DarEatWorld Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Chapter 1 - Vibert’s Voice Podcast – December 2019 (excerpt) Phil Vibert: Welcome back to this special, live, Christmas Edition of Vibert’s Voice after that message from our sponsors. I still have today’s guests here with me. On my right is SCCW legend and recent inductee to the USPW Hall of Fame, a man who has done almost everything there is to do in this business, Shane Sneer! Shane Sneer: Thanks Phil, it’s good to be here and a very, merry Christmas to you and all your listeners. Phil Vibert: Many happy returns to you Shane. On my other side is a woman who also needs little introduction, a veteran of wrestling rings all around the world, a multi-time champion, a woman who pioneered intergender wrestling and who is now exceeding all of her wrestling accomplishments in her roles as podcaster and mother, ladies and gentlemen, she’s better known as J-Ro, the inimitable Joanne Rodriguez. Joanne Rodriguez: That’s a very kind introduction Phil, thank you very much! Phil Vibert: Finally we have outstanding, up and coming, rising indie star, a delightful young woman who is absolutely going places, Black Diamond! Black Diamond: I’m really just glad to be here in such exalted company! Phil Vibert: And we’re glad to have you and your fresh perspective here. J-Ro, you made an interesting point during that ad break. Shane was pretty vehement in his disagreement and I’d like for us to discuss it a little further. Would you outline it again for our listeners? Joanne Rodriguez: Glady. I said, and I stand over it, that USPW are doing their level best to carve out a monopoly in the wrestling industry and it’s only going to continue to damage the business as a whole. With Allen Packer’s billions and Reverie behind them it’s not a level playing field anymore. Shane Sneer: I’m sorry for interrupting but I can’t stand by and let that go unanswered. First and foremost there’s nothing new in this. Every wrestling promotion has always tried to dominate their competition and better themselves. This is no different to when SWF squeezed out the old territories back in the 70s and 80s – the likes of AAFW, CPW and CWB were wiped out but it didn't 'kill the business'. It’s the natural order of things. It happened to both Phil and I as well. It happens in all industries, it happens in life. It’s survival of the fittest! Joanne Rodriguez: Come off it Shane! This is different and you know it, USPW aren’t signing your checks any more, you don’t have to parrot the party line. There’s something badly wrong when a company like AAA can’t survive and these problems aren’t specifically tied to just the US. The wrestling scene in Canada has contracted from two national companies and two big indies to just one of each. Japan has lost a couple of promotions in recent years. GCG ran for nearly 60 years and now they’re just history! Shane Sneer: You can’t blame USPW or Allen Packer for any of that, I’m sorry, it’s ridiculous. AAA went under because they couldn’t compete with QAW as far as I’m concerned. If anything USPW brought a credibility to women’s wrestling that just wasn’t there before and that should have helped AAA, not hindered them. Canada? NOTBPW and CGC merging made sense. Canada is a small country, how many promotions can they feasibly sustain anyway? That goes back to my last point too. Remember CWF? They died out because of the rise of NOTBPW and now that’s evolved into CWA. This is just how the business works. Japan? Are you blaming Allen Packer for the 2016 tsunami too? This is competition. You know what they say, A rising tide lifts all boats. Phil Vibert: Only you, Shane, could make a metaphor about rising tides in the same breath that you talk about an international disaster like the 2016 tsunami. So for you it’s just friendly competition? Shane Sneer: I’m not saying it’s friendly. But it is competition. Do you think SWF or TCW wouldn’t step right over the body of USPW to get back on top? Of course they would. And whatever puritanical or noble twist people want to put on the indies, they’re absolutely no better. California has been a battleground for a decade now. You came out on top in the East Coast Wars, you know what it takes more than anybody Phil! Joanne Rodriguez: You’re missing the point Shane, there is a limited amount of wrestling pie, so to speak. And the more of it that USPW take, the more SWF and TCW hoard their own portions, the less crumbs fall down to the rest of us. And if the indies are allowed to wither and die where are the stars of tomorrow going to learn? Where will Black Diamond learn her trade? RIPW and MAW can’t train everybody. Phil Vibert: I actually think there’s a great opportunity for somebody in the indie pack to break out in the near future. The mooted Wrestleworld broadcaster could be an absolute gamechanger for anybody who is quick enough to get onboard. The big boys are busy throwing punches at each other and, yeah, there’s always a chance that one of the smaller promotions will get stepped on inadvertently. Wrestling is still wrestling though. If you can create a show that people want to see you’ve always got a chance. Shane Sneer: Sounds to me like you’re getting itchy feet Phil, do you fancy another shot at it? To be fair, I wouldn’t want the CGC mess to be your last active service either. Phil Vibert: Haha. Never say never. Black Diamond: Well, if that does come to pass, you have my number! *** My long overdue return to these board begins. For anybody who is interested... a couple of my previous diaries can be found here: http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=535413 http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=538915 http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=541725 Perhaps only the first was really long enough to warrant your attention now! And hopefully this new effort has legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Chapter 2 - IPW appoint new booker – January 1st 2020 Invincible Pro Wrestling have today announced the appointment of Phil Vibert as their new head booker. The Los Angeles based promotion (owned by wool industry millionaire Gil Thomas), rocked by the death of company stalwart Dave 'Nemesis' Campbell in 2017, are hoping that the addition of Vibert (the brains behind DAVE, last directly involved in the business with CGC between 2009-2014) will help them to thrive and grow amidst the changing face of professional wrestling in 2020. Vin Tanner, who previously held the ICW book and worked with Vibert in both DAVE and CGC, will continue with the company in the role of Road Agent. IPW’s next show, Unbreakable IX, takes place in just 5 days and it remains to be seen what impact Vibert will have on the company. IPW has changed direction somewhat in the last few years but they still bill themselves as Urban Alternative and Vibert could be just the man to take them to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Chapter 3 - IPW Unbreakable IX – Preview w/ Aldous Blackfriar © Vs. Hustle Muvva w/Cindy - Title Match for IPW Championship ‘His Satanic Majesty’ Aldous Blackfriar will defend his hard won title against a former two-time champion in his own right in the form of Hustle Muvva. Blackfriar is coming up on a year as the reigning champion but he will have to ensure his focus remains on the dangerous challenger and not his ongoing war with his former allies in The Dark Watch. For Muvva, on the other hand, it’s two years this month since he lost the title. In the time since then he has worked hard at his craft and is, he claims, “bigger and better than I was then!” He’s also now married to manager Cindy and she could be the difference maker too in a contest of fine margins. Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg & Sasquatch McGraw) Vs. Coulrophobia (Hellech & Pierrot) - Hardcore Match It’s been almost six months but Canadian Hardcore still haven’t gotten over the embarrassment of losing the Tag Team titles to Minnesota Awesome. These two huge men are now determined to get back to the top of the pile once more. They see this match as an opportunity to make a huge statement of intent. Unfortunately for them, Coulrophobia have the same goal. The highly decorated pair, who have a COTT World Tag Team title run and victory in the 2018 Sam Keith Classic on their resume, are a very dangerous duo under the hellish clown makeup. Hellech and Pierrot see a fourth reign with the IPW Tag Team titles in their future and they will utilise every move in their sadistic arsenal to make that come to pass. w/ Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs. The Outlaw This clash between two stalwarts of the IPW roster has all the potential to steal the whole show. Ali, a former five time holder of the IPW Championship, believes that he is the franchise player for the whole organisation and that he deserves more respect. Anslem Briggs is both in his ear and serving as a mouthpiece. They will view this match as a chance to stake a fresh claim for another crack at IPW’s top prize. They would be well advised not to look past The Outlaw however. With a trio of reigns as IPW Californian Champion to his name as well as a run as IPW Tag Team Champion he considers himself ready to take the next step and he sees no better way to announce his arrival in the main event scene than by knocking off Frantic Ali. Hugh de Aske © Vs. JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian Championship ‘The Dread Pirate’ de Aske has held the Californian Championship for 62 days now and is preparing for his first title defence. Facing him is Japanese import JOJI. This pair, while hardly typical IPW performers, have both shown real quality in their time here in Los Angeles and they have worked hard to win over the often unforgiving IPW audience. The versatile (and much in demand) de Aske can do pretty much anything in the ring but against JOJI, whose career has now outlasted that of the GCG where he debuted, he will have to find the right combination. JOJI is a man who can punish even the slightest error of judgement. Lug Phelan Vs. Melvin Otto – Hardcore Match ‘The Irish Warrior’ Lug Phelan has been a part of the IPW since day one. He’s been Californian Champion and Tag Team Champion. Now, driven by the desire to honour the memory of Nemesis, he has his sights set on completing the IPW Triple Crown. Turning his attention to the IPW Championship has brought him to the attention of Deacon Darkhold and The Dark Watch. To that end Melvin Otto has been dispatched to destroy the Irishman and clear the way for the Deacon Darkhold – Aldous Blackfriar battle that the whole of IPW seems to be racing towards. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone & Perry Longstaff) Vs. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z & Sanchez Villano) – Title Match for IPW Tag Team Championship Minnesota Awesome are young, promising and pretty, the whitest of white meat. In many wrestling crowds this would springboard them to the very top. In IPW… things are a little different and the bulk of the screaming hordes will be baying for their blood when they collide with Mexican Hardcore Killers. E-Z and Sanchez Villano will see this as almost a free shot at securing another run as Tag Team champions. Nobody is still quite sure how Minnesota Awesome managed to topple Canadian Hardcore (and that includes both those teams), let alone retain the titles since, but whatever else they may be lacking Smallbone and Longstaff have plenty of confidence and won’t go down without a fight. Against MHK… that may not be enough. Phil Vibert will address the IPW audience. Preshow Matches Deadly Deadshot Vs. Stanley Axis Lil Henry Vs. PsychoMike Prediction Card (if needed) Aldous Blackfriar © Vs. Hustle Muvva w/Cindy - Title Match for IPW Championship Result: Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg & Sasquatch McGraw) Vs. Coulrophobia (Hellech & Pierrot) - Hardcore Match Result: Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs. The Outlaw Result: Hugh de Aske © Vs. JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian Championship Result: Lug Phelan Vs. Melvin Otto – Hardcore Match Result: Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone & Perry Longstaff) Vs. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z & Sanchez Villano) – Title Match for IPW Tag Team Championship Result: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmas_ape Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Prediction Card (if needed) Aldous Blackfriar © Vs. Hustle Muvva w/Cindy - Title Match for IPW Championship Result: I can't see such a long reign ending without more story around it. Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg & Sasquatch McGraw) Vs. Coulrophobia (Hellech & Pierrot) - Hardcore Match Result: I can see CH's route back to the title hitting a roadblock. Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs. The Outlaw Result: Perhaps Ali v Aldous will be the first main feud. Hugh de Aske © Vs. JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian Championship Result: I like both of these, pretty 50/50 so I'll take the safer bet with the champ. Lug Phelan Vs. Melvin Otto – Hardcore Match Result: I always like people going for triple crowns. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone & Perry Longstaff) Vs. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z & Sanchez Villano) – Title Match for IPW Tag Team Championship Result: Keep the heat magnets going! Real strong start, I liked in the intro that I could easily agree with both Sneer and J'Ro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Aldous Blackfriar © Vs. Hustle Muvva w/Cindy - Title Match for IPW Championship Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg & Sasquatch McGraw) Vs. Coulrophobia (Hellech & Pierrot) - Hardcore Match Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs. The Outlaw Hugh de Aske © Vs. JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian Championship Lug Phelan Vs. Melvin Otto – Hardcore Match Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone & Perry Longstaff) Vs. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z & Sanchez Villano) – Title Match for IPW Tag Team Championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Chapter 4 - IPW Unbreakable IX IPW Unbreakable IX – Saturday, Week 1, January 2020 – From Los Angeles, California – Attendance: 276 Preshow Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Anslem Briggs Referees: Jeffrey Davis, Kurt Lovenkrantz Road Agent: Vin Tanner Barnaby & Rudge defeated G Force and Mark Smart in 8’34 when Barnaby pinned Smart after a Double Super Kick. Match Rating: 29 Lil Henry defeated PsychoMike in 5’46 by pinfall after a Double Handed Choke Bomb. Match Rating: 30 Deadly Deadshot defeated Stanley Axis in 9’34 by pinfall with a Dead Drop Match Rating: 35 The Show Proper Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Anslem Briggs Referees: Jeffrey Davis, Kurt Lovenkrantz Road Agent: Vin Tanner Moses Makesh: Welcome to Unbreakable IX, the latest chapter in the story of Invincible Pro Wrestling, California’s realest wrestling promotion! Tonight promises to kickstart a brand new era for everybody here in IPW and you will not want to miss it! Joining me in calling all the action is, as always, Luther Judge and, for tonight, ‘Smooth Talker’ Anslem Briggs! Gentlemen, we have quite the evening ahead of us! Luther Judge: You damn sure got that right Moses. We saw more action in the preshow alone than most wrestling organisations can manage in their main events. Speaking of which we’ve got a hell of a one of those ourselves tonight. Aldous Blackfriar has more than lived up to ‘His Satanic Majesty’ moniker in his near year long reign as holder of the IPW Championship. Tonight though, against a former champion who just keeps getting better in the shape of Hustle Muvva, Blackfriar might find that his time is up! Moses Makesh: All very true. The question of focus has to be addressed here too. How much can the champion concentrate on the task at hand tonight when Deacon Darkhold and his other former colleagues in The Dark Watch are still waiting in the shadows to pounce. Of course we’ll also see another of The Dark Watch in action tonight as Melvin Otto collides with Lug Phelan. ‘The Irish Warrior’ is not shy about his own plans to capture the IPW Championship as a tribute to his mentor, the late IPW legend, Nemesis. Anslem Briggs: You’re both overlooking the biggest match of the night. The MVP of IPW, the five time champion, The X-Factor All-Rounder, Frantic Ali will make a statement of intent when he dismantles The Outlaw. There’s an agenda against Frantic Ali coming from the very top and the disrespect shown to him by the audience here, by Gil Thomas and his staff, by our new commissioner… well that’s all fine but you can’t stop greatness and, under the guidance of Anslem Briggs, Frantic Ali will force his way back to the very top! Moses Makesh: There’s nobody overlooking Frantic Ali here, we’re all too aware of what he can do. I would just suggest, Mr.Briggs, that you and your client do not want to look past The Outlaw. Luther Judge: Speaking of things that you don’t want to look past, we also have a pair of compelling looking tag team matches on the bill tonight. Canadian Hardcore vs. Coulrophobia is going to be a spectacle of violence between two sets of previous champions. The young duo currently in possession of the belts, Minnesota Awesome, will also have a big challenge on their hands against Mexican Hardcore Killers. Moses Makesh: The Champions have led a charmed existence so far but tonight might be a step too far. As for our other championship title here in IPW we had a match scheduled between champion Hugh de Aske and ‘The Wild