The Wrestling Yearbook (organic effverse)

[MrOnu]

[center][SIZE="5"]The Wrestling Yearbook[/SIZE][/center] [SIZE="4"][u]Preface[/u][/SIZE] Every historian specializes in one area over the course of his career as our field is pretty huge and bountiful. In my years at the Univeristy of Victoria (BC, Canada), I was involved in LaCrosse and Field Running. I was in no fashion an elite athlete, but it was a good way to stay in shape and not losing my mind in my not so easy studies. It was very fitting for me to get involved in sports history in my first profesionnal years. Unfortunately, this field was only beginning to gather interest outside of the Olympics and true experts were very uncommon. My career then drifted to a more usual area and specialized in the Dark Ages era. Near my retirement, I went back to the sports history. The field was a bit more organized and I needed a fresh start to conclude my career on a positive note. I worked for different organization mainly on mainstream sports, but I always took some time to work on a personnal project. You’ll find in this book the results of more than a decade of hard dedictated work on a lesser known part of the sports history : the history of professional wrestling. This book is not choosing a side in the never-ending debate about whatever pro wrestling should be consider a sports or an entertainement product like cinema. This book is merely a collection of all the historic data I could gather about this art. That’s one thing I firmly believe : sports or entertainement, wrestling is truly an athletic art that a few can really master. I hope you will enjoy your reading as mush as I enjoyed gathering all this data, William Reed [B][U]OCC : [/U][/B] I'm using the organic Effverse data built by Ieffinrule. There's only a handful of wrestlers at the beginning in only one local promotion. Other promotions have a set date of opening something I didn't change. I added a couple of dojos not yet active to add a little more depth to the background. The editor will be used proactively over the years for the sake of the story (wrestlers backstory, tweakin mechanics for a more fluid play, name editing, importing flavor details). I do not intend to book any promotion. I'm in no way an historian, so feel free to correct my historical inaccuracies.

[MrOnu]

Promotions reference sheets [SIZE="4"][U]1- Promotions[/U][/SIZE] This section will cover the main informations about each wrestling promotions in the world active or not. Yearly updates are expected unless exceptional events happen. Please note that every promotion will begin with 0% prestige and at 3% popularity in their home base to make sure they actually run their shows there. [center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/SPW.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW)[/size][/center] Based in South East (USA) Founded in February 1920 World Rank : #2 Product : Key {Traditional} Low {Mainstream, Pure} / 90% match ratio with 65% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division Size : Regional Prestige : D- Owner : Don Loomis (55 years old, can also be a decent announcer) Booker : Frank Norris (a 42 years old color guy or manager) SPW United States Champion : Thomas Carter SPW Tag Team Champions : Reginald Draper & Sam Angel

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/PoG.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Pride of Germany (PoG)[/size][/center] Based in Central Europe Founded in March 1922 World Rank : #4 Product : Key {Traditional} Low {Comedy, Hardcore, Pure} Very Low {Cult} / 90% match ratio with 60% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division Size : Regional Prestige : E+ Owner : Alexandre Beaulieu Booker : Alexandre Beaulieu PoG Heavyweight Champion : Fabi Smirnov (2) PoG Tag Team Champions : Thierry Lefèvre & Aad Van Der Hoek PoG Welterweight Champion : Aad Van Der Hoek

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/VLL.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Viva La Lucha (VLL)[/size][/center] Based in Northen Mexico Founded in August 1923 World Rank #6 Product : Key {Lucha Libre} Low {Traditional, Pure} / 70% match ratio with 60% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division Size : Regional Prestige : E+ Owner : Juzaburo Maita Booker : Juzaburo Maita VLL Lucha Libre Champion : Victor Hidalgo VLL Tag Team Champions : Salvator Soto & Hector Bravo VLL Mexican champion : Augustin Marquez

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/AOW.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]All Out Wrestling (AOW)[/size][/center] Based in Midlands (UK) Founded in June 1924 World Rank : #3 Product : Heavy {Traditional, Pure} Low {Comedy} Very Low {Mainstream} / 90% match ratio with 65% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division Size : Regional Prestige : E+ Owner : Sir Anthony Henry Booker : Prokopios Talvaridis AOW Triple Crown champion: Marvin Carpenter AOW Tag Team Champions : Thomas Sasseville & Duane Deal AOW Ruby champion : George Lewis

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/QCW.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Quebec Championship Wrestling (QCW)[/size][/center] Based in Quebec (Canada) Founded in September 1924 Fold in Februrary 1925 Product : Key {Pure} Medium {Traditional} / 100% match ratio with 80% intensity, 30% danger, no tag wrestling / Strong face-heel division Size : Local Owner and only booker : Daniel Loiselle Last QCW Canadian : Edwin Tufnel Last QCW Provincial : Daniel Loiselle

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/FNP_alt1.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Fight Night Promotion (FNP)[/size][/center] Based in Tri-State (USA) Founded in January 1925 World Rank : #1 Product : Key {Traditional} Medium {Mainstream} Low {Cult, Realism}/ 90% match ratio with 20% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division Touring from to May to September and in November. Size : Regional Prestige : E Owner : Joe Boone Booker : Clinton Winner FNP United States Heavyweight champion: Thomas Carter (4) FNP Tag Championship : Reginald Draper (2) & Glenn Long FNP Tri-State Openweight champion: Roberto Henderson (3)

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/QW.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Queensland Wrestling (QW)[/size][/center] Based in Eastern Australia Founded in December 1926 World Rank : #8 Product : Key {Traditional} Medium {Mainstream} Low {Comedy}/ 90% match ratio with 60% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division / Women division Size : Small Prestige : E- Owner : Levi Andrews Booker : Levi Andrews QW Australian Champion : Anthony Baker QW Queensland Champion : Joshua McKing QW Women Champion : Vacant QW Tag Team Champions : Roberto Townsend & Joshua Stewart QW Rookie Challenge : Roberto Townsend

