CGC: From The Ground (2018 Alternate CornellVerse Mod)

[QFresh]

Match Card For Predictions

Brett Fraser vs Gargantuan

Alexander Robinson vs Warren Technique

Charlie Homicide & Killer Karson vs Zeus & Stevie

Gopher & The Ant and Skip Beau vs Intrepid Ian Identity, Curtis Mobstar and Blockbuster

Dan DaLay and Jamie Atherton vs Joey Poison and Whippy The Clown

[AboardTheArk]

Vibert's Voice - Ep. 147, Tuesday, Week 4 of April 2018

 

So, we are here. Last CGC show before the DeColt Wrestlefestival weekend. Now, a small disclaimer: I am not covering next week's show, as I need the break and it will essentially be a pre-show to the two-day PPV, so I will just have a few comments on how good the event was but nothing like a segment that takes up 30+ minutes of the listeners' time. Which is good because Just Another Day? is also on that Sunday and it's going to be fairly huge. 

 

Having said that, let's cover this penultimate edition of Title Bout Wrestling; live from the usual place.

 

MATCH 1: 

Gargantuan vs Brett Fraser. Opening the show with the no DQ match is smart as it got my attention and made me not feel like I am just doing my job. I have said before I am a big Gargantuan fan, you folks know my relationship with Brett Fraser and yeah, this was a good 10 minutes of PG violence, Gargantuan hits the Ultimate Backbreaker and destroys the veteran in a solid contest. 45

 

SEGMENT 1: 

Gargantuan is not finished with his opponent, and destroys him until officials step in. This was a way to keep the feud heated without bringing the two opponents face to face again, which has been an overall issue of the program due to the fact Robinson has missed a few weeks working INSPIRES in Japan. It doesn't make too much sense in terms of keeping things heated though since it's still not them coming to blows. 44

 

SEGMENT 2:

A video package hyping up Intrepid Ian Identity's and Ant-man's respective careers and how they're going to do battle for the Canadian title at the grandest stage of Canadian wrestling. Good stuff, perhaps too wrestling-y but at the end of the day, making a video where Ant-Man throws people around is an effective way to get the man over. 44

 

MATCH 2:

Gopher & The Ant and Skip Beau vs Blockbuster, Curtis Mobstar and Intrepid Ian Identity. Face team vs heel team has been a bit of a classic booking trope for Adrian Garcia, but there's a reason it's a staple of wrestling itself. Having interactions between 6 good wrestlers in the same match is always a watchable delight, and Skip Beau pinning Ian a genuine surprise as far as the finish. 51

 

MATCH 3: 

Charlie Homicide & Killer Karson v Zeus & Stevie. The final of the tournament had the same issues the past couple matches have had for the duo of Charlie and Karson, and they just didn't mesh well again. Which makes the fact they won a bit sad considering people WILL tune into the Pay Per-View and see them probably as a black mark on the show. However, there was an ace up Garcia's sleeve: They won with interference. Sallie Valhalla, a Tongan former Rugby Player turned wrestler in Japan, made his debut and helped them win, distracting Stevie as Charlie Homicide hit a big Full Nelson Bomb for the win. Sallie was billed as Tongan Death Machine, presumably to fit the motif of their names. This is good news because it will mean more variety as they team up post-March- perhaps the new guy won't have terrible chemistry with one of these two! However, the match we did get gets a 33.

 

SEGMENT 3:

Killer Karson cuts a promo introducing the Tongan Death Machine, saying that their group, called the Beat-Up Battalion, is the new major force within CGC. Charlie adds that they will be CGC World Tag Team Champions and ruin the Wrestlefestival for everyone else, and TDM stands there, looking...menacing. 45

 

MATCH 4:

Alexander Robinson vs Warren Technique. A 15 minute matwork spectacular, with the veteran showing he's half a step above his younger challenger. The crowd was surprisingly into this, perhaps due to Montreal Mafia appearing at ringside in an oddly heelish move. The tension was there however, especially with the supposed threat of Gargantuan coming in and beating up 4 people for effect. Robinson made Warren tap to the Maple Leaf lock. 53

 

SEGMENT 4: 

Joey Poison has an argument with Faith and tells her not to come at ringside at tonight's main event, nor during the Wrestlefestival, which really upsets her considering she's been at his side for 8 years against far worse threats than Jamie Atherton (at least in her mind). Fine tension here, but bless Faith she's aggressively 'okay' on the mic. 43

 

MATCH 5:

Whippy The Clown & Joey Poison vs Dan DaLay & Jamie Atherton. Something clear: Whippy and Joey are kind of a kick-ass tag team? That should probably team up like...full time in the future when they're both away from the main event scene. Incredible work together from the two incredibly talented veterans. Dan is classic Dan here, and he's a nice addition considering we've seen the format of the other three guys in a match, literally last week. The match gets a lot of time, and at some point Joey and Jamie start brawling further and further away from the ring, which helps Whippy even the odds against the Bully of CGC and hit Clowning Around for a big victory. 57 for what is probably the best TV match they've had this year.

 

SEGMENT 5:

As Joey and Jamie are brawling towards the backstage area, Jamie gains the upper hand by underhanded tactics and closes a door on Joey's leg, seemingly injuring his lower shin and ankle very badly. Officials arrive to break everything up, and a concerned Faith is among them. Jamie looks at the downed Joey, tells him to "watch this" and tries to attack Faith to 'send a message' but this is PG Television and he's stopped by the security. A crawling Joey Poison low blows him and promises revenge at the Wrestlefestival as he's stretchered away to get his leg checked. Our final shot is a confused Whippy The Clown in the ring. A bit convoluted but it sets the stage for the Big Event. 56

 

Well, I won't say this is some sort of great TV, but it was definitely a second 'good' episode in a row. Peaks and valleys for this company so far this year. Not much else to say, I am very excited to see who walks out with gold from the two shows, as it will signals who is trusted to feud with the big marquee, mystery arrival in my opinion. A 58 for the overall show. Have a nice rest of the week everyone!

[619]

Congratulations on getting to the Wrestlefestival – looking forward to seeing who leaves with the title, and intrigued as to whether the Faith situation plays into it at all. I liked your workaround for the tag chemistry issue too. I hope it helps you make the most of the bad hand you got dealt there.

[AboardTheArk]

11 hours ago, 619 said:

Congratulations on getting to the Wrestlefestival – looking forward to seeing who leaves with the title, and intrigued as to whether the Faith situation plays into it at all. I liked your workaround for the tag chemistry issue too. I hope it helps you make the most of the bad hand you got dealt there.

Thank you! I kind of got tired of waiting for the festival and we get another long build to the May PPV, but we'll have some new toys to play with. I can confess that at the moment of writing this, I am not certain who walks out with the World title.

[AboardTheArk]

ONE TICKET, TWO EVENTS! SUNDAY DOUBLE PUNCH TITLE BOUT WRESTLING AND DAY ONE OF THE DECOLT WRESTLEFESTIVAL! DON'T MISS OUT ON THE BIGGEST FAIR OF THE YEAR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA! COME TO HASTINGS PARK ON SUNDAY!

 

Whether to play with your kids, win prizes by competing in contests, watch our variety show performers, or witness the most exciting night of wrestling of the year, come to Hastings Park in Vancouver on Sunday for Title Bout Wrestling right into Wrestlefestival! 5 hours of wrestling and a whole night of wholesome partying!

 

For TItle Bout Wrestling: 

 

Alex DeColt himself has found and recruited a "guest of honor" for the Festival, and they will be announced to open the extravaganza. 

