Rocky Mountain Wrestling: River Deep, Mountain Strong

[1PWfan]

Ordinarily I'd be using this opportunity to take a look at predictions, but we only had two good sets this month- Herrbear, you appear to have used the wrong ones- so instead I'll just say that next month will be up later today and I'll be speeding through a few shows for the next few days- there's about six months between in-game and out-of-game time and that's slightly more than I'm happy with so we'll bash through the summer shows quickly.

[1PWfan]

 

“Mind if I have word Hugh?”

 

Hugh had never had much reason to talk to The Silencer, but that wasn’t anything personal, he was the boss and The Silencer was a guy who did his job without complaint and always delivered what Hugh needed, what the heck would he need to say to him anyways?

 

“Sure champ, what you need? ‘Cos if it’s renegotiating the deal then that’s a formal office talk not beers-after-the-show conversation, eh?”

 

Not that Hugh actually drank beer, he was more or less 100% fuelled by coffee, but the point was still valid.

 

“Nah, nothing like that. Listen, you’re doing something with Ray Snow, yeah? You had him with my boys tonight.”

 

“Firstly, I think we’re blurring some lines with the whole ‘your boys’ thing, you do realise Kalder and Wolfie are neither your kids nor actually your employees, when the show stops so does kayfabe, okay? Secondly and actually answering your question, maybe. Honestly I just put Ray with the Taggs because that’s where we could fit him, but I’m not ruling anything out right now. Ray’s got just as much of a chance to get something going as anyone else that’s in the wind right now but if you’ve got an idea I’m listening.”

 

“It’s really the opposite actually. Don’t bother with Ray, he doesn’t have it. I’m not saying he’s a bad wrestler but to be a star we both know you need to connect with the fans and Ray just doesn’t. You push him too hard and you’ll be wasting everybody’s time. Just saying.”

 

“Okay…listen, I gotta head out, man, Gracie’s got a field trip tomorrow and I’m on driving duty so I’m gonna book, okay?”

 

“No problem, just think about what I said, okay? Don’t want to make a bad call on this one, after all.”

 

Hugh just left. He was fairly certain that screaming at your champion that nobody tells you how to book your own darn company wasn’t something good owners do and besides, 30-odd years of heavy coffee consumption had done nothing good for his blood pressure.

[1PWfan]

Spotlight On…Won’t Get Fooled Again

 

Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020 is designed to be one of RMW’s biggest shows of the year and this time out we’ve got four big matches advertised, so let’s take a look at the big stories ahead of the show:

 

 

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The Silencer vs. ‘The Priest of Pain’ Pablo Rodriguez, Champion Versus Champion

Right from day one Rocky Mountain Wrestling’s been a part of The Confederation of The Territories, and at Won’t Get Fooled Again the company will welcome the COTT World Heavyweight Champion Pablo Rodriguez for his first ever visit to the company. Naturally, a big star demands a big challenger, and when word got out of Pablo’s visit Haley Buck was quickly on the line to secure a title shot for her boss in No Remorse Corps. He’s the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion, but can The Silencer’s tactical acumen and sheer power overcome the veteran nous and high-flying excellence of Rodriguez?

 

 

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The Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys For The Rocky Mountain Tag Team Titles

Three of RMW’s top tag teams will face off for the right to be crowned the inaugural Tag Team Champions of Rocky Mountain Wrestling. The experience edge goes to Max Mayhem and Ace Youngblood, but The Hot Taggs undoubtedly have the power advantage and only a fool would count out Mercutio Sleep and Sione Tokoeka after two convincing performances to make it to the match. Throw in the long-running enmity between The Wolfpack and No Remorse Corps, both of which are represented in this match, and you have a recipe for one of the most intense title bouts since the days of RDJ and Tommy Cornell.

 

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Dominic DeGraff vs. Stanley Axis

The bruiser of No Remorse Corps Dom DeGraff has never been afraid of taking it to his opponents, but interfering in the main event at Let’s See Action really put a target on his back. Whatever else has been said of The Silencer the title matches have been mostly clean affairs, and Dom’s interference was a step too far for a lot of men in the locker room. Stepping up to exert a little locker room justice? ‘Mr. Fair Play’ Stanley Axis, whose principles have been particularly offended by Dom’s actions. Who will win in this latest round of David vs. Goliath?

