gwhizz17 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 As the wrestling business took an upturn in 2019 with the creation - and success - of All Elite Wrestling, and it's positioning on TNT, interest in the industry was at it's highest for the past two decades. No longer did WWE hold a monopoly on prime time televised wrestling in the US, and following on from the unfortunate events of "Black Wednesday", there was suddenly a wealth of talent available to improve the quality and name value of other companies, battling for exposure. Whilst many speculated that the likes of AEW, Impact and New Japan would take on the bulk of the talent, few anticipated the creation of a new company, looking to springboard its way into the spotlight. This is the story of that eventuality; the birth of Apex Championship Wrestling! ROSTER Alex Shelley | Angel Huge | Austin Aries | Brian Pillman Jr | Carly Colon | Chris Hero | Chris Sabin Danny Acid | Davey Boy Smith Jr | Davey Richards | Eddie Colon | Eddie Edwards | Eric Young | Erick Redbeard Ethan Carter III | Jay Briscoe | Joe Hennig | Kyle Dake | Kyle Snyder | Mark Briscoe | Matt Cardona Matt Sydal | Mike Bennett | Miro | Orlando Colon | PJ Black | Ricky Starks | Sean Studd TAG TEAMS & STABLES American Wolves - Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards Crime & Punishment - Angel Huge, Danny Acid K2 - Kyle Dake, Kyle Snyder La Familia - Carly Colon, Eddie Colon, Orlando Colon Motor City Machine Guns - Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin The Briscoes - Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe GENERAL MANAGER Kurt Angle ANNOUNCE TEAM Daniel Cormier | Mike Tenay | Raven CHAMPIONSHIPS ACW World Heavyweight Championship *Vacant* ACW World Tag Team Championship *Vacant* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 BREAKING NEWS The wrestling world has been abuzz with the recent announcement of Apex Championship Wrestling, a new company funded by an anonymous consortium. At a scheduled press event, after a quick announcement that the company would begin operating in Mid-July, the reporters in attendance were given quite the surprise, when 1996 Olympic Gold Medallist, and wrestling legend Kurt Angle was unveiled as the new General Manager. Angle confirmed the position of GM was his official title and that he would be overseeing behind the scenes day-to-day operations, but did tease that he might also appear in his GM capacity on-screen. Angle talked briefly about his desire to drive ACW into the conversation of the best wrestling companies in the world, and was quick to bring out the companies announce team. Angle stated that he felt ACW would have "the best team in the business, with unparalleled knowledge, passion and experience". The team was comprised of Daniel Cormier, Mike Tenay and Raven, with initial reactions being overwhelmingly positive. The last major announcement of the conference was the unveiling of ACW's weekly show via a graphic on screen: Angle wrapped up, saying that over the coming weeks, there would be more announcements, including the roster, and teased an interesting development around crowning the first ever ACW Champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 BREAKING NEWS ACW General Manager Kurt Angle today announced that a World Cup style tournament would be held to determine the first ever ACW World Heavyweight Champion! The tournament will consist of 16 men, initially split into 4 groupsThe groups will be contested in a round robin fashionThe 2 men with the best win-loss records from each group will progress to the quarter finalsThe World Cup will continue as a single elimination tournament until the first World Champion is crowned in the finals Angle went on to unveil the participants of Group A: Austin Aries, Joe Hennig, Matt Cardona & Sean Studd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 BREAKING NEWS Group B Participants Revealed Hot on the heels of the unveiling of the Group A participants, Kurt Angle took to social media to introduce the four men making up Group B: Carly Colon, Davey Boy Smith JR, Erick Redbeard and Mike Bennett Angle also gave a clue as to some of the participants in Group C and D, confirming that each group in the World Cup would feature 2 men who were casualties of the 'Black Wednesday' fallout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adi95 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 What mod are you using? BTW nice logo and belt. Did you make them yourself or did you ask someone for help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="adi95" data-cite="adi95" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="50255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>What mod are you using?<p> </p><p> BTW nice logo and belt. Did you make them yourself or did you ask someone for help?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm using the Real World Chronicles mod which I tweaked slightly (mostly to add in additional broadcasters).</p><p> </p><p> For the logo, i followed <a href="https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-shiny-summer-text-effect-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-24297" rel="external nofollow">this</a> tutorial for the most part, and then slightly altered it.</p><p> </p><p> Belt was a little lazier, I just stuck my ACW logo over the top and redid the strap</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">BREAKING NEWS</span></strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong><span style="font-size:14px;">Group C and Group D announced!</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Today, the 8 participants making up groups C and D were revealed by Kurt Angle during a press conference.