1PWfan Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/Guardian%20Angel/house1q.jpg *ring ring* *ring ring* http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/JKStalkingsJr_alt_zps9788bc6f.jpg “This is Ross Carpenter, p*ss off” http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/LarryVessey.jpg “Ross you miserable piece of sh*t, it’s Larry Vessey” I groaned, then hoped Larry hadn’t heard that. I hadn’t heard from the older Vessey since I jumped ship to Supreme in 2001 and left him and his brother behind in HGC. Frankly, I hadn’t missed them; at a push Bryan was okay, provided you didn’t mind his general roided-up craziness, but Larry was one of those guys I could never get on with. He was tough, experienced and of the firm belief that being both of those things gave him the right to be an @sshole. Okay, so for the most part we managed to work together, and I'll admit to even respecting the bad-tempered b@stard a bit, but there was a difference between respecting a guy and wanting to actually talk to him. “Larry. What do you want?” “You heard I took over New York City Wrestling from The Stomper, right?” “Larry, I live in Tribeca, of course I heard you bought out a promotion that’s run three blocks over from my neighbourhood. Now what do you want?” “Nice to see you haven’t changed Ross. I want you to take over as the booker” See, I hadn’t quite been expecting this; insofar as I’d been expecting anything from Larry I figured it would be an offer of work or just some gloating. In any case, it didn’t much change my answer “I’m retired Larry, haven’t worked in wrestling for years” “H*ll with that, you never stepped in the ring except to grab a mic or slide a chair across, what you need to retire for? All you did was fall off a ladder wrong” “Any more wrongly and I wouldn’t be walking right now, Larry. As it is, my back’s ripped to shreds and I walk with a cane, so I’m really not interested in slogging it round every fleapit in the New York area when any bump could actually cripple me, okay? Thanks but no thanks” “Don’t be such a pussy Carpenter, this is New York, only people who bump are the wrestler, not mic hacks like you. Besides, that’s not what I want you to do- I said I want you as booker, not a manager” “Okay, what’s the deal? I know who’s down there Larry; you’ve got Bailey, you don’t need me. Besides, I never booked a show in my life, why should I start now when I’m already retired, as I’ve told you once already?” “I need someone who won’t put up with my sh*t” Now that was definitely not something I ever thought Larry would say. “What the h*ll are you talking about Larry?” “Don’t give me that Ross. I’m an @sshole, I know that, and before you start no I’m not apologising, but if this is going to work I need somebody to talk back to me. Bailey’s too nice to make it work, but a disrespectful son-of-a-b*tch like you has no problem firing my cr@p right back at me” Well he got that right. Back when I first started I promised myself I would never, ever, take anyone’s sh*t, and I’ve stuck with that ever since. Part of the reason Eisen wound up kicking me out of Supreme. “Okay, so you want me to come back and keep you in your place? Now, I could do that, but why the hell should I when I’m RETIRED, as I keep telling you?” “Simple; you’ve worked in this business nearly 20 years, why in h*ll would you quit now just because you walk with a d@mn stick? You know who else used to walk with a cane? Every god-d@mn manager since 1946, you stupid b@stard. Now can your whining and sign the contract, will you?” “Honestly, Larry, I would, if only so I can spend the next couple of years insulting your @ss, but I haven’t seen a contract to sign yet, you moose” “Ah sit on it, ya punk. You want a contract, the office is in Coney Island, you can sort it out there anytime except weekends and Wednesdays” “Why not Wednesdays?” "Cos I’m not there Wednesdays, dumb-@ss. Now get off the phone, I’ve got work to do" Well, it wasn’t the nicest job offer I’d ever had, but look at it this way; retirement had turned out to be really boring, and this way I got to spend the foreseeable future back in the business and insulting Larry Vessey…and thats always fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasional_Z Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Good to see you come home! I'm grabbing a front row seat for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerful_Fox Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Can't go wrong with NYCW in my book, best of luck with it mate. I will definitely be keeping track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 January 2013: It took me a while (the commute from Tribeca to Coney Island is pretty much a b*tch, especially for a guy with as many different mobility problems as I’ve got), but after about a week I’d managed to pin Larry down long enough to actually get a contract, sign it, return it and start moulding the roster into the kind of shape I wanted. To be honest, that wasn’t hard; Larry might be one hornery son-of-a-b*tch but he knows talent when he sees it, and he’d done a good job bringing in some new names to buff the roster’s weak spots. One extra wrestler to even things out a bit, and some positive personalities to help out backstage, and I wound up with a roster that looked a little something like this: Main Event http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/RogerCage-1_zps7f17d450.jpg Roger Cage Age: 30 Billed From: Laguna Beach, California Entrance Music: Wipe Out- The Surfaris Finisher: Cage Rage (Reverse DDT) Roger’s our current Empire champion and top face. His main strengths are the fact that he’s phenomenal on the mic and has excellent fundamentals, although it’s also worth pointing out that he’s got a big dollop of star quality to go along with his skills. There are some pretty major weaknesses, though- he’s quite limited in terms of his offence, and whilst it’s not exactly bad at 30 there’s very little chance that we’ll see him improve at all. Still, those mic skills and fundamentals do more than enough to justify his position at the top of the card. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/SteveFlash-1.jpg Steve Flash Age: 46 Billed From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Entrance Music: Flash- Queen Finisher: Flash Bang (Snap DDT) Every company should have someone like Steve on the roster. He’s immensely talented, got workrate and fundamentals, and is one of the best locker room leaders around. He’s not absolutely perfect, though- he’s appalling on the mic, which limits his value in a protracted feud, and his knees have started to go which limits his mobility in the ring. He’s still one of our top stars (in fact, I think he’s our most over name), and deserves to be, so I don’t see him moving around much until he retires. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/HonestFrank.jpg Honest Frank Age: 42 Billed From: Long Island, New York Entrance Music: Sympathy for the Devil- The Rolling Stones Finishers: The Best Policy (Piledriver), Brass Knuckles Punch Frank’s currently our top heel, largely on the basis of awesome entrance music and a fairly significant edge in charisma over Bailey. Talent-wise Frank’s less solid; like Rog he’s a capable brawler but otherwise one dimensional, and unlike Rog he doesn’t have the amazing fundamentals to make up for it. He’s still very solid, mind you, just not exceptional, and his current overness and skill on the mic make him the favourite candidate for Roger’s first feud, although I’m not certain how the gimmicks will match up- both guys are quite laconic characters. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/BlackHatBailey-1.jpg Black Hat Bailey Age: 51 Billed From: Austin, Texas Entrance Music: Bad to the Bone- George Thorogood & The Destroyers Finisher: Bailey Breaker (Texas Cloverleaf) Bailey’s a great guy to have around backstage, and has the skill and fundamentals to back that up with solid work in the ring. He’s also not a total loss on the mic, although I don’t see us playing that up much as he’s not what you’d call charismatic, and his size and tough demeanour imbue him with a lot of menace. His age is counting against him though- I don’t expect him to last out much longer without retiring- and he can’t go for as long as the rest of the main event can. Expect him to stay prominent but working with lower-card guys to help them improve and conceal his physical limitations. Upper Midcard http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/BulldozerBrandon_zps5b08d081.jpg Bulldozer Brandon Smith Age: 29 Billed From: Robbinsdale, Minnesota Entrance Music: We’re An American Band- Grand Funk Railroad Finishers: Backdrop Driver, Inverted Piledriver ‘Dozer’s one of the most promising workers we’ve got, not least because as someone who can work face or heel he’s ready to step up whenever one of our top guys retires. He’s also got the work-rate to get the job done- he’s a good all-rounder, and whilst his fundamentals could do with a bit of work it’s not horrendous. He’s also d@mn good on the mic, which is definitely a plus given that he’s most likely to turn heel when Bailey retires and step into that slot. Current plan is to maybe team him up with Whistler to take a run at the Principals or something to knock his rougher edges off. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/RickSanders.jpghttp://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/TheMaskedMauler.jpg Rick Sanders & The Masked Mauler- Old School Principals Ages: 43 & 40 Billed From: Dallas, Texas and Parts Unknown Entrance Music: Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival Finishers: Figure Four Leglock (Sanders), Iron Claw (Mauler), Old School Discipline (Drop Toe Hold/Elbow Drop combo, Tag) Old School Principals are one of our top teams, and pretty impressive individually as well. Sanders is arguably the slightly stronger of the two as his technique is better, but they’re both much of a muchness really- solid workers who combine brawling and technique and have good fundamentals to back it up. They’ve got virtually no mic skills to back that up, but they’ve been serving as Franks minions of late and he’s been covering that for them. Mauler’s also currently our Tri-State Regional champion, and he’s a good choice to hold it tonight whilst I get everything sorted out. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/Whistler.jpg Whistler Age: 51 Billed From: Boston, Massachusetts Entrance Music: Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue- Toby Keith Finisher: Rebel Yell (Three-Point Stance into a charging Uppercut) Whistler’s a solid old hand, but age has definitely caught up to him and I don’t think he’s got a lot of time left before he calls time on his in-ring career. Still, he’s got the charisma to hold it together ‘til he goes, and once he’s retired I can transition him straight into a managerial role with one of the undercard teams, or maybe Steve Flash. ‘Til then, though, he’s strictly gatekeeper material, or maybe the veteran in a veteran-rookie team (I like him with ‘Dozer, but I’m not sure if that would work altogether). Midcard http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/AnimalHarker-1.jpg Animal Harker Age: 27 Billed From: Houston, Texas Entrance Music: Wild Thing- The Troggs Finisher: Stump Piledriver, The South Shall Rise Again (Spinebuster/Lariat Combo) Animal’s one half of our current tag team champions alongside Tennessee William, and a pretty solid worker in his own right. You wouldn’t call him thrillingly exciting or fundamentally precise, but Harker can get the job done in a straight-up brawl, and is physically pretty solid too. Plus, it’s hard not to like a guy whose big gimmick is that he headbutts people and eats turnbuckles. I’m not quite sure what to so with Harker and his partner, though- they need a good feud, and I’m not sure there are any available. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/DeanWaldorf-1.jpghttp://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/MarvStatler-1.jpg Dean Waldorf & Marv Statler- The Ring Generals Ages: 27 Billed From: Chicago, Illinois Entrance Music: Back on the Road Again- REO Speedwagon Finishers: Waldorf Salad Toss (Fisherman Suplex, Waldorf), Slingshot Suplex (Statler), Squared Circle Assault (Double Superplex, Tag) The Ring Generals are possibly our top tag team, if not in terms of popularity then in terms of experience. They’re also pretty solid workers individually- okay, so in terms of offence they’re pretty average technicians, but the fundamentals are definitely all there, and they can hold up in a brawl as well. Currently I’m not quite sure what to do with them- they deserve to be in the title hunt, but as a face team with face champions there’s not really a space for them. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/RickyTurner_zps5b477108.jpg Ricky Turner Age: 23 Billed From: Roanoke, Virginia Entrance Music: Wishing Well- Free Finisher: Boston Crab Ricky’s an ex-MAW guy, and like a lot of those guys comes to us with solid technique, decent fundamentals and all the charisma of a beige cardboard box. There’s a little bit more to him than that- he’s good in the brawl, as well- but he’s pretty much a stock Rip Chord trainee with no frills or add-ons. In NYCW, though, that no-frills technical approach is more of a plus point than anything else, and Ricky’s got the skills to get it done in the ring. Okay, so I can’t claim I have any big plans for him, but utility players are d@mn useful in the midcard, and with Ricky’s talent he can fit in just about anywhere I put him. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/SammyTheShark_alt.jpg Sammy the Shark Age: 26 Billed From: Las Vegas, Nevada Entrance Music: The Joker- Steve Miller Band Finisher: Ace in the Hole (Stunner) Roger Cage’s ally-cum-sidekick, Sammy’s a solid worker in his own right but not really up to his partner’s exemplary standards. Okay, so he’s got a more rounded offence, with better technique and aerial work than his partner, but Roger’s main strengths are in his charisma and fundamentals, neither of which Sammy can hold a candle to. His fundamentals are pretty solid, and his mic work’s decent, but compared to Roger’s phenomenal abilities in those areas it really exemplifies why Sammy’s never managed to make that jump to Supreme or TCW that people keep talking about. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/Spike_alt5_zps617b2e60.jpg The New York Doll Age: 26 Billed From: The Bronx, New York Entrance Music: Blitzkrieg Bop- The Ramones Finisher: Discus Punch The Doll’s not totally without upside- he’s young enough to improve, and is generally decent without ever being more than that- but he owes his position more to long service and backstage presence than talent. He can brawl, more or less, and his fundamentals are decent, but there are better workers than him in both directions on the card, and whilst he’s competent on the mic that’s not really enough to justify his position. He is very positive in the locker room, though, and serves as a good example to newer workers on how we expect them to behave. Lower Midcard http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/HowlinMadMort_zps5ed035bb.jpghttp://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/WhitehorseWhittaker_zps2dbf0f5e.jpg Howlin’ Mad Mort & Whitehorse Whittaker- The Boys From The Yukon Ages: 26 & 25 Billed From: The Great White North Entrance Music: Takin’ Care of Business- Bachman-Turner Overdrive Finishers: Tree-Feller (Overhand Chop to the head, Mort), Canadian Stun Gun (Stun Gun, Whittaker), Tiiiimber! (Double Big Boot, Tag) The Boys from the Yukon are in kind of a difficult position in NYCW. On the one hand, they’re decent prospects, but they don’t exactly fit in with the rest of our roster. It’s not a question of style, Mort and Whittaker are both brawlers, and whilst I wouldn’t call them fundamentally sound they’re not horrendous; no, the main problem is their gimmicks. The whole wrestling lumberjack thing isn’t inherently a bad idea, it’d go great somewhere like USPW or Supreme, but New York crowds tend to take the action a bit more seriously and job-type gimmicks like this one don’t always work. I’ll give them a chance- they may yet improve enough to make it work regardless- but if they don’t make a real go of it I don’t see their contracts being renewed. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/MontyTrescarde_zps8f8195e0.jpg Monty Trescarde Age: 27 Billed From: Wall Street, New York Entrance Music: Money- Pink Floyd Finisher: Cash Bonus (O’Connor Roll) Monty’s another of Larry’s findings, a talented young wrestler whose biggest upside is probably his strong technical base. He’s also a capable brawler, and whilst his psychology’s poor the rest of his fundamentals are pretty good, making him a very promising prospect. His biggest problem is probably his lack of mic skills; he’s not without charisma but is nowhere near good enough on the microphone to handle his own promos. Still, at the moment he’s another of Frank’s henchmen, which means that even if he can’t do his own mic work there’s someone on hand to do it for him. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/TennesseeWilliam_zps49ac1034.jpg Tennessee William Age: 23 Billed From: Memphis, Tennessee Entrance Music: Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis Finishers: Devil’s Crossroad (Sitout Full Nelson Atomic Drop), The South Shall Rise Again (Spinebuster/Lariat Combo) Harker’s partner in the Southern Stars, Tennesee’s arguably our brightest prospect. For one thing, he’s already a very capable brawler, and whilst his mic skills are still developing he’s capable of handling himself promo-wise (especially when you marry that to Harker’s menace). What’s more, he’s one of the nicest guys on the roster, and has made friends with our colour guy, Ernie Turner. Expect big things from Tennessee, especially if he can improve his psychology (his one major weakness). Jobbers http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/AndrewHarper_zps7e7000e8.jpg Andrew Harper Age: 23 Billed From: Staten Island, New York Entrance Music: Don’t Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult Finisher: Spike Slam (Scoop Brainbuster) Andrew’s a reasonably talented big man, and whilst I wouldn’t call him the finished article he’s far from a complete wash-out. He’s decent in the brawl, his fundamentals are okay if in need of improvement, and he’s got the bulk and menace to offset his lack of charisma. I don’t see him rising above jobber status for now, but given improvement and an opening I could see him managing it. It’s also worth pointing out that whilst he’s a far better heel he can handle working face, which gives him more chances. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/GeoffBorne_zps91c05cee.jpg Geoff Borne Age: 26 Billed From: Buffalo, New York Entrance Music: Learn to Fly- Foo Fighters Finisher: Borne Again (Diving Moonsault) Borne’s one of our hottest prospects, but I’m not sure whether he’s worth it or not. For one thing, whilst he’s a versatile worker with some technique he’s primarily a high flier, and that’s not a style that fits NYCW that well. For another, he’s parlayed his international success (he’s apparently a big hit in Europe) into a contract that would be extravagant for one of our upper midcard guys, let alone a jobber. Now, there’s a chance that he’ll take off and become a huge star for us, in which case fine, but he’s another one who probably won’t get his contract renewed when it comes up. Non-Wrestlers http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/RockDownpour_alt2.jpg Rock Downpour The Voice of NYCW, Rock’s been around for years and has instant credibility with our fans. He’s talented, comparably cheap, and in any case all the better announcers are employed elsewhere and I’ve never been a fan of sharing commentary teams with other promotions so I’ll keep him. Unless, I dunno, Duane Fry or Tommy London become available, but I don’t think we could afford them anyway. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/ErnieTurner_alt_zpsb11f1ac7.jpg Ernie Turner NYCW’s current colour commentator, Ernie’s one h*ll of a talker and a real asset to the desk. Plus, he’s Tennessee’s best friend, and I’d rather not irritate one of our brightest young stars by firing his buddy. Ernie’s a little expensive, but overall I’d say he’s worth it. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/CheerleaderNicki-1_zps3c9b7f45.jpg Cheerleader Nicki Roger’s valet, Nicki’s basically a pretty face and absolutely nothing else. She’s also not that pretty a face, but she is a) cheap, and b) not actively evil, so there’s no real need to get rid of her. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/ChloeDean_zps4ba72ae3.jpg Chloe Dean I brought Chloe in because she’s basically the nicest person in the world and might provide a counterbalance to the extreme d*ckheadedness of Larry Vessey. She’s about as much use as Nicki, albeit with more charisma, and is hanging out with Sammy the Shark for now. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/JKStalkingsJr_alt_zps9788bc6f.jpg Ross Carpenter That would be me, the only actual manager on the whole roster. I won’t claim I’m the best in the world (if I was then TCW would have tried to keep me), but at this level I think I’m more than good enough. As for plans, I’m not sure where I’ll wind up yet, but given that my whole background is in managing tag teams I’ll likely wind up managing Harker and Tennessee’s challengers, whoever they are. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/MichaelBull.jpg Michael Bull NYCW’s senior official, Michael does the job well and doesn’t cause trouble, the two main requirements for a referee. I’m a little concerned about how much we’re paying him, but that’s something to deal with once I’ve got a better idea of how much we can make. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/CharlesHapstander_zpscaf17675.jpg Charles Hapstander Our junior referee, Charles is around largely to provide cover if we have to let Michael go. Even if we don’t, though, I’ll still keep Charles around; having an additional referee won’t do any harm, and it lessens the chances that one of them will wind up getting hurt. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/LarryVessey.jpg Larry Vessey The boss, and also chief g*t in office. Seriously, since I got rid of Fern Hathaway Larry’s our only problem backstage, but he’s one hell of a problem and not one we can get rid of, unfortunately. On the plus side, he’s a good road agent, which saves us a lot of money, and if Larry ever gets too unbearable I can bring his boy Cameron over from MAW to steady him out. *** Card for NYCW Rush Hour FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Card for NYCW Rush Hour FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voeltzwagon Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Card for NYCW Rush Hour FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Gonna guess New York Doll and Andrew Harper perhaps. Unless a new team is being brought in entirely Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberious Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I enjoyed your last NYCW diary, and I'm looking forward to this one as well. FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasional_Z Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerful_Fox Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank First show, champ to retain. Only worry is if SWF come for him again soon he may need to drop it shortly. If not though, he is maybe best choice to keep it for the time being. Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders Just the more over and logical choice or me. Obviously don't know your plans yet though so just went with the more obvious one. FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © Champ retains with underhanded tactics. FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? I always go with the surprise Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Again, just went with BBS for being more over to keep momentum up. Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey As above, can't see an upset just yet. Let BHB teach him a thing or two. Tag team guess... Samoan wildboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrallan Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I've got all your NYCW diaries bookmarked in my browser as they have helped me not only learn NYCW but get into the Cverse. I REALLY hope this is a long lasting diary because it'll help me even more. FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © Tough decision here, OSP are your best heel tag team at this point and the Southern Stars need challengers. But like you said, Whistler probably will be a gatekeeper at this point. FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? The Samoan Wildboyz or C-V-2 are teams I see getting some run in NYCW to bolster the division. But whoever the mystery opponents are, I don't see them walking in and taking the titles. Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank No changes yet. Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders Steve does not just lose. FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © Whistler might just retire with the belt, and where would we be then? FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? For once, I'm betting against ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Those lumberjacks need a new gimmick before they can get anywhere. Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey He may be old, but Geoff is a damn rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiodevil Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn_waters Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightnick Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 FOR THE NYCW EMPIRE TITLE Roger Cage © vs. Honest Frank Steve Flash vs. Rick Sanders FOR THE NYCW TRI-STATE REGIONAL TITLE Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler © FOR THE NYCW TAG TEAM TITLES The Southern Stars © vs. ???? Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 NYCW Rush Hour Live to DVD From The Ministry Saturday, Week 4, January Audience: 895 The Show Geoff Borne vs. Black Hat Bailey It’s only taken me one card, and I’ve already found a use for Geoff Borne; he can call his own matches in the ring, giving him an edge in the training department over a lot of the alternatives. I’m still not sold on him- as a cruiserweight getting nearly a thousand bucks a show he’s getting paid a whole lot of money whilst not quite fitting in with our roster- but given that he’s got the length of his contract to persuade me to keep him on he’s made a good start. As for Bailey, for all he’s a huge star, and deserves to be, he’s best off in this kind of role, away from the big 20-minute main events that he just can’t handle anymore and working with the youngsters and undercard guys like Geoff that need training up. That definitely went well tonight- Geoff improved his brawling a bit with a volley of punches that looked a lot less girly than usual- before Bailey slammed him into the turnbuckle and hip-tossed him to the mat to set up for The Bailey Breaker. Winner: Black Hat Bailey Match Rating: D+ * After the match Bailey keeps the hold locked on, sinking it tighter and tighter until Geoff is screaming in pain (note to self; nobody’s saying Geoff screams like a little girl, but he does). Fortunately for Geoff, Steve Flash runs out from backstage to run Bailey off, saving the young high flier from worse injury. Rating: E+ * It’s promo time, as Honest Frank comes down to the promo position (it’s a couple of blue boards with the NYCW logo on we set up on the stage next to the commentary team) to hype the main event “Y’know, I’m proud of you, Roger, I really am. After all, let’s not forget who