YEPW: Australia's Wacky World of Pro Wrestling (The Reboot) [C-Verse 2020]

[DAVEFAN95]

Okay so story time. Back when TEW 2016 was the newest TEW, I had a diary called YEPW: Australia's Wacky World of Pro Wrestling. It's a diary I really enjoyed back then but just with life, TEW 2020 was announced and just a bunch of other things, the save fizzled out. However, thanks to @HiPlus and his incredible SZW diary (Link), where he uses some of the guys who were key to YEPW, I went back and re-read it. I had a blast reading it and remembering the plans I had, the characters and stories I had and so this came to pass, I'm rebooting it.

 

What I've found is that I need creative projects to just keep myself going as my job isn't very creative and I don't get to use creativity a lot so I have a few projects going in rotation (Youtube is the main one (Link shameless plug). Sports gaming channel, I'd appreciate any support. I also have a game I'm working on, nothing serious, just creating monster sprites and map tile sheets, plus other smaller gaming project which I have a lot of fun with, but this will be become a high priority) so I'm adding this to the mix.

Starting in C-verse 2020, I have rebooked the entire first year of the save. Some things have changed from the originally diary (Link some of the shows formats are messed up but you can read some shows if you are interested) due to some characters being signed elsewhere, others being big deals in other companies and finally, me just righting wrongs from the original. 

 

So, below, I have a document that has all the shows from the first year (2 seasons, 13 shows), I will then have a roster review going into season 3, and a season preview for season 3. Then we'll get into shows for season 3. Also, there will be a prediction contest so if you wanna take part in that, I'd appreciate it. Anywho, thanks for reading.

 

YEPW YEAR ONE (SEASON 1 & 2) LINK HERE

 

SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!!!! PLEASE READ DOC ABOVE BEFORE SCROLLING!

 

 

 

 

[DAVEFAN95]

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E- (Up 4 Points)

Record: 6 – 1 – 2

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

AusDev did what he had to do throughout the first two seasons but he never got that real big match up at the end of either one. I do think his match with The Soul Collectors adn re-establishing Trey Tallman was important, but it wasn’t a major end of Season match.  I like AusDev and if anything, he's been a solid hand but I think he can do more and be more in the scheme of things. The issue I have is he’s not a YEPW original noe. He’s a DIW guy and that works against him. I would have liked him to be more involved, especially in the main storylines but he always seemed more of a back up then the main guy. Maybe season 3 changes that but I don't know right now.

 

 

Bile

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 17 Points)

Record: 7 – 0 – 3

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: F+

Status: Banished (In the Realm of Darkness)

 

Looking at Bile, it was obvious that it was his colleagues or opponents that boosted his matches up and Eraser was also a big part of that. Bile being a lot older now hurts him, he can’t last longer than ten minutes but he has a place on the roster because of what he brings to the table for The Soul Collectors, even if he is banished right now. I'm not the biggest fan of Bile in terms of what he brings to the table, but I like him enough to not replace him. Plus, his increase in pop means he can do well here despite his disadvantages.

 

 

Black Flash

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E (No Change)

Record: 3 – 0 – 3

Average Match Rating: E+

Average Performance Rating: D-

Status: Banished (In the Realm of Darkness)

 

Black Flash has been a main part of shows throughout the year despite the fact he's only wrestled in less than 50% of the shows we've had. I like Flash a lot in terms of his character and his rivalry with Quick Silver is one of my favourite things to write in the entire show. That being said, he hasn't had the greatest year. He wrestled Silver three times and lost three times, twice by DQ but outright lost the big showdown at the end of season 2. This isn't that big of an issue because I think it's his antics in promos and angles that make him such a great foil to Silver, which was his main purpose in the first place. The thing is, he’s one of the most over guys on the roster and that helps his performances be really good. He’s a good performer, but nothing crazy, it’s his pop from RAW that makes him such a good ratings getter. The issue is he complains about putting guys over (did it everytime he had to put QS over, even the DQ’s) and that’s annoying. However, he’s been good so far so we’ll let it slide for now.

 

 

Blake Bushwell

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 9 Points)

Record: 5 – 0 – 6

Average Match Rating: E-

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Blake was, well, fine. I look at his pop increase and think, wow, he did exceptionally well but the fact of the matter is, it was his tag team that did well, not him by himself. Not that it changes things, but I don't have as much love for Blake by himself but also don't look at him as a tag team wrestler so he's in an awkward spot. The Entourage were big contenders in my mind for the belts as when I started the tournament I actually hadn't made the decision on who was going to win all I knew was that D'n'B would lose and Soul Collectors and Sturt’s team would look strong. Where The Entourage go from here, I don’t know. We’ll see what Season 3 brings. 

 

 

Ceri Dordevich

Push: Manager

Popularity: F- (Up 1 Point)

Record: N/A

Average Match Rating: N/A

Average Performance Rating: N/A

Status: Active

 

Everything I wanted Ceri to do this year, she did really well. Her interview segments always did well, even with poor talent, her mini-storyline was fun in my opinion and she was always a great character to write for. She was inspired by two people, funnily from the same game series. Dahlia Hawthorne and Ini Miney from the Phoenix Wright series, the act of being a valley girl being Ini and her dark side helping to unleash Jester being Dahlia. Ceri was by far the most surprising part of the diary as she is actually really talented and can cut a fine promo, Ceri will always have a job here unless RAW comes a calling.

 

 

Cody Cook

Push: Star

Popularity: F (Up 1 Poin)

Record: 2 – 0 – 4

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Cook was brought in as a replacement for The Australian Party People (with Toasty Bonnar) who were signed up to RAW in between 16 and 20. Cook isn’t all that great. He’s okay, but nothing special. He was picked more so for his look. It’s tough for me as The APP were real heroes and a story I really enjoyed in the original diary. I don’t have the same connection with Cook and Bonnar, that’s an issue as they play a big role in Season 3. He’ll do though and maybe I can recreate that connection.

 

Dizzy G

Push: Well Known

Popularity: F (Up 6 Points)

Record: 1 - 0 - 5

Average Match Rating: F+

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Inactive (Released after the tournament)

 

Dizzy G was the replacement for DJ Panther in the Music Mash tag team for the LOTT. Dizzy G was also the worst performer in the company, I think that sums it up. He can talk sure but got no promo time, why? Because I didn’t book Music Mash promo time originally. I actually think the dynamic with this team is significantly better than the original (Pobb can wrestle, Dizzy can talk) but his gimmick was rated poor, I simply don’t need him and I might have something else for him down the line. 

 

D-Pod

Push: Star

Popularity: F (Up 1 Point)

Record: 4 – 1 – 7

Average Match Rating: E-

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Pod was a favourite of mine when I started the diary but that quickly changed as there were not many reasons to push him like I wanted to. There were other more talented, more over and better characters who were better choices and choosing them over Pod was easy. His biggest asset are his promos and I feel like he’s worse in 20 than he was in 16 in the ring. Least he has a story going into Season 3 with Burke

 

 

Eraser

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 16 Points)

Record: 7 – 0 – 3

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Banished (In the Realm of Darkness)

 

I like Eraser, he has singles potential but the big problem is that he is not Jester. Jester will always be the leader and that is why Eraser will probably never get to the top of the pile. That being said I was strongly considering putting the tag belts on The Soul Collectors but they had to do other things so I decided to go a different direction. Eraser is actually a good worker but was not over to begin with. I’ve rectified that and now he’s started to put in much better performances. We’ll see what happens in Season 3.

 

 

Felix Harding

Push: Star

Popularity: F (Up 1 Point)

Record: 5 – 1 – 1

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Active

 

Felix Harding is was favourite hire from the League of Tag Teams. He's a pretty good worker for one, has a cool gimmick and has a useful tag team too, Harding has been a solid addition to the roster. The issue, he’s in APW, which wasn’t the case in 16 as he left in the save. That’s not good for him that he’s still there. I dislike my workers being in other companies which means his future is less set here than it was back in the original diary, but I still have plans for him.

 

 

Francis Burke

Push: Well Known

Popularity: F+ (Down 4 Points)

Record: 3 – 1 – 8

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Active

 

My relationship with Burke soured a lot in the original diary and that has still left me disliking him. He’s not as useless or problematic here and the issues I had in the original didn’t show up, but I had to follow the original plan. Looking at Burke his best asset is his Psychology which is actually uncommonly high. That being said, I just… ugh… with him. His character is blergh, his skills are meh and the only thing he has right now is the feud with Pod.

