Giant Chitwood's 2087 GWF

[giantchitwood]

Preamble

This is a GWF fed starting in 2087 that will be centered largely around newspaper-style articles to advance a lot of the out of the ring stuff.

The basic gist: A shadowy group blows up the current title picture and basically hits a big reset button, with Omega taking the brunt of the blow to his ego for being the elder statesman on watch when Thantos does Star Warrior dirty.
Super original, I know, but it gets me off the ground and I take it to some different places.

There’s a ton of stuff I wish I had done differently before I started doing this:

-- Not starting in 2087, even though I’m only running 24 cards to get to 2088 as fast as possible. I’m really twisting my mind around some storylines here to keep it fresh, and I might bring some 2088 guys in a little early.

-- Not running so many matches on my first card. Woof. Keep it simple, stupid.

-- Keeping my match descriptions a little tighter. I went ham on some of these because I got into the matches, but a lot of them ultimately don’t mean as much as others, and I hope you guys will kinda catch on to that as we go along.

Some notes:

-- I'm not real heavy into the GWF lore, but I don't want to completely throw the handbooks out the window. There may be some inconsistencies, but I'm trying to do a good job about it.

-- There are some liberties taken with the rulebook at times, but nothing so seriously egregious that it flaunts the point of the game with the dice rolls controlling the action. I was told that it was up to me, Promoter (!) So it shall be.

DEIMOS -- The galaxy may never be the same.

In an unprecedented move, the Galaxian Wrestling Federation’s Chamber of Wisdom delivered a unanimous ruling yesterday to cut off the current direction of the company from its storied past.

The 9-0 ruling included a ruling that vacated all active championship titles and developed methods to decide new champions.

“The state of the GWF is such that we wish to no longer have it be affiliated with a product we were infinitely more proud of years ago,” a Chamber of Wisdom spokesman said yesterday.

Thantos, the Evil Gamesmaster, violated the Galactic Code recently, sending the GWF into turmoil that has since changed the landscape that was once a battleground for homeworld supremacy.

The two united, warring camps that sprung out of the ashes of the Code have the Chamber of Wisdom concerned for the GWF’s future and, in turn, its overall historical value.

Omega of Cetus, the GWF’s creator and former Galaxian champion, was brief in his reaction to the ruling.

“I am disappointed in the Chamber of Wisdom’s decision,” Omega said in a remote press conference this morning, “but I am more disappointed in my inability to control the wrath of the Galaxian Villains.”

The Chamber of Wisdom requested that the former champions not be recognized in any form, including the Deimos Daily Comet, until further notice.

The Chamber has yet to announce what the methods of finding new champions will be.

“We do not know yet if this process will be successful,” the Chamber of Wisdom’s spokesman said, “but the main concern as of now is to distance the past from the present.”

Card No. 1, Early Jan. 2087

MAIN EVENT: Star Warrior vs. Comrade Terror

Omega vs. Executioner

Greek Gods vs. Gladiators

Commander Sam vs. Thantos

Society of Death vs. The Flying Titans

Wolf vs. Exo-King

Massif vs. Death Knight

Killer Queen/Vanity vs. Renegade/Beast-Rider

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Killer Queen/Vanity vs. Renegade/Beast-Rider

Beast-Rider got rope breaks on several CHECKMATE attempts but can’t get to Renegade for the tag, CHECKMATE, Beast-Rider submits -- Renegade opted not to go for the save, assuming that Beast-Rider would want to finish Killer Queen himself.

RESULT: Killer Queen and Vanity def. Renegade and Beast-Rider (Killer Queen made Beast-Rider submit to the CHECKMATE)

Massif vs. Death Knight

Death Knight found himself as a victim of a VOLCANIC DROP early, but was able to kick out.

After being sent outside of the ring, Death Knight suckered Massif into a slam on the outside with the referee distracted.

Death Knight took his time waiting for Massif to recover before delivering the COSMIC LANCE, but Massif was simply too powerful to be dropped with a single blow.

If anything, Massif was angered by the disrespectful gesture.

Massif went to the outside himself and was able to drag Death Knight out with ease, slamming him into a steel post.

The lenient referee allowed the move and, with the crowd on its feet, delivered a second VOLCANIC DROP, dispatching Death Knight.

RESULT: Massif def. Death Knight via the VOLCANIC DROP

Wolf vs. Exo-King

After seeing his prey take an impressive victory, Exo-King looked to equal Massif’s accomplishments with a win over the ultimate predator, Wolf.

