The Climb [RMW, CVerse]

Historian · November 15, 2018

I looked down at the card. It was a good one. Good attractions. Hopefully some good action. I handed it over to the woman at Fed Ex Office for the copies of flyers and the posters. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Rocky Mountain Wrestling: Coal Miner's Glove Week 4, Saturday, May, 2016. Main Event Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship Coal Miner's Glove Match Sixty-Minute Time Limit Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah © Semi Main Event Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship Forty-Five Minute Time Limit The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem © Special Attraction Singles Match Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship Thirty Minute Time Limit Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit "Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion Opening Match Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm</div></div></blockquote>

Leion · November 15, 2018

A great show, it was an entertaining read, I really like the backstage interactions, it makes it so much easier to envision it happen since you give so much depth to the story being told.

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

Not going against Hellion again, as I can see him take the belt of Jeb at some point.

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

This won't be good for Desert Storm's attitude but he has to put over the new guy.

Historian · November 15, 2018

A great show, it was an entertaining read, I really like the backstage interactions, it makes it so much easier to envision it happen since you give so much depth to the story being told.

I really appreciate the positive feedback. I'm glad you're enjoying the read.

Leion · November 15, 2018

I really appreciate the positive feedback. I'm glad you're enjoying the read.

No problem, just keep pumping them out. I need more.

SomeLazyMagic · November 15, 2018

Wasn't expecting how fast you put the last show out, but I'm honestly not complaining about it. I love seeing how RMW and it's wrestlers grow, and fun shows and some well written backstage exposition is always a good way to go about it.

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

What I like the most about Jeb being the defending champion of both his title and territory is how it builds his mythos as a wrestler. It's the sort of legacy and record that also legitimizes the other guy who does end up toppling the champion, and I can't wait to see who it ends up being, even with how much I'm liking Jeb's reign.

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

I'm predicting it'll be a DQ victory to continue this one

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

I've always liked Riley, but was never really able to fit him in for the long term in any of my C-Verse games.

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

moafnsteel · November 15, 2018

Rocky Mountain Wrestling: Coal Miner's Glove Week 4, Saturday, May, 2016. Main Event Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship Coal Miner's Glove Match Sixty-Minute Time Limit Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah © Semi Main Event Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship Forty-Five Minute Time Limit The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem © <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> part of me wants to say Boys from the Yukon, mostly because I have awesome renders of them lol, but I do not think it it quite their time yet, plus the Aces have been doing pretty good. Special Attraction Singles Match Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship Thirty Minute Time Limit Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit "Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion Opening Match Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm</div></blockquote>

Theheel · November 15, 2018

Well I am caught up and current so I should plop down a prediction as well

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

Since there isn’t a DQ in a coal miners match (nice shout out the the PNW territory BTW), I can’t pick Shady as I expect the champ to retain

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

This one is a little more challenging but I’ll say the champs retain, for now

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

I’ve never had success with Riggins and you seem to be high on McManus performances

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

Hellion will continue his climb up the lower card

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

Diaz is a future champ if he stays in the area. I’d like to see his partner The silencer more than Desert Storm

Herrbear · November 15, 2018

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

foolinc · November 15, 2018

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

Historian · November 15, 2018

RMW Presents: Coal Miner's Glove

Rocky Mountain Wrestling: Coal Miner's Glove

Week 4, Saturday, May, 2016.

Opening Match

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Logan Diaz versus Desert Storm

In a decent match, Logan Diaz defeated Desert Storm in 10:01 by stoppage when Desert Storm could not continue. D-

Hellion cuts an in-ring menace based promo on Buck Winchester to hype their upcoming match. B+

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

"Cowboy" Buck Winchester versus Hellion

In a decent match, Hellion defeated Buck Winchester in 8:41 by pinfall after a Devolution Bomb. D-

Richie Riggins cut an in ring promo to hype his match with Riley McManus. D.

Special Attraction

Singles Match

Winner Becomes Number One Contender to the RMW Championship

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Richie Riggins

In a poor match, Riley McManus defeated Richie Riggins by pinfall in 12:32 after hitting the Slingshot Suplex. E+

-Riley and Richie do not click and it made for an awkward bout.