The Beat up Battalion face their first test as a group against Clause Reed and Generation Z!

Topher Smith faces off against Philippe LaGrenier!

Zeus Maximillion and Dan DaLay have a rematch to their February matchup, this time in Big Bad Brawl rules!

Curtis Mobstar goes up against the talented rookie Lewis Frey!

And a big tag team main event where Whippy The Clown and Intrepid Ian Identity fight Ant-Man and Ozzie Golden!

 

 

For the DeColt Wrestlefestival Day One: 

Jamie Atherton vs Joey Poison #1 Contender's match will main event Night 1!

The Montreal Mafia and The Predators will face off for the World Tag Team Championship for the final time!

Ant-Man's determination goes up against  Intrepid Ian Identity's Cockiness with the Canadian Championship on the line!

Skip Beau warms up for the biggest match of his career against resident bully Dan DaLay!

Sterling Whitlock faces a challenge similar to what his mentor will on day 2 as he goes up against the Metal Machine of Mayhem Blockbuster!

Tongan Death Machine will make an exhibition debut against the rookie Lewis Frey!

And an FCW Surprise Guest Exhibition Match- the first of two for the Festival!

 

 

Match Card For Predictions 

Title Bout Wrestling

Whippy The Clown & III vs Ozzie Golden and Ant-Man

Dan DaLay vs Zeus Maximillion

Curtis Mobstar vs Lewis Frey

Beat Up Battalion vs Generation Z & Clause Reed

Philippe LeGrenier vs Topher Smith

DeColt Wrestlefestival Day One

Jamie Atherton vs Joey Poison (#1 Contender for the World Championship)

Tag Team Championship Match

Montreal Mafia (C) vs The Predators

Canadian Championship Match

Intrepid Ian Identity (C) vs Ant-Man

Skip Beau vs Dan DaLay

Tongan Death Machine vs Lewis Frey

Sterling Beau vs Blockbuster

FCW Exhibition Match

Giant Brody vs Christopher Ball

[AboardTheArk]

Report: CGC Title Bout Wrestling, Sunday, Week 4 of March 2018

 

SEGMENT 1: Alex DeColt's Special Guest

Owner and matchmaker extraordinaire Alex DeColt comes out and welcomes everyone to the biggest event of the year. He says it's beautiful to be able to carry out great traditions even in the face of adversity, and all of us here are connected by a bond- members of DeColt Country. But he wants to leave all the sappy stuff for the PPV portion, and says it's time without further delays to welcome the guest host of the 2018 DeColt WrestlefestivaL: Jungle Jack. The Wild Man of Broneo comes out and says it's an honor to be here, an even bigger honor that Alex himself came to visit him in the jungles where he was fighting, still strifing to keep in top form post his illustrious SWF career. 

Segment Rating: 69

 

MATCH 1: Curtis Mobstar vs Lewis Frey

Some solid action but nothing earth-shattering, Lewis is pretty good for a rookie, Mobstar is doing the most of his midcard TV time, an enjoyable match given they got more time due to fewer big names wrestling in this show. Mobstar picks up the win with the Flattener DDT.

Segment Rating: 42

 

SEGMENT 2: Tour Around The Festival

Few minutes of shots of things happening, families strolling about enjoying the different attractions. We get Clause Reed and Brett Fraser trying to break the record on the 'Who Can Punch The Hardest?' contramption while Alyx Winters and Flip Simkins are trying to win as many plushies as possible for their manager Lizzie Spellmann, who is too addicted to owning these things to stop them in their unnecessary and hopeless machoism.

Segment Rating: 39

 

MATCH 2: Dan DaLay vs Zeus Maximillion, Big Bad Brawl 

Lots of weapon spots aided by the festive mood and things the crowd would throw at ringside (obviously within PG reason), a lot of one man hitting another as hard as possible, and an overall enjoyable, if very slow, match between the veterans. A DaLay Down later, Dan gets his win back.

Segment Rating: 45

 

MATCH 3: Philippe LeGrenier (w/ Drake Young) vs Topher Smith

Ever since changing to his comedy wrestler routine, Philippe's stick is being too vain to keep focus, a narcissistic ADHD of sorts, and Drake Young is absolutely running with it, trying to be a preppy, annoying voice of guidance that feeds his ego to get him to actually wrestle. Topher hasn't hit the ground running quite like his tag team partner, but he's a damn good high flyer and he has some cute spots here. Philippe wins due to interference.

Segment Rating: 43

 

SEGMENT 3: Whippy The Clown Clown Show

We see Whippy having his own tent where he gives out autographs and entertains the kids, making balloon animals and other simple yet effective magic tricks. He ends the segment getting up to start preparing for the main event, and pantomiming at the camera that whoever wins the #1 contender's match will be absolutely crushed on night 2.

Segment Rating: 57

 

MATCH 4: Beat Up Battalion vs Clause Reed and Generation Z

A match made to absolutely just showcase the new group, they did their job well but the inexperience of them and their opponents showed as they got too much time to fill and they couldn't quite fill all of it with exciting stuff. A Killer Boot put the match out of its misery, and the heels stood tall.

Segment Rating: 31

 

MAIN EVENT: Whippy The Clown & Intrepid Ian Identity vs Ozzie Golden and Ant-Man

The idea here was clearly champions vs challengers, but there aren't challengers for both belts so 'top heel who isn't doing anything' won the preverbial draw. This of course didn't stop these guys from having a perfectly acceptable match, one which showcased Whippy being at the top form of his life, hitting the Joke's On You to end proceedings and let the guys get ready for the main portion of the show.

Segment Rating: 50

 

Overall Rating: 53

[AboardTheArk]

THE DECOLT WRESTLEFESTIVAL 2018, DAY ONE.

 

Attendance: 1,387 people at Vancouver Hastings Park.

 

SEGMENT 1:

Alex DeColt and Jungle Jack have a bit of an encore of their earlier promo, welcoming people to the Wrestlefestival properly. A big fireworks show plays, they make jokes about local pastry, it's a bit of a rehearsed crowdpleaser, but the crowd is indeed pleased. Everyone is ready for the show, which has the biggest attendance for the company since the last festival. 

Segment Rating: 71 

 

MATCH 1: FCW Showcase

Giant Brody, his name rings true. Monster in Puerto Rico and Japan, fine mover for his size, old school in his mindset. Cristopher Ball, a Canadian former MMA fighter. They do a proper tough guy underdog vs monster match,  the abbreviated 8 minute version of it at least. Unfortunately, the crowd doesn't care at all. Maybe next year this should be promoted more beforehand. Cristopher Ball wins with an Armbar.

Segment Rating: 28

 

MATCH 2: Tongan Death Machine vs Lewis Frey

A puro undercard match where there's some early matwork and then these two suplex each other as hard as they can to fill time. The crowd struggles once again after the mood ruiner of the last match since these guys are also not built up yet, but there's better reception (and honestly, everyone loves watching folks dropped on their head).  TDM wins after a Pounce in 12 minutes.

Segment Rating: 31

 

MATCH 3: Blockbuster vs Sterling Whitlock

A match that you could call the appetizer for tomorrow's Gargantuan vs Alexander Robinson, Sterling tries to drop the brick wall that is the Metalhead of Mayhem, punching and kicking and palming him, but his opponent won't budge. 5 Sterling strikes equal one Blockbuster headbutt. At the end of the day, Sterling seems to have made some great progress, but after dropping Blockbuster with an amazing lariat, the 6'9 monster gets back up, hits a combo and gets him down with the Blockbuster Bomb.

