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[Dragonmack]

ROF Napalm Nightmare – November 2013 Can-Am SAS vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]Since both are semi-main eventers, they win here to begin their push to eventual tag title run[/I] ROF Talisman Title [B]Byron[/B] © vs Petey Barnes [I]Byron gets a 'short' opportunity to prove he deserves a run with the title[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]RJS is on the build again[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour [/B]© vs Reborn Romeos [I]A Martin twin winning any title of a National company is just wrong.[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] [I]Henderson wins as he has shown he can make others better while Matravers can't[/I] ROF Championship [B]Louis Figo Manico[/B] © vs Merle O’Curle [I]The fig gets to hold the gold for a bit.[/I]

[Tigerkinney]

Can-Am SAS vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]Robinson and Stoat, are upper mid-carders who can't quite break into the singles elite right now. A pairing between these two egomaniacs will freshen up the tag-ranks and give a legit challenger to Warriors of Honour. Can-Am SAS are just kind of there these days, trading wins and losses with other mid-card tandems like Pure Quality.[/I] ROF Talisman Title [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes [I]Byron holds onto the belt, as he once again has Barnes distracted with his wondering eyes in the direction of Phoebe Plumbridge.[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]This is one of those 'possible next title challenger' contests that could go either way. Morgan has fallen away enough now, since his impressive title run, that I can buy into Stones beating him again and go for RJS to pick up the victory, in what will be a very closely fought contest.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Reborn Romeos [I]Had it not been for the sudden pairing of Robinson and Stoat, I may have gone with the upset here, but I think the Warriors retain and the Romeos can go back to trading wins and lossed with the Can-Am's, High and Low etc.[/I] [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs Don Henderson [I]Despite having his detractors (and I'm one of them), Matravers did pull out a good performance last month against Henderson and you love these someone who has their number rivalries.[/I] ROF Championship [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Merle O’Curle [I]If anyone can end someone's title reign before it gets going, it'll be the Irish Stretching Machine, but I'll go with the sensible bet and tip the Fig to retain.[/I]

[Maximilian_WWW]

Can-Am SAS vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]These two could be a good team together. They win this and then go on to face the Warriors next.[/I] ROF Talisman Title Byron © vs [B]Petey Barnes[B][/B] [I]I'm going for the swerve here. Not sure why as Petey hasn't been too impressive either.[/I] [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]Morgan stands no chance.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour[/B] © vs Reborn Romeos [I]Warriors get to hold on a little bit longer - maybe Robinson & Stoat will take it from them.[/I] [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs Don Henderson [I]I see no reason why Adam shouldn't repeat last month's upset.[/I] ROF Championship [B]Louis Figo Manico[/B] © vs Merle O’Curle [I]Here's hoping Louis gets on nice last run.[/I]

[Irish Wolf]

[B]Can-Am SAS[/B] vs Robinson & Stoat Sorry Billy my hate for stoat way overwhelmes my luke warm feeling about you. ROF Talisman Title [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes Byron will not be Petey and he'll hold on to this title for awhile. Rolling Johnny Stones vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B] Walter Morgan FTW ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Reborn Romeos No love for the Romeos Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] Sorry Matravers but Henderson seesm to be back on the rise. ROF Championship Louis Figo Manico © vs Merle O’Curle Draw. You cannot let O'Curle lose two matches in a row.

[DannyDemon]

[B][U][COLOR="Red"]ROF Napalm Nightmare – November 2013[/COLOR][/U][/B] Can-Am SAS vs [COLOR="Black"][B]Robinson & Stoat[/B][/COLOR] As if I'm gonna bet against Billy & Stoat two of the best wrestlers in the RoF. ROF Talisman Title [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Petey Barnes I can see Bryon lasting for quite awhile. [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] vs Walter Morgan Don't like Morgan. Never have. ROF Tag Team Titles [B]Warriors of Honour © [/B]vs Reborn Romeos They keep the belts until Billy & Stevie take them. Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] McLugar gets another win, He will get into the 4-way after this. ROF Championship [B]Louis Figo Manico © [/B]vs Merle O’Curle With Figo running out of time he keeps the title till atleast next month.

