WCW: Heart and Soul

JMike · April 16, 2019

oh hell yeah

The Final Countdown · April 17, 2019

December 1st, 2003: Breaking News <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;">December 1st, 2003</div> I put down my beer and shook my head. Things couldn't ever be easy. News came in from our drug testers that Scott Steiner was abusing pain killers. As this was the second time this has happened with him, I knew I had to take action. He's off to rehab now. Who knows how long he'll be gone, but obviously Starrcade is off the table. He was set to wrestle (and lose to) Shane Douglas at the event, a match we actually made official tonight. It wasn't a marquee match on the show, but it being pulled is still going to necessitate a lot of reshuffling. Do I find a new singles opponent for Douglas? Or do I cycle a different match in and just let Shane be involved in the other Dangerous Alliance matches? More important than all that is trying to help Scott, and early signs there are positive. I didn't know how he'd react, but he actually shook my hand, thanked me and admitted this was the best thing for him. Could we see a kinder, gentler "Big Poppa Pump" when he comes back? Okay, yeah, probably not. </div></blockquote> <hr noshade size=3> I totally forgot about this; it happened, then I went away so I never posted it. So here's a brief story update a lot sooner than I was expecting! Thanks so much for the warm welcome back! It's comforting to know that I can be away for four months and there will still be people interested in jumping back in. Today was the first real amount of time I've spent doing any work on this in all that time. Still haven't run a show, but I plotted out the progression of all the major feuds on Renaissance for the next five weeks' worth of TV leading into their next PPV in January. Hopefully I'll be able to run a show in-game tomorrow, though I guess I'll have to take some time to refigure my main roster plans since Steiner was supposed to be in a singles match at Starrcade! (It was a lower priority match, but still.) <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Danny_H22" data-cite="Danny_H22" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Really happy to hear that we might have an update in the not too distant future. You are by far my favourite creative writer and I’m in awe by how brilliant this whole story has been. I hope that once you do get your teeth back into it, it reignites your love and we can all continue on this journey (and maybe I’ll get to contribute as SHC winner)</div></blockquote> Thanks for reminding me about the SHC prize! I'll contact you soon so we can figure out what your prize is going to be. I feel like I had something specific in mind, but...yeah, that was four months ago. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

smw88 · April 17, 2019

Good to see you back

ElSheriffo · April 17, 2019

Glad to see you're back!

Danny_H22 · April 17, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Final Countdown" data-cite="The Final Countdown" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><hr noshade size=3> I totally forgot about this; it happened, then I went away so I never posted it. So here's a brief story update a lot sooner than I was expecting! Thanks so much for the warm welcome back! It's comforting to know that I can be away for four months and there will still be people interested in jumping back in. Today was the first real amount of time I've spent doing any work on this in all that time. Still haven't run a show, but I plotted out the progression of all the major feuds on Renaissance for the next five weeks' worth of TV leading into their next PPV in January. Hopefully I'll be able to run a show in-game tomorrow, though I guess I'll have to take some time to refigure my main roster plans since Steiner was supposed to be in a singles match at Starrcade! (It was a lower priority match, but still.) Thanks for reminding me about the SHC prize! I'll contact you soon so we can figure out what your prize is going to be. I feel like I had something specific in mind, but...yeah, that was four months ago. <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> Your return is prize enough! (at least a good pre-prize prize) Can't believe the Big Bad Booty Daddy has failed a test! I would never have had him down as a drugs kind of guy...

The Final Countdown · April 17, 2019

December 5th, 2003: News <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;">December 5th, 2003</div> "Are you kidding?" I couldn't help but ask. "You're requesting your release weeks before the biggest show of the year? As one half of the tag team champions, too?" "That's right," Alex Wright, aka Alexander, said seriously on the other end of the phone. "I'm very unhappy with how things have been going lately, and I want out." "Is this still about having to do a job for Kidman last month?" I really hoped that wasn't it. "Everyone has to lose sometimes, and it was only to set up you guys beating them in the tag at the PPV." He's also far more talented than you are, I thought to myself. "I'm still furious about that, yes," he said, causing me to roll my eyes. "I'm a much bigger star than he is." "You also get lots of screen time in featured storylines because you're teaming with Kanyon (also much better than you, I thought) and are in a faction with Dustin, who is just about the hottest wrestler in the world right now," I pointed out. "You could have put anyone in that spot, but you chose me for a reason," he countered. "It's because I'm marketable, and I deserve to be protected and paid like it." "So THAT'S it," I said, snapping my fingers. "You're still pissed I refused to give you a raise." "Yes I am," he confirmed. "I more than earned it, especially after being a team player and putting Kidman over." Yeah, some team player. "Is this some play for more money? Because you're still under contract for almost a year. I don't have to give you a thing." "I want you to recognize my importance, and it isn't happening. So if you aren't going to start treating me better, you're going to be without a tag title match for Starrcade." "Is that right?" I said, my patience at an end. "You aren't anywhere near as important as you think you are, Alex. You want out? Fine. Once you return the belt to us, I'll have our lawyers draw up an immediate release for you. I'll just write you out, sub Mike Awesome in, and we'll lose nothing out of it. Nothing except a career midcarder with an inflated ego. Good luck in the future, because I can just about guarantee no one's going to push you as hard as I have." I hung up before he could respond. That was an unexpected and unwelcome call. I wasn't kidding about not feeling like we'll lose much with him gone, but it's still annoying to have to make yet another change to the Starrcade plans just days after the Scott Steiner news. Hopefully all of this this isn't a sign that bigger, more drastic roadblocks are incoming. </div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/7AiYO6E.jpg </div> As I pretty much expected, Brock Lesnar chose to sign a multi-year contract extension with WWE, despite competing offers from both us and New Japan. I think he has the potential to be the next big star there, so it certainly stings that I couldn't snag him. <div style="text-align:center;"> http://i.imgur.com/sDkxtEI.jpg </div> NJPW held their Power Struggle event on December 2nd. The show featured a fantastic match between Satoshi Kojima and Taiyo Kea that received a 95 score from the Observer, well above any other match on the show. Unfortunately for them that was smack dab in the midcard. Even the semi main event, a 90-rated match between Masahiro Chono and Manabu Nakanishi, would've been a fitting way to close the show, but the actual main event in which Riki Choshu retained the IWGP Heavyweight title over Koji Kanemoto was only an 82. Had the match order been different it could've been a stellar show, but as it was it only received an 84. That's not bad judged on its own, but it ranks among their worst big events of the year. The quality of the title bouts have dipped noticeably since the 51-year old Choshu started his 4th reign in April. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/JO5PDMM.jpg </div> TNA held 'Seven Deadly Sins II' (God, what a title. Russo, you idiot!) on December 4th. Their World champion Marc Mero was nowhere to be seen on this show, though the NWA title did feature in the semi main event as Tadao Yasuda successfully defended it against Jarrett in a passable 51-rated match (passable for TNA's size, that is.) The main event, Matt Sydal and Kent Kohl defeating a pair of former WCW talent in Nicho (Psychosis) and Evan Karagis got a pretty strong 61 grade, leading to a 57 for the show as a whole. That made it the second best show they've run. Their three most recent shows are all in the top four in company history (they've only been open since May 2002, but still.) Maybe they're turning a corner.

