praguepride Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Same as before, the place where you can hype your planned diaries or just throw out ideas and see how people react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombstriker Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Sure, I will be doing a Combat Zone Wrestling diary... It will be very graphic heavy and of course.... VERY ORGANIZED! I am a neat freak and presentation is high on my priority list, some of you may have seen my JFC (WMMA 2) diary. I am hoping a good real world mod is out soon with CZW in it, so far the ones released didn't have them. If I have too I will just use one of the mods and add in the company myself . Eitherway it is going to be very fun and if you like hardcore and high-flying you will love it! Also if you are familiar with CZW already, you may just have to jiz in you pants!!! That is how fun it is going to be! CZW > Porn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINisher Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Here's a shock announcement. New diary coming out. It's going to be a blast, I'm going to implement a lot of new, never before seen stuff into my diary for TEW2010. I'm not going to give you any hints until suddenly the thread appears in the Dynasty section. I'm so, so motivated like never before, I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praguepride Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 I'm undecided at the moment between continuing my RIPW diary or doing a new PSW diary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comradebot Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Diary is in the works... I just hope the world is ready for "Manhunter's Wild Australia". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoNdOn Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Diary is in the works... I just hope the world is ready for "Manhunter's Wild Australia". Am I ready? I was born ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praguepride Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 Diary is in the works... I just hope the world is ready for "Manhunter's Wild Australia". You know...I hear bull sharks come from Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Century Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Everybody, prepare for..... SAW PRESENTS: WRESTLING? I'm going to use the SAW promotion that is set yet to open in the default data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waghlon Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Ive heard that they like hats made out of bears in Australia But ive got some ideas myself. I never got around to doing it in 2008 (mostly because of 2010 looming in the horizon), but gosh dang it to heck i want to write something, so i cooked up a couple of ideas i might want to roll with. Just give some feedback on what you would find interesting to read: Haruki Kudo's Magic Van with children in it: Ignore the presence of Kudo for a second, my idea would be to create a series of teenagers, age 12 to 16/17, all with extremely limited wrestling skills. Then hire a bunch of good, old (retired?) and somewhat over people to "train" them. Supposedly by having matches with them (theory goes that it should be possible improve by wrestling a better worker), in the hopes we could somehow create the next big name. Alternatively, go the CCW-road, create fake C-Verse celebrities and then hold a reality show. RAW is... Australian: Well yeah, we all love that funny little promotion dont we? Why not just do a diary with them? Apart from the fact we all suspect you-know-who to do one. But then again, you can have two TCW diaries, so why not two RAW ones? (note to self: find out if any midget workers can work in Australia) In Japan 0/0/0 works wonders: What it says on the tin. TNA TNA TNA TNA: Well yeah, TNA. 2010. Brother! Finally 5SSW: Well yeah. I like 5SSW. Personally im not sure i can do a diary/dynasty with them. Infernalmiko is pretty smart. He could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakerNGN74 Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I do plan on doing a USPW dynasty but probably won't be doing so until I get a little more familiar with 2010 and how everything works. But it is coming... TakerNGN74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Turtle Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 As soon as the full game is released, I plan on starting a WCW diary beginning in either 1995 at the start of the Monday Night Wars, or directly after the Montreal Screwjob. Both were such crucial times for WCW. Although, the recent rumors of the wars coming back, running TNA may be tempting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Orange Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Everybody, prepare for..... SAW PRESENTS: WRESTLING? I'm going to use the SAW promotion that is set yet to open in the default data. If any one can create a promotion with utter craziness at the core it is you. Just please do not tarnish the legacy of my brainchild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedew Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'll