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WRESTLING.INFO REPORT - BREAKING NEWS! Frankie Perez wasn't the only indie sensation making his debut on Total Wrestling this evening. Live reports indicate that former COTT Tag Team Champions The American Cobras competed in a dark match, having a competitive but losing encounter with Devine Fortune before the show began. Word is that the Cobras are the first of many new teams coming into TCW, as parent company BriCo is looking to heavily push tag team two-packs for Christmas this year, with the idea being that teams will be established by then to move the desired amount of units. With the addition of Storm Spillane and Marvel Malloy, the TCW tag team division now consists of Tag Team Champions The Behemoths, The Mighty, The American Cobras and The Elite with the teams of Chance Fortune & Daryl Devine and Benny Benson & Flying Jimmy Foxx making occasional appearances in the division.

TCW presents Total Wrestling January, Week 3, 2020 - LIVE from The V. Thompson Arena (Los Angeles, CA) Announce Team: Shawn Doakes, Kyle Rhodes, and Jasmine Saunders Attendance: 8,963 - TV Rating: 3.36 Show Rating: 78 THE SYNDICATE GLOATS We kickoff with the music of the TCW World Champion, Aaron Andrews, who enters the arena with the title around his waist and his head held high after taking the pinfall in the main event last week. He admits defeat in the six-man tag, but he’s willing to bet that Hawkins can’t do it again at Malice in Wonderland. That brings out Wolf Hawkins and The Syndicate, gloating about their win last week and the fact the Hawkins pinned Andrews for that win. They are all decked out in Italian suits, except, of course, for Chris Flynn in his leather jacket and they talk amongst themselves beneath the entrance video screen while making fun of Andrews. The Ace tells them they can laugh all they want, but it doesn’t change the fact that he’s standing in the ring with the TCW World title in his possession. Hawkins replies that it’s only a matter of time before he fulfills his destiny and The Alpha Wolf sits at the head of the pack once again SEGMENT RATING: 95 A SURPRISING DEBUT As we come back from break, Flying Jimmy Foxx comes tumbling out of the entryway and is soon followed by Greg Gauge and Freddy Huggins. Huggins and Gauge are in the middle of an assault, and Foxx looks to have an injured arm! The beatdown continues for a moment before Benny Benson comes charging out of the back to save his partner. He’s a house of fire for a moment before Laura Catherine Huggins distracts him long enough for Gauge to blindside him and gain the upperhand. Then, a low rumble begins in the crowd, and soon hometown favorite Frankie Perez hops the guardrail and charges the ring to make the save. The Buzzsaw clears house before standing tall with Benson and an obviously hurting Jimmy Foxx. SEGMENT RATING: 56 THE SINNERS’ SERMON WITH EDDIE PEAK We come back from break to find Eddie Peak standing in the ring at a makeshift pulpit with the rest of The Sinner Society surrounding the ring. Peak doles out compliments to his “disciple” Nick Booth before turning his attention to the “sinfully delightful” actions of The Behemoths in regards to their feud with The Mighty. At Malice in Wonderland, The Mighty will step into their world and Wonderland will become Sodom and Gamorah. Bless the Sinners. SEGMENT RATING: 64 The announcers inform us that Frankie Perez will be taking Flying Jimmy Foxx's place in tonight's tag team match. THE ROCK GOD SPEAKS Sammy Bach hypes tonight's main event against Wolf Hawkins, claiming his World Tour's next stop is Main Event Town and that when he dispatches of The Alpha Wolf, he's going to ride the gravy train all the way to a TCW World Title shot. SEGMENT RATING: 71 JAY CHORD VS SAMMY BACH HYPE VIDEO A short music video was shown, hyping the upcoming Malice in Wonderland match between Jay Chord and Sammy Bach. Despite the well-done production, the live crowd hated sitting through a video instead of having action in front of them. SEGMENT RATING: 53 ============ AUTHOR'S NOTES Note to self: no more music videos. - Frankie Perez’s debut went over well, I took better care to debut him to a familiar audience than I did with Youngman. - Jay Chord continues to kill it whenever he's in front of the audience. - I think Malice in Wonderland is shaping up pretty well, I just need to make sure I lay the matches out properly to maximize the show rating. - I plan for the match write-ups, if not the entire presentation, to be a bit more grandiose for the PPV shows.

