NextGen Wrestling: Change the CVerse [RtG CVerse97]

DarK_RaideR · March 12, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Voeltzwagon" data-cite="Voeltzwagon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Man, damn shame to see some of those careers cut so short due to injury.</div></blockquote> Tell me about it... Big names aside, losing Travis Cool at such a young age was a bummer, I've liked the guy since my ROF days in TEW05 and he had a good destiny roll to boot. For some reason though he never got really over as an authority figure or manager, despite solid entertainment skills <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Love the documentary series. Really great stuff.</div></blockquote> Thanks. I'm thinking on how to proceed next, most likely gonna provide a breakdown of each game region's history, evolution and what it looks like now (kinda how some mod threads present those) followed by an extensive presentation of the NGW roster, Hall of Fame and title lineages before moving on to post current shows. What do you readers think? Any suggestions on how to continue? Something specific you'd like me to highlight?

DarK_RaideR · March 14, 2019

Usa <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="0phZe4B.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0phZe4B.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> USA The National War <img alt="pm9wFaC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pm9wFaC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="mJqiti5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mJqiti5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> The end of 1996 saw the formation of Hollyweird Grappling Company, the first promotion ever to really challenge Supreme Wrestling Federation's dominance after the latter's expansion from a regional territory to the world's leading pro wrestling company. Formed in California by billionaire J.K. Stallings Jr, HGC used the buzz surrounding it and its significant financial resources to attract a starting roster made up of young hungry prospects, independent circuit stars and established workers who were unhappy with their former employers. Spearheaded by booker and figurehead Sam Strong, HGC's initial roster also included big names such as BLZ Bubb (a.k.a. Tyson Baine), Cowboy Ricky Dale Johnson, Dark EAGLE, Eléctrico, Golden Fox, Jack Bruce, Liberty, Peter Valentine, Rip Chord, Java, Tribal Warrior and tag teams such as the Vessey brothers, the Demons of Rage, The Tag Team Specialists (Bryant&Oxford) and The Nation of Filth. Up against them was Richard Eisen's empire of Supreme Wrestling Federation. With Sam Keith leading creative, SWF boasted a roster that included the likes of Black Hat Bailey, Bruce the Giant, Chief Two Eagles, Christian Faith, Masked Patriot, Nemesis, The Big Easy and a young Tommy Cornell, with child promotion New England Wrestling and the Supreme University Dojo providing a healthy influx of young talent such as Ernie Turner, Jim Force, Puerto Rican Power, Roger Dodger and the Hotbodys. The rise of HGC made not only wrestlers, but fans and sponsors to jump ship as well. SWF kicked off 1997 having taken a heavy blow as it lost much talent, income and fans to the competition to the point where it barely even registered as a truly National promotion anymore. Ever since, the company have been caught in a vicious cycle of ups and downs, too big for the indy circuit but never able to truly compete on a national stage either. SWF has been at war with Philadelphia's PPPW since its initial slump and true to the Eisen tradition, an aggressive acquistion policy saw XFW and CZCW bought out in 2000 as well as RPW in 2007. The move however mostly took out opponents on the lower levels instead of bringing in the resources to compete at a grander stage and somewhere in all the mergers and acquisitions, an accounting error that surfaced in May of 2005 saw the company lose $119,789.000 but somehow still survive. Its top stars in early 2013 are Sam Keith, The Big Easy, Reece Clark, Shawn Gonzalez and Rodney Hotbody. Notable wrestlers in its roster include Alex Braun, Danny Fonzarelli, DJ Reason, Eric Eisen, Frankie Perez, Hollywood Bret Star, I Butcher, Jesse Christian, Lead Belly, Lobster Warrior, Marc DuBois, Matt Keith, The Amazing Bumfholes, Fox Mask, Spencer Spade, Teddy Powell, Tommy Cornell and Warlord Pain. Meanwhile, HGC established themselves as a true National promotion by spring of 1999, only to immediately experience the effects that level of importance brings when Jive Soul Bro went public with several testimonies of substance abuse in the HGC locker room. After banishing the man and surviving the scandal, the promotion continued to grow and after a series of talent raids proceeded to ridicule rivals SWF when they replaced Sam Strong with former SWF talent Christian Faith as the face of their company in late 2001. Strong would also step down as head of creative in 2005 to be replaced by Eric Tyler, citing his age as main reason. The Eisens had long now ceased to be a threat and HGC looked to expand beyond the U.S. borders, an intention that caused tension between the company and international wrestling behemoths NOTBPW in Canada and BHOTWG in Japan. After striking broadcasting deals covering Europe in 2004, Australia in 2007 and the UK in 2009, HGC became a truly International promotion by 2009. Yet again, this growth was immediately followed by another major scandal, as figurehead Christian Faith was revealed to be involved in a prostitution racket. Despite his career-ending injury back in 2004, Faith had been kept as face of the company until the scandal, which terminated his deal with HGC and saw him replaced by Alex DeColt in early 2011, who in turn was removed from that position a year later. Strike number three came a few months after that, when referee Michael Bull spoke in public about substance abuse issues in the HGC locker room. Unphased, HGC have made it to the undisputed #1 wrestling promotion in the world, with stars such as Masked Patriot, Mr Hollywood (formerly Mr Supreme) and Alex DeColt leading the charge amongst and impressive star-studded roster that includes Adonis, American Buffalo, Ares (a.k.a. Vengeance or Skull DeBones), Buddy Garner, Owen Love, Corporal Doom, Dan Stone Jr, Eisaku Hoshino, Ernie Turner, Freddie Huggins, Jim Force, Jimmy Cox, Johnny Bloodstone, Joss Thompson, Jungle Jack, Lassana Makutsi, The Outbackers, Paul Steadyfast, Raymond Diaz, Squeeky McClean, Steve DeColt, Roger Dodger, Kid Toma, Ultimate Phoenix and Zeus Maximillion. <div style="text-align:center;">The East Coast Wars <img alt="oclEENX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oclEENX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="GJoepta.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GJoepta.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tPZ6E7L.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tPZ6E7L.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="F8ExVYg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/F8ExVYg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="m81sW3t.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/m81sW3t.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> The East Coast area already was a wrestling hotbed since the early ninties, with Philadelphia's traditionalist Philly Pro Power Wrestling considered the country's premium indy promotion. Its dominance was challenged by both the wacky high flying of Preston Holt's Rapid Pro Wrestling as well as Duncan Kendall's counter-culture mix of sex and ultraviolence dubbed Xtreme Federation of Wrestling. When Phil Vibert took over Danger and Violence Extreme though, things really heated up. Vibert presented an edgy product that was essentially a balanced mix of his competitors. Blending PPPW's solid wrestling with the daredevil antics of RPW and XFW's sex, blood and gore, he catered to the widest audience possible before he was even joined by megastar John "Nemesis" Campbell. Frustrated with his former SWF employers, Nemesis took over as DAVE's head booker and proved himself to be a creative genius as he led the promotion to victory in the East Coast Wars and joining the Hardcore Alliance in 2002. Despite several talent raids, their 2013 roster boasts names such as Nemesis' son Ash Campbell, Billy Jack Shearer (a.k.a. Krusher Karloff), Cameron Vessey, Dazzling Dave Diamond, Ernst Youngman, Jumbo Jackson, Kirk Jameson, Lance Henderson, Sgt Bubba Lee West and Wolf Hawkins. PPPW found themselves in a tough spot, as Vibert's moves caught them at the start of a rebuilding phase right after a huge talent raid that had depleted their roster. Andrew Barber and Marcus McKing held their own despite initial losses, rebuilding their brand as "defender of the indies" amidst mounting tensions between them and the SWF/NEW family. While useful short-term, this new identity brought them at odds with Giant Redwood's USPW promotion and outright war with Shane Sneer's SCCW company in 2002. The pressure proved too much for the ageing McKing, who stepped down in 2004 in favor of Gareth Wayne and after the latter signed with BHOTWG, Marvin Earnest. PPPW's roster in 2013 includes talent such as Bart Biggz, Brady Prince, California Love Machine, Darryl Devine, Dead Bolt, Des Davids, Everest, Findlay O'Farraday, Fro Sure, Insane Machine, Jay Chord, Jefferson Stardust, Robbie Retro, T-Rex, Valiant and Wiley Steinway. Rapid Pro Wrestling was the biggest promotion to not make it out of the East Coast Wars intact, as the rise of competition saw broadcasters can its Rapid Television TV show in early 1997. A steady influx of talent from both owner Preston Holt's personal dojo and a talent trade deal with their West Coast counterpart CZCW kept the promotion afloat and after going to war with Shane Sneer's traditionalist SCCW, Rapid Pro Wrestling finally found itself where it used to be by the end of 1996, although no broadcaster was willing to bring their Rapid Television show back on air again. This led to a bumpy 2002 for the company and things only got worse after they also went to war with USPW. The following years would see them struggle in a back and forth that depleted their financial resources, until SWF bought out the promotion in 2007. The first victim of SWF and the East Coast Wars however was XFW. Despite being one of the founding members of the Hardcore Alliance alongside Canada's 4C, Scotland's MoSC and Japan's BBW, owner Duncan Kendall had a falling out with 4C's Troy Winner. This led to a reduced array of talent trade options for the company and the eventual resignation of booker Randal the Vandal in 1999. Billy Wood took over but the Eisens saw an opportunity and after declaring war on XFW, drove it to near bankruptcy before buying it out. Oddly enough, NYCW was the first promotion to go under in the area when it declared bankruptcy in 1999. Refusing to be drawn into the East Coast Wars, NYCW struck a non-aggression pact with everyone and stuck to its roots of slow paced, old school wrestling. What sounded like a wise move at first quickly came back to haunt the New York promotion, as fans turned their backs on its outdated product, caught up instead in the heat of the Wars and the modern appeal of the competition. The only new promotion to surface in the area during this time was Arnold Westberry's Pretty United States Athletes, or PUSA. Based in New England, his all female promotion tried to ride the T&A trend wave of the East Coast Wars but its product, limited finances and heated competition meant it was only around from October 2005 to April of 2007. <div style="text-align:center;">The South East scene <img alt="OUphkmR.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/OUphkmR.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sgmJBr5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sgmJBr5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="i4Pp1Zu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i4Pp1Zu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> After Texas Wrestling League shut its doors in 1995, Trenton Evenrud immediately set up Awesome Max Wrestling in an attempt to fill in the void of TWL's monopoly in the region. Despite its huge financial muscle and subsequently a strong starting roster, AMW was plagued by poor business decisions and an owner who spended the company's money on his own selfish desires. After losing its broadcasting deal with C.A.N.N. in March of 1997, AMW went down in a blaze of glory in December of 1997 after Trenton Evenrud used its money to buy himself an expensive sports car, crash it, pay his medical bills and make away with whatever was left while being chased by the IRS for tax evasion. Meanwhile, Pistol Pete Hall had set up Piledriver Wrestling in 1995 looking to give graduate of his Piledriver Wrestling School some hands-on experience and exposure. Sadly, Hall's abilities and a bright roster that included the likes of Big Cat Brandon, Cherry Bomb, the Peak brothers and Raymond Diaz were not enough to overcome the promotion's extremely limited finances that led to its closure in late 1998. The gap was immediately filled by Shane Sneer and his Southern Championship Class Wrestling. Quickly declaring war on RPW after its first few shows and NEW in 2000, SCCW grew to a proper Regional promotion in 2001. Given the short fuse of its owner, it should be no surprise this brought a new round of hostilities, this time against DAVE and USPW, as well as outright war with PPPW and California's short lived Parental Advisory Wrestling. Original booker Jason Rogers stepped down in 2007, leaving the company and pro wrestling the year after as Whippy the Clown was placed in charge of creative. SCCW's 2013 includes names such as Billy Russel, Brady Prince, Brent Hill, Ernest Youngman, Ford Gumble, Jack Griffith, Mad Dog Mortimer, Mean Jean Cattley and Kasmir Singh. Last but not least, Giant Redwood set up shop with United States Pro Wrestling in 2001. His 80s nostalgia product immediately brought the promotion at odds with the more modern RPW and DAVE, as well as like-minded competitors PPPW and SCCW in 2002. USPW has managed to establish itself as a proper Regional promotion and with the passing of its inital booker Rocco the Plumber in 2003, Jon Jetson is now in charge of creative and a roster that boasts Cameron Vessey, Danielle Sweetheart, Foxxy LaRue, Grandmaster Phunk, Jay Chord, Joey Minesotta, Kathrine Goodlooks, Mean Jean Cattley, Melody Cuthill, Robbie Retro, Roxy Kitten, Scout and Tennessee William among others. <div style="text-align:center;">The Rise of the West Coast <img alt="URI2mRz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/URI2mRz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="1Fmfp48.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1Fmfp48.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> After establishing themselves against all odds, CZCW enoyed a monopoly on the California wrestling scene that was only challenged at times by the southward expansion of the all-female Angel Athletic Association. Owner Cliff Anderson was not blind to the benefits of having attracted the attention of Preston Holt, with his dojo and RPW promotion providing a source of fresh new talent. Seeking to tap into a more hardcore product as the East Coast Wars made it the be-all, end-all of wrestling trends, CZCW first struck a talent trade deal with Canada's 4C in 1998 before also joining them as members of the Hardcore Alliance the same year. 1999 would bring more pressure to the Coastal Zone, both external due to AAA's expanding influence and internal due to the foundation of media darling L.A. Wrestling. Anderson struck a non-aggression deal with L.A. Wrestling but that and his significantly different product compared to AAA were not enough to save the promotion. A combination of talent raids, injury and fanbase division following the hardcore turn CZCW took led to its buyout by SWF in September of 2000, with L.A. Wrestling closing its doors a year later after the entire project was shot down by its media owners. Retired wrestler Chance saw an opportunity and capitalizing on his controversy as Insane Heat in the Bible Belt, set up Parental Wrestling in 2000. The offensive, ultraviolent and risque promotion lasted for only two years before declaring bankruptcy. West Coast rap star and long time wresting fan Brother Grimm finally struck gold in June of 2011 when he set up Grimm SoCal Wrestling. Using his fame, media contacts, money and Warehouse club as venue, Grimm hired Mitch Naess as his announcer and head booker in an attempt to carry DAVE's recipe for success to the SoCal scene. It's all worked out wonderfully for the budding California promotion and in 2013, Al Coleman, "Frantic" Ali X, Boneyard, Busta Capp, Cali Slick, Chance Fortune, Charlie Thatcher, The Fly Boys Donnie J and Jimmy P, Frankie Boy Fernandes, "Super Ninja" Fumihiro Ota, Grease Hogg, Joey Minnesota, Kip Keenan, Lil' Curtis (a.k.a. Mobstar), Lil' Henry, MexiCain and Pot Lucky (a.k.a. Aces High) have all been making regular appearances for GSW. <div style="text-align:center;">Women's Wrestling <img alt="DKKItiP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DKKItiP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="3gr8dlN.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3gr8dlN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Co-founders Heidi Brooks and Anne Stardust saw a gap in the US market which they exploited by setting up the only all female wrestling promotion in the country, Angel Athletic Association, in 1996. Thanks to Stardust's contacts in Japan, the promotion also regularly brought in Japanese talent untill the dismantling of 5SSW in late '97. Regardless of that and mounting tension with southern neighbors CZCW, the promotion established themselves as a Regional company by early 1999, securing an important broadcasting deal witn North Western States Partnership. In 2013, AAA employs the likes of Amy Galaxy, Annie Hitchcock, Ashley Grover, Christina Charlston, Eve Runcord, Helen Earth, Jamie Quine, Jessica Bunny, Kristabel Plum, Melody Cuthill, Sarah Marie York, Raven Nightfall, Selina Svelte, Talia Quinzel and Tiffany Jade. Short lived promotion Battle Girls of Vegas barely managed to register as competition during their brief stint from 2009 to 2011, promoting CZCW's style but executed by ravishing female wrestlers instead. Even when Queens of American Wrestling opened their gates in 2011, they did so on the other end of the country, Texas. Avoiding any clashes so far, QAW are owned by Wanda Fish and booked by Jason Jackson with Alicia Strong, Alison Capone, Ashley Grover, Ava Anderson, Danielle Sweetheart, Debbie Rose, Emma May, Houston Handley, Jamie Quine, Lora Washington, Tiffany Jade and Wendy Anderson on their roster ranks. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</div> - HGC never did become TCW, but they overtook SWF and made it to being the #1 promotion in the world, not just the United States. It is still owned by JK Stallings Jr and booked by Sam Keith. - SWF fell to #2 promotion in the US after the debut of HGC and has been since bouncing between Cult and National size. - USPW was started by Giant Redwood and never made it past Regional size. No Sam Strong or Allen Packer to take it to the top. - DAVE is still around and sits pretty at Cult size. Thus, PSW and FCW never came to be. Also, Shawn Gonzalez is still alive and well. - PPPW survived the East Coast Wars. RPW, XFW and NYCW didn't. - SCCW is still around and doing pretty well. - AAA is still owned and run by Brooks and Stardust. - QAW is around but with different owner, booker and roster. - Babes of Sin City never existed. Battle Girls of Vegas did, which was similar, but went bankrupt. - CZCW closed its gates. Between that, Rip Chord's scandalous retirement and Sam Keith still wresting/booking for HGC, MAW and the Confederation of the Territories never came to be. - GSW is the sole player in the South West scene. Nemesis stuck with DAVE so IPW never came to be. - New England Wrestling is SWF's child promotion, so RIPW was never set up</div></blockquote>