Segment Rating: 42

 

SEGMENT 2: Jungle Jack Intervenes

Blockbuster isn't done with Sterling Whitlock, getting a table in the ring and preparing to powerbomb him through it, but Jungle Jack rushes the ring and causes him to flee. They get in a battle of words after Jack checks on the young competitor, and as Blockbuster calls for his music to play Jack turns it off angering him to no end, before laying the challenge: Day 2 of the Wrestlefestival, Jungle Jack vs Blockbuster. Tables Match. Buster accepts. 

Segment Rating: 47

 

SEGMENT 3: Ant-Man Entrance 

An elaborate light show begins, and a trick with the spotlight has everyone see a huge shadow cast over the stage, as Ant-Man in full costume rushes towards the ring. Something for the kids who watch the Em Cee You. 

Segment Rating: 38

 

MATCH 4: Ant-Man vs Intrepid Ian Identity (C) for the Canadian Championship

The longest match of the show, which is probably why it falls relatively flat to the high expectations before it. The action in itself is good, very old school with Ant-Man having to withstand long cheating heat segments in order to dish out high energy comeback offense, but the pay off probably took too long, with Ant-Man around 22 minutes in going for the Avalanche Powerslam, but Ian rakes the eyes and takes the drop to the outside. After recovering, Ant-Man follows him, and Ian drops him face first onto the ring steps, beginning an absolute assault that could very much be eye-damaging. He gets Ant-Man back into the ring, and hits an Identity Theft for the win.

Segment Rating: 47

 

MATCH 5: Skip Beau vs Dan DaLay

This match had the awkward mission of setting up the two last matches by calming the crowd down and not giving them three straight 20 minute epics, so Dan spent most of the time bullying Skip, before Skip erupted in rage and hit his big offense before the Flow Down for the win. #StandUpToBullying. 

Segment Rating: 40

 

MATCH 6: The Predators vs The Montreal Mafia (C) For the World Tag Team Championships

A 20 minute technical masterclass, in a feud that kind of lurked due to the teams lacking in charisma, but it has been about true mastery of  tag team wrestling, and this is definitely a good pay-off of a match. Double Montreal Crabs from The Mafia and a big, clean win for the still new champions to celebrate.

Segment Rating: 51

 

MAIN EVENT: Jamie Atherton vs Joey Poison in a #1 Contender's Match for the World Championship 

The match with The Good Build™, these two combatants absolutely laid it all on the line for 22 minutes for a shot at immortality. Big spots, lucha-like submission holds, a lot of violence at ringside. The rest of the show being kind of underwhelming works in this match's favor, as they look like a million bucks. Corkscrew Splash by Jamie, big cutter, Thunderbolt, 1...2...Joey kicks out. Antidote's Web cradle by Joey, leg strength is gone from the attack before the show, reversal into a 5 star pin, kick out, standing ovation from the fans. Jamie manages to get Joey out of the ring, Hits a Springboard High Knee to the outside, hits Joey in the head knocking him out, and he lands horribly on the barricade. Ref starts counting them out, Joey slowly gets to his feet and starts limping to the ring at the count of 7. Jamie recovers, and his instinct is to chop block him, so he dives from the turnbuckle to his opponent's leg shoulder-first, which is definitely bad news for himself. This ends in a count-out draw, and the fans are a mix of excited and completely confused about no main event. 

Segment Rating: 56

 

SEGMENT 4: Alex DeColt makes a big decision.

The Matchmaker Extraordinaire is here to save the day as both wrestlers are pushing the referee calling for a restart, and he announces that tomorrow's match is a triple threat for the World title. Jamie gets in Joey's face threatening him that with the damage in his leg he's not getting to the main event tomorrow regardless (barely legible without a mic), but Alex says he's not finished- if Jamie Atherton gets his hands on Joey before the match, he can never challenge for the world title ever again. Crowd cheers at this small win, and we go off air.

Segment Rating: 63

 

Overall Rating: 57

[619]

As mentioned before, I have no preexisting Canadian Cverse knowledge, so I really liked everything you did to set the family-friendly-festival mood: the punching contest, the balloon animals, the exhibition matches, the special entrance.

Knitting the two nights with the Jungle Jack angle was cool, while I didn’t see the main event finish coming. It was a good idea to give the fans something small to pop for at the end as a consolation. It got me wondering what a family crowd rioting would look like: rather than throwing trash in the ring, would they all start popping their balloon animals? 😆

[AboardTheArk]

18 hours ago, 619 said:

As mentioned before, I have no preexisting Canadian Cverse knowledge, so I really liked everything you did to set the family-friendly-festival mood: the punching contest, the balloon animals, the exhibition matches, the special entrance.

Knitting the two nights with the Jungle Jack angle was cool, while I didn’t see the main event finish coming. It was a good idea to give the fans something small to pop for at the end as a consolation. It got me wondering what a family crowd rioting would look like: rather than throwing trash in the ring, would they all start popping their balloon animals? 😆

Probably make witty picket signs and stand in the seats they paid for, orderly!

[AboardTheArk]

ΤΗΕ DECOLT WRESTLEFESTIVAL 2O18, DAY 2

Attendance: 1457 people

 

MATCH 1: FCW Showcase

TCW Alumni Dazzling Dave Diamond vs The Realest Gangster Mexico's Most Wanted, a man with a supremely successful independent wrestling career. This match is a much bigger occasion than last night's, so despite the fact it's a bit of an uneventful 10 minute match of them playing the hits, with Mexico's Most Wanted making his opponent bleed before falling to a Texas Lariat, the reception was much, much better.

Segment Rating: 49

 

SEGMENT 1: 3D Addresses The Crowd

After the match, Dazzling Dave Diamond picks up the mic in order to thank the crowd for coming and watching this match, says that having come into wrestling late in life he always had wrestling in a big canadian show in his bucket list, and he accomplished it tonight in a beautiful occasion. He says he wants everyone to enjoy the show and he hopes his path and CGC's meet again in the future.

Segment Rating: 53

 

SEGMENT 2: Elaborate Drake & Philippe Entrance

Aethereal music begins playing, as the two men arrive, being carried in pedestals and posing as statues, Philippe a perfect specimen and Drake a poor imitation. Gets some laughs, and many boos.

Segment Rating: 38

 

MATCH 2: Generation Z vs Drake Young & Philippe LeGrenier 

12 minutes of fairly nice action, with the youngsters doing some outrageous flippy things to the delight of their manager and the crowd. A long face heat segment on a helpless heel till the boss heel comes in to save the day is an extremely rare, but it's what we get here, as Philippe comes in to absolutely wreck the young boys. He loses focus in order to try and hit to a fan in the 5th row section B, no not you the other o- but a high knee from Alyx Winters destroys his nose. Bleeding and furious, Philippe finishes the job, giving both a Midnight DDT for the win.

Segment Rating: 37

 

MATCH 3: Jungle Jack vs Blockbuster

This match going on for 16 minutes was probably a mistake, but the bigger issue is the lack of chemistry between the two. Jack has been used to being the less mobile wrestler in his last couple of years in Japan, and Blockbuster hasn't been hit this hard in his life, and he was clearly irked about it. However, we got something at least watchable due to the two larger than life figures. Jack got a visual pin over Blockbuster after a ref bump during his finishing crossbody, but while he was trying to help the referee recover, exasperated that there was no one to count, he got hit with a low blow, and a Buster Bomb to give Blockbuster what is probably the biggest win in his career so far.

