No Ordinary Men [CVerse]

humph · July 6, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

The Hangman versus "The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood ©

- Don't think Hangman is ready yet, although I could see him as the champ down the line with how you've been building him

Semi-Main Event

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

PJ Strong & Mr. Grappling versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women's Championship

Becca Barton versus Felicia Luck ©

- I really like Barton, but I don't see a title switch here

Grudge Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

"The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake versus Black Diamond

- Unless I'm mistaken, this is Blake's last match, and we all know how that tends to go

Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers (Youngblood & Stallion) versus The Taggs w/ Haley Buck

Opening Match

Independence Slam

20-Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royale

Winner Receives: $1000 Cash Prize and Title Shot at Railroad City Rumble

Feauting: Charlie Corner, Clark Smallbone, Egon Merowitz, Elmo Benson, Flash Savage, Hank Gunn, Maliek Chamberlain, Marcus English, Masked Cougar, Matt Blackburn, Nate DeMarcus, Ozzie Goldstein, Pepper Pelton, Philippe LaGrenier, Jack Pryde, Rafe Sashay, Roger Monteiro, Samson Sharpe, Walter Blackhawk, and Zippy Deverell

- Seems like the most logical choice to me

MaiTyLer · July 7, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

The Hangman versus "The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood ©

Semi-Main Event

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

PJ Strong & Mr. Grappling versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women's Championship

Becca Barton versus Felicia Luck ©

Grudge Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

"The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake versus Black Diamond

Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers (Youngblood & Stallion) versus The Taggs w/ Haley Buck

Opening Match

Independence Slam

20-Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royale

Winner Receives: $1000 Cash Prize and Title Shot at Railroad City Rumble

Feauting: Charlie Corner, Clark Smallbone, Egon Merowitz, Elmo Benson, Flash Savage, Hank Gunn, Maliek Chamberlain, Marcus English, Masked Cougar, Matt Blackburn, Nate DeMarcus, Ozzie Goldstein, Pepper Pelton, Philippe LaGrenier, Jack Pryde, Rafe Sashay, Roger Monteiro, Samson Sharpe, Walter Blackhawk, and Zippy Deverell

Historian · July 8, 2020

God, America, and Pro Wrestling

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Saturday Week 1, July 2021

Live from the Fountain Square Theatre [indianapolis, Indiana, Great Lakes, USA]

83 people in attendance (an increase of 1 fan from last show)

Commentators: Marv Earnest & Mark Hyatt

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Earnest, “Hello everyone and welcome back to the Fountain Square Theatre and another exciting night of Championship Wrestling from Indianapolis action. The fourth of July is here and we celebrate the founding of the United States with an action-packed night of pro wrestling with God, America, and Pro Wrestling. I'm joined in the broadcast booth by my partner, a man who hates fireworks, Mark Hyatt."

Hyatt, “Why would I hate fireworks? They're loud. They're messy. They serve no purpose other than to disturb others. You're on the wrong side of this one Marv."

Earnest, “Maybe, but I know I'm on the right side of the line for tonight. We have a full lineup of great action -- including three big title matches. Becca Barton is here to challenge Felicia Luck for superiority in the CWI Women's Division, PJ Strong and Mr. Grappling will team up to challenge Bred for Battle for the Tag Team Titles and The Hangman challenges Conner Threepwood for the Mid American Championship."

Hyatt, “If I'm Conner Threepwood, I'm calling in sick tonight. I wouldn't want to be in the ring with The Hangman. He's been unstoppable here in Championship Wrestling from Indianapolis. He's never been knocked off his feet! If you're Conner Threepwood, you have to be wondering what you need to do tonight to get the victory. Hell. To survive."

Earnest, “I can promise you this -- it's going to be hell of a match that you don't want to miss! Let's get right to the action."

