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[Irish Wolf]

ROF Talisman Title Billy Robinson © vs [B]Kevin Jones[/B] [I]I'm really liking non-monkey business Kevin Jones.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs Warriors of Honour [I]The Gauge boys are a good set of real tag champs.[/I] The King of the Ring match Involving [B]Adam Matraver[/B]s, Don Henderson, Eric Future, Insane Machine, Jack Giedroyc, JD Morgan, Johnny Highspot, Jonni Lowlife, Keith Adams, Nigel Svensson, Petey Barnes, Razor Valentine, Rolling Johnny Stones, Sander Laine and Walter Morgan [I]Hopefully you've managed to hire Matravers outright and he'll stick around after this match.[/I] ROF Championship UK Dragon © vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] [I]I'm ready for a second O'Curle title reign.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

The newsletter includes, as usual, the results from the King of the Ring event. But there will be a further post with an elongated transcript for the actual King of the Ring match, just in case anyone happens to be interested! [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Issue055a.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Issue055b.png[/IMG]

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFNews08.jpg[/IMG] First of all, here is the longer match write-up from the King of the Ring battle royal. [QUOTE]After the rules of the King of the Ring match were announced to the live crowd, it was time to see who had drawn #1. [B]Petey Barnes [/B]came out as the #1 entrant. [B]Eric Future [/B]was #2. The two Future X partners stared at each other while the crowd spurred them on to fight it out. Barnes looked ready to go, but Future kept backing off, motioning that they should wait and work together. Eventually Barnes reluctantly agreed, only to be sucker punched by Future. Future was on the front foot until the third entrant arrived. [B]Adam Matravers [/B]drew #3. The crowd went wild as the former ROF star made his return to the promotion. He immediately helped Barnes, who was teetering over the top rope. Most fans in the audience seemed to remember the history Barnes and Matravers had together as The Show Stealers, former tag champs in ROF. Future didn’t know what had hit him as the Show Stealers worked him over, and a double dropkick sent him flying out. [I]Eric Future eliminated.[/I] Matravers and Barnes high fived as the crowd cheered…and then went at it at a fierce pace until… [B]Razor Valentine [/B]came in at #4. The martial artist took Barnes down straight away with a brutal spinning heel kick. He then went to work on Matravers. Valentine actually did a great job of keeping one man grounded at all times to avoid being double teamed throughout the 2 minutes. [B]Johnny Highspot [/B]entered at #5. The High and Low man entered riskily by coming off the top turnbuckle to land a cross body on Matravers. The four men in the ring continued to duke it out until [B]Nigel Svensson [/B]entered at #6. The Wigan student immediately made his presence felt and mainly worked over Razor Valentine, whilst the high-fliers in the ring went after one another. [B]Jonni Lowlife [/B]was next in at #7. To everyone’s surprise he went straight after his High and Low tag team partner Johnny Highspot. The two were involved in some high paced action before Highspot clotheslined Lowlife over the top. Lowlife hung on but was on the ring apron and tried to suplex Highspot out from there. But as he did so, Highspot pulled Lowlife with him and both were eliminated. [I]Johnny Highspot and Jonni Lowlife eliminated[/I]. They walked to the back in good spirits together though. [B]Walter Morgan [/B]entered at #8. He went straight over to help Nigel Svensson, landing some heavy duty blows on Razor Valentine. The pair then switched their attention to Matravers and Barnes, who were still going after each other on the other side of the ring. As the four men battled near the ropes, Valentine saw his chance to eliminate Morgan quickly. He charged towards the Wigan native, only for Morgan to backdrop Valentine out of there. [I]Razor Valentine eliminated[/I]. [B]Don Henderson [/B]drew #9. The Highland Hitman came in all fired up and went after Svensson straight away, whilst Morgan was still battling Matravers and Barnes. These five continued to fight it out whilst guest wrestler [B]Insane Machine [/B]entered at #10. Machine, who is a colleague and sometime partner of UK Dragon in WLW, showed some great moves to the ROF crowd and mainly went after the tiring Barnes and Matravers. Henderson was desperately trying to hold out against Svensson and Morgan. [B]Jack Giedroyc [/B]entered at #11 to a huge pop. At this point, Henderson was hanging on for dear life against Svensson and Morgan, and Giedroyc snuck up behind them and not only helped get Henderson out of there, but also eliminated Svensson in the process. [I]Don Henderson and Nigel Svensson eliminated[/I]. He and