Just getting into the diary, really good presentation and Hard Times was really good! Looking forward to reading more now that I'm caught up.

<p><img alt="2Js6RWI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2Js6RWI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TOTAL WRESTLING PREVIEW</span></strong></p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;">TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 15, 2020</span></p><p> </p><p> Just two more episodes of Total Wrestling before Malice in Wonderland!</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong>Wolf Hawkins vs Sammy Bach</strong> - The Alpha Wolf vs The Rock God! Both men are gearing up for big matches at Malice in Wonderland, who will prevail as they march onward?<br /></li><li><strong>Joshua Taylor vs One Man Army</strong> - revealed last week on commentary, can One Man Army become only the second person in TCW to best Taylor and his Butterfly Lock?<br /></li><li><strong>Greg Gauge & Freddy Huggins vs Benny Benson & Flying Jimmy Foxx</strong> - Gauge and Benson are set to meet again at Malice in Wonderland, but this week they are on opposite sides of the ring in tag team action!<br /></li><li><strong>The Mighty vs The Elite</strong> - The Mighty look to pick up some momentum heading into their Street Fight with The Behemoths at Malice in Wonderland; can they beat The Elite?<br /></li><li><strong>Doc Hammond vs Human Arsenal</strong> - Hammond looks to get back to The Syndicate's winning ways after failing to claim the title from Aaron Andrews on the first Total Wrestling of the year, but can he beat TCW's ultimate gatekeeper?<br /></li><li><strong>Ernest Youngman vs Bart Biggins</strong> - It was a shocking debut and an even more shocking win for The Hitman; can he do it again?<br /></li></ul><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:right;"><p><span style="font-size:8px;">PREDICTION KEY</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> ================</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Wolf Hawkins vs Sammy Bach</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Greg Gauge & Freddy Huggins vs Benny & The Foxx</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Joshua Taylor vs One Man Army</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> The Elite vs The Mighty</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Doc Hammond vs Human Arsenal</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Ernest Youngman vs Bart Biggins</span></p></div><p></p><p></p>

JUST THE FACTS by Jason Azaria TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 15, 2020 We are one week closer to Malice in Wonderland 2020, and today we're going to start off by taking a peak at how the card is shaping up following a chaotic edition of Total Wrestling on ACE! First thing's first, we found out on the first Total Wrestling of the year that TCW World Champion Aaron Andrews accepted the challenge of King of Kings winner Wolf Hawkins. Now, in the fallout of last week's six-man tag match, I can confirm that The Elite will also be taking on Devine Fortune. Hawkins and Andrews have been on a collision course for months, but this tag team tussle is a new development. Also coming out of last week, following a time limit draw in the TCW Television Title match, a rematch has been signed for Malice in Wonderland between champion Greg Gauge and challenger Benny Benson. In other TCW title news, TCW management believes they've found a solution to the problems that have been raging between The Behemoths and The Mighty: a street fight! After the shenanigans on our New Year's edition of Total Wrestling and a wild double countout this past week, the titles will be on the lines with no holds barred at Malice in Wonderland! Now, that's how Malice in Wonderland is shaping up, but how about this week's Total Wrestling? Well, in addition to Joshua Taylor vs One Man Army, as Taylor revealed on commentary last week, our main event will be The Alpha Wolf, Wolf Hawkins taking on a man who has been having troubles with Jay Chord as of late-- the Rock God, Sammy Bach! We'll also see a rematch from last week as fan favorite Bart Biggins gets another crack at hot newcomer "The Hitman" Ernest Youngman! All of this and more to come, stay tuned to TotalWrestling.com for a full card announcement coming this evening! That does it for this Monday's edition of Just the Facts, you can check us out every week on Monday mornings for all the TCW news fit to print!

