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Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 09:35 AM

Summerslam 2008

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: ROB VAN DAM (C) vs CM PUNK

Since leaving ECW, CM Punk's career has gone from strength to strength. He won the King of the Ring, he has beaten guys like MVP, Finlay, Edge and Mr.Kennedy, and in recent weeks has shown he has the edge on the World Heavyweight Champion.

RVD has been a dominant champion since winning the gold back in November 2007, he has beaten every challenger who has come his way, but this is a new threat, one out of left field, one that has unstoppable momentum.

Its the Champion vs The King......who will walk out with all the gold?

WWE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLE THREAT MATCH: SHAWN MICHAELS (C) vs RANDY ORTON vs BROCK LESNAR

Has Shawn Michaels WWE Title ever been under more threat? Since winning the title back at Wrestlemania, HBK has defended his title with spirit, but has not always been unable to come out on top over his opponents. Not least Randy Orton, who has had shots, and has come so close on so many occasions, most recently in the closest of close finishes in a Last Man Standing match. Orton's continued dominance over much of Raw sees him in this match.

But it is a triple threat match, and it includes the biggest challenge for HBK and the Legend Killer yet.....Brock Lesnar. Undefeated since his return to the WWE, he has destroyed all in his path, and has earnt a shot at the gold in the event where he won his first WWE Championship, Lesnar goes into the match as favourite, but the triple threat rules make this a most intriguing contest.

ECW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: JOHNNY JETER (C) vs COLT CABANA

Jeter shocked the wrestling world when he defeated CM Punk to not only win the gold, but send Punk tumbling out of ECW, and he has not looked back since. Consecutive PPV victories over ECW Legends Mick Foley and Tommy Dreamer, in Extreme Rules matches no less, have earnt Jeter the moniker of the "New King of Hardcore", alongside the New Breed, Jeter has been unstoppable.

In Colt Cabana, however, he comes up against a very different foe. Quick, Technically adept and with a great deal of pent up rage, Cabana will be a tricky opponent. Jeter sent his best friend CM Punk out of ECW, so Cabana, alongside Ace Steel will be looking for revenge. Cabana is no push over, and if nothing else, he will make sure he steals the show this Sunday.

INTERPROMOTIONAL GRUDGE MATCH - THE UNDERTAKER vs JOHN CENA

The tension between these two men has been building for months, and culminates in this face off at Summerslam.

Many will argue its the old WWE vs the new, with the legendary Phenom taking on the future hall of famer John Cena.

This all started as a result of Cena's claim that he was the greatest wrestler in the company, and he set out to prove it. An interpromotional match only swelled Cena's ego, and he would come to Smackdown to take out the Undertaker.

The Undertaker wants revenge, Cena wants to cement his legacy..... a match for the ages at Summerslam.

CHRIS JERICHO vs TRIPLE H

Two men with years of hatred behind them will square off at Summerslam, no more words need to be said, the hatred still exists, the desire to be the best still exists, a battle between two of the greats

WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP 30 MINUTE IRON MAN MATCH: PAUL LONDON (C) vs JIMMY JACOBS

The impressive Jimmy Jacobs surprised many by taking Paul London to a 30 minute draw, and he has earnt the right to face London again, this time with the stipulation of 30 Minute Iron Man match rules. The first match was one of the best of the year, and these two men are two of the best young wrestlers in the WWE, with the Intercontinental Championship on the line, this could be a classic.

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: FINLAY (C) vs AMERICAN DRAGON

The fighting Irish Man has had a thorn in his side the past few weeks, in the shape of the American Dragon Bryan Danielson. The Dragon is a former US Champion and has impressed many in his first year with the WWE, this match will decide who the better man is on the night.

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - LADDER MATCH: THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM (C) vs THE HART FOUNDATION

Teddy Hart and Harry Smith have been extremely impressive on Smackdown, and have narrowly missed out on becoming Tag Champions before, at Summerslam they will get the chance to be like the greats, as they face the World's Greatest Tag Team in a ladder match, so often the catapult for the careers of young wrestlers. Can they add the Tag Titles to TJ Wilson's Cruiserweight Championship and make the Hart Foundation the most dominant group on Smackdown?

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 11:53 AM

Tommy Dreamer and Matt Striker have been released

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 12:05 PM

Tracy Brooks sustained an injury and has therefore been released

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 12:30 PM

Rey Mysterio has decided he will no longer work for me....what a prick.

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 01:00 PM

Summerslam 2008

Your Hosts are Jim Ross and John Bradshaw Layfield

ECW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: JOHNNY JETER (C) vs COLT CABANA

Johnny Jeter holds onto his ECW Heavyweight Title with a lucky win over the plucky Colt Cabana. In a match dominated by Colt, he was able to hit the Colt.45 for the pin, but the referee was out, New Breed Executive Consultant Vanessa manage to get the ring bell to Jeter who used it to knock Cabana out and retain his title.

Winner and STILL ECW Heavyweight Champion: Johnny Jeter
Match Quality: 95%
Crowd Reaction 82%
Overall Rating: 88% ****1/4

30 MINUTE IRON MAN MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: PAUL LONDON (C) vs JIMMY JACOBS

Paul London managed to overcome Jimmy Jacobs by 2 falls to 1 in this Intercontinental Championship match. A back and forth match saw London go 1-0 up following his flipping dropkick. Jacobs levelled it up with a picture perfect spinebuster, before London was able to hit his 450 splash with just seconds remaining, to retain the title. Jimmy, clearly unhappy with the result, laid out London at the end.

Winner and STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion: Paul London
Match Quality: 82%
Crowd Reaction 77%
Overall Rating: 79% ***

WWE UNITED STATES TITLE: FINLAY (C) vs AMERICAN DRAGON

In a bout designed to prove who the better man was, no outcome was established, as both men lost control of their emotions, knocking the ref out, and causing a double DQ. Both men continued to battle all over the arena following the match, indicating that this may not be over.

Result: Double Disqualification (Finlay retains the United States Title)
Match Quality: 88%
Crowd Reaction 80%
Overall Rating: 84% ***1/2

CHRIS JERICHO vs TRIPLE H

In a heated battle, Chris Jericho managed to oust the 10 time World Champion, following a cheeky school boy pin whilst holding the tights. Triple H was evidently not happy at the end of the match, as Jericho got the hell out of dodge.

Winner: Chris Jericho
Match Quality: 64%
Crowd Reaction 86%
Overall Rating: 79% *1/4

LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM (C) vs THE HART FOUNDATION

New Champions were crowned in a match that will go down as a classic. Too much occured in this match to list, but it was a phenomenal match which ended with Teddy Hart and Harry Smith hitting both their finishers of a ladder, and claimed the prize, to gain their first titles in the WWE. Astonishing.

Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: The Hart Foundation
Match Quality: 100%
Crowd Reaction 82%
Overall Rating: 91% ****3/4
Road Agent Notes: WWE Tag Team Titles gained image

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 01:20 PM

INTERPROMOTIONAL MATCH: JOHN CENA vs THE UNDERTAKER

In a fantastic match, the Legend defeated the Future Hall of Famer. The Phenom dominated his younger opponent, who was put away with a Tombstone. As Taker celebrated, Cena turned around and leathered him with a chair, again, suggesting this issue is not over between the two.

Winner: The Undertaker
Match Quality: 92%
Crowd Reaction 91%
Overall Rating: 91% ****1/4

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: SHAWN MICHAELS (C) vs BROCK LESNAR vs RANDY ORTON

HBK somehow survived the gauntlet of Orton and Lesnar to retain his WWE Heavyweight Title. In a match, as expected, dominated by Brock Lesnar, HBK's quick reactions allowed him to retain his gold. With Orton KO'd by Lesnar's F5, HBK quickly hit Sweet Chin Music on Lesnar, knocking him from the ring, and allowing Michaels to get the cover on Orton to win the match. Harsh on Lesnar, who tastes defeat for the first time since his return.....he still hasn't been pinned though.

Winner and STILL WWE Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels
Match Quality: 71%
Crowd Reaction 86%
Overall Rating: 81% **

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: ROB VAN DAM (C) vs CM PUNK

The winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk. After a brutal contest, which went either way, involving many submissions and martial arts styles, Punk managed to prevail, after nailing the GTS on RVD to win the title. Culminating his rapid ascent to stardom with the World Heavyweight Title and being the man to finally defeat Rob Van Dam. RVD, unhappy with his defeat, laid out the new champion after the match.

Winner and NEW WWE World Heavywight Champion: CM Punk
Match Quality: 93%
Crowd Reaction 87%
Overall Rating: 93% ****1/4

EDGE'S MUSIC HITS WITH CM PUNK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, HE ANNOUNCES THAT HE IS CASHING IN HIS MONEY IN THE BANK TITLE SHOT RIGHT NOW

WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: CM PUNK (C) vs EDGE

With Punk down and laid out from Van Dam's attack, Edge dives into the ring looking for the pin, but Punk kicks out! Edge beats away but cannot keep Punk down, and Punk somehow manages to lock on the Anaconda Vice! Edge makes the rope, but gets waffled with a stiff kick to the head, Punk goes for the GTS, but Edge rolls him up and uses the ropes to get the 3 count!

Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Edge
Match Quality: 81%
Crowd Reaction 90%
Overall Rating: 87% ***1/4
Road Agent Notes: World Heavyweight Title gained image

Overall Rating: 87%

Buy Rate: 1.78

Attendance: 20,024

Match of the Night: The Hart Foundation vs The World's Greatest Tag Team

I think that can fairly safely be called my best show yet

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 01:28 PM

That was an awesome show. :eek:

About to post my Raw XV results. I wrote out a few segments in full for my own entertainment.

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 01:28 PM

I tried to book it with a ton of big names returning to Raw for one night only, so I did use Arsenic a bit to make this event possible. There was a last second change to the battle royal…I actually managed to find The Goon in the game, I thought he had retired. He has taken the place of Bob Backlund (who remains a non-wrestler even when using Arsenic no matter what due to working an Open deal with TNA). I like to challenge myself, so it’ll be interesting to see if I lose money or something by using all these guys on open deals. Also, I’m sure emotions will run rampant once I start releasing the battle royal people.
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After the opening pyrotechnics, none other than Howard Finkel was in the ring to welcome everyone to the 15th Anniversary of Raw and to introduce the participants for the opening contest.

Segment 1: 20 Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal with the Winner receiving a RAW Contract
This match saw many faces of Raw’s past returning hoping to get a contract – Al Snow, Bart Gunn, Doink the Clown, Repo Man, Steve Blackman, The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs), Barry Horowitz, The Goon, Rico, Planet Stasiak, Flash Funk, Gangrel, Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty, Grandmaster Sexay, and Rikishi), Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Kurrgan from the Oddities, and the man called Gillberg.

All 19 men stood opposite Gillberg. When the bell rung, Barry Horowitz and Planet Stasiak were the first to charge, and Gillberg ducked, sending both perennial losers out. Apparently viewing him as a threat, the other 16 participants all swarmed Gillberg and eliminated him. The Goon soon met his fate at the hands of Neidhart, while Bart Gunn eliminated Doink the Clown. The Posse nearly eliminated Rikishi, but in typical fashion they started bickering amongst themselves as to who would actually push him out to be credited with the elimination. This enabled Scotty to sneak up on Rodney and Sexay to sneak up on Abs, while Rikishi took care of Pete.
Repo Man tried to take Gangrel’s goblet and got eliminated for his troubles. Rico and Flash Funk nearly eliminated each other in one corner of the ring until the huge Kurrgan knocked both out. Gangrel got shelved by Anvil before Anvil himself was taken out by Rikishi. Bart Gunn got double teamed by Scotty and Sexay and he was eliminated. 6 men remained: Too Cool, Kurrgan, Steve Blackman, and Al Snow.
Too Cool called for a truce…and suddenly their music started playing and all 6 men danced. Kurrgan finally had enough and booted Rikishi in the face, sparking a 5 man rally to eliminate him (including Scotty and Sexay…revenge for the 2000 Rumble I suppose). Then Kurrgan got bundled out by the 4 guys left. Blackman kicked Scotty in the face and chucked him as Snow whacked Sexay with Head, sending him out. Blackman charged Snow, and a double clothesline sent both men out as they landed on the floor simultaneously. Both men were announced as winners, but who will get the Raw contract???

Segment 2: McMahon Family Portrait
Finally feeling as though he has stability in his life, Mr. McMahon decided to hold a family portrait with his immediate and “extended family”: Linda, Shane, Steph...plus illegitimate son Stevie McMahon as well as the rest of the Corporation. Orton and Cena hyped their matches for the Armageddon, plus Mr. Kennedy announced that he would be holding an open challenge at Armageddon.
However, Mick Foley (in his Mankind gear) came out and claimed that he should be in the portrait, because at one point, he did consider Vince “dad”. Sorta like in real life…Vince was humiliated as Mick brought out countless divas, Bastion Booger, the Godfather, and others. Finally Vince had enough and told Mick that he’d be facing Stevie and Kennedy. Mick said he figured that would happen and so he found a partner Vince knows quite well. *glass shatters* *Vince gets Stunned*

Segment 3: Mr. Kennedy and Stevie McMahon vs. Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin
For the sake of realism, I picture Mick being in the match the majority of the time…however, Austin does come in to do some brawling and ultimately wins after hitting Stevie with a Stunner.

Segment 4: Santino Interview
Santino gets into the ring and gloats as only he can. He claims that he’s the future of Raw (despite continually being on the losing end). And he challenged any so-called “Raw returnees” to a match.

Segment 5: Santino Marella vs. D’Lo Brown
Smackdown superstar D’Lo Brown (a man with many Raw memories himself) answered the challenge. Pretty basic match ending with a Lo Down and Sky High…and Santino once again finds himself on the losing end.

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 01:29 PM

Segment 6: Ric Flair Promo
Smackdown superstar Ric Flair came out and reminisced on his many Raw memories, until the egotistical Matt Striker came out and trashed him. Striker claimed to be the best that Smackdown had to offer. On cue, the lights went out…and when they came back on The Undertaker was in the ring. Striker fled but as he ran up the ramp, it burst into flames as Kane walked out. Striker was trapped. Batista and JBL (apparently making a one time return to the ring) attacked Kane from behind and an impromptu 6-man tag was made.

Segment 7: Ric Flair, the Undertaker, and Kane vs. Matt Striker, Batista, and JBL
Quite an unexpected match as we saw 6 Smackdown personalities involved. Not much to go into detail here, but the ending came when Batista and JBL pushed Striker into Undertaker. Tombstone, match over.

Segment 8: Special Return of Piper’s Pit
Roddy Piper interviewed ECW Champion CM Punk. Punk and Piper joked around with Punk hyping his Extreme Lumberjack Match against Colt Cabana. Cabana (not an invited guest to the show as he’d never appeared on Raw before) jumped from the crowd and attacked Punk to bring about an abrupt end to the segment.

Segment 9: WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Matt Hardy
Fans were treated to a special fight here as champion Jeff Hardy squared off against his brother and one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Matt. Back and forth bout until Carlito rushed in and attacked Jeff, causing a disqualification. Matt quickly jumped to his brother’s aid and fought off Carlito.

Segment 10: DX Interview
Funny DX hype, really not much else needs to be said.

Segment 11: DX vs. Randy Orton and John Cena
Your classic main event tag team match. The crowd was hot the whole way through as all 4 guys are hella over. Cena and Orton, having never teamed before, had a miscommunication allowing HBK to plant Orton with the Sweet Chin Music for the 3. If that happens on Sunday, we’ll have a new WWE Champion.

After the show, Stone Cold came out and there was a massive beer bash involving Raw superstars past and present.

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The show did a 78% Overall Rating and drew a 6.04 (lowest I’ve had since starting). It would have been MUCH higher if not for the battle royal (which was for my own amusement and only netted a 48% rating). :o Bullshit that one segment can change the whole show rating though…maybe if I hadn’t made it the opening contest things would be different. Ah well, it was fun.

Ultimately I plan on having both Snow and Blackman receiving Raw contracts (I signed both to written deals), bringing back Head Cheese. They are 44 years old each, but they’ve still got talent. I had to use Arsenic to make Blackman active (he only wanted to be a non wrestler due to his migraines I suppose). But I figure that, in real life, Blackman would consider taking a deal if he only had to work 1 match a week or something.

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 05:04 PM

Here's the Armageddon Card:

-WWE Title: Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels
-Two Falls Match - First fall for US Title, 2nd Fall for World Heavyweight Title: Rey Mysterio vs. MVP
-ECW Championship - Extreme Lumberjack Match: CM Punk vs. Colt Cabana
-WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Noble vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
-Cage Match: Triple H vs. John Cena
-Batista vs. The Undertaker
-Mr. Kennedy's Open Challenge

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I've got kind of a Wrestlecrap angle going on with Undertaker/Batista. Basically, Taker has "resurrected" the 3 giants that he defeated in the past months. First was Khali, whom Batista defeated and quickly injured (thus leading to off-screen termination). Then Taker also went onto resurrect V and Henry for a handicap match against Batista. I may keep V and Henry around as Taker's minions because they can put on decent brawling matches and they work well as a team.

The key to the angle really is that Taker is a face and Batista is a heel...so seemingly this is all Taker playing mind games on Batista and his new manager Matt Striker.

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 05:41 PM

Are ya gonna keep with the idea of booking it as the WWE would or are ya gonna cut loose at some point?

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 05:52 PM

Fuck you TPWW. I just finished posting the full, detailed results.....and the forum glitched. :| Seriously need to start typing these things in Word.

Charlie Haas got injured before the PPV, a Knee Injury that will keep him out until April 2009. Between the injury and the fact he'll age 2 years before his return, he'll likely be half the wrestler he once was upon return.

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Pre-Show: Shelton Benjamin def. Paul London with help from Stevie McMahon. Kendrick ran out to help London after.

Match 1: Jimmy Wang Yang surprised Noble with a rollup to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

Match 2: Mr. Kennedy's Open Challenge was answered by BOOKER T, who surprisingly has shed his King garb. Booker won with the Scissors Kick.

Match 3: In a rematch from WrestleMania, Batista defeated the Undertaker thanks to illegal help from manager Matt Striker.

Match 4: Triple H pinned John Cena in a brutal cage match. (I do remember this match had a 100% Crowd Reaction)

Match 5: In an Extreme Lumberjack Match, CM Punk retained the ECW Championship against Colt Cabana. After the match, Kevin Thorn (the only man on the roster who has yet to choose a side on the Originals vs. New Breed war) jumped in and assaulted the victor.

Match 6: Randy Orton used illegal leverage with the ropes to retain the WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels.

Match 7: In the first fall, the ref "accidentally" got knocked out. MVP took the opportunity to hit Rey with a steel chair and retain the United States Title.

Match 8: Despite still being woozy from the chairshot, Rey managed to overcome the odds in the 2nd fall and maintain his status as World Heavyweight Champion. After the match, Rey was attacked by EDGE, who shockingly made his return by coming from under the ring and Spearing the champion.

84% Overall Rating for the Show
1.92 Buy Rate

Jamie Noble sustained a Tricep Strain in his match against Jimmy Wang Yang and he'll be set to return in February 2008.

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 05:55 PM

Are ya gonna keep with the idea of booking it as the WWE would or are ya gonna cut loose at some point?

I'm still sorta doing it halfway to an extent. I try to keep people around that I don't see WWE releasing (ala V and Henry though as I said, they can put on decent brawl-fests). But most of the angles and whatnot are more or less what I can think of.

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 06:09 PM

I gotta say, I'm envious that you got an 84 for that PPV, while Summerslam, which had pretty much the best matches I could think, got an 87 :-\

Evil Vito

12-24-2007, 07:52 PM

Yeah, that's probably the biggest way that I try to think like real WWE. While putting on great matches is always fun, its all about the overness that generates ratings. Case in point would be Jamie Noble vs. Jimmy Wang Yang. The match itself was solid, a good ***1/2 IIRC. But it only netted like a 77% Overall rating because both guys are relatively unover to this point, unfortunately.

Its weird...sometimes it seems like putting on a **** match will raise a guy's overness...but Cabana and Punk's match was like ****1/2 and it did nothing for overness. I almost think maybe there's a counter inside the game or something tat keeps track of how many really good matches a wrestler produces.

Cactus Sid

12-24-2007, 09:15 PM

I think its a case of good quality matches can only take ya up to Upper Midcard level, then its based on booking.

Cactus Sid

12-27-2007, 08:01 PM

I've been doing some of the smaller PPV's without posting, cos its a bit too much effort really, the general plan has been to do fueds to get some people over for 2009, especially those I have plans for (such as CM Punk, Lesnar, Morrison, Jacobs and American Dragon).

Frustratingly, I just debut Katie Lea on Raw, and the day after she checked into rehab for her cocaine addiction....

Cactus Sid

12-27-2007, 08:03 PM

And I haven't had something like this in a long time

Cactus Sid

12-27-2007, 08:07 PM

And finally....too add to my annoyance, I just found out that Cade & Murdoch hate each other

loopydate

12-28-2007, 10:11 PM

TNA just hired me. Good times! I'm working on turning everyone to their current alignment. My next PPV is Genesis '08. All of the titles are vacant, but at the moment, this is the card I'm building to.

WORLD TITLE - Sting vs. AJ Styles
X-DIVISION TITLE - Juventud Guerrera vs. Senshi
TAG TEAM TITLES - The Outsiders vs. Voodoo Kin Mafia
HARDCORE MATCH - Rhino & Steve Corino vs. Team 3D
Bill Goldberg vs. Jeff Jarrett
Shane Douglas vs. Austin Aries
Samoa Joe vs. Shark Boy
Chris Harris vs. James Storm
Team Extreme (Brother Runt, New Jack, and Tommy Dreamer) vs. LAX (Homicide, Konnan, and L.A. Par-K)

Thinking about turning LAX face, since they're sort of on the fence and I'm sort of short on face tag teams. I have the Outsiders, plus I'm building a stable of ECW alums, but I have VKM, LAX, Triple X, Gen Next, and Team 3D on the heel side.

Evil Vito

12-29-2007, 12:25 AM

It'll probably be awhile before I get to the Rumble, as I'm hooked on my Christmas gifts (namely Rock Band and COD4)...but when I do get there I'll probably only have 6 matches or so. I know I can pack on a full card...but WWE usually never do more than 5 matches before (or after) the Rumble Match. I'll only change my mind if I really feel that I'm not fitting enough people on the card.

If I'm bored whenever I finally get around to doing the show I may do a full write-up of the Rumble...sorta like I did in the Fantasy Book thread in the wrestling forum

Evil Vito

12-29-2007, 01:38 PM

KingofOldSchool

12-29-2007, 02:03 PM

God, fuck Randy Orton. Keeps getting in trouble backstage...I've suspended him for the remainder of December so he'll miss two shows. He's over and is constantly churning out good matches...but if he gets in trouble again in January I won't be able to suspend him as he's my champ and he has to defend the title at the Rumble...but I'll probably drop the belt off of him altogether and move in a different direction.

I've had the same problem with Edge in my game.

He is a real big prick in the game. He's gotten into a lot of fights and not to mention he's refused to drop the title to everyone from John Cena to Triple H to HBK.

Evil Vito

12-29-2007, 02:21 PM

I've had the same problem with Edge in my game.

He is a real big prick in the game. He's gotten into a lot of fights and not to mention he's refused to drop the title to everyone from John Cena to Triple H to HBK.

Damn, hope that doesn't happen to Edge in my game cause I plan on giving him the title at the Rumble.

Fortunately Orton hasn't got creative control, so I couldn't give a fuck less if I piss him off. The more I think about it though, the more I think I wanna change my plans to have Orton drop the belt anyway.

Think I might have the newly turned face Booker T get the belt off Orton at the Rumble.....only for Vince (who wants the belt to stay in the Corporation) to announce that Booker has been traded to SmackDown for a superstar to be later...thus, the title is vacant. If Orton's still being an asshole I can make heel Cena the champ and the Smackdown superstar to be later will wind up being some big name that I haven't got anything else for on Smackdown (Mysterio, Undertaker, etc.). While on SD Book will try to get the belt off Edge in a stopgap feud until Edge inevitably faces the Rumble winner at Mania.

Alternatively, I could have Book and Edge swapped amongst each other (thus taking the titles with them as each show would still have a champ). Edge would become the new Corporate lackey. Problem is that would kinda leave me in a clusterfuck with the top 4 heels (Edge, Cena, Orton, Kennedy) all within the Corporate ranks. I guess then I could turn Orton and have a Rated RKO feud but then again Orton's so goddamn unreliable its probably not a good idea.

Phew...kinda went off there. I love it when the creative juices start flowing. :cool:

KingofOldSchool

12-29-2007, 02:56 PM

Well Edge doesn't have creative control in my game, but it just pisses me off cause I don't want to upset him to the point where he doesn't want to resign.

I'm having problems with that already, Chavo Guerrero and Lita have already left the company because they were happy over how I was using them.

Evil Vito

12-29-2007, 03:16 PM

That happened to me in my last WWE game...though I think it might have been a glitch. Kurt Angle had like 90 Morale but whenever I tried negotiating an extension he refused to speak with me. As a result I turned him into a huge jobber his last month with me out of anger. :o

Cactus Sid

12-29-2007, 03:33 PM

Mysterio started getting shitty and being sluggish and what have ya, so I jobbed him out til he refused to wrestle anymore, then I released him.

Doing the same with Lashley now.

KingofOldSchool

12-30-2007, 04:52 PM

Here is my finalized card for Wrestlemania 23. Please feel free to give me your predictions as to what the results will be.

WRESTLEMANIA 23:

WWE Heavyweight Title:

John Cena (c) vs. Triple H

World Heavyweight Championship:

Batista (c) vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Randy Orton

Grudge Match:

Edge vs. Shawn Michaels

Hardcore Match:

Mick Foley vs. Mr. McMahon

Casket Match:

The Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy

United States Title:

Booker T (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

Money In The Bank Ladder Match:

Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle vs. Carlito vs. Matt Hardy vs. JBL vs. Chris Benoit

Women's Title:

Trish Stratus (c) vs. Mickie James

Intercontinental Title:

Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Steve Corino

Cruiserweight Title (2 out of 3 falls):

Christopher Daniels (c) vs. AJ Styles

Interpromotional Showdown:

Samoa Joe vs. The Big Show

30-Man Interpromotional Battle Royal (Winner gets a shot at a World Title this week on Raw or Smackdown):

Christian (Smackdown)
Kane (Raw)
William Regal (Smackdown)
D'lo Brown (Raw)
CM Punk (Raw)
Sean O'Haire (Raw)
Raven (Smackdown)
Lashley (Raw)
Johnny Nitro (Raw)
Joey Mercury (Raw)
Gregory Helms (Smackdown)
Muhammad Hussan (Raw)
Rhyno (Smackdown)
Stevie Richards (Smackdown)
Super Crazy (Smackdown)
Rob Conway (Raw)
Chris Sabin (Smackdown)
Renee Dupree (Raw)
Bryan Danielson (Smackdown)
Tomko (Raw)
Snitsky (Raw)
Colt Cabana (Smackdown)
Abyss (Raw)
Shelton Benjamin (Raw)
Eugene (Raw)
James Gibson (Smackdown)
Kid Kash (Smackdown)
Juventud (Smackdown)
Psicosis (Smackdown)
Jushin Thunder Liger (Smackdown)

Evil Vito

12-30-2007, 07:55 PM

Hot damn your roster is loaded. :eek:

Anyway, predictions:

-Triple H
-Orton
-Edge
-Foley
-Undertaker
-Booker
-Matt Hardy
-Mickie
-Corino
-Daniels
-Samoa Joe
-Raven

KingofOldSchool

12-31-2007, 08:25 AM

Hot damn your roster is loaded. :eek:



You should see my developmental rosters.

I have guys like Robert Roode, Marcus Cor Von, Chris Hero, Jimmy Jacobs, Claudio Castagnoli, etc. In fact I will probably break down my developmental rosters on here sometime soon.

KingofOldSchool

12-31-2007, 08:37 AM

I also forgot to add the Fatal Four Way Tag Team Title Match.

The Dudleys (c) vs. London and Kendrick vs. America's Most Wanted vs. The Briscoes

Evil Vito

12-31-2007, 09:53 AM

Gotta go with Londrick there.

Pretty certain I got my rosters to those proportions the first time I played the new EWR (4.0 I think...whenever it was that they added relationships). Found there were simply too many people to squeeze on and I had a lot of pissed off workers. :(

Rob

12-31-2007, 10:19 AM

Anyone got the MMA game yet?

KingofOldSchool

12-31-2007, 12:23 PM

Music Video for Wrestlemania 22 kicks off the show

Jim Ross welcomes the viewers to All State Arena in Chicago for Wrestlemania 22.

*Match 1: Rey Mysterio vs. Booker T (US Title)*

Rey Mysterio is introduced first to a big pop from the crowd. The United States Champion Booker T is introduced to a loud chorus of boos. A very excellent way to start off the show which saw Booker retain after nailing Mysterio with the US Title while Mysterio attempted to land the West Coast Pop.

Winner and STILL U.S. Champion: Booker T

****

Samoa Joe delivers a good promo backstage hyping his interpromotional match with The Big Show. The main point here was that The Big Show has never faced someone who was this well rounded and dangerous.

*Match 2: Samoa Joe vs. The Big Show (Interpromotional Match)*

Samoa Joe is introduced first to a definite mixed reaction, partly because of his ROH roots and Chicago being a ROH regular stop. The Big Show comes out next to another mixed reaction. Probably the best Big Show match you will ever see. These two work well together and it showed and surpringsly Joe didn't have to carry Show. The story here was Joe not being able to pick Show up for the Muscle Buster. Joe managed to beat down Show and pin him with an STO.

Winner: Samoa Joe

*** 3/4

Christopher Daniels is interviewed backstage about his upcoming 2 out of 3 falls title match with AJ Styles. Solid mic work done by Daniels getting over the fact that he has AJ's number and that it will be two falls and done.

*Match 3: AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (Best 2 out of 3 falls for the Cruiserweight Title)*

AJ is out first to a superstar reaction. Daniels, the champ, follows to big heat. An excellent match, but nothing you wouldn't already expect. Daniels took the first fall with Angel's Wings, Styles took the second fall with a Spiral Tap, and then in an exciting finishing sequence, Daniels reversed a Styles Clash which was reveresed by Styles into a cradle to win the third fall and the Cruiserweight title to a HUGE pop.

Winner and NEW Cruiserweight Champion: A.J. Styles

**** 1/4

Eddie Guerrero is backstage preparing for tonights title match. Chris Benoit comes in a psyches up Eddie talking about being a two time World Champion and how it would be an honor to cash in the Money in the Bank opportunity against his best friend.

Next up is the 30 man interpromotional Battle Royal.

*Match 4: 30 Man Interpromotional Battle Royal (Winner gets Brand's Title Shot this week)*

Unlike the Royal Rumble, all 30 men start in the ring. It consists of 15 Raw guys and 15 Smackdown guys where the winner will get a shot at their brand's World Title this week on Raw or Smackdown.

This was a fun battle royal for what is was. Here were the order of eliminations and who eliminated them.

1. Psicosis (Bryan Danielson)
2. Kid Kash (D'lo Brown)
3. Eugene (Snitsky)
4. James Gibson (Kane)
5. Rob Conway (Lashley)
6. Raven (CM Punk)
7. Abyss (Lashley)
8. Juventud (Tomko)
9. Joey Mercury (Rhyno)
10. Jushin Lyger (Tomko)
11. Stevie Richards (O'Haire)
12. D'lo Brown (Benjamin)
13. Renee Dupree (Kane)
14. Colt Cabana (O'Haire)
15. Muhammad Hassan (Lashley)
16. Gregory Helms (Snitsky)
17. Super Crazy (Punk)
18. Chris Sabin (Regal)
19. Snitsky (O'Haire)
20. Johnny Nitro (Kane)
21. William Regal (Lashley)
22. Bryan Danielson (Tomko)
23. CM Punk (Kane)
24. Rhyno (Christian)
25. Christian (Kane)
26. Lashley (O'Haire)
27. Shelton Benjamin (Kane)
28. Sean O'Haire (Kane)
29. Kane (Tomko)

Christian used Heel 101 Psychology by staying under the ring most of the match. He came in long enough to eliminate Rhyno, but then was quickly dumped out by Kane. It was down to Kane vs. Shelton, O'Haire, and Tomko. Kane manhandled Shelton and it came down to Kane, Sean O'Haire, and Tomko. Kane managed to get rid of Of O'Haire and was about to dump Tomko when Christian distracted Kane long enough for Tomko to toss Kane to win much to the shock of the fans. Tomko will now get a shot at the WWE Champion tomorrow night on Raw.

Winner: Tomko

** 3/4

Backstage, Steve Corino cut a decent promo on RVD talking about their time in ECW and how RVD represented ECW and Corino represents WWE's tradition.

*Match 5: Steve Corino vs. Rob Van Dam (Intercontinental Title)*

Steve Corino is introduced first to a mild reaction. RVD comes out next to a HUGE oviation. An excellent match by all aspects and the crowd is white hot for RVD. The fans although haven't taken to Corino like the WWE hoped they would. RVD goes over with the Five Star to potentially kill off the feud.

Winner and STILL Intercontinetal Champion: Rob Van Dam

**** 1/3

Kurt Angle talks about becoming Money In The Bank and how he will add that to his already long list of accomplishments. Angle dropped a hint that he would even cash in his opportunity later tonight.

*Match 6: Matt Hardy vs. Carlito vs. JBL vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (Money In The Bank Ladder Match)*

Match of the Night so far, probably of the night. Everyone was on their game tonight and the crowd was hot from start to finish. JBL was taken out 10 minutes into it thanks to a Swanton Bomb through three tables. Highlight spots included a Backcracker off the ladder, a Twist of Fate off the top of the ladder, and an Angle Slam off the ladder through a table. The finish came when a masked man came and shoved Benoit off a ladder which allowed Kurt Angle to climb up and grap the briefcase.

Winner and the 2006 Money In The Bank: Kurt Angle

**** 3/4

The Dudley Boys cut a promo about being the greatest tag team in history and how Wrestlemania is the perfect place show the World why.

*Match 7: America's Most Wanted vs. London and Kendrick vs. The Briscoes vs. The Dudleys (World Tag Team Titles)*

They had a tough act to follow, the crowd seemed pretty dead for the most part minus a few high spots from London and Kendrick. A good, solid match that had a little bit of everything. They did an interesting finish where Bubba Ray had Jay Briscoe pinned before Jack Doan counted 3, London landed on Bubba and Jay with a London Calling at the same time Doan counted the 3. The Dudleys thought they won the match, but Jack Doan awarded the match and the titles to London and Kendrick due to London landing on Bubba and Jay before the actual three count took place. The crowd popped for the title change.

Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Paul London and Brian Kendrick

****

Randy Orton talks about the upcoming World Title match and about how he's waited almost two years for the opportunity to regain the title. And that tonight he is going to kill two more legends.

*Match 8: Eddie Guerrero vs. Randy Orton vs. Batista (World Heavyweight Title)*

Lex Lu...errrr Randy Orton must've been fighting for his job moreso the World Title tonight as he was more fired up than usual. What was suppose to be Orton winning the title here turned into more of a punishment match for Orton. After showing up late to the Hall Of Fame last night, the company decided to not put the title on Orton. They probably would've fired or suspended him immediately if it was for him being one of the main events. Hard work from all three guys with Batista retaining the title after pinning Orton with a Spinebuster. Batista has now held the title for a year now.

Winner and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Batista

**** 1/2

HBK hypes his match with Edge, he gets over the point that Edge may be the future but HBK is still the present. Great interview and showed that HBK still had more passion in him than most of the roster combined.

*Match 9: Edge vs. Shawn Michaels*

Where the MITB match relied on gimmicks and high spots to get over, this match only needed old school psychology. There was no gimmicks, no high spots, just good old school wrestling. The crowd was hot coming off the heels of an excellent World Title match and it showed that Edge and HBK are the two top workers in the company. Edge wins clean with the Spear in what MAY be considered as a "passing of the torch" of sorts. Let's just hope Edge losses a bit of the ego, right now he is worse than HBK was in the mid-late 90's. That's bad.

Winner: Edge

*****

Mr. McMahon is shown getting ready for his Hardcore match with Mick Foley.

*Match 10: Mick Foley vs. Mr. McMahon (Hardcore Match)*

This match was more of a let down than anything. Foley and McMahon didn't seem to gel out there especially considering it was a brawl which is what Foley excels at and McMahon can hold his own at. The crowd helped pull this match to above average with Foley getting the win with the help of Socko.

Winner: Mick Foley

*** 3/4

Mr. Kennedy promo talking about the end of one streak and the start of another. The end of The Undertaker's Wrestlemania streak and the start of Mr. Kennedy's Wrestlemania streak. Kennedy tells Taker to not Rest in Peace, but to Rest in Pain.

*Match 11: Mr. Kennedy vs. The Undertaker (Casket Match)*

Taker's streak is safe, but you probably weren't expecting anything less. This was probably one of Taker's better casket matches, but that's not saying much. Taker held Kennedy's hand through most of the match, but Kennedy didn't stink up the joint or anything.

Winner: The Undertaker

*** 1/2

*Match 12: Mickie James vs. Trish (Women's Title)*

The crowd tried to get into it, but you could tell they were tiring out and they still had the WWE Title match left to go. Mickie ends Trish's long reign as champion with the leaping DDT.

Winner and NEW Women's Champion: Mickie James

***

A video plays hyping Cena/HHH.

*Macth 13: Triple H vs. John Cena (WWE Title)*

Not as good as people hoped it would be, but still a great match. The crowd was pro-Triple H, but Cena still had his fans. Finsih saw Cena reversing the Pedigree into the FU and then locked in the STFU to get the tap out.

Winner and STILL WWE Champion: John Cena

****

Evil Vito

12-31-2007, 01:06 PM

Damn good show, KOOS. :y:

Anyway, after the final Smackdown of 2007 TNA officially rose to global level. With that, all of their talented workers immediately signed written contracts (could have signed all of them but I wanted to stay realistic). Perhaps most shocking is they went ahead and signed The Rock to a written contract (albeit as a non-wrestler).

Evil Vito

12-31-2007, 02:22 PM

Just entered 2008, gonna be some changes. Lawler fully retired so I'm gonna move Shane O' Mac to the RAW broadcast table as I've really got nothing else for him to do on-screen.

KingofOldSchool

01-02-2008, 08:25 AM

Here is one for the rumor mill.

Word is that the man in the black mask who helped Kurt Angle win the Money In The Bank at Wrestlemania is OVW star, Robert Roode. Look for Roode to reveal himself within the next month. The goal is for Angle to form a new Team Angle like stable that will also have some characteristics of the Four Horseman. The other two members still remain up in the air, but names have been thrown around are The Briscoes and different guys from OVW. Roode just recently lost the OVW TV Title to Chris Hero, Hero is also one half of the OVW Tag Team Champions alongside Brent Albright.

Evil Vito

01-03-2008, 12:54 AM

Nice, Robert Roode :cool:

Right, I've got my Royal Rumble card finalized.....and I plan on doing a write-up of the PPV and the Rumble Match once I book the show. Problem is I'm busy, so it may be awhile. Regardless, here's the card:

-WWE Title: Randy Orton vs. Booker T
-World Heavyweight Title: Rey Mysterio vs. Edge
-ECW Championship: CM Punk vs. Kevin Thorn
-Intercontinental Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin
-WWE Tag Team Titles: Matt Hardy and Finlay vs. Batista and Val Venis (w/ Matt Strike)

And the Royal Rumble Match.....list of participants and hype on the next post.

Evil Vito

01-03-2008, 12:55 AM

Royal Rumble Participants:

Raw

Bobby Lashley: Video aired on the first Raw of January hyping his return at the Rumble. This pissed Vince off, sending him into a rage about how HE should get a say on who is in the Rumble. From there on in, the other 9 Raw participants would be forced to qualify and would be given only one chance.

Carlito: The cocky Corporate member teamed up with fellow Corporate members John Cena and Mr. Kennedy against Al Snow, Steve Blackman, and IC Champion Jeff Hardy. The Corporate team all qualified thanks to interference from member Shelton Benjamin.

Dave Taylor: The British brawler teamed with Raw GM William Regal in a qualifying match that also doubled as a World Tag Team Title match. After a 100% Match Quality bout, Regal used his knux to pick up the belts and the Rumble spots.

John Cena: (See Carlito) The most over heel in the company at present, the Corporate sellout is being touted as a heavy favorite to win it all. But what will happen if he wins? Will he have to face his Corporate teammate at WrestleMania?

Mr. Kennedy: (See Carlito) Another favorite, Kennedy will be making his first appearance in a Royal Rumble Match. The same questions that apply to Cena also apply to Kennedy.

Shawn Michaels: Mr. McMahon tried to hurt DX’s chances at qualification by putting them in a 3-on-2 handicap match against Corporate members Snitsky, Shelton Benjamin, and Stevie McMahon. Suffice to say it didn’t work as HBK looks to win his 3rd Rumble Match.

The Sandman: Won a 10-Man Battle Royal for the final Raw spot. Also involved were Sir Charles Palumbo, the Highlanders, Daivari, Cade & Murdoch, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ron Simmons, and Santino Marella (who ran his mouth and was ganged up on by all 9 others). Random note here, Simmons was a last-second replacement for Paul Burchill, who was slated to win the match but checked into rehab for a cocaine addiction before the show.

Triple H: (See Shawn Michaels) Triple H will be looking to piss McMahon off even further by winning his 2nd Royal Rumble Match.

Umaga: Idiot Jonathan Coachman thought he’d have an easy qualifier being the Assistant and all. Instead, he got paired off against the Samoan Bulldozer who easily won and stamped his ticket for Madison Square Garden.

William Regal: (See Dave Taylor) This will only be the second appearance in a Royal Rumble Match for the Raw GM.

SmackDown!

Chavo Guerrero: The feisty cruiserweight main evented Survivor Series, and he’d love to cheat his way to a WrestleMania Main Event as well.

Chris Masters: After running into trouble against Kane and the Undertaker, the Masterpiece managed to get it together long enough to pick up a win in a qualifier over D’Lo Brown.

Cody Rhodes: Part of an odd couple tag team with Hardcore Holly, the rookie looks to make an impact in his first Royal Rumble. The team won a tag team qualifier the week before the show.

Hardcore Holly: (See Cody Rhodes)

Jimmy Wang Yang: Though he will be one of the smaller participants in the match, it would be unwise to count out the Cruiserweight Champion, as he obviously has what it takes to win.

Kane: The Big Red Machine will be making his 10th consecutive Royal Rumble appearance, and he has yet to win one. Perhaps this will be the year of hellfire and brimstone.

MVP: It’s difficult to decide who has a bigger ego on SmackDown: Edge or MVP. Regardless, the US Champion certainly pegs himself as a favorite for the January classic.

Ric Flair: A former Royal Rumble winner, the Nature Boy enters what could be his last Royal Rumble Match. I’m sure few would protest if the 60-Minute Man wins it all for one last title match at WrestleMania.

The Undertaker: The 2007 Royal Rumble winner is, as always, a hotly tipped favorite heading into the match. No more really needs to be said, as it’ll take a lot to eliminate the Dead Man.

Mystery Entrant: Theodore Long has announced that he has made a new signing that will “shock the world”, and that he will be showing up as an entrant in the match. Who this man is is anybody’s guess, but its bound to be a wild ride.

ECW

Basically on ECW, the war between the Originals and New Breed (as Kevin Thorn continues to act as his own entity) is continuing to wage on. Therefore, it was decided that each entity would be allowed 5 entrants in the Rumble.

Originals: Tommy Dreamer, Balls Mahoney, Nunzio, Super Crazy, and Johnny Jeter

New Breed: Elijah Burke, Colt Cabana, Marcus Cor Von, Kenny Dykstra, and John Morrison (who will likely bring protégé Mike Mizanin to the ring with him to give the New Breed a slight advantage).

loopydate

01-03-2008, 10:53 AM

Scott Hall decided to become a non-wrestler on November 1 and Kevin Nash's morale dropped off the table. So, I released Nash and am having to re-arrange my Genesis card. The tag title match is now going to be VKM against Team 3D. Rhino and Corino have been added to the Team Extreme match, turning it into a ten-man tag against LAX, Black Reign, and Judas Mesias. I've also added a Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt vs. Triple X tag match.

Evil Vito

01-04-2008, 03:35 PM

I went ahead and bought out UWA Hardcore Wrestling, a small promotion with only about 15 workers...most of them already fairly talented in some way, but everyone accepted a ticket to OVW so I have a lot of depth down there. I also signed almost the entire roster to 3-year written contracts to keep them from bailing to TNA, they were all very cheap, so if they don't pan out or want to come up too soon I can just cut them (would have had to pay them even if they were on Open deals).

Only guy I couldn't sign was Kazuchika Okada, a 19-year old Japanese cruiserweight who has commitments to Japan...but I'm going to keep him in OVW too, if he gets good enough to call up I wouldn't mind keeping him on an Open Contract because he's cheap.

Cactus Sid

01-04-2008, 08:16 PM

Anyone got the MMA game yet?

I've just been playing the demo

I love watching MMA, but I know very little about it, but the game was pretty fun, you can only book it for 6 weeks, which is a shame, but its all right. I'm considering buying it.

Evil Vito

01-05-2008, 01:10 AM

Time for the results of Royal Rumble 2008.

Special Interpromotional Dark Match
Daivari vs. Mike Mizanin vs. Funaki
Fans arriving early got to see a sample of the interpromotional matches that would be taking place later on. This match saw plenty of high flying spots from all three competitors. Ending saw Mizanin dodge a Daivari clothesline, sending him over the top. This allowed Mizanin to be in the ring alone with Funaki, whom he hit with the Mizard of Oz for the win. Score an early victory for the New Breed.
Match Quality: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Overall Rating: 69%, *3/4

Segment 1: ECW Championship: CM Punk (C) vs. Kevin Thorn
What better way to kick off the show than to showcase a match from the Extreme brand of sports entertainment. Kevin Thorn had the clear power advantage, and he made good use of it, hitting Punk with plenty of high-impact maneuvers. Punk eventually mounted a comeback, and latched Thorn in the Anaconda Vice. To Punk’s shock, Thorn managed to get out of the hold. Thorn muscled his way into setting Punk up for the Original Sin…but Punk escaped, and managed to hoist Thorn up and he surprised everyone by connecting the with the GTS for the 3 count. Punk retains.
Match Quality: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Overall Rating: 78%, **1/4

Segment 2: WWE Tag Team Championships: Matt Hardy and Finlay (C) vs. Batista and Val Venis w/ Matt Striker
Your classic tag team match here, with Matt getting to play Ricky Morton. Matt gets in the hot tag to Finlay, who clears out Batista and Matt Striker (who tried to intervene). This left Finlay alone with Val, he picked Val up and hit him with the Celtic Cross before tagging Matt back in, who immediately went up top and landed a huge flying leg drop. 3 seconds later, and the champs had retained.
Match Quality: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 81%
Overall Rating: 84%, ***1/2

Segment 3: Interview with The Corporation
Throughout the night, we see various superstars walking into McMahon’s office (where the Royal Rumble tumbler is located). We cut backstage just in time to see the New Breed pulling their numbers for the Rumble, and we see Vince nodding…something suspicious is going on there. Vince says that it will be a night for the Corporation – either Cena, Carlito, or Kennedy would win the Rumble…Booker would retain his title…and Shelton Benjamin would win the IC Title NEXT.
Overall Rating: 92%

Segment 4: WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Shelton Benjamin
A mere few moments after Matt Hardy retained his title, Jeff managed to do the same. At one point, it seemed that Shelton all but retained the belt that was once his after he hit his patented Exploder Suplex. But, Shelton taunted to the crowd too long, enabling Jeff to kick out. Jeff went on to hit a Twist of Fate and the Swanton and retain his title. After the match, Corporate member Stevie McMahon came out of nowhere and Stevie-kicked Jeff right in the face,
Match Quality: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Overall Rating: 83%, ***1/2

Segment 5: World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio (C) vs. Edge
Since becoming World Heavyweight Champion for the second time, Rey Mysterio has stood up to all challengers. Unfortunately for him, he had yet to defend against a man who knew how to cheat as much as Edge did. Edge “accidentally” Speared the ref (he tried to play it off as though he was going for Rey), and then he went out and grabbed the title belt and hit Rey with it. The ref revived, the pinfall counted, and Edge won back the title he believed was his anyway.
Match Quality: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Overall Rating: 86%, **3/4

Segment 6: WWE Championship: Booker T vs. Randy Orton (C)
After getting off to an 0-1 start, Orton looked to hold onto his title for the Corporation against the fan-favorite Booker T. The match was tremendous, and in classic WWE fashion, featured another ref bump…prompting Orton to wave to the back. Out came Snitsky, enforcer of the Corporation…he went to Big Boot Booker, but he ducked and Orton was laid out. Booker threw Snitsky out of the ring…and shocked the world by scaling the top rope and hitting the HARLEM HANGOVER. Booker T is your NEWWWWWW WWE Champion.
Match Quality: 94%
Crowd Reaction: 95%
Overall Rating: 94%, ****1/2

Royal Rumble Match in the next post.

Evil Vito

01-05-2008, 01:11 AM

Segment 7: 2008 Royal Rumble Match

New Breed leader Elijah Burke gets #1, while ECW Original leader Tommy Dreamer gets #2. Right away, this causes the announcers to speculate on if this is what the New Breed was talking to McMahon about earlier. Both men intensely slug at one another for the opening 2 minutes.

“Just call me smoooooth” Marcus Cor Von enters at #3 and it becomes increasingly obvious: the New Breed wanted to set Tommy up so they can destroy him so they had the draw rigged. Cor Von and Burke bash Tommy with weapons, busting him open.

John Morrison’s music hits at #4, further signifying that the New Breed care more about taking out the Original leader than winning the match. But Morrison never comes out. Eventually, backstage is shown, and Morrison as well as Mike Mizanin are laid out, bloodied. Burke and Marcus speculate in the ring, until a sound of a car crash is heard. The crowd mark out as MICK FOLEY runs out and starts taking it to Cor Von and Burke. Tommy helps out…and on both sides of the ring we see Cactus Clotheslines, eliminating all 4 men. Brawls break out in the crowd as the announcers go on about how they can’t believe what they just saw.

“KENNEDYYYYY!” Mr. Kennedy enters at #5…but there is no one in the ring, so he eats the 2 minutes by having the spotlight put on him and the mic comes down. He does his usual schtick, right up until the countdown for the next entry.

