Mystery Eskimo

Yeah, we can still go with Black/SJ vs GPX for Angleslam. Should I write anything for tomorrow? That could turn into a mini Black vs SJ programme too, if only a match on HeldDown.

Strong's really coming into his own right now. I think he's going to have to improve his mic work just a little to get a run as champ, as even in ROH you have to be able to get your point across well which I've seen Strong struggle with on occasion. Lethal...I don't know. I don't feel this Rottweilers feud is really doing anything for him but I guess we'll have to wait to see the blow off.

Well, its pretty damn exciting again. Ponting doing a great job and Warne supporting him well right now.

Compared to Jarrett, HHH is practically a saint. No one would be surprised if JJ took the title from Raven on their biggest show, whereas Trips has jobbed on consecutive Wrestlemanias.

Zacky, I've not been able to get much done as yet but I thought I'd post what I have done so you know I'm on the case. I'll try and add some more in tomorrow. If you want to add your half just start from wherever you like and I can go back and edit mine to fit it. --------------------------------- COLE Ladies and Gentlemen, the GPX have been running wild in the OAOAST of late. With that in mind, new OAOAST DA Calvin Szechstein has made a match between them and two OAOAST Originals here tonight. COACH Now, we don't know who they are. Logically, one would guess at Black T. I wonder what the score between those team is, anyway. CABOOSE Go look it up, fact boy. BUFFER The following contest is a tag team match set for one fall. Introducing first... Cue: Well, you know. Here comes the GPX. BUFFER From HOTlanta Georgia, $cotty $tatic and Johnny "Jax" Jackson, the GEEEEEEEE PEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEX! GPX look extremely cocky as they walk to the ring, as well they might with their recent successful exploits. "It doesnt matter which old losers they send out", Scotty tells the cameraman at ringside before they jump into the ring. BUFFER And their opponents... Cue: "Quiet" BUFFER First, from London, England, weighing 235lbs, the Ice Heart DAAAAAAAAAN BLLLLLLLLACK! Dan walks down to the ring quickly and without so much as a glance at anything except the GPX, who laugh openly at him. COLE Well, Dan Black certainly wants at GPX even more than he usually does. I mean, he and Tony Brannigan have been at war with these guys for well over a year now, but somehow things have gotten even more heated of late. COACH Let's see who Calvin selected as his partner. Cue: "Getting Away With Murder" The crowd is SHOCKED, and then POPS as Zack Malibu comes running out! Buffer doesnt even get chance to announce him as Zack and Black dive into the ring, driving GPX out to the floor! COLE Oh my gosh! Dan and Zack teaming together?! Well, we saw it before in their Original Elite days, but after everything they went through since, how can they possibly get on the same page? CABOOSE Well, they're going to have to. I guess Calvin decided both of these guys deserved to get at GPX. Black and Malibu look at each other without a word, but at least don't start throwing punches, which is about the best we can expect from them right now. Instead, Dan steps to the apron, signalling to referee Clem Buzzlefoxer, the 82 year old with the eyes of a hawk, that Zack will start for the Black/Zack connection. GPX bounce back into the ring. Scotty Static to begin for their team. Scotty gets in Zacks face, reminding him about the beatdown he suffered at Licence To Pin. Malibu takes it all in quietly, and then SLAPS Static hard across the face, the blow echoing through the arena! Static snaps his head back and lays into Zack with a couple of closed fists, but Zack ducks the third and floors Scotty with a big lariat. In rushes Johnny J, but Zack just backdrops him high into the air, narrowly avoiding Scotty. Both GPX scramble up and rush Zack, who rolls under their double clothesline and comes up next to Dan Black, who has entered the ring. GPX turn - right into twin clotheslines from Black/Zack. Ref Clem's protestations are already in vain as Dan picks up Jackson and throws him out to the floor. Black follows and hurls Johnny casually into the ringsteps, before wiping his boots on Jacksons chest and heading back to his teams corner. COLE Dan and Zack working ok together so far! CABOOSE They're both tremendous wrestlers who love to wrestle, and also, in their different ways, love the OAOAST. If they can agree on nothing else, it should be that. Zack brings Scotty up and whips him off the ropes, connecting with a knee lift that has Static staggering, followed by a swinging neckbreaker that has Static kicking at the mat in pain. Malibu drags Static over to his teams corner and tags Dan in, a hard blow to the shoulder. Black looks momentarily annoyed at the sharpness of the tag, but recovers to take over on Scotty, nailing him with a couple of European uppercuts and then applying a front face lock to deliver a spine crushing snap suplex. Black floats over into a cover, but Static throws up a shoulder at 2. Dan grabs Scotty by the hair to haul him up and then CHOPS him hard across the chest. Static battles back with his own chop, but compare to Dan's next CHOP it's a mere slap. Black whips Static off the ropes and swings and misses, and Static catches him with a leg lariat on the return. Scotty quickly tags Johnny Jax in. Jackson comes in and he and Scotty drop stereo elbows to the sternum of Black. Jax stomps Black down as he tries to roll over to tag Zack. JJ has Dan up to his feet, and Dan fires a punch, but Johnny uses a simple eye poke to keep Black subdued. Jackson gets into a side on position and lifts Black high and back, driving him to the mat with a belly to back suplex. Jax gets up and circles his rival, then moves in and pulls him to his feet, ramming a knee into his sternum. Black staggers back towards the ropes, and Jax braces him against them, then hits a couple of chops before sending Black across the ring. Black comes rebounding back towards Johnny, ducking under a lariat, and when he hits the far side, Malibu makes a blind tag. Black blocks a hiptoss, brings a knee into Johnny's gut, and hits a quick suplex, while Malibu launches himself from the apron to the top rope, entering with a huge hangtime springboard legdrop! COACH That'll put some cream in his coffee! COLE What? COACH I mean...that's how you get the stain out of a carpet! CABOOSE Coach, do you listen to yourself? You're not making any sense! COACH C'MON ZACK, WASH HIS WINDOWS! CABOOSE ...OK Cole, either you shoot him or I will. Malibu goes for a cover, but at the count