Tales of Sin City

KingJoel · May 21, 2011

Before I start this, I would like to say that my Ric Flair Promotions diary, titled 'Force in the Mid-Atlantic' is still alive and I will be favouring that over this at times, and if you want to check that out click here. That doesn't mean this will not get updated. I will try and update it as much as I can. So basically, we're looking at a diary that focuses backstage and inside the ring. The starting roster for this project may be a little 'nooby' in the eyes of others, but I don't really care. After the first few backstage segments are done, I'll most probably give a preview on everything that has happened in 2010 up to the point where I am at, January 2011.

Thank you for choosing to read this,

Joel.

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When you are speaking about Las Vegas—the gambling capital of the world, the city where the slogan is ‘what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’, the Sin City—what do you discuss? Of course, you discuss the casinos, the resorts, the seemingly utopia-like city with everything going its way. What you do not discuss, is the people within that city. The people who work dead-end jobs, the people who own the casinos and the people who are addicted to gambling and cannot support themselves anymore due to losing it all. You see, there is one man you might discuss. That one man is: James D. Masterson.

Masterson is a cold man. A man who represents the seven deadly sins in their entirety, his actions would make the standard Christian sick to their stomach due to is selfishness – his attitude, which puts himself before anybody else. Masterson is an angry man who likes to distribute his wrath, something he freely does due to him having friends in ‘high places’. Masterson once had a Nevada senator endorse the closing of a rival casino up the road from the Masterson Resort and Casino. He’s a man who loves the concept of greed, which is how he rose to the top of the empire he now rules. He can be considered a sloth due to his casual neglect for God’s words. He takes immense pride in himself, his business and anything else that practically involves him. Lust is a vital part in this man’s life, his taste for young women have derailed all three of his marriages. Masterson frequently exerts envy towards any man who has what he has not got. An example of this would be when he was once considered for a promotion when he was working for a factory in his youth. That promotion went to an equally-deserving young man, but it struck a nerve in Masterson – so much that he tried to sabotage his colleague, which resulted in him (Masterson) getting fired. Masteron also shows gluttony. He has a drinking problem – something his pride stops him from admitting.

All of these sins that James omitted gained him what he has today. James D. Masterson owns the Masterson Resort and Casino, right on The Strip in Las Vegas. A venue that is popular for hosting GAMMA’s mixed martial arts fight cards, boxing events and concerts. A venue that is popular mainly due to it’s wide variety of casino games and it’s large amount of poker tables. In some way, James D. Masterson’s wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony has paid off. Why? Because he’s a successful businessman. And his adaptation to Sin City, has enabled him to achieve this much. What, did you think James was always like this? In fact, he wasn’t. He was once a kind, good-hearted person during his childhood. But when he moved to Las Vegas from Los Angeles at the age of twelve, things went downhill from there. Masterson’s parents divorced four years later during his high school years (and then actually become the subject of a custody battle). He had been going through a rough time at high school, and was then bullied throughout college. It was those events that lead to Masterson becoming the person he is today. It had seemed that he had adapted to the true meaning of Las Vegas. It had seemed that the events that had occurred in his childhood, prepared him for what he would be today.

Masterson had a lot of interests. Of course he took great enjoyment in wearing Armani suits, driving luxurious sports cars down the whole length of The Strip and attending high-class ****tail parties of his high-powered associates (namely with the senator mentioned earlier). But he also enjoyed simple things. Masterson liked to play a round of golf in the Las Vegas Country Club. He also enjoyed going to American Football games in various other states, he did not have a favourite team, and he just liked the brutal action that was associated with the sport. The nature of American Football, was similar to one of Masterson’s favourite pastimes…

Professional wrestling had been a love of James D. Masterson since he was a five year old boy. He used to sit in front of the television every Saturday morning to watch the weekly Supreme Wrestling Federation television shows. He even attended local wrestling events within Los Angeles (and later in Las Vegas). Wrestling had seemed to comfort Masterson in his later years. He has been heard to say that when he had been angry with something, he’d go and watch wrestling live or on one of the many video tapes he had acquired. When the Masterson Resort and Casino was first established in 1980, word has it, Masterson begged Richard Eisen for him to hold the tenth Supreme Challenge inside of it. Eisen declined the offer. He was that much the wrestling fan. But what he really wanted to do was to create his own wrestling promotion. That is how I came into this…

KingJoel · May 22, 2011

Chapter 1.1: The Beginning

6:00PM – Wednesday, Week One, January 2011 – Inside James D. Masterson’s Office

“Now, you see, I have all the money. I have the location. I have the equipment for this to be big.” James said in a calm manor. He was sitting in a black leather chair inside an office located deep inside of the Masterson Resort and Casino. He swivelled around in a quick motion and turned towards me. He rested his arms on the mahogany table before he reached for the glass of Jack Daniels. He took a swig of it and quickly put it down. “I’ve wanted to do this for quite a long time. In fact, I’ve been wanting to do this since I was a little boy – watching Supreme Wrestling Federation, live on the television on Saturday mornings. It’s something that I want done. It’s something that could quite possibly be a business opportunity for me and draw in more people into the casino. Do you understand what I am saying?”

I did not know what to say. In fact, the fact that he was giving me an offer to deal with the desire to own with a wrestling company, was quite overwhelming.

“Yes.”

I replied. The minimal answer showed that I had somewhat of an understanding with what he wanted to do. But it still had not set in. James D. Masterson, he had the money to just try and steal someone like Peter Michaels—the booker of Supreme Wrestling Federation—from Richard Eisen up in New England or even Joel Bryant—Total Championship Wrestling’s booker—from Tommy Cornell up in California. But he chose me. Out of all the people that could’ve undertaken this project, he chose me. It still had not set in. I mean, I was a producer and writer for several various programmes that aired on the C.A.N.N. network including their version of ‘Survivor’ – ‘The Island’.

“Now, obviously, there’s going to be a slight challenge with getting to the top. But I’m ready and willing to make that challenge for any expense. Yes, it’s going to be costly. But let’s be honest, it’s not like you’re going to fail…”

A arrogant smile etched across his face and I performed one right back, just to make it seem like I was not doubting him in anyway.

“I’m sorry, what’s your name again? It has seemed to slip from my mind…”

“Joel.”

“Ah, yes. Fine name it is. So Joel, you think you’ve got all the qualifications for undertaking this job that I have offered you?”

“Erm…Yes, yes I do. As a producer and writer, I have taken some time to write up shows for major and networks and such. I am also a major fan of wrestling, so therefore I believe I’m automatically qualified for the job – because I know what the fans want, and I’ll be able to act upon what they want with the right funding and equipment…”

Yes, I was a fan of wrestling. Unlike some of the writers up at the Supreme One building all the way in New England, I actually have enjoyed the athletic spectacle that is wrestling. Yes, I called it an ‘athletic spectacle’, that’s how I’ve seen it. Ever since I was a kid, I became fascinated with the Supreme Wrestling Federation and later Japanese promotions such as Pride Glory Honour Wrestling and Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods. It was from the stiff styles of the likes of PRIDE Koiso, Mito Miwa and all the way down to their current crop of wrestlers that had amazed me.

“Of course you’re going to get the right funding and equipment, what has made you say that? Is it your vision that has made you say that?” He seemed intrigued whilst popping that question. In fact, he leaned over and showed interest in what I was saying.

“Yes, my vision has made me say that…”

“What is your vision? If you do not mind me asking.”

“My vision is, is to have a wrestling promotion that is modern. To have a wrestling promotion that is all about the wrestl—“ He cut me off right at that point.

“All about the wrestling? Interesting. But you see, wrestling promotions that are all about the wrestling – they do not gain as much profit as the wrestling that is more storyline based. For example, Supreme Wrestling Federation.” At that point, it had become clear. He wanted a Supreme Wrestling Federation-esque promotion. But the problem I had with that was, it was not what I had envisioned. In fact, it was far from it, but he seemed hard-pressed on having an entertainment promotion.

“Well, uh, yes that may be a large factor going into the promotion. But I’m pretty sure, with all the funding it shall receive from you – it’ll gain profit.”

“I’m not following you here. Saying ‘I’m pretty sure’ does not mean anything from me. Either it does, or it doesn’t. One or the other. Pick one now.”

“Erm…”

“You can’t can you? You see, I wanted you for the job because it seemed like the right man. But now I’m not so sure of that. You know what? Can I tell you what I had in mind?” It would be a lie to say I did not dread what he had in mind. I knew he was a wrestling fan, but what I knew what I had in mind – what he had in mind, they were two totally different things.

“Go on…” I replied as he sat back in his chair and once again took a swig of the glass of Jack Daniels.

“What I had in mind was a promotion that focused on entertainment. A promotion that focused on entertaiunin the fans with storylines and among other things, detailed characters, much like the Supreme Wrestling Federation. And looking at the Supreme Wrestling Federation – they’re on top of their game right now. Richard Eisen is doing a fantastic job as the owner of the company and they have become of the most globally recognized promotions of today, and it’s easy to see why. Their formula is simple, it hasn’t changed. It appeals to all. Unlike that Dead or Alive rubbish on Arcadia—“

“With all do respect, it’s called Deadly Overloaded Action and it is a good concept. It has increased in popularity over the past year…”

“But, they have not achieved anything great of note. What I want, is my own version of SWF…” He was stubborn to say the least. I had heard rumours of how he got things the way he wanted. He would continue to argue against the person who wanted things differently until they gave in. Unlike the people who gave in, I was not willing to give in…

“Sir, it’s going to be hard to re-create our own version of the SWF. Look at the many promotions that are storyline based. Look at them! Many of them are on the point of falling off due to their mediocrity. I’m not saying that Supreme Wrestling Federation—or your idea is mediocre—I’m just saying, imitators can be passed off as a cheap rip-off. And as a man with alot of money, the last thing you would want to invest in is a ‘cheap rip-off’. Am I right?”

He did not respond. To further demonstrate my point, I stood up from my seat. He watched me stand. He was still calm and in fact, he was not worried about what I was about to do.

“I am going to ask this question again. Would you or would you not want to invest in a promotion that will be known as a ‘cheap rip-off’ from the get go?”

“No. No I would not want to invest in something that would be called a ‘cheap rip-off’.”

“Exactly. So you know what, why not have a wrestling-driven promotion. Because I look at it from this point. Fans want more wrestling. If you have seen the message-boards they have posted on, they all claim they want more wrestling. Yes, Total Championship Wrestling is offering decent wrestling, but the problem is, Total Championship Wrestling is not as widely available as the Supreme Wrestling Federation. Now, if we make a wrestling-driven product – it will be guaranteed to draw in fans.”

He stared at me with discontent, and I felt the job slipping from my hands. An idea had popped up in my head. An idea that would appeal to the both of us…

“…But seeing as you wanted a promotion with entertainment, I am willing to do something that I would not have done in the first place. You wanted an entertainment-driven product and I wanted a wrestling-driven product. We can combine the two to make a hybrid product. Entertainment, combined with great wrestling. There is no extra attention to both. It will allow for advancement in feuds, it will allow for great wrestling matches. I see it now…Fans packed into the Masterson Resort and Casino, waiting for the show to begin. Chanting the names of the wrestlers…Do you see it? I’m asking you, do you see it?”