Morgan then went at it. Meanwhile Insane Machine had managed to floor Matravers and was beating down Petey Barnes. [B]Sander Laine [/B]came in at #12. The young Hungarian, making his first major show appearance since joining ROF, showed some great technical skill as he went up against Matravers. With Barnes isolated from Matravers, Insane Machine managed to get ‘X Factor’ up and over the top rope to the floor. [I]Petey Barnes eliminated[/I]. [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B]entered at #13. He started wailing away on everyone he could find, but soon paid for that approach when everyone turned back his way to get their revenge. However after a moment the wrestlers went back to trading blows with each other – Stones with Matravers, Morgan with Giedroyc, Laine with Insane Machine. [B]Keith Adams [/B]entered at #14. ‘The Law’ immediately went over to help Sander Laine against Insane Machine, and the pair of ROF mainstays managed to get the guest wrestler over the top rope, albeit with great difficulty. Machine held on to the top rope on the apron as they pounded him, but eventually had to give in. [I]Insane Machine eliminated[/I]. Morgan and Giedroyc were battling hard, and Morgan nearly had Giedroyc out, only for Giedroyc to skin the cat. Matravers was still hanging on in there and having a fascinating battle with Stones. The final man entered at #15 – [B]JD Morgan[/B]. Morgan immediately went to help Giedroyc against Walter Morgan, but Giedroyc was so beaten down at this stage that they never really got to double team to get Walter out. After getting rid of Insane Machine, Laine and Adams went after one another, and Adams soon got the advantage, lifting Laine over the top rope to the floor. [I]Sander Laine eliminated[/I]. Giedroyc was up by now but left the Morgans to it whilst Keith Adams was on his own. Adams put up a brave fight against the DAVE man, but Giedroyc had too much for him and eliminated the real-life law man. [I]Keith Adams eliminated.[/I] Meanwhile Matravers had Stones down in the centre of the ring. He made a fatal error, going up top to execute a high risk move. No sooner had he reached the top turnbuckle than Giedroyc knocked him off, sending Matravers to the floor with a nasty bump. [I]Adam Matravers eliminated[/I]. The bell immediately rang to signify that the final four men - Jack Giedroyc, Walter Morgan, JD Morgan and Rolling Johnny Stones - were in the ring and eliminations were now by pin or submission only. Unfortunately for Giedroyc, he was still leaning on the ropes checking out the prone Matravers when Walter Morgan snuck up behind him and rolled him up immediately for a pinfall. [I]Jack Giedroyc eliminated[/I]. Giedroyc was out of it, and the 2 Morgans and Stones were left. The three men then went on a typical triple threat match for the next few minutes, with each getting in their shots. That was until Walter Morgan got JD Morgan in the Wigan Wrench. JD struggled to get to the ropes, but no sooner had he done so and Walter had to break the hold, than Stones nailed a brainbuster on the hurting JD and was able to pin him. [I]JD Morgan eliminated[/I]. It was down to Rolling Johnny Stones and Walter Morgan. The two men battled it out for a few minutes, with each trying to score numerous pinfalls. Stones eventually went for another brainbuster, only for Morgan to counter into an inside cradle for an incredibly near fall. However Stones was getting the upper hand and finally did nail his brainbuster for the clean pinfall. [I]Walter Morgan eliminated[/I]. Rolling Johnny Stones was the 2009 King of the Ring.[/QUOTE] And now here are the Short Fuse show results and ratings for September. [U]September Week 1 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 660 crowd[/U] Nigel Svensson beat Jamie Anderson [B]C-[/B] High and Low beat Par Excellence [B]C-[/B] Rolling Johnny Stones beat Petey Barnes [B]C+[/B] Walter Morgan beat British Samurai [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]B-[/B] [U]September Week 2 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 703 crowd[/U] Don Henderson beat Sander Laine [B]C-[/B] Warriors of Honour beat Eric Future & Kashmir Singh [B]C[/B] Razor Valentine beat Keith Adams [B]D[/B] Merle O'Curle beat Kelly Martin [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C[/B] [U]September Week 3 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 745 crowd[/U] Billy Robinson beat Martin Heath to retain the Talisman title [B]C[/B] Warriors of Honour beat Eric Future & Jamie Anderson [B]C[/B] Rolling Johnny Stones beat Lance Martin [B]C+[/B] Walter Morgan beat Keith Adams [B]B[/B] Show Rating [B]B-[/B] [U]September Week 4 - Parliament Square, London - 1,000 crowd[/U] Adam Matravers & Petey Barnes beat Sharp & Heath [B]C-[/B] Absolutely Flawless beat Don Henderson & Eric Future [B]C[/B] British Samurai beat Matt Gauge [B]C[/B] JD Morgan beat Kevin Jones [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B]