 

 

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Number One Contender’s Match

Whilst The Silencer is busy pursuing the COTT World Heavyweight five of his top challengers will face off to determine the number one contender to the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title. Tavon Blake Jr., Roger Monteiro, The Historian, Remmy Honeyman and The Masked Mauler are competing, the match will be fought under elimination rules and you can bet all of No Remorse Corps will have an eye on the match to determine who’s going after their commander next.

 

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Card for RMW Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020:

 

FOR THE COTT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Pablo Rodriguez © vs. The Silencer

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLE TRIPLE THREAT

Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys

 

ELIMINATION MATCH TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER

Roger Monteiro vs. The Historian vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. Tavon Blake Jr.

 

Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff

 

Young and Fearless vs. Men of Ice

 

Sandman Winks vs. Chuck Casey

[Regis]

FOR THE COTT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Pablo Rodriguez © vs. The Silencer

Hopefully Pablo will agree to go Broadway for that classic Territories feel.

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLE TRIPLE THREAT

Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys

I want to give it to the NRC, but it feels like a waste of momentum to not give tournement winners the belts.

 

ELIMINATION MATCH TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER

Roger Monteiro vs. The Historian vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. Tavon Blake Jr.

It needs to be a Face for the matchup to work, so that's Historian and Mauler out. Monteiro has underperformed in the main event and You've already run with TB&J twice, so let's give Remmy Honeyman his due as a consistent workhorse.

 

Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff

Knowing how little potential you see in Stanley, let's give the NRC the rub here.

 

Young and Fearless vs. Men of Ice

YOU HEAR ME, SILENCER? YOU DON'T GET TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!

 

Sandman Winks vs. Chuck Casey

While I'd normally put a singles guy over a tag guy one on one, Chuck is a bit much of a JOBBER!

[Tiberious]

Card for RMW Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020:

 

FOR THE COTT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Pablo Rodriguez © vs. The Silencer

 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLE TRIPLE THREAT

Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys

 

ELIMINATION MATCH TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER

Roger Monteiro vs. The Historian vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. Tavon Blake Jr.

 

Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff

 

Young and Fearless vs. Men of Ice

 

Sandman Winks vs. Chuck Casey

[1PWfan]

Show will be up tomorrow folks so this is the usual 24-hour notice. I'll probably post the follow-up straight afterwards as well so there'll be two posts to read tomorrow.

[1PWfan]

RMW Won’t Get Fooled Again 2020

From The Park County Fairground in Wyoming

Sunday, Week 3, June

Audience: 80

 

The Show

 

Sandman Winks vs. Chuck Casey

We kicked things off with a match featuring the two guys who didn’t have anything else planned for tonight. As usual it turned out pretty well- both of these guys are rookies but Sandman’s got all the intangibles you could want and Chuck’s the kind of solid meat-and-potatoes worker that we can really build around. Still, whilst this was decent enough as an opener I wouldn’t put it any higher up the card; of all our rookies these two definitely aren’t the top performers and will need a lot of time and improvement before they’re ready for a top spot or even a serious midcard run (in singles competition anyways; Sandman’s got a lot to give in the tag ranks with The Historian). You can probably guess who took the win, but let’s say it officially; Sandman took the win, choking Chuck out with the Deep Sleep.

Winner: Sandman Winks Match Rating: 23

 

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The haunting sounds of ‘The End’ announce the arrival of No Remorse Corps, and the fact that Haley Buck’s holding a mic makes it clear what they’re doing out here.

 

“Tonight No Remorse Corps has an unparalleled opportunity to stamp our authority on Rocky Mountain Wrestling. We have three matches tonight, and when the curtain falls at the end of the show we will have three victories. Stanley Axis may value fair play but he clearly doesn’t value his own life if he think he has a chance against Dominic DeGraff tonight, that match will only end with him looking at the lights wondering where it all went wrong. The Aces of Mayhem are a veteran tag team but I promise you and that cocky little weasel Mercutio Sleep, it doesn’t matter what you do tonight The Hot Taggs will dominate all four of their opponents and win the Tag Team Titles tonight. and Pablo Rodriguez? You may be a legend of lucha libre but Mexico’s a long way from Park County, Wyoming and in this building there’s nothing you can do to stop The Silencer from taking the Confederation of the Territories’ World Heavyweight Championship. Right now? We have one belt, but we’ll finish the night will all…three…belts.”

