God damn, I knew there was a reason to not continue watching wrestling. Fuck Jericho. I would say, however, it's probably not a great idea to use him as a focus for your shows because of what you said about his age. Hell, sometimes EWR will just decide to make a 35-year old a non-wrestler. I've had that happen with guys I've wanted to keep utilizing but then I get a fuck ton of people in their forties and the game's like, "LOL, naw, it's still good, bro."

I will now arbitrarily decide to give myself an award for helping extend this thread an additional five pages.

Oh, I suppose Vito deserves a reward of some sort, too. Here; prepare to fire up the motorboat again.

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Thankfully, Jericho's time at the top of the card was brief. Officially he had a 6 month title run but they weren't on TV that whole time and it only covered 2 PPVs, in which he dropped at the 2nd one to a red hot Moxley.

At this point he's a bit of a jack of all trades. He'll do commentary some weeks and is great at it. He'll second his stable mates to matches, be in tags, etc. High profile singles matches are mostly in his past.

I suspect that MJF (who is only like 26, ABSURDLY charismatic and the best heel in the business at the moment) will try to usurp him from Inner Circle, Jericho will get one last face run and then he'll move into more of a permanent commentary/backstage role, but we shall see. Not sure if I'll run with that same angle or not.

Sorry, I can't get over him getting the win over Styles at WM 32. That whole show was one 'fuck you' piled on top of the other in one huge concerted effort to push Vince's narrative of "Hey, don't care about the people on the roster who are actually going to be here on a regular basis'. To which I responded with, "OK".:wave:

Lol, Jericho's my favorite of all time and that run early that year was the first time he was getting go away heat with me. The first couple of surprise returns were cool but then he did it too many times.

Surprisingly he actually stuck around and had a great run with Kevin Owens for a few months after the re-draft....then Raw went to shit (again) and I've largely stopped paying attention since then. I'm gonna check out the Rumble on Sunday for morbid curiosity because it's VERY hard to fuck up a Rumble as a standalone but I can't imagine they'll pull together anything that would ever make me want to sit through 3 hours of Raw a week ever again. I listen to Bryan Alvarez' weekly rants about it and it really is 2000 WCW era bad at this point.

No, it's actually very easy to fuck up the Rumble. Not giving Russo his meds is one method. Having Roman Reigns go over a darling like Daniel Bryan IN PHILADELPHIA is another. If you were to clone anybody it should have been Pat Patterson so you'd have somebody still around who knows what they're doing.

Seriously, though, watching the Philly crowd just die and then rejuvenate with utter hatred and shitting on everything post-Bryan's elimination was just tremendous.

See I'd view 2015 as an example of how it's hard to fuck up a Rumble just as it's hard to fuck up a lay-up. Daniel Bryan was a lay-up. Why have a guaranteed great moment everyone wants when you can have your planned top babyface be booed so badly that even The Rock can't save him?

Funny enough, in subsequent Rumbles, even though Roman was meant to still be a face, they deliberately would have him in there at the end as the last guy thrown out to ensure the winner got a massive pop. 2015 was surreal and like a fever dream.

Was that the year Rock held up Roman's arm with a really confused look on his face?

Yes. He was all, "I mean, this doesn't FEEL right but Vince is paying me a lot of money so just go with it, I guess???"

Have a relatively quick turnaround to my first PPV, Revolution, 4 weeks of Dynamite to book. Might try to sketch out a card while I watch Dynamite tomorrow. Might be easiest to stick largely with where they're going in real life for now, but by the time of the next PPV, Double or Nothing in May rolls around, my ideas will be fully implemented :cool:

Sent a solid chunk of my undercard roster down to Dark developmental to build their skills. The Acclaimed, Top Flight, Griff Garrison, and Lee Johnson among the talents that were "sent down" even though I'm imagining they're still working Dark matches on YouTube. Left enough guys to get me through the 4 or so matches I'd need to fill out my portion of Dark with the rest of the spots probably being hype packages for my main show. Most Dynamites should have 5-6 matches so I'll be well stocked for that.

Also signed a bunch of other non-contracted real life AEW Dark regulars into very cheap development deals. It's possible they won't all develop into usable main roster but you never know where you'll find diamonds in the rough.

Men's Signees: Aaron Solow, Baron Black, Bear County (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson), Danny Limelight, Fuego Del Sol, KC Navarro, Mike Verna, Nick Comoroto, TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes...aka D-Von Dudley's sons)

Women's Signees: Alex Gracia, Dani Jordyn, Lindsay Snow, Red Velvet, Tesha Price

Is Red Velvet as yummy as she sounds? :shifty:

Superstars: April 26, 2040

Opening Match: The Tokyo Titans (Wu and Tokyo Kid) vs. Bill Crockett and Vinnie LaPaige
Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Tokyo Kid uses a forearm to the face. Big clothesline on Crockett. Flying spear out of the corner! Crockett nearly got snapped in two. Tag to Vinnie LaPaige. LaPaige drives a forearm into the chest of Tokyo. Tokyo Kid ducks a clothesline attempt. Tokyo Kid fires off some right and left hands. Tag to Wu. The Tokyo Titans whip LaPaige into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Spinning bulldog in the corner, LaPaige is down. Wu pulls a jumping piledriver out! Tag to Tokyo Kid. Vinnie LaPaige is in trouble. Kaiju Krunch! 1....2....3. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead. 74% overall.

Ugh, it's another dud show....


Backstage, the Intercontinental Champion Kyle Jacobs has some unfortunate news to share. Lisa Benton has found out that Brandon Reigns suffered an injury due to his match on Raw and is not cleared to compete at Backlash. So we're back to where we started and back to the way it should have been: one-on-one with Salvatore Scabbia. Jacobs knows that Scabbia suffering that fateful loss at WrestleMania has been eating away at him. Well, now Scabbia doesn't have to worry about a distraction. He's got a path back to the Intercontinental Title come Backlash. It's too bad there's a brick wall in the way known as Kyle Jacobs. As far as Brandon Reigns goes, Jacobs will be waiting.

Backstage, Moses McKay wants to gab about Seth Von Kamp and getting busted open on Raw. He refuses to be treated like this by someone like Seth Von Kamp. Moses McKay has aspirations that don't involve being bogged down with pettiness. McKay talks about how messing up Von Kamp's face at WrestleMania was just collateral damage but now he can't wait to see his blood stain the ground. First blood always goes to the most cunning and the most eager.

Second Match: The Morris Cousins (Chet and Lyle) vs. El Silencio and Isaac Wolff
Belly to belly suplex by Chet. Chet uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Cover for a two count. Tag to Lyle Morris. Chet Morris scoops up Wolff. Lyle bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Big backdrop on Wolff, executed well. Isaac Wolff pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Lightning kick by Wolff on Lyle. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag between Isaac Wolff and El Silencio. Super frankensteiner on Lyle, who hit hard. Pin, but Lyle is out just before the three count. Spin kick by El Silencio to the face. Silencio walks into a trip. Lyle Morris hits a rolling kick on Silencio. Lyle tags out to Chet Morris. Standing leg lariat by Chet Morris on Silencio. Silencio tags out to Isaac Wolff. Flying elbow from Chet Morris. Isaac Wolff is all alone...Backwoods Bomb!! 1....2....3! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. 82% overall.

Third Match: Hannah McCormick vs. Lauren Franklyn
Flying shoulder tackle by Franklyn sends McCormick to the mat. Spinebuster by Lauren Franklyn, executed with Arn-esque perfection. Hooks the leg for a two count. McCormick blocks a kick from Lauren Franklyn. Kick from Hannah McCormick to the leg. Hard back suplex on Franklyn. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Cover for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, Franklyn goes flying. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Flying elbow from Hannah McCormick. McCormick walks into a trip. Driven full nelson slam on McCormick. Cover for a two count. Lauren Franklyn scores with a killer spinebuster. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Big clothesline on McCormick. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Lauren Franklyn uses a forearm to the face. McCormick pushes out of a Lauren Franklyn hold. McCormick hits a dropkick on Lauren Franklyn. Tiger suplex on Franklyn, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Lauren Franklyn gets knocked to the ground by McCormick, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Spotlight! 1....2....3. *** rating for a good bout. 80% overall.

We get a promo from Sonya Braddock going over her career in the WWE. It's been an era of domination and broken bodies as she's walked the road towards immortality. And even though the road gets a bump here and there, she's still left a broken body at its site. She says this as it's clear she won't be able to break Faith Connor's spirit or her will. Make no mistake, despite a First Blood and an I Quit match going down at Backlash, the biggest mess will be made by Sonya Braddock.

Fourth Match: Michael Hotbody vs. Daniel St. Croix
Hotbody hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Michael Hotbody scores with a back heel kick on St. Croix. Hard back suplex on St. Croix. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Flying elbow from Michael Hotbody. Daniel St. Croix comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Gut buster, Hotbody hits hard. Lightning kick by St. Croix on Hotbody. Hooks the leg for a two count. Daniel St. Croix misses a clothesline. Hotbody crushes St. Croix with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, St. Croix goes flying. Pin, but St. Croix is out just before the three count. St. Croix counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Double arm suplex by Daniel St. Croix, Hotbody hits hard. St. Croix drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Daniel St. Croix slugs Michael Hotbody, sending him down into the corner. While St. Croix fires up the crowd, Hotbody is removing the turnbuckle pad! Daniel St. Croix comes over...but Hotbody grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Daniel St. Croix face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Michael Hotbody rolls up the stunned Daniel St. Croix, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Michael Hotbody. Michael Hotbody leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. Hotbody has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Daniel St. Croix to look for revenge. *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special. 79% overall.

Fifth Match: Mean & Greene vs. The Southern Gentlemen
Flying elbow from Brody Lee. Lee crushes Lonny with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Whiskey Murdock. Southern Gentlemen whip Lonny into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Spin kick by Whiskey Murdock to the face. Hooks the leg for a two count. Whiskey hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Lonny blocks the suplex attempt. Lonny pulls a jumping piledriver out! Lonny tags out to Caleb Greene. Running knee lift from Caleb Greene. Massive backbreaker, Whiskey got nailed. Whiskey Murdock comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Tag between Whiskey Murdock and Brody Lee. Lee crushes Caleb with a running senton. Slingshot senton by Lee, crushing the chest of Caleb. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Kick from Brody Lee to the leg. Caleb Greene powers out of a Brody Lee headlock. Driven full nelson slam on Lee. Caleb Greene has Brody Lee down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Green With Envy!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair. Richards and Greene look to be back on the same page again. 82% overall.

HUGO IS COMING!!!

Sixth Match: Mathias vs. Steve Hayes
Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Hayes crushes Mathias with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Mathias kicks Steve Hayes in the gut to reverse the momentum. Mathias hits a right hand. Stun Gun from Mathias! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Cover for a two count. Brutal seated powerbomb on Hayes. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Bodyslam by Mathias. Steve Hayes comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Steve Hayes. Nicely done. Pin, but Mathias is out just before the three count. Steve Hayes hits a rolling kick on Mathias. Kick from Steve Hayes to the leg. Mathias powers out of a headlock. Big backdrop on Hayes, executed well. Lifting DDT by Mathias, executed well. Mathias has Steve Hayes down on the canvas. Full Nelson!!! Steve Hayes taps out! A good *** rating. 79% overall.

MAIN EVENT: WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Demiras vs. Miles Shawcross
Dropkick connects, Shawcross goes down. Miles Shawcross takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Demiras gets slammed. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Massive lariat, Shawcross really put some power into that. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Jordan Demiras pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Second rope flying axe handle, Shawcross goes down. Demiras crushes Shawcross with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Shawcross goes down. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Miles Shawcross fights out of a grapple. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Miles Shawcross, great move. Pin, but Demiras is out just before the three count. Demiras ducks a wild right hand. Jordan Demiras floors Miles Shawcross...and climbs the turnbuckles. Off the top - Axe Kick, forget about it. 1....2...3! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating. 81% overall.

Michael Hotbody looks to sneak into the ring for what are no doubt going to be no-good shenanigans but Demiras manages to catch him trying to come in and Hotbody decides discretion is the better part of valor here. He exchanges dirty looks with the cruiserweight champion as we go off the air.

Overall show rating: 79%

Again, when your dud shows are still pulling high 70s that's a really good sign that your guys are all super talented and have a high enough overness to offset whatever lethargy is coming out of the locker room that night.

I do hate the non-clicky shows with a passion. There's an element of realism there because I've definitely watched shows where everything that was booked seemed like it should work/be good but for whatever reason I wasn't feeling it. But when I've taken the time to sit down and book the show in game, bleh, it sucks to get that output. As far as I know it's just a 1 in 25 number generator and you never know when the bad luck will strike.

Mmm...licking red velvet OFF OF Red Velvet....

And really, that's such an obvious awesome name I'm shocked I'm just hearing about it now as far as it being used for wrestling.

Think she's on the verge of getting signed in real life as well, what's cool is a bunch of the Dark regulars gradually have worked their way up and gotten signed, so it's sorta like an in-house development.

Red Velvet could've been a name in the old GLOW promotion.

David Machlane isn't that clever.

Although I will give him props for Jacqueline Hyde. That was actually pretty good.

SmackDown!: April 27, 2040

Opening Match: Seth Von Kamp vs. Nathan Quinn
Running knee lift from Nathan Quinn. Von Kamp gets hit with a huge clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Von Kamp reverses a Nathan Quinn hammerlock. Seth Von Kamp scores with a back heel kick on Quinn. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Seth Von Kamp. That looked brutal. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Second rope flying axe handle, Quinn goes down. Quinn kicks Seth Von Kamp in the gut to reverse the momentum. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Cover for a two count. Massive lariat, Quinn really put some power into that. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Quinn slams Seth Von Kamp down. Von Kamp gets slammed. Seth Von Kamp ducks a clothesline attempt. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Tiger suplex on Quinn, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Seth Von Kamp moves in for the kill. Collapse of Society! 1....2....3. Moses McKay comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! McKay hits Von Kamp with a chair to the back! Seth Von Kamp goes down to the canvas, hurt. A **** rating for a good contest. 90% overall.

Second Match: Alexander Piero vs. Doug Michaels
Stiff chop lights up Michaels. Stiff chop lights up Michaels. Piero slams Doug Michaels down. Big clothesline on Michaels. Doug Michaels elbows Alexander Piero in the face to break a hammerlock. Fallaway slam by Doug Michaels. Super frankensteiner on Piero, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Piero counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Alexander Piero hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Alexander Piero, Doug Michaels got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Michaels blocks the suplex attempt. Piero takes a headbutt from Doug Michaels. Piero counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Big backdrop on Michaels, executed well. Doug Michaels can barely stand. Here it comes - Flashpoint. 1....2...3, it's finished. That was good. **** rating. 87% overall.