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFWebsite08.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/Molotov09.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WrathofGodROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WalterMorganROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Jack Giedroyc vs Walter Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Jack Giedroyc was brought into ROF on a temporary basis to lend support to JD Morgan in a tag match against Walter Morgan & Nigel Svensson. Since then Giedroyc participated in the King of the Ring match, and reached the final 4 only to be quickly pinned by Walter Morgan. Now Giedroyc gets a chance to avenge that pinfall, but will have to be on his game to defeat Walter Morgan, who is one of the most consistent performers in ROF and was the eventual runner-up in the King of the Ring match.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/BillyRobinson2ROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/PeteyBarnesROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Talisman Title[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Billy Robinson © vs Petey Barnes[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]A strong outing in the King of the Ring match has given Petey Barnes the Talisman title shot at Molotov ****tail. Robinson has so far lived up to his ‘So Solid’ nickname in this reign as champion, most recently beating Kevin Jones. Perhaps the key question here is how Barnes will be affected, if at all, by the current problems that seem to be developing in his tag team with Eric Future.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/AdamMatraversROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/UKDragonROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Adam Matravers vs UK Dragon[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Having lost his ROF Championship at King of the Ring, UK Dragon is now having to wait for a rematch whilst King of the Ring winner Rolling Johnny Stones gets the title match this month. Dragon instead needs to keep his momentum going here, but has a tough time of it against Adam Matravers, who made an impressive showing at King of the Ring himself. Matravers won’t want to lose his first major singles match, but Dragon can’t afford to lose before a possible title rematch.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/G-ForceROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/HighAndLowROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Georgia"][U][SIZE="3"]ROF Tag Team Titles[/SIZE][/U][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]G-Force © vs High and Low[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]G-Force proved that their tag title success was no fluke at King of the Ring by beating former champions Warriors of Honour. Now they meet another set of former champions in High and Low. Highspot and Lowlife are looking to prove themselves all over again after setting records for the shortest title reign in ROF history, and they will be pumped up for this title shot. However, will that be enough to get them past the impressive Gauge twins?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/JDMorganROF-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/NigelSvenssonROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]JD Morgan vs Nigel Svensson[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]JD Morgan had a successful King of the Ring match, reaching the last 4. But his current nemesis Walter Morgan got to the last 2. Whilst Walter deals with Jack Giedroyc, JD gets to face Nigel Svensson, who has made a solid impact in ROF so far and who teamed with Walter Morgan against JD and Giedroyc two months ago. This is a big match for Svensson – certainly the toughest challenge in his short career.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/MerleOCurleROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/RollingJohnnyStonesROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Championship[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Merle O’Curle © vs Rolling Johnny Stones[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]O’Curle won back the ROF Championship at King of the Ring with a display against UK Dragon that harked back to his previous reign as champion, when he was an unstoppable machine. One man that did stop him recently was Rolling Johnny Stones – indeed their matches since Stones returned to ROF stand at a win apiece and a draw. Stones was impressive in winning the King of the Ring match and will be desperate to get his first ROF Championship here, as well as proving himself the better man than O’Curle in the process.[/I] _______________________________[/CENTER] Jack Giedroyc vs Walter Morgan [U]ROF Talisman Title[/U] Billy Robinson © vs Petey Barnes Adam Matravers vs UK Dragon [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] G-Force © vs High and Low JD Morgan vs Nigel Svensson [U]ROF Championship[/U] Merle O’Curle © vs Rolling Johnny Stones

