CGC 2019: The Show Must Go On

Anaddeo89 · February 21, 2020

(8) Blockbuster vs Ian Identity (6)

(6) Sayeed Ali vs Dice Elderberry (5)

(4) Running Wolf vs Torque (2)

(3) Skip Beau vs Bobby Thomas (8)

Delivery Drones vs Lords of Vegas & Woolabonga Bogans

Self · February 23, 2020

Sunday Week 2 July 2019

Late Evening on Maple Leaf Sports

Waterloo University Arena, Ontario

4,515 in attendance

Davis Ditterich "The Ultimate Showdown Series concludes this Friday, live on PPV, but before that we have four more huge matches, right here tonight."

Jack DeColt "Last week as we went off the air Ian Identity managed to put Blockbuster in his new Incapacitator submission. Between the chaos and security running in I'm not 100% sure, but I think I saw Blockbuster tap out. Can Ian do it again in their all-important Ultimate Showdown Series match tonight?"

#2, #3, #4, & #5

THE DELIVERY DRONES

LORDS OF WOOLABONGA

The Great Trickerion, Gnaw, Rusty Mills & Donovan Boon

Jack DeColt "The Lord of Vegas challenge for the tag team titles this Friday, and the Champions have sent out their drones to do some damage. Or else."

The Delivery Drones desperatley try to isolate Trickerion to save their jobs, but between their inexperience, over-eagerness, and being limited to Express Delivery approved stamps and postings, they fail to deliver the master magician to suplex city. The Woolabonga Bogans use quick tags and ultra-smooth double teams before Gnaw unleashes feline fury with his murder mittens. Glittering Magician! 1. 2. 3.

LORDS OF WOOLABONGA WIN (10:12)

DIABLO DeVILLE

"Mighty" Zeus believes I should be friends to the mortals. He thinks

I can learn from you. He is wrong. And in his naivety, "noble" Zeus has

made his biggest mistake yet, and offered me a chance to free myself

from that accursed CGC World Title and win it for myself. This Friday at

'Ultimate Showdown' I will make him bow at the feet of a true immortal;

a pure-blood demon prince, and then I will feast on all of your suffering.

This Friday

CGC World Title Match: Diablo DeVille vs Zeus Maxmillion

CGC Tag Team Title Match: Lords of Vegas vs Express Delivery

Ultimate Showdown Series: Blockbuster vs Skip Beau

Ultimate Showdown Series: Ian Identity vs Torque

Ultimate Showdown Series: Bobby Thomas vs Sayeed Ali

Ultimate Showdown Series: Dice Elderberry vs Running Wolf

BACKSTAGE

THE GREAT TRICKERION walks into a Janitor's Closet and closes the door behind him. DELIVERY DRONE #2 gives chase, yanking open the door to reveal... mops and brooms, but no Trickerion. The Drone is confused. The Great Trickerion appears behind him, shoves him into the closet, and locks the door. Ta Da!

IN-RING

IAN IDENTITY

You learn a lot about frustration when you're trapped in a box for weeks

on end, but nothing has made me more frustrated than the last few

weeks of the Ultimate Showdown Series. I thought I had this in the

bag, but I'm letting it slip through my fingers. That ends right now.

Blockbuster! Last week, I tapped you out. Get your ass out here

so I can do it again!

BLOCKBUSTER

You little dweeb! You just took me by surprise is all... and it only looked

like I was tapping because I was trying to punch you in your stupid face.

If security hadn't come in when they did everyone would have seen me

power out of that prissy pants hold of yours and break you against the

turnbuckles. You didn't tap me out. I tap for no man. I'm getting my

points from you tonight, just like I'm getting my points from Skip this

Friday, and I'm winning the Ultimate Showdown Series.

SKIP BEAU

About that, good buddy. I know I said I was going to lay down for you,

but I'm in last place. I might get banished. Any chance you could do

me a solid and maybe-

BLOCKBUSTER

Shut up, you numbskull! You're going to lay down for me and so

is this nitwit Ian Identity. I feel sorry for you, Ian. You started off

so well. You got your hopes up. You've been told over and over

you're gonna be something, but you're not. You're nuthin'. And no

matter what you choose right now I'm getting points out of you

tonight. But I'm gonna give you the chance to save yourself some

pain and embarassment anyway. Because I feel sorry for you.

Lay down. Live to fight another day.

Ian identity thinks... and lays down.

(8) BLOCKBUSTER VS IAN IDENTITY (6)

Jack DeColt "What? No! Come on, Ian. Don't give up. You're still in this thing."

Blockbuster smugly leans over to make the cover... and Identity suddenly yanks him down, looking for the Incapacitator (Double Underhook Armbar)! It was a ruse! Panicking, Blockbuster powers free and Ian goes for broke with intense forearms and incredible dropkicks. It's like hitting a brick wall, and while Identity is determined to smash right through it, he's overwhelmed by head-banging. Blockbuster soon settles into his usual deliberate pace and...

"60 seconds remaining"

... forgets about the time limit! Blockbuster panics and Ian ducks, dips, dives and dodges. Buster finally snatches him, but the BusterBomb is countered into a Hurancanranna! Incapacitator! Blockbuster is trapped, screaming in pain with 20 seconds to go... 10 seconds... he won't tap!

TIME LIMIT DRAW

(Blockbuster +1, Ian Identity +1)

DELIVERY DRONE #3 has THE GREAT TRICKERION cornered at the edge a swimming pool. There's nowhere to run and #3 is psyched. Until The Great Trickerion walks on water, that is! #3 tries to chase... and falls into the pool, splashing around helplessly.

IN-RING

DIRTY DICE ELDERBERRY

You know something? I don't think I'm winning the Ultimate Showdown

Series this year... but looking at the leaderboard and who I got this

Friday, I don't think I'm losing it either. So, Ali. New York City big shot.

How about instead of beating the hell out of each other tonight, we

settle this like businessmen. I'm willing to make a deal. You want

points? I want a go on her.

Dirty Dice leers at Faith, who is disgusted. Sayeed... considers it... and agrees! Faith is appalled.

(6) SAYEED ALI VS DICE ELDERBERRY (5)

Jack DeColt "Are you kidding me??? You can't sell your girlfriend for points!"

Elderberry lays down for Ali to pin him, while making lewd gestures towards Faith. Sayeed can't quite bring himself to make the cover.

SAYEED ALI

Naw. I can't... I can't do this. I love and respect my

girlfriend too much to sell her out for two measley

points.

Faith is thrilled.

SAYEED ALI

I want three! Gimme a submission.

Faith is furious. Dice shrugs and invites Ali to put on an armbar. He does (kinda) and Dice immediately taps out!

SAYEED ALI WINS VIA SUBMISSION (0:06)

(Sayeed Ali +3, Dice Elderberry +0)

Satisfied, Sayeed Ali fetches Dice his prize. Faith kicks and screams and curses his name as-

BOBBY THOMAS sprints into the ring. Dice takes a swing at him, and eats a SUPER KICK for his troubles! Sayeed throws Faith at Bobby to make his getaway.

BOBBY THOMAS

Hey Sayeed! I appreciate the offer but I don't take women as currency.

You're not going to be able to buy any points from me. Every single one

of them you're going to have to pry out of my cold, dead hands. Nine

years I've entered the Ultimate Showdown Series. Nine years I've fallen

short. Not this time. Tonight I'm kicking Skip Beau's ass. This Friday I'm

kicking yours.

DELIVERY DRONE #4 gives chase.... and runs headfirst into an ancient egyptian looking magic box. With a magical flourish, THE GREAT TRICKERION locks the hapless drone inside and rams a blade through it, chopping the box in two. #4 screams... but wait... He's... fine? How is he fine? The Great Trickerion seperates the two box halves, so #4 can get a good look at his own feet kicking helplessly. Ta Da!

ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN SERIES MATCH

(4) RUNNING WOLF VS TORQUE (2)

Running Wolf interrogates the biker as to the whereabouts of his ancestor’s tomahawk, but Torque turns the questioning back around, mimicking the Native American Detective with chops and accusations. The action gets hot but the crowd are cold. Really cold. Shivering, actually. Snow is in the air and magic is afoot! Wolf tries to ignore the plummeting temperatures, but he’s not as accustomed to the cold as bundled-up Canadian Torque. Pedal to the Metal (Curb Stomp)! 1… 2… 3!

TORQUE WINS (8:11)

DELIVERY DRONE #5 is shaking like a leaf as he approaches THE GREAT TRICKERION who... pull a rabbit out of his hat. Trick gives the rabbit to the Drone. It seems like a typical, cute rabbit.

DELIVERY DRONE #2 and #3 attack THE GREAT TRICKERION from behind, cover him with stamps, and throw him into a box. Taping the lid shut, they celebrate! Their jobs are safe! They're overjoyed! A crew member gives them a round of applause. Wait a second. That's no crew member. That's...

The Grat Trickerion??? Then who's in the box? The Drones rip it open to reveal...

DELIVERY DRONE #4??? Confused and furious. The Great Trickerion runs as the desperate Drones give chase.

SKIP BEAU

Things are looking bleak, but it's not going to come to this.

I'm going to beat Bobby Thomas tonight, take him out of the

running, secure Blockbuster's victory AND get enough

points that I'm not going to be banished!

(3) SKIP BEAU VS BOBBY THOMAS (8)

Jack DeColt "Skip Beau has everything to fight for. He does not want to have to lay down for his best friend on Friday if it means his exile."

