TCW: Gathering Storm

Xendarii · May 24, 2020

<p>Yay! A DVD! That's amazing!</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Wolf Hawkins</strong> vs Sammy Bach</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Jay Chord</strong> vs Dazzling Dave Diamond</p><p> </p><p>

Television Title Match</p><p>

<strong>Edd Stone</strong> vs Greg Gauge</p><p>

<em>My bet is on a DQ victory here.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Mighty Meaty</strong> vs The Behemoths vs Devine Fortune</p><p> </p><p>

One Man Army vs <strong>Joshua Taylor</strong></p>

Herrbear · May 24, 2020

<p><strong>Wolf Hawkins</strong> vs Sammy Bach</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Jay Chord</strong> vs Dazzling Dave Diamond</p><p> </p><p>

Television Title Match</p><p>

Edd Stone vs <strong>Greg Gauge</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Mighty Meaty</strong> vs The Behemoths vs Devine Fortune</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>One Man Army</strong> vs Joshua Taylor</p>

Devilb0y · May 25, 2020

TCW Presents Total Wrestling, January 2020, Week 3

The Ranch of San Antonio, Texas - 10’000 (SELLOUT)

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre Show)

T-Bone Bright & Elliot Thomas def Rich & Famous

Length: 10:12

Rating: 50</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre Show)

Doc Hammond & Roderick Remus def Fro Sure & Laine

Length: 9:36

Rating: 60</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre Show)

Human Arsenal & Danny Fonzarelli def American Ultra

Length: 9:49

Rating: 56</div>

by Five Finger Death Punch

The familiar tones of Five Finger Death Punch play over the sounds of a hot San Antonio crowd who are clearly ready for another night of top quality in-ring action. The camera feed cuts to our announce team of Shawn Doakes, Ernie Turner - who looks even more glib than usual - and Jasmine Saunders.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">SD: ‘Welcome once again to TCW Presents Total Wrestling. We’re here in sunny San Antonio, The River City…’

ET: ‘Old San Antone…’

JS: ‘You get the picture…’

SD: ‘And for the next two hours you’re not going to want to move a muscle, because folks: we’ve got one hell of a show for you tonight!’

JS: ‘Our main event is not one to be missed. Seriously. Wolf vs Sammy? This is the big match that Jay has accused Sammy of ducking and a chance for Bach to really put a marker down as to his intentions this year.’

SD: ‘If he is able to beat the King of Kings that surely puts him smack-bang in the World Title picture.’

ET: ‘Pretty damn big “if” if you ask me.’

SD: ‘And speaking of Jay Chord, he’s in action against the roughneck brawler Dazzling Dave Diamond tonight.’

JS: ‘ If anyone can straighten Chord out, it’s Diamond.’

SD: ‘And both Bach and Chord need straightening out if recent history is anything to go by.’

ET: ‘If anyone’s getting straightened out tonight it’s the two teams that have to face The Behemoths. That tag triple threat is gonna be a knock-down fight.’

SD: ‘But of course the real story of the night is the absence of Aaron Andrews through injury. He has been told to stay home tonight after he was viciously attacked by Joshua Taylor last week. Word is he can barely walk.’

ET: ‘If he can’t walk then he can’t defend that belt. He should do the decent thing and drop it so that the guys who actually want to work can compete for it.’

SD: ‘It’s hard to argue with that logic, as much as it hurts to accept. But right now we’re kicking things off with that man again - Joshua Taylor - in action against One Man Army.’</div>

VS

One Man Army vs Joshua Taylor

One Man Army has been on something of a losing streak in January, particularly frustrating since he ended 2019 so strongly, and it shows in his early performance, where an air of desperation colours his choices. In particular, it’s very obvious that he is determined to put Taylor away early. Something Taylor is far too smart to allow.

Playing right into his opponent’s hands, OMA is suckered into a ground game and - after one or two hope spots which suggest that the result isn’t a foregone conclusion - is forced to submit to the Butterfly Lock.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 18:22

Rating: 67

Winner: Joshua Taylor</div>

Seconds after the ring is cleared of competitors, with OMA now out of view and Joshua Taylor at the bottom of the ramp, “Kickstart My Heart” blares out of the The Ranch’s PA system and Jack Bruce walks confidently out onto the stage.

by Motley Crue

The fans are nowhere close to being sick of seeing him yet and greet his appearance with yet more rapturous applause, which Bruce is gracious enough to accept in silence for a moment longer before interrupting them.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JB: “Taylor. Let’s have a chat.”</div>

Taylor makes an innocent “Who? Me?” gesture.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JB: “Attacking Andrews last week? Now we can’t have that. Just can’t have it, Josh. So here’s what we’re gonna do…”</div>

by Fire From The Gods

Suddenly Bruce is cut off by the familiar chords of Aaron Andrews theme song, causing the crowd to erupt again. Their cheers die down slightly as the world champion hops out onto the stage in street clothes with a brace on one leg, but the crowd are still obviously glad to see him here. The same cannot be said for Jack Bruce, who stares at Andrews with a neutral expression.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JB: ‘Interesting. Could have sworn I ordered you to stay home this week’</div>

The crowd boos slightly as Andrews is handed a mic.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">AA: ‘You know I never check my voicemail, boss.’</div>

Taylor meanwhile has acquired his own mic.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JT: ‘This is really sweet and all but can I go? Don’t see how this concerns me.’

AA: ‘Why don’t you come up here and I’ll show you how it concerns you, you son of a bitch?’</div>

Andrews lunges forward painfully and is restrained by Bruce. Taylor points and laughs.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JB: ‘Alright! ALRIGHT!’</div>

Bruce firmly pushes Andrews backwards and then with one hand on the Ace’s chest turns to face Taylor.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JB: ‘Clearly this isn’t going to be settled with a handshake, so here’s what we’re going to do: it’s you two for the World Title at Malice In Wonderland. No DQ. You screw up here, Taylor, and you’re right down to the bottom of the pecking order. And Andrews? You’re ordered to stay home. If, for any reason, you are not able to defend that title, you will be forced to vacate it. Is that clear?’</div>

Andrews’ stare is icey and hasn’t left Taylor for several minutes.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">AA: ‘As crystal.’</div>

The crowd clearly doesn’t feel that Taylor deserves the shot he is getting and shower him with boos, meanwhile the camera focuses on Andrews and his injured leg as the show goes to commercial.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 95</div>

VS VS

Mighty Meaty vs The Behemoths vs Devine Fortune

The announcers draw particular attention to Mighty Mo in this match, and specifically the fact that he has had two high-profile matches in the past fortnight and has lost both by relying on his athleticism to get him through. It’s clear from the offset that he and Tana are overpowered by The Behemoths and can’t keep up with the speed of Devine Fortune, so they need to work smarter. And work smarter they do, teaming up with Devine Fortune to first remove the threat of Titan and Shark and then getting to work on the smaller team, who they are ultimately able to put away when Mo plants Chance Fortune with a Plunge deadlift superplex before Tana nails a Big Fat Samoan Squash for the win.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 9:48

Rating: 65

Winner: Mighty Meaty</div>

The camera feed cuts to backstage, where Sammy Bach is pacing back and forth with a mic in his hand.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">SB: ‘So I’ve got a problem, guys. A real problem. You see, where I’m from, guys like Jay Chord don’t get to talk like that and walk away from it. When I used to work shows in bars where you were as likely to get stabbed as you were to get cheered, if you mouthed off the way he has been for the last few weeks, you weren’t making it back to your car. But now…’</div>

Bach visibly bites back what he was going to say and pauses.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">SB: ‘Now… I need to play into his hands. I need to let him indulge his little fantasy that he is somehow both the future of this company and also disrespected.’</div>

He stares straight into the camera, his eyes unblinking, for several seconds.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">SB: ‘Chord. At Malice, I’m going to give you a beating you’re never gonna forget.’</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 70</div>

TELEVISION TITLE MATCH

VS

Edd Stone vs Greg Gauge

Gauge makes his second Television Title defence in as many weeks and looks mightily accomplished doing so. He and Edd Stone put in something of a technical clinic in the first week of January during their multi-man tag match and they pick back up where they left off as the houses of Stone and Keith - or Gauge - collide once more.