Third Match: Carmella Costello and The Academy vs. Frankie and The British Infection
Frankie scores with a back heel kick on CiCi. Big backdrop on CiCi, executed well. Tag between Frankie and Adrian Gallagher. Running knee lift from Adrian Gallagher. Doctor Bomb, CiCi is hurt. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag between Adrian Gallagher and Nate Exley. The British Infection whip CiCi into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Nate Exley snap suplexes CiCi...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Carmella Costello comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. CiCi slams Nate Exley down. CiCi tags out to Randy Ellis. Driven DDT by Randy Ellis. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of Exley. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Randy Ellis with a spinning neckbreaker on Exley. The Didact tags out to Justin Mitchell. Mitchell drives a forearm into the chest of Exley. Exley gets caught with a short powerbomb from Mitchell. Exley blocks a kick from Justin Mitchell. Exley tags out to Frankie. Big backdrop on Mitchell, executed well. Tag to Carmella Costello. Standing leg lariat by Carmella Costello on Frankie. Lightning kick by CiCi on Frankie. Brooke is at ringside! Frankie wastes valuable time by yelling at Brooke! Carmella Costello takes advantage of the distraction and nails Frankie from behind! Frankie gets knocked to the ground by CiCi, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Off the top - Tumbleweed, forget about it. 1....2...3! It gets a ***1\2 rating. 86% overall.

Fourth Match: Quentin McDaniels vs. Stone Walsh
Walsh hits a dropkick on Quinten McDaniels. Super kick by Stone Walsh. Hooks the leg for a two count. McDaniels ducks a wild right hand. Dropkick connects, Walsh goes down. Gut buster, Walsh hits hard. There's a two count on the pin. Vicious kick to the teeth from Quinten McDaniels. Akira Maeda would be proud. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. McDaniels uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Walsh powers out of a headlock. Devastating face-first slam from Walsh on McDaniels. Cover for a two count. Brutal seated powerbomb on McDaniels. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Walsh slams Quinten McDaniels down. Walsh drives a forearm into the chest of McDaniels. McDaniels counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Flying shoulder tackle by McDaniels sends Walsh to the mat. Back heel kick off the second rope, Walsh goes down. Stone Walsh tries to get a big slam, but it is blocked when McDaniels goes to the eyes! Quinten McDaniels quickly scores with a field-goal kick between the legs! Stone Walsh collapses! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Stone Walsh got screwed! A **** rating for a good contest. 90% overall.

Martyn LaSalle has something to say about Quentin McDaniels. He's impressed, no question about it. He wants Quentin to know about how much LaSalle respects him and that the time they spent together as a team did mean a lot and it taught him a lot. One of the most important things he learned was when and when not to show mercy. Enemies will be enemies; he expects treachery from them. But a friend stabbing him in the back? Well, Quentin will find out the hard way at Backlash just how much mercy he'll get.

We get a promo from Faith Connors talking about her title match against Sonya Braddock this Sunday at Backlash. She talks about how she knows she can beat Braddock because she's done it before. She fully expects Braddock to be prepared and ready for a Faith Connors she's faced before. But Braddock should know by now that you don't face the same Faith Connors twice. She's more driven, more determined, more unpredictable, and, yes, even a little more crazy. No limits this Sunday, Braddock. Count on it!

Fifth Match: Michael Hotbody and Zed Jones vs. El Silencio and Isaac Wolff
Bodyslam by Silencio. Spine shattering vicious back suplex! Zed Jones got absolutely creamed. Cover for a two count. Tag to Isaac Wolff. Wolff \ Silencio whip Jones into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Big backdrop on Jones, executed well. There's a two count on the pin. Jones takes a headbutt from Isaac Wolff. Zed Jones fights out of a grapple. Death valley driver by Zed Jones, Isaac Wolff got planted. Tag between Zed Jones and Michael Hotbody. Second rope flying axe handle, Wolff goes down. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Hotbody. Wolff kicks Michael Hotbody in the gut to reverse the momentum. Tag between Isaac Wolff and El Silencio. Gutwrench into a stomach breaker, Hotbody may be winded. Burning Hammer Drop from El Silencio, executed with perfect brutally. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Michael Hotbody walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Silencio. Silencio drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Hotbody crushes Silencio with a running senton. Silencio scores with a forearm, sending Hotbody down into the corner. The referee pulls El Silencio away to get the break. Wait! Hotbody has pulled something out of his tights. El Silencio walks over...and gets floored by a punch! 1....2....3! The referee never saw the brass knuckles! Almost got a **** match, but was lacking in certain areas, so i'm knocking off half a star, so it gets a ***1\2 rating. 85% overall.

Romeo Valiente comes across Phoebe Hanson in the back and wants to get him some of that. Ozzy Mandias comes out to cock block because he thinks Romeo is a sleaze and a coward. Romeo fires back that he still hasn't forgotten being tossed by Ozzy in the cruiserweight Rumble. He'll be around to teach Ozzy some manners.

Sixth Match: WWE Intercontinental Champion Kyle Jacobs vs. Chris Collins
Stiff chop lights up Collins. Chris Collins ducks a clothesline attempt. Spinning back kick from Chris Collins. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Springboard dropkick from Chris Collins. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Chris Collins gets taken down out of nowhere. Fallaway slam by Kyle Jacobs. Collins gets hit with a huge clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Brutal seated powerbomb on Collins. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Collins blocks a kick from Kyle Jacobs. Jacobs walks into a stiff sit-out jaw breaker. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Collins walks into a trip. Kyle Jacobs signals for the Spinning Fallaway! Salvatore Scabbia comes out of the crowd and into the ring! Kyle Jacobs turns around....and gets floored with a chair shot! What impact! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Big Sal! Collins and Big Sal are beating the hell out of Kyle Jacobs! Ryan Pattillo sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Chris Collins, exchanging punches! He goes down quickly though when Big Sal clips the knee from behind! Collins \ Big Sal put the boots to Ryan Pattillo, and leave him down on the canvas next to Kyle Jacobs. What a demolition! A **** rating for a good contest. 89% overall.

Seventh Match: WWE Unified Tag Team Champions The Future Foundation vs. The Play Pals
Merrick slams Gavin Jones. Big backdrop on Jones, executed well. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Julian Merrick and Rick Hilton. Future Foundation whip Jones into the corner. Julian Merrick whips Rick Hilton in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Cover for a two count. Hilton slams Gavin Jones down. Hilton walks into a trip. Vicious lightning kick by Jones on Hilton. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Gavin Jones and Michael Haywood. Big piledriver on Hilton. Pin, but Hilton is out just before the three count. Running knee lift from Michael Haywood. Hilton counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Big backdrop on Rage King, executed well. Tag between Rick Hilton and Julian Merrick. Julian Merrick fires off some right and left hands. Tag between Michael Haywood and Gavin Jones. Merrick slams Gavin Jones down. The Dillingers come running down the aisle and into the ring! Double clothesline...but Merrick ducks! Gavin Jones gets hit! The Dillingers leave the ring, holding their heads. Julian Merrick moves in for the kill. Black Sheep!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! A ****1\2 rating for a great match. 94% overall.

MAIN EVENT SEGMENT: Unified World Champion Noah Carmichael comes down in a pissy mood. He's upset about what transpired on Raw. He got banged up pretty bad but he's here and ready to go at Backlash. The only downside is that he has to report that he has no clue as to who it was that took him out. Could it have been Xavier Cross? Carmichael seems to think so as he had every reason to be mad at Haven last week and a reason to be afraid of what was going to happen to him if he had faced Carmichael on Raw. It would've even been worse than what Haven did. Then again, maybe this has been all one big ruse perpetrated by someone who has been known as a master of deception and manipulation and head games. Maybe, just maybe, there's a certain someone who knows they won't be able to get the job done come Backlash and wants some kind of shortcut to the title. Maybe no one ever touched Haven last week and this is all so everyone can run around like chickens without a head, paranoid and on the verge of snapping. Well, mission accomplished because Carmichael is certainly ready to snap. The only problem is that it's going to be taken out on Haven's creepy ass this Sunday...

...CUE HAVEN HIMSELF! He enters the ring and gets up in Carmichael's grill. Haven doesn't buy into the bravado that everybody likes to throw around here and Carmichael is no different. Haven thinks Carmichael is the one faking everything because he knows how vulnerable his championship reign is. Carmichael asks if Haven is calling him a liar. No, says Haven. He's calling Carmichael a coward. This sets off Carmichael AND WE HAVE A BRAWL ON OUR HANDS! We go off the air with the two combatants going at it!

Overall show rating: 87%

SEE YOU AT BACKLASH!

When the worst match on the card is **3/4 I guess nobody should complain.

87% show rating, hot damn, now THAT’s how you book a go-home show

I should pick a PPV where you tell me what the card should be and I have to book my way into making that card a reality. It'd have to be something after SummerSlam because I've got certain things already locked in.

Oh snap I think I remember doing something like that way back in the day :cool:

Time to push the librarian luchadore El Silencio!

Hey, how'd you know that was his gimmick? :shifty:

Backlash 2040!!!

Pre-Show Match: Carmella and Ronnie Costello vs. Ozzy Mandias and Phoebe Hanson
Second rope flying axe handle, CiCi goes down. Springboard reverse elbow by Ozzy Mandias. Excellent move. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Phoebe Hanson. Phoebe \ Oz whip CiCi into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Spin kick by Phoebe Hanson to the face. Cover for a two count. Phoebe hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Phoebe only gets knees on a splash. Springboard dropkick from Carmella Costello. Nicely done. CiCi tags out to Ronnie Costello. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Costello crushes Phoebe with a sweet running senton. Phoebe backdrops Ronnie Costello out of a piledriver attempt. Tag to Ozzy Mandias. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Costello is down. Springboard dropkick from Ozzy Mandias. Nicely done. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Costello walks into a high dropkick from Ozzy Mandias. Ronnie Costello reverses a hip toss. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Costello. Romeo Valiente comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Ozzy Mandias turns around.... and gets floored! Romeo Valiente climbs the turnbuckles. Off the top - Casanova Crush!!! Valiente leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three. Ronnie Costello pinned Oz. That was good. **** rating. 88% overall.

WINNERS: Carmella and Ronnie Costello

SHOW BEGINS NOW!!!

Opening Match: WWE Unified Tag Team Titles
The Future Foundation (c) vs. The Play Pals vs. The Dillingers vs. The Academy
Back suplex on Rage King, which is a backdrop to you NOAH fans. Back elbow connects, Rage King staggers backward. Tag to Randy Ellis. Randy Ellis scores with a back heel kick on Rage King. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rage King pushes out of a Randy Ellis hold. Rage King tags out to Julian Merrick. Fallaway slam by Julian Merrick. Massive backbreaker, The Didact got nailed. Merrick tags out to Rick Hilton. Future Foundation whip The Didact into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. The Didact reverses a Rick Hilton hammerlock. Hilton walks into a high dropkick from Randy Ellis. Tag to Joey Dillinger. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Tag between Rick Hilton and Randy Ellis. The Didact hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Joey reverses a Randy Ellis hammerlock. Joey pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Randy Ellis down to the mat. Pin, three count, it's over. Joey Dillinger pins The Didact. Dropkick connects, Joey goes down. DDT from the top rope by Gavin Jones. That looked brutal. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Tag between Gavin Jones and Julian Merrick. Running knee lift from Julian Merrick. Tag to Michael Haywood. Super kick by Michael Haywood. Vicious kick to the teeth from Michael Haywood. Akira Maeda would be proud. Pin, three count, it's over. Michael Haywood pins Joey. Flying spear out of the corner! Rage King nearly got snapped in two. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Flying shoulder tackle by Hilton sends Rage King to the mat. Hilton walks into a trip. Flying elbow from Michael Haywood. Cover for a two count. Tag to Gavin Jones. The Play Pals whip Hilton into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Flying elbow from Gavin Jones. Rick Hilton powers out of a Gavin Jones headlock. Hilton tags out to Julian Merrick. Big piledriver on Jones. Brutal seated powerbomb on Jones. Julian Merrick moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Black Sheep. 1....2...3, it's finished. A ****1\2 rating for a great match. 96% overall.

WINNERS: The Future Foundation to retain the championship.

Second Match: WWE Cruiserweight Title
Jordan Demiras (c) vs. Michael Hotbody
Hotbody bodyslams Jordan Demiras. Standing leg lariat by Michael Hotbody on Demiras. Hard back suplex on Demiras. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Driven DDT by Michael Hotbody. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Hotbody walks into a trip. Driven DDT by Jordan Demiras. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Demiras crushes Hotbody with a running senton. Cover for a two count. Hotbody reverses a Jordan Demiras hammerlock. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. There's a two count on the pin. Flying spear out of the corner! Demiras nearly got snapped in two. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Demiras blocks a kick from Michael Hotbody. Demiras hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Michael Hotbody takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Second rope flying axe handle, Demiras goes down. Jordan Demiras has lost it! He floors Michael Hotbody and starts raining down punches like a psycho! The referee tries to break it up...and gets thrown to one side. The referee is calling for the DQ! Demiras has caused a DQ through his hatred of Michael Hotbody. Zed Jones grabs Michael Hotbody and slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Demiras to get some payback. That was good. **** rating. 89% overall.

WINNER: Michael Hotbody via DQ.

Third Match: Ryan Pattillo vs. Chris Collins
Stiff high kick on Collins by Ryan Pattillo who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Pattillo drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Chris Collins strikes Pattillo. Chris Collins misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Springboard dropkick from Chris Collins. Nicely done. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Ryan Pattillo ducks a clothesline attempt. Pattillo uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Collins gets hit with a huge clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Collins walks into a face-first flapjack. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Collins counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Super frankensteiner on Pattillo, who hit hard. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Collins only gets knees on a splash. Chris Collins can barely stand. The Shutdown! 1....2....3. A **** rating for a good contest. 87% overall.

WINNER: Ryan Pattillo via pin.

Fourth Match: I Quit Match
Quentin McDaniels vs. Martyn LaSalle
McDaniels walks into a spike slam. Quinten McDaniels ducks a clothesline attempt. Big forearm by Quinten McDaniels, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Quinten McDaniels with a spinning neckbreaker on LaSalle. McDaniels uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Martyn LaSalle reverses a hip toss. McDaniels gets hit with a huge clothesline. Tiger suplex on McDaniels, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Driven DDT by Martyn LaSalle. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. McDaniels ducks a wild right hand. LaSalle gets caught with a short powerbomb from McDaniels. Corkscrew brainbuster suplex, McDaniels hit it well. McDaniels floors Martyn LaSalle and proceeds to pound away mercilessly with a chair. The referee stops the match as LaSalle is in no condition to continue. The match is over. Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think. 91% overall.

WINNER: Quentin McDaniels via ref stoppage.

Fifth Match: WWE Women's Title
Sonya Braddock (c) vs. Faith Connors
Stiff chop lights up Faith. Braddock hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Hard impact russian legsweep by Braddock as Faith just bumps like a madwoman. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Flying shoulder tackle by Braddock sends Faith to the mat. Faith Connors comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Doctor Bomb, Braddock is hurt. Cover for a two count. Faith Connors misses a clothesline. Faith gets hit with a huge clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Lifting DDT by Sonya Braddock, executed well. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Faith blocks the suplex attempt. Dropkick connects, Braddock goes down. Faith sets up for the Mirror's Edge (:shifty:) but Braddock lands the Left Hand of God right as Faith's knee connects. The referee count to ten, with Braddock barely making it back to her feet then calls for the bell. Faith gets counted out. That was good. **** rating. 90% overall

WINNER: Sonya Braddock by countout to retain.