Skip comes out swinging like a man possessed, overpowering the veteran until Bobby shuts him down with the Specialist Touch (Single Arm DDT)! 1… 2… Skip kicks out and Bobby latches onto the injured arm, stretching and twisting and looking for the submission, but Skip won’t tap. Americana! Skip won’t tap. Cross Armbreaker! Skip won’t tap. Beau powers free with a series of innovation backbreakers! He’s feeling The Flow and charges… right into a- SUPER KICK! Super Kick to the back of the head! 1…. 2… 3!

BOBBY THOMAS WINS (8:58)

(Skip Beau +0, Bobby Thomas +2)

Skip Beau is devastated.

BLOCKBUSTER appears at the top of the ramp, glaring.

1. Bobby Thomas

2. Blockbuster

2. Sayeed Ali

3. Ian Identity

5. Dice Elderberry

6. Torque

6. Running Wolf

8. Skip Beau</td><td width="25%" align="center" valign="center">Matches

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6</td><td width="25%" align="center" valign="center">Points

10

9

7

5

4

3</td></tr></table>

Self · February 23, 2020

DELIVERY DRONES VS LORDS OF WOOLABONGA . . . D

Diablo DeVille Promo . . . C-

Trickerion traps #2 . . . D+

Identity & Blockbuster Argue . . . C

BLOCKBUSTER VS IAN IDENTITY . . . D+

Trickerion drowns #3 . . . D

Dice Elderberry lays down for Sayeed Ali . . . C

Trickerion saws #4 in half . . . D+

RUNNING WOLF VS TORQUE . . . C-

Trickerion escapes . . . D

Skip Beau Promo . . . C

SKIP BEAU VS BOBBY THOMAS . . . C

FINAL RATING . . . C

0.81 rating on Maple Leaf Sports

I think we just barely squeaked by on this on without another reprimand from Maple Leaf Sports.

Honestly, would really like to see your take on TCW then. More workrate, still needs storylines, more complexity if you want that and still has the underdog feel that CGC has. Maybe for 2020, I'd certainly read another Self project.

My first instinct is "too big", but they have been sliding in recent years, so maybe with a 90 minute TV show. It's probably is the kind of performance skewed product I'm looking for, without being 100% movez (which I like watching, but can't fathom how to write). I should give them a whirl in a private game. I'm not sure I've given them a go in TEW'16.

EDIT: I just read their TEW'16 bio, and saw that they're now owned by a toy company. I... I could work with that. That's really interesting to me.

Ali continues to be garbage.

Comments like this make my day.

This Friday, it's the Ultimate Showdown Series Finals; live on PPV

CGC World Title Match: Diablo DeVilee vs Zeus Maxmillion

CGC Tag Team Title Match: Lords of Vegas vs Express Delivery

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Sayeed Ali vs Bobby Thomas (10)

Ultimate Showdown Series: (5) Dice Elderberry vs Running Wolf (4)

Ultimate Showdown Series: (7) Ian Identity vs Torque (4)

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Blockbuster vs Skip Beau (3)

DAVEFAN95 · February 23, 2020

My first instinct is "too big", but they have been sliding in recent years, so maybe with a 90 minute TV show. It's probably is the kind of performance skewed product I'm looking for, without being 100% movez (which I like watching, but can't fathom how to write). I should give them a whirl in a private game. I'm not sure I've given them a go in TEW'16.

EDIT: I just read their TEW'16 bio, and saw that they're now owned by a toy company. I... I could work with that. That's really interesting to me.

I'd certainly like to see you give them a go, I think you'd do TCW justice. I remember you writing a NOTBPW exhibition match in your CGC 2013 diary and I remember it being an absolute joy to read. You concentrated on the moves in the ring and counters and holds and it was great, I even remember a brief, but highly entertaining commentary segment between Tommy London and Davis Ditterich showing the contrasting styles between the two promotions. Maybe it was the fact that it was slightly different than the CGC segments you were writing but with that in mind, I could easily see you write a 100% movez match if you needed to (Such as TCW's All Action division if, for example, the toy company who owns TCW wanted that to attract the kids).

Yeah, I think there are loads of places you could go with the Toy Company ownership thing, could allow you to add/remove things that you thought a toy company wouldn't want related to them.

I'd like to hear about your TCW 2016 exploits too if you were to give them a go in a private game.

CGC World Title Match: Diablo DeVilee vs Zeus Maxmillion

He has to, as much as the title match is intriguing, Zeus shouldn't be losing it in his first "proper" defense.

CGC Tag Team Title Match: Lords of Vegas vs Express Delivery

DQ win, no titles. However, I loved the Trickerion/Drone segments last show.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Sayeed Ali vs Bobby Thomas (10)

I could see this being a DQ loss for Bobby (allowing Ian back into the running) but I say the swerve is that there isn't a swerve and give Ali the outright win here giving him the wishes.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (6) Dice Elderberry vs Running Wolf (4)

Dice has nothing to fight for, he's basically safe from elimination bar some downright madness, so he'll try an sell his points again, can't see why he wouldn't use that to his advantage, maybe he has the tomahawk, telling Wolf to take the free win and the tomahawk but be in his debt, might make an interesting story going forward

Ultimate Showdown Series: (7) Ian Identity vs Torque (4)

Submission victory so Ian comes ties second, maybe he wins it through Ali v Thomas Shenanigans (which would make sense given their interaction on the last show, maybe they want to feud) but I don't think that'll happen

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Blockbuster vs Skip Beau (3)

The whole series has been gearing up to this moment and after Buster got his run with the belt I just can't see Skip lying down for him, (well I can, in a weird situation where Skip lies down for Buster but either Bobby then wins meaning Buster loses, or Ali wins via submission also meaning Buster loses then he blames Skip but I don't think you go that direction.) so I give Skip the win costing Buster the wishes and the feud that comes from it, maybe Buster and somebody else v Skip and Jack

Blake Trask · February 23, 2020

Those Trickerion and Drones segments genuinely had me laughing out loud, that was brilliant.

Comments like this make my day.

Gosh he's just awful though. And this show! Even worse! Ugggh.

I hope like hell it's finally the straw that breaks the camel's back because the skeeze factor is just way too dang high.

Zergon · February 23, 2020

CGC World Title Match: Diablo DeVilee vs Zeus Maxmillion

Too early for Zeus to drop his belt plus I don´t see Diablo being build up enough to become the main champ yet.

CGC Tag Team Title Match: Lords of Vegas vs Express Delivery

Delivery will retain with help of the drones

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Sayeed Ali vs Bobby Thomas (10)

I will be cheering for Bobby here and hoping he wins but sadly, with Zeus as champion Ali winning here makes much more sense to me.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (5) Dice Elderberry vs Running Wolf (4)

Wolf could use a win to end the tournament on right foot. I think he´s storyline still has some gas left so doubtful he will be the one getting exiled, Dice on the other hand... he could still be the guy going out and with Delivery now having Drones do their dirty work, where that would leave Dice? Plus, that angle between Ali, Faith and Dice is bit awkward for family friendly promotion, and while Bobby saved Faith last show, Dice held his side of the bargain and likely wants his prize still and I´m doubtful Ali would bother to fight him so exiling Dice would put that story to rest.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (7) Ian Identity vs Torque (4)

For me, main question here is will Torque be the one getting exiled? My answer is no, mainly because I think Torque and Greaser are too good of a team to throw out (I´d assume Greaser comes back pretty soon after the tournament ends) but also because of what I discussed above about Dice (Yes, I changed my mind once again, you seem to be really good at making me regularly second guess my ability to read your booking plans and I really enjoy it. )

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Blockbuster vs Skip Beau (3)

Blockbuster winning would put him and Ali on even points at the top and I think you want clear winner for this tournament, hence I go with Skip winning (via submission in order to put him on 6 points). Blockbuster ain´t going to be happy if I´m right here so interesting to see were this will lead between the two.

Regis · February 24, 2020

CGC World Title Match: Diablo DeVile vs Zeus Maxmillion

For the power of humanity, for the goodwill he has borne for us, for Puny Mortal Stevie, for all the people of DeColt Country!

CGC Tag Team Title Match: Lords of Vegas vs Express Delivery

ED (hey, don't they have pills for that?) sneak out the dirty win.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Sayeed Ali vs Bobby Thomas (10)

I am begging for the Eternal Everyman to finally get his big moment. I'll be in the front row cheering for you, Bobby!

Ultimate Showdown Series: (5) Dice Elderberry vs Running Wolf (4)

Dice is a flunky who can easily bully some undercard mooks to get his momentum back, Running Wolf is in the middle of a storyline.

Ultimate Showdown Series: (7) Ian Identity vs Torque (4)

Ian Identity, incapacitate this irritating imitator!

Ultimate Showdown Series: (9) Blockbuster vs Skip Beau (3)

Bye, Skip. I look forward to seeing your wacky hijinks as you try to get back onto the show!

Also, Sayeed Ali is just the WORST.

Self · February 27, 2020

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Davis Ditterich "Tonight! It's the final four matches of the 2019 Ultimate Showdown Series! Who will top the leaderboard and go home with Three Wishes? Who will come last and taste the bitter defeat of Exile? We'll find out!"

Jack DeColt "Plus, two huge title matches, as Supreme Showmen the Lords of Vegas challenge Express Delivery for the tag team titles, and Diablo DeVille seeks to free himself from the belt I put him in, as he challenges Zeus Maxmillion for the CGC World Title. "

1. Bobby Thomas

2. Blockbuster

2. Sayeed Ali

4. Ian Identity

5. Dice Elderberry

6. Torque

6. Running Wolf

8. Skip Beau</td><td width="25%" align="center" valign="center">Matches

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9

7

5

4

3</td></tr></table>

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ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN SERIES MATCH

(4) JOHN TORQUE VS IAN IDENTITY (7)

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Jack DeColt "Victory in the Series is out of Ian's grasp at this point, while Exile looms for Torque. A Pin would be ideal, but even a Draw might keep him safe."

