Derek B Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 In my defense, it was one word with the link and it wasn't even bolded with smileys or in capitals or anything. What chance did I have?! On the plus side... got a cage match for my potential last one of the season. I can't help get the feeling that it's gonna be a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 In my defense, it was one word with the link and it wasn't even bolded with smileys or in capitals or anything. What chance did I have?! On the plus side... got a cage match for my potential last one of the season. I can't help get the feeling that it's gonna be a big one. Hey Derek gotta secret for you. You just lost the game too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 3, 2010 Author Share Posted June 3, 2010 4 years in the clink can ruin a man's reading comprehension. lol Should we put rp's here, or in the other thread? Eh, you can put them here. If it gets to be too bad I'll ask to move them to the other thread, but for now posting them here will be fine. EDIT: Update. Show is written, barring any last-minute changes. I'll warn y'all now that I may have taken a slight liberty with hometowns/billed weights depending on how I envisioned the character based on the bio and stats given to me. If anything is terribly wrong, I'll edit the show after it's been posted. All that's left to do is write out my week two preview show and prepare to update web pages. See you all tomorrow night for the opening show of The League! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Season 1, Week 1 June 4, 2010 In a skybox shrouded in darkness, the man behind The League watched as the arena started to fill up. Unseen to anyone, a smile crossed his face as he gazed upon the proceedings below. A soft clearing of the throat interrupted his reverie. "Sir, the show will be starting shortly. Do you need anything?" There was a pause. "No. I have everything I need at hand. Please tell security that I am not to be disturbed unless it's a dire emergency." "Yes, sir." The door closed softly behind the man, as he turned to the arena once more. The lights began to dim in the arena, and as the murmuring of the crowd reached his ears, another smile crossed his face. Surely, this was the sound of success. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Voice-over: All it takes is an idea, a stray thought given life on a whim, to start the wheels of history. A lone thought, given credence by a few people, can be the breeding grounds of a revolution. Tonight, professional wrestling's revolution begins. Tonight, the concept that wrestling is merely "sports entertainment" will go up in flames. Tonight, twelve men and women start on a personal quest to become a champion. Tonight, we bear witness to the birth of the true alternative in wrestling. Tonight, we rise up...and form The League. <object width="28" height="25"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxBiUbCP8E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> The scene fades in to the interior of Yurtec Stadium Sendai, and a capacity crowd on hand. Pyro erupts from the stage, a thirty-second chain of colors and sounds as the crowd continues to cheer. The commotion finally dying down, the camera pans the sea of fans, many of whom have brought signs featuring all of the members of The League. Finally, the camera pans to ringside, and a shot of the two-man commentary team. BS: Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the debut of The League! I'm Bob Sinclair, and joining me on color commentary is— FG: Look, Bob, how about giving me a chance to speak for myself? BS: I was getting to that, Frankie. You want the people listening to know who you are, right? FG: Since when does Frankie Garnett give a damn about what the mongoloids at home think? BS: That's hardly the way to endear yourself to the fans on your first night on the job, Frankie. FG: What's your point, Bob? I'm here to bring some entertainment to this show, not play kissy-face with the freaks out there! BS: I can tell already that it's going to be a long season. Anyhow, on to the business at hand...because we are in Japan to start the League, it should be noted that the referees in charge will stop the match if the rules are broken too often. FG: In other words, taking the match out of the hands of the wrestlers. For shame! BS: Ignoring the comments from the meat-head to my left...let's send it to Amelia Williams in the ring to kick off the season! ALPHA DIVISION MATCH: The Phoenix vs. The British Warrior The bell rings three times as the camera cuts to the ring announcer. AW: The following contest is the inaugural match of The League, and is set for one fall with a ninety-minute time limit in place! It is to the sound of silence that the first wrestler of the night walks to the ring, seemingly not disturbed by the fact that the arena didn't have his choice of theme music available. AW: Introducing first, from the United Kingdom, weighing 243 pounds...The British Warrior! BS: As we watch the Warrior getting ready in the ring, Frankie, what are your thoughts on his in-ring abilities? FG: Unlike some, I don't mind a technical bout, as long as you cheat to do it. This guy wouldn't know how to cheat if his life depended on it! BS: That said, I'm interested to see what sort of a twist the Warrior brings to the ring with his technical ability. With his Figure Four finisher, you have to think he's going to work on the legs of his opponent. As the Warrior stretches out against the ropes, the opening chords of The Instinct <object width="28" height="25"><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> hit the arena, signifying the entrance of his opponent. AW: His opponent, from The End of Nowhere, weighing 368 pounds...The Phoenix! BS: It's hard to imagine a man his size being skilled in the technical ways, Frankie, but the proof stands in front of us. FG: He's a freak, Bob, plain and simple. Anyone his size who doesn't rely on the tried-and-true "Ogre Smash" offensive technique is a failure. The two men stare each other down in the center of the ring as the bell sounds to officially begin the season. After a bit of trash-talking, the two men open some space between them, and it is Warrior who takes the first shot, trying to connect with the big man's thigh. A slight step back is enough for Phoenix to avoid the attack and take Warrior down with a single leg trip, though Warrior is quick to regain a vertical base as Phoenix went for the legs. The feeling-out process out of the way, both men start trading blows, Warrior getting the advantage with a couple of forearms and a few open-palm shots to the face of his opponent. This did nothing but get Phoenix's attention, as he went to his arsenal of holds to send Warrior to the mat and work over both the legs and head. Attempting some crossface shots was ill-advised, though, and Warror went back on to the offensive with nearly the same combination of moves Phoenix had just used, only reversed in order. This game of one-upsmanship continued until Phoenix was caught napping by an elbow strike that thwarted a vertical suplex attempt. Sensing that perhaps his technical skill wouldn't be enough, Warrior started using his quickness advantage over the much larger opponent, hitting dropkicks and quick elbow drops a-plenty. Things seemed to be in his favor until he made the mistake of trying to Irish whip Phoenix into the turnbuckles. Hitting a clothesline in the corner, Phoenix was quick to lock on a Camel Clutch just far enough away from the ropes to prevent a rope break from coming into play. A bit of a struggle allowed the Warrior to break free, and that was the last bit of offense from the big man in this contest. While he tried to apply his Eternal Requiem finisher, it did not come to fruition as Warrior picked up the pace, hitting a couple of top rope double axe handles to stun Phoenix long enough to apply his version of the Figure Four leglock. To the surprise of many of the viewers, Phoenix quickly tapped out as the bell sounded. AW: At a time of 9:50, your winner via submission is The British Warrior! FG: Like I told you, Bob, Phoenix is a failure. Look at how quick he tapped! BS: There's got to be more to it than that, Frankie. It could be a lingering knee or ankle injury, it could just be nerves, or maybe that hold is more deadly than we thought. FG: Eh, doesn't matter anyway. No one wants to waste their time on a loser. BETA DIVISION MATCH: SGRaaize vs. Breaker BS: Speaking of not wasting time, let's go back to the ring and get the next match underway. Once again, the bell rings to bring the crowd to attention. AW: Our next contest in the Beta Division is scheduled for one fall, with a ninety-minute time limit! Again, silence fills the arena as the first wrestler in the match comes out, talking trash with the fans the entire way down the entrance ramp. AW: Introducing first, from Portugal, weighing 231 pounds...SGRaaize! FG: Could you please explain to me just what the hell his name means, Bob? BS: You too afraid to do some work, Frankie? FG: ...pain in the arse, you are... Without warning, the second wrestler in the match makes a beeline towards the ring, not even bothering to wait for music of any sort. AW: His opponent, from— Amelia doesn't even get a chance to finish, as Raaize catches him with a hard left-handed shot to the temple. Breaker—for that is who Raaize's opponent is this week—is rocked and spends the next minute or two on the defensive as Raaize just focuses on dealing damage to any part of the body he can. FG: For being a technical wrestler, Raaize sure isn't exhibiting any signs of it. BS: Let's see, Frankie, three Knee Pulls and two applications of the Spinning Toe Hold? Sounds to me like he's focusing on the legs, though I do not know why he's allowing Breaker back onto his feet. FG: Stupidity, perhaps? Frankie could be correct in that guess, as Breaker is able to power out of an attempted backbreaker and stun Raaize with a bell clap that was completely unexpected. A quick suplex later, and Breaker asserted his control by rubbing Raaize's face into the mat, to the consternation of the referee. Unfazed, Breaker then tried to apply a choke hold, breaking just