Imperial Games 2007

[Anubis]

Okay, this isn't a full dynasty really, but rather a tournament that is part of one. I'm just not decdicated enough to post entire dynasties, but I figured I'd post this for the fun of it. There isn't really much story around it, but hopefully that won't turn anyone off. The game started in 2005 when I took over as head booker for Ring of Honor (ROH). By early 2006, I was over enough to get good backing for my own promotion, and so I left and formed Imperia Wrestling Federation (IWF). In early 2006, I bought out Pro Wrestling Guerilla (PWG) and turned it into a developmental territory. Now it's 2007, and I'm holding a tournament featuring 128 wrestlers from around the world, and the tournament is called Imperial Games. The winner becomes IWF Emperor and earns a shot at the IWF Title (currently held by Jimmy Dragon, played by Bryan Danielson) at the time and place of his or her choice in any match of his or her choice! 72 competitors are a part of the regular IWF roster, 5 competitors are contracted personalities that are no longer active wrestlers, 5 competitors are from PWG, and 41 competitors are from around the world and were given special limited contracts; I am the last competitor. The seeding was determined as follows: IWF talent was given top priority in order of overness, followed by personalities, and then me. PWG talent came next. The rest of the seeds were determined on a first-come-first-served basis, ordering by overness when more than one person entered at the same time. Here is the seeding: [b]IWF[/b] [b][i]IWF Personality[/i][/b] [i]PWG Talent[/i] Other [b] 1. "Phenomenal" AJ Styles 2. Diamond Dallas Page 3. Felicia Duarte (Lisa Jean Jones Lopez, a real-life friend of mine) 4. Mariko Yoshida 5. Austin Aries 6. Aja Kong 7. Alex Shelley 8. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels 9. "Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams 10. "Babyface Assassin" Josh Barnett 11. Lucy Williams (LuFisto) 12. "Lord" Steven Regal 13. Chad Malenko (Chad Collyer) 14. "The Beast" Bob Sapp 15. Jimmy Jacobs 16. Sting 17. Jaguar Yokota 18. "Ice Man" Chuck Liddell 19. Jay Lethal 20. Scott D'Amore 21. Kurt Angle 22. "The Classic" John Sebastian (John Walters) 23. The Bloody 24. Edge 25. Lindsey Lewis (Sarah Stock) 26. Yuji Nagata 27. Dana Dameson 28. Jerry Dunvegan (Jeremiah Negray, a real-life friend of mine) 29. Jerry Lynn 30. Don Frye 31. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock 32. Brian Kendrick 33. The Sandman 34. The Keldon Warlord (Tom Howard) 35. Kanyon 36. Michiko Omukai 37. Sakura Hirota 38. Tully Blanchard 39. Sean O'Haire 40. "Sadistic" Steve Liermann (Aaron Aguilera) 41. Manami Toyota 42. Joey T (A-1) 43. Matt Stryker 44. Melissa Anderson (Cheerleader Melissa) 45. Taz 46. Dawson Polaris (Dave Pouliot, a real-life friend of mine) 47. Bad Ass Brad Jones (Eric Priest) 48. Nanae Takahashi 49. Edgar Dunvegan (Shane Sewell) 50. Reuben Dunvegan (Afa Jr.) 51. Lexie Fyfe 52. Mercedes Martinez 53. Davey Andrews 54. "Earl" Robert Eaton 55. Johnny Kashmere 56. Apathy (Amy Dumas) 57. Trent Acid 58. AKINO 59. Shadowcat (Jaime Koeppe) 60. "Mad Dog" Justin Sayne (The Messiah) 61. Tsuyoshi Kosaka 62. Jody Fleisch 63. Air Paris 64. Sarah Dunvegan (Krissy Vaine) 65. Wakki Jackie (Jackie Lewis, a real-life friend of mine) 66. Chris Cage 67. Jonny Storm 68. Big Kahuna (Wifebeater) 69. Chris Fate (Justin Sane) 70. Justin Drake (Justin McKinsey, my real-life brother) 71. Ethren (Ethan Helander, a real-life friend of mine) 72. Mickie Knuckles[/b] [b][i] 73. Lance Storm 74. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper 75. Ultimate Warrior 76. "Macho Man" Randy Savage 77. Doug Dunvegan (Dutch Mantell) 78. Brandon Harwell (Me)[/i][/b] [i] 79. Xavier 80. Scott Andrews 81. Tom Carter 82. Olimpico 83. Black Dragon[/i] 84. Eric Angle 85. Hulk Hogan 86. Kevin Nash 87. Keiji Mutoh 88. Bryan Clark 89. Shocker 90. Hugh Morrus 91. Brian Lawler 92. "Dr. Death" Steve Williams 93. L.A. Park 94. Big Vito 95. CW Anderson 96. Adam Pearce 97. Tracy Smothers 98. Ryushi Yanagisawa 99. The Rock 100. Raven 101. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner 102. Vader 103. Brian Adams 104. Saturn 105. Bam Bam Bigelow 106. Mikey Whipwreck 107. Jamal 108. Stevie Knight 109. Kevin Steen 110. Test 111. Glenn Gilberti 112. Rick Steiner 113. Julio Dinero 114. Nosawa 115. Tetsuhiro Kuroda 116. The Duke of Danger 117. Justin Credible 118. Beth Phoenix 119. Rikishi 120. Buff Bagwell 121. Scott Norton 122. Yoshiko Tamura 123. Sean Waltman 124. Mark Sloan 125. Kid Kamikaze 126. Nick Berk 127. Black Warrior 128. Mordecai Stay tuned for further details!