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Opening Match

Independence Slam

20-Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royale

Winner Receives: $1000 Cash Prize and Title Shot at Railroad City Rumble

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Feauting: Charlie Corner, Clark Smallbone, Egon Merowitz, Elmo Benson, Flash Savage, Hank Gunn, Maliek Chamberlain, Marcus English, Masked Cougar, Matt Blackburn, Nate DeMarcus, Ozzie Goldstein, Pepper Pelton, Philippe LaGrenier, Jack Pryde, Rafe Sashay, Roger Monteiro, Samson Sharpe, Walter Blackhawk, and Zippy Deverell

Before the match started, an envelope containing one thousand dollars in cold hard American cash was shown to the audience so that they saw the money and knew the money was real. Then the entrances happened and the twenty men in this Independence Slam made their way to the ring. This match was chock-full of stars. Gunn, Chamberlain, English, Savage, Goldstein, LaGrenier, and Benson have all been on major television in either the United States or Canada. Other talents have been heavily featured on CWI shows -- except Rafe Sashay who was making his CWI debut here. The charismatic youngster had a natural air about him that made people’s eyes turn to him, and he even scored the first elimination of the contest when he eliminated Clark Smallbone. The crowd was into this match. With all of the star power and the different feuds that were in this match, it gave a the battle royal some drama that is often missing in others. There were representatives from The Dog Soldiers going at it with Deverell’s Army. American Ambition and the Canadian Blonds were in the match. It made for some really good storytelling that was helped by good action that wasn’t going to overshadow any of the rest of the card.

Order of Elimination

Clark Smallbone by Rafe Sashay

Rafe Sashay by Pepper Pelton

Walter Blackhawk by Samson Sharpe

Maliek Chamberlain by Ozzie Goldstein

Marcus English by Flash Savage & Philippe LaGrenier

Flash Savage by Nate DeMarcus

Matt Blackburn by Pepper Pelton

Hank Gunn by Pepper Pelton

Egon Merowitz by Pepper Pelton

Philippe LaGrenier by Nate DeMarcus

Samson Sharpe by Roger Monteiro

Roger Monteiro by Zippy Deverell

Jack Pryde by Pepper Pelton

Charlie Corner by Pepper Pelton

Pepper Pelton by Zippy Deverell

Nate DeMarcus by Zippy Deverell (with outside of the ring assistance from the Canadian Blonds)

Masked Cougar by Elmo Benson

Zippy Deverell by Elmo Benson

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Elmo Benson won a battle royal in 19:40. The other members of the 'final four' were Zippy Deverell, Masked Cougar and Nate DeMarcus, with Zippy Deverell being the final elimination. Pepper Pelton got the most eliminations over the course of the match.

Match Rating

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Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

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The Dog Soldiers (Youngblood & Stallion) versus The Taggs w/ Haley Buck

After the opening battle royal that had some great heat, we moved into the first of two tag team matches. The ongoing rivalry between The Dog Soldiers and Deverell’s Army continued here as Youngblood and Stallion battled the Taggs. With the tag title match still to come, these two teams were on full storytelling mode. The Brothers Tagg were big and physical and started off the match keeping Ace Youngblood away from Wild Red Stallion. There was no babyface shine in this match -- it was right into the heat. Haley Buck was great at ringside and it was clear she had great chemistry with both of the Taggs. Normally she’s a ‘scorned woman’ type, but here it was a ‘familial’ connection to Deverell that got her with the Taggs. She was active at ringside, yelling at Bret Graveson and the fans and helping the heat of the match as Kalder and Wolfie took turns pummeling the veteran babyface Youngblood. Youngblood was able to make the hot tag, no pun intended, to Stallion who cleaned house and sent both Taggs -- and himself -- to the floor with a big double clothesline that sent all three men onto the unprotected wooden floor. Youngblood did a rare dive (for CWI) off the top rope to the floor onto all three men -- his partner included in the aftermath. The four men continued to brawl around the ringside and did not answer Graveson’s count so he was forced to throw the match out.

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Ace Youngblood and Wild Red Stallion drew with The Taggs in 11:38 following a double count out.

Match Rating

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The former CWI Women’s Champion -- the longest reigning champion in CWI’s short history -- Steph Blake came to the ring in advance of her match with her former protege Black Diamond. Blake took the microphone from her former professional rival Steffi Chee.