Stone’s aerial offence is as flashy as ever and gets the crowd on their feet, but there literally isn’t a style that Gauge seems unable to work and he is eventually able to ground the Canadian and get to work on his legs. The match ends when a fatigued Stone tries to go for a Party’s Over shooting star press which Gauge counters before strapping on the Proton Lock for the submission.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 16:21

Rating: 73

Winner: Greg Gauge</div>

After the ad break the camera feed cuts to the clearly very angry Behemoths arguing with each other and Floyd Goldworthy backstage. The camera slowly zooms out to reveal the team of Devine Fortune making the incredibly questionable choice of approaching them.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">DD: ‘Heeeeeeeey guys’</div>

Both Behemoths snap round and Devine jumps out of his skin, bumping into Chance who is standing behind him, who also jumps.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">FG: ‘What do you boys want?’

DD: ‘Just wanted to say good match out there. You know? No hard feelings, cool?’

CF: ‘Yep. Enjoyed the match. Hope that whole “Teaming Up On You With Mighty Meaty” thing didn’t rub you the wrong way.’</div>

Devine Fortune both grin awkwardly. The Behemoths growl and Floyd’s face darkens.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">FG: ‘I’d suggest you both leave. Now.’</div>

Darryl and Chance exchange a worried look before backing off a few steps.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">DD: ‘Jeez. Fine. Talk about taking it too seriously.’

CF: ‘Honestly, I was kinda let down by you guys.’

FG: ‘GO. NOW.’</div>

Devine Fortune run for the hills, followed by The Behemoths in hot pursuit.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 62</div>

Cut back to the announcers desk where Ernie Turner is incredulously shaking his head.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">ET: ‘Man, would I have liked to have been in the room when those two idiots decided THAT was a good idea.’

SD: ‘Devine Fortune have made a habit of making enemies of dangerous tag teams in the last month, that’s for sure.’

JS: ‘Add The Behemoths to a hit list which already contains The Elite. God bless those sweet boys. Very talented, but dumb as a bag of rocks.’

SD: ‘Talking of tag teams, how about that performance from Mighty Meaty? Seems like Mo has taken his last two losses to heart. Not just an athletic performance, but a smart one too. He’s a real threat now.’

ET: ‘He’s a threat when they get another team to help them neutralise The Behemoths, sure.’

JS: ‘Threats don’t come much realer than the one that Sammy Bach issued to Jay Chord. I haven’t seen him that angry before.’

SD: ‘And, of course, we now know who Andrews will be facing at Malice in Wonderland. But the question remains: will he be healthy enough to do so?’

ET: ‘Hope not.’

JS: ‘Good lord, Ernie.’

SD: ‘Time for some more in-ring action!’</div>

VS

Jay Chord vs Dazzling Dave Diamond

The announcers hype up Dazzling Dave as much as they can, but it’s clear from early on that he’s out-matched here. Chord is quicker, smarter and fitter, and he makes every advantage he has count but running circles around Diamond.

The rugged Texan is able to land a sequence of snug body blows and strikes during one period where he has Chord pinned in the corner, but the young superstar responds with a corner reversal followed by a super DDT that puts Diamond away for the three count.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 5:32

Rating: 71

Winner: Jay Chord</div>

The camera cuts backstage where Wolf is walking in his ring-gear, getting ready for his match up next. Suddenly, he walks past a familiar figure…

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">WH: ‘I heard you were here. And I smelled the whiskey the moment you turned up.’

RDJ: ‘Evenin’ Hawkins. Nice to see that age hasn’t soured that pleasant disposition of yours.’</div>

Wolf’s smarmy smile drops, replaced by a face that is both threatening and deadly serious.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">WH: ‘Stay out of my business with Andrews, RDJ. I mean that. It wont end well for you.’

RDJ: ‘Sounds an awful lot like a threat.’

WH: ‘You better believe it’s a threat. Stay retired, for your own good.’</div>

Wolf and RDJ share a long, tense silence before Wolf’s music hits and he turns to make his way to the ring.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 89</div>

VS

Wolf Hawkins vs Sammy Bach

Wolf and Sammy have gone at it many times before, with Wolf usually coming out on top, and the fans are desperate to see Sammy finally get his shot at top of the card - where many of them feel he belongs. The early action in the ring is as hot as the crowd with Sammy returning to some of his more high-flying roots as he attempts to put on a show for the fans and justify their adulation. Wolf is unable to keep up with Bach in the early runnings and the announcers highlight the fact that he is just desperately trying to stay in the match during the first 10 minutes.

Bach hits a super kick and a moonsault around the 15 minute mark which seem to suggest that the match is entering its end game, and when he gets Wolf in a front underhook headlock - the position of his signature Adrenaline Shot underhook DDT - the crowd goes wild. However those cheers turn to boos as Jay Chord appears from backstage and begins jaw-jacking with Bach and the security at ringside.

Bach turns back to Wolf and ducks a stiff high kick attempt, nailing a facecrusher in response while Chord gets into it with the referee on the outside of the ring. The Elation Sensation has the crowd roaring again when he floors Wolf and then locks in the Bach On Your Back submission hold, but with the ref distracted no one but the fans can see Wolf tapping out. Bach breaks the hold, shoves the ref aside and decks Chord so hard that he deadfalls straight backwards from the apron to the floor, but the distraction is enough as Wolf hits him with a running knee to the back and then nails the Full Moon Rising as he staggers to the middle of the ring, pinning him for the victory.

The show goes off the air as the camera cuts between Wolf victorious in the ring, a dejected Bach at ringside and a grinning Jay Chord.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 23:09

Rating: 82

Winner: Wolf Hawkins</div>

Overall rating: 83

</div>

Devilb0y · May 25, 2020

It's Preview-Review time again and it turns out we have fans who are just as cynical as the TCW booker, with no one buying that Sammy Bach was going to go over Wolf. Poor Sammy. Greg Gauge's successful title defense was all that separated the preview scores, with both of you calling that Mighty Meaty were going to score a win.

Xendarii: 4/5

Herrbear: 5/5

Congratulations to Herrbear this week for their first Prediction Victory. A copy of the riveting Sam Strong autobiography - "Putting Over My Friends" - is on its way to you as we speak.

Running Prediction Scores:

christmas_ape: 2

Herrbear: 1

Xendarii: 1</div>

Devilb0y · May 25, 2020

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</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">Turning The Tables with Ernie Turner</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

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</p><p><em></em></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em></em><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>January 19th 2020 - Eye On The Ring, Konrad Douglas</em></div><em></em></div><em></em><p> </p><p>

New York to San Antonio is something of a flight, and definitely a striking change of scenery. Even more so when the change happens as suddenly as it did for Ernie Turner. One minute he was plying his trade as a conniving heel announcer in front of the small but passionate New York City Wrestling fanbase, the next he was on plane to Texas with promises of exposure to an enormous new audience. Why now? Would they even know who he was? These were the questions Kyle Rhodes fielded in the one phone call he shared with Turner before the two were sat in an office at BriCo HQ signing a contract.</p><p> </p><p>

Intrepid reporter Konrad Douglas (that would be me) was able to sit down with TCW’s new man in the colour commentary spot last week to get the inside scoop on the quiet revolution going on there.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>ET:</strong> ‘I can’t really sit here and tell you that the company feels different now that Bruce is running the show, because obviously I wasn’t here before that to judge it. But I’ll say this: everyone seems really happy with how things are going so far.’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KD:</strong> ‘Happy with what specifically?’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> ‘Just… happy. Like there’s been a shift in momentum, you know?’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KD:</strong> ‘How does that affect you on the announce table?’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> ‘Well, again, I’ve not got much to compare it to, but Shawn and Jasmine have pointed out to me how much less direction they’re receiving now, which gives them a bit more freedom to perform. And that’s not a knock on Brent either. I think Brent has one of the best minds for match psychology in the business, but he was never much of a promo man and I think he maybe has a tendency to over-instruct his announce team because he isn’t exactly sure what he wants from his characters. And Bruce doesn't do that. I can count one hand the number of times he gets in my ear during a show.’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KD:</strong> ‘Speaking of characters, you bring a… let’s say a more “Colourful” personality to the announce table than TCW is used to. How has that been?’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> ‘They knew what they were getting when they signed me. I’m happy to adapt, but I made it clear to Kyle when I signed that if they wanted me to tone myself down so that they could stick to that dry-as-hell “Real Sport” thing then they shouldn’t be signing me. And I think he got that.’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KD:</strong> ‘It certainly hasn’t rubbed your announce partners the wrong way. One of the highlights of this year’s shows has been the natural rapport / repartee that you and they share. Particular you and Jasmine Saunders.’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> ‘Yeah, Jasmine is a sweetheart. I can rub people the wrong way because I carry that character around with me, more than I probably should if you were to ask one of my ex-wives. But she’s so switched on. She saw me as a foil and found something in herself to elevate both of us. Seriously, keep your eye on that one. She’s going places.’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KD:</strong> ‘Any parting thoughts on where TCW is headed now?’</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> ‘With me on board? Straight to the top, baby.’</div></p><p> </p><p>

Turner claimed after the interview concluded that he was joking and isn’t so arrogant as to think that TCW is barreling through the stiff competition of SWF and USPW any time soon. Joking or not, the internet and wider wrestling fandom is rapidly starting to disagree. TCW is one to watch.</p>

Herrbear · May 25, 2020

Congratulations to Herrbear this week for their first Prediction Victory. A copy of the riveting Sam Strong autobiography - "Putting Over My Friends" - is on its way to you as we speak.