The lights go out, and the gongs sound…meaning THE UNDERTAKER, the 2007 winner, is coming out at #6. Taker gets into the ring and Kennedy clearly looks overmatched and surprised that he’d be facing Taker this early, but Kennedy stays in the match.

The music of “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters hits as he comes in at #7 and teams up with Kennedy on the Undertaker, not much happening here.

ECW Original Super Crazy makes his entry at #8. Initially, he helps work over Taker with Masters before going after Kennedy upon realizing Kennedy is sitting back letting the others do the work.

“One two, you hear the clock tickin’” Egotistical US Champion Montel Vontavious Porter struts his way down to the ring at #9. He enters and gets his shots in wherever. The ring is starting to fill up.

After the countdown, a giant “10” is seen on the Titan Tron. Fans know that it is the 10th entrant, but nobody knows who it is until is it starts counting down to a familiar sound. Pyro, BREAK THE WALLS DOWWWWN, huge markout, and Chris Jericho has made his shocking return, apparently as SmackDown!s mystery signing. After posing on the ramp, he sprints into the ring and immediately dumps Masters and Crazy (who were trying to get each other out). MVP charges, and Jericho ducks, sending him up and over. MVP looks absolutely gob-smacked at the fact that he only lasted 2 minutes and his night was already over.

“Sexy Boy” hits and the fans mark out once more, as Shawn Michaels enters at #11. He sees that Jericho and Kennedy are already paired off, so he ties it up with the man he faced off with in the final two last year – the Undertaker.

Hardcore Holly enters at #12 and gets practically no reaction at all when compared with Jericho’s and HBK’s. He plays no favorites, going after just about everyone.

“I spit in the face of people who don’t want to be cool” Carlito comes out at #13, just in time to save Corporate teammate Mr. Kennedy from being eliminated. The two Corporate members put a beating on longtime nemesis HBK.

New Breed member Kenny Dykstra enters to boos at #14 and gets a rude awakening, getting slapped around by Holly (announcers cornily joke that Hardcore must think Kenny is still a rookie).

“WOOOOOO!” Ric Flair gets a great ovation to bring us to the halfway mark at #15. He delivers is patented chops to everyone, giving the crowd plenty of chances to WOOOO.

The Sandman enters from the crowd at #16, beer and Singapore cane in hand. Despite no longer being on ECW, Sandman clearly doesn’t like what the New Breed stands for, as he immediately waffles Dykstra with the cane, sending him flying out. Holly goes after Sandman from behind, but also receives a cane shot and gets eliminated as well. Apparently seeing him as a threat, the Corporate members gang up on Sandman and throw him out to end that flurry of eliminations.

Johnny Jeter gets #17…he dodges a clothesline from Kenny (who was retreating to the back after being eliminated) and plants him with a roundhouse kick before getting into the fray.

“Oooooh Chavo!” Chavo Guerrero comes out at #18 and in typical Chavo fashion, he really just resorts in kicking people who are already down.

A bigass explosion sets off, which means Kane is #19. He walks into the ring and sets off the pyro, before getting into a staredown with the first man he sees (who is, luckily enough, the Undertaker). Chavo makes the mistake of trying to get between the two and is eliminated for his troubles.

ECW Original Balls Mahoney enters at #20, but unfortunately for him he doesn’t last as Kennedy and Carlito double him out. The announcers mention that the Corporate union is going to be hard to break.

Cruiserweight Champion Jimmy Wang Yang is #21, and he lasts the interval despite being the smallest guy in.

John Cena enters to the biggest boos of the match at #22. The Corporate trio clearly dominates the ring, teaming together to eliminate the big man Kane. They then set their focus to Shawn Michaels.

As luck would have it, Triple H gets #23 and he comes out to save Michaels. DX starts running rampant as Triple H plants Carlito with a Pedigree. Ric Flair comes over to assist the Game in throwing out his former partner.

ECW Original Nunzio grabs the #24 slot, not much to stay there. He gets his shots in and works with Johnny Jeter.

New Breed member Colt Cabana gets #25, representing the final entrant in the match for ECW. Colt impresses from the get-go, hitting Nunzio with the Colt .45 and eliminating him. He spends the rest of the interval fighting with Jeter.

Samoan Bulldozer Umaga is #26 and he lives up to his name by mowing people over and taking down anyone who comes near him, including throwing out Yang. He gets into a hoss showdown with the Undertaker and in somewhat of a surprise, he also eliminates him. The announcers commend Taker on a 40 or so minute performance and then commend Kennedy for being in the longest.

The music of Bobby Lashley hits as JR can be seen masturbating at ringside. He comes out in the coveted #27 spot and puts an end to Kennedy’s night, much to Kennedy’s shock. The announcers bring up that Kennedy is the one who put Lashley on the shelf (though I don’t see how we should remember that as it was more than a month ago).

Rookie Cody Rhodes gets #28 as the announcers make it out as if he actually has a chance at winning. Dave Taylor, one half of the World Tag Team Champions, draws #29 but stands at the rampway without entering. It becomes apparent why when the other half as well as Raw GM William Regal gets the prized #30. The announcers, of course, mention that Regal had to have rigged it somehow.

The tag champs take their time and walk into the ring as a team. The first man they go after is Cody Rhodes, who is promptly eliminated. A cheer is heard, as out run LONDON & KENDRICK. They attack Regal & Taylor (obvious bad blood after being screwed out of the belts and Rumble spots). Their attack is enough to throw the champs off their game as Flair bundles out Taylor while Jericho shelves Regal. Londrick run backstage as Regal & Taylor can’t believe they’ve been besmirched.

We see another hoss showdown, this time with Lashley and Umaga. Lashley gets the better of the exchange, sending Umaga out. Cena uses this chance to take out Lashley from behind. Cena turns as Triple H tries to get him with a knee lift but Cena ducks and sending The Game out to the floor. Cena turns once again and this time receives a Sweet Chin Music to send him packing. The Corporation will NOT be winning this Rumble.

On the other side of the ring, Colt Cabana sends Johnny Jeter packing, leaving us with our final four: Cabana, Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, and Ric Flair. Each man occupies a corner before Colt gets in mid-ring and trashes the three others. Big mistake, as they gang up on Colt and chuck him. Jericho, Michaels, and Flair exchange moves on one another before Flair ultimately is sent out via double clothesline. The fans and even Jericho and HBK take a moment to applaud Flair for his 30+ minute effort.

Down to our final two, the announcers marvel that they’ve been in almost an equal amount of time as Jericho entered at #10 and HBK at #11. They have an absolutely brilliant showdown with loads of near finishes. HBK goes for the Sweet Chin Music by Jericho ducks, grabs Michaels…and Irish Whips him into the turnbuckle so hard that he flips over it, stranding him on the apron. Jericho hits a springboard dropkick to send Michaels to the floor and make him the runner-up for a second straight year. Chris Jericho is going to WrestleMania!

Match Quality: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Overall Rating: 78%, **3/4 (but I go with ****) :shifty:

Segment 8: Chris Jericho Victory Interview
Self-explanatory, Jericho cuts his first promo back celebrating his win, full of Jericho awesomeness (although it is a bit short as time is running out and Jericho is exhausted anyway.
Overall Rating: 99%

88% Overall Rating (holy shit…if I had put on a better dark match I would have easily cleared 90%)

Evil Vito

01-05-2008, 05:37 PM

I decided to sack Armando Estrada, who just wasn't working out as ECW GM. I've brought Coach over as the New Breed's choice for GM (got nothing for him on Raw)...but Mick Foley is representing the Originals and I'm gonna run it as though they are 50/50 GMs. I might have Foley make a splash by trading away someone from the New Breed to Raw to bring Sandman back...throwing a wrench in the New Breed's plans.

I also really wish Ace Steel would hurry up and get finished in OVW/FCW. He's already majorly talented, but I think I'll give him one more month and whether he's fully ready or not I'll call him up on March 1st so I can have him to build to Mania (where I want to do a Second City Saints Triple Threat Match for the title with Punk from the Originals, Colt from the Breed, and Steel looking out for himself).

KingofOldSchool

01-06-2008, 09:53 AM

From WWE.com

"WWE.com has learned that WWE Chairman, Mr. McMahon will make a huge announcement on Raw tonight coming off the heels of Mr. McMahon's loss to Mick Foley at Wrestlemania. What will the Chairman have to say? And what impact will it have to Raw and the rest of WWE? Find out tonight!"

Rob

01-09-2008, 06:20 PM

I've just been playing the demo

I love watching MMA, but I know very little about it, but the game was pretty fun, you can only book it for 6 weeks, which is a shame, but its all right. I'm considering buying it.

Same here. Now I have no life, I have time to waste on computer games again.

Evil Vito

01-09-2008, 11:02 PM

Kinda hate when this happens. I have loads of ideas floating in my head but they aren't gonna happen until after several in-game months yet I'm too lazy to book.

Perhaps the biggest idea I've got floating around is having something happen storyline-wise that sees Bisch and Heyman brought back in...Bisch somehow grabs control of Smackdown as Heyman gets ECW back. Smackdown becomes WCW Thunder or something. All the rosters are wiped clean, new ones are drafted (including loads of OVW guys who will be ready by then), ECW gets bumped to prime time (thus justifying a full roster) and also brings back the TV Title, Tag Titles, and a specialty title to make it equal with the other brands.

Gives me the ability to shape all the rosters as I see fit while also making the show more diverse. Basically I wanna make things similar to how they were when the draft began...essentially having multiple promotions that rarely interact except in special circumstances. I kinda wanna make it like my last WWE game that I never got to finish cause my computer died and everything got erased.

Impact!

01-10-2008, 08:50 AM

What's this MMA game Rob?

Cactus Sid

01-11-2008, 06:22 PM

Its an MMA game made by the same guy who makes these wrestling games, you can check it out at www.greydogsoftware.com

I've just booked about a years worth shows, the last one being UFC 86, where Mirko Cro Cop shocked Fedor Emelianenko for the UFC Heavyweight Title. It was totally out of the blue, I booked it because it was the match which had the biggest interest. I've basically been hoping that I'd have someone new step up to the plate, get a few wins under their belt and be ready for a title match sometime in the middle of 2009. Fedor has absolutely steam rolled everyone since he came, took the title off Couture in Couture's last ever fight, Cro Cop has won his last fight before the title match (against Nogueira) and lost 3 others. 2nd round Knockout. Pretty shocking stuff.

Impact!

01-12-2008, 07:07 AM

Cheers man, looks awesome

Evil Vito

01-12-2008, 05:20 PM

Planning stuff out for No Way Out and WrestleMania (about 2 weeks till No Way Out)...I gotta say, making a WM card is a pain in the ass. Even with 9 matches I'm still leaving out guys like Flair, Kane, and the entire women's division. There are some angles/feuds I just don't have room for to blow off at Mania so I might do so the week before the show.

Here's my No Way Out card as of right now:

WWE Championship - 6 Pack Challenge: Booker T (C) vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Bobby Lashley vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Championship: Edge (C) vs. Finlay

ECW Championship: CM Punk (C) vs. Johnny Jeter

Chris Jericho vs. MVP (If Jericho wins he gets the US Title, if MVP wins he gets Jericho's WM Title shot)

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin (Hardy "injured" Stevie McMahon so Vince books Hardy against 3 Corporate members in an effort to get the IC Title to the Corporation)

WWE Women's Championship: Victoria (C) vs. Mickie James

WWE Cruiserweight Championship Open: Jimmy Wang Yang (C) vs. Jamie Noble vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Shannon Moore vs. Funaki vs. Cassidy James vs. Jesse Dalton vs. Matt Cappotelli vs. Chavo Guerrero

Extreme Rules: Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman vs. Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von

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I'm enjoying booking the Originals vs. New Breed war. Mick Foley traded Kevin Thorn (the only member of the ECW roster yet to pick a side) over to Raw to bring back The Sandman and swing the war into the Originals' favor. I plan on ending the war between the two factions at WM.

Punk and Jeter are on the same side...but the match was really just thrown together because it'll be good (Jeter won #1 contendership over Kenny Dykstra).

Edge vs. Finlay was also basically thrown together because it should be a good match and it gives something for Edge to do before I get into the full-on WM build. Finlay's one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions still.

Also thinking that once I get past WM and do the complete re-draft, I might go back to having solo-branded PPVs especially since I'll have essentially three separate promotions going on.

Evil Vito

01-14-2008, 12:15 AM

Ugh. A mere week and a half after returning from injury Jamie Noble goes and injures his neck and is out for 8 months. :mad:

Anyway, after Foley went and traded Thorn over to Raw for Sandman...Coach attempted to even the odds by firing ECW Original Nunzio. Nunzio immediately signed a SmackDown contract and is gonna take Noble's place in the Cruiserweight Open.

Evil Vito

01-14-2008, 12:36 PM

No Way Out 2008 Results:

Pre-Show: Special Edition of the Cutting Edge
World Heavyweight Champion Edge interviewed both of his potential WrestleMania opponents, Chris Jericho and MVP. Lots of verbal sparring went on between the three men, including Jericho mentioning that it may very well be Jericho vs. Finlay at Mania if Edge doesn’t focus on his match. Ultimately, MVP and Jericho brawled in a preview of the night’s match.
Overall Rating: 88%

WWE Intercontinental Title: Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin
Going in, it seemed Jeff would have no chance at retaining his gold…the match started off essentially as a three-on-one handicap match. However, once Hardy appeared to be down for the count, Carlito covered only for the fall to be broken up by a selfish Mr. Kennedy. The Corporate members bickered amongst themselves and ultimately it was Kennedy taking the fall as Jeff defied the odds and retained his belt.
Match Quality: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Overall Rating: **3/4, 81%

Extreme Rules: Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von vs. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman
Not much to say here other than it was a violent, bloody brawl filled with all kinds of hardcore goodness. The ECW Originals managed to take Burke out of the equation long enough to double team Cor Von and put him through a table, which was enough to register a pinfall victory. As the Originals celebrated, the world was shocked when STEVE CORINO made his surprise debut and assaulted Sandman and Dreamer. The announcers could only speculate why, especially since he can be considered an ECW Original himself.
Match Quality: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Overall Rating: ***1/2, 83%

WWE Women’s Championship: Victoria (C) vs. Mickie James
In one of the better women’s wrestling matches of recent memory, it seemed all but certain that Mickie James would finally pin Victoria and grab a hold of the championship. However, when Mickie attempted the Mick Kick, Vicky ducked and rolled her up…using the feet on the ropes for leverage. Victoria continues her reign as champion despite being on the SmackDown roster.
Match Quality: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 75%
Overall Rating: **1/4, 75%

Cruiserweight Open for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Lots of high flying action happened here. Funaki and Cassidy James got the first two entry spots, and Funaki survived. Matt Cappotelli then entered and eliminated Funaki before being eliminated by Nunzio. Nunzio also went through Jesse Dalton before being eliminated by champion Jimmy Wang Yang. Yang showed why he was champion as he also outlasted a game Shannon Moore.
Rey Mysterio entered next as he and Wang had a classic high-flying affair that saw Rey come out on top, ensuring a new champion. Chavo Guerrero, winner of the first two Opens, got the luck of the draw at #9 and tried his best to cheat his way to victory but Rey managed to get out of it and win the Cruiserweight Title!
I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T WANT TO BE COOL. Carlito shocked the world by running out as Rey celebrated, essentially acting as a tenth entry. The refs waved it off and Carlito ultimately got his hand on some gold, pulling a Helms by winning the Cruiserweight Title as a Raw superstar.
Match Quality: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Overall Rating: *3/4, 69% :( The Dames hates Cruiserweights.

US Title vs. WM Title Shot: MVP vs. Chris Jericho
This match just ruled, plain and simple…clearly match of the night. MVP seemed to have it won until Jericho came firing back…a worrisome MVP took down the ref and attempted to cheat. However, MVP’s plans backfired when the ref DQ’ed MVP as soon as he came to. Thus, MVP gets to keep his US Title but perhaps more importantly…Jericho is still going to WrestleMania.
Match Quality: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Overall Rating: ***3/4, 89%

ECW Title: CM Punk (C) vs. Johnny Jeter
Huge disappointment here, as you’ll see by the ratings. I envisioned it being a back and forth battle between two faces…and Punk ultimately got the nod with the GTS and shook hands with friend Johnny Jeter after.
Match Quality: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Overall Rating: **1/2, 77% (ECW Title lost image. WTF…seriously have no idea what went wrong here. Both guys have 80+ overness, nearly identical stats…and according to the game it had nothing to do with the fact that I put it on after MVP/Jericho. Fuck.

World Heavyweight Title: Edge (C) vs. Finlay
Hard-hitting encounter here as it was obvious Edge clearly underestimated Finlay, who was looking to become a dual champion with a win. Edge tied up the referee at one point for some reason, and it became obvious why when Raw GM William Regal came in and whacked Finlay with the brass knux, allowing Edge to retain. “What the hell was that all about?” asked Michael Cole.
Match Quality: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Overall Rating: ***1/2, 85% :wtf:

6-Pack Challenge for the WWE Title: Booker T (C) vs. Bobby Lashley vs. John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
Lots of near falls in this one fall to a finish bout, with lots of near falls as the crowd thought any of the six had a shot at winning. The two Corporate members Cena and Orton were both the legal men in at one point, as all 4 other men dropped down from the turnbuckles to force them to fight. Hell broke loose as Cena and Orton eventually seemed to get on the same page…unfortunately for them a miscommunicated title shot occurred, enabling Book to once again pin Orton and retain his title.
Match Quality: 83%
Crowd Reaction: 94%
Overall Rating: ***1/2, 90%

82% Overall Rating for No Way Out
1.87 Buy Rate…demolishing TNA’s 1.16 Buy Rate for Against All Odds :cool:

I’m only just NOW noticing that titles’ image takes a hit if not defended at the PPV. The World Tag belts went down from 80 Image to 73…and the WWE Title (since technically in game it wasn’t defended) went down to 84 and the writers think I should take the belt off Book. Guess the next time he gets a singles win on Raw I’ll put the belt on the line to raise the image.

HeartBreakMan2k

01-18-2008, 07:45 PM

Just started up a new WWE game.

Basically I signed Randy Couture, CM Punk, Brock Lesnar and Don Callis (this is an old expansion by the way, still has Christian under contract to me on Smackdown 8-)).

Started the following feuds.

Major
John Cena vs Triple H
Batista vs The Undertaker
Brock Lesnar vs Kurt Angle

Minor
Shawn Michaels vs Edge
Shelton Benjamin vs CM Punk

Only ran two shows so far, Raw scoring a 5.27 with Cena/HHH main event and the debut of CM Punk, Smackdown score a 5.74 with a Batista/Undertaker match and the debut of Randy Couture with Paul Heymen as his manager.

loopydate

02-06-2008, 11:16 PM

I miss this thread, and I just made it to 12/1/08, so I think I'll bump with an update on my TNA game (the one that started in ROH).

CURRENT ROSTER

Main Event
AJ Styles - Heel - TNA World Champion
Bill Goldberg - Face
Shark Boy - Heel
Sting - Face

Upper Midcard
Brother Ray - Heel - TNA Tag Team Champion
Jeff Jarrett - Heel
Juventud Guerrera - Face - TNA X Division Champion
Kip James - Heel
Rhino - Face
Roderick Strong - Heel
Samoa Joe - Face
Senshi - Heel
Shane Douglas - Face
Steve Corino - Face

Midcard
Abyss - Face
Austin Aries - Heel
Ayako Hamada - Face
BG James - Heel
Black Reign - Heel
Brother Devon - Heel - TNA Tag Team Champion
Brother Runt - Face
Chris Harris - Face
Chris Sabin - Face
Christopher Daniels - Heel
Elix Skipper - Heel
Erik Watts - Heel
Gail Kim - Heel
Homicide - Face
James Storm - Heel
Joe E. Legend - Heel
Joseph Bruce (formerly Violent J) - Face
Judas Mesias - Heel
Konnan - Face
L.A. Par-K - Face
Michael Modest - Heel
New Jack - Face
Petey Williams - Face
Ron Killings - Heel
Simon Diamond - Heel
Sonjay Dutt - Face
Tommy Dreamer - Face

Lower Midcard
Jay Lethal - Face
Johnny Kashmere - Heel
Lash LeRoux - Face

Non-Wrestlers (all face)
Jim Cornette
Lex Luger
Terry Funk

Managers
Christy Hemme - Face
Jackie Gayda - Face
James Mitchell - Heel

FEUDS

Major
97 Heat - Sting vs. AJ Styles
86 Heat - Bill Goldberg vs. Jeff Jarrett
85 Heat - Shane Douglas vs. Austin Aries

Minor
89 - Rhino & Steve Corino vs. Team 3D
88 - Juventud Guerrera vs. Senshi
84 - Chris Harris vs. James Storm
82 - Samoa Joe vs. Shark Boy
71 - Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt vs. Voodoo Kin Mafia

STABLES

Doomsday
Black Reign
James Mitchell
Judas Mesias

Latin American Exchange
Homicide
Konnan
L.A. Par-K

Ring Of Dishonor
Austin Aries
Roderick Strong
Shark Boy

Team Extreme
Brother Runt
New Jack
Rhino
Shane Douglas
Steve Corino
Tommy Dreamer

TNA Governing Board
Jim Cornette
Lex Luger
Terry Funk

Triple X
Christopher Daniels
Elix Skipper
Senshi

Voodoo Kin Mafia
BG James
Kip James
Ron Killings
Simon Diamond

I have a primetime slot on NBC Saturday nights. Last week, I put up a 6.90. RAW got a 6.93. I also have a Monday night show on Sci-Fi and a Saturday night show on Playboy. I'm dropping the Playboy show once the contract expires in 8 weeks, because I have no need for a third show and the ratings are terrible on that network.

Impact!

02-07-2008, 07:24 AM

Lol why is Shark Boy in the Main Event?

Xero

02-07-2008, 10:05 AM

It's TNA. He doesn't need to explain why.

loopydate

02-07-2008, 12:24 PM

Because he's way over and, unlike the actual TNA bookers, I can turn fan support into a proper push. ;)

KingofOldSchool

02-29-2008, 10:29 AM

From WWE.com

When Mr. McMahon has an announcement to make, it usually ends up being big. And this past Monday night was no different. In an attempt to make significant changes within WWE, Mr. McMahon announced that on a very special Saturday Night's Main Event this Saturday, WWE will be holding a draft lottery. However, this was not the only major announcement as Mr. McMahon announced that for the very first time in a WWE ring, there will be a Battle Bowl: Lethal Lottery competition.

Taken from a WCW concept, the Lethal Lottery will feature tag team matches where the participants are drawn at random. The winning tag teams will advance to a battle royal in the main event. The winner of the battle royal will get a World Title shot of his choosing within the next 6 months.

Evil Vito

03-22-2008, 02:55 PM

I’ve gotten back into the game, though doubtless I’ll fall back out of it again even though I still have my future plans. Anyway, here’s my WrestleMania 24 card:

World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Jericho vs. Edge (C)
Chris Jericho made his shocking surprise return at the Royal Rumble, going on to win the match and earn his chance to once again headline WrestleMania, this time as the challenger. Edge has tried to make Y2J’s life a living hell, and has made certain to mention that he has yet to be pinned or forced to submit at Mania, while Y2J choked the last time he main-evented the grand daddy of them all.

WWE Championship: Booker T (C) vs. John Cena
Booker T has been on a tear ever since his unthinkable victory at the Royal Rumble when he wrestled the championship away from Randy Orton. Orton failed to reclaim his title and bring it back to the Corporate ranks. Now, Vince McMahon has appointed John Cena in charge of bringing the belt home “where it belongs”. Cena has had quite a WrestleMania streak building, so he has to be considered a favorite.

ECW Championship: CM Punk (C) vs. Ace Steel vs. Colt Cabana
Punk and Cabana, once the best of friends, have had several classic matches over the ECW Championship thus far…and it appeared to be headed in that direction again for WM. But now, enter Ace Steel…the man who trained both Punk and Cabana and was the third man in their Second City Saints triumvirate. Steel has been red hot since debuting in the land of the Extreme, and can’t be overlooked as he knows all of Punk and Colt’s tricks of the trade.

8-Man Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Representing SmackDown are United States Champion MVP and “The Animal” Batista. MVP certainly cannot be discounted, as he’s held that US Title since May. Batista has never competed in a ladder match before, so it should be interesting to see how the beast fares.

ECW has two representatives. First you have “Innovator of Violence” Tommy Dreamer. He is no stranger to matches of the extreme variety, and so he should feel right at home. He would love nothing more than to win this match and get an ECW Title shot. Also from ECW is “The King of Old School” Steve Corino, who made a surprise appearance at No Way Out by assaulting Dreamer and Sandman, and he’s been a force to be reckoned with on ECW since them.

Raw has the most representation, with four superstars. “The Game” Triple H has been a perennial thorn in the side of the Corporation. He has not been in a ladder match in some time, but when the situation calls for it, the “King of Kings” always seems to rise to the occasion. Also involved is Bobby Lashley, the powerhouse of a man who has been steamrolling his way up the Raw ranks. He has some ladder match experience, as he was a participant in the MITB match at WM22.

Also within Raw, the Corporation has two representatives in the match in Randy Orton and Mr. Kennedy, both of whom competed in the WM23 MITB and know what to expect, the latter of which actually won. Will their Corporate bond cause them to work together in this match, or will it truly be every man for himself?

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Shawn Michaels
After being screwed out of his MITB qualifier by the Corporation, the Heartbreak Kid has sought a way to get onto the show where he has thrived so much. He turned his attention to Jeff Hardy, the long reigning IC Champion who has held the belt since September. Both men have the utmost respect for one another and have helped each other out whenever possible, but they will be foes come WM. Will the Showstopper come through again or will Hardy be able to oust his childhood hero?

The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Kevin Thorn vs. Umaga
The Undertaker’s 15-0 record at WrestleMania has never before been in so much jeopardy. Originally, Taker was entangled in a struggle with the cryptic warrior Kevin Thorn, who was certain he could be the one to end the streak. However since then, the Samoan Bulldozer Umaga has run in on their matches, prompting Taker’s brother Kane to come to his aid, but at WM it will be a fatal four-way, one fall to a finish bout. Taker’s amazing run seems to be in peril against three monsters, and he doesn’t even have to be pinned for it to end.

Street Fight for Control of ECW: Mick Foley vs. Marcus Cor Von
The war between the ECW Originals and the New Breed has reached the absolute boiling point. Neither side is backing down, until ECW Co-GM Mick Foley finally decided to lay down the law. He challenged any member of the cocky New Breed to a match at WrestleMania, with the winning brand getting control of the brand. The New Breed chose the powerful and dangerous Marcus Cor Von to lead the group into battle.

WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Mysterio vs. Carlito (C)
The sly Raw superstar Carlito shell-shocked Rey Mysterio by entering the No Way Out cruiserweight open as a surprise participant and winning the title just minutes after Rey thought he was the new champion. Rey has stopped at nothing to get the championship back, including traveling to Raw to face fellow Corporation members who were friends of Carlito. It should be an exciting match.

Matt Hardy and Finlay vs. William Regal and Dave Taylor
Hardy and Finlay, originally an odd-couple team, have managed to hold the WWE Tag Team championships since November and are possibly the most dominant team in the company today. This didn’t sit well with Raw GM William Regal and fellow Englishman Dave Taylor, the World Tag Team champions. This match isn’t about titles, it’s about pride.

Evil Vito

03-22-2008, 05:52 PM

WRESTLEMANIA 24 RESULTS

Street Fight for Control of ECW: Mick Foley vs. Marcus Cor Von
In one of the most brutal opening bouts in WrestleMania history, Foley and Cor Von truly took it to the extreme. In a scene reminiscent of Backlash 2004, Cor Von took a bareback bump onto thumbtacks. But in the end, Cor Von hit Mick with a Pounce through a barbed wire-wrapped table that was set up in the corner. Cor Von won, and as a result, the New Breed now has control of ECW.
Crowd Reaction: 87%
Match Quality: 75%
Overall Rating: 83% **1/2

Battle of the Tag Champions: Matt Hardy and Finlay vs. William Regal and Dave Taylor
This was an absolutely brilliant match and certainly a change of pace from the previous bout. Finlay, Regal, and Taylor made this perhaps one of the stiffest matches in WM history. With the referee knocked out, Regal took a swing at Matt with his brass knux, but Hardy ducked and Regal wound up knocking out his own partner. Finlay then came in with his shillelagh and took Regal out of the mix as well. When the referee came to he saw Hardy on top of Taylor and counted the three. The WWE Tag Team champions won this battle.
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 98%
Overall Rating: 90% ****1/2

WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Mysterio vs. Carlito (C)
This fast paced encounter saw Mysterio trying to reclaim the Cruiserweight Championship from Raw champion Carlito. He got Carlito into position for the 6-1-9, but Carlito ducked and managed to crotch Mysterio in a manner that the ref couldn’t see. Carlito got the pin and retained his title. Now that’s cool.
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 84%
Overall Rating: 83% ***3/4

The Undertaker vs. Kane vs. Umaga vs. Kevin Thorn
This was an all out brawlfest, and a damn good one at that as all four men remained in the ring all match. The crowd was electric, knowing that Undertaker’s perfect record at WrestleMania could end even without Taker being pinned, and the match was laden with nearfalls and false finishes. With Thorn and Kane eventually out of the picture outside the ring, Umaga planted Taker with the Samoan Spike and it seemed like it was over. However, Taker sat right back up to everyone’s amazement, and he managed to lift the Samoan Bulldozer for a Tombstone Piledriver and go 16-0 at Mania.
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 86%
Overall Rating: 85% ***1/2

WWE Intercontinental Championship: Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Hardy (C)
If you want to see an electric match, look no further than this as both fan favorites had a match that was back and forth all the way. Eventually HBK began to tune up the band, but Jeff managed to sidestep the Sweet Chin Music, plant HBK with a Twist of Fate and then hit a Swanton Bomb to retain his title in easily the biggest win of his career.

HBK and Jeff received a standing ovation and embraced in the middle of the ring. HBK then began to walk out and let Jeff has his time alone, until he out of nowhere planted Jeff with a Sweet Chin Music to the head. The crowd looked on in stunned silence as HBK just stared down the man who had beaten him on the grandest stage in wrestling.
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 86%
Overall Rating: 88% ***3/4

Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Randy Orton vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. Triple H vs. Bobby Lashley vs. MVP vs. Batista vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Steve Corino
The annual MITB match featured more big spots than anybody could have imagined, especially with the likes of HHH, Lashley, and Batista involved. A Batista Bomb off of a ladder on Triple H onto Lashley who was laying on the mat and a Dreamer Driver through a table on Corino were just a few of the high spots.

Orton and MVP were fighting one another outside the ring, leaving Kennedy all alone to reclaim the MITB briefcase for the second straight year. However, Orton noticed this and jumped back in and RKO’d his Corporation teammate off the ladder after working together all match, proving it truly was every man for himself. This enabled the United States champion the chance to climb the ladder and claim the briefcase to become the 2008 Money in the Bank winner. Could he become a double champion now?

Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 80%
Overall Rating: 84% ***

ECW Championship: Ace Steel vs. Colt Cabana vs. CM Punk (C)
All three of these men knew each other so well, and that really rubbed off in this match as the former best friends were able to outmatch one another hold for hold and move for move. Ace seemingly had it won after a Steel Spike, but Punk managed to catch an extra burst of energy to break up the fall and finish off Steel with a GTS to continue his reign as ECW Champion.
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 87%
Overall Rating: 83% ***1/2

WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Booker T (C)
One year ago, Cena was the fan favorite in WWE and was defending his title at WrestleMania. Now that has all changed, and he was the most hated man in the company and the last hope for the Corporation to bring home the WWE Championship against a man with a pretty bad WM track record in Booker T. A classic, main event-caliber match that saw Booker T once again break out the Harlem Hangover and retain his title in front of a crowd that was the hottest it had been all night.
Crowd Reaction: 97%
Match Quality: 85%
Overall Rating: 93% ***3/4

WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Chris Jericho vs. Edge (C)
The crowd for our main event somehow was even hotter during this match, as Chris Jericho has won the World Heavyweight Championship barely two months after returning to WWE. As always, plenty of nearfalls, including Edge shockingly kicking out of the Lionsault. Jericho leapt OVER Edge, who was attempting a Spear, before spinning Edge around and planting him with a double kneebuster to the face. Jericho locked on the Walls of Jericho and Edge was forced to swallow his pride and submit, losing the championship he had grown attached to.

After the bout, Booker T and CM Punk came out and the three champions, three close friends and three fan favorites, celebrated to end the show as confetti fell from the ceiling. In a scene reminiscent of WM10, MVP stood on the rampway and looked on in disgust…MVP has the opportunity to challenge any of these three men for the title.
Crowd Reaction: 99%
Match Quality: 79%
Overall Rating: 92% ***1/4

87% Overall Rating
1.91 Buy Rate

A bit odd only having one title change at WM…I considered having Carlito drop the CW belt but I had other plans. Great show. :cool:

loopydate

03-22-2008, 09:02 PM

I've decided that when 2009 starts (I'm on Christmas Eve 2008, btw), I'm going to have TNA do what WWE tried to do and failed.

I'm bringing back ECW.

So far, I've got a handful of ECW workers signed, and I'm waiting for more guys' contracts to run out with WWE. What I have so far:

2 Cold Scorpio
Al Snow
Balls Mahoney
Beulah McGillicuddy
Chris Chetti
Christian York
CW Anderson
Danny Doring
The Dudley Boyz
Johnny Swinger
Little Guido
New Jack
Nova
Perry Saturn
Rhino
Shane Douglas
Simon Diamond
Spike Dudley
Steve Corino
Terry Funk
The Blue Meanie
Tommy Dreamer

Still needs some work, but I'm thinking about doing something along these lines. Terry Funk is on the TNA Board of Directors. He'll turn heel and announce the formation of the ECW brand. His first big acquisitions will be the new TNA Tag Team Champions (who won the belts at Turning Point) Rhino and Steve Corino. They will pretty much reform the old Network stable (with Tajiri as soon as his WWE contract runs out). They'll get preferential treatment in the new ECW.

Tommy Dreamer will be hurt that his idol didn't confide in him that he was planning this, and will wind up leading the resistance against Funk. The former Team 3D will go back to their original names and turn face to align with Dreamer against the team that beat them for the TNA (now ECW) Tag Team Titles.

My interest in my TNA game was waning, but I think this should perk it back up. TNA will keep my Monday night slot because I'll want the bigger stars to be going up against RAW. ECW will get the Sunday night slot.

Evil Vito

03-22-2008, 09:58 PM

I love that idea, Loopy. Definitely will add some life to your game.

As I mentioned earlier on this page (like a couple of months ago :o ) I have a big plans for the future that will reshape my entire WWE.

Since I took over in September, I've done my best to re-establish the brand split. I brought back the trade window and such, because I hated it when WWE just had people move brands with no explanation. Really, up until I got to my WM buildup, I've stuck with the split and I have kept interbrand competition to a minimum, but at WM there were like 4 interpromotional matches.

Basically, I'm at the point where most of the feuds and storylines I want to do involve people switching shows...so much so that I can't even justify doing that many trades. Not to mention, I have an influx of talented workers ready to come up from OVW/FCW but I just don't have room for most of them with two full rosters and a mini-roster.

My solution - in storyline, Vince is fed up. His Corporate team has failed him, and so he's had enough of it all. He lambasts his Corporate members, saying he could find better people to represent him anywhere. In his haste, he even winds up rehiring Bischoff and Heyman...Bisch takes Smackdown and Heyman takes ECW The rosters more or less are unified during the whole month of April, with there being a brand new full-on draft the night after Backlash.

With nobody quite sure about their future, some huge matches get signed like a 30-Man Battle Royal where the winner gets to CHOOSE which promotion he goes to...and the main event will be a triple threat match with the champions. The winner nets his show the first TWO picks of the draft, the guy not involved in the decision picks 3rd, and the guy who gets beaten goes 4th and then the drfat order loops back around.

Basically I'll wind up with:

WWE Raw headed by Vince McMahon
WCW Thunder (I don't want a Friday night TV show to be called Nitro) headed by Eric Bischoff
ECW Hardcore TV headed by Paul Heyman (Sci-Fi have been begging me to go to primetime so I'll have more segments and thus a bigger roster).

Basically I'll have three distinctively different shows, much like how things were with my old game, new storylines, new feuds, new wrestlers. A fresh start basically. I may or may not allow trades, but I'll definitely do the annual draft. The brands won't interfere with one another except in rare circumstances (Rumble buildup, KOTR final, etc.)

loopydate

04-02-2008, 06:44 PM

2008 has come to a close, and here are the top 10 wrestlers in the world:

1) CM Punk (Ring Of Honor)
2) Rey Mysterio (World Wrestling Entertainment)
3) Kid Romeo (IWA-Puerto Rico / Pro Wrestling World-1)
4) Colt Cabana (Ring Of Honor)
5) Senshi (Total Nonstop Action)
6) AJ Styles (Total Nonstop Action)
7) Chris Benoit (World Wrestling Entertainment)
8) Kurt Angle (World Wrestling Entertainment)
9) Bryan Danielson (Ring Of Honor)
10) Juventud Guerrera (Total Nonstop Action)

Other TNA wrestlers on the Top 100 List:

19) Steve Corino
21) Petey Williams
37) Samoa Joe
38) Christian York (...pretty high for a non-wrestler)
39) Ron Killings
40) Nova
41) Shark Boy
42) Austin Aries
43) Homicide
47) Chris Chetti
48) Sonjay Dutt
53) Christopher Daniels
60) Al Snow
69) Johnny Kashmere
70) Rhino
72) Chris Sabin
83) Elix Skipper
92) Roderick Strong
100) Jeff Jarrett

Instead of turning Terry Funk heel, what's happening is that Cyrus The Virus is going to become the network representative, taking over the Monday night timeslot. He's going to build the show around Rhino and Steve Corino, the Tag Team Champions and The Franchise Shane Douglas. Other members of his Network stable include CW Anderson, Johnny Swinger, and Simon Diamond.

The X Division and Tag Team Titles will fluctuate between both brands, and there will be a battle royal on the debut of ECW Hardcore TV to determine the new ECW World Champion. Haven't decided whether to have Douglas or Tommy Dreamer win it, but I want those two to fight at Guilty As Charged for the title. At this point, here's how GaC is shaping up:

FATAL FOURWAY FOR THE TNA WORLD TITLE
AJ Styles (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Bill Goldberg vs. Sting

LADDER MATCH FOR THE X DIVISION TITLE
Senshi (c) vs. Juventud Guerrera

ECW TITLE MATCH
Shane Douglas vs. Tommy Dreamer

TABLES MATCH FOR THE TAG TEAM TITLES
The Network (Rhino & Steve Corino) (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz

FATAL FOURWAY FOR AN X DIVISION TITLE MATCH
Christopher Daniels vs. Roderick Strong vs. Shark Boy vs. L.A. Par-K

HARDCORE RULES TAG TEAM MATCH
Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley vs. Johnny Swinger & Simon Diamond

Chris Sabin & Sonjay Dutt vs. Voodoo Kin Mafia

Chris Harris vs. James Storm

Abyss vs. Ron Killings

Xero

04-02-2008, 10:04 PM

Why is #7 blank?

loopydate

04-02-2008, 10:22 PM

I dunno. Must be some glitch in the game. I should e-mail Ryland about that.

The Mackem

04-11-2008, 05:32 AM

Started posting a diary on another forum dedicated to EWR. I feel that the diary helps add more to the gaming experience because otherwise you could have the same guaranteed good matches week after week and not really get penalised for it. Helps to keep it real a bit.

If anyone wants to read it's at:

http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/4200/t1118685-icw-2003-adrenaline-preview-posted/

Rob

04-16-2008, 02:22 PM

How do the wrestling and MMA games not have cracks available yet?

The Mackem

04-16-2008, 04:34 PM

The owners are very serious about it. I've never seen cracks for the old versions, it uses an e-licence system which, although I'm not an expert, I've heard claimed is uncrackable.

I once got a free game of the original TEW for helping the old publishers out with UK debit card payment problems they were having. :)

Indifferent Clox

04-17-2008, 03:30 AM

bookmarked your diary mackem

looks really in depth

The Mackem

04-17-2008, 08:10 AM

yeah probably spent too much time on it in truth and it's the first one I've ever done but I wanted to see if it improves the game for me at all.

No idea how long it will last!!

loopydate

04-17-2008, 10:19 PM

TNA ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES!

Eric Young returns to TNA to team with his old Team Canada partner Petey Williams and add depth to the X Division.

Nick Dinsmore & Rene Dupree will be brought in as a heel tag team.

Former ECW Champion Justin Credible will be added to the ECW brand.

Rumor has it a fifth signing has been made. Supposedly it's a top-tier talent that TNA management is just itching to announce. However, this star has made the Board Of Governors promise not to reveal his name until he can make his presence known at Guilty As Charged. The Board has agreed on the terms that this star not affect the outcome of the TNA World Heavyweight Title fatal fourway. We'll see how this all sorts itself out at the first joint TNA/ECW pay-per-view!

STIPULATION ADDED!

The Chris Harris/James Storm feud will finally come to an end at Guilty As Charged, as the two face off in a Texas Death Match!

loopydate

04-17-2008, 11:28 PM

Sonjay Dutt injured his hand at a house show, so the tag match has been changed to Chris Sabin vs. Kip James in a singles match.

Impact!

04-17-2008, 11:32 PM

Post the show Loopy :p

loopydate

04-18-2008, 12:33 AM

I still have a week of shows to sim, then I'll post it. It sucks trying to book three shows a week. Mercifully, the contract for my Saturday night show expires after three more shows, so I should be able to post things much faster then.

The Mackem

04-22-2008, 04:02 AM

November 2003 and the ICW TV title tournament has begun

http://www.neoseeker.com/forums/4200/t1118685-icw-2003

loopydate

04-28-2008, 08:58 PM

GUILTY AS CHARGED 2009

HARDCORE TAG TEAM MATCH
Balls Mahoney & Spike Dudley vs. Johnny Swinger & Simon Diamond

Suplex onto two upright chairs by Simon Diamond. Big kick from Swinger. Simon Diamond uses the table as a battering ram. Balls blocks a kick from Johnny Swinger. Simon takes a vertical suplex. Balls and Spike hook up Simon, then hit a double suplex. Weak bodyslam by Spike. Spike rams Swinger into a table. Simon counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Johnny Swinger hits a delayed suplex on Spike. Gutwrench into a powerbomb, Balls hits hard. Balls Mahoney is all alone...Problem Solver!! 1....2....3! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 67%
Match Quality: 78%

TAG TEAM TITLE - TABLES MATCH
The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) vs. The Network (Rhino & Steve Corino) (c)

Big kick from D-Von. Bubba Ray Dudley scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. The Dudley Boyz hook up Rhino, then hit a double suplex. D-Von Dudley goes to slam Corino through a table, but he manages to escape. Bubba Ray Dudley misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Bodyslam by Corino. Steve Corino goes to suplex D-Von through a table, but he slips out the backdoor. Powerbomb on Bubba Ray. Corino climbs onto the table with D-Von Dudley and hits a bodyslam through it for the win! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 80%
Road Agent Notes: Rhino gained overness from this feud ending. Steve Corino gained overness from this feud ending. D-Von Dudley gained overness from this feud ending. Bubba Ray Dudley gained overness from this feud ending. The Tag Team titles have gained in image.

SINGLES MATCH
Abyss vs. Ron Killings

Ron Killings hits a rolling kick on Abyss. Super kick by Ron Killings. There's a two count on the pin. Abyss avoids a Ron Killings avalanche. Killings gets slammed. Bodyslam by Abyss. There's a two count on the pin. Massive lariat, apparently Abyss has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Big clothesline on Killings. Killings blocks the suplex attempt. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Abyss is down. Cover for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Ron Killings. Nicely done. Pin, but Abyss is out just before the three count. Second rope flying axe handle, Abyss goes down. Kick from Ron Killings to the leg. Abyss elbows Ron Killings in the face to break a hammerlock. Fallaway slam by Abyss. Abyss scores with a standing spinebuster. Abyss moves in for the kill. Black Hole Slam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 75%
Match Quality: 74%

ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE - HARDCORE MATCH
Tommy Dreamer vs. Shane Douglas (c)

Weak headbutt on Dreamer by Douglas. Shane Douglas uses a big bag of popcorn to floor Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer takes a right hand to the temple from Douglas. Dreamer takes a vertical suplex. Dreamer blocks a punch. Douglas eats a trash can. Massive backbreaker, Douglas got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Hooks the leg for a two count. Douglas counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Shane Douglas hits a bulldog off the ropes. Cover for a two count. Shane Douglas turns Dreamer inside-out with a clothesline. Pin, but Dreamer is out just before the three count. Tommy Dreamer fights out of a grapple. Dreamer hits a right hand. Shane Douglas reverses a hip toss. Shane Douglas strikes Tommy Dreamer. Shane Douglas moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Franchiser. 1....2...3, it's finished. This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 72%
Match Quality: 74%

TEXAS DEATH MATCH
Chris Harris vs. James Storm

Wildcat slams James Storm. Wildcat chair shots James Storm. Rude Awakening on James Storm by Wildcat. Bodyslam by Wildcat. Cowboy reverses a waistlock. Wildcat eats a trash can. Spinebuster by James Storm. Cover gets three. James Storm pinned Wildcat. The referee is counting: 5....6....Chris Harris is back up. Chris Harris comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Spinebuster by Chris Harris. Pin, three count, it's over. Chris Harris pins Cowboy. The referee gets to a five count....and James Storm gets back up. Chris Harris scores with a standing spinebuster. Cover gets three. Chris Harris pinned Cowboy. The referee counts: 6....7...8....but Cowboy stands up. Cowboy blocks a punch. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, James Storm uses a forearm to the face. Wildcat counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Wildcat slams James Storm down. James Storm can barely stand. Catatonic! 1....2....3. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! Chris Harris offers a handshake to Cowboy...and he accepts it! Almost got a **** match, but was lacking in certain areas, so i'm knocking off half a star, so it gets a ***1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 87%
Road Agent Notes: James Storm lost overness from this match. Chris Harris gained overness from this feud ending. James Storm gained overness from this feud ending.

X DIVISION TITLE #1 CONTENDER - FOUR CORNERS
L.A. Par-K vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Roderick Strong vs. Shark Boy

Roderick drives a thrust kick into the chest of Sharky. Shark Boy walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Roderick. There's a two count on the pin. Roderick Strong hits a delayed suplex on Sharky. Shark Boy ducks a clothesline attempt. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Cover for a two count. Super kick by Shark Boy. Hooks the leg for a two count. Roderick blocks a kick from Shark Boy. Stiff high kick on L.A. Par-K by Roderick Strong who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Roderick tags out to L.A. Par-K. Sharky takes a chop from L.A. Par-K. Badly executed second rope splash by L.A. Par-K. L.A. Par-K hits a flying kick on Sharky. Diving headbutt from L.A. Par-K, not much elevation. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Tag between L.A. Par-K and Christopher Daniels. Spin kick by Christopher Daniels to the face. Back heel kick off the second rope, Sharky goes down. Cover for a two count. Second rope flying axe handle, Sharky goes down. Cover for a two count. Lightning kick by Daniels on Sharky. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Tag to Roderick Strong. Daniels walks into a spike slam. Big dropkick by Roderick Strong, who got good elevation. Stiff high kick on Daniels by Roderick Strong who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Daniels counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. DDT from the top rope by Christopher Daniels. That looked brutal. Roderick Strong can barely stand. Angel's Wings! 1....2....3. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 75%
Match Quality: 74%

SINGLES MATCH
Chris Sabin vs. Kip James

Dropkick connects, Kip goes down. Stiff high kick on Kip by Chris Sabin who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Driven DDT by Chris Sabin. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Spin kick by Chris Sabin to the face. Kip blocks a punch. Kip James with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Sabin. Kip James hits a sloppy double axe handle. Hooks the leg for a two count. Kip only gets knees on a splash. Flying cross body off the top rope! I'll give a 0.8 on the Steamboat scale for that effort. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tornado DDT from Chris Sabin, Kip got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Kip James takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Weak headbutt on Sabin by Kip. Kip only gets knees on a splash. Chris Sabin hits a rolling kick on Kip. Kip James can barely stand. Cradle Shock! 1....2....3. I'll give it a **1\2 rating.

Overall Rating: 76%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 69%

TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE - ELIMINATION
Bill Goldberg vs. Sting vs. AJ Styles (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett

Sting strikes Bill Goldberg. Goldberg takes a vertical suplex. Hooks the leg for a two count. Goldberg blocks the suplex attempt. Tag to AJ Styles. Styles hits a dropkick on Sting. Sting reverses an irish whip...and AJ Styles runs into the referee. Vicious kick to the teeth from AJ Styles. Akira Maeda would be proud. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Hard back suplex on Sting. Anyone remember when that was Shawn Michaels's finisher? Sting blocks the suplex attempt. Sting tags out to Jeff Jarrett. Styles walks into a spike slam. Running knee lift from Jeff Jarrett. AJ Styles ducks a clothesline attempt. Jarrett takes a flying neckbreaker from AJ Styles. DDT from the top rope by AJ Styles. That looked brutal. Pin, three count, it's over. AJ Styles pins Jarrett. Bill Goldberg hits a right hand on AJ Styles. AJ Styles takes a right hand to the temple from Goldberg. Cover for a two count. Bill Goldberg DDTs Styles, although it was hardly executed with pin-point precision. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. AJ Styles powers out of a Bill Goldberg headlock. Shining Wizard on Goldberg, Styles really laid that one in. Tag between AJ Styles and Sting. Sting scores with a crappy looking standing spinebuster. Pin, three count, it's over. Sting pins Goldberg. Sting strikes AJ Styles. AJ Styles elbows Sting in the face to break a hammerlock. Super frankensteiner on Sting, who hit hard. Pin, but Sting is out just before the three count. Sting elbows AJ Styles in the face to break a hammerlock. Sting with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Styles. Sting floors AJ Styles. Here it comes...Scorpion Deathlock! AJ Styles taps! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 86%
Match Quality: 73%
Road Agent Notes: The TNA World Heavyweight title has gained in image.

AFTER THE MATCH

Sting is in the ring, about to give an interview. Out from the crowd comes the debuting Brock Lesnar, who attacks. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. Verdict! Sting has been laid out by Brock Lesnar.

Overall Rating: 88%

Evil Vito

05-30-2008, 12:09 PM

Good show, loopy (forgot about this thread yet again) :o

I booked a few shows in my EWR game...3 weeks from Backlash though doubtless I'll lose interest again.