Man’ JOJI. The challenger is in the ring with an update however. JOJI paced the ring with a microphone in hand. He stalked from corner to corner, completing two full circles before bellowing mindlessly and then, by contrast, sinking smoothly to a sitting position and addressing the crowd, “Tonight was JOJI’s night. The night for JOJI to win the title he deserves. Tonight JOJI was to destroy the pirate once and for all. Well, JOJI is here tonight but Hugh de Aske is not here. They tell JOJI that the pirate man is gone to plunder in richer seas. The pirate man is trying to steal JOJI’s glory. It will not work. He can not hide from JOJI forever!” JOJI fluidly stood up again in one movement before continuing, “JOJI is here to fight. Who will fight JOJI?” Angle Rating: 33 JOJI Vs Manny Alvarez Vs Zombie Boy The opening match on the card goes 10’28 and ended with JOJI overcoming the two young men who accepted his challenge in the shape of Manny ‘El Loco’ Alvarez and ‘The Undead Daredevil’ Zombie Boy. The inexperience of both Alvarez and Zombie was pretty clear here but, while the crowd were vocally dismissive of Alvarez, Zombie Boy’s charisma, star quality and selling all impressed. Overall though there was little to write home about in this one, JOJI was solidly functional throughout and duly picked up the W after taking Manny Alvarez out with his JOJI Miracle Explosion. JOJI defeats Manny Alvarez and Zombie Boy in 10’28 when JOJI pins Manny Alvarez with a JOJI Miracle Explosion. Match Rating: 20 Moses Makesh: JOJI picking up the victory there to build up some momentum as he continues to hunt down Hugh de Aske and the IPW Californian title. Luther Judge: Indeed so. JOJI is always unpredictable, he’s not a man I’d want to antagonise. If Hugh de Aske doesn’t watch his step he could find himself walking the plank when he does make his way back to IPW! Anslem Briggs: You fools are paying heed to false idols and paltry baubles. The real thing is about to start right now. I’ll come back to try and raise the bar here once my business is done. Moses Makesh: Anslem has just left his place here at the announce table and that can only mean it’s time for our next match. w/ Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs. The Outlaw Business picked up markedly in this one. The Outlaw is no slouch but he couldn’t quite keep up with the charismatic Frantic Ali, who looked every inch the star that Anslem Briggs was loudly reminding us he is. The crowd’s interest noticeably increased throughout the 9’01 that this one lasted. The Outlaw tried to turn it into a brawl from the outset and with neither man gaining the advantage in that sphere the tone of the contest was set when Frantic Ali brought his technical skills to the fore. Still, The Outlaw gave as good as he got and looked set to make a comeback when he was cut off by outside interference from Fiasco Fierce whose clubbing blow rocked The Outlaw and left him open. Frantic Ali took advantage with a Death Valley Driver and that was enough for the former five time IPW Champion to secure the three count. Frantic Ali defeated The Outlaw in 9’01 by pinfall following a Death Valley Driver following interference by Fiasco Fierce. Match Rating: 44 Frantic Ali was joined in the ring by both his manager Anslem Briggs and Fiasco Fierce. The trio took time to celebrate together in a brash manner. Briggs addressed the crowd then, saying that IPW mainstays like Frantic Ali and Fiasco Fierce has been marginalised by the system for too long. Together, and under his expert management, steps would be taken to rectify this. He asserted that nobody would be able to stand against him and his men, against The Brigg House! Frantic Ali and Fiasco Fierce added similar sentiments, railing against an establishment that tries to denigrate their accomplishments and inhibit their deserved progress. Fierce in particular lived up to his name here, cutting loose without a script and inciting the already hot crowd even more. Angle Rating: 38 Moses Makesh: Well this has the potential to be a development that will have ramifications for the whole of IPW! Anslem Briggs making big moves to counter what he perceives as an agenda against him and his clients. Luther Judge: And what he perceives, I would suggest, as an obstacle to his own earning potential! Moses Makesh: Controversial!!! Luther Judge: IPW is certainly the place for controversy. Moses Makesh: Welcome back Mr. Briggs, you’ve been busy. Anslem Briggs: I am only just getting started! The Brigg House is going to rebuild this whole crooked promotion from the ground up. There will be no more injustices for such warriors of this sport as Frantic Ali and Fiasco Fierce! Not under my guidance, not from within The Brigg House Moses Makesh: Only time will tell what lies ahead for The Brigg House. Right now we have more action ahead of us and this one is for the IPW Tag Team Championship. Luther Judge: Minnesota Awesome… they might well be the prettiest pair in IPW but prettiness won’t get it done against Mexican Hardcore Killers. Absolute, bloody murder might not be enough to get it done! Moses Makesh: They shocked a lot of people by winning the titles at all and they’ve surpassed all expectations by retaining them as long as they have. I have to say though, I think that tonight might be the night that they run out of lives. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone & Perry Longstaff) Vs. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z & Sanchez Villano) – Title Match for IPW Tag Team Championship The more experienced pairing of E-Z and Villano did most of the heavy lifting here. Just three years into their careers, there is no doubt that Minnesota Awesome are still very much learning their trade. They work well together and Longstaff in particular sells to match anybody but they are not yet at the stage where they can control matches. It hurt the match then that neither member of Mexican Hardcore Killers was really on top form either though Villano is starting to look like a star in the making in terms of the way that he carries himself. The match itself was straightforward enough with the challengers dominating against their younger opponents. Minnesota Awesome are nothing if not resilient though and would eventually steal this one when Clark Smallbone turned a sunset flip into a roll up on E-Z to preserve their championship reign. Minnesota Awesome didn’t stick around, grabbing their title belts and making their way to the back amidst a chorus of boos almost before Mexican Hardcore Killers realised what had happened. Minnesota Awesome defeated Mexican Hardcore Killers in 7’46 when Clark Smallbone pinned E-Z with a roll up. Match Rating: 31 Moses Makesh: Minnesota Awesome are the team that keeps on hustling and getting it done. Anslem Briggs: I know you didn’t say that those two fools are hustlers! They’re just lucky, pretty punks and they can’t keep ducking forever. Luther Judge: Put it down to luck all you want but they keep on picking up wins. That’s four successful title defences now and that is four more than pretty much anybody expected. Moses Makesh: There will be, I would suggest, much less ducking and diving and far more stiff, hard punches to the face in this next match. Hardcore rules and two men who are well known for their willingness to engage in casual brutality. ‘The New Age Guru of Mayhem’ Melvin Otto and ‘The Irish Warrior’ Lug Phelan. Lug Phelan Vs. Melvin Otto – Hardcore Match This one was interesting on a number of levels. Lug Phelan has been an IPW success story, holding both Tag Team and Californian titles. There is a sense that he is well placed to move into the upper echelons of the company now, driven by a desire to honour the memory of Nemesis, who was so instrumental in his career. Melvin Otto is strange even by the standards of his sinister stablemates in The Dark Order and that IS saying something. Primarily seen as a manager for The Night Terrors his transition to in ring talent adds another layer of menace to The Dark Order. This was a brutal contest with no quarter asked or offered by either man. Ultimately it was Phelan who showed just why he is being viewed as such a star by so many observers, looking sharper throughout and ending this one with a particularly brutal looking Gutwrench Backbreaker. Lug Phelan defeated Melvin Otto in 9’46 by pinfall following a Gutwrench Backbreaker. Match Rating: 36 Phelan’s celebrations were cut short however by the sudden arrival of Babau and Moroi as The Night Terrors emerged from the back to avenge their fallen manager. Phelan attempted to defend himself but he was fatigued from his match and the numbers game was too much, especially when Otto recovered enough to join in. The Irishman was left, beaten and bloodied, in the middle of the ring and with every motivation to strike back at The Dark Order. Angle Rating: 29 Moses Makesh: Controversial!!! Anslem Briggs: Lug Phelan not looking like a winner right now. If he has any brains, which I personally doubt, he’ll let this one slide. Only a fool would go looking for trouble with The Dark Order. Luther Judge: Lug Phelan is a fighter and I can’t see him forgetting about this. I would suggest however that the question should be asked why The Dark Order would seek to irritate this bull of a man when they’ve already got Aldous Blackfriar in their sights. Moses Makesh: I would imagine that their own sick code would not allow Phelan’s victory over Otto to go without repercussions. This is a brutal, sadistic place. Everybody wants to prove themselves. The next match is another example of this. Two pairs of former champions will collide under Hardcore rules – the massive, vicious pairing of Canadian Hardcore and the crazed insanity of Coulrophobia. This is IPW in a nutshell! Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg & Sasquatch McGraw) Vs. Coulrophobia (Hellech & Pierrot) - Hardcore Match This one was complete mayhem from bell to bell, a study of unrestrained violence and a pointed testimony that, whatever changes take place in this new Phil Vibert led IPW, the company will not be forgetting it’s Hardcore roots. The crowd were buzzing throughout this one, a deluge of destruction and aggression. Pierrot and Hellech lived up to their billing here, both men impressing and playing the dominant role in this match impressing. Canadian Hardcore are still at the point in their career where their chief assets are probably their size and their look. They don’t yet have the chemistry of Coulrophobia either but, despite this, they would take the victory in this one, debuting their new Maple Crush finisher where both of the near 7 footers ran off opposite ropes and crushed Hellech between them in the centre of the ring. Canadian Hardcore defeated Coulrophobia in 9’41 when Otis Von Battenberg pinned Hellech with a Maple Crush. Match Rating: 35 Moses Makesh: That was the sort of match you will struggle to see anywhere else in the world! Carnage is hardly a strong enough word to describe what we just witnessed. Luther Judge: Canadian Hardcore are a team on a mission and that mission is to dismantle Minnesota Awesome and take back the IPW Tag Team championship. That border up there in the snowy north has never seen anything like this. Anslem Briggs: This is just another example of four misfits getting all the opportunities that should be afforded to men like my clients. It’s a travesty that Frantic Ali is expected to work earlier in the card than mindless morons like these people. Moses Makesh: You could take it up with Canadian Hardcore if you wish! Anslem Briggs: I would, of course I would. Don’t think I wouldn’t. However I believe that our new, so called saviour, Phil Vibert, is due to address the IPW now and outline his goals for the future. I have no confidence in him addressing the web of corruption that permeates this whole rotten organisation but I will at least allow him the courtesy of speaking. Otherwise I would have no reluctance in letting Canadian Hardcore know exactly what I think! Luther Judge: How considerate of you…the Brigg Heart if you will… Anslem Briggs: Is that sarcasm? Phil Vibert addressed the audience then, delivering a strong promo. He touched on his own reputation as one of the finest minds in wrestling. He summarised his career from the highlights of DAVE at it’s peak to the acrimonious ending of his stint as CGC head booker. Independent wrestling is approaching a crossroads in his opinion and he reiterates that he sees a true opportunity for change now. He says that the core of wrestling is tied up in two truths that sometimes seem contradictory. Vibert tells the crowd that wrestling evolves and changes and you have to change with it to stay relevant but, on the other hand, the basic goal never changes. Present people with a show that they want to see, with stories that they can engage in and you can thrive and make moments that will live forever. Vibert wraps things up by saying that he wouldn’t have come back for just any reason or for just any promotion, saying that he’s here because he believes in IPW and that he will serving as IPW Commissioner going forward. It won’t be the same under his guidance, he envisages a broadening of the promotion’s Hardcore roots but that the heart of the group will remain in place. He said that, to him, IPW was, and will remain, alternative, anti-establishment, energetic and, above all, invincible! Angle Rating: 44 Moses Makesh: Well that all sounds very encouraging to me. I share Mr.Vibert’s enthusiasm that the future is bright for IPW! Anslem Briggs: Are you serious? He didn’t even mention Frantic Ali or The Brigg House! This is just more of the same I’m afraid. A phony revolution. Luther Judge: It might be wise to wait a little while to wait a little while before making such a definite pronouncement. Let’s see what the man does before writing his obituary. Moses Makesh: Well it’s just about time now for the first main event of the Phil Vibert era. The IPW championship will be defended. w/ Aldous Blackfriar © Vs. Hustle Muvva w/Cindy - Title Match for IPW Championship This was, fittingly, the best match of the night with both men involved setting out to steal the show (and succeeding). The crowd were buzzing as the charismatic pair went back and forth. The challenger looked good in this, his own star quality and Blackfriar’s generous selling helping to build the tension in this excellent contest. To the frustration of Cindy at ringside however, tonight was not to be the night where Hustle Muvva would become a 3-time IPW Champion as he would ultimately fall victim to the champion’s increasingly feared Batwing. Aldous Blackfriar defeared Hustle Muvva in 9’54 by pinfall following a Batwing. Match Rating: 56 As Hustle Muvva wass helped to the back by Cindy, Aldous Blackfriar stood in the centre of the ring, arms spread wide in victory and gazing blankly to they sky, almost trancelike as he communed with whatever mystical spirits guide him. Deacon Darkhold appeared at the top of the ramp with a microphone in hand, taunting his former leader and declaring that he will be the man to dethrone His Satanic Majesty. Blackfriar was sufficiently distracted by this interruption that he missed, for the second time tonight, the unexpected appearance of The Night Terrors. As they did earlier Babau and Moroi hit the ring and hit the man inside hard and fast. Once Blackfriar was down, Deacon Darkhold joined the attack with relish and the IPW champion was in deep trouble, outnumbered three to one by his fresh assailants. Salvation would arrive from an unexpected source. Lug Phelan, the victim of the first assault by The Night Terrors, joined the fray armed with a steel chair as a difference maker. Darkhold was the first to bail and summoned his stable mates to join him. The night ended with the two groups engaged in a stare down as the announce team summarised what we had just witnessed. Angle Rating: 25 Moses Makesh: What a way to end Unbreakable IX. The war between IPW Champion Aldous Blackfriar and his one-time comrades in The Dark Order is showing no signs of dying down at all. There are only more questions now though. What role does Lug Phelan have to play in all of this? Luther Judge: I said this earlier tonight, The Dark Order should be careful who they antagonise. If they’ve drawn Lug Phelan into this battle they’ve just made things much more difficult for themselves. Blackfriar alone is about as tough a nut to crack as you could find. Anslem Briggs: Let us not forget that Lug Phelan has at least one eye on the IPW championship himself. Even if he and Aldous Blackfriar are on the same page now, they’re not truly allies. Not like, say, Frantic Ali and Fiasco Fierce. Moses Makesh: In any case, it leaves us with a fascinating situation at hand as we look ahead to our next show. That will be IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 and it will take place a month from now. I’m sure I speak for everybody who’s watched tonight when I say I can hardly wait! Show Rating: 48 Increased popularity in one region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Welcome back. This is a very promising start and I will be paying attention to this for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Chapter 5 – IPW Unbreakable IX –The Aftermath Chapter 5 – IPW Unbreakable IX –The Aftermath Gil Thomas took a sip from the glass of sparkling water in front of him. Thomas was 58 now but still looked much younger, his straightedge lifestyle helping to keep him trim and healthy. The IPW head honcho had called a meeting with his booking team to go over the fallout from their show the previous night. Gil had been cautiously pleased with how things had gone overall and keen to hear from the two men sitting opposite him. Phil Vibert