Dark Phoenix Wrestling: A Woman Scorned

Theheel · March 11, 2017

<p>Card for Red Alert</p><p> </p><p>

Hoshiko Tagawa vs <strong>Velvet Suarez</strong></p><p>

<strong>Going to go with the wrestler who has been under contract</strong></p><p> </p><p>

First Blood Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

<strong>Killer Kathy McMahon</strong>vs ????? (w/ Tamara McFly)</p><p>

<strong>Kathy has held the title for some time and it might be time for some to beat her. The first blood stip could be a way to get the title off her with little damage the question is who?</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Non-Title Match</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Gorgon</strong></p><p>

<strong>Don't see a change here</strong></p><p>

Main Event</p><p>

<strong>Kate Avatar</strong> vs Laura Flame</p><p>

<strong>My guess is something happens here as I think the pressure starts to get to Kate</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Plus, B.W.A. in action!</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

Will all the matches on the advertised card actually take place? (You're guess is as good as mine ) <strong>Yes</strong></p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush at the announce table as DPW's new color commentator? <strong>How about some chaos and it's Cat Quine</strong></p><p>

Who will be the wrestler representing Tamara McFly against Killer Kathy McMahon? <strong>Charity Dark</strong></p><p>

Who will debut to challenge Gorgon to a Queen of the Ring title match at Bitter Harvest? <strong>Paige Croft</strong></p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show? <strong>0</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right rules)</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event? (Kate vs Melody was a 68)<strong>68</strong></p>

MisterRomanini · March 11, 2017

<p><strong>Hoshiko Tagawa</strong> vs Velvet Suarez</p><p> </p><p>

First Blood Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

<strong>Killer Kathy McMahon</strong> vs ???? (w/ Tamara McFly)</p><p> </p><p>

Non-Title Match</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Gorgon</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event</p><p>

<strong>Kate Avatar</strong> vs Laura Flame</p><p> </p><p>

Plus, B.W.A. in action!</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

Will all the matches on the advertised card actually take place? (You're guess is as good as mine ) <strong>Yep.</strong></p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush at the announce table as DPW's new color commentator? <strong>Grace Harper</strong></p><p>

Who will be the wrestler representing Tamara McFly against Killer Kathy McMahon? <strong>J-Ro</strong></p><p>

Who will debut to challenge Gorgon to a Queen of the Ring title match at Bitter Harvest? <strong>Alicia Strong</strong></p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show? <strong>None</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right rules)</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event? (Kate vs Melody was a 68) <strong>63</strong></p><p> </p><p>