Blake, “I’ve done a lot of things in my career. A lot of things that I probably shouldn’t be proud of. I’ll be the first to admit that I was a right nasty lass. I lied and cheated and broke every rule I could. I should be ashamed of that, but I’m not. This is a sport and the number one thing is winning. I’ve been a winner my whole career -- but I have also been a loyal friend and teacher. I might have broken some rules in the right, but I never left a friend hanging. I never attacked someone who trusted me. I’ve never been a snake. I thought the War Maidens weren’t snakes and then last month they jumped me in this ring because I lost. I never thought they’d turn their backs on me but they did and tonight. Tonight I’m going to teach Black Diamond that I might have shown her a thing or two to be a better wrestler -- but there’s plenty I didn’t show her.”

Angle Rating

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Grudge Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

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"The Mistress of the DDT" Steph Blake versus Black Diamond

Black Diamond came out with Frost and Neema -- who weren’t announced as supposed to be accompanying her. Neither have their managers license, so they sat near the commentary table like they were taking notes. This was not Blake’s finest performance, but the veteran earned the right to have an ‘off-night’. Her timing was just off and her and Diamond don’t seem to make great dance partners. Nonetheless, the crowd was into this match. Blake has been a star for sixteen months that the company has been open and operation. She had been the face of the Women’s Division and the crowd was really into watching her bump around Black Diamond -- who took all sorts of bumps for the veteran. Blake controlled the bulk of the match. The veteran teaching the youngster a thing or two, but then Black Diamond caught Blake with a knee to the gut and then a neckbreaker and then went to work. She focused on the back of Steph Blake -- trying to soften her up and take some of the snap out of Blake’s DDTs. Blake fought back and went for several different DDT variations, but Diamond got out of all of them and ended up hitting Blake with a Belly to Belly Suplex to get the win.

In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Black Diamond defeated Steph Blake in 14:37 by pinfall with a Belly To Belly Suplex.

Match Rating

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Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

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Becca Barton versus Felicia Luck ©

We went from the former champion to the current Champion’s potential second defence -- this time against Becca Barton. Last month, Luck was very impressive in her match with Raven Nightfall and she continued that momentum here against the veteran Barton. Barton has reinvigorated her career in the past several years and she looked excellent here against the young Luck. Barton was like a pitbull. She was all over Luck. She hit her with a series of snap suplexes -- and after each one she went for the pinfall attempt. She hit a series of knee strikes while holding Barton in a front facelook. She locked in a Dragon Sleeper that Luck fought out of. She had Luck in real peril as Luck started her comeback. She fired up and began the fight back process. She hit a barrage of strikes that took Barton off her game and opened up the opportunity for her to hit the Lucky Strike and Luck made her second successful defence.

In a bout that had fantastic heat and good wrestling, Felicia Luck defeated Becca Barton in 12:59 by pinfall with a Lucky Strike. Felicia Luck makes defence number two of the CWI Women's Championship.

Match Rating

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Semi-Main Event

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

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PJ Strong & Mr. Grappling versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

The tag team title match was next. PJ Strong has been in a months-long battle with Andrew Gibson and his goons. It started in November and has seen Strong really build some good momentum. His partner, “Indiana’s Finest” Mr. Grappling is a classic, well, grappler. A throwback in every way to the old school of things. They have made a good team and this match really had the people into it. The wrestling wasn’t great, PJ Strong is definitely his father’s son -- but once Strong tagged out and Grappling came in the quality picked up a bit. Dreadnought and Diaz worked Grappling over. The two sons of gaijin legends have meshed as a team and they hit some great power offense. Dreadnought has really started to master the ability to both sell on the move and sell without taking a lot of bumps. James Diaz is the bumper of the two, because despite being just as tall he’s presented slightly differently than Dreadnought -- but they didn’t have to take a lot of bumps while working over Grappling. They hit him with a really wicked looking double stalling suplex that almost got them disqualified because of how long they were in the ring. Grappling eventually tagged out to Strong who came in and bumped both big men. Strong continued to get presented like a star-in-waiting. The crowd was really into him when he hit both men with a bodyslam and then tagged Grappling back in Grappling came in and hit a big knee drop on a downed Dreadnought. He turned to make the tag to PJ -- but PJ had been pulled off the apron by James Diaz and sent into the guardrail. This distraction allowed Dreadnought to get back to his feet and a Dread Bomb awaited Mr. Grappling and Bred for Battle had the win.

