The League, Season Six (Game Thread)

[ShadowedFlames]

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Season Six, Week One

May 8, 2012

 

After five seasons, and two years of struggles, we enter the final season of The League still looking for a repeat League Champion. Hello, fans, and welcome back to Beyond Ringside! I'm Tori Montgomery, and in the next few minutes we'll analyze the radical new "pairing" set-up for the season, release the official Season Six schedule—no leaks this season, thank the Fates—and we'll see what other sorts of shenanigans we can get into as time allows.

 

With that said, let's not waste any of that time and jump right into...

 

THE PAIRINGS: SEASON SIX

 

For the second season running, Mr. Derek B won the rights to set divisions as he saw fit, and chose to abolish the traditional division system for something a bit more unorthodox.

 

With sixteen participants, the pool of wrestlers has been split into eight pairs, who will face each other three times over the course of this seventeen-week season. The remaining fourteen weeks are a round-robin against everyone in The League. The person with the better record in each pairing will advance to a standard eight-person tournament playoff, where things become a little more traditional.

 

It was the new manager of Nuclear Templeton, Coach Robert Greene, who revealed the pairings late last week. Now that the dust has had time to settle, let's go a bit more in-depth with the pairings, shall we?

 

PAIRING #1

 

The Phoenix (w/Tori Montgomery)

Seasons of Experience: 5

Career Record: 44-30 (3-3 playoffs), 5 Matches of the Night, 3 Divisional Championships, Reigning Tag Team Turmoil Champion (2nd reign), Reigning League Champion

Last Season: 13-5 / 1-0 Playoffs (#1 overall)

Admittedly written off by most pundits—myself included—Phoenix surprised everyone by pulling through a serious shoulder injury incurred by Maxx Skabb, winning the Alpha Division in the final match of the regular season, and stunning Johnny Triumph in straight falls to capture his first League Championship. I see him as the better of this pairing, and a return to the playoffs for a second shot at the title.

Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (w/Missy Callistra)*

Seasons of Experience: 2

Career Record: 15-17 (2-1 playoffs), 6 Matches of the Night

Last Season: 9-9 / 2-1 playoffs (#4 overall)

I was wrong about Stanton last season, I'll admit to it here. I had him finishing ninth in the Omega Division. But the kid caught fire late in the season, propelling him to a fifth-place divisional finish and then riding a hot streak into the finals of the consolation tournament, where he fell to a hardened competitor in Templeton. I'm not sure I like his chances at coming out of this pairing ahead, though. Also to note is that as of the time this went to press, he had not renewed the contract of his girlfriend/manager, Missy Callistra. That could prove to be a huge difference if the contract is not renewed by the start of the season.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: The Phoenix leads this series, 1-0.

Projected season series: The Phoenix, 2-1.

 

PAIRING #2

 

Psycho Sam (w/The Rock)

Seasons of Experience: 0

Career Record: 0-0

Last Season: N/A

Presumably wanting to fill the void left by the incarcerated Maxx Skabb, Sam enters the League looking to do nothing but legally maim people in the name of entertainment. I'm not sure who approved the contract of this man, but if his most recent vlog is any indication, I fear for the safety of the other League members this season, as Sam seems quite content with doing grievous bodily harm to people.

 

Tarik Nolan

Seasons of Experience: 5

Career Record: 35-39 (0-2 playoffs), 10 Matches of the Night, former Tag Team Turmoil champion

Last Season: 6-12 (#17 overall)

Last season marked Tarik's worst effort since joining the league, being only one match away from finishing at the bottom of the Omega Division. With time running out on The League, this will likely be his final shot at glory, and he's going to need every advantage he can get if he wants to be a legitimate threat this season.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: None (after all, Sam is a League Rookie!)

Projected season series: Tarik Nolan, 2-1 (calling one of these by DQ right now).

 

PAIRING #3

 

Jack Lightning

Seasons of Experience: 2

Career Record: 9-23, 5 Matches of the Night

Last Season: 6-12 (#18 overall)

Improving just one spot above his Season Four finish, Lightning has been unable to find a groove in League competition. With most people believing this to be the weakest pairing of the season, it's truly anyone's guess as to who will come out with the playoff spot in hand. Is this the season Lightning makes a statement? I highly doubt it.

