Diary Preview And Questions Thread

[angeldelayette]

Yes, this one had to come here sooner rather than later. This is a place to hype your future diaries or to throw out ideas and see if they stick. A great (I hope) place to get some feedback on what your ideas may be.

[Psycho Sam]

<p>Hm...</p><p> </p><p>

Once the full version is released...</p><p> </p><p>

I might be Shawn Gonzalez's son...</p><p> </p><p>

Thoughts?</p>

[3rdStringPG]

<p>My TEW rookie effort, The New Kid from Nowhere, may be retconned in lieu of a TEW 2013 version with the current roster in place, more detailed recaps (slowly getting the hang of it) and a slightly different storyline. DuBois becoming a pot smoker outside of the ring ("Doobie" DuBois, anyone?), Giedroyc as a heel, Rich Money and Joe Sexy back to their familiar heel status, Jack Bruce still hugely popular...all that should make for some nice possibilities.</p><p> </p><p>

If this idea pushes forward, I'll be playing as a customized Grand Avatar (only the name, age and nationality - Brian Candido, 34, Filipino instead of Grand Avatar, 40, Swiss) and narrating the goings-on in and out of the ring. Hope the new diary will be a success! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

I'm also considering playing as Jack or K.P. Avatar in the SWF or TCW and creating a totally new diary for 2013, while keeping my 2010 diary alive. If that would be my diary game of choice, it will probably be something like "the adventures of an SWF/TCW rookie" rather than a story from the booker's POV.</p>

[3rdStringPG]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Psycho Sam" data-cite="Psycho Sam" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hm...<p> </p><p> Once the full version is released...</p><p> </p><p> I might be Shawn Gonzalez's son...</p><p> </p><p> Thoughts?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Cool idea! Keeping the man's legacy alive...</p>

[ohiodevil]

<p>I love being able to play as an in game character, so I was thinking about playing as Eric Tyler and doing one of the following things:</p><p> </p><p>

1) Start own (new) company, based on the Respect Pro Wrestling pre-set product</p><p>

2) Take over as booker of one of the East Coast / Tri-State companies</p><p>

3) Revive a company that has closed over the years</p><p> </p><p>

Still kicking around some ideas and getting to know the new game, but I also want to keep my USPW diary for TEW '10 alive...at least til the Empire Eight storyline is evolved.</p>

[20LEgend]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">The Pitch</span></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1945641&postcount=407" rel="external nofollow"></a><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

</span></div></div></div></div><a href="http://s158.photobucket.com/user/thetramp_photos/media/NOW/Small/NOW_zps29507aab.png.html" rel="external nofollow"><span>http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/thetramp_photos/NOW/Small/NOW_zps29507aab.png</span></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"><strong>NOW Entertainment Corp.</strong></span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

Now Entertainment Corp. is the trading name of former lawyer Tom Warner's website NOW.com and associated assets. Starting in 2005, Tom Warner began a celebrity gossip website – the website was considered a continuation of the similarly themed magazine that he had been putting out since the late 90s called: “What's Happening Now?” - quickly the site became very popular.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

The website currently receives around 750,000 hits per day, making it one of the world's most popular websites and it is the most popular of it's kind by some distance. Known for reporting on reality television as well as the smallest of details of celebrity life it has it's fans and critics in equal measure.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

As the company's popularity grew Tom Warner began to reproduce the magazine that had previously been discontinued, now known as “NOW Magazine” and has produced television “celebrity news” shows for a number of Entertainment networks such as “Entertainment News NOW” which was made exclusively for the world's largest music network “The Music Channel”.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

On October 1st 2012 it was announced on the website that the company would be opening it's own television network which would open in January 2013. Many shows were quickly confirmed for the network including “House of Victory” (a reality show which had been taken off air in 2011), “NOW News Live!” (a daily celebrity news show), Celebrity Workout (a fitness show featuring celebrities giving “insight” on how they stay in shape) and “Sports Entertainment NOW” (A Sport Entertainment show produced by the network themselves).</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

