[HYPE] Death of a Tradition (Alternate Real World Mod - July 1994)

[LordofGustav]

The date is July 1994.

 

Two companies, once friends, are about to engage into a war. Once allies, now enemies. The shall bring... The Death of a Tradition.

 

 

Based off Hive's Clash of the Titans Mod.

 

BETA 0.1 Released:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AKZgjERCzA6u0zHYoGP0GG3IQamJNvgQ/view?usp=sharing

 

The mod uses the same graphic folder (nGo) (I forgot who made it, so let know who did it so i can credit him/her/them)

 

I've also added d2345's Expanded Venue Mod and my own Spanish Event Names Mod.

 

In the weekend i'll check the suggestions.

 

Credits to:

Hive - for granting me permission to use his marvelous COTT mod as a base for this one.

d12345 - for letting me use his expanded venue mod.

 

[LordofGustav]

March 1987

 

We're only a few weeks away from Wrestlemania III, an event that promises to be Bigger, Better and Badder! The rest is story, as we know it. But, sometimes, an eye is very curious and there are things that we don't know, and once that it discovers something that we don't expect to happen or to see, it can have unintended consequences and send waves through the rest of the world. What would have been if something that nobody never knew it happened was discovered right way and provoked that WWF's third edition of the flagship would never have come to fruition?.

 

In Another Timeline...

 

July 24th, 1986

Several hours before a house show, a potential female wrestler, was assaulted sexually by Vince McMahon and unexpectedly, a photographer quickly took several photos and quickly ran away before Vince could try to attack him. After the photographer ran away in a car in the compromising photos, Pat Patterson suggested to chase him, but Vince dismissed the idea, thinking that no one would ever believe that he assaulted sexually a woman. However, things took a turn for the worse as the next day, it was published in a regional newspaper and soon it had ramifications at a nationwide level. Rita Chatterton was invited to a talk-show, where she discused that several days ago she was a sexual victim of Vince McMahon, stating that when she refused to have oral sex with him, he raped her. This damaged the image of the WWF right away, causing several wrestlers to leave the company to wrestle in other regional promotions that belonged to the NWA while others joined other promotions like the AWA and WCCW.

 

October 26, 1986

One month later, an undercover operation caught Mary Lillian Ellison, better known as the Fabulous Moolah, forcing a potential female wrestler to have sex with a man. Ellison was put under arrest right away. Ellison was being investigated amidst accusations of pimping women who wanted to become professional wrestlers. Being a WWF employee herself, the image of company was even more tarnished. The media condemned publicly both McMahon and Ellison. Women involved in the wrestling business who used to work in WWF, like former wrestler Jeannine Mjoseth (Mad Maxine) and Wendi Richter, were called to testify against Ellison and McMahon.

 

December 1986 - March 1987

The Ellison-McMahon case was called into a trial and it caught the attention of the media everywhere, and at December 11th, as her home was being picketed by female protestors, Mary Lillian Ellison, age 63, commited suicide by shooting herself.

 

After hearing the testifications of Jeannine Mjoseth, Wendi Richter, Rita Chatterton and several other people who worked in the WWF, the federal court declared Vince McMahon guilty of sexual assault was condemned to 11 years in prison. The company went in hands of her wife Linda McMahon, but the WWF didn't last long and with the majority of the roster almost gone, the World Wrestling Federation closed it's doors at 29th March, the day that Wrestlemania III was meant to be held.

 

Now, who would take the seat the WWF left?

[LordofGustav]

Jim Crockett Promotions / National Wrestling Alliance

 

March 1987 - December 1989

 

With the WWF gone away from the national wrestling landscape, the NWA was one of the two companies who capitalized out of the demise of McMahon's wrestling empire, bringing several of it's wrestlers, such as Randy Savage, Ricky Steamboat, Honky Tonk Man, The Hart Foundation, The British Bulldogs and several others.