Thank you very much. I will certainly enjoy reading the book.

Devilb0y · May 26, 2020

These violent delights...

...have violent ends.

PREVIEW: Malice In Wonderland - January 2020, Week 3

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">World Title

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Tag Title 4-Way

Mighty Meaty vs Devine Fortune vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Benny Benson vs Greg Gauge

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Debut Match

American Ultra vs Flying Jimmy Foxx & Elliot Thomas

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

</div>

Xendarii · May 26, 2020

World Title

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Tag Title 4-Way

Mighty Meaty vs Devine Fortune vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Benny Benson vs Greg Gauge

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Debut Match

American Ultra vs Flying Jimmy Foxx & Elliot Thomas

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

Herrbear · May 26, 2020

World Title

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Tag Title 4-Way

Mighty Meaty vs Devine Fortune vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Benny Benson vs Greg Gauge

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Debut Match

American Ultra vs Flying Jimmy Foxx & Elliot Thomas

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

christmas_ape · May 26, 2020

World Title

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Tag Title 4-Way

Mighty Meaty vs Devine Fortune vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Benny Benson vs Greg Gauge

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Debut Match

American Ultra vs Flying Jimmy Foxx & Elliot Thomas

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

Munit · May 26, 2020

World Title

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Tag Title 4-Way

Mighty Meaty vs Devine Fortune vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Benny Benson vs Greg Gauge

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Debut Match

American Ultra vs Flying Jimmy Foxx & Elliot Thomas

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

Devilb0y · May 28, 2020

Malice In Wonderland, January 2020

Theme:

by Skillet

Chase Dome (60,165) in Memphis, Tennessee

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre-show)

Roderick Remus def Dazzling Dave Diamond, Fro Sure, Nelsum Callum, Jackon Laine

Length: 10:14

Rating: 55</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre-show)

Troy Tornado def Danny Fonzarelli, Matt Hocking & Doc Hammond

Length: 16:26

Rating: 64</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">(Pre-show)

Edd Stone & Human Arsenal def Rich & Famous

Length: 9:47

Rating: 58</div>

The camera swoops around a packed Chase Dome - illuminated by pyro, taking in the outlandish, baroque set design - a sort of mesh of Halloween and a masked ball - of TCW’s inaugural pay-per-view event of 2020: Malice In Wonderland. The familiar voice of Jason Azaria pierces through the event’s theme song to welcome you to what promises to be one hell of a show, the camera cutting to the announcers desk to show the TCW legend flanked by Ernie Turner and Jasmine Saunders.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">JA: Good evening wrestling fans! We’re around the corner from Graceland in the historic Chase Dome here in Memphis. But even more palpable than the legacy of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll is the legacy that our own Kings of Professional Wrestling will put on display for you tonight in what many call the first step on the journey to Total Mayhem…. welcome to Malice In Wonderland!

ET: God, is he always like this?

JS: Sorry Jason. He’s new.

JA: Scores will be settled. Feuds will escalate. Titles may change hands. It’s all on the line here, tonight.

ET: I have to admit, he does have a knack for this...

JS: For me, it’s all about Jay Chord and Sammy Bach finally getting a chance to face one another.

JA: The first time the two men have ever met in singles competition. But will it be the last? And of course who could forget that our World Champion - Aaron “Ace” Andrews - will make the 5th defence of his title tonight against the calculating Joshua Taylor.

ET: You HOPE he will make the defence.

JA: Right you are, ET. Will the Ace even be in a fit state to perform?

ET: He certainly wasn’t at Total Wrestling earlier in the week.

JS: Greg Gauge will be looking for revenge over Benny Benson tonight as well. He was furious at being pinned two weeks ago and hasn’t let it lie.

ET: And talking about furious losers, rumour has it that The Behemoths are in hell of a mood after taking an ‘L’ this week. Something tells me Mighty Meaty and Devine Fortune are going to get their comeuppance in the 4-way tag dance tonight.

JA: But all that aside, what an opener we have for you now: Wolf Hawkins will once again meet One Many Army - the 3rd time in as many months with both having a victory over the other - to see who really is the best man.</div>

VS

Wolf Hawkins vs One Man Army

As Wolf and OMA get ready to square up it’s clear that Wolf feels he’s above the match and doesn’t understand why he’s even competing, which clearly annoys the One Man Army. So it comes as little surprise to everyone in the arena when OMA opens things up hot with a sequence of clotheslines before sending Wolf flying over the top rope.

The announcers make a point of highlighting the history between these two; that this is an unofficial rubber match of sorts to decide who is actually the King of Kings after these men traded victories over the last few months. And it becomes apparent once the pace of the match slows down that once again they are equal to each other, with Wolf meeting OMA’s force of will with his own guile.

In a repeat of a spot from their match at Total Wrestling two weeks ago Wolf rocks One Man Army with a sequence of stiff kicks before planting him with a brainbuster to set up the Full Moon Rising. However, OMA is the walking embodiment of fighting spirit and completely no-sells the brainbuster, rising immediately to catch Wolf with a devastating jumping DDT as he comes back from the ropes. As Wolf staggers to his feet OMA goes for his own flying attack, springboarding back off of the second rope and hitting the Guided Missile shoulder block, but Hawkins just gets a shoulder up from the subsequent pin.

The match devolves into a sequence of finishers with OMA kicking out of a Full Moon Rising, going for - and missing - another Guided Missile - before Wolf is finally able to put the One Man Army away with a top rope version of his Full Moon Rising knee strike.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 25:23

Rating: 80

Winner: Wolf Hawkins</div>

VS VS VS

Freddie Huggins vs Marc Speed vs Eddie Peak vs T-Bone Bright

In a match that is billed as being for a shot at the Television Title the actual in-ring story unfolds into an attempt by Freddy Huggins to get Eddie Peak to help him eliminate the other two men from proceedings. Despite both men being heels the fans really do detest Freddy Huggins and this turns Peak into a de facto face for the length of this match at least, leading to some interesting psychology.

Huggins gets lots of his signature cowardly offense in; using a low blow to effectively rule T-Bone Bright out of much of the match and allowing Peak and Speed to slug it out while he combs his hair in the corner. However this only serves to enrage Peak, who lays out Speed with a Peak of the Devil before tossing Huggins around the ring like a rag doll, culminating in a Peak of Perfection powerbomb for the win.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 9:40

Rating: 61

Winner: Eddie Peak</div>

Backstage now and a sweat-covered and clearly angry Wolf Hawkins has a microphone in his hand.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">WH: Sixteen years in this company. Sixteen. To get stuck in a meaningless match with a has-been like One Man Army. How dare you, Bruce? You think you can just waltz back in here and demote me down the card like some also-ran to one of your half-baked title runs? Well that’s not how things work here. You’ve been away a LONG time, Jack, and this is my goddamn show.</div>

He brushes hair out of his face and takes a moment to collect his thoughts. The dull sound of the crowd seems vaguely in support of him; it’s hard to boo a man as long-serving as Wolf Hawkins, even if he is despicable.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">WH: Never again. You hear me? I don’t care who walks out of here the champion tonight. Taylor. Andrews. Doesn’t matter to me. I’m up next. I’m the goddamn King of Kings, I’m the guy the fans pay to see and that belt is mine.</div>

The camera lingers on Hawkins’ intense gaze for a few moments more before cutting to a video package.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 93</div>

by Motionless In White

A short video set to their theme song - “/c0de” by Motionless In White - highlights the technical excellence of American Ultra, a new tag team who - according to their video - are going to remind TCW what it means to watch great wrestling. It ends with a still of both men posed underneath the phrase “The pain shall set you free.”