Anyway I had Vince temporarily end the brand split untl new rosters are drafted from scratch the night after Backlash. So I'm running matches using talent from all 3 shows that I normally wouldn't be able to book due to the split. I'm getting a feel of what matches/feuds would work when I re-draft.

Cactus Sid

06-01-2008, 09:27 AM

Whack out the old MMA game every now and again, decided to book the Affliction Banned show coming up, but then the game completely crashed, so gonna go back to the UFC game thats in its 6th year, with GSP winning the title at almost every weight now.

Impact!

06-01-2008, 10:13 AM

Man I love the MMA game. I booked Jardine V Silva a week before it happened and Silva KO'd him in 54 seconds. I was like man that's not gonna happen (then fucking BAM)

KingofOldSchool

06-01-2008, 05:13 PM

Hey, they've released the TEW '08 demo today. Yeah I didn't even know that they were releasing another one, but evidently everything has been overhauled. I'd recommend downloading it, but their servers are jammed right now.

KingofOldSchool

06-01-2008, 06:44 PM

Just by looking at the interface, TEW 08 is pretty nice. I like how the creative meeting option was expanded on, you can now see who creative thinks are the rising stars, declining stars, guys under the radar, etc.

Also there is a Hall of Fame section, I would think people are added to it as they retire as an active wrestler.

And with TEW 07, they made it so where you can have 3 seperate brands ala WWE, well in TEW 08 you can determine what each brand's focus is. Like Brand 1 can be more traditional, while Brand 2 can be more entertainment, while Brand 3 can be more hardcore.

THEY ADDED TAG TEAM FINISHERS BACK!

And they added an option where you can view who each wrestler has chemistry in the ring with.

They've brought back the the website feature ala EWR.

They've added a tournament storylines so you can book tourneys directly via TEW.

You can view your lockeroom morale as in seeing who are the locker room leaders and who are the cancers, etc. without having to weed through each person individually.

Oh and the biggest improvement I've seen...

MOVESETS!

Yes, you can assign a wrestler up to 25 specific moves.

KingofOldSchool

06-01-2008, 07:21 PM

Cactus Sid

06-01-2008, 07:27 PM

Fucking hell that sounds amazing

Anyone put up an update for it yet? (he's released the editor to a couple of the update/scenario makers)

KingofOldSchool

06-01-2008, 07:32 PM

Fucking hell that sounds amazing

Anyone put up an update for it yet? (he's released the editor to a couple of the update/scenario makers)

No, only the demo was released and that was today. I don't think the full version will be available for another couple of weeks.

Not to mention the ungodly amount of time it will take for people to do those real World updates.

Assuming they can start working on it right now it will probably be a good 3 weeks or so before they can get it done. Especially getting all of the wrestlers move sets down.

Impact!

06-02-2008, 04:31 AM

Fuck, that sounds ridiciously awesome *drool*

KingofOldSchool

06-02-2008, 10:11 AM

Okay so it appears after reading Ryland's Developmental Journal that the move sets are actually meant for finishers. That would explain that after seeing that the match recaps are basically the same.

So what that means if a guy like Jericho has a bunch of moves he's used over the years that were finishers (Walls, Lionsault, Codebreaker, Breakdown, etc) you can put them in his moveset. And any of those could be used to end the match, however it is smart to determine what finisher to use in each match.

For example, if it's an I Quit/Submission match, you will be more likely to see the Walls of Jericho finish the match. If it's a classic cage match you'll be more likely to see Jericho use the Breakdown or the Codebreaker to finish it.

Oh and you can also set character/promotion specific finisher sets. For example, WWE Punk's finishers are the GTS and the Vice, whereas Indy Punk's finishers are the Plunge and the Vice. And Dustin Rhodes finisher is the Bulldog, but Goldust's finisher is the Curtain Call.

And another thing I read...

WELLNESS POLICY IS IN THE GAME! You can opt for including drug testing in your promotion, how much you test, who you test, punishments, etc.

Seriously, just go here and read all of the pages and then download the demo.

http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29560

KingofOldSchool

06-02-2008, 02:55 PM

Oh and did I mention that their is a sexual preference option?

So if you want Mickie James and Melina to be lesbians in your game...YOU CAN!

If you want the Ultimate Warrior and the Iron Sheik to be homosexual lovers...YOU CAN!

Rob

06-02-2008, 04:22 PM

Man I love the MMA game. I booked Jardine V Silva a week before it happened and Silva KO'd him in 54 seconds. I was like man that's not gonna happen (then fucking BAM)

Colin Robinson KO'd Brock Lesnar in 13 seconds in my game in Brock's first fight.

TEW is not enjoyable for me anymore. FAR too much detail in the game and takes far too long to book shows. I like the MMA game far better. Especially when you can't pick the winners of fights. Too many decisions so far in my game though.

Impact!

06-02-2008, 11:59 PM

Yeah I know what you mean. My PPVs seem to be either 70% Decisions, or 70% KO's. Though this new TEW sounds freaking awesome, so i'll give it a shot.

Cactus Sid

06-03-2008, 04:30 PM

I've got to the point in my UFC game where nearly everyone is starting to retire and there aren't enough new talents coming through (I basically refuse to bring in anyone who is regarded as dull) Anderson Silva retired leaving a gaping hole in my middleweight division and I've hardly got any light-heavyweights or welterweights.

Also for some reason the only people who ever want to move divisions are my champions, GSP and Guillard both want to go to the Middleweight division, but I won't let them til they lost their titles, but they won't because there are no top contenders.

That new TEW game sounds incredible though, will have to check it out once an update is available. I was sure I'd heard he'd released the editor, but that may have been for the old one :-\

The Mackem

06-04-2008, 05:13 AM

They released the editor before the demo. I don't have the demo but can't you convert from the last TEW to the new one as well. If you are looking for possible mods then head to Grey dogs TEW 2008 mods forums, if they are going to be anywhere they will be there...they are moving server right now though.

The Mackem

06-04-2008, 05:16 AM

Booking screen is a lot nicer and are easier to search for stuff. They added new match types and booking notes including Turns, Ref screwjobs, and botch interference.

They added a few more match types and angle as well.

Although I'm disappointed with the lack of text play-by-play, they just used the same format as previous versions.

Overall, from the demo I think it is a very solid game. I would recommend downloading the trial and see for yourself. I'm not sure of the price but I'd assume that it would be $35-$40 like years past.

A lot of people say that about play by play but honestly it wasn't brilliant in EWR and wasn't exactly important to the overall running of the game.

If I get the chance I might pick it up but I'm in an Extreme Warfare Revenge phase right now.

Evil Vito

06-07-2008, 07:43 PM

Yeah definitely checking out the demo in a few weeks once a real-world patch comes out.

I'm one week away from Backlash....not that I'll ever get there. :o And the re-draft is the next night. I have so many ideas for what to do with the three new promotions, getting there is just a pain in the ass.

Evil Vito

06-08-2008, 10:50 PM

Here's my Backlash card...it's really gimmicky, but I figure what the hell, its the last night before the brands are re-drafted.

Double Jeopardy Match - WWE Champion Booker T vs. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs. ECW Champion CM Punk
Booker T represents Vince, Chris Jericho represents Bischoff, CM Punk represents Heyman. The loser of the first fall gets the 4th pick in the draft, the loser of the second fall gets the 3rd pick, while the winner gets the first 2 picks in the draft. A lot is on the line.

60-Man, 3-Ring World War 3 Battle Royal. The winner is undraftable and gets to select on his own which show to go to
Ace Steel, Al Snow, Balls Mahoney, Batista, Bobby Lashley, Brian Kendrick, Carlito, Cassidy James, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, Cody Rhodes, Colt Cabana, D’Lo Brown, Dave Taylor, Deuce, Domino, Edge, Elijah Burke, Finlay, Funaki, Hardcore Holly, Jeff Hardy, Jimmy Wang Yang, John Cena, John Morrison, Johnny Jeter, Kane, Kenny Dykstra, Kevin Thorn, Lance Cade, Marcus Cor Von, Matt Hardy, Matt Striker, Mike Mizanin, Mr. Kennedy, MVP, Nunzio, Paul London, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Robbie McAllister, Rory McAllister, Sandman, Santino Marella, Shannon Moore, Shawn Michaels, Sir Charles Palumbo, Shelton Benjamin, Snitsky, Steve Blackman, Steve Corino, Stevie McMahon, Super Crazy, Tommy Dreamer, Trevor Murdoch, Triple H, Umaga, Undertaker, Val Venis, and William Regal

WWE Intercontinental Title Ladder Match
Jeff Hardy (C) vs. Shawn Michaels

WWE Tag Team Title Match
Matt Hardy and Finlay (C) vs. Marcus Cor Von and Elijah Burke

WWE Women's Championship
Mickie James (C) vs. A Mystery Opponent

Match with the Money in the Bank Briefcase on the Line
MVP (C) vs. Triple H

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My entire active male roster is involved in this show....find it ironic that I happen to have exactly 63 active guys now, so the only 3 not in the battle royal are in the main event.

I'll get to this show either tonight or tomorrow....then I'll post the Draft edition of Raw as I see it.

Evil Vito

06-09-2008, 12:24 AM

Here are the Backlash results, at long last:

Elijah Burke and Marcus Cor Von used cheap tactics to dethrone Matt Hardy and Finlay for the WWE Tag Team Titles, giving each man their first taste of WWE gold. ***, 81% Overall

Shawn Michaels and Jeff Hardy fought in a brutal ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship. Hardy nearly had the belt retained despite HBK trying his best to use all sorts of other weapons to stop him. However, Michaels managed to muster enough energy to knock over the ladder, sending Hardy crashing through the tables below and giving Michaels his first Intercontinental Title since 1995. Certainly, neither man will be 100% for the battle royal later on, Hardy may not be able to even stand. ***3/4, 92% Overall

MVP nudged out Triple H to hang onto his Money in the Bank briefcase...the egotistical superstar now will have even more to brag about. It's a night for the heels so far. ***1/4, 88% Overall

Mickie James' mystery opponent wound up being Molly Holly, who looked more vicious than ever. Molly seemingly had the title won after a cheap shot with brass knuckles behind the ref's back (not very ladylike!), but another referee reversed the decision. Mickie retains the belt. *3/4, 73% Overall

The World War 3 Battle Royal was thrilling, plenty of action and surprising moments from the beginning right until the end. From Jeff Hardy stumbling and limping his way into the match just long enough to eliminate Shawn Michaels and himself right up until fate made MVP and Triple H the final two men left, the match had it all. The two superstars defied the odds and wound up being the last two out of the 60 that started. Triple H got the best of the exchange, granting him the right to choose his brand. He then announced he would be staying in WWE, and wrestling on Raw every Monday night. 2.625 stars, 77.5% Overall :shifty:

Backstage, WWE chairman Vince McMahon flipped out. He had been trying to rid himself of Triple H for ages, and he would have had no intention on drafting him...but he's stuck with him anyway. 89% Overall

In the first fall of the Double Jeopardy match, all three champions went all out. Eventually Chris Jericho locked on the Walls of Jericho to Booker T, but Booker, with the heart of a champion, didn't tap. Jericho was forced to relinquish the hold when Punk leaped and kneed him in the back of the head. Punk then rolled over Book and locked in the Anaconda Vice, forcing him to tap. This means that Vince McMahon and WWE would be getting the #4 overall pick. ***1/4, 89% Overall

With just Jericho and Punk left, both men put on a great contest despite being physically exhausted. Lots of near finishes commenced and each man faught out of his opponent's submission holds. Jericho muscled out of the GTS before planting Punk with the Codebreaker and then hitting the Lionsault for the win. Paul Heyman and ECW would get the #3 pick, while Eric Bischoff and WCW would be granted the #2 AND #1 overall picks in the draft. ****1/4, 90% Overall

85% Overall Rating for Backlash
1.84 Buy Rate

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The draft edition of Raw will be up eventually, possibly tomorrow...and then after that I'll post the full rosters for each show once I finally work them out.

The Mackem

06-09-2008, 03:54 AM

Good stuff

Evil Vito

06-09-2008, 05:18 PM

2008 WWE DRAFT (this reads like a book, sorry) :o But I had fun writing/visualizing this.

Tonight was a historic edition of Raw, as the lives of every single superstar was up for grabs. There were to be 31 picks (since Bischoff got an extra pick), champions that were drafted would take the belt to their show…the tag team champions could be drafted as a unit, and other tag teams could not be drafted as a unit until the Draft Lottery, which would be later in the week. So many of WWE’s tag teams were in the back, hoping they can last until the Lottery so they could remain a unit.

Eric Bischoff wasted no time in getting proceedings started, selecting both World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho (Pick #1) and WWE Champion Booker T (Pick #2)…Bisch vowed to make a decision about what to do with the two titles once the draft rosters took effect the next week. Paul Heyman then made the logical pick, taking ECW Champion CM Punk (Pick #3).

This outraged Vince, as not only was he forced to carry enemy Triple H on his roster, but he had no World champion. However, he made a big selection, taking WWE legend and new Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels (Pick #4). Bischoff then took United State champion Ace Steel (Pick #5), while Heyman decided to shake things up by giving the Cruiserweight Title a new home, drafting champion Carlito (Pick #6). The golden trend continued, with McMahon selecting WWE Tag Team Champions Marcus Cor Von and Elijah Burke (Pick #7) and so Bischoff took the World Tag Team champions, and former WCW alumni, William Regal and Dave Taylor (Pick #8).

Paul Heyman finally decided to buck the champion’s trend, selecting “The Rated R Superstar” Edge (Pick #9). Vince McMahon took a bit of a risk, selecting HBK’s rival, the injured Jeff Hardy (Pick #10). Bischoff then taunted Vince for passing up on one of the men that he brought in, so he goes and drafts John Cena (Pick #11). Heyman takes Randy Orton (Pick #12), Vince takes Mr. Kennedy (Pick #13), claiming “he was the only one loyal to me, anyway”. Bischoff then made a tactful decision, drafting Rey Mysterio (Pick #14), citing him as both a WCW alumni and a guy who will now NOT be in Paul Heyman’s planned Cruiserweight division. The picks are just flying by.

Backstage, we see many undrafted members of the roster looking nervous at how casually the GMs seem to be throwing names around so quickly. The only man who didn’t seem nervous was MVP, who boasted that, because of his MITB, he could jump to any show he wanted…and that no GM would dare use a pick on him because he could easily leave.

Later on in the show, “The Samoan Bulldozer” Umaga picks up an easy squash victory over poor D’Lo Brown. This impresses Heyman enough to make Umaga his next choice (Pick #15). Elsewhere, the perverted Vince walks in on the divas dressing room, and drafts WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James upon realizing she is the only champion still on the board (Pick #16). Eric Bischoff laughs at this, bringing up that Vince passed up on one of the biggest legends his company had ever seen…so he will take him instead. The Undertaker is Eric Bischoff’s next selection (Pick #17). Doing this gives Heyman the idea to take Undertaker’s brother, Kane (Pick #18).

Matt Hardy and Finlay exercised their re-match clause against Marcus Cor Von and Elijah Burke, but came up on the short end of the stick. But pretty soon, the stick disappeared entirely and McMahon selected Matt Hardy (Pick #19) while Bischoff selected another WCW alumni, Finlay (Pick #20)…this ended the reign of what originally was a makeshift team.

More picks came flying in as Paul Heyman drafted one of the more athletic men in the company, Shelton Benjamin (Pick #21). Vince takes one of his self-made guys, Batista (Pick #22). Bischoff goes for potential, selecting Colt Cabana (Pick #23). Heyman then decided to spend a pick on one of the men that made ECW so great to begin with, ECW Original Tommy Dreamer (Pick #24). Vince McMahon grudgingly selected a man he’d had problems with in the past, Bobby Lashley (Pick #25). Eric Bischoff opted to go with another up-and-coming powerhouse, the vampire Kevin Thorn (Pick #26). Heyman stuck with his same formula as the previous pick, grabbing ECW Original The Sandman (Pick #27).

Theodore Long approached Vince backstage, and inquired on the GM situation of Raw now that former GM William Regal got drafted by Bischoff. Vince was furious, saying nobody was going to tell him what to do…but then he decided to poke fun at Teddy and draft him, saying he can force Long to do whatever he says (Pick #28).

Time for the final picks…Eric Bischoff wrapped up his draft by taking another young guy, Johnny Jeter (Pick #29). Paul Heyman then announced his decision for his final pick, a man who generally goes by 3 letters…..nope, not MVP, but RVD – ROB VAN DAM (Pick #30)! He’d just signed him to a contract minutes ago and wanted to draft him rather than subjecting him to the lottery. A downtrodden Vince announced that he was still pondering his last selection, and he still had time in the show…he’d announce the pick after the main event.

So the main event was on…like last night, all three champions fought for their all. After an exhausting 15-20 minute exchange, Booker T got the nod this time, winning after a Scissors Kick to Jericho. Jericho and Punk allowed Booker to play off to the crowd.

Vince then came out as Booker was still in the ring to announce his final selection…until Booker was blindsided by a briefcase shot to the back of the head by MVP. MVP announced he was cashing in the MITB effective immediately. MVP administered a beatdown to the already-winded Booker. Playmaker, 3 count, new champion.

Vince then made the official announcement – your winner, NEW WWE Champion, and the final draft selection – Montel Vontavious Porter – MVP!!! It was a setup all along! BAH GAWD!

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I'll likely post full roster lists once I get around to figuring out where I want everyone else. :o

#BROKEN Hasney

06-09-2008, 05:33 PM

$34.95

I wish they had a discount for 2007 purchasers though

D Mac

06-10-2008, 01:45 AM

Surely there is a torrent for it.

D Mac

06-10-2008, 07:12 AM

I said fuck it and bought TEW 2008. Playing with a 2013 future mod right now.

Kennedy is the Main Event Face and Cena is a Color Commentator.

KingofOldSchool

06-10-2008, 09:16 AM

Surely there is a torrent for it.

No, their shit is pretty much impossible to crack.

Cactus Sid

06-10-2008, 04:26 PM

I will be buying it as soon as a decent mod comes out, can't be arsed with the CornellVerse or a future/past mod.

loopydate

06-11-2008, 12:57 AM

I decided to start a new game with the rosters from my "Reboot!" thread in the Wrestling Forum. For those who didn't read it, I completely re-did the rosters to try and distribute talent a little more evenly. Check that thread to see where I put everybody. I started the game on June 1st and am just about to do GAB, and here's where things stand.

Champions
World - Triple H
WWE - Edge (beat HBK at Night of Champions for the vacant belt)
ECW - Undertaker (beat Orton for the vacated belt when Kane was suspended for drugs)
United States - John Morrison (beat Matt Hardy with help from MVP)
Intercontinental - Batista (beat Jericho at NoC)
Tag Team - Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly (unified the belts by beating Morrison/Miz)
Hardcore - Tommy Dreamer (beat Super Crazy @ NoC to be new champion)
Cruiserweight - Chavo Guerrero (beat Mysterio @ NoC to be new champion)
Women's - Melina (beat Mickie @ NoC)

FEUDS
Triple H vs. JBL
Shawn Michaels vs. Edge
The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
Chris Jericho vs. Batista
Matt Hardy vs. MVP
John Cena vs. John Morrison
Finlay vs. William Regal
Mr. Kennedy vs. Big Show

GREAT AMERICAN BASH CARD
World Title - Triple H vs. John Cena vs. JBL
WWE Title - Shawn Michaels vs. Edge
ECW Title - The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton
Intercontinental Title - Chris Jericho vs. Batista
Hardcore Title - Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven
Women's Title - Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix vs. Melina
The Hardy Boyz vs. MVP & John Morrison
Finlay vs. William Regal
Mr. Kennedy vs. Big Show

I signed Paul Heyman and Raven for ECW, and I'm thinking about going after RVD (and possibly Fonzie and Sabu, too) to further flesh out the main event on that roster. Thinking about signing Bryan Danielson to join HBK's stable (along with Cade and Londrick) as well.

Each brand has a definite identity now. Each of them obviously centers around the top title, but RAW has all the tag teams, SmackDown has the divas, and ECW has the cruisers. That way, each division is getting a chance to shine, and people who would be lost in the shuffle elsewhere are getting pushes. Plus, Kane's suspension is giving some of the ECW Originals a chance to show their stuff in the upper card. Especially guys like Dreamer and Super Crazy.

I'll post the GAB results when I get a chance.

And, yeah, I know I'm once again abandoning a game, but I was getting bored with my TNA/ECW game. Thought I'd take a shot at the big dogs (with my own personal tweaking).

Mister Sinister

06-11-2008, 01:08 AM

Dammit, this sucks, I just bought TEW 2007 like 2 months ago.

The Mackem

06-11-2008, 02:03 AM

Hardlines

Evil Vito

06-11-2008, 04:25 PM

Here is what will be my rosters immediately following the lottery...as you can see, I need to turn some people because in some areas there is imbalance (especially in the Women's division where there is only one active face...I'll probably turn Melina ala real life or something).

I've made a couple cuts, releasing a few OVW/FCW'ers who are done improving but suck, and I've also wished Chris Masters and Snitsky the best in their future endeavors.

WWE Roster
Al Snow: Face
Batista: Heel
Beth Phoenix: Heel
Bobby Lashley: Face
D’Lo Brown: Face
Elijah Burke: Heel
Jeff Hardy: Face
John Bradshaw Layfield: Heel (Announcer)
Marcus Cor Von: Heel
Matt Hardy: Face
Melina: Heel
Michael Cole: Announcer
Mickie James: Face
Molly Holly: Heel
Mr. Kennedy: Tweener
MVP: Heel
Robbie McAllister: Face
Rory McAllister: Face
Santino Marella: Heel
Shawn Michaels: Heel
Steve Blackman: Face
Steve Corino: Heel
Stevie McMahon: Heel
Stone Cold Steve Austin: Face (Enforcer)
Theodore Long: Face (Manager)
Triple H: Face
Victoria: Heel
Vince McMahon: Heel (GM)

WCW Roster
Ace Steel: Face
Booker T: Face
Brian Kendrick: Face
Cassidy James: Face
Chavo Guerrero: Heel
Chris Jericho: Face
Colt Cabana: Heel
Dave Taylor: Heel
Eric Bischoff: Heel (GM)
Finlay: Face
Gregory Helms: Heel
Jim Ross: Announcer
Jimmy Wang Yang: Face
John Cena: Heel
John Morrison: Heel
Johnny Jeter: Face
Kasey James: Face
Kenny Dykstra: Heel
Kevin Thorn: Tweener
Mike Mizanin: Heel
Nunzio: Face
Paul London: Face
Rey Mysterio: Face
Ric Flair: Face (Enforcer)
Shane McMahon: Heel (Announcer)
Shannon Moore: Heel
Super Crazy: Face
The Undertaker: Face
William Regal: Heel

ECW Roster
Balls Mahoney: Face
Carlito: Heel
CM Punk: Face
Cody Rhodes: Face
Deuce: Heel
Domino: Heel
Edge: Heel
Funaki: Face
Hardcore Holly: Face
Joey Styles: Announcer
Kane: Face
Lance Cade: Heel
Matt Striker: Heel
Mick Foley: Face (Enforcer)
Paul Heyman: Heel (GM)
Randy Orton: Heel
Rob Van Dam: Face
Shelton Benjamin: Heel
Sir Charles Palumbo: Heel
Tazz: Announcer
The Sandman: Face
Tommy Dreamer: Face
Trevor Murdoch: Heel
Umaga: Tweener
Val Venis: Heel

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I still have an ECW and a Smackdown (soon to be renamed after this week) to book before I begin sticking to these rosters...during one of those shows I plan on having Rey wrestle away the CW title from Carlito, keeping the belt in WCW.

Over on ECW, I'm pretty sure I'll go the real life route and make a 2nd generation stable, turning Cody and calling up guys like Afa Jr and Harry Smith (who are ready but I haven't had room)...I'll probably use Matt Striker as their mouthpiece just because most of them lack charisma.

On WWE, I'll have MVP as the power-hungry champ with Vince in his corner as Triple H continues to try and get the elusive gold.

This list is strictly the current active roster, expect there to be a TON of call-ups, I have plenty of ready guys but I've had nowhere to stick them. Each show will have a big full roster as I try to give the illusion of three totally separate promotions, NO interaction except for the KOTR tourney finals (if I have one), the Rumble match, or the next year's draft.

Evil Vito

06-11-2008, 11:49 PM

I have yet to begin booking with the new rosters...but I only have 2 weeks until the next PPV...it will be an ECW PPV, One Night Stand. I plan on debuting a ton of new guys to the ECW roster in the coming weeks, but for the first two weeks I'll prolly stick to the basics. I'll be re-introducing the ECW Tag Team Titles and the ECW Television Title, due to a lack of better ideas, they will be put into One Night tournaments.

The card will be something easy like:

ECW Title: CM Punk (C) vs. Carlito
ECW Television Title Tournament: Edge vs. Kane, Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam, Finals
ECW Tag Team Title Tournament: Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly vs. Deuce 'n Domino, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch vs. Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman, Finals

That's 7 matches...and I'll prolly let Shelton Benjamin squash Funaki or someone in the dark match. :o I have big plans for guys like him and Umaga, but 2 weeks isn't enough time.

In time, I'll probably also bring in the Hardcore Title....that would make all 3 shows equal with a World Title, a secondary title, a tag title, and a specialty title

Evil Vito

06-13-2008, 12:11 AM

ECW One Night Stand results:

Dark Match: Shelton Benjamin kicks us off by picking up a pinfall win over ECW's Number One Announcer, Funaki after a T-Bone Suplex. ***1/2, 80% Overall

In the first match of the one night tournament to crown new ECW Tag Team Champions, Deuce 'n Domino defeated Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes following a Holly fuckup, leading to Cody being cracked in the mouth. Holly and Rhodes bickered with one another afterwards. ***, 78% Overall

In the other first round bout, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman picked up a hard fought victory over Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch following a Dreamer DDT on Cade. They drank some beer after, but they should probably sober up because the finals would be later on. ***1/4, 81% Overall

In our other tournament, this one to crown a new ECW Television champion, we saw Kane squaring off against old nemesis Edge. The crafty Edge proved to be victorious, planting Kane with a Spear and using the ropes for leverage when pinning him. Edge advances. ***1/4, 87% Overall

In another bout of old rivals, Rob Van Dam went up against Randy Orton (ironically, this show would mark the 1 year anniversary since Orton "retired" RVD at ONS 2007). Orton tried to cheat but to no avail, as the Whole Fucking Show advanced to the finals after a Five Star Frog Splash. ***1/2, 87% Overall

Backstage, we see a verbal confrontation between Carlito and CM Punk. Officials and jobbers manage to keep them separated. 84% Overall

Before our ECW Tag Team Title final could get underway, we had some verbal sparring in the ring between DnD and the Originals...leading to the match being made an Extreme Rules match. it was a violent, bloody brawl...but in the end the men from the Other Side of the Tracks pulled it off, cracking Tommy in the mouth (complete with Domino holding a trashcan lid in front of Tommy's face as an extra sting) and picking up the belts in a bit of a surprise. Who knew that two guys out of the '50s could be this hardcore? ***1/4, 81% Overall

Rob Van Dam once held the ECW Television Title for 23 straight months...well, he'll get that chance again as the Original managed to oust the Rated R Superstar in an incredibly close match. However, after the match, Randy Orton spoiled RVD's celebrating by running in and planting him with an RKO. Both Edge and Orton beat RVD's shit in afterwards...that's not a good start to your reign. **3/4, 86% Overall

Nothing more can be said about our main event except that it was a superb wrestling match. Both men went all out, and the fans loved it. Punk retained his title after the GTS, continuing his impressive 8 month reign with the belt (side note: he's the only champ who has held onto his title the entire time I've played the game). The fans go home happy. ****, 88% Overall

84% Overall Rating
1.77 Buy Rate

TNA Sacrifice went head to head with me and I won (they drew a 1.55).

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Very happy with this show. All of the matches got solid overall ratings and Edge/RVD was the only match on the card to not get at LEAST an 80% in quality.

D Mac

06-14-2008, 05:57 AM

Playing with the default Cornellverse in TEW 08. Until a real world mod comes out.

Impact!

07-02-2008, 08:53 AM

YESSSSS! Made Wanderlei Silva Vs Antonio Noguira (Moved Wonderlei up a division) for the Heavyweight Championship. Wanderlei KO'd Noguira in 1.34 of round 1, meaning I can have Wanderlei V Fedor at an event sometime soon.

Impact!

07-02-2008, 11:13 AM

Also I don't know if nyone else uses him in their game but Shane Carwin has been unstoppable in mine :y:

loopydate

08-19-2008, 03:49 PM

Okay, so I haven't posted in a while, but I just did No Mercy '08, gearing up for Survivor Series. There are a ton of gimmick matches, because six of my feuds are ending tonight. Here are the results:

INTERBRAND
CM Punk (RAW) vs The Great Khali (SmackDown!)

Back suplex on Khali. The Great Khali hits a right hand out of nowhere. Punk takes a kick. The referee goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Tornado punch from The Great Khali. Pinfall attempt, but the referee is out. Punk kicks The Great Khali in the gut to reverse the momentum. Vertical suplex by CM Punk. Brutal forearm by Punk. Cover! 1....2...kick out. CM Punk with a standing spinebuster. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Punk looks shocked. Khali kicks CM Punk in the gut to reverse the momentum. The Great Khali DDTs Punk. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. CM Punk ducks a clothesline attempt. CM Punk floors The Great Khali. Anaconda Vice!!! The Great Khali taps out!

OR: 66%
CR: 67%
MQ: 64%

LAST MAN STANDING - UNITED STATES TITLE
Matt Hardy vs Montel Vontavious Porter (C)

M. Hardy hits a face jam on Montel Vontavious Porter onto a chair. Matt Hardy DDTs MVP. Matt Hardy misses a clothesline. Back suplex on M. Hardy. M. Hardy tastes a high angle back suplex. The referee gets to a five count....and Matt Hardy gets back up. Montel Vontavious Porter with a cane to the leg. Montel Vontavious Porter snap suplexes M. Hardy. MVP only gets knees on a splash. Flying elbow off the top rope by Matt Hardy. The referee gets to a five count....and Montel Vontavious Porter gets back up. MVP walks into a face crusher variation. The referee is counting: 7....8....Montel Vontavious Porter is back up. Hard back suplex on MVP. Matt Hardy hits a dropkick off the table. MVP backdrops Matt Hardy out of a piledriver attempt. Hard impact russian legsweep by MVP. Belly to belly off the top rope, M. Hardy may be dead! Matt Hardy can barely stand. Here it comes - Playmaker. The referee counts to 10, this match is over!

OR: 82%
CR: 84%
MQ: 78%
NOTES: MVP gained and Hardy lost overness from the match, both gained overness from the feud ending.

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Finlay vs. William Regal

Finlay hits some punches. Frying pan shot by Finlay. Rude Awakening on William Regal by Finlay. Big backdrop on Regal, executed well. Finlay gets taken down out of nowhere. Finlay gets nailed with a DVD player to the head. Brutal forearm by Regal. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Finlay counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Finlay DDTs Regal. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Finlay DDTs William Regal. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. William Regal reverses a hip toss. Finlay takes a back suplex. They brawl to the outside and into the crowd. Finlay takes a back suplex on the outside. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Knife-edge chop from Regal. They wind up back in the squared circle. Finlay powers out of a William Regal headlock. Finlay with a spinning neckbreaker on Regal. Finlay moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Celtic Cross. 1....2...3, it's finished.

OR: 91%
CR: 88%
MQ: 95%
NOTES: Both men gained overness from the feud ending.

TEXAS DEATH MATCH - WWE TITLE
Triple H (C) vs. John Bradshaw Layfield

JBL bodyslams Triple H. JBL hits HHH with a plastic dinosaur. Bodyslam by JBL. Rude Awakening on Triple H by JBL. JBL walks into a trip. Ouch! JBL gets slammed onto a trash can, squashing it. Triple H hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg : 1....2....3! Triple H pins JBL. The referee counts: 2....3...4....but JBL stands up. John Bradshaw Layfield pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Full nelson slam! Cover! 1....2....3! Ring the bell. John Bradshaw Layfield pinned HHH. The referee gets to a five count....and Triple H gets back up. HHH walks into a side choke slam. Cover! 1....2....3! Ring the bell. John Bradshaw Layfield pinned HHH. The referee counts: 6....7...8....but HHH stands up. HHH backdrops John Bradshaw Layfield out of a piledriver attempt. HHH hits a right hand. JBL counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Rude Awakening on Triple H by JBL. John Bradshaw Layfield moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Clothesline From Hell. 1....2...3, it's finished. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! Triple H goes nuts, attacking the referee! DDT! The referee is out!

OR: 81%
CR: 89%
MQ: 63%
NOTES: HHH was sluggish and didn't put in much effort. JBL gained and HHH lost overness from the match. Both gained overness from the feud ending. The title lost in image.

INTERBRAND
Jeff Hardy (RAW) vs. Christian (SmackDown!)

Christian drives a forearm into the chest of J. Hardy. Christian bodyslams Jeff Hardy. J. Hardy tastes a high angle back suplex. Gut buster, J. Hardy hits hard. Jeff Hardy powers out of a Christian headlock. Hard back suplex on Christian. Second rope splash by J. Hardy. Cover! 1....2...kick out. J. Hardy only gets knees on a splash. Christian suplexes Jeff Hardy. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Christian with a reverse suplex. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Jeff Hardy ducks a clothesline attempt. Kick from Jeff Hardy to the leg. Christian reverses a Jeff Hardy hammerlock. J. Hardy gets caught with a short powerbomb from Christian. Jeff Hardy is in trouble. Unprettier!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

OR: 81%
CR: 85%
MQ: 74%

FIRST BLOOD MATCH
Mr. Kennedy vs. Big Show

Hard slam by Show. Kennedy reverses a waistlock. Kennedy bodyslams Big Show. Big backdrop on Show, executed well. Bodyslam by Kennedy. Big Show elbows Mr. Kennedy in the face to break a hammerlock. Big Show hits a bulldog off the ropes. Spear! Kennedy is down and hurt. Show slams Mr. Kennedy down. Kennedy slips out the back of a Big Show bodyslam. Kennedy slams Big Show down. Spear! Show is down and hurt. Kennedy picks up the ring bell. Big Show turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! The referee sees blood, and this match is over! Mr. Kennedy goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

OR: 73%
CR: 80%
MQ: 58%
NOTES: Both men gained overness from the feud ending.

FOUR CORNERS MATCH - ECW TITLE
Jamie Noble vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Undertaker vs. Randy Orton (C)

Undertaker walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Mysterio uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Undertaker fights out of a grapple. Tag between Undertaker and Randy Orton. Orton slams Rey Mysterio down. The referee goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Randy Orton with a standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg, but there's no referee to make the count. Back elbow connects, Mysterio staggers backward. Mysterio reverses a Randy Orton hammerlock. Mysterio tags out to Jamie Noble. Jamie Noble with a running dropkick into the corner. Orton takes a flying neckbreaker from Jamie Noble. Orton backdrops Jamie Noble out of a piledriver attempt. Back elbow connects, Noble staggers backward. Tornado punch from Randy Orton. Tag between Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio. Mysterio uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Springboard blockbuster! Jamie Noble is in trouble. West Coast Pop! 1....2....3.

OR: 77%
CR: 81%
MQ: 71%
NOTES: Taker and Orton were both sluggish and didn't put in much effort.

LADDER MATCH - WORLD TITLE
Shawn Michaels vs. Edge (C)

Stiff chop lights up HBK. Edge slams Shawn Michaels onto the ladder. Fallaway slam by Edge. Flying shoulder tackle by Edge sends HBK to the mat. Edge walks into a trip. Ladder shot. Second rope splash by HBK. Shawn Michaels gets taken down out of nowhere. Powerslam from Edge. HBK walks into a side choke slam. Shawn Michaels elbows Edge in the face to break a hammerlock. Belly to belly suplex by HBK. Edge blocks a kick from Shawn Michaels. Rude Awakening on Shawn Michaels by Edge. Shawn Michaels can barely stand. Spear! Edge goes up ladder and grabs the prize for the win. Shawn Michaels offers a handshake to Edge...and he accepts it!

OR: 85%
CR: 90%
MQ: 74%
NOTES: Edge lost overness from the match. Both men gained overness from the feud ending. The title gained in image.

I QUIT MATCH - INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE
Chris Jericho vs. Batista (C)

Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. Chris Jericho powers out of a Batista headlock. Jericho hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Flying elbow from Chris Jericho. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on Batista. Batista blocks a punch. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. Jericho walks into a side choke slam. Big backdrop on Jericho, executed well. Jericho backdrops Batista out of a piledriver attempt. Hard back suplex on Batista. Back heel kick off the second rope, Batista goes down. Jericho floors Batista. There is the Walls of Jericho! The referee asks Batista....and we have a submission! The match is over. Chris Jericho goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

OR: 82%
CR: 89%
MQ: 68%
NOTES: Batista gained overness from the feud ending. The title gained in image.

loopydate

08-19-2008, 04:28 PM

So, No Mercy got an 81% overall rating.

Messages received after No Mercy
From MVP - That last feud rocked, it has helped my career a lot!
From Finlay - I think my last feud went very well, it has helped me get more over.
From JBL - That last feud rocked, it has helped my career a lot!
From Kennedy - I think my last feud went very well, it has helped me get more over.
From Edge - That last feud rocked, it has helped my career a lot!
From Y2J - I think my last feud went very well, it has helped me get more over.

1.80 buy rate
20,104 in attendance
$4,500,000 in PPV revenue
$1,206,240 at the box office

Working on the card for Survivor Series, but I'm hoping to use pretty much the entire roster in a series of SS matches.

Indifferent Clox

08-20-2008, 01:05 AM

if any one finds out where I can get thewhole thing for free pm me the link. I'd like to play this but I'm not gonna waste diskspace on 6 weeks of a game. I mean EWR is a little hard to get used to all the stuff you can do, this one ten times moreso. So really 6 weeks isn't gonna be enough time for me to fully evaluate the game.

loopydate

08-20-2008, 01:25 AM

SURVIVOR SERIES '08 CARD
* Subject to change (and knowing my luck, somebody's gonna get hurt or wind up in rehab)

On November 30, World Wrestling Entertainment presents Survivor Series, one of the original "Big Four" pay-per-view events. This year's event features four title matches, four traditional survivor series matches, and the return of... WAR GAMES!

That's right, this year WWE revives a classic match time from the old National Wrestling Alliance, pitting ten of its biggest stars against each other in an elimination match... inside a steel cage! World Heavyweight Champion Edge will captain a team consisting of his brother Christian, fellow SmackDown! superstar Batista, ECW's Randy Orton, and RAW's William Regal to take on newly-minted #1 contender Mister Kennedy's team of Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho, SmackDown!'s Shawn Michaels, RAW's Triple H, and ECW's deadman The Undertaker.

ECW's three singles titles will all be contested in one-on-one encounters as new ECW Champion Rey Mysterio defends against Gregory Helms, Kane challenges for Raven's Hardcore Title, and Jamie Noble defends the Cruiserweight Title against ECW original Little Guido.

Also, Montel Vontavious Porter will defend his United States Title against the upstart Shelton Benjamin.

Women's Champion Melina will lead a team of Divas consisting of Beth Phoenix, Victoria, and Natalya Neidhart against her long-time foe Mickie James, Ashley Massaro, Katie Lea, and Jillian Hall.

RAW will put on a brand-exclusive Survivor Series match pitting new WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield's team of John Morrison, Santino Marella, Chuck Palumbo, and the bizarre Marty Wright against CM Punk's group of tag team specialists, the Tag Team Champion Hardy Boyz and the father-son tandem of Finlay and Hornswoggle.

SmackDown!'s contribution to the card pits Jim Duggan and four of Shawn Michaels' Heartbreak Kids - Brian Kendrick, Bryan Danielson, Lance Cade, and Paul London against Big Show, Mark Henry, Snitsky, and two of Edge's new Edgeheads Charlie Haas and Kenny Dykstra.

ECW Originals Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, and Super Crazy teamed up with Chavo Guerrero and Carlito to issue an open challenge to anyone on any brand to step in the ring with the Masters of Extreme. The challenge was answered by a unique hodgepodge of superstars from all three brands. ECW's lone responder was Jimmy Wang Yang, who will be joined by SmackDown!'s Kofi Kingston, and three representatives from RAW - Elijah Burke, Hardcore Holly, and Trevor Murdoch.

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Survivor Series is really shaping up to be an unpredictable card. Careers have been defined by performances in the traditional SS matches. Who will be this year's breakout star? Join us on November 30 on PPV to find out for yourself!

Indifferent Clox

08-20-2008, 02:06 AM

for the latest shit should I use the raw/smackdown/ecw one from july 2008 or the jul08update from bill1996.

Impact!

08-20-2008, 02:33 AM

Just pick one? and if you don't like it, edit it.

Impact!

08-20-2008, 02:35 AM

Also in the MMA game, is it possible to do tournaments at all?

Indifferent Clox

08-20-2008, 02:48 AM

The one fucking makes sd ecw and raw three seperate promotions which is kinda fucking bullshit.

Impact!

08-20-2008, 03:17 AM

Then get a different one

Indifferent Clox

08-20-2008, 03:24 AM

I did. I just don't see how you could possibly make a full ppv out of just Raw wrestlers much less ECW.

Impact!

08-20-2008, 03:31 AM

People work double time

Indifferent Clox

08-20-2008, 04:32 AM

I'm going to create chewbacca for my world Champ.
Just like in real life.

Cactus Sid

09-03-2008, 08:33 AM

Real World Mod available for TEW 2008.....might finally buy it

http://67.19.230.90/~arles/forum/showthread.php?t=35036

Xero

09-03-2008, 02:06 PM

Hmm, nice.

Really waiting for DOTT, but I may pick it up for that update soon.

Evil Vito

09-16-2008, 11:48 PM

Thinking about a new idea, if I decide to get back into EWR: a 3-way competition run by me

Basically, I give ECW a Prime Time slot and adjust the networks so that each show can achieve the maximum rating of 8.00

Then, I take the entire WWE roster (wrestlers, non-wrestlers, managers, developments, even the announcers) and type them into a list...I then use Random.org to randomize this list. This list will be divided and it will be my newly drafted rosters.

There will be no deviating from the rosters Random.org give me...I could wind up with all jobbers or developmental guys on one show, all the champs on another, doesn't matter. I have to work with what I'm given, even if it means building new stars, stables, or titles.

Since each weekly show has the same maximum rating, it is easy to keep track of the 3-way ratings war. Also, each brand gets 4 PPVs (yes, for this game I'm even getting rid of the big PPVs) there is no brand interaction at ALL. It is 3 separate companies

So here are the house rules:

1. No deviating from rosters given to me

2. Every year there will be a draft at some point, also conducted by Random.org...each brand will get a certain number of people from the other two shows. Once again, no deviating. This is the only way that someone can have their show changed

3. I'm going to try to stray away from signing workers, but in the event I do...once again, I have no say over what show the person goes to...its all random.

4. I will only release a worker if I see no potential for them in the company at all. If I think they are better suited on another show, I can keep them around in hopes that the annual draft moves them.

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I think it could be interesting, especially if I get a huge imbalance and have to work quickly to keep from a show getting canned.

The Mackem

10-20-2008, 07:15 AM

How is it going?

Evil Vito

10-20-2008, 07:22 AM

It's not :o

The Mackem

10-20-2008, 07:25 AM

haha

I've got a WCW 2001 game going at the moment that I'm having fun with.

loopydate

12-04-2008, 11:43 AM

So, the Bad Luck Bug strikes me again. I had a pretty kick-ass WrestleMania lineup planned, but three of my top stars all walked out. Batista, Randy Orton, and Shawn Michaels all refused to work for me (heaven forbid I use my main-eventers once a week while trying to develop my midcard and lower midcard), so I wished them the best in their future endeavors. Batista was supposed to win the Rumble and face Mr. Kennedy for the World Title. After he left, I had HBK win the Rumble to set up an HBK/HHH match for the WWE Title. I was planning an Orton/Cena feud over the ECW Title, too. Also, I was going to have a Hardys/E&C match for the Tag Titles, but Jeff blew out his knee and is out for sixteen months.

So, instead the card looks like this:

WWE Title Match - Triple H (c) vs. Matt Hardy
World Title Match - Mr. Kennedy (c) vs. Big Show
ECW Title Match - Chris Jericho (c) vs. John Cena
IC Title Match - CM Punk (c) vs. William Regal
US Title Match - Shelton Benjamin (c) vs. Umaga
Tag Team Title Match - Edge & Christian (c) vs. London & Kendrick
Hardcore Title - Kane (c) vs. Undertaker
Cruiserweight Title - Rey Mysterio (c) vs. John Morrison

Not sure what I'm going to do for the ninth slot.

Evil Vito

12-13-2008, 04:48 PM

I've found that the only way to counteract the Main Eventer/Upper Midcard bug is to make all Main Eventers/Upper Midcarders into Managers.

It's cheating somewhat, yes...but EWR just simply isn't designed for legit roster splits.

BigDaddyCool

01-14-2009, 01:28 PM

Real World Mod available for TEW 2008.....might finally buy it

http://67.19.230.90/~arles/forum/showthread.php?t=35036

I'm bumping this so I download it when I get home.

Cactus Sid

01-14-2009, 01:50 PM

This is a (slightly) more up to date mod

http://67.19.230.90/~arles/forum/showthread.php?t=35589

BigDaddyCool

01-14-2009, 05:12 PM

Good, I want the most up to date.

BigDaddyCool

01-15-2009, 11:43 AM

I always like making my own promotions and starting from scratch.

Boondock Saint

01-28-2009, 05:40 PM

Wouldn't mind getting back into this. It's been years.

Does EWR work on Macs? What's the new one, TEW? You have to pay for that though, right? How much/worth it?

The Mackem

01-29-2009, 04:13 AM

Impact!

02-06-2009, 08:55 AM

Anyone else still playing WMMA game?

The Mackem

02-06-2009, 09:27 AM

Still playing EWR :o

Impact!

02-08-2009, 05:39 AM

Haha, I switch between EWR, WMMA, and TEW all the time. Though the latest TEW is annoying me as I'm havin alot of trouble getting good show ratings...

Anybody Thrilla

02-10-2009, 07:19 PM

I didn't even know this thread existed. I'm in a game now where I started with ROH and I am currently the number one company as of April of 2010. Since I doubt anybody cares about this, I'll wait for a reply before I post any more info about the game.

The Mackem

02-11-2009, 04:11 AM

Sounds interesting, when did you start?

Impact!

02-11-2009, 09:32 AM

What he said

loopydate

02-11-2009, 10:24 AM

Are you using EWR? Ever tried Arsenic to correct morale?

I haven't, but I might now. I'm starting to lose interest in this game, and I'm strongly considering scrapping it, re-downloading EWR and playing it with the starting rosters, pretending it's 2003 or whenever the game came out. See if I can rewrite history a little.

The Mackem

02-11-2009, 04:08 PM

Yeah that's cool, elevated Rhyno when I last done that :cool:

The Mackem

02-11-2009, 04:09 PM

I'm currently doing WCW 2001

loopydate

02-15-2009, 09:05 PM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2003 - Monday Night Raw

WWE.com announced beforehand that - on the heels of Summerslam - this week's RAW and SmackDown would kick off tournaments to crown #1 contenders for Unforgiven to take on Triple H and Brock Lesnar (respectively).

The show kicked off with Val Venis taking on William Regal. Regal controlled almost the entire match before putting Venis out with the Power of the Punch.

Up next, Christian takes on Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer came within inches of victory after a piledriver, but in the end, the ECW Original fell victim to the Unprettier.

The Battle Of North Carolina is next, with Matt Hardy Version 1.0 taking on the Hurricane. Excellent back-and-forth contest, with each man getting a couple of near falls. Down the stretch, the ref took a bump, and Hardy took advantage, laying out Hurricane with the ring bell to steal a victory. Not a good night for the babyfaces so far.

Evolution's Ric Flair and Batista are up next to defend their World Tag Team Titles in an elimination match against The Dudley Boyz, La Resistance (consisting of Dupree and Grenier), and the team of Scott Steiner and Test.

Steiner and Test demonstrate some teamwork until D-Von Dudley manages to catch Steiner with a spinebuster and a quick elimination. Batista replaces Steiner and goes on a rampage before tagging in WOO the Nature Boy. Flair continues as a house of fire until D-Von manages to tag in Dupree. Finally, the numbers game proves to much and Flair gets pinned following a double backdrop from La Res. More back-and-forth action, as we're guaranteed new champions now.

After the break, D-Von kicks out of a pin attempt by Dupree, finally turning momentum back into his team's favor. Bubba Ray sneaks into the ring, and a 3D later, The Dudley Boyz are the new World Tag Team Champions!

Backstage, Triple H says that he will walk out of Unforgiven with the World Title, no matter who wins the tournament.

The tournament starts with Booker T taking on Chris Jericho. The two go back-and-forth for fifteen minutes. Not about fifteen minutes. Exactly fifteen minutes. We know it was fifteen minutes, because the time limit expired, resulting in a draw. After the match, Booker extended a hand to Y2J, who then laid him out with a cheap shot before clamping on the Walls of Jericho.

After the ring is cleared, Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and announces that the two would face off again at Unforgiven!

Our next tournament match was a battle between two fan favorites - Rob Van Dam and The Rock! These two put on a match as exciting as everyone espected, resulting in a Rock Bottom for Mister Monday Night. After the match, RVD extended a hand to Rock, who - after seeing what happened after the previous match - was extremely cautious. Eventually, he accepted. The Rock advances to next week!

Backstage, Goldberg is warming up, when he's confronted by the Big Red Machine Kane. The two monsters go head-to-head before Kane walks off laughing.

Kane's out next for his match against Shawn Michaels! It's announced that - due to the draw in the Booker/Jericho match - the winner of this match receives a bye to the finals in two weeks. The two battle for quite a while, each getting in a fair amount of offense. In the end, though, Kane's power was just too great, and the big man advances to the finals with a chokeslam!

Our main event of the evening is to determine who will face The Rock next week in the semifinals. It pits the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton against the monstrous Goldberg. The cocky "Legend Killer" couldn't overcome the beast that is Goldberg, ending the show with his shoulders pinned to the canvas.

