The Stupidest Little BHOTWG Diary

Generic Heel 104 · January 28, 2014

I've been waiting on them to actually shed their Young Lion labels - which a few fortunately have! - before pushing them.

Of course, with me fully embracing the round robin style of the Super Junior, it's really hard to push anyone new if I want to actually keep my shows around 3 hours long - my main goals with the heavyweights in this part of the tour is to have them help shore up the overall show ratings as possibler, and to give the pushed guys work so they don't complain about not being booked. But I definitely have plans on moving a few guys up the heavyweight division in the not too far future.

Rickymex · January 28, 2014

I've been thinking of having BHOTWG turn away from a touring schedule. NJPW still does the <a href="http://www.njpw.co.jp/english/match/?ticket=1" rel="external nofollow">touring schedule but they aren't as long as the game</a> as they only hold a few shows building to their main tournaments. With the TV show available using it similar to the touring shows in building up the the PPV I think I can get the same results but build a more consistent storyline. Sometimes I just decide to put random multiman matches on the show which king of takes aways some of the fun for me.

Shinsuke · January 28, 2014

I just tend to work around the touring shedule with National companies and break out from the strict "two/three shows a week for two/three months" interpretation that the AI uses. If my company is touring three months in a row, I make it two "tours", like from Week 3 of the first month building up to a PPV at the end of W1 in the second month and then another short tour spanning W4 of the 2nd month to W2 of the third. When the touring period is finished, I tend to switch touring shedule so that I don't have to take off a full calender-month but immediately start touring again with a similar sheme.

That way the shedule is way more realistic, the workers still get their time off to freshen up and I avoid losing money for one month in between tours.

Generic Heel 104 · January 29, 2014

Valor Tour Thursday, Week 2, April 2013. Iwakuni Stadium, 10,000 people.

Pre-Show A) In a match that had some good action but non-existent crowd heat, The Samurais defeated Ota & Black, Shimedzu and Hidekazu and KC Glenn and Adam Matravers in 10:04; the order of elimination was KC Glenn and Adam Matravers first, then Ota & Black, and finally Shimedzu and Hidekazu. Rating: 66

Pre-Show B) In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Natsu Miyamae and Sanda & Hamacho defeated Heihachiro Sakai, Tanyu Toshusai and Tatsuya Toshitala in 11:46 when Eiji Hamacho defeated Heihachiro Sakai by pinfall with a Hamacho Sledge 2K. Rating: 75

Note: Toshusai was off his game tonight.

1) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Haru Kurofuji defeated Kansuke Konda in 10:10 by submission with a Kurofuji Crab. Rating: 64

Note: Kurofuji was off his game tonight.

2) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Hell Monkey defeated Yoshii Shiomi in 8:48 by pinfall with a Tumbling Monkey. Rating: 84

3) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, American Elemental defeated Hachigoro Maeda in 15:02 by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 81

4) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Masaaki Okazaki, Mitsunari Fugunaga and Team INSPIRE defeated Kawate & Shiraishi and Shibanumo & Yuasa in 12:07 when Mitsunari Fugunaga defeated Toshiki Shibanumo by pinfall. Rating: 70

Notes: both Kawate and Kikkawa were really off their games. Iesada came out looking really good.

5) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Magnum Kobe defeated Hyosuke Kokan in 14:09 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock. Rating: 75

6) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Sensational Dragon defeated VENOM in 14:10 by pinfall with a Sensation Shock. Rating: 72

7) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Red Panther defeated Golden Scorpion in 13:11 by pinfall with a Tumbleweed Legdrop. Rating: 77

Notes: Panther and Scorpion have great chemistry.