K-Nection · April 18, 2019

*smark response* Alex Wright to WWE confirmed...

Hashasheen · April 18, 2019

*smark response* Alex Wright to WWE confirmed...

Dunno, maybe he winds up in New Japan or TNA...? Next NWA World Heavyweight Champion? The man to dethrone Riki Choshu?

K-Nection · April 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hashasheen" data-cite="Hashasheen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Dunno, maybe he winds up in New Japan or TNA...? Next NWA World Heavyweight Champion? The man to dethrone Riki Choshu?</div></blockquote> That would actually be the better outcome but the cynic in me thinks Vince will snatch him up.

smartman · April 19, 2019

"I'm coming back to write up Starrcade and maybe just a little more." The game just cackles maniacally as it throws up a bunch of news at you to slow you down and rejigger two matches on the fly.<img alt="

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The Final Countdown · April 25, 2019

December 2003: Road to Starrcade: The 20th Anniversary <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="5LLyYiz.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5LLyYiz.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The Backstories:</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;">Embrace Your Fate</div> November 24th: It should have been a night of celebration for Jeff Hardy, but instead he had a sour expression on his face as he came to the ring to open Nitro the night after Calgary Stampede. He said that his win was being clouded; clouded by Salvation. Anybody with any brains should already know it by now, but he was not aligned with Salvation, and The Unnatural could take his comments about wanting to "help" and "save" him and stick them up his you know what! He didn't have anything to do with Salvation now, and he never would in the future either. While CM Punk was right in saying Jeff was willing to risk his own health to win and to provide fans with memories they'd never forget, he was dead wrong if he thought Jeff would ever sell his soul just to try and get ahead! Jeff wanted to prove he was his own man, and the best way to do that was to challenge anybody from Salvation to meet him in the ring! Mortis stepped out from the back, alone, to accept the challenge, saying that it would be his honor to educate Jeff on just why he needed to allow Salvation to claim him. Later in the night, Unnatural scolded Mortis for breaking ranks and going against the group's plan. "We were to leave him alone until Starrcade," Unnatural reminded him. "He is not our enemy, and if you treat him as such and take any undue measures next week, you and I will have issues, brother." December 1st: The promised match main evented (but didn't close) the show, and Unnatural was right there at ringside. That distracted Jeff at a few points, but the champion didn't interfere, not even when Jeff hit the Swanton and got the clean pin on Mortis. Afterwards, Unnatural let us know why he'd stood back and watched as his fellow Salvation member failed. "Salvation is my family," he began. "I would risk my very life to protect one of my brothers in Salvation. But that does not apply only to current brothers. I treat my future brothers with the same care, and you, Jeffrey, will be one of us one day. You may not believe it, you may hate me and everything I represent and you may currently be convinced that everything I've done ever since I ordered the attack on you in August has all been part of one long, elaborate ruse. But everything I've done, everything WE'VE done, has been because we see your true self and want to help you find it. Mortis attempted to hasten the process tonight, and he failed. But at Starrcade, Jeffrey, I will break through the facade and drag the true spirit of Jeff Hardy out, even if I have to break your body to do so." December 8th: The show opened with a promo from Salvation, where Unnatural somberly revealed that their brother Alexander had been "broken." He didn't know what horrors had been inflicted upon him, but it went beyond merely the physical, and he doubted their fallen brother would ever rise to walk beside them again. He vowed that whoever was responsible would receive the appropriate punishment. After the three remaining members of Salvation won a squash six man tag, Jeff walked into the ring and told Unnatural straight to his face that he was responsible for taking Alexander out. He called it a receipt for Salvation doing the same to him months ago and starting this whole battle, and said unlike Alexander, he would not be broken! Unnatural wore a look of great sadness as he reluctantly declared that they had no choice but to inflict immediate "salvation" upon Jeff, but Hardy received some unlikely backup in the form of True Heroes, who had their own bone to pick with Salvation. December 15th: This feud once again was the first thing people saw, as we started with Jeff in the ring holding a mic. He reminded us that this all started with Salvation attacking him in the back at the Japan Supershow in August and leaving him face-down on the floor. He'd gotten a measure of payback by driving Alexander out of WCW in an "unfilmed attack", but he wouldn't truly be even until he'd knocked Unnatural's lights out. "Let's go full circle! Let's make Starrcade a Texas Death Match, so the only way you lose it to get beaten so badly that you can't stand!" The Unnatural stepped into the aisle and had a quick response. "Jeffrey, you have no idea what you have done. We wanted nothing more than to welcome you into our family, to treat you as a brother and show you true Salvation. But you went too far. You committed a cardinal sin with what you did to the poor lost soul we once knew as Alexander, who is now lost to us forever. Now I am left with no choice but to unleash my full might against you. I shall hold nothing back at Starrcade, and you will receive the full punishment due to you, even if that means you too are lost to us forever. The twentieth anniversary of Starrcade is meant to be a party, a celebration, but thanks to you I now have no choice but to turn it into a slaughter. You desire a Texas Death Match? I accept. The boy known as Dustin Rhodes saw his legendary father partake in several such matches, but nothing his young, innocent eyes saw will even compare to the brutality you will receive from the hands of The Unnatural!" His objective for the night accomplished, Jeff was packing his bags and preparing to leave when he bumped into True Heroes. He awkwardly thanked them for the unexpected backup last week, but Punk brushed it off and said it had nothing to do with him. There was no love lost between them; they showed up solely because they had a battle of their own