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I think he is injured but available for angles? At least, that's what I was betting on with my pick.

TCW presents TOTAL WRESTLING JANUARY 2020, WEEK ONE We’re welcomed to the show by Shawn Doakes, Kyle Rhodes, and Jasmine Saunders, the camera settling in on their ringside position as Rhodes starts off by acknowledging the main event from last month’s Psycho Circus show, between TCW World Champion Aaron Andrews and former number one contender Joshua Taylor may have been the Match of the Year despite taking place so late in the game. The announce team then run down tonight’s card, including the three-way dance main event between Wolf Hawkins, Sammy Bach, and Joshua Taylor to determine a new number one contender to the TCW World Championship, before being interrupted, conveniently at the end of their rundown, by the music of Greg Gauge. The opening match is TCW Television Champion Greg Gauge with a defense against wrestling veteran Bart Biggins, who has been having a rough go of it in Total Championship Wrestling as of late; his last recorded win was sometime last year. Gauge and Biggins have a competitive bout, with Bart looking his old self in several spots of the match. The flow of the match is interrupted for viewers at home as it is bisected by a picture-in-picture commercial, but it is a hot opener nevertheless. Just like every other competitor Gauge has defended against since winning the title nearly five months ago in August 2019, Biggins ends up tapping to the Proton Lock. Following the match, Kyle Rhodes comes to the ring for a word with Bart Biggins. Out of breath and looking dejected, Biggins admits that it’s been hard for him for a long time; maybe he doesn’t have “it” anymore, he says, just before Gauge blindsides him with the TCW Television Championship belt. Rhodes hightails it out of the ring as Gauge puts the boots to a fallen Biggins for a moment before the crowd begins to cheer, Benny Benson flying out of the back to make the save. Gauge grabs his championship belt and rolls out of the ring quickly, laughing and clutching his title as he and Benson stare one another down for a moment until Gauge turns and leaves. Benson kneels next to Biggins and checks on his friend as we head to commercial. Back from commercial, and we’re treated to entrances by Shocking Matt Hocking and T-Bone Bright for their singles match. T-Bone shows off his power in the beginning, but underhanded tactics by Hocking gain him the upperhand before too long; showboating loses it for him just as quickly. In the end, that’s the story of the match: Hocking is too cocky to capitalize on his momentum, and loses to the powerful youngster T-Bone Bright. After another break, we’re greeted by the infamous opening video and theme of The Syndicate, Wolf Hawkins leading the way for Doc Hammond, The Elite, and an injured Chris Flynn with his arm in a sling. The current King of Kings in Total Championship Wrestling and the self-proclaimed “Alpha Wolf” gets on the microphone and runs down the fans, in particular for their acclaim of Sunday night’s Aaron Andrews versus Joshua Taylor match. He says that, if anyone had match of the year, it was the Alpha Wolf; which match? Take your pick. He says that the King of Kings having to wait until Total Mayhem to get his World title match is a travesty, and goes on a tirade about how much he hates Aaron Andrews before the opening strums of The Ace’s music hits, causing the crowd to explode. TCW World Champion Aaron Andrews makes his way into the Wayback River Center with the belt snug around his waist and a smirk on his face. He stops at the top of the ramp, not daring to enter the lion’s den in the ring where The Syndicate would outnumber him five-to-one. Andrews says that people always ask him if he’s tired of this dance with Wof Hawkins over who is the face of Total Championship Wrestling. “I’ll never get tired of proving myself to these people, the TCW fans, night-in, night-out, every Tuesday, every Sunday, every day and every night I step into that ring!” Andrews announces as the crowd swells, Hawkins seething in the ring along with his Syndicate cronies. Andrews mocks Hawkins, saying that the King of Kings should have no trouble winning a three-way match to claim his shot at Malice in Wonderland. Hawkins confidently says that he will do just that, and then he’ll win the TCW World Championship, and the fans will have to put up with a subpar main event at Total Mayhem because he’ll take the night off! Andrews and Hawkins go back-and-forth for several minutes before