Total Championship Wrestling: No Gimmick Needed

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[CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TCW.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="3"][B]Total Championship Wrestling[/B][/SIZE] The Story So Far [FONT="Arial"]Wrestling started becoming a real profession in the US around the 1960s, which is generally known as the "Traditional Era". Prior to this it had been little more than a sideshow attraction, but the 60s saw the emergence of several regional territories, with wrestlers travelling from promotion to promotion. It was hard for wrestlers to become real superstars, as they rarely stayed in one place long enough to really become dominant, but some carved out good reputations for themselves and earned great livings - amongst these were men like Dan Stone and George DeColt, who would later go on to be successful promoters. The major territories at this time included Championship Wrestling from Boston (run by Gene Plumelli), Dick The Devastator's All-American Florida Wrestling, the Tri-State area's American Pro Wrestling Federation, California Pro Wrestling (headed by Preston Holt), and the Texas Wrestling League. The end of this situation began in around 1978, when a relatively new promotion called Supreme Wrestling Federation, under the leadership of a young promoter called Richard Eisen, began building up an impressive roster by offering long-term contracts to some of the most popular wrestlers, which was unheard of in those days. By 1980, SWF was able to put on wrestling's first pay-per-view event, which marked the beginning of the "Supreme Era". SWF became the national powerhouse, with clever marketing and showmanship making the smaller promotions look amateurish. By the mid 80s, almost all the regional promotions had been put out of business, and SWF was almost entirely dominant, with their headline wrestlers like Sam Strong and Rip Chord being national superstars. It was over 15 years before another promotion managed to rise and take on the might SWF, and this happened in December 1996 when Hollyweird Grappling Company debuted, kicking off the "Modern Era". With a millionaire funding them, HGC brought in Strong and Chord (who had both left SWF many years ago) on big money contracts to provide star power, and populated the rest of their roster with former SWF stars (like the Vessey Brothers) and the cream of the independent leagues (such as Ricky Dale Johnson and Liberty). The tactic worked, as they were able to go head-to-head with SWF almost immediately, and were accepted as a viable competitor by the fans. In late 2004, the ownership passed to Tommy Cornell, who began the process of rebuilding the promotion - the name was switched to Total Championship Wrestling, and a transition to a more traditional product was begun. This was apparently the start of a long-term plan designed to allow TCW to eventually overtake SWF. Booking duties were originally handled by Tommy himself but in 2005 passed to Sam Strong when he retired from active competition, but he soon left TCW to become the owner of USPW. In his place Joel Bryant was named temporary Head Booker until a more permanant replacement could be found. Over the last quarter of 2006, Tommy conducted interviews for a replacement and upon finding him, offered him the book at the beginning of 2007. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/Random_Male34.jpg[/IMG] [B]TCW's New Head Booker[/B] With a new direction in wrestling and a new Head Booker, 2007 was looking to be TCW's year.[/CENTER] [RIGHT][I](Taken from History of the Cornellverse by Adam Ryland - Chapter Ten: Cornell Justice)[/I][/FONT][/RIGHT]

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Tuesday 2nd January 2007 [FONT="Arial"]Tommy was kind enough to leave me a welcome note :rolleyes: [/FONT] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]From:[/B] Tommy Cornell - CEO Total Championship Wrestling [I](headcheese@tcw.com)[/I] [B]To:[/B] Adam [I](dogsbody@tcw.com)[/I] [B]Re:[/B] Future of TCW Welcome to TCW bud. Few things i should tell you straight away so we dont get off on the wrong foot. Book wisely. You may think sticking [B]EVERYONE[/B] on one show will make us look good but all it really does is cost [U]ME[/U] money. Ration our workers per night so we get a balance between a good show and a healthy income. Speaking of which, you had better bring in some income.. TCW is pretty steady economy wise so you would have to be a bit of a plonker to make us lose cash so i expect to have more than we have now when your contract comes up for renewal in 2 years time. Other than that, my only concern is TCW's wrestling style transition. I dont want people to think that we are going the route of NYCW or USPW and becoming Old School so i dont want you hiring anyone over 42. All's fair apart from that so sit back, look over the roster and email me your ideas for the next show on tuesday. Tommy[/FONT][/QUOTE]

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Tuesday 2nd January 2007 [FONT="Arial"]A few random welcome messages: [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]From:[/B] Robert Oxford [I](roxford@tcw.com)[/I] [B]To:[/B] Adam [I](dogsbody@tcw.com)[/I] [B]Re:[/B] Future Welcome.. Quick question.. Is it true that Tommy is stopping you from signing contracts with anyone over 42. What about me. Im 46. Let me know Robert Oxford[/FONT][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]From:[/B] Archie Judge [I](judge@tcw.com)[/I] [B]To:[/B] Adam [I](dogsbody@tcw.com)[/I] [B]Re:[/B] Worker Notes Hey. Your british so im going to assume you dont know me all that well. I was quite a big thing right through to the 80's and i know my stuff. Im your road agent so if you want to know your workers, get in touch.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]From:[/B] Freddy Huggins [I](hug-this@tcw.com)[/I] [B]To:[/B] Adam [I](dogsbody@tcw.com)[/I] [B]Re:[/B] Womens Division Hey Man... I got a cool new idea for TCW.. A womens division.. Just imagine it.. All those young scantily clad women wandering around backstage, wrestling in jelly. Sort it out man... The Hugmeister[/FONT][/QUOTE][/FONT]

[MrOnu]

Mmmm... Jelly Women wrestling ! :D Good luck with your diary !

