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loopydate

02-05-2015 04:19 PM

Vito, Fan, you up for bringing this back? I started my 2003 Monday Night Wars game today. Should I bother posting it here?

Evil Vito

02-05-2015 04:21 PM

I vote yes! I always enjoy reading these things even if the thread is down to just a few people.

loopydate

02-05-2015 04:33 PM

Cool. Finishing my first Nitro, will hopefully be posting soon.

loopydate

02-05-2015 08:54 PM

WCW Monday Nitro 9/1/2003

The show opens with a video recapping the unbelievable events of last night's Road Wild pay-per-view. After taking #1 contender Hulk Hogan out earlier in the day, WCW World Champion Sting celebrated in the ring his lack of an opponent for the night by issuing an open challenge. The challenge was answered by none other than WCW Cruiserweight Champion "Sugar" Shane Helms. Sting toyed with Helms before the emergence of Hogan distracted Sting long enough to be rolled up. We have a new champion, and he is Shane Helms.

Mike Tenay and "Diamond" Dallas Page welcome us to the arena for Nitro as WCW Chairman Eric Bischoff's music hits. The Chairman enters the ring and calls new champion Helms out with him. He congratulates him on his victory in his typical heelish fashion. He mentions an arcane piece of WCW by-laws that do not allow champions to hold multiple titles simultaneously and announces that he's stripping Helms of the Cruiserweight Championship, effective immediately. He says that a 16-man tournament will begin Thursday night on Thunder and culminate at Fall Brawl and that tonight we'll have a 10-man cruiserweight tag exhibition featuring several of the participants.

As Bischoff leaves, his Chosen One, Jeff Jarrett emerges from the locker room. He says since Helms won the title on an open challenge, he figures he'll issue a challenge of his own. If Helms is man enough, Jarrett wants him one-on-one at Fall Brawl in three weeks.

Our opening contest is a smash-mouth encounter between a pair of WCW legends. Eventually, Big Van Vader loses his patience with being able to put Road Warrior Animal away, and blasts him with a steel chair. The pair brawl to the back afterwards. This is clearly not the last we'll see of these two.

Back from commercial, Nikita Koloff falls victim to a quick loss to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. Koloff looks frustrated after the match, but leaves without incident.

The WCW World Tag Team Titles are on the line next as The Mamalukes Johnny The Bull and Big Vito, representing the Natural Born Thrillers defend the gold against the upstart duo of Chris Harris and James Storm, America's Most Wanted. Early on, Vito distracts the official, allowing Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo to jump Storm from ringside and Johnny The Bull picks up the cheap victory for the champs. A 4-on-2 beatdown ensues.

Backstage, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash are watching the show on a monitor. Nash marvels at the progress his former proteges have made. Hall makes a crack about Nikita Koloff still being active. "I thought he was dead." "No, you're thinking of Nikolai Volkoff." "Nikolai Volkoff is still alive." "Really? Who am I thinking of, then?" It goes on like this. Hey, at least they're not wrestling, right?

Ten participants in the Cruiserweight Title Tournament are in the ring when we return from break. Jamie Noble captains the team of Crowbar, Harry Smith, Shannon Moore, and Ultimo Dragon against Ca$h, Mike Sanders, Jason Jett, Psychosis, and "Primetime" Elix Skipper. A ton of high-flying action as the ten men get in all of their key spots. The finish comes when Smith manages to hit the veteran Psychosis with his trademark corkscrew DDT for the minor upset. Smith looks strong heading into next week's first-round matches!

AJ Styles is backstage. He says that Eric Bischoff granted him a sneak peek at the brackets for next week and he can't wait to tear Billy Kidman apart!

Our main event pits the team of Booker T and Dustin Rhodes (collectively known as "Black Dust") against nWo representatives Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger ("Totally Buff"). The match of the night features quick tags by the babyfaces early until the heels get Booker isolated. He manages a hot tag to Rhodes, who is distracted by the arrival of Scott Norton and Scott Steiner. This allows Luger to get the jump on him and apply the Torture Rack. Rhodes submits, and the beatdown is on.

But suddenly from the back, Rey Mysterio Jr., who Tenay and Page confirm is the #1 seed in the Cruiserweight tournament, comes sprinting down the aisle. He gets beaten down for a bit until he's joined by... GOLDBERG! The monstrous Goldberg begins laying waste to the nWo until he, Mysterio, Booker, and Rhodes stand tall.

The nWo is halfway up the ramp when they're greeted by WCW Executive Committee member "Macho Man" Randy Savage. He announces that in 20 nights in Atlanta, Fall Brawl will once again host War Games! Bagwell, Norton, Steiner, Luger, and the former World Champion Sting against Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Dustin Rhodes, Booker T... and THE IMMORTAL HULK HOGAN! The crowd goes nuts, the nWo goes ballistic, and Nitro goes off the air.

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.88)

Recap video of Road Wild, hyping upcoming Sting/Hogan showdown
Eric Bischoff strips Shane Helms of the Cruiserweight Title, announces tournament beginning on Thunder for vacant belt
Jeff Jarrett challenges Helms for the World Title at Fall Brawl
Road Warrior Animal over Big Van Vader via DQ, brawl to back
Jim Duggan over Nikita Koloff via pinfall
The Mamalukes retain Tag Team Titles against America's Most Wanted after interference from Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo
The Outsiders hang out backstage, do Outsidery things
Jamie Noble, Crowbar, Harry Smith, Shannon Moore, and Ultimo Dragon over Ca$h, Jason Jett, Mike Sanders, Psychosis, and Elix Skipper when Smith pinned Psychosis
Backstage interview with AJ Styles hyping round one match vs. Billy Kidman
Totally Buff over Black Gold after interference from Scott Norton and Scott Steiner, Rey Mysterio Jr. and Goldberg make save
Randy Savage announces Team WCW vs. Team nWo in War Games for Fall Brawl

Fall Brawl 2003 Card so far (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tournament final, participants TBD

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Round One Match-Ups Revealed!
Billy Kidman vs. AJ Styles
Harry Smith vs. Ca$h
Jamie Noble vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Harris (who EWR seems to think is a lightweight?) vs. Psychosis
Crowbar vs. Mike Sanders
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Elix Skipper
Shannon Moore vs. Jason Jett
Ultimo Dragon vs. Juventud Guerrera

Evil Vito

02-05-2015 09:53 PM

Whoa, Helms as champion? That's awesome. If only WWE gave a shit about the cruiserweight division when they had it.

loopydate

02-05-2015 10:01 PM

It's building to something bigger, but I wanted to tell a story about an unexpected title change, since there hasn't been one in so long. Hopefully the way I see the story playing out doesn't get derailed by injuries before the big Starrcade payoff. I'm not particularly optimistic about Fall Brawl being very good, since most of my top guys are tied up in one match, but hopefully Starrcade redeems it. Going out of town tomorrow for a couple days, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to post Raw or Extreme TV, but I wanted to get a start on this before I lost my motivation again.

Helmsphere

02-07-2015 11:10 PM

Monday Night Raw
1st week Of March

On the aftermath of Fastlane, Which saw Daniel Bryan defeat Roman Reigns to become the new number one contender to face Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania after a surprise attack from the United States Champion Rusev. How will Roman Reigns deal with losing with his date with destiny, and will the Yes Movement be able to overcome the Beast Incarinate Brock Lesnar?

Also at Fastlane, Dolph Ziggler regained his Intercontinental Championship from Bad New Barrett, after losing it the night himself, Ryback and Erick Rowan were fired. Tonight the new Intercontinental Champion will team with Ryback and John Cena to face Seth Rollins, The Big Show and Kane!

Start Of Show!
Behold, The King Of Kings as Triple H and Stephanie McMahon make their way down to the ring. Triple H doesn’t seem to look to happy, as the crowd is ripping into the power couple. Triple H and Stephanie go over the fact that the B+ Player has once again managed to get himself into the Main Event at Wrestlemania. Triple H however says the blame isn’t on Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan or even the United States Champion Rusev who costed Reigns his shot at Brock Lesnar. But is on one man, One man who believes he can show up only when he wants too and try to change history. That man is Sting. Triple H and Stephanie go over the fact, that if it wasn’t for Sting, none of this would be happening. Triple H is about to say something else, when Sting music hits to a huge pop, but Thing doesn’t come out. The Authority laugh because Sting really doesn’t care about the WWE, yet he like sticking his nose in their business. Tonight Triple H and Stephanie say they will correct the mistakes of the past, because that is what is best for Business, and that the biggest mistake Triple H ever made was allowing Sting into the WWE, but tonight that changes, To steal a phrase from Stephanie Father….Sting…You’re, But before Triple H can finish the line, Sting has appeared behind him and hits a Scorpion Deathdrop to a Thunderous Pop, as Stephanie looks on in horror!

Overall Rating 94%
Sting gained 4 Points of Overness from this segment!

Tag Team Match
The Uso’s v. Gold & Star Dust
It was caught clear in this match, that there is still some friction between the two Dust Brothers, as Star Dust never was on the same page as his older brother. It seemed that not even a future chance at their lost Tag Team Titles could bring the group back together, as the USO’s for the most part dominanted this match up with Jey hitting the Superfly Splash for the win on Goldust. The Uso’s celebrate their victory, but it is cut short as The WWE newest Tag Team, The Ascension hits the ring, and destroy the Tag Team Champions with their own championships! * ¾

Overall Rating: 81
Crowd Reaction: 88
Match Quality: 68

Backstage Interview (Rusev w/Lana)
We are backstage as Lana demands our attention for the man who has held the United States Championship for over 4 months now. Lana tells us that Rusev should be the World’s hero and not just Russia’s after righting a wrong that happened at the Royal Rumble when Roman Reigns stopped the Hero from the Russian Federation from becoming the first man in history to have the chance to hold both the United States and WWE World Heavyweight Championship! Lana lets us know that Roman Reigns is not here tonight, too ashamed to show his face after Rusev crashed him. Tonight Rusev will continue to crush all that is in his way!

Overall Rating: 70

Singles Match
Rusev v. Darren Young
Darren Young makes a RAW appearance on Raw tonight, which we have not seen much of him since him and Titus O’Neill broke up last year. The appearance was short lived as once again the United States Champion crushed whoever was in front of him. Picking up the victory with the Accolade! Rusev releases the hold, and is given his medal, before once again putting Young in the Accolade, as a clear message to anyone, that Rusev will destroy anything in his path. ** 3/4

Overall Rating: 70
Crowd Reaction: 55
Match Quality: 85

Note – I guess the crowd was still very fired up over the events of Sting and Triple H, as well as the Uso’s and Dust brothers match, as this was considered a letdown. I need to learn better card placement when it comes to this, or not to underestimate that maybe the Uso’s are indeed over!

Backstage Segment
We cut backstage as The rest of the Authority is seen trying to come down Triple H and Stephanie who are livid after the fact that Sting laid his hands on Triple H. Seth Rollins tells Triple H that he will take care of this, but it’s Triple H who cuts off Rollins, letting him know, this is now personal, and he is going to fix this problem himself, and that Sting will finally have his first and only WWE Match at Wrestlemania against the King Of Kings himself.

Overall Rating: 90

We cut away as Bray Wyatt comes into view, letting you know, That he is here! Wyatt makes his way down to the ring. Since making his debut in the WWE, Wyatt tells us that he has created a path unlike any other before him. He tells us, that is will soon be time for the world to meet the newest member of his family in due time. Wyatt talks about how he will take us out of the darkness and into a new world. Bray continues to go on when suddenly.

DONG! The Lights in the arena go out to a huge pop, as for the first time since the Streak was ended at last year Wrestlemania, The Undertaker appears. He scrolls down to the ring, as him and Wyatt stand face to face. The Destroyer of Worlds looks delighted unlike all thoses before him. The two continue to stare down each other as the crowd is going wild. Neither man has even a remote look of fear in their faces.

Overall Rating: 91
Bray Wyatt gained 2 Points of Overness for This Segment!

Tag Match
Paige & Natalya v. The Bella Twins
Paige picked up the victory over the current WWE Diva’s Champion, as the Bella retreated while Paige and Nattie celebrate their victory, Will this lead Paige to another shot at Nikki’s championship after coming up short at last night Fastlane? * ½

Overall Rating: 73
Crowd Reaction: 75
Match Quality: 69

Bad New Barrett comes down to the ring, letting people that last night might of looked like a Bad Thing, but it was a good thing, because Bad New Barrett will be moving on to bigger and better things. However it seems that there is Bad News for Barrett, as Roman Reigns music hits to a huge pop. Reigns doesn’t say a word and instead decks Barrett with a huge clothline, as Reigns is angry about losing his Title Shot last night to Daniel Bryan as we head to commercial!

We are back as This is now a Singles Match between Bad New Barrett and Roman Reigns!

Singles Match
Bad New Barrett v. Roman Reigns

Reigns is on fire at the start of this match, as he is running on pure Anger, as he is dominating the former Intercontinental Champion. Barrett eventually outsmarts Roman gaining the advantage and nearly scores the upset with the Wasteland. Barrett continues to stay in control, until he tries to hit a big Superplex, but is backdropped to the outside. Reigns follows and is nearly counted out as Barrett attempts to sneak back into the ring. Reigns however slides back into the ring. After several minutes of hard hitting back and forth Action, which saw Barrett reverse a attempt at the Superman Punch into the Winds Of Change for another near fall. Barrett pulls down the Elbow pad, but the taunting allows Reigns to hit the Superman Punch. Barrett struggles to his feet and is taken down by a huge Spear by Reigns for the Win! ** ¼

Overall Rating: 79
Crowd Reaction: 83
Match Quality: 73

Here Comes The Pain as the man who is the 1 in 21 and 1 makes his way down to the ring with Paul Heyman! The WWE World Heavyweight Champion stands proud as he goes over what he has done for the past year, Including conquering what couldn’t be done, in defeating the Undertaker Wrestlemania Streak, The complete destruction of John Cena at Summerslam, and scaring the man who holds Money In The Bank so badly, that he won’t even attempt to cash in on his client….BROCK LESNAR!

Heyman says that it doesn’t matter who they throw at him, there will never be a champion like his client because Brock Lesnar only knows how to Eat, Sleep, Destroy and Repeat, and Heyman asks the crowd, Will Lesnar continue to be World Champion after Wrestlemania…Heyman simply responds with YES!

Heyman asks us, Do they know the story of David versus Goliath? He talks about how David took down the Giant, but tells us, this is the real world, and that a Beast will always overcome the underdog. Heyman tells us that that Daniel Bryan should be proud of his moment last year, but also reminds us, that it was his client Brock Lesnar that everyone was talking about when he became the 1 in 21-1.

Daniel Bryan music hits as he makes his way to the ring, to a huge pop and a roar of Yes’s! Daniel tells us that last year was a big moment for him, finally overcoming everything that Triple H and Stephanie threw in his way to finally get the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Heyman cuts him off, talking about while he did overcome the odds, forcing a Actor to tap out is a lot different than facing the Beast Incarnate. Heyman tells us that Daniel Bryan is a amazing talent, and his tale of coming back after nearly losing his career should be inspiration to others, but reminds us that his neck could be an issue. Heyman questions whether or not Bryan really wants to go thru with this. To think about his wife Brie, and the children that they might one day have. Do you really want to face a man, who destroyed John Cena, and a man who can easily grab you and give you Fifteen German Suplexes on that repaired neck of yours. Bryan thinks about it, and simply replies with YES! Lesnar seems amused with Bryan fortitude, but mentions to Heyman that he could easily break Daniel Bryan in half by simply breathing on him.

Paul Heyman: Are You Sure that this is what you want Bryan. You already done so much in making this far, there is no shame in running away.

Bryan replies with Yes, as Heyman continues to try to advise Bryan that his answer should be No, and that once it set in stone, Brock will not see a challenger, but another body broken in his way. Daniel replies with another Yes, as the crowd is fully behind him as his music plays as we head to commercial!

Overall Rating: 90

Main Event
Six Man Tag Match
John Cena, Dolph Ziggler and Ryback v. The Authority (Seth Rollins, Kane and Big Show)
In the final bout of the evening, The Authority picked up a huge win as Seth Rollins defeated John Cena after reversing the STF into a Small Package, putting his feet on the ropes for the victory ** 1/4

Overall Rating: 81
Crowd Reaction: 86
Match Quality: 72

Overall Show Rating: 81

Updated Wrestlemania Card
WWE World Heavyweight Title Match
Brock Lesnar © w/ Paul Heyman v. Daniel Bryan

loopydate

02-12-2015 01:02 PM

WWF Monday Night RAW 9/1/2003

Immediately after the opening sequence, we see The Rock and Brock Lesnar face-to-face in the locker room. The dominant World Heavyweight Champion (for the last 371 days) reinforces the announcement made last week. The Rock's request for a rematch has been granted by the McMahon family. Brock's caveat to agreeing to the match was that he picked the circumstances of the match. The match will happen. At the Royal Rumble. In four months. After he faces literally everyone else on the roster. Rock talks some trash. Brock wishes him luck. His Road To Redemption starts now.

The Rock makes his way to the ring. He paces, awaiting his first opponent. Jim Ross and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are on commentary, talking about how Rock doesn't need to win all, or even any of his R2R matches. He just has to have them. Lesnar is softening up Rock so that when January comes around, Lesnar can pick up the pieces. Rock's opponent is introduced, and it's... Christopher Nowinski. The Smartest Man In Wrestling enters the ring, the bell sounds, he attempts a clothesline, gets stuck with a Rock Bottom, and The Rock is one match down on his Road To Redemption!

The enigmatic Raven is backstage with his associates Stevie Richards and Tazz. Raven talks up the fact that there's a title match tonight and two #1 contender matches, but no room on the card for him. What about me? What about Raven? Stevie mentions that one of the contender matches is for the Women's Title. Tazz chokes Stevie out. Raven thanks him.

Chris Jericho is backstage being interviewed. Pretty typical Jericho stuff, which means it's awesome. Unfortunately, it amounts to little more than self-promotion. He talks a little about his stablemate Kurt Angle's opportunity to be #1 contender tonight, but he mostly talks about himself.

The Divas are out next in a triple-threat tag team match. The winning duo will face Molly Holly in a triple threat for the Women's Title this Thursday on SmackDown! All six women get in their signature spots leading to a series at the end where Ivory hits a facebuster on Gail Kim, only to eat a Mick Kick from Mickie James, who then takes the Widow's Peak from Victoria, who gets hit with Stratusfaction by Trish Stratus, who gets flattened by a moonsault from Lita. Lita and Ivory win the match and will face Molly in three days for the gold!

Back from commercial, "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero is in the ring. He talks a bit about his ongoing issues with Triple H. He challenges The Game to a match at Unforgiven. HHH steps out onto the ramp and accepts the challenge!

Tonight's title match is for the Intercontinental Championship! The unlikely champion Bubba Ray Dudley comes to the ring, flanked by his half-brother D-Von and their Dudleyville Protection Agency partners Bradshaw and Faarooq. He knows he needs numbers on his side, because when his music stops, the arena sound is drowned out by the revving of twelve huge motorcycles, the introduction of The Dirty Dozen! Of course Undertaker leads the way for his gang, followed by his remaining partners. X-Pac dismounts and enters the ring. He'll face Bubba for the belt, but it looks like a lumberjack match with the fourteen combined stablemates at ringside.

Bubba uses his strength advantage throughout the match while X-Pac tries to stick and move as best he can. Finally, the brutal biker gang begins assaulting the DPA at ringside, distracting the referee long enough for Hardcore Holly to enter the ring and hit Bubba with an Alabama Slam. He turns around in time to see Pac cover Bubba for the win and the title change!

The beatdown complete, The Dirty Dozen enter the ring to celebrate with Pac. Undertaker talks about how this is just the beginning. Tonight, he'll win the fatal fourway to become #1 contender for the World Title. Soon, the Dozen will control all the WWF gold! Taker, Pac, Holly, Big Show, Kane, the New Age Outlaws, Val Venis, K-Kwik, Maven, Al Snow, and Chyna all pose as we go back to commercial.

Taker remains in the ring, but the rest of the Dozen has been banned from ringside for tonight's main event. He is joined by Shawn Michaels, Kurt Angle, and the upstart John Cena. The winner of tonight's Fatal Fourway will face Brock Lesnar at Unforgiven for the World Heavyweight Championship! The main event is also the match of the night as all four men give it their all in a battle for supremacy. Cena looks like he has the match won when he picks Undertaker up for the F-U, but he's blasted by Sweet Chin Music by Michaels! Taker takes a nasty tumble to the floor, Cena is out cold, and Michaels has his back turned too long, allowing Angle to sneak up behind him and hit the Angle Slam for the victory!

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon appears on the TitanTron to a massive pop! He makes the match official: At Unforgiven it will be Brock Lesnar defending the World Heavyweight Title against the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle!