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Round 1 Bracket Here is the bracket for the first round of Imperial Games! Predictions are encouraged, as are comments! Please note, however, that IWF has spent a year breaking down the "gender barrier" that has been in place in professional wrestling since forever, favoring realism over tradition . . . We are a rebel promotion, after all! [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 128. Mordecai 65. Wakki Jackie 64. Sarah Dunvegan 33. The Sandman 96. Adam Pearce 97. Tracy Smothers 32. Brian Kendrick 17. Jaguar Yokota 112. Rick Steiner 81. Tom Carter 48. Nanae Takahashi 49. Edgar Dunvegan 80. Scoot Andrews 113. Julio Dinero 16. Sting 9. Petey Williams 120. Buff Bagwell 73. Lance Storm 56. Apathy 41. Manami Toyota 88. Bryan Clark 105. Bam Bam Bigelow 24. Edge 25. Lindsey Lewis 104. Saturn 89. Shocker 40. Steve Liermann 57. Trent Acid 72. Mickie Knuckles 121. Scott Norton 8. Christopher Daniels 5. Austin Aries 124. Mark Sloan 69. Chris Fate 60. Justin Sayne 37. Sakura Hirota 92. Steve Williams 101. Scott Steiner 28. Jerry Dunvegan 21. Kurt Angle 108. Stevie Knight 85. Hulk Hogan 44. Melissa Anderson 53. Davey Andrews 76. Randy Savage 117. Justin Credible 12. Steven Regal 13. Chad Malenko 116. The Duke of Danger 77. Doug Dunvegan 52. Mercedes Martinez 45. Taz 84. Eric Angle 109. Kevin Steen 20. Scott D'Amore 29. Jerry Lynn 100. Raven 93. L.A. Park 36. Michiko Omukai 61. Tsuyoshi Kosaka 68. Big Kahuna 125. Kid Kamikaze 4. Mariko Yoshida 3. Felicia Duarte 126. Nick Berk 67. Jonny Storm 62. Jody Fleisch 35. Kanyon 94. Big Vito 99. The Rock 30. Don Frye 19. Jay Lethal 110. Test 83. Black Dragon 46. Dawson Polaris 51. Lexie Fyfe 78. Brandon Harwell 115. Tetsuhiro Kuroda 14. Bob Sapp 11. Lucy Williams 118. Beth Phoenix 75. Ultimate Warrior 54. Robert Eaton 43. Matt Stryker 86. Kevin Nash 107. Jamal 22. John Sebastian 27. Dana Dameson 102. Vader 91. Brian Lawler 38. Tully Blanchard 59. Shadowcat 70. Justin Drake 123. Sean Waltman 6. Aja Kong 7. Alex Shelley 122. Yoshiko Tamura 71. Ethren 58. AKINO 39. Sean O'Haire 90. Hugh Morrus 103. Brian Adams 26. Yuji Nagata 23. The Bloody 106. Mikey Whipwreck 87. Keiji Mutoh 42. Joey T 55. Johnny Kashmere 74. Roddy Piper 119. Rikishi 10. Josh Barnett 15. Jimmy Jacobs 114. Nosawa 79. Xavier 50. Reuben Dunvegan 47. Bad Ass Brad Jones 82. Olimpico 111. Glenn Gilberti 18. Chuck Liddell 31. Ken Shamrock 98. Ryushi Yanagisawa 95. CW Anderson 34. The Keldon Warlord 63. Air Paris 66. Chris Cage 127. Black Warrior 2. Diamond Dallas Page [/FONT]

[jerlito]

cool i like it kind like the wwe king of the ring but with more wrestlers.

[Anubis]

[QUOTE=jerlito]cool i like it kind like the wwe king of the ring but with more wrestlers.[/QUOTE] That's the basic "template" I based it on, yep. The major differences, though, are a) it's not used strictly as a "gimmick" as KotR was near the end, b) placement isn't "conveiently" place by angle, but rather by a set parameter, and c) it's supposed to portray an actual "competition" of sorts. Indeed, I pretty much halt most storylines during this period, and it takes place over the course of like three months! You got the basic idea, though. KotR with a lot more wrestlers. Oh, and Imperial Games is cooler. ;) Hope you (and anyone else who follows the action) enjoy it!

[jerlito]

i will be reading it thats for sure.