of one he looks up to see Static coming in, and gets off the pinning position, thinking Static is going to make a move. The distraction was enough, as Static ducks back out to the apron, having broken up the pin attempt. Zack picks Johnny up and goes for a scoop slam, but Jax slides out behind him, grabbing Zack in a rear waistlock and hoisting him over...but Zack floats all the way over and lands on his feet! Johnny turns around, right into a ROARING ELBOW~!, but Jax ducks and uses a schoolboy! ONE! T-NO! Zack kicks out, and as the two get up Zack tries for another Roaring Elbow, but it's dodged again, and Jax hooks his waist and takes Zack over with a Northern Lights Suplex! ONE! T-NO! Zack bridges out, pushing both he and Jax up to their feet and swinging around into a standing headscissors. Malibu lifts Jax, but Johnny slides out, landing on his feet in front of Zack and hitting a quick STO, driving Zack hard into the canvas! COLE Excellent counter by Johnny Jax. This match is not going to move at a snail's pace. It's going to be high impact action at it's finest. With Zack hurting, Johnny makes a tag to Static, who hurries into the ring. Together, the GPX pick up Zack and send him chest-first into the turnbuckle, and as he staggers back Jax lifts him up, then drops him as Static hooks the neck and brings him down with a neckbreaker! Scotty goes for the pin after the double team manuever, but just as Clem's hand is about to come down for a two, Black drags Scotty off of Zack! CABOOSE Dan Black saving Zack Malibu. Now I've seen it all. Static gets up and spins Black around as he's exiting, but Black turns around and simply coldcocks Scotty! Black stalks his old rival, but the diminutive referee gets in the way of his advances, telling him to get back on the apron. Of course this leaves the door open for some GPX double teaming, as Jax slips in and snaps a recovering Zack back to the canvas with a Russian Legsweep, while Scotty ducks out to the apron and springboards in with a frog splash, bouncing off of Malibu's ribcage before rolling to his feet and posing cockily for the crowd! COLE Typical GPX bragging and...well, I guess that's not the only reason why the crowd is booing! The cameras cut away from the ring and to the aisleway, where Drek Stone is making his way down to ringside, applauding the efforts of his two accomplices. Dan Black jumps off the apron and moves like he's going to approach Stone, but Stone puts his hands up in surrender and backs away, feigning fear of the Ice Heart! CABOOSE We know why Drek Stone is out here, but whether I'm not sure it's such a good idea. He's drawn the ire of both Zack and Dan Black lately, and yet he's putting himself in their vicinity. That's a pretty dangerous action. COLE If the past is any indication, Stone's got something up his sleeve. Stone circles the ring, nodding to the GPX as he comes to their side, and then the crowd starts booing again, as Christian Wright and Beheomoth start coming down the aisle as well! COACH I got it! Drek and his guys are going to do a live action version of Party of Five? CABOOSE Hey, if you view any of them as the hot younger sister, that's YOUR deal. Black looks around, while Scotty soccer kicks Zack in the ribs in the ring. Black can sense something is going on, as Wright and Behemoth stand on his side of the ring. Black then simply rushes into the ring and lariats Scotty down, stomping him viciously and then taking him by the hair and hurling him out to the floor. Looking around him, Black can sense danger, and actually helps Malibu to his feet, as the rest of the Upstarts all get up on the apron, blocking the two veterans between the ropes. Wright is the first to make a move into the ring, and... THE SHIT HITS THE FAN~! Malibu charges, hammering him across the back with forearms, only to be pried away by Jax. Zack then turns around and blocks a punch, striking back with a right hand and then dropping Johnny with an inverted atomic drop, then a jawbreaker! Wright pulls Zack up and spins him around, trying for a DDT, but Malibu lifts him off his feet and dumps him on the apron, then backs up...AND NAILS A SCHOOL'S OUT THAT SENDS HIM FLYING DOWN INTO THE GUARDRAIL! COACH YO~! Across the ring, Black is having a time of it with the big man, until Behemoth tries for a chokeslam, only to catch a low blow for his troubles! Black then hits the BLACKOUT~! on the stunned giant, who then topples backwards, falling so that his arms get tangled up in the ropes! Black gets up, and sees Drek Stone just a few feet away, creeping up on Malibu. He's about to strike, when Zack turns around, and the two arch rivals are nose to nose! Malibu is fuming, ready to strike, as Stone backs away saying "not yet"...AND GETS SPEARED BY DAN BLACK! Black opens up on him, pounding away! Zack comes forward, looking to get himself a piece of the action, when WHAM! He's struck in the back with a chair by Scotty Static! COLE Oh no, not this now! Static brings the chair down on his back again, while Jax recovers and pries Black off Drek, holding him so that Drek can get up and deliver a hard kick to the bread basket, and then he and Johnny lift Dan Black up and drop him throat first on the top rope! Static continues pounding on Zack, until a figure races out from the locker room, simply a blur to the camera! He slides in the ring and stands over Zack, watching as Static beats him down. It's POPICK~! COLE Oh great, just great. You knew HE had to get his licks in! CABOOSE That sonofabitch. If there's anyone I hate more than life itself... Popick smiles, and Drek Stone starts laughing, very pleased with himself. Popick then asks Static for the chair, as ol' SJ raises it above his head, hovering over the body of his old foe... ...BUT HE TURNS AND CLOCKS SCOTTY STATIC~! CABOOSE WHAT THE!!??!? COLE POPICK JUST SAVED MALIBU AND BLACK! Popick starts swinging wildly, clearing the ring of everyone, while the fans go batshit! In a flash, Tony races down as well, sliding into the ring and telling Popick to calm down, for no other reason than to make sure it's not a trap or anything. COLE Stephen Joseph Popick just rescued Zack Malibu and Dan Black from the Upstart contingent! CABOOSE I can't believe...I mean...whodathunkit! Groggy, Black and Zack start making their way to their feet, as Tony Brannigan checks on both of them. Once again the original Original Elite are left in the ring, as Popick throws the chair down and backs away in a civil fashion, simply getting out of the ring and heading to the back, while Stone shouts derogatory comments at him. COLE Fans, we are out of time tonight, but...man, what a situation this is turning out to be!