James’ eyes lit up as if he came up with the idea himself. He stood up just as I sat back down and wandered over to the window and gazed into his reflection, with a smile on his face.

“That is brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this earlier? A product that’ll appeal to a wider audience! Now, that’s the thinking that I wanted from you. That is the idea that could really take this promotion off the ground. However, for this promotion to come together…You’re going to have to do the rest of the work.”

“Wait…what?”

“I’ll provide production and funding – meaning you’ll have money and a suitable place to hold the wrestling events. And you, well, you need to employ workers and make me some money.”

“So, does that mean I’m hired?”

“Of course it does. Now, take a rest, and tomorrow – get to work. Sin City Pro will be the greatest wrestling show on earth.”

“Sin City Pro?”

“That is the name of my promotion. It has a nice ring to it since it’s going to be based in Las Vegas, the ‘Sin City’. Now, get out of here…Rest…You’ve got a long day a head of you tomorrow. I mean hiring wrestlers is not that easy I believe…”

sebsplex · May 22, 2011

Good set-up. From Masterson's profile being tied in with the seven deadly sins, to your choice of venue and promotion style/name. Ever since I read up on some of Bischoff's plans to rebuild WCW out of Vegas I've always been keen to take on a similar scenario. Bonus points too for linking in another dynasty and using it as canon - I've always been a fan of that. I'm not concerned about you being nooby in your recruitment, just build the best roster to tell your story.

On a sidenote, glad to see RFP will keep rolling and given your work on that, I've got high hopes for this project. In other words, I'm 'in'.

KingJoel · May 22, 2011

Thank you for the feedback Seb <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <div style="text-align:center;">- - -</div> Chapter 1.2: The First Meeting 11:00AM – Thursday, Week One, January 2011 – Masterson Resort and Casino The Masterson Resort and Casino has two entrances. Now the first entrance is the entrance where all the big celebrities and all the gambling addicts walk in to play on the slots and get their dose of blackjack. The first entrance is out to the public and is pretty much like the entrance of a local superstore – minus the greeter. Now, Masterson permitted me to enter at the second entrance – which was in a private car-park. I drove to the private car-park and a security guard met me. He peered through the half-open window of my Lexus and let me through. It seemed like he already knew who I was. Once I parked the car, I stepped out and made my way to the entrance. The second entrance was where all the accountants, employees and such entered. It seemed like just a regular workplace. It was also where the workers also stood when they were smoking, and on this morning, a few of them were smoking – and quite frankly all they did was bitch. As I walked past the haze of smoke and a short, stocky man told his colleagues of his ‘crazy’ night where he supposedly had a bunch of strippers dancing with him. They knew he was lying and I knew it too. It was not my business however and I continued past. I entered the entrance into a small lobby. Adjacent from the doors sat a young woman receptionist called Linda. Linda looked like a model. Her face was well-made up—blusher, bright red lipstick, the works—and she had the type of hair that you would only see on the hair shampoo commercials – blonde and silky smooth. With her bright blue eyes and refined looks, she spotted me from across the lobby… “You’re Masterson’s new business partner?” she asked. “Business partner?” I replied, I was confused, to say the least. I never opted for the title ‘business partner’, but I guess it had to be. “That’s what he’s been calling you. If you’re hear to see him, he’s down the corridor in the meeting room – fifth door on the right.” She finished her sentence and pointed in the direction of the corridor. I nodded in understanding and made my way down the corridor and adjusted my suit jacket when before I let myself in. When the door opened, it revealed a fairly large meeting room with a table that took up most of the space. Sat in a stone-grey suit and sipping a glass of brandy (despite it being nearly eleven o’clock in the morning). He slammed down the glass with fury as if he was angry, but he smiled and stared at me. “Just the man I was waiting for…” He stood and came over to where I stood, and embraced me with a hug. I thought he was drunk and questioned him during the movement, however he said the brandy was his ‘first glass’; we both knew it wasn’t true. We both sat down in the empty meeting room which was well-heated by a state-of-the-art central heating system and it also had a projector screen which hung from the ceiling, but there was no projector. “Did Linda lead you here?” “Yeah, she did…” “Nice ass on her, am I right?” I just stared at James D. Richardson with the intent of saying “This is why you get sexual harassment lawsuits.” but I kept that within and nodded. Not that I was not looking but that was beside the point. “So Joel, what have you got for me?” I looked at him and smiled. I placed my suitcase on the table and pulled out my laptop and a small projector. I hooked them both up together and aimed the projector at the projector screen as the laptop was already on the Google Chrome internet browser I did not use any other internet browser. Mozilla is just terrible compared to what it used to be and Internet Explorer is just terrible, nothing to compare it to what it used to be because it was terrible back in the day too. Masterson looked intrigued at what I was going to do and when I typed in the URL of YouTube, he seemed even more interested. I typed in the name ‘Darryl Devine’ and hit the enter button and allowed the whole thing to load, when it did, the first video I clicked was his latest match in USPW against Des Davids – a match that he was carrying. “Hm. Why are you showing me this?” “Because James, this man could make us some money. The man has the in-ring skill to carry the company’s main event scene.” The reaction James made once Devine hit a moonsault from the top rope to the floor was priceless. He did not know what was going to happen; in fact he jumped out of his seat and expressed his amazement at the stunt, but then came the question… “As good as this guy is in the ring, how is he on the microphone? Because if you’re so positive that he’ll lead the company, then he HAS to be good on the microphone – he can’t just be the silent type, which does not know how to speak on the microphone.” “Good? Yeah, I’d say he’s good. Let me show you…” I once again typed in ‘Darryl Devine’ into the search bar and hit the enter key, which loaded up a series of videos. And I picked out one of the many promos that were on there… <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>[The video opens with Darryl stood in the middle of the ring after a hard fought victory. Microphone in hand, Darryl started to address the crowd] <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DarrylDevine_alt1-1.jpg</div> Darryl Devine: “I don’t need this. In fact, why would a MAJOR LEAGUE star LIKE me need this? Look at this dump.” [Devine walked about in the ring inside the small arena that USPW had rented out for ‘American Wrestling’.] Darryl Devine: “When people see this place – their first thought is, that it’s a joke. They see slow, old men wandering around in the ring with their walking sticks and they all just make a lightnin’ fast grab for the remote control. It makes them SICK. But when a person like me strolls onto their screen, they breathe a sigh of relief. They actually WANT to see somebody like me. They WANT to see someone like Darryl Devine. I’m the LIFE of this promotion. I’m Mr. USPW. And y’know what, everyone knows it.” [He continued to patrol the ring as he radiated the hostile response from the crowd.] Darryl Devine: “You all boo – but you know it’s true. That big ol’ dumb chain-wielding bastard Tyson Baine knows it! That small masked kid Enygma that goes around getting lucky victories and retaining the title that SHOULD be mine knows it! And even that ‘Alpha American’ Sam Strong knows it! Hell, I’m so much the life of this promotion, I SHOULD be called the ‘Alpha American’! Sam, you know it, but why don’t you act upon it? Sam, I’m BEGGIN’ YOU, I WANT A SPOT AT THE TOP! Because ‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine equals ratings! Last week, the ratings for this show hit the roof! Why? Because of my match. Come on Sam, pull the trigger! Give me a chance! I’m beggin’ ya, just do it!”</div></blockquote> The video faded out as a clearly impressed James D. Masterson took another glug of his brandy and placed it down on the table. “Well – that was impressive.” I smirked as he continued… “You can get this guy right?” “Yeah, of course. If I could not, why would I be showing you this video? This man is going to be the company. His contract with United States Pro Wrestling is up in a weeks time, I can contact him then and see what happens. It seems highly unlikely that USPW would want to resign him – he is not over forty and he has not been in Supreme Wrestling Federation at all. Plus every major company has seemed to miss out on his contract running out. It does not seem that SWF want him anyway because he is slightly injury prone – Total Championship Wrestling; they don’t want him either thanks to the same problem.” “That is good. You really think that he can be our ‘main guy’ right?” “Most certainly.” “Good. Good. This calls for a celebratory drink…You in?” “Well, uh, that’s not all James. I’ve still got one more thing to ask you.” “Go on.” “I need to know – who did you have in mind for the company? Because since it is your product and your company, you should have a large say in who we hire and seeing as you do watch some wrestling; I’m sure you could pick out a few people that you’ve seen and liked and give their names to me…” I had to ask this. It was a way of impressing him and a way of being polite – it is his wrestling promotion. “Who did I have in mind for the company? Jack Bruce. Love the kid. Great athelt—“ “Jack Bruce is still with Supreme Wrestling Federation…” “Oh, really? Fine, how about that Eric Eisen, love the guy. He’s actually came to the Resort and Casino to gambl—“ “He is still with the Supreme Wrestling Federation and there is no chance in hell that he would leave his father’s side for a small-time promotion like us.” “…How about that Marshall Dillon?” “The cowboy wrestler from Texas?” I was surprised. Marshall Dillon was not exactly the type of wrestler that I thought James would like. “Yeah, him, he looks the part and plus I loved the good ol’ Western movies back when I was young…I saw him once or twice on Supreme TV.” “You see, the problem that I have seen with him is that he is not all that entertaining. All he is is basically size. Nothing else. Yes he plays his cowboy part well, but compared to the likes of other cowboys in wrestling’s past – he’s extremely poor. But you know what? I think we can get him.” “Really?” “His contract is up for renewal in Supreme Wrestling Federation – however, they have not capitalised on resigning him and instead Midwest Championship Wrestling have signed him and already booked him for an event; therefore giving the sign that either he is not wanting to resign with Eisen and company or they are not wanting to resign him. Either way, I think we can get a word in edgeways and convince him to sign, because lets be honest nobody wants to work with Giant Redwood…” “Excellent. But I’m going to have to cut this meeting short – I have some other business to attend to. I’ll leave you to get these things done; you are available on Saturday right? Because that is when I am next going to be available, and I’d love to hear your progress thus far.” “I’m sure I can make it, phone me and I’ll confirm.” I left my seat and exited from the boarding room and headed back to my car and made my way back to my hotel, where I would make a few calls.

KingJoel · May 22, 2011

Chapter 1.3: The Arena Complex

9:52AM – Saturday, Week One, January 2011 – Masterson Resort and Casino

Saturday had arrived and once again, I drove in to the second entrance’s car park at the Masterson Resort and Casino. Unlike the last time however, I was not greeted by Linda, in fact I was greeted by Masterson himself. James was dressed smartly and invited me inside. We went past the meeting room as I questioned where we were going.

“You’ll see in a minute…I think you’ll enjoy this.”

The whole situation itself was confusing. I did not know where he was taking me and to be honest, I felt like a child on Christmas Eve who did not know what he had gotten. Corridor after corridor we passed until we finally entered the casino part of the Masterson Resort and Casino complex.

“So Joel, did you get to Marshall?”

“Yes, he was more than willing to sign. He asked if he could work his old cowboy gimmick and I granted him to opportunity to do so…”

“Good, good, good.”

