Total Extreme Wrestling: WCCW 1983 - Page 5

Swaggs · 05-31-2007, 10:43 PM

I liked that opening, with the hooded Backlund.

molson · 06-01-2007, 01:33 AM

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

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Kerry Von Erich defeats Magic Dragon in 12:35 by pinfall (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Kerry cut a promo, hyping his skills (C+)

-Mark Lowrence & Bill Mercer announce that David Von Erich is the new unified Texas/American Heavyweight Champion (D+). A video highlights the the Cage Clash Main Event, and the Gordy Hayes confrontation - Hayes throwing the chair into the cage, Gordy refusing to use it and throwing it back, Hayes calling out Gordy's toughness the next night, David's rematch victory against Gordy, Gordy shaking David's hands, and Hayes "taking control" of the Freebirds, and challenging Gordy to a "loser leaves WCCW" match tonight. (C+)

-Fritz Von Erich defeats Super Kendo in 5:33 by pinfall. (C-). After the match, Fritz grabbed a mic and told the crowd that he'll be watching the upcoming battle royal closely, since he'll be takin on the winner next week for the right to challenge for Jimmy Garvin's TV title. He points out that his own son Mike is in the Battle Royal. (B).

-15-Man Battle Royal
-Winner faces Fritz Von Erich next week in #1 Contender match for TV title
Steve Regal wins the Battle Royal, which also included the Villanos, King Kong Bundy, Brian Adias, Adrian Adonis, The Sheepherders, Mike Von Erich, Spike Huber, Barry Orton, Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and The Mantel Brothers. (C)

-Billy Watson comes out and announces what fans in St. Louis found out last night - the newest addition to the WCCW roster is the former WWF World Champion, Bob Backlund. (C). Backlund talks about how nice it is to visit some of the "minor" regional promotions across the country, like WCCW. He says his goal is to capture David Von Erich's belts, and then move on back to the "big time" (C+)

-Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin come out to do an interview. Bill Mercer asks Buddy Roberts his opinion of tonight's Hayes/Gordy match for control of the Freebirds. Namely, Mercer wants to know what side Roberts is on. Roberts gives Mercer an irritated look, and starts to walk away. (C+). Before he can get too far, Kevin Von Erich appears and challenges Buddy to a 1 on 1 match next week at the TV taping. Kevin said he's been sick over losing the tag titles to Buddy, so he wants to do what always cheers him up - pinning Roberts in the center of the ring (C+)

-Checkmate & Frank Dusek defeated Manny Fernandez & Brian Adias in 7:39 when Dusek pinned Adias. Adias had the match won, but instead of trying for a cover or pinning Manny, he attempted a high-risk top rope move, missed, and allowed Dusek to get the pin. (D+). After the match, a visibly irritated Manny started yelling at Adias, who simply stared Manny down. (D).

-Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping his "loser leaves town" match tonight with Terry Gordy. He promises to lead the Freebirds to new heights once Gordy is out of the picture. (B)

-"Loser Leaves Town Match" - loser leaves for at least 6 months, and winner assumes control of the Freebirds.
Michael Hayes defeats Terry Gordy in 9:56 by pinfal. (B-). During the match, the referee was knocked unconscious, allowing Buddy Roberts to enter the ring with a steel chair. He seemed initially uncertain who to help, but ultimately hit Gordy with the chair, allowing Hayes to win the match.

-After the match, the "New" Freebirds: Hayes, Roberts, and Garvin, celebrated in the ring. (C+).

Overall Rating: C+

THOUGHTS;

-A solid show with a strong main event. Texas popularity dips slightly from 67.1% to 67.0%. Midwest popularity increases from 51.7% to 52.1%. leaving us just 1.0% from Cult Status.

-Gordy's last match for us was very solid, if not spectacular. It was promising that Hayes' promo matched Fritz' promo for the highest rated segment of the show - a "B". The new Freebirds will be a little more about style and a little less about substance.

-The Manny/Adias angle may be dying a slow death. I don't think anyone's dieing to see matches between the two, so we'll probably get this whole thing over with shortly, so Manny can move on to better things.

-Now that Gordy is gone, it'll be time to come up with a new storyline or storylines involving some combination of Kerry/David/Backlund/Hayes/Garvin/ Roberts.

-Steve Regal gets his first shot on the main show, and he wins a Battle Royal. I'll be curious to see how his interview segements and match with Fritz does next week.

molson · 06-01-2007, 02:00 AM

NEWS

-Our TV show draws a 0.76 rating, our best yet. This increase, along with our imminent rise to cult status should help us secure a bigger tv network eventually. The question is, do we risk pulling the plug on the current network to search for a new one (networks may not negotiate with you if it feels you already have "enough" shows)

-Buddy Roberts is fined for arriving late at the TV taping.

-We are officially advertising Backlund v. David Von Erich at Labor Day Star Wars for the Texas/American Heavyweight Titles.

-Ray Stevens, who is about to retire, has lost the WWF World Title to....The Junkyard Dog. JYD is also owns the top singles title in Mid-South - the North American Heavyweight Championship. Stevens had held the title since defeating Bob Backlund almost 5 months ago. Elsewhere in the WWF, Michael Hayes has been a frequent challenger to Larry Zbysko's Intercontinental Title, but has not won it yet.

-Ricky Steamboat has won the NWA U.S. title from Greg Valentine, who had held the belt for 10 months.

-New Japan Wrestling has become the 8th wrestling promotion to reach Cult Status (joining All Japan). The immediately make a flurry of offers, including to Adrian Adonis and Magic Dragon. Adonis accepts their offer a few days later, and he considers them his priority company. Fortunately, there are no created conflicts for the time being - but Adonis' schedule now includes commitments to 3 different companies.

molson · 06-02-2007, 02:07 AM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, September 1983
Kansas City, MO. 1,000. SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Steve Regal defeats Barry Orton in 6:31 by pinfall to make his 3rd defense of the WWA title. (C-). After the match, Regal hyped his match tomorrow night with Fritz Von Erich to determine the #1 contender for the TV title. Regal states that WCCW has tried to bury him and WWA for weeks now, but he finally gets a shot on the main show last week, and he won a battle royal. He says Fritz is washed up, and that he'll unify the WCCW TV Title and WWA Heavyweight Title. (D+)

-Pre-Show Segment
Sunshine comes to the ring to shoot T-shirts into the crowd before the show starts (C-)

-King Kong Bundy defeats Johnny Mantel in 2:32 by pinfall in a dominating victory. (C). After the match, Gary Hart hypes his client, saying Bundy has been overshadowed in WCCW as of late, but he's now on his way to the top. (D+)

-Gory Guerrero comes out with his stable of Mexican wrestlers: The Villanos and Super Kendo. He states that while it is true that none of his wrestlers have yet won a single match in WCCW, he blames a WCCW, claiming that there is a conspiracy to hold down Mexican wrestlers. He says before long, he will bring a new Mexican star to WCCW - a star so big that WCCW fans will have no choice but to acknowledge the superiority of Mexican wrestlers. (D-).

-Bob Backlund defeated Mike Von Erich in 6:16 by submission to make his WCCW debut. (C). After the match, Backlund taunts David Von Erich about getting the better of him at the end of the tv taping last week. He calls himself "class amongst rednecks" in WCCW. (C+)

-Skandor Akbar comes to the ring with his Destruction, Inc. Stable: Adrian Adonis, The Sheepherders, and Waldo Von Erich, and cuts a promo hyping them, as well as the six-man tag team championship tournament final tonight. He says that Eaton, Koko, and Mantel are in for a severe beating (D+)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match (Tournament Final).
Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Ken Mantel defeat Adrian Adonis and The Sheepherders in 8:42 when Eaton pinned Miller to win the vacant Six-Man Tag Team Championship (C). The match featured interference from Waldo Von Erich, which backfired. The winners celebrate their upset win the ring. (D-).

-Street Fight (No DQ, No Countout)
The Great Kabuki defeated Manny Fernandez by pinfall in 19:31. The match featured interference by both Gary Hart and Brian Adias. Adias attempted to interfere on behalf of Manny, but carelessly ended up striking Manny with a chair. (C+)

-Buddy Jack Roberts and Michael Hayes come out for their first tag team title defense. Roberts says he accepts the challenge made by Kevin for a 1 on 1 match at the TV taping tomorrow night. (C)

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship
Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes drew with Kevin & Kerry Von Erich by Double Countout in 14:23 to make their 1st defense of the titles. (C+). After the match, TV Champion Jim Garvin hit the ring to give the Freebirds a 3-2 advantage, as the battle continued. Before long, Mike and David ran to the ring to give the Von Erichs a numbers advantage, and the Freebirds were quickly overwhelmed. (C-)

Overall Rating (C)

THOUGHTS:

-An average show all around. Midwest popularity holds steady at 52.1%. So I guess we'll need C+ or higher shows to keep improving our popularity here.

-It seems difficult to get any tag team matches to reach B- or higher - I've only done it a couple of times.

-With Kabuki's Street Fight win, I bite the bullet and promote him to main eventer. He's a unique enough guy that I don't want to risk losing him when his contract is up. He'll get a big chance to shine in the last 2 months of his current contract. C+ is fine for these guys in the midwest, but Kabuki needs to break B again at some point to stay a main eventer.

-So Ken Mantel is actually now wearing WCCW gold. He's the beneficiary of Koko and Eaton's hot start in WCCW. Once Koko and Eaton are actually established in our region in terms of popularity, they should be our #1 tag team.

-I'm anxious to see how Bob Backlund does against our top competition, but I need to build up his momentum a bit with guys like Mike. The one concern with Bob is that as a "technician", he's not a great fit for either the rest of the workers, or our product type. But he'll be given every chance to succeed.

-Bundy v. Johnny Mantel only went 3 minutes, but it was Mantel's highest ever rated singles match. And it was Bundy's best single's match in 3 months. This is probably the best way to use Bundy for now - short squashes against lower-card guys. Look out Barry Orton.

molson · 06-02-2007, 03:08 AM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 2, September 1983
Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-Pre-Show Dark Match
King Kong Bundy defeats Mike Von Erich in 5:29 by pinfall. (C+) Bundy looked good. After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Gary Hart, who hyped his client (C+)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeated Johnny Mantel in 5:42 by pinfall (D-)

-Bob Backlund defeated Checkmate in 6:47 by pinfall. (D+) The two showed bad chemistry. After the match, David Von Erich ran into the ring and attacked Bob Backlund - the announcers put over Backlund's end-of-show attack on David at a house show last week. (B-). Backlund flees the ring. David grabs a mic and says he's challenging Backlund to a match at Labor Day Star Wars, and that he's willing to put his belts on the line to get the match. (C+). Backlund accepts, and further trashes WCCW and its fans. (C+)

-Marc Lowrence interviews Brian Adias, who says he's been getting a lot of "crap" from people lately about his recent behavior. He says that it's clear people are starting to consider him a threat. He then says while Manny has done a great job training him, he's ready to test himself against his mentor, and challenges Manny to a match. He says he still wants to win the tag titles with Manny once this is all over, but in the meantime, he wants to prove to Manny and everyone else that Brian Adias has arrived to the big time. (D)

-Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware & Ken Mantel defeat Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders in 7:32 when Williams was DQd after hitting Eaton with the ring bell. The winners make their 1st defense of the tag team titles. (C)

-WCCW TV Title #1 Contender Match
Fritz Von Erich defeated Steve Regal in 8:04 by submission to become the #1 Contender for the TV title. Fritz was exhausted by the end of the match. (D+). The match featured interference by Spike Huber on behalf of Regal. After the match, Fritz celebrated his victory, and his upcoming "last shot" and WCCW gold. (B+)

-Kevin Von Erich is just about to start an interview about his upcoming match tonight with Buddy Roberts, when he is attacked by Roberts from behind. Roberts is clearly trying to "soften up" Kevin, who has defeated him in 3 straight singles' matches. (C)

-Buddy Jack Roberts defeats Kevin Von Erich in 14:11 by pinfall. Kevin was clearly weakened from the previous attack by Roberts. (B-).

Overall Show Rating: C+

THOUGHTS;

-We're close enough to Cult Status where Midwest popularity increase is all that matters right now - and midwest popularity does increase from 52.1% to 52.5%, leaving us just 0.6% away from Cult Status. Texas popularity decreases slightly from 67.0% to 66.9%

-Buddy v. Kevin was a somewhat restrained main event (as neither guy are main eventers), but as expected, they delivered a very solid match. That was Buddy's first win over Kevin in 4 tries, so the feud continues.

-Nobody wants to see Fritz wrestle, but they do want to see him celebrate. If he wins the TV title, his celebration will be longer than the match.

-Two straight losses for Destruction Inc. certainly halts their momentum a bit. I'm not worried about Adrian, but the Sheepherders popularity hasn't budged in our region since they came in. Therefore, I'm very reluctant to bog down say, the Von Erichs is any kind of feud with them at this point.

-I haven't decided what the outcome of Adias' "friendly challenge" to Manny will be yet. The obvious thing to do is have Adias turn on Manny, but I really don't want Fernandez spending any time on an Adias feud, he needs to start working with bigger names. The other option is to involve Kerry Von Erich (who is currently without an angle), as Adias' childhood friend trying to straighten him out (only to have Manny get pissed and turn on Kerry, while taking Adias all the way to his "dark side")

-Backlund's match sucked, but this was just an experiment to put him in the ring with our only other "technician". It was a heel/heel match, AND the two had bad chemistry, so I won't worry about it. But the competition will step up for Backlund next week.

-It appears that either Bundy and/or Mike is improving - those two had a D+ match at July Star Wars in Dallas just 6 weeks ago, and suddenly they pull a C+ tonight.

molson · 06-02-2007, 03:41 AM

NEWS

-Our TV show gets a 0.74 show rating - down .02 from last week, but still matching our 2nd highest ever rating.

-I've signed another Villano, Villano III to a PPA contract at $1,325/show - that's more than twice what his brothers make, but he's clearly the best in the family. He has at least a B- rating in 11 stat categories, compared with just two each for the other Villanos. Stat-wise, he's actually one of the best all-around talents in the company, though he's almost completely unknown in the US. This at least gives Gory someone worthwhile to manage. There may be a cut or two soon as our roster is getting a little bloated again.

-Buddy Roberts, Steve Regal, and Bob Backlund all were exhausted after the last show (not coincidently, they all work for AWA). I'm pretty surprised Backlund needs a breather, but I'll have to try harder to use all guys more efficiently. Roberts seemed to be especially in need of a break, as there was even a dirt sheet article about his exhaustion.

-Speaking of the dirtsheets, they once again hype iceman Parsons as a "future star".

-New Japan continues to reach out for talent after they reach Cult Status - they offer contracts to David, Kevin, and Chris Adams. I don't think David & Kevin will be tempted, but Adams will surly take the offer. I don't have a problem with that - he'll have a chance to improve against great competition.

-Mark Lewin (who is recently unemployed), has rejected negotiations with us, saying we're not big enough. He's a largely forgotten guy these days, but has pretty good Texas overness at this point.

-Dork Funk Jr. (working for New Japan and Mid-Atlantic) will be out 6 months with an injury. Maybe we'll have a shot at him after that - he's huge in Texas.

-Magic Dragon has signed with New Japan, and considers them a priority over us. That doesn't create any conflicts for us, but will increase fatigue issues and injury risks. On the other hand, he'll get more in-ring work with a top company, which should help him improve.

-Labor Day Star Wars, to be held a week early, next Saturday, has the following matches advertised:

WCCW Texas & American Heavyweight Title match
David Von Erich v. Bob Backlund

WCCW American Tag Team Title Match
Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes v. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich

Texas Death Match
The Great Kabuki v. Manny Fernandez

Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton & Ken Mantel v. The Villanos & Super Kendo

Iceman Parsons & Chris Adams v. Frank Dusek & Checkmate

Adrian Adonis v. Scott Casey

molson · 06-02-2007, 04:17 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 3, September 1983
Joplin, MO. 1,000. SOLD OUT

-Pre-show Dark Match
-WWA Heavyweight Title Match
Steve Regal defeats Scott Casey in 7:34 by pinfall to make his 4th defense of his title. (D+). Before the match, Scott Casey hyped himself with a promo (D). After the match, Steve Regal cuts a promo, stating that he has his eye on the the winner of tomorrow night's Fritz/Garvin match for the TV title, and that he'll unify the WWA belt with the TV title in due time. (D)

-Manny Fernandez defeats Magic Dragon in 6:34 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Manny acknowledged the challenge made on TV last week by Adias to face Manny in a match, but he says he's refusing the challenge. He says that while it's true that he hasn't been thrilled with some of Adias' actions as of late, he's not willing to wrestle him in a match. (C)

-Fritz Von Erich comes out and hypes his upcoming non-title match with Jim Garvin. He says that no matter the outcome tonight, he hopes he has enough left tomorrow night to win the belt. (C+).

-Jim Garvin defeats Fritz Von Erich in 5:51 by pinfall. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Garvin hyped his victory, saying that Fritz is washed up, and that he'll have no problem defending the TV title at the taping tomorrow night. (C)

-Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders come out to taunt the six-man tag champions: Koko, Eaton, & Mantel. (D). They claim the champs got lucky last week in their two victories over Destruction, Inc.

-The Sheepherders & Adrian Adonis defeat Mike Von Erich, Johnny Mantel, and Barry Orton in 8:42 when Adonis pinned Mantel. (D+). Adonis looked good.

-Marc Lowrence is standing in the ring with Chris Adams and Gary Hart. Lowrence hypes this Saturday's Labor Day Star Wars Tag Team Match between Adams/Parsons & Checkmate/Dusek. (D). Gary Hart then hyped Adams' upcoming match tonight with Bob Backlund. He says that nights like tonight are exactly why Adams has employed Gary Hart - Hart got him this match with Backlund, and has prepared him to pull the upset (C).

-Bob Backlund defeated Chris Adams in 18:55 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Backlund hyped his championship match with David this Saturday (C+)

-WCCW American Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 12:50 by submission to make his 2nd defense of the title. (C+). After the match, David hyped his match this Saturday with Backlund (B-)

Overall Show Rating: C

THOUGHTS

-The C rating is disappointing, considering our last two matches both rated C+. My road agent does say that I used Fritz and Barry Orton two much. I guess nobody wants to see Barry for more than 8 minutes. Midwest popularity remains at 52.5% - I'll need two C+ shows to get to Cult Status.

-Backlund and Adams got a ton of time (almost 20 minutes), and I'm pretty satisfied with a C+ considering the two had poor chemistry.

-Hayes/David at a C+ is somewhat disappointing, considering that their previous 3 1-on-1 matches generated B-, B, and B+ matches. (and the previous B- match happened in the midwest). I'm not totally sold on Hayes as a Main Eventer yet, but we don't have much choice but to give him a shot.

-The six man tag of Destruction Inc. v. The Jobbers went on too long, and gave me a dismal rating. Adonis needs something else to do in a hurry, but we'll continue with the "Destruction Inc. Reign of Terror" Storyline for now, because the Sheepherders need the push.

-It was an impressive night for Magic Dragon, who wrestles a C+ match with Manny, despite the fact that the two have poor chemistry - that's the same rating Manny got with Kabuki in their street fight last week.

molson · 06-02-2007, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I liked that opening, with the hooded Backlund.

Thanks - I'm sort of imagining him as a 1983 version of Kurt Angle.

molson · 06-02-2007, 11:24 PM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 3, September 1983
Fort Worth, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

This is our last show before Saturday's Labor Day Star Wars Event. Thus, the big David/Backlund main event tonight will air one night after their match at Star Wars.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Adrian Adonis & Luke Williams defeat Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware in 10:37 when Adonis pinned Eaton. (C+). Eaton looked good. Before the match, Koko and Eaton gave a promo, stating that their next goal is the tag team championship - they know they'll have to beat teams like Adonis/Williams to get there. (D+). After the match, Butch Williams hits the ring, and the Sheepherders & Adonis continue the attack on Eaton and Koko. (D+).

-Chris Adams defeated Checkmate in 3:45 by pinfall. (D-) The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Adams cuts a promo in the ring with Gary Hart by his side. Adams responds to comments made by Iceman Parsons a couple of weeks ago that Parsons "didn't trust Hart's influence on Adams", and that "he would be watching his back". Adams angrily defends Hart, saying that Parsons is probably jelous because Hart saw more potential in him then he did in Parsons. Adams than hyped he and Parsons' tag match this Saturday with Checkmate & Dusek, telling Parsons that if he didn't trust him, he might as well stay home and let Adams handle the match himself. (C)

-Marc Lowrence announces that despite initially rejecting Brian Adias' challenge for a match, Manny Fernandez has now accepted an "exhibition match" between the two to take place next week. (D). Manny & Adias came out to the hype the match, saying it will be a pure wrestling exhibition, and will give the fans a chance to see how much Adias has improved. (D+).

-Marc Lowrence then hypes the upcoming TV title match between Jim Garvin, and the #1 contender, Fritz Von Erich. (C)

-Backstage, Buddy Jack Roberts is seen celebrating his victory over Kevin last week with Michael Hayes. Roberts is celebrating like he won the world title. (C+).

