AWF: Where Legends Become Immortals (London-Verse)

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What is professional wrestling? What makes the men and women that compete in the ring put their bodies on the line night after night? Is it the glory? Is it the grandeur? Is it to satiate the never ending battle with one's own ego? To leave a mark? Is it the bloody-minded determination to prove all the doubters that have ever said you can't achieve something wrong? Or is it more primitive? A state of mind that fuels human beings to battle the odds and be known as the absolute best at what they do? Passion, desire and the willingness to fight through adversity; this is what professional wrestling is all about. To the men and women that step into that squared circle; the hallowed battle ground, we salute you. For we will follow you from the edge of our seats, captivated by the ability of making the impossible become a reality. You, the men and women that go out to entertain us and put on a show like none other, we say thank you, and our chorus of cheers will ring throughout every arena in which you compete. It is you that give us something to believe in and for that we will forever be in your debt.

 

Thank you.

 

-The Prayer of The Wrestling Fan

 

 

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"Hello everybody and welcome to the AWF! Where dreams can become a reality and legends become immortals."

 

A simple sequence of words that Howard Oakland must have said thousands of times whilst behind the commentary desk, but never have they felt more apropos than on this night. The Showcase of the Immortals may sound like an overly grandiose proclamation of the AWF and their importance in the professional wrestling landscape; but how can you argue against the success they have had both in the US and on an international scale.

 

Luminaries such as Daniel "The Entertainer" Harding, Luke Showboat and Dr Crush have all competed in the main event of the grandest stage of them all; etching their legacies in the annals of the business in the process.

 

But now in 2011, a new generation will be putting their mark on professional wrestling...............

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AWF Review

 

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And now for something completely different. From an up and coming performance-based Japanese promotion, we ascend to the top of the mountain and tackle the AWF, International powerhouse and the home of Sport’s Entertainment in the Londonverse.

 

Mainstream and a smattering of Traditional is the order of the day in our product, leading to a 30/20 split on match intensity and danger, and of course a popularity skewed bias. Our match ratio is 70% and we have a Strong Face/Heel divide – as is to be expected in this type of promotion. We’re very favourable to sponsorship, but really, with 50 million in the bank, money is a completely secondary concern.

 

All in all a product with no nasty surprises to spring, so it should be pretty simple to get my head around.

 

 

Backstage Personalities

 

Before tackling the wrestlers, I’ll be once again going over the guys who make the wheels turn, and as an entertainment based promotion, there are a fair few more of them than last time.

 

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We have four commentators, two each of colour and announcers. The colour (wo)men are Blossom Woods, a promising young woman described as an interviewer, and Daniel Harding, who I can best describe as being the equivalent of Sam Strong. He’s an ageing but legendary ex-wrestler with charisma coming out of his ears and immense popularity. I’m pretty sure it doesn’t get better. Speaking of which… my first announcer is A* rated Howard Oakland, which once again, can’t be overestimated. His understudy is Chris Sinclair, who at B+ isn’t exactly shabby himself. All in all a powerhouse of an announce table, though I’m not sure Blossom could fill the shoes of Daniel Harding were he to retire (which at 60, isn’t beyond the realms of possibility)

 

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Our road agents are Chief Joe Proudfoot and Mark Elbridge, both of which crack very strong ratings in that role. Nothing much else to see here

 

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We also have not one but two authority figures. Conveniently they are my boss, Adam Sutherland, and my boss’s son, Richard Sutherland. One’s a face and one’s a heel, which makes for a potentially intriguing dynamic. In any case though, Adam is 68 years old, which means that realistically he’s probably not going to stick around for too long.

 

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Three referees makes for a solid team; their names are Mark Flower, Alan Resley and Alan Resley Sr. They’re all highly rated (B+ to high A), meaning this is an area we have firmly in hand.

 

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The round off, we have four managers; Jewel, Luke Showboat, Saint Lazarus and Sarah Bauer. The lattermost is decent, but more eye candy than mouthpiece. Saint Lazarus is an extremely talented manager, rocking up with a 99 in microphone skill (and another backstage personality that for some reason has performance stats) – he manages our resident monster, Oblivion, and to be honest with entertainment skills like that, his angles should be storming. Luke Showboat… apparently is a road agent. Huh. Hurrah for autopush I guess – looking at his stats he could most definitely do both, considering his high Bs in entertainment and A* psychology. Finally we have Jewel, who is almost like a souped up version of Bauer. i.e. she can actually talk as well as having high sex appeal. Considering she manages our world champion though… carrying angles is probably unnecessary, let’s just put it that way.

 

 

Roster

 

The AWF roster lends itself to some distinct divisions; the promotion has a lot of cruiserweights, and a title to go along with them (though it is considered low level, so either the belt needs a boost, or the cruisers will simply outgrow it as time goes on). AWF also has main event level tag team titles, and as such, quite a few tag teams spread at various levels of ability and experience. I’ll be reviewing the tag team division somewhat separately to the rest.