with Salvation. Arn Anderson walked in towards the end of the conversation and suggested the three of them get on the same page in a hurry, because six days before Starrcade they were going to team up against Salvation in a six man tag. December 22nd: Unnatural usually has plenty to say before big matches, but he was curiously silent this week. We did get a backstage promo from Hardy and True Heroes, though it was more about playing up the bitter history and current tension between the three as a way to build intrigue for the main event. Punk promised that if Jeff got in their way, intentionally or not, he wouldn't make it to Starrcade. Jeff did not appreciate the threat in the least. The tension was still very much present in the match, but they put it aside to focus on their respective battles with Salvation. This match was nothing short of fantastic; all six guys contributed in their own ways, and I was thrilled with the end result. As far as this rivalry is concerned, we demonstrated that both guys were operating with a really nasty edge. Unnatural's previous comments about wanting to convert Jeff into a "brother" of Salvation had fallen by the wayside, as he looked like he very much wanted to physically destroy Jeff on the spot. Hardy, for his part, did a lot more brawling and less of his usual flashy aerial stuff here. The match ended with Jeff downing The Destroyer and finishing him with a Swanton Bomb, but that was not the end of this fight. Unnatural attacked Jeff after the bell, tackling him with enough force to send them both through the ropes and to the floor. They traded punches on the floor and around ringside, and Unnatural even went for Jeff's eye at one point. Officials were still struggling to try and pull champion and challenger apart as we went off the air. The tone was driven home exactly as intended: these two are going to war at Starrcade. </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;">The Dream Match</div> November 24th: We aired a lengthy video recapping the Austin vs. Goldberg story, starting with Goldberg's shocking return to WCW at Clash of the Champions in April, where he interfered and cost Austin his match against King Corino. It had been a long journey of Austin trying to coerce the leader of The Empire (whoever it might've been at the time) into giving him the match everybody wanted to see, but we were finally getting it. After airing the highlights of Piper's Pit where the match became official for Starrcade, we plugged a contract signing between the two for the following week. December 1st: The contract signing was the true main event of the show, with Arn Anderson there to oversee things and King Corino and the rest of The Empire also on hand. Austin handled a lot of the talking. "A lotta people are real excited about this match finally comin' together," he pointed out. "WCW wants to sell pay-per-views, the people want their 'dream match', Corino over there wants to line his pockets while sittin' on his ass and not doin' a damn thing. As for me, I just wanna whip somebody's ass! Goldberg, you and I have had this fight comin' for a long time, a lot longer than just you comin' back earlier this year as The Empire's little attack dog. I was on the road every damn night doin' my thing in 1998, but I saw what you were doing over here in WCW. I watched as you mowed down every SOB they put in your path, right up through beating Hogan in the Georgia Dome for the WCW title. And as I watched you do your thing, I said to myself, 'Damn, I'd love to fight that big SOB!' And now it's finally gonna happen! I may not like you, Bill, but I respect what you can do in this ring. It's gonna be one hell of a fight at Starrcade, a fight millions of people have been waitin' to see for years. But at the end of it only one man's hand will be raised, and you better believe you're lookin' at him right now!" Goldberg did actually do some talking as well this time, touching on how he'd been compared to Austin from the moment he'd debuted. "Bald guy, no frills, black tights, black boots, in 1998? People started calling me a Steve Austin ripoff right away, but I was never anything but myself! I didn't need to beat up my boss, drink beer and cuss up a storm to make people care about me. People cared about me because night in and night out, I destroyed! I went on an undefeated streak that will never be matched again, and if it weren't for that stupid Kliq it'd still be going today! Austin, you may be a hell raiser, and you're a tough guy, no question about it. But you have never, EVER fought somebody like me! I don't care if it's Undertaker, Rock, Triple H, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, or anybody else you've beaten--NONE of them have done the things I've done! You call me an attack dog if you like, but I'm only employed by The Empire because WCW didn't want to bring me back--they were too afraid of what I'd do to the promising young kids they're banking on to lead the company for the next decade! But at Starrcade, it isn't about who signs my paycheck or who gets a cut of the gate, and it isn't about WCW or WWF or who is ripping off who. It's only about one thing--YOU'RE NEXT!!" After the contract was signed, Corino nodded to Knoble and TAKA in a clear indication that he wanted to launch an attack on Austin. Goldberg prevented it though, deliberately placing himself between Austin and the rest of The Empire. When Corino started arguing with him, Goldberg just shook his head and mouthed 'HE'S MINE!' Corino unhappily led the rest of the group out, and the show closed with Austin and Goldberg standing in the center of the ring in a staredown. December 8th: Goldberg was in the night's main event against AJ Styles, and he let the rest of The Empire know in no uncertain terms that they were to stay in the back and not stick their noses in the match. Corino shrugged and told him to do whatever he wanted, and true to his word, there was no sign of the group before, during or after the main event as Goldberg scored a clean, hard-fought win. Austin appeared on the video screen afterwards, and he was impressed to see Goldberg starting to show some backbone instead of just doing whatever Corino told him to. "Maybe you still got some guts in there after all, Bill!" he said. "If you do, Starrcade's gonna be a whole hell of a lot of fun!" December 15th: Goldberg was not on hand, but we got a nice long vignette of him going through a heavy workout in Atlanta as he prepared for the dream match. As he finished he walked towards the camera, grabbed it, brought it up close to his face and had two simple words for Austin: "YOU'RE NEXT!" Austin didn't get much of a chance to respond verbally thanks to Brian Kendrick, but he shut the young man