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[Irish Wolf]

Billy Robinson vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] If Dragon loses this he'll lose a lot of respect in the eyes of the fans, so Robinson will only win if it's time to move Dragon downa apeg which I don't think it is. ROF Talisman Title Don Henderson © vs [B]Kevin Jones[/B] I'm really liking Kevin Jones and I think he should finally get a title. [B]Matt Gauge[/B] vs Nigel Svensson Svensson is good but he's not on the same level as Gauge. ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs High and Low High and Low just isn't a threat as a tag team. Adam Matravers vs [B]JD Morgan[/B] Matravers is equal to Morgan in terms of talent but he needs awhile before he build up to Main Eventing. I want to see more of the Show Stealers anyway. ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones One more stop on the Irish train of destruction.

[Beeker]

[U]ROF Combustion – March 2010[/U] [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs UK Dragon - Everyone knows how badly I am at predictions but I think Robinson gets the rub as RoF tries to develop some new stars from within. Besides, UK Dragon might just fall asleep mid-match with his busy schedule. ROF Talisman Title [B]Don Henderson ©[/B] vs Kevin Jones - I want Jones to win to solidify himself as a 'real' RoF wrestler but there are still some dues to be paids and Henderson just got the Talisman title. Matt Gauge vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] - Matt struggles without his brother a while longer. ROF Tag Team Titles Warriors of Honour © vs [B]High and Low[/B] Again I'm likely wrong but this will be the slight upset as the 'Johnniy's get a chance for another run with the titles. (Otherwise I have all the champs retaining.) [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs JD Morgan - After breaking his goose egg recently, Matravers continues his upward rise and JD settles in the Upper Midcard. ROF Championship [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones - I think there might be hope for RJS, but O'Curle still needs to show why when he gets a title it takes a Herculean effort to remove it from his waist. *** And since I disagreed with most of Apu's predictions I now feel confidently doomed about mine!

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=thedraem41;314787]Marcel, how's K'Lee Hawkins doing? Has he been doing indy shows? Shown any growth at all? I think he'd be useful to bring in if you can find a partner for him, for the tag division.[/QUOTE] K'Lee Hawkins. He's wrestling regularly on the independent shows but that's about it. Normally in one of the best couple of matches on the show (around the D mark). In all honesty he's someone I've thought about bringing back in to the tag division, as I don't think he's a strong enough singles wrestler to be a realistic challenger with the present roster. The problem is that he'd basically be used as you stated - I'd be trying out tag combinations with him on Short Fuse. And for an experiment, he's pretty expensive at around 950 per show. I do have one idea for him in a tag team, but I won't mention it here in case I do actually decide to use it! :D