 

 

 

Enhancement Talent

 

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Aidan Darling: A young cruiserweight pup, Darling is a decent worker, but not somebody that I’d call world championship material. He has a reasonable amount of potential (with focus, he could be pretty good on the mic), but he lacks versatility and in truth is fairly unremarkable. Good selling earmarks him for a jobber role.

 

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Joshua Rude: Ah… my favourite type of worker; the man with the look but no talent. Rude has a reasonable brawling stat of 63, is physically good and is a great entertainer with great star quality… but his performance row is in the Ds and his other top rows are even worse. Naturally, as a graduate of AWF’s academy, he’s been getting pushed anyway.

 

 

Openers

 

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Angus McMahon: Apart from his nickname (‘The Beef’) being one of my favourite things ever, Angus is Josh Rude +1. His performance skills suck slightly less, his brawling is better and he’s got a look just as good… but he’s older and not as entertaining. Still, it’s sports entertainment, whoever said you needed to be great in the ring to do well?

 

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Brandon Redman: Redman is an exceptionally nice guy (it even says as much in his bio!) and a strong athlete, but other than that is a fairly unremarkable cruiserweight. That said, there’s always room in the back for competent nice guys.

 

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Denzel Flair: Described as ‘female eye candy’, this cruiserweight actually has some fairly impressive brawling chops… but with C- to D+ performance skills, he’s certainly not going anywhere fast.

 

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Gareth Logan: Another cruiserweight, Gareth has promising charisma, but would need to dust up his performance stats for me to be able to get behind him properly.

 

 

Lower Midcarders

 

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Lance Williams: Hot damn, those technical skills! This man? This man does not belong in AWF. There is no possible way that the fans can appreciate a technical worker with impressive performance stats when he doesn’t have charisma. In any other promotion, his B-level fundamentals and B-A technical stats would see an immediate push from me. In sports entertainment… I cringe, because he doesn’t fit in at all.

 

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Prince Jagadev: Prince is your fairly typical foreign heel, looking down on America and promoting his own country ahead of the US’s values. Cheap, but reliable heat. Oddly enough, he works puro style, which isn’t really the best fit for AWF either, but he has the star quality and the entertainment skills to overlook that. He’s a pretty capable worker, but isn’t going to climb much further without improving on his fundamentals to make himself a more attractive push.

 

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Rob Kirkham: The man with no charisma, no star quality and no particular talent. What an excellent academy graduate this man is! Did I mention he’s an extremely negative influence too? It’s almost endearing. I’m tempted to push him, just so I can annoy the Londonverse IWC.

 

 

Midcarders

 

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Ben Logan: Gareth’s elder cousin and frankly just plain better as a worker. B- performance, C+ entertainment and a 90 in aerial makes him a promising worker. He perhaps needs more of a character, but I could definitely see myself pushing him.

 

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Carlos Nathans: A charismatic cruiserweight with some underrated technical skills. At 26, he’s looking like someone that might have promise for the future.

 

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Cory Dex: A psychotic nerd. I love it. Sadly his performance skills really aren’t on par with his ability to entertain, but amongst the cruiserweights, he’s definitely the stand out on the microphone so far. I can see him running his mouth being an undercard staple.

 

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Derek Boardman: The PEOPLE’S LAWYER. (no, seriously). That’s an incredible gimmick. He needs some more psychology before advancing too much further up the card, but he’s got the entertainment, the star quality and the brawling to manage it once he learns some more. Seriously… As or just about in microphone, charisma and acting. In the AWF, that makes Boardman an ace.

 

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Devon McGrady: Speaking of entertainers… Another very charismatic worker with star quality and actually a fairly good performer. At 26, he’s got future star written all over him.

 

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Eric Steppenwolf: Strong performer, good technical and aerial ability, pretty good star quality… where’s the problem? Oh yeah. A lack of charisma. I’m torn… he’s a two time cruiserweight champion but even though he’s a super junior, he’s also a middleweight. Realistically he’s too good for a low-level division. I guess his matches can do his talking. A feud with somebody like McGrady could do wonders for him.

 

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Joe White: A former minion turned good. He was the sidekick of one of our main eventers, Mr Flawless, and then eventually turned on him once he realised he was being manipulated. A nice story, and it translates into a great athlete with star quality… but he’s a little bit limited elsewhere. As a performer he doesn’t particularly stand out and his entertaining isn’t that great either. Not sure he’s the best guy to get the rub of an association with Mr Flawless.

 

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Leroy Snyde: One of our better cruiserweights, Snyde is charismatic and athletic and has a neat ‘Hollywood’ gimmick that I can see having some mileage. He’s not quite equipped to leave the cruiserweight division just yet, but with good skills already, 26 years old means that he has promise.

