Bruce Blank

That's probably right - they wanted him to have a manager but they didn't have something else in place right away. Or maybe they thought Brother Love would work but found out that it wasn't the right combo and then hired Pringle.

ARGH!! BASTARDS!! SUM’BITCHES!! *Shakes Fists menacingly* I wanted to put Zack over on the way out since he’s basically had Bruce walk all over him since day one – he deserves it. Hell of a feud but I also think that we’re both in agreement that it’s time to end the feud and move on. And no one in the OAOAST liked Bruce so he had to go bye-bye. I haven’t ready everything in detail yet, but what I’ve read is top notch stuff, I was surprised by the X-Title change but in a good way – hopefully with a bit more focus on the division it’ll be a hotly contested belt soon. Awesome show, another hit in a line of hits for 2007.

This is my preliminary plan – I hope to get everything together for Thursday, I’m making good progress so far H1 Grand Prix Qualifying Match Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierrez Vs Columbian Heat >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Done & Sent Also: H1 Grand Prix tournament update w/ Faqu & Tony Schiavone >>>>>> Done & Sent Debut: Please welcome the newest member of the OAOAST The Freebird Vs Space Tiger >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Done & Sent (I put his profile in Blank’s place… *sigh* since my main man is now gone *cries*) Handicap Match Gibraltar Vs Tigre Oro & Tigre Metallico>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Done & Sent Possibly: Words from James Wolfenstein following the revalation on HeldDOWN and the brutal beating at AnglePalooza Possibly: Venom Returned @ AnglePalooza will he make his presence felt on HeldDOWN?

Zack Wins, Landon is the last guy eliminated and oh yeah Bruce Blank is kicked out of the OAOAST after a brutal loss to Zack Malibu (who CHEATED!! ) That concludes the "SWF relevant" portion of the Lethal Rumble I do believe.

He beat Abyss and he lost to Joe, I think that's his full record 4 - 1

Say Vince, Vince-ola, Vincent Baby, Vincenzo Mr. McMahon if you weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell! Don't you think that Batista sold a bit too much for a World champion?

aaaaaaaaaaand it's in now - sorry if I'm the hold up here guys, I had a shitty PC at home, had to write it quickly once I got to work.

I'm working on it right now, sorry about the delay it'll be done ASAP.

Personally yes I'm cool with it, I doubt any of the named participants would mind either - I know my characters are in good hands

Considering the SNME match was taped in like November 88 he wasn't actually the TV champ at the time (he held it from Sep 89 to 90) it could technically be him, he had also competed as "the Ninja" in small time indies in 1987-88 where he was unmasked. I'll find the tape and see if it looks like Muta's posture/size/style

Putting over isn't the same as passing the torch though, passing the torch generally means scaling back and letting others have the spotlight instead of that person.

Was it Rip Oliver? Wiki has the Super Ninja listed as the Great Muta - btw I saw that match on YouTube a while back.

Excellent Rumble build, loved it coupled with two really strong matches on top and a HYOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH upset in the tag-team tournament that I did NOT see coming (but liked) and a strong emotional segment with Zack. Oh and I screwed around and did stuff Question: Sly Summers dropping the HI-GATE title - is that a signal for the HI-GATE title being incorporated in other storylines? that Ultra Shago & Dark Predator etc. will make their return to the OAOAST shows? cause I got something brewing that may be of interest. Great show *three thumbs up*

Name: It "the Alien" Height: 7 Globs Weight: 234 Space Units Hometown: Planet X Alignment: Unknown Stable: None Associates: None Manager: none Theme music: The Star Wars them Disco version Entrance attire: what you see is what you get, except he’ll be brandishing a ray gun when he enters the arena Ring attire: I can’t even begin to explain it. Wrestling style: It wrestles like a person who really has no preconceived notions of how a match should be wrestled, so off the wall and nothing you’ve ever seen before. Finishing moves: Alien Attack (Who knows what it is – he’s yet to actually execute it) Signature Moves: Being odd Bio: Well “it” came from outer space after having received our optically transmitted pleads for a gladiator to save the day (I.e. a wrestling show) Since It came to the OAOAST It’s been roaming backstage trying to find out how to communicate with the mother ship and generally being odd. In between crawling around ventilation ducts and calling IT hotlines It has managed to get in the ring on a few occasions, although none of them very successful (he lost to Bill Freakin’ Neilson after all) but maybe one day he will actually know what he’s doing in the ring … or not, odds are good that he’ll never be a technical marvel in the ring, but maybe he’ll figure out that you need to have your opponent on his back to pin him at least (Where is Reverend Slick when you need him)