-WCCW TV Title Match
Fritz Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin in 4:53 by DQ when Buddy Roberts ran in after Fritz had applied the Iron Claw to Garvin. Garvin remains champion. (C).

-Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. He says he'll win the titles, lock on the chicken wing, and not let go until David admits Backlund's the better man. (C+). David Von Erich hyped the match as well (B-)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich and Bob Backlund wrestle to a 30:00 time limit draw. (B). David makes his 3rd Defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 6th Defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title.

Overall Rating: C

THOUGHTS:

-I'm again disappointed with the overall show rating, considering we ran a 30:00 minute main event with a "B" rating. Then again, the show had some bad segments, and the fans saw a little too much Koko B. Ware and Bob Backlund (Backlund has limited overness in Texas, so 30:00 is a bit too long for him at this point). Texas popularity decreases slightly from 66.9% to 66.8%. Midwest popularity jumps form to 52.5% to 52.9%, leaving us just 0.2% away from Cult Status.

-Excellent match from Backlund and David, especially considering that Backlund isn't even one of my top 10 guys in terms of Texas popularity. Once he moves up (and he should, with main event matches like this), he's a great candidate to help us achieve our first elusive A- match rating.

-Fritz/Garvin won't go on as long as Garvin/Casey did, they'll probably have one more blowoff in a cage for Fritz' "retirement" match - retirement is quotes because this is pro wrestling.

-Our 2nd best match on the show was a dark match - the Adonis/Williams v. Koko/Eaton match. Destruction Inc. may see a shakeup soon - I've requested negotiations with recently unemployed George Steel to perhaps take Waldo Von Erich's place.

-The Manny/Adias and Iceman/Adams feuds are heading to a climax. Adams delivered an OK interview. Adias on the other hand, continues to drag down Manny. Adias has midcard-level wrestling skill at this point, but he still has a ton of improvement left to make in the charisma and mic work department. My road agent says he has potential in that area.

molson · 06-03-2007, 12:03 AM

NEWS

-As expected, Adams signs with New Japan. He appears to have the resilience to handle an increased workload. Also as expected, Kevin and David turn New Japan down. (David also turned down All Japan the same day). Perhaps David has a premonition that going to Japan may be a bad idea.

-Ted Dibiase, a guy I'd love to get into World Class due to his "A" popularity in Texas, turned down New Japan, citing loyalty to Mid-South. It looks like the rest of the wrestling world will have to wait for either Bill Watts to die or retire, Dibiase and Watts to have a falling out, or Mid-South going under before Dibiase will consider working for anyone else.

-Scott Casey is being hyped on the dirt sheets as a future star. He'll have to wait his turn to get a push with us though.

-I've signed George "The Animal" Steel to an "Occasional Wrestler" role - he'll replace Waldo Von Erich in Destruction, Inc. He's way pricer than I'd like - at $2,050/show, he's even more expensive than Bob Backlund. But he'll be one of our top 4 guys in midwest popularity, and he has B- or higher ratings in Charisma, Acting, Toughness, Basics, Looks, Intensity, and Menace - all of which are important stats for my Product type.

-Paul Orndorf signs with the WWF - he might have the most exposure of any North American wrestler, as he now works for 3 of the "Big 4" North American promotions (Georgia, WWF, and AWA).

-Magic Dragon has won the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, along with Masa Fuchi. This is his first championship of any kind.

molson · 06-03-2007, 02:21 AM

WCCW: LABOR DAY STAR WARS
Saturday, Week 3, September 1983
Kansas City, MO; 2,770

-This will be our first big monthly event in the midwest. It seems like the perfect time to do it, with Bob Backlund in the main event, and needing only a 0.02% increase in midwest popularity to reach Cult Status. The will be a 2 1/2 hour event.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Steve Regal & Spike Huber defeat Barry Orton & Johnny Mantel in 5:48 when Regal pinned Orton. (D) Regal & Huber make their 4th defense of their titles.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Mike Von Erich defeats Magic Dragon in 6:12 by submission. (C) The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Mike about the win. (D)

-Six Man Tag Team Championship Match
Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Ken Mantel defeated The Villanos & Super Kendo in 5:38 when Koko pinned Super Kendo. The winners make their 2nd defense of the titles. (C-) Eaton's performance stood out.

-Checkmate & Frank Dusek, who were observing the match from the entrance-way, gave a brief promo, saying they're looking for a tag team partner with whom to challenge for the six-man titles. (D)

-Adrian Adonis defeats Scott Casey in 9:02 by pinfall. (C). Before the match, Adonis cut a promo (C-). After the match, the Sheepherders hit the ring, and Scott Casey was the victim of yet another Destruction, Inc. post-match attack. (D)

-Gary Hart cuts a promo with Iceman Parsons and Chris Adams about their tag team match tonight against Dusek and Checkmate. Hart says that the two are ready to put their recent differences aside tonight and get a win. (D+) He puts over tonight's match as hugely important for Adams & Parsons.

-Checkmate & Frank Dusek give a pre-match interview where they claim the difference in tonight's match is that they, unlike Adams & Parsons, can get along and trust each other.

-Checkmate & Frank Dusek defeated Chris Adams & Iceman Parsons in 6:38 by DQ when Sunshine interfered on behalf of Parsons (after Parsons had been subject to illegal double-team by Dusek & Checkmate). (C). After the match, an enraged Gary Hart enters the ring and starts yelling at Sunshine for costing his team the win, before shoving her to the the ground. Iceman goes to check on her, and then starts yelling at Hart. Just as he grabs Hart by the shirt, Parsons is superkicked by Adams. Adams & Hart leave together. (D+)

-Manny Fernandez comes out to hype his upcoming Texas Death Match with the Great Kabuki (C-)

-Texas Death Match
-The Great Kabuki defeats Manny Fernandez in 18:25 when Manny couldn't answer the 10-count following a power bomb through a table. (B-) The match featured interference by both Brian Adias (on behalf of Manny), and Gary Hart, before both were sent back to the dressing room by the referee. After the match, the rest of Hart Limited, (King Kong Bundy and Magic Dragon), hit the ring and continue the attack on Manny for several minutes, before a chair-wielding Brian Adias runs back out and makes the save. (D-) When Manny comes to, he and Adias have a brief heated argument in the ring - it is not clear what the argument is about. (D-)

-Kerry & Kevin Von Erich hype their upcoming tag team title shot against Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes. Kevin is especially focussed on Roberts, after his loss to him on TV last week. (C)

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship Match
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeat Kevin & Kerry Von Erich in 11:37 when Roberts pinned Kevin after outside interference from Jimmy Garvin. (C+). Hayes and Roberts make their 2nd defense of the tag team titles. After the match, Hayes & Roberts celebrate and cut a promo, saying that along with Garvin's "domination" of Fritz, the Freebirds are making the Von Erichs irrelevant. (C+)

-Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich (C+) David Von Erich also gives a hype promo (B).

-WCCW American Heavyweight Title Match.
David Von Erich defeated Bob Backlund in 36:32 by DQ when Michael Hayes ran in and attacked David after David had applied the Iron Claw to Backlund. (B-). David makes his 4th defense of his title. Backlund seemed off his game, and the match "dragged during the middle". After the match, Backlund and Hayes attacked David. (C). Backlund then went to the ringside table, stole David's American & Texas Heavyweight Title Belts, and went back towards the dressing room. (B).

Overall Rating: C

THOUGHTS;

-I'm puzzled by the C rating - our last 3 matches all did better than that, and totaled over an hour of actual wrestling time. Almost all of the segments surrounding those 3 matches also scored better than a C. Still, it's enough to get the job done, as midwest popularity increases from 52.9% to 53.3%. Since we're now over 53.0% in two regions, WCCW has become the 5th North American Promotion to reach Cult Status, joining the WWF, AWA, Georgia, and Mid-Atlantic. This is big for a us for a number of reasons: We should be able to get a tv network which a broader reach before long, we're now in the race to become the first "national" promotion (which gives one the chance to sign exclusive, written contracts), we'll be able to run PPVs starting in 1985, we get a prestige boost - star wrestlers will be more likely to want to work for us and more likely to consider us their priority company. The immediate goal now is to give ourselves a little bit of a cushion above Regional Status, so we don't slip right back down.

-A good main event between Backlund and David, rated just slightly lower than their TV match last week in Texas. Hayes has now interjected himself into the feud (one possible Angle involves the fact that both Backlund and Hayes work for the WWF) This should all lead to some highly rated main event angles and segments.

-Hayes/Roberts v. Kerry/Kevin did their second straight C+ effort - both matches were in the midwest. Perhaps this is the matchup to break the B- tag team match barrier, if I run the match again in Texas.

-Kabuki's big push continues. He and Manny have now wrestled 6 times 1-on-1. Manny won the first 3 matches, and Kubuki has won the last 3. This was the second in the series to reach B-, though they weren't able to match their "B" rated Steel Cage match at June Star Wars.

-The Adams heel turn is complete, after a pretty good tag team match. If Iceman/Adams can deliver a few C+ matches, it's a good sign for both guys.

molson · 06-03-2007, 02:46 AM

NEWS

-After the jump to Cult Status, we are now the #3 most prestigious company in North America, and #4 in the world - trailing only the WWF, Mid-Atlantic, and All-Japan. We've jumped ahead of AWA, Georgia, and New Japan, which means wrestlers now consider us a priority over everyone outside of the world's "big 3". We'll wait a couple of more shows to where we're safe from falling back down, and then it's time for some big-time talent raids and talent purges. We'll also increase the length of our weekly house show from 90 minutes to 2 hours, and start aggressively looking for a better TV network once they start accepting negotiations in about a month.

-Before the big push towards new talent, I request negotiations with Brad Rheingans, who has recently left the AWA. He'd be a great sidekick for Bob Backlund, which could eventually lead to a new heel stable of amateur-wrestling types (maybe Backlund, Rheingans, Ken Patera, even the Iron Shiek).

-I also request negotiations with Dick Murdoch, who has rejected me multiple times in the past. He'd be the #1 talent in the company if I could bring him in, and he's also known all over the world, which would make him a valuable addition to a national TV show, should I be able to get one.

-I also request negotiations with the WWF Champion, The Junkyard Dog, who has A+ popularity in Texas. (Even David Von Erich is only at B-, so JYD's popularity is somewhat surprising).

-And then, after I take a look at who may potentially be available, I figure "what the hell" and request negotiations with more of the big stars of the day who have particular popularity in either Texas or the midwest, just to get a sense of the asking price of the biggest stars. There's no way I could afford more than maybe a couple of these guys, but along with JYD and Dick Murdoch, I request negotiations with Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Terry Funk, Mil Mascaras, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Iron Mike Sharp (who actually has B+ popularity in Texas), and Hulk Hogan. Will Hulkamania run wild in Dallas?

-Our TV Show gets another 0.74 rating, the same as last week.

-By the way, the next big goal in terms of company status is "National", which requires 71.1% popularity in 8 of the 10 U.S. regions, and at least 30% in the other two. So that's a long way away, and requires national TV and some huge stars.

PilotMan · 06-03-2007, 10:30 AM

Congrats!

rjolley · 06-03-2007, 11:44 AM

Congrats on making it to Cult status. Still following along and enjoying the dynasty.

Wolfpack · 06-03-2007, 01:54 PM

Well done! I'm not a big fan of wrestling, but I've definitely enjoyed how you've developed this world as it's taken on a life of its own.

SnDvls · 06-03-2007, 02:47 PM

congrats on reaching cult status...I'm still following along even while doing my own dynasty.

molson · 06-03-2007, 08:03 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 4, September 1983
Arlington, TX. 1,000. SOLD OUT

-Having reached Cult Status, I'll be running less weekly house shows in the midwest. Those shows are generally money-losers, and midwest popularity can continue to grow, albeit more slowly, with the TV show. Running more shows in Texas, at least until I get a national TV deal, will allow me to pad the bank account a little more before the drive to National status really kicks in.

-I've also targeted the Southeast as our next expansion target, based on our wrestlers' relative popularity there, and the fact they've already had some "spillover" effect from our popularity in TX. So we'll be running there at least periodically.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Mike Von Erich defeat The Villanos & Super Kendo in in 4:37 when Mike made Villano V submit. (C-) After the match Gory Guerrero chewed out his team after yet another loss. He says that since Villanos IV and V have been unable to get the job done, he has brought their older brother to WCCW as his newest client - Villano III. Villanos III comes to the ring, and Villanos IV and V seem somewhat irritated to see him. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III defeated Scott Casey in 6:31 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed good chemistry. Casey seemed off his game.

-Adrian Adonis defeated Brian Adias in 6:02 by pinfall. (D+).

-Whipper Billy Watson comes to the ring and announces that a result of Jimmy Garvin's DQ loss to Fritz Von Erich on TV last week, Fritz is still the #1 Contender to the TV title. To avoid future interference in the title rematch in two weeks, the match will take place inside a steel cage. (B-). Fritz comes to the ring and thanks Watson for the opportunity. He then says that he doesn't intend to chase Garvin for the TV title indefinitely - he considers the Steel Cage match his last shot. After that match, says Fritz, he'll be hanging up the boots once again. (B-)

-WWA Heavyweight Championship Match
Steve Regal defeats Ken Mantel in 7:44 by pinfall to make his 5th defense of his title. The match featured interference by Spike Huber. After the match, Huber and Regal cut a promo, stating that all it took was "countless" title defenses and a Battle Royal victory, but Regal is finally off the pre-show onto the main show. (D)

-Kevin & Kerry Von Erich defeat Checkmate & Frank Dusek in 7:44 when Kerry pinned Checkmate. (D+) Kevin's performance stood out. After the match, Kevin cut a promo, saying he's tired of watching Buddy Roberts bragging the last few weeks about beating Kevin 1-on-1. He says he won't make excuses for the loss, but challenges Roberts to a rematch. (C+)

-Manny Fernandez & The Great Kabuki drew to a Double Countout in 11:42 after the battle spilled out of the ring. (B)

-Chris Adams comes out the ring with Gary Hart. Adams says after the attack on Iceman Parsons at Labor Day Star Wars, he has an apology to make. He then apologies to Gary Hart for waiting so long to rid himself of the no-talent Parsons and the "loose" Sunshine. He says the fans have only seen the beginning of the "new" Chris Adams. (C+)

-Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. He is wearing both title belts that he physically stole from David after their match at Labor Day Star Wars, and refers to the match as a "title defense" for him (C+) David Von Erich then gives a hype promo, telling the fans that he did not lose the belts at Labor Day Star Wars, Backlund simply took then from the ringside table and now appears delusional about being the champion. He says he'll retain the titles tonight, and then he'll get his belts back. (B-)

-WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match
Bob Backlund defeated David Von Erich in 17:32 by DQ. David is still the champion (B-). The match featured interference from Jimmy Garvin, who had tried to hit David with a pair of brass knuckles. David repelled the attack, struck Garvin, then struck Backlund to get DQd.

-After the match, Michael Hayes runs to the ring and attacks a tired David, but David holds his own. As the two fight in the ring, Backlund sneaks down to the ringside table, and once again steals both title belts, before returning to the dressing room. (B-).

Overall Show Rating: B-

THOUGHTS

-An awesome show, our first to reach B- since Cage Clash about a month ago. Texas popularity holds stead at 66.8%. So it would appear that we'll need "B" rated shows to actually increase our popularity in Texas.

-Bob Backlund is slowly morphing into "crazy Bob Backlund". This was his 3rd match with David - all have reached at least B-. However, these long matches, and his WWF commitments are starting to take their toll. He is again exhausted after the show, and is becoming a definite injury risk.

-Manny & Kabuki had a great brawl, and it was the 2nd of their 8-match series to reach a "B" rating. They'll keep facing either other in various brutal gimmick matches for the next couple of weeks.

-Chris Adams' first heel promo went well - a C+ is all I ask for him while he's in the midcard. All the midcard and lower guys have to be worried about their jobs with the rise to Cult Status and the possibility of new workers coming in, so it was important for Adams to get off to a good start.

-The Von Erich v. Checkmate/Dusek match was really bad - Checkmate/Dusek have wrestled better matches with Manny/Adias, Parsons/Adams, Kevin/Mike, Eaton/Ware, even the Mantel Brothers. So I don't know what happened here. But Kevin and Kerry are both at a crossroads in their career - with new big-name talent potentially coming in, they both need to impress to keep their borderline main eventer spots.

-I certainly don't expect the "jelous Villano brothers" angle to change the face of wrestling or anything, but Villano III can definitely go - a nice debut for him with a C+ match with Casey.

molson · 06-03-2007, 08:13 PM

NEWS

-Kevin and Kerry both arrive late to the last show. I don't think it's the first time for Kevin. Both get fined. Kevin expresses anger at the fining. Hopefully he's not about to become a bigger problem.

-Our road agent and backup referee, Bronco Lubbich, is entering the final 30 days of his contract. I'd like to get as much mileage out of his $1,500/month written contract as I can, so I'll take a risk and wait until closer to the end of the month to begin negotiations with him.

-All-Star Wrestling, the smaller of the two UK promotions, has increased in size from Small to Regional. With Joint Promotions (the UK's Cult-Sized company) is serious financial difficulty, All-Star Wrestling could be positioning itself to benefit. There is now only one "Small" sized promotion in the world - Angelo Poffo's ICW, which has apparently straightened out it's financial situation, at least temporarily.

molson · 06-03-2007, 09:40 PM

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping)
Tuesday, Week 4, September 1983
Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT

-This is a very important show - if it sucks, we're right back down to Regional Status. If it delivers, then we start building ourselves a little cushion.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III drew with Ken Mantel when the 10:00 time limit expired. (B)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Frank Dusek defeated Barry Orton in 6:20 by pinfall. (D)

-As the show opens, Bill Mercer denounces Chris Adams for his attack on Iceman Parsons at Labor Day Star Wars, and for Adams' subsequent comments about Adams and Sunshine at last night's show in Arlington. (C-) Video is then played highlighting the Adams/Hart/Parsons relationship to this point - Adams hiring Hart, Parsons voicing his suspicions, Adams' superkick to the Super Destroyer, Adams angrily defending Hart, and finally - Gary Hart shoving Sunshine to the ground at Star Wars, Iceman standing up to Hart, and then Adams superkicking Parsons. (C)

-Chris Adams defeated Mike Von Erich in 6:39 by pinfall. (C). The two showed great chemistry, though Adams and Hart seem to have zero chemistry from a manager/client standpoint. Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. The match would have been better if not for poor selling and bad psychology (I had instructed the two to "call the match in the ring", which Mike may be too young for).

-Brian Adias and his mentor, Manny Fernandez, are in the ring to prepare for their scheduled "friendly exhibition". The announcers state that Manny has been working with Adias on his mat-based attack, and the announcers expect that to be featured here. As Manny turns around to take off his ring jacket, he is suddenly attacked from behind by Brian Adias, who chokes Manny with the jacket. Adias then pulls a some type of foreign object from his trunks, and he repeatedly hits Manny with it, busting him open. Adias then backs off, and yells at the timekeeper to ring the bell to start the scheduled "match". (D+)

-Brian Adias defeats a battered Manny Fernandez in 4:55 by pinfall. (C). Adias arrogantly toys with Manny, until Manny actually stages a brief comeback. However, he can't overcome Adias.

-Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring and hypes his steel cage TV title match Jimmy Garvin to take place in 2 weeks. He then announces, however, he doesn't have the NEXT shot at the TV title, but in fact, Garvin will defend the TV title tonight against Kevin. Fritz says he pushed for his son to get the next shot, and that no matter what happens, he'll face Garvin in a cage match in 2 weeks. (B)

-Jim Garvin comes out and calls Fritz "washed up". He says only in professional wrestling can he beat up an elderly man and get away with it. Fritz' career will end, Garvin says, in a pool of his own blood after being pinned by Jimmy Garvin. And tonight, claims Garvin, he'll make quick work of Kevin, just like his Freebird brother Buddy Roberts did two weeks ago. (B)

-WCCW TV Title Match
Jim Garvin drew with Kevin Von Erich when the 10:00 time limit expired. (B-) Garvin makes his 1st defense of his TV title. The two showed good chemistry, but the match suffered from a lack of selling.

-Bob Backlund (still wearing David's stolen championship belts), and Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping their main event tag team match with David and Kerry Von Erich. Backlund continues to refer to himself as "WCCW Champion", but the announcers point out that he has not beaten David for either title. Hayes is going along with Backlund's "delusion", but it not clear what the connection between the two men is. (B-)

-Bob Backlund & Michael Hayes defeat David & Kerry Von Erich in 11:31 when Backlund pinned David clean in the middle of the ring, a result which stunned the announcers (B). Jimmy Garvin was at ringside guarding "Backlund's Belts". After the match, Backlund is celebrating his victory, when David lays him out with a steel chair. David then recovers the stolen title belts from Backlund before leaving the ring. (B-)

Overall Rating: B-

THOUGHTS;

Another solid show. It's the first time we've run back-to-back B- or higher shows. Texas popularity holds steady at 66.8%, and we get a little bit of a cushion on our Cult Status, as midwest popularity increases from 53.3% to 53.5%. So it would take two crappy shows to bring us back down to Regional.