[sebsplex]

I'm a TCW mark, so I'll keep an eye on this. I've also just discovered a new liking for Freddy Huggins... he's a visionary.

[Tigerkinney]

[B]From: Freddy Huggins (hug-this@tcw.com)[/B] [B]To: Adam (dogsbody@tcw.com)[/B] [B]Re: Womens Division[/B] [B]Hey Man...[/B] [B]I got a cool new idea for TCW.. A womens division.. Just imagine it.. All those young scantily clad women wandering around backstage, wrestling in jelly.[/B] [B]Sort it out man...[/B] [B]The Hugmeister [/B] I could definately envision Huggins referring to himself as the Hugmeister :)

[Wallbanger]

The Huggernaut? :D Nah, Hugmeister makes more sense...

[Remianen]

[QUOTE=Clarity;223146][FONT="Arial"]A few random welcome messages: From: Freddy Huggins (hug-this@tcw.com) To: Adam (dogsbody@tcw.com) Re: Womens Division Hey Man... I got a cool new idea for TCW.. A womens division.. Just imagine it.. [I]All those young scantily clad women wandering around backstage, [B]wrestling in jelly[/B].[/I] Sort it out man... The Hugmeister[/FONT][/QUOTE] Fire this man. I think he has you mistaken for Richard Eisen. :mad: Should be interesting, though I wish you would've continued the BSC diary. :(

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Good ol Tommy [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]From:[/B] Tommy Cornell [I](headcheese@tcw.com)[/I] [B]To:[/B] Adam [I](dogsbody@tcw.com)[/I] [B]Re:[/B] Future of TCW I know i talk to you about this before but after speaking to my advisor, Mr Ryland, we have decided to change a few things. I have decided to be a little bit more nicer with my cash. You dont have to make us a profit right away. Just dont get us into debt. But dont make us look bad.. Right now we are the #2 promotion in the world and i dont want us dropping in size. This part your gonna hate. Mr Ryland and i have decided that the future of TCW no longer lies with the older generation and im gonna need you to start phasing them out. Instead of 42, i dont want anyone over 35. But thats not to say you can just hire anyone.. They gotta know the basics. None of the rif raf from those tiny promotions in the UK.. Say at least a D in the GDS scale. Tommy[/FONT][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B]O.o.c.[/B] With the release of a new data pack today with updated stats i thought i would use that instead. I hadn't even booked the first show so im not losing anything, just getting new owner goals[/FONT][/QUOTE]

[Trell]

OHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!, another new Diary, never really messed with TCW or SWF, cant wait to see what you got in store.

