Dark Phoenix Wrestling: A Woman Scorned

[kingjames]

I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...

 

Man, figures I'd step away for a bit, try to catch up on actual work, and you'd charge full steam ahead into the All-New, All-Different DPW. With the DPW/CZCW rivalry going down, perhaps "Rise Again" isn't going to be the motto of Season Six. Instead, I'm thinking, "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems".

 

Let's get back on track with a card prediction.

 

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles

B.W.A. vs Velvet Dream ©

 

On one hand, B.W.A. hasn't been around for very long, and putting the straps on them already feels like too short of a storyline arc. On the other hand, B.W.A. as heel champions may have some serious legs. Right now, B.W.A. is really striking me as similar to The Gangstas' run in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. I mean, Kass is safer to work with than New Jack (who isn't?), but I could still picture B.W.A. deciding to play Public Enemy through their entire matches.

 

Friendly Sparring Match

Emiko Miyoshi vs Kaede Sugiyama

 

Miyoshi hit some serious NXT Bayley points during her interaction with Sugiyama. She also strikes me as being as much of an uber-face as Bayley's distaff counterpart, Sami Zayn. And I think Miyoshi's going to get over via the Sami Zayn on RAW route - losing, in matches where her heart is far bigger than her body. On the other hand, if Sugiyama is a short-term addition, Miyoshi winning here would earn her some cred. But I think Miyoshi is going to be one of those people, like Mick Foley, who manages to lose their way up the card.

 

DPW Deuces Wild #1 Contender Match

Generation NOW vs Ladies Reborn

 

The Ladies just have more momentum and a story line right now, whereas Generation NOW is having the problem of breaking through to the top of the card with so much talent in the tag team division (I'll call it the "Inverse RAW Problem"). That said, I could see NOW taking this win so they can be sacrificed at the altar of B.W.A.

 

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

Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson ©

 

Killer Kathy is heading up the card, Christianson needs to be legit. Plus, Christianson, being former NOTBPW, should have better stamina in a match like that. This is playing into Christianson's strengths, and could be a showpiece for the new champion.

 

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

 

Having Sara Marie York on your roster is like a license to print money. There's zero reason why SMY shouldn't immediately enter the main event picture of DPW. Having her available is a real coup for DPW - she's fantastic on the mic, in the ring, and super over. I'm shocked she isn't in USPW, honestly.

 

Main Event - For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title

Gorgon © vs Paige Croft

 

Tough one. Gorgon's got the size advantage. Croft's the hot new pick-up. I think the champ retains. But man, how weird would it be for DPW's main title to be contested by Croft vs. SMY? It's a very different world for DPW, isn't it?

 

Plus, Suzanne Brazzle celebrates winning the QAW World title!

 

She's going to get wrecked. But man, Brazzle can seriously go, can't she?

 

Bonus Questions

How many titles changes will take place during the show?

One change.

 

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

Three falls, 2-1 victory.

 

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

I was thinking Cat Quine. But you're in the City of Angels, IPW is at war with you, so getting Brother Grimm would be a great way to tweak the nose of your rival. Plus, he'd fit right in with the B.W.A. angle.

 

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)

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

Since both venues are in the Southwest, I'm going to say a slight bump. 395 is my guess.

[Theheel]

Time to get back in the saddle I guess as I missed the last show but will read it and predict on this next show.

[MrWolf101]