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Group C:</strong> Brian Pillman Jr, Eric Young, Miro, Ricky Starks</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="0HuiHwX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0HuiHwX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jQzen7A.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jQzen7A.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="vOVYVbj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vOVYVbj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="rtiRYmP.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rtiRYmP.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Group D:</strong> Chris Hero, Ethan Carter III, Matt Sydal, PJ Black</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="piVfRWh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/piVfRWh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="StQhEH2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/StQhEH2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="hD3BKFF.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hD3BKFF.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="fGfRIhy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fGfRIhy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> With the tournament groups unveiled, the World Cup is all ready to kick off! Angle confirmed the first matches would take place on the debut episode of ACW Shockwave.</p><p> </p><p> When questioned about the remaining roster slots, Angle remained tight lipped, saying the following: </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="50255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div style="text-align:center;"><div>In this business, it's always nice to have a surprise or two up your sleeve...and we still have 12, so maybe we don't have to kill the magic, or shatter your suspense just yet!</div></div><div><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Angle was also questioned on pay-per-views, and whilst he didn't give any specifics, he did confirm something was in the works and there should hopefully be an announcement in due course.</p><p> </p></div><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adi95 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="gwhizz17" data-cite="gwhizz17" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="50255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm using the Real World Chronicles mod which I tweaked slightly (mostly to add in additional broadcasters).<p> </p><p> For the logo, i followed <a href="https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-shiny-summer-text-effect-in-adobe-photoshop--cms-24297" rel="external nofollow">this</a> tutorial for the most part, and then slightly altered it.</p><p> </p><p> Belt was a little lazier, I just stuck my ACW logo over the top and redid the strap</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for answer.</p><p> </p><p> I personally prefer TheWho's real world mod. Much more workers, promotions, networks, etc.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 BREAKING NEWS ACW Tag Team Championships and more! Kurt Angle today unveiled the brand new ACW World Tag Team Championship titles Angle also made an announcement that the inaugral champions would be crowned at ACW's as yet unannounced first Pay-Per-View in a match featuring 6 teams with an as-yet undecided stipulation. The news didn't stop there, as Kurt Angle would go on to announce the first tag team officially signed to Apex Championship Wrestling. Angle had the following to say: I'm really excited to make this following announcement. I would like to personally welcome ACW's first officially signed tag team. They will be called K2, and if they reach their potential, I think they could change the landscape and the legitimacy of tag team wrestling for the entire industry. Please welcome Kyle Dake and Kyle Snyder. For those unaware, Dake and Snyder may be new to the world of professional wrestling, but bring with them some serious amateur wrestling pedigree. Kyle Dake is a 2-time World Champion, and record equalling 4-time NCAA Division I champion. He also holds the distinction of being the only man in history to win his 4 NCAA titles in 4 different weight classes. Kyle Snyder is a 3-time NCAA Division I champion, 2-time World Champion, and a 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist. He holds the distinction of being the youngest man ever to win Olympic Gold, NCAA, and World championships in the same year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:24px;">BREAKING NEWS</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> The tag team division continues to take shape in Apex Championship Wrestling, as two more tandems were announced on social media today. Carly Colon (formerly Carlito in WWE) took to twitter to tell the world that he wouldn't be alone, and made the prediction that 'la Familia' would hold all the gold in ACW. Carly then introduced his brother Eddie and cousin Orlando (formerly Primo and Epico respectively), who made it clear that they would stop at nothing until they got the respect they deserved.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="6aLjqk7.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6aLjqk7.