David Blazenwing

Sorry dude, should have said something before, but I need off for this show... I have to write the BWF PPV this weekend and I'm not gonna have any time to write an extra match for SWF as well... sorry. If anything, just leave me in the card and I'll no show. Sorry about the late notice.

I'll check into renting it. How many blocks does a save game take up on a memory card?

Sweet. I called that I was gonna lose and I did. Seriously though, nice match by Toxxic. I read it, and I think he got my mannerisms down better than I did... which is kinda sad. So you know, the usual... good first effort, could've tried harder, need to get a feel for the announcers, etc. So give me some feedback and tell me what ya think. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cyclone Comet: Welcome fair citizens to another great SWF show! It is now time for tonight’s opening contest. Bobby Riley: Yeah! My boy Toxxic is going to make David Blazenwing his bitch! Cyclone Comet: Uh… let’s just send it to Funyon for the match introductions, shall we? DING DING DING!!! Funyon: Ladies and gentleman, it is now time for the opening contest of SWF Lockdown! The following contest is a non-title match-up scheduled for ONE fall with no time limit. Introducing first, on his way to the ring, hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 245 pounds… he is the Full Effect… DAVID BLAZENWING!!! The lights in the arena go out and "Last Resort" by Papa Roach starts playing as the entire stage explodes in emerald flames. There are various shots of David Blazenwing throughout his career on the screen as Blazenwing walks out onto the stage. The crowd cheers, supporting the superstar as he rolls into the ring. David Blazenwing walks over to the closet turnbuckle and sits down against it, then starts banging his head against the pad as his music fades. Cyclone Comet: Citizen Blazenwing had a less than stellar trip in the Junior Leagues about a year ago, but after some serious time off, he’s looking to shock everyone with a win tonight over the SWF veteran Toxxic. Bobby Riley: It would really be a shock if Blazenwing won. In fact, I’ll go as far as to say that I don’t think Blazenwing has a chance in hell! The heavy guitars of Lostprophets’ “We Still Kill The Old Way” kicks in, and the words “Prepare To Be Proved Wrong” flash up one after another on the Smarktron, jagged white letters on a black background. The picture then cuts to footage of Toxxic taking Mike Van Siclen off a balcony and through a table with the Toxxic Shock Syndrome, the landing timed to coincide with... GO! BOOOM!! ...the blast of red pyro announcing the arrival of the SWF's premier straight-edger! The Smarktron cuts to a shot of Toxxic's lopsided grin before moving onto other match clips such as hitting the Glass Jawbreaker on Aecas, clips of the all-show brawl with Insane Luchador and dropping Kibagami on his head with the Caffeine Bomb. Funyon: And his opponent… he is the current SWF ICTV Champion, to be accompanied by his girlfriend Jet, hailing from Nottingham in the United Kingdom, weighing in at 218 pounds… he is the Straight-Edge Sensation… TOXXIC!!! As the main riff hammers out through the speakers, Toxxic comes out towards the squared circle, visibly worked up for the match and accompanied by Jet, who is carrying the ICTV title across her left shoulder. He stops a short distance from the ring, cracking his neck and talking to himself before rushing it, scaling a ringpost and making the Straight Edge symbol to the crowd to many boos with a few cheers smattered in from the heel section. Bobby Riley: Now THIS man can be respected! He’s beaten a lot of guys, including Insane Luchador and our current World Heavyweight Champion, Nathanial Kibagami! He has the experience, he has the looks… Blazenwing has no chance tonight. I stick by what I said. Cyclone Comet: Toxxic may have the better credentials, but who wants it more? It’s no secret that Blazenwing is desperate to prove himself. No matter the outcome, one thing I can say for certain is… we’re in for one hell of a match. DING! The opening bell rings and the crowd begins to cheer for the Lockdown opening contest as both David Blazenwing and Toxxic begin circling one another inside the ring. Toxxic stares at David unflinchingly, slightly scoffing at the SWF newcomer, thinking that this is his chance to school another unwelcome jabroni. On the other hand, David looks back at him with almost a gleeful smile on his face. He knows that if he wants to earn the respect of the boys (and girls) back in the locker room, he would have to prove himself. And the only way he would be able to prove himself would be to defeat Toxxic here tonight. Cyclone Comet: Well, both superstars are being cautious here in the early going. Neither wants to make a mistake. Bobby Riley: Of course they don’t want to make a mistake! Once you make a mistake, you’re screwed. Any good wrestler knows that. After circling around one another for a short while longer, Blazenwing and Toxxic finally head to the center of the ring and lock up in a tie up. Both Blazenwing and Toxxic begin jockeying for position at this point. David exerts some strength and starts pushing Toxxic to the ground. Toxxic pushes back, and brings both superstars to equal ground. There is a look of incredible concentration on the faces of both men as they push harder and harder onto one another. Finally, after pushing back and forth, Toxxic drops David in the gut with a hard knee, then rolls him up with a tight small package! The referee drops to the mat and counts as David struggles to break the pin attempt. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . Kickout! Blazenwing snaps out of the small package and rolls to his feet as Toxxic stands up. David grimaces, then charges Toxxic, who catches him and using Blazenwing’s own momentum, picks him in a fireman’s carry, throws his legs over his head, then drops to one knee as he drives Blazenwing’s neck into his other knee! Cyclone Comet: Nice whirl neckbreaker there by Citizen Toxxic, who seems to be easily manhandling Citizen Blazenwing in the early moments of this match-up. Bobby Riley: That’s nothing! I’m sure Toxxic has some really devious stuff in store for Blazenwing coming up. He’s acting as the enforcer of the SWF, attempting to take out David Blazenwing and send him out with his tail between his legs… you know, the same way he left the Junior Leagues! HA! David lies on the mat, gripping his neck with his left arm while reaching for the ropes with his right arm in an attempt to start to pull himself to his feet. Toxxic chuckles a little bit, then walks over to David’s body and stomps hard on his right arm, causing Blazenwing to shout out in pain before quickly pulling the arm back close to his body. Toxxic goes for another vicious stomp to the midsection of Blazenwing, but David instinctually rolls out of the way of the stomp and underneath the ropes, landing with a small bounce on the little padding surrounding the ringside area. Bobby Riley: Blazenwing’s running now like a scalded dog! Face it, Dave… you have no chance here in the SWF. You can’t hang with the big boys, so GO HOME NOW! Cyclone Comet: You’re not going to give Citizen Blazenwing even a small chance, are you? Bobby Riley: He doesn’t deserve it! Cyclone Comet: Well, I like him. Did you know he used to be a superhero like me? The kid knows how to move in style! Bobby Riley: ….for my sanity, PLEASE stop now. While you’re behind. Toxxic rolls out of the ring and starts moving towards David, who has started to climb to his feet. The referee begins the mandatory ten count as David reaches his feet and stands tall, not realizing that Toxxic is right behind him. 1! With Blazenwing still facing the opposite way, Toxxic reaches up, grabs David’s neck with both hands, then pulls him down to the may outside with an Underkill Edge-o-matic! 2! Blazenwing grabs his neck and screams out again as Toxxic stands up and revels in his domination of the match-up. 3! Toxxic begins stomping away at David’s head and neck area as the Portland crowd starts booing the heel vehemently. 4! Toxxic yells at David, then goes to stomp him again, but Blazenwing, catching his second wind, grabs the foot of Toxxic and spins him, executing a dragon screw from a sit down position! 5! David Blazenwing pulls himself up to his feet using the ring apron and, after stopping for a second to catch his breath, pulls himself onto the ring apron with the ropes. He slides inside underneath the second rope as Toxxic reaches his feet on the outside. 6! Toxxic rolls into the ring with ease, then stops to stare down with Blazenwing as the two are now standing across the ring from one another. Cyclone Comet: Blazenwing and Toxxic are now at equal footing once again! Bobby Riley: Not quite. Blazenwing’s already taken a beating, but Toxxic is still barely hurt at all! If they keep it up at this pace, it’ll take a year before Blazenwing does any noticeable damage to the Straight-Edge Sensation! Toxxic and Blazenwing spend a few more seconds staring one another down as the crowd cheers for the match they’ve seen so far. Suddenly, Toxxic and Blazenwing race to opposite ends of the ring and bounce off the ropes! They criss cross the ring ropes once, then twice, then three times, barely intersecting one another each time. They finally meet in the center of the ring, colliding with a massive double clothesline, taking each man down ala Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior! They both roll to their feet, mostly unphased, and stomp into the center of the ring where they tie up again, jockeying for position. A push by David, a push by Toxxic, back and forth, back and forth… until Blazenwing knees Toxxic in the gut, then tosses Toxxic’s arm over his own neck! David gives a thumbs up to the fans to a nice face reaction, then lifts him upside down in the air, holds him there for a moment, and drops him to the mat with a vertical suplex! Bobby Riley: Aw no! Come on, Toxxic! Are you gonna take that? Cyclone Comet: I don’t think he has a choice, Robert! Citizen Blazenwing has not released the hold… I think he may be going for another linked suplex, or possibly even his famous triple suplex! Blazenwing indeed has not released the hold, as he keeps the arm of Toxxic locked over his own neck. Blazenwing tosses his feet into the air and twists them, using the momentum to spin his own body around and back to a standing position. Blazenwing takes a deep breath, then yells at the top of his lungs as he lifts Toxxic high into the air and delivers a second vertical suplex to his adversary! He takes a little longer this time to kick his legs into the air and spin himself around again and back to a standing position. There is now sweat trickling down the face of David Blazenwing, and he looks winded. He goes to lift Toxxic for the third and final suplex, but due to the attacks before on the neck and head of Blazenwing, he is unable to follow through completely and Toxxic rolls into the suplex, landing behind Blazenwing and immediately rolling David into a school boy pin! The referee drops to the mat and counts. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . THR-NOOOO!!! At the very last moment, David Blazenwing manages to kick out of the school boy pin, sending Toxxic rolling into the ropes. David rolls to the opposite side of the ring and pulls himself up with the ropes as Toxxic stands up. He charges Blazenwing as David reaches a standing position, leaning on the ropes. At the last moment, before Toxxic can reach his foe, Blazenwing shoots off the ropes and nails Toxxic in the face with THE FULL EFFECT!!! Blazenwing grins, then collapses to the mat along with the crumpled form of Toxxic. Cyclone Comet: Just like that, Citizen Blazenwing has shifted the momentum in this match! All it took was one miscalculation from Toxxic… Bobby Riley: …and a lucky desperation move from Blazenwing! The momentum hasn’t shifted at all! Blazenwing is just as bad off as Toxxic is, he just leveled the playing field a bit is all. He’s lucky as all hell if you ask me. Cyclone Comet: Luckily, I didn’t. And now, the referee has started the mandatory ten count! If neither man can reach their feet by the count of ten, this match will be ruled a draw! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! David Blazenwing begins to stir. 7! Blazenwing slowly gets to his feet. 8! Toxxic begins to move again while Blazenwing stands back up. 9! Blazenwing, seeing that Toxxic is still down from The Full Effect, he goes for the pin cover as the referee drops to his knees and counts. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . TTTTTTHHHHHHHRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!! At the last moment, Toxxic lifts his left shoulder to kick out of the pin! Cyclone Comet: Oh, so close for Blazenwing! A split second more, and he would have beaten Toxxic in what can only be considered a major upset! Bobby Riley: The stupid moron took too long resting. If he wasn’t so lazy, he might have won the match! Ha, it serves him right… now Toxxic can take him to school! As Blazenwing reaches his feet, Jet pounds on the ring apron, trying to will her man back into the match. David Blazenwing walks over to the corner and sits down against the turnbuckle as Toxxic crawls over to the ropes and starts slowly pulling himself up, obviously taking his sweet time in an attempt to regain his bearings which were temporarily tossed off balance when he took the Full Effect. Blazenwing continues to await Toxxic’s rising to his feet. Toxxic finally reaches his feet and turns around as Blazenwing, as if on cue, charges at his adversary. Toxxic has DB scouted though, and catches him in a rear headlock, dropping to one knee and driving the other into David’s neck again! However, this time, Toxxic pops right back up, still holding David Blazenwing, and delivers a massive diamond cutter, all as a combination known as the Detoxx! Toxxic goes for the cover as the referee counts. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . TTTTHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEENNNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!! Just like Toxxic before him, David barely gets his shoulder up right before the three to save the match! Toxxic, thinking the match was over, immediately goes into another cover. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . TTTTHHHHHHHRRRREEEEEENNNNNNNNOOOOOOO!!! Once again, David Blazenwing kicks out at the absolute last second! Toxxic, now getting mindly frustrated, hits a few elbows into David’s face, then stands up and walks over to the nearest corner, then starts removing the top turnbuckle pad as the referee checks on Blazenwing. Cyclone Comet: Oh come now! Is it really necessary to remove the turnbuckle pad? Bobby Riley: Why not, CC? Toxxic is obviously just checking to make sure there is nothing inside the turnbuckle that could get himself or Blazenwing hurt! A safe working environment is a happy working environment. Blazenwing crawls over to the corner he started at – adjacent to the one Toxxic is working on now – and starts pulling himself up using the turnbuckle pads and the ropes. Meanwhile, Toxxic finishes taking the turnbuckle pad off. He tosses the evidence outside the ring to his girlfriend Jet, who tosses the pad underneath the ring. Toxxic then sprawls out against the turnbuckle and begins acting as if he is in a daze! Blazenwing reaches his feet and, upon seeing Toxxic in the other corner looking weakened, runs to the other side of the ring. He leaps up and goes for a Stinger Splash, but Toxxic, who has been playing possum, rolls out of the way at the last moment, sending David flying head first into the exposed turnbuckle! The crowd utters a collective “ooh” as David stumbles backwards, his forehead now busted open and bleeding. Toxxic waits until David turns around, then pulls him down to the mat with an armdrag and applies the Regal Stretch! Bobby Riley: Yes! The move taught to him by William Regal! Toxxic could win with this move! Cyclone Comet: I’m not sure he could normally, but Citizen Blazenwing is bleeding badly now… that could be a factor in what happens now! Toxxic stretches his arms as he continues putting pressure on the back, neck and head of David Blazenwing. Blazenwing screams loudly at the top of his lungs as he tries in vain to break free of the move. The referee asks David is he gives up, but David continues to shout “NO!” as the blood loss becomes worse with each output of pressure from Toxxic. With his face now covered with a steady stream of crimson blood, David slowly begins pulling himself towards the ropes. He stops every few seconds to scream out loud. He even puts his hand up a couple of times, signaling that he might in fact submit to the move. However, the fans begin booing every time David does this, so the former superhero continues to pull himself towards the ropes, his nails digging into the canvas. After about a minute, David FINALLY manages to reach the ring ropes as the crowd cheers loudly! Cyclone Comet: He did it! Citizen Blazenwing did it! He survived the Regal Stretch