Name: James (John) Wolfenstein (Nicknamed "The Lone Wolf" in Japan) Height: 6’5’’ Weight: 275 Pounds Hometown: Dayton, Ohio Alignment: Neutral Stable: None Associates: None Manager: None Friends: None Theme music: "Move Bitch" by Ludacris Entrance attire: For now it’s about as straight forward as it can get, music plays and the Lone Wolf comes to the ring looking to kick some ass and nothing much else, he’s not one to interact with the crowd, he’s not one to usually acknowledge cheers or boos or posters or anything. Heavily taped fists & wrists, black trunks that end half way down the thighs with a white line around the top and a white lightingbolt pattern around the bottom. Black knee pads, black mid length boots. Wolfenstein has been ordered to wear protective gloves, elbowpads and kick pads by President AngleSault in order to protect his opponents owning to Wolfenstein’s shoot fighting past. Wrestling style: High Impact Power / Shoot Fighting Style Finishing moves: Backdrop Driver Gorilla Press into Samoan Drop Signature Moves A series of blows to the mid-section and over the back of the head (Think Vader) Spear Suplexes Series of three back breakers Bio: James Wolfenstein is a man of few words – he’s a man of action, by his opwn admission he came to fight. He showed up one day in the OAOAST with a desire to kick ass. So he was put through the OAOAST wrestling school and seasoned a bit in Japan before returning to the United States where he hopes that his intense no-nonsense style will bring him to the big time At first Wolfenstein came across as just another rookie, although he quickly racked up wins over some of the OAOAST’s lower ranks. Then on New Year’s Day Asmodai revealed Wolfenstein’s past – James Wolfenstein was once a very successful UFC and K-1 fighter with a reputation of being a bit of a hot head and a trouble maker.A fact that Wolfenstein had concealed because he did not want to be pigeonholed with a “Shooter” gimmick and wanted to get away from his “bad boy” reputation of the past. After his past was revealed Wolfenstein has taken to using more of his shoot fighting style – racking him up victories over Asmodai’s Foot Soliders and the South Central Militia who had attacked the rookie over several shows. Finally the reason behind the attacks was revealed on a HeldDOWN when the giant Gibraltar returned to the federation and attacked the rookie, his manager Saint Andrew was apparently the mastermind behind the attacks from Satan’s Foot soldiers and the South Central Militia. But why? And while James Wolfenstein has been successful every time he’s been in the ring he’s never faced anyone like Gibraltar. 0===============================0 Name: “Lone Wolf II” Bill Neilson Height: 5’9’’ Weight: 245 Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Alignment: Face Stable: None Team: The Lone Wolves (With a very reluctant James Wolfenstein, so reluctant that he doesn’t want it listed on his profile or even create a team entry) Theme music: “Louie, Louie” played by some college marchingband that Bill once belonged to. Ring attire: Well Bill is normally a very OLD SCHOOL kinda guy: Wrist tape, black trunks with a white stripe down each side, ratty black knee pads, white boots and the beloved “white & blue striped socks sticking up over the edge of the boots” look to really make him the lady killer you all know and love. However… now that he’s started running around James Wolfenstein he’s adopted an outfit that’s more or less a “Photo Negative” version of Wolfenstein’s (Black where James’ is white & vice versa) He even wears the same type of gloves & elbow pads that Wolfenstein wears despite not exactly being a “Lethal Weapon” Wrestling style: Well it’s not so much a style as it’s a life philosophy, see Bill Neilson is what people would call a “Jobber”, a pretty good one at that, he’s stared at ceilings all over the world. Old school basic moveset if you must pin it down Finishing moves: the Full Neilson (Yep a Full Nelson) Signature Moves: Backbreaker, Atomic Drop – anything old school that’s not too jumpy. Bio: Well many, many…. MANY years ago Bill was a promising collegiate wrestler, he had high hopes of making it BIG in the sport. Initially he saw some success … then he began seeing lights and getting canvas burns. In the ever changing world of pro-wrestling being “sound but unspectacular” usually meant “jobber duty”- same with Bill. Then one day something changed, Neilson faced what may be the weirdest wrestler ever – “It the Alien” and through some kind of fluke he won! OMGWFTBBQ!! Filled with confidence he marched into Angelsaults office and demanded… that perhaps Mr. Sault could please, please, please give him a chance to show that he’ not just a jobber. Four hours of begging later and Bill was made the rookie James Wolfenstein’s tag-team partner against the South Central Militia. To say that Wolfenstein was displeased is like saying a volcano is kinda warm. Bill on the other hand was happy, ecstatic in fact – he ran out and bought a matching outfit and even came up with a team name and everything, this was his night he could feel it. James wasn’t feeling it though and attacked the poor guy in the aisle before the match and the proceeded to fight more or less the entire match on his own until Bill stumbled into the ring and then through a miracle ended up on top during a pinfall and actually WON!! Fuelled by not just ONE victory but TWO victories since the turn of the millennia who knows what will stop Bill Neilson… LOL 0===============================0 Team Name: The Lone Wolves Profile removed by James Wolfenstein!!