[Phantom Stranger]

Good to see Merle back on top. I maintain it's impossible to run RoF for any length of time without marking for Merle...

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Phantom Stranger;309870]Good to see Merle back on top. I maintain it's impossible to run RoF for any length of time without marking for Merle...[/QUOTE] O'Curle is great. Now it remains to be seen whether or not he can maintain the kind of ratings UK Dragon was getting at the top of the card as champion. That's the acid test for him now.

[Dragonmack]

Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B] [I]The wrath of god loses to the wolverine from Wigan.[/I] ROF Talisman Title [B]Billy Robinson[/B] © vs Petey Barnes [I]Barnes has other issues to deal with, namely old or new tag partners[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] [I]Dragon gets the win and you get an idea whether Matravers is ready for singles action or needs some tag time to work his way back after a long layoff.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force[/B] © vs High and Low [I]It will be a while before G-Force drops the belts[/I] [B]JD Morgan[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]The rookie learns from the Dean of Submissions in the school of hard knocks.[/I] ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] © vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]It would be a major shock if O'Curle dropped this in his first defense.[/I]

[chris caulfield]

[B]Jack Giedroyc[/B] vs Walter Morgan ROF Talisman Title [B]Billy Robinson ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes Adam Matravers vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs High and Low [B]JD Morgan[/B] vs Nigel Svensson ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones

[Tigerkinney]

Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B] [I]Giedroyc is going back across the pond after this appearance, and this will be another feather in the cap for Walter's growing reputation.[/I] ROF Talisman Title [B]Billy Robinson ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes [I]Robinson looks to be having a decent little run with the belt now and Petey's mind will be elsewhere. [/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] [I]Firstly I'm not a fan of formerly dominant champions suddenly losing their ability to win matches, so I think Dragon gets back on the winning track here.[/I] [I]Secondly I think you will keep Matravers out of the main event scene for now, a Showstealers reunion could really pep up a tag division that is starting to become predictable again.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs High and Low [I]I know High and Low had that shock (albeit short lived) Tag reign but for me that felt like a shock for a sake of being a shock and there still the mid-level team who gets an occasional title shot, just to stop things from becoming repetitive.[/I] [B]JD Morgan[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]JD will give Walter's protege a lesson in Submission's 101.[/I] ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]Can't see O'Curle dropping the belt so early in his second title reign.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;310203][I]I know High and Low had that shock (albeit short lived) Tag reign but for me that felt like a shock for a sake of being a shock and there still the mid-level team who gets an occasional title shot, just to stop things from becoming repetitive.[/I][/QUOTE] It wasn't really a shock for the sake of it. The original plan at the event they won the belts was for G-Force to win the titles in the 3-way match with Warriors of Honour (the then champs) and High and Low. Matt Gauge broke his ankle just before the event, so I had to change plan. The second incident that occurred at the same time was that Burning EXILE's short term deal was up and he wanted a guaranteed midcard title run. He'd already asked for that (and got it) on his previous renewal, which is when he was Talisman champ. I didn't realise that I'd have to give him a 2nd reign, hoping the title he was already holding at renewal time would do him. I'd already played hot potato with the Talisman title previously and didn't really want him to drop and regain that belt quickly. So with the tag title picture being a bit messed up, I decided that would be the belt he'd get in tandem with Greg Gauge, setting up his disappearance (because I had to drop him before he wanted a new title every 3 months!). And at the same time I didn't really want EXILE and Gauge to beat Warriors outright for the gold in case it made the Warriors suddenly seem weak. So yeah...that was the reasoning behind the ultra quick High and Low title reign. And to give them an albeit brief moment on top because I felt they were probably the most deserving wrestlers on the roster who had never held an ROF title to that point.