and made it to the ropes! Bobby Riley: But does it matter? Look at the blood loss! The loser’s gonna drop dead any second now! This match’ll be over before he can unleash another move! Toxxic sticks his arms out straight, then puts his palms flat and looks down, signaling the coming of the Straight Edge! Toxxic steps to the side and waits as David Blazenwing slowly and groggily makes his way to his feet. Toxxic runs to the ropes as David reaches his feet and goes for the Straight Edge RKO! However, in an amazing feat of ring presence, David counters with an armbar takedown into the SHOCK LOCK crossface to a HUGE FACE POP from the crowd! Cyclone Comet: The Shock Lock! One of Citizen Blazenwing’s signature finishing maneuvers! Let’s see Toxxic get out of this! Bobby Riley: It may be a powerful submission, but it won’t do Blazenwing any good if he can’t even keep the hold in! That loss of blood is going to be a factor in Blazenwing’s loss, mark my words. That, along with his total suckiness. Blazenwing pulls on Toxxic’s face with the Shock Lock, emitting more and more pressure with each pull! However, the duo are close to the ropes, and Toxxic is able to get to the ropes and break the hold without too much trouble, considering the blood loss from David. Toxxic rolls to his feet and rubs his mouth, then walks over to Blazenwing and grabs his long blond hair, then pulls him up to his feet! Toxxic says something to Blazenwing, then slaps him in the face! Bobby Riley: Ha ha ha! YES! Let that little bitch know who is boss! Cyclone Comet: Robert, the language, please! Bobby Riley: Meh. Toxxic lifts his hands to the crowd for some extra heel heat, then kicks David in the gut and places his head between Toxxic’s own legs! He lifts Blazenwing’s arms into the double suplex position, then starts to go for the Toxxic Shock Syndrome, but David lifts Toxxic up with a blast of energy and backdrops him onto the mat! He turns around, then leaps up and hits a standing leg drop onto Toxxic’s neck! Unable to hook the leg, Blazenwing merely puts an arm over Toxxic as the ref counts. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . Kickout! Toxxic easily kicks out with David not able to hook the leg. Both men are now down, but Toxxic looks to have the advantage as he starts rising to his feet. He looks over and sees Blazenwing down and instinctually goes for the cover as the ref counts. . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . TTTTHHHHHHRRRREEEEEEEEENNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!! With another burst of energy, Blazenwing is able to kick out, but he is bleeding profusely now, laaving a puddle of blood where his head is lying. Cyclone Comet: Oh my… I don’t like this one bit. Someone should stop the match… Blazenwing is in serious danger if he doesn’t get some medical help right away! Bobby Riley: Don’t give me that! He knew way before he got this match whet he was getting into when he re-signed with the SWF. If he can’t take the heat, he should get out of the fire. Cyclone Comet: Don’t you have any compassion for anyone but yourself? Bobby Riley: Well, there is Tom Flesher… er, no, not at all! It’s all about me, CC! Ha ha ha! Cyclone Comet: Right… say, have you ever checked into getting medical help? Toxxic stands up, grinning, then heads over to one of the corners and leans down, prepping himself for some kind of spear type maneuver. Blazenwing finally begins stirring after a few seconds and, crawling into the adjacent corner, begins pulling himself up with the ropes and turnbuckles like before. Using all his energy, he finally reaches the top rope and a standing position. Blazenwing turns around, still holding onto the corner turnbuckle. Toxxic sees him, then charges Blazenwing. He starts to lower his body mass in order to go for a spear, but David reacts with ~THE QUICKNESS~… AND NAILS THE FULL EFFECT! BAHGAWD~! HOW DID HE DO IT?! Toxxic collapses to the mat and Blazenwing, using literally his last bit of strength, positions himself to fall right on top of the prone body of his opponent and into a pinning position! The referee drops to the mat and counts as the Portland crowd counts along! . . . . . 1! . . . . . 2! . . . . . 3! DING DING DING!!! Cyclone Comet: He did it! Citizen Blazenwing has done it! He has defeated Toxxic to win his first match back in SWF in nearly a year! Bobby Riley: (Stunned) H-how?! How did he do that?! He just came out of nowhere and… DAMMIT! Funyon: Ladies and gentleman, here is your winner as the result of a pinfall… DAVID BLAZENWING! “Last Resort” by Papa Roach hits the SmarkTron as neither man in the ring has moved yet. Toxxic is the first to move, rolling the now apparently unconscious form of David Blazenwing off of him and rolling out of the ring. He meets with Jet, who asks him if he’s alright, before the two head up the ramp and into the backstage area. After about a minute, David Blazenwing still has not moved. Finally, a group of EMTs come running down the ramp, stretcher and all. They pile into the ring, rolls David Blazenwing out, and put him onto the stretcher as the crowd applauds David’s efforts in the match. The EMTs roll the stretcher up the ramp and into the back as Cyclone Comet and Bobby Riley continue talking. Cyclone Comet: I hope he is alright! Bobby Riley: Hey, maybe he’s fatally injured! We may never have to see him again! Cyclone Comet; CITIZEN ROBERT!!! That is a HUMAN life you’re talking about! Don’t you think that’s just going a LITTLE too far? Bobby Riley: No… why? Cyclone Comet: (Sighs) Look, just forget it. Citizens at home, don’t change that dial! We have to take a commercial break, but we’ll be right back, same Lockdown time, same Lockdown channel! Don’t go anywhere!