made you, who took you under his wing and turned you into someone that mattered. That’s right, it was me, and now my former protégé is the NYCW Empire champion. Here’s the thing though, Roger; I taught you everything you know, but that’s nowhere near everything I know. Tonight, I promise you I will take you on, wrestle you fairly and pin you clean in the middle of the ring. “After all…Would I Lie to You?” Frank always gets a great reception for his promo’s and this continued that tradition. It was a bit paint by numbers for him, though- hopefully as the feud goes on that’ll improve. Rating: D * Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith vs. The Boys from the Yukon This wasn’t a bad match, but there were a few disappointing notes that came out of it. For one thing, whilst people really bought into Chloe’s happy-go-lucky gimmick she and Sammy have absolutely zero chemistry together. I think it’s the fact that they’re both very laid-back characters; with nobody to supply the intense emotion it comes off like they haven’t noticed the other one’s actually there and it looks really weird. On the plus side, Sammy’s performance skills improved, and he helped Whittaker (who the crowd don’t seem to like, for some reason) work on his as well. The Boys from the Yukon were, well, somewhat less inspiring overall; true, Whittaker did improve a bit, and Mort looked good and worked hard, but it’s hard to conceal the fact that neither of them have a clue how to string a story together in the ring, and Mort in particular was clearly gassed by the end and flubbing spots left, right and centre. Whittaker ate the loss here, eating The Ace in the Hole after ‘Dozer countered an attempt at Tiiiimber with a double flying shoulder block and a hot tag to Sammy. Winners: Sammy the Shark & Bulldozer Brandon Smith Match Rating: D * It’s time for the tag title match, and the reveal of just who The Southern Stars’ mystery challengers are. Before they enter, though, a man in a suit comes through the curtain and gets in the ring, mic in hand (just so as we’re clear, that’s me) “My name is Ross Carpenter. Now, I see a lot of younger faces in the crowd who might not know that name, but you might have heard of some of my old clients. You ever heard of The Lords of War? Yeah, I thought so. And The Towers of Power, you heard of them? Managed them as well. Oh, and the Vesseys, I launched them to the tag team titles in HGC. Now, what does that list tell you? It tells you that I know what it takes to be a great tag team in this business. So when I saw this next team, I knew they had what it takes to go all the way to the top. So, ladies and gentlemen, it’s my very great pleasure to introduce you to the next NYCW Tag Team Champions, ‘Deadly’ Dean Waldorf and ‘Marvellous’ Marv Statler…The Ring Generals!” This went off pretty well- I’m most famous for working heel, and used the reveal to turn Dean and Marv to the dark side as well. The turns went off brilliantly, and the reception to the promo wasn’t bad either. Rating: E+ * The Southern Stars vs. The Ring Generals This wasn’t a bad match, but there were quite a few problems with it. On the Ring Generals side, the major issue was chemistry; me and Dean have bad chemistry, and that dragged a lot of the action down on our end. Don’t get me wrong, Dean and Marv are great workers individually and as a team, but a big part of a manager/wrestler dynamic is the interaction and me and Dean just couldn’t get that right; it was coming off as me yelling at him rather than giving him advice. As for the Stars, they’re good, solid workers but psychologically weak, and when it was time for them to go on the offensive it lacked the impact it should have had. On the plus side, there was a lot of improvement; Harker, William and Waldorf all improved their performance skills, and given the fact that the Generals only just turned heel I think we can something a bit better out of these teams down the line, when they’ve improved and the Generals have their new gimmicks in place. As it was, the Stars took this one via DQ, after Waldorf refused to release a sleeper hold after the 5-count. Winners: The Southern Star Match Rating: D * Whistler vs. The Masked Mauler This was as much a feeling-out process to see where Whistler stands, so the fact of it’s comparative weakness to everything else wasn’t an issue; it’s still good for us, and now we know what Whistler’s capable of. The answer to that, unfortunately, is ‘not much’; the charisma’s still there, but his body is breaking down and he can’t go like he used to. Fortunately for this one, Mauler’s a very solid worker, working hard to improve his brawling and performance skills as well as carry Whistler to the best match he could. That wasn’t exactly spectacular- Mauler clearly wasn’t putting in a hundred per cent, and his stamina’s not great either- but it did the job, and now I’ve got a better idea of what to do with these guys. Mauler took the win here, clipping Whistler’s knee to cut off his offence before sinking in the Iron Claw to force Whistler to submit. Winner: The Masked Mauler Match Rating: D- * Rick Sanders vs. Steve Flash My main rule for any main event match is that it has to be a clear step up from the undercard- not necessarily blow-away great but distinct from the rest of the card, if only to cement these guys as the top stars of the company. This definitely lived up to that expectation; Steve and Rick are two very solid hands, and put together they delivered exactly the kind of match I’d hoped for. It wasn’t perfect- Steve’s knees are going, and whilst Rick’s a good