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NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

Dangermouth vs Byron

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto vs The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs 'The Diabolical' Damian Dastardly

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) Zero!

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 68

Lotta status quo picks. Byron's age has me picking Dangermouth, but I'd understand if it's not the grime star's time to win that one yet. The most likely ones I think I could get wrong would be the Cruiserweight title or Dangermouth/Byron.

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NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

I don't see Grace of Fire beating The Northern Lights at this point.

Dangermouth vs Byron

Despite Byron's new attitude, I see him losing to Dangermouth, though it could be possible for him to pick up the win.

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto vs The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

I think The Party Animals are going to help get Akihiro and Naozane some momentum in NWF.

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs 'The Diabolical' Damian Dastardly

Damian may be Diabolical, but he is going to lose a banger of a match to Leighton.

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

Landon finally gets his chance to beat Silva and I believe he will succeed in this endeavor.

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 0

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 75

 

Any other comments/questions on the diary:  I have been enjoying the amazing storylines that your company has told, and even tough Evan's injury has derailed one storyline for the moment you have plenty of great stories in NWF that makes this diary such an enjoyable read.

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Predictions for NWF Victory

NWF British Tag Team Titles: The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

Dangermouth 

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto 

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 1

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 60

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NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

Dangermouth vs Byron

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto vs The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs 'The Diabolical' Damian Dastardly

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 1

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 68

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Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

Dangermouth vs Byron

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto vs The Party Animals (Rave & Trance) 

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs 'The Diabolical' Damian Dastardly but I don't trust that "Dastard"

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3)

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? 74 (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side)

 

Any other comments/questions on the diary: Trying to look on the bright side, injuries are part of the game, and seeing jeopardize a midcard match ain't the end of the world. We are fine as long as it's not Mallory or Silva lol

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NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) vs The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) (C)

Dangermouth vs Byron

Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto vs The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

Japos all the way

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard vs 'The Diabolical' Damian Dastardly

Too early for Damian

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

I expect a supermatch that will lead to Landon's ultimate push to the stardom

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 0

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 76

 

Any other comments/questions on the diary: If Evan Alpass' injury is what brought us Goto's debut then it wasn't that bad to be honest, but I'm still confident that Marbella will be a factor to relaunch Alpass when he's back

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WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present:

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Victory

Sunday W1 August 2021

Attendance: 1,283

Rating: 73

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Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence

 

Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to ‘Victory’! My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence!”

Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! The road to victory is filled with trials and tribulations. Which of our wrestlers tonight will fall at the final hurdle, and which will savour the sweet taste of Victory?”

 

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Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit) VS The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan)

NWF British Tag Team Titles

These two teams were tasked with providing a hot opener, which they provided with both teams going All Out and Working The Crowd. Grace of Fire showed their usual chemistry between the ropes, utilising frequent tags to keep their opponents off balance. With the champions becoming increasingly frustrated, the match eventually broke down with the action spilling to the outside as Riddick Jordan and Welsh Dragon brawled outside the ring.

Back in the ring, Bali Daljit had turned the tide on Alton Vicious – with the ‘The Bad Man’ rolling to the outside for a reprieve. However before Vicious could catch his breath, Bali Daljit had clambered to the top rope and delivered a Flying Cross Body to the floor below! While his partner was struggling on the far side of the ring, Riddick Jordan silenced the NWF crowd by delivering an Overhead Suplex to Welsh Dragon on the outside – the same move that had broken Evan Alpass’ arm this past Wednesday night!

Unaware what was happening to his partner, Bali Daljit had rolled Vicious back into the ring and was back to the top rope to deliver his Shooting Star Press. Daljit flew gracefully through the air and connected! Referee Roy Worrall made the count, 1… 2… NO! Riddick Jordan had come flying from out of shot to deliver a Diving Headbutt from the top rope onto both Bali Daljit and his partner! The move seemed to have taken almost as much out of Riddick Jordan as it had Bali Daljit, but eventually Jordan was able to crawl into the cover and retain the titles for his team.

Winners: The Northern Lights (Alton Vicious & Riddick Jordan) – Title Defence #3

Rating: 57

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We cut to a pre-recorded video showing the third Frisby’s Foundation for Fitness community day that had taken place in the venues car park earlier in the evening. Chuck Frisby looked delighted as the car park was full of big meaty men, all looking to sign up for the chance to win a years free gym membership!

Frisby delightedly announced that everyone was now signed up, and it was time to hold the Deadlift contest! Despite the required standard being 300kg, a lot of the hopefuls started falling away as early as the 200kg mark! Chuck Frisby was beginning to look a little dejected, until a new competitor, who could only be described as an absolute unit, entered the competition at 270kg – having opted out of the previous rounds.

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The new competitor lifted the bar off the ground with ease, and Frisby couldn’t contain himself as he immediately ran over to introduce himself. Frisby did most of the talking, but the competitor did introduce himself with a thick Dublin accent as Iggy Riot. The contest continued in the background, but Chuck Frisby could already be heard telling Riot all about Olympia and what he wanted him to do there…

Rating: 44

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Dangermouth vs Byron

After months of Byron sidestepping him, Dangermouth finally got his chance to get his hands on the veteran. The grime star looked to turn this one into a Wild Brawl, but Byron used all of the tricks he had learned over the course of his 27 year career to keep his young opponent at bay. Whenever Dangermouth looked like building up a head of steam, Byron would slow the pace of the match right down – whether by taking the action to the mat, forcing a rope break, or even sliding out of the ring completely for a breather.