Angle celebrates for a bit, but the cameras quickly cut backstage where John Cena and Shawn Michaels have to be pulled apart, each blaming the other for his loss. This does not look like the last time the Heartbreak Kid and the Doctor of Thuganomics will cross paths!

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.16)

Rock/Lesnar confrontation backstage, Lesnar talks about Rock's "Road To Redemption"
ROAD TO REDEMPTION, MATCH #1 - The Rock over Chris Nowinski
Raven promo, what about me?
Chris Jericho cuts a promo
WOMEN'S TITLE #1 CONTENDERS - Ivory and Lita over Mickie James/Trish Stratus and Gail Kim/Victoria
Eddie Guerrero challenges Triple H for Unforgiven
INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE - X-Pac over Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title
Dirty Dozen promo, soon we'll have all the gold
#1 CONTENDER FATAL FOURWAY - Kurt Angle over John Cena, Shawn Michaels, and Undertaker
Vince McMahon announces Lesnar vs. Angle for the World Title at Unforgiven
Cena/Michaels backstage confrontation

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. ???
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H

Evil Vito

02-12-2015 01:14 PM

The Rock having to face everybody on the roster is a pretty great storyline, should build a lot of early anticipation for the Rumble.

I'm laughing really hard trying to imagine the members of the Dirty Dozen all in biker gear. Just a really eclectic group. Would love to see where they go from here.

loopydate

02-12-2015 04:36 PM

Yeah I wish I was talented with Photoshop. I'd love to have a picture of the Dozen.

Also, I'm hoping the Road To Redemption will help some midcard guys get a rub by going up against Rock.

loopydate

02-14-2015 12:06 AM

ECW Hardcore TV (9/2/2003)

Paul Heyman is in the ring as the cameras come up. He talks up Anarchy Rulz, coming up in just two weeks. There are no matches on the card currently, but he says that's all likely to change as the next two weeks are going to be full of the best ECW has to offer. He just found out that their audio is fucked up (yay for being on HBO and being able to say "fucked up" on a nationally-televised wrestling show) tonight, so there will be no commentary. But don't worry, kids, Steve Prazak and Joel Gertner will be back next week. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I totally forgot to assign announcers to the show. Shit.

After Harry Slash and the Slashtones fade out, it looks like it's time for tag team action as Chris Candido and CW Anderson take on the team of Dan "The Beast" Severn and The Amazing Red. Pretty shortly after the bell rings, the opening riff of "Natural Born Killaz" begins to play, and the crowd erupts. Sure enough, the Original Gangsta New Jack, comes to the ring with his shopping cart full of weapons. He blasts Candido with a guitar, smashes Anderson with a stop sign, breaks a laptop over Severn's head, and drives Red through a table. The music never stops playing as Jack poses over his victims.

In a pre-taped segment, Cyrus The Virus says that he'll be watching Anarchy Rulz very closely. ECW's contract with "The Network" may have ended, but that doesn't mean that Cyrus isn't still looking for a few good men.

The ECW World Television Title is on the line next in a clash between two Japanese stars. Gedo defends against Taiyo Kea! It's a brutal strong style mixed with ECW hardcore match that Kea looks to be on the verge of winning before "The King Of Old School" Steve Corino emerges from the crowd and hits Kea with the Old School Expulsion, allowing Gedo to retain.

After the match, Corino challenges Kea to a match at Anarchy Rulz. "I'm sure once you regain consciousness, you'll accept."

Back from break, Little Spike Dudley is already in the ring awaiting his opponent. From the curtain emerges the Samoan Bulldozer, Jamal Umaga. Spike tries to get in some offense, but Umaga is just too fast and just too strong, putting him away in short order with a top rope splash.

Backstage, Christopher Daniels says that his mission to rid ECW of its old guard will continue at Anarchy Rulz. The Fallen Angel will usher in a new era, redefining extreme, and it all starts with the eradication of the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal Sabu!

Two of the most technically-sound wrestlers on the roster are up next as Jerry Lynn and Low Ki go one-on-one. This one is too exciting to do any justice here. A ton of near-falls, and even some classic finisher no-sells. Toward the end, Ki goes for his top-rope stomp. Lynn kips to his feet, catches Ki with a kick, and prepares for a cradle piledriver, but the bell sounds. Lynn and Ki are both confused. The referee shrugs and explains that the television time limit had been reached.

Ki grabs the official, but Paul Heyman quickly emerges from the back and says that Ki and Lynn will face off again, this time with no time limits, at Anarchy Rulz. Ki lets the official go, starts to walk away, then blasts him with a kick. Lynn chases him off and checks on John Finnegan as we head to commercial.

It's time for our main event as Masato Tanaka takes on ECW World Champion "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock in a non-title bout! Shamrock throws everything he has at Tanaka, who - as usual - shows no signs of feeling pain like a normal human. In the end, it takes Shamrock blocking Tanaka's attempt at a tornado DDT onto a chair and instead turning it into a top-rope belly-to-belly onto the chair to pick up the victory. Shamrock celebrates the hard-fought victory as his music plays.

Suddenly, Shamrock is laid out from behind by his own title! The Japanese Buzzsaw Yoshihiro Tajiri lays into the champion with a series of brutal kicks before throwing himself over the top rope to lock in the deadly Tarantula. Shamrock screams in agony, eyes popping as if he would snap if he could only get free, as Hardcore TV goes off the air.

Quick Results (Final Rating 1.40)

Paul Heyman hypes Anarchy Rulz
Amazing Red & Dan Severn vs. Chris Candido & CW Anderson ends in a no contest when New Jack fucks shit up
Cyrus The Virus cuts a promo, looking for a few good men
TELEVISION TITLE - Gedo retains against Taiyo Kea with help from Steve Corino
Steve Corino challenges Taiyo Kea for Anarchy Rulz
Jamal Umaga squashes Spike Dudley
Christopher Daniels challenges Sabu for Anarchy Rulz
Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki ends in a time-limit draw
Lynn vs. Ki rematch announced for Anarchy Rulz by Paul Heyman
Ken Shamrock over Masato Tanaka
Tajiri lays out Shamrock and poses with belt

Anarchy Rulz 2003 Card so far (9/14)

Taiyo Kea vs. Steve Corino
Sabu vs. Christopher Daniels
Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki

#1-norm-fan

02-14-2015 02:01 AM

How are you booking all these companies, loopy? Do you just have them all as brands of WWE or something?

loopydate

02-14-2015 08:41 AM

3 separate games

#1-norm-fan

02-14-2015 03:38 PM

Oh alright. I was under the impression that you were competing with yourself.

Might start up my old new fed game again. It seems like my urge to play the game always happens when no one else is playing.

loopydate

02-20-2015 12:30 AM

WWF SmackDown! 9/4/2003

Dan Wilson and Tazz welcome us to SmackDown as The Rock makes his way down the aisle to a massive pop. They hype up that he's approximately 2.3% of the way to his showdown with Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. Grand Master Sexay is waiting for him in the ring. The bell sounds. Sexay tries to get Rock to dance at the beginning of the match. He hands Rock his sunglasses. Rock raises an eyebrow. The crowd pops. Sexay tries to match the eyebrow. Not the same. When they finally tie up, Rock puts him away pretty easily. They shake hands after. Yay friends!

Backstage, John Cena cuts a promo. It rhymes, which I'm no good at, so let's just say it's pretty awesome, and he blames Shawn Michaels for keeping him from his destiny of being World Champion.

Monday night on Raw, Hardcore Holly cost Bubba Ray Dudley the Intercontinental Title. Tonight, he teams with the new champion, his Dirty Dozen brother X-Pac against the Dudley Boyz! Super stiff match between the four high-end midcarders. The fun is ruined when Kane appears on the ramp, resulting in a distraction, which lets Big Show sneak into the ring and lay out the Dudleyz. This allows Holly to pin D-Von. After the match, the beatdown is on until Bradshaw and Faarooq run them off. The Dudleyville Protection Agency... sort of lives up to its name.

After commercial, Perry Saturn is in the ring with his manager Paul Bearer, who speaks briefly about how he, too, once blindly followed the Undertaker. He offers a cautionary tale about obedience. Saturn nods and says "Yes, Paul" a lot. Very... obediently.

Turns out the reason Paul's talking about Undertaker is that one of his charges, K-Kwik is Saturn's opponent. What are the odds? Decent match that Saturn wins with the Moss-Covered 3-Handled Family Credenza.

Undertaker rides out at the conclusion of the match, staring down Bearer as he rides. He enters the ring, and it looks like he might lay out Kwik for losing, but he instead helps him to his feet and has the New Age Outlaws assist him to the back. Scotty 2 Hotty dances out. Oh, God. Scotty's gonna die. Bell rings, goozle, chokeslam, pin one two... Taker pulls Scotty's shoulder up. Tombstone one two... Taker gets up. He finally winds up hitting a Last Ride before finally allowing the referee to count to three. Taker stomps on Scotty a couple more times before riding off.

Suddenly, Scotty isn't alone in the ring anymore as Raven lays him out with a Raven Effect! Raven, who looked like he was losing it a bit last week, screams at Scotty "WHAT ABOUT ME?!? WHAT ABOUT RAVEN?!?" He issues a challenge for Unforgiven. Scotty is unconscious, so he's not saying anything, but I think it's probably safe to say he'll agree to it when he wakes up.

The Women's Title is on the line next as Molly Holly defends against the co-#1 contenders Ivory and Lita. You'll remember Ivory and Lita won a triple threat tag match on Monday to earn this shot. It's a solidly-wrestled encounter between two women who know what they're doing, and one that can occasionally flip over without injuring herself or the people around her. Lita lays out Ivory with a Twist of Fate, only to be thrown from the ring by Molly, who pins Ivory to retain her title.

Shawn Michaels is backstage. "John Cena thinks I'm standing between him and his destiny. He thinks that he's the future of this company, the next Brock Lesnar, the next Rock, the next Austin. The next Shawn Michaels. Well, kid, I've got news for you. The next Shawn Michaels is the same guy as the last Shawn Michaels. There's only one Heartbreak Kid, and he's not going anywhere. Did I cost Cena a title shot? Maybe. But if Cena wants to say that it's my fault he's not on my level, I'll be more than happy to tune up the band for him one more time.

Our main event pits #1 contender Kurt Angle and his Team BRECK-J stablemate Chris Benoit against the running buddies of the World Champion, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the WWF Tag Team Champions. It's God's Team against the World's Greatest Tag Team! The match certainly lives up to its potential, as arguably the four greatest athletes on the roster pull out all the stops. As the match degenerates into chaos, Brock Lesnar enters the ring and lays Angle out with an F-5, allowing Shelton Benjamin to pick up the victory. Lesnar continues the assault after the bell.

He has Haas fetch him his title belt, which he uses to lay out a bloodied Angle. SmackDown goes off the air with the champion posing over the challenger with the title. Will the result be the same at Unforgiven?

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.16)

ROAD TO REDEMPTION - The Rock over Grand Master Sexay, they shake hands after
John Cena promo on Shawn Michaels
Hardcore Holly and X-Pac over Dudley Boyz when Big Show and Kane interfere. APA makes the save after
Paul Bearer hypes Perry Saturn
Perry Saturn over K-Kwik
Undertaker squashes Scotty 2 Hotty and does a beatdown after
Raven attacks Scotty after match WHAT ABOUT ME?!? WHAT ABOUT YOU AND ME ON PPV?!?
WOMEN'S TITLE - Molly Holly retains against Ivory and Lita
Shawn Michaels promo on John Cena
NON-TITLE - World's Greatest Tag Team over Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle when Brock Lesnar attacks Angle
Lesnar attacks Angle with the World Title and stands over him

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. ???
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H
Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Raven

Evil Vito

02-20-2015 08:34 AM

Ahhh, Scotty 2 Hotty in a singles match on PPV. Reminds me of that game where I gave Scotty the 70's guy gimmick right away just to test out the gimmick feature in the game and he wound up main eventing a SmackDown PPV because he got ludicrously over.

Evil Vito

02-20-2015 08:36 AM

I was thinking of doing a current WWE game but afraid I'd get burned out quickly as always. I have another idea I'm kicking around that I've mentioned on here ages ago but I think it would be a bit more engaging. Just waiting to have some time to actually start writing.

loopydate

02-20-2015 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4587315)

Yeah, in terms of overness, he's one of my top ten faces right out of the gate. Thought I'd see how he holds up in a mini singles feud.

loopydate

02-20-2015 11:23 AM

WCW Thunder 9/4/2003

Thunder kicks off with the first match in the Cruiserweight Title Tournament pitting a pair of former champions against each other as Jamie By God Noble takes on Chavo Guerrero Jr. Exciting technical match with some high-flying action as well. In the end, Chavo blocks a suplex attempt and turns it into a brainbuster for the win.

Backstage, the nWo is showing some signs of dissension. Well, sort of. Really, it just looks like Rick Steiner is pissed. He's mad that his brother brought Scott Norton out with him to attack Team WCW last week and that Norton made the War Games team and he didn't. Sting finally tells him that if he can beat any of the members of Team WCW in a singles match, he can replace Norton on the team. Norton looks pissed now and gets in Rick's face. Scott and Buff Bagwell pull them apart while Lex Luger looks on, amused.

On Monday, Nikita Koloff was embarassed twice, first by losing to "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, then again by the Outsiders in a backstage segment. He looks to get back to his winning ways tonight against Ernest "The Cat" Miller. Unfortunately, Miller has other plans and finishes him off with a flurry of martial arts strikes. After the match, a frustrated Koloff lays Miller out and beats the crap out of him.

Once again, The Outsiders are shown watching the match on a monitor. Afterwards, they have some more choice words for Koloff. Hall in particular seems annoyed that they keep giving him TV time.

The Cruiserweight Title tournament continues as Ca$h takes on the 18-year-old rookie phenomenon Harry Smith, accompanied by the "Living Legend" Larry Zbysko. Ca$h tries to use his speed advantage to stick-and-move, but once Smith gets his hand on Ca$h and can overpower him, there's not much he can do. Smith picks up the clean win and celebrates with the fans after.

Back from break, "Prime Time" Elix Skipper is in the ring. He says he was informed earlier today that, because of his participation in the War Games main event, Rey Mysterio Jr. has withdrawn from the Cruiserweight Title tournament. Since Skipper was supposed to be his opponent tonight, he's been granted a bye into the quarterfinals. He talks about how it's now officially Prime Time and he issues a challenge to anyone from the cruiserweight division to fight him tonight in Rey's place.

That challenge is answered by the World Heavyweight Champion, "Sugar" Shane Helms! The crowd pops huge for the arrival of the champion while Skipper tries to get away. The official reminds him that he wanted this and forces him into the ring. It's a good match that's building some solid momentum when it's interrupted by #1 contender Jeff Jarrett, who lays out the champion with a guitar shot! The match ends in a DQ while Jarrett hits The Stroke.

Jarrett grabs a mic and talks some trash about Helms. The Chosen One says that Helms got lucky at Road Wild, but at Fall Brawl his luck runs out.

Our final Cruiserweight Title tournament match of the night pits Shannon Moore against Jason Jett. Two exciting young stars put together a good match that Moore wins with his version of the Twist of Fate.

Our main event of the evening pits the New World Order's "Dog-Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner against the unstoppable Goldberg! Did I mention that he's unstoppable? Because he totally is, putting Steiner away in short order with a Jackhammer. Steiner is 0-1 in his attempt to join Team nWo at Fall Brawl.

He's soon joined in the ring by Mysterio, Booker T, Dustin Rhodes, and the immortal Hulk Hogan. The members of Team WCW talk about the upcoming War Games match against whichever five members of the nWo they wind up sending into the double cage. Hogan does the bulk of the talking, the bulk of it about Sting. Pretty clear what WCW is focusing on for the match. Crowd is super into the segment, though, eating up the top five babyfaces in the company all on the same page as Thunder goes off the air.

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.85)

ROUND ONE - Chavo Guerrero Jr. over Jamie Noble
nWo Backstage segment, Rick pissed about being left off team
Ernest Miller over Nikita Koloff
Outsiders hang out, make fun of Koloff more
ROUND ONE - Harry Smith over Ca$h
Elix Skipper promo, Rey is out, I advance. It's Primetime, baby! Open challenge answered by Helms
Shane Helms over Elix Skipper by DQ when Jarrett attacks Helms
Jeff Jarrett promo on Helms
ROUND ONE - Shannon Moore over Jason Jett
Goldberg over Rick Steiner
Team WCW promo on nWo

Fall Brawl 2003 Card so far (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton or Rick Steiner)
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tournament final, participants TBD

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Round One Match-Ups Remaining
Billy Kidman vs. AJ Styles
Chris Harris vs. Psychosis
Crowbar vs. Mike Sanders
Ultimo Dragon vs. Juventud Guerrera

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Quarterfinal Qualifiers
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (defeated Jamie Noble)
Elix Skipper (earned bye due to Rey Mysterio Jr. withdrawing)
Harry Smith (defeated Ca$h)
Shannon Moore (defeated Jason Jett)

loopydate

02-20-2015 11:39 AM

9/1/03-9/7/03 Breakdown

Ratings
Nitro - 6.88
Thunder - 6.85
RAW - 5.16
SmackDown - 5.16
Hardcore TV - 1.40

Show Quality
RAW - 81%
SmackDown - 78%
Nitro - 76%
Thunder - 74%
Hardcore TV - 69%

Best Segment
Thunder - Team WCW Promo (100%)
Nitro - Introduction of Team WCW (99%)
RAW - Chris Jericho promo (97%)
SmackDown - John Cena promo on Shawn Michaels (94%)
Hardcore TV - Paul Heyman hypes Anarchy Rulz (89%)

Best Match
SmackDown - World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle (90%)
RAW - Fatal Fourway #1 Contenders Match (83%)
Thunder - Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Jamie Noble (77%)
Nitro - Totally Buff over Black Gold (71%)
Hardcore TV - Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki (68%)

Year-To-Date Top Ten Matches

World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle (9/4 SmackDown) 90%
#1 Contender Fatal Fourway - Kurt Angle vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (9/1 Raw) 83%
Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Jamie Noble (9/4 Thunder) 77%
The Rock vs. Christopher Nowinski (9/1 Raw) 74%
Perry Saturn vs. K-Kwik (9/4 SmackDown) 73%
Undertaker vs. Scotty 2 Hotty (9/4 SmackDown) 73%
Shane Helms vs. Elix Skipper (9/4 Thunder) 72%
Totally Buff vs. Black Gold (9/1 Nitro) 71%
Shannon Moore vs. Jason Jett (9/4 Thunder) 71%
The Rock vs. Grand Master Sexay (9/4 SmackDown) 70%

Evil Vito

02-20-2015 12:08 PM

The fans love Team WCW. :cool:

loopydate

02-20-2015 03:42 PM

WCW Monday Nitro 9/8/2003

Nitro kicks off with the remaining first-round matches in the Cruiserweight TItle tournament. "Above Average" Mike Sanders, with his manager Disco Inferno, takes on Crowbar. Decent match. You could probably call it... above average. I'll leave now. Oh, and Crowbar wins.

Inexplicably, EWR thinks that Chris Harris is a lighweight. I, inexplicably, let EWR's weight-class analysis determine who gets into my tournaments. C'est la vie. I don't know if I'm using that right. Anyway, the "Wildcat" beats Psychosis to reach the Elite Eight.

Last week, AJ Styles said that he would beat Billy Kidman tonight. And, you know what? He was right! Very exciting match that AJ wins clean with the Styles Clash. Remarkably, in a match involving a Styles Clash finish and Billy Kidman, no one died!

Our eighth and final spot in the quarterfinals is up for grabs in our next match pitting Ultimo Dragon against Juventud Guerrera in a battle of two of the cruiserweight division's founding fathers. Very exciting match. In the end, though, Juventud takes advantage of a Dragon slip-up (Sorry, Funky) to hit the 450 to get the win.

Backstage, the nWo is warming up. Three members will be in action tonight. Rick Steiner is still pissed about the whole my-brother-picked-somebody-other-than-me-to-attack-Booker-T-and-Dustin-Rhodes-last-week thing.

Road Warrior Animal, finally recovered from his brawl with Big Van Vader last week, takes on the struggling Nikita Koloff in our next match. It's a brief match that's interrupted by (SURPRISE!) Vader, who attacks Animal, resulting in a DQ loss for Koloff.

Backstage, Scott Hall is about to crack more Nikita Koloff jokes when he's blindsided by Koloff himself. Apparently, there is a limit to how many times you can have Scott Hall make fun of you. And that limit is two.