Semi Main Event

Rocky Mountain Tag Team Championship

Forty-Five Minute Time Limit

The Boys from the Yukon versus The Aces of Mayhem ©

In a decent match, The Boys from the Yukon defeated the Aces of Mayhem in 17:33 when Howlin’ Mad Mort pinned Max Mayhem and used the ropes for leverage while Whitehorse held Ace from making the save. The Boys from Yukon become the new Rocky Mountain Tag Team Champions. D-

Howlin’ Mad Mort debuted his Lumberjack gimmick to an initial rating of Above Average.

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Coal Miner's Glove Match

Sixty-Minute Time Limit

Shady K versus "The Amish Mountain" Jebediah ©

In a match that had good heat and decent wrestling, Shady K defeated Jebediah in 14:02 by pinfall after hitting a K Killer. Shady K won the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship. D.

Overall: This show raised our popularity in one region. D+

Historian · November 15, 2018

[saturday, Before Bell Time -- Club X]

People were starting to file in. The lighting was still terrible, but they were giving us a good deal and I couldn’t be mad. I let the black fabric fall back into place and looked down at the simple wood table. This was my office tonight. In fancy companies, they have a full blown gorilla position that has several monitors and headsets so the person timing the show and the agent in charge could talk to the truck. I had spent years doing that for Tommy. Years producing the show. Sure, I agented matches but I also timed the shows. I ran the curtain. I made sure people hit their cues and got their times. This was not that. This was a table with a stopwatch and a legal pad and a pen. It was almost bell time.

Next to my legal pad was a paper plate with the leftover barbecue that Hellion had provided. A nice gesture from the big man trying to endear himself to the rest of the boys. On his own dime, he bought ribs and tri tip and brisket and mac n’ cheese and baked beans -- all the good stuff. He showed up extra early to cook and get it laid out so that the boys could have a good meal. It was going to be a good night. Presale tickets had us at fifty -- which means walk up could be close to double that. We could break one hundred tonight. It was possible. I reached for one of the five bottles of water that I had on the table and took a long drink to wash the cotton mouth taste away,

I hear a panicked voice behind me. “Boss. You gotta come now. Now!”

I turned towards the voice. Alvin Lavin was there with a scared look on his face. His hair had not yet been combed to its normal standards. “What is it?” I asked him.

“Fight. Come on.” He said and turned to head back to where he came from. I shook my head and followed him. Hopefully he was blowing this out of proportion. There could not be a fight. Not tonight. Not on what could be our biggest and best night so far.

I walked through the doorway into the makeshift locker room and there in the center of the room was Jebediah. My Heavyweight Champion. The building block of my organization. He was on top of Richie Riggins and was throwing heavy handed punches down. Riggins had his arms up to try and and protect himself. I immediately went into action and ran to Jeb. I locked my arms under his armpits and pulled with all my strength. It took a concerted effort to get the big man off of Riggins but I did.

“What the hell is going on here?” I demanded. Riggins tried to pull himself to a seated position. He would have a really nice shiner in the morning and his upper lip was busted. “I asked a question. What the hell is going on here?”

Riggins pointed a finger at Jebediah. “He’s an *******. I was sitting here minding my own business and he started in on me. Started mocking me over some dumb **** from Rhode Island. I told him to piss off and he sucker punched me and then started laying in on me. I didn’t do nothing but sit here.”

I turned to Jebediah to hear his side of the story. “**** him. I don’t like him. I let him know that I don’t like him. That I don’t think he’s got it to make it here. That I think he’s a joke, only got jobs because of things he’s willing to inject in himself. He didn’t like it, so I made sure he’d take my words seriously.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The open admission from Jebediah that yes he beat up Richie Riggins and yes he did so intentionally and yes he instigated it. My eyes looked to Shady K and the Silencer. I figure between the two of them, they’ve had to do a lot of quick patch jobs -- either after real street fights or after time in the field. “Can you two take care of Richie and get him patched up?” They nodded and I turned back towards Jebediah. “Come with me. Now.”