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFNews2010.jpg[/IMG] Here are the Short Fuse results for March. In Justin Blackham's absence, the US show ratings were provided by Donny Damage. [U]Week 1 - The Cobra Den, Wigan - 872 crowd[/U] [B]Keith Adams [/B]beat Sander Laine [B]D[/B] [B]Petey Barnes [/B]beat Pierre DuPont [B]C-[/B] [B]Don Henderson [/B]beat Dan Judoka to retain the Talisman Title [B]C[/B] [B]British Samurai [/B]beat Nigel Svensson [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 2 - Skid Row Club, Rhode Island, USA - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Hugh de Aske [/B]beat Casey Valentine [B]C-[/B] [B]Kashmir Singh [/B]beat Sander Laine [B]D[/B] [B]Can-Am SAS [/B]beat High and Low [B]C-[/B] [B]JD Morgan [/B]beat British Samurai [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 3 - Parliament Square, London - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Injustice[/B] beat Absolutely Flawless [B]C-[/B] [B]Dan Judoka [/B]beat Jon Michael Sharp [B]D+[/B] [B]Kevin Jones [/B]beat Petey Barnes [B]C-[/B] [B]Merle O'Curle [/B]beat Pierre DuPont (non-title) [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 4 - Parliament Square, London - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Can-Am SAS [/B]beat Sharp & Heath [B]D+[/B] [B]Adam Matravers [/B]beat Casey Valentine [B]D+[/B] [B]Par Excellence [/B]beat Kashmir Singh & Sander Laine [B]D+[/B] [B]UK Dragon [/B]beat Kevin Jones [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [QUOTE][FONT="Century Gothic"]Justin Blackham has the dubious distinction of interviewing Absolutely Flawless this month. Apparently the Martin twins requested the interview as there was something they wanted to discuss.[/FONT] [B]JB: So, boys…what is it you want to get off your chest?[/B] KM: Last month in the dark match before Combustion, we lost a tag match to the new team of Injustice. [I]LM: Injustice, that’s right.[/I] KM: The month before that we lost the dark match before Blaze of Glory to the new team of Can-Am SAS. [I]LM: SAS, yeah.[/I] KM: In January I lost the dark match of the Ashes to Ashes event against Hugh de Aske. [I]LM: Yeah, I remember that one. Ha-ha, how did you lose to him, bro?[/I] KM: And in December, [I]you[/I] lost the dark match at Pyromania to Hugh de Aske, you dope. [I]LM: Oh yeah.[/I] KM: And Lance…I was doing my maths. In the last 18 months, ROF has been putting on one of these special shows each month. That makes… [I]LM: Hang on, bro. I can do this one. Erm…that makes 18 shows![/I] KM: Yes. 18 special shows. And on how many of these special shows has either of us featured in the main card, Lance? [I]LM: Oh, I can do that one too. It’s zero![/I] KM: Exactly. There have been 4-way tag team matches and we weren’t involved. We didn’t even get on the King of the Ring show and nearly every wrestler in the UK was involved in that one. [I]LM: Uh-huh. So what are you trying to say?[/I] KM: We need to do something about it. We’re a good team. We’re former tag champions here in ROF. And we’re better than we’ve shown over the past couple of years. We need a fresh start. [I]LM: What…like move abroad?[/I] KM: No, you idiot. But we could give ourselves some kind of kickstart. We could have a name change, for example. Something to give us new motivation. [I]LM: Oh, I don’t know, bro. I kind of like being called Lance.[/I] KM: Not your name, stupid. The tag team name. Absolutely Flawless has made us a laughing stock. Even you must have heard the chants of the fans when we wrestle – Absolutely Worthless, Absolutely Useless, Absolutely Clueless… [I]LM: Absolutely Awesome![/I] KM: No, that was Absolutely Awful. I just told you that at the time to make you feel better. Nobody takes us seriously, and I think it has rubbed off on us. We don’t take ourselves seriously anymore. We need a lift and a new attitude. [I]LM: Ok, so what do you suggest?[/I] KM: Well, we need to come up with a new name. Any ideas? [I]LM: Um…how about using your nickname, bro. We could call ourselves the Perfect Martin Twins![/I] KM: And you don’t think people would chant PMT at us? [I]LM: That sounds great. P - M - T, P - M - T! What’s PMT?[/I] KM: Never mind. Anything else in that weird mind of yours? [I]LM: Erm…we could blend our nicknames and call ourselves The Perfect Bodies![/I] KM: A bit better, I guess. But it sounds a bit…you know. [I]LM: What?[/I] KM: A bit…you know. [I]LM: I don’t know.[/I] KM: A bit effeminate. [I]LM: I don’t know what that means, bro. Is it not a good thing?[/I] KM: Not for us. We want to keep the fans off our back for a while at least. We need something that says we’re reliable rather than flaky. Something that keeps our personas somewhat intact but which says we’re earnest, hard working and making an effort… [I]LM: …[/I] KM: … [I]LM: …[/I] KM: I’ve got it! Blue Chip Blondes. [I]LM: Hey, I’m ‘The Body’. I’m not sure having Chips in our name goes with that image.[/I] KM: Not chips. Blue Chip stands for honest and reliable. And blondes because…well, even you can figure that one out, Lance. From now on, we’ll call ourselves the Blue Chip Blondes, and we’re going to be making serious waves in the tag division. [B]JB: Is that decided then?[/B] KM: Oh, I forgot you were still here. [I]LM: Is he a Blue Chip Blond too?[/I] KM: No, Lance.[/QUOTE]

[Beeker]

I don't care about the rest of my (crappy) predictions. I picked [b]Billy Robinson[/b] over UK Dragon when no one else did. Go me!