New World Order members Buff Bagwell and Scott Norton (collectively, Vicious & Delicious) are in the ring when we return from break. They will take on two of their (or, at least Buff's, we still don't know what's going on with whether Norton is in the match 'cause of Rick Steiner being a baby) War Games opponents, Goldberg and Dustin Rhodes (collectively, Goldberg & Dustin Rhodes). It's a Goldberg match, so he gets the hot tag and levels Buff with the Jackhammer for the win. After the match, Vicious & Delicious argue about whose fault that was. I'm gonna go with Goldberg.

Rick Steiner is out next for his next attempt at making the War Games match as he goes one-on-one with Booker T. The seven-time, seven-time, seven-time, seven-time, seven-time, seven-time, seven-time WCW Champion picks up the clean victory, and Rick is now 0-2.

The members of Team WCW then cut an in-ring promo because they keep giving me really high ratings. Oh, and they have a match in a couple weeks. There's that, too.

Our main event - I'm just gonna lay this out for you - is weird. Unlikely WCW Champion Shane Helms teams with Ernest "The Cat" Miller to face Konnan and #1 contender Jeff Jarrett. No real reason, I'm just curious what shit I can throw out there and still have higher ratings than Raw. No, really, this is building to stuff sort of, but still. Weird. Helms pins Konnan for the win. After the match, all four men brawl WE'RE OUT OF TIME WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT?!?!?

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.81)

ROUND ONE - Crowbar over Mike Sanders
ROUND ONE - Chris Harris over Psychosis
ROUND ONE - AJ Styles over Billy Kidman
ROUND ONE - Juventud Guerrera over Ultimo Dragon
nWo promo
Road Warrior Animal over Nikita Koloff by DQ when Big Van Vader attacks Animal
Koloff attacks Scott Hall backstage
Goldberg and Dustin Rhodes over Vicious & Delicious, V&D argue after
Booker T over Rick Steiner
Team WCW promo because ratings
Shane Helms and Ernest Miller over Jeff Jarrett and Konnan

Fall Brawl 2003 Card so far (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton or Rick Steiner)
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tournament final, participants TBD

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Quarterfinal Match-Ups Revealed!
Crowbar vs. AJ Styles
Shannon Moore vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Harris vs. Juventud Guerrera
Harry Smith vs. Elix Skipper

loopydate

02-21-2015 12:40 AM

WWF Monday Night Raw 9/8/2003

The ring is littered with weapons as Raw comes up. Raven makes his way to the ring, sermonizing about how it's about time the WWF realizes the same thing everyone else realized years ago: Raven = Ratings. He poses in the corner while he waits for the arrival of his opponent, the Manbeast Rhyno! The two former ECW stars put on a brutal battle using all the tools around them. Raven puts a chair in the corner, then dodges a Gore. As Rhyno staggers out of the corner, he's planted with the Raven Effect. Raven is looking strong less than two weeks before Unforgiven!

Our next contest is an eight-man tag team match that has been brewing all week. The Dudley Boyz and the APA, the Dudleyville Protection Agency, team up to take on four members of The Dirty Dozen - Big Show, Hardcore Holly, Kane, and the man who unseated Bubba Ray Dudley to become the new Intercontinental Champion X-Pac. More stiff action (hee hee) before Kane plants Faarooq with a chokeslam to pick up the victory.

They're soon joined by the remaining members of the Dozen (The New Age Outlaws, K-Kwik, Maven, Val Venis, Al Snow, Chyna, and their leader the Undertaker). Taker takes the mic and calls out Paul Bearer. He says that what Bearer said on SmackDown is partially true. But what's happening here isn't just blind obedience. This is brotherhood. Paul, I once trusted you like a brother, and the fact that you're with that mop-loving idiot hurts. But bring him out here now, let him take his beating like a man, and maybe. Just maybe. Maybe I'll let you both walk out of here under your own power.

Bearer obliges, bringing Perry Saturn with him. Saturn steps into the ring, and the rest of the Dozen surround him. Taker waves them off. Saturn gets in a bit of offense, but he's overmatched. Undertaker makes Saturn take the Last Ride for the victory.

Backstage, the six members of Team BRECK-J are ready for action. Rhyno (R) is still smarting from his battle with Raven, but Chris Benoit (B) and Chris Jericho (J) are both preparing for singles matches. Meanwhile, Edge (E), Christian (C), and the #1 contender Kurt Angle (K) are in tonight's main event against the three members of the Wrecking Crew. Good promo work from all six guys, but MAN that's a weird combination.

The first of those singles matches is next as Chris Benoit takes on Eddie Guerrero. The two former friends have a very good technical match that is unfortunately marred by the interference of Eddie's Unforgiven opponent Triple H. H distracts Eddie allowing Benoit to capitalize with a Crippler Crossface, leaving Eddie no chance but to tap out.

Triple H remains in the ring as he's up next against Chris Jericho. More gpod work (though EWR says they don't quite "click"), but they are interrupted by (SURPRISE!) Eddie Guerrero, who allows Jericho to hit a Lionsault for the pinfall victory.

After break, the ring has been changed out to the set for Stevie Night Heat. Stevie Richards' guests are John Cena and Shawn Michaels, two men who appear to be on a collision course. Sure enough, the set is trashed, Stevie's knocked to the floor, and Cena and HBK tear each other apart.

Match #3 on the Road To Redemption is next! The Rock takes on the Embodiment Of Eeeeeeeeevil TAKA Michinoku. As with his previous matches, Rock makes short work of TAKA. The People's Champion is motivated. Is it possible for him to lose a match between now and the Rumble?

The Wrecking Crew makes its way to the ring, toting the World and Tag Team Titles. They hype up Brock Lesnar's title defense against Kurt Angle at Unforgiven and tonight's six-man main event. Passable mic work from the championship trio.

And now it's time for the main event. Six of the best wrestlers in the world go at it in a thrilling match. Lesnar and Angle brawl on the floor, Christian hits an Unprettier on Charlie Haas, but eats a Dragon Whip from Shelton Benjamin, only for Shelton to eat a spear from Edge. The ECK part of Team BRECK-J pick up the win, and Edge & Christian look like solid contenders for the Tag Team Titles! Benoit, Jericho, and Rhyno come out to celebrate with their partners as Raw goes off the air.

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.16)

HARDCORE RULES - Raven over Rhyno
Big Show, Hardcore Holly, Kane, and X-Pac over Dudleyville Protection Agency
Dirty Dozen promo on Paul Bearer
Undertaker over Perry Saturn
Team BRECK-J promo about Brock Lesnar
Chris Benoit over Eddie Guerrero after Triple H interferes
Chris Jericho over Triple H after Eddie Guerrero interferes
John Cena and Shawn Michaels fight on Stevie Night Heat
ROAD TO REDEMPTION - The Rock over TAKA Michinoku
Wrecking Crew promo about Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle and Edge & Christian vs. Wrecking Crew when Edge pins Shelton Benjamin

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. ???
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H
Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Raven

Evil Vito

02-22-2015 01:59 PM

NXT – From the Beginning

Alright, so I’ve been sitting this idea for a while and am finally going through with it. Here’s my backstory: when the WWF implemented the brand extension in 2002, they did it to try to give both shows their own unique feel and also to allow their large roster to be spread out in such a way so that everybody got airtime. They were also sitting on what was viewed as one of the deepest rosters in development ever, and Brock Lesnar had just debuted on Raw a few weeks prior and was clearly going to be a big deal straight away.

With Tough Enough being a big success in 2001, MTV awarded the WWF a Wednesday night TV show to give them a platform to show off some of these developmental talents. The rookies would be paired off with pros and compete against their fellow rookies and the pros themselves. Throughout the competition, the pros will vote off rookies and whoever is left standing at the end will earn a WWF contract.

Anyway, some ground rules for the purposes of EWR: I used Arsenic to get all of the rookies to an overness rating of an even 50, which most of them were hovering around anyway. This just makes it easier to track the rookies’ overness as the competition goes on. Officially the game is set on an early evening timeslot, which gives me 8 segments with a minimum of 3 matches. Most likely I’ll be going with 7 segments and 3 matches just because realistically I wouldn’t want to rush everything on a 1 hour show. I may have more matches as the competition rolls on. There isn’t a timetable yet on how long the season will last but I imagine it’d go around 4 months at least as again I don’t want to rush things.

As far as who is going to be in the show: anybody who debuted on the main roster from the start of April 2002 through the end of the year is eligible, as is anybody who might have been in developmental at the time but never got a call up at any point. Anybody in developmental who subsequently was called up to the main roster during a later year is NOT eligible, as I may do a season in 2003, 2004, etc. if this takes off and I enjoy it.

The pros will have different rules. Anybody on the active main roster as of the first week of the brand extension is eligible to be used as pros. If selected, they’ll remain for the entire season even if they got fired, quit, or were injured in real life. I’m just doing this because, as you’ll see, a big chunk of my pros cast won’t be around by 2003 so this is my only chance to use them.

I've basically figured out my first show, which will feature a few matches and a decent-sized write up on the rookie/pro pairings. Just gotta actually get around to finish writing it and booking the show in EWR. Hoping to get it posted at some point Monday evening while I'm inevitably bored watching Raw.

Evil Vito

02-23-2015 10:39 PM

Week 1: April 3, 2002

Segment 1: Introduction of the cast

After the pyrotechnics go off, our host Tazz welcomes us to the premiere addition of NXT. Ten of the WWF’s hottest prospects will compete for a chance to be the WWF’s next breakout superstar. These rookies will get the opportunity to learn from five Raw pros and five SmackDown pros, so let’s meet them first:

“Across the Nation”, Raw’s new theme song that debuted two nights ago blares over the PA system. The crowd lets out a cheer right away as Intercontinental champion Rob Van Dam is the first one out through the curtain. Following him out is the feisty underdog Crash Holly. The cheers turn to boos as the arrogant Mr. Perfect is out next, towel in hand as he spits out and swats his gum on the way to the ring. The dark and deranged Raven walks out next, extending out his arms as he walks. Finally, Scott Hall in his nWo garb saunters out last, taking his sweet time.

“The Beautiful People” hits next, signifying the arrival of the SmackDown pros. The boos come right back as the Olympic hero Kurt Angle poses on the rampway. Hardcore Holly follows him out, looking surly as only he can. The always positive Diamond Dallas Page is out next, flashing the sign of the Diamond Cutter to the fans’ appreciation. Al Snow follows him out as he also plays to the crowd. Finally the crowd lets out their biggest cheer of the night so far as Edge comes out in his trademark trenchcoat and sunglasses.

With the pros all assembled, Tazz briefly explains the rules to the pros and the fans. Each pro was randomly assigned a rookie to mentor, the pros will vote out rookies periodically, yadda yadda yadda. Now comes the time to meet the rookies.

The first rookie is assigned to Mr. Perfect…from St. Louis, MO, it’s Randy Orton! Out comes an impressive looking, clean cut young man wearing shiny metallic blue tights bearing his last name. He slaps hands with fans on the way out, Perfect does not seem too impressed.

The next rookie goes to RVD. A native of Orangeburg, SC…Shelton Benjamin comes out and also chooses to play to the crowd. His pro seems much more enthused with his assignment, as RVD and Benjamin shake hands as soon as he gets in the ring.

Out third is Al Snow’s rookie, Chris Nowinski from Watertown, MA. As soon as he makes the announcement, Tazz and Snow exchange glances of disbelief. Fans would recognize this Harvard graduate as a contestant from the first season of Tough Enough, and how he’s back for more. He comes out wearing the colors of his alma mater, looking even more arrogant than he did on Tough Enough.

Kurt Angle jumps for joy at the next announcement. From Pittsburgh, PA, Kurt’s own brother Eric Angle comes out from the back as a participant for NXT. The overexcited Kurt wraps up his brother in a huge bearhug right out of the gate, taking Eric off guard a bit.

A massive, hulking bald man with a chain around his neck emerges from the back. He jumps over the top rope into the ring. The man from the Pit of Danger known only as Leviathan will be Raven’s rookie, and Raven can’t help but look impressed at this beast of a man he will be mentoring.

Out next comes another well-built man but with a distinctly different look. An impressive physique with purple and yellow tights, this man is John Cena from West Newbury, MA. He points at the crowd and respectfully shakes hands with his new mentor, Edge.

Charlie Haas is out next to greet his mentor, Scott Hall. The energetic Haas from Edmond, OK jogs down to the ring and enters into the increasingly crowded ring. He extends his hand to Hall, but Hall just looks completely disinterested. Hall removes the toothpick from his mouth and throws it in Haas’ face. I guess they’ll need to work on that partnership.

The next guy out is somebody who should look familiar to fans of other promotions – it’s Mike Sanders from Atlanta, GA. Sanders comes out looking like Joe Cool with his cutoff t-shirt and cargo shorts. DDP seems a bit skeptical having him as his rookie, but being who he is he puts out a big smile and a hand for Sanders. Sanders accepts the handshake but seems to roll his eyes as he does so.

An imposing, jacked up figure with a white goatee, black ski hat, and black TAPOUT pants makes his way down the ramp. This is Ron Waterman from Greeley, CO. Hardcore Holly can’t help but nod in approval of his rookie, and he can’t help but flash a cocky smirk towards the direction of his little cousin Crash who is the last to meet his rookie.

Hardcore’s smirk soon turns into a look of disbelief as the final man out is a large, heavily tattooed man from the isle of Samoa. Crash points and laugh at his cousin as his rookie, Umaga, gets right into the ring and stands face to face with Waterman.

Tazz implores the crowd to give one last round of applause to the cast of NXT. Waterman and Umaga are nose to nose at this point, so Tazz asks everybody else to clear out so these two big men can settle their differences in the inaugural match of the contest. And that match is - next!

Overall Rating: 93%, Kurt Angle and Raven gained overness

Segment 2: Ron Waterman w/ Hardcore Holly vs. Umaga w/ Crash Holly

With two guys this big, this was never going to be a scientific wrestling classic. But that’s just fine, as both men brawled most of the time. Both pros stood at ringside to shout instructions and encouragement to their rookies. Waterman peppered Umaga with plenty of rights and lefts, but when Umaga got his second wind it barely phased him. Late in the match Waterman and Umaga reverses into a huge Samoan Drop. Umaga ascends to the top and the big man flies through the air, landing a massive splash and getting his first win of the competition. Crash attempts to raise Umaga’s hand but Umaga has none of it. This guy is gonna be a force to be reckoned with.

Crowd Reaction: 53%, Match Quality: 82%, Overall Rating: 67%

Segment 3: Charlie Haas video

We cut to a pre-taped sit down interview with Charlie Haas, complete with clips of him hitting some of his signature moves on opponents down in developmental promotions. Haas talks about his collegiate wrestling background at Seton Hall. But don’t let that fool you, Haas assures us he’s a lot of fun to be around and he’s been known as quite the impressionist. He’s looking forward to showing off his big personality to the NXT crowd.

Overall Rating: 61%, Charlie Haas gained overness

Segment 4: Randy Orton and Mr. Perfect vs. Chris Nowinski & Al Snow

Tag team action up next. Perfect tagged Orton in fairly early and then spent a lot more time doing tricks on the apron than he did trying to coach his rookie or even be on the lookout for a tag. Snow and Nowinski worked as a much better unit than the opening of the show would have had you think, perhaps rekindling some of the chemistry formed on Tough Enough last year. The Harvard graduate got a bit too headstrong near the end though. After excessively showboating following a routine dropkick, Orton caught him offguard with a unique backbreaker maneuver. Mr. Perfect then suddenly came alive, tagging Orton on the back and then picking Nowinski back up with a Perfect Plex and the win. Snow facepalms while Perfect acts like he won the World Series. Orton may be 1-0 but his pro hogged the glory.

Crowd Reaction: 64%, Match Quality: 72%, Overall Rating: 68%

Segment 5: Mike Sanders video

Another pre-taped interview video, much in the same style as Haas’ video from earlier. This time, the subject is Mike Sanders. Sanders has no idea why he’s on NXT in the first place. He’s a former WCW Cruiserweight champion and former WCW Commissioner. He didn’t invade last year with the rest of the WCW losers, so why is he being punished? Regardless, he’ll win this show easily. His opposition is average, and he’s above average.

Overall Rating: 66%, Mike Sanders gained overness

Segment 6: Eric Angle w/ Kurt Angle vs. Edge w/ John Cena

Kurt Angle boasted about his brother on the microphone before the match, saying Eric was a shoe-in to win with the best wrestler in the WWF by his side. Eric seemed a bit uneasy with the claims, but regardless he had a huge task ahead of him with a match against one of the fastest rising superstars and reigning King of the Ring Edge.

The inaugural NXT main event did not disappoint, as Angle more than held his own against the more seasoned Edge. After a pretty good technical wrestling match, Eric whipped Edge to the ropes and Kurt jumped onto the apron. Edge wound up reversing, sending Eric colliding into his brother. Eric turns right into a Spear and Edge wins. Kurt jumps right in and blindsides Edge with a clothesline, but Cena jumps in and delivers a big clothesline of his own to Kurt, saving his pro in the process.

Crowd Reaction: 67%, Match Quality: 78%, Overall Rating: 72%

Segment 7: Tazz makes an announcement

Tazz grabs a mic to put a wrap on the first-ever episode of NXT. After what we just saw, next week’s main event only makes sense: John Cena will make his debut against Kurt Angle! That’s a huge opportunity for Cena straight off the bat – and it’s sure to make next week’s edition can’t-miss television.

Overall Rating: 84%, Tazz and John Cena gained overness

68% Overall Rating for NXT
1.16 Rating

I’m quite happy with that debut. All of the matches delivered and nobody lost overness. Besides Cena, I’m planning on having Haas, Benjamin, Leviathan, and Sanders all make their in-ring debuts during week two.

#1-norm-fan

02-23-2015 11:24 PM

I like this idea.

#1-norm-fan

02-25-2015 12:13 AM

Wanna come up with an idea like Vito did to make the game interesting again and then I think I'm gonna start a new one on TEW2013. I had a "start from scratch" fed going but I'm like 4 years into it and it would be too hard to go back and remember the stories and start a journal for it.

loopydate

02-25-2015 01:27 PM

I like the pairings. Interested to see what happens to the "never-wases" like Waterman and Eric Angle.

Evil Vito

02-25-2015 01:57 PM

Yeah, development was quite loaded in 2002. I thought it would be cool to include a few unknowns rather than just making it guys who debuted in real life (such as Rosey, who I left off). I also considered Jamie Noble or Shannon Moore but decided I really wanted to give Sanders something to do and didn't want too many former WCW guys. I figure in this universe Noble and Moore just debuted how they did in real life.

As best I can tell Eric Angle never made it because he was just constantly hampered with injuries. As for Waterman...I'm really not sure how he never got a shot on the roster. He had an absolutely killer look. I'm guessing he was just really bad in the ring to never get called up even though he did dark matches for like a year. He has decent brawl stats in this EWR data pack at least.

#1-norm-fan

02-25-2015 08:46 PM

Why do you guys prefer EWR to TEW? Is it just an issue of time?

loopydate

02-25-2015 09:11 PM

That's exactly it. I love the depth of TEW, but on the rare occasions I have time to play, I can bang out a couple of EWR shows in an hour, complete with write-ups. I might be able to do one in TEW in that time.

Evil Vito

02-25-2015 10:11 PM

Yeah, booking in TEW takes ages. I have enough time keeping EWR games together with a far simpler system, I can't even imagine how much worse I'd be with TEW.

#1-norm-fan

02-26-2015 02:35 AM

I think that's why I've shied away from booking WWE with TEW anymore. I did it when I first got 2013 and got through a couple weeks I think before I realized it would be way too long before I got to the point where things looked like I wanted them to. TNA was a little better with just iMPACT and Xplosion to book.

I do enjoy running a local fed though and trying to book realistically where TV shows basically consist of one show a month split into 4 TV episodes. Seems to go by pretty quickly. Like I said, when I started by local-to-global game, I got through about 5 years in a couple months or so just playing an hour or two on weekdays.

I don't know if I could go back to EWR now just because I'm so spoiled with the ridiculous amount of depth.

#1-norm-fan

02-26-2015 09:51 PM

I think I'm gonna take over GFW and begin it as a promotion from the ground up. Just to do something different from everyone else. And since I kinda don't feel like doing a TNA game. I'll probably start when I get home late tonight.

#1-norm-fan

02-27-2015 07:27 AM

Okay, maybe tomorrow.

Evil Vito

02-27-2015 08:43 AM

I'll probably do another NXT this weekend. If I do one a week that's far more consistent than any other game I do, anything beyond that is gravy. I actually know what is going to happen on the show already, it's just a matter of doing the write-up and then actually booking it in EWR.