This riled Dangermouth up, and forced the youngster into an early mistake to hand control of the match to the veteran. Melanie Florence crowed on commentary, reminding the audience that Byron was a former 10x World Champion for the fourth time tonight. Byron looked to have things wrapped up but, in an uncharacteristic error, the former 10x World Champion (make that five times) played with his food for too long and caught a heavy right hand for his troubles.

The pace of the match immediately increased, as Dangermouth delivered Flying Shoulder Tackle after Flying Shoulder Tackle – before dropping Byron with a Running Bulldog. Melanie Florence couldn’t believe what she was seeing, as Dangermouth pulled Byron in for his Flatliner (Reverse STO)! Referee Roy Worrall made the count… with Byron getting his shoulder up just as Roy Worrall’s hand hit the mat for the third time! There was a moment of confusion, before Dangermouth was officially confirmed as the winner!

Winner: Dangermouth

Rating: 41

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Melanie Florence loudly berated the decision on commentary, as Dangermouth celebrated in the ring and Byron got in the face of the referee – protesting that he had clearly kicked out just before the three count! Roy Worrall stood his ground, and reiterated that Byron’s shoulder had only left the mat just AFTER the three.

Byron got right in the face of the referee, telling him he was making a huge mistake – grabbing hold of the referee’s shirt and asking Roy Worrall if he knew who he was dealing with? This proved to be a huge mistake, as security flooded the ring and surrounded Byron, before – in a scene reminiscent of the country club last month, Byron was escorted out of the building by security.

A jubilant Dangermouth led the crowd in a chorus of “nah nah nah hey hey hey goodbye!”, while Melanie Florence was beside herself on commentary.

Rating: 55

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We cut to the interview zone for the first time this evening, where Damian Dastardly was stood by with Rachel Dearheart.

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Rachel Dearheart: “Damian Dastardly, you’ve certainly made an impression over the past couple of months. However your attitude has rubbed a few people up the wrong way…”

Damian Dastardly: “I’m going to stop you there Rachel. I didn’t come all the way from New Zealand to ‘play nice’ and make friends, I came to win titles.”

Rachel Dearheart: “You certainly haven’t made friends with The British Bangers over the past month – softening Leighton Buzzard up ahead of your match tonight…”

Damian Dastardly: “Hey, I didn’t make Leighton do anything he didn’t already want to do… he wanted his Weekly Bangers, I just helped him make it happen.”

Rachel Dearheart: “Some people would call that devious…”

Damian Dastardly: “And some would call it Dastardly!”

Rating: 48

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Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto VS The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

This match was designed to introduce Naozane Goto to the British audience. Next to three Lightweights, the former Sumo wrestler looked even more enormous than he usually would. Akihiro Hisato started the match for his team, but the crowds interest didn’t pick up until Goto hit the ring. Despite his huge size the 380 pounder showed surprising agilty as he squashed both Rave and Trance in opposite corners with consecutive High Velocity Reverse Avalanches, before delivering a huge Belly to Belly Suplex to Trance that sent him rolling out of the ring. Goto lifted Rave into his Goto Slam (Big Front Slam), which shook the ring and earned the Japanese pair the victory.

Winners: Akihiro Hisato & Naozane Goto

Rating: 41

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The camera cut back to the interview zone, where we found Edison Silva and his legal advisor Mo Adebola.

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Rachel Dearheart: “I am here with the man challenging for the British Heavyweight Championship in tonights Main Event – Edison Silva. Now Edison, on Wednesday night Landon Mallory accused you of having no respect for anyone or anything in this business. How do you respond?”

Rachel put the mic in the face of Edison Silva, but Mo Adebola quickly stepped in to answer the question on behalf of his client.

Mo Adebola: “That’s a very loaded question Rachel… so let me ask you a question. Could my client have become British Heavyweight Champion if he didn’t respect this busiess? Could my client STILL never have been pinned or submitted by anyone in the back if he didn’t respect the skills of his competitors and take them seriously? If there’s one thing I can promise you it’s that we have taken the preparation for tonights match incredibly seriously. If Plan A doesn’t work, we have insurance policies for contingencies for back up plans. No other wrestler in this locker room takes preparation for their matches as seriously as Edison Silva… and if that’s not showing respect for this business, I don’t know what is!”

Rating: 76

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(C) Leighton Buzzard VS ‘The Diabolical’ Damian Dastardly

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Following his recent Weekly Bangers Open Challenge, Leighton Buzzard came into this match banged up. The champion sported a bad back heading into the contest, something which Damian Dastardly took full advantage of throughout. The challenger delivered knees, boots and elbows to the lower back of the champion, dropping Buzzard to one knee. Dastardly thought he had the title won following a Backstabber, but Buzzard was able to get his shoulder up a split second before Roy Worrall’s hand hit the mat for the three.

Despite his injured back, Buzzard was able to show flashes of offence – but these were quickly shut down by a well-placed shot to the lower back by Dastardly. During one of these flashes, Buzzard looked for a Tornado DDT – but was easily thrown off by Dastardly… straight into referee Roy Worrall! With the referee down, the cogs immediately began turning in the diabolical mind of the challenger – and Dastardly immediately headed to ringside and grabbed a chair.

Leighton Buzzard struggled back to his feet, still holding his lower back, as Dastardly circled his prey. The Kiwi swang hard with the chair, but the champion was able to duck underneath and follow up with a picture perfect Dropkick onto the chair! Bang! Dastardly was hit full force in the face by his own chair! Buzzard struggled over to the corner and climbed to the middle rope to hit his Buzz Off (Diving Tornado DDT) onto his dazed opponent. Buzzard struggled into the cover, as Roy Worrall came round just in time to make the three count!