Andrews makes a verbal slip-up, claiming he could “beat anyone in The Syndicate and still have enough in the tank to beat Hawkins.” Wolf challenges him to do just that, next week: beat Doc Hammond, and then beat Hawkins. Without flinching, Andrews accepts and we have two potential match-ups for next week! After some commercials, we get Freddy Huggins entering the arena with a picture-in-picture promo where Huggins and his sister, Laura Catherine Huggins, claim that having to wrestle Danny Fonzarelli tonight is beneath them. Just like the rest of the competition in TCW is beneath them, and Freddy is going to prove it tonight. Fonzarelli is already in the ring, and the match doesn’t take too long as Huggins picks up the win with a Huggins Kiss. We see a very brief video that recaps The Mighty’s recent troubles with The Sinner Society in their quest to become TCW Tag Team champions, before Mighty Mo and Nick Booth (along with Eddie Peak) make their entrances for the third match of the evening. Despite Mo having the size advantage, Booth is a heavy hitter and he goes toe-to-toe with Mo. The end of the match sees Mighty Mo pick up the win, but he doesn’t get to celebrate for long before the rest of The SInner Society hit the ring and go on the attack. Tana the Mighty tries to make the save, but The Mighty are outnumbered and beaten down in short order. Following another break, Jay Chord is in the back to cut a promo on Sammy Bach, saying that his “Legacy of Greatness” has a date with destiny at Malice in Wonderland. “In order to ascend the tower of greatness, I have to take out the pillars that came before me,” Chord claims. He says that Bach is a relic, and he’ll prove it at Malice in Wonderland. After that, Devine Fortune are out for a match with The Elite. These teams have been chasing each other for about a month now, with this being the first in-ring meeting between them as a backstage attack at Psycho Circus in December bumped the bout from the card. The Elite tell a story around Daryl Devine’s injured leg and his reluctance to go to the top rope, but Devine and Chance Fortune pick up a big win here when Devine pins Eddie Chandler. The babyfaces don’t have long to celebrate, however, before they are jumped by the bitter losers that are the heel team; The Elite stand tall to pitch the show to another commercial break. The Syndicate continues to be involved when we come back from break as Doc Hammond takes on One Man Army in a stiff, technical match between the former tag team partners. OMA looks good, but Hammond takes home the win in relatively short fashion for a TCW match. Following the match, Sammy Bach makes his way into the arena to cut a promo on his three-way dance this evening with Wolf Hawkins and Joshua Taylor. He says the odds may be against him, but he likes to party when he’s losing the numbers game– tonight will be no different. “Bet on Bach, and party on!” The main event tonight is Sammy Bach versus Wolf Hawkins versus Joshua Taylor in a three-way dance, which means not one but two men have to be beaten in order for there to be a winner. Taylor is coming hot off of his near-win over TCW World Champion Aaron Andrews while Hawkins’ King of Kings victory allows him to lay claim to the next title shot, and Sammy Bach looks for possibly one last day in the sun as he hunts for the World title. The three work a very good match that sees Wolf Hawkins take out Sammy Bach for the first fall; before Bach leaves the ring, however, Hawkins attempts to add insult to injury and winds up finding himself trapped in Joshua Taylor’s Butterfly Lock as a result. With Bach keeping The Syndicate at bay on the outside of the ring, Hawkins has no choice but to tap out to Taylor and receive the first chink in his armor since the King of Kings PPV. Mayhem follows as The Syndicate rushes the ring and attack Bach & Taylor, but “The Ace” makes his way out to save the Bach & Taylor! Aaron Andrews takes out Doc Hammond with a Flying Body Press while Bach & Taylor dispense The Elite, Chris Flynn outside the ring with his arm in a sling and barking at the babyfaces. Taylor and Andrews send Hawkins outside to the floor, the heel faction scrambling to get away as they hightail it up the ramp. Andrews and Taylor meet in the center of the ring, jawing at each other in lively fashion. “You wanna do this again?” Andrews asks, to which Taylor nods and sticks out his hand. The first Total Wrestling of 2020 ends with Aaron Andrews and Joshua Taylor shaking hands, ready to go to war for the fans once again with the TCW World title hanging in the balance.

