TCW: Gathering Storm

ampulator · September 22, 2020

Also: as you and everyone noted, Gauge *way* overproduces. He's only 66 popularity, but his personal rating is 84 while *match* rating is 86.

Edit: And then probably carries the World Tag Title match. Well...

Devilb0y · September 22, 2020

Preview: TCW Presents Total Wrestling - June 2020, Week 1

(to be posted by 29/092020)

Total Mayhem is in the books and it's a new era in TCW, with Jay Chord at the top of the pile, Mighty Mo right behind him gunning for the title, new International and Tag Team Champions and a handful of new faces around the place to boot. You won't wanna miss this!

The Heritage vs Mighty Mo & The Roughnecks

Tale of the Tape: The Roughnecks have every intention of using their rematch clause on Edd Stone and Greg Gauge at Excessive Force by the sounds of things, and Mighty Mo is more than happy to lend a hand as a trio of challengers go up against a trio of champions.

Ernest Youngman vs Aaron Andrews

Tale of the Tape: The Ace looks to get back on the horse against a prospective member The Syndicate, knowing that a bad run of form now could see him slide even further down the pecking order in TCW.

International Title Match

The Crippler vs Mikey Lau ©

Tale of the Tape: Only two days removed from winning the belt Mikey Lau defends the International Title against the vicious Crippler, whose debut at Total Mayhem upset Joshua Taylor. This will be a painful affair.

Fro Sure vs Freddy Huggins

Tale of the Tape: Fro Sure has been making a name for himself on the lower end of the card this year with some great performances, but Freddy Huggins is on a roll now after beating Koshiro Ino and may prove stern opposition.

Mutant vs Elliot Thomas

Tale of the Tape: Eddie Peak's protege Mutant makes an in-ring debut against the unfortunate Elliot Thomas. This is a real David vs Goliath kind of affair, though I don't much rate David's chances.

Masked Patriot, One Man Army & Joshua Taylor vs The 1% (Newton, Jordan & Idol)

Tale of the Tape: Nelson Callum takes the week off after losing to Masked Patriot on Sunday, making this a trios clash between one of the most egotistical groups in TCW and one of the most eccentric (not counting Joshua Taylor).

American Ultra vs Shocking Concept

Tale of the Tape: Matt Hocking and Benny Benson came to an understanding on Twitter this week that they could potentially have some success in the tag division. In this, their debut match, they take on the ruthless American Ultra to see if that is actually the case.</div>

Devilb0y · September 22, 2020

Also: as you and everyone noted, Gauge *way* overproduces. He's only 66 popularity, but his personal rating is 84 while *match* rating is 86.

Edit: And then probably carries the World Tag Title match. Well...

Oh yeah, believe you me, Gauge being hands-down the best wrestler in the company hasn't escaped my notice. There are plans in place for him

Devilb0y · September 22, 2020

For the last time in May, let's have a look at those prediction scores! It was an awesome turn-out, and an awesome set of predictions to be honest with the exchanges in scores happening up and down the card. Some people didn't see Chord winning, some people didn't see Wolf winning, which is great to have!

christmas_ape: 5/9

eayragt: 7/9

Jaysin: 7/9

TJ94: 7/9

And as a result we have a three-way tie for Total Mayhem with eayragt, Jaysin and TJ94 all racking up 7 correct predictions out of a possible 9. Congrats to all three of you! I'm sure you will enjoy the commemorative Total Mayhem Big Gulp cups that are on their way to you as we speak.

And this means that our winner this month is once again (drum roll please)...

eayragt

Massive congratulations are in order for an amazing month of consistently strong predictions. You barely put a foot wrong. And as our winner you have the choice of who you would like a worker profile of this month.

Thank you all so much for getting involved, I'll see you all in June!

This Month Prediction Scores:

christmas_ape: 1

eayragt: 4

Jaysin: 1

kanegan: 1

TJ94: 2

Overall Running Prediction Scores:

christmas_ape: 12

DarEatWorld: 1

eayragt: 9

Herrbear: 2

Jaysin: 1

kanegan: 3

KnowYourEnemy: 1

Sco xY2Jx: 1

TJ94: 4

Xendarii: 7</div>

Devilb0y · September 22, 2020

May 2020: Power15

1PWfan · September 22, 2020

This is really great stuff- you've even made me not hate Jay Chord's guts a little (I mean, he's still the biggest pr*ck I've ever had to deal with in TEW but it's hard to argue with the results you're getting out of him).

eayragt · September 22, 2020

Great show, pity that Sammy didn't hold up his end of the bargain. Apart from that, everything delivered.