We passed several ‘customers’ gambling away their hard-earned money. Some were on the slot machines, pushing pennies into it constantly as they looked to line up something as small as three lemons which offered ten cents. Others were crowded around the roulette table, and placing all their chips on black. I passed a business man who was sweating profusely; tie and shirt loosened. He placed all of his chips on black only for red to come out. The whole walk through the casino made me realise that Masterson made his money out of the misfortune of others and gambling addicts. I could live with that, but it was wrong on so many moral levels.

The end of the casino part of the complex was near as Masterson soon had a smile etched across his face. He was grinning ear-to-ear, it seemed like he had just seen a young woman in a bikini. We both reached a door. He pushed down on the handle of it and opened it, which revealed an arena.

“This, this is what I wanted to show you.”

It came as a shock to me, in fact, I wondered if he built this over the course of the week – but those thoughts were dashed when he continued to speak.

“…This is where I hold events such as concerts and mixed-martial arts events. GAMMA comes here on a regular basis for it’s fight cards and have helped contribute to the—transformation, if you could use that term—of the place. When used to it’s full capacity, it can hold up to ten-thousand people.”

I looked around as builders put up a huge screen and was setting up things such as girders and a stage. They had also added new lighting to the place, so that there could be more ‘feeling’ to the events held here. For example, it is no secret that GAMMA loves it’s intimate atmosphere for it’s events and it is no secret that Oscar De La Hoya loves the ‘intimate’ atmosphere for boxing fights that include his fighters that are with Golden Boy Promotions. But despite all this work looking entirely successful, there had been a problem. And that problem had to be addressed to James through a young man. This young man was not that big nor was he scrawny. He seemed nervous and carried his hardhat in his hands and held it to his waist like Oliver did in Oliver Twist when he asked for more food. Anxiety had taken over this young man as he tried to catch James’ attention…

“U-uh-uh, Mi-Mi-Mister Masterson?”

James totally ignored the young man.

“M-Mi-Mister Masterson?”

Masterson turned slightly and faced the young builder, who at this point trembled in his boots.

“Yes?”

“Th-th-there’s be-be-been a problem.”

“A what?”

Masterson slightly tilted his head and stood over the builder…

“The-the-there’s been a problem.”

Masterson edged closer to the builder…

“Be more specific boy.”

Masterson’s emphasis on the word ‘boy’ signalled that he was angry. The usage of the word boy itself without the emphasis would have signalled this as well.

“Th-th-the latest batch of stage equipment that you had ordered…M-m-most of it’s f-f-faulty.”

James turned to me and asked me to ‘wait one minute’ as he took a deep breath and turned back to the boy…

“What the **** do you mean there’s a problem with the stage equipment? I paid for some of the best stage equipment that money has to offer and you tell me that there’s a ****ing problem? Do you know how much that cost?”

“I-I-I d-d-don’t kn—“

“I am asking you: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ALL OF THAT ****ING COSTS?”

The builder flinched at Masterson’s change of tone. He was intimidated. In fact, I could see sweat roll down the side of his temple from the fear that had been forced upon him by Masterson.

“THAT COST ME $25,000! THAT’S MORE THAN YOUR WAGES!”

I felt bad for the kid, I mean it was not his fault by any stretch and having Masterson shout at him was hardly good, let alone Masterson berating him.

“Go and tell your boss that I will not stand for this **** up – in fact tell him that he ought to be going out and fixing every single faulty ****ing light, every single girder and every-****ing-thing before I fire him and his lazy ass! Go! Now!”

The builder ran off and this would be the first time that I would see James lash out at someone. Yes, I had heard the stories about his bad temper – however, I did not see it in person. In fact, I did not think it would be that bad. And at that very moment, I pictured myself in the builder’s shoes – and I shuddered. James had turned red with anger and sweat dripped from his forehead. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and dabbed his forehead before he returned his focus to me…

“Now, where was I?”

“We were talking about the capacity of this place. You said it can hold ten-thousand people…Do you really think we could ever sell it out? I mean, it’s going to take years if we were going to…”

“I know, I know. But this arena is adjustable. The amount of seats can be decreased for your events too. Now, lets get back onto the subject of talent…Who else have you acquired the services of?”

We both walked out of the arena and back into the casino area on our way back to the offices.

“Who else have I acquired? Well James, I made a few phone calls and looked around and I’ve gotten a person named John Pathlow.”

“Who?”

“Hell Monkey?”

“Never heard of him.”

“…C’mon, you have to be kidding me here. Hell Monkey is one of the best wrestlers on the planet. He works a totally realistic hard-hitting style and has pretty much had a fantastic year in terms of matches—“

“Can he cut a promo though? Can he work the crowd?”

“He’ll work better with a gimmick that is like a ‘silent assassin’ type, erm, how can I put this? Like Enforcer Roberts. A technical assassin, but unlike Roberts he’s exciting and hard-hitting.”

“Uh-huh, alright, what else you got for me? Make it quick.”

“We finally signed Darryl Devine. Much like Marshall, he was more than willing to sign with us. And I’ve got a great gimmick for him too—“

“Alright, alright, alright – nice to see you doing well and everything, but I gotta take this call and scoot off, so send me an e-mail of who you have got and what you’re planning, alright?”

Before I could even answer, he disappeared. I basically looked around for him and could not find him anywhere. It looked like I was going to have to send him an e-mail of everything. Character breakdowns and the schedule for the events.