*Card Subject to Change*</p>

MrWolf101 · March 14, 2017

<p>Chapter 37: Trial by Fire</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Phoenix Wrestling Presents…Red Alert</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lh2R288.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live from the Valley High School Gym</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Las Vegas, Nevada</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Saturday, Week 1, April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attendance: 413</div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Show Opening:</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/a4qrJi3.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jim Lou Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Welcome everyone at home to lovely Las Vegas, Nevada! I am Jim Lou Freebush, and as you might have guessed, we are making our debut in a new venue tonight, but we are going to still give you the same great action as always. I have the distinct pleasure of welcoming to DPW the man sitting next to me, Doc Messing.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Doc Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Thank you Jim. I’ve been following DPW these past couple years, but after that great show at All In All V, I had to come see what happens next in person.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Well, it’s great to have you here Doc. We’ve got a packed show, but is there anything you’re particularly looking forward to?</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I certainly think Laura Flame owes these fans some kind of explanation for her actions last…</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before DPW’s new color commentator can finish his sentence, the opening guitar riff of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/s4nWy8pmIM4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Barracuda- Heart"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> fills the gymnasium. Entering the room to a loud, but mixed reaction, Laura Flame surveys the stands along the gym walls before heading to the ring with a microphone in hand.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>It looks like you won’t have to wait that long after all, Doc.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Walking a small circle in the middle of the canvas, Flame waits out chants of ‘Why Laura, why?!’ from her detractors in the audience, “Why? You want to know why?! I’ll tell you why!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Just as the redhead’s voice reaches peak volume, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MFqBTSvBPAU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="White Zombie More Human Than Human"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> blares through the large speakers set up near the makeshift entrance, and 413 fans release a deafening pop in unison.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Emerging slowly from the back, Kate Avatar stops halfway to the ring before lifting up a microphone of her own, “Laura, frankly, I don’t give a shit why you decided to attack me after my match with Melody last month. I’ve always thought you were a talented kid, but if you think this is the way to go about making a name for yourself, you’re going to be sorely disappointed.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Looking down at the mat, a smirk comes over Flame’s face, “Kate…it’s always got to be about you, doesn’t it? I saved your ass from losing this company, because Phil Vibert would run this place into the ground just like he did with DAVE. But the truth is, you’re no better than him. Oh yeah, in the back, it’s always words of encouragement, so wise and so fair, but when it came down to it, you were willing to put more than a dozen women out of work just to feed your ego!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Laura’s words still hanging in the air, Hell Cat holds a hand up as she struggles for a response, “Hey…listen here, I…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “No! You listen to me! You got Deborah and Claire and Simony fired because you took the shortcut, the easy way. Instead of fighting for them, you took the first thing that Vibert offered you,” with the audience hanging on every syllable, Laura’s passion begins to bring more and more of the crowd on to her side, and Avatar can’t help but notice the increasingly accusing stares from the audience. “But, that’s the way it’s always been. Hell Cat Kate Avatar, the woman that only cares about herself. The woman that will screw over anyone and everyone to get what she wants.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Rather than continuing the argument with Laura, Kate lets out a long sigh before turning around to return to the back.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh yeah, run! Run away like you always do when the going gets tough! Run away just like you did from BSC!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> At Flame’s final word, Hell Cat’s eyes go wide as she stops dead in her tracks. Pivoting, Avatar rushes the ring, and to the loud cheers of fans, starts brawling with Laura. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Exchanging furious punches, the two wrestlers look to inflict maximum damage with each blow, until several members of the newly hired security team enter the ring to separate the two.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I want a match, tonight!” Laura screams.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You got it!” Kate fires back, as the pair are dragged towards opposite ends of the gym.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: B</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Wow, Kate Avatar versus Laura Flame, one on one tonight!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>That will be the first time ever, if I’m not mistaken. I guess I couldn’t have picked a better show to…</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Public Enemy’s </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"><em>Fear of a Black Planet</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> pumps into the gym, and a triumphant LaRue X strolls into the room with a menacing Sista Kass following close behind.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>They really don’t care about audio cues here, do they Jim?</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After absorbing vitriol from the crowd, the two women thrust their right fists into the air, all while their new entrance music continues to shake the stands the fans sit in.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #1: B.W.A. (LaRue X and Sista Kass) vs The Apron Dwellers (Candy Floss and Millie the Minx)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/CmAoeE5.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/bt73xY8.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LaRue X and Sista Kass are joined in the ring by the debuting Candy Floss and Millie the Minx, the two women new to DPW not appearing to know what they are in for as they wave at the crowd.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>The Apron Dwellers, as they like to be called, are the KOWF Tag Team Champions, so you have to think they will give LaRue and Kass a tough fight, considering…</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Grabbing Millie the Minx around the throat, Sista Kass chokeslams the smaller wrestler into the mat to begin the match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Oh my.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What ensues is a complete steamrolling of Millie and Candy Floss, the latter taking such an extreme beating from Kass that the audience has to stop their chant of ‘Kass is gonna kill you’ for fear that the behemoth might actually end the life of her opponent. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The pink haired wrestler sufficiently battered, Kass lets Millie tag in, only to destroy the QAW original after the smaller woman gets in a brief spurt of offense.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ending the carnage at the seven-minute mark, LaRue instructs Kass to tag her in, and the slender brawler follows up by hitting Millie with Black Power for the pin.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall: B.W.A.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Complete and utter domination. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Kass be more devastating before.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOjdvnd.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While Kass and LaRue celebrate in the ring, a blonde woman climbs through the ropes and approaches the pair with a microphone in hand.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Noticing this new face, LaRue looks the blonde up and down with eyes narrowed, “Who the f*ck are you?!” </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh me? I’m Hailey Hunter, the new interviewer for DPW,” her voice bubbly, Hailey does not flinch as Kass looms over her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a brief stare down with Hunter, LaRue lets out a laugh, and lightly taps Kass on the chest, “Check it out, Sista, apparently this company is paying a white bitch to stand around with a mic now, go figure.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Well actually, I’m here to ask Sista Kass about her actions at All In All V, about why she turned her back on Thea Davis,” unafraid, Hailey moves the microphone in front of Kass’ face with vigor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Turned my back? Look here little girl, Thea and me had a business relationship, pure and simple. She hired me, but when it comes down to it, I found something worth more than money. The woman standing next to me opened my eyes, showed me just how much using my muscle to prop up Thea was hurting me. All the people out there see me as nothing but a Killer, judge me by the color of my skin, and that’s never going to change. But that’s fine, because I’ve joined with LaRue X to show all of you what the real strength of Black Power looks like, and those two bitches limping to the back with their tails in between their legs are just the beginning.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Hunter opens her mouth for a follow up question, LaRue jerks the microphone towards herself, “That’s right! We are Black with Attitude, we are Beautiful with Attitude, we are Bitches with Attitude. Quite simply, we are B.W.A. We just decimated Millie the Minx and Candy Floss, and let me tell you, if that’s the best KOWF has to offer, then that’s just straight up pathetic.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Hailey can interject, LaRue wrenches the microphone away from her and finds the nearest camera to stare directly into, “Listen here, B.W.A. is laying out the challenge right now. Next month, we take on all comers. Whatever tag teams think they can stand up to us, either in the back or out there watching, we’ll have a tournament for a shot at the Deuces Wild titles. Don’t be surprised if no one shows up, because all you Vegas crackas know there ain’t nobody that can beat us!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Throwing the microphone down at Hunter’s feet, LaRue raises her right fist into the air, and Kass joins her in silent protest as the crowd wells up with boos. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Can B.W.A. just set up a tournament like that?</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I think Kate Avatar has a lot more on her mind right now. Are you going to be the one to tell them no?</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Hmm.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attached to the wall of the gym, a video screen has been erected next to where the wrestlers enter and exit. Cutting backstage, Killer Kathy McMahon stares into her familiar mirror, Ariel Breaks shown standing far behind her in the reflection as the Athena Warrior begins to speak.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Mirrors, the main tool supporting the vanity of this world. Everyone looks, seeing what they want to see, never knowing the truth.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Turning towards the camera, Kathy keeps her tone flat as her gaze remains fixed on the lens, “When I look, all I see is blood. Tamara McFly, I ended you at All In All V, and now you want to demand that I face someone of your choosing? Fine, I welcome your challenge.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Pivoting back to the mirror, McMahon shifts her focus so that her eyes lock with Ariel’s in the reflection, “More blood will be spilled, but never enough to satisfy me.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Sn1eoo3.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the gym, Kathy and Ariel are already in the ring when </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwotNLyz10&list=RDZDwotNLyz10" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwotNLyz10&list=RDZDwotNLyz10" rel="external nofollow"><em>Kashmir</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwotNLyz10&list=RDZDwotNLyz10" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> starts to play. Embracing the warm reception of the crowd, Tamara McFly gives a quick nod of thanks before quickly shifting her focus to the two women staring at her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Kathy, you’re right, at All In All V, you kicked my ass. Of course, that was after your lackey beat me down before the match, but that’s water under the bridge. You didn’t have to accept this challenge, but you did, which means you are every bit the warrior that belt around your waist says you are. But as I was being helped to the back last month, I realized there is one woman that is tougher than you, one woman that is more of a warrior than you’ll ever be."</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Tamara pauses, and </div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Fmr0Ybuv2b4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Our Lady Peace - Whatever (Chris Benoit Theme)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> fill the gym, the fans in attendance craning their necks as a woman in a white tank top and black tights steps into the room.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lKtiHxc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>That’s Sally Anne Christianson! She’s a former NOTBPW Women’s champion and Tamara McFly’s tag team partner in BSC!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Right you are Jim. Christianson is renowned for her technical ability, but I’m not so sure that will serve her well against a brawler like Killer Kathy in a First Blood match.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Somewhat reflective of Doc Messing’s sentiment, the crowd cheers for the appearance by Victoria Stone-McFly’s protégé, but the volume is not as loud as one would expect for someone that spent a combined eight years in NOTBPW.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #2: Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson (w/ Tamara McFly) – First Blood Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lKtiHxc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/psHhr1Z.png</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Pacing back and forth in front of her debuting opponent, Killer Kathy appears to be mumbling to herself as the referee calls for the bell.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Showing no signs of hesitation in fighting the unknown, McMahon immediately lashes out with a series of punches, but Christianson is able to use her technical skill to block each blow and then take the Athena Warrior down with a side suplex.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With both wrestlers looking to be the first to bloody their foe, the match quickly turns into a wild brawl. While Kathy shines as always in this environment, Sally Anne does not appear 100% comfortable having to hold back on unleashing her wrestling prowess to focus on trading strikes with McMahon instead.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Stalking the action on the outside, Ariel Breaks remains a constant source of concern for the challenger, even as McMahon shoots the fellow member of Jawbreaker menacing looks as if to say ‘Stay out of it.’</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After nearly ten minutes of fighting that results in nothing more than a stalemate, the action spills to the outside, and with Kathy down on the floor after a DDT from the former NOTBPW wrestler, Breaks decides to finally pounce on Christianson. Looking to hit Breakerfall on her partner’s opponent, Ariel sneaks up behind Sally Anne, but does not sense Tamara McFly doing the same to her.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/Sn1eoo3.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Breaks can strike, Tamara takes her down in a chokehold. Knowing that this is a one-on-one battle now, Christianson grabs a steel chair, but turns around to find McMahon upright.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Instead of throwing her arms up in defense, Kathy dares Sally Anne to hit her with the chair, and the challenger obliges. The Athena Warrior rocks back from the blow at first, but finding herself no worse for wear, shouts for Christianson to hit her again.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The sound of steel on skull rings throughout the gym, and when Sally Anne pulls the chair back, a trickle of blood flows down Kathy’s forehead, causing the referee to call for the bell.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Drawing First Blood and New DPW Athena Warrior: Sally Anne Christianson</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Engaging in a stare down with Kathy as she is awarded the Athena Warrior belt, Sally holds the title up to cheers from the fans, while the video screen cuts backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BRjcmA0.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/YNQZbsf.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the locker room, Electric Dreamer and Velvet Suarez are deep in conversation when Generation NOW step into the shot.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/fzOUm1W.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” instead of addressing the members of Velvet Dream, Selina Svelte sets her sights on the Deuces Wild titles hanging in Suarez and Dreamer’s lockers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Standing up to immediately get in the face of Selina and Hoshiko Tagawa, Velvet responds with a snide, “What do </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>you</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> want?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Hey, don’t you know who you’re talking to? We’re Generation NOW, the wrestlers that made everybody’s sweetheart tap out. As far as we can tell, that entitles us to a shot at your belts,” Tagawa points her finger into Velvet’s chest, which causes Dreamer to quickly rise to back up her tag team partner.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Entitled? You two never show any respect for your opponents, so you don’t deserve to be called champions,” the tag teams move closer to each other at Suarez’s statement, and while Selina balls up her fists, Hoshiko responds with a smirk.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Such confidence. I’m impressed. Tell you what, how about one of you meet me in the ring, and if you win, that’ll be the last you ever hear from us,” after a brief look towards one another, Dreamer and Velvet nod to accept Tagawa’s proposal, and Generation NOW leave the room, but only after Hoshiko feigns throwing a punch that makes the tag team champions flinch.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #3: Hoshiko Tagawa vs Velvet Suarez</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YNQZbsf.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> For a match featuring what amounts to the perceived second fiddles from their respective tag teams, Velvet and Hoshiko set out to steal the show from the outset and soon have the crowd buzzing after a series featuring rapid-fire counters.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Facing off against a smaller opponent for a change, Velvet is thrown off of her game by not being the quickest wrestler in the bout, and Tagawa seems to take great pleasure in staying one step ahead of the luchadora.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Watching from ringside, Electric Dreamer and Selina Svelte provide different decibel levels of encouragement, all while keeping a wary eye on the other to make sure interference does not determine the outcome of this match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Surprisingly, after twelve minutes of non-stop action, it is Velvet who tires first, providing Tagawa the opening she has been looking for. Taking Suarez down to the mat, Hoshiko slaps on the Rolling Leglock.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/fzOUm1W.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Velvet looks for salvation by grabbing the bottom rope, but right as she does, Selina jumps up on the ring apron, diverting the referee’s attention for just a second. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This distraction is all Tagawa needs, dragging the luchadora back to the middle of the ring as Dreamer shouts out protests in Spanish. Velvet tries to hold out for several more seconds, but with no relief in sight, is forced to tap.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Submission: Hoshiko Tagawa</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Holding her right knee, Suarez is helped to her feet by Electric Dreamer once the purple clad wrestler rolls to the gym floor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the ring, Hoshiko and Selina lean over the top rope to yell, “Do we deserve a title shot now?!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOjdvnd.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/7A68NMO.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Pivoting backstage, a beaming Emiko Miyoshi stands in front of a whitewashed brick wall as Hailey Hunter holds a microphone out towards her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Emiko, at All In All V, you outlasted nine other women in a battle royal to stay in DPW. That included eliminating the 284-pound Monster Ishimura to win the match. I’ve got to ask you; how does that feel?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Well, what do they say here, the bigger they are, the harder they fall? Beating Monster was hard, but not as hard as saying goodbye to my friends, Nami and Kaori. I will miss them, but now I fight for them. I fight to show all of America what Japan has to...”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Miyoshi can finish, a deep laugh emanates from behind the cruiserweight. Panning back, the camera reveals Gorgon as the source of this blast of mirth, and the Queen of the Ring ignores Hunter as she moves next to Emiko.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dYTS9u8.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Japan? Unlike you, midget, I’ve fought the best that country has to offer. The Missouri Bruisers ran roughshod over 5SSW, until they finally paid us to leave. But if you want to step in the ring with me, and show your friends how much fight you have, I’m game. It won’t be for the Queen of the Ring title though, because once I beat you, I’m going to finally toss that belt in the garbage where it belongs.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Not waiting for a response from Emiko, Gorgon briskly walks away, while Miyoshi’s face takes on a look of determination.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #4: Emiko Miyoshi vs Gorgon – Non-Title</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/7A68NMO.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dYTS9u8.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> If Gorgon was expecting to just steamroll Emiko, she is quickly proven wrong as the Japanese Cruiserweight starts off the match with a flurry of offense that sends the reigning Queen of the Ring rolling to the floor to recover.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Wow, the champion sure didn’t see that coming. You have to give Emiko credit for showing no fear.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Yes, but she better be careful, because if there’s one thing we’ve learned about Gorgon over these past few months, is that she always has a trick or two up her sleeve.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing Doc’s streak of prescience, the twenty-one year veteran anticipates Miyoshi’s dive out of the ring, countering the move to slam her foe into the hard gym floor.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Even this blow does not throw Emiko off course in her battle against the champion, but as the match continues, an apparent bout of nerves throws the cruiserweight slightly off her game. Not helping the cause is the complete lack of chemistry between Miyoshi and Gorgon, but with the Queen of the Ring acting as the bully, the crowd at least rallies to Miyoshi’s side to make for an entertaining bout.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After nearly ten minutes of struggle, Emiko has Gorgon back on her heels after a series of kicks, but when the cruiserweight goes for the Miyoshi Cradle, the Queen of the Ring grabs the top rope to keep herself from being flipped over. Now in her foe’s clutches, Emiko fights to break free, but before she can, Gorgon gets a running start to connect with a Hydra Bomb that puts an abrupt end to the upset attempt.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall: Gorgon</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To boos, Gorgon gives Emiko a kick to the back as a parting shot while the Japanese Cruiserweight rolls out of the ring. The champion then demands her belt from the referee and shouts at the newly hired event staff to bring a garbage can to her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the garbage can has been set up on the canvas, Gorgon grabs a microphone to address the jeering crowd, “Now it is time to do what should have been done long ago. This title, this last reminder of that company that doesn’t deserve to have its name uttered, is less than garbage. I will be the one to rid the world of it, once and for all!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Holding the Queen of the Ring title over the garbage can, Gorgon is about to release her grip on the belt when </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xIXCVZ9evuo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="PropellerHeads - SpyBreak!"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> begins to play.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience isn’t sure how to react to this familiar music at first, but that all clears up when a diminutive blonde steps out from backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/WAoTDXI.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Paige Croft! The QAW World champion, here in DPW!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While the fans pop at this appearance by the final BSC Queen of the Ring, Paige stares down Gorgon before bringing a microphone to her mouth, “Alison, you have something that belongs to me.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience cheers again for this statement, and Gorgon takes a step back as Croft continues, “I know the only worthless thing in that ring is you, but if you want to prove me wrong, let’s have a match at Bitter Harvest for the right to be called Queen of the Ring.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Regaining her composure, Gorgon responds to this challenge by moving back towards the garbage can, but before she can throw the title away, Paige charges the ring. The champion lashes out with a wild punch with her free hand, but Croft easily dodges the blow and then sends the larger wrestler flying with an impressive suplex.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Paige holds the Queen of the Ring belt high above her head to more cheers, Gorgon retreats to the back, giving one last look of fury back at Croft before exiting.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YktNqrZ.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shifting to an undisclosed location, the video screen shows Charity Dark and Sandra Shine as they kneel in front of an unseen figure.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Rise,” a voice proclaims from off screen, and the Ladies Reborn obey, but keep their heads bowed.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Ap3fLD2.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Zooming out, the camera reveals Lady Vixxen, in full black leather regalia, as the source of the command, and the three remain in silence until Sandra speaks, “Thank you Lady, for saving us from the clutches of the false prophet.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Yes, we would not be where we are without you,” in response to Charity’s sentiment, Vixxen reaches out and gently lifts up the chins of her worshipers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “The Dark and the Light, you never needed me to be great. You have proved yourself more than worthy, but do not fight for me, fight for each other. Only then will you understand what it means to be a Lady of the Night.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The camera zooms back in on the faces of Sandra and Charity as they take in Vixxen’s words, but when it goes back to the wide shot, Vixxen is nowhere to be found.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Transitioning to hype for the main event, the video screen shows a collection of clips set to Lorde’s </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dpapgTL7Mnw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Lorde - Bravado (lyrics)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dpapgTL7Mnw" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dpapgTL7Mnw" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/dpapgTL7Mnw"</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dpapgTL7Mnw" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With minimal in-ring time together, the video starts by highlighting Kate Avatar and Laura Flame’s careers in DPW to date, focusing on both wrestler’s individual runs with the Queen of the Ring title. Mixed into the package are moments from each woman’s best matches, including Laura versus Gorgon and Kate against Simony Sentinel.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the music shifts in tone, the video transitions to Flame taking out Kate during a hail of kicks at last year’s Body Count match, followed by Laura stopping Phil Vibert from interfering in the main event of All In All V last month.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Finally, the reel ends with Hell Cat being on the wrong end of a Flame Fire Kick after that match, the final image being that of Laura standing over Avatar’s body.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Laura Flame already in the ring, the first beats of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MFqBTSvBPAU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="White Zombie More Human Than Human"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> bring the already hot crowd to their feet as Kate Avatar makes her way into the gym.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Stopping to take in the cheers from the fans, Hell Cat looks from side to side before lifting up her microphone.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I’ve been through a lot of wars in my career. First, Alison Capone tried to take me out. Then Dharma Gregg and Amber Allen. After that, it was Jaime Quine, Joanne Rodriguez, Talia Quinzel, Alicia Strong, the list goes on and on. Hell, Emma Bitch threw me from the top of Thunder Dome trying to end my career. Each time I get back up, but each time I lose a little bit of myself.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Walking closer towards the ring, Avatar motions towards Flame as the audience hangs on her every word, “The woman in front of me, the one that’s apparently decided to put her name next on that long list, might be the toughest of them all. She’s been trained by a legend and has the fire in her to be great. But what she doesn’t understand, is that my name is Kate Avatar, and I’m here to raise hell!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: B+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Main Event: Kate Avatar vs Laura Flame</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Quite the declaration from Hell Cat. If anyone can back up such a strong statement, it’s her.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Not so fast, Jim. I'm a big fan of Avatar’s, but I wouldn’t underestimate the fire that's burning inside Laura Flame.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a big fight feel in the air, the crowd is electric as Kate and Laura lock up to begin the match. This rabid spirit continues even as the two foes engage in a long feeling out process, neither wrestler willing to fully unleash their fury until they are certain of their advantage.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the action unfolds, Avatar is just a step slow, perhaps thrown off her game at having so much on her mind. Flame shows little concern for what exactly this may be, striking out at Kate with a stream of brutal strikes that bloodies Hell Cat.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Fighting through her forming crimson mask, Avatar rallies by targeting Laura’s knees, trying to chop down the redhead to lessen the impact of her powerful kicks. This tactic largely works, but in the process, Kate expends a great deal of energy trying to keep Flame down on the mat.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When Avatar moves to put Laura in Hell Cat’s Cradle, the redhead bites her fingers, shifting the momentum of the match.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Now back on her heels, Kate has to withstand another barrage from her opponent, culminating with a Flame Fire Kick that sends Hell Cat flipping over the top rope. Not satisfied at the prospect of a count-out victory, Laura follows her foe to the floor, but as she picks Kate up, Avatar responds with a punch to the gut.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Quickly lifting up her doubled-over opponent, Hell Cat slams Flame’s head into the gymnasium floor with a Dark Phoenix Driver that pops the crowd.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both women remain down as the referee proceeds with his count, Kate being the first to get up at ‘Five.’ Crawling into the ring, Hell Cat lays on the mat to recover, and is joined by Flame, who manages to roll underneath the ropes right before Gregory Chapman’s count reaches ten.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Resetting, the struggle between Laura and Kate continues on past the twenty-minute mark. When Avatar goes for another Dark Phoenix Driver, Laura counters with an uppercut and lines Hell Cat up for a second Flame Fire Kick.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Just when the redhead is about to lunge out with her finisher, she eyes a familiar face walking out from the back.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Claire Winters, what is she doing here?!</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I imagine she’s not ready to let go of her unfinished business with Laura Flame just quite yet.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The former tag team partners eye each other as Winters approaches the ring. Her focus completely removed from her opponent, Flame does not appear to feel a recovered Kate sneaking up behind her for what looks to be a quick pin attempt. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Claire reaches the apron, she nods at Laura, and the redhead spins around to connect with a Flame Fire Kick square to Avatar’s jaw.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Wait…what?!</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame moves quickly to cover Hell Cat, and Claire lets out a triumphant laugh as the referee counts 1 – 2 – 3 to give Laura the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Winner via Pinfall: Laura Flame</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C+ (65)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While the crowd showers Fire N Ice with boos, Claire runs into the ring to join Laura in stomping away on Kate.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I ain’t done with this bitch yet!” Flame cries, her face turning red as she spews forth her anger.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Picking the limp Avatar up from the mat, Winters holds Hell Cat so her partner can land another Flame Fire Kick to their victim’s head.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shouting out that it is her turn, Claire moves in front of an unconscious Kate as Laura slips behind Hell Cat to prop up the owner of DPW. In one fluid motion, Winters whirls around for a spinning heel kick to Avatar’s temple, sending Hell Cat back to the canvas in a crumpled heap.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Avatar lays motionless on the mat, Laura crouches down before speaking, “You see that, Kate, no one is coming to help you. No one is coming to save you. You want to know why? Because there’s no one left, no one left that’s willing to get screwed over by you!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> For good measure, Laura jumps in place and lands with her full weight on the back of Hell Cat’s neck, causing a sickening crunch to echo throughout the gym. With dual sneers at the fans, Fire N Ice finally decide to leave the ring to an intensifying cascade of boos.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating: C (61)</strong></div><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quick Results</span></strong><p> </p><p> B.W.A. def. The Apron Dwellers (Candy Floss and Millie the Minx)</p><p> </p><p> Sally Anne Christianson (w/ Tamara McFly) def. Killer Kathy McMahon in a First Blood match to become the new DPW Athena Warrior</p><p> </p><p> Hoshiko Tagawa def. Velvet Suarez</p><p> </p><p> Gorgon def. Emiko Miyoshi</p><p> </p><p> Laura Flame def. Kate Avatar after an apparent distraction by Claire Winters turned out to be a planned ruse to get Kate to lower her defenses</p><p> </p><p> Did all the matches occur as announced? Yes, though in a slightly different order</p><p> Who joined Jim Lou Freebush at the announce table as DPW’s new color commentator? Doc Messing</p><p> Who represented Tamara McFly against Killer Kathy McMahon? Sally Anne Christianson</p><p> Who debuted to challenge Gorgon for a Queen of the Ring title match at Bitter Harvest? Paige Croft</p><p> How many titles changed hands during the show? 1</p><p> What was the rating of the main event? A respectable 65</p></div></blockquote>