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/KINKI.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]KINKI PURORESU (KINKI)[/size][/center] Product : Key {Realism, Pure}/ 1000% match ratio with 80% intensity, 30% danger / Strong face-heel division / Only single wrestling Size : Local Prestige : F- Founder and only booker : Saita Kuroki Last KINKI All-Asian Champion : Masami Mushasibo Last KINKI Young Lion Champion : Nakazo Erizawa

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/CWB.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Championship Wrestling of Buffalo (CWB)[/size][/center] Based in Tri State (USA) Founded in April 1927 World Rank : #9 Product : Key {Traditional} Medium {Mainstream} Low {Cult} Very Low {Modern, Pure}/ 80% match ratio with 0% intensity, 0% danger / Strong face-heel division / Women division Size : Local Prestige : F- Owner : Daniel Loiselle Booker : Daniel Loiselle CWB Heavyweight Champion : Saint (2) CWB Female Champion : Vacant CWB Tag Team champions : Clinton Winner & Marvin McKean CWB American Champion : Janet Anderson CWB Continental champion : Jeff Coleman

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[center][IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/JJC.jpg[/IMG] [size=4]Joshi Japan Championship (JJC)[/size][/center] Based in Tohoku, Japan Founded in March 1928 World Rank : #5 Product : Key {Realism, Pure} / 100% match ratio with 86% intensity, 28% danger / Strong face-heel division / Women only promotion / Only with one-on-one matchs. Size : Small Prestige : F- Owner : Saita Kuroki Booker : Saita Kuroki JPP Queen of Joshi : Ayako Koshin JPP Pacific champion : Saba Papadopoulos

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[center][size=4]Tiger Pro Wrestling (TPW)[/size][/center] Based in Hokkaido, Japan Founded in July 1929 World Rank : # 7 Product : Key {Realism} Heavy {Pure} Medium {Hardcore} Low {Daredevil}/ 100% match ratio with 100% intensity, 30% danger / No face-heel division / Only with one-on-one matchs. Size : Small Prestige : F+ Owner : Geraldo Ramirez Booker : Geraldo Ramirez Tiger Pro Championship : Omezo Hayata Tiger Pro Junior Championship : Ryo Toyama

[MrOnu]

Hall of Fame [size=4][u]2- Hall of Fame[/u][/size] Over the years, famous individuals will leave their mark on the wrestling world. You will find here all the informations about their prestigious careers in our Wrestling Hall of Fame. See it as an extended Hall of Immortals. [b][u]Frederich Herzog[/u][/b] Inducted in December 1926 Active Period : 1920 to 1923 PoG founder and original booker PoG Welterweight Champion x 1 SPW Tag Team Champion x 1 Frederich Herzog was introduced as a Builder in the Hall of Fame. The rough German Veteran help built was is today known as pro wrestling. He was a member of the original roster of SPW, the first ever organized pro wrestling company, and went later on the found PoG to introduce the sport in a new market. He sadly didn't have time to see his creation flourish as he died tradgicaly at the age of 34 of pneumonia. However, he was clearly a father of our beloved sport and his Builder spot in the Hall of Fame is truly deserved.

[MrOnu]

[center][SIZE="5"]Chapter 1 : The beginnings[/SIZE][/center] The first records I found of organized wrestling events are dated from the early 20th century. From time to time, small groups arranged fighting nights in local bar. Rules varied each night and between each small organization who were usually short-lived. The product was presented as an alternative to boxing, almost as a civilised way to recreate far west street duels. More or less, people were betting on the results of a fight between two human beings rather than between two animals. It's only after the first World War that things got a little more organized. Using a ring was much more common and seen as way to keep the wrestlers safe from the ruthless crowds. Rules were slowly added to make sure each fighter could actually be there and healthy each night. Simple stories could be told. A losing man could come back next month with his buddy to haunt his nemisis, rivalries between towns could be translated into the ring. Since this activity was growing in many parts of the United States, changes had to be made to stay legal and afloat, Atlethic commissions and Gambling laws were starting to monitor carefully what's going on. Many debuting companies were shut down quickly on behalf of those laws until one business man from Florida has a brillant idea. Inspired by the success of touring circus, Don Loomis started staging his fight. Meanwhile, he stopped accepting bets and simply asked an entrace fee to cover his expenses. It's still debatable if people realized or not fights were staged, but Loomis had just created the basis of pro wrestling as we know it and made substiantial money in the process. This is where our story begins, in 1920, with Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW), Loomis' creation, on the verge of becoming the first success story in modern pro wrestling.

[i effin rule]

Very Awesome, you'll certainly have a reader in me. I'll add a link from the mod thread to your diary too.

[MrOnu]