 

Ian Carlisle

Seasons of Experience: 3

Career Record: 14-32, 9 Matches of the Night

Last Season: 6-12 (#16 overall)

One of the few record predictions I got correct last season, Carlisle was saved from a bottom-of-the-barrel finish by now-former League member Dante Lorenzo. When you look at his track record of finishes in The League (percentage-wise, last season was his beat at 16/20), it's hard to see Carlisle being a threat to anyone. However, in this pairing and with the winner of the pairing getting an automatic playoff berth, it's a case of the blind leading the blind....

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: None

Projected season series: Ian Carlisle, 2-1.

 

PAIRING #4

 

Eidenhoek Gaiaspade

Seasons of Experience: 2

Career Record: 11-21, 5 Matches of the Night

Last Season: 7-11 (#14 overall)

A minor improvement for Gaius last season, moving up four spots in the overall standings while nearly doubling his win total from the previous season. Given his opponent in the pairing, though, I foresee a lot of trouble in the young man's future. Breaking .500 would be quite a shock to me, and even then I doubt it will be enough.

 

Johnny Triumph

Seasons of Experience: 5

Career Record: 49-25 (3-4 playoffs), 11 Matches of the Night, 3 Divisional Championships, former League Champion

Last Season: 15-3 / 0-1 Playoffs (#2 overall)

Triumph showed last season why he remains a top contender within The League, easily winning the Omega Division but falling just short in what many considered an upset to Phoenix in the League Championship match. Given his track history against Gaius, I see very little that could cause Triumph to miss the playoffs this season.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: Johnny Triumph leads 2-0.

Projected season series: Johnny Triumph, 3-0.

 

PAIRING #5

 

Thor Hammerskald

Seasons of Experience: 4

Career Record: 30-30 (2-3 playoffs), 7 Matches of the Night, 1 Division Championship

Last Season: 8-10 (#13 overall)

After a season marred by controversy surrounding him, Frankie Garnett, and Scott Stevens, Thor has elected to return to his roots, forgoing a manager for this season as he looks to bounce back from what ended up being a disappointing season. If he's going to come out of this pairing and into the playoffs, it will be something earned in glorious battle...and Thor wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Master Imoka

Seasons of Experience: 2

Career Record: 17-15

Last Season: 11-7 / 2-1 Playoffs (#5 overall)

Another League member I was vastly wrong about last season—so much for an 8-10 prediction—Imoka had a breakout campaign en route to a 5th-place overall finish last season. With him finally getting accustomed to how The League functions, I think this could be his time to shine. Imoka's a dark horse in my view; expect him to make a run this season.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: None.

Projected season series: Master Imoka, 2-1.

 

PAIRING #6

 

Diamond (w/Jayde)

Seasons of Experience: 5

Career Record: 39-35, 11 Matches of the Night, 1 Divisional Championship, former Tag Team Turmoil Champion

Last Season: 12-6 / 1-2 playoffs (#6 overall)

Some would call her an overachiever after my dismal prediction failed to come through last season. Diamond proved that she is for real last season, and given the format and who her paired opponent is, I think I see her being one of the odds-on favorites to go all the way.

 

Ly Quang Bao

Seasons of Experience: 1

Career Record: 6-8, 1 Match of the Night

Last Season: N/A

A shock return to The League after many believed him to be critically injured at the hands of Shawn Arrows, Diamond, and Nuclear Templeton, Bao finds himself in a tough situation as he is paired with one of the three who all but broke his neck just over a year ago. He has been very tight-lipped since the reveal of his return, so his motivations remain a mystery. We'll see how well he does coming back into what will surely be a hostile environment.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: Ly Quang Bao, 1-0.

Projected season series: Diamond, 2-1.

 

PAIRING #7

 

Scott Stevens

Seasons of Experience: 4

Career Record: 27-33, 5 Matches of the Night

Last Season: 6-12 (#19 overall)

Only one person saved Stevens from finishing dead last in the League, but no one could stop him from ending in last place in the Alpha Division (and four matches worse than my prediction). Some may argue that he's getting a break being paired against a person he has yet to lose to, but I think there's more to that situation than meets the eye. I'm thinking this is one of the more hotly-contested pairings this season.