KingJoel · May 22, 2011

... <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"> To: <a href="mailto:" rel="">JamesDMasterson@MastersonResortAndCasino.com</a> Sin City Pro Wrestling Roster http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/AmberAllen-1.jpg Amber Allen Face, Old School Face Finishers: Cross Arm Breaker Amber Allen is a technical wrestler that was trained by Steph ‘Principessa’ Chee. Unlike a lot of the female wrestlers on the circuit today, Amber is not an all-arounder. In fact, she trained solely in technical mat-based wrestling and as a result, she can be considered one of our best technical wrestlers on the roster. Though the fact that she lacks the flashy high-flying moves of those all-around female wrestlers may limit her success. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/AmericanElemental_alt-1.jpg?t=1306100099 American Elemental Face, Mysterious Finisher: Inferno Splash (450 Splash) American Elemental is a wrestler that fits into the ‘new breed’ category. This ‘new breed’ of wrestlers have been heavily influenced by the styling of the Japanese junior heavyweight wrestlers, thus resulting in an exciting and intense battles with other wrestlers. American Elemental’s character is obviously a tribute to the Japanese masked legend Elemental, who had a storied career in Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods several decades ago. ‘Am El’, got his big break when he signed with World Level Wrestling in Japan and then South of the Border Pro Wrestling however, he was recently released from WLW which is why he has now resurfaced in Sin City Pro. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/Antix-1.jpg Antix Heel, Rapper Finisher: Murder On The Dancefloor (Lifting Reverse DDT) Formerly known as Gregg Boone, Antix starred in the tag team ‘Kelowna Playaz’ who were extremely popular. However, their ring skills were not that great and that lead to his partner Craig Green quitting North of the Border Pro Wrestling and heading to 4C. The two had a real-life falling out which lead to Antix stealing Green’s new gimmick of a rapper. He is not as skilled as Green, but there’s potential. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/Atlas-1.jpg Atlas Nash Heel, Monster Finisher: Kronus Bomb (Running Crucifix Powerbomb) Formerly ‘Big Dog’ Josh Nash, Atlas has recently come off a release from Rhode Island Pro Wrestling. Though he still works there, it was a developmental contract that he was on and Supreme Wrestling Federation did not see a future for this 6’10 monster of a man. He works his ‘Monster’ gimmick very well and could be one of the main heels, however, he needs some momentum for that to happen. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/BradfordPeverell-1.jpg Brad Tyson Face, Boxer Finisher: Dream Left Hook (Powerful Left Hook) Brad Tyson (also known as Bradford Peverell) is a wrestler who wrestles for FREEDOM Championship Wrestling in Puerto Rico on a regular basis. Known for his realistic boxing approach to wrestling, he can be considered the complete opposite to John Pathlow. Tyson’s psychology revolves around the ‘Dream Left Hook’, which is a wickedly realistic left hook which will knock out a majority of his opponents. Despite his realistic boxing approach, Tyson regularly uses regular wrestling moves as well. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DarrylDevine_alt1-1.jpg Darryl Devine Heel, Chosen One Finisher: Devine Dream Drop (Full-Nelson Lift Transitioned Into A Reverse STO) The top heel of the promotion. Nicknamed ‘Mighty Fine’, Darryl Devine has had a great career thus far even though being a pro for seven years. In two-thousand and eight, he chose to work for United States Pro Wrestling over 4C in a decision that has neither benefitted him or not benefitted him. He stalled due to being overtaken by the much older, much more popular wrestlers. However, he got released from the promotion and has now ended up here. A fantastic wrestler and great on the microphone, he could be considered the ‘leader’ of the promotion. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DeanWaldorf-1.jpg Dean Waldorf Heel, Enforcer Finisher: Waldorf Salad Toss (Wheelbarrow Lift Into A Neckbreaker) One half of the ‘Ring Generals’ tag team, Waldorf got his big break with ‘Marvelous’ Marv Statler in Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling. However, a trade sent them to New York City Wrestling, a promotion they have faired a lot better in. The tag team is solid, but as the gimmick I’ve given him suggests that the team works well as ‘enforcers’ to somebody. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/EmmaBitch-1.jpg Emma Bitch Heel, Bitch Finisher: The Payback (Double Underhook Facebuster) ‘Payback’ Emma Bitch is a brawler from Toronto who had a run with North of the Border Pro Wrestling. However, she got released when they found out she had a drug problem. It seems now that she has cleaned up her act and she has slowly resurfaced back in the wrestling world after a tour with 5 Star Supreme Wrestling. The older she gets, the better she becomes. You could say, in a way, she likes to put the ‘stamp’ on bitches. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/EveGrunge-1.jpg Eve Grunge Heel, Grunge Rocker Finisher: Black Dahlia DDT (Lifting DDT) Eve Grunge is a technical worker from Canada. She has begun to build up a following due to her very good technical wrestling style and also due to the fact that she’s a talented singer and songwriter. She has two self-published albums to her name and is currently working on a third. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/GoldenDelicious-1.jpg Golden Delicious Face, Old School Face Finisher: Melbourne Surprise (Flying Crossbody) Golden Delicious, otherwise known as Melanie Flyman is a risk-taking wrestler from Australia who left her homeland to come to Washington to train to be a wrestler. She was trained by Catherine ‘The Cat’ Quine and debuted in Angel Athletic Association a few months later. She was released in 2007 and struggled to find work. She signed with us here at Sin City Pro quite willingly after she had spent time wrestling in nameless independent promotions. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JackpotJordan-1.jpg Jackpot Jordan Heel, Rich Snob Finisher: Cash In (Twist of Fate) Jackpot Jordan is a wrestler who hails from the Sin City and was trained down in California by staff at Costal Zone Championship Wrestling. He did not have a great start in the promotion when he debuted, but soon made an outstanding tag team with ‘Hollywood’ Jake Idol called ‘Rich And Famous’; a team that has won gold on several occasions. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JakeIdol-1.jpg Jake Idol Heel, ****y Youth Finisher: Reality Check (TKO) Nicknamed ‘Hollywood’, Jake Idol brings a ‘Hollywood’ attitude to the ring with him. Thinking that he’s a big ‘Hollywood’ star, Idol often gets on the nerves of the fans when he performs such ****y actions as taunting them. He teamed up with ‘High Roller’ Jackpot Jordan to form ‘Rich And Famous’, a big team down in Costal Zone Championship Wrestling. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JanaMarieBowen-1.jpg Jana Marie Bowen Face, Happy-Go-Lucky Finisher: Bowen Technique (Flying Fame Asser) Jana Marie Bowen is a Canadian female wrestler who competed in North of the Border Wrestling for a while before budget-cuts forced her to be released from the promotion. She frequently likes to take to the skies with her high-flying style, which will always entertain the crowd. Her finisher titled the ‘Bowen Technique’, has scored her some big wins over names such as Principessa. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/HellMonkey_alt-1.jpg John Pathlow Heel, MMA Bad Ass Finishers: Hell Fire Kick (Shining Wizard) and Rear Naked Choke Formerly Hell Monkey, Pathlow has dropped the mask and adopted a gimmick similar to a mixed martial artist so that he could bring something new to the table for Sin City Pro. As Hell Monkey, Pathlow over the past few years has had phenomenal success inside the ring. Tours with World Level Wrestling have seen him participate in match of the year candidates with Emerald Angel in the team ‘Above & Below’. He recently left World Level Wrestling for Pride Glory Honour Wrestling and has now signed with us. He is a valued member of the roster. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JonniePerez-1.jpg Jonnie Perez Face, Thrill Seeker Finisher: Hang Time (Corkscrew Moonsault) The brother of ‘P-Dawg’ Frankie Perez, Jonnie Perez is much different than his brother. Whilst his brother is a hard-hitting, strong style wrestler, Jonnie is an incredible high-flying competitor. He trained with Costal Zone Championship Wrestling at their Costal Resort and recently debuted in December of 2009. There is one criticism of him however. Despite having an incredible arsenal of high-flying moves, Perez can at times go far and put himself and his opponent in danger. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/KCGlenn-1.jpg KC Glenn Heel, Show Stealer Finisher: Tune Up The Sunshine Band (Swinging Reverse STO) KC Glenn is one of the brightest hopefuls in wrestling today. Trained by Total Championship Wrestling’s Joey Minnesota, Glenn has the brilliant ability to blend technical brilliance with aerial prowess. He can draw a great match out of anybody, but the thing that holds him back the most is his strong southern accent. Glenn hails from Georgia, and he has no control over his accent whatsoever – but it’s kind of off-putting. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MainstreamHernandez-1.jpg Mainstream Hernandez Face, Rebel Finisher: Superkick and Pontiac To Home (Jumping Cutter) Mainstream Hernandez is a charismatic high flier with a lot of potential. He started in Mid Atlantic Wrestling and had a lot of success there, winning the first two Rip Chord Invitationals back-to-back and winning their Mid Atlantic Championship belt. He headed to FREEDOM Championship Wrestling and later Canadian Golden Combat, and has remained being an excellent worker. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MarshallDillon-1.jpg Marshall Dillon Face, Cowboy Finisher: Texas Lariat (Running Lariat) Marshall Dillon was touted to be a future star in Supreme Wrestling Federation but when he was called up from Rhode Island Pro Wrestling, he failed to impress many in New England and ended up being released. A big, 6’6, 320 pounder, Dillon has a fantastic look and plays the character of a cowboy extremely well due to his Texan background. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MarvStatler-1.jpg Marv Statler Heel, Enforcer Finisher: Marvellous Drop (Backdrop Backbreaker) ‘Marvellous’ Marv Statler is one half of the ‘Ring Generals’ tag team with ‘Deadly’ Dean Waldorf. The two got a big break in Pittsburgh Steel Wrestling and were traded to New York Championship Wrestling where their old school styles fitted in perfectly. As I mentioned with Dean, the tag team is solid, but they excel at the role of being enforcers, which is why I gave them the gimmick. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MaryBethChase-1.jpg Mary Beth Chase Heel, No Gimmick Needed Finisher: Amazonian Press Slam (Gorilla Press Slam) Mary Beth Chase is a powerful brawler who is built like a bodybuilder. She frequently uses devastating power moves and likes to throw her opponents around the ring; something that sets her apart from her counterparts who are small and quick. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/Mimic-1.jpg Mimic Heel, Grunge Rocker Finisher: The Screwdriver (Arm-Trap Neckbreaker) Mimic is a Canadian that is very talented in the ring. He was originally just a spot-monkey, but changed his style in order to become a more successful wrestler and it has paid off greatly. He was signed by All Canada Pro Wrestling in 2009 and later Costal Zone Championship Wrestling in 2010. He has the potential to go far with us and I hope he does because he plays the role of heel fantastically. He teams with Nomad and Eve Grunge here in Sin City Pro under the group name ‘The Flock’. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/Nomad_alt-1.jpg Nomad Heel, Grunge Rocker Finisher: Drift Shift (STO Backbreaker Followed By Reverse STO) Nomad is a Canadian wrestler who uses a style of an all-arounder, but he mostly takes to the skies because that is where he is best at home. A former wrestler at 4C and at the time was predicted to be a big star, but his momentum came to a halt when he was released from 4C in 2007. He now works with us and Harlem Wrestling Alliance. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/RockinRyanTurner-1.jpg Rockin’ Ryan Turner Face, Rock Star Finisher: Six String Shooter (Yokosuka Cutter) Rockin’ Ryan Turner came onto the scene when he was employed on Rip Chord’s original Mid Atlantic Wrestling roster where he started a team called the ‘Rock City Stars’ with Stan ‘The Man’ Manna. They established themselves as a very good duo and looked for work elsewhere under Chord’s blessing in 2007. Since then, they have struggled to find permanent work but we have offered them a spot on the roster which they should take with pride. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/RoxyKitten-1.jpg Roxxy Face, Rock Star Finisher: Backstage Pass (Springboard Bulldog) A Babes of Sin City mainstay, Roxxy (otherwise known as Roxy Kitten) is well known to many wrestling fans in Las Vegas. Her appearances in Babes of Sin City have given her attention. A former dancer, Roxxy is extremely quick in the ring and she plays her role of ‘Rock Chick’ very well. She wears alot of leather though, which will be enough to please some of our fans. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/RunningWolf_alt3-1.jpg Stan ‘The Man’ Manna Face, Rock Star Finisher: Rockin’ Roller (Rolling Cutter) Rockin’ Ryan Turner’s partner, Stan ‘The Man’ Manna started the ‘Rock City Stars’ with Turner in Rip Chord’s Mid Atlantic Wrestling. The two established themselves as a very good duo but when they left Chord’s promotion in 2007, they struggled to find employment. We offered them a spot and they gladly took it. I just hope they impress. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TaliaQuinzel-1.jpg Talia Quinzel Heel, No Gimmick Needed Finisher: Spinal Trauma (Argentine Backbreaker) ‘The Mistress of the Backbreaker’ is what she has been nicknamed. Talia Quinzel has a reputation for her frequent use of various backbreakers during her matches. Coming out of AAA’s Cat’s Lair dojo, Quinzel uses her power and 6’0’ tall frame to dominate her opponents. Despite being pinpointed to become a massive star, Quinzel is very green and has a long way to go before she can get to the level of top female worker. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TJBailey-1.jpg TJ Bailey Face, Breakdancer Finisher: Bailey Buster (Sitout Facebuster) TJ Bailey frequently tags with Too Hot in 4C as ‘Too Sweet’, and has a reputation for being a reliable all-around worker. With Too Hot, the duo have entertained crowds around Canada with their breakdancing acts and are more than likely going to serve as a reliable midcard tag team. http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TooHot-1.jpg Too Hot Face, Breakdancer Finisher: Heat Seeking Missile (Blue Thunder Driver) Too Hot can be considered to be a natural born entertainer. This man has entertained fans across Canada with his breakdancing act with TJ Bailey and has a natural ability to connect with them due to his very good charisma. Saying this, it is quite a shame that Supreme Wrestling Federation or even Total Championship Wrestling have not picked this man up. He is also the booker at Canadian promotion 4C. Teams And Stables Rich And Famous Heels Finisher: Take It To The Bank (Powerbomb/Neckbreaker Combination) Members: Jake Idol and Jackpot Jordan Rock City Stars Faces Finisher: Ride The Lightning (Double Superkick) Members: Rockin’ Ryan Turner, Stan ‘The Man’ Manna and Roxxy The Ring Generals Heels Finisher: Chi-Town Blues (Bearhug/Flying Clothesline Combination) Members: Dean Waldorf and Marv Statler The Flock Heels Finisher: None. Members: Mimic, Nomad and Eve Grunge Too Sweet Faces Finisher: The Rewind (Wheelbarrow Assisted Bailey Buster) Members: TJ Bailey and Too Hot Staff: Chad Petruzelli – Road Agent Crippler Ray Kingman – Road Agent Cueball Lynch – Colour Commentator Louis Griffin – Play-By-Play Commentator Michael ‘No BS’ Bull – Senior Referee Baby Jamie – Referee Kurt Simmons – Referee</div></div></blockquote>