Year 1920 [SIZE="4"][b]1920[/b][/size] Starting conditions :[list] [*]USA : Economy at E- and falling, Industry at D- and rising [*]Canada : Economy at D and falling, Industry at F+ and rising [*]Mexico : Economy at C- and falling, Industry at E+ and rising [*]UK : Economy at E+ and falling, Industry at F+ and rising [*]Japan : Economy at C- and falling, Industry at D- and rising [*]Europe : Economy at D+ and falling, Industry at E- and rising [*]Australia : Economy at C- and falling, Industry at E- ans rising[/list] [u]March[/u] [b]SPW[/b] signed a referee, a road agent and a young annoucer named Jason Azaria. [u]April[/u] [b]SPW[/b]signed two wrestlers : [list] [*]Justin Bennett, a young Canadian that was on vacation with his family in Florida. He is suprisingly agile on the mat and has the beach boy look that make would make little girls scream in the future. [*]Sam Angel, a young American they got kicked out of college after getting into way too many fights. A shame, because he was a decent member of the olympic wrestling team.[/list] [b]SPW[/b] also trained another referee. [u]June[/u] [b]SPW[/b] founded two new wrestlers : [list] [*]Reginald Draper, a young American who failed in boxing because of his poor attitude and now trying is luck in wrestling. Charismatic and handsome as a rock. [*]Clinton Winner, a young charismatic Canadian athlete that played in almost every sports in college and now looking for a new challenge. [/list] [b]SPW[/b] hold the very first pro wrestling show named Brawl for All on July Saturday 1st in front of 66 people. A decent effort rated E that saw Reginald Draper defeated Sir Anthony Henry in the main event for the SPW United States title. [u]August[/u] [b]SPW[/b] added a untrained rookie to their roster named Darren Gorman. [b]SPW[/b] second show is called Wrestling Beasts and was held on the 2nd Friday of August. It drew a crowd of 55 people and got an E rating when Reginald Draper defended his title against Darren Gorman in the main event. [u]September[/u] Universal Struggle was the third show of [b]SPW[/b] on the 1st Tuesday of September. 40 persons were present to witness an E graded show. Reginald Draper defended his title once again against Darren Gorman in the main event. [u]October[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Red Alert in the first week in front of 52 people. Another E show highlighted by Reginald Draper retaining over Darren Gorman. [u]November[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Noble Warriors and got once again an E grade. 57 people saw Reginald Draper retained his title over Saita Kuroki, a former Japanese Sumo wrestler who’s been living in the US for quite some time now. [u]December[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Driven in front of 58 people. This E rated show put in the main event Reginald Draper retaining his title over Sir Anthony Henry. [i][b]OCC :[/b][/i] This is the simple format I'd like to use until there's more promotions and shows in a year. Feel free to suggest any improvments. All comments are also welcomed.

[MrOnu]

Year 1921 [SIZE="4"][b]1921[/b][/SIZE] Starting conditions :[list] [*]USA : Economy at D+ and rising, Industry at C+ and rising [*]Canada : Economy at E and falling, Industry at D and rising [*]Mexico : Economy at E+ and falling, Industry at C and rising [*]UK : Economy at D+ and rising, Industry at D and rising [*]Japan : Economy at E and falling, Industry at C+ and rising [*]Europe : Economy at E and rising, Industry at D+ and rising [*]Australia : Economy at E+ and falling, Industry at D+ ans rising[/list] [u]January[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Stampede in front of 72 people. This show got a E+ review with a very good main event (D-) putting Reginald Draper keeping his belt against Daniel Loiselle. Also for the fist time, they held the show in the Sweat Box (tiny) rather than in the Rainbow Bar & Grill (tiniest) [u]February[/u] [b]SPW[/b] was back at the Rainbow Bar & Grill for Unbreakable with 52 raging fans. E rated show with Reginald Draper keepin the US title over Darren Gorman. The show was stole in the midcard though by Daniel Loiselle and Joe Boone (D- match!). [u]March[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Smoke Signal in the Rainbow Bar & Grill in front of 117 people. Another E rated show with Reginald Draper retaining over Saita Kuroki in the main event. [u]April[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Pensecola Brawl in front of 172 people in the Rainbow Bar & Grill. The show got an E review. Reginald Draper kept his SPW United States title over Sam Angel in the main event. [u]May[/u] [b]SPW[/b] held Retribution in front of 146 people. Another classic show (E rated) where Reginald Draper defended his title against Darren Gorman. [u]June[/u] This month [b]SPW[/b]’s show Get in the Ring gathered a crowd of 177 people. The show got an E review. Once again, Reginald Draper defended his belt in the main event against Sam Angel. [u]July[/u] [b]SPW[/b] Brawl for All got an E review. 167 people saw Reginald Draper retaining his belt over Saita Kuroki in the main event. [u]August[/u] [b]SPW[/b] Wrestling Beasts was held in front of 293 people. The show got an E+ review. Reginald Draper retained his belt in the main event against Sam Angel. On this show, there also was the first ever tag team match : Friedrich Herzog and Saita Kuroki defeated Darren Gorman & Emilio Suarez. Maybe it was the novelty, but the match drew an D- review. [u]September[/u] [b]SPW[/b] Universal Struggle drew 290 fans for a good E+ show. Reginald Draper retained the SPW United States title over Sam Angel in the main event. [u]October[/u] First ever sold out crowd in the Rainbow Bar & Grill ! 300 people were there for [b]SPW[/b] Red Alert who got an E review. Reginald Draper defended his title in the main event against Darren Gorman. The promotion also crowned their first ever SPW Tag Team champions when Levi Andrews & Sir Anthony Henry defeated Joe Boone & Clinton Winner. [b]SPW[/b] recent performances were good enough for them to grow in popularity up to the Small level. [u]November[/u] [b]SPW[/b] Noble Warriors drew a 287 crowd. This E+ rated card saw Reginald Draper retained his title against Sam Angel in the main event. [u]December[/u] 260 people were present for [b]SPW[/b] Driven. The show was rated E, maybe because people are getting a bit tired of seeing Reginald Draper getting over Darren Gorman in each main event.

[MrOnu]

Birth of the annual awards [b]December 1921[/b] In order to get more credibility in the public eye, Don Loomis created the United States Pro Wrestling Association (USPWA). This organization will be in charge of getting the sport better known in America as well as getting a uniform set of regulations. To celebrate its birth, USPWA launched a few annual awards : [list][*]Wrestler of the Year : Daniel Loiselle [*]Young Wrestler of the Year : Reginald Draper [*]Promotion of the Year : SPW [*]Match of the Year : Saita Kuroki d. Daniel Loiselle at SPW Red Alert (D) [*]Card of the Year : SPW Stampede (E+)[/list] They also declared that SPW was the promotion of the year in 1920, that Joe Boone defeating Daniel Loiselle at Driven was the match of 1920 and that SPW Brawl for All was 1920 most exciting show.

[i effin rule]

lol SPW must have found their golden boy in Reginald Draper.

[MrOnu]

Year 1922 Oh yeah, Draper is totally their golden boy. He's a decent wrestler with Cs in Rumbles, Tech, most performance and physicals. They can't get him over though, he's stuck at F+, mabye due to his lack of charisma (E) or star quality (F+).