technical worker he’s far from the most exciting worker you’ll ever see. What he can do, though, is call matches in the ring, and he and Steve between them put together a match that focussed mainly around mat work and hold-counter-hold wrestling. In the end, the win went to Rick, who backed Steve into the turnbuckle before low-blowing him in the corner, where Charles couldn’t get a clear view, and rolling him up for the win. Winner: Rick Sanders Match Rating: D+ * It’s time for another promo, as Roger Cage is on hand to hype the main event “You know, Frank, some people might expect you to cheat in our match tonight, to pull out some trick I don’t see coming and walk away with the victory. No two ways about it, you know a lot of tricks nobody else could imagine, and you wrote the playbook on dirty tricks. Me, though, my playbook’s maybe not so complicated, I basically just punch guys in the gut ‘til they stop moving. You know why that is? Because it works. Truth is, you can bust out every dirty trick you want tonight, when I hit the Cage Rage it’s still not gonna end well for you” Roger’s mellow charisma was a hit, as you might expect. Rating: C- * Roger Cage vs. Honest Frank Turns out not only is Roger an ace on the mic, he can also get the job done in the ring. Okay, so he wasn’t lying when he said his moveset mostly consisted of punches, but Roger’s real skill is in making a limited amount of offence look exciting and entertaining. It’s a question of psychology- one punch in the right spot can be a lot more enthralling than a dozen thrown in at random, especially when you’ve got Roger’s camera skills. It helped that he was up against Frank, who’s one of the most natural heels in the company; I swear, this guy could be filmed giving chocolate and puppies to orphans and people would still boo him (although given Frank’s character they’d probably assume it was part of a ploy, which in fairness it probably would be). He bust out all his most famous tricks in this one, choking Rog with his necktie, raking his eyes when Michael Bull’s back was turned, and finally ‘accidentally’ hitting Bull with a stray forearm before going for the Brass Knuckles Punch. Unfortunately for Frank Rog had the move scouted and countered with a kick to the gut and a floatover to set up the Cage Rage. Before he could nail the move, though, Monty Trescarde interfered, blasting him in the back with a chair and earning his boss the DQ (although, as an outraged Turner pointed out, still giving him grounds for a rematch down the line). Winner: Roger Cage Match Rating: C- Overall Rating: D+, a good start, especially given that there’s a couple of areas that are easy to improve on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 So, let's see how the predictions went this time CageRage: 4/6 Voeltzwagon: 6/6 Tiberious4: 5/6 Occasional_Z: 4/6 Powerful_Fox: 4/6 mrallan: 5/6 Regis: 5/6 ohiodevil: 4/6 shawn_waters: 4/6 Midnightnick: 5/6 Well, first of all I want to say thankyou to everyone who predicted- this is more active feedback than I think I've ever had for a dynasty, and it's great to know so many people are reading. Secondly, Voeltzwagon is the only guy with a perfect rate, so I'm going to do my usual fan question schtick, as I really enjoy it and it gives me an easy thing to do for a bump. Ask a question of any wrestler on the roster that you please and it'll go up shortly before the show itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voeltzwagon Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 For Rick Sanders: You just had a major win the past show. That must put you in the lead for a shot at Roger Cage. Do you think you are the one that can finally dethrone the champ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1PWfan Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 With Rush Hour in the books, it was time to bring in some new names- with the Ring Generals having turned heel there was a major roster imbalance to resolve. 12 Heels to 8 faces meant that we would struggle to get some key heels on the card, which in turn meant that Larry would get on my case and start to talk about firing people to balance things out- and knowing Larry, he'd mention it to the people he was thinking of getting rid of, which wouldn't help matters. Plus, I had to find a way round mine and Dean’s poor chemistry; I was still the best person to handle their mic work, but it would be worth finding someone to handle that for Dean solo. Fortunately, it only took me a few days to find the replacements, who slotted into the card fairly easily: Midcard http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/CurtisJenkins-1.jpghttp://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/RileyMcManus-1.jpg Curtis Jenkins & Riley McManus- The Atlantic Connection Ages: 28 & 26 Billed From: Sheffield, England & Athens, Georgia Entrance Music: Juke Box Hero- Foreigner Finishers: STO (Jenkins), DDT (McManus), Concorde Crush (Double Brainbuster, Tag) The Atlantic Connection came in to provide cover in the tag division, although they're both pretty solid workers individually. Riley in particular could go it alone, he’s got the fundamentals to match up to our top stars and a solid combination of brawling and technique to provide some flavour to his offence. It’s also worth pointing out that McManus is a good influence backstage, which is always helpful. I don't quite know what to do with them just yet, but expect the Connection to team up with one of the major stars like ‘Dozer or Whistler to help out with a feud. http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/MaskedStranger_zpsc2a4d789.jpg