seemed pretty pleased with himself too though, truth be told, that seemed to be his default setting anyway. Gil was still coming to terms with the realisation that Vibert was here. The man was a legend in the industry and to have the genius behind DAVE onboard, well, that could surely only bode well for IPW as a whole. The other man in the room was Vin Tanner. Gil had brought him in to take the book when Nemesis has died a few years earlier. He had done a solid job and it said a lot about the measure of the man it had been Tanner who effectively requested his own demotion when he proposed bringing Vibert in. Still, Tanner owed a lot to Phil Vibert who had been instrumental in both of his memorable runs in the business, with DAVE and CGC respectively. Gil was glad that Vin had stayed on an Road Agent though, the man was a born teacher who plenty to offer everybody around him. “A decent show?” Gil observed to open the conversation. Vibert shrugged before replying casually, “Yeah, something we can build on certainly. The main event went well definitely. There’s some depth in the tag division, Frantic Ali looked very good, there’s plenty of moving parts. We’ll make something of it definitely.” “What happened with Hugh de Aske? It worked out fine obviously but we don’t want to make a habit of promoting matches that don’t happen either!” Vibert and Tanner looked at each other and, for the first time, Vibert’s smile dropped off ever so briefly before he snapped it back in even as he explained, “He was double booked. CZCW were running their show last night too. In San Diego.” “Is that going to be a problem?” Gil wondered, “he’s our Californian champion. Are we going to have to figure out a way to get the title off him without getting him back in the ring?” It was Tanner who answered this time, “No boss, we’ll be okay. They’re only running against us four times a year and not again until April. We have time to figure it out.” “That’s good. I’d prefer to avoid going to war with CZCW. It could make the next COTT meeting an awkward one. How’s the locker room?” Tanner spoke again, “It’s good. Morale couldn’t be better to be honest.” He paused and considered something for a moment before adding, “There was a small issue with Deacon Darkhold. He was moaning a lot before the show, nothing too serious, just questioning why we don’t have catering laid on. I pulled him aside, told him to buy a round of drinks for the others… he seemed to take it on the chin so I hope we won’t have any more issues. On the other hand Aldous Blackfriar and Deadly Deadshot are really getting tight. They’re very much firm friends at this stage. That should be good for the mood in general. Gil nodded and asked a question, “Why don’t we lay on catering for them?” Phil Vibert answered again this time, “You never have. This is the indies. It’s my first month here. I’m open to considering anything like that but let’s wait and see how the financials look at the end of the month before we start throwing money around too. We probably need to look at our music too. It’s nice that we’re using local artists but, compared to GSW, it makes us look a bit staid. It’s not a huge deal, we have better broadcast quality so that helps.” “How much would it cost to match them?” “Honestly?” Vibert shot back before calculating, “I’d say $10k a month. We’re paying about $250 at the moment. It’s a lot of cash, I’m not saying we need to make a decision today, it’s just something to keep a mind. The only other thing I’d want to say, and you’ve probably heard already, we’ve had one of the boys give in their notice.” Gil nodded in confirmation, “I heard. It’s disappointing. I had hopes he had a big role to play” Vibert shrugged again, “Yeah, definitely. Look, we’re at the stage now, thankfully, where I’d say nobody is irreplaceable. Maybe Aldous at a push. We’ll survive this. There’s nothing personal as far as I can tell, just a guy wanting a change. Or maybe he doesn’t like me? Who knows? In any case he’s given us a month’s notice. All going well he’ll put somebody over at Hardcore Havoc. No harm, no foul, no damage.” From there the talk turned to their next show. Gil had to admit it, he was excited to see where things were going to go. Which roster member has handed in their notice? Welcome back. This is a very promising start and I will be paying attention to this for sure. It feels good to be back! I'm hoping for a long run. I've missed this place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Good start to this. As for the guy who hands his notice, i am guessing Lug Phelan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Chapter 6 – IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 – Preview Chapter 6 – IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 – Preview w/ Aldous Blackfriar © Vs Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship – Hardcore Rules Anslem Briggs has scored a big coup for his nascent stable, The Brigg House, by getting Frantic Ali a shot at the IPW Championship. With the biggest prize in the promotion up for grabs, stakes couldn’t get any higher, a situation only amplified by the Hardcore stipulation attached, the pedigree and drive of all three men to come out on top of this battle and the unknown that remains the motives and the intentions of the ever dangerous Dark Watch could yet play a role with enemies old and new taking part in the form of defending champion Blackfriar and, a man chasing his own destiny, Lug Phelan, even though none of that stable are directly involved in this one. And amidst the swirling chaos of the IPW battleground, it may require luck as well as ability to leave with the title belt around your waist here! w/ Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs Mystery Opponent After his complaints about the running order at the last show Anslem Briggs will already view the card order as a major victory against “the crooked establishment”. With Frantic Ali in the Main Event it appears that Fiasco Fierce will be issuing an open challenge in the semi-main. Fierce cut a promo that lived up to his name at Unbreakable IX and there is no doubt that this cocky brawler has his sights set on taking the IPW by storm all over again. His opponent, whoever they are, could be in line for a long night. w/ Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – Hardcore Rules The Night Terrors made their presence felt at Unbreakable IX despite not actually being booked to compete on that card. The Dark Watch clearly don’t respect anything other than their own murky goals and trying to figure out what they are could be best described as an exercise in insanity. Three time Tag Team champions in IPW in their own right, only a fool would forget how capable the masked pair are between the ropes. Against Mexican Hardcore Killers though, especially with that pairing looking to bounce back from an unexpected failure to capture the titles in their last bout, it will be crucial that they retain focus on the task at hand. It will be violent, that can be promised. w/ Deadly Deadshot Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy This bout features two men who had wildly differing results at Unbreakable IX. Deadly Deadshot impressed anybody who caught his victory over Stanley Axis on the preshow of that event and there’s no doubt that he possesses all the necessary tools to add to his already successful seven year run here in IPW. Hustle Muvva, for his part, was in the main event last time out but came up short in his bid to regain the IPW Championship for what would have been the third time. This match represents an opportunity for both to influence their own trajectory going forward and, as such, could be as important a match as either will have this year. Deacon Darkhold Vs Zombie Boy ‘The True Voice of Evil’, Deacon Darkhold will be setting foot between the ropes for the first time this year, against the enigmatic and unpredictable Zombie Boy. There are already whispers that this match could be one part massacre to one part recruitment drive and there could well be a place in The Dark Watch for Zombie Boy if he sufficiently impresses. Less clear is how motivated Zombie Boy would be to affiliate with anybody at all. Still… it adds another layer of intrigue to this one. Hugh de Aske © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title After champion de Aske missed his scheduled title match against JOJI at the last show, the Japanese competitor loudly denounced the champion (albeit in slightly broken English) for ducking him. ‘The Dread Pirate’, as ever, is slow to show a lot of outward annoyance but he is a proud competitor and it is impossible to imagine that he has not been infuriated at JOJI’s verbal assault. Certainly de Aske was quick to agree to this bout and, after all that has been happened in the last month, what could potentially have been a contest in good faith is now a simmering clash of resentment. Preshow Matches Lil Henry Vs Manny Alvarez – Hardcore Rules Barnaby & Rudge (Ash Barnaby and Zach Rudge) Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) The Outlaw Vs PsychoMike – Hardcore Rules Good start to this. As for the guy who hands his notice, i am guessing Lug Phelan. Thanks Kanegan, I appreciate the kind words! I'll hope I can maintain and even improve upon this standard! IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 - Prediction Key 1. Aldous Blackfriar © Vs Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship 2. Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs Mystery Opponent 3. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto 4. Deadly Deadshot Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy 5. Deacon Darkhold Vs Zombie Boy 6. Hugh de Aske © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christmas_ape Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 1. Aldous Blackfriar © Vs Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship 2. Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs Mystery Opponent 3. Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto 4. Deadly Deadshot Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy 5. Deacon Darkhold Vs Zombie Boy 6. Hugh de Aske © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 <p>1. <strong>Aldous Blackfriar</strong> © Vs Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship</p><p> 2. Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs <strong>Mystery Opponent</strong></p><p> 3. <strong>Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano)</strong> Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto</p><p> 4. <strong>Deadly Deadshot</strong> Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy</p><p> 5. <strong>Deacon Darkhold</strong> Vs Zombie Boy</p><p> 6. <strong>Hugh de Aske</strong> © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 <p>1. Aldous Blackfriar © Vs <strong>Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs</strong> Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship</p><p> 2. Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs <strong>Mystery Opponent</strong></p><p> 3. <strong>Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano)</strong> Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto</p><p> 4. Deadly Deadshot Vs <strong>Hustle Muvva w/Cindy</strong></p><p> 5. <strong>Deacon Darkhold</strong> Vs Zombie Boy</p><p> 6. <strong>Hugh de Aske</strong> © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 <p>Chapter 7 – IPW Hardcore Havoc – Before the show</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iTUhhfe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iTUhhfe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong>Chapter 7 – IPW Hardcore Havoc – Before the show</strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="5F1e53r.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5F1e53r.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iCSSxa4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iCSSxa4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Even at 52, with 34 years of experience in the business, Vin Tanner still got excited before a show. The ropes had been tightened, the sound system was good to go, the merch table was set up. All was in readiness for Show Two of the Phil Vibert era. Vin was delighted to have Phil there. Vibert had been good to him, every success of his professional wrestling career had come with Vibert at the helm and Vin truly believed that, in the crowded battlefield of the West Coast indie wrestling scene, this was IPW’s best chance of avoiding the fate of AAA. Vin walked around the squared circle, making some minute adjustments to the ring apron. Truthfully, he was happier now, working hard as IPW’s Road Agent and not worrying about the book. There was less pressure on him that way, he could just focus on what happened bell to bell and allow the responsibility for the bigger picture to fall to Phil and to Gil. They were better equipped to deal with that stuff than he was anyway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="IPW40cE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IPW40cE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pa4JFNf.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pa4JFNf.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> It had been an interesting month since the last show. Hustle Muvva and Cindy had announced that they were expecting their first child. It was a testament to the tremendous spirit of the locker room that this news was being treated as a cause for great celebration by all. It helped, of course, that the powerful Muvva was a popular member of the crew and it certainly didn’t hurt that he had embraced the arrival of Phil Vibert from the very outset and was already an outspoken, loyal supporter of both this new era for IPW and of the man now calling the creative shots. The running joke was that little baby Invincible would be a future IPW Champion</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iCSSxa4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iCSSxa4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oo6E28C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oo6E28C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ujg70Q4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ujg70Q4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> It remained to be seen where IPW would stand when Muvva and Cindy’s kid was old enough to get between the ropes. Hell, Vin considered, it remained to be seen where they’d stand at the end of the year. To the surprise of nobody GSW and Brother Grimm had loudly declared war upon IPW. It had been inevitable really, ever since Grimm had flounced out of IPW in the early days after falling out with Gil Thomas and the late Nemesis over the creative direction of the company, there had been a simmering rivalry building. Now it was out in the open and battle was most definitely joined.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="bwVn2Wb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bwVn2Wb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ujg70Q4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ujg70Q4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="iCSSxa4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iCSSxa4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> The worrying truth was that IPW had definitely lost the first battle too. CZCW had comfortably put on the best show in the region for the month but, judging from the general feedback on the internet, GSW had been a clear second with IPW bringing up the rear. It wasn’t a catastrophe by any stretch, there was no doubt that it would take a few months for this new dawn to catch fire and nobody in wrestling had more ideas than Phil Vibert. Things had changed a lot for IPW even before Phil’s arrival. They were members of COTT now and had particularly strong relationships with CZCW and PSW. All these things gave some reason for hope. Long-term there was no doubt that they would need to stand up to GSW at least but Vin believed that they would manage that. He trusted in Phil Vibert. Always had, always would.