SMARKDOWN Commentaroonies

[Guest 5_moves_of_doom]

Well, I won, but my match was *INCREDIBLY* rushed, and I feel really bad that it won, as I had been egging Ced on to SHOW since the night the card went up. Main event meanwhile is going up...I'll comment again once I've read the entire show, just wanted to MAKE the commensts thread.

[Guest 5_moves_of_doom]

YES! EDWIN WON! YES! EDWIN WON WITH HIS COMPLETELY SUPER-DUPER COOLEST EVER UBER-AWESOME GREAT TIMES A TRILLION FINISH!

 

Jay Dawg getting his lilly ass kicked had to be the best part of the entire night.

 

I skimmed the main event, read ELM's match [i assume it was his] and will most likely read Erek's match and the ME [in detail] before I sleep, awaken, read more, and comment.

[Guest Ironman]

That was a hot ending, Edwin.

 

I might skim the rest of the show if I wasn't a lazy bastard..

[Guest Lerrin Breggan]

I've read through most of the promos, and they all seemed to be working towards building a great PPV. Keep it going guys, I'm pumped to see what happens here in a week.

 

I also read the main event, and was it good. The ending kind of freaked me out a little bit, I guess I have a bit of work to do to piece myself back together but it showed Edwin's killer instinct. I do not envy M7...

 

Overall, Seems to be a HOT show leading into the PPV.

[Guest BA_Baracus]

PROMO (Stubby P. McWeed);

"Whoa...the never-ending Smarkdown. I thought I'd never get done posting that monster.

 

Definitely a good build to the PPV.

 

Oh...and your ending was better than Edwin's uh, Lerrin. Too bad the rest wasn't quite as good.

 

Mothernature says, creative control doesn't tolerate failure! Bring Stubby a Mountain Dew Lerrin or face the wrath of McWeed!"

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

Ladies and gentlemen, that was a show!

 

The wrestling may not of been top notch, at least I know my match wasn't, but it was prrrrrrrrromo crazy and they all built so well.

 

Promo of the night goes to LDP for "The Fall of Ash Ketchum." He wrote me incredibly well for never doing it before, and there's an actualy sense of fear for our hero. Lovely work.

 

Edwin MacPhisto snaps?! What?! Now who finally forced him there...oh, that would be me. Edwin had the promo with me and TNT, but I had that big opus right after the main event.

 

I'll comment on some more particular stuff later, but that really was an enjoyable show to read.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Some brief thoughts before work. More to come after.

 

Thought 1: holy crap, I retained! I did NOT expect to win this one, folks, and checking out Lerrin's match, I can sure as hell see that it was close. I am immensely proud of my match, though...this was a case where I decided that there really was no way for Edwin to get a legit win without some really, really overbooked trickery and coincedence. So, what you get...is what you got. Instead of overbooking, I went with simple violence. Hope you enjoy the rather...unorthodox finale.

 

Storylines a-go-go on this card. Surprising lack of Outcast/Danny Williams stuff, but a sizable amount on each other feud, as we get the stipulations for the LHW and ICTV match ironed out, add quite a bit of heat to Erek/Strangler, give some more insight into Edwin and Wilson, and, standing out most in my mind, the fall of Ash Ketchum and LDP's subsequent promo. One of the greatest promos I've seen in a long time...there was such a sense of dread, the finish was terrifying, and I haven't been that just...well, it's a great hyper for the PPV match.

 

And, XF9 pulls out the next best promo of the night too: Tod's rallying cry! Tod, that was awesome! The new guy trying to get his new compatriots to buck up and be more serious is going to be a fantastic character motivation, and I for one am hoping that Tod takes the XF9 hardcore shot at the PPV to show his new teammates "how it's done," so to speak.

 

More comments later as always, but altogether: dense, solid-looking pre-PPV show. 18 segments might be a new record!

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

Jeebus on a stick! What... a showing.

 

Edwin: Scary as all hell. End of story, please retire before I return so that there is zero chance of me facing you, mm'kay?

 

Oh yeah, convention means doing things repeatedly....

 

ANNIE'S MARKOUT MOMENTS OF THE NIGHT!

 

3) Tod deKindes' speech. Rally the troops, in German. Has there ever been a domineering German -face- in wrestling before? Interesting and fun times ahead...

 

2) Erek/Strangler finish promo. Sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! Erek going all Wacko Jacko on Strangler's car full of cronies with a 'GOD DAMMIT, AN ALUMINUM BAT!' Scary, and funny at the same time as Erek drives home the point that it was an -aluminum- bat. not just a wussy wood one.

