Total Extreme Wrestling: WCCW 1983 [Archive] - Page 2

molson

06-13-2007, 09:18 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, October 1983
Dallas, TX. 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeated Villano V in 7:22 by submission. (C-) Landell makes his WCCW debut. The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Villano's manager, Gory Guerrero, came into the ring and chewed out his client for yet another loss. (D) When they left the ring, Landell cut a promo hyping his debut in WCCW, and criticizing Gory for being so hard on Villano. Landel called Villano a "young kid who wrestled a decent match" and deserved better (C).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Steve Regal defeats Barry Orton in 2:42 by pinfall to make his 6th defense of the title. (D+) Regal viciously dominated the match, and was still clearly angry over losing the WWA tag belts last week.

-Gary Hart comes to the ring and announces that he has signed a new client, a man who has gained Hart's respect by standing up to a frequent adversary of Hart Limited, Manny Fernandez. Hart than reveals his new client, Brian Adias. (C+)

-Brain Adias defeats Tommy Rogers in 4:42 by pinfall. (D) Immediately as the match ended, Manny Fernandez hit the ring, making his first apperance since Adias turned on him several weeks ago. Adias bailed from the ring, and ran around, trying to escape. Another Gary Hart client, Chris Adams, came out and distracted Manny long enough for Adias to escape. Adams got roughed up by Manny for his troubles. (C-)

-Manny Fernandez cuts a promo, saying Adias can't run for long, and that he'll get his revenge (C-)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders defeat Koko B. Ware, Ken Mantel, and Bobby Eaton in 7:42 when Williams pinned Eaton. Williams looked off his game. (C) The champs make their 1st defense of the titles. After the match, Destruction Inc, orchestrate yet another post-match attack, on Bobby Eaton. Before long, however, Bruiser Brody surprisingly ran in to make the save, easily clearing the ring of Destruction, Inc. (C-)

-Before he ducked back into the locker room, Adonis grabbed a mic and addressed Brody, who was still in the ring. Adonis warned Brody to stay out of his business, and called him a "no-talent glorified stunt-man", who is incredibly overrated by loser fans. (B-)

-Bruiser Brody defeated Magic Dragon in 7:47 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Brody grabs a mic and challenges Adonis to a match. He says that Adonis thinks he's some kind of tough guy because he runs around with 2 deranged New Zealanders, Brody's sick and tired of his random attacks on Brody's friends. (C+)

-Villano III defeated Ricky Morton in 10:38 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Mercer briefly interviews Villano III. (D+)

-Bob Backlund comes out, still wearing his replica WWF title belt, still calling it his "WCCW Championship". He hypes his upcoming "title defense" with David at the Texas Rumble next Saturday night. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich comes out, and briefly hypes his match tonight with Backlund. His main focus, however, seems to be his ongoing quest to get a 1-on-1 rematch with Buddy Roberts. He confronts Bill Mercer at ringside, saying that even though the fans aren't aware of this, Mercer is serving as interim WCCW Commissioner. Kevin says he knows he's supposed to keep that quiet, but still demands that Mercer order a rematch. Mercer refuses, saying he won't be bullied by anyone into making a match, as that would set a horrible precedent. (C+)

-Bob Backlund defeats Kevin Von Erich in 18:45 submission. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-A nice rebound show for us after a series of mediocre efforts. The last three matches all reached at least a "B" rating, which is only thee second time we've done that. Texas popularity remains 65.9%.

-Kevin and Backlund had an excellent main event. It was much better than Backlund's match with Kerry a few weeks ago, which only rated a C+. The difference is party due to Backlund being better rested, but Kevin has to get some credit as well.

-Villano's streak of awesome matches continues. He's staring a new storyline involving his mask (and there's a chance he loses it and starts wrestling under his real name) - after that, it's main event time, barring something unexpected.

-Prior to this show, Magic Dragon had wrestled 25 matches for us, with his highest rating a C+. Bruiser Brody shows his value by carrying Dragon to a "B". Unfortunately, Dragons' best match with us will be his last, at least for a while, as I have initiated termination proceedings. It was an extremely difficult decision, but Dragon is the latest odd man out of a bloated roster. Brody/Adonis should have some great brawls.

-I had assumed that Manny/Adias was over, and that I was moving Manny on to new things, but with the addition of Brody, and his upcoming feud with Destruction Inc, there's no big stars for Manny to fued with. So he's starting a new storyline with Adias - though this one will include several additional workers.

-Buddy Landell debuted tonight and also started a new storyline - his sympathy for the Mexican jobbers, and his attempt to show them life beyond Gory's abuse.

molson

06-13-2007, 09:24 PM

NEWS

-As I stated in the show recap above, Magic Dragon is out. It was a tough decision, but he's the odd-man out because of a number of factors: He's not involved in any current storylines, he works for two other companies, he has a relatively short time left on his contract (4 months), and he's no spring chicken for a "prospect" (27 years old). That will be the end of the cuts for now, at least until we get through the Texas Rumble Show.

-Villano III is again exhausted following the show. The ratings he's generating are even more unbelievable considering his current schedule. I'm tempted to "declare war" on his other company, CMA in Mexico, just to see if that will make him leave them.

-WCCW is advertising the following matches for "Texas Rumble" next Saturday night:

30-Man "Texas Rumble" (This is the Royal Rumble before the Royale Rumble Existed)

WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich v. Bob Backlund

Chris Adams v. Iceman Parsons

molson

06-14-2007, 08:01 PM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 3, October 1983
Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Iceman Parsons defeated Frank Dusek in 7:12 by pinfall. (D+). The two showed poor chemistry. Parsons celebrates his win in the crowd. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeats Super Kendo in 4:55 by submission (D). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Kendo's manager Gory Guerrero again angrily chews out his client, but Landell comes over, and shoves Gory, starting an animated argument between Gory and Landell - who again seemed to be expressing his unhappiness with the way Gory has been treating his clients. (C)

-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Von Erich & Ricky Morton defeated Steve Regal & Al Perez in 3:54 when Mike made Perez submit, to make their first defense of the tag team titles. (D+). Regal was exercising his rematch clause, but was teaming with Perez since Regal had put Huber out of commission last week with a concrete DDT. Mike was slowed by injury

-Brian Adias came out to the ring with his new manager, Gary Hart. Hart mentions Manny's appearance at the show last night, and says that WCCW currently isn't a "safe working environment" for Adias as long as Manny's around. Therefore, in what he calls a "desperate attempt for self-defense", Hart offers a $25,000 bounty to whoever anyone who can seriously injury Manny and put him out of commission. (C-)

-Hector Guerrero (with manager Gory Guerrero) defeats Ken Mantel in 8:54 by pinfall. (C+) Hector makes his WCCW debut.

-Bill Mercer interviews Fritz Von Erich. Fritz says that his knee has improved rapidly, and his WCCW TV Title Cage Match with Garvin is back on, to take place in two weeks. Fritz says that a contract signing tonight will be definitive and create an iron-clad contract - the match will happen in two weeks, no matter what. (B-). During the interview, Jimmy Garvin runs into the ring, intent on attempting to injure Fritz again. Instead, he walks right into an Iron Claw, and is then from from the ring. (B). On his way back to the dressing room, Garvin grabs a mic and yells at Fritz, warning him to "Stay out of his business" - he refers to the incident in Atlanta last week when Fritz made the save for Koko and Eaton after a post-match attack by Garvin. (B)

-Bruiser Brody defeated King Kong Bundy in 5:59 by pinfall. (C+) The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-David Von Erich came to the ring and stated that while Bob Backlund is a great wrestler and will be a huge challenge at Texas rumble, David is still irritated and bewildered that Backlund is calling himself "WCCW Champion" and wearing around a fake title belt. (B).

-A video highlight package is shown recapping the Backlund v. David feud: David nearly having Backlund beat at the Labor Day Star Wars, Backlund's clean pinfall and submission victories over Kerry and Kevin (and over David in tag team matches), and Backlund's self-recognition as "WCCW Champion". (B-)

-WCCW Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin in 12:46 by pinfall to make his 7th defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title. (B). The announcers pointed out during the match, that if Garvin was able to upset David and win the title, Backlund v. David will still occur at Texas Rumble, but would be for the David's American Heavyweight Title Only.

Overall Show Rating; B-

THOUGHTS

-A very good show, which increases our cushion in Cult Status. Midwest popularity increases from 53.5% to 53.7%. Texas Popularity remains 65.9%.

-The second half of the show featured a number of B- or many segments. I think I've done a decent job of building up the main event workers and angles.

-The main event was our first David/Garvin match since June, and as always, the two delivered (this was their 3rd straight "B" match, and 5th in a row that rated at least B-). Garvin has wrestled the all the Von Erich brothers, and David's matches are clearly the best - one of the little things that validates why he's on top.

-The Fritz/Garvin angle is pretty hot - tonight it had three segments, 2 Bs and a B-. the match won't be great, but that's why we're stretching it out with pre-match angles.

-It was a pretty good debut match for Hector Guerrero, though his C+ rating with Ken Mantel was way below what Villano III got with him (Villano/Mantel scored a "B").

molson

06-15-2007, 07:53 PM

NEWS

-Bruiser Brody was injured in his match with King Kong Bundy, but he'll be able to work through it. Still, it sucks to have him at less than 100% when he's on a short-term contract with us.

-At least Brody was luckier than the WWF's Don Muraco, who has suffered an injury that will keep in out of action for a year.

-Dusty Rhodes is the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion (for the 3rd time) - ending Ric Flair's incredible 25-month run with the belt.

-In other title change news, The Invaders have defeated Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. Johnson & Morales had been champions for 3 months.

-The Great Kabuki's contract is up in a few weeks, so we requested negotiations. He wants $1,550/show, a raise from his current $1,000/show. I reluctantly pull the trigger. This would have been an easy chance to shrink the roster a little bit, but I want to keep him around at least long enough to have some matches with Brody.

-Ricky Morton's complaining about his push as a lower midcarder. I move him up, swapping him with Ken Mantel, who is back down to the lower midcard.

-David Von Erich has snubbed another company, this time it was Puerto Rico's WWC.

-Mike Von Erich is back at 100% after his injury.

-The TV show gets a rating of 0.74. That's our highest number in 3 weeks.

-We negotiate a couple of talent trades, to give us some different faces for the upcoming Texas Rumble. Mid-South will have use of Bob Backlund and David Von Erich, and we get Ted Dibiase and Jim Duggan. Duggan is in for 3 shows including the Rumble, Dibiase is just in for the Rumble. I also work with Houston Championship Wrestling to trade Adrian Adonis and Bob Backlund for Gino Hernandez and the WWF Champion, Junkyard Dog for 3 appearances each. That last trade is a bit of a risk since Backlund is now working for 5 different companies (albeit two of them on loan contracts). But, Backlund is the only guy HCW would take for JYD. So we'll have some interesting matchups in the shows around Texas Rumble. And all wrestlers involved consider us their priority company, so HCW and MSW will only have access to our traded workers on our nights off.

molson

06-15-2007, 11:19 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, October 1983
Kansas City, MO. 1,000 SOLD OUT

-We're going to take advantage of some of the big talent trade names on our roster to run a solid show in the midwest that will hopefully increase our cushion in cult status.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeats Villano IV in 7:49 by submission. (C). The two showed good chemistry. After the match, Gory Guerrero again verbally berates his young client, this time shoving him repeatedly in the chest. Buddy Landell, after observing this behavior for several weeks, approaches Gory and throws him to the other side of the ring. The two seem to be about to come to blows, but Villano IV and the referee separate them. (D).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tommy Rogers defeats Al Perez in 6:12 by pinfall. (E)

-Villano III defeated Bobby Eaton in 10:33 by pinfall. (B-). After the match, Villano III celebrates his victory in the ring. (E). Gory and Villano cut a promo, with Gory hyping Villano III as his "prized client", and the next big thing in WCCW. (D-)

-Bruiser Brody defeats Frank Dusek in 7:38 by pinfall. (C-). Brody's injury "took a big toll" in this match. After the match, Adrian Adonis appears in the entranceway, saying he heard about the challenge Brody made last week to face Adonis in a match. Adonis refuses the challenge, saying Brody is simply too crazy, too unpredictable, and that Adonis' face is simply too pretty to risk being disfigured by forks or razor blades or whatever Brody has in mind. (B-). Brody leaves the ring to run after Adonis, who is suddenly flanked by the other members of Destruction Inc: The Sheepherders, and Skandor Akbar, who attack Brody 4-1. Brody holds his own for a while, but is soon overwhelmed. (D+)

-Mid-South wrestler Ted DiBiase comes to the ring, and quickly insults the Kansas City fans, establishing his heel status. He then hypes his match tonight with Brad Rheingans. (B)

-Brad Rheingans and Ted Dibiase wrested to a draw in 20:00 when the time limit expired (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Rheingans walks over to Dibiase and offers a handshake, which Dibiase refuses. (B+)

-Buddy Jack Roberts comes out and taunts Kevin Von Erich's failed attempts to get a 1-on-1 rematch with him. Roberts says Kevin is simply obsessed with the fact that Roberts is clearly a better wrestler. (C-)

-David Von Erich came out to hype his main event American Heavyweight Title Defense against Buddy Roberts. (C+)

-WCCW American Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeated Buddy Jack Roberts in 14:04 by pinfall to make his 6th defense of the American Heavyweight Title. (B). After the match, David celebrated with both of his title belts - perhaps for the final time, with his Texas Rumble match with Bob Backlund looming. (B)

Overall Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-I was hoping we'd break the B- barrier, which would be huge in the midwest, but C+ is still solid, and our midwest popularity does increase from 53.7% to 53.9%.

-I screw up one thing, by using Dibiase. He was only scheduled for one apperance, and I use it here, instead of the Texas Rumble. Not a big deal, I may trade for him again, or bring in someone else.

-Roberts is actually our #4 heel in terms of midwest overness, so he was the right guy to get the main event against David here. They had a great match - it was the best of their 3 1-on-1 matches. Roberts has now wrestled a "B" level match with David, Kerry, and Kevin Von Erich.

-I gave Dibiase and Rheingans 20 minutes in the hopes that they would steal the show - both are pretty popular in the midwest. Unfortunately, they had bad chemistry.

-It appears Brody's injury is going to severely limit him in the ring, as he gets only a C- tonight. Granted the match was against Frank Dusek, but Brody scored a B against Magic Dragon, and Dusek even delivered a C+ against guys like Ken Mantel and Chris Adams. Hopefully, Brody will heel as quickly as Mike did.

molson

06-16-2007, 10:11 PM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 4, October 1983
Fort Worth, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Steve Regal defeats Ken Mantel in 6:41 by pinfall to make his 7th defense of his title(C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Great Kabuki defeated Bobby Eaton in 8:43 by pinfall. (B-).

-Bruiser Brody defeated Frank Dusek in 4:40 by pinfall. (C-). Brody's injury took a big toll.

-Fritz Von Erich came out and hyped his TV Title Steel Cage match with Jim Garvin next week. He says it will be his final match as an active competitor. (B)

-King Kong Bundy and Gary Hart come out to the ring and reference the open bounty placed on Manny Fernandez by Brian Adias last week. Bundy challenges Fernandez to a match, saying that he's intending to earn that cash. The announcers point out that it was likely Hart that put the money up in the first place for Adias. (C+)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Jim Garvin defeated Mike Von Erich in 5:46 by submission to make his 3rd defense of the title. (D+). After the match, Garvin hyped the cage match with Fritz next week, claiming that not only with it will be Fritz's last match, it will be the last time he walks without a severe limp. (B)

-A video is played hyping Fritz' career, and his rehabilitation from his most recent two injuries (one at the hand of Destruction Inc, the second at the hands of Jimmy Garvin. (B+)

-The announcers hype the huge match that has been announced for tv show in two weeks: A triple threat title match between David Von Erich, Bob Backlund, and Michael Hayes, for the Texas and American Heavyweight Championship (whether Backlund or David holds those titles by then). (B-)

-Backstage, the cameras catch Michael Hayes and Bob Backlund discussing strategy for the match in two weeks. Backlund is trying to talk Hayes into ganging up on David, 2-on-1, and then laying down for Backlund. Hayes seems skeptical of this plan. (C+)

-Fritz Von Erich defeats Al Perez in 3:45 by submission. (C-). Fritz looked good.

-Buddy Jack Roberts comes out and once again taunts Kevin's obsession with him. Roberts says that Kevin will never live down that he's proven himself to be a better wrestler. (C). Kevin comes out to confront Buddy. Kevin says that for six weeks now, he's listened to Roberts run his mouth about his "victory", and that he's been unable to get a rematch. Kevin then raises the stakes, and tells Roberts that if Roberts gives him a match, and beats him again, Kevin will leave WCCW for a year. (C+). Buddy looks intrigued, but walks off before given Kevin an answer.

-Houston Championship Wrestling star Gino Hernandez comes out and addresses the crowd. He says that as a result of negotiations between HCW and WCCW companies, a series of intra-promotional matches have been arranged, starting tonight, when Gino challenges David Von Erich for his WCCW Texas and American Heavyweight Championships. (B+) David Von Erich then came out to hype to match as well. (B+). I tried to put over David in this match, but Gino apparently has creative control with HCW, and that carries over to us when we have him on loan. Of course, a time limit draw in this kind of situation is more realistic. In fact, I'm instituting a house rule effective today. When I bring a guy in via talent trade, he can't have a losing record with us during the loan. There's no way the WWF would trade me their champion, JYD, to job 3 straight times. So if I have a guy for 3 appearances, he can be 2-1, or 1-1-1, or 0-0-3, but he can't be 1-2 or 0-3 or 0-1-2.

-WCCW American and Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich and Gino Hernandez wrestled to a 20:00 time limit draw. The two showed great chemistry. David makes his 7th defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 8th defense of his Texas Heavyweight Title. The announcing quality wasn't up to the standards of the match. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-Another excellent show for us. Texas popularity remains 65.9%. Midwest popularity increases from to 53.9% to 54.1%, giving us a full 1.0% cushion in cult status.

-Excellent main event between Gino and David - Gino is a guy I'd love to bring in, but he's super loyal to HCW and SWCW. There's one little tweak/bug in the game I forgot about before I brought in all these new guys on talent trades - a wrestler won't sign with you if he's been employed by you in the previous 6 months, including if the "employment" was only via loan. This may have been fixed in the latest patch, but if not, you really have to be restrained when dealing with talent trades. With Gino though, he's not coming here full-time anytime soon, so we may bring him in for time to time for short runs.

-The Fritz/Garvin has given us some great segments leading up to their match. If Fritz wins, the title will be vacant again, and a tournament will be scheduled. But nothing's definite. Though, I am considering a unification match to determine the first WCCW World Champion in a few months - it would be David or Backlund v. Garvin or the tournament winner v. Steve Regal (as WWA champion). Winner gets all the belts, and new recognition as world champion. Then, new, lower titles would be introduced.

-Brody's pretty useless in the ring right now with his injury, which sucks.

-I hadn't used Kabuki for a while, so gets a dark match here which turned out well. I wasn't sure if I'd resign him or not, so he's not a big part of any current storylines.

molson

06-16-2007, 10:30 PM

NEWS

-Gino arrived late to his first show with us. No discipline is in order, but it's a reminder that this is a guy with issues that could drop dead at anytime.

-Bruiser Bordy is not only injured, he's exhausted too. It's starting to look like I won't get full value out of him while he's here.

-There's new AWA Tag Team Champions - the High Flyers lost to the bizarre team of the Iron Shiek and Les Thorton. (maybe there's some sort of anti-USA faction).

-Mid-South make quick use of Bob Backlund (on talent trade from us), as he unsuccessfully challenged JYD for the Mid-South North American Title. We'll probably run that same matchup soon, pitting the real WWF champion v. the guy carrying around the fake WWF title.

-The dirt shirts like Terry Taylor and our own Hector Guerrero as break-out stars.

Tellistto

06-16-2007, 10:54 PM

Still reading along and enjoying it all.

Tell

molson

06-17-2007, 12:05 AM

WCCW: Texas Rumble
Saturday, Week 4, October 1983
Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Bruiser Brody is working elsewhere tonight, this is a conflict I didn't catch. I did advertise him to be in the Rumble Match - hopefully that won't hurt too much.

-I uncovered another small bug when I was booking this show - loaned workers won't work in matches that last an hour or more, since they won't "destroy themselves" for a company they don't really work for. Unfortunately, they consider a Royal Rumble just such a match. There may be a work around if I go into the editor and bring the minimum match time down to 50 minutes or so, but for now, JYD, Gino, and Duggan, are out. It's just as well, they'll help me more in individual matches over the next few weeks.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Barry Orton drew with Al Perez in 7:44 following a double-countout. (E+) Perez was exhausted towards the end of the match

-Pre Show Dark Segment
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton cut a promo hyping their apperance in tonight's Rumble. (D+) Gory Guerrero cuts a similar promo, by the side of his stable of Mexican wrestlers that will be competing - the 3 Villanos, and Hector Guerrero (D+).

-As the show opens, Chris Adams comes to the ring to hype his upcoming match with Iceman Parsons. Adams warns Parsons to just move on, that if he insists on trying to get "payback", he's going to get hurt, and Adams doesn't necessarily want that. (C+) Parsons comes out to respond, saying he's not backing down, and he'll have his revenge. (C)

-Iceman Parsons drew with Chris Adams in 1:57 by Double DQ. It was immediately clear that the two men would not abide by the rules of a professional wrestling match, and the referee quickly called for the bell. The two brawled all the way to the back. (C+). The match suffered from lack of selling and lack of psychology.

-Manny Fernandez comes out to hype his apperance in the Rumble, and also to accept the challenge for a 1-on-1 match made by King Kong Bundy at the TV taping on Tuesday. He said that he's aware of the bounty put out by Brian Adias, but he's not going to live in fear, he'll take on his challengers one at a time. (B-). Adrian Adonis gives a pre-Rumble Hype Promo (C-). As does Steve Regal (D). Then Buddy Roberts also hypes the Rumble, but also accepts Kevin Von Erich's offer of a match, with the stipulation that if Buddy wins again, Kevin will leave WCCW for one year. (Kevin made this challenge at the TV taping on Tuesday) (C+) Kerry, Kevin, and Mike then cut a promo, saying they'll work together if they can, but if it comes down to it, they'll do what they have to do to win tonight (C).

-30-Man Texas Rumble (C)
Manny Fernandez won the Texas Rumble. The final four were Manny, Buddy Roberts, Kevin Von Erich, and Jimmy Garvin. The game doesn't allow this much detail, but for my own dynasty purposes, here's the order of entry and elimination:

1. Kevin Von Erich (eliminated #27, by Buddy Roberts)
2. Luke Williams (eliminated #4, by Kevin Von Erich)
3. Al Perez (eliminated #1, by Kevin Von Erich)
4. Butch Miller (eliminated #5, by Kerry Von Erich)
5. Ken Mantel (eliminated #2, by Luke Williams)
6. Fritz Von Erich (eliminated #6, by Jimmy Garvin)
7. Villano IV (eliminated #3, by Fritz Von Erich)
8. Michael Hays (eliminated #8, by Kerry & Kevin Von Erich)
9. Kerry Von Erich (eliminated #12, by Chris Adams & Brian Adias)
10. Adrian Adonis (eliminated #21, by Kevin Von Erich)
11. Steve Regal (eliminated #13, by Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton)
12. Jim Garvin (eliminated #28, by Manny Fernandez)
13. Bobby Eaton (eliminated #25, by Jim Garvin)
14. King Kong Bundy (eliminated #7, by Kerry, Kevin, and Bobby Eaton)
15. Villano V (eliminated #10, by The Great Kabuki)
16. Tommy Rogers (eliminated #9, by The Great Kabuki)
17. The Great Kabuki (eliminated #26, by Manny Fernandez)
18. Mike Von Erich (eliminated #11, by The Great Kabuki)
19. Brian Adias (eliminated #15, eliminated himself after Manny entered ring)
20. Chris Adams (eliminated #19, by Iceman Parsons)
21. Koko B. Ware (eliminated #16 by The Great Kabuki)
22. Frank Dusek (eliminated #14 by Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton)
23. Brad Rheingans (eliminated #17 by The Great Kabuki)
24. Hector Guerrero (eliminated #18 by Manny Fernandez)
25. Manny Fernandez
26. Villano III (eliminated #20, by Manny Fernandez)
27. Ricky Morton (eliminated #22, by Manny Fernandez)
28. Iceman Parsons (eliminated #23, by the Great Kabuki)
29. Buddy Landell (eliminated #24, by The Great Kabuki)
30. Buddy Roberts, (eliminated #29, by Manny Fernandez)

-David Von Erich hyped his upcoming title defense against Bob Backlund. (B-) Bob Backlund then came out and hyped the match (B-)

-WCCW American and Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeated Bob Backlund in 16:37 by pinfall after botched interference from Michael Hayes, who accidentally struck Backlund with a steel chair. (B) David makes his 9th defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title, and 8th Defense of the American Heavyweight Title. After the match, Backlund and Hayes get into a heated argument over the botched interference, culminating in a pull-apart brawl. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: C

-David finally beats Backlund, albiet via tained means. I'm surprised these two guys haven't reached anything higher than "B" in their 5 1-on-1 matches with us.

-Obviously, this was an experiment show, and our rating was certainly hurt by Brody being hurt and booked elsewhere. So I can live with the result. Texas popularity decreases from 65.9% to 65.6%

-Manny Fernandez wins the Rumble, in a much needed boost from his Brian Adias feud. Kevin Von Erich gets the "endurance push", lasting all the way until the end after drawing #1. The Great Kabuki gets the "monster push", eliminating 7 guys.

molson

06-17-2007, 12:20 AM

NEWS

-A number of promotions are rumored to be having financial difficulties - CWA (Lawler's Memphis promotion), Joint Productions in the UK, and Florida Championship Wrestling. We send out buy-out feelers to all three. Interestingly, there's no such rumors about Angelo Poffo's ICW, who has apparently straightened out their financial issues, at least for now.

-Bruno Sammartino and Butcher Vachon have officially announced their retirement.

-Our TV show gets a .69 rating. That's about our average over the last few weeks.

-Next up, the monthly review

-Random thought - many of my B+ rated matches have received the road agent note, "the announcing quality wasn't up to the standard of the match". Perhaps I need better announces to finally break the A- barrier. I'll look into it.

-As of today, the TV networks are accepting applications for new shows. I apply to the three smallest national syndication carriers, along with the USA Network, ESPN, and TBS. Unfortunately, I have a feeling that I'll have to cancel my current TV contract before any of the these guys will talk to me.

molson

06-23-2007, 06:17 PM

The dynasty is back after a 1-week hiatus. I got randomly addicted to CIV 4 again last week, taking up most of my PC time. I've never ever gone back to game like I have CIV 4, and the new expansion is out next month. Anyway....

WCCW - END OF OCTOBER, 1983 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Popularity in Texas 65.6% (Down from 66.8% last month)
-Popularity in Midwest 54.1% (Up from 53.5% last month)
-Popularity in Southeast 30.7%

I've added the Southeast as my third big region I'm tracking, since I've run our debut show there. We should be able to shoot up their with the amount of talent on the roster that has Southeast overness. Of course, as soon as I get a national TV deal (which could be as soon as this week), these regional ratings become much less important. I currently have a full 1.0% cushion into cult status with my 54.1% popularity in the midwest (cult status requires 53.1% in two regions)

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 492,932 (420,780)
Sponsors: 76,601 (76,220)
Merchandise: 13,858 (14,924)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 237,829 (221,725)
Show Costs: 100,500 (93,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 37,894 (38,693)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 148,586 (134,156)

Total Profit: $-41,418 ($-76,150)
Cash in Bank: $958,540 (999,958)

-The bottom line looks a little better this month, but we're definitely lucky we have so much cash to burn through. The jump to Cult is proving to be very expensive. Ticket sales are up because we're running more shows in Texas, as there's no more need bump up the midwest popularity as quickly as possible. Worker costs are also up as our roster gets more expensive overall. We lost about $25k in merchandise again, so I'm making a change in our corporate philosophy there - we're going to go back down to a "conservative" production system, after working at "just in time" for a few months. This should cut back on our losses. Product quality will remain "Above Average".

molson

06-23-2007, 06:27 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of October, 1983

-Texas Heavyweight Champion - 93.9% Prestige (up from 91.5% last month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 9 title defenses, 5-month reign

-American Heavyweight Champion - 75.4% Prestige (up from 73.9% last month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 8 title defenses, 2-month reign

-Television Champion - 61.5% Prestige (down from 62.1% last month)
Midcard Title
Jimmy Garvin - 3 title defenses, 10-week reign

-American Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (same as last month)
Midcard Title
Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes - 3 title defenses, 2-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders - 1 title defense, 2-week reign

-WWA Heavyweight Championship - 69.4% Prestige (Down from 70.0% last month)
Midcard Title
Steve Regal - 7 title defenses, 11-week reign

-WWA Tag Team Championship - 60.8% Prestige (Down from 63.0% last month)
Midcard Title
Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton- 1 title defense, 2-week reign.

-We're getting ever-close to our first ever "WCCW World Champion". Plans are always subject to change, but right now, I'm imagining a triple threat match with the three singles champions. Currently, that would be David Von Erich v. Jimmy Garvin v. Steve Regal, though I'm sure we'll have a title change or two before we get to that match. All those belts would be absorbed into the new world title, and then I'd introduce a Cruiserweight Title, and perhaps reintroduce the Texas title as a lower belt.
-The fans don't like to see Michael Hayes as a tag team champion, since I'm pushing that as a midcard belt, and he's a main eventer. And they haven't defended the belt very often. So there will probably be a change there. One of the solutions to my bloated roster is use more full-time tag teams. So a revitalized tag team division is probably in the cards as well.

molson

06-23-2007, 06:46 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF OCTOBER, 1983

Storylines with participants, in order of current heat and date of origin:

1. Backlund/Hayes v. David; Based on Slater/Orton v. Flair, MACW 1983 (David, Backlund, Hayes; September)
2. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts; August)
3. Brody v. Destruction, Inc (Brody, Sheepherders, Adonis, Akbar; June (evolved from "Destruction, Inc. Reign of Terror Storyline)
4. Adias Hires Bounty Hunters to take out Manny (Adias, Manny, Bundy, Kabuki, Regal; October)
5. Iceman v. Adams (Parsons/Adams; October)
6. Landell and the Mexicans (Landell, Villanos, Keno, Gory Guerrero; October)
7. Fritz' last run (Fritz/Garvin; August)
8. Villano III mask challenge (Villano III, Kerry, Rheingans)

-The Fritz angle is clearly fizzling out. It'll be done soon
-Mostly as a note to myself, I need to edit the Brody angle, step #3 asks for an angle that doesn't exit. So I need to either add a conforming angle or edit the storyline
-The only midcard or higher guys that aren't involved in an angle: Koko, Eaton, Morton, Hector Guerrero. If we do have a new tag team division, Koko and Eaton have a chance to be at the very top of it.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 3rd Thu)
-Junkyard Dog (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-The Great Kabuki (MACW; Wed, Fri, 3rd Thu)

-Our only current conflict is Hayes & Backlund with our Thanksgiving Day Star Wars Show. So I move that show to Thanksgiving Eve, which creates a conflict only with Gary Hart (but does give us three shows in three days)

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

Ricky Morton is unhappy about how he's been pushed

-Manny was complaining last month about how many losses he took - glad to see that winning the Texas Rumble has shut him up.
-Morton's a midcarder, and I don't see him any higher than that. Maybe he doesn't like teaming with Mike.

molson

06-23-2007, 07:10 PM

ROSTER: END OF OCTOBER, 1983

MAIN EVENTERS

Bob Backlund
Bruiser Brody
David Von Erich
Michael Hayes
The Great Kabuki
Manny Fernandez

-My road agent definitely disagrees with my decision to build the company around David, and I came very close to putting the belts on Backlund at the last show. But he's staying on top for now. His loyalty can't be underestimated, he's our ONLY main eventer that works for WCCW exclusively, and thus we never have any fatigue issues with him. And of course, if I take take WCCW to the top, I'd like it to look somewhat like WCCW. Kabuki has re-signed, so hopefully, at age 38, he has at least one more big run left in him

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Adrian Adonis
Kevin Von Erich
Kerry Von Erich
Chris Adams
Buddy Landell
Buddy Jack Roberts
Brad Rheingans

-Landell and Rheingans don't "feel" like Upper Midcarders to me, but their stats say differently. But they both have a limited opportunity to impress. My road agent sees Adams as a midcarder, but as I've stated, he's a "WCCW Original" who've I've love to see if I can develop into a national star.

MIDCARDERS

Butch Miller
Luke Williams
Bobby Eaton
Koko B. Ware
Steve Regal
Villano III
Jim Garvin
Ricky Mortion
King Kong Bundy
Iceman Parsons
Hector Guerrero

This group is filled with over- and under-achievers. Villano III, as I've stated again and again, has been nothing short of amazing. This will likely be his last month in the midcard. Koko and Eaton have been awesome as well. I read a random post on the DVD message board over the last week about how these guys were a "hidden treasure" of the 80s, who had a pretty dominating run in Memphis. That somehow inspired me to push them here.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Ken Mantel
Brian Adias
Mike Von Erich
Frank Dusek

-The only reason Ken didn't join his brother in unemployment is that he still has that written contract for $1,000/month for 3 more months. That's a pretty good bargain if I use him almost every show. But there's little chance he'll be there after that. Adias is still the lower card guy that gets in high profile angles. I'm sure the dirt sheets of the day are speculating that he has something incriminating on the Von Erichs. But, I figure the only way to develop new stars is to push them out of their league at first.

OPENERS

Tommy Rogers
Super Kendo
Villano IV
Villano V
Barry Orton

-The Mexicans should get a lot of ring time with the Buddy Landell Angle. They're certainly being given every opportunity to improve.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Al Perez

-Perez is a clear upgrade over our previous bottom of the roster guy, Johnny Mantel. He's only 23, and could certainly build into "something".

LOAN TALENT

Junkyard Dog
Gino Hernandez
Jim Duggan

-I don't have a real plan for any of these guys yet - except that Gino will probably wrestle David again, and JYD will definitely face off with Bob Backlund. My new house rule (loan guys can't have a losing record in their time with us), should mean a lot of draws, which is a realistic result.

OTHERS

Sunshine
Gory Guerrero
Skandor Akbar
Precious
Gary Hart
Bill Mercer
Harry Frehley
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich

-I'm officially kicking Harry Frehley out of the 3-man booth - he'll do interviews at house shows and pre-show segments. I've had 7 or 8 B+ rated matches, but haven't broke A- yet - I'm thinking that my match rating may be capped out with the skill of my current announcers. So mostly to test the waters at this point, I request negotiations with Gordon Solie, Rod Trongard (AWA), and Les Thatcher.

molson

06-23-2007, 08:27 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, November 1983
Orlando, FL. 683

-We return to the Southeast, mostly because I feel like I need a low-pressure show to get started again.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Iceman Parsons defeats Villano IV in 8:50 by pinfall. (D+) After the match, Iceman celebrates with the fans (E+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeats Barry Orton in 6:25 by pinfall. (D-)

-Bill Mercer comes out, and hypes tonight's advertised apperance of the WWF Heavyweight Champion, The Junkyard Dog. He says that tonight, JYD will be in action against a WCCW champion - the TV champion, Jimmy Garvin. (D+)

-Manny Fernandez defeats Al Perez in 6:21 by pinfall. Manny looked good. (D+). After the match, Manny hyped his match at the TV taping tomorrow night with King Kong Bundy - the first man who has accepted Brian Adias' offer of a bounty to put Manny out of commission. Manny says that if he has to, he'll go through every last man on the WCCW roster to get to Adias. (C-)

-Fritz Von Erich came out and hyped his TV title steel cage match tomorrow night with Jim Garvin. He tells the Orlando fans that that will be his final match as an active competitor. (C-)

-Fritz Von Erich defeated Super Keno in 2:52 by submission. (D). At the conclusion of the match, Jim Garvin jumps into the ring and attacks Fritz, in an obvious attempt to soften him up for the cage match tomorrow night. Fritz however, is able to fight back, and applies the claw to Garvin before the brawl is broken up. (D+)

-Adrian Adonis defeats Ricky Morton in 6:46 by pinfall. (C+). After the match, Adonis grabs a mic, and says that he knows Bruiser Brody is backstage. Adonis said he has had second thoughts about rejecting Brody's challenge for a match, and is willing to take him on right now. Brody comes out to the ring, but he is followed closely by the rest of Destruction, Inc - The Sheepherders and Skandor Akbar. The 4 surround Brody in the ring and beat in down. This was a trap orchestrated by Adonis. (D+) After dispatching of Brody, Destruction, Inc. cuts a lengthy promo, calling themselves the most dominate force in WCCW. (D)

-Villano III defeats Tommy Rogers in 7:31 by pinfall. (C-) The two showed good chemistry. After the match, Villano III and Gory Guerrero light cigars in celebration. (D)

-Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts come out to hype their upcoming title defense against Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton. They put over how the last time they came to the Southeast, they defeated Ware and Eaton, and don't expect any problems doing the same tonight. (C+)

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship Match
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts drew with Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware in 15:00 when the time limit expired. Hayes & Roberts make their 4th defense of the tag team titles. Ware stood out with his good performance (C+).

-The WWF Heavyweight Champion, The Junkyard Dog came out, and said it's an honor to perform in from the Orlando fans (establishing himself as a face in WCCW). (C+)

-The Junkyard Dog defeated Jimmy Garvin 13:59 by pinfall. (C-)

Overall Rating: C-

THOUGHTS

-This didn't go as well as our first show in the Southeast, but our Southeast popularity still increases from 30.7% to 31.1%.

-I was a little disappointed in JYD's segment and match, considering he has pretty good overness in the Southeast. Perhaps it was stupid to use him anywhere but Texas, where his popularity is A+. But since he picked up the win tonight, I'm able to perhaps job him to Backlund on TV, and then give him a draw or win in his 3rd and final match under our contract.

-The tag title match also didn't live up to what those 4 guys did in Atlanta last month (where they delivered a "B" match). But the more ring time I can give Koko and Eaton the better.

-This was Villano III's lowest rated match with us (9 total matches), but he has absolutely zero overness in the Southeast at this point, so it's not a big deal.

-Otherwise, I'll disregard most of the ratings here, since we're on "foreign" territory, but before long, the Southeast should be a legitimate #3 region for us to run shows.

molson

06-23-2007, 08:34 PM

NEWS

-Joint Promotions out of the UK has agreed to meet with me regarding a potential buy-out. Joint Promotions is a Cult sized promotion, so their financial difficulties are a pretty big deal in the wresting world. Their current debts are $1,039,117, and presumably, it will take about that much to get the prestige boost of buying them out. (I offer as much as $250k, which is rejected). So that's way too much money for me - Joint Productions is likely to simply go out of business shortly.

-CWF (Florida) and CWA (Memphis) reject my attempts at buy-out negotiations, apparently they feel they're not dead yet.

-We're starting to have some big-time fatigue issues with the talent and their other commitments. No less than SIX workers tell me they're exhausted after the last show: Buddy Roberts, Jim Garvin, Adrian Adonis, Villano III, Bruiser Brody, and the Junkyard Dog. Obviously, Garvin has his big cage match coming up tomorrow. I'll try to give the other guys the night off.

molson

06-23-2007, 09:39 PM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 1, November 1983
Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Segment
Buddy Landell comes to the ring with Villano V. Landell says that he's irritated with the way Gory Guerrero has treated his stable of Mexican wrestlers, and says that tonight, Villano V is teaming with him. Landell intends to show that Villano V can have success without Gory. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell & Villano V defeated Al Perez & Barry Orton in 6:37 when Landell made Orton Submit (D). Villano V seemed off his game. Perez was exhausted by the end of the match. After the match completed, Gory Guerrero comes to ringside with Super Kendo, and his son, Hector Guerrero. Gory is clearly upset that Villano V has taken this match without permission for Gory. When Landell tries to intervene, Gory, Kendo, & Hector attack Landell and Villano V, leaving them laying in the ring. (D-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ken Mantell defeats Frank Dusek in 4:18 by pinfall. (C). Mantel seemed off his game.

-As the show opens, highlights of the feud between Garvin and Fritz Von Erich are shown. (B-). Garvin comes out and hypes tonight's cage match with Fritz. Garvin says he can't possibly lose, he's ready, and that Fritz's retirement match is going to be a sad one for the Von Erich family. (B-). Fritz then hypes the match, saying that win, lose, or draw, he's proud of his career, but adds that he can't imagine going out with a loss to a punk like Garvin (B-).

-WCCW Television Championship Match
-Steel Cage Match (Classic Rules - Pinfall or Submission Only)
Fritz Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin in 5:50 by submission to win the WCCW Television Championship (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Fritz emotionally celebrates in the ring with the title belt, where he is joined by a number of WCCW stars, including the entire Von Erich family, Sunshine, Ricky Morton, and Manny Fernandez. (B)

-Bill Mercer and Marc Lowrence announce that Manny Fernandez won the first annual Texas Rumble last week. (D+)

-Manny Fernandez defeats King Kong Bundy in 5:33 by pinfall, and Bundy is unsuccessful in earning Brian Adias' bounty (B-). After the match, Bundy makes a second attempt to claim the bounty, by coming into the ring and attacking Manny again. Manny, however, quickly foils the attack. (B-)

-Villano III defeated Ricky Morton in 10:40 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Gory Guerrero and Villano III announce an open challenge - if anyone can defeat Villano III 1-on-1, Villano III will permanently remove his mask. (C-)

-David Von Erich comes out to hype his upcoming title defense tonight against Michael Hayes. David also puts over his victory over Bob Backlund at the Texas Rumble, and jokingly thanks Michael Hayes for the assist (David won at the Rumble after Backlund accidentally hit Hayes with a chair) (B)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Title Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 11:41 by DQ when Bob Backlund interfered. (B). David makes his 9th defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 10th defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title.

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-A pretty solid show - it was a good move to run Garvin/Fritz first instead of last. Texas popularity remains 65.6%. Midwest popularity increases from 54.1% to 54.3%.

-This was the 5th 1-on-1 match between Hayes and Backlund. The best reached B+, but tonight reached only B, which was better than their last match, which only did a C+. David's reign with the Texas Heavyweight Title has reached 5-months.

-Has Villano III fallen back to earth? He delivers only a "C" rating with Ricky Morton tonight, which is is worst-rated WCCW match (not including the Orlando match with Tommy Rodgers). Since Villano III wrestled a "B" match with Morton just 2 weeks ago, I'll assume this is fatigue-related.

-The Bundy/Manny match and post-match angle went very well. Bundy has wrestled 28 matches for WCCW, and only two matches have reached B-. Both of them have been with Manny.

-The Fritz/Garvin "one last run" angle finally comes to a ring. The pre-match hype and post-match celebration angles were rated much better than the match itself, which is no surprise. The question for the next show is - will Fritz vacate the title and retire as planned, or change his mind about retirement?

-The Buddy Landell/Mexicans stuff has been limited to the pre-show so far, and with good reason, it's not generating any good ratings. But my road agent thinks that the Villanos are improving, so we'll keep going with it.

molson

06-23-2007, 10:09 PM

NEWS

-Buddy Landell arrived late to the last show. I skip the warning, and go right to the fine.

-Landell, Bundy, and Villano III all complain of exhaustion after the last show.

-Every TV network I requested negotiations with rejected me, saying I already have enough of a TV presence. Since I really want to get on national TV as quickly as possible, I take the drastic step of canceling my TV contract with my current network. It's likely we'll be without TV next week, unless something quickly comes up.

-Hulk Hogan only has a month left on his WWF contract, so I take a shot and request negotiations again. Roddy Piper appears to have had some sort of fallout with the WWF, and it's been reported that they won't offer him a deal when his contract is up in about 30 days. So I request negotiations with him as well.

-Gordon Solie is willing to talk with me, but he wants a steep $2,750 a show. I'm willing to pay him, but Fritz caps what I can offer at about $100/show less than that, so there's no deal. Mercer & Lowrence benefit from Fritz's stinginess.

-I do however make a signing - bringing in Japanese star Tiger Mask at a reasonable $1,875/show. Tiger Mask has great stats, he's one of the most talented wrestlers in the world, but he has close to zero overness in the United States outside New England. So he's a project, but he'll be the cornerstone of our soon-to-be-established cruiserweight division.

-Magic Dragon, who I cut loose not too long ago, will be out a month with an injury.

-Tommy Rogers and Jake Robers won a big tag team tournament with Georgia Championship wrestling, and have announced intentions to continue teaming full-time.

-Rod Trongard and Les Thatcher both reject my overtures for negotiation request. Trongard says it just wouldn't be a good career move, and Thatcher is loyal to SECW. So it looks like Mercer and Lowrence will continue to be the voice of WCCW, at least for now.

-Our final TV show with our current carrier gets a 0.78 rating - that matches our all-time high.

molson

06-23-2007, 11:24 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, November 1983
San Antonio, TX. 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Kerry & Kevin Von Erich defeat Al Perez & Barry Orton in 5:12 when Kerry pins Perez. (C). Kerry's performance stood out. After the match, Kerry & Kevin cut a promo, hyping their team. (C+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Ken Mantel defeats Steve Regal in 6:42 by Countout. (C) Regal remains champion.

-The new WCCW TV Champion, Fritz Von Erich, comes to the ring. He says that his steel cage victory over Jim Garvin was especially rewarding to him considering all it took for him to get back to this level. Fritz then officially announces his retirement, and states at this moment, he's vacating the TV title, and officially regaining his position as WCCW commissioner. (B). Fritz says that as commissioner, he's announcing an 8-man tournament to crown a new TV Champion. Participants will be announced in the weeks to come.

-Adrian Adonis defeats Mike Von Erich in 5:07 by pinfall. (C+). After the match, Adonis grabs a mic and mocks Brody, claiming that he outsmarted him last week in Orlando, when Brody fell for Adonis' trap. Adonis says that Brody is out of his league, and that Sheepherder Luke Williams will embarrass him in their 1-on-1 match tonight. (C+)

-Bruiser Brody defeated Luke Williams in 6:48 by pinfall. (D+). Brody's injury took a big toll once again. The two showed poor chemistry. After Brody's victory, Butch Williams & Skandor Akbar hit the ring, attempting to attack Brody, but Brody easily fights them off. (B-)

-Villano III drew with Brad Rheingans in 15:00 when the time limit expired. (B-). After the match, Rheningans tells Villano III that he's accepting Villano's open mask challenge, and that the next time they face off, the world will see Villano's ugly face. (C-)

-Houston Championship Wrestling Star Gino Hernandez entered the ring. He states that last week, David Von Erich was just barely able to retain his titles on TV against him in a 20:00 time limit draw. Gino says that tonight, the time limit is a full 30:00 minutes, and that he probably won't need half that to win David's titles. (B+)

-David Von Erich then comes out and hypes the upcoming match with Gino. (B+)

-WCCW Texas & American Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich drew with Gino Hernandez in 30:00 when the time limit expired. (A+). David makes his 10th defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 11th defense of his Texas heavyweight title. The two showed great chemistry. The match suffered from a lack of psychology, and the announcing quality wasn't up to the standard of the match.

-After the match, Bob Backlund and Michael Hayes attack a weary David Von Erich. (B-). Backlund and Hayes are then seen arguing as the show ends (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS

-Holy Crap! I've run 65 shows in this dynasty before this one, delivering a handful of B+ matches, never able to break the barrier to A-. Tonight, out of nowhere, David and Gino Hernandez deliver an amazing A+ match. They carry the show to a terrific rating, and Texas popularity increases from 65.6% to 65.8%. Gino is a guy I'd obviously love to bring into WCCW full-time, but he's extremely loyal to Paul Boesch and Houston Championship Wrestling, as well as SWCW.

-The Bruiser Brody situation is depressing. He's only under contract for about another month and a half, and he's a shell of himself wrestling under his current injury.

-That was a nice little match between Adonis & Mike. Mike is still only 19. In real-life, he had no chance, but here, we're developing him nicely.

-It's weird to see Kerry & Kevin on the pre-show, but both have been unused on a number of shows lately, so I wanted to give them an easy win.

BYU 14

06-23-2007, 11:42 PM

Very impressive main event....especially one going 30 minutes. Gino and David both would have been huge stars for years if not for their untimely deaths.

BTW, I just finished watching the DVD documentary on the Von Erichs and the rise and fall of WCCW. One of the best Wrestling documentaries ever..Some really solid interviews with the likes of Gary hart, David Manning and Kevin, who you can't help but feel for, with all the tragedy he has endured in his life.....As many Demons as he has, he comes off as a very strong person, though obviously deeply scarred.

molson

06-24-2007, 12:20 AM

NEWS

-Reports say that the WWF will let Jesse Ventura's contract expire in about a month wihout an offer. There were similar reports about Roddy Piper last week. Is WWF having financial difficulties? I try to request negotiations with Ventura, assuming an announcer role, but since he still considers himself a wrestler at this point, Fritz blocks any negotiation attempt because of Ventura's low resilience rating.

-Tuesday comes and goes with no TV taping, as we have canceled our show. Fortunately, all of the big national syndication carriers are willing to talk. There's 3 levels of national tv syndicators. The biggest one will give me a national show, but only one that airs at midnight. The smaller two carriers are willing to put my show at 11:00 PM. ESPN and TBS haven't responded yet. I decide to sign with the biggest possible carrier, and contract to have a 90 minute show on "US Syndication Big I", to tape on Tuesdays and air on Thursdays at midnight. The show will air all across the US, Puerto Rico, and Ontario. The show will premiere the first week of December, so we'll have a few more weeks without TV. This is the only the second "medium" level network to take on a pro wrestling program, joining TBS, who carries Georgia Championship Wrestling. And this is a bigger contract than either the WWF or AWA currently has, so this is quite clearly a huge deal for WCCW.

-Skandor Akbar's contract expiration sneaked up on me - it's up in 7 days. I re-sign him for another 9 months at $975/show, a raise from his current $600/show.

-Hulk Hogan has rejected my attempts to negotiate, and it appears he's staying with the WWF.

-Nikolai Volcoff has ended JYD's 7-month reign as Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion. Of course, JYD still holds the WWF Heavyweight title, as well as 1/2 of the Mid-South Tag Team Championship, with Mr. Wrestling II.

-The Great Kabuki's contract with Mid-Atlantic has expired without any extension. Therefore, he's works for me exclusively, which is nice. His workload should increase.

-As the week ends, and I look forward to our national TV debut, WCCW signs a HUGE national star - Roddy Piper! Our timing was good, Piper and the WWF had a falling out, and Piper doesn't work for anyone else. So we bring him in for 18 months, at a huge $3,375/show, and 25% of all his merchandise sales. But his stats and popularity seem to justify it - Brody may be better known internationally, but Piper is, without question, our #1 guy in terms of USA popularity (he's particularly huge in New England, the Northwest, the Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic - so he's a perfect fit for our national expansion, since we don't have much overness in those areas). His stats are off the charts: A+ in Mic Skills & Charisma, A in Psychology, Star Quality, and Intensity, B+ or B in almost everything else. He's the guy that can lead us to the next level. The only question is, how to bring him in? He can play a face or a heel.

-So it's been a pretty amazingly eventful couple of weeks in WCCW: Our first A+ match, a national TV deal, and the signing of Roddy Piper.

molson

06-24-2007, 12:35 AM

-With the signing of Roddy Piper, I'm curious who the top stars in American are at this point, 7 months after the dynasty started. So here are the 15 wrestlers with a popularity rating of at least C+ in the USA as a whole, capping the maximum age at 40 (but in no particular order):

-Roddy Piper
-The Junkyard Dog
-Hulk Hogan
-Billy Graham
-Andre the Giant
-Ric Flair
-Dusty Rhodes
-Buzz Sawyer
-Don Muraco
-Sgt. Slaughter
-Terry Funk
-Larry Zbyszko
-Stan Hansen
-Antonio Inoki

molson

06-24-2007, 11:21 AM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, November 1983
Dallas, TX. 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton defeat Frank Dusek & Al Perez in 6:51 when Mike made Perez submit. (C-). Morton & Von Erich make their 2nd defense of the WWA tag team titles. Mike was tiring towards the end of the match, Perez was exhausted. Morton looked good.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders drew with Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware & Ken Mantel in 7:48 by Double DQ when the referee lost control of the match. (C). Destruction Inc., makes their 2nd defense of their titles.

-Bruiser Brody defeated Hector Guerrero in 7:08 by pinfall. (C+). Brody's injury took a big toll. After the match, Brody took the mic and complained about Destruction Inc., - he says they took a title defense on the pre-show so they could get out of the building and away from him as soon as possible. (B-)

-Iceman Parsons defeats King Kong Bundy in 5:35 by pinfall. (B). Parsons looked off his game. Iceman grabs a mic, intending to do a post-match promo, but Chris Adams comes to the ring to confront him. Adams again warns Parsons to "just let this whole thing go" before he gets hurt. Adams tells Parsons he can have a fine career being the spunky underdog who always loses, but that Adams is destined for better things, and that's why he had to "fire" him as a tag team partner. (B-). Before long, an argument breaks out, as does a wild brawl. Parsons & Adams once again brawl all over the ringside area. (B-)

-Brad Rheingans comes out to hype his upcoming 2 out or 3 falls match with Villano III. If Rheingans wins, Villano III much take his mask off. (C-). Villano III then cuts a hype promo of his own. (C).

-Open Mask Challenge Mask: 2 out of 3 Falls
Villano III defeated Brad Reingans in 2 straight falls in 11:43 to keep his mask. (B)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring. He says that he is currently considering applications for the upcoming TV Title tournament. He says that the one man who is officially entered at this point is the former TV champion, Jimmy Garvin. Fritz then goes on to hype next Wednesday's "Thanksgiving Star Wars" event. He hypes the main matches: Bob Backlund v. David Von Erich (any titles either man holds by then will be on the line), and Kevin Von Erich v. Buddy Roberts (Kevin will leave WCCW for 1 year if he loses). Fritz then makes a major announcement - Thanksgiving Star Wars will mark the debut of WCCW's newest talent acquisition - Roddy Piper. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin in 13:53 by submission. (B+) The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Kevin hyped his match with another Freebird, Buddy Roberts, at Thanksgiving Star Wars. Kevin says that his brothers have tried to talk him out of putting his WCCW career on the line, but Kevin said he had no choice - he's been miserable since Buddy defeated him on tv several months ago, and Roberts' constant mouthing off since then has made it worse. (B-)

-David Von Erich hyped his upcoming triple threat title defense against Bob Backlund & Michael Hayes. (B) Backund & Hayes then cut a promo, saying that the'll work together to eliminate David, and then find out who the better man is between themselves. (B)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
-Triple Threat Match (One fall to a finish)
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes and Bob Backlund in 13:43 by submission. Backlund & Hayes worked together most of the match, and ended up dispatching David to the floor. Then Backlund & Hayes faced off, with Backlund applying the chicken wing to Hayes. David recovered, broke up the hold, and then applied the claw to Hayes to get the victory. (A) David makes his 11th defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 12th defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title.

Overall Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-This probably could have been my best rated show of all-time, but I made one big mistake, and didn't deliver an advertised Bruiser Brody v. Butch Miller match. Instead, I moved Miller to the pre-show for six-man tag title defense. (I had two titles defenses on the pre-show because today was the 30th day since the last defense of those belts - having one show a week while I wait for the new tv show to debut forced that move). Texas popularity remains 65.8%

-Still, some great stuff here. One show after my first A+ match, the triple threat main event scores an "A". I'm not sure what I'm doing differently, but I'll take it.

-Kevin and Garvin had their usual solid match. Garvin looks like a borderline main-eventer against the Von Erichs, and a main-eventer against everyone else.

-Iceman Parson's 34th match since the dynasty began, and King Kong Bundy's 29th match is his highest rated for both - a "B". I was also happy with the post-match Parsons/Adams segments. That feud seems to have some legs.

molson

06-24-2007, 11:44 AM

NEWS

-Bruiser Brody is back at 100%, which is great news. We have about one month remaining on his short-term contract with us.

-The dirt sheets are high on the potential of Barry Orton, which is surprising.

-Ken Patera is the new AWA World Champion, defeating Baron Von Rasche, ending his 2 1/2 month reign.

-There's also a new WWF Intercontinental Champion, as David Schultz has defeated Larry Zbyszko, ending the latter's 4-month reign with the belt.

-Manny Fernandez signs with the AWA, but he considers us a priority over them as well as his other employer, Central States. So he might become yet another guy who has fatigue issues.

Tellistto

06-24-2007, 12:58 PM

Awesome stuff, molson! Looking forward to the rise in stature of the WCCW to what it should have gotten to in real life. The death of the Von Erichs was truly a devastating thing in the state of Texas all those years ago. I cherish my memories of some great shows from growing up down there.

Tell

molson

06-24-2007, 06:52 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, November 1983
Fort Worth, TX. 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Segment
Gory Guerrero comes out to the ring with 4 of his clients: Villanos IV and V, Super Kendo, and Hector Guerrero. Gory repeats his disappointment will all the men in the ring, including his own son. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-Eight-Man Tag
Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, Ken Mantel, & Buddy Landell defeat Hector Guerrero, Villanos IV and V, and Super Kendo in 11:03 when Eaton pinned Kendo. (C). Eaton looked good. Kendo was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Bruiser Brody defeats Butch Miller in 8:53 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Destruction attempts another post-match attack on Brody, and Skandor Akbar and Luke Williams hit the ring. Brody is again able to foil the attack. (C+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring to introduce the WCCW's newest signing, who will be making his in-ring debut at Thanksgiving Star Wars - Roddy Piper. (C+) Piper comes to the ring and gives a lengthy promo, introducing himself to the WCCW fans and establishing himself as a face. (C+)

-Iceman Parsons defeated Brian Adias in 5:41 by pinfall. (C-) The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Iceman Parsons produces a contract, and calls out Chris Adams to the ring. (C+) Parsons said that he just got the OK from Fritz to challenge Adams to a First Blood match at Thanksgiving Star Wars. (B-). Adams quickly accepts. (B-)

-The WCCW American Tag Team Champions, Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts hype their upcoming title unification match with the WWA Tag Team Champions, Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton. (C-).

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship Match
-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts drew with Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in 11:41 by double countout. (C). Hayes & Roberts looked good, and made their 5th defense of the titles. Mike & Morton make 3rd defense of the WWA Titles.

-After the match, Fritz Von Erich comes out and books a rematch between the two teams to take place next week. He orders that match will be no-DQ, no-Countout, and guarantees that the tag team titles will be unified. (C)

-Houston Championship Wresting start Jim Duggan comes out. He says that he's stopping by WCCW to take the guy he's told is the the biggest, meanest guy in the company - The Great Kabuki

-The Great Kabuki defeated Jim Duggan in 13:21 by pinfall after Gary Hart threw salt in Duggan's eyes. (B)

-Kerry & David Von Erich came out to hype their main event tag team match against Bob Backlund & Gino Hernandez. (B).

-Bob Backund & Gino Hernandez defeated David & Kerry Von Erich in 13:58 when Backlund pinned David. (C+) Gino looked good.

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-This was a disappointing show on a few different levels. Texas popularity decreases slightly from 65.8% to 65.7%

-The main event was very disappointing - Gino, Backlund, and David have all been involved in an A or A+ match recently. It's odd to think of Kerry as the weak link, but that what he seemed to be in this match. Kerry has had an odd run in the dynasty thus far. He started off as a main eventer, had that brief confrontation with David at the King of Texas Wrestling Tournament, was out injured for a while, and really hasn't done too much since he came back. Obviously, he hasn't been a part of any big feuds (he would have had a big role in the Freebirds v. Von Erichs feud if Gordy hadn't left), but he hasn't exactly stood out either. I'm starting to think if a Kerry heel turn might make sense.

-Roddy Piper's debut promo was also somewhat disappointing, but I guess it's important to remember that he doesn't have huge governess in Texas just yet. He'll just need a little time.

-The tag belts are on the verge of being unified, but I can't do it at Thanksgiving Star Wars because Roberts already has a match scheduled with Kevin. So I'm advertising Hayes/Garvin v. Mike/Morton for the WWA belts at the Thanksgiving show.

molson

06-24-2007, 07:05 PM

NEWS

-Last night's show was Gino's last with WCCW, as his loan deal has expired. Duggan and JYD are still around for 2 appearances each.

-Ric Flair's contract was ending with MACW, so I requested negotiations, but he has rejected me and will be staying with them.

-Our big spending continues, as I bring in Terry Funk for a short-term, 3 month contract at $3,150/show. We need all the big names we can get to kick off the national TV show. Terry Funk considers both MACW and AJPW priority companies, so he will largely be a "special attraction" type guy. Terry is known around the world, and probably has the best stats of anyone in the company - he has an "A" or higher in Brawling, Hardcore, Mic Skills, Charisma, Toughness, Basics, Psychology, Selling, and Respect. At 39 years old, he's already starting to wear down a little in his physical condition stats, so we'll have to see how much he can give us.

molson

06-24-2007, 08:28 PM

WCCW: THANKSGIVING STAR WARS
Wednesday, Week 4, November 1983
Dallas, TX. 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Tiger Mask comes to the ring and hypes his upcoming debut match with Villano III. (C-).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tiger Mask and Villano III wrestled to a 15:00 time limit draw. (B+)

-Harry Frehley interviews Mike Von Erich and Ricky Morton about their WWA tag team title defense tonight against Hayes & Garvin, as well as the scheduled tag team title unification match with Hayes & Roberts scheduled for next week. Mike and Morton said that they're the underdogs in every match they wrestle, and they're still the champs. (C-)

-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeat Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in 7:45 when Hayes pinned Mike. Hayes and Garvin with the WWA Tag Team Championship. (C+). The performance of Hayes stood out. Mike was tiring towards the end of the match.

-After the match, Buddy Roberts comes out to the ring to join Hayes & Garvin in the celebration. The Freebirds, as a trio, now control both tag team championships in WCCW. (C+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to introduce the first 4 participants in the 8-man tournament to crown a new TV champion. The first 4 participants, Fritz explains, are the 4 men on the current roster who have held the title in the past: Buddy Roberts, Iceman Parsons, Brian Adias, and Jimmy Garvin. (C)

-Chris Adams came out to hype his upcoming First Blood match with Iceman Parsons. He says he regrets that it had to come to this, but Parsons just doesn't know his place. (C+). Iceman Parsons then gave his own hype promo. (C+)

-First Blood Match
Chris Adams drew with Iceman Parsons in 9:23 when the referee was knocked unconscious, only to find both men bleeding when he awoke. The match was hurt by a lack of psychology. (C).

-Roddy Piper defeated Hector Guerrero in 12:07 by submission. (B). The two showed great chemistry. After the match, for no particular reason, Piper picks a fight with Gory Guerrero at ringside, then beats him up. (D+).

-Bill Mercer hypes the upcoming "Career Challenge" match between Kevin Von Erich & Buddy Jack Roberts. If Kevin loses, he's out of WCCW for 1 year. (C). Kevin Von Erich then hyped the match. (B-). Buddy Roberts then gave a pre-match promo as well. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich defeated Buddy Jack Roberts in 12:57 by submission. (A+).

-David Von Erich came out to hype his upcoming title defense against Bob Backlund. David says he knows Bob has had his number of late, pinning him in tag team matches, etc. He says this match will be a huge challenge. (B). Bob Backlund then hypes the match, still wearing his replica WWF Heavyweight Title Belt. He says that tonight, all the belts will be unified, and he'll stand on top of WCCW. (B)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
Bob Backlund defeats David Von Erich in 30:31 by pinfall to with the WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championships. (B). Michael Hayes interfered during the match on behalf of Backlund, and then Kerry made an apperance to even the odds. In the end, it was Kerry's interference that backfired, costing David the match. The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-After the match, Bob Backlund celebrates wildly in the ring with his 3 championship belts.

