polK Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 [CENTER][B][SIZE="7"]Building an European Empire: UCR[/SIZE] [SIZE="4"]The contemporary story of the first big promotion on the continent by pol|K[/SIZE][/B] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/UCR.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][SIZE="4"]Table of Contents[/SIZE][/B] [B]Part I - Introduction[/B] Chapter 1: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177221&postcount=2"]A Primer in European Wrestling History[/URL] Chapter 2: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177340&postcount=3"]A Short History of Ultimate Combat Ring[/URL] Chapter 3: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177435&postcount=5"]2006 - A Booking Odessy[/URL] Chapter 4: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177531&postcount=6"]Introducing a Man to the Reader[/URL] Chapter 5: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177531&postcount=7"]A new Year, a new Direction?[/URL] Chapter 6: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=178156&postcount=11"]Ultimate Combat Ring for Starters[/URL] [b]The Lost Chapters[/b] The Chapter formerly numbered 7: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=178156&postcount=12"]UCR International Wrestling Superstars (Week 1 2007)[/URL] The Chapter formerly numbered 8: [URL="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=178156&postcount=16"]Week in Review: 01/2007[/URL] [B]Coming Soon:[/B] Chapter 7: UCR International Wrestling Superstars (Week 1 2007) And much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 1[/B] [SIZE="6"][B]A Primer in European Wrestling History[/B][/SIZE] Seeing how the general interest in professional wrestling in continental Europe is considerably lower than in its modern-day centers - North America, Japan and Great Britain - it comes to no surprise that the history of our sport on the European continent is less well studied than elsewhere. Thanks to wrestling magazines, internet coverage and our own memories, the post-World War II history can be reconstructed pretty easily. For the time before the war, however, research is heavily reliant on oral reports and searching for printed evidence in newspaper archives. Thankfully, many fans of our great sport and wrestling journalists have made great efforts in the last years and contributed greatly to our collective knowledge of the times long pasts. This primer, intended to set your mood for the rest of our story and serve as a backdrop to it, compresses this knowledge into only few paragraphs, but should serve its purpose of passing it to you nontheless. It may surprise, but the roots of professional wrestling can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century. During that time, British wrestlers were featured in so-called exhibition matches without any competitive background, but for decent pay. In 1868, a group of wrestlers from Austria-Hungary were invited to a series of "international exhibitions", pitting them against British wrestlers. Impressed by the success of these events, they decided to promote similar exhibition matches in their home country. Starting with a tournament in Prague in September 1868, the "exhibition wrestling" era broke loose on the continent. The wrestlers, grouped around their most talented members, Ferenc Kameny, a small, but muscular man of Hungarian descent, regularly drew crowds of 500 men anywhere from Budapest to Paris. Their concept was simple: the regular members of the group would go against local wrestlers. The main attraction, however, was Kameny. Of average height, but impressive muscles, paired with a cat-like agility, he was almost impossible to defeat in any environment. In fact, he remained unbeaten in eleven years, from the tournament in Prague until his tragic death in 1879. In summer he had wrestled a big match against the Brit Palmer Jenson who had been unbeaten in five years. The match, billed as the fight between the best wrestlers of continent and the Isles, ended in a controversial no contest when Kameny started bleeding after coming in contact with Jenson's elbow. A rematch was scheduled for fall and was to take place in London. Unfortunately, a drunk man stabbed Kameny to death after getting into an argument with him in a pub. Kameny's death also meant the loss of the biggest draw Europe's exhibition wrestling had to offer. This was a huge blow and along with the trouble caused by the rising tension between the European nations prior to World War I, it ended the era of "exhibition wrestling". In few years, wrestlers were relegated from drawing hundreds of people to their own shows to wrestling in front of a handful men as sideshow attraction at fairs. The "circuit wrestling" era had arrived and with it the demise of the old "wrestling corridor", ranging from Paris to Budapest, which was replaced by regional territories in which wrestlers would travel from opportunity to opportunity. This era is badly documented, but seeing the status these fine athletes had during that time, we can be happy we actually know a few names from that time: Helmut Wagner, a Bavarian blacksmith-turned-wrestler who dominated Southern Germany, Gerard Boulanger, a French wrestler who has a long history of petty theft and illegitimate children, Thierry Longue, a Belgian who is reported with a four-year undefeated streak or Jakob Steltzer, a burly wrestler from Austria with a reputation of fighting dirty. World War I cost a lot of lives and caused a lot of destruction. The post-war years, dominated by the hardship of economic recovery, proved to be surprisingly successful for wrestlers who were well received as a distraction from everyday life. While not breaking out of their sideshow status, it was an important time for wrestling, as the entertainment factor was put into the foreground, first traces of "gimmick" appeared and fixing matches became widespread practice. This development would affect wrestling internationally, through the influcence of wrestler emigrating to the United States, especially Ugur Hacheney, a wrestler of Hungarian descent, who adopted the stage name "Ugur Kameny" and claimed to be the grandson of the famous Ferenc Kameny, who later emigrated to New York and became an important part of wrestling in the Northeast of the United States. Tragically, war again swept across Europe in form of World War II, costing the lives of millions and among them almost an entire generation of men. Unlike after the first World War, the times did not favor wrestling. The destruction caused by the war and the resulting poverty were much more severe and after long years of war, fighting men were not what people wanted to see as a distraction. This time European wrestling needed help from the outside. It came, naturally, from the United States in form of wrestling show held for soldiers stationed in post-war Europe. While initially unnoticed, the trend of being "americanized", particularly strong in West Germany, led to shows held for the general public in the Sixties. Although opposed by vocal "concerned citizens" who were repulsed by the "display of brutality", wrestling very slowly, but surly, was growing new root in European soil. The era of "American wrestling" started as nothing more than American promoters doing a few shows abroad, but soon ambitious European youngsters paid to receive training from the Americans. As far as we can tell, the first post-war wrestling show promoted by an European took place in Hannover, West Germany, in September 1972. The Netherlands, West Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy were the areas where wrestling was received well while France, Belgium, Portugal, Scandinavia and - for political reasons - Eastern Europe did not. (The special history of wrestling in Spain will be covered below.) Besides the already mentioned Hannover, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vienna (Austria) and Milan (Italy) became the "hotbeds" of originally European wrestling. The reader should not think that these hotbeds were running a regular schedule of monthly or weekly shows like modern day promotions. Instead, the traditional schedule of the "Austrian era" was dominated by big multi-day festivals and tournaments held in the cities, which also attracted international superstars, and only a handful of shows in between. Starting in Genoa in March, the small community of wrestlers would travel northwards slowly, eventually reaching Hannover, Hamburg and Amsterdam, then turn south again until the factual "season finale", the Ferenc Kameny Memorial Cup, held in Vienna in September. Defining figure of this era, spanning from the mid-1970s until 1990, was Ulrich Feilschneller, a heavy Austrian with a background in amateur wrestling and judo who entered wrestling in the early Seventies, spending the first years of his career in the United States where he was known as the red-masked "Austrian Giant". Of course, he was a regular at European shows and even earned quite a reputation in Japan where he worked for GCG. In the Eighties he eventually took control of the Vienna territory and later bought out the Hannover and Hamburg territories. Just as Feilschneller seemed to be on his way to establish a promotion with an American-style full schedule, the changes of 1989 and 1990, the collapse of the Communist block of nations in Eastern Europe, suddenly seemed to offer endless opportunities. So instead of focussing on developing his territories - already under pressure as TV was offering the more up-to-date product of American promotions - he spent a fortune, his fortune, on trying to establish a foothold in Eastern Europe. Feilschneller's promotion was broke by late 1992, effectively leaving Europe as a playing field of indies which came and went quickly. Feilschneller would seek a final run as wrestler in Japan at age 47, retiring not before 1998 and passing away only a few months later. With the end of the classic system of wrestling brought by Feilschneller's business decisions proven wrong, the - now greater - Europe was on the feeding tube of the tube: American wrestling from SWF and Japanese wrestling from BHOTWG. Independent promotions existed, experimented