Torque mimics his opponent's intense forearms and incredible dropkicks, looking for a quick win, but when Identity refuses to go down without a fight, Torque switches to Plan B; run out the clock. Identity refuses to let his Series end with another whimper, and chases Torque all around the ring and back inside... Where he's caught with Pedal To The Metal (Curb Stomp) as he slides back inside! 1... 2... 3!

<div style="text-align:center;">TORQUE WINS (6:49)

(Torque +2, Ian Identity +0)

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HUGH ANCRIE and PHILIPPE LaGRENIER are furious, glaring at the DELIVERY DRONES. There's a conspicuous space where #3 should be standing. And who's the new guy on the end???

<div style="text-align:center;">HUGH ANCRIE

What part of "or else" do you idiots not understand? You were given

specific instructions to take out The Great Trickerion last week, and

send him back where he came from, but he's still here. You failed.

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER

If you're wondering where your little buddy whatshisname... Number 3...

is; he's paying for your mistakes. No more paycheque. No more CGC.

He's done.

DELIVERY DRONE #5

... but he has a family.

HUGH ANCRIE

Don't speak to us. You're not being paid to talk, drone. Do you think

we're friends? Nobody's friends here. Hell, me and LaGrenier have

never even spoken outside of business hours.

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER

Zat would be unprofessional. You drones better hope we win tonight.

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CGC WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

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The Great Trickerion & Gnaw

LORDS OF VEGAS

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EXPRESS DELIVERY

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Jack DeColt "The Great Trickerion has been one step ahead of the tag team champions, but wherever Express Delivery go, their new recruits are sure to... Speak of the devils."

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The Delivery Drones immediately surround the ring.

<div style="text-align:center;">THE GREAT TRICKERION

Abra! Kadabra! Alakazam!

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Four GNAWS emerge from under the ring to confront the rookies. The ferocious felines scratch and claw and chase the Drones from ringside. Inside the ring, the real Gnaw pounces on the champions and locks The Feast (STF with Biting) on LaGrenier, until Ancrie delivers a perfectly placed stamp to the knee. Express Delivery stamp, post, and deliver the injured limb to a world of hurt.

Gnaw valiantly battles to his partner and The Great Trickerion cuts the ring in half, pulling a world of wonders out of his hat, amazing and delighting with illusions and escapes aplenty. He astonishes LaGrenier with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex, but Ancrie intercepts the Glittering Magician with a Collector’s Stamp (Mafia Kick)! Gnaw attacks like a wounded animal, but it’s a wound LaGrenier can take advantage of. First Class Package (Package Piledriver/Flying Stomp)! 1… 2… 3!

<div style="text-align:center;">EXPRESS DELIVERY RETAIN (15:57)

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IN-RING

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BLOCKBUSTER

I said I was going to steamroll over the competition, and if it wasn't

for that stupid 10 minute time limit I would have. I am undefeated

in the Ultimate Showdown Series and if there was any justice I'd

at the top of the leaderboard... but you know what? It doesn't

matter. My 'buddy' Skip is going to do the right thing, give me 3

points, and that puts me on top!

SKIP BEAU

Yeah... about that. You're my best friend, and I want you to win,

but... I'm at the bottom of the leaderboard, so if I lay down for you,

I'm exiled. And that's the end of the Champion Bros. I'm sorry,

Blockbuster, but I think this time you need to lay down for me.

BLOCKBUSTER

... Are you out of your mind? I'm not laying down for you. I need

these three wishes!

SKIP BEAU

But the Champion Bros?

BLOCKBUSTER

I don't care about the stupid Champion Bros! I don't care if you get

exiled. Give me my Wishes or I break you. Lay down!

SKIP BEAU

No! I've been with you through thick and thin. I've helped you every

time you've asked! Now it's your turn to help me. You lay down!</div>

Blockbuster thinks about it, and lariats Skip out of his boots!

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(9) BLOCKBUSTER VS SKIP BEAU (3)

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Jack DeColt "Atta Boy, Skip! About time you showed some fire."

Blockbuster mercilessly thrashes and shreds and beats his "best friend" like a drum, yelling at him to submit. Skip refuses. He fires back... but it's like punching a brick wall and Blockbuster head-bangs his way back into control. He sets up the BusterBomb (Powerbomb into Turnbuckles) but gets a better idea. He rips the pad off of the top turnbuckle! Referee Shane Stones is furious, threatening Blockbuster with disqualification, and when his back is turned Skip smashes his former friend over the head with a sock full of pennies. Stones didn't see it! 1... 2... 3!

<div style="text-align:center;">SKIP BEAU WINS (7:50)

(Blockbuster +0, Skip Beau +2)</div>

Skip run for the hills while Blockbuster is still woozy.

1. Bobby Thomas

2. Blockbuster

2. Sayeed Ali

4. Ian Identity

5. Torque

6. Dice Elderberry

6. Skip Beau

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BACKSTAGE

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JENNY PLAYMATE

Skip, congratulations on your huge victory. You've dashed Blockbuster's

hopes of winning the Three Wishes, but you may still have a fight on

your hands if you want to avoid exile. If Wolf loses the next match,

you're safe, but if Dice loses it'll be you & Dice in a tiebreaker. Loser

gets exiled.

SKIP BEAU

Either way I'm ready. I'd love Wolf to lose and get the rest of the night

off, but I'm fired up, on a roll, and at least I get this time to rest up and-

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BLOCKBUSTER charges through security to attack Skip!

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You cost me three wishes! I'm gonna kill you!</div>

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ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN SERIES MATCH

(5) DICE ELDERBERRY VS RUNNING WOLF (4)

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Jack DeColt "Both men need to win here. Running Wolf's search for his ancestor's magic tomahawk has been a huge distraction, but if he keeps his eye on the prize, Dice may regret selling so many points during the Series."

Dice is bigger but Running Wolf is stronger, overpowering with impressive feats of strength. He's clearly distracted though, constantly keeping one eye out for changes in the weather, and pays for it when his face gets shoved into Dice's disgusting armpit.

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BLOCKBUSTER comes down the ramp, dragging a beaten and bloodied SKIP BEAU with him, as security tries in vain to stop him. He tries to blatantly interfere to help Running Wolf win, but Shane Stones is in his way.

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With all the commotion, no one spots DAN DALAY climbing into the ring, holding... Is that a Tomahawk? He nails Wolf over the head with the handle and leaves as Dice makes the cover and Shane Stones turns back around. 1... 2... 3.

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(Dice Elderberry +2, Running Wolf +0)

RUNNING WOLF IS EXILED

1. Bobby Thomas

2. Blockbuster

2. Sayeed Ali

4. Ian Identity

4. Dice Elderberry

5. Torque

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Davis Ditterich "What in the world? Dan DaLay has had the tomahawk all along? Wolf is exiled? What else could happen tonight???"

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JACK DECOLT is in the ring, CGC Canadian Title around his waist, microphone in hand.

<div style="text-align:center;">JACK DECOLT

Tonight we crown the wiiner of the 2019 Ultimate Showdown Series,

but as one epic endurance contest ends, another is about to begin.

We are seven weeks away from CGC's next PPV spectacular; the

Last Man Standing Rumble. 30 men. Over the top rope rules. It's a

match you don't win without gas in the tank, friends at your back, and

an unquenchable thirst for victory. In 2018 I finished off the greatest

year of my career by winning the Last Man Standing Rumble and

nothing would make me happier than doing it again in 2019 only...

You may have noticed I haven't been wrestling much these days-

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JACK BRUCE

Hellooooooooooooooooooo Vancouver! When I started my World

Tour, I promised that the Jack 'n'Rolla was gonna hit every city, town

and village in the Bruce-iverse, but some places are just so nice I

gotta visit them twice. WrestleFestival wasn't enough time for Jack

Bruce to spend in Canadian Golden Combat, so I'm back with a song

to sing and a dance to dance. There's ants in my pants, only... this is

no new song, ladies and gentlemen. This is an encore performance.

I'm here for you, Jack DeColt. Three months ago I beat you, yet there

you are with a title around your waist. The audacity, Jack. The sheer

audacity for you to sit there and call yourself a champion when you

know you're second best to the Cream of the Crop.

JACK DeCOLT

You beat me at WrestlieFestival, Bruce. I'll give you that. But you

had one advantage that I didn't; You were prepared. That match was

sprung on me with 24 hours notice, but you? You had been planning

that for a while. I could tell. You knew my every move, every counter.

I bet you spent night after sleepless night in that tour bus of yours,

studying me, figuring out a plan, obsessing. It's an honour, really. I

must have been living rent free in your head for weeks. You beat me

at WrestleFestival, but on an even playing field I'd kick your ass

any dayof the week.

JACK BRUCE

Is that so? How about you prove it, DeColt? You want to get back

on the dance floor with the Supreme Megastar of the Bruce-iverse?

That's exactly what I'm here for. And this time I want no excuses. I'm

not challenging you to a match tonight, or tomorrow night, or Sunday

night, or next week or even next month... Seven Weeks, Jack. CGC

Last Man Standing. Live on PPV. Is seven weeks enough time for you

to find your dancing shoes? Because I gotta be honest, you're not

looking like a spring chicken these days. The comfy commentary chair,

the grey hair, the moustache...

JACK DECOLT

You're no a young buck yourself. I could mention that headband you

have glued to your head to hide your receeding hairline, but I guess

I'll be the bigger man.

JACK BRUCE

That's not what your ex-wife said.