 

With the arrival of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and her wife, Miss Elizabeth, Ric Flair quickly started a feud where he could try to take Elizabeth away from Savage, provoking the latter's wrath. Savage found himself in a one-man war to protect her wife from the IV Horsemen (Flair, Blanchard, Ole and Arn Anderson), until he found help from Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff. When Ole Anderson was finally kicked off the IV Horsemen (out of kayabe, he left JCP), Savage eventually turned on his allies and joined the IV Horsemen and took "The Total Package" Lex Luger as his own bodyguard.

 

In that year, Randy Savage defeated Nikita Koloff for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship show at the Great American Bash inside the Steel Cage Match. During the remainder of the year, Savage succesfully defended the title with help of either Luger of any of the other three Horsemen. However, his reign came to an end when Ricky Steamboat defeated him in a highly acclaimed match at Starrcade 87, which Pro Wrestling Illustrated and Wrestling Observer Newsletter named it the match of the year.

 

In July 1987, Universal Wrestling Federation, a wrestling promotion owned by Bill Watts, went backrupt and JCP bought it, getting several of it's wrestlers, among them: Sting, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, Terry Taylor, Rick Steiner, "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert and The Fabulous Freebirds. Rhodes saw in Sting the future of Jim Crockett Promotions and of course, the National Wrestling Alliance.

 

In regards of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Ric Flair defended it against every major star of the NWA, until he lost it against Ron Garvin in an episode of NWA World Wide Wrestling, but he regained it at Starcade 1987 in a historical match.

The tag team division became an attraction due to the presence of tag teams like the Road Warriors, Awesome Twosome, the Hart Foundation, the British Bulldogs, the Rock 'N' Roll Express and the Midnight Express. Many wrestling pundits saw in Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith and Rick Rude, future stars that would help the to carry the torch of the NWA.

 

During the following months, Jim Crockett Promotions would slowly expand, through the nation, to the point that Jim Crockett Jr. realized that the regional system would not sustain itself anymore. With that said, in January 1989, Crockett Jr., with the support of several of promoters (with the exception of the Fuller brothers) of the remaining American promotions in the NWA, to the unify the alliance and transform it into a single promotion, also ordering the promotions from overseas to cease the use of the NWA moniker since it was no longer theirs. However, Crockett Jr. maintained that the organization would keep working with NJPW and EMLL. Thanks to their roster, the NWA's future was looking bright as the Jim Crockett Jr.'s already established juggernaut was going into the 1990s. Little did he knew that the friendship with the AWA was about to die out during the next decade...

[LordofGustav]

American Wrestling Association

 

March 1987 - December 1989

 

After the demise of the World Wrestling Federation, Verne Gagne saw this as a chance to make amends with Hulk Hogan, who had an unrecognized reign as a AWA World Champion after defeating Nick Bockwinkel after using a foreign object. Gagne promised Hogan that this time, he would be crowned AWA World Heavyweight Champion, but Hogan was not alone, Andre The Giant, Rick Martel, the Wild Samoans, Greg Valentine, Brutus Beefcake and several others also came along. With the former WWF wrestlers now secured under his grasp, Gagne booked at the AWA April Supercard, Hulk Hogan vs. Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Hogan winning clean this time and his reign recognized. Soon, Hogan became the figurehead of the AWA. At AWA Superclash II, Hogan faced Andre The Giant, in a match that was meant to be at Wrestlemania III and in the same venue, the Pontiac Silverdome. In spite of Dave Meltzer naming it the worst match of the night, the event helped put back the AWA on the wrestling map. At the AWA December Supercard, Nick Bockwinkel had a rematch against Hulk Hogan inside the Cage Match, where his career was on the line. Hogan won and Bockwinkel eventually retired.

 

However, not everything was all smiles in the AWA. Feeling neglected at the prospect of a shot for the AWA World Championship, Curt Henning was evaluating to leave AWA for the NWA, but upon receiving a call from Jerry Lawler, who offered him to join the CWA as the potential nemesis of The King. Hennig accepted right away and joined the Continental Wrestling Association.