Thanks for the vote of confidence, I'm still getting back into the swing of things and really into the game. It's a big leap that turned me off at first, but the more time I spend with it, the better it gets-- hopefully the same will be true here!

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="2Js6RWI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2Js6RWI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <strong><span style="font-size:18px;">TCW presents Total Wrestling</span></strong></p><p> January, Week 2, 2020 - LIVE from Minnesota Coliseum (Minneapolis, MN)</p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;">Announce Team: Shawn Doakes, Kyle Rhodes, and Jasmine Saunders</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Attendance: 7,960 - TV Rating: 2.99</span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"> Show Rating: 71</span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>THE SYNDICATE STANDS TALL</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">The familiar entrance video and music of The Syndicate open the show, with Wolf Hawkins leading his group down to the ring to gloat about their beatdown of Aaron Andrews at the end of last week’s show. The Alpha Wolf promises this was just a preview of what is in store for Andrews at Malice in Wonderland, where he plans to put the Ace down and reclaim his title.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Andrews has heard enough, and makes his way out to the entrance ramp but stops short once again of entering the ring. Flynn asks if Andrews is scared, but Andrews responds that he’s smart enough to know the numbers are working against him and he’s brought back-up tonight. Cue Chance Fortune and Daryl Devine, the duo flanking the TCW World Champion as Andrews motions to the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Three of you against the three of us… main event… see you in the ring!” Aaron Andrews lays down the challenge as we head to our first commercial break.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>PROMO RATING: 56</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>WHO IS THAT WOMAN?</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">An unfamiliar but very attractive woman is standing in the ring when we return; the announcers mention they don’t know who she is, but she made her way to the ring during the break.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> She begins speaking with a very heavy New York accent, and mentions that she has a client she’d like to introduce us all to after taking a moment to put down the crowd. New music and a new entrance video play, which uses lots of crosshairs and black-and-white shots of a newcomer with a very impressive physique. The name is eventually revealed as he stands beneath the large video screen…</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>PROMO RATING: 24</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>"THE HITMAN"</strong></span></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">ERNEST YOUNGMAN</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">BART BIGGINS</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Biggins tries to start off with some fast-paced offense, but quickly finds himself grounded by The Hitman. The crowd is firmly behind Biggins, but he just never gets it going, cut off at every turn by the powerful newcomer. The ending comes when Youngman hurls Biggins into the ropes, then bounces off the opposite ropes himself before nailing the rebounding Biggins with a huge tackle-- announcers put the move over as The Hit.</p><p> <strong>WINNER:</strong> “THE HITMAN” ERNEST YOUNGMAN (9:31)</p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>MATCH RATING: 43</strong></span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>A FAMILY AFFAIR</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">Freddy Huggins & Laura Catherine Huggins make their way out to the ring next, with Laura's overprotective sister act in high gear as she stands between her brother and the hateful ringside fans. She even grabs an anti-Freddy sign and tears it up before they enter the ring together. Laura says she is tired of her brother being overlooked in TCW just because they don't have a famous daddy, and starting tonight the Huggins family s going to start taking what they want from everyone in TCW.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>PROMO RATING: 62</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">FREDDY HUGGINS</span></strong></p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>VERSUS</strong></span></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">FLYING JIMMY FOXX</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Huggins makes relatively quick work of Foxx while his sister rants & raves outside the ring, picking up the victory after a Huggins Kiss.</p><p> <strong>WINNER:</strong> FREDDY HUGGINS (8:25)</p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>MATCH RATING: 65</strong></span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">TCW TV TITLE MATCH</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> GREG GAUGE ©</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> BENNY BENSON</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> These two put in work, but still couldn’t quite manage to get there with the crowd. A strong effort that started at 100mph and rarely slowed down in the first half until Gauge got the upperhand and started working the legs to set up a Proton Lock. Benson was in the middle of mounting a comeback and starting to build momentum, setting up for a Shockwave From Next Year that never came as the time limit expired just as he hit the move before he could attempt a pin.</p><p> <strong>TIME LIMIT DRAW</strong> (15:00)</p><p> </p><p> After the match, Gauge jumps Benson while the latter is complaining to the referee about the time limit draw, beating him down to the mat before standing over him and holding up the TCW Television title in celebration.