Next week, it's Goldberg vs. The Rock! The winner will face Kane the following week for a shot at Triple H's World Title at Unforgiven. Triple H will face off against his old rival Shawn Michaels in a non-title match! Can Michaels make up for a disappointing loss to Kane against the World Champion? Also, how will Booker T react to Jericho's cheap shot? The two will be forced to co-exist as they take on Evolution's Randy Orton and Batista! All that, plus Rob Van Dam taking on Kane, new Tag Team Champions, and Divas action. You don't want to miss RAW next week on Spike TV!

Also, don't miss WWE SmackDown! Thursday night on UPN. Brock Lesnar will certainly be watching as Big Show, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Edge, Hardcore Holly, John Cena, Kurt Angle, and Undertaker kick off a tournament to determine his Unforgiven opponent!

loopydate

02-15-2009, 10:13 PM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2003 - SmackDown!
The show kicks off with a six-man tag match pitting three of SmackDown's biggest underdogs Zach Gowan, Funaki, and young Orlando Jordan against Matt Morgan and the FBI's Chuck Palumbo and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli. They hold their own early, but the power of their opponents proved to be too great. Finally isolating Jordan, the trio of monsters went to work. A hot tag to Gowan proved too little too late as Palumbo landed a Jungle Kick for the three count.

Up next, a battle of the midcard as three men on the cusp of the U.S. Title hunt go at it. It's A-Train versus Billy Gunn versus the man-beast Rhyno! Rhyno and Gunn team up against the biggest man in the match, but it doesn't last long before Gunn turns on Rhyno. That would prove to be a fatal mistake, though, as Gunn left himself open for a Gore! Big win for Rhyno.

The stars of the Cruiserweight division battled it out in a ten-man battle royal. Shannon Moore is the first casualty, eliminated by Scotty 2 Hotty. Kyo Dai's Sakoda is the next man out, courtesy of Jamie Noble. Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri then eliminated Billy Kidman. Nunzio eliminated his "cousin" Jamie. After some high-flying wizardry, Rey Mysterio eliminated the up-and-coming Akio, then Nunzio. Ultimo Dragon is the next one gone, thanks to the champion. It's down to Rey Mysterio, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Tajiri. Back-and-forth near eliminations between Rey and Tajiri until the champion turns his attention to Scotty, eliminating him. Some good brawling between the two remaining lightweights ends when Rey tried for an avalanche in the corner and wound up eating one of the Japanese Buzzsaw's boots. Tajiri picks up a big win!

Up next, a match to determine the #1 contenders for the Basham Brothers' WWE Tag Team Titles. It's the APA against the World's Greatest Tag Team. WGTT isolates Farooq for most of the match, but after Haas missed a clothesline, Farooq hit a suplex that allowed him to make a hot tag. Bradshaw came in and cleaned house, and the APA pick up the win after a spike powerbomb on Shelton Benjamin.

After the match, the champions run in and lay out the challengers. Who's going to walk out of next week's show with the gold?

Up next, it's a non-title match as WWE Champion Brock Lesnar takes on Rikishi. Rikishi gets in a little offense early, but with Paul Heyman shouting encouragement from ringside, the champ winds up squashing the giant Samoan. After the match, the beating continued. Regardless of who wins this tournament, can anyone derail Lesnar?

The tournament kicks off with a match pitting Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle against Hardcore Holly. Both men have had their issues with Lesnar in the past - as well as each other. In the end, Angle reverses a piledriver attempt into a variation on the Styles Clash (a move no one has ever seen before :shifty: ), clamping on the Ankle Lock for a victory.

Up next, Chris Benoit faces off against John Cena. Benoit is a fine, upstanding citizen, and a wonderful family man. I predict he'll be hanging around the main-event scene for years to come. Benoit takes control of the match, but gets into it with the official. With the zebra's back turned, Sean O'Haire sneaks into the ring and assaults Cena with the Prophecy! Benoit gets the pin, but then realizes what happened and goes off on O'Haire, throwing him to the floor. Who knew he was capable of this kind of violence?

We now know that Angle and Benoit will face off on one side of the semifinal bracket. Undertaker takes on Edge is the third quarterfinal match, and despite a valiant effort from the up-and-comer, the American Badass was just too much, and Edge takes his Last Ride.

Backstage, Paul Lesnar talks about how there is no one in Brock Lesnar's league. No one.

Our main event pits the United States Champion Big Show against Eddie Guerrero. The winner faces off against the Undertaker next week! The crowd was way into this match, but everyone's fun was spoiled when Eddie's nephew Chavo assaulted him with a chair from behind, allowing the World's Largest Athlete to pick up the cheap win and advance to the semis as SmackDown goes off the air!

Next week, four men compete to see who gets a shot at Brock Lesnar (who will be taking on Edge in a non-title match) at Unforgiven. Undertaker vs. Big Show! Angle vs. Benoit! Plus, the Tag Team Titles are defended as the Basham Brothers take on the APA. After being screwed in their tournament matches, Eddie Guerrero and John Cena will join forces against their attackers Chavo Guerrero and Sean O'Haire. Also, after being the final two in the battle royal, the Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri will face off against Rey Mysterio in a non-title match.

loopydate

02-15-2009, 11:38 PM

SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 - Monday Night Raw
The night kicks off with Tommy Dreamer hoping to bounce back from last week's loss to Christian. Looks like he might get his wish as the match is announced as a Hardcore Match! Unfortunately, his opponent is the always-dangerous Boss Man! Chairs and ladders both come into play, and Boss Man works over Dreamer's head and neck with several DDTs. But, in the end, Tommy lands his own signature DDT to win the match.

Two of the most underrated stars on the RAW roster do battle next as Hurricane takes on Christian. Hurricane managed to get in a few licks, but Christian controlled most of the action, picking up another victory with the Unprettier. Christian's winning streak continues, while Hurricane picks up a second consecutive loss.

Backstage, Matt Hardy Version 1.0 went off about not being considered for the World Title tournament.

The new Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz team with their little brother Spike to take on all three members of La Resistance. As was the case last week, the Dudleyz pick up the win, this time with D-Von pinning Grenier following his lifting reverse DDT.

After the match, the Dudleyz put themselves over in an interview, talking about how in just two weeks, they've beaten everybody in the Tag Team division.

The Divas are up next with a tag team match pitting Lita and Trish Stratus against Gail Kim and Jazz. The heels double-team Lita through much of the early-going before Trish gets a hot tag. However, amidst the confusion, the psychotic Victoria runs in and assaults Trish with a chair, allowing Gail Kim to pick up the win. Afterwards, the three-on-two advantage continues.

Kane, one week away from a #1 contenders match, faces a tough challenge against Mister Monday Night, Rob Van Dam. RVD gets control midway through, hitting a top-rope frankensteiner, but he wasn't able to put the Big Red Machine away. In the end, Kane proved to be too much, hitting a chokeslam for another big win. Afterwards, Kane continued to pound on RVD. As Kane leaves the ring, JR and the King are left to speculate - can either Goldberg or The Rock beat Kane next week?

Last week, Chris Jericho took a cheap shot at Booker T after they fought to a time-limit draw. This week, they must put aside their differences to face Evolution's Batista and Randy Orton. Evolution double-teams Booker through most of the early-going, keeping him away from Jericho. Kicks, clotheslines, tackles, the young guns throw everything at the veteran. Booker finally manages to reverse a sleeper hold into a jawbreaker and tag in Jericho. He gets in a couple of kicks, but again Evolution takes control. After taking some abuse, Jericho tags Booker back in, who surprises Batista with a small package. Jericho, however, rolls Batista on top of Booker! The referee has no choice but to count the pin. After the match, Evolution holds Booker back, so that Jericho can taunt him. The three then pummel him before leaving the ring. What does this mean for Unforgiven?

Triple H is backstage, talking about his history with Shawn Michaels and how tonight, H is going to retire his old friend. Again.

The semifinals for the #1 contender tournament are next as Goldberg and The Rock go one-on-one! Last week, Goldberg knocked off the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton, while The Rock beat Rob Van Dam. The winner of this match will face Kane next week for a shot at Triple H's World Title at Unforgiven. These two start to put on what would have been a match for the ages, including Goldberg kicking out of two Death Valley Drivers before Kane interjected himself. After last week's confrontation, Kane makes a beeline for Goldberg and chokeslams him behind the referee's back! The Rock gets the pinfall. After the match, Kane returns to the ring, but gets Jackhammered for his troubles.

It's time for our main event as the World Champion Triple H takes on Shawn Michaels in a non-title match. Shawn still hasn't quite found his rhythm in the ring yet, as H controls most of the match. Just when HBK starts to mount some offense, the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton hits the ring! Orton hangs HBK out to dry on the top rope, allowing HHH to lock in the Main Event Sleeper for the submission victory. Afterwards, the Evolution teammates continue to pound HBK as the show goes off the air.

With just three weeks to go until Unforgiven, the pieces are starting to fall into place. The Rock will face off against Kane next week on RAW. The winner will receive a shot at Triple H's World Heavyweight Title. Shawn Michaels was attacked tonight by Randy Orton. Will HBK be able to put the Legend Killer out of mind and concentrate on his match next week against Chris Jericho? And speaking of Jericho, Booker T is almost certainly going to be out for revenge after being betrayed in their tag team match. Trish Stratus will also be looking for revenge when she goes one-on-one with Victoria. Expect more matches announced for the Unforgiven PPV, plus exciting action featuring all your favorite RAW superstars!

Savio

02-16-2009, 12:34 PM

Damn WWE used to have so many main eventers

loopydate

02-19-2009, 06:52 PM

SEPTEMBER 11, 2003 - SmackDown!

The show opens with the APA coming to the ring for a shot at the Basham Brothers' WWE Tag Team Titles. The champs cut off the ring early, keeping Bradshaw isolated with kneelifts, backbreakers, neckbreakers, and a double suplex. Finally, Bradshaw manages to hit a spinebuster and tag in Farooq. Farooq works over Danny Basham until he tags in Doug. Doug hits a DVD for a very close two-count. Faarooq gets set for a big move, but is tripped by Shaniqua! Farooq clutches at his knee after landing awkwardly. The referee sees it and calls for the bell, disqualifying the champs! Afterwards, the APA take some revenge on the Bashams, leaving them laying! After the match, though, Farooq is favoring his knee, and needs to be helped to the back.

Next up, it's the Manbeast Rhyno against Hardcore Holly. There was never much doubt in this one, as Rhyno controlled almost the entire contest before hitting the Gore for a three count. Afterwards, Rhyno continued to make a statement, laying out Holly with a steel chair.

The Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri is up next in a non-title match against Rey Mysterio. This one stole the show, with each man getting in a lot of offense. However, the fun is ruined by Tajiri's Kyo Dai associate Akio, who takes out Rey behind the referee's back allowing a Kick of Death to end it. The double-team is broken up by Billy Kidman who runs in to save his old Filthy Animals tag team partner!

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon announces that - in light of recent events - Eddie Guerrero has been granted a one-on-one match against his nephew Chavo at Unforgiven.

Eddie teams with John Cena to take on Chavo and Sean O'Haire. These are two budding rivalries coming together in a tag team grudge match. Good back-and-forth action to start, with both makeshift teams using good quick-tag strategy. In the end, though, O'Haire again gets the upper hand on Cena, pinning him following the Prophecy!

After the match, Cena gets on the microphone and challenges O'Haire to a one-on-one match at Unforgiven. O'Haire accepts!

Big Show heads to the ring, but he's cut off by the Undertaker. The two brawl until officials can separate them. Those two will meet up later tonight, but they can't wait to get their hands on each other!

Up next is our first MATCH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE as Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle battle for a spot in the #1 contender match next week. The two trade suplexes to start, before the referee takes a bump. Benoit hits a huge back superplex, but there's no one to count! Angle winds up hitting a mule kick to regain the edge. More suplexes before Benoit winds up hitting a huge powerbomb for two. In the end, though, Angle winds up clamping on the Ankle Lock for the submission victory. After the match, the two show mutual respect by shaking hands.

Angle will face a (literally) huge challenge next week, because his opponent will be the winner of this match - Undertaker vs. Big Show! Pretty sloppy match, unfortunately, because it had potential. In the end, Show winds up removing a turnbuckle cover and driving UT face-first into it, rolling him up for the victory. Show then high-tails it before UT can have his revenge.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Now the champ knows he'll face either Kurt Angle or the Big Show at Unforgiven, but tonight he's focused on Edge. After the statement Lesnar made last week against he behemoth Rikishi, what chance does Edge have?

Tonight's main event is a non-title match. Lesnar gets off to a hot start, pummeling Edge around the ring. Edge manages to take advantage with a spinebuster, but soon eats a big boot. Edge scores a near-fall after a brutal backbreaker, but in the end, Lesnar's F-5 proved to be too much, and the champ picks up another victory. Afterwards, he continues to pound on Edge, showing his dominance!

The match has been set. Next week, it's Kurt Angle versus Big Show, the winner will face Brock Lesnar at Unforgiven. Lesnar will take on another-top tier non-title opponent when he faces SmackDown's newest main-eventer John Cena. But you can bet that Sean O'Haire will be watching intently. Also, a big cruiserweight tag team match has been set up for next week. Rey Mysterio will team with Billy Kidman against Kyo Dai's Tajiri and Akio. The news on Farooq's knee is not good - he's expected to be out over a year. Bradshaw has vowed revenge on the Bashams, but who will he bring as his partner? Lots of questions still to be answered as we head into Unforgiven, don't miss next week's edition of SmackDown! on UPN!

loopydate

02-20-2009, 10:42 AM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 - Monday Night Raw

Less than two weeks away from Unforgiven, the pay-per-view card should continue to take shape tonight as we determine a new #1 contender for Triple H's World Heavyweight Title!

The evening opens with a sort of re-imagining of one of the greatest tag-team rivalries of all time. The World Tag Team Champion Dudley Boyz take on Christian and Matt Hardy! D-Von is isolated early as the former rivals show surprising continuity. D-Von manages to duck a Hardy clothesline to tag in his brother. Bubba goes to work on Hardy, until Christian tags in and hits a brainbuster. Matt comes in and scoops Bubba up, but accidentally clips Christian with Bubba's feet! That miscommunication is all the champs need, as one Bubba Bomb later, the Dudleyz walk out with the win. Afterwards, Christian gets in Hardy's face, blaming him for the loss.

Backstage, Ric Flair is hyping up Batista, saying that tonight he's going to show Rob Van Dam who the real Mister Monday Night is!

Pretty good back-and-forth match, everybody getting in their shots until RVD shows his experience advantage, blocking a suplex and turning it into a neckbreaker. Moments later, the Five-Star Frogsplash results in a victory for the Whole F'ing Show. Afterwards, Batista assaults RVD, throwing him from the ring. We haven't seen the last of these two.

World Champion Triple H is up next for a non-title match against Booker T. The crowd was way into this one, which is good, because the match itself was pretty subpar. HHH picks up another victory with his Main Event Sleeper. After the match, Chris Jericho rushes the ring with a chair and lays Booker out. These two will meet up at Unforgiven, but can they manage to keep from tearing each other apart for two weeks?

Trish Stratus looks for revenge against Victoria, who assaulted her with a chair last week. This match delivers on its promise as two of the best female wrestlers of this or any generation put on a clinic. Trish spends most of the match brawling, while Victoria uses bulldogs and headlocks to try and out-wrestle her. In the end, Trish lands Stratusfaction for the victory!

After the match, Trish is again assaulted from behind, this time by the Women's Champion Molly Holly! Molly lays out Trish with the belt and stands over her.

Goldberg takes on Scott Steiner in our next match, and - well - it's about what you'd expect. Goldberg picks up the win with the Jackhammer. Afterwards, Kane assaults Goldberg. What is the Big Red Machine's fascination with Goldberg?

Up next, it's yet another MATCH OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE as Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho go one-on-one. The two trade kicks and aerial assaults. At one point, Jericho manages to hit a superkick of his own on HBK. Michaels manages to swing things back in his favor, though, as he tunes up the band for Sweet Chin Music. However, Randy Orton drags Michaels out of the ring, resulting in a disqualification. Orton slams Michaels into the ring post, and now it's a two-on-one. Suddenly, Booker T hits the ring with a steel chair, chasing the heels off!

Michaels grabs a microphone and calls out Orton. If he wants a fight, he'll get one at Unforgiven! Orton accepts. We have an Intercontinental Title match!

And now it's the finals of the #1 contender tournament, pitting The Rock against Kane! The Rock has already knocked off Rob Van Dam and Goldberg, while Kane beat Shawn Michaels and got a bye to this match due to the Booker/Jericho draw. The two start out brawling before turning to slams, full nelsons, and lariats. In the end, Rock manages to clamp on the Sharpshooter. Kane struggles for a long time before finally having to give in to the pain and tap out. The Rock is going to Unforgiven! After the match, Goldberg hits the ring and lays out Kane with the Jackhammer.

Eric Bischoff makes it official on the TitanTron - in two weeks, it's The Rock vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title!

Coming off the heels of a tremendous RAW, next week's RAW could wind up being even bigger! A huge six-man main event has been signed, pitting The Rock, Shawn Michaels, and Rob Van Dam against Evolution's Triple H, Randy Orton, and Batista! But first, The Rock and Triple H will sign the contract that makes their Unforgiven World Title match official! Also, Trish Stratus challenges Molly Holly for the Women's Title. Also, Goldberg versus Jericho, Booker T versus Kane, and so much more!

loopydate

02-20-2009, 01:17 PM

SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 - SmackDown!
The show opens with Rhyno hoping to continue his winning streak against Shannon Moore. And, well... he did. Shannon got in a couple of moves, but ate a Gore for the loss. Afterwards, the Manbeast continued to pummel Moore.

Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli of the FBI take on three of the Cruiserweight division's top talents in six-man action next against Jamie Noble, Paul London, and Ultimo Dragon. The cruisers put up a good fight, but the teamwork and continuity of the FBI proved to be too much, and Nunzio got Paul London to tap out to the Sicilian Crab.

Sean O'Haire hopes to continue his momentum toward his match with John Cena at Unforgiven as he takes on Rikishi. Rikishi controls much of the match, but leaves himself open after missing a big punch, and O'Haire capitalizes with the Prophecy for the three-count.

Rey Mysterio and Tajiri have been going back and forth over the last two weeks, and now both have brought a tag team partner. It's Mysterio and Kidman against Tajiri and Akio. Tremendous high-flying moves from all four competitors. Flying axehandles, springboard dropkicks, super Frankensteiners, slingshot sentons, the sky was the limit for these four. In the end, Kidman takes Tajiri down and lands the Shooting Star Press for the victory!

Backstage, Hardcore Holly is warming up, and he's approached by Bradshaw. Bradshaw tells him that since Shaniqua and the Bashams injured Farooq last week, he needs a new partner, and Holly's the only man on the roster who likes to hurt people in quite the same way that Bradshaw does. Thus, the Backstage Bullies are born!

The Bullies make their debut against the Bashams, and Bradshaw wants revenge. The Bashams certainly didn't look like champions, as Bradshaw and Holly controlled the match from the opening bell, finishing off Danny with the Initiation Rites! Can this brand-new team unseat the champions with the belts on the line?

Six-man tag team action is next, pitting Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, and Edge against Chavo Guerrero and the World's Greatest Tag Team! Both teams put on a display of athleticism, and the match went back-and-forth several times. Eddie manages to pick up the victory, hitting his frogsplash on his nephew Chavo. Eddie seems to have the momentum heading into Unforgiven!

And now it's time for the finals of our #1 contender tournament as Kurt Angle takes on Big Show! Angle has beaten Hardcore Holly and Chris Benoit to get here, while Big Show holds victories over Eddie Guerrero and Undertaker. Both men have knocked off top-tier talent, and both have their sights set on Brock Lesnar and Unforgiven. Angle shows off some impressive stength, managing to both slam and t-bone suplex the 500-pound Big Show! Show fights back and nearly score the pin after a massive clothesline. However, in the end, the Olympic Hero manages to clamp on an Ankle Lock and get a rare tap-out victory over the Big Show! Afterwards, Undertaker hits the ring and lays Show out. Clearly, the Deadman hasn't forgotten Big Show cheating to beat him last week.

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon makes the match official. At Unforgiven, it's Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title!

Back in the ring, Undertaker has the microphone. He says only three words. "Big," "Show," and "Unforgiven." And... uh... I guess that's how he makes matches?

Our main event tonight pits the WWE Champion Lesnar against up-and-comer John Cena. Both men get in a couple of near-falls after trading piledrivers, but Lesnar winds up in the driver's seat. He whips Cena off the ropes, but Cena runs into a chair held up by Sean O'Haire! The referee doesn't see it, but he does see Lesnar roll Cena up for a three-count. O'Haire enters the ring with the chair now, and hands it to Lesnar to use on Cena. Instead, Lesnar turns it on O'Haire. Lesnar has made it clear - he doesn't need any help!

Just one more SmackDown! to go before Unforgiven, and the SmackDown! side of the card is set. Angle/Lesnar, UT/Show, Cena/O'Haire, and Eddie/Chavo all look to be tremendous matches. Next week, Kurt Angle and Undertaker will team up against the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and United States Champion Big Show! Also, Cena and Eddie will trade opponents, as Cena takes on Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero takes on Sean O'Haire. Plus, two title matches have been signed - the Basham Brothers defend the WWE Tag Team Titles against the newly-formed Backstage Bullies, and Tajiri will defend the Cruiserweight Title in a triple-threat match against Rey Mysterio and the man who pinned him this week Billy Kidman! Also, Rhyno hopes to continue his winning ways against his biggest challenge yet - Edge! How will next week's SmackDown! change the face of Unforgiven? Only one way to find out - tune in next week!

Anybody Thrilla

02-20-2009, 01:42 PM

Sounds interesting, when did you start?

October 1st, 2008

I'm currently toying with the idea of a brand split since I have three TV shows.

Mayhem in a late evening slot on Monday on MTV
Wildfire in a prime time slot on Wednesday on Telecentro
Adrenaline! in a prime time slot on Sunday on The CW

My plan is to have a Wildfire roster and an Adrenaline! roster, using Mayhem as a Heat/Velocity type program to either elevate younger guys or feature feuds that I didn't have time for on the other shows.

The ROH World title is on Wildfire
The ROH Top of the Class title is on Adrenaline
The ROH World Tag Team title is on Adrnealine
The ROH Tag Class (see what I did there?) is on Wildfire
The ROH Tough Man title (pretty much a hardcore title) is on Wildfire
The ROH Television title (defended every Adrenaline) is on Adrenaline

I had to create a few titles just to create a balance between brands. I have a huge roster, so I'll just tell you the top five heels and faces, plus the champions.

TOP FIVE FACES:
Carlito
Roderick Strong
Austin Aries
Alex Shelley
Colt Cabana

TOP FIVE HEELS:
Chris Hero
DH Smith
Kafu
John Morrison
Claudio Castagnoli

ROH World Champion: Chris Hero
ROH Top of the Class Champion: John Morrison
ROH World Tag Champions: The Wrecking Crew (DH Smith and Kafu)
ROH Tag Class Champions: Vacant for now, but I'm considering either The Backseat Boyz or Time Warp (Joey Ryan and Tyler Black)
ROH Television Champion: Alex Shelley
ROH Tough Man Champion: Tyler Black

Also, I signed CM Punk and he will finally be joining us this month. I plan on feuding him with Chris Hero for his homecoming.

loopydate

02-25-2009, 10:33 AM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 - Monday Night Raw

The show opens with Kane in the ring. However, before he can say anything, Goldberg interrupts, challenging him to a match at Unforgiven. The challenge is accepted!

The opening contest pits the inaugural Tough Enough champion Maven against La Resistance's Rene Dupree. Dupree starts off in control with a slam and a spear that gets two. Maven fights back with a slam of his own and a DDT for a pair of close two-counts. Back-and-forth action until Maven takes advantage and hits a missile dropkick. However, before he can go for a cover, Sylvan Grenier hits the ring and gives Maven a piledriver. The two members of La Resistance continue to beat down on Maven until Spike Dudley hits the ring with a chair, driving them off!

The Women's Title is on the line next as Molly Holly defends against Trish Stratus. Lots of striking in this one, with neither woman looking for an early finish. Trish gets a pair of two-counts after a bulldog and a spinebuster. Molly gets one of her own after a flying elbow. In the end, Trish continues her momentum, landing Stratusfaction for the victory. The new Women's Champion celebrates by climbing each turnbuckle and showing off her gold.

Her victory is short-lived though, because our next match is to determine her Unforgiven opponent. It's Lita versus Jazz! Lots of near-falls to start the match, and Lita throws everything she has at Jazz, including a pair of missile dropkicks. However, in the end, Jazz's power is just too much as Lita taps out to the STF.

Eric Bischoff appears on the TitanTron and makes it official - Trish Stratus versus Jazz for the Women's Title at Unforgiven!

It's time for a ten-man tag team match now as Hurricane leads his team (consisting of Tommy Dreamer, Val Venis, and the World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz) against Matt Hardy Version 1.0's team (Christian, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal). It's midcardmania! Christian, Test, and William Regal dominate Tommy Dreamer to start the match, making quick tags and keeping him away from his corner. Tommy manages to tag in Val Venis, who receives more of the same from Test, Steiner, Hardy, and Christian. Val finally manages to make a hot tag to D-Von Dudley, who hits a powerslam on Christian. He tags in Bubba Ray, and the two hit a double clothesline on Captain Charisma. Bubba hits a spinebuster for two. Bubba and Hurricane use quick tags on Christian and Test to press the advantage, but when Matt Hardy gets a tag, he hits the Twist of Fate on D-Von for the three-count.

During the break, the ring is made over for the official contract signing for the World Heavyweight Title match at Unforgiven. Both men sign the contract, but Triple H drives the table into The Rock's ribs. Pedigree! The champion has gone one-up on the challenger, but they'll still tangle in tonight's main event.

Booker T and Kane are both looking ahead to Unforgiven, but they face a tough test against each other in this match. Kane controls the early going until Booker lands a spear. Kane regains the lead and nearly gets the win with a piledriver. Kane continues the punishment with a Death Valley Driver for two. Booker takes advantage again, but Chris Jericho appears out of nowhere and drops him across the top rope. Booker staggers back into a chokeslam! Kane wins! After the match, Jericho gets in Booker's face, only to eat a chokeslam of his own from Kane.

Jericho is left lying in the ring, which can't be a good thing, because he's got Goldberg next! He manages to land a couple of early kicks, but Goldberg battles back with punches. Jericho takes advantage by going airborne, but Goldberg again takes control with brawling. In the end, a worn-out Jericho succumbs to the Jackhammer. After the match, Booker T is looking for revenge, as he lays Jericho out with a chair!

Backstage, Shawn Michaels cuts a promo about his match with Randy Orton at Unforgiven. Evolution wants to run the show? First, they'll have to go through the Showstopper.

Our six-man main event is next as Evolution - consisting of the World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton, and the Animal Batista - takes on The Rock, Shawn Michaels, and "Mister Monday Night" Rob Van Dam. Orton and Michaels start it off, and the IC champion apparently isn't taking too kindly to Michaels' comments, as he starts off in control. All three members of Evolution tag in and out, keeping him away from his partners. Michaels manages to fight out of a hammerlock and tag in RVD, who is a house of fire! Legsweep, springboard dropkick, DDT! Tag to The Rock, and now it's HHH versus Rock, six days before Unforgiven! The Rock goes on the offensive with punches and a neckbreaker. Triple H hits a jawbreaker and tags in Orton. Orton levels Rock with a tackle, and Rock tags in Michaels. Michaels hits a back heel kick and a slam before tuning up the band. Sweet Chin Music! Michaels has pinned the Intercontinental Champion!

With only six days to go until Unforgiven, the RAW side of the card is now set - The Rock vs. Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title! Randy Orton defends the IC belt against Shawn Michaels! Trish Stratus defends the Women's Title against Jazz! Goldberg vs. Kane! Chris Jericho vs. Booker T! Call your local cable or sattelite provider and order Unforgiven!

The Mackem

02-25-2009, 10:44 AM

October 1st, 2008

I'm currently toying with the idea of a brand split since I have three TV shows.

Mayhem in a late evening slot on Monday on MTV
Wildfire in a prime time slot on Wednesday on Telecentro
Adrenaline! in a prime time slot on Sunday on The CW

My plan is to have a Wildfire roster and an Adrenaline! roster, using Mayhem as a Heat/Velocity type program to either elevate younger guys or feature feuds that I didn't have time for on the other shows.

The ROH World title is on Wildfire
The ROH Top of the Class title is on Adrenaline
The ROH World Tag Team title is on Adrnealine
The ROH Tag Class (see what I did there?) is on Wildfire
The ROH Tough Man title (pretty much a hardcore title) is on Wildfire
The ROH Television title (defended every Adrenaline) is on Adrenaline

I had to create a few titles just to create a balance between brands. I have a huge roster, so I'll just tell you the top five heels and faces, plus the champions.

TOP FIVE FACES:
Carlito
Roderick Strong
Austin Aries
Alex Shelley
Colt Cabana

TOP FIVE HEELS:
Chris Hero
DH Smith
Kafu
John Morrison
Claudio Castagnoli

ROH World Champion: Chris Hero
ROH Top of the Class Champion: John Morrison
ROH World Tag Champions: The Wrecking Crew (DH Smith and Kafu)
ROH Tag Class Champions: Vacant for now, but I'm considering either The Backseat Boyz or Time Warp (Joey Ryan and Tyler Black)
ROH Television Champion: Alex Shelley
ROH Tough Man Champion: Tyler Black

Also, I signed CM Punk and he will finally be joining us this month. I plan on feuding him with Chris Hero for his homecoming.

It's cool that you still have an ROH looking roster a year and a half in and not filled it out with 'stars'. I remember the first ever game I had on the first version of EWR back in '01 I was CZW and didn't know a thing about the company at the time. It was never the violent CZW that it probably should have been :D

The Mackem

02-25-2009, 10:46 AM

Liking mid-card mania Loopydate :D

What are your guys overness like at the moment?

Anybody Thrilla

02-25-2009, 11:43 AM

I tried with CZW before too, and everybody just sucked. Then I tried to hire better workers and wound up in debt.

The Mackem

02-25-2009, 12:22 PM

It's actually quite a challenge to raise up some of the smaller promotions, it's all about hiring decent workers on small salaries (if you have a TV show trying to get them on written deals so you pay out less) and trying not to get them too over where you lose them to the bigger companies.

loopydate

02-25-2009, 12:39 PM

Liking mid-card mania Loopydate :D

What are your guys overness like at the moment?

At the moment, there hasn't been a lot of change from the start of the game. Hopefully, after Unforgiven some people will move around a little bit. I'm going to do a monthly review of everybody's status and overness, I think. SmackDown! is forthcoming. In the middle of booking it now.

loopydate

02-25-2009, 01:25 PM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 - SmackDown!

Just three days away from Unforgiven, we open the show with a triangle tag-team match, pitting three teams looking to get into the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Titles against each other. It's the World's Greatest Tag Team versus the FBI's Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli versus Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. Haas and Palumbo start. Haas takes the early lead before tagging in Rikishi. The big man levels Palumbo with a kick. Palumbo tags in Stamboli. Double back elbow on Rikishi, who tags in Scotty. Scotty hits a superkick. Stamboli tags in Shelton Benjamin. Shelton fights out of a waistlock to hit his Dragon Kick for the victory!

Shannon Moore and Billy Gunn have been virtually invisible this month as higher-profile matches and feuds have taken up all the TV time. This match was almost all Gunn's from the opening bell. Not exactly a wrestling clinic, both men botch a handful of moves, but in the end, it's the Fame-ass-er that picks up the win for Gunn.

The next match should be the technical match-up that the last one wasn't. Chris Benoit takes on Chris Kanyon in a battle of WCW alumni. Excellent back-and-forth match with both men getting in a bunch of offense. In the end, though, the Crippler was just too much, picking up a pinfall victory following his Swandive Headbutt.

The Basham Brothers defend their WWE Tag Team Titles against the team that beat them in a non-title match last week, the Backstage Bullies. Once again, the new team works like a well-oiled machine, tagging in and out quickly, beating up on both Bashams as though they hadn't paid their dues. Shaniqua hops up onto the apron to distract Bradshaw (who, you'll remember, has a grudge after she injured Faarooq two weeks ago). Danny charges Bradshaw, but 'shaw dodges, and Shaniqua is knocked from the apron by her own man. Clothesline From Hell! New WWE Tag Team Champions! Afterwards, Shaniqua apologizes profusely to her men, but the Bashams lay her out. "DAMN THEM! WHAT A COWARDLY ATTACK, TAZZ! BUT THAT'S JUST VINTAGE BASHAMS!"

Up next, two of the fastest-rising stars on SmackDown! compete. It's Edge versus Rhyno! Both men brawl to start, and the referee winds up bumping. Rhyno hits a huge lariat, but can't get the pin because the ref is out. Edge fights out of a suplex, then slams and hits a backbreaker on Rhyno. Two count followed by a powerbomb that gets two more. Rhyno hits a huge piledriver! "ONE! TWO! RHYNO'S GOING TO-- NO!" Edge kicks out. A frustrated Rhyno misses a clothesline and walks into the Edgecutioner! Rhyno finally tastes defeat after three straight victories. Afterwards, Rhyno takes the ref down again, this time intentionally.

Backstage, Kurt Angle is warming up for our big tag-team main event. Undertaker approaches him and tells him that he has his back against Big Show and Brock Lesnar.

Our second title match of the night pits the Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri against Rey Mysterio and the man who injected himself into the title picture last week, Billy Kidman. Excellent high-flying action all around. Kidman and Rey team up a bit against Tajiri, taking him down with an avalanche in the corner. Rey uses the "every-man-for-himself" mantra to take Kidman down with a dropkick. Rey goes for an elbow, but Kidman dodges. Tajiri tries to go up top, but is taken down by Kidman. Kidman hits the Shooting Star Press on Tajiri! We have a new Cruiserweight Champion!

Eddie Guerrero is just three nights away from getting his hands on his nephew Chavo, and Sean O'Haire is preparing for a huge grudge match against John Cena. But these two go one-on-one next! Eddie controls most of the early-going, but O'Haire hits a spinebuster to take advantage. Just as Eddie starts to fight back, he's hung out to dry by an interfering Chavo, which lets O'Haire land the Prophecy for the victory. Afterwards, Chavo and O'Haire double-team Eddie, leaving him laying.

After Eddie and O'Haire are cleared of the ring, Chavo now has to face off against the Doctor of Thuganomics John Cena. Chavo starts the match with a series of kicks to Cena, but he goes to the well once too often and eats a flying shoulder tackle. Vintage Cena! Two count only. Spear! Vintage Cena! Two count only. Cena slams Chavo. He goes for it again, but Chavo slides out of it. Chavo hits a couple of suplexes to press the advantage. Another tackle by Cena, followed by a lariat. F-U! Cena picks up the win! After the match, Sean O'Haire hits the ring with a chair and busts Cena wide open.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is with his two star clients - the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and the United States Champion Big Show. The two have huge singles matches at Unforgiven, but tonight they stand united to decimate Kurt Angle and Undertaker!

It's time for our tag-team main event! Angle and Lesnar start the match. Lesnar takes an early advantage with a big shoulderblock. Tags in Show. Double backdrop, and Angle could have touched the rafters ('cause... Big Show is... tall... never mind). Angle and Show brawl for a bit before Angle manages to suplex the big man! Tag to Undertaker. The two Unforgiven opponents brawl for a moment before Lesnar tags in. Lesnar takes advantage with some brawling before UT tags in Angle. A-Train and Matt Morgan come down the ramp to ringside, A-Train holding a chair. Heyman distracts the referee long enough for Train to hit Angle with the chair, allowing Lesnar to hit the F-5 for the win. Now it's a four-on-two, but the Backstage Bullies emerge from the crowd! Heyman's clients are chased off as we fade to black.

Unforgiven is this Sunday night, but what does the card have in store? John Cena and Eddie Guerrero were both mercilessly attacked by their Unforgiven opponents. Do Sean O'Haire and Chavo Guerrero have the edge in their respective matches? Brock Lesnar picked up a pinfall victory over his challenger Kurt Angle with the assist from A-Train and Matt Morgan. Is this the leg up he needs to beat the Olympic Hero? Undertaker and Big Show got their hands on each other in the tag match, but neither one has to be satisfied that they didn't pin the other. These two will battle it out at Unforgiven, and the United States Title hangs in the balance!

loopydate

02-25-2009, 02:06 PM

<h1>SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 - Unforgiven</h1>

Nine big matches, including five titles on the line! On Sunday Night Heat before the PPV, the Women's Title was on the line. Last week, Trish Stratus unseated Molly Holly as the new Women's Champion, while Jazz beat Lita to earn tonight's title shot. Here's The Scotsman's report!

Women's Title - Trish Stratus (c) vs Jazz

Running clothesline from Trish Stratus. Trish hits a stump piledriver on Jazz, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Jazz kicks Trish Stratus in the gut to reverse the momentum. Trish takes a kick. Running clothesline from Jazz. 1 - 2 - kick out. Sloppy tornado punch from Jazz...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Big kick from Jazz. Trish counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Trish Stratus hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Trish Stratus scores with a poor standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jazz gets squashed in the corner with an arm to the face. Jazz receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Trish Stratus gets taken down out of nowhere. Jazz hits a right hand on Trish Stratus. Jazz turns Trish inside-out with a clothesline. Trish Stratus gets whipped into the corner by Jazz, and flips all the way over to the outside! Trish stays down on the outside, hurt. The referee reaches a ten count, and this one is over. Trish Stratus slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Jazz turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! She is left down and out on the canvas.

Winner: Jazz (via countout)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 66%

The PPV event itself kicked off with a real family feud, as Eddie Guerrero battled his nephew Chavo. This whole thing started when Chavo cost Eddie his opening-round match in the WWE Title #1 contender tournament to the United States Champion Big Show. Since then, the two have been at each other's throats. Here's The Scotsman:

Eddie Guerrero vs Chavo Guerrero

Eddie Guerrero strikes Chavo. Chavo ducks a wild right hand. Chavo hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Chavo whips Eddie into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched. Cool looking suplex on Eddie. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Chavo drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Chavo. Weird kick by Eddie on Chavo. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Cool looking suplex on Chavo. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Chavo Guerrero elbows Eddie Guerrero in the face to break a hammerlock. Super kick by Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chavo Guerrero misses a clothesline. Eddie Guerrero drives Chavo Guerrero into the corner. Swinging DDT! 1....2....3.

Winner: Eddie Guerrero (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 85%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 87%

Booker T and Chris Jericho fought to a time-limit draw in the first round of the World Title #1 contender tournament. The next week, they faced off against Batista and Randy Orton in a tag match, Jericho rolled Batista atop his partner, costing them the match. Since then, tempers have flared, leading to this contest.

Booker T vs Chris Jericho

Standing kicky thing by Chris Jericho on Booker. Booker T fights out of a grapple. Booker slams Chris Jericho. The referee is out, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Jericho walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Jericho counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Booker takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Springboard dropkick from Chris Jericho...cool. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Booker pushes out of a Chris Jericho hold. Spear by Booker T. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jericho backdrops Booker T out of a piledriver attempt. Booker T grabs Chris Jericho from behind and shoves him into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Jericho rolls through with the move! He is using the tights for leverage! 1....2...3! The referee didn't see it! Chris Jericho slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Booker to get some payback.

Winner: Chris Jericho (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 82%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 77%

What started as a competitive confrontation backstage has turned into full-blown hatred. Kane cost Goldberg a shot at the World Title in the semifinals. After Kane was defeated by The Rock in the finals, Goldberg laid his rival out, issuing the challenge for this match.

Goldberg vs Kane

Goldberg punches away at Kane. Weak kick from Goldberg. Goldberg strikes Kane. Big forearm by Goldberg, which was thrown so badly that i spilt my beer laughing. Damn. Kane blocks a kick from Goldberg. Running knee lift from Kane. Spear by Kane. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Goldberg counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Messed up bodyslam by Goldberg. 1 - 2 - kick out. Slam from Goldberg on Kane. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Kane pushes out of a Goldberg hold. Goldberg gets smacked around like a bitch. Kane walks into a trip. Punch by Goldberg, missing Kane by about six inches. Scott Keith would say it was nine inches, but he always adds three inches to everything. Get it? Hahahahah...eh, bite me then. You try coming up with better material. Goldberg moves in for the kill. Jackknife! 1....2....3.

Winner: Goldberg (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 52%

The United States Title is on the line next, as Big Show defends against Undertaker. Big Show defeated UT when he sent him head-first into an exposed turnbuckle. The following week, Taker took out Big Show after his match with Kurt Angle. UT was denied a shot at the WWE Title because of Show's cheating. Will the US title be enough to satisfy him?

United States Title - Undertaker vs Big Show (c)

Undertaker takes a weak kick. Weak kick from Show. Weak slam from Show. Incredibly weak powerslam on Undertaker by Show. Undertaker elbows Big Show in the face to break a hammerlock. Back elbow connects, Show staggers backward. Undertaker hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Undertaker walks into a trip. Big clothesline from Show. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Slam from Show on Undertaker. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Undertaker counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Undertaker slams Big Show. Show powers out of a headlock. Big Show strikes Undertaker. Big Show moves in for the kill. Show Stopper! 1....2....3. Undertaker gives a murderous look toward Big Show...and attacks! Show gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Undertaker picks him up...and launches him over the top rope to the outside. A small measure of revenge has been taken.

Winner: Big Show (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 54%

Shawn Michaels was looking for a measure of revenge against his former friend Triple H, but lost the match because of the interference of the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton. The following week, Orton again attacked Michaels, giving him a DQ victory, but spoiling a MOTY candidate against Chris Jericho. The following week, HBK picked up a pinfall win in a six-man tag match over Orton. This time, the title's on the line!

Intercontinental Title - Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton (c)

Chop hits HBK...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Shawn Michaels pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Shawn Michaels scores with a back heel kick on Orton. Randy Orton charges, HBK moves, and the referee is knocked out. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Shawn Michaels, Orton is out. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Orton counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Rude Awakening on Shawn Michaels by Orton. Randy Orton hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Lariat, apparently Orton thinks he is Stan Hansen. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Shawn Michaels takes the advantage with a punch to the face. HBK crushes Orton with a running Butt Bomb. Some people would call it a sit-down splash, i prefer the term Butt Bomb. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Orton reverses a Shawn Michaels hammerlock. Shawn Michaels hooks up a suplex, but it is blocked. Orton scores with a low blow, then turns it into a small package! The referee didn't see the illegal blow! 1...2...3! Shawn Michaels got screwed out of the victory! The fight has started up again! Shawn Michaels attacks Orton, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting.

Winner: Randy Orton (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 88%
Crowd Reaction: 91%
Match Quality: 83%

Two of the fastest-rising stars in all of WWE are John Cena and Sean O'Haire. O'Haire got involved in Cena's affairs when he attacked him during a match against Chris Benoit. The following week, he picked up a pinfall victory in a tag match. Then, just three days ago, O'Haire - with the help of Chavo Guerrero - left the Doctor of Thuganomics a bloody mess in the middle of the ring.

John Cena vs Sean O'Haire

John Cena uses a forearm to the face. O'Haire kicks John Cena in the gut to reverse the momentum. Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. Sean O'Haire misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Death valley driver by Sean O'Haire, John Cena got planted hard...that was cool. Cover, but there's no one to count for Sean O'Haire. John Cena ducks a Sean O'Haire clothesline. Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Full nelson on O'Haire...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Powerbomb on O'Haire. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Sean O'Haire reverses a hip toss. Big piledriver on Cena. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Cena backdrops Sean O'Haire out of a piledriver attempt. Sean O'Haire is in trouble. F-U! 1....2....3.

Winner: John Cena (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 78%

The Rock had to defeat Rob Van Dam, Goldberg, and Kane to earn a shot at Triple H's World Heavyweight Title. A week ago, H literally turned the tables on the challenger, hitting a Pedigree after their contract signing. This looks like it could be the renewal of one of the most storied rivalries in WWE history!

World Heavyweight Title - The Rock vs Triple H (c)

Chop hits HHH...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. HHH counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Triple H hits Rock with some amateur blows. Triple H misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Triple H scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Cover, but there's no one to count for Triple H. The Rock takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Big backdrop on HHH, executed well. HHH walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spear! HHH is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Triple H fights out of a grapple. HHH hits a stump piledriver on The Rock, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. The Rock pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Triple H can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! The Rock goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Winner and NEW World Champion: The Rock (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 98%
Match Quality: 71%

Our main event of the evening pits possibly two of the best athletes in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment against each other for the WWE Title. Kurt Angle had to withstand Hardcore Holly, Chris Benoit, and Big Show in a three-week tournament to face off with Brock Lesnar, whose mouthpiece Paul Heyman has been hyping up as the most dominant champion ever. Tensions exploded during a tag match last week. Who will walk out of Unforgiven the real WWE Champion?

Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar

Big clothesline on Angle. Massive backbreaker, Angle got planted. 1 - 2 - kick out. Kurt Angle takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Lesnar gets slammed. Vertical suplex by Kurt Angle. Brock Lesnar was really high...i can relate to that. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Weird neckbreaker thing out of the corner from Kurt Angle...that was so brutal it should be outlawed. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Kurt Angle snap suplexes Lesnar. Brock Lesnar takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Angle walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - kick out. Powerbomb nearly crushes the spine of Angle. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by Lesnar. Chop hits Angle...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Kurt Angle ducks a clothesline attempt. Big clothesline on Lesnar. Delayed brainbuster suplex, Angle really drove that one down. Brock Lesnar gets knocked to the ground by Angle. Here it comes...Angle Lock! Brock Lesnar is almost unconscious with pain! Big Show quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Kurt Angle turns around. Big Show spins Angle around. Big Show hits the Show Stopper! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Show! Lesnar and Show are putting the boots to Kurt Angle! Undertaker comes running down the aisle with a chair! He slides in, sending Lesnar \ Show running for cover. Undertaker saved Angle from a major beating.

Winner: Kurt Angle (via disqualification)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 96%
Crowd Reaction: 100%
Match Quality: 87%

The Mackem

02-26-2009, 04:42 AM

Yeah very good. I'll have to post some details of when I done my WWE 2003 game, which I think I still have as a save. As I mentioned earlier if you push Rhyno, his overness explodes because of his Man Best gimmick - obiously didn't make the cut for Unforgiven it what was a very nice card. Glad that you realised that Angle/Lesnar was going to be your best match and put it in the main event. Can't remember if I used Rock in my game because it was around this period that he stopped working or was making breif appearances but he is there to use regardless! Randy Orton seems to be getting over quite well, Batista is the harder of the two IIRC to get over.

loopydate

02-26-2009, 10:24 AM

Yeah, he is. That's why I've been using him primarily in tag matches. Get the rub from Orton and the opponents. And, yeah, I really wanted to use Rhyno at Unforgiven, but the card was already pretty stacked. I have plans for him going into No Mercy, though. I have one more episode of RAW, then I'll post my September review before launching into October.

loopydate

02-26-2009, 11:35 AM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

On the heels of a spectacular Unforgiven, the road to No Mercy begins tonight! It's a short road, only two weeks long. So it's more like a court. Or a roundabout. ... Never mind.

The show opens with tag team action. Last week, La Resistance's Rene Dupree and Sylvan Grenier were assaulting Maven until Spike Dudley ran in to make the save. That led to tonight's match. Maven gets a measure of revenge to start off, as he pummels Dupree. Tag to Spike, and they hit a Hart Attack. Spike continues to pound on Dupree until Rene lands a powerbomb out of nowhere. Grenier tags in and continues the assault. Maven gets a hot tag, and holds Grenier's arms back. But Sylvan moves at the last instant, and Spike takes Maven down instead! La Res picks up the win, and afterwards Spike and Maven argue.

Up next is a match that promises to be very technically sound as William Regal takes on Hurricane. It made good on that promise, as both men use their unique skills to their advantage. Hurricane uses kicks, chops, and DDTs to take down the bigger man, while Regal utilizes suplexes and a brainbuster. Hurricane's speed proved to be too much, as he landed the Shining Wizard for the victory!

Last night, Kane was pinned cleanly by Goldberg, and he wants to take it out on somebody. Unfortunately for Bubba Ray Dudley, he's that somebody. Kane is relentless in the early-going, hitting consecutive slams. Bubba manages to fight back a little, but after missing a splash and eating a piledriver and a Chokeslam, Kane walks away with a victory. As Bubba drags himself up the aisle, Kane gives chase and continues to pummel him.

As the beating winds down, Rob Van Dam appears on the ramp! RVD stands up for his former ECW mate and challenges Kane to a match at No Mercy. Kane accepts!

It's diva action next, as Trish Stratus teams with Lita and Ivory against the woman Trish beat last night Jazz, as well as Victoria and Gail Kim. Lita and Jazz start the match, and Jazz goes on the advantage. After hitting a big clothesline, she tags in Gail Kim, who scores with a big kick. Tag to Victoria and the two hit a Hart Attack. Lita manages to arm drag out of a move and tag in Ivory. Ivory goes to work with a series of power moves on Victoria before tagging in the Women's Champion. Victoria quickly tags in Jazz, who floors the champ with a clothesline. Trish tags Lita back in, who takes Jazz down and hits a moonsault for the victory!

Booker T thought he had Chris Jericho beat last night, but the shifty Y2J grabbed a handful of tights and cheated Book out of a victory. Tonight, Booker needs to focus as he takes on Evolution's Animal Batista. Booker takes the fight to Batista early with a series of punches, but Batista's power soon comes into play with big kicks and a DDT for two. Booker hits a backbreaker and spinebuster for two each. Booker misses a legdrop, and Batista takes control again. However, he gets too aggressive and runs into a hiptoss. Booker goes up top and hits the Houston Hangover! Booker has pinned the Animal! Afterwards, Jericho runs in and lays out Booker, clamping on the Walls of Jericho.

After the referees get the two separated, Booker T grabs a microphone and challenges Jericho to a rematch at No Mercy!

Up next is a match to determine the #1 contender for The Rock's World Heavyweight Title as the former champion Triple H takes on Goldberg. These two wind up botching more moves than they land, which doesn't exactly scream "Main Event." Although, in 2003, maybe it did... Anyway, since I don't want to transcribe much of it, the match ends with Randy Orton hitting the ring and laying Goldberg out with a chair, allowing H to hit the Pedigree for the win. Afterwards, Shawn Michaels hits the ring and goes to work on Triple H. Goldberg knocks Orton from the ring, and the two megastars pick up the moral victory.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff confirms that, despite the interference, it will be The Rock versus Triple H once again for the World Heavyweight Title at No Mercy!