 

 

Fuzzy Freeman

Push: Star

Popularity: E- (Down 3 Points)

Record: 2 – 0 – 5

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Active

 

Fuzzy.. Might stay around. I have him as active now and in the original diary, he had a role in Season 3 but I’m not sure if I need him though. Fuzzy is a solid performer, in that he can give you good ratings because of his popularity, but I’ve been draining that in the LOTT. His performances have not gotten any worse though and on the surface he looks to be a one of the more well rounded workers on the roster, but his gimmick doesn’t really fit for the chapters upcoming. Whether I use him or not is a toss up at the moment

 

Jackson Slade

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E (Down 8 points)

Record: 5 – 1 – 3

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: D-

Status: Banished (In the Realm of Darkness)

 

Jackson Slade never became the character I wanted him to be. He started out as a kinda heelish face where he wasn't a very nice guy but always fought on the right side and I wanted him to become an out and out face by the time the end of season 2 came around but I think that more manifested into a hatred for Jester on Slade's part then him becoming full on heroic babyface. No matter, I still liked Slade for what he was. He’s banished now and with him being in APW, I’m thinking I’ll release him. I have no need for him. He wanted to complain about putting Jester over the two times, but Jester cracked his knuckles and Slade changed his mind and put him over. That means he’s not gonna put everyone over and I dislike that.

 

Jesse Tasman

Push: Recognisable

Popularity: F (Up 2 points)

Record: 2 - 0 - 5

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Inactive (Released after the Tournament)

 

Tasman is a guy for the future, but he doesn’t fit what I'm trying to do so I’m going to let him go. It’s a tough choice, but I think it's the right one. I like Tasman in my private games, but here, I can’t get behind him. His character is too embedded in my brain to change him into anything else, he’s a surfer dude, that’s him. We’ll see what happens down the road, maybe one of the other companies might pick him up.

 

 

Jester

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E- (Up 19 points)

Record: 5 - 0 - 1

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

He's been the main villain, main focus, top champ and main evented our two season finale's (so has Jakson Slade oddly enough). The big issue in this project in comparison to the original one is that he just isn’t over in Victoria where YEPW is based. He had 0 pop and that hurt his performances early, but I’ve gotten him over now.  He’s not the most over guy in the promotion, but that's okay. Things change for him now though. Most of his cronies have been banished, all except Trey, but didn't Trey come back from being banished? Yes but that was different, right? Also, what is Trey now? What will Jester do without his buddies, and a new buddy in Trey Tallman that he may not trust? Plus there are loads of people gunning for his belt and what exactly are the rules to the Realm of Darkness? Find out on Season 3.

 

Lone Rider

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E- (Up 12 points)

Record: 6 - 1 - 1

Average Match Rating: E-

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Rider has been up and down. He's been presented as a strong presence but never really had the main focus. I like what I've done with Lone Rider but he’s been a background character. He’s not great in the ring but he’s over now. Again, not majorly but enough. He has more going for him this time around and I think that will work out well for him. Not like he wasn’t going to be featured in the coming seasons anyway.

 

 

Lothario

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 3 points)

Record: 4 - 0 - 6

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Active

 

It's hard to look at Lothario as a tag guy, but he kinda has to be for the time being. He isn’t really what I want to push for YEPW and that’s a problem. He’s also in APW, bad sign. The thing is, if you look at stats, The Entourage are certainly the workhorses of the tag division. If you look at his performance he’s actually the fourth best performer in the company, and he’s certainly not all that over (though he’s not lacking pop either). He’s also one of the guys with the matches in the year, so even though I can see why I could get rid of him, he may just be too talented to let go and his tag team is too important right now.

 

 

Lucas Pobb

Push: Star

Popularity: F (Up 3 points)

Record: 1 - 0 - 5

Average Match Rating: E+

Average Performance Rating: E+

Status: Active

 

Pobb replaced Lerone Slim in the Music Mash tag team from the original diary as Slim is kinda a big deal in ZEN now I thought this was going to be the worst signing of the LOTT. Pob has disappointed me in previous private games, here.. He’s been one of the best performers in the entire league and I believe he ranks sixth in the entire roster. I wanted to get rid of him immediately afterwards, that was the plan… Now, I think I have to keep him. There are some complications, the disco dude gimmick is not where I want to go in terms of gimmicks, but it’s rated legendary in the game. I don’t really want a disco dude walking around the place, do I?

 

 

Melissa Abernathy

Push: Interviewer

Popularity: F (No Change)

Record: N/A

Average Match Rating:N/A

Average Performance Rating: N/A

Status: Active

 

Melissa was brought in to replace Ceri Dordevich as the interviewer once Ceri was shown to be a Jester follower. In the original diary, it was Jaime G who came in, she’s in DIW now, Melissa is the back up. She’s…. Fine. Looks better than she talks but she’ll do. 

 

Mortimer Pyle

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E- (Up 1 point)

Record: 7 - 1 - 4

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E

Status: Active

 

One of my favourites due to the original diary, Pyle has been pretty good so far. The fact that his tag team with Harding works well. His team was interesting enough for me to convince myself that they would be good contenders for the belt near the end. Harding and Pyle have a very cool connection between their characters that I really like which bodes well for both men. I do think he’s probably one of the better performers in the company because of his popularity, but he’s no slouch in the ring and has some ent skills to work with.

 

 

 

Prof. Ventris

Push: Personality/Manager

Popularity: F (No Change)

Record: N/A

Average Match Rating: N/A

Average Performance Rating: N/A

Status: Active

 

Ventris started as such a huge character in the diary for what he was in the scheme of things but as time has gone by, he's been more of a secondary character that I bring out when I need something to be explained or revealed ala the White Wasp needing to be unbrain-washed and Ceri being a Jester follower and I think he'll stay like that. He had a lot bigger role in my mind when I started this but I think Jester, Slade, Silver, Flash and Wasp have kinda shared what he was supposed to do and that's fine, he's still needed to explain the science or magic behind things now and again.

 

 

Quick Silver

Push: Major Star

Popularity: E- (Up 19 Points)

Record: 5 - 0 - 2

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Silver has been really good as YEPW's resident hero but as we all know a hero is nothing without a good villain and I think Black Flash was perfect in what he did. Silver always seemed behind on something. Whether it be Flash tricking him or coaxing his protege to change sides, I think Silver did really well at being a babyface that fought from behind all the time. With Flash banished now, it opens more avenues for Quick Silver to do bigger things and I look forward to that. As well, he’s finally over enough to put on decent performances, he was seriously lacking for awhile. I will say I don’t think he’s the worker he was in 16, he seems worse now, he seems just adequate now, he was decent before.

 

The Kipper

Push: N/A

Popularity: E- (No Change)

Record: 1 - 0 - 0

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Inactive (Released)

 

Kipper is gone after his season one match against Francis Burke. He replaced Gregory Grace in the original diary, but I didn’t want to bring Grace back in because he is so over. Kipper did the job I wanted him to do but he’s gone now and probably won’t be back.

 

Toasty Bonnar

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 2 Points)

Record: 2 - 0 - 4

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

The second replacement for The Australian Party People and Bonnar is better than Cook, but not by much and his promo skills are absolutely dire. He got the gig due to his picture but damn, I shoulda gone with someone else. I think I say that about a lot of the workers for the replacements but I didn’t have many options (unemployed only). Bonnar will do, but he and Cook will probably be gone whenever I get the chance to get rid of them.

 

Trey Tallman

Push: Recognisable

Popularity: F (Up 4 Points)

Record: 1 - 0 - 5

Average Match Rating: E-

Average Performance Rating: F+

Status: Active

 

I ballsed up Trey’s comeback in the original diary, I made amends here. However, with his what, six month vacation, he is not over and cannot put on a good performance because of it. Trey is the second worst performer in the company and his absence in season 2 is the reason. He just hasn’t had the chance to get over. I feel like my audience appreciates familiarity. Guys come in, start poorly, but as time goes on, they get better in their performances, they become more accustomed to what the crowd want. I also believe the majority of Trey’s matches were storyline and he was losing them, season three should help him increase those performance ratings.

 

 

Vance Sturt

Push: Star

Popularity: F+ (Up 6 Points)

Record: 6 - 0 - 3

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Sturt has a really good gimmick, one of the few that caught on with the readers in the original diary. He has a story going into season 3 and new friends that helped him out to win the tag belts, so of everybody on the roster, Sturt is probably top of the tree when it comes to sheer momentum and storylines out the wazoo going into season 3. I like Sturt and expect his involvement in the show to continue as one of the more fun gimmicks to write and come up with things for. The issue is he’s not 34 at the start like in the original diary. He’s 39 going into season 3. Oof. It’s affected him too, he’s not the same guy. However, he’s our tag champ, he’ll be featured going forward.

 

Wes Snorefesst

Push: Midcarder

Popularity: F+ (Up 5 Points)

Record: 5 - 0 - 2

Average Match Rating: E

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Active

 

Snorefesst replaced HoBoo (Boo Smithson, who is now DIW’s main man) from the original and it’s hard to have the same love for him. He’s not as good, not as over, still can’t do a promo for his life and is smaller. All bad signs. However, his name is perfect for the gimmick. He got lucky. I don’t have much love for him, but that’s fine. I’m happy to give Sturt a run with the tag belts.

