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No suggestions offhand, but I'm buying if you're selling.

:: dies laughing ::

Every time I see Thugg's name, I hear Scarface in my head... and it's usually something from The World is Yours, like "Comin' Agg" or "Still that Aggin."

Hey, how is it that Johnny and I hold the record for most days with the Tag Titles as individuals, but not as a team, when it's as a team that we broke the individual record?

You are Jyushin Lyger. You revolutionized your style of wrestling. Stick to being a Junior and forget about the heavyweight stuff. Okay, J³, which one of us is the "real" Jushin Liger?

Life begins at thirty.

9200, +/- 50 or so. And I didn't get near all what I had planned; I had to stop writing @ 1400 EST, due to watchstanding obligations, and I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to a computer before the deadline, so I had to skip ahead to the big finish... I just hope that it doesn't make my match seem too rushed. Now to finish this promo before Flesher gets sore at me...

What time are promos and such due? Because my match is finished, but I won't be able to finish my promo right this second.

:: shrugs :: I just figured that was your kayfabe justification for being burned out IRL...

:: shrugs :: Somewhere roughly between the beginning and the end... 4K, give or take...

Sorry, just my general impression; I remember that match (I may have reviewed it, but I don't recall), and I didn't really get a sense of resolution after I finished reading it. At any rate, I stand by the general tone of that comment; you just haven't seemed the same to me since the end of that fued.

I was half-joking, anyway. Besides, I think that it's generally understood that WC holds back on his speed against most people... So there.

And my self-esteem has been magically restored! I always figured it was a subliminal thing, due to the fact that you used to have that Ultimo Dragon avatar... Regarding question #2, like I mentioned in some other thread, WC wasn't my first choice for a character, but I didn't want to come in with my best character in case it turned out that I wasn't any good. WC is actually the first stage in a four-stage evolution that the character I really wanted to use developed from. Basically, the character started out as a WC-esque high-flier, and evolved over the course of his career into a hardcore brawler, into a sadistic shoot-fighter type, and eventually into a character that encompassed the strengths of the three previous styles. Before joining the fed, I completely disassociated WC from my "dream" character, and made up a whole new history/background for him. At some point, I decided that I didn't want to do that anymore, anyway, and after WC started to grow on me, I decided to stick with him. Now, I have a question for Ejiro and/or Judge: what was the real reason for Justice and Rule breaking up? For that matter, what was the kayfabe reason for them breaking up, as I don't recall that ever being brought up?

THE LAS VEGAS CARD Las Vegas Main Event - SWF World Heavyweight Championship Match Ejiro Fasaki © vs. Johnny Dangerous - Forever Wild! Forever Dangerous! - Winner: the guy I've been carrying for three years... Casino Brawl Landon Maddix vs. Todd Cortez - I'm going to disagree 100% with Toxxic here, as I happen to consider Cortez to be the superior writer, while I think that Landon is better with the oddball stuff. Booking dictates that Cortez should win, but There are enough faces at the top of the card right now... Winner: Landon Maddix Lady Luck is a Bitch - House Rules Match for the SWF Hardcore Championship Zyon © vs. Marcus Ward vs. Nick "The Hitlist" Blum - A triple threat between three of the four newest guys in the fed... can you say, pick 'em? Winner: Zyon, just cause CC seems to be trying to drag me kicking and screaming into the Main Event, and Zyon seems like the perfect guy to fill my shoes as "King of the Midcard," if he'll just put down that horrid Hardcore title... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE LONDON CARD London Main Event - Best of Five Final Match - Canadian Deathmatch Toxxic vs. Scott Pretzler © Well, some have said that this kind of upstages the Series I had with Scott, but I don't really see it that way; the entire tone of the fued has been different, and I'm looking forward to the match. Winner: Scott Pretzler; I didn't job myself on PPV to this guy so he can be shown up by some limey... Wildchild vs. El Luchadore Magnifico III - This time it's personal! - No comment. No prediction. SWF International Championship Match - Old School Rules "The Dean of Professional Wrestling" Jay Hawke © vs. Manson - You know, off the top of my head, I can't recall Manson ever writing this type of match, so he may be out of his element. I hope he puts in a good effort, and I'll be happy for him if he wins, but I'm going to go with the incumbent here. Winner: Jay Hawke JJ Johnson vs. "Hollywood" Spike Jenkins - Spike has put together runs of great writing, and when he's on his game, Johnson can't compete, but I've questioned the level of his motivation ever since the fued between him and Toxxic seemed to be inexplicably buried. Winner: JJ Johnson

Well, of course Mags should be able to pull it off, seeing as how he's a better writer and all... that, and the fact that I historically suck on PPV's (largely due to the fact that I tend to burn out after 6K)... The big question will be whether or not I can bring it hard enough to make this competitive.