KingJoel · May 22, 2011

Chapter 1.4: Meeting Running Wolf 13:06PM – Saturday, Week Two, January 2011 – Masterson Resort and Casino On a Tuesday morning, Masterson called me in to his office. He claimed that this was ‘important’. When I got the message, I was holed up in my hotel room using my laptop and typing up various notes to do with the promotion whilst blasting out some old school Wu-Tang Clan hits. Yes, I got a few complaints, but it worked as a great stress reliever. And on the plus side, listening to Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s crazy, out-of-this-world lyrics made the experience of typing up notes more pleasant. I rode into the alternate entrance of the Masterson Resort and Casino and parked up my car in a designated spot. Much like on Saturday – the day which I first saw Masterson blow his top – James welcomed me inside. “I have something to show you…” he said to me as he welcomed me in. We went to the meeting office and there sat two men. One was a small man in a stone-coloured suit. The other was a fairly large man wearing a vest and jeans. The latter had a lot of muscle and it seemed like he was a bodybuilder. In fact, these two men were friends of Masterson. The small man introduced himself to me as Michael Makwa. A Native American, Makwa was a business partner of Masterson. The two understood each other greatly due to similar ruthless business attitudes. Whilst Makwa was more respectful and less-inclined to emit the seven sins like James did, he could still be incredibly ruthless to others. “O’siyo Oginallii Tsilugi! You must be Joel.” said Makwa. The term ‘O’siyo Oginallii Tsilugi’ was a Native American greeting which stood for ‘Hello friends, welcome!’, and Makwa made me feel very welcome. He shook my hand and embraced me with a brotherly hug. “Correct.” I responded. “James has been telling me ALOT about you. He says you’re running his latest project. What is it now? I’ve got the name in my head, but I can’t say it—a wrestling promotion, that’s it!” I stood right in front of him, arms crossed and interested in what he had to say. “Joel, sitting down, right next to me is my son – Jacy. Hey, Jacy come over here!” The large man stood out of the seat and walked over. He stood right next to me and towered over me. He did not say a word until he extended his hand. I accepted the handshake and he introduced himself. “My name is Jacy Makwa. I am also known as ‘Running Wolf’,” he said with his deep monotone voice. He smiled and I smiled back at him to show that I was comfortable with him towering over me. “I am a wrestler.” he added. I looked up at him and scanned his whole frame. His father spoke again. “You see, my son, he just started out. He has wanted to be a wrestler for most of his life. He has wanted to be the next, whatshisname…Oh god, his name’s escaped me…Chief Two Eagles! My son has always wanted to be the next Chief Two Eagles. He was a massive fan of wrestling, but when he saw a bunch of old wrestling tapes that I had brought for him – he loved Chief Two Eagles, because he represented us, y’know?” I nodded in response. “So what do you want me to do?” “Give him a chance.” “Mr. Makwa, with all do respect—“ Masterson cut me off and pulled me to one side. He started to whisper in my ear… “You can give the kid a chance, right? C’mon, it’s not that hard.” he whispered as I closed my eyes and sighed. He continued to try and persuade me to give him a chance. “Look at him, he’s got the superstar look. Yeah sure, we’re not sure that he can work – but we can transform him into a superstar. Give him a chance!” Once again I sighed as Masterson tried his best to change my decision and eventually, it worked. Once again, I closed my eyes and sighed… “Alright…” The young kid was clearly overjoyed and I would be too, if somebody who was not going to give me a position was persuaded to do so. But I prayed that Masterson was right. I did not want to make the kid embarrass himself on his first major show. I didn’t want him to be booed out the building because of two reasons. Reason number one, he’s a natural born babyface. The kid is a Native American – everybody loves to cheer a Native American. Americans took their land, so the least we could do is cheer for them. And two, as Masterson said, he has the superstar look. He’s tall, he’s heavily-muscled, what more could I ask for? In fact, it didn’t matter whether he could wrestle or not because I could always get someone like KC or Darryl to carry him in a match, however, I wanted to prove his worth. The father and son duo left extremely happy, and that left me and Masterson to talk. What I wanted to talk about was the card I had produced for our first Sin City Pro show. We sat down at the meeting table as I slid a poster across to him… <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Sin City Pro Presents… THE BEGINNING Live From: The Masterson Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, Week One, February 2011 Special Tag Team Main Event ‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine and John Pathlow versus Mainstream Hernandez and American Elemental Women’s Contest ‘Payback’ Emma Bitch versus Amber Allen David versus Goliath Jonnie Perez versus Atlas Nash Tag Team Match The Ring Generals versus Too Sweet Singles Match Marshall Dillon versus KC Glenn</div></div></blockquote> He took a glance of the poster and the match card that I had produced. “Looks nice,” he told me whilst he stroked his chin. “Solid match card you got here, and it’s on a Thursday? Isn’t that slightly odd?” “We had a slight problem getting the talent on a Saturday and Friday. The reason for that being is that most of them have bookings elsewhere. For example, on a Friday, I believe that Hell Monkey is working with Pride Glory Honour Wrestling – whilst American Elemental is down in Mexico working for South of the Border…” “I see. Do you have plans for Jacy?” “Yeah, maybe I can fit him in a ‘bonus’ match for the fans or even have him perform in a pre-show match just to monitor his skills.” “Alright, alright. So you want to rent out the arena complex on the first Thursday of next month?” “That is correct.” “I’ll book it for you. I guess you won’t be doing anything until then, so I’ll see you on that Thursday.” James got out of his seat and shook my hand, as I exited the meeting room and left the area… <div style="text-align:center;">- - -</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Sin City Pro Presents… THE BEGINNING Live From: The Masterson Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, Week One, February 2011 Special Tag Team Main Event ‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine and John Pathlow versus Mainstream Hernandez and American Elemental Women’s Contest ‘Payback’ Emma Bitch versus Amber Allen David versus Goliath Jonnie Perez versus Atlas Nash Tag Team Match The Ring Generals versus Too Sweet Singles Match Marshall Dillon versus KC Glenn</div></div></blockquote> Predictions As Always, Are Welcome <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Jaded · May 22, 2011

This is awesomely written so far and features a bunch of my favourites - great work!

THE BEGINNING

Live From: The Masterson Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada

Thursday, Week One, February 2011

Special Tag Team Main Event

‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine and John Pathlow versus Mainstream Hernandez and American Elemental - No way can I back The Mighty Whine.

Women’s Contest

‘Payback’ Emma Bitch versus Amber Allen - Amber all the way! Someone you can build a promotion around.

David versus Goliath

Jonnie Perez versus Atlas Nash - Don't know Atlas that well but he MUST be better than Perez.

Tag Team Match

The Ring Generals versus Too Sweet - I LOVE the Ring Generals. Awesome team!

Singles Match

Marshall Dillon versus KC Glenn - Dillon's a big favourite of mine but Glenn is just awesome.

sebsplex · May 24, 2011

The build-up continues to be an interesting read. You've got a good mix of talent on your roster, including a few of my favourite lesser-lights.

Anyway, predictions...

Special Tag Team Main Event

‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine and John Pathlow versus Mainstream Hernandez and American Elemental

No bonus points for pushing Devine, but he seems likely to be your key player and Pathlow is definitely worth investing in.

Women’s Contest

‘Payback’ Emma Bitch versus Amber Allen

Coin flip.

David versus Goliath

Jonnie Perez versus Atlas Nash

Hmmm, my head says bank on Nash, but then David could have his day unless this is to be a serial challenge kinda deal.

Tag Team Match

The Ring Generals versus Too Sweet

They probably won't win, but they hold a special place in my heart.

Singles Match

Marshall Dillon versus KC Glenn

Lariat for teh win.