Evil Vito

02-27-2015 08:46 AM

I'm also always tempted to do a WWE game just because the product is SO bad right now I'd like to book it the way I think it should be run...but I know myself well enough to know I'll get burned out as usual if I rush into it, and I'd probably only post PPVs. Probably won't consider tackling a WWE game until after Mania.

loopydate

02-27-2015 04:01 PM

ECW Hardcore TV (9/9/2003)

With just five days to go until Anarchy Rulz, a loaded edition of Hardcore Television is kicked off by the extreme mastermind Paul Heyman welcoming us to the arena. He makes it official. What happened last week gave him a brilliant idea for this Sunday's main event. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock will defend the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against the only man on the planet who could conceivably take that dangerous mantle from him, the Japanese Buzzsaw Yoshihiro Tajiri. The crowd erupts at the announcement. Steve Prazak and Joel Gertner check in on commentary and play up tonight's huge tag team main event that will pit those two against each other, along with their respective partners: Rob Van Dam and Masato Tanaka!

The ECW World Television Title is on the line in our opening contest as Gedo defends against Amazing Red! Solid high-paced action between the two that sees the youngster come within a half-count of claiming the gold. Eventually, though, the Japanese veteran puts Red away with his trademark flying senton to retain his belt.

Rene Dupree and Sylvan Grenier, the hated La Resistance, come to the ring to talk some trash. They've been told they're involved in a three-way dance for a future ECW Tag Team Title shot at Anarchy Rulz. The other two teams haven't been announced yet, but they're confident that not only will they finally prove that they are the best tag team in ECW, but they are the greatest French Canadian tag team in the history of wrestling! As they continue to gloat, they are blindsided by the returning Fabulous Rougeau Brothers! Jacques and Ray put the boots to Grenier and Dupree while the ECW faithful have a nostalgia mark-out moment.

Second-generation star Erik Watts is out next for a match against Ikuto Hidaka. The pair of 28-year-olds put on a solid match, but Watts is the star here, picking up the victory. After the match, Satoshi Kojima blindsides Watts and puts the boots to him.

Backstage, Steve Corino says that he attacked Taiyo Kea last week because he knows that Kea has been living a lie. Corino is old school. He's the King Of Old School. There's no one in this business today with a greater respect for the history of our sport than Steve Corino. From the WWF to WCW to ECW to the AWA, Memphis, Mid-South, Mexico, Japan... The tradition of this business needs to be respected. So when he sees a Hawaiian, an American, passing himself off as Japanese just because he spent his career in Japan is disrespectful. Kea needs to embrace his gaijin status, just as he (Corino) has. Embrace your past. Embrace the old school.

The team of Little Guido and Sonny "Cocky" Siaki are warming up. Alice in Chains' "Man In The Box" begins to play, and the crowd comes unglued! Tommy Dreamer, the Extreme Original, comes to the ring, accompanied by the eccentric Blue Meanie. It's a good old-fashioned extreme tag team war! Just as the bell sounds, Meanie is blindsided by someone from the crowd. Dreamer notices his partner has been felled, only to eat a spinning back kick. The Colossus Of Boggo Road, Nathan Jones, lays waste to Dreamer and Meanie, then gestures for the heels to pick up the pin. Guido and Siaki seem shocked, but they oblige and win the match without any effort.

We do get a hardcore tag team match next as the ECW World Tag Team Champions Danny Doring and Roadkill defend the gold against Excellence Inc., made up of Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan. Very exciting action with Doring bumping for the heels before making a hot tag to Roadkill. Eventually, Doring picks up the victory with his top rope Danaconda leg drop.

The cameras quickly cut backstage where Jerry Lynn and Low Ki have begun to brawl. They're on a collision course for Anarchy Rulz, but ECW officials have to pull them apart tonight.

Christopher Daniels, who is on a mission to remove the Extreme from Extreme Championship Wrestling faces off against Sandman in our next contest. The beer-swilling cane-swinging Sandman tries to interject his hardcore style into the match, but Daniels is too fast, too talented, too technically sound to be denied his victory. He hits his Angel's Wings finisher on Sandman for the clean victory. After the match, Daniels' Anarchy Rulz opponent Sabu lays him out with a chair, then hits a Triple Jump Moonsault. Daniels escapes to the floor and yells at Sabu, who points to the sky.

It's almost time for our main event! But first, Mr. ECW Rob Van Dam issues a challenge to one of his opponents tonight, Masato Tanaka, for a one-on-one match at Anarchy Rulz. Tanaka accepts, and it's time for our main event tag match.

It's Tanaka and the #1 contender Yoshihiro Tajiri against Van Dam and the ECW World Heavyweight Champion, Ken Shamrock! Not surprisingly, this is our match of the night as the four top stars on the ECW roster do battle. Most of the match is broken down into singles segments previewing Anarchy Rulz. In the end, the match degenerates into a brawl. RVD misses a Five-Star Frogsplash. Tanaka goes for the cover, but is pulled off into an ankle lock by Shamrock, only for Tajiri to blast him with the Buzzsaw Kick. For the second week in a row, Tajiri stands tall over Shamrock. Will he make it three in a row at Anarchy Rulz?

Quick Results (Final Rating 1.50)

Paul Heyman announces Ken Shamrock vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri at Anarchy Rulz
TELEVISION TITLE - Gedo retains against Amazing Red
Fabulous Rougeau Brothers interrupt La Resistance promo re: #1 contenders match
Erik Watts over Ikuto Hidaka. Satoshi Kojima attacks Watts after the match
Steve Corino promo on Taiyo Kea
Little Guido & Sonny Siaki over Tommy Dreamer & Blue Meanie after Nathan Jones attacks Dreamer & Meanie
TAG TEAM TITLES - Danny Doring & Roadkill (c) retain against Excellence Inc.
Jerry Lynn and Low Ki held apart backstage
Christopher Daniels over Sandman. After the match, Sabu attacks Daniels
Rob Van Dam challenges Masato Tanaka for Anarchy Rulz
Yoshihiro Tajiri and Masato Tanaka over Ken Shamrock and Rob Van Dam

Confirmed Anarchy Rulz 2003

ECW World Title: Ken Shamrock (c) vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri
ECW Tag Team Title #1 Contenders Threeway Dance: La Resistance vs. Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (rumored) vs. ???
Taiyo Kea vs. Steve Corino
Rob Van Dam vs. Masato Tanaka
Sabu vs. Christopher Daniels
Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki

Likely, yet unconfirmed matches

Erik Watts vs. Satoshi Kojima
Something involving Tommy Dreamer, The Blue Meanie, Little Guido, Sonny Siaki, and Nathan Jones (six-man tag, maybe?)

#1-norm-fan

03-01-2015 04:57 AM

Will the Rougeaus be using "All-American Boys"? This is the deciding factor in whether I like this angle or not.

#1-norm-fan

03-01-2015 05:09 AM

I've officially downloaded the newest update and put in the proper edits to start my GFW game where I try to build it up as a viable competitor to WWE. Trying to make it as realistic as possible by letting Jeff Jarrett still have creative control while I take over as head booker. Starting from scratch. Updates coming...

Evil Vito

03-01-2015 02:45 PM

Interested in seeing how the GFW game comes out.

Evil Vito

03-01-2015 02:46 PM

WWF NXT - Week 2: April 10, 2002

WWF makes the most out of its rights to “Superstar” by Saliva, as the WrestleMania X8 theme is used as a fitting song for the brand new opening video for NXT. After the video finishes and the pyro goes off, the droning intro to “One of a Kind” hits as the crowd gets on their feet. Tag team action to start us off with straight away on NXT!

Segment 1: Rob Van Dam and Shelton Benjamin vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Mike Sanders

After Page worked the first couple of minutes of the match, Sanders tagged himself in. Although he held his own for a while, he simply refused to tag out, even feigning a tag to his mentor a few times only to pull back, leaving Page struggling to maintain his optimistic demeanor. Perhaps he should have reconsidered his options, as he eventually fell victim to an impressive T-Bone Suplex by Benjamin and then a Five Star Frog Splash from Benjamin’s pro for good measure. The Intercontinental Champion and his rookie get the win. Sanders said last week that he didn’t feel he deserved to be stuck on NXT, but tonight he might be eating those words.

Crowd Reaction: 66%, Match Quality: 80%, Overall Rating: 73%

Segment 2: Ron Waterman video

Last week a couple of the rookies were profile through prerecorded video, and tonight Ron Waterman gets the same treatment. Along with footage of him wrestling in development, he plays up his mixed martial art background and brings up the fact that he’s knocked out several opponents in less than 30 seconds. He’s dominated in the octagon and looks forward to doing the same in the squared circle.

Overall Rating: 70%, Ron Waterman gained overness

Segment 3: Scott Hall and his rookie make their way to the ring

The crowd boos the sound of the nWo theme. Scott Hall does his trademark walk out to the ring and throws his toothpick into the camera. Coming up behind him is Charlie Haas walking slowly, but he’s wearing an nWo tank top with leathery-looking pants and a blonde wig. He uses the bottom rope to step over the top rope and raises his fist in the Wolfpack sign.

Scott Hall grabs the mic and says “hey yo”. He seems to be ready to survey the crowd but before he can, Haas grabs the mic away to proclaim that “Big Sexy” Kevin Haas is in the house, drawing a big pop from the crowd as the announcers laugh. Hall shoves Haas and starts giving him a talking to as we go to commercial.

Overall Rating: 69%, Kevin Haas gained overness, Scott Hall lost overness

Segment 4: “Big Sexy” Kevin Haas w/ Scott Hall vs. Leviathan w/ Raven

Haas is still posing to the fans when we come back from break, but Raven’s theme hits as Leviathan charges out, not looking amused at what he sees. Although Haas is able to get a few punches in, the monstrous Leviathan pretty much beats the ever-loving piss out of poor Charlie, err I mean Kevin. A huge spinebuster ends the proceedings and Leviathan gets his first win in decisive fashion. Raven cackles and raises his mentee’s hand with glee. Scott Hall just shrugs it off and heads to the back, not really seeming to care that his rookie just got decimated.

Crowd Reaction: 54%, Match Quality: 75%, Overall Rating: 64%

Segment 5: Chris Nowinski video

We cut to another video profile, this time for Chris Nowinski. Adorned in his Harvard letterman’s jacket, Nowinski reminds us of his past history on Tough Enough and how he made the finals and should have won. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing over again and expect different results. Last season he had to fit in with his competitors. This time? It’s going to be all about him, and he’ll be left with a WWF contract when all is said and done.

Overall Rating: 68%, Chris Nowinski gained overness

Segment 6: Randy Orton backstage interview

Right after Nowinski’s video, we cut to a video clip of his match last week, showing the ending with Mr. Perfect stealing the tag and pinning Nowinski via Perfect Plex. Jonathan Coachman asks Orton for his thoughts on his pro coming in at the last minute and stealing his thunder. Before Orton can speak, Perfect grabs the mic away and says he was setting a perfect example for his rookie. Nobody else can ever be perfect, but if Orton keeps paying attention maybe he’ll someday be as good as him. Perfect walks off confidently as Orton is left shaking his head.

Overall Rating: 68%, Randy Orton gained overness

Segment 7: Kurt Angle w/ Eric Angle vs. John Cena w/ Edge

Kurt got the crowd riled up as only he can, but his talking was cut short by “Never Gonna Stop” by Rob Zombie as Edge led his rookie down to the ring. After a few more demeaning words, Cena slapped Angle in the face and the match was on. This was a stellar match, with Cena looking like anything but a rookie. He displayed great power and poise, nearly pulling off a major upset a few times.

Just when Kurt was reeling in the corner, he motioned for his brother Eric to execute “plan B”. Eric reluctantly ran over to Edge outside the ring and punched him in the back of the head, prompting a brawl on the floor between the two of them. As Cena and the referee paid attention to what was happening on the outside, Kurt connected with a swift kick to the balls which made Cena easy picking for the Angle Slam and the victory.

Kurt hightailed it after the match, looking all too proud for a man who just needed to cheat to defeat a guy in his first ever WWF match. Although Cena may have made a rookie mistake in taking his eye off the ball, he looked impressive in defeat and like somebody who should have a bright future ahead of him.

Crowd Reaction: 72%, Match Quality: 82%, Overall Rating: 77%

67% Overall Rating for NXT
1.18 Rating

Although Leviathan/Haas was evidently the best squash match ever, the fans not caring dragged the rating down enough to make this worse than the first week. I suspect that’ll happen quite a bit in rookie vs. rookie matches until the rookies get more over. I also wasn’t sure how to book the Hall/Haas thing so I just picked a manager angle where a manager reveals his new client (I have all of the pros set as managers). Guess it dragged Hall down to have him representing someone so unover. Haas will get over dammit! Hall is still at 85 anyway so whatever. Overall I’m happy with how the show came out again.

loopydate

03-01-2015 10:05 PM

I like the Hall/Haas dynamic. I have a feeling I know where you're going with it, and it's going to be fantastic.

Evil Vito

03-01-2015 10:45 PM

Thanks! Yeah, Haas is easily going to be the most fun character to write for I think. I have a pretty good idea of what I'm going to do with several of the guys, others are just sort of in a "wait and see" approach.

I don't even have a clue on who is winning really. It'll all depend on where overness stands and how the characters develop.

loopydate

03-01-2015 11:08 PM

That's where I'm at with a lot of my stories. I know how the WCW Title picture plays out at least through Halloween Havoc and know what the main event and stipulation for Starrcade is, but haven't decided if it's going to involve the title or be a special attraction type thing. Going to depend on what does and doesn't get over.

WWF, I know some of the stories I'm building out of the Road to Redemption, and some side stories leading up to about Survivor Series, but no idea what's happening from there. Rumble winner? Mania main event? No clue.

ECW is almost entirely up in the air. I want a "big show" feel for November to Remember, but what that means specifically is a mystery to me at this point.

#1-norm-fan

03-02-2015 12:22 AM

I always try to figure out where I'm going at the next huge show as soon as one is over. Whenever I'd book WWE, I'd finish WrestleMania and have an idea of what my main event for SummerSlam and next year's WrestleMania is gonna be. Obviously it changes at times but starting the very next night on Raw, I'm slowly starting the build toward those ideas.

#1-norm-fan

03-02-2015 03:53 AM

Sunday, March 1st, 2015

Global Force Wrestling announces its first original event. Set to take place live on Pay-Per-View on Sunday May 3rd, "Global Uprising" will emanate live from the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City! More news coming in the next couple months.

Saturday, March 7th, 2015
Confirmed for the Global Uprising event: Jim Ross and Matt Striker have both signed on to call the action. Jeff Jarrett has also confirmed on GFW's website that New Japan's Bullet Club will be appearing at the event as well as stars from many other organizations from around the world and a roster of GFW-exclusive superstars that is growing by the moment. The first round of hires will be announced shortly.

Sunday, March 15th, 2015
GFW can now confirm several names who have signed on to be part of the inaugural GFW roster...

SPOILER: show

More names to be announced shortly...

Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

Many more names have been added to the ROH roster including rumblings of a few big surprises.

SPOILER: show

#1-norm-fan

03-02-2015 03:56 AM

I thought if I was gonna start fresh with GFW, I'd have the disadvantage of not being able to paint as good of a picture with shows as I would if I were doing WWE or TNA where everyone knows exactly how guys would come off in certain situations. So I figured the picture/short blurb strategy would be a good way to fix that problem.

loopydate

03-02-2015 12:26 PM

Interested to see who else you bring in, but I like the lineup so far. As TPWW's resident Spirit Squad mark (a fact I caught no end of grief for), the prospect of Jeter and Dykstra on the same show is exciting. Been watching some old ROH shows, too, so Walters and Xavier are intriguing additions to me. I'm very surprised WWE never did any thing with White while they had him under contract.

Evil Vito

03-02-2015 12:44 PM

Yeah I have to echo Loopy's sentiments on Jeter and Dykstra. Really surprised Jeter never received a proper call up to the main roster when he was with WWE, he seemed to be good. Dykstra was also a wasted talent. Hard to believe he's still only 28 in real life.

I like that you've stuck to a lot of guys who are relative unknowns or aren't "major" names even by indy standards. Gives you a great chance to create brand new characters and identities even if you aren't all that familiar with their real life work. I tend to get myself wrapped up too much in the guys I do know and my roster would wind up looking like a who's who of Art of Wrestling podcast guests.

#1-norm-fan

03-02-2015 04:22 PM

Yeah, I'm trying to avoid falling into the TNA "roster full of WWE midcarders as my main stars" trap. There will be some of those guys on there too though because... well, I just happen to really like them.

#1-norm-fan

03-03-2015 02:11 AM

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
The Global Uprising card is starting to take shape. As part of GFW's talent exchange and American PPV agreements with two of the top wrestling organizations in the world, it has been confirmed that the Global Uprising PPV will feature TWO major World Heavyweight championship matches as NJPW's AJ Styles and AAA's Alberto El Patron will be defending their respective titles on the show. The challengers for the titles will be announced in the coming days.

Also just announced, a tag team match pitting the next generation of the two greatest wrestling families of all time as Von Erich brothers Ross and Marshall will team up to face the Hart Family's own Torrin and Bruce Jr.

Sunday, March 29th, 2015
In a video posted on GFW's website, Jeff Jarrett confronted his Bullet Club stable mate to inform him that his opponent at Global Uprising will be a man whom he has become familiar with over the past year. After falling to him in a G1 Climax match, Styles was able to even things up at Wrestle Kingdom. And now the rubber match will be for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title as AJ Styles defends against Tetsuya Naito.

Styles then informed Jarrett of the golden, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that Bullet Club has to bring in even more gold when Alberto El Patron brings the AAA World Heavyweight Title into GFW on this one special night. This prompts Jeff Jarrett to announce his intention to challenge for Mexico's most prestigious title and officially conquer the wrestling world with Bullet Club.

In other news, several new signees have been announced to be part of the official GFW roster...

SPOILER: show

Sunday, April 5th, 2015
Alberto El Patron posted a video response to Jarrett and his challenge to face him for the title, accepting the challenge but warning him that if Bullet Club involves themselves in the match, they will be "cancelled out".

A 5 on 5 match has also been announced for the show as 5 members of Bullet Club will take on 5 members of the GFW roster to be named later. Also, one of the top female wrestlers Japan has to offer in Ayako Hamada will face newly signed Ashley Miller in the company's first women's match. Global Revolution will be live on PPV from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City in just 4 weeks. Here's a look at the current card...

SPOILER: show

loopydate

03-05-2015 01:01 AM

WWF SmackDown! 9/11/2003

After a moving tribute to the lives lost two years ago in New York, DC, and Pennsylvania, SmackDown opens with John Cena heading to the ring. He talks some more trash about Shawn Michaels. He mostly talks about the fact that people like Shawn Michaels are the reason that people like him aren't in the main event. Michaels cost him a World Title shot at Unforgiven, true, but he and his fellow veterans are the ones making it difficult for people like Cena, the real New Generation, to take over. That's all gonna change when--

"Yooooooooooou looooook soooooo good to me!" Rico Constantino comes out to face Cena in our opener. The Doctor of Thuganomics is less than pleased at the interruption and quickly puts him away with an FU.

Shawn Michaels appears on the ramp and talks some smack as Cena walks past him to the back. Michaels has a match next, but Cena's right. He's the reason that Cena isn't on top. Because as long as there's a Shawn Michaels around, there's only room for one Main Event, and you're lookin' at him.

Michaels' opponent is his former protege, Paul London. They put on a solid match, but London makes the mistake of attempting his London Calling shooting star press before making sure Michaels was truly out. HBK rolls out of the way and blasts him with Sweet Chin Music for the win. After the match, London goes to shake his mentor's hand, but Michaels walks away. Does HBK's disdain for the future of this business know no bounds?

Edge & Christian are backstage, doing typical E&C stuff. So, you know, hilarity. They issue a challenge to the World's Greatest Tag Team. When they take the Tag Team Titles at Unforgiven, the championships will once again reek of awesomeness!

Eddie Guerrero and Triple H are headed for a collision at Unforgiven, but they're going to have to put their troubles aside for one night as they take on Too Cool. The heels are working pretty well together. Triple H prepares to hit Scotty 2 Hotty with the Pedigree when Eddie blind-tags himself into the match HARD. He goes for the cover, only to be pulled off and Pedigreed himself. The Game walks away, leaving Latino Heat to be covered by Scotty for the win. After the match, Raven again appears from seemingly nowhere to take Scotty out.

Raven grabs a microphone and tells Scotty that he's going to go through everyone Scotty cares about going up to Unforgiven, where he'll finally put this dancing charade to rest. What's happening here, and he gestures to 2 Cool, is not wrestling. This is a sideshow that has to end, and he's just the man to do it.

The Rock is out next for the next stop on his Road To Redemption as he faces off against Dirty Dozen member Maven. The plucky babyface-turned-slightly-awkward-while-trying-to-pull-off-"bad-ass"-biker falls victim to The Most Entertaining Move In Sports Entertainment and The Rock picks up yet another victory. After the match, though, Maven's leader Undertaker hits the ring and takes Rock out with The Last Ride.