 

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Marcus Still: What I like to call a ‘specialist’ style of worker (as in, The Tag Team Specialists). Good performance skills and usually technically inclined, but lacking in charisma and star quality – that basically suits Still to a tee. 42 years old puts him firmly in the teacher/veteran role, but his high technical stats make him better than average at that.

 

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Ollie Midnight: Here’s a booking problem in the making. Next Big Thing. Complete douchebag. He’s talented, has star quality, youth, charisma and a gimmick that’s pretty ridiculous but hilarious at the same time (Interstellar Traveller, lol). Apart from the gimmick, he’s pretty much the Londonverse’s answer to Jay Chord.

 

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Ray Bale: ‘Specialist’ #2. I’m tempted to see how well he meshes with Still.

 

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Sherman Tank: I enjoy his name, and as might be implied by it, he’s a very big wrestler. He’s no monster heel though – he’s actually a heroic babyface, which is a twist I really quite enjoy. A decent brawler, but otherwise fairly limited in the ring – he mostly trades off his entertainment row.

 

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Xavier York Kristopher: XYK is our cruiserweight champion, and his athleticism is truly off the charts. I saw he was flagged as a Next Big Thing, and looking at his abilities, I am frankly not surprised. If he became a little better rounded, XYK could be a marquee talent for pretty much anyone.

 

 

Upper Midcarders

 

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Bobby Justice: A big brawler with a cop gimmick… it’s like bizarro Rick Law! In all truthfulness they’re not the similar, gimmick asides. Justice would probably fit better as an entertainer, with his charisma, and a 94 in star quality is nothing to be sniffed at. His fairly mediocre performance line, though, means I’m inclined towards a jobber to the stars role.

 

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Justin Roxdale: GREAT skills for such a young worker. 73 psychology at age 24 is not to be sniffed at, and nor are B range top rows, B+ star quality and an A in charisma. Perhaps needs to be tempered with a little more experience to prevent him from shooting into the main event and developing an ego though…

 

 

Main Eventers

 

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Big Ron Johnson: A big intimidating bodyguard character, but there’s a little more to his pedigree than that, having been finely honed in Japan before joining the AWF. Inspection of his stats reveals a capable brawler with workable menace. However, he doesn’t have the performance skills or stamina to consistently main event, even in Sports Entertainment, so I guess he’s more inclined towards crushing the lower carders than headlining events.

 

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Marco Keylong: Cocky heel and current holder of our TV title, a midcard belt, making his inclusion this high up a little peculiar. To be frank… not completely deserving of a main event spot. He’s only a step above some of the cruiserweights, and other than his high star quality, he’s not exactly a world beater. Good? Yes. Main eventer? No.

 

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Mr. Flawless: …Whoa. Whoa. This guy is just… incredible. *checks Power 100*. Yeah he’s #1 on it. If he wasn’t, it would be a travesty. A* mat and chain wrestler. A performance row. A star quality. B+ entertainment. B+ brawling. Just plain amazing as a worker, and his biographical character supports his abilities, really. He is the Tommy Cornell of this universe. The thought of booking him is already getting me dreaming as a booker.

 

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Oblivion: This man is what you’ll find is you look up ‘monster’ in the dictionary. A* menace, B+ brawling and Star quality. Yeah, he’s going to be a force. He needs some touching up in that he doesn’t have main event calibur performance stats (they’re in the low sixties), but I suspect there would be trouble DROPPING Oblivion from this level. His stats just scream ‘overness machine’… unfortunately at 25, that may lead to an ego on the horizon, but I guess that’s a fact of wrestling.

 

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Lawrence Christian: And here is the white knight to Mr. Flawless’s arrogance. It’s almost like looking in a mirror – he just so happens to be #2 on the Power 100. His top row isn’t quite as good, but that’s like coming second best to superman in a weight-lifting contest. A* star quality, world class psychology and brawling. A feud between those two would basically cause the London-IWC to spontaneously combust.

 

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Phillip Adorn: A little like Keylong in a couple of ways, though he does bring a bit more to the table. Even so, the fact they’re feuding over the TV title is another indication that he’s perhaps a bit high up the card right now. Even so, Adorn has chops as an entertainer, which makes it unsurprising he’s somewhere like the AWF. At 23, in a few years he could be great.

 

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Rich. E Platinum: The man himself. The world champion. Immensely popular, he’s not quite the best worker that we have, but he can more than hold his own in the vast majority of areas (he can brawl, wrestle technically, and he’s a great entertainer too, all-around pretty good). A psychology of 82 is a potential danger warning here – it’s not really good enough for a world champion in an international promotion. Certainly carryable, but that’s not what you want to hear about your main man, is it?