with styles, attracted a small cult following, but never lasted. It was not until April 1998 when Louis Figo, called "Mainco" (the Maniac), followed the steps of his forefathers and founded UCR which eventually should become the biggest promotion Europe has ever seen. The Figo family actually are a dynasty of "wrestling" promoters as long as you count "Lucha Català", the distinct style of wrestling original to [Cornellverse] Catalonia, a region in Northeastern Spain. Judging from old film recordings of those fights in possesion of the Figo family, traditional Lucha Català (translating into Catalonian Fighting) was mixture of greco-roman wrestling, some elements of sumo and some ideas of bull-fighting. It's most unique aspect is the distinction between an attacker and a defender, both of which are specifically restricted to particular moves to push the opponent out of bounds or pin him (attacker) or evading the opponent until time expires or wrestling him into passivity (defender). Once a big part of [Cornellverse] Catalonian culture, with many promoters, particularly the Figo family, making money with it, Lucha Català fell out of favor during the Sixties when the Fascist government of Franco banned the sport. The sport survived in the underground, however, and to this day plays a - much smaller - role in [Cornellverse] Catalonia. This concludes our primer on the history of wrestling in continental Europe, as far as 1998. While to this day countless independent wrestling promotions are running shows across Europe, the main focus of genuinly European wrestling lies on the history of Ultimate Combat Ring which will be covered in our next chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 2 [SIZE="6"]A Short History of Ultimate Combat Ring[/SIZE][/B] As we have learned from the previous chapter, wrestling in Europe has never seen one big promotion, running a full schedule in a greater region until UCR came along. While Ulrich Feilschneller's Vienna-based promotion looked poised to become one in the late 1980s/early 1990s, bad business decisions quickly ended this trend and the promotion as a whole. So Ultimate Combat Ring was the first company to grow to such a size, but it's way there was quite the struggle. This chapter will compile the troubled history of UCR from its inaugural show in April 1998 until 2006. Louis Figo is the descendant of what could be called Lucha Català's premier family. His great grandfather Carlos was a multi-time Middleweight Grand Champion (the most prestigeous weight class in that sport) who later turned to organizing Lucha events. His son Raúl started as a Luchadore, too, but he never even came close to his father's success and soon turned to the business side of things. Following the rule that talents often skip one generation, Raúl's three sons Frederico, Hidalgo and Juan Enrique again were exceptional competitors. Their carreers were cut short by the government ban of Lucha Català. When the ban was removed after the end of the Franco dictatorship, Frederico was the one to pick up the family tradition again as a promoter. Louis Figo, son of Hidalgo, was introduced to Lucha Català at age 16 in 1984. He was seen as a prospect, but during a time when Italian pro wrestling promoters tried to establish a foothold in Spain, Louis Figo became far more interested in American-style wrestling. He started wrestling in the central European circuit and quickly earned his nickname "Manico" for his distinct in-ring style still heavily influenced by the principles of Lucha Català. After the decline of the classic European system, Figo became a traveller, wrestling in many different places and styles, including a short stint in DAVE and two longer runs in MOSC and GCG (where he earned his "The Pain from Spain" moinker). Eventually, he decided to return to Europe and to establish his own promotion. The first show under the Ultimate Combat Ring banner was held in April 1998 in Barcelona. Figo tried to establish his product as a less regulated, more hard-hitting version of Lucha Català, heavily influence by Puroresu. But the Catalonian audience rejected the handful shows ran in Spain as an insult to traditional Lucha and to the Figo family name. Having a host of German and Austrian wrestlers on his roster, he relocated UCR to Essen in the Ruhr Area of Germany and, given the urban character of the region, tried to establish a DAVE-like hardcore cult promotion. It would have been successful, if not for the meddling city authorities who continously harrassed the promotion, finally banning them from the city in summer of 2000. UCR tried to move into Bochum, a few kilometers east, but local authorities were alarmed and declined to allow them to run a show in the city. They tried to gain a foothold in the notoriously hardcore Amsterdam market, but it was already saturated by two local promoters. Consequently, went on a six-month hiatus in 2001, during which Louis Figo tried to come up with a new formula and find a place where he could make it work. In January 2002, a completely revamped UCR promoted their first show out of Paris. In the main event, Stig Svenson, now revamped as "Captain Hero", took the UCR World Combat Championship off Scheming Behemot and thus ushered the new, family friendly product. With cartoonish gimmicks and over-the-top storylines, the promotion quickly became popular with the French crowd and in late 2002, UCR started their first tour through the countryside. Eventually, the network executives from the Continental Sports X1 headquarters in Paris noticed the "new" promotion and put them on their network in spring 2003. Starting with 30 minutes on Tuesday nights, UCR International Wrestling Superstars would impress with its ratings week after week until it became the one and a half hour fixture at 7PM on Wednesday evenings it is today. Things looked good going into 2006, but internal turmoil would do significant damage to what was a winning formula found after a long search. With this outlook we conclude our look at the history of Ultimate Combat Ring before 2006, a year that almost spelt doom for the company and that will be covered in the next chapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor9600 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Bravo... i love playing the UK/Europeon areas. I'll be reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 3 [SIZE="6"]2006 - A Booking Odessy[/SIZE][/B] After its troubled beginnings, Ultimate Combat Ring seemed to have finally found their winning formula. Live attendances all across Europe and TV ratings were on a slow, but steady rise, business was going fine and the future looked bright. From the outside. Internally, there was much tension over Louis Figo Manico's booking in the second half of 2004 when nobody seemed to be able to end Figo's fourth championship reign. To quiet the voices that were upset with his egoistical booking, Figo surprisingly dropped the World Combat Championship to the young Sergei Kalashnov who suddenly was pushed to Main Event duties. Things looked good again until Louis Figo Manico again pushed himself towards the title in a big feud against champion UK Dragon in late 2005. Tensions rose again and Manico decided to have a triangle match where Kalashnov won the title for a second time by pinning him. At this point, Figo was planning to take himself off the air for a while and booked an injury angle that would take him off the show after a rematch against Kalashnov. Figo retreated to his house in Barcelona to heal some nagging injuries and come up with some new ideas for booking, starting January 2006. During that time, Doctor Insane was to take over the booking duties. But instead of continuing to run UCR on cruise control, the Doctor ordered that the company needed to get more edgy. His main focus was characters and in-ring action (a point many of the wrestlers had long demanded). However, it became not what people expected. In the character department, the comic book characters suddenly had superpowers: Captain Hero's had super-strength, Dark Falcon a mesmerizing stare and Inky The Squid Boy's trademark black mist now was sold as being poisonous. Worst thing was the makeover for The Force. The tag team of Toby Juan Kenobi and Jed High which became a fan favorite as sci-fi geeks dressing up in Jedi garb and spouting out Star Wars catchphrases suddenly became "real" Jedis, using the force choke against opponents and made opposing teams fight each other with the Jedi Mind Trick. While these changes were not popular with the fanbase, the makeover for the in-ring actions was even more questionable. Doctor Insane wanted to modernize the 80s-style booking and (re-)introduced hardcore to UCR. After years of comical and harmless family friendly entertainment, suddenly blood was spilled on UCR International Wrestling Superstars, in arena-wide brawls with lots of weapons, most infamously the "lightsabres" used by The Force (painted kendo sticks). The changes infuriated the fanbase majorally as well as the network. Protests showered Continental Sports X1 and UCR as the fans flocked away from the new product with no new hardcore fans attracted (due to the over the top gimmicks). After only three and a half months, Figo rushed out of his hiatus and tried to salvage the situation. Doctor Insane was released from his booking duties, but for unknown reasons not fired altogether. In his place now was a new booking commitee, made up of Herschel The Hammer, Captain Hero and Louis Figo Manico. The new booking commitee made a storyline out of the situation by having Figo surprisingly return on International Wrestling Superstars on March 29th 2006. There, he declared that he was on a quest to throw the filth out of UCR and after one month, he had succeeded on-screen. Under the new booking commitee, the product had been turned around again, but not quite reverted back. The shows now had a strong focus on in-ring action without abandoning the comedy and gimmicks; called "Traditional Entertainment", one cannot deny the obvious influences of TCW's "Tradition Updated" style. It also seems that the new booking commitee is aiming to slowly phase out some of the over-the-top aspects of