MrWolf101 · March 14, 2017

<p>Prediction Contest Results and Card for the Girl Power Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Well, that took longer to put together than I would have liked. One of these days, I'm going to get back to the once a week pace (at this rate, an in-game year will take six months), but for now, I'll just have to feel my way around shortening the word count.</p><p> </p><p> That said, I was happy to see divergence in the predictions, and that Theheel nailed Paige Croft as the Gorgon's next challenger. I'll get more into this when I do the show review tomorrow, but as you might have guessed, Theheel's pick for the wrestler to be saved was Claire Winters. Luckily, this main event allowed me to get her right back into the story, but hopefully in a way not a lot of people saw coming. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> As for the prediction contest results:</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>1st Place (tie) - kingjames: 4 points</strong><p> <strong>1st Place (tie) - Dr_Avalanche: 4 points</strong></p><p> 2nd Place (tie) - Theheel: 3 points</p><p> 2nd Place (tie) MisterRomanini: 3 points</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> For the tiebreaker, both kingjames and Dr_Avalanche went over, and under true Price is Right rules, this means neither one wins (seriously, this is how the game show works. Look up clips where this happens, it's incredibly messed up. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />)</p><p> </p><p> Because I'm not as mean as Bob Barker or Drew Carey, let's say both win. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> kingjames and Dr_Avalanche, feel free to send me which member of the roster you want to have interviewed by Doc Messing. It's been long enough since the last one that any wrestler will work, and since kingjames technically was closer to the right number grade, their pick will get posted in the next round of interludes.</p><p> </p><p> As B.W.A. laid out during their promo at Red Alert, the next show will feature a tag team tournament, not coincidentally named the Girl Power Tag Team Tournament, after the old BSC tag team titles.</p><p> </p><p> The prize for winning the prediction contest will be to pick which of the mystery tag teams gets a long-term contract with DPW, and I have a hunch on who people will pick. <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><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Card for the Girl Power Tag Team Tournament</span></strong><p> </p><p><strong> Tournament Semi-Final #1</strong></p><p> B.W.A. vs ????</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tournament Semi-Final #2</strong></p><p> Ladies Reborn vs ????</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Two out of Three Falls Match (Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></p><p> Generation NOW vs Velvet Dream ©</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Tournament Final - Winners Received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest</strong></p><p> Winners Semi-Final #1 vs Winners Semi-Final #2</p><p> </p><p><strong> Main Event - If Fire N Ice Win, Claire Winters gets her job back</strong></p><p> Fire N Ice vs Kate Avatar and ????</p><p> </p><p> Plus, interviews with Paige Croft and Gorgon ahead of their title match at Bitter Harvest.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bonus Questions</span></strong></p><p> Who will the two mystery tag teams be? (One point for each correctly named team - Hint: They are former BSC tag teams, and that list can be found <a href="www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2162894&postcount=10" rel="">here</a>)</p><p> Who will be Kate Avatar's partner in the main event?</p><p> Who will debut to challenge Emiko Miyoshi to a friendly sparring match at Bitter Harvest?</p><p> Will the tag titles change hands?</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tiebreaker</span></strong></p><p> What will be the number grade of the main event (last show was 65)?</p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

Dr_Avalanche · March 15, 2017

<p>Another great show. You know, I'm liking your heels so much I'm rooting for them even though they do terrible things. Kind of getting the wrong kind of over here... <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Popped so hard for Laura and Claire taking out their (justified, imo) anger at Kate, and B.W.A are great as well. Glad to see Emiko getting some of the spotlight. No shame in losing to someone like Gorgon, certainly not in the way she lost. </p><p> </p><p>

Regarding the mystery tag teams, I was praying for the Birds of Prey, but hey, you can't get everything... <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>

I can't believe I haven't done a tag team tournament in QAW. Adding that to the to-do list...</p><p> </p><p>

So, the predictions:</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #1</p><p>

Need to build fear of B.W.A. I imagine they dominate their opponents here.</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #2</p><p>

Ladies Reborn vs <strong>????</strong></p><p>

Well, Ladies Reborn could easily win here, but if the scenario in my head plays out, I think they encounter the stronger of the two new teams. B.W.A against Blonde Ambition in the final sounds so juicy I can't resist going for it.</p><p> </p><p>

Two out of Three Falls Match (Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Velvet Dream ©</strong></p><p>

Not much feeling here, but the lucha rules speak for the champs retaining.</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Final - Winners Received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest</p><p>

<strong>Winners Semi-Final #1</strong> vs Winners Semi-Final #2</p><p>

Going back and forth here. On one hand, B.W.A seems like the natural choice, but if the opponents are Blonde Ambition, a win would kickstart such a natural feud. I think in the end a B.W.A win feels more natural. A mystery team coming in here out of nowhere and winning the whole thing I'm all for, but might seem a bit too sudden.</p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - If Fire N Ice Win, Claire Winters gets her job back</p><p>

<strong>Fire N Ice</strong> vs Kate Avatar and ????</p><p>

I feel I'm being set up, but Fire N Ice seem like a team that should be made to look really strong. On the theme of "Kate has no friends", her partner might not have her heart in it, or even full on turn on her. Looking forward to see how this turns out, </p><p> </p><p>

Plus, interviews with Paige Croft and Gorgon ahead of their title match at Bitter Harvest.</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

Who will the two mystery tag teams be? (One point for each correctly named team - Hint: They are former BSC tag teams, and that list can be found here) - I'll go with <strong>Blonde Ambition</strong> and <strong>Fresh Petals</strong>. Very excited if I get to see Zoe Amiss back in action. I could see her team winning the whole thing. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

Who will be Kate Avatar's partner in the main event? Sally Anne Christianson?</p><p>

Who will debut to challenge Emiko Miyoshi to a friendly sparring match at Bitter Harvest? </p><p>

Not getting a read here... Could be literally anyone. <strong>Fuyuko Higa? </strong><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

Will the tag titles change hands? <strong>No.</strong> </p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event (last show was 65)? Tag team matches can get great numbers. Let's say <strong>69</strong>.</p>

KnowYourEnemy · March 15, 2017

<p>Card for the Girl Power Tag Team Tournament</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #1</p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #2</p><p>

Ladies Reborn vs <strong>????</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Two out of Three Falls Match (Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Velvet Dream ©</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Final - Winners Received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest</p><p>

Winners Semi-Final #1 vs <strong>Winners Semi-Final #2</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - If Fire N Ice Win, Claire Winters gets her job back</p><p>

<strong>Fire N Ice</strong> vs Kate Avatar and ????</p><p> </p><p>

Plus, interviews with Paige Croft and Gorgon ahead of their title match at Bitter Harvest.</p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event (last show was 65)? 62</p>

Sudo_Nym · March 15, 2017

<p>Hey, this is Sudo. I'm a long time listener, first time caller, and I just love your show.</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #1</p><p>

<em>Two high value talents</em></p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #2</p><p>

Ladies Reborn vs <strong>????</strong></p><p>

<em>Ladies Who?</em></p><p> </p><p>

Two out of Three Falls Match (Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Velvet Dream ©</strong></p><p>

<em>I feel like the Luchas are the higher upside play. Not sure where Gen NOW goes from here, though, except maybe the singles division.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Final - Winners Received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest</p><p>

<strong> Winners Semi-Final #1</strong> vs Winners Semi-Final #2</p><p>

<em>I think one of the mystery teams is going to be good, but I still don't think there's anyone worth putting over these two.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - If Fire N Ice Win, Claire Winters gets her job back</p><p>

<strong> Fire N Ice</strong> vs Kate Avatar and ????</p><p>

<em>Flame demands a push, Winters is solid, and this is a good way to get them both up.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

Who will the two mystery tag teams be? (One point for each correctly named team - Hint: They are former BSC tag teams, and that list can be found here)</p><p>

I think it's be Fresh Petals (Lilly & Rose) and Miss Bitch (Bitch & Masterson)</p><p> </p><p>

Who will be Kate Avatar's partner in the main event?</p><p>

<strong>Sally Anne Christianson</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Who will debut to challenge Emiko Miyoshi to a friendly sparring match at Bitter Harvest?</p><p>

<strong>Fuyoko Higa</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Will the tag titles change hands?</p><p>

Tiebreaker</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event (last show was 65)? <strong>64</strong></p>