Back in the ring, Shawn Michaels has a microphone. If Evolution wants to get involved in his and Goldberg's business, then how about we settle things at No Mercy? It's going to be Goldberg and the Heartbreak Kid against Randy Orton and Batista!

The show closes with The Rock hitting the ring for a championship celebration. The People's Champion poses for pictures with the belt and cuts a funny promo.

The RAW side of the No Mercy card has already been set! The Rock and Triple H for the World Heavyweight Title! Booker T looks for revenge against Chris Jericho! For the first time ever, Goldberg and Shawn Michaels will team up to take on Randy Orton and Batista! And Rob Van Dam squares off against Kane! But there's still another edition of RAW between now and then, and you can bet that all ten of the No Mercy participants will be anxious to get in the ring and mix it up to take an advantage. You don't want to miss RAW next week live on Spike TV!

loopydate

02-26-2009, 12:10 PM

SEPTEMBER 2003 RECAP

RAW

Main Event (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
The Rock (5-0, 96) (W RVD, W Goldberg, W Kane, W 6-man tag, W HHH)
Goldberg (4-2, 81) (W RKO, L Rock, W Steiner, W Y2J, W Kane, L HHH)
Shawn Michaels (2-3, 93) (L Kane, L HHH, W Y2J, W 6-man tag, L RKO)
Triple H (3-2, 85) (W HBK, W Booker, L 6-man tag, L Rock, W Goldberg)

Upper Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Kane (4-2, 81) (W HBK, W RVD, L Rock, W Booker, L Goldberg, W Bubba)
Randy Orton (2-2, 82) (L Goldberg, W w/Batista vs Booker/Y2J, L 6-man tag, W HBK)
Rob Van Dam (2-2, 82) (L Rock, L Kane, W Batista, W 6-man tag)
Chris Jericho (1-3-1, 87) (D Booker, L w/Booker vs Evolution, L HBK, L Goldberg, W Booker)
Booker T (1-4-1, 81) (D Y2J, L w/Y2J vs Evolution, L HHH, L Kane, L Y2J, W Batista)

Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Christian (3-1, 84) (W Tommy, W Hurricane, L w/Matt vs Dudleyz, W 10-man tag)
D-Von Dudley (3-1, 74) (W 4-team elim, W 6-man tag, W w/Bubba vs Xian/Matt, L 10-man tag)
Jazz (3-1, 73) (W w/Gail vs Trish/Lita, W Lita, W Trish, L 6-woman tag)
Matt Hardy (2-1, 84) (W Hurricane, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz, W 10-man tag)
William Regal (2-1, 71) (W Val, W 10-man tag, L Hurricane)
Trish Stratus (3-2, 80) (L w/Lita vs Gail/Jazz, W Victoria, W Molly, L Jazz, W 6-woman tag)
Bubba Ray Dudley (3-2, 74) (W 4-team elim, W 6-man tag, W w/D-Von vs Xian/Matt, L 10-man tag, L Kane)
Test (1-1, 72) (L 4-team elim, W 10-man tag)
Maven (1-1, 68) (W Dupree, L w/Spike vs La Res)
Gail Kim (1-1, 66) (W w/Jazz vs Trish/Lita, L 6-woman tag)
Hurricane (1-2, 80) (L Matt, L Xian, L 10-man tag, W Regal)
Lita (1-2, 79) (L w/Trish vs Gail/Jazz, L Jazz, W 6-woman tag)
Scott Steiner (1-2, 77) (L 4-team elim, L Goldberg, W 10-man tag)
Sylvan Grenier (1-2, 70) (L 4-team elim, L 6-man tag, W w/Dupree vs Maven/Spike)
Tommy Dreamer (1-2, 69) (L Xian, W Bossman, L 10-man tag)
Rene Dupree (1-3, 70) (L 4-team elim, L w/ 6-man tag, L Maven, W w/Grenier vs Maven/Spike)
Batista (1-4, 77) (L 4-team elim, W w/RKO vs Booker/Y2J, L RVD, L 6-man tag, L Booker)
Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L 6-man tag)
Boss Man (0-1, 58) (L Tommy)
Val Venis (0-2, 71) (L Regal, L 10-man tag)
Victoria (0-2, 65) (L Trish, 6 woman tag)

Lower Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Ivory (1-0, 65) (W 6-woman tag)
Spike Dudley (1-1, 65) (W 6-man tag, L w/Maven vs La Res)
Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L Trish)
Rico (0-0, 72) (N/A)
Chris Nowinski (0-0, 66) (N/A)
Lance Storm (0-0, 64) (N/A)
Rodney Mack (0-0, 64) (N/A)
Rosey (0-0, 63) (N/A)
Mark Jindrak (0-0, 55) (N/A)
Mark Henry (0-0, 55) (N/A)

Managers who've wrestled (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Ric Flair (0-1, 94) (L 4-team elim)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (92)
Eric Bischoff (90)
Shane McMahon (85)
Al Snow (77)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Stevie Richards (70) (Victoria)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry, Rodney Mack)
Miss Jackie (53) (Rico)

RAW Title Changes
World Tag Team - The Dudley Boyz won a 4-way (RAW 9/1)
Women's - Trish Stratus over Molly Holly (RAW 9/22)
World Heavyweight - The Rock over Triple H (Unforgiven 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Randy Orton has been champ since ??/??)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Triple H (95 Heat)
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton (90 Heat)
Goldberg vs. Kane (87 Heat)
Booker T vs. Chris Jericho (84 Heat)

Anybody Thrilla

02-26-2009, 01:24 PM

Here’s a more comprehensive roster from my ROH game. Overness in parenthesis. This is as of May 12, 2010.

WILDFIRE:

Main Event Faces:

Bryan Danielson (95)
Colt Cabana (96)
CM Punk (88)

NOTE: I just acquired Punk from the WWE and stuck him straight into a feud with Chris Hero for the World title he’s been holding since February. I will probably put Punk over for the title here, but that depends on how over he is by the time the blow off match comes around.

Main Event Heels:

Chris Hero (100)
Lash Leroux (100)

NOTE: Colt Cabana and Lash Leroux shared great success when they debuted together as a tag team called Goof Troop. They were the ROH World Tag champs from May of 2009 to September of 2009, but they split up the same night they dropped the titles to The Backseat Boyz when Lash Leroux ‘snapped’ and turned on Colt Cabana. Leroux went on to for a stable called Serious Business (a direct jab at the previous Goof Troop name) featuring Kid Kash,, Judas Mesias, and Lisa Moretti (who is surprisingly over somehow).

Upper Midcard Faces:

Andrew Martin (86)
Carlito (98)
Eddie Kingson (95)
Joey Ryan (90)
Nigel McGuiness (96)
Tyler Black (91)

NOTE: Tyler Black split form the Age of the Fall about a year ago and turned face. A tag team with Joey Ryan (who is getting over with ‘That 70’s Guy’ as a gimmick SOMEHOW) was formed called Time Warp. Every time they are in a match against The Backseat Boyz, they turn out at least four and a half stars, usually five. I think those matches are what helped get both Time Warp and the Backseats so over. Andrew Martin was a random hire whom I’ve done pretty much nothing with besides tag him with Sean Morley a couple times. The big story here is Carlito. He’s fresh off a feud with Chris Hero for the World title, and he got pretty fucking over during it. Those two put on great matches together. I only used him because I needed a face to feud with Hero until Punk showed up, but now Carlito is a full ten points more over than Punk. Not really sure where I want to go with him now, but apparently, the sky’s the limit.

Upper Midcard Heels:

Johnny Kashmere (96)
Kid Kash (88)
Sonjay Dutt (89)
Trent Acid (96)

NOTE: The Backseats are currently feuding with Colt Cabana and Nigel McGuinness over what should be the Tag Class title feud, but Time Warp snatched those titles in a three way. Few heels in this position will probably bode well for Sonjay Dutt, who has been a stellar performer ever since I hired him, most notably in a feud with Evan Bourne over the Top of the Class title before Bourne’s 16 month knee injury.

Midcard Faces:

None

Midcard Heels:

Judas Mesias (70)

Face Openers:

DJ Gabriel (48)

NOTE: Gabriel is fresh out of the development league and looks poised for success (85 Brawl, 70 Speed, 68 Technical), and he is being managed by Lucy Gold. The only problem is nobody wants to job to someone so NOT over. A lot of people will probably be upset by his push, but we’ll see how that pans out.

***

ADRENALINE:

Main Event Faces:

Alex Shelley (98)
Austin Aries (99)
Jay Briscoe (86)
Roderick Strong (100)

NOTE: I tend to have a big problem with keeping people interesting who lack charisma. Roderick Strong, Austin Aries, and Jay Briscoe are all SUPER talented, but I don’t really know how to make them entertaining in angles and they often get used as cannon fodder to those who can work the mic. They still remain over based on their ring work, though. Alex Shelley is the total package. He can go in the ring and he’s charismatic as hell.

Main Event Heels:

Claudio Castagnoli (98)
Joey Matthews (96)
John Morrison (96)

NOTE: Morrison has been on fire ever since I hired him, and he is representing Adrenaline as its Top of the Class champion. I plan on keeping the title on him for a very long time. He had a great feud with Alex Shelley to catapult him to the main event. Claudio Castagnoli is basically ROH’s most over sidekick. A loose affiliation with Chris Hero (The Kings of Wrestling) remains intact, even though they are on opposite sides of the brand split. He’s always a solid go-to when Hero is feuding and I don’t want to blow a match on TV. He also makes for a fine guest referee. Eventually, I’d like to turn him on Hero and have them feud, but not for quite some time. Matthews is basically playing the same role for Morrison on the same show in random MNM reunions.

Upper Midcard Faces:

Evan Bourne (95)
Juventud Guerrera (85)
Sean Morley (87)

NOTE: This is a weak spot as Evan Bourne is still out for 8 more months with a knee injury. Juvi had been placed in a tag team with Mistico, but I didn’t notice that Mistico had stopped touring Japan while I had him on an open contract, and he was signed to a written contract with TNA while I wasn’t paying attention. Sean Morley was one of the driving forces of my shows when I first started this game, as I had him as a face authority figure, but he has long since become not very useful with all the stars I have now being able to wrestle circles around him. His morale is pretty low and I don’t really have plans for him, but he’s a good guy to have in the locker room, so I might just make him a manager or use him for commentary (like I have with Eric Bischoff).

Upper Midcard Heels:

DH Smith (100)
Jimmy Jacobs (94)
Kafu (100)
Mark Briscoe (89)

NOTE: DH Smith and Kafu are the World tag champs in a team called The Wrecking Crew. They work incredibly well together and have had great matches with pretty much every tag team on the roster, past and present. With Emma Gellar as their mouth piece, they can be champs for as long as they want. I’m looking for suitable opposition to them, but I really don’t have it on this show. Jimmy Jacobs still is the had of The Age of the Fall, but it now consists of himself, Necro Butcher, Mark Briscoe, and Kevin Steen. They haven’t done much of note besides a brief Top of the Class title reign (pre-roster split) for Jimmy Jacobs and a Tough Man title reign for Necro Butcher. They seem happy to job, though, and I’m sure I’ll push Jacobs again some day. Well, maybe not. Who knows.

Midcard Faces:

Ayako Hamada (75)
JTG (72)
Shad Gaspard (70)
Shark Boy (73)

NOTE: Ayako Hamada is a Mexican female, apparently, but she’s got some decent all around skills and a fair amount of charisma. I’m attempting to push her as an Equality Fighter (sort of like a non gross Chyna), but ironically enough, not many men are willing to job to her simply based on the fact that she’s a woman. I will try her out for a little while longer and she how over she can really get. I’d really hate to just make her a manager when she has so much talent, but maybe that’s just a woman’s place. I hired Cryme Tyme just to fill out the tag ranks on this show, and Shark Boy is the most jobbingest jobber in all of Jobbstown. His morale his low, but when I ask if he wants to leave, he says no because the industry is in a shitty place. He’s my slave, basically, and I will continue to job him to up and comers until he has finally had enough and bails.

Midcard Heels:

Devon Storm (69)
EZ Money (64)
Kevin Steen (84)
Necro Butcher (88)

NOTE: Devon Storm and EZ Money are an up and coming tag team by the name of Money Storm. I look to feud them with Cryme Tyme soon. Steen and Butcher are both Age of the Fall members.

Lower Midcard Faces:
Consequences Creed (54)

NOTE: Fresh out of development, he’s poised for success, but I will have to have him beat Shark Boy forty one times first.

Lower Midcard Heels:

None

Face Openers:

Jonny C (57)

NOTE: Also fresh out of development, the young British worker is very charismatic and a good brawler, but I’m not sure if he’s good enough all around to match up with the top of the roster. I thought it would be funny to give him a rapper gimmick (John Cena, Jonny C, close enough) and play it for laughs just to see what happens.

****

IN DEVELOPMENT:

Arik Cannon (34)
Brent Albright (69)
Charlie Maiden (59)
Fred La Merveille (32)
Hak Stevens (42) (A homegrown talent)
Human Tornado (29)
Jaden Jeter (54)
Jagged (27)
Jake Hager (37) ( Jack Swagger)
Joker (33)
Kaos (65)
Kenny Dykstra (63)
Matt Cappotelli (62)
PAC (43)
Ricky Reyes (51)
Shingo Takagi (47)
Shocker (50)
The Amazing Darkstone (41)
TJ Wilson (40)
Vanessa (20)

****

I’ve been making money forever now, so the goal has gone from financial stability, to remaining number one. I’ve got well over 66 million dollars now, so I can sign whoever the fuck I want and do whatever the fuck I want and still turn about a 9 million dollar profit every month. I really didn’t want to do the roster split, but I have way too many guys who are way too over, and if I don’t do it this way, I’ll definitely forget about some people. As far as development, even though some people could shine right now, I don’t pull them to the main roster until they have absolutely maxed out their potential.

I can’t believe I just wrote all of this out.

loopydate

03-01-2009, 02:18 PM

SEPTEMBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

Main Event (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Brock Lesnar (4-1, 95) (W Rikishi, W Edge, W Cena, W w/Show vs Angle/Taker, L Angle)
Kurt Angle (4-1, 92) (W Holly, W Benoit, W Show, L w/Taker vs Show/Brock, W Brock)
John Cena (2-3, 92) (L Benoit, L w/Eddie vs Chavo/O'Haire, L Brock, W Chavo, W O'Haire)
Undertaker (1-3, 88) (W Edge, L Show, L w/Angle vs Brock/Show, L Show)

Upper Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Big Show (4-1, 80) (W Eddie, W Taker, L Angle, W w/Brock vs Angle/Taker, W Taker)
Chris Benoit (3-1, 89) (W Cena, L Angle, W 6-man tag, W Kanyon)
Hardcore Holly (2-2, 84) (L Angle, L Rhyno, W w/Bradshaw vs Bashams, W w/Bradshaw vs Bashams)
Edge (2-2, 82) (L Taker, L Brock, W 6-man tag, W Rhyno)
Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 81) (L Show, L w/Cena vs Chavo/O'Haire, W 6-man tag, L O'Haire, W Chavo)
Rey Mysterio (1-3, 88) (L battle royal, L Tajiri, W w/Kidman vs Akio/Tajiri, L triple threat)

Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Bradshaw (4-0, 70) (W w/Faarooq vs WGTT, W w/Faarooq vs Bashams, W w/Holly vs Bashams, W w/Holly vs Bashams)
Faarooq (2-0, 70) (W w/Bradshaw vs WGTT, W w/Bradshaw vs Bashams)
Sean O'Haire (3-1, 84) (W w/Chavo vs Eddie/Cena, W Rikishi, W Eddie, L Cena)
Rhyno (3-1, 79) (W triple threat, W Holly, W Moore, L Edge)
Chuck Palumbo (2-1, 75) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, L tag triple threat)
Johnny Stamboli (2-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, W 6-man tag, L tag triple threat)
Billy Kidman (2-1, 66) (L battle royal, W w/Rey vs Akio/Tajiri, W triple threat)
Tajiri (2-2, 79) (W battle royal, W Rey, L w/Akio vs Animals, L triple threat)
Billy Gunn (1-1, 70) (L triple threat, W Moore)
Shelton Benjamin (1-2, 78) (L w/Haas vs APA, L 6-man tag, W tag triple threat)
Charlie Haas (1-2, 78) (L w/Shelton vs APA, L 6-man tag, W tag triple threat)
Chavo Guerrero (1-3, 79) (W w/O'Haire vs Eddie/Cena, L 6-man tag, L Cena, L Eddie)
Chris Kanyon (0-1, 70) (L Benoit)
A-Train (0-1, 70) (L triple threat)
Shannon Moore (0-3, 70) (L battle royal, L Rhyno, L Gunn)
Rikishi (0-3, 70) (L Brock, L O'Haire, L tag triple threat)
Doug Basham (0-3, 56) (L w/Danny vs APA, L w/Danny vs Bullies, L w/Danny vs Bullies)
Danny Basham (0-3, 53) (L w/Doug vs APA, L w/Doug vs Bullies, L w/Doug vs Bullies)

Lower Midcard (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Matt Morgan (1-0, 58) (W 6-man tag)
Nunzio (1-1, 69) (L battle royal, W 6-man tag)
Paul London (0-1, 68) (L 6-man tag)
Sakoda (0-1, 55) (L battle royal)
Zack Gowan (0-1, 55) (L 6-man tag)
Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2, 76) (L battle royal, L tag triple threat)
Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L battle royal, L 6-man tag)
Ultimo Dragon (0-2, 65) (L battle royal, L 6-man tag)
Akio (0-2, 55) (L battle royal, L w/Tajiri vs Animals)

Wrestlers Sent To OVW (Won-Loss Record, Overness) (Matches)
Funaki (0-1) (L 6-man tag)
Orlando Jordan (0-1) (L 6-man tag)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (92)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)
Bill DeMott (65)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (88) (A-Train, Big Show, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)
Dawn Marie (60) (None)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Backstage Bullies over Basham Brothers (SmackDown! 9/25)
Cruiserweight - Billy Kidman won a triple threat (SmackDown! 9/25)
United States - None (Big Show has been champ since ??/??)
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)

SmackDown! Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (99 Heat)
John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire (86 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero (85 Heat)
Undertaker vs. Big Show (84 Heat)

The Mackem

03-02-2009, 06:01 AM

Lash Leroux on ROH roster :D Your ROH game looks a bit intense, must be hard with morale at times with that many people being over.

How far are you into your game Loopydate?

Impact!

03-02-2009, 07:37 AM

RoH Puro: July 14th

Show opens with match between Mike Quackenbush & Matt Sydal. Matt Sydal wins with a Sydal Driver at the 6 minute mark, in a solid opening bout.

Out next are The Age Of The Fall, Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black (Tag Champs) JJ grabs a mic and announces that tonight The Age Of The Fall will debut a new member, and that the Briscoes, Aries, and everyone else in RoH better back down. The debuting team of PAC & Matt Cross (Redemption) make their debut and come straight at AotF.

AoTf decimate Redemption, before leaving the ring.

Announcer Larry Sweeny makes his way into the ring. He talks about how tonight the greatest ever RoH champion will be crowned tonight, when Chris Hero a member of RoH best ever stable will defeat Nigel McGuinnes and take his place at the top of the mountain. The lights go out and Christopher Daniels makes his RoH return to a gigantic pop. He runs down Sweeney, then Hero, then announces that the greatest RoH wrestler is back in business (Fuck TNA).

Eddie Kingston faces Kafu next in a solid, hard knocking bout. Draw result due to time limit.

Briscoe Brothers face Hangmen Two (Burchill/Whitmer) in a phenomenal match. Briscoes win with a spike J-Driller, after the bout HMT knock the Briscoes out of the ring.

Davey Richards makes his way to the ring for a match, but gets blindsided by Low-Ki. Low-Ki beats Richards around before hitting the Ghetto Stomp for the pinfall.

Doug Williams faces Roderick Strong in a solid match. Strong wins via Gibson Driver after interference from Kevin steen. Steen and Strong put the boots to Williams until the music of none other than HOMICIDE hits. Homicide hits the ring and chases Steen & Strong all the way through the crowd. Crowd pops huge for this segment.

Aries defeats Claudio in the match of the night so far, after Lacey attempts to interfere against Austin but screws up. Austin and Claudio shake hands after the match. Crowd begins booing Claudio believing him to be the next member of AotF after the look he gives Aries after the handshake.

Bryan Danielson & Jerry Lynn defeat Colt cobana & James Gibson when Danielson makes Gibson tap to the Cattle Mutilation. Brawl to the back afterwards, great match.

Austin Aries makes his way back to the ring and gets on the mic. He calls out AotF and dares them to debut their new member. AotF make their way out and announce their new member is…LOW-KI, who promptly attacks Aries from behind after coming through the crowd. Jacobs, and Tyler join the beat down and continue to put the boots to Aries. Suddenly the music of Alex Shelley, and Chris Sabin, the Motor City Machine Guns hits and MCMG make their way to the ring. Joining the fight MCMG and Aries manage to kick AotF out of the ring. The three celebrate in ring as Shelley announces that they’re back with RoH permanently

Nigel McGuinnes defeats Chris Hero via Tower of London after a great match. Hero hits the Heroes Welcome after the match to remain the last man standing. Brutal Affair.

loopydate

03-02-2009, 09:04 AM

Lash Leroux on ROH roster :D Your ROH game looks a bit intense, must be hard with morale at times with that many people being over.

How far are you into your game Loopydate?

Just a month. I'm posting results as I do them. The 10/2 SmackDown! is going to kick off a big storyline.

Anybody Thrilla

03-02-2009, 04:17 PM

Lash Leroux on ROH roster :D Your ROH game looks a bit intense, must be hard with morale at times with that many people being over.

How far are you into your game Loopydate?

It's virtually impossible to keep everybody happy, which is why I absolutely had to do the roster split. Is there any way around this?

The Mackem

03-03-2009, 06:01 AM

Cheat to keep the morale up is the main way I can think of, maybe keep on hiring their friends to short term contracts.

The problem with the brand split is that Main Eventers will always want to appear on all of your shows, so even if they are allocated to a specific brand, I'm quite sure the flaw in EWR is that they expect to be on both/all shows. If you had Triple H on Raw his morale would go down after Smackdown and you didn't use him. Gets even worse if you don't use them/shock horror make them lose. I guess the only other option is to hold people back, i.e don't be soooo good at getting everybody over at once.

Anybody Thrilla

03-03-2009, 02:32 PM

They all had great matches and got over. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT!

Also, Raw has been dropped by USA, so I'm promoting Mayhem to a prime time slot. I'm either going to make that a completely new brand (a lot like ECW where I build the new guys) or I'm going to just end the split now and just book as much as I can on each show. Still not sure what to do.

loopydate

03-12-2009, 11:09 AM

OCTOBER 2, 2003 - SmackDown!

Just four days removed from Unforgiven, the show kicks off with SmackDown! GM Stephanie McMahon announcing the No Mercy main event. In light of the controversial finish to the main event at Unforgiven, Stephanie has decided that at No Mercy, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Title against Kurt Angle, Undertaker, and Big Show in a fatal fourway! What a way to kick off SmackDown!

The action kicks off with the Doctor of Thuganomics John Cena, fresh off a big victory over his bitter rival Sean O'Haire, preparing to take on former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri. Cena opens the match by pressing his power advantage with three consecutive slams. Cena misses a legdrop and Tajiri takes to the air. Cena blocks a backdrop attempt and goes back on the advantage. In the end, Cena's power proved to be too much as Tajiri was pinned following an FU. After the match, O'Haire hit the ring and laid out Cena with the Prophecy. Their feud is far from over!

Up next, we have our first of two title matches. The brand-new WWE Tag Team Champions the Backstage Bullies must now defend their gold against the team that assaulted Kurt Angle and Undertaker last week, Paul Heyman's proteges A-Train and Matt Morgan. A-Train takes an early advantage on Hardcore Holly with some brawling. Morgan tags in, and the pair hit a double elbow. Holly manages to pull off a DDT and tag in Bradshaw. Bradshaw hits a piledriver on the massive Blueprint. Morgan fights back and tags in the Train again. Holly also tags in. Holly reverses an Irish whip attempt, sending A-Train into the referee! Holly sets up for an Alabama Slam, but A-Train produces a set of brass knuckles, and lays him out! The referee comes to just in time to see Train go for the pin. One! Two! Three! New champions! Bradshaw is pissed at losing the titles after only one week, and after the match, the Bullies clear the new champions out of the ring.

It's a Unforgiven rematch as Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero square off once again. Eddie picked up the victory at the pay-per-view, and hopes to continue his positive momentum. These two manage to top their Unforgiven bout with a fantastic back-and-forth contest. The end result wound up being the same, though, as Eddie picked up another victory with a swinging DDT.

It's now time for our second title match as new Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defends the gold against his longtime friend and Filthy Animals tag team partner, Rey Mysterio. Kidman opens the match with a kick, but Rey responds with one of his own, and we're off to the races! Rey hits a faceplant but only gets two. Kidman back to his feet, lands another kick. Springboard dropkick gets two for Kidman. Rey fights back with a spinning bulldog. Rey goes for a sleeper, but eats a jawbreaker. The crowd boos profusely as Paul Heyman appears on the ramp. "What's he doing here, Tazz? He has no business being here!" Rey is distracted, which gives Kidman a chance to jump him from behind. With Rey down, Kidman ascends the turnbuckles and lands the Shooting Star Press for the win! After the match, Heyman enters the ring... and shakes Kidman's hand!

Heyman now gets on the microphone and announces that tonight we've seen the start of something that will be talked about for years. Tonight is the night that the ruling class of SmackDown joins together. Tonight, we are witnessing the birth of a new Dangerous Alliance! With that, the Cruiserweight Champion is joined in the ring by the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, the United States Champion Big Show, and the new WWE Tag Team Champions A-Train and Matt Morgan. All five SmackDown! champions under the control of Paul Heyman? That can't possibly be good news for the rest of the SD roster!

The next contest pits two men on the verge of the main event against each other in what promises to be a brutal encounter. It's Chris Benoit against Rhyno! Benoit takes the advantage with several big moves in a row. But when he heads to the top rope, Rhyno manages to catch him with a knee. Rhyno hits a shoulder tackle, then only manages a glancing blow with a spear. Benoit hits a pair of suplexes, then Rhyno starts to brawl. Benoit lands another suplex variation, then the brawling starts again. The referee tries to get between them, but Benoit shoves him down. He again tries, but now it's Rhyno who pushes him away. The referee calls for a double disqualification, but the two men continue to fight all the way up the ramp and to the back.

Tazz lets us know that he's just received word that these two will meet again at No Mercy!

Backstage, John Cena tells Sean O'Haire that he was willing to let bygones be bygones after he kicked his ass at Unforgiven. But clearly, the Devil's Advocate hasn't learned his lesson. So at No Mercy, he's going to get another chance. "I got a Prophecy for you. What happened at Unforgien is nothing compared to what I'm going to do to you at No Mercy!"

Our third and final title match pits the United States Champion (and Dangerous Alliance member) Big Show against Kurt Angle, one of his opponents at No Mercy. Show starts off with some brawling, but Angle quickly capitalizes with a slam. A big clothesline by Angle, and he's feeling it. He goes for a suplex, but Show is just too big. Powerslam by Show is followed by a scoop slam and a side suplex. Show goes for a suplex, but Angle slides down and hits a modified backbreaker. Angle goes for a roll-up, but the champ rolls through and... grabs the tights! The referee doesn't see it, and counts to three! The two continue to fight after the bell.

The main event of the evening is a contest between the other two participants in the No Mercy main event. It's Undertaker against the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar! Brock starts off with a forearm to the face. Undertaker fights out of a hammerlock and hits some punches, then a DDT. Lesnar goes back on the offensive with a series of power moves - gutbuster, backbreaker, spinebuster. Undertaker hits a piledriver. Lesnar bounces back up and goes for a clothesline, but takes out the referee instead! Brock slides to the floor and grabs a chair. He swings and misses, though, and now Taker has the chair. Taker lays out Brock with the chair... right in front of a now-conscious referee! Taker goes for another shot with the chair, but Brock fights him off, and the two trade blows as the show comes down.

Next week on SmackDown, we will be just two days away from No Mercy. The main event has been announced, and next week, we'll see the other pairings go at it in a pair of Unforgiven rematches - Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle and Undertaker vs. Big Show! Also, Shannon Moore takes on Chavo Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio will battle a brand-new cruiserweight. The winners will do battle at No Mercy to determine a #1 contender for Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title. New Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance will take on Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match, while new contenders for the gold will be determined in a triple-threat pitting former champs the Basham Brothers against the World's Greatest Tag Team and the Full-Blooded Italians. Plus, Cena vs. Kanyon, Rikishi vs. Gunn, and a six-man tag match pitting the Backstage Bullies and Edge against the three members of Kyo Dai! And let's not forget that Paul Heyman has said that his Dangerous Alliance plans to utterly take over SmackDown! What will next week have in store for us?

loopydate

03-12-2009, 12:43 PM

OCTOBER 6, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

With just six nights to go until No Mercy, the RAW side of the card has already been set and tonight, we'll see all ten of the participants in those matches battle it out in our main event.

But first, it's a six-man tag team match! Hurricane and Rosey team up with Lance Storm to take on Theodore Long's team of Chris Nowinski, Mark Henry, and Rodney Mack. The heels start off by isolating Storm. First with slams from Mack and Henry, then with Nowinski and Henry double-teaming. Storm manages to hit a flying elbow and tag in Hurricane. Hurricane is a house of fire with a DDT, a stunner variation, and a back suplex. Tag to the Super Hero In Training, who brawls with Nowinski until the Harvard grad can tag in Mack. Mack manages to slam the giant Samoan, who tags in Storm. Storm hits a flurry of kicks, ending with a Superkick for the victory!

Up next, it's a battle of two of the top contenders for the Women's Title as Jazz takes on Ivory. Pretty solid if unspectacular match ends with Jazz hitting the Jazz Stinger.

Former adult film star Val Venis is up next against someone who's a big fan of his... work, Rico. Rico goes on the offensive early with some high-flying moves. Val fights out of a sleeper and headbutts Rico, then a backdrop, and a big spear for two. Rico lands a superkick for two. Rico continues to pound on Val until he misses an elbow. A pair of big clotheslines sets up the Money Shot, and Val walks away the winner.

Tommy Dreamer heads to the ring now to face the Reflection of Perfection, Mark Jindrak. Jindrak dominates about 70% of the match before hitting Splash Mountain for the win.

Backstage, Shawn Michaels and Goldberg are hyping up their match at No Mercy against Randy Orton and Batista.

Up next, two tag teams who haven't seen eye-to-eye in recent weeks do battle. It's Maven and Spike Dudley against Christian and Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Christian and Spike start it, and Christian dominates. Tag to Hardy, and they hit a double clothesline. Matt dropkicks Spike, and sets up for his patented legdrop. It's too early, though, and Spike dodges it and tags in Maven. Weak piledriver attempt on Hardy and an awkward slam. Matt manages to fight back with an axehandle. Tag to Christian. Christian hits a belly-to-belly, and Maven tags Spike back into the match. Snap suplex by the runt of the Dudleyz litter. He prepares for the Dudley Dog, which brings Matt into the ring. The referee forces him out, but doesn't see... Maven hit Spike with a chair! Christian hits the Unprettier for the cheap win after Maven's betrayal. After the match, Maven continues pounding Spike, while Christian and Hardy bring a table into the ring. Maven heads to the second turnbuckle, and his new allies lift Spike up to him. Maven hits a brutal powerbomb through the table!

More Divas action is next, as Lita and Victoria tangle. The deranged Victoria is hoping to correct her recent losing streak, while Lita tries to maintain her positive momentum after pinning Jazz in a six-woman tag match last week. This match was about two-thirds Victoria, and she finishes off her high-flying opponent with the Widow's Peak.

The World Tag Team Titles are defended as the Dudley Boyz (seething after what happened to their little brother) take on La Resistance, Scott Steiner and Test, and the new team of William Regal and Boss Man. The last time RAW had a fourway match for the belts, the Dudleyz walked out as new champs. D-Von hits a spinebuster on Boss Man for the match's first elimination. Steiner almost gets the champs out after a brutal clothesline on D-Von, but he kicks out at two. Tag to Test, who hits a piledriver for two more. D-Von tags in Dupree, who who slams the big Canadian before tagging in Grenier again. The French sympathizers (never understood what that meant) hit a double clothesline on Test to eliminate his team. And, just as it was a month ago, it's down to the Dudley Boyz and La Resistance. Good back-and-forth action winds up turning in the champs' favor as Bubba hits Dupree with a Bubba Cutter.

Our third Divas match of the night pits the Women's Champion Trish Stratus against possibly the best all-around athlete in the division, Gail Kim. Gail puts up some impressive moves, but the champ controls about 2/3 of the action, putting her away with Stratusfaction. After the match, the former champion Molly Holly takes Trish down with a chairshot. And Trish is bloodied!

Evolution hits the ring for the main event, but get on the microphone first. On SmackDown!, Paul Heyman announced that his Dangerous Alliance would be taking that show over. Well, guess what, Paul? Evolution already has RAW under its control. And The Rock may have come out on top at Unforgiven, but Triple H will soon enough have the World Title back in his possession, because that's exactly what Evolution was built for.

Main event time now, as Evolution is joined by Chris Jericho and Kane to take on The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Booker T, and Rob Van Dam. HBK and Kane start the match, and Michaels controls the early-going by targeting the big man's legs. Tag to RVD, who finally takes his No Mercy opponent down with a dropkick. Quick tags between RVD and The Rock, trying to keep the Big Red Monster away from his partners. But RVD's kick winds up sending Kane into his own corner, and in comes the Legend Killer. RVD hits another big kick and tags in Goldberg. A double-team clothesline whip, and Orton is in trouble. Another big clothesline from Goldberg, and a tag to Booker T. Two big slams, and now a tag to Michaels. Michaels hits a springboard dropkick on his rival, but Orton lands a hard kick to HBK's midsection to finally get some positive momentum for his team. He tags in Jericho, who hits a rolling kick and a flying armbar. Tag to Batista, and Jericho and Batista hit a double back elbow. HBK manages to tag RVD, who eats a DDT from Batista. Tag to Triple H, who finally sees his first action in the match. Big punch to RVD followed by a piledriver, and he quickly tags back Batista into the match. Big double clothesline by the Evolution partners. RVD manages to hit a rolling kick on Batista and gets a hot tag to Booker T! Batista fights out of a full nelson and tags in Jericho. Double suplex by the heels, but Book kicks out. Jericho misses an elbow drop. Book hits his future opponent with a spear, then hits the Book End for the win!

Don't forget to join us in six days on pay-per-view! All ten men from tonight's main event will be battling it out at No Mercy. The Rock defends the World Title against Triple H! Shawn Michaels and Goldberg team up to take on Evolution's Batista and Randy Orton! Booker T looks to avenge his Unforgiven loss to Chris Jericho! Rob Van Dam vs. Kane! It promises to be a fantastic show. You don't want to miss it.

loopydate

03-12-2009, 01:54 PM

OCTOBER 9, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last edition of SmackDown! before No Mercy kicks off with a triple-threat tag team match that should help determine these teams' placement in the rankings for a shot at the Dangerous Alliance's WWE Tag Team Titles. It's the former champion Basham Brothers against another set of former champions the World's Greatest Tag Team against the Full-Blooded Italians. Doug Basham and Chuck Palumbo start the match. A series of quick tags between the FBI keeps Doug isolated. Punch, kick, neckbreaker, spear, clothesline in the corner. Doug is being pounded. He manages to tag in Danny, who hits a big knee on Palumbo. Chuck tags in Charlie Haas. Haas nails Danny with a kick, so he tags in Johnny Stamboli. Haas spears him and tags Shelton Benjamin into the match. Shelton hits a shoulder slam, and The Bull tags in Danny Basham. Danny hits a piledriver for two, but Shelton kicks out and tags Haas back in. Big DDT, followed by Haastruction, and WGTT pick up the big win!

Two former stars of the Attitude Era looking to reclaim their former glory go one-on-one next as Rikishi takes on Billy Gunn. Billy takes advantage early, but Rikishi fires back with a series of punches and a big kick. Billy impresses the crowd with a powerslam, but can only get two. Rikishi again kicks out after a spinebuster. Billy hits some kicks, but Rikishi hits a big suplex and clothesline to set up for the Rikishi Driver.

The Backstage Bullies look to rebound from a controversial loss to the Dangerous Alliance last week, as they team with Edge to take on Tajiri, Akio, and Sakoda from Kyo Dai. Akio and Hardcore Holly start the match. Akio controls the start of the match and tags in Sakoda. A couple of big suplexes from the largest member of Tajiri's mafia, then a tag to get Akio back in. Big double backdrop on Holly, then a suplex from Akio. Akio charges into the corner, but eats a boot. Holly tags in Edge. Edge hits a big shoulder tackle, then a slam. Tag to Bradshaw, who unloads on Akio with a headbutt and a bodyslam. Akio manages to tag in Tajiri, who unleashes a series of kicks. Holly takes Tajiri down, and the Buzzsaw looks hurt! Holly pulls him up for a powerbomb, but Tajiri punches him in the face and lands atop him for the three count! What? The replay shows that when Tajiri was seemingly writhing on the mat, he was actually wrapping a chain around his fist!

After the match, as Holly is being helped to his feet, he requests a microphone and calls out Tajiri for a match at No Mercy! That... is going to be stiff.

Up next it's our first semifinal match to determine a #1 contender for Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title. Shannon Moore takes on Chavo Guerrero next. Chavo starts off with strikes, a dropkick, a DDT, and a legsweep. Shannon fights back with a neckbreaker and a rana. In the end, Moore fails to capitalize on a big dropkick, and Chavo capitalizes with a brainbuster. He's going to No Mercy!

Our other semifinal match pits Rey Mysterio against the debuting Carlito! We've been hearing big things about this second-generation star. They trade kicks to start, then Carlito hits a face jam. Rey blocks a suplex attempt, then hits one of his own. More fast-paced action leads to Rey hitting the West Coast Pop for the victory. Afterwards, Rey extends his hand to the youngster, who takes it... and takes him down with a cheap shot! Carlito locks on an inverted Figure-Four! He gets up and leaves Rey lying.

Stephanie McMahon makes it official. At No Mercy, it's Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero for a shot at Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title!

The Dangerous Alliance (A-Train and Matt Morgan) come to the ring for the first time as WWE Tag Team Champions as they take on Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match. Benoit and Morgan start the match, and the giant Morgan leads off with some hard right hands. Tag to A-Train, and they hit a double clothesline. A-Train lands another big punch on Benoit, but Benoit slips out of his grasp and hits a powerbomb! Two count only, and a tag to Guerrero. Eddie dropkicks Train down and heads to the top rope. Frogsplash only gets knees, and Morgan tags back in. Morgan brawls with Eddie, who tags in Benoit. Morgan hits a big suplex. The referee is still trying to get Eddie out of the ring, when Rhyno appears out of nowhere! Gore! Gore! GOOOOOOOOOOORE! Morgan covers Benoit and gets the three. Afterwards, though, Benoit and Eddie get some revenge and fight off the champions, clearing the ring.

Up next, it's John Cena hoping to continue his momentum heading into his big showdown with Sean O'Haire at No Mercy against Chris Kanyon. Kanyon gets in a surprising amount of offense against Cena throughout the match, but Cena winds up laying him out with an FU. Before he can go for the cover, though, O'Haire hits the ring and lands the Prophecy! The referee sees it and calls for the bell. O'Haire and Kanyon try to beat Cena down, but the enraged Doctor of Thuganomics winds up taking both men out!

It's an Unforgiven rematch as Undertaker takes on Big Show. Show picked up a surprising clean victory over the American Bad Ass, and UT is looking for revenge. Like their Unforgiven match, this one wasn't all that impressive technically. Lots of brawling. The ending is different this time, though, as Show's Dangerous Alliance stablemate Billy Kidman takes Undertaker out with a Shooting Star Press to allow Show to pick up the win. However, like in our last match, the double team only angers the babyface, as UT takes both his rival and his diminuitive partner down.

Our main event is another rematch from Unforgiven. That night, Kurt Angle picked up a DQ victory after Big Show interfered, allowing Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Title. These two pull out all the stops as soon as the bell rings. Chop from Angle, jawbreaker and a forearm from Lesnar. Big time spinebuster from the Next Big Thing only gets two. Angle fights back with an elbow and a lariat. Angle picks Lesnar up for a huge delayed brainbuster! Only gets two, though. Lesnar hits a big spear, but misses an elbow drop. While he's down, Angle clamps on the Angle Lock! Lesnar is in the middle of the ring! He tries to roll out of it, but Angle holds on. Lesnar tries to kick him away, but Angle holds on! Perhaps realizing that by continuing the match, he's possibly jeopardizing his future as WWE Champion, Lesnar taps out! Angle gets up to celebrate, but Lesnar is quickly back on his feet and lands a thunderous F5!

The card for No Mercy has been set. The WWE Title is on the line in a fatal fourway pitting the champion Brock Lesnar against the United States Champion Big Show, Undertaker, and the man who now holds a clean submission victory over the champion Kurt Angle! Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero do battle to determine the top contender for Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title! John Cena will once again try to take out his rival Sean O'Haire! Chris Benoit vs. Rhyno - and is Rhyno now involved with the Dangerous Alliance? Hardcore Holly vs. Tajiri! You don't want to miss No Mercy this Sunday on pay-per-view!

loopydate

03-12-2009, 02:26 PM

October 12, 2003 - No Mercy

Both top titles are on the line tonight, plus several grudge matches headline No Mercy 2003. On Sunday Night Heat before the show, Hardcore Holly from the Backstage Bullies looks for revenge against the man who cheated to pin him in a six-man tag match on SmackDown!, Kyo Dai's leader Tajiri.

Hardcore Holly vs Tajiri

Tajiri strikes Hardcore. Hardcore kicks Tajiri in the gut to reverse the momentum. Hardcore Holly hits a right hand on Tajiri. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Hardcore Holly scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Tajiri reverses a Hardcore Holly hammerlock. Hard back suplex on Hardcore. Super kick by Tajiri. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kick to the teeth from Tajiri, who looks really pissed off. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Hardcore blocks a punch. Hardcore Holly hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Hardcore drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Hardcore Holly hooks up a suplex, but Tajiri flips out and lands on his feet, and quickly grabs the tights to score with a school boy pin! 1...2..3! The referee somehow missed the blatant cheating! Tajiri leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. Tajiri has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Hardcore Holly to look for revenge.

Winner: Tajiri (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 55%
Crowd Reaction: 63%
Match Quality: 63%

Just a couple of weeks ago, Kane demolished Bubba Ray Dudley. Dudley's former ECW companion Rob Van Dam came to his rescue, setting up the night's opening contest.

Rob Van Dam vs. Kane

Flying shoulder tackle by Kane sends RVD to the mat. Kane hits a piledriver on Rob Van Dam. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Rob Van Dam powers out of a Kane headlock. Standing kicky thing by Rob Van Dam on Kane. Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on Kane. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Brutal suplex on Kane. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Flying elbow from Rob Van Dam. Kane reverses a hip toss. RVD walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Powerbomb on RVD. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Back elbow connects, RVD staggers backward. Kane hits some punches. RVD reverses a Kane hammerlock. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Flying kick move off the second rope, Kane goes flying. Goldberg comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Kane turns around. Goldberg spins Kane around. Goldberg hits the Jackhammer! Goldberg leaves the ring, the damage done! 1 - 2 - 3. Rob Van Dam pinned Kane. Goldberg isn't finished with his attack yet! Kane stands up...and walks into a boot to the gut from Goldberg. Jackhammer!!! Kane has been put down on the canvas! Goldberg shakes his head and raises three fingers instead. Kane gets picked up...and hit with another Jackhammer! Kane is spread-eagled on the canvas. Goldberg again raises three fingers. Referees hit the ring, but are too scared to get too close. They can't stop this carnage...Jackhammer, the third one in a row! Goldberg eventually leaves the ring, as medics come to attend to Kane, who isn't moving.

Winner: Rob Van Dam (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 80%

Shawn Michaels' feud with the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton has been raging for over a month, and tonight both men bring a tag-team partner to the dance. Goldberg has had his hands full with Kane recently, but after devastating him after Kane's match with RVD, he can finally focus on Evolution tonight.

Goldberg and Shawn Michaels vs. Evolution (Batista and Randy Orton

Randy Orton uses a forearm to the face. Flying shoulder tackle by Orton sends HBK to the mat. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tag to Batista. Randy Orton scoops up HBK. Batista bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Running clothesline from Batista. Shawn Michaels, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Massive backbreaker, Batista got planted. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tag between Shawn Michaels and Goldberg. Messed up bodyslam by Goldberg. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Goldberg hits a weak elbow on Batista. Batista pushes out of a Goldberg hold. Big kick from Batista. Tag between Batista and Randy Orton. Randy Orton uses a forearm to the face. Tag to Shawn Michaels. Big clothesline on HBK. Shawn Michaels is in trouble. RKO! 1....2....3.

Winners: Evolution (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 68%
Crowd Reaction: 80%
Match Quality: 69%

Three nights ago on SmackDown!, the semifinals of a tournament to crown a new #1 contender for Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title were held. Chavo Guerrero knocked off Shannon Moore, while Rey Mysterio beat the debuting Carlito. Now, the two will do battle for a shot at the gold!

Cruiserweight Title #1 Contender Match - Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero

Standing kicky thing by Rey Mysterio on Chavo. Chavo Guerrero reverses a hip toss. Rey walks into a high dropkick from Chavo Guerrero. Rey Mysterio charges, Chavo moves, and the referee is knocked out. Springboard dropkick from Chavo Guerrero...that looked pretty cool. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Rey ducks a wild right hand. Hard back suplex on Chavo. Super frankenthingy on Chavo, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Chavo walks into a face crusher variation. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Chavo Guerrero takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Chavo crushes Rey with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rey blocks a punch. Eddie Guerrero comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Chavo Guerrero turns around. Eddie Guerrero slams Chavo down. Eddie Guerrero climbs to the top rope and hits the Frog Splash! Eddie leaves the ring, the damage done! 1 - 2 - 3. Rey Mysterio pinned Chavo. Rey and Eddie are putting the boots to Chavo Guerrero! Billy Kidman comes running down the aisle with a chair! He slides in, sending Rey \ Eddie running for cover. Billy Kidman saved Chavo from a major beating.

Winner: Rey Mysterio (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 82%

What more can be said about the Booker T/Chris Jericho feud? The two have been at each others' throats since their time-limit draw to kick off the World Title contender tournament last month. Neither man has had a clear advantage in the feud. Tonight could go a long way in determining who's the better man.

Booker T vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho gets smacked around like a bitch. Booker walks into a trip. Dropkick connects...Booker goes down like a skanky hooker. The referee is out, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Brutal suplex on Booker. Cover, but there's no one to count for Chris Jericho. Booker T fights out of a grapple. Big clothesline on Jericho. Full nelson on Jericho...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Death valley driver by Booker T, Chris Jericho got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Chris Jericho ducks a Booker T clothesline. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Booker kicks Chris Jericho in the gut to reverse the momentum. Chris Jericho can barely stand. Book End! 1....2....3.

Winner: Booker T (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 75%

Ten days ago, Chris Benoit and Rhyno battled to a double disqualification, leading to this match. The following week, Rhyno hit a huge Gore on Benoit to cost him a tag team match against the Dangerous Alliance. Since then, rumors have been swirling that Rhyno may be aligning himself with his former ECW promoter Paul Heyman.

Chris Benoit vs. Rhyno

Rhyno hits a right hand. Benoit kicks Rhyno in the gut to reverse the momentum. Rhyno gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Benoit. The referee is out, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Weird neckbreaker thing out of the corner from Chris Benoit...that was so brutal it should be outlawed. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Rhyno elbows Chris Benoit in the face to break a hammerlock. Rhyno slams Chris Benoit down. Rhyno hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Powerbomb on Benoit. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Benoit backdrops Rhyno out of a piledriver attempt. Back suplex...Rhyno got slammed down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rhyno reverses a Chris Benoit hammerlock. Paul Heyman is at ringside! Benoit wastes valuable time by yelling at Heyman! Rhyno takes advantage of the distraction and nails Benoit from behind! Rhyno moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Gore. 1....2...3, it's finished. Chris Benoit fights back, and has soon sent both Rhyno and Paul Heyman into retreat.

Winner: Rhyno (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 82%

Last month at Unforgiven, Big Show interfered in the main event, costing Kurt Angle his WWE Title match against Brock Lesnar. Undertaker came to Angle's rescue, and the four men have been battling ever since. Tonight, it's a fatal fourway with Lesnar's gold on the line!

WWE Title Fatal Fourway - Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar (c)

Undertaker takes a headbutt from Brock Lesnar. Running knee lift from Brock Lesnar. 1 - 2 - kick out. Undertaker ducks a Brock Lesnar clothesline. Undertaker tags out to Big Show. Lesnar takes a weak clothesline. Show whips Lesnar into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched. Big Show scores with a awesomely-bad looking standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Big Show hits a big clothesline. Show walks into a trip. Lesnar tags out to Kurt Angle. Back suplex...Big Show got slammed down. Running knee lift from Kurt Angle. Big Show elbows Kurt Angle in the face to break a hammerlock. Big Show punches away at Kurt Angle. Side suplex from Show, looked crap. Tag to Brock Lesnar. Flying shoulder tackle by Lesnar sends Angle to the mat. Angle walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Kurt Angle can barely stand. Here it comes - F5. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Winner: Brock Lesnar (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 84%
Match Quality: 72%

For some reason, Sean O'Haire has proven to be obsessed with John Cena over the last two months, interfering in almost all of his matches. For the second month in a row, Cena has asked for a match on pay-per-view to settle their differences. At Unforgiven, Cena picked up the victory. Will lightning strike twice?

John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire

O'Haire gets slammed. Sean O'Haire reverses a hip toss. O'Haire slams John Cena. The referee is out, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Lifting DDT by Sean O'Haire. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Cena reverses a waistlock. Thrown slam by John Cena. O'Haire walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spear! O'Haire is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 O'Haire counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Full nelson on Cena...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. John Cena pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. John Cena moves in for the kill. F-U! 1....2....3. John Cena gives a murderous look toward Sean O'Haire...and attacks! O'Haire gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Cena leaves the ring having left O'Haire down and out.

Winner: John Cena (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 79%

Tonight's main event is a rematch from Unforgiven. Last month, The Rock ended Triple H's reign as World Heavyweight Champion, and The Game is out for revenge!