 

 

Tag Teams

 

I’m looking at these guys separately because of AWF’s main-event level tag team belts, which puts the majority of the teams in their own bracket entirely, though that’s not to say there isn’t any crossover.

 

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Air Jordan

 

The brothers Alex and Riley Jordan, the former of which is another Next Big Thing. Both of them are young cruiserweights with performance skills that are none too shabby. They’re off only middling experience, but they have all the tools to go a long long way in the tag team division if they can improve – and the NBT/Hot Prospect status definitely suggests that will happen.

 

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A-List Pimping

 

This team consists of our final Next Big Thing; Hollywood Munroe and the flamboyant Pimp Master T. Munroe is… an interesting one. He oozes star quality and charisma, and has some flash too, but his performance skills are only in the C-/D+ range, which are not exactly great in terms of what you want for a NBT. He’s only 24, but still, he’ll struggle. Master T is more or less the same, with less of the star quality, and at 30 years old, that is not a flattering performance line at all. A difficult tag team to get behind, especially considering they lack experience.

 

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The Armed Forces of Badass

 

Sergeant Extreme and Major Awesome combine to form one of the staples of AWF’s tag team division – an A* experience team of entertainers. They’re frankly… decent, but not great. C level performance rows aren’t really something to write home about, and otherwise they’re just decent brawlers with good entertainment skills. Definitely a team who will just be holding steady rather than fronting the division again.

 

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High Society

 

No-nonsense workers with good performance skills and workable charisma, Carl Marriot and Jonathan Gregory complement each other well as a tag team. They could probably stand on their own merits, but with A* experience, there’s really no need. They’re pretty much the cornerstones of the division.

 

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Los Mexicanos

 

Of middling experience, Hector Garrido and Marcos Gomez are both decent lightweights that can hold their own in the division. The fact that they’re already teamed makes their best utility together, as apart, they really wouldn’t stand out particularly amongst the promotion’s cruiserweights, as they’re not that distinctive. If I had to pick, I’d call Gomez the more likely success.

 

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Packed With Flavour

 

Chocolate Daddy and Vanilla Thunder are our current fun-loving champions, and whoa whoa WHOA those entertainment skills! CD has A*s in microphone and charisma, and his acting isn’t too far behind. Vanilla Thunder can hold his own, but he’s not nearly as good. If I needed a new main eventer, you can better believe that CD would be right into the breach and VT would have to sink or swim on his own. He’s 25, he could stand alone.

 

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Sons of Samoa

 

The brothers Malaki and Semo Nam’ulu make up this promising team. Good brawlers, their other skills aren’t much to write home about, but with some more experience, I can see them developing into very solid members of the tag team division.

 

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The All American Patriots

 

Danny Washington and Patriarch combine for a team with more star quality and charisma than ability. I like Washington, with performance stats in the seventies, and at 24, he has a lot of upside. Maybe he shouldn’t quite be in the main event, but he’ll belong there before too long. Patriarch is… he of epic star quality and charisma, and poor in-ring skills. He is like, the ascended version of Joshua Rude. If you want an analogue? Giant Redwood with enough touch ups to not be useless.

 

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The Artists

 

AJ Bennett and Lucian Von Flue combine to make this pretentious team. Even their renders scream arrogance. Von Flue is the older and superior worker – he has more star quality and charisma and to be frank, ability. Bennett is far from useless, but he’s definitely propped up by Von Flue. Ideally, as the team develop experience, Bennett can learn from Von Flue.

 

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The Millionaire’s Club

 

Now here’s a fun team – Rich E. Platinum’s flunkies, Joey Cash and Davey Dollar. They aren’t fantastic workers individually, but as a team with charisma – and associated with Platinum, they become a lot more useful. It’s kind of a time bomb to see whether they can get good enough to become the top level team their bios say they are before time decline kicks in. Cash is 29, Dollar is 32, they’re at the age when it becomes a real luck-based thing.

 

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The Standouts

 

Deshawn Jones and River Phillips live up to their team’s name in potential, if not current ability. They’re not great YET, but they’re both good all-rounders, and with some more development, they’re going to be absolutely great. More charisma and more performance, and you’ve basically got a pair of show stealers, especially since they’re only 25 and 26 years old respectively.

 

 

And finally…

 

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Exodus: Oblivion on steroids. 100 menace, 95 star quality, 91 brawling, B- performance row. He makes the young monster look like a puppy. 36 years old, and two weeks out from returning from a shattered knee, the storyline is ready made; the original monster takes revenge on the man that injured him. What a badass.

[LoNdOn]

As the London-Verse has yet to be released, I realise the some may not be aware of the characters that are already in the universe. So for the benefit of those individuals, I have posted above a review of the roster that Blake Trask did a couple of months ago to give you an idea of the workers that will feature in this taster diary.