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Round 1 Results [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights (04/01/2007)[/u][/b] Dawson Polaris beat Black Dragon (B-) Trent Acid beat Mickie Knuckles (B-) AKINO beat Ethren (B-) Justin Drake beat Shadowcat (C+) Justin Sayne beat Chris Fate (C) Big Kahuna beat Tsuyoshi Kosaka (C+) Brandon Harwell beat Lexie Fyfe (B) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights (04/08/2007)[/u][/b] Lucy Williams beat Beth Phoenix (C+) Steven Regal beat Justin Credible (B+) Chad Malenko beat The Duke Of Danger (B-) Bob Sapp beat Tetsuhiro Kuroda (B-) Jimmy Jacobs beat Nosawa (A) Sting beat Julio Dinero (B) Jaguar Yokota beat Rick Steiner (B) Chuck Liddell beat Glenn Gilberti (B+) Jay Lethal beat Test (B+) Scott D'Amore beat Kevin Steen (A) Kurt Angle beat Stevie Knight (B) John Sebastian beat Jamal (B) Doug Dunvegan beat Mercedes Martinez (C+) Roddy Piper beat Johnny Kashmere (B) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights (04/15/2007)[/u][/b] Bad Ass Brad Jones beat Olimpico (C+) Nanae Takahashi beat Tom Carter (B) Petey Williams beat Buff Bagwell (B) Josh Barnett beat Rikishi (B) The Bloody beat Mikey Whipwreck (B+) Edge beat Bam Bam Bigelow (B+) Lindsey Lewis beat Saturn (A) Yuji Nagata beat Brian Adams (B+) Vader beat Dana Dameson (B-) Christopher Daniels beat Scott Norton (B-) Alex Shelley beat Yoshiko Tamura (B) Aja Kong beat Sean Waltman (B+) Austin Aries beat Mark Sloan (B-) Ultimate Warrior beat Robert Eaton (B) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights (04/22/2007)[/u][/b] Edgar Dunvegan beat Scoot Andrews (B-) Reuben Dunvegan beat Xavier (B-) Taz beat Eric Angle (B-) Matt Stryker beat Kevin Nash (B) Keiji Mutoh beat Joey T (B+) Manami Toyota beat Bryan Clark (B+) Shocker beat Steve Liermann (B) Sean O'Haire beat Hugh Morrus (B) Tully Blanchard beat Brian Lawler by Cheating (B) Sakura Hirota beat Steve Williams by DQ (B) Michiko Omukai beat L.A. Park (B) Mariko Yoshida beat Kid Kamikaze (B-) Felicia Duarte beat Nick Berk (B) Randy Savage beat Davey Andrews (B) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights (04/29/2007)[/u][/b] Wakki Jackie beat Sarah Dunvegan (B-) The Sandman beat Adam Pearce (B) Jerry Dunvegan beat Scott Steiner (B) Jody Fleisch beat Jonny Storm (B-) Chris Cage beat Air Paris (C+) Raven beat Jerry Lynn (A*) Brian Kendrick beat Tracy Smothers (B) Lance Storm beat Apathy (B+) Melissa Anderson beat Hulk Hogan by Interference from Tully Blanchard and Todd Gordon (B) Kanyon beat Big Vito (B) Ryushi Yanagisawa beat Ken Shamrock (B-) The Rock beat Don Frye (A) The Keldon Warlord beat CW Anderson (B-) Diamond Dallas Page beat Black Warrior (C+) AJ Styles beat Mordecai (B+)

[jerlito]

i like the matches so far keep it up.:)

[Anubis]

Oh, one more thing . . . I'll only be posting results for the early matches, but I plan to write up full results (written by hand, not generated by TEW) for the later matches, probably for the Quarter-Finals through the end.

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Round 2 Bracket Here is the bracket for the second round of Imperial Games! Predictions, comments? [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 65. Wakki Jackie 33. The Sandman 32. Brian Kendrick 17. Jaguar Yokota 48. Nanae Takahashi 49. Edgar Dunvegan 16. Sting 9. Petey Williams 73. Lance Storm 41. Manami Toyota 24. Edge 25. Lindsey Lewis 89. Shocker 57. Trent Acid 8. Christopher Daniels 5. Austin Aries 60. Justin Sayne 37. Sakura Hirota 28. Jerry Dunvegan 21. Kurt Angle 44. Melissa Anderson 76. Randy Savage 12. Steven Regal 13. Chad Malenko 77. Doug Dunvegan 45. Taz 20. Scott D'Amore 100. Raven 36. Michiko Omukai 68. Big Kahuna 4. Mariko Yoshida 3. Felicia Duarte 62. Jody Fleisch 35. Kanyon 99. The Rock 19. Jay Lethal 46. Dawson Polaris 78. Brandon Harwell 14. Bob Sapp 11. Lucy Williams 75. Ultimate Warrior 43. Matt Stryker 22. John Sebastian 102. Vader 38. Tully Blanchard 70. Justin Drake 6. Aja Kong 7. Alex Shelley 58. AKINO 39. Sean O'Haire 26. Yuji Nagata 23. The Bloody 87. Keiji Mutoh 74. Roddy Piper 10. Josh Barnett 15. Jimmy Jacobs 50. Reuben Dunvegan 47. Bad Ass Brad Jones 18. Chuck Liddell 98. Ryushi Yanagisawa 34. The Keldon Warlord 66. Chris Cage 2. Diamond Dallas Page [/FONT]

[jerlito]

i like what's coming up can't wait .