JACK DECOLT

That's how you want to play it, tough guy? You want to try and make

this personal? You're going to have to do better than an outdated

reference to my love life. For twenty years I've stood on the front

lines of this company, taking on every threat that's come my way.

I've been wounded, tortured, beaten to within an inch of my life,

and I'm still standing. I have nothing left to prove. To you or to

anyone. I could snap my fingers, retire right now, and I wouldn't

have a single regret.... but I really don't like you, Jack Bruce, so at

Last Man Standing it will be my pleasure to show you... WHO RULES!

DECOLTS RULE!

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CGC WORLD TITLE MATCH

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DIABLO DeVILLE VS ZEUS MAXMILLION

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Jack DeColt "Zeus sees the demon that lives in the CGC World Title as a kindred spirit, and has offered up this title shot in exchange for showing him the wonders of humanity. I hope he knows what he's doing. I trapped Diablo in the title for a reason."

Zeus tries to conduct himself as a noble champion, but Diablo sees no need for such things as handshakes or rope breaks, and defies the laws of physics with inhuman dives and rolls and springboards. Thrilled to meet such a worthy opponent in glorious combat, Zeus unloads with left hands and headbutts, but Diablo isn't looking for a fair fight. Biting, gouging, clawing at Zeus' flesh with sharpened fingernails, DeVille feed off of the champion's suffering, and the more the crowd boos, the stronger he gets. Zeus pleads the fans to cheer and clap and rejoice... which like acid to the demon prince's ears.

Pairing godlike strength with a mortal's courage, Zeus battles back. Big Backdrop! Spinebuster! He locks in the Olympian Clutch (Camel Clutch) but Diablo bites his fingers. Hellfire Kick (Backflip Kick)! 1... 2... Kick out! Phoenix Lariat! 1... 2... Zeus refuses to stay down. Diablo goes for Damnation (Top Rope Splash to Back) but in a feat of Godlike Strength Zeus catches him in mid air! Thunder Bolt (Sit Out Powerbomb)! 1... 2... 3!

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Zeus Maxmillion offers to shake the challenger's hand after a fine battle. Diablo refuses, but is reminded of the bargain that was struck. Diablo reluctantly and half-hearted shakes the Champion's hand.

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SAYEED ALI

Faith. Baby. I know we've had some troubles lately, but I promise

you all that is going to change. We are just moments away from

me winning the Ultimate Showdown Series and all of our dreams

coming true.

FAITH

Troubles? You sold me for points last week. You were going to let Dirty

Dice Elderberry just take me.

SAYEED ALI

No, I wasn't. I was just pretending so he'd give me the points. I was

never actually going to let him take you.

FAITH

Like you were 'never going to' let Blockbuster BusterBomb me?

SAYEED ALI

Of course not. You're the most important thing in the world to

me. You gotta trust me. We belong together. I... I was going to

wait until after I get done with Bobby Thomas, but...</div>

Sayeed gets down on one knee and presents Faith with a diamond ring.

<div style="text-align:center;">SAYEED ALI

I know everyone here tonight thinks you aren't the prettiest,

and everyone in the back always says you're not the smartest,

but I love you. Will you marry me?</div>

Faith is stunned... and delighted... and angry... and confused.

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JENNY PLAYMATE

Are you kidding me? No! Faith. You know he's a jerk.

SAYEED ALI

I know I've made mistakes. Everyone has. Especially you. But I can

change. Things will be different when we're married.</div>

Faith doesn't know what to say-

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SHANE STONES

This is lovely and all, but we've got an Ultimate

Showdown Series to finish. Let's fight!

ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN SERIES FINAL

/w Faith (9) SAYEED ALI VS BOBBY THOMAS (10) /w Jenny

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Jack DeColt "8 men. 8 weeks. 28 matches. It all comes down to this. Bobby Thomas can win the Three Wishes with a draw, but only a win will do for Sayeed."

Both men come out swinging. Ali's a phenomenal striker, but Bobby uses his speed and experience to wrestle rings around the street fighter. Sayeed flees outside where he's more comfortable, putting Faith in harm's way to steal an opening to hit the GBH Driver (Implant DDT) on the floor! He rolls inside, confident of a count out victory... but Bobby gets in at 9. Sayeed is furious and impatient and- Bobby nails him with a SUPER KICK! 1... 2... Faith puts Sayeed's foot on the ropes.

Now Bobby is furious. Jenny defends Faith, while pleading with her to stop putting up with this jerk. Ali takes advantage, shoving Bobby into Jenny, and then Faith into Bobby. He tries another GBH Driver (Implant DDT) but Bobby twists free and latches on to the arm, twisting and wrenching it without mercy. Fujiwara Armbar! Americana! Cross Armbreaker! Sayeed screams in pain and begs Faith to help him. He pleads! He yells! Faith picks up the engagement ring and... throws it on the ground! She stomps on it! Bobby wrenches the elbow... and Ali taps!

<div style="text-align:center;">BOBBY THOMAS WINS (8:32)

(Sayeed Ali +0, Bobby Thomas +3)

BOBBY THOMAS WINS THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN SERIES</div>

Bobby celebrates as Sayeed confronts Faith, yelling at her for not helping him. Jenny tries to step in but Faith's having none of it. She'll handle this. She kicks Ali in the nuts! He goes down and Faith takes his diamond engagement ring and shoves it in his trunks.

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TORQUE VS IAN IDENTITY C-

Express Delivery make threats . . . C

LORDS OF VEGAS VS EXPRESS DELIVERY . . . C

Skip refuses to lay down . . . C

BLOCKBUSTER VS SKIP BEAU . . . D+

Blockbuster attacks Skip . . . C

DICE ELDERBERRY VS RUNNING WOLF . . . D+

Jack Bruce Returns . . . A*

DIABLO DeVILLE VS ZEUS MAXMILLION . . . C+

Sayeed Ali proposed . . . C+

SAYEED ALI VS BOBBY THOMAS . . . C

FINAL RATING . . . C+

0.06 on PPV (33,560 buys)

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Oh Ultimate Showdown Series. I both love and hate you. It's a lot of fun to have a rigid everyone-fights-everyone format, as it gets people in the ring without spending a lot of brain power, but by the end of it I see the limitations, at least in CGC. You can't include the top stars, unless they win all the time, so ratings suffer. The 10-minute time limit, essential for all-important draws, hurts matches further. I think it's ultimately a midcard concept, that could have done with a stronger Zeus or Jack story running in the main events.

For this year's roster, I tried to pick 8 guys with diverse body types and styles who could deliver solid main events, but not really complain about losing to each other. I didn't think about the exile rule when I started, but figured it would be either Dice, Torque or Running Wolf, as they feel the least essential to my future plans. Around about the half way point I had two ideas. The first, is what we got, with Dan DaLay screwing Wolf with the Tomahawk. I would have gone with the other idea if contract negotiations with Hugh Ancrie went differently. I was fairly sure NOTBPW were going to poach him, and if so I would have doubled down on a bad night for Express Delivery; Lords of Vegas would have won the tag titles, Dice would have been exiled, and LaGrenier would be a singles act.

I didn't have a clear idea on who would win either, but when it came to breaking everyone's stories, I couldn't let Sayeed or Blockbuster get the victory. Sayeed has been quietly playing bad boyfriend in the background for too long, and I needed to actually tell the story. And Skip needed to turn, or him and Blockbuster would be playing the same beats forever. The world needed to be different coming out of the Ultimate Showdown Series than it was coming in, and I'd say for 6 or the 8 characters, that's true.

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The fun doesn't stop here. This Sunday on Title Bout Wrestling...

Blockbuster & Express Delivery vs Jack DeColt, Skip Beau & The Great Trickerion

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Shane Nelson & DT Rush

K-Squared vs Ian Identity

and the road to Last Man Standing begins with an over-the-top-rope preview match:

Delivery Drone #2 vs Donovan Boon vs Drake Young vs Penfold Perdition vs Robin DaLay

joshbrady91 · February 27, 2020

Predictions

Blockbuster & Express Delivery vs Jack DeColt, Skip Beau & The Great Trickerion

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Shane Nelson & DT Rush

K-Squared vs Ian Identity

Delivery Drone #2 vs Donovan Boon vs Drake Young vs Penfold Perdition vs Robin DaLay

Regis · February 27, 2020

I would have loved to watch this PPV. Sayeed getting his comeuppance! The Eternal Everyman getting the big victory he's been denied for so long! The return of Jack Bruce!

Also, I'm fantasy booking a new Face team springing out of Express Delivery's Drones as they unionise and use the power of collective bargaining and extreme violence to take out their former employers.

Blockbuster & Express Delivery vs Jack DeColt, Skip Beau & The Great Trickerion

Skip interferes to cost Blockbuster the match, playing as a new anti-hero character who cheats to beat the Heels.

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Shane Nelson & DT Rush

In the name of humanity Zeus will triumph, and his opponents will give the devil his due.

K-Squared vs Ian Identity

I... don't have much to say about this one. Should be a reasonably solid match, though.

and the road to Last Man Standing begins with an over-the-top-rope preview match:

Delivery Drone #2 vs Donovan Boon vs Drake Young vs Penfold Perdition vs Robin DaLay

Crikey, chief!