Sixth Match: WWE Intercontinental Title
Kyle Jacobs (c) vs. Salvatore Scabbia
Kyle Jacobs with a spinning neckbreaker on Big Sal. Jacobs pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Salvatore Scabbia down to the mat. Hooks the leg for a two count. Salvatore Scabbia comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Salvatore Scabbia strikes Jacobs. Second rope flying axe handle, Jacobs goes down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Back heel kick off the second rope, Jacobs goes down. Pin, but Jacobs is out just before the three count. Driven DDT by Salvatore Scabbia. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Jacobs kicks Salvatore Scabbia in the gut to reverse the momentum. Ring-shaking slam on Big Sal. Hooks the leg for a two count. Flying clothesline by Jacobs. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Flying shoulder tackle by Jacobs sends Big Sal to the mat. Stiff chop lights up Big Sal. Salvatore Scabbia takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Big Sal hits a dropkick on Kyle Jacobs. Springboard dropkick from Salvatore Scabbia. Nicely done. Brooke is at ringside! Jacobs wastes valuable time by yelling at Brooke! Salvatore Scabbia takes advantage of the distraction and nails Jacobs from behind! Kyle Jacobs gets knocked to the ground by Big Sal. Omerta!!! Kyle Jacobs taps out! Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think. 92% overall.

WINNER: Salvatore Scabbia by submission to become THE NEW Intercontinental champion for a second time.

Seventh Match: First Blood
Seth Von Kamp vs. Moses McKay
Spinning back kick from Seth Von Kamp. McKay tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Von Kamp uses a basement dropkick to the knee. McKay powers out of a headlock. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Von Kamp blocks the suplex attempt. Spinning bulldog in the corner, McKay is down. Tiger suplex on McKay, right from out of the Misawa playbook. McKay blocks a kick from Seth Von Kamp. Kick from Moses McKay to the leg. Seth Von Kamp fights out of a grapple. Hard back suplex on McKay. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Von Kamp picks up a chair. Moses McKay turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! That has to be at least a 0. 1 on the Muta scale. The referee sees blood, and this match is over! Moses McKay slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. Obviously he's had enough for one night. A ****1\4 rating, great bout. 93% overall.

WINNER: Seth Von Kamp

MAIN EVENT: WWE Unified World Title
Noah Carmichael (c) vs. Haven
Haven receives some punishment. Haven blocks a kick from Noah Carmichael. Standing leg lariat by Haven on Wildcard. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Brutal seated powerbomb on Wildcard. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Haven misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Fallaway slam by Noah Carmichael. Powerful Spear by Noah Carmichael. Hooks the leg for a two count. Noah Carmichael drills Haven with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Haven pushes out of a Noah Carmichael hold. Wildcard walks into a spike slam. Pin, but Wildcard is out just before the three count. Wildcard pushes out of a Haven hold. WAIT A MINUTE!!! Someone just slid into the ring out of nowhere! He has a chair, and drops Wildcard and Haven with devastating blows, causing the referee to call for the bell. This match has been ruled a no contest! This person is still holding a chair as he looks over the carnage. He unmasks himself...WTF?!?!?!?! IT'S BUTCH FLEMING!!! HE'S BACK AFTER A YEAR-LONG ABSENCE!!! WHAT THE HELL??? Wildcard walks over...and gets floored with a hard shot. Haven also takes a hard shot. Fleming has laid everybody out! A **** rating for a good contest. 89% overall.

No winner.

Overall show rating: 91%

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT FOR RAW!!!

Holy fuck, that opener........

Feel like I'd be booing the ending ferociously, not because of the no contest but because of Butch Fleming and his racist ass tweets! Best heel in the business!

I give you credit for not just filling the post-WM PPV card with endless Mania rematches.
Plenty of unresolved business for a lot of people after this one, which is perfect for a show like Backlash. Excellent show.

To be fair, it wasn't necessarily racist. It was more along the lines of "Hey, you! Get off my lawn!"

As an addendum, if you have super talented teams and they have a high enough team experience, just slap them all together in a four way and you're practically guaranteed **** or more. Both the Dillingers and the Play Pals are at 100 each so that helps.

Got a 1.93 buy rate for the show, up from WrestleMania actually. That Michael Hotbody is gold, I tell you!!!

Well, he IS hot

I'm more than likely going to do Raw tonight but then give myself a slight break. Judgment Day isn't as set in stone as I thought. I've got three matches in mind, guaranteed but picking and choosing who's getting a PPV payout this time around is going to be tough.

Scratch that...FOUR matches are in mind. Attribute this to your factual observation that Michael Hotbody is indeed hot and is due another shot at the Cruiserweight Title.

Yeah I'm hoping to book my first show tonight, last night's Dynamite kinda gives me a few announced matches to work with and I can launch right into it from there.

Revolution got pushed back to March 7 but since I'm bending the rules I'm keeping it where it originally was (well actually, a day earlier, Saturday February 27). AEW usually do their PPVs on Saturdays but are moving it to Sundays this time due to conflict with a UFC PPV, not an issue in this universe.

Only announced match so far is Team Taz' Brian Cage and Ricky Starks going up against Darby Allin and STING in a street fight. May or may night be a cinematic type dealie as most promotions have done at some point or another in the COVID era, not that a 61 year old Sting can work a proper match anymore anyway. Pretty sure EWR won't be too kind to that match from a quality standpoint but such is to be expected.

I have no idea if Kenny Omega is defending against Jon Moxley or PAC. Suppose I can decide now! :cool:

I simmed my first AEW Dark since, technically, it would've already been taped in real life. And besides, I wanted to start on a Dynamite. I'm willing to bring back some people that may not currently be willing to travel during the pandemic, but I will also try to honor injuries. AEW isn't always clear on timelines for injuries but at bare minimum I know that Penta and Trent will be out for a while, so I'll try to work around their absences as best I can.

Besides that, for this first Dynamite I'm going to largely honor what they've already announced and booked for next week, and I'll take it from there while just kinda writing off one story I have no interest in booking/can't book anyway cause it involves someone not in the game.

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AEW Dynamite: Beach Break - February 3, 2021

Opening Segment

The show opens with the ring set up for a wedding...quite the way for me to make my debut as a booker don't you think? Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford were meant to get married on this show, but you know weddings and wrestling shows don't mix! Chuck Taylor, forced to be "The Best Man" Miro's servant until the wedding, served as the ring bearer for tonight's festivities, but upon opening the little briefcase he had meant to contain the rings, the orange spray blasted the entire wedding party. That can only mean one man! Orange Cassidy hits the ring and he and Chuckie T have themselves a brew-ha-ha with Kip and Miro. All the wedding garb in the ring is quickly destroyed, the faces eventually get out of there and an enraged Miro press slams the justice of the peace, because why not? I suspect this will be the first and last wedding AEW ever attempt! 79% rating

First Match:

Hangman Adam Page looks to continue his winning ways, this time against Angélico. They had a spirited contest but it was frequently marred by attempted interference by Angélico's tag team partner, Jack Evans! He tries to get involved one time too many and it backfires, as Evans is kicked off the apron and Page finishes off Angélico with the Buckshot Lariat. After the match, TH2 attempt to beat down Page but Page is able to rally back. Just as it looks like he has the situation in hand, Matt Hardy emerges to help finish running TH2 out. **1/2, 68% rating

Matt Hardy reminds Hangman Page about what he said last week - he knows Hangman's felt abandoned by his friends before, but he hopes he showed tonight that he can count on him. The announcers of course mention that he ran out conspicuously late. 85% rating

Second Match:

A 20-man, tag team battle royal - both members of a team have to be eliminated in order for the team to be gone. The surviving team gets an AEW World Tag Team Title shot at Revolution. The Inner Circle entered this match with the clear numbers advantage with three teams in the mix: Santana/Ortiz, Sammy/Hager, and Jericho/MJF. Sensing that was the case, many of the other teams attempted to band together to whittle the group down as best they could, easier said than done with so many men in there to break up eliminations.

It came down to Inner Circle members MJF, Santana, and Ortiz being in there against Dustin Rhodes of the Natural Nightmares. Dustin tried his hardest to overcome the odds, but as Santana and Ortiz got him over the ropes on the verge of elimination, MJF snuck behind and dumped the whole group of them out! The announcers pointed out this is the same stunt MJF pulled on fellow Inner Circle member Sammy Guevara in the Dynamite Diamond battle royal in December, MJF's relentless reign of being an absolute prick continues. Scott Keith doesn't rate battle royals, 67% rating


We have an interview with Cody Rhodes. His wife's planned showdown with Jade Cargill had to be put on hold due to Brandi's maternity leave, and Shaq is too wrapped up in his basketball coverage career to face him, so he's back to the drawing board with trying to find his next challenge. He issues an open challenge for next week on Dynamite. 82% rating

Third Match:

Darby Allin faced off against Ricky Starks of Team Taz. Everyone was banned from ringside from this one, but if you know how much Team Taz hate Darby you know that wasn't going to hold up. After a back and forth contest, Darby had the match won the the Coffin Drop only for Brian Cage to pull him outside the ring and ram him into the steel steps for the disqualification! Team Taz did a beatdown until the lights went out and Sting emerged in the ring, baseball bat in hand to back the heels off. These two sides will clash in a street fight at Revolution. **, 62% rating

Last week, Eddie Kingston snuck out a win over Lance Archer thanks to interference from The Family. We see additional footage showing Archer and his manager Jake "The Snake" Roberts being assaulted again by The Family backstage, Jake in particular needing medical staff to attend to him. What a dastardly act by The Family! 78% rating

The Inner Circle have an interview where Jericho and MJF gloat over their battle royal victory and tell the Young Bucks to enjoy these last few weeks with the tag belts. The Debonaire Duo take turns complimenting each other as the other members of Inner Circle roll their eyes in the background 82% Overall

Fourth Match:

Dr. Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa had been at each other's throats for the past two months, and they finally got their chance to settle their disputes in the ring. A well placed cheap shot with a heel ended up netting Britt the win, but despite the loss Rosa had a great showing for herself, struggling to the ropes to withstand the Lock Jaw. Before the announcers could speculate on if either of these women could be in line for a title match - HOLY SHIT it's Awesome Kong! We haven't seen her in nearly a year! Awesome Bomb to both ladies and she has made an emphatic return! **, 64% rating

Awesome Kong wastes no time getting on the microphone and telling everyone she spent her time in quarantine figuring out more ways to cripple her opponents, and she made it no secret - she's coming for Hikaru Shida! 82% rating

Main Event:

Death Triangle members PAC and Rey Fénix looked to avenge their fallen comrade Penta El Zero Miedo as team with Jon Moxley who also has a score to settle with The Elite. Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers controlled a lot of the match, particularly working over Fénix who sold his ass off like always. Omega in particular was quick to tag out of the ring whenever PAC or Moxley got brought in. As is per usual with a trios match, it all eventually turned into a pier six brawl. Fénix and PAC leaped at Gallows and Omega on the outside with reckless abandon, as Moxley finished off Karl Anderson with a Paradigm Shift to grab the win. ***, 75% rating

74% show rating

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After the show, Hangman sends me an e-mail saying that he and Angélico don't really click. Yeah, I figured that...but with so many guys in the battle royal I had to put him against somebody.

All told, I'm happy with a 74% to start. Much as I enjoy AEW personally, the overness ratings and default stats aren't kind to a lot of my midcard/lower midcard guys so it'll take time to build up the overness and figure out who gels with who. Until then, the segments and interviews should help carry my shows. If my feuds build to a good PPV, that's a win in EWR land.

This had better have Sid Vicious or a motorboat exploding....


Hmmm...a lot of fuss over wanting to marry Penelope....

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...yeah, that checks out.

Not that bad of an opener. And of course Matt Hardy is a trustworthy and stand up guy. It's not like he would ever turn on his own brother...twice...

Can I just say that I do this from time to time, also? I HATE that retarded rule the WWE would have of "Oh, one team member got eliminated so the other guy has to go, too". WHAT FUCKING SENSE DOES THAT MAKE???

Oh, woe is Cody, with his hot wife willing to have his child...:roll:

Oh, man, I don't know how to feel about Sting these days. Sure, it seems like a waste for him to be involved in another promotion right now but do we really want his WWE run to be the last thing for which we remember him?

Good, wholesome beatdowns on wrestling legends is always fun. Were this the WWE, Roberts would have managed to DDT everyone and then Rikishi would show up for no reason and they'd all dance.

It's actually Debonair, not unless they purposefully spell it that way in real life. I'm not one to talk. I have Eclypse and Wrakk on my roster.

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You know you're making it harder for me to continue swearing off wrestling. "Making it harder" being the key phrase...


LOL, when I first saw the name PAC on your roster I immediately thought it was Sean Waltman doing another iteration of himself. I remember having a team called the Paradigm but like an idiot I never called their finisher the Paradigm Shift. For some reason I called it the Daydream. :wtf: Anyways, strong finish to the show.


Clearly the solution is to book them against each other for 7 weeks until they learn to click. THAT'S HOW BILL WATTS WOULD'VE HANDLED THESE WHINERS!!!

74% is pretty good. That's about the right level to be at for a National level promotion. I know you intend to stick pretty close to what AEW does in real life as far as production goes but do you see yourself possibly trying to get another show?

I might have to at some point. I mean I always have Dark and can throw people on there when I need to, but it's a YouTube show and not anything that will actually generate any revenue for me. Supposedly AEW's looking into adding an hour somewhere but no word yet on what the nature of the show would be.

One thing that AEW does that I'll have to deviate from a bit is that they do a nice job of varying up who wrestles each week. You might get one or two guys wrestling on consecutive Dynamites but the rest will alternate between matches, promos, and angles as they try to get everyone in their fairly large roster screen time.

In AEW land though, you can't really book that way without pissing off your upper midcarders/main eventers, which is why I always eventually resorted to the pseudo cheat of converting those upper card guys into managers, they'd no longer complain about having a few weeks off. It was basically a necessity in WWE games as EWR was not built to handle a roster split. Main eventers want to be used one in every three shows and sometimes I had 4 shows in a given week, meaning a guaranteed pissed off main eventer if they ever had a break.

Between two Dynamites and Dark (where I can always throw a big name into a match or do a promo video) there should at least be something to let me keep morale up. All bets are off whenever I add another TV show though.

Similarly, I rarely used the in-game feud system when I was running that many shows, it didn't work. Should be workable now with the slight annoyance that I can't really blow the feuds off by Revolution in 4 weeks because "not enough time will have passed". I'd like to eventually time it so that my next big PPV in May can be a blow off for whatever feuds I have going then.

In terms of storylines I've kept:

-I went through the Kip/Penelope wedding with the prerequisite hijinx. I don't want AEW doing wedding segments, but I won't kill them for a one-off since they've built up enough goodwill with me. I continue the angle and look for a chance to make Miro a killer at some point.