An early skullcrusher from Exo-King resulted in Wolf caught in a pinning predicament. Wolf was able to kick out easily, but seemed rattled.

Wolf’s nature made him quickly rally, however, and after an impressive backward leg-sweep, Wolf went to the top for a falling knee drop.

Exo-King was laying out as a trap for the erratic Wolf and avoided the deathjump, quickly covering Wolf for a shocking three count.

RESULT: Exo-King def. Wolf after a missed knee drop

After the match, Wolf accosted the referee before rabidly screaming at Exo-King, who was showing self-righteous pride in the impressive victory as he made his way to the teleporter.

Six-Man Tag Match

The Society of Death vs. The Flying Titans

The Invincible Krakan certainly seemed that way in this match, dominating every member of the Flying Titans he came across.

Though Mutant and Ghengis Khan had less success, the damage had been done and when a weakened Pit Viper came in to bail out Pulsar, Krakan finished the job in an impressive victory for the Society.

RESULT: The Society of Death def. The Flying Titans (Invincible Krakan pinned Pit Viper following the FALLING FACE SLAM)

Krakan promised fans of Galaxian Heroes that they would be sorely disappointed if they discounted the Society of Death.

Commander Sam vs. Thantos

Thantos dominated his bout early before Commander Sam rallied back.

However, not even an Earth-born can survive repeated running clotheslines and Satanic Skull Smashers and Sam’s body eventually gave out in a sleeper hold, one of Thantos’ many deadly holds.

RESULT: Thantos def. Commander Sam with a sleeper hold

Wolf appeared on a holo-screen and, despite the pleas of Greek God and tenuous aquaintance Proteus, Wolf demanded a match with Thantos to prove that Exo-King’s victory was a fluke. “I’ll prove that I can take out The Evil Gamesmaster himself,” Wolf said. Thantos offered Wolf a chance at him if he can defeat The Executioner. Thantos promised that he’d be in The Executioner’s corner to make sure he got a good look at Wolf.

Greek Gods vs. Gladiators

Massacre dominated Proteus early, but a tag out to Actagon changed things quickly -- a clothesline and a reverse piledriver sent Massacre to the mat before Brute even got a chance to get into the match!

RESULT: Greek Gods def. Gladiators (Actagon pinned Massacre after a reverse piledriver)

A livid Massacre wanted to prove his worth in the Gladiators and challenged Actagon to a one-on-one match at the next card which Actagon immediately accepted!

Omega vs. Executioner

Omega, still looking down-trodden after the announcement by the GWF Wise men, was nevertheless determined to best the Executioner. Despite his best efforts and his ability to counter Executioner, Omega was simply outmatched. After leaving the ring to catch his breath following a choke in the ropes, Omega returned to the ring to beat the count and found himself on the wrong end of a HEADSMAN GUILLOTINE.

RESULT: The Executioner def. Omega via HEADSMAN GUILLOTINE

After the match, Death Knight appeared via holo-screen and told Omega that the two will meet at the next card!

Comrade Terror vs. Star Warrior

Terror was on the offensive early and often in this match, nearly pinning Star Warrior after a brutal reverse knife-edge.

However, the adulation from the crowd gave Star Warrior the will to survive a barrage of attacks from Terror before finally gaining the upper hand.

Warrior was able to hit the NOVA LAUNCH but Terror was still too fresh. A second NOVA LAUNCH still couldn’t do the job, but had clearly done a number on Terror.

Looking battered and bruised, Warrior hit Terror with a reverse piledriver for a three count that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

RESULT: Star Warrior def. Comrade Terror

After the match, Star Warrior celebrated with his fans and left Terror licking his wounds.

Quick results:

-- Killer Queen and Vanity defeated Beast-Rider and Renegade via submission (Killer Queen>Beast-Rider)

-- Massif defeated Death Knight with the VOLCANIC DROP

-- Exo-King pinned Wolf after a missed knee drop

-- Krakan/Mutant/Khan def. Pulsar/Pit Viper/Lord Nexus when Krakan pinned Pit Viper with FALLING FACE SLAM

-- Thantos defeated Commander Sam with a sleeper hold

-- Actagon/Proteus def. Massacre/Brute (Actagon>Massacre, reverse piledriver)

-- Executioner def. Omega via HEADSMAN GUILLOTINE

-- Star Warrior def. Comrade Terror via reverse piledriver

Card #2 Preview (Slooooow burnnnnnn)

Wolf vs. The Executioner (w/ Thantos)

-- If Wolf wins, Wolf faces Thantos on Card #3

Death Knight vs. Omega
Pit Viper/Lord Nexus vs. Ghengis Khan/Invincible Krakan

Exo-King vs. Proteus

Massacre vs. Actagon

Pulsar vs. Thantos

Brute vs. Commander Sam

[Pariah]

Looks like you've got something cool started up here and I look forward to seeing how it goes... Your format is very easy to read and I appreciate the quick results and upcoming show preview included at the end...