As for the profile? Lets go Doc Hammond.

The Heritage vs Mighty Mo & The Roughnecks

-A victory for the faces would give them good momentum, but I feel The Heritage together need this victory to confirm their current dominance.

Ernest Youngman vs Aaron Andrews

-Good match, only one winner.

International Title Match

The Crippler vs Mikey Lau ©

-Mikey all the way

Fro Sure vs Freddy Huggins

-Fro Sure just can't breakout, and he's not starting here.

Mutant vs Elliot Thomas

-Sorry Thomas

Masked Patriot, One Man Army & Joshua Taylor vs The 1% (Newton, Jordan & Idol)

-This could be make or break for The 1%, but I think they're stuck in midcard.

American Ultra vs Shocking Concept

-A victory to set them off on the right foot.

Devilb0y · September 23, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="1PWfan" data-cite="1PWfan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49598" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This is really great stuff- you've even made me not hate Jay Chord's guts a little (I mean, he's still the biggest pr*ck I've ever had to deal with in TEW but it's hard to argue with the results you're getting out of him).</div></blockquote> Thanks very much! I will say this for Chord in 2020, he is not AS much of a locker room cancer as he was in 2016 and he is somehow yet to have a negative backstage incident (heavily crossing my fingers there). He's down to being a mildly negative influence now, from a hugely negative one in the last game, and goddamn can he work. So I just need to surround him with nice people to stop TCW becoming Shawn Michaels' WWE <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="eayragt" data-cite="eayragt" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49598" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great show, pity that Sammy didn't hold up his end of the bargain. Apart from that, everything delivered. As for the profile? Lets go Doc Hammond.</div></blockquote> I know! I give Sammy the biggest win of his career and he doesn't show up! Typical. Done and done on Doc, great choice. I'll get that written up this week.

Devilb0y · September 25, 2020

May 1st 2020 - Eye On The Ring, Konrad Douglas

In Profile: Doc Hammond

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">Name(s): Doc Hammond, Scout

Theme Song:

by Bring Me The Horizon

Signed: 2007

Notable Accomplishments: 4 x DAVE Tag Team Champion, 5 x TCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Guide, record number of reigns), TCW Television Champion (2019)

Real Name: Jeremy Finch

Age: 42

From: Houston, Texas

Billed From: Houston, Texas

Gimmick: Silent Killer

Signature Moves: Danger Close (Exploder), Welcome To Parris Island (Texas Cloverleaf)

Ring Attire: Black beanie, black flack jacket, black face paint, black combat trousers, black gloves, black boots

Power15 Highest Placement: 9

Likes: Cleaning guns blindfolded, PT, the movies of Akira Kurosawa

Dislikes: Lateness, loud noises</div>

For ten years, when you thought of TCW one of the first names that came to any casual fan's mind was the New Wave. Guide and Scout were right there, just after Tommy Cornell, Wolf Hawkins and Rocky Golden. It's not unreasonable to say that they put the TCW tag division on their back for the best part of a decade, rightfully earning plaudits as one of - if not the - greatest tag team of all time. Yet it is testimony to the ability that Doc Hammond has to re-invent himself that he is now spoken about as one of the most consistently entertaining midcard talents in the company. His tag success is something he is still outspokenly proud of, yet it is no longer what defines him. And how public opinion has changed on that. Go and search any internet forum posts from 2017 and see how many people called Doc becoming a singles success. There aren't many. Yet a great post break-up feud with his former partner in One Man Army and an induction to The Syndicate cemented him as an mainstay in the upper midcard.

Doc's in-ring game has always been about how smart he is; he's a technician with an eye for painful looking holds and a great mind for in-ring storytelling. And this has lent itself very naturally to his progression into a veteran role on the roster. Now at the age of 42 he's showing no signs of slowing down and continues to serve an important role as a sort of gatekeeper to the main event scene - a role he has taken over from the rapidly declining Troy Tornado - who can also step up and perform in the occasional main event program when needed. It's doubtful whether he will ever win the big belt at this stage in his career, surrounded as he is by younger and more popular performers, but you only need to speak to his colleagues to know how respected he is in that locker room.

