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[foolinc]

Thanks for the recap. For diaries that last as long as yours sometimes you forget what happened before.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=foolinc;387610]Thanks for the recap. For diaries that last as long as yours sometimes you forget what happened before.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I figured that it's quite a long post and a few people might skip over it, but at the same time it might give some people a reminder of who has done what and when...plus it was actually useful to me to notice just how long it is since certain people held titles etc. Plus it should satisfy Danny's obvious longing for a 3-Count-esque piece this year! :p Right, now to go and actually play the game for once!!

[foolinc]

[QUOTE=Marcel Fromage;387611]Yeah, I figured that it's quite a long post and a few people might skip over it, but at the same time it might give some people a reminder of who has done what and when...plus it was actually useful to me to notice just how long it is since certain people held titles etc. Plus it should satisfy Danny's obvious longing for a 3-Count-esque piece this year! :p Right, now to go and actually play the game for once!![/QUOTE] Hehe. I'm kind of in that place myself. I played through the first tour for my NEO diary and I'm kind of itching to play through the next one.

[Tigerkinney]

I'm guessing that in a lot of ways you have surpassed your initial goals you set out for ROF and probably wouldn't have felt that you'd be running this game/diary for so long, but that's the thing new challenges keep arising and the challenge now is to see ROF maintain it's newly won National Status. Also did I read it right that the UK Wrecking Crew of Thug and Bruiser held the MOSC Tag Titles for about 5 years, how many title defences did they actually defend those titles though ?

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;387633]I'm guessing that in a lot of ways you have surpassed your initial goals you set out for ROF and probably wouldn't have felt that you'd be running this game/diary for so long, but that's the thing new challenges keep arising and the challenge now is to see ROF maintain it's newly won National Status. Also did I read it right that the UK Wrecking Crew of Thug and Bruiser held the MOSC Tag Titles for about 5 years, how many title defences did they actually defend those titles though ?[/QUOTE] To be honest, I only play long-term games. In 2005 I played as ROF through to National and then got bored and stopped. I'm hoping that this time I'll keep going with the challenge. I'm a little worried that I'll run out of main eventers though! The younger element aren't producing well enough to take over from the older main event guys, and there's nothing available that's any better. Ah well...maybe 2008 will come out before I hit that problem! :D UK Wrecking Crew - 4 and a half years as champs - only 15 defences though!

[Marcel Fromage]

[CENTER][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/ROF2012.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Issue096b.png[/IMG] ______________________________ [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/BlazeofGlory13.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/JoeyBeauchampROF.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/NigelSvenssonROF2.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Joey Beauchamp vs Nigel Svensson[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Aerial expert meets technical maestro in this match as these men battle for position in the Talisman Title picture. Since deciding to go singles and breaking up his Cool Breeze team, Joey Beauchamp has stumbled across some tough matches recently. But now he looks to defeat someone around his level, but Svensson is a tough cookie with a deadly submission arsenal and he also wants another shot at the Talisman title he has held once before.[/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/VSborder4-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/PeteyBarnesROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"][U]ROF Talisman Title[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Adam Matravers © vs Petey Barnes[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Former tag team partners and friends go at it here as the 3-time tag champs The Show Stealers meet in singles action over the Talisman Title. Relations were strained between the two ever since Matravers entered the Talisman Title tournament (a tournament which he subsequently won) last year. Matravers paid little heed to his tag team commitments from then on and Barnes has followed him into the singles ranks. Barnes isn’t happy with his former partner’s more egotistical ways now, but can he beat him one-on-one to regain a title he last held back at the beginning of 2008?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/StevieStoatROF.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"]Stevie Stoat vs UK Dragon[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Talking of 2008, that was around the time Stevie Stoat and UK Dragon were having one of the great feuds in ROF history. Most would agree that Dragon came out on top but only after countless great matches between the two. Now Stoat is back and looking to rise up the rankings – he’s undefeated so far. And he sees Dragon as a target – UK hasn’t had the best of times in ROF recently, mainly due to heavy Japanese touring schedules. Will Stoat continue his momentum, or can the Dragon derail him like he did all those years ago?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/RedMafiaROF.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/PureQuality3ROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Tag Team Titles[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Red Mafia © vs Pure Quality[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]The Pure Quality team of Kashmir Singh & Kirk Opal finally get a one-on-one match for the ROF tag titles. They nearly made it to PPV at the back end of 2012 only to lose to Can-Am SAS the week before and drop their number one contender status. They wrestled in the Pyromania 4-way and put up a decent showing. But they also lost in a non-title match to Red Mafia just last month. Can they turn it around or will the Russian bruisers continue to reign?[/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/VSborder.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/RollingJohnnyStonesROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Billy Robinson vs Rolling Johnny Stones[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Billy Robinson has made quite an impact since his return from injury last Summer. The former 4-time Talisman champ is undefeated in singles action since then and has risen up the rankings to a point where he is now challenging regular main eventer Johnny Stones. The former ROF champion is himself looking to cement his position in the ROF elite and head towards another title shot. Which of these men will be more hungry for the win here?[/I] [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/VSborder2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/WalterMorganROF.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] [FONT="Georgia"][U][SIZE="3"]ROF Championship Triple Threat[/SIZE][/U][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Walter Morgan has continued to defy critics and opponents alike throughout his lengthening reign as ROF champion. But now he faces another tough task – both of the men who ROF fans would claim are the best the company has to offer. Morgan has frustrated Jack Giedroyc many times in singles action, while Merle O’Curle is just frustrated at his lack of opportunities. Can Morgan rise above them again or is this the time the title changes hands? And if so, to whom?[/I] ______________________________[/CENTER] [B]ROF Blaze of Glory – February 2013[/B] Joey Beauchamp vs Nigel Svensson [U]ROF Talisman Title[/U] Adam Matravers © vs Petey Barnes Stevie Stoat vs UK Dragon [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] Red Mafia © vs Pure Quality Billy Robinson vs Rolling Johnny Stones ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle

[Irish Wolf]

[B]Joey Beauchamp[/B] vs Nigel Svensson ROF Talisman Title [B]Adam Matravers ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes Stevie Stoat vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] I hate stoat ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia ©[/B] vs Pure Quality Billy Robinson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] I always go Irish when there's Irish to be picked.

[Dragonmack]

ROF Blaze of Glory – February 2013 [B]Joey Beauchamp[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]Beauchamp seems to deliver better in his matches[/I] ROF Talisman Title Adam Matravers © vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] [I]Barnes wins the match, but not the belt as his partner takes a walk when he can't get the best of Petey.[/I] [B]Stevie Stoat[/B] vs UK Dragon [I]Stoat continues his build back to the main event.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia[/B] © vs Pure Quality [I]Pure quality meets pure savagery as they get mauled by the russian bears.[/I] [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]While his streak could end here, Billy is the one who has been rolling recently.[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs [B]Jack Giedroyc[/B] vs Merle O’Curle [I]Granted I predict this every month, but I truly believe this is where Giedroyc regains the belt.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Apupunchau@optonline;388079]Stevie Stoat vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] I hate stoat[/QUOTE] I don't believe you. You used to predict regularly when Stoat was here before. Then you stopped for a while. Now you're predicting again just as he's back on the scene. I think you're a closet Stoat fan really! :D In all honesty, good to have you back!

[Tigerkinney]

[B]Joey Beauchamp[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]Beauchamp hasn't really had a proper crack at a title yet and Svensson's just had another shot at the Talisman belt last month.[/I] ROF Talisman Title Adam Matravers © vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] [I]I actually like D-Mack's reasoning, as I was struggling with this one, because I think the belt needs to come off Matravers soon to freshen things up a bit, but then Barnes winning the title straight away will pretty much end the feud out-right. So yeah I'll also go with Barnes winning the match but not the belt[/I] [B]Stevie Stoat[/B] vs UK Dragon [I]Dragon's unfortunate slide continues. It pains me to go against Dragon because as the ROF roster goes he's arguably my favourite member of the roster, I'm a bit of a mark in general for masked Super Junior but I feel Stoat's winning return to ROF needs to continue.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia ©[/B] vs Pure Quality [I]Pure Quality victim (insert number here) for the dominant Russians.[/I] [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]I have the feeling that Stone's could be the next established ROF main eventer to be gradually transitioned into a gate-keeper to the main event type of role and Robinson has been on a major roll of late and with ageing top end of the roster , it's time for new stars to be made.[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] [I]A 3 sided coin flip , regardless of that I'm going to keep backing against Walter, simply because I feel his run with the belt has now run it's course. So just to be different I'll go for O'Curle to finally regain the title.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;388153][B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]I have the feeling that Stones could be the next established ROF main eventer to be gradually transitioned into a gate-keeper to the main event type of role and Robinson has been on a major roll of late and with ageing top end of the roster , it's time for new stars to be made.[/I] [/QUOTE] The difficulty here is that although most of the main event are mid-thirties plus, they're not really sliding talent-wise. Dragon, Stones, Walter Morgan and O'Curle are all holding steady. Giedroyc is still showing some improvement. The only ones starting to drop a grade here and there are Manico and JD Morgan, and they're 44. So although on the one hand the top end is getting older and some new blood would be nice, I'm only likely to do it when the talent levels dictate that it should happen. And at the moment, only Henderson and Robinson of the younger brigade are in a position to rival the old guard in terms of ring skills. And in fact, Henderson isn't really up there in ring skills but somehow seems to generate better matches than the likes of Matravers and Svensson, who should be better based purely on stats.