 

This was another good promo from Haley- she was probably our best talker when she first got here and it hasn’t changed since, especially now we write her promos out in advance.

Rating: 31

 

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Young and Fearless vs. Men of Ice

Okay, when did Chip get good? I mean, he was still the number three guy here by some distance, but all of a sudden he’s gone from being a rookie project to showing actual promise, and given that Men of Ice are both veterans he was never likely to overtake them anyways. It doesn’t change my plans particularly- even if Chip’s improved Pep was still at project level and their team’s definitely a long-term thing- but it’s still good to see dramatic improvement from an RMW-exclusive talent that can’t be put on Wrestleworld exposure. Also, let’s not lose sight of the fact that Men of Ice were definitely the stronger performers, Young and Fearless need polish but I could throw Ray and Ricky into a title match at any time and be confident they’d perform (although Ray’s momentum needs to improve a lot). Ricky took the win tonight- I want to get his overness going ASAP- via submission, locking Pepper in the Figure Four Leglock whilst Ray blocked Chip’s interference with a Backfist.

Winners: Men of Ice Match Rating: 29

 

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Stanley Axis vs. Dominic DeGraff

Although this was a decent match, I was disappointed by how mediocre Dom and Stan’s individual performances were. Admittedly I’m having a hard time figuring out what to expect as everyone’s apparently considered a star for us (the result of everyone being around the same name value, I think), which means I can’t always tell who’s actually a star and who’s just a midcard guy with a lot of overness. Dom and Stan are probably still midcard guys with name value, and for all Stan can definitely deliver against the right opponent he’s too boring to be the star attraction and carry anything. As for Dom, he’s a solid hand and his performance has definitely improved but I probably expected main-event performance from him two or three years too early; give it time and he’ll definitely be a top guy for us but expecting him to perform up to the standard of Ray Snow or Ricky Turner (both low-charisma dudes with good workrate, probably Dom’s nearest veteran comparison) is maybe a bit presumptuous. On the plus side, he and Haley have developed really good chemistry, and even if he’s not top level just yet I still like him way more than Stan so he took the win here, putting Axis away with the Double Arm DDT.

Winner: Dominic DeGraff Match Rating: 27

 

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We cut to backstage, where Tavon is coming out of his locker room ahead of the contenders’ elimination match. It’s at this point that Wolfie blindsides him with the Mafia Kick before throwing Blake into Kalder’s Spinebuster, leaving Tavon laid out on the floor.

 

Slight admission here; I forgot that we ran this exact same angle last month and the crowd clearly remembered- the reaction wasn’t bad but it could’ve been hotter. Still, the boys mixed it up a bit by incorporating the finishers and I can always rule of three this next month and run a variant angle, then it becomes a deliberate thing and not just lazy booking.

Rating: 33

 

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Roger Monteiro vs. The Historian vs. The Masked Mauler VII vs. Remmy Honeyman vs. Tavon Blake Jr.

I think this one might be the best match we’ve done yet; it certainly wouldn’t surprise me, given that it was longer than usual (24 minutes rather than 20, we had extra time to fill) and featured five of our best workers, albeit there were only four of them at any one time as we had Tavon coming out later to sell the beatdown. First out was Monteiro at 8 minutes via count-out after Mauler hit him with a Piledriver on the apron, and Historian followed a few minutes later after another piledriver from Mauler. It was at this point that Tavon arrived, and despite still being hurt he was able to reverse an attempted Piledriver into the Figure Four and Remmy used that to pin Mauler and eliminate him. It was at this point that Silencer arrived, blasting Blake with a chair shot to the back and going after Remmy before Roger (who’d been recuperating at ringside to sell the bump from earlier) suckered the cerebral strongman into eating a comeback dropkick that drove the champ from the ring. In the end, this went to Remmy; Tavon went for a back splash but Honeyman dodged, and with Blake still selling the chair shot it was easy for Remmy to get a pinfall victory.

