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I think we need to put this in US Perspective, Dace. Guys, imagine that we're doing a giant run-in on the Jerry Lewis Telethon. (Y)

No, no. Judge is JUSTICE. And good to see Todd Royal getting to face off against IL.

Yes. I would.

The top-rope rule was definitely around before Watts, though. I vaguely remember it being used as an elimination in an elimination tag match between the Young Pistols and the Freebirds that couldn't possibly have been after his reign started. Thing is, it was used to eliminate Steve Armstrong, who was one of the popular babyfaces. Nothing like DQing a face to add heat to a syndicated match, eh?

You put in ALL of the numbers, because they need to be able to identify the right credit card. The last four digits, and generally none of the others, are printed on the receipt so that people who have more than one card can keep track of what they spent on each card. On the back, there is usually a nonembossed three-digit number appended to the number embossed on the front. Don't input that unless they ask you to. If they do, they'll have a special place for you to put it in. And yeah, the fact that you couldn't figure this out on your own and yet you have access to ordering things online bothers me.

Eh, what the fuck, I'm in.

True. They should have concentrated on the fact that he has no experience outside of being a trophy sponsor for some legislation and, judging by his campaign, has no idea what he's doing.

Edwin/Mark Promo EDWIN MACPHISTO IS ALIVE! HE’S ALIVE! This reminds me significantly of the promo in the hospital after Thugg broke his neck the first time, and that’s definitely not a bad thing. I’m really digging the character interaction between King and Stevens. Very nice. Stevens still considers himself one of the boys, which is a really good angle to have on his character, but King insists that the job is going to warp him. This is going to go somewhere, whether there’s an angle planned now or not, and even if it doesn’t it adds a bit of questioning to anything Stevens does from here on out. And Edwin goes out, still always being the face, asking Mark not to fire Silent so as to keep him from snapping. Excellent promo to open the show. Quiz Promo The hyperventilating is cute. I can’t help but picture Quiz as Pat Sajak. Oooh, confusing grammar. Johnny Dangerous Promo I still love how he smokes all of a sudden. I also love the swerve, with Wildchild ending up innocent and Judge Mental on the other end of things. It’s a flash turn, but then, so was the heel turn. The development of Johnny “just taking orders” as a character flaw is something I’m hoping to see ingrained in his character, incidentally, for further use in later angles. And the segment ends with Johnny apparently retired, but this is the SWF. We all know there’s… MORE TO COME~! Erek Taylor and Boston Strangler Promo Erek Taylor pushes Strangler, who’s trying desperately to be a good person. It’s being played really well, almost as if Strangler was an addict and Taylor represents everything that he was hooked on. And Erek Taylor continues cementing himself as, well, a bad person. Very nice. Tom Flesher Promo I suck. Michael Craven Promo Craven’s hurt by Tom turning. I would have liked to see some more mindless loyalty to King here as well as the Craven/Flesher dynamic, but… Johnny Dangerous Promo Redux YAY FOR PATHOS! Yeah, I’m liking this. Wildchild is angry, and it’s perfectly justified. Johnny’s not quite sure what to do, and we have a character dynamic without a heel. Johnny’s got the sympathy, imho, but it’s hard to be angry at Wildchild. Let’s Make A Deal! Blazenwing the Nonsequitur. (Y) This is just surreal, and yet I accept it wholeheartedly as the reason that John Duran has suddenly replaced Show. Xstasy Promo So we’re reintroducing X to a fed comprising a vast majority of people who have never seen him work. With that in mind, this seems to be a pretty by-the-books promo. I’m anxious to see what else you do with the character, so on that note I’ll reserve judgment. This was a straight-up character promo, and that’s all it needed to be. Ejiro Fasaki Addressed The SWF Regarding The State Of The Union Yay for Ejiro sticking his nose into things that he’s not involved in! Seriously, I love how he’s weighing in on Wildchild and the Flesher face turn as if he belongs in those angles. I think it’s really clever and a nice thing to do with the character. The questions, incidentally, were genius. HVille Thugg/Bastion Promo Thugg disowns Bastion… Bastion kicks Thugg’s ass. And Mark punishes Bastion by putting him up against Va’aiga, which is pretty cool. Grand Slam Promo Oddly placed, right after he made an appearance in the Thugg promo, but what can you do? I love the “break the law, go to jail” thing, but I’m wondering how long that lasts until someone decides to bend it. Luckily, I don’t think we have anyone here who needs to rely on cartoonish supervillainy. And we reiterate the Va’aiga/Bastion match. Was there a communications breakdown somewhere in there? Boston Strangler Promo Yup. Strangler’s nutty. And this was, incidentally, an incredible introspective promo. SinQuizition Promo The Bemani Cross Wizards return, and I don’t trust any of this. Suicide King Promo I love the emotion showed in this promo. The curdmudgeonly sour grapes, the bitterness, everything. Just wonderful.