 

Meanwhile, the Heenan Family quickly reformed, with Bobby managing Andre the Giant, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Adrian Adonis, "Handsome" Harley Race and Ken Patera. Hogan found allies in Rick Martel, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine and a debuting Ted DiBiase, who got the nickname "Titanium" Ted DiBiase (in reference to his father, "Iron" Mike DiBiase).

 

At November 1987, Gagne came with an idea of 5 vs 5 elimination matches, the idea was called the AWA Team Challenge Series, in a main event where the Heenan Family (Andre The Giant, Paul Orndorff, Ken Patera, Adrian Adonis and Harley Race) defeated The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Rick Martel, Brutus Beefcake, Greg Valentine and Ted DiBiase).

 

In 1988, a tournament was held to determine the first ever AWA National Heavyweight Championship, a tournament that was won by Ted DiBiase. During that year, Hogan kept defending his World Title during the year.

In 1989, at Superclash IV, Hogan and Vader fought for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, in a match that Hogan lost and Vader became the new AWA World Heavyweight Champion. Verne also exploited the image of the Hulkster as he supported financially a movie starring him: No Holds Barred, released June 2, 1989 by his own production company, Greg Distribution Company.

 

Thanks to the presence of the Hulkster and other talent that returned from the WWF, the AWA was only second to the NWA in the wrestling landscape. Verne would not foresee that soon the company would be embroiled into a war with the company that was once an alliance which it was a member of.

[LordofGustav]

The Other Promotions (PART I)

 

March 1987 - December 1989

 

Continental Wrestling Association

 

Jerry Jarrett's CWA also got benefits from former WWF superstars joining the company, among them Dino Bravo, The Fabulous Rougeaus and Billy Jack Haynes. However, the bigger benefit came out when Curt Henning, who used to work in the AWA, got neglected because of the company's newly adquired star power of Hulk Hogan. Jerry Lawler, who worked in the CWA as a booker, saw this as a chance to take away Henning and start expanding the CWA as well. The CWA slowly severed ties with the AWA.

 

During 1987, Jerry Lawler and Curt Hennig, the latter now nicknamed "The Sword", feuded during the year in a match that culminated at December in a Supercard held in the Mid-South Coliseum, which it was sold out. This match helped the CWA to cement it's position as the 3rd promotion, behind AWA and NWA, despite not getting the national attention that both promotions got.

 

In that year, they also got several newcomers in the business, among them, Mark Callous, Cactus Jack, Sid Vicious and Owen Hart, who's the younger brother of NWA's Bret Hart. However, as they kept their dominance on several regions, CWA was slowly floudering due to their talent slowly getting poached by both the AWA and the NWA by the end of the decade...

 

World Class Championship Wrestling

 

Like most of the small territories, after the demise of the WWF, several wrestlers returned back to the promotions where they started off. Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, Junkyard Dog and Koko B. Ware returned to the WCCW, and thanks to the national exposure that they all received, World Class regained interested from the fanbase as Fritz Von Erich, pitted Roberts and Bundy against each other, slowly attempting to company under the national scope.

 

However, that effort was briefly undermined by the suicide of Mike Von Erich. This happened in the midst of a feud between him and Brian Adias. This forced Fritz to put Bruiser Brody, who was wrestling under the Red River Jack moniker, as a face and facing Adias. This was just the beginning of the problems for World Class, as Lance Von Erich (who was not a real member of the Von Erich dynasty) demanded more money and when Fritz refused to give in, he left the company.

 

The feud between the Von Erichs and the Fabulous Freebirds was reignited, with the Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin) fighting against Kevin and Kerry Von Erich. Because of the death of Mike and the resignation of Lance, Fritz put Koko B. Ware and Junkyard Dog for the feud. However, the feud was cut short when the NWA offered the Freebirds written contracts, thus forcing to put their final confrontation in an episode of WCCW TV.

