Starting From Nothing

[Remianen]

I honestly couldn't offer very much advice since my approach would be a lot different. I'd change ROF from Pure to Cutting Edge so I could use angles for crowd management. That would allow me to "fluff" match ratings enough to increase the overness of both my workers and, as a result, my promotion. Get a TV show on a network that broadcasts across the UK (maybe even into Europe) and use that strat to get to Regional. Then hook up with a larger network and use that show to get me to Cult using the fluffer strat. Once at Cult, cashflow should be better so I could then switch back to Pure (or even to Traditional) and hire workers who can get it done in the ring. I'm not a fan of Pure simply because it seems rife with catch-22s. You can't put on great shows without better workers but you can't get (or afford) the better workers until you can put on great shows. If you can land Eisaku Hoshino or maybe even Fumihiro Ota (if they're available in the UK), you'd be golden. Ideally, I'd say to look for workers with great in-ring skills but little or no overness. Overness is generally easier to pump up than in-ring skill, after all.

[Remianen]

I honestly couldn't offer very much advice since my approach would be a lot different. I'd change ROF from Pure to Cutting Edge so I could use angles for crowd management. That would allow me to "fluff" match ratings enough to increase the overness of both my workers and, as a result, my promotion. Get a TV show on a network that broadcasts across the UK (maybe even into Europe) and use that strat to get to Regional. Then hook up with a larger network and use that show to get me to Cult using the fluffer strat. Once at Cult, cashflow should be better so I could then switch back to Pure (or even to Traditional) and hire workers who can get it done in the ring. I'm not a fan of Pure simply because it seems rife with catch-22s. You can't put on great shows without better workers but you can't get (or afford) the better workers until you can put on great shows. If you can land Eisaku Hoshino or maybe even Fumihiro Ota (if they're available in the UK), you'd be golden. Ideally, I'd say to look for workers with great in-ring skills but little or no overness. Overness is generally easier to pump up than in-ring skill, after all.

[Clarity]

[SIZE="4"][FONT="garamond"][B][U]July 2007[/U][/B] Time to eat some humble pie. I got in contact with Walter Morgan and asked if he wanted to come back to ROF. He thought it over and agreed to come back as long as he got paid what he did before. I agreed to his terms because quite frankly, I needed a locker room leader. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/Championsgrimsby.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MartynStaddondynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG] Martyn Staddon [B]defeated [/B]British Samurai [I]in 6:48 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage. [/I] [COLOR="red"][B]Martyn Staddon makes defence number 1 of his Ring Of Fire European Champ title[/B].[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/LeoPricedynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/DonaldHendersondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Leo Price [B]defeated [/B]Don Henderson [I]in 6:42 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by submission[/I] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/AdamMatraversdynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/WalterMorgandynasty.jpg[/IMG] Adam Matravers [B]defeated [/B]Walter Morgan [I]in 6:49 at two falls to one after winning the first, with the final fall happening by count out. [/I] [COLOR="Red"][B]Adam Matravers makes defence number 1 of his Ring Of Fire World Championship title.[/B][/COLOR][/CENTER] The 2 Out of 3 Falls matches certainly seemed to be working well and the cheating seemed to be dying down. I think i have finally got the hang of being a booker. And to make things better i even made a profit this month. Which makes 5 months in a row. Next month would mark the end of my first year at Ring Of Fire. I hoped there wont be any surprises Jinxed it right there didn't i.... [/FONT][/SIZE]

[Clarity]

[SIZE="4"][FONT="garamond"][B][U]July 2007[/U][/B] Time to eat some humble pie. I got in contact with Walter Morgan and asked if he wanted to come back to ROF. He thought it over and agreed to come back as long as he got paid what he did before. I agreed to his terms because quite frankly, I needed a locker room leader. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/Championsgrimsby.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MartynStaddondynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG] Martyn Staddon [B]defeated [/B]British Samurai [I]in 6:48 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage. [/I] [COLOR="red"][B]Martyn Staddon makes defence number 1 of his Ring Of Fire European Champ title[/B].[/COLOR] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/LeoPricedynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/DonaldHendersondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Leo Price [B]defeated [/B]Don Henderson [I]in 6:42 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by submission[/I] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/AdamMatraversdynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/WalterMorgandynasty.jpg[/IMG] Adam Matravers [B]defeated [/B]Walter Morgan [I]in 6:49 at two falls to one after winning the first, with the final fall happening by count out. [/I] [COLOR="Red"][B]Adam Matravers makes defence number 1 of his Ring Of Fire World Championship title.[/B][/COLOR][/CENTER] The 2 Out of 3 Falls matches certainly seemed to be working well and the cheating seemed to be dying down. I think i have finally got the hang of being a booker. And to make things better i even made a profit this month. Which makes 5 months in a row. Next month would mark the end of my first year at Ring Of Fire. I hoped there wont be any surprises Jinxed it right there didn't i.... [/FONT][/SIZE]