</p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:8px;">MATCH RATING: 66</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:8px;"> POST-MATCH RATING: 54</span></strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">TCW TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> THE BEHEMOTHS ©</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">(KILLER SHARK & TITAN)</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> THE MIGHTY</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">(MIGHTY MO & TANA THE MIGHTY)</span></span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> The announcing team is putting over how shocking tonight has been as we come back; the debut of Ernest Youngman, the time limit draw in the TCW TV Title match, and Greg Gauge's subsequent assault on Benny Benson. What comes next doesn't look to be any tamer as we have a rematch from last week, and the teams start off by going to war outside the ring before the bell even rings! A wild brawl all around the ringside area ensues before the match finally begins in the ring, but it doesn't last long before spilling out into the ringside area again before going out into the arena among the fans. Referee Charles Hapstander tries to get things back in the ring, but is eventually left no choice but to count both teams out as they continue to brawl into the backstage area.</p><p> <strong>DOUBLE COUNT OUT</strong> (10:26)</p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:8px;">MATCH RATING: 71</span></strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>THE BRAWL CONTINUES</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">As the teams make their way backstage, the rest of the Sinner Society is lying in wait to assault The Mighty. While Eddie Peak goes on a sadistic rant, Floyd Goldworthy directs traffic for Nick Booth and The Behemoths to destroy Mighty Mo and Tana. The beating finally comes to an end when Killer Shark and Titan double powerbomb Mighty Mo on top of a fallen Tana.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>BRAWL RATING: 60</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>RELICS OF THE PAST</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">Jay Chord is seen backstage sitting in a darkened room near a candle. He cuts a promo, interspersed with footage of great moments in TCW history, in particular the accomplishments of his father and those of Sammy Bach, talking about how people dwell on the success of the past-- but not him. To him, the past is nothing but a crutch for people who can't face the reality of the present and the inevitability of the future. One by one, the relics of the past will fall as he marches towards his destiny.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>PROMO RATING: 85</strong></span></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">JAY CHORD</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">DANNY FONZARELLI</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Fonzarelli shines in the beginning, using his size to his advantage and hitting all of his signature spots before Chord turns the tides. Short-lived comeback near the end aside, it's all Chord from there on out until the inevitable Cradle Piledriver puts an end to it.</p><p> <strong>WINNER:</strong> JAY CHORD (8:13)</p><p> </p><p> After the match, Sammy Bach charges the ring and catapults over the top rope onto Jay Chord, the pair fighting like cats and dogs as referees and road agents fill the ring to separate the brawling enemies.</p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>MATCH RATING: 70</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> POST MATCH RATING: 71</strong></span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">One Man Army is shown sitting down to join commentary as we return from commercial.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">JOSHUA TAYLOR</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">TROY TORNADO</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> One Man Army reveals that he and Taylor will face off next week on Total Wrestling while on commentary for the match. Taylor and Tornado put on a pretty standard, back-and-forth TV match with all of their signature spots before Tornado taps out to Taylor's Butterfly Lock.</p><p> <strong>WINNER:</strong> JOSHUA TAYLOR (13:24)</p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>MATCH RATING: 63</strong></span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="52332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">THE SYNDICATE</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:10px;">(WOLF HAWKINS, EDDIE CHANDLER, AND NATE JOHNSON)</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-size:8px;">VERSUS</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;"> AARON ANDREWS, CHANCE FORTUNE, AND DARRYL DEVINE</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> The biggest stories of the match were how Aaron Andrews and Wolf Hawkins were kept apart until the final moments of the match, and Chance Fortune spending most of the time playing face-in-peril for The Syndicate. Devine had a few crowd pleasing high spots, The Elite worked their tag team magic, but in the end the crowd did not seem pleased. The final moments saw The Elite nail Hawkins with their Elitism finisher and then tag in Hawkins before clearing house of Devine & Fortune, allowing the leader of The Syndicate to get the pin on the TCW World Champion. The show goes off the air with Shawn Doakes loudly proclaiming, "THE ALPHA WOLF JUST PINNED THE WORLD CHAMPION!"</p><p> <strong>WINNERS:</strong> THE SYNDICATE (16:13)</p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:8px;">MATCH RATING: 67</span></strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;"><strong>============</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> AUTHOR'S NOTES</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> So, as I've mentioned this is my first long-term save in TEW2020, I've decided to add some personal notes to the end of my shows concerning what I learned about the game and about TCW.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> First thing's first, I was riding high after last weeks' show and thought I'd nail it two weeks in a row but, boy howdy, was I wrong.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> Darryl Devine is not the crowd pleaser I thought he was because I failed to check that his perception is not as good as Chance Fortune's happens to be.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> I knew debuting Youngman would be down spot, but I didn't count on how heavily Venus Angeletti would be penalized for the sex appeal segment while being so unknown. Should be easy to recover the act, though, because they got good gimmick ratings and I've got some big plans for The Hitman. Bart Biggins was none to pleased about losing here.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> I also wasn't expecting just how into the wild brawl between The Behemoths and The Mighty the crowd would be, but that bodes well for the upcoming feud blowoff.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:8px;"><strong> Jay Chord is a ratings god.</strong></span></p>