Winner: Leighton Buzzard – Title Defence #5

Rating: 60

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(C) ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory VS Edison Silva w/ Mo Adebola

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The crowd were fully invested in this one - a blockbuster Main Event to mark the 50th show in NWF history. ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory had arrived in the NWF back in October as an unknown from Europe, but his charisma, in-ring ability and never-say-die attitude had seen the South African embraced by the NWF crowd and catapult up the card – culminating in winning the title in August at ‘Three Lions’. By contrast, his opponent could well be the most hated man in the NWF… in fact the only man who could challenge Edison Silva for that title would be his legal advisor Mo Adebola. Silva did nothing to repair relations with the crowd tonight, as the Cruiserweight World Cup winner once again made his way to the ring with a Brazilian flag wrapped around his shoulders.

Landon Mallory had talked on National Wresting about how he respected Edison Silva as an in-ring competitor, and that could explain the cagey start to the contest – as neither man seemed willing to risk handing any sort of advantage to their opponent. Eventually a hard elbow strike from the challenger, quickly followed up with a double leg takedown, handed the advantage to Silva. Adebola was incredibly vocal at ringside as his client worked through his combinations, culminating in a wicked looking Spinning Elbow to the temple of Mallory, dropping the champion. Silva made the cover – 1… 2… NO! The champion got his shoulder up at the very last moment! Silva couldn’t believe it, and neither could Mo Adebola at ringside – who immediately slid into the ring to argue with referee Roy Worrall.

In a scene reminiscent to Byron earlier in the night, both Silva and Adebola were in Worrall’s face arguing that the count was clearly a three! Roy Worrall held his ground, and the argument went on long enough that Landon Mallory had recovered behind Edison Silva and the crowd roared as The Springbok launched into a Springbok Ram (Gore)! The champion made the cover, as a panicked Mo Adebola stood over referee Roy Worrall making the count. 1… 2… but in a desperation move, Mo Adebola delivered a boot to the back of Roy Worrall’s head just before the referee’s hand hit the mat for the three!

The lawyer looked like he could barely believe what he had done, but the shock turned to fear as Landon Mallory stood up and pieced together what had happened. Mo Adebola backed away from the South African, pleading his innocence, and there was a second (perhaps even bigger) roar as Mallory launched into another Springbok Ram – this time on Mo Adebola! Mallory leaped back to his feet and began trying to bring Roy Worrall back around to make the count on Edison Silva.

 

 

 

 

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Unfortunately for The Springbok, Roy Worrall was out for the count. The South African’s attention was so focused on the referee, that he didn’t notice JK Lee slide into the ring behind him with the British Heavyweight title belt in hand. The noise of the crowd caused Mallory to turn around, right into a shot across the face with his own title belt! After a moments pause, JK Lee hauled the lifeless body of Edison Silva on top of Landon Mallory before bailing from the ring. Roy Worrall chose this moment to awaken from his slumber, and seeing Silva on top of Mallory made the count… 1… 2… 3! New champion!

Winner & New Champion: Edison Silva

Rating: 77

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The new champions music blared over the speakers, as JK Lee rolled back into the ring and helped Mo Adebola and Edison Silva slowly back to their feet. It took a few moments for the lawyer to work out what had happened, but eventually it all clicked and Adebola excitedly hugged JK Lee before grabbing the Brazilian flag and a microphone from ringside.

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Draping the Brazilian flag around the shoulders of the new British Heavyweight champion, Adebola introduced the NWF crowd to his ‘insurance policy’ – JK Lee! Thunderous boos rained down on the trio, as the broadcast came to a close.

Rating: 61


Jackie Goldstein: “Just when you think Edison Silva and Mo Adebola can’t stoop any lower, they go and pull a stunt like this!”

Melanie Florence: “Like him or not Jackie, you can’t argue that Mo Adebola doesn’t get results…”

Jackie Goldstein: “Edison Silva may have got the title back tonight, but in doing so he’s proved that everything Landon Mallory has ever said about him was completely true!”

Melanie Florence(sarcastically): “He looks inconsolable…”

Jackie Goldstein: “This isn’t over Melanie. I don’t care how good a lawyer Mo Adebola is, Mallory will have a rematch clause, and his client will have to face an angry Springbok. I wouldn’t want to be Edison Silva then!”

Melanie Florence: “That’s a problem for another night. Tonight they can savour the sweet, sweet taste of ‘Victory’!

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NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit)

Byron

The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard 

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory 

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 1

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 58

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21st Century Wrestling

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1st in Britain (4th in the World)

Size – Big

Pop – 80/80/77/80/78/78

 

We have seen a period of relative stability for 21CW. The company remain by far the largest company in Britain, with their popularity in most regions staying mostly flat – with the exception of Scotland, where 21CW have taken a small hit due to the rise in popularity of SNP. The loss of Tommy Cornell to USPW in August 2020 has undoubtedly hurt the Main Event scene, with the company looking to the future to replace him – handing Wade Orson his first World Title, and elevating Leigh Burton to the Main Event in a regular team with Adam Matravers to take on the House Of Business.

While the top of the card has been weakened by the loss of Tommy Cornell, the midcard has helped bolster 21CW’s cards with the Tag Team Title (61->73) and United Kingdom Title (59->69) both gaining massively in prestige. However having the House of Business (BW Eddie & Doomsday) win the 2021 Cornell Cup proved to be a major mistake and hurt the prestige of the tournament (86->74).