be going for a DIW diary, i really love the whole set-up and style of the promotion, plenty of DAVE-esque potential there. If i ever tire of that, i'll be reviving INY. A few irons in the fire regarding other ideas though, so who knows But DIW is certainly my #1 choice right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Orange Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Wrestling Digest Basically, I want to do a new twist on a watchers diary by making it more into a newspaper/magazine/Internet forum, and this is it. since this is the new year edition, it will probably be in parts. One part of this I would like to introduce is the idea of recurring writers which you can reply to and have a sort of discussion with. Sorta kayfabe about the C-Verse, so no "you know that Adam just designed it like that so...". So read and see what you think, reply to "Mark Tronson" if you want. Go nuts. EDIT: It has been written very oddly because I have not edited it, and it is definetely not a final draft, I just felt like writing so by no means consider this a finished article. Just a tester. The Week in Wrestling; A Year in Review Article 1 The Week in Wrestling, presented by the Universal Wrestling Appreciation Organisation. All the highlights and main thoughts about this week in wrestling. Well, its the start of a new year, and hopefully a year to top the year we just had. TCW have been crippled by financial troubles and injuries, Pride Honour Glory Wrestling has seen it's star fall, for INSPIRE the dream ended. In Canada the DeColt family business has been passed on to a new generation and the family has been split. The former owner of DAVE is now booking sports entertainment, and a DeColt is now the champion in the House of Stone. The worlds largest womens wrestling company, 5SSW, has lost the last of the magic three, and if you look at Europe they are still recovering from the closure of UCR and the burn created by the SuperNova. But why then has the past year been such a good year in wrestling? BHOTWG and SWF have retained their perches, USPW is in line to become a national powerhouse after finally securing some of the big names needed to throw their weight around. Europe has seen the rise of the first promotion that has not gained life from the death of UCR. Canada has seen a new promotion open to help create talent so desperately needed for Canada's future. ZEN has started to develop into a company with long-term aspirations and two new promotions have opened in Australia, making it an unlikely hot spot for the new breed of wrestling. And yet, it is the last bit that worries me more than the misstep of TCW or even the collapse of INSPIRE. Revolution Australian Wrestling is a company owned and operated by and for a media conglomerate. We are not talking about SWF, a private business in which the wrestling is controlled by a booking/creative team who have been trained traditionally and do whats best for the business. This is not even ZEN, a private business in which the wrestling is controlled by a nuclear gorilla SWAT team and reruns of The Young and the Fearless. We are talking about Wrestling controlled by a media corporation that will do not what's best for the viewers, but what fits in the network, not what wrestling fans want, but what mainstream viewers will laugh at. Potentially, we are witnessing the end of an entire era of wrestling. Maybe its this journalist's old age, but the only culture in which wrestling is left as a pure sport is in Japan, and they have to half kill each other to do so. If you want a tip from me, start watching FCW, maybe some Puerto Rican Power will turn the year around. Mark Tronson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapa42 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm laying down some plans for another diary. I can ony hope its anywhere near as well as loved as Generation Supreme was. I am sorely tempted to throw out some hints, but I'd rather play things close to the vest for now (though a few other posters know some things, for various reasons). I don't want to jump in too quickly, though, so it won't start for a few weeks. I want to take some time adapting to 2010 before I get things rolling. It will be tempting to throw some teasers on here in the meantime.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntman Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Despite the fact that all of my diaries fail miserably...and since I have really no knowledge of the C-Verse...ROF Diary! Since they are failing. Why don't I fail too? This should be great ...maybe. So this will be a 1st time experience for me and not you...unless you are new. Or do something for the gWo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infernalmiko Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I have to admit I'm learning toward a Burning Hammer diary at the moment. I've had a few ideas for storylines on that, and I've been watching alot of New Japan lately which doesn't hurt either. I'm not rushing though, the boards have seen some excellent BHOTWG diaries so want to make sure I do it right. Was tempted by 5SSW, but I've just not found any stories for it yet that really hook me. And my Fuyuko Higa/BSC idea would probably get me banned. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayelek Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm strongly considering starting a BSC diary once I buy the game. The whole concept of the promotion begs for a "real wrestling" heel stable, which I'm sure has been done before. Alternatively, I can't wait for there to be a draft. Pretty enjoyable last time and solid for a diary game. Also, I may be able to get the Gabeverse done at some point, but I'm not going to talk more about that until I'm at least above 200 workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm laying down some plans for another diary. I can ony hope its anywhere near as well as loved as Generation Supreme was. I am sorely tempted to throw out some hints, but I'd rather play things close to the vest for now (though a few other posters know some things, for various reasons). I don't want to jump in too quickly, though, so it won't start for a few weeks. I want to take some time adapting to 2010 before I get things rolling. It will be tempting to throw some teasers on here in the meantime.... This is totally going to be a TCW diary, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigpapa42 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 This is totally going to be a TCW diary, isn't it? It might be. TCW is a promotion I've been considering doing a diary around for a long time. I came very close to starting one in 2008, while I still had my SWF diary but thought better of it. That said, it is not the only promotion that is very intriguing in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 It might be. TCW is a promotion I've been considering doing a diary around for a long time. I came very close to starting one in 2008, while I still had my SWF diary but thought better of it. That said, it is not the only promotion that is very intriguing in 2010. The mystery goes on... I remember you saying that TCW was your favorite so that was why I thought they would be next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mystery Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Well once I get the game, I'll probably be continuing my NWA diary but as well thinking about going on the C-verse Japan. For probably last two months, I had a great experience with Golden Canvas Grappling and now with all the controversy that happened with the Japanese wrestling scene, I'll try to be consistent with a GCG diary. Otherwise been trying to transition RW mods to the C-verse. So look out for me basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Source: ProWrestlingHits.com ----- New promotion opens in Japan… Iron Japan Wrestling by Robert Greene Hello there puro fans! Following on from my review of the often bizarre politics and events in Japan that tried to follow the timeline of the demise of INSPIRE, the change of ownership of BHOTWG and the turbulent times suffered by PGHW there is actually some good news going down in Japan today! Yay! A man by the name of Onishi Takuma has opened up a new promotion called Iron Japan Wrestling. For those of you not familiar with his work, I’m not surprised! At the age of 42 he has had a long career but has never really amounted to much partly because his one successful gimmick actually hurt him in the long run. Takuma joined floundering promotion GCG in his youth and gained some moderate success with his “Hands of Stone” gimmick, utilising some brutal chops to weaken his opponents. However they had to release him due to budget cuts and he floundered on the relatively barren indy scene for a while before resurfacing in PGHW when they were formed in 1996. A two year spell there saw him perform fairly well but it had was clear that his once solid technical skills were now weak due to his hands taking so much punishment from his chops that he had lost mobility in them. He was then released from PGHW and until now has spent the rest of his career touring small indy promotions with the gimmick, which remains fairly popular. Which brings us to today! Takuma has formed Iron Japan Wrestling and his press release (which I had to have translated for me since I’m not fluent in the language yet) has gone into a lot of detail about what he hopes to achieve with the promotion. The long and short of it is quite simple though, so I’ve paraphrased it for you guys to digest. IRON JAPAN WRESTLING Iron Japan Wrestling is about honour, fighting spirit and the desire to be the best. To reach the top of IJW you must prove that you have skill, passion and heart. You must show that you are a better wrestler than everyone else and be willing to prove it every time you compete. Iron Japan Wrestling has therefore implemented the following rules and divisions in order to prove yourself. CLIMBING THE IRON MOUNTAIN At the top of The Iron Mountain is the IJW World Heavyweight Champion, the man who has proven themselves to be the most worthy of being champion. Sitting below this man are his three top challengers, each ready to prove themselves in battle. Each of these three men have gotten to where they are by defeating those below them and proving themselves worthy. The champion