Winner: Remmy Honeyman Match Rating: 37

 

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Aces of Mayhem vs. The Hot Taggs vs. The Bad Guys

This one was another pretty good bout; not quite up there with the elimination match but then that one had five of our best and this one didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, The Aces are a brilliant tag team and Mercutio and Sione have responded really well to the being put in a team but Kalder and Wolfie are inexperienced bruisers who’re still learning how to bump and Max’s body continues to break down on him. Still, Max can still go better than anyone else in the tag division and once the Taggs have a bit more experience as a team they should start to really take off so it’s still good news generally speaking. As for the finish, right up to this morning I wasn’t sure who to go with as inaugural champs as all three teams have an argument (Bad Guys have been surprise performers, Taggs are part of our top heel stable and the Aces are our most experienced team) but in the end experience won out and the Aces got the win; the Taggs took out Sione with a Montana Slammer but before they could capitalise Ace dropped Kalder with a Flying Tomahawk Chop and the Aces hit Wolfie with the Chaos Effect to win the belts.

Winners: The Aces of Mayhem Match Rating:SIZE="4"]35[/size]

 

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Pablo Rodriguez vs. The Silencer

I always knew this one would be disproportionately good; Pablo’s roughly twice as over as anyone else on the roster and, well, there’s a reason he’s a legend of lucha libre; this dude can go. In fairness to Silencer, he’s a good worker in his own right and matched up well with Pablo (David vs. Goliath might be a cliché but it got that way ‘cos it works) to give probably his best performance yet, but whilst the record may count this as an official RMW match I’m gonna go softly on this, it’s kind of unfair to look at this as what our roster can achieve when the cornerstone of the match is a guest and a much bigger name than anyone we’ve got. Sure, it’s a nice goal to aspire to, and Pablo’s age and stamina definitely held him back so there’s always a chance Tavon or Silencer could get up there to match his performance in a year or so’s time. For now, though, Pablo’s still got the talent and, again, twice the overness of anyone else on the roster so he took the win here, escaping an attempt at the Drop Zone and going up top to hit the Sinner’s Salvation (diving hurracarana) to get the pinfall and retain the COTT World Heavyweight Title.

Winner: Pablo Rodriguez Match Rating: 53

 

 

Overall Rating: 45, the best show yet (as if that was a surprise), though apparently we massively overused Chuck Casey. Plaudits go to Max and Haley for strong performance while we point out Pablo as a good example to follow.

[1PWfan]

No in-game post this time due to an accident with highlighting and the delete key so let's just slam up the card for the next show:

 

Card for RMW Amazing Journey:

 

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Remmy Honeyman vs. The Silencer ©

 

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLES

The Aces of Mayhem © vs. Hearts of Ice (Ricky Turner & Ray Snow)

 

Tavon Blake Jr. vs. The Masked Mauler VII

 

Roger Monteiro vs. Chip Martin vs. Mercutio Sleep vs. Sione Tokoeka

 

The Past Masters vs. The Hot Taggs

 

Pepper Pelton vs. Stanley Axis vs. Chuck Casey vs. Dominic DeGraff

[Regis]

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

Remmy Honeyman vs. The Silencer ©

Remmy is producing well, but not well enough to overthrow the Silencer.

 

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLES

The Aces of Mayhem © vs. Hearts of Ice (Ricky Turner & Ray Snow)

The champs will not be punked out on their first defence.

 

Tavon Blake Jr. vs. The Masked Mauler VII

TBJ is a solid bet for the next champion, Mauler isn't going to stop that.

 

Roger Monteiro vs. Chip Martin vs. Mercutio Sleep vs. Sione Tokoeka

Roger could be a decent challenger to the Silencer while we wait for the third and final chapter of TBJ's run.

 

The Past Masters vs. The Hot Taggs

The NRC regain some lost momentum.

 

Pepper Pelton vs. Stanley Axis vs. Chuck Casey vs. Dominic DeGraff

When in doubt, vote for the No Remorse Corps.