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 35</div>

VS

American Ultra vs Elliot Thomas & Flying Jimmy Foxx

American Ultra’s debut match is a closer run thing than either of Marv Statler or Dean Waldorf would probably have liked, with the acrobatic duo of Jimmy Foxx and Elliot Thomas providing slippery opposition for the opening 5 minutes. However both men soon begin to tire from a sequence of painful looking holds designed to sap strength from the opponent, and sure enough it isn’t long before the Ultra hit a Scorched Earth wheelbarrow bomb and Statler makes the cover for a debut victory.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 9:39

Rating: 50

Winner: American Ultra</div>

VS

Sammy Bach vs Jay Chord

Sammy Bach and Jay Chord represent the past and the future of TCW to many people, two sides of the same coin. But while Chord’s career is very much in the ascendancy there are many who would argue that Bach’s best days are now behind him, an accusation which particularly stings given his failure to ever win the big one. However, if the fans wanted to see some respect shown between the “Radical Rock God” and the son of the legendary Rip Chord they are very quickly disabused of that notion. Jay and Bach hate each other and they start things off at one hundred miles an hour with a flurry of blows from a collar lockup to underline that fact.

What follows is a showcase for everything that makes TCW great. Bach shows some of his old self by taking to the air and gains the upper hand in the early running before Chord hits a low blow from a back grapple to shift the momentum, going on to show off his own technique and brawling ability - dragging Bach into a fight outside the ring.

Bach rallies when he reverses an irish whip to send Chord into a ring post before nailing an enormous plancha to the outside which gets a roar from the crowd. After rolling his opponent back into the ring it looks like Sammy has the match won when he nails the Adrenaline Shot DDT on a groggy Chord, but somehow the young prodigy finds it within himself to kick out.

If Chord was determined to show that he has the ability to beat Bach without underhanded tactics then he abandons that approach as the match enters its end game. Bringing a chair into the ring after the ref is knocked unconscious he immediately shows he’s willing to cheat to win. To his credit, Bach sees it coming and ducks the initial attempt by his opponent to swing for his head, but after a brief exchange of reversals Chord nails his Alpha Strike piledriver onto the chair and pins Bach for a three count from the dazed Ray Johnson.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 34:39

Rating: 82

Winner: Jay Chord</div>

by Black Label Society

As “Crazy Horse” rings out through the arena Chord stands with chair in hand, mockingly, over the prone body of Sammy Bach, his blood seeping into the mat from a wound on his head.

EMTs and referees rush the ring to try and get to Bach to administer first aid, but Chord refuses to let them close, tossing them aside like children and striking several with the chair.

The crowd shower him in boos as he pulls Bach’s head up by the hair, the hard-cam catching a close-up of Chord’s malicious grin right next to Bach’s crimson mask.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 74</div>

The camera cuts back to a stunned announce team who seem at a loss for words, all except Ernie Turner - who is grinning from ear to ear.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">ET: Called it.

JA: We all knew that Bach and Chord were talented enough to put on a clinic, but to see it end like that? To have such a wonderful match sullied by such underhanded tactics? It’s unconscionable.

JS: Jay should be ashamed of himself for that post-match display. He has no respect.

ET: Respect for what? Bach’s not even a has-been. He’s a never-was.

JA: And talking of a lack of respect: it seems as though Wolf Hawkins continues to feel like he gets none of it. He believes he is owed a title shot - his last one coming well over 6 months ago.

ET: For Wolf, that’s a long time to go without a belt.

JS: Let’s not forget that he is the King of Kings. He is entitled to challenge for a title of his choice at Total Mayhem, though he seems to think he shouldn’t have to wait until then.

JA: I don’t think there’s any danger of Wolf letting us forget that. Nor is there any danger of the TCW fans forgetting the impressive debut of American Ultra. Those two vicious technicians have been making waves internationally for a long time now, most notably in PGHW in Japan where they worked as The Ring Generals.

ET: Thanks for the history lesson.

JA: And you have to wonder, will history repeat itself next? Will Benson upset Greg Gauge again?

JS: Nice segway, Jason.</div>

Before they can finish, the announcers are interrupted by the up-beat music of Benny “Elmo” Benson.

VS

Greg Gauge vs Benny Benson

As Gauge walks to the ring he makes a point of shouting at one of the camera men that there “Won’t be any more mistakes this time”. So it must be incredibly frustrating for him when Benson gets in most of the early offense, including some snug kicks which seem to particularly irritate him. Gauge begins complaining to the referee that Benson is using closed fists, followed by complaining that Benson isn’t releasing holds.

When it becomes clear that Charles Hapstander isn’t buying any of his persistent moaning, Gauge seems to focus and shift up a gear, cutting a pace that - it soon becomes clear - Benson can’t keep up with.

Wearing his opponent’s legs down with a sequence of grapevines and ankle holds, Gauge finally puts him away with the signature Proton Lock to seal a fairly strong performance.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 20:04

Rating: 67

Winner: Greg Gauge</div>

The camera cuts backstage again to Aaron Andrews warming up, his face wincing in pain as he stretches out his injured leg. Despite his discomfort the crowd roar their approval in response, then cheer even louder when a familiar face walks into the shot.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">RDJ: Wanted to wish you good luck, Ace. I know you need to focus so I’m not gonna take up anymore time. Just wanted to tell you that you've got this.</div>

Andrews straightens up, smiles and shakes Ricky’s hand.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">AA: Appreciate it, RDJ. Someone’s gotta shut Taylor up.

RDJ: How’s that leg?</div>

The brief silence speaks volumes. The Ace looks down at his foot, his expression unsure and RDJ nods knowingly in response.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">RDJ: I get it. Well... protect it as best you can. Good luck, man.</div>

He slaps Andrews on the shoulder and the camera cuts back to the ring.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Rating: 81</div>

Tag Title Match

VS VS

VS

Devine Fortune vs Mighty Meaty vs The Elite vs The Behemoths ©

Cutting back to the action at ringside, particular attention is paid to the tension between The Behemoths and Mighty Meaty as the respective teams make their entrances, with the announcers highlighting Mo and Tana’s victory earlier in the week and speculating as to whether the “Team Up On The Behemoths” strategy will work again tonight.

It quickly becomes clear that it wont, if only because the addition of the always-dangerous Elite means that there is always a threat to the face teams. Presented with this challenge Devine Fortune make the choice to go all out in an attempt to secure an early victory, and for a while it seems like it might work - no one is able to keep up with them. However the high-risk style is also their undoing as The Elite combine to counter a poisoned frankensteiner attempt by Chance Fortune into an Elitism before Devine is flattened by a double clothesline from Titan and Shark.

Seeing the tables turned from their match in mid-week, Mighty Meaty - now outnumbered - are able to rise to the challenge. Mo always has that extra bit of grit and power to turn to and he is able to really dominate, nailing a flying clothesline on both Elite members before planting Titan with a beautiful looking Hopes Fall spinebuster. A three point charge sends Shark flying back into the opposite corner while Tana executes his trademark second rope splash on the still-out-of-it Titan for the win and the tag titles.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 10:25

Rating: 66

Winner: Mighty Meaty - Second reign as Tag Champions</div>

World Title Match

VS

Joshua Taylor vs Aaron Andrews ©

Before the World Title match the announcers briefly discuss Taylor’s chances - that he lost against an Andrews who was at about 60% fitness earlier in the month but has since ensured that the Ace of TCW is even weaker coming into this match. Ernie Turner goes so far as to speculate that Andrews has never been more vulnerable and is clearly salivating at the chance of him being dispossessed of his title.

Taylor debuts new ring gear for this match, trading in his typical red half-tights for a black and yellow colour scheme. Andrews meanwhile is still decked out in his white and red long tights and taped forearms, looking every bit the champion that he is, despite the limp.