[sheepy]

[B]Joey Beauchamp[/B] vs Nigel Svensson ROF Talisman Title [B]Adam Matravers ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes [B]Stevie Stoat[/B] vs UK Dragon ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia[/B] © vs Pure Quality Billy Robinson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B]

[Ping von Erich]

Joey Beauchamp vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] ROF Talisman Title [B]Adam Matravers[/B] © vs Petey Barnes Stevie Stoat vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia[/B] © vs Pure Quality Billy Robinson vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B]

[DannyDemon]

[B]ROF Blaze of Glory – February 2013[/B] [B]Joey Beauchamp[/B] vs Nigel Svensson [I]I can just see him working his way up for ome reason.[/I] [U]ROF Talisman Title[/U] Adam Matravers © vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] [I]Dont know why but i really like him GO PETEY!!![/I] Stevie Stoat vs [B]UK Dragon[/B] [I]So much better than Stoat, Dragon 2 win.[/I] [U]ROF Tag Team Titles[/U] [B]Red Mafia ©[/B] vs Pure Quality [I]PQ are not ready yet, but giv it time.[/I] [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]Really need me 2 say something?[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] [I]O'Curle bags it get Walter back to the upper midcard leval.[/I]

[Shmoe]

ROF Blaze of Glory – February 2013 Joey Beauchamp vs [b]Nigel Svensson[/b] To be honest, I'm a Svensson mark (he regularly has B - A matches in my private game at Cult size) and he has a lot more mileage left in him than Beauchamp. Then again, you may be wanting Beauchamp to get in a title picture before he starts sliding. [b]ROF Talisman Title[/b] Adam Matravers © vs [b]Petey Barnes[/b] It's been a long run for Matravers but in my opinion he hasn't had the same quality or connectivity as some of your past Talisman champs. Plus, it's time for Barnes to get some revenge, right? Stevie Stoat vs [b]UK Dragon[/b] I don't think I'll hardly ever bet against UK Dragon. His skills even at the start of the game are insanely good, in my game by 2011 he's already got A* aerial, B+ technical and he's never worked for me, so I'm guessing by 2013, he's doing pretty well. Although he has Japanese commitments and that in some ways makes Stoat more reliable, it's first champion versus second champion, and I think Stoat should go down. [b]ROF Tag Team Titles[/b] Red Mafia © vs [b]Pure Quality[/b] It's unlikely but...how can I bet against the Macho Man-esque shades! [b]Billy Robinson[/b] vs Rolling Johnny Stones Like people have been saying, whilst he's probably not up to your current main event standard in terms of skills, 'So Solid' is one a role right now and you need some new blood in the main event scene. [b]ROF Championship Triple Threat[/b] Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [b]Merle O’Curle[/b] Merle O'Curle has been unlucky recently, and after numerous times of having 'snapped', and after his domination of Faust, I think your perenial main eventer and figure head returns to the top.

[MrOnu]

Great recap, thanks for that Marcel. I lost track of your game at some point while my free time was scare and I was too lazy to look back at every show I missed. It's all good now, I'll enjoy your diary as much as before. :)

[Beeker]

[B][COLOR="Orange"]ROF Blaze of Glory – February 2013[/COLOR][/B] Joey Beauchamp vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] [I]- No opinion, just a guess. Svensson's more established (in RoF) as a singles star. Joey seems to be drifting about.[/I] ROF Talisman Title Adam Matravers © vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] [I]- Petey heels it up (by RoF standards that likely means ONE closed fist PUNCH in a match :P) and cheats his way to the title.[/I] [B]Stevie Stoat[/B] vs UK Dragon [I]- Because Apu has a mancrush on Stevie.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles Red Mafia © vs [B]Pure Quality[/B] [I]- Five years of being 'in the dark' means Kashmir finally tastes some gold. Somewhere, Kevin Jones cries.[/I] [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]- If Billy wants to sit at the grown-ups table, he'll need a few wins over some of the established stars. RJS is always one flight to New South Wales away from disappearing, so he'll be sacrificed on the altar of Danny D's luuuuuurve.[/I] ROF Championship Triple Threat [B]Walter Morgan ©[/B] vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle [I]- I think when PPK loses the belt it will be in a singles showdown. Although forced to defend against the Wrath of God and Mr. Super Happy Fun Guy is about as tall a challenge as can be levelled against a Brit.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