the gimmicks. They also started to get rid of some "roster overweight": Bigger Dan Ewe, Bully Benrubi (after the Kosher Nostra stable was disbanded), Cannonball Logan, Ian Vincible and announcer Salty Larry. While busy cost-cutting, Herschel The Hammer demanded as reward for his booking work, but instead got a pink slip, too, and was replaced on the booking commitee with Jonathan C. Kerner. So after a year of trouble, 2006 ended on a high note for UCR. The "Reign of Insane" (as dubbed by the internet wrestling community) almost drove away the existing fanbase and nearly cost them their television deal. But out of the bad came good. Loius Figo Manico's return and feud against hardcore was successfully both businesswise and in realigning the product into a more Traditional formula which was an instant success. With a trimmed down roster, a new winning formula and a reconciled fanbase, UCR seemed to be set alright going into 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 4 [SIZE="6"]Introducing a Man to the Reader[/SIZE][/B] Jonathan C. Kerner, born on October 9th 1982, grew up just like any other kid in Germany, except that he was a wrestling fan. That wouldn't have made much of a difference, hadn't he met Horst Braun at school. Horst was four years older than him, but also a wrestling fan. After finishing school, Horst started training to become a wrestler and eventually made his first steps on the German indy circuit. In 2002, Jonathan also graduated from school and had some months time for partying during summer before going to university. Horst contacted him and invited him to attend some shows and help him out as a manager, thinking that Kerner just might have some natural talent for that role. And he was right. Kerner's debut and microphone skills did not go unnoticed. Quickly, he found himself booked again and again, making good money, so he decided to don't go university right away and earn some money before, especially since he had one additional year in his carreer planning, opposed to those who had to do Military Service or "Zivildienst". During this time, he also started training to become a wrestler, but soon realized that his lack of natural athleticism wouldn't take him far, so he stuck with the basics and competing in the odd comedy match once in a while. But soon he found another gig besides managing: a promoter who wanted to tape one of his shows and release it on DVD asked him to do commentary. Kerner liked it and found his niche. He started a small company that would tape shows for indy promoters, produce and release them. With this, he quickly became one of the most important and well-known men on the German wrestling scene while making decent money off his company. Quickly, he earned a reputation as "the German voice of wrestling", thanks to being on virtual every release of local shows and being the first German-speaking announcer in a long time who didn't come from a background in journalism and actually cared about wrestling. His skills didn't go unnoticed and in 2004 he started working for UCR, doing German voiceovers and a German commentary for their DVD releases. In 2006, he became increasingly involved in actual UCR business backstage as his company was contracted to take care of their DVD releases completely. Seeing his talent for the business side of wrestling, Louis Figo Manico promoted him into the booking commitee after Herschel The Hammer was fired. Going into 2007, he, alongside Stig "Captain Hero" Svenson and Louis Figo, would be in charge of UCR. [b]User Character: Jonathan C. Kerner[/b] Nationality: German (European), Based in: Europe Male, born in October 1982 Status: Non-Wrestler, Style: Regular Wrestler, Size: Heavyweight Favorite Roles: Announcer, Manager (usually), Wrestler, Occasional Wrestler, Color Commentator, Personality (sometimes) Language Skills: German, English (fluent), French (basic) Reputation: Lowest [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/kerner0106.png[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 5 [SIZE="6"]A new Year, a new Direction?[/SIZE][/B] Since no tapings had been scheduled in the week between Christmas and New Year, UCR would hold it's first event of the year on January 2nd, taping International Wrestling Superstars just one day before the airing; this is not intended to become the norm, however. Originally, UCR had intended to air a "Best of 2007", but Jonathan C. Kerner pushed the idea of a regular show to get some new storylines going for the big event of the month: UCR Meltdown, currently scheduled for January 27th. When the booking commitee agreed to this idea, they also made the decision to make Jonathan C. Kerner a color commentator and let him help fleshen out the booking on the air. Another concern for the bookers was the lack of a real road agent and they quickly agreed to contact "Sick" Nick Adams for the job. Also, concerns over some worker's gimmicks were brought up. Ali Bloxsome's and Dark Falcon's characters were in desperate need of a makeover. While it was quickly agreed that Bloxsome could be made a member of the Rogues Gallery stable of heels and get a fitting gimmick, they did not have any ideas for Dark Falcon and decided they'd rather think about it a bit longer instead of making a quick, but wrong move. A bit surprising was that Jonathan C. Kerner brought up the issue of Byron's gimmick. The reigning World Combat Champion, currently working as a ****y heel Teen Idol, really has no need of a gimmick change, but Kerner obviously feels that his character could need a bit more sophisticated edge, reflecting his age (he's thirty now). From what has become public, Captain Hero seconded that idea as he was already promoting to tone down the over-the-top aspects of some of the gimmicks. A final creative decision was made when the booking commitee decided to end a long-running dispute among fans and officially introduce Inky The Squid Boy into The Super Crew stable. On the business side of things, Jonathan C. Kerner received the permission to scout for some talented workers willing to work cheap to add to the mid- and undercard ranks and the tag team division. A big concern was the fact that the television deal with Continental Sports X1 would expire after the current season. It was agreed that the network would be approached about negotiations later that month. Louis Figo also enforced some ground rules for running business: in the next two years, UCR must have more money than now [CRITICAL: must have more money than the current $750,000 when time expires, 24 months] and even when there's need to invest money, they may not spend it all [CRITICAL: cannot drop below $0 at any time, 12 months]; also they will not sign under-trained wrestlers [BLOCK: cannot sign wrestlers with less than D in Basics, 24 months]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeypox Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'm enjoying this, but I'll need to see a show before I can jump in completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad5226 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I really love all the detail you've put into the back story I'm going to wait and see how you book the matches though before I'm completly sold on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Thanks for the feedback, guys. The first show should be up tonight (European time) or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 [B]Building an European Empire: UCR - Chapter 6 [SIZE="6"]Ultimate Combat Ring for Starters[/SIZE][/B] [B]Ultimate Combat Ring (UCR)[/B] Founded April 1998 Owner: Louis Figo Manico Based in: Barcelona, Spain (Western Europe) Money: $750,000 Size: Regional Popularity: Western Europe: 55% (C-) Central Europe, Eastern Europe: 45% (D) South UK, Midlands, North UK: 15% (F+) Scotland: 10% (F) Product Style: Traditional Entertainment Match Ratio: 80% Expected Match Lengths: 10/15/22 min Match Intensity: 40% Match Danger: 40% Womens' Wrestling: Division T&A Level: Low Face/Heel Divide: Strong Key Features: Traditional Heavy: Mainstream, Realism Medium: Comedy, Cult, Modern Low: Hardcore, Pure, Daredevil Very Low: Risque None: Hyper Realism, Lucha Libre [b]The Roster[/b] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Byron.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Captain Hero.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Louis Figo Manico.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Scheming Behemot.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Sergei Kalashnov.jpg[/IMG] Main Eventers (from left to right): Byron, Captain Hero, Louis Figo Manico, Scheming Behemot, Sergei Kalashnov. [B]Byron[/B] (30 yo, British, Entertainer, Middleweight, Heel, Teen Idol): The currently reigning World Combat Champion finally ascended to the top of UCR in the second half of 2006, eventually taking the title off Captain Hero in October and started a strong run with it. Based on his natural good looks, he has played an arrogant upperclass heartbreaker for basically all of his career. Initially, he was a light high-flyer, but over the years, he bulked up on muscles and added many power moves to his regular arsenal. [B]Captain Hero [/B](35 yo, Norwegian, Regular Wrestler, Middleweight, Face, Comic Book Hero): A mainstay in UCR since the beginnings, Stig Svensson adopted the gimmick of Captain Hero during his first feud against the Scheming Behemot in 2001/2002. An able all-round competitor with charisma and good looks, he interpreted the gimmick in a not-too-serious way that made him a huge fan favorite. In 2005, he was one of the key players in the crusade against the filth of the "Reign of Insane" and thus enters 2007 with a lot of momentum. [B]Louis Figo Manico[/B] (38 yo, Spanish, Technician, Middleweight, Face, Old School Face): The owner of UCR, unlike many others in his position, is never questioned for his position as a Main Eventer in his company. "The Pain from Spain" is known for consitently great performances inside and outside of the ring. Over the past years, he stepped a bit out of the spotlight and let people light Byron or Sergei Kalashnov shine. His quest to clean up the promotion after the "Reign of Insane" catapulted him back into the center of attention and as of December 2007, he is chasing the World Combat Championship again. [B]Scheming Behemot[/B] (38 yo, German, Entertainer, Super Heavyweight, Heel, Demon): From the beginning in 1998, the German 460-pounder has been an integral part of UCR's roster. During the family friendly era, Christian Jahnke became the Scheming Behemot, the demonic leader of the Rogues Gallery stable. His appearance (especially his trademark entrance in a black armor-style suit) and aura usually make up for his mediocre in-ring work, holding him solidly on top as one UCR's main heels. [B]Sergei Kalashnov[/B] (27 yo, Belorussian, Entertainer, Lightweight, Face, Dude): "The Fresh Prince of Belarus" is one of UCR's biggest success stories. Originally thought of a high-flyer with the potential to become a solid midcarder, Kalashnov impressed everyone with his performances and natural charisma. This "fonz factor" would eventually propelled him to the top and made him a two-time World Combat Champion. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Bam Bam Johansson.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Dr Insane.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Joey Beauchamp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Mr Evilness.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/White Knight.jpg[/IMG] Upper Midcarders (from left to right): Bam Bam Johansson, Doctor Insane, Joey Beauchamp, Mr. Evilness, White Knight. [b]Bam Bam Johansson[/b] (22 yo, Norwegian, Entertainer, Large Heavyweight, Heel, Monster): Discovered by fellow Norwegian Captain Hero, Johansson is an awe-commanding human specimen. Debuting in 2006 after what many feel was not enough training, he quickly tore his way through the roster, although his in-ring performance is still far from solid. But still, he is successful and accepted by the fans at his current push as his 80s-throwback powerhouse style seems to work well for them. [b]Doctor Insane[/b] (39 yo, Spanish, Entertainer, Middleweight, Heel, Weirdo): Nobody remembers who had the idea for the crazy scientist gimmick, but who cares when Doctor Insane's great portrayal of the character again and again reinstates his status as UCR's most over-the-top character and probably most dangerous heel. While his in-ring work never amazes, his character did for years. 2006 marked the low point of his career when his stint as UCR head booker went awfully wrong. Finally out of the doghouse again, Doctor Insane seems to be poised to bounce back in 2007. [b]Joey Beauchamp[/b] (30 yo, British, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Heel, C0cky Youth): Only few doubt that Joey's current stint as UCR European Champion is only a step on his way to greater things. Great looks, great charisma, flashy wrestling style and a memorable heel character make him the guy that fans currently enjoy to hate most. Coming out of 2006 with a big win over the White Knight, 2007 might be the breakout year of his career. [b]Mr. Evilness[/b] (31 yo, German, Entertainer, Middleweight, Heel, Evil Doer): Mr. Evilness may not be the best wrestler, most intimidating character or a captivating entertainer, but he commands one's respect. His eyepatch isn't merely a gimmick, but Thomas Kowalski is genuinely blind on one eye. Despite this handicap, he managed to become a solid competitor as Doctor Insane's partner-in-crime, teaming with him as The Dark Side and member of the Rogues Gallery stable. [b]White Knight[/b] (31 yo, Swedish, Entertainer, Heavyweight, Face, Knight): The Swedish bodybuilder and powerhouse is best known in the wrestling world as perpetual nemesis of Scheming Behemot. With his entrance in a full suit of armor, they have been called to be seperated at birth by fans and they have put on some memorable stuff together over the years. Despite his great looks and solid performances, he never managed to break through the glass ceiling and to the top. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Evil Henchman 1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Inky The Squid.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Jed High.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Abraham Slam.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Puffy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Toby Juan Kenobi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Wonder Boy.jpg[/IMG] Midcarders (from left to right): Evil Henchman #1, Inky The Squid Boy, Jed High, Poppa Punisher, Puffy The Sand Iron Player, Toby Juan Kenobi, Wonder Boy. [b]Evil Henchman #1[/b] (23 yo, British, Brawler, Lightweight, Heel, Lackey): One half of the epinymous tag team "Evil Henchmen" with his twin brother, both Henchmen have not much to offer in terms of performance, but still have a lot of time to improve. The gimmick of the lackeys who actually do the dirty work for the Rogues Gallery is not spectacular, but seems to work. [b]Inky The Squid Boy[/b] (29 yo, American, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Face, Comic Book Hero): Inky has always been a fan favorite on the European Circuit, backing up his somewhat comical gimmick with solid high-flying performances. His tradmark is the Black Mist, dubbed the Ink Squirt. [b]Jed High[/b] (26 yo, Australian, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Face, Sci-Fi Geek): One half of "The Force", Jason Cole has played his role as Star Wars geek well for years now. Having improved his in-ring skills along the way, many think he could overcome the gimmick any time now. [b]Poppa Punisher[/b] (34 yo, Austrian, Brawler, Heavyweight, Heel, Bully): The only member of the dissolved Kosher Nostra stable to retain his job with UCR, the former Abraham Slam has reverted to his old ring name Poppa Punisher. Still struggling to find a new role in UCR, his decent brawling skills keep him a viable foe for any face on the roster. [b]Puffy The Sand Iron Player[/b] (26 yo, Dutch, Brawler, Middleweight, Heel, Frustrated Golfer): Originally a hardcore worker out of the Amsterdam circuit, Puffy entered UCR during their hardcore era. When the company turned around 180 degrees, Puffy surprisingly stayed with them, toning down his in-ring style. Inspired by his trademark weapon, a golf club, he created the memorable gimmick of a frustrated golfer that earned him his share of fame despite never being more than a jobber to the stars. [b]Toby Juan Kenobi[/b] (28 yo, Italian, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Face, Sci-Fi Geek): The other half of The Force, Toby is lagging slightly behind his partner Jed in terms of skill development. Nontheless, he is a solid worker and the popular gimmick continues to keep him a fixture on the midcard. [b]Wonder Boy[/b] (26 yo, Italian, Cruiserweight, Small, Face, Comic Book Hero): A decent young high-flier, Wonder Boy with his gimmick inspired by Batman's Robin is a member of the Super Crew stable and tag team partner of Super Falcon. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Beast.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Dark Falcon.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Evil Henchman 2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Super Falcon.jpg[/IMG] Lower Midcarders (from left to right): Beast Bantom, Dark Falcon, Evil Henchman #2, Super Falcon. [b]Beast Bantom[/b] (20 yo, British, Brawler, Large Heavyweight, Heel, Monster): Orignally wrestling under his real name Martyn Staddon, "the Master of the Powerbomb" renamed himself to reflect his savage ring style. Since his debut for UCR in November 2006, he impressed with his potential; many already see him as a better version of Bam Bam Johansson. [b]Dark Falcon[/b] (26 yo, Portugese, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Heel, Comic Book Villain): Archnemesis and training partner of Super Falcon, he is the "evil" part of the duo. His high-flying style makes him a fixture in the undercard as he's the only matching opponent for the likes of Inky, The Force and the other face high-flyers. [b]Evil Henchman #2[/b] (23 yo, British, Brawler, Lightweight, Heel, Lackey): The other part of the "Evil Henchmen" duo, Number 2 is an unspectacular, but reliable worker. Should his skills continue to improve, he could become a solid performer. [b]Super Falcon[/b] (28 yo, Portugese, Super Junior, Lightweight, Face, Comic Book Hero): With his better rounded in-ring skills, Super Falcon is to be considered the better half of the Falcon duo who spent many years training together and fighting each other. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Ali Bloxsome.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Geoff Borne.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Ruud Van Anger.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Frank De Pain_alt.jpg[/IMG] Openers: Ali Bloxsome, Geoff Borne, Ruud Van Anger, Frank De Pain (actually enhancement talent) [b]Ali Bloxsome[/b] (38 yo, British, Technician, Middleweight, Heel, currently being repackaged as Evil Doer): With a long career under his belt, "The Demoltion Druid" is still looking for his big breakthrough. Being a solid performer in every aspect, maybe his planned association with the Rogues Gallery could help him. [b]Geoff Borne[/b] (20 yo, American, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Face, no gimmick): Originally working in his native USA, Borne moved to Europe to develop his skills in a more relaxed environment. Still very young, he has lots of time to improve over the already acceptable basics he posseses. [b]Ruud Van Anger[/b] (25 yo, Dutch, Spot Monkey, Small, Face, Underdog): One half of the current Tag Team Champions, Van Anger plays the role of the underdog who is on a lucky streak with winning and defending the title to perfection. [b]Frank De Pain[/b] (24 yo, Dutch, Spot Monkey, Small, Face, Underdog): The other half of the "Double Dutch" team who currently are tag team champions is a Spot Monkey who is best used as underdog against bigger workers. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Alpha Female.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Anna Ki.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Geena Princess.