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Round 2 Results [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights 05/06/2007[/u][/b] Jaguar Yokota beat Nanae Takahashi (B) Keiji Mutoh beat The Bloody (B+) John Sebastian beat Matt Stryker (A) Jay Lethal beat Dawson Polaris (B+) Chuck Liddell beat Bad Ass Brad Jones (B) Jimmy Jacobs beat Reuben Dunvegan (B+) Christopher Daniels beat Trent Acid (B) Aja Kong beat Justin Drake (B+) The Keldon Warlord beat Ryushi Yanagisawa (B+) Sting beat Edgar Dunvegan (B) Bob Sapp beat Brandon Harwell (B) Steven Regal beat Randy Savage (B+) Josh Barnett beat Roddy Piper (B+) Mariko Yoshida beat Big Kahuna (B) Diamond Dallas Page beat Chris Cage (B) Raven beat Michiko Omukai (B+) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights 05/13/2007[/u][/b] Jerry Dunvegan beat Sakura Hirota (B+) Brian Kendrick beat The Sandman (B+) Lindsey Lewis beat Shocker (A) Edge beat Manami Toyota (B) Kurt Angle beat Melissa Anderson by DQ (A) Scott D'Amore beat Taz by Cheating (B-) Alex Shelley beat AKINO (A) Austin Aries beat Justin Sayne (B+) Tully Blanchard beat Vader by Cheating (B) Yuji Nagata beat Sean O'Haire (B+) Chad Malenko beat Doug Dunvegan (B) Lucy Williams beat Ultimate Warrior by Interference from Petey Williams and Edge(B+) Petey Williams beat Lance Storm by Interference from Lucy Williams and Edge (A) Felicia Duarte beat Jody Fleisch (B+) AJ Styles beat Wakki Jackie (B) The Rock beat Kanyon (A)

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Round of 32 Bracket Here is the bracket for the third round of Imperial Games! Any thoughts? Any predictions? Any personal favorites? [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 32. Brian Kendrick 17. Jaguar Yokota 16. Sting 9. Petey Williams 24. Edge 25. Lindsey Lewis 8. Christopher Daniels 5. Austin Aries 28. Jerry Dunvegan 21. Kurt Angle 12. Steven Regal 13. Chad Malenko 20. Scott D'Amore 100. Raven 4. Mariko Yoshida 3. Felicia Duarte 99. The Rock 19. Jay Lethal 14. Bob Sapp 11. Lucy Williams 22. John Sebastian 38. Tully Blanchard 6. Aja Kong 7. Alex Shelley 26. Yuji Nagata 87. Keiji Mutoh 10. Josh Barnett 15. Jimmy Jacobs 18. Chuck Liddell 34. The Keldon Warlord 2. Diamond Dallas Page [/FONT]

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Round of 32 Results [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights 05/20/2007[/u][/b] Sting beat Jaguar Yokota (B+) Bob Sapp beat Jay Lethal (A) Kurt Angle beat Steven Regal (A) Josh Barnett beat Keiji Mutoh (A) Christopher Daniels beat Lindsey Lewis (A*) Aja Kong beat Tully Blanchard (B) Raven beat Mariko Yoshida (A*) The Keldon Warlord beat Diamond Dallas Page (B) [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights 05/27/2007[/u][/b] Jimmy Jacobs beat Chuck Liddell (A) Chad Malenko beat Scott D'Amore (B+) Lucy Williams beat John Sebastian by CO (B+) Petey Williams is sidelined with Appendicitis until June 04 2007, so Edge receives a Bye Alex Shelley beat Yuji Nagata (A*) Jerry Dunvegan beat Austin Aries by Cheating (A) The Rock beat Felicia Duarte (A) AJ Styles beat Brian Kendrick (A*)

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Round of 16 Bracket Here is the bracket for the fourth round of Imperial Games! Time is running out for predictions! Will former IWF Champion Kurt Angle become IWF Emperor and go for his second IWF Championship? Can Raven make his debut have a lasting impact by going all the way? Is The Rock headed back to the top of the wrestling industry? Can Lucy Williams or Aja Kong, the only remaining women in the competition, overcome the odds and take it all? Can anyone stop The Keldon Warlord, who has only lost once (losing to D'Lo Brown by DQ for using a weapon on February 04 2006) since IWF opened its doors? [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 16. Sting 24. Edge 8. Christopher Daniels 28. Jerry Dunvegan 21. Kurt Angle 13. Chad Malenko 100. Raven 99. The Rock 14. Bob Sapp 11. Lucy Williams 6. Aja Kong 7. Alex Shelley 10. Josh Barnett 15. Jimmy Jacobs 34. The Keldon Warlord [/FONT]

[jerlito]

cool can't wait for everything.