DarK_RaideR · March 14, 2019

Canada <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="tFHLy8N.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tFHLy8N.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Canada A disturbance in the Force <img alt="l4BEJBf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/l4BEJBf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KcK8gbP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KcK8gbP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="TES92dS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TES92dS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Following the death of Ed Henson in 1989 and the subsequent folding of his CWF promotion, North of the Border Pro Wrestling found themselves momentarily dominating the Canadian scene, before George DeColt set up Canadian Golden Combat a year later. The two promotions reached a gentleman’s agreement to share the market and although the Stones enjoyed a larger market share and more talented roster, both companies prospered for a while. The dawn of 1997 however brought about two major changes to the balance: the sudden growth of CGC and the formation of 4C. GCG made the jump to what would classify as a ‘Cult’ sized promotion in 1997 and positioned Alex DeColt as face of the company. A combination of expenses spiraling out of control and a clash with the originators of the sports entertainment style however brought about the promotion’s downfall just a year later, when they were acquired by the Supreme Wrestling Federation. Meanwhile, Troy Winner’s Canadian Charisma Championship Combat sought to become the “underground alternative” to NotBPW’s traditional approach and GCG’s sports entertainment. As a member of the Hardcore Alliance, 4C introduced Canadian fans to the modern, fast paced style that was becoming synonymous with the East Coast Wars. Despite hostilities with fellow alliance members XFW and a somewhat odd talent trade deal with California’s CZCW, 4C grew but their generated income didn’t grow as fast, causing them to declare bankruptcy by 1999. <div style="text-align:center;">Canada’s Flagbearer Promotion <img alt="l4BEJBf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/l4BEJBf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Left as the only promotion in Canada by the turn of the century, NotBPW turned its gaze towards the United States and the threat of a growing Hollyweird Grappling Company. The first sparks between the two of them flew in 2002 and after NOTBPW truly established themselves as Canada’s National promotion in 2006 they also felt the Japanese invasion of BHOTWG in 2009. Caught between a rock and a hard place, the Stones have been struggling to fight a war on two fronts since 2010 and although their growth has been halted, they still maintain their spot as the #2 wrestling promotion in the world, outshined only by HGC. <div style="text-align:center;">Rebirth of the Independent Circuit</div> Where some saw devastation, others saw opportunity. After the collapse of CGC and 4C, Canada was a fertile ground for smaller promotions that could grow in the shadow of NOTBPW, tapping into a deep roster pool and with minimal pressure in terms of competition. The Guru took the first step in 2002 with Great White North Championship Wrestling, a cartoonish promotion of heroes and villains booked by Jerry Marone until its 2005 bankruptcy. Unphased by failure, The Guru would try again in 2007 when he set up Insane Pain Wrestling Federation, an all female promotion that is active to this day that employs the likes of Cherry Bomb, Demelza Wade, DEVIL Karube, Dharma Gregg, Emma Bitch, Lauren Easter, Nina Cacace and Steph Blake. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZES4WG1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZES4WG1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> IPWF wasn’t the first women’s promotion to open up ship in Canada however. Inspired by the success of AAA in the US, Eddie Chandler had given Canadian Womens Wrestling Federation a try in 1997. Jerry Marone cut his teeth as a booker with CWFF until the company folded in 2001 and it his experience helped him land the job again a year later when Great White North Championship Wrestling came to be. The exact same year CWFF declared bankruptcy, World Wrestling Association saw the light of day in Saskachewan with Eugene Williams at the helm and Carl Batch in charge of creative. IPWF’s main rival to this day, WWA’s roster includes Alicia Strong, Bruiser Anara, Cherry Bomb, Demelza Wade, DEVIL Karube, Devil’s Daughter, Emma Bitch, Eve Grunge, Lady Liberty, Lauren Easter, Mary Beth Chase, Michelle Brendon, Nadia Snow, Nina Cacace, Zoe Ammis, Steph Blake and Sensational Ogiwara. <div style="text-align:center;">Inspiration and Nostalgia <img alt="3Z56GEg.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3Z56GEg.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> While smaller promotions and especially women’s wrestling blossomed in Canada, some fans found themselves longing for either 4C’s underground charm or CGC’s mainstream appeal. Catering to the former, Tom Townsend created All Canada Pro Wrestling in 2009 and kept promoting a fast product full of athletic cruiserweights until he ran out of money in 2011. The latter got their fix via Due North Canadian Wrestling, a promotion that began in 2010 and was quickly characterised as “a poor man’s CGC”. The promotion is, of course, built around figurehead Jack DeColt but also features his brother Ricky, owner Antonio Del Veccio, “Runaway Train” Barry Bowen, Dagger, Federique Antonio Garcia, Lightning Lomas, Mountie Man, “The Natural” Nate Johnson, Flash Savage, Ryan Powell, Titan, Topher Smith and Trent Shaffer among others. As a final attempt to resurrect the GWNC spirit, Lord Geoffrey Windamere (a.k.a. Paul Huntington) created Future Shock Wrestling Inc in 2012 with Rich Money as his booker and monster men Blockbuster, Donte Dunn, George Wolfe alongside the likes of Jack and Ricky DeColt, Mimic, Flash Savage, Trent Shaffer, Sterling Whitlock and Slim V. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</div> - NOTBPW is still the top dog in the country, but it’s also grown to become the #2 promotion in the world behind only HGC. - CGC, 4C and ACPW are all gone. - Women’s Wrestling is a big deal in Canada, especially after the joshi scene died out in Japan. CWFF was first to give it a try and go bankrupt. Insane Pain Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Association followed, both of which are still around. - Due North Canadian Wrestling is Canada’s provider of sports entertainment after the collapse of CGC - Future Shock Wrestling Incorporated is the latest arrival on the scene. It features a Traditional product with heavy doses of Comedy.</div></blockquote>

Historian · March 14, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarK_RaideR" data-cite="DarK_RaideR" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse - HGC never did become TCW, but they overtook SWF and made it to being the #1 promotion in the world, not just the United States. It is still owned by JK Stallings Jr and booked by Sam Keith. - SWF fell to #2 promotion in the US after the debut of HGC and has been since bouncing between Cult and National size. - USPW was started by Giant Redwood and never made it past Regional size. No Sam Strong or Allen Packer to take it to the top. - DAVE is still around and sits pretty at Cult size. Thus, PSW and FCW never came to be. Also, Shawn Gonzalez is still alive and well. - PPPW survived the East Coast Wars. RPW, XFW and NYCW didn't. - SCCW is still around and doing pretty well. - AAA is still owned and run by Brooks and Stardust. - QAW is around but with different owner, booker and roster. - Babes of Sin City never existed. Battle Girls of Vegas did, which was similar, but went bankrupt. - CZCW closed its gates. Between that, Rip Chord's scandalous retirement and Sam Keith still wresting/booking for HGC, MAW and the Confederation of the Territories never came to be. - GSW is the sole player in the South West scene. Nemesis stuck with DAVE so IPW never came to be. - New England Wrestling is SWF's child promotion, so RIPW was never set up</div></blockquote> I'm very curious for more about SCCW. They are my favorite closed promotion in the game (they remind me of SMW/Memphis and I have a deep soft spot for good ole fashioned southern 'rasslin. Who are their champs? Did Jack Griffith ever leave or did he stay an exciting prospect? How good did Brady Prince get? I need all of the SCCW details!