1. Dustin LeFever vs. Kamei Takauji 2. The Runaways (Erik van Rijn & Bruiser Cassidy) vs. Goro Nemoto & Kwon Ha-neul 3. Kozue & Utamara vs. Jin Fujiwara & SHOGUN 4. Hall of the United Throne (Hyotaru Ichigawa, Daijiro Otsuka & Otojiro Ikina) vs. Kinjo-jidai (Torture, Waotaka Eda & Mr. Yamashita) 5. Hall of the United Throne (Ryotaro Naruto, Captain UPJ & Takanori Sakurai) vs. Des Miller, Jayden Cole & Lobo 6. HardRockCity (Juro Deguchi, Danger Asahara & TOKI INK) vs. Oda Yamawaki & Yamahara (Koji Yamada & Ukon Kajahara) 7. UPJ JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Fallen (Cameron Cody & Junichi Matsuo) © vs. Tokyo Tigers (Nakano Yuki & Ryuko Mishamoto) (1st defense) 8. UPJ INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Kintaro Kinjo © vs. Taheiji Ebisawa (1st defense) BONUS: Who "comes home" to join Kinjo-jidai? Go Takashi

They sell propane and propane accessories. Seriously. I've had a Blue Rhino store in my town all my life, it was the first thing I thought of when I read "Blue Rhino" in TVerse lore.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } TCW presents TOTAL WRESTLING JANUARY 2020, WEEK ONE THE MAIN EVENT THREE-WAY DANCE FOR NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP SAMMY BACH vs WOLF HAWKINS vs JOSHUA TAYLOR TCW TELEVISION TITLE MATCH GREG GAUGE (C) vs BART BIGGINS DOC HAMMOND vs ONE MAN ARMY DEVINE FORTUNE (DARYL DEVINE & CHANCE FORTUNE) vs THE ELITE (EDDIE CHANDLER & NATE JONES) SHOCKING MATT HOCKING vs T-BONE BRIGHT NICK BOOTH w/ EDDIE PEAK vs MIGHT MO w/ TANA THE MIGHTY FREDDY HUGGINS w/ LAURA CATHERINE HUGGINS vs DANNY FONZARELLI QUICK PICKS #1 CONTENDER: BACH VS HAWKINS VS TAYLOR TV TITLE: GAUGE (C) VS BIGGINS HAMMOND VS ONE MAN ARMY DEVINE FORTUNE VS THE ELITE HOCKING VS BRIGHT BOOTH VS MO HUGGINS VS FONZARELLI

TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING CHAMPIONS ROLL CALL TCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CURRENT CHAMPION: AARON ANDREWS The TCW World Heavyweight title has a roll call of previous champions that includes many all-time greats like Sam Strong, Rip Chord, and Tommy Cornell. It's one of the big titles in American wrestling history. Aaron Andrews is the current champion, having won the title from Wolf Hawkins in July 2019 at TCW presents Summer Showdown 2019. TCW TELEVISION CHAMPION CURRENT CHAMPION: GREG GAUGE Created at the behest of BriCo in order to make TCW's TV shows more important, the TCW Television championship is a secondary-level title that is only ever defended on TV. Greg Gauge is the current champion, having won the title from Doc Hammond in August 2019 on an episode of TCW presents Total Wrestling TCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP CURRENT CHAMPIONS: THE BEHEMOTHS The TCW World Tag Team titles have been around for almost a quarter of a century and have had their fair share of great champions and...less great champions. The Vesseys and The New Wave are the stand out previous holders. The Behemoths are the current champions, having won the titles from Flying Jimmy Foxx and Benny Benson in July 2019 at TCW presents Summer Showdown 2019. KING OF KINGS TOURNAMENT CURRENT CHAMPION: WOLF HAWKINS Apparently suggested by Sam Keith, the TCW King Of Kings is an annual singles tournament designed to start a big push for someone who'll go on to be a big part of the next year's Total Mayhem.