 

Despite having former WWF wrestlers that could have helped the company go through, more bumps were found through that way: in May 1988, Fritz Von Erich was caught selling merchandise based on his late son David Von Erich, which of course provoked disgust among the media outlets and wrestling fans and later in that year, a member of the roster, "Gentleman" Chris Adams was put under arrest after beating her wife Toni and subsquently fired. Fritz retired from the wrestling business in disgrace and the promotion was took over by his son Kevin Von Erich, who quickly released Adams in an attempt to disminish the already tarnished image of World Class.

 

Also, the WCCW also attempted to push what it could rival AWA's Hulk Hogan: The Warrior (formerly the Dingo Warrior). While it catched the attention of the fan along with his rambling and non-sensical promos, his behaviour and drug abuse was a source of worry to Kevin, who was looking to avoid any further problems for the company. Warrior was released in late 1988 in order to avoid any drug-related that could tarnish even more the prestige of the WCCW.

During the final years of the 1980's, WCCW stood as a regional promotion, which could have enjoyed more exposure just like AWA and NWA, but personal tragedies and misbehavor of wrestlers appeared on the way. Jake Roberts stood loyal to the company until he was offered a contract in the NWA in late 1989 while King Kong Bundy was offered a similar offer in the AWA. Koko B. Ware stayed in the company.

 

Continental Championship Wrestling/Continental Fighting Championship

 

Ron Fuller's CCW was, by far, the only company that didn't get benefited from the demise of the WWF at all, since most of them felt that their fortunes would improve if they joined the big promotion of the alliance that was JCP or their natural remaining rivals, the AWA, WCCW or CWA.

 

The company was slowly dying out during the remaining years of the decade. Unwilling to let Crockett to take off his company, Fuller took the CCW out of the NWA and then, he got a call from "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, who offered himself to buy CCW, with the condition that Fuller would remain in the company as a booker. Soon, the company was renamed as Continental Fighting Championship, showcasing the company with a mixture of Japanese and American wrestling elements, soon it got the attention of young wrestlers. Gilbert also took off the count-outs of the matches, giving the wrestlers more space to showcase their abilities.

 

TO BE CONTINUED IN THE CORRESPONDING POST...

[miamarsden]

!!!

 

YEEES! Booking the Juniors is going to be incredible! HYPED for this one!

[MainOffender]

Always up for an alternate reality mod. I do want to point out that Mildred Burke and the Fabulous Moolah are different people.

[LordofGustav]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MainOffender" data-cite="MainOffender" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Always up for an alternate reality mod. I do want to point out that Mildred Burke and the Fabulous Moolah are different people.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for telling me. I'll be editing this up shortly.</p>

[The Swanton825]

Damn that backstory got dark fast... and it's fascinating! I adore alternate history.

[Parker Stiles]

i'm interested but I'd also like COTT

[LordofGustav]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="miamarsden" data-cite="miamarsden" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>!!!<p> </p><p> YEEES! Booking the Juniors is going to be incredible! HYPED for this one!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's the idea, to give each promotion that will be highlighted in this mod an essence of it's own.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Swanton825" data-cite="The Swanton825" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Damn that backstory got dark fast... and it's fascinating! I adore alternate history.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Me too, i always think of alternate timelines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Parker Stiles" data-cite="Parker Stiles" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>i'm interested but I'd also like COTT</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Hive doesn't have any plans to release COTT for TEW2020. That goes for his other mods as well. I personally loved those mods (and i still do it of course), especially the HEE and HEE II, but i understand his decision and why he doesn't want to do it.</p><p> </p><p> Well, i was planning to release a beta during the weekend, but i decided to work a bit more there since there's still a lot of polishing to do with. Also, i want you to get inmersed in the history of this alternate universe before you lay your hands into it and play the game.</p>

[Genking]

Sounds awesome! I love alternate history mods.