Baseballs don't bounce on delivery, so clearly spin is much less of a factor than in cricket. And I had something interesting to say bout that whole area but its just vanished from my head. As for Aussie rules - we will never understand it here. It's like Gaelic football and hurling to us. You might as well be playing marbles, really. So yeah, go England tomorrow

Yeah I don't see any draws likely. I think the only way England are going to get a big score is all out attack like on the first day of the 2nd test. Warne clearly, as usual, has the hex over all our batsman, with the possible exceptions of Pieterson and Flintoff (and maybe Vaughan if he actually concentrated and didnt keep getting bowled). On the other side, Flintoff and Harmison are causing damage to the Aussie batsman so their scoring is limited too. Hell, even Giles is bowling well. But I think if Australia play both Warner and McGill at Old Trafford, a traditionally spinning wicket, they could really dominate. I apologise to any Americans who bothered to read that

I just fear the disappointment of that is going to drive the Aussie's on and they'll demolish us in the next test. But we'll see. I think I'd bet on either 2-2 or 3-2 to the Aussies at this point.

Ron Simmons over Vader for the WCW title shocked the hell out of me. I was only about 12 or something but still.

That was the most amazing match I've ever seen, I think. Incredible.

Yeah very sad. Whether you agree with his principles or not, he was one of the few high profile Labour ministers actually prepared to publicly state his opinion when it disagreed with Blair's gospel. A good man gone too early.

Yeah he is a true modern great right now. Barring a miracle knock from Warne or Lee tomorrow then going into the next test 1-1 is going to be fantastic.

More importantly, let us all behold England's imminent victory in the 2nd test

Johnson!! Hopefully that's a sign of things to come. If he could get back to his form of a couple of seasons ago, he'd be a huge asset this season.

At a guess, the boos are probably canned. I doubt anyone cares that much about London.

Dobie!

If this is true, it's a real shame that London is getting punished because Kidman and Juvy fucked up their moves. I've never heard of any instance of London injuring anyone. And a shooting star press isn't really a highspot, as such. It's a finisher that pops the crowd, as they all should.