8) In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Hiroaki Nakasawa, Kinnojo Horri, Tadakuni Toshusai, Yasuhiko Taira and Yasunobu Masuno defeated Mashashi Urogataya, Haranobu Kobayashi, Ryushi Sato, Atsumori Takemura and Murai Enomoto in 11:51 when Yasuhiko Taira defeated Mashashi Urogataya by pinfall with The Flattener. Rating: 79

9) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Marihito Masuko defeated MYSTIC Dragon in 17:28 by pinfall with a Masuko Cradle. Rating: 76

10) In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Elemental III defeated The Awesome Kiyaru in 23:28 by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 82

Overall rating: 80

Standings

Block A

Elemental III 30 points

The Awesome Kiyaru 25 points

Marihito Masuko 25 points

MYSTIC Dragon 15 points - eliminated

Yoshii Shiomi 10 points - eliminated

Hell Monkey 10 points - eliminated

Haru Kurofuji 5 points - eliminated

Kansuke Konda 0 points - eliminated

Block B

Magnum Kobe 25 points

Sensational Dragon 25 points

American Elemental 20 points

Red Panther 20 points

VENOM 10 points - eliminated

Golden Scorpion 10 points - eliminated

Hachigoro Maeda 5 points - eliminated

Hyosuke Kokan 5 points - eliminated

The match-ups for the last show of the tour:

Block A

Elemental III vs. Marihito Masuko

MYSTIC Dragon vs. The Awesome Kiyaru

Yoshii Shiomi vs. Kansuke Konda

Haru Kurofuji vs. Hell Monkey

Block B

Sensational Dragon vs. American Elemental

Magnum Kobe vs. VENOM

Hyosuke Kokan vs. Golden Scorpion

Red Panther vs. Hachigoro Maeda

Top two in each block enters a four person tournament to determine the Best of the Super Juniors!

I'd love to see your predictions.

Rickymex · January 29, 2014

Block A

Elemental III vs. Marihito Masuko

MYSTIC Dragon vs. The Awesome Kiyaru

Yoshii Shiomi vs. Kansuke Konda

Haru Kurofuji vs. Hell Monkey

Block B

Sensational Dragon vs. American Elemental

Magnum Kobe vs. VENOM

Hyosuke Kokan vs. Golden Scorpion

Red Panther vs. Hachigoro Maeda

Generic Heel 104 · February 1, 2014

PGHW star Flemmy Lemming had a partial Achilles tendon rupture and will be out for about three months.

Duane Stone is working through some neck pain.

Rookie Allan Mitchell, who just graduated to the main TCW roster (and whose U.S. popularity was '1'), walked out on the company.

A story on the TEW.com home site talked up roster member Reijiro Hiraki as a rising star. I can't say that's the craziest thing I've ever heard.

Mitsunari Fugunaga showed up late to a meeting with a road agent. He was fined for this. Fortunately, Fugunaga's response was "understood."

The last show of the tour before our next PPV! We're in Takamatsu Athletics Stadium, with 8,578 fans.

1) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Hell Monkey defeated Haru Kurofuji in 14:21 by pinfall with a Tumbling Monkey. Rating: 66

Notes: Monkey and Haru don't seem to click.

2) In a match that had some good action but non-existent crowd heat, Masaaki Okazaki, Haranobu Kobayashi and Ryushi Sato defeated Hitomaro Suzuki, Atsumori Takemura and Murai Enomoto in 12:30 when Haranobu Kobayashi defeated Hitomaro Suzuki by pinfall with a Kobayashi Plunge. Rating: 72

3) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Hyosuke Kokan defeated Golden Scorpion in 14:14 by submission with an Electric Shocker Clutch. Rating: 71

Notes: Scorpion and Kokan have great chemistry.

4) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kansuke Konda defeated Yoshii Shiomi in 13:30 by pinfall with a Thunder Driver. Rating: 72

5) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Magnum Kobe defeated VENOM in 13:20 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock. Rating: 75

6) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Red Panther defeated Hachigoro Maeda in 13:17 by pinfall with a Tumbleweed Legdrop. Rating: 70

7) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, American Elemental defeated Sensational Dragon in 15:38 by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 84

Notes: at times there was a definite lack of psychology on display.