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Jeri Behr.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Miss Information.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Speedy Marie.jpg[/IMG] Womens' Division (from left to right): Alpha Female, Anna Ki, Geena The Warrior Princess, Jeri Behr, Miss Information, Speedy Marie. [b]Alpha Female[/b] (36 yo, German, Puroresu Style, Lightweight, Heel, Old School Heel): A veteran worker, Vera "Alpha Female" Grimm is the backbone and backstage leader of UCR's Womens' Division. Her muscular build and hard-hitting in-ring style distinguish her well from the other female competitors and make her an efficient heel. [b]Anna Ki[/b] (26 yo, Russian, Entertainer, Small, Face, Tomboy): Joey Beauchamp's girlfriend followed his lead and won gold in 2006. While still in need of developing her skills across the board, her good looks and great potential will make her an important part of UCR's Womens' Division for years to come. [b]Geena The Warrior Princess[/b] (28 yo, American, Brawler, Lightweight, Face, Amazonian): With her unique gimmick, based on savage brawling in the ring and angry interviews outside, Geena has made herself a big name in Europe's womens' wrestling. Needless to say, she's a mainstay in UCR as well. [b]Jeri Behr[/b] (23 yo, Swedish, Cruiserweight, Lightweight, Face, Old School Face): A young stunning woman with a background in competitive gymnastics, Jeri is continously improving. Already a solid worker, she surely will go places in a few years time. [b]Miss Information[/b] (28 yo, British, Technician, Small, Heel, Secretary): Trained by British Samurai, Laura McKenna is noted for her excellent grasp of the basics and her outstanding consistency. While still in need of improving her actual in-ring skills, she already is a viable competitor in UCR. [b]Speedy Marie[/b] (31 yo, French, Regular Wrestler, Lightweight, Heel, Egomaniac): An expierienced and skilled high-flyer, Marie is better known for her distinctive bright red hair and her c0cky heel persona. This mix made her a mainstay in the Womens' Division for quite a while now. [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Gary Garrett.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/The Player.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Matthew Morris.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Patrick Garrett.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Stetson Hatt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Simona Cox_alt1.jpg[/IMG] Non-Competitors (from left to right): Gary Garrett (Personality), Jonathan C. Kerner (Color Commentator), Matthew Morris (Announcer), Patrick Garrett (Referee), Stetson Hatt (Manager), The Princess (Manager). [b]Gary Garrett[/b] (34 yo, Swiss, Never Wrestles, Lightweight, Heel, currently being repackaged as Staff Member): The "evil twin" of Patrick, Gary Garrett is a referee just like his brother. After the "twin confusion" has been played off ad nauseum, he has been phased out of refereeing in late 2006 and is set to return as a Staff Member used in backstage angles. [b]Jonathan C. Kerner[/b] (24 yo, German, Regular Wrestler,Heavyweight, Heel, set to debut as Troublemaker): After building his reputation as manager and announcer on the indy circuit, Kerner has recently been called up by UCR as a regular. He will debut in 2007 as new color commentator on their show, although there is the possibility that he will also work in a managing capacity. [b]Matthew Morris[/b] (41 yo, British, Never Wrestles, Heavyweight, Face, no gimmick): After years as MOSC's secondary announcer, Morris was brought into UCR to become their lead announcer in 2007. Recognizable by his ability to convincingly sell stories to the crowd as well as his enormous height, standing at 6'6". [b]Patrick Garrett[/b] (34 yo, Swiss, Never Wrestles, Lightweight, Face, no gimmick): A respected referee on the European scene, Patrick is currently senior (and only) official of UCR. [b]Stetson Hatt[/b] (40 yo, American, Never Wrestles, Lightweight, Heel, Cowboy): Originally a Texan , the "Jewish Cowboy" has seen most of his success in Europe. Formerly manager of the disbanded Kosher Nostra stable, he hasn't been seen much since then as he has not been paired with new clients yet. [b]The Princess[/b] (26 yo, British, Never Wrestles, Small, Face, Sci-Fi Geek): Simona Cox is better known as "The Princess", manager of The Force. Her trademark outfit is a golden bikini, reminiscent of Princess Leia in "Return of the Jedi". This is, however, not the only key to her success as she just plays her gimmick as well as her clients. [B]Tag Teams[/B] Double Dutch (Ruud Van Anger & Frank De Pain), Full Time, Experience: C The Dark Side (Doctor Insane & Mr. Evilness), Semi Active, Experience: D- The Evil Henchmen (Evil Henchman #1 & Evil Henchman #2), Full Time, Experience: B The Force (Toby Juan Kenobi & Jed High), Full Time, Experience: D- The Rescue Rangers (Super Falcon & Wonder Boy), Semi Active, Experience: D- [b]Stables[/b] The Rogues Gallery: Dark Falcon, Doctor Insane, Evil Henchman #1, Evil Henchman#2, Mr. Evilness, Scheming Behemot. The Super Crew: Captain Hero, Super Falcon, White Knight, Wonder Boy. [B]Champions[/B] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/Generic14.jpg[/IMG] UCR World Combat Championship: Byron (Main Event Title, 78.0% Prestige) [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/AJPW Jr Heavyweight.jpg[/IMG] UCR European Championship: Joey Beauchamp (Midcard Title, 50.0% Prestige) [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/Generic Tag Team02.jpg[/IMG] UCR Tag Team Championship: Double Dutch (Ruud Van Anger & Frank De Pain) (Low Level Title, 32.0% Prestige) [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/AAA Reina de Reinas.jpg[/IMG] UCR Female Championship: Anna Ki (Low Level Title, 32.0% Prestige) [B]European Economy[/B] Economy: D+ and rising Wrestling Industry: B+ and falling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 [COLOR="Red"][B]Note: Due to loss of the savegame, the diary has been restarted. This chapter no longer is part of the continuity of this diary.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"][B]Building an European Empire: UCR - The Chapter formerly numbered 7 [SIZE=6]UCR International Wrestling Superstars (Week 1, January 2007)[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] Date of Taping: Tuesday, Week 1, January 2007 Location: Torino Espozioni, Turin, Italy [Tiny, Central Europe] Paid Attendance: 894 TV Rating: 0.12 For the pre-show, Jonathan C. Kerner came out in his wrestling attire, yellow tights with blue flame patterns and matching blue boots, and enters the ring, house mic in hand. He says that he's been hired as a color commentator, but that he has stirred things up everywhere he worked. He goes on saying that he'd like to see the person to stop him from doing so in UCR. [E-] Of course, this person came out and it was Toby Juan Kenobi in his Jedi robe, accompanied by his equally Star Wars-themely masquaraded associates, Jed High and The Princess. [B]Dark Match: Jonathan C. Kerner -vs- Toby Juan Kenobi (w/ Jed High and The Princess)[/B] While it was pretty obvious that Kerner isn't a regular competitor and hasn't been in the ring for a while, it didn't stop this match from being entertaining. And that was it's purpose: Kenobi easily was one step ahead of Kerner at everything he tried. At the same time Toby carried his foe - struggling with ring rust and poor conditioning - through this match which he finally ended after nearly 10 minutes and a Yavin-IV-Sault (Moonsault). [E] [B]Winner: Toby Juan Kenobi by pinfall after the Yavin-IV-Sault at 9:55 [/B] After the fall, Kerner quickly gets out of the ring as Jed and The Princess enter the ring to celebrate with Toby. [E+] The Princess then picks up the house mic and hyped The Force as umm... a "force" to be reckoned with in UCR. Sadly, she didn't make up some Star Wars references for this dark segment which really dragged her promo down. [E+] The TV broadcast started with an all-new opening video. It consists of a cylinder in a chromed, industrial environment and the age-old UCR theme, a Nu Metal Tune with no lyrics. The cylinder starts spinning as we see "plates" attached to him, on which we see the various UCR wrestlers. It spins faster and faster and the plates break loose and they all conincidentially are hurled towards the screen where they spell out "International Wrestling Superstars". The letters slowly turn black, the background white; then suddenly, the graphic shatters like glass and the shards fall down, revealing the traditional opening for UCR TV shows: a cameraman standing in the ring films the crowd left of the announcers' table then pans over the rest of the arena nearly a full 360 degrees, but stops at the booth where he zooms in on the announcers. During this shot, Matthew Morris introduces himself as the new announcer of UCR International Wrestling Superstars and expresses his hopes we all had a good start into the new year. "At my side tonight", he continues, "and for the forseeable future, an esteemed colleague, the 'German Voice of Wrestling' as they call him: Jonathan C. Kerner!" Kerner, now in suit, shirt and tie, picks up: "Guten Abend, Matthew. Guten Abend, viewers at home. I'm happy to be here at the show that brings you the finest wrestling in Europe: Ultimate Combat Ring International Wrestling Superstars!" Just before they can spout out the cliché that "we have a packed card tonight", Anna Ki's music hit, a upbeat, catchy pop tune, but obviously in-house produced (like most of UCR's music). She comes down to the ring in a golden dress with a white belt to accentuate her waistline, matching white boots and a golden hat, as well as her UCR Female Championship belt over her shoulder. Obviously in an excellent mood, she waves and throws kisses at the crowd before she gets on the house mic. In her still thick Russian accent, she wishes us a happy new year and tells us she's in the mood to celebrate. "And how better you celebrate than celebrating win a match? I defend title tonight and then will have big party!" Sounds like she's trying to issue an open challenge. "Ding!" Cue