[Beeker]

[B][COLOR="Orange"]ROF Napalm Nightmare – November 2013[/COLOR][/B] [B]Can-Am SAS[/B] vs Robinson & Stoat [I]- I'm voting for Can-Am SAS for the sole reason everyone's picking R & S, plus it'll irk Danny D that Billy R finally makes it back on PPV and jobs out.[/I] ROF Talisman Title [B]Byron © [/B]vs Petey Barnes [I]- Whoo! Coz I called it! I like Byron's character, being an insufferable, arrogant, upper class erudite jerk... with skills... is a great heel for RoF.[/I] Rolling Johnny Stones vs [B]Walter Morgan[/B] [I]- I like both guys, but think PPK will continue his career resurrection. Besides, RJS is always one brainbuster away from being considered a threat again.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles Warriors of Honour © vs [B]Reborn Romeos[/B] [I]- If a title is changing hands here, it's this one. And the Romeos are another fine example of RoF approved Heels. Also this will allow Marcel to snub his nose at whichever Martin he fired.[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] [I]- Because Draongmack will riot if McLugar loses![/I] :D ROF Championship [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Merle O’Curle [I]- I just can't see the RoF title being hot shotted back and forth. And O'Curle is always great as the Grumpy, Angry, Seething Curmudgeon O'Curle.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Phantom Stranger]

Heh. It's weird, but whenever I see El Critico get a top title, I mark a little. Soft spot from my own ROF, I guess...

[Tigerkinney]

Can't believe I'm about to heap high praise on a Martin Twin, but the Reborn Romeo's team are looking to be absolute gold, they might not have won the belts but being involved in such a great match already puts them ahead of the pack. I know I said they'd probably go back into the pack after taking this loss, but a performance like that will change anyones thinking. Only other team I can seeing winning the belts off the Warriors now, is the new tandem between Robinson and Stoat.

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Tigerkinney;403426]Can't believe I'm about to heap high praise on a Martin Twin, but the Reborn Romeo's team are looking to be absolute gold, they might not have won the belts but being involved in such a great match already puts them ahead of the pack. I know I said they'd probably go back into the pack after taking this loss, but a performance like that will change anyones thinking. Only other team I can seeing winning the belts off the Warriors now, is the new tandem between Robinson and Stoat.[/QUOTE] I've been telling people the Romeos are a good team! :D The difficulty is getting them taken seriously by the diary readers given Lance Martin's history and reputation for being rubbish. But his stats are gradually improving. Actually, much of that A match rating is down to the Warriors of Honour, who are just a terrifically well-rounded and experienced team and could have a good match with Dusty Bin and Oniji Hanari! But the Romeos are definitely showing up well. Of course, the fact that both of those combinations have good chemistry teaming together helps out a lot. Going back to the Warriors, if they are champs I know my tag title match is going to be at least a B- these days, and could be as high as B+ or A, which is a nice safety net to have, given that it's never one of the top 2 or 3 matches on the card. The question now is whether or not I want to use Samurai for a last singles run, as the Warriors have been a very long-term team now. I think if the Can-Ams, Romeos and Pure Quality in particular keep showing they can get in the B ratings against one another consistently, it will sway my decision. I think also the fact that the quality of tag title matches has seen major improvement in the last couple of years makes the Talisman Title's weaker ratings more noticeable. But at least Byron and Barnes have shown that they can hit a B- early in a show.