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Beeker;315147]I don't care about the rest of my (crappy) predictions. I picked [b]Billy Robinson[/b] over UK Dragon when no one else did. Go me![/QUOTE] I found myself in a difficult position with Robinson - he's a 3-time Talisman champion and a 3-time tag champion. I want to keep him in singles competition, but with Henderson as Talisman champ I don't want to revisit that feud any longer. So Robinson was in a bit of limbo. Plus, he's currently the top candidate to move up to the main event from the midcard. Given Dragon's major fatigue and injury, I thought it was an ideal opportunity to put Robinson over a main eventer and see how he fared, but with there being an obvious reason for Dragon's defeat. I generally like to have about 30 on the roster, which includes 6 main eventers, who are constantly fighting over the ROF Championship. O'Curle, the 2 Morgans, Dragon and Stones are 5 main eventers right now, whilst the 6th spot is currently open - it's a question of whether I use Matravers there, move Samurai out of the tag ranks, or elevate Robinson or Henderson...or bring someone else in, but my choices are quite limited in terms of talent. So Robinson has a chance to stake his claim!

[thedraem41]

I was down on my predictions but I did call an A match for O'Curle vs Stones... I still don't get why Stones is so loved in ROF, he's put on great matches with basically everyone. He may even be able to wrestle The Tribe to a good match.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=thedraem41;315188]I was down on my predictions but I did call an A match for O'Curle vs Stones... I still don't get why Stones is so loved in ROF, he's put on great matches with basically everyone. He may even be able to wrestle The Tribe to a good match.[/QUOTE] ooc... It's not so much that Stones is especially loved. But he does what is necessary at the top of the card. I think I've got the cards pretty much sussed in terms of heading them towards a grand conclusion. Although I don't run storylines, what I do is place the 5 or 6 major contenders for each title in unchained storylines. So for the ROF Championship it is currently the 2 Morgans, Dragon, O'Curle and Stones. So the storyline momentum and the fact he's at the end of a strongly built card are helping his ratings. Secondly, he's been in there with O'Curle and Dragon for his A matches. Now, O'Curle and Dragon have the highest skills on the roster, but at the same time they do have the odd weakness - namely in the selling department. Walter Morgan also has the odd performance stat weakness. Stones doesn't. So Dragon and O'Curle bring the goods in terms of wrestling skill, and Stones has the selling and psychology to make the match really good. JD Morgan is much the same - I can get an A from him as well. But because O'Curle and Dragon both lack in selling, they'll only deliver a B+ at best right now, despite both being highly skilled. The acid test for Stones will be if and when he gets given a run with the belt and main events the shows as the promotion focal point, can he deliver such strong main events with other guys than Dragon and O'Curle? That's a question that remains unanswered as yet.

[Irish Wolf]

An "A" match from O'Curle and Stones that must feel like quite an accomplishment. Congradulations.