8) In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Hiroaki Nakasawa, Kinnojo Horri, Yasuhiko Taira, Yasunobu Masuno and Tadakuni Toshusai defeated Masaaki Okazaki, Team INSPIRE and Sanda & Hamacho in 15:12 when Hiroaki Nakasawa defeated Chuichi Sanda by pinfall with a Super Nakasawa H-Bomb. Rating: 79

9) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, MYSTIC Dragon defeated The Awesome Kiyaru in 22:19 by pinfall with a Dragon Driver III. Rating: 77

10) In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Elemental III defeated Marihito Masuko in 24:20 by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 77

Overall rating: 77

Elemental III wins Block A, with The Awesome Kiyaru taking 2nd by a tiebreaker based off head-to-head record vs. Marihito Masuko. Magnum Kobe wins Block B, beating Red Panther with a direct win. The semi-finals at Sword of Destiny will be Elemental III vs. Red Panther and Magnum Kobe vs. The Awesome Kiyaru, with the winners facing off later that night in the finals to determine this year's Best of the Super Juniors!

Here are the rest of the night's 14 matches:

Hiroaki Nakasawa vs. Kinnojo Horri © for the King of Fighters

Mitsunari Fugunaga vs. Yashiko Taira © for the Burning World Championship

PGHW Showcase: PRIDE Koiso vs. Kozue Kawashima © for the PGHW Elite Championship*

TCW Tag Team Showcase: Rocky Golden and Ricky Dale Johnson vs. Wolf Hawkins and Tommy Cornell

USPW Showcase: James Justice vs. Nicky Champion © for the USPW World Championship*

Tag Team Triple Threat! Chuichi Sanda and Eiji Hamacho vs. Nissho Yuasa and Toshiki Shibanumo vs. Team INSPIRE (Kikkawa and Iesada) © for the Burning World Tag Team Championship

Super Junior Consolation Match! Sensational Dragon vs. Marihito Masuko

Super Junior Face Off: Team Block A (MYSTIC Dragon, Hell Monkey, Yoshii Shiomi, Haru Kurofuji and Kansuke Konda) vs. Team Block B (American Elemental, VENOM, Golden Scorpion, Hyosuke Kokan, and Hachigoro Maeda)

Heihachiro Sakai vs. Masaaki Okazaki

American Optimus vs. Tadakuni Toshusai

Natsu Miyamae vs. Yasunobu Masuno

Kuemon Hotta and Tanyu Toshusai vs. Sessue Kawate and Sanetomo Shiraishi

*I don't think you can actually put the belts on the line outside of the company, but these are the current champions, so let's pretend they're defending.

Generic Heel 104 · February 6, 2014

It's time for Sword of Destiny 2013! We have 26,357 fans in Kanagawa Stadium.

Pre-Show A) In a match that had some good action but non-existent crowd heat, Adam Matravers, Fumihiro Ota, Greg Black, Hidekazu and Shimedzu defeated Scarlet Samurai, White Samurai, KC Glenn, Edo Phoenix IV and Bairei Yasujiro in 10:19 when Greg Black defeated Scarlet Samurai by pinfall with a Fade To Black. Rating: 67

Pre-Show B) In a match that had some good action but non-existent crowd heat, Tatsuya Toshitala, Ieyoshi Shimakage, Murai Enomoto and Ryushi Sato defeated Haranobu Kobayashi, Atsumori Takemura, Hitomaro Suzuki and Tsurayuki Kamachi in 9:04 when Tatsuya Toshitala defeated Haranobu Kobayashi by submission with a Heel Hook. Rating: 66

Notes: Takemura and Toshitala were really off their games tonight.

Pre-Show C) In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, The Incredible Koyama defeated Yusuke Takahama in 11:59 by pinfall with an Incredible Death Spike. Rating: 57

Notes: Takahama was really off his game tonight, and he was visibly tiring by the end of this match.

1) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Sensational Dragon defeated Marihito Masuko in 12:22 by pinfall with a Sensation Shock. Rating: 77

2) In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Hotta & Toshusai defeated Kawate & Shiraishi in 9:43 when Tanyu Toshusai defeated Sanetomo Shiraishi by pinfall with a Dangerous Brainbuster. Rating: 66

3) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Yasunobu Masuno defeated Natsu Miyamae in 7:51 by submission with a Masuno Deep Sleeper. Rating: 67

4) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Tadakuni Toshusai defeated American Optimus in 8:05 by pinfall with a Shock Treatment. Rating: 71

5) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Masaaki Okazaki defeated Heihachiro Sakai in 9:43 by submission with an Angular Arm Bar. Rating: 88

6) In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Nicky Champion defeated James Justice in 10:16 by pinfall with a Hawkeye Hammer. Rating: 56

7) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, American Elemental, VENOM, Golden Scorpion, Hyosuke Kokan and Hachigoro Maeda defeated MYSTIC Dragon, Hell Monkey, Yoshii Shiomi, Haru Kurofuji and Kansuke Konda in 11:41 when American Elemental defeated Yoshii Shiomi by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 78

Notes: Shiomi was really off his game tonight.

8) In a match that had some good action and average heat, Team INSPIRE defeated Sanda & Hamacho and Shibanumo & Yuasa in 12:26; the order of elimination was Shibanumo & Yuasa first, and then Sanda & Hamacho. Team INSPIRE make defence number 1 of their Burning World Tag Team titles. Rating: 67

9) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Magnum Kobe defeated The Awesome Kiyaru in 11:44 by submission with a Magnum Deathlock. Rating: 71

Note: these two don't click.

10) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Elemental III defeated Red Panther in 14:21 by pinfall with an Inferno Splash. Rating: 76

Note: these match suffered from a lack of psychology

11) In a match that had some good action but non-existent crowd heat, Tommy Cornell and Wolf Hawkins defeated Ricky Dale Johnson and Rocky Golden in 15:12 when Tommy Cornell defeated Ricky Dale Johnson by submission with a Guilt Trip. Rating: 69

12) In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Yasuhiko Taira defeated Mitsunari Fugunaga in 14:22 by pinfall with The Flattener. Yasuhiko Taira makes defence number 3 of his Burning World Championship title. Rating: 80

13) In a match that had excellent in-ring action and great heat from the audience, Kozue Kawashima defeated PRIDE Koiso in 23:39 by pinfall with a Kawashima Driver 2005. Rating: 77

Notes: this match had a lack of psychology at points in time.

14) In a bout that featured great action and great heat from the audience, Hiroaki Nakasawa defeated Kinnojo Horri in 14:58 by pinfall with a Compression Powerbomb. Hiroaki Nakasawa wins the King Of Fighters title. Rating: 88

Notes: there were times with a lack of psychology on display

15) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Magnum Kobe defeated Elemental III in 22:07 by pinfall with a surprise roll up. Magnum Kobe wins the BHOTWG Best Of The Super Juniors title. Rating: 82

Overall rating: 82

Post-show speech: gave Okazaki a hug, told Horri he's awesome, praised Kobe.

And this concludes the BHOTWG Valor Tour.

We got a 1.63 buyrate for this PPV. That's up slightly from Test of Prophecies.

Pavel Vanzycha says he's ready for the main roster. I'll call him up.

Iceisle · February 6, 2014

Good stuff so far. I know that writing a dynasty can be time consuming (even without graphics and lengthy behind the scenes stuff), so thanks for keeping us updated. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Also, I love that Magnum Kobe won the BOTSJ title. Aside from his obvious potential for mega-stardom, he's just such a good character. I'm not confident that I'll make it to June in my current BHOTWG game, but I'm already planning to have Kobe win the tournament before taking the title from Masuko on the next tour.

I've even considered making him the first Junior wrestler to win the King Of Fighters title someday. Not sure if that's too much, but the more I think about it, the more I love the idea.