 

1) Edwin's match ending. Read it. I'm not going to spoil a second of it. However I am disappointed about the lack of a clean Canadian Deathmatch with JD being the ref, maybe we can get another one of these....

 

 

Awesome show, long-ass show, promo filled show, and possibly XF9 stealing a bit of thunder here with their massive promoing... 5 promos at my count. Is it me or did this sudden burst come out of nowhere?

 

Still, they aren't HAVOC! Mwa ha ha *dodges rotten fruit being thrown at her*

 

Anyways, Hell of a lead-in to Ground Zero, which was already going to be great because of WARGAMES!!!! Gawddamn I can't wait to read that!

 

 

-Annie

[Guest Kibagami]

Wilson...WHO made Edwin snap??? What? You dare steal my cane-swinging, Andrew W.K.-singing, crazy Clannite heelish thunder?

 

Oh, I'm going to promo you to DEATH, son.

 

(Y)

 

Awesome show. Props to XF9 for Tod's speech, Ash's 'accident', and LDP's terse announcement about Ground Zero. Very well done.

 

Taylor goes nuts with an aluminium bat. Film at eleven.

 

Edwin snaps. Further details as this story develops.

 

Looking forward to the PPV...

 

S.

[Guest Rabbi_wilson13]

Oooo...I'd get real intimidated by some pansy JLer who holds coveted wins over Spike Jenkins and Cutthroat!

 

That's it, I'm starting up my "Series of serious background promos" with some JLer, then I can steal ideas, like Andrew W.K. lyrics, from a superior WFer. You think you're manipulating Edwin, but really, I'm manipulating you. I'm manipulating everybody. You just don't know it.

 

Muhahaha! Get back to the JL, Silent. As soon as you get up here, you're gonna get embarrassed and then you'll have to disappear again. I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!

[Guest chirs3]

Good lord, what a show!

 

-----> Read TNT's match all the way through - superb, though I want Team MerCedEz to get at least ONE win sometime...

 

-----> Also read Edwin's match, and hoooooly foik. If you haven't read it, do so right now, before I put an Annie mask over your face and point Jay Dawg in your general direction.

 

-----> Was I the only one partially scared at Tod's "motivational speech"?

 

-----> So... many... promos... (drowns)

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

-----> Also read Edwin's match, and hoooooly foik. If you haven't read it, do so right now, before I put an Annie mask over your face and point Jay Dawg in your general direction.

 

 

Ewww, and Ewww

 

-Annie

[Guest ErekT2k]

I was scared.

 

I may be bias, but I've read "The Fall of Ash Ketchum" over and over again and every single time, I get chills. That was a great promo, Pete.

 

Suspenseful and everything as well.

[Guest Coffin Surfer]

Hmmmm. Candian Backbreaker Ganso Bomb. Wait a minute that's a Sheer Drop Thunder Fire Bomb. Edwin just stole Deathbomb v.01! Why? You Bastard! I've been saving that move for weeks since I won the SJL title from Syd, and you bust out two of them in the same night. Your lucky I'am going to take this as some form of a tribute, and I don't sue your ass.

 

Of course yours is a bit more fancy by starting out as a back slide and taking two steps.

[Guest Kibagami]

::Forces Wilson to Party Hard::

 

Who's manipulating who NOW???

 

S.

[Guest Tod deKindes]

It happens, Danno. People always steal moves.

 

Hey look!! Tiger Mask 17!!

 

*steals the cross face chicken wing and runs off*

[Guest Chuck Woolery]

Comedic lines of the night for Smarkdown, brought to you once again by El Leechadore Magnifico! Leeching off of other people's heat since December 2000, and still going strong!

 

At #5, one man proves that a little honesty never hurt anybody...

 

"All while the audience boos them out of the arena and throws everything they can spare at Chilly Chilly Bang Bang: Beanie Babies, Spice Girls CD’s, hell, even a large, cardboard sign that reads “THIS WAS ONE FUCKING RUSHED MATCH.”" - From the Chilly Chilly Bang Bang/Team MerCedEz match. All I can say is indeeeeeeeeeed...

 

At #4, we review the color green and the flat plastic known as a card...

 

“And quite frankly,” Flesher continues, “I think it would be a bit beneath me to compete with a Mexican of questionable legal status for a title that, quite frankly, means next to nothing.” - From the Tom Flesher/El Luchadore Magnifico promo. Tee-hee. Let's completely demean both our opponent, and the title, in one fell swoop. A definite (Y).

 

At #3, the Crown Prince turns into the Crown Bitch. Oh well. The other one deserves it...