Very fresh take on the old 'board of directors' theme by calling them the Chamber of Wisdom... Like that alot!

The matches were very well done and fun to read... Unfortunate to see Wolf get defeated by Exo-King, but it happens... Great opening confrontation between the Gladiators and the Greeks... Looking forward to Actagon vs. Massacre, one-on-one... And Star Warrior's celebration with the fans after his main event victory was classic!

[giantchitwood]

I have a lot of this stuff backlogged, just so you know. Feel free to take your time!

Card No. 2, Late January 2087

Brute vs. Commander Sam

The card started with a barnburner of a brawl! Early in the match, both wrestlers traded shots in the corner, with Commander Sam getting the upper hand with SAM’S ATOMIC DROP into the corner. Brute showed why he is considered the brawn of the Gladiators of Aethra by kicking out and even seeming to enjoy the fight the Earth-born was bringing to the GWF Arena! Before long, both wrestlers brawled to the outside and Sam hit yet another SAM’S ATOMIC DROP but Brute would not be felled! After sending Brute into the ropes, Sam was able to dodge a DECAPITATOR and hit Sam’s Slam, but Brute immediately kicked out of the pin attempt with fire and hate in his eyes! Undeterred and with the power and desire of Earth in his veins, Sam showed off his incredible strength by delivering a skullcrusher to the massive Brute, concussing the monster just long enough for the 3 count!

RESULT: Commander Sam def. Brute with a skullcrusher (Brute +6)

Sam was triumphant in victory but once Brute started stirring back to his feet looking to continue the fight, Sam could only give a hearty, incredulous laugh. Massacre came to the ring and talked sense into his gigantic tag-team partner, ensuring Brute that he would get his revenge on Sam and the rest of the Galaxian Heroes!

Prior to Thantos’ match with Pulsar, the Evil Gamesmaster invited all of the Galaxian Heroes, but particularly Wolf, to watch how a real Galaxian warrior fights.

Pulsar vs. Thantos

Pulsar, perhaps not knowing any better, didn’t seem phased by the Evil Gamesmaster’s pre-match proclamation, coming into the arena and showing appreciation to his galaxy-wide fan base and treating Thantos like any other competition.

To the youngster’s credit, he was resilient against a relentless attack by Thantos. Pulsar had his moments on offense, but unfortunately for the novice, he largely spent the match on his back. Thantos would tease putting Pulsar in the MASTERLOCK, which would almost certainly end the match, only to pull away and continue to punish Pulsar.

Pulsar’s fans began to cry out to try and rally their hero, but despite his valiant fight, one final double knee lift dropped Pulsar in a heap, and Thantos placed his foot on the fallen young one’s chest for the 3 count.

RESULT: Thantos def. Pulsar with a double knee lift

Thantos announced to the crowd, silenced after the beating Pulsar took that he would be back later tonight to see Wolf suffer the same fate.

Massacre (w/ Brute) vs. Actagon

Massacre tried to insist to Brute that he could handle the “Geek God” Actagon himself, but Brute, angered from his battle with Commander Sam, would not leave the ringside area once teleporting in with Massacre.

Much like the start of the teams’ tag match last card, Massacre seemed in control of the Herculean tag-team specialist, but when Massacre sent Actagon outside of the ring to do more damage after a Gladiator piledriver and DECAPITATOR weren’t enough, Brute ran over and, in full view of the GWF official, blasted Actagon with a meaty DECAPITATOR of his own! Massacre was immediately disqualified.

RESULT: Actagon def. Massacre via disqualification after Brute interference (Actagon +2)

Massacre at first seemed shocked at his partner’s interference, but then brushed it off and just decided to put the boots to Actagon. Proteus teleported into the arena and ran down to even the fight, grabbing Massacre and delivering a big OVERHEAD TOSS before leaping to his feet and staring down Brute. Before the two could land a punch, Exo-King arrived and ran up to distract Proteus. Brute delivered a DECAPITATOR to Proteus when he wasn’t looking and then marched off to go find his next victim as Massacre crawled back up the entryway. Actagon stirred on the outside as Exo-King started his matchup with Proteus pre-emptively.

