WCW: Heart and Soul

kinnikuniverse · February 13, 2018

AWW YEAH, WCW/NWO Revenge finally got the sequel it so deserves! Best wrestling game evar!! LOVE doing 40-man hardcore battle royales with CAWs with my friends! Those guitar riffs! (Chu-gga Chu-gga chu-gga chu-gga...)

Speaking of music and games, how about we do some fake WCW merchandise for fun? And also, can you do a list of entrance songs for the wrestlers?

As for the show itself ( pronounced wrestle marine pee-ad for those wondering. I'm french canadian, so I know how piad is pronounced )

Nagayo and sotomura. I see them being the cornerstone of the tag division

Manami-sama. THE WOMAN!

Hokuto. Big return win

Nattie

Yamada

Daffney and lufisto (cause lufisto is best grill and she's french canadian!)

Momoe

Match of the night: tag title match

Eric the bisch's surprise: a manami Toyota cosplay.

Can't wait for the summer roster update! Oh, and PUNK BETTER BE OFFICIALY SPONSORED BY PEPSI

K-Nection · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? I'm going with Toyota vs. Melissa

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? He talked Arn Anderson into rewarding her with a title match

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Like others I'm not even fully aware of how to even pronounce the title of the show lol.

jscotty · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Tag Title Match

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? She's booted from The Empire

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

123Kidd · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

As much as I would like the face team win, I just don't see Kong & Masami giving them titles up anytime soon.

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

I see Melissa Anderson holding the title someday in the future, but Toyota is likely coming out of this as the winner.

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

She just recently returned, this should help boost her momentum. Perhaps, start a run for the World Championship? Maybe that's too soon.

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

This will be a good match-up and I'm looking forward to seeing who comes out victorious. As much as I want to pick Nattie, I have to think Inoue wins and possibly faces Toyota.

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Since this is Sonoko Kato's first PPV, I see this being more of a test for her to see if she can capitalize on the bigger stage.

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Time for the mist!

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

This one could go either way.

What will be match of the night? Tag Team Tournament Finals

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? She kicked from the Empire and attacked by her replacement

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Great build-up and glad I came in at the right time for the UFS. Looking forward to that a lot! Also, liked how you made a mention on WCW Revenge.

deanohbk · February 13, 2018

Aja & Devil

Toyota

Akira

Nattie

Yamada

Laree & corino

Nakanishi

Tag Title

Etsuko out of empire and replaced

evileddie10 · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night?

Tag Main Event

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita?

Out of the Empire, new Empire member sneak attack.

Warhawk8492 · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Anderson Vs Toyota

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? She is out of the Empire and her replacement attacks her

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Your booking is awesome.

bonnie · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Manami Toyota {©}

Akira Hokuto

Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino

Momoe Nakanishi

What will be match of the night? Anderson Vs Toyota

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? She is out of the Empire and her replacement attacks her

Rateddc · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? Her replacement.

Kijar · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

But Melissa is wonderful

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Melissa vs. Manami

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? A tabby cat that will now follow her to the ring

Jaysin · February 13, 2018

Maybe I'm missing a show name somewhere, but what's so hard to pronounce about Renaissance?

You guys have never heard of the Renaissance Period? I feel like History Class should have covered it...

Renaissance Fairs/Festivals are also quite popular...

http://www.medievalarchives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/RenFest.jpg

DHK1989 · February 13, 2018

I was wondering how "Wrestlemarinepiad" is pronounced.

K-Nection · February 13, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DHK1989" data-cite="DHK1989" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I was wondering how "Wrestlemarinepiad" is pronounced.</div></blockquote> Yeah I wouldn't have any trouble pronouncing Women's Wrestling Renaissance since I was the one to come up with the name lol <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

kinnikuniverse · February 13, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DHK1989" data-cite="DHK1989" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I was wondering how "Wrestlemarinepiad" is pronounced.</div></blockquote> To anyone concerned, it's pronounced wrestle-marine-pee-ad. I'm french canadian, so I'm pretty good at pronouciating unusual words in English.

Theheel · February 13, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

This is a perfect heel tag team combo

Women's World Championship: Melissa Anderson vs. Manami Toyota {©}

Nobody sees an upset here.....neither do I

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Might Hokuto be the newest member of the Empire?