He grabs a microphone and tells him that while The Rock may be on a Road To Redemption, but that road runs right through his damn yard. And in case Rock hadn't noticed, this yard is protected. At Unforgiven, the Road To Redemption becomes the Highway To Hell!

Our main event tonight is a six-man tag match pitting three members of Team BRECK-J: Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Rhyno against three members of the Dirty Dozen: the New Age Outlaws, and the Intercontinental Champion X-Pac. As is to be expected of a WWF six-man tag match, it degenerates down the stretch as Jericho hits a Lionsault on Road Dogg, only to take a Fameasser from Billy Gunn, whose pinfall is broken up by a Benoit diving headbutt, only to take an X-Factor from X-Pac, who eats a Gore GORE GOOOOOOOOOOOORE from the Manbest, who covers the IC Champion for the victory.

Back from our last commercial, and the table is set for the contract signing for the Unforgiven main event. Kurt Angle is the first to the ring. He takes his seat and signs. The World Champion Brock Lesnar is out next. The contract ceremony goes off without a hitch. Heh, just kidding. They argue, then they brawl, then Lesnar puts Angle through the table with an F-5. The champ stands tall as SmackDown goes off the air.

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.40)

Cena cuts promo on Michaels
John Cena over Rico Constantino
Michaels cuts promo on Cena
Shawn Michaels over Paul London
Edge & Christian challenge WGTT for Unforgiven
2 Cool over Eddie Guerrero and Triple H due to miscommunication. Raven attacks Scotty 2 Hotty after
Raven promo on Scotty, I'm going to destroy everybody you care about, then you!
ROAD TO REDEMPTION - The Rock over Maven, then gets blindsided by Undertaker
Undertaker challenges Rock, your road ends at Unforgiven
Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, and Rhyno over New Age Outlaws and X-Pac
Contract signing - Brock Lesnar attacks Kurt Angle

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
WWF World Tag Team Titles: World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Edge & Christian
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. Undertaker
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H
Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Raven

#1-norm-fan

03-07-2015 06:46 AM

GFW Global Uprising (May 3rd, 2015)

SPOILER: show

Not the best show but I'm in the process of introducing new characters to build up while using the star power from the other companies to keep things afloat so that I'm not main eventing PPVs with unknowns. It's an awkward transition phase right now. Also haven't been able to get a TV deal which is gonna make things much tougher.

loopydate

03-08-2015 04:35 PM

WCW Thunder 9/11/2003

On the two-year anniversary of the worst terror attack in US history, the arena for Thunder is draped in red white and blue. And, since this is WCW, the first wrestler we see is Mexico's Juventud Guerrera. He's teaming with AJ Styles to take on Crowbar and "Wildcat" Chris Harris. These four men will meet in Monday night's final two quarterfinal matches. Lots of high-flying action with Harris working as the "big guy," since, as we've established, EWR thinks he's smaller than he is. Eventually, though, AJ Styles hits Crowbar with the Styles Clash to pick up the victory for his team.

Scott Hall is backstage. He's done joking around, man. He was making fun of a guy who's pushing 50, still hanging in there. But Koloff had to make it personal. So at Fall Brawl, play time is over.

The quarterfinals of the Cruiserweight Title tournament kicks off with "Primetime" Elix Skipper, the man who advanced to this match by virtue of Rey Mysterio Jr. joining Team WCW and forfeiting his spot. He takes on the young upstart Harry Smith, who defeated Ca$h last week. It's a good match that serves its purpose, which is putting Smith over as the dark horse in the tournament. Smith hits a running powerslam to make it to the final four.

Backstage, two of Monday's main events (no, seriously) Konnan and Ernest "The Cat" Miller are being held apart by officials. Something about last week rubbed these guys the wrong way, and now it looks like they're on a collision course.

Our second semifinal berth is on the line next as Shannon Moore, who defeated Jason Jett last week, takes on Chavo Guerrero Jr. who eliminated Jamie Noble in the tournament's very first match. This is the match of the night as both men give it their all to grab some eyes. Chavo picks up the victory with a brainbuster to set up a semifinal showdown with Harry Smith next week on Thunder.

Sting is backstage without the nWo. He recaps the story thus far, they took out Hogan at Road Wild, only to have Shane Helms take Hogan's place in the main event and pull off the upset when Hogan returned to interfere. In ten days, Hogan brings his crew and Sting brings his. There may be some dissension in the nWo, but when we get to Atlanta, we'll stand united. Hogan, for everything you've done, in ten days... this means War.

Speaking of the dissension in the nWo, the "Dog-Faced Gremlin" Rick Steiner continues his attempt at making the War Games match. If he can defeat any member of Team WCW, he will take Scott Norton's spot in the main event. So far, he's been squashed by Goldberg and defeated by Booker T. Tonight, he faces Rey Mysterio Jr. Early on, Steiner goes for a Steinerline, but Rey swings around his arm, turns it into a headscissor rollup and picks up the win. Steiner freaks out, as he realizes he's now down to two more opportunities.

-EDIT - Totally forgot that Hulk Hogan cut a promo between these matches. Sorry, brother.

One man we've not heard from yet this month is the WCW United States Champion Mike Awesome. Tonight, he defends his title against Big Van Vader, who has been having recent problems with Road Warrior Animal. Surprisingly, Animal gets involved! Whaaaaaat?!? After a ref bump, Animal gets in his shots on Vader allowing Awesome to hit an Awesome Splash and retain the title. Animal and Vader brawl after the match.

An unmistakable guitar screech brings the crowd to its feet as WCW Executive Committee member Bret Hart says that if Animal and Vader want to tear each other apart, they'll get to. In Atlanta, at Fall Brawl in ten days, it's Road Warrior Animal vs. Big Van Vader in a street fight!

Just as on Nitro, our main event tonight is a tag team match involving the participants in Fall Brawl's World Title match. World Champion Shane Helms teams with Team WCW's Booker T to take on #1 contender Jeff Jarrett and the New World Order's Lex Luger. In a true WCW shocker, the match degenerates into a brawl. The rest of the nWo and the other members of Team WCW make their way to the ring but are held apart. Amidst the distraction, Jarrett blasts Helms with a guitar and covers him for the win. After the match, the ring fills with bodies and the announcers freak out as we fade out.

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.84)

AJ Styles and Juventud Guerrera over Chris Harris and Crowbar
Scott Hall challenges Nikita Koloff for Fall Brawl
QUARTERFINALS - Harry Smith over Elix Skipper
Ernest Miller/Konnan backstage confrontation
QUARTERFINALS - Chavo Guerrero Jr. over Shannon Moore
Sting promo on Hogan
Rey Mysterio Jr. over Rick Steiner
Hogan promo on Sting
UNITED STATES CHAMPION - Mike Awesome (c) over Big Van Vader after Road Warrior Animal costs Vader
Bret Hart announces Animal vs. Vader for Fall Brawl
Jeff Jarrett and Lex Luger over Shane Helms and Booker T

Fall Brawl 2003 Card so far (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton or Rick Steiner)
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tournament final, participants TBD
Street Fight: Road Warrior Animal vs. Big Van Vader
Scott Hall vs. Nikita Koloff

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Quarterfinal Matches Remaining (9/15 Nitro)
Crowbar vs. AJ Styles
Chris Harris vs. Juventud Guerrera

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Semifinal Matches (9/18 Thunder)
Harry Smith vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Crowbar/AJ Styles winner vs. Chris Harris/Juventud Guerrera winner

loopydate

03-08-2015 05:01 PM

ECW Anarchy Rulz (9/14/03)

Hype Video

The preshow concludes with a video hyping tonight's Ken Shamrock/Yoshihiro Tajiri ECW World Title match.

Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki

Jerry Lynn scores with a back heel kick on Low Ki. Jerry Lynn strikes Low Ki. Lynn uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Driven DDT by Jerry Lynn. Low Ki powers out of a headlock. Fallaway slam by Low Ki. Low Ki hits a high kick on Jerry Lynn. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Lynn ducks a wild right hand. Low Ki takes a hurrancarana. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Jerry Lynn blasts Low Ki with a super kick. Pin : 1....2....no! Shoulder up at the last second. Lynn walks into a trip. Low Ki hits a right hand. Low Ki misses a clothesline. Big dropkick by Jerry Lynn, who got good elevation. Low Ki can barely stand. Cradle To Grave! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 69%
Match Quality: 95%

Erik Watts vs Satoshi Kojima

Watts walks into a spike slam. Satoshi Kojima turns Watts inside-out with a clothesline. Kojima DDTs Erik Watts. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Kojima looks shocked. Rude Awakening on Erik Watts by Kojima. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Watts slips out the back of a Satoshi Kojima bodyslam. Kojima takes a vertical suplex. Erik Watts DDTs Kojima. Kojima blocks a punch. Hard slam by Kojima. Satoshi Kojima moves in for the kill. Lariat!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 72%

Blue Meanie and Tommy Dreamer vs Little Guido, Nathan Jones, and Sonny Siaki

Weak slam from Nathan. Uninspiring brawling from Nathan Jones. Nathan Jones misses a big legdrop. Meanie DDTs Nathan Jones. Nathan tags out to Little Guido. Uninspiring brawling from Blue Meanie. Powerslam from Blue Meanie. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Guido counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Tag to Sonny Siaki. Siaki \ Guido whip Meanie into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Meanie takes a headbutt from Sonny Siaki. Sonny Siaki with a spinning neckbreaker on Meanie. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Sonny Siaki DDTs Meanie. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Siaki looks shocked. Spear! Meanie is down and hurt. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Siaki looks shocked. Siaki tags out to Little Guido. Guido \ Siaki whip Meanie into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Meanie gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Guido. Blue Meanie reverses a hip toss. Powerslam from Blue Meanie. Meanie tags out to Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer \ Meanie whip Guido into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Tommy Dreamer DDTs Guido. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Guido tags out to Nathan Jones. Tommy Dreamer fires off some right and left hands. Big clothesline from Dreamer. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Nathan blocks a kick from Tommy Dreamer. Tag between Nathan Jones and Sonny Siaki. Nathan \ Siaki hook up Dreamer, then hit a double suplex. Flying shoulder tackle by Siaki sends Dreamer to the mat. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Tag between Sonny Siaki and Little Guido. Brutal forearm by Guido. Guido hits a swinging DDT on Tommy Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer ducks a clothesline attempt. Dreamer DDTs Little Guido. Cyrus The Virus has climbed up onto the apron! Dreamer turns...and falls for the distraction! Little Guido runs at Dreamer from behind...but misses! Little Guido collides with Cyrus The Virus! Little Guido can barely stand. Dreamer Driver!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 67%
Match Quality: 62%

Taiyo Kea vs Steve Corino

Hard impact russian legsweep by Corino. Massive backbreaker, Kea got planted. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Steve Corino misses a clothesline. Stiff chop lights up Corino. Running knee lift from Taiyo Kea. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Tornado punch from Taiyo Kea. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Running knee lift from Taiyo Kea. Steve Corino avoids an avalanche, Taiyo Kea hits the turnbuckles hard. Vicious back suplex! Cover! 1....2...kick out. Spear! Kea is down and hurt. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Steve Corino with a spinning neckbreaker on Kea. Kea takes a headbutt from Steve Corino. Kea ducks a wild right hand. Kea slams Steve Corino down. Nadowa by Taiyo Kea. Taiyo Kea moves in for the kill. Hawaiian Smasher! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 75%
Crowd Reaction: 71%
Match Quality: 79%

Sabu vs Christopher Daniels

Spinning back kick from Christopher Daniels. Kick from Christopher Daniels to the leg. Sabu walks into a high dropkick from Christopher Daniels. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Hard back suplex on Sabu. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Sabu elbows Christopher Daniels in the face to break a hammerlock. Daniels receives some unexciting punishment. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Sabu DDTs Daniels. Christopher Daniels hits a right hand out of nowhere. Diving headbutt from Daniels. Christopher Daniels moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Last Rites. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 71%
Match Quality: 72%

#1 Contenders' Threeway Dance - Sandman and Scorpio vs Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs La Resistance

Hard back suplex on Rougeau. Spinning back kick from 2 Cold Scorpio. Scorpio tags out to Sandman. Punch by Sandman on Rougeau. Big clothesline from Sandman. Tag between Sandman and 2 Cold Scorpio. Sandman and Scorpio whip Rougeau into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Rougeau tags out to Jacques Rougeau Jr.. Flying shoulder tackle by Jacques sends Scorpio to the mat. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Tag to Rene Dupree. Jacques gets slammed. Tag between Jacques Rougeau Jr. and Sandman. Massive backbreaker, Sandman got planted. Tag between Rene Dupree and Sylvan Grenier. Side suplex from Grenier. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Tag between Sylvan Grenier and Jacques Rougeau Jr.. Stiff chop lights up Sandman. Sandman blocks a kick from Jacques Rougeau Jr.. Big clothesline from Sandman. Cover! 1....2....3! Ring the bell. Sandman pinned Jacques. Incredibly weak headbutt on Grenier by Sandman. Sandman punches away at Sylvan Grenier. Tag to 2 Cold Scorpio. Grenier walks into a face crusher variation. Grenier counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Tag to Rene Dupree. Powerslam from Rene Dupree. Rene Dupree has 2 Cold Scorpio down on the canvas. Figure Four Leglock!!! 2 Cold Scorpio taps out!

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 72%
Match Quality: 71%

Rob Van Dam vs Masato Tanaka

Spinning back kick from Rob Van Dam. Tanaka slips out the back of a Rob Van Dam bodyslam. Stiff chop lights up RVD. The referee goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Massive lariat. Cover, but there's no one to count for Masato Tanaka. Rob Van Dam reverses a hip toss. Flying elbow from Rob Van Dam. Flying cross body off the top rope! Cover! 1....2...kick out. Slingshot clothesline by RVD. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! RVD looks shocked. Masato Tanaka powers out of a Rob Van Dam headlock. Full nelson slam! Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Masato Tanaka gets taken down out of nowhere. Rob Van Dam has Masato Tanaka down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Five Star Frog Splash! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 84%

ECW World Title Match - Ken Shamrock (c) vs Yoshihiro Tajiri

Kick from Yoshihiro Tajiri to the leg. Ken Shamrock fights out of a grapple. Shamrock drives a forearm into the chest of Tajiri. Shamrock whips Tajiri into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched! Delayed brainbuster suplex. Hooks the leg, but there's no referee to make the count. Shamrock drops an elbow...but misses. Spin kick by Yoshihiro Tajiri to the face. Tajiri hits a high kick on Ken Shamrock. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Back heel kick off the second rope, Shamrock goes down. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Tajiri looks shocked. Tajiri walks into a trip. Vicious back suplex! Pin : 1....2....no! Shoulder up at the last second. Tajiri reverses a waistlock. Ken Shamrock is in trouble. Here it comes - Kick Of Death. 1....2...3, it's finished. Yoshihiro Tajiri climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 72%
Match Quality: 96%

Quick Results (Buy Rate 0.61)

Hype video for main event
Jerry Lynn over Low Ki
Satoshi Kojima over Erik Watts
Blue Meanie & Tommy Dreamer over Nathan Jones, Little Guido, and Sonny Siaki
Taiyo Kea over Steve Corino
Christopher Daniels over Sabu
La Resistance over Fabulous Rougeau Brothers and 2 Cold Scorpio and Sandman in a three-way dance to become #1 contenders for the ECW World Tag Team Titles
Rob Van Dam over Masato Tanaka
WORLD TITLE - Yoshihiro Tajiri over Ken Shamrock to win the title

Evil Vito

03-08-2015 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopydate (Post 4595397)

On the two-year anniversary of the worst terror attack in US history, the arena for Thunder is draped in red white and blue. And, since this is WCW, the first wrestler we see is Mexico's Juventud Guerrera.

:lol:

Some really awesome matches on Anarchy Rulz, especially the main event. Very interested in seeing that you gave Tajiri the belt. I was always a big fan of his. Would love to see where things go for him.

Evil Vito

03-08-2015 05:20 PM

WWF NXT
Week 3: April 17, 2002

After all of the usual pomp and circumstance with the pyro, the legendary nWo theme hits as Scott Hall makes his way down the ring to angry boos to start us off.

Segment 1: Scott Hall/Kevin Haas/Tazz segment

He gets into the ring and says “hey yo”. He does his traditional “survey says” promo before the nWo theme hits again and out comes Charlie Haas under the guise of “Big Sexy” Kevin Haas, wearing the same wig and ridiculous outfit that he wore last week. He climbs into the ring over the top rope and thrusts his arm to the sky…only to collapse to the mat in a heap, clutching his bicep.

Hall looks befuddled as trainers come out to tend to Haas and help him off to the back, still holding his bicep in apparent agony. Tazz informs Hall that his rookie doesn’t appear to be fit to compete tonight, so Hall himself will have to face Haas’ opponent…Umaga!

Overall Rating: 75%, and evidently Kevin Haas gained overness for injuring his bicep

Segment 2: Scott Hall vs. Umaga (1-0) w/ Crash Holly

Whatever happened to Haas might have been a blessing in disguise, as the last time we saw Umaga he was bulldozing through the imposing Ron Waterman. Hall does his best to try and get the match under control, but Umaga keeps busting out flurries of power moves. Eventually after a Samoan Drop, Scott Hall rolls out of the ring under the bottom rope to catch a breather. He circles the ring and clotheslines Umaga’s pro, Crash Holly on the outside. Hall climbs back up to the apron, but then thinks better of it and drops back down. Hall channels his inner Dante from Clerks, deciding he isn’t even supposed to be here today. He walks to the back to boos and takes the countout loss.

Crowd Reaction: 68%, Match Quality: 78%, Overall Rating: 73%, Umaga gained overness

Segment 3: Eric Angle video

Continuing the trend from the first two installments of NXT, we have our rookie profile videos and this time the subject is Eric Angle. Angle discusses amateur wrestling background at Waynesburg University. He knows that everybody is going to compare him to his younger brother Kurt, and he helped him out against the Undertaker a couple years back (a video clip of Angle’s assist at Survivor Series 2000 was shown). But he wants to use NXT as a platform to show the world that he’s his own man so he can raise the family legacy to even greater heights.

Overall Rating: 68%, Eric Angle gained overness

Segment 4: Chris Nowinski (0-1) w/ Al Snow vs. Shelton Benjamin (1-0) w/ Rob Van Dam

In a rarity so far on NXT, we saw minimal involvement from the pros in this one…funny what happens when both pros are face. Benjamin used plenty of flashy moves, whereas Nowinski stuck the basics. The Harvard graduate did feel the need to gloat anytime he executed even the most basic of maneuvers, but he did genuinely wow the crowd with a spinning double underhook slam that he calls the Honor Roll. Benjamin got his foot on the ropes at 2, prompting a temper tantrum from Nowinski. By the time Nowinski was finished bitching, Benjamin was back on his feet and turned Nowinski around for a T-Bone Suplex for the win.

Crowd Reaction: 54%, Match Quality: 78%, Overall Rating: 66%

Segment 5: John Cena video

John Cena’s introductory video is next. He talks about being an All-American center for Springfield College before entering the realm of professional bodybuilding. But don’t let the packaging fool you. He may look like the perfect prototype for what WWF is looking for, but he’s not some dumb jock. If he’s going to win this contest he’ll need to stick to his core values: hustle, loyalty, and respect. Hey, that sounds like a pretty marketable catchphrase. Maybe it’ll make him some money someday.

Overall Rating: 69%, John Cena gained overness

Segment 6: John Cena/Edge interview

Yep, we go from one Cena talking segment to another. Somebody in the WWF offices clearly likes this guy. Jonathan Coachman asks Cena his thoughts on Kurt Angle needing to resort to cheating to beat him last week. Before he can say much though, Kurt and Eric Angle are on the scene. Kurt tells Cena to stop being a sore loser and that the better man won. In fact, his brother could whip Cena AND his pro’s ass easily. Eric looks caught off guard by the comment, as Cena and Edge advise Angle to bring it on. Before things can escalate into a fistfight, Tazz steps in to advise them that next week Kurt and Eric will face Edge and Cena in a tag team match (playa?)

Overall Rating: 79%, John Cena, Eric Angle, and Tazz all gained overness

Segment 7: Ron Waterman (0-1) w/ Hardcore Holly vs. Randy Orton (1-0) w/ Mr. Perfect

The main event was a decent brawl between the two up and comers. The crowd was solidly behind Orton, but the match itself was fairly even. Waterman takes control midway through and works over Orton to build some heat, but then Orton went into fiery baby face mode. Orton topples an interfering Hardcore Holly off the apron and then plants Waterman with his unique backbreaker, now known as the Overdrive.