[Clarity]

[B][U]August 2007[/U][/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/calvinsmith.jpg[/IMG] [B]Rowdy Rob saves the day[/B][/CENTER] The strangest thing happened this month. On his viewmyskew.com website. Director Calvin Smith told everyone that he was going to be signing autographs at the Ring Of Fire MASSIVE!! event. Apparently he had caught our show when he was in England promoting his last film Jim & Rowdy Rob Strike Out and loved how we just had pure wrestling and none of the eye candy or necrophilia that plagued other promotions. And just like that enquiries for tickets hit the roof and we had to change venue to something larger and Ring Of Fire became regional [I](o.o.c Like i said before. Something happened with my game, probably due to me playing but we had a MASSIVE!! popularity boost. This seemed like the best way to cover that up... errr i never said that)[/I]

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[B][U]August 2007[/U][/B] [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/calvinsmith.jpg[/IMG] [B]Rowdy Rob saves the day[/B][/CENTER] The strangest thing happened this month. On his viewmyskew.com website. Director Calvin Smith told everyone that he was going to be signing autographs at the Ring Of Fire MASSIVE!! event. Apparently he had caught our show when he was in England promoting his last film Jim & Rowdy Rob Strike Out and loved how we just had pure wrestling and none of the eye candy or necrophilia that plagued other promotions. And just like that enquiries for tickets hit the roof and we had to change venue to something larger and Ring Of Fire became regional [I](o.o.c Like i said before. Something happened with my game, probably due to me playing but we had a MASSIVE!! popularity boost. This seemed like the best way to cover that up... errr i never said that)[/I]

[Clarity]

[B][U]August 2007 (Again) and September 2007[/b][/u] Due to Calvin Smiths announcement a lot of interest began building about our next event but to try make sure that people came, i refused to let them advertise in advance who would be performing. And it looks like it worked: [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/massivehallgreen.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="Red"][B]Attendance 1,660[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MinorAnnoyancedynasty.jpg[/IMG] British Samurai [B]defeated [/B]The Minor Annoyance [I]in 6:42 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall with a handful of tights.[/I] [/CENTER] British Samurai and The Minor Annoyance looked great together. Now if only Samurai hadn't cheated. So much for a Samurai's honour. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/TimReeddynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/RyanDeathdynasty.jpg[/IMG] Tim Reed [B]defeated [/B]Ryan Death [I]in 6:56 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall by using underhanded tactics.[/I][/CENTER] Oh hell that much sucked. Tim and Ryan just didn't click and it really showed. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/LeoPricedynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/DonaldHendersondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Leo Price [B]defeated [/B]Don Henderson [I]in 6:58 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall by using underhanded tactics.[/I] [/CENTER] Leo Price and Don Henderson had pretty good chemistry together which was good, and seeing as Leo Price had been our heel champion for a while i guess i can let him off cheating. The odd thing was that the crowd actually seemed to have enjoyed it. And we even had a few messages on the web site about when we would be coming back that way. [CENTER]------------------------------------[/CENTER] September came and i got called into Samurai's office. He wanted to give me an evaluation on my position in the company seeing as i had been there a year now. He praised me for the fact that we had managed to earn about $40,000 in profit in a year. But now that the finance looked settled he wanted to give me a warning. He said that he wanted Ring of Fire to be a PURE wrestling promotion, a test a skill between combatants. Not a place where people could cheat and get away with it. Once out of that meeting my mind began to think about how to fix this problem. The locker room always did seem like a riot in progress but i just thought it was how the lads liked it. But i was going to have to get someone in to clamp down. So i hired Razor Valentine, a 37 year old fellow brit that the guys to look too [SIZE="5"][B][CENTER][COLOR="Red"]ROF One Wild Night – Royal Concert Hall – 950 Attendance[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/RazorValentine.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG] Razor Valentine [B]defeated [/B]British Samurai [I]in 6:54 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall after using a foreign object.[/I] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/WalterMorgandynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MartynStaddondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Walter Morgan [B]defeated [/B]Martyn Staddon [I]in 7:10 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage. [/I] [CENTER][COLOR="Indigo"]Walter Morgan wins the Ring Of Fire European Champ title[/COLOR].[/CENTER] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/AdamMatraversdynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/TimReeddynasty.jpg[/IMG] Adam Matravers [B]defeated [/B]Tim Reed in 6:43 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall, illegally using the ropes for leverage. [COLOR="Indigo"]Adam Matravers makes defence number 2 of his Ring Of Fire World Championship title.[/COLOR][/center] Cheating Cheating Cheating. All i see is cheating. I began to think that my days here were numbered...