OOC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So, try as I might to cover other topics here on the dynasty forum, TCW keeps calling my name-- Wrestling Wonderland is probably my favorite of all my dynasties, and since it had to stop short because of hard drive issues, I've felt this pull to go back to the company. I wanna thank my usual crew of @Historian @Dalton and @Sco xY2Jx for always being around to bounce ideas off of, and for being there for me through some personal life events that took my attention away from the forums. Also, thanks to @willr0ck for his exceptional TCW logo set (and @Dragon97 for the Total Wrestling logo that goes with it). This will NOT be a carbon copy of my TCW: Wrestling Wonderland dynasty, and I'm challenging myself to include some new names while still telling the stories I want to tell. That said, I will be running predictions for each show but I will not be running an official prediction contest with a prize. My DAVE dynasty will be continuing, but at a much, much slower pace than this one (which, I know, is saying something when I haven't posted a show for it in three months). Total Wrestling will be written in an episode-by-episode summary format to hopefully make it easy to digest in a short sitting. PPV shows will be a little different. All that said, hop in and enjoy the ride!

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1.5em; } TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING HEADS INTO 2020 WITH A NEW LOOK Hot off the heels of the critically acclaimed pay-per-view, Total Championship Wrestling presents Psycho Circus 2019, BriCo announced today that Total Championship Wrestling's flagship program, TCW presents Total Wrestling, will be getting a makeover. Fans who tune into Tuesday night's first show of 2020 will be greeted by a new set, a new opening video package, and new style elements that promote TCW's new tagline, "Total Championship Wrestling: Kings of Pro Wrestling." The professional wrestling company is currently one of the top such companies in the United States, along with the juggernaut that is United States Professional Wrestling, and Richard Eisen's ever-present Supreme Wrestling Federation. Main eventing the first outing of the year will be the first three-way dance presented by TCW in a number of years; three top contenders to the TCW World Championship will do battle in hopes of claiming the next championship match, currently scheduled for January's Malice in Wonderland pay-per-view. Coming off a strong showing in defeat, Joshua Taylor fights for his chance to claim the TCW World Championship against veteran Sammy Bach and current TCW King of Kings tournament winner Wolf Hawkins; a full card for the show is expected to be announced later this afternoon. All of this news follows rumors of a big shake-up behind the scenes at Total Championship Wrestling; longtime head booker and analyst Kyle Rhodes is rumored to be out of power with a big name in the wrestling world being brought on board to take over booking and writing duties. We'll have more on this story as it develops...

Yeah, things didn't get any less hectic, but they're coming around again. Hoping to get back to this over the weekend.

Just a note to say I've been busy with work, but the next Danger Zone TV should be up in the next couple of days.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1.5em; } Rocky Maivia def. Sal Sincere to advance to the IC title tournament Owen Hart def. Savio Vega to advance in the IC title tournament Steve Austin def. Yokozuna to advance in the IC title tournament The New Rockers win the WWF Tag Team titles Rob Van Dam def. Hunter Hearst Helmsely to advance to the IC title tournament Sycho Sid def. British Bulldog to advance to the IC title tournament Sable def. Sunny and Marlena to win Bikini Beach Blast Off Goldust def. Marc Mero in a Steel Cage The Undertaker def. Mankind in a Boiler Room Brawl Shawn Michaels def. Vader to retain WWF World title

Just wanted to say thanks to @willr0ck for his work on the Maximum Championship Wrestling logo, banner, and title set. I'm not gonna post them in here yet because I want to direct you all to his Custom Graphics Work and Request Thread, so you can check them out along with all of his other fantastic work. Work has been continuing at a slower pace than I anticipated... I guess we're always ambitious when we talk about the things we enjoy. So, December for a full release is 100% off the table BUT there are plans to release something from EXWrestling to the community for Christmas. You can stay updated here, but there will be a separate release thread for that.

Man, I've tried to play it three times now, and each time it crashed my system so hard I had to use the power button to reset. Sad face.