-Adam Page is still dejected about being booted from The Elite, he turned down the now popular Dark Order because he didn't want to join another group so soon, now "Big Money" Matt Hardy is trying to tempt him into joining his stable.

-They were all in the battle royal but FTR and Jurassic Express have an ongoing feud, I didn't book it as an in-game feud due to space but I'll try to see that to conclusion.

-Sting being Darby's mentor and feuding with Team Taz continues on from real life. If their match at Revolution flops it might be the first and last time I book Sting to wrestle.

-The main event stuff remains intact. I truly have no idea who between Mox and PAC is getting the next title shot. Easy money is probably Mox but PAC is so fucking good too.

Stuff I changed:

-The Cody/Jade angle. First off, Shaq is gonna have involvement in the PPV as they leverage the TNT relationship. Not really interested in seeing him, BUT I get it because celebrity involvement benefits a company of AEW's level. That said, he's not in this game. Funny enough, I mentioned Red Velvet getting a push - she was probably going to get a match at Revolution in this whole thing. But her stats aren't usable, and neither are Jade Cargill's. Jade has no charisma but looks like a million bucks. She hasn't wrestled yet so I have no idea how she is in the ring, but her starting stats are the shits so I've sent her to development and quietly pivoted.

-Didn't totally end the Family/Archer and Roberts story, but I put it on pause with the injury angle as I wanna try something else with Kingston.

-I don't think Awesome Kong is coming back any time soon, if at all. She left to film the last season of GLOW, then the pandemic happened and the show got cancelled. Screw it, she's on the roster and I'm a mark for her so she's coming back.

I wonder if Vince and company feel betrayed by Shaq. Could you imagine if all of their favorites over the years like William Shatner, Ozzy Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Donald Trump, and Snoop Dogg just stuck it to the WWE by only doing AEW shows? :lol:

Funny you mention that...

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Mike Tyson too.

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Fuck Trump, though.

I'd make a joke about how haggard Tyson looks but even at his age I'm sure he'd still be able to destroy me.

Yeah despite also growing his own weed, Tyson's aged far more than Snoop. Still would fuck up most, though.

Not really upset that his AEW angle got dropped (because he wanted to go back to boxing). I don't mind the odd celebrity cameo here and there but I don't ever want it to turn into the focus of an episode.

Raw: April 30, 2040

It's the final Raw of the month and we're on the road to Judgment Day! We open with the way last night ended, the returning Butch Fleming in the center of the ring, glaring out to the crowd. "One year," he begins. "One whole year. Let me ask you people something: what do you think you'd be able to accomplish in one year? That promotion you've always wanted? Maybe adding another mouth to feed to your family? Graduating from college? Well all of that is small potatoes compared to the year I would've had. I would have broken Noah Carmichael once and for all and reclaimed my Unified World Title. I would have conquered the King of the Ring, Haven and left him a broken mess, too. So really, last night, what I did to both of those pretenders was just me playing catch up. And now I'm ready to get back into gear. If I'm not mistaken, I was due a championship match before my unfortunate exile and I am using this time to demand that match at Judgment Day. I intend to make everyone pay for ever forgetting about me."

Wait a sec! Michael Hotbody's music hits and sure enough the man himself swaggers down to the ring. He wants to let Butch Fleming know that he feels his pain. "If there's one person around here that knows what it's like to not be declared a rightful champion, it's me, your WWE Cruiserweight Champion-elect! Don't hurt your heads too much thinking about it, it's totally a real thing. The only person that's a phony around here is that coward Jordan Demiras who flipped out last night for no reason! He's lucky that Zed Jones was there to take me away from that because I wasn't going to tolerate being screwed out of the championship by a lunatic like him! He has no business calling himself a champion and I'm so glad that you, Butch Fleming, want to support me in this."

"Son, who the hell are you?", Fleming asks. "You know, forget it. I don't care. I've said what I needed to say. The only real problem is Carmichael isn't out here right now because if he were I'd lay him out like the pathetic dog that he is for thinking he could carry my company!"

Well, ask and ye shall receive as the Unified World Champion himself runs down to the ring looking full of piss and vinegar. He shoves Hotbody out of his way and gets right into it with Fleming. Hotbody nervously watches the two going at it but decides to land a low blow on Carmichael from behind. The champion is at the mercy of the two heels!

WAIT A MINUTE! The Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Demiras runs down to try to even the odds! It's not long however before he's overwhelmed by Fleming and Hotbody and both champions are down at their feet.

First Match: Mean & Greene (Lonny Richards and Caleb Greene) vs. The Sin City Rollers (Luis Ortega and Vic Gambler)
Bodyslam by Ortega. Super frankensteiner on Lonny, who hit hard. Cover for a two count. Tag between Luis Ortega and Vic Gambler. The Sin City Rollers whip Lonny into the corner. Vic Gambler whips Luis Ortega in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Gambler hits a dropkick on Lonny Richards. Hooks the leg for a two count. Gambler drives a forearm into the chest of Lonny. Lonny Richards comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Gambler walks into a face-first flapjack. Tag to Caleb Greene. Fallaway slam by Caleb Greene. Caleb almost belly-to-belly suplexes Vic Gambler through the mat. Gambler blocks the suplex attempt. Tag to Luis Ortega. Spinebuster by Luis Ortega, executed with Arn-esque perfection. Brutal seated powerbomb on Caleb. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Caleb receives some punishment. Caleb Greene avoids a Luis Ortega avalanche. Caleb pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Luis Ortega down to the mat. Caleb Greene has Luis Ortega down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Green With Envy!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. That was good. **** rating. 88% overall.

We look to move onto the next match as the Ragin' Cajuns are in the ring. Wait a sec. Some unfamiliar music hits and the lights turn their attention to the stage. What the...??? It's the man in all of those videos we've seen these last few weeks! That's Hugo! We've been expecting his arrival but certainly not in this capacity. This scary looking beast enters the ring AND CLOTHESLINES THE RAGIN' CAJUNS DOWN! He tosses Daniel St. Croix out of the ring but keeps Carl Deveroux inside and just proceeds to brutalize him. Wait...now he's taking Deveroux to the top rope in a fallaway slam position and proceeds to moonsault off the top while holding Deveroux, crushing him underneath! Deveroux is hurt! Hugo walks off leaving us to bask in his destructive debut.

Second Match: King Kavovit vs. Stone Walsh
Fallaway slam by Stone Walsh. Massive backbreaker, Kavovit got nailed. Cover for a two count. Kavovit blocks the suplex attempt. Kavovit slams Stone Walsh. Second rope flying axe handle, Walsh goes down. There's a two count on the pin. Slingshot senton by Kavovit, crushing the chest of Walsh. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Bodyslam by Kavovit. King Kavovit misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Lightning kick by Walsh on Kavovit. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kavovit walks into a face-first flapjack. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Fallaway slam by Stone Walsh. Walsh hits a right hand. Kavovit pushes out of a Stone Walsh hold. Big dropkick by King Kavovit, who got good elevation. Tiger suplex on Walsh, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Stone Walsh slams Kavovit, who rolls onto his stomach. What is King Kavovit doing? Stone Walsh picks him up and signals for a powerbomb. He raises Kavovit up...but then falls backward, getting crushed by his opponent in the process! King Kavovit is on top! 1....2....3! Looking at the replay, it appears that Kavovit had taken a chain out of his tights and wrapped it around his fist! Stone Walsh must have been punched with that chain while in mid-powerbomb! What a cheap shot! Good **** rating. 88% overall.

Xavier Cross comes down to the ring and wants to let us know that he is outraged about being accused of laying out Carmichael and Haven. He told us so. He stood in this very ring not that long ago and looked all of you people in the eye, Noah Carmichaels included, and told the truth! What did he get from it? A beating from Haven and a bunch of dirty looks. He demands an apology from everyone that wanted to name him as the perpetrator, the audience included and he's not leaving until he gets one!

Kerry Cemenko decides to make himself known and comes down to the ring. Cross is embarrassing himself, Kerry says. If it makes Cross feel any better, Kerry didn't think Cross was the culprit. Cross is taken back by this but then composes himself and actually offers a thanks. That actually means a lot to him. Kerry wants to expand on that, though. He didn't think Cross was the culprit because Cross prefers to just whine about not getting his way instead of actually doing something about. Cross is furious at this and tries a cheap shot but Cemenko ducks and nails one of his own, knocking down Cross. Cross decides to bail.

Third Match: Jenna Kyle, Naomi Bailey, and Hannah McCormick vs. Missy Brantley, Sarah Moore, and Lauren Franklyn
Kick from Hannah McCormick to the leg. Moore takes a flying neckbreaker from Hannah McCormick. Tag between Hannah McCormick and Naomi Bailey. Bodyslam by Bailey. Massive backbreaker, Moore got nailed. There's a two count on the pin. Bailey tags out to Jenna Kyle. Bailey \ Downunder whip Moore into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Spin kick by Jenna Kyle to the face. Moore counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Sarah Moore hits a rolling kick on Downunder. Moore tags out to Missy Brantley. Big backdrop on Downunder, executed well. Missy Brantley drills Jenna Kyle with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Downunder takes a flying neckbreaker from Missy Brantley. Missy tags out to Lauren Franklyn. Lauren Franklyn hits some punches. Bodyslam by Franklyn. Downunder drops out the back of a Lauren Franklyn bodyslam attempt. Downunder tags out to Hannah McCormick. Franklyn takes a flying neckbreaker from Hannah McCormick. Franklyn tags out to Sarah Moore. Sarah Moore strikes McCormick. McCormick kicks Sarah Moore in the gut to reverse the momentum. Bobbi Jo comes running down the aisle with a chair! McCormick goes to irish whip Sarah Moore into the ropes. B.J. hits Moore with a chair to the back! Sarah Moore gets knocked to the ground by McCormick, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Spotlight! 1....2....3. That was good. **** rating. 90% overall.

Fourth Match: Seth Von Kamp vs. Orlando Kincaid
Big forearm by Seth Von Kamp, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Orlando Kincaid powers out of a Seth Von Kamp headlock. Von Kamp takes a headbutt from Orlando Kincaid. Orlando Kincaid misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Massive lariat, OK really put some power into that. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Seth Von Kamp takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Flying elbow from Seth Von Kamp. Von Kamp crushes OK with a running senton. There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Seth Von Kamp. That looked brutal. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Orlando Kincaid ducks a clothesline attempt. Devastating face-first slam from OK on Von Kamp. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Von Kamp drops out the back of a Orlando Kincaid bodyslam attempt. Orlando Kincaid can barely stand. Collapse of Society!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Moses McKay comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Von Kamp turns around...straight into a Mass Effect!! Seth Von Kamp has been left down on the canvas. That was good. **** rating. 89% overall.

Kyle Jacobs, the former Intercontinental Champion, is backstage, none to happy about having the title taken away from him. Yeah, that's right. It was taken away, thanks to Brooke stepping up and proving how much of man Salvatore Scabbia really is. Or should he say how little of a man Scabbia really is.

Fifth Match: Ozzy Mandias and The Wasteland vs. Romeo Valiente and The Millennium Rebels
Double arm suplex by Sammy Brady, Oz hits hard. Running knee lift from Sammy Brady. Tag between Sammy Brady and Johnny Dangerson. Big backdrop on Oz, executed well. Johnny Dangerson hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag between Johnny Dangerson and Romeo Valiente. Dangerson \ Valiente whip Oz into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Rude Awakening on Ozzy Mandias by Valiente. Ozzy Mandias takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Second rope flying axe handle, Valiente goes down. Oz tags out to Duke. Spin kick by Duke to the face. Duke scores with a killer spinebuster. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Duke slams Romeo Valiente down. Tag between Duke and Drakken. Drakken hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Flying elbow from Drakken. Valiente blocks a punch. Tag to Sammy Brady. Second rope flying axe handle, Drakken goes down. Tag to Ozzy Mandias. Oz hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Vicious lightning kick by Oz on Brady. Sammy Brady gets knocked to the ground by Oz. Blizzard of Oz! 1....2....3. That was good. **** rating. 88% overall.

Sixth Match: Jason Sorola vs. Isaac Wolff
Double arm suplex by Jason Sorola, Wolff hits hard. Sorola slams Isaac Wolff. Stun Gun from Jason Sorola! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Stun Gun from Jason Sorola! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Sorola walks into a trip. Big clothesline on Sorola. Wolff pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Jason Sorola down to the mat. Cover for a two count. Sorola counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Wolff gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Sorola. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Jason Sorola. Nicely done. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Isaac Wolff takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Wolff hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Sorola reverses a Isaac Wolff hammerlock. Jason Sorola snap suplexes Wolff...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Isaac Wolff gets knocked to the ground by Sorola. Isaac Wolff gets locked in the STF! Submission victory! Good **** rating. 89% overall.

MAIN EVENT: WWE Unified World Champion Noah Carmichael and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Demiras vs. Butch Fleming and Michael Hotbody
Big clothesline on Hotbody. Hotbody gets hit with a huge clothesline. Cover for a two count. Tag between Noah Carmichael and Jordan Demiras. Demiras \ Wildcard whip Hotbody into the corner. Jordan Demiras whips Noah Carmichael in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Driven DDT by Jordan Demiras. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. There's a two count on the pin. Kick from Jordan Demiras to the leg. Hotbody counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Vicious kick to the teeth from Michael Hotbody. Akira Maeda would be proud. Hotbody tags out to Butch Fleming. Bodyslam by Fleming. Ring-shaking slam on Demiras. Butch Fleming misses a clothesline. Demiras tags out to Noah Carmichael. Powerful Spear by Noah Carmichael. Devastating Tiger Driver 91 very nearly crushes the neck of Fleming. Misawa is probably laughing with glee at the moment. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Fleming gets slammed. Butch Fleming elbows Noah Carmichael in the face to break a hammerlock. Springboard reverse elbow by Butch Fleming. Excellent move. Zed Jones comes running down the aisle with a chair! Fleming and Noah Carmichael continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Zed Jones slides in and blasts Noah Carmichael with a chair to the head! Jones climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Noah Carmichael can barely stand. Here it comes - Slaughterhouse Special. 1....2...3, it's finished. Zed Jones is still in the ring. He signals for the Heartstopper! Running down the aisle comes Haven! He slides in the ring...right into an attack by Jones! Haven slid right into an attack! Zed Jones beats away at Haven and leaves him down and hurt. Jones has laid everyone out! A **** rating for a good contest. 89% overall.

Overall show rating: 89%

Let the new month begin!

Loved that opening return promo from Fleming. And despite these all being imaginary characters, I can totally envision Hotbody. I'm a sucker for heels that are so annoying they successfully piss off other heels. "Cruiserweight champion-elect" :lol:

Slaughterhouse Special is a kickass finisher name.

Curious as to how good your trainees are when they first graduate from camp. It's been sooooo long since I've had a game that's lasted long enough for me to even see that first class graduate. I can hire any staff at 90 or below right now so I immediately signed 87 rated Fit Finlay as my head trainer and a few others in the 80s as well.

Well, I keep them in the camp until at least two of their stats are over 90. It usually takes a while but it's worth it. There's also the benefit of their Attitude and Behavior improving.