I showed! Odd are I won't win, but I showed nontheless! (j/k, good luck to Toxxic) and I do hope the show gets posted soon... I can't wait to read the results!

LMFAO! Maybe Mae will reminisce about her son, the hand.

Remember, I am still pretty much new at this... yu guys used to have a site where all this info was. Where'd it go? lol... anyhow, yeah, who are the commentators, face and heel? I started writing my match and realized that I didn't know who they were! Any help would be MUCHO appreciated.

He does in my match too. Let's just hope I can get the sumbitch written by tomorrow.

I did read a show, but was still slightly confused. Now that I know for sure, thanx!

Bullshit, you weren't. Why mention it at all if you're so sure that your amazing well of talent is going to overcome all the injustice that's been heaped upon you by the spiteful bastards here in the predictions thread? [/sarcasm] Nobody's putting words in your mouth - we don't need to. We still remember the stupid shit that came out of your mouth the last time you were here. Don't come crawling back to us and immediately start the same old boring routine about how all of us are conspiring against you. You're not important enough to conspire against. K. How do I keep getting myself into these messes? Everytime I post something, I piss someone off. SORRY!!! I'm going to clarify this the best I can so NO ONE can take the meaning the wrong way. I, David Blazenwing, am a nothing. I am a lowly jobber. I have no right to even be in the SWF, though through the goodness of his heart, Thoth let me back in after a year's absence. I was a royal jackass the first time I was here and I apologize. I fully understand that there was/is NO biased booking whatsoever and my losing was a result of my lacking talent in the match writing department. These were excuses I made up for myself a year ago when I thought I was better than I actually was. I was a cocky, arrogant bastard before and totally deserved to be shit upon by every member of the SWF. Now, however, I am trying to join SWF again and earn my way up the card or lose every match I'm in - fairly. I only want to have fun, win or lose. I am truly sorry if I have ever offended anyone by any of my stupid actions in the past or the present.

Yeah, I was an ass back then. I'm sorry for all that trouble. I just want to have fun and be in SWF now that I think I've actually improved slightly, though that's up to all of you. BTW, I thought the shill incident was before the match w/ Crow, but I could be wrong. Wouldn't be the first time. So yeah, I really am sorry for everything that happened in the past. I'm trying REALLY hard to endear myself to the fedders here and make up for all the stuff in the past, but some people *cough*Spike*cough* don't seem to want to let the past go. IT'S BEEN A YEAR. GET OVER IT! I made mistakes, and now I'm trying to atone for them. What more can you ask for? (Sorry if I came off sounding a bit harsh at the end there, but it's tough to enjoy oneself in any fed when people are constantly belittling you, deserved or not.)

David, I'm just telling you. You will NOT play that card in this tour of the fed.... but you're not going to impress anyone, change anyone's mind or make any friends by trying to pull this "biased markers" crap. I was only responding to Chuck's mention that "If there was a fair marker", he could see a huge upset. I wasn't trying to imply that I personally thought anyone was biased... now you're putting words into my mouth.

I disagree, Toxxic has gone above and beyond the level I reached during that time. Whilst I do not deny that Blazenwing put in a great (and surprising) effort against myself in the Glass Ceiling match, you can't forget that he had crazy motivation to prove something at that point in time. I wish Blazenwing the best of luck, but I personally cannot see any result other than Toxxic winning. 95% of the people in this fed are expecting me to lose. If that's not crazy motivation, I dont know WHAT is. Provided the matches are graded fairly, I hope to surprise a lot of people here.