Teh_Showtime · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Iceisle" data-cite="Iceisle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Good stuff so far. I know that writing a dynasty can be time consuming (even without graphics and lengthy behind the scenes stuff), so thanks for keeping us updated. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Also, I love that Magnum Kobe won the BOTSJ title. Aside from his obvious potential for mega-stardom, he's just such a good character. I'm not confident that I'll make it to June in my current BHOTWG game, but I'm already planning to have Kobe win the tournament before taking the title from Masuko on the next tour. I've even considered making him the first Junior wrestler to win the King Of Fighters title someday. Not sure if that's too much, but the more I think about it, the more I love the idea.</div></blockquote> He is seriously the best. Kobe is the man

Generic Heel 104 · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Iceisle" data-cite="Iceisle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Good stuff so far. I know that writing a dynasty can be time consuming (even without graphics and lengthy behind the scenes stuff), so thanks for keeping us updated. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Thanks for the kind words! I wish I had the time and/or talent to really put together one of the fancy diaries, but I don't. If I tried, I'd probably get through three posts and then disappear forever. I know that the current format is pretty dry and staid, but I felt like playing through a game in a bit of my spare time and documenting the results. I'm going to sit down and take a full look at my roster in the future, but one thing I want to mention is that I'm debating merging the World and KoF belts in November. I never liked the whole Inokism thing of forcing wrestlers into the world of MMA because it so rarely works, and seems like a minimal return on maximal risk situation. I know that INSPIRE was a "we're almost MMA" promotion, but the point remains. And if anyone wants to tell me why Okazaki and Sakai combined for the most random 88 rating I'll ever see, in what was totally a filler match, I'd appreciate it. And no, it wasn't chemistry. I'm still befuddled.

Rickymex · February 6, 2014

I think a midcard heavyweight title is best. NJPW has the World and Intercontinental titles.

Teh_Showtime · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Generic Heel 104" data-cite="Generic Heel 104" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> And if anyone wants to tell me why Okazaki and Sakai combined for the most random 88 rating I'll ever see, in what was totally a filler match, I'd appreciate it. And no, it wasn't chemistry. I'm still befuddled.</div></blockquote> I have no idea because Sakai especially is somebody you generally have no expectations for at least for a year

Shinsuke · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>5) In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Masaaki Okazaki defeated Heihachiro Sakai in 9:43 by submission with an Angular Arm Bar. Rating: 88</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>nd if anyone wants to tell me why Okazaki and Sakai combined for the most random 88 rating I'll ever see, in what was totally a filler match, I'd appreciate it.</div></blockquote> I guess it was youngster Sakai signalling you that he should be future ace of BHOTWG <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As far as game-mechanics go I got no idea though. Is he pushed as an opener and Okazaki uppermid or main eventer? That might trigger a "squash bonus" but I don't think so because the match was too long to be considere a squash. Interesting choice in having Kobe win. I'm not a big fan of that guy but mainly because he is loyal to WLW which will forever be my personal arch-enemy promotion in Japan. Have you managed to steal him away from them?

Generic Heel 104 · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rickymex" data-cite="Rickymex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think a midcard heavyweight title is best. NJPW has the World and Intercontinental titles.</div></blockquote> I wouldn't want to do the KoF as a midcard belt there, though. I feel like it's too valuable to push down that much. I've got Kobe on a PPA deal. Unless his loyalty dictates he will prioritize WLW shows over our own, I've got no problem pushing him on that.

Rickymex · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Generic Heel 104" data-cite="Generic Heel 104" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I wouldn't want to do the KoF as a midcard belt there, though. I feel like it's too valuable to push down that much. I've got Kobe on a PPA deal. Unless his loyalty dictates he will prioritize WLW shows over our own, I've got no problem pushing him on that.</div></blockquote> Sorry I meant unify the title and then introduce a midcard heavyweight title.