TOTAL WRESTLING PREVIEW TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 08, 2020 Tune in this Tuesday night on ACE! The Syndicate (Wolf Hawkins & The Elite) vs Aaron Andrews, Daryl Devine, and Chance Fortune - The Ace has enlisted Devine Fortune to help even the odds against The Syndicate this week in six-man tag team action! TCW TV Title Match: Greg Gauge © vs Benny Benson - Greg Gauge has toppled every challenger put in front of him since August, can the beloved Benny Benson fare any better? TCW Tag Team Title Match: The Behemoths © vs The Mighty - TCW management has signed this rematch and barred Floyd Goldworthy from ringside! Joshua Taylor vs Troy Tornado - Aaron Andrews is the only man to ever break the Butterfly Lock, but can Taylor withstand the Tornado? Jay Chord vs Danny Fonzarelli - Jay Chord continues to set his sights on TCW fan favorites, and this week it’s Dr. Love! Freddy Huggins vs Flying Jimmy Foxx - Huggins and his sister look to keep the momentum growing as he takes on Flying Jimmy Foxx!

JUST THE FACTS by Jason Azaria TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 08, 2020 What an explosive New Year's edition of Total Wrestling on ACE this past Tuesday! Every title in the company was defended, but The Syndicate still reigned supreme over TCW World Champion Aaron Andrews in the end. We started off hot with the King of Kings, Wolf Hawkins, opening the show alongside the rest of The Syndicate, and it was made clear that the Alpha Wolf wants his title shot at Malice in Wonderland. The Ace, Aaron Andrews, wasted no time in coming out to accept the challenge but several Syndicate members managed to stand between Andrews and any physicality with their leader. In other championship news, TCW Tag Team Champions The Behemoths retained in controversial fashion, much to the displeasure of the live crowd at The Ranch. With a distraction from Floyd Goldworthy, a shot from one of the Tag Title belts put Tana the Mighty down for the count. Word going around the office is that we'll see a rematch between these two teams sooner rather than later. Two different men seemed to be singing the same song this past Tuesday in Jay Chord and Greg Gauge, both men claiming to be the future of the company. Will all this bravado put the men on a collision course? For now, at least, it seems Chord has his sights set on Sammy Bach if the vicious post-match attack on the Rock God is any indication. In an update on last week’s report, I am happy to confirm that several new names have signed with Total Championship Wrestling and will be joining the roster soon. While I’m not at liberty to reveal any of those names just yet, I can assure you that several of the names will send shockwaves through the wrestling community! Might someone new show up this week on ACE? Also happy to break the news that this week’s challenger for the TCW Television title will be none other than Benny Benson! You read it here first! A full preview for tomorrow night's show will be available on TotalWrestling.com later this evening. That does it for this Monday's edition of Just the Facts, you can check us out every week on Monday mornings for all the TCW news fit to print!