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iTUhhfe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iTUhhfe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 30, 2020 Author Share Posted July 30, 2020 Chapter 8 - IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 –Saturday, Week 2, February 2020 IPW Hardcore Havoc 2020 – From Los Angeles, California – Attendance: 266 Preshow Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Phil Vibert Referees: Jeffrey Davis, Kurt Lovenkrantz Road Agent: Frantic Ali, Lug Phelan The Outlaw defeated PsychoMike in 8’:18 by pinfall. Match Rating: 32 Canadian Hardcore defeated Barnaby & Rudge in 11:45 when Sasquatch McGraw pinned Zack Rudge with a Running Big Boot. Match Rating: 31 Lil Henry defeated Manny Alvarez in 6:22 by pinfall with a Double-Handed Choke Bomb. Match Rating: 29 The Show Proper Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Phil Vibert Referees: Jeffrey Davis, Kurt Lovenkrantz Road Agent: Vin Tanner Moses Makesh: Hardcore Havoc 2020 is here! Welcome to this latest night of what is sure to be more incredible action from Invincible Pro Wrestling! I am Moses Makesh and I am joined tonight by Luther Judge and the IPW Commissioner Phil Vibert! Gentlemen, welcome to the show, what are you most looking forward to tonight? Luther Judge: Well, and I’m sure I speak for many here, I find it difficult to look past our Main Event. A triple threat match for the IPW Championship contested between the current champion Aldous Blackfriar, Frantic Ali (ably managed by our erstwhile broadcast colleague Anselm Briggs) and ‘The Irish Warrior’ Lug Phelan. Not an easy match to call! Phil Vibert: I must confess to having more than a little curiosity as to how Fiasco Fierce’s Open Challenge will play out. Moses Makesh: From top to bottom this card is stacked! It is the IPW way! And you need look no further than the first match on the card for evidence of that. It was supposed to happen last month but we’re going to see the IPW Californian title defended. Phil Vibert: And the intervening time between the originally scheduled match and today has only seen this one become more and more embittered. Hugh de Aske and JOJI are now more than merely champion and challenger. There’s a legitimate distaste between these two. Luther Judge: It’s easy to see why. JOJI felt badly slighted when de Aske didn’t show up last month and has made plenty of cutting, dismissive remarks about ‘The Dread Pirate’s’ character and courage. De Aske, perhaps understandably, is less than enamoured by this. Moses Makesh: Well in that case it might befit our Californian champion to make himself available for all of our shows! In any case, we’re about to get underway here. And before the wrestling starts, we’ve got an appearance by Cindy with a t-shirt gun! Cindy does make her way into the ring and spends the next three minutes firing t-shirts into the crowd with a fair degree of sensuality. Despite the crowd’s warm feeling towards ‘Princess Bling’, the whole thing never really seems to take off. It would appear that, in IPW, the audience are here for the violence and not necessarily for the sex appeal. Segment Rating: 21 Moses Makesh: I’m sure it’s been said before but Hustle Muvva is a very lucky man indeed. Luther Judge: Undoubtedly! They make quite the couple. Phil Vibert: Now it’s time for the in ring action to start with that IPW Californian title match we mentioned earlier. Hugh de Aske defending against ‘The Wild Man’ JOJI. Hugh de Aske © Vs JOJI – Title Match for IPW Californian title This was a decent opener with both men playing their part and doing a good job at getting over the increasing disdain that they feel for each other as they tussled for the IPW Californian title. JOJI worked hard to try and unsettle his more decorated opponent. De Aske, as is his wont, worked hard to get JOJI over here too and, while the Belgian born Pirate never quite seemed to hit his top form, he still showed enough to lift this bout to reasonable levels in an evenly contested struggle. De Aske’s charisma is always clearly abundant and this helped to sustain the interest in this one for the 12’34 it took for de Aske to successfully defend his title belt, scoring the pinfall after a Cut-Throat Driver. Hugh de Aske defeated JOJI in 12:34 by pinfall with a Cut-Throat Driver Match Rating: 36 Moses Makesh: Well it may have taken a month longer than expected but it took just over twelve and a half minutes for Hugh de Aske to emerge victorious here. His reign as Californian champion has survived the first hurdle at least! Luther Judge: ‘The Dread Pirate’ is a very, very capable fighter and anybody who fails to recognise that is setting themselves up for a serious shock that will end just as this bout did. Phil Vibert: To be fair I don’t think that JOJI underestimated de Aske. If anything, I think JOJI was guilty of allowing his emotions to take control. De Aske, on the other hand, however outlandish he can appear at times, retains a cold sense of self control even in the heat of battle. I think that was the decisive factor here tonight. Moses Makesh: Possibly so Phil, possibly so. I think another thing that should never be underplayed is the drive in Hugh de Aske to collect as much treasure as he can. The IPW Californian title definitely fits that description and he won’t be in any rush to let it go! Phil Vibert: I suspect his long-term ambitions are probably going to run somewhat higher than just his current title too. Speaking of goals… former IPW Tag Team champions Barnaby & Rudge believe they have found somebody who will help them to accomplish theirs too! Ash Barnaby and Zack Rudge made their way to the ring a little gingerly, still showing the ill effects of their match on tonight’s preshow. They talked about how they’re former IPW Tag Team Champions but they’ve yet to make an appearance on the show proper this year. They stress that they don’t blame anybody else for their situation, (“we’re not like the bitches in The Brigg House,” shot Rudge to some applause) but they assured the crowd that they were taking steps to get their careers back to where they want them to be. They announced here that they had taken a manager on board and Sweet Tabitha joined them in the ring. She did her part here too, promising that she would help lead the pair back towards the glory they tasted back in 2015. Her girl-next-door gimmick attracted derision from the rabid audience but there’s no denying that it did help to get the crowd hotter. Angle Rating: 27 Moses Makesh: That is another very lovely young woman. If she can manage anywhere near as well as she looks, Barnaby & Rudge might just have taken a very shrewd decision. Phil Vibert: They’re two talented guys and still not at their peak. I think it’s understandable and, indeed, praiseworthy that they’re trying to take steps to return to the business end of things. I can promise them (and anybody else) that opportunities will be available for anybody who earns them going forward in IPW. Luther Judge: There’s a lot to be said for honest endeavour and hard work. Of course, not a lot of that is always said among certain elements of the IPW roster where other… shall we say… less savoury qualities are sometimes more highly prized. Moses Makesh: Is that a reference to Deacon Darkhold and his posse ahead of our next match tonight? Luther Judge: I can neither confirm or deny that Moses, I’m sure it could be applied to many people in this industry of ours. Some promotions seem riddled with nothing else. It’s very… Grim. Phil Vibert: Grim indeed. Grimm even! In any case Deacon Darkhold is about to make his way to the ring for his bout against the unpredictable Zombie Boy. Moses Makesh: Darkhold has interjected himself forcefully into the business of Aldous Blackfriar. Now we’ll see what he can do when the spotlight is shining upon him! Deacon Darkhold Vs Zombie Boy From the outset Deacon Darkhold dominated this one. There was a decent reaction from the crowd but the wrestling was largely sub-par. It would appear that the goal of the match was to establish Darkhold’s credentials as a dangerous force in his own right. The match was disjointed however with Zombie Boy really off his game and an unmistakable sense that at least one of the competitors wasn’t following the same script. The ending, at least, was dramatic. Darkhold dragged his wounded opponent to the outside and hit a wicked looking German suplex through the ring barrier. Zombie Boy looked absolutely broken up upon impact and it was a simple matter for Darkhold to haul him back into the ring, land his Reverse DDT finisher and pick up the victory. It may not have been anywhere near as memorable as IPW would have hoped (at least not for the right reasons) but Darkhold will at least move forward with some momentum from this one. Match Rating: 19 Moses Makesh: ‘The True Voice of Evil’ is backing up his words! He is setting out to make believers of us all. Zombie Boy was simply a sacrificial victim to the plots of The Dark Watch tonight. There may be more to follow! Luther Judge: That was not easy to watch. That suplex through the barrier… if Zombie Boy wasn’t at least half dead before, he certainly is now Phil Vibert: Only a fool would suggest that this isn’t just one part of a larger plan for Darkhold. His next move could be just as intriguing. Tonight though… tonight was a reminder that he can get the job done in his own right. There were no Night Terrors there, no Marvin Otto, just one man with a propensity for pain! Moses Makesh: Quite so! A man with lofty (and probably unspeakable) goals! And that brings us nicely to our next segment. Hustle Muvva is about to address us and this IPW Original is always worth listening to! Hustle Muvva delivered the goods here, cutting a passionate promo about how he’s changed and developed, personally and professionally, in his time in IPW. He talked about how the two most important things in his life are IPW and his wife Cindy and both those things began in earnest for him within a day of each other, in June 2011. Muvva stresses that he’s never been a man to sit on his laurels. On the streets he dragged himself up from nothing and he’s only getting started. He acknowledged his disappointment at coming up short in his title match at Unbreakable IX but repeated that he is far from finished succeeding. He told the crowd that he had recently discovered that he is going to become a father and seemed to enjoy the ‘Papa Muvva’ chant that followed. He nodded approvingly and finished up with a strongly delivered promise that when his child arrives into the world the first thing that they’ll see will be their father standing before them, the reigning holder of the IPW Championship! Angle Rating: 44 Moses Makesh: A big statement of intent from Hustle Muvva! Luther Judge: I agree. Though it will count for very little unless he can back it up against Deadly Deadshot. Phil Vibert: And Deadly Deadshot is not a man to lay down for anybody. w/ Deadly Deadshot Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy This was comfortably the best match of the night so far. It was a decent clash, keenly contested. Deadly Deadshot has had better days but both men played their part here and the crowd reacted accordingly, getting hotter as the action accelerated. It was an interesting clash of styles, the Lucha Assasin and the powerhouse brawler, speed against strength. Deadshot’s unorthodox offence rocked his bigger opponent and it really did look as though Muvva’s lofty ambitions were going to take a serious knock more than once. Eventually though, the big man’s power came to the rescue, catching Deadshot in mid-air after another high-risk move and turning it into a power bomb. With momentum reversed Muvva went through the gears, taking his opponent apart and eventually putting him away with a Hustler’s Headbutt. Hustle Muvva defeated Deadly Deadshot in 12:08 by pinfall with a Hustler’s Headbutt. Match Rating: 40 Moses Makesh: As first steps go, this one was pretty impressive. Hustle Muvva may end up looking back with great fondness at this match as the beginning of his second coming. Luther Judge: A fine victory for sure. Muvva is a man on a mission. Moses Makesh: He certainly is. So too is our commissioner, Phil Vibert, who has made his way into the ring to address the IPW audience once more. Phil Vibert cuts another superb, off the cuff promo here, running through his own storied background before emphasising that he doesn’t want to merely recreate DAVE here in IPW. He says again that he thinks that the next few years will be pivotal for the whole wrestling industry. He knows that nothing happens overnight but his goal is to turn IPW into something that the whole scene is forced to take notice of. He promises that he won’t be found wanting for effort and that, as far as he is concerned, he needs to prove himself all over again now. He stridently declares, for a finish, that he was the winner of the East Coast Wars (at least for a time) and now he plans to repeat the trick on the West Coast too! The crowd love it and break into “I-P-Dub!” chants. Angle Rating: 58 Moses Makesh: Big talk from our esteemed Commissioner there! And the crowd here tonight are very much on board for Vibert’s revolution! Luther Judge: I defy anybody not to be roused to action by that call to arms tonight. After listening to that I feel like I could storm a certain warehouse myself and take anybody out! Moses Makesh: Controversial! Luther Judge: Undoubtedly! Moses Makesh: Speaking of those who follow a call to arms The Night Terrors, the acolytes of Deacon Darkhold will be in action now against Mexican Hardcore Killers. MHK, for their part, are looking to rebound from a surprise failure in their bid to unseat Minnesota Awesome at the last show. w/ Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – Hardcore Rules This one is absolute Mayhem from start to finish and the crowd were buzzing by the end having watched these four men absolutely tear into each other with relish. Babau stole the show somewhat here with Moroi receiving a surprisingly negative reaction from those in attendance. It was the masked duo who would emerge victorious setting themselves up nicely moving forwards. Mexican Hardcore Killers, after back to back defeats, will need to go back to the drawing board now. The Night Terrors defeated Mexican Hardcore Killers in 12:45 when Babau pinned Sanchez Villano with a Sleep Paralysis Match Rating: 39 Moses Makesh: The Night Terrors sending out a pertinent reminder that, even when you strip back the guerrilla tactics and the agenda of fear, these guys can get the job done from bell to bell too. Babau and Moroi are decorated, multi-time champions both here in IPW and in Japan! Luther Judge: I would suggest that these guys might be the men that Minnesota Awesome should be most concerned about as they attempt to hold onto the IPW Tag Team championship. Phil Vibert: There is no doubting the threat posed by The Night Terrors. That being said, this is as good a time as any to confirm that Minnesota Awesome will have not just one, but two, other teams to worry about at our next show. IPW Triplemania will feature only matches contested under Triple Threat rules. Moses Makesh: Controversial! That means that all our championship titles could change hands with none of our current champions being pinned! Luther Judge: It means we’ll have another night of high drama and unmissable action to look forward to. I like it Commissioner, I like it a lot. Moses Makesh: Speaking of drama and action it’s time for The Fiasco Fierce Open Challenge. I have been waiting to see who is going to accept it since Fierce issued it. Fiasco Fierce makes his way to the ring with manager Anselm Briggs. With Briggs nodding sagely throughout, Fierce launches into a strong, strident promo. The former three-time IPW Californian champion denounces the people who have tried to keep him down, the puppets of higher powers who have always feared the latent greatness of the strong, black man. Stooges like the new Commissioner might like to pretend that they are free spirits but The Brigg House recognise cronies when they see them. “So let me tell you about free spirits,” starts Fierce when music interrupts him… Moses Makesh: Oh. My. God. It’s Remmy Skye. Remmy Skye! The man who won every title available to him in CZCW. Luther Judge: Fiasco Fierce looks shocked! Judge is right. Fierce and Briggs both look mildly shell shocked as Skye makes his way to the ring. The always weirdly charismatic Skye gets a good initial pop though his rather cliched Surfer Dude gimmick is less well received. Still… there’s no denying that moment works. Angle Rating: 40 w/ Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs Vs Mystery Opponent The match itself, despite good heat and decent wrestling, doesn’t quite live up to the intro. Neither man is at his best. Skye at least has the excuse of a long layoff and will surely improve but there is a sense that this was somewhat of a missed opportunity. The two men trade offence and momentum in this one before the faster Skye pulls out a quick rollup for the victory. Skye is a new piece on the game board so to speak and the whole of IPW will have to allow for his unpredictability now. For Fierce and Briggs, this will doubtless be taken as another sign that the establishment are out to screw them. Remmy Skye defeated Fiasco Fierce in 10:38 by pinfall with a fast roll up. Match Rating: 37 Moses Makesh: Remmy Skye has arrived in IPW. He has a track record to match anybody. ‘The Son of the Beach’ is here and, as The Brigg House have just found out, he is here to make an impact. Luther Judge: I must admit, there is a large part of me that can hardly wait to hear Anselm Briggs’ response to this. Of course, I reserve the right to change my mind about that one he starts ranting! Phil Vibert: Remmy Skye is an example of the sort of competitor that we want to have here in IPW. Talented and with something to prove. It’s been six years now since he pretty much disappeared. His arrival could be the start of something very, very special. Not just for himself but for the whole of IPW! Luther Judge: And how does his emergence play on the thoughts of the three men who will shortly be taking part in our Main Event tonight? If you’re Frantic Ali, Lug Phelan or Aldous Blackfriar, you have got to be trying to figure out how this changes things for you. Moses Makesh: It is very important too though that they don’t switch their focus from tonight’s challenge too. The IPW Championship is too big a prize to take for granted. Phil Vibert: And now it is time for another battle for control of that prestigious title. Aldous Blackfriar makes his way to ringside first and, with a microphone in hand, displays once more the tremendous potential that he possesses. He ends his darkly hypnotic spiel with his trademark catchphrase, “The hellgate is open, ‘His Satanic Majesty’ stands above all. You will serve or you will die!” The crowd are fully onboard. Angle Rating: 61 w/ Aldous Blackfriar © Vs Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Lug Phelan – Title Match for IPW Championship – Hardcore Rules This one goes well and benefits greatly from great heat and good wrestling. All three men give a good account of themselves but it is, fittingly, the defending champion, the precocious Aldous Blackfriar who is most impressive. The crowd are buzzing