must accept challenges from these men as they have climbed the mountain and earned their place as challengers. Below the three challengers lies everyone else, slowly ascending towards the Heaven’s, trying to prove themselves to be worthy challengers. Only by winning many matches can they challenge one of the three challengers for their spot near the top of the mountain, with victory seeing them replace the challenger. To climb the mountain you must defeat whoever stands in your path. The higher you climb the hard it becomes to move any higher, and the more people there will be behind you looking to bring you back down. A win moves you up the mountain one step, a defeat sets you back one step. Only when you have reached the top three steps can you challenge for the summit, and only wins against an appropriate strong opponent will see you step forward. THE MOUNTAIN RANGE There are many mountains around the Iron Mountain, each with a different path to the top. Once the path to the summit of the Iron Mountain has been walked and a champion has been crowned then the lesser mountains will be scaled also. The mountains are: The Twin Peaked Mountain: Tag Team The ??? Mountain: Junior Heavyweight The ??? Mountain: Womens Only one mountain can be climbed at any time, though walking a path already walked is much easier than walking a new path. If one chooses to make a new climb, they must leave the summit and hope to return one day. New stars fall from the heavens all the time… some make an impact on the mountain and unsettle those already there, while others miss and fall to earth, needing to start their climb all the way from the bottom. SPECIAL EVENTS The Iron Man Tournament Open to all men who wish to compete, The Iron Man Tournament will see all who wish to reach the summit of the Iron Mountain compete in a single elimination tournament, with the winner receiving a pass to challenge the IJW World Heavyweight champion, regardless of contendership status. The final 8 men will face off in one night, with as many events as required being held prior to this in order to see who is worthy. Only the champion may not enter, for he awaits the winner in an ultimate battle! The Blind Faith Tournament It is said that trust must be earned, the same applies to respect and to success. The Blind Faith Tournament draws together tha fates of everyone, pairing them together in a tag team tournament like no other. Friends and foes alike will team up to quest for glory, with the final four pairings competing in the finals. One team will triumph over all others, culminating in a final battle between those individuals for the right to challenge for the IJW World Heavyweight championship. Trust leads to triumph, triumph leads to glory and glory leads to iron. ----- Such is Iron Japan Wrestling. Glory falls to those who will climb the mountain, surpassing all the challenges in front of them, ascending to glory through honour, fighting spirit and desire. So yeah… Japanese is such a wonderful language. I’ve broken it down and analysed it to mean the following, for those who might have had some trouble keeping up with all the fancy words and imperfect translation - IJW has a few divisions: A Heavyweight (technically openweight really but it’s Japan and size matters) division, a Junior Heavyweight division, a Tag Team division and a Women’s division. They are only starting with the Heavyweight division though, with more to come later, presumably once they’ve built up a reputation and established their main title. - Only the top 3 guys in each division can challenge for the belt and you can only be in one division at once. To become one of the top 3 challengers you have to beat one of them… and everything below that is a big ladder ranking system. Beat someone close to you to move up… lose and you move down. Simple really. I think the tag division may operate differently though, since it’d be harsh to have dedicated tag teams unable to compete elsewhere. I also think new guys get to challenge someone for a spot on the roster too, jumping ahead of them in the rankings if they win and heading to the bottom if the lose. - They have a couple of special tournaments too. They’re probably annual ones, with the Iron Man being a straight singles tournament for a Heavyweight title shot and the Blind Faith Tournament being a Lethal Lottery tag team style tournament with the winning team facing each other for a shot at the Heavyweight title. That could be fun. Anyways, that’s been my latest update on the Japanese wrestling scene. As ever, I’ve been Robert Greene and I have been your host on this most confusing of topics. Thanks for reading! - Robert Greene Here is a rough draft of the first post for what will be a fairly barebones style 0/0/0 diary based in Japan. I've got a number of ideas for it but it's largely going to be based on the two major tournaments outlined above. However, I do need some good names for the lesser divisions/mountains. And hopefully I'll get a cool logo and banner too in order to make it look pretty. Otherwise, this game is going to be a lot like the classic Coastal Zone diaries in terms of content and appearance, inspired by my own run with GCG in 08 