Segment Rating: 38

 

SEGMENT 3: Alex DeColt Announcement

The boss, the matchmaker, the Thinking Man's DeColt comes out, to raucous applause from the fans of CGC. As he stands in the middle of the ring, soaking the adoration in, he waits for the crowd in order to start speaking. The content on his promo is to once again thank the fans for showing up, but also make an important announcement. This is the first Wrestelfestival without the patriarch of the DeColt family, George DeColt, who left us this past October. Not only is this show obviously dedicated in his memory, but also, it's the day of announcing the George DeColt Memorial Cup! A 16 wrestler tournament with representatives hopefully from around the world, taking place annualy in October. Everyone goes crazy, there's an ovation in memory of George DeColt, and his music plays.

Segment Rating: 79

 

MATCH 4: Beat Up Battalion vs The Montreal Mafia (C) For The CGC World Tag Team Championships

The story of this match is The Montreal Mafia carrying the green team with no chemistry into a pretty good contest. 15 minutes of being thrown around while making incredibly dynamic tag team comebacks, even if the heat segments themselves aren't interesting in any way. The Tongan Death Machine interfered trying to attack Marc Raisin, but the referee ejected him. Charlie homicide went over to protest, and Dermott Ayres put him in the Montreal Crab, forcing a submission.

Segment Rating: 42

 

MATCH 5: Alexander Robinson vs Gargantuan 

A 20 minute contest, this was Gargantuan's biggest ever test, and while he was perhaps a tiny bit out of breath at the end, he didn't fail. Robinson showed why he's still a worker in demand, getting a really good match and believably going toe to toe with the monster in many occasions. However, a bad landing on his back after a missed senton spelt the beginning of the end for Robinson, who was hit with an ULTIMATE BACKBREAKAAAAAAH for the 1...2...3- no, Gargantuan breaks the pin up himself. He lifts Alexander up and taunts him to hit him with his best shot, to which the veteran responds with spitting him in the face and hitting him with the Canadian Violence running european uppercut for only a 1-count. Exasperated he just unleashes with elbows and punches and even claws and scratches, but the Genetically Modified Machine hits him with three different variations of backbreakers, before locking in the Pendulum Backbreaker submission hold. Robinson refuses to tap out, forcing Sterling Whitlock to come out and throw in the towel for his mentor.

Segment Rating: 50

 

SEGMENT 4: Intrepid Ian Identity Talks A Big Game

Ian makes his entrance holding a microphone, and announces that he'll be wrestling this match under protest for the unfair decision to make him defend his title two nights in a row, due to being at a huge rest disadvantage. However, he says, this will not stop him getting all the closer to realizing his destiny and his birthright, and reaching the glory he deserves at the top of this compa- aaand Skip Beau rushes in, sick of hearing his cr*p! The referee rings the bell, and the match begins!

Segment Rating: 48

 

MATCH 6: Skip Beau vs Intrepid Ian Identity (C) for the CGC Canadian Championship

Despite both men having had matches yesterday, this is a longwinded battle between two Combatants who know each other very well from their training at the DeColt Powerhouse. Skip in particular looks really good in this, showcasing his ability to both hit athletic spots and throw a big guy like Ian around with slams and suplexes. Ian gets momentum back by cheating and making very strategic retreats to the outside. Towards the end, we find ourselves in similar positions that Ian was in last night's title defense, about to be slammed from the top rope. He rakes the eyes, and takes the leap of faith to the outside. However, Skip knows he's playing possum and follows him with a huge Cannonball! Ian is absolutely obliterated, and Skip rolls him in the ring. He goes for the pin...small package by Ian, he's pulling the tights 1...2...Kick Out! Skip is furious, he charges in head first...into the ring post! Ian is pointing to his head, the universal wrestler symbol for being smart, and goes for the Identity Th- Flow Down! Skip had recovered all along! Skip feels the flow and begins dancing, showing his earlier, happier character isn't dead, and hits a second Flow Down as the crowd goes crazy! 1...2...3! New Champion!

Segment Rating: 51

 

MATCH 7: Jamie Atherton vs Joey Poison vs Whippy The Clown (C) for the CGC World Championship

26 minutes of brutal high flying action, this is closer to a 4C Main Event than a CGC one. The hatred between Jamie and Joey is the main factor, with Whippy spending a lot of the first 5-6 minutes chilling outside as they're killing each other, paying attention for any pinfall he needs to break up. After Joey dives to the outside to take the champion out, Jamie grabs a chair and begins to violently attack Joey's injured leg. Whippy gets a kendo stick, and they have a bit of a weapons swordfight, which the champion wins with his incredible fencing technique. He rolls Jamie back in, goes for the Joke's On You, countered into a brainbuster. Jamie gets up for the Corkscrew Splash, Joey throws him to the outside, and he once again hits himself badly on the barricade. Joey has his one on one moment with Whippy, they exchange holds and pinning combinations, Joey hits the Twisting Cutter, Whippy kicks out. He waits for the champion to get up and get him in the Antidote's Web, Whippy has it scouted and reverses it into an Alabama Slam. Stomps to the midsection, pulls Joey up by the hair, picks him up for the Joke's On You... Thunderbolt by Jamie! 1..2...Poison breaks it up! Jamie tries to hit a Dragon Screw, but Joey uses it for an Enziguiri Kick, before slowly climbing up the ropes, selling his leg. Whippy and Jamie both try to stop him, and they hit a double Superplex on Joey Poison. They have a stare down and Jamie unleashes on the champion, showing his youth and intensity, but Whippy has seen it all and manages to slow him down with a neck-crunching German Suplex. He tries to get him up for the Joke's On You, but Jamie reverses it and gets him out of the ring with the Huricanrana. Weighing his options, he picks up Joey Poison from his hair and hits him with a DDT, bringing him in the middle of the ring, and locking the Half Crab on the injured leg! Joey is writhing in pain, but after an agonizing few seconds he makes it to the ropes. Jamie tries the victory roll but it's countered by Jamie into the Antidote's Web 1..2...Jamie kicks out at 2.9! Joey can't keep up the leg strength to pin Jamie! Joey looks to the ringside for support instinctively, but Faith isn't there. What he does find though, is an idea. He gets Jamie up, hits the Twisting Cutter for good measure, and then he lifts him on his shoulders, and hits the Joke's On You! He goes for the pin, but Whippy grabs him and throws him out of the ring, with Joey's leg recoiling on the ropes! He tries to recover, but he can only watch helplessly as Whippy hits the Clowning Around (Single Leg Codebreaker) on Jamie and steals the win. 

Segment Rating: 54

 

Overall Rating: 55

[619]

I loved how every match had a unique feel. I think Alexander Robinson vs Gargantuan was my favourite as I love that kind of story where there’s one guy who has to win but it’s done in such a compelling way that the loser gets over too. I didn’t see the main event outcome coming, and the nature of the finish keeps interest high for what comes next, and how the two losers react as their chase goes on.

[AboardTheArk]

THE DECOLT WRESTLEFESTIVAL BACKLASH! CGC TITLE BOUT WRESTLING LIVE FROM MONTREAL!!!!

Five days after the biggest night of the year, a new cycle begins for Canadian Golden Combat, as we hit the road for a month of shows in Quebec, starting in lovely Montreal!

A "major development" is sure to take place in this show, as Alex DeColt has yet another surprise in store post the announcement of the George DeColt Memorial Cup! 

 

The Card is as follows: 

 

Match Card For Predictions

Blockbuster vs ???