Author's Note: This is my first diary in ages, and my first diary using TEW2020-- truth be told, my first vested save game for TEW2020 as I've had trouble getting into the new game. I'll be playing with the presentation a bit as we progress until I'm happy with it; I used to use the Fiction Plus editor crayon created waaay back when to make my diaries look good, but I don't think that works anymore. What do people use to make their diary posts look good on the forums nowadays? I'm very unhappy with using the quote boxes like I did in the first episode of Total Wrestling. Anyone that can point me in the directions of a quality editor would be highly appreciated!

TCW presents Total Wrestling January, Week 1, 2020 - LIVE from The Ranch of San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) Announce Team: Shawn Doakes, Kyle Rhodes, and Jasmine Saunders Attendance: 9,290 - TV Rating: 3.38 Show Rating: 80 Total Wrestling kicks off with the music of The Syndicate, all five members making their way to the ring decked out in suits as always (except for Chris Flynn in his trademark leather jacket). Wolf Hawkins spends a few minutes putting himself over as the King of Kings and the next destined TCW World Champion before laying down a challenge for Malice in Wonderland; this is soon followed by the music of Aaron Andrews! The Ace makes his way out into the arena, but stays on the entrance ramp lest he fall victim to the numbers game. Andrews reminds the Alpha Wolf that it was he who dethroned Hawkins in the first place, sending The Syndicate into a fit. After accepting the challenge, Flynn tries to take out Andrews, but he fights him off and sends him back towards the ring with his tail between his legs. Hawkins insists it will be a different situation tonight when Andrews meets Doc Hammond in the main event, insisting Hammond will win the World title and then lay it at his feet. A quick look on Doc’s face lets the audience know he might not be entirely alright with that scenario before we head to the first commercial break. SEGMENT RATING: 92 Joshua Taylor is backstage for an interview, absolutely fuming about his loss at Psycho Circus. He starts to challenge Aaron Andrews to a rematch, but One Man Army strolls into the shot and tells Taylor he should watch the match back and ask himself if he really deserves a rematch. The two break out into a brawl before the show heads to commercial. SEGMENT RATING: 69

<p><img alt="2Js6RWI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2Js6RWI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TOTAL WRESTLING PREVIEW</span></strong></p><p> <span style="font-size:8px;">TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 01, 2020</span></p><p> </p><p> We have an explosive night of action planned for the first Total Wrestling of 2020!</p><p> </p><ul><li>TCW World Title Match: Aaron Andrews © vs Doc Hammond - The Ace defends against Wolf Hawkins' right hand man in The Syndicate, Doc Hammond!<br /></li><li>TCW Television Title Match - Greg Gauge © vs Dazzling Dave Diamond - We're going to be live from The Ranch this Tuesday, a place famous for just the kind of wild brawls Dazzling Dave seems to love!<br /></li><li>TCW Tag Team Title Match - The Behemoths © vs The Mighty - TCW management is held harmless of any injury that may come to The Mighty as they finally get their hands on The Behemoths!<br /></li><li>Freddy Huggins vs Edd Stone - Former friends, now forever enemies-- one of the most bitter rivalries in TCW history sees it's next chapter this Tuesday!<br /></li><li>Jay Chord vs Human Arsenal - Since his arrival in TCW, Jay Chord has been telling anyone who will listen that he's the future of the company. This Tuesday, he meets the ultimate gatekeeper in Human Arsenal!<br /></li><li>The Elite vs Benny & The Foxx - Does this Tuesday belong to The Syndicate? It does if The Elite have anything to say about it!<br /></li><li>Sammy Bach vs Matt Hocking - The Rock God takes on Shocking Matt Hocking!<br /></li></ul><p></p>

