Eternal Phoenix Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 The set up is simple. Lucas Molina. In workout sweats. Seated backwards on a steel chair, arms folded on the back. In a spotlight. In a wrestling ring. Simple. "You know, Pastor Richards has a lot to say for someone who's not about to get in the ring. But I don't mind. That's his job. What I mind is the insinuation. I made Christian Priest tap out in the middle of that ring. Last season i made him tap out in European rules, too. And before then, he had to punch me in the balls to get the job done." One disdainful pause if ever there was one. I'm a fair man. I'm an honest man. I don't make excuses when I get beat. This is wrestling. People make mistakes. Losses happen. But Priest? He has his hype man come out and make excuses. Call it a fluke. His ego can't accept it. How pathetic. How insecure. But...it does tell me something. Something important. Molina smiles. It's not a very nice smile. "I'm in his head. He's worried about me. I'm not Billy Norris. I'm not Angela Wasserman. And I'm certainly not Blood River. He has to be careful against me. Because he knows I can beat him. He knows I can put him in the Bodylock or the Crab and there will be no escape. He'll have to humble himself and tap out before I fold him in half. Oh, yeah. He knows. And he. Can't. Stand. It. It drives him crazy to know that a guy half his size can take everything he's got to dish out and then make him tap. It just might haunt his dreams. Molina's smile widens into an wryly amused grin. See you soon, Christian. And we're done here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 WEEK THIRTEEN CARD ALPHA DIVISION (5) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-7, OVR 543) vs. (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (10-2, OVR 579)* - With the post-championship-hangover-loss out of the way, Nuke returns to his unstoppably violent ways. (4) Brian Blackfield (5-7, OVR 589)* vs. (7) The Mastodon (5-7, OVR 550) - I almost flipped a coin, but went with Blackfield because he won last time. (2) George Mastachas (8-4, OVR 560) vs. (6) Mel O'Hallister (5-7, OVR 555)* - The Championship is gone, but Mastachas is still a top tier performer. (8) De'siree Mitchell (3-9, OVR 519) vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-5, OVR 547)* - This may be the last time we see this match-up. Brandy's been in control so far. BETA DIVISION EUROPEAN RULES MATCH: (1) Lucas Molina (10-2, OVR 519)* vs. (2) Christian Priest (9-3, OVR 612) - Molina wants to prove he's surpassed Priest, but it's going to be a long night. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (7-5, OVR 538)* vs. (6) Pulsar (4-8, OVR 504) - Yoshii's too good for Pulsar. (z-8) Blood River (1-11, OVR 512) vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (8-4, OVR 536)* - Gross stays in the hunt with an easy match-up. (5) Billy Norris (6-6, OVR 538)* vs. (7) Angela Wassermann (3-9, OVR 494) - Wassermann needs a miracle to remain in Beta. She's not getting it this week. GAMMA DIVISION (5) Big Scott Weathers (5-7, OVR 513) vs. (2) Diego Rodriguez (8-4, OVR 547)* - Weathers has exceeded expectations this season, but he's not beating Rodriguez. TABLES MATCH: (y-1) Monty Dhillon (12-0, OVR 567)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-8, OVR 465) - This one should go as expected. (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-11, OVR 496) vs. (4) Indigo Rose (7-5, OVR 528)* - Stevens has thrown in the towel, while Rose is riding a hot streak. (6) Markus Clay (4-8, OVR 497)* vs. (3) Kichi Hida (7-5, OVR 494) - After this match, Clay might want to be relegated... DELTA DIVISION (2) Rock Sheridan (8-4, OVR 440)* vs. (3) Diamond (7-5, OVR 510) - Rock beats rock (4) Leon de Ramos (7-5, OVR 434)* vs. (1) Nocturne (9-3, OVR 464) - Could go either way. SUBMISSION MATCH: (6) Sterling Silver (5-7, OVR 470)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-10, OVR 417) - Experience and desperation (7) Mickey Steele (5-7, OVR 427) vs. (5) Scott Stevens (5-7, OVR 442)* - Homer pick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 No Quick Thoughts this week or next. Done with that, as this week the delayed show posting (not a shot, just a statement of fact) and two double shifts have taken the time and energy away. Also boss's promotion/relegation tracker thing is more or less what I was doing without the numbers and it's better, so eh. I'll hold my water for the big end of season review, yes indeed. I'm not even doing comments here with predictions. ALPHA DIVISION (5) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-7, OVR 543) vs. (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (10-2, OVR 579)* [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 1 - 0] (4) Brian Blackfield (5-7, OVR 589)* vs. (7) The Mastodon (5-7, OVR 550) [Career: Brian Blackfield, 1 - 0] (2) George Mastachas (8-4, OVR 560) vs. (6) Mel O'Hallister (5-7, OVR 555)* [Career: George Mastachas, 3 - 2] (8) De'siree Mitchell (3-9, OVR 519) vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-5, OVR 547)* [Career: Brandy McDonald, 5 - 2] BETA DIVISION EUROPEAN RULES MATCH: (1) Lucas Molina (10-2, OVR 519)* vs. (2) Christian Priest (9-3, OVR 612) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 – 2. European Rules Records: Priest 2 – 0, Molina 0 – 1.] (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (7-5, OVR 538)* vs. (6) Pulsar (4-8, OVR 504) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 3 - 0] (z-8) Blood River (1-11, OVR 512) vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (8-4, OVR 536)* [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] (5) Billy Norris (6-6, OVR 538)* vs. (7) Angela Wassermann (3-9, OVR 494) [Career: Billy Norris, 6 - 1] GAMMA DIVISION (5) Big Scott Weathers (5-7, OVR 513) vs. (2) Diego Rodriguez (8-4, OVR 547)* [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 1 - 0] TABLES MATCH: (y-1) Monty Dhillon (12-0, OVR 567)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-8, OVR 465) [Career: Monty Dhillon, 2 – 1. Tables Records: Dhillon 1 – 1.] (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-11, OVR 496) vs. (4) Indigo Rose (7-5, OVR 528)* [Career: Indigo Rose, 3 - 2] (6) Markus Clay (4-8, OVR 497)* vs. (3) Kichi Hida (7-5, OVR 494) [Career: Markus Clay, 1 - 0] DELTA DIVISION (2) Rock Sheridan (8-4, OVR 440)* vs. (3) Diamond (7-5, OVR 510) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] (4) Leon de Ramos (7-5, OVR 434)* vs. (1) Nocturne (9-3, OVR 464) [Career: Leon de Ramos, 1 - 0] SUBMISSION MATCH: (6) Sterling Silver (5-7, OVR 470)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-10, OVR 417) [Career: Sterling Silver, 1 – 0. Submission Match records: Stevens 0 – 1.] (7) Mickey Steele (5-7, OVR 427) vs. (5) Scott Stevens (5-7, OVR 442)* [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 WEEK THIRTEEN CARD The * in each pairing denotes the winner of the previous match this season ALPHA DIVISION (5) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-7, OVR 543) vs. (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (10-2, OVR 579)* [Career: Nuclear Templeton, 1 - 0] - The champ doing chamop things. (4) Brian Blackfield (5-7, OVR 589)* vs. (7) The Mastodon (5-7, OVR 550) [Career: Brian Blackfield, 1 - 0] - Blackfield's not the juggernaut of old, but he still knows how to handle a bigger opponent. (2) George Mastachas (8-4, OVR 560) vs. (6) Mel O'Hallister (5-7, OVR 555)* [Career: George Mastachas, 3 - 2] - The former champ still the clear No.2 in Aplha Division. (8) De'siree Mitchell (3-9, OVR 519) vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-5, OVR 547)* [Career: Brandy McDonald, 5 - 2] - Going off both career and seasonal records. BETA DIVISION EUROPEAN RULES MATCH: (1) Lucas Molina (10-2, OVR 519)* vs. (2) Christian Priest (9-3, OVR 612) [Career: Christian Priest, 3 – 2. European Rules Records: Priest 2 – 0, Molina 0 – 1.] - Big fight feel again this season. Honestly feel that this style of match favours Priest, more chance of grabbing a fall within a round rather than being grounded and grinded away by Molina. Should be a good one with big implications on the line if Gross gets up too. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (7-5, OVR 538)* vs. (6) Pulsar (4-8, OVR 504) [Career: Yoshii Nakamatsu, 3 - 0] - Nakamatsu started hot and unfortunately faded. Too good for the midde of the pack, not good enough this season to trouble promotion. (z-8) Blood River (1-11, OVR 512) vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (8-4, OVR 536)* [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] - Would be absolutely on brand here for River to steal it, but should be all Gross. (5) Billy Norris (6-6, OVR 538)* vs. (7) Angela Wassermann (3-9, OVR 494) [Career: Billy Norris, 6 - 1] - Again, the career record is nuts. GAMMA DIVISION (5) Big Scott Weathers (5-7, OVR 513) vs. (2) Diego Rodriguez (8-4, OVR 547)* [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 1 - 0] - Dull submission victory awaits. TABLES MATCH: (y-1) Monty Dhillon (12-0, OVR 567)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-8, OVR 465) [Career: Monty Dhillon, 2 – 1. Tables Records: Dhillon 1 – 1.] - Who's stopping Monty? Not Heartilly, or anyone in GAMMA this season. Express trip to table break courtesy of an Empire Bomb. (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-11, OVR 496) vs. (4) Indigo Rose (7-5, OVR 528)* [Career: Indigo Rose, 3 - 2] - Rose fighting for promotion, Stevens been a non-factor. (6) Markus Clay (4-8, OVR 497)* vs. (3) Kichi Hida (7-5, OVR 494) [Career: Markus Clay, 1 - 0] - Surely not. Clay isn't the one to deny Hida here again. DELTA DIVISION (2) Rock Sheridan (8-4, OVR 440)* vs. (3) Diamond (7-5, OVR 510) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] - Too big, too strong here. (4) Leon de Ramos (7-5, OVR 434)* vs. (1) Nocturne (9-3, OVR 464) [Career: Leon de Ramos, 1 - 0] - Hopefully lightning will strike twice, create some chaos in the Delta race. SUBMISSION MATCH: (6) Sterling Silver (5-7, OVR 470)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-10, OVR 417) [Career: Sterling Silver, 1 – 0. Submission Match records: Stevens 0 – 1.] - George likely gasses out too quickly here. (7) Mickey Steele (5-7, OVR 427) vs. (5) Scott Stevens (5-7, OVR 442)* [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] - It's a STEEEELE RESURGENCE folks. TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! (A REMINDER TO THOSE OUTSIDE THE US, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS IS NOW IN EFFECT HERE SO THE EASTERN US IS TREATED AS UTC-4, NOT THE USUAL UTC-5. PLEASE CALIBRATE YOUR TIMEPIECES ACCORDINGLY!) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 THE LEAGUE: SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK THIRTEEN DELTA DIVISION (7) Mickey Steele (5-7, OVR 427) vs. (5) Scott Stevens (5-7, OVR 442)* While not up to the levels of some opening matches this season, this was at least competitive. It could also be argued that Roxy Rose directly led to Steele securing the win here, even if her interference came a good two minutes before the final bell. She distracted Stevens, preventing a shoulder breaker, and Steele would press the advantage from that. He’d only need to be on defense for a limited time before bringing out the Mickey Finn and catching Stevens unaware with it, leading to the pinfall victory. Mickey Steele (6-7) def. Scott Stevens (5-8) via Pinfall (Mickey Finn) in 10:24. Rating: ** Changes for Mickey Steele: OVR + 3.52, XP + 387.99, no notable damage Changes for Scott Stevens: OVR + 0.40, XP + 121.25, minor damage to head DELTA DIVISION SUBMISSION MATCH (6) Sterling Silver (5-7, OVR 470)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-10, OVR 417) Frankie Garnett: Well, if it’s any consolation at least we’re getting this one out of the way early, Bob. Bob Sinclair: Given both wrestlers’ lack of submission skills, this is either going to be a struggle or something that takes twenty minutes. Frankie Garnett: Or both… Bob Sinclair: In any event, Sterling Silver is the one on the hot seat here. She needs a win to maintain any chance of remaining on the main roster next season. Frankie Garnett: Well, given how susceptible George is to submissions based on the past season, Bob, she might have an easier time of it than most. Bob Sinclair: We’ll find out soon enough as the bell sounds and this one is underway! Quote (00:04) S. Silver hit a Kick To Knee (00:04) George shrugged off the blow (00:07) George hit a Forearm Blow (00:16) S. Silver very easily avoided a Jab Punch. (00:30) S. Silver applied a Candado (00:36) S. Silver hit a Dropkick (00:50) S. Silver applied a Candado (01:04) S. Silver applied a Candado Invertido (01:08) S. Silver hit a Kick To Knee (01:14) George countered a High Knee with a Back Elbow (01:18) George hit a Fist Drop (01:23) S. Silver blocked a Big Man Stand-On (01:33) George hit a Samoan Drop (01:37) George hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (01:47) S. Silver very easily avoided a Stomp Flurry. (01:51) S. Silver hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (01:55) George blocked a Corner Stomp Flurry (02:13) S. Silver hit a Corner Stomp Flurry (02:20) S. Silver hit a Seated Dropkick (02:33) S. Silver hit a Running Half Senton (02:46) S. Silver hit a Posing Elbow Drop (02:59) S. Silver hit a Running Senton (03:03) S. Silver hit a Running Knee Drop (03:10) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Quebrada. Frankie Garnett: That’s…not how that’s supposed to work. Bob Sinclair: Beg your pardon? Frankie Garnett: It’s Silver who is supposed to move out of the way of the larger man, not the other way around! Quote (03:26) George hit an Attempted Mask Removal (03:33) S. Silver very easily avoided a Begging Off Eye Poke. (03:38) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (03:43) George shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Cross Body Press (03:47) S. Silver kicked George away (03:57) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Second Rope Flying Rana. (04:01) George hit a Stomp (04:09) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. (04:13) George stopped a Springboard Senton Bomb by rushing S. Silver (04:18) S. Silver blocked a Handshake Kick To Gut (04:21) George hit a Handshake Sucker Punch (04:35) George applied a Front Facelock (04:39) S. Silver slipped out of the back of a Power Bodyslam (04:45) S. Silver hit a Dropkick To Knee (04:53) S. Silver hit a Swinging Rope Blast (04:57) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (05:04) Cary Stevens pushed S. Silver off the top rope to prevent a Top Rope Flying Clothesline (05:04) The referee sent Cary Stevens back to the locker room Frankie Garnett: Why? He did nothing wrong! Bob Sinclair: He pushed Silver off the turnbuckles, Frankie, and in plain view of the ref. That’s plenty wrong! Frankie Garnett: No, he was trying to get rid of a bug that was crawling on Silver! Bob Sinclair: Are you even listening to yourself right now, Frankie? Frankie Garnett: No, should I be? Bob Sinclair: (sighs in exasperation) Quote (05:10) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Posing Elbow Drop. (05:18) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Slingshot Guillotina. (05:32) George applied a Choke Hold (05:36) George hit a Seated Back Kick (05:46) Sterling Silver very easily moved out of the way from a Leaping Elbow Drop. (05:52) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Slingshot Guillotina. (05:56) George hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (06:02) George picked up S. Silver (06:28) George applied an Over Shoulder Backbreaker Hold (06:49) S. Silver countered a Strong Charging Forearm with a Punch Flurry (06:55) S. Silver hit a Dropkick To Knee (06:59) S. Silver hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (07:10) S. Silver hit a Corner Running Senton (07:24) S. Silver got a near submission (07:40) George hit a Gorilla Press Slam (07:50) George hit a Big Man Stand-On (08:04) George got a near submission Frankie Garnett: To be fair, if someone his size was standing on my back I’d want to give up, too! Quote (08:09) George blocked a Thrust Kick To Corner (08:16) S. Silver hit a Women's DDT (08:30) S. Silver got a near submission (08:34) S. Silver blocked a Backbreaker Hold (08:38) S. Silver blocked a DDT (08:42) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (08:46) George shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Missile Dropkick (08:51) S. Silver kicked George away (08:56) George shook the ropes to stop a Moonsault Press (09:01) S. Silver kicked George away (09:05) George shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Leg Lariat (09:10) S. Silver kicked George away (09:20) S. Silver hit a Second Rope Flying Rana (09:34) S. Silver got a near submission Frankie Garnett: …the heck kind of submission is that? Bob Sinclair: Almost looks like she’s trying to use her legs to effect a form of a sleeper. Frankie Garnett: Doesn’t look that effective. Bob Sinclair: Against a guy Stevens’s size, Frankie, using the most powerful muscles on your body isn’t a bad idea. Quote (09:46) George hit a Hammerlock Powerbomb (09:58) George got a near submission (10:02) S. Silver hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (10:12) S. Silver hit a Corner Triple Kick (10:19) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Corner Running Senton. (10:25) S. Silver very easily avoided a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry. (10:29) S. Silver hit a Thrust Kick (10:33) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (10:37) George shook the ropes to stop a Top Rope Flying Rana (10:42) S. Silver kicked George away (10:52) S. Silver hit a Top Rope Cross Body Press (11:06) S. Silver got a near submission (11:10) George hit an Eye Poke (11:22) George hit a Power Bodyslam (11:29) George hit a Snap Driving Elbow (11:41) George got a near submission (11:45) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (11:52) George Stevens moved out of the way from a Top Rope Flying Clothesline after both wrestlers failed in their attacks. (12:06) George got a near submission (12:20) S. Silver applied a Candado Invertido (12:34) S. Silver applied a Candado (12:39) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (12:55) S. Silver hit a Top Rope Missile Dropkick (13:09) S. Silver got a near submission (13:13) S. Silver broke an Everything Is Bigger in Texas (13:20) S. Silver hit a Patadas Voladoras (13:33) S. Silver got a near submission (13:47) George applied a Side Headlock (14:03) That chokeslam goes to prove that Everything is Bigger in Texas! (14:16) George got a near submission Bob Sinclair: …I have to say, that’s a new one. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wrestler hold the choke slam after impact to try to literally choke someone out after impact! Frankie Garnett: And somehow Silver manages to fight free of it. This can’t go on much longer, Bob. Something’s going to have to give at some point! Quote (14:22) S. Silver hit an Enzuigiri Kick (14:27) S. Silver leapt up to the top turnbuckle (14:43) S. Silver hit a Moonsault Press (14:54) S. Silver got a near submission (15:04) George applied a Backbreaker Hold (15:29) George Stevens just delivered a Texas Size Slam to Sterling Silver! (15:41) George got a near submission (15:45) S. Silver hit a Thrust Kick To Corner (16:00) S. Silver hit a Corner Running Butt Avalanche Frankie Garnett: …Uh, Bob, are we allowed to even air this? Bob Sinclair: Yes, Frankie. Frankie Garnett: Then you describe what’s happening. Bob Sinclair: Off the hip attack, Silver’s draped Stevens’ neck over the bottom rope, and applied a head-scissors while hanging down beside the apron. I can’t tell from this angle, but it looks like she’s trying to either cut off the circulation to the brain or cut off air to his lungs at the same time! Frankie Garnett: Whichever it was, it must have work as Stevens is weakly tapping! Bob Sinclair: And so ends probably one of the more unorthodox submission matches we’ve seen in The League in the last year and change, Frankie! Frankie Garnett: I’ll give them both points for creativity, but if I never see either of these two in a submission match again it’ll be too soon! Bob Sinclair: Such are the fickle whims of Fate, Frankie… Sterling Silver (6-7) def. George Stevens (2-11) via Submission (force submission) in 16:13. Rating: **** Changes for Sterling Silver: OVR + 6.35, XP + 669.08, minor damage to body Changes for George Stevens: OVR + 2.13, XP + 193.82, moderate damage to head, minor damage to body This was the Match of the Night (5 [2 this season] for Sterling Silver, 3 [3 this season] for George Stevens) (No. That is not a typo. I‘m at a loss to figure out how this ended up at four stars!) DELTA DIVISION (4) Leon de Ramos (7-5, OVR 434)* vs. (1) Nocturne (9-3, OVR 464) This match did not flow very well, and looked rather disjointed throughout—a sharp contrast to the previous match. Nocturne did not seem to be firing on all cylinders this week, and de Ramos made sure to take advantage of this. It only took two attempts to lock in the Iberian Twist, and Nocturne was forced to tap after only a few seconds in the hold. Nocturne’s chances of winning the division take a hit, and in the same breath Leon dooms Sterling Silver to another stint in the Omega Division…not to mention that Leon now has a way into promotion via tiebreakers next week! Leon de Ramos (8-5) def. Nocturne (9-4) via Submission (Iberian Twist) in 13:44. Rating: * Changes for Leon de Ramos: OVR + 2.46, XP + 446.04, no notable damage Changes for Nocturne: OVR -0.41, XP + 111.51, minor damage to head DELTA DIVISION (2) Rock Sheridan (8-4, OVR 440)* vs. (3) Diamond (7-5, OVR 510) With the previous match’s results, this one takes on more meaning. Diamond seemed to sense this and took the fight immediately to Sheridan, not allowing the giant to get any offense in for a couple of minutes. By the time he managed to assert himself, Diamond had enough of a head-start that a few aerial maneuvers put Sheridan at risk for at least two of Diamond’s finishers. In the end, it would be the Florentine that did the trick, as she altered the maneuver slightly to put Sheridan in a more vertical position while the hold was applied, and the big man couldn’t find a way out. Both of the leaders fall this week, which means it is going to be absolute chaos in the season finale to determine who advances out of the Delta Division! Diamond (8-5) def. Rock Sheridan (8-5) via Submission (Florentine) in 7:38. Rating: ** Changes for Diamond: OVR + 3.38, XP + 483.66, no notable damage Changes for Rock Sheridan: OVR + 0.38, XP + 120.92, no notable damage GAMMA DIVISION (6) Markus Clay (4-8, OVR 497)* vs. (3) Kichi Hida (7-5, OVR 494) Clay simply didn’t seem to have a solution for Hida and her plethora of signature moves. Sure, he managed to thwart Eternal Violence a few times, but in what was arguably the spot of the night, Hida countered a top rope cross body from Clay into a UFO Spin Elbow—her third of the night—and Clay seemed to have no counter to the elbow in general as after a total of five hits with it, Hida finally got the pin on Clay. She continues to put the pressure on Rodriguez, who still needs a win to clinch promotion. Kichi Hida (8-5) def. Markus Clay (4-9) via Pinfall (UFO Spin Elbow) in 11:30. Rating: ** Changes for Kichi Hida: OVR + 3.58, XP + 558.35, no notable damage Changes for Markus Clay: OVR + 0.41, XP + 139.59, moderate damage to head GAMMA DIVISION (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-11, OVR 496) vs. (4) Indigo Rose (7-5, OVR 528)* Terrance Stevens let this one get away from him. He had Rose vulnerable ten minutes in, but was unable to hit his superkick on a handful of occasions. Rose, who was still feeling the effects of last week’s blockbuster match, managed to work her way back into the contest, and in what would be another contender for spot of the night (if that was an actual thing), pulled out the win. She would duck under a Maple Leaf Meltdown attempt, using the chance to pull Stevens down and lock in an STF. Terrance would be unable to reach the ropes, and Rose would get a win that she was not expecting after the opening ten minutes! Indigo Rose (8-5) def. Terrance Stevens (1-12) via Submission (STF) in 13:41. Rating: ** Changes for Indigo Rose: OVR + 3.68, XP + 559.55, moderate damage to head Changes for Terrance Stevens: OVR + 0.42, XP + 139.89, minor damage to head BETA DIVISION (5) Billy Norris (6-6, OVR 538)* vs. (7) Angela Wassermann (3-9, OVR 494) Show of hands. Did anyone have these two marked down as having a Match of the Night contender, behind only Silver/G. Stevens for the actual Match of the Night? Wassermann had an early advantage, but Norris and his speedy offense got him back in the fight quickly. A couple of missed higher-risk moves let Wassermann get back into it, and she promptly began to try to take Norris’ head off with roundhouse kicks. Norris would avoid all of them, hit a Boomerang DDT, and would look for the Down Under Disaster...only to miss as Wassermann ducked out of the way. Norris got back to his feet, and this time walked right into a spinning right roundhouse kick that kept him down for three. Wassermann gets a much-needed victory, though her struggles are not over yet as she’s still in danger of dropping to Gamma! Angela Wassermann (4-9) def. Billy Norris (6-7) via Pinfall (Wassermann Spinning Roundhouse Kick) in 14:45. Rating: **** Changes for Angela Wassermann: OVR + 6.23, XP + 738.74, moderate damage to head Changes for Billy Norris: OVR + 2.09, XP + 184.68, minor damage to head BETA DIVISION (z-8) Blood River (1-11, OVR 512) vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (8-4, OVR 536)* River squandered a hot opening three minutes by letting Gross fight his way back into the contest. That was really all the Right Reverend needed given the courses that their respective seasons have taken. After the initial couple of minutes, Gross never let off the gas, electing instead to utilize a brainbuster to put River down for three and keep his slim hopes of promoting back to the Alpha Division alive. Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4) def. Blood River (1-12) via Pinfall (western brainbuster suplex) in 8:50. Rating: ** Changes for Reverend Johnny Gross: OVR + 3.44, XP + 629.51, no notable damage Changes for Blood River: OVR + 0.39, XP + 157.38, no notable damage BETA DIVISION (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (7-5, OVR 538)* vs. (6) Pulsar (4-8, OVR 504) Nakamatsu had to come from behind to take this one. Pulsar gave him everything he could handle and then some…but when Pulsar missed one springboard move too many, the Japanese grappler took full advantage of that, battering the luchador down until an Emperor’s Fall could finally connect (after six tries). The loss puts Pulsar into seventh in the division at the moment, as loses the tiebreaker to Wassermann…which means that in the season finale he’s the one at greatest risk of dropping a division! Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5) def. Pulsar (4-9) via Pinfall (Emperor’s Fall) in 14:31. Rating: *** Changes for Yoshii Nakamatsu: OVR + 4.97, XP + 685.81, minor damage to head and body Changes for Pulsar: OVR + 1.25, XP + 171.45, major damage to head GAMMA DIVISION TABLES MATCH (y-1) Monty Dhillon (12-0, OVR 567)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-8, OVR 465) To be perfectly honest, Lance’s best chance to win this match involved some sort of cosmic happenstance where Monty Dhillon spontaneously combusted. By the time Heartilly got enough offense in to be meaningful, Dhillon had had enough and simply drilled Lance with an implant DDT through the table to move to 13-0. No Mountie costume required this time. Only one hurdle remains for Monty, while Lance still has a chance to get out of the relegation zone. He just can’t do it alone anymore at this juncture. Monty Dhillon (13-0) def. Lance Heartilly (4-9) via Table Break (implant DDT) in 9:04. Rating: ** Changes for Monty Dhillon: OVR + 3.57, XP + 557.00, no notable damage Changes for Lance Heartilly: OVR + 0.62, XP + 139.25, minor damage to head GAMMA DIVISION (5) Big Scott Weathers (5-7, OVR 513) vs. (2) Diego Rodriguez (8-4, OVR 547)* This match had implications on the upper half of the Gamma Division. A Diego win, and he controls his fate entering next week. If Weathers won, it would be Kichi Hida who instead had control based on the various tiebreakers. Weathers spent the opening three minutes looking very much like he was going to play the role of spoiler quite well, but a missed elbow drop let Diego back into the contest, and it would be Rodriguez who controlled the next five minutes of offense. The match then degenerated into short bursts of offense from each wrestler, with Weathers being the first to try to submit his opponent. Rodriguez had the sleeper scouted, though, and would get Weathers into position for both of his submission finishers, only for Weathers to get to the ropes. On the reset, Weathers went to the eyes and then immediately hit a Blackout, dimming Rodriguez’s lights long enough for the ref to get to three, and just that quickly we have chaos in the upper half of the Gamma Division as well! Big Scott Weathers (6-7) def. Diego Rodriguez (8-5) via Pinfall (Blackout) in 17:31. Rating: *** Changes for Big Scott Weathers: OVR + 5.17, XP + 608.47, minor damage to head Changes for Diego Rodriguez: OVR + 1.30, XP + 152.12, minor damage to head and body ALPHA DIVISION (8) De'siree Mitchell (3-9, OVR 519) vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-5, OVR 547)* This week’s block of Alpha Division action begins with De’siree Mitchell trying to save off relegation as she faces the Season Eight champion. McDonald really had nothing to fight for, as she was safe from relegation and had no chance at winning the League Championship, and it showed in the slow start she had to this match. Mitchell came out with guns blazing, and by the midway point of this match Mitchell was