again as this one goesthrough its paces. The brutal Phelan takes control early on, utilising his greater power to keep both his opponents down. Anslem Briggs is a constant influencer at ringside though and he distracts the Irishman for long enough to allow his guy, Frantic Ali to slide into the metaphorical driver’s seat and score a near fall on Aldous Blackfriar. The 24 year old champion though, continues to belie his comparative lack of experience and remains competitive. It tuns full circle though and Phelan is once again in control as we pass the quarter hour mark and enter the home stretch. The Dark Watch make their presence felt again. Melvin Otto runs down the aisle and, after shoving Anslem Briggs to the floor, takes Frantic Ali out with a neckbreaker over the top rope. Simultaneously, with everyone distracted, Deacon Darkhold enters the ring from the crowd and lays out Lug Phelan with a low blow. He slides out again and makes his way to the top of the ramp with Otto and they observe along with the rest of us as Blackfriar hits a Batwing on Phelan and retains in title defence number 11. There is a sense that this match has gone just a little bit longer than the IPW audience have patience for. Blackfriar doesn’t look happy at the conclusion though and glowers at his one-time allies in The Dark Watch. Darkhold addresses the camera just before we go off air, insisting that he and he alone will be the man to dethrone Aldous Blackfriar. Aldous Blackfriar defeated Frantic Ali and Lug Phelan in 16:26 when Aldous Blackfriar pinned Lug Phelan with a Batwing following interference from Deacon Darkhold. Match Rating: 44 Moses Makesh: It ends in absolute chaos once more. The match may well be finished but there is no resolution here that I can see and the repercussions of this will be seen at IPW Triplemania next month and possibly much further out than even that! For now, at the end of another night of action, I’d like to thank everybody who was here and watched this. Things continue to explode here in IPW! Show Rating: 45 Show increased our popularity in 1 region, show appeared worse because Music is slightly worse than at least one rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 Chapter 9 – IPW Hardcore Heaven 2020 – After the show… Vin could feel a slight tension in the room this time, Gil Thomas wasn’t the sort of man to press the panic button too soon and Phil Vibert was unlikely to ever acknowledge that there was even the hint of a real issue even if the world burned around him but, even if there was nothing being said out loud, there was no real way to get around the fact that the show had been, if not quite a definite failure, a very qualified success at best. Phil, as was his way, was talking up the good anyway. The main event had been solid, the promos by Hustle Muvva, Vibert himself and, in particular, Aldous Blackfriar, had been somewhere between good and excellent and the debuts of Remmy Skye and Sweet Tabitha had passed off reasonably (even if both of their gimmicks had been disappointingly received). So Phil was focussing on these things and not paying to much heed to the fact that Skye had looked a long way from the trailblazer of six years ago or that the Deacon Darkhold – Zombie Boy match had been a complete mess which was only more problematic as they were trying to build Darkhold up as a legitimate threat for the top title. The way Phil was spinning things you’d believe that USPW would struggle to match them. Vin suspected it was more likely that they’d trail in well behind CZCW and GSW again but he kept his thoughts to himself. Gil took a sip of water and said, almost to himself, “Well, I knew it wouldn’t happen overnight anyway,” There was a moment of silence before Gil spoke up again, “Okay, I was thinking, we need to be more aggressive. God knows GSW aren’t afraid to take shots. Last month you were talking about upping our music production. It was costly I know.” “$10k a month or so,” Phil supplied glibly, sounding no more concerned than if it was $10 a month. Gil pondered this for a moment, took a breath and added, “Do it. I would have been just as happy to live and let live with GSW. If Grimm wants a fight though I’m not going to roll over. He was always a pain in the ass, always wanted everything his own way. I’ll be damned if I just stand back and let him have it all his own way. Do you have somebody in mind?” Phil nodded, “Yeah there’s this Irish kid. Living out this way now. Met a girl. He can do all sorts, a lot of it is a sort of, I don’t know, punk-grunge-alternative sort of thing. He’ll help give us an identity.” “Well, it’s only money I suppose,” Gil seemed to be talking more to himself again. He gave a rueful sigh and turned to his next thought, “Zombie Boy is gone too right?” “Yeah. Look, he’s a nice kid and he has a lot of potential, happy to take risks, good character. He has a long way to go too though. No consistency, in a world of his own half the time, it was absolutely on him that the Darkhold match didn’t work out as well as we hoped, he just wasn’t on the same page at all." Gil nodded at this while Vin reflected on how, weeks earlier, Phil had been lavish in how ‘Zombie Boy has no ceiling, could go as far as he wants to!” Vin loved Phil but he was never anything but amazed at how easily Phil could manipulate his own arguments depending on what was convenient at the time. Phil was smiling widely now, the consummate salesman again. “Gil, it was always going to take a little time for everything to get lined up. I promise you though, give it another three months or so, you won’t even recognise where IPW is! I’ve got ideas, I’ve got plans. This is going to be a big year for us and I guarantee you, 100%, by the end of the year nobody is going to be talking about Spring.” “I hope so Phil, I really do. IPW is dear to me and I want to see us become secure and safe as we grow.” Vibert leaned across the table, almost conspiratorial, as he outlined a little of his master plan. He only ever fed information in drips and drabs, never wanted to give too much away. For now though, Vin acknowledged, what he was hearing made a lot of sense. “You started the ball rolling ever before I got involved. Joining the COTT was a masterstroke. We need to utilise the link though, it gives us access to a whole well of talent and we need to willing to tap into that. It gives us a huge advantage over GSW. Let them cling to the faux credibility of being ‘independent’. We’re all independent. PSW in particular… there’s already a good relationship there, Mitch Naess is my protégé, we can do well out of working with them. Trust me! I’ve got this.” After a little more back and forth they wrapped up the meeting and Gil Thomas seemed to be leaving the room much happier than he had walked in. Phil Vibert had done it again. He really was a one of a kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarK_RaideR Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Dar is back! So excited for your return, even if it's as IPW Subscribing and will catch up when I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Another good show. I am liking this Blackfriar - Darkhold rivalry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarK_RaideR" data-cite="DarK_RaideR" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Dar is back! So excited for your return, even if it's as IPW <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Subscribing and will catch up when I can.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Many thanks for the kind words! Truthfully, when I started writing this myself, you and your friends in GSW came to mind. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> If I can make this even half as compelling as any of your takes on that particular rivalry I'll have done well.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kanegan" data-cite="kanegan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Another good show. I am liking this Blackfriar - Darkhold rivalry.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for that, I'm glad you're enjoying. Even in the short term the Blackfriar/Darkhold feud will have twists both inside and outside the ring that I hope you'll get a kick out of it. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Chapter 10 – A New Day Chapter 10 – A New Day ‘The new Wrestleworld site went live today and subscriptions are now on sale. The aim of this new service is to show events from a whole range of independent companies across America and Canada, bringing them together in a way never before possible. The first company to align themselves with Wrestleworld are the California based Invincible Pro Wrestling. IPW announced the arrival of industry visionary Phil Vibert as their chief booker earlier this year and this is the latest big move from the ambitious promotion. Their Triplemania 6 event will be the first to air on the subscription service this Saturday night. This will be followed by the first episode of a weekly, hour long show the following evening called IPW: Underground.’ Phil was, even by his own admission, feeling a bit smug as Gil read the press release. “We’re going to look back at this moment as the beginning of our rise, Gil. I feel it in my bones!” “I hope so. I really do!” “Trust me, boss!” Vibert’s grin was Cheshire Cat like by now. Gil still looked thoughtful. “It might help us to offset the money lost last month too. It wasn’t a great month all round really.” It was true. The gap between IPW and GSW, let alone CZCW, had only grown last month. That, coupled with the loss of over $8k, seemed to only speak of reasons to be cautious but Phil Vibert had a way about him, an enthusiasm and a streak of self-confidence that was hard to ignore. “Look, we might well lose more money in the short-term. Also, I absolutely guarantee you that plenty more companies will follow us in this. We got there first though. That will make us look like we’re pushing the boundaries. And we’ve gotten the weekly show. That will give us more visibility and that will help us to grow even if the shows aren’t where we need them to be just yet. It might take a little more time even but we’re putting seeds in the ground now that will reap a big harvest.” Gil wanted to believe the man. The other thing about Phil Vibert though was that he was just as capable of crashing to the ground as he was of redefining brilliance. There really wasn’t much else to do but sit back, enjoy the ride and see what would happen. Still, Gil had a couple of things he wanted to follow up on. “What happened between Moses and Mike?” “They pretty much loathe each other now,” Phil supplied glibly, “I heard that, why though?” Phil shrugged, “I’m not even sure. It’s a weird one. Moses gets on with everybody. PsychoMike is generally a quiet kid. It’s just one of those things.” Moses Makesh was the IPW Announcer. PsychoMike, one of their up and coming talents. It had come as a surprise to Gil to hear Moses talking uncharacteristically viciously about their personal issues on a wrestling radio show. Truthfully, he was disappointed that the more experienced Makesh wouldn’t have kept it inhouse. Still… he supposed it didn’t have to be the end of the world. “Are you going to do anything about it?” he asked. Phil shrugged indifferently again, “I don’t think so. Truthfully? I considered getting rid of one of them at first. Could have been Moses for mouthing off about it in public, could have been Mike because he’s basically just a pre-show guy right now and he wouldn’t really be missed but there’s no need. Morale is high in the locker room, not everybody needs to get on like Aldous and Deadly Deadshot or Barnaby and Rudge. If they kick off again we can revisit but it probably won’t come to that.” It made sense, Gil supposed, and Vibert had overseen the famously chaotic DAVE dressing room relatively painlessly. Maybe it really would all work out. Phil was already enthusing about the new faces he was bringing in, once more heralding the advantages of cooperation. There was a CZCW guy coming in on a one-off (Remmy Skye was going to make his way back to the Zone for one night in return) and a PSW guy coming in long-term in what Vibert said was, “the start of a major, major story. People are going to freak over this one!” Phil Vibert was a genius and he was unpredictable. From time to time Gil wished he had somewhat more of an insight into what Vibert was thinking and planning but, he realised more every time that they spoke, that just wasn’t how it worked. You hired a man like Phil Vibert, you were better off (as much as possible) just letting him do his own thing. A failure to understand that had been a big part of why his time with CGC in Canada has been so acrimonious and Gil was determined to avoid the same mistake. The two men chatted about the rumours that SWF was in big trouble as Gil drove Phil to the airport (Vibert was still commuting from Florida). Gil was reminded of Shane Sneer’s appearance on Vibert’s podcast before Christmas when all involved parties had acknowledged that there would be casualties in this wrestling war. Surely the Eisen Empire, SWF, wouldn’t be the first though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Chapter 11 – IPW Triplemania 6 preview Chapter 11 – IPW Triplemania 6 preview Deacon Darkhold Vs Frankie-Boy Fernandes Vs Lug Phelan – Number one contender match for the IPW Championship A trio of very disparate contenders will collide in the Main Event at Triplemania with the goal of securing a shot at the current IPW Champion, Aldous Blackfriar. Deacon Darkhold has been a thorn in the side of the champion for months now, having assumed control of Blackfriar’s one time allies in The Dark Watch and very openly setting out not just to secure the title belt but also to destroy Blackfriar. He proved last month that he can get it done on his own too, injuring Zombie Boy so badly that the Undead one has disappeared from IPW. Lug Phelan has been there or thereabouts all year too. Phelan’s goal for 2020 is clear. He wants to become IPW Champion in tribute to his late mentor, IPW and DAVE legend, Nemesis. He has found himself drawn into the edges of the Blackfriar/Dark Watch feud almost by proxy. The brutal, aggressive Irishman is not a man that any sane mind would seek to anger. Sanity, clearly, is not the primary concern for The Dark Watch. Phelan is a man who is chasing destiny and not afraid to punch anybody in the face, over and over again if needed, to hunt it down. The last man in this one is perhaps the most interesting. Frankie-Boy Fernandes is a CZCW stalwart and has been a regular title holder in his decade long run with that company. After taking a series of pot shots at IPW across social media, most notably denigrating it as “a tinpot, bush league, miniscule armpit of a wrestling promotion with a locker room full of not so much wannabes as a motley collection of never-will-be misfits.” That, to IPW Commissioner Phil Vibert, is fighting talk and he invited Fernandes to back up his mouth. To the surprise of many… Frankie-Boy accepted and he will take his place in this match determined to earn a chance at winning the IPW Championship, which he has already threatened to take back to CZCW afterwards as part of the spoils of war. Hugh de Aske © Vs Deadly Deadshot Vs The Outlaw – IPW Californian Title Match Another triple threat match will see Hugh de Aske, now with JOJI firmly in his rear-view mirror, face off against a pair of former Californian champions. ‘The Dread Pirate’ faces a particularly strange challenge in this as the challengers, Deadly Deadshot and The Outlaw were also IPW Tag Team Champions, together, back in 2014. It remains to be seen if this history will play any part in the bout. Six years is a long time in wrestling and both Deadshot (who impressed even in defeat to Hustle Muvva at Hardcore Heaven 2020) and The Outlaw (who defeated PsychoMike at the same show) are ambitious, young men with big goals. Against somebody of the calibre of Hugh de Aske it makes sense to take any advantage you can get but it’s very likely that the tone of this match will not be set until the bell finally rings. w/ Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone and Perry Longstaff) © Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – IPW Tag Team Title Match The IPW Tag Team titles will also be defended on the night. The improbable reign of Minnesota Awesome has now cleared over 200 days. It’s hard not to feel that this may well be their toughest challenge yet. ‘The Pretty Boy Party Boys’ will be facing off against not only their natural nemeses in the shape of Canadian Hardcore but also the decorated and dangerous pairing of The Night Terrors. Smallbone and Longstaff somehow managed to secure a win over Mexican Hardcore Killers at Unbreakable IX to extend their run at the top of the division and if they can repeat that trick here they’ll surely have to be taken seriously by even their most serious detractors. 