In addition to elevating younger talent to the Main Event, 21CW have also chosen to rely on their National School of Wrestling graduates to fill out their roster. No external signings have been made in either 2020 or 2021 as 21CW hope that the youngsters can catch on with the fans. Of the new graduates, 21CW seem to have the most faith in Bruce Erickson – having paired him up with Edward Cornell for two fantastic TV matches and handed him a TV win in a six man tag team match alongside The Demolishers.

 

Major Stars

Jeff Nova (90 pop)

Edward Cornell (83 pop)

Adam Matravers (79 pop)

Wade Orson (76 pop)

Leigh Burton (76 pop)

 

March 2020 Graduates: Alfonso D’Angelo, Gulliver, Lone Wolf, Franklin Jones, Ted Flanders, Douglas Flanders, Jacob Christison, Harvey Trigg, Moore Howard, Bruce Erickson

March 2021 Graduates: Francis Abbot, OJ Lane, Ray Erickson, Edward Head, Daniel Burnett, Larry Eaton

 

Releases

The big talking point is of course losing Tommy Cornell to USPW in August 2020, however the releases of big names such as Bedlam and Mass Hulk will have raised eyebrows.

 

Welsh Dragon (Apr 2020), Tommy Cornell (USPW - Aug 2020), Edison Silva (Oct 2020), Bedlam (Nov 2020), Kelvin Badberry (Nov 2020), Darin Flynn (Jan 2021), Evan Alpass (Feb 2021), Lone Wolf (Mar 2021), Mass Hulk (Jul 2021)

 

Best Show:

21CW: The Cornell Cup 2021 (April 2021)       94          

Adam Matravers def Wade Orson to retain 21st Century World Title 97

Worst Show:

21CW: The Cornell Cup 2020 (April 2020)    74          

Adam Matravers def Rolling Johnny Stones in a Tables Match to retain 21st Century World 71

 

Titles

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21st Century World (91 Prestige)

Edward Cornell (3)                          Aug 19 – Jan 20                4 Defences

Adam Matravers (5)                       Jan 20 – Sep 20                 9 Defences

Wade Orson                                     Sep 20 – Apr 21                8 Defences

Adam Matravers (6)                       Apr 21 – Current               4 Defences

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21st Century Tag Team (73 Prestige)

Mark Adonis & Mass Hulk (2)                     Aug 19 – Jun 20                16 Defences

Ricky Storm & Sifu (4)                                   Jun 20 – Sep 20                4 Defences

Mark Adonis & Mass Hulk (3)                     Sep 20 – Feb 21                9 Defences

Daniel Black Francis & Andrew Lee           Feb 21 – Jul 21                  7 Defences

Viktor Beskov & Yuri Iliakov                        Jul 21 – Present                0 Defences

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21st Century United Kingdom (69 Prestige)

Bedlam                                              Aug 19 – May 20              7 Defences

Roly Muckletruck                             May 20 – Jul 20                2 Defences

Apollo Prince (2)                              Jul 20 – Sep 20                  3 Defences

Phillip Cooper (2)                            Sep 20 – Nov 20                              2 Defences

Antithesis (2)                                    Nov 20 – Feb 21                              6 Defences

Luke Cool (4)                                    Feb 21 – Apr 21                2 Defences

Phillip Cooper (3)                            Apr 21 – Present               4 Defences

 

Cornell Cup (74 Prestige)

Daniel Black Francis & Andrew Lee           2020 Winners

BW Eddie & Doomsday                                2021 Winners

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Scottish National Promotions

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3rd in Britain (34th in the World)

Size – Tiny

26 pop in Scotland

 

Scottish National Promotions lost their position as 2nd biggest promotion in the UK with the opening of the NWF in October 2020, however the Scottish promotion continues to grow in it’s homeland – and will hope a recent product change to Stoner Entertainment will take them to a new level. Mark Carnie has not been scared to splash large amounts of cash on former 21CW wrestlers, but this has done little to reduce the companies impressive war chest.

 

Major Stars:

Alton Vicious, Darin Flynn, Edison Silva, Highland Warrior, Igor Ivanoff, Ivan Ivanoff, Jeffrey McPeterson, JK Lee, Kelvin Badberry, Meathead McCaullie, Nate Manchester, Riddick Jordan, Stuart Wilson

 

Despite the relative success of the past couple of years, Mark Carnie’s backstage antics have not improved and have driven a number of workers out of the SNP door:

Toxic (Apr 20), The Damned (May 20), Grant Bridge (Grant Taypen / May 20), Thumper Simmons (Jul 20), Phil Bridge (Leighton Buzzard / Oct 20), Doddie McGregor (Nov 20), Joy (Feb 21), Govan Monty (Apr 21)

 

Best Show:

SNP Heatwave Havoc (Jul 21)               60          

Edison Silva def Darin Flynn to retain King Of Scotland Title 65

Worst Show:

SNP Fighting Irish (Sep 20)                 46          

Jeffrey McPeterson def Meathead McCaullie to retain King Of Scotland Title 51

 

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King Of Scotland (28 Prestige)

Jeffrey McPeterson (2)                  Jul 19 – Jan 20                  5 Defences

Meathead McCaullie (4)                Jan 20 – Aug 20                5 Defences

Jeffrey McPeterson (3)                  Aug 20 – Feb 21               4 Defences

Edison Silva                                      Feb 21 – Present              2 Defences

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Championship Wrestling from Wigan

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4th in Britain (35th in the World)

Size – Tiny

17 pop in Northern England

 

In a country of Sports Entertainment, CWW stands alone as a ‘real mans wrestling’ company which has allowed them to carve their own little niche – seeing them recently rise to Tiny size. The company has stayed true to its roots, with its only hires in the past years being an announce team (Manny Morhan & Papa O’Keefe).