 

White Wasp

Push: Recognisable

Popularity: F (Down 2 Points)

Record: 0 - 0 - 6

Average Match Rating: E-

Average Performance Rating: E-

Status: Inactive (Recovering from being brainwashed; In Captivity)

 

I honestly thought Wasp won at least one match over the first two season but apparently not. Anywho, he was a toll in the Silver/Flash feud more than anything else and I think it worked a treat. I really liked everything about that feud (except maybe Flash never getting a win but look) and Wasp was a big part of that from being a comedy sidekick to brainwashed primal animal type, it worked well for what it was supposed to do. He's inactive right now, but he's still on the roster,  He’s also in APW (ugh) which is a real shame. I have long term plans for him and with him being in APW, I might have to change them

[DAVEFAN95]

SEASON 3 OF YEPW

 

 

Season 2 is in the pocket and the landscape of YEPW has changed drastically over the last few months.   

 

Despite the vast changes, one thing has stayed constant, Jester stands atop of the YEPW mountain, the title wrapped firmly around his waist. With Jackson Slade banished and his soul collected, YEPW will have to send another soldier to challenge the King of the Realm of Darkness. Yet, this time, things will be different. No Eraser, or Bile to do his dirty work, Jester is alone with only his Queen Ceri and his new, possibly untrusted recruit, Trey Tallman to turn to. Who will step up now that the odds are a little more even?  

 

Vance Sturt is one piece of work. The businessman was the mastermind behind everything that happened in the League of Tag Teams. He used The Party People to get his wins early, then he brought in three new cronies and a partner of some kind to cheat Dick & Morty out of the belt without facing them two on two. However, now, things might not be as peachy as they seem for the Tag Champs. For one, there is quite the queue built up to take on the champs and with a lot of competition comes a lot of fights ahead, with all the tag teams lining up for a shot, for once, Vance and his crew, may just be outnumbered.   

 

One team who isn't in the running is D'n'B. Having finished bottom of the LOTT, it's official, they can never team again, not that they would anyway. After the loss, Francis attacked D-Pod as the one thing Francis' wanted was to beat the Entourage and they failed. D-Pod only agreed to be apart of the LOTT to help his friend get revenge but now, D-Pod wants revenge on the man he teamed up with, his former friend, now major rival.  

 

YEPW Fully Charged XII 

 Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

 

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

 

YEPW Tag Team Titles

Sturt & Snorefesst v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

 

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

Edited October 29, 2023 by DAVEFAN95

[newbiezness]

Now that I know a little bit more of the oceanian scene thanks to HiPlus' SZW diary, this intrigues me. 

[John Lions]

Excited to see this back! Enjoyed it a lot the first time, I'll need to take some time to get reacquainted with the roster but some of it is coming back. I remember being a big fan of Vance and the angle he was in.

 

Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

YEPW Tag Team Titles

Sturt & HoBoo v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

[KyTeran]

 Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

 

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

 

YEPW Tag Team Titles

Sturt & HoBoo v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

 

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

[Theheel]

Not sure why, but I’ve asked for “access” to the season 1 and 2 doc 🤷‍♂️

[HiPlus]

I put in for access to the history, but will chuck up some predictions now without knowing anything about them. 

 

YEPW Fully Charged XII 

 Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

Francis Burke. Easiest match on the card.

 

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

Party People and Fuzzy. Vs'ing nameless henchmen they should win. 

 

YEPW Tag Team Titles

Sturt & HoBoo v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

I thought when I read the diary the first time round that HoBoo had already had matches and was teaming with Sturt,  and it wasn't Snoorefest at his side. That must have been a fever dream. Still Sturt and HoBoo should win here. Changing from my original selection.

 

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

Lone Rider - Lone Rider should win here and him taking on Jester would be money, but I can see it being a swerve with the good guys teaming up so one of them can go on and face the mad clown. 

Edited November 2, 2023 by HiPlus

[Tiberious]

Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

Based on your bio info it seems Pobb has been a surprisingly good performer for you and is more over as well. I like Francis Burke a lot as well, soI'm hoping that he'll get an opportunity going forward here even if he disappointed in your 2016 save.

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3) 

This one is tough because on paper "Sturt's Henchmen" seems like a designation for out and out jobbers and since Sturt is a tag team champion it would naturally put Party People in line for a shot. The thing that worries me is that based on bios you aren't too high on Cook, Toasty, or Fuzzy, so if Sturt's henchmen have a bigger role to play then taking out a trio of guys you aren't really that high on is a good way to establish them. I'll go for the safer pick and have the henchmen losing to set up the Party People as a title challenger, since even if you do plan on dumping them it's probably worth getting what you can out of them first.

YEPT Tag Team Title Match:

Sturt & HoBoo v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

I could see the challengers winning here given that Sturt is older and possibly in time decline now, and Wes Snorefest is a massive downgrade from Boo. That being said I rarely see people swap titles on the first show, and you mentioned there being a queue of challengers so I think the champions retain here.

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title:

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

Tough to pick here since all three of these guys are near the top of the card with solid records. I'll pick Quick Silver since no one has picked him yet and a match with Jester has a nice hero vs villain angle.

Edited October 29, 2023 by Tiberious

[DAVEFAN95]

Sorry about the access thing guys I forgot to change the access type. Now you should be able to view it no issues. My bad

[HiPlus]

God I knew I remember this show. It is the reason why I love Vance Sturt and his "flour" business. Lothar as a fashion designer is always great. Trey's long running story of  being ignored was fun and the eventual turn. Lastly Lone Rider's adjusted look and being a monster is amazing. All the way to Slade being eventually banished. Reading through the diary bought back so many memories, and I am glad I am along for the ride again. 

 

[azzak]

Francis Burke v Lucas Pobb

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

YEPW Tag Team Titles

Sturt & Snorefesst v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding & Mortimer Pyle)  

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver

[DAVEFAN95]

YEPW Fully Charged XII
Geelong
62 in Attendance

 

 

Melissa:
Hello everybody, I'm Melissa and you might know me from interviews such as when Jackson Slade thought he was going to win the YEPW title but now I have Vance Sturt and his friends. So Vance, can you tell me what's going on here?
 
Sturt:
Well, Melissa. This is my company called Vance Sturt industries. And let me tell you Melissa, Snorefesst and I have our first defense of my tag titles and these men will be right there behind me.
 
Melissa:
They have their own match also if I'm not mistaken.
 
Sturt:
That's right, Henderson, D.O.A and Switchblade will face those idiotic stoner kids and their stupid friend tonight and will rid them of the world for me.
 
Melissa:
And what about this gentlemen right here.
 
Fornell:
I am Joseph Fornell, Vance Sturt's partner. Some might know me as a famous... baker from times gone past but I have returned to help my friend.
 
Melissa:
You don't really look like a baker more like a mobs...
 
Sturt:
Now now, Melissa no need to be so rude. Plus, we have some business to take care of so if you could excuse us.
 
Melissa:
Oh, um, sure. Back to you guys

 
Rating: E
 

Francis Burke (E-) v Lucas Pobb (E)

 

Pobb jukes and jives around the ring, but Burke is the aggressor. Throwing haymakers one after another, but Pobb dodges like he’s on a dancefloor. 

 
Platten:
We didn’t see much of this from Pobb in the League.
 
Reacher:
He’s an idiot, that’s why. Where do we find these weirdos?
 
Platten:
He’s pretty damn ordinary when we consider who turned up so far.

 
Despite Pobb's energy, Burke's new attitude does wonders for him as he eventually lands one of the haymakers. Before long Burke hits the Flying Flip Neckbreaker and that's more than enough.
 
Winner: Francis Burke
Rating: E-
 

Melissa:
Hello everybody, I'm Melissa and you might know me from interviews such as when I found out about Vance Sturt Industries earlier but now I have Francis Burke fresh off his victory here tonight so, Francis what's on your mind?
 
Burke:
Well Melissa, it feels good to be on my own again. After the disgrace that was the LOTT, I finally ditched that over energised fool. D-Pod was the reason we finished last, everybody knows that but the fact is after the beating I gave him last month, D-Pod is hurting and that makes me happy. I'm sure he'll want revenge and I'll be waiting.
 
Melissa:
Well, Actually Francis, many people have been looking at you as the weak link in D'n'B and...
 
Burke:
Oh, no Melissa. See you don't realise what this guy was doing. Expending energy before matches, getting in the way of my attacks, is he stupid? He must be, but look there's no need for me to get worked up. I got my win tonight and D-Pod is injured, it's all going good for Francis Burke.
 
Melissa:
Right.... Back to you.