<p>Welp, as you can tell, this isn't Bitter Harvest. Right now, the show is about 25% of the way done, which is pretty crappy considering how far past my own deadline I am.</p><p> </p><p> Not really any big cause. I did start a new job last week, and that combined with some birthdays and other video games, have acted as a distraction. More than anything though, it's just been general laziness on my part.</p><p> </p><p> The good news is that the latest shows from Dr_Avalanche, kingjames, and DarEatWorld have proven quite inspirational, so I'm hoping to have Bitter Harvest up by Sunday.</p><p> </p><p> Seriously, if you haven't gotten the chance, do yourself a favor and read these. <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> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2226235&postcount=223" rel="external nofollow">QAW - Army of One</a> by Dr_Avalanche</p><p> </p><p> AAA - Women of Wrestling 20 <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2225272&postcount=170" rel="external nofollow">Part 1</a> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2225825&postcount=173" rel="external nofollow">Part 2</a> by kingjames</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2224523&postcount=205" rel="external nofollow">SNP - Blood Feud V</a> by DarEatWorld</p><p> </p><p> The other good news is that this time has allowed me to sim ahead to DPW's November show, and do some prelim planning for the next season. Hopefully you'll still enjoy and be willing to come along for the (delayed) ride. <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> In the meantime, I thought I would post some of the interesting goings on in the rest of the Phoenix-verse that I haven't gotten the chance to mention in any interludes.</p><p> </p><p> Rember when I said Laura Flame was receiving a push in AAA? Well, she beat Cherry Bomb in Sherie's retirement match. After replacing Sherie with Nina Cacace as AAA's head booker, Victoria then had Catherine Quine give Sherie her pink slip, completing her unexplained (for now) vengeance against the now-unemployed legend of Women's wrestling. At least Victoria let Catherine hire her husband, Damian 'The Natural' Carvill, as a rarely used manager while Sam Keith took up position as head trainer.</p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p> <span>http://i.imgur.com/gZjRyxs.jpg</span></p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> Cherry Bomb isn't the only big name retiring. Despite only being 39, Melody Cuthill decided she has had enough of the business, and announced her pending retirement at the beginning of June. So much for Laura Flame vs Melody as one of the marquee matches at All In All VI.</p><p> </p><p> Outside North America, WINNOW folded back in February, which has put scrutiny on 5SSW's financials. Considering the rumors that are coming out of Japan, 5SSW's big leap to Cult status might be what ends up bringing that company down. And if 5SSW folds, where does that leave all its wrestlers (not to mention Women's wrestling in Japan)?</p><p> </p><p> Coming back to the US, the war continues to rage between USPW, SWF, and SOTBPW. Featuring the most over man on the planet, SOTBPW looks to take down both American giants on the back of Champagne Lover, while USPW recently poached El Leon to appeal to the growing American Lucha crowd. Over at SWF, Skull DeBones defeated Jack Bruce for the SWF World Heavyweight championship at Supreme Challenge 40 (sigh, art imitating life it seems).</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>I'm baaaaaaaaaaack...<p> </p><p> Man, figures I'd step away for a bit, try to catch up on actual work, and you'd charge full steam ahead into the All-New, All-Different DPW. With the DPW/CZCW rivalry going down, perhaps "Rise Again" isn't going to be the motto of Season Six. Instead, I'm thinking, "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems".</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, and welcome back! Yeah, that or Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt." At least RIPW is graduating to Regional size, which will cease the ever-crushing production penalties DPW has been under the last couple of shows. <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> </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>Time to get back in the saddle I guess as I missed the last show but will read it and predict on this next show.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So I guess this makes you lucky for my laziness. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> No pressure to pick Bitter Harvest, but at least you have time if you want to.</p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 39: Seize the Throne</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Phoenix Wrestling Presents…Bitter Harvest</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 Warehouse</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Los Angeles, CA</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Saturday, Week 1, June 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attendance: 417</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/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the rowdy crowd settles in for DPW’s debut show in the Warehouse, the video screen hung on the old industrial building’s wall opens the show with a camera following Kate Avatar as she walks down a poorly lit hallway.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Turning a corner, Hell Cat enters the locker room, where Sara Marie York is busy lacing up her boots.</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;"> “Kate, didn’t expect to see you until our match tonight,” York greets Avatar’s arrival with her patented bright smile, but her eyes betray a sense of wariness.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Sara, I wanted to apologize for what happened last month. I wasn’t thinking straight…I saw Laura and I…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Rising to her feet, the former NOBTPW walks easily over to Kate, “Hey, no sweat, it happens to the best of us. What I want to know is if you are ready to take on Fire N Ice tonight?! Together!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The passion in York’s speech receives a pop from the fans back in the Warehouse, while a thin slash of a smile comes over the face of Hell Cat, “You know it. There’s no one I’d rather have watching my back when I take those two bitches down!”</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><span>http://i.imgur.com/atyGURA.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 to DPW’s annual trip to Los Angeles. I am joined as always by Doc Messing, and I know we both can’t wait to watch that match tonight.</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>Kate Avatar, Sara Marie York, Laura Flame, and Claire Winters all in the same ring, fighting for a shot at the Queen of the Ring title? Of course I’m excited, but not just for that. We’ve got a packed card, headlined by Paige Croft and Gorgon.</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>Oh yes, we can’t forget about that match, especially after Gorgon cost Paige Croft her QAW World title at I Wanna Rock last month.</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>Croft may be the smallest wrestler in DPW, but I still wouldn’t want to be the one to cross her. Gorgon is going to have to answer…</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;"> Before DPW’s color commentator can finish his sentence, </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 throughout the Warehouse. While a slim majority boo the arrival of B.W.A., these fans are drowned out by the loud cheers LaRue X and Sista Kass receive from members of the audience decked out in old GSW merchandise.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a smirk, LaRue saunters a few steps forward, gesturing to the rows of chairs set up on both sides of the ring and then the high ceilings of the Warehouse, “Now, this is my people! Well some of you anyway. Los Angeles, you think cheering us makes you some kind of rebels? We are God damn B.W.A. and we don’t need no praise!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Pausing to check her hair after her outburst, LaRue sneers at the split crowd, “We are here at the scene of the crime! Oh yes. A promotion was murdered here, but tonight GSW will get some revenge when me and Sista Kass snatch those Deuces Wild belts from Velvet Dream. And we ain’t gonna let no crackas like Jim Lou Freebush and Doc Nothing call our victory. No, it will be one of our own, one of GSW’s own!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/ABgyHX0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To a pop from the B.W.A. section, MC Motormouth walks out behind Kass and LaRue, and then promptly heads for the announcers table.</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 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: B.W.A. vs Velvet Dream © 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/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/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;"> </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>Excuse me, but…</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>MC Motormouth</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>Excuse you nothing Jimmy Lou Who! You’re in the house that GSW built, so show some God damn respect! I…am…MC Motormouth, and I’m here to watch B.W.A. become tag team champions!</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;"> While Doc Messing comes to the defense of his partner on commentary, B.W.A. and Velvet Dream engage in a wild back and forth encounter that fires up the crowd, leading to loud dueling chants echoing throughout the Warehouse.</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>Motormouth:</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>You listen to that? L.A. got nothing but love for LaRue X and Sista Kass!</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>That sounds pretty even to me, ‘MC.’</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;"> Facing off against two athletically gifted opponents, Kass is able to accentuate her powerful moves, catching Electric Dreamer and Velvet Suarez in the air several times, leading to devastating powerbombs.</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 relinquish their Deuces Wild titles so easily, the champions fight back, until the now legal LaRue appears in jeopardy of succumbing to an E.M.P. from Dreamer.</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 then, a disturbance from the audience picks up in volume, as Seduction makes her way through the fans to ringside.</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/x2Dq4f8.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 shout from her former manager draws Dreamer’s attention away from her foe, which gives LaRue enough time to recover and grab the luchadora for Black Power. While Seduction cackles and Kass keeps Velvet at bay, LaRue covers Dreamer 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 and New DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Champions: B.W.A.</strong></div></div><p></p><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>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I told you! I told you those two fine young sistas would be champions!</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>Yes, but not without an assist from a distraction.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As LaRue X celebrates B.W.A.’s title victory by egging on her detractors and supporters, Velvet Dream go to the floor to pursue the woman that cost them the match.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Suarez and Dreamer close in on the slowly retreating Seduction, but just as they are about to reach her, they are blindsided by a pair of fast moving figures.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x5SF8WV.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/NXWlqwp.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>Why, that’s Ursula Saez, Velvet Suarez’s former tag team partner! And, is that Jaguar Queen? What are they doing 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>Whatever their motives, it seems like they’re the ones doing Seduction’s dirty work now.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The pair of attackers continue their assault on Velvet Dream while Seduction shrieks out instructions, culminating with Jaguar Queen slamming Dreamer into the floor with a Jaguar Bomb (Last Ride) as Ursula takes out Suarez with a Saez Splitter (leaping side suplex). </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/jOjdvnd.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Cutting away from the chaos in the Warehouse, a camera follows behind Hailey Hunter as she approaches Paige Croft.</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;"> The petite blonde is in the middle of angrily taping her wrists and ignores Hunter once she arrives in front of her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Miss Croft, I wanted to ask you about your match with Gorgon tonight, after she...”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Slowly looking up at Hunter, Paige grabs the microphone from the interviewer, “You want a comment?! Fine.” Turning to the camera, Croft stares directly into the lens, “Alison, you want to show up at one of my QAW matches and cost me MY belt! You should know what happens to people that mess with me; I believe in an eye for an eye. You took my title, so I’m gonna take yours. You better get those big lungs ready, because I’m going to choke the last bit of air out of you.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Looking back at Hailey, Paige raises an eyebrow as if to say ‘how’s that?’ before dropping the microphone and storming off.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Now that’s one white girl I wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of!</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>Shouldn’t you be going now that B.W.A. is done for the night?</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Nah, I think I’ll stay just to piss you crackas off.</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 #2: Emiko Miyoshi vs Kaede Sugiyama – ‘Friendly’ Sparring Session</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/M1ak0gt.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;"> In the ring, an energetic Emiko Miyoshi stands across from Kaede Sugiyama, who maintains the smirk on her face even as the competitors exchange a handshake before commencing what is supposed to be nothing more than a routine workout.</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 little rust after her layoff from wrestling due to the closure of NOTBPW, Sugiyama punishes Miyoshi with a series of hard strikes and takedowns that leave the audience impressed. Never one to let a punch to the face keep her down, Emiko is game for the challenge, even while her opponent twists her limbs in various submission moves.</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 sparring session progresses, the last NOTBPW Women’s champion starts to become overconfident in the superiority of her ability, toying with Miyoshi by releasing an arm bar just when it appears Emiko is about to tap out.</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 at the nine-minute mark, Miyoshi digs deep to hit Kaede with a succession of elbow drops from the top turnbuckle, causing Sugiyama to decide that this lesson has gone on long enough.</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;"> Closing in on Miyoshi, Kaede sizes her opponent up for a spinning arm breaker, but when she grabs Emiko, the young competitor counters into the Miyoshi Cradle. As the shocked crowd counts along, the referee slaps the mat 1 – 2 – 3 to give Emiko 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>Winner via Pinfall: Emiko Miyoshi</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;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Freebush:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>It may have only been a sparring session, but what a win for Emiko! What an upset!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Echoing Freebush’s words, Kaede climbs to her feet and stares down at the mat in disbelief while Miyoshi jumps up and down in elation at her victory.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With her hand outstretched, the still beaming Emiko strides over to her opponent. Sugiyama gives one look at this offer and then shakes her head. Her eyes now fixated on the ceiling, Kaede lets out a long burst of air, but then a strange smile comes over her face. To mild cheers, Sugiyama accepts Miyoshi’s offer, causing the contrarian portion of the crowd to boo.</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;"> Once Emiko and Kaede have made their way to the back, No Doubt’s </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/jI56TweFnak?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="No Doubt-Platinum Blonde Life (Lyrics)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> follows the bubbly shout of </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!</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeHyYY8agpw" rel="external nofollow"></a><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>And here comes the newly crowned World Champion of QAW!</em></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;"> Stepping out into the Warehouse, Suzanne Brazzle is trailed by Zoe Ammis, but all the crowd can focus on are the two title belts draped over the shoulders of the champion.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/I4W6XMn.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/JtI8BdI.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The first is the QAW World title, while the second is Suzanne’s freshly won AAA Femme Fatale championship. Brazzle holds up both prizes for the fans, resulting in a mixture of cheers and boos for these symbols of DPW’s chief competitors.</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>Yes, Suzanne defeated Paige Croft in that controversial match last month to add to her growing collection, and we have video of that fini…</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Just when the online feed is about to transition to this footage from QAW, Ammis jumps her Blonde Ambition partner from behind.</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>My goodness! It looks like Zoe hasn’t gotten over Brazzle defeating her at AAA’s Babe Blast just four nights ago!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Grabbing the Femme Fatale title, Ammis smashes the belt over Suzanne’s head, opening a gash on the blonde’s forehead.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Just goes to show you, never trust white people!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing to whale away on her former tag team partner for a full minute unabated, Zoe only stops to address the booing crowd, “I am a Wrestling Goddess, and those titles are mine!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Taking the belts with her, Ammis taunts her detractors in the audience further until she finally disappears to the back, while on the Warehouse floor, Suzanne is tended to by medical personnel.</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 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 Ladies Reborn – Winners become #1 Contender for 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/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;"> </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. We will certainly give you an update on Suzanne Brazzle if we get one before we go off the air, but right now, we have to move on to our next match. Ever since they lost to Velvet Dream last month, Generation NOW have been complaining on Twitter that no one in DPW cares about how they were ‘cheated’ out of the tag team titles. Well, Kate Avatar has decided to give Selina and Hoshiko one more shot, a number one contender match against the Girl Power tournament runner-ups, 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>Motormouth:</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>So you’re telling me all those white girls had to do is twit to get a title shot, but B.W.A. had to win the whole damn tournament?! Typical.</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>Well, I…uh…</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;"> While Freebush and Messing continue to debate the merits of the match with MC Motormouth, the four women in the ring put on an entertaining display of technical ability against high flying athleticism. Out of the competitors, Charity Dark fares the best, but not by 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;"> After twelve minutes of action, it is a rare miscommunication that costs Generation NOW. When Tagawa goes in for the tag, Svelte warns her partner of the onrushing Sandra Shine instead of slapping her hand. When Hoshiko ducks out of the way of Shine, the small blonde hits Selina instead, sending the technician to the 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;"> Tagawa tries to capitalize by grabbing Sandra around the waist, but Shine uses the ropes as a launching pad for a spinning bulldog that leaves the Japanese wrestler down and out. With Svelte unable to come to her partner’s rescue, Sandra hooks Hoshiko’s leg for the three count.</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 Ladies Reborn celebrate earning a title shot, Tagawa joins Selina on the floor to recover, and the pair shout at the jeering crowd that the Deuces Wild belts are beneath them anyway.</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> Winners via Pinfall and New #1 Contenders for DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles: 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;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lKtiHxc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the locker room, Sally Anne Christianson sits with her head down and the Athena Warrior belt across her lap. Looking up at the camera, Sally’s eyes are bloodshot with rage as she begins her promo.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Kathy McMahon, I never thought you’d stoop so low. You jumped Tamara McFly last month, why?! Because she brought me here? Because I ended your time as Athena Warrior? Where I’m from, we do our fighting face to face, so believe me when I say, I will get revenge for my friend tonight. Tamara McFly invented the Iron Maiden match, so in her honor, over those thirty minutes, it’s going to be my extreme pleasure to make you suffer!”</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/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;"> Cutting to another area backstage, Killer Kathy McMahon stands partially enveloped in shadow, Ariel Breaks sulking in the background, “The glitter of gold, it seduces us all. There is plan, one you have thrown yourself in front of Christianson. You have seen what I can do, but I don’t expect you to learn your lesson. You want to become a relic like Tamara McFly? I will speed your journey there. Thirty minutes in the ring pales in comparison to the time I’ve waited, so when I vanquish you, know that you are but one more step in my journey, my vengeance.” </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: Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson © – 30-minute Iron Maiden 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;"> </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>After such strong words, I can feel the energy in this crowd.</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>Motormouth:</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 know I’m ready for some violence that would make GSW proud!</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;"> As referee Gregory Chapman signals for the 30-minute countdown to start, McMahon and Christianson lock up, only for Ariel to rush the 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;"> With her mouth opening, it looks like Kathy will call her tag team partner off, but then steps back to allow Breaks to clothesline Sally.</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;"> In what is now a handicap match, Jawbreaker punish the Athena Warrior at will, resulting in McMahon picking up the first fall three minutes 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;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Leader - Killer Kathy McMahon: 1 – 0</strong></em></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;"> </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>This is despicable! Is no one going to come out here and help Christianson?!</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 response to Doc’s question appears to be a resounding ‘No,’ as Kathy and Ariel continue to lay waste to Sally with chair shots. A Glittering Jawbreaker from McMahon results in the former champion picking up her second pin to put further distance between herself and the Athena Warrior.</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;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Leader - Killer Kathy McMahon: 2 – 0</strong></em></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;"> With the crowd booing, Jawbreaker put a temporary pause on their assault for Ariel to put Sally in the Melody Maker. Getting in her first offense of the match, Christianson manages to use her legs to push Breaks to the ropes.</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 out Ariel with a desperation punch, the Athena Warrior turns her attention to Kathy, who lines Sally up for another chair shot. When McMahon swings, Christianson kicks the steel back into her assailant’s face, and covers the challenger for the pin.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Leader - Killer Kathy McMahon: 2 – 1</strong></em></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;"> The action spills to the outside, and Sally builds momentum by taking Breaks out with a blow from a freshly retrieved garbage can. With the match-up finally one-on-one, Christianson puts on a wrestling clinic, eventually leading Kathy back into the ring for Niagara Fall (crossface).</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;"> Sally pulls back as far as she can on McMahon’s neck, but just when Kathy looks like she will tap out, Ariel reenters the fray and bashes a baseball bat across Sally’s back. One Breakerfall later, Christianson is down and out once again, and McMahon stumbles over to her opponent for another 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="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Leader - Killer Kathy McMahon: 3 – 1</strong></em></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;"> Not satisfied with the damage she’s dealt out to her foe so far, Kathy orders Breaks to retrieve a table from under the ring and set it up on the outside.</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;"> Ariel complies with the order, and McMahon drags Sally to the corner for what looks to be a powerbomb through the table. Before Kathy can lift her opponent up, Christianson jabs her in the eye, then shoves the challenger from the top rope to the wood plank below.</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;"> Crashing through the table, McMahon takes Breaks out with her, and the referee’s subsequent ten count gives Sally her second fall.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em><strong>Leader - Killer Kathy McMahon: 3 – 2</strong></em></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;"> With two minutes left on the clock, Christianson takes the brief respite to catch her breath and braces herself as Kathy limps towards the ring to avoid being counted out again. From behind Sally, a recovered Ariel sneaks up with chair in hand, just as Christianson gets face to face with McMahon.</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;"> At the last second, Sally looks down at the mat, and spying Breaks’ shadow, rolls out of the way. The arc of her swing complete, Ariel smiles as the chair in her hands meets skull, but then becomes mortified as she realizes she has hit her partner in Jawbreaker instead of Christianson.</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 letting this opportunity go to waste, Sally whips the stunned Ariel over the top rope, and then covers McMahon.</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;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;">…1</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;"> …2</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;"> …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;"><em><strong>Tied: 3 – 3</strong></em></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;"> The seconds ticking down, the Athena Warrior puts Kathy back in Niagara Fall. McMahon feigns tapping out, but Sally catches a glimpse of Breaks charging back into the ring so she releases the challenger to retreat to a corner as time expires.</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>Match ended at a 3 – 3 draw </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>Still 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;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>A tie, is that possible?</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>It appears so Doc, or at least Gregory Chapman is indicating as much. No overtime 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>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>What kind of crackajack show are you guys operating?!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The majority of fans applaud the efforts of Sally and Kathy as the referee hands Christianson the Athena Warrior title. Sally proudly holds up the belt for the audience to see, while McMahon rises in the background, her face flush with anger.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Just when it appears Kathy will charge the champion, she lashes out at Breaks. Taking the assault to the outside, McMahon slams Ariel’s head into the ring post then punches her tag team partner repeatedly in the head. Her knuckles now covered in blood, Kathy smears the red liquid on her forehead before continuing her beat down of Breaks.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Instead of stepping in to save Ariel, Sally joins the chorus of people shouting for help, and soon security guards flood the room to pull McMahon off of her victim. With one last kick to Breaks’ temple, Kathy shrugs off the hands trying to restrain her, then heads to the back of her own volition.</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;"> After a limp Ariel is helped backstage by several medical personnel, </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 a majority of boos.</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;"> Stepping out into the Warehouse, Laura Flame and Claire Winters cause the jeers from the crowd to rise as they appear dressed in the guises of Kate Avatar and Sara Marie York.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Wearing Hell Cat’s trademarked grey top and jeggings, Flame flips her red hair and stares intently at the fans. With a fake smile plastered on her face, Winters tries to act as bubbly as she can while telling everyone how happy she is just to be here.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the boos rise, Fire N Ice step through the ropes, Laura bringing a microphone to her lips, “My name is Kate Avatar, and I’m old as hell!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame and Winters share a laugh, with the Ice Woman taking her turn at addressing the fans, “Oh my God, you guys! I’m like totally so thrilled to be in DPW! It’s not like I’m only here because where I used to work went out of business and no one else would hire me. I mean, all I’m doing is taking away the attention that rightfully belongs to the wrestlers that helped build this company instead of me!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Rolling her eyes so hard at her own words that she nearly sprains her neck, Claire hands the microphone back to her long-time tag team partner, “Yes, and even though we lost to Fire N Ice last month, I’m going to give us both a chance at the Queen of the Ring title, because we’ve totally earned it. Trust me when I say this, DPW isn’t about me, it’s about all of you, it’s about all the girls that fig…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura cuts off her rant to imitate puking her guts out, and Claire congratulates her partner for her joke with a playful pat on the 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;"> As Fire N Ice continue to cackle at each other, 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;"> blast throughout the Warehouse to a massive pop that drowns out any contrarian boos for Kate Avatar.</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><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOcNyCA.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flanked by Sara Marie York, Hell Cat walks out from the back with a microphone in hand, “My name is Kate Avatar…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Charging the ring with York at her side, Avatar dispenses with the rest of her catchphrase as the audience goes wild. With barely any time to react, Laura and Claire find the motivated pair descending on them with punches as the referee calls for the bell.</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>Match #5: Claire Winters vs Kate Avatar vs Laura Flame vs Sara Marie York – Winner becomes #1 Contender for the DPW Queen of the Ring 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/1OjidHr.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><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 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/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;"> Never giving the fans a chance to catch their breath, the four women involved go all out in what quickly becomes the greatest match in DPW history to date. With each wrestler having a vocal contingent of supporters in the crowd, the audience buzzes with round after round of chants that echo off of the Warehouse walls.</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;"> Kate Avatar is her usual impressive self, while Sara Marie York does not lag far behind as the two battle against Fire N Ice. Holding their own against the veterans, Laura and Claire prove themselves just as capable as two of the biggest names in Women’s wrestling history, with Winters showing a new level in her ability to draw heat from the fans.</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 match hits the twelve-minute mark, the audience is on their feet as Hell Cat and York perform a tandem delayed suplex on Flame. With Claire already having been tossed to the floor just moments before, Kate and Sara find themselves the only two wrestlers in the ring left standing.</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 a quick nod, the two veterans rush towards one another, exchanging punches for the first time ever. The exchange is not long lived, as Fire N Ice reenter the ring to ambush their opponents.</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 action at a crescendo, Hell Cat dodges a Flame Fire Kick to hit Laura with the Dark Phoenix Driver, while Sara absorbs a knee strike from Claire to counter with Energy Burst (End of Days).</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;"> York goes for the cover on Winters while Kate puts Flame in Hell Cat’s Cradle alongside her. The referee begins counting the pin, but at ‘Two,’ he notices Laura slapping the mat repeatedly as Avatar wrenches her neck, and 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;"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall and New #1 Contender for the DPW Queen of the Ring Title: Kate Avatar</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+ (70 - highest in DPW history)</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>Motormouth</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>What a shock, Kate Avatar steals one! I wouldn’t be surprised if she paid that referee off!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Getting to her feet after the bell rings out, Sara’s face is full of confusion as she watches Gregory Chapman lift Hell Cat’s arm up in victory, but this time of contemplation is short as Fire N Ice recover and seek revenge.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Taking out York first with a combined chop block and elbow to the back of the head, Flame and Winters set their sights on Kate Avatar. A Flame Fire Kick sends Hell Cat crashing to the mat, only for her arm to then be bent backwards by Winters and her Ice Breaker. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You are not better than us Kate! We will…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Interrupting her rant before she can really get started, Flame falls to the canvas after a chair shot from behind by a furious Sara. Claire moves to let go of Hell Cat’s arm, but York bashes her across the skull before she can stand up.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The prone Avatar in front of her, Sara hesitates for a second before reaching down and helping the owner of DPW up. With Kate leaning against York, the pair watch Fire N Ice retreat to the back, Flame and Winters tending to their wounds as they go. </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/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;"> On the video screen, a boastful LaRue X strides down a hallway backstage, the divided crowd greeting the appearance by one half of the new tag team champions with a mix of loud boos and cheers. Sista Kass follows close behind her partner, stoic as always.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As B.W.A. rounds a corner, Hailey Hunter rushes into the shot, microphone in hand.</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;"> “LaRue and Kass, congratulations on becoming Deuces Wild champions. How do you feel?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In disbelief at Hunter’s question, LaRue turns around and lets out a small laugh, “How do we feel?! How do you think we feel?! We just showed all the crackas out there the true strength of Black Power!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “And what do you say to Seduction’s return only making your victory lucky?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Her eyes wide, Kass moves closer to Hailey, “What did you say?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I asked if you were just lucky…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Hunter can finish her sentence, Kass grabs the blonde around the throat. While the interviewer struggles for oxygen, LaRue tries to intervene, but then thinks better of it as her 240-pound stablemate pushes Hailey against the hallway wall, “Do I look lucky to you?! The color of my skin means that I’ve had to work harder than anyone else here to make it, that every day I have to prove myself all over again. I don’t get to slide by, I don’t get to cut corners. I don’t get second chances. Shit, I don’t even get first chances. So I dare you, ask me if I’m lucky again.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kass lets go of Hailey, the blonde gasping for air while she struggles to say, “All I wanted to ask is…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Unleashing her pent-up fury, Kass tosses Hunter against the wall, then throws her down the hallway. LaRue trails the action, only joining in after her partner slams the interviewer through a table, leaving Hailey unconscious as the assault continues.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The beatdown complete, Kass storms away, while LaRue stands over Hunter, and mockingly shrugs her shoulders at the blonde.</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>My God, what a vicious attack! There must be consequences for this!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Motormouth:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Careful Slim Jim, those two beautiful sistas ain’t above taking your pasty ass out.</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>Ehem…well, before we move to the main event, we finally have that footage from QAW I Wanna Rock that we promised earlier.</em></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/rZ7dQoZ.jpg</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On the video screen, the logo of QAW appears, drawing instinctual boos from the diehard DPW fans in the crowd. The logo is replaced by Paige Croft walking down the ramp at Irvine Hall with the QAW World title over one shoulder and the DPW Queen of the Ring belt over the other.</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><span>http://i.imgur.com/UJ7Az79.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With the packed house of over 4,600 booing her, Paige takes on Suzanne Brazzle, and the selected clips offer only a brief glimpse of the psychology and athleticism the two put on display in a classic bout.</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;"> After this highlight reel, the video wraps up with Gorgon sneaking in through the audience to reclaim the Queen of the Ring title from the timekeeper’s area, the distraction proving enough for Brazzle to roll up Croft from behind to become QAW World champion for the first time.</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;"> Emerging from the back only seconds before this footage ends, Paige Croft stares up at the video screen, a look of determination coming over her face as she cracks her knuckles.</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;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Paige Croft now in the ring, a dinosaur-like roar is heard throughout the Warehouse. In coordination with the </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Godzilla vs King Kong</span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> movie released just one week earlier, Gorgon steps out in between two statues of the iconic monsters.</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;"> Looking at the large lizard first then the giant ape, Gorgon scoffs and hoists her Queen of the Ring title high into the air, proclaiming, “Enjoy it while it lasts, because once I win this match, no one will ever see this belt again!”</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 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: Gorgon © vs Paige Croft for the DPW Queen of the Ring 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/dYTS9u8.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/WAoTDXI.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/dw8jdk2.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;"> Perhaps it is that the crowd is worn out from the tremendous match that preceded it, or that in making her DPW in-ring debut, Paige is still acclimating to the expectations of these new fans, but this main event never quite comes together in the way it appears it should on paper.</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 action is still crisp as the two veterans battle in the ring, Croft relentless in her attacks on the larger Gorgon. Targeting the champion’s neck and arms in preparation for the Memphis Deathlock (Koji clutch), the petite blonde demonstrates how far she has evolved from the BSC high flier to the more technical based style that has taken her to the top of AAA and QAW in the last few years.</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 to be outdone by a woman she has wrestled countless times in those three promotions, Gorgon is brutal in her counterattacks, punishing Croft by clubbing the challenger across the back with her thick arms.</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 war of attrition continues for the full twenty-two minutes of the match, until Paige finally gets the Queen of the Ring in her patented submission hold. Her small frame wrapped around Gorgon’s throat, Croft looks well on her way to winning the title as the champion fades, her face falling into the mat as Paige squeezes tighter.</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;"> It is not until Croft hears referee Gregory Chapman yelling at her that the challenger realizes Gorgon has somehow managed to put her foot on the bottom rope. Releasing her hold and then slapping the canvas in frustration, Paige tries to drag the larger wrestler towards the center of the ring, but Gorgon takes the opening to punch the petite blonde in the stomach.</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 wind momentarily knocked out of her, Croft can do nothing as the Queen of the Ring picks her up and connects with the Hydra Bomb. Barely able to find the energy to cover her opponent, Gorgon drapes her arm over Paige 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;"><strong> Winner via Pinfall and Still DPW Queen of the Ring: 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: C- (58)</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></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;"> While a wincing Gorgon taunts Paige as the referee checks on the petite blonde, the video screen cuts backstage where B.W.A. are shown in the locker room, LaRue X loudly proclaiming that they are the new and forever tag team champions of DPW while holding up the belts.</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;"> As LaRue continues to rant, the camera pans back to reveal Kate Avatar standing behind the pair with her hands on her hips.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You two think you can just attack someone that isn’t a wrestler and get away with it?! You’re lucky I put a release of liability clause in Hunter’s contract otherwise she could sue us and bankrupt this place!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LaRue responds to Kate’s anger with a dismissive eyeroll, while Sista Kass puffs out her chest and moves closer to Hell Cat.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh yeah, and what’re you going to do about it?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Meeting Kass’ glare with one of her own, Avatar points her finger at the two members of B.W.A., “For starters, both of you are suspended without pay for two months. And because of that,” with LaRue caught off guard by Kate’s sudden action, Hell Cat has a surprisingly easy time snatching the Deuces Wild belts away from the slender brawler, “B.W.A. are officially stripped of the tag titles. Have a good night ladies.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a quick pivot, Kate heads for the room’s exit. LaRue makes a move as if she is going to jump the owner of DPW from behind, but is held back by Kass, who shakes her head slightly at her confused partner as the online feed fades to black.</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><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating: C- (57)</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. Velvet Dream to become DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Champions</p><p> </p><p> Emiko Miyoshi def. Kaede Sugiyama</p><p> </p><p> Ladies Reborn def. Generation NOW to become #1 Contenders to the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p> </p><p> Sally Anne Christianson vs Killer Kathy McMahon in a 30-Minute Iron Maiden match ended in a 3 – 3 draw when Ariel Breaks accidently hit McMahon with a chair while Kathy was up 3 – 2; Sally Anne Christianson remains DPW Athena Warrior</p><p> </p><p> Kate Avatar def. Claire Winters, Laura Flame and Sara Marie York to become #1 Contender to the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p> </p><p> Gorgon def. Paige Croft to remain DPW Queen of the Ring</p><p> </p><p> How many titles changed hands during the show? 1 (the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team titles, though with Kate stripping B.W.A. of the titles at the end of the show, the argument could be made that this could be 2)</p><p> How many total falls were there during the Iron Maiden match? 6 (I’m as shocked as you <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />)</p><p> Who joined the commentary team for one night only? MC Motormouth, GSW original</p></div></blockquote>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Bitter Harvest Review and Card for Line in the Sand</p><p> </p><p> So yeah, that took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay longer to put together than I thought it would. This was my first real bout of writer's block I've experienced since starting this diary (one year next month, holy crap!), but I think some of the segments helped me power through it. The next couple of shows should be on the shorter side as well, so that should help in terms of turnaround time.</p><p> </p><p> I won't promise that shows will come more than once a month from now on, but I will certainly be aiming for at least two a month. That's down from what I was hoping just a few shows ago, but I'm trying to be realistic. I appreciate those that stick around for the continued adventures of Kate Avatar. <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> On to the predication 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 - Sudo_Nym: 7 points (heel promos work!)</strong><p> 2nd Place (tie) - Dr_Avalanche: 6 points</p><p> 2nd Place (tie) - John Lions: 6 points</p><p> 2nd Place (tie) - kingjames: 6 points</p><p> 3rd Place (tie) KnowYourEnemy: 4 points</p><p> 3rd Place (tie) DarEatWorld: 4 points</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Congrats to Sudo_Nym on the first victory! May the drawing of heel heat begin. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Feel free to PM with your pick for an interview segment, or let me know if you need a listing of the roster to make your choice (there will be a roster update up on Friday).</p><p> </p><p> As a reminder to kingjames, you are also owed an interview segment, so feel free to pick somone and PM me too.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Bitter Harvest Review</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> While I wish I had the four-way #1 Contender go on last in order to bump up the show rating, I'm not sure how much of an impact that would have had. The production penalties are still a killer, but thankfully the Alliance is saving the company from more punishment. DPW has been finishing 4th or 5th in the Regional Battles, but with AAA and QAW excluded, this is costing a max loss of 0.4% in pop per month, while each show is generating 0.8% increase in pop thanks to the Industry being at A* in the US. The good news is that RIPW is graduating to Regional size soon, so most of the production penalties will go away when that happens.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>B.W.A vs Velvet Dream</strong></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><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><em> </em></p></div></blockquote><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><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></div></blockquote><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 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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Ironically, the initial plan for this match was to have Velvet Dream retain by DQ after interfence by Ursula Saez and Jaguar/Jungle Queen. LaRue was unhappy at that finish, and as Dr_Avalanche points out, I'm not a fan of those kind of finishes at the end of shows.</p><p> </p><p> B.W.A. have been on a roll, and Kass is really coming into her own (she's tying Kate right now with B- performances for tops in the company). The end of the show with Kate stripping them of the belts gets me to the same spot as if they had lost the match (Kass would have still attacked Hunter, but out of being mad at losing), and I get the tag titles off of Velvet Dream heading into their feud with Seduction's new stable.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Emiko Miyoshi vs Kaede Sugiyama</strong></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>Miyoshi hit some serious NXT Bayley points during her interaction with Sugiyama. She also strikes me as being as much of an uber-face as Bayley's distaff counterpart, Sami Zayn. And I think Miyoshi's going to get over via the Sami Zayn on RAW route - losing, in matches where her heart is far bigger than her body. On the other hand, if Sugiyama is a short-term addition, Miyoshi winning here would earn her some cred. But I think Miyoshi is going to be one of those people, like Mick Foley, who manages to lose their way up the card.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, yeah, Emiko is definitely taking over the 'wide-eyed, just happy to be here' spot Simony Sentinel used to hold in DPW.</p><p> </p><p> I'm not surprised Kaede was the overwhelming pick by people here, but the finish was mostly due to Miyoshi being more over in the region than Sugiyama (E- vs F+). I figured I couldn't have Kaede go over without really hurting Emiko, and thankfully, she was willing to do that job. The extra good news is that Miyoshi increased her performance skill through this match, which was also the goal.</p><p> </p><p> I wasn't sure how long-term Sugiyama was going to be, but after that performance (D+ off of that popularity and zero momentum) makes her a keeper.</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><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" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed that interaction. I feel like this is my chance to establish Emiko as a character, while Kaede as the last NOTBPW Women's champion has a lot of ways it could go on screen. The post-match scene was originally something different, but I figured I would go with something a little more nuanced (maybe) and longer term.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Generation NOW vs Ladies Reborn</strong></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 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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, Generation NOW really weren't able to capitalize on beating Doll Parts, while Ladies Reborn are really starting to heat up (Sandra finally has positive momentum!). Charity is also starting to look like the star Kate thought she could be when she signed her, so that was also in their favor here.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarEatWorld" data-cite="DarEatWorld" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>I like G-NOW but they've gotten a bit stale.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's fair. Part of the post-match scene is to signal that they are moving on to other things, which should hopefully help me heat them back up again. I am still high on both Selina and (especially) Hoshiko, so fingers crossed.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Killer Kathy McMahon vs Sally Anne Christianson</strong></p><p> </p><p> So this is the match that caused a big chunk of my writer's block. I in no way expected to have to explain six falls (seriously, every single one before this was three <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />), and getting there was an interesting journey.</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><em>Killer Kathy is heading up the card, Christianson needs to be legit. Plus, Christianson, being former NOTBPW, should have better stamina in a match like that. This is playing into Christianson's strengths, and could be a showpiece for the new champion.</em></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Pretty much right on, except for me going with the cop out in having it be a draw. <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> Kathy is moving up the card, but she is such a dominating force that I didn't want her taking two losses in a row, especially with the numbers advantage for most of the match. </p><p> </p><p> In the end, both wrestlers come out looking strong (Sally's performance is ticking up as she gains momentum), and the short feud ends with no real resolution, so if I want to revisit it in the future, I can.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarEatWorld" data-cite="DarEatWorld" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <em>I'll be grumbling in the crowd about newcomers coming in and our home grown talent being jobbed out.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, I'm oddly trying to be conscious of this when booking results. That's part of the reason Paige and York both lost later in the show. I'm hoping that once all these new faces have been with company for a little while, they will feel just as much a part of the show as the originals.</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 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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Hmmmmm... <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>Claire Winters vs Kate Avatar vs Laura Flame vs Sara Marie York</strong></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><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></div></blockquote><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><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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I'm not too surprised everyone went with York as the winner of this match based on my track record of booking incoming stars. While I hate having her lose twice in a row, with the winner being Kate (who is more over in the region), Sara at least doesn't lose any popularity by not winning and gains momentum back with the post-match angle.</p><p> </p><p> With the Regional Battles not being as big of a factor as they were in the past, I also don't have to be worried about putting on killer main events every show, which is nice in that I get to do things for story reasons instead of chasing match ratings for a change.</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>Having Sara Marie York on your roster is like a license to print money. There's zero reason why SMY shouldn't immediately enter the main event picture of DPW. Having her available is a real coup for DPW - she's fantastic on the mic, in the ring, and super over. I'm shocked she isn't in USPW, honestly.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yes, ridicously so. Sara pulled a C+ performance off of D popularity and zero momentum, which made me giddy inside. I really have no idea why QAW or AAA haven't signed her (especially AAA as her NOTBPW popularity bleeds over into the NorthWest), but I'm going to chalk it up to the economy being in decline so they are both keeping a close eye on payroll.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Gorgon vs Paige Croft</strong></p><p> </p><p> I wouldn't exactly call this match disappointing, but Paige had hit C- in her tune up matches, but ended up at D+ here. Long form storytelling matches might just not be her forte in this universe, so I'll keep an eye out for that. That said, I am having a lot of fun writing her character, so I can see why she has played such a prominent role in other diaries. <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="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Gorgon is definitely growing on me (it helps that her match ratings are ticking up). The original plan was for her to drop the belt to Paige here (believe it or not, Croft is actually one of the few people on the roster Gorgon would agree to lose to), but I am having a lot of fun booking Gorgon as Kevin Owens as you say, and her retaining here at least sets up a nice angle for the next show. <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> Speaking of the next show, for the first time ever, DPW is having an event in July. Now that I can freely use the BSC trademarks thanks to the Alliance, it is called Line in the Sand. This show will kick-off the next Venus Tournament with four Quarterfinals, and I've included the bracket after the card, just in case that helps people make their picks. <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> This will be the last one-off prediction contest for awhile, but I'll keep the prize as the interview segment as the next couple will have very substational rewards.</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 Line in the Sand</span></strong><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1</strong></p><p> Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2</strong></p><p> Claire Winters vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3</strong></p><p> Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4</strong></p><p> Emiko Miyoshi vs Laura Flame</p><p> </p><p> <strong>For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</strong></p><p> Gorgon © vs Kate Avatar</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bonus Questions (one point each)</span></strong></p><p> Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome)</p><p> Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament?</p><p> What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</span></strong></p><p> What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69)</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Venus Tournament Bracket</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <span>http://i.imgur.com/2zwp9FT.jpg</span></p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> At Line in the Sand, also be on the lookout for a great new logo and banner done by John Lions, for which I am extremely grateful!</p>