I don't think anyone else posted this yet, so I'm gonna get the honor of being the first person to post something relatively important! WOOT~! Ahem. Anyhow, I was surfing on the RAW site, looking up a bio, and one of these little bastards popped up underneath the picture. Sure enough, after looking, all 20 entrants in the battle royal this Monday have one, so I'm posting them all here. They go over a little history and accentuate the superstar's odds in the battle royal. BATISTA: Size and strength wins battle royals. A great example of this would be Andre the Giant. Andre's amazing battle royal record earned him the moniker "King of the Battle Royals." While not quite the size of Andre, Batista possesses an unmatched amount of strength. This level of strength may take Batista to the winner's circle and the Bad Blood main event. CHRIS JERICHO: Chris Jericho is a former World Champion. For him to gain this level of success again is not out of the question. In fact, his recent victory over Christian in a Steel Cage Match may be one of his most impressive in recent history. Now the only question is whether this momentum will carry him past 19 other RAW Superstars. Some say it will, while others question if it is enough. Either way, Jericho is definitely one of the favorites to walk away with the win. CHRISTIAN: The young Christian's career is on a rise of meteoric proportions. The only hiccup he has been faced with recently was a loss to Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage Match on Monday Night RAW. Other than that, his budding relationship with Trish Stratus and having the "problem solver" Tyson Tomko by his side has made Christian one of the top RAW Superstars. Is a Bad Blood main event in his future? EDGE: Upon arriving to WWE after a lengthy absence, Edge looked noticeably different. The normally svelte, yet muscular, Canadian had put on several pounds of muscle. Never before had Edge looked so big. This added size will undoubtedly help Edge in this match, where the bigger you are, the better chance of winning you have. However, just imagine for a moment if Edge actually does win. Can we be staring a Chris Benoit/Edge Bad Blood main event right in the eyes? This could get interesting. GARRISON CADE: Garrison Cade knows a thing or two about being the underdog. He has played this role ever since entering WWE. Come Monday night, he will be asked to play the underdog once again, as he steps into the ring with the likes of Triple H, Kane and Christian. Many think that the young Cade may not have enough matches under his belt to survive such a brutal bout. We'll see if this Cinderella tale has a storybook ending on Monday night. JOHNNY NITRO: While Johnny Nitro may be a great apprentice to Eric Bischoff, he may not have what it takes to outlast 19 of RAW's finest. There is no doubt that he will have an amazing career at some point in the future, but the future is not now for Nitro. Should he end up winning the battle royal, it would have to be considered one of the biggest upsets in recent WWE history. Also, some serious underhanded maneuvers would have to take place. Don't put it past him or his boss Eric Bischoff. An extra official may have to be stationed ringside just to keep an eye on Nitro. KANE: Kane's size and strength give him an obvious advantage going into the battle royal. However, the big man does have a target on chest, a target that has been put there as a result of personal reasons. For Matt Hardy, eliminating Kane is more about defending Lita than it is about actually winning the battle royal. When these types of emotions are involved, there is no telling what the outcome may be. If Kane is successful in fending off Hardy, then he should be one of the favorites to go all the way. MATT HARDY: Matt Hardy may be one of the toughest Superstars to handicap for the upcoming battle royal. The former European Champion had little luck upon signing with RAW several months ago. However, his in-ring success has been growing as of late. With Matt on a bit of a roll, does he have what it takes to outlast 19 other RAW Superstars? Unfortunately for Matt, outlasting 19 others will not be his only concern. Just as he and Lita have begun to put their lives back together, Kane has interfered. The Big Red Monster has made Lita the object of his affection. With Kane being one of the 20 men competing in this battle royal, Matt's focus may be divided between winning the match and destroying Kane. Can Matt separate business from personal? MAVEN: Maven's future looked bright. He found himself sharing the ring with legends like Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels. Then injury struck. Maven hasn't been seen by RAW audiences in a long time, but on Monday night, he will be making his long-awaited return to the ring. Will there be ring rust? Can he pick up where he left off? In most cases, you would think not. But with Maven, anything is possible. Can the first chapter of Maven's return conclude with a battle royal victory? If so, it would make for a great story. RANDY ORTON: Don't bet against Randy Orton. Not only has this third-generation Superstar climbed every mountain that he has been faced with, but he has done so in very impressive fashion. Couple that with three other members of Evolution participating in the match and we may be looking at an all Evolution final four. Who would win that one? Will it really be every man for himself? This could get interesting. RHYNO: Rhyno is no stranger to competing for a World Championship. In fact, the Detroit native was the last man to hold the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, before the company folded in early 2001. That said, a victory on Monday night may not be completely out of the question. While Rhyno has struggled a bit since returning from injury, his low center of gravity may help him in this match and get his World Heavyweight Championship aspirations back on course. RIC FLAIR: Normally, expecting a man of Ric Flair's age to win a battle royal would be out of the question. Ric Flair, however, is anything but normal. Unlike many other professional athletes, Flair seems to get better with age. The 16-time World Champion may not be in the top three to win this match, but if he does, don't be surprised. The only caveat would be whether the Nature Boy will sacrifice his chances of victory in an attempt to help fellow Evolution teammate Triple H in his quest to capture the World Heavyweight Championship. ROB CONWAY: Does anybody like Rob Conway? In a time where patriotism is almost a religion, the last thing this country needs is an American turncoat. But that is what Conway is. Chances are Conway will be the target of every American in the ring on Monday night, making him a tough Superstar to pick to win the whole thing. ROSEY: Chris Benoit vs. Rosey in the main event at Bad Blood with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line. It could happen. In fact, this may be Rosey's most serious shot at the World Heavyweight Championship to date. While a Benoit/Rosey main event seems tough to imagine, it may be even tougher to find a Superstar that can lift the gigantic Rosey over the top rope. Undoubtedly, this is Rosey's biggest chance at greatness. Will he take advantage? SHELTON BENJAMIN: Nobody thought Shelton Benjamin had what it took to beat Triple H, but he did ... twice. Nobody thought Shelton Benjamin had what it took to beat the legendary Ric Flair on pay-per-view, but he did. Now, some people are underestimating Shelton Benjamin's ability to win the 20-man over-the-top-rope battle royal. Come Monday night, those people may be forced to eat their words. STEVEN RICHARDS: Seeing as it has been over a year since Steven Richards has had a pay-per-view match, the chances of him actually main eventing Bad Blood seem very slim. However, weirder things have happened. SYLVAIN GRENIER: Like Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier's chances are slim. While not an American turncoat, Grenier is equally disliked. Look for him to ousted quickly by a large number of Americans. THE HURRICANE: Despite being WWE's resident superhero, this match does not extenuate Hurricane's positives. With just under 200 pounds of weight on his 6-foot frame, Hurricane may be ripe for picking off. While anything is possible when it comes to the Hurricane, it is hard to imagine that he will be able to avoid the likes of Kane, Triple H and Batista. In a match where size dwarfs speed, Hurricane may be in trouble. TRIPLE H: Triple H combines a genuine passion for the World Heavyweight Championship with an unmatched in-ring ability and three other Evolution members to be considered one of the odds-on favorites to win Monday's battle royal. VAL VENIS: Val Venis can win the battle royal. He has the athletic ability to do so. The only question is whether he actually will win the battle royal. It has been some time since fans have see the Val Venis that held the Intercontinental Championship. The battle royal may be the perfect place for the old Venis to break out again. My favorite is Stevie Richards. Poor Stevie.

