Out of the Frying Pan, and into the Extreme

[Marshall]

Looking forward to this; prediction time methinks: Unified Title Match: [B]Bryan Holmes (c)[/B] v Johnny Martin No 1 Contenders Match (elimination rules): Nemesis (he insisted on top billing ) v [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] v Henry Lee v Eric Tyler v Eddie Peak Tag Title Match: The Animalz (c) v [B]New Wave[/B] Brass Knuckles Tournament Match: Darryl Devine v [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] Brass Knuckles Tournament Match: Art Reed v [B]Joey Minnesota[/B]

[Rob4590]

[B][U][CENTER]DAVE Back to Black PPV (at Plum Park in the Tri State) Mon Week 1 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 14896[/CENTER] [B]Mitch Naess[/B] opens the show by talking about [B]Bryan Holmes’ [/B]defence of his [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title [/COLOR]tonight, saying that he is being overly confident in putting the title on the line voluntarily against the veteran [B]Johnny Martin[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] Newcomer, [B]Darryl Devine[/B], addresses the crowd ahead of his match in the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles [/COLOR]tournament. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Hells Bouncer - you're just a thug. Tonight, be prepared to be taught a wrestling lesson and see how my superior technique and speed will be the decisive factors tonight."[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles 1st Round match.[/COLOR] [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] makes [B]Darryl[/B] eat his words, with a powerful performance that keeps the smaller man grounded, eventually putting Devine away with the Damnation Drop. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C.[/COLOR] Yet another pair that don’t click. :( [B]Joey Minnesota[/B] comes out for his match in the same tournament, and tells the crowd that he was a champion in the indies, and that’s exactly what he will be in a few weeks time here in the big league, and that [B]Art Reed [/B]is going to go down tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles 1st Round match.[/COLOR] [B]Joey[/B] and [B]Art[/B] put on an excellent match for two midcarders, with momentum swinging both ways, until out of nowhere Joey hits the Empire Spiral and pins Reed to advance to face the giant [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] in the semi finals. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] The [COLOR="Red"]Tag Team Titles[/COLOR] are on the line next, and a video plays, hyping the history of both teams, first, the champions, [B]The Animalz,[/B] and then the challengers, [B]The New Wave[/B].[COLOR="Blue"] Rating B-.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Tag Title match.[/COLOR] A contrast in styles between these two teams, with the pure strength and aggression of the [B]Animalz[/B] against the all round abilities of the [B]New Wave[/B]. We end up with new champions, as the New Wave steal a victory over the Animalz, when Scout throws one of the title belts in to Guide, who rang the Wolverine’s bell with it before pinning him 1-2-3. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] The new champs celebrate their win, going completely over the top in doing so. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] is backstage, scowling at the camera. [COLOR="DarkGreen"] "Nemesis, Eric, Chris, Henry. Why are you bothering? I am Eddie Peak, the Hardcore Assassin, the most dangerous man in DAVE, and soon to be the No 1 contender for the Unified Title. Just give me that title shot right now, and save yourselves a lot of pain and injury later on tonight."[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Emma Chase[/B] is with her client, the Unified Champion, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B]. She speaks to [B]Johnny Martin[/B], telling him that sticking his nose in Holmes’ business two weeks ago, was just plain stupid. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“Granted, you've got yourself a title shot, but that just gives Bryan even more reason to beat the hell out of you tonight.” [/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match [/COLOR]: [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] seemed to be in control of this match for the majority of it, although [B]Johnny Martin[/B] hit him with a few moves midway through. Holmes was about to finish the older man off when [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]ran out of the crowd and hit Holmes with a kendo stick on the outside, before rolling him back into the ring, where a now recovered Martin finished the champion off with a Twist on the Rocks. [COLOR="Red"]Johnny Martin defeats Bryan Holmes and is the new Unified Champion[/COLOR]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Caulfield[/B] remains in the ring with the new champ and they celebrate [B]Johnny’s[/B] upset victory. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] The cameras pan backstage and we see [B]Henry Lee[/B] leaving his locker room and heading to the ring. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Eric Tyler[/B] is in front of another backstage camera and he tells his opponents that his experience will be decisive tonight – he is going to be the new No 1 contender. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] We see the new champion, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]backstage now with his friend, [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. He is psyching him up, telling him that it will be an honour to face off with a friend like Chris for the title, and to go out there right now and make it 2 for 2 for the good guys on the night. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] We see the final man in the 5 way match backstage. Its [B]Nemesis[/B], who turns to the camera and simply says [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“Nemesis Arrow”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] runs through the lead up to this match from the announce desk – the qualifying matches with wins for [B]Tyler[/B], [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Caulfield[/B] and last weeks draw between [B]Lee[/B] and [B]Peak[/B], when the match became a brawl between all five of these men. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]5 way Elimination Match for No 1 Contendership to Johnny Martin’s Unified Title :[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]put any differences aside early on, working together to double team [B]Lee[/B] and [B]Caulfield[/B] in turn. Lee was first out when [B]Eddie Peak[/B] pinned him while the other 3 were battling outside. Once Nemesis and Tyler had beaten Caulfield down, they surprised Eddie with a double DDT and both pinned him. Caulfield was dragged back into the ring to take some more punishment, but then from nowhere, [B]Johnny Martin[/B] stormed the ring and took out Nemesis, but Tyler avoided his charge and pinned Caulfield without Johnny or Nemesis noticing, while they brawled outside. Martin surprisingly got the upper hand and then rolled Nemesis back into the ring, but couldn’t believe his eyes when he realized that he had just helped Tyler to the win as the veteran hit the Tradition Lift on the dazed Nemesis to become the No 1 Contender. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Eric Tyler[/B] points to a disappointed [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and indicates that he is coming for the title belt, when from behind, [B]Nemesis[/B] hits the Nemesis Arrow on Martin, rolls him into the ring and helps Tyler beat the new champion down. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] PPV Buys = 14587

[Rob4590]