Rateddc · February 27, 2020

Blockbuster & Express Delivery vs Jack DeColt, Skip Beau & The Great Trickerion

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Shane Nelson & DT Rush

K-Squared vs Ian Identity

Delivery Drone #2 vs Donovan Boon vs Drake Young vs Penfold Perdition vs Robin DaLay

DAVEFAN95 · February 28, 2020

Jack, Skip & TGT

Jack's the difference maker. Maybe Bruce makes an appearance but I don't think he should cost Jack the win

Zeus & Diablo

Weird to have the guy who helped Zeus get thee title be his opponent here but okay

Ian

K-Squared is a jobber

Drake Young

Sheer guess work, Perdition could also win, Robin has a chance, but I choose Drake based purely on the fact that most of the other guys are jobbers or have poor momentum going into the match. wonder if the winners of these get to put in their up votes and down votes like in recent iterations

Edit: Just a reaction to the PPV here. I really enjoyed as a stand alone show but I did think Ali deserved the win. Don't get me wrong, Bobby is great and I love him more than I ever liked the other Specialist (we don't mention him) but I thought you could have ran with the Ali/Faith storyline a bit more. Glad Ali got his comeuppance though, but I am intrigued with what'll come from Bobby's wishes.

Was initially bummed out by Dan being revealed as the holder of the tomahawk but after awhile I think it makes perfect sense. Of all the people on the roster who was there in 97 when Howling Dog was around. The DeColts and Dan, pretty much it right. So yeah, really good booking there sir. Speaking of Dan, did you ever tell us where Adrian Garcia went? I don't recall him being around throughout the diary

Diablo/Zeus was fun, though I have no idea where it goes from here. Think Zeus needs a proper feud to really solidify him as a champ, Diablo isnt the guy to do that.

Zergon · February 28, 2020

Well, didn´t see that outcome coming from the tournament. That said, I´m really happy that Bobby did win, On flip side, I´m bit sad of Wolf being the one exiled but DaLay having the tomahawk gives me hope that Wolf could one day be back to continue that story.

Blockbuster & Express Delivery vs Jack DeColt, Skip Beau & The Great Trickerion

I think heel team is stronger overall, but Jack is Jack so... yeah, faces win plus this is a nice way to give Trickerion a win over Express as well since he likely won´t be challenging for the title belt soon after losing again.

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Shane Nelson & DT Rush

Nelson or Rush haven´t done whole lot lately so I doubt you would put them over your main champ.

K-Squared vs Ian Identity

Only one of these guys have had any regular screen time.

and the road to Last Man Standing begins with an over-the-top-rope preview match:

Delivery Drone #2 vs Donovan Boon vs Drake Young vs Penfold Perdition vs Robin DaLay

Thinking Boon is highest on the pecking order from these five but I could basically see anyone else than Drone winning here.

Blake Trask · February 28, 2020

Very curious to see how Bobby with three wishes pans out... delighted to see Sayeed finally get his. You go Faith!

The eventual Beau turnaround felt--I'm not quite sure. On the one hand it was the fruition of the story, on the other he still cheated and 'you lay down for me instead!' was... I get that it's a longer term thing and it doesn't necessarily change overnight, but I found myself not feeling as much sympathy for Beau as I would have liked?

I think I was expecting bigger emotional wounds from the friendship finally being severed. Perhaps it was just what I had in my head as the conclusion; heartbroken betrayed Skip reluctantly biting back, and this wasn't quite that.

I dunno. Not intended as criticism of the story itself, because the long term story had the satisfying conclusion its airtime deserved, just something about the landing didn't stick quite right for me.

Happy that Torque didn't get exiled. I like Mimic a lot and I like his thing he has here.

Do you think we're friends? Nobody's friends here. Hell, me and LaGrenier have never even spoken outside of business hours.

Laughed out loud.

Self · March 1, 2020

Davis Ditterich "Welcome everybody. Last Friday night at Ultimate Showdown Jack Bruce made a shocking return to Canadian Golden Combat, challenging Jack DeColt to an epic rematch at our next PPV spectacular; Last Man Standing. With just seven weeks to prepare, DeColt is throwing himself into the deep end tonight, in a huge six-man tag team match. But first, we have crowned the winner of the 2019 Ultimate Showdown Series, and he's in the ring right now."

IN-RING

BOBBY THOMAS

Nine. Nine times I entered the Ultimate Showdown Series. Every single

year it's been held, Bobby Thomas has been in the line up. Every single

year I've fallen short. I've made mistakes. I've been screwed over. Time

and time again I've failed. Until now. This year... I didn't fail. 19 years

of hard work and sacrifice finally paid off and the ninth time was the

charm. I survived the Ultimate Showdown Series and the Three Wishes

are mine. Now as for what to do with them... well... there's one more

thing I keep falling short at-

BOOM!

ZEUS MAXMILLION

My friend, speak no further. I know you desire the CGC World Title, but

waste no wishes upon it. I said that I would be a fighting champion, one

CGC could be proud of, and I promised that any man capable of surviving

the Ultimate Showdown Series would be worthy of a match for this title.

I intend to keep my promise. Any place. Any time. You are surely weary

from the trials of the Ultimate Showdown Series, but whenever you are

ready, it would be an honour to meet you in glorious combat.

BOBBY THOMAS

As much as I'd like to take you on right here, right now... I think you're

right. Tonight isn't the night. Give me two weeks, but mark my words; we

may be friends, but I'm coming for your title and I'm bringing everything

I've got.

ZEUS MAXMILLION

I wouldn't have it any other way.

DIABLO DeVILLE

You give away title shots too easily, "noble" Zeus. You should have

made this pathetic mortal use a Wish to face you. That way he'd only

have two more to use against you when he tries to steal your title.

ZEUS MAXMILLION

Silence, demon. You think too little of the honour and courage of mortals.

Let me teach you their glory in the same way I learned myself. Through

Golden Combat!

ZEUS MAXMILLION & DIABLO DeVILLE

DT RUSH & SHANE NELSON

Davis Ditterich "Zeus wants to show Diablo DeVille the value of humanity, and how better to do that than with a spirited contest against two honourable friends?"

Zeus tries to set a good example, but Diablo doesn't see the point of handshakes or rope breaks when dealing with lesser beings, and uses eye-rakes and biting to feast on Nelson's suffering. DT Rush gives the devil his due with a big Side Suplex, and Zeus relishes the chance to meet his friend in glorious combat. Lefts meet rights! Headbutts meet Headbutts! The Bronzed God proves stronger! Thunder Bolt (Sit Out Powerbomb)! 1... 2... 3!

ZEUS MAXMILLION & DIABLO DeVILLE WIN (8:17)

Delighted with the spirited contest, Zeus helps DT to his feet and shakes his hand- Diablo nails Rush with a Hellfire Kick (Backflip Kick)! The demon slinks off into the shadows before DT or Nelson or Zeus can stop him.

BLOCKBUSTER

Skip Beau! You made the biggest mistake of your life on Friday!

You cost me Three Wishes! You cost me my chance to destroy Zeus

Maxmillion! Now you die! Tonight you die! It may be a six-man tag, but

I've only got eyes for you. You should have laid down when you had

the chance.

SKIP BEAU

Sometimes you give and you give and you give... and it never feels

like enough, you know? I did everything for Blockbuster, and he never

appreciated it. He never cared when helping him cost me the Canadian

Title. He didn't care that laying down for him would have meant my

exile. Or... I dunno. Maybe I'm being stupid. Maybe I should have laid

down for him. Maybe things would have gotten better if I helped him

win the Three Wishes. I should call him!

FAITH is sitting beside him. She knocks the phone out of his hands.

FAITH

We did the right thing.

K-SQUARED VS IAN IDENTITY

Davis Ditterich "Ian Identity had a tremendous start to the Ultimate Showdown Series, but has to be disappointed with his overall performance."

K-Squared drops some sick rhymes and killer beats, until Identity fires back with intense forearms, incredible dropkicks, and locks in the Incapacitator (Double Underhook Armbar) for the submission!

IAN IDENTITY WINS (5:08)

IN-RING

DAN DALAY

Betcha wonderin' how this magical tomahawk wotsit ended up in my

hands, aintcha? Well you shouldn't. Who else but Dan DaLay has been

bullying dorks since 1997? Who else but Dan DaLay has taken whatever

he wanted for decades? 1997. 2007. 2017. 3017. When the sun explodes

and wipes out humanity, there's still gonna be the immortal Dan DaLay,

floating around in space, giving wet-willies to the stars. This here tomahawk

was one of my first trophies. I saw that dork Howling Wolf strutting around,

doing his little war-dance, smilin', swingin' his axe, and I did what I do best.

I beat his ass and took his stuff.

Don't worry, Wolfie. Even though your lands have been sufferin', I want

you to know that I've been putting your magic doohicky to good use. It's

spent the last 20 years in the DaLay Master Bathroom, where I use the

handle to chop up particularly big turds. The hassles of a protein heavy

diet, huh? You want your axe back? You're welcome to come get it, only...

You're in exile not, aintcha? Guess I'll just return it to the throne. Although,

now that you've reminded me what this thingy can really do, maybe I'll

keep it close by for a while. Smell ya later, dorks.

Dan DaLay raises the magic tomahawk into the air, and it starts to rain all over the crowd.

ALEX DECOLT

In seven weeks, live on Pay Per View, Canadian Golden Combat will

be holding one of my favourite matches of the year; the Last Man

Standing Rumble. 30 men enter at timed intervals and are eliminated

by being thrown over the top rope and out to the floor. Only... this

isn't your typical Rumble match. We do things a little differently here

in CGC. First, the order of entry isn't random. Our wrestlers don't draw

numbers out of a hat. The order is chosen by you, the fans. In a few

weeks we'll be opening up the polls, where you can tell us who gets

your thumbs up, and who gets your thumbs down. Be sure to vote for

favourite wrestlers, folks, because they're counting on you to increase

their chance of victory.