and a desire to play a long term game from the ground up for once. So any help you can give in coming up with good names for my mountains/divisions would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Everybody, prepare for..... SAW PRESENTS: WRESTLING? I'm going to use the SAW promotion that is set yet to open in the default data. You think its over... but the games have just begun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I posted this in the old version of this thread about an old diary i had. Its been revised and updated for potential use in a TEW10 diary <table><tr> <td>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/NYCW_alt4.jpg</td> <td>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/NYCW_alt2.jpg</td> <td>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/NYCW_alt.jpg</td> <td>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/NYCW_alt3.jpg</td> <td>http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz173/GDSRenders/Diaries/NYCW-1.jpg</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td>1995</td> <td>1997</td> <td>2007</td> <td>2010</td> </tr> </table>New York City Wrestling <blockquote>Wrestling started becoming a real profession in the US around the 1960s, which is generally known as the "Traditional Era". Prior to this it had been little more than a sideshow attraction, but the 60s saw the emergence of several regional territories, with wrestlers travelling from promotion to promotion. It was hard for wrestlers to become real superstars, as they rarely stayed in one place long enough to really become dominant, but some carved out good reputations for themselves and earned great livings - amongst these were men like Dan Stone and George DeColt, who would later go on to be successful promoters. The major territories at this time included Championship Wrestling from Boston (run by Gene Plumelli), Dick The Devastator's All-American Florida Wrestling, the Tri-State area's American Pro Wrestling Federation, California Pro Wrestling (headed by Preston Holt), and the Texas Wrestling League. The end of this situation began in around 1978, when a relatively new promotion called Supreme Wrestling Federation, under the leadership of a young promoter called Richard Eisen, began building up an impressive roster by offering long-term contracts to some of the most popular wrestlers, which was unheard of in those days. By 1980, SWF was able to put on wrestling's first pay-per-view event, which marked the beginning of the "Supreme Era". SWF became the national powerhouse, with clever marketing and showmanship making the smaller promotions look amateurish. By the mid 80s, almost all the regional promotions had been put out of business, and SWF was almost entirely dominant, with their headline wrestlers like Sam Strong and Rip Chord being national superstars. December 1978: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/TheStomper.jpg_http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/dickthedevastator.jpg_http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/BigAlWallace.jpg'The Passing Of The Guard' <blockquote>Derek Bradford was not a happy man. Anyone that knew him knew that he was not happy at the best of times, but today even more so than usual Derek had just come from a roster meeting with Dick The Devastator and Big Al Wallace - Owner and Head Booker of All American Florida Wrestling- and the news wasn't good. For a few years now, Supreme Wrestling Federation had been plundering the ranks of lesser promotions, but the last few months had seen half of AAFW's roster gone, with nobody really able to replace them. After some consideration, Dick had gone to Richard Eisen - Owner of SWF - and came away with a buyout offer. For some, the offer was a ray of hope. The younger workers knew that SWF was their chance for the big time... A chance to show the world what their could do, and if the rumours were true, a TV deal was on the horizon and a chance to be beamed into the nations livingroom's was too good to pass up. For the veterans of AAFW it would mark the end of the road. Eisen was known for using monster like wrestlers or young pretty boys who the girls would swoon over. There was no place there for an average looking, slightly balding 29 year old. So he had wished Dick and Al all the best and left AAFW behind him heading back to Poughkeepsie to get ready for life after wrestling. Dick took his payout and moved to Japan to wrestle with his friend Saionji Omura. </blockquote>June 1988: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/TheStomper.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/NYCW/Random_Male30.jpg <blockquote>Two months had past since Derek had last wrestled professionally and he was beginning to feel the itch. Since AAFW folded, he managed to get some work for Texas Wrestling League as The Masked Mauler, however due to the mask, he never got the popularity he thought he deserved although the critics loved his technical ability. Finally the time had come to hang up the mask to someone younger in <??????????