[B][U][CENTER]DAVE Back to Black PPV (at Plum Park in the Tri State) Mon Week 1 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 14896[/CENTER] [B]Mitch Naess[/B] opens the show by talking about [B]Bryan Holmes’ [/B]defence of his [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title [/COLOR]tonight, saying that he is being overly confident in putting the title on the line voluntarily against the veteran [B]Johnny Martin[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] Newcomer, [B]Darryl Devine[/B], addresses the crowd ahead of his match in the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles [/COLOR]tournament. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Hells Bouncer - you're just a thug. Tonight, be prepared to be taught a wrestling lesson and see how my superior technique and speed will be the decisive factors tonight."[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles 1st Round match.[/COLOR] [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] makes [B]Darryl[/B] eat his words, with a powerful performance that keeps the smaller man grounded, eventually putting Devine away with the Damnation Drop. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C.[/COLOR] Yet another pair that don’t click. :( [B]Joey Minnesota[/B] comes out for his match in the same tournament, and tells the crowd that he was a champion in the indies, and that’s exactly what he will be in a few weeks time here in the big league, and that [B]Art Reed [/B]is going to go down tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles 1st Round match.[/COLOR] [B]Joey[/B] and [B]Art[/B] put on an excellent match for two midcarders, with momentum swinging both ways, until out of nowhere Joey hits the Empire Spiral and pins Reed to advance to face the giant [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] in the semi finals. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] The [COLOR="Red"]Tag Team Titles[/COLOR] are on the line next, and a video plays, hyping the history of both teams, first, the champions, [B]The Animalz,[/B] and then the challengers, [B]The New Wave[/B].[COLOR="Blue"] Rating B-.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Tag Title match.[/COLOR] A contrast in styles between these two teams, with the pure strength and aggression of the [B]Animalz[/B] against the all round abilities of the [B]New Wave[/B]. We end up with new champions, as the New Wave steal a victory over the Animalz, when Scout throws one of the title belts in to Guide, who rang the Wolverine’s bell with it before pinning him 1-2-3. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] The new champs celebrate their win, going completely over the top in doing so. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] is backstage, scowling at the camera. [COLOR="DarkGreen"] "Nemesis, Eric, Chris, Henry. Why are you bothering? I am Eddie Peak, the Hardcore Assassin, the most dangerous man in DAVE, and soon to be the No 1 contender for the Unified Title. Just give me that title shot right now, and save yourselves a lot of pain and injury later on tonight."[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Emma Chase[/B] is with her client, the Unified Champion, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B]. She speaks to [B]Johnny Martin[/B], telling him that sticking his nose in Holmes’ business two weeks ago, was just plain stupid. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“Granted, you've got yourself a title shot, but that just gives Bryan even more reason to beat the hell out of you tonight.” [/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match [/COLOR]: [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] seemed to be in control of this match for the majority of it, although [B]Johnny Martin[/B] hit him with a few moves midway through. Holmes was about to finish the older man off when [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]ran out of the crowd and hit Holmes with a kendo stick on the outside, before rolling him back into the ring, where a now recovered Martin finished the champion off with a Twist on the Rocks. [COLOR="Red"]Johnny Martin defeats Bryan Holmes and is the new Unified Champion[/COLOR]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Caulfield[/B] remains in the ring with the new champ and they celebrate [B]Johnny’s[/B] upset victory. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] The cameras pan backstage and we see [B]Henry Lee[/B] leaving his locker room and heading to the ring. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Eric Tyler[/B] is in front of another backstage camera and he tells his opponents that his experience will be decisive tonight – he is going to be the new No 1 contender. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] We see the new champion, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]backstage now with his friend, [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. He is psyching him up, telling him that it will be an honour to face off with a friend like Chris for the title, and to go out there right now and make it 2 for 2 for the good guys on the night. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] We see the final man in the 5 way match backstage. Its [B]Nemesis[/B], who turns to the camera and simply says [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“Nemesis Arrow”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] runs through the lead up to this match from the announce desk – the qualifying matches with wins for [B]Tyler[/B], [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Caulfield[/B] and last weeks draw between [B]Lee[/B] and [B]Peak[/B], when the match became a brawl between all five of these men. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]5 way Elimination Match for No 1 Contendership to Johnny Martin’s Unified Title :[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]put any differences aside early on, working together to double team [B]Lee[/B] and [B]Caulfield[/B] in turn. Lee was first out when [B]Eddie Peak[/B] pinned him while the other 3 were battling outside. Once Nemesis and Tyler had beaten Caulfield down, they surprised Eddie with a double DDT and both pinned him. Caulfield was dragged back into the ring to take some more punishment, but then from nowhere, [B]Johnny Martin[/B] stormed the ring and took out Nemesis, but Tyler avoided his charge and pinned Caulfield without Johnny or Nemesis noticing, while they brawled outside. Martin surprisingly got the upper hand and then rolled Nemesis back into the ring, but couldn’t believe his eyes when he realized that he had just helped Tyler to the win as the veteran hit the Tradition Lift on the dazed Nemesis to become the No 1 Contender. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Eric Tyler[/B] points to a disappointed [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and indicates that he is coming for the title belt, when from behind, [B]Nemesis[/B] hits the Nemesis Arrow on Martin, rolls him into the ring and helps Tyler beat the new champion down. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] PPV Buys = 14587

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So there we were, the first PPV of my reign done, and OK it wasn't the greatest, but at least it keeps us moving in the right direction overness wise. A new champion crowned, a new No 1 contender, even if Nemesis kept complaining that it should have been him and not Eric Tyler, reminding me constantly that he has a title run in his contract before next December.... so that will be approximately Week 4 of November if he doesn't shut up and let me get on with things my way! ;) Danger Zone TV is no more for now, it is replaced by weekly PPV's called (unimaginatively) Weekly IMPACT :p, while we wait for February to roll round and Phil can officially negotiate us a new TV deal, probably with the POP network, who have expressed an interest in having us on board. From my point of view, having the weekly PPV's gives me a little more room for manouver (sp?), as instead of having to cram everything into an hour, I decided to make IMPACT 90 minutes long. Happy New Year to all you DAVE fans out there :D

[Rob4590]

So there we were, the first PPV of my reign done, and OK it wasn't the greatest, but at least it keeps us moving in the right direction overness wise. A new champion crowned, a new No 1 contender, even if Nemesis kept complaining that it should have been him and not Eric Tyler, reminding me constantly that he has a title run in his contract before next December.... so that will be approximately Week 4 of November if he doesn't shut up and let me get on with things my way! ;) Danger Zone TV is no more for now, it is replaced by weekly PPV's called (unimaginatively) Weekly IMPACT :p, while we wait for February to roll round and Phil can officially negotiate us a new TV deal, probably with the POP network, who have expressed an interest in having us on board. From my point of view, having the weekly PPV's gives me a little more room for manouver (sp?), as instead of having to cram everything into an hour, I decided to make IMPACT 90 minutes long. Happy New Year to all you DAVE fans out there :D

[Rob4590]

[B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT, Thursday Week 1 January 2006[/U][/B] Nemesis v Hell Monkey Eddie Peak v Vin Tanner Also, the 4 remaining Brass Knuckles Tournament contestants are in action, and will Bryan Holmes cash in his rematch clause for the Unified Title?

[Rob4590]

[B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT, Thursday Week 1 January 2006[/U][/B] Nemesis v Hell Monkey Eddie Peak v Vin Tanner Also, the 4 remaining Brass Knuckles Tournament contestants are in action, and will Bryan Holmes cash in his rematch clause for the Unified Title?

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Plum Park in Tri State) Thurs Week 1 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 11027[/CENTER] [B]Adrenaline Rush[/B] open the show by easily beating the [B]McWades[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that the final four in the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Tournament [/COLOR]will all meet tonight in a tag match. It will be [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]and [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]against [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]and [B]Kurt Laramee[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence [/B]catches up with [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] backstage. Chris sings Johnny’s praises saying that he deserves to be the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Champion [/COLOR]much more than that jumped up midcarder, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B]. Johnny replies that it was thanks to Chris that he was successful, and that he apologises for not being able to return the favour in the No 1 Contenders Match. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] In the Brass Knuckles tag match, the newcomers, [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]and [B]Joey Minnesota[/B] defeat [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]and [B]Kurt Laramee[/B], showing much more teamwork than their opponents, who obviously couldn't quite get it out of their minds that they might be facing each other for the title at the next big PPV, Counter Culture. The end occurred when Joey pinned Kurt following the Empire Spiral. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] We cut backstage where the unconscious figure of [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]is being treated by medics. He appears to have been a victim of a hit and run, but no one seems to know by whom? [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Immediately we see [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] and his manager [B]Emma Chase [/B]who are both looking surprisingly smug, and Emma proceeds to invoke Holmes’ rematch clause against [B]Johnny Martin [/B]tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence[/B] is now with [B]Nemesis[/B], who also appears very happy, despite his loss at Back in Black. He says that although he is not pleased with the result of his match, he knows that [B]Johnny[/B] is easily beatable by him, having proved this just last month, and therefore it is just a matter of time till he regains the title. In the meantime, he is going to destroy everyone else on the roster to show his credentials. With that he storms off to the ring… [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] …..where he faces[B] Hell Monkey[/B]. In a one sided match, [B]Nemesis[/B] toys with Monkey, eventually hitting the Nemesis Arrow to pick up an easy victory. The crowd seemed to enjoy it, despite a lot of them not really knowing who Hell Monkey is. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] Despite winning, [B]Nemesis[/B] refuses to stop the beating he is giving [B]Hell Monkey.[/B] He picks him up and delivers two more devastating Nemesis Arrows to the masked youngster. [B]Rating B-.[/B] As the crowd sit in shock at Nemesis' brutality, [B]Phoebe Plumridge [/B]shoots some T Shirts to cheer them up. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A*.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] is up next and gets back to winning ways, with a convincing win over [B]Vin Tanner[/B] in a brutal hardcore match. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie[/B] then grabs a mic and says that he now wants to face [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] next week, if Shawn is man enough. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match:[/COLOR] First out to the ring is [B]Eric Tyler[/B], who is the special guest commentator for this match. [B]Johnny Martin[/B] comes to the ring alone, after the attack on his friend, [B]Chris Caulfield[/B], earlier. [B]Bryan Holmes [/B]comes out with his manager,[B] Emma Chase,[/B] but even with several distractions from Emma and Eric, Johnny manages to successfully defend the title, hitting the Twist on the Rocks for the victory. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] And finally the crowd enjoy a match! [B]Eric[/B] leaves the commentary table and slides into the ring behind [B]Johnny[/B]. As Johnny turns round, they come face to face and stare each other down as Johnny triumphantly holds the belt aloft. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] 2772 PPV buys.

[Rob4590]

[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Plum Park in Tri State) Thurs Week 1 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 11027[/CENTER] [B]Adrenaline Rush[/B] open the show by easily beating the [B]McWades[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that the final four in the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Tournament [/COLOR]will all meet tonight in a tag match. It will be [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]and [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]against [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]and [B]Kurt Laramee[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence [/B]catches up with [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] backstage. Chris sings Johnny’s praises saying that he deserves to be the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Champion [/COLOR]much more than that jumped up midcarder, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B]. Johnny replies that it was thanks to Chris that he was successful, and that he apologises for not being able to return the favour in the No 1 Contenders Match. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] In the Brass Knuckles tag match, the newcomers, [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]and [B]Joey Minnesota[/B] defeat [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]and [B]Kurt Laramee[/B], showing much more teamwork than their opponents, who obviously couldn't quite get it out of their minds that they might be facing each other for the title at the next big PPV, Counter Culture. The end occurred when Joey pinned Kurt following the Empire Spiral. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] We cut backstage where the unconscious figure of [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]is being treated by medics. He appears to have been a victim of a hit and run, but no one seems to know by whom? [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Immediately we see [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] and his manager [B]Emma Chase [/B]who are both looking surprisingly smug, and Emma proceeds to invoke Holmes’ rematch clause against [B]Johnny Martin [/B]tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence[/B] is now with [B]Nemesis[/B], who also appears very happy, despite his loss at Back in Black. He says that although he is not pleased with the result of his match, he knows that [B]Johnny[/B] is easily beatable by him, having proved this just last month, and therefore it is just a matter of time till he regains the title. In the meantime, he is going to destroy everyone else on the roster to show his credentials. With that he storms off to the ring… [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] …..where he faces[B] Hell Monkey[/B]. In a one sided match, [B]Nemesis[/B] toys with Monkey, eventually hitting the Nemesis Arrow to pick up an easy victory. The crowd seemed to enjoy it, despite a lot of them not really knowing who Hell Monkey is. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] Despite winning, [B]Nemesis[/B] refuses to stop the beating he is giving [B]Hell Monkey.[/B] He picks him up and delivers two more devastating Nemesis Arrows to the masked youngster. [B]Rating B-.[/B] As the crowd sit in shock at Nemesis' brutality, [B]Phoebe Plumridge [/B]shoots some T Shirts to cheer them up. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A*.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] is up next and gets back to winning ways, with a convincing win over [B]Vin Tanner[/B] in a brutal hardcore match. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie[/B] then grabs a mic and says that he now wants to face [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] next week, if Shawn is man enough. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match:[/COLOR] First out to the ring is [B]Eric Tyler[/B], who is the special guest commentator for this match. [B]Johnny Martin[/B] comes to the ring alone, after the attack on his friend, [B]Chris Caulfield[/B], earlier. [B]Bryan Holmes [/B]comes out with his manager,[B] Emma Chase,[/B] but even with several distractions from Emma and Eric, Johnny manages to successfully defend the title, hitting the Twist on the Rocks for the victory. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] And finally the crowd enjoy a match! [B]Eric[/B] leaves the commentary table and slides into the ring behind [B]Johnny[/B]. As Johnny turns round, they come face to face and stare each other down as Johnny triumphantly holds the belt aloft. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] 2772 PPV buys.

[Rob4590]

[B]Monday Week 2 January 2006[/B] Well a very pleasant meeting this morning with Phil and Nemesis. Not surprising really when the company accountant popped his head round the door early on and informed Phil that with the much bigger live audience, thanks to the show being officially a PPV, and also the PPV buys had meant that we were looking at approximately $200k extra income per week. I always find that that kind of news tends to make the boss a little happier, don't you? [B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT, Thursday Week 2 January 2006[/U][/B] New Jersey Devils v The McWades (hardcore match) Kurt Laramee v Pablo Rodriguez (Brass Knuckles Semi Final) Joey Minnesota v Art Reed

[Rob4590]

[B]Monday Week 2 January 2006[/B] Well a very pleasant meeting this morning with Phil and Nemesis. Not surprising really when the company accountant popped his head round the door early on and informed Phil that with the much bigger live audience, thanks to the show being officially a PPV, and also the PPV buys had meant that we were looking at approximately $200k extra income per week. I always find that that kind of news tends to make the boss a little happier, don't you? [B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT, Thursday Week 2 January 2006[/U][/B] New Jersey Devils v The McWades (hardcore match) Kurt Laramee v Pablo Rodriguez (Brass Knuckles Semi Final) Joey Minnesota v Art Reed

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 2 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] The show open with a short hardcore tag match, in which the [B]New Jersey Devils[/B] improve their ranking by defeating the [B]McWade Brothers[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Cat Jemson[/B] leads her clients, the [B]Animalz[/B] to the ring, where she issues a challenge for a re-match to the tag champions, the [B]New Wave[/B]. "And its not just any old match we want - we want to face you in a cage match at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] On hearing this challenge, [B]Adrenaline Rush[/B] storm out to [B]Phil Vibert[/B] and demand that they get the next title shot, not the Animalz. He refuses, telling them that they have to beat the [B]New Jersey Devils [/B]first to have any chance of getting their hands on the [B]New Wave[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Kurt Laramee[/B] comes out for his [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles semi final[/COLOR], and tells everyone that he is not gonna lose to some jumped up Mexican priest like [B]Pablo Rodriguez[/B]. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“This title is for real hardcore Americans,” [/COLOR]he boasts. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Pablo Rodriguez[/B] proves to have far too much in ring ability, and easily defeats [B]Kurt Laramee [/B]to advance to the final, despite various attempts by Kurt to cheat. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that he's made another match for the Counter Culture PPV, where we will see the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Champion[/COLOR], [B]Johnny Martin[/B], take on the official No 1 Contender, [B]Eric Tyler [/B]for the title. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] As Phil walks out back for a moment, he comes across [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] arguing about [B]Johnny Martin's[/B] interference supposedly costing Nemesis the No 1 Contenders match at Back in Black. Chris also accuses Nemesis of attacking him last week, which Nemesis denies. Phil tells them both that he has an idea how to sort this whole situation out. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Next we see a rematch from the first round of the Brass Knuckles tournament, between [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]and [B]Art Reed[/B]. Not as good a match as last time, but still the same result, as Joey hits the Empire Spiral for the win, to prove his recent successes were no fluke. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] comes to the ring and says that he has no intention of facing [B]Eddie Peak[/B] tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] But [B]Eddie[/B] suddenly appears through the crowd and attacks [B]Shawn[/B]….. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] …..before yelling to a referee to get down to the ring, where he makes short work of [B]Shawn[/B], pinning him easily. "[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Easy to do when your opponent is half dazed during the whole match," [/COLOR]notes Mitch sarcastically. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+, [/COLOR] thanks to yet more bad chemistry. [B]Phil[/B] gets back into the ring and says that the first stage in his plan for [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]involves them facing each other in a tag team match tonight, where it will be [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]facing [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] and [B]Johnny Martin[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] This match blew the roof off the arena. Back and forth action throughout, although [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric[/B] had long periods of domination. Eventually the four men separated into the two obvious battles, with [B]Tyler[/B] and [B]Martin[/B] facing off, and [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Caulfield [/B]battling each other. Both fights spilled outside the ring and left the referee with no choice but to count both teams out. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] 3570 PPV buys this week

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 2 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] The show open with a short hardcore tag match, in which the [B]New Jersey Devils[/B] improve their ranking by defeating the [B]McWade Brothers[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Cat Jemson[/B] leads her clients, the [B]Animalz[/B] to the ring, where she issues a challenge for a re-match to the tag champions, the [B]New Wave[/B]. "And its not just any old match we want - we want to face you in a cage match at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] On hearing this challenge, [B]Adrenaline Rush[/B] storm out to [B]Phil Vibert[/B] and demand that they get the next title shot, not the Animalz. He refuses, telling them that they have to beat the [B]New Jersey Devils [/B]first to have any chance of getting their hands on the [B]New Wave[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Kurt Laramee[/B] comes out for his [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles semi final[/COLOR], and tells everyone that he is not gonna lose to some jumped up Mexican priest like [B]Pablo Rodriguez[/B]. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“This title is for real hardcore Americans,” [/COLOR]he boasts. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Pablo Rodriguez[/B] proves to have far too much in ring ability, and easily defeats [B]Kurt Laramee [/B]to advance to the final, despite various attempts by Kurt to cheat. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that he's made another match for the Counter Culture PPV, where we will see the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Champion[/COLOR], [B]Johnny Martin[/B], take on the official No 1 Contender, [B]Eric Tyler [/B]for the title. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] As Phil walks out back for a moment, he comes across [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] arguing about [B]Johnny Martin's[/B] interference supposedly costing Nemesis the No 1 Contenders match at Back in Black. Chris also accuses Nemesis of attacking him last week, which Nemesis denies. Phil tells them both that he has an idea how to sort this whole situation out. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Next we see a rematch from the first round of the Brass Knuckles tournament, between [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]and [B]Art Reed[/B]. Not as good a match as last time, but still the same result, as Joey hits the Empire Spiral for the win, to prove his recent successes were no fluke. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] comes to the ring and says that he has no intention of facing [B]Eddie Peak[/B] tonight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] But [B]Eddie[/B] suddenly appears through the crowd and attacks [B]Shawn[/B]….. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] …..before yelling to a referee to get down to the ring, where he makes short work of [B]Shawn[/B], pinning him easily. "[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Easy to do when your opponent is half dazed during the whole match," [/COLOR]notes Mitch sarcastically. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+, [/COLOR] thanks to yet more bad chemistry. [B]Phil[/B] gets back into the ring and says that the first stage in his plan for [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]involves them facing each other in a tag team match tonight, where it will be [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]facing [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] and [B]Johnny Martin[/B]. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] This match blew the roof off the arena. Back and forth action throughout, although [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric[/B] had long periods of domination. Eventually the four men separated into the two obvious battles, with [B]Tyler[/B] and [B]Martin[/B] facing off, and [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Caulfield [/B]battling each other. Both fights spilled outside the ring and left the referee with no choice but to count both teams out. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B.[/COLOR][/B] 3570 PPV buys this week

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[U][B]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT on Thursday Week 3 January 2006[/B][/U] Joey Minnesota v Hells Bouncer (Brass Knuckles Semi Final) Bryan Holmes v Vin Tanner Adrenaline Rush v New Jersey Devils Hell Monkey v Acid Eddie Peak v Big Cat Brandon (hardcore match) Nemesis / Eric Tyler v Johnny Martin / Chris Caulfield (re-match)

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[U][B]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT on Thursday Week 3 January 2006[/B][/U] Joey Minnesota v Hells Bouncer (Brass Knuckles Semi Final) Bryan Holmes v Vin Tanner Adrenaline Rush v New Jersey Devils Hell Monkey v Acid Eddie Peak v Big Cat Brandon (hardcore match) Nemesis / Eric Tyler v Johnny Martin / Chris Caulfield (re-match)

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 3 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] [COLOR="blue"]Pre Show[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Tournament Semi Final:[/COLOR] [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]defeated [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]in a hardcore match, when Joey was attacked by Acid, allowing Bouncer to easily pin him. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"That's a bit of a shock result, after the winning streak that Joey has been on since arriving here in DAVE," [/COLOR]said Phil. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Main Show[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence[/B] is shown putting the final touches to her makeup. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that one of tonight’s exciting matches will be the former champion, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B], facing off against [B]Vin Tanner[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Mel[/B] is backstage with the [B]New Wave[/B]. They say that they really don’t care who they face next, the result will be the same, a win for the champions – again! [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] In a match made last week by Phil Vibert, [B]Adrenaline Rush [/B]push their title claims with a victory over the [B]New Jersey Devils[/B]. But, as seems normal at the moment in the tag division, no one in the crowd seems to care much. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] gets back in the ring and announces that the main event tonight will be a repeat of last week’s match between [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler[/B] against [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. However to avoid any more count outs or DQs, the match tonight will be a street fight! [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Next up is a lower card matchup, in which the masked man, [B]Acid[/B] faces the other masked man, [B]Hell Monkey [/B] [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"What's with these guys hiding behind masks?"[/COLOR] asks Mitch. During this match, we saw [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]run in and attempt to get some revenge on Acid, who he obviously felt was the main reason for his loss earlier tonight against Hells Bouncer, but Acid shrugged him off and still picked up the win by pin, with his feet on the ropes. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] As [B]Acid[/B] celebrates, he is challenged by [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]to face him ono on one at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] Backstage we see [B]Eddie Peak [/B]attack his opponent for tonight, [B]Big Cat Brandon[/B], but the former tag champion turns the tables on Eddie and chases him off instead. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Phoebe Plumridge[/B] has nothing else to do tonight, so she comes out and fires some T shirts to the crowd. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A*.[/COLOR] [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] defeats [B]Vin Tanner [/B]by pinfall, when his manager [B]Emma Chase[/B] trips Tanner and allows Holmes to roll him up for the 3 count. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Why does Emma always have to get involved? Holmes is good enough to win these matches without her help surely?"[/COLOR] complains Mitch. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] A video plays, telling the crowd about the friendship between [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]and [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and the fact that they have been watching each others backs for the past few weeks. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] faces off against [B]Big Cat Brandon [/B]next in a hardcore match. The match ends when the referee is forced to call a halt after both men failed to beat a 10 count following a fall from the top rope, through a table and onto the concrete floor. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"What on earth are two guys that big doing on the top rope?" [/COLOR]asks Phil. We also had their tag team partners interfering in the match, with [B]Wolverine[/B] attacking Eddie, and somewhat surprisingly, given the Eddie/Emma situation, [B]Doug Peak [/B]retaliating on behalf of his brother by attacking Big Cat. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]are together backstage and tell [B]Caulfield[/B] and [B]Martin[/B] that tonight’s match is their speciality – anything goes in a street fight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis, Tyler, Caulfield and Martin [/B]laid it all on the line in a vicious street fight, which saw all four men busted open from repeated use of various weapons, and ended when Eric Tyler powerbombed the champion onto the concrete and covered him while holding onto his tights. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Is that a sign of what will happen at Counter Culture in their Unified Title Match?"[/COLOR] questions Phil. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] Despite the match officially ending, the four combatants refused to stop fighting, and battled all the way up the ramp to the back. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B+,[/COLOR][/B] which is my best show yet. 3581 PPV buys.

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 3 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] [COLOR="blue"]Pre Show[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Tournament Semi Final:[/COLOR] [B]Hells Bouncer [/B]defeated [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]in a hardcore match, when Joey was attacked by Acid, allowing Bouncer to easily pin him. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"That's a bit of a shock result, after the winning streak that Joey has been on since arriving here in DAVE," [/COLOR]said Phil. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]Main Show[/COLOR] [B]Melanie Florence[/B] is shown putting the final touches to her makeup. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] announces that one of tonight’s exciting matches will be the former champion, [B]Bryan Holmes[/B], facing off against [B]Vin Tanner[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Mel[/B] is backstage with the [B]New Wave[/B]. They say that they really don’t care who they face next, the result will be the same, a win for the champions – again! [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] In a match made last week by Phil Vibert, [B]Adrenaline Rush [/B]push their title claims with a victory over the [B]New Jersey Devils[/B]. But, as seems normal at the moment in the tag division, no one in the crowd seems to care much. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] gets back in the ring and announces that the main event tonight will be a repeat of last week’s match between [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler[/B] against [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. However to avoid any more count outs or DQs, the match tonight will be a street fight! [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] Next up is a lower card matchup, in which the masked man, [B]Acid[/B] faces the other masked man, [B]Hell Monkey [/B] [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"What's with these guys hiding behind masks?"[/COLOR] asks Mitch. During this match, we saw [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]run in and attempt to get some revenge on Acid, who he obviously felt was the main reason for his loss earlier tonight against Hells Bouncer, but Acid shrugged him off and still picked up the win by pin, with his feet on the ropes. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] As [B]Acid[/B] celebrates, he is challenged by [B]Joey Minnesota [/B]to face him ono on one at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] Backstage we see [B]Eddie Peak [/B]attack his opponent for tonight, [B]Big Cat Brandon[/B], but the former tag champion turns the tables on Eddie and chases him off instead. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Phoebe Plumridge[/B] has nothing else to do tonight, so she comes out and fires some T shirts to the crowd. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A*.[/COLOR] [B]Bryan Holmes[/B] defeats [B]Vin Tanner [/B]by pinfall, when his manager [B]Emma Chase[/B] trips Tanner and allows Holmes to roll him up for the 3 count. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Why does Emma always have to get involved? Holmes is good enough to win these matches without her help surely?"[/COLOR] complains Mitch. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] A video plays, telling the crowd about the friendship between [B]Chris Caulfield [/B]and [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and the fact that they have been watching each others backs for the past few weeks. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] faces off against [B]Big Cat Brandon [/B]next in a hardcore match. The match ends when the referee is forced to call a halt after both men failed to beat a 10 count following a fall from the top rope, through a table and onto the concrete floor. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"What on earth are two guys that big doing on the top rope?" [/COLOR]asks Phil. We also had their tag team partners interfering in the match, with [B]Wolverine[/B] attacking Eddie, and somewhat surprisingly, given the Eddie/Emma situation, [B]Doug Peak [/B]retaliating on behalf of his brother by attacking Big Cat. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis[/B] and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]are together backstage and tell [B]Caulfield[/B] and [B]Martin[/B] that tonight’s match is their speciality – anything goes in a street fight. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B]Nemesis, Tyler, Caulfield and Martin [/B]laid it all on the line in a vicious street fight, which saw all four men busted open from repeated use of various weapons, and ended when Eric Tyler powerbombed the champion onto the concrete and covered him while holding onto his tights. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"Is that a sign of what will happen at Counter Culture in their Unified Title Match?"[/COLOR] questions Phil. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] Despite the match officially ending, the four combatants refused to stop fighting, and battled all the way up the ramp to the back. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR="blue"]OVERALL RATING = B+,[/COLOR][/B] which is my best show yet. 3581 PPV buys.

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[B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT on Thursday Week 4 January 2006[/U][/B] [B]Scout v Teddy Powell [/B]- can Teddy improve his team's claims for a tag title shot by defeating one half of the champions in singles action? [B]Doug Peak v Wolverine [/B]- these two men got involved last week in a match between their partners, Eddie Peak and Big Cat Brandon, this week it is their turn to meet in a hardcore match. Also, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]are both in singles action prior to their [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match [/COLOR]at Counter Culture. Will one of them gain a psychological advantage this week?

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[B][U]Matches announced for Weekly IMPACT on Thursday Week 4 January 2006[/U][/B] [B]Scout v Teddy Powell [/B]- can Teddy improve his team's claims for a tag title shot by defeating one half of the champions in singles action? [B]Doug Peak v Wolverine [/B]- these two men got involved last week in a match between their partners, Eddie Peak and Big Cat Brandon, this week it is their turn to meet in a hardcore match. Also, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]and [B]Eric Tyler [/B]are both in singles action prior to their [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match [/COLOR]at Counter Culture. Will one of them gain a psychological advantage this week?

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 4 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] and [B]Mitch Naess [/B]open the show by talking about the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Title[/COLOR] match at Counter Culture between [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]and [B]Hells Bouncer[/B], telling the crowd that it is a contrast in styles, between the high flying Pablo and the power of Bouncer. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Scout[/B] and [B]Teddy Powell [/B]face off in singles action. After both their partners get involved in the match, Scout finishes it with a shot from the tag title belt to Powell’s head. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C[/COLOR], thanks to these two having zero chemistry. We see a video hyping the attacks last week involving [B]Acid[/B] and [B]Joey Minnesota[/B], and it reminds the audience that the pair will go one on one next week at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] comes to the ring and calls out [B]Big Cat Brandon[/B]. As the Cat gets to the ring, Eddie slides out the other side and retreats through the crowd to the back. As Big Cat follows, he is blindsided by the [B]New Wave [/B]and they beat him down to the floor. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Doug Peak[/B] and [B]Wolverine[/B] come out to the ring for their singles match. The match is a hardcore affair, with Wolverine eventually having too much stamina for the exhausted Doug Peak and wins it with the Maul, with the main surprise of the match being the lack of interference from anyone! [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] However, this changes after the bell, as [B]Eddie[/B] and the [B]New Wave [/B]rush the ring and join [B]Doug[/B] in attacking the defenceless [B]Wolverine[/B]. After a short while, [B]Adrenaline Rush [/B]run out to make the save, since [B]Big Cat [/B]is obviously unable to after his earlier beating. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"This situation seems to have turned into a four on four war now,"[/COLOR] comments Mitch. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Emma Chase [/B]and [B]Bryan Holmes [/B]come out and mention that they seem to have been accidentally left off the card for Counter Culture at the moment, so they are taking matters into their own hands and are issuing an open challenge to the locker room to face Holmes at the PPV. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] As they leave the ring, [B]Phil Vibert[/B] makes some announcements, telling the crowd that tonight, the two competitors in the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title match [/COLOR]at Counter Culture each have a match, with [B]Johnny Martin[/B] facing [B]JD Morgan[/B], [COLOR="blue"]rating B[/COLOR], and [B]Eric Tyler[/B] facing [B]Vin Tanner[/B], also [COLOR="blue"]rating B[/COLOR]. [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] and [B]Henry Lee[/B] are shown backstage watching the show and talking to themselves. They both fancy their chances against [B]Bryan Holmes[/B], and decide that they will face each other right now with the winner accepting Holmes’ challenge. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] They have decided on a first blood match, which is interrupted several times by [B]Holmes[/B], attacking both men at various times, before [B]Shawn Gonzalez [/B]picks up the win when he hits a vicious DDT on [B]Henry Lee[/B], onto a chair, busting him wide open. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] gets back in the ring again and announces that he has made a match for Counter Culture as well – it will be [B]Nemesis[/B] against [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] The Unified Champion, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]faces [B]JD Morgan [/B]next, and goes into his title defence on the back of a win, albeit only by DQ, when [B]Eric Tyler[/B] rushes the ring and attacks him. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] As [B]Martin[/B] retreats to the back, [B]Tyler[/B] shows the crowd the footage of him pinning the champ last week, along with several other impressive moves that he hit Martin with over the last few weeks. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“The belt is coming back to me on Monday,” [/COLOR]he crows. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] His match with [B]Vin Tanner [/B]is next, and it has [B]Johnny Martin [/B]as special guest commentator. [B]Eric Tyler [/B]was impressive tonight, leading Tanner a merry dance, eventually hitting the Tradition Lift to finish things off. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Tyler[/B] comes towards the commentary booth and motions round his waist regarding the title belt. [B]Martin[/B] walks forward, holding the belt aloft and stares impassively at his challenger. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"][B]OVERALL RATING = B. [/B][/COLOR] 2417 PPV buys.

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[B][U][CENTER]DAVE The Weekly Impact on PPV (at Evanovich Riverside in Tri State) Thurs Week 4 Jan 2006[/CENTER][/U][/B] [CENTER]Attendance 8500[/CENTER] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] and [B]Mitch Naess [/B]open the show by talking about the [COLOR="Red"]Brass Knuckles Title[/COLOR] match at Counter Culture between [B]Pablo Rodriguez [/B]and [B]Hells Bouncer[/B], telling the crowd that it is a contrast in styles, between the high flying Pablo and the power of Bouncer. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Scout[/B] and [B]Teddy Powell [/B]face off in singles action. After both their partners get involved in the match, Scout finishes it with a shot from the tag title belt to Powell’s head. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C[/COLOR], thanks to these two having zero chemistry. We see a video hyping the attacks last week involving [B]Acid[/B] and [B]Joey Minnesota[/B], and it reminds the audience that the pair will go one on one next week at Counter Culture. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Eddie Peak[/B] comes to the ring and calls out [B]Big Cat Brandon[/B]. As the Cat gets to the ring, Eddie slides out the other side and retreats through the crowd to the back. As Big Cat follows, he is blindsided by the [B]New Wave [/B]and they beat him down to the floor. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Doug Peak[/B] and [B]Wolverine[/B] come out to the ring for their singles match. The match is a hardcore affair, with Wolverine eventually having too much stamina for the exhausted Doug Peak and wins it with the Maul, with the main surprise of the match being the lack of interference from anyone! [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] However, this changes after the bell, as [B]Eddie[/B] and the [B]New Wave [/B]rush the ring and join [B]Doug[/B] in attacking the defenceless [B]Wolverine[/B]. After a short while, [B]Adrenaline Rush [/B]run out to make the save, since [B]Big Cat [/B]is obviously unable to after his earlier beating. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]"This situation seems to have turned into a four on four war now,"[/COLOR] comments Mitch. [COLOR="blue"]Rating C+.[/COLOR] [B]Emma Chase [/B]and [B]Bryan Holmes [/B]come out and mention that they seem to have been accidentally left off the card for Counter Culture at the moment, so they are taking matters into their own hands and are issuing an open challenge to the locker room to face Holmes at the PPV. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B+.[/COLOR] As they leave the ring, [B]Phil Vibert[/B] makes some announcements, telling the crowd that tonight, the two competitors in the [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title match [/COLOR]at Counter Culture each have a match, with [B]Johnny Martin[/B] facing [B]JD Morgan[/B], [COLOR="blue"]rating B[/COLOR], and [B]Eric Tyler[/B] facing [B]Vin Tanner[/B], also [COLOR="blue"]rating B[/COLOR]. [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] and [B]Henry Lee[/B] are shown backstage watching the show and talking to themselves. They both fancy their chances against [B]Bryan Holmes[/B], and decide that they will face each other right now with the winner accepting Holmes’ challenge. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] They have decided on a first blood match, which is interrupted several times by [B]Holmes[/B], attacking both men at various times, before [B]Shawn Gonzalez [/B]picks up the win when he hits a vicious DDT on [B]Henry Lee[/B], onto a chair, busting him wide open. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] [B]Phil Vibert[/B] gets back in the ring again and announces that he has made a match for Counter Culture as well – it will be [B]Nemesis[/B] against [B]Chris Caulfield[/B]. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] The Unified Champion, [B]Johnny Martin [/B]faces [B]JD Morgan [/B]next, and goes into his title defence on the back of a win, albeit only by DQ, when [B]Eric Tyler[/B] rushes the ring and attacks him. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B-.[/COLOR] As [B]Martin[/B] retreats to the back, [B]Tyler[/B] shows the crowd the footage of him pinning the champ last week, along with several other impressive moves that he hit Martin with over the last few weeks. [COLOR="DarkGreen"]“The belt is coming back to me on Monday,” [/COLOR]he crows. [COLOR="Blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] His match with [B]Vin Tanner [/B]is next, and it has [B]Johnny Martin [/B]as special guest commentator. [B]Eric Tyler [/B]was impressive tonight, leading Tanner a merry dance, eventually hitting the Tradition Lift to finish things off. [COLOR="blue"]Rating B.[/COLOR] [B]Tyler[/B] comes towards the commentary booth and motions round his waist regarding the title belt. [B]Martin[/B] walks forward, holding the belt aloft and stares impassively at his challenger. [COLOR="blue"]Rating A.[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"][B]OVERALL RATING = B. [/B][/COLOR] 2417 PPV buys.

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[B][U]Matches announced for Counter Culture PPV on Monday Week 1 February 2006[/U][/B] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match:[/COLOR] [B]Johnny Martin (c) v Eric Tyler [/B]- Eric has picked up a victory over Johnny recently, albeit in a tag match. Which of these two veterans will be standing tall at the end of the night? Hardcore Match: [B]Nemesis v Chris Caulfield [/B]- Nemesis blames Johnny Martin's interference on behalf of Chris at the last PPV for costing him the title shot, he now wants to get some measure of revenge against Caulfield. Chris believes Nemesis attacked him backstage a couple of weeks ago, so he is looking for revenge for that too. [COLOR="red"]Brass Knuckles Match[/COLOR]: [B]Hells Bouncer v Pablo Rodriguez [/B] - a contrast of styles, with the high flying Pablo facing the monster in this final match of the tournament to crown a new champion, after Eddie Peak was stripped of the title back in December. [B]Bryan Holmes v Shawn Gonzalez [/B] - the former Unified champion was not content to be left off the card. Gonzalez answered his open challenge. Will Holmes' confidence be justified? [COLOR="red"]Tag Title Match [/COLOR]in a steel cage: [B]New Wave (c) v The Animalz [/B] - the Animalz have delayed taking their re-match after New Wave beat them at the last PPV. This feud seems to have developed, and both Adrenaline Rush and the Peak Brothers have got involved recently. [B]Joey Minnesota v Acid[/B] - Acid cost Joey his semi final match in the Brass Knuckles tournament, and Joey returned the favour by costing Acid a match that same night. Who will win when they face off one on one? Predictions and comments welcome

[Rob4590]

[B][U]Matches announced for Counter Culture PPV on Monday Week 1 February 2006[/U][/B] [COLOR="Red"]Unified Title Match:[/COLOR] [B]Johnny Martin (c) v Eric Tyler [/B]- Eric has picked up a victory over Johnny recently, albeit in a tag match. Which of these two veterans will be standing tall at the end of the night? Hardcore Match: [B]Nemesis v Chris Caulfield [/B]- Nemesis blames Johnny Martin's interference on behalf of Chris at the last PPV for costing him the title shot, he now wants to get some measure of revenge against Caulfield. Chris believes Nemesis attacked him backstage a couple of weeks ago, so he is looking for revenge for that too. [COLOR="red"]Brass Knuckles Match[/COLOR]: [B]Hells Bouncer v Pablo Rodriguez [/B] - a contrast of styles, with the high flying Pablo facing the monster in this final match of the tournament to crown a new champion, after Eddie Peak was stripped of the title back in December. [B]Bryan Holmes v Shawn Gonzalez [/B] - the former Unified champion was not content to be left off the card. Gonzalez answered his open challenge. Will Holmes' confidence be justified? [COLOR="red"]Tag Title Match [/COLOR]in a steel cage: [B]New Wave (c) v The Animalz [/B] - the Animalz have delayed taking their re-match after New Wave beat them at the last PPV. This feud seems to have developed, and both Adrenaline Rush and the Peak Brothers have got involved recently. [B]Joey Minnesota v Acid[/B] - Acid cost Joey his semi final match in the Brass Knuckles tournament, and Joey returned the favour by costing Acid a match that same night. Who will win when they face off one on one? Predictions and comments welcome

[Midnightnick]

Unified Title Match: [B]Johnny Martin[/B] (c) v Eric Tyler - Martin has the makings of a champ that could last a while. Hardcore Match: Nemesis v [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] - I always end up feuding these two in my games, with Caulfield always winning. It's that Dreamerness of him. Brass Knuckles Match: [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] v Pablo Rodriguez - The Bouncer is on a roll, and Pablo isn't going to stop him. Bryan Holmes v [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] - I never thought Holmes fit in with DAVE compared to Gonzalez. Tag Title Match in a steel cage: [B]New Wave[/B] (c) v The Animalz - The Animalz don't stand a chance. Joey Minnesota v [B]Acid[/B] - This is the pick I'm least likely right on, but I feel Acid can pull this win. Rob, this is a great Diary and I'm glad to be a loyal reader.

[Midnightnick]

Unified Title Match: [B]Johnny Martin[/B] (c) v Eric Tyler - Martin has the makings of a champ that could last a while. Hardcore Match: Nemesis v [B]Chris Caulfield[/B] - I always end up feuding these two in my games, with Caulfield always winning. It's that Dreamerness of him. Brass Knuckles Match: [B]Hells Bouncer[/B] v Pablo Rodriguez - The Bouncer is on a roll, and Pablo isn't going to stop him. Bryan Holmes v [B]Shawn Gonzalez[/B] - I never thought Holmes fit in with DAVE compared to Gonzalez. Tag Title Match in a steel cage: [B]New Wave[/B] (c) v The Animalz - The Animalz don't stand a chance. Joey Minnesota v [B]Acid[/B] - This is the pick I'm least likely right on, but I feel Acid can pull this win. Rob, this is a great Diary and I'm glad to be a loyal reader.