 

Also, I streamed a video of the AWF promotion last month that details my vision of the roster and an example show. For those that want to watch the video, I will post the relevant link below:

 

AWF Video: http://www.twitch.tv/londonverse/b/317994124

 

Hopefully you guys will enjoy the new characters and will stick around for the duration of this London-Verse taster diary.

[LoNdOn]

Champions

 

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AWF World Heavyweight

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Rich E. Platinum

 

 

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AWF World Tag Team

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Packed With Flavour

 

 

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AWF Television

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Marco Keylong

 

 

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AWF Cruiserweight

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XYK

[donLarsson]

An AWF diary?! Wow!! As a London-Verse fan, I will be following this...

 

Awesome!

[LoNdOn]

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AWF Monday Night Superstars (Week 1, January 2011)

AWF christens a brand new year with another quality edition of Monday Night Superstars. To kick proceedings off we have a number one contender's match for the AWF Cruiserweight championship between the fan-favourite, Ben Logan and the self-proclaimed, "Mr Smooth", Leroy Snyde. No doubt this will be a high-flying affair, but who will emerge victorious and face XYK for the title at AWF Explosion?

 

The resident monster of the AWF will take to the ring next as he takes on the man who hails from "Space Station 13", Ollie Midnight. Whether the intriguing Midnight can overcome the immense size and power of Oblivion is highly debatable; however, with the sinister Saint Lazarus in his corner, Oblivion has got to be considered the overwhelming favourite.

 

Tag team action is next on the bill as we will see the AWF World Tag Team champions, Packed With Flavour, go in non-title action against The Artists. Should the team of Lucien Von Flue and AJ Bennett upset the champions, they would have to be considered number one contender's for a shot at the titles at the upcoming PPV. However, when facing the duo of Chocolate Daddy and Vanilla Thunder, one must not overlook their talent for fear of staring at the lights when the match is over.

 

This will be followed by further tag team action as Rich E. Platinum's cohorts, The Millionaire's Club take on the brothers Alex and Riley, Air Jordan in what is sure to be a fun encounter. Both teams will be looking to challenge Packed With Flavour for the tag team titles down the road and a win here could see one of the tandems earn that illusive shot.

 

Back to singles action and "Everybody's Favourite Lawyer", Derek Boardman will go one-on-one with the son of the legendary grappler, Gregory Adorn, as he takes on Phillip Adorn is what is slated to be a number one contender's match for the AWF Television championship which is currently held by Marco Keylong. Which of these two men will earn the opportunity to wrest the gold away at AWF Explosion?

 

The "Man of the Law", Bobby Justice has challenged Mr Flawless to a singles match to prove to one and all that "Justice Will Prevail". This is easier said than done however, when the man standing across the ring is arguably the most talented wrestler of his generation. Mr Flawless has been recently voicing his displeasure at the fact that he has been overlooked for the AWF World Heavyweight championship match at AWF Explosion and will surely be looking to make a statement against AWF's resident officer.

 

To top it all off, we have a blockbuster tag team attraction as the AWF World Heavyweight Champion, Rich E. Platinum teams with The Enforcer, Big Ron Johnson to take on the colossally popular pairing of Patriarch and Lawrence Christian. With Platinum preparing to defend his title against Patriarch at AWF Explosion, this battle could provide an indication of who has the most momentum rolling into that PPV.

 

All of this and much more, this Monday Night on CBA. Be sure to tune in, you won't want to miss out!

 

 

Predictions

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[Tiberious]

I'll definitely be reading this.

 

I suggest you start things off with a Patriarch vs Big Ron Johnson main event feud. You can add Rob Kirkham to the mix after you hard push him to main event status.

[Midnightnick]

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[Tiberious]

You ninja'd my first post. Here's my predictions:

 

 

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

I recall both being pretty decent, so I'll just pick who's higher on the card.

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Main event Monster destroys the cruiserweight.

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Packed With Flavour will stay strong, at least until you want to split them up for singles pushes.

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

I think the Millionaire's Club are a bit more developed.

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Weird matchup since I thought both were face. I'll go with the main eventer here.

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

No way does Mr Flawless lose here.

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

 

Big Ron Jonson vs Patriarch feud, here we come! It's a sports entertainment fed, so why not have a screwy no decision finish.

[LoNdOn]

An AWF diary?! Wow!! As a London-Verse fan, I will be following this...

 

Awesome!

 

Thanks man, glad to see you aboard.

 

I'll definitely be reading this.

 

I suggest you start things off with a Patriarch vs Big Ron Johnson main event feud. You can add Rob Kirkham to the mix after you hard push him to main event status.

 

...............erm, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

 

Poor Rob Kirkham, I have no idea what I am going to do with the least talented man on the face of the London-Verse. It is not enough that he is no good in the ring, but he is a Jay Chord-esque cancer backstage to boot.