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS;

-Solid show, our Texas popularity increases from 65.7% to 65.9%.

-I knew Kevin and Buddy would have a solid match, but I sure as hell didn't anticipate an A+. Wow. It's clear that you can get a huge benefit from slowly building up an angle, and then advertising the blow-off match a month in advance. Everything clicked there. Kevin has clearly established himself as the #2 Von Erich

-Backlund wins the titles, after getting the better of David for a couple of months now. I always expect a little more from these guys though - they've wrestled 1-on-1 5 times now, and have never rated better than B. Backlund will unify the titles and be the first "WCCW Heavyweight Champion".

-Pretty good debut for Piper. He's a potential babyface challenger for Backlund's title.

-Iceman/Adams was a little disappointing, but these guys have never done better than C+ against each other.

-Tiger Mask and Villano III both have huge futures in WCCW. It was great to see that like Villano III, Tiger Mask's great stats compensated for limited popularity in the region. Once these guys get better known, the sky's the limit.

-The Freebirds now control both tag team championships. Since Hayes is sill a main eventer, he's not a great fit for either tag team championship (and now he's a co-holder of both). This will all straighten out eventually, but for now, the belts are unified, and the "Freebird Rule" is in effect.

molson

06-24-2007, 08:58 PM

NEWS

-Tiger Mask has left New Japan, meaning he works with us exclusively. I wish I could say I'll run him into the ground now, but with our bloated roster, that won't be possible. I'll take another look at doing some roster cuts at the end of the month.

-Curt Hennig defeated Rick Martel to win the AWA TV title for the 2nd time.

-It looks like Andre the Giant will be gone from the WWF in about a month. Fritz won't let me talk to him because of his low reliance rating, so he'll be Japan-exclusive at least for now.

-Joint Promotions in the UK has officially become the second casualty of the dynasty, as they've gone out of business. Most of their roster will probably try to find work with the surviving UK promotion, All-Star Wrestling, and it doesn't look like any of them considering crossing the Ocean at this time. The major UK names who would eventually come over to the US (Finlay, Steve Regal, Dave Taylor) all work for All-Star. It's hard to believe those three guys still work for the WWF after being already fairly well known in the UK 25 years ago.

-7 guys on the roster are entering their last month on their contract: Brody, Lowerence, Hart, Roberts, Parsons, Adias, and Dusek. So worker costs are probably about to go up again.

DeToxRox

06-24-2007, 09:23 PM

We need to see Funk vs Brody in a No DQ match while you still have the Bruiser.

molson

06-24-2007, 11:16 PM

We need to see Funk vs Brody in a No DQ match while you still have the Bruiser.

Without really intending too, I've assembled a pretty violent roster (Brody, Funk, Manny Fernandez, The Sheepherders). The problem is, my "product appeal" settings under Fritz have a pretty low "hardcore" rating, so my fans can't stomach too much blood. (That doesn't mean they're not getting bloody Funk v. Brody matches anyway)

molson

06-24-2007, 11:52 PM

NEWS

-After reviewing the financials for the last month, and looking over my bloated roster, I force myself to make a few cuts. So tonight's show will be the last in WCCW for the following:

Gory Guerrero - $1,875/show
-He's just way to pricey for what he's given me as manager of mostly low-level Mexican talent. And he doesn't have great chemistry with our #1 Mexican star, Villano IIII. I'd like to bring in a cheap Mexican replacement, but all the old guys down there want big money, because they're considered "icons" in Mexico. So I make offers to few other potential managers. Perhaps it's time to try Ken Mantel or Frank Dusek as a manager.

Steve Regal - $1,200
-For a while, I had visions of Regal winning the Texas Rumble, and challenging David to a unification match. But with the new talent coming in, Regal just doesn't measure up. He'll either lose the WWA title tonight, or the belt will become a wrestling footnote. He had a decent 3 1/2 month run with us, with a record of 15-5 (mostly against jobbers on the pre-show)

Brad Rheingans - $1,850
-Brad is also too pricey for what he brings to the table. Buddy Landell is cheaper, younger, and better all around. Brad was only with us 2 months, with a record of 2-2-2

Hector Guerrero - $1,325
-Without Gory, there's not much use for Hector, who is also way overpriced in the midcard when I have cheaper options on the heel side. Hector's only with us about 6 weeks, with a record of 1-4.

molson

06-28-2007, 07:43 PM

WCCW - END OF NOVEMBER, 1983 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Popularity in Texas 65.9% (Up from 65.6% last month)
-Popularity in Midwest 54.3% (Up from 54.1% last month)
-Popularity in Southeast 31.1% (up from 30.7% last month)

This is the first time that my popularity has gone up over the course of the month in Texas, so we've finally leveled off there. Of course, starting this month, our tv show goes national, so these regional ratings become less relevant. Still, these 3 regions will be considered our "home area" - and we'll continue to take a closer look at people with popularity in those places. The next big step up "national status" is a big jump away - that requires over 71.0% in 8 of the 10 US regions, and at least 30% in the other 2. The race to national is on, and whoever gets there first will have a huge advantage (most importantly, the ability to sign guaranteed, written contracts).

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 290,464 (492,932)
Sponsors: 65,309 (76,601)
Merchandise: 16,318 (13,858)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 176,712 (237,829)
Show Costs: 59,500 (100,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 36,423 (37,894)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 108,093 (148,586)

Total Profit: $-78,637 ($-41,418)
Cash in Bank: $879,903 (958,540)

-This was a transition month, were we were without TV after the first week, and we ran only 6 shows, instead of the usual 9. Still, it's a little alarming how much money we're burning through. I'm assuming the national TV show will help the bottom line. But I lost $20k on merchandise alone, so I downloaded or merchandise quality from "above average" to "standard". I hate to downgrade anything in terms of quality while we're trying to move up, but that's a huge expense. Worker costs are going to be a huge problem with the star power we have now - it's telling that our we spent 25% more on talent this month than the first month of the dynasty, yet we ran 33% fewer shows.

molson

06-28-2007, 07:56 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of November, 1983

-Texas Heavyweight Champion - 96.7% Prestige (up from 93.9% last month)
Main Event Title
Bob Backlund (New Champion)

-American Heavyweight Champion - 78.3% Prestige (up from 75.4% last month)
Main Event Title
Bob Backlund (New Champion)

-Television Champion - 61.0% Prestige (down from 61.5% last month)
Midcard Title
Vacant

-American Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (same as last month)
Midcard Title
Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes - 5 title defenses, 3-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders - 2 title defense, 6-week reign

-WWA Heavyweight Championship - 69.4% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
Steve Regal - 7 title defenses, 4-month reign.

-WWA Tag Team Championship - 61.4% Prestige (Up from 60.8% last month)
Midcard Title
Michael Hayes & Jim Garvin (New Champions)

-I didn't realize it until now, but WCCW now as all heel champions. The longest reigning WCCW champion is now Steve Regal, and he's being fired tomorrow. He also hasn't defended the title in over a month. So one of 3 things is going to happen at Monday's show: He's stripped of the title, he's simply ignored and the title retired, he loses the title to someone. If he loses it, it either stays the WWA title for a while, or it's renamed the Cruiserweight title or something.

molson

06-28-2007, 08:28 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF NOVEMBER, 1983

Storylines with participants, in order of current heat and date of origin:

1. Backlund/Hayes v. David; Based on Slater/Orton v. Flair, MACW 1983 (David, Backlund, Hayes; September)
2. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts, now evolved to include Mike/Garvin/Mercer; August)
3. Brody v. Destruction, Inc (Brody, Sheepherders, Adonis, Akbar; June - evolved from "Destruction, Inc. Reign of Terror Storyline)
4. Adias Hires Bounty Hunters to take out Manny (Adias, Manny, Dusek, Kabuki, Funk; October - evolved to replace Bundy and Regal with Dusek and Funk)
5. Villano III mask challenge; (Villano III, Kerry, Tiger Mask; October - evolved to replace Rheingans with Tiger Mask)
6. Iceman v. Adams (Parsons/Adams; October)

-No new angles recently, but a number of them have been freshened up with new participants due to some comings and goings.
-Brody v. Destruction Inc. has been dying a slow death with Brody's injury, so that will be wrapped up soon. Hopefully Brody/Adonis will at least give us a quality match. Not sure what to do with Brody after that.
-Adias' bounty hunters angle is reshuffled, the current plan is to use Terry Funk as one of the guys trying to take out Manny, which should deliver a great match.
-After Villano III and Tiger Mask tour the house down on the pre-show of November Star Wars, they get a program together, where Kerry Von Erich will play only a supporting role.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 3rd Thu)
-Junkyard Dog (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Roddy Piper (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Terry Funk (MACW, AJPW; Sun, Thu, Fri, 4th Sat )

-I've scheduled this month's big show Christmas Star Wars, for Wednesday of week 4, meaning our only conflict is Gary Hart with that show. A bigger issue than conflicts of course, is the non-WCCW workload of guys. A guy like Terry Funk could potential wrestle up to 5 nights a week.

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Jim Duggan is unhappy about how long it's taken to use is loan contract appearances
-JYD is unhappy about how long it's taken to use his loan contract
appearances
-Manny Fernandez is unhappy about how often he has not been used on shows
-Steve Regal is unhappy about how often he has not been used on shows
-The Great Kabuki is unhappy about how often he has not been used on shows

It was bound to happen, our roster got so bloated that people are getting annoyed that they're not getting used. Hopefully, the 3 wrestlers we're firing today, as well as the 2 soon to leave after their loan contracts will up will help alleviate things.

molson

06-28-2007, 09:02 PM

ROSTER, END OF NOVEMBER, 1983

MAIN EVENTERS

Michael Hayes
Bob Backlund
Roddy Piper
Terry Funk
Bruiser Brody
David Von Erich

-Piper and Funk will debut as Main Eventers, and Kabuki and Manny leave the group.

UPPER MIDCARDERS

The Great Kabuki
Manny Fernandez
Kevin Von Erich
Buddy Roberts
Kerry Von Erich
Chris Adams
Adrian Adonis
Buddy Landell

-This is a pretty bloated group that will be competing for ring time. Manny and Kabuki were just the victim of the new talent coming in. Kevin and Roberts aren't too far from the main event scene, after their tremendous feud . Landell hasn't done much yet, I'm relying on my road agent who says he belongs at this stature. But he's barely been off the pre-show yet.

MIDCARDERS

King Kong Bundy
Ricky Morton
Koko B. Ware
Butch Miller
Luke Williams
Jimmy Garvin
Bobby Eaton
Villano III
Tiger Mask
Iceman Parsons

-Villano III and Tiger Mask are the rising stars here, I'm hoping their current feud propels both of them to Upper Midcard by early 1984. Koko and Eaton have been excellent, but they've been without any angles for a while, just lost in a numbers game.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Frank Dusek
Ken Mantel
Brian Adias
Mike Von Erich

-Same group as has been in place for the last several months. Two young guys, and two guys nearing the end.

OPENER

Tommy Rogers
Super Kendo
Barry Orton
Villano V
Villano IV

-The Villanos have lost their manager, Gory, but they'll continue on as a jobber tag team. Barry Orton and Tommy Rogers may start teaming as well, though I'm unsure I'll ever be able develop either into a star.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Al Perez

LOAN TALENT

Junkyard Dog
Jim Duggan

-I need to get these guys out of here so I can focus on my new stars. Both have 2 shows to go. JYD has won his 1 match with us, so there's a good chance we job the WWF Champion on our national TV debut.

OTHERS

Gary Hart
Sunshine
Precious
Skandor Akbar
Bill Mercer
Harry Frehley
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich

-I could really use a 3rd heel manager, but there's nobody that really stands out on the current roster. Frank Dusek and Ken Mantel are possibilities, but neither guy would be much help on interviews. But the guys with those skills will cost more than I want to spend.

molson

06-28-2007, 10:47 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, December 1983
Kansas City, MO. 1,000; SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Brian Adias comes out with Gary Hart, who is carrying a briefcase. Both say they have been dissapointed with the response his open bounty for Manny Fernandez has received. As a result, they say, they are increasing the bounty amount to $100,000, to whoever can put Fernandez out of action. Hart again calls the bounty an "act of self-defense". (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Brian Adias defeats Barry Orton in 6:45 by pinfall. (C-) The two showed great chemistry.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Sheepherders defeat Tommy Rogers & Ken Mantel in 4:44 by countout. (C-)

-Tiger Mask defeated Hector Guerrero in 12:44 by pinfall. (C+)

-Harry Frehley interviews Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton. Frehley points out that tonight's match with Hayes & Roberts was supposed to be tag team title unification match, but Mike & Morton lost their WWA tag titles to Hayes & Jimmy Garvin at Thanksgiving Star Wars. Mike & Morton say they've surprised the Freebirds before, and that they better not look past them tonight. (D+)

-Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts hype their upcoming American Tag Team Title Defense. Hayes says the fact that he is currently a tag team champion with two different Freebird partners proves he's a better leader than Terry Gordy ever was. (C-)

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship Match
Ricky Morton & Mike Von Erich upset Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts in 7:54 when Mike pinned Hayes with a handful of tights. Morton & Mike win the WCCW American Tag Team Championship, the 3-month reign of Hayes and Roberts ends (C). Roberts looked good.

-Fritz comes out to the ring, saying he has several announcements. First, he says that Bruiser Brody has been petitioning for a match with Adrian Adonis for quite some time. Fritz says that since Brody has now defeated both Sheepherders, he will grant that match if Brody can defeat the remaining member of Destruction Inc., Skandor Akbar, tonight. That match, Fritz says, will be Hardcore Rules, no countouts, and no DQs. (C)

-Fritz then said that after careful consideration, he has selected the final 4 competitors that will take part in the 8-man tournament to award the vacant TV title: Kerry Von Erich, Manny Fernandez, Chris Adams, and Kevin Von Erich. (C-). Thus, the participants in the tournament are:

Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Manny Fernandez
Iceman Parsons
Chris Adams
Brian Adias
Buddy Roberts
Jimmy Garvin

-Fritz says that 1st-round matches will be arranged randomly, with the first match to take place tomorrow night at the tv taping.

-Before Fritz, can continue, he is interrupted by the WWA Heavyweight Champion, Steve Regal. Regal gets in Fritz' face, complaining about the "low profile" WCCW has given him and the WWA title. Fritz says he respects former WWA Dick the Bruiser a great deal, and he agrees with Regal. (C-) Therefore, Fritz says he's booking a "higher profile" match for the WWA Title: Steve Regal v. Manny Fernandez, to take place right now. (C) Regal's face shows that his plan has backfired.

-WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Manny Fernandez defeats Steve Regal in 8:49 by pinfall to win the WWA Heavyweight Title. (B). The two showed great chemistry.

-Skandor Akbar comes out with Adrian Adonis, who is trying to psyche Akbar up for his Hardcore Rules match with Bruiser Brody (D+)

-Hardcore Rules (No DQ, No Countout)
Bruiser Brody defeats Skandor Akbar in 6:48 by pinfall. (C-). Brody looked good, Akbar was tiring towards the end of the match. Brody overcome interference from the rest of the members of Destruction, Inc. throughout the match. Brody then cuts a promo, hyping that tomorrow night, he'll finally get his hands on Adonis. (C+)

-David Von Erich came out to the ring to hype his upcoming title match with Bob Backlund. David said he makes no excuses for losing the titles at Thanksgiving Star Wars. (B-)

-WCCW Texas & American Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Bob Backlund in 14:58 by DQ when Backlund got caught using an illegal weapon. (B). Backlund retains his titles. After the match, David challenges Backlund to face him again at the TV taping tomorrow night. David tells Backlund that if he agrees to the match, and retains his titles, David will agree not to challenge for the titles ever again as long as Backlund is champion. (B). Backlund accepts (B-).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-A very good rating considering we didn't have the expense of many of our top stars. Midwest popularity increases from 54.3% to 54.7%.

-Backlund v. David will have one more match tomorrow night, the winner of that match will officially unify the titles and become the first "WCCW Heavyweight Champion". At this point, I'm not even sure that will be the main event, because for our national TV debut, I might try to go for something that will exceed the "B" that these guys give me.

-Steve Regal's last match with us is his best by far, a "B" with Manny Fernandez. I would have liked to keep Regal, but we just have too many bodies. Manny's title win fulfills the "midcard title victory" guarantee of his contract. I haven't decided whether he will actually acknowledge the belt after today, or whether it just goes away, or transforms to something else.

-I know the frequent title changes in the tag title scene have been a little Vince Russo-ish lately, but we're in something of a transition period. To recap, Mike and Ricky Morton are now the WCCW Tag Champs. Hayes & Garvin are the WWA Tag Team Champs. There will probably be a unification match shortly. Mike is now a 3-time tag team champion, before the age of 20.

molson

06-28-2007, 10:51 PM

NEWS

-Backlund & Brody are exhausted. This will take some steam out of their matches with David & Adonis, respectively, at the tv taping tomorrow.

molson

06-29-2007, 09:17 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, December 1983
Dallas, TX. 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Crap. Terry Funk and Bruiser Brody are working elsewhere tonight, I guess their schedules have either changed since I went over conflicts a few days ago, or I just screwed up. Brody is advertised for a match, which will ding the overall rating. Technically, I could go into the advance booking screen and just replace Brody with someone else, but that seems like a cheat, and that's one of my 2 house rules.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III defeats Tommy Rogers in 7:43 by pinfall. (B). The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Villano III celebrates his victory in the ring. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-Six-Man Tag Team Match
Tiger Mask, Mike Von Erich, & Ricky Morton defeated Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo in 5:34 by pinfall. (C-). Tiger Mask looked good.

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders in 7:58 when Eaton pinned Miller. (B-)

-A highlight package of the feud between Bob Backlund and David Von Erich is shown: Backlund's debut, his early unsuccessful title challenges, his subsequent domination over David in tag team matches, David retaining the belt in controversial fashion, and finally, Backlund defeating David. It is announced that whoever holds the belts at the end of the night will be declared the very first "WCCW World Heavyweight Champion", and that if David can't win the title, he won't get another shot as long as Backlund is champion. (B+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out with Adrian Adonis, who looks very happy. Fritz announces that Brody is not in the arena tonight, and he has not heard from him. As a result, the scheduled match between Adonis and Brody will not take place. However, Fritz says that Adonis is contracted to wrestle tonight, and he wrestle against a substitute opponent. Fritz books a match for tonight, Adonis vs. the WWF Heavyweight Champion, The Junkyard Dog. Adonis looks pissed (B-)

-Jim Duggan comes out to hype his upcoming match with King Kong Bundy. (B)

-Jim Duggan defeats King Kong Bundy in 4:34 by pinfall. (B+) The match suffered from the lack of selling, and from the lack of psychology.

-Bob Backlund gave a promo, hyping his upcoming match with David Von Erich. (B)

-JYD came out, hyping his upcoming match with Adrian Adonis. (B-)

-Junkyard Dog defeated Adrian Adonis in 11;41 by DQ when Skandor Akbar interferred on behalf of Adonis. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to hype the beginning of the 8 man tournament to crown a new WCCW TV Champion. The participants have already been announced: (Kerry, Kevin, Parsons, Manny, Adias, Adams, Roberts, Garvin). Tonight, Frtiz says, he has previously drawn two names at random to face off in a first round match: Kerry Von Erich and Buddy Roberts. (C+)

-WCCW Television Championship Tournament Match - 1st Round.
Kerry Von Erich defeated Buddy Roberts in 11:46 by pinfall to advance in the tournament. (B+) The two showed good chemistry.

-David Von Erich hypes his upcoming title match with Bob Backlund. (B)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Bob Backlund in 18:38 by submission to regain the Texas and American Heavyweight Championships (A+). David wins the Texas Heavyweight Title for the 7th time. Once again, the match featured interference by Michael Hayes on behalf of Backlund, and then Kerry Von Erich on behalf of David. This time however, the interference led to David's title victory.

-After the match, Fritz Von Erich comes down to the ring with a title belt. He officially awards the belt to David, crowing him the first "WCCW World Heavyweight Champion". The Texas & American Heavyweight Belts have been unified. (B+) Finally, David take's Backlund's replica WWF title belt from ringside, and destroys it with a hammer. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B (The show increases our overall popularity)

THOUGHTS:

-An amazing show, hindered only by the Brody no-show.

-After peaking with a "B" rating in the past, Backlund & David amaze me with an A+ effort. This was the climax and final match of their feud, so the fans were very into it.

-Officially, the Texas Heavyweight Championship is now the WCCW Heavyweight Championship, and it will retain the old belt's lineage. The American Heavyweight Title is retired.

-Kerry & Buddy kicked off the TV Title tournament because I knew they worked well together. And as it turns out, the B+ is Kerry's highest match rating since the dynasty began.

-JYD/Adonis was pretty awful, and what's worse, I wasn't able to put Adonis over (as I wanted to), because JYD has a creative control clause as a part of his loan contract, apparently, and he refused to do the job. At least he gave me a decent interview segment.

-Jim Duggan had a terrific match with King Kong Bundy - the B+ is Bundy's best match rating with us in 30 total matches. I never though Duggan would help me out more than the WWF champ, JYD, but that's been the case so far. Both guys have one more show left on their loan contracts. Duggan is 1-1, so he can either draw or lose, while JYD is 2-0, so I can job him in his last match, (though he's probably only willing to lose to a main eventer).

-Weird - Tommy Rogers and Villano III wrestled about a month ago, and they delivered a C- match. Tonight, they get a "B". Villano's becoming better known in the states. This was the best match ever by far for Rogers.

molson

06-29-2007, 10:05 PM

NEWS

-Backlund and Villano III report exhaustion after the last show.

-It turns out AJPW had a big tag team tournament the night of my TV taping, which is why Brody and Funk weren't available. I don't see any other conflicts for the rest of the month.

-Villano III has signed with New Japan. He still considers us his priority company over both NJPW and UWA, but his fatigue issues have just increased.

-Our TV Show delivers a 0.53 rating. That seems low, but we are on at midnight. I don't have a sense of what our carrier is expecting in terms of TV ratings, so we'll just try to improve.

-I requested negotiations with a number of wrestlers, specifically the guys who's contracts are expiring this month: Brian Adias is resigned for another 9 months at $450/show. That's still a bargain, but quite a raise from his old $100/show deal. Frank Dusek is re-signed for another 9 months for a more modest raise - $524/show v. his old $400/show deal. Marc Lowrence also gets a new deal with a raise, at $1,425/show, extending his old deal of $900/show

-I talk to Kamala's manger, "Friday", but he doesn't bring much to the table, and wants $700/show, which I turn down. He would only be worth it at a dirt-low price. I also talk to retired Mexican Star Enrique Torres as a potential new manager for Villano III, but he wants WAY too much money (even more than Gory was making), so he's turned down as well.

-I then do sign an potential 3rd heel manager, old friend Arman Hussein, who returns to WCCW at $1,250 show. He'll probably manage the lower heel guys, while Hart & Akbar compete for the top guys. I also bring in Boris Malenko, who is fairly expensive, (about $2k/show), but he brings much more to the table than Gory Guerrero in terms of Charisma, mic skills, and popularity in American. I'm not sure he'll stick with us, but he's an option for now. I also consider Killer Kowalski for a heel manager role, but he wants a little too much money, and is mainly known in the northeast, outside of our southern stronghold.

-Gary Hart is re-signed for a bargain $950/show. As is Iceman Parsons for $850/show (a raise from his current $500/show, but still a pretty good deal). $3200

-Finally, Bruiser Brody is willing to sign another 3-month deal with us, at a very pricey $3,400 show, and 10% of his merchandise sale. That's a modest raise over his current. $3,200/show. He hasn't been worth the money yet, but hopefully I can have a few completely healthy months with him.

-Roddy Piper has officially left the WWF, and he works for us exclusively. I made him the offer in the first place because of his falling out with the WWF - he should see a heavy workload from us going forward. Meanwhile, the WWF has made offers to David and Kerry, but I'm confident those offers will be rejected.

-Buddy Roberts has refused negotiations with me for the time being, citing his focus on negotiating an extension with AWA. Roberts' contract is up in 3 weeks, and at this point, I have no idea whether he's willing to re-sign or not. But I've never received that specific email message before regarding a talent, so thing's aren't looking good. He'd be a big loss.

-Florida Championship Wrestling (which may be on it's last legs), as a new Heavyweight Champion - Dusty Rhodes, who ended Kevin Sullivan's 2-month reign. Rhodes is now the holder of both the Florida and NWA Heavyweight Championships.

Atocep

06-30-2007, 02:09 AM

-Florida Championship Wrestling (which may be on it's last legs), as a new Heavyweight Champion - Dusty Rhodes, who ended Kevin Sullivan's 2-month reign. Rhodes is now the holder of both the Florida and NWA Heavyweight Championships.

I'm playing the game using Florida Championship Wrestling and I'm not at all suprised that they're going under. Their roster is fairly solid to start out, but they have so many bad contracts and such limited money to start that without a lot of work the promotion runs itself into the ground quick.

Still reading. Still a great dynasty.

molson

07-01-2007, 04:58 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, December 1983
San Antonio, TX. 2,000; SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ken Mantel defeats Al Perez in 6:09 by pinfall. (D+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Harry Frehley interviews Ken Mantel. (D-)

-As the show opens Bill Mercer and Marc Lowrence announce to the crowd that David Von Erich defeated Bob Backlund last week to become the first WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. The WCCW Texas and American Heavyweight Titles have been retired. (D+)

-Frank Dusek comes to the ring and challenges Manny Fernandez to a match later tonight. He says he plans on cashing in the $100,000 bounty offered by Brian Adias and Gary Hart. (C-). Manny Fernandez comes out (wearing the WWA Heavyweight Title Belt that he won last week), and quickly accepts the challenge. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out and hyped WCCW's debut on national television last week. He says now is a period of transition for WCCW, with the retiring of two singles titles, and the crowing of the first WCCW World Champion. He then says he has a further announcement - as the result of the frequent tag team title changes amongst the two tag team championships in WCCW (WCCW American and WWA), he's made the decision to retire those titles as well, and crown a new, WCCW World Tag Team Champion. Fritz announces a 6-team tournament to take place over the coming week. The current two champion tag teams: Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton, and Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin will have first round byes. He announces the tournament pairings as follows: (B)

-Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton
-BYE

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware v.
-The Sheepherders

-Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
-BYE

-Kerry & Kevin Von Erich v.
-The Great Kabuki & King Kong Bundy

-Kevin Von Erich defeats Luke Williams in 7:37 by submission. (C). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Bill Mercer interviews Kevin Von Erich, who jokes about Buddy Robert's failure to defeat him at Thanksgiving Star Wars, as well as losing the tag team titles to Mike Von Erich and Ricky Morton. (C+)

-Manny Fernandez comes out to hype his upcoming match with Frank Dusek. (C-). He also announces that Fritz Von Erich has told him that the WWA Heavyweight Championship is being retired as well. He says it's honor to be the last WWA champion.

-Manny Fernandez defeats Frank Dusek in 8:12 by pinfall. (C+). Manny looked good. Dusek is unable to collect Adias' bounty.

-David Von Erich defeated Villano IV in 9:37 by submission in a non-title match. (C) David looked good.

-Chris Adams defeated Bobby Eaton in 14:42 by submission. (D). Two had poor chemistry. After the match, Adams expressed his frustration with the recent stretch of double-disqualifications and other draws against Iceman Parsons. He repeats his quest to defeat Parsons decisively. (B)

-Terry Funk comes out, making his first WCCW apperance. He cuts a lengthy promo putting over his heel status, and also hypes his match tonight with the WWF champion, the Junkyard Dog. (A)

-Terry Funk defeats the Junkyard Dog in 13:39 by pinfall. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-An OK show, I'm really trying to bear down and limit the financial losses this month, so the show lacked a lot of big stars.

-The highlight of the show was Terry Funk's promo. He's a great fit for us - if I can continue to afford him. Funk v. JYD wasn't great, but at least it carried us to a C+ overall rating. Before that, the fans weren't overly into very much on this show.

-I gave Chris Adams and Bobby Eaton a ton of time, and they stunk up the joint. Very disappointing, and I tend to blame Adams rather than Eaton for that.

-Frank Dusek is a guy who's going to get a lot more ring time this month, as I try to cut back on costs. If he can be carried to C+ matches in the lower part of the card, I'll be very satisfied.

-I vacated another 3 championships tonight, so at the end of the restructuring of the title situation, here's what we're left with:

WCCW World Heavyweight Champion: David Von Erich
WCCW World Tag Team Champions: Vacant, 6-team tournament pending
WCCW Television Championship: Vacant, 8-man tournament ongoing
WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship: Destruction, Inc.

-I'll probably add a lower singles title down the road (either a Cruiserweight Championship, or a regional title)

molson

07-01-2007, 05:03 PM

NEWS

-Jesse Ventura has joined the list of wrestlers who have left the WWF. He currently works only for Houston Championship Wrestling.

-The Junkyard Dog finally completes his 3-show loan contract with us. He wins the first 2 matches, then happily jobs to a debuting Terry Funk.

molson

07-01-2007, 09:59 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, December 1983
Fort Worth, TX. 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III defeated Ken Mantel in 11:47 by pinfall. (B+). Villano III looked good. After the match, Villano III grabbed a mic and complained about being on the pre-show for the 2nd straight TV taping. He said he's by far the most talented wrestler in WCCW, and demands better competition. (C) Villano then celebrates the victory in the ring with a cigar. (C)

-Backstage, Fritz Von Erich stated that the TV Title tournament will continue tonight. Last week, Kerry Von Erich advanced, tonight, the winner of the match between participants drawn at random will face Kerry in the semi-finals. Fritz draws the two names out of a hat - first, Brian Adias. His opponent - Kevin Von Erich. (C+)

-Michael Hayes interrupts Fritz back stage to complain about not having any title shots lined up against David. Hayes said he's the most dynamic man in WCCW, has been right in the middle of the David/Backlund feud, "patiently" waiting for his shot at the gold. (B-)

-WCCW TV Title Tournament, 1st Round Match
Kevin Von Erich defeats Brian Adias in 5:40 by submission to advance in the tournament (C). This sets up a Kevin v. Kerry semi-final match - which will be only the second time that Von Erich brothers have faced off.

-The announcers hype the first match booked for Christmas Star Wars: a Iceman Parsons v. Chris Adams rematch. (C+)

-Manny Fernandez defeated Al Perez in 3:36 by pinfall. (C+). Manny looked good. After the match, Frank Dusek suddenly attacked Manny from behind. The announcers point out that Dusek had unsuccessfully tried to cash in on Brian Adias' $100k bounty earlier this week. Manny quickly repels Dusek, and throws him from the ring. (C). Manny Fernandez than cuts a promo hyping himself, inviting anyone who wants to try to cash on Brian Adias' bounty to give it their best shot. (B-)

-WCCW World Tag Team Tournament, 1st Round Match
-Winner to face Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in Semi-Finals.
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders in 9:58 when Eaton pinned Miller, to advance in the tournament. Eaton looked good. (B+)

-Bob Backlund defeated Ricky Morton in 12:30 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Backlund cut a lengthy, rambling promo lamenting his loss to David Von Erich last week, and saying he was cheated as the result of Kerry Von Erich's interference. (C+)

-Adrian Adonis came out to the ring, looking happy. He says he isn't surprised Bruiser Brody didn't show up last week, after finally getting a match scheduled with Adonis. Adonis calls Brody a coward, and says he has a "feeling" he won't be here tonight either. (C+) Adonis then says he knows the fans have bought their tickets to see him wrestle, so he offers an open challenge to face anyone in the dressing room. Skandor Akbar can barely hold back his laughter, and the announcers speculate that the two have must have set something up. (C+). Villano IV them comes out to accept the challenge - the fans and announcers seem disappointed, Adonis and Akbar look pleased. (D). Suddenly however, Bruiser Brody appears and attacks Villano IV with a chair, and then enters the ring. (D+). Brody grabs a mic and accuses Adonis of orchestrating his absence last week. He explains that someone slashed the tires of his car, and canceled his hotel reservations, but now he's here, and Fritz has booked the match to happen right now. (B-)

-Bruiser Brody defeats Adrian Adonis in 20:54 by pinfall in a wild brawl. (B).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-Solid show, our national popularity will continue to increase.

-This was the blowoff match to the Brody/Destruction Inc. fued, I'm not sure where any of those guys go from here. A "B" rated match is fine, but Brody still hasn't had his definitive WCCW match yet. There's certainly some candidates on the roster though.

-Backlund v. Morton was just as good as the main event (and was as good as most of the Backlund/David matches). Morton is showing great potential.

-Manny carries Al Perez to the latter's best ever match. Perez is a huge bargain at $150/show if he can be carried like that.

-It was an excellent start to the tag team title tournament, with Koko/Eaton and The Sheepherders having the best match on the show. It was also the best-rated tag team match in WCCW for both teams.

-Villano III once again delivers, with a B+ match with Ken Mantel. That's Mantel's best match out of his 60 WCCW matches thus far in the dynasty.

-2 Face v. Face matches have now been setup in our two ongoing tournaments. To recap:

WCCW Television Title Tournament
(Winners in Bold)

Kerry Von Erich
Buddy Jack Roberts

Brian Adias
Kevin Von Erich

Manny Fernandez
Chris Adams

Iceman Parsons
Jimmy Garvin

WCCW Word Tag Team Championship Tournament
(Winners in Bold)

Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton
BYE

Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton
The Sheepherders

Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes
BYE

Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
King Kong Bundy & The Great Kabuki

molson

07-01-2007, 10:27 PM

NEWS

-Our first major injury took place at the show last night, as Ken Mantel suffered a torn rotator cuff. He's going to be out for an entire year. Sure, it could have been a guy higher up on the roster, but Mantel was valuable for his written $1,000/show written contract (which he has about 2 months left on). If the game lets me use him as a manager or road agent, I will, but if he's off the show entirely, I'll just release him.

-Backlund and Adonis complained of exhaustion after the last show. With Backlund, it's nothing new. As far as Adonis, he did wrestle a 20+ minute match with us, but he also wrestled 3 times last week, in 3 different countries, once with us, once with New Japan, and once with Maple Leaf Wrestling.

-Bruiser Brody and Tiger Mask both were late to the last show. It's a first offense for both, so both get a warning.

-Kerry and David (along with Ted Dibiase, Randy Savage, Tully Blanchard)
have all rejected the WWF once again.

-Our TV show gets a 0.52 rating. That's down .01 from last week. Our tv contract is only for 3 months, so the decision will be whether to cancel the contract then and try to get a better time slot.

-I try to bring Gordon Solie in again, and once again Fritz caps out the offer at a few hundred less than Gordon is willing to come in for. That's good news for Bill Mercer.

-Greg Valentine wins the NWA United States Championship for a 3rd time, defeating Ricky Steamboat, who held the belt for almost 4 months and 21 title defenses.

-Buddy Roberts, who's contract is up in a couple of weeks, has resigned from $1400/show, a significant raise from his current $800/show. He's still something of a bargain, but we really need find some lower cost talent to fill out shows.

molson

07-01-2007, 10:32 PM

I'm playing the game using Florida Championship Wrestling and I'm not at all suprised that they're going under. Their roster is fairly solid to start out, but they have so many bad contracts and such limited money to start that without a lot of work the promotion runs itself into the ground quick.

Still reading. Still a great dynasty.

Ya, I've definitely read that DOTT provides varying level of difficulties - Georgia is another one that I've heard is almost impossible.

I think WCCW is probably one of the easier ones - Regional status is right there for the taking, you have the loyalty of the Von Erichs, and a good relationship will many of the other promotions (which allows talent trades, if one wants to rely on that route to expand), and you can make money pretty easily in Texas.

molson

07-02-2007, 10:16 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, December 1983
Pasadena, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,675. Ticket prices: +4$ over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 - SOLD OUT

-Some new info in the heading above, as for the first time, I'm playing with the default ticket prices. In the past, when I have an expected attendance of something like "2,675", I would just run a 2,000 seat venue as to not waste money on a larger arena. Obviously, I should be able to charge a few dollars more per ticket than the default, and still get that sell-out. That's the plan anyway, and I need every dollar I can get.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Iceman Parsons defeated Al Perez in 5:33 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Parsons hyped his match at Christmas Star Wars next week against Chris Adams. (C-). Parsons plans to finally shut Adams up.

-Michael Hayes defeated Tommy Rogers in 8:32 by pinfall. (C-)

-Fritz Von Erich came to the ring, stating he has a major announcement about next week's December Star Wars Event. Fritz says that WCCW will crown its first-ever "King of the Texas Deathmatch", following the first annual, one-night, single-elimination, King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament. Fritz says that 4 competitors will face off in the tournament, in a series of No-DQ, No-Countout, anything-goes brawls where the only way to defeat your opponent is to beat him so badly, he can't answer a 10-count. Fritz says the participants will include 4 of the best brawlers in the world: Terry Funk, Bruiser Brody, The Great Kabuki, and Manny Fernandez. (B)

-Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders, along with Skandor Akbar, hype their upcoming Six-Man Tag Title defense. (D+)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders defeat Mike Von Erich, Ricky Morton & Tiger Mask in 7:46 when Adonis pinned Mike. (C+). Destruction Inc. makes their 3rd defense of their titles. Tiger Mask looked good, Mike was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Kevin & Kerry Von Erich came out to hype their upcoming first round match in the WCCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament. Kerry also mentions that he's looking forward to his match against Kevin in the TV Title tournament to take place in a few weeks. There's obviously some tension. (B-)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament - First Round Match
Kevin & Kerry Von Erich defeat King Kong Bundy & The Great Kabuki in 10:35 when Kevin pinned Bundy. (C+). The Von Erichs advance to the semi-finals to face Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin.

-Bob Backlund came out to hype his upcoming 30-minute iron man match with David Von Erich. Backlund said he insisted upon this stipulation, so that David can't get one cheap fall over him like he has in the past. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
-30-Minute Iron Man Match (most falls wins)
David Von Erich drew with Bob Backlund in 30:00 when both participants managed one fall during the match. Backlund got the first fall, David the second. (B). The match suffered due to lack of selling. David makes his 1st defense of the World Title.

-After the match, a frustrated Backlund leaves the ringside area. David holds his belt high in the ring, saying that Backlund may be able to hang with him for 30 minutes, and he respects that, but the only way anyone's getting the gold from David is to defeat him, and he doesn't think there's anyone in WCCW who can do that. (B-) Michael Hayes then comes to the ring to confront David. Hayes asks why David hasn't bothered to offer Hayes a title match. (B) Hayes then claims that he's the reason that David's the champion in the first place, because it was his "botched interference" that cost Backlund the title at Thanksgiving Star Wars. Hayes claims that it was all intentional, because he knew that Fritz would never give Hayes a title shot against Backlund. David says Hayes is full of crap, and challenges him to a title match at Christmas Star Wars. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS:

-Another strong show, and we managed a sell-out even with the extra $4 per ticket, which means my attention to detail netted us $8k.

-Backlund & David had their usual strong match, and now Michael Hayes will get the next shot. However, Backlund isn't done with this angle yet.

-The WCCW World Tag Team Title Tournament Semi-Finals are set: Koko & Eaton v. Mike & Ricky Morton, and Kevin & Kerry v. Hayes & Garvin. Of course, there's also that Kevin/Kerry semi-final match setup in the TV title tournament, so there will be some Von Erich tension teased for the 2nd or 3rd time in the dynasty.

-The "King of the Texas Deathmatch" will be an annual December tournament, joining April's annual "King of Texas Wrestling" tournament. What can I say, I'm obviously a mark for tournaments. I'm not sure how well the blood and gore will go over with the WCCW crowd, but they're going to get it anyway.

molson

07-02-2007, 10:25 PM

NEWS

-Bob Backlund is exhausted once again after the show. He's somehow avoided injury thus far, but don't know how long he can keep it up.

-Jim Duggan arrived late for the last show. Since he only has one apperance left on his loan contract, and it's taken me forever to get those 3 appearances in, I go ahead and fire him for his transgression. Hopefully the rest of the locker room takes note.

molson

07-04-2007, 10:05 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 3, December 1983
Dallas, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 - SOLD OUT

-Pre Show Dark Match
Bob Backlund defeated Tiger Mask in 17:46 by pinfall. (B+). The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-Terry Funk defeated Buddy Landell in 13:36 by submission. (C+).

-Brian Adias, Gary Hart, and The Great Kabuki are shown talking backstage. They appear to be talking about the bounty Adias & Hart placed on Manny Fernandez. (C)

-David Von Erich defeated Al Perez in 5:19 in a non-title match. (C+). David looked good. After the match, David brought up the challenge he made to Michael Hayes at last night's show for a title match at Christmas Star Wars. (B). Michael Hayes then comes out to confront David, repeating his claims from last night that he intentionally cost Bob Backlund the world title so that he could get a world title match against David, (since WCCW would never get behind a Hayes v. Backlund title match). (B)

-Backstage, The Great Kabuki challenges Manny Fernandez to a match to take place tonight - he intends to cash in on Brian Adias' $100k bounty. The announcers mention the history between these two in WCCW, and point out that they are also scheduled to face off in the first round of the 4-man King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament to take at Christmas Star Wars next week. (B). Manny Fernandez then enters the screen and accepts Kabuki's challenge. (B)

-WCCW World Tag Team Tournament - Semi-Final Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeat Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in 10:37 when Koko pinned Mike. (C) Eaton & Koko advance to the finals of the tournament. Eaton looked good.

-Backstage, Brian Adias cuts a promo with The Great Kabuki and Gary Hart by his side. Adias says that Kabuki has beaten Manny before, and tonight, he'll beat him within an inch of his life, and Adias will finally be rid of his "Manny problem". (D+)

-WCCW Television Championship Tournament - First Round Match
-Chris Adams comes out to do color commentary.
Iceman Parsons defeated Jimmy Garvin in 7:36 by pinfall to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament. (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. During the match, Adams viciously insults Parsons from the announce desk, hyping their match at next week's Christmas Star Wars event. Adams also says his road to the TV title just got a lot easier, because Parsons will be his semi-final opponent once he "dispatches" of Manny Fernandez next week in his 1st Round Match. (B+)

-Piper's Pit
Roddy Piper debuts his talk show, Piper's Pit, to WCCW. He announces his first guest - the former WCCW Texas & American Heavyweight Champion - Bob Backlund. Piper does all of the talking - occasionally asking Backlund questions, but then pulling the mic away before Backlund can answer. Backlund eventually gets frustrated, tips over a stool, and leaves. (C+)

-Manny Fernandez hypes his upcoming match with The Great Kabuki, and assures the fans that Brian Adias' money is safe - Kabuki isn't cashing in on any bounty tonight. (B-)

-Manny Fernandez defeated The Great Kabuki in 16:48 by DQ when Kabuki sprayed green mist into Fernandez' eyes. (B+). The announcers point out that such conduct would be completely legal in their Texas Deathmatch next week at Christmas Star Wars. After the match, Kabuki attempts to continue the attack, in an obvious attempt to cash in on the bounty, but Manny, still blind from the mist, gets a hold of Kabuki and slaps a submission hold on him. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B-. The show was a success, it should have increased our popularity.

THOUGHTS:

-This was a pretty low-key show leading up to December Star Wars next week, built around the Manny/Kabuki main event. Kabuki/Manny has been one of our great rivalries - they've wrestled 8 times, with Manny winning 4 times, Kabuki winning 3 times, and one draw. Tonight's match was their highest rated.

-The debut of Piper's Pit didn't go as well as I hoped. Piper still has limited popularity with the Texas crowd. But I definitely foresee a Piper/Backlund feud down the road.

-Two more tournament matches tonight - in the tag team tournament, Koko & Eaton will face the winner of Kerry/Kevin and Hayes/Garvin for the belts. Meanwhile, the TV Title tournament will feature Kerry v. Kevin in the semi-finals, along with Parsons v. the Adams/Manny winner. Adams' little segment insulting Parsons on guest commentary was very well received. I'd love to develop Adams into a "home grown" superstar.

-Buddy Landell has been the forgotten man in WCCW, he survived the recent cuts because he shows great all-around talent for a 22-year old. Tonight he gets a lengthy match with Terry Funk, and the results were OK.

-Since I was paying Backlund to be in that Piper's Pit segment anyway, I decided to use him on the pre-show for an "experimental" match with Tiger Mask. I'm curious whether Backlund and Tiger Mask ever had a match in real life, but I'm guessing not (but I'd like to see it if they did). And of course, the have an awesome match.

molson

07-04-2007, 10:44 PM

NEWS

-Ken Mantel and Jim Duggan are officially released from their contracts. I hope to see Mantel back in WCCW sometime down the road, after his injury heals.

-Bob Backlund once against complained of exhaustion after the last show - perhaps using him in an 18 minute dark match wasn't the greatest idea.

-Terry Funk has left AJPW, meaning he only works for us and Mid-Atlantic

-Roddy Piper arrived late for the last snow. He's given a warning.

-Our TV show gets a .50 rating, our lowest of our 3 shows with the national carrier. I'm pretty annoyed that our ratings are that low, but I guess that goes with the midnight time slot. I have no idea if this jump to national tv is helping our bottom line at all, I'll get a better sense of that at the end of the month. But the bottom line is, national tv is necessary to increase our overness throughout the country, and of course, to get to national status.

-Stan Hansen has suffered a back injury that will keep him out about 3 months. He's currently working for All-Japan and Georgia - his loyalty to All Japan is keeping him from wanting to stretch his commitments any further, otherwise, he'd have been in WCCW a long time ago.

-The WWF has signed Magnum TA, Buddy Rose, Scott Irwin, and Butch Reed. Just to take a look at what the WWF is doing, their main eventers are currently Hulk Hogan (as a heel), The Junkyard Dog, Paul Orndorff, Sgt. Slaughter, Pedro Morales, Andre the Giant (as a heel), and Larry Zbyszko. Their Upper Midcarders are The Invaders (the tag team champs), David Schultz (I-C Champ), Michael Hayes, Scott Irwin, Rocky Johnson, and Bob Backlund.

-Manny Fernandez is apparently making waves in our own locker room again, talking about how he's "carrying" WCCW.

-Mike Von Erich has been re-signed for another 9-months, at $600/show, a very modest increase from his current $500/show. Mike's still only 19 years old. I wouldn't say he's shown great potential, but I'll think he'll do more for me than he did in real life.

-I negotiate with Jim Cornette for employment, but he wants a little too much money - $1,800/show. I'll stick with the two potential heel managers I picked up in the last few weeks but haven't used yet - Amman Hussein and Boris Malenko. One of the issues in this game is that managers don't seem to increase in popularity. Thus, the best managers are the guys who have some popularity left over from their wrestling days - thus guys like Jim Cornette aren't as valuable, at least in my view.

molson

07-04-2007, 11:58 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, December 1983
San Antonio, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,676. Ticket prices: +$6 over default
Actual Attendance: 1,997 (2,000 Capacity)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeats Tommy Rogers in 7:50 by pinfall. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Barry Orton defeats Al Perez in 4:57 by pinfall. (D). After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Barry Orton about his victory. (E+)

-Buddy Landell came out to hype his upcoming match with Villano III. (C+)

-Villano III defeated Buddy Landell in 12:12 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Villano repeated his open match - if any man in WCCW can pin him or make him submit, he'll take his mask off. (C+)

-Kerry & Kevin cut a promo hyping their upcoming match with the Villanos, as well as their WCCW World Tag Team Championship Semi-Final match against Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to take place at the TV taping tomorrow night. There still seems to be a moderate amount of tension between the two as their TV title tournament semi-final match looms as well. (B-)

-Kerry & Kevin Von Erich defeat Villanos IV and V in 7:07 when Kerry pinned Villano V. (C-) Kevin & Kerry looked good. Kerry dominated the action, seemingly refusing to tag his brother in at all during the match. After the match, Kevin and Kerry could be seen arguing in the ring. (C+)

-Buddy Jack Roberts hyped his upcoming match with David Von Erich. He claims he'll "soften" David up for his title match with fellow Freebird Michael Hayes at Christmas Star Wars. (B).

-David Von Erich defeats Buddy Roberts in 12:48 by pinfall in a non-title match. (B-) After the match, David again hyped his upcoming title match with Michael Hayes at December Star Wars. (B)

-Manny Fernandez came out for tonight's main event match, and hyped his victory The Great Kabuki at last night's TV taping. Manny stated that Frank Dusek, King Kong Bundy, and The Great Kabuki have all tried to cash in on Adias' bounty, and have all failed. Manny tells Adias to give it up and face him like a man. (B-)

-Bruiser Brody & Manny Fernandez drew with Terry Funk & The Great Kabuki in 21:49 by Double Disqualification after the referee lost control of the match. (B+). This was a preview of the King of the Texas Deatchmatch tournament, featuring all 4 of that tournament's participants. After the match, the 4 men continued to brawl all over the ringside area, using available weapons (ring staircase, chairs, etc.) (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B- (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS;

-The fans taking to the main event was a good sign, since they'll see 3 matches featuring those guys at the Christmas Star Wars event.

-Buddy Roberts hasn't done much since he came out the loser in his feud with Kevin, but he gives a solid interview here, then has a good match with David. He's got an outside shot of being the world title picture if everything falls right - he's been solid for me since day 1.

-I haven't made a decision about what, if anything, the Kerry/Kevin tension will lead to, but Kerry's definitely been positioned as the potential bad guy.

-Villano III has yet another solid match - for Buddy Landell, it's his best match with WCCW.

NEWS

-The $6 increase in ticket prices was a little too much for this show, but still, we get only 3 people short of a sell-out. On the downside, there was actually a dirt sheet report about WCCW being "greedy".

-Villano III complains of exhaustion after the show. He's already wrestled 11 matches in December. He'll fall just short of his ridiculous 17-match October.

-Brian Adias arrived late to the last show. Since this isn't the first time, he's fined.

molson

07-05-2007, 01:30 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, December 1983
El Paso, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$5 over default
Actual Attendance: 4,940

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tommy Rogers defeat Villano V in 8:36 by pinfall. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Butch Miller defeats Barry Orton in 6:48 by pinfall. (B-)

-Roddy Piper defeats Luke Williams in 7:38 by submission (C-). After the match, Piper grabs a mic and cuts a lengthy promo, mocking Williams and Destruction, Inc. (C). Piper then further celebrates his victory. (D+).

-Video footage taped earlier tonight is shown - Brian Adias is at his locker room, and finds a mysterious envelope with a note inside. He reads it, and looks pleased. (C-)

-Tiger Mask defeats King Kong Bundy in 5:57 by pinfall. (B-)

-Brian Adias comes out, and cuts a promo, hyping his open bounty challenge. (C+). Adias claims he has a big surprise for Manny Fernandez. (C+)

-WCCW TV Title Tournament - First Round Match
Chris Adams defeats Manny Fernandez in 13:59 by DQ, and Manny hit Adams with a pair of brass knuckles that Adams had introduced into the match. (B+) Adams advances in the tournament.

-Kevin & Kerry Von Erich hype their upcoming WCCW World Tag Team Title Semi-Final tournament match with Hayes & Garvin. Kevin & Kerry acknowledge their differences as of late, and the tension that is building for their 1-on-1 match in the TV title tournament. But they claim tonight, they're putting their differences behind them, and will get the job done. (C+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Match - Semi-Final.
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeat Kerry & Kevin Von Erich in 12:40 by DQ when Kerry lost his temper and struck Hayes with a steel chair. (B-). After the match, Kevin berates Kerry for costing them the match and a chance at the tag titles. Kerry then slaps Kevin once in the face, before leaving the ring. (C+)

-Adrian Adonis cuts a promo hyping his upcoming WCCW World Title Shot against David Von Erich. (C+) David then cuts a promo hyping the match. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Adrian Adonis in 11:42 by pinfall by submission to make his 2nd defense of the World Title. (A+).

Overall Show Rating: B (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-Wow - Adonis and David certainly clicked tonight, delivering WCCW's 4th A+ match, and without even an angle behind it. Adonis' highest match rating for us before tonight was a "B".

-The Kerry & Kevin tension rises to a new level tonight, but there's still no plans for an all-out heel turn for anyone just yet.

-Before tonight, Chris Adams had wrestled one "B" level match, with Terry Gordy, otherwise, his highest match rating was a C+. Tonight, he tops that with a B+ match with Manny Fernandez. The TV Title semi-finals are now set - Kerry v. Kevin, and Adams v. Parsons. The Tag Title tournament finals are also set, with Koko & Eaton v. Garvin & Hayes.

-I was pretty shocked with the quality of the random Butch Miller/Barry Orton match on the pre-show. Orton's only been hire than C- once in 1-on-1 matches, and tonight he gets a B-. Butch Miller is clearly the more talented Sheepherder.

molson

07-05-2007, 02:34 AM

WCCW: Christmas Star Wars
Wednesday, Week 4, December 1983
Dallas, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,673; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 4,822

-I made a note for myself to double check any possible conflicts for tonight's show, and yet somehow missed that Terry Funk was booked elsewhere. Thus, he won't be able to take part in the King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament. The fans aren't going to be happy that they're not getting the advertised Brody v. Funk 1st round match.

-It looks like I'm getting a bit of a backlash from experimenting with higher ticket prices. We're almost 200 short of a sellout tonight, after raising prices a mere $4 - a similar ticket hike gave me a sell-out in a similar size arena just 2 weeks ago.

-Pre Show Dark Match
-Eight-Man Tag Team Match
Ricky Morton, Mike Von Erich, Bobby Eaton, and Koko B. Ware defeated Villano IV, Villano V, Super Kendo, and Al Perez in 7:07 when Eaton pinned Kendo. (C-) Eaton looked good.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeated Frank Dusek in 5:43 by submission. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich came out and announced that Terry Funk is not in the arena tonight. He says he has booked a replacement opponent for Bruiser Brody in the first round of tonight's King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament - Butch Miller. (C+)

-King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - First Round Match
Bruiser Brody defeated Butch Miller in 8:39 when Miller couldn't beat the 10 count after Brody power-bombed him through a table. (C+)

-Chris Adams hyped his upcoming match with Iceman Parsons. Adams says that what's about to happen to Parsons didn't have to happen. He says that when he "fired" him as a tag team partner, he should have just walked away. Now, Adams says, this match is the last thing between him and moving on to better things. (C+)

-Iceman Parsons defeated Chris Adams in 9:34 when Sunshine interferred on Parsons' behalf. (C+). After the match, an enraged Adams tried to attack Parsons, but Sunshine passed Parsons a chair, which Parsons used to repel the attack. (C+)

-King of the Texas Death Match Tournament - 1st Round Match
The Great Kabuki defeats Manny Fernandez in 17:58 when Fernandez couldn't answer the 10 count. Kabuki sprayed his green mist into Manny's eyes, and then kept his distance from Manny, throwing chairs and other ringside objects, eventually wearing Manny down. (C+). After the match, Manny quickly recovered, and two brawled all the way to the dressing room. (B-)

-Michael Hayes hyped his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. (B+). Hayes says that since he first came to WCCW, he's been the center of every big angle - he's says he's the most entertaining thing WCCW has going, and he deserves to hold the world title. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Michael Hayes drew with David Von Erich in 14:42 following a Double DQ. The referee called for the bell after he seemed to lose control of the match, but his decision seemed premature - no weapons were actually used, only threatened. (B) Buddy Roberts interfered on Hayes' behalf, behind the back of the referee. David makes his 3rd defense of his title.

-King of The Texas Death Match Tournament Final
-Barbed Wire/Texas Death Match
Bruiser Brody defeated The Great Kabuki in 16:47 when Kabuki couldn't answer a 10 count, after a vicious beating. (C). For this match, the ring ropes were removed, and replaced with barbed wire. The match suffered from a lack of selling. After the match, Brody cut a promo, and accepted the trophy as the 1983 "WCCW King of The Texas Death Match" (B).

Overall Show Rating: C- (This show hurt our popularity overall)

THOUGHTS:

-Obviously, the Terry Funk conflict brutalized our rating, but there were other problems with this show as well.

-Brody/Kabuki was just an awful main event - Brody complained of exhaustion after the event, so that may have been part of it. The "Japanese Barbed Wire" match stipulation may have been a bit much for our fans as well. I'm that the match would be big on the tape trading scene though. Fortunately, Brody closed the show with a good interview, otherwise, we may be looking at a D+ rating or worse.

-This was the 5th David v. Hayes 1-on-1 match since the dynasty started, and this was about the average in terms of match quality. (David has won all 5 matches)

-Parsons gets the surprise win with the help of Sunshine, who has been largely invisible for a while. The feud with Adams is not over yet, however.

molson

07-05-2007, 02:47 AM

NEWS

-Our TV show delivers a 0.53 rating - that matches our highest rating in our 4-week run thus far.

-I'm currently negotiating with Kerry Von Erich, but the talks have been a little strange. Kerry has rejected two days of offers, all of which were higher than what he was asking for. I'll have to play it safe and offer him big money to stay rather than take up to many more days of negotiating - so whatever ploy he's using, it's working - and I'm finally able to resign him at $1,800/show - about $500/show more than his old deal.

-Villano IV is getting positive press in the dirt sheets as a possible break-out star.

-With that comes the end of the 1983. Next up in the wrestling year in review, including awards and top 100 list.

molson

07-05-2007, 03:11 AM

1983 YEAR-END AWARDS

-Wrestler of the Year: Bob Backlund
-Young Wrestler of the Year (22 or Under): Terry Gordy
-Veteran Wrestler of the Year (45 or Over): Dr. Wagner
-Female Wrestler of the Year: Devil Masami
-Promotion of the Year: All Japan
-Match of the Year: Gino Hernandez v. David Von Erich (WCCW)
-Card of the Year: Thanksgiving Star Wars (WCCW)

It's certainly nice to see WCCW all over the year-end awards. Bob Backlund, of course, split time between the WWF and WCCW, but it's great to see him on top. And our first ever A+ match, a thrown together time limit draw, ends up as MOTY.

I was looking forward to checking out the yearly "top 100" list, but it's so goofy, that I'm going to ignore it. Adam Ryland (the TEW Developer) has been very defensive about whatever formula he's using for the top 100 list, but I'm sorry, when I see 1983's #1 wrestler as....Ken Mantel, I don't care what the formula is, or what criteria you're using - it doesn't work.

molson

07-05-2007, 03:27 AM

NEWS

-4 Debuts in the wresting world: Hillbilly Jim, Mary Jannetty, Barry Darsow, and Nikita Koloff. I request negotiations with Koloff, who seems to be the furthest along of the 4.

-2 New Wrestling Promotions also debuted - POWW - (Powerful Women of Wrestling) in the midwest, and the UWF in Japan (The world's first shoot-style promotion). Both start as "small" status in size.

-Dusty Rhodes has left the sinking ship that is Florida Championship wrestling, leaving the Florida Heavyweight Title vacant (and also the position of Head Booker).

-Ted Dibiase has surprisingly left Mid-South, after so loyally turning down all contract offers for some time. I request negotiations, but I'm not sure I'll make him offer with the current bloated state of our roster. Similarly, Stan Hansen has left All-Japan, a company for whom he has cited loyalty in the past. I also request negotiations with him.

-The Dynamite Kid has also left his employer, Stampede, leaving him unemployed. I request negotiations with him as well - perhaps I can bring Dynamite Kid v. Tiger Mask to the United States.

-Andre the Giant has left the WWF, but that has been in the works for a while. He'll remain with New Japan.

Tellistto

07-05-2007, 07:40 AM

Good stuff, molson! Looking forward to the new year to see how the stories develop!

Tell

molson

07-09-2007, 01:20 AM

WCCW - END OF DECEMBER, 1983 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 66.1% (Up from 65.9% last month)
-Midwest: 55.9% (Up from 55.3% last month)
-Southeast: 32.7% (up from 31.1% last month)
-Great Lakes: 31.6%
-Mid Atlantic: 31.6%
-New England: 31.6%
-North West: 31.6%
-Tri-State: 31.6%
-Southwest: 31.5%
-Puerto Rico: 30.4%

Now that we're on national TV, I'm keeping track of our popularity in all 10 of the USA regions. They'll increase at roughly the same rate, independent of any non-televised shows I do in specific regions. Those non-televised shows will still focus on our "big three" regions, but in 1984, I'll probably try to make at least one stop in every US region, and the perhaps the occasional overseas tour. All of the purpose of building my roster's worldwide popularity and setting the table for national status and beyond.

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 614,450 (290.464)
Sponsors: 76,681 (65,309)
Merchandise: 12,400 (16,318)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 239,079 (176,712)
Show Costs: 113,500 (59,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 35,864 (36,423)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 172,890 (108,093)

Total Profit: $42,198 ($-78,637)
Cash in Bank: $922,101 (879,903)

-After 3 straight months in the red, we make a nice recovery and turn a healthy profit. This was largely based on two things: First, running all 9 shows for the month in Texas. Second, my aggressive ticket increases. I can't continue to run every show in Texas, but it's nice to know that if I need a good month, that's always an option. We all set yet another all time high in worker costs. The top part of our roster is getting more expensive every month, and we're about to start negotiations which some other guys that could cost a fortune: Stan Hansen, Dick Murdoch, Ted Dibiase. I'm probably going to have to make some tough decisions regarding some of the big contract guys who might just not be a great fit for WCCW (i.e. Roddy Piper).

molson

07-09-2007, 01:40 AM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of December, 1983

-World Heavyweight Champion - 81.8% Prestige
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 3 Title Defenses, 3-week reign

-Television Champion - 69.9% Prestige (down from 611.0% last month)
Midcard Title
Vacant (Tournament pending, Semi-Final matchups: Kerry Von Erich v. Kevin Von Erich, Iceman Parsons v. Chris Adams

-World Tag Team Champions - 58.5% Prestige
Midcard Title
Vacant (Tournament pending, final match set: Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton v. Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin)

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders - 3 title defense, 10-week reign

-A big shakeup in the title belts. The Texas Heavyweight Championship and American Heavyweight Titles have been retired, and merged into the new WCCW World Heavyweight Championship. The American Tag Team Titles have been retired, and have been replaced by the World Tag Team Titles. The WWA Heavyweight and WWA Tag Team Titles have also been retired. The title situation has thus been largely simplified. At some port, I'll add a lower-level singles title. The six-man tag titles remain for now, but I'm not a huge fan of them, so they may not be around indefinitely.

-David has spent most of the dynasty as the top champion, and that's likely to continue at least for a while. At some point in 1984 though, I would like to find a guy who can fill the role of dominant long-term heel champion. Bob Backlund has been booked to be very strong, so he's always candidate for that. The newly available guy that I think may be a better fit though, is Stan Hansen.

molson

07-10-2007, 09:23 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF DECEMBER, 1983

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Backlund/Hayes v. David; recently evolved, now based on Zybszco/Orndorff feud in Georgia, (David, Backlund, Hayes, Fritz; September)
2. Adias Hires Bounty Hunters to take out Manny (Adias, Manny, Dusek, Kabuki, Funk; October)
3. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts, now evolved to include Mike/Garvin/Mercer; August)
4. Villano III mask challenge; (Villano III, Kerry, Tiger Mask; October)
5. Iceman v. Adams (Parsons, Adams; October)
6. Piper v. Adonis (Adonis, Piper; December)

-Midcarders or higher without current storylines: Bruiser Brody, The Sheepherders, Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton, King Kong Bundy, Buddy Landell

-A lot of these storylines have been going on for a while, but that was the norm back in the mid-80s.
-Backlund has been David's nemesis since he joined WCCW about 4 months ago. There's about to be a new twist in the David/Backlund/Hayes saga that should keep this story going for another month or two.
-The "evolved" Kevin/Buddy storyline that involves Mike & Garvin hasn't really started yet, due to Mike being involved in the tag team title tournament. Mike will have yet another opportunity in a big-time storyline. He's rewarded me thus far, showing great improvement over the last year (most notably, Charisma going from E+ to C-)
-Piper v. Adonis hasn't really started yet either, but I'm hoping these guys have the same chemistry they showed in real life. With Piper's high price tag, he has a limited period to impress me.
-Obviously, the odd man out of the storylines right now is Bruiser Brody. He's been a little disappointing for me so far - I'll use this period to try him out in a number of different matches, to get a sense of if he's up for a main event-level feud.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Sun)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Terry Funk (MACW, Wed, Fri, 4th Sun)

-No conflicts for this month that I see. Our big monthly event is "January Star Wars", which will be held the 4th Wednesday this month.