[Marcel Fromage]

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He defended it successfully against the same opponent last month, whilst also frustrating Barnes with his mind games regarding Phoebe Plumridge. Joey Beauchamp has been a contender for this belt for a while now but has thus far failed to actually win the gold. Sergei Kalashnov, meanwhile, is still fairly new to ROF and has moved up into the frame for this belt and could be seen as the wild-card in the match. Can Byron continue his reign or will one of the high-flying opponents take the belt away?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/JonathanFaust2ROF.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"]Jonathan Faust vs Rolling Johnny Stones[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Jonathan Faust has been acting strangely for some time. The former 21CW and MOSC champion has struggled to hit any sort of form in ROF and has found the fans particularly pleased to see his problems. He has recently wrestled some high profile opponents, including Johnny Stones. But he has failed to beat them. With his mindset seemingly shot to pieces, Faust has apparently said, that should he fail to beat Stones in this return match, he will be finished with ROF. So can Faust make history by shocking Stones and the ROF fans, or will he be history after Pyromania?[/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/Can-AmSASROF-1.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/RebornRomeos2ROF.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/RobinsonStoatROF.jpg[/IMG] [U][FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"]ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination[/SIZE][/FONT][/U] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs Robinson & Stoat[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]The Warriors of Honour are once again building an impressive reign as tag champions. However, it takes two to tango, and teams like Can-Am SAS and particularly Reborn Romeos have provided stiff opposition for the experienced tag team champions and built themselves into legitimate contenders in the eyes of ROF fans. Add to that mix the newly constructed team of Billy Robinson & Stevie Stoat, for whom the tag titles do not seem an ultimate goal, but who have the skills and smarts to win them anyway. Which team will prove the best at Pyromania?[/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/DonHendersonROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Adam Matravers vs Don Henderson[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]3rd PPV in a row for these two men, who have developed a burgeoning rivalry in recent months. Matravers shocked the Highland Hitman at Light Up The Night by scoring a clean pinfall victory against the Scot. Henderson vowed to turn the tables in a rematch, but Napalm Nightmare saw the pair fight to a double count-out draw. Now they meet for a 3rd time on PPV and the law of averages would suggest a Henderson win is due. But when was wrestling ever settled on averages? Can Matravers pull it out again or will Henderson get back on track towards another ROF title shot?[/I] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k225/MarcelFromage/ROF/Wrestler%20Pics/LouisFigoManicoROF.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/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/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/WalterMorganROF.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Georgia"][SIZE="3"][U]ROF Championship 4-way Elimination[/U][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"]Louis Figo Manico © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan[/SIZE][/FONT] [I]Manico has had the year of his career by raising his 45-year old body to the heights of a King of the Ring win and then a championship victory over Merle O’Curle. The Celtic Crippler failed to win back the title in Manico’s first defence last month, but the Irishman gets another chance here. However Walter Morgan held the ROF title impressively for much of the latter part of 2012 and early part of 2013, and is a definite major contender. And Jack Giedroyc is always a very dangerous man to look past – the Wrath of God still only has one ROF title reign on his resume. Can Manico overcome the challenges again or will we have a new champion heading into 2014?[/I] ______________________________[/CENTER] [B]ROF Pyromania – December 2013[/B] [U]ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination[/U] Byron © vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov Jonathan Faust vs Rolling Johnny Stones [U]ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination[/U] Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs Robinson & Stoat Adam Matravers vs Don Henderson [U]ROF Championship 4-way Elimination[/U] Louis Figo Manico © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan

[Dragonmack]

ROF Pyromania – December 2013 ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron[/B] © vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [I]Since Byron seems to be the only one delivering the level of matches you want here, he retains.[/I] [B]Jonathan Faust[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]Rod 'The god' Todd, along with a mystery disciple, emerges here for the shock win[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]Robinson & Stoat will bring a new freshness and different look to the tag titles[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] [I]With Matravers not doing as good against other competition, it wouldn't make sense to elevate him over Henderson, who can deliver high quality with several opponents.[/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico[/B] © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan [I]Giedroyc, O Curle and Morgan cancel each other out, leaving the Fig still holding the gold.[/I]

[Tigerkinney]