MrWolf101 · March 16, 2017

<p>Review of Red Alert</p><p> </p><p> I'm doing this a little backwards with posting the review of Red Alert after putting up the card for the next show, but such is the joy of being an accountant in the first three months of the year. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Of course, there is still All In All V feedback to get to (can you tell I'm behind schedule? <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="GilmourGuy" data-cite="GilmourGuy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I also have thoughts regarding All in All.<p> </p><p> I really enjoyed the show. Thought it was a fantastic read (as well as pretty freaking brave). Deborah Young's little interlude did more to make me like her than anything so far. It looks like a fun spin on Kate Avatar character. Did she just win control of her company, only to sell out/fire half her workers? What does that make her?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you for the kind words. I guess you can call this a soft reboot of DPW. I was sad to see a lot of the workers go (it's weird how attached one can become to them). With Deborah Young, as I was writing that interlude, I was simming ahead in the game, and well, one of the next interludes will cover it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="GilmourGuy" data-cite="GilmourGuy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Yeah, the King appearance in the show before had me fooled. I thought she was coming in with a big push. BTW, I still think my logic is sound. How can you throw a wrestler as large as Gloria or Monster or King over the ropes? It's like what Michael Cole keeps saying about the Big Show.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> King is definitely on the radar now, but with as many new wrestlers that are coming in, I didn't want her to get lost in the shuffle. The good thing is she can continue to work for KOWF and develop until it's the right time to bring her back for a monster push.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="GilmourGuy" data-cite="GilmourGuy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Probably the biggest surprise for me is that you actually fired one of these two. Winters and Flame are bonafide studs. Before creating DVW, I wrote (but never posted) a CVerse diary that was essentially a rip on CHIKARA. Ie, way more goofy and silly than what I'm writing now. My top tag team was Winters and Flame, running a gimmick where they dressed and pretended to be Captain Cold and Heatwave from the Flash TV show. Good times.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, that is awesome! It's like the game cries out for them to be rivals or tag team partners. I mean, their nicknames are Red Hot and Ice Cold!</p><p> </p><p> I will give a big hat tip to Theheel for picking Claire to save. She was just starting to come into her own, so it's nice to continue that momentum.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="GilmourGuy" data-cite="GilmourGuy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Melody was a great choice for Vibert's hired gun. Too bad it didn't 'click' as well as you had hoped. I really enjoyed this main event. My one criticism is that I would have waited to have Flame turn on Kate.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So Flame's actions are definitely moving faster than I usually like to do. Part of it was wanting to have a hook heading into the next season, while also leaving myself options depending on who Theheel chose to save. Plus, I wanted Laura to give that promo to start Red Alert, and this just felt like the perfect set up for it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I'm really torn on the LaRue X/Kass/Thea Davies story. It totally gets me engaged, it kind of bothers me that I feel LaRue X and Kass are bad guys in the story. </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So this is one of the few instances where I can say this is intentional. I went back and forth on LaRue being a face or a heel before she debuted, but I went with heel because it is so against the grain, and what they say should make people uncomfortable (because nothing they say is necessarily untrue). The original idea I had for B.W.A. was for if I ever did a USPW playthrough, in which case LaRue would have a lot to get off her chest that the crowd would have to hate her for. The conclusion of the storyline is kind of a personal statement, so hopefully I don't get too preachy. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Almost every matchup I felt sad that one part had to go. Queens of the Damned was a group with instant character, but sometimes money talks. And I'm high on the winners, so yay...?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, Queens of the Damned outperformed greatly their original design (put over Velvet Dream) that it sucks that I booked myself into a corner with the stipulation. The crappy thing is La Hija and Queen Amazon have both since been released by OLLIE, so hopefully if I ever decide to bring them back, they won't be too rusty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I understand MrWolf101's reasoning regarding Simony and Doll Parts, but I still won't forgive it. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I was so mad when I read it!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I was mad at myself writing it. <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="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Sorry to see Deborah's return not really working out the way you hoped. She's not really doing all that fantastic in my game either, though she's functional in her particular role. On my larger roster, I can afford to have a "secondary" monster. As a singles competitor, I don't see her put up the numbers you would hope for.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I feel like I failed Deborah more than anything. If I pushed her to the moon, I think she could have been where Kass is now, but it's just one of those things. I know the stats are different in 2016 vs 2010, but in 2010, she could put on great matches, but in the end, the ratings just weren't there. Of course, I didn't exactly put her in a situation to succeed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> If Season Five was "Everything Burns", then Season Six has to be "Rise Again", right?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Ah, oh no. Not to spoil anything, but this is probably going to be the darkest season yet. I probably need to study the Man Under Pressure storyline better, but that's a good parameter about what Kate is about to go through.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> If we consider DPW to be the successor to BSC, then my god, what an unstable organization. BSC starts out as pure eye candy, turns into an actual wrestling promotion, dies a sudden and unexpected death, Kate starts DPW as a gritty continuation of BSC, DPW starts allowing back in early BSC sexual content (in small doses), DPW nearly dies due to finances once again, and now, DPW is given a second (third?) lease on life - with some stipulations. In some ways, BSC/DPW has been no less than five different promotions over the course of its life, which is what, about 10 years if you combine both promotions?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This is a perfect description. I will agree with the five different incarnations. BSC had two under Kate, and I would call this the third phase of DPW (initial build, Yo Ho! years, and now this vision, which may or may not be Kate's).</p><p> </p><p> It's not a tremendous endorsement of Kate's booking skill, but I guess she'd rather error on the side of refreshing too early than waiting too long and becoming stale. The longest phase of BSC was about three and a half years, so here's hoping this one can top that.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Hell of a stipulation, the firing of everyone. Even more impressive you've followed through. We might need a roster update, to see who marked their doors and had the angel of death pass over them.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Roster update is definitely coming after Bitter Harvest. I wanted to wait until then because by then, all the new wrestlers (at least those that are not pre-show jobbers) will have debuted. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Red Alert</span></strong></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong>B.W.A. vs The Apron Dwellers</strong></p><p> <em>B.W.A. defeats Godzilla right now. Technically, that'd be a handicap match, but G-Daddy still outweighs B.W.A. so I'm not sure it's much of a handicap. B.W.A. wins anyway.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, I guess Godzilla could get King Kong as a tag team partner and they <em>might</em> have a chance. </p><p> </p><p> B.W.A. are a lot of fun to book, and I'm hoping the plan I have for them won't feel too rushed.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson</strong></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Theheel" data-cite="Theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong>Kathy has held the title for some time and it might be time for some to beat her. The first blood stip could be a way to get the title off her with little damage the question is who?</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> The streak is getting long enough that I start to look around for the sign of a credible threat that could dethrone the champion and those ???? are suggestive. I'm probably wrong, but let's go with the mystery wrestler. First blood is one of those match types where a slip could decide the outcome. Also, McMahon feels over enough that she could probably be the menacing threat she is just as well without a title.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Both of you are spot on. Kathy's reign reached one year at All In All V, which is the maximum I like to do. Bringing in Sally (despite her F+ popularity) was a good way to keep in line with the idea that Victoria is exerting her influence over Kate's decisions while having a logical storyline reason, with Sally having been in a tag team with Tamara in BSC.</p><p> </p><p> Unfortunately, Sally let Kate know after the show that brawling matches do not suit her (despite having an above average Rumble rating). Considering the No DQ nature of the Athena title, this could pose a problem, but I think I'll find a way around it. The rematch at Bitter Harvest should be a good indicator of what Sally's DPW potential will be.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>It would appear that the sexuality is going to be toned down in the "All-New, All-Different" DPW, but the violence isn't going to be. I think this match does happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the one taken off the card. Assuming it does happen, I would take Killer Kathy over a bulldozer in a one-on-one match right now. A literal bulldozer.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, the first blood stipulation ended up being a good way of giving Kathy an 'out.' I wanted to get the title off of her because I think it's time she moved up, and doing so can give her a reason to get even <em>more</em> vicious.</p><p> </p><p> I've always thought of NOTBPW as being gritty wreslting (whether technical or just brutal physically), so if DPW is going to become NOTBPW-south, the violence quotient will probably stay the same, if not more. <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> As for the other predicted opponents, 5SSW as locked down most of them. I would love to bring Amber Allen back, but she is going to be in Japan on a written deal for at least another year. Same with Jillian Jarvis, who after seeing her performances in Dr_Avalanche's diary, I wish I had brought in when I could have.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Hoshiko Tagawa vs Velvet Suarez</strong></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>I think this is a tryout match for Hoshiko, figure out what kind of match grades she can put up. As such, I think the safer bet is to let your established wrestler pick up the victory, in case Tagawa stinks, because then you haven't really lost anything if it turns out Tagawa's a dud - instead of giving the dud the victory over your established worker.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Pretty much. Suprisingly, Hoshiko outperformed Velvet in a Steal the Show match, which was very unexpected. The upside is that I have a better sense of where both wrestlers stand at this point, for better or worse. For Velvet, this means that her lack of stamina locks her in as a tag team wrestler for the foreseeable future, while Hoshiko firms up her status as the new carrier of the 'Kathy McMahon' slow burn push.</p><p> </p><p> In terms of the outcome, after Generation NOW's big win against Simony, I felt like if Tagawa lost this, it would kind of kill that momentum right away. Plus, I need a feud for the tag division. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Emiko Miyoshi vs Gorgon</strong></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Well, now you're just mean. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> There can be honor in defeat, and I hope Emiko gets to put on a valiant effort, but I can't see her win this.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, this was pretty messed up to do to Emiko after her big win. I figured it would be a good way to measure her performance in a vacuum (Gorgon can have a good match with anyone). Considering Miyoshi was off her game and the two had bad chemistry, I was happy with the outcome. The next few shows will be big in figuring out exactly how far Emiko can go at this point, though.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Kate Avatar vs Laura Flame</strong></p><p> </p><p> Despite the down rating for the match compared to other main events, I was happy with the outcome. Kate had her first 'off game' match I can remember, while I hadn't really had Laura do longer storytelling matches before, so this was a good way of gauging how that suits her. The good news is that the angles and this match increased the popularity of both women.</p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kingjames" data-cite="kingjames" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>If there's one person in DPW who's willing to put ANYONE over, it's Kate. Mostly because she's you and doesn't have any real say about it </em><img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> But I think we're on the verge of Flame getting a serious push into the upper reaches of DPW. Especially since Deborah Young's out of your main event card, there's room for someone to slide into the upper card.</em></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Exactly. I guess you can say Kate fills the Capitano roll in DPW. I'm happy to report the turn for both Laura and Claire went off without a hitch, so I'm hoping it didn't feel to gimmicky. Flame might be the best all-around member of the roster, with LaRue X a close second, so it feels like she's earned such a big victory.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><em> Now, wouldn't it be interesting if Laura won? I want to think it could happen, but I haven't really convinced myself. Not quite feeling where this is going yet.</em></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> So, if Claire hadn't been selected as the wrestler to be saved, this match would have ended in a draw after some interference (I'll let people speculate by who), but I really like how this turned out. I'm hoping people were at least a little swerved thinking Claire was going to cost Laura the match, and this way, they get to have another heel-building promo at the next event.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em><strong> Bonus Questions</strong></em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><em> Who will join Jim Lou Freebush at the announce table as DPW's new color commentator? Just because it would amuse me as much as it would piss me off, </em><em><strong>Catherine Quine</strong></em><em>. It doesn't seem likely, but I'm in the mood for a longshot. </em><img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Theheel" data-cite="Theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><em> Who will join Jim Lou Freebush at the announce table as DPW's new color commentator? </em><em><strong>How about some chaos and it's Cat Quine</strong></em></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Quine was definitely a consideration, but I think I'm going to slowly slide in hints about the alliance until I can think out a proper storyline for it. I also thought about Farrah, but decided against it for largely the same reason. With Doc, he kind of takes over the Vibert role of having a talk show, but is less rough around the edges, so to speak. </em><img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> It also helps that he's a very positive influence backstage.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><em> Who will debut to challenge Gorgon to a Queen of the Ring title match at Bitter Harvest? Is </em><em><strong>Sara Marie York</strong></em><em> too big for DPW? I hope not. </em></p><p><em> How many titles will change hands during the show? </em><em><strong>One!</strong></em></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> So funny thing, York was the original plan for this spot. The problem I had as I thought it out is that why would she care what happens to the Queen of the Ring belt. I had always been itching to bring in Paige as the last reigning BSC Queen of the Ring, so I finally pulled the trigger here. I am hopeful after Paige's dark match at Red Alert that this was the right decision, but I have a lot to live up to when writing her character. </em><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><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><em>Another great show. You know, I'm liking your heels so much I'm rooting for them even though they do terrible things. Kind of getting the wrong kind of over here... </em><img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> Popped so hard for Laura and Claire taking out their (justified, imo) anger at Kate, and B.W.A are great as well. Glad to see Emiko getting some of the spotlight. No shame in losing to someone like Gorgon, certainly not in the way she lost. </em></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Thanks! You know, it's funny. Ted DiBiase and Jake Roberts were my favorite wrestlers when I was a kid. I definitely think I'm better at writing heels than faces, and that probably has something to do with it. </em><img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> I'm glad the angle with Laura and Claire worked for you. I was worried that I had it happen too quickly, but I was really happy with how it turned out. I saw Logan before writing this, which probably should give everyone an idea on where this season is going.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> I'm hopeful for Emiko. I haven't run Bitter Harvest yet, but her performance there should give me a good idea of if I can put her in a long-term program or not.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p><em> I can't believe I haven't done a tag team tournament in QAW. Adding that to the to-do list...</em></p></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> You definitely have the roster for it. </em><img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> It was fun running it, so it will probably become an annual event barring a downturn in DPW's finances.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> </em></p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Sudo_Nym" data-cite="Sudo_Nym" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><em>Hey, this is Sudo. I'm a long time listener, first time caller, and I just love your show.</em></div></blockquote><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Haha, thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying and welcome to the (prediction) party.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Oh, and KnowYourEnemy, don't forget to add your predictions for the bonus questions. </em><img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

DarEatWorld · March 17, 2017

Just catching up on the last few shows now. Some brilliant stuff. As a reader I'm really, really impressed. As a DPW fan I think I would have had some trepidation turning up after the firings (Simony and Joanna in particular). I surprised myself by working up a crush on Deborah Young of all people after her principled departure and would have cheered Laura Flame like a milk-white babyface. All in all I would have been a bit sour with DPW in general... then Paige Croft walks out and I would squeal like a schoolgirl at a Justin Bieber show. My loyalty has been won again...

MrWolf101 · March 19, 2017

Chapter 38 Interlude: A Lifetime in an Instant

Knock Out Wrestling Forever Presents…Coming Storm

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Live from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sunday, Week 3, April 2020

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Jerome Turner:

This has been a bruising affair throughout, Guru. No doubt, neither Candy Floss nor Deborah Young are willing to let the prestigious KOWF Wrestling Spirit championship get away from them without a fight.

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The Guru:

They may understand the prize but not the ultimate goal, Mister Turner. Pupil Floss defends her title, but she must keep her wits about her if she wishes to avoid destruction at the hands of the Young monster.

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Lashing out with a steel chair, Deborah Young attempts to strike her opponent in the head, but Candy Floss rolls out of the way of the damaging blow.

Turner:

Young has definitely gotten the best of this no disqualification fight so far, but Floss has refused to be put down. It is this same spirit that won her the title at Radioactive in February, and I’m sure it will serve her well here.