 

Thanks Midnightnick for predicting.

[Tiberious]

...............erm, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

 

Poor Rob Kirkham, I have no idea what I am going to do with the least talented man on the face of the London-Verse. It is not enough that he is no good in the ring, but he is a Jay Chord-esque cancer backstage to boot.

 

You just need to put him in the ring with Patriarch and I'm sure he'll improve rapidly. By the time Showcase of the Immortals rolls around he'll be ready to headline in the main event title match against Patriarch.

[donLarsson]

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[Super Nova]

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[TheEnforcer]

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[1234]

You know I am in. Can't wait to see how this goes. I have a feeling Big Ron Johnson, Patriarch & Marco Keylong are in for sizable pushes .

 

Anyway, onto show predictions.

 

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

-XYK, the champ, is a face, this is a #1 contenders match. Logic dictates the heel wins (although I have yet to see how well the brain of London copes with logic ).

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

-FEED ME...something to do until Exodus returns.

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

-15'000 units and proud of that...Chocolate Daddy ain't losing.

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

-Backing TMC to challenge Packed with Flavour next for the belts. Similar face vs heel logic as the first match.

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

-Need a face to challenge Keylong...Adorn is feuding with Keylong...#1 contenders match...I think you get where I'm going with this.

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

-Mr Flawless is a much bigger star. Could see a cheap win for Justice, but I will not be betting on the longshot.

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

-Well one team has Big Ron Johnson, and therefore should lose. The other has Patriarch and therefore should lose. Some type of screwy finish will go down, either Platinum sacrificing BRJ and losing the match, or cheating to get the win. Just guessed a Platinum/Johnson win, I honestly have no idea.

[LoNdOn]

You know I am in. Can't wait to see how this goes. I have a feeling Big Ron Johnson, Patriarch & Marco Keylong are in for sizable pushes .

 

Anyway, onto show predictions.

 

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

-15'000 units and proud of that...Chocolate Daddy ain't losing.

 

Yes!

 

"You know how many Air Jordans' six black kids need?"

[MJStark]

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

[Makhai]

THE WORLD DEMANDS A PATRIARCH-JOHNSON LADDER MATCH!!!! I WANT TO SEE A FLYING BIG JOHNSON!!!!

 

Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

 

Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

 

Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

 

Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

 

Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

 

Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

 

I'm expecting shenanigans here... BUT MR. FLAWLESS IS FLAWLESS!*

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

 

On one-hand, Patriarch probably whine for jobbing him. On the other-hand, I don't think you give a damn.

 

 

---

*except when he's off his game on a live stream...

[LoNdOn]

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AWF Monday Night Superstars

Monday, Week 1, January 2011

Wisconsin Gardens

Attendance: 10,000 (SOLD OUT!)

 

Announcers

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Howard Oakland/Daniel Harding/Chis Sinclair

 

After the opening title sequence concludes, the cameras take us backstage to what appears to be a laboratory of some sorts. We see a man furiously scribbling away on a chalkboard, writing scientific equations that all equal a roughly sketched championship belt.

 

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Cory Dex spins on his heels and flashes a rapid glance from left to right.

 

Dex: "So you see, if e equals mc squared, with e in this case being a world championship title and m representing my own genius, then 'c' must be a variable that I must obtain in order to win the world title."

 

A crazed look and nod of the head suggests that Cory completely believes in the nonsense which he is spouting.

 

Dex: "Now, I know what you are thinking; how do I go about obtaining the illusive c? Well, let me divulge. I have spent countless hours studying my previous theorems to narrow down a specific algorithm that will allow me to discover what we have termed 'c'. Yes, Theodore, I know what you are thinking, we have been down this road before, but this time, I have determined the route which will yield the most efficient result."

 

Cory turns back to the blackboard to continue his notes when his attention is peaked by the door just out of shot.

 

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Ben Logan is standing with a bewildered look on his face at the madness before him and as the camera pans around to the rest of the laboratory, we see that Cory has been explaining his theory to a selection of damaged toys and stuffed animals which appear to be his failed test subjects. Each toy having an individual tag to signify their name and rank in Cory's school.

 

Logan: "Wow!"

 

Ben Logan slowly takes steps backwards before exiting the room completely. Meanwhile the mad scientist swivels to face his class. As he does so, the teddy bear with the name 'Theodore' written on it falls off the chair it was perched upon and onto the floor.

 

Dex: "Dammit Theodore! I thought you stopped drinking after your wife left you!"

 

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Ben Logan vs Leroy Snyde

- A competitive contest that sees both men take to the skies early on in order to try and gain an advantage.

- Logan catches Leroy during a flying cross body attempt and rolls through into a crossface submission from which, Leroy has to grab the bottom rope to break.

- Logan takes the initiative following the submission attempt and works over the arm for a few minutes.