This is pretty rough, but never mind. I also threw Tony into the bit, if this causes any huge continuity errors then...sorry ================ We cut from the previous exciting scene to view Dan Black, already in the ring, wearing his wrestling gear of short, black and white halved trunks with black boots. Black has a mic. BLACK I hope you'll forgive my impromptu appearance, and I also hope you'll forgive my attire. Ordinarily, of course, I would wear a suit to address you all, but tonight - well, let's face it. This little speech will get interrupted, and I probably will have to get my hands dirty. So I'll make this brief. At Licence To Pin, you saw me make a mistake. I know - not something you'd expect of me. Not something I expect of myself. But I can admit to it. I wanted to beat Zack Malibu, and I wanted it so badly. And guess what? I did it. I gave him a BlackOut from the very top rope - I hurt him bad. I pinned him. I had help to do it, but that didn't matter to me. And you know, maybe it should have. Because as soon as that match was over, Drek Stone and the GPX laid me out as good as Malibu. I didn't expect or want friendship or allegiance. Just men who hated Malibu as much as me. And I wouldn't have thought I could hate anyone more. I was wrong again. God knows Black T has always been at the throats of GPX, but at least in the past you could, in some strange way, respect their athleticism. Now all they do is moan and cry about their position in the company. And as for Stone, I... Dan stops as Drek Stone and the GPX predictably appear at the top of the stage. Stone has the mic, but waits for the backlash to die out, sneering at the fans who dare boo his arrival. DREK Dan my man, for such a smart fellow, you just don't get it, do you? This goes deeper than just Malibu, deeper than just one man. Is he the focal point of our mission? Sure, and why wouldn't he be? He's the face of this company, the face of a generation that should have been phased out long ago. Things haven't exactly progressed naturally, and that's why the GPX and I have begun carving out a path into the future. Think of us as landscapers, yanking out the weeds so that the flowers can bloom. BLACK You know what, you said it yourself. I'm a smart man. So why not can the crap. Enough with the metaphors and analogies and the history lessons, Stone. My back's not turned to you now. I'm not gullible tonight. We might not be on the same page, but I dare you to set foot in the same ring! Drek snarls, and the GPX start to storm past, but he extends his arms and holds them back. Stone then walks slowly, leading the pack, as the crowd gets worked up over the potential encounter. The trio advance on the ring, and Black shrugs coolly, awaiting their arrival. GPX slide in as Black backs up, but not down. Drek walks in between the two and stands toe to toe with Dan. Stone pauses a moment, then nods his head, and all three leap on Black! Dan shoves Static away and lands a right hand on Jackson, but Drek floors him with a flurry of blows and the trio stomp Dan down. COLE Foolish pride has gotten the best of Dan Black, as we're getting a recap of License To Pin right...waitaminute! The crowd comes alive, as the former World Champion TONY BRANNIGAN~! comes racing out from the back, still decked out in a suit, only as he hits the ring two individuals hop the railing, one on each side, and block his path. CABOOSE What the hell are they doing out here? COLE What part do they have in this? Christian Wright and Beohemoth are the two men in question, and Tony looks at them for all of a millisecond before drilling Wright with a right hand, then trying to get the big man out of his way, and failing! A huge forearm is brought down on Tony's back, dropping him to all fours, and Wright follows up with a soccer kick, while in the ring the GPX hold Dan Black by his arms, leaving him wide open for Drek to hit some vicious body shots and squeeze Dan's jaw, telling him off. COACH I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but Black T needs some help! COLE Now who on Earth would want to help these tw...WHAT? CABOOSE The answer's got me as surprised as you, Mikey! The fans ROAR as the Franchise himself, ZACK MALIBU, comes racing down the aisle, directly into a spear into Beheomoth, driving the big man into the ring apron! As he reels, Malibu steps back and delivers a running kick that strikes him low, taking him off his game, while Brannigan is on his feet and drilling Christian Wright with