Seeking to use Deborah’s size against her, Candy moves in close to the 248-pound wrestler, fending off the brawler’s attacks with rapid kicks.

The Guru:

You speak of Spirit, I speak of glory. The Triple Crown is the ultimate destination for Pupil Floss. Kathryn McMahon may have fended her off for now, but it will not be long before my Pupil casts aside this muscle-bound threat to take her rightful place in Nirvana.

Turner:

I specifically remember Candy turning down your last offer of tutelage.

Before KOWF’s owner/color commentator can respond, Floss flips Young end over end with a surprise hurricanrana. Setting up the chair in the middle of the ring for a finishing blow, Candy climbs to the top rope while her opponent struggles to get upright. Leaping, the reigning KOWF Wrestling Spirit champion hits a leg drop bull dog on Young, driving the larger wrestler’s bowed head directly into the folded-out steel.

Floss wastes no time covering Deborah, and the 682 fans in attendance cheer for the champion as the referee slaps the mat 1 – 2 – 3.

Turner:

Quite the victory for Candy Floss. Perhaps you are right Guru, and Candy deserves a rematch against Kathryn McMahon after all.

While Floss celebrates, Young remains down on the mat, motionless. With the planned post-match attack not occurring, referee Jonathan Taylor checks on the 248-pound wrestler, but finds her unresponsive. In great haste, Taylor crosses his arms in an ‘X’ while shouting for medical personnel. From the announcers table, the only sound that can be heard is the throwing down of a headset as the Guru dispenses with his color commentator duties to sprint towards the ring.

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One week later, Deborah Young awakens from her medically induced coma in a well-lit Saskatoon hospital room. In her haze, she tries to move her limbs, but finds herself unable to do so. Struggling to turn her head ever so slightly to the right, through blurry eyes she spies Kate Avatar sitting in a chair next to her bed. A jacket is draped over Hell Cat, who has finally succumbed to the need for sleep after several hours of long vigil over her injured friend.

MrWolf101 · March 19, 2017

Just catching up on the last few shows now. Some brilliant stuff. As a reader I'm really, really impressed. As a DPW fan I think I would have had some trepidation turning up after the firings (Simony and Joanna in particular). I surprised myself by working up a crush on Deborah Young of all people after her principled departure and would have cheered Laura Flame like a milk-white babyface. All in all I would have been a bit sour with DPW in general... then Paige Croft walks out and I would squeal like a schoolgirl at a Justin Bieber show. My loyalty has been won again...

Haha, all good. I'm glad you enoyed.

Yeah, Deborah has kind of developed into Kate's super ego behind the scenes, but now out for a year with a broken neck, retirement is the most likely path for her (which sucks).

I can definitely see a strong contingent of DPW's fan base cheering for Laura when she attacked Kate. I'll probably try to incorporate this into the next show. I'll admit that if Claire hadn't been the one to be saved, Flame wouldn't have turned heel yet (maybe for awhile). I know I'm going to have a hard time moving Fire N Ice into full heel territory (unlike B.W.A.), so maybe they'll just stay as dishonorable tweeners for now.

Paige is one of those things where I've held off on her natural dovetail into DPW for so long because of how well she has been written in other diaries (Dr_Avalanche and kingjames specifically). BSC Paige Croft was more Shawn Michaels than Daniel Bryan, so I'm going to have to work to have that make sense in my mind. I'm hoping I can make her as bad ass a character in my own way, so fingers crossed.

Theheel · March 19, 2017

Your post match comments gave me the thought something bad happened to Young. I was thinking maybe a car accident or worse had happened so this wasn't a shock, but is sad, young was one of my favs going back to the beginning of your story when she "served only one"". This sounds like a sad career ender and life changer

Dr_Avalanche · March 19, 2017

I can only echo what has been said. Speaking truth to power requires integrity, and that's <em>very</em> attractive. Even though we're talking about a fictional character, it's pretty gutting to hear. <img alt="

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Theheel · March 19, 2017

<p>Card for the Girl Power Tag Team Tournament</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #1</p><p>

<strong>BWA should win the tourney and is my pick as the NEXT world tag team champions of the world</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Semi-Final #2</p><p>

Ladies Reborn <strong>vs ????</strong></p><p>

<strong>Not sure what to make of the ladies reborn yet. I think we see the returning team get the win here</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Two out of Three Falls Match (Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Velvet Dream</strong> ©</p><p> </p><p>

Tournament Final - Winners Received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest</p><p>

<strong>Winners Semi-Final #1 </strong>vs Winners Semi-Final #2</p><p>

<strong>As I said Killer Kass won't be stopped </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - If Fire N Ice Win, Claire Winters gets her job back</p><p>

<strong>Fire N Ice</strong> vs Kate Avatar and ????</p><p>

<strong>Well not sure of who will be Kate's partner but I think it Sally Anne and she takes the loss</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Plus, interviews with Paige Croft and Gorgon ahead of their title match at Bitter Harvest.</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

Who will the two mystery tag teams be? (One point for each correctly named team - Hint: They are former BSC tag teams, and that list can be found here). <strong>Miss Bitch and Fresh Petalsn</strong></p><p>

Who will be Kate Avatar's partner in the main event? <strong>Sally Anne Christensen</strong></p><p>

Who will debut to challenge Emiko Miyoshi to a friendly sparring match at Bitter Harvest? <strong>Paige will make in ring debut</strong></p><p>

Will the tag titles change hands? <strong>No</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker</p><p>

What will be the number grade of the main event (last show was 65)?<strong>66</strong></p>

MrWolf101 · March 22, 2017

<p>Messing around with Doc: Spotlight on Sally Anne Christianson</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Doc Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> And we’re back. This is ‘Messing around with Doc’ on WJST, your home for all sports Pittsburgh. With me now, we have special guest, DPW wrestler Sally Anne Christianson.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lKtiHxc.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sally Anne Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> It’s good to be here Doc.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> We both made our debut last month with DPW, but I think you had the better night between the two of us.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Yes, it was great to be back in Las Vegas after so many years, and winning a title made it that much more memorable.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> How does it feel to be called Athena Warrior?</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To be honest, I’m not really sure what that means. I’ve always been of the opinion that the wrestler makes the belt, not the other way around. Kathy had a long reign, but our skill sets are very different.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I take it that means we will be seeing you defending in fewer hardcore matches, then?</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I will wrestle in whatever matches I am booked in, but yes, if I had my choice, I would rather take someone down with a suplex than a chair shot. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Not that you hesitated to use a chair against Kathy at Red Alert.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> No, you’re right, I did what I had to do to win, but that doesn’t mean I like it. We’ve seen with Deborah Young’s injury that we’re better off toning down the stunts in wrestling. This is a competition, not a car crash.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I’m glad you brought that up. For those of you out there that haven’t heard, former DPW and current KOWF wrestler Deborah Young sadly broke her neck at the most recent KOWF show. Doctors are unsure if Deborah will ever be able to walk again, so our thoughts and prayers are with her at this time.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Yes, and I’ll add that injuries can happen at any time, but it’s the unnecessary risks that bother me. There’s no need to take crazy bumps if you’re good at telling a story.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> So would you like to see such moves banned in DPW?</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I’ve talked with Kate about it. It’s one of those things that I’d like to happen, but I’m not holding my breath.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Some people were surprised to see you in DPW after how critical you have been of Kate Avatar in the past over the failure of Babes of Sin City.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What happened with BSC was…unfortunate. My feelings about it are a part of the public record for anyone that wants to bother looking that up. I was angry at the time, I still am in some ways, but I’ve moved on.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Of course, you just went through a similar experience with SWF buying NOTBPW.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>[From the other end of the line, the sound of grinding teeth can be heard.]</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Yes, worst day of my life.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>[There is silence over the airwaves as Messing waits for Christianson to elaborate.]</em></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ehem, I can see how that can be tough. Watching you in NOTBPW, you really seemed to grow over the years in your ability to connect with the audience.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Christianson:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I would agree with you on that. The knock on me when I graduated from the House of Stone was that watching me wrestle was like watching paint dry. BSC certainly helped me learn how to engage with a crowd, but being in NOTBPW was like a dream. It was paradise, a place where only wrestling mattered to the fans, not theatrics. And now that’s gone.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On that note, it looks like that is all the time we have for today, so thank you Sally Anne Christianson for joining us, and don’t forget to catch the inaugural Girl Power Tag Team Tournament coming up this Saturday on DPW.com.</div><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>OOC:</strong> <em>Thanks to Dr_Avalanche for selecting Sally as the interviewee as the prize for winning the Red Alert prediction contest. This interview comes at an interesting time, since Sally's character isn't really established yet. There is an interview segment on the next show that sets out to accomplish this, so this was a chance to do some out-of-character personality building. The interview ended up not being as emotional as I had originally planned, as Sally's always struck me as more stoic than anything, so hopefully it still worked for everyone.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> kingjames, don't forget you have a selection for an interview still outstanding too. </em><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="Theheel" data-cite="Theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Your post match comments gave me the thought something bad happened to Young. I was thinking maybe a car accident or worse had happened so this wasn't a shock, but is sad, young was one of my favs going back to the beginning of your story when she "served only one"". This sounds like a sad career ender and life changer</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I can only echo what has been said. Speaking truth to power requires integrity, and that's <em>very</em> attractive. Even though we're talking about a fictional character, it's pretty gutting to hear. <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>Yeah, and the day before she went from 'Muscular' to 'Ripped,' so I thought she was going to dominate KOWF as a result. I'm hoping that broken necks aren't as much of a retirement sentence as they were in TEW 2010 (La Estrella retired at age 23 due to that injury in my BSC playthrough, while in TEW 2016, Raven Nightfall and a couple of other wrestlers have come back from it so far). Deborah will always have a special place in this universe, not only because of her work in the beginning of DPW, but she was the first successful project I had in BSC. Plus, she has evolved into a kind of mirror to the evolutionary journey Kate is on, as the Young we saw at her last DPW interlude is the same one prior to the closing of BSC. We'll see if she is able to come back, because if she does, it does set her up for several different storylines.</em></p>