before the five-count. Allowing Raaize to regain a vertical base, Breaker hit a quick jab and went for a chop, only for Raaize to shrug it off and drop Breaker with a vertical suplex, proceeding to go back to work on the legs with a Figure Four leglock. BS: The same move that ended the first match is being used again here; I'm not sure if this will pay dividends for Raaize though. FG: Wait, isn't Raaize's finisher a lariat? BS: Yes it is, Frankie. FG: Then why in the heck is he working on the legs, when the lariat targets the head? BS: .... A good question, indeed, but largely unanswered as Raaize continued to press the advantage. About three minutes later, it seemed to finally dawn on Raaize that the legs were not going to be a good point to focus on, and the attention was quickly turned towards the head. A bulldog, followed by a flying double axe handle and quickly transitioned into a Camel Clutch seemed to drive home the point that Raaize was tired of messing around and wanted to put his opponent away. When Breaker refused to submit, Raaize pulled him to his feet and stepped back a few paces before charging in, looking to hit the Portugal Lariat and claim victory. He didn't count on Breaker ducking the lariat and catching him in the face with a back elbow. Nor did he count on being powerbombed immediately thereafter. BS: Despite being on the wrong end of the offense all match, Breaker has gotten himself into a position where he could come away with a win here! FG: Bob, it's only the second match. Calm down, you're going to have a coronary or something—on second thought, go ahead. Would make my job easier to work alone! With all the shots to the head that he'd taken earlier, Breaker seemed stuck with a one-track mind, as he kept trying to hit his Dream Breaker finisher, only for Raaize to find a way out of it every time. After the third attempt, Breaker pounded the mat briefly as he stood...and turned right into a Portugal Lariat! Raaize let out a whoop at this, thinking he had the match won. With his back turned, he didn't see Breaker get to his feet, a bone-chilling look in his eyes. Raaize turned around to make the pinfall, but walked right into a...small package? 1 2 3! FG: Wait, what?! AW: At a time of 11:20, your winner via pinfall is Breaker! BS: Raaize got ****y, and it cost him! Breaker pulls out the win despite being on the wrong end of most of the abuse in this match! FG: Great, there's two hundred down the drain. BS: Wait, you're BETTING on these matches? FG: I'm not managing, nor am I affecting the match in any way. What is Colt Marshall going to do, ban me for life? BS: .... ALPHA DIVISION MATCH: Maxx Skabb vs. Nuclear Templeton AW: Our next contest in the Alpha Division is scheduled for one fall, with a ninety-minute time limit! The speakers suddenly erupt with Disturbed's "The Night," <object width="28" height="25"><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> ushering in the first participant in this contest. AW: Introducing first, from the Orange County Correctional Facility, weighing 291 pounds...Maxx Skabb! FG: This is one guy I really do not want to cross, Bob. He'd likely rip your spine out as soon as look at you. BS: That, and the orange jumpsuit doesn't help either.... As Skabb enters the ring, the music fades out and is soon replaced by Billy Idol's "Shock to the System." <object width="28" height="25"><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> Another large man comes down the aisle, headed for the ring. AW: His opponent, from Atlantic City, New Jersey, weighing 278 pounds...Nuclear Templeton! FG: I've heard that his temper is as short as your attention span, Bob. Why don't you go in there and find out? BS: I'll pass, thanks. I'm not THAT suicidal yet. The bell sounds to start the match, and Skabb immediately goes on the attack, raking the eyes of Templeton before sending him down quickly with a shot to the throat. Skabb does not relent, proceeding to kick Templeton in the back repeatedly when not trying to pull Nuclear's leg out of socket and beat him to death with it. More attacks to the lower part of Templeton's body followed, with an atomic drop, a headbutt to the groin that the referee did not like at all, and more yanking of the leg. Skabb finished this sequence with a running splash. BS: Maxx Skabb hits the gorilla press, Frankie. Could this be the quickest match so far in the League? FG: I hope not, most of the people in the audience are still in the restroom! Instead of going for the pin, Skabb instead gets into a mount position, looking to rain punches down on Templeton...but a stiff right hand from Nuclear stops that before it even begins. Templeton now takes the reins offensively, using punches and the occasional elbow strike to try to regain a sense of timing. However, Skabb was still riding a bit of momentum, and simply took a knee lift before hoisting Templeton onto his shoulder and dropping him in the corner with a Snake Eyes. This seemed to wake Nuclear up, though, and after an inverted atomic drop and a discus punch, the momentum of the match solidly swung back around to his favor. And that's when the match spilled to the outside. BS: Look out! High knee to the back of Skabb, and they're right in front of us! FG: You can stick around, I'm getting the heck out of here. As Frankie Garnett runs to safety, Templeton slides feet-first into the arm of Skabb, sending him to the padded floor below. Nuclear is quick to use his weight to his advantage and crushes Skabb with a splash. As the ref's count hits four, Templeton turns to see Skabb getting up, and promptly turns Skabb inside-out as he hits the Armageddon Lariat! Nuclear rolls inside the ring at the count of six, thinking that a countout victory is in his grasp. The ref reaches eight, and the camera shot from across the ring catches one of Skabb's hands grabbing the bottom rope, as his other rests on the apron. At the count of nine, Skabb makes a desperation heave, and manages to break the plane of the ropes and halt the count, much to the displeasure of Templeton. FG: You should have stayed down, Maxx...you just made him angry! BS: Then again, this could have been the plan all along, Frankie. FG: Like Skabb is smart enough to have a plan in mind! Back in the ring, Nuclear can be heard telling Maxx to "stay the {censored} down!" as he moves into position to rain down punches. In his rush to administer more pain, he left himself wide open to a kick in the family jewels from Skabb, and in the blink of an eye both men are down on the canvas. Skabb is first to recover, despite being leveled with the Lariat earlier, and starts using Nuclear's head as a personal punching bag. After close to a minute of this, Skabb picks up Nuclear and looks for a Argentine Backbreaker, but Templeton slides out of it, nailing a forearm to the back as he backs into the corner. BS: Nuclear's not well-known for an aerial offense here, what he going to do? FG: Likely fall on his face, Bob. I'm calling an epic failure right here. Templeton looks like he wants to come off with a double axe, but Maxx bounces into the ropes, sending Nuclear crotch-first onto the turnbuckle! With the momentary advantage, Skabb climbs up, looking perhaps for a fallaway slam from the top, but Templeton stops that by shifting his weight just enough to cause a pinning predicament out of it. Skabb kicks out at two, and quickly rolls outside to figure out how he's going to counter the momentum that Nuclear is building. He doesn't see Templeton exit the ring behind him, and was only alerted at the last second as he turns into the second Armageddon Lariat of the night, this one sending Maxx into the front row! BS: Good Lord! I think Maxx got decapitated on that one! FG: It's just a formality now! Count, ref! Templeton rolls back into the ring, watching intently as the ref exercises the ten-count. You can likely imagine his surprise when Skabb made it out of the front row by the count of five, and back on his feet by the count of eight. Once again, he manages to sneak into the ring just before the count of ten, and Nuclear's scream of frustration echoed throughout the arena. Watching his opponent, Nuclear lines him up for a third application of his finisher, but this time Skabb is able to sidestep the charge and send Templeton into the corner. Skabb comes in looking for an avalanche, but Nuclear dodges and looks for a pump kick of his own. Maxx ducks that, and quickly hooks up Nuclear for the Lethal Injection...only for Templeton to sneak out the back door and catch Skabb with the third Armageddon Lariat of the match! Exhausted, Nuclear falls into the cover, and gets the three-count to the delight of the paying audience. AW: At a time of 19:40, your winner via pinfall is Nuclear Templeton! BS: What a match! I was beginning to think that Skabb would not stay down! FG: ...Okay, I'll admit it. That was a good match. BS: Now, wasn't that easy to say? FG: Shut it, Bob. You'll ruin my image. GAMMA DIVISION MATCH: Johnny Triumph vs. Sean BS: Supposed image or not, we're moving right along into the next match. Amelia, take it away! AW: The following contest is a Gamma Division match, set for one fall with a ninety-minute time limit! Coming down the aisle, from Des Moines, Iowa, weighing 228 pounds...Johnny Triumph! Triumph enters the ring, the lack of theme music not seeming to bother him in the least as he stops to shout some abuse towards a couple of jeering fans in the front row. FG: You know, I think I like this guy already, Bob. He doesn't take any flack from these mongoloids. BS: Be that as it may, he's another of the vast group of technical wrestlers who are part of The League for its' inaugural season, it will be interesting to see how he fares. Once again, there is no music as Johnny's opponent walks to the ring, his face decidedly neutral as he avoids the hands of the fans. AW: His opponent, from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 230 pounds...Sean! FG: (pauses) Seriously...that's it? Just "Sean?" BS: That's it, Frankie. FG: Oh, for the love of...where is the personality here?! Frankie's question will have to go unanswered for the time being as the bell sounds to get us underway. Triumph takes the early advantage with a cheap forearm