[Munit]

Love alt stuff so I cant wait to try this out

[LordofGustav]

From friendship to Cold War...

 

As the 1990s started rolling both the NWA and the AWA were enjoying success. Bret Hart, The British Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) and Rick Rude became the future of the NWA, while Sting, Ric Flair and several others maintained their star status. At Starrcade 1990, Dusty Rhodes faced Bret Hart in an event that sold out at the Madison Square Garden in New York. In the match Rhodes put his career on the line and Hart won the match and as a result, Rhodes retired as a wrestler. That was made so Rhodes can focus on his booking duties. Also, The Great Kokina was being pushed as NWA's monster heel, and he lead his Samoan Army, with the intention of becoming the NWA World Champion and having odds with the Four Horsemen, who were fighting to keep their power in the company.

 

Halloween Havoc 1992, Roberts was scheduled to face The British Bulldog, in a match that the latter won. This would the final match in the NWA as Crockett Jr. didn't give him a position as part of the writing staff. Roberts left for the AWA and Greg Gagne gave him the position of head booker.

Speaking of the AWA, Vader was the reigning champion, the unstopable monster that no could ever beat after Hulk Hogan lost it at Superclash V. Rick Martel, Big Bossman, Ted DiBiase tried to defeat him but Vader was too way unstoppable. At Superclash VI, Roddy Piper defeated Vader to become the new AWA World Champion. In one house match in 1993, after receiving a botched move from Vader, Ted DiBiase was forced to retire. Hogan returned eventually and defeated Vader in a rematch at a SuperSunday in December. However, they were also having problems of their own, as many people were getting tired of Hulk Hogan's heroics. That anger was voiced by Shawn Michaels, who soon got the attention of Greg. After being told of their plans that would end up with Hogan's defeat in a match against Shawn Michaels, Hogan protested the booking and demanded to change it. Rather than giving him that, Hogan was given a match against Jake "The Snake" Roberts at WrestleRock 93. Hogan lost with a tained finish and then he sat down during the remainer of his contract in protest and once his contract came to an end, he left the AWA and received an offer from Eric Bischoff to join the GWF.

In 1992, Eastern Championship Wrestling was founded by Tod Gordon, and named Paul Heyman (formerly Paul E. Dangerously in both the AWA and NWA) as the head booker.

 

The Continental Wrestling Association was still the mainstay of the independent scene. In World Class' case, they received an offer they couldn't reject as they were facing a downward spiral and the AWA was looking to merge World Class with a tournament.

 

The co-existence between the former enemies of the WWF soon would die out and a new war would begin.

[LordofGustav]

The Other Promotions (1990-1994)

 

Global Wrestling Federation

 

In 1991, Joe Pedicino and Max Andrews formed the Global Wrestling Federation, which had a mixture of former AWA and NWA wrestlers, with several new faces. However, as several talents left the company by the next years, they were getting into an economical slump, until it was bought by a former AWA interviewer, Eric Bischoff in January 1994, slowly changing it's product towards a Sports Entertainment style of wrestling. Their biggest signing was Hulk Hogan in 1994, who left the AWA in 1993 and sat down the rest of his remaining contract, who also brought Jimmy Hart, Brutus Beefcake, John Tenta (Avalanche) & Fred Ottman (Sandstorm). The future was looking bright to Bischoff, Hogan and the rest of the GWF.

 

Capitol Wrestling Federation

 

Formed in January 1994 by former WWF staff, looking to continue the product that Vince McMahon was promoting by the time he got jailed, using the same product that WWF used, with cartoonish characters. Their face is former NWA star Lex Luger, who they promoted as their American hero and is facing against the evil nuclear monster, Adam Bomb. Other characters include Shogun (a tag team composed of Shinobi and Hakushi), the Beverly Brothers, among others.