World Heavyweight Title - The Rock (c) vs. Triple H

Rock hits a right hand. HHH gets smacked around like a bitch. Rude Awakening on Triple H by Rock. Flying shoulder tackle by Rock sends HHH to the mat. HHH counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Big kick from HHH. Powerslam from Triple H on Rock. 1 - 2 - kick out. Rock ducks a wild right hand. Massive backbreaker, HHH got planted. 1 - 2 - kick out. Death valley driver by The Rock, Triple H got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. HHH powers out of a headlock. Triple H hits Rock with some amateur blows. Triple H misses a clothesline. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on HHH. The Rock moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. 1....2...3, it's finished. Triple H goes nuts, attacking the referee! DDT! The referee is out!

Winner: The Rock (via pinfall)

Match Analysis
Overall Rating: 79%
Crowd Reaction: 95%
Match Quality: 72%

loopydate

03-12-2009, 03:14 PM

WWE.com has announced that on November 16th at the Survivor Series, the traditional Series matches will be the focus of the evening. And, just like the very first Series, the main event will feature the Survivors from four previous matches in a cross-brand battle!

On the RAW side, Triple H will lead a team consisting of his Evolution teammates Randy Orton and Batista as well as Chris Jericho and Kane against Rob Van Dam's team of ECW alumni, Tommy Dreamer and all three Dudley Boyz!

Plus, World Heavyweight Champion The Rock will team with Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Booker T, and... Hurricane (?) against a team of tag-team specialists Christian, Matt Hardy, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal!

On the SmackDown! side, the Dangerous Alliance will team up against a team captained by Chris Benoit, consisting of Rey Mysterio, the Backstage Bullies, and a parter to be named later!

John Cena will captain a star-studded team consisting of Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, and Edge against Sean O'Haire's team of Chavo Guerrero, and the members of the FBI!

The survivors of those four matches will meet in a fifth match to determine who the ultimate survivors are!

There will be other SS matches not involved in the Series, though. Trish Stratus will captain a team of Divas - Lita, Ivory, Stacy Keibler, and SmackDown!'s Nidia to take on Molly Holly, Jazz, Victoria, Gail Kim, and Miss Jackie!

The cruiserweights will have their own showcase as Tajiri captains a team made up of his Kyo Dai cohorts Akio and Sakoda, as well as Carlito, and RAW's Rico against Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, Paul London, Jamie Noble, and Ultimo Dragon!

Plus, we'll cap the whole thing off with a 20-man battle royal featuring the rest of the WWE superstars!

How will these announced matches influence the next five weeks worth of WWE programming? Stay tuned to find out!

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Here's the shorthand version of the card:

SURVIVOR SERIES - 11/16/03
Survivor Series Main Event - Featuring survivors from previous matches
RAW SS Match #1 - The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Booker T, and Hurricane vs. Christian, Matt Hardy, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal
RAW SS Match #2 - Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and Dudley Boyz vs. Evolution, Chris Jericho, and Kane
SD SS Match #1 - John Cena, Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Edge, and Eddie Guerrero vs. Sean O'Haire, Chavo Guerrero, and FBI
SD SS Match #2 - Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, Backstage Bullies, and partner TBD vs. Dangerous Alliance
Divas SS Match - Trish Stratus, Lita, Ivory, Stacy Keibler, and Nidia vs. Molly Holly, Jazz, Victoria, Gail Kim, and Miss Jackie
Cruiserweight SS Match - Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, Jamie Noble, Paul London, Ultimo Dragon vs. Kyo Dai, Carlito, and Rico
20-Man Battle Royal - Everybody else!

The Mackem

03-13-2009, 06:29 AM

Sucks that your match ratings were effected for your PPV.

loopydate

03-14-2009, 08:46 PM

I hate dud shows. Also, fans are getting sick of Goldberg, but he has creative control and won't take a step down from the main event. So, his matches are getting worse.

The Mackem

03-16-2009, 08:33 AM

If you simply don't use him won't his morale decrease to the point where you can offer him a release and he will take it?

loopydate

03-16-2009, 01:17 PM

I suppose that's true. I hate to just not use somebody, but he is sort of dragging his segments down. The HBK/Orton feud has been red-hot, but throwing Goldie into that match at No Mercy really hurt the rating. Maybe I'll set up an injury angle to keep him off TV until SS.

Anybody Thrilla

03-17-2009, 04:54 PM

Why don't you just give him a Cheerleader gimmick and job him into oblivion?

loopydate

03-17-2009, 07:45 PM

:lol: I suppose I could do that. Just have Kane dominate the rest of their feud, putting him over the way WWE should have in 2003 anyway. Make Goldberg his little bitch.

The Mackem

03-18-2009, 06:36 AM

Don't they block you from doing crap like that when they have creative control?

Anybody Thrilla

03-18-2009, 11:28 AM

Maybe Goldberg has always wanted to be a cheerleader. YOU DON'T KNOW!

Anyway, you probably wouldn't be able to job him to lower midcarders or anything, but you can at least use him to elevate guys into the main event by having them go over him in high profile feuds. His overness will still stay pretty high, and he won't be completely worthless. I'm sure he won't deny the job if his opponent is pretty popular as well.

loopydate

03-18-2009, 06:55 PM

OCTOBER 13, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

They've been announced on WWE.com, but tonight on RAW, the four five-man Survivor Series teams representing RAW will be introduced by RAW GM Eric Bischoff and Shane McMahon!

Our opening bout pits Val Venis, fresh off a victory last week over Rico against Boss Man, who's hoping to bounce back after losing in the tag team fourway. Val leads off with a chop, but is then backdropped and DDTed. Venis hits some elbows and shoulders, followed by a bulldog and a spear. Boss Man lands a powerslam, but Val ends up hitting the Money Shot for another victory.

Shane McMahon is in the ring, and it is his pleasure at this time to introduce one of the RAW Survivor Series teams. It's Team Extreme! "One Of A Kind" hits the speakers, and Rob Van Dam comes out, accompanied by Tommy Dreamer as well as Bubba Ray, D-Von, and Spike Dudley.

Team captain RVD is up next for action against Rene Dupree from La Resistance. RVD hits a couple of hard kicks, then a series of back suplexes. He misses a dropkick, though, and Dupree capitalizes with a back elbow and a piledriver. Dupree misses a clothesline, and hits a flying cross body. Big running knee to the face. Dupree kicks and headbutts, but RVD hits another kick of his own before landing the Five-Star Frogsplash for the big win.

Last week on RAW, Team Extreme member Spike Dudley was betrayed in a tag team match by Maven. Tonight, he calls on his big brothers for backup. It's all three Dudley Boyz against Maven, Christian, and Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Spike and Christian start the match, and Christian takes an early advantage. He tags in Maven, who piledrives his former partner, then tags in Hardy. Maven and Matt hit a double backdrop, then Matt hits a rolling kick. Spike manages to fight back and tag in D-Von. D-Von hits punches and a DDT. Bubba tags in and lands a chop and a back elbow. Matt fights out, and Christian comes back in. D-Von tags Spike. Spike misses a legdrop. He recovers quickly and sets up for a slam, but Christian hits him with a low blow while the ref's back is turned. One, two, three! The heels pick up a cheap win! Spike Dudley gets screwed again.

Christian and Hardy remain in the ring, where they're joined by RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, who introduces The Peepulation, another Survivor Series team, consisting of Christian, Hardy, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal.

Steiner and Test are up next in a triangle tag match against odd couple Hurricane and Tommy Dreamer as well as William Regal again attempting to claim tag glory with a new partner, Batista. Batista and Steiner start the match, Steiner takes an early advantage with punches and a clothesline, then tags in Hurricane. Hurricane hits a swinging neckbreaker, but walks into a trip. Batista tags in Regal, and the pair hits a Hart Attack on Hurricane. Hurricane manages to drag himself over and tag in Dreamer. Dreamer hits some punches and a piledriver on Regal, who tags in Test. Tommy hits a running kneelift, but misses a clothesline, and Test levels him with a Big Boot for the victory.

Up next is the next chapter in the Goldberg/Kane saga. Unfortunately, the match sucked, so i'm going to gloss over the results and just say Kane hit the Tombstone for the win, but afterwards Goldberg hits a Jackhammer to even the score.

Eric Bischoff again enters the ring to announce the team that will face Team Extreme at Survivor Series - The Game Changers! Triple H leads his Evolution mates Randy Orton and Batista, as well as Kane and Chris Jericho to the ring, where they pose for a moment.

The captain stays in the ring to take on Booker T in singles action. H hits strikes, kicks, and a clothesline before Booker hits a shoulder tackle. Booker hits a bulldog for two. HHH responds with consecutive DDTs for two. Booker hits a headbutt, but misses a legdrop, and HHH capitalizes with a Pedigree for the win.

Shane McMahon is in the ring for the last time tonight to introduce the team that will take on the Peepulation at Survivor Series, The People's Team! The World Heavyweight Champion The Rock leads the way to the ring, accompanied by Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Booker T, and Hurricane.

Our main event of the evening pits two members of The People's Team (Rock & Michaels) against two of the Game Changers (Chris Jericho & Randy Orton) in a tag-team match. It's a match-up of champions to start, as The Rock tangles with the Intercontinental Champion Orton. Orton hits a couple of slams to start, then tags in Jericho. The pair hits a clothesline in the corner, then Jericho hits a kick and a dropkick. Rock fights out of a headlock and hits a DDT. HBK tags in and hits a DDT of his own, then a spin kick. He misses a legdrop, and Orton tags back in. Big spear on his long-time rival, then a powerbomb for two. Orton hits some punches, but comes up wanting on a splash. HBK puts Orton on the turnbuckles, and takes him over with a super Frankensteiner. As Orton gets up, he walks into Sweet Chin Music! Michaels has pinned the IC Champion! After the match, Rock and Michaels head into the crowd to celebrate as we go off the air.

loopydate

03-18-2009, 06:56 PM

Unfortunately, Tuesday morning, Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman had to say some stupid stuff about the company on a radio show, so he's suspended through the end of October. What does this mean for the Dangerous Alliance?

Anybody Thrilla

03-19-2009, 11:33 AM

You suspended him WITH the belt? That was silly.

The Mackem

03-20-2009, 04:58 AM

Cruiserweight title tournament!

loopydate

03-20-2009, 09:17 AM

Nah I want the Alliance to have all of the SD gold. It sucks that the CW belt won't be on TV for a couple of weeks, but I'd rather that than hotshot it between him and Rey. But, it's Heyman, so of course he has a plan to fill in the slot going into Survivor Series...

loopydate

03-20-2009, 10:54 AM

OCTOBER 16, 2003 - SmackDown!
Tonight, the three remaining SmackDown! Survivor Series teams will be introduced (since we already know who the members of the Dangerous Alliance are), the United States Title will be on the line, and Paul Heyman is going to address the Billy Kidman situation and how it pertains to the Survivor Series!

The show kicks off with Hardcore Holly, who has lost three straight weeks in controversial fashion, preparing to take on the FBI's Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli in a battle of brawlers. Holly starts with kicks, strikes, a clothesline, and his trademark dropkick. The Bull fights back with a piledriver for two. Holly ducks a clothesline, then hits a piledriver and a DDT but only gets two. They brawl for a bit, but Holly comes out on top with the Alabamaslam!

SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon hits the ring next to introduce one of the SmackDown! Survivor Series teams. "Basic Thuganomics" hits the PA, and the crowd goes nuts as John Cena comes to the ring with his star-studded Chain Gang, consisting of Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, and Edge! This might be one of the most impressive SS teams ever assembled!

Edge remains in the ring as we come back from break, because he has a singles match against Chris Kanyon. Excellent match that goes back and forth several times. Kanyon is starting to look like he might be ready to make the next step. However, Edge hits a Death Valley Driver in the closing moments of the match to set up the Edgecutioner for the win.

Sable comes to the ring next, and there's a pretty good pop even though she's a heel. She's still pretty hot. She's out there to introduce the team that will be facing the Chain Gang at Survivor Series, Sean O'Haire's Devil's Advocates! O'Haire's teammates will be Chavo Guerrero and the three members of the FBI - Nunzio, Johnny Stamboli, and Chuck Palumbo.

Stamboli and Palumbo return to the back, because we have a SS preview match. It's O'Haire, Guerrero, and Nunzio against Rey Mysterio and two members of the Chain Gang - Eddie Guerrero and team captain John Cena! The captains start the match, and Cena leads off with a slam and a back elbow before tagging in Mysterio. Mysterio hits a rana for two, then tags in Eddie. The two luchadores hit a double backdrop on O'Haire, then Eddie lands a dropkick. O'Haire fights back with a big clothesline and he tags in Eddie's nephew Chavo. Chavo hits a rolling kick, then a DDT off the top rope that only gets two. Chavo hits an axe handle then tags in Nunzio. Nunzio hits a forearm to the chest, then an armdrag. Eddie manages to tag Cena back in, and he nails a running knee lift. Nunzio tags O'Haire back in, and O'Haire hits a punch, but misses on a splash and falls victim to the FU!

Paul Heyman comes to the ring with four members of the Dangerous Alliance. Conspicuous by his absence is the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman.

HEYMAN: When I re-formed the Dangerous Alliance two weeks ago, my intentions were simple - to dominate SmackDown! And in that short time, we have done that. Look in this ring. We have the WWE Champion, the Next Big Thing, Brock Lesnar! We have the United States Champion, the largest athlete in the world, Big Show! We have the WWE Tag Team Champions, the most dangerous combination of power and athleticism in wrestling today, the A-Train and Matt Morgan! And up until two days ago, our band of brothers was completed by the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. But Tuesday morning, Billy went on a radio program and publicly criticized the way this company is being run, and he was suspended for it. Well, guess what, Vince? I'm out here to publicly criticize this company, too! You don't like what Billy had to say? Then punish him in the ring! Put him up against the most dangerous superstar you can think-- Oh... I get it now. You couldn't do that, could you Vince? You couldn't put Billy up against the most dangerous competition in wrestling, because they all play for the same team! Vince, if you think I'm going to just take this, you're wrong! In fact, I went out and got a temporary fill-in for the Cruiserweight Champion. A fifth man to watch the champs' backs until he gets back. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... RHYNO!"

The Manbeast comes out to the ring to join the rest of the team.

HEYMAN: Now, I've worked with Rhyno for many years, and I've always seen one thing in him - potential. This is a man who is on the cusp of greatness. By the end of this decade, Rhyno will be recognized as one of the greatest wr--

Rhyno yanks the microphone away.

RHYNO: Paul, I appreciate everything you did for me in ECW. And thank you for the offer, but I can't take it.

Everyone is stunned. The Alliance moves in for the kill.

RHYNO: Look, everybody wants to play for the winning team, but what good would I do if I joined the Dangerous Alliance? If I want to be a champion here, I need to beat these guys. And I know damn sure you're not going to put me in the ring with them if I agree to join up. So thanks. But no thanks.

Heyman is incensed and sics the rest of the Alliance on him. Lesnar, Show, Train, and Morgan pummel him, then walk off, leaving him bloodied and beaten.

Up next, it's another Survivor Series preview as Chain Gang member Undertaker takes on Devil's Advocate Chuck Palumbo. Palumbo leads off with a big kick, then a piledriver. Undertaker fights out of a hammerlock, then slams him and hits a big backdrop for two. Taker hits a DVD and a big clothesline. Palumbo fights back and hits a spinebuster and a slam before resorting to strikes. Taker fights back and hits a spinning neckbreaker to set up the Last Ride and the win.

Up next, the United States Title will be on the line as Big Show defends against Backstage Bully Bradshaw. Bradshaw tries for power early, but Show fights back. Pretty ugly match that Show ends up winning with the Showstopper.

Stephanie McMahon is back in the ring now to introduce the team that will be facing the Dangerous Alliance at Survivor Series - the Rabid Wolverines! The team is led to the ring by Chris Benoit and consists of the Backstage Bullies and Rey Mysterio. But there are only four guys there...

The Dangerous Alliance heads down to the ring now, sensing the advantage. It's five-on-four heading into the pay-per-view, and now it's time to-- "WAIT A MINUTE, TAZZ! THAT'S... THAT'S RHYNO!" Rhyno tears down the ramp and goes after the men who earlier tonight laid him out. Rhyno is the fifth member of the Rabid Wolverines!

Our main event is going to pit two longtime rivals against each other in a non-title match. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar takes on Kurt Angle! Just four days ago, Lesnar pinned Angle in a fatal fourway title match, and the Olympic Hero is looking for revenge! Angle leads off with a legsweep and a lariat for two. Angle misses a clothesline and eats a forearm, then Lesnar hits a clothesline of his own. Lifting DDT by Lesnar gets two. Lesnar hits a flying shoulder tackle, but misses a legdrop. Angle hits a reverse DDT/backbreaker combo, then a delayed brainbuster for two. This match rules! Angle hits a high vertical suplex and a big punch, but Lesnar fights out of a backdrop, hitting one of his own and a shoulder slam. He whips Angle into the turnbuckles and he hits them hard, tumbling over the top rope to the floor, landing badly. The referee begins to count while Lesnar mocks his rival from the ring. Angle manages to get to his feet, but can't get to the ring in time! It's a count-out! Angle hits the ring enraged, and goes after Lesnar, and they brawl to the back as the show goes off the air.

Tonight's SmackDown! is definitely going to be one for the record books, but as we get closer to Survivor Series, things are only going to get more interesting! The Dangerous Alliance will be looking for revenge in a tag-team match pitting A-Train and Matt Morgan against Chris Benoit and his new partner Rhyno! Brock Lesnar and Big Show will also team up to take on the team of Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio! Edge will take on Sean O'Haire. The Backstage Bullies will take on the FBI in a battle of Survivor Series participants. Speaking of the Survivor Series, a ten-man tag team match is in the works as well! Make sure you're tuned to UPN next Thursday night to see what happens next!

loopydate

03-20-2009, 01:53 PM

OCTOBER 20, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Four weeks away from Survivor Series, tonight the five members of The People's Team will face off in a series of singles matches against their opponents from The Peepulation. But first, the Big Red Monster Kane kicks things off against Val Venis. The two trade slams to start until Val hits a shoulder slam to set up for the Money Shot, but he lands on Kane's knees. Kane hits a neckbreaker, a backbreaker, and a spinebuster (the dreaded trio of -er moves). Val fights out of a hammerlock and lands a piledriver for two, but Kane bounces right back up with fists. Goldberg comes down the aisle with a chair. Val goes to whip Kane toward him, but Kane reverses, and Val slams into the chair! Kane covers Val and gets the win. After the match, Kane unloads on both Val and Goldberg, clearing the area.

Tommy Dreamer, who will represent Team Extreme at Survivor Series faces off against one of the participants in the cruiserweight SS match, Rico. Tommy chops Rico to the mat, but misses a legdrop. Dropkick and heel kick from Rico for two. Dreamer hits a slam and locks in a full nelson, then a lifting DDT. Rico fights back and lands a Thump in the corner. Tommy fights out of a grapple, though, and lands the Dreamer Driver for three.

It's time for our first of five SS preview matches as Hurricane takes on Scott Steiner in a battle of WCW alumni. Hurricane hits a DDT to start the match and locks in a full nelson. Steiner fights back with a headbutt, then a neckbreaker, a spinebuster, and a big forearm in the corner. Hurricane hits a series of kicks, then a modified Stunner out of the corner for two. Flying axe handle, then a big kick, and Hurricane is pressing his advantage. He charges into the corner, but eats a big boot. Another neckbreaker, another spinebuster, and the Steiner Spiral, and Big Poppa Pump walks away with the win.

Backstage, the five members of Team Extreme cut a promo about Triple H and how the Game Changers are going to be taken to the extreme at Survivor Series.

The next match is Goldberg vs. Test, and it was - surprise surprise! - terrible. Kane hit Goldberg with a chair to allow Test to hit the Big Boot and steal the win. Afterwards, Kane chokeslams Goldberg and leaves him laying.

Mercifully, the next match is Shawn Michaels vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Shawn bitchslaps Matt to start the match, but blows a legdrop. Matt hits a big spinning kick, then a second-rope back heel kick. He goes for an elbow and misses, then HBK hits a dropkick to the knee. HBK takes to the air and gets two. Big slingshot by HBK. But Matt catches him out of nowhere with Sweet Chin Music! HBK kicks out at two after his own move. Matt goes for a slam, but HBK slides out of it, then lands Sweet Chin Music of his own! That gets the pin. Afterwards, Randy Orton hits the ring and lands an RKO!

Up next is a six-man tag match pitting all three of the Dudley Boyz against the three members of Evolution. You know Evo heard the Team Extreme promo earlier and will be out for revenge. I'm getting a little tired of trying to translate EWR speak into a coherent recap, so I'm just going to say that Batista pins D-Von following a Batista Bomb.

Backstage, all five members of The Peepulation cut a promo on The People's Team. Basically, Christian's main point is Peeps > People.

It's a battle of two of the most exciting performers in wrestling today - Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho! RVD hits a bunch of kicks. Jericho hits some high-flying moves. Booker T hits Jericho with a chair. RVD hits the Five-Star. After the match, Booker keeps pounding on Jericho and hits the Book End.

More WCW alumni are up next as Booker T faces William Regal. Unfortunately, the match wasn't very good (67% quality :( ), so I'll just say that Jericho gets revenge by costing Booker the match the same way as Booker did in the last segment as Regal hits the Power of the Punch for the win. Jericho ties Booker in the ropes, then lays him out with an unprotected chair shot, shades of Raven/Tommy Dreamer. Jericho goes for another, but is dragged away by an army of referees.

It's main event time, and it's a battle between the captain of The People's Team - The Rock and the captain of The Peepulation - Christian! These two will face off at Survivor Series, but tonight they go one-on-one. Rock dominates early. Christian fights back, but then Rock takes control again. Rock Bottom for the win, then afterwards HHH lays the champ out with a chair. Wow. Lots of chairshots tonight.

This week's RAW turned into a battleground for long-running bad blood. Expressing frustration over the lack of control demonstrated by the men who interfered in matches tonight, GM Eric Bischoff has announced that next week on RAW it will be The Rock vs. Triple H, Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, and Goldberg vs. Kane! Booker T was injured at the hands of Jericho and may not make it to Survivor Series. Jericho will be in action, though, against The People's Team's Hurricane. Plus, Team Extreme will take on The Peepulation in a match-up of Survivor Series teams! You don't want to miss next week's RAW as the road to Survivor Series continues to heat up!

loopydate

03-20-2009, 03:30 PM

OCTOBER 23, 2003 - SmackDown!

The show starts with Sean O'Haire entering Stephanie McMahon's office. "What is he doing in there, Tazz?"

Uh-oh. It's going to be a dud show. The poor bastards in the opening ten-man tag match really tried to do well, and the match quality was high, but the EWR gods have said "No high segment ratings for you, bitch!" For the record, it was Scotty 2 Hotty, Jamie Noble, Ultimo Dragon, Paul London, and Zach Gowan versus Nunzio, Akio, Sakoda, Billy Gunn, and Chris Kanyon. Kanyon hit Gowan with I'm Betta Than You for the win.

Mehhhhh, I hate dud shows! Carlito beats Shannon Moore with the Inverted Figure Four.

Why? Why must you mock me, EWR? Rikishi beats Chavo Guerrero with help from Eddie. Afterwards, Chavo lays his uncle out with a brainbuster.

The crowd ate up the Backstage Bullies versus the FBI, but nope! 67% for you! The Bullies won by DQ when the Basham Brothers showed up looking for revenge and Danny hit Bradshaw with Brain Damage. Surprisingly, the World's Greatest Tag Team ran in to make the save, turning them face.

Edge versus Sean O'Haire should be awesome, right? NO! 68%! Eat it, armchair booker! O'Haire wins it clean with The Prophecy.

Tajiri gets a hype video, because I accidentally had the card set up for two Rhyno matches. Whoopsie. Sorry, Yoshi.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is surrounded by his Dangerous Alliance. "Last week, I was humiliated. Last week, I extended an olive branch to the last ECW Champion, the Manbeast Rhyno, and invited him to join the most feared alliance in wrestling. And how was I repaid? 'Thanks, but no thanks!' Well, Rhyno, if you're not with us, then you're against us! You want to oppose us because you want our gold? Well, that's too bad, Rhyno, because after what you did last week, you will never get a shot against any of our titles. Ever!"

After that kick-ass promo, the ensuing Benoit/Rhyno versus A-Train/Morgan match should rate through the roof, right? Nope. Rhyno gore GORE GOOOOOOOOOORES A-Train for the win.

Mercifully, I get a decent rating (73%, but it would have been an 80 or 81 if the show wasn't a dud) for Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio versus Brock Lesnar and Big Show. Good times, good times. Brock hits the F-5 on Eddie for the victory.

The main event is up next, and it's John Cena versus Kurt Angle versus Undertaker for a shot at Brock Lesnar's WWE Title next week. "Tazz, is that what Sean O'Haire was doing in Stephanie McMahon's office earlier? He just got three of his Survivor Series opponents booked in a triple-threat match against each other!" Undertaker slams Cena, but Cena bitchslaps him. Cena breaks out of an Angle hammerlock and hits a piledriver. Spear gets two, broken up by UT. Angle hits a dangerous powerbomb on Cena for two. Cena fights out of a slam and hits another piledriver. Angle's out, and Cena eats a lariat and the Last Ride. Undertaker gets another shot at Lesnar next week!

Next week's main event is set - Brock Lesnar defends the WWE Title against Undertaker! Plus, the Tag Team Titles will be on the line as the Dangerous Alliance defends against the World's Greatest Tag Team! John Cena will face United States Champion Big Show in a non-title match. Kurt Angle will look for revenge on Sean O'Haire after his chicanery this week. Rhyno will face Tajiri in a match that was supposed to happen this week (whoopsie!). Old rivals the Backstage Bullies will face off against the Basham Brothers. Eddie Guerrero and Edge team up against two of their SS opponents, the FBI! Plus Chris Benoit versus Chavo Guerrero and much more!

loopydate

03-20-2009, 11:11 PM

OCTOBER 27, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

The last RAW of October kicks off with a battle of underrated stars. It's Lance Storm against Rico. Rico takes an early advantage with a back suplex and a super Frankensteiner. Storm fights back with a kick, a dropkick to the knee, a suplex, and a legsweep. Rico escapes a slam and hits a suplex, followed by another back suplex, then a kick. Storm fires back with a series of kicks, followed by a Superkick for the win.

At Survivor Series, there's going to be a 20-man battle royal. Tonight, we get a preview of that match with a RAW brand 10-man battle royal! Rob Conway is the first victim, as he's eliminated by Mark Jindrak. Maven then takes out Conway's partner Rene Dupree, then his former Tough Enough opponent Chris Nowinski. Rosey eliminates the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry. Rodney Mack eliminates Boss Man, but is then eliminated by Jindrak. Perhaps the most random-ass final four in the history of battle royals is Mark Jindrak, Maven, Rosey, and Sylvan Grenier. Maven eliminates Grenier, but is then dumped out by Jindrak. It's down to Rosey and Jindrak. Rosey hits a big bulldog and a clothesline. But as he prepares for a big slam, Jindrak escapes and pushes him over the top. Mark Jindrak wins!

After the match, Al Snow enters the ring to interview Jindrak. He makes a couple of cracks about how Jindrak beat the best of the best, but the Reflection of Perfection takes offense and lays him out.

Evolution's Animal Batista is up next, and his cannon fodder is poor Val Venis. A kick and a right hand from Batista, but then Val fights back with a forearm and a pair of neckbreakers. Bats nails a powerslam, then lands the Batista Bomb for the squash victory. After the match, he chases Venis up the ramp and takes him down again.

In just three weeks at Survivor Series, Hurricane will be a member of The People's Team going up against Chris Jericho and the Game Changers. Tonight, though, the two go one-on-one! Jericho leads off with a spin kick, strikes, a flying elbow, and a flying neckbreaker. Hurricane hits a knee lift, then a spear for two, but gets tripped and Jericho hits a top-rope cross body. Jericho almost gets three with a DDT, but Hurricane fights back with a kick, but misses a clothesline. Rolling kick from Jericho sets him up for a Lionsault and the win.

After the break, the entirety of The People's Team (including a badly-banged-up Booker T) cut a promo about how at Survivor Series, the People's Team is going to stay entact, knocking out all five members of the Peepulation if you smell what the People are cooking.

The Peepulation (Christian, William Regal, Scott Steiner, Test, and Matt Hardy Version 1.0) team up for the first time tonight to take on another Survivor Series fivesome - Team Extreme (Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and all three Dudley Boyz). Spike Dudley starts against Hardy, who strikes him and hits a dropkick to the knee. Tag to Test, who lands some amateur blows. Spike tags in Tommy Dreamer, who is struck by Test. Tag to Regal, and the former Un-Americans take Dreamer down with a Hart Attack. Christian tags in and lands a snap suplex and a legsweep for two. Regal tags back in, and he and Christian land a double bacck elbow. Powerbomb by Regal gets two. Tag to Steiner, who kicks Dreamer, then lands a bulldog. The Peepulation is working like a well-oiled machine tonight! Hardy tags back in and lands a springboard dropkick for two. He goes for a hiptoss, but Dreamer finally manages to reverse it and tag in RVD. RVD comes off the ropes with an axehandle, then a spinning armdrag for two. He tags in D-Von Dudley, and they hit a double clothesline. Test tags in and eats a clothesline as well. Test blocks a punch, then suplexes D-Von before tagging Steiner back in. Big DDT, but he misses his bicep-kiss elbow. D-Von tags in Bubba, who slams Steiner. Bulldog from Bubba, then a shoulder slam. RVD tags back in, and they hit a double back elbow. RVD suplexes Steiner, then heads to the top. Five-Star Frogsplash! And Team Extreme picks up the win!

And once again it's Goldberg versus Kane. Blah blah blah Goldie knocks Kane to the floor. Kane grabs the ring bell and hits him with it, and the ref disqualifies him. At last! Goldberg gets a clean ( :wink: ) victory over his rival! They then brawl to the back.

The Game Changers (Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, Chris Jericho, and Kane) cut a pre-recorded promo about how RVD may be flying high right now, but at Survivor Series, it's going to be Game Over.

Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton have been putting on probably the most entertaining feud in WWE over the last two months, and they're about to do battle again in a non-title match. HBK leads off with a flying elbow, then clamps in a full nelson. Orton fights out of it and lands a mule kick, then punches and a shoulder tackle for two. Orton hits a DVD for two more. Now a neckbreaker, but HBK trips him. Super frankensteiner by HBK gets two. Big DDT, then a dropkick and back heel kick from HBK. Orton blocks a punch, then lands a shoulder tackle and a lariat. HBK staggers to his feet and eats an RKO! Orton wins! As he's celebrating, the referee tries to help Michaels up, but he's pushed away and HBK nails his rival with Sweet Chin Music!

Main event time now, as the WWE Champion The Rock faces off against the man he defeated for the gold last month at Unforgiven - Triple H! They trade strikes early, then HHH hits a spinebuster. Rock hits a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two, then a lariat for two more. HHH hits a powerslam for two. Rock catches HHH out of nowhere with a Rock Bottom for a big win over his rival!

Next week on RAW, with just two weeks to go until Survivor Series, 20 of the RAW participants at the pay-per-view will go at it in a 20-man battle royal main event! Plus, a preview of the Divas SS match as Trish Stratus, Lita, Ivory, and Stacy Keibler take on Molly Holly, Jazz, Victoria, and Gail Kim. You can bet that Jackie Gayda and SmackDown!'s Nidia will be watching that match intently. Plus, we'll hear from several of RAW's top stars with their thoughts on the Survivor Series!

loopydate

03-22-2009, 09:54 PM

OCTOBER 30, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last WWE event in October promises to be a barn-burner with two title matches in one night! The show kicks off with Eddie Guerrero and Edge, two members of John Cena's Chain Gang taking on two of their Devil's Advocate opponents at Survivor Series - FBI members Chuck Palumbo and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli. Eddie and Stamboli start it off, and Eddie hits a legsweep and a kick before tagging in Edge. They hit a Hart Attack followed by a back elbow and headbutt from Edge. Stamboli hits a big DDT then tags in Palumbo who hits a punch and a piledriver, but gets knees on a splash. Eddie tags in and hits a super Frankensteiner, a suplex, and a big kick before catching Palumbo's boot on an avalanche attempt. Palumbo hits a powerslam, then two more Devil's Advocates - Chavo Guerrero and Nunzio - hit the ring with chairs. The referee forces Chavo out, but Nunzio waylays Eddie with the chair. Eddie staggers into a Jungle Kick and Palumbo picks up the pin. After the match, Chavo and Nunzio set up for a double powerbomb, but John Cena and Kurt Angle come through the crowd to save their Survivor Series partners and run off the Devil's Advocates!

The Chain Gang/Devil's Advocate feud continues next as Chris Benoit takes on Chavo Guerrero in singles competition. Benoit leads off with a back suplex, but eats a mule kick. Chavo continues the assault with a standing kick and a facecrusher before missing an elbow drop. Benoit hits a suplex and a powerbomb variation for two. Butterfly suplex gets two. He sets up for a piledriver, but Chavo backdrops out of it. Chavo hits a super Frankensteiner for two, but then gets taken down. Benoit heads up top and lands the Swandive Headbutt for three! Gee, I hope those sort of high-risk moves don't damage his brain and cause him to behave erratically...

Up next, it's a video package hyping tonight's main event - Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Title against Undertaker!

The Backstage Bullies were formed last month for the sole purpose of Bradshaw getting revenge against the Basham Brothers for sidelining his partner Faarooq for sixteen months with a knee injury. However, the bad blood continues to flow, and tonight these teams will battle again! It's Holly and Doug to start, and Holly hits a DDT. Doug quickly tags in Danny, who takes a punch from Holly who tags in Bradshaw. Piledriver from Bradshaw, and Danny tags out again. Bradshaw lands a DDT, then a spinebuster. He gets himself set up for a Clothesline From Hell, but all of a sudden, A-Train is in the ring! Holly tries to make the save, but gets taken out by Matt Morgan! A-Train lands the Derailer on Bradshaw, and the referee calls for the bell. They get ready for a big double team move, but the music of the World's Greatest Tag Team hits the speakers, and the crowd erupts. They hit the ring, and both the Dangerous Alliance and the Basham Brothers hit the road.

Former ECW allies battle next as the fastest-rising star on SmackDown! - the Manbeast Rhyno - takes on Tajiri. The Japanese Buzzsaw leads off with a dropkick, then a super Frankensteiner for two. Rhyno lands some punches and a slam, then a shoulder slam for two. Back elbow by Rhyno, but Tajiri fights out of a headlock and hits a seated senton for two. He hits a big top-rope DDT for two more. Tajiri lands a big kick to the face, then another standing kick, but Rhyno slams him and hits a Death Valley Driver. As Tajiri staggers up, Rhyno nails him with the Gore for the pinfall victory!

After the match, Rhyno grabs the ringside microphone. Rhyno said two weeks ago that he wants what the Dangerous Alliance has. And if Paul Heyman thinks that he can keep Rhyno out of the title hunt, he's going to learn the hard way that you can't stop a charging Rhyno and every last member of the Dangerous Alliance will feel the Gore Goooore GOOOOOOORE!!!

Our first title match of the evening is up next as the WWE Tag Team Champions A-Train and Matt Morgan, representing the Dangerous Alliance, take on the World's Greatest Tag Team of Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, who just moments ago saved the Backstage Bullies from a D.A. beatdown. Haas and Morgan start the match, and Morgan lands punches before tagging in Train. They hit a double clothesline for two. Bicycle kick from A-Train, but then Haas reverses a hip toss and kicks A-Train to the canvas. Tag to Shelton, who hits a piledriver that almost gets three. A thrust kick to Train's chest, but he counters an arm wringer and hits a neckbreaker. Morgan tags back in and goes to work on Shelton, but Haas tags in quickly. More punches from Morgan, but the Basham Brothers arrive at ringside with chairs! Morgan whips Haas off the ropes, and Danny Basham holds up a chair! Haas hits the chair, and Morgan lands a chokeslam for three. After the match, the Bashams slide in and look for revenge on WGTT, but the Backstage Bullies return the favor from earlier and clear the ring. The WWE Tag Team Title scene is red-hot!

Bill DeMott comes to the ring next. He knows he hasn't been a very visible member of the SmackDown! roster over the last couple of months, but he's okay with that. He understood that he was nearing the end of his career and it was time for him to step down graciously. Stephanie McMahon asked him if he would like some time tonight to formally retire from professional wrestling and thank the fans. He-- But he's interrupted by Sean O'Haire, who draws massive heat. He gets in the ring and gets on the microphone. "Bill, even though you gave up the Laughing Man gimmick years ago, you have always been a joke. Only problem is, the joke sucks. But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." With that, he begins pummeling DeMott, sending him from the ring in disgrace.

O'Haire remains in the ring, because he's got a match against one of his SS opponents, Kurt Angle. This one promises to be fantastic. O'Haire hits a big backdrop to start the match, then lands a piledriver for two. Angle fights out of a headlock and lands a belly-to-belly suplex. Snake Eyes for two. Spear for two. Another Snake Eyes, but O'Haire gets a boot up to block an avalanche. Another piledriver gets two. Lifting DDT gets two. O'Haire hits a spinning neckbreaker and big punches, but he misses a legdrop and gets hotshotted off the top rope, then runs into a lariat. While he's down, Angle clamps on the Angle Lock! O'Haire has no choice but to tap out!

Our next match pits John Cena against Big Show. Cena leads off with a clothesline and a backbreaker for two, but Show fights back with punches and a pair of slams. Show misses a punch, then Cena fights out of a slam and lands a piledriver for two. Lifting DDT gets two more. Flying shoulder tackle, then a slam! Cena goes for a legdrop but misses. Powerslam from Show, then a side suplex. Show Stopper! Show gets the win! After the match, Cena gets revenge by lifting the giant and hitting the FU!

The WWE Title is on the line in our main event as Brock Lesnar defends against the man who won last week's #1 contender triple threat match - set up by Sean O'Haire to trap the members of the Chain Gang into fighting each other - Undertaker. Undertaker slams Lesnar to start, then hits a bulldog for two. Lesnar lands a chop, then a vertical suplex for two. Spinedbuster gets two. Big backdrop on UT, but Lesnar misses a clothesline and UT gives him a backbreaker for two. Lariat by UT for two, followed by a running knee lift. UT slams Lesnar, but gets tripped. Lesnar hits a shoulder tackle, then a lariat of his own. Lesnar hits the F-5, and the match is over! Lesnar retains the gold!

Next week, all four Survivor Series team captains will be in action against members of the opposition. Dangerous Alliance captain Brock Lesnar will go one-on-one agains the captain of the Rabid Wolverines Chris Benoit! Chain Gang captain John Cena will face off against Devil's Advocate Chavo Guerrero! Chavo's captain Sean O'Haire will take on Chain Gang member Undertaker! The Cruiserweight Title will be on the line as the returning Billy Kidman will defend against Rey Mysterio! Edge vs. Big Show! Plus, in light of the events that transpired tonight, the Backstage Bullies will team with the World's Greatest Tag Team to take on the Dangerous Alliance's A-Train and Matt Morgan and the Basham Brothers in an eight-man tag match!

loopydate

03-22-2009, 10:08 PM

OCTOBER 2003 RECAP

RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-0) The Rock (5-0, 96) (W 10-man tag, W HHH, W w/HBK vs Y2J/Orton, W Xian, W HHH)
(6-5) Goldberg (2-3, 68) (W 10-man tag, L w/HBK vs Evolution, L Kane, L Test, W Kane)
(5-5) Shawn Michaels (3-2, 91) (W 10-man tag, L w/Goldberg vs Evolution, W w/Rock vs Y2J/Orton, W Hardy, L Orton)
(5-5) Triple H (2-3, 80) (L 10-man tag, L Rock, W Booker, W 6-man tag, L Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-2) Rob Van Dam (5-0, 82) (W 10-man tag, W Kane, W Dupree, W Y2J, W 10-man tag)
(5-3) Christian (2-2, 84) (W w/Matt vs Maven/Spike, W 6-man tag, L Rock, L 10-man tag)
(5-4) Randy Orton (3-2, 84) (L 10-man tag, W w/Bats vs HBK/Goldberg, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK, W (6-5) Kane (2-3, 69) (L 10-man tag, L RVD, W Goldberg, W Val, L Goldberg)
6-man tag, W HBK)
(3-6-1) Booker T (2-2, 77) (W 10-man tag, W Y2J, L HHH, L Regal)
(2-7-1) Chris Jericho (1-4, 87) (L 10-man tag, L Booker, L w/Orton vs Rock/HBK, L RVD, W Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Jazz (1-0, 73) (W Ivory)
(4-2) Trish Stratus (1-0, 80) (W Gail)
(5-3) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 73) (W 4-team elim, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(5-4) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 73) (W 4-team elim, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(4-3) Matt Hardy (2-2, 84) (W w/Xian vs Maven/Spike, W 6-man tag, L HBK, L 10-man tag)
(3-3) Test (2-2, 67) (L 4-team elim, W tag triple threat, W Goldberg, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) Scott Steiner (2-2, 77) (L 4-team elim, W tag triple threat, W Hurricane, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) William Regal (1-3, 71) (L 4-team elim, L tag triple threat, W Booker, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) Tommy Dreamer (2-2, 68) (L Jindrak, L tag triple threat, W Rico, W 10-man tag)
(4-6) Batista (3-2, 77) (L 10-man tag, W w/Orton vs Goldberg/HBK, L tag triple threat, W 6-man (2-3) Maven (1-2, 70) (L w/Spike vs Hardy/Xian, W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-4) Val Venis (2-2, 71) (W Rico, W Boss Man, L Kane, L Batista)
(1-2) Victoria (1-0, 67) (W Lita)
(1-2) Gail Kim (0-1, 66) (L Trish)
(2-5) Hurricane (1-2, 80) (W 6-man tag, L tag triple threat, L Steiner, L Y2J)
(1-3) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Victoria)
(1-4) Sylvan Grenier (0-2, 70) (L 4-team elim, L battle royal)
(1-6) Rene Dupree (0-3, 70) (L 4-team elim, L RVD, L battle royal)
tag, W Val)
(0-2) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L battle royal)
(0-4) Boss Man (0-3, 56) (L 4-team elim, L Val, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-0) Lance Storm (2-0, 66) (W 6-man tag, W Rico)
(2-0) Mark Jindrak (2-0, 58) (W Tommy, W battle royal)
(1-1) Ivory (0-1, 65) (L Jazz)
(1-1) Rosey (1-1, 63) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-4) Spike Dudley (1-3, 65) (L w/Maven vs Matt/Xian, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(0-1) Molly Holly (0-0, 74) (N/A)
(0-2) Chris Nowinski (0-2, 66) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Rodney Mack (0-2, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Mark Henry (0-2, 55) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-3) Rico (0-3, 75) (L Val, L Tommy, L Storm)
(0-0) Miss Jackie (0-0, 53) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss) Managers who've wrestled (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-1) Ric Flair (0-0, 94) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (92)
Eric Bischoff (91)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Stevie Richards (70) (Victoria)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry, Rodney Mack)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Randy Orton has been champ since ??/??)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 9/22)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Triple H (89 Heat)
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton (89 Heat)
Booker T vs. Chris Jericho (83 Heat)
Goldberg vs. Kane (78 Heat)

Evil Vito

03-24-2009, 11:54 AM

Nice job, loopy. I really love the write-ups.

Anyway...I'm going to start a new game playing off of Hurricane Helms' joke that "if I get released I'm gonna start a new promotion called Future Endeavors Wrestling"

It is exactly as it sounds...the roster will be comprised entirely of WWE alumni. *Insert "isn't that TNA?" joke here* I'll start at regional level (not sure where on regional, close enough that I could feasibly get to Cult status soon and hopefully a TV deal)

Anyway, the game will start in April 2009...and I will have my first show on Saturday, April 4...the day before WrestleMania.

The only rule really, is that I strictly use WWE alumni. This includes people that WWE cuts in-game (they tend to release a TON of people early on each time you start. But in general, alumni from any time is welcome).

HOWEVER, for my first show...the roster will be composed the last 31 male workers to be released from the main WWE roster in 2008/09 (not counting Mick Foley, Stevie Richards, Ric Flair, or Mike Adamle...Foley and Stevie are with TNA, Flair wouldn't realistically accept a regular position with a fed like this, and Adamle just sucks. After my initial show, I will allow myself to be more open and sign any alumni.

Here is my opening night roster (with their WWE names, I will change many of them to be more realistic in instances where WWE holds the copyright):

Armando Estrada
Balls Mahoney
Bam Neely
Big Daddy V
Braden Walker
Chuck Palumbo
Colin Delaney
Dave Taylor
D-Lo Brown
Domino
Elijah Burke
Gavin Spears
Hardcore Holly
Jonathan Coachman (authority figure)
Kenny Dykstra
Kevin Thorn
Kizarny
Lance Cade
Manu
Nunzio
Paul London
Robbie McAllister
Rory McAllister
Ryan Braddock
Scotty Goldman
Shannon Moore
Snitsky
Super Crazy
The Boogeyman
Trevor Murdoch
Val Venis

loopydate

03-24-2009, 12:07 PM

WORK IN PROGRESS

OCTOBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(9-2) Brock Lesnar (5-1, 93) (W UT, L Angle, W 4-way, W Angle, W w/Show vs Rey/Eddie, W UT)
(6-5) Kurt Angle (2-4, 92) (L Show, W Brock, L 4-way, L Brock, L triple threat, W O'Haire)
(6-5) John Cena (4-2, 91) (W Tajiri, W Kanyon, W O'Haire, W 6-man tag, L triple threat, L Show)
(3-7) Undertaker (2-4, 82) (L Brock, L Show, L 4-way, W Palumbo, W triple threat, L Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(9-2) Big Show (5-1, 75) (W Angle, W UT, L 4-way, W Bradshaw, W w/Brock vs Rey/Eddie, W Cena)
(5-3-1) Chris Benoit (2-2-1, 87) (D Rhyno, L w/Eddie vs D.A., L Rhyno, W w/Rhyno vs D.A., W Chavo)
(5-5) Hardcore Holly (3-3, 83) (L w/Bradshaw vs D.A., L 6-man tag, L Tajiri, W Stamboli, W w/Bradshaw vs FBI, W w/Bradshaw vs Bashams)
(4-4) Sean O'Haire (1-3, 84) (L Cena, L 6-man tag, W Edge, L Angle)
(4-5) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 88) (L Kidman, W Carlito, W Chavo, W 6-man tag, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Show)
(4-6) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 80) (W Chavo, L w/Benoit vs D.A., W 6-man tag, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Show, L w/Edge vs FBI)
(3-5) Edge (1-3, 82) (L 6-man tag, W Kanyon, L O'Haire, L w/Eddie vs FBI)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-0) Faarooq (0-0, 70) (N/A)
(6-1-1) Rhyno (3-0-1, 85) (D Benoit, W Benoit, W w/Benoit vs D.A., W Tajiri)
(3-1) Billy Kidman (1-0, 80) (W Rey)
(6-3) Bradshaw (2-3, 70) (L w/Holly vs D.A., L 6-man tag, L Show, W w/Holly vs FBI, W w/Holly vs Bashams)
(3-2) A-Train (3-1, 71) (W w/Morgan vs Bullies, W w/Morgan vs Benoit/Eddie, L w/Morgan vs Benoit/Rhyno, W w/Morgan vs WGTT)
(4-4) Tajiri (2-2, 74) (L Cena, W 6-man tag, W Holly, L Rhyno)
(2-2) Billy Gunn (1-1, 70) (L Kish, W 10-man tag)
(1-1) Carlito (1-1, 72) (L Rey, W Moore)
(3-4) Chuck Palumbo (1-3, 75) (L tag triple threat, L UT, L w/Stamboli vs Bullies, W w/Stamboli vs Edge/Eddie)
(3-4) Johnny Stamboli (1-3, 68) (L tag triple threat, L Holly, L w/Palumbo vs Bullies, W w/Stamboli vs Edge/Eddie)
(2-3) Shelton Benjamin (1-1, 83) (W tag triple threat, L w/Haas vs D.A.)
(2-3) Charlie Haas (1-1, 82) (W tag triple threat, L w/Shelton vs D.A.)
(2-3) Rikishi (2-0, 71) (W Gunn, W Chavo)
(1-3) Chris Kanyon (1-2, 70) (L Cena, L Edge, W 10-man tag)
(2-8) Chavo Guerrero (1-5, 79) (L Eddie, W Moore, L Rey, L 6-man tag, L Kish, L Benoit)
(0-3) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-1, 76) (L 10-man tag)
(0-5) Shannon Moore (0-2, 70) (L Chavo, L Carlito)
(0-5) Doug Basham (0-2, 54) (L tag triple threat, L w/Danny vs Bullies)
(0-5) Danny Basham (0-2, 51) (L tag triple threat, L w/Doug vs Bullies)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Matt Morgan (3-1, 65) (W w/Train vs Bullies, W w/Train vs Eddie/Benoit, L w/Train vs Benoit/Rhyno, W w/Train vs WGTT)
(2-1) Sakoda (2-0, 55) (W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(2-2) Nunzio (1-1, 69) (L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(2-2) Akio (2-0, 55) (W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(0-2) Paul London (0-1, 68) (L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Jamie Noble (0-1, 65) (L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Ultimo Dragon (0-1, 65) (L 10-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Wrestlers Sent To OVW (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2) Zack Gowan (0-1, 55) (L 10-man tag)
(0-0) Dawn Marie (0-0, 60) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (96) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Dangerous Alliance over Backstage Bullies (SmackDown! 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
United States - None (Big Show has been champ since ??/??)

SmackDown! Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (97 Heat)
John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire (86 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero (86 Heat)
Undertaker vs. Big Show (81 Heat)

Evil Vito

03-24-2009, 11:48 PM

And now...the inaugural show for Future Endeavors Wrestling...Path to Glory! Held on April 4, 2009...just one day ahead of the biggest show of the year for the promotion that wished all of these guys the best in their future endeavors.