The Beat Up Battalion vs Clause Reed and Gopher & The Ant

Lewis Frey vs Intrepid Ian Identity 

Skip Beau & Brett Fraser vs Jamie Atherton & Curtis Mobstar

Sterling Whitlock vs Jason Thunder

[AboardTheArk]

Vibert's Voice - Ep. 149, Tuesday, Week 2 of May 2018

 

After what has been a quiet week in wrestling, let's flip things around and start with the CGC review! If you missed the last episode, I thought the Wrestlefestival was good, but not the home run it should have been. However, I think they actually have a chance to keep the momentum going this time, due to how hot the company is at this stage in comparison to, well, every show since 2016. And this is supported by the fact they finally had a noticeable bump in attendance for a TV taping, with 457 people showing up at the Montreal hall- Montreal isn't even a stronghold for them. But let's get into the show itself.

 

SEGMENT 1: 

Joey Poison opens the show, coming out in crutches. He cuts a promo on how he main evented the Wrestlefestival but in the end, he failed. However, the nature of how the match went makes him feel that this journey isn't over, and that there is still a score to settle between him and Whippy The Clown. Whippy comes out at this point, saying that Joey is obsessed with getting the feelgood veteran win because Whippy did it, but it's not going to happen for him. Joey responds with "I can't wrestle for the next month due to my leg injury. But Chaos In The Cage is six weeks away. And a Cage Match will finally mean no Jamie Atherton getting between us. This is your chance to end our series, if you really think there's no way you're losing." Whippy gives this offer a lot of thought, and agrees to shake hands with Joey. This was a really good segment, and keep in mind these guys are just serviceable on the microphone, it's truly a result of the storyline finally fully clicking. 

Segment Rating: 60

 

MATCH 1: 

The Beat Up Battalion faces Gopher & The Ant with Clause Reed. This is the most good workers we have seen in a match for these three giants, and they delivered a fine match. I don't have many comments other than they're clearly keeping Ant-Man stronger than his partner, as he got to suplex all three guys at one point, and TDM won with a Quarterback Sack on Reed.

Segment Rating: 38

 

MATCH 2: 

Sterling Whitlock vs Jason Thunder. With Alexander Robinson and Lightning Lomas both injured, I just have to yearn in regards to how good the tag team match could have been, because this two had great chemistry but the crowd is still dead for their acts as solo guys. Rapid, modern action, I am becoming a bigger fan of Whitlock every time he's on TV because he's kind of buried in FCW shows even if their platform is bigger nowardays. Jason hit a Thunder DDT and tried to follow it up with an Electrocution submission, but Whitlock powered out and hit a huge Backdrop Driver for what I consider a big upset win. Nice match that could have been better with a real hot crowd.

Segment Rating: 41 

 

SEGMENT 2: 

Blockbuster is in the ring, recounting his favorite moments from the two day Wrestlefestival on a highlight reel from the Mapletron. Stealing candy from babies, singing royalty-free Metallica tribute band songs on karaoke, and beating up Jungle Jack again and again and again and again. He says that from now on, he protects CGC from anyone who comes in and likes to think he's more 'popular' or 'likeable' or 'honorable' than BlockFreakingBuste- music hits. And it's the newest signing from Canadian Golden Combat. This time, it's not some guy from ACPW that I have only heard of due to Vin Tanner telling me this guys are solid. It's "The Can't Miss Prospect" Marc Dubois. After his critically acclaimed one year run with SOTBPW, Dubois is finally wrestling for a Canadian company. And that is the core of his promo, the fact that during his rehab he realized that one of the million things he missed the mark with was the fact he never got the chance to make a name in his home country- blinded by the SWF program and the chance to be a megastar early on. But, he promises he wouldn't fumble this time, and hearing Blockbuster's bold claims, it feels like there's a chance to test both promises... in tonight's main event! Marc was an absolute star here, it's good to see him doing better, but Blockbuster talking for like three minutes straight, even with a cute gimmick helping him was a bit underwhelming. 

Segment Rating: 52

 

MATCH 3: 

Intrepid Ian Identity vs Lewis Frey. It's a bit curious that this match was booked in the first place, but it did keep the trend of guys working a fresh, almost independent style of wrestling, despite Ian's DeColt polish. This was also very short, with the story being that of a completely enraged Ian Identity trying to get steam out after losing the Canadian title. One Identity Theft later, and Frey was down.

Segment Rating: 44

 

SEGMENT 3: 

Ian gets a microphone, and he cuts the simplest and most to the point promo yet: despite losing his Canadian title under dubious circumstances that show inherent bias in CGC management, the title itself was holding him down. From now on he will win every match he's in, until Alex DeColt has no choice but give him a World Championship opportunity. For people who can't count, like the Quebecois, he's 1-0. Solid stuff.

Segment Rating: 49

 

SEGMENT 4: 

Jamie Atherton crashes in Alex DeColt's office to complain about being removed from the World Championship picture despite showing he's clearly as good if not better than Joey Poison in his debut match. Alex absolutely scolds him for being a ruthless opportunist who even still couldn't beat Joey Poison on one leg, but says he will give him an opportunity tonight: He's inserted into a tag match and if he gets the pin over his partner, he gets a title shot- for the Canadian Championship. Jamie is disappointed but realizes he has pushed the boss way past the point of gaining anything from it. 

Segment Rating: 69

 

MATCH 4: 

Skip Beau & Brett Fraser vs Curtis Mobstar and Jamie Atherton. Ok so, I am not getting in depth here other than stating the simple fact I do not like the 'can they co-exist' trope. Which is why I am glad the match ended with a ref bump that show Curtis Mobstar follow by chair-shotting all three other competitors, hitting the Flattener DDT on Brett Fraser, and winning, securing a Canadian Title shot for a later show (maybe even Chaos In The Cage but they weren't clear about that). 

Segment Rating: 47

 

MATCH 5: 

Blockbuster vs Marc Dubois. Blockbuster isn't very good, but...I'll just say that Dubois is the best wrestler on the company. Kind of by far. This was an excellent performance to just drag something from the big man, who can still have good runs in the company especially since he's homegrown, but every time he's been given the ball in 2018 he hasn't quite delivered. Dubois was crisp, and he even got to showcase his strength by suplexing Blockbuster multiple times in this match to begin his comebacks. The match didn't overstay it's welcome and it was the shortest main event they had this year, and of course Dubois secured the win with a Comeback Lariat. 

Segment Rating: 60

 

Overall, this was the best TV show they've had this year, although it gets an obvious boost from being the post-Festival show, with a new debut and more eyes watching than usual. Still, can't help to feel they have something brewing, especially since there's one more hyped up debut coming soon plus a couple returnees from injury (remember when Flash and Ozzie Golden were the number one team in the company back in...2017?). The whole show gets a 61, and while they probably won't touch this grade any time soon, I do expect them to hover in this range at least.

[619]

I agreed with Vibert’s analysis of the opening segment: it feels like that situation is really heating up with the festival finish and this idea that “just because I did it, doesn’t mean you will”.

I enjoyed Blockbuster’s lines. If only there was a mechanic in the game to reward you with slightly higher scores if you give guys material that exceeds their abilities, haha.

Another small detail I liked was having the stipulation introduced for Atherton but not exercising it. A nice way to keep things unpredictable and subvert a wrestling trope.

I’m intrigued to find out what’s next for him as it seems like you set a lot of things in motion on this show. Perhaps Dubois, but I’m not sure you’ll want either losing their next big match.

Edited September 19, 2022 by 619

[AboardTheArk]

1 hour ago, 619 said:

I agreed with Vibert’s analysis of the opening segment: it feels like that situation is really heating up with the festival finish and this idea that “just because I did it, doesn’t mean you will”.