 

"Um, you sent these two whores here to hit me with a bat. A BAT!! IT WAS ALUMINUM TOO!!" - From the Erek Taylor/Boston Strangler promo. What can I say, besides aluminum bats rule! *thumbs up*

 

At #2, youthful exhuberance is shot down by calm evil. Indeed.

 

“So, when are we gonna smash Edwin, boss? Me and Frost, we’re DYING to know. After the match? During the match?” TNT’s eyes light up. “Beeeefore the match?”

 

“No, Taylor.” Wilson’s voice drifts in from off-camera.

 

“When then, huh? Tonight at the hotel? Blow up another building? That was totally awesome…”

 

“We’re not going to do anything.”

 

“…what?” - From the TNT/Chris Wilson promo, comes a series straight outta Looney Tunes. El Leechadore? He loves it, baby.

 

And at #1, Bret Hart never looked so good...

 

The fans burst into a chant of "YOU SCREWED TED! YOU SCREWED TED!" as the camera pans over to the announcer's table, where Bobby Riley and "Grand Slam" Mark Stevens sit, each with a beverage in front of them. Stevens looks over, quite confused, and asks, "Bobby?"

 

"Yes Mark?"

 

"What are they talking about?"

 

Riley clears his throat, and patronizingly explains, "Well, they're mad about when we screwed Ted."

 

Stevens sighs, realizing he's going to have to dig a little deeper. "Who's Ted?"

 

"Oh, that's Thoth's real name. They really, REALLY like Thoth here in Halifax, and they're upset that Breggan got his title shot tonight."

 

"How did we screw him? He asked for the night off!" - From the Tom Flesher/Z match. I saw this line before... but damn it's still funny.

 

This is the Leech, and until Ground Zero... goodnight.

 

- Mike Van Siclen.

Leeching off of other people's heat since December 2000, and still going strong.

[Guest Tod deKindes]

 

That looks like TAKA in 30 years.

[Guest AnnieEclectic]

Um.... Tod... what are you talking about?

 

-Annie

[Guest Ironman]

He's talking about a Kawada pic.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Hmmmm. Candian Backbreaker Ganso Bomb. Wait a minute that's a Sheer Drop Thunder Fire Bomb. Edwin just stole Deathbomb v.01! Why? You Bastard! I've been saving that move for weeks since I won the SJL title from Syd, and you bust out two of them in the same night. Your lucky I'am going to take this as some form of a tribute, and I don't sue your ass.

 

Of course yours is a bit more fancy by starting out as a back slide and taking two steps.

Whoops.

 

Danny, I had no idea that was a Sheer Drop Fire Thunder Powerbomb. I'm a puro neophyte when it comes to big damn puro moves. I came up with the idea for this move about 3 weeks ago as a logical, more vicious evolution of the Encore Cross--hence the starting from the set-up for a backslide.

 

I've been intending to use this as my new finisher, since the Encore Cross has been getting a bit old. Normally the drop will be more on the back of the neck/shoulders, but last night was the debut, so I gave it a little more sting.

 

It fits perfectly with what I've been trying to do with Edwin's evolution, and I'd really like to keep it as my finisher, so let me know if that's a problem for you.

[Guest 5_moves_of_doom]

The one in Danno's sig...man Danno, I miss Gedo in yout sig, bring him back!

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Thoooughts, now that I've digested these words!

 

Mag vs. Xero

 

-Short match from Mag, but it achieved a good purpose: building more heat for the match with Flesher, plus showing Magnifico working on a submission, which would become rather important after the match. The Carnival is going to have to go to submission boot camp this week, I’m telling ya. Some of the amazing reversals ELM wrote Xero doing, i.e. the running backflip off the turnbuckle, have me dying to see Xero himself write more. That’s a good sign. The promo that followed had me picturing ELM devolving into shades of Rudo-Eddy mode to get what he wanted…and that’s great. Flesher can smarm with the best of them, and ultimate submission? We’ve never seen that before here. Flesher/Mag will, personally, be the first thing I read on Ground Zero.

 

Chilly Chilly Bang Bang vs. MerCedEz

 

-Pretty sure team MerCedEz no-showed here. Another sign to NOT TEAM THEM UP. A toss-together tag team works well for one show, but not if it has to keep going against the writer’s desires. Give ‘em singles direction post-PPV and we’re in like Flint. The match was rushed, and I’d say that it sucked, if only to spite TNT, except for the fact that I laughed like a fiend throughout and was pretty impressed with this quickly compiled effort. Even when only firing on a couple of cylinders, Chilly Chilly Bang Bang impresses with some cool spots and genuine wit. But if only Merc hadn’t fallen into the baseball bat…heh heh heh...

 

Erek: Oh, hey-hey, Tod the Bod!!

 

Ash: What's up, Todski!