to the back, grounding his opponent with a side headlock takedown. Sean is quick to get out of it, raking the eyes of Triumph for a momentary advantage before dropping Triumph with a clothesline. Triumph, though, is quick to get back to his feet before Sean can do a lot of damage to the legs, and goes back to work with a side headlock. As Triumph goes to transition into a front facelock, though, Sean pulls away and gouged the eyes of Triumph once again, following it up )predictably) with a side headlock takedown. FG: Look, I know the two of you are technical wrestlers, but can we please go to something besides rest holds? BS: It's a feeling out process, Frankie. Give it time. FG: Yeah, yeah, patience. How long will that take? With Triumph on the mat, Sean elects to work on the legs of his opponent, looking to set up the elevated Figure Four he uses as a finisher as he drops an elbow on the knee of Triumph a couple of times for good measure. He then locks in a single leg grapevine, wrenching on the leg to weaken it even further. As Triumph struggles to reach the ropes, Sean put a quick stop to the momentum with a legdrop to the lower torso—at least that's what the ref called it, to the fans it looked a bit lower than that. Be that as it may, Sean pulls Triumph back to the center of the ring and assumes a rear mount position, beating on the staggered Triumph for the better part of thirty seconds before deciding it was time to finish the match. As he went to the legs to hook up the elevated Figure Four, Triumph shoves Sean away, kicks him in the gut, nails Sean with a series of forearm blows, and tops it off with a neckbreaker to regain some of the momentum of this match. BS: Johnny Triumph desperately needed that, Frankie. That may have just saved his chances of starting the season on a winning note. BS: I'll admit that I'm a bit surprised, I didn't expect Sean to put up this much of a fight. Triumph, having been on the wrong end of it already this match, decides to go for a single leg grapevine of his own. However, Sean catches Triumph with a low blow, just avoiding a DQ as the ref's view was obstructed by Triumph's body! With Triumph stunned, Sean looks for a small package, looking for a flash pinfall...but only nets a 2 on the attempt. Enraged, Sean picks up Triumph and absolutely levels him with a head-and-arm suplex, which still only gets a two from the ref! Heaving a sigh, Sean walks into a drop toe hold from Triumph and had to scramble to the ropes to break the single-leg Boston crab that Triumph had slapped on him without warning. Unfortunately, that would be Triumph's last gasp in the match, as Sean immediately flips out of an attempted wheelbarrow suplex, slams Triumph to the mat, and locks in the elevated Figure Four to claim the submission victory. AW: At a time of 10:00, your winner via submission is Sean! BS: I don't care what the experts say, Frankie, that goes down as an upset in my book. FG: Sean just got lucky. Any other night, Triumph would wipe the floor with him! BETA DIVISION MATCH: Robbie Maynard vs. Tarik Nolan BS: (sighs) Let's just get to Amelia in the ring, before I lose my temper. AW: Our next contest is a Beta Division match, scheduled for one fall with a ninety-minute time limit! Introducing first, coming down the aisle...from Liverpool, England, weighing 251 pounds...Robbie Maynard! FG: Here's another of those guys I wouldn't want to cross. Look at how scarred his hands are; imagine how many faces he's broken with his fists. BS: That's a mental image I didn't want to see, thank you very much. As Maynard enters the ring, "Regulate" <object width="28" height="25"><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> hits the speakers as his opponent comes out with a sneer plastered on his face. AW: His opponent, from Shreveport, Louisiana, weighing 292 pounds...Tarik Nolan! BS: This is the man I see as the dark horse in The League this year, Frankie. FG: With a face not even his mother could love.... Maynard tries to take control for the opening thirty seconds, but all it seems to do is wake Nolan up, as he explodes into his hard-hitting offense. By the time two minutes had passed in the match, Maynard has been on the wrong end of several jaw-rattling European uppercuts, a slap kick to the chest, a twenty-second ground-and-pound, and one headbutt to the groin. It isn't until Nolan pauses for a moment to gloat over his fallen opponent that Maynard gets a chance to reassert himself. Starting off slow with a forearm shiver and a couple of knife edge chops, Robbie starts to find his rhythm as he goes to his technical offense with an armbar, a top wrist lock transitioned into a side headlock takedown, and later follows up a botched Nolan DDT with a face plant that makes the announcers at ringside wince. After a dropkick to the knee, it seemed like Maynard has the match well under control...but Nolan still has a few tricks up his sleeve, escaping a twisting neckbreaker to hit a front slam, a bear hug to weaken Maynard, and then another headbutt to the groin. The ref seemed ready to call for the bell on that one, but decides not to for some reason. In the end, it would not matter, as Maynard recovers a few seconds later (following a reversed Irish whip) and hit two high-impact moves in a row—a running knee lift and a short-arm clothesline—before applying his Stop the Ferry signature. While normally not a finisher, it is effective in this case as he wrenches hard enough on Nolan's neck to force a submission. AW: Here is your winner at 9:40, as a result of a submission: Robbie Maynard! FG: So much for your dark horse, Bob. BS: It's still the first week, Frankie. Give him time. GAMMA DIVISION MATCH: Shawn Arrows vs. Diamond To be contested under Hardcore Rules The bell sounds, drawing attention to the ring. AW: Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for our main event of the evening. It is a Hardcore match, scheduled for one fall with a ninety-minute time limit in place! Once again, no music greets the first competitor, who emerges with a rather annoyed look on his face. AW: Introducing first, from Raleigh, North Carolina, weighing 207 pounds...Shawn Arrows! FG: I might like the guy and all, Bob, but given the number of technical wrestlers in the field, and the fact that he is the second-smallest competitor of the twelve, I do not like his chances this year. BS: Hard to argue your case there, Frankie. Both Shawn Arrows and his opponent tonight are going to have quite the uphill battle to earn success. "Oh...it's time to rock and roll..." <object width="28" height="25"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stz1BfSNCUc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> With that opening line, the lone female in the competition emerges, the look in her eyes saying everything that needs to be said. AW: His opponent, from Aberdeen, Scotland, weighing 132 pounds...Diamond! BS: An interesting fact about Diamond...despite hailing from Scotland, she doesn't have a Scottish accent. FG: And why should we care, Bob? Can she fight? BS: I'd assume so, otherwise she wouldn't be here. FG: Then that's all we need to know for now. For those of you expecting weapons and blood, I'm sorry to disappoint you. For a hardcore match, absolutely nothing in the way of weapons was used. That aspect alone killed the crowd despite the fast-paced match put on by these two. Diamond is in control for the first minute or so, keeping the larger opponent grounded with a side headlock takedown and a couple of well-timed stomps. After rubbing Arrows' face in the mat a couple of times, Diamond goes for a half senton and gets nothing but mat. Arrows takes over at this point, locking in a surfboard maneuver for a few seconds before a stiff kick to the chest sends Diamond back to the mat. A full senton follows this, and the first pin attempt on the match comes by way of a La Magistral Cradle that doesn't even net Arrows a two-count. However, it seems to have kicked Arrows into another gear as he plants Diamond with a DDT, hits a corkscrew legdrop right after impact and then hits a slingshot senton to really put Diamond in trouble. Instead of going for a pin, Arrows heads up top for an elbow drop, only to be crotched by Diamond. She manages another meeting of Arrows' face and the mat, and another senton, but that was all she could manage on this occasion as a rolling senton would spell the end of her offense for the night. Arrows is quick to capitalize, with a sleeper/neckbreaker combination, and a slingshot moonsault that catches Diamond in just the right way to knock the wind out of her for the three-count. AW: Here is your winner, in 6:20...Shawn Arrows! FG: ...You know, I almost feel kind of gypped now. Where was the violence, where was the blood? BS: You ever think that maybe they didn't need it? FG: But what about me? I care! BS: And on that note, we're out of time for this week, ladies and gentlemen. Until next week, this is Bob Sinclair for Frankie Garrett...good night, everyone! \___(^)___/ In the executive's skybox, the owner watched as the fans began to file out of the stadium. Turning his head slightly to the right, he caught the attention of the League's Director. "Make sure that Templeton and Skabb get a bonus to their pay this week. They deserve it." "What of Breaker and Raaize? They did just as good a job, and in less time." "The fans came to see action. If they wanted squash matches they could just turn on SWF and watch the first twenty minutes of their programming, and get three squashes in that span. Trust me, Colt, the fans are going to leave here more impressed with Templeton and Skabb because they put on a match that was of good quality and that lasted longer than the others. They deserve to be rewarded for that." There was a pause. "I understand. I'll see to it that it gets done. Will that be all, sir?" The figure nodded, allowing Colt to leave the skybox. The figure turned back to the ring, already deep in thought as to what possibilities could arise come the following week.... Week One: End Show Summary: 1. The British Warrior def. The Phoenix via submission (Figure Four leglock) *Time of Match: 9:50 *Match Rating: F *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 53% 2. Breaker