 

 

III

Seasons of Experience: 2

Career Record: 14-18 (0-1 playoffs)

Last Season: 9-9 / 0-1 playoffs (#10 overall)

On the other end of the spectrum, finishing four matches better than I predicted and earning the last playoff spot out of the Alpha Division, is the former Pizza Mask III. A grassroots bandwagon to get III paired with Stevens seems to have borne success, and now it's up to the former backyarder to prove that last season was no fluke, and that he can be just as good when serious as he can be when being the fan-friendly wrestler of the past two seasons.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: Scott Stevens, 4-0.

Projected season series: III, 2-1.

 

PAIRING #8

 

Nuclear Templeton (w/Coach Robert Greene)

Seasons of Experience: 5

Career Record: 47-27, 10 Matches of the Night, 2 Divisional Championships, reigning Tag Team Turmoil champion

Last Season: 10-8 / 3-0 playoffs (#3 overall)

The winner of last season's consolation tournament, fans are expecting Nuclear to run away with the competition this season, and he's hired a manager as well, thinking that might be the one thing missing to make his title dreams a reality. Given who he is paired up with, many people—myself included—see it as a foregone conclusion that he'll be in the playoffs yet again.

 

Sebastian Moore

Seasons of Experience: 3

Career Record: 21-25, 2 Matches of the Night, 1 Division Championship

Last Season: 7-11 (#15 overall)

After putting together a fairly respectable record last season after being away from The League, Moore faces a nigh-herculean task as he is paired against a man he has never beat in five previous attempts. I do believe Mr. Derek B threw Nuclear a bone here, as I see very little chance of Moore getting out of this pairing with the better record.

 

PAIRING STATS:

Head-to-head record: Nuclear Templeton, 5-0.

Projected season series: Nuclear Templeton, 3-0.

 

THE SEASON SIX SCHEDULE

 

Our Season Six schedule focuses on Japan for most of the first half of the season. We then go through Europe and into England, with the Tag Team Turmoil event held in Dublin, Ireland this season. The second half of the season resumes in England, before coming back into the western hemisphere, with dates in Canada and Mexico before ending here, in Chicago, Illinois. Each member has just one "specialty" match this season, with none of the matches falling on a rivalry week.

 

The schedule can be found by clicking the header above.

 

I'll close out with the line-up for the first week of the season. So until next week, when the final season begins, this is Tori Montgomery...so long from ringside!

 

SEASON SIX, WEEK ONE

Kushiro, Japan (Japan—Hokkaido)

(Strict Rules Enforcement, ref bumps allowed, Strong style match)

 

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

 

TRAINING PM DEADLINE: SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012 AT 8:00 PM EST / MONDAY, 14 MAY AT 0000 GMT. ANY FREE POINTS NOT USED BY THIS TIME WILL BE FORFEITED!

 

PREDICTIONS DEADLINE: TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2011 AT 8:00 PM EST / WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY AT 0000 GMT

[ShadowedFlames]

And with that, folks, I open the thread to the usual shenanigans, twitter wars, predictions, and calling out of people.

 

Have fun, try not to hurt anyone until the game dictates otherwise, m'kay?

[masterded]

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

-This will be the first of many times that we hear the Horns of Victory-

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

[Ranson]

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

[Eidenhoek]

Yeah Undefeated Wooooo...

[Jman2k3]

Unbowed. Unbent. Unbroken.

 

OOC: You mentioned that each member would have one speciality match. I checked the schedule and I didn't see one for me.

 

Twitternet.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! Your name is @Psycho_Sam_BBW ????? It should be more like Fan Friendly Jimmy to me. You beat up a cameraman. Good job buddy.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW Your manager's name is The Rock? Well I'm going to introduce my manager to him and his name is Louis....as in Louisville Slugger. Let's see how The Rock can help you out when he's coughing up pieces of brick and cider block when I crack his ribs with my bat.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! Looks like @AskTori is still mad at me when I told her she cannot spawn my little arachnids since she picked @III instead of the champ.

 

SEASON SIX, WEEK ONE

Kushiro, Japan (Japan—Hokkaido)

(Strict Rules Enforcement, ref bumps allowed, Strong style match)

 

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

[Psycho Sam]

Tweets for Glory

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! He did not ****ing tell me the video was LIVE!!!