I enjoyed Blockbuster’s lines. If only there was a mechanic in the game to reward you with slightly higher scores if you give guys material that exceeds their abilities, haha.

Another small detail I liked was having the stipulation introduced for Atherton but not exercising it. A nice way to keep things unpredictable and subvert a wrestling trope.

I’m intrigued to find out what’s next for him as it seems like you set a lot of things in motion on this show. Perhaps Dubois, but I’m not sure you’ll want either losing their next big match.

I'm a bit cornered with Jamie, as he's great and I have vaguely big plans for him, but I have too many heels, they will only become more (for instance, I am not making Hugh Ancrie a face exactly because he comes from NOTBPW and I am kayfabe petty), and none of them is over enough to go against Dubois other than Gargantuan at this stage, which is basically the biggest match I can run and I therefore want to save it for down the road ideally. He might take some time off, but also he was elevated a lot in the Joey Poison feud and he lost it so maybe feeding him to someone wouldn't be bad for him because he can actually talk. We will see how it goes!

I really thought this was the TV show that worked the most so far, but also it was the easiest to write- setting things up is easy, going through with them is trickier!

[619]

20 minutes ago, AboardTheArk said:

I'm a bit cornered with Jamie, as he's great and I have vaguely big plans for him, but I have too many heels, they will only become more (for instance, I am not making Hugh Ancrie a face exactly because he comes from NOTBPW and I am kayfabe petty), and none of them is over enough to go against Dubois other than Gargantuan at this stage, which is basically the biggest match I can run and I therefore want to save it for down the road ideally. He might take some time off, but also he was elevated a lot in the Joey Poison feud and he lost it so maybe feeding him to someone wouldn't be bad for him because he can actually talk. We will see how it goes!

I really thought this was the TV show that worked the most so far, but also it was the easiest to write- setting things up is easy, going through with them is trickier!

A face-heel imbalance is always a headache:  I feel like I’m cheating booking a company with no split at the moment! I admire your commitment to kayfabe over taking an easy way out, and look forward to seeing what solutions you find. If you’re getting guys over in defeat, you’re definitely doing something right.

[AboardTheArk]

Three Weeks Ago...

A cold night at the CGC office in Vancouver. Far beyond a reasonable working hour, I had stayed late for what had kind of become a part of the job, me and Alex 'hanging out' and sharing a bottle of whiskey. It would mostly be him ranting about which one of my booking choices he would have changed, but then adding "but of course I respect the work you're doing and I would never intervene", which probably means I was two strikes away. But this time there was a real argument happening.

Alex: "Adrian this is fucking suicide! I mean...you can't be serious. That's literally half the remaining budget of the company, per year, and we are already losing money every month to the point where I don't know if we HAVE a year!"

Adrian: "Alex. Alex. Let's talk about this. What is the first thing I told you on our booking meeting when I took charge? That the biggest problem in the company is that there are no DeColts-"

Alex: "He's no DeColt! Not only does he not wrestle like one, not only does he have no connection with DeColt Country but also I would never think a druggie is DeColt material."

Adrian: "You know, whispering doesn't mean you didn't say it."

Alex goes for a refill, exasperated. 

Alex: "You practically HAD a DeColt. You turned Ian heel. That guy looks like a million bucks, is one of our best wrestlers, he's homegrown. And you turned him to have a two month run with the midcard belt before apparently dropping it at the festival to Skip, who's the one who should turn heel in the first place! You know the geek dancer gimmick is to make a bigger impression when he turns heel, and you trashed it first show you ran. I said nothing, because I think overall you're doing a fine job. But bringing Dubois in to be the top guy, and paying him 400 grand a year? That is way too steep for me, Adrian."

Adrian: "How do you feel about a good redemption story? Guy is clean, doing the best work of his career down in Mexico. You watch Lucha Libre? These guys are awesome and they know how to pop a family crowd, our crowd. He's been doing inspiring interviews, having marks online root for him every step of the way to his return to relevance. And we are getting him, right before his prime, ,having TWO big angles to run as far as marketing, because not only is it a redemption story from the 'Can't Miss Prospect' or whatever the fuck he was in 2005...but also he has only wrestled in Canada in SWF House Shows! The fucking Stones would love to have him do jack-off matwork fests with Johnny Bloodstone until he's 50, but you can actually draw fucking money with him."

Alex: "I know what Lucha is, thank you very much. But the thing is, I am not done. You want to give him creative control?"

I swiftly interrupted him, and began pacing around the room. To me, it made all the sense in the world, he just had to see the vision. It's not complicated either.

Adrian: "Of course I do. So that he signs here. Because simply, there's no guy on our roster he doesn't go over for like his first 18 months in the company. He's a bigger star than anyone we got, so you give him an extra perk on the booking he would already receive, and you convince him to come back to Canada instead of staying in Mexico city on a better company that is trying to become an international powerhouse. Alex, please focus and listen. We obviously CAN'T have a DeColt, unless we brought in some of the 20 best wrestlers in the world or something, guys that make millions. What we CAN have, is someone who is marketable and has built-in reasons for the crowd to root for him so that we can approximate what we have lost. And then, you elevate Gargantuan who is ready to be a mainstream star, you elevate Ian, you elevate all these guys from being in the ring with him. Because Dan is too old, Joey has hit physical decline, Whippy is in the form of his life but he's 42. In like a year, it's going to be Ian, Skip and Jamie carrying the weight. And they need one more guy to be the #1 dude, they can handle being 2 to 4 just fine, and those are important roles. But you don't want to cheapen out on your franchise player, or there might not be a 2019 for CGC."

Alex: "Ι-"

Adrian: "Also there's no just firing clause in his contract. If we see that we're running under the water, we fire him and it will not cost us the money we owe him for the rest of his contract, he just gets some damages paid. Due to his past. Fucked up, but good lawyer work."

Alex smiles for the first time in a couple of weeks at the very least. 

Alex: "Well, then it's worth a shot. Call his guys and tell them we'll send the contract. He's gonna be CGC's Comeback Kid."

[AboardTheArk]

CGC TITLE BOUT WRESTLING! LIVE FROM QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! NEW TIME SLOT!

Dear CGC fans, we are absolutely ecstatic to announce that Title Bout Wrestling will be airing on a new timeslot on Channel Six. Gone are the days of Title Bout Wrestling being a midnight escapade for all our loyal fans! From now on, we will be airing on a comfortable 3 pm PST, a perfect time considering it's a Sunday afternoon, for the whole family. And we celebrate this with a special version of Title Bout Wrestling that features a lot of high stakes matches! 

 

Match Card For Predictions

Dan DaLay vs Marc Dubois 

Hugh Ancrie vs Zeus Maximillion

The Canadian Blondes vs The Gopher & The Ant

Sterling Whitlock vs Warren Technique

Alan Parent vs Intrepid Ian Identity

Tune in for such a competitive match card, plus Whippy The Clown has a sit-down interview with Adrian Garcia, and a lot more!

[AboardTheArk]

Vibert's Voice - Ep. 150, Tuesday, Week 3 of April 2018

A big thank you to everyone for sending your questions for this 150th Episode milestone mailbag, a huge thank you of course to our sponsors at SeatGeek, you heard the ad already. Before we close, let's jump to the CGC segment! They moved to a new afternoon timeslot on Channel Six, presumeably because of the fact they signed someone recognizable. It resulted in an uptick in viewers, from 12K to 18K. Now, that is small considering they were literally at the graveyard slot, but we should remember: Channel Six is a british channel airing in Canada that exists only to be perceived in unspeakable hours airing some skit comedy show from the 80's while you're high on legal drugs. So, really, this 33% increase is encouraging and will hopefully continue as they keep on improving. On the show itself, this was the most consistently good card they've produced!