Poor Stu. Here's hoping for a fast and thorough recovery so that he can get back to sleeping in Tupperware.

I just skimmed the last show, thinking it wouldn't be prudent of me to post this without reading it. Of course, there isn't much to say about that, since I'm sure you all know exactly how CC feels about the showing. heh Now, let me just point out, since no one ever did when I was down here... JLers are both allowed and encouraged to read and comment on the WF. Guys, no one gets paid to do this. The only encouragement I've had to keep coming back every week for the past 18 months is the satisfaction of winning and knowing that there are other people reading my work. We all enjoy writing, and we all like knowing someone else is reading our stuff and following the angles we're working so hard on. Come on up. We just had a promo show. It's not difficult reading, and there's some excellent (and important) angle development going on. If you have questions, pop into chat or hit someone up on IM and ask! Just take the time to read and comment on the shows. Your humble World Champion, Tom Flesher.

Of course, we're all up on Rando's escapades.

I'll be changing my stats, TBS. And consider opening promo called.

The “HEY WAKE UP AND WRITE” Match Daemon vs. Craig McLennan - Craig. “Bring Your Own Weapon” Match Jimmy “The Demon” Liston vs. “Hollywood” Spike Jenkins - Demon, because he's a goose. Slightly Biased Cage Match for the T.V. Title Brian Bowers vs. Jay Morrison - Gotta go with Jay Morrison here. European Title Match Todd Royal© vs. Dominic Korgath - Todd Damn this is a good match, but I don't think Korgath will pull it out. #1 World Contendership/#1 Euro Contendership Singles Match Aecas vs. Landon Maddix - Aecas, but surprise me, Landon. World Title Hardcore Match Insane Luchadore© vs. Manson - IL to retain.

Can I never face Strangler again after this? Four of my last five matches have involved him and he's approaching the status of Ash and Annie in my first month of competition. I know I need to get him out of the way... I just would have liked another tuneup match. heh Should be an excellent show, though.

Bodybag Match English Dragon v. Crow - Since I think they're both talented, I'll go kayfabe and say Crow is the character more likely to win in a bodybag match. ? Match Wildchild v. ? - Blazenwing attempts to go over, but Cutthroat stops him. Non-title Tag Match The Bemani Cross Wizards (Thoth and Ced Ordonez) v. Sin-Quizition (Quiz and John Duran) - The fans, when this battle of really odd gimmicks is over. Singles Match Erek Taylor v. Xstasy - Gotta go with Taylor here. Hardcore Match Bastion v. Va'aiga - Bastion ICTV Singles Match "The Franchise" Mak Francis v. "The Sacred One" Andrew Blackwell - Blackwell Elimination Triple Threat for the #1 Contendership to the World Title! Dace Night v. Michael Craven v. Nathaniel Kibagami - Kibagami World Title Singles Match The Boston Strangler v. "The Superior One" Tom Flesher - NP

Best midget ever

My all-time favorite use of this rule was at... one of the Superbrawls, I believe. I think it was Ron Simmons and Vader for the WCW Title, two out of three falls. They were brawling against the ropes, ready to go over, and Harley Race (Vader's manager) held Simmons in the ring so it looked like he'd thrown Vader over the top. Bam, DQ. I'm almost sure I have the details wrong, but the spot was really clever.

I still say we should give UnderAppreciated to the runner-up.

If you want to go derivative, pulling clothing is a technical violation in American folkstyle wrestling (1 point penalty) and illegal in international freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling (1 point caution if offensive, 2 points if it prevents a score, and choice of position). The only styles of wrestling where grabbing/pulling of clothing is allowed are the jacket styles where the clothing is meant to affect the match, such as Sambo, Glima and Judo. So it makes sense that, in theory, tights-pulling is an offense, but not one that would require a disqualification.

I think the iCash thing rewards unnecessary bells and whistles on the website and in general. I think outside competition is a good thing, though, so run with it.

Well, see, we like you JUST enough to want to recognize you, but we like Ejiro more. Specifically, we like him enough to recognize him for the right belt. I'm very pleased with the results here, as I'm sure you all know. I'm still angry that I didn't win Best Tag Team, Best Latino Athlete or Best Booker, though.

As a rookie, Richards wrestled under the name 'Stevie Polo' as an homage to RAVEN Or so said the Apter mags EDIT: There was another connection. Bastards. Er. Jazz is married to RODNEY MACK~!

...! There's a show at HSBC following my face turn and I'm not booked as a guest commentator? :-P Nice little card with what you have. I'm always a fan of the six-man tag ME, and the two singles matches make sense, so...

Yeesh. Good luck, man.

*cough* Worth it.