> . Now semi-retired, he did still sometimes spar with his friend and former AAFW road agent Adrian Lombardi, but the thought that he would never appear in front of a crowd again saddened him. A few weeks after his departure from TWL, Derek had taken a job at a gymnasium and it was there when he was sparring with Lombardi that he met 'The Crippler' Ray Kingman. The Crippler was a icon from the 1970's and 80's and was famous for his submission moves. He was on the lookout for somewhere for his 14 year old son Barry to train at, while he started to wind up his own career and he wanted Derek to help. Derek and The Crippler talked for a while about the state of wrestling at the moment and how smaller promotions were just fading away and giants like SWF were taking only what they wanted. Derek then let slip his dream of one day opening his own promotion, a place where traditional wrestling would be placed above all else, and The Crippler just smiled. A few days after meeting The Crippler, they met again. This time The Crippler had an offer for him. He would have a word with some friends of his about getting some investors involved to create a local New York promotion. Some local talent, and a small warehouse on the outskirts of town and the dream of something bigger. With Derek Bradford at the helm and Adrian Lombardi helping out with road duties, New York City Wrestling was born...</blockquote>December 1994: <blockquote>It had been 6 years since NYCW's debut, and while not really growing as large as Derek had envisioned, it was still big enough to draw in some former big names, such as SWF's Corporal Doom and Land Mass. Around the Tri State area NYCW has beginning to get a reputation as a place where you could go and watch the good ol' days of wrestling, before the commercialisation and 10 minute angles of modern day shows, and a place where older workers could end their days with dignity. However Derek wasn't that worried about NYCW. It was his friend that worried him. For the last few months, the health of Adrian Lombardi has been declining and Lomardi had been slowly grooming Corporal Doom to take over the book in the event of anything happening. And happen it would. Just after Christmas, Adrian Lombardi was rushed into hospital. Years of living on the road, drinking and smoking had taken its toll and the doctors claimed he had mere days to live. Derek spent every moment he could there waiting with his friend. On the forth day after being admitted Lombardi beckoned Derek over. 'Derek my friend, together we have created something special. A haven for the aging veterans of wrestling. A place where legends go to die. Our own personal Valhalla. I want your word that you will carry on once i've gone. Never let go of your dream.' 'I promise' Derek replied. Those were the last words Adrian Lombardi said. He died in the early hours of the morning. He was survived by his wife and son. NYCW went into a period of mourning for one of its founding members, even to the point of changing the logo to a black background with the Empire State Building standing tall.</blockquote>September 1997: <blockquote>New York was shocked to its core in early 1997 with an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter Scale. Sections of Brooklyn were reduced to rubble, but the biggest loss came when the Empire State Building came crashing down. Several of NYCW's crew were lost that day having been sent into midtown to scout a new venue.. A venue that wasn't there the next day. In the aftermath of the earthquake, New Yorkers came together in a mass wave of patriotism. Every store window carried an american flag, and almost all shows based in the Big Apple, held a New York special. New Yorks mayor stood in front of the ruins of the Empire State building and made an empassioned speech to fellow survivors about renewal and revigoration to a mass applause. NYCW held a free show for the survivors of the earthquake, where the unveiled their new NYCW logo, unashamedly carrying an image of Lady Liberty herself. Derek Bradford, having been now branded 'The Stomper' by NYCW's locker room got back in the ring for his first professional match since Adrian Lombardi's death. Upon entering the ring, he walked over and touched each ringpost as a sign of respect for his friend. 'This ones for you Lombardi' The Stomper thought to himself. He lost, but aged 48, you cant win them all.</blockquote>December 2007: <blockquote>The Stomper couldn't believe it. 19 years on and NYCW was still going. Sure the lineup had completely changed but now he had a new lineup of veterans all ending their days with him such as Grandmaster Phunk; formally Danny B Bling from SWF. In place of Crippler Kingman was his son Barry, now 33 years old. While not the massive star that his father was, he had some success in 4C while on leave from NYCW. While The Stomper made infrequent trips to the ring, his former alter-ego was a regular there. The Masked Mauler had made various debuts over the years and they had now settled upon William Franklyn; the sixth Mauler. There was also a slowly growing youth movement in NYCW with the introduction of The New York Doll and Sammy The Shark. The youngsters were even making some of the older roster pick up their game a bit. However the 58 year old Stomper was going tired. He had been managing the book for