[Clarity]

[B][U]August 2007 (Again) and September 2007[/b][/u] Due to Calvin Smiths announcement a lot of interest began building about our next event but to try make sure that people came, i refused to let them advertise in advance who would be performing. And it looks like it worked: [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/massivehallgreen.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="Red"][B]Attendance 1,660[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MinorAnnoyancedynasty.jpg[/IMG] British Samurai [B]defeated [/B]The Minor Annoyance [I]in 6:42 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall with a handful of tights.[/I] [/CENTER] British Samurai and The Minor Annoyance looked great together. Now if only Samurai hadn't cheated. So much for a Samurai's honour. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/TimReeddynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/RyanDeathdynasty.jpg[/IMG] Tim Reed [B]defeated [/B]Ryan Death [I]in 6:56 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall by using underhanded tactics.[/I][/CENTER] Oh hell that much sucked. Tim and Ryan just didn't click and it really showed. [CENTER][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/LeoPricedynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/DonaldHendersondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Leo Price [B]defeated [/B]Don Henderson [I]in 6:58 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall by using underhanded tactics.[/I] [/CENTER] Leo Price and Don Henderson had pretty good chemistry together which was good, and seeing as Leo Price had been our heel champion for a while i guess i can let him off cheating. The odd thing was that the crowd actually seemed to have enjoyed it. And we even had a few messages on the web site about when we would be coming back that way. [CENTER]------------------------------------[/CENTER] September came and i got called into Samurai's office. He wanted to give me an evaluation on my position in the company seeing as i had been there a year now. He praised me for the fact that we had managed to earn about $40,000 in profit in a year. But now that the finance looked settled he wanted to give me a warning. He said that he wanted Ring of Fire to be a PURE wrestling promotion, a test a skill between combatants. Not a place where people could cheat and get away with it. Once out of that meeting my mind began to think about how to fix this problem. The locker room always did seem like a riot in progress but i just thought it was how the lads liked it. But i was going to have to get someone in to clamp down. So i hired Razor Valentine, a 37 year old fellow brit that the guys to look too [SIZE="5"][B][CENTER][COLOR="Red"]ROF One Wild Night – Royal Concert Hall – 950 Attendance[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/RazorValentine.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/BritishSamuraidynasty.jpg[/IMG] Razor Valentine [B]defeated [/B]British Samurai [I]in 6:54 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall after using a foreign object.[/I] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/WalterMorgandynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/MartynStaddondynasty.jpg[/IMG] Walter Morgan [B]defeated [/B]Martyn Staddon [I]in 7:10 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage. [/I] [CENTER][COLOR="Indigo"]Walter Morgan wins the Ring Of Fire European Champ title[/COLOR].[/CENTER] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/AdamMatraversdynasty.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/vs.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v318/adambn/Render%202nd/TimReeddynasty.jpg[/IMG] Adam Matravers [B]defeated [/B]Tim Reed in 6:43 by two straight falls, with the final fall happening by pinfall, illegally using the ropes for leverage. [COLOR="Indigo"]Adam Matravers makes defence number 2 of his Ring Of Fire World Championship title.[/COLOR][/center] Cheating Cheating Cheating. All i see is cheating. I began to think that my days here were numbered...