As an add-on to the show, I forgot to really make it explicitly clear that it was actually Fleming who left Haven and the champion laying on those shows where they were found beaten up. I'm sure you figured it out all things considered. I'm looking to hopefully have a blow off for this feud before the summer starts. I'm going to be pissed if somebody gets injured or wants to retweet Candace Owens again.

Don't know if someone has pulled this off in real life but imagine tossing your opponent up from a belly-to-back suplex position and then when they're in the air, you quickly pivot catching them across your shoulders and using the torque to drive them neck first into the mat. I've studied the science of this using plenty of pillows and I've arrived at the conclusion that it is indeed awesome.

Damn, my neck hurts just reading that.

Well, nothing major happening other than the usual stuff at the beginning of the month. Nobody is looking to retire and nobody looks ready to be called up from developmental. There are a good number of people that I can graduate from the camp, though. I'll probably try to post the developmental guys later. Of course, I need to check the free agents list to see who I can plunder.

So here are the current crop of NXT guys. This includes the people I just barely graduated. I'm not too optimistic about some of them as some of their overness and charisma is way too low but I've been surprised before.

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I didn’t realize you could leave people in the training camp and allow them to keep developing. I have an inkling that all the people I threw in developmental, at least a third of them will be “finished developing” and “ready to be called up” even if their stats aren’t all up to snuff.

That’s a very impressive crop of rookies. 4 star matches everywhere. I can’t bring myself to imagine what a 2 charisma wrestler looks like. Do they just drool and say “uhhhhhh”?

Well, I know in 4.0 it's limited to a year but I only did a few shows on it and that was like, 3 computers ago, so fuck if I know what happened to it. I just re-sign them to a longer deal when their year is coming up on my version.

A wrestler with that level of charisma would just be a broomstick, essentially. So, David Flair. Although Ric Flair DID have matches with him and I think he might've been better off with the broomstick.

Now that you bring it up, it might be time to revisit 4.0. I would be able to convert my game from my current version, right?

Yep, there's a converter option available. Probably should set up a folder for a copy of your original save files just in case.

I downloaded 4.2 the day it came out and never turned back. Sadly though I realize this means I'm not gonna have the same level of trainees you do but hey, work with what you got.

Found a place where I can download 4.2. I'll have to wait until I have a lot of time on my hands to really explore it but I think I can start out with the conversion for right now.

As mentioned, I'm not doing detailed Dark results since it's not a storyline show...I'm only booking between 4-6 matches but in real life it's a 2 hour web show with a dozen or more matches, many of them are fast paced enhancement style matches with the people I sent to developmental...so I'm imagining those matches are happening and I'm just booking the few matches featuring exclusively "main roster" talent. The rest of the show in game is filled with feud hype packages.

Also, Dark is taped the same night as the previous night's Dynamite and guys don't typically pull double duty.

AEW Dark: February 9, 2021:
-Colt "Boom Boom" Cabana def. "Pretty" Peter Avalon
-Bad Romance (Sonny Kiss and Joey Janela) def. Chaos Project (Luther and Serpentico)
-Matt Sydal def. Jack Evans
-Big Swole def. Mel
-"The Machine" Brian Cage def. Billy


AEW Dynamite: February 10, 2021

First Match:

Eddie Kingston leads us off and he's in as foul a mood as ever, never a good sign for his opponent. Brian Pillman Jr. tried his hardest, but the mad man from Yonkers was never going to be denied in this one. Backfist to the Future finishes him off, and Kingston gives him another one after the bell for good measure. **1/2, 66% overall

Not content with just administering a beating, Eddie Kingston grabs a mic, and everyone knows Eddie Kingston with a live mic is fire. Now that his Family has taken Archer and that ancient hack Jake Roberts out of the picture, he's ready to take his rightful spot up the chain and he's not waiting around. He heard Cody Rhodes tell the world last week that he was looking for his next challenge...well look no further. 81% overall

Second Match:

Two weeks ago on Dynamite, Jungle Boy scored a big win over Dax Harwood with both of their stables handcuffed to each other at ringside, but FTR dismantled Jurassic Express after the bell. This time it's Cash Wheeler's turn as he faces off with Luchasaurus, this time with everybody banned from ringside. Cash did an impressive job keeping the big man grounded, but just as Luchasaurus started rallying and gaining the upper hand, Cash thought better of it decided to just punch him in the dick for the DQ before hightailing it out of there. No flips, just fists indeed. ***, 73% overall

Chris Jericho and MJF continued to gloat about their battle royal win and impending Tag Title victory, much to the visible annoyance of the other members of Inner Circle. Santana and Ortiz still feel that they are the premier tag team of the Inner Circle, and they want to prove it tonight on their own. 93% overall

Third Match:

AEW Women's World Champion was in action tonight against the always dangerous "La Sicaria" Ivelisse. Shida had to contend not only with the highly skilled Ivelisse but also her tag team partner Diamante at ringside. After a highly athletic, hard fought contest, hitting her with the Three Count for...well, the three count. There was no time to celebrate as the lights went out, and when they came back on, Awesome Kong stood over her with the AEW Women's championship. ***, 73% overall

Team Taz cut a pre-taped video promo showing them dishing out their brand of street violence on some enhancement talent backstage. They warn Sting and Darby Allan that the fate that awaits them at Revolution. 77% overall

Fourth Match:

Orange Cassidy vs Kip Sabian : Lightning kick by Cassidy on Sabian. Orange Cassidy moves in for the kill. Beach Break! 1....2....3. Miro comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Miro hits Cassidy with a chair to the back! Orange Cassidy goes down to the canvas, hurt. *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

(I don't normally copy and paste the direct EWR write up...but I felt like I had to because it's hilarious that they effectively booked a two move squash, very on brand for Cassidy if he didn't want to fuck around this week. And hey, Kip must've had the sell job of the centure. In my brain though Chuck Taylor was shown knocked out backstage by Miro before this as well). ***, 72% overall

It is announced that next week, live on Dynamite, Jon Moxley will face PAC to determine the #1 contendership for the AEW World Championship. Kenny Omega was asked who he preferred to face, but Don Callis quickly interjected that Kenny's beaten them both and he won't allow Kenny to give a hack interviewer the benefit of a soundbite. 88% overall

Fifth Match:

Matt Hardy faced off against Colt Cabana of the Dark Order. A fairly even match with the fun-loving Colt throwing the now-serious Hardy off his game a few times with his off-beat shenanigans. Colt goes for the Flying Apple in the corner but Hardy moves out of the way, leaving a stunned Colt easy pickings for a cruel Twist of Fate. ***1/4, 79% overall

Matt Hardy takes a microphone and gives a shout out to "Hangman" Adam Page. It's no secret why Hangman turned down membership a group of losers like the Dark Order, and once again, there's always a spot in the Matt Hardy brand for him. Cameras pan to Page in the arena bar, sipping a beer and contemplating what he just heard. 87% overall

Main Event:

The Young Bucks and Santana and Ortiz are no strangers to one another, having a few classics before. Tonight was certainly no exception as they displayed incredible chemistry with one another, both teams anticipating what the other side will do. All of this was against the backdrop of Jericho and MJF on commentary, being insufferable pricks all along.

Eventually, Jericho and MJF can see no more and head on down to the ring. They hop on the apron to try to distract the Bucks, the Bucks duck and Jericho/MJF go down instead! Santana and Ortiz are confused, Superkick Party! And the Bucks get the big win. Inner Circle bickers as Dynamite goes off the air. ****1/4, 86% overall (95% match quality)

80% show rating

Hot damn, I don't know if they'll all be that good this early on but I figured that main event would slap, and a few other matches delivered more than what I was expecting. Having a lot of charismatic people in feuds helps a lot with the talking segments.

LOL @ a two-move squash getting 3 stars. :lol:

That's what you want to see in your main event: lots of pretty little snowflakes. I'd try to feature as many of these guys on future shows as possible as there was a noticeable uptick in match quality all around. Also, good on you for allowing your workers to drink on the job.

So, quick question: I can't just directly upload my saved game in 3.0 into 4.2? I've tried clicking the Data Converter button but it tells me that the .dat files are already converted but I didn't do anything other than install the game. Am I missing something or am I going to have to go through a long editing process?

I think the basic dat files were unchanged, you can try loading one up. It’s been so long since I’ve done it but I remember it being a seamless process

OK, I moved my DATA files from the 3.0 folder to the 4.2 folder and that conversion worked. I guess I have to do the same with the saved game files?

Wait, I think I got it. It may take some editing because in 4.2 the training and developmental are basically one thing but I think I can get it up and running once I put the time into it.

I had no idea about that tbh, it’s been an eternity.

Just wait til you get to contend with worker relationships! Adds a whole new dynamic

Problem with 4.2 developmental is they will literally stop improving at a certain point, I suspect some of those people with charisma issues will want to be moved up.

Time to have your managers pull a Bobby Heenan and start representing a ton of people

I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I'm looking to get through to SummerSlam with what I have now. Maybe by the time Survivor Series comes around I'll be ready to go with 4.2. There have been so many times I've wanted to have a 5-vs-5 match but I'm fucked with 3.0.

Fuck yeah the 10 man tags are great, can even book the elimination order too :cool:

My last WM would've been perfect for a 10-man in order to conclude the dueling authority figures angle. It'd have freed up some more space for Money in the Bank.

I'm going through the database and I'm realizing that I also have to specify the nationality of my guys, which is something I never really put much thought into. There are a few that I know because of the gimmicks I gave them based on whether or not the American stat was checked. The British Infection are an obvious one but Nathan Quinn was touted as the first Australian to be World Champion and Intercontinental Champion. I've envisioned Faith as a big Canadian hero. El Silencio is obviously Russian. :shifty: Not sure about the rest but I'll figure it out eventually.

You know, fuck it. I decided to just go for broke and continue my game in 4.2, staying on the path to Judgment Day 2040. If things go sideways I can just pull a time heist and go back to 3.0. Wish me luck.

Aaaand right off the bat the game wants to throw me a curveball and tell me three of my developmental guys are ready to go. This is going to be fun.

Yep, I think they realized developmental alone wouldn’t allow people to improve endlessly.

Time for the managers to earn the big bucks!

Well I was able to get two more people to turn manager. So here's what I got so far:

Aaron Ramsey
Aphrodite
Brooke
Fantasee
Jake Connelly
Madison
Nathan Quinn (freshly turned)
Paul Andrews
Sophie Waters (freshly turned) She's the most painful as I'm basically ending an era of some really great women's workers. Her, Riott, and Benton were tight as fuck but the end started once Benton hung things up.
Stephan Q. Sterling
Vivian Merrick

So a solid 11 people which is light years ahead of the whopping three I used to have. Plus I have the benefit of some of these guys still capable of pulling off a good match if circumstances require. That's totally not foreshadowing something for the next PPV...:shifty:

Yeah you can convert anyone to manager in 4.2 so that’s quite nice. Also any non-wrestler can be booked into authority angles...or give a current worker an authority figure gimmick if you want a William Regal thing where the commissioner/GM is still an active performer.

Superstars: May 3, 2040

We're beginning the month of May with this presentation of Superstars! For some strange reason things look a little different and we've got some fancier graphics (:shifty:)

We open with the returning Brandon Reigns! He looks pretty healthy and ready to go. He takes the mic and addresses the fact that it was unfortunate that he missed out on his rightfully earned chance at the Intercontinental Title at Backlash. The end result would have been the same; there would have been a new champion only it would've Brandon Reigns. He fully expects the situation to be remedied and is counting on Lisa Benton to do the right thing and allow him to challenge for the title.

Lisa Benton herself joins us and gets right to it. She's glad to see Reigns back but questions if he's sure he's ready to go because she wants to schedule an Intercontinental Title match soon. Reigns is more than ready, he declares. In fact, to prove it, he'll take an open challenge for the main event tonight! Benton ponders this for a bit but ultimately agrees.

First Match: Hugo vs. Todd Griffith
This is our first look at Hugo after the devastation he left after his debut on Raw. We're not sure if Carl Deveroux will ever recover. Hugo strikes Griffith. Stiff chop lights up Griffith. Hugo fires off some right and left hands. There's a two count on the pin. Griffith takes a flying neckbreaker from Hugo. Cover for a two count. Hugo gets taken down out of nowhere. Griffith snapmares Hugo. Cover for a two count. Todd Griffith uses a running dropkick into the corner. Hugo powers out of a Todd Griffith headlock. Flying clothesline by Hugo. Todd Griffith is in trouble. Moonsault Crush!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Todd Griffith leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Hugo comes running as well, and Griffith gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle. I'll give it a *1\2 rating. 52% overall. Just a squash over a jobber to start the ball rolling on getting Hugo over.

Martyn LaSalle makes his way to the ring, looking a bit worse for wear but that's to be expected after his brutal I Quit match against Quentin McDaniels. He wants to let us know that physically, he'll recover. He always bounces back. Mentally? Spiritually? He won't lie to us, he took his loss pretty bad. He fully expected to go over McDaniels but LaSalle underestimated him. LaSalle isn't sure where he'll go from here but rest assured he's definitely not going away. He recover and he'll start that climb to the top again. Hell, maybe he'll take Brandon Reigns up on his chal...

...Jason Sorola's music hits and he interjects himself. Jason calls LaSalle and mopey loser. No one cares about how LaSalle feels and it'd be funny if it weren't so sad. LaSalle needs to man up just like Jason Sorola. LaSalle fires back that perhaps Sorola has a point. After all, here he stands now, strong and confident, when not that long ago LaSalle made Sorola tap out like a little bitch and made sure he didn't get a World Title shot. Sorola turns red and turns around but then tries a surprise right hand. LaSalle catches him though and looks to apply the Martynizer! Sorola escapes and bails however.

Second Match: The British Infection vs. Jimmy Farnes and Freddie Galino
Flying shoulder tackle by Galino sends A. Gallagh to the mat. A. Gallagh gets hit with a huge clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Jimmy Farnes. Galino and Farnes whip A. Gallagh into the corner. Jimmy Farnes whips Freddie Galino in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Jimmy Farnes with a spinning neckbreaker on A. Gallagh. Hooks the leg for a two count. Farnes slams Adrian Gallagher. Adrian Gallagher avoids a Jimmy Farnes avalanche. Slingshot senton by A. Gallagh, crushing the chest of Farnes. Tag to Nate Exley. Gut buster, Farnes hits hard. Vicious lightning kick by Exley on Farnes. Farnes counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Tag between Jimmy Farnes and Freddie Galino. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Galino. Freddie Galino drills Nate Exley with a press slam into a Michinoku Driver. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Galino bodyslams Nate Exley. Exley blocks the suplex attempt. Exley pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Freddie Galino down to the mat. Freddie Galino is in big trouble...Queen's English!! 1....2....3! This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating. 89% overall.