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-This is a new little feature to help with booking - these are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

Al Perez
Barry Orton
Bill Mercer
Bobby Eaton
Brian Adias
The Sheepherders
David Manning
David Von Erich
Frank Dusek
Fritz Von Erich
Harry Frehley
Iceman Parsons
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Marc Lowrence
Mike Von Erich
Precious
Ricky Morton
Roddy Piper
Sunshine
The Great Kabuki
Tiger Mask
Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Arman Hussein is unhappy about how long it's taken to make his debut
-Bob Backlund is unhappy about how many shows he hasn't been used on.
-Boris Malenko is unhappy about how long it's taken to make his debut
-Manny Fernandez is unhappy about how many losses he's taken
-Ricky Morton is unhappy about how he's been pushed

-There's a lot of whining going on in the locker room. Manny's is the most troubling, when combined with the dirt sheet reports of him causing problems backstage. His contract is up in about a month, it's possible I wave goodbye at that point.

BYU 14

07-10-2007, 11:18 PM

Great job keeping this going, very fun read.

Piper/Adonis should be a really hot feud in a matter of a few weeks. I loved Adrian before he become Gaydrian thanks to McMahon!

molson

07-11-2007, 12:49 AM

ROSTER, END OF DECEMBER, 1983
With 1983 WCCW W/L records (Records include tag team matches and battle royals)

MAIN EVENTERS

Terry Funk (2-0-1)
Michael Hayes (13-19-7)
Roddy Piper (2-0-0)
Bob Backlund (12-5-2)
Bruiser Brody (12-0-1)
David Von Erich (46-8-7)

-Same group as last month.
-Brody and Piper are the two most expensive guys on the roster, and both of them have been something of a disappointment thus far. Obviously, Brody was hindered with an injury for a while, and now, he's not involved in any storylines. He's certainly been pushed (undefeated in 13 matches), but hasn't stood out yet. Whether Piper will fit in WCCW is still a mystery. He's off the charts in the "entertainment" skills, but WCCW is a little more old-fashion in 1984 then WWF was at the same time. Hopefully Piper's Pit will increase his popularity in our key areas.
-Backlund and David has been a great feud, and one that has finally generated an A+ match for us. Backlund's 5 losses and 2 draws thus far have come against David - he's beaten everyone else. 5 of David's 8 losses have come against Backlund. David is still the ultimate bargain at only $1,000/show for the next 3 months, and he'll continue to be the focus of the company for at least that long.

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Buddy Roberts (14-24-11)
Kevin Von Erich (29-13-11)
Kerry Von Erich (17-12-6)
Adrian Adonis (20-9-1)
Manny Fernandez (20-11-3)
The Great Kabuki (15-15-4)

-My road agent has told me that The Great Kabuki is getting stale - that type of message refers to face/heel alignment rather than gimmick. Unfortunately, Kabuki can't play a face well, so his run in WCCW may be coming to an end.
-As I stated above, Manny is on thin ice, and might not be with the company by the end of the month. He's had a solid run for us, but with our increasing prestige, they're plenty of guys we can bring in who are more happy to be here.
-The Von Erich family war seems on the verge of exploding. Kerry seems to be the rebel of the family at this point - he had issues with David last spring, and now his mini-feud will Kevin will erupt at the first TV taping of the year on Tuesday. Any full-blow Von Erich heel turn however, will be a very slow burn angle.
-Adonis got the big push against David when he came in, and was sputtering a bit after that, but then wrestled an incredible A+ match at the end of the month. Adonis is at the cusp of the main event - he'd a great fit for us.
-Buddy Roberts is still hanging around the upper midcard, and it's not out of the realm of possibility that he get in the world title picture. He's been incredibly consistent for me, and even had an A+ match with Kevin.
-Speaking off Kevin, I'm starting to get the sense that I've been underrating him a bit, as I wonder whether he deserves a shot with the world title.

MIDCARDERS

Villano III (9-2-5)
Luke Williams (14-11-1)
Tiger Mask (3-2-1)
Koko B. Ware (13-8-4)
King Kong Bundy (12-20-0)
Iceman Parsons (19-13-7)
Jim Garvin (16-19-9)
Butch Miller (14-11-1)
Bobby Eaton (14-10-4)
Buddy Landell (6-3-0)
Chris Adams (27-11-4)

-Obviously, the most exciting part of this group is the pending Tiger Mask/Villano III feud, that I hope propels both guys to the upper midcard or beyond. I've been pretty shocked how well they've both gotten over despite extremely limited popularity in our home area. We may be on the verge of bringing in the Dynamite Kid as well.
-The Adams/Parsons feud has been buzzing along, nothing spectacular, but very solid for a midcard feud. My road agent thinks Adams and Gary Hart have awful chemistry, but I'm not willing to split them up yet, since Hart was basically the premise of this entire feud.
-Bobby Eaton and Koko B. Ware have been very impressive since their debut, much more so than the Sheepherders. With both teams out of the storyline mix for now, they're likely to be facing off a lot. Butch Miller may also be given a few more chances in a singles role.
-Landell has been utterly forgotten most shows, but I hope to work him in more in early 1984. He's a solid all-around guy, and still very young.
-King Kong Bundy, on the other hand, is still largely a mystery. He's been mostly a jobber for the last few months due to his limited wrestling ability, but he has a very imposing presence with excellent stats in Looks, Power, and Menace. He'd still be best in a bodyguard role - perhaps I'll use him as a full-time manager/bodyguard with a top heel. (Like a Diesel to Shawn Michaels circa 1995).

LOWER MIDCARDER

Brian Adias (19-25-2)
Mike Von Erich (20-32-6)
Ricky Morton (7-8-1)
Frank Dusek (11-27-6)

-My road agent actually thinks Mike should be moved up to Midcarder, though I think that's a little premature. I'm still having trouble boosting up his stamina, and he still gets tired after about 6-7 minutes in the ring.
-My Road Agent actually thinks Ricky Morton should be an Upper Midcarder, which explains why Morton's so pissed off right now. Mike's about to leave the Mike/Morton team to get involved in the Roberts/Kevin angle, so Morton may have a chance at a singles push a little higher up. I still see him as a tag team guy though - perhaps Morton/Landell will get a shot together.
-My road agent also thinks Adias is overpushed here, but since he's in the middle of a high-profile angle, I'm giving him a shot. He also apparently has bad chemistry with his current manager, Gary Hart.

OPENER

Super Kendo (0-23-0)
Al Perez (0-15-1)
Barry Orton (5-29-1)
Tommy Rodgers (2-9-0)
Villano IV (0-32-0)

-Going with the advice of my road agent, Al Perez is moved up to Opener, and Villano V is moved down.
-Of this group, it's very difficult to see who has the most potential. They'll keep taking their lumps - hopefully someone will eventually stand out.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Villano V (1-30-0)

-Villano V is the new bottom guy on the totem pole.

OTHERS

Precious
Sunshine
Gary Hart
Boris Malenko
Arman Hussein
skandor Akbar
Bill Mercer
Marc Lowrence
Harry Frehley
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich

-The women of WCCW have clearly faded to the background. Sometimes I forget that Sunshine is still the manager/valet of both Iceman Parsons and David Von Erich.
-I picked up two heel managers last month who still haven't debuted - Arman Hussein and Boris Malenko. They'll both have a chance at managing some lower card guys, to see if we can strike gold in the chemistry department. I'm leaning towards using Hussein with Villano III. Hussein is also a potential candidate to turn face, since he has some past relationship with Gary Hart that could be exploited. If we're able to bring in rookie Nikita Koloff, Malenko may be his manager to start off.
-I haven't thought much about upgrading our road agent situation, but I really should bring another guy in. Lubich has a decent respect rating, but rates only a "C" in psychology, a road agent category which apparently effects match rating.
-Our announcers should also be sweating it out, because i'll be talking with a recently unemployed Lance Russell this week.

molson

07-11-2007, 08:35 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, January 1984
Jacksonville, FL (Tiny Venue)
Expected Attendance: 657. Ticket prices: default
Actual Attendance: 726 (1,000 Capacity)

-We return to the southeast to start 1984, so the ratings will be lower across the board. We don't need much of a show to improve our popularity here though.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Mike Von Erich defeats Villano IV in 7:39 by submission. (D) Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. The two showed great chemistry.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeats Al Perez in 7:48 by submission (D). Perez was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Bobby Eaton defeats Frank Dusek in 5:47 by by pinfall. (C-). Eaton looked good. After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Eaton about his victory. (D+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring. He says that tomorrow night at the TV taping, Chris Adams and Iceman Parsons will face of in a semi-final match in the TV title tournament. Fritz then said he's adding a stipulation to that match. As result of the fact that so many matches between Iceman and Adams have ended outside of the wrestling ring, he's making this match a lumberjack match. (E+)

-Micheal Hayes then comes out to confront Fritz in the ring. Hayes says that a couple of things are pissing him off. First, he says he was robbed of the world title at Christmas Star Wars when the referee called for a Double DQ in his match with David. Hayes implies that there might be something fishy going on between Fritz and the referees to keep David champion. Hayes then states that after such a conclusion, he should be entitled to a 1-on-1 rematch, but instead, he has to wrestle BOTH David and Bob Backlund in a triple match for the title tonight. Hayes calls Backlund "unstable", and says that he's had enough shots. Frtiz largely ignores Hayes, and walks away. (C+)

-Manny Fernandez defeats Super Kendo in 5:57 by pinfall. (C+) Manny looked good. After the match, Bill Mercer interviewed Fernandez. Fernandez mocked Brian Adias' open bounty challenge - Fernandez says he's defeated everyone who's tried to take him out. Fernandez goes on to describe how Adias has been hiding from him for several months now - but he can't run forever. (D-)

-Villano III defeated Ricky Morton in 11:43 by submission. (B) After the match, Kerry Von Erich comes to the ring and stares down Villano III. Kerry says he's accepting Villano III's open match challenge, and he'll take him on tomorrow night at the TV taping. Kerry mentions that while he's getting the feeling that "certain" members of his family don't respect him anymore, he'll shut them up by forcing Villano III to take his mask off. (D)

-King Kong Bundy comes to the ring with Gary Hart. Gary Hart announces that Bundy doesn't have a match tonight, so he's offering an open challenge of his own, to any fan in the arena who thinks they can last 3 minutes with him. A "volunteer" is selected from ringside, and he is quickly squashed by Bundy. (D)

-Terry Funk defeated Koko B. Ware in 13:38 by pinfall. (B)

-Bob Backlund came out and hyped his upcoming Triple Threat match for David's world title. He expresses annoyance at Michael Hayes' recent comments that Hayes intentionally cost Backlund the title so that he could get title shots against David. Backlund says that frankly, he doesn't care about the world title anymore. All he wants to do is make every last man in WCCW submit to his crossface chickenwing. (B-). David Von Erich comes out and briefly hypes the match as well. (C+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Title Match
-Triple Threat Match (One fall to a finish)
David Von Erich defeated Bob Backlund and Michael Hayes in 14:06 when David made Hayes submit. When Backlund saw David apply the claw to Hayes, he didn't even try to break it up, but instead left to the locker room. (A). David makes his 4th defense of the World Title.

Overall Show Rating: B (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-Awesome show considering it was in Jacksonville, easily our best ever show in this region.

-Fantastic main event - Backlund and Hayes have some national overness and are known in the Southeast (especially Hayes), so it wasn't terribly surprising. A lot of storyline questions came to the forefront tonight, and the feud itself, like the match, seems to be turning into a 3-way affair.

-The two matches before the main event were also outstanding. Terry Funk and Koko B. Ware both wrestled their best WCCW singles match to date. Koko's very well known in the southeast.

-It doesn't matter what region Villano III is, he delivers again. Kerry accepts the open match challenge, but takes the opportunity to rip Kevin just a little.

-I'm intentionally working some guys to exhaustion on the pre-show. Despite the fact that running a guy longer than he can comfortably go effects the match rating, I read on the TEW boards that this is one way to help improve stamina. So there's going to be a lot of guys sucking wind in the pre-show (where match ratings don't contribute to the overall show rating)

Swaggs

07-11-2007, 08:38 PM

Villano III looks like he is going to be a star.

How's his contract situation? Could he be a main eventer by the end of the year?

molson

07-11-2007, 09:02 PM

NEWS

-Two of the most overused men in wrestling, Bob Backlund and Villano III, are once again exhausted after the last show.

-Bruiser Brody arrived to the show late. He's been fined

-I had requested negotiations with two companies who seems to be on the verge of bankrupcy, and both are willing to talk to be about a buy-out. CWA (Lawler and Jarrett's Memphis territory), and Championship Wrestilng From Florida. Florida has $210k in debt, while CWA has $179,043 in debt. I have about $900k in the bank, so while buying out both is a little tempting, Fritz will fire me if I have less than $225k at the end of April. So that would leave me a little breathing room, but not really as much as I'd like. CWA has D- Prestige, while CWF has C- prestige, so buying out Florida would provide a bigger boost to my own prestige. None of my guys work for either company, so that's not a consideration. The only intriguing talent that becomes immediately available in the event of a buy-out is Jerry Lawler. So just to see if CWA will sell-out for a bargain price, I offer $100k, and then $150k (both are rejected). So I try to pull the trigger on Florida, offering $200k, then $250k, then $300k, then $350k - no deal. I'm not going any higher than that.

molson

07-11-2007, 09:07 PM

Villano III looks like he is going to be a star.

How's his contract situation? Could he be a main eventer by the end of the year?

He's under contract for another 5 months at a bargain $1,325/show. It's amazing what he's been doing despite being constantly fatigued with his work with both New Japan and UWA in Mexico.

Here's the current long-term plan for him (always subject to change): Get through his current feud with Tiger Mask, then possibly Dynamite Kid if I'm able to get bring him in. At some point, he'll either lose or give up his mask and wrestle under his real name, Arturo Mendoza. Then by spring, he'll be the top guy and champion in an insane cruiserweight division which will feature stars from the around the world. Then main event by summer. But he'll have various matchups with main eventers before then, I'd like to see him reach an "A" match with someone before I make that final huge push.

molson

07-12-2007, 08:11 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, January 1984
Amarillo, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$2 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano IV, Villano V, and Super Kendo defeat Tommy Rodgers, Mike Von Erich, and Barry Orton in 9:12 when Kendo pinned Orton. (D). Orton looked off his game, Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. This was the first WCCW win for Super Kendo and Villano IV.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Adrian Adonis defeats Ricky Morton in 6:48 by submission. (C)

-A video is played hyping the upcoming Chris Adams/Icemans Parsons lumberjack match, and recapping their feud - highlighting the several matches they've had that have ended outside the ring, or back in the locker room. (B-)

-WCCW TV Title Semi-Final Match
-Lumberjack Rules.
Chris Adams drew with Iceman Parsons in 9:39 by Double DQ when the referee lost control of the match, and all of the lumberjacks became involved. The match suffered from the lack of selling and psychology. (C+) After the match, and enraged Adams grabs a mic and yells at Parsons for "costing him the TV Title". Adams says that this has gone on far too long, and he challenges Parsons to one final match, at the January Star Wars. This time says Adams, he wants Parsons in a cage match, where the only way to win is pinfall or submission. (B)

-At ringside the announcers point out that as a result of the outcome of the lumberjack match, both Iceman Parsons and Chris Adams have been eliminated from the TV title tournament. Therefore, next week's scheduled semi-final match between Kevin and Kerry Von Erich will now be the final match of the tournament, and the winner will be the new TV champion. (C-)

-Backstage, the cameras catch Michael Hayes talking with Bob Backlund. Backlund looks angry, but Hayes is trying to calm him down. He reaches into his pockets and starts shelling out large denominations of currency to Backlund, whose mood suddenly seems to have changed. The annnouncers speculate as to what's going on - why is Hayes paying Backlund off? The announcers also mention Backlund's comments last night that "he didn't care about the world title anymore" (C+)

-Brian Adias comes to the ring. He says that last week he told Manny he had a surprise for him, and tonight, he's ready to reveal it. Adias says that the "mystery note" he found in the locker room was from the next man who wants to accept Adias' open bounty challenge to take out Fernandez. That man, says Adias, is Terry Funk, who he claims will be the LAST man to take the challenge, as Manny is now toast. (B-)

-Kerry Von Erich came out to the ring. The announcers hyped his upcoming "Open Mask Challenge" match with Villano III, but all he wanted to talk about was next week's TV Title match with Kevin. Kerry says it's no secret there's been some tension in the family - he says that David blamed him for losing the Texas & American Heavyweight Titles at Thanksgiving Star Wars, and that Kevin blamed him for Kerry & Kevin's lost in the tag team tournament. Meanwhile, his own father seems to have lost respect for him, as he's been booked in in less matches in the last year than any Von Erich brother. He says that next week's match is his chance to prove to his family that he's the most talented of the group. (B-) An annoyed Kevin comes to the ring to confront Kerry about his statements. He also points out that Kerry shouldn't look past Villano III, who's beaten almost everyone he's faced. The argument heats up before Kevin leaves in disgust. (C+)

-Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin hype their upcoming Tag Team Tournament Final with Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton. Hayes says that "destiny" demands that WCCW Veterans like them are the 1st WCCW World Tag Team Champions, and not some "cocky newcomers" like Koko and Eaton. (C)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Tournament - Finals, Championship Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin in 13:04 when Koko pinned Garvin to become the first World Tag Team Champions in WCCW. The new champs overcame interference from the 3rd Freebird, Buddy Roberts. Koko looked good. (C+) The champions celebrate their victory in the ring. (C)

-Open Mask Challenge
-If Kerry wins by pinfall or submission, Villano III must remove his mask
Villano III defeated Kerry Von Erich in 7:52 by submission. (B+). Von Erich looked distracted and wrestled a poor match (in a kayfabe sense). After the match, Villano III refused to release his submission hold for several minutes. (C+). The announcers point out that none of the Von Erich brothers, all of whom were in the arena, immediately came to Kerry's aid.

-After a commercial break, David Von Erich hypes his upcoming world title defense against The Great Kabuki. He doesn't mention Kerry. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Title Match
David Von Erich defeats The Great Kabuki in 20:43 by DQ when Kabuki struck David with a foreign object that was handed to him by Gary Hart. David makes his 5th defense of the world title. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B- (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS

-Over main event wasn't as good as usual, but the rest of the card was strong enough to make up the slack.

-I'm pretty surprised David and Kabuki's first match only led to a B-. Not a great showing by Kabuki, who's job will probably be in question with some of the signings I make this week.

-Match of the night was Villano III and Kerry, despite it being pretty quick. Villano III gets the huge rub by pinning Kerry clean via submission in the middle of the ring.

-Speaking of Kerry, his match with Kevin next week has taken on added importance now, as it will be for the TV title. I'm not 100% sure where the angle goes from there. I hate to go too much further with this angle without an actual, official "storyline" behind it, but all the Von Erichs are technically involved with other things.

-Koko and Eaton win the tag belts in a somewhat dissapointing match. They should get a lengthy run with the belts.

-Surprise of the night might have been Adias' promo, which rated a B-. Good for him, though it helped that he was referring to two very over wrestlers - Funk and Fernandez (even though neither was actually present). Adams promo challenging Parsons to a cage match was also very good.

molson

07-12-2007, 08:27 AM

NEWS

-Villano III and Koko B. Ware show exhaustion after the last show. I'm going to have to revisit the "promotion relation" feature, to see if declaring war on more promotions might limit the amount of other commitments my workers have. I'm not sure that affects current commitments, but I'll look into it.

-Kerry Von Erich arrives late. It's not his first time, but I can't suspend him with the big match next week, so he's fined.

-Southeast Championship Wrestling is apparently attempting some kind of expansion, and they make offers to Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, Kerry Von Erich, and Adrian Adonis.

-Florida Championship Wrestling isn't likely to be around much longer, but they have crowned a new Florida Heavyweight Champion, to replace the departed Dusty Rhodes - Jake Roberts defeated Kevin Sullivan to win the belt.

-Kevin Sullivan has signed onto be the new head booker of Angelo Poffo's ICW in Memphis. They've apparently had some kind of turnaround, after being on the bring of death last year.

-Ken Mantel also has a new job, taking over as head booker of Florida Championship Wrestling, replacing Dusty Rhodes.

-Our TV show gets a 0.48 rating. That's our lowest rating yet, despite the strong show last week.

-A flurry of offers from around the world are targetted towards WCCW- Backlund, Koko, and Kevin all receive 2 more offers, and Adonis receives one from SWCW.

molson

07-12-2007, 08:02 PM

NEWS

-Another big signing for WCCW, as we bring in Memphis announcing legend Lance Russell. Do to CWA's financial problems, they couldn't afford him, so he'll be working for us exclusively, at least for now. He's not cheap - $2,250/show. He'll be the lead announcer on the tv show - either Mercer or Lowerence will join him. Mercer and Lowerence will still serve as announcers for the weekly house shows. (I don't know why those shows need announcers, but the do - i'll just assume we tape everything for possible video release, etc). Harry Frehley is still around because he only makes $150/show - he'll continue to do mostly pre-show interviews. Russel's quite simply one of the best in the business - A+ Mic Skills, A+ Announcing, B+ Charisma.

-Dick Murdoch, who've I've tried to bring in 4 or 5 times, rejects me again, still saying I'm "not big enough". I'm just about the biggest there is, so he's essentially retired.

-I've signed newly debuted Owen Hart at a minuscule $125/show, after deciding I need a little more variety at the bottom of the roster. Owen's only 18 years old, and a LONG way from being being even mediocre, but he's a more interesting guy then say, Barry Orton.

-I also negotiate with Steve Armstrong, who's also 18, but slightly ahead of Owen Hart at this point. So I sign him too, at $500/show. Both him and Hart will be enhancement talent.

-I also sign Nikita Koloff, who at 24 years old, already shows a lot of potential. He's probably be a midcard heel, brought in by Arman Hussein.

-Arn Anderson has won his first ever wrestling title, as "Super Olympian", the new Southeastern Heavyweight Champion.

-Dissapointingly, the Dynamite Kid has rejected negotiations with us - he's instead decided to stay in Canada, and work with IWA Montreal.

-Even more dissapointingly, Stan Hansen is willing to talk, but Fritz caps the offer at about $300/show too low (Stan wants $3,600/show, and I would have been very willing to pay it - in terms of fit with WCCW, popularity, and wrestling ability - I think Stan Hansen is #1 in the world)

-With all the disappointments, I decide to pull the trigger on Ted Dibiase, at $2,825/show. That makes him our 4th highest paid guy. Ted left mid-south, so he works exclusively for us, which made the decision a little easier. Dibiase's one of the most well-rounded workers in the world. Nothing in his stats scream main event, but the fact that he's very good at EVERYTHING will make him a WCCW main eventer. This signing makes it more likely that Manny, Kabuki, or both, will be out the door soon.

Hammer

07-13-2007, 08:44 AM

Good read.

Who is this Villano 3 chap, did he ever wrestle under another name?

SirFozzie

07-13-2007, 09:42 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villano_III

Still wrestles at 57.

molson

07-13-2007, 10:05 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villano_III

Still wrestles at 57.

That was a very detailed wiki entry.

I was pretty shocked with how good he was, but reading that, it looks like he was a huge deal everywhere but the US in real life. It's also interesting that Tiger Mask v. Villano III was a big deal in Japan (which I didn't know), and they're about start their WCCW feud in the dynasty.

molson

07-14-2007, 01:21 AM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, January 1984
Rochester, MN (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 1,717. Ticket prices: $1 less than default
Actual Attendance: (1,776 Capacity)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeats Scott Armstrong in 5:54 by pinfall. (D). Armstrong makes his WCCW debut. After the match, Harry Frehley interviews Dusek about his victory. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Brian Adias defeats Tommy Rodgers in 7:48 by pinfall. (D). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Terry Funk defeated Owen Hart in 5:42 by submission. (D+). Hart makes his WCCW debut. Hart makes his WCCW debut. The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Funk grabs a mic talks about Brian Adias' revelation next week - Funk has accepted the open bounty challenge, and he'll put Manny Fernandez out of WCCW for good. Funk challenges Manny for a match at January Star Wars. (B)

-Nikita Koloff defeated Steve Armstrong in 4:58 by pinfall. (D-). The debuting Koloff, playing a heel, had Boris Malenko in his corner. After the match, Malenko hyped Koloff. (D-)

-Iceman Parsons defeated Super Kendo in 8:38 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Parsons says if he hasn't made it clear enough already, he's accepting Chris Adams' challenge for a cage match at January Star Wars. (D+)

-Bruiser Brody defeated The Great Kabuki in 17:50 by pinfall. (B-). After the match, Brody cut a promo, hyping the fact that he is still undefeated since coming to WCCW. (B)

-Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich come to the ring to cut a promo. (C+). The acknowledge that there's been issues between them over the last several weeks, but that's why they've decided to petition for tonight's match - a six-man tag title shot against Destruction, Inc.

-Adrian Adonis, The Sheepherders, and Skandor Akbar hype their upcoming title defense against the Von Erichs. The claim that unlike the Von Erichs, they get along, and that will be the difference tonight. (C)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders defeat Kerry, Kevin, and David Von Erich in 11:53 when Adonis made Kerry submit. The Sheepherders were able to isolate Adonis and Kerry in the ring but keeping David and Kevin at bay outside the ring. (C+). Destruction, Inc. makes their 4th defense of the titles. David stood out.

-After the match, Kerry looks irritated, and turns his attention towards Kevin. Kerry seems to be upset that neither Kevin nor David were in a position to help him in the ring with Adonis. Kerry quickly loses his temper, and slaps Kevin in the face, igniting a brawl. David breaks up the fight with the help of Mike, who came to the ring from the locker room area. (D)

Overall Rating: C+ (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity)

THOUGHTS:

-Kind of an odd show, with a lot of squashes, but in the midwest, I didn't need an incredible show to improve our regional rating. So, I took the opportunity to debut some guys and develop a few storylines.

-The six-man tag title gets a rare spot in the main event, and everyone involved has an OK match. I have a feeling the fans are going to be traumatized by a face/face Kevin v. Kerry match tomorrow night.

-Kabuki's in the process now of getting jobbed out. There seems to be some contrary information regarding whether there's any negative effects to firing a worker before his contract is up. I'll do it sparingly, but Kabuki's under contract for another 6 months, and my road agent thinks his act is stale, so he's getting the axe soon.

-My jobber matches with the new guys were all really awful. This is probably too big a stage for guys like Hart and Armstrong to make their debut in. They'll get a cut of coffee before I let them go.

molson

07-14-2007, 01:41 AM

-Gordon Solie has apparently decided to expand his horizons, and has signed with The Powerful Women of Wrestling.

-Bruiser Brody was exhausted after the last show, after his long match with kabuki.

molson

07-15-2007, 12:52 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, January 1984
Dallas, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$3 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Nikita Koloff defeated Owen Hart in 8:01 by pinfall. (D). Hart was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Boris Malenko hypes his "discovery" that he made in Russia - the monster that will one day be the WCCW World Champion - Nikita Koloff. (C+).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeats Al Perez in 5:40 by submission. (C-)

-Villano III defeated Mike Von Erich in 4:13 by submission. (B-). Villano III looked good. After the match, Villano III taunted Kerry Von Erich, and the injury to Kerry's arm he caused last week after defeating him. (B-)

-Adrian Adonis came out to the interview area where a new set was in place, for Adonis' new talk show - The Bachelor Pad. (If anyone has a better name, let me know, Adonis is currently using a "Overweight Playbody" gimmick). Adonis mocked Roddy Piper's show, "Piper's Pit" as being crap, and that he'll prove he's a much bigger talent. (C). Adonis then brought out his first two guests, Bob Backlund, and Michael Hayes. Adonis puts Backlund over, giving him much more respect than Piper did on Piper's pit. Adonis then asks the two what's going on between them. Backlund says he was briefly angry at Hayes for claiming that he cost Backlund the world title, but that they have now "sorted things out", and have some kind of business arrangement, the specifics of which they would not get into. (B)

-Manny Fernandez defeated Villano IV in 3:47 by pinfall. (B). Manny looked good. After the match, Manny Fernandez accepted the challenge made my Terry Funk last night to wrestle him in a match at January Star Wars. Manny said that Funk shouldn't start spending Adias' bounty money, because he won't be getting a penny of it. (B-)

-The new WCCW World Tag Team Champions, Bobby Eaton, and Koko B. Ware hype their upcoming title defense against the team they defeated in the finals of the tournament - Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin. (C+). Hayes and Garvin also then cut a promo hyping the match. (C+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Title Match
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in 13:37 when Koko pinned Garvin. The champs make their 1st title defense. (B-). Eaton looked good.

-Roddy Piper defeated King Kong Bundy in 6:11 by submission. (B+). The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Piper grabs a mic, and mocks Adonis' "Bachelor Pad" talk show that debuted earlier in the show. (C+).

-Kerry Von Erich hypes his upcoming TV Title Tournament Match with Kevin Von Erich. As a result of the Adams/Parsons draw last week, this match will be for the TV title. Kerry says he's been obsessing over this match for weeks, and his crowning moment is now here. As he speaks, clips of last night's match show are shown, where Kevin and Kerry came to blows. (B-)

-WCCW Television Championship Tournament - Final Match
Kevin Von Erich defeated Kerry Von Erich in 13:33 by submission, to win the WCCW TV Title in a hard fought match - neither side held back. (C). Kevin looked good. After the match, Kevin extends his hand to Kerry, but Kerry refuses the handshake and leaves the ring. (C+). After Kerry leaves, Kevin celebrates his win in the ring with the TV Title Belt. (C+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Buddy Jack Roberts in 8:51 by submission to make his 6th defense of the world title. (B+)

Overall Show Rating; B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS;

-I ran David/Buddy as a thown-together main event because I knew Kerry/Kevin wouldn't rate well. David and Buddy deliver with a B+. This was their 5th 1-on-1 match, and their highest rated yet.

-My product type provides a penalty whenever faces and heels face off with each other, so I wasn't surprised that the fans weren't into Kerry v. Kevin. I'm not sure where this angle goes from here, but Kevin will be a great TV champion - he's relatively cheap, I can throw him on TV every week against anyone and he'll have a solid match.

-Bundy and Piper has a short match, but the two have great chemistry so the fans were really into it. In fact, it was Bundy's best ever match.

-Speaking of Piper. the Adonis/Piper feud kicked off much like it did in real life, with dueling talk shows. Instead of the flower shop however, Adonis' show is "The bachelor bad", since his gimmick is an "Overweight Playboy" (Not unlike Buddy Rose).

-Backlund and Hayes have this "mystery business" relationship that has been hyped for several weeks now. This is based on a storyline used towards the end of the Georgia territory, where Zybyzco got pissed that he couldn't beat Paul Orndorff for the title, so he ended up finding a "hired gun" to do it for him.

-Villano carries Mike to a B- match, which is Mike's best match rating ever.

-Manny Fernandez had a surprisingly good match with Villano IV, rating a "B". That's easily Villano IV's best match ever.

molson

07-15-2007, 01:21 AM

NEWS

-Chris Adams signs with Georgia Championship Wrestling. He also works for New Japan, in addition to us.

-Ricky Morton arrive late for the last show. Since he's not involved in any storylines, I suspend him for one week.

-Koko B. Ware has cashed in on the midwest popularity he's gained through us, and has signed with the AWA (he also works for MLW in Toronto).

-Our TV show generates a 0.50 rating, a .02 increase from last week, but it still ties for our second lowest rating.

-The dirt sheets hype Al Perez as a future star.

-I sign Lord Alfred Hayes, who has recently left the WWF, at $1,825/show. He'll be the heel commentary with Bill Mercer on our weekly "B-Shows" (I've decided on Lance Russel and Marc Lowerence as our "A-team". Hayes may also work as a heel manager - I might pair him up with Chris Adams.

-Jim Brunzell has failed a drug test with the AWA. Not particularly relevant, but I haven't seen that type of news item before. It also appears to be a hint that wrestlers can develop drug problems in TEW (as I can't imagine Burnzell is a guy that would have been programmed in DOTT to have such a problem)

-I read a news item about "Pretty Boy" Doug Summers growing desperate about not wrestling a match in 6 months, so I signed him at $325/show, which is a great bargain for him. He won't reach even the midcard with us, but he's a pretty good all-around worker who appears to be a younger, more talented version of Frank Dusek.

-Our roster's getting bloated once again, so I think we're about to make some cuts.

korme

07-22-2007, 09:49 PM

Dead? Say it ain't so!

JeffNights

07-22-2007, 11:52 PM

Didnt he say he was going on a vavcation or something?

molson

07-23-2007, 12:13 AM

I appreciate the concern.

Not dead yet. I meant to get to it this weekend but some things came up. But there will be updates early this week.

Sublime 2

07-23-2007, 09:28 PM

I appreciate the concern.

Not dead yet. I meant to get to it this weekend but some things came up. But there will be updates early this week.

Phew...couldn't stand it if one of my fav dynasties of all-time died!

molson

07-24-2007, 09:49 PM

I had to give myself a little refresher as to what's going on in the dynasty, so there's the bullet-point list of current events:

-Kerry's mini-feud with the rest of the Von-Erichs. This really started after Terry Gordy piledrove him on the concrete and he missed some time - he didn't feel he got the same opportunities as David and Kevin after that. In the last few months, things have escalated, as the Kevin/Kerry team flopped in the tag title tournament (because of Kerry's recklessness), Kerry accidentally cost David the Texas and American Heavyweight Titles in a match with Backlund, Kerry looked past his match with Villano III and was soundly defeated, and finally, Kerry was defeated by Kevin in the finals of the TV title tournament, and refused to shake Kevin's hand after the match.

-Michael Hayes' mysterious relationship with Bob Backlund. Hayes was apparently an ally of Backlund, until Hayes cost Backlund the world title, and then claimed that he did so intentionally, knowing that his only shot at a world title would come if David was champion, rather than Backlund. Tension between the three led to several triple threat title matches, but now that Backlund has proclaimed that he no longer cares about the world title, Hayes and Backlund have reconciled - but no one is sure why.

-David continues his run as the first WCCW World Champion. He has dominated against all but Backlund, who seems to have his number (but hasn't been able to win the title).

-Bruiser Brody has won the first annual King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament, and has been undefeated in WCCW.

-Manny Fernandez still hasn't gotten revenge on his former protege Brian Adias, who has offered a large bounty to anyone who can put Fernandez out of commission. Few have taken the challenge - all who have, have failed. However, Terry Funk has challenged Fernandez to a match a January Star Wars, and promises to cash in.

-Piper's Pit has debuted. A jelous Adrian Adonis has debuted a competitor show - The Bachelor Pad.

-Chris Adams turned on tag team partner Iceman Parsons, and hired Gary Hart, convinced that Parsons was holding him back from greater things. Adams urged Parsons not to force the issue with him, and to just "move on" so Adams didn't have to do "what he didn't want to do". Parsons, however, hasn't backed down, and has been a huge headache for Adams ever since - defeated him in one match, and wrestling him to brutal draws in several others. They have a cage match scheduled for January Star Wars.

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware have established themselves and the company's clear top tag team - winning the WCCW World Tag Team Title tournament in dominating fashion, including an upset win over Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes.

-Villano III has been on a huge winning streak, losing only 1 match in 4 months with WCCW. He has an ongoing "open challenge", where he will take off his mask if any WCCW wrestler can pin him or make him submit. Most recently he defeated Kerry Von Erich cleanly.

-Wrestler debuts of recent weeks include rookie Nikita Koloff (managed by Boris Malenko), Steve Armstrong, and Owen Hart.

The current January Star Wars card, to take place in two weeks:

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich v. Michael Hayes

-$100,000 Bounty Match
Terry Funk v. Manny Fernandez

-Steel Cage Match (Pinfall or Submission Only)
Chris Adams v. Iceman Parsons

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton v. The Sheepherders

molson

07-24-2007, 11:18 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, January 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,676. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tiger Mask defeats Nikita Koloff in 7:46 by countout. (B-) Tiger Mask wrestled circles around the inexperienced Koloff, whose manager (Boris Malenko), eventually removed Koloff from the match, and escorting him to the back, resulting in a countout.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Fritz Von Erich comes out to announce Bill Mercer's new color commentator for the WCCW on tour shows - Lord Alfred Hayes. Hayes comes to the ringside area and sits next to Mercer. (B-).

-Iceman Parsons defeated Doug Sommers in 6:56 by pinfall. (C-). Summers makes his WCCW debut.

-Fritz Von Erich came to the ring and announces a special, unadvertised match for tonight - a 4-way hardcore match featuring the participants of last month's King of the Texas Deathmatch tournament - Bruiser Brody, The Great Kabuki, Terry Funk, and Manny Fernandez (B)

-Roddy Piper defeats Butch Miller in 2:48 by DQ, after interference from Luke Williams and Skandor Akbar. (C) The three members of Destruction Inc. (sans Adrian Adonis), started a 3-1 attack, however Piper was able to escape to the ringside area, where he grabbed a chair, and was able to fend off the attack by swinging the chair wildly (and connecting with Miller). (C) Afterward, Piper celebrated his victory in the crowd with the fans. (C-)

-Kevin Von Erich comes out to the ring with Mike Von Erich. Kevin says that he knows that everyone wants to hear about what's going with Kerry, but that he's keeping things "in house" for now. He did say that with all the recent tension in his family, he and Mike have decided to reform their old tag team that had so much success in the past. (C-)

-Kevin & Mike Von Erich defeated Villanos IV and V in 6:11 when Mike made Villano IV submit. (C-). After the match, Kevin and Mike again hyped their team, mentioning their 4-month reign as WCCW American Tag Team champions last year. They put over Koko and Eaton as a team, but say they'd love a title shot down the road. (C)

-Arman Hussein comes to the ring, making his first appearance in WCCW in about 6 months. He says that he has been focusing on business ventures in the middle east, and has tripled his already vast fortune. He says he's back in Texas to cash in on oil and professional wrestling. Hussein then announces his business partner, and new wrestling client - Ted Dibiase. (B-).

-Ted Dibiase defeats Tommy Rogers in 7:52 by pinfall. (C) Dibiase looked good. After the match, Dibiase cuts a promo bragging about the great wealth he has acquired under the guidance of Hussein. (B-)

-4-Way Hardcore Rules Match
Bruiser Brody defeated Terry Funk, Manny Fernandez, and The Great Kabuki in 13:53 when he pinned Kabuki following a power-bomb through a table. Fernandez and Funk were primarily occupied with each other, leaving Brody to dominate Kabuki. At one point, Kabuki went to spray the green mist on Brody, but Brody ducked, allowing Gary Hart to be sprayed instead. (B).

-Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping his upcoming world title match with David. (B+). Hayes continues to claim he was robbed at Christmas Star Wars when the referee prematurely called for a Double DQ.

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 12:35 by submission to make his 7th defense of the world title. (B-).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-Not a great show, but I tried some different and unique things here, and worked a lot of guys in.

-Chris Adams missed the show as a result of a travel issue. My road agent tells me his story checked out, so there will be no discipline.

-The Hayes/David match was tied for worst of their 6 1-on-1 matches together. I should have actually ran the 4-way hardcore match in the main event.

-Another huge win for the dominate Brody, who will probably just continue to destroy everything in his path until someone else is freed up for an angle (possibly Funk?). Gary Hart isn't going to be happy about getting mist in the eyes from Kabuki.

-Ted Dibiase is using his rich guy gimmick a few years earlier than he did in real-life, except this time, he has a rich arab as a manager. His match wasn't great, but his promo went over well.

-Lord Alfred Hayes is playing a heel on color commentary, using a "blue blood" gimmick. It appears I can use him as a manger as well, so I'm leaning towards pairing him with Chris Adams, since Adams and Hart aren't working well together.

PilotMan

07-25-2007, 09:29 AM

I was getting a little twitchy without my regular update. Thanks.

molson

07-26-2007, 08:44 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 3, January 1984
Fort Worth, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III defeated Owen Hart in 4:45 by pinfall. Villano III looked good. (B-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tiger Mask defeated Villano IV in 5:42 by pinfall. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
After his victory, Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Tiger Mask about his victory. (C). Before long, however, the interview is interrupted by Villano III. Villano III gets in an argument with Tiger Mask about the history and tradition of Lucha masks vs the pointlessness and gimmickry of Japanese wrestling masks. He also points out that he defeated his opponent tonight in a minute less time than it took Tiger Mask to defeat his opponent. (C)

-As the show starts, Kerry Von Erich comes out to the ring to a mixed reaction. He grabs the mic and says he knows a lot of fans want to hear from regarding what's been going the last few months. He says before he says anything, he wants his father to come to the ring. Fritz comes to the ring, looking wary. Kerry tells Fritz that he's tired of Kevin, tired of Fritz, tired of being a Von Erich, and tired of WCCW. He asks Fritz to rip up his WCCW contract, so he can go somewhere else where "he'll be appreciated". Fritz says he'll do that, if it's what Kerry really wants, but wants Kerry to first hear the announcement he was about to make. (B-)

-Fritz then announces he has booked a triple threat match for tonight to determine the #1 contender to the new TV champion, Kevin. The 3 men taking part will be the other 3 semi-finalists in the TV title tournament - Kerry, Iceman Parsons, and Chris Adams. Kerry then says he's willing to stick around for that match, then long enough to win the title from Kevin, then he'll vacate the title and leave WCCW. (C+)

-Kevin & Mike Von Erich defeat Frank Dusek & Doug Somers in 5:41 when Kevin made Somers submit. (C-). The announcers mention how Kevin announced last night that he's reforming the Kevin/Mike time in part because of the current tension in the family - they also hope to challenge Eaton and Koko for the belts.

-A hype video plays recapping entire the Manny Fernandez/Brian Adias bounty angle (including Manny successfully overcoming all challengers seeking the bounty), and hyping the Terry Funk v. Manny match to take place at next week's January Star Wars. (B-)

-Jim Garvin defeats Roddy Piper in 10:47 by countout. (C-). During the match, Adrian Adonis came out to ringside to do uninvited guest commentary, where he insulted Piper. (C) Eventually, Piper and Adonis had a wild, pull-apart brawl around the ringside area, leading to a count-out victory for Garvin. (C-)

-A hype video recaps the entire Iceman Parsons/Chris Adams feud, and hypes their steel cage match next week at January Star Wars. (C+)

-Triple Threat Match
-#1 Contender Match: WCCW Television Championship.
Chris Adams won the match by pinning Kerry Von Erich in 8:45. (B-). During the match, the referee was knocked unconscious. Gary Hart handed a chair to Adams, who was about to strike a weakened Parsons, until Sunshine (Parsons' valet) grabbed the chair away from Adams from behind. In pulling the chair away, Sunshine accidentally hits Kerry in the face. Kerry grabs Sunshine, and throws her to the ground. When he turns back around, Adams superkicks him and gets the 3-count. (B-) The match suffered from a lack of psychology.

-After the match, Kerry quickly comes to, and continues to berate Sunshine, blaming her for his loss. Iceman Parsons intervenes, and starts arguing with Kerry, until levels Parsons with a quick discuss punch. (C). Kerry leaves the ring.

-After a commercial, Lord Alfred Hayes catches up to Kerry backstage, who blames Parsons and Sunshine for the loss. (B-). Kevin Von Erich interrupts the interview, and argues with Kerry about what he's done. Kevin tells Kerry that "maybe he should leave WCCW" to get his head together. (B-).

-Outside the arena, cameras catch a limo arriving. Ted Dibiase and Arman Hussein are seen exiting the vehicle. The announcers recap Dibiase's debut last night (B)

-Ted Dibiase drew with Buddy Landell in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C+). Dibiase seemed surprised by the result. The two showed poor chemistry.

-David Von Erich hyped his upcoming World Title defense against Michael Hayes. David points out that he's already defended the title twice against Hayes, but if Hayes still wants more, he's willing to dish it out. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 11:44 by DQ. (B-) David had the match won, but the other Freebirds (Roberts and Garvin) interfered and started a 3-1 attack. Mike and Kevin (but not Kerry) made the save for David, and a Freebird/Von Erich brawl ended the show. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: C+ (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our overall popularity).

THOUGHTS

-This was pretty loaded show, featuring some pretty lengthy match recaps due to the amount of stuff I had in my head. After all that, a mediocre rating, but enough to help improve my popularity in most of the country.

-The first Tiger Mask/Villano III altercation occurs on the pre-show, the start of a feud that should help elevate both guys. Before that, Villano III caries 18-year old Owen Hart to a B- in only Hart's 3rd professional match (to put that in perspective, Hart/Funk only got a D+).

-Kerry takes a few big steps closer to heeldom - demanding Fritz rip up his contract, putting his hands on Sunshine, and laying out Iceman Parsons. I still haven't pulled the trigger on "turning" him officially. He'll go one way or the other soon.

-The Piper/Adonis stuff fell flat, (just like the rest of Piper's WCCW stint thus far).

-I did a time limit draw with Dibaise/Landell with the intention that they would have a rematch at January Star Wars. But the showed bad chemistry, so we might just run that at the house show instead.

molson

07-26-2007, 09:46 PM

NEWS

-Our TV Show gets a 0.52 rating - that's our highest in 3 weeks

-Kevin and Kerry both show up late for the last show, which is becoming a trend with those to. Kevin is fined, and Kerry is suspended 1 week (Kevin has matches advertised for next week, and Kerry's disappearance fits in with his current angle).

-Buddy Landell and Villano III are exhausted after the last show. Both are on a pretty ridiculous pace of work - Villano has wrestled 9 matches in 2 1/2 weeks, and Landell has wrestled 8, I need to figure out a way to lower Villano's workload with other companies (perhaps I need to "declare war" on UWA). Landell's only 22, so the more ring time he can get, the better.

-Florida Championship Wrestling did something interesting I've never seen happen in the game before. They retired their Florida Heavyweight Championship (held by Jake Roberts), and replaced it with a "CWF World Championship" (still held by Jake Roberts). A move of desperation from a company on the way out?

-Joe Leduc and Ivan Koloff have regained the NWA World Tag Team Title from Ric Flair and Wahoo McDaniel.

-Manny Fernandez' contract is up the day after his "bounty match" with Terry Funk. So amongst the dirt sheets, so clearly, at January Star Wars, if he wins, we've resigned him, if he loses, we've decided to part ways.

-Barry Orton's contract is also up in a week. I'll have a one-day window in a few days to decide what to do with him.

-We're starting to have some unrest in the locker room: Manny Fernandez, Bobby Eaton, Ricky Morton, Tommy Rogers, and Villano V have all complained about their push.

molson

07-27-2007, 09:41 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, January 1984
Orlando, FL (Tiny Venue)
Expected Attendance: 657. Ticket prices: default
Actual Attendance: 723 (1,000 Capacity)

-Back to the southeast for the final "tour event" of the month. It looks like an OK financial month, so I'm giving a boost to our emerging #3 region. That's basically the trade off at this point in the dynasty - Texas events help only on the bottom line (unless they're on TV), while running elsewhere helps the expansion, but doesn't bring much in money.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Owen Hart and Steve Armstrong about their upcoming tag team match with Gary Hart's team of Brian Adias and Chris Adams. (E-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Chris Adams & Brian Adias defeat Owen Hart and Steve Armstrong in 7:18 when Adias pinned Armstrong. (C-). Hart and Armstrong were visibly tired towards the end of the match. Chris Adams looked good.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Tommy Rodgers about his upcoming match with Terry Funk. (C).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Terry Funk defeats Tommy Rodgers in 4:38 by submission. (B-). Terry Funk looked good.

-Kevin & Mike Von Erich defeated Villanos IV and V in 7:09 when Mike made Villano IV submit. (D-). Kevin looked good, Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. During the match, Buddy Roberts wandered towards ringside, and observed the match. (C+). After the match, Mike and Kevin celebrated their victory. (D-)

-Iceman Parsons defeated King Kong Bundy in 8:19 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Parsons about his upcoming Steel Cage match this week with Chris Adams. (D-). Suddenly Chris Adams attacked Parsons from behind, laying him out outside the ring. Hayes looked oddly pleased. (D-)

-Buddy Jack Roberts defeats Bobby Eaton in 13:33 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Roberts, specifically asking about his apperance in the Kevin/Mike tag team match earlier. Roberts simply says that he was "scouting". (B-)

-Bob Backlund defeats Ricky Morton in 11:46 by submission. (B) After the match, Backlund cut a lengthy, rambling promo. He states again that he doesn't care about the world title anymore - only about causing pain. (C)

-Piper's Pit
Piper's guest is Terry Funk, who hypes his upcoming "open bounty challenge" match with Manny Fernandez at January Star Wars this week. Piper is largely non-confrontational in this segment, and just lets the crazy Texan rant. (B)

-David Von Erich hyped his upcoming World Title defense against Michael Hayes. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Title Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 11:58 by pinfall to make his 9th defense of the World Title. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B- (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-An incredible show considering we were in the Southeast. We actually have a pretty good roster to pop some good ratings down here, because we have a number of guys who are popular in the southeast, including some of the lower card guys I always use here (like Ricky Morton and Tommy Rodgers).

-David still has Hayes' number, and this was their best match rating in their last 3 matches. Hayes has some decent overness in the southeast.

-The Piper's Pit segment drew a decent rating, and I let it go 10 minutes, which means in helped out in the overall show rating. I've written about Piper being disappointing, but I have to remember he's still relatively unknown in Texas, and even the midwest. His main overness comes from the Northeast, the Northwest, the Southwest, and as he proved tonight, the Southeast.

-Eaton and Roberts had an excellent match - it was only the second time Eaton has reached "B" in a singles match (the other was with Villano III).

-I realize that the Mike/Kevin team doesn't excite anyone, but one of the long-term goals of this dynasty is to build Mike into "something". The way to do that is make sure he gets plenty of ring time, exposure, and access to more talented workers.

-That was a nice performance from Tommy Rodgers, wrestling a B- match with Terry Funk. The only higher-rated Rodgers match was with - you guessed it - Villano III.

-Ricky Morton is another guy who is well-known in the southeast, so it was the perfect place to throw him to the wolves (Bob Backlund), and score a good rating.

molson

07-27-2007, 09:50 PM

NEWS

-An interesting twist - Hulk Hogan, who wasn't with the WWF when the dynasty started, is now so loyal to them that he won't consider offers from anyone else (Mid-Atlantic came calling, but Hogan ain't going anywhere). Of course, the Junkyard Dog is still the WWF's top face, and world champion.

-The dirt sheets are reporting that Villano III will be done with UWA when his contract is up in about a month. Great news for us.

-Kevin Von Erich and Roddy Piper arrived late for the last show. Kevin is advertised for a match at the TV taping tomorrow, but Piper isn't, so once again, that will effect my discipline decisions. Kevin is fined, Piper is suspended for 1 week.

Peregrine

07-28-2007, 06:32 PM

Hey Molson, this is a great dynasty. This is coming from someone who has never watched a wrestling match in his life, and who had to look up all the terms like heel, face, and so forth. But still I found your dynasty very compelling! Good stuff.

molson

07-29-2007, 12:07 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, January 1984
Houston, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This show will air this weekend, after tomorrow night's January Star Wars.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Barry Orton, Rickey Morton, and Tommy Rodgers about their upcoming Six-Man Tag match against the Villanos that will be contested under Lucha rules. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Hayes interviews all three Villanos about the upcoming match as well. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-Lucha Trios Rules
The Villanos defeated Barry Orton, Tommy Rodgers, and Ricky Morton in 11:51 in two straight falls, with Villano III scoring the last fall over Barry Orton (C). Villano III looked good. Orton was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Buddy Roberts defeated Mike Von Erich in 5:03 by submission, with a figure-four leg-lock. (C+). After the match, Roberts refused to let go of the hold. Eventually, Barry Orton, Tommy Rodgers, and Ricky Morton came to ringside to get Roberts to finally release the hold. Mike needed help getting to the back. (C-)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring and announces that next month, WCCW will make hold their big monthly event in Mexico City - it will be called "Mexican Invasion". (B-)

-With Fritz still in the ring, Gary Hart the The Great Kabuki emerge from the back. Kabuki is limping - the announcers mention that he was injured in a 4-way hardcore match last week in Dallas. Hart tells Fritz he's looked at the card for tonight, and that there's room for another match. Hart proposes his client, The Great Kabuki v. Bruiser Brody in an Indian Strap Match. Hart says Kabuki lost to Brody in the finals of the King of Texas Death Match, and then lost to Brody again last week in the 4-way hardcore match. As result, claimed Hart, Kabuki wants revenge on Brody tonight. However, Kabuki's facial expression indicates that this "offer" of a match is a complete surprise to him, and he doesn't seem too happy about it. Fritz grants the request, and announces that Kabuki and Brody will face off in a strap match tonight. (B)

-Bob Backlund defeated Owen Hart in 5:52 by submission. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. Backlund looked good. After the match, Backlund cut a self-hype promo, where he mentioned Hayes' lack of recent success against David Von Erich. Backlund claims he's the only man in WCCW who can defeat David. (B-).

-Tiger Mask defeated Jim Garvin in 7:34 by pinfall. (B-). The two showed great chemistry. The match suffered from a lack of selling. After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes started to interview Tiger Mask, however the interview was quickly interrupted Villano III who attacked Tiger Mask from behind. The announcers bring up the confrontation Villano III had with Tiger Mask last week, before the TV Taping. (C+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated the Sheepherders in 8:53 by disqualification when Akbar was caught interfering in the match. Eaton and Koko make their 2nd defense of their titles. (B+) Eaton looked good.

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Kevin Von Erich drew with Chris Adams in 10:00 when the time limit expired. Kevin makes his 1st defense of his title. (C+)

-Indian Strap Match
Bruiser Brody defeated The Great Kabuki in 14:42 by pinfall. (B). Kabuki was clearly not at 100%. The announcers talk about how it appears that Hart arranged this match against Kabuki's wishes. After the match, Hart berates Kabuki in the ring for "blowing yet another match". Eventually, Kabuki has had enough, and sprays green mist in Hart's face again. This time, it's clearly not an accident. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity)

THOUGHTS:

-Good show, concluding with a surprising Great Kabuki face turn. My road agents said Kabuki was getting stale, and I have some new plan's for Hart's stable, so I took a shot. Kabuki is a natural heel, and has a poor "face rating", but he's an older guy that could be cut lose at any time, so I have nothing to lose. The match itself with Brody was pretty good.

-The tag title match was the start of a new storyline between the Sheepherders and Koko & Eaton. It's a great start to the storyline, with a B+ match.

Tellistto

07-29-2007, 08:01 AM

Great stuff, molson. Just wanted to stop in and let you know that I was still reading along and enjoying every bit of it.

Tell

molson

08-03-2007, 08:56 PM

WCCW: January Star Wars
Wednesday, Week 4, January 1983
Dallas, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,512; Ticket Prices: +$2 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-The fans tonight are going to pissed that Terry Funk, advertised for his huge "bounty match" with Manny Fernandez is not in the arena. He was booked by Mid-Atlantic, it was a conflict that I just didn't catch. Storyline-wise, I feel like I've come up with a good solution, but the show rating will surely suffer

-Brian Adias comes to the ring. He informs the fans that Terry Funk is not in the arena, and will not be facing Manny Fernandez tonight. Adias blames Manny, claiming Manny knew his career was in jeopardy, so he somehow sabotaged Terry Funk, and caused him to miss the show. Adias then says he himself has to catch a flight out of Dallas, but that the $100,000 bounty remains open - anyone who can take Manny out tonight will cash in. (C+) Fritz Von Erich then comes to the ring, telling Adias he's not going anywhere yet. Fritz says he promised the fans that Manny Fernandez will be in action tonight. Further, Fritz says that even though he's always reluctant to order non-champion wrestlers to compete in matches, he's ordering a match to take place tonight - Manny Fernandez v. Brian Adias, hardcore rules. Adias freaks out - it's been almost 4 months since he first turned on Manny, and he has successfully avoided him ever since. (B-)

-Bruiser Brody defeated Barry Orton in 6:33 by pinfall in a dominating victory. (C-) The two showed poor chemistry.

-Buddy Roberts defeats Owen Hart in 6:31 by pinfall. (C). Roberts looked good, Hart was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Roberts grabs a mic and apologizes for keeping Mike in the figure-four leg-lock well past the end of the match last week (on the tv show that will air this weekend). The fans aren't buying the apology. (C)

-Ted Dibiase cut a promo about his upcoming match with Buddy Landell. He says that last night's time limit draw with Landell was a fluke, and that he'll be able to quickly take care of business tonight. (C+). Buddy Landell then cut a promo, claiming that the longer time limit tonight will allow him to prove he's the better wrestler (B).

-Ted Dibiase defeated Buddy Landell in 16:47 by pinfall in an evenly contested match. (B). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Hardcore Rules Match
Brian Adias defeated Manny Fernandez after constant interference from Gary Hart's other two clients - Chris Adams and King Kong Bundy. (C-). After the match, Manny faced a 3-1 attack. Fernandez held his own, even dispatching Bundy from the ring. However, Adams and Adias were able to re-gain the advantage, and battered Fernandez to the mat. (C+) Soon, however, the crowd erupted when Bruiser Brody hit the ring. Adams and Adias quickly escaped to the outside. Brody however, then setup a table outside the ring, and then attached Fernandez, before powerbombing him from the ring, through the table outside the ring. Fernandez landed awkwardly, and Gary Hart's crew celebrated. As medical personnel strapped Fernandez onto a backboard, Brody demanded, and received, the $100,000 bounty from Adias. (C)

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware come to the ring to hype their upcoming Tag Team Title Defense with The Sheepherders. The point out that they actually challenged the The Sheepherders to the match. (C-)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders in a wild, overbooked match in 13:44 when Koko pinned Miller. The champs make their 3rd defense of the tag titles. Eaton looked good. (C+)

-Chris Adams hyped his upcoming Steel Cage match with Iceman Parsons. Adams admits that dispatching Parsons has been tougher than he thought it would be, but that tonight, his decision to dump Parsons as a tag team partner will make sense to the world, and he proves his superiority. (C+). Parsons hyped the match as well. (B-).

-Steel Cage Match - Cage Classic Rules (Pinfall or Submission only)
Chris Adams defeated Iceman Parsons in 10:26 by pinfall in a decisive victory. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeated Michael Hayes in 14:48 by pinfall to make 10th defense of the world title. (B-) David overcome interference from Bob Backlund, who interfered on Hayes' behalf.

Overall Show Rating: (C). This show hurt our popularity in the region.

THOUGHTS:

-I can live with a C considering my screwup of the Funk situation.

-Hayes jobs to David for the 4th time this month - this will probably be the last time for at least a while, and this angle will move ahead next week.

-Chris Adams gets a clear, decisive victory in his feud with Iceman Parsons. This put Parsons on the fringe of hanging out the roster. Adams' slow push up continues.

-Bruiser Brody is now a monster heel, after power-bombing Manny Fernandez right out of WCCW (Manny's contract is up in a few days, and will not be renewed). That certainly makes us a little heel-heavy, so much so that it's possible that Kerry has some kind of reconciliation with his brothers.

molson

08-03-2007, 09:20 PM

NEWS

-There's a new AWA World Heavyweight Champion, as Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ken Patera for the belt. Patera had held the belt for about 2 months.

-Buddy Roberts, Owen Hart, and Buddy Landell are exhausted after the last show.

-Tiger Mask, who had been working exclusively for me, has signed with Central States Wrestling. This isn't a bad thing, as it gives Tiger Mask a chance to further increase in popularity in the midwest.

-Our TV show gets a 0.51 rating. That's about the average of our run on national syndication thus far.

-Even though Florida Championship Wrestling is going downhill fast, Barry Windham has expressed a loyalty to them, and isn't accepting offers from anyone else. Once Florida goes under, I'll give Windham a look - he's only 23 at this point.

-My shortage of faces could have been greatly helped by the ultimate babyface Ricky Steamboat - I requested negotiations with him after the dirt sheets reported that at least one of his current contracts was coming to an end. But he doesn't want to talk to me, since he already works for 3 companies. (Mid-Atlantic, Maple Leaf Wrestling, and SWCW).

-I allow the contracts of Manny Fernandez and Barry Orton to expire. Manny had a nice run with us, but with our bloated roster, and his questionable attitude backstage, it was an easy decision to let him go. Manny is still the Central States Heavyweight Champion - a belt he has held for almost 18 months now.

-Bobby Eaton has signed with AWA - he had previously wrestled exclusively for us. The good news is that he considers us a priority to them.

-Eaton, Villano V, and Rickey Morton have complained about their push. I'll give that consideration during the end-of-month recap.

PilotMan

08-03-2007, 10:13 PM

molson

08-04-2007, 08:56 PM

WCCW - END OF JANUARY, 1984 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 65.7% (Down from 66.1% last month)
-Midwest: 56.9% (Up from 55.9% last month)
-Southeast: 35.7% (up from 32.7% last month)
-Great Lakes: 33.2% (up from 31.6% last month)
-Mid Atlantic: 33.2% (up from 31.6% last month)
-New England: 33.2% (up from 31.6% last month)
-North West: 33.2% (up from 31.6% last month)
-Tri-State: 33.2% (up from 31.6% last month)
-Southwest: 33.1% (up from 31.5% last month)
-Puerto Rico: 32.0% (up from 30.4% last month)

It's going to be a LONG time before I approach the "National" size level for WCCW, but with national TV, pretty much any show I run, no matter the quality, is going to increase popularity in most regions of the country. Our fastest growing region is the southeast, where I'm running a couple of shows a month. Texas popularity dips after I thought I had leveled out there. If I'm ever going to get to national, I have to figure out a way to run B+/A- shows consistently ("National" status requires 71% in 8 of the US regions - that's about a B- in the game, but to actually improve popularity, you typically need to run a show that scores about 2 grades above that (i.e - B+).

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 547,456 (614,450)
Sponsors: 77,813 (76,681)
Merchandise: 14,640 (12,400)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 286,150 (239,079)
Show Costs: 106,500 (113,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 38,888 (35,864)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 159,491 (172,890)

Total Profit: $-51,120 ($42,198)
Cash in Bank: $870,981 (922,101)

-After the nice profit last month, I figured I could be a bit more loose on the budget after I figured out how to play around with ticket prices. But then this month, we lose 51k.

-Worker costs are getting to be a problem - this was easily the most money I've ever spent on talent. I'm in the process of trying to cut the roster a little bit, and run longer matches (and thus use less wrestlers per show).

-Ticket sales are down, but month-to-month changes in that area are more a product of how many shows I run in each different region. I'm going to continue to push the southeast to develop it as my clear #3 region, and those shows are going to be money losers.