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFNews08.jpg[/IMG] Here are the quick results from the Short Fuse shows in October. [U]Week 1 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 748 crowd[/U] Warriors of Honour beat Eric Future & Razor Valentine [B]C[/B] Petey Barnes & Casey Valentine beat Keith Adams & Martin Heath [B]D+[/B] Don Henderson beat Lance Martin [B]C-[/B] JD Morgan beat Nigel Svensson [B]B[/B] Show Rating [B]B-[/B] [U]Week 2 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 820 crowd[/U] Warriors of Honour beat Al Coleman & Shane Nelson [B]C[/B] High and Low beat Absolutely Flawless [B]D+[/B] Adam Matravers beat Keith Adams [B]C-[/B] Merle O'Curle beat Kevin Jones (non-title) [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 3 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 799 crowd[/U] Par Excellence beat Eric Future & Casey Valentine [B]D+[/B] Matt Gauge beat Sander Laine [B]C-[/B] Warriors of Honour beat Keith Adams & Lance Martin [B]C-[/B] Walter Morgan beat Razor Valentine [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C[/B] [U]Week 4 - Norman Blue Centre, Birmingham - 180 crowd[/U] Sander Laine beat Kelly Martin [B]D-[/B] Matt Gauge beat Kashmir Singh [B]D[/B] British Samurai beat Johnny Highspot [B]D[/B] Show Rating [B]D[/B] You can blame the ref for the bad ratings in Birmingham! Or maybe the fact that Blackham was therefore left alone on commentary!

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFWebsite08.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/NapalmNightmare09.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/BillyRobinson2ROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/NigelSvenssonROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Talisman Title[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Billy Robinson © vs Nigel Svensson[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Svensson has made quite a splash in ROF. At Molotov ****tail, he took the accomplished veteran JD Morgan to the limit in a performance that made everyone sit up and take notice, and a performance which has earned him this title shot. Billy Robinson meanwhile is taking on all-comers for the Talisman title and growing in confidence by the month as he sees off challenger after challenger. He will do whatever it takes to win and retain his title, but is he ready for Svensson?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/FutureXROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/AdamMatraversROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/KevinJonesROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WarriorsofHonour.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Future X & Adam Matravers vs Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Ordinarily a 6-man tag would be described as filler, but the participants have too much at stake for that to be the case here. Has Adam Matravers helped drive a wedge between Future X members Petey Barnes and Eric Future or can he help them sort their differences here? On the other side of the match, the Warriors of Honour and Kevin Jones have both lost out in title matches recently and need to build back some momentum to challenge again.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/DonHendersonROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/RollingJohnnyStonesROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Don Henderson vs Rolling Johnny Stones[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Johnny Stones has proven to be a top contender since returning to ROF, but has so far fallen short in his attempts to win the big one. Don Henderson, on the other hand, has fallen out of Talisman title contention due to the fact that Billy Robinson still has the belt. However the Highland Hitman is talented enough to break into the main event picture himself and a win over Stones would certainly help that possibility to become reality.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/G-ForceROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ParExcellenceROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Tag Team Titles[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]G-Force © vs Par Excellence[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Two pairs of twins go at it here as the French DuPont boys get to go up against the American Gauges for the tag titles. Par Excellence have been in ROF for some time now without ever really challenging for the gold, but they have picked up some useful wins in Short Fuse events in recent months, and with Warriors of Honour and High and Low both failing to win the belts from G-Force already, Par Excellence have a great chance to get the job done themselves.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/JDMorganROF-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WalterMorganROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]JD Morgan vs Walter Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]These two men meet again in a match that may decide once and for all who the better man is. Walter beat JD at Great Balls of Fire before the result was reversed at Holocaust. JD then scored a win in tag action against Walter at Inferno before both men reached the final 4 in the King of the Ring match. Last month at Molotov, JD got a win over Morgan associate Nigel Svensson, whilst Walter failed to beat JD colleague Jack Giedroyc. This match could be won by either man as they are very equal, and to add further spice, the winner of the bout will take part in the end of year 4-way title match at Pyromania, whilst the loser will not.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/MerleOCurleROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/UKDragonROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][U][SIZE="3"]ROF Championship[/SIZE][/U][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Merle O’Curle © vs UK Dragon[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]O’Curle turned back the challenge of Johnny Stones last month and now faces UK Dragon, from whom he won the belt at King of the Ring. These two men have arguably been the two biggest forces in ROF over the past 3 years and their bouts are always hard fought and exciting. O’Curle has the better head to head record, but Dragon is always a fighter and this should be closely contested and a thrilling ride for the fans. Really this match needs no introduction but should be well worth watching.[/I] _______________________________[/CENTER] [B]ROF Napalm Nightmare – November 2009[/B] [U]ROF Talisman Title[/U] Billy Robinson © vs Nigel Svensson Future X & Adam Matravers vs Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones Don Henderson vs Rolling Johnny Stones [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] G-Force © vs Par Excellence JD Morgan vs Walter Morgan [U]ROF Championship[/U] Merle O’Curle © vs UK Dragon