LMFAO! Well, he wanted the match, and now he has it. Let's just hope that he knows what he's getting into. You fucking idiot. Wow. I haven't been in SWF for a week and ALREADY people are treating me with no respect. Real nice way to promote comraderie there, Spike. But besides that, forget ANYTHING that ever happened with me. This is a totally new start. I plan on actually trying this time.

LMFAO! Well, he wanted the match, and now he has it. Let's just hope that he knows what he's getting into.

Wha about Shamrock? I don't recall them doing anything with him, unless I'm forgetting about something.

The camera opens as we see David Blazenwing pumping weights in his home. As he continues repetitions, his wife Jen, about two months pregnant at this point, walks into the room. Jen: Well, you seem dedicated today. You haven’t worked out like this since you worked at PCW. David: (Laughs) Well, I have to stay in shape. After all, I don’t want to look flabby when I show up for my new job. Jen looks up excitedly. Jen: New job? You mean you got another job wrestling? David puts down the weights and sits up, then climbs off the weight bench and starts wiping the sweat off with a towel. David: Yes I did. Just got officially hired this morning. Jen walks up and hugs David. Jen: Oh, I’m so happy! So, where are you working? David: (Hesitantly) Uh… the SWF. Jen pulls back, looking slightly shocked. Jen: You mean… are we talking “SJL” SWF? David nods with a grin on his face. Jen looks at him disappointed. Jen: David… I mean, are you sure about this? I thought you and I both agreed that that horrid period in your career was done and over with. It’s a closed book, right? Right? David continues laughing. David: Truth be told, the SJL wasn’t THAT bad. Honestly, I probably could have been great there had I put a little more effort into my wrestling skills. Jen: But what about the glass ceiling? What about being held down? David: Eh, that was more or less me making excuses for my crappy wrestling. There really wasn’t any holding down in SJL… I just wasn’t good enough to hang with the likes of John Duran, Charlie Matthews, Crow and the rest. But this time… this time will be different. I’m ready this time, Jen. I’m going to make an impact. Jen walks behind David and drapes herself over his shoulders. Jen: Just… be careful. I don’t like them. But, if it’s what you really want to do, than you have my blessing. Of course, you’d do it whether you had that or not, right? (Laughs) David: I always value your input, Jen… but I feel like this is really something I have to do. I messed up the first time around, and this is my chance to rectify the situation once and for all. I became a recognized name in AJWF and PCW. But in SWF… I will become a legend. Jen: And if you don’t? David: That’s not an option. Jen grins and hugs David again, then leaves the room. David sits down and begins pumping iron again as the camera fades to black.

My friend Matt brought something up to me today, and it got me thinking that he had a point. Basically... isn't Kurt's cast OVER his pants leg? How in the hell does that work? Neither of us recall seeing his pants bunched up to show that they're above the cast... so are we to believe that he got the cast put over his pants and he hasn't changed his pants since falling? And going to the bathroom must be a bitch... Can anyone find a pic to comfirm/deny this?

I lost my smile. Yeah. Maybe I'll be back someday. Maybe.