MrWolf101 · March 28, 2017

<p>Chapter 38: Fight the Girl Powers that Be</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Phoenix Wrestling Presents…Girl Power Tag Team Tournament</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lh2R288.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Live from the Valley High School Gym</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Las Vegas, Nevada</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Saturday, Week 1, May 2020</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Attendance: 387</strong></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Show Opening:</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The opening beats of </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"><em>Fear of a Black Planet</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> wail throughout the high school gym as the fans in attendance join in unison to boo the arriving LaRue X and Sista Kass.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The slender brawler dismisses this vitriol with a roll of her eyes, while her larger stablemate is content to flex her muscles in preparation for the match to come.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/a4qrJi3.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jim Lou Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first ever Girl Power Tag Team Tournament! We’ve got a great night of action ahead for you, and none other than B.W.A are going to kick things off.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Doc Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Yes, three teams have accepted LaRue and Kass’ challenge, but the Ladies Reborn are the only ones to have publicly announced it so far.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You crackas never change,” as B.W.A. climb into the ring, LaRue grabs a microphone and points at the jeering crowd, “We throw down the gauntlet to…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHyYY8agpw" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHyYY8agpw" rel="external nofollow"><em>Cause I’m a blonde, yeah, yeah, yeah!</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHyYY8agpw" rel="external nofollow"></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> I think we know who another one of the teams is now!</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LaRue is incredulous at this interruption, while the fans greet the return to Las Vegas of Suzanne Brazzle and Zoe Ammis with a decent pop.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/UJ7Az79.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/yVgCLHc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Holding up a microphone, Brazzle pats the BSC Girl Power belt on her shoulder before speaking, “LaRue, do you ever get tired of talking? When me and Zoe heard you wanted to have a tag team tournament, in </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>our</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> town, well we decided we couldn’t let that happen without us.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Stroking the other Girl Power title, Ammis glares at the furious brawler screaming from the ring, “We are so confident we can beat you, we are even willing to put our hard-earned titles up as the prize.” </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Suzanne and Zoe, in the form of Blonde Ambition, were the final Girl Power tag team champions in BSC, so it only makes sense that they would want to take part in this event that bears that name.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Freebush:</strong></em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> Very true, Doc, but it is still a surprise to me, considering they haven’t exactly been seeing eye-to-eye in QAW or AAA lately.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #1: Blonde Ambition (Suzanne Brazzle and Zoe Ammis) vs B.W.A - Girl Power Tournament Semi-Final</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/UJ7Az79.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/yVgCLHc.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the outset, the prospect of watching these two teams face off is enough to bring the fans to their feet before the action even begins. With a combined forty-five years of experience between them, the four wrestlers involved are able to get the crowd fired up without leaving first gear.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Standing head and shoulders above the women her senior, Kass puts on one of her best performances yet, absorbing the offense from Brazzle and Ammis to then unleash her power on the respected veterans.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When LaRue enters the ring, her trademark athleticism meshes well with that of Blonde Ambition, and Zoe is especially impressive in her DPW debut as the match heads for its finish.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With the slender brawler now facing off against Brazzle, Suzanne manages to get the best of the exchange, leading to the blonde hitting LaRue with the Miracle Connection (Styles Clash). Before the referee can slap the mat for the third time during the ensuing cover, Kass storms into the ring and breaks up the pin with a stomp to Brazzle’s head.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This blow gives LaRue enough time to crawl to her corner and tag in the freshly returned Kass to make the 240-pound wrestler the legal woman. Kass immediately looks to hit Suzanne with the Kill Switch, but the blonde has enough presence of mind to elbow her opponent in the gut and then stun her with a DDT.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Still dazed from the 240-pound wrestler’s earlier stomp, Brazzle struggles to set Kass up for the Miracle Connection, only for Zoe to interrupt the process by reaching out from the corner and slapping her tag team partner on the back.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Whatever Ammis’ intent, the blind tag confuses Suzanne enough that Kass is able to power out of the blonde’s hold, and before Zoe can land a punch, she is slammed into the mat with Kill Switch. With Brazzle rolling to the outside to recover, Kass steps on Ammis’ chest to get the pin. </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall and advancing to the Tournament Finals: B.W.A.</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> An exhausted LaRue pushes referee Gregory Chapman away from her tag team partner to lift Kass’ arm up in victory, the slender brawler’s face betraying her relief at not having to suffer the taunts from the crowd that would have come with losing. Sista Kass begrudgingly joins her stablemate in celebration of advancing to the tournament finals, while on the floor, Brazzle and Ammis engage in a brief argument before heading to the back.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On the video screen attached to the gym wall, Laura Flame and Claire Winters appear, the fans greeting their image with boos that top even those received by B.W.A. earlier.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Did you see the expression on Kate’s face when I hit her with that Flame Fire Kick?!” Laura, her red hair flying around as she emphasizes each word with the rapid movement of her hands, wears a wide grin on her face while she speaks.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Expression? She didn’t even know what hit her!” Winters and Flame have a good laugh at Kate Avatar’s expense before they finally turn their attention towards the camera.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Kate, feeling your neck crunch under my feet is one of the best moments of my life. My only regret is that we didn’t finish you off once and for all,” as she rants, Laura’s face becomes flush, her eyes narrowing as she moves closer to the camera.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You deserve every punch, every kick, ‘Hell Cat.’ You put me out of a job to save your own skin, for the second time! The only good thing to come out of that was you finally opened the eyes of my partner to what you really are, what this company is really all about,” Claire’s delivery is as precise as her strikes, her tone more measured than that of Laura.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “That’s right! I let the love of the fans blind me to your greed, to your need to feed your ego. So you know what Kate, f*ck them and f*ck you too!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You’ve seen what we can do. We’ve already let you know we’re giving you one chance at redemption. Meet us in the ring tonight, bring a partner if you can find someone dumb enough to have your back, because we’re gonna have a tag match, and when we win, I get my job back!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lKtiHxc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/Sn1eoo3.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Not giving the fans much time to digest this challenge, the video screen cuts to another room within the high school, where Sally Anne Christianson stands with the Athena Warrior belt over her shoulder. To her left is a beaming Tamara McFly, while Hailey Hunter is placed in front of the newly crowned champion.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOjdvnd.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Sally, you ended the year-long reign of Killer Kathy McMahon to become the DPW Athena Warrior at Red Alert. How do you feel?” Hailey’s voice is bubbly as always, and Christianson greets this question with an easy smile.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “How do I feel? I feel great. This title shows everyone out there that if you keep working hard, good things will come to you.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “And what do you say to the people out there claiming you just got lucky because you won a First Blood match?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> At this, Sally’s mood shifts, “Yeah, I heard that, read that online. Funny, I do exactly what the rules call for to win, but that makes me lucky? Kathy’s so tough, she’s a bulldozer, and I’m just the blue-collar kid no one ever cared about, that it? If that’s the case, the woman at my side invented the toughest match in DPW history. Kathy has a rematch coming to her at Bitter Harvest? Let’s make it an Iron Maiden match, and we’ll see if anyone’s crying about luck when it’s over.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Storming off, Christianson leaves McFly to shrug at Hunter to officially end the interview.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #2: Fresh Petals (Debbie Rose and Kate Lilly) vs Ladies Reborn - Girl Power Tournament Semi-Final</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/qZgquBv.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/L7IGDwE.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YktNqrZ.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the gym, the Ladies Reborn are making their way down to the ring, where the tag team of Debbie Rose and Kate Lilly already stand ready for the match to come.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Lilly and Rose are one of the most successful tag teams in the history of Women’s wrestling, and I can’t wait to see them take on the Ladies Reborn.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>About the only thing Fresh Petals have been unable to capture during their careers are the BSC Girl Power titles, so you know they are going to give it their all to finally add that trophy to their collection. But something tells me Sandra and Charity aren’t going to make it that easy for them.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Right from the start, the well-honed teamwork of Kate and Debbie is on display as they cut-off the ring to isolate first Sandra and then Charity.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Not willing to be outdone on their home turf, the Ladies Reborn engage in a series of high spots to regain the momentum.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The match continues its back and forth nature for another action packed ten minutes. Kate and Debbie come close to winning when Rose lifts up Dark for The Thorn (Grand Amplitude), but Sandra rescues her partner from the clutches of Fresh Petals with a dropkick.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After Shine tosses Lilly to the outside, Charity takes the opening to climb to the top rope and hit Debbie with Sugar Smack, hooking the tag team legend’s leg for the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall and advancing to the Tournament Finals: Ladies Reborn</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To celebrate their victory, Sandra and Charity drop to their knees with arms outstretched, loudly praising the Lady for delivering them.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the floor, Rose and Lilly look on, Debbie turning towards her partner to ask if this upstart team is mocking them with this display.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>What a statement from the Ladies Reborn! But now they face the tall task of trying to topple B.W.A. in the final.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>After Blonde Ambition took LaRue and Kass to the limit, the Ladies might just have a shot, but right now, we have something very special, my interview with the challenger for the Queen of the Ring title at Bitter Harvest, Paige Croft!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/WAoTDXI.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The taped interview begins playing on the video screen in the gym, Paige sitting across from Doc in a classroom with the Queen of the Ring title laid prominently across her lap.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Thank you for joining me today Miss Croft,” Messing, with a stack of note cards on his lap, seems unfazed by the intense stare coming from Paige.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Not a problem. As long as I get to fight Alison at Bitter Harvest for this belt, I’m happy to be here.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Yes, it would seem you’re taking the ‘possession is nine-tenths of the law’ route to get Gorgon…Alison to agree to that match.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I never lost my Queen of the Ring title in BSC, so I have more of a right to hold it than her. After all, she’s stated she wants to destroy it, so let’s just say this is for safe keeping.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You and Alison have had your battles the last few years in AAA, but you were never able to beat her one-on-one. What makes you think this time will be different?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shifting in her seat, Paige leans forward, “I don’t know if this time will be different, but what </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> do know is that Alison always underestimates me. She judges me by my height instead of my heart. I’ve had her close, very close, to tapping out to the Memphis Deathlock many, many, many times, but no dirty tricks will save her when we fight next month. I’m not ‘Hit Girl’ any more, I’m a woman. I don’t fly around the ring like I used to, but I will choke you out if you give me one inch of room. Alison’s become cocky, she thinks she can cheat her way to being called a great champion, but that all ends when I make her black out.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Not bad Doc.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Thanks Jim, but that’s not the best part. I will have a live response from Gorgon soon, which means I’ll unfortunately have to miss our next match while I prepare.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #3: Generation NOW vs Velvet Dream © – Two out of Three Falls (under Lucha Libre Rules) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/fzOUm1W.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BRjcmA0.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/YNQZbsf.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Lost in the shuffle and hype of the tag team tournament, Velvet Dream and Generation NOW square off. While the crowd initially takes this match as an opportunity for a bathroom break, the rapid fire pace soon draws them in.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> An exchange between Selina and Dreamer is especially memorable, the contingent of teenage girls in the audience cheering loudly for the luchadora as she sabotages each submission attempt from Svelte with her speed.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite Hoshiko and Selina grinding down Velvet Dream, the tag team champions are still able to gain the first fall when Suarez uses Tagawa as a weapon to knock Svelte from the ring apron, then connects with the Purple Haze Moonsault on the downed Japanese technician for the pin.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Knowing that they have no margin of error left, Generation NOW ratchet up the intensity, but this ends up being the downfall for the challengers. Overplaying their hand with the referee, Selina and Hoshiko try to cheat one too many times, and during the ensuing argument between Tagawa and Gregory Chapman, Electric Dreamer is able to hit Svelte with the E.M.P., the resulting fast count giving the champions their second fall.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>That certainly isn’t how Generation NOW envisioned their chance at the tag titles playing out, and you have to wonder, after such a resounding defeat, where Selina and Hoshiko go from here.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners by a score of 2 falls to 0 and Still DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Champions: Velvet Dream</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While Velvet Dream celebrate in the ring, the video screen cuts backstage, where Emiko Miyoshi sits rubbing her neck.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/7A68NMO.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Emiko looks up at the camera as if she is about to start a promo, but before she can speak, a unseen voice is heard, “You have nothing to be ashamed of. Going toe to toe with Gorgon is no small feat.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/M1ak0gt.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Panning back, Kaede Sugiyama is revealed as the source of these words, and Miyoshi rises to greet the former NOTBPW wrestler with genuine enthusiasm.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Sugiyama-san! Oh my goodness, you are one of my idols! Your decision to leave Japan and forge your own path inspired me to come to DPW.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kaede greets Emiko’s earnestness with a smirk, turning down the offer of a hug for a handshake instead, “Well, it’s good to know the last five years haven’t been a complete waste. Tell you what, it’s been awhile since I had a match. I hear DPW has an event coming up next month, how about a friendly sparring session, you and me?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Emiko’s eyes go wide with shock, and unable to form coherent words, nods her head repeatedly in acceptance. Her smirk growing larger, Sugiyama pats Miyoshi on the back before heading out of the shot.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I hope Emiko knows what she’s getting herself into. Kaede Sugiyama was the final NOTBPW Women’s champion, and she’s never been one to mess around with. Speaking of Messing around, I’m getting the signal that it’s time for Doc’s live interview with Gorgon.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the classroom, Doc Messing remains sitting, his toe tapping a jumbled rhythm on the linoleum floor, “Jim, I should be sitting across from the reigning Queen of the Ring right now, but unfortunately, she seems to be running late right now.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Messing checks his watch, then rises with exasperation as footsteps can be heard coming from the hallway. Opening the door, Doc finds Hailey Hunter standing in front of him instead of his anticipated guest.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Where’s Gorgon?!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOjdvnd.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A shaken Hunter, with a red hand mark on her arm, hesitates before responding, “She’s not coming. She…she said she’s done talking because what she does to Paige Croft at Bitter Harvest will speak volumes.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"><em>Fear of a Black Planet</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIQmFk1ok0" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> blares from the stand-up speakers on the gym floor once again, and LaRue appears determined not to let another interruption stop her from berating the booing crowd.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “We just showed those white bitches that no amount of blonde can overcome Black Power, but you crackas still boo. We </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>are</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> going to win this tournament by whippin’ another pair of blondes, and when we do, we want our tag title shot in Los Angeles, at the Warehouse!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Dropping her mic, LaRue struts to the ring with Kass close behind.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #4: B.W.A. vs Ladies Reborn – Girl Power Tournament Finals (Winners received DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Title shot at Bitter Harvest)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Eo5Rf9H.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YktNqrZ.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Xr88d9G.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/Xr88d9G.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A rustling sound is heard by the audience watching from home as Messing rejoins Freebush at the announcers table, but the crowd in attendance is too enthralled by the action in the ring to notice.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite both teams having wrestled earlier in the evening, all four women go all out to steal the show, leaving the fans buzzing. After Sandra sends Kass end over end with a hurricanrana, the crowd pops.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Wow, do you hear that Jim?! I think a lot of these fans didn’t give the Ladies Reborn much a chance against B.W.A., but Sandra and Charity look up to the challenge.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Very true Doc, but when fighting LaRue and Kass, it only takes one mistake to cost you the match.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing their brave battle against their more powerful opponents, Dark and Shine earn several near falls, but are unable to put away the tournament favorites. As the tide turns against the underdogs, the crowd rallies behind them, even while the attacks from B.W.A. become more brutal.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Valiantly standing up to this assault, Charity is busted open, the red of her blood mixing with the blonde of her hair to streak her locks with a strange shade of pink.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Even with their opponents reeling, LaRue and Kass can not quell the fire of the Ladies Reborn, the underdogs gaining a second wind as they see their foes becoming increasingly frustrated.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Passing the fourteen-minute mark, the Ladies Reborn appear on the cusp of victory until LaRue catches a leaping Charity and smoothly transitions into Black Power. Sandra rushes into the ring to break up the ensuing pin attempt, but Kass meets the small blonde with a stiff clothesline that drowns out the sound of the referee slapping the mat 1 – 2 – 3.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall and Girl Power Tag Team Tournament Champions: B.W.A</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>And it’s B.W.A. that wins the first ever Girl Power Tag Team Tournament! It looks like we’re headed for the Warehouse next…wait, I’m getting word something is going on outside.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Sn1eoo3.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The video screen shifts to what appears to be a live broadcast from the school parking lot. A beat down is already in progress, Killer Kathy McMahon stomping away on Tamara McFly with the aid of Ariel Breaks.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Sally Anne Christianson nowhere in sight, Jawbreaker is left to assault the veteran unabated, leaving McFly bloodied and dazed.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As security rushes out from inside the school, Kathy tosses Tamara into a light pole to cap off the attack, and there is no sign of remorse on the face of the former Athena Warrior as the pack of guards haul her and Breaks away from the scene.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>How despicable can you get?! Attacking someone who technically doesn’t even work here?!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I had always taken Kathy to be someone who fights with a code of honor, but apparently that went out the window the second she lost the Athena Warrior title. I guess that’s why they call her a Killer.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kEGuHdKn0Lc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Led zeppelin - Immigrant Song"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to signal the arrival of Fire N Ice in the gym, the majority of the crowd wells up with boos, but a small vocal pocket of fans cheers for Laura and Claire.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame and Winters survey the audience with looks of disdain before making their way to the ring with microphones in hand, “Kate Avatar, you old, washed up, piece of trash! You don’t even have the guts to accept our challenge face-to-face! You send one of your hired help to deliver the message, and it could only be hired help because no one in the back is willing to be your friend after what you did to DPW, what you did to BSC!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Claire nods along with her partner’s fiery speech, then takes her turn ranting at the crowd, “Hell Cat, I can’t wait for you to get out here, all alone. Tonight, we will be the ones to end you. With no one to back you up, you will have to deal with two wrestlers that have no mercy. We will make you bleed, we will make you suffer, and we will make you quit.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura slaps Winters on the back and the pair share a light laugh before Flame’s voice takes on a mocking tone, “Oh, and </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>if</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> you actually did find someone to tag with you Kate, then that person should know what all these people already do, that when you step in the ring with Fire N Ice…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Holding up their microphones, Laura and Claire shout in unison over boos, “You’re going to get burned!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Laura and Claire continue to gloat, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/MFqBTSvBPAU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="White Zombie More Human Than Human"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to a loud pop. Moving with a purpose, Kate Avatar takes her place underneath the video screen attached to the wall.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You know, you two are right. I don’t have a lot of friends here anymore, zero really. But the funny thing is, I </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>have</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> been at this for a long time. I’ve faced off against the greatest in the world, so when I received your challenge, there was only one woman that came to mind to be my partner.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The crowd follows Kate’s arm as she points emphatically up at the video screen, which is now filled with the image of a steam fogged mirror. As the audience waits with bated breath, a well-manicured finger appears on the screen, slowly tracing out in the steam the letters ‘S – M – Y.’</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOcNyCA.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Pat Benatar’s </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy-QmgdUVTI" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy-QmgdUVTI" rel="external nofollow"><em>Heartbreaker</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy-QmgdUVTI" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> even begins to blast through the speakers in the room, the fans have already started to chant ‘Holy Shit!’ which only grows as Sara Marie York walks out.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Taking her place next to Hell Cat, York greets the cheering fans with her trademark smile, before the two women head to the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> <div style="border: solid 5px #000000;"></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Main Event: Fire N Ice vs Kate Avatar and Sara Marie York – Fire N Ice must win for Claire Winters to get her job back</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOcNyCA.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With the crowd already at a fever pitch, Kate demands Laura face her to start the match, so a laughing Flame promptly signals for Claire to square off against Hell Cat instead.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Channeling her fury at last month’s post main-event attack, Avatar fights her way to the early advantage, but Winters weathers the storm before coming back with a flurry of strikes of her own.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Working her way back to her corner, Kate tags in York, which receives another pop from the fans. Sara unleashes her arsenal of moves on the Ice Woman, the former NOTBPW star showing that she is as good as advertised. Forced back on her heels, Claire tags in her partner, and the ensuing back and forth between Flame and York is as good as anything that has ever taken place inside a DPW ring.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>My goodness! SMY has an answer for every kick by Laura. I’ve never seen Flame this frustrated.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Fire N Ice came here to end Kate Avatar, but they never expected to have to deal with a legend like Sara.</em></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The drama continues to build for the next twenty minutes. With Fire N Ice having to win the match to get Claire back her spot in DPW, the audience appeared to treat that tag team coming out on top as a foregone conclusion from the outset of the contest, but with Sara in the mix, that expectation starts to turn.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The punches become stiffer, the submission holds more vicious, neither team willing to concede defeat. Now in the ring facing off against an unrelenting Kate, Flame begins to sense that the match may be slipping away from her side.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Taking the fight to the floor, Laura connects with an elbow to Avatar’s jaw that stuns her opponent, then grabs a steel chair while Claire distracts the referee. Just as the redhead completes the pullback in her swing, York jumps down and grabs the weapon from behind Flame.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Unable to complete her crushing blow on Kate, Laura releases the chair, and prepares to defend herself from a shot by Sara. To the surprise of Flame and the crowd, York tosses the chair aside and then asks Laura for a fair fight.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Instead of obliging the legend, Laura smirks as Claire slips under the ropes and blindsides Sara with Frost Bite. With her partner knocked out, a recovered Hell Cat tries to fight Fire N Ice despite the numbers disadvantage, but the punishing strikes from Flame and Winters become too much.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the ring, Claire hits Kate with a spinning heel kick, followed by a Flame Fire Kick from Laura, and the redhead rolls a limp Avatar over for the win.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Rising from the mat, referee Gregory Chapman calls for the bell, even as Fire N Ice have decided to continue their assault on Kate despite the match being over.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall: Fire N Ice</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C+ (66)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To cheers from the crowd, Sara recovers and then immediately leaps back into the ring to pull Fire N Ice off of Avatar. Claire falls to a snap suplex while Laura is taken out by a sidewalk slam. With the approval from the fans rising, York eggs on Flame and Winters to attempt another charge, a dare which the tag team quickly accepts.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In this chaos, Hell Cat staggers to her feet and retrieves the previously discarded chair. Once back in the ring, Kate aims for Laura’s skull, but at the last second, the redhead ducks, and the steel hits York flush on the temple.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The former NOTBPW star crashing to the canvas in a heap from Avatar’s blow is met by a collective cackle from Laura and Claire, who decide to head out of the ring as security floods into the gym to bring the melee to an end.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating: (55)</strong></div><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quick Results:</span></strong><p> </p><p> B.W.A. def. Blonde Ambition (Suzanne Brazzle and Zoe Ammis) in the first tournament semi-final</p><p> </p><p> Ladies Reborn def. Fresh Petals (Debbie Rose and Kate Lilly) in the second tournament semi-final </p><p> </p><p> Velvet Dream def. Generation NOW two falls to zero to remain the DPW Deuces Wild tag team champions</p><p> </p><p> B.W.A. def. Ladies Reborn to win the Girl Power Tag Team Tournament and earn a Deuces Wild title shot at Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p> Fire N Ice def. Kate Avatar and Sara Marie York to win Claire Winters her job back</p><p> </p><p> Who were the two tag mystery tag teams in the tournament? Blonde Ambition and Fresh Petals</p><p> Who was Kate Avatar’s partner in the main event? Sara Marie York</p><p> Who challenged Emiko Miyoshi to a friendly sparring match at Bitter Harvest? Kaede Sugiyama</p><p> Did the tag titles change hands? No</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong>OOC:</strong><em> It took a little longer than I would like, but I hope everyone enjoyed the show. I'm going to post the match reviews and card for Bitter Harvest tomorrow, but in the meantime, the results for the prediction contest!</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>1st Place - Dr_Avalanche: 8 points (Got both mystery tag teams right!)</strong><p> 2nd Place (Tie) - Theheel: 7 points (Nailed the main event grade.)</p><p> 2nd Place (Tie) - Sudo_Nym: 7 points (Welcome to the party.)</p><p> 3rd Place - KnowYourEnemy: 4 points (Welcome back.)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>Congrats to Dr_Avalanche on the win! I will PM you for the prize, but I have a feeling what your answer will be. </em><img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