-Still, I have plenty of cash - Fritz's year-long goal for me was not to dip below $225k - after I made $500k in profit my first two months in WCCW, I didn't have to worry about that any more. Fritz's new goals will come in a couple of months, once I'm a year into the dynasty. Depending on what he orders, it could be a whole new game starting then.

-I'm still annoyed I'm losing so much money on merchandise every month. I'm using the lowest merchandise settings, "standard" quality and "conservative production", so I guess that's just something I'll have to live with.

-It's nice to see the "misc." expenses finally starting to come down, after being at Cult level for several months now (There's a huge monthly "misc" expense that comes with raising size levels, but that amount slowly decreases every month)

molson

08-04-2007, 09:00 PM

I see where you could go with Funk coming back and being pissed about missing his opportunity and blaming Brody and fueding with him, or going after Adams since he was to cash in and never got the chance. The whole thing is brilliant. I could never have come up with a way to run that angle like that, just brilliant.

Thanks-

Ya, Funk pretty much has to come back as a face now with all of the top-of-the -card heels I have right now (Fortunately, his babyface rating is only slightly worse than his heel rating). I just need to come up with a storyline reason why he no-showed the January Star Wars event.

molson

08-04-2007, 09:09 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of January, 1984

-World Heavyweight Champion - 83.7% Prestige (Up from 81.8% Last Month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 10 Title Defenses, 7-week reign

-Television Champion - 59.5% Prestige (down from 69.9% last month)
Midcard Title
Kevin Von Erich - 1 Title Defense, 3-week reign

-World Tag Team Champions - 61.6% Prestige (Up from 58.5% Last Month)
Midcard Title
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton - 3 Title Defenses, 1-month reign.

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders - 4 title defense, 3 1/2 month reign

-After a lot of shakeups in the title department, we've regained some stability with these four titles.

-The TV title took a real hit in prestige after it was vacant for so long after Fritz won it. Kevin's job now is to build it back up.

-The TV Title is a little redundant since David's defending the world title on TV almost every week. I've never been a fan of TV titles in wrestling, so ours will always be on somewhat shaky ground. However, Kevin will get a chance to defend it for at least a while.

-Destruction, Inc. are the longest reigning champions in World Class, but they've only defended the belt 4 times in 3 months.

-No immediate plans to bring in any new belts. Personally, I think a wrestling promotion needs a top title, two secondary singles titles that have specific restrictions (weight, age, hardcore, ect.), and then tag belts. We'll get there eventually.

molson

08-04-2007, 10:11 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF January, 1984

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Villano III mask challenge; (Villano III, Kerry, Tiger Mask; October)
2. Tag Team Title feud; (Koko, Eaton, The Sheepherders; January)
3. Backlund/Hayes v. David; recently evolved, now based on Zybszco/Orndorff feud in Georgia, (David, Backlund, Hayes, Fritz; September)
4. Piper v. Adonis (Adonis, Piper; December)
5. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts, now evolved to include Mike/Garvin/Mercer; August)

-Lower Midcarders or higher without current storylines: Bruiser Brody, Ted Dibiase, Terry Funk, The Great Kabuki, Nikita Koloff, Iceman Parsons, King Kong Bundy, Chris Adams, Buddy Landell, Brian Adias, Ricky Morton, Frank Dusek, Doug Sommers.

-A few storylines ended at the last show: The Adias/Manny bounty angle, and the Adams/Parsons feud. What's left is a handful of storylines that are slumping.

-The David/Hayes/Backlund angle has lost heat because it's dragged on, and it's taken a while for the next "official step" of the storyline to take place. I'm assuming that once that happens next week, that angle will be back to #1 in the company.

-I'll need to come up with something for the big guys without storylines, mainly - Brody, Funk, Dibiase, and Kabuki. The Kerry v. his family stuff has been pretty well received, but Kerry is still technically a part of the Tiger Mask/Villano III storyline, so I can't use him in anything else until that's over (or until I evolve that storyline). So Kerry's a little bit in limbo at the moment. He might get some time off in the meantime.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Sun)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Sat)
-Terry Funk (MACW, Wed, Fri, 4th Sun)

-Our big monthly event is "Mexican Invasion" - we'll hold in on the 4th Wednesday of February, with is the date that makes the most sense. That means Terry Funk and Gary Hart once again will potentially unavailable - hopefully I remember that this time.

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-Rhese are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

Al Perez
Bill Mercer
Brian Adias
The Sheepherders
David Manning
Doug Somers
David Von Erich
Frank Dusek
Fritz Von Erich
Harry Frehley
Iceman Parsons
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
Mike Von Erich
Nikita Koloff
Owen Hart
Precious
Steve Armstrong
Sunshine
Ted Dibiase
The Great Kabuki
Tommy Rodgers
Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Adrian Adonis in unhappy about the amount of shows he hasn't been used on
-Bill Mercer is unhappy about the amount of shows he hasn't been used on
-Bobby Eaton is unhappy about his push
-Harry Frehley is very unhappy about the amount of shows he hasn't been used on.
-Kerry Von Erich is not enjoying the backstage atmosphere
-Kevin Von Erich is not enjoying the backstage atmosphere
-Nikita Koloff is unhappy about the amount of shows he hasn't been used on.
-Ricky Morton is unhappy with his push
-Villano V is unhappy with his push.

-This is the worst morale I've seen in the locker room yet, but 3 of these issues will be taken care of shortly. Ricky Morton has been promoted to midcard, and Villano V has been promoted to "Opener". Harry Frehley's contract is up in a few days and I'm not renewing it.

-The Bill Mercer issue is a problem - he's not happy working only half our shows, but with Lance Russel and Lord Alfred Hayes in, that's all he's going to work. His only hope to work more is if Hayes moves to a managerial role, and there's no immediate plans for that. My understanding is that morale can effect performance, so hopefully Mercer can adjust his expectations somewhat.

-Adonis was lost in the shuffle somewhat last month, but that won't continue with the Piper feud starting to heat up. By booking team actually thinks Adonis should be a main eventer.

-This is the first time I've seen the "backstage atmosphere" complaint that Kerry and Kevin are giving - I wonder if this has something to do with them showing up for shows late, and Kerry's suspension, or if it's just a product of so many people being pissed off.

molson

08-04-2007, 11:36 PM

ROSTER, END OF JANUARY, 1984.

MAIN EVENTERS

Bruiser Brody
Roddy Piper
Ted Dibiase
Terry Funk
Bob Backlund
David Von Erich
Michael Hayes

-Same group as last month, except with the addition of Ted Dibiase.
-David is 10 days away from the day he died in real life - hopefully I can build him into the worldwide star that he might of been.
-Funk, Piper, and Dibiase are the guys that don't quite feel like main eventers yet. Dibiase, of course, has just started with WCCW. Piper though, has been something of a disappointment, and even if his feud with Adonis goes well, it isn't a "main event fued". For Funk, there's somewhat more hope, as he's probably about to re-appear in WCCW as a big-time face. However, he's only under contract for another 3 weeks or so. If he's not willing to re-sign, he's going to be another victim of Brody, our resident "career killer".

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Chris Adams
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Adrian Adonis
Tiger Mask
Villano III
Buddy Roberts

-A lot of shakeups in this group since last month. Manny Fernandez is gone from the company, and The Great Kabuki has been demoted down. The new additions are Tiger Mask and Villano III - no reason to keep them lower on the card, they clearly deserve to be here. Also, Chris Adams moves up. I've tried to move him up before, but after the huge cage match win against Parsons, it makes sense to give him this promotion.

-My booking team actually thinks Kerry and Kevin should be pushed down to midcard, in light of the new talent I've brought in. But since those are 2 of the guys I'm sure aren't going to work for anyone else, I don't have a problem over-pushing them.

-Buddy Roberts and Adrian Adonis are two guys who have done great work for me, and I'm very happy keeping them at this level.

MIDCARDERS

Jim Garvin
The Great Kabuki
Ricky Morton
The Sheepherders
Koko B. Ware
Bobby Eaton
Iceman Parsons
King Kong Bundy
Buddy Landell

-The changes here since last month: Villano III, Chris Adams, and Tiger Mask have been promoted out of the midcard, Great Kabuki has been demoted down. Also, Ricky Morton has been promoted up.

-Morton's promotions is based partially on his whining, but he has performed pretty well for us, especially in the southeast, so I'm willing to try him out as a midcarder.

-Kabuki made a face turn out of necessity, and his face rating in pretty low, so that's why he was pushed down. Unless he really shows something I don't expect, he's likely to be another victim of Bruiser Brody, and out of the WCCW shortly.

-Bobby Eaton thinks he should be an upper midcarder, but since he's in the middle of a big tag team feud with other midcarders, I'm keeping him at midcarders. But he's clearly the most talented guy of the 4 in that feud.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Brian Adias
Doug Somers
Nikita Koloff
Frank Dusek
Mike Von Erich

-Same group as last month, except that Nikita Koloff has been promoted down from the midcard. He's new, hasn't beaten anyone yet, so it makes sense to put him here for now.

-My booking team interestingly think Mike is already ready for the midcard, though I don't see it in his stats or popularity. But he'll certainly see plenty of ring time.

-Frank Dusek has a new gimmick as "that 70s's guy" - he already has the moustache, so he doesn't have to change that much.

-Adias has had huge opportunities in some big angles as a young lower midcarder, He's shown some improvement across the board in his skills stats as well as popularity, but he's not close to the level of midcarder yet.

OPENER

Super Kendo
Tommy Rodgers
Al Perez
Steve Armstrong
Villano V

-On the advice of my booking team, I promoted Villano V up to Opener, and moved Villano IV down. Orton is gone from WCCW.

-My booking team thinks Tommy Rodgers is ready for a promotion, but I keep him down here for at least another month - he'll have his chances this month to prove himself.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Owen Hart
Villano IV

-Like I said, Villano IV moves down here on the advice of my booking team. Owen Hart is VERY young, but he's getting some great experience with us (the highlight so far being a B- match with Villano III)

OTHERS

Skandor Akbar
Gary Hart
Arman Hussein
Precious
Boris Malenko
Sunshine
Bill Mercer
Lance Russell
Harry Frehley
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich

-As I stated, Harry Frehley is in his final days with WCCW. He's got potential, but there's simply no room for him here with the addition of Alfred Hayes and Lance Russell.

-We're a little heavy on managers, considering Hussein only manages Dibiase, and Malenko only manges Koloff. Koloff will have to succeed to make Malenko's deal worthwhile.

-While most managers are obviously heel managers, I'm thinking I might be able to use another face manager. Right now I only have Sunshine, who manages David and Iceman Parsons.

-Gary Hart, who has seen his Hart Limited stable depleted in recent month, is about to see a huge addition - Bruiser Brody.

molson

08-04-2007, 11:59 PM

NEWS

-Championship Wrestling from Florida has officially gone out of business. Most of their big stars have, at this point, secured deals with other promotions, though I have requested negotiations with Barry Windham, who had previously expressed loyalty to CWF. Adrian Street is other former CWF employer who I noticed is now completely unemployed, but I don't extend a negotiation request to him (as he's already 43 years old). The final match in CWF history was Jake Roberts defeating Adrian Street

-Jerry Lawler's CWA promotion in Memphis also goes out of business. I request negotiations with Lawler, just to see what he's willing to do. The final match in CWA history was Jerry Lawler and Steve Keirn defeating Bill Dundee and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol.

-The dirt sheets are now reporting that Houston Championship Wrestling is a few months from going under. I have made a buy-out offer. Obviously, the big prize of HCW is Gino Hernandez, who I'd love to have in WCCW.

-Larry "The Axe" Hennig and the Original Mr. Wrestling have officially retired.

-I have officialy declared war on the Mexcian UWA promotion. The hope here is that Villano III leaves them, but I'm not sure if that's how it works in the game. I have maintained a "working agreement" with the bigger Mexican promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, which should allow me to make some talent trades to bring in some Mexican talent for the "Mexican Invasion" show.

-A number of new talent make their debut this month, including DJ Peterson, Yokozuna, Mark Curtis, and Baby Doll. With the current bloated state of my roster, I don't make offers to any of them.

-In preparation of the "Mexican Invasion" show this month, i've made some talen trades with Consejo Munidal de Lucha Libre. Their top guy in terms of Texas popularity is Mil Mascaras, however since he's on a short term deal with CMLL, he's not available for trade. The next highest guy in terms of Texas popularity is Grand Marcus Jr. - so I bring him in for a 3 show deal, in exchange for Kerry Von Erich. I also bring in young CMLL star Ringo Mendoza (who has some limited overness in Texas), for 3 shows in exchange for David Von Erich. Finally, I trade Tiger Mask for CMLL main eventer Fishman, in a 3-appearance loan contract.

molson

08-05-2007, 12:14 AM

HISTORICAL UPDATE

-With the news that CWA and CWF have gone under, he's the current rundown of surviving US territories:

CULT STATUS

-WWF
-AWA
-Mid-Atlantic
-WCCW

REGIONAL

-Mid-South
-Pacific Northwest
-Central States
-Southwest Championship Wrestling
-WWC (Puerto Rico)
-GLOW
-Houston Championship Wrestling

SMALL

-ICW
-POWW

-And to take a quick look at the WWF, The Junkyard Dog is still the world champion, a belt he has held for 5 months now. The main eventers are Larry Zbysko, Pedro Morales, Sgt Slaughter, Bob Backlund, Paul Orndorff, JYD, and Hulk Hogan,

Flasch186

08-05-2007, 04:46 PM

How long, in game, does it take you to book a show? That was the biggest hinderance for me...took an hour to create a show. Do you have better way of doing it?

Senator

08-05-2007, 06:04 PM

fun dynasty

molson

08-05-2007, 06:28 PM

How long, in game, does it take you to book a show? That was the biggest hinderance for me...took an hour to create a show. Do you have better way of doing it?

It takes me about 20 minutes to book a regular show. (And then about 20 minutes to type it up).

Part of being able to do it quicker now is having a better familiarity with angles, etc, so I don't spend too much time looking for things. I also think the way I do it saves time - I book all of the matches first. I know that for my product type, I need about 60-65 minutes of matches for a 90 minute show. Once I get up to 60-65 minutes of matches, I throw in angles around the matches. That's been way faster for me than booking the whole show from the beginning. And before I start booking both matches and angles, I go through my storylines one at a time, to make sure I'm making progress on those.

Flasch186

08-05-2007, 06:41 PM

jeez, 20 minutes would make it playable but the broken search (yes I think its broken) makes searching for angles and whether or not someone was a victim or catalyst etc. just kills me. Hmmm, maybe Ill fire it up again but I just cannot seem to get into the groove (many times running an angle onnly to have the storyline not progress).

...and its your thread that makes it so tempting...great dynasty.

JeffNights

08-05-2007, 07:45 PM

How long, in game, does it take you to book a show? That was the biggest hinderance for me...took an hour to create a show. Do you have better way of doing it?

An Hour? That seems way too long, I make shows in about 5-10 minutes.

Some further explanation would be helpful.

JeffNights

08-05-2007, 07:46 PM

You simply must change Villano III's name, his budding future star status almost demands it.

SirFozzie

08-05-2007, 09:07 PM

You simply must change Villano III's name, his budding future star status almost demands it.

Maybe something like Carlos Villano? (To explain the Villano masked name).. sounds like you could have the first national Latino ethnic star (a Pedro Morales type)_\

Flasch186

08-05-2007, 09:13 PM

An Hour? That seems way too long, I make shows in about 5-10 minutes.

Some further explanation would be helpful.

I have to find out what storylines are going on, then plan the show and be sure to try and have some semblance of a "show" with turns and stuff to move the storylines forward. FIND the angles needed, check to make sure the minutiae matches up with the requirements to move it forward. Do this until I fill up the needed time.

it just seems chorelike to figure it all out and takes about 45minutes - 1hour to get it to the point where I feel confident that if I click "run show" it wont screw something up which inevitably happens once a month (game time).

molson

08-05-2007, 09:39 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, February 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,676. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Owen Hart and Steve Armstrong defeat Villanos IV and V in 7:52 when Armstrong pinned Villano IV. Armstrong was tiring towards the end of the match. (D). After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed the winners. (E)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Jim Garvin defeated Tommy Rodgers in 5:56 by pinfall. (D+) The two showed poor chemistry.

-Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich came out to the ring together, to the delight of the fans. David grabs a mic and tells the fans that the Von Erich brothers got together at their family's ranch this weekend, and were able to work things out. David says that Kerry still hasn't decided whether he's sticking around WCCW long term, but that David and Kevin have been able to work out a match with Skandor Akbar that has convinced Kerry to stick around at least a little bit longer. Tonight, David explains, The Von Erichs will challenge Destruction, Inc. for the WCCW Six-Man Tag Championship. (B-)

-Non-Title Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeat Frank Dusek & Doug Somers in 9:01 when Koko pinned Somers. Eaton and Koko's performance stood out. Somers' injury took a tolll on the match. (C+). Immediately after the match, the Sheepherders hit the ring and attacked Koko and Eaton. Both Sheepherders were wielding whips. (C). The Sheepherders then challenged the fallen Koko and Eaton to a tag title rematch. (C)

-King Kong Bundy defeated Ricky Morton in 9:20 by pinfall. (B-). The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Gary Hart cut a long promo with King Kong Bundy by his side, putting over the devastation of his client. (C+)

-Buddy Jack Roberts came out to the ring, and apologized again for causing a leg injury to Mike Von Erich. This time, he directs his apology towards Mike himself, and asks for forgiveness. The fans again aren't buying the apology. (C)

-Tiger Mask defeated Buddy Roberts in 14:49 by pinfall. (B+). After the match, Tiger Mask grabbed a mic and challenged Villano III to a match on his own home turf, at the Mexican Invasion show at the end of the month. Tiger Mask says that Villano's open challenge is still out there, and that "when" Tiger Mask pins Villano III, he'll have to take his mask off in front of his own friends and family. (B-)

-Destruction, Inc. hype their upcoming title defense against the Von Erichs. Akbar says he accepted the challenge because he knows that the challengers can't get along, and that his men will be able to embarrass them in their home town. (C+)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
The Von Erichs defeated Destruction, Inc. in 24:01 when Kerry pinned Miller. The Von Erichs win the titles. David stood out. (C+) The Von Erichs celebrate with the belts at the end of the show. (B-) Throughout the match and celebration, there's no hint of tension amongst the brothers.

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-A good show to start the month. The next step in the Von Erich saga is a (possibly temporary) reconciliation. If the full Kerry heel turn ever happens, it would be the perfect time to dump the six-man titles.

-The main event was a little disappointing. I'm not sure if there's something I'm doing wrong, but it's really difficult to get a good rating in tag team matches.

-Nice match between Tiger Mask and Buddy Rodgers. Tiger Mask's match Villano III might actually main event the Mexican Invasion Show.

-I noticed that King Kong Bundy's stamina rating has increased to a "D". That's huge, because before, he couldn't wrestle 7 minutes without getting tired. Now, his stamina threshold is up to 10-11 minutes. That's a pretty significant difference. His reward is a solid win over newly-promoted midcarder Ricky Morton.

molson

08-05-2007, 09:43 PM

Maybe something like Carlos Villano? (To explain the Villano masked name).. sounds like you could have the first national Latino ethnic star (a Pedro Morales type)_\

I kind of like his real name as a heelish-sounding ring name - Arturo Mendoza.

molson

08-05-2007, 09:58 PM

I have to find out what storylines are going on, then plan the show and be sure to try and have some semblance of a "show" with turns and stuff to move the storylines forward. FIND the angles needed, check to make sure the minutiae matches up with the requirements to move it forward. Do this until I fill up the needed time.

it just seems chorelike to figure it all out and takes about 45minutes - 1hour to get it to the point where I feel confident that if I click "run show" it wont screw something up which inevitably happens once a month (game time).

It did take me a little while to come with my own system that let me run through a show faster.

They way I handle storylines is to just run through them twice, then I'm done. First, while I'm booking the matches of my show. If a storyline's "next stage" is match, I consider running it at that show, otherwise, I just move to the next storyline. It takes less than a minute to run through the storylines and plug in matches that forward them. Then once the storyline are addressed, I plug in more matches to meet my quota.

Then with angles, same deal, I quickly run through the storylines one by one, and if the next step is an angle, I consider plugging that angle in. That whole process takes maybe 5 minutes. Then once the storyline are addressed, I plug in more angles to fill up the rest of the show.

It's pretty much the same process every time, and for me, it's pretty efficient.

Making sure I didn't run a storyline angle or match wrong was a problem at first, but once I got the hang of it, it's easy. You see what kind of angle it is, then just filter the angles by that type "Hype, Remorse, Challenge", whatever. You just have to make sure that each guy has the assigned role. You can include more guys in the storyline angle, with their own roles, you just have to make sure that every "assigned" guy is in the right place. And with matches, you have to make sure you have the "Side 1" and "Side 2" assigned to the correct people (that throws a lot of people off at first).

EVERY once in a while, there's a DOTT storyline that calls for an angle that isn't in the database (I can't speak for other mods, but I'm guessing they're not as polished as DOTT). It's possible to just add a conforming angle, which is a bit of a pain, but then it's always there.

And if you ever run a dynasty, especially with a non-DOTT mod, it helps to import all the default TEW storylines into the game, just you have some simpler ones to work with. Also, there's always "unchained" storylines, where you don't have to worry about specific storyline "segments" - your storyline will advance simply if you have any 2 people in the storyline as a part the same match or angle, no matter what it is. Depending on the mod, you might have to import those "unchained" storylines.

JeffNights

08-05-2007, 10:00 PM

I kind of like his real name as a heelish-sounding ring name - Arturo Mendoza.

I wouldnt buy that t-shirt. :)

Maybe you could keeo Vilano in the name?

Atruro Villano
Villano arturo

VIllano Mendoza...

JeffNights

08-05-2007, 10:02 PM

It did take me a little while to come with my own system that let me run through a show faster.

They way I handle storylines is to just run through them twice, then I'm done. First, while I'm booking the matches of my show. If a storyline's "next stage" is match, I consider running it at that show, otherwise, I just move to the next storyline. It takes less than a minute to run through the storylines and plug in matches that forward them. Then once the storyline are addressed, I plug in more matches to meet my quota.

Then with angles, same deal, I quickly run through the storylines one by one, and if the next step is an angle, I consider plugging that angle in. That whole process takes maybe 5 minutes. Then once the storyline are addressed, I plug in more angles to fill up the rest of the show.

It's pretty much the same process every time, and for me, it's pretty efficient.

Making sure I didn't run a storyline angle or match wrong was a problem at first, but once I got the hang of it, it's easy. You see what kind of angle it is, then just filter the angles by that type "Hype, Remorse, Challenge", whatever. You just have to make sure that each guy has the assigned role. You can include more guys in the storyline angle, with their own roles, you just have to make sure that ever "assigned" guy is in the right place. And which matches, you have to make sure you have the "Side 1" and "Side 2" assigned to the correct people (that throws a lot of people off at first).

EVERY once in a while, there's a DOTT storyline that calls for an angle that isn't in the database (I can't speak for other mods, but I'm guessing they're not as polished as DOTT). It's possible to just add a conforming angle, which is a bit of a pain, but then it's always there.

DOLA

There are like also 3 or 4 shortcuts to the active storylines and heat screens..one of which in the booling and the recap button, also from the match booking screen itself..these are very helpful

molson

08-08-2007, 10:55 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, February 1984
Austin, TX. (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Marc Lowerence conducts a brief interview with rookie wrestler Owen Hart. (E)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeated Owen Hart in 6:33 by pinfall. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ricky Morton defeated Nikita Koloff in 6:48 by pinfall. (B-)

-Michael Hayes defeats Steve Armstrong in 6:01 by pinfall. (C-). After the match, Hayes grabs a mic and says that with his victory tonight, he has affirmed his position as #1 contender. He then challenges David Von Erich for a World Title Match at Mexican Invasion at the end of the month. (B+). Fritz Von Erich comes out, looking irritated. Fritz confronts Hayes and tells him that after Hayes' first title shot with David, which ended with a DDQ, Hayes questioned in the integrity and competence of the referee. Fritz says he actually agreed that it was a bad call by the referee, so he granted Hayes another rematch. After that he had another title shot. And another, and another. Fritz then tells Hayes it's over - he won't get any more title shots as long as David is still champion. A livid Hayes leaves the ring. (B)

-David, Kerry, and Kevin Von Erich come to the ring with their newly won WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship belts that they won last night. David makes similar comments that he did last night about the brothers working out the issues they've been having. Kerry is still vague about his long-term prospects in WCCW, but he thanks the fans for their support. David then points out that Kevin has a TV title defense tonight, so he's arranged a tag team match tonight, David & Kerry v. Villanos IV and V. (B-)

-David & Kerry Von Erich defeat Villanos IV and V in 7:48 when David pinned Villano IV. There was no sign of tension between the Von Erichs. Kerry looked off his game (in a performance sense, not storyline). (C-)

-Adrian Adonis, along with Skandor Akbar, is on the set of Adonis' talk show, "The Bachelor Pad". Adonis says his show is the A-list show in WCCW, and he's proving it again tonight, with his guest, Bob Backlund. Backlund comes to the ring, and is flanked by Michael Hayes. Hayes end up doing most of the talking. He says it's no secret that Hayes and Backlund have had a business relationship in the pasts. Hayes explains that he has Backlund "on retainer". Hayes then says that if Fritz is too "crooked" to give Hayes another title shot, he's going to outsmart Fritz and do the next best thing - hire Backlund to win the belt for him. Hayes points out how Backlund has had David's number since Backlund came to WCCW - he then lists all the times Backlund has pinned David, specifying dates and locations. Backlund says he's willing to do this because, as he's said time and time again, he has no longer has any interest in the world title. (B-) Backlund then challenges David for a title match at Mexican Invasion (B+)

-After a commercial, Adonis is still in the ring with the Bachelor Pad Set. WCCW officials can be seen trying to get Adonis to leave. Adonis says he's not going anywhere, that The Bachelor Pad is the best part of the show. Adonis then starts insulting Roddy Piper. Just as the crowd is starting to get restless, Piper appears and slowly walks down to the ring. Adonis dares him to come into the thing. Piper immediately does so, and Adonis quickly bails, leaving Skandor Akbar to take a beating from Piper. Piper then dismantles the Bachelor Pad Set. (C)

-Villano III defeated Buddy Landell in 12:47 by submission. (B). After the match, Villano III grabs a mic and accepts the challenge made by Tiger Mask for an "Open Mask Challenge Match" at Mexican Invasion. (B). Further, Villano III states that he has a big surprise for Tiger Mask. (C+)

-Roddy Piper defeated Jimmy Garvin 11:12 by submission. (C-)

-Before the show's main event, the announcers show a quick clip of Chris Adams earning this match by winning the #1 Contender triple threat match 2 weeks ago.

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Kevin Von Erich drew with Chris Adams in 15:00 when the time limit expired. (B-) Kevin makes his second defense of the title.

-Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS

-It's disappointing we didn't break B- here, considering the amount of B- and higher segments and matches.

-There was progress on the Funk/Brody/Hart/Fernandez issue this week, it was just such a packed show that I left it out for now (and saved a lot of money by not using those guys). Presumably, the announcers would have mentioned what happened at January Star Wars, and next week's TV show will focus on this angle.

-Awful show for Piper - his segment with Adonis was terrible, and his match with Garvin was even worse. With the amount that I'm paying him, he's on thin ice. Piper's failure here thus far is a mystery - he has the best rated charisma and mic skills in the entire wrestling universe. His popularity in Texas is still limited and can build up, so all hope is not yet lost.

-The Hayes/Backlund/David stuff took up a lot of next in the recap, but to some up, Fritz has cut off Hayes' title shots (he's lost 6 title matches to David, including a triple threat match that involved Backlund). So Hayes, who has been paying Backlund to help him out all along, is now instructing his "employee" to win the world title for him.

molson

08-08-2007, 11:57 PM

NEWS

-Two promotions that I know are in some financial trouble, ICW and Houston Championship Wrestling have both rejected my requests for buy-out talks.

-After the last show, Chris Adams, Jim Garvin, and Buddy Landell (who all wrestled pretty long matches) showed some exhaustion.

-I pull off a another talent trade to bring in another Mexican - old friend Black Gordman, who will be in for one appearance (just the Mexican Invasion show). In exchange, HCW can use King Kong Bundy once.

-I don't think I'm going to run any kind of "group angle" with these Mexican guys, I think I'm just going to use them on the show to help the overall rating. The expansion into Mexico is the start of some very long-term goals. After I reach National status level, International isn't too far behind (in just requires National status, plus 45% or higher in 4 foreign regions. Mexico has 3 regions, and next our next best international popularity is in Central Europe. So it's never to early to start boosting up popularity a bit in those regions.

-Steve Keirn and Bill Dundee defeated the odd team of The Iron Shiek and Les Thorton to win the AWA World Tag Team Titles. The champs had held the belts for a little more than 3 months, making 16 title defenses.

-Villano IV's contract is up, and I sign him up for another 9 months at a moderate raise, from $500 to $675/show. He's usually good for at least a C- match every time he's out there, and is probably the most experienced 18-year old wrestler in the world, between us and the UWA - he's wrestled 62 matches since the dynasty began (and has only won six of them).

-Villano V is also resigned, at an even more modest raise from $550/show to $625/show

-I have a more difficult time trying to decide whether to resign Super Kendo at $525/show, but eventually decide to do so.

-I keep telling myself I need to pare down the roster, but I've put a lot of time into making those three lowly-paid luchadors at least somewhat well known in Texas. They all can pull off C-level matches with anyone, and they'll be useful any time I go to Mexico.

-I've renewed our tv show and timeslot for another 3 months. I had the option to extend it for a full year, but I definitely need to get on a better time slot eventually. The problem is, at my current size, I have to end my current show before I negotiate with another one, which means dark time with no tv, like I had a few months ago. I'm not willing to do that again so soon, but perhaps in 3 months.

-The TV Show gets a 0.48 rating - that's our lowest in five weeks, but only slightly down from recent weeks.

-I've quietly allowed Harry Frehley's contract to expire. There's no room for him with the additions of Lord Alfred Hayes and Lance Russell.

-I tried negotiating with Mil Mascaras, but once again, Fritz blocks it, as he wants too much money. I'm not sure I would have pulled the trigger on the #3k/show he wanted, but it would have been nice to have him for the Mexican show.

-Jerry Lawler, now unemployed after his Memphis promotion went under, also wants too much money for Fritz to stomach (about $3k/show). If we can have a profitable few months and Fritz bends a little, Lawler is a guy I'll continue to have interest in. Excellent stats (including A+ Psychology, and he's one of the few stars of the day that has true national overness).

-I also talk to Barry Windham, unemployed since Florida Championship Wrestling went under. His stats just don't look good enough to warrant the $1,350/show he wants - he'd be a lower midcarder with us right now, at age 23. So I pass.

-Fritz' grumpiness then takes a surprising turn and affects my booking plans. Terry Funk's short-term contract is up, and Fritz blocks anything about $3,200. And Funk won't sign for less than that. So Funk's late '83- early '84 run in WCCW will be largely a footnote. He'll be with us another 2 1/2 weeks. On the bright size, this does open up time for guys like Dibiase, and will save us some cash.

-Bobby Eaton (midcarder), The Great Kabuki (midcarder), and Steve Armstrong (Opener) are all complaining about their push. Eaton may have a point, but as a tag team guy, I don't want to push him ahead of say, Kevin Von Erich. Kabuki is on the way out - I still haven't even used him since he turned face. Armstrong just needs to shut up.

JeffNights

08-09-2007, 12:06 AM

You still have not settled the Villano III name issue, yout loyal fans await your decisiion!

PilotMan

08-09-2007, 07:55 AM

I have a feeling that we may see that at the "Mexican Invasion" show.

molson

08-13-2007, 10:20 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, February 1984
Johnson City, TN (Tiny Venue)
Expected Attendance: 873. Ticket prices: Default Price
Actual Attendance: 963

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Al Perez about his upcoming match with Tiger Mask. (E)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tiger Mask defeated Al Perez in 8:09 by pinfall. (D). Perez was exhausted towards the end of the match. The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Tiger Mask officially accepted Villano III's challenge for a "open mask challenge" match at Mexican Invasion. Tiger Mask talks about how Villano III is trying to frame this match as Mexico v. Japan, but Tiger Mask says that he has nothing against Lucha Libre, and in fact, it is Villano III who has disgraced his country by driving Gory and Hector Guerrero out of WCCW. (C-)

-Freebirds Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin come to the ring with Bob Backlund. Michael Hayes says that as soon as the Von Erichs won the six-man tag titles, he's had his eyes on the Freebirds wining the belts. But, says Hayes, Roberts seems to have "gone soft" lately (by apologizing to Mike Von Erich and to the fans). So, says Hayes, he and Garvin will team up with Bob Backlund to challenge for the titles tonight. Backlund then says he'll embarrass David tonight, and eventually, he'll take his world title also, and give it to a man that truly deserves it - his business associate, Michael Hayes. (C)

-Ted Dibiase defeats Steve Armstrong in 6:55 by submission. (C+). Armstrong looked off his game. After the match, Dibiase takes a $100 bill and pushes it down Armstrong's throat. (B-) Dibiase looked good.

-Non-Title Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated King Kong Bundy & Brian Adias in 8:44 when Ware pinned Adias. (B-). Koko seemed off his game. Eaton looked good. After the match, Eaton & Adias accepted the challenge made by The Sheepherders for a tag title rematch. (C)

-Adrian Adonis defeated Tommy Rodgers in 10:51 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Adonis ran down Piper again, and announced that the contract has been signed - he'll face Piper at Mexican Invasion. (C).

-Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich come to the ring, to hype their title defense against Hayes, Garvin, and Freebird. (C). They claim they're as strong as united as ever. David came across well.

-Ricky Morton came to the ring, and put over WCCW's debut in his home state of Tennessee. (C-). Boris Malenko then came to the ring with Nikita Koloff. Malenko claimed Morton's win over Koloff on the TV show was was a fluke, and that the Russian Nightmare will destroy "Tennessee's Own" Ricky Morton. (C+)

-Ricky Morton defeated Nikita Koloff in 9:22 by DQ when Boris Malenko interfered. (C+) Koloff seemed off his game.

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, and Bob Backlund defeated Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich in 14:37. Backlund had the chicken-wing applied to David while the other 4 were brawling outside the ring. Kerry overcame Garvin outside the ring, and broke up Backlund's hold with a steel chair to earn the DQ. The Von Erichs retain the titles. (B). David and Backlund looked good.

Overall Show Rating: C+ (This show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-Even though the Southeast doesn't draw for us particularly well yet, I tend to run very solid shows there (mostly because there are so many wrestlers that have SOME overness there, including many people on my roster). Between this show and the tv show last week, my southeast popularity has jumped from 35.7% to 36.5% since the start of the month, further establishing it as WCCW's #3 region.

-Excellent main event - it's pretty hard to get a B rating in any type of tag match, when you can pull it off, it helps everyone in the match. In this instance, it was a small step towards increasing the southeast popularity of 5 of my biggest stars (and Jimmy Garvin).

-The Eaton/Ware v. Bundy/Adias match was a nice surprise at a B-. Eaton and Ware are very well known in the Southeast, but I didn't think they could carry Bundy & Adias to even that level. Bundy & Adias will be a semi-active team under Gary Hart's leadership - I'm imaging Bundy doing most of the work, and loudmouth Adias hiding behind him and taking most of the credit.

-Dibiase carried Steve Armstrong to Armstrong's best match with WCCW. Armstrong is another guy that's getting a ton of ring time at a young age - he's wrestled 35 matches between us and SECW, and he's only 18.

-I gave Tiger Mask an dark match shot only because I needed an extra storyline element from tonight's show (his acceptance of Villano III's challenge). Of course, matches like that also do nothing but help the development of guys like Al Perez.

molson

08-14-2007, 12:40 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, February 1984
Belton, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Segment
David Von Erich comes to the ring and cuts a promo about the David/Hayes/Backlund situation. David says he used to respect Backlund, and he considered him his toughest opponent. But now, Backlund's trying to win the title only to make a quick buck from Michael Hayes. The fact that Backlund's trying to "sell" the world heavyweight title makes David all the more determined to defend it. David says that Backlund has officially been named #1 contender, and he'll face him at Mexican Invasion. (A).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Nikita Koloff defeats Tommy Rodgers in 7:38 by pinfall. (D) After the match, Boris Malenko hypes his client. (C+)

-Gary Hart comes to the ring with Chris Adams, Brian Adias, and King Kong Bundy. Hart says he has some major news. First, it's taken a couple of weeks to finalize the contract, but it's now official, Hart's newest client is the man that destroyed Manny Fernandez - Bruiser Brody comes to the ring. Hart says that Brody stepped up where that "coward" Terry Funk failed. Hart then spends several minutes running down Funk and criticizing his no-show at January Star Wars.

-Hart then asks The Great Kabuki to come to the ring. Hart says even though Kabuki "lost his cool" several weeks ago and sprayed Hart in the face with the green mist, he's still under contract, and he has something to say to him as well. Kabuki comes to the ring (to a decent ovation from the crowd), looking tentative and suspicious of Hart.

-Hart says that he can offer the five men in the ring everything wrestling has to offer - money, titles, and power. He says that tonight, he wants to see who can stand up to the pressure. He's booked 5 matches tonight, involving the 5 members of the Hart Limited Stable. He says that anyone who wins tonight, stays in the group. Anyone that looses, is out.

-Hart then announces the "challenge" matches - Bruiser Brody will take on two men in a handicap match: Owen Hart and Steve Armstrong. Brian Adias will wrestle one-half of the tag team champions, Bobby Eaton. King Kong Bundy will face a man that has defeated him in the last several months, Tiger Mask. The Great kabuki will take on Iceman Parsons. And finally, Chris Adams faces Kevin Von Erich in a rematch for the WCCW TV title. (C-)

-2-on-1 Handicap Match
-Hart Limited, Challenge Match
Bruiser Brody defeated Owen Hart & Steve Armstrong in 3:37 when Brody pinned Armstrong. Brody dominated the two younger wrestlers, and remains in Hart Limited. (C)

-A mini-documentary is played featuring an in-depth interview with the "new" Buddy Roberts. He apologies again for injuring Mike Von Erich, and claims that he has "turned over a new leaf". The fans still aren't buying it. (C-)

-Buddy Roberts defeats Al Perez in 5:42 by pinfall. (C). Roberts was over-the-top in his "sportsmanship", shaking hands with the referee and Perez before the match, clean breaks, etc.

-Fritz Von Erich came out the announce position. Fritz says that while it's true that Bob Backlund has been named #1 contender, Fritz has decided that Backlund is going to put that position on the line tonight. Frtiz says Backlund will face Kerry Von Erich, with the winner to take on David Von Erich at Mexican Invasion. After Fritz leaves, the announcers express surprise at this decision, considering Kerry's mediocre win/loss record of late. Marc Lowerence speculates that Kerry is again threatening to leave WCCW, and Fritz is trying to placate him. (B)

-Hart Limited, challenge match
Brian Adias defeats Bobby Eaton in 6:32 with brass knuckles to the face behind the referee's back. Adias remains in Hart Limited. (C)

-Hart Limited, challenge match
King Kong Bundy defeated Tiger Mask in 6:42 by DQ after Villano III interfered in the match, attacking Tiger Mask. (B-) After the match, Tiger Mask was the victim of a 2-1 attack. (B-). Villano III then grabs a mic and tells Tiger Mask he's ready to reveal the surprise he talked about last week - Villano III then introduces his new manager, Gary Hart, who comes to the ring. (C+) Hart puts over Villano III has the hottest free agent in WCCW. Hart says that Villano's record has been nearly perfect, and that he's ready to lead Villano III to the top. (C+).

-Michael Hayes and Bob Backlund comes to the ring. Hayes blasts Fritz Von Erich for showing favoritism to his "boy" again, and giving Kerry a shot at Backlund for the #1 contender slot tonight. (B+)

-WCCW World Championship - #1 Contender Match
Bob Backlund defeated Kerry Von Erich in 10:56 by submission to remain the #1 contender to David's title. (B-)

-Hart Limited, challenge match
The Great Kabuki drew with Iceman Parsons in 3:52 by double countout. Right when the bell rang, Parsons grabbed a mic and asked Kabuki if he really wanted to be back in Hart's stable. Parsons said he'd be happy to wrestle him, but argued that it'd be best for Kabuki just to get rid of Hart now. Kabuki goes outside the ring, goes face to face with Hart, and then sprays him in the face with green mist yet again (3rd time total). Quickly, Bruiser Brody comes to the outside area and attacks Kabuki. Parsons tries to come to the rescue, but Brody destroys him too. This leads to a double countout. Kabuki is officially out of Hart Limited. (B)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
-Hart Limited, Challenge Match
Kevin Von Erich defeats Chris Adams in 8:31 with a handful of tights to make his 3rd title defense (C). Adams is out of Hart Limited, and is enraged. He takes out his frustration on Kevin Von Erich, attacking him after the match. David Von Erich comes to the ring to help Kevin. David throws Adams from the ring, and checks on Kevin. (B-) Then, the newest lineup of Hart Limited as of the end of the night (Brody, Bundy, Adias, and Villano III), surround the ring, and quickly overwhelm David and Kevin, attacking both for several minutes. (B). Before long however, a returning Terry Funk runs to the ring with a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. He helps to repel Hart Limited from the ring, giving a baseball bat shot to everyone in the group except Brody, who slips away. (B) David, Kevin, and Funk are in the ring together as the show ends

Overall Show Rating: C

THOUGHTS:

-My show rating got burned by a minor bug in the game. I had advertised Bruiser Brody v. TBA. I then booked him against two guys in a handicap match. When I hit "analyze show", I got the "all clear" message, which means that the road agent was accepting the Brody match as fulfilling the advertised booking. But then, I get the penalty anyway. So that sucks, because this was an absolutely wild show that deserved better.

-The WWE used to run a lot of these "theme" shows where most or all of the matches tie in with one storyline, this was basically a version of that. Chris Adams and Gary Hart had zero chemistry, so this was a way to get him out of the group without turning him face again. He'll take on Lord Alfred Hayes as a manger soon.

-Kabuki is also out off the Hart group. As I said, he'll get a very brief run as a babyface, but I'm expecting he'll be trimmed from the roster before long. Otherwise, Bundy & Adias stay in the group, and are joined by Villano III and Brody.

-In addition to the advertised match bug, we were hurt by the mediocre Adams/Kevin main event. I think part of that was that the win was "tainted" by Kevin grabbing the tights for leverage. This is still 1984, and WCCW is still old-school enough where they don't like seeing the faces cheat. But I wanted Adams to save a little face there.

-I can't believe Parsons and Kabuki delivered such a great rating with their short "match". I think what worked there was that I set it to "overbook", as well as "work the crowd", and those two guys both have pretty good entertainment stats. So the fans were into the story.

-I'm not exactly sure where this Roberts angle is going, but I'm imaging comedic, over-the-top, "born again" antics that the fans aren't buying.

-I'm pretty sure the pre-show segment was my first "A" rating for a promo. Too bad it was on the pre-show. I just wanted one extra storyline step for the show, and the main show was jam-packed

molson

08-14-2007, 01:09 AM

NEWS

-Chris Adams, King Kong Bundy, and Bruiser Brody were exhausted after the last show.

-The TV show gets a 0.45 rating. That's the lowest rating yet on our current TV deal. I guess that's the result of the "C" rating.

-David Von Erich has officially outlived his real-life counterpart. Jimmy Snuka is still the only guy to die so far in this dynasty.

-The Great Kabuki, Steve Armstrong, and Bobby Eaton are again complaining about their pushes.

-Jaques Rougeau & The Dynamite Kid won the vacant IWA Tag Team Championship.

-Koko B. Ware and Jimmy Garvin have started a tag team in Maple Leaf Wrestling.

DaddyTorgo

08-14-2007, 08:32 AM

molson

08-14-2007, 09:32 AM

as far as storylines...i just run pretty much everything as an unchained storyline. that might change at some point, but right now it's easiest and doesn't really hamper my enjoyment at all. still can take me a while to setup a show, but that's because I can be a bit of a perfectionist and over-booker and tend to carry a bloated roster.

That's definitely easier, the only reason I don't do that is that I think I would burn out on the dynasty quick if I had to keep coming up with ideas for stuff. With the DOTT storylines (and there's a ton of them), I have the skeleton in place, all I have to do is punch it up a little as I'm writing.

DaddyTorgo

08-14-2007, 03:45 PM

That's definitely easier, the only reason I don't do that is that I think I would burn out on the dynasty quick if I had to keep coming up with ideas for stuff. With the DOTT storylines (and there's a ton of them), I have the skeleton in place, all I have to do is punch it up a little as I'm writing.

true. well i just usually let the descriptions stay the generic ones unless i have a point i want to get across.

btw...look for the return of my MACW 1983 dynasty...after our 3-person game fell apart I kept playing in that world, so I'm going to try to shoehorn that history into the one I already had going on before the 3-person game.

molson

08-16-2007, 08:52 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, February 1984
Mitchell, SD (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 1,717. Ticket prices: Default Price
Actual Attendance: 1,746

-Bruiser Brody did not make it to South Dakota and is nowhere to be found. This is the second time in this dynasty a wrestler simply hasn't shown up (the last was Chris Adams, who had a legitimate travel issue). With Brody, and his "free spirit" attitude in the game, I'm assuming he's just blowing us off. That will kill the rating of tonight's show, as I had advertised him against recent Gary Hart castoff Great Kabuki.

Pre-Show Dark Match
-Nikita Koloff defeats Scott Armstrong in 5:46 by pinfall. (D+). Just before the match ends, with Koloff in control, Boris Malenko lights a cigar at ringside. After the match, Malenko grabs a mic and explains that it was his "victory cigar", and that he expects to light many more of them to come. (D-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell & Iceman Parsons defeat Villanos IV and V in 7:41 when Landell made Villano IV submit. (D+) Parsons seemed off his game.

-Bill Mercer interviews Mike Von Erich, who will be wrestling in the first match tonight, his first appearance in a WCCW ring since Buddy Roberts injured his leg about a month ago. (D-)

-Mike Von Erich defeats Al Perez in 4:40 by submission. (D+)

-Terry Funk comes to the ring and grabs a mic. He gives a lengthy 10 minute promo establishing himself as a face. He says the reason he missed the January Star Wars show is that someone from Hart Limited slashed his tires at the Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo. He says Gary Hart was pissed off that Funk refused to sign with him, and thus arranged for Bruiser Brody to get the slot against Manny Fernandez that night instead. Funk says that Brody isn't in the building tonight, so instead, he's arranged a match with the biggest member of Hart Limited, King Kong Bundy. Funk also puts over the fans in Mitchell, SD, and talks about the bars there that he frequented this weekend. (B-)

-Brian Adias defeated former Hart Limited ally The Great Kabuki in 7:44 by pinfall with a pair of brass knuckles to Kabuki's face. (C-). This is the second straight match Adias has pulled off this particular "strategy".

-Roddy Piper comes out to the ring. As the set for Piper's Pit is being set up, he hypes his match at Mexican Invasion with Adrian Adonis. (C+). Piper's Pit begins, and Piper introduces his guest, Michael Hayes. Hayes and Piper trade barbs for a while, and then Hayes hypes Bob Backlund's match with World Champion David Von Erich at Mexican Invasion. Hayes says after the match, he'll be the world champion per his agreement with Backlund, and he won't even have to break a sweat. (B-)

-Terry Funk defeated King Kong Bundy in 8:19 by DQ when Adias interferred on behalf of Bundy. (C). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Roddy Piper defeated Frank Dusek in 6:53 by submission. (C-)

-Kevin Von Erich comes out to hype his upcoming match with Bob Backlund. Kevin says he knows Backlund has had David's number, and that last week at the TV show, he also beat Kerry. Kevin states that if Backlund's looking past him tonight, he's in for a big surprise. (C+)

-Bob Backlund then comes out and hypes his match with Kevin. (C-). He also hypes his match with David at Mexican Invasion, and reaffirms his promise to hand over the belt to Hayes when he wins it. (B)

-Bob Backlund defeated Kevin Von Erich in 23:36 by pinfall. (B).

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-Excellent show in our return to the midwest, we'd be looking at a B or B- if Brody had shown up.

-There's a reason Brody never got a lot of major title runs in his career, he's not reliable. If we're able to re-sign him after his second 3-month contract is done with us in a few weeks, he's in line for a HUGE monster push. He's already "killed" Manny, and he's lined up to kill of some more talent in the weeks and months to come.

-Backlund and Kevin were given almost 25 minutes, the main event slot, and a chance to carry the crowd, and they delivered. In the midwest, a card headlining Backlund can't miss - he's huge there, and I only need a C+ show to increase my popularity in that region. Backlund's match with Kevin was better than his match with Kerry last week.

-A B- Piper's Pit segment in the midwest is a pretty good sign, since this isn't one of Piper's big regions. Of course, he had the one guy in our company that can match witts with him in that kind of environment, Michael Hayes.

molson

08-16-2007, 08:57 PM

NEWS

-Brody has no excuse for his no-show, and he didn't tell anyone ahead of time. I can't afford to suspend him, so he's fined.

-King Kong Bundy is the only guy complaining of exhaustion after the last show. Not surprising, since Bundy's working for 4 companies right now. It's a big opportunity for him to improve - he's wrestled 10 matches in just over 2 weeks in February.

-I checked my own "user relationships" for the first time, and it turns out that I'm disliked by Kevin Von Erich and Waldo Von Erich, and that Jim Duggan hates me. Kevin's probably pissed off about the time I disciplined him for being late to some shows. His contract only has 6 more weeks on it, so hopefully his loyalty to his dad is stronger than his dislike for me.

molson

08-16-2007, 10:29 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 3, February 1984
Abilene, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ricky Morton & Mike Von Erich drew with Frank Dusek & Doug Somers in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C-) Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. Somers was limited from his injury. Ricky Morton stood out.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Steve Armstrong defeated Super Kendo in 5:56 by pinfall. (C)

-Gary Hart comes to the ring with his newest "Hart Limited" stable lineup after the chaos of last week - Bruiser Brody, Villano III, Brian Adias, and King Kong Bundy. Hart puts over the group. Hart puts over Chris Adams as having a great future, but says he just wasn't able to step up last week when it matterd most, so he's been released from his contract with Hart. Hart insults Terry Funk again, calling him an unstable lunatic, and hypes Bruiser Brody's main event match tonight with The Great Kabuki (another guy who "couldn't get it done"). (C). Eventually, Terry Funk comes running out to ring with his barbed wire-baseball bat again, ready to take on the entire stable. At first, he has some success, but eventually, he's overwhelmed, and a 4-1 beating results. (B). David and Kevin, returning the favor from last week when Funk made the save for them, come to the ring and help Funk fend off Hart Limited. (B).

-Nikita Koloff defeats Owen Hart in 2:40 by pinfall in a dominating victory. (C-). After the match, Boris Malenko and Koloff celebrate with the "victory cigar" Malenko had lit prior to the end of the match. (C+)

-A short video plays hyping some of the Mexican wrestlers that will be taking part in the Mexican Invasion show - Black Gordman, Fishman, Gran Markus Jr, and Ringo Mendoza. (E+)

-Fishman defeated Gran Markus Jr. in 8:46 by pinfall. (C+)

-Terry Funk defeated Brian Adias in 7:51 by countout when Adias retreated from the beating Funk was giving him. (B-)

-Backstage, Adrian Adonis, with Skandor Akbar by his side, hypes his Mexican Invasion match with Roddy Piper. (C).

-Chris Adams then comes out to the ring and grabs a mic. Adams says that he let Gary Hart down last week, but that his loss to Kevin Von Erich was just a speed bump in the way of his destiny. He declares himself a "free agent", and says that he's accepting bids from anyone who wants Chris Adams as their star client. (B-)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in 12:35 when Eaton pinned Garvin. (B-). The champs make their 4th title defense. After the match, the Sheepherders and Skandor Akbar hit the ring and attack Eaton and Koko. It's a brutal attack, spilling to the outside of the ring, and involving the ringside steps and announce tables. The announcers believe this is The Sheepherders attempt to "soften" the champs up for the title match at Mexican Invasion. (C-)

-Lance Russell attempts to interview The Great Kabuki about his upcoming match with Bruiser Brody. Kabuki doesn't make much sense though, speaking in single word sentences in a mixture of English and Japanese. The fans are into him though. (C+)

-Backstage, Gary Hart, with Bruiser Brody, hyped his upcoming match with The Great Kabuki. Hart says Kabuki will pay for all the times he sprayed the green mist at Hart, all in one violent and bloody end to his WCCW career. (B-)

-Bruiser Brody drew with The Great Kabuki in 18:03 by DDQ after the referee lost control of the wild brawl. (B+). The match suffered from a lack of selling.

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-Solid show that will increase our popularity throughout the US.

-Tremendous main event - actually our best main event in about 6 weeks. And it comes as a surprise. Kabuki, who I assumed was on the way out, may have gained some time with this very entertaining brawl with Brody. His face rating may be low, but since most brawlers are heels, and brawlers match up best with other brawlers, a good babyface brawler can have value.

-I was also pleasantly surprised with Chris Adams' interview segment, which rated a B-. His momentum took a hit with his loss to Kevin last week, built he'll be pushed again. The plan is still for Lord Alfred Hayes to take him on as a client. With one of the two main British promotions going out business last year, there's also talent available for a potential British stable down the road (the most recognizable names are Finlay, Regal, and Taylor, who were all already wrestling in 1984, but there's also guys in their prime like Tony St. Claire and Sid Cooper, who never made a US splash in real life).

-I hate to see Terry Funk go next week, as he's peaking right now. I can't even "kill him off" at Mexican Invasion, since he has a potential conflict that night. His last show with us (for now) will be next week's TV taping. Tonight, he carries Brian Adias to Adias' best ever match.

-A third pleasant surprise was the C+ rating in the "Outside Mexicans" match. Most every Mexican wrestler has some overness in Texas, so it makes sense for me to use them occasionally, and it makes sense to target Mexico as my main foreign market.

DaddyTorgo

08-16-2007, 10:42 PM

the mexicans could kill off terry early, build up heat for mexican invasion?

oh...and I plan on giving tony st. Clair some degree of pushage in MACW

molson

08-16-2007, 11:14 PM

NEWS

-Bruiser Brody is exhausted after the last show.

-An interesting new tag team has emerged in Maple Leaf Wresting - Bad News Allen and Bob Backlund.

-Villano IV is being hyped in the dirt sheets as a future star. He's still only 18 years old, and already competent in the ring.

-The TV show draws a 0.52 rating. That's our biggest rating in the last 5 weeks.

-Skandor Akbar will be happy, as I've re-signed his entire Destruction, Inc. stable (as all of their contracts were up in a few weeks). Luke Williams is back for 9 months and $1,325/show. Butch Williams signs for 9 months and $1,350/show. Adrian Adonis signs for 9 months at $1,875/show. For the Sheepherders, it's a modest rate of a couple hundred per show. For Adonis, it's a more significant raise of about $600/show. Which he deserves, he's been solid since he's been here.

-I make one last desperate attempt to negotiate with Terry Funk, but Fritz again caps me out, and it's doesn't happen. Funk officially calls of negotiations, and will finish his final two dates with us. His end in WCCW will be violent.

-My tag champs, Eaton and Koko, both complain again about their push as midcarders. So finally, I push them both up to the upper midcard position. (My booking team agrees with the move). For now, I don't move anyone down to midcard to take their place, but as always, I'll re-visit all that at the end of the month. Steve Armstrong, an "Opener", also complains about his push, but I don't see him as anything close to a lower midcarder, so he'll stay where he is. If he gets too pissed off, he can go off and find a job somewhere else.

-All-Star Wrestling in the UK is apparently about 25 years ahead of it's time, as Chic Cullen has failed a steroids test with them. I'm not sure the game relevance of that, except that Cullen is now a known steroids user (which makes him more vulnerable to injury and death - usually that "characteristic" is hidden).

-Dave "Fit" Finlay has signed with New Japan. He's only 25, but it positioning himself to be an international star, as he's now working for top companies in the UK, Germany, and Japan.

-I add David Von Erich to the booking team, joining Fritz, Akbar, and Gary Hart. I have no idea what effect this has in-game, but hopefully it makes David happy. He does have the highest "booker" rating of any of my active wrestlers, now that the Mantel brothers are gone.

molson

08-17-2007, 12:12 AM

NEWS

Here's the currently advertised Mexican Invasion card:

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich v. Bob Backlund

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware v. The Sheepherders

-Open Mask Challenge
Villano III v. Tiger Mask

-Hardcore Rules - No DQ, No Countout, Falls Count Anywhere
Bruiser Brody v. The Great Kabuki

-Adrian Adonis v. Roddy Piper

-Villanos IV and V v. Fishman & Ringo Mendoza

-Grand Markus Jr. v. Ricky Morton

-Black Gordman v. Mike Von Erich

molson

08-17-2007, 10:57 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, February 1984
San Antonio, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,676. Ticket prices: $4 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-One quiet roster move before tonight's show, Sunshine is officially removed as Iceman Parsons' valet. Sunshine has been hanging around Parsons at least since Parsons was teaming with Chris Adams, but he's fallen too far down on the roster to justify the expense of a manger. Sunshine is still the valet of David Von Erich, though she's been in the background for months now.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Nikita Koloff defeats Tommy Rodgers in 7:57 by pinfall. (C-). Koloff was off his game tonight. After the match, Boris Malenko (still smoking his victory cigar) hypes his client. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark match
King Kong Bundy defeats Owen Hart in 2:41 in a dominating victory. (C-). Bundy looked good. The two showed poor chemistry.

-As the show starts David, Kevin, and Kerry come to the ring. They again claim that the issues between them have been resolved, and that six-man tag titles have given them unity again. Kerry then says (somewhat ominously), that as long as the Von Erichs can keep those belts around their waists, they'll be on the same page. They then hype their title defense tonight against Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, and Jimmy Garvin. The mention that the match will be an "six-man elimination match" (Survivor Series Rules) (B-)

-Tiger Mask defeats Super Kendo in 7:55 by pinfall. (C-). After the match, Tiger Mask hyped his Mexican Invasion match with Villano III. Tiger Mask again states that this isn't Japan v. Mexico, his him v. Villano III. (B-)

-Piper's Pit.
Roddy Piper's guest is WCCW World Heavyweight Champion, David Von Erich. David hypes his title defense against Bob Backlund later this week at Mexican Invasion. David says he feels Backlund is the toughest guy in WCCW, and he just can't believe that Backlund is willing to hand over the title to Hayes, should he win. David says we'll never know for sure whether Backlund will actually do that, because he's retaining the title on Wednesday night. (B-)

-Roddy Piper defeats Al Perez in 5:35 by submission. (C-). Perez was off his game. After the match, Piper hyped his Mexican Invasion match with Adrian Adonis. (C).

-The Sheepherders defeat Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton in 9:25 when Williams pinned Mike. (C). After the match, The Sheepherders attack Mike and Ricky further, and throw them from the ring. (D+). Skandor Akbar then hypes his team. Akbar says that while Gary Hart is getting all the attention lately, he still doesn't have a single champion in his stable. Akbar says that he'll have the tag titles after Mexican Invasion. (C+)

-Ted Dibiase defeated Fishman in 12:56 by pinfall. (B+) After the match, Dibiase taunts Fishman by shoving a $100 bill down his throat. (C)

-Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, and Jimmy Garvin hype their upcoming title shot against the Von Erichs. (B-)

-Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
-Elimination Rules
The Von Erichs defeat Bob Backlund, Jimmy Garvin, and Michael Hayes in 14:46 to make their first defense of the titles. (C+) Kevin and Kerry Von Erich were the "survivors". Backlund and David looked good. Order of elimination was as follows:

1. David Von Erich (made to submit by Bob Backlund - passed out to the chicken-wing).
2. Jimmy Garvin (pinned by Kevin Von Erich).
3. Michael Hayes (made to submit by Kevin Von Erich).
4. Bob Backlund (counted out - after taking on Kevin and Kerry 2-1 for a while, he eventually decided to just leave the match).

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS;

-A somewhat disappointing overall rating, considering we were in Texas (where I consider a B- show "good" at this point)

-I really liked the storyline aspects of the main event (Backlund getting the better of David AGAIN, and embarrassing him into being the first elimination), but the match was pretty mediocre. They only delivered a C+, after scoring a B in their previous 6-man tag. Nobody in the match complained of exhaustion after the show, so the difference in rating wasn't fatigue. Strangely, that prior "B" match took place in Tennessee (of the 6 guys in the match, only Garvin is over more in the Southeast than he his in Texas).

-I had a feeling Fishman and Dibiase would steal the show, and they did. My only house rule in the dynasty (so far) is that loaned workers must not have a losing record with me. Since Fishman won in a tag match last week, I was able to feed him to Dibiase here. A Dibiase v. David feud should generate some great matches down the road.

-Piper and The Sheepherders were all "blah" once again. The Sheepherders are at least a very established team with an A+ team experience rating. Piper just isn't worth the money at all. Unless things change, he'll fade into the sunset (or into a table) after the Adonis feud is over.

-Nikita Koloff is getting a liitle bit of an undercard push, complete with his own storyline. (The cigar thing - eventually it will be used as a weapon). Koloff is still young and green, but I believe that in wrestling, you have to push some guys higher than their current talents would seem to allow to get them ahead.

molson

08-17-2007, 11:10 PM

NEWS

-King Kong Bundy is exhausted after the last show. This is going to continue to be a problem for him.

-Villano III has left UWA, which is great news for me, as he now only works for us and New Japan. My "declaration of war" on UWA has apparently worked.

-Damn you Fritz!!! After letting me sign Bruiser Brody to 2 short-term contracts, Fritz is capping my offer on the third to an amount that Brody won't go for. (To be fair, Brody's looking for a huge raise). So Brody will be gone when his contract is up in 2 weeks. Brody and Funk are probably the two hottest stars in WCCW, and they'll both be gone shortly. Perhaps Fritz doesn't like the fact that I lost money last month. This month, we should be back in the black, so I'll give Brody a last-ditch negotiation attempt (though I'm not optimistic). Though this sucks, it creates an opportunity for certain guys in WCCW to step up (Villano III, Ted Dibiase, Tiger Mask, Adonis, Kevin, Kerry)

-Random Look at the top singles champions in every promotion in the Dynasty Universe:

Top Singles Championships, by Promotion: (Not including tournament championships)

NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Dusty Rhodes
WWF Heavyweight Champion: Junkyard Dog
AWA World Heavyweight Champion: Wahoo McDaniel.
National Heavyweight Champion (Georgia): The Spoiler
United States Heavyweight Champion (Mid-Atlantic): Greg Valentine
North American Heavyweight Champion (Mid-South): Mr. Wrestling II
NWA United National Heavyweight Champion (All Japan): Jumbo Tsuruta
International Heavyweight Champion (New Japan) Tatsumi Fujinami
World Middleweight Champion (Consejo): Ultraman
PNW Heavyweight Champion (Portland): Dutch Savage
CSW North American Heavyweight Champion (Stampede): Bret Hart
Southeastern Heavyweight Champion (SECW): Mr. Olympia
Southwest Heavyweight Champion (SWCW): Ricky Steamboat
World Light Heavyweight Champion (UWA): Canek
AGPW International Heavyweight Champion: Leo Burke
ASWUK Universal Champion: Mark Rocco
IWA International Heavyweight Champion: Gilles Poisson
CWA World Heavyweight Champion (Catch Wrestling - Germany) Otto Wanz
Central States Heavyweight Champion: Manny Fernandez
Canadian Heavyweight Champion (MLW): Adrian Adonis
Canadian Heavyweight Champion (ASW): Bob Brown
GLOW Crown: Matilda the Hun
World Women's Association Singles (All Japan Women): Dump Matsamoto
The Big Gold Belt (Houston): Masked Superstar
Universal Heavyweight Champion (WWA): David Schultz
POWW World Heavyweight Champion: Candi Devine
ICW World Heavyweight Champion: Randy Savage

-As far as I can tell, the longest reigning champions are Manny Fernandez (19 months), Randy Savage (26 months), Adrian Adonis (11 months), and Bret Hart (17 months). Of course, the relevant companies in those instances have only monthly shows, for the most part.

molson

08-18-2007, 10:12 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, February 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This match will air later in the week, after the Mexican Invasion Show Tomorrow Night.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Nikita Koloff defeats Ringo Mendoza in 8:53 by pinfall. (C+) After the match, Boris Malenko comes to the ring, his victory cigar still lit, and celebrates with Koloff. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell & Iceman Parsons v. Villano IV and V in 4:29 when Landell made Villano IV submit. (D+) Parsons looked good.