ready to crank it into high gear. That’s when McDonald fought back, hitting a pair of Detox neckbreakers and putting Mitchell on defense for a moment. But Mitchell would fight back from that, and on her first attempt land the All Out Blitz for a massive, and some would say upset, win! De'siree Mitchell (4-9) def. Brandy McDonald (7-6) via Pinfall (All Out Blitz) in 14:41. Rating: ** Changes for De'siree Mitchell: OVR + 3.73, XP + 730.57, minor damage to head Changes for Brandy McDonald: OVR + 0.42, XP + 182.64, minor damage to head ALPHA DIVISION (2) George Mastachas (8-4, OVR 560) vs. (6) Mel O'Hallister (5-7, OVR 555)* This was a rather ho-hum type of match, where Mastachas attempted to pull out his power game but ran headlong into an Irish underdog who simply didn’t know when to stop fighting. Mastachas had no real solution for Mel’s offense this week, and O’Hallister quickly hit the Dream to secure the win when he could. Mastachas is still at risk of dropping to third next week, as Brandy can still pass him, while O’Hallister can breathe a little easier knowing his road is finally free of the relegation zone. Mel O'Hallister (6-7) def. George Mastachas (8-5) via Pinfall (Dream of the Emerald Isle) in 15:39. Rating: ** Changes for Mel O'Hallister: OVR + 3.78, XP + 731.27, minor damage to head Changes for George Mastachas: OVR + 0.43, XP + 182.82, major damage to head ALPHA DIVISION (4) Brian Blackfield (5-7, OVR 589)* vs. (7) The Mastodon (5-7, OVR 550) This was a surprisingly close match throughout. For a good while, neither man could get any discernible advantage over the other, and as the fifteen-minute point of the contest passed the fans were still waiting for the first big move to come from either man. Blackfield would attempt it with the Tartan Effect…several times…but Mastodon had the move well-scouted and thwarted every attempt. After the fourth attempt by Blackfield, Mastodon feigned Cull the Weak, only to blast Blackfield with a Rampage. The author is sure y’all know what comes next, right? Enter The Juggernaut. Thirty seconds of building his own momentum up led directly into the Highland’s Wrath, because Mastodon was simply too big for the destroyer, and that led to the prompt submission victory while the adrenaline was in full force. This match was more like the Blackfield matches in the Beta and Gamma Divisions, and ends much the same as many of those did—with Blackfield standing victorious after an adrenaline rush. The win also ensures that Brian Blackfield will have a second crack at the Alpha Division next season. Brian Blackfield (6-7) def. The Mastodon (5-8) via Submission (Highland’s Wrath) in 22:12. Rating: *** Changes for Brian Blackfield: OVR + 5.48, XP + 797.32, minor damage to head Changes for The Mastodon: OVR + 1.38, XP + 199.33, minor damage to head ALPHA DIVISION (5) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-7, OVR 543) vs. (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (10-2, OVR 579)* Nuclear looked like he was going to have this one wrapped up in under ten minutes, as Ouilette simply could not get any offense going. When Ouilette managed to thwart a Tactical Nuke, it finally gave him the chance to make a comeback. But only a chance; Nuclear was still far too fresh and Ouilette was too far gone for it to have made any difference. Just to add insult to injury, Tony Mortis found a way to interfere with Ouilette, as if that was needed, and Nuclear pounced on the opportunity to lock in the Radiation Leak for the submission victory as soon as the ref was done ejecting Mortis from the ringside area. Nuclear Templeton (11-2) def. Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8) via Submission (Radiation Leak) in 17:15. Rating: ** Changes for Nuclear Templeton: OVR + 3.86, XP + 585.94, minor damage to head Changes for Jean-Paul Ouilette: OVR + 0.44, XP + 183.11, moderate damage to head BETA DIVISION EUROPEAN RULES MATCH (1) Lucas Molina (10-2, OVR 519)* vs. (2) Christian Priest (9-3, OVR 612) For some reason, it just does not seem like these two men have any chemistry in the ring as opponents. This European Rules match went into the tenth round when most everyone watching wanted it done by the seventh. Priest controlled most of the first five rounds, Molina the sixth and seventh, and Priest the eighth. Despite Molina not really putting a dent in Priest’s health reserves, he was still racking up damage to various limbs along the way, while Priest focused most of his efforts on the head and back of his opponent. As the most exciting bits of the match happened in the ninth round and later, we're just going to skip right to that part. In the ninth round, Priest seemed finally ready to move in for the kill, as just a bit past halfway into the ninth he got Martyrdom locked in, and Molina had no choice but to tap, he was nowhere near the ropes. The rest of the ninth round went without incident, as Molina simply tried to survive until the bell. The tenth round had barely started when Priest went low, drawing the official’s ire. But the tactic was effective, as Molina stayed down for three. Christian Priest, in the span of about forty-five minutes, has made things very interesting in the Beta Division for the season finale as he backs up the words of Pastor Abe Richards from earlier this week! Christian Priest (10-3) def. Lucas Molina (10-3), two falls to none, in 45:26. Rating: ** Fall 1: Priest via submission (Martyrdom), 43:41 Fall 2: Priest via pinfall (low blow), 45:26 Changes for Christian Priest: OVR + 5.97, XP + 652.35, minor damage to head, arms, and legs Changes for Lucas Molina: OVR -0.11, XP + 163.09, major damage to head, moderate damage to body /\/\/\/\/\/\ STANDINGS AFTER WEEK THIRTEEN x – clinched promotion y – clinched division title z – clinched relegation ALPHA DIVISION y-1. Nuclear Templeton: 11-2, ATV 17:58, (AMR 2.538), OVR 582.66 2. George Mastachas: 8-5, ATV 14:37, (AMR 2.308), OVR 560.77 3. Brandy McDonald: 7-6, ATV 15:03, (AMR 2.385), OVR 547.64 4. Brian Blackfield: 6-7, ATV 19:39, (AMR 2.308), OVR 594.73 5. Mel O'Hallister: 6-7, ATV 16:46, (AMR 2.769), OVR 558.76 6. The Mastodon: 5-8, ATV 16:27, (AMR 2.846), OVR 551.76 7. Jean-Paul Ouilette: 5-8, ATV 19:12, (AMR 2.231), OVR 543.42 z-8. De'siree Mitchell: 4-9, ATV 13:53, (AMR 2.769), OVR 522.95 6-7: broken by simple H2H 5-8: broken by victory time against opponent BETA DIVISION 1. Lucas Molina: 10-3, ATV 14:12 (AMR 2.462), OVR 519.08 2. Christian Priest: 10-3, ATV 15:01 (AMR 2.538), OVR 617.96 3. Reverend Johnny Gross: 9-4, ATV 12:05 (AMR 2.308), OVR 539.72 4. Yoshii Nakamatsu: 8-5, ATV 11:36 (AMR 2.231), OVR 543.39 5. Billy Norris: 6-7, ATV 9:53 (AMR 2.769), OVR 540.35 6. Angela Wassermann: 4-9, ATV 13:15 (AMR 2.308), OVR 499.75 7. Pulsar: 4-9, ATV 8:48 (AMR 2.692), OVR 505.03 z-8. Blood River: 1-12, ATV 10:39 (AMR 2.231), OVR 512.23 10-3: broken via victory time against opponent 4-9: broken by simple H2H GAMMA DIVISION y-1. Monty Dhillon: 13-0, ATV 9:15, (AMR 2.077), OVR 570.28 2. Kichi Hida: 8-5, ATV 10:50, (AMR 2.385), OVR 497.50 3. Diego Rodriguez: 8-5, ATV 11:43, (AMR 2.615), OVR 548.01 4. Indigo Rose: 8-5, ATV 17:03, (AMR 2.308), OVR 531.50 5. Big Scott Weathers: 6-7, ATV 13:04, (AMR 2.231), OVR 518.14 6. Markus Clay: 4-9, ATV 9:54, (AMR 2.231), OVR 497.07 7. Lance Heartilly: 4-9, ATV 14:45, (AMR 2.077), OVR 465.95 z-8. Terrance Stevens: 1-12, ATV 10:48, (AMR 2.385), OVR 496.11 8-5: All ties are broken in order via average victory times over opponent(s) 4-9: Broken via victory time over opponent DELTA DIVISION 1. Nocturne: 9-4, ATV 11:24 (AMR 2.000), OVR 463.58 2. Rock Sheridan: 8-5, ATV 9:41 (AMR 2.692), OVR 440.43 3. Diamond: 8-5, ATV 9:15 (AMR 2.385), OVR 513.11 4. Leon de Ramos: 8-5, ATV 12:19 (AMR 2.385), OVR 436.84 z-5. Sterling Silver: 6-7, ATV 9:52 (AMR 2.462), OVR 475.87 6. Mickey Steele: 6-7, ATV 8:34 (AMR 2.462), OVR 430.50 7. Scott Stevens: 5-8, ATV 8:46 (AMR 2.154), OVR 442.86 8. George Stevens: 2-11, ATV 10:35 (AMR 2.692), OVR 419.51 8-5: First broken by combined H2H, then by simple H2H 6-7: Broken via victory time over opponent PREDICTION STANDINGS (Reminder: The official scores will have the lowest two weeks dropped at the end of the season, and are ranked below accordingly.) 1. Eternal Phoenix: 126 (Total Score: 143. This week: 9. Drop Weeks: 2 and 13 [8 / 9]) 2. Croquemitaine: 120 (Total Score: 137. This week: 10. Drop Weeks: 1 and 4 [8 / 9]) 3. Derek B: 110 (Total Score: 120. This week: 8. Drop Weeks: 1 and 2 [4 / 6]) 4. SeanMcG: 79 (Total Score: 79. This week: 11. Drop Weeks: 9 and 10 [0 / 0]) 5. Jman2k3: 70 (Total Score: 70. This week: 0. Drop Weeks: 6 and 11 [0 / 0]) * Eternal Phoenix clinches the prediction contest with an 11 or higher next week. * Croquemitaine can win the prediction contest with a perfect 16 and Eternal Phoenix scoring 9 or less. (This would make it 136 for Croquemitaine to EP’s 135.) It’s also possible for tiebreakers to determine a winner, but for a clear victory this is the only path. WEEK FOURTEEN CARD The * in each pairing denotes the winner of the previous match this season ALPHA DIVISION (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) [Career: Mel O'Hallister, 3 - 2] (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) [Career: George Mastachas, 1 - 0] LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) [Career: The Mastodon, 4 – 3. Career in Last One Standing matches: Mastodon 1 – 2.] (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* [Career: De'siree Mitchell, 1 - 0] BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* [Career: Christian Priest, 1 - 0] (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* [Career: Billy Norris, 2 - 1] (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* [Career: Lucas Molina, 1 - 0] GAMMA DIVISION (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* [Career: Monty Dhillon, 1 - 0] (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 3 - 0] (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* [Career: Big Scott Weathers, 1 - 0] (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) [Career: Lance Heartilly, 2 - 1] DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) [Career: Diamond, 1 - 0] (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) [Career: Nocturne, 1 - 0] (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 (edited) CLINCH SIMULATION REPORTING After Season Eleven, Week Thirteen: one week remains POSSIBLE SCENARIOS REMAINING PER DIVISION: 16 AUTHOR’S NOTE: With only 16 scenarios per division, it’s much easier for me to see exactly what will happen. Therefore, for this week’s summary, tiebreakers are taken into effect for projections. ALPHA DIVISION—LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Nuclear Templeton has clinched the League Championship. He’s up three matches with one to go. What else needs to be said? ALPHA DIVISION--RELEGATION All four matches are relevant to the race, even if it does not appear so at first On further review by League Chief Statistician Amelia Hall, the George Mastachas/Brian Blackfield match does not affect the final outcomes, just possibly how they math out (as Mel and Blackfield both have enough tiebreakers to stay ahead even if they finish at 6-8; they can affect the tiebreakers that follow simply by order of elimination). The other three matches have greater significance, even if one person is simply trying to improve her position in the off chance that a injury grants her a stay of leave. BY THE NUMBERS: De’siree Mitchell: 100% chance of relegation. (8 scenarios in 7th place, 8 scenarios in 8th place) Jean-Paul Ouilette: 62.5% chance of relegation (2 scenarios in 7th place, 8 scenarios in 8th place) The Mastodon: 37.5% chance of relegation (6 scenarios in 7th place) RELEVANT SCENARIOS (presented as: Winners of each match = Seventh & Eighth place finishers) Nuclear + Ouilette + Mastodon + Mastachas/Blackfield = The Mastodon (6-8) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) O'Hallister + Ouilette + Mastodon + Mastachas/Blackfield = Jean-Paul Ouilette (6-8) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) Nuclear + Mitchell + Mastodon + Mastachas/Blackfield = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) O'Hallister + Mitchell + Mastodon + Mastachas/Blackfield = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) Nuclear + Ouilette + Brandy + Mastachas/Blackfield = The Mastodon (5-9) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) O'Hallister + Ouilette + Brandy + Mastachas/Blackfield = The Mastodon (5-9) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) Nuclear + Mitchell + Brandy + Mastachas/Blackfield = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) O'Hallister + Mitchell + Brandy + Mastachas/Blackfield = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) BETA DIVISION—PROMOTION TO ALPHA The wins by Christian Priest and Reverend Johnny Gross have turned the Beta Division promotion race on its ear. Any of the top three can not only promote, but walk away with the division title to boot. Reverend Gross wins the three-way tiebreaker via average victory time (13:56 versus Molina’s 17:22, and Priest’s 31:45), and wins individual tiebreakers against both Molina and Priest (also by victory time). Molina has the victory time tiebreaker over Priest. (Side note from the author: Maybe this is why EP wanted Molina/Priest II this season to be European Rules again…?) BY THE NUMBERS: Lucas Molina: 87.5% chance of promotion. (10 scenarios in 1st place, 4 scenarios in 2nd place) Christian Priest: 75% chance of promotion (4 scenarios in 1st place, 8 scenarios in 2nd place) Reverend Johnny Gross: 37.5% chance of promotion (2 scenarios in 1st place, 4 scenarios in 2nd place) BETA DIVISION--RELEGATION This one is simple. Pulsar must win and Angela Wassermann must lose if the luchador wants to remain in the Beta Division. She has the tiebreaker via season sweep. Also, only three matches are relevant in this division this week. Norris vs. Nakamatsu is irrelevant in the general order of the standings this week. BY THE NUMBERS: Blood River: has already clinched relegation (8th place) Pulsar: 75% chance of relegation (12 scenarios in 7th place) Angela Wassermann: 25% chance of relegation (4 scenarios in 7th place) RELEVANT SCENARIOS (presented as: Winners of each match = Top two / Bottom two) Pulsar + Wassermann + River + Yoshii/Norris = Molina & Priest / Pulsar & River Gross + Wassermann + River + Yoshii/Norris = Gross & Molina / Pulsar & River Pulsar + Priest + River + Yoshii/Norris = Priest & Molina / Wassermann & River Gross + Priest + River + Yoshii/Norris = Priest & Gross / Pulsar & River Pulsar + Wassermann + Molina + Yoshii/Norris = Molina & Priest / Pulsar & River Gross + Wassermann + Molina + Yoshii/Norris = Molina & Gross / Pulsar & River Pulsar + Priest + Molina + Yoshii/Norris = Molina & Priest / Wassermann & River Gross + Priest + Molina + Yoshii/Norris = Molina & Priest / Pulsar & River GAMMA DIVISION—PROMOTION TO BETA Three people vying for one position, while Monty Dhillon looks for perfection. Week Fourteen promises to be