down in the main event. Afterwards he was attacked by The Empire, minus Goldberg, with Corino directing traffic and spiking Austin's head into the canvas with a piledriver. We signed off with Mike and I wondering if Goldberg had been aware of this plan or if Corino was acting on his own. December 22nd: We opened the show with footage of Goldberg throwing open the door to the Empire's locker room. He immediately confronted Corino, demanding to know why he hadn't responded to any of his calls over the last week, and more importantly why he and the rest of The Empire took it upon themselves to attack Austin last week. "He's MINE to deal with!" Goldberg shouted. Corino shook his head, not intimidated. "This doesn't just concern you, Bill. If you do your job and beat Austin, we add him to our group and reap all the rewards of his fame. I'm not taking a chance on you screwing this up for me, so if you expect me to apologize for making a tactical decision to weaken Austin before Starrcade, guess again!" Austin responded via promo later in the night. Did he think Goldberg was in on the attack? "I don't give a damn," he said. "Was Bill in on it? Did Corino act alone? None of it makes a damn bit of difference. Whether Bill fights me one on one like a man or I gotta go through every SOB in The Empire all in one night, I'm fixin' to raise hell in Greensboro this Sunday!" </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;">Once Brothers</div> November 24th: By virtue of his win over Jamie Knoble at Calgary Stampede, Rey Mysterio Jr. was getting his former friend/betrayer Eddie Guerrero in the ring one on one at Starrcade. During an interview with Becky Bayless, Eddie brushed off the idea that he was afraid to face his former friend. "I'm not scared of Rey--but he'll be scared of ME after he watches the main event tonight!" he shouted. Said main event saw Eddie against AJ Styles in a thrilling match, but one which turned on outside interference from the Dangerous Alliance, interference that allowed Eddie to score a tainted pin. He gleefully joined the Alliance in putting the boots to Styles after the match, but their fun was ruined when Mysterio ran to the ring with a chair and chased them all off! December 1st: For the first time since the betrayal at Halloween Havoc, Guerrero and Mysterio stood across from each other. Along with their respective partners, Sean O'Haire and AJ Styles, they fought to a double countout. Eddie didn't want much to do with Rey in that match, tagging out whenever he came in and downright fleeing during the countout finish. December 8th: The rivals were in the show closing position as they were Roddy Piper's guests on Piper's Pit. Roddy threw in plenty of questions about their long history and whether there was anything left of their former friendship, and both agreed that it was long gone while placing the blame for it on the other. Eddie said he was looking forward to paying Rey back for being a false friend and stealing the world title shot that should've been his at Halloween Havoc, while Rey said he was done trying to figure out what was going on in Eddie's head. Eddie also taunted Rey throughout the segment by holding up the same steel chair he'd dented on Rey's skull at Halloween Havoc, and as the talking wrapped up he used the chair again. This time it was Rey's surgically repaired knee he targeted, bashing him in the knee as he was about to walk away and then delivering several more shots before walking away with a grin, carrying the chair that now showed even further signs of wear and tear after being used as a weapon against Eddie's former best friend. December 15th: After a short squash match against young Jimmy Jacobs, Eddie forced the production crew to replay the clip of him bashing Rey's knee with the chair last week. He got a great laugh out of it, and taunted the fans and the recuperating Mysterio by limping around the ring and pretending his knee was hurt. December 22nd: Rey took to the ring against Shane Helms, who tested the health of his knee with frequent, targeted attacks. While Rey did still seem to be favoring the knee, the injury wasn't debilitating enough to stop him from rallying and winning the match. Eddie snuck in clutching his chair and went for another sneak attack, but Mysterio was ready for him this time. He spun around and stared at Eddie, bracing for a battle, but Guerrero backed down and left the way he entered. </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;">O'Haire Unleashed</div> November 24th: To say the Dangerous Alliance was furious with AJ Styles would be an understatement. Paul Heyman placed the blame for Sean O'Haire losing to Jeff Hardy in the Stu Hart Classic finals squarely on AJ's shoulders, and warned Styles that he would pay dearly for his decision. "You may have thought you were getting even with the Dangerous Alliance for us doing what we had to do in our Semifinal matchup against you, but what you really did was sign your own death warrant! Because Sean O'Haire is mad as hell and wants to tear your head off, and I'm not going to stop him!" O'Haire, along with RVD and Douglas, turned word into action by interfering in AJ's main event against Eddie Guerrero and costing him the match, but the arrival of Mysterio spoiled Sean's post-match "fun." December 1st: Styles and Mysterio joined forces in a tag, and AJ welcomed the chance to get O'Haire in the ring. He took the fight right to the big man, though he did so intelligently by making use of his speed and aerial skills. A flip dive to the floor took both men out and factored into the non-finish. December 8th: There were no confrontations between the two, but Heyman and O'Haire did deliver a backstage promo during which Heyman formally challenged Styles to meet his client in a singles match at Starrcade--"Assuming you survive your encounter with the beast known as Goldberg tonight!" December 15th: AJ and O'Haire got into a huge fight back in catering, one which Heyman was powerless to stop. It took a number of other wrestlers to pull them apart and restore order, and Heyman did his best to calm his charge down and remind him that he'd have all the time he wanted to rip Styles in half between the ropes with the entire world watching at Starrcade. December 22nd: Styles was successful in his tune-up bout against the veteran Fit Finlay, after which O'Haire and Heyman appeared on the video screen. Heyman taunted AJ, saying he should be very thankful they were remaining in the back instead of coming out to the ring. "If Sean O'Haire so desired, he could walk down that aisle, step into that ring and destroy you with a simple snap of his fingers. Instead, we'll wait for Starrcade. But at the 20th anniversary of Starrcade this Sunday, Sean