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[SIZE="3"][B][U]October 2007[/U][/B] British Samurai called me into his office during the 2nd week of October. I had originally thought that it was just for a yearly review of how i had done but the moment i stepped through the door i knew i was wrong. Besides Samurai's desk stood Justin Blackham and Stevie Stoat. [I]"[COLOR="darkred"][I]Take a seat Adam[/I][/COLOR]"[/I] Samurai said. Fear had practically rooted me to the spot. Blackham and Stoat had taken a real dislike to me ever since i dropped them from Ring of Fire during my early months here and promised to get back at me. Today looked like it was gonna be that day. Samurai continued "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]First of all I must say that our attendance has soared the last few months and thats mainly due to you and our profits have never been better. Again due to you. However, the locker room continues to be a mess. No order at all and that guy you hired to look after our guys seems more content to play cards than anything else. Thats why i have terminated his contract[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkOrange"][I]You gave him what.. 6 weeks to get to grips with the job and everyone who works for us[/I]. [/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]And then there is all the cheating in the matches. You fired some of my roster due to cheating and yet the guys you brought here do it with no reprecussions. Its very hypocritical of you[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkOrange"][I]It was something that Razor and I were trying to stamp out[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Well that doesn't matter now. You remember Mr Stoat here dont you. He had very generously offered to stamp out cheating and disobedience in our roster but with 2 conditions. The first was to fire Manny Morham and replace him with Mr Blackham here. And the second...[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="SeaGreen"][I]...Was that he fired you[/I][/COLOR]" Stoat exclaimed. "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]So clear out your desk please. I want you gone in an hour.[/I][/COLOR]" On that note i stepped out his office. Outside a few of the roster were waiting for me. The Minor Annoyance thanked me for giving him the opportunity to work and that would eagerly work with me again. I went past the locker room and saw Razor Valentine clearing his locker. He couldn't even look at me. My desk was cleared in 20 minutes and i headed for my car.[/SIZE]

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[SIZE="3"][B][U]October 2007[/U][/B] British Samurai called me into his office during the 2nd week of October. I had originally thought that it was just for a yearly review of how i had done but the moment i stepped through the door i knew i was wrong. Besides Samurai's desk stood Justin Blackham and Stevie Stoat. [I]"[COLOR="darkred"][I]Take a seat Adam[/I][/COLOR]"[/I] Samurai said. Fear had practically rooted me to the spot. Blackham and Stoat had taken a real dislike to me ever since i dropped them from Ring of Fire during my early months here and promised to get back at me. Today looked like it was gonna be that day. Samurai continued "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]First of all I must say that our attendance has soared the last few months and thats mainly due to you and our profits have never been better. Again due to you. However, the locker room continues to be a mess. No order at all and that guy you hired to look after our guys seems more content to play cards than anything else. Thats why i have terminated his contract[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkOrange"][I]You gave him what.. 6 weeks to get to grips with the job and everyone who works for us[/I]. [/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]And then there is all the cheating in the matches. You fired some of my roster due to cheating and yet the guys you brought here do it with no reprecussions. Its very hypocritical of you[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkOrange"][I]It was something that Razor and I were trying to stamp out[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]Well that doesn't matter now. You remember Mr Stoat here dont you. He had very generously offered to stamp out cheating and disobedience in our roster but with 2 conditions. The first was to fire Manny Morham and replace him with Mr Blackham here. And the second...[/I].[/COLOR]" "[COLOR="SeaGreen"][I]...Was that he fired you[/I][/COLOR]" Stoat exclaimed. "[COLOR="DarkRed"][I]So clear out your desk please. I want you gone in an hour.[/I][/COLOR]" On that note i stepped out his office. Outside a few of the roster were waiting for me. The Minor Annoyance thanked me for giving him the opportunity to work and that would eagerly work with me again. I went past the locker room and saw Razor Valentine clearing his locker. He couldn't even look at me. My desk was cleared in 20 minutes and i headed for my car.[/SIZE]

[Remianen]

WOW! Fired for what?!? Nice way to close up the diary though. ;)

[Remianen]

WOW! Fired for what?!? Nice way to close up the diary though. ;)

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It turns out the lure of a main eventer like Stevie Stoat coming back to ROF was enough for British Samurai to axe me. Easier to get a new booker than replace a worker i guess. And who said i was closing this :cool:

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It turns out the lure of a main eventer like Stevie Stoat coming back to ROF was enough for British Samurai to axe me. Easier to get a new booker than replace a worker i guess. And who said i was closing this :cool:

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[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Darkred"]"...So i would like you all to meet the new Ring Of Fire Champion STEVIE STOAT!!![/COLOR]" [U][B]October 2007[/B][/U] I was at Orpington Halls in southern england along with 230 others when i heard British Samurai announce that to a much smaller crowd than i use to bring in. I turned and left no longer caring about the promotion i used to work for. Upon my departure from ROF last month, Stevie Stoat was resigned and Justin Blackham took over annoucing again causing my young announcer Robert Appleseed to be let go. Worse still was the fact that Karl Dexter - the guy that really got me into the business - was the first dropped by ROF following my departure. That was then followed up by The Minor Annoyance who despite his like of skill, looks, talent (well everything), i had taken a liking too. "[COLOR="Silver"]Damn man. I know he owns the company, but did he have to declare himself the Number #1 Contender[/COLOR]" a voice said. I snapped out of my internal monologue and realised that some fans were leaving the Halls in disgust. When i quizzed them on what i had missed, it turned out that British Samurai had not only given the belt to Stevie Stoat without having to earn it but had then declared himself the Number #1 contender. They told me that they thought it had been a mistake to fire the last booker and they couldn't even get a decent new one to replace him. So they had settled on Tara Green who could barely even manage people properly. We chatted for about an hour about various wrestlers and promotions and it was just after that i realised exactly what i had lost. I couldn't have cared any less about ROF but i missed the industry dearly. And having spent most of my money this last month meeting promotion owners and trying to get a new booking job without any luck, i knew it was over for me. And just to make matters worse, as i started walking home it started to rain[/SIZE]

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[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Darkred"]"...So i would like you all to meet the new Ring Of Fire Champion STEVIE STOAT!!![/COLOR]" [U][B]October 2007[/B][/U] I was at Orpington Halls in southern england along with 230 others when i heard British Samurai announce that to a much smaller crowd than i use to bring in. I turned and left no longer caring about the promotion i used to work for. Upon my departure from ROF last month, Stevie Stoat was resigned and Justin Blackham took over annoucing again causing my young announcer Robert Appleseed to be let go. Worse still was the fact that Karl Dexter - the guy that really got me into the business - was the first dropped by ROF following my departure. That was then followed up by The Minor Annoyance who despite his like of skill, looks, talent (well everything), i had taken a liking too. "[COLOR="Silver"]Damn man. I know he owns the company, but did he have to declare himself the Number #1 Contender[/COLOR]" a voice said. I snapped out of my internal monologue and realised that some fans were leaving the Halls in disgust. When i quizzed them on what i had missed, it turned out that British Samurai had not only given the belt to Stevie Stoat without having to earn it but had then declared himself the Number #1 contender. They told me that they thought it had been a mistake to fire the last booker and they couldn't even get a decent new one to replace him. So they had settled on Tara Green who could barely even manage people properly. We chatted for about an hour about various wrestlers and promotions and it was just after that i realised exactly what i had lost. I couldn't have cared any less about ROF but i missed the industry dearly. And having spent most of my money this last month meeting promotion owners and trying to get a new booking job without any luck, i knew it was over for me. And just to make matters worse, as i started walking home it started to rain[/SIZE]

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Is this over?

[NickC13573]

Is this over?

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As long as people are still reading it then i can carry on with my plan for this

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As long as people are still reading it then i can carry on with my plan for this

[Clarity]

[SIZE="3"][B]A Few Months Later.....[/B] Typically for England it was still raining and i sat there waiting in an tiny office. My application was sitting on the desk as the man sitting in front of me thought it over. This was it.. My last chance. Since leaving Ring Of Fire i was unable to get anything more than warehouse work and i was sick of it. I wanted something more. Yet again i owed Karl Dexter for this opportunity. He had arranged everything for me and all i had to do was make an impression. And i wanted to do this; for him and for me. I had been very well prepared for this appointment. I had come with references, ideas, accounts breakdowns and mission statements and i honestly thought it had gone well. Yet he just sat there behind his desk without saying a word now for 15 minutes. After another look through my application he finally looked at me, smiled, stood up and offered a handshake. "[COLOR="LightBlue"]OK. Lets do this[/COLOR]" I shook his hand and couldn't stop grinning[/SIZE]

[Clarity]

[SIZE="3"][B]A Few Months Later.....[/B] Typically for England it was still raining and i sat there waiting in an tiny office. My application was sitting on the desk as the man sitting in front of me thought it over. This was it.. My last chance. Since leaving Ring Of Fire i was unable to get anything more than warehouse work and i was sick of it. I wanted something more. Yet again i owed Karl Dexter for this opportunity. He had arranged everything for me and all i had to do was make an impression. And i wanted to do this; for him and for me. I had been very well prepared for this appointment. I had come with references, ideas, accounts breakdowns and mission statements and i honestly thought it had gone well. Yet he just sat there behind his desk without saying a word now for 15 minutes. After another look through my application he finally looked at me, smiled, stood up and offered a handshake. "[COLOR="LightBlue"]OK. Lets do this[/COLOR]" I shook his hand and couldn't stop grinning[/SIZE]

[Remianen]

Why you ungrateful lout! Sounds like you're taking over a new promotion! BRILLIANT! :p

[Remianen]

Why you ungrateful lout! Sounds like you're taking over a new promotion! BRILLIANT! :p

[Clarity]

Ssssssh you will ruin it :D