I walked away from the rest of the boys. I did not turn my head to make sure Jebediah was following, I just walked down the hallway to the bathroom. I took a deep breath and turned around. Jebediah was standing there. “I can’t believe you would do something so idiotic, Jeb. That wasn’t just mean, it was dumb. I don’t care if you like Richie. I don’t care if you guys haven’t been getting along -- you do not and I mean DO NOT put your hands on another one of the boys. This isn’t the seventies or eighties. We’re not an outlaw business any more -- and more importantly, you’re the champ. You’re the face of the organization. Your job is to be a leader in the locker room and make sure the boys follow your lead. What kind of example is that? You’re telling them all that it is okay to get in fights -- to beat each other up in the locker room because the Champ did so.”

Jeb tried to interject but I waved a hand to silence him. “I put my faith in you. I put my trust in you. I backed you. I said that you were the horse I was going to ride and you go and pull a stunt like this? How dare you.. How DARE you… I’m taking half your pay tonight as a fine.” His eyes went wide and he went to speak again but I held up a hand. “AND, you’re going to drop the belt to K now.”

His eyes fell. “No. You can’t be serious. You’re taking the belt off me already?”

I sighed. “I don’t want to. You were going to go the whole year, Jeb. The whole damn year while I got Hellion ready and did a battle of the two biggest bulls in the territory. Now I have to send a message to the rest of the locker room and to you to make sure that this doesn’t happen again. You’re lucky I’m not firing you.”

He nodded his head, his shoulders slumped. The bravado of earlier with Riggins gone, he was like a child being scolded by his teacher. Maybe it was good for him. Maybe I was being too harsh. “If you conduct yourself like a professional and can make a peaceful amends with Richie, maybe in a couple of shows you’ll get the strap back and we will get back on track to where we want to go -- but I can’t have the title on someone who is starting fights in the locker room. Absolutely cannot.”

He nodded again “I understand, boss. You’re right. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have done it. I was being an ass.”

I looked down at my wrist. It was five minutes to bell time. “You better get ready. We’ve got a show to do…”

I walked off to leave the big man there. I was still fuming. I wanted to run a locker room that was safe. If Richie got hurt, it was on my dime. I had to pay. I was willing to take that risk when the guys were in the ring -- they were plying their trade and my job as promoter was to cover them, but in the locker room? That was supposed to be sacred ground. It was where you laughed and told stories. You talked about the previous night’s hook up or a crazy fan you met. You made plans to go drink after the show. You played cards -- or with the kids now -- video games on your cell phones or one of those handheld gaming things. Fighting in the locker room was never encouraged and in today’s environment, definitely not allowed.

I sat down at the folding chair and peaked around the curtain set up to see the ringside area. A good smattering of fans were there. Probably our biggest crowd yet. It can only get better from here…

[Early Sunday Morning, Week 4, May]

“Bobby wake up. Your phone is ringing non stop.” Mariah said. Her voice was filled with fatigue and irritation. She hated being woken up by the phone. I did too, but fortunately, I never woke up to the phone. I slept right through it -- courtesy of my entire adult life being spent in a business where you had to be able to sleep anywhere.

I reached for my phone and answered without looking at it. “This is Robert…” I listened to the voice on the other end and suddenly I was not tired anymore. I sat up in bed. “Yes.. Okay. I’ll be right down.” I hung up the phone and turned to Mariah. “I’ve got to go to the hospital. There was an accident.”

[A half hour later]

The nurse and doctor stop me in front of a window where there was a hospital bed on the otherside. A man was laying on the bed. A sheet around his midsection. His face was broken There were contusions on his chest. The monitors attached to him showed no heartbeat. No signs of life at all. Just a six-foot-eleven inch body. “Yeah… That’s him. That’s Jebediah.” I said while running my fingers through my hair in disbelief.

The doctor turned to me. She was a sympathetic-looking woman, but I guess in her business you had to be “We are so sorry for your loss, Mr. Oxford. By the time he got here, there was nothing we could do. The accident broke several of his ribs and these ribs punctured his lungs and heart. The damage was too severe -- even if he had gotten here sooner there would have been nothing we could do.”