[Irish Wolf]

ROF Talisman Title [B]Billy Robinson ©[/B] vs Nigel Svensson Svensson might be the guy to take this title but after his thrid go around with Robinson not this one. Future X & Adam Matravers vs [B]Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones[/B] Not into a Future X win although I'm sad to see Matravers get pulled down with them. Don Henderson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] Stones is still a legitimate Main Event thread, Henderson is not ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs Par Excellence Continued Tag Team dominance for G-Force [B]JD Morgan[/B] vs Walter Morgan I'm still hoping for a Morgan Squared tag team ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs UK Dragon An to cement his second title reign O'Curle will defeat Dragon.

[Dragonmack]

ROF Talisman Title Billy Robinson © vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] [I]I actually see the rookie ready to step up if he can match the Dean of Submisssions move for move[/I] Future X & Adam Matravers vs [B]Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones[/B] Future X's Eric Future isn't going to have a bright one in this tag team as this heralds the return of the Showstealers. Don Henderson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] [I]Stones regains momentum while both Robinson and Henderson losing sets them up for another match against each other.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force[/B] © vs Par Excellence [I]Next.[/I] JD Morgan vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B] [I]Walter gets another Morgan on Morgan win for a shot the the championship[/I] ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] © vs UK Dragon [I]O'Curle will kill everyone in the building before he gives this title up again.[/I]

[Tigerkinney]

ROF Talisman Title [B]Billy Robinson ©[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]Svensson appears to the home-grown future of your promotion and may well go on to be a key figure and I predict he will hold this belt sometime during next year, but I think he'll come up short in first title challenge.[/I] Future X & Adam Matravers vs [B]Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones[/B] [I]It's highly likely that we will see the death of Future-X and the rebirth of the Showstealers in this match, and the Warriors/Jones will be there to take advantage of the tension in the opposite corner.[/I] Don Henderson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] [I]100 % agree with what Apu said[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs Par Excellence [I]Routine defence for G-Force, what exactly did the french twins do to earn a title shot ?[/I] JD Morgan vs Walter Morgan [B](Draw)[/B] [I]I'm going to go a draw between these two, with a final blow-off match being set up next month. [/I] [B][/B] [I]I'll stick by my guns regarding this feud and that Walter ultimately needs to come out on top, as he has more of a long term future, but you've done a fine job of stretching this feud out to last through the entire second half of the year.[/I] ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] © vs UK Dragon [I]O'Curle will cement his second title reign by beating the former champion.[/I]