-As the show starts, Gary Hart is leading his Hart Limited Stable to the ring. As they come to the ring, Lance Russell and Marc Lowerence narrate clips of a video package of the Terry Funk/Hart Limited feud to this point (specifically footage is shown of Funk's no-show against Manny Fernandez, Brody replacing him and destroying Fernandez, Funk attacking Hart Limited in the following weeks with his baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire). (B+) Gary Hart puts over the latest version of his stable: Brody, Bundy, Villano III, and Adias. He then turns his attention to Terry Funk. (C+). Brody loses his temper, and grabs the mic away. He says "let's finish this tonight", and challenges Terry Funk to a "loser leaves WCCW match". (B+). Funk emerges from the dressing room, once again carrying his baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire. Hart Limited seems prepared for another brawl, but Funk stops short of the ring. Funk says he accepts the challenge on one condition - the match be hardcore rules, anything goes. Brody accepts (A).

-Mike Von Erich defeats Frank Dusek in 6:49 by submission. (D+). Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Buddy Roberts comes to the ring. He grabs a mic, and tells Mike that he's apologized to the fans already, and now he wants to apologize to Mike, face to face, for putting him out of action several months ago. He says that the guilt has overcome him ever since. He then offers a handshake, which Mike reluctantly accepts. Buddy then leaves the ring. (D+)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Kevin Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin in 11:47 by submission to make his 4th defense of the TV title. (B). The two showed great chemistry.

-The announcers say that the cameras have picked up something backstage. There, Mike Von Erich is seen being attended to by paramedics, the apparent victim of an attack. The announcers immediately implicate Roberts. (D+)

-Non-Title Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 7:54 by DQ after Jimmy Garvin interfered in the match on Hayes' behalf. (B+)

-Loser Leaves WCCW Match
Bruiser Brody defeats Terry Funk in 27:14 with a powerbomb through a table. (B). The other members of Hart Limited interferred on behalf of Brody, before Kevin and David Von Erich came out to assist Funk. A wild brawl between the 7 men ensued - eventually Hart Limited overcame Funk and Von Erichs, and Funk was defeated. After the match, Funk got back to his feet to an ovation from the the crowd. With the Von Erichs by his side, he thanks the WCCW fans, apologies for the loss, and promises he'll be back someday. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-Some really strong stuff here, I thought the show deserved at least a B.

-The Funk/Brody stuff is the hottest angle in the company, and now it's all done because of Fritz's restrictions (and more indirectly, perhaps my financial mis-management). "B"-rated shows have been elusive - I hand 5 or 6 towards the end of last year, but only 1 so far this year (the first show the year, in Jacksonville of all places)

-Brody's challenge promo rated a B+, and Funk's acceptance promo was an A. After that, the match (which got a ton of time), was somewhat disappointing at a B. The Von Erichs must be happy, as their spot as top WCCW faces has lost the threat of Terry Funk. They have their daddy to thank for that.

-Random Hayes/David match here outside of the main event, because I didn't want to showcase the world title here, since this match isn't airing until after Mexican Invasion. This was the 11th 1-on-1 match between David and Hayes since the dynasty began, and this one tied for the highest rated, at B+ (their last B+ match was last May)

-Kevin and Garvin are also always guaranteed to have a solid match (at relatively cheap cost)

-I don't expect the Buddy/Mike stuff to be highly rated, this is more "on screen training" for Mike.

-The Kerry angle is temporarily "on hold", but it hasn't really ended. Kerry's still the black sheep of the family, and he's not participating in the "Von Erich rescue run-ins". He was on the verge of quitting, so the brothers worked to get the six-man-tag titles to give Kerry a reason to stay. As long as they have those, things will be relatively stable. But the brewing distance between the brothers has been in place since the King of Texas Wrestling tournament last May - almost a year ago now.

molson

08-18-2007, 10:29 PM

NEWS

-Terry Funk is officially gone from WCCW

-Bruiser Brody has re-signed with Central States Wrestling. He also still works for All Japan, so he's in no shortage of paydays once he (probably) leaves us in few weeks. Interestingly, he's a regular opponent of Manny Fernandez in CSW, the guy he just destroyed here.

-Bruiser Brody is exhausted after the last show. So his match at Mexican Invasion against Kabuki will be somewhat limited.

-My road agent thinks Gary Hart is stale in his current role. Which kind of sucks, the only remedy for that is to turn him face, which obviously, I don't want to do right now. So he'll stay stale for a while longer.

-Roddy Piper arrived late to the last show. This isn't the first time for him, I believe I've suspended him in the past. Since I need him tomorrow night, he's fined.

molson

08-19-2007, 12:51 AM

WCCW: Mexican Invasion
Wednesday, Week 4, February 1983
Monterrey, Mexico. (Tiniest Venue)
Expected Attendance: 449; Ticket Prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 300 (Sold Out)

-Gary Hart is booked elsewhere tonight, which isn't a huge problem.

-For reference purpose, our popularity in Northern Mexico is 30.0% (E+ in the game). That's the highest of any foreign region for us, but it's VERY low, which means a VERY small crowd, and VERY low ratings expectations (but a chance to improve popularity quickly). I think in real life, WCCW and the Von Erichs would probably sell out arenas all over places like Mexico and Israel for rare shows there, but that's a difficult phenomenon to include in a game. In TEW, you don't go to foreign venues to make money short-term, you do it to increase your overness there so you can eventually reach "international" status.

-This is a 2-hour show (the standard, non-monthly show is 90 minutes)

-This is (obviously) a Spanish-speaking audience, so only the Spanish speakers are getting mic time, to avoid the "language penalty" (Aside from the obvious guys, Tiger Mask and Gary Hart speak "passable" Spanish, and Arman Husein is fluent.)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Black Gordman drew with Tommy Rodgers in 10:00 when the time limit expired. The two showed good chemistry (C+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Owen Hart defeats Al Perez in 5:52 by pinfall. (D-)

-Grand Markus Jr. hyped his upcoming match with Ricky Morton (D-).

-Grand Markus Jr. drew with Ricky Morton in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C-),

-Fishman & Ringo Mendoza hyped their upcoming with Villano IV and V. (D+)

-Fishaman & Ringo Mendoza defeated Villanos IV and V in 11:34 when Fishman pinned Villano V. (C+). Fishman looked good.

-Roddy Piper drew with Adrian Adonis in 15:00 when the time limit expired (B-). The two showed good chemistry. After the match, Roddy Piper went over to Adonis and offered a handshake. (E+). Adonis reluctantly accepts, but as soon as he turned his back, was attacked by Piper. (E+). The two brawled around ringside for a few minutes.

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders defeat Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton in 6:48 when Williams pinned Ware to win the World Tag Team Titles. Ware & Eaton were obviously not at full strength, after having been attacked by The Sheepherders last week. (C+). After the match, The Sheepherders celebrate in the ring with their belts, along with Skandor Akbar (E)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship
Bob Backlund defeats David Von Erich 11:41 by pinfall to win the World Heavyweight Championship. (B). Michael Hayes was at ringside, but did not interfere with the match - this was a clean victory. After the match, Michael Hayes jumps into the ring to celebrate - it appears he's expecting Backlund to hand over the belt right there. But Backlund ignores him, and celebrates with the belt. The two argue on the way back to the locker room - with Backlund still holding the belt. (D)

-No DQ, No Countouts, Falls Count Anywhere.
The Great Kabuki defeats Bruiser Brody in 0:05 by pinfall. Immediately when the bell rang, Kabuki caught Brody off-guard with green mist to the face, and quickly got the surprising pinfall. (C+)

-Tiger Mask hyped his upcoming match with Villano III to a mixed reaction from the fans. He says that Villano III has disgraced Mexico, and he will embarrass him tonight in his home country. (C+). Villano III hyped the match as well, and says that he will prove the superiority of Mexican wrestling to Japanese wrestling (B-)

-Open Mask Challenge Match. (If Villano III is pinned or submits, he must remove his mask)
Tiger Mask defeats Villano III in 15:35 by DQ after Villano, in desperation, hits Tiger Mask with a ringside chair. After a few more chair shots, Villano III tries to remove Tiger Mask's mask. After a long struggle, Tiger Mask recovers, and throws Villano III from the ring, before leaving the ringside area himself. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-A home-run show quality-wise (though it was a huge money loser). My popularity in Mexico increases from 30.0% to 30.7%, which is the largest 1-show increase I've ever seen. And taking a quick look at my workers' regional popularity, pretty much everyone on tonight's card has noticeable popularity increases in Northern Mexico.

-I know, the Villano/Tiger Mask ending was a bit of a cop-out, but this is 1984, and this storyline has only just begun. I'm not blowing off the angle in front of 300 people in Mexico.

-We have about 2 weeks to job Brody out. I'm not sure exactly HOW he'll leave (or even if we have an "ending"), but he'll definitely have a loss or two to some people that could use the momentum.

-There's a new world champ, as Bob Backlund ends David's 2 1/2 month reign in convincing fashion. Backlund, however, didn't immediately hand over the belt to Hayes, as he promised. Tune in next time.

-New tag champs as well - The Sheepherders are finally on top after about 8 months in the company.

-The shocking result of the night was Adonis and Piper getting a B- rating for their time limit draw. Neither guy were known in Mexico. Luckily, they have great chemistry, which is great, since this feud isn't close to being over. If they can get a B- in Mexico, A- in the USA doesn't seem out of the question.

-There were a lot of time limit draws tonight, that was largely because of the loaned workers I was using, and my house rule that a loaned worker can't have a losing worker while he's with us. (So Gordman, who's only with us for this show, had to either win or draw. And Grand Markus had to draw with Morton, because he already lost to Fishhman last week - Markus will have to win his 3rd and final match with us).

molson

08-19-2007, 01:39 AM

NEWS

-Some interesting injury news coming out of Mexican Invasion. First, Bruiser Brody somehow suffered a ruptured spleen in his 5 second match with Great Kabuki (either that, or Invader I was hanging around Monterrey last night). He's out of action for about 3 months. Of course, his contract with us is up next week, so the timing isn't too bad. Hopefully in 3 months, his financial demands are more reasonable, and we can bring him back. But for now, Brody's last apperance with WCCW was lying in the middle of the ring, blinded by Kabuki's green mist after losing a 5 second match.

-Villano III came down with what is being called "Minor Food Poisoning" (AKA bad Mexican Food?). He can work through it, but will be limited until it clears up. Hopefully it will be just a couple of days, but Doug Sommers has been limited by migraines for more than a month now, so you never know.

-Bob Backlund is exhausted after last night's show. He's been wrestling about 4 matches a week between his 3 employers.

-Fishman and Black Gordman have completed their loan contracts. Gran Markus Jr. and Ringo Mendoza have 1 appearance left each. Per house rule, Markus has to win his final match, Mendoza can either win or draw.

-Big surprise in the WWF, as former WCCW wrestler "Wild" Bill Irwin defeated The Junkyard Dog to win the WWF Heavyweight Championship. JYD managed 29 title defenses, and a 6 month-regin before the loss. WWF is extremely face-heavy right now, and there's a wide variety of challengers for his title (I expect one of them to take the belt quickly) - Zbyszko, Morales, Orndorff, Slaughter, or Hogan.

-The TV show delivered a 0.53 rating, which ties our highest rating ever since getting the national slot.

-Fortunately, Villano III's food poisoning has now cleared up, only a few days after it set in.

-Steve Armstrong complains again that he wants a better push. I'm about ready to push him out the door.

-A number of wrestlers debut as March, 1984 begins: Justin Liger, The Undertaker, and Steve Doll. I haven't seen any of these newly debuted wrestlers sign with anyone yet (except for me). Hopefully they don't just sit on the sideline forever. I request negotiations with Liger, because he appears to be incredibly advanced for a 19-year (at first glance, he could be in our midcard immediately).

Tellistto

08-19-2007, 09:21 AM

Good stuff, molson! Awesome debut show in Mexico, that. Can't blame you on the Tiger Mask v Villano III either, didn't expect it to end there with those two.

Tell

JeffNights

08-19-2007, 07:10 PM

I'm pissed, I was looking forward to Villano III's new name. Boo!

molson

08-19-2007, 07:41 PM

WCCW - END OF FEBRUARY, 1984 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 65.4% (Down from 65.7% last month)
-Midwest: 57.4% (Up from 56.9% last month)
-Southeast: 37.7% (up from 35.7% last month)
-Great Lakes: 34.8% (up from 33.2% last month)
-Mid Atlantic: 34.8% (up from 33.2% last month)
-New England: 34.8% (up from 33.2% last month)
-North West: 34.8% (up from 33.2% last month)
-Tri-State: 34.8% (up from 33.2% last month)
-Southwest: 34.7% (up from 33.1% last month)
-Puerto Rico: 33.6% (up from 32.0% last month)
-Northern Mexico: 30.7% (up from 30.0% last month)

-The gap between Midwest and Texas popularity continues to close. I wouldn't mind that so much if I could figure out a way to keep Texas popularity stable. Eventually, I'll be able to run tv tapings out of the midwest as well, without taking on a penalty. That would be useful because right now, if a guy's not over in Texas, he has limited value for me, since that's the only place it makes sense to run tv tapings.

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 513,120 (547,456)
Sponsors: 76,601 (77,813)
Merchandise: 20,480 (14,640)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 306,099 (286,150)
Show Costs: 97,700 (106,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 42,920 (35,888)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 152,624 (159,491)

Total Profit: $-89,152 ($-51,120)
Cash in Bank: $778,929 (870,981)

-Biggest monthly lost ever, largely due to the largest worker bill ever. Not surprising, since I ran less shows in Texas than usual, ran that Mexico show that lost a ton of money, and featured three of the most expensive guys on the roster (Brody, Funk, and Piper) almost every week.

-This is the lowest amount of money I've had in the bank since the first month of the dynasty, and obviously I can't be losing $90k a month for too much longer. I still feel like I can tighten up and generate a profitable month at any time, but it's not going to be THIS month. At the end of the month, Fritz' 2 year-1 owner goals expire. I will easily make both (Cannot drop below $225k at any time, Cannot drop below Cult status at any time). So, I don't want to have a huge month financially now, and then have Fritz tell me I can't drop below that amount for the rest of the year. It will be interesting to see what I'm up against when the new owner goals come out. My only existing "Block" extends for another year still - I can't sign any wrestler with a grade of less than C- in Resilience. Of course, the huge "death block" for WCCW is if Fritz tells me I can't sign or re-sign anyone with a drug problem. That would mean everyone eventually leaves except Bob Backlund, pretty much.

-I've been tossing around the idea of splitting off a "minor brand" that runs weekly 30 minute "B" shows, focusing on one region of the country. (TEW allows WWE-style "brand splits"). It would have maybe 7 or 8 cheap young workers, and 1 or 2 over the hill veterans that have some overness in whatever region I pick. The shows wouldn't have to be good to increase popularity in the region, and could possibly even make money. Once that "B Crew" bumped popularity in that region as far as they could, say to 45-50%, they move on to another region and do the same thing. I might try that out this month.

molson

08-19-2007, 07:55 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of Februrary, 1984

-World Heavyweight Champion - 84.7% Prestige (Up from 83.7% Last Month)
Main Event Title
Bob Backlund (Newly Crowned)

-Television Champion - 61.0% Prestige (up from 59.5% last month)
Midcard Title
Kevin Von Erich - 4 Title Defenses, 7-week reign

-World Tag Team Champions - 63.0% Prestige (Up from 61.6% Last Month)
Midcard Title
The Sheepherders (Newly Crowned)

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
David, Kevin, and Kerry Von Erich - 1 title defense, 1 month-reign

-There's two potential new championships on the horizon. First, would be a Cruiserweight Title, operating as a lower-card championship. It would have a maximum weight limit of "lightweight" or lower, and would be contested by guys in the midcard or lower. On my roster, that would include: Steve Armstrong, Tommy Rodgers, Ricky Morton, Owen Hart, Buddy Landell, Brian Adias, and Villanos IV and V.

-And if I go ahead with my "minor brand" idea, I'll give that group their own top championship (either the "WCCW Mexican Heavyweight Champion", or the "WCCW Northwest heavyweight Champion", or whatever).

molson

08-19-2007, 11:20 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF FEBRUARY, 1984

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Backlund/Hayes v. David; recently evolved, now based on Zybszco/Orndorff feud in Georgia, (David, Backlund, Hayes, Fritz; September)
2. Villano III mask challenge; (Villano III, Kerry, Tiger Mask; October)
3. Piper v. Adonis (Adonis, Piper; December)
4. Koloff/Malenko v. Morton (Malenko, Koloff, Morton, Russell; February)
5. Tag Team Title feud; (Koko, Eaton, The Sheepherders; January)
5. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts, now evolved to include Mike/Garvin/Mercer; August)

-Lower Midcarders or higher without current storylines: Ted Dibiase, Chris Adams, The Great Kabuki, Iceman Parsons, King Kong Bundy, Buddy Landell, Doug Sommers, Frank Dusek, Brian Adias.

-The Hayes/Backlund/David storyline is back where it belongs, on top as WCCW's hottest angle. It's been going on, under one form or another, for 6 months.

-It's still not the longest feud though - The Kevin/Buddy feud, which now involves Mike, and is soon to involve Garvin as well, has been going on since August (7 months total).

-I'll probably wait for the all of the above angles to end before a change the company's direction (and start some new ones). "The Von Erichs Implode" will be a possibility at that point.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Sun)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 2nd Sat)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Sun)

-With Brody and Funk gone, the conflicts are down to just 3. And since the only Saturday night conflict this month will be Gary Hart in week 2, I'm going to run my big monthly event "Last Man Standing", on the last Saturday of the month.

-The conflict issues are much less than the dynasty began. At the moment, WCCW is viewed as the 3rd most prestigious promotion in the world, behind only the WWF and Mid-Atlantic (I've recently surpassed All-Japan).

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-Rhese are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

Al Perez
Bill Mercer
Brian Adias
The Sheepherders
David Manning
Doug Somers
David Von Erich
Frank Dusek
Fritz Von Erich
Iceman Parsons
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
Mike Von Erich
Nikita Koloff
Owen Hart
Precious
Steve Armstrong
Sunshine
Ted Dibiase
The Great Kabuki
Tommy Rodgers
Villano IV
Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Bobby Eaton is unhappy about his push
-Chris Adams is unhappy about the number of shows he hasn't be used on
-Doug Sommers in unhappy about the number of shows he hasn't been used on
-Ricky Morton is unhappy about his push
-Steve Armstrong is unhappy about his push

-Bobby Eaton is now looking for a main event push. I don't see him as anywhere close to that, so he might stay disgruntled for a while.

-Kevin and Kerry, who were unhappy with the backstage atmosphere last month, seem to be in a better mood now.

-Bill Mercer is also happier. He's still only scheduled to work half the shows (it's possible I accidentally left him in for a TV taping or two)
-This is the first time I've seen the "backstage atmosphere" complaint that Kerry and Kevin are giving - I wonder if this has something to do with them showing up for shows late, and Kerry's suspension, or if it's just a product of so many people being pissed off.

-Ricky Morton's been unhappy for a while now, but I'm not going to push him above the midcard. Same with Steve Armstrong, who I'm not going to push beyond lower midcard. My understanding that morale can effect both performance, and willingness to resign - so if I have to make cuts, those guys will get a good look.

molson

08-20-2007, 09:02 PM

ROSTER, END OF FEBRUARY, 1984.

MAIN EVENTERS

Roddy Piper
Ted Dibiase
Bob Backlund
David Von Erich
Adrian Adonis
Tiger Mask

-Brody and Funk are gone, Hayes is demoted from the group (largely as a result of a numbers game, hopefully he'll be back soon). Tiger Mask and Adonis get promoted.

-I'm losing patience with Piper, but with all the money I'm putting into him, and the solid match he had with Adonis in Mexico, he gets at least another month. Adonis started as a main eventer, and now, after 6 or 7 months, he's back. He's been a consistent performer all along - hopefully this feud with Piper launches both of them.

-Will all the glowing reviews I've given Villano III, Tiger Mask actually gets the main event push first. The two are very similar, but Tiger Mask is a little more explosive, exciting, he's flashier, and he's a little more over in the US as whole.

-It's hard to believe David's run in the first year of the dynasty cost me only $1,000/show. That's less than I pay Precious, Ricky Morton, Arman Hussein, or Buddy Landell. Unfortunately, that sweet contract is up this month. It'll be interesting to see what kind of raise David will want.

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Chris Adams
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Villano III
Buddy Roberts
Michael Hayes
Bobby Eaton
Koko B. Ware

-Adonis and Tiger Mask got promoted up from this group, while Hayes was promoted down. Ware and Eaton get promoted up from the midcard.

-Eaton actually wants to be a main eventer, and my booking team agrees. I don't quite see it quite yet, but it's good to see him impressing everyone so much.

-Chris Adams is at a career crossroads of sorts after being dumped by Hart. Hopefully he clicks with his new manager. His contract is up this month also. I plan to re-sign him unless his demands are ridiculous.

MIDCARDERS

Jim Garvin
The Great Kabuki
Ricky Morton
The Sheepherders
Iceman Parsons
King Kong Bundy
Buddy Landell

-Koko and Eaton were promoted up from this group, everyone else remains the same as last month.

-Kabuki's in an interesting position. He's a former main event heel, now pushed all the way down to the midcard. On top of that, he was subject to a face turn, with the intention that he'd be phased out. Then all of the sudden, he has a very impressive few weeks in January. At 39 years old, he's still a question mark, but he'll be given a chance to show what he has left.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Brian Adias
Nikita Koloff
Frank Dusek
Mike Von Erich
Tommy Rodgers

-Tommy Rodgers moves up to the lower midcard, Doug Sommers is bumped down.

-Rodgers didn't necessarily do anything to deserve the promotion, but I needed another face up here, and he has some promise.

-Nikita Koloff is getting a pretty good push right now alongside Boris Malenko, and he could easily be in the midcard. There's just don't see him bumping any of the current midcard heels just yet.

OPENERS

Super Kendo
Al Perez
Doug Sommers
Villano V

-I've decided to fire Scott Armstrong. He was OK for an 18-year old, but I'm not going to have anybody that low on the roster constantly bitching. He finishes his (first?) WCCW run with a record of 2-7.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Owen Hart
Villano IV

-Same two guys as last month. Owen is clearly the bottom guy on the WCCW totem pole right now, but he's already shown some modest improvement.

OTHERS

Skandor Akbar
Gary Hart
Arman Hussein
Precious
Boris Malenko
Sunshine
Bill Mercer
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich

-Same group as last month minus Harry Frehley, whose I contract I let expired.

-We could still use another road agent, and perhaps a face manager, so I sent some negotiation requests out to some candidates.

molson

08-20-2007, 10:23 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, March 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,676. Ticket prices: $4 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Al Perez defeats Steve Armstrong in 6:13 by submission. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ringo Mendoza drew with Frank Dusek in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C)

-Non-title match
The Sheepherders defeat Owen Hart & Tommy Rodgers in 5:29 when Miller pinned Hart. (C-). Miller seemed off his game. After the match, Skandor Akbar hyped his team - the new WCCW World Tag Team Champions. Akbar says that while Gary Hart is getting all the attention lately, Akbar has the gold to prove he's the top manager in WCCW. (C)

-Iceman Parsons hyped his upcoming match with Nikita Koloff, promising to "bring the big Russian back to earth". (C-)

-Nikita Koloff defeats Iceman Parsons in 8:43 by pinfall. (C+) Right before the end of the match, Boris Malenko lit his victory cigar. After the match, Malenko celebrated in the ring with Koloff. (C)

-Adrian Adonis comes to the ring, where his "Bachelor Pad" talk show set is being set up. He grabs a mic and talks about Roddy Piper, how the timekeeper's clock at Mexican Invasion must have been on "Mexican Time", since there's no way Piper can hang with Adonis for 15 minutes. Adonis says he's not done with Piper yet, and won't rest until he pins him in the middle of the ring. (C-). After the set is setup, Adonis says that tonight, he's scooping Piper's Pit again, because he has the man in the middle of the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Controversy - Bob Backlund comes to the ring. Adonis asks Backlund the question - will he surrender the title to Michael Hayes? Backlund says he intended to hand the belt over that night. But when the referee handed him the belt, he remembered what it was like to feel like a champion. He points out that there's only been a couple of months over the last 6 years that he hasn't been a world champion. Suddenly, Michael Hayes hits the ring, and demands an explanation. He keeps yelling "we had a deal!". The argument escalates, with Adonis trying to play peacemaker. The segment ends with no resolution. (B-)

-Chris Adams hyped his upcoming match with Tiger Mask, as well as his "free agency" and search for a new manager. Adams claims he's had offers form managers all over the world. (B-)

-Tiger Mask defeated Chris Adams in 11:33 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Tiger Mask grabbed a mic and demanded a rematch with Villano III. Tiger Mask said that to get such a rematch, he'd put his own mask on the line as well - it would be mask v. mask. (B)

-David Von Erich came to the ring and hyped his title rematch against Bob Backlund tonight. He says it's been a long week since he lost the world title. He says that he's glad Backlund decided not to give the belt to Hayes, because he wants to regain it tonight. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Bob Backlund drew with David Von Erich in 30:00 when the time limit expired. (B). Backlund makes his first defense of the title. At one point, David appeared to have the match won with an Iron Claw, but Michael Hayes helped Backlund reach the ropes. The match suffered because of a lack of selling. After the match, Hayes entered the ring, and berated Backlund more. He tells Backlund that he just saved the title for him, and demands he make good on his promise to hand over the title. Backlund appears ready to attack Hayes, but then Hayes says he's going to sue Backlund for every penny he has, telling him that if he has the guts to show up at the tv taping tomorrow night, he'll be served a subpoena.

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-Strong show to start the month, but I just can't get passed the B- rating lately.

-It seems like my angles either end right when they're getting started (Brody/Funk), or drag on forever (Hayes/Backlund/David). At least we're unpredictable.

-At this point, even a time limit draw with Backlund is a moral victory for David. Odd though, that tonight's match had the same rating that the Mexican Invasion show. I gave them free reign to "call the match on the fly", and it appears that hurt the quality somewhat.

-I knew Tiger Mask/Chris Adams would be good, but I was psyched that both guys' promo reached at least B-.

-This was Steve Armstrong's last show with us, so he does the job to Al Perez.

molson

08-20-2007, 10:32 PM

NEWS

-Bob Backlund is understandably exhausted after the last show. Unfortunately, I've advertised him v. David again for the TV taping tomorrow night. That match will be shorter than tonights.

-One of the longest reigning champions was dethroned, as Kevin Sullivan defeated Randy Savage for the ICW Heavyweight Title. Savage had held the title for over 2 years. It's too bad he's still stuck in his father's promotion (which only runs monthly shows).

molson

08-22-2007, 09:39 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, March 1984
Lubbock, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Gran Markus Jr. defeats Owen Hart in 5:56 by pinfall after using the ropes for leverage. (D+). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Jack Roberts defeats Al Perez in 6:38 by pinfall. (C-) Perez was exhausted by the end of the match. After the match, Lance Russell interviewed Buddy Roberts about the "mystery attack" on Mike Von Erich last week. Roberts calls the attack "awful", and he says he can't believe people are blaming him for hit. Roberts calls Mike "a great kid with a great future". (D+)

-Lance Russell interviews Mike Von Erich in the ring as the show opens. Mike says he doesn't know who attacked him last week. He was in the locker room, and the next thing he knows, he's coming to and has a big headache. He says he wasn't seriously injured, and will be back in action tonight. Mike says he doesn't know whether Roberts has been sincere the last few weeks with his apologies, and he doesn't care. He's just focussed on winning matches. (D)

-Mike Von Erich defeats Super Kendo in 4:47 by submission. (D) The two showed poor chemistry.

-The announcers showed highlights of the David/Backlund match at Mexican Invasion, and announced that Backlund is the new world champion. They also showed clips of Adonis' "Bachelor Pad" segment at last night's show, where Backlund refused to hand the belt over to Hayes, going against their agreement (B+)

-The Great Kabuki defeats Frank Dusek in 9:10 by pinfall. (C). The announcers briefly mention that nobody has seen Brusier Brody since Kabuki sprayed him with the green mist at Mexican Invasion.

-Backstage, road agents and paramedics are seen attending to Mike Von Erich, who has apparently been attacked for the second straight week. (D-)

-Back at the announcer's table, Lance Russell conducts a telephone interview with Bobby Eaton. Russell announces that The Sheepherders won the tag team titles at Mexican Invasion. Eaton says he and Koko aren't making any excuses for the loss, but that as a result of the match, and the attacks the week before, both he and Ware have been injured. Eaton says he expects to be back in a couple of weeks, but that Ware may be out longer. Eaton says that as soon as they're back at 100%, they'll get their titles back (C)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders defeat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Landell in 9:53 when Miller pinned Parsons. The Sheepherders make their first title defense. (C+). Parsons was off his game.

-Piper's Pit
To start the segment, Piper mocks both Michael Hayes and Bob Backlund. (B-) He then invites both out as his guests on this week's show. Hayes says last night, he promised a lawsuit, but tonight, he wants to make another appeal to Backlund to do the right thing, man to man. Hayes talks about how Backlund has always been a man on integrity, that he held the WWF Title for 5 years with great honor, everyone looked up to him. Here in WCCW, continued Hayes, while Backlund has shown a new intensity, a new focus, he's still an honorable man. And honorable men keep their word. Hayes demands that Backlund "Be a man of his word", and hand over the belt. (C+) Backlund seems personally affected by Hayes' speech. He removes the belt, and stares at it. For a second, the crowd seems to sense that Backlund might strike Hayes with the belt, but instead, he hands it over to Hayes. (C+). Hayes celebrates with the title as if he won it in a match. (B). Piper looks disgusted. Backlund sadly wanders away, while Hayes continues to celebrate - Jimmy Garvin and Precious come out to celebrate with him.

-Villano III, King Kong Bundy, & Brian Adias defeat Tiger Mask, Ricky Morton, & Tommy Rogers in 13:56 when Villano III pinned Tiger Mask. (C+). During the match, Adias attempted his now-standard "brass knuckle" attack on Tiger Mask, but Tiger Mask was able to elude it. After the match, Gary Hart says that he heard Tiger Mask's "foolish" challenge to a mask v. mask match with Villano III. Hart says that Villano III accepts, and that the match will take place soon. (B-)

-David Von Erich defeats Bob Backlund in 12:42 by pinfall. (B+). This match had been scheduled to be a world title match, but Backlund came out without the belt since he handed it over to Hayes earlier in the show. David finally gets a win over Backlund, but loses out on the title shot.

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our national popularity).

THOUGHTS

-I definitely know how to run a B- show with this group, that's our 4th in a row. That's a good rating for now, that's easily good enough to improve across the country, but eventually, I need to score a consistent B+/A- to get up to national level.

-In probably one of the biggest moments in history of our tv show, Bob Backlund hands over the belt to Michael Hayes on Piper's Pit. Hayes appears to be the new WCCW World Champion, and Backlund hints at a possible face turn. A lot of possible ways to go from here.

-I was really worried about Backlund in tonight's match, considering he was exhausted after going 30 minutes last night, but he and David had a great match - even better than the match last night, or the one at Mexican Invasion.

-I was happy to get C+ ratings in the tag match and six-man tag match. I've gone back and forth on tag team usage. On the one hand, those matches are way more expensive, and they they're ratings aren't as good. On the other hand, it's a good way to increase the popularity and momentum of a bunch of guys all at once. A guy like Adias isn't going to be in a lot of C+ matches on his own, but to be a part of one with other guys can help him just as much.

-I decided Brody's just going to go away - tonight was the last mention of him in WCCW, and it was only in passing. I can't use him on tv anyway, with the injury, and his contract is up soon.

molson

08-22-2007, 10:49 PM

NEWS

-Gran Markus is the last guy to complete the loan contracts we made for Mexican Invasion, he's gone.

-Bob Backlund and Buddy Landell are exhausted after the last show.

-The TV show gets a 0.54 rating. That's the same as last week, which was our high rating since getting the national deal. The upward rating trend might create a difficult decision - do I go dark again for a few weeks in April and try to negotiate a better slot somewhere else?

-It's been an eventual few weeks for Bob Backlund. After winning (and then giving away) the WCCW World Title, he has now also defeated David Schultz to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Schultz managed 20 title defenses, and a 3 month reign.

-I sign retired British wrestler JR Foley for 9 months and $1,350/show. I had never heard of this guy, but was in the market for another road agent, and Foley is strong in the stats important for a Road Agent. He's also British, and was an accomplished manager in Calgary Stampede, so he'd be a good fit for our future British stable. He'll share road agent duties with Bronco Lubich (RIP). I'm rejected by a few other guys who I approached for this kind of role: Pat Patterson, Grizzly Smith.

-I'm also rejected by Randy Savage (I just took a random shot), and Kamala, who I would have used to replace Brody in Hart's stable. He says I'm not big enough. So like Dick Murdoch, I guess he's just going to stay happily unemployed until someone reaches national level and can offer them written deals.

-I do sign Jose Lothario, who will basically replace Steve Armstrong as a babyface jobber. Jose hasn't wrestled for anyone since his contract with us expired 8 months ago. He's still a good all-around guy who's in decent physical shape for his age, and he still has decent overness in Texas. So his role will to be to put over our up-and-coming heels, and hopefully teach them something in the process. He's a little more expensive than I'd like ($1,250/show), but that seems to be the going rate now for someone of his talent.

-Georgia Championship Wrestling does some major "spring cleaning", cutting 7 from the roster. Among them is Road Warrior Hawk (but not Animal). I request negotiations with both. I'm not sure how well their act would work in WCCW, but a feud with The Sheepherders could have some potential, as an "old v. new" deal.

-Interesting news to end the week - Terry Gordy is willing to talk again. And early indications are that he'll be a bargain - around $1,400/show, (though he's only willing to sign for 3 months). I try to offer him more months, and he cut off negotiations for the day (but he'll be back tomorrow, after the next show). I'll pay him what he wants, and it appears he'll be back. (The last time Gordy was with us, he had a monster heel run, lost a title unification match with David, turned on Hayes, and then lost a "loser leaves WCCW match" with Hayes, who assumed control of the Freebirds) Michael Hayes' life is about to get even more complicated.

-I negotiate with Dr. Death Steve Williams for a role as a lower card face, but he wants $1,225/show, which is too much for where he is at this point as a wrestler.

molson

08-24-2007, 10:13 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, March 1984
St. Joseph, MO (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 1,717. Ticket prices: default
Actual Attendance: 1,758

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Jose Lothario, who is tonight making his return to WCCW. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Nikita Koloff defeats Jose Lothario in 9:56 by pinfall. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
King Kong Bundy defeats Tommy Rodgers in 3:50 by pinfall. (C)

-The new WCCW World Heavyweight Champion, Michael Hayes comes to the ring, showing off his new belt to the crowd. He grabs a mic, tells them that success in wrestling isn't all headlocks and body slams - it's intelligence too. And Hayes says that his brain is mostly responsible for his new title. Hayes also says that his intelligence will also help him retain the title. Unlike "moron" champions like David Von Erich, Hayes says he'll only defend the title once every 30 days, the minimum required under WCCW bylaws. Hayes says he's handpicked his first challenger, and he will defend the title tonight - against Owen Hart. (C-). Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring. He says he'll deal with Hayes in a second, but first, he announces a 10-man battle royal to take place tonight. The winner will get a shot at Kevin Von Erich's TV title tomorrow night at the TV Taping. (D+). Fritz then directs his attention towards Hayes. Fritz says that personally, he feels the way Hayes won the title is "crap". Further, Hayes is the first champion in the history of WCCW who didn't earn his title with a pinfall or submission. Fritz says that the WCCW board of directors has called an emergency meeting for tonight, the results of which will be announced at the TV taping tomorrow. But for now, Fritz says he's not allowing any title defenses. Hayes' match with Owen Hart will be non-title. (C+)

-Non-title match
Michael Hayes defeats Owen Hart in 6:39 by pinfall. (C-)

-Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich come to the ring to hype their Six-Man Tag Team Title defense tonight against Gary Hart's stable: King Kong Bundy, Brian Adias, and Villano III. They also say that Mike suffered a concussion as a result of the "mystery" attack last week, and he'll be out of action for a few weeks. (C-)

-Iceman Parsons came to the ring and hyped his upcoming match with Ted Dibiase. (C)

-Ted Dibiase defeats Iceman Parsons in 9:42 by pinfall. (C+) After the match, Ted Dibiase cuts a promo, bragging about his dominance thus far in WCCW. Arman Hussein is by his side. (B-)

-10-Man Battle Royal
-Winner gets TV title shot
Jimmy Garvin wins the Battle Royal in 10:31. The last 3 men were Garvin, Ricky Morton, and Buddy Roberts. The 2 members of the Freebirds initially tried to double-team Morton, but an argument between them allowed Morton to eliminate Roberts. Other participants in the match were King Kong Bundy, Super Kendo, Chris Adams, Brian Adias, Buddy Landell, Tommy Rodgers, and Iceman Parsons. (C-). After the match, Jimmy Garvin celebrates in the ring. (D)

-Sunshine comes to the ring with a T-shirt gun, shooting souveinirs into the crowd. (C-)

-Gary Hart's stable comes to the ring for their title shot. Before the match, Gary Hart announces that the contracts have been signed, Villano III will face Tiger Mask in a mask v. mask match at WCCW's Last Man Standing show at the end of the month. (C-)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship
The Von Erichs defeat Brian Adias, King Kong Bundy, and Villano III in 24:54 when David pinned Adias. The Von Erichs make their 2nd defense of their titles. Bundy and Adias were exhausted by the end of the match. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: C

THOUGHTS

-Pretty bad show, but at least we were in the midwest, so our popularity might still have a modest increase there. Nothing really bombed, but we didn't have any really good segments. The highest rated thing on the whole show was Dibiase's promo. But hopefully the show gave our some guys on our roster the chance to increase their overness in the midwest.

-The biggest isssue with the midwest for us is that even though over popularity there is gaining on our Texas popularity, the Von Erichs still aren't really a big deal there (except for David), as evidenced by their C- promo there tonight. And tonight's show was further handicapped by the fact that our most popular guys in the midwest weren't featured (Backlund, Adonis, Eaton, Ware).

-For a brief time, I considered having Hayes defend the title against Hart, and have David actually cost Hayes the title. One angle I've never seen in wrestling is the "out of his league fluke world champion" (I don't count Vince Russo), and aftermath where the entire roster is scrambling for that first title shot. But here, I've gone with a more sensible solution that will be announced at the TV taping.

molson

08-24-2007, 10:24 PM

NEWS

-The TV taping tomorrow night will be the 100th show I've booked since the dynasty started. And I'm two game weeks away from completing one year in game time. I'm still into it, and don't see the dynasty ending anytime soon. I'm pretty determined to get into 1985 (when PPVs become available), get to national status, and eventually have an all-out war with the survivor of the "Death of the Territories" era, whether it be the WWF, AWA, Georgia, or Mid-Atlantic.

-King Kong Bundy is exhausted after the last show. The big man doesn't have great stamina anyway, and his work schedule between the 4 companies he works for is ridiculous. He wrestled 18 matches in February, and 6 so far in the first 8 days of Match.

-It's official, Terry Gordy is back in WCCW. He signs for an incredibly reasonable $1,475/show, but only for 3 months. Storyline-wise, he lost a "loser leaves WCCW for 6 months" match 8 months ago, so he can jump right back into the ring. The obvious thing to do is bring him in as a face and have him feud with Hayes. But it's also tempting to finally run a "proper" Von Erichs v. Freebirds storyline (which had previously been cut short).

Senator

08-24-2007, 10:38 PM

Baby Huey is BACK!

a "proper" Von Erichs v. Freebirds storyline - that would be cool.

David would have been dead a month now IRL, it is cool seeing would would have been.

hoosierdude

08-24-2007, 11:47 PM

Truly enjoying this Molson. Please continue. :)

Having watched the Von Erichs on TV then thru cable, (sighs.. I hate you WWE) it was fantastic to read this and enjoy.

Also very very close to what I watched those years ago!

THANKS.

molson

08-26-2007, 09:59 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, March 1984
Austin, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This is the 100th WCCW show since the dynasty started

-Pre Show Dark Match
Tommy Rodgers defeated Al Perez in 5:09 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Lance Russell interviewed Rodgers about the match, and his future in WCCW. (D-)

-Pre Show Dark Match
Buddy Landell defeats Villano IV in 7:13 by submission. (B-). The two showed great chemistry.

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring to a great ovation. The announcers recap the recent WCCW World Championship controversy. Fritz says that the WCCW board of directors met late into the night, and have reached a decision. He says that the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship is relatively new, so they couldn't work from precedent, rather, they had to create precedent. They decided that the WCCW Heavyweight Title will never be a commodity to be bought and sold. Therefore, the championship is hearby declared vacant. Technically, explains Fritz, their decision is retroactive to the moment Backlund surrendered the title - therefore, Hayes will not be recognized as a former world champion. (B)

-An enraged Hayes storms to the ring to confront Fritz, yelling every insult in the book. Finally, he says that while Fritz can do whatever he wants with the "meaningless" WCCW record books, he will NEVER surrender the title belt itself. He then leaves the ring, still retaining possession of the belt. (B)

-Before he can get back to the locker room, a returning Terry Gordy suddenly steps into his path. Hayes looks shocked. Gordy appears to be demanding that Hayes hand the belt over. Instead, a panicked Hayes tries to strike Gordy with the belt. Gordy ducks, and kicks Hayes in the gut. The two are separated by road agents and security before it can get any more physical, but Gordy ends up with the title belt, and Hayes retreats to the locker room. Gordy then goes to the ring, hands Fritz the belt, and leaves the ringside area without another world (B-)

-Fritz grins, but doesn't otherwise acknowledge what he just saw. Then, he announces that the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship will be awarded to the winner of the 2nd annual King of Texas Wrestling Tournament, to be held at the end of next month. He says that the tournament will be even bigger than last years, as it will include 12 competitors, with 4 men receiving first round byes. He says that 3 of the 4 byes will be awarded to the 3 men at the center of the title controversy - Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, and David Von Erich. He says the 4th bye will be awarded at this month's inaugural Last Man Standing event. More details will be announced shortly. (B+)

-The Sheepherders come to the ring for their match, wearing casts, bandages, and using crutches. They are mocking the injuries of Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton. (B-)

-Non-Title Match
The Sheepherders defeat Owen Hart and Jose Lothario in in 6:58 when Miller pinned Hart. (C-)

-The Great Kabuki defeats Brian Adias in 7:48 by pinfall. (C+)

-Lance Russell interviews Terry Gordy backstage, asking him why he's here tonight. Gordy says he has re-signed with WCCW, as the 6-month stipulation from the match with Hayes has ended. He says he hadn't planned on making an apperance tonight, but he was annoyed by Hayes' whining and decided to do something about it. (C+)

-A video is played hyping Nikita Koloff, Boris Malenko, and Malenko's victory cigar shtick. (C)

-Nikita Koloff drew with Ricky Morton in 10:20 by double countout. (B). Malenko never had the chance to light his "victory cigar" during the match.

-Jimmy Garvin hypes his upcoming TV title shot against Kevin Von Erich - a shot he earned by winning the battle royal last night. He says that the "moron" Von Erichs are paranoid, blaming Buddy Roberts for the recent attacks on Mike Von Erich despite Robert's insistence that he had nothing to do with it. Garvin then claims that he is responsible for taking out Mike, and frankly, is tired of Roberts getting the credit for it. (D+)

-Ted Dibiase defeats Iceman Parsons in in 9:44 by submission. (B+)

-WCCW TV Title Match
-TV Time remaining (not the standard 15:00 time limit)
Kevin Von Erich defeats Jimmy Garvin in 17:14 by submission to make his 5th defense of the TV title. The two showed great chemistry. Kevin showed extra aggressiveness (and recklessness) after Garvin's earlier announcement that he was responsible for the attack on Mike. The announcers speculate that Garvin was perhaps trying to throw off Kevin's concentration.

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our overall popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-A great beginning and ending to this show, but the middle kept us at a B-. Still, that'll help our popularity.

-So the world title situation is now half Zbysko/Orndorff/Georgia and half Andre/Hogan/Wrestlemania IV. I have no idea who's going to end up the world champion, but I have decided that "Last Man Standing" at the end of the month will be another gimmick event - we're going to rip off the Battle Bowl/Lethal Lottery concept from WCW. In our version, there will be 5 tag team matches, with "random" pairings. The 5 winning teams take part in a 10-man battle royal at the end of the night - the winner will be the "Last Man Standing", and in this case, will get a first round bye in the world title tournament.

-I'm a fan of the theme/gimmick events, since they help to distinguish the big monthly shows. As our first year winds down, we've established 4 annual "tournament titles" - King of Texas Wrestling, Royal Rumble, King of the Texas Deathmatch, and Last Man Standing. The inaugural winners so far are David Von Erich, Manny Fernandez, and Bruiser Brody, respectively.

-Dibaise and Parsons had a great match - best match ever for Parsons.

-I'm not really a huge fan of the Roberts/Mike/Garvin angle, it started months ago and isn't very compelling. There's a good chance it disappears and is somehow merged with whatever happens with Gordy/Hayes and the Von Erichs.

-Koloff has his best-ever match, with Ricky Morton (and the only other time Morton scored a "B" was with Bob Backlund). It's a good sign, since these two are in the start of a feud.

-Buddy Landell and Villano IV really surprised on the pre-show, delivering a "B" match. Villano IV is still only 18 - he might have as bright a future as Villano III.

molson

08-26-2007, 10:44 PM

NEWS

-I installed the latest patch before the last show. If anyone else is playing TEW, they hide the new patches in the "Tech Support" forum on the site since they're considered "temporary". They've installed about 5 or 6 versions of the latest temporary patch over the last 3 or 4 months, sill no official release. But apparently, they've tweaked things some things in the AI.

-I had requested negotiations with Jushin Liger for our upcoming cruiserweight division, but he rejects me and signs with All Japan.

-Kerry Von Erich was late for the last show. This is hardly the first offense, so I suspend him for a week.

-The TV show gets a 0.51 rating. That's lower than the last 3 weeks, but still strong.

-The Road Warriors are coming to World Class. Animal signs for $1,300/show, Hawk for $1,025. Both of them are pretty bad wrestlers at this point, but they already have very high "entertainment" ratings. I'll probably start them off in a face run against The Sheepherders.

-One of the biggest stars in the world, Harley Race, suffered a serious arm injury and will be out of action for a year. I just recently imported all of the "default file" injuries into my current game. I don't know if that will have the effect of increasing injuries in the game, but that's what I'm hoping for.

-Ivan Koloff won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Dusty Rhodes. The same night, Jay Youngblood wins the United States Championship from Greg Valentine.

-Superstar Billy Graham failed a steroid test with the WWF.

molson

08-28-2007, 08:04 PM

NEWS

-Chris Adams has been a nice project for us at a bargain price of $500/show. His contract is up soon, and I've requested negotiations. Now, he wants $1,900/show. This is an extremely difficult decision. He's not worth that money, but he's still a good, well-rounded worker who has room to improve. And beyond that, he's a core WCCW guy - I do want to keep as much as the original roster that I can. So I bite the bullet, and offer the $1,900, and then he decides he wants even more. I push the offer up to $1,950, still no deal, and Adams cuts of negotiations until tomorrow.

-I also talk with Sunshine, who wants a raise from $900/show to $1,300/show. I decide to just let her contract run out in a cost-cutting move. She'll be around for 2 more weeks. Sunshine in an OK performer outside of the ring, but I haven't had any angles for her since the Adams/Parsons split, and now, she's just hanging around David Von Erich as his valet. In the future, we'll stick to male managers, and perhaps start a women's wrestling division down the road.

-I've set the Road Warriors as midcard babyfaces. Their face rating is abysmal, but with so little in the tag team division, and with the heel Sheepherders already on the roster, it makes sense to start them out as faces, and save the heel turn for down the road.

molson

08-29-2007, 08:03 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, March 1984
Gainesville, FL (Tiny Venue - Southeast)
Expected Attendance: 791 Ticket prices: $1 less than default
Actual Attendance: 885

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Jose Lothario drew with Doug Somers in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (D+). Somers was limited by his continuing migrane issue. Before the match, lord Alfred Hayes interviewed both Lothario (E+), and Somers (E).

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Al Perez about his upcoming match on the main show with Terry Gordy. (D+)

-Terry Gordy defeated Al Perez in 6:24 by submission. (C). After the match, Gordy cut a promo about his return to WCCW. He also expresses some disgust about the current state of the Freebirds. He says that if Jimmy Garvin and Buddy Roberts knew what was good for them, they might just leave Michael Hayes and reform the Freebirds with Gordy (C+)

-Ricky Morton hyped his upcoming match with Bob Backlund. (C) Bob Backlund cut a promo as well. He says regrets selling the world title to Hayes, and that when he wins the title again at the King of Texas Wrestling show, no living soul will ever be able to pry it away from him.

-Bob Backlund defeated Ricky Morton in 14:35 by submission. (B-)

-Buddy Roberts comes to the ring for his scheduled match, and again apologizes for the injury that Mike Von Erich suffered a few months back, and also expresses disgust at the recent attacks on Mike. (C)

-Roddy Piper defeats Buddy Roberts in 10:59 by submission. (B+). Roberts was doing his "disingenuous babyface" shtick during the match, but neither Piper nor the fans were buying it. After the match, Bill Mercer comes to the ring to attempt to interview Piper, he also announces that a Piper v. Adonis match has been signed to the Last Man Standing event. (D+). Piper tells Mercer he doesn't need any help with the interview, and kicks him out of the ring. Then he cuts a promo of his own, running down Adonis. (C)

-David & Kevin Von Erich hyped their upcoming tag team match against Bundy & Adias. (D+)

-David & Kevin Von Erich defeat King Kong Bundy & Brian Adias in 9:16 when David pinned Adias. (C+)

-Tiger Mask came to the ring and hyped his main event match tonight, as well as his mask v. mask match at Last Man Standing against Villano III. (C-)

-Tiger Mask defeated Michael Hayes in 14:41 by DQ when Hayes turned Tiger Mask's mask around and hit him with a chair. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-A very solid show in the southeast region. We used more big stars than I wanted to, and the show was a big financial loss, I'm sure, but it'll be another small step forward in Southeast popularity.

-This was Tiger Mask's first ever main event slot for us in the U.S., and he delivers with a B+ in an odd pairing with Michael Hayes.

-It was pretty shocking to see a D+ promo from David and Kevin. David's pretty popular in the southeast now, after I've used him in so many main event matches here, but Kevin is still pretty unknown, so I guess that brought the rating down.

-In Piper's 10th match with us, he reaches B+ for only the second time. The southeast is one of Piper's 3 or 4 top regions (unfortunately, Texas still isn't in that list)

molson

08-29-2007, 08:17 PM

NEWS

-The Chris Adams negotiations pick up again. I go all the way up to $2,100/show. Still no deal. So Chris Adams calls off negotiations again, until tomorrow, which will be the last chance. Right now, I'm leaning towards not making any more offers. Adams is also currently wrestling for two other Cult-sized promotions, New Japan and Georgia, so apparently he feels he has leverage.

-I also negotiate with Jim Garvin, who's contract is up in a few months. He wants approximately $1,540/show a raise from $800/show. Garvin's stature has really fallen in the last 6 months or so, so this seems like an easy opportunity to cut back on our roster, which has needed trimming forever. So I call off negotiations, and will let his contract expire in about 2 weeks. This is also bad news for Garvin's valet Precious, who's contract is up in 41 days. I'll let that run out as well.

-I hate to see two core WCCW guys like Adams and Garvin go, but there's a chance that like Gordy, they'll be back some day. So almost 1 year into the dynasty, with those guys on the way out, I'll be down to 13 wrestlers who were with me when the dynasty started (including Lothario and Gordy, who left and then were brought back). Not surprisingly, more than half of those 13 are either Von Erichs or Freebirds.

-The biggest contract negotiation comes after the next show, when I have talks scheduled with David Von Erich, who's deal is up in a few weeks. I'll pay him whatever he wants (though it would be something if Fritz capped out the offer), I'm just dreading what that amount might be. Currently, he's making a ridiculously low $1,000/show - that makes him our 28th highest paid employee (there's only 21 people making less than him).

-Worker cost inflation has gone up a ton in the last year - it'll be interesting to see how that dynamic plays out going forward.

molson

08-29-2007, 08:28 PM

NEWS

-One thing I haven't paid attention too much is the ratings that reflect the state of the wrestling business and economy in various regions. So just for reference purposes, here they are as of March, 1984:

-USA
Economy: B (And Falling)
Wrestling Industry: C (And Falling)

-Canada
Economy: E+ (And Rising)
Wrestling Industry: D- (And Falling)

-Mexico
Economy: E (And Falling)
Wrestling Industry: B+ (And Falling)

-UK
Economy: C- (And Falling)
Wrestling Industry: C- (And Falling)

-Japan
Economy: C (And Falling)
Wrestling Industry: C (And Falling)

-Europe
Economy: C- (And Rising)
Wrestling Industry: D (And Rising)

molson

09-01-2007, 04:48 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 3, March 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,352; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Kerry Von Erich is still suspended, and will not take part in this show.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors defeat Frank Dusek & Doug Sommers in 8:35 when Animal pinned Sommers. (D+). Animal seemed off his game. Sommers was limited by his nagging migraine issue. After the match, Lance Russell interviewed the debuting Road Warriors (D).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
King Kong Bundy defeated Owen Hart in 2:18 by pinfall. (C). The two showed poor chemistry.

-Fritz Von Erich came to the ring. He hypes the Last Man Standing event to take place next week, and says that there may be some wrestlers from "out of town" who will be eligible to be drafted in the "Lethal Lottery". He repeats that the eventual winner of the event will get the coveted 4th 1st-round bye spot in the 12-man King of Texas Tournament to be held in April (for the vacant WCCW World title). He says that since Bob Backlund, David Von Erich, and Michael Hayes already have the other 3 first-round byes, they won't take part in the Lethal Lottery. Instead, they'll face each other in a 3-way match in the main event that night. Fritz says there'll be a lot at stake in that match as well, as the winner will get to choose his quarter-final opponent at Last Man Standing, from the winners of the 1st-round matches that night. (B-)

-Lance Russell interviews Terry Gordy about his match tonight against his former Freebird partner, Jimmy Garvin. Gordy says he hopes Garvin has an open mind, because he may have a business proposition for him. (C)

-Ted Dibiase defeats Tommy Rodgers in 6:31 by pinfall. (C+). After the match, Dibiase cuts a lengthy promo, saying he's beaten everyone WCCW has put in front of him, and he's ready to go to the next level. He says one way or another, he's getting into the King of Texas Wrestling tournament, and he'll be the next world champion. (B)

-Lance Russel interviews Boris Malenko about his client, The Russian Nightmare, Nikita Koloff. Malenko says his man is eying the world title as well, and he's saving a special victory cigar for that night. (C)

-Buddy Roberts come out to the announce table, puts on a headset, and tells Russell and Marc Lowerence that he's put together a video that he wants played. Russell tries to tell Roberts that they have a schedule for the show in front of them, and don't see anything about a video from Roberts. Roberts continues to harass them, and suddenly, the video kicks in. The video shows Roberts performing a series of good deeds around the Dallas community, working at a soup kitchen, helping an old lady cross a street - it appears to be completely staged, and again, the fans and Russell aren't buying the shtick at all. (C)

-Terry Gordy and Jimmy Garvin are announced for their match, and are both in the ring. Gordy says he has a business proposition for Garvin - dump Hayes, and re-form the Freebirds with Gordy. Garvin and Precious both look intrigued, and begin talking amongst themselves. Michael Hayes then runs down the ring, grabs a mic, and tells Gordy that the answer is no, that Garvin wants no part of Gordy. He then yells to the timekeeper to ring the bell, which he does, and the match is on (with no official answer from Garvin). (C+)

-Terry Gordy defeated Jimmy Garvin in 12:41 by pinfall, despite interference from Michael Hayes. (B-)

-A video is played hyping the Tiger Mask/Villano III feud, and their mask v. mask match at Last Man Standing next week. The video shows highlights of their match at Mexican Invasion, Villano's attacks on Tiger Mask, and both of their promos over the last few months. (B-)

-Adrian Adonis & Villano III defeated Roddy Piper & Tiger Mask when Adonis pinned Piper in 20:39 after interference from Skandor Akbar, and while Tiger Mask was occupied outside the ring with Villano III and Gary Hart. (B).

-David Von Erich defeated Michael Hayes in 13:43 by pinfall. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B- (The show can be considered a success, it should have increased our overall popularity)

THOUGHTS:

-I still can't pull off the elusive "B" rating (23 straight shows without one), but another solid show.

-I hope the the world title/last man standing/king of texas wrestling stuff isn't too complicated. It's just my attempt to have as many matches as possible really "mean something". To recap, 12-man tournament at the King of Texas Wrestling Show for the vacant world title. There will be 4 1st-round byes. Backlund, David, and Hayes get three of the byes. The 4th will go to the winner of Last Man Standing event (which is the Lethal Lottery/Battle Bowl concept - 5 tag team matches, with randomly drawn participants, with the 5 winning teams taking part in a battle royal at the end of the tonight). Hayes/Backlund/David have a 3-way match that night, and the winner will be able to pick his quarter-final opponent at Last Man Standing, from the men who won their first round matches that night. Finally, the remaining 8 contestants in the tournament will be determined in a series of "qualification matches" over the next few weeks. Got all that?

-I'm surprised the odd tag match pairing in the semi-main event got such a good rating. It's cool to see Tiger Mask & Villano III develop into reliable U.S. main event-caliber stars.

-Hayes and Gordy are fighting over the Freebird group, but I'm being careful not to have them get too physically involved with each other right now, in case I decide to have them team back up with Roberts and reunite the original group (and have Gordy turn on whatever babyface friends he makes by then, as part of the "plan all along"). Of course, Garvin's now out of the company soon anyway, so he's not really a factor.

-The Dibiase "B" level promo is a great sign that he's a legitimate world title contender. He now has greater overness in Texas than anywhere else.

-I don't know if the Road Warriors are going to be good fit with us - their debut match on the pre-show was awful. I'll give them a chance to build up popularity in our main regions and see how the crowd responds.

molson

09-01-2007, 05:19 PM

NEWS

-King Kong Bundy and Roddy Piper are exhausted after the last show.

-Kerry Von Erich's suspension has ended.

-Terry Gordy and Tiger Mask are late for the last show. I believe it's the first time for both guys, so they both get a warning.

-The UWA (out of Mexico) has risen to cult status, becoming the 8th promotion in the world to do so. Both Mexican promotions are now at that level.

-Negotiations with David Von Erich were successful, but have also have added a new challenge to the dynasty. David re-signs at a pretty reasonable $1,925/show for 18 months, but demanded creative control, which I reluctantly gave him. David now has the power to basically stop storylines and booking plans in their tracks - he can veto a booked defeat in any match, up to the minute the match happens (so I won't have any warning). This will create some interesting decisions down the road.

-Ted Dibiase signs with All-Japan, so he's no longer exclusive to us. He still considers us his priority company though.

-The TV show gets a 0.53 rating. That's about our average over the last month.

-In Stampede wrestling, The Rougeau Brothers defeated Bret & Bruce Hart for the tag team championship. If I ever play another game of TEW after this one, I'm playing as Stampede, I love that roster.

-Jerry Lawler, who has been unemployed since his CWA went out of business, is back in the business, signing with Georgia.

-The WWF held their inaugural Wrestlemania event. It's an odd card:

Frankie Williams defeats Salvatore Bellomo
Bob Backlund defeats Samula to retain the IC Championship
JYD & Butch Reed defeat Tony Garea & Eddie Gilbert
SD Jones defeats Superstar Billy Graham
Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson defeat Mr. Fuji & Tiger Chung Lee
Big John Studd & Pedro Morales defeat David Schultz & Michael Hayes
Paul Orndorff & Austin Idol defeat Hulk Hogan & Don Kernodle
The Invaders defeat the Wild Samoans retain the WWF Tag Team Titles
Jose Luis Rivera defeats Charlie Fulton
Scott Irwin defeats Larry Zbyskzo to retain the WWF World Title
Magnum TA & Tito Santana defeat Johnny Rodz & Jules Strongbow

DeToxRox

09-01-2007, 05:25 PM

molson

09-01-2007, 05:41 PM

I may be in the same boat with you in my ECW game. I think I am going to not get a new network to show interest and I can't keep do things the way they're going right now. So what is your suggestion? Run two shows a week and travel the areas I wanna get over in?

I think there's two big things you have to shoot for in this game

1. Accomplish your owner's goals
2. Rise to the next level

In your case, getting to Cult accomplishes both, so that's gotta be the focus. I saw that you're reached 53.1% in New England, does that mean you're reached cult overall (53.1% in two or more regions?). If so, I'd work on getting a buffer there so you don't fall back down.

Then, you have to make a tough decision about the TV situation. It sounds like no network wants to be your 2nd TV show. In order to get a network with more coverage, you might have to wait for a time when new networks start accepting applications, cancel your existing show, then try to get on a network with a broader reach. You'll be off TV for a while, and risk is that you can't find another network in time, keeping you dark for an entire season (3 months). But if it works, you can can improve your popularity in more regions at the same time, which is really the only way to ever get to national status. (For me, a B- show on national TV is huge, because I started at around D- is most regions, so I'm shooting up everywhere. Eventually, I'll have to figure out how to get to B or B+ consistently to get to national status, but for now, I'm making progress every show).

I was able to do that in my dynasty a while ago - I was dark for about 3 weeks, but when I came back to TV, I was national.

The one concern I would have is how many TV networks you have in your mod, and if there was a one that fit where you needed to be. If it doesn't look like there's enough in there, I'd imput the networks from the default file.

DeToxRox

09-01-2007, 05:52 PM

Yeah your advice sums up my thoughts. We're at cult, with a good buffer in Tri City but just over the hump in New England. I plan on going to Great Lakes next but I'd love a TV show to keep things rolling. Regardless, we'll get by.

molson

09-08-2007, 02:35 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, March 1984
Rochester, MN (Very Small Venue - Midwest)
Expected Attendance: 1,717 Ticket prices: $1 more than default
Actual Attendance: 1,511

-It's been a little bit since the last update. The 1-year mark of the dynasty is upon us, and I'm planning a pretty big recap - mostly for my own reference purposes. So I've been putting that off somewhat, but now that DaddyTorgo has killed me off in WW, I hope to get in a few shows this weekend.