I nodded. I was listening, but I couldn’t really hear her. MY mind was racing now. I knew I was Jebediah’s emergency contact in his phone -- he set it that everytime he came to the area. Most of the boys did. If they didn’t have a significant other, it was the promoter where they were at. My job would now be to contact his family and help them make arrangements. I’d have to tell the rest of the boys. I slumped forward, my forehead on the cool glass. Things like this weren’t supposed to happen to the young. Car accident going back to his hotel from a late night meal. Drunk driver going eighty five hit him head on. His rental car crumpled around him. It just wasn’t fair. The doctor was still talking. I had missed most of what she had said.

“You don’t make to make any decisions right now, but we will need to know what you want to do with the body so it can be transported to the appropriate place.” She finished. Her arms folded in front of her -- not in an aggressive way. In an attempt to be sympathetic way.

“Yeah. Of course. I’ll need to call his folks. It’ll be their call.” I looked at my watch. It was a two hour time difference to the East Coast. Jeb grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania to a former Amish family. They’d be up soon. This was going to be a terrible way for them to start their day”

The doctor nodded and touched my arm in a way to let me know she was grieving with me. People always do that. Touch is supposed to make you feel better. It probably does most people. I’ve never been most people, but I don’t pull or jerk away. That would be rude -- and I was always taught to be polite. I forced a smile at her and stepped back. “I’ll uh. I’ll call his folks and give them your number so they can call you and get all of the information they need. I’ll be a person on the ground for them here. But. Yeah.”

She nodded and just said, “Okay.”

I looked back at Jebediah. “I’m sorry, big guy. I’m so sorry.”

Theheel · November 15, 2018

Didn’t see the backstage issue with Jeb getting into a fight with Riggins (although it seems like a lot of people don’t like Riggins). Makes sense taking the title off of him for that, but then a car crash claiming his life the next day. My guess is he would have gotten the title back in 3-4 months with good behavior.....

The booking plan was solid that you had for the championship, and now with this tragedy you will have to scurry to create a new plan.

Sad you gave the big lug one of his first breaks I ever see in a diary and then in 24 hours it changes and then he is completely gone. RIP big fella

a0161613 · November 15, 2018

That was beautifully written.

Pteroid · November 15, 2018

...I just cried for an Amish Roadkill reference. Damn.

RingRider · November 15, 2018

Damn....

Historian · November 15, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="a0161613" data-cite="a0161613" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>That was beautifully written.</div></blockquote> Thank you very much. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Pteroid" data-cite="Pteroid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>..I just cried for an Amish Roadkill reference. Damn. </div></blockquote> Well thank you. It was purely coincidental, but thank you! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="RingRider" data-cite="RingRider" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Damn.... </div></blockquote> Tell me about it. I had big plans for the big fella, only to have them all come to a screeching halt. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="theheel" data-cite="theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Didn’t see the backstage issue with Jeb getting into a fight with Riggins (although it seems like a lot of people don’t like Riggins). Makes sense taking the title off of him for that, but then a car crash claiming his life the next day. My guess is he would have gotten the title back in 3-4 months with good behavior..... The booking plan was solid that you had for the championship, and now with this tragedy you will have to scurry to create a new plan. Sad you gave the big lug one of his first breaks I ever see in a diary and then in 24 hours it changes and then he is completely gone. RIP big fella </div></blockquote> It was heart breaking. I was really getting into Jebediah. The fight angered me, but the plan was going to be for him to get the strap back in August and go the rest of the year and it'd be no big deal and have just made him and Shady have had an interesting little feud. When that headline popped up and I had the email that he was passed, my heart sank. I was developing an affection for the big lug.