def. SGRaaize via pinfall (Small Package) *Time of match: 11:20 *Match Rating: B- *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 49% 3. Nuclear Templeton def. Maxx Skabb via pinfall (Armageddon Lariat) *Time of match: 19:40 *Match Rating: B- *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 61% *This is the Week One Match of the Night 4. Sean def. Johnny Triumph via submission (Elevated Figure Four Leglock) *Time of match: 10:00 *Match Rating: C+ *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 56% 5. Robbie Maynard def. Tarik Nolan via submission (Stop the Ferry) *Time of match: 9:40 *Match Rating: F *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 54% 6. Hardcore Rules: Shawn Arrows def. Diamond via pinfall (Slingshot Moonsault) *Time of match: 6:20 *Match Rating: F *Winner's Offensive Percentage: 54% *Note that no weapons were used in this contest. NOTE FROM THE LEAGUE DIRECTOR: I am in the process of updating your web pages now. They should all be complete by midnight EDT on June 4/5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Season One, Week Two June 5, 2010 http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae344/ShadowedFlames/GDS%20League%20Stuff/BeyondRingsideBanner.jpg Hello once again, everyone! This is Tori Montgomery, and welcome to the second week of The League! Now that the first-show jitters are out of the way, the next few weeks should really show the worldwide audience what these twelve wrestlers are capable of. We've only just begun, folks, and the remaining thirteen weeks should only build to the drama unfolding. With that said, one of my associates was in Sendai for the opening show, and managed to gather a few questions for us this week. So without further ado.... COMMENTS/QUESTIONS FROM RINGSIDE: WEEK ONE In your opinion, what was the biggest surprise coming out of the first week? Likely the fact that the main event—a hardcore match—lasted less than seven minutes and involved no weapons of any sort. It was a somewhat disappointing end to the night. Despite the fact that rules are strictly enforced, we saw no disqualifications this week. The League has two more weeks to go in Japan; will we see a DQ finish at some point? I'd be more surprised if we didn't. I noticed the definite lack of "angles" in the first show. Is this by design? Yes, and no. Yes, in the sense that Colt Marshall doesn't want to force the wrestlers into an entertainment skit or force a so-called storyline along. On the other hand, it's "no" in the fact that tempers haven't really come to a boil yet. By the time the League ends, I would not be surprised to have some sort of altercation happen backstage during one of these shows. STANDINGS AFTER WEEK ONE ALPHA DIVISION 1. Nuclear Templeton (1-0) 2. The British Warrior (1-0) 3. Maxx Skabb (0-1) 4. The Phoenix (0-1) BETA DIVISION 1. Breaker (1-0) 2. Robbie Maynard (1-0) 3. SGRaaize (0-1) 4. Tarik Nolan (0-1) GAMMA DIVISION 1. Sean (1-0) 2. Shawn Arrows (1-0) 3. Johnny Triumph (0-1) 4. Diamond (0-1) As a reminder to those of you who are looking at the records and wondering why people have similar records but are not tied, the tiebreaker in this case is average match rating. With one match in each division rating an F, and the other in the division rating above it, it causes a natural tie-breaker in its' own right. NEWS AND NOTES This section will be reserved for news from each wrestler's training camp, should they elect to share information with us. I know some wrestlers are going to keep their training as secretive as possible, but any news we get we will share with you here. We'll also keep you abreast of changes in popularity here. This week, we only have one training camp announcement, and that's from the camp of The Phoenix. According to the rumors I've heard coming out of his camp, he's highly upset at himself for not being able to keep the match on the mat and in his control, and has elected to go back to the basics in order to better focus himself for the coming weeks. Whether that will pay off is anyone's guess. As for popularity changes...well...I think it'd be easier to let you take a look for yourselves: CHANGES IN POPULARITY--TOHOKU REGION 1. Nuclear Templeton: 15 -> 19.162 2. Breaker: 15 -> 18.066 3. Sean: 15 -> 17.560 4. Maxx Skabb: 15 -> 15.656 5. SGRaaize: 15 -> 15.092 6. Johnny Triumph: 15 -> 14.440 7. Shawn Arrows: 15 -> 13.432 8. Robbie Maynard: 15 -> 11.202 9. The British Warrior: 15 -> 10.742 10. Diamond: 15 -> 10.368 11. Tarik Nolan: 15 -> 8.098 12. The Phoenix: 15 -> 7.658 As you can see, just being in a match the fans hate doesn't help you at all on terms of popularity. It is a lesson that hopefully the League members have learned after this week. PREDICTION CENTRAL Out of eight people, only one managed to predict all six matches correctly. That alone gives Mr. SeanMcG a decided advantage in the standings heading into week two, as you can see below: PREDICTION STANDINGS AFTER WEEK ONE 1. SeanMcG: 6 points 2. Zeel1: 4 points (Tie) 3. derek_b, MichiganHero, Prophet: 3 points (Tie) 6. I Effin Rule, moon_lit_tears, Tori Montgomery: 2 points We remain in Japan for the second week of the League, this time coming from Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima. The same rules apply as last week, and with everyone still at an equal level of popularity in this region of Japan, it could be a matter of chance as to who is able to pull out a win this week. Let's get right to the schedule, shall we? WEEK TWO: HIROSHIMA, JAPAN (Chugoku Region) Rules strictly enforced, ref bumps allowed, Strong Style match BETA DIVISION MATCH: SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Based off of the matches I saw last week, I'm leaning more towards Raaize here as he seemed to have a better outing than Nolan did. Tori's Prediction: SGRaaize, via pinfall (Portugal Lariat), 11:00, D BETA DIVISION MATCH: Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Breaker survived a tougher test last week with Raaize, I think he's got the capability to take the outright Beta Division lead here with a pinfall victory. Tori's Prediction: Breaker, via pinfall (Dream Breaker), 10:30, C- Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Arrows didn't do much to impress me last week, while Templeton won the match of the week. I think it's obvious. Tori's Prediction: Nuclear Templeton, via pinfall (Armageddon Lariat), 8:50, E Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) This is a toss-up for me. I think, though, that The Phoenix should have gotten the jitters out of his system and I see him taking a close win here. Tori's Prediction: The Phoenix, via submission (Eternal Requiem), 13:20, C Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Battle of the UK here, and unless Diamond can show us something more than she did in her loss to Arrows last week, I'm afraid she's going to have a rough time of it. She's my sentimental pick, but realistically speaking I have to go with the Warrior here. Tori's Prediction: The British Warrior, via pinfall (Warrior Slam), 9:50, D Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) Skabb's shown me that he can take a lot of punishment; against a smaller competitor like Sean, I think he'll manage a win here in what I predict to be the match of the night. Tori's Prediction: Maxx Skabb, via pinfall (Lethal Injection), 11:40, C+ The Oriental Tour concludes next week in Kyoto, so there is still plenty of action to come from Japan. Until next time, this is Tori Montgomery...so long from ringside! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quick Prediction Key: Week Two SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) TRAINING PM's ARE TO BE RECEIVED BEFORE 8:00 PM EDT June 9 / Midnight BST June 10 PREDICTIONS CLOSE 8:00 PM EDT June 11 / Midnight BST June 12 (Next time, on "The League:" Ruminations of a wrestler) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 Season One, Week Two: Hiroshima, Japan June 5, 2010 I should be retired. There's no reason I should be overseas, half a world away from the one person who means anything at all to me. After the neck injury, and the brief stint I had returning from that neck injury, I said I was done. My health...my life...wasn't worth it. I'd lost too much in the last four years of my professional career to even think about returning to the ring, even for a four-month tour. So why the hell am I here? What do I have to prove to anyone out there? My legacy is out there for anyone to see—a champion in my chosen field of technical wrestling, a champion for ten months in a field far outside my normal realm in a hardcore environment—and it's as evident as they come. Yet, there's a part of me that knows why I am here, why the siren's song of the ring drew me back to active competition one more time. It's a simple reason, really, and that's why it irks me that I fell for it. The one part of my professional legacy that is missing is that I did not win a world championship while I was actively competing. And it was that one reason that drove me back like a lamb to the slaughter. My fiancée didn't understand why I agreed to it after a week of internal debate, knowing what I had been through before. Knowing what happened with the mother of my unborn twins two days before I nearly killed a man in the ring with a barbed wire kendo stick, a bed of nails, a cheese grater, and shards of glass because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I've traveled the world over, had my name chanted in arenas too countless to name. There are a lot of people who wish to be in my shoes...and yet I'd like nothing more than to fade into the ether, to fall from the limelight and try to recapture the life I wanted to live. I am a family man. I am the pillar of support for the ones I love. I am William Prydor. I am a legacy of tradition. I am a public display of aggression. I am The Phoenix. My story, for better or worse, ends with The League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGRaaize Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 Sorry for being late, guys D: Let the fun begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I lost. There is no fun. The cake is a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) Totally got robbed. I might have to hunt Nuclear down, and crack`m with a chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I knew there as something I'd forgotten to do... predicitions!! Doh!! SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) Not much rhyme or reason to the picks yet... I'm backing myself cos I'm awesome and backing "VS Prophet" and "VS MLT" because it's funny. Other than that, I don't know enough about the rest of the guys (and gal) to make reasonable picks. After a few more weeks of awesome shows though, I'll be topping those charts... it won't look like random chance at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) I will most likely go winless all season, but I will choose myself to win each time. I will probably be the only one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 <p><strong>SGRaaize (0-1, 15%)</strong> vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%)</p><p> Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs.<strong> Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%)</strong></p><p> Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. <strong>Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%)</strong></p><p> Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. <strong>The Phoenix (0-1, 15%)</strong></p><p> Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. <strong>The British Warrior (1-0, 15%)</strong></p><p> <strong>Sean (1-0, 15%)</strong> vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="derek_b" data-cite="derek_b" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="28086" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not much rhyme or reason to the picks yet... I'm backing myself cos I'm awesome and backing "VS Prophet" and "VS MLT" because it's funny. Other than that, I don't know enough about the rest of the guys (and gal) to make reasonable picks. After a few more weeks of awesome shows though, I'll be topping those charts... it won't look like random chance at all! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Just giving me more reason to crack you with a chair in the locker room, ya know. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i effin rule Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 SGRaaize (0-1, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1, 15%) Breaker (1-0, 15%) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0, 15%) Shawn Arrows (1-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0, 15%) Johnny Triumph (0-1, 15%) vs. The Phoenix (0-1, 15%) Diamond (0-1, 15%) vs. The British Warrior (1-0, 15%) Sean (1-0, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1, 15%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Deadline for training PM's has passed; any received from this point wil be counted next week. Predictions can still be made for another 48 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestling Century Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Can I join somehow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Can I join somehow? As it stands, the most you can do at the moment is follow along with the prediction game and try to win the right to set the divisions for next year. I'd be happy to have you in for season 2, but as that's not likely to start until September you may be in for a bit of a wait, I fear. In the meantime, feel free to keep up, and if you have any questions then feel free to ask me either in the sign-up/discussion thread, or via PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 As it stands, the most you can do at the moment is follow along with the prediction game and try to win the right to set the divisions for next year. I'd be happy to have you in for season 2, but as that's not likely to start until September you may be in for a bit of a wait, I fear. In the meantime, feel free to keep up, and if you have any questions then feel free to ask me either in the sign-up/discussion thread, or via PM. I imagine that if people fail to show up to update characters after a while that it would also be possible for WC to take over. No point having people go inactive. Also, it turns out I won't be able to get a little promo in for Nuclear as I'd hoped I'd be able to. Real life has been quite busy despite being my week off and now I've got relatively limited access to the net on my parent's computer... it's so old that I fear a lengthy mesage may cause it to break through over work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I imagine that if people fail to show up to update characters after a while that it would also be possible for WC to take over. No point having people go inactive. Also, it turns out I won't be able to get a little promo in for Nuclear as I'd hoped I'd be able to. Real life has been quite busy despite being my week off and now I've got relatively limited access to the net on my parent's computer... it's so old that I fear a lengthy mesage may cause it to break through over work. That sounds like a decent idea. Has anyone not updated there person yet? I mean I know I can be iffy at times, but I think i've gotten mine done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 That sounds like a decent idea. Has anyone not updated there person yet? I mean I know I can be iffy at times, but I think i've gotten mine done. First off, inactivity is covered in the rules, as well as the penalties for such. (Will edit appropriate rule in here after I get home). As for the second part of the post quoted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 First off, inactivity is covered in the rules, as well as the penalties for such. (Will edit appropriate rule in here after I get home). As for the second part of the post quoted... How many times have I said I have not read the rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Season One, Week Two: June 11, 2010 "Another sold out crowd," he uttered softly to the empty room around him. The silhouette of his body melded almost perfectly into the shadows around him, making him nigh-invisible. He was used to being the silent partner, the one who profited from the success of the people actually doing the job. And while he could hide behind a faceless corporation name for so long, he knew that eventually his identity would come to light. By then, though, The League would have enough momentum that his involvement would be merely a formality. He would be able to return to the silent position he was accustomed to, and revel behind the scenes in the success of his creation. Another part of him, though, watched with anticipation; how could he not do so, knowing that these matches were unscripted shoot fights based around wrestling? It was the unpredictability, the different approaches to their wrestling careers, that drew him to form The League to begin with. In a way, he could see a little of himself in all twelve of them.... \___(^)___/ <object width="28" height="25"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxBiUbCP8E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="28" height="25"></object> THE LEAGUE: WEEK TWO The night skies of Hiroshima light up with the explosion of pyro coming off the stage as the fans rise to their feet. Around the arena, similar to last week, are various signs brought in by the fans. Although they are written in Japanese for the most part, subtitles can be seen at the bottom as the camera focuses in on a few signs in particular: "Crooked Arrows," "Dream Breaker, Spirit Breaker, Heartbreaker," and finally "Diamond will lose the game." The camera eventually focuses on ringside, and the announce team. BS: Who will rebound, and who will still have a chance at perfection? We'll find out tonight, live from Hiroshima, Japan! I'm Bob Sinclair, alongside Frankie Garrett here at ringside, and tonight things start taking a turn for the different! Tonight we start inter-divisional matches, and things could change in the blink of an eye! FG: Or, you know, you could be less dramatic and more "it's only the second week of the season, there's still time for things to settle in yet." BS: Frankie, why must you be so arrogant and conceited? FG: It's in my contract. BS: ... BETA DIVISION MATCH SGRaaize (0-1) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-1) Much like last week, the first match of the show was a rather mundane affair—almost like a sparring match more than an actual League match. Nolan had the quick advantage with a couple of European uppercuts, but was stopped cold by a knife-edge chop from Raaize. Raaize would keep in control for the next couple of minutes, focusing the majority of his offense on the legs of his opponent...despite, you know, his finisher attacking the head and neck of his opponent. By the time it clicked in Raaize's head to work on the neck and head area of Nolan, Tarik was breaking free of a reverse DDT neckbreaker and reassuming control of the match. He wouldn't give it back except for maybe ten or fifteen seconds near the end of the contest, either. Nolan focused mainly on the body of Raaize, including two headbutts to the groin before Raaize got in his last little bit of offense. He didn't count on Nolan having such high momentum that he took Raaize's signature European uppercut, shrugged it off, and hit a press powerslam that stunned his opponent enough to get the pinfall victory. AW: Here is your winner at a time of six minutes even…Tarik Nolan! BS: Nolan quite impressive in rebounding from a loss last week, Frankie. He didn't want to mess around. FG: I do not think I've ever met anyone who makes a beating seem so...ho-hum, Bob. BS: Be that as it may, Nolan picks up a much needed win to keep himself in the Beta Division race... BETA DIVISION MATCH Breaker (1-0) vs. Robbie Maynard (1-0) BS: ...and we're about to crown a definitive leader in the early-season Beta Division race right here. This is our first battle of undefeated wrestlers tonight, so let's go to Amelia Williams for the introductions. AW: Our next bout is scheduled for one fall in the Beta Division, with a ninety-minute time limit! It is to silence that the first entrant in the match comes out, focused solely on the squared circle in front of him. AW: Introducing first, weighing 251 pounds...Breaker! FG: You know, Bob, I don’t get why