 
Rating: E
 

Prof. Ventris and Quick Silver are backstage outside a room with a metal door, the disturbing roars of White Wasp coming from behind it. Clearly they haven't healed Wasp's brain from the washing that Black Flash induced, but with him gone, it'll be a lot easier.
 
Silver:
Any improvements?
 
Ventris:
The daily sessions in which you talk to him are helping but we are still a long way off before he'll be back to normal.
 
Silver:
I just wish we could do something, just to make it go a little faster.
 
Ventris:
Well, winning tonight would help that. Being the YEPW Champ gives you some power, that could help us get Wasp back to the way he was but...
 
Silver:
I know.. Jester. However, if that is who I have to beat to get Wasp back that's what I'm going to have to do.

 

Rating: E

&&

&&w/
Fuzzy Freeman (E) & The Party People (Cody Cook (E-) & Toasty Bonnar (E-)) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A (E) & Henderson (F-) & Switchblade (E))

 

The Party People and Fuzzy work well early but it doesn't last long as Henderson is able to slow things down as the bigger, stronger fighter.

 
Platten:
Henderson is a beast.
 
Reacher:
Yes, he is. People better recognise.
 
Platten:
What the hell was that?
 
Reacher:
I'm being hip, something you would know nothing about.
 
Platten:
How about we focus on this match.

 
This allows VS Industries to really take advantage and they corner Fuzzy but he comes back and gets the hot tag to Cook who comes in and takes out DOA and Switchblade but Henderson stops that. Eventually Henderson tags in and everybody makes their way into the ring. After they all brawl, Henderson hits the Lariat on Fuzzy Freeman and that's enough for the win.

 
Winner: Vance Sturt Industries
Rating: E-
 

Melissa:
Hello everybody. My name is Melissa and you might know me from such interview segments as Francis Burke being delusional but now, I have Ceri Dordevich here, so Ceri, with The Soul Collectors gone, Jester is all by himself, he's only got you left. What can you do to help him?
 
Ceri:
Hehe, most people forget about me, Melissa, but the thing is I am Jester's biggest weapon. You see, I am not a soul collector. I am a mortal which is very useful for Jester.
 
Melissa:
How so?
 
Ceri:
I am his queen. I am not going to talk about all this, I know what will happen and why it will happen. However, what i will say is everybody is looking at us as if we are nothing, as if we are vulnerable but guess what, we are never vulnerable. Tonight we find out who our next victim is, and I can't wait to see who it is.
 
Melissa:
What about Trey? 
 
Ceri:
Trey is a friend but what happens to him is not up to me. Much like the Soul Collectors. I am his queen, I live by his rules and he decides what to do with them. I just carry out his orders
 
Melissa:
Okay, thanks. Back to you.

 
Rating: E
 

w/&&

Joseph Fornell w/ Vance & Snorefesst (Vance Sturt (E) & Wes Snorefesst (E)) v Dick & Morty (Felix Harding (E) & Mortimer Pyle (E))

 

It's an absolute far cry from the beginning of the LOTT as Harding and Pyle are a well oiled machine after they were robbed of the belts at Darkness falls.

 
Platten:
They are putting it all out there, Dick & Morty know they were screwed but tonight, with no league rules in affect, they get the champs one on one and they are giving it to them
 
Reacher:
It's early yet, you know not to count out Vance Sturt
 
Platten:
I don't think you realise what this means. Not only for the team of the jock and the nerd, but also with Pyle's history with Sturt, this match is so much more than for belts

 
He's right as the crowd cheer with every right hand Pyle delivers to Sturt, full of passion and revenge as Snorefessr naps on the apron. Snorefesst eventually gets in though as Sturt runs, not getting the comeuppance he deserves. Snorefesst grounds Harding's fast paced offense if only for a moment before a flying shoulder tackle knocks out the ref and Snorefessr. Sturt is straight in as Harding tags in Pyle and Pyle goes for Sturt. One right hand, two, three Pyle's on Fire.

 
SMASH! NO! Fornell clatters Pyle with a chair and Harding receives one as well. Damnit. Crack-or-Jack by Sturt and the ref is coming back to life, Sturt isn't the legal man but pins him anyway. The ref is too hazy to realise, 1... 2... 3.

 
Winner and still YEPW Tag Team Champions: Vance & Snorefesst
Rating: E
 

Melissa:
Hello everybody. My name is Melissa and you might know me from such interview segments as when Ceri was telling us absolutely nothing useful earlier. Now, I have Lone Rider here, gearing up for his match tonight.
 
Rider:
That's right Melissa. I was drawn here by the injustice and it is obvious who I must serve the justice to. That is Jester. I have travelled the lonely wasteland but here I am, drawn by the darkness that I must get rid of. Last month, we saw Darkness Fall, the name was perfect, but tonight I book my path, the path right to the injustice that plagues this place. And when it's all said and done, I'll bring YEPW back to its glory.
 
Melissa:
We've actually never seen YEPW without Jester.
 
Rider:
Exactly, it's about time the balance was restored and tonight, that begins.

 
Rating: E-

Australian Devil is backstage, he is ready for his match as the camera comes up to him
 
Devil:
I called the Realm of Darkness my home once before, but I will not return. I have ridden this world of two of Jester's biggest supporters and tonight, I get the chance to face him one on one. Tonight is where my destiny begins to finally rid this world of him. This is not only a personal mission, but it will also bring us back the people we have lost to the darkness, they will come back to the light.

 
Rating: E+
 

Australian Devil (E) v Lone Rider (E) v Quick Silver (E)

 

The three men waste no time exchanging heavy blows. Devil puts a beating on Silver as Silver but soon comes back with and enziguri. Silver makes his way over Riderbut Rider is able to overpower him. Devil and Rider then exchange blows only for Silver to jump off the top rope and splash both of them. 

 
Platten:
What a contest, any one of these guys could get the shot at Jester next month.

 
Devil then smashes Rider into the barricade, only for Silver to hit a plancha on Devil. Silver flings Devil back into the ring and joins him but Devil comes back and hits some forearm strikes only for Rider to come back in the fray. Rider punches Devil then Silver and he hits them again and again but Silver hits a kick to Rider then Devil hits a forearm to him. Rider then explodes, smashing Devil in the face before grabbing Silver for the Ride on and he hits it. However, Devil then flies in with a Tumbleweed leg drop on Rider and lands it. Pin...

 
Lone Rider has been eliminated

 
Devil then climbs the top rope, looking for the Tumbleweed Legdrop to take out Silver

 

 

However, out of nowhere a man comes into the ring and Devil gets down from the top rope. Devil is shocked. He is the same height, long hair, almost a mirror images of each other, The light versus the dark. Devil can't believe what he is seeing. When suddenly the mystery man attacks. With the ref still down, the man is vicious but quick in his attack. Devil is out and the mystery man grabs Silver and puts him on top of Devil. The ref comes back to life and counts the pin.
 
Winner: Quick Silver
Rating: E-

Show Rating: E
 

[DAVEFAN95]

Always have a little place for analysis after shows, so here we go.

 

Nice first show and thanks a lot for all you guys comments. I'm happy some of fans of the original diary has come back again and of course very appreciative of the new readers.

 

On 10/29/2023 at 4:05 AM, HiPlus said:

 

 

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3)  

Party People and Fuzzy. Vs'ing nameless henchmen they should win. 

 

 

On 10/29/2023 at 8:41 AM, Tiberious said:

 

The Party People (Cody Cook & Toasty Bonnar) & Fuzzy Freeman v Sturt's Three Henchmen (Henchman #1, Henchman #2 & Henchman #3) 

This one is tough because on paper "Sturt's Henchmen" seems like a designation for out and out jobbers and since Sturt is a tag team champion it would naturally put Party People in line for a shot. The thing that worries me is that based on bios you aren't too high on Cook, Toasty, or Fuzzy, so if Sturt's henchmen have a bigger role to play then taking out a trio of guys you aren't really that high on is a good way to establish them. I'll go for the safer pick and have the henchmen losing to set up the Party People as a title challenger, since even if you do plan on dumping them it's probably worth getting what you can out of them first.
 

I can see why you'd go with TPP and Fuzzy here and both you guys made solid points. I used "henchmen" in the predictions as they technically hadn't been introduced to the fans yet. They do have names, I just didn't use them in the predictions. 

 

On 10/28/2023 at 8:33 PM, John Lions said:

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

 

On 10/29/2023 at 1:47 AM, KyTeran said:

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

 

On 10/29/2023 at 4:05 AM, HiPlus said:

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

Lone Rider - Lone Rider should win here and him taking on Jester would be money, but I can see it being a swerve with the good guys teaming up so one of them can go on and face the mad clown. 