[kingjames]

<p>Been doing a binge of old NXT episodes recently, and one of the things that struck me was that Sami Zayn managed to pin Curt Hawkins and Antonio Cesaro on his first night in NXT. Having come into NXT after Zayn & Cesaro's 2/3 Falls match, I didn't realize how important that was to his character. Yes, Zayn tends to lose his way up the card...but he starts off stronger than any other NXT debut to set that up. It establishes that he <em>can</em> win, so you believe there's going to be a payoff when he loses later.</p><p> </p><p>

This is how I think Emiko is going to work out for you in the long run <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>

In other news, I'm looking at the attendance AAA is pulling in your diary's universe come 2020 - 4 years into the future for my diary - and it warms my heart. Just a shade off 5k, while I'm pulling about 3k in 2016. We'll see if I can't beat that pace for AAA. Also, kind of funny that Foxxy LaRue is the AAA Top Contender's champion in 2020; I'm hoping my universe's Foxxy is competing for something more than the company's midcard title in 2020. Also, Cherry Bomb still being in AAA in 2020 kind of blows my mind. She's already 40 by 2016, so she's 44 or just about in 2020. That AAA managed to keep her that long, and Cherry was still going that long, is definitely interesting.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Card for Line in the Sand</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1</strong></p><p>

<strong>Sara Marie York</strong> vs Zoe Ammis</p><p> </p><p>

<span style="color:#9932CC;"><strong>AAA REPRESENT!</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

Gotta say, I'm a little surprised Zoe isn't using her "Agent 69" gimmick, given DPW's far more liberal content settings than AAA. As we all well know, Zoe is fabulous and honestly pretty good at all elements of pro wrestling...but so is SMY, except SMY is even better than Zoe Ammis. Figure this should be a good, open match, but unless there's something going on in the background like SMY getting poached or costing too much, SMY is someone you'll generally want to protect in order to make her losses mean something.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2</strong></p><p>

<strong>Claire Winters</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p>

So, lots of variables here. If Winters wins this match, and Flame wins hers, that sets up a potentially compelling Fire N Ice match in the second round. Paige Croft is a newcomer to DPW, but she's an excellent in-ring performer, and she might be able to pull match grades sufficient enough to make up for Winters having, I would assume, greater popularity in the SW region. Then there's the question of "DPW Originals" vs. "The New Wave" - how many of the old guard need to make it through to the second round to not seem like you're pulling a Hogan/Bischoff when they came to TNA, and pushed Samoa Joe and AJ Styles into the background? In the end, I think Winters gets through.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3</strong></p><p>

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Killer Kathy McMahon</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Oh man. Poor Ariel Breaks. I think Ariel shows a killer instinct that she hasn't before, but Killer Kathy vs. SMY is a more compelling second-round match. I think Ariel looks valiant while losing, and maybe gets a push following the loss, but Killer Kathy's heading up your card and I don't see a reason to slow her push down here, even if there's some level of satisfaction in seeing Killer Kathy finally pay for her treatment of Ariel. I think you leave that match on the table and come back to it later when Ariel's ready to take things to the next level.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4</strong></p><p>

<strong>Emiko Miyoshi</strong> vs Laura Flame</p><p> </p><p>

I think this is the "surprise" win of the first round. Flame's character is such that I could see her looking at this match as an easy win, and wind up paying for her arrogance when Emiko beats her on a quick roll-up. I could see Flame being protected by controlling most of the match, and possibly get some heat back with a post match beatdown....which would work well from a narrative standpoint, as Flame would both get her revenge for the loss <em>and</em> assist her Fire N Ice tag partner in the second round against the woman she lost to in the first round. It also leaves Flame available to come out to help Winters in that second round match.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</strong></p><p>