The story of their match is one of Andrews doing his best not to allow Taylor to target his leg, and it soon becomes a great example of catch wrestling, with both men maneuvering for position through a sequence of lock-ups and holds. Andrews is able to gain the upper hand initially and compounds this with a sequence of quick throws including a really nice looking reverse suplex.

As one would expect though, Andrews isn’t able to keep that injured leg safe forever and all it takes from Taylor is one chop block to totally change the momentum of the match. Seizing on the Ace’s vulnerability like a true predator, Taylor demonstrates he can happily keep up with Andrews’ technical brilliance by running through a sequence of devastatingly painful submission holds.

In a mirror of their first match this month he soon switches to attempting the Butterfly Lock once he is convinced that Andrews is ready to give up, and it’s hard to argue that this isn’t the case - the Ace looks like he can’t even stand, let alone fight at this point. Yet, somehow, in a display of sheer bloody-minded determination, he simply refuses to give in. Leading to a memorable moment where he and Taylor stand face to face in the ring trading brutal forearms to the neck culminating in the challenger landing a sickeningly stiff strike to the champions’ chin which sends him to his knees for a moment before Andrews roars back to his feet and asks for another. Taylor obliges, but Andrews wont fall. Taylor goes for a third, Andrews staggers but refuses to go down. Frustrated, Taylor runs to the ropes to go for what would surely be a devastating lariat but Andrews is able to counter it into a Gut Check. The crowd cheers encouragement as they know what follows Andrews’ signature hot-shot, growing louder as he somehow scales the turnbuckle on one leg and then erupting when he lands the Into The Blue for the win.

The announce team go wild claiming this to be amongst his most trying title defences and the proof that he is a true champion, and the show goes off the air with Andrews holding his World Title aloft from the turnbuckle.

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Length: 35:08

Rating: 76

Winner: Aaron Andrews</div>

Show Rating: 78

</div>

Devilb0y · May 28, 2020

And of course it wouldn't be a proper show posting without reviewing our prediction scores. So let's see how everyone did:

christmas_ape: 7/7

Herrbear: 5/7

Munit: 5/7

Xendarii: 4/7

Pretty strong all round with no one being fooled that Andrews was dropping his title to Joshua Taylor and the most common missed guess being that Sammy was going over Jay Chord. Poor old Sammy. Not today my friend.

So congratulation are in order to christmas_ape who is having a hell of an opening month, scoring another clean sweep! The prize is really special this week: a t-shirt from Malice in Wonderland 2015 which we found in Brent Hill's car. It's got that super authentic wrestler's vehicle smell (cigarettes and fast food mainly) and on it's way to you now!

As a little aside, just wanted to say thanks to everyone for reading the first month. The feedback has been great. I saw a good idea from another diary that I'm going to "borrow" (read: steal) where the person who gets the most predictions right each month can choose a worker for me to profile if they wish. Given there is only one show left this month and christmas_ape is leading by 2, this means that you will be this month's winner in all likelihood. So if there is a character you would like to know more about let me know and I'll make it happen!

Running Prediction Scores:

christmas_ape: 3

Herrbear: 1

Xendarii: 1</div>

christmas_ape · May 28, 2020

Great PPV, there were quite a few matches I had no real idea who would win so I'm glad I got lucky!

I'll take Mighty Meaty please to spotlight in honor of their new title reign.

Herrbear · May 28, 2020

Really liking this.

Devilb0y · May 29, 2020

TCW Goes Digital

January 26th, 2020 - Eye on the Ring, Konrad Douglas

Well now, this could be interesting.

Wrestling pundits around the world have often touted the digital streaming model as the future of the business, replacing the temperamental - albeit significant - cash boost of one-off PPV buys with a steady income stream can make managing a sustainable business far easier. And no one knows more about the need for sustainability than TCW.

Word from inside BriCo has reached yours truly that Tocal Championship Wrestling will debut a new tiered streaming service of their own - inventively titled “The TCW Network” - at the end of this month, which will host all of their TV shows and pay-per-views - if you get the expensive edition - going forward.

This could be massive for them. One only needs to look at USPW to see how the exposure of a digital streaming platform can push a company into the stratosphere financially, particularly when you own your own platform.

As an aside, those of us at Eye On The Ring of an older disposition are also excited to report that the toy company BriCo will also be bringing their stable of 80s cartoons to the TCW Network this year. Great wrestling AND Go-Bots? Sign me up.

Devilb0y · May 29, 2020

Preview: TCW Presents Total Wrestling - January 2020, Week 4

(to be posted by 02/06/2020)

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord

Tale of the Tape: This is the first time Wolf, Andrews and Jay have appeared in the same match together, and the first time Wolf and Andrews have squared up since August 2019.

Sammy Bach vs Troy Tornado

Tale of the Tape: Sammy has not won a match since the beginning of January.

Jeremie Courtney vs T-Bone Bright

Tale of the Tape: Both men's first televised match of the year, although T-Bone did feature in a losing effort at Malice In Wonderland. On paper something of a mis-match.

Joshua Taylor vs Fro Sure

Tale of the Tape: The charismatic Fro Sure's debut singles match

Edd Stone vs Roderick Remus

Tale of the Tape: The black sheep of the Stone family comes into this match in good form with three victories in his last four singles matches, however the loss to Greg Gauge came in his most recent outing.

</div>

Xendarii · May 29, 2020

<p>Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs <strong>Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord</strong></p><p>

<em>It feels like Wolf should naturally be the next challenger to Andrew's title, and this match could set it up.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Sammy Bach</strong> vs Troy Tornado</p><p>

<em>Sammy needs to win a match.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Jeremie Courtney vs <strong>T-Bone Bright</strong></p><p>

<em>Imaginary coin flip.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Joshua Taylor</strong> vs Fro Sure</p><p>

<em>Fro Sure's incredibly talented, but certainly not popular enough to win his debut match against someone who's just challenged for your biggest title (right?).</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Edd Stone</strong> vs Roderick Remus</p><p>

<em>I guess? Something tells me I'm wrong here.</em></p>

RingRider · May 29, 2020

<p>Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs<strong> Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord</strong></p><p>

-Feels like the heels edge out on talent...but should be a barn burner</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Sammy Bach</strong> vs Troy Tornado</p><p>

-he's due! </p><p> </p><p>

Jeremie Courtney vs <strong>T-Bone Bright</strong></p><p>

-I have never really seen Courtney develop into anything much beyond a JTS...but T-Bone could be something!</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Joshua Taylor</strong> vs Fro Sure</p><p>

-Unless Taylor made a promise, I can't see putting Fro' over against an opponent of this magnitude</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Edd Stone</strong> vs Roderick Remus</p><p>

-All about the 24/7 party animal!</p>

Devilb0y · May 29, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Xendarii" data-cite="Xendarii" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49598" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>Joshua Taylor</strong> vs Fro Sure<p> <em>Fro Sure's incredibly talented, but certainly not popular enough to win his debut match against someone who's just challenged for your biggest title (right?).</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Or I just secretly despise Joshua Taylor <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <em>*Nefarious laughter ensues*</em></p>

christmas_ape · May 29, 2020

<p>Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs <strong>Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord</strong></p><p>

Tale of the Tape: This is the first time Wolf, Andrews and Jay have appeared in the same match together, and the first time Wolf and Andrews have squared up since August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Sammy Bach</strong> vs Troy Tornado</p><p>

Tale of the Tape: Sammy has not won a match since the beginning of January.</p><p> </p><p>

Jeremie Courtney vs<strong> T-Bone Bright</strong></p><p>

Tale of the Tape: Both men's first televised match of the year, although T-Bone did feature in a losing effort at Malice In Wonderland. On paper something of a mis-match.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Joshua Taylor</strong> vs Fro Sure</p><p>

Tale of the Tape: The charismatic Fro Sure's debut singles match</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Edd Stone </strong>vs Roderick Remus</p><p>

Tale of the Tape: The black sheep of the Stone family comes into this match in good form with three victories in his last four singles matches, however the loss to Greg Gauge came in his most recent outing.</p>

Herrbear · May 30, 2020

Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord

Tale of the Tape: This is the first time Wolf, Andrews and Jay have appeared in the same match together, and the first time Wolf and Andrews have squared up since August 2019.