 

Famous last words. Heh heh. Just wanted to note, again, how much I liked the XF9 promos tonight.

 

Also of noteworthy-ness on the sorta XF9 front: right here I’ll say that Strangler & Erek deserve a bit of an award for Best Furthering of Feud On Show Before the PPV. A running storyline throughout the show in vignette form, last moment of ‘televised’ airtime, and a good PPV-hype tag match. Huzzah.

 

Flesher and Z!

 

-Former ‘partners’ collide! I always think of the great “Tom, let me help, yeah!” oblivious Z promos of the JL when I see these two. Warms my little heart. Anyway, this was some good stuff, written with a darn smart finish: Z is lucky and tuff enough to make Flesher want to bail, and Flesher walking out on the match fits perfectly with his better-than-thou character, AND it keeps Flesher from losing momentum before the PPV. One of the best thought-out finishes in a while. Add in the Mag appearance and some spinning toehold delight to anticipate Ultimate Submissions, and you have a match that, is just plain special.

 

XF9 vs. M7

 

-Sniffle. Sad that this is probably Stryke’s last appearance for quite some time. Come back soon, at 124% strength. Good PPV hype tag match that connected well with the promo series, but I must say that I would have gone with a different finish. Sure, having Strangler tap gives him even more reason to get pissed off, but it weakens his angry-ass roughneck monster deal heading into the PPV. It WAS the Comet’s Tail, though. Still, having 300-pound beast tap clean…I woulda saved THAT finish for the PPV, and gone with the tag-team pin here.

 

Well, hello, there," smiles Chris Wilson. "Let's go for a little ride, shall we?"

 

Gotta mention this promo again. Wow. So good. Wilson’s behind everything, dammit! He really is the manipulator. This bit of dramatic irony, now knowing that Wilson was behind trying to split XF9, and the only man who knows is quite unconscious…too good. That’s a good subtle story with a lot of potential. Couple this with Tod’s shape-up-or-ship-out attitude, Ground Zero is looking like the perfect place for XF9 to get some awesome momentum and direction. Why, velocity, even! (Y) at physics.

 

Wilson/Fallout

 

-Very brief cluster that obviously didn’t really make it as a match, but added some more hate on the Clan/M7 side of things. Good choice there, since the focus has really been on Carnival/M7, and the alliance between Carnival/Clan…and now, the final pieces fall together. Nothing too special, but good set-up.

 

Edwin vs. Breggan

 

-And lo, this is what happens when you get booked into a corner, but happen to a natural character progression waiting, with a couple weeks of steady build to help out. I think this is one of the best matches I’ve ever written, and it had to be. Hope you enjoyed, and a little feedback and if you thought the rather vicious ending worked would be a-ppreciated, cause I wasn’t sure how it would come off.

 

 

In sum: another solid show. High on promos, good matches that did the right thing and built for the PPV, and 18 damn posts. Booyah!

[Guest Coffin Surfer]

Hmmmm.  Candian Backbreaker Ganso Bomb.  Wait a minute that's a Sheer Drop Thunder Fire Bomb. Edwin just stole Deathbomb v.01! Why? You Bastard! I've been saving that move for weeks since I won the SJL title from Syd, and you bust out two of them in the same night.  Your lucky I'am going to take this as some form of a tribute, and I don't sue your ass.

 

Of course yours is a bit more fancy by starting out as a back slide and taking two steps.

Whoops.

 

Danny, I had no idea that was a Sheer Drop Fire Thunder Powerbomb. I'm a puro neophyte when it comes to big damn puro moves. I came up with the idea for this move about 3 weeks ago as a logical, more vicious evolution of the Encore Cross--hence the starting from the set-up for a backslide.

 

I've been intending to use this as my new finisher, since the Encore Cross has been getting a bit old. Normally the drop will be more on the back of the neck/shoulders, but last night was the debut, so I gave it a little more sting.

 

It fits perfectly with what I've been trying to do with Edwin's evolution, and I'd really like to keep it as my finisher, so let me know if that's a problem for you.

Nah, it isn't a problem. It's like Magnum Tokoyo using Taka's Mickinuto(sp?) Driver, except staring it out with a Pumphandle and renaming it "The Viagra Driver".

 

If you want to see what the move looks like in real life I suggest you get your hands on the Kudo vs. Toyoda Deathmatch from 5/5/96. Kudo hits the sheer drop Thunder fire Bomb on Toyoda near the end of the match. Toyoda kicks out, but actually starts crying after being dropped on her head. I love that match. Anyway Kudo finishers her with a nasty Vertabreaker that actually drops her on her neck and head. Third Greatest Hardcore match ever!