Historian · November 15, 2018

It had been a tough few days. We had put on our best show ever. The local wrestling scene was raving about our efforts. We were building some momentum -- but we also had the untimely death of Jebediah that I had to deal with. It was a very trying experience. His family was a polite bunch, but he was the eldest child and that weren’t ready for that kind of loss. You never are as a parent. I took several days to drown my own misery out. Whiskey can do wonders when it comes to that -- but I also had duties. I had responsibilities. I had a company counting on me. Guys who were young and hungry and craving any opportunity. So I had to show back up to work. I was a little disheveled at first. Hadn’t shaved. Was still sweating out alcohol from the bender I had been on. I sat at my desk overlooking the ring. Several of the students were running drills -- nothing that required my immediate oversight. Just rope running drills. Cardio stuff. It was better if they held each other accountable. It built trust and it built respect. I took a drink from my coffee and let my eyes look over the boys. We had a variety of athletes. Most were in good shape, but there was one who stood out. Jakob Yoder. He was a big kid. I think his official paperwork said six feet ten inches and he was probably three hundred and fifty pounds. He was the first student who enrolled -- and while normally I would have wanted to give him another month or two of training, under the current circumstances, I felt it probably best to make a move. “Jakob. Can you come here please?” I called out and the big, raw-boned kid came lumbering over to me. “Yes, Coach?” He asked. He had manners. He had grown up in a strict Mennonite family, but when he was twelve his family stopped being practicing Mennonites. Some sort of disagreement. “How old are you?” I asked. “Eighteen.” “What do you do when you’re not training?” “Help Pa out with the ranch. Ever since Ma passed, he’s needed my help.” I nodded my head and looked at him. He had a good beard. A lot of hair. “You mind shaving your head?” He shook his head, his mane of air whipping about. “No, Sir. Pa doesn’t like it anyway.” I nodded again. “You’re going to debut at Summer Spectacular.” “I am?” His dark eyes gleamed with excitement. I smiled. “Yes. You’re going to be Jakob Yoder, The Mennonite Mammoth, the spiritual successor to the mantle that Jebediah was building. In his memory, even. It will be tasteful, because we are not going to exploit him. We are not going to bring him up and you won’t wrestle like him, but the fans were responding to him. He was getting over, so you’ll be the new big-man babyface.” “Whatever you say, Sir. I’m happy to do it.” He said as I looked down at my notes. “You’ll get El Hijo Del Neutron in your first match. It’ll be a good learning experience for you.” He nodded enthusiastically. “Now get back to training.” He left and I looked back at my papers. He’ll do good. He’s raw, but he’s got a presence about him -- and combined with the size, he could do something special. That left me what to do with El Mitico Jr.’s loss and my sheer lack of depth at babyface tag teams. I needed another team. I heard from some contacts up North that Jeremy had let go of Mark Griffin in April. Mark was a kid with some natural skills and a lot of potential. His brother just graduated from the House of Stone and was also not brought up to the main roster. The Stones were experiencing some money problems with the tanking Canadian economy. They could work. Young, good looking brothers. I also had let Desert Storm go. His attitude was not helping anything. I could push Silencer as a solo act -- he was a model guy in the locker room and was really developing, but that meant I had another hole to fill. I had reached out to Ian Identity, who just finished up with the DeColts at the end of May. He’s another raw prospect and another sacrifice of the Canadian economy, but he can come in and work heel. He’s a good talker. He’s young. He’s got a million dollar look. He could really develop into something. I sighed. This was not a month to celebrate, but it was a month where we could build off the momentum of Coal Miner’s Glove Shady and Riley was going to main event. I was going to debut The Griffins, Identity, and Yoder. I had made a temporary trade with Sam to bring in the Heartbreak Express to work the Griffins in their first match, while letting Mid Atlantic use both Richie and Ace for a show, which will be good for those guys. I looked down at the card for one last look over. <div style="text-align:center;"><div style="text-align:center;"><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Rocky Mountain Wrestling Presents: Summer Spectacular Saturday, Week 4, June 2016 Main Event Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship Sixty Minute Time Limit Riley McManus versus Shady K © Semi-Main Event Singles Match Thirty Minute Time Limit Max Mayhem versus Howlin’ Mad Mort Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit Roger Monterio versus "Intrepid" Ian Identity Special Attraction Tag Team Match Twenty Minute Time Limit The Griffins versus Mid Atlantic Wrestling’s Heartbreak Express Opening Contest Singles Match Twenty Minute Time Limit “The Mennonite Mammoth” Jakob Yoder versus El Hijo del Neutron</div></blockquote></div></div>