[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFShows2010.jpg[/IMG] [CENTER][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/DyingEmbers10.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/MattGaugeROF.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"]Matt Gauge vs Petey Barnes[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Both of these men had a tough start to 2010. Matt Gauge lost his brother, tag partner and tag team title when Greg Gauge left the promotion. Matt’s appearances since then have been sporadic but impressive, especially his win at Combustion over Nigel Svensson. Barnes meanwhile looks to move on after his own tag team broke up and prove himself to be a real contender in the singles ranks. The winner here will surely be due a Talisman title shot in the near future.[/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/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/KevinJonesROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [SIZE="3"][FONT="Century Gothic"]Don Henderson © vs Kevin Jones[/FONT][/SIZE] [I]Kevin Jones produced a great performance last month at Combustion but was ultimately unable to wrest the title away from the ‘Highland Hitman’. One month on and he gets another chance in this match where the winner will have to score 2 pinfall or submission victories to win the match. Will Jones benefit from this stipulation or will it just mean that he has to suffer twice the amount of pain in Henderson’s ever-dangerous Scottish deathlock?[/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]These two men met back in October at Molotov in a match that was called a draw when the referee lost control of the bout. Since then Dragon has lost some momentum, partly due to injury. Matravers meanwhile is getting over a slow start and looking to build his own credentials in the singles ranks. Their last meeting proved nothing, except that they were a well matched pair with similar styles. One of them now gets the chance to go over the other.[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WarriorsofHonour.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/InjusticeROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"][U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Warriors of Honour © vs Injustice[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Since joining forces, Eric Future and Keith Adams have formed the Injustice team, and have so far scored Short Fuse victories over teams such as High and Low and Sharp & Heath. They also beat Absolutely Flawless in the Combustion dark match. Their early success as a team sees them get a quick shot at the Warriors and their tag titles. The Warriors are looking strong in the tag ranks right now, as their victories over Par Excellence and High and Low recently showed. Will they succeed again, or can the new team really establish themselves?[/I] [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/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WalterMorganROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Rolling Johnny Stones vs Walter Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Johnny Stones put in another fabulous performance at Combustion, but once again it wasn’t enough to win the ROF Championship. Walter Morgan meanwhile was pitched into battle at the last minute to face old adversary JD Morgan and, perhaps unsurprisingly given the circumstance, lost out. Now the two men meet in an important match. The winner here is likely to be viewed as a top contender once again for the ROF Championship. And Stones has the advantage – he won at Blaze of Glory in their only other recent meeting.[/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/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][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/JDMorganROF-1.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"][U]ROF Championship Triple Threat[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Merle O’Curle © vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]JD Morgan has had a career resurgence since his omission from the Pyromania 4-way main event. He has since upped his game and become a major challenger once more. Billy Robinson’s appearance in the main event is more due to one big win against UK Dragon last month at Combustion. Robinson feels he belongs at this level but others argue different. This match may separate the men from the boys, and there is no doubt that the man right now in ROF is champion Merle O’Curle. Can either of his opponents take the title away from him?[/I] ______________________________[/CENTER] [B]ROF Dying Embers – April 2010[/B] Matt Gauge vs Petey Barnes [U]ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls[/U] Don Henderson © vs Kevin Jones Adam Matravers vs UK Dragon [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] Warriors of Honour © vs Injustice Rolling Johnny Stones vs Walter Morgan [U]ROF Championship Triple Threat[/U] Merle O’Curle © vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan

[Dragonmack]

[B]Matt Gauge[/B] vs Petey Barnes [I]Gauge can be a great singles star and his climb up the ladder begins now[/I] ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls Don Henderson © vs [B]Kevin Jones[/B] [I]It's time for Jones[/I] [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs UK Dragon [I]Since UK seems to be in th process of putting others over now.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour[/B] © vs Injustice [I]Injustice needs to show they are a team to be reckoned with and we haven't seen that yet.[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]RJS vs O'Curle is the money match for you, and this will show how he does against someone else in the main event scene[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] © vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan [I]This will be a legendary reign for O'Curle[/I]

[Irish Wolf]

[B]Matt Gauge[/B] vs Petey Barnes [I]Gauge is a great worker and he needs some wins.[/I] ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls Don Henderson © vs [B]Kevin Jones[/B] [I]It's time for Jones to be a champion.[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] Dragon needs to stay in the main event scene and Matravers needs to be in the Showstealers for a little bit. ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Injustice [I]It's best to have your top tag team in the top spot to train everyone else.[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]Stones and O'Curle is your money match.[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan [I]O'Curle is the life's blood ROF and as such will retain and be THE longest reigning ROF champion at least a year long reign.[/I] On a side note I'm still waiting for an old fashion besr of seven. O'Curle vs Stones is probably your best bet and it's a good excuse to give stones a few wins over O'Curle without having to have O'Curle drop the title.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Apupunchau@optonline;315729]On a side note I'm still waiting for an old fashion besr of seven. O'Curle vs Stones is probably your best bet and it's a good excuse to give stones a few wins over O'Curle without having to have O'Curle drop the title.[/QUOTE] Maybe sometime soon. I don't want to overdo any one match, to be honest. And I'm permanently concerned that the likes of Dragon might get injured, or JD might retire. And I don't want to do something like O'Curle/Stones to death in one go, because the day might come (due to the lack of talent available in the UK) when I have to rely almost solely on O'Curle & Stones at the top of the card. I'll certainly get you a best of 7 in somewhere though, even if it isn't that match!

