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SWF Loses 3...Commissioner Takes Heat Backstage

How long will King stay at the helm?

 

 

The Smartmarks Wrestling Federation, one of the world's top wrestling federations, has lost three employees over the weekend, Frost, Janus, and Thoth. Frost has been in a contract dispute with the SWF for the past month, but even with his contract expiring after the Ground Zero, the two were never able to come to terms on several key issues. Janus, a newcomer that has made a serious impact in the wrestling world, has reportedly taken an unpaid leave of absence from the federation, citing personal reasons for his departure. Thoth, a long time employee of the SWF has been missing since Ground Zero on Sunday. He missed a mandatory employee meeting Monday morning, and he has not returned any calls from the SWF Creative Control. A report leaked out during the aftermath of the highly-attended PPV, Ground Zero, that a shouting match could be heard coming from one of the luxury suites at the arena. Gus, the SWF camera man, told reporters that he the SWF commissioner, Brian Applewhite, was watching most of the show from this box, save for the times when he was needed on TV. Gus also said that he saw Thoth enter the box after the show, leading many to believe that this argument with King has lead to Thoth's departure from the federation. His contract status is still unknown and Thoth was unavailable for comment on the matter. These losses for the SWF are the latest in a string of disturbing reports from the federation.

 

Over the past weekend, as the SWF finished up it's PPV, Ground Zero, a number of reports have come out about the commissioner of the federation. Brian Applewhite, known to the world as the Suicide King, has served as the SWF commissioner for roughly 8 months after serving as deputy commissioner under former SWF commish, Stubby McWeed. A short time back, the Japanese conglomerate that owned the SWF sold it to a company who wishes to stay anonymous. It was widely knows that Applewhite was integral in securing this lucrative deal for the new owners, and used his inside knowledge to force the selling price of the federation down. It was rumored that for his assistance, Applewhite would receive a pay raise and controlling interest in the federation just as soon as the time was right.

 

Three weeks ago, the SWF's parent company awarded Applewhite a raise for his help during the sale of the federation and his tired efforts on and off television to keep the federation lucrative. Much to the dismay of many, King's raise came in the form of stock options with the SWF, options which King quickly took advantage of...purchasing 25% stock in the SWF. It has been learned that while there are many different investors in the company, this stock gave King controlling interest in the federation since none of the other investors wish to take an active role in the company.

 

Applewhite said, "This is obviously a great day for me and my family, but it is also a great day for the SWF and all of it's employees. We still have some systems in place from when Stubby held this position, and finally, I have the power to implement certain plans to take the federation to new heights. I belive that the board of trustees will be very pleased with the return they will see on their investments, our staff will be pleased with the better working environment and better benefits, and our fans will be very pleased with the increased quality of our product. This is a great day for business, and it's a great day for wrestling."

 

The board or trustees, who were unavailable for comment, seemed very pleased with King's plans and his new position of increased power. However, not all is well inside the walls of the SWF. According to one superstar who asked to remain anonymous, "dissention is very high in the locker room". He went on to describe the backstage atmosphere as "dark", "bitter," and "violent."

 

Another source said, "Everyone's pretty pissed off about the way King has been running the show. He's letting the power go to his head. And what happened to Grand Slam [Mark Stevens] was just terrible. No one feels safe, and a lot of people feel that King has over stepped his boundaries as the commissioner."

 

In an unscripted, on-air dispute during a show two weeks ago, Applewhite publically repremanded SWF Hall of Famer and the current play-by-play announcer, Mark Stevens, for his comments about the commissioner's actions. King proceeded to cancel the former SWF star's highly recognized training facility, which up until two weeks ago, was very closely tied with the SWF, sending 95% of it's graduates over to the federation. And in his most recent act of public humiliation of SWF personnel, Applewhite and Stevens erupted into another unscripted, on-air dispute during the Ground Zero PPV, which ended with Applewhite firing Stevens in front of the whole world. Many backstage were apalled with the actions of the commissioner.

 

One employee said under the condition that his name not be mentioned, "I can't believe he fired Mark on world-wide television. I mean, it's a PPV...everyone is watching. I wonder how Lynn [steven's wife] took the news while watching it on television. That's just wrong. I mean, maybe Mark shouldn't have been saying bad things about King, but that's no reason to take his manhood like that."

 

Many of the other employees feel the same way about King's actions, and there is a rumor that Mark Stevens has retained a laywer and is preparing a suit against King and the SWF. Neither Mark nor Lynn were available for comment.

 

Applewhite said to reporters yesterday in regard to the losses of three wrestlers, "This certainly is a loss for the SWF. Frost, Janus, and Thoth were great talents who we would have liked to see stick around the SWF for many years. Unfortunately, we were not able to come to terms with Frost before his contract expired, after which he terminated the negotiations. Janus came to me personally and asked for time off. I will not give the reasons for this sabbatical, but he will be away from the company for a while. Of course, in this business, if you don't work, you don't get paid. That is, unfortunately, the nature of our business, and my bosses wouldn't be very happy with me if I was handing out paychecks to people who were not working with the company. Janus understood that and then chose to take the time anyway. That was his choice. As for Thoth, we are still attempting to contact Thoth as we feel he is a great asset to our company. Once we are in contact with him, we will determine what to do from there."

 

When asked about the public firing of Mark Stevens, King replied, "I'm not going to discuss that at this time."

 

With the loss of Mark Stevens, who has been regarded as the best in the business at calling matches, and the losses of three of their top teir superstars, the wrestling world could see major pushes by other federations such as the XWF or GPW.

 

This article was originally posted on Empire feds

[HVilleThugg 0]

I posted this as an article over on Empire Feds, and I thought I'd post it here as well.

 

Da "just felt like writing" H

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

IT'S A SHOOT, BROTHA!

 

I really liked that, Thugg. It was just...cool. And cool? Is good.

[Guest Goodear]

Groovytude, Thugg. I love the whole internet wrestling report feel of the article as it just really brings a whole legitimate feel to the inner workings of the federation.

[Dace59 0]

This is cool. It has details. Details, I like them.

[WrestlingDeacon 0]

That was very good Thugg. It sounded professional and played into the storylines that people had set up. From my end, I would have liked some more speculation as to what the contract trouble with Frost was, possibly tie that into King being power mad stopped Frost from getting some minor perks he wanted. Then again, I personally haven't figured out what the negotiation problems were, but I'm sure that will play into thing if I return.

[HVilleThugg 0]

Yeah, that would have been nice, but then again, if I would have given everything right here, I wouldn't have any material to do this again.

 

That's my arrogant way of saying I couldn't think of anything cool to sayt there. That, and I wrote that completely out of order, and I think I wrote that first paragraph somewhere in the middle, and never did get back to making sure I got it all straight.

 

I'll try harder for you next time Frosty.

 

Da "only lives to please the ice dude" H

[Mr. S£im Citrus 0]

Thugg >>>>>>>> Meltzer

[Crowe 0]

That was excellent. Bravo, Thugg.

[Guest Space_Cowboy]

Very nice, i've always liked it when people have done things like this.