Historian · March 14, 2019

You mentioned previously that Dan Stone Jr. is with HGC now. What's NOTBPW's roster look like?

DarK_RaideR · March 14, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm very curious for more about SCCW. They are my favorite closed promotion in the game (they remind me of SMW/Memphis and I have a deep soft spot for good ole fashioned southern 'rasslin. Who are their champs? Did Jack Griffith ever leave or did he stay an exciting prospect? How good did Brady Prince get? I need all of the SCCW details!</div></blockquote> SCCW's current champion is a 29 year old man by the name of Travis Burton, a Barry Kingman regen who was trained at the Piledriver School of Wrestling. He won the title off Billy Russel, who is 39 years old and also touring Japan with BHotWG. Russel, in turn, won the belt off three time champion Kentucky Bill. The Sensational Singh and a game generated wrestler by the name of Francis Huey hold the SCCW Tag Team titles after defeating Mean Jean Cattley and Whippy the Clown for the gold. Jack Griffith left in April of 1999, moving to work for Los Angeles Wrestling and RPW until they both closed in 2001 and 2007 respectively. Fresh out of SCCW, he got a Herniated Disc wrestling Bart Biggz at a RPW show in August of 1999 and that kept him out of action for over a year. USPW also signed him in 2001 and he put on muscle in 2005 to bump up to Light Heavyweight, but he quit that company in 2006. SCCW brought him back in 2008 and he's been with them since. He's won the LA World Tag Team title twice with Gravy Jones as "Crossed Wires", the RPW Double Act titles once with Dylan Sidle, the USPW World title once and the SCCW Tag Team titles twice, with Snarf the Evil Clown in 1999 and with Joey Minesotta in 2009. He's also been in the Power 500 since the game's beginning, making it to #309 in 2011. As far as his personal life goes, he dated someone outside the industry from '08 to '11 before falling for a new non-wrestler in '12. Brady Prince has been splitting his time between SCCW and PPPW. He's somewhat of a tag team specialist, especially when he would team with with real-life buddy Flying Jimmy Foxx in RPW as The Ring Kings (C- experience) despite zero titles to show for it. His SCCW teammate was Gravy Jones (F+ experience) with whom he won the SCCW Tag Team titles once in 2000 before Jones walked out on the company in 2001. Prince has also won the SCCW Tag titles on two more occasions, one alongside Mario Heroic and one with current singles champion Travis Burton. Prince also held that singles title in 2005 and is a staggering thirteen time PPPW champion, including his ongoing reign with Fro Sure. Since 1999 he's been consistently among wrestling's Power 500, with #281 in 2010 being his best result. He's a solid all arounder, but with three injuries pushing his physical condition in the orange and yellow all over at age 34, he's probably just past his prime.

DarK_RaideR · March 14, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You mentioned previously that Dan Stone Jr. is with HGC now. What's NOTBPW's roster look like?</div></blockquote> Right, stupid me forgot to include that part. NotBPW start with names like Dan Stone Jr, Duane and Jeremy Stone, the McWade and the Wood brothers (Billy&Larry), Calvin Dark, Dark Angel, Zeus Maximillion and Steve Flash. They've also just launched their women's division, spearheaded of course by Victoria Stone but also including April Appleseed, Farrah Hesketh, Reese Paige and Stefanie Hazel/Chee (a.k.a. Principessa). By Spring of 2013, the NotBPW behemoth has added Sean McFly to the frontlines next to Jeremy and Victoria Stone, while Stefanie Hazel and Farrah Hesketh still rock the women's division. Other big names on the roster include Art Reed, Devyn Reynaud, Edd Stone, Fate, Freddie Datsun, Greg Black, Hugh Ancrie, Human Arsenal, Huntress Makiko, John Maverick, Marc Speed, Mark Griffin, R.K. Hayes, Richard Coleman, Man Mountain Cahill, Tamara McFly, Thomas Morgan and Tracy Brendon.

olde_gregge · March 14, 2019

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite diaries on the forums. Always love to see world evolution, so a sixteen year old world is right up my alley. What would say were the reasons companies like RPW and North of the Border have lasted so long? In my longest CV97 save, they both folded by 1999. Shane Sneer also died in this save before he opened SCCW so I've yet to get an experience with that particular promotion either.

Excited to see your Japan updates!

DarK_RaideR · March 14, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="olde_gregge" data-cite="olde_gregge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This is quickly becoming one of my favorite diaries on the forums. Always love to see world evolution, so a sixteen year old world is right up my alley. What would say were the reasons companies like RPW and North of the Border have lasted so long? In my longest CV97 save, they both folded by 1999. Shane Sneer also died in this save before he opened SCCW so I've yet to get an experience with that particular promotion either. Excited to see your Japan updates!</div></blockquote> Thank you for your kind words! Japan has some super interesting stuff indeed. I think RPW had a unique product, rivaled only by CZCW's on the opposite coast, with which they were in league anyway. Coupled with how the world in Canada and Mexico evolved (coming next) they were the only place for light high flyers in the entire continent for a long while. Furthermore, SWF's issues delayed the buyout. Not sure how the economy and industry were at the time, but they too may have added some longevity. NotBPW are a simpler story, they found themselves with zero domestic competition real quick and were free to grow beyond the Canadian borders. The talent pool was there and their newly launched women's division coupled with the death of Joshi in Japan made Canada a hotspot for female wrestlers, from which NotBPW benefitted back. Pretty sure their product is never out of fashion worldwide and there's plenty of great talent there to deliver it. Plus having both Stones and DeColts kept them afloat in National battles against HGC and BHotWG. I think it's often the premature rise to Cult that drives smaller promotions like RPW to bankruptcy, while losing National Wars and the bounce between Cult-National does the same for bigger ones. If NotBPW and SWF didn't have insane finances, they'd have both folded given how HGC's dominance has kept them stuck in that loop.

DarK_RaideR · March 18, 2019

Mexico <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="voKw5ae.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/voKw5ae.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Mexico The Mexican Wars (1996-2001) <img alt="znuLsLE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/znuLsLE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YsFPRIU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YsFPRIU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> The oldest still active wrestling promotion in the world, Original Lucha Libre Is Eternal celebrated their 40th birthday and absolute dominance of the Mexican market in 1995, but that would change the year after when four of their biggest stars walked out on the company after a contract dispute and formed Mexico Premier Wrestling Federation. Given their founders’ star power, MPWF were willing and able to challenge OLLIE’s monopoly. The venerable lucha libre promotion first attempted to drain the market of any available talent, but MPWF responded by bringing in wrestlers from both Japan and the United States thanks to their founders’ connections. This in turn pushed OLLIE to introduce elements of american style sports entertainment to its product, but the sudden rise of big musclebound bruisers didn’t quite come across as fresh. Instead, many purists shunned this change as disrespectful to the rich history and traditions of lucha libre. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="fZBvLFx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fZBvLFx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zw26eqY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zw26eqY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> To make matters worse, two new companies entered the race and further complicated things. Mexican Hardcore Wrestling was first in March of 1998, founded by Pylea (a.k.a. El Pavo Real) and booked by Asterisco as they imported some of the East Coast Wars’ blood and guts to establish themselves as the true rebels of lucha libre. Joaquin Soler’s South of the Border Pro Wrestling followed just five months later, with booker Mateo Inglesias looking to cover the middle ground between MHW and the more straightforward lucha product. With the exception of MPWF, who openly declared they would be focusing on their own matters to put out the best product possible, OLLIE, MHW and SotBPW all took shots at each other to signal the beginning of what would become known as the Mexican Wars. Deeming himself too old to lead this company in this hot new landscape, Carlos Mencia stepped down as OLLIE’s owner in early 1999, with Christiano Taffarel replacing him. Meanwhile, the Mexican Wars claimed their first victim by the end of that year when SotBPW outright proclaimed war on MHW, using their deep pockets to raid their opponents and bleed the upstart promotion dry until its eventual closure in December of 1999. The official end of the Mexican wars came in 2001, when MPWF outgrew its Regional status. Unharmed by the wars, the promotion grew steadily in the five years they lasted rising to a size that was big enough to pose a credible threat to OLLIE but too big for SotBPW to challenge. With MHW out of the battlefield, OLLIE and SotBPW finally buried the hatchet and focused on keeping MPWF down or overtaking them, respectively. <div style="text-align:center;">Shifting Landscape (2002-2007)</div> For all its efforts to grow, OLLIE kept hitting a glass ceiling as they clashed with a southward expaning HGC. Meanwhile, SotBPW saw Federique Antonio Garcia (or Pecs, as he was known) replace the aging Mateo Inglesias as booker in 2005, his more modern approach quickly taking the company above the limits of the Regional scene. That same year, MPWF owner Alfredo Menendez left the lucha business entirely, selling out the company to Phoenix. Several people saw a gap in the booming market and plenty of new promotions appeared in those years looking to fill the void left in the independent circuit after the growth of MPWF and SotBPW. Eduardo Prieto's "Federation Femenil de Lucha Libre" was first to the races in 2005 as well as the history books, making itself the first ever all female promotion in Mexico. Tapping into a product that felt fresh while also giving him access to a huge talent pool that wouldn't be subject to raids from the bigger promotions, Prieto hired Luigi Marin as his booker, but FedFemLL's finances sadly ran out by the end of the following year. Almost immediately upon declaring bankruptcy, newly established "Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling" toook on the mantle of Mexico's prime independent promotion. Quickly earning itself a massive appeal thanks to its family friendly product, LLMW made a bold move by immediately declaring war on MPWF. <div style="text-align:center;">Dead end, destruction and rebirth</div> Finally admitting he was too old to take OLLIE to the next level, owner and booker Christiano Tafarrel retired in 2007, leaving the company in the capable hands of lucha libre legend El Bandido, who shocked everyone by making Cuervo his head of creative. It was a huge gamble, but one that paid off. Fans loved OLLIE's new vivid product and the change was such that MPWF tapped out by the end of the year. Once again, the fall of MPWF left a huge gap in the market and many were those who rushed in to capitalize. Looking to succeed where Prieto before him failed, El Rey set up Powerbomb Championship Wrestling in 2008. Whether because he sought to replicate the success of Cuervo's booking style in OLLIE or because he felt a luchadora could better present an all female promotion, he assigned Luchadora Original as his head booker. The following year, MPWF alumni Angel de Mexico and Domino followed with Knock Out Wrestling Incorporated, another luchadora exclusive promotion. <div style="text-align:center;">Mexico today</div> Where OLLIE kept failing, SotBPW managed to succeed. Countering HGC's influence with their own brand of homebrewed lucha libre and a wide array of stars, SothBPW kept expanding and finally managed to become the country's true National promotion in 2010. Just a year later, Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling began building up El Fuerza as the face of their promotion, only to replace him in 2012 with El Heroe Mexicano. Taking their claim of being the #1 independent promotion in Mexico to the next stage, LLMW declared war on both women's promotions in KOWI and PCW. With MPWF gone and both OLLIE and SotBPW too big to go up against, LLMW were hoping for a war of the indies that would set the scene on fire, but the concept backfired when SotBPW noticed their aggressive tactics and declared war on them. Waging a war both against competition from the north and their smaller rivals in Mexico, SotBPW took a heavy blow due to the sudden death of owner and booker Joaquin Soler in 2012. His successor was none other than Phoenix, despite the man's track record with MPWF. His first move was to lengthen the list of his new promotion's enemies, declaring SotBPW was defending lucha libre not only against influences from the north, but also Japan. In a bold move expected to lead to a "battle of the juniors" Phoenix declared war on Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods, putting Mexico back on the world map as a true hotspot for wrestling fans to watch. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</div> - SotBPW are yet again a behemoth in the industry, but their ownership, booking and roster are massively different. - OLLIE is somewhat larger than you know and bouncing between Cult and National size, as they're unable to make a stand in the National Wars. - EMLL and CILL never came to be. - HMW has already been created and gone bankrupt. - Mexico had a luchadoras promotion in FFLL that folded, followed by two all female promotions that are still around, PCW and KOWI. - A Regional sized promotion called Lucha Libre Mexican Wrestling is active.</div></blockquote>

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

Japan

Japan

Between the Hammer and the Dojo

The pro wrestling scene in Japan was on the verge of major change as 1997 dawned upon the isles. The nation’s oldest promotion to be still active, Golden Canvas Grappling, was faced with a major problem in the wake of HGC’s creation on the other side of the ocean. Ever since Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods challenged CGC’s dominance and especially once it overtook them, they were plagued with injuries, misfortune and mercenary workers. Hanshiro Furusawa's response to it all was to develop an increasing reliance on foreign workers to come in and face the dwindling numbers of workers still loyal to GCG, but the emergence of HGC in America dealt another hurtful blow by signing many of GCG's top foreign workers to exclusive deals and undoing years of hard work. Crippled, the historic promotion barely made it to the end of that year before BHotWG put the nail on the coffin of their greatest competitors and dismantled them after buying out GCG’s debt in October of 1997.