 

MATCH 1: 

Sterling Whitlock vs Warren Technique. This is Warren's farewell match as he chose to sign a deal with Quebec Pro Wrestling and he's not allowed to work both companies due to their owners' contentious relationships. And he went out on his back, putting Sterling over in a 20 minute(!!!!) match where he got hit with some incredibly stiff strikes. This felt very 70's in the way Warren would lock him in holds for minutes at a time to get his comeuppance in spurts, and while this retro feel should be saved for once-in-a-while occasions, I really enjoyed it. Sterling picked up the W with a Whitlock's End, and Warren's good CGC career comes to an end with a banger. 

Segment Rating: 49

 

SEGMENT 1: 

Before their match, the Canadian Blondes come out in order to welcome Flash for making his return after that particularly nasty concussion he suffered in January. I'm honestly a big fan of Flash and Ozzie taking advantage of CGC's decline to become quasi-main event acts, and hopefully the promotion doing better doesn't mean they get buried down the card. Getting mic time though doesn't happen to anyone in the company, and Flash got 5 minutes to make fun of the Quebecians and put his own resilience over. 

Segment Rating: 51 

 

MATCH 2: 

The Canadian Blondes vs Gopher & The Ant. I get that these guys are match more ready for meaningful TV time than Generation Z but I don't like them being position as the team that loses to whichever heel needs a win. Regardless, this was another good match, both teams know how to work, and they went all out here. Some incredible cruiserweight spots from all of them, especially with Flash countering an Alabama Slam from Ant-Man into a Code Red. Flash also got the win, which makes sense due to his return, pinning Smith with a Crucifix after Ozzie cheated on his behalf. 

Segment Rating: 48

 

SEGMENT 2: 

We move on to the sit-down interview between Whippy The Clown and Adrian Garcia. Garcia here essentially riles Whippy up to get him to talk shit about Joey. Whippy's promo is about how while he respects Joey Poison and all he's done in his 9 years in CGC, he doesn't feel the same respect. Getting to the top is much more difficult than Joey thinks, and doubly so doing it while also being a clown, a joker, a whippersnapper, a rapscallion etc. He had to get in top shape to even get a title shot, while Joey made it to the biggest match of his career injured. He reminds everyone how he wasn't out of commision even after Dan DaLay put him through the French-Canadian Announce table. But he ends his promo saying that he will not make the mistake of underestimating Joey, because he felt how good Joey is at his best at Luck Of The Draw, so his gameplan is simple: be better. You don't need me repeating his points in a much worse delivery to know this was a really good promo. Adrian was really good at his segways too but he's been cutting good promos for over a decade. 

Segment Rating: 64

 

SEGMENT 3: 

Ian Identity comes out with a mic before his match against Alan Parent, and makes a bold call: he's going 2-0 on his way to a World Title Shot! I would have given him a non-rating but it actually got the second loudest boos of the show, which gave me a chuckle. 

Segment Rating: 46

 

MATCH 3: 

Intrepid Ian Identity squashes Alan Parent, other than a part where Alan almost taps him out with a very believable Armbar-based comeback, and then Ian hits the Identity Theft. Not much else to say about this. Would have been good if it was 15+ minutes. Fine for what it was.

Segment Rating: 44

 

SEGMENT 4: 

Joey Poison is in the locker room with Faith, and essentially apologizes to her. He knows he can win alone, he feels this, but he's right that he completely diminished her part in the journey, and the fact that part of his success is also her success. He wraps this up in a very "moral at the end of a cartoon" where he says he made the mistake of letting his obsession for the title getting in the way of their friendship, but Faith says she's still hurt, and especially after watching him lose because of no one being in his corner, he can't agree with the remorse he's saying he's showing. Good stuff! I did not expect this to be part of the core of the storyline, thought Faith was getting a new client since the older Joey gets, even if they're friends the age difference hits worse on screen.

Segment Rating: 58

 

MATCH 4: 

Hugh Ancrie makes his debut against Zeus Maxmillion, and while this was just a fine match, Hugh bulked up for this debut and he was absolutely huge. Towering over the Suntan Superman, he showed his House Of Stone principles outwrestling him and suplexing him to death. Zeus took control back with his superhuman resiliance, but his Olympic Clutch didn't get the job done and he succumbed to Hugh and the Crying Game (Reverse DDT into Dragon Sleeper), tapping out. Solid debut although if Zeus was a couple years younger this match would have ruled. 

Segment Rating: 45

 

SEGMENT 5: 

Ancrie gets a mic, and he cuts a promo about how he's...angry. Angry at what CGC represents, as wrestling is a sport where the cream of the crop rises to the top (heh), and not about popularity and a can-do attitude. He says he's stronger, smarter, better than every CGC competitor, and he will prove this by methodically tapping out the roster. So I guess they brought him in to fill that Sean Deeley hole they had for about 4 years. Sure! The guy is like a Stone/DeColt hybrid in terms of having what they'd want in a wrestler, it'll be cool to see what they do with him. Also at least they didn't mention the "other place". 

Segment Rating: 59 

 

MATCH 5: 

Dan DaLay and Marc Dubois showed great chemistry together! They brawled for 15 minutes, and Dan got boo'd louder than he has in YEARS, and he seemed to cherish that. This was actually a really nice match, and Marc was better than his last main event, but I'll have to rate it lower due to the fact it ended with Dan DaLay DQing himself so as to not lose clean. Not only will I always feel DQ finishes are bad, him doing the "I'm losing let's grab a foreign object" DQ is much worse for his chances if the feud continues long-term than a rage DQ. Regardless, it seems like...Dan DaLay could have the CGC match of the year? Which seems weird in any year, let alone 2018.

Segment Rating: 50

 

SEGMENT 6: 

As Marc recovers and wants to cut a "send the crowd home happy" promo, Dan shows he's not done with him, doing a classic DaLay beatdown to send the crowd home seething. It didn't last too long before security came out and they did the "we're out of time" fade to black, but my favorite moment was Dan hitting Marc head first into the ring post, him not falling down because he has to be hit again for the spot, and Dan checking if the ring post is concave with his hands before hitting him again repreatedly. Just a bit of wrestlers having fun going through the motions, y'know? Strong ending too.

Segment Rating: 63 

 

So, top to bottom this WAS the best episode they've had due to the worst thing on it being at the level of usually the third best thing on the show, but the lack of an actually great main event means I have to rate it a bit lower. Still, a very strong 55 for Title Bout Wrestling, and yeah. I am certain the company will have a decent summer and this review series will not tire me as much as it did in March. Thank you all for listening, and here's to 150 more money-making episodes of Vibert's Voice!

Edited September 23, 2022 by AboardTheArk

[619]

Congratulations on the big viewer jump and best card yet. I enjoyed the description of your new channel’s other output too: funny and it helps brings the game world to life.

Are QPW a bigger promotion at this time or was it just that they were offering Technique a bigger push/more money?

I really like the direction of the title story over the last few shows. It feels like there are quite a few extra layers with Whippy looking down on Poison a bit but trying to stay respectful and the Faith stuff, so it will be interesting to see how it all pays off. I did wonder if either party would turn heel before it’s all over, but I know you said you’re quite stacked for heels.

Reverse DDT into a Dragon Sleeper is a mighty move, I’d want that finisher if I was a wrestler. I like that the submission tied into his post-match promo and promise too.