Gorgon © vs <strong>Kate Avatar</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Gorgon's had a good run, but she's also kind of a PITA in terms of who she's willing to lose to. Gorgon also seems like the kind of worker that USPW might want to grab back, having let her go in the first place, depending on what their roster looks like. There's a lot of moving parts right now, and the possibility of Kate Avatar being a transitional champion in order to take the belt from Gorgon so as to move the belt to someone Gorgon refuses to lose to strikes me as very possible. So I think Gorgon's dominant reign comes to an end here, and Kate adds another QotR title to her resume.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Bonus Questions (one point each)</strong></p><p>

<strong>Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Yes</strong> - because I think Paige Croft will take her revenge for Gorgon costing Croft the QAW title.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament?</strong></p><p> </p><p>

I think <strong>LaRue X</strong> has got to be feeling pretty salty about having gained, then immediately been stripped, of the tag titles. So, given the no-DQ rules for the Athena Warrior title, I would not be surprised at all to see LaRue X decide to vent her frustrations out by challenging Christianson. Plus, a victory would give LaRue X an opportunity to regain gold when "the woman" tried to hold her down.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SMY vs. Killer Kathy McMahon, Claire Winters vs. Emiko Miyoshi</strong></p><p> </p><p>

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

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69)</p><p> </p><p>

Hmmm. This could depend on the amount of padding you might have to put into the road agent notes to get Gorgon to drop the belt. Still, with a little bit of luck and continued overness, I could see this one hitting <strong>70</strong>, and tying for the best match in DPW history.</p>

[MisterRomanini]

<p>Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1</p><p>

<strong>Sara Marie York</strong> vs Zoe Ammis</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2</p><p>

Claire Winters vs <strong>Paige Croft</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3</p><p>

<strong>Ariel Breaks</strong> vs Killer Kathy McMahon</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi vs <strong>Laura Flame</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

Gorgon © vs <strong>Kate Avatar</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions (one point each)</p><p>

Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome) <strong>Yes</strong></p><p>

Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament? <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></p><p>

What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct)</p><p>

<strong>SMY vs Paige / Ariel vs Laura</strong></p><p> </p><p>

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

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69) <strong>72</strong></p>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<p>Card for Line in the Sand</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1</p><p>

<strong>Sara Marie York</strong> vs Zoe Ammis</p><p>

<em>I think there is every reason to push SMY to the moon. As much as I love Zoe, she can take the loss.</em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2</p><p>

<strong>Claire Winters</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p>

<em>Waffled back and forth on this when I realized I had misunderstood how the semis would play out, but lands in the same prediction anyway. If Emiko gets a surprise win against one half of Fire & Ice in the quarter, and face the other half in the semi, how juicy isn't that?</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3</p><p>

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Killer Kathy McMahon</strong></p><p>

I want to see a swerve, but I don't see it. The best I think we can hope for is Ariel putting up a brave fight.</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4</p><p>

<strong>Emiko Miyoshi</strong> vs Laura Flame</p><p>

I think my entire prediction of how this tournament goes is based on how much I like Emiko. </p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

Gorgon © vs <strong>Kate Avatar</strong></p><p>

I feel less convinced about this match than probably any other on the card. I could easily see it going either way. Gorgon has held on to the title for a while now, so it could be time for a title change, but I kind of think SMY/Gorgon would be the hottest possible title feud you could have right now. It could be that you have patience and is planning to move SMY a bit more slowly, but who knows how long she'll be around. Best to strike while the iron is hot. </p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions (one point each)</p><p>

Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome) Been going back and forth on this. I feel like I'm hedging my bets a bit here, but I say <strong>NO.</strong> I think SMY's recent performance has catapulted her into the role of top contender, and Gorgon/SMY feels like a very nice match up.</p><p> </p><p>

Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament? Foxxy is a good shout, but I'll go with the other half of B.W.A, <strong>Sista Kass.</strong></p><p> </p><p>

What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct) <strong>SMY vs McMahon, Winters vs Emiko</strong></p><p> </p><p>

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

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69) <strong>72</strong></p>

[Sudo_Nym]

Heel heat? Brother, I tell it like it is. I tell the truth, and I rise to the top because I'm the most talented. It's the rest of the universe that turned heel!

 

Card for Line in the Sand

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1

Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis

I love my Zoe, but SMY is a wrestling goddess.

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2

Claire Winters vs Paige Croft

Winters isn't really main-event ready; I don't feel like she's due to be more than Flame's sidekick. But Croft is excellent in-ring, which may be just what you need.

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3

Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon

I can only assume she dropped the title because she was above it.

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4

Emiko Miyoshi vs Laura Flame

Push her to the moon! The moon, says I!

 

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title

Gorgon © vs Kate Avatar

What's the point of being the booker if you can't put the belt on yourself? Also, you've got a couple of heels ready to move up and challenge, while Gorgon seems to be doing nothing as champion.

 

Bonus Questions (one point each)

Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome)

I think so.

 

Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament? Let's say Selina Sevlte in a throw-away.

 

 

What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct) Sara vs. McMahon, Croft vs. Flame

 

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69) 71, because I like to go 2 steps beyond.

[MrWolf101]

<p>DPW Roster as of June 2020</p><p> </p><p>

I'm eschewing the normal storyline reasons for this roster update. With so many new faces coming in (some yet to debut outside of the pre-show), I thought it would be a good time to do a bit of codifying when it comes to characters, similar to the excellent entries Dr_Avalanche has done in his QAW diary.</p><p> </p><p>

A bit of a note, there are some wrestlers that are currently working pre-shows that I'm leaving off this list until they debut. Most are just jobbers, but two characters are left off for spoiler reasons. One is a returning character, and the other is someone I'm still figuring out on how they'll debut. I'll let you speculate on who those two might be. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">In order of popularity in the South West USA region then Gimmick Effectiveness</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kate Avatar</strong></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;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: C (61) - Up from C- (59) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: N/A</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Inspirational Leader (Above Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Dark Phoenix Driver (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrkRmkc_3HU" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrkRmkc_3HU" rel="external nofollow">Michinoku Driver</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrkRmkc_3HU" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Secondary Finisher: Hell Cat's Cradle (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/J6p3Mj23qNBjq/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/J6p3Mj23qNBjq/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Stepover Toehold Sleeper</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/J6p3Mj23qNBjq/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sista Kass</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $860 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: C- (56) - Same as December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Hired Gun (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Kill Switch (</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o2mg3B5pF2I/VhGdSIq1DRI/AAAAAAAAlnI/p_uDAQHHWAc/s1600/Butterfly%2BPowerbomb.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o2mg3B5pF2I/VhGdSIq1DRI/AAAAAAAAlnI/p_uDAQHHWAc/s1600/Butterfly%2BPowerbomb.gif" rel="external nofollow">Butterfly Powerbomb</a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o2mg3B5pF2I/VhGdSIq1DRI/AAAAAAAAlnI/p_uDAQHHWAc/s1600/Butterfly%2BPowerbomb.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Gorgon</strong></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;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $1,290 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: D (44) - Same as December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bad Ass (Above Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Hydra Bomb (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DDUsDSGRk" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DDUsDSGRk" rel="external nofollow">Running Liger Bomb</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74DDUsDSGRk" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Laura Flame</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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $580 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: D (43) - Up from D (41) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bad Ass (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Flame Fire Kick (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/8dwNGgDu7tK36/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/8dwNGgDu7tK36/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Superkick</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/8dwNGgDu7tK36/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sara Marie York</strong></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;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $1,570 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: D (42) - Debuted in May 2020, C- (55) in North West USA</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Girl-Next-Door (Great)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Energy Burst (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tGw7uQsJRHY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Baron Corbin's Finisher - (End of Days)"></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="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Suzanne Brazzle</strong></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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $1,570 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: D- (37) - Debuted in April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bubbly Babyface (Below Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Miracle Connection (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8R_Sy4bu4" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8R_Sy4bu4" rel="external nofollow">Styles Clash</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr8R_Sy4bu4" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Claire Winters</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $290 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E+ (30) - Up from E (29) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: MMA Bad Ass (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Ice Breaker (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/P8E9SPq4DX0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Becky Lynch - Dis-Arm-Her To Bayley"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Secondary Finisher: Frost Bite (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/eG3UUJfbKSs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Daniel Bryan - Running knee Strike Compilations"></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="margin-left:25px;"><strong>LaRue X</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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $880 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E+ (30) - Same as December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Black Power (Great)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Black Power (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/IPlM4BR3GzZtu/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/IPlM4BR3GzZtu/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Rock Bottom</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/IPlM4BR3GzZtu/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Killer Kathy McMahon</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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $330 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (29) - Up from E (28) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Raging Bull (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Glittering Jawbreaker (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluiTXSyCYM" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluiTXSyCYM" rel="external nofollow">Double Knee Facebreaker</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CluiTXSyCYM" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Zoe Ammis</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $950 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (29) - Debuted at E (28) in April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Primma Donna (Very Good)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Double Cross (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GGFbhMAUM0o?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE Sheamus New Finisher -"></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="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Electric Dreamer</strong></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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $410 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (29) - Up from E (28) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Fan Favorite (Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Luchador</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: E.M.P. (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbdjWzX3Svc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbdjWzX3Svc" rel="external nofollow">Blue Thunder Bomb</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbdjWzX3Svc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Paige Croft</strong></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;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $1,040 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (29) - Debuted in April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Defender (Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Entertainer</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Memphis Deathlock (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BKSzr6iaLIE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="CM Punk uses the Koji Clutch"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

Charity Dark</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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $570 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (27) - Up from E- (21) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Goth (Very Good)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Cruiserweight</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Sugar Smack (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/mgv5DRI4sHWI8/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/mgv5DRI4sHWI8/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Shooting Star Press</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/mgv5DRI4sHWI8/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Selina Svelte</strong></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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $460 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (26) - Up from E- (22) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Machine (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Technician</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Prawn Armlock (</div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlbX1ZzhhU" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlbX1ZzhhU" rel="external nofollow">Kimura Lock</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlbX1ZzhhU" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Sandra Shine</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $270 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E (26) - Up from E- (20) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Supernatural (Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Cruiserweight</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Rise and Shine Hurricanrana (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KF3ZUTVOUIs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Christian - Super Hurricanrana"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> when set up that way, regular Hurricanrana otherwise)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Velvet Suarez</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $290 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (23) - Up from 19 in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Patriot (Very Good)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Luchador</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Purple Haze </div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/5wYUJTLHeyY5G/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/5wYUJTLHeyY5G/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Moonsault</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/5wYUJTLHeyY5G/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Hoshiko Tagawa</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $180 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (23) - Up from E- (19) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Lone Wolf (Above Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Technician</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: </div><a href="http://ilovewrestlinggifs.tumblr.com/post/8555876637/alex-shelley-puts-the-rolling-reverse-figure-four" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://ilovewrestlinggifs.tumblr.com/post/8555876637/alex-shelley-puts-the-rolling-reverse-figure-four" rel="external nofollow">Rolling Leglock</a></div><a href="http://ilovewrestlinggifs.tumblr.com/post/8555876637/alex-shelley-puts-the-rolling-reverse-figure-four" rel="external nofollow"></a><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Secondary Finisher:

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8XdiTFqbuoE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Wrestling Moves | Alberto Del Rio - Cross Armbreaker"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ursula Saez</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x5SF8WV.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $450 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (23) - Returned in June 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bully (Above Average)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Brawler</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Saez Splitter (</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4K3vYIdGb7Q/VQ-OmwHp66I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/lagEVVnpj34/s1600/suplex.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4K3vYIdGb7Q/VQ-OmwHp66I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/lagEVVnpj34/s1600/suplex.gif" rel="external nofollow">Leaping Side Suplex</a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4K3vYIdGb7Q/VQ-OmwHp66I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/lagEVVnpj34/s1600/suplex.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Ariel Breaks</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $460 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (21) - Same as December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Arch Competitor (Great)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Cruiserweight (Dean Malenko-esque)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Breakerfall (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wVs7-uFLYuY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Extreme German Suplex"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Secondary Finisher: Melody Maker (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Ku2HtEMkaG4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Bret Hart - Sharpshooter"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Tertiary Finisher: Ariel Spiral (

</div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kZHX8xlNuGU?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Corkscrew moonsault-Johnny Nitro"></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="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Emiko Miyoshi</strong></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;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $230 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (20) - Up from E- (18) in December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Girl-Next-Door (Legendary)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Luchador</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Miyoshi Cradle (Hurricanrana into a Small Package)</div><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><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;">

Alignment: Face</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $820 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (19) - Debuted at F+ (12) in April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Blue Collar (Great)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Niagara Fall (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/pFuraV5xxSZBm/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/pFuraV5xxSZBm/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Crossface</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/pFuraV5xxSZBm/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Kaede Sugiyama</strong></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;">

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $920 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (18) - Debuted at F (9) in May 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bitter Veteran (Great)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Cruiserweight</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RmVYoVs00" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RmVYoVs00" rel="external nofollow">Spinning Arm Breaker</a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RmVYoVs00" rel="external nofollow"></a><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Jaguar/Jungle Queen</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

Alignment: Heel</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Salary: $280 per show</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Popularity: E- (17) - Debuted at F+ (14) in June 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Gimmick: Bitch (Very Good)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Style: Regular</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Finisher: Jaguar Bomb (</div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/PIdwlrW0s2aOc/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/PIdwlrW0s2aOc/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow">Last Ride</a></div><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/PIdwlrW0s2aOc/giphy.gif" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">)</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

Title History:</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DPW Queen of the Ring (formerly BSC Queen of the Ring) – Last Five Champions</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">

</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dw8jdk2.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Current Holder: Gorgon</strong></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;">

Kate Avatar [3]: March 2019 to October 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Sista Kass: October 2018 to March 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Laura Flame: December 2017 to October 2018</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Simony Sentinel: August 2016 to December 2017</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DPW Athena Warrior</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/psHhr1Z.png</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Current Holder: Sally Anne Christianson</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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Killer Kathy McMahon: March 2019 to April 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles - Last Five Champions</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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

</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>

Current Holders: Vacant</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1HNF5SN.png?1</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1HNF5SN.png?1</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

B.W.A. (LaRue X and Sista Kass): June 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Velvet Dream (Electric Dreamer and Velvet Suarez): December 2019 to June 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Yo Ho! (Joanna Silver and Polly Amorous): June 2019 to December 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Generation NOW (Hoshiko Tagawa and Selina Svelte): March 2019 to June 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Ladies Reborn (Charity Dark and Sandra Shine): September 2018 to March 2019</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Champion</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Vy2t5NB.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Simony Sentinel [2] – August 2019</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Sista Kass - August 2018</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Laura Flame - August 2017</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Simony Sentinel - August 2016</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Girl Power Tag Team Tournament Champions</span></strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/Xr88d9G.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/Xr88d9G.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>B.W.A. (LaRue X and Sista Kass) - May 2020</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><p></p>

[MrWolf101]