Golden Canvas Grappling were not the only victims of BHotWG’s aggression. 5 Star Supreme Wrestling, the flagship of joshi wrestling that had emerged victorious from the battle against a GCG-offshoot womens promotion they defeated in 1990, was struggling against the expenses its touring schedule created. Despite its monopoly and a power trio of Sensational Ogiwara, Thunder Hike and Crusher Ichihara, 5SSW finally pulled the trigger and admitted defeat in December of 1997 when they too were dismantled by Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods.

Things weren’t any brighter in the smaller leagues either. Upstart rogue promotion Big Battle Wrestling (or Blood and Barb Wire, as some claimed the initials really stood for) introduced Japanese fans to the extremities of deathmatch hardcore wrestling. Unlike hardcore promotions in the West though, BBW maintained a traditional Japanese touring schedule and it didn’t take long for the style to take a heavy, heavy toll on the workers. Coupled with the competition of Hinote Dojo, who enjoyed a stellar roster and huge financial backing from their parent company of BHotWG, BBW only lasted until the final months of 1997 before going out of business.

The only company to properly challenge BHotWG’s onslaught was Sadaharo Jimbo’s Pride Glory Honor Wrestling, or PGHW. With their trademark style of physically intense puroresu and a penchant to steadily pump out quality matches, PGHW took the fight to BHotWG and its burgeoning super junior division. After adding GCG’s roster to their talent pool, BHotWG were able to hold their own against the rise of PGHW, but a prostitution scandal involving their figurehead Haruki “Hooded” Kudo landed a heavy blow on the Japanese giant. Even that though wasn’t enough to stop them, only delay the inevitable and by 2000, BHotWG claimed absolute dominance in the Japanese market when they purchased rivals PGHW.

Independent Sparks

The fall of PGHW sent a clear message as far as the Japanese market was concerned: no one could take on BHotWG on a national stage, it was now up to the largest promotions of the world to butt heads with Kaneie Komine’s promotion; anyone trying to make it in Japan would have to start small and try to sustain themselves against Hinote Dojo.

Journeyman wrestler Koji Kojima was the first to take a chance in 2000, when he introduced World Level Wrestling to the world. Himself a veteran super junior, he dedicated his promotion on smaller high flyers and added a hearty dose of lucha libre to the mix. To emphasize how unusual his approach was meant to be, Kojima hired retired joshi wrestler Natsuki Mitani as his booker For the two years WLW was in business, it saw some big stars such as Koki Ishibashi, Dark Eagle, Yasunobo “PRIDE” Koiso, “The Yokohama Fireball” Yasunari Koga, Golden Fox, Edo Phoenix II, Haru Kurofuji, Hypnos, Eguchi the Amazing, Washichi Inao, Amane Shunsen, Kenta “Rogue SF” Matsuo, Tom “Angry” Gilmore, Pablo Rodriguez, American Elemental, Golden Scorpion and the Incredible Koyama grace its roster. Obviously, worker expenses were through the roof and with income coming in slower than them, the company went bankrupt in October of 2002.

WLW’s bold attitude inspired PGHW alumni Chuichi Sanda to make an attempt of his own in 2001. Taking a page of Hinote Dojo’s ideas, he created a promotion where graduates of the PGHW dojo could get some hands-on experience and exposure while learning to work a live crowd. The company was named Pro Wrestling SAISHO and Sanda recruited veteran road agent Shunki Kamimura to assist him. Aided by the likes of Strong Style Yoemon, Masayuki Shiga, Torajiro Sekozawa, Battle Sakata, Takayuki 2000, Washi Heat, Mamoru Nagahama and Hiroyasu Gakusha, SAISHO had a good run but ultimately ran out of money in February of 2003.

Branch Out and International Expansion

Having established themselves as Japan’s biggest promotion, Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods were indifferent to the comings and goings of the independent scene, where their child promotion of Hinote Dojo dominated anyway. Instead, they prepared themselves for the next steps moving forward.

2002 was the year joshi wrestling was resurrected in Japan. Instead of adding a women’s division to their existing company, BHotWG launched an entire promotion dedicated to female wrestlers, aptly named Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses. Kaneie Komine’s close friend Tetsuzan Kaneko was put in charge and Hinote Dojo’s head referee Masami Aizawa was moved to the new company as the booker. With BHotWG’s financial backing and 5SSW no longer around, Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses had the luxury of signing any worker they felt like. Ironically, or as an intentional twist of the knife, their first contract was signed with 5SSW founder Sakurako Kagawa.

Once their new project had a couple of years to find its footing, BHotWG official began their push towards international expansion. Declaring war on HGC, SWF and NotBPW in one fell swoop, Burning Hammer made it perfectly clear they were on the road to global domination.

Adapt, improve, overcome?

The road to running a truly International company proved to be harder than Kaneie Komine may have expected. Both his new competitors and the new fanbase he was reaching out to were foreign and didn’t take to BHotWG’s style as fast as originally expected. Even those who weren’t into sports entertainment shenanigans prefered their wrestling the old school, traditional way and NotBPW especially had them covered already. The siren call to change the product into a more “westernized” version was there, but Komine and a now scandal free Kudo stuck to their guns. In 2008, BHotWG shocked the industry when it announced the cancellation of its Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Goddesses project. Joshi wrestling was once again in the gutter and several wrestlers found themselves without a job overnight, but BHotWG found themselves with a big financial boost they used to secure new stars and upgrade their production values in order to compete with their international rivals. Kudo and Komine were heavily criticized, but their gamble paid off when they finally broke through to make BHotWG into a proper International promotion in 2010.

With the expansion of Burning Hammer, Hinote Dojo was the only promotion left catering exclusively to the Japanese market until Yoshi Oshiro set up EXODUS 2010. Cryptic, media shy and according to some using wrestling to launder yakuza money, Oshiro left the running of the company to veteran Aiya Murata. Focusing entirely on athletic junior heavyweights, EX10 has managed to carve its niche in the Japanese independent market and by 2013 boasts a roster that includes the likes of Reijiro Hirako, Magnum KOBE, Commander Kawagishi, Tsuneyo Yanagimoto, Sensational Dragon, Beetle Kimura, Jin Miyamoto, Kazuma Narato, Kokei Shoda, Ogai Miki, Orange Tsuchie, Razan Okamoto, SPEED D and White Samurai.

As time went on and despite its new approach, BHotWG failed to maintain their spot as a true International promotion for a steady amount of time. With South of the Border Pro Wrestling now entering the mix to represent Mexico in the global market, Kudo and Komine admitted they couldn’t wage a war on all fronts. Abandoning hopes of becoming the leading promotion in the world in the immediate future, they buried the hatchet with HGC before going to war with SotBPW.

Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse
- There never was a Modern Japan Movement.
- EXODUS 2010 is the only promotion to use a "western" schedule of monthly shows. Every other promotion in Japan still does tours.
- PGHW never took off and was purchased by BHotWG.
- 5SSW is no more. Same for WLW, GCG and SAISHO.
- Since GCG folded early and there never was a Modern Japan Movement, Yoshifusa Maeda never set up Black Canvas Grappling
- CVerse97 promotion BBW went bankrupt. WEXXV never came to be and Japan is devoid of any hardcore promotions.
- INSPIRE never existed.
- Hinote Dojo still tour and exist as a child promotion to BHotWG.

Historian · March 19, 2019

Japan is *massively* different. Poor PGHW. Please tell me that Yoshimi is still a big star though? Please. Is Japan just BHOTWG and EXO?

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Japan is *massively* different. Poor PGHW. Please tell me that Yoshimi is still a big star though? Please. Is Japan just BHOTWG and EXO?</div></blockquote> Japan is indeed the most different from what the Region is like in the default CVerse. Only active companies are BHOTWG (bouncing between National and International since 2010), Hinote Dojo (Regional since 1999) and EXODUS 2010 (Small and still establishing a foothold in Tohoku). At 37 years old with 19 of them as a pro, Musashibo is a BHOTWG loyalist, currently the #3 wrestler in the world and a main eventer for BHOTWG. He's only won the PGHW Glory Crown once and the BHOTWG Tag titles once (with the late Shuji Inukai, who was killed in a parachuting accident at the age of 30 in 2002). If you're wondering why Musashibo hasn't won more gold, that's because he's just one of BHOTWG's twenty main eventers. The other 19 are Duane Stone (under the Black Cobra mask), Yasunobu BURNING (not PRIDE) Koiso, Craig Prince, Eiji Hamacho, Hiroaki Nakasawa, Haruki "Hooded" Kudo, Koshiro Ino, Mike Watson, Mito Miwa, Natsu Miyamae, Mokuami Maita, Noriyori Sanda, Noro Katayanagi, Oniji Takashita (a.k.a. Burning EXILE), Pablo Rodriguez, Phillip "Enforcer" Roberts, Michael "Razor Valentine" Moodie, Tsukasa Ashia (game generated worker) and of course the master of the LARIATOOOOO, Tadiyuki Kikkawa.