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! So??? Where did @AskTori say that Louis is your manager? #Idiot

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! I was in prison since I was 5 years old.

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! I took chair shots, ladder falls, crashing through tables, and even falling off a scaffold into flaming table. I was knocked out for 10 straight f***ing minutes! #Champ

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! When we meet in Hiroshima, Scorpion, I shall dominate you and put you through a flaming table.

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! And all 96 members of @BigBattleWrestling will come to see that match, one of them being ME!

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @AskTori Thank you for predicting one match between Nolan and me will end in DQ.

@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @AskTori The Commish approved it. Who else?

[ShadowedFlames]

Jman: looks like an error on my end transcribing the schedule. I'll get it fixed tonight. I know on my spreadsheet copy it is one per person, but since I use colors on the spreadsheet and they do not carry over well to Dreamweaver, well... /shrug.

[Derek B]

Y'know, I think Nuclear is going to have a perfect season this time... 20-0 including playoffs!

 

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

[Jman2k3]

Y'know, I think Nuclear is going to have a perfect season this time... 20-0 including playoffs!

 

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

 

If anyone could do it it could be him but I don't think it would happen.

[Derek B]

@CoachRobertGreene

 

Another day, another chance to check out the dirtsheets... and what is this? A link to a video about League related activities? Well, if that isn't worth finding out about then what could be? This Coach guy got the scoop on the pairings for next season, maybe this will be worth looking at too...

 

@CoachRobertGreene: Get the inside scoop on #TheLeagueSeason6, in this exclusive video where I reveal how I came to be Nuclear Templeton's manager! Youtube video link

 

Click!

 

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A dimly lit studio bearing the logo of The League welcomes us to another youtube video from "The Coach" Robert Greene. Dressed as he was last time, in bottle green sweats with his name emblazoned in gold on them, baseball cap and whistle around his neck, he looks every part like a fat schoolkid's nightmare taken on flesh form. Everything about him screams "high school phys ed teacher" and his gravelly voice would remind many kids of those embarassing hours where they would be taken from the comfort of their classroom where they could dominate and slammed into the world of sports where they would flounder, fall and fail. But Coach greets us with a smile, albeit the kind that a shark might give you moments before it eats you, and gets on with things.

 

Coach: "Welcome fans of The League, my name is Coach Robert Greene and you can just call me Coach. In my previous video I announced the pairings for #TheLeagueSeason6 and thousands of you have no doubt tuned in to this video to get the inside scoop on one of the League's most enigmatic stars, the man I will be managing this season, the "One Man Arsenal" Nuclear Templeton. The story is fairly simple and the following video package will not only highlight how we came together, but how we will be moving forward in future in terms of Nuclear finally laying claim to being the greatest wrestler in The League's history? Roll footage!"

 

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Interspersed with stills of the action, lets listen to Coach talking about things to help us set the tone...

 

Coach narration: The date was April 18th 2012. Over two nights Nuclear finally recaptured the form that has made him the premiere star in The League, with more wins than anyone else in League history and only one Tag Team Turmoil championship to show for it. Defeating Robbie Maynard, Master Imoka and Benjamin T. Stanton Jr he showed what could have been had he been able to concentrate all his power. Waiting for him in his locker-room was a meeting with his destiny, the missing ingredient in one of the most destructive recipes of all time. A meeting with... Coach Robert Greene.

 

A single camerashot takes us in as Nuclear makes his way to the back following his series of hard earned victories, he should be overjoyed but he isn't. Because no matter how many men he beats over the course of the playoffs, he wasn't in the big match. Hotly tipped to win it all after finishing second on two ocassions, Nuclear is close to boiling point at the thought of what he could have had. As he kicks his lockekr-room door open, thankfully not taking it off it's hinges, he is surprised to see that he has a visitor. Emblazoned with the words "Coach Robert Greene" on his sweats, we join as Nuclear grabs Coach with both hands and yells at him.

 

Nuclear: "Old man, you'd better have a damn good reason to be in MY locker-room!"

 

Coach: "You bet your ass I do. I've got a proposition for you, Nuclear."

 

Nuclear: "Yeah? Well get in line cos I've got a lot of people who want to make propositions at me since I became famous. And yet when I was a nobody who just wanted to catch a break, I couldn't pay them to give me a minute of their time."