 

On 10/29/2023 at 8:41 AM, Tiberious said:

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title:

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver 

Tough to pick here since all three of these guys are near the top of the card with solid records. I'll pick Quick Silver since no one has picked him yet and a match with Jester has a nice hero vs villain angle.

 

On 11/2/2023 at 7:49 PM, azzak said:

3 Way Elimination match to become number 1 contender for the YEPW Australian Title

Australian Devil v Lone Rider v Quick Silver

 

I love that each of the three guys here at least got one vote. I think any one of them would be a good challenger for Jester, but overall, I wanted to explore the so called "Hero of YEPW" get his chance to face the big bad. I'm excited for what I have planned and to see what you guys think.

 

On 11/2/2023 at 12:24 AM, HiPlus said:

God I knew I remember this show. It is the reason why I love Vance Sturt and his "flour" business. Lothar as a fashion designer is always great. Trey's long running story of  being ignored was fun and the eventual turn. Lastly Lone Rider's adjusted look and being a monster is amazing. All the way to Slade being eventually banished. Reading through the diary bought back so many memories, and I am glad I am along for the ride again. 

 

 

On 10/28/2023 at 8:33 PM, John Lions said:

Excited to see this back! Enjoyed it a lot the first time, I'll need to take some time to get reacquainted with the roster but some of it is coming back. I remember being a big fan of Vance and the angle he was in.
 

Very happy that you two are back. Loved to see the love for some of your favourites from the original. I had such big plans for Vance Sturt in the original but now, he's a bit older and I may not have the time to do it. We'll see. 

 

ATTENDANCES

I love over-reacting to attendances in the game. This one equalled our best attendance. with Fully Charged 9 and 11. 9 was main evented by The Soul Collectors and D'n'B in the League of Tag Teams and 11 was main evented by The Soul Collectors, Lone Rider and AusDev in a cage match. It seems our fans are big Soul Collector fans. Our season finale for last season had less people in attendance, I guess seeing Jester v Jackson Slade again isn't going to move the needle after seeing it only a few months earlier. I do think people were interested to see who would be next for Jester. The last triple threat we had that main event was back at Fully Charged 6 right after our season 1 finale. It also had AusDev and Lone Rider, the third, Jackson Slade. Slade seemed to be less of a draw post Season 1, which is actually interesting when you go back and look at the original diary, many readers weren't fans of Slade. Glad I banished him when I did. Looking more into Season 2, Slade was in the main event of Fully Charged 6, 7 and 8, all had under 60 in attendance. Then we had 9, 10 and 11 and he wasn't in those main events and they all had 60 or more. Says a lot. 

This got me thinking and I got out my spreadsheet. Who are the "biggest draws" for YEPW? So I looked at who was in the main event and counted how many people they drew. You'll see below in terms of total and average.

Total Fans Drawn Top 5

Jackson Slade 503 in 9 main events

Australian Devil 341 in 6 main events

Bile 288 in 5 main events

Eraser 288 in 5 main events

Jester 228 in 4 main events

 

Interested to see who I put in main events the most, which you can see above, they were the top five (as more main event mean more people drawn obviously). I guess a better way to do it would be average fans drawn, which I also calculated. Only workers who were in 2 or more main events will qualify here. 

 

Average Number of Fans Drawn Top 5

Lone Rider 58.66 in 3 main events

Mortimer Pyle 58 in 2 main events

Bile 57.6 in 5 main events

Eraser 57.6 in 5 main events

Jester 57 in 4 main events

Shocked to see Lone Rider leading this table but he only main evented in season 2 and we were drawing more due to higher pop and prestige and momentum were higher, probably has something to do with it. Pyle had one main event in each season and the three Soul Collectors had main events in both seasons too so I value their higher numbers more. Slade actually ranked last here, but he was main eventing from day one, so naturally the earlier shows would have lower attendance, interesting to see though. 

 

Predictions Table

Azzak 3/4

John Lions 2/4

Kyteran 2/4

HiPlus 2/4

Tiberious 2/4

 

There will be a prize for winning. That will be after season 4, we are on season 3 now, so it will be a full in game year. 

 

YEPW Fully Charged XIII

Lone Rider v Lucas Pobb

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

Felix Harding v Henderson

YEPW Australian Title

Jester (c) v Quick Silver

Edited November 4, 2023 by DAVEFAN95

[azzak]

YEPW Fully Charged XIII

Lone Rider v Lucas Pobb
Lone Rider needs some momentum back after being eliminated first in the three way match.

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman
Burke has a new attitude and Tallman can't get over.

Felix Harding v Henderson
A modicum of revenge for Harding against Vance Sturt Industries.

YEPW Australian Title
Jester (c) v Quick Silver
Really glad to have guessed Quick Silver correctly last time out, but I don't think it's time for him to dethrone Jester... yet.

[John Lions]

YEPW Fully Charged XIII

Lone Rider v Lucas Pobb

Straightforward win for Ridere

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

Felix Harding v Henderson

Sturt and his boys have to lose some of the time, and a low-stakes match like this makes sense to me

YEPW Australian Title

Jester (c) v Quick Silver

I don't think Jester drops the title in his (re) introduction to the audience.

[KyTeran]

YEPW Fully Charged XIII

Lone Rider v Lucas Pobb

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

Felix Harding v Henderson

YEPW Australian Title

Jester (c) v Quick Silver

[HiPlus]

Lone Rider v Lucas Pobb

Lone Rider is the guy, while Pobb is.. a warm body being fed to the slaughter

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

Tall man unleashes his power!!

Felix Harding v Henderson

It would be cool to see Henderson dominate.. but that time isn't now. 

YEPW Australian Title

Jester (c) v Quick Silver

 

While you said you want to explore "The Hero of YEPW" storyline it's a little too soon for Quicksilver to be that hero.

[DAVEFAN95]

YEPW Fully Charged XIII

Geelong

62 in Attendance

 

AusDev makes his way to the ring to start the show  

 However, before he can say anything Jester comes out with the man who cost AusDev the title shot last month.

Jester: 
You know I never understood why, out of all the souls I have collected, you are the one that was able to do something that I've never seen before...  
Devil: 
Our history means nothing here, Jester. I always knew this was a mind game, this new recruit was you trying to mess with me, because I know that you are threatened by me. You won't face me one on one cause you know what...  
Jester: 
Hehehehehe, you think I'm threatened by you? No. I don't care about you enough. However, to have you back in my ranks, that would make me that much stronger. So, I decided to do some digging and I created my new soldier. I'm sure you recognise him, because he is an exact carbon copy of you when you were a Soul Collector, he is Vortex and he is going to bring you... back home

MYAH HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHA!  

 

Rating: E+

Lone Rider (E) v Lucas Pobb (E)

Pobb's infectious attitude gets the crowd going but it's not long before Rider takes him out.  

Platten: 
Pobb doesn't have much luck does he?  
Reacher: 
As I said before, he's an idiot.  
Platten: 
Well, that's a bit much.  

It isn't long before Rider hits the Ride On and Pobb is counting the lights.  

Winner: Lone Rider 
Rating: E-

 

Suddenly, Jester and Trey appear on the ramp with Lance Maddigan. Jester smiles and points to the ring, the man in white then goes to the ring and grabs a mic.

Maddigan:
I, Lance Maddigan, will rid you, Jester, of this world.   

Lone Rider tries to talk to Maddigan as he gets in the ring. However, Maddigan attacks Rider, leaving him on the mat, lifeless.  

Maddigan: 
That is just the beginning.  

 

Rating: E-

 

Melissa: 
Hello everybody, I'm Melissa and you might know me from interviews such as when Lone Rider was.. uh talking about his reasons for being here, but now I have the Professor and the number one contender for the Australian title, Quick Silver here with me. 

Silver: 
That's right Melissa, tonight is the night I have been waiting for. I face Jester for the belt and if I can beat him, I'll not only get the Australian title, but I'll take away a major point of power for Jester, but most importantly, I might just be able to get Wasp back to the way he was.   

Ventris: 
That's right. We'll knock three birds out with one stone.  

Melissa: 
But what about Ceri and Trey?  

Silver: 
Luckily, I have the professor to keep The Queen of the Realm of Darkness out of our match tonight. He'll even the score.   

Ventris: 
That I will.  

 
Silver: 
Trey Tallman seems to have his hands full with Lone Rider and with the numbers advantage gone, I know I can beat Jester one on one and maybe, just maybe get Wasp back to normal. 

 Melissa: 
Okay, well back to you guys. 

Rating: E

Francis Burke (E) v Trey Tallman (E-)  

Burke is aggressive but Tallman has his moves scouted and returns devastating blows. This is a different Tallman, his attacks are strong, he’s pretty much unstoppable.Burke plays dirty though with a low blow that's missed by the ref, something we've never seen from Burke before. 