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

Europe and Britain <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="kWSipXY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kWSipXY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EyLqy7M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EyLqy7M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Europe and Britain The Old Guard <img alt="umAil6h.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/umAil6h.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> For many years, Europe and the British Isles were more or less a wasteland for fans and workers of pro wrestling alike. London based World of Wrestling was the UK’s premium promotion for most of the 1980s, rivaled only by Men of Steel Combat’s low cost “blood, beer and brawling” in Scotland. Despite having the distinct advantage of nationwide TV coverage, World of Wrestling fell victim to its own repetitive booking and stale roster, causing fans to eventually turn away from the product. In turn, this killed the company’s ratings and cost them their TV deal, leading to a closure in 1987 while MoSC founded the Hardcore Alliance alongside DaVE and Canada’s 4C. Outside Scotland, wrestling fans had absolutely nothing until SWF secured themselves a UK broadcasting deal in the nineties. Meanwhile, Vienna based European World Class Wrestling was slowly but steadily running out of steam. Owner and founder Len Schultz had hit a glass ceiling as EWCW’s fanbase grew beyond the confines of Central Europe. The language barrier was too hard to overcome and Schultz looked like he’d rather cash out of his pet project and try something else instead of staying to fight on. <div style="text-align:center;">A New Hope <img alt="v0U0AaE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v0U0AaE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="i68800U.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i68800U.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="xAP54XD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xAP54XD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> It was this situation across the continent that led a young duo of Leon Harrison and John Silver to start NextGen Wrestling in South East Europe in early 1997. After surviving their first year in the business, NGW found themselves to be the single players in the European market when EWCW closed in 1998. Still a Local promotion at the time, NGW were in no way able to fill in that void. The promotion that did was Luis Figo Manico’s Ultimate Combat Ring, running out of his home country of Spain and built around him as figurehead. At the same time, Geordie Jimmy Morris figured he UK market had plenty of space for more than just MoSC’s wild brawls in Scotland. With a vision of promoting the famous “British Strong Style” made famous in Wigan and its most acclaimed representative in JD Morgan assisting him, the two men set up Ring of Fire in 1998. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZoMa0lH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZoMa0lH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> These initiatives inspired a few more to take a shot but alas, the promotions themselves were short lived. Tyler Baker created London’s 21 Century Wrestling in 2000 to provide a mix of daredevil high flying, oldschool technical wrestling and wild brawls for fans in southern England. This explosive but directionless product kept the company alive until 2002, as fans apparently preferred to pick their poison and watch MoSC, ROF or SWF instead. A bit further east, Golden Fox set up ALPHA in Scandinavia with established manager Killer Denucci as booker. The two men tried to deliver sports entertainment with a localized spin via a heavily macho product inspired by vikings and norse mythology. To no one’s surprise, the promotion went bankrupt in 2002, a single year after its creation, as neither man really had a clue when it came to anything norse or viking related. <div style="text-align:center;">Survival of the Fittest <img alt="CEJazV9.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CEJazV9.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> As 21CW and ALPHA collapsed, everyone else in that market kept growing. UCR outgrew the limits of being a Regional promotion in 2001, with NGW making it past Local the year after. Meanwhile, high flyer Jerome Baker detected a gap in the British market for risky high flyers such as himself and set up High Impact Wrestling in 2002. Running out of Birmingham, the promotion would barely make it to the crucial year of 2004. It wasn’t just HIW that folded that year. The big shock came when UCR declared bankruptcy. Promoting a style that tried to cater to all tastes, UCR were already burdened with a huge roster that only got worse as they tried to employ enough people to get on the mic no matter where their shows were taking place. Abandoning the regional scene in favor of a grander stage only magnified the issues, bleeding Manico’s company dry. The gap created by the demise of both promotions was immediately filled, which is another reason why 2004 was so special for European wrestling. NGW announced they would henceforth be holding shows outside their home base, a move that marked their rise to a true Regional promotion. At the same time, Golden Fox tried his hand at promoting once more after the collapse of ALPHA two years earlier. His new company was called Eastern European World Wrestling and it ran out of Moscow with a captivating product of cheerful chaos that would often descend into compelling anarchy. Though more mainstream than hardcore, EEWW was nevertheless interesting enough for the local crowds of Russia but once again, Golden Fox was tampering with an unfamiliar product and his company went under again before it could celebrate two years in business. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="Dzr7txo.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dzr7txo.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Of all the companies to appear or disappear that fateful year, the most controversial was, without a shadow of a doubt, Ken Flanagan’s Power Slam Wrestling Forever. <div style="text-align:center;">Midlands Mayhem</div> A Welshman himself and rumored to be laundering money for the Cardiff mafia, for his own reasons Flanagan made the bold move of setting up shop in the Midlands. Where Flanagan goes, controversy soon follows and indeed his company’s debut immediately drew the ire of the area’s home promotion. Ring of Fire declared war on Flanagan’s PSWF as well as neighboring Men of Steel Combat, claiming both companies were an insult to the true spirit of professional wrestling. Colin Chalke a.k.a. The Steamroller led the charge, being as he was the living embodiment of the oldschool mentality ROF embraced and he did so until 2007, when the decision was made to broaden the focus on more than just one person. Meanwhile, Flanagan’s list of enemies only grew as every PSWF show was accompanied by a story of some female worker quitting after allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace until they finally banded together. A group of seventeen women, including the likes of “Golden Delicious” Melanie Flyman, Phoebe Plumridge, Laura “Viper” McKenna, Nina Cacace and Eva Berlin filed a lawsuit against Flanagan. Between the media outrage, legal expenses and an ever shrinking talent pool, PSWF shut its gates in 2010 just days before Flanagan was convicted on all charges. With Flanagan and his promotion out of the scene, Ring of Fire continued to wage war against MoSC, the latter rumored to having blown the whistle that led to the revelation of a financial scandal that cost ROF more than two million pounds in 2009. Back in the mainland of Europe, Neil “The Juicer” Taylor and “the Big Fight Player” Kansuke Konda created the edgy Attack Championship of Wrestling in 2008 and joined the Hardcore Alliance. As a response to local competitors, ROF and NGW struck a talent trade deal that same year. <div style="text-align:center;">Competition and Dominance <img alt="BDGoD6R.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BDGoD6R.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> The duality of ROF-MoSC and NGW-ACoW in Britain and Europe respectively was soon broken by multi-millionaire Swiss businessman Albert Thorpe in 2009. Aided by the veteran French manager Laurent Robitaille, long time wrestling fan Thorpe invested in creating Victory Wrestling Alliance. Hosting singles matches exclusively and despite criticism about trying to fuse too many styles into a single product, Thorpe and his fiscal backing brought together an exciting roster that quickly challenged both NGW and ACoW for the eyes, hearts and minds of wrestling fans in Europe. His example would inspire Thea Davis to set up Dream Championship Wrestling in 2012, the first ever all-female promotion on the British Isles. A slump in both the economy and industry tightened the screws on the established promotions, but where ROF failed to overtake MoSC, NGW rose above the competition and being a strictly Regional promotion in 2012. Just one year earlier, it announced the creation of its very own wrestling school and upon becoming the undisputed #1 wrestling promotion in Europe launched a child promotion under the name of European Wrestling Alliance. This sudden bump in expenses, made worse by the added costs of a dojo, child promotion and several exclusive contracts meant to starve competitors of most talent may ultimately turn out to be NGW’s downfall, but they have persevered for so long through all the hardships they may yet survive this. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</div> - The collapse of UCR wasn't followed by the creation of EWA and UEW, both of which never existed. - 21CW folded soon after its debut. Jeff Nova never did turn it into the behemoth it is in the canon version of the 2016 CVerse. - Men of Steel Combat never went under. They are alive in 2013 and the leading promotion in the UK. - Ring of Fire are also still around and doing well for themselves. - High Impact Wrestling debuted and folded. - Europe has 4 active promotions: NGW (my promotion, Cult sized), EWA (NGW's child promotion), VWA (already Regional) and Attack Championship of Wrestling (Regional and emphasizing a Modern/Hardcore/Cult product) - 3 promotions are active in the British Isles: Men of Steel Combat, Ring of Fire and the fresh all-female Dream Championship Wrestling.</div></blockquote>

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

Australia <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="vdlZ4w7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vdlZ4w7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Australia Struggling to Stand</div> If up to the late 90s Europe and the UK were a wasteland for pro wrestling, Australia was an absolute desert. The very first promotion to ever regularly host shows in the continent was Big Jim Teasdale’s Adelaide Pro Wrestling, or AdPro for short. Created in August of 1997 and promoting a family friendly product that everyone could enjoy, AdPro was the first stage where talent such as the Comedian, the original Lone Rider, Debonair David Peterson, Sean Quartermaine, Septimus Stubbs and Captain Wrestling were first seen until its bankruptcy two years after its first show. Seeing where AdPro was headed and confident the Australian market could sustain another promotion, Captain Wrestling set up Athletic Empire in 1998, with the venerable Ramses Street as booker. Unlike AdPro, Athletic Empire treated wrestling with an ultra serious approach, its talent being a mix of talented athletes, legitimate tough men and technical shooters. Much like AdPro before it though, the company never really took off the ground and was forced to call it quits in November of 2001. <div style="text-align:center;">Success Brings Imitation <img alt="O9boXCy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/O9boXCy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> The first Australian promotion to truly stand the test of time was Youth Energy Pro Wrestling. Vowing to avoid mistakes of the past, owner Big Jim Teasdale and booker Gregg Michael, the exact same duo that ran AdPro created YEPW and immediately joined the Hardcore Alliance just a few months after their previous company went under in 1999. Their claim proved true down the road and indeed YEPW is currently the oldest Australian promotion to still be active in 2013, with Debonair David Peterson taking over after Gregg Michael stepped down as booker. As time went on, YEPW stayed afloat and expanded its fanbase, becoming a de facto monopoly after the collapse of Athletic Empire in 2001. It wouldn’t be until 2006 that this stranglehold was broken with the creation of Kevin Leonhardsen’s Melbourne Wrestling Federation. MWF’s larger than life characters captivated the minds of wrestling fans in Australia as the promotion’s mainstream appeal felt like a breath of fresh air compared to the daredevil antics of YEPW. The initial tension inevitably caused a clash and by 2009, MWF declared war on both YEPW and its other main rival by that time, Revolution Australian Wrestling. <div style="text-align:center;">Mainstream, Comedy and the Surreal <img alt="VR99xLd.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VR99xLd.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> In 2007, a wacky little promotion held its first show in New Zealand. Mixing lucha libre with comic books and Saturday morning cartoons, ZEN:Art of Wrestling and its dojo aspired to provide a stage for wrestling talent in New Zealand. Its isolated location was both a blessing and a boon, as ZEN has avoided attracting attention from any competitors but also struggles to expand towards the Australian mainland. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="FzyXxuC.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FzyXxuC.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> What really put Australia on the world wrestling map was when the Australian Sports Network decided to add a wrestling show to its schedule in 2009, the year Revolution Australian Wrestling came to be. With a built-in TV deal and huge financial backing, RAW shattered YEPW’s status as Australia’s #1 promotion, a position they haven’t relinquished since. RAW’s existence did not scare away the competition. YEPW buckled up, MWF declared war on the flagbearer of Australia’s sports entertainment, ZEN was just being ZEN and in 2011, a group of people decided to take ZEN’s insanity way, way over the top. The result was Desert Trios, a promotion that mixes Mad Max style badlands characters with luchadors sporting dodgy accents. Des 3, as they’ve become known, only hold trios matches in the vein of lucha libre and even then, they employ 2 out of 3 falls rules, making it a challenge for referees to officiate, wrestlers to pull off and fans to watch. Even so, Des 3 have become an underground cult hit and in confirmation of their anti-establishment appeal, they too declared war on RAW and sports entertainment in July of 2012. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Summary of what's different from the default TEW16 CVerse</div> - MWF was never bought out by APW, as APW never existed. - DIW was also never created. - YEPW is the oldest promotion in Australia to still be in business. - ZEN are around but they're not the wackiest thing around as Desert Trios may just be the pro wrestling equivalent of a bad acid trip in the dust fields.</div></blockquote>

Historian · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarK_RaideR" data-cite="DarK_RaideR" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Japan is indeed the most different from what the Region is like in the default CVerse. Only active companies are BHOTWG (bouncing between National and International since 2010), Hinote Dojo (Regional since 1999) and EXODUS 2010 (Small and still establishing a foothold in Tohoku). At 37 years old with 19 of them as a pro, Musashibo is a BHOTWG loyalist, currently the #3 wrestler in the world and a main eventer for BHOTWG. He's only won the PGHW Glory Crown once and the BHOTWG Tag titles once (with the late Shuji Inukai, who was killed in a parachuting accident at the age of 30 in 2002). If you're wondering why Musashibo hasn't won more gold, that's because he's just one of BHOTWG's twenty main eventers. The other 19 are Duane Stone (under the Black Cobra mask), Yasunobu BURNING (not PRIDE) Koiso, Craig Prince, Eiji Hamacho, Hiroaki Nakasawa, Haruki "Hooded" Kudo, Koshiro Ino, Mike Watson, Mito Miwa, Natsu Miyamae, Mokuami Maita, Noriyori Sanda, Noro Katayanagi, Oniji Takashita (a.k.a. Burning EXILE), Pablo Rodriguez, Phillip "Enforcer" Roberts, Michael "Razor Valentine" Moodie, Tsukasa Ashia (game generated worker) and of course the master of the LARIATOOOOO, Tadiyuki Kikkawa.</div></blockquote> Wait... ENFORCER ROBERTS IS A MAIN EVENTER FOR BURNING HAMMER AND YOU LEFT THIS OUT OF THE MAIN RECAP!?!?! I am so mad at you for this! Tell me everything! I need to know the Ballad of the Enforcer.

Historian · March 19, 2019

1. Who are the top stars in DCW? How are they doing as a female only promotion in a landscape that seems to have to a lack of female talent?