[chris caulfield]

ROF Talisman Title Billy Robinson © vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] [B]Future X & Adam Matravers[/B] vs Warriors of Honour & Kevin Jones Don Henderson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs Par Excellence [B]JD Morgan[/B] vs Walter Morgan ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs UK Dragon

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;310828] [I]Routine defence for G-Force, what exactly did the french twins do to earn a title shot ?[/I][/QUOTE] Not a lot, if I'm honest. Don't much like running the same matches month after month, so just threw them in there for a change at this stage, although they've had the better win/loss record of the other teams (i.e. not High and Low or Warriors of Honour) in the Short Fuse shows over the past few months, so I could theoretically say that they've moved upped the ranks. And their in-game momentum is good - they both have around C momentum, which is equal to the current champs and the Warriors, and far better than High and Low. But then I know that in-game momentum doesn't always translate to diary momentum! :) I warn you now - I'm a few months ahead in game - and the tag situation doesn't exactly improve too much! It's my current game bug-bear - well, that and not really being able to afford to move up to cult!!

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Phantom Stranger]

Ah, a new tag team. That could well help...

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFNews08.jpg[/IMG] Here are the Short Fuse show results for November. [U]Week 1 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 817 crowd[/U] [B]Par Excellence[/B] beat Casey Valentine & Shane Nelson [B]D[/B] [B]Nigel Svensson [/B]beat Johnny Highspot [B]C-[/B] [B]JD Morgan [/B]beat Kevin Jones [B]C[/B] Show Rating [B]C[/B] [U]Week 2 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 770 crowd[/U] [B]Matt Gauge [/B]beat Kashmir Singh [B]C[/B] [B]Adam Matravers [/B]beat Jon Michael Sharp [B]D+[/B] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B]beat British Samurai [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C[/B] [U]Week 3 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 817 crowd[/U] [B]Kashmir Singh [/B]beat Martin Heath [B]C-[/B] [B]Petey Barnes [/B]beat Sander Laine [B]C[/B] [B]Par Excellence [/B]beat High and Low [B]D+[/B] [B]Walter Morgan [/B]beat Don Henderson [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 4 - Parliament Square, London - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Can-Am SAS [/B]beat Absolutely Flawless [B]C-[/B] [B]Keith Adams [/B]beat Casey Valentine [B]D[/B] [B]Hugh de Aske [/B]beat Jon Michael Sharp [B]C-[/B] [B]Merle O'Curle [/B]beat Nigel Svensson (non-title) [B]B[/B] Show Rating [B]B-[/B]