In a bout that had great heat and decent wrestling, Bred for Battle defeated PJ Strong and Mr. Grappling in 11:04 when Dreadnought pinned Mr. Grappling with a Dread Bomb. Bred for Battle make defence number one of the CWI Tag Team.

Match Rating

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Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

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The Hangman versus "The Indiana Strangler" Conner Threepwood ©

The main event was next. The Hangman made that slow walk to the ring and the fans were immediately all over him. He unwound the rope he carried with him from around his body and laid it over the corner post. Threepwood made the big babyface entrance and the Mid American Champion had the people behind him. Since January of 2020, when CWI started, Conner Threepwood had been the star of the show. He had been able to slay every dragon. Conquer every monster. Survive everything thrown at him. The Hangman had been unshakeable. Unslayable. He had not been knocked prone. He had not been knocked off his feet. He had not been broken. This was the recipe for something that had the entire crowd’s interest. They were into everything. They were into the slow way Threepwood came out of the corner towards the unmoving Hangman. Threepwood went for a takedown but Hangman shrugged him off. He went for another takedown and was again shrugged off. He went for a waist lock and Hangman tossed him across the ring. This made Threepwood grin. He came after Hangman again but was again tossed across the ring. The Hangman launched into his attack from here. Big rights and lefts. Big elbows. He slammed Threepwood. He dropped the elbow into the center of Threepwood’s chest. He picked Threepwood up and hit him with a devastating standing headbutt. He tossed Threepwood up and out of the ring. Threepwood took the butt-whooping. He took punishing hit after punishing hit from The Hangman -- but every time The Hangman went for a cover, Threepwood kicked out. He absorbed a wicked Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker that he kicked out of -- but The Hangman didn’t look rattled. He looked stoic. He lifted Threepwood up and went for a Choke Slam but Threepwood slid out of his grip and hit a chop-block that stagger Hangman. The crowd gasped as he hit another and it staggered him again. He went for a third but Hangman lifted his leg out of the way. Hangman went for a big clothesline but Threepwood ducked. When Hangman turned around, Threepwood hit him with a clothesline that staggered the big man. A second clothesline staggered him more. The third was interrupted by Hangman’s boot being introduced to Threepwood’s face. That was followed up by a masive Choke Slam and senior CWI official Jez McArthur counted the one...the two...the three… and we had a new champion!

In a bout that had fantastic heat and great wrestling, The Hangman defeated Conner Threepwood in 15:29 by pinfall with a Choke Slam. The Hangman wins the COTT Mid American title.

Match Rating

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Historian · July 8, 2020

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Championship Wrestling was in action just a few days removed from their God, America, and Pro Wrestling event for another spot show that was well-received.

The opening match saw newcomer Rafe Sashay defeat Hank Gunn.

Talia Neema defeated Allie Perks in a very solid contest with her Hieroglyph finishing move.

The Dog Soldiers, represented by Roger Monteiro and his cousin Walter Blackhawk, defeated the team of Bear Barnes and Egon Merowitz in a very physical match up.

The main event match saw Steph Blake compete in her final match before retirement where she was defeated by former stablemate Urena Frost in an excellent match that really left the crowd buzzing with excitement.

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Sco xY2Jx · July 8, 2020

Hangman wins it! Yes! Yes!

Now let him hold it forever!

Excellent show again, my friend.

Historian · July 8, 2020

Hangman wins it! Yes! Yes!
Now let him hold it forever!

Excellent show again, my friend.

Thank you! The Hangman was not originally scheduled to win the belt here -- but the loss of Sayeed Ali right before Circle City Classic meant I had to redo some plans, so his capturing the title moved up.