an interesting one at the top of the Gamma Division, with one wrestler looking to actively spoil Dhillon’s bid at perfection to keep herself just barely in the promotion hunt… BY THE NUMBERS: Kichi Hida: 62.5% chance of promoting (10 scenarios in 2nd place) Diego Rodriguez: 25% chance of promoting (4 scenarios in 2nd place) Indigo Rose: 12.5% chance of promoting (2 scenarios in 2nd place) GAMMA DIVISION--RELEGATION Lance Heartilly must win, and have Markus Clay lose, to avoid relegation. That’s as simple as the author can make it. Note that the Stevens/Weathers match is not relevant as Terrance is already locked into last place, and Big Scott Weathers cannot promote or relegate from the division. Which means there are realistically speaking only eight scenarios to calculate in this division, not sixteen. However, to be uniform across the board the figures present are considering all sixteen scenarios. BY THE NUMBERS: Lance Heartilly: 75% chance of relegation (12 scenarios in 7th place) Markus Clay: 25% chance of relegation (4 scenarios in 7th place) RELEVANT SCENARIOS (presented as: Winners of each match = Second Place / Seventh Place) Rodriguez + Hida + Rose + Stevens/Weathers = Kichi Hida / Lance Heartilly Clay + Hida + Rose + Stevens/Weathers = Kichi Hida / Lance Heartilly Rodriguez + Heartilly + Rose + Stevens/Weathers = Diego Rodriguez / Markus Clay Clay + Heartilly + Rose + Stevens/Weathers = Indigo Rose / Lance Heartilly Rodriguez + Hida + Dhillon + Stevens/Weathers = Kichi Hida / Lance Heartilly Clay + Hida + Dhillon + Stevens/Weathers = Kichi Hida / Lance Heartilly Rodriguez + Heartilly + Dhillon + Stevens/Weathers = Diego Rodriguez / Markus Clay Clay + Heartilly + Dhillon + Stevens/Weathers = Kichi Hida / Lance Heartilly DELTA DIVISION—PROMOTION TO GAMMA Last week’s outcomes have resulted in a mad rush for the season finale. Four people competing for two spots. One match (the second Stevens Civil War) is irrelevant to the overall standings, as both Stevens brothers are locked into the bottom half of the field. So once again, there are realistically only eight scenarios to look at, but figures presented will factor in the full sixteen. BY THE NUMBERS: Nocturne: 87.5% chance of promoting (12 scenarios in 1st place, 2 scenarios in 2nd place) Rock Sheridan: 50% chance of promoting (2 scenarios in 1st place, 6 scenarios in 2nd place) Leon de Ramos: 37.5% chance of promoting (2 scenarios in 1st place, 4 scenarios in 2nd place) Diamond: 25% chance of promoting (4 scenarios in 2nd place) DELTA DIVISION--RELEGATION Last week’s results unfortunately have spelled doom for Sterling Silver. She’s unable to catch Leon de Ramos for the fourth position, and as such is being sent back to Omega in what was ultimately a highly competitive Delta Division in Season Eleven. She now has some serious thinking to do on whether her career needs to continue after all of the concussions and knee injuries she’s suffered over the years. The remainder of the bottom four are all primary/secondary PCs and thus are safe from relegation at this time. RELEVANT SCENARIOS (presented as: Winners of each match = Top two) Rock + Nocturne + Diamond + either Stevens = Nocturne (10-4) & Rock Sheridan (9-5) Steele + Nocturne + Diamond + either Stevens = Nocturne (10-4) & Diamond (9-5) Rock + Silver + Diamond + either Stevens = Nocturne (9-5) & Rock Sheridan (9-5) Steele + Silver + Diamond + either Stevens = Nocturne (9-5) & Diamond (9-5) Rock + Nocturne + de Ramos + either Stevens = Nocturne (10-4) & Rock Sheridan (9-5) Steele + Nocturne + de Ramos + either Stevens = Nocturne (10-4) & Leon de Ramos (9-5) Rock + Silver + de Ramos + either Stevens = Rock Sheridan (9-5) & Leon de Ramos (9-5) Steele + Silver + de Ramos + either Stevens = Leon de Ramos (9-5) & Nocturne (9-5) Edited April 13 by ShadowedFlames Too much word salad, the author missed some redundancies in the Alpha Division scenarios. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 (edited) In light of my schedule being a bit…messed up this week (I have an all-day training starting early Wednesday morning that’s going to take away some of my normal Tuesday night League time, plus the previously-documented concert on Friday I am providing taxi service for), plus the sheer anticipation of wanting to know what the heck is going to happen next, I’m actually going to get started on week 14 matches as soon as I finish this post. All of the initial edits (including the one PM I received yesterday) are entered in both my spreadsheet and my game database. So as soon as I get my Word document set up, I’ll be jumping right into it. At the time I type this, I can run 11 make that 13 15 out of the 16 matches on the card following an additional PM (or two), which will provide a massive boost to productivity for me this week. Also, the whole post I literally made this past week on how match order is determined is being disregarded. With so many transfer spots still in flux, I am invoking executive privileges, as is my right as the guy who runs this thing, and will manually be determining match order for the season finale. Edited April 14 by ShadowedFlames 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 The camera fades in, as Pastor Abe Richards is standing upon a stage. Leaning upon a make-shift pulpit within a small room, it appears to be less of an impromt sermon rather than a pre-planned recording for online. The microphone beings to crackle as the "good pastor" simmers the crowd down and begins his speech. I told you, I told you, I TOLD YOU. They say you can lead a man to water, but BY GOD you can not make them drink. Lucas Molina I warned you, I pleaded, begged you not to pick this fight and what happened? For forty-five minutes you endured a senseless beating - for your pride? The First Church offered charity, though mercy and wisdom. You accepted neither and suffered for it. Greatly. Now, now. No good deed to go unpunished! Becauses it sure seems that the good lord above works in mysterious ways. REVEREEEEND JOHHHNY GROSS - How does it feel? That no matter what you do, your future lies within our hands. Pastor Richard's smug face, churning into a wry smile - twisting the proverbial dagger before uttering the his next line. Almost feels like fate? No, I assure you good sir that no act of god nor any DIIIIII-VINE INTERVENTION can save you. Priest's long awaited ascension to Alpha may spare you of his RIGHTEOUS FURY - But fear not, for The Hammer of the Church, Monty Dhillon will assume the mantle of destruction in his place next season. You will become the martyr you've always wanted to be. The grim reminder of the cost for opposing the Church. Richard's eyes light up, as he reaches out towards the camera. Almost if he was any viewers to arms To our loyal believers, are at the cusp of our finest hour! Can you feel it? The Dawn of the League's New Era is at hand! It's almost time! To cast down false idols and set aside the unworthy! Prepare as The First Church kicks down the gates of Alpha Division and begins it's march to claim their rightful throne at the Altar of Professional Wrestling! Camera fades out as the visually animated Richards - face sweating, arms and hands extended towards a sea of camera flashes and faceless people. Seeking and receiving the applause from the (most likely paid) faithful audience. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 When asked for comment post match, Lucas Molina (being tended to by trainers backstage) laughed. "I suppose I deserved that. But you know, I think he just proved my point. All I said was that I'm someone he has to be concerned about, and he doesn't like that. Made you real mad, didn't I? Just had to prove that I'm some nobody, huh? See you in Alpha, Christian. Despite your best efforts, the division title's still mine to lose. Again." Then the trainers shooed the cameraman away so they could actually work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 I now have PMs from all players. I’ve shut the PC down for the evening, so the one match I had not run yet will be done after work tomorrow. This means there’s a chance the show goes up Saturday anyway, since by tomorrow all the matches will be run and all that’s left is the writing part. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) Well, folks. Here we are. At the end of things. There's plenty left to fight for in every division. It's been a great season and I've had a lot of fun with you fellas, but all good things much come to an end. I'll have a lovely season review for you after this week and most definitely before the new season begins. Until then, it's time for one last set of match predictions. ALPHA DIVISION Alpha has the least on the line this week. The League Championship was decided weeks ago. Half of the matches are irrelevant to the relegation race at this stage. Nuke/Mel and Mastachas/Blackfield are wars being waged for pride and pride alone. It's the other two where things get interesting. (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) [Career: Mel O'Hallister, 3 - 2] Who bets against the champ? Not me, that's who. (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) [Career: George Mastachas, 1 - 0] I dunno, man. Blackfield has been resurgeant in the second half, but I still think he's below the Top Two. LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) [Career: The Mastodon, 4 – 3. Career in Last One Standing matches: Mastodon 1 – 2.] Here is where things get interesting. The Mastodon is fighting relegation here. And it's true that a win would definitely help his chances. However, it's not all in his hands. If both Nuke and JPO win, then the results of this match are irrelevant. But even if Mastodon loses here, it's not over. Because De'siree beating JPO would again make this match irrelevant. So yanno, Mastodon isn't a JPO fan tonight. As for who wins? Toss it up. The record is basically even. Brandy has the better start and strong stamina to finish with. But Mastodon is literally like three times her size and by far the better striker. So I'm gonna say he needs it this time. (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* [Career: De'siree Mitchell, 1 - 0] Regardless of OVR, record, and rankings, this is Alpha's main event tonight. It's quite simple really. If JPO wants to stay in Alpha, he has to win and then hope Nuke doesn't. Riiight. With JPO's current form and the fact that she beat him before? He's going back to Beta. BETA DIVISION Everything but first relegation slot is on the line in Beta this week. With that said, though? Barring a huge shock loss, nothing will change. This is one of those "Top half fights the bottom half" weeks, and well, we know how that goes. The outcomes here are so obvious that I'm not even conna comment individually. There's nothing really to be said. (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* [Career: Christian Priest, 1 - 0] (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* [Career: Billy Norris, 2 - 1] (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* [Career: Lucas Molina, 1 - 0] GAMMA DIVISION A lot on the line here in Gamma, too, even if one match is totally irrelevant. The second promotion and relegation slots are on the line, and all eyes turn specifically to two matches (because we love you, Rose, but you're not beating Monty). (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* [Career: Monty Dhillon, 1 - 0] Monty completes the dream season and heads to Beta, where like hell he'll do it again. Not with De'siree+Mastodon/JPO coming down and one of Molina/Priest/Gross still there. He will, however, be on the division title shortlist. (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 3 - 0] Diego had it in his grasp, and it has almost slipped away. Two straight losses let Kichi back in the game, and now Diego has to win to even have a chance at promotion. unfortunately. Then he has to pray for the exact opposite of what Clay wants. Kichi to fail to get over the Heartilly hump one more time. Clay could always simply win to assure his chances of staying, but he's never beaten Diego. So for one night only, Diego because a rabid Lance Heartilly fan and Clay becomes a rabid Kichi Hida fan. (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* [Career: Big Scott Weathers, 1 - 0] Big Scotty pulled it off last time, but honestly this match is completely irrelevant. (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) [Career: Lance Heartilly, 2 - 1] This one's the big domino match, like JPO/De'siree up in Alpha. Kichi wins and she's promoted. Loses and has to hope Clay can beat Diego. If Lance loses, he's relegated. No escape. But a win gives him a chance to be a rabid Diego Rodriguez fan. Kichi's had trouble with the other two technicians in the second half, I know, but Heartilly's in piss poor form. And at times like this, if I don't believe in my gal, who will? DELTA DIVISION I am reliably informed that relegation is only on the table for Silver (because PCs and record), and hers is assured. So! It's the promotion race that's on the line here. Both slots are open for the taking. Like Beta and Gamma, there is one irrelevant match, as well. (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) [Career: Diamond, 1 - 0] Arguably Delta's main event, here. Everything on the line for these two. Win, and they have a shot at promotion (and become a rabid Mickey Steele fan for the night; de Ramos would temporarily join Sterling Silver's fanbase as well). Lose, and good luck next season, bud. Diamond won last time, and I do genuinely think she's just a little better. She's earned a bit of my respect back this season. Unffortunately, she's not leaving the division. (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) [Career: Nocturne, 1 - 0] Because Nocturne is gonna be Silver, who has nothing but pride left to fight for. A loss here doesn't doom Nocturne either, but it would make her dependent on Diamond winning or, failing that, Mickey Steele besting Rock. Fortunately, she shouldn't have to worry about that. (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] Rock, however, is quite simple. Win, and he's in Gamma next season. Lose, and he stays in Delta. Well. He won before, right? And like with Kichi, if I don't back him at a time like this, who will? (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] Scott pulled it off last time, but honestly this matche is completely irrelevant. I'm sure it's very important to both men and perhaps even their handler, but it's not gonna have any effect on the promotion race. Edited April 15 by Eternal Phoenix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Points Rankings: The League - Season 11 Week 13 Cro's Thoughts: - The MegaWOW!!! MOVE OF THE WEEK! goes to De'siree Mitchell. She may be headed to Beta, but she's not going without a fight. - It's been a season of wildly-different halves for many competitors. Jean-Paul Ouilette was the biggest surprise of the first half and the biggest disappointment of the second. Pulsar and Markus Clay weren't exactly tearing it up in the first half, but their disastrous second-halves have put them both in danger of relegation. On the flip-side, Indigo Rose has completely turned things around post-TTT. Mickey Steele has doubled his first-half victory tally and earned himself a (very slim) shot at a .500 record. - There are currently three wrestlers with unbeaten records in the second-half. Two of those (Dhillon and Rose) meet in the final week, guaranteeing at least one wrestler finishes with a perfect half (or a perfect season if Dhillon wins). Christian Priest can make it two with a victory over Angela Wassermann. Note that if Dhillon beats Rose, that will give him three perfect halves in a row! - It's not often that this ranking system highlights current short-term trends (nor is it intended to), but the late-season trajectories of Diego Rodriguez and Kichi Hida are plain to see in this week's graphic. A promotion battle that seemed to be wrapped up four weeks ago now comes down to the final week's match-ups. Beta and Delta's promotion slots are also in fierce contention. That's the great thing about The League... there's always something on the line, even after the overall championship has been clinched. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 One light illuminates the wrestling ring in the Nuclear Bunker, blacking out the weights, boxing ring, punchbags and finely dressed Italian gentlemen that are surely quietly exchanging family recipes for even finer Italian foods. Standing tall in the middle of the ring is our League champion, Nuclear Templeton, managing to look angry even with a rare smile on his face. "I don't care much about talking, I'm not in the League to make friends, I'm here to fight and make make money. And I've done just that and now I stand as the greatest champion The League hs ever had. And it just so happens I've also made a few friends along the way. I was surprised too. Life is just full of surprises" Nuclear lets out an unsettling chuckle and smiles an unnerving smile "Next week I've got a media appearance. I'm sure it'll be..... extremely marketable" ..................................... **Did Tony get involved in a Nuclear match AGAIN despite being a 0 rated manager? WEEK FOURTEEN CARD The * in each pairing denotes the winner of the previous match this season ALPHA DIVISION (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) [Career: Mel O'Hallister, 3 - 2] (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) [Career: George Mastachas, 1 - 0] LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) [Career: The Mastodon, 4 – 3. Career in Last One Standing matches: Mastodon 1 – 2.] (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* [Career: De'siree Mitchell, 1 - 0] BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* [Career: Christian Priest, 1 - 0] (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* [Career: Billy Norris, 2 - 1] (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* [Career: Lucas Molina, 1 - 0] GAMMA DIVISION (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* [Career: Monty Dhillon, 1 - 0] (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 3 - 0] (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* [Career: Big Scott Weathers, 1 - 0] (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) [Career: Lance Heartilly, 2 - 1] DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) [Career: Diamond, 1 - 0] (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) [Career: Nocturne, 1 - 0] (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 7 hours ago, Derek B said: Did Tony get involved in a Nuclear match AGAIN despite being a 0 rated manager? Yes. He did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I'm starting to think these D1000s might be a little crooked somehow..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 WEEK FOURTEEN CARD ALPHA DIVISION (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) - Neither man has anything left to fight for. I'm pretty sure neither man cares. (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) - If "#1 Contender" was a thing in the League, Mastachas would be it. Blackfield hasn't achieved that level yet. LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) - One of the tougher picks this week. Match type settled it for me. (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* - We all expected it, but I'm a little sad that JPO is going to be relegated after his strong start. Alpha claims another victim. BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* - Safest pick of the week? (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* - Yoshii evens up a rivalry that's going to continue for at least one more season. (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) - Since this match will probably happen before Priest's and Molina's, Gross wins to keep up the pressure. (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* - No, THIS is the safest pick of the week. GAMMA DIVISION (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* - I am way less confident about this pick than you might expect. (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) - Diego's last chance to escape the Gamma Vortex that seems to have both him and Rose locked in. (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* - Ladies and gentleman... here is your MAIN EVENT!!! ... of the pre-show... (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) - Lance would like a do-over on this entire season. DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) - Picking the veteran over the rookie is always safe. You may be wrong, but you don't look like an idiot. 😜 (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) - I never want to count Silver out, but Nocturne's got too much on the line. (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) - The most homer pick that ever homered a pick! (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) - Scott's got a season's worth of experience advantage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMcG Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 WEEK FOURTEEN CARD The * in each pairing denotes the winner of the previous match this season ALPHA DIVISION (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) [Career: Mel O'Hallister, 3 - 2] - We'll see Mel build for next season with a big Week 14 win (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) [Career: George Mastachas, 1 - 0] - George is still the best of the rest this season LAST ONE STANDING MATCH: (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) [Career: The Mastodon, 4 – 3. Career in Last One Standing matches: Mastodon 1 – 2.] - Picking the bigger, stronger wrestler here (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* [Career: De'siree Mitchell, 1 - 0] - JPO to defy the past encounter and stay in Alpha BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* [Career: Christian Priest, 1 - 0] - First Church is Alpha bound! (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* [Career: Billy Norris, 2 - 1] - Going off history's record (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) [Career: Reverend Johnny Gross, 2 - 1] - Too good for Beta, not good enough for Alpha. It's a tough time for the Reverend. (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* [Career: Lucas Molina, 1 - 0] - Barring disaster, should be crowning Lucas as Beta Division's champion here GAMMA DIVISION (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* [Career: Monty Dhillon, 1 - 0] - Who will stop Monty? Can't see anyone in GAMMA doing it. (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) [Career: Diego Rodriguez, 3 - 0] - Never lost to Clay, don't see that happening now (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* [Career: Big Scott Weathers, 1 - 0] - Well look at that! Scott Weathers claws his way to a .500 record despite his slow start. (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) [Career: Lance Heartilly, 2 - 1] - Heartilly to play heart breaker and deny Hida again. DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) [Career: Diamond, 1 - 0] - Homer pick but we're cheering on the Miracle! (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) [Career: Nocturne, 1 - 0] - Worthy winner of this season's hotly contested Division. (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) [Career: Rock Sheridan, 1 - 0] - Steele beats Rock obviously... (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) [Career: Scott Stevens, 1 - 0] - The League's best Stevens wins this TRAINING AND PREDICTION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 AT 11:59 PM EASTERN US! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Daphne Ellis: Welcome back, everyone! I'm here with Season Eleven's Gamma Division Champion, Monty Dhillon. In this week's season finale, he'll be attempting to equal Brian Blackfield's record with a perfect 14 and 0 record. Monty Dhillon: Equal? EQUAL?!? I've already surpassed that bum! I'm on a twenty-two match winning streak in singles competition. If you count all match types, it's twenty-four! DE: Yes, that's a very impressive record. You've certainly been tearing it up in the lower divisi... MD: Don't give me that "lower divisions" crap! No one slagged Blackfield's perfect season in Delta! Can I help it if League Management has conspired to keep me out of the championship picture? DE: I really don't see how it's possible that the Lea... MD: And what's this I keep hearing about my "boring" matches and the "unexciting" Gamma Division race this season? It's not my fault if that hack Deltzer doesn't appreciate solid, dominating performances. My job is to win matches, people! Pinfalls, submissions, cage escapes, table breaks, drawn blood... whatever is asked of me... I DELIVER!!! DE: You've certainly been deliv... MD: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!? DE: *muttering* ...saw that coming... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 So...we got back from Newark, New Jersey at 12:35 AM this (Saturday) morning. I've managed six hours of interrupted sleep, but the show was finished being written on Friday afternoon while I was at work. So the heck with it, it's getting posted today since I'm awake enough to do formatting and all the usual pizazz I do with the show manually. Please note that the first of the offseason posts will immediately follow this one, and for those who keep studious tabs on their character it will also explain the drastic changes in one particular stat that you may immediately notice. THE LEAGUE: SEASON ELEVEN, WEEK FOURTEEN SEASON FINALE DELTA DIVISION (7) Scott Stevens (5-8, OVR 443)* vs. (8) George Stevens (2-11, OVR 420) With a few matches on the card not having any implications on the standings, the decision was made to use those matches as a “pre-show” of sorts to get the audience ready for the matches that did matter later in the show. The first of these preliminary matches was the second clash in The League between the Stevens brothers. It looked typical to your average "older brother beating up on the younger brother” scenario, as Scott was never really in danger and hit his piledriver on the second attempt. While a disappointing season for the Stevens family in general, Scott has shown in his second season in this run of The League that he can be a threat on any given week, and it would be a fool’s errand to write him off in Season Twelve. One can only hope for a noted improvement next season from George. Scott Stevens (6-8) def. George Stevens (2-12) via Pinfall (Deep in the Heart of Texas) in 7:34. Rating: ** Changes for Scott Stevens: OVR + 3.38, XP + 483.63, no notable damage Changes for George Stevens: OVR + 0.38, XP + 120.91, minor damage to head GAMMA DIVISION (z-8) Terrance Stevens (1-12, OVR 496) vs. (5) Big Scott Weathers (6-7, OVR 518)* Barely avoiding a squash by the slightest of margins, Stevens was never in this one. Weathers controlled most of the match, allowed Stevens some offense to get his hopes up, and then quickly dashed them with a DDT leading into the sleeper hold for the finish. Weathers ends the season with an even record, and Terrance drops to Delta to be the “other” Stevens in the division where the Stevens brothers currently compete. Big Scott Weathers (7-7) def. Terrance Stevens (1-13) via Submission (Welcome to Dreamland) in 7:04. Rating: ** Changes for Big Scott Weathers: OVR + 3.35, XP + 555.90, no notable damage Changes for Terrance Stevens: OVR + 0.38, XP + 138.98, no notable damage) BETA DIVISION (5) Billy Norris (6-7, OVR 540) vs. (4) Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-5, OVR 543)* This match, while competitive, seemed a step slower than normal for the men involved in it. Perhaps it was because they knew they had nothing to fight for, and so decided to tone it down a notch or two with it being so early on the card. Regardless, this was the most competitive match on the card so far, with Norris having to constantly avoid DEVASTATION Knees from Nakamatsu whilst trying to get his own offense going. The last thirty seconds saw Norris counter one of Yoshii’s knees with a dropkick, land a running dropkick to a still-seated Yoshii, and fluidly chain that into the Down Under Disaster, which caught Nakamatsu flush. The pin was academic after that, and Norris also improves to an even record on the season. Billy Norris (7-7) def. Yoshii Nakamatsu (8-6) via Pinfall (Down Under Disaster) in 10:00. Rating: ** Changes for Billy Norris: OVR + 3.50, XP + 630.24, no notable damage Changes for Yoshii Nakamatsu: OVR + 0.40, XP + 157.56, minor damage to head ALPHA DIVISION (2) George Mastachas (8-5, OVR 561)* vs. (4) Brian Blackfield (6-7, OVR 595) The last of the “pre-show” matches, this was placed in this spot to get the audiences, both in-person and watching on YouTube, fully amped up for the remainder of show where there were higher stakes in the matches to come. For reasons known only to him, Blackfield seemed off his game in this match. He was slow to get started, eventually found a fair bit of offense, including spending some time working over the legs of Mastachas, but by then it was too late. A running Samoan drop did nothing for Mastachas, but the follow-up Wrath of Zeus did. Mastachas ends his season on a high note, while Blackfield now has to spend the off-season figuring out what went so horribly wrong in his first season in the top flight. George Mastachas (9-5) def. Brian Blackfield (6-8) via Pinfall (Wrath of Zeus) in 16:13. Rating: ** Changes for George Mastachas: OVR + 3.81, XP + 731.68, no notable damage Changes for Brian Blackfield: OVR + 0.43, XP + 182.92, minor damage to head and body DELTA DIVISION (3) Diamond (8-5, OVR 513)* vs. (4) Leon de Ramos (8-5, OVR 437) The stakes for this match in the Delta Division were simple: lose, and be eliminated completely from the promotion picture. While not exciting, this was still a closer match than many had expected it to be. Leon took an early lead, which Diamond took offense to and stormed back to make