Historian · November 15, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="i4xcU8x.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i4xcU8x.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />] "The Mennonite Mammoth" Jakob Yoder Height: 6'10" Weight: 359lbs Training School: Rocky Mountain School of Wrestling Finishing Move: 'Big Foot' Short Arm Big Boot Short Bio: Jakob Yoder grew up in rural Montana (so, Montana) in a closely knit Mennonite community. When he was twelve, his family left the community and Yoder discovered wrestling. At his local video store, he found SWF tapes that showcased Bruce the Giant -- his hero, and other guys of big size who were able to use their size to their advantage. It was on his first sight of Bruce the Giant that he knew what he wanted to be, a professional wrestler. He was the first student to enroll at the Rocky Mountain School of Wrestling and he graduated in June of 2016. With his size, strong camera skills and good fundamentals, he could develop into a star if he is utilized properly. </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, here is the first graduate of my dojo. He was not originally named Jakob Yoder (his name was Kelly something), but he was a Big Heavyweight with some good skills. Because he passed right after Jeb passed away -- and right after the very talented KingBison made me a fantastic full body render of Jebediah (and a new face), I felt inclined to use them -- as to not put KingBison's work to waste, so he became "The Mennonite Mammoth" in what is another example of pro wrestling trying to capitalize on previously successful gimmicks/characters in a territory. Thank you Bison for your fantastic work on these renders, I promised you they wouldn't go to waste, and they shall not!</div></blockquote>

moafnsteel · November 16, 2018

Rocky Mountain Wrestling Presents: Summer Spectacular

Saturday, Week 4, June 2016

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Sixty Minute Time Limit

Riley McManus versus Shady K ©

Too early for Shady to lose the title.

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Max Mayhem versus Howlin’ Mad Mort

Max will get revenge for their loss

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Roger Monterio versus "Intrepid" Ian Identity

Ian's debut match will be a win for him so he looks strong.

Special Attraction

Tag Team Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

The Griffins versus Mid Atlantic Wrestling’s Heartbreak Express

The Griffins need a win on their debut match. Plus Heartbreak are only special attraction.

Opening Contest

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

“The Mennonite Mammoth” Jakob Yoder versus El Hijo del Neutron

Obviously, Yoder is going to be pushed hard. Plus he has one of the best renders ever lol

man that sucks about Jeb, I was really digging where you were going with him. Another awesome show, and I am stocked you are using that awesome Jeb/Yoder render from KingBison. One of my favorite new renders out there.

SomeLazyMagic · November 16, 2018

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Sixty Minute Time Limit

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Max Mayhem versus Howlin’ Mad Mort

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Roger Monterio versus "Intrepid" Ian Identity

Special Attraction

Tag Team Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

The Griffins versus Mid Atlantic Wrestling’s Heartbreak Express

Opening Contest

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

“The Mennonite Mammoth” Jakob Yoder versus El Hijo del Neutron

I thought I was surprised before at Jeb losing the strap, but his death just totally changes everything for you in game from top to bottom. It is pretty interesting to see your steps following his passing though, especially now that Hellion's path to the Heavyweight title is gonna be so much different.

Leion · November 16, 2018

Boy that was an emotional read, interested to see how you adjust to the changes for this. But I know you can bounce back strong.

ain Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Sixty Minute Time Limit

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Max Mayhem versus Howlin’ Mad Mort

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Roger Monterio versus "Intrepid" Ian Identity

Special Attraction

Tag Team Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

The Griffins versus Mid Atlantic Wrestling’s Heartbreak Express

Opening Contest

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

“The Mennonite Mammoth” Jakob Yoder versus El Hijo del Neutron

Hashasheen · November 16, 2018

God, but the quality of this story has taken me by surprise. The quality of introspection you've given to Oxford and the backstage going-ons is a fresh take on a dynasty. Very excited to see where you take it.

The sudden rise and demise of Jebediah was a surprise. I'm guilty as sin as not being a fan of the big brawler (probably because he reminds me of Bam Neely), but you did seem to be going somewhere with him and as a local big man he could have been something.