Reacher: 
Oh that's new.  
Platten: 
yeah, and it's sickening.  
Reacher: 
Hey, it ain't cheating if you don't get caught.  

It doesn't put Trey away though, but it does give Burke the chance to set up the Flying Flip Neckbreaker but Trey expertly counters. Burke is in trouble so he bails.

However, D-Pod returns from injury. He grabs Burke and throws him back into the ring. Burke is taken aback and turns, unfortunately for Burke, Trey has recovered and a devastating T-D-T llater and Burke is down for the count.

Winner: Trey Tallman
Rating: E-

Melissa: 
Hello everybody, I'm Melissa and you might know me from interviews such as when I talked to Quick Silver about.. his former protege for some reason but now I have the returning D-Pod beside me, Pod, you're back. 

 D-Pod: 
That I am Melissa and tonight I cost my former tag partner, Francis Burke, a match. Although that isn't really my style, I decided that seems he decided to attack me, throwing him back in that ring wouldn’t hurt, but now, the two of us are on a crash course and there's nothing I can do to prevent that.

  
Melissa: 
You still care about him huh? 

 D-Pod: 
I do. Even though he's fallen off the right path, he's still a friend and I hope, after a few battles we can go back to the way we were. Obviously, we can't tag together but we can be friends and that's all I want.  

Melissa: 
That's quite sweet. 

D-Pod:
 Well, we were great buddies, everybody needs a friend sometimes and if that means we gotta beat the hell out of each other just to see that, so be it. He can blame me for us losing all he wants, but in the end, we are both to blame.   

Melissa: 
Wow, that's deep. What about Trey Tallman? With how dangerous The Soul Collectors have been, giving them free wins probably isn’t a good idea. 

D-Pod:
No, it probably isn’t but Burke was losing anyway. He had cheated and Trey was still beating him, I didn’t change that result. That being said, if the guys need a hand against them Collectors, I’ll help. Let me just deal with Burke first.

Rating: E+

w/
Felix Harding (E-) v Henderson (F) w/ Joseph Fornell  

Harding starts the match well, using hit and run tactics to get Henderson to his knees, but a shoulder block stops that. Henderson is quite a lot bigger than the jock, but Harding is a great athlete and Henderson struggles with that. 

Reacher: 
Harding ain't doing half bad here.  
Platten: 
I agree, but the impending Sturt Industries back up is sure to be on his mind.  Maybe it is, but it doesn't look like it is. 

Unfortunately, despite how well Harding does, it's Fornell on the outside who makes the difference. Having grabbed Harding's leg for the distraction, Henderson tries the Lariat only for Harding to dodge. This is when Fornell adds a chair to the equation and Henderson smashes it over Harding head for the DQ. 

Winner: Felix Harding by DQ
Rating: E-

 

With the match over, the assault does not end. Henderson continues to beat down on Harding and makes sure damage is done.

However, it isn't long before Mortimer Pyle comes out to help his partner, chair in hand he holds off Henderson

Before long, D.O.A and Switchblade come out to give Sturt Industries the upper hand again and Pyle tries to hold them off with the chair but the numbers game eventually turns the tide.

However, Party People turn the tide around and Sturt industries bail, as they and Pyle stand tall as Harding gets back to his feet again. Sturt comes out 

Sturt: 
Well, well, well. Looks like we got a little stand off going here. I think we know what you want, a title shot. Both of you. Well, I don't just give out free chances to anybody, you gotta earn your shot. So over the next three weeks, both you teams will have a challenge to beat, beat all three challenges and you get a shot at the tag belts, but if you fail at any stage, you will not. We could have two challengers, one challenger or the most likely result, no challengers. Boy, wouldn't that be... a rush.  

Rating: E-

 

w/w/

Ceri Dordevic w/ Jester (E+) v Quick Silver (E) w/ Prof. Ventris  

It's a pretty even opening as they exchange blows but Jester gets the upper hand there, but Silver has no intention of brute forcing it against Jester so he bob and weave's in and out with Jester chasing him. It looks good for Silver but Ceri gets up on the apron to distract Silver.  

Platten: 
Aw, she had to get involved.  
Reacher: 
Well, it's not like the Professor won't.  
Platten:
Ceri is Jester’s last shot, he ain’t got anybody else. 
Reacher:
Trey Tallman is still here.
Platten:
I don't see him around, do you?

Reacher is right, Prof. gets up on the apron beside Ceri and picks her up, bringing her back down to ringside. This earns the Prof a slap to the face, but that's all. The distraction works initially for Jester but Silver is disciplined, he knows how important this match is and how powerful Jester is. Silver again gets on top and looks really good. He gets a kick to the face of Jester, but Jester only laughs. Another kick garners another laugh and Jester rises to his feet but a swift knee to the stomach allows Silver to get on top, but Ceri is on the apron again. This allows Jester to kick Silver down and knockout the ref from behind. Silver however, is up and hits a dropkick. Jester is down and a Silver Sault connects. But the ref is down. Silver and the Prof. try to get the ref back to life, however, Ceri is uncharacteristically uninterested.  

WHAT THE!?! Eraser and Bile come out of nowhere and attack Silver and the Prof.  

Platten: 
ERASER AND BILE!!! BUT THEY WERE BANISHED, WHAT IS THIS?  
Reacher: 
Never count Jester out, haven't you learnt anything?  
Platten: 
But..  
Reacher: 
But nothing, Jester is a genius and knows everything about the Realm of Darkness, you didn't think he'd find a way to bring back his boys?  

With Silver laid out, Jester back up, cackling like a madman, he revives the ref and hit's the punchline. Jester retains.  

Winner and STILL YEPW Australian Champion: Jester 
Rating: E+

Jester and his minions stand triumphant as Jester grabs a mic.  

Jester: 
You thought they were gone? Hehehe, well you are right they were and a Soul Collector cannot bring a banished soul collector back to this world from the Realm of Darkness, so how did I do it? Hehehe, well the thing is I didn't, a soul collector can't bring a soul collector back, but a mortal can... which is exactly what my queen Ceri is, that's right. She is the key to all of this. You want me to fight fair, then I want your soul Silver, I want it on the line, you want this belt, you want Wasp back to the way he was, then I want your soul and until then, my soul collectors will make sure you never get the belt you so greatly desire. So, now it's up to you Silver, put your soul on the line or never get what you really desire.  

MYAH HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHA!  

Rating: E-

Show Rating: E+
 

Edited November 19, 2023 by DAVEFAN95

[DAVEFAN95]

Show two. Nice to see Jester and Quick Silver perform well. Lot's of interference on this show. Need to make sure I pick those to be on different shows. Jester absolutely killed this performance (not quite to Black Flash or Jackson Slade levels but good nonetheless).

 

On 11/5/2023 at 12:23 AM, John Lions said:

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

 

On 11/5/2023 at 12:49 AM, KyTeran said:

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

 

On 11/6/2023 at 12:16 PM, HiPlus said:

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman

Tall man unleashes his power!!

 

On 11/5/2023 at 12:08 AM, azzak said:

Francis Burke v Trey Tallman
Burke has a new attitude and Tallman can't get over.

 

HiPlus is correct here, Tallman is a big deal now. It's not that Trey can't get over, it's that he hasn't had the chance he was gone for the majority of season 2 bar the last two shows. Burke is important too, but I hold certain characters as more powerful than others. Don't forget what we are dealing with. Soul Collectors reaping souls, superhero and supervillain creation, supernatural vigilante's. We got some magic going on here.

 

FINISHERS

Sometimes I forget that even though I have a narrative going, we are a small company in Australia just trying to get bye. I need to look at my roster differently, I need to see what they bring to the table when we don't have a TV show or a huge marketing budget to advertise our shows. What that mean's as well is finishers need to look good right from the off. We don't have the ability to build finisher up, we don't have time for finishers to be bad, we need them to look dangerous, so I went through my roster to see which guys have that. Why? because I like to analyse stuff. 

OH MY GOD HE'S DEAD!

Bile uses the Mind Trip which is a vice grip... not good without build, Erasers uses the Rub Out... which is an awful name and according to WreSpi3 it's a high knee. Ugh. However, they are here as they have a tag team finisher called Souled Out (I made it) which is a Flapjack (Bile) into a Lungblower (Eraser) and that is awesome. They use that all the time as their individual finishers suck. Cody Cook uses the 450 Splash and although on TV I can see people getting tired of it, seeing it live would be something special. He also probably lands down pretty hard, excellent. Hardcore Henderson uses the Lariat, big dude like him, bet it's good. I always thought the Pyle-Driver was, uh, a piledriver. It isn't. It's an Double Underhook Powerbomb, that works well too. Vance Sturt's normal finisher is the High Knee which is boo. However, I have used a move I created called Crack-or-Jack which I have as a Back Cracker, which I love both move and character wise. The Schnorfestt Bomb is a Spinning Back Suplex Bomb. which is pretty bad ass, he's a bit small to be using it, but there's not many workers in the company he couldn't hit it on.