[1PWfan]

The show will be going up tomorrow so there's 24 hours left for anyone to get their predictions in.

[1PWfan]

RMW Amazing Journey

From The Park County Fairground in Wyoming

Sunday, Week 3, July

Audience: 85

 

The Show

 

vsvsvs

Dominic DeGraff vs. Stanley Axis vs. Chuck Casey vs. Pepper Pelton

We kicked things off with one of our two filler four-ways and this one turned out pretty good. Okay, so Stanley might be incredibly dull but he can get it done in the ring, and whilst Dom isn’t exactly famed for his pizzazz he’s a good hand and has benefitted from his association with No Remorse Corps (particularly Haley, their chemistry together is just off the charts). As for Pep and Chuck, they’re projects but show consistent improvement every month and it isn’t inconceivable that they might receive a push down the line at least as far as the midcard, particularly if Chuck’s gimmick continues to improve. That’s definitely in the future, though, and Dom’s the only one of these four with any kind of priority push so he took the win, putting Chuck away with the Double Arm DDT.

Winner: Dominic DeGraff Match Rating: 27

 

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It’s time to hear from Haley Buck, as she’s on promo duty ahead of tonight’s main event.

 

“Last month may not have turned out quite the way No Remorse Corps planned, but the war is far from over and tonight The Silencer will show just why he’s the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion. Remmy Honeyman, you may be rock solid but that? Mean nothing when you’re in the ring with our commander, the champion of champions. We’ll roll through you like a war machine through a field of blood, and when The Silencer’s done with you? There won’t be a challenger left in this company, I guarantee it.”

 

Another show, another good promo from Haley. She’s not getting over in her own right particularly and that might be an issue down the line but for right now there’s nobody in the company better than her on the stick.

Rating: 35

 

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The Hot Taggs vs. The Past Masters

I’m starting to realise that The Hot Taggs aren’t actually all that good- despite being theoretically my top heel team they were outperformed by both of the Past Masters and Sandman isn’t exactly one of my top guys. The main issue is that for all they’re a solid team Wolfie and Kalder are both fairly mediocre individually; with a bit more experience they should really make their teamwork pop but for right now we’re a little too dependent on the two of them playing above their level and they’re not consistently able to do that. In fairness they play their characters exceptionally well, and it’s not like there was a big gap between Wolfie and the Masters but that doesn’t remove all the concerns. As for Sandman and Historian, they’ve both performed better in other matches but are a solid team with championship ability (at least theoretically, the Aces have kind of kicked @ss recently), and if I had the chance at a do-over I’d have brought them in from day one to be part of No Remorse Corps. As it stands, though, I didn’t and the Hot Taggs got the win, putting The Historian away with the Montana Slammer.

Winners: The Hot Taggs Match Rating: 27

 

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Chip Martin vs. Mercutio Sleep vs. Roger Monteiro vs. Sione Tokoeka

You know how I said that Chip had suddenly gotten good last month? Yeah, that might have been a flash in the pan. He was still decent, here, make no mistake about that, but putting him with three of our top guys (well, two and a high-performing midcard player) exposed how much work he’s still got to do. As for the others, Sione’s not ready for a big push but continues to deliver solid performances, Mercutio’s really taken off since he moved into the tag ranks and Roger…kind of hasn’t. A lot of that’s my fault, Remmy’s more consistent and Tavon’s really taken off so Monteiro’s lost a lot of focus- I haven’t had him cut a promo in a while, for example- but there’s no denying the fact that he’s not a consistent performer the way some of the others are. Still, we can rebuild his momentum fairly easily and maybe tightening up the Wolfpack vs. NRC feud will give him enough juice (it’s become a little vague of late, we need to sort that out). He took the win here as the top singles star in the match (Sleep’s a tag guy); Chip got Mercutio with a Super Kick, Sione took Chip down with the Brainbuster Suplex and then Roger hit his comeback dropkick on him and went up top for the Eagle Splash.

Winner: Roger Monteiro Match Rating: 34

 

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It’s time to hear from Tavon Blake ahead of his match tonight.

