Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 - The image of Flesher wearing the Big Gold Belt™ while in his civilian clothes strikes me as unbearably funny... By the way, Taamo, Spots >>>>> Plots. So there. - Justice & Rule regain the tag team titles in the most unsurprising title change of the year (no offense, Quiz and Duran) “Tom Flesher takes the upper hand early on,” says Cyclone Comet. “He shows that through judicious use of valour, one can fight against evil, the sticky black bubblegum that some vile knave left on the chair of Society!” Stevens turns to Riley. “So this is the guy they got to replace me?” :: dies laughing :: Oh, and there was some guy named Va'aiga on the show. I think... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janusd 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 I *heart* Justice and Rule. That is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 Glad I wrote that crap little job match of mine. I thought Muzz was showing. Oh well. Other than that. Kick ass. JnR have the titles back, and Va'aiga is making BIG waves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ace309 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 Tom Flesher Promo I Some of the dialog here was flatter on re-read than I realized. I blame the people I showed the promo to before posting it. Hopefully the story got told, though. Va’aiga Promo I I love the new entrance, particularly the boxer’s robe. I have no idea why. It’s an interesting examination of what’s going through Va’aiga’s head, and I’ve always liked the paranoid, not-loved-enough heel turn. Good luck with the heel turn and whatever direction you have planned. CIA Promo I mark for Drew, even if he is Mr. Cameo. I’m always happy to see the Kelkster back, even if it IS just for one match. I also love these overlapping segments. They have such a good, high-production-values feel to them. The Boston Strangler vs. Xero The pre-match banter served as a good re-explanation for anyone who hadn’t been following the angle, which was good. Of course, this seemed like… Finally, Eddy Long calls for the bell, ending the travesty of a match (seems like no effort was put into it at ALL…) and triggering even more boos from the crowd. Uh, yeah, like that. Still, I know that these plot-drivin’ matches are difficult to write, and it served its purpose. So a hallucinogen walks into the commissioner’s office… The Kliqness is strong with this one. I can only hope that when the Class of 2002 comes to power we’re as all-pervasive as you guys. I enjoyed this, and it’s good to see X back in the conjectured old form. Va’aiga Promo II Poor Wildchild. He just can’t seem to catch a break these days. And let me just say, Va’aiga is doing very, very well with the synthesis of the paranoid heel and the monster heel. Mark Stevens Is Summoned To His Skybox Ooh, Curry. Thoth vs. Jay Dawg On skimming, I was all ready to slap you for writing a shitty match to cover for not starting, but I take it back. I thought, regardless of the effort put in, you handled it well with Thoth’s preoccupation and the note from Ced. Mark Stevens In His Skybox I could have sworn that Mark’s promo where he declared there would be no more bombings dealt with wrestlers threatening the commish… ah well. The shining diamond in this promo is Craven’s reference to the Suicide King without letting him become a crutch. Of course, I don’t find Michael Craven threatening a hobbled man who hasn’t wrestled in a year to be particularly brave or persuasive. I pray for further development. Ejiro Fasaki and Johnny Dangerous Promo I LOVE Ejiro’s nerdiness. I also love Wildchild as property to be bought and sold with the US Title, although somewhere the smarks that read too much into JR whipping Coach are writing letters to Mark Stevens to complain about the VILE, RAMPANT RACISM~! Ah well, the angle still rocks. Tom Flesher Promo II Again, I just hope this carried the story along. Justice & Rule vs. Sinquizition I love love love love love hijacking Jeopardy, particularly with the Constitutional Law questions. The chop sequence is nice. The commentary is being used really well to point out psychology, which J&R have always been good at. Grounding Quiz and attacking his back and ribs is a nice plan of attack, particularly if you can keep Duran out of the ring. Incidentally, playing up Duran’s anger is just right here. It’s done adeptly, without banging the reader over the head with it but still being THERE. And then… Duran comes in. Okay. All in all, though, excellent, excellent match. I know Duran’s going to kill me for saying this, but jesus, you two have defined SWF Tag Team Wrestling for about a year. I’m pleased to see you with the belts again, even as in-character I growl and moan. Va’aiga Promo That was odd. “The Sacred One” Andrew Blackwell © vs. Dace “Horrorcore” Night Allow me to once again express my pleasure that we roped in the resident move smark and got him on board. Dace, you’ve really, really improved since your first JL match. This, of course, was phoned in, but you knew that. You’re burned out. Enjoy the time you’re taking off and then come back strong. Danny Williams Promo Danny’s never been a promo writer, but this one turned out well. I like the grudging acknowledgement without acknowledgement that he favored Dace, kinda, sorta, maybe a little, but it was unintentional and it didn’t make a difference anyway. Good promo, furthered the angle. Good stuff. Tom Flesher Promo III and Match Once again, I just hope it went well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rawknight 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2003 /me is moderately surprised that Tom can't work out how the Va'aiga/Strangler segment fits in with it all... not that I'm gonna tell. People have to find out the hard way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crowe 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 I know Duran’s going to kill me for saying this, but jesus, you two have defined SWF Tag Team Wrestling for about a year. I’m pleased to see you with the belts again, even as in-character I growl and moan. This is true, Justice and Rule have defined SWF Tag Team Wrestling for about a year. However, speaking honestly, I'm really not pleased that the belts are back on ya, as I believe that you two are above them and think you've done all you can really do with them (except hold us all down ). Move up to the ME already, Judge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Goodear Report post Posted October 20, 2003 About the Justice and Rule being above the tag scene and all that good stuff... Seriously I LOOOOOOVE tag team matches. During that two months of no Justice and Rule, it was just like something was missing from the joy of my writing, not that I don't like writing singles. But tag matches just have soooo much more stuff to work with and play around with if anything. To me, the tag team title IS the world title. That's how strongly I feel about having those straps. And in Ejiro world if you get to the top of that mountain, you are automatically good enough to at least contend with Tom on singles ground. Just as on the same token, Tom is automatically good enough to be tag team challenger. But tag teaming and singles are almost too different worlds to me... To me a Hart Foundation should be able to beat a Hogan and Warrior just because its their kind of match. But I'm a throwback and I know it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Evolution Report post Posted October 20, 2003 Well, Ejiro, unless a new tag team forms anytime soon or we get some people coming back from a break, it's just J&R and Sinquizition in the tag title scene. It might get redundant if we don't have more than two tag teams by the end of Ashes 2 Ashes or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. S£im Citrus 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2003 Feh. I'll beat Justice and Rule myself, just as soon as I get my freedom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crowe 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2003 Well, Ejiro, unless a new tag team forms anytime soon or we get some people coming back from a break, it's just J&R and Sinquizition in the tag title scene. It might get redundant if we don't have more than two tag teams by the end of Ashes 2 Ashes or so. I'll be coming back in three weeks (possibly a little earlier). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