Generic Heel 104 · February 6, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rickymex" data-cite="Rickymex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Sorry I meant unify the title and then introduce a midcard heavyweight title.</div></blockquote> That, I could be talked into.

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

Actually, I'm bored and need a break from studying. Let's go through my roster, starting with the juniors and going down by overness.

Elemental III - current Burning Junior champ. Very good flier who'd I like to see develop a bit more in terms of performance. Also a great technician. Clearly a centerpiece of the division for years to come. Very charismatic as well.

American Elemental - a bit surprised he's this high. He's now on a written deal with us. Great flier, great in performance, can be counted on to call and carry a match. I'm a really big fan of his. Sufficiently charismatic.

Magnum Kobe - just got him on a PPA deal. Pretty darn good at everything, and pretty charismatic. Definitely has star quality. I hope we can keep him.

MYSTIC Dragon - Real good flier and technician. Don't know if he's charismatic to ever be the #1 guy in this division, but he's young, talented and improving. Might be slightly overpushed at this very moment.

Sensational Dragon - love this guy. Very reliable talent.

Hell Monkey - is a monkey from hell. Can't rule out moving him up to middleweight so he can really use those brawling skills, or putting him in a feud with Kansuke Konda over the giant killing gimmick.

VENOM - don't understand why he's this popular, but no point in jobbing him out. Solid, but unspectacular. Like his tag team with Yoshii.

Billy Russell - had big name value in Japan, so signed him to a one year deal. I have no idea if this will work out, but it's minimal risk. Good in the ring.

Marihito Masuko - real good worker. Hope he develops better psychology. I keep thinking he's older than 31 for no good reason.

Red Panther - I’m dubious of his viability as a main eventer, but he’s real good in the midcard.

Hyosuke Kokan – good in the midcard, isn’t going to go any higher, isn’t going to get any younger.

Kansuke Konda – see Kokan.

Haru Kurofuji – Average, and this is becoming a division where that’s not too viable any more.

Golden Scorpion – fine in the midcard.

Hachigoro Maeda – current midcarder, but he’s promising. I hope he can still improve. If he can’t, this is a fine place to peak.

The Awesome Kiyaru – a veteran who still has it means a guy who I want in the tag championship scene.

Yoshii Shiomi – Underrated. Depending on injuries and the situation of other guys, he could get a minor run with the Burning Junior belt.

American Optimus – I probably would have pushed this guy in 2008 or 2010. Now, he’s tag division fodder.

White Samura – Another guy who seems stuck in the midcard, but you’re not sure he won’t break out.

Bairei Yasujiro – still very capable; I don’t know how much gas he has left in the tank, though

The Incredible Koyama – Promising flier, but has attitude problems that have already flared up once. Not too big on pushing him right now.

Reijiro Hiraki – I like him as an up and comer. Not sure where he’ll peak.

Adam Matravers – He’s going to be a fun gaijin midcarder.

Fumihiro Ota – turned out to have a good tag team with Greg Black; I wanted that back. Could get a tag run in the future. He’s on a written deal now.

Greg Black – See Ota above; more viable as a solo act. Also signed to a written deal.

Shimedzu – he is the gatekeeper. I have not found a keymaster.

KC Glenn - one day, he'll be great, I'm convinced of it.

Yuki Horigoshi - He's promising

Toju Munkata - Another young lion with upside

Edo Phoenix IV - of my junior young lions, the one I'm least confident in

Pavel Vanzycha - young lion, promising, etc.

Teh_Showtime · February 7, 2014

Never noticed you had Billy Russel in the junior division

He would seem like a natural token jobber for the INSPIRE stable. Really good hire though

Also agree with you on KC Glenn, he did 2 tours under his real name as a jobber, but then I gave him a long term deal and the Black Cobra II gimmick and his popularity exploded (as in B- all over Japan and I'm in mid 2014). It will be impossible to hold him down

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

I just picked Russell up after the tour I just finished.

I think I may stick with the current touring schedule as well.