[Anubis]

Round of 16 Results [b][u]IWF Sunday Night Fights 06/03/2007[/u][/b] Christopher Daniels beat Edge (A) Josh Barnett beat Alex Shelley (A) Aja Kong beat Lucy Williams (A) Jerry Dunvegan beat Kurt Angle (A) Chad Malenko beat Raven (A*) The Rock beat Bob Sapp (A*) The Keldon Warlord beat Jimmy Jacobs (B+) AJ Styles beat Sting (A)

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Quarter-Finals Bracket Here is the bracket for the quarter-finals of Imperial Games! Many faces have come and gone over the course of the last two months as we've seen some legends make one final run at greatness and some young lions try to become breakout stars. Out of the field of 128, only 8 remain. The road to the Imperial Games Pay-Per-View has begun! [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 8. Christopher Daniels 28. Jerry Dunvegan 13. Chad Malenko 99. The Rock 6. Aja Kong 10. Josh Barnett 34. The Keldon Warlord [/FONT] Old foes AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels will enter the squared circle one more time, winner take all. These two are evenly matched in almost every respect! While AJ has been with IWF longer, Daniels has made quite an impact since his debut. Former New Blood member Jerry Dunvegan has used every trick in the book to survive this long, and now he faces a man who has nothing but determination, not caring about anything but victory. Chad Malenko is one half of the IWF Tag Team Champions (with Alex Shelley), but now he has a chance to go after the IWF Title as well. The Rock has made a huge return to wrestling since entering Imperial Games, but Aja Kong has more to lose. The Keldon Warlord seems nigh-invincible at this stage of the game, having run roughshod over the competition now for 16 months. Can Josh Barnett finally end the monster's reign of terror and advance to the next round? Who will advance? Who will become IWF Emperor? Who will go on to face Jimmy Dragon for the IWF Title? Let the Games begin!

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A Night To Remember 2006: "Jump in the Fire" Well, that's all for tonight, it's time for bed! If you're interested in seeing what my results are like when written out in full, you can check out [i]A Night To Remember 2006: "Jump in the Fire"[/i] over here: [url]http://www.tnm7.de/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=tnmcircs;action=display;num=1151558858[/url] It's actually an earlier card from this very same dynasty, formatted to fit what the locals over there usually use (a pure wrestling sim called TNM7). In case anyone is curious, I'm not using TNM7 [b]or[/b] TEW2005; I actually use TEW2004! TEW2005 is on my wife's computer, and I've gotten used to this one on mine, so I've stuck with it since I have a somehwat long-running dynasty going that I'm enjoying so much. Anyway, check out that other card if you're curious as to what I'm capable of. It's an interesting read and also is the setting for the match in which Jimmy Dragon (Bryan Danielson) won the IWF Title from Kurt Angle in a spectacular Iron Man Match. Other than that, stay tuned for the rest of Imperial Games!