Miss Information's theme (clearly inspired by Leroy Anderson's well-known compositon "The Typewriter") and the Miss herself. Coming from the entrance in one of her trademark teasing, but not revealing secretary outfits, she doesn't stop to react to the small choir of boos greeting her, instead heading directly for the ring. She enters the ring and grabs the mic away from Anna, directly addressing her: "So it looks like I'm gonna take on the role of the party crasher tonight, eh? Because if you really want to defend your title tonight, you'll have to do it against me. And since I'm no doubt going to win, there will be no party for you, my dear. I'm really sorry. NOT!" Ouch, that's so 1992. "So I'll just go to the back, prepare for our match and write a memo for everybody, spreading the word that the party's cancelled." Already turning around to leave the ring, Anna stops her and has a few words for her that we don't hear. Miss Information laughs it off and leaves, allowing Anna Ki to strike a final pose with her title belt before leaving, too. [D] According to the announcers the advertised match between Ali Bloxsome and Super Falcon is up next. The face makes his entrance first to the familiar sounds of the Super Crew Theme (a sythesizer-heavy composition full of pathos). Dressed in red and yellow tonight, he doesn't enter the ring, but heads for the announcers' table where he picks up a headset. "Welcome here at our table, Super Falcon", Jonathan greets him, "your looking [I]flash[/I]y tonight. It looks like you have something to tell the viewers at home, so tell us!" The hero starts saying something in Spanish and Kerner reads us a translation from cue cards. (Very clever set-up, guys!) Obviously, Super Falcon wants to remain an important part of the Super Crew and will be an example for righteousness. Not sure he actually said that, but who cares anyway. [F+] [b]Super Falcon -vs- Ali Bloxsome[/b] Ali makes his entrance in his usual druid robe to his eerie entrance "chanting" of supposed acolytes. Both men start off slowly with exchanging headlocks and the like. Soon Ali has his opponent in an armbar and Super Falcon escapes with this cartwheel thingie and the pace picks up. Falcon hits Bloxsome with a series of kicks to the gut and the back and then tries to pin him with a Sunset Flip. Bloxsome is able to block it and drops on Falcon's chest and starts punching away. He picks the high-flyer up and attempts a suplex, but it's blocked and Falcon rolls him up in a small package. Bloxsome kicks out at two. Back on their feet, Ali tries to kick the Falcon, but the hero catches his foot. The Demolition Druid goes for an enzuigiri, but Super Falcon ducks it. Bloxsome barely manages to land on his feet as he is immediately hit by an enzuigiri delivered by Falcon. Great sequence that got the deserved reaction from the crowd. Not hesitating for one second, Super Falcon hits a Tornado DDT and ascends the turnbuckle, getting ready for his finisher, the Falcon Special. He does not miss this Corkscrew 450 Splash/Firebird Special that is the trademark of both Falcons and pins Bloxsome after this spectacular move. [D+] [b]Winner: Super Falcon by pinfall after the Falcon Special at 6:44[/b] We are treated to a bit of Super Falcon celebrating his victory and soaking up the ovations for the Falcon Special he usually only brings out on special occasions. [E-] Matthew Morris tells the viewers not to change channels as we're about to see Inky The Squid Boy going one on one against Beast Bantom. Can Inky overcome the odds? We'll find out after the commercials. - Commercial Break - Back from the intermission, Matthew Morris hypes Inky-Beast and the upcoming Tag Team title match between Double Dutch and The Evil Henchmen. "And while we're talking about tag team wrestling", adds Jonathan C. Kerner, "here's two men that have something to tell you." We cut backstage and see Poppa Punisher and... Puffy? Poppa says he made his name in UCR as a tag team wrestler, but someone thought he could take it away from him. "But I can take anyone to success with me. Like Puffy The Sand Iron Player." Bold words to which Puffy has something to add: "Yes, we're gonna be successful. I might have had to give up my dream of winning the Ryder Cup with my team, but now I'm on a team that actually can win a title! Double Dutch you better watch out for PnP. We're coming right for you!" [E+] We're treated to a graphic announcing Inky vs Beast is coming next as Morris and Kerner continue to talk about the new tag team that just formed. While the announcer thinks they're an odd couple, the color commentator holds that these two veterans will form a viable alliance. They finally turn their attention to the match at hand, narrating that should Inky perform good, he could finally be accepted as an official member of the Super Crew. That story was last mentioned in November, but obviously someone somewhere remembered Inky's quest to be recognized as a true hero. [E-] But before we get to the match that's been "up next" for a while now, we cut backstage. Beast Bantom is standing in his locker room and addresses Inky directly, asking him why he wants to risk his health and life by going against a beast like him. He stresses the fact that he is "twice as big, twice as heavy, twice as strong and twice as smart" as his opponent tonight. He offers Inky to walk out on the match unharmed before he flexes his muscles for the camera, concluding this little prematch show of confidence. [E] [b]Inky The Squid Boy -vs- Beast Bantom[/b] The entrances had been cut for TV, so there's no doubt we finally get to the action. Not surprisingly, Bantom spends the first minutes tossing Inky around the ring like a rag doll. Soon, Bantom attempts the Powerbomb, but Inky slips out of it, slipping over his opponent's back and actually schoolboying him for a count of one. Inky seems to be on a roll now, knocking Bantom off his feet with a dropkick and following up with a quick legdrop. He hooks the leg what immediately proves to be a mistake: Bantom gets a shoulder up at two and grabs Inky, lifting him up and bringing him down again with a Sidewalk Slam. The Beast tosses the Squid Boy into the corner and tortures him with a series of shoulderblocks to the midsection, softening him up for the Savage Pounce. Whip into the opposite corner and Bantom gets into position to deliver his deadly Spear. As Inky stumbles out of the corner, he charges, but Inky leapfrogs over the diving Bantom who rams himself between the turnbuckle and into the ringpost. Taking advantage of his opponent's position, Inky literally kicks the Beast's a$$. The crowd is laughing, but Bantom is now majorally agitated. As Bantom gets out of the corner, Inky quickly retreats and goes as far as actually begging off. But Bantom knows no mercy, pounding away on the poor little squid. Gorilla Press - Inky is down and out. Cover: one, two and NO! Bantom wastes no time by disputing the ref's count or not believing what's happening, setting up Inky for a powerbomb again. Flips him up on his shoulder, waits, waits and gets sprayed by Inky's Black Mist. Referee Patrick Garrett was standing behind his back and didn't see the actual action, so he cannot call for the bell. Bantom had let Inky go, now trying to clean his eyes. Spinning heel kick by Inky, but Bantom stays on his feet. Legsweep kick sends him to the mat. Cover by Inky: one, two, kick out with authority. After a moment of strategizing, Inky starts to move around Bantom, kicking him from different directions in order to confuse him. Sucessfully, as Bantom starts swinging blindly at where he thinks Inky could be. Eventually, Inky simply slips behind the Beast and rolls him up. One. Bantom doesn't seem to realise what's going on. Two. He's trying to get a shoulder up, but his own weight works against him in that position. Three. Inky wins? Inky wins! [D] [b]Winner: Inky The Squid Boy by pinfall with a Schoolboy at 8:51[/b] "Talk about stealing one", mutters Kerner with nothing but utter disgust in his voice. "Yea, but look at that kid celebrating. He overcame the odds and pinned the monster, the Beast, 1-2-3", replies Morris. Indeed Inky is celebrating like he just one the World Combat title or the Super Bowl. Meanwhile Beast Bantom is trying to get the "ink" out of his eyes. Finally, he gets back to his feet and has regained his vision. He doesn't like what he sees: Inky celebrating his victory, standing on the second turnbuckle, posing for the fans. Bantom walks up behind him, grabs him and sends him flying across the ring with a release belly-to-back suplex. Bantom gets into position to deliver his Savage Pounce and as Inky staggers back to his feet, delivers his finisher, nailing the Squid Boy into the corner. A monstrous scream follows and he sets Inky up for the powerbomb again and this time, he is successful. Standing above the beaten Inky, Bantom is breathing heavily with a manical look in his eyes. With the black color all over his face and cranium, he looks three time scarier than normal. Finally, he leaves as Wonder Boy rushes to the ring and helps Inky backstage; seems like he's been accepted as a member of the Super Crew. [E-] - Commercial Break - [b]UCR Tag Team Title Match: The Evil Henchmen -vs- Double Dutch (c)[/b] Back from the break, referee Patrick Garrett is already holding up the belts that are on the line. Henchman #2 starts against Ruud Van Anger. The champ plays "catch me if you can" with his opponent who eventually tags out, frustrated. Henchie #1 has better luck and we get a short glimpse at two terrible grapplers trying to grapple. Fortunately, the Henchman gains control quickly and starts pounding on Van Anger. While the champion manages to escape his foe for a moment and makes the tag, Frank De Pain isn't faring any better. This naturally leads to him being trapped in the Henchmens' corner. Playing the babyface in peril is where Double Dutch really shine: Frank makes desperate attempts to reach his corner while Ruud fires up the crowd who slowly gets into the match. Unfortunately, the limited skills of the Henchmen don't allow for much variation in their mauling of De Pain. Finally, Frank makes the hot tag and Ruud