-The dynasty is alive and well, and I have quite a few long-term programs in mind.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ricky Morton defeats Al Perez in 4:45 by pinfall. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tommy Rodgers defeats Nikita Koloff in 4:53 by countout. (D+). Koloff was in control of the match, when his manager Boris Malenko lit his "victory cigar". Ricky Morton quickly showed up from the back, and punched Malenko in the head, making him drop the cigar. (C-) Koloff left the ring to check on Malenko, allowing Rodgers to win the match via countout. Morton grabbed a mic away from Lance Russell, who was sitting at ringside, and explained that Rodgers is a friend of his, and he's tired of the "bush league" cigar shtick. He also references his match with Koloff from a few weeks ago. Malenko and Koloff come over to confront him - the three men argue, and Russell does his best to keep them apart. (C-)

-As the main show starts, David, Kerry, and Kevin Von Erich come to the ring to hype their 6-man tag team title defense tonight against Backlund, Hayes, and Garvin. They claim that as brothers, they've never been stronger or closer. They also doubt that Backlund can get along with Hayes, after the events between them the last few weeks. (C)

-Tiger Mask defeats Villano IV in 12:48 by pinfall. (C-)

-Terry Gordy defeats Chris Adams in 20:15 by submission. (C). After the match, Gordy cut a promo, where he said he's the man to beat in this week's "Last Man Standing" Event. He also addresses the current Freebirds - Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts, and Jimmy Garvin. He says that the group has "sucked" since Gordy left, and again invites Roberts and Garvin to leave Hayes and join Gordy. (C)

-Adrian Adonis defeats Iceman Parsons in 8:37 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Skandor Akbar hands Adonis a pair of scissors. Adonis proceeds to cut a braid of Parson's hair off. (C-). Adonis then cuts a promo hyping his match with Roddy Piper this week at Last Man Standing. Adonis says that his talk show is better than Piper's, that he's better looking, a better wrestler, and has better hair. Once the world realizes this, says Adonis, we'll all be better off. At Last Man Standing, says Adonis, he might just take a souvenir from Piper. (C).

-Micheal Hayes and Jimmy Garvin come out for the main-event six-man title match. Bob Backlund follows them from a distance, and lingers outside the ring as Hayes and Garvin cut a promo inside the ring. Hayes does all the talking - he first says that Garvin and Roberts have no interest in joining Gordy. Hayes says that Buddy Robert's head has been "somewhere else" lately, but he'll back in top form soon. Tonight says Hayes, he and Garvin will control the match, and "unleash" Backlund as necessary to win the titles. Backlund is still on the outside, looking irritated with Hayes. Hayes also hypes the Hayes/Backlund/David Triple Threat match at Last Man Standing. (C+)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
The Von Erichs defeat Michael Hayes, Bob Backlund, and Jimmy Garvin in 14:38 when David made Garvin submit. (B-). The champs make their 3rd defense of their titles. Backlund was a machine during the match, destroying everything in his path, including at one point, Jimmy Garvin. The Von Erichs were able to work much better together, giving them the win. (B-). After the match, Backlund starts to leave the ringside area, as Hayes strikes David with a chair. Hayes and Garvin attack David 2-1, while the other two Von Erichs lie temporarily incapacitated outside the ring. (C+) Backlund is almost at the end of the entrance-area when he turns, looks at the ring, hesitates, and then runs to the ring to make the save for David, striking both Hayes and Garvin with a chair. Backlund then leaves all three men lying in the ring. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-OK show since we were in the midwest.

-That wasn't quite a full face-turn by Backlund, but at this point, it's clear that he hates Hayes more than David and the Von Erichs. Backlund has always had an air on insanity since he came in to WCCW, now, there's just more violence behind it.

-I was surprised by some the match ratings in this show - particularly Gordy v. Adams getting only a C. It's job city at this point for Adams and Garvin, since they're both on the way out, but neither will be buried too badly.

-Match of the night, surprisingly, was Adonis v. Parsons. And Adonis introduces a new element to the Piper feud - cutting hair.

molson

09-08-2007, 02:46 PM

NEWS

-Doug Sommers has finally healed fully from his migrane issue, which has plagued him for months. He'll continue to spend most of his time teaming with Frank Dusek.

-Buddy Roberts arrived late to the last show. I really wish the game would a history of discipline issues. I'm sure it's not Robert's 1st offense though, so he's fined.

-I've loaned in 3 guys from Houston Championship wrestling for a 1-night apperance at Last Man Standing - Gino Hernandez, Jake Roberts, and Jesse Ventura. HCW is a natural trading partner since in a loan trade, the AI promotion requires guys who's overness match up in their home region with the guy they're trading. Obviously, my big stars are big in Texas, so HCW values them.

-I've requested negotiations with Kevin Von Erich, who's contract is up in 2 weeks, and Koko B. Ware/Bobby Eaton, who are up in about a month. I'm not too worried about the Kevin negotiations, but talks with Eaton & Ware should be interesting. They're making $650 and $550/show, respectively, making them the best bargains on my roster. Eaton has been such a success that my booking team thinks he should be a main eventer. If their demands aren't reasonable, and I can't re-sign them, there's a good chance they just "stay injured" from The Sheepherders attack and not come back.

molson

09-08-2007, 04:29 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, March 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This show will air this Sunday, after Saturday's Last Man Standing event. Since the big event isn't for a few days, we don't have to worry too much about fatigue issues coming from tonight's show. Still, a lot of the top stars will have the night off, since a lot of our top storylines will be probably be dramatically alerted by the events of Last Man Standing.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors defeat Al Perez & Super Kendo in 6:54 when Animal pinned Perez. (D+). After the match, Lance Russell interviewed the Road Warriors about their win. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Owen Hart defeats Villano V in 3:47 by pinfall. (C-)

-As the show opens, the announcers hype the main event - Kevin Von Erich v. King Kong Bundy for the WCCW TV Title. They note that with the world title vacant until the King of Texas Wrestling Event at the end of next month, Kevin is currently the top singles champion in WCCW. (C+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring and announces that the opening match on tonight's show will be a first in professional wrestling history. A triple threat tag team ladder match. A briefcase, hanging above the ring, contains a contract for a WCCW World Tag Team Title Match. The winners of the contract will get a shot against The Sheepherders - the catch is, that title match will take place immediately. (D+)

-Triple Threat Tag Team Ladder Match
-Winner gets WCCW World Tag Team Championship Title Shot
Buddy Landell & Iceman Parsons defeat Frank Dusek & Doug Sommers and Villanos IV and V to win the contract. (D)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders defeat Buddy Landell & Iceman Parsons in 8:04 when Miller pinned Parsons. (C). The Sheepherders make their 2nd title defense. Landell & Parsons were clearly weakened from the prior match.

-Ricky Morton defeats Brian Adias in 7:56 by pinfall. (B-). After the match. Lance Russell interviews Morton about the win, and his recent altercations with Nikita Koloff and Boris Malenko. Malenko interrupts the interview, and he and Morton argue. Suddenly, Koloff attacks Morton from behind, wrapping a steel chain around Morton's neck, as Malenko kicks Morton in the chest. Malenko and Koloff eventually enter the ring, leaving Morton a bloody, unconscious mess. (C+) Morton is checked on by the referee and Marc Lowrence. Lowrence then makes a request over the house mic for a doctor to come to ringside. (D) Eventually, Morton is stretchered away. (C) Still in the ring, Malenko and Koloff taunt Morton, mocking him as he's stretchered away. (C)

-Kerry Von Erich comes to the ring and cuts a promo, saying that he's going to get into the King of Texas Wrestling tournament next month, and be the next WCCW World Champion. He says that fate may put one of his brothers between him and his goal that night, but he'll do what he has to do. (C)

-Kerry Von Erich defeated Chris Adams in 22:26 by pinfall. (D+). The announcers point out the slump Adams has been in since losing the managerial services of Gary Hart.

-Bill Mercer interviews Kevin Von Erich about his upcoming title defense against King Kong Bundy. (C+)

-WCCW TV Title Match
Kevin Von Erich drew with King Kong Bundy in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (B-). Kevin makes his 6th defense of the TV title.

Overall Show Rating: C (The show can be considered a success, it should have improved our overall popularity).

THOUGHTS:

-This was a pretty crappy show, but good enough to increase our popularity across the country (except for Texas and the midwest)

-Kevin and Bundy really saved us from getting a horrible rating with the decent main event. I've really changed my opinion on Bundy - at one point, I was considering using him as a non-wrestling bodyguard, but now, he's wrestling decent matches.

-I'm pretty shocked by the crapfest that was Kerry and Adams. I've been using JR Foley as my new primary road agent, and I'm wondering if that's having a negative effect on my match ratings. Foley has better "Psychology" ratings than former top agent Bronco Lubich, and has the same rating in Respect. Those are the two relevant road agent ratings, as far as I know. From now on, they'll split duties. But back to Kerry and Adams, that was awful - especially since I gave them over 20 minutes. Kerry really hasn't established himself too well, he's clearly the #3 Von Erich at this point. I'm glad I didn't throw major money at Adams.

-Morton/Koloff are getting a fair amount of time for their feud. Mostly, they're benefiting from the fact that most of my other storylines are awaiting Last Man Standing, so they're getting the chance to shine in the meantime. They've done fine considering where they are on the roster.

-I pretty much have no challengers for The Sheepherders at this point, so the gimmicky ladder match deal was just a chance for them to get an easy title defense. I've actually learned a few things about the wrestling business during this game - for one thing, building a good tag division is extremely difficult. There's a tendency to put anyone that's worth anything in singles matches, leaving mostly guys you have no ideas for in the tag ranks. Plus, in the era of pay-per-show contracts, you have to pay twice as many guys for a tag team match. Plus, you're naturally going to have way fewer tag teams than singles wrestlers, so you're going to burn out our matchups pretty quickly. So for now, The Sheepherders will continue to dominate everyone in their path until either Koko & Eaton come back, The Road Warriors improve, or I bring in another high profile team.

molson

09-08-2007, 04:55 PM

NEWS

-Rick Martel won the AWA TV title from Curt Hennig

-I don't know if migraines are contagious, but suddenly Buddy Landell has come down with them as well. Which means he'll be limited for the next several months. Sucks for him, there's going to be room to push new guys with Garvin and Adams on the way out.

-The TV show gets a 0.45 rating. That's our worst rating in 6 weeks - not surprising after that crappy show.

-Andre the Giant, currently working only for New Japan, is suffering from Multiple Concussion Syndrome - he'll be out about a year.

-Our old friend Manny Fernandez won Georgia Championship Wrestling's National Heavyweight Championship defeating The Spoiler. Manny also is still the Central States Heavyweight Champion, a title he's held for almost 20 months now.

-The UWF, a new Japan promotion that opened in the last few months, has crowned it's first champion - Bad News Brown.

-"Dizzy" Ed Hogan (aka Brutus Beefcake) won his first ever singles title, the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (which is a lower-level title in Mid-Atlantic) from Magic Dragon.

-Bobby Eaton re-signs for a big raise - $1,800/show for 18 months (up from $650/show in his previous contract). Negotiations with Koko B. Ware and Kevin Von Erich don't produce an agreement in day 1, but I'm optimistic I'll sign both shortly after Last Man Standing.

molson

09-15-2007, 05:50 PM

WCCW: Last Man Standing
Saturday, Week 4, March 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247 Ticket Prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 4,282

-This is my first show running the latest patch for TEW, which was released 9/10

-This also my final show of the 1st full year of the dynasty.

-Because of the format of the show, we need some extra time, so this will be a 2 1/2 hour show. I think it's only the second time we've run a show this long.

-This will be the last WCCW show for both Jimmy Garvin & Chris Adams (at least for a while).

-Pre-Match Dark Segments
Since everyone can potentially have a match tonight (in kayfabe), there's no pre-show dark matches. Instead, Lance Russell conducts a series of interviews with eligible participants of "Last Man Standing":
-Lance Russell interviews Terry Gordy (B-)
-Lance Russell interviews Kevin Von Erich (C+)
-Lance Russell interviews The Sheepherders (C+)
-Lance Russell interviews Kerry Von Erich (C+)

-As the show starts, Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring, and recaps the rules for the Land Man Standing event. He says tonight, we'll see Adonis v. Piper, Tiger Mask v. Villano IV (mask v. mask), and Hayes v. Backlund v. David. Everyone else in the company who's present tonight, as well as a few guys not under WCCW contract, are in the back waiting for their name to be drawn for the Last Man Standing event. Fritz says we'll see 5 random pairing tag team matches, with a 10 minute time limit each, with each participant's name drawn immediately before the match. The 5 winning teams will take part in a Battle Royal later tonight (where it will be every man for himself). The winner of that Battle Royal will be the 1984 WCCW "Last Man Standing", and will earn an automatic spot (and first round bye), in the WCCW World Championship Tournament to be held next month. (B)

-Fritz Von Erich goes back down the entrance way towards the locker room, where a rolling drum with ping-pong balls has been set up. One by one, Fritz draws the names of the participants to take place in the first match: Chris Adams & Villano V will take on Butch Miller & The Great Kabuki. (C)

-Butch Miller & The Great Kabuki defeated Chris Adams & Villano V in 3:35 when Kabuki pinned Villano V. (B-) Miller & Kabuki weren't sure of each other at first, but once they turned their attention to their opponents, it was a dominating victory.

-Fritz announced the next match. Mike Von Erich (making a surprise return tonight) and Jake Roberts (from Houston Championship Wrestling) will take on Al Perez & Doug Sommers. (C-).

-Mike Von Erich & Jake Roberts defeated Al Perez & Doug Sommers in 3:42 when Mike made Sommers submit. (D+). Jake was solidly over as a face with the Dallas crowd, and cooperated well with Mike.

-Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis in 15:43 by submission after Gary Hart, trying to spray hair spray into Piper's eyes, missed and sprayed Adonis instead. Piper quickly finished Adonis with a sleeper. (B+). The two showed good chemistry. After the match, Adonis, still groggy and with impaired vision, tried to attack Piper, but was easily repelled. (C-)

-Fritz Von Erich announced the next random tag team match: Villano IV & Gino Hernandez (from Houston Championship Wrestling) v. Jose Lothario & Jimmy Garvin. (C)

-Gino Hernandez & Villano IV defeated Jose Lothario & Jimmy Garvin in 3:43 when Gino made Lothario submit. Gino never tagged Villano IV into the match (C+). Gino was a clear heel with the fans. Lothario & Garvin showed poor chemistry as a team.

-Fritz announces tag team match #4: Kerry Von Erich & Tommy Rodgers v. Kevin Von Erich & Iceman Parsons. (C)

-Kevin Von Erich & Iceman Parsons defeat Kerry Von Erich & Tommy Rodgers in 8:58 when Kevin made Rodgers submit. (C+) Kevin and Kerry seemed to be on good terms until their first physical altercation in the match. After that, Kerry seemed determined to show up Kevin, to the latter's annoyance. After the match, Kerry was enraged, and took out his frustration on partner Tommy Rodgers, throwing him out of the ring. (D+) Kevin came back into the ring to confront Kerry. The two had a heated argument, before coming to blows. The brawl spilled to the outside, where it was broken up by Mike, David, and Fritz. (B-)

-Finally separated, Kevin goes back to the locker room, while Kerry pouts around ringside. Kerry grabs a mic and tells the fans that he's done with Kevin, and done with WCCW. He rambles for a few minutes, and then takes his six-man-tag team title belt, and throws it into a trash can near the ringside table, before storming off. (B-)

-A shaken-up Fritz announces the final tag team match: Owen Hart & Frank Dusek v. Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts. (C-)

-Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts defeat Owen Hart & Frank Dusek. (C). Roberts appears very wary of teaming with Gordy, and spends most of the match outside the ring with a scared look on his face. Gordy is still able to dispatch of Hart & Dusek rather easily. Gordy looked good.

-Villano III came to the ring with Villanos IV and V, and Super Kendo, and promised that he'd win tonight's mask v. mask match with Tiger Mask. He rambled for a while about the importance of the Lucha mask, and the superiority of Lucha to Puroresu. He also mentioned that tonights match will be under Lucha rules, and would be 2 out of 3 falls. (B)

-Mask v. Mask
-Lucha Rules, 2 out of 3 falls.
Tiger Mask defeated Villano III, 2 falls to 1, in 18:35. The first fall was a clean pinfall for Villano III. The second fall was a DQ fall for Tiger Mask, after interference from Super Kendo, and Villanos IV and V. The third fall was a clean pinfall for Tiger Mask. (B+). The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-After the match, Villano IV, V, and Super Kendo hit the ring to attack Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask is ready for them, and is able to repel the attack, sending the 3 outside the ring. Tiger Mask then continues his attack on the fallen Villano III, until he's able to remove his mask. The fans get a pretty good look at Villano III, before his fellow Mexicans can hit the ring again, and help aid his escape, while covering his face. (B). Tiger Mask celebrates his match, briefly going into the crowd. (B). He grabs a mic and tells the fans that even though they got a pretty good look at Villano III tonight, he'll make sure that they get an even better look if Villano ever shows his face at a WCCW event again. (B)

-Last Man Standing; 10-Man Battle Royal
-Participants: The Great Kabuki, Butch Miller, Mike Von Erich, Jake Roberts, Gino Hernandez, Villano IV, Iceman Parsons, Kevin Von Erich, Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy
-Terry Gordy wins the Battle Royal in 10:31 to become "The Last Man Standing" (C+). The final 5 were Gordy, Mike, Kevin, Roberts, and Gino. Gordy worked well with the Von Erichs to eliminate Roberts and Gino. Mike, Kevin, and Gordy then shook hands before competing themselves - Gordy was able to overpower the two Von Erichs to win the match. The shook hands again afterwards.

-David Von Erich came out to hype his triple threat match with Michael Hayes an Bob Backlund. He put over the importance of the match, that the winner will get his choice of first opponent in the WCCW World Title Tournament next month, and will thus be considered the odds-on favorite. David also brings up the Kevin/Kerry incident from earlier in the show, saying that frankly, he thinks that maybe Kerry needs to take a break from WCCW. (B+)

-Triple Threat Match, elimination rules
-Winner choses first opponent at World Title Tournament.
Michael Hayes defeated Bob Backlund and David Von Erich in 12:43. (A+). During the match, before anyone had been eliminated, the referee was accidentally knocked out. Backlund took the opportunity to throw David outside the ring, and grab a steel chair. Backlund followed David out, looking to strike. Terry Gordy suddenly came out, and stood between Backlund and David, shaking his head. Backlund then turned to put the chair away, when he was viciously attacked by Gordy. Gordy grabbed the chair himself, and struck Backlund twice, before throwing him back into the ring. Hayes, still in the ring, made a quick cover and got a three count from the groggy ref, eliminating Backlund from the match. Gordy then helped David to his feet, explaining to him what happened (by pointing to the chair, and to Backlund). David looked appreciative, and then started to climb back into the ring. Before he got there, however, Gordy struck David with the chair to knock him back down to the arena floor. Gordy struck David with the chair twice more before throwing him back in the ring (the ref still too groggy to see what's going on). Hayes then gets the quick 3-count on David, to win the match.

-Terry Gordy went into the ring and celebrated with Hayes, before grabbing a mic. Gordy says he didn't come back to WCCW with the plan to re-unite with Hayes, but that tonight, after seeing what utter disarray the Von Erich family is in, he decided that tonight was the night to establish Freebird dominance in WCCW. (B-)

-Hayes grabs a mic, as Buddy Roberts joins the duo in the ring. Hayes says that just like old times, they've outsmarted the Von Erichs. Kerry's gone, the Von Erichs are weak, depleted, and old news, and the Freebirds will instead lead WCCW from here on out. Hays says that if "second rate Freebird" Jimmy Garvin is listening, he can consider himself fired, because the originals are back. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS:

-This isn't my highest rated show ever, but I think it's my favorite. Every match meant something, as did every angle. The Von Erich family implodes, and the original Freebirds see an opportunity. Gordy uses the trust of Kevin & Mike to help him win the Battle Royal, and then violently turns on David when that suits his purpose later on. I'm a fan of shows where the big storylines logically progress through a single show, and I think I was able to do that here.

-This obviously will kick off some version of Freebirds v. Von Erich, with Bob Backlund's role currently unknown. The Von Erichs start the feud at a clear disadvantage, since Kerry has had another fit and has apparently quit the company.

-The random pairing tag matches did a lot better, ratings wise, then I thought they would. Miller/Kabuki v. Adams/Villano V was the best of the bunch, and nothing was worse than "C".

-Adonis/Piper and Tiger Mask/Villano III both had very solid "grudge" matches. Adonis/Piper isn't nearly over, while the Tiger Mask/Villano III storyline technically ends tonight.

-With the events of tonight, (and the departure of Garvin, which ends his angle with Kevin/Roberts/Mike), we only have 3 current storylines: The Sheepherders v. Koko & Eaton, Nikita Koloff/Ricky Morton, and Adonis/Piper. Everything else is a clear slate going into year 2.

-The only thing I really screwed up on here was the ticket prices - I set them $3 over default, and ended up getting a crowd well less than capacity.

molson

09-15-2007, 06:47 PM

NEWS

-With the first year of the dynasty over, I have achieved Fritz' two goals. Fritz' block (I can't sign any worker with less than C- resilience), remains in effect, but no new goals have been set by the owner, which is surprising.

-Buddy Roberts broke a few ribs during the last show. He'll still be available to wrestle, but will be limited for an unknown amount of time.

-Bob Backlund is exhausted after the last show.

-Georgia Championship wrestling has paired down their roster somewhat, releasing 4 guys, including King Kong Bundy, who now works for just us and Mid-South.

-The way things worked out in the last show, I wasn't able to use Jesse Ventura, who I still have contracted for 1 loan apperance. So he'll get a win this week in a random WCCW event against a lesser guy.

-Kevin Von Erich has been re-signed at $1,525/show, for 9 months. That's about a 50% raise for him, but it's still a reasonable price.

-Koko B. Ware resigns for $1,625/show, for 16 months. That's a huge raise for Koko, who had been making $650/show, but it ensures that our top face tag team will continue their feud with The Sheepherders.

-Gorilla Monsoon has been removed as head booker of WWF, so that job is currently unavailable. I'm not interesting, but it will be interesting to see who they pick up.

-There are rumors that Houston Championship Wrestling will close at the end of this month. If that happens, there will be a lot of guys looking for work in Texas. The most talented among them is Gino Hernandez, who I've been unable to lure from HCW since the dynasty started.

-Central States is also having financial difficulties, but it looks like they have a few more months to turn things around.

-Randy Savage has taken over ownership of ICW from his father, who stays on as a color commentator. ICW seemed to be near bankruptcy a few months ago, but were able to recover. For the time being at least, this means that Savage will remain a big fish in a small pound.

-Billy Graham has left the WWF (not too long after that failed steroid test), and is now currently unemployed. Hulk Hogan has left New Japan, and now works exclusively for the WWF.

PilotMan

09-15-2007, 08:09 PM

Freaking Awesome.

molson

09-16-2007, 03:27 PM

WCCW - END OF March, 1984 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 65.7% (Same as last month)
-Midwest: 57.8% (Up from 57.4% last month)
-Southeast: 40.0% (up from 37.7% last month)
-Great Lakes: 36.4% (up from 34.8% last month)
-Mid Atlantic: 36.4% (up from 34.8% last month)
-New England: 36.4% (up from 34.8% last month)
-North West: 36.4% (up from 34.8% last month)
-Tri-State: 36.4% (up from 34.8% last month)
-Southwest: 36.3% (up from 34.7% last month)
-Puerto Rico: 35.2% (up from 33.6% last month)
-Northern Mexico: 30.7% (same as last month)

-Any month I can keep Texas popularity steady is a good month. Midwest is up slightly, and the rest of the US sees more significant increases.

-In about a month, the TV stations will be accepting applications for new shows (to start June 1). That'll be a big time for WCCW. Technically under the game rules, since I'm now in 1984, I'm not limited to one TV show. If I can get a second national TV show, my popularity outside of Texas will increase twice as quickly. And if my Cult status limits me to only one show, I'll have to decide whether to cancel it, go dark for a few weeks, and try to come back with a better time slot.

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 562,535 (513,120)
Sponsors: 77,312 (76,601)
Merchandise: 18,000 (20,480)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 293,314 (306,099)
Show Costs: 113,500 (97,700)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 42,024 (42,920)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 162,507 (152,624)

Total Profit: $-53,498 ($-89,152)
Cash in Bank: $725,431 (778,929)

-While this is actually my best financial month since December '83 (in terms of money lost), we have to figure out how to turn the losses around - I've lost almost $200k in the last 3 months. At that rate, we'll be out of business in 12 months.

-The good news is, I apparently won't have any new owner goals (financial or otherwise) for a whole other year. I still have the 2-year reliance block, and apparently, new goals aren't set until ALL blocks and goals are "cleared".

-My plans for a "B crew" are on hold for now, at least until I reshape my roster in such a way that I can make a consistent profit.

-This month, I'm going to try an experiment, in light of these financial issues. All 9 shows for the month of April will be held in Texas. I'll also make a concerted effort to cut worker costs even more - hopefully down to at least $250,000 or so. If I can't make a nice profit doing that, then I'll have to make more drastic changes next month. The only other options are cutting some main eventers or increasing the number of shows we run. I guess I could run 3 shows every week, but we already have fatigue issues as is (if I went that way, it would be via a mini-brand split, i.e. a southeast "crew").

molson

09-16-2007, 03:38 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of March, 1984

-World Heavyweight Champion - 83.6% Prestige (Down from 84.7% Last Month)
Main Event Title
Vacant

-Television Champion - 62.2% Prestige (up from 61.0% last month)
Midcard Title
Kevin Von Erich - 6 Title Defenses, 3-month reign

-World Tag Team Champions - 63.6% Prestige (Up from 63.0% Last Month)
Midcard Title
The Sheepherders - 2 Title Defenses, 1-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
David, Kevin, and Kerry Von Erich - 3 title defense, 2 month-reign

-The Six-Man Tag Team Champions are still recognized as the Von Erichs, even though Kerry through his belt in a trash can, and apparently "quit" the company. I would prefer the belts disappear into obscurity at this point, but I'll keep them around just in chase I need them in the new Freebirds v. Von Erichs storyline.

-I'm still planning on debuting a Crusierweight Championship within the next few months, as well as a lower title for "B-crew", the exclusive mini-brand that will run shows out of either the Southeast, or Northern Mexico.

molson

09-16-2007, 04:17 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF MARCH, 1984

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Freebirds v. Von Erichs; recently evolved for the second time, (David, Kerry, Mike, Kevin, Fritz, Gordy, Hayes, Roberts; September)
2. Piper v. Adonis (Adonis, Piper; December)
3. Koloff/Malenko v. Morton (Malenko, Koloff, Morton, Russell; February)
4. Tag Team Title feud; (Koko, Eaton, The Sheepherders; January)

-Lower Midcarders or higher without current storylines: Ted Dibiase, Bob Backlund, Tiger Mask, Villano III, The Great Kabuki, Road Warriors, King Kong Bundy, Buddy Landell, Iceman Parsons, Frank Dusek, Tommy Rodgers, Brian Adias)

-We're down to 4 active storylines, after the events of Last Man Standing. Some storylines ended naturally, (Villano III/Tiger Mask), and at least one other one ended abruptly do to personnel issues (Jimmy Garvin leaving the company meant the end of the long Kevin v. Buddy feud, which has been going on, in some capacity, for 8 months). I'm not sure if there's any penalties when a storyline ends in that matter, as opposed to when to intentionally end it for other reasons.

-So now there's a lot of guys without a storyline, and while I'll address that soon, most guys won't be just coasting, but will be focussed on qualifying and then competing in the World Title Tournament at the end of the month.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Fri)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 1st Mon)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 4th Fri)

-Same three guys that had conflicts last month. Gary Hart will be unavailable for our first "On Tour" event this Monday. Our big "King of Texas Wrestling" event will take place the last Saturday of April, so no conflicts there.

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-These are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

Al Perez
Bill Mercer
Brian Adias
The Sheepherders
David Manning
David Von Erich
Doug Somers
Frank Dusek
Fritz Von Erich
Iceman Parsons
Jose Lothario
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
Mike Von Erich
Owen Hart
Precious
Super Kendo
The Great Kabuki
Tommy Rodgers
Villano IV
Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Bobby Eaton is extremely unhappy about how often he hasn't been used on shows.
-Jesse Ventura is unhappy about how long it's taken us to use him for his loan apperance
-Koko B. Ware is unhappy about how often he hasn't been used on shows.
-Ted Dibiase is unhappy about how often he hasn't been used on shows.

-Pretty good overall morale in the locker room. And Ricky Morton has apparently come to terms with being a midcarder.

-Of course, these are only the guys who's morale has reached the level of "unhappiness", as there are plenty of other guys who think they should be pushed better. Those guys: Buddy Roberts, Bobby Eaton (who's unhappy about both being underpushed and being underused), Butch Miller, Doug Somers, Luke Williams, Michael Hayes, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Villano V.

molson

09-20-2007, 08:10 PM

WCCW: Year 2 Preview

-After Terry Gordy turned on David at Last Man Standing and then reunited with Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts, the Freebirds v. Von Erich war seems set to explode once again. But this time, The Freebirds look to have a clear advantage. Family turmoil has led Kerry to once again declare his intentions to leave WCCW. Kevin clings to the TV title, but is he too distracted by family issues to hold on to the gold? Mike is back from injury, but is he ready to step up and fill Kerry's shoes? Meanwhile, the Freebirds seem more united than ever, but have they truly overcome their own internal problems of the past?. Which group can settle their own differences, and dominate WCCW?

-Bob Backlund came to WCCW 6 months ago with a wave of momentum and a championship reputation. Since then, he's dominated his competition, and has been a thorn in the side of David Von Erich, who's he's defeated on multiple occasions. However, Backlund's questionable mental stability has seemingly held him back from greater heights. After David defeated Backlund to become the 1st ever WCCW world champion, a frustrated Backlund declared his indifference with championship gold and formed a curious alliance with Michael Hayes. That alliance eventually led to Backlund selling the WCCW world title to Michael Hayes, a transaction Backlund clearly regrets. The alliance with Hayes had already broken apart by the time the Freebirds reunited. Will the Freebirds attempt to reconcile with the proven "Von Erich Killer", or will Backlund turn his rage and array of submission moves on them?

-The WCCW World Heavyweight Championship, held up by the WCCW board of directors after Backlund tried to sell it Hayes, will be decided in the 12-man "King of Texas Wrestling" Tournament at the end of the month. The Freebirds have their eye on the gold, after Terry Gordy qualified for a 1st-round bye at Last Man Standing, and Michael Hayes earned the right to choose his first tournament opponent by winning the Triple Threat Match. David Von Erich and Bob Backlund round out the tournament favorites - the wrestlers with 1st round byes. Will the new World Champion come from this group, or will a surprise star get on a hot streak and take the title out from under them?

-The Yellow Rose of Texas, David Von Erich, has carried the world on this shoulders. But are the stresses of responsibilities of being the "Texas Golden Boy" crashing down on him? Family turmoil is threatening to break the Von Erichs apart. David lost the world title in decisive fashion the man that has David's number - Bob Backlund. The Freebirds seem determined to wrestle control of WCCW itself from the weakened Von Erichs. Can David rise above the chaos, or will the pressure consume him?

-The Japanese sensation, Tiger Mask, has unmasked Villano III. Will Villano III show his face in WCCW again? How can he recover from such an embarrassment? Can either cruiserweight-sized star rise in the ranks in WCCW and have success against bigger competition?

-Adrian Adonis and Roddy Piper disagree on a lot of things - who's the better wrestler, who has the better talk show, and who's WCCW's most charismatic personality. Their in-ring battles have settled little to this point. Is WCCW big enough for both of them?

-The WCCW World Tag Team Champions, The Sheepherders, have faced little competition since earning the gold. Will anyone step up to offer them a serious challenge? Can the former champions, Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton recover from their injuries and make a run at the top spot again?

-Boris Malenko's "victory cigar" has irritated many in WCCW, but Ricky Morton was the first to make a stand. For his trouble, Morton suffered a vicious beating at the hands of Malenko, Nikita Koloff, and a Russian chain. We haven't seen Morton since, but he has sworn revenge. Can Morton stand up to the Russian Nightmare, or will the Russian bullies continue their path of destruction?

-Proud manager Gary Hart is down, but is he out? Chris Adams and Bruiser Brody are gone, and the Missing Link now considers Hart an enemy. Hart's stable is left with a recently unmasked Villano III, a talented but young Brian Adias, and the underachieving condominium with legs, King Kong Bundy. Can Hart mold this group into an elite unit, or will he begin recruiting for new talent again?

-New millionaire Ted Dibiase has been impressive in his WCCW tenure thus far, but has seemingly avoided elite competition. Will he and manager Arman Hussein continue to coast by with easy paychecks, or will the talented Dibiase reach for greater heights?

-Which of WCCW's young stars will emerge as a true superstar? The Road Warriors? Buddy Landell? Iceman Parsons? Doug Somers? Tommy Rodgers? Owen Hart?

molson

09-20-2007, 09:06 PM

ROSTER: END OF MARCH, 1984: ONE-YEAR REVIEW

-This is a pretty in-depth review, to meet the purpose of checking on the progress of everyone after a full year. The wrestlers are in order from top to bottom on the WCCW Totem Pole. The skill increases shown are from the start of the dynasty, whether or not they were with us at the time (and the lowest skill increase threshold I'm tracking here is 2/3 of a grade, i.e. B- to B+) W/L record is since the start of the dynasty, in WCCW matches only. Once again, it appears skills can always increase with age, but physical condition worsens with age and overuse, which effects performance.

-The game only tracks skills progress over 1 year, so I wanted to track the progress of guys here, to see who's improving. The whole year-end thing is slightly tedious, which is why the dynasty updates have slowed down, but I should get rolling against once I'm through this.

MAIN EVENTERS

1. David Von Erich
25 years old, $1,925/show, 18 months remaining, creative control
WCCW Record: 62-12-8
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Basics,
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: B
Southeast Popularity: B-

-Still not the most talented guy on the roster, but the guy I've decided to build the company around, based a number of secondary factors: loyalty, all-around skill, and of course, desire to see David Von Erich lead WCCW to national promise in a fictional world.

-He's still a decent bargain, though his new contract came at the price of creative control. He hasn't exercised it yet, and I don't expect him to exercise it against anyone who's not a main eventer.

2. Bob Backlund
34 years old, $2,000/show, 11 months remaining
WCCW Record: 19-10-3
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Psychology
Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Charisma
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Aerial
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity: C

-It's cool to see Backlund thrive and do something relevant in fictional world during the time where he basically dropped off the wrestling map for 10 years in real life. It's even cooler to see him improve so much in mic skills and charisma - no doubt a product of how I've used him.

-He gets the #2 spot here largely due to his contract, and the fact I have him locked up for another year. He's a huge part of the continuing national expansion, even though he splits his time between us, the WWF, and Maple Leaf Wrestling (with an A+ stamina rating, he can handle the schedule).

3. Terry Gordy
22 years old, $1,475/show, 2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 23-12-7
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Basics, Puro, Submissions, Charisma, Stamina
Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity: C+

-I'd love to push Gordy as dominant, top heel champion, but like Bruiser Brody, he considers himself a freelancer and won't tie himself down to any one territory. We have him for 2 months at a reasonable rate, but if he wants a huge raise after that, Fritz may cap us out, due to our financial losses as of late. So we'll get the most of him while we have him.

-It's hard to believe he's only 22. He's improved a lot in the last year, and has A level skills in 5 areas: Toughness, Stamina, Basics, Consistency, and Resilience. Even his mic skills and charisma have increased to clearly above-average levels.

4. Michael Hayes
24 years old, $1,500/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 17-32-7
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Safety, Hardcore, Flashiness, Submissions
Full Letter Grade: Chain Wrestling, Aerial, Mat, Basics, Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Puro
Tex Popularity: B
Midwest Popularity: C-
Southeast Popularity: C+

-Hayes moves up to the Main Event this month and all the way to #4 in the rankings, primarily as a result of the Freebirds heating up again.

-Hayes appears to have the greatest in-ring improvements of all the main eventers (of course, he had the most room for improvement). He's always had off-the-chart entertainment skills, if he can develop into an even decent wrestler, he's be a huge, huge star. (And he's already decent enough to be carried to an A+ triple threat match with Backlund and David, and two others with them that rated A). The biggest issue for Hayes is his stamina - he can't go more than 15 or so minutes without compromising the match quality.

-I was pretty surprised to see how bad his W/L record is, I need to get him some more wins over lesser talent.

5. Roddy Piper
29 years old, $3,375/show, 13 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-2-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat Wrestling
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Chain Wrestling
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity: B

-I don't know exactly what it is, but the Hot Rod just hasn't been a great fit for WCCW. And with that salary, his run has to be considered a pretty big bust.

-I thought he could be more experienced and polished version of Michael Hayes, but it just hasn't happened. Piper's entertainment skills are off the charts - tops in the wrestling universe in charisma and mic skills. But even though WCCW was somewhat trendy in 1984, Fritz's product type (which I'm not allowed to tweak), just isn't that into the shtick. He hasn't been able to get past C popularity in Texas or the midwest. He'll get through the Adonis feud, but then, I'm leaning towards letting him go.

6. Ted Dibiase
30 years old, $2,825/show, 15 months remaining
WCCW Record: 7-0-2
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Safety, Aerial
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B
Midwest Popularity: C+
Southeast Popularity B-

-I think Ted can be a huge star here, he's just still in the middle of his "new guy push" where he hasn't been involved in any big matches or feuds yet. I didn't realize he was still undefeated.

-I haven't made a final decision about who walks away with the world title at the tournament, and Ted is a darkhorse candidate. The only issue for him will be an issue many have had in WCCW - if you're not a Von Erich, or a Freebird, are you relevant? I'll find something for him to do.

molson

09-20-2007, 10:17 PM

UPPER MIDCARDERS

7. Adrian Adonis
29 years old, $1,875/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 25-11-2
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Basics
Full Letter Grade: Flashiness
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: C-
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity C-

-Adonis drops down to the Upper Midcard this month, largely to make room for Michael Hayes. He's gone up and down over the year, but has always been a valuable employee.

-Adonis' job right now is simple - make Piper look like as big a star as Piper's paycheck indicates he should be. So far, he's done an OK job. But regardless of how well the Piper experiment goes, Adonis has a long-term job with WCCW.

8. Tiger Mask
26 years old, $1,825/show, 4 months remaining
WCCW Record: 14-5-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: D+
Southeast Popularity C-

-Tiger Mask drops down to the Upper Midcard after a short stint as a Main Eventer, again, in what is really just a numbers game.

-Tiger Mask didn't show a whole lot of improvement over the last year (though he has become fluent in English), but he's already one of the world's great talents. He's a guy that in real life, had some limited success with the WWF and other territories, but it's interesting to see him try to reach greater American success in the dynasty. Unlike Roddy Piper, Tiger Mask has been able to come into an area where he wasn't well known (Texas), and increase his regional popularity greatly. The question is whether he can make the leap to true main eventer.

9. Buddy Jack Roberts
32 years old, $1,400/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 20-29-11
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Submissions, Charisma, Consistency,
Full Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Respect,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills,
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity B-

-I've relied on Buddy a lot over the last year, and the skill increases (especially mic skills) reflect that. He's also one of the older guys on the roster, and he's starting to break down - B ratings in Head, Arms, and Legs Condition, and C rating in Body condition. He's also currently working through broken ribs. He'll have another high profile run with the current Freebirds angle, hopefully he'll hold up.

10. Villano III
32 years old, $1,325/show, 2 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 17-5-5
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Flashiness, Aerial
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: C+
Midwest Popularity: D-
Southeast Popularity D

-Anyone who reads the dynasty knows my feelings on this guy, he's the needle in a haystack, gem that I found and has given me surprising results, has wrestled great matches with guys up and down the roster. And just because he happened to have suffered a humiliating defeat recently at the hands of Tiger Mask, it doesn't mean he's still not destined for great things in WCCW. Without the mask he'll need a new name, certainly (maybe his real name, Arturo Mendoza). He'll also probably have a meaner attitude. He's not a young guy, his time is now.

11. Bobby Eaton
25 years old, $1,800/show, 17 months remaining
WCCW Record: 22-13-4
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Respect, Submissions,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity B

-Am I holding this guy back? My booking team thinks he should be a main eventer, but I'm not quite ready to break up our best tag team. It's surprising how quickly he's reached B level popularity in Texas. With Bobby of course, the downside is lack of charisma and mic skills, but he's making up for it in the ring. Just like in real life, his potential is maximized by associating him with charismatic partners and managers.

12. Kerry Von Erich
24 years old, $1,800/show, 15 months remaining
WCCW Record: 23-19-6
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Psychology, Mic Skills,
Full Letter Grade: Respect,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C+
Midwest Popularity: C-
Southeast Popularity C-

-Kerry's been something of a disappointment for me, which is why he's subject to some weird angles (the piledriver injury, and now as the whining Von Erich who has quit the WCCW two separate times). At least I'm keeping him in the spotlight.

-He's had some really bad matches, and has been in some very poorly rated segments. But he's still a Von Erich, which means it still make sense to invest in him.

13. Koko B. Ware
30 years old, $1,675/show, 18 months remaining
WCCW Record: 20-10-4
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Submissions, Puro, Chain Wrestling, Respect,
Full Letter Grade: Mat Wrestling,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade:
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: C+
Southeast Popularity B+

-On the one hand, Koko seems like the Marty Janetty to Bobby Eaton's Shawn Michaels, but on closer look, an argument can be made that Koko will be the breakout star. He's certainly a bigger charismatic figure than Eaton, and he also has better mic skills. He's also, somewhat surprisingly, our #1 most popular wrestler in the southeast.

-But for now, I want to keep them together. They'd get lost in the shuffle in singles competition, but can be at the top of the heap as a tag team.

molson

09-21-2007, 11:41 PM

MIDCARDERS

13. Kevin Von Erich
26 years old, $1,525/show, 8 months remaining
WCCW Record: 42-17-14
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Mat Wrestling, Charisma, Basics,
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C+
Midwest Popularity: D+
Southeast Popularity E+

-Kevin drops down to the midcard this month, mostly because the Von Erichs are about to go into a major slump. Kevin's been and steady and valuable during the dynasty, and I do like him more than Kerry at this point. He has a great W/L record, but his popularity outside Texas is surprisingly low.

-He's the oldest Von Erich, but still really, really young.

14. The Great Kabuki
39 years old, $1,550/show, 3 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 19-21-6
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Puro, Respect
Full Letter Grade: Aerial, Mic Skills
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: B-
Midwest Popularity: D+
Southeast Popularity D+

-Kabuki hasn't done much of note since his face turn, but he's done enough to hold onto a job. I keep looking for a reason to fire our oldest active wrestler, but he always comes up with a surprisingly good match just when I'm ready to let him go. Still, I don't anticipate keeping him past the end of his current contract.

15. Butch Miller
39 years old, $1,350/show, 7 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 22-16-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Chain Wrestling
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: C-
Southeast Popularity C-

-The Sheepherders were definitely a disappointment at first, but starting with the Koko/Eaton feud, they seemed to pick up their game a little bit, wrestling respectable matches that reached as high as B+.

16. Luke Williams
37 years old, $1,325/show, 7 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 21-14-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Mat Wrestling, Flashiness, Mic Skills, Charisma
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: D+
Southeast Popularity D+

-Luke's the less-talented and less-popular Sheeherder, but he has shown more improvement than Butch over the last year.

17. Ricky Morton
23 years old, $1,350/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 11-17-4
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Consistency, Respect
Full Letter Grade: Puro
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: C
Southeast Popularity C

-The "overall" rankings got a little more difficult here, but Morton gets the nod before others in the midcard with his impressive matches with the likes of Nikita Koloff and Brian Adias. Morton's a strong all-around talent - the question at this point in his career is do I continue him as a midcard singles talent, or team him up with someone else?

18. Nikita Koloff
25 years old, $725/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-4-1
Skill Increases: (Since January '84 wrestling debut)
2/3 Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D+
Midwest Popularity: E+
Southeast Popularity: E+

-Nikita's only been wrestling professionally for a few months, but he's already got a ton of exposure thanks to WCCW. And he's already wrestled in three matches rated at least B-.

19. King Kong Bundy
26 years old, $500/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 18-27-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Charisma, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Mat Wrestling Chain Wrestling,
Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Submissions, Puro, Basics, Respect
Tex Popularity: C+
Midwest Popularity: D
Southeast Popularity D

-It looks like Bundy is the most improved guy so far in the countdown, the most important stat increase isn't even listed here - his stamina went from D- to D, which is huge. His max match time increased from a mere 6-7 minutes to somewhere around 11-12.

-Bundy will continue to squash lower-card wrestler and be outclassed by those above him, for now.

/20. Iceman Parsons
27 years old, $875/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 26-23-9
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Psychology, Puro, Mic Skills
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D+
Midwest Popularity: E+
Southeast Popularity E

-Parsons is often hyped on the dirt sheets as being a "rising star", but on my roster, he's practically a veteran. I don't see him getting past the level of "likable midcarder", but I'll give him every chance to. He's wrestled excellent matches this year so far with Ted Dibiase and The Great Kabuki.

21. Buddy Landell
22 years old, $1,475/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 12-8-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial,
Full Letter Grade: Consistency,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Puro, Respect, Basics,
Tex Popularity: C
Midwest Popularity: E+
Southeast Popularity E+

-Landell's been around for about 6 months, and he hasn't got a sniff of any kind of storyline yet. But I still like him a lot - only 22, very well-rounded, has shown significant improvement in the last year, and has shown the ability to carry lesser talent to strong matches (including a B- rated match with Villano IV). I expect big things from him in the future, but with everything that's going on in WCCW, there's no rush.

22. Road Warrior Animal
24 years old, $1,300/show, 8 months remaining
WCCW Record: 2-0-0
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Basics, Puro, Mat Wrestling, Selling, Respect
Full Letter Grade: Consistency, Psychology
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Chain Wrestling
Tex Popularity: D-
Midwest Popularity: D+
Southeast Popularity: D+

-The Road Warriors are a big-time project - they have some major skills, it's just a matter of trying to develop their wrestling ability and regional popularity. Animal has already improved a ton in the last year. And he has some big time ratings in some of the categories you just can't teach or develop: Look, Toughness, Power, and Menace. The goal is to build them up to a feud with The Sheepherders, a feud that could propel them to elite status.

23. Road Warrior Hawk
26 years old, $1,025/show, 8 months remaining
WCCW Record: 2-0-0
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Submissions, Basics, Psychology
Full Letter Grade: Puro, Respect, Mat Wrestling, Chain Wrestling, Selling
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D-
Midwest Popularity: D
Southeast Popularity D

-It's good to see Hawk's improvement in some of the wrestling skills over the last year - like Animal, he doesn't have much room for improvement in the entertainment skills. If they can become even average wrestlers, they'll be huge, huge stars.

BYU 14

09-22-2007, 10:50 AM

Really surprising to see several Wrestlers more Popular than a couple pf the Von Erichs in Texas, any thoughts on why?

molson

09-22-2007, 12:18 PM

Really surprising to see several Wrestlers more Popular than a couple pf the Von Erichs in Texas, any thoughts on why?

Popularity's an elusive concept in TEW, but it's some combination of in-ring success, how often one appears in a given region, and quality of the matches & angles they're involved in. The DOTT mod does a great job of assigning initial popularity levels, and the Von Erichs do have some built in popularity there, but after that, the game just considers them ordinary workers like anyone else (except for the fact that they're loyal to Fritz, and thus won't work for anyone else, at least in the beginning).

I've surprised David's only a B- in Texas, and that he's actually more popular in the midwest. If I looked back, I'd guess that most of his high profile losses against Bob Backlund took place in Texas, and that he's practically undefeated in the midwest. Kevin and Kerry have been largely booked as midcarders, so it makes sense that they're a tier lower (but clearly, I need to book Kevin to have some big wins in the midwest and southeast, as his popularity is very low there). It's a complicated equation - how well you book someone effects their popularity, and how popular they are effects how highly rated their matches and segments are.

molson

09-22-2007, 01:10 PM

LOWER MIDCARDERS

24. Mike Von Erich
20 years old, $600/show, 5 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 28-37-7
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Acting, Safety, Brawling, Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat Wrestling, Submissions, Psychology, Consistency, Selling
Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Charisma, Chain Wrestling
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: D+
Midwest Popularity: C-
Southeast Popularity: E

-If there were a WCCW Most Improvement Wrestler award over the last year, this would be the winner. He still has a long way to go, but he's only 20 years old. He's very close to reaching the midcard, and will continue to benefit from the inherent advantages of being a Von Erich - a ton of ring time, the chance to work both with and against more experienced wrestlers on a regular basis, and the chance to take part in big angles.

25. Brian Adias
26 years old, $450/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 25-32-2
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Submissions, Puro, Hardcore, Chain Wrestling, Mic Skills, Acting, Psychology, Selling
Full Letter Grade: Mic Skills, Charisma
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: C-
Midwest Popularity: D-
Southeast Popularity: E-

-Adias is the heel version of Mike Von Erich - young, green, and pushed a little beyond his ability. And like Mike, he's also improved a lot over the last year. Adias was a central part of the high-profile "Manny Fernandez Bounty" angle, but hasn't done too much since then. He'll continue to get a ton of ring time, and has a chance to be the 1st ever WCCW Cruiserweight Champion, once we introduce that title.

-With an eye towards cutting costs and making a profit in the next few months, guys like Brian and Mike (and their cheap paychecks) will have a huge chance to be more involved with shows.

26. Tommy Rodgers
25 years old, $500/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 4-24-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D-
Midwest Popularity: D-
Southeast Popularity: D-

-It's quite glaring that Rodgers has improved very little over the last year. As a result, he'll be lucky to stay even this high on the roster. I had thought about teaming him with Ricky Morton, but that wouldn't be fair to Morton. An Owen Hart/Tommy Rodgers team makes more sense.

27. Frank Dusek
37 years old, $575/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 13-36-8
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Aerial, Flashiness, Puro, Charisma
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D
Midwest Popularity: D
Southeast Popularity: E-

-With all the changes in WCCW over the last year, it's hard to believe this guy has stuck around. But he's still in decent physical shape, and he might be in line for a (minor) push over the next few months as I try to save money. He's also in a semi-regular team with Doug Somers.

28. Doug Somers
27 years old, $325/show, 6 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 0-6-2
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: E-
Midwest Popularity: D-
Southeast Popularity: F+

-Doug moves up to the lower midcard this month, even though he hasn't won a match yet. At a mere $325/show, and now that he's healthy, he'll stumble into a few wins in the near future.

-He's improved even less than Tommy Rodgers over the last year, but he's been used a lot less because of his migrane issues, so he has an excuse.

molson

09-22-2007, 01:31 PM

OPENERS

29. Villano V
22 years old, $625/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-47-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Submissions, Mic Skills, Safety
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: E+
Midwest Popularity: D-
Southeast Popularity: E-

-With Villano III about to change his identity, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the two younger Villanos. Probably keep them as a lower-level tag team for now.

30. Super Kendo
27 years old, $525/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 1-30-0
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: E+
Midwest Popularity: E-
Southeast Popularity: E-

-It's disappointing to see that Super Kendo has barely improved, despite his heavy workload. (In addition to us, he worked with a Mexican promotion for a time). And it's surprising to see that he's only one 1 single match with WCCW in 10 months with the company. (And that was a 6-man tag match victory with Villanos IV and V against Mike, Tommy Rogers, and Barry Orton).

31. Al Perez
23 years old, $150/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 1-28-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Puro
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D-
Midwest Popularity: E
Southeast Popularity: F+

-Another lower-card guy with a bad record and little improvement over the last year. Although, Perez has smaller, 1/3 grade increases in a lot of categories that don't show up in this recap format. He also has better popularity in Texas than a lot of other guys this low on the roster. (And for the record, his only win was against Steve Armstrong)

molson

09-22-2007, 02:00 PM

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

32. Villano IV
18 years old, $675/show, 7 months
WCCW Record: 3-46-0
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: Safety, Consistency, Respect, Chain Wrestling, Mic Skills, Basics, Psychology
Full Letter Grade: Brawling, Submissions,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: D-
Midwest Popularity: E+
Southeast Popularity: F

-The Youngest guy on the roster improved a lot over the last year. The highlight of his career thus far is a B rated match with Manny Fernandez a few months back.

-It's hard to know how to handle the young guys with potential. Realistically, it's going to take him years to become a true superstar (if he ever gets to that level). Do you keep him around as a jobber for that long, or do you let him improve just enough where he might be able to continue his progression as a top star for a lesser company somewhere else? As one of the top companies in the world, I could probably bring him back whenever I wanted. It would be a fun little side goal if I could develop all three Villanos into separate, unique stars.

33. Owen Hart
18 years old, $125/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 3-16-0
Skill Increases: (Since December '83 wrestling debut)
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: E+
Midwest Popularity: F
Southeast Popularity: F

-No big skill increases for Hart, but he's only been wrestling for 4-5 months. One dynamic of the game I'm not sure of is how these young guys are going to improve. I mean nobody else would sign Owen Hart at this point, because he's so green. So will he have a chance to ever improve? It looks like it's possible for guys to improve even if they're not employed, but they really need to get a shot with a company to have any real shot at a wrestling career. Presumably though, old guys are going to retire, and younger guys will have to get a shot sooner or later.

OCCASIONAL WRESTLER

Jose Lothario
46 years old, $1,250/show, 8 months remaining
WCCW Record: 14-9-1
Skill Increases:
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: C+
Midwest Popularity: E+
Southeast Popularity: D-

-I brought the old man back to put over younger talent and help them improve. He might get a mini-feud with the younger Villanos and Super Kendo. He's still in very good physical condition, and is a decent all-around performer.

molson

09-22-2007, 02:16 PM

OTHERS

Boris Malenko, Manager, $2,050/show, 5 months remaining
Skandor Akbar, Manager, $975/show, 4 months remaining
Arman Hussein, Manager, $1,250/show, 5 months remaining
Precious, Manager, $1,250/show, 1 month remaining
Gary Hart, Manager, $925/show, 5 months remaining
Bill Mercer, Announcer, $1,100/show, 2 months remaining
Lance Russell, Announcer, $2,250/show, 6 months remaining
Marc Lowerence, Color Commentator, $1,425/show, 5 months remaining
Lord Alfred Hayes, Color Commentator, $1,825/show, 6 months remaining
David Manning, Referee, $3,000/month (written), 12 months remaining
JR Foley, Road Agent, $1,350/show, 8 months remaining
Bronco Lubich, Road Agent, $875/show, 3 months remaining
Fritz Von Erich, Personality, $7,000/month, (lifetime)

-Boris Malenko is way overpaid, particularly considering he's only managing one guy, but I really think he's helping Koloff out. I might use him in the ring a little bit in tag team matches.

-Jimmy Garvin is gone, so Precious' contract is just going to expire and we'll let her go (apparently, letting a contract expire is better for locker room morale than firing someone)

molson

09-22-2007, 06:08 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,624. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Owen Hart about his upcoming dark match with Villano IV. (D-). He then interviewed Villano IV about the match. (E)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Owen Hart & Villano IV drew in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (D+) The two showed poor chemistry.

-Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts come out to start the show. They say that Michael Hayes is running late, but that Hayes and Gordy will team up to face David and Kevin Von Erich tonight in the show's main event. Gordy and Roberts put over the unity of the Freebirds, and hype that tonight is the beginning of a new era in WCCW. Mike Von Erich comes to the ring to confront the duo. He says that he's back from his injury, and is ready to get some revenge on Buddy Roberts, the guy who put him out initially. Mike is mocked by Gordy and Roberts. (C-)

-The Great Kabuki defeats Super Kendo in 7:47 by pinfall. (C+).

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring to say that Mike Von Erich v. Buddy Roberts is now scheduled for tonight. And further, the winner of that match will get a spot in the WCCW Heavyweight Championship Tournament at the end of the month, joining Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, David Von Erich, and Bob Backlund. (C)

-Brian Adias defeats Tommy Rodgers in 7:39 by pinfall. (D). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Adias cut a promo about his win. (D)

-Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Mike Von Erich about his upcoming match with Buddy Roberts. Mike says he still doesn't now who attacked him in the dressing room last month, but he does know that Buddy Roberts was the one who put him out originally. He's hoping for some revenge tonight, and for a chance to get into the World Title Tournament. (C-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Qualifying Match
Buddy Jack Roberts defeats Mike Von Erich in 7:31 by pinfall to qualify for the tournament. (D+) Roberts was limited by his injury. Mike was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Skandor Akbar comes to the ring with The Sheepherders, and then grabs a mic and hypes their dominance in the WCCW tag team ranks. (C+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders defeat Iceman Parsons & Buddy Landell in 9:54 when Miller pinned Parsons. (C-). The Sheepherders make their 3rd defense of the tag team titles. Buddy Landell was limited by injury.

-David and Kevin Von Erich came to the ring to hype their upcoming main event match. They say they're disappointed with the actions of Kerry at Last Man Standing, and that they haven't seen him since. As big as a distraction as that is for their family, they claim they're ready to take on the Freebirds all the same. (C+)

-Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeat David & Kevin Von Erich in 20:52 when Gordy pinned Kevin, after interference from Buddy Roberts. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: C

THOUGHTS:

-Not a good show, but it was pretty cheap, and once again, the goal this month is to turn a profit.

-The show got off to bad start when I accidentally put Mike Von Erich in the opening segment, instead of Michael Hayes. So I improvised, but it surely cost us that first segment rating.

-Nothing else really went very well, though the main event was good enough to salavage the night from being a disaster.

-Buddy Roberts, Buddy Landell, and Ted Dibiase are all working through injuries right now, so I'll try to limit their in-ring time as much as I can.

-This show is the start of the Von Erichs' slump, and Freebirds' hot streak.

molson

09-22-2007, 06:15 PM

NEWS

-Butch Miller suffered a cracked sternum in the match last night, as our injury issues pile up. Fortunately, he'll only be out about 2 weeks, so we won't have to vacate the tag team titles.

-The team of Ivan Koloff and Joe Leduc have won Mid-Atlantic's annual "Crockett Cup" tournament. (They're also the NWA World Tag Team Champions)

-Buddy Roberts and Buddy Landell are exhausted after the last show - probably as result of their nagging injuries.

molson

09-22-2007, 10:30 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, April 1984
Houston, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeated Owen Hart in 6:41 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Dusek about his win. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors defeated Villanos IV and V in 5:48 when Animal pinned Villano IV. (C)

-A video is played hyping the events of Last Man Standing; Particularly, the Kevin/Kerry fight, Terry Gordy winning the Last Man Standing trophy, and then Gordy turning on David and reuniting the Freebirds. (B-)

-The Freebirds come to the ring as a unit, flanked by a Confederate marching band, etc. There is a long table setup in the ring. Michael Hayes calls to order his "State of the Freebird Nation Address". Hayes hypes that the Freebirds are the undisputed force in WCCW, now that the Von Erichs are fighting amongst themselves. Hayes says it's a glorious time for WCCW and it's fans, and thens lays out the goals of the upcoming "Freebird Administration": 1. Control all the gold in WCCW. Hayes says that will start tonight, as Buddy Roberts challenges Kevin Von Erich for the TV Title. 2. Overthrow Fritz as WCCW commissioner and install the Freebirds in his place. Hayes claims he has "Friends of the Freebirds" on the WCCW board of directors, and they're carefully watching every move Fritz makes, waiting for him to screw up. 3. Reduce the Von Erich brothers to utter irrelevance in WCCW. 4. Expand membership in the "Freebird Nation" to eventually have every single WCCW wrestler on the Freebird payroll. (C)

-WCCW World Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match
Ted Dibiase defeated King Kong Bundy in 11:04 by pinfall with the help of interference from Arman Hussein to qualify for the tournament. (C). This was a heel v. heel match between two wrestlers who were, by bad luck of the draw, not randomly selected to take part in the Last Man Standing event. Ted Dibiase was limited by injury. Bundy was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Jesse Ventura defeated Jose Lothario in 7:54 by pinfall. (C+). Ventura was making a "guest apperance" on loan from Houston Championship Wrestling.

-After the match, Ventura cut a promo, saying that earlier that night, he was walking around the WCCW locker room, when a "punk kid" approached him and mouthed off. Apparently, Ventura says, this punk kid thinks he's some kind of tough guy. Ventura says that wherever he wrestles, he brings his arm-wrestling setup, just for occasions like this. He then challenges Road Warrior Hawk to an arm wrestling match. (C). Hawk comes to the ring, and accepts the challenge, while Ventura's cronies setup the arm wrestling apparatus in the ring. After some bluffing and false starts, the contest begins. Hawk appears on the verge of winning, when Ventura breaks free, and hits Hawk over the head with a stool. (C) Quickly, however, Animal hits the ring, and Road Warriors make quick work of Ventura, subjecting him to their "Doomsday Device" finisher. (D)

-David Von Erich defeats Luke Williams in 11:45 by pinfall. (B)

-Terry Gordy defeats Mike Von Erich in 8:31 by submission. (C+) Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. The two showed good chemistry.

-Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Kevin Von Erich about his upcoming TV title defense against Buddy Roberts. Kevin says he's not going to lie to Hayes or the fans - his mind is all over the place right now, after the actions of his brother Kerry at Last Man Standing. (C+)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Buddy Roberts defeated Kevin Von Erich in 11:11 by pinfall to win the WCCW TV Title for the 2nd time. Gordy and Hayes interfered during the match on behalf of Roberts. David tried to help nullify the interference, but the Von Erichs were outnumbered. (B). Roberts was limited by injury. After the match, Roberts celebrated in the ring with Hayes and Gordy. (D+)

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-OK show, and again we were a little restrained in terms of worker costs.

-The Kevin/Buddy match had everything going against it - especially Buddy's injury and exhaustion from recent overuse. Still, the two had a very solid match. These two guys had 5 1-on-1 matches last year, and this was about their average-ranked match (though not close to the A+ classic they had at Thanksgiving Star Wars, which capped off their big feud last year).

-I didn't quite have room for Ventura at Last Man Standing, so I used his one loan contract match here instead, and then gave him a little angle with the Road Warriors. Despite his off-the-charts entertainment skills, the angles were only OK. This was something of a tryout match for both him, and in a way, Superstar Billy Graham, who I was thinking about bringing in. But it's clear that the WCCW fans aren't really into that shtick.

-I got really specific with the goals for "Freebird Nation" largely because of my annoyance with real life stables who run around but never really seem to accomplish anything specific (i.e. the NWO). The Freebird group itself won't expand beyond the core 3, but they could have many allies throughout WCCW who may be considered a part of the "Freebird Nation".

molson

09-22-2007, 11:01 PM

NEWS

-A lot of exhausted wrestlers after the last show: Kevin Von Erich, Buddy Roberts, and Villano IV.

-Through two shows, we're averaging $25,203 in worker's bills. At that pace, we'd have our lowest monthly worker expense cost since September of last year (not including November, where we were off TV for a few weeks and ran fewer show). It's hard to believe that in my first month, I averaged only $14,755/show in worker costs - my highest month since then is $34,000/show.

-Terry Gordy hasn't renewed his contract with All Japan, and he now works exclusively for us. Hopefully that'll improve our chances of keeping him when his contract with us is up in a few months.

-The TV show got a 0.52 rating. That's a .07 increase from last week, and close to our average over the show's run.

-After firing Gorilla Monsoon, there's a new WWF head booker in charge - George Scott. Scott was an old-time wrestler-turned-booker for both the WWF and Mid-Atlantic in real life.