some of these people have no music. Are they that insecure about themselves? BS: Do I look like a psychiatrist to you? FG: Point taken.... The silence remains for the next person to come down the aisle. AW: His opponent...from Liverpool, England, weighing 251 pounds...Robbie Maynard! BS: Maynard coming off a submission victory last week, looking to make it 2 for 2 tonight. FG: I’m not about to bet against him. He’d just as soon break your neck as look at you. The match started off in a rather unique fashion, as Maynard simply walked to the center of the ring and slapped Breaker in the face. That didn't sit well with Breaker, who decided to bring his elbows (and a couple of eye gouges) into the mix and start going to town on Maynard. Eschewing holds for simply beating the stuffing out of his opponent, Breaker took control early and didn't let up until Maynard managed to avoid most of a left-handed punch and knock Breaker to the mat with a European uppercut. He didn't get much more in after that, as Breaker recovered his wits and blasted Maynard with a high knee. FG: Good grief, I think I saw a tooth fly out on that! Breaker just leveled Robbie Maynard! BS: Breaker is definitely showing no remorse tonight, Frankie. He's determined to get his second win, and isn't holding back on the offense to do it, either. A second high knee followed, and Breaker found himself in total control of the match, as Maynard looked to be semi-conscious. A headbutt to the groin brought Maynard back to a moderate level of attention, and it may have been one of the few mistakes Breaker has allowed in The League as Maynard was able to get out of the way of a big splash. Taking some time to recover, Maynard hit an elbow drop and attempted a belly to belly side suplex, only for Breaker to slip free and drop Maynard with a neckbreaker. A quick elbow drop followed, and Breaker went out onto the apron to climb up top, looking for something high-impact. As Maynard stood on a pair of shaky legs, Breaker abandoned his plan and caught Maynard in a small package, looking for a quick win but only getting a two-count out of the deal. FG: See, Breaker needs to keep away from the top rope; he's not doing himself any favors up there...and naturally, he has to be an idiot and not listen! BS: Uh, Frankie? They can't hear us down here over the thousands of people in the stadium. FG: Pshaw, details. Supposed listening or not, Breaker gets himself to the top rope, looking for a double axe handle but instead catching the top turnbuckle in a way that men are not supposed to catch said turnbuckle. As Maynard came in to press the attack, Breaker kicked him away and recovered enough to get off the precarious perch he was on. Maynard charged in to try to get some much-needed offense in, but walked right into a 99 Crusher that netted Breaker a very long one-count. Pulling Maynard up, Breaker looked to end the match with the Dream Breaker, but Maynard managed to slip out of it and sent Breaker to the mat with a low dropkick to the knee. As Breaker stood up, Maynard hit a belly to belly suplex, which was desperately needed as both men fell to the mat, gasping for breath. FG: Oh, enough with this already. Somebody pin somebody so we can get some more excitement in here! BS: And leave it to you to put down what has been a good match so far, even if it's been a bit one-sided. FG: Call 'em as I see 'em, Bob. Deal with it. After a few seconds, both men return to their feet, and Breaker tries once more for the 99 Crusher, only for Maynard to get out of it and hit a running bulldog to further stun Breaker. Climbing up top, Robbie looks for a splash, but missed! Breaker tried to assume a mount position, but Maynard was able to wriggle out of it without suffering damage. As Breaker stood, Maynard shot in with an armbar takedown and quickly locked in the Merseyside Maul, his crossface submission finisher! Applied in the center of the ring, with Maynard yanking furiously on the head and neck of his opponent, Breaker was left with no choice but to tap out with the one hand he had free. AW: Here is your winner, at 10:40…Robbie Maynard! FG: No freaking way! Maynard was Breaker's punching bag all match; how is this possible? BS: Patience, naturally. He waited for Breaker to leave an opening and took advantage. Call this a minor upset if you wish, but Robbie Maynard keeps the dream of a perfect season alive! Shawn Arrows (1-0) vs. Nuclear Templeton (1-0) DING DING DING! AW: Ladies and gentlemen, this match is scheduled for one fall, with a ninety-minute time limit! Introducing first, from Raleigh, North Carolina, weighing 207 pounds...Shawn Arrows! BS: Arrows coming off a win last week, though many say it was a weak one at best. FG: I agree with them. He didn’t show me anything impressive last week. Billy Idol’s “Shock to the System” hits, heralding the arrival of his opponent. AW: His opponent, from Atlantic City, New Jersey, weighing 278 pounds...Nuclear Templeton! FG: So, Bob, here’s the question. Can Nuclear keep his temper in check? BS: Against Arrows? Hard to say. We’ll find out soon enough, though! From the start, Arrows showed no signs of softness as he took an elbow to the jaw before raking the eyes of his opponent. With Templeton blinded for the moment, Arrows sent him to the mat with a dropkick, and caught him with an enzuigiri as Templeton started to get up. A top rope move seemed inevitable, but Arrows changed his mind as Templeton started to get to his feet. Arrows looked for a kick, which Templeton merely took and came back with an elbow shot that Arrows ducked and turned into a leg sweep takedown that he tried to transition into a pinfall, only to get a one-count out of. BS: Arrows trying to keep the tempo moving here, but I think he just woke up the big man, Frankie. FG: Yeah, I don't think Arrows is going to like Nuclear when he gets angry.... Arrows looked for another dropkick, but Templeton swatted the smaller man out of the air, picking him up and tossing him into the corner. This was followed by a smash into the turnbuckles that looked to nearly give Arrows whiplash as he landed on the mat. Arrows got up, and probably would have been better served staying on the ground as Nuclear hit him with elbows, right hands, and eventually his right knee to send Arrows to the mat. A rather lengthy giant swing followed this, dizzying both men but with Arrows getting the worse end of the deal. After a quick elbow drop, Templeton looked to press the advantage but got caught napping by Arrows, who hit a high knee to send Templeton down. A slingshot senton and corkscrew legdrop followed, but the cartwheel splash that Arrows went for next left him just slightly out of position, allowing Templeton to attempt a small package that only netted a two count. FG: Just give it up, Arrows. You've been getting owned for the last three minutes; you aren't going to stop Nuclear at this rate. BS: I hate to agree with you, but you may be right... Seemingly invigorated, Templeton went for the Armageddon lariat, only to eat another knee to the face as Arrows saw it coming. Struggling a bit to lift Templeton off the mat, Arrows finally managed it before dropping his opponent back to the mat with a DDT, and then he followed that up with a springboard moonsault. Lightning would not strike twice on this exchange, however, as Templeton kicked out at two. Both men got back up, and Arrows tried for another dropkick, only to again be swatted away. Templeton managed to get to the corner, climbing the turnbuckles before hitting Arrows in the face with a double axe handle. On impact, Templeton went to the ropes, looking for Armageddon, but Arrows ducked it and hit a spinning side kick to stagger Templeton. A moment later, Arrows hit his signature Super Shot DDT. He didn’t go for the cover, looking to lift Templeton back to his feet for another high-impact move...only for Nuclear to kick Arrows in the gut and deliver a big powerbomb that shook the ring on impact! This time, it was Templeton who didn't go for the cover, waiting for Arrows to get up before looking for a running bulldog. Arrows stopped short, forcing Templeton to turn around and walk into an Implant DDT! Cover by Arrows, who got a long two on the exchange. On his feet, Arrows watched Templeton get up, and charged in looking for a dropkick, only for Templeton to nearly decapitate Arrows with the Armageddon Lariat! Nuclear fell into the cover, and got the pinfall after a well-fought match! AW: Here is your winner, at an even thirteen minutes...Nuclear Templeton! BS: From out of nowhere, Nuclear Templeton hits the lariat! It only takes a moment, and it can come from out of nowhere! FG: I didn't think he had it in him, Bob. I thought Arrows was going to finish the match then and there. I have to grudgingly give some credit to Templeton for that victory. Johnny Triumph (0-1) vs. The Phoenix (0-1) BS: Our next match will see someone getting their first win of the season. Amelia, take it away! AW: Our next bout is one fall to a finish, with a ninety minute time limit! Coming down the aisle, from Des Moines, Iowa, weighing 228 pounds...Johnny Triumph! BS: Rumor has it that Triumph was rather upset after losing last week, nd has vowed to set an example tonight. FG: It’s all words, until you get in the ring. Color me not impressed. The sounds of “The Instinct” hit the arena, as the largest competitor in The League walks out. AW: His opponent, from the End of Nowhere, weighing 367 pounds...The Phoenix! FG: Here’s the guy who tapped out when seemingly not in trouble last week, just to get his match done with. What a waste of time. BS: Say what you will, he’s looking to notch his first win tonight. As the bell sounded, Triumph shot in with a side headlock takedown that Phoenix quickly slipped out of. Both men got back up, and Phoenix caught Triumph coming in with a kick to the knee, and a knife-edge chop to send Triumph to the mat. A knee bar followed this, as well as an elbow to the knee to begin softening up the legs. Triumph was having none of a rear chinlock attempt, and got back into the match by taking Phoenix down with a single-leg trip and then raking his boot across the face of the big man. Triumph then went south, looking to weaken the legs of his