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFWebsite08.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/Pyromania09.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/BillyRobinson2ROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/DonHendersonROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/KevinJonesROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/NigelSvenssonROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Billy Robinson © vs Don Henderson vs Kevin Jones vs Nigel Svensson[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]The first elimination match is over the Talisman title. Billy Robinson has been champion for over 6 months now, and holds singles victories over each of his opponents in this match. Both Kevin Jones and Nigel Svensson have quietly been building momentum and earning respect over the past few months and are genuine challengers. For Don Henderson it is another chance – the Last Man Standing bout at Holocaust in July was his last one-on-one shot at Billy Robinson. But now he gets another go in the 4-way. Can he take his chance?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/EricFutureROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/PeteyBarnesROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Eric Future vs Petey Barnes[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Future X has slowly been falling apart in recent months. Eric Future tagged with Greg Gauge, to Petey Barnes’ chagrin. Future then suckered Petey Barnes at King of the Ring when they were drawn 1 and 2 in the match, and was upset at Barnes and former partner Adam Matravers teaming up on him. Things came to a head last month when Future walked out in a 6-man tag, causing a defeat for his team, when he thought Barnes was again showing preference to former partner Matravers over him. Now he wants to face Barnes, a match which Barnes has reluctantly accepted. Which of the Future X members will come out on top?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/G-ForceROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/HighAndLowROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ParExcellenceROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder3.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WarriorsofHonour.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]G-Force © vs High and Low vs Par Excellence vs Warriors of Honour[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Whilst Future X battle amongst themselves, 4 steady teams battle it out over the tag championship. As with the Talisman title picture, champions G-Force hold victories over each of their opponents here in the past 3 major events. However will they be able to hold off the challenge of all 3 teams simultaneously? Will this be the chance for either Warriors of Honour or High and Low to win back the titles? Or will we see the first ever French champions in ROF history?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/AdamMatraversROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/JDMorganROF-1.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Adam Matravers vs JD Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Matravers and Morgan find themselves without work, and so are going to be facing each other. Morgan is sore at missing out on the ROF Championship match – this time last year he was defending his ROF title in the main event and a year on he isn’t even in the match. He is looking for a victory to boost his position in ROF again. Matravers meanwhile has impressed on his return to ROF. But a strong showing in the King of the Ring match ultimately meant little, his match with UK Dragon at Molotov was stopped and declared a draw, and he was on the losing side in 6-man action last month when one of his partners walked out. Matravers wants a win and wants it now.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/MerleOCurleROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/RollingJohnnyStonesROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/UKDragonROF.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WalterMorganROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][SIZE="3"][FONT="Georgia"]ROF Championship 4-way Elimination[/FONT][/SIZE][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Merle O’Curle © vs Rolling Johnny Stones vs UK Dragon vs Walter Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Merle O’Curle has been in this position before. In 2007 he was the champion going into the inaugural 4-way challenge, and came out with his belt intact. Will history repeat itself here? UK Dragon won last year’s match and wants his title back. Rolling Johnny Stones is still hungry for the gold that has so far eluded him on his ROF return, and has taken part in the two best matches of the year in ROF. And Walter Morgan is riding a wave of momentum after beating JD Morgan last month to qualify for the bout. Which of these 4 ROF gladiators will end 2009 as champion?[/I] ______________________________[/CENTER] [B]ROF Pyromania – December 2009[/B] [U]ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination[/U] Billy Robinson © vs Don Henderson vs Kevin Jones vs Nigel Svensson Eric Future vs Petey Barnes [U]ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination[/U] G-Force © vs High and Low vs Par Excellence vs Warriors of Honour Adam Matravers vs JD Morgan [U]ROF Championship 4-way Elimination[/U] Merle O’Curle © vs Rolling Johnny Stones vs UK Dragon vs Walter Morgan

[Irish Wolf]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Billy Robinson ©[/B] vs Don Henderson vs Kevin Jones vs Nigel Svensson Eric Future vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs High and Low vs Par Excellence vs Warriors of Honour Adam Matravers vs [B]JD Morgan[/B] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones vs UK Dragon vs Walter Morgan That's a lot of 4 way matches Robinson to retain then Svensson to take it off him in their next one on one. G-Force to continue to retain untill the reformation of The Showstealers. Barnes beat Future proving that he doens't need him anymore but Matravers takes a lss to Morgan and decides to go back to tag team action. O'Curle continues to dominate against any odds.

[sheepy]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination Billy Robinson vs Don Henderson vs Kevin Jones vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] Eric Future vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination [B]G-Force ©[/B] vs High and Low vs Par Excellence vs Warriors of Honour Adam Matravers vs [B]JD Morgan[/B] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination Merle O’Curle © vs Rolling Johnny Stones vs UK Dragon vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B]

[Dragonmack]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination Billy Robinson © vs Don Henderson vs [B]Kevin Jones[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]I think it is time for some Shane- annigans[/I] [B]Eric Future[/B] vs Petey Barnes [I]Future steals a win and a new partner shows up for Future.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination [B]G-Force[/B] © vs High and Low vs Par Excellence vs Warriors of Honour [I]No one else is at the same level currently[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]JD Morgan[/B] [I]The Dean teaches class to regain some momentum[/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] © vs Rolling Johnny Stones vs UK Dragon vs Walter Morgan [I]You will have to pry that title from O'Curles cold, dead hands.[/I]