Historian · November 16, 2018

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Hashasheen" data-cite="Hashasheen" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>God, but the quality of this story has taken me by surprise. The quality of introspection you've given to Oxford and the backstage going-ons is a fresh take on a dynasty. Very excited to see where you take it. The sudden rise and demise of Jebediah was a surprise. I'm guilty as sin as not being a fan of the big brawler (probably because he reminds me of Bam Neely), but you did seem to be going somewhere with him and as a local big man he could have been something.</div></blockquote> Thank you for the positive feedback. I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. When I set out, I wanted to do something that wasn't heavily focused on the actual writing of the shows -- while I enjoy that aspect of others diaries, it was always my least favorite part to write and felt more like a chore, so I wanted to do something different -- I wanted to focus on the backstage, on the interactions, and on the thought that someone would have to put in to the running of the show. I hope that I can maintain your interest over the long haul.

Historian · November 16, 2018

<div style="text-align:center;">Rocky Mountain Wrestling Presents: Summer Spectacular

Saturday, Week 4, June 2016

The show starts with an in-ring promo from the first graduate of the Rocky Mountain School of Wrestling. He was announced as such. Jakob touched on the passing of Jebediah and how he was going to wrestle in his honor tonight. E+

--Jakob Yoder debuted his ‘Simpleton’ gimmick to an initial rating of Great.

Opening Contest

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

“The Mennonite Mammoth” Jakob Yoder versus El Hijo del Neutron

In a decent match, Jakob Yoder defeated El Hijo del Neutron in 6:40 by pinfall after hitting the Big Foot. D-.

Yoder and Neutron had great chemistry and it showed in their performance.

Special Attraction

Tag Team Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

The Griffins versus Mid Atlantic Wrestling’s Heartbreak Express

In a decent match, The Griffins defeated The Heartbreak Express in 10:54 by pinfall after Mark Griffin hit Ralph Liotta with a Swinging Side Slam. D-

-Mark Griffin debuted his No Gimmick Needed persona and it got an initial rating of Above Average

-Robby Griffin debuted his Bubbly Babyface persona to an initial rating of Great.

-Mark Griffin carried the match.

“Intrepid” Ian Identity cut an in ring promo to hype his upcoming match with Roger Monterio. D-

-Identity debuted his Conman gimmick to an initial rating of Average.

Singles Match

Twenty Minute Time Limit

Roger Monterio versus “Intrepid” Ian Identity

In a decent match, Identity defeated Monterio in 13:25 by pinfall after hitting the Identity Theft. E+

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Max Mayhem versus Howlin’ Mad Mort

In a decent match, Mayhem defeated Mort in 13:22 after he caught Mort with a schoolboy. E+

Main Event

Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship

Sixty Minute Time Limit

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Riley McManus defeated Shady K in 18:41 by disqualification after Shady K hit Riley with a pair of brass knuckles in front of the referee. Shady retains the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Championship. D-