<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>Been doing a binge of old NXT episodes recently, and one of the things that struck me was that Sami Zayn managed to pin Curt Hawkins and Antonio Cesaro on his first night in NXT. Having come into NXT after Zayn & Cesaro's 2/3 Falls match, I didn't realize how important that was to his character. Yes, Zayn tends to lose his way up the card...but he starts off stronger than any other NXT debut to set that up. It establishes that he <em>can</em> win, so you believe there's going to be a payoff when he loses later.<p> </p><p> This is how I think Emiko is going to work out for you in the long run <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> </p><p> That's not far off of where I was trying to get to as well. I don't want to have Emiko become a jobber (which, with the talent that has come in, would be very easy to have happen), so this was a good chance to give her a win over a strong opponent, who also benefited just by being there. Emiko's story has some twists and turns from here (her being in the Venus tournament will have its own in-show explanation) but the goal is to keep her popularity trending up while also having her learn from some more skilled opponents.</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> In other news, I'm looking at the attendance AAA is pulling in your diary's universe come 2020 - 4 years into the future for my diary - and it warms my heart. Just a shade off 5k, while I'm pulling about 3k in 2016. We'll see if I can't beat that pace for AAA. Also, kind of funny that Foxxy LaRue is the AAA Top Contender's champion in 2020; I'm hoping my universe's Foxxy is competing for something more than the company's midcard title in 2020. Also, Cherry Bomb still being in AAA in 2020 kind of blows my mind. She's already 40 by 2016, so she's 44 or just about in 2020. That AAA managed to keep her that long, and Cherry was still going that long, is definitely interesting.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, both AAA and QAW are pulling around 5,000 in attendance in their home regions. AAA is at D+ popularity in the North West USA at this time, with shows usually around the C+ level. It's been a steady climb for them, but the Alliance has at least helped Catherine Quine stopped wasting attention on destroying Kate Avatar and Farrah Hesketh. <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> Foxxy was hitting a bit of a ceiling in AAA around this time (that could make for a hell of a storyline if she wasn't a face there), but the retirement of Cherry Bomb has opened a main event slot that she's stepped into. She drops the Top Contender belt to Pamela Rojo (her partner as AAA tag team champions) soon and has since moved into a program with Gorgon. AAA does need new stars after all.</p><p> </p><p> As for Cherry Bomb, being the head booker has its perks. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> She was down to around 30 stamina and had broken down completely in every physical category by this point. I'll chalk her finally retiring and then leaving AAA up to Victoria Stone-McFly, and their strange vendetta against each other.</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>Heel heat? Brother, I tell it like it is. I tell the truth, and I rise to the top because I'm the most talented. It's the rest of the universe that turned heel!</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, that's one way to look at it. With two interview segments in the queue, I'm going with kingjames' first, so that should give you some more promo material. <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> Oh, and MisterRomanini and Dr_Avalanche, for the Venus tournament semi-finals, it's Quarterfinal #1 vs Quarterfinal #3 and Quarterfinal #2 vs Quarterfinal #4. I probably should have made that a little clearer, and I'm not saying this will affect the outcome of the prediction contest or anything, but please update your picks in the bonus section accordingly. <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]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MrWolf101" data-cite="MrWolf101" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh, and MisterRomanini and Dr_Avalanche, for the Venus tournament semi-finals, it's Quarterfinal #1 vs Quarterfinal #3 and Quarterfinal #2 vs Quarterfinal #4. I probably should have made that a little clearer, and I'm not saying this will affect the outcome of the prediction contest or anything, but please update your picks in the bonus section accordingly. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Nice summary of your roster. After my upcoming season finale (it will go up later today), I will make a roster update myself. A bit of spring cleaning if you will, even if my game is in October at the moment...</p><p> </p><p> Thanks for the heads up. I ended up with the same quarter final predictions, but for entirely different reasons...</p>

[John Lions]

Card for Line in the Sand

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1

Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis

No way SMY loses three in a row

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2

Claire Winters vs Paige Croft

Ugh I REALLY want Claire to win here, because 1) She's an original and 2) She can use this win way more than Paige could, but given that it's 2v4 I don't see another angle with her facing off against Flame given they just got over that.

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3

Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon

KKM seems to be one of the few originals who is still a big deal in singles competition, and I don't see her losing to the partner she's outshone.

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4

Emiko Miyoshi vs Laura Flame

Emiko is great but it's Laura Flame here...

 

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title

Gorgon © vs Kate Avatar

Having seen the cost of your roster and how much all of these new names are running you, I don't see how that's sustainable given the size of DPW. I want to believe that they are mostly only here temporarily for this "season" and we will see more of the lovable favorites returning, (since the readers didn't get to experience the original BSC, we have stronger attachments to characters like Polly Amorous than Paige Croft and Suzanne Brazzle). Avatar winning here could cause a spark of discontent either storyline-wise or backstage with the originals. Gorgon holding the belt is great but it's played second fiddle to the main storylines of the arc so I don't see her holding onto it much longer after this.

 

Bonus Questions (one point each)

Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome)

Yes

Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament?

Hoshiko? My money is on one of the two GenNOW folks

What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct)

Flame-Croft, SMY-KKM

 

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69)Let's just wing it and guess 67

[MrWolf101]

Independence Nay: World Overview as of June 2020

 

http://i.imgur.com/OdAnbs6.jpg

 

“I’m not happy Kate!”

 

http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg

 

Holding her cell phone away from her ear as Victoria Stone-McFly goes on her now weekly rant, Kate Avatar knows better than to interject with what ostensibly is her boss.

 

“Did you see AAA’s show yesterday?! Croft got her rematch against Gorgon and they had the crowd going nuts!”

 

“Vicky…Victoria, it was Women of Wrestling 24. AAA had almost 5,000 people come from around the world for their biggest sho…”

 

“Hey, I didn’t give you money so you could pay me back with excuses! My

patience

is running thin.”

 

Looking up at the ceiling of her apartment to calm herself, Hell Cat lets out a long sigh, “Victoria, I agree, Bitter Harvest’s main event was less than I hoped for. We’re still reintroducing Paige back to the Vegas audience; not all of our fans remember BSC. Add to that the crowd being burnt out after the #1 Contender’s…”

 

“And whose fault is it that the crowd was burnt out?! You just couldn’t resist stealing the show, could you Kate?!”

 

Continuing the breathing techniques her psychologist taught her during her most recent visit, Avatar closes her eyes before responding, “You’re right Victoria. You’re absolutely right.”

 

“You didn’t need to tell me that! I know I’m right, what I want to know is how you’re going to fix it!”

 

“Well…”

 

“No, f*ck that! I’m going to tell you what to do. I’m tired of looking at that piece of shit logo of yours. It looks like you just ripped it from the internet, and if I think that, so do the people at home. Get a new logo for Line in the Sand, or else.”

 

“Victoria, that’s in three days. It’s Fourth of July tomorrow and no one is workin…”

 

“I don’t care, fix it! And while you’re at it, get a banner too!”

 

With that, Kate hears a click on the other end of the line, and puts her cell phone face down on her coffee table. After running her fingers through her hair, Hell Cat grabs her laptop. Before combing the web for graphic designers that can put together a new logo in a hurry, Avatar decides to check on how DPW stands in the world of Women’s wrestling.

 

Dark Phoenix Wrestling – 31st (out of 35) Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/06wC1iw.jpg

 

Popularity - South West USA:

F+ (same as December 2019)

Prestige:

E (up from F+ in December 2019)

Momentum:

D (up from D- in December 2019)

Cash on Hand

: $72,545

 

Moving on to the companies that feature only Women's wrestling first, Hell Cat can’t help but notice the absence of the folded WINNOW from the list.

 

5SSW – 10th Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/KQXeVYI.jpg

 

DEVIL Karube - 5 Star Tag Team Champion with Megumi Nakajima

Fuyuko Higa – Figurehead

Hana Ajibana - 5 Star All-Asian Champion

Megumi Nakajima - Reigning 5 Star J Grand Prix tournament winner and 5 Star Tag Team Champion with DEVIL Karube

Shiori Jippensha - 5 Star World Champion

Tomoko Nagatsuka

 

 

QAW – 15th Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/rZ7dQoZ.jpg

 

Danielle Sweetheart

Gorgon

Katherine Goodlooks – QAW Shockwave Champion

Miss American Pie (aka Lora Washington)

Paige Croft

Suzanne Brazzle – QAW World Champion and reigning QAW Queen of the Ring tournament winner

 

 

AAA – 19th Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/9Vm5avE.jpg

 

Danielle Sweetheart

Foxxy LaRue – AAA Top Contender’s Champion and AAA Tag Team Champion with Pamela Rojo

Gorgon

Miss American Pie (aka Lora Washington)

Paige Croft

Suzanne Brazzle - AAA Femme Fatale

 

 

KOWF – 24th Largest Company in the World (up two spots from December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/a1gseRq.jpg

 

Candy Floss – KOWF Wrestling Spirit Champion and KOWF Tag Team Champion with Millie the Minx

Foxxy LaRue

Hell Cat (aka Jana Marie Bowen)

Kathryn McMahon - KOWF Triple Crown Champion

Kristabel Plum

Millie the Minx – KOWF Tag Team Champion with Candy Floss

 

 

Kate moves on to the only large company in the world with a Women’s Division (all wrestlers on written contracts).

 

USPW - Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/yxGRsRg.jpg?1

 

Alicia Strong

Brooke Tyler

Demelza Wade

Jaime Quine

Joanne Rodriguez – 2019 Female Wrestler of the Year and booker for the Women’s Division

Missy Masterson

Nadia Snow - USPW Women’s Champion

Tracy Brendon

 

 

Finally, Kate reviews the smaller companies with Women’s Divisions (all wrestlers under pay-per-appearance contracts).

 

OLLIE – 12th Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/Bgu21Up.jpg

 

Águila Azul Celeste

Catalina Vazquez

Electric Dreamer

Maribel Mercado - Campeonato de las Mujeres OLLIE

Saeko Watoga

 

CILL – 21st Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/b1bv5Q0.jpg

 

Aguila Azul Celeste – CILL World Women’s Champion

Electric Dreamer

Estrella Blanca

Maribel Mercado

Purple Viper

Tsukiyama Yamato

 

 

EWA – 27th Largest Company in the World (same as December 2019)

 

http://i.imgur.com/MJR58pB.jpg

 

Katrin Nilsen

Risa Shichirobei - EWA Women’s Champion

Zofia Jankovic

 

Going back to her own company, Kate can’t help but admit DPW’s logo could use an upgrade.

[MrWolf101]

Messing Around with Doc: Spotlight on Sara Marie York

 

http://i.imgur.com/y9PVgsr.jpg

 

Doc Messing:

Thank you again to Catherine Quine for joining us today. Women of Wrestling 24 was an amazing show, and I urge everyone out there to catch it on AAA’s website if you haven’t yet. Up next is a woman that AAA fans should be very familiar with, the one and only Sara Marie York. Welcome to the show, Sara.

http://i.imgur.com/jOcNyCA.jpg

 

Sara Marie York:

It’s great to be here Doc.

 

Messing:

For our listeners out there, I’ve had the pleasure of watching Miss Sara in action the last two months as part of my work with Dark Phoenix Wrestling, and let me tell you, there’s no better woman in the business.

 

York:

That’s very kind of you.

 

Messing:

Now Sara, DPW has the Venus Tournament quarterfinals coming up at tomorrow’s show. How does it feel to be a part of that?

 

York:

I’m excited. I never got the chance to be part of the Athena Tournament in BSC. Since this is kind of its spiritual successor, I hope to add my name to that legacy.

 

Messing:

Of course, a lot of people were surprised to see you turn up in DPW instead of AAA or QAW.

York:

Yes…well, I’ve worked with Kate Avatar in the past. We would have had a program over the Top Contender's belt in AAA if...you know hadn't happened. After I left NOTBPW, she was one of the first people that called me. I’d love to go home to AAA, or face the girls they have down in QAW, but you would have to ask them about that.

 

Messing:

I guess I’ll have to have Catherine Quine back on the show sooner rather than later then.

[Messing laughs before his voice takes on a more serious tone.]

Messing:

I’m glad you brought up your departure from NOTBPW. I hope you don’t mind talking about that.

 

York:

No, it’s fine. I suppose with that deal done, I don’t need to worry about getting sued anymore.

 

Messing:

There’s been a lot of rumors out there ever since you left NOTBPW abruptly one month before the company was bought by SWF, so what exactly did happen?

 

York:

Well, during Championship Wrestling, I overheard, I guess you can call it, an argument between Victoria Stone and her brother, Jeremy. I only got bits and pieces, but it was enough that I knew they were going to sell the company. When I confronted Victoria about it, it…didn’t go well.

 

Messing:

I see. So when the sale was announced, it must not’ve been a surprise to you then?

 

York:

No, unfortunately. I wanted to tell everyone, warn them really, but part of the terms of my release was that I couldn’t talk to anyone about it.

 

Messing:

I would have loved to have that scoop.

 

York:

I bet.

 

Messing:

It must’ve been really stressful keeping that from everyone.

 

York:

Well, that’s one of the reasons I requested my release. I couldn’t look them in the eye and lie to them. The deal the lawyers had me sign meant if I did spill the beans, they would be able to take away everything I’ve spent my career building. I’ve been doing this a long time, but I don’t think I’ll be like Joanne Rodriguez and still be at the top of my game when I’m 40. It’s one of those things where I’ve made good money, but I probably haven’t saved as much as I should. Right now, I’m trying to maximize the opportunities in front of me while I still have them, because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

 

Messing:

That is definitely true.

 

[There is a brief pause as Messing appears to receive a silent signal from one of his producers.]

 

Messing:

That looks like all the time we have today, so thank you to Sara Marie York for calling in. If you’re in Las Vegas tomorrow, don’t miss your chance to see Sara and the rest of the DPW women live in person at Line in Sand.

 

OOC: Thanks to kingjames for selecting Sara as his pick for an interview for his Red Alert prediction prize. With SMY just starting out in DPW, it was a fortuitous chance to pull back the curtain a little more on her character, so I hope you enjoyed. Sudo_Nym's choice will be coming up after Line in the Sand, and it should be a fun one.

[sincerenoble]

Card for Line in the Sand

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #1

Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis

 

SMY has to pick up the win here. She is too valuable to start eating pins right away and she could be the ACE for your company now. Perhaps a DQ win to keep Zoey strong?

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #2

Claire Winters vs Paige Croft

 

Went back and forth with this one has Winters seems to be more valuable right now in this region but Paige is Paige Croft and is money so I'm going roll with Paige to pick up the win and advance

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #3

Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon

 

Venus Tournament Quarterfinal #4

Emiko Miyoshi vs Laura Flame

 

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title

Gorgon © vs Kate Avatar

 

Bonus Questions (one point each)

Will the Queen of the Ring title change hands during the show? (way of adding extra point for correctly predicting the main event outcome)

 

No, Gorgon retains to hold on to possibly drop the title after her long reign to SMY

 

Who will challenge Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot at the Venus Tournament?

 

Either Foxy or Killah' Kass. Im going roll with Kass on this one[b/]

 

What will the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups be (one point for each correct answer)? (way of adding extra points for getting the quarterfinal results correct)

 

SMY Vs McMahon

Emiko Vs Claire Winters

 

Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)

What will be the number grade for the main event? (last match between Kate and Gorgon was rated a 69)

 

70

 