I have a couple other new signings that I'm excited about in the heavyweight division. I've yet to even offer any touring contracts; I don't know if I will, to be honest, since I've really let my roster explode with graduates and gaijins.

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

Let's update you on my developmental roster as of right now. Note that the numbers go "can be dramatically improved," "have some room for improvement," and "almost peaked."

Arthur Dexter Bradley 4/2/6

Giant Brody 2/7/8

Hypnotiq Jr 1/4/5

Isaac Taylor 5/5/6

Japanese Phoenix 4/2/6

Jin Miyamato 3/2/8

KAZ 3/2/2

Kazunori Yamura 2/6/5

Kirk Jameson 2/4/5

Lion Genji 2/3/9

Little Dragon 3/4/7

Michel Bernard 5/6/5

Michio Gensai 4/6/6

Nigel Svensson 2/0/9

Oleg Dorosklov 4/3/4

Orange Tscuhie 2/3/6

Roy Edison 4/1/7

Stealth Z 2/6/4

Taro Shionoya 1/5/10

Tetsuji Nishimoto 4/4/7

Thimbleby Langton 4/5/1

Tobei Sugimura 3/0/7

Toyokuni Hardcore 2/4/2

Wooton Fitzpaine 7/3/2

Iceisle · February 7, 2014

Take this as a genuine question (which it is) rather than criticism, but is it normal to have so many workers on developmental contracts with BHOTWG? I was worried about sending too many people down to Hinote, mostly because I wasn't sure how many they could handle, but now I'm thinking that I might not be sending enough. I only have 7 people in development.

Back on topic, I like that American Elemental has been such a success for you. What's his popularity at the moment?

Also, I'm glad that you signed Fumihiro Ota to a written deal. Even though he's pretty old at this point in his career, I'd still mark out for him. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Worth keeping around until the time decline takes him.

Rickymex · February 7, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Iceisle" data-cite="Iceisle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Take this as a genuine question (which it is) rather than criticism, but is it normal to have so many workers on developmental contracts with BHOTWG? I was worried about sending too many people down to Hinote, mostly because I wasn't sure how many they could handle, but now I'm thinking that I might not be sending enough. I only have 7 people in development.</div></blockquote> I limit myself to 16 workers who I think have potential down the line. 8 lightweights and 8 heavyweights with the majority of them being Japanese. I don't feel right having a gaijin heavy developmental system apart from 1 or 2 of each. The guys like KC Glenn who have the skills but lack the pop are exclusive touring contracts until I can give them a proper written one.

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Iceisle" data-cite="Iceisle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="37407" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Take this as a genuine question (which it is) rather than criticism, but is it normal to have so many workers on developmental contracts with BHOTWG? I was worried about sending too many people down to Hinote, mostly because I wasn't sure how many they could handle, but now I'm thinking that I might not be sending enough. I only have 7 people in development.</div></blockquote> I don't think so, but I'm also playing this as a guy who's changed BHOTWG some. I've revamped the schedule, I've put it into an alliance (albeit a global one, but we're working with PGHW, which isn't the easiest relationship). I've got no problem bringing in foreign workers to some extent - I wouldn't want the main event scene to become some combination of Sean McFly, Tommy Cornell, Jack Bruce, and the Stones. But I like more of a global environment. I also like big developmental rosters, though I need to start targeting younger workers - too many guys are saying they're ready a few months after being at Hinote Dojo. AmEl is currently a 72 in popularity in Japan. That's tied with Elemental III and is only behind Nakasawa, Horri, Okazaki, Toshusai, Taira, and Masuno in the HW division.

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

I don't have time go through the heavyweight roster right now, but I'll do a news update for May.

Pro Wrestling MAX opened up in the southwest of the U.S., with Findlay O'Farraday as owner and Silver Shark as booker.

SWF called up Primus Allen to their main roster.

EMLL got a new TV show.

Acid was injured with a C5 Cervical Spinal Cord Compression. He's out of action for about a year. I'm concerned it's a career ender.