- As it appears as though Logan is setting up for the Take It Easy, Cory Dex jumps onto the apron and distracts the referee causing Logan to try and make the interception.

- Leroy Snyde takes full advantage and makes a school boy rollup on Logan as Dex drops off the apron allowing the referee to count the three and declare Leroy Snyde the number one contender for the AWF Cruiserweight title.

 

Leroy Snyde defeated Ben Logan via pinfall

Grade: B

 

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Oblivion w/Saint Lazarus vs Ollie Midnight

- The contrast between the two is apparent even during the entrances; Ollie Midnight coming to the ring accompanied via some futuristic techno music whilst Oblivion enters to the always haunting orchestral piece and the accustomed fire-fuelled pyro.

- Midnight tries to start strong by repeatedly striking Oblivion in the chest and stomach. Unfortunately for the man from Space Station 13, Oblivion simply shakes them off and fells Midnight with a single clubbing blow to the back of the neck.

- From this moment on it is all Oblivion and eventually, after much punishment, the masked monster puts Midnight away with The Abyss, much to the delight of the cackling Saint Lazarus.

 

Oblivion defeated Ollie Midnight via pinfall

Grade: B-

 

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Following the match, Lazarus rolls into the ring and boots Ollie Midnight to the floor as Oblivion stands resolute in the middle of the ring. Lazarus snatches a microphone from a ringside assistant and raises it to his lips to address those in attendance.

 

The lights go out and we hear a bell chime echo around the entire arena; the first sign that Exodus will be making his way to the arena. After twenty seconds or so, it soon becomes apparent that Exodus will not be appearing and Lazarus begins to emit that all too familiar cackle of his. As he raises the microphone to his lips one more time, fire erupts out of all four turnbuckles and the sinister one falls onto his rear end. Even the monstrous Oblivion appears to flinch somewhat at the suddenness of it all. AWF goes to a commercial break as the commentary team furiously tackle what they have just seen.

 

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Packed With Flavour vs The Artists

- The super popular tag team of Chocolate Daddy and Vanilla Thunder arrive with great fanfare whereas their opponents don't seem to even notice the existence of anybody in the crowd.

- The Artists take their time before actually engaging with the champions and the first move is an eye-poke from Lucien Von Flue to Vanilla Thunder.

- The Artists work away on Vanilla before the hot tag is made to Chocolate Daddy who cleans house on both Flue and Bennett.

- After a brief period where all four men are brawling in the ring, C-Dizzle brings an end to proceedings following a Sweet Tooth Dunk on AJ Bennett.

 

Packed With Flavour defeated The Artists via pinfall

Grade: B

 

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Air Jordan vs The Millionaire's Club

- The brothers Alex and Riley start this match quickly with a handful of near pinfalls on the former tag team champions.

- As the match progresses, Davey Dollar and Joey Cash begin to take control as the more experienced tag team.

- It should be noted that Air Jordan do have more than the occasional moment of control and surprise many by their determination to not be defeated.

- However, that doesn't change the outcome of this match as Joey Cash earns the victory for his team following a Cash Money on the younger brother Riley.

 

The Millionaire's Club defeated Air Jordan via pinfall

Grade: B

 

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Following their victory, Joey Cash is handed a microphone from his tag team partner as Davey Dollar pulls up a chair to face the entranceway.

 

Cash: "If there was any doubt in people's minds before, we just put it beyond a shadow of a doubt! We are the finest tag team in professional wrestling today and we are demanding a shot at the AWF world tag team champions. Nobody deserves to hold those titles more than us and it would be just fine and dandy to remove the gold from those idiotic pieces of loose change that claim to be the champions."

 

Joey takes a stance next to the seated Davey Dollar as he stares up the entrance ramp.

 

Dollar: "Put it this way; we refuse to leave this ring until Packed With Flavour give us what we deserve!"

 

After a chorus of boos from the crowd, it isn't long before Chocolate Daddy and Vanilla Thunder make their way to the top of the aisle; tag team titles in tow.

 

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C-Dizzle: "Ain't no need to be cryin' bout this boys. Do we gotta come down there and put powder on ya butt's or something? Nah, we get what ya throwin' down daddio and it ain't no thang but a chicken wing son! We'll see y'all at Explosion."

 

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Derek Boardman vs Phillip Adorn

- A very unique scenario for the AWF audience as both of these men are considered fan-favourites and it appears as though on this occasion they are split 50/50.

- The two men shake before they begin with a collar and elbow tie-up.

- The match remains very even throughout with neither man being able to get a considerable advantage.

- Sadly, we will never know who was going to win this encounter as Marco Keylong interjects himself into proceedings by clotheslining both men as they grapple.

 

Phillip Adorn drew with Derek Boardman after Marco Keylong attacked both men

Grade: C+

 

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The cameras whisk us backstage to the designated AWF interview area where we see the always sweet Blossom Woods beaming at the lens.