Secondly... We're going to make some amendments to the rules. For too

long I've seen people gaming the system, hiding behind the letter of the

rules, while utterly disrespecting the spirit of them. So with that in mind,

may I introduce the man who's going to make some changes, the special

referee for the 2019 Last Man Standing Rumble; Shane Stones.

LAST MAN STANDING RUMBLE PREVIEW MATCH

DELIVERY DRONE #2 VS DONOVAN BOON VS DRAKE YOUNG VS PENFOLD PERDITION VS ROBIN DALAY

Davis Ditterich "The winner of each weekly preview match goes up one place in the Last Man Standing entry order, but what are these new rules Shane Stones is implementing?"

Alex DeColt "Minor changes to prevent shenanigans, Davis. Nothing more. So long as the fighters follow the spirit of the battle royal, they'll be fine."

The bell rings and Drake, Robin and Drone #5 immediately roll out under the bottom rope. They all think they're pretty smart, legally avoiding the fight, until Shane Stones starts counting. 1... 2... 3... 4... Robin and #5 quickly roll in, while Drake argues. He didn't go over the top. He can't be disqualified!

DRAKE YOUNG HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED

Alex DeColt "Amendment 1; if you leave the ring, the referee can disqualify you. Especially if he thinks you're doing it to be clever or through cowardice. At best, you have five seconds to get back in."

The fight begins. Drone #2 covers Penfold in stamps as Boon unleashes Kangaroo-Fu to prevent being bullied around the ring by DaLay. #2 tries to sneak up on the scuzzy aussie, but Boon sidesteps and sends him over the top rope and out to floor.

DELIVERY DRONE #2 HAS BEEN ELIMINATED

Furious (and terrified for his job) the Delivery Drone climbs onto the apron and yanks Boon out of the ring. To his surprise, Stones doesn't announce Boon as eliminated, and sends the Bogan back into the ring.

Alex DeColt "Amendment 2; once you're out, you're out. Nothing you do counts. Also, interfere and you're find $500."

#2 is devastated as he's given an official fine. Donovan is confused, and Robin takes advantage and throws him out.

DONOVAN BOON HAS BEEN ELIMINATED

It's down to two, and Robin uses his Eric Tyler training to trick Penfold before following in his father's footsteps and bullying him around the ring. But Big Baby has the heart of a warrior, and belly butts his- Low Blow from Robin! He thinks he's smart. It's no DQ.

ROBIN DALAY HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED

Alex DeColt "Amendment 3; if you do anything that would get you disqualified in a normal match, you'll be disqualified. Because why wouldn't you be?"

PENFOLD PERDITION WINS

(+1 to his Last Man Standing Rumble entry)

7 WEEKS AWAY

Featuring

Jack Bruce vs Jack DeColt

... and the Last Man Standing Rumble

JACK DECOLT

Last time I got in the ring with Jack Bruce, he caught me with my pants

down. I can't let that happen again. I have seven weeks to prepare for

the biggest match of my life, so I'm throwing myself into the deep end.

Express Delivery, the best tag team in the country. Blockbuster, the man

who broke the best year of my career again the turnbuckles. It doesn't get

any deeper than that. It's time I remind everyone... Who Rules???

DECOLTS RULE!

BLOCKBUSTER & EXPRESS DELIVERY

THE GREAT TRICKERION, SKIP BEAU & JACK DeCOLT

Davis Ditterich "A huge six-man tag team match with a lot of issues. Blockbuster and Skip have unfinishied business, while Trickerion would love another shot at Express Delivery's tag team titles."

Trickerion amazes and delights with fantabulous illusions, much to Jack's approval. Skip feels The Flow with snap jabs and innovative backbreakers, until Blockbuster attacks him from behind. The Heavy Metal Mauler is merciless in his assault, pausing only when Express Delivery tag themselves in to cover Beau with stamps or deliver him to suplex city.

Jack DeColt fires up his former student to get the tag and runs wild on Express Delivery with right hands and shoulder tackles, sending Ancrie on a Wild Ride (Whiplash Slam) and Punching! LaGrenier! In! The! Face! Blockbuster catches him unawares with a big Lariat! Trickerion takes on the Heavy Metal Mauler, but it's like hitting a brick wall and he too is overwhelmed. It's up to Skip to give his former best friend a taste of his own medicine. He attacks him from behind and the two brawl into the crowd.

Jack takes down Ancrie, looking for End of Days (Bow & Arrow Dragon Sleeper) but...

... the DELIVERY DRONES surround the ring. Jack starts punching them off the apron, but #5 distracts the referee and the others pull the Wild Man outside. Trickerion's left all alone with the tag team champions! First Class Package (Package Piledriver/Flying Stamp)! 1... 2... 3!

BLOCKBUSTER & EXPRESS DELIVERY WIN(16:24)

Self · March 1, 2020

Bobby & Zeus schedule their match . . . C

ZEUS & DIABLO VS NELSON & RUSH . . . D+

Blockbuster Promo . . . C

Skip Beau Promo . . . C-

K-SQUARED VS IAN IDENTITY . . . D-

Dan DaLay Promo . . . B-

Alex introduces Last Man Standing Referee . . . B

LAST MAN STANDING PREVIEW . . . D-

Jack DeColt Promo . . . B+

SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH . . . C+

FINAL RATING . . . B-

0.87 rating on Maple Leaf Sports

So I watched a Tag Team Battle Royal on AEW the other week that just infuriated me. Heels waiting outside. Going through the ropes. Blatant cheating. I like AEW but I hated it. So even though I hadn't planned on starting the Last Man Standing Rumble hype yet, I got angry and wrote this match. There are disqualifications. You can't flee through the ropes or wait outside. I choose the spirit of the rules, as opposed to the letter of them.

CGC ACTION FIGURES

Series One

So ever since the idea of a TCW diary was floated, I've had action figures on my mind. I enjoy collecting the odd toy (although, like most things I enjoy, I'm deeply ashamed of it) and am fascinated by the logistics of it. So I made myself a little photoshop project. I went back to episode one of this diary and picked the 6 guys who I thought (at the time) would make the best first wave of toys, using the fewest unique parts. Judging by production times, they'd be hitting stores around now. They're rough and prototype-y (and the head scans were a nightmare) but guess who?

For a TCW diary, owned by a toy company, there would be an extra layer of game for me in the focus of creating and promotion new toys. It would be cynical. It would push guys based on 'toy-factor' instead of workrate, in places. It would give Rocky Golden new hats every so often.

We'll see if they survive to TEW'20.

Very curious to see how Bobby with three wishes pans out... delighted to see Sayeed finally get his. You go Faith!

Edit: Just a reaction to the PPV here. I really enjoyed as a stand alone show but I did think Ali deserved the win. Don't get me wrong, Bobby is great and I love him more than I ever liked the other Specialist (we don't mention him) but I thought you could have ran with the Ali/Faith storyline a bit more. Glad Ali got his comeuppance though, but I am intrigued with what'll come from Bobby's wishes.

I could have milked that dynamic for longer, but I felt I had hit the limits of what Sayeed could do before Faith needed to make a change. I second guessed it a few times, Sayeed was getting good heat so it felt like I could have pulled the trigger on him being a top top guy... but he's not really a core CGC guy. He's disappointed in headline matches. He's not a delight backstage. He's expensive.

Plus, I'm much more interested in Bobby/Zeus than I am by Sayeed/Zeus.

Well, didn´t see that outcome coming from the tournament. That said, I´m really happy that Bobby did win, On flip side, I´m bit sad of Wolf being the one exiled but DaLay having the tomahawk gives me hope that Wolf could one day be back to continue that story.

Was initially bummed out by Dan being revealed as the holder of the tomahawk but after awhile I think it makes perfect sense. Of all the people on the roster who was there in 97 when Howling Dog was around. The DeColts and Dan, pretty much it right. So yeah, really good booking there sir. Speaking of Dan, did you ever tell us where Adrian Garcia went? I don't recall him being around throughout the diary

Even I didn't realise DaLay had the tomahawk when Running Wolf started talking about it.

I may regret exiling Wolf, in that I don't think he'll be coming back before the end of this project, so there's a loose thread we won't see get tied up in the next 7 weeks.

The eventual Beau turnaround felt--I'm not quite sure. On the one hand it was the fruition of the story, on the other he still cheated and 'you lay down for me instead!' was... I get that it's a longer term thing and it doesn't necessarily change overnight, but I found myself not feeling as much sympathy for Beau as I would have liked?

I agree. I didn't quite find the right note for this one, and the story kind of got lost in the Ultimate Showdown Series. Which is weird because it was a major factor in how I arranged the matches in the first place. Skip isn't the character I thought he'd be when this started. I was always planning a babyface turn, but he's been more of an ass than expected this entire time, and I've struggled a little to find his hook.

Laughed out loud.

I've wanted to use that line for a while. It's been in my head-canon from the beginning.

Sheer guess work, Perdition could also win, Robin has a chance, but I choose Drake based purely on the fact that most of the other guys are jobbers or have poor momentum going into the match. wonder if the winners of these get to put in their up votes and down votes like in recent iterations

Much like previous Last Man Standing Rumbles, the order is decided by...

Step 1) Arrange everyone in order of Canadian Popularity (least popular enters first)

Step 2) Every fighter gets to give one of his friends a Thumbs Up (enters later) and one enemy a Thumbs Down (enters earlier).

Step 3) You guys get to give your thumbs. I'm thinking three Thumbs Ups and three Thumbs Down.

Step 4) Preview Match Winners go up a place

I'll be kicking this off in a couple of weeks. The 30 men need to be finalised. Jack Bruce and Jack DeColt won't be in it, but that's all I'm certain of so far. Do I have 30 guys? I should check. SWF are sniffing around, looking for new talent.