 

“First thing I wanna say is, good luck Honeyman. You beat me in that ring fair and square, I know for a fact you weren’t a part of Silencer’s B.S. and I got no beef with you at all. But Silencer? We both know why you did what you did so don’t bother justifying it, huh? Next time I’m in that ring with you, ain’t gonna be me on my back when the bell rings. First, though, I got to get through The Masked Mauler, and that’s a mask with a lot of history behind it, the kind that don’t go to just anybody, you feel me? You’re real dangerous home-boy, but as far as I’m concerned every match between now and my next round with The Silencer? It’s a stepping stone, and you? Just another rock on the path, boy.”

 

Yeah, Tavon’s making it really hard to hold off on pulling the trigger on a title switch.

Rating: 39

 

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vs

Tavon Blake Jr. vs. The Masked Mauler VII

This is probably the main event at next year’s Won’t Get Fooled Again, so the first signs are very positive- Tavon’s our best performer by some way and Mauler continues to hand in very strong performances. Admittedly they’re both otherwise engaged right now but I’ve got at least six months to bring those to a conclusion so it’s not even a minor issue. As for this match, it was the best we’ve had since, well, technically since the COTT Title match last month, but this one was the best we’ve had with the regular roster. Given a bit more build and time for the two to develop and this could be the best match we ever do, but right now this is just a teaser, something we can look back on in a few years’ time as an interesting historical footnote. Tavon took the win tonight after a series of reversals (Piledriver into a Figure Four into a collision with the turnbuckle and an Iron Claw) ended with the Hangman’s Neckbreaker.

Winner: Tavon Blake Jr. Match Rating: 40

 

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After the bell’s rung No Remorse Corps appear at ringside, coming through the crowd to get the drop on Tavon, though he’s able to knock DeGraff off the apron before the other three descend on him. However, before they can do much damage The Wolfpack come charging out from backstage to even the odds and the whole thing breaks down into a wild brawl (albeit a short one) that ends with Dom DeGraff and the Hot Taggs laid out ringside and The Silencer running for the hills as The Wolfpack celebrates in the ring.

 

This was a decent angle that mostly helped cement Tavon’s membership in the Wolfpack, though it didn’t do either of our major feuds any favours. Still, it helped progress both stories and should open up some new match options.

Rating: 30

 

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vs

The Aces of Mayhem vs. Hearts of Ice

This match saw the debut of Ray’s girlfriend Cheerleader Nicki, who we brought across from New York because…well, she’s Ray’s girlfriend and I think most of the roster didn’t believe he was capable of smiling. She did a solid job, got her gimmick of a cheating valet over well, but the real story of the match was how insanely good Max has suddenly become; he may not be capable of handling a singles push anymore (though now he’s left The Warehouse we should be able to keep his body together a bit more) but the man’s just about the best we’ve got in the tag division. Ace did his part too, make no mistake, whilst H.O.I shook out pretty much how you’d expect (Ricky was good, Ray was great) and the whole made for one of the best matches we’ve ever put on. Max got the win here- depending on how his body holds out I don’t the belts changing hands for at least a year- after a dropkick on Ricky that dropped him off the apron and onto Nicki and a Chaos Effect on the Ice Man.

Winners: The Aces of Mayhem Match Rating: 39

 

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The Silencer vs. Remmy Honeyman

There was a fair bit of pressure on The Silencer here; after the last two matches he needed to prove he was still good enough to lead the roster and hold the top title. I shouldn’t have worried, this guy thrives on competition and was the top performer of the night, which begins to raise questions as to why TCW haven’t picked him up yet (seriously, we keep hearing reports of them looking to pick up new talent and nothing ever happens so why not just raid us? At this point I’m starting to get offended). As for Remmy, there’s a reason I always call him rock solid; he does a job and always makes his opponent look great, though I don’t see him as a Heavyweight Champion. He’s got the talent, make no mistake, but his matches are always about the other guy and that doesn’t work with the top belt. With that in mind it shouldn’t be a surprise that The Silencer won this one; Remmy had him down and was going for the Honeyman Special only for Haley to distract the ref whilst Mauler hit the ring and laid Remmy out with a chair shot to the face (well, to Remmy’s arms as he covered up but you get the point), allowing Silencer to recover and get the pinfall.