Wooo...8 predictions for one show! Think that's nearly a record! :D

[maskedpropaganda]

[QUOTE=Marcel Fromage;387538]I've had my eye on him for a while but just never actually brought him in. To be honest, with the lack of variety available in the UK, I've tried to hold back on one or two people, so there's always one or two options to freshen things up. That's why Stoat came in, left, and then it was a while before he returned. I brought in the likes of JD Morgan, Giedroyc, Stones and Dark Angel over a long period of time, rather than all at once. And more recently I brought in Louis Figo Manico, Byron and Jonathan Faust for the first time (although the latter two are something of a disappointment at this point). As things now stand, there are only a few wrestlers I've not used that might be worth bringing in - and DBF is one of them. Joss Thompson is another (who has been in on talent trade before but that's all). Sergei Kalashnov is another. I'd expect them all to appear at some point - it's just a matter of when I feel I have an opening on the roster for them. Plus, I've tended to bring in guys who are already older, with the thinking that I could bring someone like DBF in yet and he'd still have his best years ahead of him. But, on the flip side, as Phantom said DBF didn't set the world on fire in his ROF diary, and I've found it interesting that someone like Buff Martinez has done much better (there's someone else I've not used yet).[/QUOTE] I forgot about Thompson! He is cool too. Def hope to see both DBF & Thompson become regulars around here!!! How about #9? Might as well predict in 1 of my fav diaries! Makes sense! Joey Beauchamp vs [B]Nigel Svensson[/B] ROF Talisman Title Adam Matravers © vs [B]Petey Barnes[/B] [B]Stevie Stoat[/B] vs UK Dragon ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Red Mafia[/B] © vs Pure Quality [B]Billy Robinson[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones ROF Championship Triple Threat Walter Morgan © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B]

[Marcel Fromage]

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[sheepy]

Harsh about the lack of star power. What's the overness of the likes of O'Curle and Morgan like in the game? I'm guessing at around the B to B- area. I say you declare war on TCW, run them out of business and then sign Cornell should solve your problem.

[Tigerkinney]

Morgan's title run is starting to head towards O'Curle territory. Shame about the Talisman Title picture being a bit iffy right now, I know how it feels when you've built up a feud between two workers, and then when you put them in the ring together in a singles match....they fail to gel, as appears to be the case with Matravers and Barnes. Matravers in general has been a big disappointment as Talisman Champion and I'm surprised you've kept the belt on him for this long, mind you none of the other contenders are staking much of case either and the likes of Billy Robinson have 'out-grown' the Title.

[sheepy]

Matravers is god, fact. I reckon his average performances are down to the fact that belt is below him now and he should be moving on to the top title. Out of interest have we had any triple crown champions yet?

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=sheepy;389032]Harsh about the lack of star power. What's the overness of the likes of O'Curle and Morgan like in the game? I'm guessing at around the B to B- area. I say you declare war on TCW, run them out of business and then sign Cornell should solve your problem.[/QUOTE] Problem with O'Curle and Morgan is that they're more over in the South than anywhere else. They're about B overness in the South, but anywhere between C and B- elsewhere. The two most over members of the roster are actually Jack Giedroyc and Johnny Stones, who are both around the B- range throughout the UK.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;389048]Morgan's title run is starting to head towards O'Curle territory. Shame about the Talisman Title picture being a bit iffy right now, I know how it feels when you've built up a feud between two workers, and then when you put them in the ring together in a singles match....they fail to gel, as appears to be the case with Matravers and Barnes. Matravers in general has been a big disappointment as Talisman Champion and I'm surprised you've kept the belt on him for this long, mind you none of the other contenders are staking much of case either and the likes of Billy Robinson have 'out-grown' the Title.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=sheepy;389049]Matravers is god, fact. I reckon his average performances are down to the fact that belt is below him now and he should be moving on to the top title. Out of interest have we had any triple crown champions yet?[/QUOTE] Whole time he's held the Talisman belt he's been no better than an upper midcarder. Not quite sure what the problem is with the Talisman picture. In theory, the likes of Matravers and Svensson should be able to at least match if not better the performances of guys like Henderson and Robinson. They just don't get it done in the ring somehow. The likes of Beauchamp, Lister and Barnes are all more high-flying than is ideal for the ROF product, but they have decent stats and really should be doing better as well. I think at the moment I just have to be satisfied with C+ and B- for the Talisman matches. As for Triple Crown holders...so far Walter Morgan is the only one. He was the first holder of the tag belts in 2005, won the Talisman belt in 2008, and then finally won the big one in 2012. Don Henderson will have a chance to join him though at the next PPV.