 

Major Stars:

British Samarai, Curtis Jenkins, Grant Taypen, JK Lee, Jon Michael Sharp, Leighton Buzzard, Lenny Mochin, Martin Heath, Padraig O’Hearne

 

Best Show:

CWW Summer Sizzler (Aug 21)                           64          

JK Lee def Curtis Jenkins 66

 

Worst Show:

CWW King Of The North (Mar 21)                  46          

Curtis Jenkins def Neil Warburton for the CWW King of The North title 41

 

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CWW Championship (27 Prestige)

Lenny Mochin                   Sep 19 – Jul 20                  4 Defences

Jonni Leyland                    Jul 20 – Present                15 Defences

 

CWW King Of The North (37 Prestige)

Padraig O’Hearne             2020 Winner

Curtis Jenkins                    2021 Winner

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British Pro Wrestling

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5th in Britain (37th in the World)

Size – Tiny

17 pop in Scotland

 

Launched in August 2020 with a very heavy focus on American-style Sports Entertainment, BPW are taking on the SNP for dominance in Scotland.

 

Major Stars:

Davey Celtic, Davey London, Grant Taypen, Highland Warrior, Jaunty Rhodes, Leo Price, Maximum Carnage, Meathead McCaullie, Rohan Kirchner

 

Best Event:

BPW Change The World (May 21)      42          

Davey London def Grant Taypen for BPW British Heavyweight Title 46            

Worst Event:

BPW Shattered (Nov 20)     33          

Grant Taypen def Chuck Frisby to retain the BPW British Heavyweight Title 31

 

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BPW British Heavyweight (Prestige 19)

Grant Taypen                    Aug 20 – Mar 21               4 Defences

Davey London                   Mar 21 – Present              2 Defences

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On 4/3/2024 at 1:45 AM, newbiezness said:

Any other comments/questions on the diary: If Evan Alpass' injury is what brought us Goto's debut then it wasn't that bad to be honest, but I'm still confident that Marbella will be a factor to relaunch Alpass when he's back

On 4/2/2024 at 7:33 PM, Wrestling Machine said:

Any other comments/questions on the diary: Trying to look on the bright side, injuries are part of the game, and seeing jeopardize a midcard match ain't the end of the world. We are fine as long as it's not Mallory or Silva lol

I agree that Alpass getting injured wasn't a complete disaster, it was just annoying that I couldn't give Big Mac the win back at Victory. The idea was Big Mac would have destroyed Alpass in retaliation for the loss on National Wrestling, giving Big Mac his edge back and forcing Alapss to rebuild with Marbella at his side. I'm still not sure whether to renew the feud with Big Mac when Alpass returns in a few months, or jump into a feud with Riddick Jordan (the man who injured him).

On Goto's debut - the original plan was for this match to be part of the next episode of National Wrestling. I like The Party Animals, but this very much felt like a TV match on PLE. I tried to justify it as making Goto's debut a spectacle, but I'm still split on whether that would wash.

On 4/2/2024 at 2:44 PM, KyTeran said:

 

Any other comments/questions on the diary:  I have been enjoying the amazing storylines that your company has told, and even tough Evan's injury has derailed one storyline for the moment you have plenty of great stories in NWF that makes this diary such an enjoyable read.

Thanks @KyTeran! I'm glad you're still enjoying following along! I have some big plans over the next few months, so I'm excited to see what people think of them :)

On 4/2/2024 at 10:00 AM, alliegolem said:

Lotta status quo picks. Byron's age has me picking Dangermouth, but I'd understand if it's not the grime star's time to win that one yet. The most likely ones I think I could get wrong would be the Cruiserweight title or Dangermouth/Byron.

Status quo doesn't necessarily mean bad! I think given that I was always planning on Silva taking the title back in the Main Event, having another left field winner would have been a bit too much. 

16 hours ago, StanMiguel said:

NWF British Tag Team Titles: Grace of Fire (Welsh Dragon & Bali Daljit)

Byron

The Party Animals (Rave & Trance)

NWF Cruiserweight Championship: (C) Leighton Buzzard 

NWF British Heavyweight Championship: (C) 'The Springbok' Landon Mallory 

 

Bonus 1: How many titles will change hands at the event? (maximum of 3) 1

Bonus 2: What will the overall rating of the show be? (two points for spot on, 1 point for 2 either side) 58

You submitted two sets of predictions for Victory - with different winners both times! Since your first set of predictions was before the event was posted, and the second was after, I'll just use your first set of predictions :)

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Thankyou to everyone who commented, predicted and reacted to Victory! As always, I really do appreciate it! Following Victory, I have updated the roster and champions posts on page one if anyone is interested. I also posted a bit of a British wrestling scene overview above, if anyone has any questions on the back of that post let me know!

