It's Coming Down (Cornellverse)

[Thomnipotent]

[b]New Year's Eve 2006[/b] "It's coming down, it's coming down..." He sat in the parked car, fingertips flying across the keyboard of a laptop pressed against the steering wheel. "It's raining outside... you've nowhere to hide..." He had circumvented the MAC filters, the WPA key, and now was looking for the intended target. The big score. If their computer network was structured anything like the other companies', it wouldn't take long. "She's asking you why you think it's funny..." And there it was. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Contracts. Akima Brave.doc... shift + del. Ana Garcia.doc... shift + del. Andre Jones.doc... shift + del. Angry Gilmore.doc... shift + del, shift + del, shift + del. Save the champions and the owners, he deleted everything. "It's coming down, it's coming down..." But why? -------------------------------------------------------- [b]January 1st, 2007[/b] Geoff Clark makes headlines by opening Universal Pro Wrestling in lieu of the inevitable worldwide draft. -------------------------------------------------------- [b]January 2nd, 2007[/b] Previously unknown independent wrestler Thomas Lithos takes responsibility for the deletion of contracts, citing monetary incentive from Geoff Clark as his reason; Lithos also announces that he will use this incentive to open his own wrestling promotion. Geoff Clark has declined to comment. -------------------------------------------------------- With the promotions of the world left with a handful of workers, a list of broken dreams and a filing cabinet full of derailed plans... [i]...it's coming down.[/i]

[Thomnipotent]

[QUOTE=GNN Total Sports Press Conference: January 3rd, 2007] It has been announced that Thomas Lithos' new company, Wrestling Nation: Unlimited (WN:U), has officially opened. The promotion is said to focus mainly on in-ring talent and action with a pinch of cult-oriented entertainment thrown in for flavor. According to Lithos, WN:U has made many contract offers but has elected to keep details under wraps until any for-sure signings have been made. More news as it comes.[/QUOTE] At the moment, WN:U is waiting for workers to notify us of their intentions to negotiate.

[sebsplex]

I like the backstory (or first installments of it if that's the case). Nice and punchy and whilst I'm sometimes a little sceptical of dynasties that involve en mass free agents (although I'm far from a C-Verse purist alot of the time), if handled well you could have a great piece of work here. Apart from WN:U, I'll be keen to see how the rest of the world shapes up following the shake up.

[juggaloninjalee]

Im holding my judgement until I see some shows and character developement.

[Thomnipotent]

[b]Monday, Week 3, January 2007[/b] The first two weeks passed quickly as the wrestling world reorganized itself. Contract negotiations, workers choosing their allegiances. Our roster has been completed. Unfortunately for WN:U, Lithos' scandalous actions were not enough to draw the attention he was hoping for. The company is currently Regional, but has name value nationwide. As a result of this minor gaffe, many of those who we contacted for negotiations refused to show up at all. The actions also drew legal fire from many sources, and some of the initial money received from Geoff Clark has been stashed away for this purpose; we are left with $500,000. We are confident, however, that the workers we were able to obtain will more than make up for these start-up shortcomings. [b]MAIN EVENT[/b] [COLOR="Red"]Art Reed[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Freddie Datsun[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Jack Marlowe[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Kid Toma[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Pistol Pete Hall[/COLOR] [b]UPPER MIDCARD[/b] [COLOR="Blue"]Frankie Perez[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Lee Bennett[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Plague[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Raymond Diaz[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Ultimate Phoenix[/COLOR] [b]MIDCARD[/b] [COLOR="Blue"]Brendan Idol[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Fox Mask[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]John Maverick[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Mainstream Hernandez[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Mario Heroic[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Rhino Umaga[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Thomas Lithos[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Trent Shaffer[/COLOR] [b]LOWER MIDCARD[/b] [COLOR="Red"]Dog Fyte[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Erik Strong[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Kashmir Singh[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Zeus Maxmillion[/COLOR] [b]OPENER[/b] [COLOR="Red"]Murderous Mikey[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Rafael Ruiz[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rolling Johnny Stones[/COLOR] [b]ENHANCEMENT TALENT[/b] [COLOR="Blue"]Cal Sanders[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Thomas Morgan[/COLOR] [b]ANNOUNCER[/b] Steve Smith [b]REFEREE[/b] Jay Fair [b]ROAD AGENT[/b] Archie Judge [b]Soon to come: State of the Industry Report[/b] [i]GNN Total Sports is now taking internet questions; all queries regarding any worker will be answered.[/i]

[theringmaster]

Sold roster Omni. - Looking forward to see whatcha come up with for Reed, Diaz, Perez, Mainstream, & Omar Brown (personal fav's on your list).

[Astil]

I read this and could only think one thing: The system is down The system is down Nice backstory.