And I still have two whole days to write my PPV match! (Y) ==== SWF Smarkdown: the penultimate show to Ground Zero! A Series of Unfortunate Events Tom gets some unpleasant news to start the show, news that is apparently relevant to the talent, and Flesher’s access to it… While it isn’t revealed what he’s talking about just yet, it’s some fine bit of foreshadowing. Marcus Ward Debuts The match was well paced, and the start is good… somewhat inexplicable no-sell of the shoulder injury, only seconds after getting free of the armbar… In fact, the selling would prove to be off-and-on for the remainder of the match, which is something that you need to work on; hell, it would have been better if you’d just decided to no-sell it outright and been done with it… Lack of punctuation made the match hard to read at times, but that’s something that will improve with practice… “Our” National Anthem “Whiskey in a Jar” seems strangely appropriate. ELM promo Apparently, it wasn’t personal on Mags’ part; WC just happened to be the “nearest Caribbean guy,” according to King… Mags blames the fans for being bloodthirsty, and for never truly being behind him… Then he starts to talk about how much he’s sacrificed, when WC decides to make an appearance… Man, ELM really doesn’t care for WC much right now, does he? He claims that WC’s use of the MPP was an insult, and starts to talk about leaving his family, and WC’s had enough, as he finally speaks publicly about losing his family to Hurricane Jeanne… and Mags is generally unsympathetic, and then talks his way into a cheap shot. Manson vs. Ghost Machine The Raging Bull vs. the apparently ambiguously gay (could be a) robot… Manson takes GM down with a nice fake out… Manson with an STF, but GM breaks free and hits a suplex; apropos of nothing, GM sells the neck injury pretty early in the match, relative to the punishment he’d taken, which seems very strange juxtaposed with the previous match… Manson withstands some punishment from GM, and goes back to the STF, but can’t close the deal, as GM gets all the way back to a standing position, while Manson still has the hold applied… a little more back-and-forth, before Manson gets a neck wrench armbar on… GM once again fights his way out. And hits a DDT, and then a powerbomb, and now GM is the one who can’t put his opponent away! Piledriver gets two… Slightly tough-to-read spot where Manson counters being thrown to the outside by hanging onto the ropes and swinging back into the ring (I think?), before hitting a release Northern Lights and a legdrop… Match continues to go back and forth, and I just noticed that the selling is much better early in the match, when GM hadn’t actually taken much punishment. And that makes little-to-no sense… Fast forward to a Camel Clutch for the win by Ghost Machine, and I’m happy for GM for getting what is, according to what I’ve heard, a legit win against an opponent who showed, but this match was kind of all over the place to me, in terms of flow; I would recommend working on your transitions some more. And the selling, too… Backstage promo Flesher’s still being cryptic about his previous phone call; Hawke swears loyalty to Tom… not much else to it. Todd Cortez vs. Jay Hawke International Champion Todd Cortez? Did I miss a show or something? Anyway, the match starts with a couple nice, easy-to-follow-along wrestling sequences, which gets double (Y) from me… Who’s Richard? Like the Dusty rib, though… Hawke takes over with a Hot Shot and does some good neck work… Hrmm, I’ve been deployed for six months so I don’t know why a Camel Clutch would make UPN cower in terror, but I’m guessing it has something to do with Hassan… I thought he was on RAW, though? Anyway, he decides to let it go, and pays for it, when Cortez mounts a comeback… Man, Todd really, really likes European Uppercuts… Cortez channels Stan Lane and then goes for a German suplex, but Hawke counters into a victory roll, and holds onto the ropes to get the pin. Good match. Danny Williams vs. Landon Maddix Hrmm… Now I’m curious as to whether Danny stopped using his music, or did Danny come under the word limit and decide to take it out… Starts the way I reckon it should, with Landon being all cocky, and Danny no-selling his feeble offense, and this is one of the things I really like about Danny’s writing: with the fed being about 90% cruiserweights right now, it’s not at all impractical to have the heavyweights no-selling their opponents strikes, at least early on in the match, but very few writers have figured out how to do this well, how to pull it off without making their opponent look worthless, and Danny stands out as one of the best I’ve ever read. Newbies (read: Ghost Machine) take note: this is the guy you should be modeling your style after… Landon stops his momentum with a Snapmare Driver (which JR would probably call a bulldog)… Landon mugs for the crowd, but doesn’t realize that Danny’s back on his feet… and practically shits himself… Danny throws Landon around like yesterday’s garbage, but catches one in the jewels when he goes for the Powerbomb. Landon goes up top, but takes too much time; Danny knocks him off his perch, and then knocks him to the floor… and THEN he gets mean… He puts a whipping on Landon, and appears dominant until he blows a flying elbow from the apron… Landon ducks the Axe Bomber and hits the Complete Shot to set up the Land of Nod… Landon can’t put him away, though, as Williams gets to the ropes… Landon tries subterfuge to distract the referee while he