Group Name: The Space Cadets Names: (Guy in Yellow) = Discovery (D) (Guy in Black & Green) = Venom (V) (Guy in Black & Red) = Space Pharaoh (SP) (Guy in Blue & Red) = Supernova (SN) Space Pharaoh & Supernova are identical twins under the mask Height: D = 5’7’’ V = 5’8’’ SP & SN = 5’6’’ Weight: D = 187 V = 192 SP & SN = 172 Hometown: the Space Academy Alignment: Faces Stable: The Space Cadets Associates: Kenji Kawada Manager: none Theme music: The Imperial March from Star Wars. Entrance: The music stars as green laser lights shoot off in various directions until they all focus on the entrance ramp spelling out the name “Space Cadets”. Out walks one or more Cadets who stop at the top of the ramp for a moment to strike a heroic pose as the wind “mysteriously” flaps in their capes. Then they run to the ring and get it on. Entrance attire: As above, each with capes or long jackets they remove before wrestling Ring attire: Just look at the picture Wrestling style: All four are high flyers of the Japanese Cruiserweight kind, Venom has a bit of shootfighting ability as well Finishing moves: D: The Orbit (Top rope Huracanrana) V: Ve-normous (Razor’s Edge from the middle rope with opponent sitting on the top rope) SP: Frog Splash SN: Superfly Splash Signature Moves: Knock yourself out with whatever Bio: These four come highly recommended from HI-GATE and are just looking to entertain you, they are the 2006 "Young Lions" Award winners for most promising group of rookies and have come to American to mix it up with different styles of wrestling. One one of their first nights in the company they crossed paths with Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierrez in what looked like a harmless incident. Later in the night Ramone struck back and targeted Venom’s neck. At “November Reign” Ramone succeeded in injuring Venom’s neck taking him out of action – Venom has yet to return to action. The Space Cadets war with Los Vatos Locos has been brewing for a while resulting in several high flying, well received battles. Note: they only speak Japanese so it's time to break out the old Kai-En-Tai "Voice Over" gimmick - indeed! 0==============================0 Name: Kenji Kawada Height: 6’0’’ Weight: 245 Pounds Hometown: Tokyo, Japan Alignment: Face Stable: None Associates: The Space Cadets Manager: none Theme music: “Smells like Teen Spirit” Entrance attire: Long white, orange, black fakeleather coat Ring attire: See picture Wrestling style: High Impact AJPW Heavyweight style (Lariats, head drops etc) Finishing moves: Lariato! Orange Crush (Diamond Cutter) Bio: Kenji has been HI-YAH’s prodigal son for a long time but he’s just not been able to get the big prize being beaten both by Zack Malibu and more recently lost a couple of close matches to Faqu. Now he’s come to the US to get a more international experience before being recalled one day. Kawada has met with mixed success in the US, having been close to the “breakthrohg moment” on a number of occasions but so far coming up short. His different style and no-nonsense attitude has made it harder for the American crowd to get behind Kawada although he seemed to have won a lot of fans over with an incredibly brutal no DQ match against El Esperito that Kawada won, his first real break in the US. With Faqu back in the US Kenji Kawada is once again in the hunt for the HI-YAH title.