Third Match: Faith Connors vs. Billie Padgett
Billie gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Faith. Stiff high kick on Billie by Faith Connors who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Second rope flying axe handle, Billie goes down. Stun Gun from Faith Connors! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Billie backdrops Faith Connors out of a piledriver attempt. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Spinning bulldog in the corner, Faith is down. Cover for a two count. Faith counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Faith crushes Billie with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Billie gets hit with a running splash mountain out of the corner. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Billie reverses a Faith Connors hammerlock. Dropkick connects, Faith goes down. Faith blocks a kick from Billie Padgett. Faith Connors hits a rolling kick on Billie. Tania comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Billie Padgett turns around. Tania spins Billie around. Tania hits the Nose Dive! Tania leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three. Faith Connors pinned Billie. Billie is pounding the canvas with punches, shouting about how unfair everything is. A ***** rating for a superb bout!

That's right...FIVE...FUCKING...STARS! :eek:

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Backstage, Michael Hotbody is on the phone talking about plans and how he wants something to look. We don't get to hear the complete details as Aphrodite approaches him. She manages to use her feminine wiles and Hotbody's own ego against him to get him to agree to a match with Caleb Greene on SmackDown! tomorrow night.

Fourth Match: Romeo Valiente vs. Ozzy Mandias
Second rope flying axe handle, Valiente goes down. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Hooks the leg for a two count. Valiente blocks the suplex attempt. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Romeo Valiente uses a forearm to the face. Rude Awakening on Ozzy Mandias by Valiente. Cover for a two count. Lifting DDT by Romeo Valiente, executed well. Pin, but Oz is out just before the three count. Back elbow connects, Oz staggers backward. Romeo Valiente gets taken down out of nowhere. Super kick by Ozzy Mandias. There's a two count on the pin. Vicious kick to the teeth from Ozzy Mandias. Akira Maeda would be proud. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Flying elbow from Ozzy Mandias. Oz hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Valiente counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Gut buster, Oz hits hard. Massive lariat, Valiente really put some power into that. Ozzy Mandias gets whipped into the corner by Valiente, and flips all the way over to the outside! Oz stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Romeo Valiente slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Oz to get some payback. This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating. 93% overall.

Fifth Match: Kyle Jacobs, Raymond Delaney, Seth Von Kamp and The Dillingers vs. WWE Intercontinental Champion Salvatore Scabbia, Ronnie Costello, Moses McKay, and The Academy
Justin Mitchell uses move #193 (arm-BAR). Big backdrop on Dillinger, executed well. Mitchell tags out to Randy Ellis. Dillinger receives some punishment. Dillinger tags out to Joey Dillinger. Kick from Randy Ellis to the leg. The Didact tags out to Moses McKay. Randy Ellis scoops up Joey. McKay bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. McKay tags out to Salvatore Scabbia. Salvatore Scabbia strikes Joey. Second rope flying axe handle, Joey goes down. There's a two count on the pin. Big Sal tags out to Moses McKay. McKay \ Big Sal whip Joey into the corner. Moses McKay whips Salvatore Scabbia in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Joey walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag between Moses McKay and Ronnie Costello. Flying elbow from Ronnie Costello. Lightning kick by Costello on Joey. Tag to Justin Mitchell. Delayed brainbuster suplex, Mitchell really drove that one down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Joey Dillinger reverses a hip toss. Tag to Seth Von Kamp. Flying elbow from Seth Von Kamp. Mitchell takes a hurrancarana from Seth Von Kamp. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Raymond Delaney. Von Kamp \ Delaney whip Mitchell into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Raymond Delaney. Nicely done. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Delaney walks into a trip. Randy Ellis hits a rolling kick on Delaney. The Didact tags out to Ronnie Costello. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Costello. Raymond Delaney comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Tag between Raymond Delaney and Kyle Jacobs. Hard impact russian legsweep by Jacobs. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Devastating face-first slam from Jacobs on Costello. Massive lariat, Jacobs really put some power into that. Tag between Kyle Jacobs and Seth Von Kamp. Jacobs \ Von Kamp hook up Costello, then hit a double suplex. Springboard dropkick from Seth Von Kamp. Nicely done. Ronnie Costello is in trouble. Collapse of Society!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! That was good. **** rating. 86% overall.

Naomi Bailey is out in the ring. Everyone sure loved Faith Connors tonight, huh? Naomi doesn't care. Faith couldn't get the job done at Backlash and that's the only thing that matters. Now that Faith has thoroughly proven herself incapable of rising to the occasion it's time to start talking about making Naomi Bailey the number one contender to the Women's Title. She knows Sonya Braddock is here tonight and Naomi demands that she makes herself present right now and give an answer.

The Women's Champion does in fact show up and addresses Naomi from the stage. Braddock confesses that it would be tremendous to have the opportunity to knock out Naomi one more time but it's going to take more than tough talk to get that title match Naomi is asking for. Sonya may have retained the title at Backlash but she's not happy with how it went down. She's actually considering giving Faith Connors another shot. Naomi doesn't take too kindly to that bit of news and warns Braddock about the risk of ignoring the Queen. Braddock doesn't bow to anybody...your highness. Do your worst. We end with both women staring each other down.

Sixth Match: Ryan Pattillo vs. L.A. Xander
Pattillo hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Dropkick connects, LAX goes down. Bodyslam by Pattillo. Flying elbow from Ryan Pattillo. L.A. Xander takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Fallaway slam by L.A. Xander. L.A. Xander hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. LAX only gets knees on a splash. Super frankensteiner on LAX, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Springboard dropkick from Ryan Pattillo. Nicely done. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. L.A. Xander pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Stiff high kick on Pattillo by L.A. Xander who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Pattillo blocks the suplex attempt. Pattillo hits a dropkick on L.A. Xander. Ryan Pattillo moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Nadowa Slam. 1....2...3, it's finished. This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating. 93% overall.

MAIN EVENT: Brandon Reigns vs. King Kavovit
Kick from Brandon Reigns to the leg. Reigns bodyslams King Kavovit. Reigns slams King Kavovit down. Brandon Reigns snap suplexes Kavovit...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Kavovit reverses a Brandon Reigns hammerlock. Second rope flying axe handle, Reigns goes down. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Reigns is down. There's a two count on the pin. Brandon Reigns reverses a hip toss. Big piledriver on Kavovit. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kavovit walks into a face crusher variation. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Kavovit blocks a kick from Brandon Reigns. King Kavovit strikes Reigns. Brandon Reigns avoids a King Kavovit avalanche. Fallaway slam by Brandon Reigns. Brandon Reigns floors King Kavovit. Iron Reign!!! King Kavovit taps out! A ****1\2 rating for a great match. 93% overall.

Afterwards, Lisa Benton comes out to inform everyone that she does her best to deliver on promises and that she has determined when the next Intercontinental title match will occur and who will participate. To placate the fans who were looking forward to a triple threat match at Backlash for the championship, fear not! Tomorrow night on SmackDown!, the main even will be Salvatore Scabbia defending the Intercontinental Title against Brandon Reigns AND Kyle Jacobs!

Overall show rating: 87%.

I've got an e-mail telling me how well Connors and Padgett gel.

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I can only imagine how things are going to go when she's against Jenna Kyle. Again, totally not foreshadowing anything coming up....:shifty:

The overness of some of the guys just up from development will torpedo some of the ratings for a bit but if memory serves, working high quality matches will rank their overness up pretty quickly, usually until around the 80s and from there it's up to the booking.

5 star match on free television! Hot damn.

I imagine Jenna Kyle must be hot. I've never known of an ugly Jenna.

Well I'm basing her on this lovely goddess....

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...so, yeah, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for crumbs. :heart:

SmackDown!: May 4, 2040

Opening Match: Vivian Merrick and the WWE Unified Tag Team Champions The Future Foundation vs. Jamie Roderick and The Wasteland
Standing leg lariat by Jamie Roderick on Vivian. Bodyslam by Roderick. Tag between Jamie Roderick and Drakken. Drakken hits a rolling kick on Vivian. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Duke. Drakken scoops up Vivian. Duke bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Big backdrop on Vivian, executed well. Duke drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Vertical suplex by Vivian Merrick. Tag between Vivian Merrick and Julian Merrick. Merrick slams Duke down. Flying clothesline by Merrick. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Running knee lift from Julian Merrick. Merrick tags out to Rick Hilton. Hilton bodyslams Duke. Back elbow connects, Duke staggers backward. Duke fights out of a grapple. Tag to Jamie Roderick. Driven DDT by Jamie Roderick. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Hilton tags out to Vivian Merrick. Stiff high kick on Roderick by Vivian Merrick who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Vicious lightning kick by Vivian on Roderick. Jamie Roderick slams Vivian, who rolls onto her stomach. What is Vivian Merrick doing? Jamie Roderick picks her up and signals for a powerbomb. She raises Vivian up...but then falls backward, getting crushed by her opponent in the process! Vivian Merrick is on top! 1....2....3! Looking at the replay, it appears that Vivian had taken a chain out of her tights and wrapped it around her fist! Jamie Roderick must have been punched with that chain while in mid-powerbomb! What a cheap shot! A ****1\4 rating, great bout. 90% overall.

Michael Hotbody is on the phone backstage with someone. He's telling this person that Zed Jones is banned from his match against Calab Greene tonight and that this is the moment of truth if what Hotbody has been telling them these past few weeks have gotten through.

Back in the ring, Hugo is addressing the crowd. He's here in the WWE to dominate and be number one. He's already put a few notches on his belt and it's only the beginning. Daniel St. Croix runs down to try to get him some, no doubt trying to avenge what happened to his partner on Raw. Hugo is just too much though and just brutalizes St. Croix leaving him laying.

Second Match: Naomi Bailey and Jenna Kyle vs. Phoebe Hanson and Tania.
Jenna is looking none too happy being out here, paired with Naomi. Tania slams Jenna Kyle. Back elbow connects, Downunder staggers backward. Cover for a two count. Tag to Phoebe Hanson. Tania \ Phoebe whip Downunder into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Cover for a two count. Flying elbow from Phoebe Hanson. Downunder reverses a Phoebe Hanson hammerlock. Big piledriver on Phoebe. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Naomi Bailey. Naomi Bailey hits a bulldog off the ropes. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Bailey slams Phoebe Hanson down. Phoebe Hanson ducks a clothesline attempt. Second rope flying axe handle, Bailey goes down. Tag between Phoebe Hanson and Tania. Bailey gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Tania. Tag to Jenna Kyle. Second rope flying axe handle, Downunder goes down. Tania signals for the Nose Dive! Billie Padgett comes out of the crowd and into the ring! Tania turns around. Billie Padgett spins Tania around. Billie Padgett hits the Red Hook! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Billie! Excellent match, a ***** rating! Jenna gets in Billie's face, upset at what she's done. 96% overall.

OK, wow...another five stars. I'm starting to think doing Faith vs. Jenna in this game will indeed give me an orgasm.

We get a promo from the Unified World Champion Noah Carmichael. He admits that he was dreading the day when Butch Fleming would eventually return. Not because Carmichael is afraid of him but because Carmichael knows the obsession Fleming possesses would derail whatever joy there was. Fleming is dangerous, no question about it, but Carmichael will always know him better than he knows himself. He accepts Fleming's challenge for Judgment Day.

Third Match: Kerry Cemenko vs. Chris Collins
Hard impact russian legsweep by Collins. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Lightning kick by Collins on Concrete. Cover for a two count. Concrete reverses a Chris Collins hammerlock. Concrete slams Chris Collins. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Shining Wizard on Collins, Concrete really laid that one in. Pin, but Collins is out just before the three count. Stun Gun from Kerry Cemenko! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Chris Collins avoids a Kerry Cemenko avalanche. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Chris Collins, great move. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Concrete goes down. Pin, but Concrete is out just before the three count. Big dropkick by Chris Collins, who got good elevation. Kick from Chris Collins to the leg. Kerry Cemenko pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Big backdrop on Collins, executed well. Springboard dropkick from Kerry Cemenko. Nicely done. Chris Collins gets whipped into the corner by Concrete, and flips all the way over to the outside! Collins stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Xavier Cross comes running down the aisle with a chair and into the ring! Concrete turns...and is dropped by a vicious chair shot! Xavier Cross has left Concrete down and bloodied. Excellent match, a ***** rating! 94% overall.

Somehow I don't think these guys would give me an orgasm.

Fourth Match: Jason Sorola and the Agents of Change vs. Martyn LaSalle and the Wyldhearts
Spinning back kick from Robbie Greer. Bodyslam by Robbie G.. Tag between Robbie Greer and Blaine Bellamey. Flying shoulder tackle by BB sends Sorola to the mat. Big piledriver on Sorola. Cover for a two count. Tag to Martyn LaSalle. BB \ LaSalle whip Sorola into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Spin kick by Martyn LaSalle to the face. Sorola blocks a punch. Flying shoulder tackle by Sorola sends LaSalle to the mat. Sorola tags out to Clayton North. Driven DDT by Clayton North. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Back heel kick off the second rope, LaSalle goes down. Pin, but LaSalle is out just before the three count. Second rope flying axe handle, LaSalle goes down. Tag to Corey Mattis. Corey Mattis hits some punches. Running knee lift from Corey Mattis. Martyn LaSalle avoids a Corey Mattis avalanche. Tag to Robbie Greer. Second rope flying axe handle, Mattis goes down. Tag between Corey Mattis and Jason Sorola. Jason Sorola fires off some right and left hands. Reverse DDT into a backbreaker by Jason Sorola, great move. Jason Sorola floors Robbie G. near the ropes and makes the pin. Sorola is using the ropes for leverage! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! I'm slapping a ****1\4 rating on this. 88% overall.

Backstage, Kyle Jacobs is PUMPED and ready to go. He's not letting Backlash or Brandon Reigns ruin things for him tonight. He is willing, however, to do a little premature spoiling of Brooke's birthday by taking back the Intercontinental Title.

Fifth Match: Caleb Greene vs. Michael Hotbody
Hotbody comes out wearing what is obviously a phony championship belt and insists the ring announcer redo his entrance, making sure Hotbody is referred to as the current CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION-ELECT! Also, he wants to make it crystal clear to Caleb Greene and everyone else that despite the high-profile nature of the match it is strictly NON-TITLE!!! So here we go...

Fifth Match: Caleb Greene vs. WWE Cruiserweight Champion-Elect Michael Hotbody
Hotbody hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Hotbody hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Hotbody slams Caleb Greene down. Caleb reverses a waistlock. Caleb Greene snap suplexes Hotbody...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Ring-shaking slam on Hotbody. Hooks the leg for a two count. Caleb walks into a trip. Hotbody crushes Caleb with a sweet running senton. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Michael Hotbody, Caleb Greene got planted. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Hotbody walks into a trip. Stiff chop lights up Hotbody. Michael Hotbody fights out of a grapple. Caleb takes a flying neckbreaker from Michael Hotbody. Caleb knocks Hotbody down. Lonny Richards comes running down the aisle and onto the apron! Hotbody looks like he's the mercy of both Richards and Caleb! Caleb turns...and is dropped throat-first onto the top rope by Lonny! Lonny Richards has left Caleb in big trouble. Michael Hotbody floors Caleb Greene. Hot Ticket!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Hotbody laughs in glee and gestures to Richards to do what he pleases with Greene. Lonny Richards pushes the referee aside, then continues to assault Caleb! Right hands rain down on Caleb Greene, pounding him into the canvas. Satisfied with his work, Lonny Richards turns and leaves the ring, the damage done. Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2. 95% overall.

