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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Tweek It" data-cite="Tweek It" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="32280" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thought I'd bump this to see how it was going..</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Didn't notice this post until today.</p><p> </p><p> Basically I had a lot of stuff going on in the real world and didn't want to "force" myself into mediocre work, so the progress of the mod was temporarily put on hold. Fortunately things seem to be cooling down somewhat and I can now put a bit more time into the London-Verse. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LoNdOn" data-cite="LoNdOn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="32280" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Didn't notice this post until today.<p> </p><p> Basically I had a lot of stuff going on in the real world and didn't want to "force" myself into mediocre work, so the progress of the mod was temporarily put on hold. Fortunately things seem to be cooling down somewhat and I can now put a bit more time into the London-Verse. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Very cool news to hear. I've recently gotten back into C-Verse and my GDS-Verse game.. plus yours and jhd's.. I probably won't go back to my real world game that I'm 3 years into.</p>
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<p>Here is another promotion of the London-Verse that has recently been added to the data and the first all women's promotion to be included. (Logo courtesy of the talented MJStark)</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pure Heart Wrestling</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rone Rivendale" data-cite="Rone Rivendale" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="32280" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sounds like an eye candy promotion. I prefer the SHIMMER type. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Bingo bango. There is a little more to it than that, but I will leave a bit of mystery to it. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>
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Just a little note to say that tomorrow I plan on posting the history of American professional wrestling in accordance with the London-Verse mod. It will be a detailed read that covers the events that shaped the wrestling landscape into what it has become in 2011 for this region. Keep your eyes peeled! :)
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The US Wrestling Scene

The biggest proponent of professional wrestling in the world today would inarguably be the United States of America, a country that took the sport from a small-time attraction to a worldwide cultural phenomenon in the space of a few short years. However, the journey in terms of public acceptance and more importantly interest, that professional wrestling took was surprising to many, as during the fifties and sixties, the sport was ensconced within regional territories where local promoters were restricted by fictitious yet fully adhered to parameters. Effectively these aforementioned parameters defined where one promoter's jurisdiction ended and another's began. This seemingly perpetual acceptance of mediocrity was the defining characteristic of the entirety of the 1950's and a large proportion of the following decade to boot. Nobody was willing to stick their head over the proverbial parapet and take that first step into the unknown. The lack of ambition was a serious problem for not only the promoters as individuals, but the sport of professional wrestling as a collective; it seemed doomed to be stigmatised as little more than a side-show attraction, an inane novelty that society as a whole would forever shun. At least that was the case until a promotion known as Championship Pro Wrestling emerged onto the scene in the Spring of 1968.

 

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The man behind CPW, "The Fighting Gypsy", Samuel Carter

 

Championship Pro Wrestling was the brainchild of legendary grappler "The Fighting Gypsy" Samuel Carter, a man who had toured the regional promotions around the country and held a then unprecedented 20 singles championships at various stages during his career. A pioneer thinker for his time, Carter realised that professional wrestling could become more than what its short leash was currently allowing and decided to open his own company to begin his goal of national expansion. The sheer outrage that was caused throughout the promotional spectrum was incredible just as expected. The old businessmen that were too "set in their ways" huffed and puffed and venomously declared Carter a charlatan for breaking the truce of the professional wrestling landscape for what they deemed, "a cause bound to fail". But what they hadn't accounted for was Carter's inherent knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of the sport; characteristics which the fat cats of the regional scene did not share. "The Fighting Gypsy" did exactly what his moniker suggested; he fought and he won.

 

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CPW, the promotion that boldly took on the challenge of national expansion

 

For four years CPW grew exponentially in popularity, expanding its horizons to every corner of the country, a feat that no promotion had achieved before. Samuel Carter had taken his creation to the promised land and in doing so, earned himself the title of "The Fighting Promoter". Any of the regional promotions that survived the initial upheaval, meandered over the coming months until only one or two remained by 1971. All looked well for CPW as there was nobody out there who could pose a credible threat to the company, however, as any wrestling fan can tell you, the sport is not without its share of irony.The reason Samuel Carter proved so successful in the first instance was due to his forward thinking, a trait that unfortunately for him and his promotion, only extended to the reach of his grasp. In fact it was Carter's failures that stunted the growth of the CPW and ultimately gave room for a new powerhouse to dominate the American landscape. In 1972 the professional wrestling scene would dramatically evolve once again and it was entirely down to one man; well, one man and his enthralled son to be more accurate.

 

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Adam Sutherland, the financial powerhouse behind the AWF

 

Adam Sutherland is a name that any professional wrestling fan will inherently know yet the individual to whom this name belongs has never stepped a foot inside a ring. It was this man and his desire to please his son that capitalised on the boom created by CPW and took professional wrestling to even greater heights. Young Richard Sutherland was a wrestling fanatic ever since the day he saw late night professional wrestling as presented by Samuel Carter's CPW in 1970 on his home television. The fire that was kindled within Richard was evident to those around him including his father and after continual badgering (along with financiers and various other suits investigating the business elements of such a venture), Adam Sutherland created the American Wrestling Federation, a promotion that due to its financial backing, gained instant recognition with the audience.

