The Blonde Bomber Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Kenny Maynard vs. Mikel de SotaLeo King vs. Sander Bodjukyan Chris Alpha vs. Jacques StrappAngus McCloud vs. William Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Predictions Old School Fan: 4/4 DinoKea: 3/4 The Blonde Bomber: 3/4 Nottingham Trophy 1978 Predictions Old School Fan: 22/28 DinoKea: 21/28 The Blonde Bomber: 16/24 christmas_ape: 10/12 Next Time Kenny Maynard vs. Mikel de SotaLeo King vs. Sander BodjukyanChris Alpha vs. Jacques Strapp Angus McCloud vs. William Riley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Jack Classic & Mikel de Sota vs. Leo King & Morris WrightChris Alpha vs. Sander Bodjukyan (Relegation playoff)Angus McCloud vs. Kenny MaynardJacques Strapp vs. William Riley (Nottingham Trophy) I haven't had the chance to mention this before, so I'll say it now - the format for the Nottingham Trophy tournament, and the quality of its matches, feels a lot similar to the real-life Japanese tournaments like New Japan's G1 Climax and All Japan's Champions' Carnival. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Nottingham Trophy 1978 Final Predictions Leo King & Morris Wright def. Jack Classic & Mikel de Sota (Setting up Wright to join the league next season) Relegation Playoff: Chris Alpha def. Sander Bodjukyan (Bodjukyan has been the Jash Singh of 1978) Angus McCloud def. Kenny Maynard (Angus has massively returned to form recently) Nottingham Trophy: William Riley def. Jacques Strapp (Never bet against Riley) My season score ended up being 12, which is a lot better than recently, with Bodjukyan perfect and Strapp/Riley the wrong way round. The others were a bit of a mess though, mainly two spot out aside from King (1) and Maynard (3). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 33 minutes ago, Old School Fan said: I haven't had the chance to mention this before, so I'll say it now - the format for the Nottingham Trophy tournament, and the quality of its matches, feels a lot similar to the real-life Japanese tournaments like New Japan's G1 Climax and All Japan's Champions' Carnival. That's very true. I didn't intend to make it quite so similar, but it has definitely been the best league format I've found so far. Leagues are great for telling certain stories, although they do get quite limiting, too. 12 minutes ago, DinoKea said: Nottingham Trophy 1978 Final Predictions Leo King & Morris Wright def. Jack Classic & Mikel de Sota (Setting up Wright to join the league next season) Relegation Playoff: Chris Alpha def. Sander Bodjukyan (Bodjukyan has been the Jash Singh of 1978) Angus McCloud def. Kenny Maynard (Angus has massively returned to form recently) Nottingham Trophy: William Riley def. Jacques Strapp (Never bet against Riley) My season score ended up being 12, which is a lot better than recently, with Bodjukyan perfect and Strapp/Riley the wrong way round. The others were a bit of a mess though, mainly two spot out aside from King (1) and Maynard (3). Not a bad score! I love the Jash Singh reference... I'd forgotten all about that guy! Angus's form is a bit variable. It gets better the closer to Scotland he is, due to his popularity, but he was also working through an injury for a while which bumped him down a bit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Jack Classic & Mikel de Sota vs. Leo King & Morris Wright Chris Alpha vs. Sander Bodjukyan (Relegation playoff) Get Alpha out!!! Angus McCloud vs. Kenny Maynard Jacques Strapp vs. William Riley (Nottingham Trophy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 Predictions Old School Fan: 3/4 DinoKea: 3/4 The Blonde Bomber: 2/4 Nottingham Trophy 1978 Predictions Old School Fan: 25/32 DinoKea: 24/32 The Blonde Bomber: 18/28 christmas_ape: 10/12 Show posting will go on a brief break for a couple of weeks. I always write shows way in advance of posting, however posting has caught up with writing now, so it'll take me a little bit to get back ahead of schedule. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Over the last couple of weeks I've managed to get a lot of shows written up, and I've made it almost to the end of 1978. So I'll start posting them again next Monday, That's two more league seasons, the Caledonian Cup and the end-of-year Champion of Champions tournament. After that, WWL as a company (and dynasty) will come to an end. Two years of game time seems to be the point where the league format reaches a natural end - it was the same with PWL. But that's still months and months away, so until then I hope you enjoy! Predictions for the next show (start of season 7 - Leeds Trophy) Leo King vs. Morris Wright Angus McCloud vs. Chris Alpha Kenny Maynard vs. Mikel de Sota Jacques Strapp vs. William Riley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions Morris Wright def. Leo King Angus McCloud def. Chris Alpha Kenny Maynard def. Mikel de Sota William Riley def. Jacques Strapp Sad to hear this is coming to an end as I really enjoy this but it's definitely fair. Still, plenty to go before we get there though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, DinoKea said: Sad to hear this is