One of the first personalities signed up to the network as a “host” was the man who had appeared on the previous incarnation of “House of Victory” in 7 Seasons, entering as a contestant in series 4 and returning for seasons 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 before the show was cancelled following a huge ratings decline.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

Victor will host the new version of “House of Victory”, as well as appearing in some capacity on “Sports Entertainment NOW”.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

The appointment is considered strange to some, but perhaps displays the fickle nature of celebrity culture, as it has been pointed out that as little as 2 months before the announcement NOW.com had featured unfavourable article calling Victor “the most annoying man on television” and “a wannabe”. They had also heavily reported on his DUI arrest 12 months previously and began to refer to the show he was on as “House of Victor” due to the frequency of his appearances.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the website began to once again report positively about him in the weeks leading up to the announcement and directly following it. They had also previously been very negative about “House of Victory” towards the end of it's run, prior to signing the show for their network.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

The website has also heavily featured hype for what is considered their “crown jewel”, the self-produced “Sports Entertainment NOW” a show which is very loosely could be described as a professional wrestling show (although never by NOW themselves.) Videos and articles have been put up in an attempt to create a buzz around the show, which will be the first one ever featured on the network as it debuts in January.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

The idea behind the network is to create a self-contained “universe” with each of the shows they produce crossing over into each other in the hope of each of them appealing to sections of their own audiences. An example of this has already appeared on the website in a video where a man called “Citizen X” from the Sports Entertainment NOW show appeared on the webcast “NOW News” and began to criticise the hosts and the website for the content they produce.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

Another example is that the “news” programme on the network, along with promoting celebrity news will also report on the shows on the network in a hope to present them as important events to the viewer.</span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';"> </span></div></div></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

</span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t112/thetramp_photos/SEN/SEN_zpsb235a032.png</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium';">

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[ohiodevil]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="20LEgend" data-cite="20LEgend" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Him taking over as PSW booker might be a good one to do if you like the promotion - since not only are they rarely done as a diary, but also it won't be too much of a stretch for him to get the book.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> PSW is one promotion that I have not used much, but after your suggestion I may kick the tires on them with the demo. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[FINisher]

<p>Our 8-player multidiary named "8 Rings Of Wrestling" looks like this:</p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">NORTH AMERICA</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

<span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/CGC.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/SWF.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/USPW.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/TCW.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/NOTBPW.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Self - CGC - Phil Vibert</strong></p><p><strong>

</strong><strong><strong>Astil - SWF - Peter Michaels</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>

</strong></strong><strong> foolinc - USPW - Shane Sneer</strong></p><p><strong>

Blake Trask - TCW - Joel Bryant</strong></p><p><strong>

Wallbanger - NOTBPW - Victoria Stone-McFly</strong></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:left;"><p>We'll start the diary as soon as possible, providing that we're all on the same starting line and so on <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This should be an amazing game with all the new features that are in TEW2013. North America looks fantastic with the five biggest companies having bidding wars and just plain general wars against each other. The talent pool is going to be shredded to pieces! It will be really interesting to see who will endure troughout the game since there just isn't enough space at the top for everyone!</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">JAPAN</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

<span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/BHOTWG.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/WEXXV.jpg</span><span>http://koti.mbnet.fi/sadhappy/WEXXV/Logos/WLW.jpg</span></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Derek_B - BHOTWG - Tasuku Iesada</strong></p><p><strong>

FINisher - WEXXV - Ryu Kajahara</strong></p><p><strong>

D-Lyrium - WLW - Koki Ishibashi</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

Japan is as exciting with BHOTWG clearly owning the #1 spot but the Modern Japan Movement is surely going to be fighting against the Burning Hammer step by step. GCG, BCG, PGHW and other CPU controlled promotions will surely get involved in the plans of our players which means that Japan isn't going to rely on our three players alone. It might not look as much of a warzone than North America, but trust me, the smaller Japanese promotions will eat each other apart in their quest of becoming a legitimate challenger to the almighty BHOTWG..</p><p> </p><p>

.. And one day, put out the Burning Hammer once and for all. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