Dr_Avalanche · March 28, 2017

<p>Big coup bringing SMY in, that got some pop. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

She should shift the power balance in DWP in a drastic way that will be very interesting to follow. I look forward to see how you book her moving on.</p>

MrWolf101 · March 29, 2017

<p>Girl Power Tournament Review and Card for Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p> So, the tag team tournament was fun to run, but I was disappointed in the overall show grade. It came as a shock (being 11 points less than the main event grade) when Red Alert was only 3 points less than the main event, but I'll chalk that up to not enough Kate Avatar and her B-level promos. <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> <strong>B.W.A. vs Blonde Ambition (Suzanne Brazzle and Zoe Ammis)</strong></p><p> </p><p> Suzanne and Zoe weren't part of the original plan, but I couldn't see holding a tournament named after the tag title belts they technically still held without them. Having them lose their debut match in DPW isn't ideal, but considering who that loss came against, it's at least not a big shock. Zoe impressed, and at 41, Brazzle must have gotten the ultimate destiny roll because she is <em>still</em> getting better.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Theheel" data-cite="Theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong>BWA should win the tourney and is my pick as the NEXT world tag team champions of the world</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not a bad pick. <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> <strong>Fresh Petals (Debbie Rose and Kate Lilly) vs Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> Everyone had the Ladies Reborn losing this one, which is understable up against the dreaded '????.' Using Debbie and Kate in this situation was a good way to see if tag team experience helps match grades with DPW's product (it does, but not by a large amount) while giving Charity and Sandra a quality win. All in all, this worked out pretty well considering Dark and Shine got their popularity boosted, while not harming Lilly and Rose too much in case I want to bring them back in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Well, Ladies Reborn could easily win here, but if the scenario in my head plays out, I think they encounter the stronger of the two new teams. B.W.A against Blonde Ambition in the final sounds so juicy I can't resist going for it.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This was exactly what I almost went with. I ended up going the route I did because Blonde Ambition beating Ladies Reborn really doesn't do anything for either team, while Charity and Sandra getting one win in the tournament at least helps them.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Generation NOW vs Velvet Dream</strong></p><p> </p><p> I almost forgot this match was on the card as I was doing the write-up, which is not a good sign for either team. That said, both held their own and put on a good show. I don't like having 2 out of 3 falls end on a 2 to 0 score, but that is what the game spit out as a result, so I went with it. After conquering Simony, Selina and Hoshiko have some soul searching to do, while Velvet Dream get B.W.A. at Bitter Harvest. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Sudo_Nym" data-cite="Sudo_Nym" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>I feel like the Luchas are the higher upside play. Not sure where Gen NOW goes from here, though, except maybe the singles division.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Not a bad hunch. I'm still sorting through what to do with Gen NOW because I want them to continue their upward trajectory, but the top of the card is becoming crowded.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>B.W.A. vs Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> The surprise of the night for me, at least in terms of match grade. Kass and LaRue put in great work as always, but Sandra and (especially) Charity looked like they belonged against them. It's cliche to say that there are no losers here, but Ladies Reborn get to hold their heads high at coming so close to winning against main eventers, while B.W.A. get the trophy that everyone predicited. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fire N Ice vs Kate Avatar and Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p> Ah, so I had already signed Sara when I made the decision to go after Paige Croft for the title match against Gorgon at Bitter Harvest, so it became a question of how to get York into the main event picture because she is that damn good. Similar to Blonde Ambition, having her lose her debut is not exactly the right game plan for getting her over, but at least she comes in as one of the most over wrestlers already, so I felt she could absorb it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> I feel I'm being set up, but Fire N Ice seem like a team that should be made to look really strong. On the theme of "Kate has no friends", her partner might not have her heart in it, or even full on turn on her. Looking forward to see how this turns out,</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I wanted people to read maybe too much into the stipulation, thinking that if Fire N Ice did lose, then Claire would still stick around to torture Kate until she got her job back. </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Sudo_Nym" data-cite="Sudo_Nym" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>Flame demands a push, Winters is solid, and this is a good way to get them both up.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Precisely. With both Laura and Claire topping DPW in terms of momentum, this was a good way of capitalizing on that while putting them further ahead in the feud with Kate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Big coup bringing SMY in, that got some pop. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> She should shift the power balance in DWP in a drastic way that will be very interesting to follow. I look forward to see how you book her moving on.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yes, I was very surprised she was willing to work for DPW from the outset of NOTBPW closing (as opposed to someone like Lauren Easter) but I guess that is due to her working with Kate before in BSC. Sara is like a rich man's Simony Sentinel, so I'm hoping she's as good as her reputation (it looks to be that way so far).</p><p> </p><p> I'm still not sure why AAA and QAW haven't signed Sara or Easter yet, but it could have something to do with the economy going into a downturn. Of course, Kate's never been one to put the budget ahead of the product. <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> Moving on to Bitter Harvest, I'm excited for this show (I haven't actually run it in the game yet). It is the third biggest of the year, and I think the card reflects this. This will also hopefully be the last show done on the every other week schedule. I pared down another 500 words for the Girl Power tournament, so I feel like I am getting to a place where I can post one show a week. I am also changing jobs at the start of next week, so I'm hoping the longer commute on public transportation will equate to more time to write. <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-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Card for Bitter Harvest</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Live from the Warehouse</p><p> Los Angeles, CA</p><p> </p><p> <strong>For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></p><p> B.W.A. vs Velvet Dream ©</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Friendly Sparring Match</strong></p><p> Emiko Miyoshi vs Kaede Sugiyama</p><p> </p><p> <strong>DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match</strong></p><p> Generation NOW vs Ladies Reborn</p><p> </p><p> <strong>30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</strong></p><p> Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson ©</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)</strong></p><p> Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs Sara Marie York</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</strong></p><p> Gorgon © vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p> Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bonus Questions</span></strong></p><p> How many titles changes will take place during the show?</p><p> How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match?</p><p> Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator?</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</span></strong></p><p> What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387)</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Even though this is the third biggest show of the year, the prediction prize will be to choose another wrestler for a spotlight, because the near-term booking is relatively set in stone at this point. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

KnowYourEnemy · March 29, 2017

Card for Bitter Harvest

Live from the Warehouse

Los Angeles, CA

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles

B.W.A. vs Velvet Dream ©

Friendly Sparring Match

Emiko Miyoshi vs Kaede Sugiyama

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match

Generation NOW vs Ladies Reborn

30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title

Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson ©

Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)

Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs Sara Marie York

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title

Gorgon © vs Paige Croft

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!