[Tigerkinney]

[B]Matt Gauge [/B]vs Petey Barnes [I]Gauge continues his momentum towards a Talisman Title shot.[/I] ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls [B]Don Henderson[/B] © vs Kevin Jones [I]I'll go against the current grain, and say that Henderson retains. Heres how I see it going, Henderson makes Jones tap out, Jones gets back into it, then Henderson wins with some sort of roll up. [/I] [I]As solid as Jones has been, I just dont see him being the one to take the belt off Henderson.[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] [I]Dragon jobbing to Billy Robinson was one-off due to the injury, with the injury gone he'll be back to form.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Injustice [I]Injustice look to be doing well on the Short-Fuse shows, and that seems to be the way you're deciding the challengers for the tag belts right now on a month to month basis.[/I] [I]They wont win here, but a good performance in a losing effort could see you put more mileage into them as challengers.[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]Can I be the third person to say O'Curle-RJS= Money Match[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat [B]Merle O’Curle ©[/B] vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan [I]O'Curle retains and Robinson will be doing the job. On a side note Robinson is a natural replacement for Stevie Stoat in the main event scene.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;315751] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Injustice [I]Injustice look to be doing well on the Short-Fuse shows, and that seems to be the way you're deciding the challengers for the tag belts right now on a month to month basis.[/I] [I]They wont win here, but a good performance in a losing effort could see you put more mileage into them as challengers.[/I] [/QUOTE] You've hit the nail on the head. I can't really justify putting two tag matches on my main shows as a matter of course - the ratings just won't be as great as singles matches. So the tag matches that are building momentum and win/loss records are happening either in the dark match of the main show (highlighted in Blackham's Blog in the newsletter) or on the Short Fuse shows like you said. So to judge who is looking good in the tag division and who might be worthy challengers, that's where you need to be looking.

[thedraem41]

[B]ROF Dying Embers – April 2010[/B] Matt Gauge vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] Tough one to call, but I'm going to go with Barnes. [U]ROF Talisman Title 2-out-of-3-falls[/U] [B]Don Henderson[/B] © vs Kevin Jones I hope Henderson takes this one, he just seems better than Jones. Adam Matravers vs[B] UK Dragon[/B] He's angry and wants a piece of Robinson again. Meaning some problems for Adam. [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] Warriors of Honour © vs[B] Injustice [/B]Injustice probably get a big win here, but don't hold onto the titles long. [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan Stones gets a big victory in probably what will be a B to B+ match. [U]ROF Championship Triple Threat[/U] [B]Merle O’Curle [/B]© vs Billy Robinson vs JD Morgan I think O'Curle wins here to keep up a great reign. But Robinson puts up a great showing, and either he gets another shot of faces Dragon for a shot.

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Marcel Fromage]

[IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROFNews2010.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE][B][SIZE="4"][FONT="Century Gothic"][B][CENTER]BREAKING NEWS![/CENTER][/B][/SIZE][/B] ROF is pleased to announce that we have come to terms on an agreement with Euro Your Demand to show the Fan The Flames event on PPV. Euro Your Demand is available throughout the UK and mainland Europe, so check your local operators for further details. This news marks the beginning of a new era in ROF as we aim to become the most renowned wrestling promotion in Europe. Each of the next 6 major ROF shows – Fan The Flames, Great Balls of Fire, Heat of Battle (formerly called Holocaust), Inferno, King of the Ring and Light Up The Night (replacing Molotov ****tail) – will be available on PPV, giving ROF fans right across the continent the opportunity to watch these incredible events, which have so far been restricted to fans in the South of England. DVDs of the events will be still also be available in selected outlets across the UK.[/FONT][/QUOTE] [CENTER]______________________________[/CENTER] Here are the Short Fuse results for April's shows. [U]Week 1 - Norman Blue Centre, Birmingham - 283 crowd[/U] [B]Casey Valentine [/B]beat Jon Michael Sharp [B]D[/B] [B]Johnny Highspot [/B]beat Sander Laine [B]D+[/B] [B]British Samurai [/B]beat Petey Barnes [B]C[/B] [B]Walter Morgan [/B]beat Pierre DuPont [B]D+[/B] Show Rating [B]C-[/B] [U]Week 2 - Skid Row Club, Rhode Island, USA - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Billy Robinson [/B]beat Dan Judoka [B]C-[/B] [B]Can-Am SAS [/B]beat Sharp & Heath [B]D+[/B] [B]Hugh de Aske [/B]beat Jonni Lowlife [B]C[/B] [B]JD Morgan [/B]beat Kashmir Singh [B]D+[/B] Show Rating [B]C-[/B] [U]Week 3 - Parliament Square, London - 1,000 crowd[/U] [B]Kevin Jones [/B]beat Kelly Martin [B]C-[/B] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B]beat Casey Valentine [B]C-[/B] [B]Adam Matravers [/B]beat Nigel Svensson [B]C-[/B] [B]Merle O'Curle [/B]beat Jacques DuPont (non-title) [B]B-[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B] [U]Week 4 - Norman Blue Centre, Birmingham - 182 crowd[/U] [B]Hugh de Aske [/B]beat Eric Future [B]C-[/B] [B]Blue Chip Blondes [/B]beat Sharp & Heath [B]D[/B] [B]British Samurai [/B]beat Jonni Lowlife [B]B-[/B] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B]beat Johnny Highspot [B]C+[/B] Show Rating [B]C+[/B]

[Dragonmack]

Congrats on the PPV. Did you finally break cult?

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Dragonmack;316189]Congrats on the PPV. Did you finally break cult?[/QUOTE] Yep. And thanks. I've been sat on it for a couple of months actually, trying to build the bank balance up. In April I didn't run any shows in the North, because I was one show away from reaching the required percentage. Problem is, changing to running shows in the Midlands or even the US is not bringing in enough money to cover costs, so it was a futile exercise in the end. I just decided to go for it. I've now got to juggle the finances a bit. Although I've got a PPV deal, it's not going to be a money earner at first. But I should (hopefully) have enough funds set aside to cope with the sudden increase in costs that arise when you reach cult. The good news is that my prestige has risen above that of 21CW and UCR, who are both also Cult, as well as MOSC. So guys like Johnny Stones, Kevin Jones and my ref Humphrey Woolsey will give ROF preference now. I'm not brave enough to go for TV though. I can see that being a financial albatross in the UK, as 21CW are ably proving!

[Dragonmack]

The only problem with TV is when you put eveyone on it as the ticket prices are lower for TV shows. It is fine at national when everyone is on a written and it doesn't matter how much you use them in a month. BUt when still on PPA you need to budget the workers more on the tv shows. The increase in area overness helps you get to National quicker though.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Dragonmack;316221]The only problem with TV is when you put eveyone on it as the ticket prices are lower for TV shows. It is fine at national when everyone is on a written and it doesn't matter how much you use them in a month. BUt when still on PPA you need to budget the workers more on the tv shows. The increase in area overness helps you get to National quicker though.[/QUOTE] That's the difficulty - lower ticket prices would kill me right now. I only use 8 to 10 workers on the Short Fuse shows (often cheaper workers), and struggle to break even with those! I think I need to get at least to breaking even or small profits at cult with running PPVs, and then I'll have a rethink about adding television. The idea of getting to National with ROF is certainly appealing (I did it once in 2005, and then promptly gave up!).

[Irish Wolf]

You have the PPV deal you could pull a TNA and run short fuse as a weekly PPV. Might help with the overall budget.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Apupunchau@optonline;316230]You have the PPV deal you could pull a TNA and run short fuse as a weekly PPV. Might help with the overall budget.[/QUOTE] I could do that, but I just feel it would be a little unrealistic for a small UK pure company, especially as I only really use the Short Fuse shows to give the lesser roster guys and people I want to develop some time in the ring. Anyway, we'll see. Just basking in the glory of being the most prestigious company in Europe for now! :D