The main event kept me guessing again, as the reminder that you have another top face in waiting again created the doubt that maybe one of Whippy or Poison could yet fully embrace the dark side to keep/win the title.

[AboardTheArk]

QPW aren't bigger, they've tried to sign a lot of my guys but most refuse because CGC is bigger. The two wrestlers they've gotten is because Donte Dunn starts with a lot of heat with Alex DeColt due to his push being ruined before the player takes over and Warren had actually handed in his notice before signing there but I had forgotten it because it was during the time of the forum change when I wasn't logging into the game to not play too far ahead in the save.

 

I very much do not regret having the shows revolve around Dubois, he's giving me 10+ better in-ring performance grades than anyone else on the roster. I will very carefully consider when I put him in the title picture though, judging from the popularity differences in the roster I might actually be able to make him lose once in a while if I keep him strong.

Whippy is so good to write for, I absolutely stumbled into some gold but I don't know if I have like 2-3 more great promos in me that aren't the exact same thing lol.

When I booked the Ancrie promo I had no idea what it would be, thankfully it became something decent if cliche in the write up. 

And just, thanks for the constant feedback, people are always reading which is great but it's different to be able to communicate out of character observations about what is going on in the game!

[619]

Ah, that's very nice of you to say. I only apologise for my lack of prior Canadian CVerse knowledge, which causes me to ask dumb questions like QPW's stature that everyone else probably knows instinctively. I guess it gives me a unique perspective though, as I'm discovering these characters and their history for the first time through this dynasty and your interpretations.

That's really interesting about the Dunn/QPW dynamic. It's cool that the mod created such hurdles to overcome, and likewise that Dubois is proving such a game-changer.

I'm pleased you're enjoying writing for Whippy as it gives you extra motivation to get from show to show. I have a similar thing with two guys I'm booking currently, that I keep jotting down lines for them to fire at one another months ahead of where I'm currently at.

[AboardTheArk]

TITLE BOUT WRESTLING BACK IN LAVAL! REMEMBER, WE CHANGED TIMESLOTS, PLEASE WATCH US!

Match Card: 

Marc Dubois vs Nathan Black

Chucky Dorrance vs Lewis Frey

Brady Prince vs Intrepid Ian Identity 

Canadian Blondes vs Thunder & Lightning 

Brett Fraser and Skip Beau vs Curtis Mobstar and Hugh Ancrie

[AboardTheArk]

Vibert's Voice - Ep. 151, Tuesday Week 4 of April 2018 

And, we get to the CGC part of the show, which will be a bit more abbreviated this time because to me it felt like a filler show from them. Which is crazy to say since it was still stronger than almost anything pre-April, but you'll see what I mean. 

 

SEGMENT 1: 

Marc Dubois opens the show, hyping up the fact that he's facing Nathan Black to open Title Bout Wrestling, and also vowing revenge from Dan DaLay for his attack after last week's main event. And this is "just" a good segment, but I have to rate it high because he's already the most over wrestler on the show! And also he's very charismatic, knows how to pace his promo etc. He's a pro wrestler. Long may his soberness continue. 

Segment Rating: 68 

 

MATCH 1: 

So the issue with this match is that Marc Dubois had a 20 minute technical match against an aging midcarder. I mean, it was fine, but there was no reason for it. I guess it's to position Nathan as very dangerous given he's probably going to be the big heel midcard gatekeeper now that he is solo. Sure. I think this stretched the limit of what you can do by just having Marc wrestle to cover TV time, but again, it was fine. 

Segment Rating: 51 

 

SEGMENT 2: 

Dan tries to attack Dubois again, but the babyface had expected his attack and gave him a taste of his own medicine, forcing him to back off. This is helping make DaLay feel important again, him being chosen to be Dubois' first program. 

Segment Rating: 59 

 

MATCH 2: 

So, I have no idea why Chucky D vs Lewis Frey was booked, it was okay given they're both inexperienced jobbers, and I get that you can do this to build them up since they don't have any other show, but it came out of the blue. Seven minutes later, the Chuckmeister was tapping out to an ankle lock to give Frey his first CGC win. 

Segment Rating: 28

 

SEGMENT 3: 

Alex DeColt came out to announce that next week is a special card for Title Bout Wrestling, Gold Rush! And that there will be two title matches, and a #1 contender's match. He says Whippy The Clown got this week off, because next week he's facing CGC World Tag Team Champion Marc Raisin in the main event as a title defense. Curtis Mobstar vs Skip Beau is happening, and it's a no DQ match. And The Canadian Blondes are facing Alexander Robinson and Sterling Whitlock in the #1 contender's match. So, basically, we're getting compensated for Lewis Frey vs Chucky Dorrance, and I am all for it! This is also a surefire way to keep eyes on the product, I'm sure. 

Segment Rating: 81

 

SEGMENT 4: 

Ian Identity comes out for his match against Brady Prince, and says that clearly his wins haven't been appreciated by the boss, so he's adding a caveat: he will beat Brady Prince in under 10 minutes! Everyone is whelmed, which of course is the point. 

Segment Rating: 43

 

MATCH 3: 

So, this match wasn't good! To make Ian seem even more of a douche egomaniac, they had him look not-great here, and this went longer than it should have, 8 minutes in fact. Of course, the Identity Theft put Prince away eventually, but why did I not skip this?

Segment Rating: 39 

 

SEGMENT 5: 

A cute little breather of a segment, the Beat Up Battalion guys trying to recruit Blockbuster because he's a huge dude, and he's quizzing them on their metal knowledge to see if they're worthy, then gets frustrated and rejects them. Probably went a couple minutes too long to fill time but I can't be mad at the idea of these wrestlers acting at least slightly like people. 

Segment Rating: 43

 

MATCH 4: 

The Canadian Blondes vs Thunder and Lightning was the best match on the show, and it was still short of what it could be in a match with actual stakes. There wasn't a story told in a sense that something specific dictated the flow of the match, but it was a perfectly acceptable TV match. Put this in front of a hot TCW crowd and it gets like a 65. Flash keeps picking up pins, this time hitting a Corkscrew Splash for the clean win, probably signifying they're getting closer to their best post-injury. 

Segment Rating: 53

 

SEGMENT 6: 

Jenny Playmate interviews Hugh Ancrie ahead of the main event, and he says that his goal is to make the Canadian Champion tap out, because it would just be what makes the biggest statement. Not because of the title, which is beneath him since it's not the main. He also puts his partner down which is a bit annoying from a heel but I guess fits his  character. Jenny is great trying to keep a line between thirsting over him and not being weird on "national" TV, and she succeeds. 

Segment Rating: 63 

 

MATCH 5:

Brett Fraser & Skip Beau vs Curtis Mobstar and Hugh Ancrie. Good action overall although nothing insanely good, they kept Skip and Hugh fairly seperate which is a choice given Curtis vs Skip didn't need to have a long preview, but they did a lot of Brett and Mobstar in the ring together. However, we have champion and challenger in the ring to end the match, and Brett and Hugh are brawling really hard at ringside, which distracts the referee and lets Mobstar pull out brass knuckles and hit Skip in the back of the head for the win. Brass Knuckles will be legal next week, which definitely makes this build more exciting, but I do not think they'll do anything special on TV. 

Segment Rating: 52 

 

Overall Rating: I think they kind of treated this as a filler show themselves, but they have enough talent currently for the show to still be fine. 53

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The title program taking a week off and DuBois being in the opener gave this show a different feel, but it meant opportunities to heat some other people up. Plus, by hyping a stacked card with special branding for next week, you gave people who tuned in for Whippy and co something to look forward to. I liked the metal knowledge line too.