in here with you gone but the door is always open for you to come back, but you're probably going to be such a big shot author, you won't have time for the little people. But anyway, let me run. I need to get the January card up on the website but don't be a stranger." "Will do Mitch and good luck with everything. I believe in you, you got this man!" I hung up the phone and opened up my Macbook. Time to get the New Year Revolution card out there for what is hopefully an enthusiastic fanbase in Queens. I had tickets to sell. Predictions welcome!