ROF Pyromania – December 2013 ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [I]I'm struggling to find a reason why any of the others would be a better option right now than Byron as the holder of this cursed belt [FONT=Courier New](Your current woes with this belt, reminds me of the Openweight Title in the early days of my diary, before Gilmore's first run with the belt)[/FONT] Petey's just had a pretty luke-warm reign, Joey Beuachamp just gives me the impression of someone, who has his opportunities pass him by and Kalashnov hasn't really proven anything yet. [/I] [I]I think that Beuachamp goes first, then Kalashnov, then Barnes.[/I] Jonathan Faust vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B] [I]Faust won't win again, until he completely cracks up and goes through some sort of psychological metamorphosis[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]If this was a straight up Singles match, I would say that the Warriors would retain, but this a perfect opportunity to get the belts onto a fresh new team and I think at least one of the titles will change hands here. [/I] [I]I'm ruling the Can-Am's out, but I'm not sure who to go for . [B]' Apu's Favourite Team'[/B] of Robinson and Stoat would have been my definite choice prior to Napalm Nightmare, but Reborn Romeo's great performance in the title match at that event certainly makes things more interesting.[/I] [I]I'll go for my initial choice and say that the Can-Am's go put first (effectively eliminating themselves from title contention for the forseeable future), then Reborn Romeos, then Warriros of Honour.[/I] [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs Don Henderson [I]I still think this is going to be one of those 'Someone has their number feuds' and I'll go for Matravers to pull out the victory, who away from having to compete with his fellow high-flyers in the Talisman ranks, has pulled out a decent series of matches with Henderson.[/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan [I]I'm willing to bet that 'The Fig' will lose the Title one on one. [/I] [I]I think Giedroyc will go out first (though the Fig definately wont be the one to elimimate him, as he's the one guy, the champion struggled with on his way to title) , then I think Walter will go next, leaving O'Curle and LFM as the final two. [/I]

[Maximilian_WWW]

ROF Pyromania – December 2013 ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron[/B] © vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [I]No reason to get the title off him. Barnes has just lost it and the other have not impressed so far.[/I] [B]Jonathan Faust[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones [I]It's time for him to revert back to his old persona and winning ways.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]The win gives Robinson & Stoat something to do for the foreseeable future while the Warriors finally split up and Samurai returns to hunt for singles gold.[/I] [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs Don Henderson [I]Henderson can't quite get it done.[/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico[/B] © vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan [I]Louis wins another one. I'm hoping for a long title reign for the Pain from Spain.[/I]

[Irish Wolf]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron © [/B]vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov I like Byron as champion. I had him do a creepy stalker thing with Anna Ki in a 2005 diary which was funny. [B]Jonathan Faust[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones Faust builds toward a confrontation with some one big soon. ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs Robinson & Stoat If Stoat gets his hands on another title in my life time I'm going to riot. Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] Henderson is one of your top guys while Matravers whom I used to seriously mark for has been disappointing lately. ROF Championship 4-way Elimination Louis Figo Manico © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] vs Walter Morgan Irish takes back what is rightfully his.

[smurphy1014]

ROF Pyromania – December 2013 ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [B]Jonathan Faust[/B] vs Rolling Johnny Stones ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs [B]Reborn Romeos[/B] vs Robinson & Stoat [B]Adam Matravers[/B] vs Don Henderson ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan

[Beeker]