So where else has Doc got to go from here? Well, with the Syndicate being reformed once again it's not outside the realm of possibility to say that a program with Wolf Hawkins could well be in store for them, a program which is all but guaranteed to draw huge numbers given Wolf's enduring popularity in the company. And knowing Hawkins' penchant for shining up his opponents, it would surprise absolutely no one if he offered to put Doc over as part of the feud. This is all speculation however. What we know for the moment is that Doc has been a key part of The Syndicate since he joined in 2017, and is now a key part of its re-invention. It isn't coincidence that formerly Kyle Rhodes and Jack Bruce have continued to trust Doc to handle high-pressure storylines, and they will surely look to continue this going forward.

Devilb0y · September 28, 2020

Just a quick heads up to say the show should (all being well) go up tomorrow afternoon. Recovering from a cold so the writing has been delayed slightly, but I don't think it should impact the schedule all that much.

So if you want to get a prediction in, now is the time to do it!

Devilb0y · September 29, 2020

TCW Presents: Total Wrestling (June 2020, Week 1)

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Historian · September 29, 2020

Good show!

Devilb0y · September 30, 2020

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Historian" data-cite="Historian" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="49598" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Good show!</div></blockquote> Thank you kindly! Still working out the kinks of a show lead by someone other than Wolf Hawkins or Aaron Andrews, but we're getting there!

Devilb0y · September 30, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;">Preview: TCW Presents Total Wrestling - June 2020, Week 2

(to be posted by 06/10/2020)

<img alt="1U9n1C4.png" data-src="<a href="https://i.imgur.com/1U9n1C4.png" rel="external nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/1U9n1C4.png"</a> src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div>

Jay Chord and Mighty Mo got into it last week, with Mo - as well as his Roughneck team mates - emerging victorious over the Heritage. However this week's show will take a look at the men who are eyeing up that #1 Contender's spot once the dust has settled, as well as a continuation of the feud between John Blackfyre and Eddie Peak and an offer of assistance for "The Kobra".

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">The Heritage (Jay Chord & Edd Stone) vs Sammy Bach & Joshua Taylor

Tale of the Tape: Both Bach and JT seem to think that they are in line for title shots, Bach with the clearly stronger case of those two. This is an opportunity for them to really put down a marker against The Heritage.

Aaron Andrews vs Troy Tornado

Tale of the Tape: Aaron Andrews beat Ernest Youngman last week but looked a little sluggish in doing it. Troy Tornado is a horse of a different colour and has been making noise on social media about how he wants to get back into the main event scene. What better way to do that than by beating the former champion?

The Crippler vs T-Bone Bright

Tale of the Tape: The Crippler announced himself to Mikey Lau last week in the most devastating way possible: by seriously injuring the International Champions shoulder with his trademark Tiger Lock. He will look to put T-Bone Bright away in a similarly emphatic fashion here.

Masked Patriot vs Greg Gauge

Tale of the Tape: Gauge was the man to eat a pin as The Heritage lost to Mighty Mo and The Roughnecks at last weeks Total Wrestling. Here he looks to get his form back on track as he takes on the unconventional Masked Patriot, who has proved problematic for more than one man on the TCW roster.

The Elite vs Shocking Concept

Tale of the Tape: Shocking Concept bumped off American Ultra in their debut match last week, now they look to square off against another team famed for its technical excellence in multi-time Tag Champions The Elite.</div>

Devilb0y · September 30, 2020

As a heads-up: the prediction scores roundup will go up tomorrow, followed by Saturday Night Showcase on Saturday, so keep an eye out for those!

Historian · September 30, 2020

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #C2C2C2; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">The Heritage (Jay Chord & Edd Stone) vs Sammy Bach & Joshua Taylor

TPrediction The Heritage. While Bach and Taylor both want title shots and a win for their side would enhance that, with the Heritage being a full-time group I feel like there might be some heel shenigans here.

Aaron Andrews vs Troy Tornado

Prediction: Aaron Andrews

The Crippler vs T-Bone Bright

Prediction: The Crippler

Masked Patriot vs Greg Gauge

Prediction: Greg Gauge -- even though I do really love Masked Patriot

The Elite vs Shocking Concept

Prediction: Shocking Concept continues to get some wins and build momentum..</div>

eayragt · September 30, 2020

The Heritage (Jay Chord & Edd Stone) vs Sammy Bach & Joshua Taylor

-I went for The Heritage last week, so am going to stick with them for the same reasons then. I might be wrong for the same reasons as then.