O'Haire will deliver the biggest beating in the storied history of this event!" </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;">A Dragon's Proving</div> November 24th: Fresh off of a huge pinfall over Shane Douglas in their PPV tag match, Bryan Danielson was impressive in outwrestling veteran Fit Finlay and forcing him to submit to Cattle Mutilation. The Dangerous Alliance mentioned Bryan during a promo immediately afterwards, but far from the venom they spewed towards AJ Styles, Heyman was actually fairly complementary of Bryan. He called the former two time Cruiserweight champion "intriguing." December 1st: RVD and Heyman approached Danielson with "an offer he couldn't refuse." "We're very impressed with you, Bryan," Heyman said. "Anyone who can pin the shoulders of Shane Douglas to the canvas is worthy of attention, and you do not disappoint! You're a technical wrestling wizard wise beyond your years, you can fly, you can brawl--you can do it all, kid! But can you be the greatest wrestler on the planet? We're going to give you the chance to be exactly that, because that what you'll HAVE to be at Starrcade! That's right, Bryan: we're giving you the golden ticket! ROB-VAN-DAM has hand-picked you to challenge for his United States Heavyweight Championship at the biggest show of the year, and WCW has agreed to make the match! All you have to do is accept, and prepare for a challenge the likes of which you've never even imagined!" Danielson immediately accepted the challenge (as if there was any doubt.) December 8th: Danielson watched on as RVD teamed with Shane Douglas. RVD seemed to enjoy his presence, putting on a show and bowing in Bryan's direction at certain points during the win over Volador and Aguila. December 15th: This week it was RVD's turn to watch Danielson in action, with the added caveat of his opponent being Douglas. Shane was a tough test of course, but Danielson was able to counter his underhanded tactics with solid technical skills and pin him just as he'd done at Calgary Stampede, but this time in a singles bout. RVD and Heyman weren't thrilled to see it, but Heyman did nod in reluctant acknowledgment. Van Dam held the US title aloft so Danielson could see it and shook his head, letting him know he wouldn't be getting his hands on it any time soon. December 22nd: Both parties had a sit-down interview. Bryan acknowledged this was the biggest opportunity of his career, but insisted he was excited instead of nervous. He said his success against Shane Douglas proved his ability to take whatever the Dangerous Alliance can throw at him, and stated that RVD had never faced an opponent with his level of technical skill. Heyman laughed and said he appreciated the kid's confidence. "You are good, Bryan, no doubt about it. That's why we chose you, and you validated our choice by defeating the great Shane Douglas one on one. But your feel-good story ends here. There will be no happy ending to this little fairy tale, because at Starrcade you will find out that as good as you are, you just aren't quite good enough to defeat ROB-VAN-DAM!" </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;">TAKA for the title</div> December 1st: TAKA emerged from a Cruiserweight Shootout against Brian Kendrick, Hayabusa, Minoru Tanaka, Shane Helms and Volador Jr. to earn a Cruiserweight title shot at Starrcade, all while Chavo watched on commentary. December 8th: Chavo did mention his upcoming title defense during an interview, calling TAKA a tough challenger, but most of his time was spent on another topic (see below.) December 15th: The Empire interrupted Chavo's interview this week, with Corino telling Chavo to keep his nose out of Empire business. "You don't have time to be worrying about what goes on within The Empire," Corino declared. "All of your attention should be on trying to hold onto that cruiserweight title at Starrcade--not that it'll matter, since you have no hope of defeating TAKA!" Chavo suggested he prove just how focused he was the following week in a tag match against Corino and TAKA. Corino laughed and said he'd be more than happy to wipe the floor with him, assuming Chavo could find anyone dumb enough to be his partner. December 22nd: TAKA got the pin on Chavo during their match to claim some momentum heading into Starrcade, but more on that below. </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;">Knoble's Had Enough!</div> December 1st: Jamie Knoble approached his boss King Corino backstage to ask why he'd been able to secure a spot for TAKA in the Cruiserweight Shootout to determine the #1 contender for Starrcade, but not one for him. The answer was not what he expected. "You have no one to blame but yourself!" Corino shouted. "I wasn't about to waste my time negotiating a spot for you after what you did when you had the title! You went against my orders, AND against common freaking sense, to volunteer to defend the title in a three way match! And what happened? You lost, genius! Unlike you and Goldberg, TAKA can actually follow orders, and he'll bring the title back to The Empire at Starrcade--a title we'd still have if you weren't so stupid!" December 8th: Chavo spoke at length about Knoble during his interview with Becky Bayless. He said he was impressed with Knoble's sportsmanship and competitiveness in offering the triple threat for the title at Halloween Havoc when he could've tried to take an easy way out, and said he was surprised when Jamie's name wasn't in the Cruiserweight Shootout to decide his Starrcade challenger. He encouraged Knoble to take a page out of Goldberg's book and stop listening to Corino's directions, because Corino cared only about himself. December 15th: Knoble didn't say much during Corino's verbal sparring match with Chavo, but he had more of a role to play in the group attack against Steve Austin later on. TAKA worked alongside Corino and did whatever was asked of him, but Knoble was much more reluctant to participate. After repeated shouts and orders, Knoble did finally jump in and lock Austin in his guillotine choke, enabling Corino to get in some cheap kicks on the defenseless Hellraiser. December 22nd: When the time came, Chavo walked to the ring alone. Corino mocked him for failing to find a partner, but Chavo explained that he had a partner in mind, and that partner was already in the ring. He wanted to team with...Jamie Knoble! Everyone was surprised by that, including Knoble, but Corino shut that thought down immediately. "He is Empire property, and there's no way in hell I'm letting him team with you!" Knoble looked conflicted by it all, but the end result was that Chavo wound up in a handicap match against both Corino and TAKA. Predictably, he was defeated by the Michinoku Driver. But the real story was after the match. As Corino and TAKA rubbed their victory in Chavo's face by putting the boots to him, Knoble sprang into action. He surprised TAKA with a belly to belly suplex, and got in a few punches on Corino before the Empire leader escaped to the floor. Corino grabbed a microphone and ranted at Knoble's idiocy. "First Goldberg, now you! Nobody in The Empire seems to want to listen to their boss anymore! Clearly you've forgotten your place, you stupid redneck! But I'll remind you why I'm the leader and you're the follower--and I'll do it at Starrcade!" </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;">A Heroic Threepeat?