[B]ROF Pyromania... presented by the absolute final tour of Def Leppard – December 2013[/B] ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron © [/B]vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [I]- I like what Byron brings to the scene and the other three all have strikes against them. Actually, it seems recently the Talisman title might be the snakebit title. Joey's just sorta there right now. Petey was a disappointment. Sergei keeps finding ways to blow simple spots. So Byron retains almost by default.[/I] Jonathan Faust vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] [I]- The slide continues for Faust. I'm not sure where the storyline is going, but I'm rather enjoying the chapters... or should that be verses?[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs [B]Reborn Romeos[/B] vs Robinson & Stoat [I]- Eventually I'll be right about WoH dropping the belts. And while R&S are the obvious choices, I'd like to see Martin and Valentine get a run. Something about them just makes the watchable and entertaining. Besides, I don't think I'm allowed to pick Billy R anymore.[/I] Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] [I]- Seems an oddly high placement. Perhaps Marcel is hoping to let the crowd cool down after a stellar tag match? I know it's for pacing purposes just seems out of place. I'll go with Henderson as I prefer his Scottish Deathlock to the Mild High Moonsault of Matravers. (And no, there isn't a spelling mistake in either finisher.)[/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan [I]- Talk about a coin flip or a die roll. It's rare to see a match where ANYone could win out of the four. I'm going with Figo because I like his addition to the main event and his roll continues as he somehow manages to survive the Wrath of God, the Curmudgeon and 4-Ways from Wigan.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=Beeker;404949][B]ROF Pyromania... presented by the absolute final tour of Def Leppard – December 2013[/B][/QUOTE] :D Boy, nobody could wish them still to be touring in 2013, surely?! And that's from a man who got Pyromania as his first ever CD!! [QUOTE=Beeker;40949]Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] [I]- Seems an oddly high placement. Perhaps Marcel is hoping to let the crowd cool down after a stellar tag match? I know it's for pacing purposes just seems out of place. [/I][/QUOTE] At Pyromania, I like the singles matches in between the 4-ways, therefore the placement of Matravers vs Henderson before the main event 4-way. With Faust's losing run, his match with Stones isn't so high profile as the 3rd meeting between 2 men who are (according to the game) main eventers. Plus Henderson and Matravers have good chemistry together, which helps their matches garner better ratings. Despite that, I know they won't have a match good enough to be better than the main event, which is something I'm always careful about. If I think there's a match on a PPV which might actually get a better rating than the main event, it usually goes on 3rd rather than 5th on a 6-match card. Thanks for the predictions so far. Any more to come? I'm leaving a bit more time between newsletter at the moment because the diary is nearly caught up with where I'm up to in game. I'm only 2 shows ahead at the moment. Need to get cracking...

[Dragonmack]

[QUOTE=Marcel Fromage;405152]:D Boy, nobody could wish them still to be touring in 2013, surely?! And that's from a man who got Pyromania as his first ever CD!! [/QUOTE] I am all for Def Leppard touring until 2013 and beyond!! :D I actually like their later albums better than some of the ones when they were world famous. :)

[sheepy]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov [I]Byron looks like he's delivering so why change things up this soon?[/I] Jonathan Faust vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones [/B] [I]I can see a winning streak for Faust coming in the new year though. I'm seriously tempted to back him to take this one but I'm guessing it'll be a new years resolution that if he loses again he quits.[/I] ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination Warriors of Honour © vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs [B]Robinson & Stoat[/B] [I]I'd like Robinson and Stoat to take the titles to see the division given a shake up.[/I] [B]Adam Matravers [/B]vs Don Henderson [I]YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH MATRAVERS, FACT![/I] ROF Championship 4-way Elimination Louis Figo Manico © vs Jack Giedroyc vs [B]Merle O’Curle[/B] vs Walter Morgan [I]He's got a good record in these matches and I can see him carrying that on in this one.[/I]

[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE=sheepy;405174][B]Adam Matravers [/B]vs Don Henderson [I]YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH MATRAVERS, FACT![/I][/QUOTE] :D Fiction!

[benjacko]

ROF Talisman Title 4-way Elimination [B]Byron ©[/B] vs Joey Beauchamp vs Petey Barnes vs Sergei Kalashnov Byron retains and pins Joey to set up a feud between them. Jonathan Faust vs [B]Rolling Johnny Stones[/B] Can see Stones winning but the loss will push Faust over the edge :). ROF Tag Team Titles 4-way Elimination [B]Warriors of Honour ©[/B] vs Can-Am SAS vs Reborn Romeos vs Robinson & Stoat Can't see past the Warriors, too strong for the others. Adam Matravers vs [B]Don Henderson[/B] Don will keep Matravers grounded and win in a hard fought technical match :). ROF Championship 4-way Elimination [B]Louis Figo Manico ©[/B] vs Jack Giedroyc vs Merle O’Curle vs Walter Morgan Too soon for Manico to drop the title, wouldn't mind seeing a new challenge emerge though :p.