ascends to the top turnbuckle, hitting the unsuspecting Henchman #1 with a Missle Dropkick. Handspring Elbow into the Henchmens' corner sends #2 off the apron and #1 is following suit as he's tossed out of the ring by Ruud. Van Anger cleaned house. That's not as spectacular as it sounds: one might expect it, but the Henchmen aren't big, they're only tall lightweights. But Ruud's not finished. The Henchmen are regrouping on the outside and decides to take them out with a SUICIDE SENTON! That wowed the crowd. It takes a while for Ruud and Henchman #1 to get back into the ring where both immediately tag with their respective partners. Frank and #2 trade punches, then the Henchman attempts to whip De Pain into the ropes. Henchman #1 gets into position to sneak a knee into the opponent's back, but doesn't see that the whip gets reversed and realizes too late that he actually hit his partner. Henchman #2 stumbles back into mid-ring, Frank lays him out with a running bulldog and climbs to the top turnbuckle. He delivers the Dutch Death Drop (Somersault Legdrop) and it's history. Cover, Ruud keeps Henchman #1 from breaking it up and a three count. [E] [b]Winners and still UCR Tag Team Champions: Double Dutch Frank De Pain pins Evil Henchman #2 after the Dutch Death Drop at 11:01[/b] Whew, what a finish to a match that started off so boring. Immediate cut backstage: Bam Bam Johansson is in Gary Garrett's office, demanding that he be named Number One Contender for the European Championship. White Knight is now shown to be in the office, too. He claims that he still has the right to a rematch against the champion Beauchamp after their big match in December. Suddenly Toby Juan Kenobi walks into the office, having eveasdropped the conversation from outside. He says he's had a good run recently, so it could be him as well. Gary Garrett proclaims that he's authorized by the UCR Championship Commitee to make such a decision, but he prefers them to settle it themselves and books a three way match for next week. If only everything in life was that simple. [D] We cut back to the announcers' table where Morris and Kerner are hyping the match for next week as well as the Female title match between Miss Information and Anna Ki that will take place right after this. - Commercial Break - [b]UCR Female Championship: Miss Information -vs- Anna Ki (c)[/b] Miss Information is already in the ring as we come back, ready to go, in her usual attire: white top, black shorts, black boots. Anna Ki enters the arena with a golden bodysuit with cut-out belly and back, matching her gold theme tonight, still wearing the golden hat. She parades down the aisle, holding the belt up proudly. The match itself starts slow with both women exchanging headlock, hammerlocks and the like. It's painfully obvious they have more time to fill than they can handle. Pace goes up a bit as they move on to trading bodyscissors, headscissors and more hammerlocks as they roll around the mat. Both can wrestle on the man, but the lack of chemistry is obvious here. Finally, something else happens as Miss Information has Anna Ki in a hammerlock and runs her into a corner, then rolls her up from behind. Two count and a kick out with authority. Anna is back on her feet extremely fast and floors the Miss with a double leg trip. In a move not found in standard pro wrestling playbook in this form, Anna catapults Miss Information across the ring, sending her face first into the canvas. Reverse Chinlock follows and it seems as the championesse decided to work over the challenger's back, stomping away on it and landing a backbreaker. Follow-up cover only brings a two count. Whip into the corner and Miss Information is able to turn the tide by moving out of the way of the charging championesse. Now Ki's head gets smashed into the top turnbuckle repeatedly as the challenger screams that she's going to destroy that beautiful face. She contiues focussing the head with a DDT. Cover for a two count. The ring announcer reminds us that there's five minutes left to time limit; he actually mentioned that this match had a fifteen minute time limit before the match, but probably nobody noticed. Miss slaps a sleeper hold on her opponent to buy some time. The usual routine follows as Anna seems to pass out, but finally powers out of the hold. Finally some interesting action as Anna is busy keeping Miss Information down as she bounces back from everything the champ throws at her. "Two minutes to time limit" seems to be some sort of secret signal as the two suddenly start to trade all sorts of nearfalls. One minute. Crossbody Block from the top rope from Anna, but Miss Information rolls through. Two! Thrity seconds. Backslide by Anna, the Miss' shoulders are on the mat, but only a two count. Ten seconds. Anna just kicked out of a cover and gets back to her feet as Miss Information rolls her up from behind. One, two, a bell. The Miss slides out of the ring, grabs the belt from the timekeeper's table and celebrates her victory. The ring announcer declares: the time limit expired. [D] [b]Time Limit expired at 15:00 Still UCR Female Champion: Anna Ki[/b] Miss Information is furious. She hugs the belt as she's arguing with referee Patrick Garrett over the decision. Obviously, she thinks he slow counted on her. [F-] Eventually, Garrett pries the belt from the Miss' hands and gives it to the championesse who already holds the mic. She addresses her challenger, telling her to calm down. She says they had a great match (debatable) and they should be proud of it. They should finish it another day, but Anna wants to shake Miss Information's hand now. But Miss doesn't dream of it, screaming that she was the real champion and eventually leaves the arena upset. [D] Anna Ki looks a bit confused, but then poses for the fans with her belt before we cut backstage again. We're in Gary Garrett's office and the former referee informs us that he has been named commisioner by the UCR Championship Commitee. Seeing how two experienced and *cough* respected workers declared themselves to be competing as a tag team now, he has booked P&P against the tag team champions Double Dutch for next week. [E-] He reminds us that we still have our Main Event of the night: Louis Figo Manico versus Scheming Behemot. -Commercial Break- We're back as UCR World Combat Champion Byron is strutting down the aisle, dressed in suit and tie, shades on his nose, the big gold belt on his shoulder. Matthew Morris tells us that he's guest commentator for our main event tonight. After putting on his headset, Byron is already in full arrogant prick mode, ranting that it's an insult to him to be on the year's first show as a side attraction when he should be the center of attention. Louis Figo Manico's theme music booms from the PA, a ska tune titled "The Pain" recorded by a Spanish band in Figo's honor that he's being using for quite a while now. Louis enters the ring and gets handed the house mic. He tells us that he started UCR and that he made it into what it is today. He continues to tell that he has saved the company from becoming a filthy freak show, but now he wants to take back the place he deserves to be. During the last part, he simply pointed at Byron on the outside and got a big pop for it. Byron comments that he has no problem taking on any comers. [B-] [b]Louis Figo Manico -vs- Scheming Behemot[/b] Now it's time for the entrance of the Scheming Behemot. He slowly moves his gargantuan body in the trademark armor down to the ring as the creepy orchestral music underlines the creepiness of the ceremony as well as the sparse lighting. While he removes armor and helmet (a lengthy procedure), the announcing crew talks about how often these two have crossed paths in the last years. They know each other well and so it should be an interesting bout which also could set a precedent in the run for a shot at Byron's title. "I couldn't care less. I'm the champ, I'm meant to be, so I will remain whoever comes my way", the champ comments. In the ring, the two competitors slowly start circling each other and finally lock up. Behemot's sheer size allows him to push Figo around. Eventually, they break up and try again. Now Behemot quickly gets a headlock, but is pushed into the ropes. He bounces off and starts gaining momentum across the ring and simply running over Figo in the end. Now he digs deep into the playbook of super heavyweight heels and pulls out: the nervehold. Ugh. Already need a rest? Figo eventually makes it to the ropes and were back to start. El Manico obviously remembered something from the former encounters as he sends the Behemot stumbling backwards with a dropkick. Figo charges and send his opponent to the mat with a swinging neckbreaker. Shaking the ring since 1999 this way. Instead of the fistdrop that one would expect now, Figo works over his opponent's neck with a reverse chinlock, followed by a front facelock as both men get back to their feet. Not sure what to do next, Figo gets rammed into a corner by the revigorated Scheming Behemot. A flurry of punches to the torso follows as well as a choke which is of course released as the referee threatens to disqualify the Behemot. It's classic Behemot as he picks Figo up and delivers a thunderous powerslam to him. Cover: one, two, shoulder up. Bodyslam by Behemot, now getting ready for the legdrop. No. Figo moved out of the way. Kick to the back, kick to the chest, kick to the back of the head makes the seated Behemot dizzy. A quick breather and Figo delivers a dropkick to the jaw that finally knocks Behemot's back to mat. Cover: one, two, kick out. Behemot tries to get up, but Figo locks him in another reverse chinlock as we go to the final break. - Commercial Break - Back to action, Figo now has his opponent in a sleeper hold as guest commentator Byron starts explaining that he has no reason to fear any of these two. In the ring, Behemot is back on his feet and breaks out of the sleeper and starts nailing Louis Figo with right hands. He drops down to the mat and rolls out of the ring to regroup while Behemot taunts him. Byron calls Figo a coward for doing so and that he would know how to defeat Scheming Behemot. When asked what his gameplan would be in