the last few years until Black Hat Bailey agreed to help out. However the 47 year old Bailey was making noise about heading to a bigger promotion and ending his days there leaving the book to The Stomper again. It was something he doubted he had the energy for anymore. He headed back to Poughkeepsie to his house and took a stiff drink before his yearly ritual. The drive to the cemetery was always one of his most dreaded moments. He pondered over just what to say. He wanted to tell him that it was time to give up, hand NYCW over to somebody else, and retire. He was tired, and ached almost everyday. He got out the car and pulled his coat collar up to try drive off the effects of the winter chill and strode towards the grave. '13 years' he muttered to himself 'I cant believe its been so long' He spent the next hour cleaning up the grave, before placing some flowers upon it. 'Adrian.. Give me a sign.. What should i do?' </blockquote>November 2009: </blockquote> 'The Reunion' http://i825.photobucket.com/albums/zz173/GDSRenders/Wrestling/TheStomper2010.jpg <blockquote>Two long years had past, but for nothing much has changed for The Stomper. Sure his beard had practically lost all hint of colour and his body ached almost constantly, but to him time had lost all meaning. 'Uncle Derek????' The Stomper turned and couldn't believe his eyes. It was like looking at the spitting image of Adrian Lombardi himself, but he knew that couldn't be true. Adrian was in the ground near his feet. 'Uncle.. Its Daniel.. You remember me dont you' In front of The Stomper stood Daniel Lombardi, Adrians son and it all came flooding back. January 1995: It was a week since Derek had heard the last words of his best friend, and he hadn't been handling it well. He was constantly drifting off at work and had begun drinking too much. All he could think of was Adrians last words. 'Derek my friend, together we have created something special. A haven for the aging veterans of wrestling. A place where legends go to die. Our own personal Valhalla. I want your word that you will carry on once i've gone. Never let go of your dream.' The Stomper realised that his mind was away again, and refocused. He had to be strong today, for his friends and family. He looked over and saw Corporal Doom in the seat next to him, taking the pair of them of them to the cemetery for the burial. * * * * * It was quite a touching service, with friends and family all saying something about what Adrian had meant to them. Even former boss Dick The Devastator had arrived flying in from Japan especially to say a few words. As people starting leaving, Derek was approached by little Daniel, Adrian son. 'Uncy.. Where's daddy gone?' Derek pondered over what to tell a 4 year old about death. That his father wouldn't be coming back or how cruel life could be. 'Daniel.. Your dad was my best friend, and we all miss him terribly, but he has moved onto something bigger. I know he loved you though and will look in on you from time to time' Daniel starting crying and Sophia, Daniels mother rushed over to comfort him. 'WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM!' 'Nothing.. I just told him that i knew his father loved him very much, as do i. He is like a son to me. Let me know if there is anything that you two need' 'We dont need anything from you.. You took my Adrian away from his son for far too long, and now he is gone and my boy is fatherless. Im taking Daniel away from here so he doesn't have to watch anymore people throw their lives away' Sophia turned and scooped Daniel up in her arms taking him away forever. Almost 15 years had past since that day, but he could remember it like it was yesterday. Sophia had soon sold the house, and moved out of New York to someplace The Stomper had never figured out where. As the years passed, he had pondered over trying to get in touch but never could manage the courage. 'Daniel??' he managed to say. 'Yes Uncle.. You remember me!' 'I havn't seen you in over a decade, but the likeness to your father is uncanny' 'I know.. Mum used to say that all the time' 'How is your mother' 'She.. erm.. remarried a years back, but i never liked 'him' He would never let me watch any wrestling and he...well.. that's not important.' Daniel shed a tear 'Uncle... Outside of mum, your all i have left that i consider family. Would it be possible to stay with you for a while.. I'll help out wherever a can' Realisation smacked The Stomper square in the face. 'Adrian you sly devil' he thought to himself 'A sign indeed. Bradford and Lombardi again' 'Daniel my boy.. Wrestlings in your blood, but i have a question for you. How good are you with the book?' 'Ok.. I guess' Daniel replied. 'Played some wrestling sims a bit if thats what you mean 'I just need to make a call then' 'It always starts with a telephone call' The Stomper thought to himself, as he threw his arm around Daniel and drove him to his new home... at New York City Wrestling. The Beginning... 'A haven for the aging veterans of wrestling. A place where legends go to die. Our own personal Valhalla' - Adrian Lombardi 1994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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