[Marcel Fromage]

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[Marcel Fromage]

[QUOTE]The full list of ROF wrestlers in the Pro Wrestling Hits magazine top 100 is as follows… 1 Merle O’Curle 2 Louis Figo Manico 4 Walter Morgan 5 Don Henderson 34 Adam Matravers 55 Rolling Johnny Stones 72 British Samurai 76 Billy Robinson 77 Stevie Stoat 92 Shane Nelson 94 Al Coleman 100 Lance Martin Notable absentees? 2012 Wrestler of the Year Jack Giedroyc is nowhere to be seen in the top 100 this time around.[/QUOTE] [FONT="Century Gothic"][CENTER][B]Blooze Notes[/B][/CENTER] 2013 will go down as a pivotal year in ROF history – the year we began to offer our wrestlers written contracts, the year we opened up a 2nd brand in Japan and the year the small, pure promotion from England became one of the top 5 wrestling organisations in the world. The year hasn’t been all plain sailing from a booker’s standpoint though. Our main issue at the moment is getting fans back through the doors and into the arenas. Our PPV buyrates seem to be holding steady in the mid 0.30s and the TV ratings are consistently between 1.65 and 1.85. Given that we’re still showing reasonably late at 11.00 on a Tuesday night, that’s not too bad. But our attendances have seen a sharp decline. Ashes to Ashes way back in January was our most successful show ever in terms of numbers – we nearly packed out the 10,000 capacity Euston Road and got our best ever buyrate of 0.38. But since then we’ve come nowhere near those levels. Indeed Pyromania, despite being a cracking show, pulled a full 4,000 fewer paying customers than Ashes to Ashes 11 months earlier. There would appear to be 2 reasons for this – 1) the industry is suffering due to the economic downturn of the last couple of years, and 2) fans are expecting to see more star power at our shows to befit our newly acquired ‘National’ status. Seeing as there’s not much we can do about the first of those points but wait it out until things get better, much of the past few months has been trying to sort out the 2nd point. We’d probably made a mistake by continually holding all our shows in the south of the country for such a long period, although it made financial sense at the time. It meant that some of our big names, even now, are not really over when we venture into other areas. On some of our recent Cauldron shows in Scotland, we’ve been trying to show the fans just how good the likes of Merle O’Curle and Walter Morgan are. They still require some convincing, especially north of the border. So Cauldron is now rotating through each UK area as we try to deliver our product country-wide and hopefully gets the fans really on our side in each part of the UK. In terms of wrestling quality, our product has not diminished. The ROF Championship picture has been really strong all year. Walter Morgan, then Merle O’Curle and finally Louis Figo Manico have all proven to be excellent champions, able to bring the goods consistently at the top end of the card. And with Jack Giedroyc, Johnny Stones and Don Henderson also in there with a shout lately, there’s good strength in our main event picture. The current title situation of a slightly unstable O’Curle going after the title and anyone that moves around it is an interesting one to start 2014 with. The tag team titles are also in very capable hands. The Warriors of Honour have been a great tag team for many years now – and I’m not just saying that because Samurai is my boss! But if you watch tapes of their matches towards the matches of other teams, you’ll see what I mean. They consistently bring the goods. And when they took the titles from Red Mafia in June, they were able to really cover the loss of the Mafia to the ROF Japan brand. Can-Am SAS are always very reliable in the tag ranks too and a 2nd title run could well be in their future. And with Reborn Romeos and Pure Quality both proving to have excellent teamwork, the division has some strong teams who could be capable of running with the ball. The recent addition of Robinson & Stoat, even if only a temporary alliance, also mixes things up a little and adds some spice. There’s definitely still room for another full-time tag team in the ranks though. The main problems from a wrestling viewpoint this year has been in sorting out the Talisman Title picture. This is not a knock on the guys who are wrestling in that part of the card either. Often they go on early on a PPV when the crowd are perhaps not quite at their most