KingJoel · May 28, 2011

<div style="text-align:center;"> THE BEGINNING - Friday, Week One, February, 2010 - Live From The Masterson Resort & Casino ________________________________________________</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The show beings with James D. Masterson standing inside of the purple-roped ring which also has black canvas and apron. Masterson paces back and forth inside the squared-circle preparing to announce something… James D. Masterson: “It is, with great pleasure, that I introduce you to MY wrestling show. On this show, you will see what talent is. From the likes of the Ring Generals to Amber Allen, Sin City Pro is a haven for talent. And let me take the opportunity to thank you all for attending our inaugural show titled ‘The Beginning’.” Masterson allows for all the fans to stop clapping before he continues… James D. Masterson: “Hopefully, with your help, Sin City Pro shall become a force in the wrestling business. But we have also got the help of another person. This person, will help us ascend to the top of the wrestling world. This person, is quite frankly, like no other. Ladies and gentlemen, may I ask you to put your hands together for…‘MIGHTY FINE’ DARRYL DEVINE!” <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DarrylDevine_alt1-1.jpg</div> Devine walks out to no music whatsoever and takes in the jeers that he receives. Dressed in normal street clothes which are accompanied by a ‘Mighty Fine’ t-shirt, Devine walks down the mini-ramp on stage and enters the ring. He shakes hands with Masterson as the owner of Sin City Pro hands him the microphone… Darryl Devine: “Nice to see a lil’ bit of a decent reaction from you people. It is true, Masterson has hand-picked me from the FINEST of all talent, to lead this company. ‘Cause while others may be fine, I can be considered ‘Mighty Fine’ and therefore, I am BETTER than the rest!” Devine pauses for a slight second as he glances at the crowd members who are slowly becoming more hostile towards him. Darryl Devine: “Anyway, Mr. Masterson, I would like to thank ya’ on making me, the face of the company. Because let’s be honest, a certain ‘Alpha American’ would NEVER give a chance to someone with the talent that I possess…Let alone someone as young as me. But right now, my main objective Mr. Masterson is to not let you down – in fact, tonight, I won’t be letting you down, ‘cause Masterson, I will defeat that Mainstream Hernandez and the masked fella…What’s his name? American Elemental!” Masterson nods in response to Darryl’s claim. James D. Masterson: “Well Darryl, I’ve got something you might like…” Darryl looks intrigued at what Masterson has in store for him and raises an eyebrow in response as Masterson motions towards the side of the ring and points towards the stage as Canadian Golden Combat’s Adrian Garcia walks down the ramp… James D. Masterson: “Since you are the ‘Chosen One’, I’ve given you your own executive consultant Darryl. Adrian will take care of your issues and he will also accompany you to the ring. Now, if you excuse me, I would like the show to begin…” The crowd once again boo as Devine shakes hands with Adrian Garcia whilst Masterson exits the ring, bringing the segment to an end… <div style="text-align:center;">Rating: D+</div></div></blockquote> Louis Griffin: “I thought we were going to have a company where there would be no signs of favouritism?” Cueball Lynch: “Favouritism? I don’t see any of that there, boy. All I see is the boss making a smart decision!” Louis Griffin: “Anyway, hello fans, we are your hosts for this evening. I am Louis Griffin and with me is my commentating partn—” Cueball Lynch: “I can introduce myself, thank you. And with this idiot is Cueball Lynch! I want to proceed to our first match so this night can be over quicker and I can go back home and sleep.” <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MarshallDillon-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/KCGlenn-1.jpg MARSHALL DILLON versus KC GLENN</div> Once the Texan enters the ring, Glenn is quick to try and kickstart the match as he jumps him and delivers a series of punches. Glenn—the quicker of the two—starts to outpace the large Texan and keeps him back with a series of dropkicks. Glenn continues to control the match and eventually brings Dillon down onto the canvas with an arm drag and holds on to his right arm to apply a modified armlock. The Atlanta native continues to wrench back on the arm, but suddenly Dillon starts to stand. He throws Glenn over his shoulder and runs towards the ropes. KC attempts to shake off the cobwebs from his head but he is viciously knocked down by Marshall’s big boot. The Texan goes for the cover but Glenn kicks out at two. The 6’6’, 320 pounder starts to use his size advantage on Glenn and presses the arrogant Southerner against the turnbuckle; a flurry of elbows fly and Glenn slumps down into a seated position. Marshall yells out to the crowd who are behind him one-hundred percent and he runs to the ropes, rebounds, and with the force of a freight train, crashes into Glenn with a facewash! The man who was trained by Joey Minnesota is left leaning on the bottom rope and Dillon decides to pick up the pieces from his facewash and finish the match. He once again runs to the ropes, rebounds and attempts to run Glenn over with his Texas Lariat, however Glenn regains consciousness from his groggy state and dives out of the way, which sends Dillon crashing to the protective mats on the outside! Taking full advantage of the situation given to him, Glenn gets himself together and sprints towards the side of the ring that Marshall had tumbled from. Glenn shows great athletic ability by hopping to the top rope in one leap and he manages to keep himself balanced as Marshall stands. Glenn leaps off with a big plancha and knocks the cowboy back down onto the protective mats. Seconds later, both men are in the ring and Glenn hooks the leg for a two. The Georgian signals for the end and when he is booed by the crowd, he shouts at them to “Shut yer’ mouths!” The cowboy begins to stir and eventually gets up. He staggers towards Glenn who delivers a kick to the gut and looks to Tune Up The Sunshine Band, but the swinging reverse STO is not to be. Marshall shows that he has enough power left and he shoves Glenn towards the ropes and when Glenn rebounds back, he runs straight into a massive Texas Lariat which sends him down to the canvas with force. Three seconds later, the match is over. <div style="text-align:center;">MARSHALL DILLON defeats KC GLENN in 9:03 by pinfall after a Texas Lariat. Rating: C-</div></div></blockquote> Louis Griffin: “What a way to start things here at ‘The Beginning’!” Cueball Lynch: “Listen kid, it’d be better if you shut up – people are easily annoyed these days.” Louis Griffin: “Shut up? I’m just doing by job!” Cueball Lynch: “You’re getting a bit too excited.” Louis Griffin: “But we just witnessed a GREAT match!” Cueball Lynch: “Sweet Jesus…Why don’t you just listen to what I am saying.” <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DeanWaldorf-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MarvStatler-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TJBailey-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TooHot-1.jpg THE RING GENERALS versus TOO SWEET</div> Both teams begin the match with a brawl as senior referee Michael Bull attempts to regain control of the match. Both ‘Deadly’ Dean Waldorf and ‘Marvellous’ Marv Statler take a tumble to the floor as the breakdancing duo of TJ Bailey and Too Hot perform a moonwalk in stereo and prepare for something big. Bailey kneels down near the ropes as Hot charges across the ring. Using Bailey’s two hands as a launch pad, Hot launches off on one foot and comes down on both Waldorf and Statler, knocking them down! Bailey opts not to go high risk and slides to the outside as he lifts Statler to his feet and throws him inside the ring. Just as Bailey goes for the cover, Jake Idol and Jackpot Jordan—collectively known as ‘Rich and Famous’—storm the ring and start to lay both Statler and Bailey to waste. Rich and Famous are soon followed by the Rock City Stars and their valet Roxxy as Rockin’ Ryan Turner and Stan ‘The Man’ Manna enter the ring and take out both Idol and Jordan. Michael Bull has no other choice but to throw the match out, but instead, he has a solution… <div style="text-align:center;">THE RING GENERALS versus TOO SWEET ends in a no-contest in 3:45. Rating: D-</div> Bull grabs a microphone from the timekeeper… Michael Bull: “Stop! Stop! Stop! You know what? I’m not standing for this. I don’t take any bull**** whatsoever from wrestlers! And since that is the case, since my name is Michael ‘No BS’ Bull, I’m changing this match. As of right now, The Ring Generals, Too Sweet, Rich And Famous and the Rock City Stars will battle in a four-way tag team match!” Bull throws the microphone down onto the canvas as Rich and Famous and the Rock City Stars continue to brawl… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DeanWaldorf-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MarvStatler-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TJBailey-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/TooHot-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JackpotJordan-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JakeIdol-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/RockinRyanTurner-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/RunningWolf_alt3-1.jpg THE RING GENERALS versus TOO SWEET versus RICH AND FAMOUS versus THE ROCK CITY STARS</div> Continuing from where they left off, the Rich and Famous take control of the Rock City Stars. Jake Idol drags Ryan Turner into the southwest corner whilst Jackpot Jordan takes Stan Manna into the opposite (northeast) corner. Both members of Rich and Famous start to pound away at their opponents with the ten-punch, but the crowd simply refuse to count along. On the ninth punch, Turner and Manna shove their respective opponents off the top rope and start to stage a comeback. However, the four men do not realise that Too Hot is making his way to the top rope and by the time they do, it is too late. Hot jumps off the top rope with a massive crossbody, taking out all four men; he attempts to pin Manna, but the pinfall is broken up by Dean Waldorf. Waldorf pulls the fiery-haired breakdancer off Manna and starts to rock him with several right hands. Waldorf lunges in for a massive left hook but Too Hot performs the splits, effectively dodging the left hand. He pops back up and blindsides Waldorf with a clubbing blow to the back. Dean stumbles to the ropes where Hot follows up with a series of chops and punches before dragging ‘Deadly’ Dean to the middle of the ring and hitting a snap suplex. Just as Hot performs a kip-up, Rich and Famous grab him. ‘Hollywood’ lifts him up for a powerbomb whilst ‘High Roller’ goes for the neckbreaker. They nail the Take It To The Bank and right before they could make the pinfall, Bailey dropkicks them (one foot for each man). This takes the Rich and Famous out of the equation but TJ did not know what was to come next. He pops up and checks on his partner. He turns around and gets caught with the Ride the Lightning from the Rock City Stars, but before any pinfall could be made both Waldorf and Statler knock the rock duo out of the ring. Following that, they pick up TJ and Stater holds him in the bearhug. Seconds later, Waldorf flies off the top rope with a flying clothesline, hitting Chi-Town Blues! Waldorf is the one that gets the cover, giving the Ring Generals the victory. <div style="text-align:center;">THE RING GENERALS defeat TOO SWEET, RICH AND FAMOUS and THE ROCK CITY STARS in 8:25 by pinfall following a ‘Chi-Town Blues’ on TJ Bailey. Rating: D-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>The cameras wander through the deep, dark confines of the boiler room, which is located on the bottom floor of the Masterson Resort and Casino complex. Amongst all the steam in the hot and stuffy room stood a figure, shrouded in the steam that gushed from the pipes. ???: “The bitch…Is back.” The figure took several steps forward to the camera and Emma Bitch reveals herself. She is dressed in her wrestling attire which is basically purple tights with ‘BITCH’ emblazoned on the right leg and the left along with a matching vest. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/EmmaBitch-1.jpg</div> Emma Bitch: “Did you all miss me?” An evil laugh can be heard as Bitch approaches the camera and causes it to fade out back to the arena… <div style="text-align:center;">Rating: E-</div></div></blockquote> Louis Griffin: “Cueball, you ready for our first ever women’s match?” Cueball Lynch: “Nope.” Louis Griffin: “Oh come on, it’s gonna be fun!” Cueball Lynch: “Women belong in the kitchen.” Louis Griffin: “Let Mary Beth Chase hear you say that.” Cueball Lynch: “Who?” Louis Griffin: “Mary Beth Chase? The freaky woman wrestler who’s also on the roster…” Cueball Lynch: “Does not ring a bell.” Louis Griffin: “…” <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/EmmaBitch-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/AmberAllen-1.jpg</div> EMMA BITCH versus AMBER ALLEN</div> The first women’s match of Sin City’s history kicks off with Bitch knocking down Allen with a brutal forearm blow. Allen hits the canvas with a loud thud and ‘Payback’ squats over her, throwing punches to her fallen opponent. Relentless in her attack, Bitch soon sits on the stomach of Allen and continues to throw punches, but the young technician is able to wiggle out of the situation and get the match to a vertical base. The two women circle each other for a few seconds before engaging in a lock-up. The technical ability of Amber allows her to swiftly takedown Bitch with a headlock takeover and from there she keeps the headlock locked in. ‘Payback’ is able to show her flexibility and wrap her legs around the throat of her opponent which forces a break in the hold. The two once again get to a vertical base, but Allen is the first to strike with an arm drag. She throws Bitch across the whole length of the ring as ‘Payback’ is groggy when she stands. She stares across the ring, only to see an oncoming Allen charging at her. Bitch ducks down and throws Allen over onto the apron with a back body drop, in hopes of taking her out of the match to allow her to get her breathe back but Amber grips onto the top rope and keeps herself on the apron. The blonde stands on the apron whilst her dark-haired opponent twists herself around and realises what has happened. Instantaneously Emma lunges for a right hand, however, Amber dodges the strike and nails a well placed open palm slap, sending Bitch back. Once she hops inside the ring, she looks to take out Bitch with a clothesline but Bitch counters with the same brutal forearm that knocked Allen down in the opening moments of the match. This time, it knocks her back into the ropes but like the last time, Bitch goes in for the kill. The brawler throws punches and kicks before dragging Allen into the middle of the ring and planting her with a suplex, for a two. The ruthless Emma Bitch pulls Allen up by her long blonde hair and slams her down onto the canvas with a scoop slam. The power of the elementary slam stuns Allen for a brief moment as Bitch drops the elbow across the sternum, for yet another two. At this point in time, ‘Payback’ decides it is finally time to finish off her opponent and lifts her up by her hair once again. She shoves Allen in-between her legs and hooks the arms, but in a sudden surge of life, Allen spins out; a kick to the gut sends Bitch down onto one knee and from there, Allen is able to viciously pound away at her right arm. Seconds later, Allen slaps on her Cross Arm Breaker! She tears away at the right arm of Emma Bitch who tries desperately to break the hold. Numerous attempts fail and she resorts to dragging herself across the ring to the ropes, but the pain becomes too much and she soon taps out furiously. Amber keeps the hold on for another few seconds before releasing it. <div style="text-align:center;">AMBER ALLEN defeats EMMA BITCH in 11:39 by submission after locking in a Cross Arm Breaker. Rating: D+</div></div></blockquote> Louis Griffin: “What an impressive win by Allen, she definitely has proven she belongs in the company!” Cueball Lynch: “Really? Really? Thank you for stating the obvious. She wouldn’t be here if she didn’t win any matches.” Louis Griffin: “I-I-I was just-I-I-Shut up Lynch!” Cueball Lynch: “What’s next anyway?” Louis Griffin: “Atlas Nash versus—“ Cueball Lynch: “Say no more. Atlas Nash is all I needed to here. Now shut up so I can hear his opponent scream in agony.” <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/Atlas-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/JonniePerez-1.jpg ATLAS NASH versus JONNIE PEREZ</div> The match dubbed ‘David versus Goliath’ starts with Jonnie Perez standing face-to-chest with his opponent. Atlas Nash stares down on his much smaller opponent and smiles at the high-flier, he gives Jonnie a chance to land a punch on him and spreads his arms out to prove that he would not stop a strike. Taking his chances, Jonnie looks to go for a punch but feints and ends up delivering a dropkick to the knee. The 6’10 bulldozer kneels down and Perez hits the ropes, rebounding and coming back with a massive dropkick. Atlas descends onto the canvas as the ‘Dirty Dog’ immediately goes to the place he likes to call home: the top turnbuckle. Atlas sits up and erects himself to a standing position. Perez leaps off with a cross body block, but is caught by the giant. He struggles greatly to break out of his opponents grip, but is propelled into a crucifix position. Atlas charges to the south side of the ring and hurls Jonnie with a massive Kronus Bomb! Perez goes flying and hits the outside mats with a thunderous crash. It is not long until Baby Jamie counts him out and gives Atlas the victory. <div style="text-align:center;">ATLAS NASH defeats JONNIE PEREZ in 4:59 by countout after a Kronus Bomb to the outside. Rating: E+</div></div></blockquote> Louis Griffin: “GOOD GOD!” Cueball Lynch: “Ha! That was great! Encore, encore!” Louis Griffin: “How can you cheat such brutality like that? You’re sick!” Cueball Lynch: “I know you meant that ‘you’re sick’ in the good way. In fact, whatever way you meant it, you’re right. I enjoy this type of violence. And may I take your line of analysis here? Brilliant performance by Atlas Nash, he’s proved that he belongs here in Sin City Pro.” Louis Griffin: “…You’re just insensitive. Jonnie Perez could be seriously hurt after that, and you’re telling me that’s a brilliant performance?” Cueball Lynch: “It is most probably why the almighty James D. Masterson hired Nash. To brutalise his opponents, to make them feel new levels of pain they have not experienced before.” <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Once the announcers stop bickering, the lights turn out in the arena complex as the fans start to prepare themselves for the main event. Mist starts to emerge from the small stage and a laser show starts. The colours of the American flag beam onto the ceiling of the arena whilst fast-paced drum and bass music pollutes the soundwaves. Soon enough, American Elemental jumps through the mist, which still seeps through the flooring of the stage… <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/AmericanElemental_alt-1.jpg?t=1306100099</div> Elemental walks down the rampway, slapping the hands of the fans, but when he touches the ringside area, Darryl Devine and John Pathlow blindside him! <div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DarrylDevine_alt1-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/HellMonkey_alt-1.jpg</div> Both Devine and Pathlow start to beat American Elemental down and they hurl him into the steel steps, breaking them apart with a loud clatter and bang. Before their assault can continue, Mainstream Hernandez runs down to assist his partner in fending their opponents off. The ring bell is rung and the main event is underway… <div style="text-align:center;">Rating: D</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="31272" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;">http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/AmericanElemental_alt-1.jpg?t=1306100099http://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/MainstreamHernandez-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/DarrylDevine_alt1-1.jpghttp://i786.photobucket.com/albums/yy146/JMPunkX/Sin%20City%20Pro/HellMonkey_alt-1.jpg</div> AMERICAN ELEMENTAL and MAINSTREAM HERNANDEZ versus DARRYL DEVINE and JOHN PATHLOW</div> Mainstream punches away at both Devine and Pathlow but ultimately decides that it is the mixed martial artist that he wants to take on as he throws the former Hell Monkey inside the ring. As soon as Hernandez slides in, Pathlow comes down on him like a ton of bricks with a double axe handle! Adrian Garcia is seen on the outside with a towel as he dabs it on the forehead of Devine as the man who likes to call himself ‘Mighty Fine’ makes his way to his teams corner. Back inside the ring, Pathlow continues his reign of dominance. He tosses the Canadian into the ropes which forces him to ricochet back to John and a massive overhead belly-to-belly suplex! Hernandez is slow to get to his feet after such a vicious suplex, the crowd’s support however helps him back onto his feet and he starts to mount a comeback. Dodging strikes from Pathlow, Hernandez counter-strikes with punches and kicks and is able to neutralise the mixed martial artist. Pathlow attempts to close the distance but he is kept back by Hernandez’s strikes which eventually leads to a flurry of punches coming from the two-time Rip Chord Invitational winner. An attempt to whip Pathlow into the ropes follows, but the fighter from the Big Apple counters and hurls Hernandez into the ropes instead. Mainstream runs back and takes Pathlow for a ride with the spinning headscissors! The mixed martial artist crawls over to Darryl Devine, beaten, and tags out to Darryl. Devine hops inside the ring and invites Hernandez to make the first move, but instead Hernandez quickly charges in and takes the ‘Chosen One’ by surprise with a roll-up which scores a two. Devine kicks out with force and gets back onto his feet as once again he is taken down by Hernandez with a roll-up. Unlike the previous time, Devine is able to counter the roll-up and get to his feet. He hops over a confused Hernandez with a sunset flip and attempts to score the pin, but Hernandez kicks out! American Elemental appears on the apron after the beating he received at the beginning of the match. He starts to favour his left shoulder, but is able to encourage the fans to cheer on Hernandez. Back inside the squared-circle, Devine grabs a hold of Hernandez’s right arm and applies a hammerlock. He holds onto his opponent’s right arm and cranks up the pressure on the hold. In an attempt to take a step further, Devine tries to lift up Hernandez for a back suplex whilst the hammerlock is still applied, but Hernandez rolls out and dives to American Elemental, getting the tag. The masked wrestler leaps into the ring and quickly whips up a storm. Dodging clotheslines and outpacing Devine, Elemental scores several pinfall attempts before hopping onto the middle rope and springboarding off with a massive dropkick! He scrambles and hooks the leg to gain a two-count, from there, Elemental brings the ‘Mighty Fine’ one to his feet and dashes to the ropes, only to get tripped by Adrian Garcia whilst John Pathlow catches the attention of referee Chad Petruzelli. Elemental stumbles right into a kick to the gut and a DDT as Devine soon works him over. Various restholds are applied and Devine is able to apply a camel clutch, ripping away at the neck and back of Elemental. To add insult to injury, the ‘Chosen One’ begins to tear away at the mask of American Elemental. The ‘Red, White and Blue Lightning’ tries to break out of the camel clutch and does, but for a brief second as he is brought down to the canvas with a scoop slam. Devine tags out to his partner who picks up from where he left off. He brings Elemental to a seated position and tries to take off his mask, but the attempts fail as the masked wrestler is able to stand and hit a jawbreaker, which sends Pathlow staggering back. Seizing the opportunity, Elemental gains some momentum by running to the ropes but is caught by Pathlow who applies a sleeper hold which he then converts into a Rear Naked Choke! Pathlow continues to choke the life out of American Elemental until Mainstream Hernandez makes the save and is escorted back to his corner by the referee. At the same time, Darryl Devine enters the ring and drags Pathlow to his corner. Just as the referee turns back around, Devine tags himself in and attempts to finish off Elemental. He viciously pulls Elemental to his feet by the mask and applies a full nelson. He then lifts him upwards and goes for the Devine Dream Drop but American Elemental has other plans…He counters the Devine Dream Drop into a DDT! ‘Mighty Fine’ is spiked on the canvas and Elemental crawls across the ring, and slowly but surely gets the tag from Hernandez who enters the ring and takes on both Devine and the nearly-standing Pathlow. It does not take long for Hernandez to nail Devine with a massive snap neckbreaker and make the pinfall cover. At that moment, Adrian Garcia leaps onto the apron and catches Chad Petruzelli’s attention, which of course leads to Hernandez breaking up the pinfall and approaching Garcia… …Mainstream grabs Darryl Devine’s executive consultant by his collar and tosses him into the ring. Once Garcia stands, he is rattled from the throw and he walks straight into a Superkick! John Pathlow attempts to get Mainstream from behind, but American Elemental makes the interception with a missile dropkick! John slides to the outside in an attempt to escape any further damage but Elemental follows him to the outside…CORKSCREW PLANCHA! Elemental seemingly takes the mixed martial artist and himself out of the equation whilst Hernandez attempts to fend off Devine’s attempts at hitting the Devine Dream Drop, but after being bashed against the top turnbuckle, Hernandez is lifted skywards for Devine’s finisher – he counters the Devine Dream Drop with the Pontiac To Home! Hernandez hooks the leg and picks up the three-count, which brings an end to the epic tag team match. The show ends with Mainstream celebrating with American Elemental as the crowd cheer them on. <div style="text-align:center;">AMERICAN ELEMENTAL and MAINSTREAM HERNANDEZ defeat DARRYL DEVINE and JOHN PATHLOW in 20:46 by pinfall after Mainstream Hernandez hit the Pontiac To Home on Darryl Devine. Rating: C+</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Overall Rating: C- Attendance: 607</div>