JUST THE FACTS by Jason Azaria TOTALWRESTLING.COM UPDATE - JANUARY 01, 2020 Psycho Circus 2019 is in the books, Total Wrestling fans, and Aaron Andrews is still your TCW World Champion! After a barnburner of a main event against Joshua Taylor where he became the first competitor to break the Butterfly Lock, Andrews picked up the victory. The Ace didn't have long to celebrate, however, before he was confronted by the King of Kings, the Alpha Wolf himself, Wolf Hawkins! The leader of The Syndicate made it clear he was setting his sights on the World Champion, and we won't have to wait long to find out more-- I'm happy to break the news that Wolf Hawkins will open up our Total Wrestling broadcast this Tuesday night on ACE! You'll have to tune in to find out what he has to say, and I'm sure the champion will be listening. In more unfortunate Syndicate news, Chris Flynn suffered an injury to his shoulder coming out of the pay-per-view card. The Jock, and the muscle of The Syndicate, isn't expected to be out of action long before making his return. Also retaining his championship, and fending off the final challenge of former Television Champion Doc Hammond, Greg Gauge will be in action once again this Tuesday as his defends his title against fan favorite, Dazzling Dave Diamond! For those unfamiliar with the rules of the TCW Television title, contests take place under a 15-minute time limit, and Hammond nearly took the second generation star to the limit before falling to the Proton Lock like so many others. Once again, you'll find Greg Gauge versus Dazzling Dave Diamond this Tuesday on ACE! TCW World Tag Team Champions The Behemoths will be in action this Tuesday after their actions last week on Total Wrestling forced TCW officials to remove their title defense against The Mighty from the Psycho Circus card. After being attacked by The Sinner Society backstage, doctors ruled Mighty Mo and Tana the Mighty unfit to compete in their scheduled tag team title match at the PPV. While the team is still not cleared to compete, they have signed waivers making this Tuesday's title defense a match where TCW management is held harmless in the case of serious injury. Several non-contracted talent have recently been seen at the TCW offices, and while I am not at liberty to release any names to the public, I am able to confirm that at least one of these people has signed a contract with the company. Might they show up this week on Total Wrestling? One singing I can confirm for you is the developmental signing of second generation star Chip Martin, who will report to Mid Atlantic Wrestling just in time for the 15th annual Rip Chord Invitational. That does it for this Monday's edition of Just the Facts, you can check us out every week on Monday mornings for all the TCW news fit to print!

Fantastic stuff! It's not giving me a headache, and I'm finally able to try out the game. Still not a fan of the UI at its base, the screen space is so poorly used, but this skin makes it so much better. I'm not struggling to focus through all of the bright white lines.

How do you figure? It's stopping most of us with those complaints from even playing the game to form an opinion beyond that.

<p>Absolutely love the tour of the CVerse when you start a new game, it's a fantastic touch. Unfortunately, it's also the only good use of graphics I've seen from the game as I play around with the demo.</p><p> </p><p> I have to echo what most others are saying, the UI is horrendous... it's literally giving me a headache trying to power through so I can explore the world and book a show. I might love some of these new features, but I'd never know because I can't get my bearings to do anything. The never-ending grids and lines, the blinking scroll bars, the large spaces of emptiness on some screens, not being able to use my scroll wheel by default...</p><p> </p><p> It feels so soulless and uninviting, which makes me really sad-- TEW2004 didn't even feel that way, and it was far & away the worst UI of any of the TEW games to this point. I mean, no one could even design buttons for this thing? It's just text in white-lined boxes all crammed together like a Connect 4 grid?</p><p> </p><p> This thing could be aces under the hood, but I'm not sure I'll ever find out because it's the shits to look at.</p>

<p>Glad to see TCW has survived, though I'll probably still roll with SWF to start.</p><p> </p><p> HOW are The Pain Alliance still employed?! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

If anyone would be so kind as to check it out, and maybe like the page, there is an article called Backtalk where we discuss the WWE Royal Rumble. popglutton backtalk - WE Royal Rumble 2014

I'm late to the party, but this is amazing! Thank you for the work compiling it, and to all the mod makers for there work in making the mods.