RESTORED COMMERCIAL FROM VHS COLLECTION OF PHIL VIBERT DANGER AND VIOLENCE EXTREME PRESENTS DANGER ZONE TV A TELEVISION TAPING AT THE DANGER ZONE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY WEEK ONE, 1997 FEATURING... THE EXTREME AGENCY VS. JOHNNY MARTIN & A MYSTERY PARTNER VENGEANCE VS. OFFICER HARDWAY ERIC TYLER VS. CHRIS MORRISETTE PREDICTION KEY THE EXTREME AGENCY (NEMESIS & FRANKIE FUTURE) VS. JOHNNY MARTIN & ????????? VENGEANCE VS. OFFICER HARDWAY ERIC TYLER VS. CHRIS MORRISETTE p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1.5em; }

So, blink-182 is back with Tom for new music and it's... well, if you're still a fan of dicks jokes and immature sex talk, it might be up your alley. But after all the evolution and maturity in their music across the self-titled album and Neighborhoods, both of which I think are excellent albums, I'm very disappointed for the sophomoric, fairly uninspired return. And they're saying they made the best album of the career... I only hope the rest of it is better than "EDGING."

I absolutely love the new Beavis and Butt-Head... it's both updated and, somehow, exactly the same.

This sounds right up my alley, as I like to play Car Mechanic Simulator even though I am not a car guy by any stretch of the imagination. Will check out the demo when I get home.

RIPW Championship Battle Sunday Week 2, January 2020 Card for Predictions Main Event Singles Match RIPW Championship "The Bad Man" Warwick Good versus "The Specimen" Forrest Ratzloff (c) Semi Final Tag team Match RIPW Tag Team Championship All Night Party versus The Magic Boys (c) Singles Match RIPW USA Championship "Wild" Willy LaRoux versus Bryan "Do It" Jewett (c) Singles Match Whole Lotta Marvin versus "Hangman" Hank Whitman Tag Team Match The Sunshine Connection versus Texan Justice Singles Match "The Rampage" Deever Arnold versus "American Hellspawn" Hellion Triple Threat Tag Team Match Zap Powerson & Zeke Cromstock versus The Wrecking Balls versus The Rhode Island Scholars

EXWrestling is still very much alive, but we've got all the companies we need right now as we move forward with development.

So, after a lot of consideration, I don't think I'm going to be picking this back up. My DAVE 1997 effort and work on the EXWrestling mod are where I'm choosing to spend my TEW time right now and I don't think adding this back into the mix will be helpful to running either project. BUT I am happy to run through my booking plans to help "finish the ride" so to speak. WRESTLEWAR 1992 was the next big event, where Sting's Squadron (Sting, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, and Marcus Alexander Bagwell) would finally triumph over The Dangerous Alliance and put the feud to rest so Sting could move on to feud properly with Big Van Vader and Harley's Hydra. Elsewhere on WrestleWar, we would see The Freebirds losing a loser leaves town match to The Diamond Exchange-- contracts were coming up and I didn't want to renew Hayes and Garvin, and it seemed a good place to launch a push towards the Tag Team titles for The Diamond Exchange. Ron Simmons was going to get the WCW World title match on the card, where Vader would, of course, win to continue his monster push. The Steiners would triumph over The Samoan SWAT Team, Shane Douglas would have his first TV title program with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, who would be joining The Dangerous Alliance after a few failed chances and face turn teases for the veteran. Jushin "Thunder" Liger and Brian Pillman would continue to feud and trade the Light Heavyweight title while I built up guys like Scotty Flamingo to be heel spoilers in the division. Cactus Jack and Abdullah the Butcher would have feuded off-and-on until I could figure out a solid place in the card for Cactus, and until I had leeched all the popularity off of Abdullah onto others that I could. Also scheduled for a long term program was The York Foundation trying to acquire the legacy of The Armstrong Family. Brother Steve would be the first one to turn and sell out to York, eventually all of the brothers turning on Brad and leaving him to defend the family's honor on his own. I had planned to involve Bob Armstrong somehow, but wasn't sure how just yet. The Harley's Hyrda program would carry most of the year, with Sting losing his contractually obligated rematch at SPRING STAMPEDE 1992, an event that would see the return of the 20-man Bunkhouse Stampede as a more Royal Rumble-esque match with the winner receiving a WCW World title shot. The whole bunkhouse brawl gimmick would be retained, with guys in boots and jeans, but it would start off as 2 men with 18 others entering the match via timed entry. Ricky Steamboat would be declared the winner, going on to face (and lose to) Big Van Vader the following month at SLAMBOREE 1992. CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XIX would be main evented by Harley's Hydra taking on Sting, Ron Simmons, and Ricky Steamboat (the three faces previously demolished by Big Van Vader). The tides would start to turn here, Sting triumphing over Bam Bam Bigelow and leading to a gimmick match (hadn't decided what yet) at GREAT AMERICAN BASH 1992. While these things were going on, there would be dissent in The Dangerous Alliance-- Rick Rude claims to be the centerpiece of the group as the only one left with gold, Steve Austin claims to be the future of the entire sport, while The Enforcers, Bobby Eaton, and Paul Orndorff all are forced to choose sides while Paul E. Dangerously tries to play peacemaker. The group would eventually turn on Austin, making him a face and leading to an Austin versus Rude feud over the United States title with Austin winning the belt at the Great American Bash (or possibly CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS XX). HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1992 would've been headlined by the finals of a tournament to determine a number one contender to the WCW World title after Vader had cleared out every possibly contender (Sting, Ron Simmons Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, and even Marcus Alexander Bagwell in a true David vs. Goliath encounter at Clash of the Champions XX) throughout the year. Sting would win the tournament and go on to STARRCADE where he would finally reclaim the title from Big Van Vader and be celebrated as a hero. Steve Austin would triumph over Rick Rude at Starrcade to retain the United States championship and force The Dangerous Alliance to disband. Sid Vicious/Sid Justice/Sycho Sid's contract was up at some point around the new year, and I had planned on bringing him in with Paul E. Dangerously in a tweaked sports agent gimmick as Sid's manager to set him up as Sting's first big challenge as champion (either it was coming up then, or I would've edited it for the sake of a good story). So, those were most of the plans... happy to answer any questions people might have that I didn't address. I would also be happy to share the save file if anyone wants to jump in and start playing from where I left off, just let me know.