 

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Unquestionably the biggest promotion in professional wrestling today; the AWF

 

Sutherland had always been credited as being a brilliant businessman and he knew exactly how to tackle the market with his latest business creation. The AWF would adapt the pro-wrestling model and turn it into a more animated, entertainment fuelled product that would appeal to a wider demographic. It was at this moment that Samuel Carter became one of the relics that he had only a few short years ago overcome as he publically belittled the novice AWF and its newfound ethos. Carter stuck resolutely to his beliefs that professional wrestling was entirely meant to be focused upon the confrontations in the ring with little mind given to the superfluous chicanery and costume that accompanied the AWF's product. "The Fighting Promoter's" stubbornness stifled CPW and with AWF's family-friendly, entertainment driven format, Championship Pro Wrestling stagnated and remained in this state for almost 25 years.

 

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Two of the early stars in the AWF, Daniel "The Entertainer" Harding and "The Insane One" Dr. Crush

 

The AWF skyrocketed in popularity following their very first show, which was headlined by a 10-man battle royal. The mix of theatrics and wrestling was just what was needed to grip the paying audience and the sold-out events rolled from there on out. Not only did the American Wrestling Federation alter how the pro-wrestling model worked at a fundamental level, but they also presented a very different kind of wrestler to that seen in CPW. The days of the working-class, meat and potatoes, no-nonsense grapplers were dwindling and in their place stood the exuberant, exaggerated and downright flamboyant characters of the American Wrestling Federation. Competitors like Daniel "The Entertainer" Harding, Luke Showboat, Dr. Crush and Eddie Howitzer took centre stage and forever altered the perception of the masses on what a professional wrestler should look like.

 

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Son of Adam, Richard Sutherland was the reason behind the AWF's creation

 

The dominance shown by the AWF would continue for the next thirty nine years using the same tried and tested formula for success. The superstars may have changed over the years, but the structure remains steadfast and Adam Sutherland's AWF ascended to the status of a global powerhouse that is accepted worldwide as being the premier spectacle in the sport. That isn't to say that other promotions haven't found success in the American scene as Championship Wrestling Elite are eagerly snapping at the ankles of the giant.

 

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The second biggest promotion not only in the states, but the entire world

 

In 1985, the CWE opened its doors for the very first time thanks to a union of grapplers who had grown disillusioned by the AWF and the product they were serving to the masses. Whilst Samuel Carter had effectively cut his nose off to spite his face with his promotion, the men behind the CWE were wise to the changing climate in the States and set about forming a new organisation that provided a true alternative for the wrestling fanbase. Where Sutherland and the AWF prided themselves on the extravagant and grandiose, Championship Wrestling Elite adopted a hybrid of sorts that incorporated the big, emotive storylines of the AWF and integrated them with the hard-hitting action in-ring that had made the CPW a big hit two decades prior.

 

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Brent Adams became the figurehead of the competition when CWE debuted in 1985

 

The trio behind CWE were already familiar to wrestling fans stateside due to their multiple stints within the AWF. Brent Adams, Joel Bertrand and Carl Stock each had their own section of the business to handle. Adams was tasked with the responsibilities of being the figurehead for the entire operation due to his ownership of the majority of shares. Stock, who was considered to be the most savvy of the trio, was granted the position of head booker whilst Bertrand found his calling behind the announce desk. All three men focused on the shared goal of taking CWE to the top of the industry and over the following twenty five years, managed to secure themselves as the clear number two promotion in the world. Wrestlers such as Rich E. Platinum, JC Grunge and Ricky Di Rosario have all made names for themselves in Elite and experts believe that some of the best professional wrestlers of the next generation will graduate through the Elite Wrestling school over the coming years.

 

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Ricky Di Rosario and JC Grunge are two of the current crop of young talent in CWE

 

Whilst the two heavy-hitters of American wrestling sit atop their lofty perch, other promotions have found individual niches in the market and set up shop in an attempt to lure as many eyes to their product as the landscape will allow. The infamous cult favourite known as Xtreme Combat Wrestling (2002) out of the tri-state area, has cemented itself as the land of the barbaric; a proverbial home for the broken. XCW has gained an impressive reputation with the blood-thirsty for their particular brand of hardcore destruction. Competitors such as Bobo The Hardcore Clown, Drake Young and Eddie Van Courtlandt call the land of Xtreme their home and whilst XCW never realistically look set to be anything more than a cult favourite, those who hold the promotion in the highest of regards love it exactly the way it is.

 

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XCW; where the extreme come to play

 

The Japanese/American hybrid known as Dynamite USA, the honour and respect present as seen in Cutting Edge Pro Wrestling along with a select few other promotions like the cartoon All Action Association have meant that the United States of America has the most diverse and fertile wrestling scene in the sport. Indeed, the days of regional promoters sticking to their territories have long since passed and now, standing in its place, are television deals and PPV extravaganzas. As the sport is ever changing and adapting to a liquid and often fickle audience, who knows exactly what advancements pro-wrestling will see over the years yet to come.

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I'm excited London. Between this and GDS and JHD's verses. It's the season for world building.

 

Thanks man.

 

I actually had to reel myself in somewhat because I could have carried on writing about the US scene for pages. Glad you are excited.

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Great run down of the U.S, definately helps me see the landscape of the U.S scene.

 

Can I ask what the current worker count is?

 

The current worker count is 200 at present. By the time I'm finished, that number will be a lot, lot higher I assure you.

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and Kitsune's render that I, well, that I quite frankly gave up on has been re-done:

 

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:eek:

 

Amazing work, a lot closer to the mask I imagined him in. (Although I have to say, I am still curious about what the explanation for the mask in the previous render would have been. :p)

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