</div> November 24th: The Unbound heard True Heroes' message, both verbal and physical, loud and clear. They wanted revenge, fair enough. They wanted to become tag team champions once again, splendid. However, as Father Isaac pointed out, CM Punk and Lance Storm had been focused mainly on their singles careers in recent months, and had been teaming rather infrequently. So if they wanted a match with the champions, he recommended they prove their worth by teaming together and winning some matches. December 1st: Responding to Isaac's suggestion, the Heroes teamed up to defeat the most recent challengers to the tag titles, The Shooting Stars. Alexander watched the match closely, getting a good look as Storm earned the submission victory. December 8th: CM Punk cracked jokes about Alexander's departure during a True Heroes interview, weaving the storyline in along with some subtle inside digs about Alex's real life prima donna attitude. His standup routine was interrupted by Isaac, Mortis and The Destroyer, who took great offense to Punk making light of this "tragedy." "You won't be so jovial after Starrcade, Punk!" Isaac shouted. "One of our brothers may be gone, but The Destroyer will take up the mantle in his stead. Yes, Mortis and The Destroyer will accept your challenge and see you at Starrcade, and you won't be laughing once they're through with you!" The Heroes showed up again later in the night, running down to prevent Salvation from inflicting a 3-on-1 assault on Jeff Hardy. They stood side by side in the ring with their former bitter rival, but their attention was squarely on the two men who they'd be challenging at Starrcade. December 15th: No interaction between the teams this week; just the announcement of the six man tag that would be the main event on the go home Nitro. December 22nd: The clash between Jeff Hardy and The Unnatural understandably took center stage, but these two teams had more than enough time to get their own battle over during the six man tag main event. One thing we tried to establish here was that the substitution of Destroyer for Alexander gave the champions a completely different element thanks to his size and strength, and it was something the Heroes would have to adjust to. We drove this point home by having him toss both Punk and Storm around the ring quite a bit during the match, though they did aid Mysterio in scoring the fall on the big man. </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;">An Angel Waiting in the Wings</div> November 24th: Defense #5 of the TV title came for Matt Hardy in a quick squash over Petey Williams. After the match, Christopher Daniels announced that thanks to winning a 20-man battle royal before Calgary Stampede went on the air he was being granted a shot at the TV title at Starrcade. He said he'd see Matt there and was looking forward to taking his title--unless someone else took it away before then, that is! December 1st: Matt fended off the shenanigans of Colt Cabana and Bobby Heenan to make his 6th defense, which earned a rather sarcastic round of applause from Daniels. December 8th: Defense #7 was in the books as Hardy took care of Harry Smith, but the story didn't end there. As Harry's friend TJ Wilson came into the ring both to check on Smith and yell at Matt, Daniels appeared out of nowhere and dropped the champion with Last Rites! December 15th: Daniels guested on commentary as Matt recorded defense #8 with a win over TJ Wilson. Daniels' parting shot before he left the desk was that he'd expected nothing less, but Matt was going to be in the ring with a completely different level of competition at Starrcade. December 22nd: Hardy made defense #9 against Yang of the Jung Dragons, but Daniels was nowhere to be seen all night. Mike and I suggested he was taking the time to rest at home so he would be fresh and ready to go at Starrcade, while Hardy was coming off of a solid month of defending the title every single week. </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;">Does the Scorpion Still Sting?</div> November 24th: Sting said he'd done a lot of thinking in the 24 hours since his little run-in with Ric Flair and Bobby Roode, and he admitted that what they said made a lot of sense. Maybe he was becoming too complacent now that WCW was back from the brink and thriving again, and was content to let the young guns of the next generation lead the way. But he believed he still had a lot to offer, and he wanted to prove it. "Last night we talked about what Starrcade might have in store for the Stinger. Well here's an idea: how about a match against you, Roode?!" Roode and Flair's response? Sting wasn't good enough anymore to even be worth their time, so they were refusing his challenge! To quote Roode, "Even five Stings put together wouldn't be able to beat me!" December 1st: Sting cornered Roode and Flair as they were doing a live chat on WCW.com, and he used Roode's own words against him. "Five of me, that's what you said, right? Five Stings put together wouldn't be enough to beat you? Well that gave me a heck of an idea. I find four partners, you do your best to find four people who can stand to be around you for longer than five minutes, and we have ourselves a little ten men tag at Starrcade!" Roode, feeling backed into a corner, accepted the challenge. December 8th: The Jung Dragons claimed a controversial win over The Shooting Stars thanks to an assist from Stacy Keibler, and both teams continued to push, shove and taunt each other afterwards. That brought out Roode and Flair to invite the Dragons to join their Starrcade team, and Sting wasn't far behind to extend the same offer to the Stars. Roode and Flair's team grew one larger later in the night when they were approached by Brian Kendrick, who confidently told them that selecting him would be the best choice they'd ever make. Roode laughed and shook his hand, while Flair smiled and said he reminded him of himself twenty five years earlier. December 15th: After Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka were victorious in tag action, Sting came to the ring and recruited them to round out his team. Immediately afterwards we cut to the back where Flair, Roode and the Jung Dragons were all watching on a monitor--and joining them were Buff Bagwell and his client, the final member of Team Roode, "Sugar" Shane Helms. December 22nd: Stacy Keibler tried to give Yang a leg up by distracting Matt Hardy during their TV title match, but Torrie Wilson came out to neutralize her. Hardy went on to win the match, and the members of Team Sting and Team Roode joined their partners in the ring to argue the situation. While surrounded by arguing men (and a couple of women), Sting, Roode and Flair stood in the center of it all, exchanging words about what was going to happen at Starrcade. </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;">Is London Calling for Sasuke?