 

MOONSAULT MEN!

Two of these men use the moonsault but in a different way. D-Pod is a Moonsault Press which isn't any different than a Moonsault. I see his as like a snap moonsault, if that makes sense. It's quick and energetic. Quick Silver's would be a lot more graceful, High arc. Beautiful looking. I place Moonsault Men in between the top and the middle as although high flying moves are good, sharing moves isn't.

IT WORKS!

 

AusDev uses the Tumbleweed Legdrop. I actually like the flashiness of it, but it doesn't have that oomph it needs to be to look devastating but I think it works fine. Same thing applies for Black Flash. He uses the Senton Bomb. A flashy, glancing blow. Again, it's fine but isn't the devastating blow that we need. D.O.A's finishing move is called Dark Deed, I don't know what it is other than an impact move. I like it's name, it'll do. He also has a tag team finishing move with Switchblade called Wave Goodbye, again don't know what it is, but again it'll do while Switchblade's own move is called Death Slice which I guess is a sliced bread, though I actually don't know. Felix Harding's is called Drop the F Bomb. Again, no idea what it is but it sounds cool, so I'll keep it around. Francis Burke's is the Flying Flip Neckbreaker, it's kinda weird. Sammy Bach I think uses it, so it has legitimacy, but ehhhh I'm not sure. It's fine.  Fuzzy Freeman uses the Reverse DDT which is more a transition move now, but I can see it as a finisher. Sting uses it in real life but I'm not sure how devastating it would be, it's okay I guess. Lothario uses the Triangle Choke (or as I called it "Love Triangle Choke"). I actually like it a lot and MMA has made submissions a lot more viable but without much build it's not going to be as effective.  Lucas Pobb's bio mention's how great his Handspring Cutter is, I actually hate the move, but I'll give the game the benefit of the doubt. Bonar uses the Sky Toaster Press which is a Sky Twister Press. Basically AJ Styles Spiral Tap. Flashy, but usually doesn't land very hard. Tallman uses the T-D-T, which is a DDT. I'd usually dislike this but I think it works with his character, quick but effective, still not amazing though. White Wasp uses a Swandive Legdrop which is similar but definitely different to AusDev's Tumbleweed Legdrop. I don;t think he's ever had the chance to hit it though so I could change this if I needed.

 

LIKE A CHOCOLATE TEAPOT!

Bushwell uses the Fisherman's suplex and unless you're Mr. Perfect, who built it up for months on PPV/TV, it ain't gonna work. Jester's Punchline for me was a moonsault, but apparently it's an Arabian Facebuster which is a legdrop to the back of the head with a chair. That's.... terrible.  It's also illegal, I guess it's just a legdrop to the back of the head here, but I've built it up in my head as such a devastating move that I kinda have a hard time putting it here, ugh. I guess I could just say it is a moonsault, but I can't now, I love the name though. Lance Maddigan uses the Flatliner or a self Rock Bottom as a finisher, absolute crap. Lone Rider uses Ride On. Cool name, terrible move, it's an ahem... "Big Legdrop". Awful. Vortex uses the Swinging DDT, absolute not. That's a transition spot, I need to find something for him before his debut. 

 

Having Jester and Rider down at the bottom sucks, but they have established their move now, so that's fine. Next on our analysis journey. Maybe gimmicks. We'll see. 

 

Predictions Table

Key

Name - Score this event - Score Total

HiPlus 4/4 - 6/8

Azzak 3/4 - 6/8

John Lions 3/4 - 5/8

Kyteran 2/4 - 4/8

Tiberious N/A - 2/4

 

YEPW Fully Charged XIIII

Lance Maddigan v Lone Rider

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Fuzzy Freeman is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, The Party People forfeit the match

The Australian Party People (Marcus Kerr & Matt Stoppard) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A, Henderson, HoBoo & Switchblade)

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Felix Harding is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, Mortimer Pyle forfeits the match

Mortimer Pyle v Vance Sturt

Australian Devil v Vortex

Lothario v Quick Silver

 

[KyTeran]

YEPW Fully Charged XIIII

Lance Maddigan v Lone Rider

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Fuzzy Freeman is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, The Party People forfeit the match

The Australian Party People (Marcus Kerr & Matt Stoppard) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A, Henderson, HoBoo & Switchblade)

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Felix Harding is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, Mortimer Pyle forfeits the match

Mortimer Pyle v Vance Sturt

Australian Devil v Vortex

Lothario v Quick Silver

[John Lions]

Lance Maddigan v Lone Rider

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Fuzzy Freeman is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, The Party People forfeit the match

The Australian Party People (Marcus Kerr & Matt Stoppard) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A, Henderson, HoBoo & Switchblade)

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Felix Harding is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, Mortimer Pyle forfeits the match

Mortimer Pyle v Vance Sturt

Australian Devil v Vortex

Lothario v Quick Silver

[HiPlus]

YEPW Fully Charged XIIII

Lance Maddigan v Lone Rider

I like Lance, I really do but he isn't beating Lone Rider.

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Fuzzy Freeman is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, The Party People forfeit the match

The Australian Party People (Marcus Kerr & Matt Stoppard) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A, Henderson, HoBoo & Switchblade)

4 v 2. If they overcome the odds Vance looks weak. Felix may come out to help even the odds but ultimately lose. 

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Felix Harding is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, Mortimer Pyle forfeits the match

Mortimer Pyle v Vance Sturt

I can see Fuzzy and Party People showing up instead of Felix. But I think this being Round 1 Vance looks strong for the future.

Australian Devil v Vortex

Lothario v Quick Silver

A solid win for the hero of YEPW.

[azzak]

YEPW Fully Charged XIIII

Lance Maddigan v Lone Rider

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Fuzzy Freeman is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, The Party People forfeit the match

The Australian Party People (Marcus Kerr & Matt Stoppard) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A, Henderson, HoBoo & Switchblade)

Vance Sturt's Test - Round 1

Felix Harding is banned from ringside and if he comes to ringside, Mortimer Pyle forfeits the match

Mortimer Pyle v Vance Sturt

Australian Devil v Vortex

Lothario v Quick Silver

[DAVEFAN95]

YEPW Fully Charged XIV
Melbourne
63

 

Melissa:
Hello..
 
Rider:
Melissa, I don't think it's time for games.
 
Melissa:
Games?
 
Rider:
Yes. We must quickly move to the issue, Lance Maddigan.
 
Melissa:
Of course, so.. yeah, whats up with him?
 
Rider:
The evil that coursed through him is a not true.
 
Melissa:
I'm sorry?
 
Rider:
He's been manipulated or controlled by Jester in some way, Trey Tallman did something to him. He rewired him into thinking that I am Jester, that I am his enemy, that I am the man that wants to destroy this place. It is regrettable. I must stop my pursuit of Jester now, so I can free this innocent pure soul.
 
Melissa:
But if he's a soul collector...
 
Rider:
Soul Collector? No, Mr Maddigan is not a follower, just a victim, that I can assure you. All I can do now is save him. And a hard smash to the head will bring him back.
 
Melissa:
Sure, now, to the desk.

 
Rating: E
 

Lance Maddigan (F+) v Lone Rider (E)

 

Maddigan is vicious in his attack early in the match and Rider can do nothing but dodge the onslaught. One eventually does hit though but Rider returns a forearm of his own. Maddigan is able to rush at Rider then and take him to the ground but Rider is able to kick him off
 
Platten:
Maddigan has been really good here
 
Reacher:
Of course, he's a friend of Jester.
 
Platten:
Uh, I don't think friend is the right word.

 
Rider comes back into it but it's really even and they trade huge blows in the middle of the ring. It's intense as Rider then comes back into it as he throws Maddigan into the corner turnbuckle but Maddigan explodes out of the corner. Maddigan then goes and gets a chair but Rider is able to stop him from using it. The chair drops to the canvas as Rider strikes Maddigan over and over before dropping to his knees. Rider looks to set up the Ride On but Maddigan, while on his knee's grabs the ref and he gets hurt in the crossfire. Maddigan then grabs the chair, swinging it wildly towards Rider. Rider dodges, and again, and again, before smashing the chair into Maddigans face. The ref is up, Maddigan seems confused, Ride On! 2…. 3.
 
Winner: Lone Rider 
Rating: E
 

Backstage, Mortimer Pyle and Felix Harding are sitting backstage. Pyle looks very worried.
 
Harding:
Yo, Morty, your face is making me sad, I only like it when you have a sad face on when I inflict it.
 
Pyle:
Wow, thanks Felix.
 
Harding:
Oh, come on dude, we friends now right? Just tell me whats wrong?
 