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

I don't feel strong that Nattie is quite ready at this point but I'm going to roll the dice here

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

I'm going against the grain on this one, but there has to be at least one match that goes against the popular thinking. Going to say the Mist plays a roll once again

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Tag Team Championship

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? She is attacked by the newest member of the Empire and replaced. (My guess is Hokuto)

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

Jaysin · February 13, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DHK1989" data-cite="DHK1989" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I was wondering how "Wrestlemarinepiad" is pronounced.</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Yeah I wouldn't have any trouble pronouncing Women's Wrestling Renaissance since I was the one to come up with the name lol <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kinnikuniverse" data-cite="kinnikuniverse" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>To anyone concerned, it's pronounced wrestle-marine-pee-ad. I'm french canadian, so I'm pretty good at pronouciating unusual words in English.</div></blockquote> I knew I had to be missing something. That's what I get for navigating the forums on no sleep.

Danny_H22 · February 13, 2018

Fan Scorecard:

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? Her time in the Empire is over

Happy0wns · February 13, 2018

Fan Scorecard:

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Women's World Tag

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? Replacement

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

The Final Countdown · February 13, 2018

July 2003: News, July National Battle Report and Summer Roster Update <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">July 6th, 2003 Hours before the doors open</div> "So what's her explanation?" I asked, trying to control my anger as I waited for our female translator to explain. It wasn't her fault, so it wouldn't do to snap at her. The translator spoke with Shinobu Kandori, then turned to relay it to me. "She says she forgot," the translator said. I blinked and shook my head. "That's it? She forgot?" "Yes," the translator confirmed after another short conversation with Kandori. "Tell her to hurry up and put her gear on," I said. "Her match with Momoe Nakanishi is still on. After that, she's suspended for a month." Kandori's eyes widened as my decision was translated for her. She probably didn't expect me to go that far, but I've had enough from her. If this had been her first incident I would've been more lenient, but whenever there's a problem on the Renaissance side, it's usually a safe bet that Shinobu is behind it. Hell, this was the second straight Renaissance PPV where I had to deal with her hours before we hit the air. Maybe she really did forget about the morning TV show appearance we'd set up for the women to promote tonight's PPV, but she doesn't get the benefit of the doubt anymore. Maybe she'll start taking me more seriously now, but obviously there's going to be some tension between us now. There's a good chance Kyoko Inoue won't be happy about it either, since the two of them are close. That's unfortunate, but I feel I did the right thing. Not the best start to the day. Hopefully this isn't a bad omen.</div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/7AiYO6E.jpg </div> King of the Ring was held on June 29th. It was a surprise to see Kurt Angle entered in the tournament as the ECW Champion, but when you looked at the rest of the field, it seemed set up for him to steamroll through everyone else. Indeed, he beat Grand Master Sexay and Billy Gunn with little trouble. And then...he lost to Al Snow in the finals. What a surprise that was! Also on the show, Hunter beat reigning WWE Champion Chris Jericho clean in a non-title match (big nose is using his connections again, I see) and The Rock beat Shawn Michaels in the main event. Both of those matches were red hot, legitimate match of the year contenders, and on the strength of them this was the best show WWE has put on in years. It was considered pretty much dead even with Great American Bash, which itself was a fantastic show. There was some bad news from the show, as Raven broke the metatarsal bones in his foot during a European title defense against Leviathan, and the match had to be stopped and ruled a no contest. He'll probably have to take a couple of months off to heal up, so we'll see what they do with the title, especially with their brand split about to begin. Hogan signed a multi-year extension. No surprise there; they need him and his star presence badly now that we're taking the fight to them. I did attempt to open negotiations with him, not out of any actual intention of signing him, but solely to give him more leverage and force Vince to pay him more money. That didn't happen though, because word got to Austin and he told me he was going to use his hiring veto to prevent me from even opening negotiations. I guess he still has some resentment for the way his first WCW run went when Hogan came in. Scott Hall also re-upped. I wasn't about to risk bringing that guy and his baggage into my locker room, so they're welcome to him. They've signed Matt Cappotelli off their Tough Enough show and sent him to OVW so he can learn how to work. No word yet on the other winner, John Hennigan. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/nUYCk9q.jpg </div> We still can't get Main Event to give us a PPV deal in Australia because they're overloaded with other companies (all of whom we're more popular than and do far fewer buys than we would.) There is a plus though: we're moving our PPV events from Ten Network onto Seven Network, which offers an increase on what was already a very high-visibility slot. We aren't getting PPV money in the country, but at least viewership is high. I do think we'll need to keep Ten around as an alternate though, because I get the feeling Seven would object to certain riskier gimmick match types. I'd love if we can get Nitro and Renaissance onto Seven as well when it's time to renegotiate. Jim Mitchell, aka Father Isaac, signed a one year extension. Dustin is the star of the group and doesn't really need a mouthpiece, but it just wouldn't be Salvation without him. I decided not to renew Norman Smiley's contract. He's not a bad worker, but we weren't doing anything with him and I feel we need to let some guys go so our roster doesn't get any more bloated as the developmental wrestlers get called up. Psychosis officially departed. He's a talented worker, but it just didn't work out this time for whatever reason. Toshie Uematsu returned from rehab. She only worked one match on Renaissance beforehand, so we're pretty much starting from scratch. After her problems, she'll have to pay some dues before there's any chance of a push. I signed Allison Corino to an extension. She hasn't really been featured much on Renaissance, but working with these talented women has seen her skills continue to improve. If she can keep at it and keep getting better, she could be in line for a more prominent role eventually. Also signing a one year extension was Daffney. Billy Kim's pay per appearance agreement ran out. He did fine in his role as a jobber, but you need to rotate those guys in and out. With referee Marty Rubalcaba's contract expiring, I decided to let him leave and re-hire Mark Johnson to take his place as the 'B' referee on Nitro. Mark was a bit of a gimmick before, but he's a better ref than Marty. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/sDkxtEI.jpg </div> According to the web, Hiroshi Tanahashi is looking ripped after upping his workout routines. He already came across like a star before, so now it's even more pronounced. He's a great wrestler on top of that, so if they really get behind him and move him up out of the midcard he could be the answer to their recent problems. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/HLY8nvy.jpg </div> NOAH's 'For The Warriors Fell' took place on June 20th. Akira Taue retained the GHC title over Jun Akiyama in a strong main event, which was just slightly upstaged by Kenta Kobashi's win against Akitoshi Saito two matches earlier. Even with those two matches, this was on the same level as their last couple of PPVs, meaning it was nowhere near as good as the heights they were routinely hitting not that long ago. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/syuSRKH.jpg </div> After a string of several great PPVs, AJPW took a step back last month. They looked to rebound with 'Down to the Last Man' on June 23rd, but it was actually well below even the last show. A lot of that is due to a mediocre main event in which Hiroshi Hase retained the Triple Crown over Genichiro Tenryu. The semi main where Taiyo Kea beat Shigeo Okumura was the best thing on the show, but even that was well below the usual standard the company's best matches have been hitting. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/1eeVS9d.jpg </div> Zero-One has risen to Cult size as defined by the Observer, becoming the fifth promotion based in Japan currently at that distinction (NJPW, AJPW, NOAH and Michinoku Pro being the other four.) To give them a boost after their rise, Zero-One announced they were bringing Kensuke Sasaki in. Sasaki has been the hottest free agent in Japan since leaving All Japan in April. This is just a pay per appearance deal from what I've heard, so he could very well get snapped up by a competitor at any time. CIMA, a talented young student of Ultimo Dragon who's been working for Toryumon, X-LAW and (most prominently) Michinoku Pro, tore his ACL during a tag match against Samoa Joe and Chad Collyer on the current M-Pro tour. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/ebDwXEW.jpg </div> Independent wrestler Excalibur has announced he's opening a new indie, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) in the South West. They'll be running a hybrid modern style, focusing mostly on the modern in-ring style with a bit of daredevil antics mixed in. He took some shots at Ring of Honor in his announcement, mocking their 'respect for wrestling' style that has no identity. He kind of has a point since ROH really has no key feature to emphasize, but his comments did not go over well with ROH owner Rob Feinstein and booker Ian Rotten. ROH fired back on their website, and it seems the two groups are already hostile towards each other before PWG has even run a show. Chris Parks, a big man who works for TNA and our own Wildside, shattered his knee working a match in Mexico for Toyrumon defending his NWA North American Heavyweight title against Genki Horiguchi. He'll be out for about a year, so obviously the NWA will need to crown a new North American champion. <hr noshade size=3> <div style="text-align:center;">National Battle Report: July 2003</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ebDwXEW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ebDwXEW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> USA</div> #1: <img alt="nUYCk9q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nUYCk9q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Championship Wrestling Top 5 Stars: 1) Steve Austin (1000 points) 2) Bill Goldberg (990) 3) Rey Mysterio Jr. (791) 4) CM Punk (760) 5) Rob Van Dam (747) Total Points: 4,288 #2: <img alt="7AiYO6E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7AiYO6E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Wrestling Entertainment Top 5 Stars: 1) The Rock (1000 points) 2) Hollywood Hogan (851) 3) The Undertaker (810) 4) Triple H (804) 5) Big Show (733) Total Points: 4,198 </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ieBLbQ1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ieBLbQ1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> British Isles</div> #1: <img alt="7AiYO6E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7AiYO6E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Wrestling Entertainment Top 5 Stars: 1) The Rock (1000 points) 2) Hollywood Hogan (879) 3) The Undertaker (810) 4) Triple H (797) 5) Big Show (739) Total Points: 4,225 #2: <img alt="nUYCk9q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nUYCk9q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Championship Wrestling Top 5 Stars: 1) Steve Austin (1000 points) 2) Bill Goldberg (990) 3) Rey Mysterio Jr. (780) 4) Rob Van Dam (727) 5) Scott Steiner (721) Total Points: 4,218</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="1eeVS9d.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1eeVS9d.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Japan</div> #1: <img alt="nUYCk9q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nUYCk9q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Championship Wrestling Top 5 Stars: 1) Steve Austin (998 points) 2) Bill Goldberg (990) 3) CM Punk (803) 4) Rey Mysterio Jr. (801) 5) Rob Van Dam (756) Total Points: 4,348 #2: <img alt="7AiYO6E.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7AiYO6E.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> World Wrestling Entertainment Top 5 Stars: 1) The Rock (1000 points) 2) Hollywood Hogan (863) 3) Triple H (815) 4) The Undertaker (810) 5) Kurt Angle (729) Total Points: 4,217</div></blockquote> <hr noshade size=3> <div style="text-align:center;">Summer 2003 Roster Breakdown: (Faces in blue, heels in red) </div> MAIN ROSTER <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Main Event:</div> CM Punk Diamond Dallas Page Eddie Guerrero Lance Storm Rey Mysterio Jr. Scott Steiner Sean O'Haire (World Television Champion) Steve Austin Sting Bill Goldberg Chuck Palumbo King Corino Mortis Rob Van Dam Shane Douglas The Unnatural (World Heavyweight Champion) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Upper Midcard:</div> AJ Styles (United States Heavyweight Champion) Bryan Danielson (Cruiserweight Champion) Hugh Morrus Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy Alexander Brian Adams (World Tag Team Champion) Christopher Daniels (World Tag Team Champion) Fit Finlay Jamie Knoble Kaz Hayashi TAKA The Destroyer </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Midcard:</div> Aguila Billy Kidman Chavo Guerrero Jr. Ernest Miller Harry Smith Hayabusa Konnan Mark Jindrak Volador Jr. Johnny Parisi Shane Helms Tony Mamaluke Yang </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Lower Midcard:</div> Lash Leroux Minoru Tanaka Brian Kendrick Cash Elix Skipper Evan Karagis Shannon Moore </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Opener:</div> Jinsei Shinzaki Paul London Chris Harris David Flair </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Enhancement Talent:</div> James Storm </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Announcer:</div> Mike Tenay </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Color Commentator:</div> Bret Hart Bobby Heenan </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Road Agent:</div> Ricky Steamboat Bob Orton Jr.</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Personality:</div> Arn Anderson Roddy Piper</div></blockquote> RENAISSANCE <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Main Event:</div> Chigusa Nagayo Manami Toyota (World Women's Champion) Aja Kong Devil Masami </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Upper Midcard:</div> Kyoko Inoue Meiko Satomura Toshiyo Yamada Etsuko Mita Lisa Moretti Takako Inoue </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Midcard:</div> Alexis Laree Allison Corino Melissa Anderson Momoe Nakanishi Nattie Neidhart Akira Hokuto Daffney Shinobu Kandori Sonoko Kato</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Lower Midcard:</div> LuFisto </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Opener:</div> Mary Apache Katarina Waters Toshie Uematsu </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Enhancement Talent:</div> Sumie Sakai Kaoru Ito Wesna Busic </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Announcer:</div> Joey Styles </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Color Commentator:</div> Tracy Brooks </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Road Agent:</div> Dusty Rhodes </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">On Vacation:</div> Bobby Roode Ric Flair</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Out Of Action:</div> Buff Bagwell (spinal column injury) Teddy Hart (broken pelvis)</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Active Tag Teams:</div> 3 Count (Evan Karagis and Shannon Moore) Aja Kong and Devil