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[size=4][b]1922[/b][/size] Starting conditions :[list] [*]USA : Economy at B and rising, Industry at A* and falling [*]Canada : Economy at F and rising, Industry at B- and rising [*]Mexico : Economy at D+ and rising, Industry at B+ and rising [*]UK : Economy at C+ and falling, Industry at B- and falling [*]Japan : Economy at C- and rising, Industry at A* and rising [*]Europe : Economy at C and rising, Industry at B+ and rising [*]Australia : Economy at C- and rising, Industry at B ans rising[/list] [u]January[/u] [COLOR="Red"]SPW Stampede[/COLOR]drew 278 fans and greeted them with an E show. For an 8th time 16 months, Reginald Draper defeated Darren Gorman to retain his title in the main event. [u]February[/u] [color="red"]SPW Unbreakable[/color] drew a sold out crowd of 300 fans at the Rainbow Bar & Grill. While Daniel Loiselle keeps stealing the show in the midcard, the fans are treated with the same main event over and over. E rated card. [u]March[/u] There’s a new wrestling promotion ! [COLOR="Indigo"]Pride of Germany (PoG)[/color] opened at the beginning of the month. Of course, the old veteran Freiderich Herzog that helped build SPW is behind this new project. [color="red"]SPW Smoke Signal[/color] drew 300 fans this year to an E+ rated show. Nothing special to mention, Loiselle is the man, while Draper still beat Gorman. The first wrestler signed by [color="indigo"]PoG [/color]was Ignaazio Greco, a 17 years old Italian that Herzog has taken under his wing. So far the only thing Greco knows is doing a drop kick, he still has a long way to go. Also signed for the debuting roster : [list] [*]Prokopios Tavlaridis : A charismatic Greek greco-roman wrestler that won it all in Greece and now looking for a new challenge. [*]Gustavo Costa, a 21 years old Italian, that knows some basic wrestling. [*]Fabi Smirnov, the son of a Russian immigrant in Germany, currently fighting animals in circus. [*]Francisco Santos, a 19 years old Spanish, the other personnal project of Herzog. [*]Shawn Carvill, a Welsh bar brawler. [*]Elmer Moore, an Irish gymnast turned wrestler. [i]I know, it sounds bad and it is actually.[/i] [*]Randall London, a Scottish rookie with minimal training. He thinks he can fly though, so fans should have some funny moments with him.[/list] [u]April[/u] [color="indigo"]PoG[/color] signed a 22 years old Australian named Jake Andrews. He used to do all the dirty work on the family farm, so he has good stamina and knows how to handle cattle. They also signed Salvator Soto, a young Mexican with a few basics. Herzog tried to get him in SPW earlier, but he got denied at the border. How he managed to get to Germany ? Knowing the truth is actually not a very healthy choice of life. PoG also recruited a young Dutch named Eustatius Van Wyck. The young taught he could make money easier in wrestling than in any other regular job. Poor guy… [color="red"]SPW Pensecola Brawl[/color] drew 300 fans that witness Levi Andrews and Sir Henry lose the tag belts to Saita Kuroki and Emilio Suarez. I know, most of us had forgot the existence of those straps as they were never defended. Main Even ? A classic that got an E grade for the overall show. [u]May[/u] [color="red"]SPW Retribution[/color] drew 300 fans to an E rated show. Reginald Draper retained the SPW United States title over Sam Angel in the main event. [color="indigo"]PoG[/color] held their very first show on the 4th Wednesday of May. The event named Resolution drew 43 fans in the Breman Hall. A very good first effort (E+) highlighted with an amazing main event (D-) that saw Prokopios Tavlaridis win the PoG Heavyweight title by defeating Fabi Smirnov. [u]June[/u] [color="red"]SPW Get in the Ring[/color] drew 300 fans. The show got an E review. Once again, Reginald Draper defeated Darren Gorman in the main event while Daniel Loiselle stole the show. [color="indigo"]PoG[/color] Battlelines drew 49 people. Not as good as their first show (E), but it was packed with action. Friederich Herzog defeated Shawn Carvill for the PoG Welterweight title, a midcard title which is an idea Herzog was never able to convince Loomis or Norris to do. In the main event, Eustatius Van Wyck beat Prokopios Tavlaridis for the Heavyweight title. [u]July[/u] Only 34 fans were present for [color="indigo"]PoG Warfare[/color]. The show got mixed reviews (E). Eustatius Van Wyck kept his belt in the main event over Prokopios Tavlaridis. [color="red"]SPW[/color] switched for the Sweat Box a bigger venue this month for Brawl for All. To celebrate the event with a bang, Darren Gorman finally defeated Reginald Draper for the US title at his 13th attempt. Unfortunately, it didn’t raise the overall grade of the show, still stuck at E. [u]August[/u] [color="red"]SPW Wrestling Beasts[/color] drew 300 fans back in the Rainbow Grill and Bar to an E rated card. Darren Gorman retained his title over Friederich Herzog in the main event. A much better month for [color="indigo"]PoG [/color] as their Wanted show drew 136 fans. This E rated show put Eustatius Van Wyck defeating Prokopios Tavlaridis in the main event. [u]September[/u] [color="red"]SPW Universal Struggle[/color] drew 300 fans. The show rose their traditional E card. Darren Gorman retained his title over Friederich Herzog in the main event. People are not very fidel to [color="indigo"]PoG[/color] as their crowd was down once again, to 93 people for this month Breaking Point. Eustatius Van Wyck defeated Prokopios Tavlaridis in the main event to retain the Heavyweight title. Shawn Carvill & Jake Andrews also defeated Elmer Moore and Salvator Soto to become the first PoG Tag Team champions. Being a pretty face is not enough as Justin Bennett contract was not renewed by [color="red"]SPW[/color]. He improved over the last months, but probably not enough for Frank Norris. To replace him, SPW signed a young man going by the name of Saint. He can inspire hatred in a crowd like not many people. A decent brawler too. [u]October[/u] [color="indigo"]PoG Apocalypse[/color] was a set back wrestling wise with only an E- grade. It drew 135 fans though. Eustatius Van Wyck kept his belt in the main event over Ig****o Greco. [color="red"]SPW Red Alert[/color] drew 300 fans witnessing Darren Gorman beating for the second Reginald Draper ! Gorman is still the champion after this E rated show. [u]November[/u] [color="indigo"]PoG Battlefield[/color] drew 105 fans. The show got an E+ review. Eustatius Van Wyck retained his title in the main event over Fabi Smirnov. [color="red"]SPW Noble Warriors[/color] drew 300 people to another E card. Darren Gorman beat Friederich Herzog in the main event. Elmer Moore contract was not renewed by [coilor="indigo"]PoG.[/color] They signed Earl Peterson a young Australian surfer. He got the looks and he can hold his own in an bar fight. [u]December[/u] [color="indigo"]PoG Battle in the Asylum[/color] drew 115 fans. This show managed a E grade review. Eustatius Van Wyck retained his title in the main event by beating Fabi Smirnov. A young Portugese going by the name of Hugo Vega recently took some basics lessons with the [color="indigo"]PoG[/color] crew. He has done well enough to sign an official contract. Yoshinaka Oonishi was also signed by PoG. Frederich Herzog managed to convinced this Japanese olympic judo prospect to come to Germany every now and then to a few extra bucks. [color="red"]SPW[/color] sold out the Rainbow Bar & Grill once again. In this E+ rated card, Frederich Herzog and Daniel Loiselle won the SPW tag team titles off Kuroki & Suarez. Darren Gorman defeated Reginald Draper in the main event.