Sixth Match: The Play Pals vs. The Morris Cousins
Kick from Gavin Jones to the leg. Gavin Jones hits a rolling kick on Lyle. Hooks the leg for a two count. Jones tags out to Michael Haywood. The Play Pals whip Lyle into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. There's a two count on the pin. Second rope flying axe handle, Lyle goes down. Lyle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lyle almost belly-to-belly suplexes Michael Haywood through the mat. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Lyle Morris and Chet Morris. Vicious lightning kick by Chet on Rage King. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Spin kick by Chet Morris to the face. Michael Haywood elbows Chet Morris in the face to break a hammerlock. Second rope flying axe handle, Chet goes down. Tag to Gavin Jones. Stiff high kick on Chet by Gavin Jones who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Tag between Chet Morris and Lyle Morris. Spin kick by Gavin Jones to the face. Gavin Jones floors Lyle Morris. Power Drive Elbow!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Excellent match, a ***** rating! 95% overall.

I'm...I'm just speechless....

MAIN EVENT: WWE Intercontinental Title:
Salvatore Scabbia (c) vs. Brandon Reigns vs. Kyle Jacobs
Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Brandon Reigns uses a forearm to the face. Kyle Jacobs fires off some right and left hands. Big Sal drops out the back of a Kyle Jacobs bodyslam attempt. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Jacobs is down. Springboard reverse elbow by Salvatore Scabbia. Excellent move. There's a two count on the pin. Flying clothesline by Jacobs. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Jacobs walks into a trip. Super frankensteiner on Jacobs, who hit hard. Flying clothesline by Reigns. Brooke has climbed up onto the apron! Reigns turns...and falls for the distraction! Salvatore Scabbia runs at Reigns from behind...but misses! Salvatore Scabbia collides with Brooke! Brandon Reigns floors Salvatore Scabbia. Here it comes...Iron Reign! Salvatore Scabbia taps! A **** rating for a good contest. 87% overall.

Overall show rating: 88%

Haven't yet recovered from that many stars. Holy shit.

Also kudos for a triple threat in which the champion actually takes the fall instead of the easy "losing your belt without being defeated" angle

Raw: May 7, 2040

We open with Faith Connors telling us that she heard about how disappointed Sonya Braddock was with how their match at Backlash ended. Faith empathizes with that sentiment and she's ready to go again as long as Braddock is ready, willing, and able.

Cue the Queen of the Ring, Naomi Bailey to interrupt. Naomi tells Faith that she lost. Period. She goes back to the end of the line and gets to genuflect in front the true Queen of the WWE, Naomi Bailey!

Cue Jenna Kyle to interrupt Naomi's interruption. If we're going to be talking about royalty, you're all looking at the only two-time Queen of the Ring. Hell, Faith herself is the first ever Queen of the Ring. Jenna believes that all three of them have a claim to getting a shot at Sonya Braddock.

Cue Lisa Benton to interrupt the interruption of Naomi's interruption. This has been getting out of hand with all three of you. She's ready to move on to a different contender for the Women's Title but doesn't want to discount the claims made here. So she proposes a Queen of Queens match at Judgment Day between Jenna Kyle, Faith Connors, and Naomi where the winner will face the Women's Champion at Night of Champions. That seems cool with everyone and we go to break.

First Match: WWE Unified Tag Team Championship
The Future Foundation (c) vs. The Dillingers
Joey receives some punishment. Julian Merrick with a spinning neckbreaker on Joey. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Rick Hilton. Future Foundation hook up Joey, then hit a double suplex. There's a two count on the pin. Bodyslam by Hilton. Joey powers out of a headlock. Gutwrench into a stomach breaker, Hilton may be winded. Cover for a two count. Tag between Joey Dillinger and Ben Dillinger. Hilton gets hit with a huge clothesline. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Second rope flying axe handle, Hilton goes down. Ben Dillinger misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Rick Hilton with a spinning neckbreaker on Dillinger. Hilton tags out to Julian Merrick. Dillinger takes a headbutt from Julian Merrick. Tag between Ben Dillinger and Joey Dillinger. Rude Awakening on Joey Dillinger by Merrick. Vivian Merrick is at ringside! Joey wastes valuable time by yelling at Vivian! Julian Merrick takes advantage of the distraction and nails Joey from behind! Julian Merrick moves in for the kill. Black Sheep! 1....2....3. Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2. 93% overall.

We're joined by Lonny Richards...and what's this? He's accompanied by Nathan Quinn? Richards wants everyone to know that he's not happy about what he did to Caleb Greene on SmackDown! but when he listened to Michael Hotbody detail all of the evidence of what a horrible friend Caleb has been since reuniting after the roster split, what choice did he really have? Quinn takes the mic and addresses everyone. "You see, when Richards here was on his own on SmackDown!, he was making a name for himself, far away from the past he had with Caleb Greene. He was getting rubs from the likes of Jake Connelly. He got championship opportunities. He was on his way to carving out his own name in the annals of history. That got put on the backburner when everyone came together and Caleb Greene, like the selfish person that he is, dragged Richards back down to his level and expected him to just go along for the ride like the good old days. He expected Richards to have his back even though Caleb never had Richards'. Well, now, Lonny Richards has found a partnership in me. I have his best interests in mind and they have nothing to do with Caleb Greene. I will help guide him to that promise land he was so close to obtaining without any dead weight."

Second Match: Kyle Jacobs vs. Ronnie Costello
Ronnie Costello hits a rolling kick on Jacobs. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. There's a two count on the pin. Kyle Jacobs reverses a hip toss. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Kyle Jacobs uses a forearm to the face. Jacobs slams Ronnie Costello down. Cover for a two count. Brutal seated powerbomb on Costello. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Running knee lift from Kyle Jacobs. Ronnie Costello reverses a hip toss. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. There's a two count on the pin. Back heel kick off the second rope, Jacobs goes down. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Flying elbow from Ronnie Costello. Ronnie Costello strikes Jacobs. Jacobs counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Rude Awakening on Ronnie Costello by Jacobs. Flying clothesline by Jacobs. Kyle Jacobs moves in for the kill. Legacy Bomb!!! That shook the ring. Salvatore Scabbia slides into the ring out of nowhere! Jacobs takes a stiff punch to the face and falls to the canvas. The referee calls for the DQ as Salvatore Scabbia continues to attack Jacobs. Costello and Big Sal are beating the hell out of Kyle Jacobs! Raymond Delaney sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Ronnie Costello, exchanging punches, while Kyle Jacobs comes back, sending Big Sal out of the ring with a clothesline. Delaney \ Jacobs have cleared the ring, driving off Costello and Big Sal! This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating. 90% overall

Third Match: Xavier Cross and Jason Sorola vs. Kerry Cemenko and Martyn LaSalle
Concrete receives some punishment. Stun Gun from Xavier Cross! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Jason Sorola. Xavier Cross scoops up Concrete. Sorola bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Cover for a two count. Sorola drives a thrust kick into the chest of Concrete. Concrete counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Sorola is down. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Kerry Cemenko and Martyn LaSalle. LaSalle crushes Sorola with a running senton. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rude Awakening on Jason Sorola by LaSalle. Sorola kicks Martyn LaSalle in the gut to reverse the momentum. LaSalle gets caught with a short powerbomb from Sorola. Sorola tags out to Xavier Cross. Cross bodyslams Martyn LaSalle. LaSalle tags out to Kerry Cemenko. Cross uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Kerry Cemenko slugs Xavier Cross, sending him down into the corner. While Concrete fires up the crowd, Cross is removing the turnbuckle pad! Kerry Cemenko comes over...but Cross grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Kerry Cemenko face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Xavier Cross rolls up the stunned Kerry Cemenko: 1....2...3! How did the referee not see that? Excellent match, a ***** rating! 95% overall.

We return from break with the ring decorated with an elaborate set-up, similar to a press conference with a podium and set pieces with the phrase "Office of the Cruiserweight Champion-Elect" on them. Michael Hotbody joins us, still wearing his obviously fake title belt and he gets behind the podium to address the crowd. He welcomes us to the first installment of the Hot Button, a segment which will cut to the major issues concerning the Office of the Cruiserweight Champion-Elect, Michael Hotbody. He wants to make it clear that HE WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY QUESTIONS! That being said, he invites Jordan Demiras to be part of the press pool so that he can get a good talking to and maybe he'll finally get with the program that Michael Hotbody is the best thing going on in the cruiserweight division. He's undefeated. He's the winner of a Rumble. He stole the show at WrestleMania. The only thing that is left is for Jordan Demiras to give up the charade of calling himself a champion.

The music of Demiras hits and he makes a beeline for Hotbody. Hotbody repeatedly yells at Demiras that there's no asking questions. Demiras enters the ring but is cut off by the members of the press pool allowing Hotbody to make his escape. Demiras knocks a few of 'journalists' down and wrecks the set.

Fourth Match: Clubber Harris vs. Conner Buchanan
Buchanan takes a headbutt from Clubber Harris. Conner Buchanan elbows Clubber Harris in the face to break a hammerlock. Double arm suplex by Conner Buchanan, Harris hits hard. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Emerald Fusion by Conner Buchanan on Harris. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Clubber Harris reverses a hip toss. Harris uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Clubber Harris hits a bulldog off the ropes. Cover for a two count. Clubber Harris scores with a killer spinebuster. Pin, but Buchanan is out just before the three count. Harris drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Gutwrench into a stomach breaker, Harris may be winded. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Harris ducks a wild right hand. Clubber Harris moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Club Pain. 1....2...3, it's finished. Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2. 93% overall.

Fifth Match: Hannah McCormick and Bobbi Jo vs. Lauren Franklyn and Sarah Moore
McCormick hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Hooks the leg for a two count. McCormick tags out to Bobbi Jo. McCormick \ B.J. whip Franklyn into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. There's a two count on the pin. Flying elbow from Bobbi Jo. Franklyn kicks Bobbi Jo in the gut to reverse the momentum. B.J. gets hit with a huge clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Franklyn tags out to Sarah Moore. Spinning bulldog in the corner, B.J. is down. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Sarah Moore misses a clothesline. Flying elbow from Bobbi Jo. Tag to Hannah McCormick. Kick from Hannah McCormick to the leg. Tag between Sarah Moore and Lauren Franklyn. Spin kick by Hannah McCormick to the face. Hannah McCormick has Lauren Franklyn down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Spotlight! 1....2....3. Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2. 88% overall.

The NEW Intercontinental Champion Brandon Reigns along with his manager, Jake Connelly come down to join us. Connelly wants to let Reigns know that he's proud of him. He knew he was making a wise decision when he tapped Reigns to be his protégé. Connelly knows the future of the business is bright with Brandon Reigns poised to lead the way.

Reigns thanks Connelly for the kind words. He wants to talk about the things he's managed to accomplish in the WWE. He brings up becoming a 4-time Intercontinental Champion. He brings up the fact that he overcame the duo of Scabbia and Jacobs to make it to where he is know. He mentions being the one to eliminate Jake Connelly himself in order to get a chance at Money in the Bank and then winning it at WrestleMania. "So with all of that being said, and with all of that essentially being done by myself, it begs the question, why do I need someone like you by my side, Connelly?" Connelly looks at Reigns confused. BAM! Reigns nails Connelly, sending him down. Reigns continues the assault and emphatically ends it by smashing Connelly's head with his Money in the Bank briefcase. Reigns has just turned on his mentor!

Sonya Braddock is backstage about to be asked about the Queen of Queens match that announced earlier. Vivian Merrick however is passing through and interjects, claiming that no one cares about that. Vivian wants to know what Braddock is going to do about a challenger for title at Judgment Day. That is if she is actually a fighting champion and not looking to stay at home. Vivian Merrick is up to the challenge. She's surrounded by two champions in Rick Hilton and her brother Julian. Maybe it's time she joins them. Braddock gets in Vivian's face and simply says, "It's nice to have a dream." She walks off leaving Vivian perplexed.

MAIN EVENT: Zed Jones vs. Noah Carmichael
This was set up with Jones sticking his nose in the main event last week. Hard back suplex on Wildcard. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Powerful Spear by Zed Jones. Cover for a two count. Wildcard counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Jones takes a headbutt from Noah Carmichael. Big clothesline on Jones. Hooks the leg for a two count. Brutal seated powerbomb on Jones. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Big clothesline on Jones. Wildcard only gets knees on a splash. Spinebuster by Zed Jones, executed with Arn-esque perfection. Hooks the leg for a two count. Massive lariat, Jones really put some power into that. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Bodyslam by Jones. Wildcard takes a headbutt from Zed Jones. Wildcard kicks Zed Jones in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big clothesline on Jones. Delayed brainbuster suplex, Wildcard really drove that one down. Noah Carmichael moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Quick Draw. Butch Fleming quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Noah Carmichael turns around. Butch Fleming spins Wildcard around. Butch Fleming hits the Slaughterhouse Special! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Fleming! Jones and Fleming are putting the boots to Noah Carmichael! Haven comes running down the aisle with a chair! He slides in, sending Jones \ Fleming running for cover. Haven saved Wildcard from a major beating. This was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2 rating. 90% overall.

Overall show rating: 90%

Incident Report: Jake Connelly has found religion. Um...OK?

Lauren Franklyn wants to be in a regular tag team with Sarah Moore. I mean, I'd be fine with that if I had more women to do a tag division but who knows?

I'm told Joey and Ben Dillinger, who are already a well-established team, blend really well due to their similar styles. YOU THINK?

The plan before Reigns getting suspended from the show was him winning the belt but by beating Jacobs, who was champion at the time. This would've set up Jacobs vs. Scabbia in a final blow off to get to see who would get their rightful one-on-one rematch. I'm still on that track but it's just delayed a bit.

What if he's now a Jehovah's Witness?

*suspend*

Or a Satanist? :D










They don't specify what religion he found!