This was also the first time, I think ever in a diary for me, where I let the AI decide the winner of a match (the battle royal). I never use the autobooker and pick the winners and finish for everything (even though I have picked the wrong winner before on accident). I decided to let the AI pick this one just to see what they'd come up with -- I should have known it would be Elmo.

Historian · July 8, 2020

I blinked several times as I looked up from the paperwork in front of me. July had been a good month for us. God, America, and Pro Wrestling was a really good event where we crowned our new Mid American Champion. I liked Virgil. The big man had worked hard since getting brought in and had really developed into a top wrestler. He was loaded with potential and continued to improve each time he was out. He was one of the most popular wrestlers on my roster. With the loss of Sayeed Ali, he was my top singles heel and I wanted to have a good heel champion. Ali had been penciled in to carry the belt from January through the summer and into the fall. Plans had changed and I went with Virgil. I was happy with that decision. He'd be a good champion. He would work a different style and required me to book him differently, but that was fine. He was the classic kind of monster heel champion.

There was a ding from my computer. I looked up and noticed I had a new Twitter notification. I clicked from my spreadsheet with our financial information over to Twitter.

This had to be a joke. PJ signed an exclusive deal with CWA? This wasn't right. He hadn't called me to let me know. I didn't expect to have him for long and I knew I'd have until the end of the month to finish him up, but I wasn't close to being done with his program. He was supposed to be the one to take The Hangman off of his feet. He was going to bodyslam Hangman and drop the leg and win the title and sell lots of tickets. Obviously now that wasn't going to happen. I picked up the phone.

"Andrew. Mark. It's Marv. When can you guys get here? We have to figure something out."

They answered and I hung up the phone. Mark and Andrew had become my my right hands. They had become my sounding board. The guys I bounced ideas off of. We were going to have to figure out what our long term plan was going to be now. Who were we going to build to eventually take the title off of him, to bump him for the first time. This was going to take some figuring out.

The day went by rather uneventfully. I hadn't been able to get PJ on the phone, but he was out on the lake with some friends of his. I didn't expect to get him on the phone. He'd call me back later. Mark, Andrew, and I had figured out our plan until New Year Scramble -- though I had a rough sketch until Circle City Classic III. We had a lot of time between now and then, but I knew where I wanted to go and hopefully how to get us there. With the nature of our business being the instability and unreliability of plans, I knew they were only tentative, but that didn't stop me from making them. I felt good having a plan. I felt good knowing where I was going and just trying to get us there. If all went according to plan, we would be in great shape -- but things rarely went according to plan.

Railroad City Rumble would be where we finished out PJ Strong. He'd lose to Dreadnought in a singles match and that would be that. Dreadnought would have the huge win over PJ and be set up to be an even bigger star and PJ would do the favors on the way out. It made sense. It was the right thing to do for business and it would close that feud out even if it was a little earlier than I wanted to close it out.

There was another ding and I saw that I had another Twitter notification. Hopefully, this one would be better news.

"Fu..." I started to say out loud and then trailed off. This wasn't good. PJ shattered his knee? He already had a bad knee from football. A shattered knee could legit end his career. It probably would. He'd never walk right again. He'd need a limp or a cane. I was almost sure of it. He didn't even have a year in the business and this?

Then I realized. Wait. This meant he was out of Railroad City Rumble. This meant he was out of when I needed him to lose to Dreadnought. Son of a.. Now it was back to the drawing board one more time. August was not starting off great.

LaEstrella · July 8, 2020

That's what you get for trying to leg drop the boat, brother.

tryker2710 · July 8, 2020

I was just in the process of voicing how little I was looking forward to PJ taking the title off Hangman (I knew that's where things were headed as soon as he won the belt) but now I feel like my distaste for Hogan-esque heroes cursed PJ

Historian · July 8, 2020

Now that we are in August of 2021, I thought it would be interesting to see who has potentially suffered career-ending injuries (that sounds very macabre when I say fun) so that you can all see who is potentially done.