You know what? I loved SmackDown! last night. I loved it when Jackie pinned Chavo for the belt; I marked out like all fuck! I never saw it coming. As for the rest of the card... UT destroying two heels really helped get his gimmick of an upstppable monster over. All hail the immortal Dead-Biker-Taker! He kicks ass! Also, having Eddie come out at the end of the show and kill everyone was cool, and a possible way to start a feud between himself and RVD for the WWE strap at GAB or Summerslam. Now, see... I like to refer to myself as a "smarky mark". Wow. That's lame, but hear me out anyhow. I know all the backstage stuff that goes on, etc. I frequent this board, even if I don't always post here, lol. Anyhow... I'm a smark as far as backstage info goes, but other than that, I'm a total mark for anything WWE. I buy the merchandise (I'm wearing my Goldberg "Believe The Hype" T-Shirt as I type this), I watch all the shows, I order the PPVs when I can, go to all the shows in Milwaukee when WWE is here, etc. So yeah, I'm a mark. BTW, I'm interested in starting a weekly article here, if the Gods of TSM would allow me to do so. It's entitled "A Mark's Perspective", a weekly article that accentuates WWE's programs from the views of a total mark, rather than the cynical "WWE sucks and can't do anything right except video packages" typical smark. Whoever sets that up, drop me a line. Or a PM. Or whatever. Just gte back to me.

Alright, so I'm playing through the World title scenario. I've come to a match where it's myself and The Rock fighting the champion and X-Pac. It says that to win, I have to put the opponent through the announcer's table. My question is... HOW? I tried for over a half an hour, nothing I did got him up onto the table and none of my moves put him through standing next to it. I don't have the manual, I bought the game at Blockbuster used. Anyhow... anyone got help for me? I'm going nuts trying to figure this out!

Alright. First off, I'm going to openly admit that I am totally stealing Man Of 1,004 Modes' idea. Now that I have that guilt trip out of the way... Ahem. Almost a year and a half ago, in December of 2002, myself and a friend began an e-fed based on SD:SYM. It was played out just like Man Of 1,004 Modes' diary fed, where the matches were determined via computer matches. Finally, in July of 2003, the fed closed due to lack of interest. After all that, in November 2003, when SD:HCTP debuted, I got all the old crew back together and we started a new fed from scratch. There was something wrong with this, though... HCTP wasn't as much fun as the SYM fed was. After thinking for a while, I finally realized why. SYM was based on attribute points for four catagories; strength, speed, technical and roughneck. This led to varied superstars and a versatile gaming environment where, just like the WWE itself, anything could happen. Seriously. Goldust pinned Triple H clean once. It was mindblowing. Now, when it comes to HCTP, the game is based on stat points ranging from 10-100. Build up your character, get them more points, and they'll be able to win more matches. However, when simming cpu matches, the results will always be the same. If you sim Goldberg vs. The Hurricane 100 times in exhibition mode, Goldberg will leave 100-0, and we all know the last thing the world needs is another Goldberg winning streak. So, when I saw Man Of 1,004 Modes' diary, I decided that I wanted to do my own. But not with HCTP... it wouldn't be any fun. Besides, Man Of 1,004 Modes was already doing it. So, I decided I would start a new one, but I would base it on my favorite game in the SD! series, Shut Your Mouth. And there's all the history that's fit for knowing. NOW... into the actual diary. Like Man Of 1,004 Modes, I split the roster randomly into two parts. I'm not going to create any CAWs, mostly because all my CAW slots are filled up after making all my friends. So, without further adieu... I present to you the official RAW and SmackDown! rosters! RAW Roster - Owner: Ric Flair - Al Snow - Big Show - Bradshaw - Bubba Ray Dudley - D-Von Dudley - Faarooq - Hollywood Hulk Hogan - Ivory - Jazz - Jeff Hardy - Kevin Nash - Lita - Mark Henry - Matt Hardy - Molly Holly - Randy Orton - Rikishi - Scotty 2 Hotty - Shawn Michaels - Stacy Keibler - Stephanie McMahon - Stone Cold - Test - The Big Valbowski - The Rock - Torrie Wilson - Triple H - Trish Stratus - X-Pac SmackDown! Roster - Owner: Vince McMahon - Albert - Billy - Billy Kidman - Booker T - Brock Lesnar - Chris Benoit - Chris Jericho - Christian - Chuck - DDP - Eddie Guerrero - Edge - Goldust - Hardcore Holly - Kane - Kurt Angle - Lance Storm - Maven - Raven - Rhyno - Rico - Rob Van Dam - Shawn Stasiak - Spike Dudley - Tajiri - Tazz - The Hurricane - Undertaker - William Regal And there you go. I'll start running shows this Monday night with the first RAW. The first PPV, WWE Judgment Day, will air on May 16, 2004. The preview for the first RAW will be up momentarily. Also, allow me to quickly present you with the Championship lists for each show. Cross-Brand Championships - WWE Undisputed Championship - WWE Tag Team Championships RAW-Exclusive Championships - WWE Intercontinental Championship - WWE Hardcore Championship - WWE Women's Championship SmackDown!-Exclusive Championships - WWE United States Championship (I know, not in the game, but it balances out the title count for each show, plus it's my favorite belt, so it's in now.) - WWE European Championship - WWE Cruiserweight Championship Also, one note, since there is no Velocity in SYM (only HeAT), Sunday Night HeAT, starting next Sunday, will feature talent from both RAW and SmackDown!, but only fighting each other rather than being in meaningless interpromotional matches. We'll save those for PPVs. That's about it... let The WWE Experience begin!