-The main event was our best-ever rated tag team match - it was surprising that it happened there since Hayes/Backlund have no tag team history. But it was an awesome match, and Backlund becomes only the second man to pin David in the 6 months of this dynasty (joining Terry Gordy).

-Kevin/Garvin was thrown in because I knew they had good chemistry, and I wanted a safe match in the middle of the card to guarantee an OK rating on this show. So we went with Fritz "stepping aside" and giving his son the first shot. Since we're still in the kayfabe era, I suppose that the outcome wasn't obvious.

-Adias' and Adams' heel turns have mirrored each other, and are now both complete. The turns also intersected each other at one point a few weeks back when Hart ordered both Adias and Adams to attack Parsons - Adias showed Hart some deference and started to do it before Adams refused. So they'd make a pretty logical tag team, though it won't be a full time deal.

-Unbelievable - Villano III and Ken Mantel wrestle a "B" rated match on the pre-show. Villano III has had a great start with us - and he's still almost completely unknown in the US. This was Ken Mantel's 48th match of the dynasty, and this was by far his best (he's never even reached B-)

molson · 06-03-2007, 10:46 PM

NEWS

-I'm loving that there's 4 active TEW dynasties going on.

-Bob Backlund & Villano III are still exhausted. Backlund is certainly understandable, Villano III is a bit of a surprise until I realized he's wrestling up to 3 times a week for UWA in Mexico.

-This last week of September before the next shows at the beginning of the month could be very interesting, since I'll hear back from all the huge names that I requested negotiations with. So the news recap below is in chronological order, from Wednesday to the end of the last week of September.

-Brad Rheingans is first up, and I sign him for 9 months for $1,850/show, with a $1,100 monthly downside guarantee. Brad isn't the most charismatic guy in the world, but he'll come in as one of our top-4 popular guys in the midwest. He's also an excellent wrestler, and would make great complement to Backlund, either as an opponent or an ally.

-The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) have won their 4th AWA tag team title, defeating Curt Hennig and Paul Orndorff, ending their one-month reign.

-Next up for negotiation is Iron Mike Sharpe. I figured he would be a huge upgrade for us in the lower midcard, since he has B+ popularity in Texas (from his run with Houston Championship Wrestling). But he wants $1,475/show, so I'll stick with the cheaper guys I've been developing for now, and save the money for main event talent.

-Paul Ordnorff has left both AWA and Georgia, to focus on the WWF. This is the kind of thing that will always be in the back of my mind with Backlund and Hayes, who could leave at any time. David Schultz also leaves AWA to focus on the WWF.

-Dick Murdock rejects me once again, still saying I'm not big enough. I guess he's just going to stay out of the business until someone goes national. Dusty Rhodes and Stan Hansen also reject me, citing loyalty to their current companies. (Mid-Atlantic and All Japan)

-But Harley Race is willing to talk. He wants $3,550/show. That's $1,500/show higher than my current highest paid guys, Bob Backlund and yet-to-debut George Steele. He also works for All Japan and Central States. But even with all of that, he brings a ton to the table - A+ ratings in Respect in Toughness. "A" in Basics, Saftey, and Stamina. Even more importantly, he's known around the world. I consider low-balling him and putting off negotiations for a day or two, to see if Hulk Hogan has any interest in us, but then decide instead to pull the trigger - unfortunately, Fritz has capped out our offer at $3,320/show, which isn't enough, even when I throw in a main event title guarantee. A couple more months of solid profit and Fritz will probably let it happen, but for now, no deal.

-Mil Mascaras is also willing to talk and he wants similar money - $3,250/show. I'm willing to pull the trigger here too, because of Mascaras' national popularity (as well as the chance to expand into Mexico), but Fritz caps my offer here to $3,041/show - again, just short.

-Terry Funk, Hulk Hogan, and JYD all reject me - they're all focusing on their current employment, and don't want to talk to anyone else.

-That leaves only Bruiser Brody. The catch with him is that he's a "Freelancer", and won't commit to more than 3-months. But, everything else works out - he wants a huge $3,200/show, with a $2,250 monthly downside guarantee. Perhaps because he has a strong friendship with Fritz and Kevin, my offer isn't capped, and Brody is onboard. He also works for Central States and All Japan, so he probably can't go every night, since he's pushing 40. But he's a national star, with his biggest popularity in Texas and the Midwest, so he's a great fit for us. He can play a face or a heel, and his ratings are the best on on our roster: A+ in Intensity, Toughness, Menace, "A" in Brawling, Star Quality, Charisma, B+ in Hardcore, Acting, Looks, Power, and Stiffness. So he'll be a main eventer-right away.

-Just a week after winning the Mid-Atlantic tag titles, Magic Dragon has now also won the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (which is actually a lower-rated tile, the 3rd singles title in that promotion). I'm not sure what they see in him, but the more exposure the better.

-Our TV show gets a 0.78 rating, our highest rating. With networks accepting applications for new shows starting next month, our show is getting hot at the right time.

-Bruno Sammartino and Bucher Vachon have announced that they will be retiring in the next few months. Ray Stevens makes his retirement official.

-GLOW has ended their 6-month "touring season", and cut about 5 or 6 women, including Luna Vachon, Judy Martin, and Rhonda Singh. Now would be the perfect time for us to start a women's division, except Fritz doesn't believe in such things.

-6 Months of the Dynasty are Complete. Next up in the next few days will be a detailed recap, where I'll check out who's improving and who isn't, and probably make some roster shakeups. I had hoped we would be able to bring in a few more big names, but Bruiser Brody is a great start.

DeToxRox · 06-03-2007, 10:58 PM

Gotta love Brody. Just don't let him go to Puerto Rico.

molson · 06-03-2007, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeToxRox

Gotta love Brody. Just don't let him go to Puerto Rico.

Well, David's been smart enough not to go to Japan, so hopefully that'll rub off. I was also thinking about bringing in Invader #1 to feud with Brody in a series of "Puerto Rican Street Fights".

BYU 14 · 06-04-2007, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molson

NEWS

-I'm loving that there's 4 active TEW dynasties going on.

Make that 5 with Danny's latest, I am reading them all and they are all good. These dynasties finally pushed me to get the game and start my own. Playing around with it now, then I will be starting an AWA revival dynasty with the 97 DB.......Thanks guys, one more thing I don't have enough time to do

molson · 06-05-2007, 07:46 PM

WCCW - END OF SEPTEMBER, 1983 - SIX-MONTH REVIEW

POPULARITY

-Popularity in Texas 66.8% (Down from 67.1% last month)
-Popularity in Midwest 53.5% (Up from 51.3% last month)

Midwest Popularity has increased about 14% since the game started, giving me cult status, and a clear #2 region in the US from which to build. Texas popularity started at about 74% six months ago, and has dropped about 7% in six months. I'll be running fewer shows in the midwest going forward, and starting to target the southeast. Soon however, I'll hopefully have a national TV show that will allow me raise all regions at once. The next status upgrade will take a significant popularity increase in all regions.

FINANCES

Income (Last month in parenthesis):

Ticket Sales: 420,780 (439,780)
Sponsors: 76,220 (15,938)
Merchandise: 14,924 (4,290)

Expenses:

Worker Costs: 221,725 (201,325)
Show Costs: 93,500 (86,500)
Marketing: 25,000 (500)
Merchandise: 38,693 (3,768)
Production: 75,000 (35,800)
Misc: 134,156 (131,000)

Total Profit: $-76,150 ($1,115)
Cash in Bank: $999,958 (1,076,108)

-Some big changes in the balance sheet this month with the jump to Cult. Marketing, Merchandise, and and Productions costs go way up, as does revenue from Sponsors and Merchandise. I'll have to get through one full month as Cult before I read into these numbers too much - in the meantime, I don't know why I'm spending more than twice as much on merchandise as I'm taking in. They bigger issue is the "misc expenses" that come with the jump to cult - a pretty hefty $134k/month to start, after which it will taper down somewhat. Fortunately, I have the cash reserves to deal with that.

molson · 06-05-2007, 08:01 PM

WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of September, 1983

-Texas Heavyweight Champion - 91.5% Prestige (up from 90.9% last month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 6 title defenses, 4-month reign

-American Heavyweight Champion - 73.9% Prestige (up from 71.0% last month)
Main Event Title
David Von Erich - 4 title defenses, 1-month reign

-Television Champion - 62.1% Prestige (up from 60.6% last month)
Midcard Title
Jimmy Garvin - 1 title defenses, 6-week reign

-American Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (same as last month)
Midcard Title
Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes - 2 title defenses, 1-month reign

-Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Up from 69.5% last month)
Midcard Title
Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton, & Ken Mantel - 2 title defenses, 2-week reign

-WWA Heavyweight Championship - 70.0% Prestige
Midcard Title
Steve Regal - 5 title defenses, 7 week reign

-WWA Tag Team Championship - 63.0% Prestige
Midcard Title
Spike Huber & Steve Regal - 4 title defenses, 7 week reign

-The WWA belts are still kicking around after 2 months, they probably have at least another month to go as I continue to try to build Huber & Regals overness in our home regions.
-There's a good chance the TV title might end up vacant soon. I'm considering a tournament for the vacant title, the winner of which would then challenge David (or whomever holds the top two belts) for a big unification match to crown the first WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. Then I'd probably introduce a new Cruiserweight championship, and maybe re-activate the Texas Heavyweight Title as the midcard/upper midcard belt. Subject to change.

BYU 14 · 06-05-2007, 08:06 PM

Amazing you took a small hit in popularity in Texas, especially with the Von Erichs still on top. Enjoy reading the summaries!

molson · 06-05-2007, 08:42 PM

WCCW STORYLINES - END OF SEPTEMBER, 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. Fritz' last run (Fritz/Garvin; August)
3. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts; August)
4. Destruction, Inc. Reign of Terror (Sheepherders, Adonis; June)
5. The Turning of Chris Adams (Adams, Parsons, Hart, Sunshine, Mercer, Mantel, Checkmate, Dusek; July)
6. Adias turns on Manny (Adias, Manny, Kabuki, Dragon, Lowrence, Mike; July)
7. Gory mentors Mexicans (Gory, Villanos, Super Kendo; July)
8. WWA Invasion (Huber, Regal; August)

-The notable guys without angles are Kerry, Brody, Rheingans, Villano III, George Steele, Bundy, Eaton, Ware.
-Manny/Adias is just about done - I'll spin those guys (along with Kabuki, Dragon, and Mike) into something else rather than run a Manny v. Adias feud. Adams/Parsons on the other hand, will continue with those guys feuding.
-Brody will either feud with Destruction, Inc. or The Great Kabuki. Kerry will probably have a program with whoever Brody doesn't.

WRESTLER CONFLICTS

-Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Fri)
-Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri, 4th Sat)
-Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu)
-Magic Dragon (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu)
-Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Fri)
-Steve Regal (AWA; Wed, Fri, 4th Tue)
-The Great Kabuki (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu)

I've learned from this month's list that company prestige isn't the only thing that matters when it comes to wrestlers' placing their priorities. Steve Regal considers AWA a priority over us, while Buddy Roberts no longer does. The way our current show schedule is setup, the only conflict this month is Steve Regal for the last TV taping in October.

WRESTLER COMPLAINTS

-Manny Fernandez is unhappy with how many losses he's taken.
-Waldo Von Erich is unhappy with how man losses he's taken
-Whipper Billy Watson is unhappy with how many shows he hasn't been used on.

molson · 06-05-2007, 09:22 PM

ROSTER: END OF SEPTEMBER, 1983: SIX MONTH REVIEW

-This is a pretty in-depth review, to meet the purpose of checking on the progress of everyone after six months. The wrestlers are in order from top to bottom on the WCCW Totem Pole. The skill and popularity increases shown are since the start of the dynasty. From first look, it appears skills can always increase with age, but physical condition worsens with age and overuse, which effects performance.

-I realize this is over the top, but I want to take a little break from booking shows, so I'll take my time running through the the roster.

MAIN EVENTERS

1. David Von Erich
25 years old, $1,000/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 34-5-3.
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Toughness, Basics, Safety, Selling,
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from B- to C+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from C- to C+
-Not the most talented guy on the roster, nor the most popular. But he's the most loyal, and the best current value at $1,000/show. Bob Backlund however, may turn out to be more than he can handle.

2. Bruiser Brody
37 years old, $3,200/show, 3 months remaining
Newly Acquired
-He's an upgrade over Terry Gordy, but due to a shortage of faces, he'll take on Destruction Inc. and try to elevate the Sheepherders and Adrian Adonis.

3. Bob Backlund
34 years old, $2,000/show, 17 months remaining
WCCW Record: 5-1-1.
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Charisma, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C (in two months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Decreased from B- to C+ (in two months with WCCW)
-Our top heel, and we have him signed up for a LONG time. He'll get the post WWF-title run that he never got in real life.

4. Michael Hayes
23 Years Old, $1,500/show, 12 months remaining
WCCW Record: 8-15-4
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Flashiness, Toughness, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Mat, Chain, Basics,
Full Letter Grade: Submissions,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from C+ to B-
Midwest Popularity: Stayed at C-
-The new leader of the Freebirds has increased one of his weakest areas, stamina.

5. Manny Fernandez
29 Years Old, $1,800/show, 4 months remaining
WCCW Record: 13-9-2
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Chain, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Psychology, Respect
2/3 Letter Grade: NONE
Full Letter Grade: NONE
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: NONE
Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C
Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C to D+
-He's delivered, event while taking more than his share of losses and a full program with a lower midcarder (Adias). It's time to reward him.

6. The Great Kabuki
38 years old, $1,000/show, 1 month remaining
WCCW Record: 12-11-3.
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puroresu, Mat, Chain, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Selling, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness,
Full Letter Grade: Microphone,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C
Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to C-
-He had the best all-around skill increases of all the main eventers. He even learned English during the next 6 moths. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does with Bruiser Brody.

molson · 06-07-2007, 08:04 PM

UPPER MIDCARDERS

7. Kerry Von Erich
23 Years Old, $1,525/show, 3 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 13-7-5
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Microphone, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency,
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Remains C+
Midwest Popularity: Remains C+
-I've definitely under-utilized Kerry over the last 6 months. At the very least, I want to give him more matches and angles the rest of the year.

8. Kevin Von Erich
26 Years Old, $1,325/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 21-9-11
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Mat, Chain, Microphone, Acting, Basics, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Charisma,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Remains C
Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+
-Kevin's been a workhorse for me, but he's a clear step below Kerry in popularity and talent.

9. Adrian Adonis
29 Years Old, $1,325/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 14-5-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Flashiness, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Acting, Consistency,
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Remains C- (in 5 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C to C-
-Adonis' push as cooled since his debut program against David but I don't blame him - he's been in an angle with the underperforming Sheepherders. He'll get some shots against Brody, and I still view him as a guy I can throw into the main event at any time.

10. Chris Adams
26 Years Old, $500/show, 6 months remaining.
WCCW Record: 24-9-1
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Flashiness, Charisma, Psychology, Consistency, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C.
Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to D.
-Chris Adams is going to be a huge experiment for us going forward - he's in line for a potential monster push. Neither his skills or popularity is quite at that level, but if he's wrestling high profile matches against high profile opponents, he'll be given a huge opportunity to improve. In the meantime, he's a HUGE bargain at $500/show. If he drops the ball, it will be an ugly crash back to earth.

11. Brad Rheingans
30 Years Old, $1,850/show, 9 months remaining
Newly Acquired
-I'm very much intrigued by this guy's wrestling ability, but his dull personality will keep him from ever being a good star. He's a pure babyface so that'll be his role, and I foresee our first 60 minute match between him and Backlund sometime down the road.

12. Buddy Jack Roberts
31 Years Old, $800/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 12-17-9
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Mat, Chain, Submission, Charisma, Acting, Psychology,
2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Puro, Respect
Full Letter Grade: Microphone
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from C to C+
Midwest Popularity: Remains C-
-I've used this guy a ton, and I'm happy to see his mic skills have jumped a whole letter grade. My booking team actually thinks he should be a main eventer, but I'd rather have younger guys in those spots. This big concern is that he could age rather quickly with his heavy workload.

molson · 06-07-2007, 09:03 PM

MIDCARDERS

13. Jim Garvin
27 Years Old, $800/show, 6 months remaining
WCCW Record: 13-13-7
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Basics, Psychology, Safety,
2/3 Letter Grade: Respect,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from C to C+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from D+ to C-
-Garvin's been bumped down a notch from Upper Midcarder, just because he doesn't quite measure up after the new talent signings. But as a new Freebird, and at the bargain price of $800/show, he'll see plenty of TV time. He's a guy I've counted on again and again to put on relative inexpensive but solid matches, week after week.

14. Steve Regal
32 Years Old, $1,20/show, 7 months remaining.
WCCW Record: 12-1-0.
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Mat, Chain, Microphone, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency,
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Selling
Full Letter Grade: Submissions,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C- (in 2 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increased from D to D+ (in 2 months with WCCW)
-The WWA champ has found a niche in WCCW, he's better than I thought he'd be. I'd be surprised if anyone in the wrestling universe had a bigger workload than him the last six months - he's wrestled 82 matches.

15. Bobby Eaton
25 Years Old, $650/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-3-1
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Submissions, Acting, Psychology, Selling, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Puro,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D (in 3 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D (in 3 months with WCCW)
-I figured Eaton and Koko would hang around as low-level jobbers for a few years, but the both impressed right away, and have become better known in our key regions. And they're both pretty cheap. They'll be a part of our tag team scene for a while.

16. Koko B. Ware
29 Years Old, $550/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 8-4-1
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Chain, Submissions, Consistency, Respect,
2/3 Letter Grade: Mat
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E to D (in 3 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D- (in 3 months with WCCW)
-See Bobby Eaton comments above. The big difference between the two is that Koko is already 29, and a little further along than Eaton.

17. Butch Miller
38 Years Old, $1,200/show, 5 months remaining.
WCCW Record: 8-6-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Chain, Microphone, Basics
2/3 Letter Grade:Respect,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+ (in 4 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to E+
-I'm almost tempted to dump Luke and push Butch as a midcard singles heel. The team just hasen't clicked with the WCCW audience.

18. Luke Williams
36 Years Old, $1,125/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-5-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, CHarisma, Basics, Physchology, Safety
2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+ (in 4 months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to E+ (in 4 months with WCCW)
-The weak half of a disappointing team. They better hope Bruiser Brody likes them, because the'll be subject to a lot of his punishment over the next few months.

19. Iceman Parsons
26 Years Old, $500/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 11-12-3
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Mat, Submissoins, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling
2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Remains C-
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D-
-The dirt sheets love the guy, but I see him as a clear step below Adams. My road agents actually think he should be a lower midcarder.

20. Villano III
31 Years Old, $1,325/show, 8 1/2 months remaining
Newly Acquired
-This guys' off to an amazing start with us - A "B" rated match with Ken Mantel, are you kidding me? And this is with regional popularity levels still at E and E- levels.

21. King Kong Bundy
25 Years old, $500/show, 12 months remaining
WCCW Record: 11-13-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling
2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D-
-He's shown some impressive improvements in the last 6 months, but unfortunately, not in stamina. Until he can work more than 6 minutes without getting exhausted, he's just a glorified bodyguard.

22. Ken Mantel
34 Years Old, $1,000/MONTH (written), 4 months remaining
WCCW Record: 18-26-4
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Selling, Respect
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness,
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D
-Mantel's monthly contract has another 4 months (as does his usefulness as a midcarder). He's an incredible value at that amount.

molson · 06-07-2007, 09:52 PM

LOWER MIDCARDERS

23. Scott Casey
26 Years Old, $1,025/show, 4 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 7-8-4
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Microphone, Charisma, Acting, Toughness, Basics, Psychology, Selling, Star Quality,
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from C to D+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D
-He got off to a bad start with us with that fairly high profile feud with Garvin that didn't click. Now, there's a ton of guys more talented than him on the roster, and I don't see him moving back up.

24. Brian Adias
25 Years Old, $100/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 16-21-2
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Selling, Star Quality
2/3 Letter Grade: Submissions, Charisma,
Full Letter Grade: Microphone,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to E+
-This guy got the biggest push beyond his skill level of anyone in the last 6 months. His skill and popularity increases are noticeable, yet hardly extraordinary. There's no super push in the cards for him, but he'll get a chance to improve.

25. Magic Dragon
27 years old, $650/show, 5 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 7-15-2
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Submissions, Basics, Safety, Selling
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Charisma, Psychology
Full Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from D to D-
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D-
-Mid Atlantic loves this guy, and New Japan is pushing him as a midcarder. So he's very slowly developing a worldwide recognition. Therefore, he'll be a part of WCCW's national expansion.