* There will be one Main Diary and 8 subdiaries with the [8RoW] tag. Main Diary will include the general news, timelines and huge amount of links. Essentially it's the thread to go if you want to follow the whole game and the diaries as a whole in one content packed thread. Each user will also create their own diary and keep writing it normally.</p>

[3rdStringPG]

<p>FINisher - Sounds really promising! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I'll be watching out for that one.</p><p> </p><p>

Regarding my diary plans, I've given it a little more thought and I think I'm doing something different for TEW 2013 - a diary from the point of view of rookie enhancement talent Jack/K.P. Avatar as he climbs up the SWF ladder. May also have a TCW diary in the near future, and this time I hope I don't send TC-Dub down to Cult status like I did in one game! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Phantom Stranger]

I'm actually contemplating, at the moment, running two diaries; one will be possibly the biggest undertaking I've yet done. The other would be lighter and more cut-down, but would revolve around "Operation Lullaby," taking my cues from the old TV series Wiseguy.

[infinitywpi]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>After two years of silence...</p><p> </p><p> New allies in MAW, NYCW, and OLLIE...</p><p> </p><p> Upstart rivals in IPW and GSW...</p><p> </p><p> Names who've left, names who've joined...</p><p> </p><p> But through it all, one thing remains the same...</p><p> </p><p> Tradition.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="infinitywpi" data-cite="infinitywpi" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>As per tradition, there will be another Welcome when there is a new TEW</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You <span style="font-size:18px;">will be</span> <span style="font-size:36px;">Welcomed...</span></p>

[angeldelayette]

<p>Looking forward to a bunch of the diaries mentioned here. Welcome to the Coastal Zone is an institution here on the GDS boards. Phantom Stranger is a legend. 8 Rings Of Wrestling looks to be a lot of fun, though a difficult undertaking. Ohiodevil has done a great job with USPW in the TEW 2010 diary section.</p><p> </p><p>

As far as my own plans go, as of right now I am thinking about running with what I believe will be a very interesting story. It will be more fleshed out in the diary, however, the story begins with a heated argument between Christian Faith and Richard Eisen over Christian needing to scale back his schedule. The argument ends with Richard firing Christian Faith from SWF. This leads to the superstar looking to get revenge on the company he feels has turned his back on him after many faithful years of service. How better to get revenge than to join their enemies. He knows his body cannot take the pain of wrestling in TCW. This leaves one specific promotion open.</p><p> </p><p>

United States Pro Wrestling Has Faith.</p>

[Jaded]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="infinitywpi" data-cite="infinitywpi" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p>After two years of silence...</p><p> </p><p> New allies in MAW, NYCW, and OLLIE...</p><p> </p><p> Upstart rivals in IPW and GSW...</p><p> </p><p> Names who've left, names who've joined...</p><p> </p><p> But through it all, one thing remains the same...</p><p> </p><p> Tradition.</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> You <span style="font-size:18px;">will be</span> <span style="font-size:36px;">Welcomed...</span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh YEAH! As much as I'm looking forward to 8ROW, Welcome is probably the one diary I've been most hoping will get a new run for 2013 - this is great news!</p>

[1PWfan]

I'm currently at work on an NYCW dynasty- their roster is exciting, it's a company that I know more than well, and hey, if there's one thing I can do it's old school

[3rdStringPG]