Name: Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierez Nickname: “La Cicatriz” (The Scar) Age: hard to say but not over 20 Height: 5’7’’ Weight: 200 pounds Hometown: Miami, FL Alignment (heel, face, tweener): Heel Stable affiliation (if any): Los Vatos Locos Wrestling style (brawler, cruiserweight, technical, all-rounder, etc.): Normally he’s a Cruiserweight high flier, but when pushed too far he turns into a homicidal maniac kinda like Sabu where he doesn’t care about his own body and just want to inflict as much pain as possible on his opponent - Even if that sometimes gets him disqualified Theme music: A cool, suave Cuban bossanova (think eddy Guerrero’s WCW heel theme) Entrance Style (what color pyro, spotlights, etc.): It’s pretty simple, no pyros, no lights flashing just Ramone walking down the aisle looking calm, cocky and confident, swaggering towards the ring oozing machismo Looks: Ramone looks like a mixture between Eddy Guerrero (the arrogant swagger and demeanor) and Latin Lover (tanned, long dark hair slicked back in a wet look) – has a couple of scars on his right cheek. Entrance attire (sunglasses, robe, jacket, etc): Ramone comes out without a shirt on, but wears a very expensive looking black and gold vest, black designer shades and a rolex watch (which he always makes sure someone holds for him during the match) when he’s not in “wrestling mode” he’ll also be sporting a number of golden rings on his fingers – if he removes them it’s a danger sign, it means he’s about to bust a skull. He also wears a very odd looking face mask. It’s made of black leather with straps that go behind his head. The mask covers the entire left side of his face and the right side around the eyes (but only covers his face, not over his hair or anything) the uncovered part of his face shows a couple of dark red scars as a testament to his troubled past. Ring attire: White pants with white boots, both hands heavily taped up from the wrist to the tip of all 5 fingers. He ALWAYS wears the facemask mentioned under “Entrance attire” and will go berserk if someone tries to remove it. Finishing Move(s) (try to keep it to 1 or 2): Ramone’s Way (The Pedigree) The Switchblade (The Fujiwara Arm Bar Signature Moves (ex: Shining Wizard, Rolling Germans, etc.): Anything off the ropes when calm, anything “hardcore” when he’s pissed off Basic moveset: There are two styles at work here, when he’s calm and when he’s “La Cictariz”. Calm: High flying mixture of Lucha Libre and Japanese Lightheavyweights (So Rey Misterio meets Jushin Liger) “La Cictariz”: Hardcore brawling with elements of martial arts thrown in, specifically targeting the throat and neck with straight fingered jabs and pressure point work. When he’s agitated he will gladly use his own body to hurt someone else. Manager/valet/sidekick: None Catchphrases/Trademark gestures: Ramone turns his head and looks at someone who’s pissed him off, then his eyes narrow and it’s almost like they flash red for a second – the arrival of “La Cictariz” History/Background/Career Highlights: We only know what Ramone choses to tell us, according to him he’s a Cuban immigrant who first learned to fight on the mean streets of Cuba and then late on ran with the gangs of Miami (he may even have led his own gang, it’s not clear) What is clear, or will soon be clear through my writings is that Ramone has a personality issue. Normally he’s a calm, laid back, confident kinda guy – intense yes but not like a loaded gun. The problem really arises when he gets pushed too far, then his personality, his whole demeanour changes and he turns into a bloodthirsty maniac who won’t think twice about cracking your skull open. How he developed the personality disorder no one knows, nor do they know why his “protective personality” is so violent and sadistic. Ramone doesn’t seem to be totally cognisant of his other personality, he will remember what happened but none of the motivation behind it – he’ll remember Pedigreeing someone on the concrete but have no idea why he did it. And there is no set rule on what’ll piss him off, disrespecting him is a good way to go, it could also be that he feels like someone is taking liberties with him during a match and he can turn. The match can go from a stunning display of X-Division flippin’n’flying to a match more at home in the Hardcore division in the blink of an eye, making Ramone that much more unpredictable. In only his second appearance in the OAOAST Ramone crossed path with the Space Cadets and somehow they did something to piss off the volatile Ramone. After several vicious attacks on Venom Ramone has managed to take 1/4th of the Space Cadets out and with a burning desire to take out all Space Cadets. After teaming with El Esperito by random choice the two men found that their styles and attitudes blended so well that they decided to form “Los Vatos Locos” and with the addition of their bodyguard imply known as “Big” Dave the trio is not one to be fooled with. 0====================================0 Name: El Espirito (The ghost) Height: 5’7’’ Weight: 175 Hometown: The Haunted Mansion Alignment: Heel Stable: “Los Vatos Locos” with Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierrez Associates: None Manager: none Theme music: The Theme to Halloween (when coming out unaccompanied by Ramone or “Big” Dave) Entrance attire: Nothing beyond his ring gear which is pretty elaborate already. Ring attire: See picture Wrestling style: Lucha Libre Finishing moves: 450 Splash off the top rope Signature Moves: If you can do it off the ropes he’ll do it Lucha Libre! Bio: Coming off a run as the top heel in HI-YAH: Mexico El Esperito had to leave the federation for a while after recieving several threats on his life by rabit Mexican fans due to his actions against the top babyfaces of the federation. He was randomly teamed with Ramone Gutierrez for a “November Reign” 8 man elimination match and the two quickly hit it off due to their shared propensity for cheating. El Esperito is now backing Ramone in his fight with the Space Cadets fighting together as “Los Vatos Locos determined to make a name for himself in the United States. 0=============================0 Name: “Big” Dave Height: 6’8’’ Weight: 300 Hometown: Atlanta, GA Alignment: Heel Stable: “Los Vatos Locos” with Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierrez & El Esperito Theme music: “Smooth Criminal” (Los Vatos Loco’s theme as he doesn’t have his own individual theme) Entrance attire: “Big” Dave likes a nice bright blue Hawaiian shirt or something similarly laid back and cool when he’s not competing in the ring Ring attire: Black boots, white pants and a white wifebeater shirt Wrestling style: Power Monster Finishing moves: the Big Goodbye (Sleeper) Power Bomb Signature Moves: Loads of Power moves – tosses, lifts, slams Bio: “Big” Dave showed up during a HeldDOWN in December 2006 looking for all intents and purposes like a fan at ringside. Only to reveal that he was in cahoots with Los Vatos Locos and helped them beat down the Space Cadets and Los Tigres Del Ring. It was later revealed that “Big” Dave is Ramone & Experito’s hired muscle to watch their backs in the cutthroat world of the OAOAST. “Big” Dave is a true southern gentleman, he’s well mannered and laid back – but with an underlying vibe of danger in the air, it’s not something you can put your finger on but he comes off a little… off. Of course the laid back gentleman is replaced with a psychopath when it’s “business time” – but don’t hate him for his violent actions, don’t hate him for hurting people, after all: “It’s just business, know what I mean?” 0=============================0 Team Name: Los Vatos Locos Members: Ramone Juan Jesus Gutierrez & El Esperito Combined Weight: 375 Pounds Theme Song: “Smooth Criminal” by “Alien Ant Farm” Team Finishing Move(s): I dunno yet, I’ll get back to you. Team Signature Moves: I dunno yet, I’ll get back to you. Entrance: The song will play for a bit before El Esperito pops through the curtains, strutting out like he’s the king of the world, shaking his head to the beat of the song while encouraging the fans to get up and cheer for them even though they will most likely do the opposite … Fast Forward … ”Annie, are you OK You OK Are you OK, Annie You've been hit by… You've been struck by…” When the song hits that line Esperito does the old “Outsider’s point” towards the curtains ”A smooth criminal” As Ramone Gutierrez steps through with a confident grin on his face. The two exchange a few words, bump knuckles and then head to the ring in a leisurely, cocky tempo