2020 has been good thus far for Canadian Hardcore. Von Battenberg and McGraw have defeated two teams of former champions already in the shape of Coulrophobia and Barnaby & Rudge and they’ll see this as a real opportunity to secure a second run with the titles as well as settle a few scores with both the team that they beat to ignite their own first reign as well as the duo who defeated them. The Night Terrors, for their part, have been here before. More than once. If they can focus on the task at hand and not just on their duties in The Dark Watch there’s every reason to believe that they could come out on top in this one, particularly with the maniacal Melvin Otto in their corner. w/ w/ Frantic Ali w/Anselm Briggs Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy Vs JOJI There are some very different motivations behind the trio of men taking part in this one. Frantic Ali and The Brigg House are furious once more. The Establishment is being railed at again. They’re livid that Frankie-Boy Fernandes has been parachuted into the Main Event, raging that Hustle Muvva has declared himself as the top hustler in IPW, incandescent that The Dark Order interfering stopped Ali from becoming a six time IPW Champion and fuming that JOJI seems so amused by the whole thing. Hustle Muvva, as he outlined so poignantly at the last show, is a man on a mission. Approaching fatherhood has caused him to reconsider his priorities and his goals and he is determined to reach them all, to accomplish as much in his wrestling career as he is in his personal life. This is another step for him. JOJI? ‘The Wild Man’ seems unperturbed by his defeat to Hugh de Aske and has now seemingly focused his attention on aggravating Frantic Ali. The Brigg House are not likely to take kindly to this intrusion into their business. The three men in this one are winners by nature but only one of them can emerge with the victory here. w/ Barnaby & Rudge (Ashton Barnaby and Zachary Rudge) w/ Sweet Tabitha Vs Coulrophobia (Hellech and Pierrot) Vs Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano This trio of teams have all struggled to make serious inroads so far in 2020 and, for at least one of them, this clash will represent a chance to put some momentum behind them and push on. Barnaby & Rudge have already turned to Sweet Tabitha for support and guidance and you have to believe that she has more in mind than just the cosmetic shift in name from Ash and Zach to Ashton and Zachary for her duo. Coulrophobia will also see this match as a real chance to make a statement of intent as they hunt down a fourth reign as IPW Tag Team Champions. Noticeably absent from Hardcore Havoc 2020 last month, there’s a sense that Hellech and Pierrot were putting their sadistic minds to work and plotting a way back to the top. Mexican Hardcore Killers are in a similar boat, having started the year with defeats to Minnesota Awesome and, last month, The Night Terrors. E-Z and Sanchez Villano are too tough, too experienced and just too good to stay in a slump forever though and they’ll have serious designs at getting themselves back into the title picture sooner rather than later. Fiasco Fierce Vs Mystery Opponent The Fiasco Fierce Open Challenge will take place again. Fierce and the rest of The Brigg House were appalled at the emergence of Remmy Skye as challenger last month. They insist they were totally unprepared for a challenger of his magnitude and also that they had been tipped off to expect somebody else and trained accordingly. It’s all part of a far-reaching conspiracy designed to keep them down according to Anselm Briggs. This time his man will be prepared for anything, for anybody and they plan to avoid the (forgive me) fiasco of last time out! Preshow Matches Lil Henry Vs Manny Alvarez, PsychoMike and Stanley Axis Melvin Otto Vs Remmy Skye Prediction Key: 1. Deacon Darkhold Vs Frankie-Boy Fernandes Vs Lug Phelan – Number one contender match for the IPW Championship Comments: 2. Hugh de Aske © Vs Deadly Deadshot Vs The Outlaw – IPW Californian Title Match Comments: 3. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone and Perry Longstaff) © Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – IPW Tag Team Title Match Comments: 4. Frantic Ali w/Anselm Briggs Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy Vs JOJI Comments: 5. Barnaby & Rudge (Ashton Barnaby and Zachary Rudge) w/ Sweet Tabitha Vs Coulrophobia (Hellech and Pierrot) Vs Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano Comments: 6. Fiasco Fierce Vs Mystery Opponent Comments: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eayragt Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Deacon Darkhold Vs Frankie-Boy Fernandes Vs Lug Phelan – Number one contender match for the IPW Championship Comments: Could be a good match, and I could see Frankie winning to, but I think DD needs to wait a couple more months. 2. Hugh de Aske © Vs Deadly Deadshot Vs The Outlaw – IPW Californian Title Match Comments: Hugh can keep taking on all comers 3. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone and Perry Longstaff) © Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – IPW Tag Team Title Match Comments: Can't see the Night Terrors taking the pin even if I've got this incorrect. 4. Frantic Ali w/Anselm Briggs Vs Hustle Muvva w/Cindy Vs JOJI 5. Barnaby & Rudge (Ashton Barnaby and Zachary Rudge) w/ Sweet Tabitha Vs Coulrophobia (Hellech and Pierrot) Vs Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano Comments: Eh, I've just guessed here 6. Fiasco Fierce Vs Mystery Opponent Comments: I would quite enjoy a mini storyline where Fierce keeps losing to debutants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Chapter 12 – Triplemania 6 Chapter 12 – Triplemania 6 - From Los Angeles, California Preshow Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Anslem Briggs Referee: Jeffrey Davis Road Agent: Frantic Ali In a preshow bout that had a decent reaction from the crow but sub-par wrestling, Lil Henry defeated Manny Alvarez, PsychoMike and Stanley Axis in a handicap match in 6:20 when Lil Henry pinned Stanley Axis with a Double-Handed Choke Slam. Match Rating: 28 The Show Proper Announce Team: Moses Makesh, Luther Judge, Anslem Briggs Referees: Jeffrey Davis, Kurt Lovenkrantz Road Agent: Vin Tanner Airing on: Wrestleworld - 21,187 viewers Attendance: 278 Moses Makesh: Welcome, one and all, to what will be an unforgettable night of wrestling at it’s most real. This is Invincible Pro Wrestling and this is Triplemania 6. I am joined by Luther Judge and Anslem Briggs. Gentlemen… I presume you’re as excited as I am by the night we have in store. Luther Judge: Moses, my esteemed colleague, I can honestly say that I am ALWAYS excited when we have a show. Tonight though…tonight I am EXTRA excited. Anslem Briggs: Tell me Luther, are you most excited by the beating that my boy Frantic Ali is going to give to Hustle Muvva and that disgusting animal JOJI or the fate of the poor unfortunate that is foolish enough to answer Fiasco Fierce’s Open Challenge. The Brigg House are ready gentlemen, tonight is our night. Luther Judge: Well… while I’m sure both those matches will have their own merits I’m probably most intrigued by the Triple Threat Match to determine our number one contender for the IPW Championship… ‘The Irish Warrior’ Lug Phelan, Deacon Darkhold and the CZCW invader, Frankie-Boy Fernandes. I can’t call the winner but I am damn sure intrigued by it! Anslem Briggs: I’ve always said that you’re a man of absolutely terrible taste, Luther. Moses Makesh: I’m quite looking forward to the Open Challenge. Anslem Briggs: My man! Moses Makesh: Yeah, I’m really curious to see who’ll embarrass Fiasco Fierce this time. Anslem Briggs: You guys are the worst! Moses Makesh: In fact our first match tonight features the last man to win the Fiasco Fierce Open Challenge – the enigmatic Remmy Skye. Luther Judge: And the raving lunatic Melvin Otto. This IS exciting. Moses Makesh: It sure is! This is a historic night too. This clash between Skye and Otto will be the first match to air on the Wrestleworld subscription network. The first match ever! Invincible Pro Wrestling is making brave, new steps tonight and there will be more eyes than ever on our exciting, unpredictable offering. For anybody tuning in for the first time, welcome and we look forward to your continuing support! Melvin Otto Vs Remmy Skye While there was no official announcement made, tonight saw a return to the ‘All matches under hardcore rules’ norm that was always the IPW way but that had been diluted somewhat in the first couple of shows of this year. It certainly didn’t deter Remmy Skye, who looked noticeably sharper and much more like the star people remembered than he did in his IPW debut last month. Tonight, he looked like he was back at something approaching his best. This match, originally slated for the preshow, benefitted from crisp, energetic announcing and colour commentary. The trio of Makesh, Judge and Briggs played well off of each other all night and this, coupled with Vin Tanner laying out the matches well, showed clear benefits. While Skye has the look of a man with Main Events in his not too distant future, Melvin Otto remains a work in progress. There’s no doubt that he is probably still a better manager than a wrestler but he played his part in this thoroughly enjoyable contest. The end, when it came, was both decisive and impressive, both men taking a big impact when Skye landed his Skye Diver on Otto through a wooden table. At that point the result was a formality. Skye’s gimmick is still somewhere in the region of Awful but, that aside, this was a good one. In a bout that had good heat and decent wrestling, Remmy Skye defeated Melvin Otto in 8:50 by pinfall with a Skye Diver. Match Rating: 42 Moses Makesh: Remmy Skye in flying form there. He is definitely not a man to be discounted. For all the talk of Blackfriar, Darkhold, Phelan, Ali, Muvva… the arrival of Remmy Skye could be a defining moment for IPW! Anslem Briggs: Did you really leave Frantic Ali to fourth on your list there? You’re lucky I have to go join Fiasco Fierce at ringside now Moses, otherwise I would be slapping some sense into you! Luther Judge: I know it’s unkind of me but I really can’t help hoping that this is another mild disaster for The Brigg House. w/ Fiasco Fierce launches into another scathing promo hyping up his Open Challenge. He takes aim at IPW, calling it “a failed experiment in faux-attitude and posturing”, describes Gil Thomas as “a man every bit as boring and tedious as you would expect from a fool whose chief passion in life is woollen sweaters.” He dismisses Phil Vibert too, caustically labelling him, “a man for whom dishonesty is as important as oxygen. His actual genius isn’t so much in what he creates as it is his ability to present himself as somebody who creates but it’s all smoke and mirrors. The man is a BS artist.” He saves his most vicious verbal assault for Nemesis though. “The legacy attributed to Nemesis is just a textbook example of rewriting the past. He was a witless, hopeless brute with no finesse or vision. His idea of sophistication was a punch to the face and the taste of blood in his mouth. He’s dead now because of his own decadence, because of a lack of self control. I just hope that before he slipped into the abyss he realised that he accomplished nothing of note and left nothing behind of any value.” It’s at this point that music plays and the latest challenger to answer The Fiasco Fierce Open Challenge strides to the ring. Moses Makesh: Oh. My. God. It’s Ash Campbell. It’s Nemesis’ son and he does not look pleased! Controversial! Angle Rating: 37 w/ Ash Campbell Vs Fiasco Fierce w/Anslem Briggs This was decent with both men possessing charisma and that intangible Star Quality in abundance. Fierce, similar to last month, gave a good account of himself as the man rather flabbergasted by the identity of his mystery opponent and Campbell was well received as the Son of a Legend. There is a sense that Campbell, far better known for his work on the east coast, may require time to break out in his own right here as more than just Nemesis’ son but his track record in PSW suggests that he absolutely possesses the ability (and not just the bloodline) to do just that. On this night, in this bout, ably backed up by a strong announce team and a well booked match, Campbell would emerge victorious in a decisive fashion, overcoming the best efforts of Fiasco Fierce and leaving The Brigg House frustrated once more. Ash Campbell defeated Fiasco Fierce in 7:58 with a Shooting Star Press. Match Rating: 32 If the introduction was pleasing and the match decent, the real payoff came after the bell when Ash Campbell was handed a microphone and business picked up in a big way. Campbell’s Son of A Legend gimmick and clearly buoyant morale helped but, ultimately, the boy can talk. It’s that simple. He displayed real emotion here, engaging brilliantly off the cuff with the crowd. He said that shutting up Fiasco Fierce was just his way of saying hello and then talked a lot about his Dad and his plans, “I’ve heard it all before, from people inside and outside the business. I’ve sat in locker rooms and overheard people talking about my Dad like he was a brute, an animal, a junkie. I’ve seen all the spite online, all the mean-spirited, snide commentary that Nemesis’ kid will just go the same way as his old man. I understand that a lot of that comes from jealousy, from a bunch of fat, smelly fanboys who’ll never accomplish 1% of what I have in this business, let alone my Dad. I don’t care what they think. I know how many people loved my Dad too… and yet, to be honest, I don’t really care what those people think either. You guys miss Nemesis and I get that. I miss him too. But you know who I really miss? I miss Dave Campbell. I miss my Dad. He wasn’t perfect, he made mistakes, he was probably a little bit too fond of having a good time but the man had heart. My Dad loved IPW. And without my Dad, without Dave Campbell, without Nemesis, there would be no IPW. I know how much it meant to him, I know how much he wanted it to thrive. That’s why I’m here. I am here to protect the legacy of my family name and I am here to save my father’s last gift to professional wrestling. So this one goes out to everybody back there – to the IPW Champion Aldous Blackfriar, to the crazy degenerates in The Dark Watch, to Remmy Skye, to Lug Phelan, the man who owes my Dad everything he has and to the mouthy little punks in The Bitch House. Consider yourselves forewarned boys, this is Campbell country again and I’m not sure any of you can afford the rent.” Angle Rating: 50 Moses Makesh: Ash Campbell is preaching straight fire! He is a chip off the old block for sure. Controversial! Luther Judge: That right there? That was as real as it gets. That was a young man, still grieving the loss of his iconic father, openly talking about the good and the bad of it all. Moses Makesh: Anslem has retaken his position at this desk after that comprehensive defeat for his client. Anslem, any response to Ash Campbell’s message for the, eh, Bitch House. Anslem Briggs: I have no idea who he was talking about. Could have been anybody. Luther Judge: Anslem… really? Anslem Briggs: Could have been anybody. No shortage of, what was it he said, ‘mouthy little punks’ around here. He could have been talking about you two fools! The camera picks up the action backstage then where Sweet Tabitha is standing with her clients, former IPW Tag Team Champions, Barnaby & Rudge. It wasn’t terrible but, after the fire of Ash Campbell in the previous segment it did fall a little flat. Sweet Tabitha has a serious upside but her Girl Next Door gimmick hasn’t exactly captivated the IPW and Barnaby and Rudge were already struggling for momentum before she arrived. Today though, the trio talked a good game, hyping up their prospects of getting back into title contention and their plans to do so. Step one? They need to start taking themselves more seriously again and accordingly, Tabitha announces that they will no longer be known as Ash and Zach but, instead, as Ashton and Zachary. The more cynical observer might feel that this change is more to do with the fact that IPW don’t want to book two men called Ash and Campbell is getting priority but, credit to Vibert, working it somewhat into an angle at least gives it a shred of meaning. In any event the trio are quietly confident that tonight they will show both Coulrophobia and Mexican Hardcore Killers how good they can be. Angle Rating: 29 w/ Barnaby & Rudge (Ash Barnaby and Zach Rudge) w/Sweet Tabitha Vs Coulrophobia (Hellech and Pierrot) Vs Mexican Hardcore Killers (E-Z and Sanchez Villano) This match probably gave a good indication of where IPW really are at the moment. All three of these teams have held the IPW Tag Team championship in the past and, within kayfabe, at least, all three also have aspirations at getting back to the top of that particular mountain again. Winning and losing can happen both from within and outside of a wrestling angle and this was very clear here. Coulrophobia were the very real victors here in every sense of the word. The highly decorated pairing of Hellech and Pierrot were the best duo in this one and, based on this showing, it seems very reasonable to assume that they will springboard from here into title contention. In the story sense Mexican Hardcore Killers were the big losers here, being the first team eliminated and continuing the losing streak that has plagued them in 2020 thus far. In reality though, they gave a good account of themselves today with Villano reminding watchers in flashes that he has the intangible aura of a star about him. Barnaby and Rudge, by contrast, looked off the pace here despite being booked to look competitive. There’s no doubt that their momentum has stalled but they surely need a boost if they’re to justify the effort being invested in them. It’s easy to see why they’re still featured too, they have a very real chemistry as a pair. Sweet Tabitha is doing good work with them and looks particularly comfortable with Ashton Barnaby. Barnaby, similar to Villano, shows hints of star potential too. For now though… they do seem to be spinning their wheels ever so slightly. Coulrophobia defeated Barnaby & Rudge and Mexican Hardcore Killers in 10:09; the order of elimination was Mexican Hardcore Killers first and then Barnaby & Rudge. Match Rating: 34 Luther Judge: On nights like this one it almost seems to me that Coulrophobia