26. Mike Von Erich
19 Years Old, $500/show, 3 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 14-24-5
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Ariel, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Star Quality
2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Chain, Acting, Psychology, Safety, Selling
Full Letter Grade: Respect,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Microphone,
Tex Popularity: Decreased from D+ to D
Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to D
-All around, Mike might be our most improved in the first 6 months. The guy's not even 20 yet. If this dynasty goes on forever, building Mike into a main eventer would be a pretty cool accomplishment.

26. Frank Dusek
36 Years Old, $400/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-18-6
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma
2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D+
-Frank has clicked with the midwest fans for some reason, that's a pretty big popularity jump. He's fine as a lower midcard heel. He may even get a babyface run before we phase him out.

27. Spike Huber
27 Years Old, $900/show, 7 months remaining
WCCW Record: 5-1-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Stamina, Basics, Safety, Consistency, Selling
2/3 Letter Grade: Chain
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect
Tex Popularity: Remains E+ (in two months with WCCW)
Midwest Popularity: Increases from D to D+ (in two months with WCCW)
-Unlike Regal, Huber's probably on borrowed time - he's lucky that we have heel tag team champs, otherwise, the tag belts would probably already be unified. He does show impressive improvement in the last 6 months, however.

molson · 06-07-2007, 10:40 PM

OPENERS

28. Super Kendo
27 Years Old, $150/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 0-19-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Submissions, Stamina,
2/3 Letter Grade: None
Full Letter Grade: Respect,
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from F- to F+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from F- to E-
-There was a time I was pretty high on this guy (i.e.after his B- match with David). But now, I see him as just a jobber. And a jobber who hasn't improved much in the last 6 months.

29. Villano V
21 years old, $550/show, 5 months remaining
WCCW Record: 0-23-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Chain, Submissoins, Microphone, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect, Star Quality.
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Basics, Selling, Respect, Star Quality,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E- to D-
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D-
-The "other" Villanos take a big step down with my signing of Villano III, but as far as jobbers go, Villano V isn't bad - and he has showed solid improvement since he's been with us.

30. Villano IV
18 Years Old, $500/month, 5 months remaining
WCCW record: 0-24-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect, Looks, Star Quality
2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Submissions,
Full Letter Grade:None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increases from F- to E-
Midwest Popularity: Increases from F- to E.
-I didn't realize until now that this guy was only 18, making him our youngest worker. He's shown good improvement over the last 6 months, but he's no Villano III.

31. Barry Orton
25 Years Old, $125/show, 4 months remaining
WCCW Record: 3-22-0
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling,
2/3 Letter Grade: NONE
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from E- to E+
Midwest Popularity: Increased from F+ to E
-Barry's no Bob Orton (or Randy Orton), but he did show good improvement in his 6 months with us. He'll stick around until the end of his contract, but that's probably it.

molson · 06-07-2007, 10:45 PM

ENHANCEMENT TALENT

32. Johnny Mantel
26 Years Old, $100/show, 54 Days remaining
WCCW Record: 6-27-1
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Puro, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Charisma, Toughness, Basics, Psychology, Consistency,
2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone,
Full Letter Grade: Respect
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Increased from F+ to E
Midwest Popularity: Increased from F+ to E+
-The Pride of Montague County.

molson · 06-07-2007, 11:17 PM

OCCASIONAL WRESTLERS (NOT RANKED)

Waldo Von Erich
49 Years Old, $975/show, 4 1/2 months remaining
WCCW Record: 2-5-0
-Soon to be let go. No stat review here because Waldo's old news. If he survives until the end of his contract, it'll just be doing jobs. He still has decent national popularity, so we'll probably keep him on for a little while after we (hopefully) get a national TV deal.

George Steele
46 Years Old, $2,050/show, 8 1/2 months remaining
-Recently acquired, yet to debut. He'll take Waldo's place in Destruction Inc. - though I didn't realize he was only 3 years younger than Waldo. He's a little pricey for what he can deliver at this point in his career - but he's pretty well known in the midwest, and he'll give us a few fresh matchups (i.e George Steele v. Bruiser Brody), until we cut him lose

Checkmate
31 Years Old, $350/show, 3 months remaining
WCCW Record: 9-19-3
Skill Increases:
1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Aerial, Acting, Psychology,
2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Charisma, Respect
Full Letter Grade: None
More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None
Tex Popularity: Decreased from D to D-
Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D
-Checkmate's managed to stick around because of his skills, and the hope that he's helping out the younger guys.

molson · 06-07-2007, 11:26 PM

OTHERS

Skandor Akbar, Manager, $600/show, 39 Days remaining
Gory Guerrero, Manager, $1,875/show, 6 months remaining
Precious, Manager, $1,250/show, 7 months remaining
Sunshine, Manager, $900/show, 6 months remaining
Gary Hart, Manager, $600/show, 3 months remaining
Bill Mercer, Announcer, $1,100/show, 8 months remaining
Harry Frehley, Color Commentator, $150/show, 4 months remaining
Marc Lowrance, Color Commentator, $900/show, 3 months remaining
Whipper Billy Watson, Authority Figure $1,650/show, 5 months remaining
David Manning, Referee, $3,000/month (WRITTEN), 18 months remaining
Bronco Lubich, Road Agent, $1,500/month (WRITTEN), 22 days remaining
Fritz Von Erich, Personality, $7,000/month (LIFETIME)

DaddyTorgo · 06-08-2007, 03:25 PM

molson. looks like you're paying Gory pretty well. make sure you get something out of him.

molson · 06-08-2007, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

molson. looks like you're paying Gory pretty well. make sure you get something out of him.

He's definitly overpaid, but I do think he's helping out the Mexican wrestlers he managers with their match ratings. I was also hoping that having him on the roster would make it more likely I could sign away Chavo, Mondo and Hector, but that hasn't happened yet (and I have no idea even if in-game relationships effect decisions like that).

molson · 06-08-2007, 09:35 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 1, October 1983
Austin, TX. 2,000. SOLD OUT

Pre-Show Segment
-Gory Guerrero is in the ring with his stable of Mexican wrestlers: The Villanos (III, IV, and V), and Super Kendo. Gory says as much as the losing streak of Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo has disappointed him, the performance of Villano III has made up for it. He orders the younger 3 members of his stable to study Villano III, so that some day they might actually win a match and temper the disappointment they've caused. (D)

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Villano III drew with Bobby Eaton in 12:48 by Double Countout after Villano took out Eaton (and himself) with a moonsault to the outside (B)

-Brian Adias defeated Scott Casey 6:50 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Bill Mercer interviewed Adias, asking him why he attacked his mentor, Manny Fernandez, on the tv show last week. Adias completely ignores the question, and instead recaps his match with Casey. (D+)

-The Sheepherders & Adrian Adonis defeat Mike Von Erich, Barry Orton, and Johnny Mantel in 4:51 when Adonis made Mantel submit. (C-). After the match, Destruction Inc. (joined by Waldo Von Erich), dished out yet another post-match beatdown, focusing on Mike after the others were tossed from the ring. Before long, however, the six-man tag team champions (Koko, Eaton, and Ken Mantel), run to the ring at make the save, driving off Destruction Inc. (D+)

-Ware, Eaton, and Mantel than cut a promo in the ring, saying they're tired of seeing Destruction Inc. attack people week after week, month after month. They said they decided they had to do something, since after all, they're the only team to have had success against Destruction Inc., beating them twice int he ring last month. They said they'll be watching Destruction Inc, and can't wait to face them in the ring again. (D+).

-Brad Rheingans defeated Magic Dragon in 10:16 by pinfall, making his WCCW debut (C). The two showed good chemistry.

-Jim Garvin hypes his TV title in a brief promo, and puts over his steel cage title match with Fritz scheduled to take place next week. (C+)

-Jim Garvin drew with Iceman Parsons in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Parsons grabbed a mic and spoke for the first time since Adams turned on him, with Sunshine by his side. He says he should have seen that superkick coming, and that Gary Hart is a cancer. He challenges Adams to a match. (C+)

-David, Kerry, and Kevin hype their upcoming 6-man tag match with Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Bob Backlund. David is not wearing his title belts - he says that after he recovered them from Backlund at the TV show last week, they went missing yet again tonight. David calls Backlund a great wrestler and a top contender to any title in WCCW, but that's also turning into a lunatic. Kevin then brings up the challenge he made last week to Buddy Roberts for a 1-on-1 match, and says that he hasn't gotten any response (B-)

-Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Bob Backlund then come out to hype tonight's main event. Roberts says that the reason he hasn't responded to Kevin's challenge is that the answer his no - he beat Kevin 1-on-1 on TV, feels he has nothing left to prove to anyone. (C+). Bob Backlund was wearing David's championship belts, and he began ranting, still calling himself the "WCCW Champion". Michael Hayes was still vague about why the Freebirds have aligned themselves with Bob Backlund. (C-)

-Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, and Buddy Roberts defeat David, Kerry, and Kevin Von Erich when Backlund made David submit in the middle of the ring. (B-) Buddy Roberts was off his game. After the match, Backlund grabbed both of David's title belts, and celebrated in the ring with them, as if he had retained the titles. (C+) After a few minutes, David attacks Backlund, and retrieves his belts for a second time. (C+)

Overall Rating: C-

-Our worst rating in about 5 weeks, partly due to the fact that made some last minute changes and didn't deliver an advertised Mike v. Garvin match. Buddy Roberts was also used too much. Texas popularity drops from 66.85 to 66.5%

-Backlund's big push continues - he defeats David clean in the middle of the ring for the second straight show. His momentum rating is #1 in the company. David will defend against Backlund at our end of month Texas Rumble event (which will also feature a "Royal Rumble" style match).

-Garvin and Iceman are two classic WCCW guys who I'd like to feature prominently - but what a crappy match the two had.

-Adias' debut match as a heel was OK. I'll be happy with "C" rated matches at the bottom of the card from him, he's a bargain in that role.

-Villano III continues to amaze - he delivers another "B" rated match on the pre-show, this time with Bobby Eaton. All this with E+ popularity in Texas. He's in line for a mega-push (but I might need to change the name).

molson · 06-08-2007, 09:50 PM

NEWS

-Bob Backlund, Adrian Adonis, and Villano III are all exhausted. This will continue to be an issue with those 3, due to their increased workload.

-I've officially "declared war" on 3 other promotions, who will join Southwest Championship Wrestling in companies I'll to pick off talent with. (Anyone you sign from a promotion you're at war with will leave the other company). First is Angelo Poffo's ICW - they're close to the bring of bankruptcy as is, I'll try to accelerate that process by picking off some of their big stars (the ultimate goal there is still to put ICW out of business so we can make a run at Randy Savage). The others are Southeast Championship Wrestling and CWA. They were chosen basically because I don't have a working agreement with them, and they both have guys who will have popularity in the southeast, the next region I'm trying to break into. As I freshen up the roster over the next few weeks, I'll look first towards those 4 companies for talent.

-On the other end of the promotion relation department, I reached out to WWF, AWA, and Georgia in an attempt to resolve our hostilities, and perhaps eventually work out working agreements. All 3 reject me.

molson · 06-08-2007, 10:45 PM

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

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-Lucha Libre Rules (2 out of 3 falls)
Villano III drew with Koko B. Ware after the 10:00 time limit expired. Both men had earned one fall. (B+)

-Pre-Show Darm Match
Brad Rheingans defeated Checkmate in 4:45 by submission. Rheingans dominated the match. (C+). The two showed good chemistry, but the match lacked psychology.

-The show opens with a lengthy highlight video recapping the career and recent comeback of the #1 contender to the TV Title, Fritz Von Erich. The video also hyped next week's scheduled TV Title Steel Cage Match (B+)

-Fritz Von Erich defeated Buddy Jack Roberts by DQ in 4:53 after Jimmy Garvin interferred, attacking Fritz. Fritz was able to hold his own against the two Freebirds until the referee and road agent broke the skirmish up. Afterwards however, Fritz is favoring his right knee - he appears to be injured. (C+)

-A video recaps the Manny/Adias relationship and subsequent fallout. Adias' violent progression towards the heel turn is highlighted (C) Marc Lowrence then interviews Brian Adias, asking him to explain his actions. Adias says only that he sensed Manny was getting jelous of him, and it was time to strike out on his own (C-)

-George Steele defeats Johnny Mantel in 4:27 by submission, making his WCCW debut. Skandor Akbar was at ringside supporting Steele (D+).

-Chris Adams defeated Scott Casey in 7:35 by pinfall. (D). After the match, Gary Hart grabs a mic and acknowledges the challenge made by Parsons last night for a match with Adams. Hart quickly accepts the challenge on Adams' behalf. (C)

-A video is played highlighting the recent events between Bob Backlund, David Von Erich, and Michael Hayes (The Labor Day Star Wars match when Hayes interferred, Backlund defeating David cleanly twice in tag team matches, the title belts being stolen back and forth between Backlund & David). (B-)

-Bob Backlund comes out wearing a new championship belt, which looks startingly like the WWF Heavyweight Championship Belt. He complains about David stealing "his belts", but then refers to himself the "WCCW World Champion". He calls David nothing but a pretender (B-)

-Bob Backlund defeated Kerry Von Erich in 16:44 by submission. (C+)

Overall Show Rating: C

-Our slump reaches a second show with a C rating. Midwest popularity remains 53.5%, so we're still maintaining a slight cushion in Cult Status. Texas popularity decreases from 66.5% to 66.2%.

-I was hoping for a little more from the Kerry/Backlund main event, but Backlund is completely exhausted, so the result there was understandable.

-I was doomed by a couple of bad matches in the middle of this card. Adams/Casey was dissapointing. That was Adams' worst singles match for us in about 3 1/2 months. He still has only reached B- or higher once for us (with Terry Gordy). His push may be cooled a bit unless he can impress soon.

-George Steele also was in a crappy match, albeit with Johnny Mantel. It's not surprising, Steele is basically unknown in Texas, he should give us a little bit of a boost in the midwest, where he's better known. But that might not be enough to warrant his big paycheck.

-On the other side of the spectrum, Villano III out-does himself yet again, delivering only the 5th or 6th B+ rated match since the dynasty started. If he can get a B+ on the pre-show with Koko B. Ware, it seems that he might actually be the guy to break the A- match barrier if he faced a David Von Erich or Bruiser Brody. He time on the dark show is now over, the push begins now.

DaddyTorgo · 06-08-2007, 10:51 PM

any idea what you're doing for renaming/re-gimmicking villano? face? heel? might be cool to have him as a heel with his own lil "mexican stable" or floozies who get pounded on as openers or whatever when he isn't around, but come in to deliver heel-saves for him in his matches during his push...

molson · 06-08-2007, 11:24 PM

NEWS

-There's dirt sheet reports about Villano III and Bob Backlund being overworked. I'm going to keep Backlund out of the ring next week. Villano III still has an advertised match with Kevin at our Monday event.

-My undercard is a little heel-heavy at the moment, so I setup negotiations which some potential lower card faces. Terry Taylor wants a little too much money ($1,200/show) for where he is at this point of his career, so he's rejected. Tommy Rogers is much more reasonable in his request, at $500/show, so we bring him in to be an "Opener" - slightly above Johnny Mantel.

-We spent in a little more to bring in the "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell, at $1,475/show. He's only 22 years old, and already a very solid all-around wrestler with decent popularity in Texas and the midwest. He's a step up from Scott Casey, and about the level at Iceman Parsons at this point.

-Porkchop Cash wants too much money to be the jobber he would be for us, so he's turned down. Same with Bobby Jaggers. Al Perez on the other hand, only wants $150/show, so he's in. We pass on Len Denton (The Grappler), because he wants too much money and is 30+ years old. And while Ricky Morton costs a little more than I'd like $1,350/show, he's working for 2 companies I'm at war with (SWCW and CWA), so I sign him up and he'll leave them, working exclusively for me. He's a younger version of Bobby Eaton/Koko B. Ware, and those two guys have been awesome for me.

-Hector Guerrero finally joins his father in WCCW, at $1325/show. Hector's probably a notch or two below Koko/Eaton at this point. He'll also leave SWCW to work for us. Unfortunately, the highest profile Guerrero, Chavo, rejects us, as he's already spread to thin.

-So to recap, we bring in: Al Perez, Tommy Rogers, Ricky Morton, Buddy Landell, and Hector Guerrero. Not a huge splash, but the bottom of our roster just received a huge talent upgrade. Our current lower card guys should be very nervous - we're likely to make some cuts before the next show.

-King Kong Bundy has signed with Georgia Championship Wrestling. Fortunately, he still considers us his priority company. Bundy how works for 3 companies, but i don't use him too much, so I don't see a fatigue issue - only a chance to improve faster.

-Our TV show gets a 0.64 rating - a predictable drop from recent weeks after we put on a crappy show.

molson · 06-08-2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

any idea what you're doing for renaming/re-gimmicking villano? face? heel? might be cool to have him as a heel with his own lil "mexican stable" or floozies who get pounded on as openers or whatever when he isn't around, but come in to deliver heel-saves for him in his matches during his push...

I'm not sure yet - but the possibilities have been enhanced the addition of Hector Guerrero. So that's 3 brothers and a father/son combination - the right idea hasn't quite clicked for me yet, but i feel like it's there somewhere. There's a clear line between the veteran, solid Mexican wrestlers on the roster (Gory, Hector, Villano III) and the inexperienced, hapless Mexicans (Villano IV & V, Super Kendo). For now, I suppose the former group will utilize the latter group as much as they can, but then take matters into their own hand when things get serious.

As for a new name for Villano III - I can always unmask him (wikipedia tells me his real name is Arturo Mendoza, which is a pretty decent ring name). Or, I can go with a Luchador sounding name - everything sounds cool when you don't know Spanish - ex. "El Grand Latte", "El Calamar Colosal" (The Colossal Squid).

molson · 06-09-2007, 07:19 PM

NEWS

-WCCW has begun termination preceding with the following talent:

Scott Casey
-Casey had a (very) brief run with the TV title, but only reached as high as C+ in 3 of his 21 matches with us. His WCCW run lasts about 3 1/2 months - he went the last two months without a victory as he fell out of favor.

Checkmate
-Probably a decent value at $350/show, but his contract his up in 2 months anyway, I wouldn't have paid him a penny more. So we're just getting him out the door earlier to make way for younger talent

Waldo Von Erich
-He had a nice little angle with Fritz a few months back, but with that over, there isn't anything for him to do - and he's way to pricey to job out for any length of time. He was with us for about 5 months

George Steele
-He was supposed to replace Fritz in Destruction Inc, but I've had a change of hart - he just isn't worth the $2k/show his contract calls for, especially with the younger talent we have. He's only made 1 apperance for us, a victory over Johnny Mantel

Johnny Mantel
-Like Checkmate, his cheap contract is coming to an end shortly (47 days). I'm sure he wouldn't ask for much more than his current $100/show, but the timing his right to kick him out and replace him with younger, more talented guys in the lower part of the roster.

-The last night for all of these guys will be tonight's WCCW on tour event, so some may have one last match. More cuts are expected.

molson · 06-09-2007, 07:20 PM

NEWS

-WCCW has begun termination preceding with the following talent:

Scott Casey
-Casey had a (very) brief run with the TV title, but only reached as high as C+ in 3 of his 21 matches with us. His WCCW run lasts about 3 1/2 months - he went the last two months without a victory as he fell out of favor.

Checkmate
-Probably a decent value at $350/show, but his contract his up in 2 months anyway, I wouldn't have paid him a penny more. So we're just getting him out the door earlier to make way for younger talent

Waldo Von Erich
-He had a nice little angle with Fritz a few months back, but with that over, there isn't anything for him to do - and he's way to pricey to job out for any length of time. He was with us for about 5 months

George Steele
-He was supposed to replace Waldo in Destruction Inc, but I've had a change of heart - he just isn't worth the $2k/show his contract calls for, especially with the younger talent we have. He's only made 1 apperance for us, a victory over Johnny Mantel

Johnny Mantel
-Like Checkmate, his cheap contract is coming to an end shortly (47 days). I'm sure he wouldn't ask for much more than his current $100/show, but the timing is right to kick him out and replace him with younger, more talented guys in the lower part of the roster.

-The last night for all of these guys will be tonight's WCCW on tour event, so some may have one last match. More cuts are expected.

molson · 06-09-2007, 10:47 PM

THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR
Monday, Week 2, October 1983
Atlanta, GA. 699

-This is our first ever WCCW show in the Southeast. So the segment and match ratings will be lower than usual, but we should be able to gain popularity here pretty quickly. Since this isn't our usual audience, this show will be not as storyline-driven as usual, though some storylines have to be referenced to avoid penalty.