You know what really grinds my gears? Twitter. No one is important enough to necessitate constant Twitter updates. No one.

It's a shame we didn't get to see Nick Diaz KO Mayhem in that post-fight mess; the trash talk that would've commenced would've been glorious! But, seriously, it is complete B.S. that they treated Shields like that. . . again. After the commentators finally turned around and put him over as a guy that had been underrated, and deserving of his moment. . . then they send Mayhem out to undermine him and steal his moment (because Shields stole Strikeforce's moment of touting Hendo in UFC's face after a win). I was a Shields fan going into this (although I picked Hendo with bias to the fact that Shield bulks up to MW & Hendo cuts), but I really hope Shields walks away with the title and signs with UFC.

I want to like Impact! more than I did, but I'm struggling to truly accept just how far removed wrestling is now from the wrestling I know & love. Is it really such a horrible thing to have, say, 30 minutes of actual wrestling matches on wrestling show? They could have accomplished everything that they wanted and still done actual WRESTLING along the way. Instead of having a 'false start' main event, they could've opened hot with Hogan & Abyss coming out to cut a promo with Flair & Styles eventually joining them in the ring. Just before things spill over into physicality, the lights go out, Sting shows up and takes out Hogan & Abyss, dispatches Flair & Styles from the ring, and gives Hogan the beating that was otherwise pointlessly given to RVD (way to kill the momentum of someone people have been wanting you to sign for months in just one night). They can start selling from this point that the main event for the night is in question, which is why everyone will be trying to talk Hulk out of it. Back from commercial, and the X Division segment & match with Kaz/Daniels/Williams goes on just as it did including the bit with Moore at the end. In the back, Abyss is losing it because his former mentor Sting has attacked him while Brooke & company are crying about Hulk before commercial. Come back and do the Nash/Young segment, Hall & Waltman come out of the crowd, Bischoff gets involved, but instead of the match happening 'right now' Young vs Waltman is later tonight (we're probably at the 30 minute mark here, give-or-take 5). The Beautiful People are warming up in the back as we head to commercial. Then we have the Knockout Tag title match go on just as it did, and then go to Pope in the back for a promo. He talks about constantly getting the best of Wolfe, winning the 8 Card Stud tournament, etc. Annoyed, Wolfe shows up onscreen and attacks before the break. Wolfe is on his way to the ring for a match when we come back, Taz & Tenay selling his rough luck and bad temper recently. Wolfe has been sent out to try and dispatch Jarrett tonight, and they have a short match with Pope getting his revenge by helping Jarrett win (work Foley in there somewhere, guest ref or what-have-you). As we come up on the hour, we have Young vs Waltman now in a fast-paced match that easily goes Young's way along with Sting walking backstage and more people trying to talk Hogan out of the main event. Already, in the first hour, I have included more wrestling and done most of what they wanted to get across. Then in the second hour there is room for the Angle/Anderson promo, time to put on, say, Beer Money vs MCMG to put over both the Tag Title & Tag Title #1 Contender Ultimate X match, have RVD debut by squashing a ****y Brian Kendrick ("They told me my opponent tonight is some superstar, but not compared to me, etc. etc." kinda thing only to get taken care of in a minute or so by RVD's signature spots), and still build the tag team main event & put it on as they did with Hardy showing up. Again, is 30 minutes of wrestling REALLY that much to ask of wrestling program? I jotted all that down just from looking at an Impact! report. . . and I managed to put in 7 matches (1 knockout and, basically, 2 squashes. . . which is still 4 matches. . . Impact had 5 tonight, if you count Sting vs RVD & Young vs Waltman as matches. . . 6 is you count the main event & false start as 2); I conveyed every point that they wanted to make, and more. Oi. . . sorry, the stoned, irritated wrestling fan/fantasy booker in me came out there. I totally understand how Jim Cornette feels.