<p>Two more diaries to look forward to! <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Phantom Stranger" data-cite="Phantom Stranger" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm actually contemplating, at the moment, running two diaries; one will be possibly the biggest undertaking I've yet done. The other would be lighter and more cut-down, but would revolve around "Operation Lullaby," <strong>taking my cues from the old TV series Wiseguy.</strong></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Loved watching that series growing up. </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="angeldelayette" data-cite="angeldelayette" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Looking forward to a bunch of the diaries mentioned here. Welcome to the Coastal Zone is an institution here on the GDS boards. Phantom Stranger is a legend. 8 Rings Of Wrestling looks to be a lot of fun, though a difficult undertaking. Ohiodevil has done a great job with USPW in the TEW 2010 diary section.<p> </p><p> As far as my own plans go, as of right now I am thinking about running with what I believe will be a very interesting story. It will be more fleshed out in the diary, however, the story begins with a heated argument between Christian Faith and Richard Eisen over Christian needing to scale back his schedule. The argument ends with Richard firing Christian Faith from SWF. This leads to the superstar looking to get revenge on the company he feels has turned his back on him after many faithful years of service. How better to get revenge than to join their enemies. He knows his body cannot take the pain of wrestling in TCW. This leaves one specific promotion open.</p><p> </p><p> United States Pro Wrestling Has Faith.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Faith in the USPW should be a game-changer, even considering his advanced age. As it is, he's got more talent and entertainment value than a lot of those USPW brutes put together. Sounds like a plan! <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Tigerkinney]

Not that anyone else apart from Infernalmiko will care (because everyone else will be fawning over 8 rings of whatever) but I'll be aimlessly continuing on with my Thunderverse diary from TEW 2010.

[angeldelayette]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="3rdStringPG" data-cite="3rdStringPG" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Faith in the USPW should be a game-changer, even considering his advanced age. As it is, he's got more talent and entertainment value than a lot of those USPW brutes put together. Sounds like a plan! <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> I'm hoping for it to be a game changer. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Of course Christian Faith will be my user avatar. I am also planning to have a lot of backstage segments in this diary, much as I have done in the past. I am thinking, only thinking right now, of getting the diary started within the next couple of days, working on the backstory.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Tigerkinney" data-cite="Tigerkinney" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not that anyone else apart from Infernalmiko will care (because everyone else will be fawning over 8 rings of whatever) but I'll be aimlessly continuing on with my Thunderverse diary from TEW 2010.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I need to get all caught up on your Thunderverse diary. I don't know much about the whole Japanese scene, however, I do know that you are creative and an excellent writer. That can be enough for me.</p>

[mitsukaikira]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Tigerkinney" data-cite="Tigerkinney" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not that anyone else apart from Infernalmiko will care (because everyone else will be fawning over 8 rings of whatever) but I'll be aimlessly continuing on with my Thunderverse diary from TEW 2010.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yes! Yes! Yes!</p>