it fairly even approaching the seven-minute point. Then de Ramos let off a flurry of offense that stunned Diamond, and a Marvelocity led right into the Lisbon Prayer. That prayer was indeed answered, and de Ramos eliminates Diamond from promotion contention, and sets himself up nicely! Leon de Ramos (9-5) def. Diamond (8-6) via Pinfall (Lisbon Prayer) in 8:15. Rating: ** Changes for Leon de Ramos: OVR + 3.41, XP + 483.96, no notable damage Changes for Diamond: OVR + 0.39, XP + 120.99, minor damage to head Quote UPDATED DELTA DIVISION PROMOTION RACE Nocturne: 9-4 (75% to promote) Leon de Ramos: 9-5 (75% to promote) Rock Sheridan: 8-5 (50% to promote) Rock + Nocturne = Nocturne (10-4) & Rock Sheridan (9-5) Rock + Silver = Rock Sheridan (9-5) & Leon de Ramos (9-5) Steele + Nocturne = Nocturne (10-4) & Leon de Ramos (9-5) Steele + Silver = Leon de Ramos (9-5) & Nocturne (9-5) DELTA DIVISION (2) Rock Sheridan (8-5, OVR 440)* vs. (6) Mickey Steele (6-7, OVR 431) Much like the previous match, the stakes are similar for Rock: lose, and be eliminated. Except here, if Rock wins, he clinches a promotion spot and still has a shot at the division title. The first match this evening to actually be worthy of the Match of the Night, this was close throughout. Neither man really got a significant advantage over the other for most of the eight minutes this match took. Note how the author said “most.” Steele seemed to lose all momentum when a Steele Scissor was missed, and Sheridan pounced on the opening with Welcome to Tacoma followed promptly by a Grit City Lariat. The cover, the count, and three seconds later, Rock Sheridan had punched a ticket into the Beta Division! The question remained…who would be joining him? Rock Sheridan (9-5) def. Mickey Steele (6-8) via Pinfall (Grit City Lariat) in 7:55. Rating: *** Changes for Rock Sheridan: OVR + 4.53, XP + 524.12, no notable damage Changes for Mickey Steele: OVR + 1.14, XP + 131.03, minor damage to head Quote UPDATED DELTA DIVISION PROMOTION RACE Nocturne: 9-4 (50% to promote) x-Rock Sheridan: 9-5 (100% to promote) Leon de Ramos: 9-5 (50% to promote) Nocturne wins = Nocturne (10-4) & Rock Sheridan (9-5) Silver wins = Rock Sheridan (9-5) & Leon de Ramos (9-5) DELTA DIVISION (1) Nocturne (9-4, OVR 464)* vs. (z-5) Sterling Silver (6-7, OVR 476) This is the one scenario Nocturne did not want to see happen. What started as an 87.5% chance was now a coin-flip. She had to win to achieve promotion as the Delta Division champion. A loss, and she loses tiebreakers to both Sheridan and de Ramos. This was a sprint, and from the start Nocturne seemed rattled as she let the match play out at a pace more suited to Silver than to herself. However, she fought back, at one point attempting her Path of Decay with no success. Silver shifted the momentum in her favor, took Nocturne down with a second rope dropkick, and then went to the ropes for a springboard senton. She landed right on Nocturne’s face, but didn’t immediately realize this as she went for the cover, and got three. As Silver stood up, it was then that she realized she had missed the landing and legitimately knocked Nocturne out. The show was stopped for a few minutes before Nocturne came to and walked out of the ring under her own power, but the damage was done. In a stunning turn of events, the Delta Division leader coming in to week fourteen, who had a one-in-eight chance of missing promotion, will not promote out of the Delta Division barring injuries to others above her! Sterling Silver (7-7) def. Nocturne (9-5) via Pinfall (springboard senton bomb) in 7:40. Rating: ** Changes for Sterling Silver: OVR + 3.38, XP + 483.68, no notable damage Changes for Nocturne: OVR + 0.38, XP + 120.92, minor damage to head Quote FINAL: DELTA DIVISION PROMOTION RACE y-Rock Sheridan: 9-5, 9:29.000 ATV x-Leon de Ramos: 9-5, 9:15.000 ATV Nocturne: 9-5, 11:23.667 ATV Tiebreaker 1—Combined Head-to-head between Nocturne, Sheridan, and de Ramos Sheridan: 2-2, 9:44.000 ATV Nocturne: 2-2, 12:22.500 ATV de Ramos: 2-2, 14:24.000 ATV Thus, Rock Sheridan wins the Delta Division title. Tiebreaker 2—Head-to-head between Nocturne and de Ramos Leon de Ramos won both matches against Nocturne this season Thus, Leon de Ramos earns the second promotion spot. GAMMA DIVISION (3) Diego Rodriguez (8-5, OVR 548)* vs. (6) Markus Clay (4-9, OVR 497) These two did their best to bring the crowd back after the ending of the previous match, as this ended up being a Match of the Night contender. Rodriguez struggled early to handle the speed of Clay, as the South African practically ran circles around the Spaniard. However, Rodriguez would slowly bring his technical game into the mix, slowing Clay down and leaving him vulnerable to more and more holds as Rodriguez continued to apply pressure. It took just under ten minutes for Rodriguez to land the Prelude to Dissonance, but instead of going for one of his patented finishers, Diego instead applied an STF, grinding his forearm into the bridge of Clay’s nose. Clay would be forced to tap, not being anywhere near the ropes, and in doing so eliminate Indigo Rose from promotion contention. In fact, the Rose/Dhillon match would become meaningless to the transfer positions, and would now serve solely as a vehicle for Monty Dhillon’s final hurdle on the path to perfection! Diego Rodriguez (9-5) def. Markus Clay (4-10) via Submission (STF) in 10:41. Rating: *** Changes for Diego Rodriguez: OVR + 4.71, XP + 604.39, minor damage to head Changes for Markus Clay: OVR + 1.19, XP + 151.10, minor damage to head Quote UPDATED GAMMA DIVISION TRANSFER RACES Diego Rodriguez: 9-5 (50% to promote) Kichi Hida: 8-5 (50% to promote) Indigo Rose: 8-5 (eliminated) … Lance Heartilly: 4-9 (50% to relegate) Markus Clay: 4-10 (50% to relegate) z-Terrance Stevens: 1-13 (relegated) Hida + Rose/Dhillon = Kichi Hida promotes / Lance Heartilly relegates Heartilly + Rose/Dhillon = Diego Rodriguez promotes / Markus Clay relegates GAMMA DIVISION (2) Kichi Hida (8-5, OVR 498)* vs. (7) Lance Heartilly (4-9, OVR 466) Both wrestlers looked intense as the bell sounded to get this ultimate decider in the Gamma Division underway. Heartilly seemed to surprise Hida with his early offense, and Hida found no counters until nearly three minutes into the contest. It’d take her almost as long to get any sort of sustained offense going, meanwhile Heartilly continued to wear down Hida and keep within range of her limbs to limit her devastating strikes. This left Heartilly susceptible to a Scrambler Headbutt, and Hida looked like she may be able to turn things around as she connected with Bumper Kars. However, a high knee attempt was thwarted into a screw legwhip, and from there the figure four was applied. Hida tried forcing a way to the ropes only for Heartilly to dead-weight himself and make that impossible. She tried to roll it over, only for Lance to match her momentum and bring it right back to him on the giving end. She finally had no choice but to tap, and Lance Heartilly manages to save himself at the literal last possible moment while gifting the promotion to Diego Rodriguez in this Match of the Night contender! Lance Heartilly (5-9) def. Kichi Hida (8-6) via Submission (Hellacious Leglock) in 15:29. Rating: *** Changes for Lance Heartilly: OVR + 5.03, XP + 607.26, no notable damage Changes for Kichi Hida: OVR + 1.27, XP + 151.81, minor damage to head Quote FINAL GAMMA DIVISION TRANSFER RACES x-Diego Rodriguez: 9-5 (promoted) Indigo Rose: 8-5 Kichi Hida: 8-6 … Lance Heartilly: 5-9 z-Markus Clay: 4-10 (relegated) z-Terrance Stevens: 1-13 (relegated) Potential Diego/Rose tiebreaker goes to Diego via victory time (10:53 vs. 42:36) GAMMA DIVISION (4) Indigo Rose (8-5, OVR 532) vs. (y-1) Monty Dhillon (13-0, OVR 570)* Somewhere in the vast, faceless audience that is the Internet, the anxiety spikes of one Croquemitaine could be physically felt by other viewers as this sentence unfolds, and the camera shifts to the commentary area overlooking the three-ring setup in The Aerie. Bob Sinclair: With all the transfer spots settled, now it’s time for the one match in the division everyone’s been looking forward to. Frankie Garnett: I fail to see why, Bob. Rose had nothing to show for her previous match against Monty this season. Why should this be any different? She’s eliminated from promotion contention, she’s not being relegated, she literally has nothing to fight for. Bob Sinclair: Except for personal pride and playing the spoiler, Frankie. Besides, you know the old axiom about a fighter who has nothing to lose, right? Frankie Garnett: Yeah. But I’d expect that from someone like Monty. Not a five-foot-nothing, one-hundred-and-nothing pound wisp of a woman! Bob Sinclair: And I for one will laugh when she ties you in a knot, Frankie. We’re about to find out if Indigo Rose has the mother of all upsets in her as the bell sounds to get the final Gamma Division clash of Season Eleven underway! Quote (00:03) Dhillon hit a Begging Off Sucker Punch (00:06) Dhillon hit a Forearm Blow (00:15) Rose avoided an Eye Poke. (00:29) Rose applied a Top Wrist Lock (00:43) Rose applied an Arm Wringer (00:50) Rose hit a Side Headlock Takedown (01:10) Rose applied a Rear Chinlock (01:24) Rose applied a Western Spinning Toe Hold (01:28) Dhillon broke a Knee Pull (01:42) Dhillon applied a Front Facelock (01:50) Rose avoided a Handshake Sucker Punch. (01:57) Rose hit a Single Leg Trip (02:17) Rose applied a Rear Chinlock (02:21) Rose hit a Fist Drop (02:30) Dhillon got a rope break to stop a Knee Pull (02:44) Rose applied a Front Facelock (02:50) Dhillon avoided a Punch. (02:54) Rose broke a Front Facelock (03:08) Rose applied a Cravate (03:13) Dhillon blocked a Front Facelock (03:27) Rose applied a Side Headlock (03:30) Rose hit a Punch (03:44) Rose applied a Front Facelock (03:51) Rose hit a Single Leg Trip (03:55) Rose hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (04:10) Rose hit a Stomp Flurry (04:19) Monty Dhillon very easily moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. Bob Sinclair: I realize it’s early, but Rose did not need that mistake already. She’s basically needing to wrestle a perfect match here. Frankie Garnett: Which is why she’s going to lose, Bob. No one can wrestle a perfect match against Dhillon, with maybe the exceptions of Nuclear and Christian Priest. Bob Sinclair: And I’m going to presume it’s too much to ask for you to remain unbiased. Frankie Garnett: I rather like keeping all my limbs intact and my bones unbroken, thank you! Quote (04:23) Dhillon hit a Legdrop (04:27) Dhillon hit a Fist Drop (04:34) Indigo Rose very easily moved out of the way from an Elbow Drop. (04:43) Dhillon got a rope break to stop a Boston Crab (04:59) Rose hit a Spinning Arm Breaker (05:03) Rose hit a Leaping Elbow Drop (05:07) Rose hit a Running Knee Drop (05:11) Dhillon broke a Face Rub Taunt (05:14) Dhillon hit a Punch (05:18) Rose blocked a Handshake Kick To Gut (05:23) Rose blocked a Handshake Kick To Gut (05:30) Rose hit a Knee Plant (05:34) Rose hit a Slap To Chest (05:38) Dhillon broke a Side Headlock (05:42) Rose slipped out the front of a Side Headlock (05:45) Rose hit a Punch (06:02) Rose applied a Kneeling Cravate (06:19) Dhillon broke a Spinning Arm Breaker (06:23) Dhillon hit an Eye Poke (06:37) Dhillon applied a Side Headlock (06:40) Dhillon hit a Jab Punch (06:47) Dhillon hit a Side Headlock Takedown (06:54) Dhillon hit a Knee Pull (06:58) Dhillon hit a Knee Drop (07:02) Dhillon hit a Measured Knee Drop (07:06) Dhillon hit a Running Knee Drop (07:13) Dhillon hit a Snap Driving Elbow (07:30) Dhillon hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (07:43) Dhillon hit a Posing Elbow Drop (07:50) Indigo Rose moved out of the way from a Measured Knee Drop. Bob Sinclair: Rose with an opening here, can she take advantage? Frankie Garnett: Probably not. If she does she’s going to need to work quick, before Monty can recover. Quote (07:55) Dhillon broke a Rear Chinlock (08:11) Dhillon hit a Vertical Suplex Frankie Garnett: Told ya! Quote (08:18) Dhillon used a Face Rub Taunt (08:22) Dhillon hit a Running Knee Drop (08:32) Dhillon picked up Rose (08:39) Rose countered a Hammer Mill with a Side Headlock Takedown (08:43) Rose hit a Measured Knee Drop (08:47) Dhillon blocked an Arm Bar (09:01) Rose applied a Body Scissors (09:06) Dhillon blocked a Western Spinning Toe Hold (09:20) Rose applied an Arm Wringer (09:24) Dhillon blocked a Kneeling Cravate (09:36) Rose hit a Vertical Body Press (09:41) Dhillon blocked a Stump Puller (09:45) Dhillon rolled through a STF (09:57) Dhillon hit a Lifting Spinebuster Pin (10:02) Dhillon got a two count (10:07) Rose slipped out of the back of a Single Arm DDT (10:12) Dhillon broke an Inverted Drop Toe Hold (10:28) Dhillon hit an Over Shoulder Backbreaker Rush (10:36) Dhillon picked up Rose (10:41) Rose slipped out the front of a Western Brainbuster Suplex (10:45) Dhillon blocked a Top Wrist Lock (10:52) Rose applied a Standing Arm Bar (11:06) Rose applied a Cravate (11:10) Rose hit a Slap To Chest (11:17) Rose hit a Knee Plant (11:22) Dhillon blocked a Blood From a Rose (11:26) Dhillon blocked a Blood From a Rose (11:29) Rose countered a Livewire Lariat with a Kick To Gut (11:36) Indigo Rose grabs hold of Dhillon...and there's the Blood From a Rose DDT! (11:41) Rose got a one count Bob Sinclair: And Dhillon was quick to get out of that pin! Frankie Garnett: You think that move is going to beat Dhillon, after a perfect season to date? No way, Bob! Rose is going to need to make him tap, and I’m not sure she can get her finishing hold applied to him! Quote (11:53) Rose hit a Vertical Body Press (12:19) Rose applied an European Figure Four Leglock (12:34) Dhillon broke a Women's DDT (12:37) Dhillon hit a Forearm Blow (12:41) Dhillon hit an Eye Poke (12:55) Dhillon applied a Front Facelock (13:02) Rose countered a Livewire Lariat with a Side Headlock Takedown (13:10) Rose picked up Dhillon (13:17) Indigo Rose grabs hold of Dhillon...and there's the Blood From a Rose DDT! (13:21) Rose got a two count (13:38) Rose applied a Kneeling Cravate (13:55) Rose hit a Slap To Chest (14:11) Rose hit a Spinning Arm Breaker (14:37) Rose applied an Inverted Figure Four (14:50) Rose got a near submission Bob Sinclair: That almost did the trick though! Frankie Garnett: She didn’t have it on tight, Bob. You saw how easily Dhillon escaped when he put his mind to it. Bob Sinclair: That might be because of the obvious size difference, Frankie. Frankie Garnett: That just proves my point further! Quote (14:57) Rose hit a Knee Plant (15:04) Rose applied a Standing Arm Bar (15:11) Rose hit a Knee Plant (15:25) Rose applied a Cravate (15:29) Rose hit a Slap To Chest (15:33) Dhillon broke a Blood From a Rose (15:36) Dhillon hit a Jab Punch (15:39) Dhillon hit a Forearm Blow (15:42) Dhillon hit a Punch (15:49) Dhillon hit a Running Clothesline (16:09) Dhillon applied a Rear Chinlock (16:13) Dhillon hit an Elbow Drop (16:17) Rose blocked a Rear Chinlock (16:31) Dhillon applied a Front Facelock (16:35) Dhillon hit an Eye Poke (16:38) Dhillon