-Pre-Show Dark Match
-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Steve Regal & Spike Huber defeated Tommy Rogers and Mike Von Erich in 8:04 when Regal pinned Rogers. (E). The winners make their 5th defense of the tag team titles. Rogers makes his WCCW debut. After the match, Regal & Huber hyped their team and the WWA belts. (E+)

-Iceman Parsons defeats Brian Adias in 6:36 by pinfall. (D-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Parsons grabbed a mic, saying he was pleased Adams and Hart accepted his challenge so quickly. He hypes their match scheduled for Texas Rumble at the end of the month. (D-)

-Ricky Morton defeats Frank Dusek in 8:05 by pinfall. (C-). Morton makes his WCCW debut. After the match, Morton cuts a brief promo, hyping his debut in WCCW. (C+)

-Kevin Von Erich defeats Villano III in 10:51 by submission (C+). Immediately after the match, Villano IV, V, and Super Kendo hit the ring and attack Kevin 4-1. Before long, David Von Erich hits the ring and manages to fight off all the heels, saving Kevin. (E)

-David remains in the ring and hypes his upcoming WCCW American Heavyweight Championship Match with Waldo Von Erich. David claims he's fine and ready to go with his title defense, even after what just happened. (C)

-WCCW American Heavyweight Championship Match
David Von Erich defeats Waldo Von Erich in 5:07 by pinfall to make his 5th defense of the American Heavyweight Title. David dominated the match from start to finish. (C-)

-Bruiser Brody defeats George Steele in 9:20 by pinfall. The match featured interference by Skandor Akbar, whom Brody was able to repel. (B-). Brody seemed off his game. The match suffered from a lack of selling. Brody makes his WCCW debut. After the match, Brody cuts a lengthy promo, hyping his return to WCCW. Without elaborating, he says there's a number of things going on WCCW which were making him angry, and he's come back to rectify those situations. (B-)

-Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts hype their upcoming tag team title defense. Hayes says his few days back in Georgia have reminded him why he left in the first place (B-)

-WCCW American Tag Team Championship
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeat Koko B. Ware and Bobby Eaton in 12:33 when Hayes pinned Eaton following outside interference from Jim Garvin. The champs make their 3rd defense of their titles. (B). Koko stood out as performing well. After the match, Hayes and Garvin continue the attack on Eaton, while Koko is recovering outside the ring. Fritz Von Erich, limping to the ring as a result of his injury last week, goes right after Garvin (which whom he has a steel cage match scheduled for tomorrow night). (C-). Unfortunately for Fritz, he forgets about Hayes, who attacks Fritz and the Freebirds regain the numbers advantage. Before long, however, David makes the save for the second time tonight, running to the ring and helping Fritz, Koko and Eaton repel the Freebird Attack. (C-) Fritz appears to have further aggravated his injury.

Overall Rating: C+

THOUGHTS

-Our debut in the Southeast is a huge success (in terms of show quality, not attendance). We specifically choose the Southeast as our next expansion point because we have a number of guys who have decent popularity there - those guys were highlighted tonight. Southeast popularity increases to 30.7% - it should jump very quickly if we run more shows like this there.

-Koko and Eaton get their first shot in a main event, and they deliver with a
"B" rated tag team match. It didn't hurt that the match included Hayes, who is currently our #1 worker in terms of Southeast popularity.

-Brody debuts and Steele has his final match at the same time, and the two have a good brawl. Brody is known all over the world, so he's a great guy to have to break into new markets. It's too bad I only have him for 3 months.

-Waldo also has his last match, putting David over and adding another title defense notch on David's belt. David needed a break from jobbing to Backlund, who got the night off tonight.

-Villano III gets his highest profile match yet, and it doesn't do quite as well as his previous few matches. Kevin has only D+ popularity in the southeast. Villano isn't higher than E+ anywhere in the US, but that hasn't stopped him from delivering B level matches.

-I was more impressed by Ricky Morton's promo than his match - but he's better known in the southeast than any other region, so it's not a huge surprise. Morton will play the role that I had though Koko and Eaton would play before they shot up the guard - "up and coming lower midcard face".

molson · 06-09-2007, 11:00 PM

NEWS

Here's the push and disposition I've settled on for the new guys:

-Buddy Landell, Face, Upper Midcarder
-Hector Guerrero, Heel, Midcarder
-Ricky Morton, Face, Lower Midcarder
-Tommy Rogers, Face, Opener
-Al Perez, Heel, Enhancement Talent

-It looks like the 5 guys we cut aren't quite gone yet, we'll have access to them at tonight's TV taping.

-Buddy Roberts was late to the show. I'm tempted to suspend him a week, but I don't want to hold back the storyline with Kevin, which is progressing too slow as is. So he's fined.

Senator · 06-10-2007, 12:32 AM

We hardly knew ye, Johnny Mantel.

/40

General Mike · 06-10-2007, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molson

NEWS

-It looks like the 5 guys we cut aren't quite gone yet, we'll have access to them at tonight's TV taping.

Job 'em out!

molson · 06-11-2007, 07:10 PM

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

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Barry Orton defeats Al Perez in 5:46 by submission. Perez makes his WCCW debut. Orton looked off his game

-Pre-Show Dark Match
King Kong Bundy defeats Tommy Rogers in 6:11 by pinfall. Bundy looks good. After the match, Bundy cuts a promo, hyping himself. (B-)

-As the show begins, the announcers mention that Fritz Von Erich has suffered a knee injury as a result of Jimmy Garvin's attack last week. They state that tonight's scheduled TV title steel cage match between Fritz and Garvin has thus been postponed. (B+)

-Whipper Billy Watson comes out and states that even though the Fritz/Garvin cage match is temporarily postponed, Garvin will still defend his TV title tonight. Watson announces tonight's main event - Jimmy Garvin will defend the TV title against Kerry Von Erich. (C)

-The WWA Tag Team Champions, Steve Regal & Spike Huber come to the ring, again complaining about the lack of exposure WCCW has given them, and the WWA title belts. They say tonight, finally, they have a chance to defend their tag team titles on TV. Unfortunately, they say, their defense is against yet another "thrown-together" team that isn't in their league. They say that Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton are in the wrong place at the wrong time, and they'll pay for Regal & Huber's frustrations. (D-)

-WWA Tag Team Championship Match
Mike Von Erich & Ricky Morton upset Spike Huber & Steve Regal to win the WWA Tag Team Championships in 4:50 when Mike pins Huber. (D). After the new champs leave the ring, an enraged Steve Regal begins verbally berating Spike Huber for his performance in the match. Huber shoves Regal, and Regal kicks Huber and throws him outside the ring. Regal follows Huber to the outside, and delivers a brutal DDT to the concrete. (D-)

-A video hypes the WCCW return of Bruiser Brody, showing highlights of Brody in action. (B)

-A video hypes the Iceman Parsons/Chris Adams storyline. (C)

-Chris Adams drew with Iceman Parsons in 7:35 by Double DQ when the referee lost control of a wild brawl between the two men that involved a variety of foreign objects. (C+). The match suffered from a lack of selling.

-Adrian Adonis and the Sheepherders hype their upcoming challenge to the six-man tag team titles. They put over Destruction, Inc as the most powerful force in wrestling today. (D+)

-WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match
Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders defeat Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton, and Ken Mantel to win the WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship in 7:48 when Adonis pinned Mantel. (C). After the match, the new champs celebrate. (D+)

-David Von Erich comes out and mocks Bob Backlund for carrying around what Backlund claims is the "WCCW Title Belt", suggesting that there may be something in the water "up north". David says that the two belts he is wearing are the real thing. (B-)

-WCCW Television Championship Match
Jim Garvin drew with Kerry Von Erich via time limit draw in 10:00. Garvin makes his 2nd defense of the TV Title. (C)

Overall Show Rating: C

-A disappointing effort. Midwest popularity remains 53.5%. Texas popularity decreases from 66.2% to 65.9%.

-Garvin's first 1-on-1 match with Kerry was a pretty big disappointment, and highlights why neither guy is higher up in the card.

-Two pretty sudden title changes. Destruction, Inc needed to get the belts so they can continue their path of destruction towards a feud with Bruiser Brody. Spike Huber & Steve Regal's loss was even more shocking, as Mike Von Erich becomes a 2-time tag team champion (And Ricky Morton becomes a champion in his 2nd match with us). The decision for this match was simple - I've decided Spike Huber is done with WCCW, so I needed to get the belts of them, and give Huber a glorious send-off. The WWA tag title will likely be unified with the WCCW tag belts shortly.

-I was satisfied with the first Adams/Parsons match of their feud. C+ is fine for where they are on the card

05-31-2007, 10:43 PM	#201
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I liked that opening, with the hooded Backlund. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

06-01-2007, 01:33 AM	#202
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping) Tuesday, Week 1, September 1983 Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT -Pre-Show Dark Match Kerry Von Erich defeats Magic Dragon in 12:35 by pinfall (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Kerry cut a promo, hyping his skills (C+) -Mark Lowrence & Bill Mercer announce that David Von Erich is the new unified Texas/American Heavyweight Champion (D+). A video highlights the the Cage Clash Main Event, and the Gordy Hayes confrontation - Hayes throwing the chair into the cage, Gordy refusing to use it and throwing it back, Hayes calling out Gordy's toughness the next night, David's rematch victory against Gordy, Gordy shaking David's hands, and Hayes "taking control" of the Freebirds, and challenging Gordy to a "loser leaves WCCW" match tonight. (C+) -Fritz Von Erich defeats Super Kendo in 5:33 by pinfall. (C-). After the match, Fritz grabbed a mic and told the crowd that he'll be watching the upcoming battle royal closely, since he'll be takin on the winner next week for the right to challenge for Jimmy Garvin's TV title. He points out that his own son Mike is in the Battle Royal. (B). -15-Man Battle Royal -Winner faces Fritz Von Erich next week in #1 Contender match for TV title Steve Regal wins the Battle Royal, which also included the Villanos, King Kong Bundy, Brian Adias, Adrian Adonis, The Sheepherders, Mike Von Erich, Spike Huber, Barry Orton, Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and The Mantel Brothers. (C) -Billy Watson comes out and announces what fans in St. Louis found out last night - the newest addition to the WCCW roster is the former WWF World Champion, Bob Backlund. (C). Backlund talks about how nice it is to visit some of the "minor" regional promotions across the country, like WCCW. He says his goal is to capture David Von Erich's belts, and then move on back to the "big time" (C+) -Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin come out to do an interview. Bill Mercer asks Buddy Roberts his opinion of tonight's Hayes/Gordy match for control of the Freebirds. Namely, Mercer wants to know what side Roberts is on. Roberts gives Mercer an irritated look, and starts to walk away. (C+). Before he can get too far, Kevin Von Erich appears and challenges Buddy to a 1 on 1 match next week at the TV taping. Kevin said he's been sick over losing the tag titles to Buddy, so he wants to do what always cheers him up - pinning Roberts in the center of the ring (C+) -Checkmate & Frank Dusek defeated Manny Fernandez & Brian Adias in 7:39 when Dusek pinned Adias. Adias had the match won, but instead of trying for a cover or pinning Manny, he attempted a high-risk top rope move, missed, and allowed Dusek to get the pin. (D+). After the match, a visibly irritated Manny started yelling at Adias, who simply stared Manny down. (D). -Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping his "loser leaves town" match tonight with Terry Gordy. He promises to lead the Freebirds to new heights once Gordy is out of the picture. (B) -"Loser Leaves Town Match" - loser leaves for at least 6 months, and winner assumes control of the Freebirds. Michael Hayes defeats Terry Gordy in 9:56 by pinfal. (B-). During the match, the referee was knocked unconscious, allowing Buddy Roberts to enter the ring with a steel chair. He seemed initially uncertain who to help, but ultimately hit Gordy with the chair, allowing Hayes to win the match. -After the match, the "New" Freebirds: Hayes, Roberts, and Garvin, celebrated in the ring. (C+). Overall Rating: C+ THOUGHTS; -A solid show with a strong main event. Texas popularity dips slightly from 67.1% to 67.0%. Midwest popularity increases from 51.7% to 52.1%. leaving us just 1.0% from Cult Status. -Gordy's last match for us was very solid, if not spectacular. It was promising that Hayes' promo matched Fritz' promo for the highest rated segment of the show - a "B". The new Freebirds will be a little more about style and a little less about substance. -The Manny/Adias angle may be dying a slow death. I don't think anyone's dieing to see matches between the two, so we'll probably get this whole thing over with shortly, so Manny can move on to better things. -Now that Gordy is gone, it'll be time to come up with a new storyline or storylines involving some combination of Kerry/David/Backlund/Hayes/Garvin/ Roberts. -Steve Regal gets his first shot on the main show, and he wins a Battle Royal. I'll be curious to see how his interview segements and match with Fritz does next week. Last edited by molson : 06-01-2007 at 01:37 AM.

06-01-2007, 02:00 AM	#203
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -Our TV show draws a 0.76 rating, our best yet. This increase, along with our imminent rise to cult status should help us secure a bigger tv network eventually. The question is, do we risk pulling the plug on the current network to search for a new one (networks may not negotiate with you if it feels you already have "enough" shows) -Buddy Roberts is fined for arriving late at the TV taping. -We are officially advertising Backlund v. David Von Erich at Labor Day Star Wars for the Texas/American Heavyweight Titles. -Ray Stevens, who is about to retire, has lost the WWF World Title to....The Junkyard Dog. JYD is also owns the top singles title in Mid-South - the North American Heavyweight Championship. Stevens had held the title since defeating Bob Backlund almost 5 months ago. Elsewhere in the WWF, Michael Hayes has been a frequent challenger to Larry Zbysko's Intercontinental Title, but has not won it yet. -Ricky Steamboat has won the NWA U.S. title from Greg Valentine, who had held the belt for 10 months. -New Japan Wrestling has become the 8th wrestling promotion to reach Cult Status (joining All Japan). The immediately make a flurry of offers, including to Adrian Adonis and Magic Dragon. Adonis accepts their offer a few days later, and he considers them his priority company. Fortunately, there are no created conflicts for the time being - but Adonis' schedule now includes commitments to 3 different companies. Last edited by molson : 06-01-2007 at 02:04 AM.

06-02-2007, 02:07 AM	#204
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR Monday, Week 2, September 1983 Kansas City, MO. 1,000. SOLD OUT -Pre-Show Dark Match -WWA Heavyweight Championship Match Steve Regal defeats Barry Orton in 6:31 by pinfall to make his 3rd defense of the WWA title. (C-). After the match, Regal hyped his match tomorrow night with Fritz Von Erich to determine the #1 contender for the TV title. Regal states that WCCW has tried to bury him and WWA for weeks now, but he finally gets a shot on the main show last week, and he won a battle royal. He says Fritz is washed up, and that he'll unify the WCCW TV Title and WWA Heavyweight Title. (D+) -Pre-Show Segment Sunshine comes to the ring to shoot T-shirts into the crowd before the show starts (C-) -King Kong Bundy defeats Johnny Mantel in 2:32 by pinfall in a dominating victory. (C). After the match, Gary Hart hypes his client, saying Bundy has been overshadowed in WCCW as of late, but he's now on his way to the top. (D+) -Gory Guerrero comes out with his stable of Mexican wrestlers: The Villanos and Super Kendo. He states that while it is true that none of his wrestlers have yet won a single match in WCCW, he blames a WCCW, claiming that there is a conspiracy to hold down Mexican wrestlers. He says before long, he will bring a new Mexican star to WCCW - a star so big that WCCW fans will have no choice but to acknowledge the superiority of Mexican wrestlers. (D-). -Bob Backlund defeated Mike Von Erich in 6:16 by submission to make his WCCW debut. (C). After the match, Backlund taunts David Von Erich about getting the better of him at the end of the tv taping last week. He calls himself "class amongst rednecks" in WCCW. (C+) -Skandor Akbar comes to the ring with his Destruction, Inc. Stable: Adrian Adonis, The Sheepherders, and Waldo Von Erich, and cuts a promo hyping them, as well as the six-man tag team championship tournament final tonight. He says that Eaton, Koko, and Mantel are in for a severe beating (D+) -WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match (Tournament Final). Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Ken Mantel defeat Adrian Adonis and The Sheepherders in 8:42 when Eaton pinned Miller to win the vacant Six-Man Tag Team Championship (C). The match featured interference from Waldo Von Erich, which backfired. The winners celebrate their upset win the ring. (D-). -Street Fight (No DQ, No Countout) The Great Kabuki defeated Manny Fernandez by pinfall in 19:31. The match featured interference by both Gary Hart and Brian Adias. Adias attempted to interfere on behalf of Manny, but carelessly ended up striking Manny with a chair. (C+) -Buddy Jack Roberts and Michael Hayes come out for their first tag team title defense. Roberts says he accepts the challenge made by Kevin for a 1 on 1 match at the TV taping tomorrow night. (C) -WCCW American Tag Team Championship Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes drew with Kevin & Kerry Von Erich by Double Countout in 14:23 to make their 1st defense of the titles. (C+). After the match, TV Champion Jim Garvin hit the ring to give the Freebirds a 3-2 advantage, as the battle continued. Before long, Mike and David ran to the ring to give the Von Erichs a numbers advantage, and the Freebirds were quickly overwhelmed. (C-) Overall Rating (C) THOUGHTS: -An average show all around. Midwest popularity holds steady at 52.1%. So I guess we'll need C+ or higher shows to keep improving our popularity here. -It seems difficult to get any tag team matches to reach B- or higher - I've only done it a couple of times. -With Kabuki's Street Fight win, I bite the bullet and promote him to main eventer. He's a unique enough guy that I don't want to risk losing him when his contract is up. He'll get a big chance to shine in the last 2 months of his current contract. C+ is fine for these guys in the midwest, but Kabuki needs to break B again at some point to stay a main eventer. -So Ken Mantel is actually now wearing WCCW gold. He's the beneficiary of Koko and Eaton's hot start in WCCW. Once Koko and Eaton are actually established in our region in terms of popularity, they should be our #1 tag team. -I'm anxious to see how Bob Backlund does against our top competition, but I need to build up his momentum a bit with guys like Mike. The one concern with Bob is that as a "technician", he's not a great fit for either the rest of the workers, or our product type. But he'll be given every chance to succeed. -Bundy v. Johnny Mantel only went 3 minutes, but it was Mantel's highest ever rated singles match. And it was Bundy's best single's match in 3 months. This is probably the best way to use Bundy for now - short squashes against lower-card guys. Look out Barry Orton. Last edited by molson : 06-02-2007 at 02:09 AM.

06-02-2007, 03:08 AM	#205
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping) Tuesday, Week 2, September 1983 Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT -Pre-Show Dark Match King Kong Bundy defeats Mike Von Erich in 5:29 by pinfall. (C+) Bundy looked good. After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Gary Hart, who hyped his client (C+) -Pre-Show Dark Match Frank Dusek defeated Johnny Mantel in 5:42 by pinfall (D-) -Bob Backlund defeated Checkmate in 6:47 by pinfall. (D+) The two showed bad chemistry. After the match, David Von Erich ran into the ring and attacked Bob Backlund - the announcers put over Backlund's end-of-show attack on David at a house show last week. (B-). Backlund flees the ring. David grabs a mic and says he's challenging Backlund to a match at Labor Day Star Wars, and that he's willing to put his belts on the line to get the match. (C+). Backlund accepts, and further trashes WCCW and its fans. (C+) -Marc Lowrence interviews Brian Adias, who says he's been getting a lot of "crap" from people lately about his recent behavior. He says that it's clear people are starting to consider him a threat. He then says while Manny has done a great job training him, he's ready to test himself against his mentor, and challenges Manny to a match. He says he still wants to win the tag titles with Manny once this is all over, but in the meantime, he wants to prove to Manny and everyone else that Brian Adias has arrived to the big time. (D) -Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware & Ken Mantel defeat Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders in 7:32 when Williams was DQd after hitting Eaton with the ring bell. The winners make their 1st defense of the tag team titles. (C) -WCCW TV Title #1 Contender Match Fritz Von Erich defeated Steve Regal in 8:04 by submission to become the #1 Contender for the TV title. Fritz was exhausted by the end of the match. (D+). The match featured interference by Spike Huber on behalf of Regal. After the match, Fritz celebrated his victory, and his upcoming "last shot" and WCCW gold. (B+) -Kevin Von Erich is just about to start an interview about his upcoming match tonight with Buddy Roberts, when he is attacked by Roberts from behind. Roberts is clearly trying to "soften up" Kevin, who has defeated him in 3 straight singles' matches. (C) -Buddy Jack Roberts defeats Kevin Von Erich in 14:11 by pinfall. Kevin was clearly weakened from the previous attack by Roberts. (B-). Overall Show Rating: C+ THOUGHTS; -We're close enough to Cult Status where Midwest popularity increase is all that matters right now - and midwest popularity does increase from 52.1% to 52.5%, leaving us just 0.6% away from Cult Status. Texas popularity decreases slightly from 67.0% to 66.9% -Buddy v. Kevin was a somewhat restrained main event (as neither guy are main eventers), but as expected, they delivered a very solid match. That was Buddy's first win over Kevin in 4 tries, so the feud continues. -Nobody wants to see Fritz wrestle, but they do want to see him celebrate. If he wins the TV title, his celebration will be longer than the match. -Two straight losses for Destruction Inc. certainly halts their momentum a bit. I'm not worried about Adrian, but the Sheepherders popularity hasn't budged in our region since they came in. Therefore, I'm very reluctant to bog down say, the Von Erichs is any kind of feud with them at this point. -I haven't decided what the outcome of Adias' "friendly challenge" to Manny will be yet. The obvious thing to do is have Adias turn on Manny, but I really don't want Fernandez spending any time on an Adias feud, he needs to start working with bigger names. The other option is to involve Kerry Von Erich (who is currently without an angle), as Adias' childhood friend trying to straighten him out (only to have Manny get pissed and turn on Kerry, while taking Adias all the way to his "dark side") -Backlund's match sucked, but this was just an experiment to put him in the ring with our only other "technician". It was a heel/heel match, AND the two had bad chemistry, so I won't worry about it. But the competition will step up for Backlund next week. -It appears that either Bundy and/or Mike is improving - those two had a D+ match at July Star Wars in Dallas just 6 weeks ago, and suddenly they pull a C+ tonight. Last edited by molson : 06-02-2007 at 11:13 PM.