this situation, Byron refuses to comment. Figo goes back into the ring and Morris tells us that we're entering endgame. And indeed the two competitors start duking out the punches, also no-selling lefts and rights as they come. Nobody can tell how, but it seems like Figo has got the advantage in this brawl. Dropkick again, swinging neckbreaker again and this time it's the second rope fist drop to follow, the classic combination Figo used in his great bouts against the Behemot (this is not one of these, however). Cover and shoulder up at two. Figo pulls his opponent up and drives him back to the mat with a DDT. He rolls him over onto his big belly and locks on the Camel Clutch. He won a number of matches against the 460lbs Scheming Behemot with it, as his Madrid Maul (a double underhook powerbomb) couldn't be pulled of against this gargantuan being. And yes, there it is: the referee calls for the bell. [C-] [b]Winner: Louis Figo Manico by submission with a Camel Clutch at 13:48[/b] Figo is posing in the ring in celebration, but also gestures at Byron, making clear he'll chase his title in the coming weeks. [C+] Byron, still on commentary, says he didn't fear Figo, but a hint of growing insecurity is underlying his words. He puts down the headset and stands up, answering Figo. As the two are exchanging unpleasantries, the show goes off air. [?] Remember to tune in next week, when we have a triangle match to determine the number one contender for the European title as well as the new-formed tag team of Poppa Punisher & Puffy The Sand Iron Player against the Tag Team Champions, Double Dutch. [Rating: D+] [OOC Comments: Not a strong start with lots of low level matches and lots of angles. But this is just setting things in motion and next week should be judged better by the game. It still said the show was a success and the internet feedback was excellent, so it seems like I'm on a good way.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey619 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wohoo.. really cool to see two Norwegians in the upper ranks of UCR! I'm gonna root for them, totally nationalistic today.. yup... only quibble is that you gave them surnames that are more or less Swedish... Svensen and Johansen are more Norwegian-sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 The surnames are in their actual CornellVerse profiles like that, so don't blame me. Hope you enjoy the diary anyway. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey619 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Ah.. of course.. yeah, it's not a big deal at all... didn't actually know that Adam included Scandinavian wrestlers in the Cornellverse, only been playing with the US so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 [COLOR="Red"][B]Note: Due to loss of the savegame, the diary has been restarted. This chapter no longer is part of the continuity of this diary.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="Silver"][B]Building an European Empire: UCR - The Chapter formerly numbered 8 [SIZE="6"]Week in Review: 01/2007[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] The first week of 2007 was a rather unspectacular one. DAVE impressed with their "Back In Black" show on New Year's Day, selling out the 10,000-seat Evanovich Riverside in the Tri-State area for a show headlined by Eddie Peak who retained the Unified title against Vic Tanner. Qualitywise, NOTBPW outshone every other promotion with this week's edition of "Championship Wrestling", headlined by the Match of the Week in which Dan Stone Jr defeated his older brother Stone. On the employment front, Playboy Jake Sawyer, American Elemental and Jake Griffith were signed by TCW, while SWF got themselves Carl Batch (on PPA) as well as the returning Queen Emily and Nevada Nuclear and Valiant from development. While other companies signed new contracts, too, none of them were spectacular. In Japan, Samoan Machine made the expected move and leaves GCG and INSPIRE for BHOTWG, while GCG's Shingen Miyazaki stays on the roster, but now also works for INSPIRE. More spectacular than these two hot commodities were the news concerning Eisaku Hoshino who, after leaving PGHW in August, agreed on a short-term contract with BHOTWG. Other decisions were made by appointing new head bookers. Arson Wells and Ali Bloxsome will from now on book MOSC and ROF respectively in the UK. Marco Flores unsurprisingly took the book in MPWF, as did Burning EXILE at WEXXV. In the US, Shawn Gonzales was picked by Cliff Anderson to book CZCW while Wanda Fish was chosen by Professor Nero to book RIPW. UCR did not sit idly by and got active in their search for additional depth for their roster they found it in the following people: [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Nicholas Adams.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Otto Hammerschmidt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Ian Vincible.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Karen Bilous.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Keith Adams.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Aud D'Hoffryn.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Glen Ward.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.fuxfell.de/pic/ucr/Roberto Milano.jpg[/IMG] UCR's recent signings (from left to right): Nick Adams, Otto Hammerschmidt, Ian Vincible, Karen Bilous, Keith Adams, Aud D'Hoffryn, Glen Ward, Roberto Milano. [b]Nick Adams[/b] (40 yo, British, Never Wrestles, Middleweight, Heel, no gimmick): After retiring due to knee injury in 2006, "Sick Nick" decided not to leave the wrestling world, but to work as a road agent. UCR hired him as just that, taking the task off the shoulders of Captain Hero and Louis Figo Manico who tried to take care of it among their other assignments. [b]Otto Hammerschmidt[/b] (30 yo, German, Regular Wrestler, Lightweight, Heel, no gimmick): Alumnus of the first years of UCR, working for them from 1998 until 2001, Hammerschmidt has always been a reliable worker. Seemingly disappearing in the German indy circuit, he was rehired as something of a mentor for the younger wrestlers on the undercard. [b]Ian Vincible[/b] (24 yo, German, Cruiserweight, Small, Face, Underdog): Being one of the victims of the late-2006 roster cuts of UCR, Ian is now one of two resignings in early 2007. Always holding his workrate in high regards, UCR has renegotiated a new contract, allowing the talented high-flyer to return. [b]Karen Bilous[/b] (25 yo, Ukrainian, Regular Wrestler, Lightweight, Heel, Bad Ass): "The Pain from Ukraine" earned her name as a physical worker. In perfect condition, with solid wrestling training, she could make an immediate impact in UCR's womens' division. [b]Keith Adams[/b] (32 yo, British, Regular Wrestler, Middleweight, Face, Law Enforcer): "Rock Solid" is his nickname and a well-deserved one. A decent all-rounder, he is renowned for his incredible consistency that seemed to finally pay off, but every aspiration for higher things were cut short when he was fired when Jeff Nova took over 21CW, his former home. Now looking for a fresh start with UCR who are happy to give him this opportunity. [b]Aud D'Hoffryn[/b] (26 yo, Norwegian, Regular Wrestler, Lightweight, Heel, Law Enforcer): Daughter of a French father and a Norwegian mother, she's a respected athlete, although not the greatest competitor in the ring. But youth is on her side as well as UCR booker Jonathan C. Kerner who admits being one of her biggest fans. [b]Glen Ward[/b] (22 yo, British, Regular Wrestler, Middleweight, Heel, C0cky Youth): From a competitive Judo background and great potential, the "Angry Man" could be the future of UCR if he manages to live up to the expectations. [b]Roberto Milano[/b] (26 yo, Italian, Technician, Lightweight, Heel, Suave): Better known as one half of "The Fashionistas", Roberto "The Model" will have to prove himself as a singles wrestler in UCR. A more than solid technical worker and athlete, his charisma and good looks could be the things that benefit his rise to the top. [b]Reformed UCR Roster[/b] Main Eventers: Byron, Captain Hero, Doctor Insane, Louis Figo Manico, Sergei Kalashnov, Scheming Behemot. Upper Midcarders: Mr. Evilness, White Knight, Joey Beauchamp, Poppa Punisher, Bam Bam Johansson, Puffy The Sand Iron Player. Midcarders: Dark Falcon, Evil Henchman #1, Beast Bantom, Wonder Boy, Inky The Squid Boy, Toby Juan Kenobi, Jed High, Super Falcon, Ali Bloxsome. Lower Midcarders: Evil Henchman #2, Ruud Van Anger, Frank De Pain, Geoff Borne. Openers: Otto Hammerschmidt, Ian Vincible, Roberto Milano. Enhancement Talent: Keith Adams, Glen Ward. Womens' Division: Aud D'Hoffryn, Speedy Marie, Anna Ki, Miss Information, Jeri Behr, Geena The Warrior Princess, Alpha Female, Karen Bilous. Managers: The Princess, Stetson Hatt. Other Non-Competitors: Nick Adams, Matthew Morris, Jonathan C. Kerner, Patrick Garrett, Gary Garrett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polK Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 First off: sorry for the lack of updates over the last weeks. Currently, I'm pretty busy and don't have much time for playing TEW and even less for writing the diary in the expansive style I used so far. On top of this, I recently f'd up my TEW installation beyond recognition so it wouldn't even load. When reinstalling, I (naturally:mad:) forget to make a backup of the savegame for this diary, losing it in the progress. Now I could just let this little baby die, but seeing the effort put in the exposition, it would be a shame to do so. So I'll start the game over and restart the diary from day one (i.e. the first show). The writing style will be different, to provide healthy brevity for reader and writer alike. At the same time, I'll try to avoid the pitfall I walked in the first time (starting too many angle-heavy storylines) in the new diary. Obviously, my lack of experience in playing TEW shows. ;) The new first show should be up this weekend and updates will be limited to weekends until mid-February, when I'll have more free time to play and write again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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