 

Coach: "Well I'm different. Do you remember the name Coach Robert Greene?"

 

/cut

 

That's right... there's been some editting done to the full tape and it's pretty obvious too since the two men move to a different part of the room and some personal belongings have scattered across the floor. Nuclear is now pacing around the room as Coach talks to him in a calmer tone of voice...

 

Nuclear: "You were the old wrestling coach?"

 

Coach: "Time hasn't been good to me but I approached you back then, before I left. I thought I saw some potential in you. Big, strong, athletic, determined. You might not be the brightest kid but with a good coach you coulda gone far in almost any sport. And look at you now. You're still big. You're still strong. You're still athletic and you're even more determined. And you've gotten angry too."

 

Nuclear: "I've got a lot to be angry about."

 

Coach: "And if you learned to channel that anger you could be the greatest wrestler the world has ever been."

 

Nuclear: "I already channel it..."

 

**SMACK**

 

Out of nowhere, Coach slaps Nuclear hard across the face! And fans of the League will know that Nuclear doesn't respond well to that and he immediately surges forward only to be adeptly evaded with a drop step, taken down with a waistlock takedown and quickly locked into a rear naked choke... Nuclear growls and roars in anger as Coach controls him and fires back at him with fire in his voice.

 

Coach: "You don't channel your anger, you bury it. You think too much and not enough. You train hard but not hard enough. You want to be a pro wrestler but you do nothing to make yourself known. If a fiftysomething year old man like me can get the drop on you like this then you'll never be able to win a League championship. You'll never be the greatest because there are some huge gaps in your knowledge. You can struggle to break this all you want, but you'll never be able to do it without help because you don't know how to be the best at anything more than lifting weights. Without help, you'll always come up short... and I'm the man who can help you!"

 

Nuclear: "AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

 

Coach: "Tap out, you've done it before. Hell, you tapped last night to Robbie Maynard. Again! Tap out!"

 

Nuclear: "AAAARRGHH... son of a bi... AAAARRRGGGGHHH!"

 

Coach: "Tap! How many times have you tapped in The League? How many championships have you lost because you didn't know how to get out? How much further do you expect to get power and guts? You might be able to get noticed on the indy scene but you want to be the best? You gotta learn to wrestle. You gotta learn to break moves like this, you gotta learn to channel that anger into really knocking people down and out! You need coaching and I'm offering you that chance! Now tap out!"

 

Nuclear: "AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH.... NEVER!!"

 

Despite having the choke locked in, though not with the pressure required to make Nukes pass out, Nuclear finally gets his power into the fray and breaks the grip by pulling Coach's arms off him. Once broken he fires one back elbow to release the move and rolls out of his clutches, gasping for air. Coach rolls the other way and checks his lip to see if it's busted, a trickle of blood escaping the side of his mouth highlighting that something has started bleeding. Nuclear looks furious as he gets set in a three point stance only to sink down to one knee, breathless.

 

Nuclear: "You... could teach me to break that?"

 

Coach: "I could teach you to avoid ever being locked in it, prevention is better than a cure. But yeah, I could teach you to break it. Or lock it in if you'd rather. And so much more too. You've got gifts, son. Fire! Power! Size! Things that can't be taught. And I can teach, spent years turning guys not even half as good as you into some of the finest the state had seen. If I could take them that far then I could get you a lot further than that."

 

Nuclear looks throughtful as he tries to crack his neck and rub some of the pain out of it, the grind of his three matches and unprepared fight with Coach taking it's toll on his physically.

 

Nuclear: "And what do you get out of it? I'm no idiot, you're not just doing this for my own benefit."

 

Coach: "Smart question. I get what you don't want... I'll deal with the media for you, I'll take over as your mouthpiece. I'll smarten you up to the upsides of business so that you can make more money, and I'll take a cut of that as my fee for managing you. Because like it or not, when you become a big name athlete you get put into the media spotlight. You ever wonder why Scott Stevens and Pizza Mask III get more time on cameras than anyone else? Because they get it. It's all about money. And Scott Stevens, he makes money. He might not win many matches any more but I'll bet he makes more money than you because he's out there making people talk about him. And because of that, people tune in to see him and then The League makes more money. He's a smart kid."