Aaron Andrews vs Troy Tornado

-While he has his spot in TCW, Troy's nowhere near the Main Event.

The Crippler vs T-Bone Bright

-Because you don't like Bright like I do <img alt="<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Masked Patriot vs Greg Gauge

-I don't think Gauge needs to lose this... in fact I've got no idea why I'm predicting it this way. But I'm going to stick with my gut.

The Elite vs Shocking Concept

-They can keep on winning for now.

Devilb0y · October 1, 2020

First show down in the post Total Mayhem world and it was a winner by default (although a familiar name, so well deserved nonetheless <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />).

eayragt: 6/7

Another really strong week, with only The Heritage's surprising loss to Mighty Mo and The Roughnecks tripping you up. Hopefully you have some competition soon, though that shouldn't detract from another great performance.

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

1.eayragt: 1

<div style="text-align:center;">Overall Running Prediction Scores:</div>

1.christmas_ape: 12

2.eayragt: 10

3.Xendarii: 7

4.TJ94: 4

5.kanegan: 3

6.Herrbear: 2

7.DarEatWorld: 1

8.Jaysin: 1

9.KnowYourEnemy: 1

10.Sco xY2Jx: 1

</div>

Devilb0y · October 3, 2020

Saturday Night Showcase is TCW's exciting new show, giving their talent - both young and old - an opportunity to showcase their skills on the largest platform in the world. Whether they are attempting to gain some momentum for a title run or make a name for themselves...

Saturday Nights Are Alright For Fighting.

</div>

TCW Presents Saturday Night Showcase - June 2020, Week 1

Tucson, AZ, South West - 3'340

by Solence

Troy Tornado (4-7-0) def Jackson Laine (1-5-0)

Rating: 53

Length: 10:16</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #EAE4E4; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">A replay of Eddie Peak and Mutant reacting to John Blackfyre's message on Total Wrestling.

Rating: 62</div>

Titan and American Ultra (0-0-0) def Tana The Mighty, Chance Fortune & Human Arsenal (0-0-0)

Rating: 50

Length: 7:20</div>

Fro Sure and Shocking Concept (0-0-0) def Ernest Youngman and Real Deadly (0-2-0)

Rating: 63

Length: 10:15</div>

<div style="padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #000000; margin:10px;background: #EAE4E4; max-width:100%;box-shadow: 0 1px 3px ";">A hype package is played, showcasing Mighty Mo's path to challenging for Jay Chord's World Title.

Rating: 71</div>

Masked Patriot (3-3-0) def Marc Speed

Rating: 59

Length: 15:53</div>

Overall Show Rating: 61

</div>

Devilb0y · October 6, 2020

TCW Presents: Total Wrestling (June 2020, Week 2)

Devilb0y · October 7, 2020

<div style="text-align:center;">Preview: TCW Presents Total Wrestling - June 2020, Week 3

(to be posted by 13/10/2020)

<img alt="1U9n1C4.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1U9n1C4.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div>

Mo clashes with Edd Stone while the rest of the Heritage will meet Mikey Lau and Masked Patriot in what promises to be a great match. Rogue defends his Television Title against - strangely - the newest member of The Syndicate in Ernest Youngman and a new signing is revealed!

The Heritage (Jay Chord & Greg Gauge) vs Mikey Lau & Masked Patriot

Tale of the Tape: Lau and Gauge clashed in a seismic encounter at Total Mayhem where "The Wrestler" was able to come out on top. Now the two clash again in tag action. Will the inclusion of Jay Chord and Masked Patriot make the difference?

Television Title Match

Tale of the Tape: Rogue makes his second defence of his Television Title, though how this match was arranged is anyone's guess. Syndicate new blood Youngman is the challenger, but surely he won't want to upset the boat by actually competing for title?

Edd Stone vs Mighty Mo

Tale of the Tape: Mo called out Stone last week after growing sick of his taunts and general provocative attitude. Now the two men go one-on-one. With both having something to prove to the other, this could be a big clash.

Titan vs John Blackfyre

Tale of the Tape: Eddie Peak has called in a favour with management and his former Sinner Society buddies, and now John Blackfyre must defeat Titan if he is to get a fair shot at Peak at Excessive Force.

Fro Sure & The Roughnecks vs The 1% (Nelson Callum, Davis Wayne Newton & Jackpot Jordan)

Tale of the Tape: Jake Idol has been sidelined with a fractured cheekbone for the past few weeks, so in his absence the rest of The 1% will look to get back to winning ways against the charismatic Fro Sure and the former champions: The Roughnecks - who have their eyes set on a rematch for the titles at Excessive Force.