PJ Strong - Shattered Knee, took legs down to 0 so I should retire
Poison Ivy - I originally reported that she signed with CWA, but that was a mistake it was only Pinky who did. Ivy suffered a partially severed spinal column that took her body down to 0.
Hombre de La Energia - Herniated Spinal Disc that took his body to 0
Beau Builder - Badly herniated spinal disc that took his head to a 0
Taro Shionoya - Broken neck that took body to 0
Petr Novak - Semi Severed Spinal Column, body to 0
Naoya Shinozaki - Badly Herniated Spinal Disc, head to 0
Brute Kikuchi - Broken neck that took body to 1 and head to 5
Titan - Broken neck that to head to 1 and body to 3
Matt Sparrow - Badly herniated spinal disc that took head to 0
Aaron Andrews - Semi-severed spinal column, took body to 0 and did retire
TJ Bailey - Semi-Severed Spinal Column that took body to 0

There have been several other major injuries to people that have kept them out at least a year (or will keep them out at least a year) but don't look career threatening because they did not take their body down to a 0.

Masatochi Kamimura - Torn Quad
Maria Guest - Semi-Severed Spinal Column, took her body down to a 16 but she did return (suffered in Apr. 2020)
Kaede Sugiyama - Torn quad
Flip Simkins - Torn Meniscus
Nicolas Lopez - Torn rotator cuff
Ultra Spark Jr. - Badly herniated spinal disc that took head to 24
Donte Dunn - Badly herniated spinal disc that took head to 29
Giancarlo Giabroni - Semi-severed spinal column that took body to 6 but did return from
Hijo del Relampago - Herniated Spinal disc
Demarcus Lee- Torn rotator cuff
Burning EXILE - Major Concussion
Ogai Miki - Torn Achilles
Kid San Juan - Badly herniated spinal disc
SPEED D - Torn quad
Xavi Ferrera - Torn quad
Foxxy LaRue - Major Concussion
Dylan Drama - Major Concussion
Hawkeye Calhoun - Torn meniscus
Suguru Emoto - Herniated Spinal Disc
Jaguar Queen - Torn rotator cuff
Teddy Powell - torn rotator cuff
Dean Daniels - Torn Quad
Tetsunori Yasuda - Torn Quad
Yuri Yoshihara - Torn ACL
Shiori Jippensha - Torn Rotator Cuff
Roger McMahon - Broken neck

As you can see, there have been 12 injuries that might be career ending (10 of them took something to 0 so they will end their careers, workers retire when anything hits 0, but two of the guys went to a 1 so they may or may not. There have been 26 more injuries that are at least a year long. My injury settings are at a medium, guys and gals are just getting banged up!

I also thought I could update on who has all died in the game. The following workers have all died:

Commander Kawagishi - 31 years old, infected by rabid badger
Shane Sneer - 64 years of age, no cause listed
Kazu Yoshizawa - 69 years of age, no cause listed
Danny Rushmore - 50 years of age, no cause listed
Magdalena - 49 years of age, no cause listed
Fabulous Frank - 62 years of age, no cause listed
Vin Tanner - 53 years of age, no cause listed
Stunner Okazawaya - 68 years of age, no cause listed
Teadoro Nieto - 63 years of age, no cause listed
Marcus McKing - 65 years of age, no cause listed
JD Morgan - 52 years of age, no cause listed
Ernie Turner - 45 years of age, no cause listed
Pat Deacon - 75 years of age, no cause listed
Kimitada Ohishi - 63 years of age, no cause listed
African Earthquake - 53 years of age, no cause listed
Richard Eisen - 65 years of age, no cause listed
Armando Guerrero - 33 years of age, gunned down by SWAT Team after miscommunication
Joao Vincente - 41 years of age, no cause listed

18 people have passed away in my game since the start and only 2 have been bizarre/Kenny deaths. My death frequency is also medium.

I felt like now was a good time to do those updates. If there is a specific worker you would like an update on (whether you want to know what they are doing/where they work/etc...) feel free to ask in the comments. There has been A LOT of worker movement, especially at the top levels.