Since Bruce is out of the OAOAST Smarks Board Name: Bruce Blank Wrestlers Name: The Freebird Nicknames: The ‘bird Height: 6’8’’ Weight: 300 pounds Hometown: Badstreet, Atlanta, GA Age: in his thirties Face/Heel: Face on the side of being neutral, Stable: None Ring Escort: Weapon(s): Oh no, no, no, no never … well maybe the infamous “Michael Hayes Black Glove” if pressed Quote: “I’m as free as a bird now” Looks: See picture except with long sleeves and black gloves. The Freebird isn’t one to walk around “non-kayfabe” backstage so it’s mask on from he gets there till he leaves and no one better be touching that mask either – it’s a luncha-door thing after all. Ring Entrance: The classic Lynyrd Skynyrd (HAIL SKYNYRD!!) “Freebird” begins to play, drawing everyone in with it’s classic opening and mellow feel good vibe. After a few moments the Bird himself makes an appearance, just jamming to the beats and being swept away by that same “feel good vibe” that everyone else in the arena has. After all who can boo a big 300 pounder who like Lynyrd Skynyrd? I mean that’d be totally silly. Wrestling Style: Brawler, Southern Classic brawler who relies heavily on the fact that he’s built like a brick shithouse (but smells nicer) Signature moves: * Gorilla Press * Lariats (other wimps do Clotheslines this guy does LARIATS~!) * Power Slams * Big Boot * Inverted Atomic Drop * Backdrop & punch combo * Super-Plex * Turnbuckle Power Bomb * Piledriver Finishers: * “Sweet Home Alabama” - Running Power Bomb (his homage to Skynyrd): * Free Falling: lifts up opponent in Suplex position and stalls with opponent upside down – pauses varies due to weight, lateness in match etc – then drops opponent down into a sit down power bomb position that leads to a pin attempt at least This move can be executed on most guys except super heavyweights (up to around his own weight probably) and it’s the Freebird’s most used finishing move but also the one easiest to counter too. History: Well you see the masked man known as The Freebird is somewhat of a jouryneman in the sport of professional wrestling, he made his debut around the time where the 80ties ended and the 90ties started – or so we think, besides it’s not important, just relax and be free dude Some may call the ‘bird a bit of a hippie with his “mellow” attitude and laid back style but dang it he’s as free as a Bird now – and frankly this bird you cannot change. And while he has this laid back attitude there is always this undeniable vibe that he could open a whole case of whoop-ass if someone decided to mess with him.