 

Woods: "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, we hope you are enjoying what has been an incredible show thus far."

 

Blossom smiles broadly before continuing.

 

Woods: "At this time, it is my honour to present to you, the number one contender for the AWF World Heavyweight championship, Patriarch!"

 

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The hulking American patriot strides in to shot, completely dwarfing the petit Woods in the process.

 

Woods: "Tonight you will be in tag team action against The Enforcer Big Ron Johnson and Rich E. Platinum. What is your strategy going in to this match."

 

Patriarch chuckles to himself before responding.

 

Patriarch: "Well let me tell you something sister, tonight is the opportunity I have been waiting for. This is my chance to get my hands around that scrawny neck of Platinum and take him to the woodshed like his father should have done a long time ago. Platinum managed to convince the board that he should be allowed a tag team partner and that's fine. I've had plenty run-ins with The Enforcer in the past and tonight won't be any different. Platinum, you can hide behind Big Ron if you want to, but eventually it will come down to you and me in the middle of that ring and let me assure you brother, I will make the red, white and blue run all over YOU! I am the slice of Americana that will fight for what is right in this great country and tonight, I will be teaming with one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots!"

 

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Patriarch turns to his side and smiles as Lawrence Christian appears, patting Patriarch on the back as he does so. The two men stare at the camera, their confidence plain to see.

 

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Bobby Justice vs Mr Flawless

- It is plain to see that AWF's resident officer is the fan favourite in this encounter.

- Mr Flawless comes up on the short end of the opening few exchange so rolls out of the ring to catch a breather, much to the displeasure of the crowd.

- Justice lands another lariat as Flawless returns to the ring causing him to roll to the outside one more time. However, losing his patience, Justice follows Flawless to the floor and chases him around the ring.

- As Flawless slides under the bottom rope, he waits for Justice to follow and connects with a baseball dropkick to the temple as he enters.

- Flawless begins to take charge by working over the neck of Justice with an assortment of neckbreakers.

- Justice refuses to just die and muscles out of an attempted Absolute Perfection and turns it into a brainbuster of his own. Flawless somehow manages to get a shoulder up at two and a half to the chagrin of the man of the law.

- Bobby Justice winds up looking for a Right To Remain Silence and charges at the groggy Mr Flawless.

- Mr Flawless ducks at the last minute and hooks the arm to counter into an Absolute Perfection at the second time of asking. Justice is held in place until the referee counts the three and the match is over.

- Despite being a heel, the crowd are applauding both men for the effort they put forth.

 

Mr Flawless defeated Bobby Justice via pinfall

Grade: A

 

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Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson w/Jewel vs Patriarch & Lawrence Christian

- Platinum goes out of his way to avoid being in the ring with Patriarch for any discernible length of time.

- Lawrence Christian starts like a house of fire on the AWF champion and has him reeling for the get-go.

- Big Ron Johnson provides a stiff challenge for Patriarch and matches him for strength, even knocking the patriot all the way out of the ring with a shoulder tackle.

- Jewel provides a valuable distraction for the champion as she steps in front of Christian as he looks to head him off outside the ring as things begin to fall apart.

- Lawrence Christian finds himself in a world of trouble when Big Ron Johnson takes advantage of the distraction by delivering a running boot to the side of the head which sends Lawrence over the top of the announce table and effectively ruling him out of the rest of the match.

- Patriarch runs behind Johnson and uses the momentum of The Enforcer to send him thundering into the ring post.

- Rich E. Platinum is hoping for a countout victory but Patriarch makes it back into the ring and the match continues.

- Patriarch and Platinum start swinging and connect time and time again on one another. The referee tries to step between the two men to no avail as they continue to swing wildly. After four attempts to pull the two apart, Referee Alan Resley has no choice but to ring for the bell and throw the match out.

 

Rich E. Platinum & Big Ron Johnson and Patriarch & Lawrence Christian ends in a no-contest

Grade: B+

 

 

 

Show Rating: B+

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Prediction Results

 

Midnightnick: 5/7

Tiberious4: 6/7

donLarsson: 5/7

Super Nova: 4/7

The Enforcer: 3/7

1234: 5/7

MJStark: 4/7

Makhai: 5/7

 

Congratulations to the winner of this round, Tiberious4.

 

 

Overall Standings

 

1st: Tiberious4 = 1

2nd: Midnightnick = 0

2nd: donLarsson = 0

2nd: Super Nova = 0

2nd: The Enforcer = 0

2nd: 1234 = 0

2nd: MJStark = 0

2nd: Makhai = 0

 

 

Thank you all for jumping on board so quickly. I hope you enjoyed the first show. How do you feel about the layout? I find this style preferable to my previous style, but if it doesn't work for the readers, I might have to refine it further.