I was just in the process of voicing how little I was looking forward to PJ taking the title off Hangman (I knew that's where things were headed as soon as he won the belt) but now I feel like my distaste for Hogan-esque heroes cursed PJ

I actually have a distate for Hogan-esque pushes as well, but PJ's charisma and star quality were so damn high that I wanted to milk it while I could, he also came in with like, 35 popularity or so, so he was already a significant name for me. I figured I would lose him at some point, just didn't realize it would be both so soon and that his career would effectively be over before it ever really got started!

Historian · July 9, 2020

Championship Wrestling from Indianapolis started August off in Bloomington, Indiana for another spot show. The show continued CWI's streak of very well-received spot shows.

The show opened with Egon Merowitz getting a much-needed win when he defeated Perry Longstaff.

Bear Barnes defeated Clark Smallbone in singles action.

Reece & Wells secured a victory when they defeated Allie Perks and Yvonne Ericks.

The main event saw Samson Sharpe successfully defend the CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship against rival Wild Red Stallion.

Championship Wrestling from Indianapolis returns to the Fountain Square Theatre on the third Saturday of the month of August with the second annual installment of Railroad City Rumble. This show will see the COTT World Heavyweight Championship come to CWI for only the second time as reigning champion Doc Hammond returns to the Fountain Square Theatre to take on the COTT's newest signing, Des Davids. Des Davids, the 6'5", 260 pound athlete has been one of the hottest wrestlers on the planet the last four years and is a major signing for the Confederation of the Territories. This is the first time he and Doc Hammond will have ever clashed.

That's not the only big match on the show. Elmo Benson, fresh off of winning the Independence Slam, will challenge the new COTT Mid American Champion, The Hangman, for the championship in a match that seems one-sided on paper, but Benson is a very experienced wrestler who is used to wrestling bigger men and should definitely have some strategies to potentially shock the city of Indianapolis.

Demelza Wade is coming to CWI to challenge Felicia Luck. Luck has rolled off several big wins in a row, including over Steph Blake, Raven Nightfall, and Becca Barton will have her hands full with the 23 year pro.

The Indiana Heavyweight Championship will be on the line when red-hot "Spicy" Pepper Pelton steps into the ring with the reigning champion, the big "Lone Star" Samson Sharpe. Plus Davis Wayne Newton makes his CWI debut when he challenges Conner Threepwood. American Gold look to get back the Tag Team Titles against Bred for Battle and so much more!

Championship Wrestling from Indianapolis Presents

Railroad City Rumble II

Saturday Week 3, August 2021

Live from the Fountain Square Theatre

7:00 PM Bell time, 6:30 PM Doors.

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Des Davids vs. “The Scout” Doc Hammond ©

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Demelza Wade versus Felicia Luck ©

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

“Spicy” Pepper Pelton versus “Lone Star” Samson Sharpe ©

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

American Gold versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

A/N: I'm not sure when I will get this show up. Eyreo and I purchased a house that we are moving into next week [we technically close on Monday] so we are going to be very busy over the next week or so as we finish packing and cleaning and moving. It is entirely possible I'll have this show up in next couple of days, but it could also take about a week. Just giving you a head's up.

Wicked Intentions · July 9, 2020

Just curious... what's up with Tommy Cornell, Chance Fortune, Riley McManus, Zoe Ammis, and Alicia Strong?

Historian · July 9, 2020

Just curious... what's up with Tommy Cornell, Chance Fortune, Riley McManus, Zoe Ammis, and Alicia Strong?

Tommy Cornell is still employed by 21CW. He was in the 2020 Tag Team of the year with Edward Cornell. He hasn't won any championships since the game started. He's averaging an 88 in match rating with his lowest match since the game started a 74 and his highest a 100.

Chance Fortune left TCW in June 2020 and has been working in FCW since August of 2020. He's been one of their standout wrestlers but has not won any championships since heading to Puerto Rico.

Riley McManus has become one of the top stars of NYCW. He won the King of New York Battle Royal in 2020, he and Andrew Harper won the NYCW Tag Team Titles for two months and he has been consistently a featured performer on their roster and man do I miss him.

Zoe Ammis is happily employed in CWA and has not won any championships there but has consistently worked and put on respectable performances.