 

Nuclear: "Stevens? Smart? Seriously?"

 

Coach: "Nuclear... trust me. You won't even have to say anything. I've seen how uncomfortable you are in situations with a lot of people. I'll do the talking, I'll do the hype and for a ten percent cut of your earnings I'll guarantee that you'll make almost double what you do now so I'll more than pay for myself. All profit. PLUS, I'll teach you how to wrestle better than you ever have before. I'll shore up your weaknesses and emphasise your strengths. You'll be unbeatable and you'll be rich too... and so will I. What do you say?"

 

Coach smiles a shark-like smile and extends a hand towards Nuclear who is still struggling to get his breath back after the tough night he's had. Coach's hand doesn't waiver as he looks Nuclear in the eye for what seems to be forever before Nuclear extends his hand for a handshake, but before letting go Nuclear pulls Coach in close for some words.

 

Nuclear: "I guess you've got yourself a deal... but some words of warning. If you ever slap me again, I'll break you in half. And I don't mean that I'll hurt you... I will literally break you in half."

 

Coach: "Understood. Enjoy tonight, you've earned some success even if you did have to see your Tag Team Turmoil partner get your success. Day after tomorrow, report to [beeeeep]'s gym, training starts at 9am. You made the right choice, champ. We're going to be a great pairing."

 

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And with that we rejoin Coach in the dimly lit League studio where we began our video. A smile on his face, he looks like he enjoyed watching that footge far too much as we get back to him again.

 

Coach: "And folks, that's how I came to be Nuclear's manager for next season. Next time on @CoachRobertGreene #TheLeagueSeason6 I'll be giving you an insight on the rigourous training Nuclear has been putting himself through for the new season. It's some inspiring stuff and you'll get to see some of my other students of my school train with him too. Check out my official facebook page for details of my school, some top quality training available for some very reasonable prices. But until then, so long folks!"

 

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OOC: That was fun to write, I miss doing RPs ona regular basis sometimes... but Nuclear has always been hard to write because he's meant to be a badass babyface who deoesn't talk much, so he needs heels who roleplay in order to get some stuff out of him. Coach should be fun to write.

[ShadowedFlames]

Schedule has been fixed. All specialty matches are now marked.

 

For quick reference, here's the list (so you can see if I screwed it up again....) :

 

Week 4: Bao vs. Carlisle (First Blood)

Week 4: Psycho Sam vs. III (Cage)

Week 6: Hammerskald vs. Stanton (Cage)

Week 6: Lightning vs. Templeton (Hardcore)

Week 11: Stevens vs. Imoka (Cage)

Week 11: Moore vs. Diamond (Cage)

Week 12: Phoenix vs. Triumph (First Blood)

Week 13: Eidenhoek vs. Nolan (Hardcore)

[Prophet]

Y'know, I think Nuclear is going to have a perfect season this time... 20-0 including playoffs!

 

That's cause Maxx ain't around to ruin the streak ...no, wait, Maxx always lost quickest to you. So that's `cause you don't have an orange covered cupcake to kick around! Drat!

 

@1AndOnlyFlogg: Survive_The_Sting! Wanna know where the Flogg has been? Living large, brother! #FloggyStyle

 

@1AndOnlyFlogg: Had to cancel the Splash, got a new passion outside of wrestling. Her name is Svetlana, and she only cost $6000!

 

@1AndOnlyFlogg: I'm not only the president of RussianWomenWhoUsedToBeDudesAndWantToBecomeAmericans.com I'm also a client!

 

@1AndOnlyFlogg: Wait, that website has to be wrong, right? I need to talk to Svetlana!

 

I might miss Floggy more than I miss Maxx. lol

 

Also, side note - SF, if you didn't put all of LQB's points into resiliency and toughness, leaving everything else at 0, I will be a tad disappointed. He should be a skinny version of the blob, no offense, just an abused dummy who stands for days! lol

 

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

[Ian carlisle]

So my fate is Clearly to catch Lightning and put it in a bottle, well my break really has not been a long break due to the fact that i have been studying my big essay in order to get the degree I need to earn my internship in StantCorp's Legal divison , and add to that the fact that I have estainally been House Sitting for them.