larger opponent, but Phoenix was able to get free and resume the attack. The next two minutes ended up being solidly in favor of Phoenix, who worked over the back and legs of Triumph to set up the Eternal Requiem finisher, including locking in a figure four leglock near the middle of the ring. FG: Good grief, does EVERYONE use that move? BS: It's a classic move, Frankie. It's to be expected. FG: It's boring, is what it is. Who taught these people anyway; they need to learn new moves! Pressing his assault, Phoenix dropped Triumph with a vertical suplex and spent a good twenty seconds on Triumph's back, hammering his forearm across the face of Triumph repeatedly. From that position, Phoenix tried to convert the move into a Camel Clutch, but Triumph was able to sneak out the back door and utilize a side headlock takedown to keep the big man grounded. Triumph then began to work on the legs once again, locking in a single-leg grapevine that had some good torque to it. Johnny did make one mistake, though—he let Phoenix up, and Phoenix made him pay with a capture suplex that drove the wind out of Triumph's body on impact. The big man tried for the Eternal Requiem, but did it too close to the ropes as Triumph forced the break. Undaunted, Phoenix set up Triumph for a slingshot suplex, and floated over into a cover that netted him a long one-count. Back on his feet again, Phoenix grabbed Triumph and hit another capture suplex, the impact sending Triumph sliding under the bottom rope and to the outside, as Phoenix slid out of the ring to follow. BS: Not sure I like Phoenix's strategy here. This isn't hardcore rules, and Phoenix's strength lies in submission wrestling. You can not win by submission on the floor! FG: He's taken a few too many unprotected chair shots, Bob. His mind is not all there! Neither man could gain any sort of advantage on the outside, as Phoenix threw Triumph back into the ring. As Phoenix went to follow, Triumph gouged the eyes, drawing a referee warning. Not caring, Triumph stepped back before trying for a forearm to the jaw, but Phoenix ducked it and applied another capture suplex. Instead of wasting time with a different move, Phoenix went to the legs, managing to turn Triumph over into the Eternal Requiem. Triumph tried to make his way to the ropes, but just couldn't in the end as Phoenix planted a knee on the back of Triumph's head while still applying pressure, and was forced to tap out. AW: Here is your winner, at a time of 15:10...The Phoenix! FG: Dear Lord, Bob, he tried to crush Triumph's skull with his knee! Is that even legal?! BS: Yes, Frankie, it is. And it proves to be effective tonight, as Phoenix earns the duke! Diamond (0-1) vs. The British Warrior (1-0) This match went through two phases. The first phase lasted about three minutes, and saw The British Warrior work through his arsenal of strikes and low-level technical fare. When he tried for a driving elbow, Diamond moved, and the second phase of the match began. In this second phase, Diamond took no guff from Warrior, utilizing European uppercuts, punches, slaps, side headlocks, and the occasional dropkick to keep her opponent off his guard. The finish came on a split-legged moonsault from Diamond that followed a low blow counter to a Warrior stomp. It was the second-quickest match of the night, though not many people watched it due to needing a restroom break before the main event. BS: I think we can tell the naysayers to be silent now, Frankie. Diamond wins in rather impressive fashion. FG: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can we just move on already? BS: Why are you so impatient all of a sudden? FG: Simple. I need to get to a television soon; I've got money on the Celtics/Lakers game. BS: Oh, for the love of.... Sean (1-0) vs. Maxx Skabb (0-1) AW: Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for our main event of the evening, set for one fall with a ninety-minute time limit! Once again, there is no music as the first competitor walks to the ring, his face a mask of concentration. AW: Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 230 pounds...Sean! BS: Sean's coming in off what some call an upset win over Johnny Triumph, though after Triumph's loss tonight one has to wonder if it's really an upset. FG: Upset or not, Sean's going to have his hands full tonight in trying to make it to 2-0. Disturbed’s “The Night” hits, as the opponent walks out with a stoic look on his face. AW: His opponent, from the Orange County Correctional Facility, weighing 291 pounds...Maxx Skabb! BS: After being on the wrong end of the match of the night last week, I can tell from the look on Skabb's face that he is determined not to let this one slip by. FG: Can you blame him? He was moments away from winning last week. I'm not about to get in the man's way! The bell sounds, and it's Maxx taking the quick advantage with a rake of the eyes and a jab to the throat that forces Sean to take a step back. Skabb comes back in with a pair of quick punches, but eats a forearm from Sean in exchange. Sean tries it again, but catches a right hand on the jaw before being sent down from another shot to the throat. A quick stomp follows, and Sean takes a kick to the small of the back as he tries to get to his feet. Wincing, Sean falls back to the matt as Skabb tries for an elbow drop, only to get tangled up in Sean's feet as he moves out of the way. An armbar is quickly applied, though Skabb is able to get to his feet with the hold still locked on. Sean lets it go, and instead decides to go to the eyes of his opponent while the ref is moving into position to observe. Sean then lets loose with a forearm shiver that Skabb shrugs off like a gnat before shoving Sean into the corner. Maxx tries to charge in with a back elbow, but Sean is able to escape danger and hit with a running clothesline of his own! BS: Back and forth in the early stages, but neither man seems to be backing down here. FG: That's because they're not dumb, Bob. Backing off is the first sign of failure. They need to keep the pressure on their opponent, plain and simple. With Skabb down, Sean moves in to work the legs to set up the Elevated Figure Four, trying to pull the knee out of socket before locking in a spinning toe hold. As he went for a knee bar, though, Skabb kicked him away and got to his feet in time to deliver a knee lift to Sean, sending him to the mat. Skabb follows up with a standing splash before assuming a mount position to rain down elbows on the forehead and temple of Sean. After about a half dozen or so, Skabb gets up and bounces off the near side ropes to crush his smaller opponent under the weight of his rear end. Skabb gets up, motioning that he thinks the match is under control as he makes a slit throat motion to the audience. He doesn't see Sean get up—a bit worse for wear, naturally—until he gets caught in a side headlock and taken down to the mat. A quick armbar follows this, and Sean can be heard telling Skabb to "just quit already, dammit!" Of course the request goes for naught, so Sean decides to further the pain by getting to his feet, walking to Skabb's feet, and delivering a leg drop to the family jewels. The ref is not happy with that move, but Sean basicall ignores him as he tries to wrap Skabb in a single-leg grapevine. Not to be outdone, though, Maxx hits a low blow of his own to halt the momentum! BS: Both of these men need to be careful; too many more of those and they could lose by disqualification. FG: What? No! This match is just getting good! The two men brawl for a few seconds, neither one really getting an advantage in the process. The ref finally steps in to break the pair up as they are in the ropes, and Sean is quick to resume the attack as he staggers Skabb with a dropkick to the knee, and then takes him down with a gutwrench suplex. Going for a single leg grapevine, Sean leaves enough room for Skabb to wriggle out of it, but manages to catch him in the back of the knee with another low dropkick. With Maxx down again, Sean seems to know what he wants to do next… BS: Sean looking for his Elevated Figure Four here as he grabs the leg, but Skabb's able to kick him away! FG: Too early, Bob! Sean needs to weaken Maxx a little more! BS: Wait, Sean's looking for it again...and again Maxx is able to kick Sean away! Skabb's back up, closing in...but Sean hits a face plant to seize the momentum again! FG: That's what I am talking about, Sean. Get him! After another dropkick to the knee, Sean seems to be in full control of the match. His swagger costs him here, though, as Skabb broke a small package attempt and manages to hoist Sean up into the over-the-shoulder backbreaker that Skabb has used to decent effect in the past. Sean wants no part of it, though, and manages to finally get free, staggering back a step. Skabb turns, looking for a pump kick, only to catch another shot to the family jewels! Maxx falls to the mat in a fetal position as the ref gets in Sean's face to read him the riot act. Sean stands there, looking incredibly bored as he finally steps around the referee to lock in his Elevated Figure Four! BS: Sean's got his finisher locked in tightly, Frankie! But Skabb may be too close to the ropes; if he can just reach them... FG: Please, you have to take the cheap way out? This needs to be a Pure Rules match! Enough of this rope break crap! Sure enough, Bob Sinclair is correct in that Skabb is barely able to get a hand under the plane of the ropes to force the break. Furious, Sean breaks the hold after a count of four to charge back in to where Skabb is making his way to his feet with the help of the ropes. Sean goes for a punch, but Skabb ducks and clamps his hands on either side of Sean's head, squeezing his head like a vice. Sean manages to move enough to force Skabb to break the hold or risk losing control, and Skabb responds in kind with a full nelson to stop the movement. Struggling, Sean finds a way to get out of the hold, forcing Skabb to rethink his strategy. A moment later, he decides to simply return to his original plan of attack as he re-applies the modified backbreaker he used earlier in the match. Sean’s not ready to give it up, though, and so Skabb decides to simply attempt to knock Sean the hell out with a