2. Did British Samurai ever go to RoF or has he stayed with you this whole time?

3. Who is MoSC's top guy now?

4. Is RAW the powerhouse that it is in the default game, or is MWF able to offer a real challenge?

5. Does Des 3 have multiple sets of trios titles? I need more info.

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wait... ENFORCER ROBERTS IS A MAIN EVENTER FOR BURNING HAMMER AND YOU LEFT THIS OUT OF THE MAIN RECAP!?!?! I am so mad at you for this! Tell me everything! I need to know the Ballad of the Enforcer.</div></blockquote> Not much to say here really, BHotWG snatched him from SWF in December of 1997 and teamed him up with BURNING Koiso (Experience: A*) with which he won the Burning World Tag Team titles in September of 2011, making 17 successful defenses before dropping them to ... in June of 2012. Roberts would then go on to become the Burning World Champion in September 2012 after defeating ... He is currently the holder of that title and has successfully defended it 7 times so far. Oh, he also just happens to be the #1 out of the Power 500 for 2012 (in the 500 every year since '96) and a definite future Hall of Immortals inductee with 6 A* matches in his career so far. 2010 Tag Team of the year with Koiso, 2011 Veteral Wrestler of the year and for 2012, both Tag Team of the year and Wrestler of the year. In less flashy details, he moved to Japan shortly after signing with BHotWG and is no longer friends with "The Man of 372 Holds" Chris Candle

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1. Who are the top stars in DCW? How are they doing as a female only promotion in a landscape that seems to have to a lack of female talent? 2. Did British Samurai ever go to RoF or has he stayed with you this whole time? 3. Who is MoSC's top guy now? 4. Is RAW the powerhouse that it is in the default game, or is MWF able to offer a real challenge? 5. Does Des 3 have multiple sets of trios titles? I need more info.</div></blockquote> See, if I did an extensive recap for those 20 main eventers of BHotWG, this would take forever. I'd much rather provide a short recap for every region and then answer specific questions like these. 1. DCW's top five are Ikuko Temko (Huntress Makiko's usual tag partner), Bruiser Anara, Umeko "The Cat" Hotta, Kayoko Ki (game generated worker out of the 5SSW dojo) and "Young Gun" Yoko Ikina. Other notable roster members include Aud D'Hoffryn, Lady Lotus and of course, owner Thea Davis. As you can see, the fall of both 5SSW and Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Godesses caused a lot of joshi talent to look for a job elsewhere. 2. British Samurai toured with Hinote Dojo and later BHotWG while still under (PPA) contract with NGW. In January 2012 his NGW contract was not renewed and after a brief tenure as head trainer in the NGW Dojo, he moved to Japan after signing a written deal with BHotWG, where he often wrestles his real life friend Michael "Razor Valentine" Moodie. 3. In a twist of SUPREME IRONY, MoSC have selected Jeff f'n Nova as their figurehead <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />:rolleyes:<img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Wrapping up their Top 5 are Kevin "Shane Hanigas" Jones, Jay "Byron" Heartbreak, Wade Orson and Daniel Black Francis. Other notable members include Danny Patterson, Eric Future, Jonathan Faust, Keith Adams, Pit Bull Brown and the owner's son, Jeffery McPeterson. 4. RAW began as (and still are) a Regional company, just the same as MWF. That means MWF has a fighting chance, since they're both subject to Regional Wars and RAW can't yet offer exclusive Written contracts. Given RAW's status though, I think they'll either use the TV deal to win the race or the network will can the company if they can't win. 5. I think the description of Des 3 (which I used for the recap as well) is mostly aimed towards any players looking to play as that promotion and the product/hiring rules haven't been properly tweaked to get that across to the AI as well. Their roster actually has zero luchadors or masked wrestlers and they hold more singles than trios matches, with a World and a TV title in the mix so far.

Historian · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarK_RaideR" data-cite="DarK_RaideR" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Not much to say here really, BHotWG snatched him from SWF in December of 1997 and teamed him up with BURNING Koiso (Experience: A*) with which he won the Burning World Tag Team titles in September of 2011, making 17 successful defenses before dropping them to ... in June of 2012. Roberts would then go on to become the Burning World Champion in September 2012 after defeating ... He is currently the holder of that title and has successfully defended it 7 times so far. Oh, he also just happens to be the #1 out of the Power 500 for 2012 (in the 500 every year since '96) and a definite future Hall of Immortals inductee with 6 A* matches in his career so far. 2010 Tag Team of the year with Koiso, 2011 Veteral Wrestler of the year and for 2012, both Tag Team of the year and Wrestler of the year. In less flashy details, he moved to Japan shortly after signing with BHotWG and is no longer friends with "The Man of 372 Holds" Chris Candle</div></blockquote> Nothing to say here! He turned into one of the best workers in the world. This is crazy. My mind is blown. Literally blown. I have no mind left. I love that Jeff Nova is the figurehead of MOSC. This world is so crazy. AHHH! I can't wait for The Climb to get that deep!