[OctoberRaven]

Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%) vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)

Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%) vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. Diamond (0-0, 17%)

 

 

@III- Arrived in Japan today. Good thing about a culture that accepts wrestling as much as Japan does, one can get away with wearing a mask in public.

@III- Will be taking a stop in Arashiyama. A place of tranquil beauty. There I will relax and hone myself mentally.

@III- The Clown is a coward at heart. His cowardice will be his doom.

@III- As an ancient Japanese saying goes, "If you go into battle hoping to live, you will surely perish"

[Jman2k3]

<p>Twitternet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW Not my problem Fan Friendly Jimmy if you knew it was live or not.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW calls me an idiot yet he doesn't get that my "manager" is a Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat that I've nicknamed Louis. /Smh #Idiot #Dumbass </p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW You were in prison since you were 5? Listen kid, posting a piece of paper with "JAIL" taped to your tree house doesn't mean you have been in jail since you were 5 years old.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW So you got your ass kicked to the point where you were unconscious for 10 minutes? </p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW isn't that big of a hardcore bad ass as he claims to be. I mean if he was a real bad ass he wouldn't have lost that match where he was knocked out for 10 minutes. #JustSaying</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW I'm so hardcore I eat nickels for breakfast and $h!t nails.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW A flaming table???? I'm so scared....NOT!!!</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW So all the idiots from @BigBattleWrestling are gonna come watch me destroy their prince of hardcore first hand. Awesome.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW How are you going to watch yourself??? You going to make a hologram of yourself and project it from the audience?</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW The Commish is a greedy bastard and an idiot. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @1AndOnlyFlogg Good to hear you're alive and well buddy.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @1AndOnlyFlogg Dude you have to make a least one appearance with this being the last season and all. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @CoachRobertGreene I'm impressed with what I saw you deliver to Nuke. Hopefully, he will learn how to become a better wrestler and not just a straight brawler anymore.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @CoachRobertGreene You are right about one thing I do get paid because being the most hated man in the company and the best in the business brings in lots of cash when everyone wants to see you lose.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @CoachRobertGreene You sure you've never been in the wrestling business before? I mean only veterans of the game would have understood why I'm still the talk of the town despite not accomplishing my goals so far in The League.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @III They let you wear that mask because if they saw your ugly face they would tell you to put the mask on anyways.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @III Coward? I'll show you what this coward can do when I leave you broken, battered, bruised, bloody, and concussed.</p><p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @III To paraphrase the son of Dolf, "Person not trust shall have their manhood cut off and fed to goats."</p><p> </p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

[ShadowedFlames]

<p>Friendly reminder, folks: watch the language, please. This is still a family site and a professional one, first and foremost, and even with the word filter change there's no reason to have "s***" out there uncensored. Even if you do eat nickels for breakfast. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Also, a quick Twitter note (not Phoenix's).</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>@LeagueToriM: @Survive_The_Sting!, we don't need to know the name of whoever it was you paid to roleplay me on your couch. We all know it'd never happen anyway.<p> </p><p> @LeagueToriM: In fact, I feel bad for poor @AskTori now. I doubt she needs the negative attention you just gave her. How about you check your facts next time? #Pwned</p></div></blockquote>

[CJAlex]

<p>Thor Hammerskald (0-0, 10%) vs. <strong>Master Imoka (0-0, 15%)</strong></p><p><strong>

Johnny Triumph (0-0, 15%)</strong> vs. Eidenhoek Gaiaspade (0-0, 12%)</p><p>

Psycho Sam (0-0, 15%) vs. <strong>Tarik Nolan (0-0, 14%)</strong></p><p>

Jack Lightning (0-0, 15%) vs. <strong>Ian Carlisle (0-0, 14%)</strong></p><p>

The Phoenix (0-0, 13%) vs. <strong>Benjamin T. Stanton, Jr. (0-0, 18%)</strong></p><p>

<strong>Scott Stevens (0-0, 17%)</strong> vs. Pizza Mask III (0-0, 14%)</p><p>

Sebastian Moore (0-0, 15%) vs. <strong>Nuclear Templeton (0-0, 18%)</strong></p><p>

Ly Quang Bao (0-0, 19%) vs. <strong>Diamond (0-0, 17%)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