Venus Tournament Bracket

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 40: No Good Deed</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/ZR9WXt4.png</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Presents…Line in the Sand</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BNoZSqp.png</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live from an Industrial Warehouse just off the Strip</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Las Vegas, Nevada</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Saturday, Week 1, July 2020</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attendance: 439</div></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><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><div style="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/8fgy5dl.jpg?1</span></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The pulsating 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;"> pump through DPW’s new home as the record crowd in attendance get to their feet. Inside the warehouse that once served as storage for Vegas’ now moribund manufacturing industry, Kate Avatar walks down a small ramp leading from the far end of the room.</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;"> Behind this makeshift entrance hangs a large video screen, with standup speakers on both sides booming Hell Cat’s music. Avatar walks towards the ring in the center of the room, looking up at the rafters that crisscross the ceiling interspersed with the warehouse’s air conditioning vents. At the end of her journey down this pathway that parts the circle of chairs formed around the ring, Kate grabs a microphone from a staffer and steps through the ropes.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Welcome, one and all, to the new DPW!” Avatar waits out a round of cheers before continuing, “This building may not look like much from the outside, but we are going to make it ours! This will be where the new legends of DPW will be born, and that starts with me winning back the Queen of the Ring title from…”</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;"> On cue, a </div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NONOZGGejb8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE NXT:"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> is heard from the entrance way, and Gorgon steps out, giving Hell Cat a mocking round of applause.</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>It looks like we might be getting an early preview for tonight’s main event, Doc.</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>Gorgon has managed to scratch, claw, and cheat her way to holding on to her title so far, but something tells me that’s going to change on our first night in our new digs.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Holding a microphone of her own, the Queen of the Ring walks halfway down the ramp before stopping, “Oh Kate, I’m sorry to say but there’s no way you’ll ever see that last piece of BSC ever again. I am a woman of my word, and I’ve finally rid us all of that abomination.” Tugging at the leather strap around her neck, Gorgon pulls out a small medal of what looks to be gold, “I melted it down to create this memento, to remind all of you that I am the one that erased BSC from the world!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The boos from the crowd become deafening at Gorgon’s last proclamation, while Hell Cat paces angrily in the ring, waiting for her opponent in the main event to continue, “Now we will have a real title, one fit for a champion as great as me!” Gorgon signals for a staffer to emerge from backstage, and greets the young woman by snatching a blue strap from her. After pushing the staffer away, the champion holds up this belt defiantly as more boos come from fans, “This is the title of royalty, this is the title of the Queen of the Ring, this is the title of Gorgon!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/EmXKHHU.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gorgon pivots to head backstage, but not before Hell Cat gets in the last word, “I hope you didn’t spend too much on that Alison, because tonight, that title becomes mine!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><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>Match #1: Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis – Venus Tournament Quarterfinal</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/jOcNyCA.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/yVgCLHc.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;"> In their first match against one another in over five years, Sara and Zoe demonstrate why they were once considered the future of AAA, starting the contest off with a succession of rapid fire counters and then a long series of chain wrestling.</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 York being off her game, the action still enthralls the now-hot audience, with Ammis playing her role of Primma Donna to perfection.</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 Sara manages to slip out of Zoe’s attempt at a Double Cross, the graduate of the DeColt Power House shouts, “Don’t you know who I am! I am a Wrestling Goddess!” at 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 match remains largely even throughout the rest of its eleven minutes, until the former Agent 69 hears someone shout from the entranceway.</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;"> “Oooooh Zoe!”</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/UJ7Az79.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;"> Completely forgetting about her foe, Ammis spins around to see Suzanne Brazzle staring back at her from a distance.</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 is all the opening York needs, and spinning her foe back around, nails Zoe with the Energy Burst 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;"><strong> Winner via Pinfall and Advancing to the Venus Tournament Semi-Finals: Sara Marie York</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;"> While York has her hand raised by the referee, a steaming Zoe rolls out of the ring to confront Brazzle.</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>A tremendous match! And a tremendous victory for SMY!</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>Yes, but even Sara would admit that she might not have won without Suzanne Brazzle’s distraction.</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>It looks like Zoe agrees with you Doc, and we might need some more security out here because of that.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Reaching her former partner in Blonde Ambition, Ammis jabs her finger towards Suzanne’s chest, which the Miracle Blonde deftly slaps away. The eyes of both women go wide before they trade punches, and soon a wild brawl engulfs DPW’s new home.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the ring, Sara Marie York watches this fight, and despite the urging of the crowd, shows no interest in getting involved.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Disappointed by Sara’s inaction, the fans turn their attention to chanting “Let them fight,” even as over a dozen security guards pull Brazzle and Zoe away from each other.</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/lKtiHxc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> On the video screen, Sally Anne Christianson is shown in the locker room, twirling a Kendo stick.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The eyes of the reigning Athena Warrior narrow with each imagined strike, and this intense concentration remains in place even as Generation NOW walk 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><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Listen here, we were in DPW long before you and…” ducking out of the way of one of Christianson’s twirls, Selina Svelte is forced to cut short her rant or be struck in the face by the Kendo stick.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Hey! We’re trying to talk to you here…” suffering the same fate as her tag team partner, Hoshiko Tagawa narrowly avoids a shot to the jaw as she slide-steps away from the arc of the Athena Warrior’s weapon.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a small smile of amusement on her face, Sally backs up slightly while still spinning the Kendo stick in front of her, “Let me guess, you two want a title shot? No problem, I’m not afraid of a challenge. The only question I have is, which one of you is it going to be?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When Selina and Hoshiko react by looking at each other in confusion, perhaps having not expected Christianson to accept their unspoken proposal so easily, Sally responds with a nonchalant laugh, “Tell you what, why don’t you two figure it out, and I’ll meet whoever draws the short straw next month at the Venus Tournament.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With another casual laugh, Christianson walks through the pair on her way out of the locker room, while Svelte and Tagawa appear that they are about to settle in for a long argument.</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><span>http://i.imgur.com/WAoTDXI.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After Paige Croft enters the warehouse to </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;">, the crowd rises to boo Fire N Ice 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. </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;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Oh great, here come Laura Flame and Claire Winters.</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>You don’t sound too excited about that 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>It’s not that. I was just hoping we would get a clean match for the first ever meeting between Paige and Claire. With Laura out here, I don’t see that happening.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Absorbing the boos from the fans, Flame and Winters both roll their eyes before sitting down on the ramp with microphones in hand.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Hey Claire, look at our new home, isn’t it grand?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh totally Laura. It’s good to know that Kate Avatar cares about us so much that she’s willing to expose us to asbestos for our own good.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Truly not a dollar spared,” Fire N Ice survey the spartan amenities of the warehouse before bursting out in laughter, “Oh Kate Avatar, you’ve really topped yourself this time. You’ve spent the last four years using our hard work to line your own pockets, and this is the best you can do?! It’s bad enough you stole our victory away from us last month, but this place is more embarrassing than these fans!"</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Winters smirks as the boos from the audience grow from her partner’s words and then lifts up her microphone, “As for Sara Marie York, you hypocrite. You stick your nose in our business to help Kate Avatar, but you won’t stop Zoe Ammis and Suzanne Brazzle from fighting? I wonder why that could be? Could it be that you know we are younger, faster, and hungrier? That you fear us? That you know you can’t beat us? You might have won your little match earlier, but make no mistake, if by some miracle, you get past the semi-finals, one of us will be waiting to take you out of the tournament!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Damn right, we are the present and the future of this business, better than Kate or Sara ever were!” when Laura finishes her sentence, Paige shouts from the ring at Claire to come down so they can have their match, which draws a scoff from Fire N Ice, “Don’t worry leprechaun, we were getting to you.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You know Laura, when we came out here, for a second I thought I was going to be fighting a midget, but then I just realized it’s that failure Paige Croft.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh yeah, you mean the one that came to DPW to win ‘her’ belt back from Gorgon, but then got her ass kicked, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>and</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> lost her QAW World title in the process? The one that failed again against Gorgon at Women of Wrestling 24? That Paige Croft?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You know it Laura, the one and only ‘Tiny Terror.’ I can’t wait to make her tap out to the Ice Breaker,” with that, Winters and Flame get back to their feet to head to the ring, while a red-faced Croft gestures wildly for them to hurry up.</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 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: Claire Winters vs Paige Croft – Venus Tournament Quarterfinal</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><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/WAoTDXI.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;"> Fans expecting anything more than a wild brawl from this match are quickly disappointed, as the taunts from Fire N Ice are enough to make Paige eschew her normal technical mastery for repeated attempts at busting Claire open. In the process, the two women display a tremendous level of chemistry, especially considering this is their first time being in the ring together.</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;"> At home in this exchange of strikes, Winters manages to gain the early advantage while Laura Flame urges her on from ringside. When Claire goes for the Ice Breaker at the three-minute mark, it appears she might just make quick work of her petite opponent, but Paige finds a way to drag herself to the ropes to force the break.</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 taunts about Croft’s diminutive height from Flame continue throughout the match, but this vitriol only seems to fuel Paige as she makes her comeback. Pulling out some of the aerial moves that made her a star in BSC, Croft takes Winters down with a plancha. When Paige goes back to the top rope, it looks like she is sizing the Ice Woman up for an elbow drop, but instead, she jumps down to the floor, splashing the surprised 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;"> Quickly sliding back into the ring, the petite blonde dodges a spinning heel kick from a waiting Winters, then takes down Claire and wraps her body around the Ice Woman’s throat for the Memphis Deathlock.</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;"> While the fans cheer for Winters to tap out, Laura climbs back to her feet on the outside, but too late to prevent her partner from submitting.</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 and Advancing to the Venus Tournament Semi-Finals: Paige Croft</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;"> Giving Paige no time to celebrate, Flame climbs into the ring and jumps the blonde from behind. A still recovering Winters joins in on the beatdown, even as she takes time out to rub her sore neck.</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>Of course Fire N Ice can’t just accept they got beat, again! Why would anyone take a match against them if this is how they’re going to act afterwards?!</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Trying her best to fight back, Croft reaches out for any limb within arm’s reach, but this only leads to Claire and Laura stomping away on her harder.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The crowd showers Fire N Ice with boos, but these turn into loud cheers as Sara Marie York sprints out from the back.</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;"> Showing a new side to her usually bubbly exterior, York bulldozes Flame over and then does the same to Winters, giving Paige a chance to get back on her feet.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> When Croft’s assailants go for a follow-up attack, the petite blonde and Sara counter with suplexes that send Fire N Ice out of the ring, the two faces standing triumphant even as they remain on guard.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> That anticipated next wave never comes, Laura and Claire deciding to retreat backstage instead, leading to York raising Paige’s arm in victory to more cheers from the fans.</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/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Transitioning to a dark corner backstage, Killer Kathy McMahon stares into a dirty mirror, what looks to be dried bits of blood still on her forehead from her brutal assault of Ariel Breaks last month.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You never understood my journey, young one, you never understood my path. You never could just stand by and watch it reveal itself. You have changed Fate, Ariel, you have altered my destiny. I must get back on track, young one, and for that, I need a sacrifice.”</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 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: Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon - Venus Tournament Quarterfinal</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/FOATvSe.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/d8b9d8M.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>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 really would not want to be Ariel Breaks right now. Kathy McMahon is one of the most dangerous wrestlers I have ever seen, and she seems to have marked her former partner for destruction.</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>I wouldn’t count Ariel out so fast, Doc. She was trained by Melody Cuthill, and I think she’ll know how to use McMahon’s anger against 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;"> Unsure of how to fight Killer Kathy at first, Breaks falls back on her technical training to stop her constantly charging opponent, but when that fails to slow down McMahon, Ariel takes to the air.</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;"> Dazzling the crowd with high-flying maneuvers, Breaks looks to be gaining momentum, until Kathy counters an attempted moonsault with a Glittering Jawbreaker.</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 going for the pin on her knocked-out opponent, McMahon drags Ariel to a corner and props up her former tag team partner into a sitting position.</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 a moment to survey the booing crowd, Kathy then proceeds to stomp away on the helpless Breaks.</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 kicks to the head come hard and fast, with blood soon flowing from the forehead of Ariel. Relentless in her assault, Kathy gives referee Gregory Chapman no choice but to start counting when she ignores his cries to back off so he can evaluate Breaks.</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 referee’s count reaches five, McMahon turns to Chapman and shouts, “I don’t care!”, then delivers another kick to Ariel’s face, causing the DPW official to call for the disqualification.</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 DQ and Advancing to the Venus Tournament Semi-Finals: Ariel Breaks</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;"> Leaving her former partner to be tended to by medical personnel in the ring, Killer Kathy McMahon stoically walks up the ramp while the video screen cuts backstage, where Sandra Shine and Charity Dark sit on the floor, deep in a meditative state.</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;"> As the Ladies Reborn continue their chanting, a shadow looms over them, and the camera pans up to reveal Kate Avatar, the Deuces Wild tag team titles in her hands.</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;"> “Ehem,” clearing her throat, Hell Cat manages to get the attention of Shine and Dark, both women rising to meet the owner of DPW, “I don’t like handing out titles, but with B.W.A. suspended, I don’t really have a choice.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With joyful gasps of surprise, the Ladies Reborn reclaim the belts they lost over one year ago, disbelief etched across the faces of Sandra and Charity.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before either woman can speak, Kate continues, “You’re the number one contenders, so don’t let anyone tell you that you didn’t earn these.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Avatar starts to turn away to leave, but she hesitates, seeing the Ladies Reborn prostrate themselves in thanks in front of her. After one more glance full of confusion, Hell Cat pivots and walks away, but not before Sandra twitches slightly. </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/7A68NMO.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shifting to the locker room, a still ecstatic Emiko Miyoshi is in the middle of a phone conversation, the Japanese cruiserweight so involved in regaling whoever is on the other end of the line with how she pinned Kaede Sugiyama at Bitter Harvest that she doesn’t notice that wrestler walk up from behind her.</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;"> “Emiko! How are you?!” Miyoshi jumps at Sugiyama’s booming voice, nearly dropping her phone in the process.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Kaede, you scared me half to death,” clutching at her chest, Emiko puts her phone away after ending her call.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Ah yes, I wouldn’t want to do that, not after you showed what a great wrestler you are by beating me in our little sparring session,” her smirk never wavering, Sugiyama looks Miyoshi up and down, "I just wanted to wish you luck. Since you proved that you’re better than me last month, I figured I owed you, so I convinced Kate Avatar to give you a spot in the Venus Tournament...against Laura Flame.“ </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Her callous grin growing at the sight of panic coming over Emiko’s face, Kaede reaches out and roughly slaps the Japanese cruiserweight on the back, “You better get ready, because that match is next.”</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 Laura Flame – Venus Tournament Quarterfinal</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/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;"> A disheveled Emiko makes her way out from the back, adjusting the ring gear she had to hastily put on moments earlier. In the ring waits an angry Laura Flame, still smarting from losing the battle earlier with Sara Marie York and Paige Croft.</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>It doesn’t seem fair to expect Emiko Miyoshi to have a chance against Laura Flame in this match when she didn’t know she was going to be it only five minutes ago.</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 want to agree with you Jim, but the number one rule in wrestling is to always be prepared. Hopefully, Emiko will learn from this, and just being in the Venus Tournament is a hell of an honor. My only question is, who was supposed to be in this match against Laura before Kaede talked with Kate?</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;"> Letting her anger fuel her offense, Laura takes the fight to Emiko, but the redhead appears thrown off by Miyoshi’s avoidance of direct conflict. Using her nimbleness to her advantage, the Japanese cruiserweight stays just out of reach of her opponent as she tries to formulate a plan for this match that she did not prepare for.</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;"> Five minutes in, the action shifts when Emiko decides she has had enough of running and stuns Laura with a series of hurricanranas. With Claire Winters patrolling the outside, the Japanese wrestler keeps an eye on Flame’s tag team partner as she sizes up the redhead for the Miyoshi Cradle.</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;"> Connecting with her finisher to cheers from the crowd, Emiko holds on tight to Laura’s legs, but Flame manages to kick out just before the count of three.</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 she needs to end the contest fast or risk being upset by Miyoshi, Laura draws her opponent in by appearing to lower her guard, but when Emiko responds by attempting another Miyoshi Cradle, the redhead is ready. Lunging out with a Flame Fire Kick, Laura connects squarely with the Japanese cruiserweight’s jaw and gets the pin, much to the disappointment of the invested 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;"> While Fire N Ice celebrate Flame’s win all the way to the back, Miyoshi slowly gets to her feet, and is met by applause from the appreciative audience.</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 and Advancing to the Venus Tournament Semi-Finals: 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-</strong></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </DIV></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Interrupting the fans’ clapping for Emiko, a cackle is heard throughout DPW’s new home, and Seduction appears on the video screen.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x2Dq4f8.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “All you little pissants applaud a loser. Typical of Las Vegas, a town full of scumbags and deadbeats!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x5SF8WV.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/NXWlqwp.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Seduction pauses for the slight boos her insults draw from the audience, while the camera pans back to show Ursula Saez and Jaguar Queen flanking each side of their new manager.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Well I’ve never been a loser! The Queens of the Damned might have lost at All In All V, but I didn’t! I proved at Bitter Harvest that there is no one stronger than a woman scorned! I have brought the Maul Queens to DPW, and we will not stop until Velvet Dream are put down!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With another cackle, Seduction steps to the side so Jaguar Queen can stand center stage, “I am the Jungle Queen, and I can do anything! Electric Dreamer, you run to America to hide from me? Ahora, there is nowhere to hide. Your dream…is about to become a nightmare.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laughing menacingly as her new tag team partner outstretches her arms to show off her muscular frame, Ursula moves her face towards the camera lens, “See you soon Velvet.” </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>Messing:</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>So Jaguar Queen is going by Jungle Queen now?</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>It would appear so Doc.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Freebush and Messing can continue their conversation, a </div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NONOZGGejb8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE NXT:"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> signals the arrival of Gorgon, but before she appears in the warehouse, a troop of clowns from Circus Circus parade out, each one dressed in an exaggeration of the top DPW wrestlers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A clown standing less than four feet in height is dressed as Paige Croft, while another one with a giant painted on smile wears the ring gear of Sara Marie York. Behind them are the stand-ins for Laura Flame and Claire Winters, and the foursome take turns spraying each other with seltzer water until Kate Avatar’s doppelganger trudges out.</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;"> After shaking her finger and nagging the other clowns, the Hell Cat imposter poses triumphantly as her targets cower in fear, only to realize that they do so because Gorgon now stands behind her. Grabbing the fake Kate, the Queen of the Ring slams her into the warehouse floor, while the other clowns scatter and the fans boo.</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>Of all the ridiculous things I’ve seen in my career…</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: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Gorgon now mocking the jeering crowd from the ring, </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 deafening pop.</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;"> Unamused by the champion’s antics, the real Kate Avatar steps out to another round of loud cheers. Hell Cat moves to lift her microphone up for her catch-phrase, but before she does, she notices her clown version still writhing in pain on the floor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Bending down to help her doppelganger up, Avatar whispers some words to the clown that seem to pick up the spirits of the other woman.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a nod, Hell Cat turns her attention back to the crowd, and holding her microphone towards the ceiling, joins her clown version and the fans in shouting in unison, “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;"><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: Gorgon © vs Kate Avatar for the DPW Queen of the Ring 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/dYTS9u8.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><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/EmXKHHU.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>My God, it is electric in 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>This place just echoes noise! I never thought anything could top the PSW chants in McGraw Arena, but I can’t hear myself think right now!</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;"> Feeding off the energy from the crowd, Kate Avatar goes on the offensive against the champion, throwing caution to the wind as she seeks to end the match early while Gorgon struggles to weather the storm.</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 all the momentum on her side, Hell Cat tries to lift the Queen of the Ring up for the Dark Phoenix Driver, but Gorgon just manages to shift her weight at the last second and reverse the move into 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;"> Now in charge of the action, Gorgon punishes Kate by clubbing the challenger over and over again with her thick arms. Fighting back through this barrage, Avatar focuses on Gorgon’s stomach, delivering several punches that eventually double over the champion.</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;"> Slowing down from the battle’s starting pace, Hell Cat and Gorgon settle into a back-and-forth brawl, with the fans rooting for Kate at every turn. After fifteen minutes, Avatar is once again building up a head of steam, only for Gorgon to stop her with a thumb to the eye.</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 champion follows up with a backbreaker, then drags Kate to a corner. Climbing to the top turnbuckle while still facing the audience, Gorgon sets herself up to splash onto Hell Cat with her full weight.</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;"> Jumping backwards from the top rope, Gorgon watches as Avatar rolls out of the way below her, and has enough time to prepare so that she lands on her feet while Kate retreats to the opposite side of the 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;"> Sensing that her opponent is vulnerable, Gorgon charges, but Kate manages to duck out of the way again, sending the Queen of the Ring bouncing off of the ropes. Before the champion can recover, Hell Cat wraps her arms around Gorgon’s waist and tosses the champion across the ring with a release German suplex. Unfortunately for Avatar, and to groans from the fans, Gorgon’s body crashes into referee Gregory Chapman in the process.</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><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2215206&postcount=409" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2215206&postcount=409" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2215206&postcount=409" rel="external nofollow"><em>Not again! What are the odds?!</em></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2215206&postcount=409" rel="external nofollow"></a></div><a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2215206&postcount=409" rel="external nofollow"></a><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 checking on the motionless referee, Kate stands up with her hands on her hips and lets out a long shout that is full of frustration. Before she can turn back to the recovering Gorgon, Hell Cat spies Laura Flame and Claire Winters sauntering out from the back.</div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div></div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><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;"> The fans boo the reappearance of Fire N Ice, sensing that the team will be the deciding factor in this match. That is until Sara Marie York and Paige Croft run down the ramp before Flame and Winters can even reach the 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="text-align:center;"><span>http://i.imgur.com/jOcNyCA.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/WAoTDXI.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;"> Continuing their fight from earlier, the four women brawl their way through the now cheering crowd, even as in the ring, Gorgon has gotten back to her feet and stands across from Avatar.</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;"> While Sara, Paige, Laura, and Claire exchange punches as the contingent of security herds the foursome backstage, Gorgon swings wildly at Hell Cat, a blow which the challenger easily avoids.</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;"> A pop greets Kate slamming the Queen of the Ring into the canvas with the Dark Phoenix Driver, but Avatar does not bother covering Gorgon as the referee remains down and out. Moving towards Chapman in an attempt to wake him, Kate does not notice the two figures rushing towards the ring from the back of the warehouse.</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><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>B.W.A. is here, and that can’t be good for Kate Avatar!</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>Suspensions don’t mean as much as they used to, apparently.</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 LaRue X backing her up, Sista Kass spins Hell Cat around and hits her with a ring-shaking Kill Switch. Several stomps from the 240-pound wrestler are followed up by LaRue connecting with Black Power on the challenger, just as the referee begins to stir.</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;"> While B.W.A. head to the outside, Gorgon climbs to her feet and hits Avatar with a Hydra Bomb before pinning her, boos bouncing off the walls of the warehouse as the barely conscious referee slowly slaps 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;"><strong> Winner via Pinfall and Still DPW Queen of the Ring: 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: B- (72 – New High for DPW)</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>What a joke! Gorgon somehow retains again, but I can’t say she’s earned it.</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’m more worried about why LaRue is pulling out a pair of handcuffs from her trunks.</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While LaRue X readies these handcuffs as she climbs through the ropes, Sista Kass follows her stablemate back into the ring and lifts Kate up for another Kill Switch. Watching this attack from the floor, Gorgon strokes her Queen of the Ring belt then decides to head backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Kate face down on the mat, LaRue pulls her up by the hair and shouts, “You want to suspend US! You want to take OUR titles! You think you got that power!?” Looking up at the crowd, the slender brawler orders Kass to drag Hell Cat to a corner, “Ain’t NOBODY got the power to keep us down!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Standing a barely conscious Avatar up, LaRue grabs the owner of DPW’s wrists and handcuffs Hell Cat to the turnbuckle.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “We gonna show you what happens when you f*ck with B.W.A.!” the crowd raining down boos, LaRue goes to the outside with Kass, who stands guard as security flood back into the room.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Quickly climbing back through the ropes, LaRue reaches into the bag she just retrieved from under the ring apron.</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>Jesus, that can’t be what I think it is, can it?!</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/rj9Nk99.jpg?1</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> LaRue snaps the bullwhip she now holds in her hand on the canvas, causing an eerie silence to come over the audience. After tearing away the back of Kate’s top, LaRue cracks the whip on Hell Cat’s flesh, all while the contingent of security guards cower in the presence of Kass.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Unable to do anything but cry out in pain, Avatar is whipped over and over again as LaRue lets out shouts of glee with each blow. With welts now covering her back and blood oozing from these open wounds, Hell Cat looks on the verge of passing out when LaRue starts choking her from behind with the whip.</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> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O4irXQhgMqg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (Official Lyric Video)"></iframe></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><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;"> To a loud pop, the Ladies Reborn rush into the warehouse. Sandra and Charity make a beeline for Sista Kass, and the behemoth easily takes both women down with hard punches, but this sacrifice from the newly crowned tag team champions is enough to give the security guards courage to charge at LaRue.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While Kate gasps for air, a portion of the guards pull LaRue away from her victim while the rest search for a way to free Avatar.</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+ (70 – New High for DPW; Goodbye production penalties!)</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> Sara Marie York def. Zoe Ammis to advance to the Venus Tournament semi-finals</p><p> </p><p> Paige Croft def. Claire Winters to advance to the Venus Tournament semi-finals</p><p> </p><p> Ariel Breaks def. Killer Kathy McMahon via DQ to advance to the Venus Tournament semi-finals when McMahon ignored the referee’s five count</p><p> </p><p> Laura Flame def. Emiko Miyoshi to advance to the Venus Tournament semi-finals</p><p> </p><p> Gorgon def. Kate Avatar to remain DPW Queen of the Ring when B.W.A. interfered and assaulted Kate while the referee was knocked out</p><p> </p><p> Did the DPW Queen of the Ring change hands in during the show? No (the new belt doesn’t count <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />)</p><p> Who challenged Sally Anne Christianson for an Athena Warrior title shot? Technically, both members of Generation NOW, Selina Svelte and Hoshiko Tagawa</p><p> What are the Venus Tournament Semi-Final match-ups? Sara Marie York vs Ariel Breaks and Paige Croft vs Laura Flame</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong>OOC:</strong> <em>Big thanks again to John Lions for making the new banner and logo for DPW! I am really flattered by the work this took, but appreciate the new look that Kate Avatar's company will have going forward. That is, if she gets to be a part of it. </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]