Masami Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura Daffney and LuFisto Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Yang) Made in Italy (Johnny Parisi and Tony Mamaluke) Our Generation (Melissa Anderson and Nattie Neidhart) The American Outlaws (Chris Harris and James Storm) The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) The Shooting Stars (Billy Kidman and Teddy Hart) The Unbound (Mortis and Alexander) True Heroes (CM Punk and Lance Storm) Volador Jr. and Aguila </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Factions:</div> Salvation (Father Isaac, Alexander, Mortis, The Destroyer and The Unnatural) The Empire (Bill Goldberg, Eric Bischoff, Etsuko Mita, Jamie Knoble, King Corino, TAKA, Chuck Palumbo and Tammy Sytch) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Managerial Assignments:</div> Dawn Marie (Johnny Parisi and Tony Mamaluke) Eric Bischoff (King Corino, TAKA and Etsuko Mita) Father Isaac (Alexander, Mortis, The Destroyer and The Unnatural) Paul Heyman (Rob Van Dam) Ric Flair (Bobby Roode) Stacy Keibler (Kaz Hayashi and Yang) Tammy Sytch (Chuck Palumbo) Torrie Wilson (Billy Kidman and Teddy Hart) </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">In Developmental:</div> Austin Aries Colt Cabana El Generico Johnny the Bull Kevin Steen Kid Romeo Lacey Lisa Marie Varon Lizzy Valentine Madison Eagles Mariko Yoshida Mercedes Martinez Nigel McGuinness Reno Shelton Benjamin Shinsuke Nakamura TJ Wilson</div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Creative Meeting:</div> Franchise Players: 1. Steve Austin 2. Bill Goldberg 3. Rey Mysterio Jr. 4. Rob Van Dam 5. CM Punk Next Big Things: 1. Jeff Hardy 2. Meiko Satomura 3. AJ Styles 4. Volador Jr. 5. Alexis Laree Hot Prospects: 1. Melissa Anderson 2. Allison Corino 3. Alexis Laree 4. Volador Jr. 5. Mark Jindrak Talk the Talk: 1. Steve Austin 2. Ric Flair 3. CM Punk 4. Dusty Rhodes 5. Roddy Piper Show Stoppers: 1. Rey Mysterio Jr. 2. Jeff Hardy 3. Rob Van Dam 4. Eddie Guerrero 5. Manami Toyota Ring Generals: 1. Bryan Danielson 2. Rey Misterio Jr. 3. Eddie Guerrero 4. Lance Storm 5. AJ Styles Who's Hot: 1. Bryan Danielson 2. The Unnatural 3. Chigusa Nagayo 4. Etsuko Mita 5. Meiko Satomura Who's Not: 1. Elix Skipper 2. Lash Leroux 3. Evan Karagis 4. Ernest Miller 5. Cash Time Decline: 1. Sting 4. Diamond Dallas Page 3. Fit Finlay 4. Rick Steiner 5. Aja Kong Hidden Gems: 1. Jay Briscoe 2. Kenny Omega 3. Simon Diamond 4. Scoot Andrews 5. Jorge Estrada</div></blockquote> <hr noshade size=3> I've been struggling to figure out what belt cuts I'm going to use to represent the new women's tag titles. For the moment I'm using the design of All Japan Women's tag belts for lack of a better option even though these are going to be treated as brand new belts with no previous lineage, but I'm open to other ideas. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Nobby_McDonald" data-cite="Nobby_McDonald" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? A chocolate labrador puppy.</div></blockquote> Thanks, now I had to change it at the last minute because you spoiled the big surprise! <img alt=":(" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/frown.png.e6b571745a30fe6a6f2e918994141a47.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Chaossy" data-cite="Chaossy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> By the way, I was reading your replies to the fans and I saw that you mentioned that TNA could be a major player in the future. Maybe we can have a guest booker for TNA's premier event?</div></blockquote> Only if WWE is gone, or at the very least TNA surpasses them and becomes one of the top two. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James The Animator" data-cite="James The Animator" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> General diary comments/questions/critiques: Once Renaissance becomes a bigger deal in North America, you should consider getting Portia Perez and Rain, if you haven't signed them already.</div></blockquote> It's not like Renaissance is technically a separate thing with its own popularity in-game. I could run there right now if I wanted to, but: A) Most of the women on the roster are more popular in Japan; B) I already run most of my shows in the US, so having Renaissance stick to Japan keeps me from being too concentrated in the States. Portia doesn't debut until 2004. Rain's skills aren't good enough for me to really consider her, and she's at least getting work elsewhere. She works in TNA and I think one or two other smaller promotions. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I can't really picture Bret saying "Wrestlemarinepiad". Hell I probably can't even say it.</div></blockquote> He can just leave that to Joey Styles. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kinnikuniverse" data-cite="kinnikuniverse" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>AWW YEAH, WCW/NWO Revenge finally got the sequel it so deserves! Best wrestling game evar!! LOVE doing 40-man hardcore battle royales with CAWs with my friends! Those guitar riffs! (Chu-gga Chu-gga chu-gga chu-gga...)</div></blockquote> I loved doing those battle royals, having quick match turned on and making people tap out to the Lion Tamer. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Speaking of music and games, how about we do some fake WCW merchandise for fun? And also, can you do a list of entrance songs for the wrestlers?</div></blockquote> Don't look at me; I have no artistic skill. I toyed with the idea of making a theme music list, but it seemed like more trouble than it was worth.