Sammy Bach vs Troy Tornado

Tale of the Tape: Sammy has not won a match since the beginning of January.

Jeremie Courtney vs T-Bone Bright

Tale of the Tape: Both men's first televised match of the year, although T-Bone did feature in a losing effort at Malice In Wonderland. On paper something of a mis-match.

Joshua Taylor vs Fro Sure

Tale of the Tape: The charismatic Fro Sure's debut singles match

Edd Stone vs Roderick Remus

Tale of the Tape: The black sheep of the Stone family comes into this match in good form with three victories in his last four singles matches, however the loss to Greg Gauge came in his most recent outing.

Devilb0y · June 1, 2020

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">TCW Presents Total Wrestling - January 2020, Week 4</span></span></strong></p><p>

Minnesota Coliseum, Minnesota - 10’000 (SELL OUT)</p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>Human Arsenal def Nelson Callum</strong></p><p>

<strong>Rating:</strong> 55</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 10:01</div></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Doc Hammond def Jackson Laine</strong></p><p>

<strong>Rating:</strong> 62</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 10:01</div></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Benny & The Foxx def Rich & Famous</strong></p><p>

<strong>Rating:</strong> 53</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 9:53</div></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Devine Fortune def American Ultra</strong></p><p>

<strong>Rating:</strong> 54</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 9:48</div></p><p> </p><p>

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The show opens with a very brief video package highlighting the most exciting moments from Malice In Wonderland, including Andrews’ gutsy victory over Joshua Taylor, Jay Chord’s assault of Sammy Bach and the crowning of new tag champions Mighty Meaty. Once finished, it cuts to a tracking shot from the Total Wrestling stage down the ramp to the ringside which ends with a 180 degree pan to the announce table, manned as always by Shaun Doakes, Ernie Turner and Jasmine Saunders.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>SD:</strong> Hello and welcome to another Tuesday night of white-hot wrestling action! We’re coming to you live from a sold out Minnesota Coliseum and folks: the temperature outside may have dropped but there is no risk of things cooling down in that ring.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>JS:</strong> We’re only two days removed from the action that unfolded at Malice in Wonderland and yet to appreciate the fallout, but you have to believe that tonight we’re going to hear from plenty of the stars who competed in Memphis last week.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> I’m sure Sammy Bach will have some excuse for why he lost to Jay in embarrassing fashion.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SD:</strong> Taking on a veteran like Troy Tornado can’t be much consolation to Sammy, that’s for sure. And Joshua Taylor will also be looking to bounce back, though I’m sure he’d rather not be facing a youngster as talented as Fro Sure so soon after his failed World Title bid.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>JS:</strong> And main events don’t come any hotter than this. Wolf and Jay are teaming up to face our World Champion - Aaron Andrews - and the always dangerous One Man Army.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SD:</strong> That’ll be an absolute classic, I’m sure.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> It’ll be a classic to see both of your faces when Wolf wipes the floor with Andrews. Our so-called ‘Champion’ has been ducking Mr. TCW for way too long; his stock is going to take a dive tonight.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SD:</strong> Wolf certainly is a threat, and he’s proven in recent weeks that he has the measure of One Man Army too. But to open our show is a real treat: the super entertaining 24 Hour Party Animal Edd Stone takes on “Real Deal” Roderick Remus in a clash of cruiserwei….</div></p><p> </p><p>

Doakes is suddenly cut off by the familiar opening lines of someone’s theme music…</p><p> </p><p>

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The words “TEAR DOWN” ring out throughout the arena as Aaron Andrews' music hits. He isn’t penciled in to speak tonight, and someone backstage is probably frantically trying to restructure the show to deal with this unscheduled interruption, but the Ace of TCW is never a man to be told he can’t do something.</p><p> </p><p>

Andrews appears on stage with a mic in one hand and the World Title in the other, saluting the fans by raising the latter above his head. They chant their approval of their fighting champion in response. He is still clearly not 100%; his limp is apparent and the surgical tape around his neck and right shoulder from the exchange of brutal strikes with Taylor is visible underneath the semi-buttoned shirt he is wearing.</p><p> </p><p>

The Ace steps through the ropes to continued, raucous applause from the Mid-West fans, whose chants of “Andrews” reverberate around the building. He soaks it in for a second.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>AA:</strong> How’s it going, Coliseum? Miss me?</div></p><p> </p><p>

More applause.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>AA:</strong> I’m not really supposed to be out here. I’m sure Bruce is plenty pissed with me for this. So I’m gonna keep it short and sweet…</div></p><p> </p><p>

The fans respond with light, semi-playful boos. It seems like Bruce, for all of the goodwill he has earned by coming back, has rubbed some people the wrong way already.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>AA:</strong> Joshua Taylor is a dangerous man, a hell of a professional wrestler, someone who probably deserves a title shot every now and again, but - above all else - he’s now a footnote in my career.</p><p> </p><p>

People don’t consider me a fighting champion. I know it, I hear the boys in the back whispering. Since I beat Wolf for this last year I’ve fought Taylor, Doc Hammond, Troy Tornado and Eddie Peak. All dangerous guys, and let me tell you from experience: none of those matches were easy. But some people seem to think that I’ve been given preferential booking. That someone up top is trying to keep me away from the likes of Wolf Hawkins, or Jay Chord, or Sammy Bach and Mighty Mo.</div></p><p> </p><p>

The fans meet the names of Wolf and Jay with boos - deafeningly so for Jay - and cheer loudly for Bach and Mo.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>AA:</strong> And, to be honest, I kind of see their point. So, listen, I’m leveling with everyone in the locker room, everyone in the back and everyone at home. I don’t need any favours. The Ace is a champion in mind, body and spirit; you get me? I know Wolf is coming for this belt. I can’t argue that he isn’t due another chance at it. But I just hope that when I once again pin his ass he can remember it for long enough to put some of these rumours about me to bed.</p><p> </p><p>

So Wolf? I’ll see you in the ring tonight. And whenever you wanna dance for this…</div></p><p> </p><p>

He holds the title aloft.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>AA:</strong> .. you just let me know, and you can come find out how much of a fighting champion the Ace is.</div></p><p> </p><p>

“Right Now” hits again and the show cuts to a brief commercial with Andrews holding his title up from the turnbuckle.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 82</div></p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>Edd Stone vs Roderick Remus</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

Edd Stone has been in good form going into this high flying affair after being off of TV for much of the winter due to an injury, and the fans are clearly glad to have him back. He and Remus are both accomplished fliers who can mix it up on the ground when called for and deliver a hot opener full of back and forth action, where Remus is eventually undone by the kind of cockiness that Edd is usually guilty of, going for his Remus Clutch submission finisher slightly too early, allowing Stone the opportunity to reverse it by hooking Remus’ leg before hitting a snug sliced bread and finishing “Real Deal” with his Party’s Over shooting star press.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 60</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 15:45</p><p>

<strong>Winner:</strong> Edd Stone</div></p><p> </p><p>

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Backstage now to a static shot of what Jack Bruce believes approximates an office - a wooden table which looks like it is seconds away from having someone put through it, a vending machine, a fake plant and an open wooden globe full of various bottles of booze. Jack is sat with his bare feet up on the precariously flimsy table, wearing a pair of designer sunglasses and an incredibly loud silk shirt when he is interrupted by a young man in a suit who hands him a piece of paper.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>??:</strong> The list of previous disciplinaries for both competitors you asked for, sir.</div></p><p> </p><p>

The man lingers uncomfortably for a moment.</p><p> </p><p>

Bruce waits for the door to shut before returning his gaze to the documents in his hand. His next words are muttered to himself, almost imperceptible.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> Oh Sammy, you old dog. You’re almost as bad as me.... you gotta clean up your act a bit, man…</p><p> </p><p>

...and Jay… …you’ve made enemies all over the place… ...no surprises there</div></p><p> </p><p>

After a few further seconds of deliberating out-loud he calls his assistant back into the room.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> Leopold! Get in here.</div></p><p> </p><p>

A moment later, the man dubbed ‘Leopold’ walks back into shot.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> You’ve got two guys who hate each other, who you know aren’t going to leave each other alone until their feud is settled, and who don’t seem able to listen to reason. What would you do?</div></p><p> </p><p>