Overall: This show increased our popularity in one region. D-</div>

Historian · November 16, 2018

[saturday, Week 4, June -- Pre Show] I stood in front of the small crew that we had. There were thirteen guys in front of me. Twelve wrestlers, one referee. All were looking to me. Of the crew assembled, only Shady K had been fortunate enough to have a real run with a big money organization. He parlayed that run into a lot of success on the Indies. The rest of the guys had only ever worked for small organizations. Mid Atlantic Wrestling or New York Championship Wrestling being the most prominent. Mark had a short run with North of the Border, Identity had a short run with CGC, but for the most part these guys were young and hungry. We had lost one of our own last month. I swallowed hard. “Look, last month was tough. We went from having our best show yet -- the highest of highs, to losing one of our brothers in a tragic accident. I won’t lie to you, it was tough. I shed some tears. I didn’t know Jebediah well, or well enough to call us life long friends or anything like that, but I liked him. He was a good kid. He wanted to do well. He worked hard. He had a bright future that unfortunately was not realized. It was a tragedy. He got taken from us too soon. In wrestling, we don’t get a lot of time to stop and mourn. There is always a show to put on, a town to get to, a pay day to earn, but tonight we remember him. Tonight we put on this show for him. It is a small gesture, of course. Holding a wrestling show for a worker that passed away is almost cliche, but this is what we do. This is how we honor our fallen brothers -- by putting on the shows they loved. All I ask for tonight is your best. Just.. go tear the house down and then the drinks after will be on me.. For Jebediah.” There was a response in unison of ‘Jebediah’ and then the boys started clapping. Not for me, but for him and for them. To get themselves hyped. To get themselves in the mindset they needed to be in to put this show on. Tonight we had to play superheroes and villains. We had to entertain an audience that came to forget about their own problems, to escape for awhile. To cheer and boo. To root for their favorites and root against their least favorites. It was a time honored tradition that we got to play a part in and tonight we had to give them our best. I looked around at the boys in front of me. They were ready. I could see it in their eyes… [Monday, Week 1, July, 2016] I opened up my computer and went to TotalExtremeWrestling.com. It was a site I tried to check once a week -- I didn’t go too often, but at the beginning of July they realized their Mid Year awards. It was a valuable tool to evaluate the world we were in and see who the wrestling press was hyping. I looked at the list... <div style="text-align:center;"><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wrestler of the Year so Far -- El Leon [sOTBW] Company of the Year so Far -- PGHW Tag Team of the Year so Far -- Koiso and Kawashima [PGHW] Match of the Year so Far -- Soul Taker versus El Leon at SOTBW Lucha Libre in June Show of the Year so far: TCW - Where Angels Fear to Tread 2016 Young Wrestler of the Year so Far - Jormungand [sOTBW] Veteran Wrestler of the Year so Far -- Steve DeColt [NOTBW] Female Wrestler of the Year so Far - Lauren Easter [NOTBW] Independent Wrestler of the Year so Far - Haruhiro Tsumemasa </div></blockquote></div> After browsing the lists, I took the opportunity to go through and see who was on top in the different major promotions around the world -- the promotions that could, in theory, sign one of my guys to a full-time, exclusive contract. North of the Border, Canadian Golden Combat, and Total Championship Wrestling were not offering written contracts right now, they were just offering per-appearance deals while they tried to get back on their feet, but they still had the potential, so I still wanted to know who was on top there… <div style="text-align:center;"><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45989" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Current Pertinent Champions COTT World Heavyweight - “Bulldozer” Brandon Smith (won week 2, June 2016 -- already has 4 defenses) COTT World Tag Team - The Ring Generals (won week 1 August, 2015, currently made 6 defenses, the last of which was in April of 2016) COTT World Junior Heavyweight - Grimm Quibble (won week 3 May 2016, has made 1 defense so far) SWF World Heavyweight -- Angry Gilmore (wone June 2016) TCW World Heavyweight - Joshua Taylor (won April 2016) USPW World Heavyweight - Steve Frehely (won October 2015) SOTBW Campeonato del Mundo -- Champagne Lover (won July 2015) NOTBW Canadian - Omar Brown (won June 2016) PGHW Glory Crown - Yoshimi Mushashibo (won September 2015) BHOTWG World - Yasuhiko Taira (won February 2016) CGC World - Jack DeColt (won October 2015) RAW Television - Kerry Wayne (won October 2015) 21CW World - Edward Cornell (won October 2015) </div></blockquote></div> It had been a good six months for wrestling so far. In North America, the economies were down across the board, but wrestling companies were continuing to thrive. TCW had been putting on great shows anchored by Joshua Taylor and Aaron Andrews -- though the Ace recently went on the shelf with an injury. 21CW is still unchallenged not only in England, but in all of Europe as the premier wrestling organization there, same with RAW. PGHW has been performing better than any other company. The biggest shock was Omar Brown becoming the Canadian Champion. I did not expect us to be on the list. We were just a local company doing our best to carve out our piece of the pie, but it's good to know what's happening in the wrestling world. Brandon Smith is only the third COTT World Heavyweight Champion, having ended the reign of the sensational Nicolas Lopez. I was thinking of bringing the title in in August when we present Gold Rush, but I wasn't sure yet. I hadn't used any of the COTT titles on our first six shows, and I wouldn't be on our seventh. August might be a good month to use one... I sighed and leaned my head back. I was expecting Dan DeLay's kid, Robin, to show up any minute. He had just turned pro -- having been trained by his father, and was looking for a gig. CGC was not interested in bringing him just yet and the kid was big and raw, but I think he could turn into something -- and at the very least, he could make a good, young, affordable addition to our roster.

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