smartman · February 14, 2018

I think you made a coloring error there as you had Flair as a Face. Pretty sure RVD would think that very odd. And Allison Corino is #5 on your Hot Prospect list so why would you even think of not renewing her? I make sure to keep all of those people on the roster if I can. Plus, it keeps Steve happy, which is going to become more and more important as you cycle the new guys into the non-Austin/Goldberg major Main Event slots. Punk, AJ, Bryan D., and Corino are kind of the Four Pillars to carry WCW into the mid/late 2000's. Poor Lance and his lack of charisma.

kinnikuniverse · February 14, 2018

I agree with smartman, I think punk, AJ, AMDRAG and Corino are four pillars of heaven of WCW.... BUT THEY WILL PALE COMPARED TO KNOBLEMANIA!!!

and when joe arrives and daniels gets over, you will have the ROH golden generation and knoblemania as your magnificent 7!

Oh, and I might have a few ideas for merchandising, like rey masks, unnatural facepaints and a Pepsi commercial with CM punk talking crap about how Pepsi is straight edge. AND ACTION FIGURES! KNOBLE ACTION FIGURES!

GingeyOne · February 14, 2018

Fan Scorecard:

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? Really not sure about this. I will go with a tag partner to have a run at the tag titles.

Satyr24 · February 14, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

My Theory is if I don't back Her She will win Sure FC will tease me but I can live with that <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night? Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita? New tag partner/bodyguard

K-Nection · February 14, 2018

Unless something truly earth shattering happens it appears you might have officially hold WWE at bay. I mean they do have King Snow now so that might be something to be worried about <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> .

You know I should have my wrestling fan card revoked but I never watched a lot of Steve Corino's stuff before this dynasty so I went back and watched a few of his matches (especially his work with Terry Funk). I really wish I had access to ROH in the mid 2000s because I'm constantly being reminded of how much great wrestling I missed over the years.

Cro Cop Rules · February 14, 2018

Women's World Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong and Devil Masami

Kyoko Inoue vs. Akira Hokuto

Nattie Neidhart vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sonoko Kato

Alexis Laree and Allison Corino vs. Daffney and LuFisto

Momoe Nakanishi vs. Shinobu Kandori

What will be match of the night?: Toyota vs. Anderson

What is Eric Bischoff's 'surprise' for Etsuko Mita?: Maybe Mita is being replaced?

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