Before Orton can go for the pin, his pro jumps on the ring apron, screaming at his rookie to use the Perfect Plex to finish off Waterman. As the ref tries to get Perfect to come off the apron, “Above Average” Mike Sanders enters the ring and hits Orton with his own finishing move. Sanders exits as Waterman comes to. Waterman connects with the Water Bomb (sitout powerbomb) and steals away a victory.

Holly and Waterman celebrate the cheap victory…but the announcers can’t help but wonder what business Sanders had interfering in this main event. Sanders backs up the rampway with a shit-eating grin on his face as we fade to black.

Crowd Reaction: 57%, Match Quality: 83%, Overall Rating: 70%

68% Overall Rating for NXT
1.13 rating

3 shows all hovering around the same rating, quite good for a show featuring a lot of unknowns. I’m happy with it. In post-show e-mail notes, Scott Hall bitched about Umaga working too stiff, and he lost around 20 points of morale for having to job to him. It was a fucking count-out, Scott! Quit your bitching!

Chris Jericho asks to face Chris Benoit. Great idea, Chris! Now just go ahead and tell that to the guy actually booking your brand. Similarly, Big Show thinks it would be a good idea to work with Kevin Nash. Somebody better show him their match from Souled Out 1998.

loopydate

03-08-2015 05:24 PM

9/8/03-9/14/03 Breakdown

Ratings
Nitro - 6.81 (down .07)
Thunder - 6.84 (down .01)
SmackDown - 5.40 (up .24)
RAW - 5.16 (steady)
Hardcore TV - 1.50 (up .10)

PPV Buy Rates
Anarchy Rulz - 0.61

Show Quality
SmackDown - 82% (up 4%)
RAW - 80% (down 1%)
Thunder - 76% (up 2%)
Anarchy Rulz - 75%
Hardcore TV - 74% (up 5%)
Nitro - 72% (down 4%)

Best Segment
SmackDown - John Cena promo (95%)
RAW - Team BRECK-J promo (95%)
Thunder - Hulk Hogan promo (95%)
Nitro - Team WCW promo (94%)
Hardcore TV - Paul Heyman announces Anarchy Rulz main event (93%)
Anarchy Rulz - Yoshihiro Tajiri over Ken Shamrock (84%)

Best Match
RAW - Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (89%)
Anarchy Rulz - Yoshihiro Tajiri over Ken Shamrock (84%)
SmackDown - Shawn Michaels vs. Paul London (84%)
Nitro - Juventud Guerrera over Ultimo Dragon (81%)
Hardcore TV - Masato Tanaka and Yoshihiro Tajiri over Ken Shamrock and Rob Van Dam (80%)
Thunder - AJ Styles & Juventud Guerrera over Chris Harris and Crowbar (77%)

Year-To-Date Top Ten Matches

World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle (9/4 SmackDown) 90%
Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (9/8 Raw) 89%
ECW World Title - Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Ken Shamrock (Anarchy Rulz) 84%
Shawn Michaels vs. Paul London (9/11 SmackDown) 84%
#1 Contender Fatal Fourway - Kurt Angle vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (9/1 Raw) 83%
Jerry Lynn vs. Low Ki (Anarchy Rulz) 82%
Chris Jericho vs. Triple H (9/8 Raw) 82%
Kurt Angle, Christian, and Edge vs. The Wrecking Crew (9/8 Raw) 82%
Juventud Guerrera vs. Ultimo Dragon (9/8 Nitro) 81%
Masato Tanaka and Yoshihiro Tajri vs. Ken Shamrock and Rob Van Dam (9/9 Hardcore TV) 80%

loopydate

03-08-2015 08:53 PM

WCW Monday Nitro 9/15/2003

The final Nitro before Fall Brawl opens with tag-team action involving two of the Cruiserweight Title tournament semifinalists and two men on a collision course. It's Harry Smith and Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Konnan! Surprisingly solid match considering the hodgepodge nature of the teams. The two upcoming battles wind up becoming more than referee Charles Robinson can contain and he calls for the bell, disqualifying both teams!

WCW Executive Committee member Vince Russo comes out onto the ramp and announces what we all kind of assumed: Ernest Miller vs. Konnan will happen in six days at Fall Brawl!

Two spots have been filled in the semifinals, and #3 is on the line next as the phenomenal AJ Styles (who eliminated Billy Kidman in round one) takes on Crowbar (who dispatched "Above Average" Mike Sanders). Tonight's match of the night is a high-flying affair. The brash Styles hits his trademark Styles Clash on Crowbar, then heads to the top for a Spiral Tap. He takes too long playing to the crowd, which allows Crowbar time to climb up beside him, push him off the top, and hit a moonsault for the victory! After the match, AJ throws a fit. This title is his, dammit!

Backstage, a handful of wrestlers are watching the match on a monitor. As AJ limps past them, he overhears what he's pretty sure is laughing. He turns to confront the source... "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan! Styles blasts Duggan with a kick and walks off.

Crowbar has joined Harry Smith and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in the semifinals, and the final spot is up for grabs as America's Most Wanted's "Wildcat" Chris Harris (who took Psychosis out of the tournament) takes on Juventud Guerrera (who won the best match of the tournament thus far against Ultimo Dragon). Solid action, but Harris' Cinderella run comes to an end at the hands of Juvi's 450 splash. After the match, Chuck Palumbo assaults Harris, laying him out with a Jungle Kick.

"American Made" hits the speakers as Hulk Hogan leads Team WCW to the ring. Once in the ring, the quintet of Hogan, Bill Goldberg, Booker T, Dustin Rhodes, and Rey Mysterio Jr. strike an imposing figure. Hogan grabs the mic and cuts a pretty fantastic promo about War Games.

The nWo theme hits, and the six members make their way to the ring, led by Sting. Sting barks some orders at Rick Steiner, who enters the ring to face Hogan in our next contest. Steiner is 0-3 in his attempts to make the War Games team. He falls to 0-4 after a big boot/legdrop combo.

An ailing Steiner is helped to his feet by his brother as the nWo enters the ring. Team WCW leaves, because now it's the heels' turn to cut a promo. Sting says that Steiner has one final opportunity on Thursday. If he can defeat Dustin Rhodes, he's in. If not... he's out. Both Steiner brothers look terrified while Scott Norton almost kind of sort of smiles.

Sting is in action in a rare TV match (hey, if I'm making Hogan do it, Sting wants to play, too!) against "Cowboy" James Storm. It's almost like wrestling is staged, because after Sting hits the Scorpion Deathdrop and wins the match, Sean O'Haire hits the ring and lays Storm out with a Widowmaker!

Eventually, they're separated, Chris Harris comes out to join Storm, and Chuck Palumbo joins O'Haire. AMW challenges O'Haire and Palumbo to a match at Fall Brawl... and they accept!

Tonight's main event is a six-man Fall Brawl preview as the World Champion Shane Helms teams with Scott Hall and Road Warrior Animal against the #1 contender Jeff Jarrett, Nikita Koloff, and Big Van Vader. It's better than the combined ages of the participants would make you think, with the young champion hitting Jarrett with a Vertebreaker to get his win back from Thunder. The three singles matches get into individual staredowns as Nitro goes off the air!

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.45)

Harry Smith and Ernest Miller vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Konnan ends in double-DQ
Vince Russo announces Ernest Miller vs. Konnan at Fall Brawl
QUARTERFINALS - Crowbar over AJ Styles
Jim Duggan is laughing backstage, Styles attacks
QUARTERFINALS - Juventud Guerrera over Chris Harris, Chuck Palumbo attacks Harris after
Team WCW promo
Hulk Hogan over Rick Steiner
New World Order promo
Sting over James Storm thanks to interference from O'Haire
AMW challenge O'Haire & Palumbo for Fall Brawl
Shane Helms, Road Warrior Animal, & Scott Hall over Jeff Jarrett, Big Van Vader, & Nikita Koloff

Fall Brawl 2003 Card so far (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton or Rick Steiner)
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tournament final, participants TBD
Street Fight: Road Warrior Animal vs. Big Van Vader
America's Most Wanted vs. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire
Ernest Miller vs. Konnan
Scott Hall vs. Nikita Koloff

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Semifinal Match-Ups
Harry Smith vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Crowbar vs. Juventud Guerrera

loopydate

03-17-2015 10:38 PM

WWF Raw 9/15/2003

WWF World Champion Brock Lesnar and the Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin are in the ring to start the show. In 13 days, their titles will all be on the line. They focus mostly on Lesnar's defense against Kurt Angle, and none of them are really strong promos, so there's not much to report here.

At Unforgiven, Raven will face Scotty 2 Hotty. On SmackDown last week, he said he'd tear through all of Scotty's friends one by one. Tonight, he starts with the dancin' fatty Rikishi. And he wins. Yay plot development! After the match, Raven adds an extra Raven Effect DDT, just 'cause.

Eddie Guerrero is backstage. He tells some backstory stuff about how he and Triple H were Tag Team Champions earlier this year because they were both willing to lie, cheat, and steal their way to getting what they want. Shockingly, the partnership didn't work out, and now in less than two weeks, Eddie will get what he's wanted since King of the Ring, the chance to finally unplug The Game once and for all.

Two young stars on the rise are out next as Randy Orton takes on the high-flying Jeff Hardy. It's an exciting match that goes back and forth several times. Orton goes for his trademark backbreaker, but Hardy rolls through it and stacks Orton on top of himself for the surprise victory! Orton loses his mind and attacks Jeff after the bell, throwing him to the apron, then planting him with a DDT off the second rope. What an innovative maneuver that's not at all contrived!

Backstage, Edge & Christian have a rebuttal for the World's Greatest Tag Team. They reek. Not like E&C, who reek only of awesomeness. High five for wordplay!

E&C's Team BRECK-J stablemates Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho team up next to take on The Dirty Dozen's Big Show and Kane. The monsters dominate early, but eventually Benoit hits a diving headbutt on Show as he tries to cover Jericho, not realizing he's the illegal man. Benoit covers Show for the victory. But they're not done as all four men brawl after the match until they're separated by officials. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE SOME DECORUM?!?

John Cena, the Doctor of Thuganomics, cuts a dope freestyle promo on Shawn Michaels, HBShizzle, the Heartbreak Shid apparently. He finally says what we've all pretty much expected all month - they're fighting at Unforgiven.

X-Pac has narrowly escaped some matches lately with his Intercontinental Championship intact. Tonight, he defends against the manbeast Rhyno. Rhyno is kicking the everloving crap out of Pac until a ref bump allows Hardcore Holly to take Rhyno out, allowing X-Pac to get the cheap win. After the match, Rhyno GOOOOOOOOOORES the shit out of both of them to get his heat back.

The Dirty Dozen floods the ring and Rhyno wisely exits. Undertaker grabs the mic and talks some trash about his Unforgiven match against The Rock. More Road To Redemption runs through my yard stuff. Hey, it's 2003 Undertaker, what do you expect?

Oh, hey, speaking of The Rock, he's in action in our main event against Paul London. London had the match of his career against his mentor Shawn Michaels four days ago on SmackDown. It's not quite on that level, but they still have a very good match. Rock wins clean, then shakes the youngster's hand as a show of respect. Rock remains undefeated on the Road To Redemption!

He grabs the microphone and rebuts Undertaker's promo. He runs down the Dozen one by one in hilarious Rock fashion, including numerous digs at just how random that whole stable is. Seriously, what's the point? Aaaaaaaaand that's how the show ends. Good night, everybody!

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.64)

Wrecking Crew promo on Angle
Raven over Rikishi, does a beatdown after
Eddie Guerrero promo on Triple H
Jeff Hardy over Randy Orton, Orton freaks out and attacks after
Edge & Christian promo on WGTT
Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho over Big Show and Kane, both teams brawl to the back
John Cena challenges Shawn Michaels for Unforgiven
INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE - X-Pac (c) over Rhyno when Hardcore Holly interferes, Rhyno fights both off
Dirty Dozen promo on Rock
ROAD TO REDEMPTION - The Rock over Paul London
Rock promo on Undertaker

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
WWF World Tag Team Titles: World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Edge & Christian
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. Undertaker
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H
Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Raven

#1-norm-fan

03-17-2015 10:47 PM

One thing about EWR that would definitely help out with these journals is that it gives you the description of the match so you can just cut and paste it. I feel really lazy when it comes to writing out a description.

#1-norm-fan

03-17-2015 10:48 PM

Also, slightly sad the Rougeaus didn't win the tag titles.

#1-norm-fan

03-18-2015 12:12 AM

Still in monthly online PPV mode for now for GFW as the best TV deal I could get is syndication and I don't think it's worth it. There could have been a better way to go about this but... fuck it. I'm going realistic and I didn't wanna cheat the system and just assign myself a TV deal. Making running storylines a little tougher though.

Global Force Wrestling June PPV online preview:
In a post-show interview from Global Uprising, Jeff Jarrett and Bullet Club, AJ Styles confronted Jarrett about the GFW roster getting involved in his match and preventing Bullet Club from interfering. Jarrett said he'd talk to the guys and get things straight before announcing AJ Styles would take on Alberto El Patron in a monumental IWGP World Champion vs AAA World Champion match at the June PPV.

Jarrett confronts the GFW roster in the dressing room. Nick McNeil acts as the spokesman and explains that they aren't like the other guys who have contracts elsewhere arouns the world and have backup plans and they aren't gonna allow GFW to become corrupt like other wrestling companies and watch it burn to the ground before it even gets going. That's they came out during the main event to make sure it didn't happen. Jarrett seems to be understanding and tells them all "You're right" before shaking everyone's hand individually and leaving.

GFW's next iPPV will be LIVE Sunday June 14th from Kingsport, Tennessee. Here are the announced matches:

AAA World Heavyweight Champion vs IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Non-Title Match:
Alberto El Patron vs AJ Styles

The Von Erich Legacy vs Bullet Club

Cody Hall vs Xavier

We'll also see the debut of second generation star Jesse White as well as former NXT Tag Team Champion Joel Redman (AKA Oliver Grey). Also in action will be JD Maverick as he continues the search for his new valet. The first entrant into the Global Force Championship tournament, the masked Archadia will also compete.

#1-norm-fan

03-18-2015 01:56 AM

GFW on PPV (June 14th, 2015)

Dark Match: RJ Brewer vs Bruce Hart Jr.

RJ Brewer comes out to explain to the crowd that while many perceive his views on immigration to be controversial, he is not a racist and makes it a point to wish Alberto El Patron the best of luck in his match tonight. RJ Brewer beats Bruce Hart by pinfall in 4:30 after an implant DDT. (Rating: E)

After a video hyping tonight's show and the historic inter-promotional main event, Jim Ross and Matt Striker welcome us to the show and the beautiful Payton Rain is in the ring to announce the first match.

Kenny Doane vs Jesse "The Great" White

Kenny Doane enters first, doing pushups in the ring while he awaits his opponent. Out comes Jesse White, stopping at the top of the ramp and spreading red and black strips of war paint down his cheeks, an homage to his father, Vader. Halfway through the match, Doane takes control and gets on the mic and begins taunting White, saying he can't keep up because he's an out of shape pig just like his father was. This makes White irate and he tackles Doane, taking control and running out and grabbing a chair. As he goes to hit Doane with it, the ref grabs it and the distraction allows Doane to roll White up for the pin at 11:14. (Rating: E+)

After the match, Doane runs out and White follows right behind him, chasing all the way backstage until he loses Doane. Jack Korpella is backstage to get a word with White and he explains that he is proud of everything his father accomplished and promising Doane is gonna pay.

Back in the ring, JD Maverick comes out to pull another woman from the crowd to evaluate for his valet search. He picks another woman and picks apart her minor flaws before telling her that last month, the woman he rejected stalked him as he was leaving the arena so he's gonna have to have security escort her from the building now, which they do.

JD Maverick vs Pierre Le Prestee

Prestee puts up a good fight but the match ends when Maverick gets the pinfall via top rope dropkick in 8:43. After the match, another woman runs out from the crowd for Maverick and has to be stopped by security as he laughs and walks out. (Rating: E-)

Bullet Club members AJ Styles, Cody Hall, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and Jeff Jarrett are backstage talking about their upcoming matches. Styles questions Jeff Jarrett's loyalty to Bullet Club after he failed to put his GFW roster in check and Jarrett assured him it will be fine.

The Von Erich Legacy vs Bullet Club (Gallows and Anderson)

In a long, back and forth match, The Von Erichs got countless near falls until Gallows seemed to get poked in the eye and then punched the referee, causing a disqualification at the 16:00 mark. Ross and Striker question whether the young Von Erichs were giving Bullet Club more than they could handle and Gallows intentionally got himself DQed to save face. (Rating: D-)

As The Von Erichs stand in the ring recovering, out comes Dakota Darsow, in full Native American makeup and attire. He gets a mic and does an awful accent saying "I heard there were a couple cowboys out here... As your sworn enemy, I challenge you to a match." They look at each other puzzled before leaving the ring as security comes in to take Darsow out and he screams, sarcastically yelling at Jim Ross as he gets taken away "This is what they want! A gimmick machine! I'll sell out!"

Backstage we see Jack Korpella interviewing Gallows and Anderson and Gallows gets angry at the idea that they were afraid they might lose to the Von Erichs saying it was an accident.

Oliver Redman vs Shannon Moore

The UK's own, former NXT Tag Champion Oliver Grey makes his debut as Oliver Redman in a relatively quick squash, pinning Shannon Moore after a bridging belly to back suplex in 4:01 (Rating: E)

After the match, Redman leaves and the lights flicker for a bit before turning red as a voice starts whispering in carny lingo before saying "The carnival is here..." The lights go out all the way and suddenly a ball of fire appears at the entrance ramp. And another. And another. When the lights slowly get brighter, we see Sinn Bodhi at the top of the ramp with a fire stick in his hand with two men and a woman in makeup and goth garb behind him. They slowly walk to the ring and kneel in front of Shannon Moore. Bodhi explains that they are only here to help him. He says Shannon has lost his confidence. They all rejected him. To the point where he was known as "The Reject". He says it's time to embrace that and introduces Facade, Kraven and Anastasia. They are The Carnival of Sinn. Bodhi helps Shannon up and he leaves with them.

Jack Korpella is backstage with "The South Beach Party Boy" Nick McNeil where he says he hopes Jarrett does the right thing for the company and not for Bullet Club tonight. He's interrupted by Jaden Jeter who says he and McNeil want the same thing. He wants McNeil to join him in his fight against this company becoming just another place trying to hold guys like them down. McNeil gives an hesitant look and says he'll think about it.

Cody Hall vs Xavier

In a competitive match, Cody Hall beats Xavier with a lariat in 13:19. (Rating: E-)

Alberto El Patron cuts a promo backstage on AJ Styles and what tonight's match means to him.

Charles Mercury vs Archadia

Before the match starts, Charles Mercury gets on the mic and offers Archadia $5,000 dollars to put his spot in the title tournament on the line tonight. Archadia just shakes his head and Mercury ups the offer to $10,000 but Archadia still says no. The match starts and Archadia takes advantage on the outside only for Mercury to grab a chair and hit Archadia with it causing a DQ at 5:51.

After the match, Mercury throws Archadia into the ring and ties him to the ropes before pulling off his elbow pad with an evil grin and walking out. When gets untied, he seems emotionally shaken as he holds his elbow and the commentators seem confused.

Jim Ross and Matt Striker announce that the tournament to crowd the first ever Global Force Champion will officially begin in 2 months with qualifying matches happening next month.

Audrey Miller vs Jayme Jameson

Hamada comes out to watch the match from ringside. Jameson tries to get the pin with her feet on the ropes at one point but Hamada knocks them off. Miller gets the pinfall with the roundup in 5:13

After the match, Miller gives Hamada a look of approval while Jameson looks on angry in the ring.

A video airs hyping the debut of The Thomaselli Family where they walk around their childhood hometown in the Bronx and talk about how they're gonna use GFW to give their family the good life.

Jaden Jeter comes out to announce that Los Luchas are not in the building tonight as Phoenix suffered an injury last week when he attacked him. The SAT IS in there though and they want a fight. He introduces the Riggs brothers, Johnny and Jason. Two guys who were, much like him, once signed to the big leagues and never given their proper shot.

The SAT vs The Riggs Brothers

Joel Maximo goes up to the top for a moonsault on Johnny only to be tripped up by Jaden Jeter as Jason distracts the referee, allowing Johnny to roll him up and pick up the pinfall in 11:17. (Rating: E+)

A video airs hyping the upcoming champion vs. champion match

Alberto El Patron vs AJ Styles

Jeff Jarrett comes out to sit at ringside for the match. As El Patron gets an advantage, Bullet Club members Cody Hall, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows come out only to be met by Nick McNeil and the Von Erichs. As the match continues in the ring, the six men brawl at ringside but Doc Gallows is able to slide a pair of brass knuckles into the ring. Just as AJ reaches down for them, Jeff Jarrett stands up and grabs them, shaking his head "no" as AJ gets rolled up but kicks out at two. The match continues as the brawl outside works its way backstage and finally AJ Styles goes for the styles clash only to have it reversed into a rollup for the three count as Alberto El Patron wins the battle of champions in 26:30. (Rating: D+)

After the match, Styles walks out and confronts Jarrett who just shrugs and says "sorry" before Styles suddenly kicks him in the head, knocking him face first into the ringpost and out cold before being chased away by El Patron. The GFW roster comes out to check on Jarrett as the show goes off the air.