Pyle:
This match tonight against Vance. I've wanted it for so long but I know him, he's gonna have a plan that's going to screw me and then, we'll be done for.
 
Harding:
Oh, don't worry about him, you'll be fine.
 
Pyle:
I don't think you are given hi enough credit. I mean, you're banned from ringside for my match and Fuzzy, he's band from The APP's match, so...
 
Harding:
What is it?
 
Pyle:
I... think I have an idea.

 
Rating: E+
 

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&&&w/
The Party People (Cody Cook (E-) & Toasty Bonnar (E-)) v Vance Sturt Industries (D.O.A (E), Henderson (F), Snorefesst (E) & Switchblade (E)) w/ Joseph Fornell

 

As one could imagine, The Party People struggle with the numbers, especially with Henderson starting the match. Although there are short spurts of them coming back, they just don't have enough to keep it up. They are outnumbered and outmatched. However, when Switchblade misses a clothesline and hits the ref, things start to look up.

 
Platten:
This doesn't look good.
 
Reacher:
Oh, shut it. It's about time these jokers got their due.

 

 
However, out of nowhere a masked man comes down to the ring with a chair. Not expecting anybody to interfere, VS Industries are taken by surprised. Fornell is first to feel the chair from the masked man, then it's D.O.A, Snorefesst also is smashed as well as Switchblade. Henderson is still standing after a shot, then another and another, but another shot knocks him down to his knees before a final shot KO's him to the floor. With Switchblade down, the masked man drags Bonnar over to the KO'd Switchblade and covers him, before reviving the ref and he counts the pin.
 
Winner: The Party People
Rating: E -
 

 

As the masked man is in the ring, Vance Sturt comes out to the ramp, a large smile on his face.
 
Sturt:
Ohohoho, very funny, good plan, Party People have Fuzzy Freeman dress up in a mask so we can't be disqualified, well, guess what, I don't care. The Party People are out!
 
The masked man grabs a mic, he seems to be smiling.
 
Masked Man:
Oh, I don't think the Party People are going anywhere..
 
The man takes his mask off
 

 
Pyle:
Well, Mr Sturt, I was not banned from ringside, so Party People's win is perfectly legitimate. They beat your challenge and they did it within the rules you set and speaking of beating your challenge.
 

 
Felix Harding shows up from behind Sturt and grabs him by the head and throws him into the ring, with Sturt's associates laid out around the ring and the Party People still hanging around, he's in trouble. Harding leaves as the Sturt and Pyle match is next.

 
Rating: E+
 

Mortimer Pyle (E) v Vance Sturt (E)

 

With no buddies and Pyle standing in front of him and The Party People at ringside, Sturt tries to beg for mercy.

 
Platten:
Ooooh boy, yes!
 
Reacher:
I... This can't be.
 
Platten:
He's been outsmarted, Pyle's going to get some revenge.

 
But it doesn't work, Pyle goes in for the attack, setting up the Pyle-Driver, but Sturt escapes and bails through the crowd. The ref counts him out.
 
Winner: Mortimer Pyle by countount
Rating: E-
 

 

Burke:
So, after beating you up, throwing you into the garbage and going solo, you want to come back and be friends again. It makes me laugh. Pod, we are not friends, you made us lose the tournament and if I had anybody else with me, I would be a tag champion by now. So, it simple Mr. Pod, I want you gone from here so..
 

 
D-Pod:
Look Burke, you and I, we deserved to lose that tournament. We both are to blame and obviously you are having a hard time coming to terms with that but that's fine. All I'm going to say is that, I ain't leaving and until you realise that we both were the problem, you'll have to deal with me.
 
Burke:
Oh, yes, be the so called bigger man, this isn't about us not being able to tag together again, I couldn't care less, all I want is gold around my waist and you stopped that from happening.
 
D-Pod:
Okay, blame me all you want, but we both know that this has nothing to do with me. You were rejected by your idol Gregory Grace, then we lost the tournament, just because you've had some bad luck doesn't mean you can't...
 
Burke's had about enough and attacks Pod. He beats him down to the mat throwing strong clubs at him and kicking him hard, Pod is hurt.
 
Burke:
I am not unlucky... I will show you just how good I am next month, maybe you'll see just how much you held me back then.

 
Rating: E+
 

Australian Devil (E+) v Vortex (F+)

 

As you can imagine as carbon copies of each other, the match is very even. When Devil hits a kick to the face it doesn't hurt Vortex and Vortex returns the same kick and it it looks to hurt Devil, if only a little. The match continues them exchanging strikes but Devil sees and opening and takes it with a tornado DDT.

 
Platten:
Vortex is down, this is his chance.
 
Reacher:
Yeah, sure, cause Vortex doesn't know what Devil is thinking, he's literally him from another dimension.
 
Platten:
Maybe that's what Jester wants us to think
 
Reacher:
At this point, I just believe everything that Jester says.

 
Devil does take advantage for a small bit, hitting vicious kicks but Vortex fights through them to his his own kick that downs Devil. He tries to set up a Swinging Slam but Devil throws him off and looks for ahead kick but Vortex knows it's coming and ducks and Devil's foot connects with the ref's jaw, he's out. Devil tries to revive the ref, but it's not happening. The distraction is enough for Vortex to get a chair, SMASH! Devil's brain is rattled. Still not completely out though, Devil tries to fight Vortex off, he can't though as Vortex grabs Devil's leg and drags him to the outside. Devil is dazed as Vortex stands him up on the commentary table and Vortex jumps on the barricade. He jumps from the barricade to Devil to hit a Swinging Slam through the commentary table. Devil is out. Vortex gets back up and goes back into the ring where the ref is moving around again, Vortex picks up the ref with one hand, making him stand up, the ref see's Devil is on the outside and begins the countout. Amazingly, Devil starts to move. 3. He's crawling to the ring. 5. He's reaching up to the apron to help get him up. 7. He tries to grab the ropes to assist more. 9. He's not going to get there, he's too dazed. 10.
 
Winner: Vortex by count out
Rating: E

w/w/
Blake Bushwell w/ Lothario (E) v Quick Silver (E) w/ Prof. Ventris

 

It’s an even contest, Lothario grounds the fast Silver, but Silver is able to get back into it and is tough to keep up with. Blake gets involved grabbing the foot. Ventris gets involved, Silver is distracted and Lothario ties him up in knots.

 
Platten:
Quick Silver might be a hero, but Lothario is no slouch.
 
Reacher:
I believe they’ve been modeling in Italy and then they return and Lothario does this, maybe he should challenge Jester.
 
Platten:
I don’t think that’s going to happen.

 
Enough of this, Silver escapes, baseball slide to Blake, springboard splash to Lothario, Silversault. Ventris holds onto Blake to make sure he doesn’t break the pin and that's it.
 
Winner: Quick Silver
Rating: E-

 
After the match, The Soul Collectors come out onto the ramp.

Jester:
Oooooooh, it feels good to have the entire group back together. Feels just like home. Of course, we all know that this means, that Quick Silver, well, he's in trouble, isn't he? You see I will never ever allow Silver to get this belt, I won't even give him an opportunity, because I don't play fair, except if on thing is met. He puts his soul on the line and he will have a one on one match with me, no Soul Collectors, no Ceri, just him and I in the battle for our souls. I have done it both times before I never cheated against Slade, and I won't cheat against you, you think you can beat me, prove it. You and I, Silver, Realm of Darkness match, for the YEPW Australian title, I want to know your answer.
 
Silver:
What can I say? You got me. I thought I could beat you, but you always had a plan, huh? I guess I was too narrow minded, but a certain professor told me, I need to look out for everybody not just me, not just my friends. So, no matter how much I want it, no matter how much I want to help my friend who's mind is twisted, no matter how much I believe I can beat you one on one, just the two of us, I can't accept the terms. I can't put my soul on the line because if you, somehow, someway, beat me, I'll never be able to live with myself, that I allowed you to get stronger. So, no. I don't accept your terms, be damned if I ever allow YEPW to be unprotected from your evil.
 
Jester:
I had a feeling you'd say that.
 

 
The counter part to Quick Silver, Black Flash, the man Silver banished to the Realm of Darkness last season returns and attacks Silver from behind in a vicious assault.
 
Jester:
You see Silver, any soul that is banished to the Realm of Darkness becomes mine and I can do as I see fit with that soul. Some fight the darkness so they don't have to serve me, others embrace it, then other need that final little shove to accept it. That was Black Flash, see he had no interest in serving me until I told him, that you were my target and he said he'd do anything to get one last shot at you, so meet my new recruit Silver and if you don't want to put your soul on the line? We'll have to beat you so bad that you have no other choice...
 
MYAH HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHA!

 
Rating: E
 

 

Show Rating: E

Edited November 21, 2023 by DAVEFAN95