Leopold seems very unsure of how to answer and simply responds with silence.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> Put them in a match? Tried that. Didn’t work.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Leopold opens his mouth to speak but Bruce cuts him off before he’s able to utter a syllable.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> Make it a nastier match, you say? One where there’d be a definite winner? Like maybe first blood? Leopold, you’re a genius! They’d need to sign a contract for it of course, but I know Sammy would go for it. And think of the ratings…</div></p><p> </p><p>

Bruce trails off in a series of unheard mutterings, leaving Leopold standing there awkwardly once more. It takes about thirty seconds for Bruce to notice.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JB:</strong> Oh, you’re still here? I thought I said you could go.</div></p><p> </p><p>

The show goes to commercial on a close-up of Bruce’s scheming face.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 75</div></p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>Joshua Taylor vs Fro Sure</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

The announcers make a point of highlighting that Joshua Taylor somehow only has a 50% win rate this month and yet ended it with a World Title shot, and this certainly seems to be playing on his mind as he looks to make an example of Fro Sure. However, Fro is no pushover and the talented youngster frustrates Taylor in the early running by refusing to simply let the veteran have things his way.</p><p> </p><p>

Unbelievably, a period of dominance punctuated by some impressive striking from Fro leads to what appears to be a massive upset victory: he nails the Sure Thing rolling cutter and makes a pin which the ref almost counts three for before noticing that Taylor has just managed to get a foot on the ropes. The fans are 100% on Fro’s side as he mounts an impassioned offence against Taylor with each flash pinfall attempt being met with raucous cheers. However, Fro’s inexperience at the highest level eventually catches up with him as Taylor is able to nail an inverted facelock backbreaker - which the announcers call the “Destiny” - before holding the inverted facelock and transitioning into the Butterfly Lock for the submission victory.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 70</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 10:16</p><p>

<strong>Winner:</strong> Joshua Taylor</div></p><p> </p><p>

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As the camera feed cuts to backstage once more we catch up with a handheld camera that bobs from side to side as it’s operator sprints to catch up with the familiar broad shoulders and brooding power walk of Eddie Peak, who has not been seen on TCW TV since before Christmas. The imposing figure in the dark denim comes to a halt in front of the new tag team champions - Mighty Meaty - who are having a conversation in a hallway. He looks down his nose at both of them, which is saying something for a team as physically imposing as MM.</p><p> </p><p>

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<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MM:</strong> You want something, Peak?</div></p><p> </p><p>

The Hardcore Assassin growls and places a finger firmly on the belt over Mo’s shoulder.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>EP:</strong> That. It belongs to my boys. And you stole it. Give it back.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Peak’s voice is reedier and higher than one might expect for a man of his size, and even though Mo and Tana have been around long enough to know that underestimating Peak is a mistake they still exchange glances and laugh darkly.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MM:</strong> “Stole?” Nah, we beat them for these. They just weren’t about much. A lot like the rest of you Sinner Society boys.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>TM:</strong> More like “Sucker Society”.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Peak rolls his eyes in an exaggerated circle and grinds his teeth.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>EP:</strong> See, I got a problem with guys like you. They don’t listen to me, the big men in suits. They don’t like me. But they like guys like you. I don’t like them either. And that means I also don’t like guys like you either. And you know what that means?</div></p><p> </p><p>

Mo steps slightly closer, clearly losing patience with Eddie Peak’s circular way of speaking.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MM:</strong> What’s that, Eddie?</p><p> </p><p>

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Suddenly there’s an explosion of movement and noise as The Behemoths enter frame from behind Mighty Meaty, laying them out with a series of powerful blows. Peak joins in the assault, cackling with laughter as he does so. Once the Sinner Society are certain that the Tag Team Champs won't be getting up again any time soon they head for the hills, with Peak last to leave, lowering his head to Mo’s and whispering:</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>EP:</strong> Guys like you don’t last long with guys like me around. Think about what I said.</div></p><p> </p><p>

The camera zooms in on the prone bodies of Mo and Tana, then cuts back to the announce table.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 68</div></p><p> </p><p>

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Elsewhere backstage, Joshua Taylor is stomping angrily through the corridor calling out for Jack Bruce, who he refers to simply as “Bruce”. </p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JT:</strong> BRUCE! BRUCE! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT TITLE MATCH!</div></p><p> </p><p>

Coming to a halt at the GM’s “office” door, he bangs loudly, gets no answer, bangs again, continues to get no answer and then shouts in frustration.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>??:</strong> Quit it, hermano. You’re spoiling the atmosphere.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Taylor wheels to confront the voice with white-hot rage in his eyes.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JT:</strong> Stone. I should have guessed. I wouldn’t expect you to understand how hurtful it is to lose a title shot in unfair circumstances given you aren’t talented enough to get one in the first place.</div></p><p> </p><p>

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The camera pans to find Edd Stone sitting in a hammock he appears to have constructed out of a large cream dust sheet and two sets of scaffolding. He is wearing sunglasses and his reversed snapback has been put over his face to block the light, which also muffles his voice - which sounds sleepy and disinterested.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>ES:</strong> Ouch. You sure got me. Why don’t you go complain about losing matches somewhere else, broseph?</div></p><p> </p><p>

Taylor advances on the inert form of Stone, who doesn’t move.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JT:</strong> I’ll go where I damn well please, you reprobate.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Stone sleepily removes the hat from over his face, slides his sunglasses down his nose and blinks up at Taylor. For a moment he seems like he might just go back to sleep, before sitting upright and hopping down from his hammock.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>ES:</strong> You seem to do a lot of talking, Taylor. Which, you know, I get. World would be a better place if we all communicated our problems. But, the thing with you is, the only thing you do more than talk is lose. And that’s a stinky perfume man. Can’t have your continued failures harshing up my cred. So here’s what we’re gonna do..</div></p><p> </p><p>

He taps Taylor in the chest with his now-removed sunglasses and stares him in the face. Taylor is the taller of the two men, but there’s not a lot in it. The air is tense, waiting for the match to set the fuse paper off...</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>ES:</strong> You can sit here and help me finish this pina colada, maybe that’ll loosen you up some. It’s 15 degrees outside and from my neck of the woods that makes it summer drinking weather.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Taylor sneers and knocks Edd’s sunglasses out of his hand.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>JT:</strong> Don’t ever touch me. Don’t talk to me. Don’t offer me anything.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ES:</strong> Oh, crap, I forgot you don’t drink. Legitimately, that’s my B man. It’s hard to keep up with who’s doing what around here. I guess you could just hang out and, like, catch up on Social or something while I finish it?</div></p><p> </p><p>

Taylor smiles angrily for a second, his eyes glistening, before shoving Stone backwards. Stone shouts in alarm and anger and pushes Taylor back, but before the pair can really get into it Bruce appears with a handful of assistants who separate the fracas and restore order, if only for the time being.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 71</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>Jeremie Courtney vs T-Bone Bright</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

T-Bone Bright is one of the hottest prospects in TCW’s undercard at the moment with a strong mixture of looks and athleticism (although some accuse him of being a sub-par worker). And it becomes obvious very quickly that Jeremie Courtney is out-matched here, the smaller man being tossed around the ring like a ragdoll by the heavyweight former football player.</p><p> </p><p>

A sequence of running strikes and power moves culminating in a Dog Pound powerslam is enough to put Courtney away in no time flat.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 35</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 3:10</p><p>

<strong>Winner:</strong> T-Bone Bright</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="7kSPGz5.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/7kSPGz5.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="fzyOKYn.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fzyOKYn.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="JagOiTz.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/JagOiTz.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

We catch up with the announce team now, and Shaun Doakes makes a show of appearing out of breath, his cornball schtick looking like it may physically discomfort Ernie Turner.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>SD:</strong> What a night we’ve had so far folks. Andrews is ready and waiting for Wolf, our GM Jack Bruce has plans for Sammy Bach and Jay Chord, and it sounds like Edd Stone just moved himself to the top of Joshua Taylor’s hit list.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> It was nice knowing the Party Animal.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>JS:</strong> That Party Animal’s last name is “Stone”, ET. He can handle Taylor just fine.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SD:</strong> Both of those men scored emphatic victories earlier in the night, though it’s worth mentioning how impressive the youngster Fro Sure looked against Taylor, if only in defeat.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>ET:</strong> There’s no participation medal in TCW, Shaun. That kid needs to add winning to his impressive moveset if he’s ever gonna be something.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>JS:</strong> And of course, talking about impressive young stars, T-Bone Bright continues to look like one to watch. His raw physicality alone singles him out as something special.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SD:</strong> Right now we’re going to take you back to the action, with Sammy Bach getting ready to square off against the egotistical but dangerous veteran of the squared circle: Troy Tornado.</div></p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 69</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="AKLPPKc.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AKLPPKc.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">VS</span></strong> <img alt="icNm9Ke.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/icNm9Ke.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