hit a Jab Punch (16:53) Monty Dhillon is pummeling Indigo Rose with the Hammer Mill! (17:10) Dhillon hit a Double Axe Handle Smash Flurry (17:20) Dhillon picked up Rose (17:44) Monty Dhillon is looking for a submission here as Indigo Rose is caught in a Blockade Lock! Bob Sinclair: And Dhillon is violently twisting back and forth, further wrenching the shoulder and elbow joints! Frankie Garnett: He can taste it, he knows…there it is! Rose gives it up! Bob Sinclair: The longest undefeated singles streak in The League continues into the Beta Division now, as Monty Dhillon completes just the second perfect season in League history! Frankie Garnett: I’m not sure Beta Division is ready for The Hammer, Bob. Bob Sinclair: “The Hammer?” That’s what you’re going with, Frankie? Frankie Garnett: Hey, it fits him given how much he enjoys hammering away at his opponents! Bob Sinclair: …hmmm. Monty Dhillon (14-0) def. Indigo Rose (8-6) via Submission (Blockade Lock) in 17:56. Rating: *** Changes for Monty Dhillon: OVR + 5.20, XP + 723.72, minor damage to head Changes for Indigo Rose: OVR + 1.31, XP + 267.18, minor damage to head This was the Match of the Night (2 [1 this season] for Monty Dhillon, 4 [2 this season] for Indigo Rose) BETA DIVISION (7) Pulsar (4-9, OVR 505)* vs. (3) Reverend Johnny Gross (9-4, OVR 540) The Right Reverend came into the match with a goal in mind, a plan on how to achieve it, and no intent on letting anyone tell him otherwise. Pulsar never really stood a chance as Gross blitzed through him in what amounts to a sprint in the Beta Division at under ten minutes. The loss ensures Pulsar will be demoted to the Gamma Division, thanks to Angela Wassermann’s tiebreaker over him, while Gross now sits back waits to see who, if anyone, chokes in the top two of the division. Reverend Johnny Gross (10-4) def. Pulsar (4-10) via Submission (Come to Jesus) in 9:58. Rating: ** Changes for Reverend Johnny Gross: OVR + 3.50, XP + 630.22, no notable damage Changes for Pulsar: OVR + 0.40, XP + 157.55, no notable damage Quote UPDATED BETA DIVISION TRANSFER RACES Lucas Molina: 10-3 (75% to promote) Christian Priest: 10-3 (50% to promote) Reverend Johnny Gross: 10-4 (75% to promote) … Angela Wassermann: 4-9 z-Pulsar: 4-10 (relegated) Blood River: 1-12 (relegated) Wassermann + River = Rev. Johnny Gross (10-4) & Lucas Molina (10-4) Wassermann + Molina = Lucas Molina (11-3) & Rev. Johnny Gross (10-4) Priest + River = Christian Priest (11-3) & Rev. Johnny Gross (10-4) Priest + Molina = Lucas Molina (11-3) & Christian Priest (11-3) Pulsar loses tiebreaker to Wassermann (0-2 against her this season) BETA DIVISION (6) Angela Wassermann (4-9, OVR 500) vs. (2) Christian Priest (10-3, OVR 618)* With Wassermann now safe, her intentions shift from survival to playing the spoiler. If Priest wins, he promotes. If he loses, he’s eliminated. Sounds simple enough, right? Priest certainly though so as he pushed his way to a squash victory. To her credit, Wassermann did not tap out when she was locked in Martyrdom. No, Priest got her to her feet when she refused to yield and immediately rendered his Judgement on the former MMA champion, and that one kept her down for much longer than the three seconds he needed. This was never in doubt, and Christian Priest secures a berth in the Alpha Division, as foretold earlier this week by Pastor Abe Richards. The only remaining question left in the Beta Division is who would be joining him? Christian Priest (11-3) def. Angela Wassermann (4-10) via Pinfall (Judgement) in 10:42. Rating: ** Changes for Christian Priest: OVR + 3.54, XP + 630.68, no notable damage Changes for Angela Wassermann: OVR + 0.4, XP + 157.67, minor damage to head Quote UPDATED BETA DIVISION PROMOTION RACE Lucas Molina: 10-3 (50% to promote) x-Christian Priest: 11-3 (100% to promote) Reverend Johnny Gross: 10-4 (50% to promote) Blood River wins = Christian Priest (11-3) & Rev. Johnny Gross (10-4) Lucas Molina wins = Lucas Molina (11-3) & Christian Priest (11-3) BETA DIVISION (z-8) Blood River (1-12, OVR 512) vs. (1) Lucas Molina (10-3, OVR 519)* The stage is set. Molina wins, and he’s in as the Beta Division champion and has a berth to the top flight. Take a loss, and have no doubt that it would be a massive upset loss, and Gross gets in based on tiebreakers. In this Match of the Night contender, Molina looked for certain to be on cruise control in the opening four minutes. It was when River thwarted an attempt at the Puerto Rico Legsweep that things started to go in favor of the representative of the Fellowship of Yzgtx’fl. A couple of moves using the ropes for added damage really put River back into this one with a chance at scoring the biggest upset of the entire season. Then Molina hit a DDT which busted River open (to no one’s surprise), both the Patillas Leglock and Humacao Armlock got applied with no submissions, and Molina seemed to think the end was near. A San Juan Buster attempt went for naught, and River attempted to land a spear…only for Molina to move, and the ref got hit with it instead. What followed was River hitting a few moves off the ropes, the last of which was a slingshot senton that got a visual pinfall while the ref was still out, and one last move off the ropes, with a slingshot legdrop. That one got nothing but canvas, and Molina was quick to apply the Molina Bodylock as the ref finally came to. By the time he saw River caught in the hold, River was out cold, and the ref called for the bell. Molina wins via technical submission, claims the Beta Division title, and moves up into the Alpha Division! Lucas Molina (11-3) def. Blood River (1-13) via Submission (Molina Bodylock) in 13:38. Rating: *** Changes for Lucas Molina: OVR + 4.91, XP + 685.22, no notable damage Changes for Blood River: OVR + 1.24, XP + 171.30, minor damage to head Quote FINAL BETA DIVISION PROMOTION RACE y-Lucas Molina: 11-3 x-Christian Priest: 11-3 Reverend Johnny Gross: 10-4 Molina has the victory time tiebreaker over Priest, thus he wins the division. ALPHA DIVISION (y-1) Nuclear Templeton (11-2, OVR 583)* vs. (5) Mel O'Hallister (6-7, OVR 559) Templeton appeared to be angrier than normal as this match started, and O’Hallister was made to suffer for it. Nuclear was never in any real danger, though he did take some solid shots from O’Hallister, but ultimately this was one final lesson to be served on the League roster as Nuclear even made it a point to release the Radiation Leak just before Mel would have tapped just to deliver further damage. The Armageddon Lariat put an end to the proceedings, and as Templeton scared the official out of the ring Nuclear stared into one of the cameras and could clearly be heard shouting “I am your Champion! Why am I not in the main event like a champion should be?!” Thankfully for the cameraman, Nuclear did not resort to violence, but it was near enough that the cameraman needed to go backstage between matches, allegedly to change his pants. Nuclear Templeton (12-2) def. Mel O'Hallister (6-8) via Pinfall (Armageddon Lariat) in 15:00. Rating: ** Changes for Nuclear Templeton: OVR + 3.75, XP + 730.80, minor damage to head Changes for Mel O'Hallister: OVR + 0.43, XP + 182.70, minor damage to head and body Quote UPDATED ALPHA DIVISION RELEGATION RACE The Mastodon: 5-8 (50% to relegate) Jean-Paul Ouilette: 5-8 (50% to relegate) z-De’siree Mitchell: 4-9 (relegated) Mastodon + Ouilette = The Mastodon (6-8) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) Mastodon + Mitchell = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) Brandy + Ouilette = The Mastodon (5-9) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) Brandy + Mitchell = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) ALPHA DIVISION LAST ONE STANDING MATCH (6) The Mastodon (5-8, OVR 552)* vs. (3) Brandy McDonald (7-6, OVR 548) A coin flip backstage led to this match being the semi-main after the previous match ended. Nothing would be locked in after this one, but it would make the math that much clearer for the main event. This was a Match of the Night contender, with neither competitor getting a distinct advantage over the other until about eleven minutes deep. Mastodon got busted open by Brandy off a DDT, and she would continue to apply the pressure as she looked to get him into range for either of her finishers (preferably the bulldog choke in a match like this). Right as she was on the verge of starting to consider that as a viable offensive move, Mastodon began to power back, his strikes and power game completely throwing Brandy off her game. She managed to avoid one Rampage, but the second home struck true and kept McDonald down for a full count of ten. It was now up to the main event to determine what Mastodon’s fate would be… The Mastodon (6-8) def. Brandy McDonald (7-7) via Last One Standing (Rampage) in 15:50. Rating: *** Changes for The Mastodon: OVR + 5.81, XP + 792.35, minor damage to head Changes for Brandy McDonald: OVR + 1.66, XP + 198.09, moderate damage to head Quote UPDATED ALPHA DIVISION RELEGATION RACE The Mastodon: 6-8 (50% to relegate) Jean-Paul Ouilette: 5-8 (50% to relegate) De’siree Mitchell: 4-9 (relegated) Jean-Paul Ouilette wins = The Mastodon (6-8) & De’siree Mitchell (4-10) De’siree Mitchell wins = De’siree Mitchell (5-9) & Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-9) ALPHA DIVISION (7) Jean-Paul Ouilette (5-8, OVR 543) vs. (z-8) De'siree Mitchell (4-9, OVR 523)* The final match of Season Eleven. De’siree Mitchell had nothing to lose. Jean-Paul Ouilette had everything to gain. It seemed unorthodox to have a relegation-deciding match as the main event, but the audience in The Aerie were as loud for this as they were for any other main event held here, even if it paled a bit in comparison to the previous match or two. Mitchell had the power advantage in this one, which she used to her advantage early as she tried to bully Ouilette around the squared circle. To his credit, Ouilette seemed to gesture to Cecile Corine to not get involved during a brief pause in Mitchell’s offense, when Mitchell was occupied with the ref. Having missed the communication, Mitchell continued to wrestle with one eye on the outside, and this split attention span opened the door for him to get back into this one. A couple minutes’ worth of offense later, Ouilette had gotten things back to a level playing field…and then he ran away with the rest of the match. Mitchell only managed a few more token attacks before Ouilette unleashed a sudden Le Petit Mort that kept Mitchell down for three. Four people end in the Alpha Division at 6-8, and due to tiebreakers, it is The Mastodon who is the odd one out as he is demoted to Beta! Jean-Paul Ouilette (6-8) def. De'siree Mitchell (4-10) via Pinfall (Le Petit Mort) in 14:42. Rating: ** Changes for Jean-Paul Ouilette: OVR + 3.74, XP + 730.58, minor damage to head Changes for De'siree Mitchell: OVR + 0.42, XP + 182.65, moderate damage to head Quote FINAL ALPHA DIVISION RELEGATION RACE Brian Blackfield: 6-8, 19:39.000 ATV Jean-Paul Ouilette: 6-8, 18:26.833 ATV Mel O’Hallister: 6-8, 16:46.167 ATV z-The Mastodon: 6-8, 16:20.667 ATV Tiebreaker 1—Combined Head-to-head between Blackfield, Ouilette, O’Hallister, and Mastodon: Blackfield: 5-1, 19:28.600 Ouilette: 4-2, 19:42.750 O’Hallister: 2-4, 17:27.500 Mastodon: 1-5, 12:03.000 Thus, Brian Blackfield places highest among those at 6-8 (4th overall in Alpha Division). Tiebreaker 2—Combined Head-to-head between Ouilette, O’Hallister, and Mastodon: Ouilette: 3-1, 21:07.667 O’Hallister: 2-2, 17:27.500 Mastodon: 1-3, 12:03.000 Thus, Jean-Paul Ouilette places second-highest among those at 6-8 (5th overall in Alpha Division). Tiebreaker 3—Head-to-head between O’Hallister, and Mastodon: O’Hallister won both matches against Mastodon this season. Thus, Mel O’Hallister places third-highest among those at 6-8 (6th overall in Alpha Division), which leaves The Mastodon to fill the remaining spot in 7th. As such, The Mastodon is relegated. /\/\/\/\/\/\ FINAL SEASON ELEVEN STANDINGS x – clinched promotion y – clinched division title z – clinched relegation ALPHA DIVISION y-1. Nuclear Templeton: 12-2, ATV 17:43, (AMR 2.500), OVR 586.41 2. George Mastachas: 9-5, ATV 14:47, (AMR 2.286), OVR 564.58 3. Brandy McDonald: 7-7, ATV 15:03, (AMR 2.429), OVR 549.30 4. Brian Blackfield: 6-8, ATV 19:39, (AMR 2.286), OVR 595.16 5. Jean-Paul Ouilette: 6-8, ATV 18:27, (AMR 2.214), OVR 547.16 6. Mel O'Hallister: 6-8, ATV 16:46, (AMR 2.714), OVR 559.19 z-7. The Mastodon: 6-8, ATV 16:21, (AMR 2.857), OVR 557.57 z-8. De'siree Mitchell: 4-10, ATV 13:53, (AMR 2.714), OVR 523.37 Please refer to the show above for detailed information on the tiebreaker to determine the 4th through 7th positions. BETA DIVISION y-1. Lucas Molina: 11-3, ATV 14:09 (AMR 2.500), OVR 523.99 x-2. Christian Priest: 11-3, ATV 14:37 (AMR 2.500), OVR 621.50 3. Reverend Johnny Gross: 10-4, ATV 11:52 (AMR 2.286), OVR 543.22 4. Yoshii Nakamatsu: 8-6, ATV 11:36 (AMR 2.214), OVR 543.79 5. Billy Norris: 7-7, ATV 9:54 (AMR 2.714), OVR 543.85 6. Angela Wassermann: 4-10, ATV 13:15 (AMR 2.286), OVR 500.15 z-7. Pulsar: 4-10, ATV 8:48 (AMR 2.643), OVR 505.43 z-8. Blood River: 1-13, ATV 10:39 (AMR 2.286), OVR 513.47 Molina wins the division title due to better victory time over Priest. Wassermann wins tiebreaker via season sweep of Pulsar. GAMMA DIVISION y-1. Monty Dhillon: 14-0, ATV 9:53, (AMR 2.143), OVR 575.48 x-2. Diego Rodriguez: 9-5, ATV 11:37, (AMR 2.643), OVR 552.72 3. Kichi Hida: 8-6, ATV 10:50, (AMR 2.429), OVR 498.77 4. Indigo Rose: 8-6, ATV 17:03, (AMR 2.357), OVR 532.81 5. Big Scott Weathers: 7-7, ATV 12:13, (AMR 2.214), OVR 521.49 6. Lance Heartilly: 5-9, ATV 14:54, (AMR 2.143), OVR 470.98 z-7. Markus Clay: 4-10, ATV 9:54, (AMR 2.286), OVR 498.26 z-8. Terrance Stevens: 1-13, ATV 10:48, (AMR 2.357), OVR 496.49 Hida wins the tiebreaker due to better victory time over Rose. DELTA DIVISION y-1. Rock Sheridan: 9-5, ATV 9:29 (AMR 2.714), OVR 444.96 x-2. Leon de Ramos: 9-5, ATV 11:52 (AMR 2.357), OVR 440.25 3. Nocturne: 9-5, ATV 11:24 (AMR 2.000), OVR 463.96 4. Diamond: 8-6, ATV 9:15 (AMR 2.357), OVR 513.50 z-5. Sterling Silver: 7-7, ATV 9:34 (AMR 2.429), OVR 479.25 6. Scott Stevens: 6-8, ATV 8:34 (AMR 2.143), OVR 446.24 7. Mickey Steele: 6-8, ATV 8:34 (AMR 2.500), OVR 431.64 8. George Stevens: 2-12, ATV 10:35 (AMR 2.643), OVR 419.89 Please refer to the show above for more details on how the three-way tie for the division lead was broken. Scott Stevens wins the tiebreaker due to better victory time over Steele. PREDICTION STANDINGS (Reminder: The official scores will have the lowest two weeks dropped at the end of the season, and are ranked below accordingly.) 