Masked Stranger Age: 23 Billed From: Flagstaff, Arizona Entrance Music: Green Onions- Booker T & The MG's Finisher: Cobra Clutch I was looking at Stranger in January, but bringing in a masked heel like him would’ve been too similar to Mauler so I went with Turner instead. As a face, though, Stranger’s got enough differences to stand out, and in any case going two months without bringing in such a patently obvious fit for NYCW would rank as chronically stupid. I’m going to put him straight into contention for the Tri-State title and go from there. Lower Midcard http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/KipKeenan_zpsa2f85b78.jpg Kip Keenan Age: 26 Billed From: Las Vegas, Nevada Entrance Music: Only the Children- Toto Finisher: Belly to Belly Suplex Double K’s a promising young rookie who fits in the same kind of brawling/technique wheelhouse as most of our roster, making him a good fit for us. He’s got a lot of room for improvement, especially when it comes to his psychology, but I'm pushing him as an easy-to-cheer patriot that someone like Whistler can mentor which should help him improve a bit. Plus, with Gang Wars only a few months away I've got to start figuring out some of the six-man outfits now or we'll struggle for matches. Non-Wrestlers http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g165/Looneyboyo/NYCW/HaleyBuck_zps1ecd6694.jpg Princess Haley A.k.a. Haley Buck, Princess Haley’s my solution to the Waldorf question. The idea is that she’s a spoilt brat looking to break into managing, so her family has brought out half of the Ring Generals’ management deal and put me in as her mentor. I'll be accompanying her to ringside and helping her with the promos, though she really doesn't need it. In other news, Steve Flash and Roger have both been busy boys elsewhere in the wrestling world. Rog signed a deal with Grimm SoCal Wrestling, although that dumb-@ss Brother Grimm saw fit not to use him (or Mainstream Hernandez or Matt Keith) on their January show- which explains why it sucked so bad. As for Stevie, he was loaned out to CZCW and 4C through the Confederation of the Territories, the alliance that Larry signed the company up to back in 2011. Personally, I’m not 100% sold on the idea, but it keeps MAW and CZCW out of the Tri-State area so I'll go with it, and I can use some of their guys come Gang Wars if I have to. In any case, Stevie lost both times, in a tag match to Hernandez and Perez at CZCW (which isn’t so bad really), and to Rajah in 4C (which is infinitely worse as Rajah basically sucks), thereby proving that nobody else has realised how good he still is. The other big news coming out of this month was Whistler’s contract running out. It took some thinking, but I decided to let him go- Whistler’s got good mic skills but his physical limitations make him difficult to use in the ring. Once he retires I’m not opposed to re-signing him to use as a manager, but as a wrestler he’s of limited use to us. I’ll put him in a match with one of our up-and-comers at Big Apple Breakdown and that’ll be his last match with us. *** Card for NYCW Big Apple Breakdown CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiodevil Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasional_Z Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Card for NYCW Big Apple Breakdown CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler I've no idea how Mauler got the Tri State title in TEW13 - he's lost without Sanders. Cage to win clean Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey Flash can (just about) still go, Bailey is pretty much done NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Going with Turner. Your champ's face so you need a heel contender, can't see Doll challenging. Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde If Whistler's off, he shouldn't win The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Stars vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Frank will do the job here, put the deserving youngsters over. After all...would I lie to you? Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Guess, based on Harper's render, remember him looking pretty intimidating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voeltzwagon Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Card for NYCW Big Apple Breakdown CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberious Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner I'm assuming this is #1 contender for the Tristate Championship since none of these guys are really main event caliber. Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassDunce Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightnick Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION Roger Cage vs. The Masked Mauler You don't want Rog to lose, but equally, it's a bit harsh to rub in everyone's faces that the midcard champ isn't as good. Interference throws out the match and all's well. Steve Flash vs. Black Hat Bailey Because he's Steve Flash, that's why. NUMBER ONE CONTENDERS MATCH Masked Stranger vs. The New York Doll vs. Sammy the Shark vs. Ricky Turner I know well the love you have for Sammy. Whistler vs. Monty Trescarde Put over the kid on the way out. The Atlantic Connection vs. The Ring Generals They're not here to get big wins. GANG WAR ACTION Geoff Borne & The Southern Star vs. The Five Points Mafia (Honest Frank, Rick Sanders & Monty Trescarde) They'll cheat. Kip Keenan vs. Andrew Harper JOBBER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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