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Our opening bout saw two familiar teams squaring off, as Lance Kade and Trevor Murdock faced off against Rory and Robbie, The Groundskeepers. More or less a formulaic tag team match, as the Scottish men managed to isolate Trevor from his corner of the ring. Lance gets the hot tag in, fights off both men, and Trevor recovers long enough to hit the Sweet 'N Sour on Rory for the victory.
OR: 70, CR: 59, MQ: 81

Ring veteran "Hardcore" Bob Howard looked to make an example of the egotistical throwback Cliff Compton in our next contest. Hardcore worked stiff, as always, but couldn't seem to put Compton away. In somewhat of a surprise, Cliff managed to fight his way back and actually planted Howard with the Cliff Hanger for a surprising victory. Looking stunned, Howard decided to give credit where it was due and tried to take Compton up on his handshake, but instead he received a kick in the balls. OHHH!!!
OR: 69, CR: 66, MQ: 72
Road Agent Note: Bob Howard lost overness (but Cliff didn't gain anything)

The next contest could quite simply be described as a 3-way freakshow. The worm-eating, clock-smashing Boogeyman went up against the vampire warrior Thorn and the sadistic Sinn the Clown. Fans were probably more entertained by the characters involved than the match itself. In any event, Thorn plants Sinn with a Crucifix Powerbomb and walks away with the win.
OR: 63, CR: 64, MQ: 64

Two tough guys squared off next as biker Chuck Palumbo met Chris "don't call me Braden Walker" Harris. Harris looked to be in far better shape than he was during his stupid ECW stint, and he looked to have Chuck's number, dishing out punishment and kicking out of anything Palumbo threw at him. Therefore, Palumbo felt the need to cheat to win, using the ropes for leverage in a rollup pin for the victory.
OR: 70, CR: 62, MQ: 78

In our most technical bout of the evening, decorated former champion Val Venus met up with Dave Taylor, one of the most brutal British wrestlers in the business. Both men took each other to the limit, applying stiff shots and exchanging several holds. Ultimately, Val Venus came out victorious by making Taylor submit to the Venus Fly Trap. Some guy named Alienoid was seen marking out.
OR: 68, CR: 58, MQ: 79

Quite a change of pace occurred in the next match which saw Paul London, Shannon Moore, James Maritato, and Super Crazy competing in a one fall to a finish four corners match (hey, if WWE won't utilize its cruiserweights, we will!) Bodies were flying everywhere in the high octane bout. The conclusion came when London hit a 450 splash on Crazy for the win while the other two combatants were outside the ring.
OR: 65, CR: 56, MQ: 74

Jonathan Coachman gets up from the commentary table and walks to the ring holding a bag. When he gets into the ring, he reveals that the reason he left his SportsCenter anchor job at ESPN was because he was given the chance to be put in charge here at Future Endeavors Wrestling. From out of the bag he pulls a new belt: the FEW Championship. And now for the surprise - throughout the night, 30 men were backstage pulling numbers, and now - a Royal Rumble match to determine the inaugural champion!
OR: 82

Entry Order
1. Kenny Doane
2. Paul London
3. The Boogeyman
4. Lance Kade
5. Cliff Compton
6. Elijah Burke
7. D'Lo Brown
8. Groundskeeper Robbie
9. Val Venus
10. Bam LaRouche
11. Chuck Palumbo
12. Sinn the Clown
13. Balls Mahoney
14. Armando Castro
15. Dave Taylor
16. Gene Snisky
17. Colt Cabana
18. Trevor Murdock
19. King Nelson
20. Colin Olson
21. Ron Spears
22. James Maritato
23. Afa Jr.
24. Super Crazy
25. Thorn
26. Shannon Moore
27. Groundskeeper Rory
28. Bradley Ryan
29. Bob Howard
30. Chris Harris

I won't bother typing out the elimination order cause EWR is always stupid and puts nearly all the eliminations after everybody entered. But anyway, the EWR-generated final four was Cliff Compton, Elijah Burke, D'Lo Brown, and King Nelson. Everybody tried to team up and get the colossal Nelson out of the ring, but he kept fighting it off. The assult continued and they didn't let up. Compton and Burke got Nelson teetering on the ropes and D'Lo dropkicked him and that momentum sent him packing.

This oddly enough left entries 5 through 7 as the last 3. Compton went out next at the hands of Burke. D'Lo and Elijah then brawled and a series of near-eliminations occurred. After both men struggling, Elijah was stunned and walked into a Sky High. Burke was then easy prey, as D'Lo chucked Burke out to become the first ever FEW Champion, the crowd goes wild!
OR: 63, CR: 58, MQ: 68
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title gained in image.

As D'Lo Brown celebrated with his title, Elijah Burke recovered on the outside. He kept threatening to get back into the ring to attack Brown, and Brown looked poised and ready to fight him off. However, from behind, Brown was assaulted by two men who entered from the crowd. The fans recognized these two men as Dolph Ziggler and former ECW champion Jack Swagger, both of whom had just been released by World Wrestling Entertainment the previous day during their budget cuts. They laid a beatdown on D'Lo, before leaving together with Burke as the show comes to a close. What was the meaning of that?
OR: 70

68 Overall Rating for Path to Glory...not bad for a first-ever show.

The Mackem

03-25-2009, 09:04 AM

LOL, great concept Big Vito.

Evil Vito

03-25-2009, 04:11 PM

ESPN turned down my promo tapes in hopes of getting a TV deal...guess the Coach couldn't use his connections. Think I'll try ESPN2 next. Anyway, after signing up a few more WWE releases from the days following my first show...my next show is Rampage on May 2, 2009.
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FEW Champion D'Lo Brown started us off by talking about what an honor it was to be the first champion in the history of the promotion. His speech didn't last too long however, as Elijah Burke and the two others who assaulted the champion at the end of the last show came out and did so again. Burke announced that he and his cohorts, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth, all of whom have amateur wrestling background, are The REAL Wrestlers, and they will be ruling FEW. Burke laid down a challenge for the title that night.
OR: 82
Road Agent Note: D'Lo Brown gained overness

"Hardcore" Bob Howard decided to take out his frustrations on poor Bradley Ryan in a hardcore match. Falcon Arrow through a table, and Howard had his first FEW victory. His celebration was cut short however, as Cliff Compton ran in after the match and assaulted Bob.
OR: 67, CR: 57, MQ: 77

Cliff Compton grabbed a microphone. He talked about how to make an impact in FEW, he planned on taking out the trash and ridding the company of "past it" wrestlers like Bob Howard, who are stuck in the past and can't accept they aren't as good as they once were. Ironic to hear a guy who dresses like he's in the '50s talk about being stuck in the past, but whatever. OHHH!!!
OR: 72

Recently released WWE talent Sho Funaki made his FEW debut against the uber-skinny Colin Olson. A high flying bout, neither man could seem to get advantage. Just as the crowd started getting into it...Ted DiBiase Jr., yet another recently released talent, jumped in and attacked both men. No Contest.
OR: 60, CR: 49, MQ: 71

Ted DiBiase Jr., much like Cliff Compton, cut a promo in the ring after doing his damage. He put himself over and said that what he did tonight is merely scratching the surface, and that soon enough, he would be a champion.
OR: 65

Since the fans didn't get a decisive finish in the last bout, the fans were treated to more high flying action as the four participants from the four-way cruiserweight dance met once again in tag team action. Paul London and Shannon Moore were victorious over ECW alumni James Maritato and Super Crazy when Moore pinned Maritato after the Halo.
OR: 68, CR: 56, MQ: 80

Yet another debut as Harry Smith faced off against Colt Cabana. This match was excellent, several near decisions both ways. The crowd was on the edge of their seats, right up until Smith tapped out to an Inverted Boston Crab, giving Cabana the victory. The fans gave a standing ovation after the bout, Colt extended his hand to Smith and Smith accepted. Hopefully these two will meet again in the near future.
OR: 64, CR: 43, MQ: 86

Quite a change of pace in our next match as two victorious men from the last show faced off, the vampire warrior Thorn against biker Chuck Palumbo. More or less a brawlfest, but quite a good one. The two meshed pretty well. Palumbo couldn't cheat his way to a win this time, as Thorn managed to lift the big guy up for a Crucifix Powerbomb for his second win in as many shows.
OR: 74, CR: 64, MQ: 84
Road Agent Notes: Chuck Palumbo lost overness, Thorn gained overness

In our main event, D'Lo Brown defended his FEW Championship for the first time against REAL wrestler Elijah Burke. Brown had to have his peripheral vision working in this one, as Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth made nuisances of themselves at ringside. As Brown had his momentum going, Swagger and Nemeth tried to run into the ring outright. Brown fought them off, but as referee Brian Hebner tried to get them away from ringside, Burke connected with a shot to the back of D'Lo's head with the title belt. The ref turned around, 1...2...3. New champion!

...but WAIT! Nick Patrick and Mickey Jay ran out and told Hebner what had happened. Upon realizing D'Lo got screwed, the decision was reversed and D'Lo retained his gold afterall! Burke, Swagger, and Nemeth beat the crap out of the refs in frustration to close out the show.
OR: 76, CR: 69, MQ: 83
Road Agent Note: The FEW title gained in image

69% Overall Rating...a small improvement, but an improvement nevertheless

The Mackem

03-26-2009, 05:22 AM

Who are Bradley Ryan, Cliff Compton and Colin Olson?

Evil Vito

03-26-2009, 09:28 AM

-Bradley Ryan: Rarely seen SmackDown wrestler Ryan Braddock, just released a couple weeks ago. He wrestled in OVW as Jay Bradley (his real name) and Bradley Jay before switching to Ryan Braddock...so as a joke I made him Bradley Ryan.

-Cliff Compton: The real name of Domino, one half of the former Deuce 'n Domino team. He was awesome and could have made a decent comedy heel after the team broke up, but he was released sometime last summer. I chose to just give him his real name, because Cliff Compton is an awesome name.

-Colin Olson: A modified version of the indy name used by skinny wrestler Colin Delaney, also released by WWE last summer. In the indies he goes by the name Colin Olsen...tbh I didn't realize this until after I started and I had just named him Olson. :o

Evil Vito

03-27-2009, 12:53 AM

So my attempts at getting a TV deal were rejected again, ESPN2 turning me down this time. I'll have to try again at the end of June now...hopefully I get one soon because obviously when you only one run show a month a lot of guys don't get proper exposure.

In some disturbing news...The Boogeyman married the daughter of my boss. So now he's got lifetime employment and creative control despite being the worst worker on my roster. Thankfully he at least has charisma.

Also, Dave Taylor turned 52 during May and decided to become a non-wrestler. Really talented, good enough to keep around so long as I only have a monthly show when he'd be available to wrestle...but once I get a TV deal his value would have diminished.

Evil Vito

03-27-2009, 11:43 AM

And here's my next show, Squared Circle Showdown:

Yet another WWE-released newcomer, Steve Lewington made his debut against the Havana native Armando Castro. He certainly impressed, putting Armando away with the Sidewinder for the victory.
OR: 67, CR: 57, MQ: 78
Road Agent Notes: Armando Castro lost overness, Steve Lewington gained overness, Steve Lewington's new gimmick got a positive response (no gimmick needed, not that dancer shit he's doing in ECW)

Elijah Burke wants another shot at the FEW Title, D'Lo (always a fighting champion) accepts but only under his conditions. He wants to ensure Swagger and Nemeth are kept out of the picture, so the match will be inside a steel cage.
OR: 67

"Wildcat" Chris Harris met up with Cliff Compton in this next one. This match was actually pretty awesome, much better than you'd expect - really good brawlfest. "Hardcore" Bob Howard, whom Compton has been tormenting lately, comes out to ringside to distract Compton. It works, as Harris takes advantage and hands Compton a loss. Hardcore doesn't stop there, as he delivers an Alabama Slam after.
OR: 73, CR: 61, MQ: 86
Road Agent Note: Chris Harris gained overness

Compton slowly recovers and demands a microphone, he insists Hardcore will pay for this soon enough, and he lays down a challenge for another night.
OR: 73

Ted DiBiase Jr. makes his in-ring debut and he has his work cut out for him against the ring veteran Val Venus. Ted promised he would make an impact, and he certainly got off to a good start as he managed to best Venus after a solid back-and-forth affair.
OR: 66, CR: 59, MQ: 73

REAL Wrestlers Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth also made their official in-ring debuts, taking on Lance Kade and Trevor Murdock in a tag team bout. The REAL Wrestlers showed their prowess in the form of holds and locks, trying to force a submission. The redneck team started to rally back, with a hot tag made to Lance Kade, but it was cut short. Gutwrench Powerbomb from Swagger to Kade, and The REAL Wrestlers were victorious.
OR: 75, CR: 69, MQ: 81

Colt Cabana came to the ring for an interview. He mentioned that at the last show, he was put to the limit by Harry Smith and he came out victorious. He said that in a few minutes, they would meet again and that he hopes "Classic" Colt Cabana can deliver just that, a classic, once more.
OR: 73
Road Agent Note: Colt Cabana gained overness

Cabana and Smith delivered another very solid match. Though not as good in-ring as their last meeting, the crowd seemed much hotter this time around and hence it got a better rating. This time, Harry Smith walked away with the win after a Davey Boy Smith-like Running Powerslam. They shook hands again to the appreciation of the crowd.
OR: 69, CR: 54, MQ: 84
Road Agent Note: Colt Cabana lost the overness he had just gained from the promo

It was now time for our MAIN EVENT!!! D'Lo and Elijah stepped inside the steel cage and used the steel to absolutely pulverize each other. I'm not sure if it was the cage factor or what, but the rating in terms of workrate was MUCH lower than their previous meeting, which is a shame. Anyway, D'Lo found himself in a position to escape the cage but Swagger and Nemeth rushed out and climbed the cage, pushing D'Lo from the top of the cage back in. Elijah Experience for good measure...and Burke climbs out to become the NEW FEW champion. The REAL Wrestlers celebrate to end the show.
OR: 74, CR: 73, MQ: 76
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title gained in image.

71% Overall Rating for the show...getting there.

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REALLY hope I get a TV deal...

Evil Vito

03-27-2009, 02:10 PM

I took a page out of WWE's playbook - as WGN America have offered me a 12-week tryout on a Late Evening slot on Wednesday nights. :cool: The fact that I rose to Cult status probably also helped.

Conveniently, the first show is July 1st. And my next Large event is the 4th of July, a Saturday. I'm gonna continue having my big events on the first Saturday of the month, so I'll only have one show to promote it but after that I should be good.

loopydate

03-27-2009, 11:17 PM

October recaps are finished on page 43, if anybody's interested. Will hopefully get a chance to do the first couple of shows of November sometime tomorrow night.

Evil Vito

03-28-2009, 12:28 PM

I like the recaps, Loopy. Pretty interesting to keep track of stats and whatnot, can eventually make for an MVP-like losing streak angle.

loopydate

03-29-2009, 06:29 PM

Yep. Like I'm not consciously jobbing people out or putting them over in streaks, but looking at the stats it's like - wow, Rhyno has been hot, and Chavo is slumping like mad!

loopydate

03-29-2009, 07:45 PM

NOVEMBER 3, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Less than two weeks away from the Survivor Series, tonight's main event will feature twenty RAW superstars who will be competing in traditional SS matches in an over-the-top-rope battle royal!

But first, it's a six-man tag match pitting the three members of La Resistance (Rene Dupree, Sylvan Grenier, and Rob Conway) against Theodore Long's stable of Mark Henry, Rodney Mack, and Chris Nowinski. Conway and Mack start the match. Conway starts off with a hip toss and an arm drag before tagging in Grenier. Grenier hits a slam and a piledriver for two. Tag to Dupree. Double back elbow, then Dupree hits a slam. Dupree goes to drop an elbow, but Mack dodges. Mack hits a spinning neckbreaker, then tags in Nowinski, who hits a clothesline. Spinebuster by Nowinski gets two. Neckbreaker, now a tag to Henry. Henry brawls with Dupree, then hits a clothesline. Dupree makes a tag to Conway, who hits a knee lift. Mack tags back in and lands some punches, but Conway reverses his hip toss. Mack staggers up, and right into Conway's Iron Fist for the three-count!

Backstage, Christian hypes himself up. He's been on the outside looking in for the last several months, always getting passed over for main events and title shots. But at Survivor Series, when his Peepulation goes toe-to-toe with the World Champion and his team, he's going to show the world why he needs to be at the front of everybody's mind. Because that's how he rolls.

A battle of the big men is up next as Rosey, the SuperHero In Training, takes on Boss Man. Rosey starts off brawling, landing a kick and a neckbreaker. More strikes, but Boss Man fires back with some of his own, then a powerslam for two. Rosey gets up and hits a powerslam of his own for two, then a spinebuster for two more. Boss Man fights out of a hammerlock with a headbutt, but then gets punched out of the ring. Rosey celebrates in the ring, but Boss Man lays him out with a chair from behind! The referee sees it and calls for the bell, DQing Boss Man. Boss Man gets set for another chair shot, but someone comes tearing down the aisle to Rosey's rescue. "BAH GAWD, KING! IS THAT... IS THAT NOVA?!?" Sure enough, it is, and the former ECW superhero grabs the chair from Boss Man and lays him out with it! Boss Man is a bloody mess, but Nova has saved Rosey from what would surely have been a terrible beating.

The Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton has a microphone. "With just two weeks to go until the Survivor Series, everyone is paying so much attention to the four main matches that everybody seems to be overlooking the main event. Because you see, everybody wants to see what happens when John Cena gets his hands on Sean O'Haire. Everybody wants to see if Christian and Matt Hardy can hang with the main-eventers. But nobody's thinking ahead. Well, I am. You see, that's what sets me apart. That's what makes me the greatest Intercontinental Champion in history. Foresight is my specialty, and when I look toward the main event, the grand finale of the Survivor Series and I see myself in it, I'm left with one thought. 'My God, I hope Shawn Michaels can survive.' Now, nothing against Christian or Matt Hardy or... whoever the hell else is on that team, but I want Shawn Michaels. I want him bad. I want to kill another legend, and I want to do it in the main event. Shawn, I don't want you to think I've forgotten about you over the last few weeks. No, Shawn, I will not rest for one instant until you've had a chance to count every light in the damned ceiling after my RKO lays you out!"

Val Venis starts off his match against Maven with punches and a slam, then a big backdrop. Flying shoulder tackle by Venis. Maven hits a jaw breaker, then an avalanche clothesline. Piledriver by Maven gets two. Val ducks a clothesline, then slams Maven for two. Val hits a DVD for two, but Maven gets back up and hits another jaw breaker, then punches. Val hits a knee lift, then prepares to whip Maven. As Maven rebounds off the ropes, he hits a chair that Rico is holding up at ringside! The ref doesn't see it, and Maven stumbles into a roll up for three! Rico climbs into the ring and appears to be trying to celebrate Val's win, but Venis slams him, then climbs the turnbuckles and lands the Money Shot! Why did Rico help him?

Chris Jericho is next on the Promo Parade. Two weeks ago, he decimated Booker T with a chair, and doctors are still unclear whether he's going to be able to compete at the Survivor Series. And that's a real shame. He knew that Booker was a coward for joining The Rock's team, knowing that he wouldn't have to face Jericho again, knowing he wouldn't get so lucky again, and so Jericho had to show him what happens to cowards. Booker, you'll be lucky if you can even make it to Survivor Series at all. This is not over by a long shot, but your career is going to be the next time you step into the ring with me.

Up next, two of the most underrated wrestlers on RAW go one-on-one as Lance Storm takes on the red-hot Mark Jindrak. Jindrak starts out pummeling Storm, but Storm uses his technical expertise to take Jindrak down. Strikes from Storm, then a suplex. Jindrak slams Storm, then clamps on a full nelson. He lands a powerbomb that amost gets three, but Storm mule kicks him away. Rana from Storm gets two. Jindrak ducks a clothesline that sends Storm into the corner and follows him in with Splash Mountain for another victory!

Cameras have caught up with Shawn Michaels as he prepares for the battle royal tonight. Shawn Michaels doesn't think Randy Orton has forgotten about him, and he's glad that he hasn't been forgotten either. And he, too, is hoping to see Orton in the main event. That Intercontinental Title is what launched HBK into the upper echelon of WWE talent. And if Randy Orton is the future, the future is very dark indeed. That belt belongs back around the waist of a true champion, one who wins with dignity. And Orton is welcome to try to land an RKO on him, but he should stand warned. When he hears the band tuning up, it's already too late.

In a preview of the Divas' Survivor Series match, Trish Stratus teams with three of her partners - Lita, Ivory, and Stacy Keibler - to take on Molly Holly, Gail Kim, Jazz, and Victoria. Basically, all of the SS participants except Nidia and Miss Jackie. Ivory starts the match with a headbutt on Molly, then a powerslam before tagging in Trish. Trish lands a punch that sends Molly into her corner, where she tags Jazz. Trish gets in some shots, then tags in Lita. Trish whips Lita into Jazz in the corner for a clothesline. Lita hits a back heel kick for two. Stacy tags in now and strikes Jazz, then hits a horribly sloppy running dropkick. Ivory tags in and lands a side suplex for two. Jazz reverses a hammerlock and tags in Victoria, who suplexes Ivory and lands a bulldog for two. Tag to Gail, and they hit a double suplex for two. Trish tags in, but eats a face jam. Trish fights back with punches, then shots in the corner. Stacy tags back in and lands a big clothesline, but Gail tags Victoria in. Double back elbow, then Victoria hits a DDT! The referee is trying to maintain order, when Miss Jackie enters the ring! She nails Stacy with a Tough Enough Slam, and Victoria covers her for the cheap victory.

The Rock is gonna make this one short and sweet. He's getting damned tired of Triple H cashing in rematch after rematch after rematch. He beat him at Unforgiven. He beat him again last week. And he'll continue to beat him until Triple H realizes that it's forever going to be his destiny to be a permanent resident of the Smack Down Hotel! If ya smell what The Rock is cookin'!

Main event time now as twenty superstars fill the ring for a battle royal! In a shocker, Randy Orton dumps Goldberg over the top rope for the first elimination! HBK hits a spinning heel kick to knock William Regal over the top rope. Chris Jericho then dropkicks Batista (a fellow Game Changer) out of the match. Scott Steiner eliminates his Survivor Series captain Christian next. Teams are breaking apart all over as Tommy Dreamer eliminates Spike Dudley! Test is next, after being forearmed over the top rope by The Rock. RVD is the next casualty, courtesy of HBK. Hurricane takes care of D-Von Dudley. Jericho hits a big kick on Matt Hardy Version 1.0 that eliminates him. Scott Steiner gets his second elimination, taking out Kane. Hurricane sneaks up behind him and takes him out as well. Orton sends Bubba Ray Dudley to the floor, then does the same to Rico. As he turns around to celebrate, HBK dropkicks him over the top rope to the floor! Meanwhile, Jericho dumps Hurricane to the floor. Dreamer is next out, eliminated by HBK, and we're down to four. Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Triple H! HBK is the 17th man out, dumped by The Rock. HHH tries to dump Rock out, but the champ holds on, then dumps Jericho out. And it's down to Rock and HHH. Who saw that coming? Rock hits a backbreaker, then a shoulder slam. He sets him up for a piledriver, but HHH backdrops him... to the floor! Triple H has won the battle royal!

Next week's RAW will be the brand's last stop before Survivor Series, and the bad blood is threatening to spill all over. In the main event, the four men with the most eliminations during tonight's battle royal will duke it out in tag team action. The Rock teams with Shawn Michaels to take on Randy Orton and Chris Jericho! Plus, the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line as the Dudley Boyz defend against Christian and William Regal. On pay-per-view, Team Extreme will take on the Game Changers, but Monday night, the captains go one-on-one as Rob Van Dam takes on Triple H! Plus, Goldberg versus Batista, Tommy Dreamer versus Scott Steiner, Hurricane versus Matt Hardy, Spike Dudley versus Test, and Boss Man looks to get back at a man making his WWE debut - Nova! Also, Stacy Keibler wants to get revenge on Miss Jackie, and will take her on on her own terms - a bikini contest! We'll be just six days away from Survivor Series, and RAW will definitely be one you don't want to miss!

loopydate

03-29-2009, 07:52 PM

WWE.com announced that WWE has signed several promising up-and-comers to developmental deals.

Aidan Nathans is a 21-year-old British heavyweight with a great look and the "it" factor, not to mention an affinity for high spots. He just needs polish to get more over.

Derrick King is a 25-year-old American lightweight who also enjoys high spots, but needs to work on developing charisma.

Generalin Intikami is another high-flying 21-year-old Brit who hopes to make an impact in the Cruiserweight division once he can get himself over in OVW.

Finally, Richard J. Criado is 27 years old and an American heavyweight. He's very well-rounded, but needs to develop overness.

Adding these four to the Ohio Valley Wrestling roster helps shore up WWE's future as the dominant sports-entertainment company in the world!

Evil Vito

03-29-2009, 11:55 PM

I'm really interested in seeing how Survivor Series plays out.

Since I now have a weekly TV show, I'm going to start using the in-game feud system. It's only a 6-segment show (for now) so at the moment I'm probably just going to do 2 (maybe a 3rd tag one, not sure yet) feuds at max. I still want to leave space on my shows to fit some other guys on the roster in.

Since Cliff Compton and Chris Harris had a great match at my last show, I think I will blow off the Compton/Bobcore "feud" I had going through my first three shows and turn it into a Compton/Harris feud on my first TV show, they have brighter futures in my company than Bobcore, anyway.

Also, although I still plan on using D'Lo regularly, I think I'll kick off my TV show with a #1 contender's battle royal, with the winner of that getting a title shot at the subsequent large event later that week...and whoever wins that will ultimately be the next program against Elijah Burke.

loopydate

03-30-2009, 06:34 PM

NOVEMBER 6, 2003 - SmackDown!

We open up with tag team action, pitting the fun-loving duo of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty against the... well... less-so duo of Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, representing the FBI. Rikishi starts off with a kick and strikes, but Stamboli ducks a punch and slams the Samoan behemoth, then manages to land a piledriver! Palumbo tags in and hits a neckbreaker, but Rikishi mule kicks away and tags in Scotty. Double clothesline by the dancers, then a rolling kick from Scotty gets two. Rikishi tags back in and hits a spinebuster for two. Palumbo slides out of a slam and tags in Stamboli, who again slams the big man. The FBI line Rikishi up and hit him with the Kiss Of Death for the victory.

Our Olympic Hero Kurt Angle comes out next to take on a man who has been struggling lately, Chris Kanyon. He starts off with a forearm, then a stiff lariat and a suplex and a dropkick. He lines up for another clothesline, but Kanyon ducks it and hits a running knee lift. Piledriver gets two. He goes for a splash, but Angle gets his knees up and follows it up with a bulldog for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Kanyon lands a headbutt, but misses a punch and gets snap suplexed. As he staggers back up, Angle snatches him up and takes him over with the Angle Slam!

Up next, four of the most exciting high-fliers in WWE go at it as Eddie Guerrero teams with Shannon Moore to take on Carlito and former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri. Eddie starts off with strikes, then a dropkick to Carlito's knee for two. Moore tags in, and they hit a double suplex for two. Moore hits a back suplex, but misses a clothesline, running into a flying elbow from Carlito. Tajiri tags in and hits a spin kick for two. Another rolling kick. He goes for another, but Moore blocks it and hits another hard back suplex and tags in Eddie. Eddie kicks Tajiri in the leg, and the Buzzsaw tags Carlito back in. Eddie lands a DDT, then heads to the top rope and hits the Frogsplash for the win!

No one has caused more of an impact over the last month than the Manbeast Rhyno. Tonight, the man who draws the unfortunate task of facing him in the ring is Billy Gunn. Rhyno leads off with a forearm to the face, then a big slam for two. Billy fights out of a waist lock, then hits a forearm in the corner. Billy pounds on him for a bit, then hits a neckbreaker. Rhyno fights out of a sleeper with a jaw breaker, then clamps on a full nelson, wearing Gunn down to the canvas. As he pulls himself up, he runs right into the GOOOOOOOORE!

Over the last couple of weeks, the WWE Tag Team Title division has boiled down to a battle between four top teams, and tonight, we have an eight-man tag match featuring them. It's the Backstage Bullies (Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly) teaming with the World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) to take on the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) and the Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance (A-Train and Matt Morgan). Danny starts off with a slam and a backdrop on Bradshaw. Tag to Morgan. Morgan goes to work on Bradshaw, who tags in Holly. More pounding from Morgan, who then tags Doug in for a double suplex. Doug hits a spear for two. A-Train tags in now, and lands strikes and a piledriver. Tag to Danny, who lands a lifting DDT for two. Holly trips Danny and tags in Benjamin, who hits a hard legsweep and a brainbuster for two. Haas tags in now, and WGTT hit a whipped clothesline on Danny in the corner for two. Haas lands a big lariat for two. Morgan fights out of an arm wringer, then lands a big punch before tagging A-Train in. Train hits a piledriver. Haas fights out of a submission and tags Shelton in for a double suplex. Shelton lands a spinebuster, then when Train gets to his feet, he eats a superkick and WGTT has picked up a big win over the champions!

Kurt Angle is backstage. He hopes that Brock Lesnar hasn't got himself too focused on the Rabid Wolverines and that pesky little Rhyno that's gunning for him. Because there's still some unfinished business he has to deal with, and that's our Olympic Hero. Kurt is still looking for a fair fight, and once the dust has settled after Survivor Series, he's going to be after what's rightfully his - the WWE Title. Oh, it's true. It's damn true.

Up next, it's the captain of the Chain Gang John Cena taking one of his Survivor Series opponents, Devil's Advocate Chavo Guerrero. Chavo starts off with a kick to the face, then another kick for two. Cena fights out of a headlock and slams Chavo twice for two. Lifting DDT gets two more. Big backdrop, but Cena blows a clothesline, and Chavo takes him down with another kick for two. Back heel kick gets two. Big time DDT. Cena gets up, and Chavo hits a knife edge chop that echoes. Once again Cene escapes a headlock and slams Chavo. Now a spear! Suddenly at ringside, Eddie Guerrero has appeared! Cena whips Chavo off, but Eddie holds up a chair. Chavo staggers forward, right into an FU! Cena gets the win, then Eddie goes to work on his nephew, taking out months of frustrations. Suddenly, Sean O'Haire - Cena's rival and Chavo's captain - hits the ring to engage Cena in a fistfight. The Devil's Advocates pick up a brief "moral" victory as they clear the ring.

O'Haire remains in the ring, because he faces a huge task next - Undertaker! UT slams O'Haire, then hits a forearm and a pair of flying shoulder tackles. He charges in for an avalanche, but O'Haire gets a boot up, then lands a neckbreaker. Piledriver gets two. O'Haire goes for a clothesline, but UT ducks it and bulldogs him for two. Powerbomb gets two more. O'Haire escapes a headlock with a headbutt. Hammerlock attempt is broken up by UT's elbow. Big slam sets up the Last Ride! However, before he can move in for the pin, Big Show slides into the ring! He levels UT with a big punch, and the referee calls for the bell. And now it's two-on-one on Undertaker, but here comes Cena! John Cena has a chair, and now gets a measure of revenge on O'Haire, driving him from the ring and saving his SS partner from a worse beating.

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next in a match that was supposed to happen weeks ago, but... well... Anyway, Billy Kidman starts off by hitting Rey Mysterio with a massive spinning kick. Then another spinning kick, a flying elbow, and a DDT. Rey stops his momentum by getting a boot to the face, then a dropkick to the knee. Bulldog out of the corner gets two. Kidman reverses a hip toss, then a Kidman Bomb for two. Rey turns a sleeper into a jaw breaker, then lands a high dropkick. Kidman gets a boot up to block an avalanche, then a DDT. Paul Heyman has climbed onto the apron! Rey turns around to face him, but Kidman jumps him from behind! Rey is down, and Kidman makes sure he's out with a Shooting Star Press to retain the gold. Heyman enters the ring and shakes his client's hand, standing over the fallen Mysterio. (Note: This match got a 98% Match Quality rating, so you can bet this won't be the last time they face off).

Edge manages to start off his non-title match against the United States Champion Big Show with an improbable slam, following it up with a bulldog for two. Show lands elbows and punches, then a slam for two. Now a powerslam, but then Edge fights back with a bulldog for two. Lariat for two. Another remarkable slam. And another! He goes for a splash, but Show gets his knees up, then an elbow, a side suplex, and the Show Stopper, and the big man wins! After the match, a familiar bell tolls, then the roar of a motorcycle can only mean one thing! Undertaker races into the ring to confront his old rival. Show is still feeling the effects of Edge's surprising power and eventually falls victim to a Last Ride! The American Bad Ass stands tall!

Tonight's main event features another non-title match as WWE Champion Brock Lesnar faces off against the captain of his Survivor Series opponents, Chris Benoit. Lesnar starts the match with a slam, but Benoit fights out of a hammerlock with an elbow, then a big forearm. Benoit nails a butterfly suplex. Lesnar kicks him in the midsection, then lands a spinning neckbreaker, then a huge backbreaker for two. Lesnar lands his infamous powerbomb for two more. He misses a big legdrop, and Benoit capitalizes with a huge suplex for two. Benoit misses a legdrop of his own, and stumbles into an F5! And the champ picks up a big win as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Next week, we will be just three days away from Survivor Series, and we will see seven huge preview matches, capped off by a much-anticipated one-on-one match. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will face off against Rhyno, but Paul Heyman has assured us that the title will not be on the line. In what should be a very exciting match, Chris Benoit will face off against the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. Old rivalries will once again explode on SmackDown! as John Cena will face Sean O'Haire and Eddie Guerrero will take on his nephew Chavo! United States Champion Big Show faces a little man who will prove to be a big task - Rey Mysterio! Plus, the Backstage Bullies once again tangle with the hated Dangerous Alliance and six-man tag action pitting the three members of the Full-Blooded Italians against Kurt Angle, Undertaker, and Edge!

Evil Vito

04-01-2009, 09:37 PM

And here is the first ever edition of FEW Wednesday Night Shockwave! I'll be writing my results out like Loopy...and I won't include overall ratings or anything except for PPVs/large events.

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Jonathan Coachman welcomes us to the first ever edition of FEW Shockwave and he says we will kick the show off with a bang. Tonight, we will determine a NEW number one contender to the FEW Championship with a 20-man over the top rope battle royal! Oh and by the way, that match begins - RIGHT NOW! The camera pans to reveal the ring already filled with superstars, the bell rings, and the match is on!

The action is heavy, with 40 arms flailing as everybody thrusts haymakers at one another. Surprisingly, popular superstar Colt Cabana is the first man eliminated, getting dumped by Lance Kade. Kade's partner Trevor Murdock also does well for himself, eliminating Balls Mahoney. Sho Funaki is completely overmatched by the big Gene Snisky, getting thrown over the top to the floor. Shannon Moore bundles out Harry Smith, Colt Cabana's friendly rival. Kade and Murdock rack up even more eliminations, getting rid of James Maritato and Paul London, respectively. Val Venus attempts to capitalize on Murdock after eliminating London, but is back body dropped out for his troubles. Chuck Palumbo overpowers Super Crazy and eliminates him. King Nelson, the largest man in the match, takes out Kenny Doane. Snisky gets another elimination, taking out Ron Spears.

The field is now down to half. Snisky is on fire, clobbering Colin Olson with a big clothesline over the top. Murdock decides he'd rather not be tied with Snisky for the most eliminations, so he chucks out Shannon Moore. King Nelson shows his power by getting rid of Bam LaRouche. Armando Castro dropkicks Gene Snisky out in a bit of a surprise elimination. Teamwork becomes futile at this point as Lance Kade throws out his partner, Trevor Murdock. Maybe he shouldn't have done that, as Thorn capitalizes and takes Kade out. Chuck Palumbo rids us of Armando Castro, then tries his hand at taking out King Nelson in an effort that backfires and sees himself go out. Down to the final two, Thorn and King Nelson. Nelson wears down Thorn and seemingly has it in the bag, taunting to the crowd. Thorn reels on the ropes, Nelson charges, Thorn ducks, Nelson goes tumbling over the top. Thorn wins! The vampire warrior is the number one contender to the FEW title!

Cliff Compton is backstage. He laid down a challenge to "Hardcore" Bob Howard. Howard is a fool for costing Cliff his match against Chris Harris at the last show...so he needs to take him to school once and for all. He's going to beat him at his own game, a hardcore match. Cliff says he is headed to the ring now, and if he's stuck in the '50s, he plans on knocking Howard back to the '20s. OHHH!!!!

Cliff Compton went to the ring and decided to be egotistical, calling for Bob Howard and beginning to count to 10. However, before he could get very far in that count, Bob ran out and the match was on. Chairs, trash cans, and cookie sheets all found use in the match. Compton took quite a beating, but he was able to silence the doubters by delivering a Cliffhanger to a bleeding Bob Howard onto the steel steps for the victory. After the bout, Chris Harris ran out and delievered a Catonic to Compton, to roars of approval from the crowd. Harris wants to prove that he can beat Cliff fair and square.

The REAL Wrestlers entered and laid into D-Lo Brown, who is exercising his re-match clause for the FEW Title tonight. They gloated about their athletic superiority, and how Burke would retain. In fact, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth will be barred from ringside, and Burke will not be allowed to get DQ'ed with weapons. It doesn't matter, because the Elijah Experience will still reign supreme.

D-Lo and Burke put together a much better offering than their cage match from the previous show. Their styles meshed very well and made for many near-falls and close encounters. Burke showed the heart of a champion, kicking out of the 'Lo Down...only for D'Lo to kick out of the Elijah Experience. After a long, competitive match...without his partners or weapons to save him, Burke finds another way to cheat by rolling up D-Lo and grabbing hold of the tights.

Burke grabs his belt and heads up the ramp as D-Lo remains in the ring, looking dejected. Swagger and Nemeth lift the cheating Burke onto their shoulders like a conquering hero as they back their way up the ramp. They bump into Thorn, who had come out to meet the man he will face for the title. Thorn points at the belt and motions that soon enough, it will be his.

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Have a large show coming up...debating whether or not to do a preliminary Burke/Thorn match on it. Either way, they will be my next FEW title program for the long run and after this large show, I will be going with Pay-Per-Views from this point forth.

loopydate

04-02-2009, 09:18 AM

NOVEMBER 10, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Just six days away from the 2003 Survivor Series, the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line, team captains will do battle, two Divas will flaunt what they've got in a bikini contest, and our main event will pit the four top performers in last week's battle royal in a tag-team war!

Last week, Boss Man was pummeling the SuperHero In Training, when Rosey got a surprise assist from none other than the debuting Nova! Tonight, Nova has his first WWE match against Boss Man.

Nova leads off with a kick, a suplex, then a springboard dropkick for two. Flying axe handle off the top for two more. He tries a clothesline, but Boss Man ducks it and hits one of his own, followed by a bulldog. He sets up a suplex, but Nova blocks it and hits a rana. Nova then lands the Kryptonite Krunch to win his debut!

Up next, Spike Dudley faces the unenviable task of going up against Test. Test starts off hot with punches, a neckbreaker, and a slam. Spike fights him off with a mule kick, then strikes and a bulldog for two. He foolishly tries a piledriver, and the much larger man backdrops out of it. Test hits a powerslam for two. Then a big clothesline for two more. He drops down for a backdrop, but Spike kicks him in the face, then hits some more strikes. He attempts another piledriver, and again gets backdropped. More strikes from Test before finishing him with the Big Boot.

Test's tag team partner Scott Steiner hopes to continue their momentum as he takes on the ECW Original, the Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer starts with punches, but gets mule kicked away. Steiner now punches back and hits a spinebuster for two. He goes for a slam, but Tommy fights out of it. Slam and piledriver get two. Spear gets two. Steiner hits a kick to the midsection and a piledriver of his own for two. Tommy fights out of a sleeper with a jawbreaker, then lands the Dreamer DDT for the win! Tommy celebrates the victory, but Steiner jumps him and lands the Steiner Spiral.

Val Venis is walking backstage when he's cut off by Rico. Rico tells him that last week, he had an epiphany. He's admired Val's... cinematic prowess for years. He's one of his favorites. He loves to watch him in action. And since we're both better known for what we do than who we are, maybe we should... you know... team up. Val looks at Rico for a long moment, then laughs and walks away, leaving Rico crushed.

Up next is the next step in the budding Hurricane/Matt Hardy feud, as the two go one-on-one in a preview of their Survivor Series match. Hurricane hits a flying axe handle from the second rope, then a super kick for two. He goes for another kick, but Matt blocks it and hits a pair of dropkicks for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Hard back suplex. Hurricane fights out of a headlock and lands a face crusher for two. Dropkick to the knee, then a big spinning kick to the jaw. Matt fights out of a slam and lands a neckbreaker and a back heel kick from the second rope. When Hurricane gets to his feet, Matt grabs him and nails the Twist Of Fate for the win.

In six days, Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie will be on opposing Survivor Series teams, but tonight Stacy looks to go one-up on the woman who attacked her last week on RAW by beating Jackie in a bikini contest! Stacy is out first, and the crowd loves her. Her bikini definitely accentuates her... ahem notable lower-body assets. Miss Jackie is next, and her very very skimpy bikini is a hit with the crowd, but it's clear from the crowd reaction who the winner is. Stacy is declared the winner, and Jackie looks on with disgust.

Up next, it's a battle of the big men as Goldberg takes on Batista. Batista kicks, strikes, slams, and punches Goldberg. Goldberg blocks a kick, then lands punches of his own and a clothesline for two. Batista reverses a hip toss, then lands a bulldog for two. DDT for two. He sets up for the Batista Bomb, but Goldberg backdrops out of it. Kick from Goldberg, but Batista fights out of a headlock and lands a punch. He whips Goldberg off the ropes, but he runs into a chair that Kane has swung up from ringside. Where did he come from?!? Goldberg staggers forward, right into the Batista Bomb! Batista wins! Goldberg is quickly to his feet, and right on top of Kane, nailing him with a Jackhammer, leveling his old rival.

Goldberg grabs the microphone and tells Kane that he had better hope that one of them gets eliminated at Survivor Series, because if they both make it to the main event, Kane is going to need to be stretchered out because he's next!

The Dudley Boyz have proven over the last couple of months that they are indeed fighting champions, defending the World Tag Team Titles tonight against William Regal and his latest attempt at finding a tag partner, Christian. D-Von starts off by striking Regal, then slamming him for two. Tag to Bubba, and they hit a double back elbow for two more. Bubba hits a spinning neckbreaker, but misses legdrop. Regal lands a reverse DDT for two, then tags in Christian. Christian lands a suplex for a long two, then a dropkick. He misses a legdrop, and eats a running knee lift from Bubba. D-Von tags back in and goes to work on Christian. Regal tags in, but gets slammed. D-Von sends Regal off the ropes, and Bubba sneaks into the ring... 3D! And the champs retain again!

This Sunday night, Rob Van Dam will captain Team Extreme against Triple H's Game Changers. Tonight, they will go one-on-one to try to establish momentum. HHH starts with a right hand, then more strikes, and a pair of slams. RVD kicks HHH in the midsection, then lands a DDT, and a spinning armdrag for two. He attempts an avalanche, but HHH gets a boot up, then lands a bulldog for two. DDT for two. RVD slides out of a slam and lands a dropkick. RVD misses a legdrop, and HHH capitalizes with a neckbreaker and the Pedigree for the win. After the match, RVD pushes the referee aside, slams HHH, and nails him with the Five-Star Frogsplash for a measure of revenge.

Our main event of the evening pits the four men with the most eliminations in last week's battle royal against each other as the World Champion The Rock teams with Shawn Michaels to take on Chris Jericho and the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton. Conveniently enough, these men will be on opposing teams this Sunday at the Survivor Series! Rock goes to work on Jericho with a right hand and a big backdrop for a quick two. Tag to HBK, then a double suplex for two. HBK hits a dropkick to the knee, but Y2J fights out of a piledriver attempt. High-flying from Jericho gets two, then a tag to Orton. RKO hits his longtime rival with a spear for two, then a slam. Shockingly, he applies a rest hold, but HBK turns it into a jawbreaker. Dropkick to Orton, then a tag to Rock. Rock smacks Orton down a bit, and RKO tags in Jericho. Rock slams him down. The ref is still distracted by Orton, and doesn't see... MY GOD, KING! IT'S BOOKER T! HE'S BACK! Jericho notices the man he laid out several weeks ago just a little too late, as Booker T hits the Book End to lay him out! The Rock goes for the cover as the ref turns back around. He counts to three, and Rock and HBK pick up the win! Book sets up for another Book End, but Triple H hits the ring to chase Booker, HBK, and his longtime rival The Rock out as RAW goes off the air.

Less than a week from now, it's going to be the People's Team (Rock, Michaels, Booker, Goldberg, and Hurricane) against the Peepulation (Christian, Hardy, Steiner, Test, and Regal). Team Extreme (RVD, Dreamer, and the Dudleyz) against the Game Changers (Evolution, Kane, and Jericho). Plus, the survivors of those matches will go on to the big interbrand main event! You don't want to miss Survivor Series this Sunday night, only on pay-per-view!

Mooияakeя™

04-02-2009, 03:23 PM

Always wanted to have a crack at TNM years and years ago. Downloading TEW2008 demo now to see what it like.

loopydate

04-04-2009, 08:21 PM

NOVEMBER 13, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last WWE show before Survivor Series is chock-full of pay-per-view previews, including Rhyno finally getting his hands on Brock Lesnar... but the title won't be on the line.

The night kicks off with the renewal of a tag-team rivalry that has lasted ever since the night the Dangerous Alliance declared war on the SmackDown roster. Tonight, DA members A-Train and Matt Morgan take on the Backstage Bullies - Hardcore Holly and Bradshaw. Bradshaw and A-Train start, and Bradshaw slams him down, then hits a powerslam for two. Tag to Holly, and the Bullies hit a corner clothesline. Neckbreaker for two. Holly brawls until A-Train turns it around with a punch and a tornado punch, and he tags in Morgan. Morgan slams Holly, then lands a bulldog. Morgan misses a legdrop, and Bradshaw tags in. Powerslam and a DDT on Morgan get two. Bradshaw begins striking, but Morgan fires off a punch and a piledriver to set up a chokeslam for the win! After the match, the Bullies fight off the Alliance, and the teams exchange words.

Undertaker is in the ring as we come back from break, and he's there to remind Big Show that he's coming for him and that he will rest in peace.

His teammates are out next, as he, Edge, and Kurt Angle prepare to take on three of their Survivor Series opponents - the FBI, consisting of Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli. Edge and Nunzio start. Nunzio leads off with a back suplex and a flying elbow before tagging in Stamboli. The Bull hits a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two. Palumbo tags in now, and the FBI hit a double backdrop. Palumbo powerslams Edge. Edge lands a kick to the midsection and a slam and manages to hot-tag Angle. Angle hits a butterfly suplex and a lariat for two. Another butterfly suplex, and Undertaker tags in. Big right hand and backdrop. Palumbo tags Nunzio back in, and Nunzio manages to miraculously take advantage. Edge tags back in and slams Nunzio, then hits a piledriver before finishing him off with the Edgecutioner.

Kurt Angle is next to get on the stick, saying that after Survivor Series, after he's survived the Devil's Advocates and the main event, he's renewing his hunt for the WWE Title. And Brock, that belt is going to be mine again. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman is up next against the captain of the Rabid Wolverines, Chris Benoit. Benoit starts off with a suplex, but Kidman reverses a hip toss. Kidman hits a standing kick, then a top-rope DDT for two. He charges into the corner, but eats a boot, then a hotshot. Benoit hits a t-bone suplex for two. Benoit hits a neckbreaker out of the corner for two. Kidman fights out of a hammerlock and lands a spinning bulldog for two. Benoit ducks under a clothesline, then hooks the arm to clamp on the Crippler Crossface! Kidman taps!

Now it's the United States Champion's turn for a non-title match as he takes on Rey Mysterio. Show starts off by striking his diminuitive opponent, then hitting punches and a clothesline. Rey fights out of a hammerlock and lands an axehandle and a kick for two. He tries another kick, but Show catches him and slams him for two. Another slam gets two. Rey hits a big spin kick, but Show fights back with a powerslam and the Show Stopper for the win.

Eddie Guerrero and his nephew Chavo have been at each other's throats since they were children, and the rivalry is just about at a boiling point. They'll be on opposing teams at Survivor Series, but tonight's it's one-on-one. Eddie starts off with a rolling kick and a rana for two. He misses a clothesline and eats a dropkick. Big kick to the face for two. Chavo hits a Whippersnapper for two. Hard back suplex, but then Chavo misses an elbow. Eddie's back up and lands a superkick for two. Face crusher gets two more. Another dropkick, then a kick to the leg. Chavo turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker. Now a flying neckbreaker and another Whippersnapper out of the corner. Chavo again forces Eddie into the corner and lands his Tornado DDT for the win!

After the match, Chavo gets on the microphone. "Eddie, I've always been better than you, and I proved it tonight. At Survivor Series, I'm going to make sure that I personally eliminate you from the match. And then once that's done, I'm going to make sure that I personally eliminate you from this business!"

The long-running feud between John Cena and Sean O'Haire has elevated these two into the upper tier of the SmackDown! roster. They'll captain rival teams in three days, and tonight the next chapter of their one-on-one feud unfolds. O'Haire starts off with a pair of slams for two. Cena fights out of a headlock and lands a punch and a neckbreaker for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Cena hits a flying shoulder tackle, but misses a legdrop. Bulldog by O'Haire gets two. Lariat gets two more. Spinning neckbreaker and punches, but O'Haire now misses the leg and gets slammed. Anothe rshoulder slam sets up the F-U! Cena wins!

Cena grabs the microphone and cuts a freestyle about how O'Haire has taken every cheap shot at Cena, but he keeps surviving. And Sunday night, he's going to survive anything the Devil's Advocates can throw at him.

Last month, Paul Heyman offered Rhyno a spot in the Dangerous Alliance. Rhyno turned him down and was assaulted for his troubles. Heyman has since told him that he'll never receive a title shot at any of the Alliance's belts, but that didn't stop GM Stephanie McMahon from making this non-title match between Rhyno and the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Lesnar starts off with a spinning neckbreaker and a slam for two. Rhyno reverses a hiptoss, then hits a forearm and a neckbreaker for two. Spear for two. Flying shoulder tackle. Brock fights back with a puncha nd a piledriver for two. Spinebuster for two more. Lesnar hits a running kneelift and a forearm to the face. Rhyno fights out of a slam, then hits one of his own and another spear. Heyman is up on the apron! Rhyno turns to confront him, but dodges just as Lesnar attempts to attack and Lesnar wipes out Heyman! Lesnar can't believe he just took out his own manager. He turns around... right into the GOOOOOOOOORE! Rhyno has pinned the WWE Champion! Heyman hits the ring, but Rhyno chases off both of his attackers and stands victorious as SmackDown! goes off the air!