 

Universal Championship Wrestling

 

Founded in 1990 by Herb Abrams, a man who was looking to hit the jackpot with a professional wrestling promotion, looking to put back wrestling back to it's roots. It was intended to be name as Universal Wrestling Federation, but it was trademarked by the National Wrestling Alliance and therefore, Abrams was forced to use UCW instead. Initially, it found sucess, but this ship had a problem: It's captain was a cocaine user. Can UCW overcome this problem or will it succumb because Herb's drug-dependence?

 

Eastern Championship Wrestling

 

Founded by Tod Gordon in 1992, after buying Tri-State Wrestling Alliance from Joel Goodhart, ECW presents a different product, slowly making a transition from traditional wrestling towards hardcore wrestling. Slowly, they got followers and soon they were preparing themselves to make a hugh impact on the business.

[adi95]

Maybe you change name of that promotion from Capitol Wrestling Federation to Legacy Wrestling Federation?

[Kalmus]

Oh my lord. This is something I always wanted. Looking forward to this!!

[BiffJordan]

Wow I really like the sound of this. I would really like to see how ECW is setup. I think it should be set to tape three shows at a time with a monthly event. That's probably the most realistic representation.

[evileddie10]

<p>WOW, TIL about Rita Chatterton / Vince McMahon scandal IRL. </p><p> </p><p>

Out of interest how have these events changed the UK scene? Or the other nations?</p>

[Munit]

Just was thinking about this mod today. Hoping we get a beta soon, so many good ideas <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

[LordofGustav]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="adi95" data-cite="adi95" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Maybe you change name of that promotion from Capitol Wrestling Federation to Legacy Wrestling Federation?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I named it Capitol Wrestling Federation in reference to Capitol Wrestling Corporation.</p><p> </p><p> However, due to the possibility that i may add a Canadian national promotion in a sequel, i may consider it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kalmus" data-cite="Kalmus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh my lord. This is something I always wanted. Looking forward to this!!</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BiffJordan" data-cite="BiffJordan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wow I really like the sound of this. I would really like to see how ECW is setup. I think it should be set to tape three shows at a time with a monthly event. That's probably the most realistic representation.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> ECW will be a catalyst in the following that will be an important part in the background of this mod.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="evileddie10" data-cite="evileddie10" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>WOW, TIL about Rita Chatterton / Vince McMahon scandal IRL. <p> </p><p> Out of interest how have these events changed the UK scene? Or the other nations?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Nothing out of NWA keeping it's treaties with NJPW and CMLL, since the NWA unified in the late 80's, there's no NWA Hammerlock in the UK out of an example. Frankly, i didn't think nothing of the other nations, due to my lack of knowledge. I may add a Canadian promotion in a potential sequel, but that will depend on how will this mod workout.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Munit" data-cite="Munit" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="51460" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Just was thinking about this mod today. Hoping we get a beta soon, so many good ideas <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I didn't find the time to work, now i can do it.</p><p> </p><p> I'll release the beta by the end of August.</p><p> </p><p> Now, get prepared for the catalyst that will slowly bring the AWA and the NWA to a war.</p>

[LordofGustav]

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>The event that ignited a new war.</strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>

Dallas Sportatorium</strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>

June 27, 1994.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p>

Kevin Von Erich agreed with Greg Gagne to perform a Supercard event so WCCW would be absorbed by the AWA. World Class Championship Wrestling was going through a slump despite having future stars, among them, Taz and Tommy Dreamer. During the time of the feud against Shawn Michaels, Jake Roberts was the AWA World Champion after defeating Hulk Hogan in Supercard that AWA held at October 1993. While the negotations between Kevin Von Erich and Greg Gagne were coming to finish the merge negotiation, an offer came from Tod Gordon, a chance to help WCCW to raise again and as a way to thank him, he'll do something that would benefit both ECW and WCCW. The night before the event, Kevin and Tod spoke in private with Shane Douglas.</p><p> </p><p>