pulls a chain from his tights, but Danny takes it from him before he can use it…. Danny teases using the chain himself, causing Landon to duck, and Danny catches him with a small package for the win. Very good match, and the ending was a refreshing change from the norm… Not sure why King would be rooting for Danny and against Landon, but that’s a small nit. Wildchild vs. Spike Jenkins I’d intended to do “before” and “after” promos to surround this match, and explain some of the dialogue within the match, so that it’d make more sense, but I never had time; beyond that, I still don’t comment on my own stuff. Tom Flesher promo Tom Flesher reveals the big surprise: Ground Zero will be held in London, England… and Las Vegas, Nevada? Flesher plays shill and talks up the show like it was his plan all along, and then talks about all the great wrestlers that are going to be appearing in London, which raises the ire of the World Heavyweight Champion! Ejiro’s tired of being buried by Flesher, and he announces that he’s gone over Flesher’s head to make sure that he will main event the PPV. Flesher’s not happy and pretty much calls him a favor, and Ejiro fires back with the always good “yeah… but I kicked your ass…” Zyon vs. El Luchadore Magnifico Mags comes out to new music, because he’s a HEEL~! Mexican pride doesn’t go over in Ireland; maybe the Irish think they stole the colors of their flag, or something… ELM catches Zyon in a rana, but Zyon fights him until he gets the rana anyway… Mags goes for a German suplex, and Zyon blocks, so Mags channels Danny Williams and elbows Zyon until he concedes the suplex, which is as good a method as any… ELM does a good job of getting his aggression over by continually shoving Zyon in the corner and laying in the chops, but hasn’t really done anything heelish yet… Zyon uses his speed to control the match, but he underestimates Zyon’s resilience, and gets triced up… But he fights back, and gets a flying bulldog for two… ELM finally counters the rana, after being hit with it twice… Zyon escapes a Super Barrio Buster, and goes for the Final Flash, but misses… and Mags still hasn’t done anything heelish yet… Sangria Stretch, and ELM gets the submission win to go into Ground Zero with some momentum. Good match. Backstage promo Allison’s worried. Flesher’s worried. Someone is going to be at the Announce Table that Tom doesn’t want to see. I wonder who it could be? Toxxic vs. Scott Pretzler I tend to not review the ME as in-depth as other people, since I figure that the ME tends to be the only match that most people read, besides their own, so this’ll probably be quick and dirty… King proclaims Pretzler the best wrestler in the SWF; well, he’s one of only two active wrestlers in the Fed who holds two clean wins over Wildchild, so he would pretty much have to be, wouldn’t he? Amusing spot where Toxxic fakes Pretzler out on the Role Reversal, instead pandering to the fans at ringside, but I just can’t see Irish fans being so receptive to an Englishman, for some reason, nor can I imagine Toxxic being that fan-friendly… Toxxic tries to turn the match into a fight, which definitely works more in his favor than an actual match… The match returns to the ring, and Pretzler predictably takes control… Nice heelish touch to have Pretzler dusting his hands after the backbreaker, something that a lot of heels tend to overlook… Toxxic mounts a comeback, which lasts until Pretzler locks him in an abdominal stretch… the narrative when Toxxic was trapped in the SSB was probably my favorite part of the whole match, but I’m a mark for such things… Pretzler gets the clean submission to even up the series, and it was well done, even if I’m a little irked that Toxxic has been portrayed as his speed giving Pretzler problems, as he’s dealt with, and beaten, much faster guys… After the match, Flesher comes out to announce that the rubber match between these two will be a Canadian Deathmatch, but apparently they aren’t allowed to hit each other in the face, or something like that… Good match.

Well, since we're going to the trouble of having two seperate announce teams, what about the ring announcer? Funyon shouldn't be expected to be in London and Vegas, should he? Which brings up another point; if we're going to be all continuity-y, I reckon that it'd be a good idea to have specific referees/backstage interviewers designated for each arena (not necessarily each match), shouldn't we? :: head hurts from so much thinking ::

Apologies for the lack of promoage, but I was barely even able to get online to send my match in on time before my internet access went down again. I'll try to find time to provide comments later.

Hrmm... Johnny could have easily let you guys know that I haven't had internet access in several days, and was only reachable by e-mail but, judging by the looks of things, I guess that he hasn't been around, either...

Well, judging by Toxxic's description, JJJ, apparently they call them crumpets. If his description is to be believed, I'm guessing that's exactly what they are, in which case, I can't imagine why one would go out of their way to have them with tea...

Solid introduction promo; good work, man, and welcome. Here's to hoping that you bring the workrate for your matches, too.

Yeah, what's up with that?

Not quite sure; all the Ole stuff that I have is with him in tag wrestling, but I'm thinking piledriver for some reason.

Does that mean that I was not supposed to turn my promo in to Van Siclen?

Yeah, you're no help at all...