</div> December 15th: Paul London defeated Volador Jr. in a match to earn a shot at Great Sasuke's UWA Welterweight title. </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;">Show Summaries: 11/24: <img alt="oyS28fd.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oyS28fd.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Notes from this show: -Alexander blew off his scheduled meeting with Ricky Steamboat, and I sat him down afterwards to tell him this kind of thing isn't going to be tolerated. He nodded and said he understood, but I'm not sure if the message really took hold. He's been a pretty angry personality recently, ever since I had him lose to Billy Kidman on Nitro and then refused to renegotiate his contract and give him the hefty raise he wanted. -Ric Flair felt that Colt Cabana disrespected and ignored Sting backstage, so he told him he had to buy a round for the boys after the show. I wonder if Ric really just wanted free alcohol. -I had Paul Heyman work as Brian Kendrick's manager in his pre-show match, thinking Kendrick could be a great fit for the Dangerous Alliance. Unfortunately Kendrick and Heyman just didn't connect at all during the match, so scrap that idea. It was so bad that Kendrick came to me afterwards to talk about how disappointed he was. I think he knew that was a potentially huge moment in his career that unfortunately didn't pan out. "I think you had the right idea not using Kid Kash, man. Those people were dead all match." -Jeff Hardy "I know he's my best friend and all, but I still say Colt Cabana is money. I hope he's in the main events with me some day." -CM Punk "I like this Cabana kid. He might be worth a look." -Steve Austin 12/1: <img alt="swZifOO.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/swZifOO.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Notes from this show: -Minoru Tanaka felt that he was miscast in the spotfest Cruiserweight Shootout, and he probably had a point. -TJ Wilson's weasely take on a next generation character, where he brags about being the next evolution of pro wrestling, got an average initial reception. 12/8: <img alt="xCMtsyg.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xCMtsyg.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Notes from this show: -I took some time before the show to pass on some tips on psychology to TJ Wilson. -Konnan debuted a new high spot during his pre-show match, and Bob Orton thinks it'll really help with the layout of his matches. -Goldberg and AJ were a little sloppy with their chemistry during the main event. It was still a fantastic match though, and this was a great sign in a trial run to see if Bill could handle a longer, slower-building match. "Petey Williams looked really bad during his match with Colt Cabana--his psychology was all over the place." -Jeff Hardy "Did you see Brian Kendrick look totally at ease cutting an improvised promo with Flair? That guy's great." -CM Punk 12/15: <img alt="M6kzWEo.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/M6kzWEo.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Notes from this show: -Bobby Roode had the locker room engrossed in some kind of silly trivia game before the show. -I saw Ric Flair and Aguila joking around with each other a lot during the game. What they were talking about, I couldn't say. I wonder if they even understood each other. -When I came backstage after the show, both CM Punk and Jamie Knoble raved to me about Paul London's performance in his match with Volador. 12/22: <img alt="8oDXl8i.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/8oDXl8i.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Notes from this show: -Knoble's face turn wasn't necessarily something the crowd went crazy for, but I still thought it went over fairly well. "I don't know about Cash. He's not a bad hand, but I just don't see anything to draw the people in." -Steve Austin </div></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> Fan Scorecard: Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©} The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg -If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired! -If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire! Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©} United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©} "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©} Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©} Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©} What will be match of the night? How many championships will change hands? TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? General diary comments/questions/critiques: </div></blockquote> <hr noshade size=3> A huge thank you to K-Nection for designing the Starrcade 20th Anniversary logo, as well as the poster that the rest of you will see when I post the show itself. Great work as always, bud! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hashasheen" data-cite="Hashasheen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Dunno, maybe he winds up in New Japan or TNA...? Next NWA World Heavyweight Champion? The man to dethrone Riki Choshu?</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>That would actually be the better outcome but the cynic in me thinks Vince will snatch him up.</div></blockquote> He's already signed a written contract with someone, I'll say that much. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="smartman" data-cite="smartman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>"I'm coming back to write up Starrcade and maybe just a little more." The game just cackles maniacally as it throws up a bunch of news at you to slow you down and rejigger two matches on the fly.<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> Heh. Fortunately the Steiner/Douglas match wasn't very important. And I kind of like the way I worked Alex's leaving into the Hardy/Unnatural feud.