-Chris Adams has signed with the WWF - he's sure to keep busy in his post-WCCW career, and he now works for the WWF, Georgia, and New Japan.

-The Wild Samoans defeated The Invaders to win the WWF Tag Team Champions for the 4th time.

-Just for kicks, I request negotiations with Hulk Hogan, since he's recently left New Japan and now works only for the WWF. He turns me down, due to loyalty to the WWF (so this proves that new loyalties can develop pretty quickly in this game, as Hogan wasn't even with the WWF when the dynasty began).

molson

09-23-2007, 08:13 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, April 1984
New Orleans, LA (Very Small Venue/Texas-Midsouth Region)
Expected Attendance: 2,624. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Al Perez about his upcoming match with Jose Lothario. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Jose Lothario defeats Al Perez in 6:19 by pinfall. (C+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tommy Rodgers drew with Super Kendo in 7:24 by Double Countout. (D+)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to make two announcements as the show starts. First, he says a lot of people have been asking about the status of the Six-Man Tag Team Championship after Kerry threw his belt in a trash can a few weeks ago at Last Man Standing. Fritz says he's officially stripping Kerry of his title, however, he's not stripping the Von Erichs of the belts as whole. He says that David and Kevin will defend the belts, with Mike as their 3rd partner, against the Freebirds at the TV taping tomorrow. If the Von Erichs can successfully defend the belts, Mike will recognized as 1/3 of the six-man tag team champions. (C) Also Fritz announces that tonight's match between Roddy Piper & Sheepherder Luke Williams will be a WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Qualifying Match - the winner will be the 7th man to qualify for the 12-man tournament. (C)

-Piper's Pit
Roddy Piper comes out to his Piper's Pit set. He first hypes his upcoming match with Luke Williams, and he promises that he'll win and qualify for the tournament. Next, he introduces his guest - David Von Erich. Piper asks David the tough questions about his family, particularly, Kerry. David said the whole family is in disarray - they thought they had worked things out with Kerry, and then everything just fell apart at Last Man Standing. David says he has no idea where Kerry is right now, but he's heard rumors that he's gone to Japan or Mexico. David says that all that he, Kevin, and Mike can do is to look forward, and focus on the future. (C+)

-As David leaves the Piper's Pit Stage, Skandor Akbar approaches with his client, Luke Williams. Akbar hypes his client's upcoming match with Piper. (C+).

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match
Roddy Piper defeats Luke Williams in 11:48 by submission. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich cut a promo hyping his upcoming match with Terry Gordy. Kevin says its been a tough week for him, with the Kerry situation, and losing the TV Title to Buddy Roberts last week. But Kevin says that things can turn around very quickly with the support of the fans, and a win tonight against Terry Gordy. (B-)

-Terry Gordy defeats Kevin Von Erich in 21:40 by submission. (B+)

-Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping his match with Mike Von Erich. He notes that the Freebirds are 1/3 of the way towards a clean sweep of the Von Erichs tonight. (C)

-Michael Hayes defeats Mike Von Erich in 6:46 by pinfall. (C). Mike was tiring towards the end of the match.

-Buddy Jack Roberts defeats David Von Erich in 13:31 by pinfall in a tainted victory, following interference from Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes. Kevin Von Erich also got involved in the match. (B). Roberts was limited by injury. After the match, the Freebirds celebrated their 3-for-3 night against the Von Erichs. (C+)

-Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-Good show, even though we sent a lot of Von Erich fanatics home sad.

-I thought that David might use his creative control clause to veto losing to Roberts tonight, but he didn't. I'm not sure exactly what the criteria for use of that clause is, but I'm glad David wasn't too strict with us here. This was the 6th David/Roberts 1-on-1 match, and this was their second-best (they had a B+ TV match in January).

-Mike Von Erich and Michael Hayes had their first ever 1-on-1 match. Von Erich doesn't have the same chemistry with Hayes as he does with Gordy.

-The match of the night though, was Kevin/Gordy. These two feuded over the American Heavyweight Title last year, and this was their 5th match (and their best)

-We're now up to 7 guys in the big tournament: Gordy, Hayes, David, Backlund, Dibiase, Buddy Roberts, Piper. We'll have the whole field of 12 setup by next week.

-Jose Lothario showed his value, carrying Al Perez to a C+ match. Perez has wrestled 30 matches for us, and this was only his 3rd to reach C+. The other two were with David Von Erich, and Manny Fernandez. So that's pretty good company for Lothario.

molson

09-23-2007, 08:22 PM

NEWS

-I have some brief buy-out negotiations with Houston Championship Wrestling, who looks like they'll be going under by the end of the month. I offer as much as $200k, but that's still not enough, so I call off talks. ($200k would have put us in a challenging financial situation, but a buy-out would have given us a big prestige boost).

-Kerry, Buddy Roberts, and Buddy Landell are all late for the last show. Kerry's going to be off TV for a while anyway, so I suspend him for a week. Roberts is advertised for a match tomorrow night, and he's obviously a key part of our main angle, so he only gets a fine. Landell is currently limited by a migrane issue (which as I saw with Doug Sommers, can last a while). So I make an example of him, and suspend him for a month.

-Tomorrow night's TV taping is scheduled to be a big night. Kevin/David/Mike defend the Six-Man Tag titles against the Freebirds, Villano III makes his return (sans mask), at least two more spots in the championship tournament will be up for grabs.

Tellistto

09-23-2007, 10:19 PM

Great stuff, molson. Still reading along and enjoying the ride.

Tell

hoopsguy

09-24-2007, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the long run with this dynasty. It has been a lot of fun to follow, and I'm not even a wrestling fan.

molson

09-26-2007, 09:35 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, April 1984
Fort Worth, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeats Jose Lothario in 9:07 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Gary Hart enters the ring with a mic and approaches Dusek. Hart says he's known Dusek for a long time, and that over the last few weeks, he's noticed some extra fire and competitive determination in Dusek that had been absent the last few years. Hart says he's going on record publicly that if Dusek can keep it going for the next few weeks, he'll be offering his services as manager. Dusek looks interested. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lance Russell interviews Tommy Rodgers about his match tonight with the returning (and newly unmasked) Villano III. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Gary Hart returns to the ring, with King Kong Bundy. Hart puts over Bundy and his match tonight with Owen Hart. (C+).

-As the show opens highlights are shown of the Roddy Piper/Adrian Adonis feud, focusing on Piper's victory at Last Man Standing, as well as Adonis cutting a piece of Iceman Parsons' hair several weeks ago. (D+)

-As the video ends, Adonis is standing on the set of his "Bachelor Pad" talk show, with Skandor Akbar by his side an irritated look on his face. Adonis says as embarrassing as his "fluke" loss to Piper was, it was nothing compared to the humiliation Piper will face if he accepts Adonis' challenge - a hair v. hair match (loser shaved bald). (C). Adonis then introduces his guests on the Bachelor Pad - The Freebirds. Adonis greets the Freebirds warmly, saying that Destruction, Inc. supports the "platform" the Freebirds laid out for domination of WCCW, pointing out that Akbar has had a financial relationship with the Freebirds in the past, and they hope to do business together in the future. Michael Hayes that the gears are turning behind the scene, and the the landscape of professional wrestling will be changed in ways the fans can't even comprehend. But tonight, says Hayes, is the next step, when the Freebirds defeat the Von Erichs for the 6-man tag team championship. (B-)

-King Kong Bundy defeats Owen Hart in 1:49 by pinfall in a dominating victory . (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. King Kong Bundy demanded that the referee make a 5-count on the pinfall. (C+)

-Lance Russell hyped the upcoming match between Tiger Mask and Bob Backlund, who hasn't been seen since the main event of Last Man Standing (when Terry Gordy cost him the triple threat match). Russell tries to interview Backlund, saying the people are waiting to hear from him - what does Backlund have to say about the Freebirds, the Von Erichs, and the World Title Tournament. Backlund just tells Russell he has a match to wrestle, and leaves for the ring. (C+)

-Bob Backlund drew with Tiger Mask in 20:00 when the time limit expired. (B+). The match suffered from a lack of selling. After the evenly contested match, Tiger Mask offered a handshake to Bob Backlund, who hesitated, but then shook the hand of Tiger Mask. (B)

-Villano III comes out for his match with Tommy Rodgers, with Gary Hart by his side. The announcers hype that this will be a World Title Tournament Qualifying Match. Villano III is still wearing his mask. Just as the referee is about to call for the bell to start the match, Tiger Mask comes back to the ring and starts arguing with Villano III. Tiger Mask then grabs a mic and says that he defeated Villano III in the mask v. mask match at Last Man Standing, which means Villano III has to go without the mask - permanently. Tiger Mask points out that Villano III spent so much time blabbering about the great tradition of Lucha, and now he's blatantly disrespecting Lucha by not honoring the stipulation. Gary Hart cuts Tiger Mask off, tells him the mask is staying on, and then calls for the match to start. (B-). However, Fritz Von Erich quickly comes down to ringside. He says the contract was clear - Villano III lost the match, so he can no longer wear his mask. Fritz says Villano III has two choices - take off the mask right now, or be banned from WCCW. After much hesitation, Villano III removes his mask for the first time in front of a TV audience. (C).

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match
Villano III defeated Tommy Rodgers in 11:55 by pinfall to earn spot #7 in the 12-man tournament. (B-) The two showed good chemistry.

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
-Elimination Rules
The Freebirds defeated David, Kevin, and Mike Von Erich to win the WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship for the third time. (Kerry was stripped of his third of the title last week by Fritz, and the Von Erichs were allowed to defend this week with Mike as partner #3) (C+). Mike was eliminated first. Kevin was eliminated 2nd, via DQ, after losing his temper and throwing Buddy Roberts over the top rope. That left David against all 3 Freebirds. David was able to eliminate Roberts, and then Hayes, but had nothing left for Terry Gordy, who pinned David to win the belts for the Freebirds. Roberts was limited by injury, Mike and Hayes were exhausted by the end of the match. Gordy looked off his game. After the match, The Freebirds celebrated their win with their now 4 title belts (the six-man titles, and Roberts' TV title).

Overall Show Rating: C

THOUGHTS:

-Disappointing rating, considering the last 3 matches all did better than a C. We were hurt by the opening lengthy video segment on Piper/Adonis, which got a D+ for some reason.

-Main event was OK, but I screwed up a little there too by not using the road agent note to "protect" Mike Von Erich and Michael Hayes (who both have low stamina) - they thus both ended up exhausted, which hurt the match. But it did progress the Freebird v. Von Erich storyline. The #1 issue on the shows right now is the Freebird's sudden dominance over the Von Erichs.

-This is probably the last show Villano III will be known as Villano III, now that the mask is off for good. He celebrated the occasion by having a very good match with Tommy Rogers. For Rodgers, it was equaled only by a match with Terry Funk in January, and topped only by another match with Villano III in December.

-So there's 7 guys in the tournament so far - David and 6 heels.

-Backlund getting 20 minutes with Tiger Mask was guaranteed to deliver a good rating, the post-match handshake also hinted at a Backlund face turn. Backlund is definitely on the fence right now - he just got screwed over by the Freebirds after aligning himself with Hayes for so long, and he's had too many heated battles with David to suddenly befriend him. So there's a little suspense right now about who's side he'll take, if any.

-Gary Hart's really scraping the bottom of barrel right now, scouting Frank Dusek. But I want to save some money, Dusek ain't going anywhere, and he can wrestle decent matches. So if Hart's going to be overshadowed for now by the Freebirds, and even Destruction, Inc, he'll at least have numbers.

molson

09-26-2007, 10:04 PM

NEWS

-Buddy Roberts is again exhausted after the last show. I've been working this guy to death, and on top of this, he's working through an injury. Now that he owns both the TV title and 1/3 of the 6-man titles, hopefully I can give him a little breather.

-The TV show gets a 0.53 rating. That's up 0.01 from last week.

-Buddy Roberts won his 3rd championship of the month - the Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship in Portland Wrestling, with partner "Dirty" Dutch Mantel.

molson

09-27-2007, 11:32 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,624. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Al Perez about his upcoming match with Mike Von Erich. Perez says that with the current state of the Von Erichs, Mike should be a "piece of cake" for him tonight. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Mike Von Erich defeats Al Perez in 8:17 by submission. (D+). Mike was visibly tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Mike about his win. Mike said that the Von Erichs may be down, but they'll never be out. (C)

-The Great Kabuki comes to the ring for his match to start the show, and he performs his mysterious green misting ritual. (He reaches a clawed hand into the air, and then shoots a blast of mist onto it from his mouth). (B-)

-WCCW World Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match
The Great Kabuki defeats Doug Sommers in 10:46 by pinfall to earn spot #8 in the tournament. (C). Kabuki seemed off his game.

-Nikita Koloff defeated Jose Lothario in 6:41 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Ricky Morton appeared out of nowhere and attacked Koloff and Boris Malenko from behind. Koloff and Malenko quickly went running from the ring, looking shocked that Morton has returned only 3 weeks after their brutal attack. (C-). Morton grabs a mic and challenges the fleeing Koloff to a match. Koloff retreats to the dressing room without an answer. (C).

-Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Iceman Parsons about his upcoming tournament qualifying match with Luke Williams. Parsons brings up how he and Buddy Landell have battled unsuccessfully with the Sheeptherders for the tag titles, but tonight, it's 1-on-1 - and he's won singles gold in his career, while Luke Williams hasn't. (C-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match.
Iceman Parsons defeated Sheepherder Luke Williams in 8:31 by pinfall to earn spot #9 in the tournament. (B)

-Roddy Piper defeated Super Kendo in 9:35 by submission. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry.

-After the match, Piper grabs a mic and addresses the hair v. hair challenge made by Adrian Adonis for the King of Texas Wrestling Show at the end of the month. Piper says he's rejecting the challenge, only because he still has plans on getting into the World Title Tournament that night, and doesn't want to be tied up with Adonis, a man he's already decisively defeated. (C+). Fritz Von Erich then comes to the ring, and shakes Piper's hand. Fritz says that the hair v. hair match is a match that fans want to see. Still, Fritz says he won't force Piper into the match, because he knows that Piper has championship aspirations and would rather be involved in the tournament that night. So, Fritz says, if Piper accepts the challenge for a hair v. hair match with Adrian Adonis at the King of Texas Wrestling Show, he'll make that match a #1 contender match - the winner not only gets to shave his opponent bald, but he'll get the first shot the the world champion, whoever it may be. (C). Piper says that's good enough for him, and accepts the challenge of Adonis - the hair v. hair match is on (C+)

-David Von Erich comes to the ring to hype tonight's main event match - a 4 corners match featuring the 4 men who have 1st round byes in the world championship tournament in two weeks: himself, Gordy, Hayes, and Backlund. David gives an emotional promo, asking the fans to stick with the Von Erichs in this difficult time, when they're dealing with Kerry leaving WCCW, an in-ring slump, and the emergence of the Freebirds. (B-)

-Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy interrupt David to cut a promo of their own. They ask the fans to ignore the "irrelevant" Von Erichs and "join the Freebird Nation". They also hype the 4-way main event tonight, saying that they'll work together, to ensure that the Freebirds, as a group, win the match. (B)

-4-Corners Match
-One Fall to a Finish.
Bob Backlund defeats Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and David Von Erich in 15:09 when he pinned Michael Hayes. (B-). Gordy & Hayes worked together, but Backlund was simply dominant here. After the match, Backlund takes his trademark towel that he wears around his neck to the ring, wipes his face with it, and then tosses it on the fallen Michael Hayes, before leaving the ring (B-).

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS

-OK show, but I really liked the ending. Everything's building up to Freebirds v. Von Erichs, and Bob Backlund goes in and destroys everyone to get the win. I wanted to keep his momentum rating high, since even though he's not officially a part of any of our storylines right now, he's still very relevant, and is a dangerous contender for the world title at the tournament in 2 weeks.

-So the King of Texas Wrestling event in two weeks will consist of the 12-man team tournament, and Piper v. Adonis, hair v. hair, and for the #1 contender spot for the world title. That match will occur roughly 3 years before their equivalent real-life hair v. hair match at Wrestlemania 3. This one feels a little bit rushed, but they have been feuding here for several months now.

-The match of the night, amazingly, was Iceman Parsons v. Luke Williams. Parsons has definitely showed an ability to have good matches with quality opponents, but I didn't see this one coming. Parsons has had an OK year with us - he's mostly been treated like a midcarder, but he did get that fairly high-profile angle with Chris Adams. In real life, of course, he was probably the most popular non-Von Erich in the history of WCCW (until his heel turn). So I'd love to build him up in this dynasty.

-Ricky Morton returned pretty quickly from his "injury", but I realized that between him, Koko, Eaton, Mike, and Kerry, I had a lot of guys sitting on the sidelines for storyline reasons. That's something that doesn't make people happy, because they ain't getting paid. So Morton had a quick recovery, so he can resume his feud with Koloff. Eaton & Koko, who have been gone for several months now, will be making an apperance very shortly as well.

molson

09-27-2007, 11:49 PM

NEWS

-I mentioned momentum in the "thoughts" of the last show - momentum is a very elusive rating in TEW - no one really has a clue what exactly it means, but it's clearly primarily a kayfabe rating - did you win, and who did you beat? So, for shits and giggles, here's the current WCCW top 10 in terms of "momentum"

1. Roddy Piper
2. Michael Hayes
3. Buddy Roberts
4. Bob Backlund
5. Tiger Mask
6. Villano III
7. Iceman Parsons
8. David Von Erich
9. Kerry Von Erich
10. Adrian Adonis

-That list looks pretty accurate to me, except that I think Terry Gordy should be in there somewhere. (He's won his first 9 matches since his return, until the 4-way at the last show).

-Butch Miller is back from his injury - perhaps this is just the moment Koko & Eaton have been waiting for to get their revenge.

molson

09-30-2007, 12:42 AM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 3, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Iceman Parsons defeated Villano V in 7:33 by pinfall. (C).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
A lengthy video is showed recapping the events in the Adonis/Piper feud. (D+)

-Non-Title Match
The Sheepheders (w/ Skandor Akbar) defeat Mike Von Erich & Tommy Rodgers in 4:47 when Williams pinned Rodgers. (C). Miller looked good.

-After the match, a returning Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton appeared out of nowhere and attacked The Sheepherders, who were caught completely off guard. They briefly tried to repel the attack, but were overwhelmed, and fled from the ringside area with Skandor Abkar. (C+)

-Koko & Eaton then grabbed mics and addressed the crowd, saying they're finally back at 100% after the Sheepherders put them out of action at Mexican Invasion 2 months ago. They thank the fans for their cards and letters, and say they're now gunning to get their tag titles back. (B-)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to address the duo. Fritz says he has one more open spot in a World Championship Tournament Qualifying match tonight against Brian Adias. He said that he didn't expect Koko and Eaton to be back so quickly, but if that they can decide amongst themselves who gets the shot, they can have it tonight. (B-)

-Adrian Adonis (w/ Skandor Akbar) defeated Owen Hart in 4:34 by submission. (C-). After the match, Adonis cut much of Hart's hair off, as a statement to Roddy Piper. (D)

-Eaton & Ware come back to the ring. They say they've decided to take the World Title Tournament Qualifying Match opportunity, and they'll decide who gets the spot via a coin flip. Koko flips the coin, Eaton calls heads, and heads it is. Koko wishes Eaton luck, and leaves the ring. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship - Qualifying Match
Bobby Eaton defeated Brian Adias (w/ Gary Hart) in 8:17 by pinfall to earn spot #10 in the tournament. (C)

-Kevin Von Erich cut a promo hyping his upcoming qualifying match. He says with 2 Von Erichs in the tournament, it's a great opportunity for them to end their recent slump. (C-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship - Qualifying Match
Frank Dusek defeated Kevin Von Erich in 8:55 by countout after Kevin got distracted by all three Freebirds out at ringside. (C+) Dusek earns spot #11 in the tournament. After the match, The Freebirds through Kevin back to the ring and began a 3-1 attack. Mike ran to the ring to help out (C), but Freebirds' numbers advantage allowed them to take control again. (David was not in the building tonight) They left Mike & Kevin laying in the ring. (C-) Mike performed poorly in the segment.

-Tiger Mask defeated Arturo Mendoza (the former Villano III) in 26:45 by countout, after Tiger Mask hit Mendoza with a shooting star plancha from the top rope to the outside of the ring. (A)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-The Mendoza/Tiger Mask feud is going to keep going for a while, and why not - they delivery an incredible main event match kicking of their second official storyline together. This was the best match ever for both guys.

-Frank Dusek pulls off the shocking upset over Kevin Von Erich (with an assist from the Freebirds). That mean there will only be one Von Erich in the world title tournament, and 3 Freebirds. 11 of 12 spots have been determined, the final spot will be decided between Tiger Mask and Nikita Koloff next week.

-Eaton & Koko's return should give us a boost. I have to decide what to do with the tag titles though. The Freebirds want all the belts, including the tag titles, currently held by the heel Sheepherders. They also have a business relationship of some sort with the Sheepherder's manager, Skandor Akbar. And obviously, Koko/Eaton are right in the mix for the tag title now too

molson

09-30-2007, 01:09 AM

NEWS

-Brian Adias arrived late for the last show. Since we don't treat everyone equally here in WCCW, but give big stars breaks and make expamples of guys lower on the roster, Adias is suspended one week.

-The Iron Sheik and Les Thorton won the AWA Tag Team Championship from Steve Keirn and Bill Dundee.

-The Junkyard Dog won the top title in Mid-South, the North American Heavyweight Championship, for a 4th time, defeating Mr. Wrestling II.

-Barry Windham, who was out of work since Championship Wrestling from Florida went under in January, has signed with Mid-South. Barry would be a good fit with us, but he wanted a little too much money last time we negotiated.

-Former WWF World Champion Ray Stevens has left the WWF. He's retired from wrestling at this point, otherwise I might shoot him an offer.

-The TV show gets a 0.52 rating. That's about where we've been the last 2 weeks.

-Buddy Roberts is fully healed from his injury.

molson

09-30-2007, 01:29 PM

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molson

09-30-2007, 05:56 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,624. Ticket prices: $3 over default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 SOLD OUT

-Roddy Piper didn't show up this show. Hopefully he's not dead somewhere. But if he's not, he'll face a big punishment after the Adonis match at the King of Texas Wrestling Show. I'm leaning towards firing him and his bloated contract. Though, one thing I just noticed was that his "Hot Rod" gimmick has a rating of E+ - lowest in the company. So I've switched him to "Loose Cannon". I guess I'll see if that gives us any improvement.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lord Alfred Hayes interviews Doug Sommers about his upcoming match with Ricky Morton. (D). Ricky Morton then cuts a promo, saying that he's disappointed that his injury kept him from a shot at qualifying for the world title tournament, but as a result, he's 100% focussed on getting revenge on Nikita Koloff (who still hasn't responded to Morton's challenge for a match). (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ricky Morton drew with Doug Sommers in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring to start the show. He announces that he's adding a stipulation to tonight's Hayes/David main event. That match will now be a Lumberjack Match, ensuring that there be no interference. (B-)

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated Villanos IV and V in 9:51 when Eaton pinned Villano IV. (C). Eaton & Ware looked good. After the match, Eaton and Koko cut a promo in the ring. They say it's a huge week for them - Eaton has qualified for the world title tournament, to take place this Friday, and Eaton & Koko will face The Sheepherders in a non-title match tomorrow night at the TV taping. Eaton & Ware say that once they get a win over the champs tomorrow, they've surely earned a title shot. (C+)

-Gary Hart comes out to the ring. He says that last week, he told Frank Dusek that he was considering offering him a contract. Now that Dusek has defeated Kevin Von Erich to qualify for the World Title Tournament, the papers have been signed - Hart introduces his newest client - Frank Dusek, who comes to the ring. (C+). Hart hypes Dusek, saying that even though he'll have to pull some upsets in the world title tournament, he's only 4 wins away from shocking the world and taking home the gold. And as Kevin found out last week - you can't take the grizzled veteran lightly. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich defeated Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart) in 8:24 by submission, in the rematch. (C-). After the match, Kevin cuts a promo. He says that while he won't be involved in the world title tournament, he'll be present at the arena that night, to make sure David gets a fair shot at the gold. (C-)

-Nikita Koloff comes to the ring with his manager, Boris Malenko. Malenko accepts the challenge made by Ricky Morton for a match. He says that the match won't happen, however, until Koloff has won the world title in the tournament on Saturday. Malenko also says once Koloff finally gets around to Morton, it will be a non-title match (C).

-WCCW World Championship Tournament - Qualifying Match
Tiger Mask defeats Nikita Koloff by DQ in 9:36 when Malenko interferred and attacked Tiger Mask, who seemingly had the match won. (B-). Tiger Mask earns the 12th and final spot in the tournament. After the match, Malenko and Koloff attack Tiger Mask 2-1, until Ricky Morton made the save and cleared the ring. (C+)

-Ted Dibaise (w/ Arman Hussein) defeated Jose Lothario in 4:31 by pinfall. (C-). Dibiase's injury took a big toll. (C-). After the match, Dibiase hyped the big tournament on Saturday, claiming that nobody in WCCW is better-equipped to wrestle and win 4 matches in one night than him. (B)

-Lumberjack Match
David Von Erich drew with Michael Hayes in 12:53 by DDQ after the referee lost control of the match, and the lumberjacks became physically involved. David and Hayes seemed completely unable and unwilling to abide by the rules, and the match became a violent mess. (B).

Overall Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-Another good show. I tried to give most of the guys in the tournament a little bit of a momentum boost going into the big show. That strategy will continue at the TV taping tomorrow night.

-Solid main event under lumberjack rules. About the average rating of Hayes/David 1-on-1 matches.

-This was something of a tryout match for Dibiase, to see how well he can go considering his current injury. Unfortunately for him, he failed the tryout. A healthy Dibiase has better stamina than anyone in the company not named Bob Backlund - he could do 4 tournament matches in his sleep. But unless he's fully healed by Saturday, he's not going to get out of the first round.

-Kevin's momentum went way, way, way down after losing to Frank Dusek (even though it was via tainted means), so I gave him the win back tonight. But Dusek's still in the tournament, and his segments with Gary Hart tonight showed that he might have a little relevance left yet.

-Ricky Morton was pretty pissed he only got a draw with Doug Sommers, but I just felt like mixing things up. With only a 10 minute time limit on the pre-show, there's going to be some "upset" draws.

molson

09-30-2007, 06:07 PM

NEWS

-Roddy Piper's not dead, but he didn't tell anyone about his no-show, and has no excuse. I've never dealt with a non-excuse no-show before, and the message is that I have "0 days to respond" (typically I have a week to hand out discipline if a guy's late). I'm not sure if that means I have indefinite time to discipline him, or if I have to do it today. In any event, I can't suspend him now, because of his much-hyped match with Adonis on Saturday. If I can still discipline him after that, his job is on the line (and obviously, I could fire him at anytime anyway, but tieing it to discipline sends a message, and is better for locker room morale.

Swaggs

09-30-2007, 06:20 PM

Any chance you could do a talent trade and ship Piper out to someone else in exchange for some other good talent for a few shows?

molson

09-30-2007, 06:24 PM

Any chance you could do a talent trade and ship Piper out to someone else in exchange for some other good talent for a few shows?

I could definitely trade him, and as a guy who has pretty big popularity in certain regions, I could probably get someone good back in exchange.

And it's a good suggestion - before I fire him (which I really want to do, because of his contract more than anything else), I might as well bring in someone high profile to see if they mesh well with our main eventers.

Come to think of it, I wonder if I could retain his contract soley for the purposes of favorable loan trades. I wouldn't use him at all in WCCW, and thus would only have to pay him his monthly downside. He'd probably get pissed off after a while, but it might be a reason to keep him around for a few more months.

molson

09-30-2007, 08:33 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 4, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,247; Ticket Prices: +$4 over default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-This show will air one night after the big King of Texas Wrestling show - and after a new WCCW World Champion has been crowned.

-Pre-Show Segment
The unusual trio of the Road Warriors and The Great Kabuki come out to hype their upcoming six-man tag match against The Villanos & Super Kendo. The Road Warriors say they weren't sure what to make of Kabuki at first, but now they're ready to take him to some neighborhood bars in their hometown of Chicago. (C)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors & The Great Kabuki defeated Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo in 10:26 when Hawk pinned Villano IV. (C+). Kabuki looked good.

-As the show starts, Lance Russell & Marc Lowerence announce that that new world champion has been crowned, and that champion is: (To be edited into the TV broadcast after Saturday). (D+)

-Mike Von Erich, Jose Lothario, and Tommy Rodgers defeat Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart), Doug Sommers, and Al Perez in 8:45 when Lothario pinned Perez. (D+). Mike seemed off his game. Perez was tiring towards the end of the match. After the match, Mike thanked Lothario for the mentorship he's given him as of late. Mike notes that Lothario played a big part in training his older brothers, so he respects him a great deal. (D).

-Iceman Parsons hypes his upcoming match with Nikita Koloff. (C).

-Nikita Koloff (w/Boris Malenko) defeats Iceman Parsons in 9:31 by pinfall. (C) Right before the ending of the match, Malenko again lit his "victory" cigar. (C). After the match, Malenko repeated his acceptance of the challenge made by Ricky Morton. However, Malenko says he and Koloff have a little something extra to add to the match - a Russian Chain. (C)

-Tiger Mask defeated King Kong Bundy (w/Gary Hart) in 9:51 by DQ when Arturo Mendoza interfered. (B-). The match suffered from a lack of selling. Bundy and Mendoza continued the attack (including an avalanche from Bundy), leaving Tiger Mask laying. (B-)

-Non-Title Match
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated The Sheepherders (w/Skandor Akbar) in 12:44 when Ware pinned Miller. (A). Eaton looked good. After the match, the two teams continued brawling, all the way to the back. The announcers note how Eaton & Ware won the match with their high-risk aerial attack, but then showed they can brawl with The Sheepherders as well. (B-)

-Kevin Von Erich cut a promo, saying he's exercising his rematch clause tonight, and hopes to win back the TV title from Buddy Roberts. (C+). Roberts cut a hype promo as well. (C).

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Buddy Roberts drew with Kevin Von Erich in 10:00 when the time limit expired. Buddy makes his 1st defense of the TV title. (B+).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-I'm pretty disappointed with only a B-, considering how good the last two matches were.

-This was largely a throw-away "pre-big event show", so I threw out a main event of the old reliables, Kevin v. Buddy (though this was only their second match together this year).

-But the match of the night was clearly Koko/Eaton v. The Sheepherders. It was the best tag team match in WCCW history (or at least in this dynasty so far). I attribute the rating to their ongoing storyline, which is heating up.

-And even King Kong Bundy was carried to a solid match, by Tiger Mask. Tiger Mask is the hottest star in WCCW right now, at least in terms of momentum.

-Mike started a semi-active team with his new "mentor", Jose Lothario. I know that usually, acknowledging a mentorship in pro wrestling is a pretext to disaster, that probably won't be the case here.

molson

09-30-2007, 08:45 PM

NEWS

-It looks like I'm allowed to discipline Piper whenever I want for his transgression. So he's on thin ice. We'll let him roll with his new "loose cannon" gimmick for a while, to see if he can justify his contract. There'll probably be a talent trade in the meantime as well.

-Greg Valentine won the NWA United States Championship for a 4th time, defeating Jay Youngblood.

-The TV show gets a 0.56 rating. That's our best rating ever since going national. The timing is good, as in just new days, networks begin accepting applications for new season (starting in June). We'll have a big decision to make at that point, but I'm leaning towards going dark, and looking for a better network/better timeslot. Fortunately, by staying in Texas this month, we've had a great financial month.

molson

10-01-2007, 11:58 PM

KING OF TEXAS WRESTLING
Saturday, Week 4, April 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,009; Ticket Prices: default
Actual Attendance: 4,310 (5,000 Capacity)

-I definitely should have scheduled this event for 3 hours instead of 2 1/2, and the result is a one-night tournament show with some time restraints. I'm dealing with that by using some unique 1st-round rules, in order to save some time for some lengthy later-round matches.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Mike Von Erich & Jose Lothario defeated The Villanos in 5:49 when Jose pinned Villano V. (C). After the match, Lothario cut a promo with Mike by his side, saying that they'd love to challenge for the tag titles. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lance Russell interviews Owen Hart, who is now sporting a crew cut, courtesy of Adrian Adonis. Hart says he was humiliated in the ring by Adonis, but all he can do is get back to action as quickly as possible. Hart says he'll be watching the Adonis/Piper match tonight, and he'll be rooting for Piper to give Adonis a taste of his own medicine. (E+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Doug Sommers defeated Owen Hart in 5:49 by pinfall. (D+) Sommers seemed off his game.

-As the show starts, Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring. He said he's kept the specifics of tournament quiet until this moment, in order to add an element of uncertainly for the participants. He says that all the rules and details - including the specific 1st-round pairings, have been a secret until now. Fritz then explains the rules of the tournament (C+):

-4 1st-Round matches, featuring the 8 men who have won qualifying matches over the last month:
Iceman Parsons v. Buddy Roberts
The Great Kabuki v. Frank Dusek
Ted Dibiase v. Bobby Eaton
Arturo Mendoza v. Tiger Mask

-The first round is the "Lightning Round". All matches will have only a 5-minute time limit. If the time limit expires, or the match otherwise ends in a draw, a panel of 3 (Bronco Lubich, JR Foley, and Jose Lothario) will vote to determine who moves on to the next round.

-By virtue of his victory in the triple threat match at Last Man Standing, Michael Hayes gets the first choice as to which first-round winner he'll face off with in the quarter-finals. The other 3 1st-round winners will be randomly paired off against the 3 other wrestlers who earned first-round byes: Bob Backlund, David Von Erich, and Terry Gordy.

-The quarter-final matches will have a 20 minute limit, the semi-final matches, 30 minute time limit, the championship match - no time limit. In the case of a draw in the quarter-finals or semi-finals, the 3-man panel again will decide who moves on. In the championship match, however, there must be a decisive winner in the ring.

-Roddy Piper is on the set of Piper's Pit in a corner of the arena. He has a barber chair setup there. Piper hypes his hair v. hair match with Adonis tonight, and seems a little more unstable than usual (he's debuting his "loose cannon" gimmick). Piper says after he shaves Adonis bald tonight, he might not stop there - Skandor Akbar, The Sheepherders, Lord Alfred Hayes, David Manning, the popcorn vendors, the timekeeper - they all might look better with a little trim. (C+). Adonis interrupts Piper's ramblings, and claims that Piper is unstable because he's scared. (C)

-World Title Tournament: 1st-Round Match
Buddy Roberts defeats Iceman Parsons in 3:45 by pinfall, with a handful of tights. (C+)

-World Title Tournament: 1st-Round Match
Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart) defeated The Great Kabuki in 1:06 by pinfall. After the bell rang, Kabuki dominated the first few seconds until Gary Hart jumped on the ring apron. Kabuki then sprayed his old manager in the face with the green mist. Dusek rolled up the distracted Kabuki, and grabbed the ropes for leverage, scoring the upset pin.

-Ted Dibiase hyped his upcoming tournament match with Bobby Eaton. Dibiase said that the "lightning rules" will be to his advantage, as all he has to do is last the entire 5 minutes with Eaton. He then subtly implies that he may have lined the pockets of the judges to insure he gets into the next round. (B+)

-WCCW World Title Tournament: 1st-Round Match
Ted Dibiase (w/Arman Hussein) drew with Bobby Eaton in 5:00 when the time limit expired. Dibiase was clearly trying to stall to reach the time limit. (C+). Dibiase's injury took a big toll. After the match, Marc Lowrence conferred with the ringside judges, and announced there was a split decision. Lubich voted for Eaton, Foley voted for Dibiase, and Lothario cast the tiebreaking vote to Bobby Eaton, who advances in the tournament. An irate Dibiase and Hussein confront Lothario at ringside, though the 3 are quickly separated. (C+)

-Arturo Mendoza came to the ring with King Kong Bundy. Bundy cuts a promo, saying that since Gary Hart's eyes have been damaged by a "savage" earlier in the night, Bundy is out to lend his support to Mendoza. Bundy says he's sure that Tiger Mask's ribs are still a little sore from the attack Bundy and Mendoza laid on him at the TV taping this week. (B-)

-WCCW World Title Tournament: 1st Round Match
Arturo Mendoza (w/ King Kong Bundy) drew with Tiger Mask in 5:00 when the time limit expired. (B+). Marc Lowerence announced that the judges had reached another split decision: Lubich for Tiger Mask, Foley for Mendoza, and Lothario for Tiger Mask, who advances to the quarter-finals. King Kong Bundy angrily goes after Jose Lothario at ringside, but Lothario holds his ground and picks up a chair to defend himself. A brief mele ensues at ringside, but order is soon restored. (C)

-Michael Hayes comes to the ring for his Quarter-Final Match, with will be against the 1st-round winner of his choosing. Hayes says he had considered picking Buddy Roberts, have the two flip a coin, and guarantee a Freebird in the semi-finals. But after the dominance the Freebirds have had in WCCW over the last few weeks, he says he sees no reason to be conservative. He says that both Bobby Eaton and Tiger Mask are a little too "jumpy", and he needs to conserve his energy for the rest of the tournament. So, Hayes selects the man he says he can beat without breaking a sweat, a man who's only even in the tournament at all because of the help of the Freebirds in his qualfying match against Kevin last week - Frank Dusek. (B-)

-WCCW World Title Tournament - Quarter-Final Match
Frank Dusek defeated Michael Hayes by pinfall in 3:37. Hayes was dominating the early going until Kevin Von Erich showed up at ringside and distracted Hayes, allowing Dusek to get a quick rollup pin. (C-). Kevin gets revenge for for Hayes costing him his qualifying match against Dusek last week.

-The remaining quarter-final matches are then announced:
Buddy Roberts v. David Von Erich
Tiger Mask v. Terry Gordy
Bobby Eaton v. Bob Backlund

-Buddy Roberts hyped his upcoming match with David - he says that Kevin's actions in the last match were absolutely classless, and he'll have Gordy and Hayes in his corner in the next match to ensure that the Von Erichs can't cheat their way to another victory. (C)

-WCCW World Title Tournament: Quarter-Final Match
David Von Erich (w/Mike & Kevin) defeats Buddy Roberts (w/Hayes & Gordy) by pinfall in 6:46. (B-) This match featured interference from everyone at ringside, but the referee was reluctant to DQ anyone. Roberts gets the win after several false finishes.

-WCCW World Title Tournament: Quarter-Final Match
Terry Gordy defeats Tiger Mask in 8:36 by submission. (A). The big man eventually wore Tiger Mask (who was wrestling his 2nd match), down.

-WCCW World Title Tournament: Quarter-Final Match
Bob Backlund defeated Bobby Eaton in 9:17 by submission. (B-). The two showed poor chemistry.

-The final 4 in the tournament, and semi-final matchups, have now been set:
David Von Erich v. Frank Dusek
Terry Gordy v. Bob Backlund

-WCCW World Title Tournament: Semi-Final Match
David Von Erich (w/Kevin & Mike) defeats Frank Dusek (w/The Freebirds) in 38 seconds by pinfall. (B-). All of the Von Erichs and Freebirds were at ringside, seemingly prepared for another all-out, interference-loaded brawl. However, David didn't take any chances - he kept Dusek in the middle of the ring, and quickly slapped on the iron claw to get the win in the first minute.

-WCCW World Title Tournament: Semi-Final Match
Terry Gordy (w/Michael Hayes) defeats Bob Backlund in 14:26 by pinfall. (B) At one point, Hayes struck Backlund with a chair outside the ring. Backlund never fully recovered. The two showed poor chemistry (possibly just because this was a heel v. heel matchup).

-Adrian Adonis came to the ring for his hair v. hair match with Piper. He promises all the "adoring women" in attendance that his hair will get through the night intact. (C+). The barber's chair has been moved from the Piper's Pit set to ringside.

-Hair v. Hair
-World Title #1 Contender Match
Roddy Piper defeated Adrian Adonis (w/Skandor Akbar) in 10:46 by submission. (B+). Piper grabs a chair and scares off Akbar from ringside, leaving him alone with the semi-conscious Adonis, who he maneuvers into the barber's chair. Piper shaves Adonis' head bald. As Adonis comes to, Piper holds up a mirror - Adonis sees himself and freaks out, before retreating to the back. (C+). Piper celebrates in the ring, and briefly teases going after various ringside officials with the hair clippers. (C+)

-David Von Erich cuts a promo hyping the tournament final match. David says he won this tournament last year, and it's been a crazy 12 months since then. He said he's never had a time tougher personally or professionally then the last 2 months, when he's lost the world title, the six-man tag team titles, Kevin's lost the TV Title, his brother Kerry has become alienated from the family, the Freebirds have gained influence and have threatened his family's role in the company. But David said that tonight, he's now just one match away from a new beginning for himself, and his family. (B)

-Fritz comes out the ring and announces that in light of the events of tonight, he's adding a stipulation to the tournament final - all wrestlers are banned from the ringside area, and face immediate suspension if they do leave the dressing room area while the match is in progress (B-)

-WCCW World Title Tournament - Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Terry Gordy in 16:51 by submission to win the King of Texas Wrestling Tournament and the WCCW World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. (A+). After the match, David celebrates in the ring with Kevin & Mike. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B+

THOUGHTS:

-The 114th show of the dynasty is the very first to crack the B+ barrier. This show definitely had a big-event feel, and it was capped by a great main event - I think that was our 4th A+ match ever.

-David winning the whole thing might not be the most creative finish, but he's our Hogan/Cena, and having the belt on him is never a bad idea. It's our best storyline prop too - The Freebirds are going to continue their quest to take over WCCW, and will continue to have success - but the one thing that will elude them (at least for now), is the world championship.

-Otherwise, the theme of the tournament was rampant interference, and Frank Dusek's miracle run to the semi-finals as a fortunate "pawn" in the Freebird/Von Erich war. The 2nd best tournament match was the Tiger Mask/Gordy quarter final, which scored an A. I was very happy with the tournament match ratings as a whole.

-Adonis/Piper also delivered to a B+ match. Piper is now the #1 contender to the world championship. He'll probably get his shot, but I still haven't decided if he stays after that.

molson

10-02-2007, 12:20 AM

NEWS

-As expected, a lot of guys that were involved in the tournament are in need of a break at this point: David, Roberts, Dusek, Eaton, Backlund, Tiger Mask, and Terry Gordy. I'll try to keep them all out of matches next week to the extent I can.

-Unbelievably, Roddy Piper, already on thin ice for his no-show last week, showed up late to the tournament show. He's on the verge of being brutally jobbed out.

-Houston Championship Wrestling, in debt for months, has officially gone out of business. I immediately request negotiations for Gino Hernandez - who had cited loyalty to HCW in the past as a reason not to talk to us. He'd be a great replacement for Piper. There's also a lot of regionally popular talent out there who might bring down their asking price. Maybe I'll have a HCW stable led by Paul Boesch.

-Precious is offically gone from WCCW. She hasn't been seen since Jimmy Garvin left.

-As of today, TV shows are accepting applications for new shows starting June 1. I'm leaning towards running one or two TV shows, canceling that contract, and then giving myself a window of 2-3 weeks to find something else. (TV shows won't consider applications from cult-level promotions if they already have a show).

-George Steele has officially retired. George had a very, very brief run with us last October, but was only around for about 2 weeks, wrestling two matches.

ArlingtonColt

10-02-2007, 12:09 PM

Love this dynasty! Glad your back to it with regular updates :)

molson

10-05-2007, 09:04 PM

WCCW - END OF APRIL, 1984 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 65.7% (same as last month)
-Midwest: 58.4% (Up from 57.8% last month)
-Southeast: 42.3% (up from 40.0% last month)
-Great Lakes: 38.0% (up from 36.4% last month)
-Mid Atlantic: 38.0% (up from 36.4% last month)
-New England: 38.0% (up from 36.4% last month)
-North West: 38.0% (up from 36.4% last month)
-Tri-State: 38.0% (up from 36.4% last month)
-Southwest: 37.9% (up from 36.4% last month)
-Puerto Rico: 36.8% (up from 35.2% last month)
-Northern Mexico: 30.7% (same as last month)

-Popularity increases are somewhat smaller this month, since I ran every single show in Texas. At some point, I'd like to add a third weekly show, but I already have fatigue issues as is, and I really want to cut back on the roster some. A better plan may still be the "B brand", where I focus on improving the popularity in a specific region. That would also require a somewhat larger roster (maybe 5-6 more guys). All such plans will wait until I see what my TV situation is in a few weeks.

-This will be a HUGE month in the tv department. I currently have national coverage which is great, but I have an awful timeslot. I'm going to cancel that contract this month, and seek a new one, with a better time slot, and perhaps, some international reach (into Canada).

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 562,535 (650,200)
Sponsors: 75,996 (77,312)
Merchandise: 19,120 (18,000)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 277,793 (293,314)
Show Costs: 120,500 (113,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 43,144 (42,024)
Production: 75,000 (75,000)
Misc: 180,040 (162,507)

Total Profit: $23,839 ($-52,498)
Cash in Bank: $749,270 (725,431)

-We did make a profit for the first time since December 1983, but the profit is pretty slight considering I ran every show in Texas. The culprit is the infamous "miscellaneous expenses", which this month, reached $180k. Over at the TEW forums, I've learned that those expenses are something that burn you at Cult level, and have the intention of making the jump to National very difficult. They're the expenses that go into running a company of this size, and they're seemingly unpredictable month-to-month.

-This was my lowest worker bill since December also, and I'm going to continue to try to be more conservative with that. I'm currently 8 workers above my "ideal size" (the minimum size I can be at cult level and not seem "amateurish" to fans, which would effect prestige levels. As always, I'd like to trim down, but there's never any obvious cuts. Piper will probably be gone soon though.

-1985 will bring a new potential source of income though - PPVs. Also, if I can get a better TV deal, that might help my sponsorship income.

molson

10-05-2007, 09:15 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of April, 1984

-World Heavyweight Champion - 82.5% Prestige (Down from 83.6% Last Month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - newly crowned

-Television Champion - 64.1% Prestige (up from 62.1% last month)
Midcard Title
Buddy Jack Roberts - 1 Title Defense, 2-week reign

-World Tag Team Champions - 63.6% Prestige (Same as Last Month)
Midcard Title
The Sheepherders - 3 Title Defenses, 2-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
The Freebirds - 0 title defenses, 2-week reign

-I have a little bit of "tournament fatigue", so it'll probably be a few months until the Cruiserweight Title Tournament starts.

-The Six-Man Tag Titles have been on their deathbed for months, but with the Freebirds/Von Erichs feud back in full force, they'll stick around for now.

molson

10-05-2007, 09:38 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF APRIL, 1984

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Freebirds v. Von Erichs; recently evolved for the second time, (David, Kerry, Mike, Kevin, Fritz, Gordy, Hayes, Roberts; September)
2. Arturo Mendoza v. Tiger Mask (Mendoza, King Kong Bundy, Tiger Mask, Great Kabuki; April)
3. Tag Team Title feud; (Koko, Eaton, The Sheepherders; January)
4. Koloff/Malenko v. Morton (Malenko, Koloff, Morton, Russell; February)

-Lower Midcarders or higher without current storylines: Ted Dibiase, Bob Backlund, Roddy Piper, Adrian Adonis, Road Warriors, Buddy Landell, Iceman Parsons, Frank Dusek, Tommy Rodgers, Brian Adias, Doug Sommers)

-The Adonis/Piper storyline has officially ended. Adonis will be off TV for about 2 months as he changes gimmicks from "Playboy" to "Redneck". Piper's currently the #1 contender for the world title, and will get a few shots at David before I (probably) send him packing.

-The Freebird/Von Erich storyline is officially the hottest storyline in WCCW history, with a current "A" rating for heat. That'll be the focus of most of our shows, so there's a lot of guys without storylines. Bob Backlund will continue to be an unofficial part of the Freebird/Von Erich angle, and Dibiase will probably have to wait until he's 100% healthy to be part of a storyline.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days in May, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund, WWF (Sun, 4th Fri)
-Gary Hart, Mid-Atlantic (Fri, Wed, 4th Sat)
-Michael Hayes, WWF (Sun, 4th Fri)

-Same three that have had conflicts for the last few months. At some point in the last few months I've surpassed Geogria and All-Japan in prestige. That makes me the third most prestigious promotion in the world - trailing only the WWF and Mid-Atlantic (I started the dynasty 7th or 8th place in worldwide prestige). That means that I'm everyone's priority company, unless they work for one of the big 2. Our big show at the end of the month is Parade of Champions, the last Saturday of the month (which makes Gary Hart unavailable for that show).

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-These are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

-Al Perez
-Brian Adias
-Buddy Landell
-The Sheepherders
-David Von Erich
-Doug Sommers
-Frank Dusek
-Iceman Parsons
-Jose Lothario
-Kerry Von Erich
-Kevin Von Erich
-Lance Russell
-Lord Alfred Hayes
-Mike Von Erich
-Owen Hart
-Road Warrior Animal
-Super Kendo
-Terry Gordy
-The Great Kabuki
-Tommy Rodgers
-Villano IV
-Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Buddy Landell is very unhappy about the number of shows he's been unused.
-Kerry Von Erich is extremely unhappy about the number of shows he's been unused.

Wow - this is the happiest my locker room has been since I can remember. Kerry's been out for storyline reasons - I wish there was a game mechanic where I could pay him while he's away, and keep him happy. And just as I type that I think of one possible way - a gimmick change. Some gimmick changes require a worker to be off shows for a certain amount of time. Presumably, the worker doesn't get angry (or any more angry), when you take him out the road for that reason (as I'm doing currently with Adrian Adonis). Kerry's currently using a "Rebel" gimmick. Since I'm not sure whether Kerry's going to come back as a face or a feel, I need a gimmick that has a decent rating for either. So I go with "Cowboy". That will keep him off show for a minimum of 56 more days.

General Mike

10-05-2007, 10:27 PM

Good job as always Molson.

molson

10-06-2007, 12:33 AM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, May 1984
Atlanta, GA (Tiny Venue - Southeast)
Expected Attendance: 1,009. Ticket prices: Default
Actual Attendance: 1,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Super Kendo defeats Owen Hart in 5:53 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Lord Alfred Hayes interviewed Super Kendo about his victory. (E+).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Ricky Morton defeated Al Perez in 6:35 by pinfall. (C-). Morton looked good. Perez was exhausted by the end of the match.

-Gary Hart came to the ring with Frank Dusek and Doug Sommers to hype their upcoming match with The Road Warriors. He emphasized that at this point, he represents Dusek, and not Sommers, though he'd be scouting Sommers during this match. (C+)

-The Road Warriors defeat Frank Dusek (w/ Gary Hart) & Doug Sommers in 4:54 when Animal pinned Sommers. (C-). Animal looked good. After the match, The Road Warriors cut a promo, hyping themselves (C-)

-Roddy Piper is on the set of Piper's Pit. He hypes his victory over Adrian Adonis at the King of Texas Wrestling event, and his subsequent status as #! contender for the World Title. He introduces his guest on the Pit, the new World Champion, and his opponent tonight, David Von Erich. Piper is very respectful of David at first, congratulating him on his victory. David hypes his victory over Terry Gordy in the finals of the tournament, and hypes the challenge that Piper provides tonight. (C+). When the discussion turns to tonight's match, things start to get a little more testy. Piper says he's largely been ignored in the world title scene in WCCW, and that David's reign is going to be very short. David's trademark temper kicks in, telling Piper that if he's as good a wrestler as he is a talker, the fans are in for a great match. Piper then waits for an opening, and strikes David with his microphone at a moment when David glances away. Piper then strikes David with his Piper's Pit bar stool, before the attack is broken up. (B)

-Tommy Rodgers hypes his upcoming match with Nikita Koloff, noting that he scored a victory the last time they faced off (albeit by countout). (D-)

-Nikita Koloff (w/Boris Malenko) defeated Tommy Rodgers in 7:31 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Boris Malenko hyped the Russian Chain match that has now been set between Nikita Koloff and Ricky Morton for the Parade of Champions at the end of the month. (C).

-Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware come out to hype their upcoming World Tag Team Title Match against The Sheepherders. They say they earned the match after their victory in a non-title match last week, and that they've been waiting two long months to win the belts back. (C+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders (w/ Skandor Akbar) drew with Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton in 15:23 following a double count-out. (B-). The Sheepherders make their 4th defense of the tag titles. Miller seemed off his game.

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich drew with Roddy Piper in 30:00 when the time limit expired. David makes his 1st defense of the world title.

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS:

-A great show in any region, but especially since we were in the southeast.

-Piper officially turned heel tonight with his attack on David - it's my last ditch effort to get something useful out of him. Piper has main-event level stamina, so he's able to go 30 minutes with no problem.

-I continue to be impressed by the quality of matches in our current tag team title feud. I know Eaton & Ware would rather be singles stars, and they will be someday, but for now, it's a very hot feud.

-The Road Warriors will continue to destroy everyone on the undercard - I'm hoping they can improve enough to have a violent feud with The Sheepherders down he road.

molson

10-06-2007, 12:43 AM

NEWS

-Ted bibiase is back at 100%, which is great news - maybe we can find something for him to do now.

-I've decided that tomorrow's TV taping will be the last one under our current contract. After the taping, I'll cancel the contract, and look for something better. So it may be a lean month in WCCW, finance-wise, but I'll probably run some extra non-TV shows to keep everyone busy.

-Manny Fernandez finally lost the Central States Heavyweight Championship belt, after an incredible 20-month reign. The new champ is Ted Oates. This is the 2nd reign with the belt for Oates, who last held the belt in 1977.

-After the last show, David Von Erich, Frank Dusek, Bobby Eaton, and Nikita Koloff complain of exhaustion.

Narcizo

10-08-2007, 07:20 AM

I had absolutely no interest in wrestling before this thread. I'm now playing this stupid game far too much, struggling to keep a minor Scottish promotion from bankruptcy). Thanks a lot molson. (security ;) )

molson

10-12-2007, 10:00 PM

ROSTER, END OF APRIL 1984.
(plus first show of May)

MAIN EVENTERS

Terry Gordy
Bob Backlund
Ted Dibiase
Roddy Piper
Michael Hayes
David Von Erich

-David is the world champion again, and the undisputed top guy on the roster. His biggest push is probably yet to come
-Backlund's somewhat lost in the middle of the renewed Von Erich/Freebird feud, but I've taken care to make sure he's able to stay relevant. He's been tremendous fit for us, and can wrestle quality main event matches with everyone
-Dibiase looks like the "which one of these don't belong" here, but he's been almost undefeated, so I don't think it's a stretch. I won't rush him into a new storyline, he'll just continue to steamroll over people until something frees up.
-Roddy Piper's obviously been on thin ice for a while - he also happens to be the current #1 contender for the world title per stipulation of his match with Adonis. He'll have a mini-feud with David before I send him on his way. I'll also pull a couple of talent trades, utilizing Piper's popularity in specific regions (The Norhwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast).

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Buddy Roberts
Koko B. Ware
Adrian Adonis
Kerry Von Erich
Bobby Eaton
Tiger Mask
Arturo Mendoza

-Adonis is taking a couple of months off to change his gimmick (and re-grow his hair)
-Mendoza may be down with the recent unmasking and tournament loss to Tiger Mask, but I still have big plans for him. There's no reason he can't be in the main event scene by the end of the year (and Tiger Mask might beat him there)

MIDCARDERS

Nikita Koloff
The Road Warriors
The Sheepherders
Ricky Morton
King Kong Bundy
The Great Kabuki
Kevin Von Erich
Buddy Landell
iceman Parsons

-Nikita Koloff, Ricky Morton, and The Sheepherders are the members of this group who are getting plenty of ring time and are involved in storylines - everyone else is sort of competing for attention.
-The Sheepherders and Koko & Waton really gave me hope that a solid tag division is worth pursuing. Their "A" rated match on TV last week was quite surprising.
-Speaking of tag teams, The Road Warriors consistently provide some interesting booking dilemmas. I don't know how long I can just have them squash jobbers and guys in on loan contracts. At some point I need to through them into something more meaningful, but they're still really years from their prime.
-I'm going to give Iceman Parsons a closer look over the next few weeks and months. He's been OK for me, had that feud with Chris Adams but hast mostly otherwise been a "jobber to the stars". But the dirt sheets are constantly talking about what potential he has. I might try to re-establish his friendly relationship with the Von Erichs to help boost him up.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Brian Adias
Doug Somers
Tommy Rodgers
Frank Dusek
Mike Von Erich

-Adias has done practically nothing since he managed to actually drive Manny Fernandez out of WCCW. He only wrestled two matches in all of April. I really just don't see much in him at this point, he hasn't progressed as well as Mike Von Erich. The two were peers at the beginning of the dynasty, but Mike has shown much greater improvement.
-Frank Dusek is in the middle of a mini-push as new client of Gary Hart. From reading the TEW boards, it seems to be useful to keep some old guys around on your roster - it really helps the development of younger wrestlers who are able to compete with or against them.

OPENER

Super Kendo
Al Perez
Villano V

-It's hard to believe that the silly Mexican jobbers (Kendo, Villanos IV and V) have been with us for almost a year now. I have no plans to get rid of any of them, and I hope that at least one of the 3 emerges to reach the next level.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Owen Hart
Villano IV

OCCASIONAL WRESTLER

Jose Lothario

OTHERS

Skandor Akbar
Gary Hart
Arman Hussein
Boris Malenko
Bill Mercer
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich
JR Foley

molson

10-13-2007, 07:46 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 1, May 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,009; Ticket Prices: Default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-I've finalized my timing plans of the tv show situation. Next week will be the last TV show under my current contract. That'll give me about 3 weeks to find something else (and hopefully better) until the networks announce their new season schedule at the end of the month. If I don't find anything in that time, it means a 3 months minimum without TV. So the stakes are big.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lance Russel interviews Mike Von Erich & Tommy Rodgers about their upcoming tag team match with Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts. They know it's a huge challenge, but they say they'll do their best. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy defeat Mike Von Erich & Tommy Rodgers in 6:46 when Gordy pinned Rodgers. (B-). Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. Gordy's performance stood out.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Doug Sommers defeated Owen Hart in 4:39 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Lance Russell interviewed Doug Sommers, who hyped his win. He also said he's somewhat offended that Gary Hart has decided to represent his tag-team partner, Frank Dusek but not him. He says he'll impress Gary Hart over the next few months, and hopes to become a client of his soon.

-As the show starts, a music video recaps the World Title Tournament, and David Von Erich's victory. (This is the first TV show since his win). (B+)

-Roddy Piper is on the set of Piper's Pit. He gets a mixed reaction - not all of the fans are aware of his attack on David last night in Atlanta. Roddy Piper says that by virtue of his victory of Adrian Adonis at the King of Texas Wrestling show, he's the #1 contender to David's World Title. He then talks about getting his first shot last night, and taking David to a 30 minute draw. He also talks about almost shoving a microphone down David's throat last night on Piper's Pit, which turns more of the fans in attendance against him. After rambling for a while longer, he brings out his guest - David Von Erich. The two go back and forth in a tense exchange, but they don't ever come to blows. Instead, they hype tonight's main event - a return match for the World Title. David says he doesn't think Piper deserves a World Title match, and that his WCCW run has been mediocre. Piper says that David as champion holds WCCW back, and that they need a more charismatic champion. (B-)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring, stating that he has an announcement to make. He says that in the interest in the credibility of WCCW championships, and the ability for those championships to be adequately defended, he is announcing a new rule that no one man can hold more than one championship in WCCW. He says that the rule at this time most directly effects the Freebirds, where Buddy Roberts is both the TV champion, and 1/3 of the Six-Man Tag Team Championship. He says that the Freebirds have to decide with belt to vacate by next weeks TV show. (B-)

-Frank Dusek (w/ Gary Hart) drew with Iceman Parsons in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (D+). The two showed poor chemistry.

-The Freebirds come to the ring, and immediately express an objection to Fritz' prior ruling regarding the title belts. Michael Hayes says that it's not a big deal, since the WCCW board of directors is now "Freebird Friendly", and that they will overturn this decision before next weeks TV show. They say that the rule will be vetoed, and that before long, all the belts will be in the possession of the Freebirds. Further, Michael Hayes says that the Freebirds have an announcement - he then introduces Skandor Akbar to the ring. Hayes says that a few weeks ago, he announced the goals of "Freebird Nation", one of them being that they will get every single WCCW star under a Freebird contract. He then says that today, Skandor Akbar is the first to become an official associate of the Freebirds - their new business association now covers all present or future Akbar clients. They will now all be "looking out for each other". The announcers speculate about what this means for The Sheepherders - Akbar clients and current World Tag Team Champions. (C+)

-A video plays recapping the Michael Hayes/Kevin Von Erich conflict of the last few weeks. It featuring Michael Hayes costing Kevin a match against Frank Dusek in a World Title Tournament Qualifying Match, and then Kevin returning the favor in the tournament itself, costing Hayes a Quarter-Final Match against Dusek, allowing the latter to advance. (C+)

-Michael Hayes defeated Kevin Von Erich in 10:38 by DQ. (B-). Kevin lost his temper and through Hayes over the top rope, after several referee warnings about breaking rules.

-A brief recap video shows the incident from the King of Texas Wrestling show when King Kong Bundy came to blows with ringside judge Jose Lothario. Lothario had voted against Arturo Mendoza (like Bundy, a Gary Hart client). (C+)

-King Kong Bundy (w/Gary Hart) defeats Jose Lothario in 6:49 by pinfall. (C). The two showed poor chemistry.

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich drew with Roddy Piper in 30:00 when the time limit expired. (B). David makes his 2nd defense of the World Title.

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-I keep trashing Piper, but then I keep giving him world title matches, where he's holding his own with David. I'm thinking of dragging this out until the Parade of Champions at the end of the month, with some kind of blow-off gimmick match. Tonight's match wasn't as good as last night's match, but the two had to be somewhat tired with back to back 30-minute matches.

-Fritz is starting to go after the Freebirds with his commissioner decisions - this is the start of a "behind the scenes" feud for control of WCCW. If you're at all familiar with 1980s wrestling, and my preference in this dynasty to rip off ideas of all the various territorial promotions of the day, you know that this brutal feud between two groups can only end in one way. But we're a ways away from that.

-I used Gordy and Roberts on the pre-show because I knew I'd be paying them to show up on the main show anyway - it doesn't cost any more to have them appear more than once on a show. The occasional superstar dark match win will help the younger opponents improve, and will help pad the winners' W/L record and momentum.

molson

10-13-2007, 09:04 PM

NEWS

-David Von Erich, Buddy Roberts, and Frank Dusek are tired after the last show. surprisingly, Roddy Piper is not. The guy's got impressive stamina.

-Brian Adias is late to the last show. I suspend him for a week. That's going to be my standard punishment from now on (unless you're a superstar, then you get less. And if you're at the bottom of the roster, you risk a month off).

-The TV show draws a 0.56 rating. Same as last week - a very number for us.

-With the death of Houston Championship Wrestling, I'm finally able to bring in someone I've had my eye on for a while - Gino Hernandez, who signs at $2,100 show for 18 months. He'll most likely replace Roddy Piper as a main event heel (at a cheaper rate). Thanks to his runs in Houston, WCCW, and SWCW, he has A+ popularity in our region. That's the highest on our entire roster. He also wrestled in our first ever A+ rated match, with David Von Erich, when we had him in on a talent trade about 6 months ago. This deal also means that Gino will leave the only other company he works for, San-Antonio-based Southwest Championship Wrestling, who I'm officially "at war" with.