right hands! Malibu slides into the ring and Stone turns around at the wrong moment, coming face to face with his hated enemy, who has been ducking him ever since Malibu dared him to take him on face to face! Stone turns white, then turns and runs, throwing Johnny Jax in his path as he dives out of the ring and out to ringside, going into the crowd to get away from the carnage! Malibu ducks a lariat from Jax and comes up, looking for a SCHOOL'S OUT, but Jax bails out in the nick of time. On the other side of the ring, Black gets the better of Static and clotheslines him over the top, sending him to the floor, and one of HeldDOWN's most surreal sites takes place, as Zack Malibu and Dan Black are on the same page, clearing the ring of Drek Stone's "uprising"! COLE Now THIS is a Kodak moment, because it'll never...WAIT, see! As Zack backs up, Black spins him around, and now the two longtime rivals are face to face! Black and Zack exchange words, until Tony hits the ring and seperates the two, causing a tense moment between all three! CABOOSE Did...did Brannigan just break them up? As the original members of The Original Elite all stare each other down, an uneasy feeling in the pits of their stomachs, Drek and his crew regroup in the aisleway, with the GPX, helping their equally worn cohorts, Wright and Bo. Flustered but not defeated, Drek picks up the mic he left at the top of the ramp. DREK Hey, you...Malibu, Black, Brannigan...we warned you. We told you it would come to this. Look here, look at us. Five strong and counting, while your ego's can't even handle each other. The time is upon us...you cannot resist our existence! You can't fight fate, Malibu! You can't do it! Drek, getting heated, drops the mic and starts walking back down the aisle, and an eager Malibu slides out of the ring and starts moving up the aisle to meet him halfway, until Drek changes his mind and backsteps, waving a finger "no". Malibu fumes, standing still, and behind him comes Brannigan, who seems to be backing him up! COLE This is amazing! Tony Brannigan, after everything he and Zack went through earlier this year, are side by side! CABOOSE Yeah, but look at Black! He's not too happy with this turn of events. Black remains in the ring, looking on as Drek and his gang disappear behind the curtains. He exits the ring, and Zack and Tony are in the aisle, still untrusting of the other, while Black storms past, right through them. Brannigan grabs his partner by the shoulder, trying to get him to ease up, but Black shrugs it off and turns around, staring angrily at his partner, then turning his head and staring coldly at Zack. The eyes of the three men shift around before Black simply turns and walks off. Brannigan then turns back to Zack and stares him down again, takes a deep breath, and then walks off, following his partner to the back. COLE This is an incredibly tense situation for all involved. Drek Stone seems to have found more supporters for this cause of his, while the veterans can't seem to move past fighting each other. CABOOSE Drek Stone knows that the OAOAST is ripe for the picking right now, and my fellow Originals need to heed these words: they know what they're doing. They can't be taken lightly. However, the greatest enemy right now isn't Drek Stone, the GPX, or anyone in this group of is. Their greatest enemy is themselves, and the sooner that battle is won, the better, because otherwise this company is going to change for the worst.

It was on the sledgehammer board a while back. Might still be active. Pretty good match.

Yeah I liked the ideas in your PM Tony. I meant to respond but forgot I'm kinda stuck for what to do with Dan at Angleslam then...unless he takes on one of the GPX, or Gunner, or Bohemoth or something.

Sounds ok to me. I'll get that up tomorrow. Tony, what are you doing at Angleslam?

Bit torrent. It's on Demonoid, probably Torrent Spy and any of the other main ones you want to try.

What sounds far worse than London losing the title is his complaining promo afterwards, unless they plan to turn him heel, which would be ridiculous. Maybe it won't air. An MNM vs Booker/Benoit feud over the tag titles would have been really good.

Yeah, I could use a clue too. I guess Dan should cut a promo on Drek and the GPX. Maybe Black vs one of GPX, if that could advance the storylines somehow. And hows the next PPV shaping up, any ideas?

I don't care about Oasis, but I'd like to add to the Pulp love in the thread. Definitely the best Brit Pop band.