Next Week, on CGC Title Bout Wrestling

Philippe LaGrenier vs Jack DeColt

Drake Young vs Ian Identity

Sayeed Ali vs Mario DaSilva

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Woolabonga Bogans

LMS Rumble Preview: Dan DaLay vs Dice Elderberry vs The Great Trickerion vs Shane Nelson vs Torque

Zergon · March 1, 2020

Philippe LaGrenier vs Jack DeColt

LaGrenier has done much better than what I would have expected but while he is solid guy he´s not someone who I would expect to go over Jack.

Drake Young vs Ian Identity

Before Ian was set on that trip in a box, I would have thought this as a close one but since Young haven´t really done much lately (although to be fair, with him not being in tournament it would have been pretty hard for him to make an impact in last few shows) while Ian had a blazing hot start in the tournament, I now see this as pretty one sided match.

Sayeed Ali vs Mario DaSilva

While it sounds like your not entirely happy on Ali´s performance, I don´t think he´s fallen so far out from favor that he would lose to DaSilva here, unless losing Faith triggers some kind of struggle storyline for him.

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Woolabonga Bogans

Bogans have been a solid team for you, put despite the obvious team advantage, I don´t see you putting them over Zeus here.

LMS Rumble Preview: Dan DaLay vs Dice Elderberry vs The Great Trickerion vs Shane Nelson vs Torque

Assuming Dan is experienced enough not to get disqualified here (unless there´s another new rule that didn´t get to show in last one) and in that case it´s hard for me to go with anyone else here.

DAVEFAN95 · March 1, 2020

Jack

Can't see PLG getting a singles win over Jack. Wonder if you consider PLG a CGC guy seems this is his second spell with the company.

Ian

Drake failed me last time so he'll prob lose here too

Ali

I'll give Ali the benefit of the doubt despite Zergons excellent point about Ali's luck changing after Faith leaving him

Zeus and Diablo

The world champ shouldn't lose to tag guys

Dan

His awesome promo last time out made me smile so he gets my vote.

EDIT: I feel so stupid about asking about Adrian Garcia last post. I just remembered he had the big program with Jack leading up to WF. I completely forgot because of Jack v Jack on day 2. I'm an idiot

EDIT 2: The action figures are so awesome. From L-R Blockbuster, Jack, Dan, Robin, Zeus and Skip. You're making me want this TCW 2020 diary so much

Regis · March 7, 2020

Philippe LaGrenier vs Jack DeColt

THIS! IS! DECOLT COUNTRY!

Drake Young vs Ian Identity

JOBBER!

Sayeed Ali vs Mario DaSilva

I'm so sorry, Mario.

Zeus Maxmillion & Diablo DeVille vs Woolabonga Bogans

The devil on Zeus' shoulder will get his halo one day.

LMS Rumble Preview: Dan DaLay vs Dice Elderberry vs The Great Trickerion vs Shane Nelson vs Torque

Because seriously, he's so big!

Self · March 8, 2020

Sunday Week 4 July 2019

Late Evening on Maple Leaf Sports

Grande Prairie, Alberta

3,467 in attendance

BACKSTAGE

DELIVERY DRONES #2 and #4 struggle to hold up a gigantic mirror so that PHILIPPE LaGRENIER can gaze at his own reflection. HUGH ANCRIE glares at DELIVERY DRONE #5 and #6 until they start to (reluctantly) oil up LaGrenier's magnificent muscles.

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER

Jack DeColt est un imbecile if he thinks he can beat Jack Bruce at Last

Man Standing. We proved it last week when his pitiful team fell to

ze perfection of corporate synergy that is Express Delivery and

Blockbuster, and I will prove it tonight when I take his Canadian

Title. Ze DeColts, zey are like ze big fish is ze small pond, but time

has a way of making ze big fish smaller, no? Zey go old and grey.

And new fish come along. Bigger and stronger and with ze financial

backing of a major corporation behind them.

HUGH ANCRIE

The days of the Mom 'n' Pop, family run wrestling company are over.

The world is about corporations. Monopolies. And ours is in full swing.

Tonight we add the Canadian Title. In six weeks we'll dominate

the Last Man Standing Rumble. Whoever wins next week between

Zeus Maxmillion and Bobby Thomas better believe I'm coming for

that CGC World Title. And when the monopoly is ours, maybe we'll

be nice and buy the DeColts out... or maybe we won't, and send

them in a box to the retirement home.

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER

First Class. Fully Tracked. Express Delivery.

DRAKE YOUNG VS IAN IDENTITY

Drake punishes Ian for all of his supposed microaggressions, until Identity fires back with intense forearms, incredible dropkicks, and locks in the Incapacitator (Double Underhook Armbar) for the submission!

IAN IDENTITY WINS (4:50)

IN-RING

SAYEED ALI

Faith! You made the biggest mistake of your life at Ultimate Showdown...

but I'm willing to forgive you. I can find it my heart to take you back.

JENNY PLAYMATE

Why would she go back to you? She did nothing wrong. You were an

abusive, gaslighting asshole. She's much better off now, surrounded

by friends. Not just me but all of the CGC fans.

SAYEED ALI

Come on, Faith. This is ridiculous. Why are you listening to Jenny

Playmate? I've told you a million times she's just jealous of you.

How about we go somewhere and talk, just you and me.

FAITH

Anything you want to say... you can say right here. In front of my friends.

SAYEED ALI

These aren't your friends, Faith. They're only pretending to like you

so they could screw me out of the Ultimate Showdown Series. You're

too boring to have real friends. You're not pretty enough for these fans

to like you. I love you. I'm the only person who will tell you the truth.

Now are you gonna come with me or do I need to drag you out of here?

SAYEED ALI VS MARIO DaSILVA /w Jenny & Faith

Sayeed has the superior striking game, but has no one to hide behind when Mario turns him into his latest masterpiece, twisting his limbs into beautifully horrific contortions. Jenny's delighted, and Faith's starting to enjoy herself... until Sayeed uses his strength advantage to power out of a Guillotine! East Coast Forearm! GBH Driver (Implant DDT)! 1... 2... 3!

SAYEED ALI WINS (5:53)

DICE ELDERBERRY

If you wanna win the Last Man Standing Rumble, you gotta be big. Tiny

pukes? You can toss them over the top rope with ease. Big hosses like

me? You ain't gonna do that so easy.

SHANE NELSON

If you want to win the Last Man Standing Rumble, you need to get the crowd

on your side. You need them to vote you up the rankings to enter as late as

possible. If the fans believe in you, they I won't let you down.

ISABELLA ENCARTA

If you want to win the Last Man Standing Rumble, you need allies. Friends.

Partners. With the chaos of 30-men swirling around you, you need someone

watching your back. I didn't need to scour the globe to find the best tag team

in the world. I found them right here. The Frozen North. They're an unbeatable

team. They're coming to CGC. They're going to win the Last Man Standing Rumble.

LAST MAN STANDING RUMBLE PREVIEW MATCH

DAN DALAY VS DICE ELDERBERRY VS THE GREAT TRICKERION VS SHANE NELSONE VS TORQUE

Davis Ditterich "Who's the favourite to win this year's Last Man Standing Rumble? There are a couple of good options right here."

Dan DaLay holds his magical tomahawk aloft, torrential rain starts pouring over the ring, and the brawl begins. Trickerion uses fantabulous illusions to slow down Torque, until Dice spoils their fun by cramming their faces into his disgusting armpit. Shane goes bananas on DaLay, but pauses to wipe the rain from his eyes and- BACKFIST! Out he goes.

SHANE NELSON HAS BEEN ELIMINATED

Undersized, Trickerion and Torque join forces, the bite-sized biker mimicking the Master Magician's illusions to dazzle and amaze and take out Dice. The teamwork paid off and obviously Dan DaLay needs to put a stop to that- BACKFIST! Out goes Trickerion.

DICE ELDERBERRY & THE GREAT TRICKERION HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED

Torque faces off with the Immortal One in the pouring rain. He burns rubber and mimics moves, but slips on the soaking wet ropes when attempting a springboard. DaLay Down (Belly to Belly Piledriver)! DaLay finishes the job.

TORQUE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED

DAN DALAY WINS (8:12)

Davis Ditterich "With that magic tomahawk at his side, could Dan DaLay once again be the most dangerous man in Canadian Golden Combat?"

SIX WEEKS AWAY

Featuring...

Rematch of the Century: Jack Bruce vs Jack DeColt

... and the Last Man Standing Rumble

30-men, entering in 90 second intervals

Entry order decided by fan voting, starting soon

IN-RING

DIABLO DeVILLE

You wish to teach me the 'glory' of humanity, 'humble' Zeus? It is

you who needs the lesson. For millenia I have seen these pathetic,

weak mortals give in to their petulant urges, and destroy each other

over shiny trinkets, and weep over their sorrows like they are the

victims. Greedy. Jealous. Disgusting things. And you will find that out

for yourself next week. You are a naive fool to put your title on the line

against Bobby Thomas. Armed with Three Wishes, there is no limit to

the foul tricks he will rain down upon you.

ZEUS MAXMILLION

Bobby Thomas is a good man and an honourable warrior. I have no

doubt that it will be a glorious contest, worthy of poets, and no matter

who comes out the victor CGC will have a champion it can be proud of.

DIABLO DeVILLE

Good man? Bobby Thomas; the Virtuoso? Bobby Thomas; the Specialist?

Bobby Thomas; the man who forged documents claiming to have Native

American ancestry? There is no honour in him.