Victory marked the 50th show of this diary, and the end of the latest prediction contest! Congratulations top @StanMiguel for a perfect score, and being the only predictor to correctly call the title change! As previously mentioned, the top 3 predictors in this round would all get prizes, and the tie for 3rd means that four of you will receive prizes this month! @KyTeran, @Wrestling Machine, @SomeLazyMagic and @StanMiguel keep an eye on your inbox over the next few days for your prize! Hope to see everyone back for the next round of predictions. :)

 

Prediction Results for Victory

@StanMiguel 5/5 + 1 Bonus

@KyTeran 4/5 + 1 Bonus

@Wrestling Machine 4/5 + 1 Bonus

@newbiezness 4/5 + 1 Bonus

@alliegolem 4/5

@SomeLazyMagic 3/5 + 1 Bonus

@smw88 2/5 + 1 Bonus

 

Combined Prediction Results

@KyTeran 22/24 + 1 Bonus

@Wrestling Machine 21/24 + 1 Bonus

@SomeLazyMagic 20/24 + 1 Bonus

@StanMiguel 20/24 + 1 Bonus

@newbiezness 19/24 + 1 Bonus

@kanegan 13/14

@smw88 11/14

@John Lions 9/9

@alliegolem 9/10

@The Blonde Bomber 4/5

@The Lloyd 4/5

 

Predictions for NWF National Wrestling Episode 41

Astro vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Stardust Phil Cox vs Brilliant White

Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

??? vs Lenny Mochin

Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore vs 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie

 

Comments on Victory/Other Comments:

 

Authors Note:

'School Of Wrestling' are a newly debuting team conisting of 2019 National School of Wrestling graduate Toxic, 2020 National School of Wrestling graduate The Professor and 2021 National School of Wrestling graduate Ron Gibson. As Ron Gibson is a generated worker, I've included a screenshot of him below to help with predictions.

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Astro vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

JK Lee under Adebola's wing is an insurance policy win

Stardust Phil Cox vs Brilliant White

As a State Of Mind fan I have no doubts

Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

I like the National School Of Wrestling team but there's no way they can beat Future X

??? vs Lenny Mochin

Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore vs 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie

Big Mac gets the win he couldn't get at Victory

 

Comments on Victory/Other Comments: Congrats on Victory rating! Thank you for the great British wrestling recap. What is NWF pop right now? There's a very interesting scene in UK with the addition of BPW. Have you consider any agreement with them? And... have Bedlam and Mass Hulk sign for any company?

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Astro vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Stardust Phil Cox vs Brilliant White

Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

??? vs Lenny Mochin

Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore vs 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie

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Astro vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Easy win for JK Lee, especially with Mo in his corner.

Stardust Phil Cox vs Brilliant White

Hello Phil looks like you be seeing stars tonight.

Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

School of Wrestling is a new team, and I don't see them beating Future X yet.

??? vs Lenny Mochin

I am under the assumption that the ??? is a local jobber so easy win for Lenny.

Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore vs 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie

Martin is a tag guy while Nathan in the main enforcer of the Network, so I feel that Nathan is the choice to win.

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Astro vs JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Stardust Phil Cox vs Brilliant White

Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) vs School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

??? vs Lenny Mochin

Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore vs 'Big Mac' Nathan McKenzie

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WrestleWorld GB & NWF Present:

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National Wrestling

Episode 41

Wednesday W2 August 2021

Show Rating: 65

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Your Announce Team: Jackie Goldstein & Melanie Florence

 

Jackie Goldstein: “Hello and welcome to National Wrestling. My name is Jackie Goldstein, and joining me at ringside is Melanie Florence!”

Melanie Florence: “Thanks Jackie! We are only four days removed from a huge night of wrestling at Victory, where we saw Edison Silva reclaim the British Heavyweight Championship in an incredible Main Event!”

Jackie Goldstein: “Mo Adebola and Edison Silva will have a lot to answer for after Sunday!”

Melanie Florence: “And we kick off tonights show with the man of the moment – Mo Adebola’s new ‘insurance policy’ JK Lee!”

 

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Astro VS ‘The Bulldog’ JK Lee w/ Mo Adebola

Mo Adebola accompanied his new ‘insurance policy’ to the ring for this one, as did the new British Heavyweight champion Edison Silva. The trio were showered with boos throughout, but this did little to distract JK Lee from the job at hand. ‘The Bulldog’ stretched, grappled and controlled his Mexican opponent, before forcing Astro to submit to his Crossface submission hold.

Winner: JK Lee

Rating: 50

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Boos rang around the building, as Mo Adebola demanded a microphone following JK Lee’s victory. First Adebola made a point of introducing the NEW British Heavyweight Champion and the man who won the Cruiserweight World Cup for his home nation of Brazil… Edison Silva!

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The boos raised to a new level, as Silva raised his newly won title high into the air. The boos had barely died down before Mo Adebola moved onto his second introduction, ‘the man of the moment’ and his new ‘insurance policy’ JK Lee!

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The boos were instantly replaced by cheers as the music of ‘The Springbok’ Landon Mallory blared over the speakers. The South African sprinted down to the ring, showing no fear of being outnumbered.

Landon Mallory: “I’ve got to hand it to you Mo, you really got me on Sunday… but by the sound of it, all you’ve done is make these people want to see me to kick your arse even more!

The crowd roared their approval at the idea.

Landon Mallory: “So I can promise you that when I get my rematch at ‘Battle For Britain’…”

Mo Adebola: “I’m going to stop you right there Landon, because I have an exciting announcement to make. You will not be facing my client at ‘Battle for Britain’… in fact NOBODY will be facing my client at Battle for Britain. No, my client will be having a well-earned night off – and instead the Main Event will see a 20-Man Battle Royal to crown a new Number One Contender for my clients title! Which means… if you want to get your hands on my client, you’ll have to go through 19 other men to do so!”

Landon Mallory: “I’m sure you’ve used all sort of legal loopholes to tie this up… so I’m not going to waste time arguing about ‘Battle for Britain’, but you are wrong about one thing.”

Mo Adebola (laughing): “And what’s that?”

Landon Mallory: “I can get my hands on your client any time I want!”

With that The Springbok exploded into a Springbok Ram (Gore) that cut the new British Heavyweight Champion in half. JK Lee tried to jump on Landon Mallory, but the South African had rolled out of the ring and made his escape through the crowd – yelling back at the ring that he was coming for HIS title!