[Thomnipotent]

[QUOTE=GNN Total Sports Update: February 1st, 2007] [b]The State of the Wrestling Industry[/b] This update intends to survey the most extreme changes in companies' rosters worldwide. The update will also cover any title changes or other items of importance. Due to the length of the update, we will begin by covering the United States. USA (Economy C- and Rising, Wrestling Industry D+ and Rising) Aaron Andrews has signed with USPW. Acid has signed with TCW. Akima Brave has signed with USPW. American Buffalo has signed with SWF. American Machine has signed with USPW. Barry Kingman has signed with MAW. Big Cat Brandon has signed with SWF. BLZ Bubb has signed with SWF. Carl Batch has signed with SWF. Catherine Quine has signed with UPW. Chris Caulfield has signed with TCW. Chris Morrisette (Lobster Warrior) has signed with DAVE. Edd Stone has signed with RIPW (Dev). Emma Chase has signed with SWF. Enygma has signed with TCW. Eric Tyler has signed with TCW. Everest has signed with CZCW. Freddy Huggins has signed with CZCW. Frederique Antonio Garcia has signed with CZCW. Genghis Rahn has signed with SWF. Grease Hogg has signed with NYCW. Groucho Bling has signed with DAVE. Harry Allen has signed with DAVE. Jack Griffith has signed with USPW. Jason Azaria has signed with SWF. Jerry Eisen has signed with TCW. Joey Minnesota has signed with TCW. Johnny Martin has signed with SWF. Lead Belly has signed with CZCW. Matt Sparrow has signed with RIPW (Dev). Marc DuBois has signed with TCW. Mikel Alonso has signed with USPW. Randall Hopkirk has signed with SWF. Ricky Dale Johnson has signed with UPW. Rick Law has signed with SWF. Rudy Velasquez has signed with MAW. Sam Keith has signed with TCW. Sammy Bach has signed with USPW. Scout has signed with TCW. Sgt. Bubba Lee West has signed with MAW. Shawn Gonzalez has signed with TCW. Steve Gumble has signed with DAVE. Stevie Grayson has signed with NYCW. Squeeky McClean has signed with TCW. Tana the Mighty has signed with SWF. Teddy Powell has signed with NYCW. Texas Pete has signed with SWF. T-Rex has signed with SWF. Wolf Hawkins has signed with DAVE. New Promotions: Canadian Women's Wrestling Federation Championship Wrestling from Wigan European League of Professional Fighters Title Changes: Everest defeats Donnie J for CZCW's Coastal Zone Championship. Barry Kingman came away winning MAW's Rip Chord Invitational Challenge, defeating The Mean Machine, Steven Parker and Des Davids along the way. The SWF Shooting Star title has been made inactive and replaced with the SWF Arena Championship. The TCW All Action title has been made inactive, replaced with the TCW Intercontinental Championship which is now held by Acid. What's interesting to note is TCW's hiring patterns, seeking more technically solid workers to match with Cornell's new, more traditional product style. The most shocking developments so far would probably be Jerry Eisen's switch to TCW, Edd Stone's move to RIPW and Jason Azaria's move to SWF. Speaking of the SWF; the promotion is looking stronger than ever, managing to sign many popular workers who were unavailable before.[/QUOTE] WN:U plans to begin their weekly show, [b]WN:U Saturday Night[/b], this week. The shows will serve to determine who will compete for the WN:U Honor Crown Championship, WN:U Premiere Competitor Championship and WN:U Dual Warrior Championship at the end of the month on [b]WN:U It's Showtime[/b]. Announced bouts for this coming [b]WN:U Saturday Night[/b] are: [center][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/ArtReed_alt1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/FreddieDatsun.jpg[/IMG] Art Reed v Freddie Datsun [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/FrankiePerez.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/RaymondDiaz.jpg[/IMG] Frankie Perez v Raymond Diaz [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/ErikStrong_alt2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/MainstreamHernandez.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/TrentShaffer_alt2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/MegaMegaThom/ComingDown/ZeusMaxmillion.jpg[/IMG] Call to Action (Erik Strong and Mainstream Hernandez) v Canadian Exchange (Trent Shaffer and Zeus Maxmillion)[/center] [i]Quick Picks: Art Reed v Freddie Datsun Frankie Perez v Raymond Diaz Call to Action v Canadian Exchange[/i] [QUOTE=GNN Total Sports Update: February 2nd, 2007] This just in: Whistler and The Big Problem have officially signed contracts with SWF. Air Attack Weasel has been signed by TCW.[/QUOTE]

[eayragt]

[QUOTE]Speaking of the SWF; the promotion is looking stronger than ever, managing to sign many popular workers who were unavailable before.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]This just in: Whistler and The Big Problem have officially signed contracts with SWF. Air Attack Weasel has been signed by TCW.[/QUOTE] Well, it wasn't going to continue for too long.

[Thomnipotent]

It's a testament to the unpredictable nature of the TEW 07 AI - something I love dearly. Really, though, SWF is seeming to sign just about any available worker with points in brawling. A lot of them just happen to be over.

[Thomnipotent]

[QUOTE=thewrestlingnation.com News Report - February 7th, 2007] TELEVISION DEAL STRUCK After much strenuous negotiation, owner Thomas Lithos has managed to come to an agreement with National Pride TV. The show is called Saturday Night UNLIMITED and is expected to begin airing in March. Until then, previously scheduled WN:U Saturday Night events are to continue.[/QUOTE] Good things are to come. Expect WN:U Saturday Night results soon.