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Frederich Herzog and Don Loomis are good friends, so it was not a surprise to anyone when the USPWA annouced that their annual awards would also consider what’s happening overseas in PoG. Great wrestling is great wrestling after all ![list] [*]Wrestler of the Year : Emilio Suarez (SPW) [*]Young Wrestler of the Year : Reginald Draper (2) (SPW) [*]Veteran Wrestler of the Year : Saita Kuroki (SPW) [i]well, he’s kinda the only one over 45 years old…[/i] [*]Promotion of the Year : SPW (3) [*]Most Improved Promotion of the Year : SPW [*]Match of the Year : Frederich Herzog & Daniel Loiselle over Kuroki & Suarez at SPW Driven [i](the only D of better match of the year)[/i] [*]Card of the Year : PoG Resolution (E+)[/list]

[MrOnu]

First Half of 1923 [size=4][b]1923[/b][/size] Starting conditions :[list] [*]USA : Economy at B+ and falling, Industry at C+ and falling [*]Canada : Economy at D and rising, Industry at A and falling [*]Mexico : Economy at B+ and rising, Industry at B- and falling. [*]UK : Economy at D- and falling, Industry at D- and falling [*]Japan : Economy at C and falling, Industry at C+ and falling. [*]Europe : Economy at C- and falling, Industry at B and falling. [*]Australia : Economy at C and falling, Industry at B+ ans falling.[/list] [u]January[/u] [color="red"]SPW Stampede[/color] drew 300 fans to an okay E rated event. Darren Gorman retained the US title over Frederich Herzog in the main event. [COLOR="Purple"]PoG Night of Legends[/color] was rather solid show (E+). 134 fans were to see Eustatius Van Wyck retain his title over Fabi Smirnov. [u]February[/u] [color="red"]SPW Unbreakable[/color] sold out the Rainbow Bar once again. This show managed an E review mainly because of a great co-main event putting Daniel Loiselle & Reginald Draper over Emilio Suarez & Saita Kukori (D). [COLOR="Purple"]PoG[/color] held a new event in Berlin this month simply called Berlin Wrestling Convention 1923. In addition to their regular card that got an E review, they held two days of trials to find some new blood. Only one man managed to get a contrat, Pavlos Chalkias a Greek Color Commentator. Eustatius Van Wyck and Frederich Herzog are still champions. [u]March[/u] [color="red"]SPW Smoke Signal[/color] drew 300 fans to an E+ show. Darren Gorman kept his belt over Reginald Draper in the main event. 164 fans were present for [COLOR="Purple"]PoG Bad Obsession[/color]. The show review was very positive (E+). Eustatius Van Wyck retained his title over Prokopios Tavlaridis in the main event, but the show was stole by the co-main event putting Fabi Smirnov over Randall London. This show was good enough to put Pride of Germany at the Small level. With their new statuts, [COLOR="Purple"]PoG[/color] is foreseeing a good financial future and went on a signing spray : [list] [*]Rafael Blanco, a charismatic Mexican brawler that Salvator Soto met in his hometown and convinced to come to Germany. We can only wish Soto met Blanco not in his private and questionnable activities. [*]Chris Brooks, a 21 years old hot-headed wild Australian brawler. He’s been barred from so many bars in his country that he plans to stay in Germany all night long… I mean all year long. [*]Maurice Hawkins, a skinny and fragile young Welsh. It’s hard to tell what he could do against much bigger opponents in the ring. [*]David Manna, a 22 years old good all-rounder Scottish. His punches look so gimp though (F- in stiffness). [*]Edward Russell, a flashy and charismatic Australian. Probably a pretty face that will play the underdog for many years. [/list] [u]April[/u] [color="red"]SPW Pensecola Brawl[/color] drew 300 fans to an E+ event. The overall grade would proably be better if they were putting the like of Loiselle, Suarez and Kuroki in the main event as they constantly getting D- or even an occasion D matches. Gorman retained over Draper in the main event. 163 people were at [COLOR="Purple"]PoG Wild Night[/color] to see Chris Brooks win the Tag Team titles with Ignaazio Greco in his very first match. Shawn Carvill & Jake Andrews had made 3 succesful defences. Eustatius Van Wyck retained the heavyweight title in the main event over Prokopios Tavlaridis. E+ rated card. [u]May[/u] [color="red"]SPW Retribution[/color] was a minor step back in wrestling (E). Still the Rainbow Bar & Grill was filled to the roof for the main event : Gorman retaining the US title over Frederich Herzog. [COLOR="Purple"]PoG Resolution[/color] drew 163 fans to an E+ rated show. All champions defened their belts with success. [u]June[/u] [color="red"]SPW Get in the Ring[/color] drew 300 fans. Things are rather steady right now for the company : yet another E show with Gorman retaining over Herzog in the main event. [COLOR="Purple"]Pog Battlelines[/color] was another solid show (E+). 173 people saw Eustatius Van Wyck retained the Heavyweight title over Fabi Smirnov.