1. Eternal Phoenix: 137 (Total Score: 154. This week: 11. Drop Weeks: 2 and 13 [8 / 9]) 2. Croquemitaine: 130 (Total Score: 147. This week: 10. Drop Weeks: 1 and 4 [8 / 9]) 3. Derek B: 121 (Total Score: 131. This week: 11. Drop Weeks: 1 and 2 [4 / 6]) 4. SeanMcG: 92 (Total Score: 92. This week: 13. Drop Weeks: 9 and 10 [0 / 0]) 5. Jman2k3: 70 (Total Score: 70. This week: 0. Drop Weeks: 6 and 11 [0 / 0]) THE LEAGUE IS NOW ON ITS TRADITIONAL OFF-SEASON BREAK. OMEGA DIVISION UPDATES, INJURY REPORTS, AND OTHER SUCH NARRATIVES WILL OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE BREAK WHILE I MENTALLY RECHARGE MY BATTERIES BY FOCUSING ATTENTION ON OTHER PROJECTS. THE FIRST OF THESE ADDITIONAL POSTS WILL FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS SHOW. SEASON TWELVE OF THE LEAGUE CAN BE EXPECTED TO START IN LATE MAY TO EARLY JUNE 2024. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 Rule and Stat Changes/Balancing, Season Twelve Edition While I am not a perfectionist by any means, I still like to keep an eye on the stats and how it affects game behavior, and try to head off anything that looks like it’s not going to work as I had thought/intended it to. Normally, these are minor things, but this season a few more significant changes are coming that will take effect from Season Twelve onwards, so I wanted to address them here as this current off-season begins, so that the remainder of the off-season can be spent on world-building and mental recharging on my end to prepare for our fifth season under this format. Change to the Omega Division: Character Growth It was suggested that perhaps those characters toiling away in Omega need something to give them a chance of remaining on the main roster should they make it. If they’ve been in Omega for four seasons, finally make it to Delta, only to have the next lowest character in the division sport a 475 OVR and two seasons’ worth of stat upgrades, they aren’t going to have a good time. At the same point, they are going through a 23-match gauntlet to even make it to the main roster. They should get something for all the work they’re putting in. This made sense to me; the biggest issue was how I can get this information onto my master spreadsheet and not break everything else in the process. Then we worry about balancing for characters to ensure that Omega Division grads are not immediately better than established Delta veterans/folks dropping from Gamma that season. Of course, me being me, I can’t make it a simple, flat “gain N XP per win, Y XP per loss.” I have to incorporate things similar to how I do the main roster. I’m strange like that and I freely admit it. So the actual formulas I’m using are a slightly modified version of what I use for the main roster. It’s the same time factor and everything, with a few key differences: 1) all matches are treated as if they were ** bouts (since usually I fly right by the results screen and I’ve yet to figure out a way to see a match rating if I close it the first time), 2) the factors for division are weaker than Delta and the final results are also cut by 80% to account for nearly double the length of a standard League season, and 3) the match length is the average match length of every bout run in that season’s Omega Division. Using the current status of the Omega Division, which is roughly one-third complete, the leaders at 7-1 would currently walk out with 2.17 OVR points and 571.40 XP. The poor guy at the bottom of the standings, at 1-7, would lose 1.70 OVR and only gain 216.74 XP presently. As a rough estimate, triple those to determine the haul for the season—for the leaders, that’s 6.51 OVR and 1,714.20 XP. By comparison, George Stevens in Season Eleven gained 2,694.45 XP but lost 6.88 OVR. (More on that second part shortly because I know some of you are reading that and are thinking “WTF?!”) I think that’s a fair assessment for Omega folks. They won’t get as much XP as a bottom finisher in Delta, but might gain extra OVR to give them a chance against more established wrestlers. As always, I reserve the right to tinker with these figures between seasons to get them to line up with the concepts in my head, but for now I am satisfied with how this setup works. Change to the Main Roster: New Overall Growth formula Over in the rules thread, I had documented a trial I did with a new idea I was looking to use for the OVR formula, and after some extra thought and observation over the second half of Season Eleven, I decided it was time to make the change. I did also elect to make this change retroactive, so it affects every match from Season 8 until the present as well. As a result, most of the roster will have seen their OVRs drop, in some cases rather significantly. This is an attempt to avoid OVRs reaching absurd, overpowered levels too early. I admit I had also thought that a flat reduction of 100 OVR across the board in addition to this change may also work (in effect making the starting baseline 300 OVR instead of 400), but that seemed too much to do at the same time as making this sweeping change. Let’s see what a season or two does first and then we’ll re-visit the blanket “drop everyone by 100 OVR” idea. This ties into the next topic as well… Change for entirety of The League: New High-level Signature moves maximum Finish rate The main thing I wanted to emphasize this off-season is that signature moves should matter. You have some moves in the default database that have a better chance of finishing a bout than a character’s signatures (looking at you, Western Brainbuster Suplex), and in come cases that chance becomes zero because the defender’s OVR is too high. (Read as, “absurdly overpowered so early.”) In looking through the default database, yeah, most signatures cap around the 250/25% mark. But this is The League, and I’m not about to send characters here out into the C-Verse in general. So I can play a bit with what’s expected. With that said, a rule change is being made that High-level signature moves can now be improved up to a 300/30% finish rate. The cost will remain the same, 75 XP per one percent improvement. This change is being made in an attempt to give high level signatures a bit more utility in actually being able to end matches against the more popular wrestlers in The League, especially when combined with the nerfing of the OVR gain formula. Change for all main roster characters: Updates to body health and the “wear-and-tear” mechanic. For the last five seasons, the idea was that for every season you were on the main roster without a rest, the amount of damage you’d sustain when a body part changes color from green to anything else would increase by 1% compounded every season. With the advent of the medical rest and surgery check at the end of a season, I decided I needed to “personalize” this for each character. Now, a character’s wear-and-tear penalty is based on how much missing health a character has entering the season. This figure is determined by adding 2% of the missing arms and legs health, and 0.5% of the missing head and body health (as those two areas are far more susceptible to damage). For a more concrete example, I present The Mastodon’s outlook entering Season Twelve: Head damage: 16.15. 16.15 * 0.5% (0.005) = 0.08075 Body Damage: 0.36. 0.36 * 0.5% (0.005) = 0.0018. Arms and Legs: No damage suffered. 0.08075 + 0.0018 = 0.08255. Thus, The Mastodon’s limb damage calculations (“minor damage to head,” etc.) would be 8.25% more damaging than someone who has not suffered any damage during their career. (Comparison—for the head, this would be 0.22 damage for Mastodon versus 0.20 normally for a “minor damage” note. It’s small, but adds up quickly. Double that value for “moderate damage”, and double it again for “major damage” and you’ll see how quick those 0.2’s and 0.8’s add up!) Surgeries on a particular body part simply increase the factor by 1.3 times. So again in Mastodon’s case as an example, that 0.22 would become 0.28 if one surgery was done. A second brings it to 0.37, and a third inflicts more than double the base rate. Something to be wary of to ensure 100% limb health if it’s dropped a fair bit, for you players reading this! An additional change is that this wear-and-tear also affects how much a wrestler recovers in a week where a body part that’s suffered damage earlier in the season takes no notable damage. As a rule of thumb, it takes roughly two weeks without notable damage to recover from one week of “minor damage.” (This factor is doubled for legs given the prevalence of leg injuries in professional wrestling.) A season of rest would drop Mastodon’s wear-and-tear down to roughly 3.32% extra damage instead of 8.25%, as an example. The idea of this is to ensure more GMPC cycling through the main roster for variety and also to allow PCs, who have the ability to pay XP to rest instead of missing seasons, to be able to compete more quickly in higher divisions/challenge for the League Championship. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Phoenix Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) Hey boss? Do the division titles come with any hardware? Did Rock end up hoisting the a trophy very similar to the one Monty, Lucas, and Blackfield have hoisted in the past? Also, gonna get the division winners together in this post real quick. Alpha (League Champion) Eight: Brandy McDonald Nine: Nuclear Templeton Ten: George Mastachas Eleven: Nuclear Templeton Beta Eight: Mel O'Hallister Nine: Reverend Johnny Gross Ten: Brian Blackfield Eleven: Lucas Molina Gamma Eight: Blood River Nine: Brian Blackfield Ten: Christian Priest Eleven: Monty Dhillon Delta Eight: Brian Blackfield Nine: Lucas Molina Ten: Monty Dhillon Eleven: Rock Sheridan Huh. Each lower division's got a dud winner. With each season have one in a different division. Blood River from Eight (never seriously contended promotion out of Beta, and has just been relegated back after a stinker of a season), Reverend Johnny Gross from Nine (bounced off of Alpha like it was made of rubber in Ten, and did not manage to get promoted back in Eleven). And Lance Heartilly from Ten (avoided relegation in Eleven by the skin of his teeth). I don't like this pattern, and I sincerely hope it breaks for Season Twelve. Otherwise Lucas, Monty, or Rock is about to stink up the joint (or at least struggle real hard), and that just seems totally impossible for the first two and improbable for Rock. Edited April 22 by Eternal Phoenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 (edited) 9 hours ago, Eternal Phoenix said: Delta Eight: Brian Blackfield Nine: Lucas Molina Ten: Lance Heartilly Eleven: Rock Sheridan Correction: Monty Dhillon was the Season Ten Delta Champion (12-2 vs Heartilly's 11-3). EDIT: This means all three previous Delta champions have gone on to promote to Beta after one season in Gamma. Personally, I expect Molina to do well in Alpha. He may not contend, but I'm confident he'll stick around. Likewise, I think Rock (and Leon) will be competitive in Gamma, with possibly one or both promoting. Dhillon, on the other hand, will have to contend with Mastodon, De'siree Mitchell, and Reverend Johnny Gross. I don't expect him to be relegated, but earning a promotion to Alpha will be a challenge. Edited April 22 by Croquemitaine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted April 22 Author Share Posted April 22 15 hours ago, Eternal Phoenix said: Hey boss? Do the division titles come with any hardware? Did Rock end up hoisting the a trophy very similar to the one Monty, Lucas, and Blackfield have hoisted in the past? I’ve never made it canon, but what the heck. I’ll allow it; each division champion gets a medium-size trophy for winning the division each season…though they have to give it back the following season for the next champion. The League is not made of money, costs have to be cut somewhere! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Points Rankings: The League - Season 11 Week 14 Cro's Thoughts - Week 14 - The MegaWOW!!! Energy Drink MOVE OF THE WEEK! goes to Lance Heartilly, who saves himself from relegation with a big upset victory. - Also making notable positive moves: Diego Rodriguez, Lucas Molina, and Big Scott Weathers. In Delta, Rock Sheridan and Leon de Ramos leapfrog a pair of relegated wrestlers, demonstrating that The League is ready for the off-season shake-up. - More thoughts in the next post... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croquemitaine Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Points Rankings: The League - Season 11 Overview Cro's Thoughts - Season 11 - I'll have to find a sponsor for a "move of the season" award, but when I do, I think it goes to Monty Dhillon. - The biggest drop-off appears to go to De'siree Mitchell. Sticking with Alpha, Mel O'Hallister also experienced a sharp fall and probably joins JPO as the obvious targets for newcomers Lucas Molina and Christian Priest to knock off in Season 12. - The story in Beta is Blood River's absolutely miserable season. The League is getting tougher and he's fallen badly off the pace. Angela Wassermann has also fallen behind, but she managed to retain her spot in Beta. She may come to regret that. - Gamma Division had more drama than was readily apparent. Dhillon obviously ran away with the lead, but Rodriguez and Hida provided an engaging battle for second, Indigo Rose told an inspiring redemption story in the second half, and Big Scott Weathers may have finally landed where he belongs. What about Lance Heartilly? I'll discuss him shortly. - Delta, despite welcoming four rookies and finally being rid of the last of its former standouts, was probably as strong as it's ever been. I've said it before but I'll repeat it here: Mickey Steele and George Stevens weren't bad, they were just out-classed. Delta provided more than it's fair share of MOTN's in Season 11, and the season closed with an exciting race for promotion and a somewhat shocking final result. - I hate to wrap up the season without mentioning the champ, so yeah, Nuke is an unstoppable monster. I don't see anyone stopping him next season either. Although... maybe Molina? - Can you believe Kichi Hida was supposed to remain in Delta this season? - So, since this is a Points Ranking post, I need to talk about Lance Heartilly. He had a rotten season, but somehow went from 23rd to 12th in the Rankings. Surely that can't be right! I have to admit, when I first saw that in the season overview it made me question the validity of my entire system. But here's how it happened: 1) The rankings are based on two seasons worth of data. Since Heartilly began Season 11 with only one season's worth of results, every point he earned, he got to keep. The same was true for Nocturne and Scott Stevens. 2) Heartilly began the season, and spent large portions of it, ranked below most of his Gamma opponents. So when he did win, he received larger awards. Conversely, Nocturne and Stevens, facing bottom-ranked rookies, received smaller awards for their victories (until late in the season). 3) There really are some flaws in the system, and one of those resulted in Heartilly's Season 10 points awards to be inflated due to his low-ranking as a rookie. As those Season 10 points drop off over the next season, his position in the rankings will normalize, and probably drop to the late teens or so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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