Winner: The Silencer Match Rating: 42

 

 

Overall Rating: 40, a pleasingly low drop-off from last month’s anomaly. Plaudits go to Max, Silencer and Mauler.

[1PWfan]

<p>Edited the last post to put the show up- if anyone who's reading has thoughts on the new format, let me know. </p><p> </p><p>

Only one set of predictions this month, so Regis wins by default and gets a new prize: pick an attribute to apply to anyone in the wrestling world, whether they work for RMW or not. Obviously it can't contradict something they've already got but other than that, go nuts!</p><p> </p><p>

Next post goes up either later today or tomorrow, depending on how things shake out.</p>

[Regis]

Firstly, pictures make everything easier to follow! Very much appreciated.

 

And Roger Monteiro has begun to show a great flair for making his own T-Shirt designs. Whatever else you can say about himself, he is definitely Easily Marketable.

[1PWfan]

From the diary of Hugh Dansigny:

 

First signing of an RMW star by the majors- Erin Lawrence, our senior official, has been picked up by USPW. We’ll still have her for our next show but after that I’ll start to look around for a new referee- Quincy’s a good hand but ideally I’d like to stick with two refs to split the workload, and it’s not like we can’t afford it.

 

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A new outfit opened up in Canada, Lone Wolf Wrestling. They’re based in Calgary, not far from us, and owned by Pistol Pete Hall (a nice trick, given that he lives in Wisconsin). Product-wise they’re leaning towards some sort of MMA-fusion style; I’ll have to keep an eye on them, they’re running their first show same day as us but if they’re decent we may reach out to them. First signs aren’t too bad, though, they’ve signed up basically everyone in Canada who wasn’t otherwise occupied so they’ve got plenty of talent to draw on. Honest Frank’s handling their booking as well, which should work out; he’s not exactly an MMA fan but he could sell anything to anyone so he should be able to make it work.

 

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We’re moving our venue; same location, we can’t afford to leave Wyoming just yet, but we’re going from The Park County Fairground to a theatre in Powell, the Frontier Auditorium. No big story here, frankly the change is cosmetic at best, but an old-timey theatre (complete with chandelier and wood panelling) should look better on camera than a barn even if it is tiny.

 

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Card for RMW Long Live Rock:

 

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

NYCW’s Riley McManus vs. The Silencer ©

 

Remmy Honeyman & The Past Masters vs. The Masked Mauler VII & Hearts of Ice

 

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLES

The Aces of Mayhem © vs. The Bad Guys

 

Young and Fearless vs. The Hot Taggs

 

Roger Monteiro vs. Dominic DeGraff w/ Special Guest Referee Stanley Axis

 

Tavon Blake Jr. vs. Chuck Casey

 

[Regis]

<p>FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP</p><p>

NYCW’s Riley McManus vs. <strong>The Silencer ©</strong></p><p>

<em>No way is Riley leaving with the belt.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Remmy Honeyman & The Past Masters </strong>vs. The Masked Mauler VII & Hearts of Ice</p><p>

<em>Remmy's in line for a title shot, he builds momentum here.</em></p><p> </p><p>

FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLES</p><p>

<strong>The Aces of Mayhem © </strong>vs. The Bad Guys</p><p>

<em>The Aces don't get punked out yet.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Young and Fearless vs. <strong>The Hot Taggs</strong></p><p>

<em>Nobody messes with the No Remorse Corps.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Roger Monteiro </strong>vs. Dominic DeGraff w/ Special Guest Referee Stanley Axis</p><p>

<em>With Stanley keeping fair play, Roger keeps building momentum.</em></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Tavon Blake Jr.</strong> vs. Chuck Casey</p><p>

<em>TB&J is a world champion in waiting.</em></p>

[1PWfan]

The next show will be going up tomorrow evening folks, and then this dynasty will be coming to an end- life has gotten busy as I'm now back at work and don't have as much time to concentrate on writing this as I used to so I'm calling time on it. I may relaunch it down the line- I love the 2020 Cverse and RMW's a fun playground to play in- but what form that will take, either an updated version of this dynasty or a whole new thread with new characters, is very much a question for the future.

[LordJaguar]

I just got caught up with this and now it's over...damn!