Final show rating: D+
Live Attendance: 1,000 (Sold out)
The company gained popularity from the show.

#1-norm-fan

03-18-2015 03:32 AM

And just to keep a visual for things...

Updated GFW Roster:

SPOILER: show

#1-norm-fan

03-25-2015 01:25 AM

So... I'm considering making a WMMA3 mod for wrestling and starting a game of that that treats wrestling as if it were real. Thoughts?

Evil Vito

03-25-2015 08:27 AM

That'd be interesting. So basically every match is a legit MMA fight or something? It'd be cool to see who the top guys wind up being in such a mod, besides Brock of course.

Evil Vito

03-25-2015 10:10 AM

As always seems to be the case this time of year, the temptation is growing to try another modern WWE game from post-WM and on. If I were to do that at some point, I'd almost surely need to not post anything except for PPVs and the like :o

I feel like "back in the day" I'd get on a serious roll with my feds because I'd just book whenever I felt like playing and would only post the PPVs here. When I try to force myself to post every TV show I run it winds up slowing me down because it ends up being more of a time commitment than I really have available.

But when I would only post PPVs I'd be able to sit down and do a whole week or two of television when motivated and it'd keep the fed plugging along at a decent pace.

#1-norm-fan

03-26-2015 12:00 AM

I think a quick synopsis of the month leading up to the PPV and then just posting the PPV would work for something like WWE. With my GFW game, I felt the need to go into too much detail to give a mental image for all the unknown characters. With a WWE game, just a quick rundown of what the guys did during the month would suffice though.

We could also all do some sort of roster split game. In fact, a multi-player game of some sort seems like something that should have been done before in this thread. Not sure if I missed it or not.

#1-norm-fan

03-26-2015 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vito Cruz (Post 4603648)

Basically, the idea was to have everyone perform like their character. For example, Brock Lesnar would kill everyone easily in real life but instead I'm giving everyone skills that match their "imaginary" wrestling skills. Which means that suddenly John Cena has tons of heart and is actually capable of beating Brock at any time. Same for a guy like Daniel Bryan who will suffer from being undersized but has certain special fighting skills and a ton of heart that makes him a threat.

Just seems like it would be something different. I started on the mod a little last night and got surprisingly far in only an hour or so.

Evil Vito

03-27-2015 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4603981)

We could also all do some sort of roster split game. In fact, a multi-player game of some sort seems like something that should have been done before in this thread. Not sure if I missed it or not.

I think it's been tried a few times, mostly in TEW which I've never really been able to get into because of how in depth it is. I know that Champion of Europa and I did a split EWR game at one point, a loooooong time ago, probably back on the old boards. He booked Raw and I booked SmackDown, and we'd just swap the files to one another.

It was fun, we did a draft before starting the game and set the TV stations so that each of them had the max potential rating so we could fairly judge who was booking the best show.

Evil Vito

03-27-2015 02:38 PM

And yeah, if I did a modern WWE game I'd stick to just monthly recaps and PPVs. I doubt I'd get started on it until next week at the earliest pending the results of WrestleMania. Frankly I might even just do a game booking WM 31 on my own and going from there.

Dunno. Not willing to say my NXT game is dead yet either, I've just been bogged down with other projects the last couple of weekends so my time to sit down and write is limited.

loopydate

04-20-2015 12:54 PM

ECW Hardcore TV (9/16/2003)

The show opens with Paul Heyman in his office backstage. "Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman. And two nights ago, Extreme Championship Wrestling proved that we are still the true innovators of pay-per-view with our Anarchy Rulz event. In six weeks, on October 26 we will return to pay-per-view with a show called Ultimate Jeopardy. On that show, the brand-new ECW World Heavyweight Champion, the Japanese buzzsaw Yoshihiro Tajiri will defend his title against the man who defeated Masato Tanaka two nights ago, Mister Pay-Per-View, Rob Van Dam! Thank you, and enjoy the show."

Steve Prazak and Joel Gertner welcome us to the show from inside the arena. They talk about tonight's huge Sabu/Tajiri main event as Erik Watts is making his entrance. Joe E. Legend is already in the ring waiting for him when suddenly, he's laid out by a steel chair by Ken Shamrock! Shamrock then blasts Watts with the chair as well! The former World Champion is on a rampage. He pummels both downed competitors, then clamps Legend in an ankle lock. Shamrock has, dare I say it, snapped and become a bad-ass submission machine!

"All-American Boys" hits as the referees clear the ring and Danny Davis the other ECW agents somehow get Shamrock over the barricade. The unlikely tandem of Little Guido and Nathan Jones are the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers' opponents tonight, but their lack of chemistry is overpowered by decades of partnership and the Quebec Press, and the Rougeaus pick up the victory.

Back from break ECW Television Champion Gedo is set to defend his championship against Jerry Lynn, who tore the house down against Low Ki at Anarchy Rulz. Lynn spends a good chunk of the match selling the beatdown from Ki, but he does eventually catch Gedo in a mistake and hits a cradle piledriver for the win! After the match, Lynn celebrates with the championship.

Christopher Daniels cuts a promo and is an unhappy bastard. He picked up a clean victory over Sabu two nights ago, but he's still looking around at a company that celebrates anarchy and wondering how it still functions. This place needs order, and the Fallen Angel is the one to bring it. Cue Metallica. "Enter Sandman" hits and the crowd goes ballistic. Daniels continues to deride the Extreme side of ECW while its poster child smashes a beer can against his forehead. It looks like we've got an impromptu match on our hands!

Sandman takes a swing at Daniels with his Singapore cane, but Daniels dodges to the floor to avoid it. Finally, Daniels disarms Sandman and begins working him over with actual wrestling maneuvers. Sandman does some brawling and manages one of his corner sentons, but eventually Daniels' superior speed and skill is too much, and he picks up the win with Angel's Wings.

Two nights ago, La Resistance won a threeway dance to become #1 contenders for the Tag Team Titles. Tonight, they cash in that title opportunity against Danny Doring and Roadkill! We've already had one title change tonight (and two in the last 48 hours), will we see a third tonight? It's a good match that sees a bunch of near-falls both ways. Doring heads to the top rope for his Danaconda legdrop, but he's shoved off by Cyrus The Virus! Rene Dupree takes advantage and covers Doring for the win. After the match, Cyrus helps Dupree and Grenier issue a bit of a beating to the former champs.

Cyrus grabs a microphone. He introduces Dupree and Grenier as his clients. He then motions to the back, and they're joined by Sonny Siaki, Little Guido, and Nathan Jones. Cyrus says that the six of them are The Infection. The Tag Team Titles were just the first step. Soon, this team will have infected all of Extreme Championship Wrestling!

Siaki remains in the ring after a commercial break. 2 Cold Scorpio makes his entrance, only to be blindsided by Ken Shamrock! Shamrock hits a massive belly-to-belly suplex on the stage, then sprints to the ring. He tackles Siaki, then begins raining elbows down on his face. ECW officials once again somehow manage to run him off, but the damage is done.

Backstage, Bill Alfonso is hyping up Rob Van Dam and Sabu. They hype Van Dam's title match with Tajiri in six weeks, but they also talk about Sabu's main event tonight against Tajiri. The roles are reversed from years ago when it was Van Dam softening up Bam Bam Bigelow for Sabu's TV Title match, and the irony or whatever it is (they're not real clear on what irony actually is) is not lost on them.

Our main event is everything you'd expect from Sabu and Yoshihiro Tajiri. Lots of super-stiff kicks and strikes, plus some high spots that don't QUITE work out like Sabu had planned. Lots of chairs, some tables, and one big Kick Of Death that ends the match. Tajiri stands over Sabu with the title as we go off the air.

Quick Results (Final Rating 1.45)

Paul Heyman announces Rob Van Dam vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri for Ultimate Jeopardy
Erik Watts vs. Joe E. Legend ends in no-contest when Ken Shamrock attacks both
Fabulous Rougeau Brothers over Little Guido and Nathan Jones
TELEVISION TITLE - Jerry Lynn over Gedo to win the title
Christopher Daniels promo on Sandman
Christopher Daniels over Sandman
TAG TEAM TITLES - La Resistance over Doring & Roadkill to win the titles thanks to help from Cyrus The Virus
Cyrus introduces The Infection (Little Guido, Nathan Jones, Sonny Siaki, and La Resistance)
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Sonny Siaki ends in a no-contest when Ken Shamrock attacks both
Bill Alfonso, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu cut a promo on RVD's match with Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri over Sabu

Ultimate Jeopardy 2003 Card so far (10/26)

ECW World Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri (c)

Dukelorange

04-23-2015 09:49 AM

This is cool stuff... Can someone give me the cliff notes about what this is all about and how this is done?

loopydate

04-23-2015 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dukelorange (Post 4619690)

This is cool stuff... Can someone give me the cliff notes about what this is all about and how this is done?

The two main games we use are EWR (Extreme Warfare Revenge, which is what Vito and I use) and TEW (not actually sure what it stands for, which is what Fan uses for his GFW game). They're booking simulators. EWR was made in 2003 and comes loaded with all the wrestlers and staff from that time. There are tons of fan-made mods with modern rosters or pretty much any historical period you can think of, or any "alternate reality" as well.

TEW is a much more advanced game. Because it originally cost money (EWR Has always been free), the creator (Adam Ryland) couldn't include real names. So it comes preloaded with made-up names and promotions. There are, naturally, a bunch of fan-made mods to include the real thing.

EWR is really simple. You can knock out a show in 15 minutes. TEW has a lot more options, so if you really want to dive deep, you could take an hour. The game, though, only provides so much information. These stories that we post are mostly just us expanding on what we've booked in-game for our own amusement.

#1-norm-fan

04-29-2015 04:55 AM

Yeah, I've actually got TEW 2013 which cost money but is ridiculously in-depth. I've actually started a game where I take over WCW at the beginning of 2000 and try to keep it from going under but like loopy said, when you're sharing here, it's best to go into some detail past what the game gives you for the benefit of others. That's what keeps people from following up on their "dynasties". Having to write stuff out for just one or two people.

There are websites for people who are REALLY into the booking of dynasties and stuff and you can share/talk/getfeedback and stuff. I've just never really gotten THAT deep into it. I was always more comfortable just seeing if I could help build TPWW its own community but I don't think there's that many EWR/TEW players to keep it alive. Which is odd because with constant mods to keep up with the times, it really is a timeless game. Especially with all the flaws in WWE's current booking style.

Dukelorange

04-30-2015 11:34 AM

Where do you get these games... and what PC specs do you need to run them?

#1-norm-fan

05-01-2015 08:35 AM

I'm not a computer whiz but they're not very flashy games. I assume they can run fine on any remotely decent PC.

You can download EWR, which is free and preferred by a lot of people because of its simplicity and the ability to quickly run through months of booking at a time here...

http://www.ewwarehouse.info/mod-index/ew-mod-index/

The very top one (EWR 4.2) being the latest. You can also find all the roster updates on that page. I suggest trying that one out first and seeing how you like it.

Then there's TEW, which is much more in depth but also more time consuming. The first version is free. You can download it, along with the roster updates here...

http://www.ewwarehouse.info/mod-index/tew-05-mod-index/

And finally, if you play those for a bit and want even more depth, there's TEW2013 which costs $35 but is so in depth that some people just can't find the time to basically devote their life to booking a wrestling company via a video game and stick to to free ones.

http://www.greydogsoftware.com/tew2013/

Dukelorange

05-01-2015 02:07 PM

This seems like a pretty great sim!!! Can you create characters and stick them in the sim.

Evil Vito

05-01-2015 02:12 PM

If you want to create characters in EWR, you should do it before starting your game using the editor feature.

Dukelorange

05-04-2015 01:26 PM

Okay, I guess I could try it out.

loopydate

05-18-2015 07:19 PM

WWF SmackDown! 9/18/2003

Ten days from Unforgiven, we've got a wrestling-heavy night of action. We kick off with Raven's continuing quest to destroy everything Scotty 2 Hotty cares about as he takes on the near-seven-foot Canadian "Horse-Faced Gremlin" T-Money. Money controls most of the early going with power moves, but Raven is just too smart for him and plants him with the Raven Effect for the win. After the match, Scotty comes out and they brawl a bit.

Monday night on Raw, Hardcore Holly cost the Manbeast Rhyno his opportunity at the Intercontinental Title. Rhyno looks for revenge tonight and gets it, Goring Holly for a click, clean win. Holly looks pissed that he had to put over the monster and gets in a little offense after the bell to (try to) reclaim some heat.

Kurt Angle is backstage. He talks about The Rock and the Road To Redemption. He talks about John Cena and Shawn Michaels. He talks about everything that everyone is talking about. And he talks about one thing nobody is: himself. He's the one with the title shot at Unforgiven. He's the one with the intensity to break Brock Lesnar's freakin' ankles. He's the one with the intelligence to beat the World's Greatest Tag Team tonight. And he's the one with the integrity to carry Olympic gold. Wooo! Oh, it's true. It's damn true.

Back in the ring, Rhyno's Team BRECK-J stablemate Chris Benoit is in action against Dirty Dozen member Kane. Benoit puts up a valiant effort, including German suplexing the everloving crap out of the Big Red Machine. Eventually, Kane chokeslams Benoit and puts a foot on the ropes for leverage and the cheap win.

The Rock's Road To Redemption continues next as he takes on one-half of the most exciting tag team in the WWF. Jeff Hardy comes to the ring pumped up after his upset victory over Randy Orton on Raw. His win streak ends at one, though, after he takes a Rock Bottom. After the match, Rock shakes hands with Hardy, showing him respect after a great performance.

Not showing respect to Hardy, though, is Randy Orton. After Rock leaves the ring, Orton enters it with a chair and destroys Hardy. He pummels him with it before finally trapping Hardy's ankle in the chair and coming down on it with a stomp, shades of the "Pillmanizing" angle from seven years earlier. Hardy howls in pain and Orton grins demonically. EMTs, Jeff's brother Matt, Lita, and several others come out from the back to check on Jeff as he's carted off.

Our third BRECK-J/Dirty Dozen match of the evening pits Chris Jericho against the Big Show. Not a strong match at all as Show just can't keep up with Jericho. Y2J wins with a Lionsault.

Two guys who can keep pace with each other are up next as John Cena takes on Eddie Guerrero. These two, widely considered to be the future of the WWF, put on a clinic. Both men have big matches coming up at Unforgiven against Shawn Michaels and Triple H (more on them later), but they give this match their all, putting on the match of the night. Cena wins clean with the F-U.

Undertaker is backstage. He talks some more smack about The Rock. This is such a good way to keep him on TV without making him wrestle. 2003 Undertaker was rough.

Our penultimate match of the evening pits the aforementioned Shawn Michaels and Triple H, former partners in DeGeneration X against the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship, Edge & Christian. Another really good match ends with HBK and HHH getting into it a bit allowing Edge to hit the Edgecutioner on Michaels for the victory. After the match, Michaels and Helmsley continue to argue.

The main event tonight is the match that Kurt Angle alluded to in his promo earlier, a handicap match against Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team. It's another strong technical match (better than the tag match, but not quite on the level of Cena/Eddie), but it's marred when the World Champion Brock Lesnar hits the ring. While Benjamin has the referee distracted, Lesnar attempts to clothesline the fuck out of Angle, who dodges, and Lesnar turns Haas inside out. Angle knocks Benjamin off the apron and covers Haas for the victory. He celebrates by taunting an enraged Lesnar as Raw goes off the air.

Quick Results (Final Rating 5.28)

Raven over T-Money
Rhyno over Hardcore Holly
Kurt Angle promo, don't forget about me
Kane over Chris Benoit
ROAD TO REDEMPTION - The Rock over Jeff Hardy
Randy Orton pillmanizes Jeff after match
Chris Jericho over Big Show
John Cena over Eddie Guerrero
Undertaker promo on The Rock
Edge & Christian over Shawn Michaels & Triple H
Kurt Angle over World's Greatest Tag Team by botched Lesnar interference

Unforgiven 2003 Card so far (9/28)

WWF World Heavyweight Title: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Kurt Angle
WWF World Tag Team Titles: World's Greatest Tag Team (c) vs. Edge & Christian
Road To Redemption: The Rock vs. Undertaker
John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels
Eddie Guerrero vs. Triple H
Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Raven

loopydate

05-18-2015 08:21 PM

WCW Thunder 9/18/2003

The go-home show before Fall Brawl kicks off with the first semifinal match in the Cruiserweight Title tournament. Harry Smith's unlikely road to the final four has included victories over Ca$h and "Primetime" Elix Skipper, while Chavo Guerrero Jr. has knocked off Jamie Noble and Shannon Moore. These two were on opposing teams on Nitro resulting in a double DQ. No draws tonight, though, as Chavo ends Smith's Cinderella story with a well-timed brainbuster to advance to the title match.

A brief promo video for the Scott Hall/Nikita Koloff match plays.

Chavo's Fall Brawl opponent is to be determined next as the deranged Crowbar, who has defeated "Above Average" Mike Sanders and AJ Styles to get to this point, takes on Juventud Guerrera, who holds victories over Ultimo Dragon and America's Most Wanted's Chris Harris. While not quite as good as our opener, these two put on another exciting cruiser match that ends with Juvi hitting the Juvi Driver for the win.

After the match, WCW Executive Committee member Bret "Hit Man" Hart comes to the ring to make it official, in three nights at Fall Brawl, it will be Chavo Guerrero Jr. against Juventud Guerrera for the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Title!

Rick Steiner has one last chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the New World Order as he takes on Team WCW's Dustin Rhodes. Steiner has lost four matches in a row, and must defeat Rhodes to earn Scott Norton's spot on Team nWo for War Games. Norton has other plans and attacks Rhodes, resulting in a DQ victory for the Son Of A Son Of A Plumber. After the match, Rick and Norton get in a shoving match.

The rest of the nWo enters the ring to pull them apart... and then turns on Steiner! Sting, Norton, Luger, Bagwell, and even Rick's own brother Scott put the boots to Steiner, leaving him laying.

Back from break, officials have removed Steiner from the ring and Road Warrior Animal is on his way down the ramp to challenge Sting for our next contest. Animal has a big match with Vader in three days, but he's no match for the former World Champion, and Sting puts him away with the Scorpion Deathdrop.

We have a big eight-man tag team match next, but the first man to the ring, AJ Styles, grabs a microphone. He cuts a promo on "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who he got physical with earlier (phrasing). He challenges Duggan to a match at Fall Brawl. They hear it through the headset... YES. Duggan accepts the challenge.

Styles' partners for this match will be the aforementioned Big Van Vader, Natural Born Thriller Sean O'Haire, and the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Title, the chosen one Jeff Jarrett. Their opponents will be four of the five members of Team WCW, Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Booker T, and Rey Mysterio Jr. The announcers hype up War Games and say that the Executive Committee has announced that whoever gets the decisive fall in that match will be #1 contender for the World Title at Halloween Havoc in October! Team WCW shows that they are a well-oiled machine, ending with Goldberg spearing O'Haire almost in half before picking up the win with the Jackhammer.

Ric Flair is backstage. He says Ric Flair things, which means this is a 100% segment, baby! WOOOOOOO! He says you don't wanna miss Fall Brawl, because the Nature Boy is gonna be in Atlanta, and that means the party is gonna last allllll niiiiiight looooooong.