ZEUS MAXMILLION

He has made mistakes, and he has learned as all mortals do. As you

should have from our tag team battle last week. From DT Rush, who

bravely refuses to give in to his disability. From Shane Nelson, who

battles on despite the loss and heartbreak that surrounds him.

DIABLO DeVILLE

I learned they are weak. And puny.

ZEUS MAXMILLION

They are brave warriors and so is Bobby Thomas. He will not betray

me. Another lesson is in store for you, demon.

ZEUS MAXMILLION & DIABLO DeVILLE

WOOLABONGA BOGANS

Rusty Mills & Donovan Boon

Davis Ditterich "Diablo doesn't seem to have learned a thing last week. Can the Bogans teach him to respect mortals as Zeus does?"

Diablo sees no benefit in respecting such "lesser beings" and pays for it when the Bogans bamboozle him with quick tags and ultra-smooth teamwork. Zeus is thrilled to meet such worthy opponents in glorious combat. Left hands meet Kangeroo-Fu! Spinebuster meets Northern Lights! A blind tag switcheroo give the scuzzy Aussie duo the advantage, but Diablo takes out Rusty with a Hellfire Kick (Backflip Kick) and Zeus nails Donovan with the Thunder Bolt (Sit Out Powerbomb)! 1... 2... 3!

ZEUS MAXMILLION & DIABLO DeVILLE WIN (9:07)

Delighted by such a spirited contest, Zeus helps the mortals to their feet. Diablo is about to jump Mills from behind, but Zeus stops him. He respects the Woolabonga Bogans, and is proud to shake their hands.

BOBBY THOMAS

I respect you, Zeus, and I consider you a friend. But I'm not in this

business to make friends. Never was. Next week I'm coming for your

title. You think 14 years of trials is tough? Try 19. That's how long I've

been busting my ass. I've scratched and I've clawed and I've done it all

without bloodlines or birthrights or destiny stacking the deck in my

favour. I won the Ultimate Showdown Series, and next week I'm

winning the CGC World Title. Even if I have to go through you to do it.

THE GREAT TRICKERION is limping backstage when HUGH ANCRIE destroys him with a Collector's Edition Stamp (Mafia Kick)! The DELIVERY DRONES swarm all over the magician, cover him in stamps and stuff him into a box.

HUGH ANCRIE

Last time we tried to add a title to our collection, you interfered.

We're not going to let that happen tonight. Drones. Send him back

where he came from.

CGC CANADIAN TITLE MATCH

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER VS JACK DECOLT

Davis Ditterich "Can Philippe LaGrenier add to Express Delivery's title collection? If last week's loss is anything to go by, Jack DeColt may have some ring rust after 2 months on commentary."

Jack dives into the deep end but finds himself unable to physically overwhelm LaGrenier, who is bigger, stronger, faster, and younger than the Canadian Champion. The Muscular Mailman shows off his strength as he delivers Jack to suplex city. Refusing to die, Jack goes wild with right hands and shoulder tackles, but LaGrenier's just so explosive, posting him and covering him with stamps. Jack's getting tired and the cocky courier has barely broken a sweat. He's even winning the slugfest. Jack needs to think fast... and switches to chops, marking up his opponent's magnificent physique with ugly red welts. LaGrenier tries to flee but Jack traps him in the corner and Chops! Him! In! The! Chest! And! Shoulders! And! Back! Wild Ride (Whiplash Slam)! 1... 2... Philippe kicks out.

Here come the DELIVERY DRONES! Jack punches them off of the apron but gets trapped into a Small Package! 1... 2... Jack kicks out and referee Royce Greig sends the Drones packing. Philippe argues and that's the break Jack needs. Wild Ride! End of Days (Bow & Arrow Dragon Sleeper)! LaGrenier taps!

JACK DECOLT WINS (15:43)

Davis Ditterich "Jack DeColt overcomes the numbers game and shakes off the ring rust. He's beaten one half of the tag team champions tonight, but can he beat Jack Bruce in 6 weeks at Last Man Standing?"

Self · March 8, 2020

Express Delivery Promo . . . B-

DRAKE YOUNG VS IAN IDENTITY . . . D-

Ali forgives Faith . . . C+

SAYEED ALI VS MARIO DaSILVA . . . C-

Dice Elderberry Promo . . . D-

Shane Nelson Promo . . . D-

Frozen North Promo . . . D

LAST MAN STANDING PREVIEW . . . C-

Diablo warns Zeus Maxmillion . . . C+

ZEUS & DIABLO VS WOOLABONGA BOGANS . . . C-

Bobby Thomas Promo . . . C-

PHILIPPE LaGRENIER VS JACK DeCOLT . . . B

FINAL RATING . . . B-

0.82 on Maple Leaf Sports

Back in action. No strong promo segment (Express Delivery's opener was a pleasant surprise) but a cracking main event match. Jack DeColt fell into Time Decline during the Ultimate Showdown Series, so I was worried this wouldn't be the barn-stormer I needed. He's still got the goods though. For now.

Blockbuster's becoming a big fan of Drone #2, for some reason. I always get loads of opinions from that guy, even though he wasn't on the show tonight.

In sadder news, that's the last we'll be seeing of The Great Trickerion, who has been signed by the Supreme Wrestling Federation. I honestly didn't see it coming, but I guess the 4 months he spent with me were enough for the Eisens to finally take notice. Kip Keenan is a guy I've always liked the look of, but rarely find a spot for. I expected him to be surplus to requirements in my busy tag division, and for him to get lost in the shuffle, but I really enjoyed writing magician spots. He stole TV time from the Bogans and Mario DaSilva time and time again. I'm a little bummed because there was more he could do, but I got a good Express Delivery feud out of him. I like CGC being... not quite a feeder league, but definitely a smaller company that has a revolving door of talent. A bit of an ROH.

Sayeed Ali vs Mario DaSilva
While it sounds like your not entirely happy on Ali´s performance, I don´t think he´s fallen so far out from favor that he would lose to DaSilva here, unless losing Faith triggers some kind of struggle storyline for him.

Sayeed hasn't done badly, but he's let me down when put in some key main events. He's scored similarly to Blockbuster, but 'Buster is homegrown, cheaper, and a key backstage presence (full of praise for his new buddy, Drone #2 tonight). I'm really liking Sayeed as a character, the story with Faith gave him a needed extra dimension to what could have been a generic street thug, but he hasn't shown me anything that demands he become the top heel in the company. Which is good, actually. Not everyone can be featured every week. Sayeed is a guy who can show up every other week, or dip in and out of focus.

Can't see PLG getting a singles win over Jack. Wonder if you consider PLG a CGC guy seems this is his second spell with the company.

I do, but I can see it both ways.

He's definitely become one of 'my' guys, in that in this game he's found a good position and made friends with all of the 'core' Power House generation. Much like Blockbuster, Skip Beau & Ian Identity (and Drake Young, I guess) he's now on a long term written deal, with the idea that one day he'll be a top guy once Jack/Zeus/DaLay have retired. Judging by tonight's match with Jack, and the opening promo, and the popularity boost he received, that might be on top sooner rather than later. A new favourite.

EDIT 2: The action figures are so awesome. From L-R Blockbuster, Jack, Dan, Robin, Zeus and Skip. You're making me want this TCW 2020 diary so much

Correct.

I enjoy anything that makes me think about these characters beyond numbers on a spreadsheet. This helped me picture these guys a little better. In 'reality' Skip is bulkier than his toy suggests, but I gotta use that torso piece for everyone in a singlet. Like the Bogans, or 1997 Jack DeColt. And I'd want to see more height difference between Jack/Zeus and Blockbuster/Skip. 6'0 vs 6'4-5, so I might tweak the legs. I'm also noodling around with Season 2. I want to see if I can make 6 more guys who make sense, without making any new parts expect for heads.

Next week on TItle Bout Wrestling...

Robin DaLay vs Ian Identity

(Jason Tundra & Kevin Lomas) Frozen North vs Pin Point (Mario DaSilva & Penfold Perdition)

Jack DeColt vs "the closest thing to Jack Bruce on the CGC roster"

DAVEFAN95 · March 8, 2020

Zeus

Maybe on PPV I could see a title change but not on TV. Diablo will do something to help Zeus and Zeus will be devastated and Bobby will be angry.

Ian

I'll go Ian. He's at least shown he can be dominant, something Robin hasn't

Pin Point

I hate Thunder and Lightning (Or the Frozen North as they are here) so I refuse to pick them even though they will probably win.

Jack

I feel this is Torque. Or Mimic. Or whatever you wanna call him. But regardless Jack is going to win.

Pity about Trickerion. Thought he was a great act but interested in seeing what Gnaw does now.

Zergon · March 8, 2020

I´m cheering for Bobby here but don´t really see him winning story wise, at least not yet since he still has those wishes to use. Really interested to see what plans you have for Bobby, will he spend those wishes trying to chase the world title or will something else come up that makes him use the wishes on something else?

Robin DaLay vs Ian Identity

Could see this one going either way but I feel that Ian currently has more momentum (though that might just be an illusion because of the series.)

(Jason Tundra & Kevin Lomas) Frozen North vs Pin Point (Mario DaSilva & Penfold Perdition)

Debut win for new time. Another interesting thing to see is how your tag team division shape up now that Lord of Vegas ain´t no more.

Jack DeColt vs "the closest thing to Jack Bruce on the CGC roster"

Np idea who it could be but Jack is Jack so I would be really surprised if he loses.

Rateddc · March 8, 2020

Robin DaLay vs Ian Identity

(Jason Tundra & Kevin Lomas) Frozen North vs Pin Point (Mario DaSilva & Penfold Perdition)

Jack DeColt vs "the closest thing to Jack Bruce on the CGC roster"

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