The AWA/WCCW Supercard started up with a match between The Public Enemy vs. The Long Riders to unify the AWA and WCCW Tag Team titles, other matches happened, among them, the match between The Tasmaniac and Shawn Michaels to unify the Texas and United States titles. Sadly, the Supercard would not finish as Greg Gagne was expecting.</p><p> </p><p>

The main event of the evening, Shane Douglas, the reigning WCCW World Champion was scheduled to face AWA World Champion Jake "The Snake" Roberts, however, this was just the beginning of the AWA's nightmare. Roberts presented himself drunk, walking with his bag and his snake to the aisle while a very impatient Shane Douglas was waiting. Roberts was playing around with a female fan, letting her rub his chest, which in turn annoyed Shane Douglas, who threw Roberts inside the ring by force and attacked him. Because Roberts was too way drunk to react, the road agent instructed to finish the match already and Shane Douglas covered Roberts for the pin.</p><p> </p><p>

As Douglas was announced as the new AWA World Champion and still WCCW World Champion, Douglas made a speech that nobody expected in this card.</p><p> </p><p>

Douglas: <em>Just as Drinking and Driving can kill a friendship... Drinking and Wrestling can kill a career! You learned that lesson the hard way! *Roberts is taken out from the ring* I stand here before God and my father in heave tonight, as i said I would be: AWA World Heavyweight Champion. In the tradition of Pat O'Connor. In the tradition of Verne Gagne, of Dick The Bruiser, of the Mighty Igor, of Mad Dog Vachon, of Stan Hansen. From the Otto Wanzes, to the Rick Martels, to the ... Hulk Hogans. I accept this Heavyweight Title. Wait a second. Wait a second. Of The Original Mr. Wrestling and Dr. X... and they, can all... KISS... MY... ASS!</em></p><p> </p><p>

Shane Douglas throws the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.</p><p> </p><p>

<em>Because, I am not the man who accepts a torch to be handed down to me from an organization that relied all these years on a blonde cartoon faux superhero! 'The Franchise' Shane Douglas is the man who IGNITES the NEW flame of the SPORT of professional wrestling. *grabs the ECW World title and the WCCW World title* Tonight, before God and my father as a witness, i unify the WCCW and ECW World titles and I... declare myself, The Franchise, as the NEW... D...O...A.... Heavyweight... Champion of the WORLD!</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>

We have set out to change the face the face of professional wrestling. So tonight let the new era begin. The era of the sport of professional wrestling. The era of The Franchise.... and only one question remains... are you Dead... or.... Alive? This... is the era of DOA.</em></p><p> </p><p>

After the speech, amidts the chants of "D-O-A", Greg Gagne was irate, he could not believe that Kevin Von Erich would ever do something like this. Also as a result the event, he gave back the WCCW titles that were meant to be unified, thus nullifying the merging between AWA and WCCW, which was merged with ECW and now is known as Dead or Alive Wrestling. After that night, both Tod Gordon and Kevin Von Erich recognized Shane Douglas as the DOA World Heavyweight Champion.</p><p> </p><p>

Gagne blamed Roberts for the fallout of the once friendly relationship between AWA and WCCW and he fired him. Knowing that he couldn't return to NWA neither, Roberts went to Mexico, to wrestle in the Triple A. The AWA World Championship is vacant, now without Hogan and Roberts, they'll have to find a new champion to fill their place.</p><p> </p><p>

Jim Crockett Jr. said that Greg Gagne was to blame for relying too much in his company in an egomaniac like Hulk Hogan or a drunk tramp like Jake Roberts. Gagne took offense of his words and severed ties with the NWA. This was just the beginning of the a Cold War that would end up exploding during the next few weeks...</p></div><p></p><p></p>

[raspymorten]

This mod lore rules so hard.

[AdarLowenheim]

Yo, this mod has awesome replayability. Playing as the NWA with their global ties and young stars, to the AWA after Hogan & Roberts, trying to build them back up, to DOA with Shane Douglas' title reign and new extreme style.

 

You've made one hell of a mod here man.

[Hive]

Nice.