JMike · April 25, 2019

Fan Scorecard:

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night? Main event

How many championships will change hands? Two

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 27:27

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Man, I thought it was finally Jung Dragon tag title time. Not dissing though, I like this card.

Uncrewed · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night?- Hardy/Unnatural

How many championships will change hands?- 3

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)?- 21:32

evileddie10 · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night?

Hardy/Dustin

How many championships will change hands?

3

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)?

32:18

DGenerationMC · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night? Austin/Goldberg

How many championships will change hands? One

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 24:47

smw88 · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night? Austin vs goldberg

How many championships will change hands? 2

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 24.56

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

franticloser · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night?Hardy vs The Unnatural

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 25:10

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Glad to see you back, your presence is always missed. I want to see Jeff win and Matt go the distance with the TV title to lead to an eventual showdown between the brothers extreme!

crackerjack · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night? Mysterio/Guerrerro

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 20:14

DHK1989 · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night?

World Title Match

How many championships will change hands?

Three

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)?

27:26

Dead_Jester · April 25, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels vs. Matt Hardy {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.{©}

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London vs. The Great Sasuke {©}

What will be match of the night? Eddie vs. Rey

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 26:42

MisterRomanini · April 25, 2019

Fan Scorecard:

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes vs. Mortis and The Destroyer {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

What will be match of the night? Rey/Eddie

How many championships will change hands? 3

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 34:12 min

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Really, REALLY happy that you've come back for a last hurrah. Can't wait for Starrcade, TFC. Good luck!

K-Nection · April 26, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

What will be match of the night? Hardy vs. Unnatural

How many championships will change hands? 2

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 28 minutes and 13 seconds

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Wow Kendrick wasn't kidding about shocking the world in that main event!!! He pulled a 99 holy crap (I know it was with Steve but it was still pretty impressive). He proved he is a guaranteed future main eventer with that one.

Paul London has been lighting up that midcard as well. Your future is looking strong.

I'm a bit shocked the Empire is crumbling in such a quick fashion but at the same time I think you may have too many factions. I don't even know how you kept up with that many for that long.

I don't feel confident at all in my choices as I feel most of these matches could go either way. I'm extremely torn on Austin vs. Goldberg and changed that one atleast 3 times.

bonnie · April 26, 2019

The Dream Match: Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Eddie Guerrero

World Tag Team Championship: True Heroes

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles

King Corino

World Television Championship: "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

Cruiserweight Championship: TAKA

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka

UWA Welterweight Championship: Paul London

What will be match of the night? The ME

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 24 min 55 sec

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

Danny_H22 · April 26, 2019

an Scorecard:

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

What will be match of the night? Hardy v Unnatural

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 36.17

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

Chaossy · April 26, 2019

Texas Death Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. The Unnatural {©}

The Dream Match: "The Hellraiser" Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

-If Austin wins, Goldberg is fired!

-If Goldberg wins, Austin must join The Empire!

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero

United States Heavyweight Championship: "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson vs. Rob Van Dam {©}

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Sean O'Haire

Jamie Knoble vs. King Corino

Sting, The Shooting Stars, Hayabusa and Minoru Tanaka vs. Bobby Roode, The Jung Dragons, Brian Kendrick and "Sugar" Shane Helms

What will be match of the night? Steve Austin vs. Goldberg

How many championships will change hands? 4

TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)? 25 minutes, 45 seconds

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