Wrestling Revolution Project
 

http://jeffkatz.typepad.com/.a/6a012...559f729970c-pi

I don't know if anyone else has been following this, but Jeff Katz (the guy behind Geek Week) has started a new promotion via Kickstarter. He's been releasing the roster one name a day. He's going to do one per weekday until the whole roster has been named.

Monday 8/22 - Colt Cabana
Tuesday 8/23 - Dr. Luther
Wednesday 8/24 - Ken Doane
Thursday 8/25 - Alex Reynolds
Friday 8/26 - Kenny Omega
Monday 8/29 - MVP
Tuesday 8/30 - Sami Callihan
Wednesday 8/31 - Daivari
Thursday 9/1 - Emil Sitoci
Friday 9/2 - Luke Gallows
Monday 9/5 - Prince Devitt
Tuesday 9/6 - Ben Muth
Wednesday 9/7 - Amazing Red
Thursday 9/8 - "Psycho" Mike Rollins
Friday 9/9 - Lance Storm (producer)
Monday 9/12 - Karl "Machine Gun" Anderson
Tuesday 9/13 - Joey Ryan
Wednesday 9/14 - Shawn Spears
Thursday 9/15 - Pat Buck
Friday 9/16 - Trisha LaFache
Monday 9/17 - Adam Pearce
Tuesday 9/18 - Tim Thatcher
Wednesday 9/19 - Kevin Matthews
Thursday 9/20 - Shaun Ricker
Friday 9/21 - Tommy Dreamer (producer)

Katz is hyping that WRP will have a more traditional 3-act story structure and is being planned in seasons like a regular scripted TV show. There's a lot more info on geekweek.com, but I think this is an interesting concept. I hope it turns out to be good.

Thoughts?

I read about this recently and it does sound interesting. I'll probably try to watch the first 'season'. I didn't know he was releasing the roster one name at a time though, I'll have to keep checking back.

He's got my attention, that's for sure. I'm intrigued as to how the format will make the stories more interesting. He also says that every character/wrestler will have a story arc and a purpose. I want to see if he keeps up with that promise, because that would make the show packed as hell.

Just another indy fed.

I heard he's releasing it in seasons on Netflix.

Kenny Omega announced today.

So far everyone except Colt Cabana sucks.

MVP announced today. This is a hell of a "get" for WRP.

Looking forward to this.

Announcement of MVP made me sit up.

Intrigued now.

Sami Callihan announced today.

I really don't like the idea of doing wrestling as a TV season.

Dunno, I kinda like it in theory. Knowing what you want to do with a character, having a goal for the end of the season for each character is interesting.

Daivari is announcement #8.

Sweet, Daivari and MVP have gotten me pumped.

http://jeffkatz.typepad.com/.a/6a012...7fd7970b-800wi

ummmmm

Sounds like an interesting concept. Chikara sort of have "seasons" and in the past have had arching storylines with plot twists and hammy internet promo segments, not sure if they still do that since I haven't been keeping up with it the past year.

If they get Chuck Taylor and Jimmy Jacobs on board I would be inclined to watch.

Yeah, Jacobs would make this very interesting, since he's always been character driven.

Either way, this will be different. I'm curious. Different isn't always good though.

Holy woah.

BOOM BOOM :love:

Guess that tells us enough about their wellness policy.

Or lack thereof.

No idea who Emil Sitoci is, but he's the latest addition.

Luke Gallows brings the roster to ten.

Gallows. Neat.

<font color=goldenrod>This looks awesome.</font>

Yeah, Emil Sitoci looks like a star. Here's his blurb from the Geek Week website:

"The son of a Turkish national champion boxer and a Dutch national gymnastics champion (and Olympic competitor) mother, Emil Sitoci has athletics in his blood. Trained as a child in both judo and gymnastics, Sitoci quickly combined his athletic skills with a love of professional wrestling and set off on a career inside the squared circle. Debuting for Netherlands-based FCW at only 17 years old, Sitoci quickly found himself rising through the ranks of the European wrestling scene. He would soon come to America, where he would study under the tutelage of Chris Hero who would go on to dub Sitoci, "The Tremendous One." He would then return to Europe, capturing championship gold for the WXW promotion. While battling opponents in the ring, Sitoci continued to educate himself earning a Masters degree in Film & Television Sciences. Competing in locales ranging from Africa to France to Germany on down, Sitoci continues to display the in-ring intellectual curiousity that has made him one of the most diverse wrestling talents in the world. He now stands poised to return to America and make his biggest mark yet as a member of the WRP cast."

Sounds like a promising talent to me. I also like the bits written on MVP and Daivari. It sounds like it will be a wrestling promotion aimed at a "geekier" audience, capable of handling more human and interesting storylines. For those wondering, they aren't presenting Daivari as an Iranian heel -- but rather an American of Iranian decent who grew up watching Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels perform, was inspired to follow his dreams, and ended up even defeating his hero at one point. I'm also curious to see what they do with Dr. Luther.

hope they get Cliff Compton

love him

Actually, I don't mind me some Domino.

I don't know what Johnny Jeter is doing these days, but I hope they sign him.

<font color=goldenrod>My only concern about this is that, no matter how much they say otherwise...with so many WWE alumni I feel that there are bound to be a bunch of bullshit digs at WWE thrown in, which will make the whole thing feel a bit TNA-ish.

Still extremely intrigued. And I agree, Cliff Compton being in here would be amazing. Not sure how big the roster will be though.</font>

No one will watch this.

The thing is, the roster can change pretty easily. The idea of doing "seasons" is one that sets this company apart. If there's no room for Cliff Compton, you can always bring him in for season two, and give someone like Sami Callihan a break. They'll be finer storyline arcs, in my opinion.

Prince Devitt just got announced. Hell yeah.

So, according to MVP, the wrestlers are NOT going to be the characters we're familiar with - they'll be all new inventions for this program.

Dunno if you guys heard me or not, I said they got PRINCE DEVITT in on this

Holy shit! I was interested in this before, but now I really am. Devitt has been needing some serious US exposure. Also, considering these guys are going to be playing "all new characters" this thing has a lot of potential. Don't get me wrong, it could end up being awful, but it has potential to be great.

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