-There's 5 companies I currently have "working relationships" with, which allows talent trades. Of those, the most promising for trades is Mid-South (All Japan is technically more prestigious, but since few of my workers have any real overness in Japan, they don't have much value to them). So I start talking to Mid-South about trade options for Roddy Piper, and the guys I really want don't work out for various reasons (They won't trade Ernie Ladd because he's their head booker, The Junkyard Dog because he currently holds a title there, or Magnum TA because he only has a month left on his contract with them. Jim Duggan won't come because he hates me now for some reason after his cup of coffee with us last year). So instead I look toward Portland Wrestling (where Piper is a legend), and trade Piper for a 3-show loan contract for Playboy Buddy Rose. As his DOTT profile states, Rose was an "odd package" - A very flabby, ordinary-looking guy who was an excellent wrestler and way-over heel in Portland and the AWA.

Swaggs

10-13-2007, 10:36 PM

molson

10-16-2007, 09:17 PM

A little dynasty side-note about the real WCCW - I'm really looking forward to the upcoming WWE DVD release: "The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling". I saw this review from Mike Johnson from PWInsider the other day:

"While traveling yesterday, I had the chance to check out an advance copy of documentary for WWE's Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling, which will be released on 12/11. The list of those who provide insight into Texas' most famous family, The Von Erichs and WCCW are Kevin Von Erich, Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, Buddy Roberts, Gary Hart, Bill Mercer, Bill Irwin, Dory Funk Jr., Triple H, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, Dusty Rhodes, Verne Gagne, Ric Flair, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Gerald Brisco, and Skandar Akbar. The documentary is among one of the better ones put together by WWE. There were a few small things I would have preferred an opposing viewpoint on, particularly statements made by Kevin about the Fritz Von Erich heart attack angle (he acted as if the fans assumed it was a heart attack, not something the company pulled as an angle, even saying that doing a heart attack angle would be "cheesy") That said, there is a wealth of great insight into that time period and I think anyone who loved that era will enjoy this for the most part. Names like Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, Bruiser Brody and more are all covered. Gary Hart, Bill Mercer, Michael Hayes and Triple H all provide excellent insight and it's a very well produced piece. Bill Irwin's first person account of David Von Erich's death in Japan is chilling. One of the best statements in the entire piece was made by Kevin, who noted that fans will stay with you for the first death and feel for you but as more pile up, they are going to question what is wrong and give up. Very prophetic, given this past year in wrestling. For all of the talk of WWE wanting to use their Films division to make money and expand their business, I am baffled as to why they don't take some of these documentaries and release them via the film festival and arthouse circles. You can pre-order the DVD from our friends at www.highspots.com. I'll be writing a lot more about the documentary next week."

And the DVD cover art is very cool:

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molson

10-16-2007, 09:18 PM

And one more little WCCW real-life tidbit that I had never seen - a clip from the the first WCCW show after David's death:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpnXDfR3ORo

molson

10-16-2007, 09:26 PM

I like the concept of using Piper as "currency" to bring in some new faces.

Kind of an odd question maybe, but will Fritz retain his charisma and ability to be a big part of the organization as he ages?

I've been putting off firing Piper forever - his stats indicate a great talent, but he's just not fitting in under our product type. So the "currency" thing makes me feel a little better about the whole situation - in theory, I can trade him to a bunch of other promotions and still retain his services whenever I want him. But I'm just paying him to damn much to justify doing that forever.

As for Fritz - I'm not 100% sure what will happen to him as he ages. I know his physical skills will continue to decrease. From what I've seen, his regional popularity in Texas will maintain as long as I trot him out occasionally (it looks like that once established, popularity keeps unless someone's completely out of the public eye). As for non-wrestling skills like charisma and mic skills, I have no idea. But for Fritz, it's not a huge concern - he's actually not rated very highly in those areas in the mod (and in real life, he had kind of a raspy voice and limited charisma). His real usefulness to me is his Texas popularity, and I think that will be in place until he dies.

molson

10-18-2007, 10:16 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, May 1984
San Antonio, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,504. Ticket prices: +$3 Over Default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-i've finalized my timing plans of the tv show situation. Next week will be the last TV show under my current contract. That'll give me about 3 weeks to find something else (and hopefully better) until the networks announce their new season schedule at the end of the month. If I don't find anything in that time, it means a 3 months minimum without TV. So the stakes are big.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Roddy Piper defeats Owen Hart in 6:35 by submission. (B-). The two showed good chemistry. After the match, an unstable-looking Piper continued the attack, throwing Hart outside the ring, and onto the announce table. (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware come the ring to cut a promo. They say with their win over The Sheepherders in a non-title match a few weeks ago, they should be named the #1 contenders to the tag titles. They said that they have heard that Fritz plans to make an announcement tonight regarding the tag titles, and they're confident he'll do the right thing. (B-)

-Kevin Von Erich comes to the ring to start the show. He says that tonight's main event is a tag team match involving Kevin, Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes. Kevin says that he was hoping Kerry would be back by tonight to be his tag team partner, but that he still hasn't heard from Kerry in months. Kerry has checked in from time to time, says Kevin, with their mother, but nobody has any idea where he is. So tonight said Kevin, he was forced to find an alternative partner, outside the family. He says he'll reveal the partner right before the match, but hints that it's someone Texas fans are familiar with, it's someone who (like Kevin), was trained by Jose Lothario, and it's someone who has decided to align himself with the Von Erichs against The Freebirds. (C)

-Nikita Koloff & Boris Malenko come out to hype their upcoming tag team match against Ricky Morton & Tommy Rodgers. Malenko & Koloff say that Morton will get a small preview of the pain that's in store for him when the two face off in a Russian Chain Match at Parade of Champions. (C-)

-Ricky Morton & Tommy Rodgers defeated Nikita Koloff & Boris Malenko in 9:50 by DQ when Koloff and Malenko double-teamed Morton outside the ring with the Russian Chain. (C). Malenko was visibly tiring towards the end of the match. After the referee called for the bell, Malenko & Koloff continued to attack Morton outside the ring, with Koloff wrapping the chain around Morton's neck, and Malenko kicking Morton in the ribbs. (C). Tommy Rodgers, still in the ring, is able to make the save - jumping off the top rope onto Koloff to break up the attack. (C-).

-Fritz Von Erich comes out to the ring to make several announcements. First, he states that tomorrow night's TV taping marks the show's "season finale". Fritz says that the company will take a couple of weeks off from TV after that, to return at the beginning of June - he asks fans to check their local listings at that time. Therefore, tomorrow's TV taping will be a historic night, says Fritz, with 3 WCCW championship matches. Roddy Piper & David Von Erich, having wrestled two 30-minute draws will wrestle again - in a 1-hour Iron Match, for David's World Heavyweight Championship. Whoever gets the most falls in the hour wins. Also tomorrow, The Sheepherders will defend the World Tag Team Titles against the winners of a 4-way tag-team match tonight, featuring Koko & Eaton, Lothario & Mike, The Road Warriors, and Dusek & Sommers. Finally, as Fritz announced last week, The Freebirds will be forced to vacate either the Six-Man Tag Title, or Buddy Roberts' TV Title. Whatever title they chose to hold onto will be defended tomorrow night. (B-)

-Arturo Mendoza (w/Gary Hart) defeated Iceman Parsons in 8:45 by pinfall. (B-). After the match, Hart hypes his client, saying he's still gunning for Tiger Mask. (C+)

-Piper's Pit
Roddy Piper is on the set of Piper's Pit. He starts to announce his guest, but then stops himself, saying he's the biggest deal in WCCW, so it doesn't make sense to bring out anyone else. Piper then goes on an insane rant about David and the World Title, hyping tomorrow night's Iron Man Match. He ends the show by beating up a random stage hand near the Piper's Pit set. (B+)

-#1 Contenders Match - World Tag Team Title
-Elimination Rules
Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware defeated Jose Lothario & Mike Von Erich, Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart) & Doug Sommers, and The Road Warriors in 12:40 to become the #1 Contenders for the Tag Team Titles. (B-). The Road Warriors were eliminated first, by DQ, after Animal lost his temper and threw Doug Sommers over the top rope. Jose Lothario & Mike were eliminated next, then Dusek & Sommers.

-Kevin Von Erich comes to the ring, where Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes are already awaiting the main event match. Kevin says David's title win has turned the tide for the Von Erichs against The Freebirds, and his mystery partner tonight is another big step towards winning that war. Kevin says that this man has faced off with all the Von Erichs in the past, so they know how tough he is. He's also a guy that like Kevin, was trained by Jose Lothario. Most importantly, he's a guy who's always hated The Freebirds. Kevin introduces - Gino Hernandez. (B)

-Kevin Von Erich & Gino Hernandez defeat Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes in 20:53 by countout. The Freebirds were overwhelmed by the surprise of Hernandez - they eventually consulted outside the ring, and decided to leave the ringside area, and the match. On their way out, just before reaching the dressing room area, Hayes grabs a mic and says he and Gordy weren't going to waste any more time with this "ambush" tag team match. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-Gino Hernandez makes his return to WCCW tonight (since the dynasty started, he did wrestle 3 matches with us via loan contract - including an A+ match with David). Even though he's a natural heel, he does have a strong face rating, and we're very heel-heavy at the moment. So he's aligned himself with his old enemies the Von Erichs, to take on a common enemy. Bob Backlund's loyalties, if any, are still up in the air.

-The main event was lackluster, largely because Kevin & Gino don't have any experience teaming with each other. But Gino's introduction and The Freebird's brief post-match rated

-The 4-way tag team match was surprisingly solid. Koko/Eaton and The Sheepherders are clearly the class of the "tag team division" if such a thing exists.

-Piper goes nuts again, and has a very good match on the pre-show with Owen Hart. The B- match was Owen Hart's best-ever, by far (his previous high was a C). The Piper/David Iron-Man Match tomorrow night will be 2nd ever WCCW Iron Man Match - the first was a 1-1 draw between David and Backlund back in December (with the story being that Backlund won the first fall, which under normal match rules, would have given him the win and title). Tomorrow night's match will have a similarly unique outcome.

-Tommy Rodgers got to actually do something in a storyline tonight - saving Morton from an attack. I'd love to use a Morton/Rodgers tag team, but Rodgers isn't in Morton's league yet.

molson

10-18-2007, 11:49 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Tuesday, Week 2, May 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,009; Ticket Prices: Default
Actual Attendance: 4,953

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Tiger Mask defeats King Kong Bundy (w/ Gary Hart) in 7:33 by DQ when Arturo Mendoza interfered. (B). Tiger Mask was then able to get a few quick strikes on both attackers before fleeing the ring. From the outside, he grabbed a mic, and told Bundy and Mendoza that if they insist on always attacking him together, he's going to get some backup. He challenges them to a tag team match at the next Dallas show, and Tiger will find a tag team partner in the meantime. (B-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Road Warriors defeat Al Perez & Super Kendo in 3:43 when Animal pinned Kendo. (C-).

-As the show starts Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring. He hypes tonight's TV show as WCCW's "season finale" and says that they'll be back on TV by the beginning of June. He also states that at the end of this month, WCCW will hold it's annual Parade of Champions Event. Fritz says that all four existing WCCW Championships will be defended - the event will also feature the initial crowning of a new championship - the WCCW Cruiserweight Championship. He then hypes tonight's championship matches. (B). Suddenly, The Freebirds music cuts him off, and Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, and Buddy Roberts come to the ring. Hayes confronts Fritz and asks him why he's not talking about the REAL WCCW breaking news. Hayes explains that as he promised, the WCCW board of directors has vetoed Fritz' decision to limit every wrestler to one championship belt at a time. Therefore, despite Fritz' efforts, the Freebirds don't have to vacate either the six-man tag titles, or Buddy's TV Title. What's more, there's nothing stopping the Freebirds from adding the World Title to their collection. Hayes berates Fritz about how he's now become "irrelevant" with the power The Freebirds have obtained within the board of directors. (C) An angry Fritz responds that what Hayes says is true, but Roberts still has to defend the TV title tonight, against the former champion, Kevin Von Erich. In a bit of a rage, Fritz says that the Freebirds are banned from ringside from that match, and if Roberts is either counted out or disqualified, Roberts loses the title. (C+). The Freebirds are angry about the decision, and Hayes claims that Fritz is "on thin ice" with WCCW management.

-WCCW Television Championship Match
-Belt Can Change Hands via Countout or DQ.
Buddy Roberts defeated Kevin Von Erich in 7:49 by pinfall, while using the ropes for leverage outside the view of the referee. Kevin had dominated the match until Buddy managed to steal a quick 3-count. (B). Roberts makes his 2nd defense of the TV Title.

-Lance Russell hypes Parade of Champions, saying that in addition to all of the title matches Fritz mentioned, there will also be a Russian Chain Match between Nikita Koloff and Ricky Morton. Russell puts over the dangerousness of that stipulation. (C-) A highlight video of the Morton/Koloff feud is then shown. (C).

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Koko B. Ware & Bobby Eaton defeat The Sheepherders (w/ Skandor Akbar) in 5:35 by DQ, when Skandor Akbar interfered to try to slow the challengers' momentum. Koko & Eaton were able to fight Akbar off at first, but eventually, Akbar was able to attack Koko, forcing the referee to call for the bell. (A). The Sheepherders hold onto the titles via the DQ rule.

-Roddy Piper cut a backstage promo hyping the Iron Man Match with David Von Erich. Piper says tonight will be glorious night, as he doesn't only get to pin David once, but he can do it again, and again, and again, until David is too humiliated to ever show his face in Dallas again. (B+). David cuts a promo as well, saying that while he's disappointed that he hasn't been able to put Piper away in two 30-minute draws, he's sure he can win decisively under the 60 minute Iron Man Rules. (B)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
-60-Minute Iron Man Rules (Most Falls in 60-Minutes Wins)
David Von Erich defeats Roddy Piper, 8 falls to none, to make his 3rd defense of the World Title. Just like the first two matches, the two battled for 30 minutes without a fall. Then David was able to get a pinfall at the 34 minute mark, then a submission at 38 minutes. David was able to get a third fall, via roll-up pinfall at 40 minutes. At this point, Piper completely snaps, throwing David over the top rope, and referee David Manning outside the ring as well. Piper then strikes Von Erich with a chair, and throws him over the announce table. David Manning gets between Piper and Von Erich, and calls for the bell. The two argue briefly, before Manning explains to the ringside announcers that he has counted 3 additional falls against Piper - DQs for throwing David over the top rope, for putting his hands on the referee, and for striking David with a chair, therefore, David now leads 6-0. An enraged Piper shoves Manning to the ground, earning another DQ. (7-0). Von Erich is able to come to his senses, and strikes Piper with the ring bell (Manning doesn't see this, as he's temporarily down from Piper's shove). David continues a brutal attack on Piper, throws him back into the ring, and gains another pinfall via Iron Claw. (8-0). Manning ends the match at 45:00, since Piper is now a bloody mess, and unable to continue. Manning awards the match to David. (B).

-Just as the match ends, Bob Backlund shows up and attacks David, and also Piper, who was tiring to get back to his feet. Backlund slaps his chicken wing submission hold on both men, before leaving them both laying in the ring. (B).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS:

-I've never seen an Iron-Match end in a blowout, and this was the perfect time to do it. While a B match is a good main event, most other main eventers do better than that with David. So if Piper helped himself at all with this mini-feud, it wasn't by much.

-Koko/Eaton v. The Sheepherders has developed into a great rivalry, as they wrestle their 2nd A rated match in less than two months.

-Fritz getting vetoed by the board of directors could be the start of his demise. The Freebirds, for the first time, show real behind the scenes power in WCCW.

molson

10-19-2007, 12:29 AM

NEWS

-I officially cancel the TV show contract. It takes a few days for that deal to go through, and then I'll start looking for a new network & time slot.

-Ricky Steamboat has won some magazine award as the "Best Overall Wrestler Today". Stemboat currently works for Mid-Atlantic, Maple Leaf Wrestling, and Southwest Championship Wrestling.

-Buddy Roberts, Koko. B Ware, and Roddy Piper are exhausted after the show. Impressively, David Von Erich is not.

-Buddy Roberts arrived late for the last show. He gets a 1-week suspension.

-Buzz Sawyer won the AWA World Championship from Wahoo McDaniel.

-Since I'm "at war" with SWCW, Gino Hernandez leaves them since he's now signed with us. It's kind of fun to devastate someone else's roster.

-Terry Gordy is already 2 months into the 3 month contract I sign with him, so to make sure he's going to be part of our future main event seen, I enter into negotiations with him, and re-sign him at an additional 3 months for $1,975/show, which is a big raise from his current $1,475. But he's still a decent bargain. I could have waited longer to sign him, and used him longer under that lower rate, but since he's in our main event angle, it's good to lock up him up now.

-I also try to negotiate with Abdullah the Butcher, but Fritz caps my offer at a few hundred dollars/show too little. Even when I boosted up all of the extras (creative control, % of merchandise, travel costs paid), he wouldn't budget. That's one pet peeve I have with this game - some guys may require stuff like creative control, but nobody's willing to take less money for it. Like for Abdullah, I'd love to bring him in and just destroy everyone for a few months before leaving.

-Stan Hansen & Buzz Sawyer (a pretty bad-ass team) defeated Manny Fernandez & Steve Keirn to win the National Tag Team Championship (Georgia).

-Just a few days after I cancel my tv contract, I get another one. 6 months, a national, 90 minute show on TBS, LIVE on Wednesday at 11 PM. That's one hour earlier than my current show is running on syndication. So I'm getting a little more popular, but I'm also facing both a declining wresting industry and general economy in the US. TBS doesn't air in Puerto Rico, like my syndication deal did, but that's a minor issue. (Though if I stay on TBS long-term, I might have to run some shows in Puerto Rico to get to national level).

molson

10-31-2007, 10:03 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, May 1984
Dallas, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,504. Ticket prices: +$3 Over Default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round
Mike Von Erich defeats Villano IV in 6:34 by submission to advance to the semi-finals. (C-). Mike was visibly tiring towards the end of the match. The two showed poor chemistry.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round
Brian Adias (w/Gary Hart) defeated Owen Hart in 6:38 by pinfall after Hart distracted the referee and Adias caught Owen with his brass knuckles. (D+) Adias advances to the semi-finals. After the match, Gary Hart hyped Brian Adias as the favorite to be the first WCCW Cruiserweight Championship. Hart than hinted that he's never been shy to get rid of talent who aren't working out, and Adias should keep that in mind. Adias looked surprised at the comments. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring to start the show. He hypes Parade of Champions, and its 5 championship matches. He then says that we'll find out who will challenge David for the WCCW World Title tonight, as there will be a #1 contender match. He says that per agreement with Portland Championship Wrestling, and David's willingness to take on all-comers, from all promotions, Fritz has signed a deal with the 7-time Portland Heavyweight Champion - Buddy Rose. Rose will take on Bob Backlund tonight, with the winner facing David at Parade of Champions. (C)

-The Freebird music hits, and Michael Hayes comes to the ring to confront Fritz. Hayes claims that Fritz is continuing to dig his own grave: Last week, Fritz stacked the deck against Freebird Buddy Roberts, forcing him into a TV Title match where he'd lose the belt if DQ'd or Counted out, and banning all Freebirds from ringside. And now this week, he again shows his Freebird bias, not giving any of the Freebirds a chance to get into the main event at Parade of Champions, and instead awarding a "bloated jerk from Portland" that shot. Specifically, Hayes said, Terry Gordy reached the finals of the WCCW World Title Tournament, and he's losing out on a shot to Bob Backlund, who only made the semi-finals. Hayes says he's proved already that the Freebirds have influence in the WCCW board of directors - he claims that Fritz will soon learn a "painful" lesson. (B-)

-Gino Hernandez comes to the ring to a loud, but mixed, reaction. Gino says that he understands that his past in Dallas will prevent some of the fans from liking him, and that frankly, he'll never like half of the fans anyway. But make no mistake, Gino claims, he's here in WCCW as an ally of the Von Erichs, against the Freebirds. He tells the fans that if they don't believe him, he could care less. (B).

-Gino Hernandez defeated Villano IV in 6:37 by pinfall. (B+). The two showed great chemistry. Hernandez stood out as looking good.

-Koko B. Ware defeated Luke Williams (w/Skandor Akbar) in 11:04 by pinfall. (B). After the match, Bill Mercer interviewed Koko. Mercer announced that at the Parade of Champions, The Sheepherders will defend the WCCW World Tag Team Championship against Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware. And as a result of recent DQ finishes between the teams, this match will take place inside a steel cage. (B-)

-King Kong Bundy comes to the ring with Arturo Mendoza and Gary Hart, for their tag team match with Tiger Mask and a mystery partner (per the setup at the last show). Tiger Mask then comes to the ring and grabs a mic. His says his tag team partner will be a guy Gary Hart is very familiar with - The Great Kabuki. (B).

-King Kong Bundy & Arturo Mendoza (w/ Gary Hart) defeated Tiger Mask & The Great Kabuki in 11:42 when Mendoza pinned Tiger Mask after Tiger took a bad fall off the top rope, inuring his shoulder. (B-). Kabuki, Road agents, and other staff help Tiger Mask to the back. Mendoza grabs a mic and taunts Tiger Mask about his injury, and the loss. Tiger Mask tries to run back to the ring to confront Mendoza, but he's restrained by road agents and Kabuki. (B-)

-Buddy Rose comes to the ring for his #1 Contender Match with Bob Backlund. He plays a face to the crowd, putting over the Dallas fans, and hyping his upcoming match (B)

-#1 Contender Match: WCCW World Heavyweight Championship
Bob Backlund defeated Buddy Rose in 23:43 by pinfall. (A+). After the match, Backlund grabs a mic, and says that David can't beat him - he's proven that again and again. (B-)

Overall Show Rating: B+

THOUGHTS;

-I didn't realize it had been so long since I've updated this dynasty - this was a great show to kick things off again with. It's our 2nd B+ show ever.

-I had a feeling Buddy Rose and Bob Backlund would tear the house down if I gave them 25 minutes, and they delivered, big time. Backlund, who has owned David in the past, gets his shot at him at Parade of Champions next week. I brought Buddy in as a face solely to be able to face off with Backlund here. He has two more matches left on his loan contract.

-Gino Hernandez is awesome and a great fit with us - a B+ match with Villano IV is ridiculous. That's easily the best ever match for Villano IV. I'm booking Gino as something as a tweener character - still arrogant and cocky, but aligned with fan-favorites.

-Fritz has definitely spilled into the Freebird v. Von Erich feud, and continues to show a bias against the Freebirds. He'll continue to take a more active role in the storyline.

-The Cruiserweight Championship Tournament kicked off tonight on the pre-show. It will be an 8-man tournament, with the title awarded at Parade of Champions. The title will be limited to "Lightweight" wrestlers and smaller, and will be a lower-card title (Lightweights like Kevin, Mendoza, and Tiger Mask won't be in the running).

molson

10-31-2007, 10:40 PM

NEWS

-Bruno Sammartino has left the WWF. He's officially "retied", but I request negotiations with him anyway. I don't know if it's possible to get him in the ring at all again (a feud with Bob Backlund would be interesting), or maybe he can be a grumpy old heel authority type, the Freebird's answer to Fritz.

-Roddy Piper arrived late yet again. He's definitely the worst behaved guy on the roster at this point. His blowout loss to David at the Iron Man Match would be a great way for him to go out. I suspend him a month, to keep his contract for use in talent trades. After that, he's probably gone (or maybe he'll come back for a quick job or two).

-Ricky Morton pulled his groin in an AWA match. He'll be able to work through it, but will be limited. This puts a damper on his Russian Chain Match with Nikita Koloff at Parade of Champions.

-Bruno Sammartino has signed with me as an "Occasional Wrestler" at $1,926/show for 18 months. He's 48 years old, but is still in pretty decent physical condition. He also has strong worldwide popularity. I'll give him some matches off the bat, and if he shows he still has it, he'll get a feud with Bob Backlund and maybe even one last world title run.

-The Invaders have regained the WWF Tag Team Championship from the Wild Samoans, This ends the 4th title reign for the Samoans.

PilotMan

10-31-2007, 10:40 PM

[and the forum collectively exhales]

Thank God it's back.

Tellistto

11-01-2007, 07:51 AM

[and the forum collectively exhales]

Thank God it's back.

+1

hoopsguy

11-02-2007, 06:57 AM

This thread is why I check the dynasty thread daily instead of 1-2 times per week.

molson

11-02-2007, 10:19 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, May 1984
Fort Worth, TX (Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 2,504. Ticket prices: +$3 Over Default
Actual Attendance: 2,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Marc Lowerence interviews Owen Hart (E).

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round Match
Villano IV defeats Owen Hart in 8:43 by pinfall to advance to the Semi-Finals. (D+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Marc Lowerence interviews Villano IV about his victory. (D-)

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Marc Lowerence interviews Ricky Morton about his upcoming cruiserweight title tournament match with Buddy Landell. Lowerence points out that if Morton can get past Landell tonight, he'll continue in the tournament the night of Parade of Champions - the same night he's scheduled to face Nikita Koloff in a Russian Chain Match. Morton says the tournament is about championship gold, and the Chain Match is about revenge - he can't pass up either, so he'll do both. (C)

-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - 1st Round Match
Buddy Landell defeats Ricky Morton in 9:46 by countout after Nikita Koloff attacked Ricky Morton outside the ring behind the referee's back. (D+). Both men were limited by injury.

-Butch Miller (w/ Skandor Akbar) defeated Bobby Eaton in 10:06 by pinfall. (B). The match suffered from a lack of psychology.

-Buddy Rose defeated Nikita Koloff (w/ Boris Malenko) in 7:47 by DQ after Koloff hit Rose with his Russian Chain. (A). The two showed great chemistry, but the match suffered from a lack of selling.

-#1 Contender Match: WCCW TV Title
-Winner to face TV Champion Buddy Roberts at Parade of Champions
-4-Corners Match, Elimination Rules
Kevin Von Erich drew with Ted Dibiase (w/Arman Hussein) by Double Countout after Iceman Parsons and then Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart) had been eliminated. (B-). After the match, Frtiz Von Erich came to ringside and announced that as a result of the draw, Buddy Roberts will defend the TV Title at Parade of Champions against both Kevin Von Erich and Ted Dibiase, in a triple threat match. (C+).

-The Freebird music hits and once again, Michael Hayes hits the ring to confront Fritz Von Erich. Hayes says the triple threat match that Fritz just booked will be the last time he'll ever be able to show his bias against the Freebirds - as the WCCW board of directors have called an emergency meeting tonight to decide Fritz' future as commissioner. A vote of no-confidence has been taken. Hayes hints at Freebird influence in the board of directors, and then comments that Fritz will soon be able to focus on the mess that is his family, including Kerry, who Hayes heard "was passed out in an alley in Tokyo". (C). After that comment, Fritz attacks Hayes, throwing him outside the ring. The other Freebirds come quickly to Hayes' aid, and they were followed by Mike, Kevin, and David Von Erich. (B-). The Von Erichs have a 4-3 advantage in the wild brawl, until Butch Miller comes to ringside to aid the Freebirds (who had announced an alliance with Skandor Akbar and his stable a few weeks back). Referees and road agents try to separate the 8 men, who, brawl all the way back to the dressing room.

-After the ringside area is clear, Bob Baclund comes to the ring, and grabs a mic. He says that the real story in WCCW isn't the Freebirds or the Von Erichs, it's Bob Backlund and his World Championship Match at Parade of Champions. Backlund says that his record against David is better than anyone else in wrestling, and he'll add to it on Saturday. (B+)

-#1 Contender Match: WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship
-Winners Face the Freebirds at Parade of Champions
Kevin, David, and Mike Von Erich defeat Gary Hart's team of King Kong Bundy, Arturo Mendoza, and Brian Adias in 11:43 when David pins Adias. (B-) The Von Erichs were still hyped up from their earlier brawl from the Freebirds, and they took out their aggressions here. During the match, Michael Hayes attempted to interfere on behalf of Gary Hart's team, but he was quickly overwhelmed by the Von Erichs. Mike looked off his game. David and Mendoza looked good.

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS:

-This was kind of a weird show, so I didn't expect a great rating. I was hurt by giving too many minutes to a couple of guys: Owen, Villano IV, Fritz, and Mike. But it put the finishing touches on the Parade of Champions setup.

-Hayes broke the news to Fritz that the board of directors is likely removing him as commissioner - an announcement on the outcome of that vote will take place at Parade of Champions.

-Ted Dibiase really hasn't done too much for us yet, but he's being built in an old-school way - not immediately being rushed into any angles. He'll get his first WCCW title match in a TV Title Triple Threat on Saturday.

-I expected Buddy Rose and Bob Backlund to have an amazing match last week, but an "A" rating out of Rose and Nikita Koloff this week was a pleasant surprise. After Rose's loan contract is up, I'll have to look into bringing him in full time.

-Morton and Landell are both very limited by injuries right now - and of course, I put them in the ring with each other, with predictable results. Landell's injury might very well cost him the cruiserweight championship - I had a big angle in mind for him, but it might just have to wait.

molson

11-02-2007, 10:41 PM

NEWS

-The final card for Parade of Champions, which is technically our biggest show of the year, is now set:

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship
David Von Erich v. Bob Backlund

-WCCW Television Championship
Buddy Roberts v. Ted Dibiase v. Kevin Von Erich

-WCCW Tag Team Championship
-Steel Cage Match
The Sheepherders v. Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship
The Freebirds v. David, Kevin, & Mike Von Erich

-WCCW Crusierweight Championship Tournament
-Semi-Finals & Championship Match
Buddy Landell v. Villano IV
Mike Von Erich v. Brian Adias

-Russian Chain Match
Ricky Morton v. Nikita Koloff

-Tiger Mask arrived late at the last show. Since he's not booked for Parade of Champions, I suspend him a week. He's not happy about it, and now officially "dislikes" me. I haven't managed to get anyone to "like" me, but I'm now disliked by Tiger Mask, Waldo Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, and I'm hated by Jim Duggan.

-Larry Zbyszko has won the WWF World Title, as a face, from Scott Irwin, who had held the belt for 3 months. Zbyszko completes the WWF triple crown, having previously held the Intercontinental Title for 4 months last year, and the Tag Team Title with Tony Garea in the late 70s.

-Speaking of Garea, he wins the WWF Intercontinental Title from Bob Backlund, ending Baclund's 3-month reign. Garea is 36 years old, and this is his 1st singles title (after winning the WWF tag team championship on 5 occasions, with 4 different partners).

-New Japan goes after Bret Hart, but he declines, citing loyalty to Stampede. So it looks like Hart will be off limits to anyone else, at least as long as his father is still in business.

PilotMan

11-06-2007, 09:47 AM

molson

11-08-2007, 11:13 PM

WCCW: Parade of Champions
Saturday, Week 4, May 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,459 Ticket prices: +$3 Over Default
Actual Attendance: 4,356

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Gary Hart cut a promo with his client, Brian Adias by his side. Hart says he wanted to clear one thing up. Based on his comments last week in Dallas, people are saying that he might let Adias go as a client if he doesn't win the WCCW Cruiserweight Championship tonight. Hart says, that the truth is, if Adias doesn't win the title tonight, he absolutely will fire Adias. Adias looks surprised, and a little annoyed (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - Semi Final
Mike Von Erich defeats Brian Adias in 4:16 by submission to advance to the finals. (C). After the match, Gary Hart comes to the ring with a contract in his hand (his managerial contract), and he rips it up, and drops the pieces on Adias, who is recovering from the Iron Claw. (C). Hart then begins kicking Adias in the gut. Mike Von Erich returns to the ring to make the save, running off Hart and checking on Adias. (C-)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - Semi Final
Villano IV defeated Buddy Landell in 7:55 by DQ after Landell lost his temper and held an illegal hold past the referee's five count. (B-). Villano IV advances to the finals. Landell's was limited by injury. The two showed great chemistry.

-As the show starts, Lance Russell comes to the ring, saying he has an announcement. He says that he has been informed of the results of the no-confidence vote taken by the WCCW Board of Directors against Fritz Von Erich. Russell says that as a result of a perceived bias and inability to manage the day-to-day booking of WCCW in a competent manner, Fritz Von Erich is officially and immediately removed as WCCW commissioner. (C-) Russell then goes on to state that one of Fritz's decisions, to force Buddy Roberts into a Triple Threat Match tonight, has been officially overruled. The board of directors feels that it is inappropriate for a champion to be forced to defend a championship against two men at once. Therefore, Ted Dibiase has been removed from tonight's TV title match. Buddy Roberts will instead defend the title against Kevin Von Erich alone, with Ted Dibaise getting first shot against the winner, at a future date. (C)

-Boris Malenko hyped Nikita Koloff's upcoming Russian Chain Match with Ricky Morton. Malenko says that Morton has been a thorn in Koloff's side for a long time, and that he's ready to finish him off tonight; (C+)

-Russian Chain Match
Ricky Morton defeats Nikita Koloff in 15:15 by rollup pinfall in a brutal match. (D+). Koloff was off his game, and was tiring towards the end of the match. Morton was limited by injury. Prior to the pinfall, Koloff had been in control of the match. Malenko had lit his "victory cigar", just moments prior to Morton winning. Malenko then jumped into the ring, and burned Morton's eyes with the lit cigar. (B-) A severely injured Morton is attended to by ring physicians and road agents, who place him on a stretcher. As he's being stretchered out, Malenko and Koloff attack Morton again, knocking him off the stretcher and continuing the beating. (C)

-WCCW Cruiserweight Championship Tournament - Final Match
Mike Von Erich defeats Villano IV in 3:55 by submission to win the WCCW Cruiserweight Championship. (C+). The two showed great chemistry. After the match, David and Kevin come to the ring to help celebrate Mike's first singles title. (C)

-Kevin Von Erich grabs a mic, congratulates his brother, and then hypes his upcoming TV Title match with Buddy Roberts. Kevin says even though the Freebirds have apparently succeeded in driving his father out of the WCCW Commissioner position, he can't help but be a little glad that his match with Roberts is now 1 on 1. Kevin says he understands that tonight is a rare occasion - a TV Title match at a non-televised event. He plans to take advantage. (C+)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Buddy Jack Roberts drew with Kevin Von Erich in 15:00 when the time limit expired. Roberts makes his 3rd defense of the TV Title.

-Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes join Buddy Roberts in the ring, and hype the upcoming Six-Man-Tag Team Title Defense against the Von Erichs. Roberts says he's barely broken a sweat, and has plenty left for the next match. Hayes also brags about "doing what he promised" - ridding WCCW of Fritz Von Erich. Hayes says that before long, the Freebirds will control all the gold, and all the booking decisions, and that that the Von Erichs will have no choice but to leave WCCW for greener pastures elsewhere. (B-)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin, Mike, and David Von Erich drew with the Freebirds in 11:51 by double DQ after the referee lost control of the match, and all six men were brawling around ringside. (C). The Freebirds make their 1st defense of the titles. David and Gordy looked good.

-As the steel cage was being setup for the next match, Gary Hart comes to the ring to cut a promo. He says that he has talked with Michael Hayes, and that he his officially and contractually aligning himself (and his stable) with the Freebirds, in light of Fritz' removal as WCCW commissioner. Hart talks about his 20+ year feud with Fritz and that he can appreciate an organization like the Freebirds that sees what a true cancer Fritz is. (C+)

-As the steel cage is still being setup, Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware hype their upcoming WCCW World Tag Team Title Match against The Sheepherders They say that they realize that the cage match stipulation plays right to the strengths of The Sheepherders, but that it's necessary to ensure that Akbar won't interfere, and that it will be a fair match. Eaton & Ware say they've waiting a long time for this moment (B-)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship
-Steel Cage Match
The Sheepherders (w/Skandor Akbar) defeat Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware in 11:48 when Williams pinned Ware. (B). The Sheepherders make their 5th defense of the Tag Team Titles. The challengers tried to utilize their high-impact offense as best they could, but the brawling tactics of The Sheepherders eventually won out in the environment of the Steel Cage. Ware looked good.

-After the match, as the cage is being taken down, Skandor Akbar cuts a delirious promo about the dominance of his Sheepherder team. (C)

-Bob Backlund comes to the ring, and cuts a promo hyping his World Title Match against David Von Erich. Backlund again emphasizes all of the times he has defeated David in the past, in all types of matches. (B+)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Bob Backlund defeats David Von Erich in 30:51 by DQ. David retains the title. The match featured interference by both The Freebirds and Kevin & Mike Von Erich. Toward the end of the match, with all parties brawling around ringside, Michael Hayes hit a piledriver on David, and tried to help Backlund secure the three-count. The referee (who had been knocked out in the melee and missed Hayes' piledriver) came to, and begin counting, but Gino Hernandez appeared out of nowhere to break up the count - he attacked the referee, Backlund, and any Freebird in sight, proving his allegiancet o the Von Erichs, but also drawing a DQ. (A+).

-After the match, the Freebirds, Von Erichs, Backlund, and Gino Hernandez continued to brawl around ringside, and eventually to the back. (B)

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS:

-OK show, if not particularly eventful. No title changes, just Mike becoming the first Cruiserweight Champion.

-David and Backlund wrestle their second ever 1-1 A+ match. And it wasn't even any kind of clean finish - pandemonium breaks out, Backlund is about to steal the win, but Gino Hernandez saves the day for David, getting him DQ'd. Gino's still acting like an obnoxious heel (attacking a referee about to make a 3-count), but he's clearly aligned with the Von Erichs.

-Gary Hart announces that he and his stable are now with the Freebirds - which means the "Freebird Nation" now includes both Akbar, Hart, and all of their clients. And Fritz was removed as commissioner because of "Freebird Power" in the WCCW board of directors. WCCW is heading into an all out war, and the heel/face divide has real meaning.

-Brian Adias is fired by Gary Hart and is saved by childhood friend Mike Von Erich. Adias and Hart had awful chemistry, so his heel turn will be played off as a learning experience, and he'll soon be back as a face, as an clear Von Erich ally.

-After the "A" ratings they garnished in the past, the Sheepherders v. Ware/Eaton match was a minor disappointment, but it certainly puts the Sheepherders over as devastating heels - they can't be defeated in that kind of environment (a steel cage)

molson

11-08-2007, 11:25 PM

NEWS

-Buddy Roberts and Mike Von Erich are exhausted after the last show.

-Gino Hernandez arrived to the show - since he's a huge star and this is a first offense, I give him a fine. That pisses Gino off, and now he has a "strong dislike" towards me.

-Bruno Sammartino is grumbling about my intentions to push him as an "Occasional Wrestler". But he'll wrestle, and he'll like it (at least for now)

-Ted Dibiase has suffered an ankle sprain while wrestling in Japan - he can work through it, but will be limited (like Ricky Morton and Buddy Landell).

-Central States, POWW, and surprisingly, Georgia Championship Wrestling are suffering severe financial hardship. It looks like Central States will be out of business by the end of June. I might look into stealing away from of GCW's stars to try to accelerate their demise. If they died, it would leave only 4 North American "Cult" level promotions - us, WWF, AWA, and Mid-Atlantic.

molson

11-09-2007, 12:57 PM

Not to jack the thread, especially since I have you to blame for getting this game. I find that my creativity is horrible. However, I did have my first "A" rated match. It was a two out of three falls match between Bockwinkle and Raschke, as they continue thier now very hot fued. Raschke is my champion, but this match was the main event at my May 83 end of month show. After the match, which Raschke won 2-0 after he nailed Bockwinkle with a foreign object, Larry Zybyszco came down and helped Bockwinkle beat the Crazy Nazi down, and the show ended with Bockwinkle walking away with the title belt. Bockwinkle and Zybysco make a great combination (intelectual superior heels), it's just to bad that I am going to lose Heenan because Verne won't pay him enough. It was a B+ show that also featured a great match between Wahoo and Patera (furthering their fued as well). My question though, I have having a big problem of declining attendance, despite top shelf shows, and declining TV ratings. I think that my advertising is to blame, how long in advance do you need to advertise to see a benefit? My show last night was down about 600-700 from what the projected should be. I am having a hard time figuring out who is going to be wrestling each show. I guess what I need to to is preplan each of my next few shows, and just try and stay ahead of the whole process.

More WCCW now, please. thx :)

AWA was my second choice with this dynasty - I'm assuming you weren't able to hang on to Hogan? (I'm pretty sure it's not possible).

Advance booking is very, very simple in this version, I think that's something they'll expand upon in the future. It doesn't seem to matter how much in advance you book matches. And you can edit those advance bookings right up until showtime. So this is a place a lot of people use houserules (you have to advance book your main events at least a week in advance for weekly shows, and longer for monthly shows, etc.).

As far as your attendence issues - I'm pretty sure that the "expected" number (if you ask for it the night of the show), already takes into account all factors like advertising, etc. The only times I've seen drastic drops in the actual attendence numbers is when I price the tickets too high for an event - have you been tweaking those? I make sure to reset the ticket prices to default before every event, and then add or subtract a couple of dollars based on how the projected numbers work out with my arena capacity. (If I'm projecting 5,400 and I'm using a 5,000 seat arena, I'll make the tickets a few dollars more expensive, with the aim of still getting the sell-out).

Otherwise, my attendence numbers are always where I expect them, though I've heard grumblings on the TEW boards about that not being the case with other people - so I'm not sure I know what all the factors are.

molson

11-09-2007, 01:11 PM

I just noticed that you were also talking about declining attendence and TV ratings in general. Is your popularity decreasing as well (are you getting messages at the end of shows that "this show hurt your overall popualrity?).

It's VERY difficult to maintain your popularity in a region where you're popular. If you have a B- popularity in the midwest, and run a B- show, your popualrity will actually decrease slightly in that region. You need a B show to keep it steady, and a B+ to actually increase it.

In WCCW, I lost popularity in Texas for a long time until it reached a point where I could run good enough shows to keep it steady. I dealt with that, earlier in my dynasty, by running half or more of my shows in another region, where I could actually increase my popularity. Now, I'm pretty strong in Texas, the Midwest, and I'm growing rapidly in the Southeast.

PilotMan

11-09-2007, 01:25 PM

yeah, Hogan is a loss, and I had to accept it right from the start. I havn't moved the prices off of default, but I will look at it. Maybe I need to be dropping them down a little so that I can sell out more. Example is that when I run a show in the midwest, it says I should expect 4088, so I get a small venue (5000 cap I think), and then 3400 show up. I have been trying to advertise at least one event ahead. Do I need to advertise the whole show, or just the big matches? I have been trying to come up with whole shows ahead, and just feel frustrated because at that point, I don't quite know who is going to be wrestling.

PilotMan

11-09-2007, 01:31 PM

actually, I don't think that I have had a bad show yet. I shifted my tv show from live on friday to taped thursday ( aired friday) and my tv rating tanked. Does that have an impact as well?

molson

11-09-2007, 01:38 PM

I usually advance book about 2-3 matches. When I really don't know what I'm going to do, I'll just advertise "David Von Erich v. TBA" or something. I really don't know what effect it has at all, or how many matches you need to book. I just try to advertise enough high profile matches to where I'm not penalized.

Live v. Taped - same time slot and network and you're getting worse ratings? Interesting. I'm starting my first live show next week, so this is good news for me.

I noticed my TV ratings were directly correlated to the quality of my show. When I had a show bomb (quality wise), I knew the ratings the next week would drop.

4,088 is a tough expected attendence number to know what to do with. I'd probably make the tickets a little cheaper than default to see if I could get to a 5k sell-out. Not sure why you're getting so much less actually showing up, but make sure you have at least one "main-event" level match advertised. I don't know if that'll make a difference, but that's what I always do and I don't have those problems.

The only other thing I can think of, if your shows keep getting worse tv ratings and attendence, is that the wrestling industry and general economy imay be in decline. That can have a huge effect. The letter grade of each (and whether it's rising or falling) is available somwhere - I think the wrestling world tab/screen. Is anybody going out of business? (If you're not doing so, make a habit of checking the "wrestling media" screen every day - it gives you little fun blurbs about what's going on in the universe, and gives you hints about who's having financial trouble, etc.)

molson

11-09-2007, 09:18 PM

WCCW - END OF MAY, 1984 - MONTHLY REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Texas/Midsouth: 66.2% (Up from 65.7% last month)
-Midwest: 58.8% (Up from 58.4% last month)
-Southeast: 43.1% (up from 42.3% last month)
-Great Lakes: 38.8% (up from 38.0% last month)
-Mid Atlantic: 38.8% (up from 38.0% last month)
-New England: 38.8% (up from 36.0% last month)
-North West: 38.8% (up from 38.0% last month)
-Tri-State: 38.8% (up from 38.0% last month)
-Southwest: 38.7% (up from 36.4% last month)
-Puerto Rico: 37.6% (up from 38.7% last month)
-Northern Mexico: 30.7% (same as last month)

-Very small popularity increases as my national TV show ended about halfway through the month. Starting this month, I'm on TBS, live, in a slghtly better timeslot, so things should quickly pick up.

-The ultimate goal is still national status, which requires 71% is 8 US regions, and 30% int he other two. Obviously I'm a LONG way away from that, but a better TV deal, and perhaps a 3rd weekly show might help me get there quicker.

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 399,483 (562,535)
Sponsors: 66,211 (75,996)
Merchandise: 27,120 (19,120)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 212,550 (277,793)
Show Costs: 78,500 (120,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (25,000)
Merchandise: 43,984 (43,144)
Production: 50,000 (75,000)
Misc: 129,897 (180,040)

Total Profit: $-47,117 ($23,839)
Cash in Bank: $702,153 (749,270)

-This was a throw-away month with the end of the TV deal, so I'm not going to read much into the numbers. However, it's interesting that my merchandising income increased almost $10k. It's also interesting that my misc. expenses decreased to it's lowest amount since I reached Cult Status. I don't know if that was simply a product of running fewer shows this month, or whether those costs will continue to decline as I become more established at Cult Status. I'm getting mixed info on the TEW boards about that.

molson

11-09-2007, 09:45 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of May, 1984

-World Heavyweight Champion - 85.2% Prestige (Up from 82.5% Last Month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 3 Title Defenses, 1-month reign.

-Television Champion - 65.5% Prestige (up from 64.1% last month)
Midcard Title
Buddy Jack Roberts - 3 Title Defenses, 7-week reign

-World Tag Team Champions - 66.0% Prestige (Up from 63.6% Last Month)
Midcard Title
The Sheepherders - 5 Title Defenses, 3-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Same as last month)
Midcard Title
The Freebirds - 1 title defense, 6-week reign

-Cruiserweight Championship - 29.8% Prestige
Low Level Title
Mike Von Erich (newly crowned)

-I debuted the Cruiserweight Title a little earlier than I had planned to, but I rushed it ahead because of the Parade of Champions event, and that show's gimmick of having all WCCW titles on the line. Mike gets the belt because of his great progress since the dynasty started (though is stamina still sucks). This belt won't be booked like the WCW Cruiserweight Title was a decade later, this is a lower card belt for younger wrestlers - it won't feature guys like Tiger Mask and Arturo Mendoza. And that decision is largely based on the fact that I wasn't able to bring in the Dynamite Kid. Maybe someday in the future, this division will evolve into a late-90s WCW style Cruiserweight division, but we're not there yet.

molson

11-09-2007, 10:07 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF MAY, 1984

Storylines with participants and date of origin, in order of current heat:

1. Freebirds v. Von Erichs; recently evolved for the second time, (David, Kerry, Mike, Kevin, Fritz, Gordy, Hayes, Roberts; September)
2. Arturo Mendoza v. Tiger Mask (Mendoza, King Kong Bundy, Tiger Mask, Great Kabuki; April)
3. Tag Team Title feud; (Koko, Eaton, The Sheepherders; January)
4. Koloff/Malenko v. Morton (Malenko, Koloff, Morton, Russell; February)

-Right now, of course, Freebirds v. Von Erichs is dominating the entire company, so there's not a lot of room for any other storylines. But I need to develop one or two more stories on the undercard sooner or later.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-The following wrestlers are unavailable on these days in June, as they consider these companies priorities over WCCW:

-Bob Backlund, WWF (Sun, 4th Sat)
-Michael Hayes, WWF (Sun, 4th Sat)

-The biggest news here is that Gary Hart now considers me a priority over Mid-Atlantic for the first time (after working for both companies for the entire period of this dynasty). Mid-Atlantic is technically still more prestigious than me, by a minuscule margin of .01%. By the end of June, i should be the 2nd most prestigious promotion in the world, trailing only the WWF.

EXCLUSIVE WORKERS

-These are the on-screen workers who happen to work for no one else but me. I'll try to give them a heavier workload, as they're the least likely to have fatigue issues. These guys are also relatively safer when it comes to talent cuts:

-Al Perez
-Brian Adias
-Bruno Sammartino
-Buddy Landell
-The Sheepherders
-David Von Erich
-Doug Sommers
-Frank Dusek
-Gino Hernandez
-Iceman Parsons
-Jose Lothario
-Kerry Von Erich
-Kevin Von Erich
-Lance Russell
-Lord Alfred Hayes
-Mike Von Erich
-Owen Hart
-Super Kendo
-Terry Gordy
-The Great Kabuki
-Tommy Rodgers
-Villano IV
-Villano V

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Arman Hussein in unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.
-Bruno Sammartino is unhappy with his push as "Occasional Wrestler".
-Buddy Landell is unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.
-Kerry Von Erich is unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.
-Roddy Piper is unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.
-Ted Dibaise is unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.
-The Great Kabuki is unhappy with the number of shows he's been used.
-Tommy ROdgers is unhappy with the number of shows he's been unused.

-There's a lot of discontent on the roster right now. I'm about to do a little spring cleaning, as my roster, as always, is just way too big. Hopefully that will alleviate some of the complaints some guys have about being underused. Kerry's still only "unhappy" (rather than furious), even though I've taken him off the shoes for storyline purposes for several months now. He'll come back in a big way sooner or later - the only question is, what side will he be on?

molson

11-11-2007, 12:03 AM

ROSTER, END OF May 1984.

MAIN EVENTERS

Terry Gordy
Bob Backlund
Michael Hayes
David Von Erich
Gino Hernandez

-Since last month, Piper and Dibaise drop out, Gino moves up, joining David to make up WCCW's 2 top faces. Actually being able to get Gino is a huge move - from reading other dynasties, it's pretty much impossible to get him to leave Houston Championship Wrestling, where he's super loyal to Paul Boesch. So I benefited when they went out of business.

UPPER MIDCARDERS

Roddy Piper
Ted Dibiase
Buddy Roberts
Koko B. Ware
Adrian Adonis
Kerry Von Erich
Bobby Eaton

-Mendoza and Tiger Mask move down from the Upper Midcard, while Piper and Dibaise move down to the Upper Midcard.

-Piper's still serving a one-month suspension, after that, he'll do some jobs, bring in some talent via talent trade before he's FINALLY shown the door.

-Dibiase is moved down because he's also on the way out. Not really through any fault of his own, but he's the second priciest guy on the roster, and there just isn't enough room for him to really make himself worth that amount, since the company is so dominated by Freebirds v. Von Erichs right now.

MIDCARDERS

Arturo Mendoza
Tiger Mask
Nikita Koloff
The Road Warriors
The Sheepherders
Ricky Morton
King Kong Bundy
The Great Kabuki
Kevin Von Erich
iceman Parsons

-Mendoza and Tiger Mask move back down to the midcard, and Buddy Landell drops out of the midcard group.

-The Upper Midcard was getting a little crowded, which means more guys are expecting more ring-time. So Mendoza and Tiger Mask dropping down was just a way to even out the roster a little. And once again, anyone who doesn't have a role in the Von Erich/Freebird storyline is going to take something of a hit over the next few months. For what it's worth, the midcard is where my booking team thinks these two guys should be anyway.

-The Road Warriors and Iceman Parsons are on the list to be pushed a little better. For the Road Warriors, they'll be out in a hurry if they don't impress quickly. They have a great future, but there's just something about using them as a lower-level, non-dominate team. Yet I don't know if they're good enough yet to be anything else. Parsons is a "WCCW original" who hasn't done too much since Chris Adams yet, but he's a young, solid, all-around guy.

-Ricky Morton has suffered his second (kayfabe) injury at the hands of Nikita Koloff. I think I might use him as a tag team partner when he comes back.

LOWER MIDCARDERS

Brian Adias
Tommy Rodgers
Frank Dusek
Mike Von Erich
Buddy Landell

-Buddy drops down to this level, Somers drops down from this level.

-Adias' heel turn is over, and he'll be back as an official face in the next day or two. Buddy Landell is still working through an injury, but once it heels, I've been thinking about turning him heel, having him join the Freebirds, and feud with Mike for the Cruiserweight Championship.

OPENERS

Super Kendo
Al Perez
Villano V
Villano IV
Doug Sommers

-Sommers moves down to this level, while Villano IV moves up into it. Villano IV had a couple of very good matches last month - a B+ match with Gino Hernandez, and B- with Buddy Landell.

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

Owen Hart

-19-year old Hart is the bottom guy on the totem pole, his W/L record so far in WCCW is 3-25-1.

OCCASIONAL WRESTLERS

Jose Lothario
Bruno Sammartino

-It will be interesting to see if Bruno still has it. Lothario will move into a managerial role soon for younger wrestlers as a "mentor".

OTHERS

Skandor Akbar
Gary Hart
Arman Hussein
Boris Malenko
Bill Mercer
Lance Russell
Lord Alfred Hayes
Marc Lowrence
David Manning
Bronco Lubich
Fritz Von Erich
JR Foley

-When Dibiase goes, so will Hussein. Bill Mercer's contract is up in a week and a half - if he's not reasonable about his demands, Lance Russell will carry all of the announcing workload

CONTRACTS UP IN JUNE & JULY:

Bill Mercer (in 9 days)
Arturo Mendoza (in 14 days)
Buddy Landell (in 32 days)
Tommy Rodgers (in 32 days)
Al Perez (in 33 days)
Ricky Morton (in 33 days)
Bronco Lubich (in 39 days)
The Great Kabuki (in 48 days)

-No huge names here, but I'll probably try to re-sign all of them, except Tommy Rodgers. He hasn't shown much improvement, and now he's unhappy backstage.

molson

11-11-2007, 01:12 AM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, June 1984
Wichita, KS (Midwest - Very Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 1,607. Ticket prices: $2 less than default
Actual Attendance: 1,646

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Tommy Rodgers hypes his upcoming match with Al Perez (E+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Al Perez defeated Tommy Rodgers in 4:34 with a handful of tights. (D). Rodgers was off his game.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek (w/Gary Hart) defeats Owen Hart in 7:31 by pinfall. (D+). After the match, Gary Hart hypes his client. (D+)

-As the show starts, Lance Russell enters the ring and announces WCCW's newest acquisition - The Living Legend, Bruno Sammartino, who comes to the ring. (D). Sammartino cuts a promo, puts over the Kansas fans, and says that while he's not a full-time wrestler any more, he's looking forward to lacing up the boots a few more times with the best of WCCW. (C+)

-Bruno Sammartino defeats Villano V in 7:38 by pinfall. (C).

-Skandor Akbar comes to the ring and cuts a promo with his team, the WCCW World Tag Team Champion Sheepherders. He emphasizes their win in the cage match with Eaton & Ware at Parade of Champions, and says that his team is unstoppable. He also hypes their tag team title defense tonight against Jose Lothario and the new WCCW Cruiserweight Champion, Mike Von Erich. (D+)

-WCCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Sheepherders (w/ Skandor Akbar) defeat Jose Lothario & Mike Von Erich in 10:05 when Luke Williams pinned Lothario (C). The Sheepherders make their 6th title defense. After the match, The Sheepherders beat up the challengers a little more. Though Mike & Lothario put up a fight, they are thrown from the ring. (D+)

-Iceman Parsons defeats King Kong Bundy (w/Gary Hart) in 9:32 by pinfall. (C+). After the match, Lance Russel interviews Parsons at ringside, pointing out that on TBS debut of WCCW this week, Iceman Parsons will take on Ted Dibiase. (D+). Parsons than hypes that match, saying that he has the feeling that Dibiase is up to no good. (D+)

-The Freebirds come to the ring, and celebrate the recent removal of Fritz Von Erich as WCCW Commissioner. The Freebirds say that the commissioner position is currently vacant, but already, they're starting to get their deserved shots at the limelight. Tonight, Michael Hayes will challenge David Von Erich for the WCCW World Title. Also, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts will shut up those "young street punks" - The Road Warriors. The Freebirds also welcome aboard Gary Hart and his stable into the extended Freebird Nation. Michael Hayes says that you're either with them, or you're against them. (C+)

-The Road Warriors defeat Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts in 9:33 when The Freebirds were overwhelmed, and eventually retreated to the locker room. (B-). The Road Warriors then cut a promo in the ring, hyping their victory. (C-)

-David Von Erich comes to the ring to hype his upcoming World Title Defense against Michael Hayes. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 14:50 by submission to make his 4th title defense. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B- (This show increased our overall popularity)

THOUGHTS

-This was my first midwest show in a couple of months. Nothing was that good until the last two matches, but it was enough to give us a solid overall rating.

-The Road Warriors clearly pass their 1st test in a greater role - they dominate the Freebird and the match is solidly rated. It was a good place for them to break out, since the Midwest, along with the Great Lakes, is their strongest area of overness right now. (Though their post-match promo wasn't too good - maybe they need a mouth-piece).

-Iceman Parsons' new push also started tonight, along with his new storyline with Ted Dibiase. Parsons and Dibaise have wrestled twice before for WCCW - with match ratings of C+ and B+ (the latter is Parsons' best match to date). If Parsons can crack an A- in the feud this time around, I'll push him up to the Upper Midcard.

-Bruno's WCCW debut was OK. Against better talent, he's a guy who can probably still reach B- or B matches.

molson

11-11-2007, 01:23 AM

NEWS

-I offer to buy out Central States for $250k, but am turned down.

-Buddy Roberts complains of exhaustion after the last show.

-I've added Boris Malenko to the booking team, joining David, Fritz, Skandor Akbar and Gary Hart. I really have no idea what purpose the booking team has when I'm making the decisions, but that's the group now.

molson

11-11-2007, 03:25 PM

WORLD CLASS WRESTLING (TV TAPING)
Wednesday, Week 1, June 1984
Dallas, TX (Small Venue)
Expected Attendance: 5,009; Ticket Prices: default
Actual Attendance: 5,000 (SOLD OUT)

-Post #500 in this dynasty is our Live Television Debut, on TBS. The pace is somewhat slower these days, but I'm still going. Hopefully the thread will make it to 1,000 posts at least.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villanos IV & V defeat Owen Hart & Tommy Rodgers in 6:49 when Villano IV pinned Hart. (C). Villano IV looked good.

-Pre-Show Dark Segment
Lance Russell interviews Al Perez about his upcoming match with The Great Kabuki. Perez looks scared to death, and calls Kabuki a "freak". (D+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
The Great Kabuki defeats Al Perez in 5:32 by pinfall. (C). Kabuki looked good. Before the match, Kabuki performed his green mist ritual, which really psyched out Perez before the match (C+)

-The show starts with Bruno Sammartino in the ring with King Kong Bundy. Bruno cuts a promo hyping the match with Bundy, and states that in his many decades in the business, he's never been in front a larger and wider TV audience than he is right now on TBS. (C). Bundy grabs a mic and tells the fans, and the referee, that he is asking for a five-count on his pinfalls on Bruno. Bundy promises to bury Sammartino (C).

-King Kong Bundy (w/ Gary Hart) defeats Bruno Sammartino in a hard fought battle, and Bundy gets his five count. (B). The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-A lengthy and comprehensive video is played hyping the entirety of the ongoing Freebrid v. Von Erich battle. (C+) It covers, among other things, Kerry's departure, the Von Erich's recent slump, David winning the World Title, and Fritz's controversial decisions and subsequent removal as WCCW Commissioner.

-Terry Gordy hyped his upcoming match with Mike Von Erich. He says that Mike may be the new WCCW Cruiserweight Champion, but Gordy's no Cruiserweight. (C)

-Terry Gordy defeats Mike Von Erich in 7:48 by pinfall. (B). Mike looked off his game and was tiring towards the end of the match. The two showed good chemistry. Gordy looked good.

-A video package is shown highlighting the brutal Koloff/Morton Russian Chain Match at Parade of Champions, and Boris Malenko's subsequent lit cigar attack. (C). After the video, an announcement was made detailing Ricky Morton's serious neck and eye injuries, and that for a second time, he'll be out of action indefinitely as a result of a Koloff attack. (C) Boris Malenko and Nikita Koloff interrupt the announcement to taunt Ricky Morton. Malenko says that from day one in this feud, he told Morton to stay out of Koloff's way or he'd end up being put out of commission. So nobody should feel sorry for him now. (C+)

-Ted Dibiase cuts a promo in the ring about his upcoming match with Iceman Parsons. He says that he thinks both Fritz Von Erich and this new "Freebird Friendly" board of directors are all morons. He got pulled out of the Triple Threat Match for the TV Title at Parade of Champions, was promised a future title match and now tonight, he has to lower himself by dominating a punk who isn't fit to shine his shoes. (B). With that racially provocative comment, Parsons hits the ring and attacks Dibaise, and the match is on.

-Iceman Parsons defeats Ted Dibaise (w/ Arman Hussein) in 7:43 by pinfall. (C) Dibiase was limited by injury. After the match, an enraged Dibaise, along with Hussein, tries to attack Parsons, but Iceman repels both of them and escapes the ring before they regroup. (C+). Near the locker room entrance, Parsons cuts a promo on Dibaise, mocking him for the loss. (B-)

-Buddy Roberts cuts a promo hyping his upcoming TV Title Match with Buddy Rose, and lamenting the fact that he has to defend the belt against an "outsider". (C+)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Buddy Rose defeats Buddy Roberts in 12:50 by countout. (A) Roberts retains the belt.

-Michael Hayes hypes his upcoming World Title shot against David Von Erich, claiming that if Fritz Von Erich was still running things, it would never have happened. (B). David then hyped the match as well, saying it was a raw deal what happened to his father, but at least Fritz can focus on being a supporter of him and his brothers. (B-)

-WCCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 13:32 by pinfall to make his 5th defense of the title. (B+). The match featured interference by the Freebirds and The Von Erichs, but the referee was able to keep enough control of things for the match to reach an conclusion. (And Mike and Kevin were able to keep Gordy and Roberts from interfering long enough for David to get the win).

Overall Show Rating: B

THOUGHTS:

-Good debut on TBS. The main event was the standard well-received match from those two.

-That was Buddy Rose's last match in his loan contract, and I immediately request negotiations for him to come in full time. He's been ridiculous - he wrestled an A+ match with Backlund, and then even more impressively, two A rated matches with Nikita Koloff and Buddy Roberts.

-Dibiase isn't going to be in any good matches until his ankle heals, so the Parsons/Dibiase feud is going to have a lot of non-match elements until he's 100%.

-I think we've seen the last of Ricky Morton - his contract is up in 30 days, and now's a perfect time to let that contract expire. He's been OK, and might be back someday, but I (as always) need to cut back. The best way to do that is let contracts expire, which is what will happen to Morton and Rodgers. Dibiase and Piper will be outright fired. A few other guys are on the fence.

-Terry Gordy always gets the best out of Mike Von Erich, and this match tonight was the best ever for Mike. Mike's biggest issue still is his lack of stamina - he can't go more than 7 or 8 minutes without needing to "protect" him.

-I actually intended Bruno to beat Bundy, but screwed up so Bundy gets the win.

-And on the pre-show, the Villanos actually get a win. They're very slowly becoming more relevant. In about 9 months last year with WCCW, they combined for a total record of 1-62-0. In 5+ months this year, they're at 9-37-1.