California Love Machine walked out on CZCW.

PGHW called up Hirobumi Takimoto.

Sorai Honda is the first graduate from the Burning Hammer Dojo! He's a lightweight junior who's 5'9", 192 lbs, good at face and heel, and uses the "Storm Face Jam" as his finisher. He starts out as "strong" in in ring & performance and physical abilities and "average" in entertainment & camera skills.

Generic Heel 104 · February 7, 2014

Okay, let's go through the heavyweights this time. Again, this in terms of decreasing popularity.

Hiroaki Nakasawa: our biggest start currently, thanks to the Bruce the Giant win, by a big margin. He's at 93; next guy is at 81. He's definitely a top of the card guy right now, but he's also 36. Great star quality.

Kinnojo Horri: I really like him, and he's one of our younger main eventers.

Masaaki Okazaki: 43 but he's still putting on great matches and keeps surprising me with strong performances. He's not super talented but he's definitely reliable.

Tadakuni Toshusai: Another guy who's been working his way to the top of the card. I like him and he's got great fundamentals, but he's also about a half-step behind Horri in terms of in-ring ability.

Yasuhiko Taira: very solid top of the card guy. Current world champ. Great star quality. 35, so longevity is a minor concern right now.

Yasunobou Masuno: Really good heavyweight. I like him a lot as a main eventer for the next five years if he stays healthy.

Tadiyuki Kikkawa: old and somewhat busted. He's aging and his skills are rapidly degrading. I'm planning on using him to transition to a better tag team scene and hopefully teach some young guys how to work while making a star or two.

Mitsunari Fugunaga: Very talented. I don't know if he'll go all the way to the top, but he can work main events and put on solid matches.

Eiji Hamacho: despite being 45, he still hasn't shown the notes of being in physical decline yet. Not a regular main eventer at this point in his career, but he's still able to go some.

Tasuku Iesada: Kikkawa's BFF. Very much in the same boat as Hamacho.

Chuichi Sanda: old and breaking down. Skills are falling apart and he's not some master at psychology. I'd like to break Hamacho away from him and team him with a young up-and-comer.

Nissho Yuasa: Pretty solid worker. Stuck in a tag team with a guy that's decomposing. Has really crappy stamina, so I don't see him leaving the tag ranks.

Heihachiro Sakai: A very promising technician. I need to give him a good push.

Natsu Miyamae: another older worker who's suffering from aging effects. He should be in a lower level tag team.

Kuemon Hotta: Just signed a three year written deal with us. I'm not entirely sure where his ceiling is, but "decent midcarder" is an okay one. Strong camera skills and very strong in performance, so maybe the top line will improve.

Sanetomo Shiraishi: Nothing special. Ancient. Somehow not aging?!

Toshiki Shibanumo: Breaking down. 44 and not really special in any area, and losing points quick.

Tanyu Toshusai: Also signed to a new three year written deal. If he can develop, he could be a big star. Let's hope that happens.

Sessue Kawate: Old and breaking down. He's going to be pushed lower and lower down the card.

Tatsuya Toshitala: Still a young lion, but showing good technical skills. We'll see how this shakes out.

Ieyoshi Shimakage: Young lion who can rumble.

Atsumori Takemura: Decent enough all-around young lion.

Murai Enomoto: Old young lion (27). Let's hope those excellent performance and strong technical skills pay off.

Greg Gauge: IT'S HAPPENING

Ryushi Sato: Young lion who needs better top line stats.

Tsurayuki Kamachi: No longer a young lion! Lots of strong skills; I need to move him up the card.

Hitomaro Suzuki: Much like Kamachi: no longer considered a young lion, but needs moved up.

Haranobu Kobayashi: Definitely a young lion (heck, this is still his first year in pro wrestling). He looks to be very promising.

Mashashi Urogataya: another promising young lion.

Matthew Keith: IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN

Omezo Shikitei: young lion with promise

Kadonomaro Kamisaka: see: Shikitei.

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