Rating: 76

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Stardust Phil Cox VS Brilliant White

What could have been an entertaining, high flying contest between two of the flashiest workers in the NWF, was unfortunately ruined by poor chemistry between the two. The match peaked with Brilliant White’s impressive entrance, appearing in a flash of (brilliant) white light in his Phantom of the Opera inspired mask. The lack of chemistry that followed meant that the match never really got going, until Brilliant White hit his White Out (Swanton Bomb) to pick up the victory.

Winner: Brilliant White

Rating: 44

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We cut to the office of Moore’s Sports Agency, where Mark Moore was sat with Darin Flynn, Martin Heath & Jon Michael Sharp.

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Mark Moore: “I have some great news lads. After Victory on Sunday I got a call from one of the big wigs at the network. Said they loved Naozane Goto’s debut – loved it! And they wanted to give Akihiro and Naozane a shot at the tag titles…”

Despite Mark Moore’s clear enthusiasm, there wasn’t much reaction from the rest of the room.

Mark Moore: “Now I know what you’re thinking, but don’t worry I’ve got good news for all of you… ‘cause I said to the guy, I said ‘Naozane is great, and we’d love to accept the tag title shot – but I’ve got three other lads who are just as fantastic’. And I spoke to this network big wig for half and hour, and I found out about this battle royal at ‘Battle for Britain’ and Darin I got you a spot in that match… and for you two…”

Mark Moore turned to Martin Heath and Jon Michael Sharp.

Mark Moore: “You could have got a spot in the Battle Royal, but I said to the bloke I said – ‘these two lads are The Foundation of your tag division, and you need them front and centre’. Now obviously the bloke wanted Naozane and Akihiro in the tag title match, but he agreed to a number one contenders match at ‘Battle for Britain’ between The Foundation and Future X! You win that match and you get yourself a title shot! And the best part is this bloke is Finkleton’s boss, so there’s nothing he can do about it!”

Rating: 50

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We cut from the office of Moore’s Sports Agency to the office of network executive Frank Finkleton. Finkleton was in the middle of giving ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie a grilling.

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Frank Finkleton: “I gave you the night off on Sunday to go and get your head straight! Losing to Evan Alpass because you were showing off to some valet… you need to get your head back in the game! And I’ve got the perfect match to get you back into it. Mark Moore thinks he can go over my head to get his boys a number one contenders match at ‘Battle for Britain’, so I need you to teach him not to cross The Network!”

The big Australian simply nodded, before stomping out of the office.

Rating: 57

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Future X (Petey Barnes & Eric Future) VS School Of Wrestling (Toxic & Ron Gibson) w/ The Professor

This match saw the debut of the young team known as School Of Wrestling. The Professor, a 2020 graduate of the National School of Wresting, managed two of his fellow alumni – 2019 graduate Toxic and 2021 graduate Ron Gibson. While both men had failed to land a contract with 21CW, The Professor believed that with his guidance the pair could find success in the NWF.

Unfortunately for The Professor, whatever game plan he had given his new clients went out of the window at the opening bell – as his young charges charged their vastly more experienced opponents. The lack of communication between Toxic and Gibson had The Professor’s head in his hands, as Future X picked apart their inexperienced opponents and hit the Future Shock DDT (Aided Double Arm DDT) to pick up a routine victory.

Winners: Future X

Rating: 48

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We cut backstage to the interview zone for the first time this evening to find the Cruiserweight champion Leighton Buzzard with Rachel Dearheart.

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Rachel Dearheart: “Leighton, on Sunday at Victory, Damian Dastardy’s dastardly plan blew up in his face… literally, as you successfully defended your Cruiserweight title. But it sounds like that came at a cost?”

Leighton Buzzard: “I don’t know anything about a dastardly plan, but unfortunately with my back the doctor has told me I need to take a bit of time to heal up. But don’t worry, the Weekly Bangers will be back in two weeks!”

Rachel Dearheart (looking surprised): “And you’re not worried about getting banged up again ahead of ‘Battle Of Britain’?”

Leighton Buzzard: “Worried? I can’t wait to get going again! So in two weeks, I’m issuing an open challenge to anyone Crusierweight on the roster who wants to have a banger!”

Rating: 40

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Local Talent VS ‘The Brewin’ Storm’ Lenny Mochin

Lenny Mochin returned for his first NWF match since losing to Darin Flynn back in February. Michin faced a much less daunting opponent this time around, and was able to showcase his technical prowess as he wrestled rings around the local talent before hitting his Eye Of The Storm (Butterfly Powerbomb) to secure a straightforward victory.

Winner: Lenny Mochin

Rating: 33

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We cut to a pre-recorded video, showing Iggy Riot training at Olympia. A crowd had formed around the lifting station, as Chuck Frisby barked encouragement at his new client who proceeded to deadlift 290kg smoothly off the ground! Iggy Riot flexed his impressive muscles and impressed murmurs swept around the crowd, as Chuck made a big show of telling Iggy to ‘save it for the lifting meet’.

Rating: 49

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We cut away backstage to find Leo Price and his protégé Dangermouth deep in conversation. ‘The Lion’ congratulated Dangermouth on his victory over Byron on Sunday, before asking the grime star what was next for him? Dangermouth confirmed that he had secured an entry into the ‘Battle for Britain’ Battle Royal, and that he would be in action next week to prepare!