06-02-2007, 03:41 AM	#206
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -Our TV show gets a 0.74 show rating - down .02 from last week, but still matching our 2nd highest ever rating. -I've signed another Villano, Villano III to a PPA contract at $1,325/show - that's more than twice what his brothers make, but he's clearly the best in the family. He has at least a B- rating in 11 stat categories, compared with just two each for the other Villanos. Stat-wise, he's actually one of the best all-around talents in the company, though he's almost completely unknown in the US. This at least gives Gory someone worthwhile to manage. There may be a cut or two soon as our roster is getting a little bloated again. -Buddy Roberts, Steve Regal, and Bob Backlund all were exhausted after the last show (not coincidently, they all work for AWA). I'm pretty surprised Backlund needs a breather, but I'll have to try harder to use all guys more efficiently. Roberts seemed to be especially in need of a break, as there was even a dirt sheet article about his exhaustion. -Speaking of the dirtsheets, they once again hype iceman Parsons as a "future star". -New Japan continues to reach out for talent after they reach Cult Status - they offer contracts to David, Kevin, and Chris Adams. I don't think David & Kevin will be tempted, but Adams will surly take the offer. I don't have a problem with that - he'll have a chance to improve against great competition. -Mark Lewin (who is recently unemployed), has rejected negotiations with us, saying we're not big enough. He's a largely forgotten guy these days, but has pretty good Texas overness at this point. -Dork Funk Jr. (working for New Japan and Mid-Atlantic) will be out 6 months with an injury. Maybe we'll have a shot at him after that - he's huge in Texas. -Magic Dragon has signed with New Japan, and considers them a priority over us. That doesn't create any conflicts for us, but will increase fatigue issues and injury risks. On the other hand, he'll get more in-ring work with a top company, which should help him improve. -Labor Day Star Wars, to be held a week early, next Saturday, has the following matches advertised: WCCW Texas & American Heavyweight Title match David Von Erich v. Bob Backlund WCCW American Tag Team Title Match Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes v. Kerry & Kevin Von Erich Texas Death Match The Great Kabuki v. Manny Fernandez Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton & Ken Mantel v. The Villanos & Super Kendo Iceman Parsons & Chris Adams v. Frank Dusek & Checkmate Adrian Adonis v. Scott Casey Last edited by molson : 06-02-2007 at 03:41 AM.

06-02-2007, 04:17 PM	#207
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR Monday, Week 3, September 1983 Joplin, MO. 1,000. SOLD OUT -Pre-show Dark Match -WWA Heavyweight Title Match Steve Regal defeats Scott Casey in 7:34 by pinfall to make his 4th defense of his title. (D+). Before the match, Scott Casey hyped himself with a promo (D). After the match, Steve Regal cuts a promo, stating that he has his eye on the the winner of tomorrow night's Fritz/Garvin match for the TV title, and that he'll unify the WWA belt with the TV title in due time. (D) -Manny Fernandez defeats Magic Dragon in 6:34 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Manny acknowledged the challenge made on TV last week by Adias to face Manny in a match, but he says he's refusing the challenge. He says that while it's true that he hasn't been thrilled with some of Adias' actions as of late, he's not willing to wrestle him in a match. (C) -Fritz Von Erich comes out and hypes his upcoming non-title match with Jim Garvin. He says that no matter the outcome tonight, he hopes he has enough left tomorrow night to win the belt. (C+). -Jim Garvin defeats Fritz Von Erich in 5:51 by pinfall. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Garvin hyped his victory, saying that Fritz is washed up, and that he'll have no problem defending the TV title at the taping tomorrow night. (C) -Adrian Adonis & The Sheepherders come out to taunt the six-man tag champions: Koko, Eaton, & Mantel. (D). They claim the champs got lucky last week in their two victories over Destruction, Inc. -The Sheepherders & Adrian Adonis defeat Mike Von Erich, Johnny Mantel, and Barry Orton in 8:42 when Adonis pinned Mantel. (D+). Adonis looked good. -Marc Lowrence is standing in the ring with Chris Adams and Gary Hart. Lowrence hypes this Saturday's Labor Day Star Wars Tag Team Match between Adams/Parsons & Checkmate/Dusek. (D). Gary Hart then hyped Adams' upcoming match tonight with Bob Backlund. He says that nights like tonight are exactly why Adams has employed Gary Hart - Hart got him this match with Backlund, and has prepared him to pull the upset (C). -Bob Backlund defeated Chris Adams in 18:55 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Backlund hyped his championship match with David this Saturday (C+) -WCCW American Heavyweight Championship Match David Von Erich defeats Michael Hayes in 12:50 by submission to make his 2nd defense of the title. (C+). After the match, David hyped his match this Saturday with Backlund (B-) Overall Show Rating: C THOUGHTS -The C rating is disappointing, considering our last two matches both rated C+. My road agent does say that I used Fritz and Barry Orton two much. I guess nobody wants to see Barry for more than 8 minutes. Midwest popularity remains at 52.5% - I'll need two C+ shows to get to Cult Status. -Backlund and Adams got a ton of time (almost 20 minutes), and I'm pretty satisfied with a C+ considering the two had poor chemistry. -Hayes/David at a C+ is somewhat disappointing, considering that their previous 3 1-on-1 matches generated B-, B, and B+ matches. (and the previous B- match happened in the midwest). I'm not totally sold on Hayes as a Main Eventer yet, but we don't have much choice but to give him a shot. -The six man tag of Destruction Inc. v. The Jobbers went on too long, and gave me a dismal rating. Adonis needs something else to do in a hurry, but we'll continue with the "Destruction Inc. Reign of Terror" Storyline for now, because the Sheepherders need the push. -It was an impressive night for Magic Dragon, who wrestles a C+ match with Manny, despite the fact that the two have poor chemistry - that's the same rating Manny got with Kabuki in their street fight last week. Last edited by molson : 06-02-2007 at 04:50 PM.

06-02-2007, 11:24 PM	#209
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping) Tuesday, Week 3, September 1983 Fort Worth, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT This is our last show before Saturday's Labor Day Star Wars Event. Thus, the big David/Backlund main event tonight will air one night after their match at Star Wars. -Pre-Show Dark Match Adrian Adonis & Luke Williams defeat Bobby Eaton & Koko B. Ware in 10:37 when Adonis pinned Eaton. (C+). Eaton looked good. Before the match, Koko and Eaton gave a promo, stating that their next goal is the tag team championship - they know they'll have to beat teams like Adonis/Williams to get there. (D+). After the match, Butch Williams hits the ring, and the Sheepherders & Adonis continue the attack on Eaton and Koko. (D+). -Chris Adams defeated Checkmate in 3:45 by pinfall. (D-) The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Adams cuts a promo in the ring with Gary Hart by his side. Adams responds to comments made by Iceman Parsons a couple of weeks ago that Parsons "didn't trust Hart's influence on Adams", and that "he would be watching his back". Adams angrily defends Hart, saying that Parsons is probably jelous because Hart saw more potential in him then he did in Parsons. Adams than hyped he and Parsons' tag match this Saturday with Checkmate & Dusek, telling Parsons that if he didn't trust him, he might as well stay home and let Adams handle the match himself. (C) -Marc Lowrence announces that despite initially rejecting Brian Adias' challenge for a match, Manny Fernandez has now accepted an "exhibition match" between the two to take place next week. (D). Manny & Adias came out to the hype the match, saying it will be a pure wrestling exhibition, and will give the fans a chance to see how much Adias has improved. (D+). -Marc Lowrence then hypes the upcoming TV title match between Jim Garvin, and the #1 contender, Fritz Von Erich. (C) -Backstage, Buddy Jack Roberts is seen celebrating his victory over Kevin last week with Michael Hayes. Roberts is celebrating like he won the world title. (C+). -WCCW TV Title Match Fritz Von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin in 4:53 by DQ when Buddy Roberts ran in after Fritz had applied the Iron Claw to Garvin. Garvin remains champion. (C). -Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. He says he'll win the titles, lock on the chicken wing, and not let go until David admits Backlund's the better man. (C+). David Von Erich hyped the match as well (B-) -WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match David Von Erich and Bob Backlund wrestle to a 30:00 time limit draw. (B). David makes his 3rd Defense of the American Heavyweight Title, and 6th Defense of the Texas Heavyweight Title. Overall Rating: C THOUGHTS: -I'm again disappointed with the overall show rating, considering we ran a 30:00 minute main event with a "B" rating. Then again, the show had some bad segments, and the fans saw a little too much Koko B. Ware and Bob Backlund (Backlund has limited overness in Texas, so 30:00 is a bit too long for him at this point). Texas popularity decreases slightly from 66.9% to 66.8%. Midwest popularity jumps form to 52.5% to 52.9%, leaving us just 0.2% away from Cult Status. -Excellent match from Backlund and David, especially considering that Backlund isn't even one of my top 10 guys in terms of Texas popularity. Once he moves up (and he should, with main event matches like this), he's a great candidate to help us achieve our first elusive A- match rating. -Fritz/Garvin won't go on as long as Garvin/Casey did, they'll probably have one more blowoff in a cage for Fritz' "retirement" match - retirement is quotes because this is pro wrestling. -Our 2nd best match on the show was a dark match - the Adonis/Williams v. Koko/Eaton match. Destruction Inc. may see a shakeup soon - I've requested negotiations with recently unemployed George Steel to perhaps take Waldo Von Erich's place. -The Manny/Adias and Iceman/Adams feuds are heading to a climax. Adams delivered an OK interview. Adias on the other hand, continues to drag down Manny. Adias has midcard-level wrestling skill at this point, but he still has a ton of improvement left to make in the charisma and mic work department. My road agent says he has potential in that area. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 10:34 AM.

06-03-2007, 12:03 AM	#210
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -As expected, Adams signs with New Japan. He appears to have the resilience to handle an increased workload. Also as expected, Kevin and David turn New Japan down. (David also turned down All Japan the same day). Perhaps David has a premonition that going to Japan may be a bad idea. -Ted Dibiase, a guy I'd love to get into World Class due to his "A" popularity in Texas, turned down New Japan, citing loyalty to Mid-South. It looks like the rest of the wrestling world will have to wait for either Bill Watts to die or retire, Dibiase and Watts to have a falling out, or Mid-South going under before Dibiase will consider working for anyone else. -Scott Casey is being hyped on the dirt sheets as a future star. He'll have to wait his turn to get a push with us though. -I've signed George "The Animal" Steel to an "Occasional Wrestler" role - he'll replace Waldo Von Erich in Destruction, Inc. He's way pricer than I'd like - at $2,050/show, he's even more expensive than Bob Backlund. But he'll be one of our top 4 guys in midwest popularity, and he has B- or higher ratings in Charisma, Acting, Toughness, Basics, Looks, Intensity, and Menace - all of which are important stats for my Product type. -Paul Orndorf signs with the WWF - he might have the most exposure of any North American wrestler, as he now works for 3 of the "Big 4" North American promotions (Georgia, WWF, and AWA). -Magic Dragon has won the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship, along with Masa Fuchi. This is his first championship of any kind.

06-03-2007, 02:21 AM	#211
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCW: LABOR DAY STAR WARS Saturday, Week 3, September 1983 Kansas City, MO; 2,770 -This will be our first big monthly event in the midwest. It seems like the perfect time to do it, with Bob Backlund in the main event, and needing only a 0.02% increase in midwest popularity to reach Cult Status. The will be a 2 1/2 hour event. -Pre-Show Dark Match -WWA Tag Team Championship Match Steve Regal & Spike Huber defeat Barry Orton & Johnny Mantel in 5:48 when Regal pinned Orton. (D) Regal & Huber make their 4th defense of their titles. -Pre-Show Dark Match Mike Von Erich defeats Magic Dragon in 6:12 by submission. (C) The two showed great chemistry. After the match, Harry Frehley interviewed Mike about the win. (D) -Six Man Tag Team Championship Match Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Ken Mantel defeated The Villanos & Super Kendo in 5:38 when Koko pinned Super Kendo. The winners make their 2nd defense of the titles. (C-) Eaton's performance stood out. -Checkmate & Frank Dusek, who were observing the match from the entrance-way, gave a brief promo, saying they're looking for a tag team partner with whom to challenge for the six-man titles. (D) -Adrian Adonis defeats Scott Casey in 9:02 by pinfall. (C). Before the match, Adonis cut a promo (C-). After the match, the Sheepherders hit the ring, and Scott Casey was the victim of yet another Destruction, Inc. post-match attack. (D) -Gary Hart cuts a promo with Iceman Parsons and Chris Adams about their tag team match tonight against Dusek and Checkmate. Hart says that the two are ready to put their recent differences aside tonight and get a win. (D+) He puts over tonight's match as hugely important for Adams & Parsons. -Checkmate & Frank Dusek give a pre-match interview where they claim the difference in tonight's match is that they, unlike Adams & Parsons, can get along and trust each other. -Checkmate & Frank Dusek defeated Chris Adams & Iceman Parsons in 6:38 by DQ when Sunshine interfered on behalf of Parsons (after Parsons had been subject to illegal double-team by Dusek & Checkmate). (C). After the match, an enraged Gary Hart enters the ring and starts yelling at Sunshine for costing his team the win, before shoving her to the the ground. Iceman goes to check on her, and then starts yelling at Hart. Just as he grabs Hart by the shirt, Parsons is superkicked by Adams. Adams & Hart leave together. (D+) -Manny Fernandez comes out to hype his upcoming Texas Death Match with the Great Kabuki (C-) -Texas Death Match -The Great Kabuki defeats Manny Fernandez in 18:25 when Manny couldn't answer the 10-count following a power bomb through a table. (B-) The match featured interference by both Brian Adias (on behalf of Manny), and Gary Hart, before both were sent back to the dressing room by the referee. After the match, the rest of Hart Limited, (King Kong Bundy and Magic Dragon), hit the ring and continue the attack on Manny for several minutes, before a chair-wielding Brian Adias runs back out and makes the save. (D-) When Manny comes to, he and Adias have a brief heated argument in the ring - it is not clear what the argument is about. (D-) -Kerry & Kevin Von Erich hype their upcoming tag team title shot against Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes. Kevin is especially focussed on Roberts, after his loss to him on TV last week. (C) -WCCW American Tag Team Championship Match Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeat Kevin & Kerry Von Erich in 11:37 when Roberts pinned Kevin after outside interference from Jimmy Garvin. (C+). Hayes and Roberts make their 2nd defense of the tag team titles. After the match, Hayes & Roberts celebrate and cut a promo, saying that along with Garvin's "domination" of Fritz, the Freebirds are making the Von Erichs irrelevant. (C+) -Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich (C+) David Von Erich also gives a hype promo (B). -WCCW American Heavyweight Title Match. David Von Erich defeated Bob Backlund in 36:32 by DQ when Michael Hayes ran in and attacked David after David had applied the Iron Claw to Backlund. (B-). David makes his 4th defense of his title. Backlund seemed off his game, and the match "dragged during the middle". After the match, Backlund and Hayes attacked David. (C). Backlund then went to the ringside table, stole David's American & Texas Heavyweight Title Belts, and went back towards the dressing room. (B). Overall Rating: C THOUGHTS; -I'm puzzled by the C rating - our last 3 matches all did better than that, and totaled over an hour of actual wrestling time. Almost all of the segments surrounding those 3 matches also scored better than a C. Still, it's enough to get the job done, as midwest popularity increases from 52.9% to 53.3%. Since we're now over 53.0% in two regions, WCCW has become the 5th North American Promotion to reach Cult Status, joining the WWF, AWA, Georgia, and Mid-Atlantic. This is big for a us for a number of reasons: We should be able to get a tv network which a broader reach before long, we're now in the race to become the first "national" promotion (which gives one the chance to sign exclusive, written contracts), we'll be able to run PPVs starting in 1985, we get a prestige boost - star wrestlers will be more likely to want to work for us and more likely to consider us their priority company. The immediate goal now is to give ourselves a little bit of a cushion above Regional Status, so we don't slip right back down. -A good main event between Backlund and David, rated just slightly lower than their TV match last week in Texas. Hayes has now interjected himself into the feud (one possible Angle involves the fact that both Backlund and Hayes work for the WWF) This should all lead to some highly rated main event angles and segments. -Hayes/Roberts v. Kerry/Kevin did their second straight C+ effort - both matches were in the midwest. Perhaps this is the matchup to break the B- tag team match barrier, if I run the match again in Texas. -Kabuki's big push continues. He and Manny have now wrestled 6 times 1-on-1. Manny won the first 3 matches, and Kubuki has won the last 3. This was the second in the series to reach B-, though they weren't able to match their "B" rated Steel Cage match at June Star Wars. -The Adams heel turn is complete, after a pretty good tag team match. If Iceman/Adams can deliver a few C+ matches, it's a good sign for both guys. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 02:25 AM.

06-03-2007, 02:46 AM	#212
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -After the jump to Cult Status, we are now the #3 most prestigious company in North America, and #4 in the world - trailing only the WWF, Mid-Atlantic, and All-Japan. We've jumped ahead of AWA, Georgia, and New Japan, which means wrestlers now consider us a priority over everyone outside of the world's "big 3". We'll wait a couple of more shows to where we're safe from falling back down, and then it's time for some big-time talent raids and talent purges. We'll also increase the length of our weekly house show from 90 minutes to 2 hours, and start aggressively looking for a better TV network once they start accepting negotiations in about a month. -Before the big push towards new talent, I request negotiations with Brad Rheingans, who has recently left the AWA. He'd be a great sidekick for Bob Backlund, which could eventually lead to a new heel stable of amateur-wrestling types (maybe Backlund, Rheingans, Ken Patera, even the Iron Shiek). -I also request negotiations with Dick Murdoch, who has rejected me multiple times in the past. He'd be the #1 talent in the company if I could bring him in, and he's also known all over the world, which would make him a valuable addition to a national TV show, should I be able to get one. -I also request negotiations with the WWF Champion, The Junkyard Dog, who has A+ popularity in Texas. (Even David Von Erich is only at B-, so JYD's popularity is somewhat surprising). -And then, after I take a look at who may potentially be available, I figure "what the hell" and request negotiations with more of the big stars of the day who have particular popularity in either Texas or the midwest, just to get a sense of the asking price of the biggest stars. There's no way I could afford more than maybe a couple of these guys, but along with JYD and Dick Murdoch, I request negotiations with Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen, Terry Funk, Mil Mascaras, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, Iron Mike Sharp (who actually has B+ popularity in Texas), and Hulk Hogan. Will Hulkamania run wild in Dallas? -Our TV Show gets another 0.74 rating, the same as last week. -By the way, the next big goal in terms of company status is "National", which requires 71.1% popularity in 8 of the 10 U.S. regions, and at least 30% in the other two. So that's a long way away, and requires national TV and some huge stars. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 03:05 AM.

06-03-2007, 10:30 AM	#213
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Congrats! __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

06-03-2007, 11:44 AM	#214
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	Congrats on making it to Cult status. Still following along and enjoying the dynasty.

06-03-2007, 01:54 PM	#215
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Well done! I'm not a big fan of wrestling, but I've definitely enjoyed how you've developed this world as it's taken on a life of its own.

06-03-2007, 02:47 PM	#216
SnDvls Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2001	congrats on reaching cult status...I'm still following along even while doing my own dynasty.