Now that the Manbeast has gained a measure of revenge against the Dangerous Alliance, what does this mean for Survivor Series? We know that Rhyno and the champ will be in the same ring at Survivor Series as Lesnar teams with the Dangerous Alliance (Lesnar, Show, Kidman, A-Train, and Morgan) to take on the Rabid Wolverines (Rhyno, Benoit, Mysterio, Bradshaw, and Holly). Also, John Cena's Chain Gang (Cena, Angle, Undertaker, Edge, and Eddie Guerrero) will take on the Devil's Advocates (O'Haire, the FBI, and Chavo Guerrero). Who will survive?

loopydate

04-04-2009, 08:23 PM

At a house show the night after SmackDown, Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton suffered a neck injury! Doctors say he'll be out for eight months! Triple H has announced that he's found a replacement for Orton on the Game Changers, but we won't find out until the Survivor Series.

Evil Vito

04-05-2009, 09:37 AM

lol God...EWR ALWAYS screws me like that before a PPV. It's like they know the card I plan on running. :o

loopydate

04-05-2009, 03:17 PM

November 16, 2003 - Survivor Series

Tonight, every active member of the WWE roster will be competing in ten-man (or woman) elimination matches, with the exception of our Sunday Night Heat featured bout, a 20-man over-the-top rope battle royal!

20-Man Battle Royal

Billy takes a vertical suplex. Billy Gunn got bundled out by Nowinski. (Elimination # 1) Storm takes a kick to the chest, and staggers back...like a drunk at 2am...hell, like ME at 2am in the morning. Lance Storm was eliminated by Conway. (Elimination # 2) Val Venis hits some punches. Rodney Mack got eliminated by Venis. (Elimination # 3) Chris Kanyon takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Chris Kanyon got thrown over the top rope by Nowinski. (Elimination # 4) Weak headbutt on Danny by Dupree. Dupree slams Danny Basham down. Conway takes a kick. Rob Conway was eliminated by Grenier. (Elimination # 5) Maven snap suplexes Venis. Val Venis got thrown over the top rope by Maven. (Elimination # 6) Big clothesline on Haas. Shelton tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Doug Basham takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Nowinski tried to eliminate Doug Basham, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Charlie Haas strikes Rikishi. Rikishi was eliminated by Haas. (Elimination # 7) Big clothesline from Henry. Henry went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Rene Dupree hits a right hand on Rosey. Rene Dupree scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Boss Man takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Big kick from Nowinski. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Nova tried to eliminate Shelton Benjamin, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Nova scores with a back heel kick on Stevie. Stevie Richards was eliminated by Nova. (Elimination # 8) Doug Basham with a spinning neckbreaker on Danny. Basham threw Danny Basham over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 9) Nova hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. DDT from the top rope by Nova....holy crap, that was sweet. Nowinski slams Mark Henry down. Mark Henry got thrown over the top rope by Nowinski. (Elimination # 10) Dupree strikes away at Rosey. Rosey got bundled out by Dupree. (Elimination # 11) Weak headbutt on Basham by Dupree. Doug Basham got eliminated by Dupree. (Elimination # 12) Nowinski strikes away at Boss Man. Boss Man got eliminated by Nowinski. (Elimination # 13) Shelton Benjamin hits a bulldog off the ropes. Shelton went for the elimination, but Chris Nowinski held onto the ropes. Sylvan Grenier strikes Charlie Haas. Grenier tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Shelton hits a right hand. Rene Dupree got thrown over the top rope by Shelton. (Elimination # 14) Chris Nowinski strikes Charlie Haas. Nowinski tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Armbar takedown from Charlie Haas, boring me senseless. Haas went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Nova receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Nova got thrown over the top rope by Grenier. (Elimination # 15) Chris Nowinski uses a neckbreaker on Shelton. Shelton Benjamin takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Terrible brawling from Sylvan Grenier. Grenier DDTs Chris Nowinski. Charlie Haas snap suplexes Maven. Maven got bundled out by Haas. (Elimination # 16) Weak bodyslam on Nowinski by Grenier. Grenier strikes away at Chris Nowinski. Haas hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Sylvan Grenier got thrown over the top rope by Haas. (Elimination # 17) Charlie Haas hits a delayed suplex on Shelton. Haas went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Big backdrop on Nowinski, executed well. Chris Nowinski got bundled out by Shelton. (Elimination # 18) Back suplex on Haas. Flying shoulder tackle by Shelton sends Haas to the mat. Charlie Haas is in trouble. Super Kick! Charlie Haas got thrown over the top rope by Shelton.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 66%
Match Quality: 65%

The WWE Cruiserweight division is on display as the pay-per-view kicks off as nine SmackDown! cruiserweights and one from RAW compete in our first elimination contest.

Survivor Series Match - Jamie Noble, Paul London, Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, and Ultimo Dragon vs. Akio, Carlito, Rico, Sakoda, and Tajiri

First Fall : Jamie Noble scores with a back heel kick on Sakoda. Flying elbow from Jamie Noble. 1 - 2 - kick out. Noble walks into a trip. Sakoda brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Noble!! That was incredibly brutal, i LOVE that move. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Jamie Noble elbows Sakoda in the face to break a hammerlock. Noble crushes Sakoda with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - 3. Jamie Noble pinned Sakoda. Second Fall : Flying elbow from Scotty 2 Hotty. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Tajiri is down. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tajiri counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Brutal suplex on Scotty. Scotty 2 Hotty is in trouble. Kick Of Death! 1....2....3. Third Fall : Flying elbow from Shannon Moore. Weird kick by Shannon on Carlito. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Carlito ducks a clothesline attempt. Flying knee to the face from Carlito. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Shannon Moore gets knocked to the ground by Carlito. Shannon Moore gets locked in the Inverted Figure Four! Submission victory! Fourth Fall : Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - kick out. Rico kicks Jamie Noble in the gut to reverse the momentum. DDT from the top rope by Rico....holy crap, that was sweet. Rico moves in for the kill. Spinning Leg Lariat!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fifth Fall : Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. Spinning kicky move by Akio on London. 1 - 2 - kick out. Paul London ducks a clothesline attempt. Back heel kick off the second rope, Akio goes down. Akio gets knocked to the ground by London, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3. Sixth Fall : Ultimo Dragon scores with a back heel kick on Carlito. DDT by Ultimo Dragon. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Carlito counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Carlito face jams Ultimo Dragon. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Ultimo Dragon reverses a hip toss. Weird kick by Ultimo on Carlito. 1 - 2 - 3. Ultimo Dragon pinned Carlito. Seventh Fall : Kick from Rico...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. 1 - 2 - kick out. London counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Cool looking suplex on Rico. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rico counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Super frankenthingy on London, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - 3. Rico defeats London. Eighth Fall : Rico uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super kick by Rico. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Ultimo Dragon, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Back heel kick off the second rope, Rico goes down. Ultimo Dragon moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Asai DDT. 1....2...3, it's finished. Final Fall : Ultimo Dragon hits a rolling kick on Tajiri. Ultimo crushes Tajiri with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. DDT from the top rope by Ultimo Dragon....holy crap, that was sweet. Tajiri elbows Ultimo Dragon in the face to break a hammerlock. DDT by Tajiri. Tajiri moves in for the kill. Spinning Kick! 1....2....3.

Sole Survivor: Tajiri
Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 82%

The WWE Divas are out next for the second Survivor Series exhibition before the actual Series matches begin. WWE Champion Trish Stratus brought Nidia over from SmackDown to help her team against the top five challengers from RAW.

Survivor Series Match - Ivory, Lita, Nidia, Stacy Keibler, and Trish Stratus vs. Gail Kim, Jazz, Miss Jackie, Molly Holly, and Victoria

First Fall : Stacy receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Jazz uses a neckbreaker on Stacy. 1 - 2 - kick out. Stacy counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Stacy Keibler scores with a awesomely-bad looking standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Stacy Keibler misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Jazz hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - 3. Jazz pinned Stacy. Second Fall : Molly hits a quick kick on Nidia. Molly hits a dropkick on Nidia. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Nidia backdrops Molly Holly out of a piledriver attempt. Nidia with a kick to the head. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Molly Holly elbows Nidia in the face to break a hammerlock. Back heel kick from Molly on Nidia. 1 - 2 - 3. Molly defeats Nidia. Third Fall : Throat thrust from Jackie. Hah, even i could do that. Messed up bodyslam by Jackie. 1 - 2 - kick out. Lita fights out of a grapple. Flying knee to the face from Lita. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Lita climbs to the top turnbuckle as Miss Jackie is stunned. Litacarana! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Molly Holly arm drags Ivory over. SMELL THE RATINGS. Flying elbow off the top rope by Molly Holly. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Ivory kicks Molly Holly in the gut to reverse the momentum. Face-first suplex from Ivory, but not done well. Molly Holly can barely stand. Here it comes - Samoan Driver. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Weak slam from Ivory. Ivory hits a headlocky thing off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kim blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Flying knee to the face from Gail Kim. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Ivory is in trouble. Standing Rana!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Sixth Fall : Trish Stratus strikes Jazz. Trish Stratus strikes Jazz. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Jazz reverses a Trish Stratus hammerlock. Jazz turns Trish inside-out with a clothesline. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Trish counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Trish Stratus DDTs Jazz. 1 - 2 - 3. Trish Stratus pinned Jazz. Seventh Fall : Lita hits an arm drag on Kim. Lita hits a high kick on Gail Kim. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Gail Kim elbows Lita in the face to break a hammerlock. Flying knee to the face from Gail Kim. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Gail Kim climbs to the top turnbuckle as Lita is stunned. Diving Rana!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Eighth Fall : Trish Stratus uses a neckbreaker on Kim. Trish Stratus hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Sloppy tornado punch from Trish Stratus...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Gail Kim reverses a hip toss. Kim hits a dropkick on Trish Stratus. Trish Stratus can barely stand. Standing Rana! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Gail Kim and Victoria
Overall Rating: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 51%

loopydate

04-05-2009, 03:18 PM

Up next is the first match in the actual Survivor Series as Rob Van Dam's Team Extreme takes on Triple H's Game Changers! The survivors of this match will advance to the main event. As the participants are being introduced, it is announced that Randy Orton's replacement in the match will be the Reflection of Perfection, Mark Jindrak!

Survivor Series Match - Team Extreme (Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam [captain], Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer) vs. Game Changers (Batista, Chris Jericho, Kane, Mark Jindrak, and Triple H [captain]

First Fall : Mark Jindrak hits some punches. Flying shoulder tackle by Jindrak sends D-Von to the mat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. D-Von Dudley pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. D-Von DDTs Mark Jindrak. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jindrak kicks D-Von Dudley in the gut to reverse the momentum. D-Von walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - 3. Mark Jindrak pinned D-Von. Second Fall : Spike slams Batista down. Spike Dudley hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - kick out. Spike Dudley misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Batista DDTs Spike Dudley. Spike Dudley is in trouble. Here it comes - Batista Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. Third Fall : Jindrak slams Bubba Ray Dudley down. Bubba walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - kick out. Bubba blocks a punch. Death valley driver by Bubba Ray Dudley, Mark Jindrak got planted hard...that was cool. Bubba Ray Dudley moves in for the kill. Bubba Cutter!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fourth Fall : Jericho hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. DDT by Chris Jericho. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Bubba kicks Chris Jericho in the gut to reverse the momentum. Lifting DDT by Bubba Ray Dudley. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Jericho reverses a Bubba Ray Dudley hammerlock. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - 3. Chris Jericho pins Bubba. Fifth Fall : RVD takes a vertical suplex. Batista hits a stump piledriver on Rob Van Dam, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. RVD counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Running knee to the face on Batista, RVD is God for doing such a stupidly dangerous move!!! Rob Van Dam has Batista down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Five Star Frog Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3! Sixth Fall : Dropkick connects...Dreamer goes down like a skanky hooker. Dreamer takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. 1 - 2 - kick out. Dreamer backdrops Chris Jericho out of a piledriver attempt. Spear! Jericho is down. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Jericho reverses a hip toss. Super frankensteiner on Dreamer, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - 3. Chris Jericho pinned Dreamer. Seventh Fall : Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on HHH. Flying move by Rob Van Dam...no idea what the name of that move is, so let's call it a Lighting Smash Of Impending Danger. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Flying kick move off the second rope, HHH goes flying. Triple H reverses a hip toss. HHH slams Rob Van Dam down. Rob Van Dam is in trouble. Pedigree! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Chris Jericho, Kane, and Triple H
Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 71%

The other RAW Survivor Series match is up next as the WWE Champion The Rock captains The People's Team against Christian's Peepulation!

Survivor Series Match - The People's Team (Booker T, Goldberg, Hurricane, Shawn Michaels, and The Rock [captain] vs. The Peepulation (Christian [captain], Matt Hardy Version 1.0, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal)

First Fall : Goldberg hits a weak elbow on Scott Steiner. Big clothesline from Goldberg. 1 - 2 - kick out. Poppa Pump blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Sloppy tornado punch from Scott Steiner...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Goldberg can barely stand. Here it comes - Steiner Spiral. 1....2...3, it's finished. Second Fall : Scott Steiner hits a right hand on Booker T. Poppa Pump hits a stump piledriver on Booker T, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. Booker T powers out of a Scott Steiner headlock. Booker T scores with a standing spinebuster. Booker T moves in for the kill. Book End! 1....2....3. Third Fall : Test strikes away at Hurricane. Test uses a neckbreaker on Hurricane. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Test only gets knees on a splash. Springboard dropkick from Hurricane...that looked pretty cool. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Test counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Test hits a stump piledriver on Hurricane, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Test pinned Hurricane. Fourth Fall : Rude Awakening on William Regal by Booker. Massive backbreaker, Regal got planted. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Regal counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Powerbomb nearly crushes the spine of Booker. Booker T can barely stand. Here it comes - Power Of The Punch. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Kick from Shawn Michaels...to the leg! Oh the humanity! HBK hits a dropkick on William Regal. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. William Regal fights out of a grapple. Belly to belly off the top rope, HBK got folded up like...uh...eh, pick your own damn metaphors. 1 - 2 - 2.999 HBK blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Kick ass spinning arm pulling move out of the corner by HBK. 1 - 2 - 3. Shawn Michaels pinned Regal. Sixth Fall : Weak bodyslam on HBK by Test. Test hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Shawn Michaels, Test is out. Shawn Michaels moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished. Seventh Fall : Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super frankenthingy on HBK, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Shawn Michaels powers out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 headlock. Springboard dropkick from Shawn Michaels...cool. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 can barely stand. Sweet Chin Music!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Eighth Fall : Flying elbow from Shawn Michaels. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Christian is down. Kick to the teeth from Shawn Michaels, who looks really pissed off. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. HBK walks into a trip. Christian misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Shawn Michaels can barely stand. Unprettier!!! That shook the ring. Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Christian uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Shawn Michaels ducks a Christian clothesline. Christian is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Survivors: Shawn Michaels and The Rock
Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 70%

The Dangerous Alliance has been running roughshod over SmackDown! since its formation last week, but tonight they face five of their biggest rivals, making up Chris Benoit's Rabid Wolverines. The Survivors of this match will join Chris Jericho, Kane, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Triple H from RAW in tonight's main event!

Rabid Wolverines (Bradshaw, Chris Benoit [captain], Hardcore Holly, Rey Mysterio, and Rhyno) vs. Dangerous Alliance (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar [captain], and Matt Morgan)

First Fall : Matt Morgan hits a right hand on Bradshaw. Big kick from Morgan. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Bradshaw counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Bradshaw turns Morgan inside-out with a clothesline. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Morgan gets out the back of a Bradshaw bodyslam attempt. Powerslam from Matt Morgan on Bradshaw. 1 - 2 - 3. Matt Morgan pinned Bradshaw. Second Fall : Rhyno slams A-Train. Rude Awakening on A-Train by Rhyno. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. A-Train, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Sloppy tornado punch from A-Train...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. A-Train walks into a trip. A-Train walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - 3. Rhyno defeats A-Train. Third Fall : Chris Benoit snap suplexes Show. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Big Show was really high...i can relate to that. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Big Show ducks a clothesline attempt. Side suplex from Show, looked crap. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Benoit ducks a Big Show clothesline. Back suplex...Big Show got slammed down. 1 - 2 - 3. Benoit defeats Show. Fourth Fall : Matt Morgan hits a right hand on Chris Benoit. Matt Morgan uses a neckbreaker on Benoit. 1 - 2 - kick out. Matt Morgan gets taken down out of nowhere. Ultra-cool piledriver-slam thing by Chris Benoit on Morgan. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Matt Morgan fights out of a grapple. Morgan hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Matt Morgan pins Benoit. Fifth Fall : Matt Morgan strikes Hardcore Holly. Weak bodyslam on Hardcore by Morgan. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Matt Morgan misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Sloppy tornado punch from Hardcore Holly...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Matt Morgan, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Morgan hits a stump piledriver on Hardcore Holly, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Morgan defeats Hardcore. Sixth Fall : Kidman hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Kick by Billy Kidman...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Rey Mysterio ducks a clothesline attempt. Kidman walks into a face crusher variation. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Rey Mysterio gets taken down out of nowhere. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Rey is down. 1 - 2 - 3. Kidman defeats Rey. Seventh Fall : Rhyno slams Matt Morgan. Bodyslam by Rhyno. 1 - 2 - kick out. Matt Morgan reverses a hip toss. Morgan DDTs Rhyno. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rhyno counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Big piledriver on Morgan. 1 - 2 - 3. Rhyno defeats Morgan. Eighth Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Lesnar to the mat. Full nelson on Lesnar...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Death valley driver by Rhyno, Brock Lesnar got planted hard...that was cool. Lesnar counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Vertical suplex by Brock Lesnar. Rhyno was really high...i can relate to that. Rhyno is in trouble. F5! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Billy Kidman and Brock Lesnar
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 69%

Our final "semifinal" Survivor Series match pits two of SmackDown!'s most hated rivals against each other as John Cena captains the star-studded Chain Gang against Sean O'Haire's Devils Advocates. Who will survive?

Chain Gang (Eddie Guerrero, Edge, John Cena [captain], Kurt Angle, and Undertaker) vs. Devil's Advocates (Chavo Guerrero, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Nunzio, and Sean O'Haire)

First Fall : Nunzio gets smacked around like a bitch. Angle slams Nunzio down. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Nunzio ducks a wild right hand. Front legsweep slam by Nunzio, that was cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Angle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Back suplex...Nunzio got slammed down. 1 - 2 - 3. Kurt Angle pinned Nunzio. Second Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Stamboli sends Edge to the mat. Massive backbreaker, Edge got planted. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Edge backdrops Johnny Stamboli out of a piledriver attempt. Stamboli walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Johnny Stamboli is in trouble. Here it comes - Edgeocutioner. 1....2...3, it's finished. Third Fall : Edge fires off some right and left hands. Edge slams Chuck Palumbo down. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Palumbo blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Sloppy tornado punch from Chuck Palumbo...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Edge counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Massive backbreaker, Palumbo got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. Edge pinned Palumbo. Fourth Fall : Chavo takes a headbutt from John Cena. Big clothesline on Chavo. 1 - 2 - kick out. Chavo Guerrero ducks a John Cena clothesline. Vicious kick to the teeth from Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Cena blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Cena hits a piledriver on Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - 3. John Cena pins Chavo. Fifth Fall : Sean O'Haire hits some punches. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Eddie blocks a punch. Cool looking suplex on O'Haire. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Eddie only gets knees on a splash. Full nelson on Eddie...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - 3. O'Haire defeats Eddie. Sixth Fall : Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Edge drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Powerbomb on Edge. Edge is in trouble. Prophecy! 1....2....3. Seventh Fall : O'Haire gets caught with a short powerbomb from Angle. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Back suplex...Sean O'Haire got slammed down. Spear! O'Haire is down. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. O'Haire gets out the back of a Kurt Angle bodyslam attempt. Angle reverses an irish whip...and Sean O'Haire runs into the referee. Hah, die referee scum! Kurt Angle can barely stand. Prophecy!!! That shook the ring. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by O'Haire. Angle ducks a wild right hand. Kurt Angle has Sean O'Haire down on the canvas. Here it comes...Angle Lock! Sean O'Haire taps!

Survivors: John Cena, Kurt Angle, and Undertaker
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 76%

loopydate

04-05-2009, 03:18 PM

Paul Heyman has now entered the ring and has had a change of heart. "You see, a few weeks ago, I made a promise. And Paul Heyman's word has always been as good as gold. But tonight, I'm here to break that promise. When Rhyno turned down a spot in my Dangerous Alliance, I took it personally. I have always counted Rhyno as a friend. Rhyno has begun developing into a major star in this industry, and I like to think I played a part in that. And I'd hate to waste it over something this petty. Rhyno, when I said you'd never get a shot at any of the Dangerous Alliance's titles, I meant it. At the time, I truly felt that if you weren't with us, you didn't deserve it. I've had a change of heart. Rhyno--" But before he can finish, Rhyno has hit the ring. He's ready to grab the microphone (and Heyman while he's at it), but he gets blindsided by Big Show! "Rhyno, this Thursday night, you'll get your title shot. And it's going to be against the biggest athlete in the world - the Big Show! And I'm going to be the guest referee!" Rhyno is left laying as Heyman and Show head to the back.

Segment Rating: 75%

It's all been building to this. Tonight, ten men have survived brand-exclusive Survivor Series matches to earn a shot in our interbrand main event. Both the WWE and World Champions, as well as the Cruiserweight Champion are involved, and the crowd is hyped, so let's not waste any more time!

Survivor Series Match - John Cena, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Undertaker vs. Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Kane, and Triple H

First Fall : Running clothesline from Triple H. HHH hits a stump piledriver on The Rock, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. The Rock fights out of a grapple. Spear! HHH is down. The Rock moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. 1....2...3, it's finished. Second Fall : Undertaker fires off some right and left hands. Flying shoulder tackle by Undertaker sends Kidman to the mat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Kidman pushes out of a Undertaker hold. Really cool stunner-type thing out of the corner from Billy Kidman, Undertaker might be dead. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Undertaker reverses a hip toss. Undertaker hits a piledriver on Billy Kidman. 1 - 2 - 3. Undertaker pins Kidman. Third Fall : Thrown slam by Undertaker. Massive backbreaker, Kane got planted. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Undertaker walks into a trip. Death valley driver by Kane, Undertaker got planted hard...that was cool. Kane moves in for the kill. Choke Slam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fourth Fall : Lesnar eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Lesnar walks into a lariat. 1 - 2 - kick out. Angle walks into a trip. Lariat, apparently Lesnar thinks he is Stan Hansen. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. Here it comes - F5. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Jericho gets smacked around like a bitch. Rock slams Chris Jericho down. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Rock only gets knees on a splash. Slingshot flying butt move by Jericho, crushing the chest of Rock. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. The Rock, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. The Rock pinned Jericho. Sixth Fall : Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Big backdrop on Cena, executed well. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Brock Lesnar misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Lesnar walks into a slammy shoulder thing. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Lesnar counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lesnar hits a piledriver on John Cena. 1 - 2 - 3. Brock Lesnar pins Cena. Seventh Fall : Kick from Shawn Michaels...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Rude Awakening on Kane by HBK. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Death valley driver by Kane, Shawn Michaels got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. HBK reverses a waistlock. Massive backbreaker, Kane got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. Shawn Michaels pinned Kane. Eighth Fall : Shawn Michaels with a spinning neckbreaker on Lesnar. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kick ass spinning arm pulling move out of the corner by HBK. Flying kick move off the second rope, Lesnar goes flying. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Lesnar blocks a kick from Shawn Michaels. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. F5! Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Back elbow connects, HBK staggers backward. HBK reverses a Brock Lesnar hammerlock. Brock Lesnar is in trouble. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Survivors: Shawn Michaels and The Rock
Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 78%

loopydate

04-05-2009, 03:24 PM

Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon are both midcarders now, which is good, because the top tier of the cruiserweight division has been dominated by heels, and I have a heel champion, which makes things awkward. Six weeks until Armageddon, with the Rumble happening just two weeks later, so the next eight weeks are going to be mostly Rumble build-up with some feud blow-off matches at 'geddon. Plus, I need to figure out what to do with the Intercontinental Title. Probably going to be a tournament, because I looooove tournaments, but maybe I'll switch things up a bit.

loopydate

04-05-2009, 04:41 PM

Nope, not going to switch things up. Six-week-long tournament to determine a new Intercontinental Champion! Finals to be held at Armageddon. Tournament kicks off on the next edition of RAW. Plus, starting this week on SmackDown!, qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble will be held. SD is going to space them out, but because of the tournament, RAW is going to do all of theirs in the three weeks leading up to RR.

loopydate

04-06-2009, 01:01 AM

NOVEMBER 17, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Last night's Survivor Series was an incredible show, headlined by two of RAW's biggest stars, Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock, who survived both of their SS matches, coming out on top in the main event! But tonight, we begin a new chapter as RAW heads toward the last pay-per-view of 2003, Armageddon, just six weeks away! Tonight begins a six-week tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion! WWE.com reported before the show that current champions The Rock and the Dudley Boyz will not be entered in the tournament, and that Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho will receive first-round byes. Everyone else on the RAW roster will have to advance through a preliminary match tonight or next week!

The show opens with Rock and Michaels in the ring, celebrating their recent success. A brief ceremony takes place as the duo dubs themselves The New Mega-Powers!

The first match of the evening is a first-round match in the Intercontinental Title tournament pitting the man who was a surprise addition to the Game Changers last night, Mark Jindrak, against the flamboyant Rico. Jindrak hits a back elbow and a slam for two. Rico reverses a hammerlock and hits a big kick and back suplex for two. Another kick gets two. Another back suplex, but Jindrak fights out of a hammerlock to hit a piledriver for two. Spinebuster gets two. Back elbow and a slam. Rico hits a legsweep and a face crusher. He distracts the referee while Miss Jackie climbs into the ring. Jindrak staggers up, and right into a Tough Enough Slam! Impressive strength from Jackie. Rico gets the pin, then high-tails it out of the arena, happy to advance, but not in any mood to face off with a pissed-off Jindrak.

Up next was an absolute squash. Christian hit Boss Man with a spinning bulldog right off the bat, then followed up with an Unprettier to advance to the second round.

Trish Stratus comes to the ring next to address her loss at Survivor Series, but before she can get out a word, the woman who pinned her last night - Gail Kim - hits the ring and strips her down to her underwear, leaving her humiliated.

The tournament continues as Val Venis takes on La Resistance's Rob Conway. Val starts off with a slam, smacks Conway around, hits a clothesline, and a spinning neckbreaker. Conway finally fights back with an arm drag and a top-rope elbow for two. Val trips him, then hits a piledriver for two of his own. Lariat gets two. Now it's Conway with the trip, but Val mule kicks out of it. Flying shoulder tackle, then up to the top rope for a Money Shot! Val picks up the win and goes on to round two.

Tommy Dreamer and Rene Dupree are up next in our fourth tournament match. Dupree hits a neckbreaker and a bulldog for two. Tommy reverses a hip toss, then smacks Dupree around before hitting a spinning neckbreaker for two. Spinebuster gets two. Flying shoulder tackle, but he misses a clothesline and Dupree hits a powerslam for two. Dupree gets two on a spinebuster of his own. Slam by Dupree, then some amateur striking before Dreamer escapes a bodyslam to hit a neckbreaker. Tommy hits a lifting DDT to set up for his own Dreamer DDT to advance!

Two of RAW's biggest monsters do battle next for another slot in the second round as Evolution's Animal Batista takes on the SuperHero In Training, Rosey. Batista hits a bulldog, a spinebuster, and a clothesline for two. Neckbreaker for two more. Rosey gets his knees up on a Batista splash. Strikes, and a stump piledriver, but he swings and misses on a punch and Batista hits a piledriver of his own. Rosey staggers up and into a Batista Bomb. Batista advances! As Rosey is walking back up the aisle in defeat, Batista chases him down and beats him some more.

In the ring after the commercial, Triple H claims that he will win the Intercontinental Title at Armageddon to keep it in "the family." But he also has to address The Rock. It's pretty convenient that Rocky managed to keep himself out of this tournament, because he knows that at some point, our paths will cross, and he will not get lucky again.

Spike Dudley comes to the ring, and he's HHH's fodder. H hits a kick and a neckbreaker for two. Spike fights out of a headlock and hits a suplex. Strikes and a kick, but HHH kicks him in the face when he attempts a backdrop. Big time powerslam followed by the Pedigree, and HHH advances (surprise surprise!). H slides to the floor for a chair and returns. Spike manages to get up, but H lays him out. The Game means business!

Our final first-round match of the night pits Rob Van Dam, who last night succame to three-on-one odds in his Survivor Series match, against Test. Test starts off with an arm to the face in the corner and a DDT for two. Test goes for his elbow drop early, but misses. RVD hits a standing kick, then a legsweep for two. Springboard dropkick gets two more. Dropkick to the knee, but Test ducks a punch. Piledriver for two. Spinebuster for two. Test hits a clothesline and a right hand, but RVD ducks another punch and lands a flying axe handle. Big kick to the teeth, and Test staggers back. RVD hops to the top rope and nails his flying kick for the win!

The main event is a battle pitting The New Mega-Powers against two of the men they eliminated in last night's Survivor Series main event, Chris Jericho and Kane. HBK and Y2J start, and Jericho hits a flying axehandle and a super frankensteiner for two. Kane tags in, and they hit a follow-up clothesline int he corner. Neckbreaker for two, then a slam. HBK trips Kane, then lands a Death Valley Driver. Tag to The Rock, who piledrives Kane. RVD fights out of an arm wringer and tags in Jericho. Jericho hits a flying move, then a top-rope DDT for two. Massive spinning kick, but then Rock blocks another kick and clamps on a full nelson. He swings Jericho around and lands the Rock Bottom! But before he can go for the cover, HHH hits the ring and goes after The Rock! The ref calls for the bell as HHH goes to work on his rival. He sets up for the Pedigree, but Booker T and Goldberg hit the ring to make the save, and the faces stand tall as we fade to black.

Next week, the other seven first-round matches take place, as well as more exciting action featuring the winners of tonight's bouts in tag team previews of the second round. Shawn Michaels will team with Rob Van Dam to take on Batista and Triple H, while Tommy Dreamer will team with Val Venis to take on Christian and Rico. You can't miss RAW next week!

loopydate

04-07-2009, 12:26 AM

November 20, 2003 - SmackDown!

With Survivor Series in the books, we begin to trek to Armageddon, six weeks away on pay-per-view. Tonight, a #1 contender will be determined for Brock Lesnar's WWE Title, Rhyno gets a shot at the United States Title (with Paul Heyman as the referee), two slots in January's Royal Rumble match will be filled, and General Manager Stephanie McMahon has promised a huge announcement!

We open up with two of the most physical tag teams in WWE, the Backstage Bullies and the FBI. The FBI cut the ring off and pound Holly to begin, but Holly hits a clothesline and makes a hot tag. Bradshaw pounds on Stamboli until he can tag in Palumbo, who gets in some offense, until Bradshaw hits a bulldog to set up for Initiation Rites and a Bullies victory.

Two men who put on impressive showing at Survivor Series are up next as Edge looks for revenge against the man who eliminated him, Sean O'Haire. Good back-and-forth match with lots of near falls. O'Haire winds up hitting the Prophecy for the win, but after the match his long-time rival John Cena hits the ring and bloodies him with a chair shot!

The Cruiserweight division is on display next as the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman teams with the former champion Tajiri to take on Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon. Lots of kicks thrown around in this match, and both teams got a hot tag. In the end, though, Tajiri takes out Noble with the Kick of Death.

It's now time for Stephanie McMahon's big announcement. She hits the ring and says that while we have a match tonight to determine a #1 contender for Armageddon, we need one for the first pay-per-view of 2004 as well. Challengers at the Royal Rumble have frequently walked out of the event with championship gold, and she wants to give the opportunity to someone who has not had many such opportunities. So tonight she is announcing a best-of-seven series for a shot at Brock Lesnar or whoever is the champion going into the Royal Rumble. Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio will face off in a series of one-on-one encounters until one of them is able to amass four victories over the other!

The American Badass Undertaker has been on a downward slide lately, but hopes to bounce back in a major way by booking himself into a handicap match against Billy Kidman and Chris Kanyon. Undertaker pounds on Kanyon early, but succumbs to a double team. The duo double-teams UT for most of the match until Gunn gets tripped up and Kanyon misses an elbow drop, allowing the Deadman to hit Gunn with the Last Ride for the win.

The best-of-seven series between Benoit and Mysterio starts next, with Mysterio using his feet and his high-flying style to take an early advantage. Benoit fights back with a big t-bone suplex, but Rey takes control once more. A big belly-to-belly suplex by Benoit turns things back in his favor, but gets DDTed and falls victim to the West Coast Pop and Mysterio goes up 1-0! After the match, Rey offers a hand to Benoit, and they shake, demonstrating great sportsmanship.

The first two spots in January's Royal Rumble match are on the line in our next encounter, pitting two of SmackDown!'s top tag teams against each other. Both members of the winning team will advance. This wound up being an absolute squash as the red-hot World's Greatest Tag Team wiped the floor with the Basham Brothers, earning Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin passes into the Rumble!

Just moments before finding out who is going to be the #1 contender for his title at Armageddon, Brock Lesnar faces Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match. Brock leads off with a back suplex, but Eddie punches him in the face and takes control with strikes and a Whippersnapper out of the corner. Brock fights back with a spinning neckbreaker, a full nelson, and a lifting DDT, but Eddie backdrops out of a piledriver and hits a super kick. In the end, though, Lesnar was just too big and strong, and wins it with the F5.

Four nights ago, John Cena and Kurt Angle survived their preliminary Survivor Series match before both were eliminated by the WWE Champion in the main event. The winner of tonight's Cena/Angle match will get a chance to avenge that loss when they challenge for the gold at Armageddon. Good back-and-forth match with lots of near-falls. The crowd was way into this one as the two major babyfaces went at it. Angle scores with a big spear to set up the Angle Lock for the submission victory. Afterwards, they both demonstrate great sportsmanship by shaking hands.

Stephanie McMahon is backstage, and she makes it official. At Armageddon, Brock Lesnar will once again defend the WWE Title against Kurt Angle!

At Survivor Series, Paul Heyman announced that Rhyno would finally get a shot at one of the Dangerous Alliance's titles - Big Show's United States Title - but under his rules. And his rules are Heyman himself will be the referee! Shockingly, Show gets a blindingly fast count when he rolls Rhyno up for the victory. Heyman's "victory" is short-lived, though, as he is GOOOOOOOOOOOORED for his trouble as the show goes off the air!

What does Rhyno's assault on Paul Heyman mean going into next week's SmackDown!? We already know that Heyman's client Billy Kidman will defend his Cruiserweight Title against the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri. John Cena and Kurt Angle will both be participating in Royal Rumble qualifying matches. Rey Mysterio will hope to go up 2-0 against Chris Benoit, while the Rabid Wolverine will try to draw even. Brock Lesnar will go one-on-one with his former college teammate Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match. Plus, the long-running Undertaker/Big Show feud will have its next chapter as the two go one-on-one. Next week's SmackDown! - the last WWE show in November - promises to be one to remember!

loopydate

04-07-2009, 01:25 PM

NOVEMBER 24, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

The last RAW of November will help us round out the Sweet 16 of the Intercontinental Title tournament. Plus, the eight men who have already advanced will be involved in a pair of tag team matches. That, plus the Dudley Boyz defending the World Tag Team Titles!

The night kicks off with two unlikely tag teams going at it in a preview of next week's second-round matches - Tommy Dreamer and Val Venis against Christian and Rico. Dreamer and Val take an early advantage until Christian tags Rico in. Rico goes after Venis until Val manages to hit a big neckbreaker. Double hot tag, and Tommy winds up catching Christian with a Dreamer Driver out of nowhere for what has to be considered a bit of an upset victory!

Up next is another first-round match in the Intercontinental Title tournament pitting Rodney Mack against William Regal. Regal pretty much dominates the match other than a knee lift and a slam from Mack. In the end, Regal lays Mack out with the Power of the Punch to advance.

Our next first-round match is between the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry and Matt Hardy Version 1.0. The match goes back-and-forth, but the crowd really isn't into it, and their clashing styles don't exactly make for a five-star match. In the end, Matt slams Henry into an exposed turnbuckle for a cheap victory. He sprints away from the ring to avoid Henry's wrath.

Backstage, The Rock cuts a promo about his feud with Triple H. He wishes H well in his second-round match next week against his new partner Shawn Michaels, but H knows that if he loses the match, Rock's going to be waiting for him to finally settle the score for the World Title.

Nova and Sylvan Grenier are the next to attempt to advance to round two. Another ugly match ends with Nova putting Grenier away with the Spin Doctor.

Hurricane is becoming way over with the crowd, and they get into his first-round match with Chris Nowinski. Nowinski only manages to get a couple of moves in, because it's pretty much all Hurricane. A Shining Wizard puts the Harvard grad away and send Hurricane into the Sweet 16.

The tournament continues as Lance Storm takes on Maven in what turns out to be a pretty good match. Storm wins it with a superkick.

The World Tag Team Titles are on the line next as the Dudley Boyz defend the gold against La Resistance's Rene Dupree and Rob Conway. La Res dominates D-Von early until he can hot-tag Bubba. Bubba goes to work on Conway until Dupree tags in, but Dupree winds up falling victim to the 3D, and the champs retain!

Goldberg beat Scott Steiner with a Jackhammer. Yep, it's as bad as it sounds. I can't wait to release this idiot.

Disappointingly, Booker T and Kane didn't put on a very good match. Jericho comes to ringside and takes out Booker with a chair, allowing Kane to hit the chokeslam for the win. Afterwards, Jericho puts Booker in the Walls of Jericho.

Our main event pits Shawn Michaels and Rob Van Dam against Evolution's Batista and Triple H. All four men have advanced to the second round of the Intercontinental Title tournament, and they're looking to build momentum toward next week's matches. I'm running out of time, because Ihave to go to work, but Triple H pins Michaels with a Pedigree, but then gets laid out by a Rock chairshot afterwards.

Evil Vito

04-07-2009, 11:53 PM

Finally gotten around to posting my next large event, 4th of July Fireworks...taking place on, well, Saturday, July 4th!

After kicking off with a special fireworks opening to commemorate the day (and help draw some extra attendance), the 4th of July special actually starts off with two Brits as veteran Dave Taylor faces off against Steve Lewington. Youth reigns supreme as Lewington wins following a Sidewinder. Surprisingly, Dave Taylor offers a handshake and it is accepted, it soon becomes apparent that due to only wanting to be a non-wrestler, this will likely be Taylor's final appearance for Future Endeavors Wrestling.
OR: 64, CR: 59, MQ: 70
Road Agent Note: Dave Taylor lost a ton of overness from this...but it's no big deal because like I said, it's probably his final appearance.

Thorn delivers an interview, stating that he plans on taking advantage of his #1 Contendership immediately, and he will face Elijah Burke for the FEW Championship tonight.
OR: 65

Two of the REAL Wrestlers were in action with Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth facing off against the crazy, bearded, Scottish Groundskeepers. The pure athleticism of Swagger and Nemeth were just too much for the Groundskeepers, as Nemeth puts away Robbie with a jumping Russian Leg Sweep.
OR: 72, CR: 66, MQ: 79

Harry Smith takes a break from his friendly rivalry with Colt Cabana and goes to take on the cocky Ted DiBiase Jr. instead. A decent contest but as neither man is particularly over yet, the crowd reaction dragged things down a bit. Anyway, Ted apparently sees enough ability in Smith that he can't defeat him cleanly. Roll-up with the classic hook of the tights as Ted wins. Colt Cabana runs out after and teaches Ted a lesson for robbing his friend of a victory, planting him with the Colt 45.
OR: 66, CR: 59, MQ: 73

Cliff Compton delivered an interview backstage, ripping into Chris Harris. He said he planned on taking Harris to school after he interjected himself in Cliff's business on Wednesday night. OHHH!!!
OR: 73

Get some more cruiserweight action in to entertain the crowd. Teams are drawn seemingly at random as Paul London, Super Crazy, and Sho Funaki meet up against Shannon Moore, James Maritato, and Colin Olson. Bodies flying all over the place in this one as it resembles a Lucha-style 6-man tag match. London picks up the win for his team following a 450 Splash on Colin.
OR: 66, CR: 57, MQ: 75
Road Agent Notes: Paul London and Super Crazy are both losing overness due to weak gimmicks (ugh! I got notified of this for both guys during the battle royal on Wednesday, but I completely spaced and forgot to change them)

Seemingly taking a page out of Ted DiBiase Jr.'s book, Cliff Compton decides it's just not worth trying to beat Chris Harris fairly. After an awesome match, Cliff sullies it by exposing the steel turnbuckle and driving Harris' head into it without the ref noticing. That makes him easy prey for the Cliffhanger and Compton wins. Chris Harris looks bewildered at what has just transpired.
OR: 78, CR: 68, MQ: 88

FEW champion Elijah Burke makes his entrance and before Thorn can enter, he grabs the mic and trashes his opponent like any good heel would. One has to wonder if Burke might be selling Thorn short.
OR: 75

The answer is yes. Thorn takes Burke to the absolute limit in a match that got really solid ratings yet wasn't as good as I was anticipating. I was kinda thinking they'd have similar chemistry to Compton/Harris as they are both decent brawlers. In any event, Burke is nearly pinned on several occasions but manages to kick out, only to grow frustrated when he can't put Thorn away himself. So in a classic heel champion move, he gave up, grabbed the belt, and clocked Thorn in the head with it. Thorn wins by disqualification but STILL your FEW Champion, Elijah Burke! Burke hightails it after, not wanting to wait for Thorn to recover.
OR: 77, CR: 78, MQ: 76
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title has gained in image

72% Overall Rating for 4th of July Fireworks, yet another small but nevertheless important increase in large show ratings. I'm going to hold my first PPV next month.

loopydate

04-08-2009, 02:10 PM

November 27, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last WWE show of November kicks off with exciting cruiserweight action as Ultimo Dragon goes one-on-one with Carlito for a shot at the Cruiserweight Title next week! Great back-and-forth match between two guys hoping to climb out of the midcard and into the upper tier of the Cruiserweight division. Ultimo hits a big top-rope DDT to set up the Dragon Sleeper, and Carlito has no choice but to tap out!

Up next, the Dangerous Alliance's A-Train and Matt Morgan take on Edge and Hardcore Holly. D.A. dominate the early going until Holly can make a hot tag to Edge. Edge works over Morgan, but A-Train comes in and overpowers him. Edge manages to hit a spear to get some separation, but while the referee tries to restore order, Rhyno hits the ring and levels A-Train with the GOOOOOOOOOOORE! Edge gets the pinfall, then Rhyno returns to the ring to continue the beating.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is fuming. No matter what he does, every step of the way he has to deal with Rhyno. He gave him what he wanted last week - a shot at the gold, and he blew it. Big Show pinned him in the middle of the ring. What more does he want? He can keep attacking members of the Alliance all he wants, but so long as the gold stays in our camp, Rhyno is going to be on the outside looking in!

Up next is a qualifying match for the Royal Rumble! Not surprisingly, John Cena controls almost the entire contest against Johnny Stamboli (though The Bull did manage to hit a couple of big moves), and the Doctor of Thuganomics is in the Rumble match!

Two men who are on the verge of cracking into the main event are up next as Eddie Guerrero once again takes on Sean O'Haire. Eddie takes control early, but O'Haire strength advantage quickly turns things in his favor. Eddie uses strikes and some high-flying offense to turn things back, but he eats a powerbomb. While O'Haire distracts the referee, Chavo Guerrero slides in and lays his uncle out with a Brainbuster! O'Haire gets the pin, and now the two-on-one commences. But from the back comes John Cena to make the save!

Up next is a Royal Rumble qualifier with a twist. It's Kurt Angle versus Chris Kanyon, but if Angle wins this match, then defeats Brock Lesnar in their WWE Title match at Armageddon, it will be Lesnar competing in the Rumble match instead of Angle. Of course, that's all moot if Kanyon can pull off the upset. He tries early on, but Angle quickly asserts his dominance with suplexes and kicks. Kanyon manages to overpower him briefly, but again Angle takes control with a big suplex and a lariat to set up the Angle Lock. And Kanyon taps.

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next as Billy Kidman defends against the sole survivor of the cruiserweight Survivor Series match, Tajiri! Very good back-and-forth match with both guys getting in a lot of offense. Kidman takes control in the end, though, hitting a flying neckbreaker and springbaord dropkick to set up the Shooting Star Press to retain the gold.

Last week, Rey Mysterio beat Chris Benoit to take a 1-0 advantage in their best-of-seven series to determine a #1 contender at the Royal Rumble. Tonight, he can open his lead up farther with another win, or Benoit can tie it up. Both men pull out all the stops early on, and it looked like Rey was about to pull off the win. However, he attempts to slam Benoit, who slides out of it, hooks an arm, and slaps on the Crippler Crossface! Rey taps out, and after the match, the two men shake hands.

One of the biggest rivalries this fall has been between Undertaker and the United States Champion Big Show. Tonight, they write the next chapter in their saga. This one goes back-and-forth, with neither one realy pulling off anything impressive. The crowd is way into it, though. Taker shoves Show into the ropes for a roll-up, but Show rolls through and grabs the tights! Big Show gets the cheap win! After the match, Undertaker is furious at the referee and lays him out with a big clothesline!

He grabs a microphone and tells Big Show that this all ends at Armageddon.

Our main event promises to be one of the better pure wrestling matches we've seen in quite some time as the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar takes on his former University of Minnesota wrestling teammate Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match. Lesnar starts with punches, a spinning neckbreaker, and a clothesline. He misses a legdrop, and now Shelton scores with a running knee lift. He applies a full nelson, but Lesnar hits a jaw breaker and a bulldog for two. Lifting DDT for two. Shelton fights back with a punch and a headbutt, but Lesnar hits a neckbreaker and the F5 for the win!

loopydate

04-08-2009, 02:12 PM

WWE.com reports that World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for a release with WWE Divas Ivory and Miss Jackie, Stevie Richards, and developmental star Nick Dinsmore. We wish all four the best in their future endeavors.

loopydate

04-08-2009, 03:02 PM

NOVEMBER 2003 RECAP

RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-1) The Rock (4-1, 96) (L battle royal, W w/HBK vs Y2J/RKO, W SS match, W SS match, W w/HBK vs Y2J/Kane)
(10-6) Triple H (5-1, 67) (W battle royal, W RVD, W SS match, L SS match, W Spike, W w/Batista vs HBK/RVD)
(9-7) Shawn Michaels (4-2, 90) (L battle royal, W w/Rock vs Y2J/RKO, W SS match, W SS match, W w/Rock vs Y2J/Kane, L w/RVD vs HHH/Batista)
(8-7) Goldberg (2-2, 61) (L battle royal, L Batista, W SS match, W Steiner)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-6) Rob Van Dam (1-4, 75) (L battle royal, L HHH, L SS match, W Test, L w/HBK vs Batista/HHH)
(6-5) Matt Hardy (2-2, 84) (L battle royal, W Hurricane, L SS match, W Henry)
(8-8) Kane (2-3, 66) (L battle royal, W SS match, L SS match, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK, W Booker)
(6-7) Christian (1-4, 83) (L battle royal, L w/Regal vs Dudleyz, L SS match, W Boss Man, L w/Rico vs Tommy/Val)
(4-7-1) Booker T (1-1, 75) (W SS match, L Kane)
(3-11-1) Chris Jericho (1-4, 87) (L battle royal, L w/RKO vs Rock/HBK, W SS match, L SS match, L w/Kane vs HBK/Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(6-1) Jazz (2-0, 73) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(2-1) Molly Holly (2-0, 74) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(2-1) Nova (2-1, 70) (W Boss Man, L battle royal, W Grenier)
(3-2) Victoria (2-0, 67) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(3-2) Gail Kim (2-0, 67) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(3-2) Lance Storm (1-2, 65) (L Jindrak, L battle royal, W Maven)
(10-7) Batista (4-1, 74) (L battle royal, W Goldberg, W SS match, W Rosey, W w/HHH vs HBK/RVD)
(7-5) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 73) (L battle royal, W w/Bubba vs Xian/Regal, L SS match, W w/Bubba vs La Res)
(7-6) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 73) (L battle royal, W w/D-Von vs Xian/Regal, L SS match, W w/D-Von vs La Res)
(5-5) Val Venis (3-1, 73) (W Maven, L battle royal, W Conway, W w/Tommy vs Xian/Rico)
(4-4) Trish Stratus (0-2, 80) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(5-6) Tommy Dreamer (2-2, 72) (L battle royal, L SS match, W Dupree, (4-6) Test (1-3, 67) (L battle royal, W Spike, L SS match, L RVD)
(4-7) Hurricane (2-2, 80) (L battle royal, L Matt, W SS match, W Nowinski)
(4-7) William Regal (1-3, 71) (L battle royal, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz, L SS match, W Mack)
(3-7) Scott Steiner (0-3, 76) (L battle royal, L SS match, L Goldberg)
W/Val vs Rico/Xian)
(2-6) Maven (0-3, 70) (L Val, L battle royal, L Storm)
(2-6) Sylvan Grenier (1-2, 70) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Nova)
(2-8) Spike Dudley (0-4, 65) (L battle royal, L Test, L SS match, L HHH)
(2-9) Rene Dupree (1-3, 70) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Tommy, L w/Conway vs Dudleyz)
(1-5) Lita (0-2, 77) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(1-5) Rob Conway (1-3, 69) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Val, L w/Dupree vs Dudleyz)
(0-8) Boss Man (0-4, 53) (L Rosey, L Nova, L battle royal, L Xian)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Mark Jindrak (2-1, 60) (W Storm, W SS match, L Rico)
(2-3) Rosey (1-2, 63) (W Boss Man, L battle royal, L Batista)
(2-5) Rico (2-2, 79) (L battle royal, W SS match, W Jindrak, L w/Xian vs Val/Tommy)
(0-5) Chris Nowinski (0-3, 66) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Hurricane)
(0-5) Rodney Mack (0-3, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Regal)
(0-5) Mark Henry (0-3, 55) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Matt)

Managers Who Wrestled This Month
(0-2) Stacy Keibler (0-2, 88) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)

Injured Reserve
(5-6) Randy Orton (0-2, 84) (L battle royal, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK)

Future Endeavors
(1-0) Miss Jackie (1-0) (W SS match)
(1-3) Ivory (0-2) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(0-1) Stevie Richards (0-1) (L battle royal)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (92)
Eric Bischoff (91)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry, Rodney Mack)

RAW Title Changes
Intercontinental - Vacated 11/13
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 9/22)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Triple H (90 Heat)
Booker T vs. Chris Jericho (86 Heat)
Goldberg vs. Kane (79 Heat)