[MrOnu]

Second half of 1923 [u]July[/u] A sold out crowd at the Rainbow saw Darren Gorman retained his title over Reginald Draper at [color="red"]SPW Brawl of All [/color](E+). Emilio Suarez, wrestler of the year in 1922, one their most over (E) and consistent performer was not resigned by [color="red"]SPW[/color]. Rumors say that he got in one too many arguments backstage with Daniel Loiselle forcing Loomis to choose one of them. Earl Peterson, an Australian currently jobbing in PoG regardless of his huge potentiel, managed to convince Herzog to arrange him a meeting with Frank Norris. Good for him as he’s now working for [color="red"]SPW[/color] too! [color=purple]Pog Warfare[/color] drew 185 fans to an average show (E). Eustatius Van Wyck retained the PoG Heavyweight title in the main event over Ignaazio Greco. Randall London was let go by [color=purple]PoG[/color] mainly due to a lack of progress in his skills. In 14 months, he managed an average rating of E- in his matches and won half of the time. The whole “human flying” shmunk didn’t last long! Another youngster, Andreas Johansen from Sweden, will get his chance to make a name for himself in PoG. [u]August[/u] History repeats itself for [color="red"]SPW as Wrestling Beasts[/color] drew 300 fans to a E grade show pitting Darren Gorman over Reginald Draper. 153 people wer in attendance for [color=purple]PoG Wanted[/color]. In this E+ rated show, Maurice Hawkins & Francisco Santos defeated Brooks & Greco for the PoG Tag belts. Alexandre Beaulieu, a 34 years old Canadian, was making decent money in circus fighting. He toured all over Canada and got a very good reputation. When he announced his interest in pro wrestling 2 years ago, people laught at him. Well, they still are, so he exiled to Europe where he met Friederich Herzog. Beaulieu has all the tools to be a big star in pro wrestling if he can only manage to be more focused. [i]{Beaulieu has B in almost every area except for Flying skills, but a terrible F- in Consistency.}[/i] Remember how strange the signing of Rafael Blanco with PoG seemed ? Well, he got caught this month his drugs at the border… There will be pro wrestling in Mexico ! [color=green]Viva La Luche (VLL)[/color] was founded by Jazaburo Maita, a former Japanese shoot fighter. Rumors are already spreading that he’s only a puppet in the hands of a powerful cartel. The promotion will be the home of the many talented unemployed Mexican wrestlers raging to go. [i]{And there’s a lot of them!}[/i] [u]September[/u] [color="red"]SPW Universal Struggle[/color] drew 300 fans and got an E review. Gorman is still the champ. First ever sell out crowd for [color=purple]PoG ! Breaking Point[/color] was a good show (E+) and Eustatius Van Wyck retained his title over Fabi Smirnov. [color=green]VLL[/color] held their first show called Relevos Suicidas in front of 37 people in a small bar. PoG wrestler Salvator Soto won the VLL Lucha Libre title, their main title, by defeating Pablo Diez, a young unconsisten brawler. Emilio Suarez, back home, won their midcard belt the VLL Mexican title by defeating David Gallagher, a Canadian ex-gymnast. They also have some tag belts which were won by Jessie Holmes, a high flying Canadian and Simon Guerrero, a very good all-round Mexican prospect. [u]October[/u] Another E+ show for [color="red"]SPW Red Alert[/color] highlighted by Gorman retaining over Herzog. [color="red"]SPW[/color] did not renew one the contract of another over and consistent wrestler, Saita Kuroki. A real shame for the American wrestling fans as Kuroki was averaging D- matches. They replaced him with a good looking shy Canadian brawler named Edwin Tufnel. 271 people were present for [color=purple]PoG Apocalypse[/color] to see Fabi Smirnov defeating Eustatius Van Wyck for the Heavyweight title in a very good match (D-). Van Wyck managed 15 defences. Overall, the show did a E+ grade. [color=green]VLL Dolor Duche[/color] drew 45 fans. For the first time ever, there was a lenghty portion of the show spent between two wrestlers arguing in the ring without resulting in an immediate brawl. This very first wreslting skit was very well received by the fans (D+). All the champions retained their title in this E card. [b]BREAKING NEWS ![/b] Frederich Herzog died at the age of 34 of pneumonia. This leaves Pride of Germany without an owner. Herzog was holding the SPW Tag Team title and the PoG Welterweight title. [u]November[/u] [color="red"]SPW[/color] added another young Canadian to their roster Marvin McKean. Qualities ? Not much, he can hold his ground, but not much. Oh well, he doesn’t ask for a lot of money, I guess that’s good enough. [color="red"]SPW Noble Warriors[/color] hit the average E+ grade in front of 300 people. Saint defeated Joe Boone in a MOTY candidate in the undercard (D+). [color=purple]PoG[/color] wrestlers quickly organized an memorial show in the honor of Frederich Herzog. The Breman Hall was sold out for the occasion and the show got an E+ review. Hugo Vega defeated Maurice Hawkins for the vacant Welterweight title. [color=green]VLL Libere La Caida[/color] drew 59 fans. The show managed an E- grade regardless of the awful main event (F+) between Salvator Soto and Humberto Torres. [u]December[/u] [color="red"]SPW Driven[/color] saw a new pairing in the main event as Darren Gorman retained the SPW United States title over Saint. The 300 people present gave an E+ to this show. Unfortunately, Daniel Loiselle spent the night in jail after the show after causing a wild brawl in a bar. [color=purple]PoG[/color] held their best show so far (D-) with Battle in The Asylum even though they still don’t have a proper owner or booker. Excellent main event (D-) involving Fabi Smirnov getting over Gustavo Costa. [color=green]VLL Punto Santificado[/color] drew 149 fans. An okay show that got an E review. Current VLL Mexican champion Emilio Suarez twisted his knee and will have to miss a month of action. After much debate in the [color=purple]PoG[/color] roster, Alexandre Beaulieu was named the owner. He will invest the company all the savings he made while wrestling in circus in Canada.