06-03-2007, 08:03 PM	#217
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR Monday, Week 4, September 1983 Arlington, TX. 1,000. SOLD OUT -Having reached Cult Status, I'll be running less weekly house shows in the midwest. Those shows are generally money-losers, and midwest popularity can continue to grow, albeit more slowly, with the TV show. Running more shows in Texas, at least until I get a national TV deal, will allow me to pad the bank account a little more before the drive to National status really kicks in. -I've also targeted the Southeast as our next expansion target, based on our wrestlers' relative popularity there, and the fact they've already had some "spillover" effect from our popularity in TX. So we'll be running there at least periodically. -Pre-Show Dark Match Bobby Eaton, Koko B. Ware, and Mike Von Erich defeat The Villanos & Super Kendo in in 4:37 when Mike made Villano V submit. (C-) After the match Gory Guerrero chewed out his team after yet another loss. He says that since Villanos IV and V have been unable to get the job done, he has brought their older brother to WCCW as his newest client - Villano III. Villanos III comes to the ring, and Villanos IV and V seem somewhat irritated to see him. (D) -Pre-Show Dark Match Villano III defeated Scott Casey in 6:31 by pinfall. (C+). The two showed good chemistry. Casey seemed off his game. -Adrian Adonis defeated Brian Adias in 6:02 by pinfall. (D+). -Whipper Billy Watson comes to the ring and announces that a result of Jimmy Garvin's DQ loss to Fritz Von Erich on TV last week, Fritz is still the #1 Contender to the TV title. To avoid future interference in the title rematch in two weeks, the match will take place inside a steel cage. (B-). Fritz comes to the ring and thanks Watson for the opportunity. He then says that he doesn't intend to chase Garvin for the TV title indefinitely - he considers the Steel Cage match his last shot. After that match, says Fritz, he'll be hanging up the boots once again. (B-) -WWA Heavyweight Championship Match Steve Regal defeats Ken Mantel in 7:44 by pinfall to make his 5th defense of his title. The match featured interference by Spike Huber. After the match, Huber and Regal cut a promo, stating that all it took was "countless" title defenses and a Battle Royal victory, but Regal is finally off the pre-show onto the main show. (D) -Kevin & Kerry Von Erich defeat Checkmate & Frank Dusek in 7:44 when Kerry pinned Checkmate. (D+) Kevin's performance stood out. After the match, Kevin cut a promo, saying he's tired of watching Buddy Roberts bragging the last few weeks about beating Kevin 1-on-1. He says he won't make excuses for the loss, but challenges Roberts to a rematch. (C+) -Manny Fernandez & The Great Kabuki drew to a Double Countout in 11:42 after the battle spilled out of the ring. (B) -Chris Adams comes out the ring with Gary Hart. Adams says after the attack on Iceman Parsons at Labor Day Star Wars, he has an apology to make. He then apologies to Gary Hart for waiting so long to rid himself of the no-talent Parsons and the "loose" Sunshine. He says the fans have only seen the beginning of the "new" Chris Adams. (C+) -Bob Backlund hypes his upcoming title match with David Von Erich. He is wearing both title belts that he physically stole from David after their match at Labor Day Star Wars, and refers to the match as a "title defense" for him (C+) David Von Erich then gives a hype promo, telling the fans that he did not lose the belts at Labor Day Star Wars, Backlund simply took then from the ringside table and now appears delusional about being the champion. He says he'll retain the titles tonight, and then he'll get his belts back. (B-) -WCCW American & Texas Heavyweight Championship Match Bob Backlund defeated David Von Erich in 17:32 by DQ. David is still the champion (B-). The match featured interference from Jimmy Garvin, who had tried to hit David with a pair of brass knuckles. David repelled the attack, struck Garvin, then struck Backlund to get DQd. -After the match, Michael Hayes runs to the ring and attacks a tired David, but David holds his own. As the two fight in the ring, Backlund sneaks down to the ringside table, and once again steals both title belts, before returning to the dressing room. (B-). Overall Show Rating: B- THOUGHTS -An awesome show, our first to reach B- since Cage Clash about a month ago. Texas popularity holds stead at 66.8%. So it would appear that we'll need "B" rated shows to actually increase our popularity in Texas. -Bob Backlund is slowly morphing into "crazy Bob Backlund". This was his 3rd match with David - all have reached at least B-. However, these long matches, and his WWF commitments are starting to take their toll. He is again exhausted after the show, and is becoming a definite injury risk. -Manny & Kabuki had a great brawl, and it was the 2nd of their 8-match series to reach a "B" rating. They'll keep facing either other in various brutal gimmick matches for the next couple of weeks. -Chris Adams' first heel promo went well - a C+ is all I ask for him while he's in the midcard. All the midcard and lower guys have to be worried about their jobs with the rise to Cult Status and the possibility of new workers coming in, so it was important for Adams to get off to a good start. -The Von Erich v. Checkmate/Dusek match was really bad - Checkmate/Dusek have wrestled better matches with Manny/Adias, Parsons/Adams, Kevin/Mike, Eaton/Ware, even the Mantel Brothers. So I don't know what happened here. But Kevin and Kerry are both at a crossroads in their career - with new big-name talent potentially coming in, they both need to impress to keep their borderline main eventer spots. -I certainly don't expect the "jelous Villano brothers" angle to change the face of wrestling or anything, but Villano III can definitely go - a nice debut for him with a C+ match with Casey. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 08:17 PM.

06-03-2007, 08:13 PM	#218
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -Kevin and Kerry both arrive late to the last show. I don't think it's the first time for Kevin. Both get fined. Kevin expresses anger at the fining. Hopefully he's not about to become a bigger problem. -Our road agent and backup referee, Bronco Lubbich, is entering the final 30 days of his contract. I'd like to get as much mileage out of his $1,500/month written contract as I can, so I'll take a risk and wait until closer to the end of the month to begin negotiations with him. -All-Star Wrestling, the smaller of the two UK promotions, has increased in size from Small to Regional. With Joint Promotions (the UK's Cult-Sized company) is serious financial difficulty, All-Star Wrestling could be positioning itself to benefit. There is now only one "Small" sized promotion in the world - Angelo Poffo's ICW, which has apparently straightened out it's financial situation, at least temporarily. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 08:18 PM.

06-03-2007, 09:40 PM	#219
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (TV Taping) Tuesday, Week 4, September 1983 Dallas, TX: 5,000 SOLD OUT -This is a very important show - if it sucks, we're right back down to Regional Status. If it delivers, then we start building ourselves a little cushion. -Pre-Show Dark Match Villano III drew with Ken Mantel when the 10:00 time limit expired. (B) -Pre-Show Dark Match Frank Dusek defeated Barry Orton in 6:20 by pinfall. (D) -As the show opens, Bill Mercer denounces Chris Adams for his attack on Iceman Parsons at Labor Day Star Wars, and for Adams' subsequent comments about Adams and Sunshine at last night's show in Arlington. (C-) Video is then played highlighting the Adams/Hart/Parsons relationship to this point - Adams hiring Hart, Parsons voicing his suspicions, Adams' superkick to the Super Destroyer, Adams angrily defending Hart, and finally - Gary Hart shoving Sunshine to the ground at Star Wars, Iceman standing up to Hart, and then Adams superkicking Parsons. (C) -Chris Adams defeated Mike Von Erich in 6:39 by pinfall. (C). The two showed great chemistry, though Adams and Hart seem to have zero chemistry from a manager/client standpoint. Mike was tiring towards the end of the match. The match would have been better if not for poor selling and bad psychology (I had instructed the two to "call the match in the ring", which Mike may be too young for). -Brian Adias and his mentor, Manny Fernandez, are in the ring to prepare for their scheduled "friendly exhibition". The announcers state that Manny has been working with Adias on his mat-based attack, and the announcers expect that to be featured here. As Manny turns around to take off his ring jacket, he is suddenly attacked from behind by Brian Adias, who chokes Manny with the jacket. Adias then pulls a some type of foreign object from his trunks, and he repeatedly hits Manny with it, busting him open. Adias then backs off, and yells at the timekeeper to ring the bell to start the scheduled "match". (D+) -Brian Adias defeats a battered Manny Fernandez in 4:55 by pinfall. (C). Adias arrogantly toys with Manny, until Manny actually stages a brief comeback. However, he can't overcome Adias. -Fritz Von Erich comes to the ring and hypes his steel cage TV title match Jimmy Garvin to take place in 2 weeks. He then announces, however, he doesn't have the NEXT shot at the TV title, but in fact, Garvin will defend the TV title tonight against Kevin. Fritz says he pushed for his son to get the next shot, and that no matter what happens, he'll face Garvin in a cage match in 2 weeks. (B) -Jim Garvin comes out and calls Fritz "washed up". He says only in professional wrestling can he beat up an elderly man and get away with it. Fritz' career will end, Garvin says, in a pool of his own blood after being pinned by Jimmy Garvin. And tonight, claims Garvin, he'll make quick work of Kevin, just like his Freebird brother Buddy Roberts did two weeks ago. (B) -WCCW TV Title Match Jim Garvin drew with Kevin Von Erich when the 10:00 time limit expired. (B-) Garvin makes his 1st defense of his TV title. The two showed good chemistry, but the match suffered from a lack of selling. -Bob Backlund (still wearing David's stolen championship belts), and Michael Hayes cut a promo hyping their main event tag team match with David and Kerry Von Erich. Backlund continues to refer to himself as "WCCW Champion", but the announcers point out that he has not beaten David for either title. Hayes is going along with Backlund's "delusion", but it not clear what the connection between the two men is. (B-) -Bob Backlund & Michael Hayes defeat David & Kerry Von Erich in 11:31 when Backlund pinned David clean in the middle of the ring, a result which stunned the announcers (B). Jimmy Garvin was at ringside guarding "Backlund's Belts". After the match, Backlund is celebrating his victory, when David lays him out with a steel chair. David then recovers the stolen title belts from Backlund before leaving the ring. (B-) Overall Rating: B- THOUGHTS; Another solid show. It's the first time we've run back-to-back B- or higher shows. Texas popularity holds steady at 66.8%, and we get a little bit of a cushion on our Cult Status, as midwest popularity increases from 53.3% to 53.5%. So it would take two crappy shows to bring us back down to Regional. -The main event was our best-ever rated tag team match - it was surprising that it happened there since Hayes/Backlund have no tag team history. But it was an awesome match, and Backlund becomes only the second man to pin David in the 6 months of this dynasty (joining Terry Gordy). -Kevin/Garvin was thrown in because I knew they had good chemistry, and I wanted a safe match in the middle of the card to guarantee an OK rating on this show. So we went with Fritz "stepping aside" and giving his son the first shot. Since we're still in the kayfabe era, I suppose that the outcome wasn't obvious. -Adias' and Adams' heel turns have mirrored each other, and are now both complete. The turns also intersected each other at one point a few weeks back when Hart ordered both Adias and Adams to attack Parsons - Adias showed Hart some deference and started to do it before Adams refused. So they'd make a pretty logical tag team, though it won't be a full time deal. -Unbelievable - Villano III and Ken Mantel wrestle a "B" rated match on the pre-show. Villano III has had a great start with us - and he's still almost completely unknown in the US. This was Ken Mantel's 48th match of the dynasty, and this was by far his best (he's never even reached B-) Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 09:44 PM.

06-03-2007, 10:46 PM	#220
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -I'm loving that there's 4 active TEW dynasties going on. -Bob Backlund & Villano III are still exhausted. Backlund is certainly understandable, Villano III is a bit of a surprise until I realized he's wrestling up to 3 times a week for UWA in Mexico. -This last week of September before the next shows at the beginning of the month could be very interesting, since I'll hear back from all the huge names that I requested negotiations with. So the news recap below is in chronological order, from Wednesday to the end of the last week of September. -Brad Rheingans is first up, and I sign him for 9 months for $1,850/show, with a $1,100 monthly downside guarantee. Brad isn't the most charismatic guy in the world, but he'll come in as one of our top-4 popular guys in the midwest. He's also an excellent wrestler, and would make great complement to Backlund, either as an opponent or an ally. -The High Flyers (Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell) have won their 4th AWA tag team title, defeating Curt Hennig and Paul Orndorff, ending their one-month reign. -Next up for negotiation is Iron Mike Sharpe. I figured he would be a huge upgrade for us in the lower midcard, since he has B+ popularity in Texas (from his run with Houston Championship Wrestling). But he wants $1,475/show, so I'll stick with the cheaper guys I've been developing for now, and save the money for main event talent. -Paul Ordnorff has left both AWA and Georgia, to focus on the WWF. This is the kind of thing that will always be in the back of my mind with Backlund and Hayes, who could leave at any time. David Schultz also leaves AWA to focus on the WWF. -Dick Murdock rejects me once again, still saying I'm not big enough. I guess he's just going to stay out of the business until someone goes national. Dusty Rhodes and Stan Hansen also reject me, citing loyalty to their current companies. (Mid-Atlantic and All Japan) -But Harley Race is willing to talk. He wants $3,550/show. That's $1,500/show higher than my current highest paid guys, Bob Backlund and yet-to-debut George Steele. He also works for All Japan and Central States. But even with all of that, he brings a ton to the table - A+ ratings in Respect in Toughness. "A" in Basics, Saftey, and Stamina. Even more importantly, he's known around the world. I consider low-balling him and putting off negotiations for a day or two, to see if Hulk Hogan has any interest in us, but then decide instead to pull the trigger - unfortunately, Fritz has capped out our offer at $3,320/show, which isn't enough, even when I throw in a main event title guarantee. A couple more months of solid profit and Fritz will probably let it happen, but for now, no deal. -Mil Mascaras is also willing to talk and he wants similar money - $3,250/show. I'm willing to pull the trigger here too, because of Mascaras' national popularity (as well as the chance to expand into Mexico), but Fritz caps my offer here to $3,041/show - again, just short. -Terry Funk, Hulk Hogan, and JYD all reject me - they're all focusing on their current employment, and don't want to talk to anyone else. -That leaves only Bruiser Brody. The catch with him is that he's a "Freelancer", and won't commit to more than 3-months. But, everything else works out - he wants a huge $3,200/show, with a $2,250 monthly downside guarantee. Perhaps because he has a strong friendship with Fritz and Kevin, my offer isn't capped, and Brody is onboard. He also works for Central States and All Japan, so he probably can't go every night, since he's pushing 40. But he's a national star, with his biggest popularity in Texas and the Midwest, so he's a great fit for us. He can play a face or a heel, and his ratings are the best on on our roster: A+ in Intensity, Toughness, Menace, "A" in Brawling, Star Quality, Charisma, B+ in Hardcore, Acting, Looks, Power, and Stiffness. So he'll be a main eventer-right away. -Just a week after winning the Mid-Atlantic tag titles, Magic Dragon has now also won the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (which is actually a lower-rated tile, the 3rd singles title in that promotion). I'm not sure what they see in him, but the more exposure the better. -Our TV show gets a 0.78 rating, our highest rating. With networks accepting applications for new shows starting next month, our show is getting hot at the right time. -Bruno Sammartino and Bucher Vachon have announced that they will be retiring in the next few months. Ray Stevens makes his retirement official. -GLOW has ended their 6-month "touring season", and cut about 5 or 6 women, including Luna Vachon, Judy Martin, and Rhonda Singh. Now would be the perfect time for us to start a women's division, except Fritz doesn't believe in such things. -6 Months of the Dynasty are Complete. Next up in the next few days will be a detailed recap, where I'll check out who's improving and who isn't, and probably make some roster shakeups. I had hoped we would be able to bring in a few more big names, but Bruiser Brody is a great start. Last edited by molson : 06-03-2007 at 10:48 PM.

06-03-2007, 10:58 PM	#221
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Gotta love Brody. Just don't let him go to Puerto Rico.

06-05-2007, 07:46 PM	#224
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCW - END OF SEPTEMBER, 1983 - SIX-MONTH REVIEW POPULARITY -Popularity in Texas 66.8% (Down from 67.1% last month) -Popularity in Midwest 53.5% (Up from 51.3% last month) Midwest Popularity has increased about 14% since the game started, giving me cult status, and a clear #2 region in the US from which to build. Texas popularity started at about 74% six months ago, and has dropped about 7% in six months. I'll be running fewer shows in the midwest going forward, and starting to target the southeast. Soon however, I'll hopefully have a national TV show that will allow me raise all regions at once. The next status upgrade will take a significant popularity increase in all regions. FINANCES Income (Last month in parenthesis): Ticket Sales: 420,780 (439,780) Sponsors: 76,220 (15,938) Merchandise: 14,924 (4,290) Expenses: Worker Costs: 221,725 (201,325) Show Costs: 93,500 (86,500) Marketing: 25,000 (500) Merchandise: 38,693 (3,768) Production: 75,000 (35,800) Misc: 134,156 (131,000) Total Profit: $-76,150 ($1,115) Cash in Bank: $999,958 (1,076,108) -Some big changes in the balance sheet this month with the jump to Cult. Marketing, Merchandise, and and Productions costs go way up, as does revenue from Sponsors and Merchandise. I'll have to get through one full month as Cult before I read into these numbers too much - in the meantime, I don't know why I'm spending more than twice as much on merchandise as I'm taking in. They bigger issue is the "misc expenses" that come with the jump to cult - a pretty hefty $134k/month to start, after which it will taper down somewhat. Fortunately, I have the cash reserves to deal with that. Last edited by molson : 06-05-2007 at 08:08 PM.

06-05-2007, 08:01 PM	#225
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCW CHAMPIONS - End Of September, 1983 -Texas Heavyweight Champion - 91.5% Prestige (up from 90.9% last month) Main Event Title David Von Erich - 6 title defenses, 4-month reign -American Heavyweight Champion - 73.9% Prestige (up from 71.0% last month) Main Event Title David Von Erich - 4 title defenses, 1-month reign -Television Champion - 62.1% Prestige (up from 60.6% last month) Midcard Title Jimmy Garvin - 1 title defenses, 6-week reign -American Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (same as last month) Midcard Title Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes - 2 title defenses, 1-month reign -Six-Man Tag Team Champions - 70.0% Prestige (Up from 69.5% last month) Midcard Title Koko B. Ware, Bobby Eaton, & Ken Mantel - 2 title defenses, 2-week reign -WWA Heavyweight Championship - 70.0% Prestige Midcard Title Steve Regal - 5 title defenses, 7 week reign -WWA Tag Team Championship - 63.0% Prestige Midcard Title Spike Huber & Steve Regal - 4 title defenses, 7 week reign -The WWA belts are still kicking around after 2 months, they probably have at least another month to go as I continue to try to build Huber & Regals overness in our home regions. -There's a good chance the TV title might end up vacant soon. I'm considering a tournament for the vacant title, the winner of which would then challenge David (or whomever holds the top two belts) for a big unification match to crown the first WCCW World Heavyweight Champion. Then I'd probably introduce a new Cruiserweight championship, and maybe re-activate the Texas Heavyweight Title as the midcard/upper midcard belt. Subject to change. Last edited by molson : 06-05-2007 at 08:06 PM.

06-05-2007, 08:06 PM	#226
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Amazing you took a small hit in popularity in Texas, especially with the Von Erichs still on top. Enjoy reading the summaries! Last edited by BYU 14 : 06-05-2007 at 08:06 PM.

06-05-2007, 08:42 PM	#227
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	WCCW STORYLINES - END OF SEPTEMBER, 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. Fritz' last run (Fritz/Garvin; August) 3. Kevin v. Buddy (Kevin/Roberts; August) 4. Destruction, Inc. Reign of Terror (Sheepherders, Adonis; June) 5. The Turning of Chris Adams (Adams, Parsons, Hart, Sunshine, Mercer, Mantel, Checkmate, Dusek; July) 6. Adias turns on Manny (Adias, Manny, Kabuki, Dragon, Lowrence, Mike; July) 7. Gory mentors Mexicans (Gory, Villanos, Super Kendo; July) 8. WWA Invasion (Huber, Regal; August) -The notable guys without angles are Kerry, Brody, Rheingans, Villano III, George Steele, Bundy, Eaton, Ware. -Manny/Adias is just about done - I'll spin those guys (along with Kabuki, Dragon, and Mike) into something else rather than run a Manny v. Adias feud. Adams/Parsons on the other hand, will continue with those guys feuding. -Brody will either feud with Destruction, Inc. or The Great Kabuki. Kerry will probably have a program with whoever Brody doesn't. WRESTLER CONFLICTS -Bob Backlund (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Fri) -Bruiser Brody (AJPW; Fri, 4th Sat) -Gary Hart (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu) -Magic Dragon (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu) -Michael Hayes (WWF; Sun, Thu, 3rd Fri) -Steve Regal (AWA; Wed, Fri, 4th Tue) -The Great Kabuki (MACW; Wed, Fri, 4th Thu) I've learned from this month's list that company prestige isn't the only thing that matters when it comes to wrestlers' placing their priorities. Steve Regal considers AWA a priority over us, while Buddy Roberts no longer does. The way our current show schedule is setup, the only conflict this month is Steve Regal for the last TV taping in October. WRESTLER COMPLAINTS -Manny Fernandez is unhappy with how many losses he's taken. -Waldo Von Erich is unhappy with how man losses he's taken -Whipper Billy Watson is unhappy with how many shows he hasn't been used on.