They all look so great, thank you for all the amazing work you do for this community!

Has anyone jumped into Overwatch 2? I hadn't played Overwatch in months, but the release of 2 drew me back into things.

VIBERT'S VOICE PODCAST "JANUARY 1997, PT. SEVEN" That about wraps up January 1997... Back In Black, one last Highway show, and three weeks of television. I had just enough word from the major players involved, just enough ink on paper, to start programming DAVE for the months to come. I knew who was staying, who was going, who was coming in... it was all set. Of course, not everything went as planned, but when does it ever? 1997 was going to be the biggest year in DAVE history, one way or another. Nemesis versus Vengeance, that was the money I was after. Sure, Johnny Martin was good, but I needed him to take a backseat, which is why we got the rematch out of the way on free television-- plus, I needed something big for Nemesis' first match on TV, so what better way to do it? That was the big news for wrestling fans coming out of that third week of TV-- Nemesis versus Vengeance was on the horizon. For other media outlets? Well... The Miss Bliss thing. Her going through that table on week three wasn't even the gnarliest bump she ever took for us, but, man, were people up in arms seeing that. I mean, here we were, on this little local network of stations, and national media affiliates were picking up on us because of Bliss going through a table. The funny thing to me was that, we presented that in every possible way as more of a mistake, Tyler hitting the ropes and sending her off, but Tyler was so good at being hated and staying in character that the news outlets ate it up. And, of course, it was all build-up for another Good Ole Boys and School of Tradition encounter... you know what they say, all publicity is good publicity. It always amused me that, out of that episode, the Bliss table spot is what people latched onto when we had Genghis Rahn attacking a blinded man and smearing blood on himself. People weren't doing that on TV in 1997, it hadn't been seen since the territory days in Texas, really. This was real somehow; the type of real people hadn't seen from wrestling in some time. And, believe me, I was just getting started. p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1.5em; }

I'm not home with the game in front of me right now, but there is a setting you have to disable in order to be able to do this. It is possible, though.

Fantastic stuff, thanks again for all the hard work.