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Annual Awards : [list] [*]Wrestler of the Year : Daniel Loiselle (2) (SPW) [*]Young Wrestler of the Year : Saint (SPW) [*]Veteran Wrestler of the Year : Saita Kuroki (2) [*]Promotion of the Year : SPW (4) [*]Most Improved Promotion : PoG [*]Match of the Year : Saint over Joe Boone, SPW Noble Warriors (D+) [*]Card of the Year : BoG Battle in the Asylum (D-)[/list]

[MrOnu]

I have a technical questions for my readers (is plural really correct ? haha). There's a couple more promotions opening in 1924 and 1925 and I think going on with the current format would be quite dull and not visually good. I thought about doing a nice little table for each promotion recaping 6 months of shows, it's very nice on my end in my personnal files... but godammit it doesn't look good on the board. It's very hard to code tables in vBCODE (the board language), I tried to convert it from html and it's not better. Any suggestion or tip ?

[i effin rule]

Screencap it maybe? As long as the text would be big enough to see, that should work out.

[Richyg]

yeh a screenie is best, upload it to photobucket or the like and then link it here... just make it a really big image... well not too big but readable! 800x600 perhaps? will fit on most people's screens with ease!

[MrOnu]

I messed around with my limited graphics skills and tools and I came up with this. [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/PoG1924_1.JPG[/IMG] That's the kind of small chart I have in my notes. It would be awesome if there was line between each month, but I'm having a hell lot of trouble pasting charts from Word to other media, the seperation lines don't always carry over.

[MrOnu]

First half of 1924 [SIZE="5"][b]January 1924 to June 1924[/b][/SIZE] [SIZE="3"][b]Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW)[/b][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/SPW1924_1.JPG[/IMG] [B]News : [/B] (Apr) Veteran british wrestler and original member of the roster, Sir Anthony Henry was released by SPW. He was a fixture in the midcard, but it seems as soon as their wrestlers get over, the promotion release them. He was replaced by a charismatic rookie, Roberto Henderson. (June) At this point, many people are wondering why they kept the belt for so long on German and moreover why they put it back on Draper. Main events have been below average for quite some time unlike the midcard who’s stealing the show each night with Loiselle, Boone and Saint.

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[SIZE="3"][b]Pride of Germany (PoG)[/b][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/PoG1924_1.JPG[/IMG] [B]News :[/B] (Feb) Former tag team champion Ignaazio Greco’s contract was not renewed. He was not getting over and was basically buried on his way out in the last few months. (Feb) Another former tag team champion was let go when Shawn Carvill’s contract was not renewed. Is the new boss Alexander Beaulieu dispatching his ennemies away ? . (Mar) Bad Obsession set a new record as the last 4 matches of the card were rated D- or better. In fact the only one stinking in the show is the current owner with his F+/E- matchs. (Mar) A fairly popular and charismatic young French named Thomas Sasseville was signed.

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[SIZE="3"][b]Viva La Lucha (VLL)[/b][/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/VLL1924_1.JPG[/IMG] [B]News : [/B] (Jan) Daniel Gallagher was quietly released from his contract. (Mar) Current Lucha Libre champion, and PoG worker, Salvador Soto has been found by fellow wrestlers almost dead in his room. Tough days ahead for the young man who seems to have suffered a drug overdose. VLL quickly made the belt vacant after those events. As you may guess, when Soto’s contract was up in April, the company didn’t renew it. (Mar) Edwin Tufnel, a young worker from SPW, will head for Mexico for a couple of shows. (May) Pablo Diez, an average wrestler on a mean losing streak, was released. They replaced him with another rookie, Alvaro Herrera, that can perform well on a more consistent basis. {Really, the only major difference between the two is their consistency, F+ vs C.}

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[B]General News : [/B] (June) Following his release from SPW, Sir Anthony Henry went back home in UK and founded in very own wrestling promotion, All Out Wrestling (AOW). Their initial includes some familiar names : [list] [*]Jesus Marcos, current PoG road agent [*]Simon Lefevre, current PoG referee [*]Shawn Carvill, former PoG worker [*]Earl Peterson, a undercarder in SPW [*]Thomas Sasseville, PoG wrestler[/list] (June) AOW quickly held their first show in the Aston University Sports Hall in front of 11 people. A very good effort (E) in which Thomas Sasseville defeated Danny Punk to become the first AOW Triple Crown champion.

[MrOnu]

Second half of 1924 [SIZE="5"][b]Second Half of 1924[/b][/SIZE] [size=3][b]Southern Pro Wrestling (SPW) [/b][/size] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/SPW1924_2.JPG[/IMG] [b]News[/b] : (July) Apparently, some wrestlers are very unhappy about how things are run. Of course, Reginald Draper tried to defend the company, which only escalated in a heated argument with Earl Peterson. Other wrestlers had to separate them. (Sep) Veteran Levi Andrews, one-time SPW tag champion, got knocked out cold in his match against Earl Peterson. Doctors are not optimistic about the future of his career and will keep him out of the ring until notice. {Major Concussion, out for 13 months, at 44 years old} (Sep) Don Loomis finally agreed to spend some money on talent. Frank Norris was able to sign Ray Stiller, a former shoot fighter with some national recogniton. He’s a good athlete, a dangerous brawler (A in Brawling), but completely clueless in a wrestling ring (E- in Basics, Psychology and Selling).