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Quarter-Finals Results, 06/10/2007 [SIZE="4"][B]Jerry Dunvegan v Chad Malenko[/B][/SIZE] Jerry Dunvegan locked up with Chad Malenko, but was quickly taken down to the mat. Jerry D. broke off and rolled to the outside. C. Malenko taunted Jerry D. to get back into the ring, and Jerry D. gave him the middle finger. Jerry D. got back into the ring, and C. Malenko immediately grounded him again. C. Malenko caught him in an armlock leglock submission, but he got to the ropes to break it. C. Malenko tried to pull him back to the middle of the ring, but Jerry D. pulled him down into a small package for a two-count. C. Malenko got up and grabbed Jerry D., but fell victim to a low blow. The ref warned Jerry D., but the damage had been done. Jerry D. stomped C. Malenko into the mat, the went and removed the turnbuckle padding. Jerry D. stomped on him some more, then pulled him up. Jerry D. tried to whip C. Malenko into the exposed turnbuckle, but C. Malenko reversed it, taking back control of the match. C. Malenko placed Jerry D. on the turnbuckle, then went up and hit a superplex and got a near-fall. C. Malenko went for the Texas Driver, but Jerry D. slid down his back and hit a forearm to the back. C. Malenko turned and hit a rolling elbowsmash for a two-count. C. Malenko tried to go for the Texas Cloverleaf, but Jerry D. countered with a small package for a near-fall. C. Malenko pulled Jerry D. up and whipped him into the ropes, and Jerry D. hit the Enforcer by surprise out of almost nowhere. Jerry D. covered and used the ropes for leverage, and got the three-count! [B]Jerry Dunvegan wins with the Enforcer in 17:12[/B] [SIZE="4"][B]The Rock v Aja Kong[/B][/SIZE] The Rock came out swinging, hitting a series of punches on Aja Kong. Aja fought back hard, brawling evenly with him and backing him into the turnbuckle. Aja hit several shoulder thrusts, but Rock came back and gave him a kick to the midsection followed by by a European uppercut. Aja was staggered, and Rock tackled her and gave her another series of punches. Aja tossed him off, then shot for his legs and took him to the mat. Aja pounded him, then locked him in an armbar submission. Rock escaped the hold shortly. Aja pulled Rock up, who whipped her into the ropes. Rock hit a punch, then another punch, then wound up and looked at his hand before levelling her. The crowd went nuts at this point. Rock went after Aja, but she hit a low blow followed by a backdrop. Rock got up, but Aja grabbed him and crotched him on the top rope, then grabbed the top rope and shook it, causing considerable damage. Aja got a warning from the ref, then a two-count following an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle. Aja pulled Rock up, who starting Hulking Up. Rock hit several big punches, then knocked Aja into the corner. Aja charged back out and whipped Rock into the opposite corner. Aja went for an avalanche, but Rock moved out of the way. Aja staggered back, and Rock hit a backspin DDT. Aja got back up, but Rock whipped her into the ropes and caught her with a short Spinebuster. The crowd erupted as Rock kicked her arm into position and looked around before removing one elbowpad and tossing it into the crowd. Rock then hit the People's Elbow for the three-count! [B]The Rock wins with the People's Elbow in 14:31[/B] [SIZE="4"][B]The Keldon Warlord v Josh Barnett[/B][/SIZE] The Keldon Warlord was getting massive heat just for being in the ring, and Josh Barnett approached him cautiously. Warlord went after him, trying to gound him and pound him, but Barnett fought back fiercely, staying on his feet and backing him off. Barnett knocked Warlord into the corner and unleashed a series of furious punches to the stomach on him. Warlord shrugged it off and kicked Barnette in the head, staggering him. Warlord then hit a bulldgo and got a one-count. Barnett struggled to get back to his feet as Warlord stomped him and then mounted him and hit a series of ferocious punches to the face. Barnett finally tossed Warlord off and got up. Warlord went after him again right away, and Barnett took him down by the legs. Warlord was taken by surprise, and Barnett locked him in an STF. Warlord refused to submit and broke out of the hold by force after a short time. Warlord tried to get up, but Barnett stayed on top of him, grounding him with a series of forearms to the back. Barnett locked Warlord in a Camel Clutch at this point, but Warlord still refused to submit. Warlord eventually reached the ropes to force a break. Barnett pulled Warlord up, but Warlord gave him a high knee to stagger him, then sent him to the mat with a big headbutt. Warlord was in control now, and with Barnett grounded again, Warlord started the pounding, mounting him and giving him an endless stream of fierce punches to the face and chest. Barnett tried to protect himself as best he could, but was quickly busted open. Barnett was almost unconscious by the time Warlord got up and hit the Keldon Legdrop for a near-fall. Warlord hit another Keldon Legdrop for another near-fall. Barnett refused to stay down, and when Warlord tried to pound him some more, Barnett tossed him aside and rolled to the outside of the ring to recover. Warlord went after him with a vengeance, showing no signs of slowing down whatsoever. Warlord caught Barnett on the outside of the ring and gave him a hotshot on the guardrail, then whipped him into the ring post. Warlord slammed Barnett face-first on the ring post several times, then tossed him back into the ring. Warlord covered for a two-count, and the fans got behind Barnett as he tried to get back into the fight. Warlord was practically killing him at this point, blood everywhere. Warlord grabbed the Spear of the Eclipse from ringside, intent on using it, but the ref stopped him. Warlord grabbed the ref and gave him a choke slam, putting him out of commission. Barnett got up, and Warlord swung the weapon at him, but he caught it. Barnett grabbed the weapon and gave Warlord several stiff kicks, then disarmed him and slammed him with it before tossing it out of the ring. Barnett went for the pin, but the ref was still out of it. Barnett woke the ref up, but Warlord sat up, getting boos from the crowd. Barnett turned around, and Warlord tossed him into the turnbuckle and placed him on it. Warlord went for the Keldon Burial, but Barnett hit a series of punches to the stomach and tossed him off. Warlord came after him again, but Barnett hit a massive top-rope powerbomb. From there, Barnett hit a flying elbowdrop for a near-fall. Barnett was in position, and as Warlord got up, Barnett hit the Captured Buster for the three-count to end Warlord's 16-month winning streak and advance to the Imperial Games semi-finals! [B]Josh Barnett wins with the Captured Buster in 18:45[/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Christopher Daniels v AJ Styles[/B][/SIZE] Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles lock up, neither of them getting any advantage. Daniels finally whipped AJ into the ropes, but missed the rolling elbowsmash. AJ bounces off the opposite ropes, but Daniels catches his leg lariat attempt. AJ counters Daniels's powerbomb attempt with a spinning headscissors, ending the chain. The two men cautiously circle each other as the fans go nuts. Daniels moves in again, locking up with AJ, and AJ hits a European uppercut. Daniels comes back with a series of chops, then whips AJ into the turnbuckle. AJ comes back out of the corner, hitting a front dropkick to stagger Daniels. Daniels shrugs it off and hits a roundhouse kick on AJ. AJ gets up, but Daniels hits a belly-to-belly suplex and gets a one-count. Daniels pulled AJ up and whips him into the ropes, but AJ catches Daniels's foot during a kick attempt. Daniels goes for an enzuigiri, but AJ ducks and hits an inverted powerbomb for a two-count. AJ pulls Daniels up and gives him a series of elbowsmashes, then whips him into the ropes and hits a leg lariat. AJ covers for a one-count. Daniels gets up and hits a Northern Lights suplex on AJ for a two-count. AJ gets back up and the two begin brawling. Daniels eventually gets the upper-hand and whips AJ out of the ring over the top rope. Daniels waits for AJ to get up, then hits a running springboard plancha. "IWF" chants come from the crowd at this point. Daniels gets up and whips AJ into the guardrail, then whips him into the ring apron. AJ fights off the pain, but Daniels grabs him and whips him into the ring steps. Daniels shakes his head, spits at AJ, then grabs a ladder from under the ring and tosses it into the ring, getting a warning from the ref. AJ comes back and hits a series of punches on Daniels before tossing him into the ring. Daniels recovers quickly and lays out AJ with a lariat, then sets up the ladder. Daniels climbs the ladder, looking for a high-risk move and getting warned by the ref. AJ recovers and climbs up the other side. At the top, AJ and Daniels duke it out, and Daniels eventually sends AJ crashing to the mat. Daniels goes for a frog splash, but AJ moves out of the way! Daniels and AJ get up at about the same time, and Daniels goes for a lariat, but AJ ducks and hits the Pelee out of nowhere. AJ pulls Daniels up and goes for the Styles Clash, but Daniels counters it with a backdrop. Daniels goes for the Best Moonsault Ever, but AJ rolls out of the way. AJ hits Daniels with a springboard leg lariat, then looks around and works the crowd before climbing up the ladder. At the top, AJ works the crowd some more, then executes the Spiral Tap from the top of the ladder! AJ covers and gets the three-count! [B]AJ Styles wins with the Spiral Tap in 23:46[/B] [B][U]Quarter-Finals Recap[/U][/B] Jerry Dunvegan beat Chad Malenko (A) The Rock beat Aja Kong (A) Josh Barnett beat The Keldon Warlord (A*) AJ Styles beat Christopher Daniels (A*)