Rating: 65

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Martin Heath w/ Mark Moore VS ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie

Martin Heath has predominantly been a tag guy in the NWF, but he reminded the fans here that he is also a fantastic solo wrestler – as he sold his backside off for his Heavyweight opponent. The match was fairly even, with Heath getting lengthy periods of offence in – but every time Big Mac went back onto the attack everything he landed looked devastating.

The match went just over the ten minute mark, before Big Mac took Heath’s head off with a Big Boot to set up the finish. Scooping Heath onto his shoulder, the big Australian delivered the Snake Eyes to the corner – before bouncing off the far ropes to deliver a Spear that looked like it split Heath in two!

Winner: ‘Big Mac’ Nathan McKenzie

Rating: 63

 

Melanie Florence: “A dominant performance from Big Mac! Frank Finkleton wanted his enforcers head back in the game, and judging by that performance the network executive has his wish!”

Jackie Goldstein: “He certainly looked impressive Melanie! Perhaps Mark Moore will think twice before going over the network executives head in the future…”

 

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CWW Splash The Cash

With expansion in mind, Championship Wrestling from Wigan (CWW) have adopted a bold new hiring policy. Following their recent rise to Tiny, the promotion have made a series of new high profile signings over a matter of days – the first additions to their roster in two years.

The marquee signing is undoubtedly Mass Hulk, who makes his British wrestling return following his release from 21CW last month. The signing of Johnny Moore has raised eyebrows, with the former World Champion kickboxer not a natural fit for the CWW product - While the Glaswegian will undoubtedly bring new eyes to the promotion, whether the rookie can keep up with the in-ring skill of the rest of the roster this early in his career remains to be seen.

The company has also confirmed the signings of former 21CW wrestlers Nate Manchester and Ivan Ivanoff, who both currently work in SNP.

Owner Curtis Jenkins will be hoping this new strategy will result in rapid growth for the company, as there are worries over how the company will afford these new contracts if it doesn’t materialize.

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On 4/5/2024 at 1:21 PM, newbiezness said:

Comments on Victory/Other Comments: Congrats on Victory rating! Thank you for the great British wrestling recap. What is NWF pop right now? There's a very interesting scene in UK with the addition of BPW. Have you consider any agreement with them? And... have Bedlam and Mass Hulk sign for any company?

Thanks @newbiezness! After 'Victory' NWF's pop has jumped to 44 in Southern England. We still have a long way to go to Medium, which is at 59 pop.

I was at one point considering creating a British version of the COTT, with a UK alliance Champion. However, I didn't really see any benefit for the NWF in the agreement so I didn't proceed. If I ever think of a decent story for it, I might come back to the idea but for now I'm looking upwards in the long term if I ever make it to Medium.

Bedlam remains unemployed, and hasn't worked since 21CW released him in Nov 2020. However, Mass Hulk has just signed with CWW as they have splashed out on a brand new Main Event after their rise to Tiny (see post above).

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11 hours ago, Wrestling Machine said:

I assume we have more bargaining strength than CWW. Weren't you interested in signing him?

We definitely have more money in the bank than CWW (they only have 27k!), but we are consistently losing ~30k a month with our current roster. My highest paid wrestler on the roster is Darin Flynn at 800 per show, for comparison Mass Hulk wants 2,000 per show. I'm trying to get myself back to at least break even before I start splurging 1k+ on talent.

CWW have signed some really popular guys  - Mass Hulk (62 pop all UK areas), Johnny Moore (new gen with 62 all UK areas) and Ivan Ivanoff (56 all UK areas) are all more popular than my most popular wrestler (Edison Silva who is 52 in Southern England and Scotland & 45 in the rest). Nate Manchester was also a Major Star when he was with us. 

The worry is that the AI is going to put CWW out of business with the new signings, with 27k in the bank they're spending:

1,800 per show on Mass Hulk

1,700 per show on Johnny Moore

1,300 per show on Ivan Ivanoff

800 per show on Nate Manchester

Interestingly, CWW have just put their main title on Gavin Owen - who has 10 pop in the UK. It will be interesting to see how they incorporate the likes of Mass Hulk and Johnny Moore with 62 pop against their new champion.

 

as an FYI - I'm planning on doing a full 'Year In Review' post for the NWF once we hit a year into the diary (7 weeks time in game), which will detail my pop/finances in more detail. I'll also do a roster overview with a summary of pop and how I think they've performed vs expectation.

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Thank you to everyone who commented, predicted and reacted to the latest episode, I really do appreciate it! The last episode marked the start of a new prediction contest, congratulations to @newbiezness, @KyTeran and @kanegan on achieving perfect scores for this episode! Hope to see everybody back for Episode 42!

 

Prediction Results for National Wrestling Episode 41

@newbiezness 5/5

@KyTeran 5/5

@kanegan 5/5

@smw88 4/5

@SomeLazyMagic 4/5

 

Predictions for NWF National Wrestling Episode 42

Stardust Phil Cox vs Padraig O'Hearne

Welsh Dragon vs Jermaine Granger

Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) vs High Society (Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp)

Dangermouth vs Toxic w/ The Professor

'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Lenny Mochin

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Stardust Phil Cox vs Padraig O'Hearne

Welsh Dragon vs Jermaine Granger

Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) vs High Society (Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp)

Dangermouth vs Toxic w/ The Professor

'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Lenny Mochin

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Stardust Phil Cox vs Padraig O'Hearne

Does Cox ever win at all?


Welsh Dragon vs Jermaine Granger

 

Black Country Boys (Gazz Vedmore & Mickey Robson) vs High Society (Dylan Drama & Joey Beauchamp)

 

Dangermouth vs Toxic w/ The Professor

 

'The Springbok' Landon Mallory vs Lenny Mochin

I feel sorry for Mochin

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