May the odds be ever in your Favour</p><p>

CJAlex</p><p>

<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Psycho Sam]

<p>Tweets For Glory</p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>@Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! What about mass murdering people? @DaleSweet was one hell of a strict judge who doesn't take a ****!<p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! Falling off a scaffold 25 feet high onto concrete head first can kill you. Most likely render you unconscious.</p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! Free tickets to @BigBattleWrestling to see how hardcore this is.</p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! The commish is not stupid. If he was, we'd have a seventh season after the sixth one in the normal timeframe (2-3 Weeks)</p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! TV. What else? #Idiot #ScottStevensIsSmelly</p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @Survive_The_Sting! If you want to face me early, face me at @BigBattleWrestling. I'm the BBW World Champion.</p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @LeagueToriM True... </p><p> @Psycho_Sam_BBW: @The1AndOnlyFlogg No! Without you, we have lost lots of potential viewers. As nobody watches my vlog, we need you to bring in viewers</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

[Jman2k3]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="ShadowedFlames" data-cite="ShadowedFlames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Friendly reminder, folks: watch the language, please. This is still a family site and a professional one, first and foremost, and even with the word filter change there's no reason to have "s***" out there uncensored. Even if you do eat nickels for breakfast. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> Also, a quick Twitter note (not Phoenix's).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Whoops. I'll go edit that. Thought the filter got it. When I previewed it it censored it. Weird.</p>

[Prophet]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jman2k3" data-cite="Jman2k3" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>@Survive_The_Sting! @1AndOnlyFlogg Good to hear you're alive and well buddy.<p> </p><p> @Survive_The_Sting! @1AndOnlyFlogg Dude you have to make a least one appearance with this being the last season and all.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Floggy's still busy sorting out his website business, but I promise to attempt to drop one more Splash before I fall off the internets this summer. I have an idea, it's just a question of logistics at this point.</p>

[Jman2k3]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Prophet" data-cite="Prophet" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Floggy's still busy sorting out his website business, but I promise to attempt to drop one more Splash before I fall off the internets this summer. I have an idea, it's just a question of logistics at this point.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Cool. Hopefully he can make at least one more appearance at a League event such as a finale also. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Prophet]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jman2k3" data-cite="Jman2k3" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Cool. Hopefully he can make at least one more appearance at a League event such as a finale also. <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> That's the logistic thing. I wanna write up a "video piece" as it were, that Flogg would do during the finals, but I won't be here for it. Why Maxx is in jail, `cause I'm disappearing at the end of June. Big changes coming, if all goes according to plan, and so far ...nothing has gone according to plan. lol</p>

[Jman2k3]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Prophet" data-cite="Prophet" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="33789" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>That's the logistic thing. I wanna write up a "video piece" as it were, that Flogg would do during the finals, but I won't be here for it. Why Maxx is in jail, `cause I'm disappearing at the end of June. Big changes coming, if all goes according to plan, and so far ...nothing has gone according to plan. lol</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Gotcha gotcha. </p><p> </p><p> Good luck with the big changes coming.</p>

[Jman2k3]

Twitternet.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @LeagueToriM Never happen? Tori, you and I both know it has happened. Just admit it sweetie. ;-)

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @LeagueToriM Don't try and cover it up we know how easily it is to change your twitter name and that is exactly what you did.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW Mass murder? Please if you commit mass murder you wouldn't be out of jail. You would either be serving a life sentence or on death row.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW You must have horrible balance if you fell off the scaffold on your own. I bet your opponent loved you that night since you kicked your own ass and he picked up the easy win.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW The people I hang around are too extreme for @BigBattleWrestling to handle.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW The only power the Commish has is holding down the true talent and booking his friends and lackeys into power. The owner on the other hand is the true genius not that bumbling fool named Colt Marshal.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW Case in point, @GloriousRequiem beats one guy and says he's the champion of this company but Nuke wins a tournament and is presented a "tournament" title for his efforts and crowned 3rd best in the company. Please, his title has more value than the one Phoenix is carrying around.

 

@Survive_The_Sting! @Psycho_Sam_BBW You want me to face your early? LOL. @BigBattleWrestling cannot even afford my fees to have me appear. So that means your "world" title is safe because I don't work for free or minimum wage.