Alicia Strong has resigned with USPW. She's the reigning Women's Wrestler of the Year from 2020 and has been tearing down the house. She has not won any championships since the start, but she has been on almost every show. She's averaging an 82 in match rating with her highest being a 94 and her lowest being a 73. She's also begun a romantic relationship with Sammy the Shark/Sammy Smoke.

Wicked Intentions · July 9, 2020

Awesome... though I wish that Chance would break out ala Shawn Michaels and finally win the big one. I don't know why, but I've liked the guy ever since I first saw him in TEW. Same with Zoe... I feel in love with Agent 69 back in the day. Surprised about Cornell and Strong not being champions... and ewe Sammy The Shark... she could do so much better.

LaEstrella · July 9, 2020

How is Lucha legend La Estrella doing? Is he the EILL champion yet?

Historian · July 9, 2020

How is Lucha legend La Estrella doing? Is he the EILL champion yet?

La Estrella is working for both EMLL and MHW. From August of 2020 to May of 2021 he was the MHW Champion and notched 6 defences, In Feb. 2021, he won the Ring of Chaos in EMLL!

CPBHBK · July 9, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Des Davids vs. “The Scout” Doc Hammond ©

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Demelza Wade versus Felicia Luck ©

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

“Spicy” Pepper Pelton versus “Lone Star” Samson Sharpe ©

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

American Gold versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls versus. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

LaEstrella · July 9, 2020

La Estrella is working for both EMLL and MHW. From August of 2020 to May of 2021 he was the MHW Champion and notched 6 defences, In Feb. 2021, he won the Ring of Chaos in EMLL!

I expect nothing less from the best

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Des Davids vs. “The Scout” Doc Hammond ©

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Demelza Wade versus Felicia Luck ©

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

“Spicy” Pepper Pelton versus “Lone Star” Samson Sharpe ©

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

American Gold versus Bred for Battle © w/ Andrew Gibson

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

smw88 · July 9, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Des Davids vs. “The Scout” Doc Hammond ©

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

Hazemore · July 9, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

DarK_RaideR · July 9, 2020

Hybris -> Atis -> Nemesis. Bye bye, brrrotherr

Armando Guerrero - 33 years of age, gunned down by SWAT Team after miscommunication

That sounds like a very Mexican way to go.

Surprised Suguru Emoto is the only BCG name on that list. No shortage of injuries on my BCG save

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

CWI Women’s Championship

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

CWI Tag Team Championship

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

Historian · July 9, 2020

Hybris -> Atis -> Nemesis. Bye bye, brrrotherr

That sounds like a very Mexican way to go.

Surprised Suguru Emoto is the only BCG name on that list. No shortage of injuries on my BCG save

It was in Australia! I didn't know Australia had a SWAT team!

And Emoto isn't the only one to get injured, just the only one to be out at least a year. Funakoshi was out six months with a broken leg. Several of the other talents have had chronic back pain or ligament damage, etc... but are able to keep on trucking.

I also updated the champions page to include defences as well as the roster page!

moafnsteel · July 9, 2020

Railroad City Rumble II

Saturday Week 3, August 2021

Live from the Fountain Square Theatre

7:00 PM Bell time, 6:30 PM Doors.

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

KyTeran · July 9, 2020

Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT World Heavyweight Championship

Semi-Main Event

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

COTT Mid American Championship

Elmo Benson versus The Hangman

Single Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Women’s Championship

Singles Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Indiana Heavyweight Championship

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

“The Indiana Strangler” Conner Threepwood versus “The Triple Threat” Davis Wayne Newton

Tag Team Match

Sixty Minute Time Limit

CWI Tag Team Championship

Six-Man Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The Dog Soldiers [Monteiro, Youngblood, Stallion] versus Deverell’s Army

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

The San Diego Girls vs. Reece & Wells versus The Femme Fatales

Opening Match

Singles Match

Thirty Minute Time Limit

Yvonne Ericks versus Black Diamond

Big Roguey · July 9, 2020

is ben williams safe and ok???

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