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Semi-Finals Bracket Here is the bracket for the semi-finals of Imperial Games! [FONT="Courier New"] 1. AJ Styles 28. Jerry Dunvegan 99. The Rock 10. Josh Barnett [/FONT]

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Semi-Finals Results, 06/17/2007 [SIZE="4"][B]The Rock v Josh Barnett[/B][/SIZE] The Rock and Josh Barnett shook hands before the bell, then locked up. Rock whipped Barnett into the ropes, but missed a clotheslines. Barnett came back and hit a nasty high knee to level Rock, then mounted him and started striking him in the back of the head. Rock managed to free himself and head to the floor to recover while Barnett worked the crowd and got plenty of cheers. Rock got back in the ring and locked up with Barnett again, then hit a European uppercut followed by a series of punches. Rock backed Barnett into the corner and pounded on him, then placed him on the top turnbuckle and hit a superplex. Rock covered, but only got a one-count. Barnett fought to his feet and went after Rock with a nasty series of stiff punches. Barnett whipped Rock into the ropes, then slammed him with a lariat on the rebound. Barnett picked Rock up and went for the Captured Buster, but Rock slipped out of it and hit a backspin DDT. Rock tried to take control, but Barnett didn't make it easy on him, coming back with several more stiff strikes. Rock Hulked Up and hit two opened handed punches followed by looking at his hand and levelling Barnett. Barnett got up, and he and Rock levelled each other with a double clothesline. After a moment of recovery, both men kicked to their feet. Barnett rushed Rock, but Rock caught him with a short Spinebuster. Rock prepped the People's Elbow, but Barnett grabbed him by the legs, took him down, and caught him in the Cross Heel Hold. Rock managed to get to the ropes, but the damage was done. Barnett grabbed Rock and prepared to hit the Captured Buster, but Rock again slipped out of it. Barnett turned, and Rock hit the Rock Bottom out of nowhere, getting the three-count and advancing to the finals! [B]The Rock wins with the Rock Bottom in 13:50[/B] [SIZE="4"][B]Jerry Dunvegan v AJ Styles[/B][/SIZE] Jerry Dunvegan and AJ Styles locked up, and Jerry D. overpowered him in short order. AJ grabbed Jerry D. by the legs and took him down, applying a kneebar to slow the pace. Jerry D. got out of it with a kick to the head, then hit an elbowdrop. Both men got up, and Jerry D. levelled AJ with a clothesline. Jerry D. hit an Asai moonsault for a near-fall. Jerry D. pulled AJ up and went for the Enforcer, but AJ countered it with a Northern Lights suplex for a near-fall. AJ pulled Jerry D. up now and whipped him into the corer, then ran in and hit a monkey flip. AJ went to the top turnbuckle, waited for Jerry D. to get up, and hit a flying cross-body press for a one-count. AJ grabbed Jerry D., dragged him to the corner, and slammed his head into the turnbuckle ten times as the fans counted. He then placed Jerry D. on the turnbuckle and di ten punches as the fans counted along. From there, AJ hit a superplex, firmly in control. AJ pulled Jerry D. up, looking for the Styles Clash, but Jerry countered it with a low blow followed by a backdrop. Jerry D. stomped AJ into the mat now, then hit a legdrop for a one-count. Jerry D. pulled AJ up, but AJ whipped him into the turnbuckle. AJ went for a Stinger Splash, but Jerry D. pulled the ref in the way, and both Jerry D. and the ref went down. Christopher Daniels came to ringside. AJ, meanwhile, hit the Styles Clash on Jerry D. AJ went to wake up the ref, but was blasted in the face with a chair by Daniels! Daniels then dropped the chair and gave AJ the Angel's Wings on the chair! Daniels tossed the chair out of the ring and pulled Jerry D. on top of AJ, then woke up the ref. Jerry D. got an easy three-count and advanced to the finals, all thanks to Daniels! [B]Jerry Dunvegan wins via outside interference (Christopher Daniels) in 13:02[/B] [B][U]Semi-Finals Recap[/U][/B] The Rock beat Josh Barnett (A) Jerry Dunvegan beat AJ Styles (A*)

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Imperial Games 2007 [CENTER] [SIZE="5"] [B]Imperial Games 2007[/B] [/SIZE] Live from the IWF Arena in Pontiac, Illinois [/CENTER] Satoshi Kojima Vs Goldberg (172 and 0) [SIZE="3"]Hardcore Match:[/SIZE] Big Kahuna Vs The Sandman AKINO Vs Shocker Jay Lethal Vs "The Classic" John Sebastian [SIZE="3"]Pure Rules Match:[/SIZE] Jimmy Jacobs Vs Brian Kendrick [SIZE="3"]Dueling Weapons Match:[/SIZE] "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels Vs "Phenomenal" AJ Styles [SIZE="3"]IWF TAG TEAM TITLE BOUT[/SIZE] Aries & Stryker (Austin Aries and Matt Stryker) Vs Shelley & Malenko (Alex Shelley and Chad Malenko) (c) [SIZE="3"]IWF TITLE BOUT[/SIZE] Mariko Yoshida Vs Jimmy Dragon (c) [SIZE="3"]IMPERIAL GAMES FINALS[/SIZE] The Rock Vs Jerry Dunvegan [B]CAST:[/B] Wifebeater as Big Kahuna John Walters as "The Classic" John Sebastian Chad Collyer as Chad Malenko Bryan Danielson as Jimmy Dragon Jeremiah Negray as Jerry Dunvegan [I]This is the finalized card for the Imperial Games 2007 PPV! Get your predictions in right away! I will be running the event tomorrow![/I]

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Satoshi Kojima V Goldberg Goldberg shoved Satoshi Kojima, who returned the favor. Kojima started up a series of punches, but Goldberg ignored them and laid Kojima out with a massive lariat. Goldberg stomped on Kojima, who fought his way back to his feet and caught Goldberg in a side headlock. Goldberg threw him off into the ropes, missing a clotheslines, and getting sent to the mat with a springboard lariat from Kojima. Goldberg got back up, but Kojima laid him out with a series of headbutts. Kojima then grabbed Goldberg and tossed him with a belly-to-belly suplex. Goldberg recovered quickly, but Kojima stayed on him, hitting a series of stiff strikes. Goldberg tried to fight back, but Kojima got the upper-hand and tossed Goldberg into the corner. Kojima hit an avalanche, then grabbed Goldberg and planted him with a bulldog for a one-count. Kojima pulled Goldberg up and whipped him into the ropes, but he came back and hit the Spear out of nowhere. Goldberg got booed out of the building as he hit the Jackhammer for the three-count, picking up win #173 and tying his old streak. [B]Goldberg wins with the Jackhammer in 8:24[/B]

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Big Kahuna V The Sandman [SIZE="4"]Hardcore Match[/SIZE] Big Kahuna attacked The Sandman before the bell with a chair, laying him out and busting him open early. Sandman shrugged it off, grabbed his Singapore cane, and went to town on Kahuna, smacking him with it over and over until he was busted open as well. Kahuna got up and kicked the cane out of Sandman's hand, then hit a big boot. Kahuna stomped Sandman into the floor, then picked him up and hit a hotshot on the guardrail. Kahuna dumped Sandman into the crowd, then stepped over the guardrail. Sandman got back up, grabbed a chair, and laid Kahuna out with it. Sandman then hit a DDT on the chair on the concrete floor, blood everywhere now. Sandman grabbed the cane again and hit Kahuna a few more times with it, but Kahuna shrugged off the pain and hit a series of punches on Sandman. Kahuna grabbed Sandman, dragged him to the back, and rammed him head-first into a wall. Sandman came back and smashed Kahuna in the face with an elbowsmash, then whipped him into the wall hard. Sandman grabbed the cane as Kahuna staggered back, and Sandman hit the White Russian Legsweep to get the pin. [B]The Sandman wins with the White Russian Legsweep in 12:48[/B]

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AKINO V Shocker Shocker ducks a clothesling from AKINO, then comes off the ropes and hits a leg lariat. Shocker takes AKINO to the mat and hits a series of forearms to the back. AKINO gets to her feet, catches Shocker's foot as he tries to kick her, but then is sent to the mat with an enzuigiri. Shocker puts AKINO in the Figure-Four, but AKINO quickly reaches the ropes. AKINO kicks Shocker in the head, gets up, and lays him out with a clothesline. Shocker gets back up, not too hurt, and starts brawling with AKINO. AKINO takes Shocker down with a single-leg takedown into a legloc, but Shocker breaks out of the hold easily enough. AKINO catches Shocker in a side headlock, but Shocker takes her down with a belly-to-back suplex. Shocker stomps AKINO, then puts her in an STF. AKINO fights off the pain for about a minute before finally breaking the hold. Shocker stomps AKINO some more, but AKINO gets to her feet and hits a series of kicks on Shocker. Shocker is staggered, and AKINO hits a springboard leg lariat to send him to the mat. AKINO goes for an armbar, but Shocker counters it with a small package for a two-count. AKINO stomps Shocker and pulls him up, but Shocker hits a series of punches to the stomach on AKINO. Shocker goes for a Northern Lights suplex, but AKINO counters with a series of forearms to the back and then a huge DDT. AKINO goes for the pin and gets the three-count. [B]AKINO wins after a DDT in 14:40[/B]