<p>New graphics are snazzy! Awesome work. </p><p> </p><p>

Man, Kate ate it this time. That's some way to end a show. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Prediction Contest Results and Card for the Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> So, that ending huh? <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Hopefully it worked for everyone. I came up with it at the last second (it was just supposed to be a standard beatdown) but I want to up the ante to something almost equivalent with Emma Bitch and Thea Davis' crucifixion of Kate. Plus, the image of LaRue whipping Kate was too perfect to pass up.</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>I think <strong>LaRue X</strong> has got to be feeling pretty salty about having gained, then immediately been stripped, of the tag titles. </div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Salty is a good word for it. <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> The predictions this time were actually pretty varied, which I think is a good thing. I thought this round was going to be a bit too predictable, so hopefully there were some surprises in there for everyone.</p><p> </p><p> On to the 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 - Sudo_Nym: 5 points (wins on the tiebreaker!)</strong><p> 2nd Place - John Lions: 5 points</p><p> 3rd Place (tie) - MisterRomanini: 4 points</p><p> 3rd Place (tie) - sincerenoble: 4 points</p><p> 4th Place - Dr_Avalanche: 2 points</p><p> 5th Place - kingjames: 1 point</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Congrats to Sudo_Nym on the win and starting a streak of victories! And by the the tiebreaker too. Expect a PM for your interview choice soon.</p><p> </p><p> I do feel bad as MisterRomanini got all of the tournament quarterfinals correctly (and nailed the main event number grade), but set up the semi-finals match-up incorrectly. Because you would have won if I had made the brackets more obvious, I'll send you a PM as well for an interview choice.</p><p> </p><p> As for the show itself, I was surprised by both the main event grade and the show grade. I wasn't expecting DPW's greatest show ever so far out of a random, 'I don't feel like making wrestlers work three matches in one night for the Venus Tournament' event, but it worked out that way, so I'll take it.</p><p> </p><p> Part of the improvement in the show grade has to do with moneybags RIPW moving up to Regional finally, which means CZCW can take the production penalties from SWF developmental from now on.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Sara Marie York vs Zoe Ammis</strong></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>No way SMY loses three in a row</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="sincerenoble" data-cite="sincerenoble" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>SMY has to pick up the win here. She is too valuable to start eating pins right away and she could be the ACE for your company now. Perhaps a DQ win to keep Zoey strong?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Everyone had SMY winning this one (the only unanimous pick on the card which was surprising) and as was pointed out, Sara needed the win after losing her first two matches in DPW. She really is money in the ring, as most of you already know from your own games, so Zoe takes the fall.</p><p> </p><p> The good news is Zoe was nearly on Sara's level in terms of performance during the match, which was a pleasant surprise and backed up some of the things I saw in her tag match during the Girl Power Tournament. This makes me slightly sad I have her only feuding with Suzanne for now, but it's worth keeping an eye on her. </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>Gotta say, I'm a little surprised Zoe isn't using her "Agent 69" gimmick, given DPW's far more liberal content settings than AAA.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, yeah, somehow she didn't even use it in BSC, but maybe she would have after Blonde Ambition split up. The gimmick is pretty out there, and I would have to play it up for comedy, but I already have one comedy character in the works, so I figure that's enough for now. Maybe somewhere down the road. <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><em>I love my Zoe, but SMY is a wrestling goddess.</em></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Careful, Zoe might sue for gimmick infringement. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Alexa Bliss using a similar phrase on RAW did make me happy, so Alexa, if you're reading, keep kicking ass. <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>Claire Winters vs Paige Croft</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> <em>Waffled back and forth on this when I realized I had misunderstood how the semis would play out, but lands in the same prediction anyway. If Emiko gets a surprise win against one half of Fire & Ice in the quarter, and face the other half in the semi, how juicy isn't that?</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, this one wasn't as cut and dry as the write up made it seem. Similar to SMY, Paige needed a win to establish herself in DPW, and Claire is a credible opponent. The other factor is Laura and Claire have terrible chemistry against each other, so Croft provides the better potential for the match grade, fingers crossed. That said, I did think about having Claire win, since she has really improved skill-wise in the past six months to the point that she's putting in C- level performances.</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>Winters isn't really main-event ready; I don't feel like she's due to be more than Flame's sidekick. But Croft is excellent in-ring, which may be just what you need.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Interestingly, Claire was the one that had to carry this match. I'm not sure if it was the Wild Brawl road agent note not suiting Paige, or that she hasn't built up momentum yet, but her performance here was kind of a dud relative to what others have gotten out of her in their diaries. It is the second month in a row that's happened, so it's probably on me, but I'm keeping a close eye on it just in case.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Ariel Breaks vs Killer Kathy McMahon</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> I want to see a swerve, but I don't see it. The best I think we can hope for is Ariel putting up a brave fight.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So a swerve is a good word for what happened here. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This was a bracket buster for nearly everybody, and there was nothing wrong with expecting Kathy to win this one (I'd say she views herself as the winner at least). My main issue with having McMahon advance in the tournament is that I think I'd have to have her win it at this point or else have a screwy finish similar to this one. This way, I at least get to keep her moving up the card while giving Ariel a bit of a reward for quietly putting on good matches (though I'm not sure how much a reward getting kicked in the head over and over again until you're busted open is <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>Emiko Miyoshi vs Laura Flame</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> I think this is the "surprise" win of the first round. Flame's character is such that I could see her looking at this match as an easy win, and wind up paying for her arrogance when Emiko beats her on a quick roll-up. I could see Flame being protected by controlling most of the match, and possibly get some heat back with a post match beatdown....which would work well from a narrative standpoint, as Flame would both get her revenge for the loss <em>and</em> assist her Fire N Ice tag partner in the second round against the woman she lost to in the first round. It also leaves Flame available to come out to help Winters in that second round match.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I was happy to see several picks for Emiko, as I hope to keep her with a high profile going forward. That said, Laura is very much over and involved in a higher priority storyline, so I defaulted to her winning without thinking about it too much. The match did serve its goal of having Emiko learn, as she improved in three categories according to the post-match notes, so I'll take it. Her performance was a bit lower than I expected, but with the Steal the Show storyline being used with her for the first time, I'll chalk it up to a learning experience for me as well.</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 think my entire prediction of how this tournament goes is based on how much I like Emiko.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, it was a bit of a lever situation between the two sides of the quarterfinals. If Claire wins, I probably go with Emiko here, so you weren't too far off. I thought about having the opponent for Laura be the dreaded ????, or Suzanne Brazzle with a bonus question of what match would be changed during the event (and then her brawl with Zoe getting her banned from the building), but I figured why not give Emiko her proper billing.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Gorgon vs Kate Avatar for the DPW Queen of the Ring title</strong></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 less convinced about this match than probably any other on the card. I could easily see it going either way. Gorgon has held on to the title for a while now, so it could be time for a title change, but I kind of think SMY/Gorgon would be the hottest possible title feud you could have right now. It could be that you have patience and is planning to move SMY a bit more slowly, but who knows how long she'll be around. Best to strike while the iron is hot. </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, the original plan was for a DQ finish due to B.W.A.'s interference, but Gorgon had other ideas. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> In terms of SMY getting poached, it seems like USPW is happy with the women they have (Tracey Brendon is their least over wrestler at D+ nationally) so fingers very much crossed. I am hoping I'm in the clear for now, though when J-Ro and Brendon retire or start to decline in a few years, I'm most likely losing somebody.</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>What's the point of being the booker if you can't put the belt on yourself? Also, you've got a couple of heels ready to move up and challenge, while Gorgon seems to be doing nothing as champion.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, sadly, Gorgon doesn't care who Kate is or if it's her company, as you'll see in a coming interlude.</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><p> Having seen the cost of your roster and how much all of these new names are running you, I don't see how that's sustainable given the size of DPW. I want to believe that they are mostly only here temporarily for this "season" and we will see more of the lovable favorites returning, (since the readers didn't get to experience the original BSC, we have stronger attachments to characters like Polly Amorous than Paige Croft and Suzanne Brazzle).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The good news is that with the Alliance revenue share arrangement, I don't need to be as concerned with money as I was in the past. I think the best way to think of wrestler salaries is to divide them by three to get the cost to DPW, since AAA and QAW are paying the other 2/3's. With both those companies pulling in nearly 5,000 people per show in their home regions, the overall profit for the Alliance is around $50k per month, even with DPW running significantly overbudget.</p><p> </p><p> As to your comments on the roster, you make very valid statement. I do forget that the love for BSC is in my head since that was my playthrough, and that does bleed into my priotization of characters. Someone like Polly has more reader investment than someone like Talia Quinzel in this diary, even though in my head Talia is a main eventer due to her time in BSC. Same goes for Joanna Silver vs Jaime Quine, Simony Sentinel vs Alicia Strong, etc. It's something I need to be aware of since I have introduced a lot of new characters in the past few shows, so thank you for bringing it up.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Generation NOW challenging Sally Anne Christianson</strong></p><p> </p><p> Sudo_Nym and John Lions got this right, so I'm glad it wasn't completely out of left field. B.W.A. would have been interesting, but as you can tell with the post-match angle, I have other plans for them. Plus, I couldn't see Sally being able to beat LaRue or Kass, at this point at least.</p><p> </p><p> Really, the Athena Warrior belt is a midcard title, even though Kathy's reign brought it nearly on par with the Queen of the Ring belt. Selina and Hoshiko are right in that packed midcard, so this is a way of getting them out of the tag team scene, and I'm hoping there technical styles will provide good foils for Sally. We'll see if it works out that way.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament</strong></p><p> </p><p> The Venus Tournament show will start a three event prediction contest for which the winner will get to determine the result of a match at All In All VI. Unlike last time, it will be a straight points contest instead of percentage based, so get your predictions in early and often. <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> </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 2020 Venus Tournament</span></strong><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Semi-Final #1</strong></p><p> Laura Flame vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Semi-Final #2</strong></p><p> Ariel Breaks vs Sara Marie York</p><p> </p><p><strong> No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</strong></p><p> Sally Anne Christianson © vs Selina Svelte</p><p> </p><p><strong> For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></p><p> Ladies Reborn © vs Velvet Dream</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</strong></p><p> Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/Sara Marie York</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus Questions:</strong></p><p> How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)?</p><p> Who will be the runner-up in the tournament?</p><p> A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be?</p><p> What will be the match of the night?</p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<p>Wow, my predictions sucked. I like it. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