Jaded · May 28, 2011

Wow - awesome show! Really enjoyed that one despite the write-ups being longer than I'm usually keen on. Great to see Amber doing well and the tag scene is immediately interesting me.

sebsplex · May 31, 2011

Solid first show. Nice to see Michael Bull getting a bit of spotlight too, that was nice play on his gimmick/bio. Slightly surprised by the main event conclusion, but then it made sense to knock the 'chosen one' down a notch or two... even if Adrian Garcia didn't exactly earn his money for his new client (even if he did eat a superkick to the face).

KingJoel · June 2, 2011

Chapter 1.5: Post-Show

22:39PM – Thursday, Week One, February 2011

Sin City Pro’s first show went better than I expected. The main event was arguably the best match of the night followed by the opening match and the women’s match. The road agent responsible for those matches was Crippler Ray Kingman. Kingman, who holds the title for being the ‘best technical wrestler of the 70’s and 80’s’ was hired by me so that he could not only help the way matches were planned out, but give some advice to the workers with little talent on the roster. However, Kingman was also the owner of Deadly Overloaded Action. Deadly Overloaded Action was Arcadia’s answer to wrestling. DOA was like DaVE, but more intense and in some ways more violent. Their stars range from the high-flier Acid to the huge muscle mountain Jumbo Jackson (named Avalanche for copyright reasons); their main star in the promotion was Shawn Gonzalez. Gonzalez had a long storied career and at the age of forty, he was still going.

Deadly Overloaded Action did not have a television deal on Arcadia however. Instead, they had a pay-per-view deal set up with U-Demand and the ratings for those pay-per-views were slowly increasing. I met up with Kingman at one of the many bars scattered around the Masterson Resort and Casino complex. He was seated on a bar stool, ordering a large glass of beer. He took a sip and swung round on the stool, turning to me and he invited me to sit down.

“You got some mighty fine talent here.” said Kingman as he once again took another sip from his beer. Once he placed the glass down, the foam from the beer was dripping from his goatee. He stroked his chin and flicked the foam off before continuing. “Everyone fits into place, saying that though, there seems to be a few problems…”

“Problems?” I glanced at Kingman whilst he once again sipped the beer.

“Yup. Do you want me to explain?”

“Go ahead.”

“First of all, the gimmicks of certain wrestlers are not getting them over one bit. For example, Atlas Nash. His monster gimmick just does not suit him. I would not change it now, but the fact is, despite his size, he lacks power. Sure he’s a strong guy – beat me in an arm wrestle earlier – but he’s not ‘monster’ strong. You’re going to have to work around that and make him seem like the biggest badass there is on the roster.”

“Anything else to do with gimmicks?” I asked.

“Marshall Dillon fits into his gimmick nicely. It seems like he knows what he is doing and he is doing it right. I guess what they’re teaching people down in Rhode Island Pro Wrestling actually works. I can speak the same for Marv Statler, he’s fitted into his gimmick perfectly. Though there’s a slight slip to that, his partner Dean Waldorf, he is not doing the same.”

“I see. So you’re saying I’m going to have to run with these gimmicks I’ve placed on these wrestlers? Why is that?”

“Fans don’t like change,” Kingman at that moment finished his glass of beer and turned towards me, giving me his full attention: “They do not like change, one bit. Especially change on a regular basis. If you were to change everyone’s gimmicks – there would be repercussions to what you have done.”

“What sort of repercussions are we talking about?” I replied.

“The fans will turn on wrestlers, they’ll start to walk out of shows and you won’t earn that much money – something that your boss James D. Masterson would not like at all.”

“Interesting.”

“Have you got anything planned for your next show?”

“Erm, no, haven’t got round to that.”

“Well, you need to get round to that tomorrow – always plan. If you stop planning, you will fall behind.”

“Thanks for the tip.” I got up off the stool and was about to head to Masterson’s office, but Kingman stopped me in my tracks…

“Joel, if you need anything – I’ll be willing to let you use some of the resources from Deadly Overloaded Action. It’s the least that I can do to help you.”

“Uh-uh, thanks Kingman.”

I walked away from the bar and made my way to Masterson’s office. Masterson was packing away his things…

“Hey, James! The show can be considered a success!” I shouted loudly. The loudness of my shouting seemed to have startled James as he stuffed his laptop into a laptop bag.