big boot off the ropes. Despite Sean being down, Maxx picks him back up and delivers a ring-rattling pumphandle slam! Cover by Skabb: 1 2 Just two, as Sean gets a shoulder up! BS: I’m not sure how much more Sean can take of this, Frankie. Maxx Skabb has been throwing him around like a ragdoll for the last few minutes. FG: I’m a hard guy to impress, Bob, but these two are doing that tonight. What a match! Thinking another high-impact move is in order, Skabb pulls Sean to his feet, but cannot get the double underhook powerbomb set up as Sean goes to the eyes to give himself a momentary respite. A dropkick to the already battered knee of Skabb leads to a quick small package, as Sean tries to steal one: 1 2 No, two and a quarter only! Unfazed, considering the abuse he’s taken in the last few minutes, Sean waits for Skabb to get up before dropping him with a face plant. Now Sean heads up top, looking to fly...and hits the top rope splash! Cover by Sean, could this do it? 1 2 Two-and-a-half only, as Skabb gets the left shoulder up! A slight bit of frustration shows on Sean’s face as he hauls Skabb to his feet and goes for an Irish whip into the corner, only for Skabb to reverse it and come charging in on impact with a clothesline that sends Sean back to the mat. Picking Sean up easily, Maxx looks for a modified backbreaker, only for Sean to rake the eyes to put a stop to it. Sean is quick to ascend the turnbuckles again and hits Skabb between the eyes with a double axe handle, and follows it up with a short-arm clothesline for good measure to reassert control of the contest. BS: Sean with the momentum on his side here as he heads up top, he needs to hurry before Maxx recovers— FG: Too late, Maxx caught him up top with a shot to the ribs, and...no, don’t tell me he’s going to— Oh, but he is. Overhead fallaway slam from the top rope! Skabb sits up slowly, a hint of pain showing on his face as he rubs his leg to try to rub some of the pain out of it. As he stands and walks over to Sean, though, it’s obvious that he’s favoring the left leg that has been worked on all match. From behind now, Skabb with Sean in his grasp, and a full nelson bomb that causes Skabb to wince and limp a little as his knee nearly gave out from beneath him! Growling, he forces himself to pull Sean to a sitting position, and starts raining down right hands to the forehead of his opponent. Each punch is delivered with more velocity than the last, and after the twelfth one Skabb lets loose a roar that brings the fans to their feet, while he makes the motion of cutting Sean’s throat. Pulling Sean up, he wills the adrenaline to work just a little longer as he lifts Sean into the air, hanging him up for a few seconds before dropping straight down into a brainbuster. The sentence has been passed—Lethal Injection! Maxx quickly floats into a cover... 1 2 3! AW: Here is your winner, at a time of twenty-six minutes even...Maxx Skabb! FG: I’m calling it right now, Bob. There isn’t going to be another match that tops this one this year. What a match! BS: You may be right, Frankie, but we’re out of time tonight to debate it! Folks, we’ll see you next week for the third week of The League! Week Two: End Show Summary: 1. Tarik Nolan def. SGRaaize via pinfall (Press Powerslam) * Time of Match: 6:00 * Match Rating: F * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 59% 2. Robbie Maynard def. Breaker via submission (Merseyside Maul) * Time of Match: 10:40 * Match Rating: C+ * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 38% (no, folks, that is not a typo.) 3. Nuclear Templeton def. Shawn Arrows via pinfall (Armageddon Lariat) * Time of Match: 13:00 * Match Rating: C+ * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 57% * Note: Arrows’ Head Health was at 65%; Templeton’s was at 58% at the end of the match. 4. The Phoenix def. Johnny Triumph via submission (Eternal Requiem) * Time of Match: 15:10 * Match Rating: C+ * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 67% 5. Diamond def. The British Warrior via pinfall (Split-Legged Moonsault) * Time of Match: 9:00 * Match Rating: F * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 58% 6. Maxx Skabb def. Sean via pinfall (Lethal Injection) * Time of Match: 26:00 * Match Rating: A* * Winner’s Offensive Percentage: 60% * Maxx’s Legs were at 66% health at the end. Sean’s head area, by comparison, was at 43% * As if it wasn’t obvious, this was the Match of the Night. This could easily have gone on for another page or two, but was cut short in order to save the really long write-ups for the playoffs. WEBPAGES WILL BE UPDATED BEFORE 11:59 PM EDT ON JUNE 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShadowedFlames Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 Season One, Week Three June 12, 2010 http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae344/ShadowedFlames/GDS%20League%20Stuff/BeyondRingsideBanner.jpg Hello once again, everyone! This is Tori Montgomery, and this is the third week of League action! Couple of surprises coming out of Hiroshima this week...two undefeated wrestlers remain, and a clear early favorite for match of the season top the headlines in The League this week. Fan input has been minimal all week, so this week's "Comments/Questions from Ringside" segment will be skipped. It should return next week. STANDINGS AFTER WEEK TWO ALPHA DIVISION 1. Nuclear Templeton (2-0) 2. Maxx Skabb (1-1) 3. The Phoenix (1-1) 4. The British Warrior (1-1) BETA DIVISION 1. Robbie Maynard (2-0) 2. Breaker (1-1) 3. Tarik Nolan (1-1) 4. SGRaaize (0-2) GAMMA DIVISION 1. Sean (1-1) 2. Shawn Arrows (1-1) 3. Diamond (1-1) 4. Johnny Triumph (0-2) As a reminder to those of you who are looking at the records and wondering why people have similar records but are not tied, the tiebreaker in this case is average match rating. Since there is no clear-cut "head to head" record yet, the next item on the list is used to break the ties--thus, it's match rating once again. NEWS AND NOTES Here's the changes for popularity since the last show: CHANGES IN POPULARITY--CHUGOKU REGION 1. Maxx Skabb: 15 -> 23.760 2. Sean: 15 -> 20.240 3. The Phoenix: 15 -> 18.072 4. Nuclear Templeton: 15 -> 17.741 5. Robbie Maynard: 15 -> 17.532 6. Breaker: 15 -> 14.868 7. Shawn Arrows: 15 -> 14.559 8. Johnny Triumph: 15 -> 14.528 9. Tarik Nolan: 15 -> 14.354 10. Diamond: 15 -> 13.022 11. SGRaaize: 15 -> 11.246 12. The British Warrior: 15 -> 9.878 As a result of the early match of the year candidate, both Maxx Skabb and Sean rocketed up the popularity charts in this region. Whether that will have an impact on the playoffs remains to be seen. PREDICTION CENTRAL No perfect predictions this week, though Miss Moon_Lit_Tears was one pick short of it. Alas, there are no weekly prizes, so I'm afraid you'll have to be content with the knowledge that you've jumped up rapidly in the standings. PREDICTION STANDINGS AFTER WEEK TWO 1. SeanMcG: 9 points 2. moon_lit_tears: 7 points (Tie) 3. derek_b, I Effin Rule, Prophet: 6 points 6. Tori Montgomery: 5 points 7. Zeel1: 4 points 8. MichiganHero: 3 points This is our final week in Japan, this time from the Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium in Kyoto. The same rules apply as last week, and everyone is still at an equal level of popularity in this region of Japan. Let's get right to the schedule. WEEK THREE: KYOTO, JAPAN (Kinki Region) Rules strictly enforced, ref bumps allowed, Strong Style match Robbie Maynard (2-0, 15%) vs. Diamond (1-1, 15%) Diamond was able to put away a technical worker last week, but she's facing a man who stayed on the defensive for most of his match last week and still won. I'm thinking minor upset here. Tori's Prediction: Diamond, via pinfall (Diamond in the Sky), 12:00, C- ALPHA DIVISION MATCH: The British Warrior (1-1, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (2-0, 15%) Right now, I'm going with the assumption that the Alpha Division is Nuclear's to lose. Tori's Prediction: Nuclear Templeton, via pinfall (Armageddon Lariat), 11:10, D SGRaaize (0-2, 15%) vs. Sean (1-1, 15%) Raaize just needs to get on the map. And after the torture that Sean went through last week, I think he may do just that. Tori's Prediction: SGRaaize, via pinfall (Small Package), 6:50, F Breaker (1-1, 15%) vs. Johnny Triumph (0-2, 15%) Triumph has seemed rather...lackluster to me. Going with Breaker here. Tori's Prediction: Breaker, via pinfall (Dream Breaker), 11:00, C+ ALPHA DIVISION MATCH: The Phoenix (1-1, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (1-1, 15%) I'm calling this as match of the night for one reason: it has Maxx Skabb in it. That said, this should be a damn good match-up, and a random pick gives me... Tori's Prediction: Maxx Skabb, via pinfall (Lethal Injection), 18:00, B+ Tarik Nolan (1-1, 15%) vs. Shawn Arrows (1-1, 15%) This match will be contested under Hardcore rules! Arrows has had a match in this style already this year. However, this is right up Nolan's alley. Have to go with that deciding factor. Tori's Prediction: Tarik Nolan, via pinfall (Chair shot to the head), 12:10, C We're back in North America next week, as Vancouver plays host to the League. Until next time, this is Tori Montgomery...so long from ringside! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Quick Prediction Key: Week Three Robbie Maynard (2-0, 15%) vs. Diamond (1-1, 15%) The British Warrior (1-1, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (2-0, 15%) SGRaaize (0-2, 15%) vs. Sean (1-1, 15%) Breaker (1-1, 15%) vs. Johnny Triumph (0-2, 15%) The Phoenix (1-1, 15%) vs. Maxx Skabb (1-1, 15%) HARDCORE--Tarik Nolan (1-1, 15%) vs. Shawn Arrows (1-1, 15%) TRAINING PM's ARE TO BE RECEIVED BEFORE 8:00 PM EDT June 16 / 1:00 AM BST June 17 PREDICTIONS CLOSE 8:00 PM EDT June 18 / 1:00 AM BST June 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterded Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I didn't even realize that this started. How did I miss this thread? I have been checking only the sign up one like a fool. Also damn being at work for the next 4 and half hours so I can’t look at the page for my character as my work filter blocks it. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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