coming to an end as I really enjoy this but it's definitely fair. Still, plenty to go before we get there though Plenty still to go, and I'm currently thinking of doing another league-based diary. The format would be slightly different - more zoomed out and long-term with each post summarising several rounds, using more of a narrative approach for storylines like in my PGHW diary. The fun of doing an 8-man league with only one wrestler getting relegated per season was getting to focus on a few strong characters, but it meant a lot of repeated matches and few new rivalries. Next time I'll probably do a larger league. Somewhere between 12 and 20 competitors with seasons lasting 6-12 months, involving factions. I'm currently undecided where to base it. My ideas are either lucha libre or a puro fed, with the wackier idea being a real-world fantasy with the database (I think it's called War of the Immortals or something like that) of all the great wrestlers from past and present. I'll open this up to everyone to suggest what they'd like to see (although no promises I'll do that!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Leo King vs. Morris WrightAngus McCloud vs. Chris Alpha Kenny Maynard vs. Mikel de SotaJacques Strapp vs. William Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Leo King vs. Morris WrightAngus McCloud vs. Chris AlphaKenny Maynard vs. Mikel de SotaJacques Strapp vs. William Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Predictions DinoKea: 3/4 The Blonde Bomber: 3/4 Old School Fan: 2/4 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions DinoKea: 3/4 The Blonde Bomber: 3/4 Old School Fan: 2/4 Next Time Jacques Strapp vs. Leo KingChris Alpha vs. Morris WrightMikel de Sota vs. William Riley Angus McCloud vs. Kenny Maynard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Predictions Jacques Strapp def. Leo King Morris Wright def. Chris Alpha William Riley def. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud def. Kenny Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Jacques Strapp vs. Leo KingChris Alpha vs. Morris Wright Mikel de Sota vs. William RileyAngus McCloud vs. Kenny Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blonde Bomber Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Jacques Strapp vs. Leo King Chris Alpha vs. Morris Wright Mikel de Sota vs. William RileyAngus McCloud vs. Kenny Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 Predictions DinoKea: 4/4 The Blonde Bomber: 3/4 Old School Fan: 3/4 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions DinoKea: 7/8 The Blonde Bomber: 6/8 Old School Fan: 5/8 Next Time Chris Alpha vs. Leo KingJacques Strapp vs. Mikel de SotaKenny Maynard vs. Morris Wright Angus McCloud vs. William Riley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Leo King def. Chris Alpha Jacques Strapp def. Mikel de Sota Kenny Maynard def. Morris Wright Angus McCloud def. William Riley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Predictions DinoKea: 4/4 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions DinoKea: 11/12 The Blonde Bomber: 6/8 Old School Fan: 5/8 Next Time Morris Wright vs. William RileyChris Alpha vs. Kenny MaynardLeo King vs. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud vs. Jacques Strapp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 William Riley def. Morris Wright Chris Alpha def. Kenny Maynard Leo King def. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud def. Jacques Strapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Morris Wright vs. William RileyChris Alpha vs. Kenny MaynardLeo King vs. Mikel de Sota Angus McCloud vs. Jacques Strapp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted August 21, 2023 Author Share Posted August 21, 2023 Predictions DinoKea: 2/4 Old School Fan: 2/4 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions DinoKea: 13/16 Old School Fan: 7/12 The Blonde Bomber: 6/8 Next Time Chris Alpha vs. William RileyJacques Strapp vs. Morris WrightAngus McCloud vs. Mikel de Sota Leo King vs. Kenny Maynard A quick heads up that the next show won't be posted for a few weeks because I'm on holiday for a while and away from my PC. So don't worry - the diary isn't going to disappear! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoKea Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 William Riley def. Chris Alpha Jacques Strapp def. Morris Wright Angus McCloud def. Mikel de Sota Kenny Maynard def. Leo King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fan Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Chris Alpha vs. William RileyJacques Strapp vs. Morris WrightAngus McCloud vs. Mikel de Sota Leo King vs. Kenny Maynard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsky Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Predictions DinoKea: 4/4 Old School Fan: 4/4 Leeds Trophy 1978 Predictions DinoKea: 17/20 Old School Fan: 11/16 The Blonde Bomber: 6/8 Next Time Chris Alpha vs. Jacques Strapp Kenny Maynard vs. William Riley Mikel de Sota vs. Morris Wright Angus McCloud vs. Leo King 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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