Alright just to be clear - we send the matches & segments to EWC right? cause I got a few things ready already. Also: I call opening match (yes everyone else calls main event, I call the curtain jerker ) James Wolfenstein Vs Gibraltar!

For my first ever pick I'm pretty pleased - tied for 6th place isn't bad

oh you know it's kayfabe - they wouldn't play with their golden boy's health like that, especially with HHH already out.

OH MY GOD!! You can't have Hogan slam Khali!! Remember the last time Hogan slammed a giant? I mean Hogan slammed the 700 pound giant and three days later Andre was dead!! Does the WWE want to kill Khali? think of all his freakish children back in india!!

Deveopmental deals means you get paid to learn/improve/tweak your style to fit the WWE style. Not everyone in the OVW have a WWE developental deal - some are actual students who pay for themselves to learn to wrestle, they can't be released since they're not under any kind of contract but just "attend school" if you will.

What the hell I'll try this - I can't do worse than suck "Teamo Supremo" I went with 4 Smackdown, 3 Raw and 2 ECW this week Raw John Cena - almost deadcertain winner here Jeff Hardy - apperances galore I hope Shawn Michaels - I got a sneaking suspicion he'll win the rumble to kick off his program with Cena (Smackdown is alredy building Tista/Taker it doesn't need a Rumble win) Smackdown Finaly - why? Because Finaly kicks ass, unless he's injured he'll be on my team each week Matt Hardy - See Jeff William Regal - in a tag-team title feud with a team that'll probably split up soon, I see apperances, matches & title wins here Theodore Long - for my last mil I went with a guy that'll probably rack up some apperance points at least. ECW Sandman - come on cane shots!! Marqus Cor Von - new guy, hype & push it's going to pay off I hope.

I'd like like to say that even though I'm writing Matt Myers now I'm still leaving it up to ya'lls imagination to figure out what Myers gimmick of the week will be.