Bonus Questions

How many titles changes will take place during the show? 2

How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match? 5

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator? Belle Bryden

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)

What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387)

499

Dr_Avalanche · March 29, 2017

<p>Card for Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p>

Live from the Warehouse</p><p>

Los Angeles, CA</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>B.W.A.</strong> vs Velvet Dream ©</p><p>

<em>Feels like this could end in many different ways, but I say B.W.A take the belts. It's a too big show to needlessly delay the inevitable with a messy finish. </em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

Friendly Sparring Match</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Kaede Sugiyama</strong></p><p>

<em>I like the interaction between the two. Assuming Kaede is the heel in this story, I like that it is played as subtle as it is. Not sure where this is going, but I figure Emiko gets to eat another loss. </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p> </p><p>

30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

Killer Kathy McMahon vs <strong>Sally Anne Christianson ©</strong></p><p>

<em>Again, difficult to call. I think the champion retains in classic babyface fashion, but it could easily turn into a massacre the other way. </em></p><p> </p><p>

Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)</p><p>

Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>The setup with Claire and Laura in the same match suggests shenanigans, but because it's so obvious, it often fails to pan out. A lot depends on the main event. I think you like to keep it face vs heel when you can, so if Paige wins the Queen of the Ring title, it would make sense for Laura or Claire to come out on top here. But I think I go the other way. The temptation to put SMY in the main event must be difficult to resist.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<strong>Gorgon ©</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p>

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!</p><p>

<em>Well, congratulations to Suzanne. </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

How many titles changes will take place during the show? <strong>One</strong></p><p>

How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match? <strong>Three</strong> </p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator? <strong>Farrah Hesketh</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</p><p>

What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387) <strong>415</strong></p>

John Lions · March 29, 2017

<p>Catching up to everything, I do have to say I'm pretty torn up that a lot of the building blocks, some more important than others, were written out of DPW and they all seem to be replaced by "bigger names," whether old ones from BSC or one of the other promotions you are in the alliance with. While it all makes complete sense from a storyline perspective, I can't say I'm not holding out hope that the culmination of this "season" leads to another shift with the expensive faces getting dropped for our old favorites again <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

(Though to be honest your roster was pretty bloated for being just on the cusp of small, which is a bad habit I have as well)</p><p> </p><p>

Card for Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p>

Live from the Warehouse</p><p>

Los Angeles, CA</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<em>0% chance of a clean win by the champs here. Either they cheese win with a roll-up (unlikely), win by DQ due to gratuitous violence (less likely), or they are just outmatched (most likely)</em></p><p> </p><p>

Friendly Sparring Match</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Kaede Sugiyama</strong></p><p>

<em>Part of me is against voting against any DPW originals but there seems to be a storyline building up with this match so I'm looking for Emiko to get a bigger rub when it all plays out</em></p><p> </p><p>

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p>

<em>GenNOW seem to be in a bit of a holding pattern (an idea I'd been tossing around in my head is a former Generations member rounding them up and reforming the stable) and the Ladies have a new wave of momentum after the reveal of their titular Lady</em></p><p> </p><p>

30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

<em>Can't say I'm invested in these matches yet, but I am interested in what role Ariel will have in all of this</em></p><p> </p><p>

Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)</p><p>

Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>Same reason as other people have said. As harsh as it is to type, SMY is a big star coming over temporarily to do the job to your main characters. So, she'll put on a good show, get a couple token wins, and have her back on the mat in a "filler" match at one of your less important events to bridge a gap</em></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<em>Was not a fan of Gorgon at first but I do like the approach of having her with a Kevin Owens-esque character. She seems much less volatile than Paige as someone as big as her could be ripped out of your hands if you don't tread carefully with your alliance</em></p><p> </p><p>

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title! <strong>woo...</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

How many titles changes will take place during the show? <strong>1</strong></p><p>

How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match? <strong>3? There has to be more than 2 because McMahon will get one clean fall, SAC will get a clean fall, and Ariel will be involved in some way in the deciding fall</strong></p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator? <strong>If I go along with my fantasy booking, this would be Belle Bryden, who would eventually try to mentor GenNOW after a disappointing match</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</p><p>

What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387) <strong>420</strong></p>

Sudo_Nym · March 29, 2017

<p>Okay, first of all, it's clearly bunk that I didn't win. I am the best predictor, and my track record proves my excellence. Clearly there are irregularities in the counting process that leads to Mr. Wolf there screwing over the real talent for his favorites. That said:</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<em>I want to say that Velvet Dream wins to set up a feud, but BWA has the same vibe that the Authors of Pain have; so I think they have to win, and the feud has to be about them getting chased.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Friendly Sparring Match</p><p>

<strong>Emiko Miyoshi</strong> vs Kaede Sugiyama</p><p>

<em>I don't think it's going to stay friendly for very long.</em></p><p> </p><p>

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p>

<em>I don't think Generation NOW is doing anything in the tag division, and won't be around as a unit much longer. Meanwhile, Ladies Reborn have proven to have quite a bit of juice as a team. Maybe make the tag title scene a three way, let Generation NOW split. I only fear that there's not enough depth in the division longer term.</em></p><p> </p><p>

30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

<em>I think this could go either way, but I like longer reigns. I'm looking for McMahon to get a push after this, since I think she matches up well in the main event scene. That said, a wrestling McMahon doesn't sound right to me, so it'll probably die and we'll never hear from that family again.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)</p><p>

Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>She's a big star who lost on her debut. She can't lose twice in a row, or you risk completely stalling her out. Her against Gorgon is also a fresh program, and this finish allows Avatar to continue the feud with Flame.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<em>Paige may be my favorite female worker in the Cornellverse, but she's not the right choice to take the belt off Gorgon. Nobody should be taking the belt of Gorgon yet.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

How many titles changes will take place during the show? <strong>One</strong></p><p>

How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match? <strong>Five</strong></p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator? <strong>Tamara McFly</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</p><p>

What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387) </p><p>

DarEatWorld · March 29, 2017

<p>Card for Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p>

Live from the Warehouse</p><p>

Los Angeles, CA</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<em>You're clearly high on B.W.A.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Friendly Sparring Match</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Kaede Sugiyama</strong></p><p>

<em>I think Kaede is going smash Emiko to bits.</em></p><p> </p><p>

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match</p><p>

Generation NOW vs <strong>Ladies Reborn</strong></p><p>

<em>I like G-NOW but they've gotten a bit stale.</em></p><p> </p><p>

30-Minute Iron Maiden Match for the DPW Athena Warrior Title</p><p>

<em>I'll be grumbling in the crowd about newcomers coming in and our home grown talent being jobbed out.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Four-way match for a DPW Queen of the Ring title shot at Line in the Sand (July event)</p><p>

Claire Winters vs Laura Flame vs Kate Avatar vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>Winters and Flame will be distracted by Avatar. My grumbling at newcomers coming in will get even louder.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<em>Like a horrible hypocrite I will boo Gorgon relentlessly from bell to bell. For I love Paige Croft as much as I have ever loved a fictional character.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!</p><p>

<em>I may jeer her too. QAW are the enemy man (sorry Doc)!</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

How many titles changes will take place during the show? <strong>One</strong></p><p>

How many total falls will there be in the Iron Maiden match? <strong>Three</strong></p><p>

Who will join Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Messing as a 'one night only' color commentator? <strong>Victoria Stone</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</p><p>

What will the attendance be? (last show in Las Vegas was 387) <strong>444</strong></p>

MrWolf101 · April 2, 2017

<p>Chapter 39 Interlude: It’s a Man’s World</p><p> </p><p>

</p><p><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Packing up the last of the boxes from her former home/office at Piper Casino, Kate Avatar surveys the now empty room as she thinks back on how far DPW has come financially in just the past few months. Thanks to the alliance with AAA and QAW, the company is now pulling in a profit of $10,000 per month, which has allowed Kate to draw a salary from the promotion for the first time in its history.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

With this money, Avatar has an apartment off the Strip that is ready to be moved into, just in time for Piper Casino management to officially kick her out now that DPW has moved on to larger venues.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

As Hell Cat carries the final box to her car, she feels her phone vibrate in the pocket of her jeans. Knowing that the negotiations with the Warehouse have been touch and go to host Bitter Harvest, Kate puts the box down on the asphalt and checks her phone. With the call coming from a Los Angeles area code, Avatar decides to answer, “Hello?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/5bey5Xa.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Kate Avatar, it’s Cliff Anderson. Don’t hang up, I’m calling as a friend.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Hell Cat pauses for several seconds, unsure as to how to respond to the owner of CZCW. Her thumb moves to end the call, but she opens her mouth instead, “I don’t think spamming racist shit on our videos or taking down our website is very friendly.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Part of the business, I’m afraid. I hear you’re going to run another show in Los Angeles? That is our territory, you know.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Listening to Anderson chomp away at what Kate can only assume is popcorn, Avatar’s voice is fully of incredulity as she speaks, “I thought the territory system died twenty years ago.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Eh, I didn’t call you to debate that, Kate. What I wanted to give you is a friendly warning, one promoter to another. You’ve seen what we can do, but if you insist on this foolhardy mission of invading CZCW’s turf, it’s only going to get worse.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Funny Cliff, if I didn’t know any better, I’d swear you were threatening me.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“It’s not a threat Kate, it’s a promise. Women’s wrestling is a cute diversion and all, but you seem to fail to grasp the seriousness of the situation. This business is about the men, has always been about the men, for a hundred years. What you are doing is attempting to put out of business the one bastion on the West Coast for </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>men</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> that don’t want to sell out to SWF or USPW.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Cliff, if we put on a better show than CZCW, it’s because we have the better wrestlers. Just because </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>you</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> failed to grasp what someone like Joanne Rodriguez could mean for your business isn’t DPW’s problem.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

There is a long pause on the other end of the line, and the sound of chomping on popcorn ceases, “I thought that’s what you’d say. I was really hoping we could come to some sort of truce, call off the dogs if you will. I see now that won’t happen, which is unfortunate. Rumor is that you’ve buried the hatchet with Farrah Hesketh and Catherine Quine. Personally, I always thought that hatchet would end up in your back, but this business never fails to surprise me.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Bending down to pick up the box, Hell Cat readies her finger to hang up on the owner of CZCW, “What’s your point Cliff?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Just be careful. I’m not the only one that wants to see you out of business.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“As I recall, you’re the only one to send a spy into my company.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

A long peal of laughter emits from Avatar’s phone before Anderson speaks again, “Are you talking about Brayfield?! Oh Kate, you still haven’t figured that out? I didn’t send Jackson to ruin you, Farrah did.”</div><p></p>

MrWolf101 · April 2, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Sudo_Nym" data-cite="Sudo_Nym" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Okay, first of all, it's clearly bunk that I didn't win. I am the best predictor, and my track record proves my excellence. Clearly there are irregularities in the counting process that leads to Mr. Wolf there screwing over the real talent for his favorites.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Sudo_Nym going heel with a strong promo! <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Catching up to everything, I do have to say I'm pretty torn up that a lot of the building blocks, some more important than others, were written out of DPW and they all seem to be replaced by "bigger names," whether old ones from BSC or one of the other promotions you are in the alliance with. While it all makes complete sense from a storyline perspective, I can't say I'm not holding out hope that the culmination of this "season" leads to another shift with the expensive faces getting dropped for our old favorites again <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> (Though to be honest your roster was pretty bloated for being just on the cusp of small, which is a bad habit I have as well)</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, it was tough letting so many of the workers that I've grown attached to go, but hopefully some will come back awhile down the road. After Bitter Harvest, the roster will be pretty locked in through All In All, so it would be after that, which would be in line with my 'One Year' rule for hiring any of them back.</p><p> </p><p> The roster is definitely bloated, and that's always been an issue I've had (I think BSC had 42 wreslters when that company closed). It's hard seeing so many talented workers out there and not signing them, but I'm going to try to work on it. My goal is to keep DPW at around 25 wrestlers on the roster, which I think is enough to have jobbers, a tag division, a midcard title, and keep the main event scene large enough so the feuds don't repeat.</p><p> </p><p> I also wanted to give John Lions a big shout out for putting together a new logo and banner for DPW. These will debut with the roster update after Bitter Harvest, because I can't want to unveil them to everyone. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

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