“Alright, alright, I can hear you. It was a great night of action, well done putting the show together. And thank you for putting me on the show, never thought I’d be a character on the show. Hope you’ll use me again.”

Prior to the show, at the last minute, James asked if he could go out there and do an introduction. Of course that lead to the ‘Chosen One’ angle with Darryl Devine. The fans seemed to have treated Masterson with hostility. The way Masterson carried himself through the opening promo was pretty much professional. It was like he was a larger-than-life version of himself. More of an arrogant prick, because of this, he’s made a great heel character.

“Oh, I’ll use you again sir, don’t worry.”

“You better, because I AM your boss and if you don’t, you’ll be fired.” A serious tone was taken with that whole sentence as he put on a very angry face and placed his hand on my shoulder, giving me a cold stare. It would be a lie if I say I was not scared, in fact, it seemed like he was giving me an ultimatum. But it came as a relief when he started laughing at me. “Ha! Look at your face, you thought I was serious! Oh God, that’s priceless. Anyway kid, I’ve got to go…”

“Wait! Before you go, I would like to tell you that we have got a deal with Deadly Overloaded Action – a working agreement.”

“What?”

“An agreement where we’ll work together and maybe trade stars…”

“And you done this without telling me?”

“Ray, uh, he brought it up when I was sitting down with him earlier. Said he’d help us out if we needed anybody.”

“That bastard.” he replied coldly. Rage had come over him.

“What do you mean ‘that bastard’? This is great! We’ll hopefully benefit from this.”

“I mean ‘that bastard’ because he’s assuming we’re weak. Don’t you see, he’s taking pride in helping us – or possibly setting up to stab us in the back.”

“With all do respect sir, Ray is a trustworthy person.”

“…I don’t trust him.”

“Don’t you see? We can benefit from this. More promotion, more stars coming in. It’s a good thing.”

“No, no it’s not. He’s most probably scheming to stab us in the back. But you know what, since it’s your choice – I’ll let you go with it. And if he stabs us in the back, your job will be going to someone else. Next time, if you’re going to make agreements with people – make sure that I am there at all times.”

“Yes sir.”

Masterson hurried off into the night, seemingly angry at what I had done. I packed all my stuff away and left the Masterson Resort and Casino complex shortly after.

KingJoel · June 2, 2011

Chapter 1.6: The Letter

9:00AM – Monday, Week Three, February 2011 – Masterson Resort & Casino

If I looked back on ‘The Beginning’, I would say it was a highly successful event. It established everything very well and it has pretty much given us momentum heading into the next show. I had been called by James to attend a meeting and once I pulled into the car park and entered the alternate entrance of the Masterson Resort & Casino, Linda was standing there, waiting for me. Dressed in a white blouse and black skirt with her hair tied, she handed me a letter.

“It’s from James, he is not here today due to other arrangements, but he’s sent you this.”

Instantly I thought the worst. I thought that he had sent me my walking papers. In fact, I took a huge breathe and tried to cover my nervousness. Taking the letter from Linda, I said thank you and walked back to my car. Once inside, I couldn’t help but tear away at the envelope to see this:

Dear Joel,

I am sorry I could not be here today as I have business concerning sponsorship deals for the casino and possibly the wrestling company. Now, what I originally asked for you to come here for was to discuss some things concerning the wrestling company. Obviously I have to apologise for my reaction last week when you announced that we had a deal with Deadly Overloaded Action, but I have to enforce the fact that you need to ask me before you go and do these inter-promotional deals. But I hope this is the first and last mistake of that kind you make.

Nonetheless, I have some ‘objectives’ for you to complete. In order for our company to succeed, you will need to hit targets set and these targets should not be hard to achieve. In fact, these targets will give you something to aim for, give you something to accomplish. But here’s what I would like you to achieve:

Sin City Pro must enter different markets across the United States and achieve a successful growth. This will allow us a plethora of opportunities to do with exposure including more sponsorship deals and eventually a television or pay-per-view deal.
(Sin City must have risen in size to at least Cult size – Critical, Expires in 23 Months, 3 Weeks)

Within two years, Sin City Pro must be considered a ‘Top 25’ promotion by wrestling outlets worldwide.
(When the time expires, Sin City must have improved upon it’s promotional ranking of #25 – Critical, Expires in 27 Months, 3 Weeks)

I would like to have wrestlers who are tough. This is not a necessity but it would be nice.
(You cannot hire or extend the contract of any wrestler that has less than a D- in toughness – Average, Expires in 17 Months, 3 Weeks)

Finally, this promotion should turn its focus on the young, future stars of today. We are not United States Pro Wrestling; we do not focus on the elderly wrestlers.
(You can’t hire any wrestler over the age of 40 – Average, Expires in 19 Months, 3 Weeks)

It is imperative that you do not fail.

From,
James D. Masterson

I was relieved and quite frankly, it seemed like I had work to do in order to achieve what Masterson calls a ‘successful growth’. Entering another market would be hard. However, I believed that it would be easy to improve our ranking of #25 in the promotional tables on various wrestling outlets. I drove back to the hotel and started to focus on our next event…

KingJoel · June 2, 2011

Chapter 1.7: The Champion’s Festival

18:45PM – Friday, Week Three, February 2011 – Michael Bitelli’s Bistro

It had been no secret that James D. Masterson enjoyed fine dining. In fact, Masterson was a man who frequently took out his business associates to expensive restaurants to discuss things to do with the Masterson Resort & Casino. Masterson visited these expensive restaurants so much; he had befriended the owners of the restaurants and had pretty much ensured himself a discount on most meals for him and his associates. A man that he had befriended was Michael Bitelli. Bitelli was an Italian-American, his grandparents had immigrated to the United States shortly after the end of World War II with his young father Louie Bitelli. Louie Bitelli met Adrianna Balducci and then Michael was born in 1970 once the pair was married.

Michael came out to greet me and Masterson. Michael had slicked back black hair and he had a striking resemblance to Martin Sheen when he was much younger. Michael greeted James with a handshake and they exchanged words before he stepped up to me and looked up and down before shaking hands with me. He asked James who I was and James did not refer to me by name, instead he referred to me as a ‘business associate’. We both took a seat on a table and ordered meals. Masterson ordered a steak, medium rare with all the trimmings whilst I originally ordered pasta; Masterson changed my mind into getting a medium rare steak.

“How’s things going?” James asked as we both waited for our dishes. He went on to ask another question a few seconds after the last. “You got my letter, right?”

“Yes, I did.”

“So what do you think of the objectives I’ve set you? Do you think you can complete them? Do you think you’ll be able to do it? I need to know now and not when the deadlines are up.”

“They are not impossible to complete,” I said. “However, there may be a slight issue with taking our product into different markets. We’d need to establish our own market here first.”

“I see what you are saying, but that shouldn’t be too hard, you said our show has been a success, right?”

“Yes, it was a massive success. And I guess we’re going to be talking about our next one?”

“That is why I invited you out actuall—here’s our dishes.”

A waitress put down our steaks on the table and soon left as James took a fork and jabbed it straight into the steak before attempting to cut it apart. The viciousness in his way of pulling the steak apart was amusing. It had seemed like he was an animal. Me? I took a much more elegant approach to cutting up my steak. Once he had torn it apart, he continued speaking…

“Where was I? Oh yes, that is why I invited you out here tonight, our next show. I’ve got a couple of things for you to look at.”

He reached into his suitcase and pulled out several pictures and placed them face down. A smile etched across his face as he slid them towards me.

“Go on, flip ‘em over.”

I flipped the pictures over to see title belts. The first picture was of the Sin City Heavyweight title, the second the Sin City Tag Team, the third the Sin City Television and the forth the Sin City Women’s.

“Wow…So I guess…”

“You can use them straight away, yes. And quite frankly, at next months show, I would like it to revolve around these titles.”

He placed a piece of steak that he had torn from the bone in his mouth…

“I did have an idea for champions to be crowned, but I didn’t expect you to go out and get the titles made immediately. But that has saved us a lot of time. The next event I planned out is set for the first Thursday in March, don’t know if there is any events going on inside the arena complex, is there?”

“Nope, the whole place is not booked for that date. I’ll go and book it out. What do you have in mind?”

“I’ll send you an e-mail as it’ll take too long to discuss here, but my plans will certainly be good.”

I slipped a piece of steak into my mouth and chewed away whilst James still had that smile on his face. But he wanted to go back on the issue of objectives.

“…Can we talk about one more thing? The objectives. You said you would have a slight problem with getting into different markets, what did you mean by that?”

“What I meant was that in order to get into different markets, we would need to actually partner up with several promotions. But obviously, I would need your consent to stage meetings and such.”

“You’re damn right you need my consent.”

“Uh, we’d also need to hold shows outside of the arena complex. And I mean rent out arenas, which will be expensive. So teaming up with other promotions in other markets would allow us to get arenas cheaply.”

“I get what you’re saying.”

“But James, what I ask of you is to have free reign on these meetings. Without your consent, I’d be able to get alot done. And plus, you’d sit in on the meetings anyway.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll do it. But if anything goes wrong,” Masterson pointed directly at me with his index finger and put on an angry face, “If anything goes wrong, you will pay the price.” With that line, we styopped talking business and continued to eat our dinner, but when I got back to the hotel, I sent him the e-mail of the card I had put together…

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SIN CITY PRO Presents…
CHAMPIONS FESTIVAL
Live From The Masterson Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada – Thursday, Week One, March 2011

Sin City Heavyweight Title Match – Six-Man Elimination Match
John Pathlow versus American Elemental versus ‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine versus Mainstream Hernandez versus KC Glenn versus Marshall Dillon

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Final
Winners of Semi-Final #1 versus Winners of Semi-Final #2

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi-Final #1
Too Sweet versus The Ring Generals

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi-Final #2
Rich And Famous versus Rock City Stars

Sin City Women’s Title Match – Six-Woman Battle Royal Match
Amber Allen versus ‘Mistress of the Backbreaker’ Talia Quinzel versus Emma Bitch versus Mary Beth Chase versus Golden Delicious versus Roxxy

Singles Match
Antix versus Brad Tyson

Credit to MJStark for the banner and also predictions, as always, are welcome

sebsplex · June 2, 2011

Certainly not the worst set of owner goals to get.

Sin City Heavyweight Title Match – Six-Man Elimination Match

John Pathlow versus American Elemental versus ‘Mighty Fine’ Darryl Devine versus Mainstream Hernandez versus KC Glenn versus Marshall Dillon

Well Devine is due some heat back given his chosen one schtick and billing, debateable whether he gets it here though, especially given the other names involved, but he seems the ideal candidate to hold the belt initially.

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Final

The Ring Generals versus Rock City Stars

Not convinced on this either, but the Rock City Stars seem to have the most apt gimmick for Sin City.

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi-Final #1

Too Sweet versus The Ring Generals

Sin City Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi-Final #2

Rich And Famous versus Rock City Stars

Sin City Women’s Title Match – Six-Woman Battle Royal Match

Amber Allen versus ‘Mistress of the Backbreaker’ Talia Quinzel versus Emma Bitch versus Mary Beth Chase versus Golden Delicious versus Roxxy

Just going by her billing, although she's also the ideal challenger to a face champion.

Singles Match

Antix versus Brad Tyson

Coin toss.

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