vocal or into the event as much, and to expect your midcarders to rival the main eventers for quality is probably asking too much anyway. But there is no disputing that the matches have often not lived up to expectations this year. And that’s not just the fault of the title holders – most of the wrestlers around them have joined in the malaise. Here at ROF we keep unofficial records of what we on the booking team call ‘chemistry’ – how well 2 opponents (or a tag team) mesh together and look comfortable in the ring. And the mid-card and lower card is beset by chemistry issues. Indeed one unnamed worker has faced 11 opponents in that part of the card and has chemistry problems with 7 of them. We have yet to unearth a single example of what we’d class as good or great chemistry from any combination. This goes some way to explaining why the Talisman matches haven’t been as good as in the past, although we’re pleased to say that the current rivalry between champion Byron and former champion Petey Barnes has produced better results recently and brought some much needed stability. Our new brand over in Japan has started in a very promising fashion. We’ve decided to just hold a couple of shows per month for now, having started up with four. There’s so much wrestling going on in Japan when the Nationals over there are on tour, that we felt a bi-weekly approach was probably enough. Plus, it gives time for JD and Dragon particularly to school the guys in the other weeks. We’re already seeing improvement, and JD (as my eyes and ears over there) is happy with the way things are going. He must be happy, as he’s not even mentioned the R word to me yet (retirement, for those wondering!). I’m providing after-the-event play-by-play for DVD releases of our Japanese Experience shows and I can tell you that the quality is decent – if you haven’t checked out the brand yet, head over to our website and get a DVD ordered. There are a couple of sample matches on the site for free as well. Our status as a bigger wrestling company in world terms now has altered our relationships with some other promotions. We were saddened that WLW, with whom we’d always had positive relations in the past, took such a negative stance over the UK Dragon contract negotiations. Dragon wanted a written deal for security and preferred to take one with us, as it would still allow him to work in both the UK and Japan. Unfortunately WLW were not going to let him go without a fight, despite his many years of glittering service to them. However, where one bond dies, another is made stronger, and our recent talent exchange with NOTBPW which started at King of the Ring is an interesting one to develop. We also have strong links with TCW, except that all their shows fall on the same days as ours, including the Sunday PPV. It would be nice to make use of that positive relationship sometime though, especially as ROF alumni Greg Gauge and Hugh de Aske are both based there now. So as we head into 2014 what can we expect from Ring of Fire? Well, my New Year’s resolution is to make sure the booking doesn’t fall into a state of mediocrity. Although our show quality stayed strong, I think the middle part of 2013 started to fall a little flat. I’d like to think we picked things up again in the latter part of the year though and hopefully we can keep that going. From the wrestlers over here, I’m looking for people that can step up their game and prove themselves able to head up our cards – with an ageing main event picture (sorry, guys!) we are going to need someone to show us they belong up there fairly soon. From the wrestlers over in Japan, I’m looking for good reports from JD of guys who are improving at a rapid rate and are desperate to take their opportunities. And from the fans…well, if a few more of you could come to the shows, it would really help me out! [/FONT]

[sheepy]

[QUOTE]Indeed one unnamed worker has faced 11 opponents in that part of the card and has chemistry problems with 7 of them[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]The full list of ROF wrestlers in the Pro Wrestling Hits magazine top 100 is as follows… 1 Merle O’Curle 2 Louis Figo Manico 4 Walter Morgan 5 Don Henderson [B]34 Adam Matravers[/B] 55 Rolling Johnny Stones 72 British Samurai 76 Billy Robinson 77 Stevie Stoat 92 Shane Nelson 94 Al Coleman 100 Lance Martin [/QUOTE] Despite not having chemistry with anyone, he's still 34th on the list. Therefore... ADAM MATRAVERS IS GOD, FACT! :cool: