Mark Cuban Does DaVE!

[Monkeypox]

[CENTER][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="5"][B]"Errata"[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [B][I]ITEM NUMBER ONE[/I][/B] [U][b]From [url]www.dave.com[/url]...[/b][/U] [QUOTE]The management at DaVE is sad to report that we are letting the following workers go for performance and financial reasons. We wish them all the best in the future. [B]Tank Bradley.[/B] We're clearly firing that bastard. Good luck with the weightloss. We don't actually wish you all the best in the future. Here's a whole turkey. [B]The Mummy Once Known As Vin Tanner.[/B] To you we can offer only the sweet release of death. Return to your sarcophagus and we will destroy the cursed talisman that caused you to rise from the dead in the first place. Damn. [B]Hell's Bouncer.[/B] There's a place for people like you - it's called USPW. Go talk to a guy over there named [B]Demon Anger[/B] - he wants to tell you what it was like when he was your age. Basically, he was just like you, except a bowl of soup only cost a nickel and they paid you in pennies. You're lucky. USPW will pay you in singles. And hell, while we're at it, [B]The McWade Brothers[/B] are on my list too. Seriously. I've already put your name on the damn list. Just give me a reason. And careful, "because we're Canadian" looks a hell of a lot like a reason to me. Sincerely, Eat a d**k, --Mark Cuban[/quote] [u][b]ITEM NUMBER TWO[/b][/u] [I]By request from user fanmail, I will answer the following question: Q: What was the inspiration for [B]Jack Giedroyc's "Wrath of God"[/B] character? A: The following picture. And yes, he's holding a monkey.[/i] [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/aguirre2.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][U]ITEM THREE[/U][/B] [B][U][FONT="Impact"][SIZE="4"]500 POSTS![/SIZE][/FONT][/U][/B] ... that is all.

[mad5226]

lol great sure man. Sucks Tanner disappointed you again, but it seems like the email was a nice outlet for you. This is by far my favorite diary my friend. Every time i read another with the likes of Eddie Peak or Acid, etc. I can't help but think "wait, he would never say that" good job man

[eayragt]

[QUOTE=Monkeypox;322720]What they haven't seen is [B]Emma Chase[/B], her arm snaked in the crook of Acid's elbow. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/Emma-Chase-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Gone are the famous goldilocks tresses in their [B]characteristic sexy-librarian bun[/B], gone is the [B]come-hither blouse[/B] and the [B]butt-loving business skirts[/B]. From head to toe, Emma has changed. Her hair is the color of ink, shiny in the pale light. Her eyes are blacked out, her lips darker than the color of blood, her face even more pale than before. And that body... already something of a thing out of legend, Emma's famous torso has gone from don't-show-and-don't-tell business casual to the stuff that makes 15 year old boys die of shock. Seemingly poured into a one piece black leather dress that starts about six inches below her clavicle and ends somewhere on the upper-end of "midthigh", Emma glides down the ramp despite the knee high black boots. Strange, snake themed jewelry snakes around her upper arms... even her fingernails are the color of blood. Gone as well is the catatonic blankness. Emma's face is all confidence, smirking under the gothic imagery, sweeping her eyes across the stunned audience. Despite the [B]skintight outfit[/B] and [B]teeter-totter heels[/B], Emma saunters into the ring with her dignity intact, suggesting but never actually showing anything, and picks up a mic. When she speaks, it's a near purr, and the arena is as silent as I've ever seen it. She exhales breathily into the mic, then smiles. [B] "I am the bride of the dragon."[/B] The crowd boos, but not too heartily. After all, if being the "bride of the dragon" means Emma Chase in something you'd normally only see on Catwoman, it's hard to argue. [/QUOTE] Amen to that. I know you think that Acid's platued, but I hope Ota and especially Black Eagle do will out of this new relationship.

[Monkeypox]

[CENTER][B][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="5"]"Us And Them"[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] I had a long week on my plate, with [B]Davis Wayne Newton, Freddy Huggins, Sgt. Bubba Lee West and Dazzlin' Dave Diamond[/B] all scheduled to stop by the office for potential hiring interviews in the next few days. In between here and there, however, I had an episode of [I]Vendetta![/I] to take care of, and, somewhat more urgently, [B]a contract renewal discussion with Emma Chase.[/B] I had mixed feelings about Emma. On one hand, she was a phenomenal manager - great on the microphone, easy on the eyes, with a great backstage rapport with the guys. Emma had been in the industry so long that she didn't have to deal as much with the whistles and run-of-the-mill disrespect that most female wrestling employees did. Sure, there wasn't a guy in the locker room who hadn't thought at least once about throwing her down on a bench and living out some pornographic spank fantasy, but everyone respected her. She wasn't maternal, exactly, but she had a strange way of remembering birthdays and finding small ways to remind everyone that they were appreciated that pretty much everyone liked her, and losing her would be taken not just as a sign of institutional weakness (there was no question she would be snapped up immediately if we were to release her) but a loss of a central component of our backstage atmosphere. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/Emma-Chase-1.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Emma dresses pretty casually, most of the time, and showed up for her interview in bluejeans and a cardigan - she was still scorchingly hot, but also appealingly casual as she flounced down on the chair, rolling a newly ink-colored lock of hair around her finger and frowning. "I think this is way too severe." She muttered at her hair. I sighed. [B]Emma would be expensive. [/B] "Okay, Emma. Here's the deal. I don't want to lose you. Cuban doesn't want to lose you. Even Nemesis wants you around. I know that me and your boyfriend don't always see eye to eye, but..." Emma rolled her eyes. "Sammy is a dramaqueen. I love him, but he whines for the sake of whining. The truth is, you're finally giving him the push he deserves. I can see that, even if he can't." Emma smiled, locking her blue eyes on me directly for the first time. I felt myself swallowing involuntarily. "The truth, Jack, is that you've done just about everything right. Here you are, putting Sammy in major matches with A-level workers like Acid, and all of the sudden, I'm the bride of the dragon! I'm getting major minutes, speaking parts... it's a dream role for me. [I]And you know that."[/I] She leaned back, still smirking. "If I had to guess, I'd say that [B]you're playing all of your cards now[/B], trying to get me to re-sign out of gratitude. And you know what, Jack, it just might work. So I'm going to give you a chance. I want you to write a number down on a piece of paper and sign it across the table. If I like it, I'll sign right now. Two things you should know before you do: First of all, while I'm very impressed by the special attention you've been paying me in making me a major on-screen character, there are limits. You can stuff me into those little black dragon dresses if you want, but don't you dare think bikini contest or anything like that. I have been in this industry way too long and worked way too hard to take that sort of a step back. Do that, and I walk. Immediately. Secondly... I'm not stupid. I know I'm not worth as much to you as [B]Eddie Peak or Big Cat Brandon or Jack Giedroyc[/B]. But I'm worth a lot more to you than... say... [B]Ota, or Art Reed[/B]. Hell, guys like Ota and Art Reed are precisely why you need me so badly. Just make your offer with that in mind." It was my turn to smile. "I guarantee, Emma, that this is the absolute maximum we can offer you. But I don't think you'll be disappointed. You're expensive, but you're worth it. And you're right. We do need you." I scribbled the number down and slid it across the table, knowing that I had the blessing of Cuban to spend what was necessary to keep Emma in the fold. She turned the page over and smiled. "I'm glad we can keep working together, Jack." She extended a black fingernailed hand, and I shook it. As she turned to leave, she shot me a look over her shoulder through long eye-lashes. "And it's a good thing you re-signed me, Jack. I dyed my hair for you. For us girls, that's the closest thing there is to a long-term commitment." I laughed to myself as the door closed. [B]Emma Chase was now making $2,200 per appearance, making her the third highest PPA worker on our roster[/B]. Worse yet, she appeared at every show. Nine shows a month. Do the math. [B]I'd just made Emma Chase a very rich woman.[/B] Cuban's orders: Spare no expense. I just hope he knew where we'd come up with the money. [I][B]From [U][url]www.dave.com[/url][/U]...[/B][/I] [QUOTE] [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/ven3.jpg[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"]Live from Perry Hall (Great Lakes) for a sold-out crowd of 2,000...[/FONT] [FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]DARK MATCH: Vin Tanner vs Jesus Chavez[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] Result: Vin Tanner d. Jesus Chavez w/a [B]V for Victory[/B]. [i]Jack's Notes: Well, awesome. I put Vin Tanner in a match with Joey Minnesota, he gets a D. I put him in a match with Jesus Chavez, he gets a D. D for Dickory. Anyhow, Tanner is essentially the walking dead for us at this point, having already been served with a pink slip. Chavez is still some distance away from being able to make a meaningful contribution and the crowd still insists on savaging him whenever he enters the ring, and despite showing a little progress as a brawler will probably remain firmly stuck in dark match territory for the foreseeable future.[/i] [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Rating: D[/COLOR][/B] [center][FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]DARK MATCH: #10 Shawn Gonzales vs American Elemental[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] Result: Shawn Gonzales d. American Elemental w/a [B]Latino Crab.[/B] [i]Jack's Notes: And then there's Shawn "Never Lives Up To Even Modest Expectations" Gonzales... yes, he isn't much of a high flier, and no, he didn't know how to bring the best out of a guy like American Elemental, a guy who moves a lot faster and is a lot less reliant on posing to get the audience going. But oh my, this one was ugly. Shawn wouldn't let AE get enough of a foothold in this one to launch any of his incredible spots, and AE's reversals all looked badly timed because Gonzales was just as surprised by them as the audience seemed to be. Just a terrible collision of styles in this one that produces a result no one is very happy with. Amazing that Tanner and Chavez could ever outperform American Elemental and Shawn Gonzales, but there you have it.[/i] [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Rating: D-[/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][U][FONT="Arial Black"]***MAIN SHOW***[/FONT][/U] [FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]Hell's Bouncer vs "Bulldozer" Brandon Smith[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] Result: Bulldozer Brandon Smith d. Hell's Bouncer with a [B]Hail Mary[/B]. [i]Jack's Notes: In the latest of the [B]"shape up or ship out"[/B] series of matches, Hell's Bouncer justifies all of the faith we've never had in him by [B]completely running out of gas in just under nine minutes[/B], and practically sighing with gratitude when Dozer puts him down with the Hail Mary driver and lets him get some rest. Yes, Hell's Bouncer is big and strong and capable, theoretically, of some really impressive power moves and lifts, or at least he should be, to look at him. But he's years away from putting on even an acceptable match, and I think he must be a smoker or something. I've never seen a 21 year old so quick to start wheezing and throwing in the towel. He'll be happier in USPW.[/i] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: D[/B][/COLOR] [center][FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]DARK MATCH: The Suicide Squad (Chris Caulfield and Johnny Martin) vs The McWade Brothers[/COLOR] -Table Match Rules-[/FONT][/CENTER][/size] Result: Chris Caulfield d. Dean McWade with a [B]Danger Drop through a table[/B]. [i]Jack's Notes: So this is our theme for this episode of Vendetta - [B]give guys a chance, and watch them blow it[/B]. So far, we're four for four on me being pretty happy to see these guys go. Sure, I'm not doing the McWades much of a favor by putting them up against my newest tag experiment of Chris Caulfield and Johnny Martin rather than, say, [B]The New Wave[/B], but they can't really be judged by how they do against the Tag Champs. Another stinker in what isn't our best ever Vendetta so far... a D+ is almost good enough to stay on the roster, but not at their salaries. The McWades take one further step towards the exit with this one. Not enough to fire them outright, but this isn't a good sign. Caulfield and Martin, for their part, make a credible debut as a tag team, though I don't know that they're necessarily the cure for whatever is ailing the division in the long term, they might be enough to create another set of playmates for the ODB and New Wave crowd, especially now that [B]Adrenaline Rush[/B] and [B]The Cult of the Gray Dragon[/B] seem to have developed a semi-exclusive relationship. Oh, and Dean McWade was off his game tonight. [B]WHERE'S YOUR SENSE OF URGENCY, MAN?[/B][/i] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: D+[/B][/COLOR] The crowd goes crazy as [B]Eric Tyler[/B]'s old school rock and roll hits the speakers and he finally appears at the top of the ramp, visibly bruised on the left side of his face but smiling with the [B]Unified Title[/B] around his waist and the [B]Tag Team Champions, Guide and Scout[/B] at his side. Tyler moves down the ramp a little gingerly, Guide and Scout pacing him warily, eyes scanning the audience for potential attackers. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/EricTyler.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Tyler finally hits the ring and waits for the audience to quiet down. [B]Tyler:[/B] Cuban, I hear you got yerself a posse together, a [I]lynchin'[/I] posse. Lookin' to lynch me, even. You got yerself some [B]Old Dirty Bastards,[/B] huh? You got yerself that [B]Suplex Kid, Joey Minnesota[/B], right? You got yerself a whole lot of money, right? [B]Tyler:[/B] Let me tell you this, Cuban. [B]It ain't near enough.[/B] Blood over money. A guy like you will never understand that. What we got, you can't buy it. So I'll tell you what - I'll take care of your suplex kid next week on [B][FONT="Arial Black"]DANGERZONE[/FONT][/B], no problem. I'll even give him a shot at the title. But it'll be my rules. I'm gonna learn Minnesota the best way I know how... in a bar fight. Hell, that's where I learned. Maybe someday he'll be good like I am. Maybe someday he'll be champ like I am. But I don't give a f**k about that, because it ain't happenin' on my watch. You ain't ever gonna get this belt back, boy. [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Rating: C[/COLOR][/B] [center][FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]#9 Fumihiro Ota vs #6 Joey Minnesota[/COLOR][/SIZE] -BRASS KNUCKLES TITLE MATCH: Hardcore Rules-[/FONT][/CENTER] Result: Joey Minnesota d. Fumihiro Ota w/a [B]Minnesota Salute.[/B] [i]Jack's Notes: Minnesota comes out while the School of Tradition is still in the ring and for a second, it looks like there's going to be trouble, but Minnesota is smart enough to attack Tyler in a potential 3 on 1 situation (with Scout and Guide almost foaming at the mouth, waiting for Minnesota to do something stupid or give them an excuse). Tyler makes a big show out of conceding the ring to Minnesota, clapping and bowing while Guide and Scout stand at either side, glaring. Ota's music is awesome, his entry steam is awesome, his outfit is awesome. Yet Ota sucks so hard most of the time - no stamina, crappy matches - that even with all of those trailing bits of awesome, i[B]t's hard to figure out why America loves him.[/B] Here he loses, managing to look menacingly flat on his ass after a Minnesota Salute in the 15th minute. The problem here is partially chemistry - I can't blame that entirely on Ota. But I demoted this match entirely because it involved Ota, so even though it's the only title defense on the bill, it ends up as our midcard showcase. Too bad, too. Ota is about to get a whole lot more important.[/i] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: D+[/B][/COLOR] [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/SammyBach.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Sammy Bach[/B] sits in front of a laptop, his face blue in the light. He's in civilian clothes, just a dark t-shirt and some jeans, his floppy hair held back with a bandana. Behind him, Teddy Powell is dressed for business in full length wrestling trunks with the bright lettering of Adrenaline Rush. Powell is pacing, seemingly nervous. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/TeddyPowell.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Powell:[/B] You need to lay off of that thing, Sammy. You need to get focused. I've got [B]Guide[/B] next, and that's a big match for us - if I knock this bird off his wire, they'll have to give us a shot, man. They'll [I]have[/I] to. We can be back in that tag picture with just a couple wins. That's it. Just a few. It'll make you feel better. [B]Bach:[/B] (doesn't look up) We can't do it without help. [B]Powell: [/B] What you mean? We don't need help to win the tag titles again, man, we've done that by ourselves already. We've beaten New Wave before, we just need to - [B]Bach:[/B] (spins and shouts, spit flying out of his mouth) [B]No, we can't get Emma back without help. WE NEED HELP. [/B] [B]Powell:[/B] (face softening) Man, I don't know if we can get Emma back WITH help. It doesn't sound like she wants us to - [B]Bach:[/B] (turning back to the computer) It doesn't matter what she wants. She isn't herself. And anyhow, there's someone out there who hates the [B]Cult of the Gray Dragon[/B] as much as I do. [B]Powell:[/B] As much as YOU do? [B]Bach: [/B] As much as we do. Sorry. [B]Powell: [/B] I've got a match, man. You wanna come down and help me out, that's up to you. (leaves) [B]Bach:[/B] Sure man, I'm on my... wait, holy s**t, he wrote me back. (sits back down) I never thought he'd write back... [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: C+[/B][/COLOR] [center][FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]#7 Guide vs Teddy Powell[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] Result: Guide drew with Teddy Powell after [B]interference from the Old Dirty Bastards[/B]. [i]Jack's Notes: This match is mostly just a vehicle to allow the Cuban Coalition to make trouble, but a pretty effective one, as Guide and Powell show a lot of chemistry en route to a fairly good match. Powell, as mentioned many times, is a pretty standard issue cruiserweight, so he lets loose with a lot of dropkicks and enziguris but can't take it to the next level and bust out anything more creative. Guide knows how to work with him, though, and makes Powell look more dangerous than usual. The match is a fairly balanced one, with both men getting in roughly equal amounts of offense. Powell actually has the upper hand in the latter portion of the match, and has just hoisted Guide for the [B]Motion Sensor[/B] when [B]The Old Dirty Bastards[/B] hit the ring and start pounding away on both of them. The ref immediately calls for the bell as [B]JD Morgan[/B] and [B]Nathan Coleman[/B] split their attacks between Powell and Guide. Seconds later, [B]Joey Minnesota[/B] joins the attack, knocking Powell into the air with a superkick before joining the attack on Guide. The crowd erupts into cheers as [B]Eric Tyler[/B] and [B]Scout[/B] hit the ramp and the ring, blindsiding JD Morgan with a diving shoulderblock and evening the odds for the [B]School of Tradition[/B]. The resulting scrum is extremely violent and chaotic, with both sides unloading on the other with serious malice. As it continues, Powell struggles to his feet but immediately catches a punch from Joey Minnesota followed by a reverse elbow from Scout. Besieged by both sides, Powell finally drops to the mat, covering his head and curling into a ball, totally alone in the chaos.[/i] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: C[/B][/COLOR] After the ring finally clears, the next person out to the ramp is the [B]Wrath of God[/B] himself, to the adoration of the crowd. He's anything but smiles as he immediately snatches up a microphone in the center of the ring. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/WrathofGod.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]"Big Cat Brandon![/B] He would like to know what it is that makes you insist on being such [B]a pain in His divine and biblical ass[/B]! Twice, I have met you in the ring in the effectuation of His wishes! Twice, I have defeated you with His support! It was not personal, it was merely His plan as I am His vessel! Yet you keep coming without reason! There is nothing to gain but His censure, nothing to win but His sanction, yet still, you come! [B]Like the herpes on Satan's tuckus[/B]!" "And He tells me I should turn my cheek and forgive you, embrace you as a brother, shame you with my charity." "And no offense meant to Him, but [B]that's not going to happen this time[/B]. I am the [B]Wrath of God[/B], yes, but you are about to meet the [B]Wrath of Me[/B]. I am coming for you, Brandon, and all the fires of heaven ride at my shoulder. [B]Look upon me and despair![/B]" [COLOR="DarkRed"][B]Rating: B-[/B][/COLOR] [I](Giedroyc is instant ratings on a scale bigger than anyone not named Eddie Peak)[/I] [center][FONT="Garamond"][SIZE="3"][COLOR="Indigo"]#12 Art Reed vs Black Eagle[/COLOR] -Modified Ladder Match Rules-[/FONT][/CENTER][/size] Result: Art Reed d. Black Eagle w/a [B]Dark Matter[/B] [i]Jack's Notes: I am so glad this is how we ended the show. After a night spent showcasing our unmotivated non-talent, being let down by Fumihiro Ota, the McWades, Vin Tanner and Hell's Bouncer, I give the ring over to two people who I know are willing to work for it. This is the [U]Vendetta![/U] tradition, and is half of the reason [U]Vendetta![/U] often has better main events than [B][FONT="Arial Black"]DANGERZONE[/FONT][/B]. Unlike [B][FONT="Arial Black"]DANGERZONE[/FONT][/B], [U]Vendetta![/U] is all about the wrestling, not the plotlines. You'll never see Tyler or Peak main-eventing here. So in that spirit, this match is pure experimentation, and that's a good thing. These two young wrestlers show fantastic chemistry and put on another great "out of left field" match, further cementing Art Reed's status as [B]"Steve Flash II"[/B] in my eyes, a guy who really DOES make everyone else look better. The match is a "modified ladder match", basically a standard ladder match with no title at stake, where the ladder is only a weapon and not the gatekeeper for any sort of reward. As the match goes on (it's scheduled to last 25 minutes), [B]I start to realize just how into it the crowd really is[/B]... and Art and Black Eagle get it too. All the sudden, everyone is going crazy - Black Eagle is flying off of the top of the ladder, Art Reed is snagging Black Eagle through the rungs for a hanging grapevine... [B]Black Eagle is a guy with a popularity of maybe D+ in the Great Lakes, Art is C Rated, and yet the audience is going completely insane.[/B] I put my pad of paper down as Black Eagle counters a hammerlock with a bicycle kick and a footsweep that sends Art spine first into the ladder. It occurs to me that [B]what I'm watching is one of the finest collisions of young talent I've ever seen anywhere[/B] - even ahead of Art Reed's famous series with Acid. When Art finally rolls himself over after superplexing Black Eagle from the top of the ladder for the cover, I'm screaming my lungs out. In the 27th minute, Art Reed gets the win. The crowd cheers for a full five minutes, and he limps to the back, one hand up in victory, the other wrapped around his ribcage. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/ArtReed.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] As the arena lights go up, I notice no one is leaving. [B]Black Eagle gets to his feet, and he's treated to the longest applause of his entire life.[/B] The arena is stomping, shaking, rocking. People are screaming. Black Eagle just stands there, looking confused, totally out of character, and waves to the crowd. They explode. After a moment's hesitation, he takes to the corners in his token perch. Everyone screams his name, me included. The guy just blew the f***ing roof off. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/BlackEagle.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] I never saw this one coming.[/i] [COLOR="DarkRed"][B][SIZE="4"][U]Rating: B (!!!)[/U][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [i]Aaaand... yet again we continue the long, glorious tradition of saving our best stuff for Vendetta. But that's not all we saw. This is the end of one era - an era where guys like Vin Tanner can just sit in the uppermidcard and mail it in, that the start of an era where guys like [B]Black Eagle[/B] can come in as an opener, claw their way to the midcard, and put on one of the best pound for pound matches I've ever seen. [B]Dean McWade, Dallas McWade, Hell's Bouncer, Vin Tanner, Tank Bradley[/B], pay attention. You've just learned what the difference is between them and you.[/i] [B][SIZE="3"][FONT="Arial Black"][U]Show Rating: C+[/U][/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/quote]

[Dragonmack]

Sweet!! :D Congrats on keeping Emma, along with Peak and Brandon. That bodes well for you chances of getting to national ( sometime around 2012 when you finally finish playing the first game year! :p ) Hopefully Cuban's pockets are deep enough to pay those salaries! :D

[Beeker]

Are you feeling ok 'pox? I ask because that's a steady stream of write-ups and backstage interactions. Reupping Emma means she's potentially making more on her PPA contract than she ever could on her written. And now, you don't HAVE to use her every show. A bit of a double-edged dragon fang there - she's guaranteed ratings in any angle or interview but each time she appears live that's money out of Cuban's pockets. Ok... Emma should totally be on every show. I see no downside. Heh... the half-assing it out of DaVE Vendetta was great, especially with how you capped it off with the New Breed of DaVE. Somewhere I can see Cuban trying to figure out what is going on. Joey Freakin' Minnesota's a great moniker. The Suplex Kid is mockable. And just to sort of nickname I can see Benefactor Cuban doing. Looking forward to watching them team up and Cuban attempting a Texas Salute and botching it horribly. AE is ready for prime time 'pox, but you need to find him a good hook. As easy as it is, bundling him as a Superhero ain't gonna work. Not sure what to suggest to be honest. That hook needs to be found sooner not later. And get Cammy onscreen again dammit! I already like Missy Smith. Interesting that you're running a storyline that takes your most over character off screen for an extended period of time (in wrestling terms that's anything over a week or two shows.) Oh, and as a final farewell, Hell's Bouncer vs. Ota in a 'first man so exhausted he slips into a coma 30 minute match.' Please?

[mad5226]

great stuff Pox glad to see you kept Emma I held my breath while reading through that. Great stuff with Black Eagle to glad to see he came through in the clutch.

[lazorbeak]

God I love this diary so much. Everything about it has gotten so good. The match write-ups are detailed without being prohibitively long or move by move dull, the angles are interesting, the characters are fleshed out. It's the best diary I've seen on these forums, and it's inspired me to start up my own diary (and register on these boards). That's how good it is. Aguirre, Wrath of God becoming an inspiration for a main eventer? I love it so much. I've read through this whole diary, and while there were some things that didn't always work too well in the early goings (and I wasn't a fan of nonsensical Eddie Peak), right now it's firing on all cylinders. When you do bring back Peak, please make him less comedic and more dangerous. He shouldn't need Nemesis, and both faces and heels should be afraid of the guy. Maybe somebody could be helping him with his sanity problems, or maybe he's just breaking free of Nemesis' control over him. Either way, he's one of your top guys and deserves to go nuts in the ring and not anywhere else. Also: what's it going to take to get Art Reed a brass knuckles title run? Anyway, keep up the good work.

[GuyInTheCorner]

see to me the interesting question is what should the rest of the roster be more afraid of, the return of a psycopathic Peak, or the potential of clear-headed, focused Eddie? Which one of those would really be more dangerous?

[The Celt]

DaVE Wow... I've read most of the diaries here in this forum...i thought i'd seen all the good ones, i was wrong. I had never read this diary before because to be honest i didn't make much of the intro. But once i sat down and started reading the actual thing...wow, what was i missing! Great diary man. I've been sick for the last few days and i've spent that time reading this entire thread. It's been great, and has kept me quite entertained. I love your creativity, giving each roster member a great personality. I can't tell you how much i mark for Eddie Peak. I love how you've booked DaVE and made me quite the fan. You have a great talent for reading, despite what i hear about you not really beening into actual wrestling as such. Anyway, i was looking for something to do, and so i decided i'd thank ya for entertain a sick man, so check out [url]http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/Aidanbro111/DaVE/[/url] Could be useful for ya.

[Gozer]

Careful, guys. The last time Monkeypox got this much positive affirmation, he stopped posting for a month and a half! Seriously, you're on some sort of binge. Is this your last minute push to get The Wrath of God in for best character of the year in the yearly award thing? I knew I recognized that from somewhere, but lazorbeak (awesome name, dude!) wins the award I should've won a long time ago. That movie is dope s**t, but I don't see a whole lot of Jack Giedroyc in Klaus Kinski, though if you somehow engineer a scene where Giedroyc is surrounded by a bunch of monkeys and picks one up and says "I am the Wrath of God - who's with me?" I'll mark out. My pants. Seriously hilarious photo, though. I honestly think you should just go ahead and start using the Aguirre photo for Giedroyc's icon. Who is with [B]that?[/B]

[Beeker]

[QUOTE=Gozer;324545]I knew I recognized that from somewhere, but lazorbeak (awesome name, dude!) wins the award I should've won a long time ago. That movie is dope s**t, but I don't see a whole lot of Jack Giedroyc in Klaus Kinski, though if you somehow engineer a scene where Giedroyc is surrounded by a bunch of monkeys and picks one up and says "I am the Wrath of God - who's with me?" I'll mark out. My pants. [/QUOTE] Lazorbeak reminds me of classic Transformers (not the live action remake.) A bunch of monkeys? Quick, send out offers to Matty Phatty and Hell Monkey. Add Harrison Hash and Panda Mask II and Panda becomes a Monkey easy enough. Wrath of God *leading* a band of Simian Crusaders? Tim Burton might sue for doing the concept better than he did though.

[brat99]

Monkeypox, I just finished reading this all the way through, and can only think of one word.......AMAZING! Your work and the contributions of the others (I'm looking at the Smarks and those who have made graphic contributions) have made this quite possibly my favorite TEW related diary! btw....I love Bride of the Dragon (aka Evil Emma) and the Tyler / Cuban storyline reaks of Austin vs McMahaon greatness. I look forward to seeing the progress of these storylines and of course how you shape the future of DaVE.

[Jonfun]

I have also just read this all way through. I am currently just started a game with DAVE and you have made me wanna play my game so much. Roll on tomorrow when I am home.

[Monkeypox]

(OoC) For those of you that are just coming to the dynasty for the first time, welcome. As for [B]The Celt[/B], [B]brat99[/B] and [B]JonFun[/B], I've never even flirted with the idea of reading this all the way through... as the writer, I'm sure I'd encounter a zillion instances of things I really wish that I'd done differently, but it would also just take so long! I'm glad that it held your attention that long. [QUOTE=The Celt;324379] Anyway, i was looking for something to do, and so i decided i'd thank ya for entertain a sick man, so check out [url]http://s123.photobucket.com/albums/o291/Aidanbro111/DaVE/[/url] Could be useful for ya.[/QUOTE] Those [I]would[/I] be useful and are very well made - I hesitate because A: I'd need a full set, and DaVE is big and getting bigger, B: The roster is constantly changing and there are guest appearances and etc, and C: I don't have a graphical editing program, so I couldn't do it myself. They're very cool to look at and definitely better than what I have now, but I think it'd be a whole lot of work to implement a new icon system. Maybe special matches? Thanks, though. I dig 'em. [QUOTE=lazorbeak;324356] I've read through this whole diary, and while there were some things that didn't always work too well in the early goings (and I wasn't a fan of nonsensical Eddie Peak), right now it's firing on all cylinders. When you do bring back Peak, please make him less comedic and more dangerous. He shouldn't need Nemesis, and both faces and heels should be afraid of the guy. Maybe somebody could be helping him with his sanity problems, or maybe he's just breaking free of Nemesis' control over him. Either way, he's one of your top guys and deserves to go nuts in the ring and not anywhere else. [/QUOTE] First, [B]congratulations for being the guy who finally figured out the inspiration for the Wrath of God.[/B] I was wondering if anyone here had seen that movie - I was a little surprised no one had gotten it yet. Secondly, I take your point and [B]Guy In The Corner[/B]'s thoughts about [B]Eddie Peak[/B] to heart. Early in the dynasty, there wasn't as much emphasis on character (because the characters were just being introduced) so Eddie's growing insanity got played for laughs, mostly. I still like a few of those early interactions, but his story has just gotten way too dark for comedy anymore - this is a guy who thrives off of splitting people open and he's pretty much totally unhinged right now. I can't promise that he's going to bounce back to being "coherant", but he's a guy that EVERYONE is afraid of now - Cuban, Nemesis, Tyler... pretty much the only two guys who wouldn't hesitate to get into the ring with him, in my eyes, are [B]Acid[/B], because he's just not wired for fear, and [B]Giedroyc[/B], because he assumes he'd win for essentially religious and philosophical reasons. So I agree with you. Anyhow, thanks for the comments and keep reading - I'll keep writing, and maybe we'll make it all the way to the Year End Rewards by 2009...

[Payne]

And, besides, I would have to redo all the pics for the current DaVE logo, anyway!!

[Monkeypox]

[center][B][FONT="Book Antiqua"][SIZE="5"]"Try-Outs"[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/center] Cuban, Nemesis and I had decided that it would be simplest to just book the meetings one after the other to facilitate as direct a comparison of the talent we were seeing as possible. In the end, we'd extended invitations to three of the wrestlers we'd considered, [B]Freddy Huggins, Davis Wayne Newton[/B] and [B]Sgt. Bubba Lee West[/B]. The feeling was that we really only had spots for three new wrestlers, and didn't want to saddle the roster with a whole mess of new "projects" when [B]Cammy Vessey[/B], [B]JKashmir Singh[/B] and the [B]Latino Kings[/B] already filled that role and [B]Bulldozer Brandon Smith, Black Eagle[/B] and [B]American Elemental[/B], all three undoubtedly more ring-ready than anyone we were bringing in, were still only just beginning to gain some recognition. It was also decided, however, that these hires would be [I]projects[/I] in the truest sense of the word. They weren't expected to come in and contribute right away or change the face of DaVE. None of these guys were anticipated to make an instant impact and, indeed, it was possible and even likely none of them would see the TV cameras in the next few months. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/FreddyHuggins.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Freddy Huggins[/B] was the first to arrive for his interview, arriving punctually and dressed a hair above casually, with nice sunglasses (yes, he wore them indoors), a respectably well-ironed shirt and unstained pants. He did most of the talking, rattling off a polished presentation including a video portion emphasizing his time in TCW, mostly aerially oriented lower-midcard matches. When we asked him to present us with a desired salary, he requested $1,100 per appearance, almost exactly in line with what we felt he was worth. In the end, we placed a call to [B]Rick Law[/B], who had remained friendly with the booking team following his appearance at DaVE and over whom we were still collectively crushing and hoping to eventually sign, though none of us had any real idea how it would ever happen. Law gave Huggins his endorsement without promising us he'd blow the roof off of the place right away. We all agreed that while Huggins wasn't anything spectacular in the ring, his mic skills would be an instant asset and he was by far the most "TV Ready" of the prospects. We decided to draft him up a contract and called him with the good news. I hadn't been blown away from Huggins, and even found myself a little irritated by how self-assured he'd seemed, as though his employment with TCW had all but guaranteed we'd gratefully jump at the opportunity to hire him. Of course, we had no good reason not to. The other two interviews would be far more interesting. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/DavisWayneNewton.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Davis Wayne Newton[/B] showed up for his interview a full half an hour early. We didn't have anything special to do, but we made the kid sit anyhow. Nemesis walked over to the small one-way mirror inset into Cuban's door and laughed. "Jack, check this out." Mark and I both set down our papers and walked to the door. DWN was dressed in a suit, for one thing, and it was clear from the way it was hanging on him that he'd only just bought it, probably specially for this interview. But he was pacing back and forth in the hallway, muttering something to himself and gesturing in the air, clearly practicing his speech. Nemesis chuckled. "How old is this kid? Sixteen?" I frowned into my notes on him. "Nope... 19." Nemesis laughed. "Nine f**ing teen. Incredible. Well, hell, let's let him in and give him a beer. Oops, we can't. [B]BECAUSE HE'S F***ING NINETEEN[/B]." We settled into our chairs and the secretary showed DWN into the office. He immediately looked over at Nemesis and froze, stammering. "Sir, I just mean... I mean... Mr. Campbell... Nemesis... you... wow." Nemesis stood up as the kid stammered and blushed, extending a huge hand and swallowing DWN's whole wrist with it, slapping him on the back and introducing himself. Cuban stood and did the same. I frowned. This kid was skinny with a barely post adolescent body. He looked like a high school quarterback. He was a good looking kid with a good smile, but his physique, athletic as it was, made me nervous. He was built like a basketball player, not a wrestler. He had a skinny neck. He looked breakable. I cleared my throat, and everyone sat down. Davis immediately began absently fidgeting with his cufflinks, which were distractingly shiny and fresh-out-of-the-box. "All-State in football and basketball, varsity in soccer. Medalled in boxing and wrestling. Amateur hang-glider." I shut the folder over his resume. "[B]What I'm not seeing here, Mr. Newton, is professional wrestling experience[/B]." Nemesis started speaking, his voice gentler than usual. "Kid, you gotta understand that DaVE ain't the kind of place you normally start your career. We get people here after they've already put in two or three years somewhere else. Hell, we hired Joey Minnesota after he'd been in the business a full six years. And when he started, he was your age, but he didn't start here. You get what I'm sayin'? You tried talking to NYCW?" Davis swallowed hard, detecting his window was closing. "I'm not looking to be famous or main-line shows or anything. But I grew up collecting DaVE tapes, you know? I've got an Eric Tyler poster in my room. Hell, when I was a kid, I had a Nemesis action figure. I think I still do. I've always wanted to give this a try - here and North of the Border Pro Wrestling are the best wrestling outfits in North America. I just want to learn, you know? I want to learn and [B]put in my time[/B]. I think you can learn a lot just by working hard in a place. [B]I just want to put in my time[/B]." Nemesis practically beamed, and I could feel the mood in the room changing. I rolled my eyes. "That's a good thing to understand at your age. [B]There's nothing more important than putting in your time.[/B]" Davis nodded. "[B]Gotta put it in.[/B]" Cuban cut in. "Okay, that's fine, [B]but I'm assuming you would like to get paid while you're putting in all of this damn time[/B]. Any idea how much you think you deserve?" Davis looked flustered. "Gosh, I don't know. I don't really know what's normal. [B]Like... a hundred bucks a show?[/B] A hundred twenty? Is that about right?" Nemesis leaned forward. "Kid, you can't possibly live off of-" Cuban smiled. "Done. Welcome aboard. I'll draw you up a contract. Understand that I'll pay your transportation costs, but that's it. You've got no "downside", so to speak, which means that I'm not under any obligation to use you. If I *do* decide to use you, I expect you to be available. But I may not. All this contract means is that I can, if I decide that I want to. But I'll give you a shot, kid. Be ready next week, and don't leave the Tri-State area." The next few minutes were a flurry of puppydog gratitude, with Davis practically bounding over the desk, tripping over himself babbling about how hard he was going to work to make us glad we'd given him a chance. Nemesis was smiling and nodding, Cuban already looked bored but forced a smile. My frown deepened as he shook my hand twice, seemingly not satisfied with the first shake, and finally bounded out of the office. Nemesis sat in his chair and exhaled contentedly. "That's a smart kid. I like him." I sighed. "This is such a bad idea. That kid has no idea what he's in for." Nemesis slapped the arm of my chair. "Don't be such a goddamn grouch, Jack. That kid just wants to put in his time. Cut him a break." I looked up at the ceiling, lighting a cigarette. "If you say so, just don't expect me to drive him to the hospital when he breaks his neck." Cuban walked over to the window, watching the kid's 1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme sputter and lurch out of the parking lot in a cloud of blue smoke. "We're paying him $125 a show with no downside. If this kid has any talent at all, it's a good investment. If not, I get manicures more expensive than the cost of finding out. That was the easiest hiring decision I've ever made. Hell of a lot easier than deciding whether I wanted to keep you two jokers around." Nemesis grunted and I chuckled into my cigarette. [CENTER][IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/SgtBubbaLeeWest.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Sgt. Bubba Lee West[/B] showed up an hour later. At exactly 2:00 pm, the office door banged open without a knock, and there he was. Bubba Lee wasn't a tall man, but he was built like a barrel. He was dressed in a military uniform that had every indication of being authentic, and had the faded look of a garment that is being worn far too frequently. His shoes were burnished to a shine, the creases in his pants were severe and laser straight. "[B]SARGENT BUBBA LEE WEST REPORTING! SIRS![/B]" His voice was too loud and sharp for the office, and I jumped, catching Cuban doing the same out of the corner of my eye. Nemesis already seemed irritated. Bubba swept his gaze over all three of us. "AT EASE, SOLDIERS! AS YOU WERE!" I stood up to shake his hand, but he only saluted, looking straight through my head at some point far behind me. I indicated he should take a seat and he did so. I started to open my mouth, but he spoke first. "[B]I HAVE DECIDED TO ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT![/B] WE WILL DECIDE ON THE TERMS OF MY COMPENSATION! I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AS TO TERMS AND QUANTITY!" He slid across a sheet of paper, and I turned it over. I felt my eyebrows shoot up, practically banging against my hairline. Wordlessly, I passed the paper to Cuban. I heard him whistle between his teeth. Cuban looked at West, his face blank. "Sargent West, the man you would be replacing most directly is an individual named Vin Tanner. Vin Tanner has 17 years of wrestling experience. He was considered a leader in the locker-room and accomplished in the ring. We let him go for financial and performance reasons. At the time of his release, he was paid $1700 per appearance. [B]Could you explain to me why it is that you think you deserve to be paid $1,500 per appearance?[/B]" "SIR! [B]I AM THE VETERAN OF EIGHT FOREIGN WARS SIR![/B] IT IS MY BELIEF THAT VIN TANNER IS NOT A VETERAN AND HAS FOUGHT IN NO FOREIGN WARS! SIR!" Cuban sighed, examining his fingernails. "Actually, I think he fought in the Civil War or the War of Independence or something. Anyhow, that's not really the point. Eddie Peak - " "SIR! EDDIE PEAK HAS ALSO FAILED TO FIGHT IN ANY FOREIGN WARS! SIR!" Cuban rolled his eyes again. "Actually, I'm pretty sure he was involved in a whole series of wars on his home planet. That's how he ended up here. But Mr. West, you're missing the - " "SARGENT WEST, SIR!" Cuban narrowed his eyes. "That's twice you've interrupted me, Mr. West. We will consider what you've said." "I WILL AWAIT YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF MY OFFER, SIR!" West stood and saluted again, then goosestepped stiffly out of the office. Cuban stared at the closed door. "I f***ing hate that guy." He turned back to me. "That's only two, Jack. I think it's time for you to make a call to [B]Dazzlin' Dave Diamond.[/B]" [QUOTE] [CENTER][FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]NEXT WEEK ON:[/FONT] [IMG]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p44/monkeypocks/DangerZone.png[/IMG] [FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"][B]#2 ERIC TYLER -vs- #6 JOEY MINNESOTA[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [I]The announcement of the formation of the [B]Cuban Coalition[/B] features Brass Knuckles Champion [B]Joey "Freakin" Minnesota[/B] as its centerpiece, and it was only a matter of time before these two men collided in the ring. [B]"The Man Who Won't Stay Down"[/B] puts his newly minted [B]Unified Title[/B] on the line for the first time, this week on [FONT="Arial Black"]DANGERZONE[/FONT][/I]! [CENTER][FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="3"][B]#1 JACK "The Wrath of God" GIEDROYC -vs- #3 BIG CAT BRANDON[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [I]After last week's brutal attack on Vendetta!, it's become clear that [B]Big Cat Brandon[/B] blames the eccentric [B]Giedroyc[/B] for his lack of title defense in DaVE, taking the [B]Brass Knuckles Title[/B] in October of 2006 and blocking Brandon from reaching the championship match at [B]Final Showdown[/B]. Can the Big Cat unlock the biblical riddle that is the Wrath of God?[/I] [B]ALSO SCHEDULED:[/B] [I][B]Davis Wayne Newton[/B] and [B]Freddy Huggins[/B] make their dark match debuts! [B]Sammy Bach[/B] unveils a new ally in his struggle against [B]The Cult of the Gray Dragon![/B][/I] [/QUOTE] [B]PREDICTIONS FORM:[/B] ERIC TYLER vs JOEY MINNESOTA JACK GIEDROYC vs BIG CAT BRANDON SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM):

[sabu_420]

First off, you're on a roll lately Pox. I'm digging the Emma Chase/Acid stuff, and I can't wait for peaks return. That Sgt. Bubba Lee West Interview was classic, Its too bad Cuban hates him. Danger Zone Predictions: [B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA [B]JACK GIEDROYC[/B] vs BIG CAT BRANDON SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: Honestly I have no Idea so I'm just going to guess "Bulldozer" Brandon Smith even thought I think I'm way off. DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: I'd say Art Reed FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): I'd say the O.D.B.'s

[Oregano Jensen]

[B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA: I think Cuban eventually gets the title off Tyler somehow -- but not this time. If it happens this time, it doesn't establish that Tyler can beat Minnesota in an even match. [B]JACK GIEDROYC [/B]vs BIG CAT BRANDON: Giedroyc has Brandon's number. SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: Art Reed? We know he's a face, we know he can put on a good match with Acid, and as always, we know he's not otherwise occupied... DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: American Elemental. Another lightweight guy, plus it gives AE a chance to make up for his disaster last time with Gonzalez. FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): I... don't know? I'm trying to remember a tag team on the roster right now... could be the ODBs. Could be the Latino Kings, though I doubt it. I can't imagine it being the New Wave. Did Braun pick up another tag partner? I seem to recall that.

[Payne]

I know I haven't been around all that much, and I promise, DaVEFan.com will come back. But, I wanted to poke my head in here again, and, if what I HOPE happens comes to pass, I swear, I will mark my BALLS OFF!!!!! I will PM you with some stuff.

[chris caulfield]

[B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA [B]JACK GIEDROYC [/B]vs BIG CAT BRANDON SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: NO IDEA DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST:BBS FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM):O.D.B

[Tigerkinney]

[B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA [I]Whilst I don't think Tyler's reign will necessarilly be a long one (as I feel it is more about the chase than anything else), I can't see him losing it in his first defence.[/I] [B]JACK GIEDROYC[/B] vs BIG CAT BRANDON [I]Never back against the Wrath of God[/I] SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: [B]AMERICAN ELEMENTAL[/B] [I]You've been dropping subtle hints that you want to do more with AE and that an all Cruiserweight series with Acid could have the potential to deliver as an undercard feud.[/I] DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: [B]ART REED[/B] [I]Reed is a solid member of the roster to see if DWN has what it takes to at-least survive in a non hardcore match[/I] FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): [B]ODB[/B] [I]They seem to be the general guess around here, so I'll go with the crowd[/I]

[lazorbeak]

[B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA: Minnesota's a future star either with DAVE or (more likely) with one of the big two, but I don't see him going over here. [B]JACK GIEDROYC [/B]vs BIG CAT BRANDON: The G-man is red-hot, over, and talented. Big Cat's above average, luke-warm, and competent. Jack SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: Guide. Has a history with Acid and could be a breakout star, but he needs to get in the spotlight more often. DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: Art Reed. The two should have a match so good, you'll regret putting it in the dark match slot. FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): Latino Kings. Not sure if Chavez and Gallindo's contracts are over, but you might as well job them out if they're still on the roster.

[Dragonmack]

PREDICTIONS FORM: [B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA [I]Joey "Freakin" Minnesota's time will come, but not yet.[/I] JACK GIEDROYC vs [B]BIG CAT BRANDON[/B] [I]This is a toughie as the "Wrath of God" is using his divine influence to practically force you to push him, but then BCB becomes a very expensive jobber, and he need to be fighting for the title to earn that contract, so he wins here.[/I] SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: Someone from outside of DAVE DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: [I]American Elemental as DWn should be able to bring an excellent match out of AE.[/I] FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): ODB (who may be making an appearance elsewhere soon. ;) )

[mad5226]

Great stuff as usual Pox. I loved the SGT West interview, i had a smile on my face the entire time. PREDICTIONS FORM: [B]ERIC TYLER[/B] vs JOEY MINNESOTA [B]JACK GIEDROYC[/B] vs BIG CAT BRANDON SAMMY BACH'S ALLY IS: No idea...Black Eagle? DAVIS WAYNE NEWTON'S DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST: Either Acid or AE. I figure AE is the more likely of the 2. FREDDY HUGGINS DARK MATCH DEBUT SHOULD BE AGAINST (TAG TEAM): Might as well serve him up to O.D.B.