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[size=3][b]Pride of Germany (PoG) [/b][/size] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/PoG1924_2.JPG[/IMG] [b]News[/b] : (Oct) The promotion was back in the Bremnan Hall to reduce their show expenses. They’ll be back at Lubuskie soon probably.

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[size=3][b]Viva La Lucha (VLL) [/b][/size] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/VLL1924_2.JPG[/IMG] [b]News[/b] : (July) VLL is doing great business. This month event rose the promotion to the Small status. (Aug) Drugs might be a problem in Mexico. Another wrestler, Francisco Dominguez was arrested in possession of drugs. He spent a couple of nights in jail and will have to do community works. (Sep) VLL added a couple of rookies to their roster. One of them is a young Australian named Terry Gordy, he has star written all over him if he can only get consistent in his performances. Maita used his Japanese connections to sign of couple of fellow countrymen. {I love random names sometimes!} (Sep) Also back with the company, Donald Gallagher! Frederick Turnbull (AOW) will also work some dates in Mexico it seems. (Sep) Yoshinaka Oonishi (PoG) will also add VLL to his work calendar. (Nov) Edwin Tufnell left the promotion. He couldn’t made all the trips all around North American and wished to concentrate on his home country of Canada and the closer USA. VLL hired back Pablo Diez to fill this hole on their roster. (Nov) Humberto Torres contract was not renew probably because he can’t over regardless of his good performances.

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[size=3][b]All Out Wrestling (AOW)[/b][/size] [IMG]http://www.retrohockey.net/diary/AOW1924_2.JPG[/IMG] [b]News[/b] : (July) AOW managed to get their title belts a couple of cheap shiny jeweleries hence their names. The Triple Crown has a mix of of those jewels and the Ruby title, the midcard one, is covered with false cheap rubies.

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[b]General News[/b] : (Sep) Daniel Loiselle, current SPW star, is now back in home country of Canada and opened his own promotion, Quebec Championship Wrestling (QCW). Loiselle clearly learned a few things in SPW and doesn’t want to repeat the same mistakes. Notable signatures to the initail roster : [list] [*]Alexander Beaulieu, PoG owner, a rather famous name in Canada [*]Raul Bruce, SPW referee [*]Jason Azaria, SPW announcer [*]Edwin Tufnel, currently wrestlig in SPW and VLL. [*]Saint, Roberto Henderson, Sam Angel and Marvin McKean, current SPW wrestlers. [*]Justin Bennet, former SPW jobber. [*]Gary Levesque, SPW road agent. [/list] (Oct) While preparing the first QCW show, Daniel Loiselle and Marvin McKean went into a heated argument that almost got them fighting. (Oct) QCW first show was a tremendous success. Invincible drew 47 fans that gave a D grade to the event. We might have learned why McKean and Loiselle got into an argument when he lost in the main event to Edwin Tufnel for the QCW Canadian title. Daniel Loiselle put Justin Bennett over for the QCW Provincial title. (Nov) QCW Unlimited Action was rated D by the 59 fans present. McKean failed to beat Tufnell once again in a very good bout (D+). (Dec) At QCW Montreal Showdown, a D rated card, Daniel Loiselle defated Bennett for the Provincial title. 43 fans were present.

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Don Loomis was not very happy when Daniel Loiselle went home and founded QCW. Not that he really minds Loiselle being in the business, but sharing his workers is not something he's looking for. Not to look like the grumpy old man he's in reality, Loomis' USPWA recognized, at least partially, that there is some wrestling now in Canada by rewarding QCW in their annual awards. In his speech, Loomis did not mention once VLL. [list][*]Wrestler of the Year : Marvin McKean (SPW, QCW) [*]Young Wrestler of the Year : Saint (2) (SPW, QCW) [*]Promotion of the Year : SPW (5) [*]Most Improved Promotion : PoG (2) [*]Match of the Year : Marvin McKean vs Joe Boon, time limit draw at SPW Brawl for All. (D+) [*]Card of the Year : QCW Montreal Showdown (D)[/list]

[MrOnu]

How does it look now ? Is it clear enough ? Easy to follow ? Should I add a bit of color maybe ?

[i effin rule]

[QUOTE=MrOnu;453478]How does it look now ? Is it clear enough ? Easy to follow ? Should I add a bit of color maybe ?[/QUOTE] Looks good, very easy to read.

[buck44f]

it looks good, A bit more color wouldn't hurt but its easy to follow.

[Sartagis]

Looks good. Sad to see Suarez isn't dominating in your game as he did in mine. I had grown attached to him. He had won the first 5 Wrestler of the year awards and was involved in every Match of the year until 1926.

[MrOnu]

Good things might happen soon for Suarez. His career never lift up in America as SPW pretty much jobbed him for 2 years, kept him in the midcard for another one where he stole the show every now and then... and finally fired him when he got over (he's E in South East). He's been doing great since he joined VLL. His 10 months Mexican champion reign put him over enough that he's now poping in main events in 1925. Thanks for the feedbacks guys !

[d_w_w]

I like the new formating. I'd like to try out the organic effverse myself, but am afraid that I would get distracted from my other games. So, I'll do it vicariously through your diary.

[Sartagis]

[QUOTE=MrOnu;453947]Good things might happen soon for Suarez. His career never lift up in America as SPW pretty much jobbed him for 2 years, kept him in the midcard for another one where he stole the show every now and then... and finally fired him when he got over (he's E in South East). He's been doing great since he joined VLL. His 10 months Mexican champion reign put him over enough that he's now poping in main events in 1925. Thanks for the feedbacks guys ![/QUOTE] He actual never left the midcard for me either. Also never won a major title not even with VLL. lol But he had the best record, the most title reigns, and all those awards I stated before.