are dancing to a tune that nobody but them can hear. Moses Makesh: I’m not sure that anybody would really want to hear it. They are dangerous, depraved men and the last thing I want to know is what they’re thinking. Anslem Briggs: Do you think they had a really bad experience at the circus at some point? Luther Judge: I think they ARE the really bad experience at the circus! Moses Makesh: And we’ve had years to get used to them. Can you imagine how bizarre they must look to any of tonight’s first time viewers on Wrestleworld? Anslem Briggs: Well, for any of our new converts, I’d like to make them aware that they are about to witness the REAL Main Event now and they will never forget their first look at the biggest star in IPW, the 5-time IPW Champion… Luther Judge: The five-time FORMER IPW champion! Anslem Briggs: The man that they can’t keep down, Frantic Ali! Frantic Ali is about to crush both Hustle Muvva and JOJI. He will not be denied, no matter who tries to stop him from achieving what he deserves! Of course having the best manager in the business, Anslem Briggs, by his side isn’t going to hurt his cause either! w/ w/ Hustle Muvva is introduced first for the following match. He’s making his way to ringside with his pregnant wife, Cindy, and enjoying some friendly banter with the crowd when the attack begins. Frantic Ali and Fiasco Fierce knock him down from behind while Anslem Briggs directs traffic. Cindy tries to intervene and Fiasco Fierce teases laying her out too. She backs away with her hands clasped protectively over the stomach even as Frantic Ali plants Hustle Muvva to the floor with a couple of vicious DDTs. Muvva is out of it and can’t defend himself as The Brigg House put the boots to him. After a couple of minutes of this Briggs call off the hit. A laughing Fiasco Fierce makes his way to the back while Frantic Ali allows himself a smirk as he enters the ring. JOJI makes his way out even as Hustle Muvva is helped to the back and this Triple Match has now become a straight up one on one. Angle Rating: 30 Moses Makesh: Despicable stuff from The Brigg House. Whatever wrongs they feel are being conducted against them it’s not right to take their frustrations out on people, like Hustle Muvva, that are just trying to succeed on their own merits! w/ Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs JOJI With Muvva removed as a concern this left us with just Frantic Ali and JOJI. This pairing had seemed to be initiating a feud in late 2019 but it appeared to have been quietly abandoned when Phil Vibert arrived and, in any case, was definitely laid to rest here tonight. Ali, for his part, while not necessarily firing on all cylinders looked head and shoulders above in this one, his performance elevated by his charisma, Star Quality, rapport with Anslem Briggs and his own morale. JOJI, on the other hand, despite his own positive momentum and morale of late, looked a long way from the finished product. As far as the story of this match went, both men got their licks in and with Makesh and Judge excellent again at ringside, this was really well presented as a clash of styles between the Japanese ‘Wild Man’ and the storied IPW all-rounder, the self-appointed franchise player, Frantic Ali. Despite Ali’s vast experience and ability though he couldn’t quite put JOJI away until, with it appearing as though the comeback was on, Anslem Briggs made his presence felt on the ringside apron, distracting JOJI for long enough to allow Frantic Ali to take out his knee from behind before hitting his finisher. Frantic Ali defeated JOJI in 7:45 by pinfall with a Death Valley Driver after Anselm Briggs interfered. Match Rating: 36 Moses Makesh: Controversial! Luther Judge: Tainted even! Not that The Brigg House will care one way or the other. Moses Makesh: I’d be inclined to agree with you there. They’re definitely in the ‘end justifies the means’ camp. Luther Judge: I’d go a step further and I’d say that they’re in the ‘sooner take a cheap shot and a short cut than do it any other way’ gang. Still, Anslem and his boys needed the win. They don’t care about much else. Moses Makesh: Speaking of people who don’t care… Frankie-Boy Fernandes strolls casually to the ring, smirking slightly at the chorus of boos and catcalls that ring out to mark his arrival. The abuse reaches a crescendo as he enters the ring but if he’s bothered he’s not showing it, casually holding one hand behind his ear as he turns a full circle to the audience. Still with a sneer in place he gestures for a microphone and when one is presented he starts to speak, “My name is Frankie-Boy Fernandes and I come…” The microphone cuts out and Fernandes rolls his eyes and demands another from the ringside crew even as the crowd bay their disapproval for Frankie-Boy once more. With a second microphone in hand, he sardonically touches it to see if it works, feigns shock when it does and spares a desultory round of applause for the person who gave it to him before casting another smug look at those around him and launching, once more, into his thoughts, “My name is Frankie-Boy Fernandes and I come… I come from a place where the microphones work. I come from a place where the toilets flush, where the showers have hot water, where the audience aren’t all in desperate need of said hot shower and where there’s food laid out in the back for me. I come from CZCW, I come from a wrestling promotion, not a glorified backyard, dumpster fire where stupid wrestlers perform a whole bunch of stupid stunts for a stupid ‘crowd’,” Fernandes makes the universal quotation mark gesture with his fingers and makes no attempt to conceal the contempt in his voice on the word ‘crowd’. The crowd in question, understandably, are reacting to this with a fair degree of resentment. He carried on with his diatribe, unperturbed (perhaps even encouraged) by the hostile reaction he’s igniting, “My name is Frankie-Boy Fernandes and I am no happier to be here than you cretins are to host me. I belong on a much bigger stage. But I’ll be damned if I let some bush league non-entity like IPW use my hard won credibility to boost their own diminutive status. I’ll express my thoughts on that in language that even you dregs will understand. F**k that! You people might as well take some pictures while you can because Frankie-Boy Fernandes is not going to be here for long. Tonight I will see off supposedly your best and brightest, that weird goth, dork who looks like he got his ass kicked in school and that pasty Mick who sounds like he never even went to school. At that point I will be the number one contender for the dubious prize that is the IPW Championship. I will return once more, just once, and I will win that piece of tin. I will take it back to CZCW and you will never, ever see me or it again. In time it will go down as the one time that this two bit circus flirted with greatness!” Fernandes drops the mic, spells out the letters C-Z-C-W in the air with his finger and leaves, still with a superior sneer on his face. The crowd are incensed, the CZCW Snob gimmick has gotten over great. Angle Rating: 57 Moses Makesh: Controversial! Anslem Briggs: You think? I say the white boy might have a point. Things are being run into the ground around here. Luther Judge: I say that Frankie-Boy might be a bit of a snob and he would have been well advised to keep his head down and his mouth shut and do his talking in the ring. He’s right about one thing. This is not CZCW. Lug Phelan might aim to settle things in a manner somewhat removed from what Fernandes is used to. Moses Makesh: I have to give him some respect for just turning up. I’m just not entirely sure that he appreciates the magnitude of the battlefield that he has just sauntered onto. Anslem Briggs: If he doesn’t already, he’ll know if he watches this next match. Luther Judge: The IPW Tag Team Championship is about to be defended. Can Minnesota Awesome somehow escape again with their title reign intact? Moses Makesh: Against Canadian Hardcore AND The Night Terrors? If they escape physically intact they’ll be doing very well indeed! w/ Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone and Perry Longstaff) © Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – IPW Tag Team Championship match The Night Terrors carried this one, a self-designated Car Crash where three very distinct teams brought their different approaches to the fray. Only The Night Terrors seemed comfortable with the pace of it and it is also to the credit of the more experienced team that they sold extremely well for their opponents. Minnesota Awesome also sold really well but their inexperience was also evident throughout and, in the case of Clark Smallbone, there is a sense that his psychology is still not quite where it needs to be. Canadian Hardcore were somewhere in the middle then, momentum and gimmicks carrying them so far, but they looked blown up by the end of this one too. The match itself was deliberately chaotic. Canadian Hardcore did a lot of the heavy work, using their greater strength to manhandle both opposition teams. Their brute force would eventually be their undoing. McGraw (who was the more impressive of the pair) and Von Battenberg attempted to obliterate Perry Longstaff with their impactful Maple Crush finisher but when he managed to dodge it the Canadian pair wiped each other out and, improbably, Minnesota Awesome had managed to pin their great rivals and take one step closer to another surprise retention of the titles. The Night Terrors had other ideas though. Babau and Moroi (Moroi was loudly ridiculed and heckled once more) seemed to up their level of savagery, like sharks smelling blood in the water. It would be fair to say that they brutalised Longstaff and Smallbone, largely to the approval of the assembled crowd. When the end came, complete with chair shots and a frog splash, just like that, the Minnesota Miracle was over (and very nearly ended with a Minnesota Murder) and The Night Terrors were IPW Tag Team champions once more. The Night Terrors defeated Minnesota Awesome and Canadian Hardcore in 11:15; the order of elimination was Canadian Hardcore first, then Minnesota Awesome. The Night Terrors win the IPW Tag Team Championship titles. Match Rating: 35 Moses Makesh: And just like that the unlikely reign of Minnesota Awesome is ended! The Dark Watch have collected the gold. Luther Judge: I’m not sure how motivated Babau and Moroi are by titles. Still, it’s a good night’s work for them. The battered, bruised and beaten Minnesota Awesome are pointed evidence of that! Anslem Briggs: If those two pretty fools had the brains of pigeons they’d take their raggedy, beaten down asses back to the Midwest and hide there. Moses Makesh: Do you think that will happen? Luther Judge: Probably not. They’re young enough not yet to have realised their own mortality. Canadian Hardcore might yet have another lesson to teach them in that regard! Moses Makesh: For now though, the night belongs, appropriately enough, to The Night Terrors! From one title match to another though, it’s time for Hugh de Aske to defend the IPW Californian title against a pair of competitors who are both former holders of that same title as individuals AND also former IPW Tag Team champions together. Hugh de Aske, Deadly Deadshot, The Outlaw. Anybody who predicts a winner here with any certainty is either arrogant or dishonest! Hugh de Aske © Vs Deadly Deadshot Vs The Outlaw – IPW Californian Championship match This, as it turned out, would be the match of the night, the trio involved setting out to Steal the Show (and succeeding). Deadly Deadshot seemed slightly off his game though his selling, particularly during de Aske’s early flurry of offense, was noticeably excellent. The Outlaw and defending champion de Aske both did very well. The Belgian born pirate has always had a natural charisma and that went some way towards getting over, not just de Aske himself but, by proxy, his two opponents. The crowd were buzzing as this one went up through the gears, ably assisted by sharp, incisive work at the announce desk. Deadshot and The Outlaw, the former Tag Team champions, exchanged a fist bump before the match started, prompting a wry shake of the head from de Aske. When the bell rang the champion sprang to attack, taking his opponents by surprise and working hard to keep them both down, using an array of punches, clotheslines and a rather cynical rake to the eyes of The Outlaw. Despite this early momentum however it proved impossible for de Aske to retain control against both his opponents and, about three minutes in, The Outlaw landed a low blow from behind while de Aske was setting up Deadly Deadshot for a suplex. At this point de Aske found himself going from aggressor to victim in a hurry. Deadly Deadshot and The Outlaw combined their forces and, with strong shades of their successful run as a team, they set out to dismantle the champion. This seemed to initiate an almost inevitable change of fortune but de Aske is nothing if not resilient and, approaching the eight minute mark, he rallied and, fuelled by nothing more than heart and determination, took it to both men again. Once more though the numbers game was too much to overcome. The only difference now was that once control was regained The Outlaw, ever the opportunist, drew Deadly Deadshot into an explosive German Suplex, threw his ex-partner from the ring, repeated the same move on de Aske and went for the three count. The Outlaw defeated Hugh de Aske and Deadly Deadshot in 9:33 when The Outlaw pinned Hugh de Aske. The Outlaw wins the IPW Californian title. Segment Rating: 46 Moses Makesh: The Outlaw is IPW Californian champion once more! Stepping over friend and foe alike to take back the belt. Anslem Briggs: There are no friends in this business Moses, even an idealistic dreamer like you should realise that? Luther Judge: Does that include you and your associates in The Brigg House? Anslem Briggs: Please Luther, you should know that the normal rules don’t apply to me any my associates. The Brigg House transcend this business, there ain’t nothing going to come between us! So don’t you worry yourself about it. Moses Makesh: The Outlaw doesn’t look particularly worried right now either. This is his moment but you have to feel that neither Deadly Deadshot or Hugh de Aske will be satisfied by how this one has ended. Luther Judge: Hugh de Aske looks like he was nailed to the prow of his ship right now. I think he’s still out cold! Anslem Briggs: Does that brother really have his own ship? That would be pretty sweet. Luther Judge: Dreaming of The Brigg Boat are we? Moses Makesh: We have only one match left tonight… it’s Main Event time and I believe that means that we are to be joined by the current IPW Champions… ‘His Satanic Majesty’ Aldous Blackfriar is going to cast an eye over his challengers. IPW Champion Aldous Blackfriar does indeed make his way to the announce desk then. The darkly charismatic Blackfriar, almost trancelike in his demeanour, moves with the fluid grace of a predator, seeming almost oblivious to the people around him as he makes his way down to ringside, his gaze focusing on a realm somewhat beyond the vision of ordinary people. The IPW title hangs loosely from one hand like a dead cat. He joins the commentary team and chuckles at a joke that nobody else has heard. Moses Makesh: I’d like to welcome you out here to join us, Aldous. Your insights into this next match will be much appreciated. Anslem Briggs: Provided we can understand a word that he says. Aldous Blackfriar: The meaning of my words is clear for those who possess both an open mind and even a rudimentary wit. Should anybody not have those things this is not something that I will dwell upon. I deliver the message but the consequences for those with closed ears is a responsibility for them to bear themselves. Luther Judge: Anslem, I think he just called you stupid! Moses Makesh: Such considerations of intellect aside, what do you make of the three contenders? Is there any of them that you would be particularly keen to face or avoid? Aldous Blackfriar: I am an extension of a higher power, it doesn’t really matter who faces me. They will attempt to bring me down, to destroy my message. They will fail. The three men who are about to fight? Frankie-Boy Fernandes? He has no idea what he has walked into. He does not belong here. He belongs back in the safe world from which he has come, a world of bright lights and foolish, childish dreams. Here in the shadows, Frankie-Boy Fernandes may discover things about himself that he does not like very much. Lug Phelan? I respect ‘The Irish Warrior’. He is a man who is comfortable facing up the violence in his soul, a man who is at home with the darkness, who glories in chaos. He has courage and drive and ability… all of which comes together to form a strong package. It will not be enough. And that brings me to Deacon Darkhold… the false pretender. He has taken his time, to gather his forces, to try and manipulate the situation to best suit him. He has set out to contradict my message, to usurp my position and he has succeeded in swaying some weak minds to accept his false truths. Should he continue to steal opportunities meant for better men… I will take the opportunity to remind him and everybody else of the true extent of my power! The hellgate is open, ‘His Satanic Majesty’ stands above all. You will serve or you will die! Angle Rating: 46 Deacon Darkhold Vs Frankie-Boy Fernandes Vs Lug Phelan – IPW Championship number one contender’s match The Main Event went passably well, a match with both decent heat and wrestling and enough going on to drive some interest in where things will go from here. Frankie-Boy Fernandes proved his worth here, looking every inch the