I really like how you're making so many different members of the roster relevant with their own stories. </p><p> </p><p>

Card for the 2020 Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Laura Flame </strong>vs Paige Croft</p><p>

<em>It pains me to go against Paige, but I think Laura vs SMY is a spicier final, so let's go with that.</em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

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

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>Ariel advancing to the final through some weird shenanigans would amuse me, but I think this is the end of the road. </em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</p><p>

<strong>Sally Anne Christianson </strong>© vs Selina Svelte</p><p>

<em>No way is Sally Anne done with that belt yet. I like how you're building her up as a different kind of badass compared to McMahon.</em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

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

<strong>Ladies Reborn ©</strong> vs Velvet Dream</p><p>

<em>A win legitimizes the title Ladies Reborn were given. I like how the somewhat peculiar way of selecting new tag team champions bought Kate two good allies. </em></p><p><em>

</em></p><p>

Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</p><p>

Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/<strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<em>If you're thinking like I do, winning the Venus Tournament is a nice way to put SMY right in the title picture.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions:</p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)? <strong>Zero</strong></p><p>

Who will be the runner-up in the tournament? <strong>Laura Flame</strong></p><p>

A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be? <strong>Emma Bitch</strong>, maybe?</p><p>

What will be the match of the night? <em>Laura vs Paige has potential to be a match of the night, but that early on the card I don't see it beating out the</em> <strong>main event.</strong></p>

[Sudo_Nym]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MrWolf101" data-cite="MrWolf101" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Congrats to Sudo_Nym on the win and starting a streak of victories! And by the the tiebreaker too. Expect a PM for your interview choice soon.<p> </p><p> I do feel bad as MisterRomanini got all of the tournament quarterfinals correctly (and nailed the main event number grade), but set up the semi-finals match-up incorrectly. Because you would have won if I had made the brackets more obvious, I'll send you a PM as well for an interview choice.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Brother, you need to stop being surprised by my victories. The cream, as always, rises to the top. Though I note your attempt to tarnish my prize by offering consolation prizes to some jobberino who didn't even earn as many points as I did.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Venus Tournament Semi-Final #1</p><p> <strong>Laura Flame</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p> <em>Could go either way, but Laura's on the rise, and you don't seem super high on Paige right now. Plus, I'm predicting a face to win the other match, so having the heel go over here makes sense.</em></p><p> </p><p> Venus Tournament Semi-Final #2</p><p> Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> <em>SMY, as you correctly noted, is money in the ring, and should go over the midcarder. Especially since the midcarder fluked their way here by essentially getting beaten up into the match.</em></p><p> </p><p> No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</p><p> <strong>Sally Anne Christianson ©</strong> vs Selina Svelte</p><p> <em>There doesn't seem to be any good reason for the Generation NOW do-nothings to suddenly win the belt.</em></p><p> </p><p> For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p> <strong>Ladies Reborn ©</strong> vs Velvet Dream</p><p> <em>The Velvetines have other business. The Ladies need to hold onto the belts so BWA can come back for them.</em></p><p> </p><p> Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</p><p> Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/<strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> <em>Mostly because I foresee Laura and SMY being a good program, and the SMY/Gorgon match being very good.</em></p><p> </p><p> Bonus Questions:</p><p> How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)? <strong>0</strong></p><p> Who will be the runner-up in the tournament? <strong>Laura Flame</strong></p><p> A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be? <strong>Tamara McFly, assuming she's still active.</strong></p><p> What will be the match of the night? <strong>Laura Flame vs. Sara Marie York</strong>, though I imagine Laura Flame vs. Paige Croft could be a sleeper classic.</p>

[tritonmanta]

<p>Hey, long time lurker first time commenter here! This is probably my favorite dynasty in this forum, to be honest.</p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Laura Flame</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p>

Sets up the heel vs. face finals perfectly, and Paige will still look strong due to the inevitable interference by Winters.</p><p> </p><p>

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

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p>

It should be a no-brainer for SMY to go over Breaks (knocks on wood), considering that the latter only got there due to DQ.</p><p> </p><p>

No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</p><p>

<strong>Sally Anne Christianson ©</strong> vs Selina Svelte</p><p> </p><p>

Sally has done too much good in my QAW save to ever root against her.</p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Ladies Reborn ©</strong> vs Velvet Dream</p><p> </p><p>

Ladies Reborn should enjoy a decent run with the title before BWA begins to bulldoze their way to them again, I think. That is, if there weren't any repercussions for what had just happened last event.</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</p><p>

Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/<strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p>

It'll give some mileage to a feud between F&I and York, and legitimize York as a contender.</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions:</p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)? </p><p>

<strong>0</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Who will be the runner-up in the tournament? </p><p>

<strong>Laura Flame</strong></p><p> </p><p>

A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be? </p><p>

My mind is telling me it'll be someone like McFly, but my body, my body, is telling me it'll be <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong> coming back to make the save for Sally Anne Christianson post-match after a Generation NOW beatdown.</p><p> </p><p>

What will be the match of the night? </p><p>

The main event, which would be <strong>SMY vs. Laura Flame</strong></p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 41 Interlude: Medusa’s Stones</p><p> </p><p> <em>Earlier that night…</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span>http://i.imgur.com/dYTS9u8.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Nope.”</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;"> Sitting across from Alison 'Gorgon' Rush in her freshly furnished office at DPW’s new home, Kate Avatar tosses up her hands in exasperation, “Are you serious?! You still retain the title, I just win by DQ.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Not doing it.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Alison, I’m not asking you, I’m telling you.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Yeah, and we remember what happened the last time you did that. Such pretty walls in here…” Rush turns her head from side to side slowly as she draws out her words.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a long pause, Hell Cat narrows her eyes as she stares down the woman in front of her, “I could just book myself to win the title you know.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The reigning Queen of the Ring lets a small smile come over her face as she responds to this threat, “You could, but then I’ll make what you did to Catherine Quine look like child’s play. You do realize you’d still have to get in the ring with me to go over, right?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Instead of responding, Avatar tries to center herself with her breathing techniques.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Look Kate, I know you think I’m just being the shitty over-the-hill veteran…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I don’t think you’re over-the-hill.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “…who’s trying to hold on to her spot. And you’re partially right. But what I’m really doing is looking out for the best interests of this company. What do you gain by having Foxxy and Kass run in and cause a DQ? Nothing really. What do I lose by not actually beating you? A whole lot. I look weak, weaker than you’ve already made me look. Add to that, you’ve got one DQ on the card already, not to mention a pin after a distraction. You really want to add a third cheap finish to a show with five matches on it? How’s that supposed’a make those people that paid their hard-earned money feel about DPW? How’s that supposed’a make them want to come back and buy tickets again?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I…I don’t need a lecture about how to book a show, Alison. I </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>am</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> thinking about the long-term. You’ve already had a long title reign, longer than most. Fans are expecting you to get beat now, they want to see it, and this way…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Kate, there’s a reason you kept me around even when money was tight. I’ve been a name longer than you’ve been in this business. You know I always deliver in the ring. Hell, every show I’m in the back, teaching the younger girls how to work a crowd, for free I might add.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “And I appreciate all of that Alison. You’ve earned…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Don’t tell me what I’ve ‘earned’ Kate. If I didn’t stick up for myself, you would’a kept having me put over the younger girls like you did with Laura. There’s no way I would’a ever even sniffed the title, just like in BSC. You know what I learned from being in USPW? Alicia had me on her leash, had me buying that ‘best for business,’ ‘it’s okay if I lose, at least I’m on TV’ crap. But you know where that got me? Losing again, and again, and again, until they threw me away because I wasn’t a ‘credible’ threat anymore. So what did I learn? Not to work for nobody but myself.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Continuing to stare straight at Hell Cat, Gorgon waits for a reply without moving an inch. The owner of DPW shifts in her seat several times before finally responding, “Fine, I’ll figure something out.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Good. I knew you’d come around. You might not believe me when I say this Kate, but I’ll owe you one for this,” with a nod, Rush stands up from her chair and heads out of Hell Cat’s office. Once the Queen of the Ring has closed the door behind herself, Avatar rubs her temples, trying to think of a way to have B.W.A. interfere in the main event without causing a disqualification.</div><p></p><p> </p><p> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------</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>New graphics are snazzy! Awesome work. <p> </p><p> Man, Kate ate it this time. That's some way to end a show. <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The graphics are really more than I could have ever asked for. Thanks again to John Lions!</p><p> </p><p> Kate is a glutton for punishment. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I'm glad you enjoyed the ending of the show. It's going to feed into the next interlude, plus I'm excited to write the in-show follow up.</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>Wow, my predictions sucked. I like 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> I really like how you're making so many different members of the roster relevant with their own stories.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, yeah, that show was one of those things where if you didn't nail each side of the bracket, it was hard to get ahead. Kind of the way I wanted, but at least you were still entertained by being surprised. <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> Thanks! It's one of those habits that I have that goes back to BSC, and sometimes it can get away from me in making things overwrought, but luckily this season has worked out where everyone has there place and their purpose. Next season might not be the same if I want to get some of the people that are currently jobbing on the pre-show involved, but we'll see.</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>Brother, you need to stop being surprised by my victories. The cream, as always, rises to the top. Though I note your attempt to tarnish my prize by offering consolation prizes to some jobberino who didn't even earn as many points as I did.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, I figured you could use some fodder for a new promo, and I wasn't disappointed. <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-username="tritonmanta" data-cite="tritonmanta" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Hey, long time lurker first time commenter here! This is probably my favorite dynasty in this forum, to be honest.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Welcome to the party! You've picked a good contest to start with. <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> And thank you for the kind words. I know it sounds cliche, but it really does mean a lot. Knowing how long it takes me to go through these shows just to proofread them, I appreciate the fact that anyone is reading, let alone enjoying.</p>

[kingjames]

<p>Man, I got friggin' wrecked for that last show. Hopefully, this one goes better! For me, I mean. The show was HAWT FI-YAH</p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Laura Flame</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p> </p><p>

<em>Paige has crapped out on you twice now. Flame's been consistent. I think you reward consistency here.</em></p><p> </p><p>

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

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<em>SMY is just too over to drop this one. Besides, maybe we continue the Breaks/McMahon storyline here.</em></p><p> </p><p>

No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</p><p>

<strong>Sally Anne Christianson</strong> © vs Selina Svelte</p><p> </p><p>

<em>I'm super unsure about this pick. Selina Svelte is a submission expert. That seems to play right into her hands. But Sally's just started her run. Having her drop already is possible, but after the dominance of McMahon, having her lose the title so quickly kind of wrecks the image of her you've been creating.</em></p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Ladies Reborn</strong> © vs Velvet Dream</p><p> </p><p>

<em>Just handed the titles. What, is Kate Shane McMahon and the Ladies are Mideon? </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><em> That said, I think the Ladies take this one to prove that they actually deserve the titles, instead of just being given to them.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</p><p>

Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/<strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<em>Going SMY all the way. Maybe Gorgon's willing to drop the title to Sara? If not, Sara is a great face competitor to put up against Gorgon.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions:</p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)?</p><p>

<em>Going with as many dimes as Enzo and Big Cass have, which is </em><em><strong>ZERO</strong></em><em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Who will be the runner-up in the tournament?</p><p> </p><p>

<em>I think it'll be </em><em><strong>Laura Flame</strong></em><em>. A representative of the "old" DPW vs. the new wave.</em></p><p> </p><p>

A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be?</p><p>

<em>HMMMMMM. After the roster massacre, there's plenty of choices. You seemed to always love </em><em><strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></em><em> (for good reason), and I was shocked to see her let go. So I think she makes her way back onto the roster.</em></p><p> </p><p>

What will be the match of the night?</p><p>

<em>That </em><em><strong>main event</strong></em><em> is shaping up to be pretty good, so long as no one involved has an off night.</em></p>

[John Lions]

<p>Card for the 2020 Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p>

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

<strong>Laura Flame</strong> vs Paige Croft</p><p>

<em>I refuse to let the finals be two outsiders</em></p><p> </p><p>

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

Ariel Breaks vs <strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>Ariel didn't "win" he last match and she isn't going to win this one</em></p><p> </p><p>

No DQ Submission Match for the DPW Athena Warrior title</p><p>

<strong>Sally Anne Christianson</strong> © vs Selina Svelte</p><p>

<em>This angle still has some building to do so I don't see you dropping this to one of GenNOW any time soon</em></p><p> </p><p>

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

Ladies Reborn © vs<strong> Velvet Dream</strong></p><p>

<em>You have been building up Seduction's return with her new clients, so what better way to put them on the spot other than having them be Velvet Dream's first defense?</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Final (winner receives DPW Queen of the Ring Title shot at Heat Check)</p><p>

Laura Flame/Paige Croft vs Ariel Breaks/<strong>Sara Marie York</strong></p><p>

<em>Bleh don't feel too great about this but I don't see Flame/Gorgon working out in any way. Your main title has been kind of... isolated? from the rest of your storylines since Gorgon won it pretty much and SMY is also not really involved in anything right now either</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions:</p><p>

How many titles will change hands during the show (not counting the Venus Tournament winner)? <strong>1</strong></p><p>

Who will be the runner-up in the tournament? <strong>Laura Flame</strong></p><p>

A former member of the DPW roster will make a return appearance at this show. Who will it be? <strong>Going to say Deborah Young here.</strong></p><p><strong>

I feel like Maria/Simony kind of "finished" their arc in DPW for a while and if you are for real about canning people you should keep the people who finished their stories canned. Deborah came back, had some good spots, and got her legs cut out from under her before she could start running again</strong></p><p>

What will be the match of the night? <strong>Flame/SMY</strong></p>