DarK_RaideR · March 19, 2019

<div style="text-align:center;">Current date: Monday, Week 1 of May 2013 <img alt="New_Generation_Wrestling_UK_Logo.png" data-src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/New_Generation_Wrestling_UK_Logo.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The company</div> NextGen Wrestling began in early 1997 when John Silver and Leon Harrison saw an opportunity in the market for professional wrestling in Europe. With Harrison moving away from his hometown of Brighton, England and chipping in half of the starting $1.000, he was made owner of the promotion with Silver as head of creative. NGW prided itself on promoting athletic, modern wrestling by young upstart workers like its founders and to this day it does just that, although understandably enough its growth and history means some older veterans are also around. NGW is one of the few companies around the world to have promoted intergender matches, before a restructuring led to the creation of a split division for female athletes, as well as the Heavyweight and Cruiserweight weight classes for male competitors. In October of 2011, NGW set up its very own pro wrestling school or dojo and exactly a year after, invested in creating European Wrestling Alliance (EWA) as its child promotion. NGW also has been cooperating with Ring of Fire in Birmingham, UK to trade young talent and even hosts an annual cross-promotion show every March named “Ultimate Challenge”. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Product Definition Key Features: None Heavy Features: Mainstream Medium Features: Traditional, Cult, Modern, Lucha Libre Low Features: Comedy, Realism, Hyper Realism, Hardcore, Daredevil Match Intensity/Danger: 40%/40% Women’s Wrestling: Division T&A Levels: None Face/Heel Divide: No Weight Split: Yes</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">The stars <img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Marat Khoklov</div>Age: 37 (9 years pro), Nationality: Russian, Style: Brawler, Size: Ripped Giant, Affiliation: Czars The giant Russian Marat Khoklov is a menacing former body builder, whose freakish strength and great look make him an awesome competitor to behold. Before he had even wrestled a match people were hailing him as a future star and his tenure with NGW made him just that. As menacing as they come and possessing some considerable skill, including his vicious Moscow Lariat and Russian Legend Powerbomb, Khoklov has been a dominant force in the company and three time holder of its top title. He is also the founder and leader of the Czars, a group of Eastern European wrestlers. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="yNQekBM.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yNQekBM.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> “The Gothic Grappler” Fusae Etsuko</div>Age: 35 (14 years pro), Nationality: Japanese, Style: Regular Wrestler, Size: Toned Small, Affiliation: None 5'6, 149lbs Fusae Etsuko rose to fame as part of the all-female BHOTWG:W roster in Japan before the promotion was bought out by the original Burning Hammer of the Wrestling Gods. Out of employment opportunities as women’s promotions went out of business in Japan one after another, Etsuko looked abroad and NGW capitalized on her popularity by signing her up to be "The Gothic Grappler", a character who enjoys using her submission skills to spread misery and pain although she has admittedly rounded up her skillset ever since. Etsuko has been undefeated since her debut in March 2011, capturing NGW's big title and then vacating it after intergender matches were stopped, only to immediately regain gold in the form of the brand new NGW Women’s title until an injury in early 2013 forced her to vacate the title. Ever since her return, she has been looking to reclaim gold and defend her streak against current champion, Geena the Warrior Princess. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Geena the Warrior Princess</div>Age: 35 (14 years pro), Nationality: American, Style: Entertainer, Size: Muscular Lightweight, Affiliation: None Geena The Warrior Princess is American by birth, but has spent the early part of her career in Europe with NGW. A powerful brawler, her intense “angry” interviews are also pretty impressive. Her hard hitting style would be perfect in Japan and indeed led to her being regularly called in for tours, before she left for a brief stint in Canada before returning to NGW in early 2013 just in time to claim the vacated Women’s title. She has been feuding with previous title holder Fusae Etsuko since her return from injury. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="wuo51A1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wuo51A1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Champagne Lover</div>Age: 31 (10 years pro), Nationality: Mexican, Style: Entertainer, Size: Middleweight, Affiliation: None Champagne Lover is unique Mexican talent who blends traditional lucha libre with Eastern influences, resulting in an exciting hybrid high flying style. Combined with a fantastic look and some outstanding promo skills it seems that there is nothing to stop Champagne Lover from becoming a huge star and after slowly climbing up the ranks, he won the promotion’s top title and is already being positioned as the new face of NGW. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="N1zhldv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/N1zhldv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Shiro Akuma</div>Age: 31 (12 years pro), Nationality: Japanese, Style: Japanese Junior, Size: Toned Small, Affiliation: None Shiro Akuma (White Devil) is an alter ego of high flyer Marihito Masuko. After losing the Young Lion title to Champagne Lover at End of the World 2010 and at the same night seeing his friend Captain Hero get unmasked, Masuko tapped into some dark power from the great beyond to fuel his revenge. This saw him get more aggressive in the ring and brought him several victories until he finally snapped, betraying his League of Heroes allies to go on his own as the NGW Cruiserweight champion. <div style="text-align:center;">Factions The League of Heroes <img alt="KRd8pBF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KRd8pBF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ISWyN1q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISWyN1q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="LFcPDbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LFcPDbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="BJ5XbNO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/BJ5XbNO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="EgqYnDk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EgqYnDk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0MfqPtQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0MfqPtQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="i3AqEI6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/i3AqEI6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="A0XDREq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/A0XDREq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Members: Nelson Frye, Christopher Lister, Robert Howard, Adam Matravers, Stig Svensson, Emerald Angel, Jeri Behr, Megumi Nakajima Originally put together to fight back against the villainous Hellfire Club, the League of Heroes was established by Stig Svensson who also put on the mask of Captain Hero around the same time. The group’s first members were Svensson, Frye, Lister, Howard, Matravers and Akuma. Many of them held various titles while affiliated with the group, with Frye being singles champion before teaming with Lister as Cream of the Crop to dominate the tag team division while Captain Hero held onto singles gold. Matravers and Howard also joined forces to much success in the tag team division, before the weight split caused a reshuffle: Frye and Howard became ‘The Gentleman and the Pitbull’ while Lister and Matravers captured the Cruiserweight Tag Team titles as ‘Team Fly’. Behr and Nakajima have been representing the group in the Women’s division while Emerald Angel is the latest addition to the group after the traitorous departure of Shiro Akuma. Following the dismantling of the Hellfire Club, Stig Svensson losing his Captain Hero mask in late 2010 and a series of injuries that have kept Svensson on the sidelines, Nelson Frye has stepped up as leader of the group. <div style="text-align:center;">The Czars <img alt="TgQORsF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/TgQORsF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bGfQcLk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bGfQcLk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="YuuZy7b.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YuuZy7b.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aqKXVd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aqKXVd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="POESOXu.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/POESOXu.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Members: Marat Khoklov, Dovydas Vidmar, The Ivanoff brothers, Zofia Jankovic Originally a trio of Russians that comprised of Khoklov and the Ivanoffs, the group has since expanded to include “The Bratva Bruiser” Dovydas Vidmar and “The Pain from the Ukraine” Karen Bilous, who was replaced by Belarussian wrestler Zofia Jankovic after her departure from NGW. Respecting only strength and power, the Czars have held every title on the Heavyweight division and given plenty of people something to worry about. <div style="text-align:center;">The Real Deal <img alt="SoeMY3z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SoeMY3z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="04N0aQ1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/04N0aQ1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="cTU1ZCQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cTU1ZCQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="yWLqNGq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yWLqNGq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="UPg1dYS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UPg1dYS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Members: Edward Cornell, Wael Hossam, Roy Edison, The Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal) Sick of the comedy, gimmickry and cartoonish shenanigans, Edward Cornell joined forces with the Lawal twins to fight back and defend old school wrestling. For all their bullying ways, the Real Deal are a group of legitimately tough men with impressive in-ring skills that’s went on to include the Egyptian technical wizard Wael Hossam and former MMA competitor Roy Edison among its ranks. <div style="text-align:center;">The Outcasts <img alt="Dlqpgvn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Dlqpgvn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EfcDrdW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EfcDrdW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="sbFUnpv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sbFUnpv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="WUS40Jt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WUS40Jt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IDTFoKl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IDTFoKl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MGCPelQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MGCPelQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="QaF7Dck.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QaF7Dck.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Members: Sebastian Koller, Hardcore Hernandez, Viper McKenna, Petter Eriksson, Wade Orson, Landon Mallory, Melanie Flyman, Beast Bantom The most recently formed group in the company, the Outcasts have banded together thanks to their disappointment at the way they have been utilized by NGW. Whether they are disgruntled employees who feel they’ve been mistreated or past workers who recently returned to the fold, the Outcasts bear a grudge against the powers that be, making them vocal anti-heroes who will still put their personal interests over those of the group if an opportunity presents itself. <div style="text-align:center;">Full Roster List, as of May 2013</div>Heavyweight Division: Beast Bantom, Champagne Lover, “The Bratva Bruiser” Dovydas Vidmar, Edward Cornell, Hercules Johansson, Igor & Ivan Ivanoff, Jimmi & Kalvin Addams, Konrad Mäkinen, Landon Mallory, “The Moscow Mauler” Marat Khoklov, Nelson Frye, Petter Eriksson, Rahabad & Rashid Lawal, Ripper LeStat, “The Louisiana Pitbull” Robert Howard, Roy Edison, “The Rock and Roller” Sebastian Koller, “Captain Hero” Stig Svensson, Wade Orson, Wael Hossam Cruiserweight Division: “Mile High” Adam Matravers, Christopher Lister, Emerald Angel, Frank Van Heer, Hardcore Hernandez, Henrick Van Bon, John Silver, Leon Harrison, “The Fresh Prince of Belarus” Sergei Kalashnov, Shiro Akuma (formerly known as Marihito Masuko) Women’s Division: “The Gothic Grappler” Fusae Etsuko, Geena the Warrior Princess, Jeri “Air” Behr, Megumi Nakajima, Melanie “Golden Delicious” Flyman, “The Rock and Roll Chick” Laura ‘Viper’ McKenna Non-wrestling staff: Fink Finkleton (color commentator), Gary Garret (referee), Lawrence Young (color commentator), Sebastian Krause (on-screen commissioner and backstage road agent), Steve Smith (announcer) <div style="text-align:center;">EWA talent that has appeared on NGW shows:</div> Aleksander Knyazev, Andryi Boronin, Bam Bam Johansson, Giovanni Bruno, Joey “The Breeze” Beauchamp, “The Milan Masterpiece” Marcello Ricci, Menace, Paolo Gandalfini, Paula Edwards, “Super Duper” Phillip Cooper, Viv “The Violence” Jacobs, “The Black Widow” Zofia Jankovic <div style="text-align:center;">Tag Teams Double Dutch (Frank Van Heer & Henrick Van Bon, Unit) Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal, Unit) The Addams Family (Jimi & Kalvin Addams, Unit) The Ivanoff Brothers (Ivan & Igor Ivanoff, Unit) Team Fly (“Mile High” Adam Matravers & Christopher Lister, Individuals) The Gentleman & the Pitbull (Nelson Frye & The Louisiana Pitbull” Robert Howard, Individuals) Girl Power (Jeri “Air” Behr & Megumi Nakajima, Individuals) The Young Guns (Beast Bantom & Landon Mallory, Occasional) Cornell & Hossam (Occasional) Koller & Eriksson (Occasional) Harrison & Silver (Occasional)</div> <div style="text-align:center;">NGW Hall of Fame <img alt="vFsWrO5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vFsWrO5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qwZB6cD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qwZB6cD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iaAyx6u.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iaAyx6u.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="AhotWa7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AhotWa7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="uzRVf62.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uzRVf62.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KgdqMk2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KgdqMk2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Akio Koruba (Inducted in 2005) Geena the Warrior Princess (Inducted in 2007, 1x NGW Young Lion, 1x NGW Womens) Golden Scorpion (Inducted in 2010, 3x NGW Champion) Petter Eriksson (Inducted in 2009, 3 NGW Tag Team, 1x NGW Open Collective) Tommy Cornell (Inducted in 2008, 1x NGW Champion) Viv Jacobs (Inducted in 2007, 1x NGW Young Lion) The titles NGW Heavyweight title <img alt="0eQDv0J.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0eQDv0J.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champion: Champagne Lover Defenses: 4 Previous Holders (3x) Marat Khoklov (May 12 - Dec 12, 4 defenses) Fusae Etsuko (Sep 11 - May 12, 7 defenses, vacated after the NGW Championship became the NGW Heavyweight title) (3x) Stig Svensson (May 11 - Sep 11, 2 defenses) (2x) Marat Khoklov (Aug 10 - May 11, 6 defenses) (3x) Nelson Frye (Jun 09 - Aug 10, 13 defenses) (3x) Golden Scorpion (Mar 09 - Jun 09, 4 defenses) (2x) Stig Svensson (Jan 09 - Mar 09, 2 defenses) Marat Khoklov (May 07 - Jan 09, 17 defenses) Stig Svensson (Feb 05 - May 07, 25 defenses) Tommy Cornell (Nov 03 - Feb 05, 13 defenses) (2x) Nelson Frye (Jun 02 - Nov 03, 16 defenses) (2x) Golden Scorpion (Apr 02 - Jun 02, 1 defense) Red Dragon (Jan 02 - Apr 02, 2 defenses) Golden Scorpion (Jul 01 - Jan 02, 5 defenses) Nelson Frye (Jun 01 - Jul 01, 0 defenses) (2x) Joey Beauchamp (Nov 02 - Jun 01, 5 defenses) (2x) Leon Harrison (Mar 02 - Nov 02, 3 defenses) Joey Beauchamp (Mar 99 - Mar 02, 5 defenses) Leon Harrison (May 98 - Mar 99, 4 defenses) Tony Mahr (May 97 - May 98, 5 defenses) Stevie Stoat (Mar 97 - May 97, 0 defenses) NGW Cruiserweight title <img alt="CaTwuAY.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CaTwuAY.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champion: Shiro Akuma Defenses: 2 Previous Holders John Silver (Sep 12 - Dec 12, 1 defense) Adam Matravers (Jun 12 - Sep 12, 1 defense) Leon Harrison (May 12 - Jun 12, 0 defense) NGW Women’s title <img alt="hq0wF4D.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hq0wF4D.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champion: Geena the Warrior Princess Defenses: 2 Previous Holders Fusae Etsuko (May 12 - Jan 13, 7 defenses, vacated after injury) NGW Heavyweight Tag Team titles <img alt="MD3svD5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MD3svD5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MD3svD5.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MD3svD5.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champions: Nigerian Hit Squad (Rahabad & Rashid Lawal) Defenses: 1 Previous Holders The Ivanoff Brothers (Oct 12 - Feb 13, 3 defenses) Howard & Frye (Jul 12 - Oct 12, 1 defense) (2x) Matravers & Howard (Jan 12 - Jul 12, 2 defenses, vacated after the introduction of weight categories) (3x) Frye & Lister (Nov 11 - Jan 12, 1 defense) (3x) Eriksson & McKenna (Oct 11 - Nov 11, 0 defenses) (2x) Frye & Lister (Mar 11 - Oct 11, 4 defenses) Aleksander Knyazev & Cub Balowitz (Jan 09 - Mar 09, 1 defense) (2x) Eriksson & McKenna (Apr 08 - Jan 09, 7 defenses) Matravers & Howard (Jul 07 - Apr 08, 7 defenses) Frye & Lister (Feb 05 - Jul 07, 23 defenses) Eriksson & McKenna (Jul 03 - Feb 05, 14 defenses) Van Heer & De Bon (Dec 02 - Jul 03, 4 defenses) NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team titles <img alt="qhQFniW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qhQFniW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="qhQFniW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/qhQFniW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champions: Double Dutch (Frank Van Heer & Henrik Van Bon) Defenses: 0 Previous Holders Matravers & Lister (Nov 12 - Apr 13, 3 defenses) NGW Open Collective Six Man titles <img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="P4LoqPD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/P4LoqPD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Current Champions: The Outcasts (Beast Bantom, Landon Mallory & Petter Eriksson) Defenses: 0 Previous Holders Double Dutch & Emerald Angel (Jan 13 - Apr 13, 3 defenses) Nigerian Hit Squad & Edward Cornell (Apr 12 - Jan 13, 6 defenses) The Ivanoff Brothers & Marat Khoklov (Oct 11 - Apr 12, 3 defenses) The Hellfire Club [british Samurai, Leon Harrison & John Silver, as Kasai Ronin and the Daredemons] (Aug 11 - Oct 11, 0 defenses) King of the Ring <img alt="YQOvEuI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YQOvEuI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Tournament held every June in a Starmageddon match 2012 Winner: Champagne Lover 2011 Winner: Champagne Lover 2010 Winner: Nelson frye 2009 Winner: Robert Howard NGW Television title (Retired) Joey Beauchamp (May 12 - Jul 12, 0 defenses) Edward Cornell (Nov 11 - May 12, 10 defenses) Shiro Akuma (Sep 11 - Nov 11, 6 defenses) NGW Young Lion title (Retired) <img alt="6idJQCy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6idJQCy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Sebastian Koller (Jan 12 - Jul 12, 4 defenses) (2x) Edward Cornell (Dec 11 - Jan 12, 0 defenses) Beast Bantom (Sep 11 - Dec 11, 2 defenses) Edward Cornell (Feb 11 - Sep 11, 5 defenses) (3x) Champagne Lover (Dec 10 - Feb 11, 1 defense) Shiro Akuma (Dec 09 - Dec 10, 12 defenses) (2x) Champagne Lover (Apr 09 - Dec 09, 6 defenses) Adam Matravers (Jan 09 - Apr 09, 3 defenses) Champagne Lover (Jul 07 - Jan 09, 15 defenses) (2x) Golden Delicious (Mar 07 - Jul 07, 2 defenses) Viv Jacobs (Feb 07 - Mar 07, 0 defenses) Frank Van Heer (Dec 06 - Feb 07, 1 defense) (2x) John Silver (May 06 - Dec 06, 6 defenses) Red Dragon (Apr 06 - May 06, 0 defenses) Geena the Warrior Princess (Dec 05 - Apr 06, 3 defenses) Golden Delicious (Oct 05 - Dec 05, 1 defense) Wael Hossam (Jun 05 - Oct 05, 3 defenses) John Silver (Mar 05 - Jun 05, 2 defenses)</div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Latest show held: NGW Walk Through Fire 2013, on Friday, Week 4 of April 2013, rated B+, 4 and 1/4 stars Venue: Bursa Indoor Arena, Turkey, South East Europe Attendance: 8.878, PPV Buyrate: 0.03 (16.282 buyers), Shown on Euro Your Demand Main Event: Champagne Lover def Sebastian Koller to retain the NGW Heavyweight title, B Semi Main Event: Fusae Etsuko def. Viper McKenna in the finals of the NGW Warrior Princess Challenge. Fusae Etsuko goes on to face Geena the Warrior Princess for the NGW Women's title at Hard Times in May. B Shiro Akuma def. Hardcore Hernandez to retain the NGW Cruiserweight title. B Nigerian Hit Squad went to a time limit draw with Cornell & Hossam to retain the NGW Heavyweight Tag Team titles. B- The Gentleman and the Pitbull (Frye & Howard) def. the Ivanoff Brothers by DQ after Andryi Boronin interfered. B- Double Dutch (Van Heer & Van Bon) def. Team Fly (Matravers & Lister) for the NGW Cruiserweight titles. B-</div></blockquote>

olde_gregge · March 19, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarK_RaideR" data-cite="DarK_RaideR" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="Y0iqD1M.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Y0iqD1M.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Japan *snippet* Thanks, I hate it. Japan in the CV97 mod just seems to be deadly in any save for companies not named Burning Hammer. PGHW is my favorite company, so to see them collapse so soon is a tough punch in the gut. Glad to see Philip Roberts really succeed in your save, though; he was the first SWF talent I stole in my current SWF save and he's really, really good. A real waste of talent if he sticks around in America, IMO. MOSC surviving to the present day is really shocking to me. They were doing okay in my longest save until they picked up the Australia Options PPV deal; after that it was just losing money every month until I finally bought them out. I'm digging the Australia scene, too. Glad to see those guys get some steady work down there and its awesome to see a company last so long from start.</div></blockquote>

Historian · March 19, 2019

Can I say, I love that Marat and Champagne are your top guys and it feels perfectly normal. Love the affiliation Czar -- also surprised to see that your UC isn't like, a 9 time champion.