big-time star. His charisma, his Star Quality and his obnoxious gimmick all helped to elevate not just him but also his opponents and the match as a whole. He was also potentially responsible for the biggest moment of the whole show, debuting a hot new move, that he called ‘The F-Bomb’, a lightning fast, explosive swinging neckbreaker that led to near fall when he landed it out of nowhere on Deacon Darkhold only for Lug Phelan to make the save. Phelan, for his part, was reasonable here. There’s no doubt that he has more in his locker and he still looked a potential star with his ‘Irish Warrior’ gimmick still convincing but the jury is out and whether or not he’s quite ready to step up to the next level. The jury has definitely returned a verdict on Deacon Darkhold though and it’s a sobering one for the IPW powers. His gimmick is undoubtedly excellent and he is riding a wave of momentum off the back of his work with The Dark Order but that’s about as far as the positives currently go. He looked far better tonight than he had in his disappointing bout against the now departed Zombie Boy last month but he was still no more than adequate. Despite this it will be Deacon Darkhold who next challenges Aldous Blackfriar for the IPW Californian title. Frankie-Boy Fernandes, after his terrific offence early on in the bout gave a showcase in his selling ability too. Lug Phelan took control from there, his power and aggression allowing him the opportunity to dominate his smaller opponents and it really did look as though Phelan was going to be the man who would move on from this one as the new number one contender. He landed a power bomb on Fernandes that looked like it had killed the victim but before he could follow up, Darkhold returned to the ring from where he had been recuperating on the floor, tossed the big Irishman over the top in such a way that his head became trapped between the ropes. With Phelan trapped, Darkhold took a moment to savour the situation, making a cut throat gesture in the direction of Aldous Blackfriar before turning his attention back to the prone Fernandes, hauling him upright and putting an end to this one. Deacon Darkhold defeated Frankie-Boy Fernandes and Lug Phelan in 13:08 when Deacon Darkhold pinned Frankie-Boy Fernandes with a Reverse DDT. Match Rating: 40 Aldous Blackfriar: So it shall be The Pretender. As it was meant to be. Already the shadows gather. When the blackness lifts once more… he shall be vanquished and I, I shall remain in the centre of the locus of power, still offering salvation for any who are willing to suffer for it. Thus speaks Blackfriar. Moses Makesh: And that is just about all that we have time for. A night of change for IPW. We have new IPW Tag Team champions, we have a new IPW Californian champion and we have a new number one contender for the IPW Championship. Anslem Briggs: No mention of Frantic Ali’s glorious win though, you’re just another stooge aren’t you Moses? Luther Judge: You seem reluctant to talk about Fiasco Fierce’s Open Challenge yourself, Anslem. Moses Makesh: Normally right around now I would talk about how much I’m looking forward to calling all the action again next month… however, instead, let me say how much I’m looking forward to being back at this announce desk again, tomorrow night, for the first episode of IPW: Underground, right here on Wrestleworld! If you don’t tune in, you’re going to miss out! Show Rating: 43 (increased our popularity in 18 regions) Deacon Darkhold Vs Frankie-Boy Fernandes Vs Lug Phelan – Number one contender match for the IPW Championship Comments: Could be a good match, and I could see Frankie winning to, but I think DD needs to wait a couple more months. Deacon Darkhold probably needs to wait a couple more years. Phil Vibert has inherited a situation where he's in the Main Event picture though and needs to deal with it accordingly! 2. Hugh de Aske © Vs Deadly Deadshot Vs The Outlaw – IPW Californian Title Match Comments: Hugh can keep taking on all comers Vibert (and by Vibert I mean me) is probably a little gun shy on de Aske after his CZCW commitments meant that he missed the first show. Accordingly... him holding titles will have to be weighed up carefully. 3. Minnesota Awesome (Clark Smallbone and Perry Longstaff) © Vs Canadian Hardcore (Otis Von Battenberg and Sasquatch McGraw) Vs The Night Terrors (Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto – IPW Tag Team Title Match Comments: Can't see the Night Terrors taking the pin even if I've got this incorrect. There are at least three active teams outperforming Canadian Hardcore and Minnesota Awesome at the moment. Accordingly, while they were also being framed as the centrepiece of the tag division when Vibert arrived, their feud is likely to continue away from the title picture for now. 6. Fiasco Fierce Vs Mystery Opponent Comments: I would quite enjoy a mini storyline where Fierce keeps losing to debutants. I have also seen some mileage in something similar but think it could be hard to pull off without burying him completely. Author note 1: I honestly think this is the best show I've written up since I got back. I particularly like both the Ash Campbell and Frankie-Boy Fernandes promos. Author note 2: I accidentally deleted all of this after I'd formatted it just before hitting send earlier today. Thankfully I had an unformatted version saved on a word doc. Otherwise I might have cried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanegan Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Another good show. I think Remmy Skye can become big for you, an alternative to this dark feud between Darkhold and Blackfriar, as the daredevil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarEatWorld Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 <p>Chapter 13 – After Triplemania 6</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iTUhhfe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iTUhhfe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Chapter 13 – After Triplemania 6</span></strong></p></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="Rhd847N.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Rhd847N.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> “21,187 viewers!” Phil Vibert exclaimed with satisfaction, “now that is going to make a difference. Plus, 278 on the door, that’s the most so far for the year too. We’re on our way now!”</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="5F1e53r.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5F1e53r.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="aR70Hu1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aR70Hu1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Vin allowed himself a smile too. Then he noticed that Gil Thomas had not. So had Phil.</p><p> </p><p> “You seem a bit put out by something Gil. What’s up?”</p><p> </p><p> Gil sighed and took a moment to gather his thoughts.</p><p> </p><p> “The shows are getting progressively worse Phil.”</p><p> </p><p> “Excuse me?” Phil responded in a deceptively mild tone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iCSSxa4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iCSSxa4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oo6E28C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oo6E28C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ujg70Q4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ujg70Q4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> “TEW.com is pretty clear on this. We pulled a 48 for Unbreakable IX, a 45 for Hardcore Havoc 2020 and only a 43 for tonight. This isn’t what I was hoping to see. We need to be upping our game, especially with GSW taking shots at us.”</p><p> </p><p> Gil sighed again and there was a long pause before he added, almost apologetically this time,</p><p> </p><p> “If I’m honest, I expected more Phil.”</p><p> </p><p> Vin looked from one man to the other. He hadn’t expected the mild-mannered Gil Thomas to be so blunt. The raised eyebrow of Phil Vibert suggested that he felt the same way. Vibert was no shrinking violet either though. Despite this, his reaction was probably more surprising to Vin Tanner than Thomas’ had been.</p><p> </p><p> “Spare me your sanctimonious disappointment Gil! The fact is that I walked into a disaster waiting to happen here. This place is like a car with a slow puncture. It’s dragging along, losing speed and there’s a crash coming somewhere along the road if things aren’t arrested. I told you, this will take time.”</p><p> </p><p> Gil still wasn’t happy.</p><p> </p><p> “You keep saying that Phil and I want to be patient. I’m just concerned. Tonight’s Main Event… it wasn’t bad but we need more. We didn’t even book Aldous in a match tonight. I’m not sure how I feel about our big angles at the moment.”</p><p> </p><p> Vibert snorted at this before shooting a look at Vin.</p><p> </p><p> “Vin, I’m sorry in advance of what I’m about to say. The book, such as it is, that I was handed when I got here… it was bullshit. Three big angles, none of which are able to carry us.”</p><p> </p><p> Gil opened his mouth but Phil cut him off,</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ommdPdH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ommdPdH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oo6E28C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oo6E28C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="2njPDor.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2njPDor.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> <img alt="2njPDor.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2njPDor.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="c7nUXAQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/c7nUXAQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oo6E28C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oo6E28C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="69N6aUB.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/69N6aUB.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="nHGGxru.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nHGGxru.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> <img alt="Fql6oGI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Fql6oGI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="oo6E28C.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/oo6E28C.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="jOYbkHy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jOYbkHy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div><p></p><p></p><p> “No, let me finish. You brought this up and it needs to be said. You guys were working with a Frantic Ali – JOJI feud that had about as much heat as an Alaskan winter. Nobody cared, JOJI isn’t over enough to compete with Ali anyway and it was just tepid, bland crap that had no stakes. You’ve cut the balls off the Tag Team division by building it around a Canadian Hardcore – Minnesota Awesome feud. Five years from now? That could be money but right now they’re just four green as grass prospects who don’t have what it takes to get the job done. And that brings us to the big one. Aldous Blackfriar is superb. SUPERB! He is going to perform on much bigger stages eventually. With us or with somebody else. He’s the best thing we have by some distance. By some considerable distance. That causes some other problems all of it’s own but that’s a discussion for another day.</p><p> For now though… we need to talk about Deacon Darkhold. I like him, he’s only 23, hugely creative, has a massive upside. Again… five years from now he might well be King of the Wrestling World. Here though, in March 2020, he is a kid and he is not ready to be in our Main Event. He is in our Main Event because you guys have put him there and I’ve inherited this. We have to see it through now and I hope that it doesn’t leave any permanent damage. Blackfriar Vs Darkhold makes sense in a lot of ways and it’s been a fun trip but we’re not going to move forward with it as our main attraction. It’s turned Lug Phelan into a glorified extra too and, all going well, he can offer us much more than that. Gil, I was the biggest merchandise seller we had last month. Me! Not one of our in-ring workers, me. The same TEW.com that you’re so in thrall to was listing the five biggest names in each significant wrestling promotion in America recently. Do you know who ours were? Aldous Blackfriar obviously. Remy Skye (who I recruited). And the three of us, none of whom are likely to ever even wrestle a match, never mind main event a card.”</p><p> </p><p> Gil held his hands up in a gesture of conciliation but his next sentence didn’t exactly help to ease the rising tension either,</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="KxOEYSS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KxOEYSS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ifAc2TO.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ifAc2TO.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> “I’m not sure about the tone of the stuff with Ash Campbell either. It just seems sleazy to be bringing up Nemesis’… lifestyle habits. The man is dead and gone but we all loved him here. It just seems so controversial… I don’t know if it’s necessary.”</p><p> </p><p> Vibert looked back at him incredulously,</p><p> </p><p> “Gil… you know who I am, right? Controversy is what I sell. If you offer compelling stories then people will buy in. It can’t just be two guys fighting over a belt, it needs a personal touch. Don’t forget that Nemesis and I were friends long before you ever dreamed of opening your own wrestling promotion too. It was no secret what he was into so we’re not exactly dragging skeletons out of the closet here. I absolutely guarantee you that he’d be more than happy with this angle too, especially to help get his kid over! You can’t ask me to compete with GSW and then balk at the first hint of sleaze. Believe me, there’s much uglier to come!”</p><p> </p><p> There was a silence after that, the air seemed to have been sucked out of the room. Just when it seemed to be on the edge of becoming awkward, Phil spoke again in a more cordial tone,</p><p> </p><p> “Gil, I know this means a lot to you. You have a big investment in IPW, financially and emotionally and I know how important it is to you to put GSW in the ground. And I know that it’s asking a lot but I need you to trust me here. Almost 21,500 people watched an IPW show tonight. That’s massive for us. MASSIVE! We have the first episode of IPW: Underground tomorrow night too. Massive as well. We’re on the right path. I’ve just rented a place out here so I can be here for the weekly show too. Just. Trust. Me.”</p><p> </p><p> Gil nodded at this and forced a smile,</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="SOf16f6.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SOf16f6.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="lLCf74A.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lLCf74A.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> “You moved out here? I don’t know why but that makes me feel better. Also, did you hear, NYCW signed up to show events on Wrestleworld too.”</p><p> </p><p> “Yeah, I heard. There will be more to follow definitely. We got there first though.”</p><p> </p><p> “Anything else?” Gil asked, starting to stand up. Gil Thomas didn’t enjoy conflict and clearly just wanted to get out of there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="IPW40cE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/IPW40cE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="zaNdfC8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/zaNdfC8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> Vin piped up, “Hustle Muvva was talking up Deadly Deadshot in a big way, thinks he has everything needed to get better and better.”</p><p> </p><p> It seemed an innocuous sort of news piece to end the meeting on but, after the conflict of minutes earlier, all three men were happy to leave it there. After all, tomorrow was going to be a big day for them too.</p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iTUhhfe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iTUhhfe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">IPW: Underground #1 - Predictions Card</span></strong></p><p> 1. Frantic Ali w/Anslem Briggs Vs Hugh de Aske</p><p> <em>Comment:</em></p><p> 2. Ash Campbell Vs JOJI</p><p> <em>Comment:</em></p><p> 3. Coulrophobia (Hellech and Pierrot) Vs Deadly Deadshot & The Outlaw</p><p> <em>Comment:</em></p><p> 4. The Dark Watch (Deacon Darkhold, Babau and Moroi) w/Melvin Otto Vs Aldous Blackfriar and two partners</p><p> <em>Comment:</em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Additional Questions</strong></p><p> 1. Which two current roster members will partner with Aldous Blackfriar?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PS - if anybody fancies trying their hand at a logo for IPW: Underground Phil Vibert wouldn't say no! Nor would I! </strong><img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="iTUhhfe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/iTUhhfe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kanegan" data-cite="kanegan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51255" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Another good show. I think Remmy Skye can become big for you, an alternative to this dark feud between Darkhold and Blackfriar, as the daredevil.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thank you Kanegan. I do have high hopes for Remmy Skye (pun intended) but, thus far, his inconsistency has been a bit jarring! Time will tell.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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