Phantom Stranger Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 [I]It had come so far... I stood in the entrance after the show. The audience were gone; some of the boys were dismantling the ring. A few of the chairs were tipped over, plastic cups emptied and left forlorn beside them. I let my breath out slowly, and thought back to that first show. Stepping out on stage to deliver a bad attempt at karaoke a capella and a 'your mom' joke, and getting a pop for it. The cricket bat to the face long before I got the hang of covering up. The sound of bottle on skull nearby. Being hauled across the canvas, its texture rougher than I'd ever imagined skimming DVDs and cutting promos in the mirror at home. Feigning unconsciousness, lying sprawled across the pride of our fledgling tag division. The three count; the silver. Tag champions after my first (oh-so-)professional match. They'd told us not to try it at home, so we'd rented a nightclub and bought a ring. I thought of the twelve months our announcers joked about the Lynchpin, a feared pinning combination, before I ever found the athleticism I needed to attempt it. I thought of the ****ing Hair vs. Hair match. I thought about the injury. The retirements that followed, friends shocked into backing away by the reality of it all. What we had that kept us going was the camaraderie of the roster; the Lads Night Out wasn't a gimmick. It was how we were. How we all were. We'd stepped in the ring, some of us, with Samoa Joe. We'd worked false finishes, ref bumps, Dusty swerves and shocking turns. We'd proved you could live your dream, at least on the small scale. But next month Panix was out of the country. The rigours of the work were beginning to fray tempers through the roster. And next month, and provisionally afterward, the book fell to me from Panix. I wondered - had we peaked? We couldn't quit without admitting defeat. But even if we kept going, I wasn't sure how we could definitely prove that we were not-[/I] [IMG]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/destinedtofail/fullnelson.jpg[/IMG] --- Alright, having got the inspiration and secured the permission of Panix, it's time for the recruitment thread. For those not familiar with the original: [url]http://67.19.230.90/~arles/forum/showthread.php?t=27546[/url] And now there's at least one thing in this thread worth reading, even if it's only a link. I'm not Panix, and his permission does not equal the permission to use the original roster. I hope that many of you will come along for the ride; those who refuse, I can't blame you. I hope, further, that we'll see new workers enter the company and help us on our insane bid to rise to the top. Some months on from Panix' dynasty, the BWA lives on. Tom Lynch (formerly?) of the LNO has the book. Step up, fans, and become what you admire. So what I'm asking for here is volunteers - I need your name, or at the least something you'd be willing to be announced as, a photo, permission to use it, the understanding that I will be attempting to continue Panix' gleefully inappropriate booking style and so you may be booked with a truly ludicrous gimmick (see: The Crystal Pimp), and, if you choose to right now, some notion of style and finisher. If not... hell, we'll work it out as we go, it's the BWA! If we had a clue what we were doing there'd be no fun. This is not my ROF diary and it won't be booked or written up the same way. I'm going to be drawing heavily on panix and Nevermore. I just can't promise that quality. What I guarantee is that the BWA will live on in the same gloriously chaotic style it always did. Because it's what we want to see. And because not everything in life is Destined to Fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyde Hill Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I am totally up for it! What do you need from me? I think a picture and maybe a short discription would suffice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=Hyde Hill;481399]I am totally up for it! What do you need from me? I think a picture and maybe a short discription would suffice?[/QUOTE] Pretty much, yeah. If you don't want to make the pic public, you can PM me a link and I'll take it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Feel free to bring back the greatest high flyer in the industry today, Prime :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=G-Prime;481408]Feel free to bring back the greatest high flyer in the industry today, Prime :D[/QUOTE] Y'know, one of the spots I've been turning over in my head involves the Primacanrana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallbanger Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Oh hell yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=Wallbanger;481419]Oh hell yeah![/QUOTE] At least one One Percenter! Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSensation Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I put my name in the hat to join this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=MikeSensation;481427]I put my name in the hat to join this time around.[/QUOTE] And welcome aboard! If you can let me have a photo for visuals purposes, I'll get you added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Gadzinski Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm in. I'll get you a picture tomorrow or Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallbanger Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 [quote=Phantom Stranger;481422]At least one One Percenter! Excellent.[/quote] I guess that makes me a half percenter? :rolleyes: TRELL! Get yo' lazy pathetic ass in here! We have titles to win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Well, the roster's shaping up. Some who've been there from the start, some new guys... good to see. :) I have a few ideas about how we got from A to B, but those will probably unfurl in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bolton Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I would like to be in, but I don't want to post a picture of myself, as I am VERY shy and insecure about my appearance. Can I use a Cverse picture instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=Bolton;481528]I would like to be in, but I don't want to post a picture of myself, as I am VERY shy and insecure about my appearance. Can I use a Cverse picture instead?[/QUOTE] I'm afraid I'm going to say no. I hope, if you reread the original, you'll find that the different members of the roster are all treated fairly and you'll find you don't mind so much, but I can understand if you don't want to take the chance - and I do appreciate you registering interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bolton Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 It's OK, I'll just read it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antithesis Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm in. As for style/finisher, if at all possible I'd like to be a brawler/technician. My finisher would be a submission move, a combo half nelson- chicken wing called the Hot Wings as for a picture. [IMG]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/Odius30/joe6nk.jpg[/IMG] hope that will suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I'm in, PM and pic on their way to you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 And welcome to the latest! A good mix of old favourites and new players so far... I'm looking forward to this. Won't speculate on exactly how the BWA's set up until I know how many of the old crew are back in and thus which plot threads I can pick up, but it'll be interesting to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panix04 Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I can't wait to see the BWA back in business and I know from how keen you were during its first iteration that you will do a grand job! Panix for the BWA UK Title!!!! Woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=panix04;481552]I can't wait to see the BWA back in business and I know from how keen you were during its first iteration that you will do a grand job! Panix for the BWA UK Title!!!! Woo hoo![/QUOTE] Are you kidding? Panix is too whipped to be champ. It's got to go to the master of the Primacanrana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Jobs To Me Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I can't leave a fellow LNO'er hanging, count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=Mr T Jobs To Me;481569]I can't leave a fellow LNO'er hanging, count me in![/QUOTE] There are few people I'd rather have at my back. And now we need Trell to complete the old feud... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 We can't let the LNO get the numbers game on the rest of us... Where's my tag team partner gone? Astil, you'd better get your ass in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Stranger Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 [QUOTE=G-Prime;481602]We can't let the LNO get the numbers game on the rest of us... Where's my tag team partner gone? Astil, you'd better get your ass in here.[/QUOTE] Astil's signed up. But you, Prime, have no need to worry about the numbers game. Well, not from the LNO. Hee hee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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