06-05-2007, 09:22 PM	#228
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	ROSTER: END OF SEPTEMBER, 1983: SIX MONTH REVIEW -This is a pretty in-depth review, to meet the purpose of checking on the progress of everyone after six months. The wrestlers are in order from top to bottom on the WCCW Totem Pole. The skill and popularity increases shown are since the start of the dynasty. From first look, it appears skills can always increase with age, but physical condition worsens with age and overuse, which effects performance. -I realize this is over the top, but I want to take a little break from booking shows, so I'll take my time running through the the roster. *MAIN EVENTERS* 1. David Von Erich 25 years old, $1,000/show, 6 months remaining WCCW Record: 34-5-3. Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Toughness, Basics, Safety, Selling, 2/3 Letter Grade: Respect Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from B- to C+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from C- to C+ -Not the most talented guy on the roster, nor the most popular. But he's the most loyal, and the best current value at $1,000/show. Bob Backlund however, may turn out to be more than he can handle. 2. Bruiser Brody 37 years old, $3,200/show, 3 months remaining Newly Acquired -He's an upgrade over Terry Gordy, but due to a shortage of faces, he'll take on Destruction Inc. and try to elevate the Sheepherders and Adrian Adonis. 3. Bob Backlund 34 years old, $2,000/show, 17 months remaining WCCW Record: 5-1-1. Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Charisma, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: None Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C (in two months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Decreased from B- to C+ (in two months with WCCW) -Our top heel, and we have him signed up for a LONG time. He'll get the post WWF-title run that he never got in real life. 4. Michael Hayes 23 Years Old, $1,500/show, 12 months remaining WCCW Record: 8-15-4 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Flashiness, Toughness, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Mat, Chain, Basics, Full Letter Grade: Submissions, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from C+ to B- Midwest Popularity: Stayed at C- -The new leader of the Freebirds has increased one of his weakest areas, stamina. 5. Manny Fernandez 29 Years Old, $1,800/show, 4 months remaining WCCW Record: 13-9-2 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puroresu, Aerial, Chain, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Psychology, Respect 2/3 Letter Grade: NONE Full Letter Grade: NONE More than 1 Full Letter Grade: NONE Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C to D+ -He's delivered, event while taking more than his share of losses and a full program with a lower midcarder (Adias). It's time to reward him. 6. The Great Kabuki 38 years old, $1,000/show, 1 month remaining WCCW Record: 12-11-3. Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puroresu, Mat, Chain, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Selling, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Full Letter Grade: Microphone, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to C- -He had the best all-around skill increases of all the main eventers. He even learned English during the next 6 moths. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does with Bruiser Brody. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 07:27 PM.

06-07-2007, 08:04 PM	#229
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	*UPPER MIDCARDERS* 7. Kerry Von Erich 23 Years Old, $1,525/show, 3 1/2 months remaining WCCW Record: 13-7-5 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Microphone, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, 2/3 Letter Grade: Respect Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Remains C+ Midwest Popularity: Remains C+ -I've definitely under-utilized Kerry over the last 6 months. At the very least, I want to give him more matches and angles the rest of the year. 8. Kevin Von Erich 26 Years Old, $1,325/show, 6 months remaining WCCW Record: 21-9-11 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Mat, Chain, Microphone, Acting, Basics, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Charisma, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Remains C Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+ -Kevin's been a workhorse for me, but he's a clear step below Kerry in popularity and talent. 9. Adrian Adonis 29 Years Old, $1,325/show, 5 months remaining WCCW Record: 14-5-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Flashiness, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Acting, Consistency, 2/3 Letter Grade: Respect Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Remains C- (in 5 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Decreased from C to C- -Adonis' push as cooled since his debut program against David but I don't blame him - he's been in an angle with the underperforming Sheepherders. He'll get some shots against Brody, and I still view him as a guy I can throw into the main event at any time. 10. Chris Adams 26 Years Old, $500/show, 6 months remaining. WCCW Record: 24-9-1 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Flashiness, Charisma, Psychology, Consistency, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from C- to C. Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to D. -Chris Adams is going to be a huge experiment for us going forward - he's in line for a potential monster push. Neither his skills or popularity is quite at that level, but if he's wrestling high profile matches against high profile opponents, he'll be given a huge opportunity to improve. In the meantime, he's a HUGE bargain at $500/show. If he drops the ball, it will be an ugly crash back to earth. 11. Brad Rheingans 30 Years Old, $1,850/show, 9 months remaining Newly Acquired -I'm very much intrigued by this guy's wrestling ability, but his dull personality will keep him from ever being a good star. He's a pure babyface so that'll be his role, and I foresee our first 60 minute match between him and Backlund sometime down the road. 12. Buddy Jack Roberts 31 Years Old, $800/show, 3 months remaining WCCW Record: 12-17-9 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Mat, Chain, Submission, Charisma, Acting, Psychology, 2/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Puro, Respect Full Letter Grade: Microphone More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from C to C+ Midwest Popularity: Remains C- -I've used this guy a ton, and I'm happy to see his mic skills have jumped a whole letter grade. My booking team actually thinks he should be a main eventer, but I'd rather have younger guys in those spots. This big concern is that he could age rather quickly with his heavy workload. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 08:05 PM.

06-07-2007, 09:03 PM	#230
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	*MIDCARDERS* 13. Jim Garvin 27 Years Old, $800/show, 6 months remaining WCCW Record: 13-13-7 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Basics, Psychology, Safety, 2/3 Letter Grade: Respect, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from C to C+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from D+ to C- -Garvin's been bumped down a notch from Upper Midcarder, just because he doesn't quite measure up after the new talent signings. But as a new Freebird, and at the bargain price of $800/show, he'll see plenty of TV time. He's a guy I've counted on again and again to put on relative inexpensive but solid matches, week after week. 14. Steve Regal 32 Years Old, $1,20/show, 7 months remaining. WCCW Record: 12-1-0. Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Mat, Chain, Microphone, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, 2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Selling Full Letter Grade: Submissions, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C- (in 2 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increased from D to D+ (in 2 months with WCCW) -The WWA champ has found a niche in WCCW, he's better than I thought he'd be. I'd be surprised if anyone in the wrestling universe had a bigger workload than him the last six months - he's wrestled 82 matches. 15. Bobby Eaton 25 Years Old, $650/show, 7 months remaining WCCW Record: 9-3-1 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Submissions, Acting, Psychology, Selling, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D (in 3 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D (in 3 months with WCCW) -I figured Eaton and Koko would hang around as low-level jobbers for a few years, but the both impressed right away, and have become better known in our key regions. And they're both pretty cheap. They'll be a part of our tag team scene for a while. 16. Koko B. Ware 29 Years Old, $550/show, 7 months remaining WCCW Record: 8-4-1 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Chain, Submissions, Consistency, Respect, 2/3 Letter Grade: Mat Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E to D (in 3 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D- (in 3 months with WCCW) -See Bobby Eaton comments above. The big difference between the two is that Koko is already 29, and a little further along than Eaton. 17. Butch Miller 38 Years Old, $1,200/show, 5 months remaining. WCCW Record: 8-6-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Chain, Microphone, Basics 2/3 Letter Grade:Respect, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+ (in 4 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to E+ -I'm almost tempted to dump Luke and push Butch as a midcard singles heel. The team just hasen't clicked with the WCCW audience. 18. Luke Williams 36 Years Old, $1,125/show, 5 months remaining WCCW Record: 9-5-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, CHarisma, Basics, Physchology, Safety 2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from C- to D+ (in 4 months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to E+ (in 4 months with WCCW) -The weak half of a disappointing team. They better hope Bruiser Brody likes them, because the'll be subject to a lot of his punishment over the next few months. 19. Iceman Parsons 26 Years Old, $500/show, 3 months remaining WCCW Record: 11-12-3 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Mat, Submissoins, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling 2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Remains C- Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D- -The dirt sheets love the guy, but I see him as a clear step below Adams. My road agents actually think he should be a lower midcarder. 20. Villano III 31 Years Old, $1,325/show, 8 1/2 months remaining Newly Acquired -This guys' off to an amazing start with us - A "B" rated match with Ken Mantel, are you kidding me? And this is with regional popularity levels still at E and E- levels. 21. King Kong Bundy 25 Years old, $500/show, 12 months remaining WCCW Record: 11-13-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Hardcore, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling 2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect Tex Popularity: Increased from D+ to C Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D- -He's shown some impressive improvements in the last 6 months, but unfortunately, not in stamina. Until he can work more than 6 minutes without getting exhausted, he's just a glorified bodyguard. 22. Ken Mantel 34 Years Old, $1,000/MONTH (written), 4 months remaining WCCW Record: 18-26-4 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Selling, Respect 2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D -Mantel's monthly contract has another 4 months (as does his usefulness as a midcarder). He's an incredible value at that amount. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 09:04 PM.

06-07-2007, 09:52 PM	#231
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	LOWER MIDCARDERS 23. Scott Casey 26 Years Old, $1,025/show, 4 1/2 months remaining WCCW Record: 7-8-4 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Microphone, Charisma, Acting, Toughness, Basics, Psychology, Selling, Star Quality, 2/3 Letter Grade: None Full Letter Grade: Respect More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from C to D+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D -He got off to a bad start with us with that fairly high profile feud with Garvin that didn't click. Now, there's a ton of guys more talented than him on the roster, and I don't see him moving back up. 24. Brian Adias 25 Years Old, $100/show, 3 months remaining WCCW Record: 16-21-2 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Acting, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Selling, Star Quality 2/3 Letter Grade: Submissions, Charisma, Full Letter Grade: Microphone, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to E+ -This guy got the biggest push beyond his skill level of anyone in the last 6 months. His skill and popularity increases are noticeable, yet hardly extraordinary. There's no super push in the cards for him, but he'll get a chance to improve. 25. Magic Dragon 27 years old, $650/show, 5 1/2 months remaining WCCW Record: 7-15-2 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Aerial, Submissions, Basics, Safety, Selling 2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Charisma, Psychology Full Letter Grade: Microphone, Respect More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from D to D- Midwest Popularity: Increased from E+ to D- -Mid Atlantic loves this guy, and New Japan is pushing him as a midcarder. So he's very slowly developing a worldwide recognition. Therefore, he'll be a part of WCCW's national expansion. 26. Mike Von Erich 19 Years Old, $500/show, 3 1/2 months remaining WCCW Record: 14-24-5 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Ariel, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, Charisma, Basics, Consistency, Star Quality 2/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Chain, Acting, Psychology, Safety, Selling Full Letter Grade: Respect, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Microphone, Tex Popularity: Decreased from D+ to D Midwest Popularity: Increased from D- to D -All around, Mike might be our most improved in the first 6 months. The guy's not even 20 yet. If this dynasty goes on forever, building Mike into a main eventer would be a pretty cool accomplishment. 26. Frank Dusek 36 Years Old, $400/show, 3 months remaining WCCW Record: 9-18-6 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma 2/3 Letter Grade: Flashiness, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E+ to D Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D+ -Frank has clicked with the midwest fans for some reason, that's a pretty big popularity jump. He's fine as a lower midcard heel. He may even get a babyface run before we phase him out. 27. Spike Huber 27 Years Old, $900/show, 7 months remaining WCCW Record: 5-1-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Stamina, Basics, Safety, Consistency, Selling 2/3 Letter Grade: Chain Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: Respect Tex Popularity: Remains E+ (in two months with WCCW) Midwest Popularity: Increases from D to D+ (in two months with WCCW) -Unlike Regal, Huber's probably on borrowed time - he's lucky that we have heel tag team champs, otherwise, the tag belts would probably already be unified. He does show impressive improvement in the last 6 months, however. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 09:53 PM.

06-07-2007, 10:40 PM	#232
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	OPENERS 28. Super Kendo 27 Years Old, $150/show, 5 months remaining WCCW Record: 0-19-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Submissions, Stamina, 2/3 Letter Grade: None Full Letter Grade: Respect, More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from F- to F+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from F- to E- -There was a time I was pretty high on this guy (i.e.after his B- match with David). But now, I see him as just a jobber. And a jobber who hasn't improved much in the last 6 months. 29. Villano V 21 years old, $550/show, 5 months remaining WCCW Record: 0-23-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Aerial, Flashiness, Chain, Submissoins, Microphone, Stamina, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect, Star Quality. 2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Basics, Selling, Respect, Star Quality, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E- to D- Midwest Popularity: Increased from E- to D- -The "other" Villanos take a big step down with my signing of Villano III, but as far as jobbers go, Villano V isn't bad - and he has showed solid improvement since he's been with us. 30. Villano IV 18 Years Old, $500/month, 5 months remaining WCCW record: 0-24-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Puro, Hardcore, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling, Respect, Looks, Star Quality 2/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Submissions, Full Letter Grade:None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increases from F- to E- Midwest Popularity: Increases from F- to E. -I didn't realize until now that this guy was only 18, making him our youngest worker. He's shown good improvement over the last 6 months, but he's no Villano III. 31. Barry Orton 25 Years Old, $125/show, 4 months remaining WCCW Record: 3-22-0 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Puro, Hardcore, Aerial, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Submissions, Microphone, Charisma, Basics, Psychology, Safety, Consistency, Selling, 2/3 Letter Grade: NONE Full Letter Grade: Respect More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from E- to E+ Midwest Popularity: Increased from F+ to E -Barry's no Bob Orton (or Randy Orton), but he did show good improvement in his 6 months with us. He'll stick around until the end of his contract, but that's probably it.

06-07-2007, 10:45 PM	#233
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	*ENHANCEMENT TALENT* 32. Johnny Mantel 26 Years Old, $100/show, 54 Days remaining WCCW Record: 6-27-1 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Puro, Flashiness, Mat, Chain, Charisma, Toughness, Basics, Psychology, Consistency, 2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Full Letter Grade: Respect More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Increased from F+ to E Midwest Popularity: Increased from F+ to E+ -The Pride of Montague County. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 10:50 PM.

06-07-2007, 11:17 PM	#234
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	*OCCASIONAL WRESTLERS (NOT RANKED)* Waldo Von Erich 49 Years Old, $975/show, 4 1/2 months remaining WCCW Record: 2-5-0 -Soon to be let go. No stat review here because Waldo's old news. If he survives until the end of his contract, it'll just be doing jobs. He still has decent national popularity, so we'll probably keep him on for a little while after we (hopefully) get a national TV deal. George Steele 46 Years Old, $2,050/show, 8 1/2 months remaining -Recently acquired, yet to debut. He'll take Waldo's place in Destruction Inc. - though I didn't realize he was only 3 years younger than Waldo. He's a little pricey for what he can deliver at this point in his career - but he's pretty well known in the midwest, and he'll give us a few fresh matchups (i.e George Steele v. Bruiser Brody), until we cut him lose Checkmate 31 Years Old, $350/show, 3 months remaining WCCW Record: 9-19-3 Skill Increases: 1/3 Letter Grade: Brawling, Hardcore, Aerial, Acting, Psychology, 2/3 Letter Grade: Microphone, Charisma, Respect Full Letter Grade: None More than 1 Full Letter Grade: None Tex Popularity: Decreased from D to D- Midwest Popularity: Increased from E to D -Checkmate's managed to stick around because of his skills, and the hope that he's helping out the younger guys. Last edited by molson : 06-07-2007 at 11:18 PM.

06-07-2007, 11:26 PM	#235
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	OTHERS Skandor Akbar, Manager, $600/show, 39 Days remaining Gory Guerrero, Manager, $1,875/show, 6 months remaining Precious, Manager, $1,250/show, 7 months remaining Sunshine, Manager, $900/show, 6 months remaining Gary Hart, Manager, $600/show, 3 months remaining Bill Mercer, Announcer, $1,100/show, 8 months remaining Harry Frehley, Color Commentator, $150/show, 4 months remaining Marc Lowrance, Color Commentator, $900/show, 3 months remaining Whipper Billy Watson, Authority Figure $1,650/show, 5 months remaining David Manning, Referee, $3,000/month (WRITTEN), 18 months remaining Bronco Lubich, Road Agent, $1,500/month (WRITTEN), 22 days remaining Fritz Von Erich, Personality, $7,000/month (LIFETIME)

06-08-2007, 03:25 PM	#236
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	molson. looks like you're paying Gory pretty well. make sure you get something out of him.

06-08-2007, 09:35 PM	#238
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	THE STARS OF WORLD CLASS ON TOUR Monday, Week 1, October 1983 Austin, TX. 2,000. SOLD OUT Pre-Show Segment -Gory Guerrero is in the ring with his stable of Mexican wrestlers: The Villanos (III, IV, and V), and Super Kendo. Gory says as much as the losing streak of Villanos IV, V, and Super Kendo has disappointed him, the performance of Villano III has made up for it. He orders the younger 3 members of his stable to study Villano III, so that some day they might actually win a match and temper the disappointment they've caused. (D) -Pre-Show Dark Match Villano III drew with Bobby Eaton in 12:48 by Double Countout after Villano took out Eaton (and himself) with a moonsault to the outside (B) -Brian Adias defeated Scott Casey 6:50 by pinfall. (C). After the match, Bill Mercer interviewed Adias, asking him why he attacked his mentor, Manny Fernandez, on the tv show last week. Adias completely ignores the question, and instead recaps his match with Casey. (D+) -The Sheepherders & Adrian Adonis defeat Mike Von Erich, Barry Orton, and Johnny Mantel in 4:51 when Adonis made Mantel submit. (C-). After the match, Destruction Inc. (joined by Waldo Von Erich), dished out yet another post-match beatdown, focusing on Mike after the others were tossed from the ring. Before long, however, the six-man tag team champions (Koko, Eaton, and Ken Mantel), run to the ring at make the save, driving off Destruction Inc. (D+) -Ware, Eaton, and Mantel than cut a promo in the ring, saying they're tired of seeing Destruction Inc. attack people week after week, month after month. They said they decided they had to do something, since after all, they're the only team to have had success against Destruction Inc., beating them twice int he ring last month. They said they'll be watching Destruction Inc, and can't wait to face them in the ring again. (D+). -Brad Rheingans defeated Magic Dragon in 10:16 by pinfall, making his WCCW debut (C). The two showed good chemistry. -Jim Garvin hypes his TV title in a brief promo, and puts over his steel cage title match with Fritz scheduled to take place next week. (C+) -Jim Garvin drew with Iceman Parsons in 10:00 when the time limit expired. (C-). The two showed poor chemistry. After the match, Parsons grabbed a mic and spoke for the first time since Adams turned on him, with Sunshine by his side. He says he should have seen that superkick coming, and that Gary Hart is a cancer. He challenges Adams to a match. (C+) -David, Kerry, and Kevin hype their upcoming 6-man tag match with Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Bob Backlund. David is not wearing his title belts - he says that after he recovered them from Backlund at the TV show last week, they went missing yet again tonight. David calls Backlund a great wrestler and a top contender to any title in WCCW, but that's also turning into a lunatic. Kevin then brings up the challenge he made last week to Buddy Roberts for a 1-on-1 match, and says that he hasn't gotten any response (B-) -Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes, and Bob Backlund then come out to hype tonight's main event. Roberts says that the reason he hasn't responded to Kevin's challenge is that the answer his no - he beat Kevin 1-on-1 on TV, feels he has nothing left to prove to anyone. (C+). Bob Backlund was wearing David's championship belts, and he began ranting, still calling himself the "WCCW Champion". Michael Hayes was still vague about why the Freebirds have aligned themselves with Bob Backlund. (C-) -Bob Backlund, Michael Hayes, and Buddy Roberts defeat David, Kerry, and Kevin Von Erich when Backlund made David submit in the middle of the ring. (B-) Buddy Roberts was off his game. After the match, Backlund grabbed both of David's title belts, and celebrated in the ring with them, as if he had retained the titles. (C+) After a few minutes, David attacks Backlund, and retrieves his belts for a second time. (C+) Overall Rating: C- -Our worst rating in about 5 weeks, partly due to the fact that made some last minute changes and didn't deliver an advertised Mike v. Garvin match. Buddy Roberts was also used too much. Texas popularity drops from 66.85 to 66.5% -Backlund's big push continues - he defeats David clean in the middle of the ring for the second straight show. His momentum rating is #1 in the company. David will defend against Backlund at our end of month Texas Rumble event (which will also feature a "Royal Rumble" style match). -Garvin and Iceman are two classic WCCW guys who I'd like to feature prominently - but what a crappy match the two had. -Adias' debut match as a heel was OK. I'll be happy with "C" rated matches at the bottom of the card from him, he's a bargain in that role. -Villano III continues to amaze - he delivers another "B" rated match on the pre-show, this time with Bobby Eaton. All this with E+ popularity in Texas. He's in line for a mega-push (but I might need to change the name). Last edited by molson : 06-08-2007 at 09:39 PM.

06-08-2007, 09:50 PM	#239
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	NEWS -Bob Backlund, Adrian Adonis, and Villano III are all exhausted. This will continue to be an issue with those 3, due to their increased workload. -I've officially "declared war" on 3 other promotions, who will join Southwest Championship Wrestling in companies I'll to pick off talent with. (Anyone you sign from a promotion you're at war with will leave the other company). First is Angelo Poffo's ICW - they're close to the bring of bankruptcy as is, I'll try to accelerate that process by picking off some of their big stars (the ultimate goal there is still to put ICW out of business so we can make a run at Randy Savage). The others are Southeast Championship Wrestling and CWA. They were chosen basically because I don't have a working agreement with them, and they both have guys who will have popularity in the southeast, the next region I'm trying to break into. As I freshen up the roster over the next few weeks, I'll look first towards those 4 companies for talent. -On the other end of the promotion relation department, I reached out to WWF, AWA, and Georgia in an attempt to resolve our hostilities, and perhaps eventually work out working agreements. All 3 reject me.