The Elite vs The Snake & The Scorpion

Tale of the Tape: One Man Army and Koshiro Ino formed something of an unlikely partnership last week as they came together to get rid of Freddy Huggins and Killer Shark. Now the two form an official pairing as they take on The Elite.</div>

eayragt · October 8, 2020

The Heritage (Jay Chord & Greg Gauge) vs Mikey Lau & Masked Patriot

Well, I got all The Heritage matches wrong last show, but let's go for a win here.

Television Title Match

I don't know what's going on here, but I'm calling a no contest, if it even starts. We'll blame the Wolf for that...

Edd Stone vs Mighty Mo

Poor Ed, his big break just not going how he hoped..

Titan vs John Blackfyre

Titan is a defeatable hurdle for John.

Fro Sure & The Roughnecks vs The 1% (Nelson Callum,

A win for Fro Sure? Haven't predicted one of those in a while...

The Elite vs The Snake & The Scorpion

One of these teams is heading towards a PPV match - the other has been transitioned to jobbers.

Devilb0y · October 9, 2020

Quick heads up to say that last week's prediction scores have been delayed slightly because work has gone a bit nuts for me. That should go up tomorrow along with Saturday Night Showcase, then we'll be onto next week's Total Wrestling.

Historian · October 9, 2020

Another really good show.

The Heritage (Jay Chord & Greg Gauge) vs Mikey Lau & Masked Patriot

Tale of the Tape: Lau and Gauge clashed in a seismic encounter at Total Mayhem where "The Wrestler" was able to come out on top. Now the two clash again in tag action. Will the inclusion of Jay Chord and Masked Patriot make the difference?

Television Title Match

Tale of the Tape: Rogue makes his second defence of his Television Title, though how this match was arranged is anyone's guess. Syndicate new blood Youngman is the challenger, but surely he won't want to upset the boat by actually competing for title?

Edd Stone vs Mighty Mo

Tale of the Tape: Mo called out Stone last week after growing sick of his taunts and general provocative attitude. Now the two men go one-on-one. With both having something to prove to the other, this could be a big clash.

Titan vs John Blackfyre

Tale of the Tape: Eddie Peak has called in a favour with management and his former Sinner Society buddies, and now John Blackfyre must defeat Titan if he is to get a fair shot at Peak at Excessive Force.

Fro Sure & The Roughnecks vs The 1% (Nelson Callum, Davis Wayne Newton & Jackpot Jordan)

Tale of the Tape: Jake Idol has been sidelined with a fractured cheekbone for the past few weeks, so in his absence the rest of The 1% will look to get back to winning ways against the charismatic Fro Sure and the former champions: The Roughnecks - who have their eyes set on a rematch for the titles at Excessive Force.

The Elite vs The Snake & The Scorpion

Tale of the Tape: One Man Army and Koshiro Ino formed something of an unlikely partnership last week as they came together to get rid of Freddy Huggins and Killer Shark. Now the two form an official pairing as they take on The Elite.

Devilb0y · October 12, 2020

Hey folks,

Sorry for the delay in getting something up, work has continued to be rather insane for me in the last few days - the last few weeks, if I'm being honest - and it has significantly impacted my writing time. Which really sucks. And it leads me onto the main point of this post...

I've had a hard think about this over the past month or so (basically since Total Mayhem went up). My original goal was to get to Total Mayhem and see where we were after that, with the intention of maybe doing a full year if my schedule held up and people were enjoying it. Well we made it there, and I couldn't be more proud of how it went, or more grateful for the engagement I've received along the way. You guys have made this great fun. But with the way things are going now I don't think it's going to be possible for me to continue putting out a diary of any reasonable quality while my real life commitments are so strained. So I think, for this diary at least, this is going to have to be the - rather unceremonious - end. I'd like to try and get this weeks show up but I haven't even had a chance to run the show in-game, let alone write it up, so that's very unlikely to happen in the near future.

So really, I just want to say thank you to everyone who read or got involved. It legitimately meant the world to me to see people reading my writing and prediction what they thought might be coming next. Sorry that this is coming out of the blue to a certain extent; I've been swimming against the tide for a few weeks now but I've just had to accept the frustrating reality of my current situation. Thank you again, and I look forward to reading what the rest of you are writing!

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