<strong>Sammy Bach vs Troy Tornado</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

Bach and Tornado have tangled many times in TCW, with both men ascending up the card at roughly the same time. And this clash of veterans plays out exactly as you might expect a match between two men who know each other incredibly well to; with standard moves being met with counters and reversals, and each man resorting to more and more unique offense to try and catch the other out.</p><p> </p><p>

Tornado is the first to get the upper hand, reversing a hammerlock into his own followed by a sequence of arm drags, and the match comes to life when he offers to shake Bach’s hand and then pulls his own away to smooth out his hair - incensing the fans.</p><p> </p><p>

You can feel the pressure on Bach to score a victory as each failed move is met with groans from the crowd; he knows he needs a win to get his momentum back on track. And when he is eventually able to cinch in the Bach On Your Back for the victory after hitting a huge springboard dropkick the sense of relief around the crowd is palpable.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 62</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 20:22</p><p>

<strong>Winner:</strong> Sammy Bach</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="icNm9Ke.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/icNm9Ke.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="CD7v4zQ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/CD7v4zQ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

The cameras linger on Bach in the ring for a minute or so, before cutting to a dejected Troy Tornado walking through the gorilla position backstage. Suddenly he walks into the outstretched arm of “Shocking” Matt Hocking, his palm held outwards awaiting the passage of Troy. The fans have been slowly coming round on Hocking’s “Too Pretty” thing in the past few months; it is so unbelievably heelish that it has reached the point of parody and started getting over now.</p><p> </p><p>

Troy looks down at the palm on his chest and then back up at Hocking, who is on the phone. He mouths “I’m sorry, one second, I need to take this” then goes back to talking.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MH:</strong> Gary, I don’t know how many times I need to tell you this. The girls in the photoshoot absolutely need to be wearing real fur…</p><p> </p><p>

...because I will know, Gary. I will. People of culture - myself included - can tell the difference…</p><p> </p><p>

...alright, I’m leaving this in your hands Gary. You understand? I’m trusting you here, against my better judgement. Please don’t let me down…</p><p> </p><p>

...OK. Fine. Talk to you later</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>TT:</strong> Get your hand off of me, Hocking.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Hocking slides his phone back into his incredibly skinny jeans and turns to face Tornado.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MH:</strong> Troy, I’m so glad I caught you. I just wanted to say how sorry I was to see you losing like that out there. Watching two old war horses going at it like that, well, it’s a bit of a sad affair at the best of times. But to come out on the losing side? You must be so humiliated.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Hocking puts his hand on Troy’s shoulder tenderly.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>MH: </strong>Is there anything I can do for you?</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>MH:</strong> Of course, it can be difficult to accept comforting emotional or physical contact at a time like this. Just know that I am here for you should you ever need me. A shoulder to cry on, advice on how to win wrestling matches - I have a few DVDs of my work that I’m happy to share with you. Anything you need.</div></p><p> </p><p>

Tornado marches past Hocking, hitting him with his shoulder as he does, and away from the camera, leaving the “Truly Shocking Superstar” standing next to the gorilla position with a wry smile on his face.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 56</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p><p> </p><p>

<img alt="5A97zG3.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5A97zG3.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="E2J8wyf.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/E2J8wyf.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">VS</span></strong> <img alt="T1nxS5x.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/T1nxS5x.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="orQGI7Y.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/orQGI7Y.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

<strong>Aaron Andrews & One Man Army vs Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord</strong></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

The introductions for the main event are drawn out as one might expect, with a real sense of gravitas granted to the occasion. Wolf, Jay and AA are clearly the stars of the show based on the fan response to their entrances, but One Man Army is the focus of the announcers attention with the threat that he poses to the other team as both a dangerous man and a tag team specialist highlighted.</p><p> </p><p>

Much to the approval of the fans - and the annoyance of Jay Chord - Wolf and Andrews agree to start the match, and the sound is deafening. These two last locked up in August of last year when Wolf attempted to win back the title he lost at Total Mayhem and the crowd are clearly ready to see it again. The pair begin like a house on fire, charging each other and exchanging hard strikes and running moves. Wolf eventually gets the upper hand after sliding under a standing cross body attempt from Andrews and the heels seize on this opportunity to dismantle the Ace. One Man Army cuts a frustrated figure in the corner, almost - but not quite - getting the hot tag on multiple occasions while Andrews is systematically pulled apart by Wolf and Chord who, for his part, is far more calculating than his partner and seems to be willing to let Wolf and Andrews take the majority of the damage in the match.</p><p> </p><p>

Andrews’ first major hope spot comes around the half-way mark when he surges back to his feet after a lariat from Chord and nails a big powerslam to buy himself some breathing room, and with his last bit of energy he is able to dive to the corner to tag in the One Man Army whose athletic ability becomes a massive factor at this late stage in the match, giving him the energy he needs to manipulate the more fatigued heels.</p><p> </p><p>

Clearing house, the match descends into what amounts to a 2 vs 2 tornado tag match with Wolf and Andrews taking the lion’s share of the focus from inside the ring. It’s easy to forget who the legal man is, which threatens to happen on multiple occasions as Ray Johnson tries to re-assert some form of order, but eventually the problem is solved for him as OMA charges back into the ring having laid out Chord on the outside. Andrews ducks a spin kick attempt from Wolf which hits the One Man Army instead and then as the Ace bounces off of the ropes a groggy Chord grabs him by the legs and pulls him out of the ring so he is unable to assist as Wolf nails a Full Moon Rising knee to OMA for the victory.</p><p> </p><p>

The show goes off the air with Wolf first brawling with and then putting the boots to Andrews while Ray Johnson calls for backup from security, and the camera cutting back and forth between Jay Chord and the action in the ring.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"><strong>Rating:</strong> 82</p><p>

<strong>Length:</strong> 24:45</p><p>

<strong>Winner:</strong> Wolf Hawkins & Jay Chord</div></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><div style="font-size:0px; height:1px; width:900px; background-color:#000;"></div></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Show Rating:</strong> 78</p></div><p></p><p></div></p>

Devilb0y · June 1, 2020

<p>And now it's time to round out our prediction scores for January...</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>christmas_ape:</strong> 5/5</p><p>

<strong>Herrbear: </strong>3/5</p><p>

<strong>RingRider:</strong> 5/5</p><p>

<strong>Xendarii:</strong> 5/5</p><p> </p><p>

So we have a three way tie with all three of <strong>christmas_ape</strong>, <strong>Xendarii</strong> and <strong>RingRider</strong> getting clean sweeps. Clearly I need to start booking some upsets <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />. Congratulations to all three of you and please enjoy the New Wave lunchbox and thermos set which is in the mail to you as we speak.</p><p> </p><p>

Next month the scores will re-set (though I'll keep a running total for fun), and the next item I post will be the worker review of Mighty Meaty as requested by this month's overall winner <strong>christmas_ape</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";"></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Running Prediction Scores:</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>christmas_ape:</strong> 3</p><p>

<strong>Herrbear:</strong> 1</p><p>

<strong>RingRider: </strong> 1</p><p>

<strong>Xendarii:</strong> 2</div></p>

Xendarii · June 2, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Devilb0y" data-cite="Devilb0y" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49598" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So we have a three way tie with all three of <strong>christmas_ape</strong>, <strong>Xendarii</strong> and <strong>RingRider</strong> getting clean sweeps. Clearly I need to start booking some upsets <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />. Congratulations to all three of you and please enjoy the New Wave lunchbox and thermos set which is in the mail to you as we speak.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Don't worry, nobody's expecting overwhelmingly surprising results from weeklies, at least not on a regular basis. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Also, another <strong>amazing prize</strong>! Can't wait to throw everything I own out of the window and replace it with fancy new merch!</p>

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