Our main event match is for the World Tag Team Championships. The Mamalukes, representing the Natural Born Thrillers, defend against the World Champion "Sugar" Shane Helms and the United States Champion Mike Awesome. The announcers speculate about what would happen if Helms and Awesome won, since Helms was forced to vacate the Cruiserweight Title because he had won the World Title. It's all for naught, though, as Jarrett returns to the ring and blasts Helms with a guitar, allowing Johnny The Bull to pick up the victory. After the match, Jarrett helps the Thrillers put the boots to the fallen babyfaces as we're outta time don't miss Fall Brawl exclusively on pay-pe--

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Quick Results (Final Rating 6.86)

SEMIFINALS - Chavo Guerrero Jr. over Harry Smith
Scott Hall/Nikita Koloff promo video
SEMIFINALS - Juventud Guerrera over Crowbar
Bret Hart makes it official: Chavo vs. Juvi for the vacant Cruiserweight Title at Fall Brawl
Dustin Rhodes over Rick Steiner when Scott Norton attacks Rhodes, resulting in a DQ loss for Steiner
nWo assaults Rick Steiner, kicking him out
Sting over Road Warrior Animal
AJ Styles challenges Jim Duggan for Fall Brawl
Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr. and Booker T) over AJ Styles, Big Van Vader, Jeff Jarrett, and Sean O'Haire
Ric Flair promo, you don't wanna miss Fall Brawl.
TAG TEAM TITLES - The Mamalukes (c) over Shane Helms and Mike Awesome when Jeff Jarrett costs Helms

Fall Brawl 2003 Card (9/21)

War Games: Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Rey Mysterio Jr., Booker T, and Dustin Rhodes) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton)
WCW World Heavyweight Title: Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW Cruiserweight Title: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera
Street Fight: Road Warrior Animal vs. Big Van Vader
America's Most Wanted vs. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire
Ernest Miller vs. Konnan
Scott Hall vs. Nikita Koloff
Jim Duggan vs. AJ Styles

#1-norm-fan

05-18-2015 08:22 PM

I have hope that loopy will stick with this long enough to eventually finish Rock's road to redemption. lol

#1-norm-fan

05-18-2015 08:25 PM

It's been too long since I played EWR. What's the limit for segments on a PPV?

#1-norm-fan

05-18-2015 08:27 PM

lol @ the easy 100% Flair promo.

loopydate

05-18-2015 08:40 PM

WCW Fall Brawl (9/21/03)

Hype Video

The preshow concludes with a video hyping tonight's Shane Helms/Jeff Jarrett WCW World Title match.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. AJ Styles

AJ Styles connects with a back heel kick on Duggan and gets back up quickly. Duggan takes a flying neckbreaker from AJ Styles. Hooks the leg for a two count. Jim Duggan reverses a hip toss. Boring brawling from Jim Duggan is the cure for insomnia. Jim Duggan connects on AJ Styles with a flurry in the corner...but no one seems to care. A powerslam so weak, my grandmother could have performed it, is actually pulled off by Duggan on Styles. Styles blocks a punch. Styles crushes Duggan with a huge legdrop. Ric Flair is at ringside! Duggan wastes valuable time by yelling at Flair! AJ Styles takes advantage of the distraction and nails Duggan from behind! Jim Duggan is in trouble. Here it comes - Styles Clash. 1....2...3, it's finished. AJ Styles smiles and walks over and shakes hands with Ric Flair, thanking him for interfering and helping win this match.

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 59%

Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. Konnan

Konnan hits a right hand on Ernest Miller and follows it up with a couple more. Konnan strikes away at Ernest Miller, not doing much damage at all. Konnan with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on The Cat. One more performed that badly and this match will end on a bad note, if you get my drift. The Cat gets splashed in the corner. The Cat powers out of a headlock. Ernest Miller hits a weak elbow on Konnan. Ernest Miller DDTs Konnan in a move that is so poorly executed, you can actually see that Konnan's head didn't touch the mat at all. There's a two count on the pin. Konnan counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Big clothesline from Konnan. There's a two count on the pin. Sloppy discus punch from Konnan barely connects on The Cat. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! Ernest Miller avoids a Konnan avalanche by getting out of the damn way! Uninspiring brawling from Ernest Miller. Check them brawlin' stats, boy. Konnan reverses a waistlock. Konnan with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on The Cat. One more performed that badly and this match will end on a bad note, if you get my drift. Konnan has Ernest Miller down on the canvas. Here it comes...Tequila Sunrise! Ernest Miller taps! Ernest Miller extends his hand to Konnan...and it is accepted! They shake!

Overall Rating: 62%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 58%

Scott Hall vs. Nikita Koloff

A weak headbutt on Koloff by Hall causes nothing but pain for both. Scott Hall hits Koloff. Scott Hall with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Koloff. One more performed that badly and this match will end on a bad note, if you get my drift. Koloff gets splashed in the corner. Nikita Koloff reverses a hip toss. Boring brawling from Nikita Koloff is the cure for insomnia. BIG clothesline from Koloff. 'BIG' because it missed by a mile! Covers for a quick two count. Hall ducks a wild right hand. Hall hits a piledriver on Nikita Koloff. I know I wouldn't let someone that bad give me a piledriver. There's a two count on the pin. Scott Hall scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Could have been done a hell of a lot better though. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Koloff pushes out of a Scott Hall hold. Nikita Koloff DOESN'T take a page out of Andre the Giant's book and hits an incredibly weak headbutt on Hall. Hall pushes out of a Nikita Koloff hold. Nikita Koloff takes a right hand to the temple from Hall. Nikita Koloff can barely stand. Here it comes - Outsider's Edge. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Overall Rating: 66%
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 52%

America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) vs. Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire)

O'Haire is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Flying shoulder tackle by Storm sends O'Haire CRASHING to the mat. Covers for a quick two count. Storm charges into the corner but EATS BOOT. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. Sean O'Haire hits a bulldog off the ropes. Tag to Chuck Palumbo. Side suplex from Palumbo. Storm counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Tag between James Storm and Chris Harris. Palumbo gets slammed down hard and winces in pain. Wildcat slams Chuck Palumbo down and motions to the crowd. Hooks the leg for a two count. Spear by Chris Harris. Wildcat tags out to James Storm. High Angle DDT by James Storm just SPIKES Chuck Palumbo down! Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Chuck Palumbo pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Chuck Palumbo strikes James Storm with a hard blow. Palumbo tags out to Sean O'Haire. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. O'Haire and Palumbo have James Storm to themselves. Seanton Bomb! 1....2....3! It's over.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 75%

Street Fight - Road Warrior Animal vs. Big Van Vader

Vader scoops and slams Road Warrior Animal. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Animal gets slammed onto a trash can, squashing it. Vader scoops and slams Road Warrior Animal. What's the difference between a scoop slam and a body slam anyway? Hooks the leg for a two count. Running knee lift from Big Van Vader. Hooks the leg for a two count. Road Warrior Animal pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Some pretty weak shots by Animal. Hooks the leg for a two count. Messed up bodyslam by Animal almost kills Vader. Vader blocks the suplex attempt and is able to hit the suplex instead! Massive lariat! Stan Hansen would approve. Road Warrior Animal gets knocked to the ground by Vader. Here it comes - Vader Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3!

Overall Rating: 61%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 42%

Cruiserweight Title Tournament Final - Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera

Juvi just WAFFLES Chavo with a STIFF chop that hurt ME to watch! Juventud Guerrera strikes Chavo. Flying elbow from Juventud Guerrera connects. Second rope flying axe handle, Chavo goes down. One day, Juvi might even consider coming off the top with that. You know...for more impact and stuff. Chavo counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Juvi takes a flying neckbreaker from Chavo Guerrero Jr.. Flying reverse elbow by Chavo Guerrero Jr.. There's a two count on the pin. Juventud Guerrera reverses a hip toss. Super kick by Juventud Guerrera. Covers for a quick two count. Tiger suplex on Chavo. No Misawa references from me, I swear. Oh, Bloody Hell! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Chavo Guerrero Jr. once again takes the advantage after blocking a few punches and connecting with some forearms. Chavo hits a HARD spinning kick to the jaw. Chavo charges into the corner but EATS BOOT. Spin kick by Juventud Guerrera to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Ric Flair is at ringside! Chavo wastes valuable time by yelling at Flair! Juventud Guerrera takes advantage of the distraction and nails Chavo from behind! Juventud Guerrera moves in for the kill. Juvi Driver! 1....2....3. Juventud Guerrera shakes hands with Ric Flair, showing that their plan worked perfectly.

Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 57%
Match Quality: 79%

WCW World Heavyweight Title - Shane Helms (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett

Dropkick connects to the butt of the jaw and Jarrett goes down. Jeff Jarrett is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. Jarrett slams Shane Helms. Shane Helms charges, Jarrett moves, and the referee is knocked silly! Powerbomb on Helms. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is out and can't count to three! Shane Helms once again takes the advantage after blocking a few punches and connecting with some forearms. Spin kick by Shane Helms to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Spinebuster by Shane Helms. Covers for a quick two count. Diamond Dust from Shane Helms and Jarrett is out! Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Jarrett counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Jarrett hits a piledriver on Shane Helms. That used to end matches, you know. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Helms reverses a Jeff Jarrett hammerlock. Sting comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Clothesline...but Helms ducks! Jeff Jarrett gets hit! Shane Helms knocks Sting out of the ring. Shane Helms has Jeff Jarrett down on the canvas. Here it comes - Shining Wizard, forget about it. 1....2...3! Sting remains in the ring. Jeff Jarrett pushes the referee away. Jeff Jarrett spins Sting around. Jeff Jarrett hits the Stroke!

Overall Rating: 84%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 83%

War Games - Team WCW (Hulk Hogan, Goldberg, Booker T, Dustin Rhodes, and Rey Mysterio Jr.) vs. New World Order (Sting, Lex Luger, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, and Scott Norton)

Lex Luger DOESN'T take a page out of Andre the Giant's book and hits an incredibly weak headbutt on Hogan. Punch by Luger, missing Hogan COMPLETELY. I'm just glad thatHogan didn't sell it. Scott Steiner hits a right hand on Hulk Hogan and follows it up with a couple more. Goldberg receives some punishment by Scott Steiner but with that horrid offense, we're the only ones truly being punished. Poppa Pump \ Sting whip Goldberg into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Buff Bagwell hits Goldberg. Goldberg gets splashed in the corner. Buff Bagwell throws Goldberg into the cage. Sting scoops up Goldberg. Buff bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Powerslam from Sting on Goldberg. Sting throws Goldberg into the cage. Running clothesline from Scott Norton was actually MIGHTY sloppy. Scott Norton hits an ugly looking bulldog off the ropes. Side suplex from Luger. Could have been done a hell of a lot better though. Lex Luger launches Goldberg into the cage wall. Goldberg is able to duck a clothesline attempt and connect with a counter clothesline. THERE IT IS! A legdrop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! I swear, that makes any match just a little bit better. I don't mind telling you that every time I see it, that's for sure. Rey crushes Luger with a running senton. Rey Mysterio Jr. launches Luger into the cage wall. Rey \ Dustin whip Luger into the corner. Rey Mysterio Jr. whips Dustin Rhodes in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Dustin Rhodes throws Poppa Pump into the cage. Death valley driver (not to be confused with the DVD 500) by Dustin Rhodes connects and Scott Steiner is down! Dustin Rhodes drives Poppa Pump into the cage side. Scott Steiner once again takes the advantage after blocking a few punches and connecting with some forearms. Weak bodyslam on Dustin by Poppa Pump sets up a legdrop. Big clothesline from Norton. Scott Norton gets taken down out of nowhere! Running knee lift from Booker T. Big piledriver on Norton. Death valley driver by Booker T! No one executes that move properly anymore. Booker \ Rey whip Norton into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Tiger suplex on Norton. No Misawa references from me, I swear. Oh, Bloody Hell! Rey Mysterio Jr. spins Norton around. Rey Mysterio Jr. hits the West Coast Hop! Rey Mysterio Jr. pulls Norton up again, and hits another one! Scott Norton groggily stands up, having to use the ropes for leverage....and there's a third West Coast Hop! It looks like Scott Norton has been knocked out cold, and the referee is stopping the match as a result!

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 78%
Match Quality: 57%

Quick Results (Buy Rate 1.56)

Hype video for WCW Title Match
AJ Styles over Jim Duggan with help from Ric Flair
Konnan over Ernest Miller
Scott Hall over Nikita Koloff
Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire over America's Most Wanted
STREET FIGHT - Big Van Vader over Road Warrior Animal
CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE - Juventud Guerrera over Chavo Guerrero Jr. to win the vacant title with help from Ric Flair
WORLD TITLE - Shane Helms (c) over Jeff Jarrett thanks to botched interference from Sting
WAR GAMES - Team WCW over Team nWo when Mysterio knocks Norton out

loopydate

05-18-2015 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4634034)

It's been too long since I played EWR. What's the limit for segments on a PPV?

Eight plus a "pre-show" segment.

loopydate

05-18-2015 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Meltzer

Some big news coming out of this weekend. The WWF has checked Stevie Richards into a rehab facility. It is unknown when Big Stevie Cool will be returning.

Many backstage in WCW are unhappy with "Above Average" Mike Sanders' recent behavior. WCW sent Sanders home from a recent house show tour. Apparently, this is not reflecting poorly on his friends that remain in the NBT as all four of them picked up victories in the last few days.

But the BIG

COLOSSAL

MONUMENTAL news coming out of the weekend...

The USA Network abruptly pulled the plug on both Monday Nitro and Thunder. This came completely out of the blue and has the WCW office scrambling. They'll be looking for a new network home ASAP, but there's a very real chance Raw and SmackDown will run unopposed this week unless Bischoff and company can pull a rabbit out of a hat.

The rumor is that USA was unhappy that WCW went with the risky War Games match at Fall Brawl, despite the network's relatively middle-of-the-road "edginess." More on this as it develops.

#1-norm-fan

05-18-2015 08:48 PM

Fucking USA.

loopydate

05-18-2015 09:03 PM

9/15/03-9/21/03 Breakdown

Ratings
Thunder - 6.86 (up .02)
Nitro - 6.45 (down .36)
RAW - 5.64 (up .48)
SmackDown - 5.28 (down .12)
Hardcore TV - 1.45 (down .05)

PPV Buy Rates
Fall Brawl - 1.56

Show Quality
RAW - 79% (down 1%)
SmackDown - 79% (down 3%)
Thunder - 75% (down 1%)
Nitro - 73% (up 1%)
Hardcore TV - 73% (down 1%)
Fall Brawl - 70%

Best Segment
Thunder - Ric Flair promo (100%)
Nitro - Team WCW promo (100%)
SmackDown - Kurt Angle promo (92%)
RAW - Eddie Guerrero promo (89%)
Fall Brawl - Shane Helms over Jeff Jarrett (84%)
Hardcore TV - Bill Alfonso, Sabu, and RVD promo (80%)

Best Match
SmackDown - John Cena over Eddie Guerrero (88%)
RAW - Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho over Big Show and Kane (87%)
Fall Brawl - Shane Helms over Jeff Jarrett (84%)
Thunder - Eight-Man Tag Match (79%)
Hardcore TV - Jerry Lynn over Gedo (79%)
Nitro - Crowbar over AJ Styles (78%)

Year-To-Date Top Ten Matches

World's Greatest Tag Team vs. Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle (9/4 SmackDown) 90%
Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (9/8 Raw) 89%
John Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero (9/18 SmackDown) 88%
Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho vs. Big Show and Kane (9/15 Raw) 87%
WCW World Title - Shane Helms vs. Jeff Jarrett (Fall Brawl) 84%
ECW World Title - Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Ken Shamrock (Anarchy Rulz) 84%
Edge & Christian vs. Shawn Michaels and Triple H (9/18 SmackDown) 84%
Shawn Michaels vs. Paul London (9/11 SmackDown) 84%
#1 Contender Fatal Fourway - Kurt Angle vs. John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (9/1 Raw) 83%
Handicap Match - Kurt Angle vs. The World's Greatest Tag Team (9/18 SmackDown) 83%

#1-norm-fan

05-19-2015 03:39 AM

Really wanna commit to a game again. I still book. The thought of writing out the descriptions scare me away from doing a diary though.

Evil Vito

05-19-2015 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4634032)

I have hope that loopy will stick with this long enough to eventually finish Rock's road to redemption. lol

I love the Road to Redemption. Same reason I love Cena's US Title Open Challenge. Gives guys a chance to wrestle the top star in the company when they otherwise would not have had the opportunity to do so.

#1-norm-fan

05-19-2015 09:47 PM

I like the idea, too. I don't think I've ever gotten through a WWE game on TEW OR EWR nearly enough to complete anything like that even without the diary to tend to. The payoff would be tremendous though.

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-19-2015 09:54 PM

I miss tnm :(

#1-norm-fan

05-19-2015 11:48 PM

Get with the times, STD.

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-20-2015 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan (Post 4634065)

Fucking USA.

Biggest mistake since cancelling Duckman.

#1-norm-fan

05-20-2015 01:44 AM

Alright, I started a TEW2013 game where WCW doesn't get bought by Vince. So I'm gonna try that out. I was only able to get a deal for Nitro right off the bat so booking 1 show a week helps. I got a TV deal with FX (late night... so rating are gonna suck at first) and ran the first show in June 2001. Here goes...

#1-norm-fan

05-20-2015 02:44 AM

WCW Nitro (Week 1, June 2001)

Tony Shiavonne and Mike Tenay are at ringside and they welcome the latest addition to the WCW broadcast team... Jerry "The King" Lawler!

WCW World Champion Booker T makes his entrance next to a huge ovation. He talks about winning the title just over a month ago and how many of the more selfish guys in the company have left to sit out their old contract but he assures everyone that he is here because he has a passion for wrestling and a passion for WCW. And it's that passion that has lead him to do the right thing. After talking with the new owners, he has decided it's best for the company for him to give up the United States title. He has been assured that the new President, when appointed, will make sure it is awarded fairly to someone who can one day challenge Booker himself for the World Title.

The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) w/ Kimona vs Air Raid (Air Styles and Air Paris)

Quick paced back-and-forth match that ends with Kimona getting on the apron and almost getting knocked down by Yang. The distraction is enough for Air Paris to roll Yang up for the 3. Air Raid runs out of the ring and The Jung Dragons do not look happy.

Winners: Air Raid in 9:12

We come back from commercial with Stacy Keibler introducing her man Shawn Stasiak. Stasiak comes out handing out 8x10s of himself to the audience before he gets in the ring and out comes his opponent...

Shawn Stasiak w/ Stacy Keibler vs Dustin Rhodes

A short match that ends when Jeff Jarrett comes out and smashes a guitar over Rhodes' head, causing a DQ. Stasiak and Keibler duck out of the mayhem while Jarrett takes the mic and tells Dustin that even though there's a new WCW, old grudges haven't died and he's not done with him or his daddy.

Winner by DQ: Dustin Rhodes in 3:42

Lance Storm and Mike Awesome of Team Canada come out to plead their case for why either of them should be the new US Champion. Storm says that a good Canadian representative is exactly what the title needs and this brings out Jim Duggan waving the American flag to defend his country. Awesome asks Duggan why there is no Team USA in WCW. He says it's because of shame. This brings out Rick Steiner who tells Team Canada that he was an All-American amateur at Michigan and he'd be proud to join Jim Duggan in taking them down.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund is backstage with WCW World Tag Team Champions The Natural Born Thrillers, Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo, where they discuss their title defense tonight against Totally Buffed, Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell.

"Sugar" Shane Helms vs Kid Romeo

Shane Helms makes his entrance with the WCW Cruiserweight Title for this non-title match. It goes back and forth for a bit but Helms takes control and wins it in the end with a vertebreaker.

Winner: "Sugar" Shane Helms in 6:13

Shane Douglas enters the ring as Kid Romeo is exiting and tells officials to hurry up and get him out of the ring. He gets the mic and makes it clear that he wants the World Title. And if there's a tournament or a battle royal for the US Title, he is going to do exactly what Booker T did but he's keeping everything.

KroniK vs Mike Sanders and Disqo

KroniK makes short work of their opponents after Disqo walks out on Sanders.

Winners: KroniK in 5:07

"Mean" Gene stands on the stage and questions Disqo on why he walked out. Disqo said he spent entirely too long in the old WCW being a loser and he's not gonna be part of another throwaway tag team. He puts his name in the running for the US Title and vows to live up to the potential he always showed.

When we come back, we see a pre-taped promo from Kanyon where he stands in front of a wall scattered with pictures of Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sting and Ric Flair. He sarcastically weeps over the fallen legends of WCW, doing bad impressions of them all before looking in the camera and excitedly saying it's his time to shine.

Konnan vs Big Vito

In a somewhat competetive match, Konnan locks Vito in the Tequila Sunrise and forces a tapout. Reno runs into the ring to beat down Konnan but out come Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy Kidman for the save, sending The Mamalukes retreating.

Winner: Konnan in 6:05

Totally Buffed come out for the main event but Buff Bagwell gets on the mic before the match starts and announces he has a surprise for Lex Luger. He brings out Midajah and says she's their new manager. Lex looks puzzled but quickly warms up to the idea when Midajah does a little showing off in front of him.

WCW World Tag Team Title Match: Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) vs Totally Buffed (Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell) w/ Midajah

Long, back and forth main event with many near-falls. The finish comes when Bagwell tries to distract the ref and Midajah throws a pair of brass knuckles in but overthrows Luger, leading to Palumbo grabbing them and hitting Luger. O'Haire pulls Bagwell off the apron in time for the ref to turn around and count the three while Buff slides in and checks on Luger as the show goes off the air.

Winners and STILL WCW World Tag Team Champions: Natural Born Thrillers in 15:30

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