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[FONT="Arial"][CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TCW.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="4"][B]TCW Presents: Total Wrestling[/B][/SIZE] [COLOR="DimGray"]LIVE on GNN Sports[/COLOR][/CENTER] [B]Venue:[/B] Evanovich Riverside [B]Attendance:[/B] 9,907 [B]Production Code:[/B] Y07/S01 [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/JasonAzaria.jpg[/IMG][COLOR="White"]VS[/COLOR][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/KyleRhodes.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Jason Azaria and Kyle Rhodes start the show off and welcome the viewers to the first TCW show of the new year. [B]Azaria:[/B] [I]"... and what a show we have tonight with the Tag Titles, International and World Heavyweight Titles all up for grabs"[/I] [B]Rhodes:[/B] [I]"Does Rick Law have what it takes to take the belt off Mr TCW himself, Tommy Cornell. We shall see in our main event tonight"[/I] [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C+[/SIZE][/B] [B]TCW World Tag Team Championship:[/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][CENTER] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/HumanArsenal.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/BrentHill.jpg[/IMG]....[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/BillyJackShearer.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/RandallHopkirk.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE="2"]The Machines (C) VS Painful Procedure [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TCW_Tag.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER][/SIZE][/B] [CENTER]The Machines defeated Painful Procedure in 11:36 when Wrestling Machine #1 defeated Billy Jack Shearer by pinfall with a Certain Defeat to mark defence number 1 of their TCW World Tag Team titles..[/CENTER] [B]Winner:[/B] The Machines [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C-[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="3"][CENTER][B]* * *[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/JoelBryant.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Joel Bryant is shown backstage walking around, looking very bored and unhappy. Somewhere the new head booker smiles [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C-[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE="3"][CENTER][B]* * *[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] [B]TCW International Championship Match:[/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][CENTER] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/AaronAndrews.jpg[/IMG]....[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/RockyGolden.jpg[/IMG] [B]Aaron Andrews VS Rocky Golden (C)[/B] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TCW_International.jpg[/IMG] Rocky Golden defeated Aaron Andrews in 13:05 by pinfall. Rocky Golden makes defence number 1 of his TCW International title. [/CENTER] [B]Winner:[/B] Rocky Golden [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] [SIZE="3"][CENTER][B]* * *[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/FreddyHuggins.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] We come back from a comercial to find Freddy Huggins in the ring: [B]Huggins:[/B] [I]"Ladies Ladies Ladies... Calm down. Theres enough of the Hugmeister to go around, and tonight im going to make one lucky ladies day"[/I] [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]E+[/SIZE][/B] Huggins picks a lady out of the ring and proceeds to sexually tease her a little before finally giving her a big hug and a bigger kiss. [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C-[/SIZE][/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B][CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/FreddyHuggins.jpg[/IMG]....[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/HarryAllen.jpg[/IMG] Freddy Huggins VS Harry Allen[/CENTER][/B] [CENTER]Freddy Huggins defeated Harry Allen in 9:39 by pinfall with a Huggins Kiss.[/CENTER] [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] [CENTER][B][SIZE="3"]* * *[/SIZE][/B] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TroyTornado.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Troy Tornado is shown backstage powerlifting a huge weight in order to show his incredible physical strength. [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]B-[/SIZE][/B] [CENTER][B][SIZE="3"]* * *[/SIZE][/B][/CENTER] [B]Battle Royal:[/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/ChanceFortune.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TanaTheMighty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/AmericanBuffalo.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/RickyDaleJohnson.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE="3"]Final 4 Competitors[/SIZE][/B] Chance Fortune, Giant Tana, American Buffalo & Ricky Dale Johnson Chance Fortune won a battle royal in 17:58 with Ricky Dale Johnson being the final elimination.[/CENTER] [B]Winner:[/B] Chance Fortune [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] [B][CENTER][SIZE="3"]* * *[/SIZE][/CENTER][/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/BLZBubb.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] BLZ Bubb has an interview, in which he goes off on a rant about how much he hates Liberty. [B]Bubb:[/B] [I]"... and i know that we have clashed before but tonight i shall everyone just which one of us is better"[/I] [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]B[/SIZE][/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][B][CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/BLZBubb.jpg[/IMG]....[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/Liberty.jpg[/IMG] BLZ Bubb VS Liberty[/CENTER][/B] [CENTER]BLZ Bubb drew with Liberty in 15:09 when the referee lost control and stopped the match.[/CENTER] [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]C+[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] [B][CENTER][SIZE="3"]* * *[/SIZE][/CENTER][/B] [B]TCW World Heavyweight Championship Match:[/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Arial"][CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/RickLaw.jpg[/IMG]....[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TommyCornell.jpg[/IMG] [B]Rick Law VS Tommy Cornell (C)[/B] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/TCW%20Diary/TCW_World.jpg[/IMG] Tommy Cornell defeated Rick Law in 19:36 by pinfall with a Rough Ride to make defence number 1 of his TCW World Heavyweight title. [/CENTER] [B]Winner:[/B] Tommy Cornell [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]B[/SIZE][/B][/FONT][/QUOTE] Having picked up the victory, Tommy Cornell celebrates in the ring. [B]Rating: [SIZE="3"]B[/SIZE][/B] [B][CENTER][SIZE="3"]Final Rating: [SIZE="4"]B-[/SIZE][/SIZE][/B][B]IVR Rating: 16.36[/B][/CENTER][/FONT]

[MrOnu]

A nice little first show with a good grade. I'm a bit disappointed by the Bubb/Liberty match, I thought these two could put better than a C+ (I got a B from Bubb vs Tana in my old game!). Really like the direction of Huggins.

[Clarity]

There always seems to be one person that everyone seems to love in my diary.. My PWA one it was Rod 'The God' Todd. This one seems to be Freddy 'The Hugmeister' Huggins

[Astil]

*Buys Huggernuat T-Shirt* "I'm the Huggernuat Bitch!" *heel turn*

[Irish Wolf]

The person everyone always ends up like is the one who's character comes out the clearest in the write ups and the Huggmeister has a great character that's fun and is coming out very clearly.

[Tigerkinney]

How in the hell did A.J Styles look a-like Chance Fortune, win a battle royal ? And what exactly was the battle royal for, does he get a title shot, and for what title ?

[SadisticBlessings]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;223722]How in the hell did A.J Styles look a-like Chance Fortune, win a battle royal ? And what exactly was the battle royal for, does he get a title shot, and for what title ?[/QUOTE] /agree. Seriously dude, you job out RDJ to pretty boy in a battle royal, and Troy Tornado only gets a 1 minute segment!? :eek: Good show though, otherwise! Suggestion: Instead of the 1 minute backstage vignettes, give Cornell his mic time! After all, TCW is... Tommy Cornell Wrestling! :D

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I put in the royal to find out just who would play well with each other. Not knowing TCW very well, it was simply to gauge who to look out for and i now have 4 people to keep an eye on