AEW Dark: February 16, 2021:
-Shanna def. Leva Bates
-Wardlow def. Michael Nakazawa
-"The Spanish God" Sammy Guevara def. Marko Stunt (in apparently a **** match, I'll have to make note of that one)
-Riho def. Penelope Ford
-The Butcher and The Blade def. Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian


AEW Dynamite: February 17, 2021

First Match:

Cody Rhodes opens us up against Matt Sydal. The two have themselves a competitive match that sees Cody ultimately besting Sydal with a Cross Rhodes. The two shake hands, Sydal leaves only for Cody to be jumped by Eddie Kingston and The Family! ***, 76% overall

Eddie grabs himself a mic and runs down Cody, he challenged him last week. "I know you're the EVP, cut the shit and give me an answer!" The Butcher and the Blade hold Cody's head up to the mic and the stubborn bastard accepts, see you at Revolution. 81% overall

Second Match:

A month ago, Miro beat Chuck Taylor in a match that forced Taylor to briefly be Miro's butler. Now Taylor looks for some measure of retribution, but Miro was just too powerful to be stopped. Game Over, and Taylor taps. But he holds it longer and longer, refs can't pull him off! Kip Sabian cuts Orange Cassidy off at the pass as Miro leaves the hold locked in on Taylor for so long as officials and paramedics intervene. **3/4, 72% overall

Third Match:

Last week, Matt Hardy bested Colt Cabana of the Dark Order. Tonight we're in 6 man action as The Hardy Party (Matt Hardy and Private Party) faced Dark Order members Colt Cabana, Alex Reynolds, and John Silver. The Dark Order (who are way more over IRL now than they are in these stats :o ) got most of the shine in this one, but the Hardy contingent's underhanded tactics ultimately prevailed with Hardy hooking Reynolds' tights. **3/4, 69% overall

Matt Hardy once again makes a plea for Hangman Page, who was once again enjoying the libations in the stadium bar. Turning down The Dark Order was the best move he's ever made in his career. A spot with the Matt Hardy brand is still wide open for him, and next week he'd love to join Hangman at the bar to seal the deal. 87% overall

Fourth Match:

Awesome Kong makes her official in-ring return with AEW, and poor Leva Bates drew the short end of the stick on this one. This was effectively a squash and Leva never stood a chance. After the match, Hikaru Shida rushes to the ring and stuns Kong with a kendo stick shot to the head! I think that means challenge accepted. **, 65% overall

It is announced that next week, live on Dynamite, Jon Moxley will face PAC to determine the #1 contendership for the AEW World Championship. Kenny Omega was asked who he preferred to face, but Don Callis quickly interjected that Kenny's beaten them both and he won't allow Kenny to give a hack interviewer the benefit of a soundbite. 88% overall

Backstage, Chuck Taylor had a back brace on as he was being taken to the hospital (yes the hospital, not the local medical facility, for fuck's sake). Miro boasts that he put Trent on the shelf and now he put Chuck on the shelf. Orange Cassidy has seen enough and he starts throwing haymakers at Miro, this is the maddest anyone's seen Orange Cassidy. 87% overall

More backstage antics as the Young Bucks happen upon the Inner Circle in the hallway, just as Santana and Ortiz were arguing over Jericho and MJF's miscommunication last week. Jericho attempts to play the "EVERYTHING IS FINE" card once again, and says the Inner Circle will prove its strength next week. Tell the Bucks to bring their Bullet Club buddies with them because next week it'll be an 8-man tag team match. 90% overall

Fifth Match:

A month ago Darby Allin handed Brian Cage his first pinfall defeat in AEW and tonight Cage was determined to prove that it was a fluke. I imagine this match was a pretty frantic pace with them going hell for leather with each other and just going all out for 10 minutes or so. Taz slides the FTW Belt into the ring for a belt shot and Cage get the win. ****, 85% overall (92% quality...I loved their match in real life, they have a great small guy vs. big guy dynamic, I'm surprised they gel this well in game)

Taz can never resist the urge to gloat. He reminds Darby he has no idea what he's in for when there are no rules at Revolution. Cage gives Darby a Drill Claw, everyone expects Sting to appear to help him but a cut backstage shows him down with the rest of Team Taz standing over him with baseball bats. 87% overall

Main Event:

PAC vs. Jon Moxley for #1 contendership to the AEW Championship. These men are evenly matched, having fought to a time limit draw on Dynamite in 2019. Don Callis on commentary says Kenny Omega has no preference for a winner, but after a ref bump it would sure seem to not be the case as The Good Brothers hit the ring and start beating down Mox. PAC is having none of it and tries to intervene, but Kenny whacks him with the belt and hits him with the One Winged Angel.

Mox dragged up to the announce table as Gallows and Anderson give him a Magic Killer through the table (all while Callis continues to deny Kenny having a preference). Ref comes to, PAC is knocked out in the ring but wins #1 contendership via countout. Before he can get to his feet, Kenny hits him with a V-Trigger knee to the back of the head. ***1/4, 79% overall

79% show rating

Admittedly, while I picked up several of AEW's stories, my booking for the other stuff feels half assed because I only had 4 Dynamites to build to Revolution, and I'm doing Revolution earlier than it is in real life.

For backstory...Kenny's the only person to pin Mox in AEW, but he did so via screwjob. Kenny's beaten PAC though in a rivalry they had early in AEW's history. So while it seems like a weak way to declare a #1 contender, the idea is to not blow my load with Mox' rematch and give PAC a legit main event spot, because he and Kenny can and will have a classic when given the time.

In real life I'd expect Kenny/Mox or maybe a triple threat to headline Revolution, either of which I'm good with as well but we'll see.

Looking at that I'm just imagining all of the low-key **** matches out there that have been lost to history and weren't seen by a massive audience. I mean, for all we know Paul Wight and Kevin Nash put on a clinic in some bumfuck little town in the Carolinas. Also big ups to Daniels and Kazarian still hanging in there.

What I took away from this segment was Sydal basically saying, "Cool, I got my handshake. Laters." Also it's a shame that Cody never really got a fair shake in WWE, in my opinion.

You should make it so that this win means Taylor has to continue being Miro's bitch a little longer.

"The Hardy Party". OK, that's actually pretty clever. :lol: Also, bonus points for using the word 'libations'.

In real life, the kendo stick would have said "FUCK THIS" and flew out of Shida's hands.

Don Callis going strong! :heart:

YES! "HOSPITAL"!!! WHO THE FUCK SAYS "MEDICAL FACILITY"? He's not going to see his OBGYN!

8-Man action is always fun. It should bring in a healthy amount of snowflakes.

"Drill Claw" reminds me of Wolverine in those X-Men fighting games. But **** is nothing to sneeze at.

The only reason I get the One Winged Angel reference is because YouTube won't stop recommending me videos of different versions of it just because of one God damn video I watched one time.

The V-Trigger? OK, now you're just fucking with me. Does it unlock his secondary Critical Art super combo, too? :p

Overall, more stars can only mean good things going forward. :y:

Superstars: May 10, 2040

Opening Match: The Young Bloods vs. Jesse Capalbo and Josh Turmell
Hard back suplex on Sully. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Super frankensteiner on Sully, who hit hard. Cover for a two count. Tag to Josh Turmell. Josh Turmell scoops up Sully. Capalbo bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. The Silenc uses a basement dropkick to the knee. There's a two count on the pin. Josh Turmell hits some punches. The Silenc only gets knees on a splash. Wicked Tiger Suplex by Sully Lane on The Silenc. Sully tags out to Matt Riley. Bodyslam by Riley. Springboard reverse elbow by Matt Riley. Excellent move. Matt Riley gets taken down out of nowhere. Tag between Josh Turmell and Jesse Capalbo. Springboard reverse elbow by Jesse Capalbo. Excellent move. Riley walks into a face crusher variation. Pin, but Riley is out just before the three count. Standing leg lariat by Jesse Capalbo on Riley. Riley pushes out of a Jesse Capalbo hold. Riley pulls a picture perfect fallaway slam out of the bag, driving Jesse Capalbo down to the mat. Stephan Q. Sterling has climbed up onto the apron! Capalbo turns...and falls for the distraction! Matt Riley attacks Capalbo from behind! Jesse Capalbo can barely stand. Bull Hammer!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! A ****1\2 rating for a great match. 92% overall.

We get a promo from the Intercontinental Champion Brandon Reigns. He tells us that nobody should be shocked about what he did to Jake Connelly on Raw. If you were a fan of Brandon Reigns all these years why would any of you believe that he needed Jake Connelly at his side? Jake Connelly is late to the party because people have tapped Brandon Reigns to be the future of the company a long time ago. Jake Connelly was trying to stay relevant by hitching himself to Brandon's wagon. Sorry, but with the Intercontinental Title on one hand and Money in the Bank in the other, there's no room for anyone else on this ride.

We're joined by the WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Demiras in the ring. He informs us that he is making a demand that Lisa Benton sanction a championship match between him and Michael Hotbody at Judgment Day. Demiras is eager to finally shut Hotbody up because he's sick of the games and buffoonery.

Jason Sorola enters the arena and mocks Demiras. "What happened to you?" he asks Demiras. This isn't the same Jordan Demiras that unseated Sorola in one hell of an upset. Sorola almost feels bad for him. Sorola doesn't think that this version of Demiras isn't up to the challenge at Judgment Day against Hotbody. Demiras dares Sorola to try him if he really thinks that's the case. Sorola is down for a match tonight but only if Demiras makes it a title match. Demiras ponders it over but ultimately agrees.

Second Match: Emma Edwards vs. Lzzy Ryd
Lzzy drives a forearm into the chest of Emma. Big forearm by Lzzy Ryd, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Lzzy slams Emma Edwards down. Emma Edwards takes a butterfly suplex from Lzzy. Emma Edwards pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Emma Edwards snap suplexes Lzzy...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Big piledriver on Lzzy. There's a two count on the pin. Lzzy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Emma walks into a killer lariat. Hooks the leg for a two count. Burning Hammer Drop from Lzzy Ryd, executed with perfect brutally. Pin, but Emma is out just before the three count. Lzzy Ryd gets taken down out of nowhere. Emma bodyslams Lzzy Ryd. Lzzy Ryd ducks a clothesline attempt. Lzzy drives a thrust kick into the chest of Emma. Emma Edwards can barely stand. Here it comes - Jam Session. 1....2...3, it's finished. I'm handing out a ***** rating for this match, it was excellent! 94% overall.

Third Match: The Wasteland vs. The Millennium Rebels
Standing leg lariat by Drakken on Brady. Drakken hits a rolling kick on Brady. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Duke. The Wasteland whip Brady into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Duke hits a dropkick on Sammy Brady. Brady backdrops Duke out of a piledriver attempt. Big piledriver on Duke. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Johnny Dangerson. Duke walks into a spike slam. Pin, but Duke is out just before the three count. Running knee lift from Johnny Dangerson. Duke counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Duke with a spinning neckbreaker on Dangerson. Tag to Drakken. Kick from Drakken to the leg. Dangerson tags out to Sammy Brady. Driven DDT by Drakken. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Sammy Brady is all alone...Toxic Kiss!! 1....2....3! I'm handing out a ***** rating for this match, it was excellent! 97% overall.

Hugo is backstage. He wants to issue a warning to the entire roster about his impending dominance. He also mocks Daniel St. Croix over his pitiful attempt at revenge.

Fourth Match: Alexander Piero hits some punches. Piero hits a right hand. Bodyslam by Piero. Big backdrop on Michaels, executed well. Michaels counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Fallaway slam by Doug Michaels. Driven full nelson slam on Piero. Cover for a two count. Piero powers out of a headlock. Michaels gets hit with a huge clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Massive lariat, Piero really put some power into that. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Michaels pushes out of a Alexander Piero hold. Stiff high kick on Piero by Doug Michaels who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Alexander Piero comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Running knee lift from Alexander Piero. Doug Michaels can barely stand. Here it comes - Flashpoint. 1....2...3, it's finished. Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2. 90% overall.

Fifth Match: Lonny Richards vs. Cameron Harper
Cameron Harper hits a rolling kick on Lonny. Spinebuster by Cameron Harper, executed with Arn-esque perfection. There's a two count on the pin. Lonny counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Lonny hits a right hand. Lonny slams Cameron Harper down. There's a two count on the pin. Flying spear out of the corner! Harper nearly got snapped in two. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Fallaway slam by Lonny Richards. Harper blocks the suplex attempt. Cameron Harper hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Wicked Tiger Suplex by Cameron Harper on Lonny. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Big backdrop on Lonny, executed well. Lonny takes a headbutt from Cameron Harper. Lonny kicks Cameron Harper in the gut to reverse the momentum. Harper takes a flying neckbreaker from Lonny Richards. Lonny pulls a jumping piledriver out! Nathan Quinn is at ringside! Harper wastes valuable time by yelling at Quinn! Lonny Richards takes advantage of the distraction and nails Harper from behind! Lonny Richards has Cameron Harper down on the canvas. Here it comes...Dragon Sleeper! Cameron Harper taps! A ****1\2 rating for a great match. 91% overall.

Ozzy Mandias is backstage wanting to say a few words about Romeo Valiente. He doesn't think a creep like Valiente has a place in the WWE and is ready to smack him down the next time he gets in his business.

Sixth Match: Hannah McCormick vs. Tania
Spinning back kick from Hannah McCormick. Tania blocks a punch. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Tania uses a forearm to the face. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Blind lariat by Tania, McCormick never saw it coming until it was too late. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. McCormick counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Flying elbow from Hannah McCormick. Super kick by Hannah McCormick. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Hannah McCormick. Nicely done. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Tania reverses a hip toss. McCormick walks into a spike slam. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Tania walks into a trip. Tania takes a nasty tumble from the top to the outside after a shove from Hannah McCormick! The referee count to ten, then calls for the bell. Tania gets counted out. Billie Padgett comes running down the aisle with a chair and into the ring! Tania turns...and is dropped by a vicious chair shot! Billie Padgett has left Tania down and bloodied. I'm handing out a ***** rating for this match, it was excellent! 95% overall.

MAIN EVENT: WWE Cruiserweight Title
Jordan Demiras (c) vs. Jason Sorola
Demiras takes a back suplex. Demiras counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Demiras hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Jordan Demiras misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Springboard dropkick from Jordan Demiras. Nicely done. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Sorola blocks a kick from Jordan Demiras. Hard impact russian legsweep by Sorola. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Demiras walks into a killer lariat. There's a two count on the pin. Burning Hammer Drop from Jason Sorola, executed with perfect brutally. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Jordan Demiras reverses a hip toss. Flying cross body off the top rope! Even Steamboat would have applauded the execution on that. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Jordan Demiras gets taken down out of nowhere. Both men end up outside and they continue to brawl as the ten count begins on them. Demiras gets the upper hand and tosses Sorola back in and tries to re-enter the ring to break the count. WAIT! Someone is under the ring holding the champion's leg preventing him from entering the ring! The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Demiras reaches down and pulls out the person who's under the ring. IT'S MICHAEL HOTBODY! Hotbody tosses powder in Jordan's face before anything can be done to him. Hotbody sends Demiras into the ring. Michael Hotbody floors Demiras. Michael Hotbody signals - Hot Ticket! Jordan Demiras has been left down on the canvas. Excellent match, a ***** rating! 95% overall.

Overall show rating: 87%

lol oops I was replying to my last write-up and putting the new results in and left Callis' promo from the last show in :lol:

Scott Keith must not have a dick left from all the furious masturbation he must do to M-A-G's shows.

The combination of great matches and Faith being a Canadian hero has given him quite the workout.

Of course this is the only V-Trigger I care about...

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God, I love Falke. :love:

I thought something was up but I just chalked it up to deja vu.

Deja vu: the sensation that you're doing something you've done before.

Deja vu: the sensation that you're doing something you've done before.

And today of all days! Does this mean I get to sleep with Andie MacDowell?

Holy crap, I just realized Leva Bates was Blue Pants back on NXT. :lol:

I really think that there should be an update to the game that makes it so that there's a 0.05% chance a fan tries to jump the rail and enter the ring.