DarK_RaideR · March 20, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="olde_gregge" data-cite="olde_gregge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks, I hate it. Japan in the CV97 mod just seems to be deadly in any save for companies not named Burning Hammer. PGHW is my favorite company, so to see them collapse so soon is a tough punch in the gut.</div></blockquote> From my limited experience, the expenses brought about by touring schedules are a killer for sub-Cult promotions. There's a limit to how few workers you can pay for each show before the complaining begins, then there's the production expenses of putting on so many shows, the Regional War penalties and even if you get a broadcasting deal, the revenue is just too little. Seeing PGHW go under wasn't much of a surprise given BHotWG's aggression, they took them down before they could stand on their own feet. I was more surprised to see BHotWG dismantle 5SSSW, to be honest. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="olde_gregge" data-cite="olde_gregge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>MOSC surviving to the present day is really shocking to me. They were doing okay in my longest save until they picked up the Australia Options PPV deal; after that it was just losing money every month until I finally bought them out. I'm digging the Australia scene, too. Glad to see those guys get some steady work down there and its awesome to see a company last so long from start.</div></blockquote> MoSC never really had any decent opposition. RoF is different and based nearby, but it's not like they'd ever compete over the same talent. PSWF was all female and so is DCW now. 21CW and HIW never made it past a couple of years. They are deeply entrenched in the scene and benefit from being members of the Hardcore Alliance. Thanks to TV coverage, NGW is almost as popular as MoSC in the UK (and certainly more popular than RoF) so I'm probably the one they should most be worried about. As for the Aussie scene, I admit I kinda miss DIW being around, but seeing the place so vivid and competitive sure is exciting. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="46461" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can I say, I love that Marat and Champagne are your top guys and it feels perfectly normal. Love the affiliation Czar -- also surprised to see that your UC isn't like, a 9 time champion.</div></blockquote> Barring Fusae Etsuko and maybe Tommy Cornell back in the day, everyone who's ever joined the NGW roster was a young lion. Those two are the only exceptions where I brought in someone who had built-in popularity. My top guys had to work their way up the card and organically evolved to what they are today, which is somthing I love about this save. If you look at the title lineages, guys like Champagne Lover, Marihito Masuko/Shiro Akuma and Edward Cornell paid their dues in the midcard fighting over the Young Lion title before they climbed into the main event scene. As for my User Character, I said at the start of this diary that while all this began as a RtG challenge. seeing the company survive and grow while also logging the entire experience as a narrative on another forum made me grow attached to NGW, to the point where I didn't want to jump to a larger promotion and advance my UC's career if it meant leaving NGW behind, so I guess it kinda evolved into a "Local to Global" thing, even if I'm still abiding by the RtG limitations. Other than that, I always did what was best for business, even if it was at the expense of my UC. Outside the early years on a roster of 4-6 people, my UC has made it to Upper Midcarder at best, never Main Eventer. He's never held the top title and even after the weight split when he won the Cruiserweight title, it's not the same as holding the Heavyweight title.

DarK_RaideR · March 20, 2019

Back to the Future, Monday Week 1 of May 2013

<div style="text-align:center;">NGW Back to the Future (Weekly TV show)

Held on Monday, Week 1 of May 2013

Venue: Gorkie's Nochoyklub, Moscow, Russia, Eastern Europe

Attendance: 300 (sold out), PPV Buyrate: less than 0.01 (3.500 buyers), Shown on Euro Your Demand

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Right after the usual opening video package for every episode of Back to the Future, a bonus video rolls to announce and celebrate the fact that tonight's episode is the 300th show ever to be produced by NextGen Wrestling!

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The show kicks off with another episode of Lover's Lounge and the NGW Heavyweight champion chilling on his usual red velvet recliner with a glass of champagne in hand and the rest of the bottle cooling in an ice bucket nearby. Sitting on the guests' recliner with the NGW Cruiserweight titles around their waists are brand new champions, Double Dutch. Champagne Lover begins "interviewing" the fresh champs, but can't help pointing out they've never won anything more than tag titles. Sure, Frank Van Heer won the NGW Young Lion title back in the day, but so did Champagne Lover;three times, not once, plus he moved on to win the NGW Heavyweight title. Things get tense but before they can also get physical, Lover passes the ball to the announcing team for the opening match, featuring the former NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team champions!

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The League of Heroes (Frye, Lister & Matravers)

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The Czars (The Ivanoffs & Andriy Boronin)</div>

According to the announcers, Nelson Frye demanded a six man match against the Ivanoffs and the man who aided them at NGW Walk Through Fire but apparently his usual partner Robert Howard isn't in this match. Filling in instead are former NGW Cruiserweight Tag Team champions Team Fly, Christopher Lister and "Mile High" Adam Matravers. The new face is announced as Andriy Boronin, an Ukrainian who was taught the style of US collegiate amateur wrestling during his time with the military and his in-ring style of technical wrestling that blends grappling, submission holds and some solid mat skill is a testament to that. Thanks to a vast advantage in terms of collective experience, the League of Heroes control most of the match until...

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...Shiro Akuma crawls out from under the ring to shake the ropes and throw Adam Matravers off balance just as he was about to hit the Mile High Moonsault! Akuma quickly retreats before the rest of the League can give chase and Matravers kicks out of the pin attempt, staying in the match until his teammates can turn the match around and allow Frye to slap on the Royal Armbar on Boronin after capitalizing on a rookie mistake from the young Ukranian.

<div style="text-align:center;">Winners: The League of Heroes, by submission

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Once the match is over, Dovydas Vidmar rushes to the ring with his trademark vodka bottle in hand. Before he can smash it on anyone's head, Stig Svensson is there to grab his wrist and stop him on his tracks. The two men brawl for a bit until Emerald Angel runs down to hit a crossbody off the barricade and take down Vidmar. Svensson and Angel join their League of Heroes friends in the ring to celebrate and stand tall as Vidmar and the Ivanoffs retreat with a menacing glare on their eyes.

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"The Fresh Prince of Belarus" Sergei Kalashnov vs "The Milan Masterpiece" Marcello Ricci</div>

A pretty exciting Cruiserweight singles match is up next, pitting fresh arrival Kalashnov against cocky Italian Marcello Ricci. Kalashnov is out to prove himself, even if Moscow fans don't exactly find his whole gimmick any fun at all. Ricci on the other hand has wrestled for NGW in the past and while currently a member of EWA, he shows he's one for the future when he gives Kalashnov a run for his money before ultimately falling to his Eastern Block finisher.

<div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Sergei Kalashnov, by pinfall

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On the topic of Cruiserweights, Hardcore Hernandez is backstage and delivers a promo on the reigning NGW Cruiserweight champion. Hernandez says Akuma was so afraid he was going to lose, he just had to cheat in order to keep the gold. He knows he's better than the masked man from Japan and the champ's victory was tainted the way it was earned. It's not over between them; Hernandez wants a rematch.

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Megumi Nakajima vs "The Black Widow" Zofia Jankovic</div>

Seeing Jankovic in this match, it's starting to become obvious that NGW isn't above a bit of fanservice, having put an Eastern European wrestler in every match so far. Halfway between EWA and staying on the main NGW roster, Jankovic is out to prove a point with her martial arts inspired style. Up against her is Megumi Nakajima, a wrestler who didn't make it to the finals of the NGW Warrior Princess Challenge tournament and is looking to regain some momentum, at the expense of the Black Widow. Their match is pretty hard hitting, featuring plenty of super stiff kicks but once Nakajima hits a few high velocity moves before taking things to the mat, her well-rounded style is too much for Jankovic to counter and she quickly finds herself in the Nakajima Straight Jacket.

<div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Megumi Nakajima, by pinfall

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Loud guitar riffs over a set pulled straight out of an episode of MTV's Headbangers' Ball introduce the next segment, an episode of Viper's Moshpit. Almost as if she's trying to one-up Champagne Lover's talk show, McKenna is hosting the NGW Heavyweight Tag Team champions and teases them about the internal faction heat caused after stablemates Cornell and Hossam decided to fight them for the titles. The Nigerian Hit Squad doesn't look happy at all, but in a witty bail-out, McKenna makes a sly offer: she thinks her boys Koller and Eriksson deserve the title shot more than Cornell and Hossam do after their time limit draw; those two teams will face off next and just you wait and see.

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Cornell & Hossam vs Koller & Eriksson (with Viper McKenna)</div>

Both teams only join forces occasionally and haven't got a lot of matches under their belt together, but they look like they've known each other for years. As an added bonus, McKenna's timing is on point with her Outcast buddies, whether it's a sneaky assist, riling up fans, playing the Rock Chick to Koller's cocky Rock and Roller persona or subtly referencing her Fitness Fury past with Eriksson. The match itself is hotly contested and there is no doubt both Cornell and Hossam are killing it in terms of in-ring performance, however a cheeky distraction from McKenna just as Hossam is looking to lock in the Camel Clutch allows Koller to escape and deliver the Hamburg Rock City instead. With Eriksson keeping Cornell busy in a ringside brawl, Koller makes the pin and his team steals the win in an otherwise outstanding match.

<div style="text-align:center;">Winners: Koller & Eriksson, by pinfall after Viper McKenna interfered

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Cut backstage, where Fusae Etsuko and Geena The Warrior Princess are brawling with each other. A host of road agents and staff have to pull them apart and the announcers take the opportunity to recap the history between them, hyping up their much anticipated title clash at NGW Hard Times.

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"The Louisiana Pitbull" Robert Howard takes to the ring next, his signature chain dangling around his neck as he walks. Howard cuts a promo about how he's hit a rough patch lately, but remains a top tier competitor and tonight, he has set out to prove it. He is issuing an open challenge for anyone willing to face him in his trademark contest, a Dog Collar match! Once the cheers die down, attention's focused on the entrance and there's a moment of silence before a familiar theme hits the speakers and the most massive man in NGW comes out:

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Not seen since March's Ultimate Challenge where he beat ROF's "Tower of London" Danny Patterson, the Moscow Mauler returns to NGW and in front of his hometown audience, to boot!

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Dog Collar match

"The Louisiana Pitbull" Robert Howard vs "The Moscow Mauler" Marat Khoklov</div>

Howard may be a Ripped Heavyweight who can take the fight to opponents, but even he can't compare to the (also Ripped) Giant that is Marat Khoklov. The 3 time NGW Heavyweight champion shows no signs of ring rust whatsoever and thanks to his inhuman power is able to manhandle a chained Howard around like very few men have ever managed to. Howard resorts to his documented tenacity and an often underutilized hardcore background, using the chain to choke Khoklov as well as wrapping it around his fist for an extra oomph to his punches. Even a sudden pull of the chain proves to be useful when it throws Khoklov off balance, a creative way for Howard to avoid the Moscow Lariat. Once Khoklov staggers him enough to lift him up though, there's only one way down and that's with a Russian Legend Powerbomb, the exclamation point to Marat's big return.

<div style="text-align:center;">Winner: Marat Khoklov, by pinfall

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