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="AsYvBwy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AsYvBwy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="fgCGbGt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fgCGbGt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <em><span style="font-size:8px;">Carly, Eddie and Orlando colon make big predictions for their respective futures in ACW</span></em></p><p> </p><p> In a surprise move, Apex Championship Wrestling have taken the no-so-SAWFT decision to sign a tag team that has been largely black-listed by the wrestling community. Now going by new ring names, Angel Huge and Danny Acid promise to bring the same trash talking, hard hitting style, as they compete under the tag name of Crime and Punishment. The duo shared the announcement on social media, claiming they would be making the most of their last shot in the industry.</p><p> </p><p> <img alt="dcuU6qw.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dcuU6qw.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="IuMgDFV.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IuMgDFV.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <em><span style="font-size:8px;">Angel Huge and Danny Acid know they are down to their last chance to make it big in pro wrestling</span></em></p></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adi95 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 <p>Wow. You decided to hire Enzo and Cass, both guys are problematic, but ok you need recognizable names.</p><p> </p><p> Waiting for more.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasrangers13 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Really enjoy the build-up. Love that you are using some guys that people don't follow/know that well. Really intrigued by K2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman74 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Awesome start can't wait to see who shows up next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 BREAKING NEWS Richards returns to wrestling to prove a point with Edwards ACW today made a stunning announcement that not only was Davey Richards making a return to wrestling with Apex, but that he would be in very familiar company, competing in the tag team division alongside Eddie Edwards! Davey Richards stepped away from the industry in 2018, but is now reforming the American Wolves, claiming that they will once again prove they are the best team in the world. Angle was keen to announce that the ACW tag division would carry no dead weight, and assured the gathered press that the remaining 2 tag teams to be announced would be of the highest calibre. Only time will tell who those competitors will be, but if they are of the calibre of the American Wolves, ACW will put itself in a very strong position when it comes to tag team wrestling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 BREAKING NEWS ACW score with return of another top calibre tag team! In the penultimate tag team unveiling, Apex Championship Wrestling released a statement confirming the exclusive signings of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin to an already diverse tag team division. The Motor City Machine Guns, much like the recently signed American Wolves, will be competing together for the first time in more than two years when they debut for Apex! With just one more tag team to be announced before the debut edition of ACW Shockwave, the online wrestling community has been clamouring to find out who the last two men will be. Stay tuned to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 BREAKING NEWS ROH caught off guard by latest Apex additions! Apex Championship Wrestling today announced their final two additions to the initial roster. Long considered lifers at Ring of Honor, Jay and Mark Briscoe shocked the wrestling world by today announcing they had signed exclusive contracts with Apex. The Briscoe's are record setting 11-time ROH tag team champions, and have been focal points of the company since its opening show in 2002. Their acquisition by Apex will no doubt be a considerable blow to Ring of Honor. To many, Ring of Honor has fallen a long way from it's glory days, and the loss of the Briscoes will further add to the wounds already created a year back by the creation of All Elite Wrestling, which saw a number of top stars pack their bags. With the initial roster announced, all eyes will turn to the opening edition of ACW Shockwave and the kick off of the ACW Heavyweight Championship World Cup. Apex GM Kurt Angle confirmed that a full card would be unveiled for the inaugural show in due course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwhizz17 Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Shockwave #1 Preview With just a few short days to go before ACW Shockwave makes is television debut, the card for the first show has been announced. The ACW Heavyweight Championship World Cup kicks off, and Apex GM Kurt Angle confirmed that the blockbuster first edition of Shockwave would feature all first round matches for the tournament! With 8 huge matches announced, the fans tuning in are sure to witness some of the best wrestling action around. What else does Apex have in store for its debut show? Group A Matches Austin Aries vs Matt Cardona Joe Hennig vs Sean Studd Group B Matches Carly Colon vs Erick Redbeard Davey Boy Smith Jr vs Mike Bennett Group C Matches Brian Pillman Jr vs Miro Eric Young vs Ricky Starks Group D Matches Chris Hero vs Matt Sydal Ethan Carter III vs PJ Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasrangers13 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Group A Matches Austin Aries vs Matt Cardona Joe Hennig vs Sean Studd Group B Matches Carly Colon vs Erick Redbeard Davey Boy Smith Jr vs Mike Bennett Group C Matches Brian Pillman Jr vs Miro Eric Young vs Ricky Starks Group D Matches Chris Hero vs Matt Sydal Ethan Carter III vs PJ Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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