[Phantom Stranger]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p> </p><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RaJAxdGeZ4E?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows"></iframe></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <em>Everybody knows that the dice are loaded</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/Dangerous/SWF%20Footage/BlackHatBailey.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "Nemesis had a lot of backing behind him," Black Hat Bailey remarks. "I think that was it. I think it was just that he figured he could get away with it."</p><p> </p><p> <em>Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/BarryKingman.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "What I always wondered," Barry Kingman offers, "was - Nemesis was toast after that match. He was the veteran. He called the shot. The argument afterward was formality. But - Tommy. He was eighteen. If he hadn't gotten into that argument with Dick Eisen as hard as Nemesis did, he'd have probably had to pay his dues a couple years. But after that, he could've come back from it. He'd be World Champion at SWF by now."</p><p> </p><p> <em>Everybody knows the war is over</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/TysonBaine.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "When I heard Mr. C was coming in, I was surprised," the man now known as Tyson Baine confesses frankly. "Sure, he was hot sh*t as far as the fans were concerned. But he'd also just spelled it out; he was a f***ing liability as far as booking plans were concerned. What do you do, put the guy up against Rip? The champ? Me? What if he takes liberties again? You understand what I'm saying - <em>what if he makes Sam Strong look bad</em>?" He nods significantly. "What I didn't get was, Stallings was adamant. Nerd-boner the size of New Mexico."</p><p> </p><p> <em>Everybody knows the good guys lost.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/PhilVibert.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "You're damn right I took advantage," Phil Vibert exclaims. "Show me a man who says he wouldn't and I'll show you a liar. He asked for a lot, sure. Not just money. He wanted to make sure he didn't get trampled."</p><p> </p><p> <em>Everybody knows the fight is fixed.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/Dangerous/SWF%20Footage/Dread_alt1.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "I'd say, yeah, you wanted to get ahead in HGC, you had to be Sam Strong's buddy," Dread concedes, with a slight smirk. "Or someone he knew he could make money off. You wanted to stay on top, you had to be someone he knew he'd always make money off. That was me and Rip. He brought Rahn in just for someone else to beat." The smirk broadens. "Then Mr. C came in, and things changed. Not just him - but it showed that Stallings might just overrule Sammy boy if he had a good enough reason."</p><p> </p><p> <em>The poor stay poor and the rich get rich</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/JDMorgan.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "I was already figuring on my time with DaVE coming to an end," JD Morgan confesses. "My style wasn't the same as what was making Phil money, and Phil needed to go with what his big moneymakers could handle. With the boss-man coming in, I decided to give it a bit longer. He wasn't the boss-man then - not by a long chalk - but we could all smell the money coming."</p><p> </p><p> <em>That's how it goes...</em></p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p> <span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/Dangerous/SWF%20Footage/Nemisis.jpg</span></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> "I knew it was going to be rough," Nemesis confesses. "I was an SWF guy. I was a little guy. And I was clearly a problem. Worst, I was big enough off the match to be a political threat. And my only real backing was the owner."</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/TommyCornell_alt1jt.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "I knew it was going to be rough," Tommy Cornell confesses. "I was an SWF guy. I was a kid. And I was clearly a problem. Worst, I was big enough off the match to be a political threat. And my only real backing was the owner."</p><p> </p><p> <em>Yeah, everybody knows.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/TysonBaine.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "Said it before, say it again," Baine says. "If it hadn't been for Mr Campbell coming in, I've gotta think I'd've been fed to Sam Strong, then out on my a** looking for work and needing to rebuild."</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm75/trenchcoatbrigand/TCW/EricTyler.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p> "Tommy Cornell was a good kid who just hadn't put in enough time to be able to cope with the book," Eric Tyler offers. A smile spreads across his face. "But he knew which side his bread was buttered, and I found he was really willing to listen. And without him, I don't think DaVE could have won the war."</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Coming Soon</p><p> </p><p> From The Somewhat Over-Praised Phantom Stranger</p><p> </p><p><strong> A DaVE/HGC Co-Production</strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[C-Verse 97] Everybody Knows</span></strong></span></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote>

[Blake Trask]

<p>Apart from the Tommy Cornell identity crisis...</p><p> </p><p>

Oh yes.</p><p> </p><p>

Oh. Hell. Yes.</p>

[Phantom Stranger]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blake Trask" data-cite="Blake Trask" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Apart from the Tommy Cornell identity crisis...<p> </p><p> Oh yes.</p><p> </p><p> Oh. Hell. Yes.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Good catch, and fixed.</p><p> </p><p> I've been prepping this thing since before POW started. I'm just waiting on the C-V97 release at this point...</p>

[Big Roguey]

PS, you've done it again. Home run already on what I'm sure will be a fantastic read.

[Blake Trask]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Phantom Stranger" data-cite="Phantom Stranger" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Good catch, and fixed.<p> </p><p> I've been prepping this thing since before POW started. I'm just waiting on the C-V97 release at this point...</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> See, I figured that the lines were supposed to mirror each other, just not quite THAT closely. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Bigpapa42]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Tigerkinney" data-cite="Tigerkinney" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not that anyone else apart from Infernalmiko will care (because everyone else will be fawning over 8 rings of whatever) but I'll be aimlessly continuing on with my Thunderverse diary from TEW 2010.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ...I care, TK... I care...</p><p> </p><p> And also liking the sound of another PS swing at TCW, even if its in HGC form.</p>

[Tigerkinney]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Bigpapa42" data-cite="Bigpapa42" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="34866" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>...I care, TK... I care...<p> </p><p> And also liking the sound of another PS swing at TCW, even if its in HGC form.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh I'm just making people aware of my intended plans via self deprecation, instead of copious amounts of (possible over) hype... Not that there isn't any 'projects' out there right now, that wouldn't have someone making it out to be the greatest thing ever before it's even started. <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>