Exo-King vs. Proteus (w/ Actagon) (+2 pin for pre-match attack, Exo-King rolls on L2O)

Proteus was not prepared for the giant Exo-King’s sneak attack, and thus despite his best efforts, and Actagon at ringside recovering from the beatdown by the Gladiators, the King took Proteus to the proverbial woodshed. After a thorough whooping, the Galaxian Villain took Proteus’ battered body and locked it in the DEATH VISE. Proteus’ limp body did not respond to the official’s requests to submit, and so the official had no choice but to stop the match.

RESULT: Exo-King def. Proteus via referee stoppage when Proteus did not respond in the DEATH VISE (Proteus +6)

After the match, Exo-King pointed a threatening finger at Actagon, instructing the Greek God to let Massif know that he would be the next one to fall, by order of the Evil Gamesmaster.

Pit Viper/Lord Nexus vs. Ghenghis Khan/Invincible Krakan

Krakan, feeling on top of the universe after his impressive showing last card, shrugged off an early forearm smash from Lord Nexus and immediately hit the Krakan Skullcrusher. Nexus appeared dazed but as he tried to find his tag team partner, Krakan climbed to the top rope to deliver a flashy final blow to Nexus for a quick finish. Nexus stumbled into the ropes at that moment, catching Krakan by surprise as he lost his balanced and crashed to the mat.

That seemed to snap Nexus out of his stupor as he hit a TITAN DROP for what appeared to be a 3-count before Khan ran in to save the match by breaking the ref’s count. As the official backed Khan back into his corner, Nexus hit the recovering Krakan with a missile dropkick, but Krakan was able to kick out and then left the ring. Nexus followed and Krakan was able to goad Nexus into the trap, sending him into the announcer table while Khan distracted the official by feigning going back into the ring.

Khan was tagged in to finish off Nexus, though Nexus was able to reverse matters and tag out to Pit Viper. Viper was fresh and ready to fight, and before long hit Khan with the Cobra Nerve Stopper and the VENOM BLAST! Viper went to pin Khan, which brought Krakan into the ring. The official cut off Krakan and Nexus came over to give Krakan another beating but the official turned and backed Nexus off into his own corner. Pit Viper got up to confront Krakan, only to end up staring at the lights with a backward leg-sweep from Krakan. Krakan placed Khan on Viper as the official turned his attention back to the action and counted the 3 for the Society of Death!

RESULT: Krakan/Khan def. Pit Viper/Lord Nexus after Krakan hits backward leg-sweep while official is distracted, Khan gets pin

Post-match, Krakan and Khan called down Mutant as the Society of Death started to lay waste to Pit Viper and Lord Nexus. With Pulsar incapacitated from his battle with Thantos earlier, there was no one left to save the other Flying Titans from a devastating 3-on-2 attack!

Viper and Lord Nexus, after taking multiple TWIN THRUSTS and FALLING FACE SLAMS, were taken out of the arena on Medi-Constructs and taken to a nearby medical facility.

VIPER AND LORD NEXUS ARE INJURED FOR THE NEXT 10 FIGHT CARDS

Death Knight vs. Omega

After watching two members of the Flying Titans get injured in yet another grievous Galactic Code violation, the look in Omega’s eyes as he arrived for his match with Death Knight seemed to indicate a man forever altered by the world collapsing and changing around him.

Once the bell rung, Omega knew what he wanted to do, feeding off the respect and love of the GWF’s fans as best as he could. But Omega got overzealous at times, thinking he could overpower Death Knight. Fortunately for Omega, the Evil One’s youthful inexperience got the medieval warrior in trouble and opened him up for a TOMAHAWK THRUST. Death Knight kicked out, but Omega was just getting warmed up, firing himself up with a cosmic war dance and landing another TOMAHAWK THRUST for the rejuvenating victory!

RESULT: Omega def. Death Knight with the TOMAHAWK THRUST (Death Knight +2)

The match result brought some life to the GWF legend, pumping his fist and giving another cosmic war dance to the crowd as Death Knight laid defeated…for now.

Massif was reached via holo-screen conference and confirmed that he would gladly take on the Exo-King at the next card in order to silence the giant Evil One once and for all, though he doubted taking down the suspiciously-strong behemoth would accomplish much.

Wolf vs. The Executioner (w/ Thantos)

Wolf came out firing on all cylinders, getting an early near-fall with the Wolf Skullcrusher and getting a little rabid with some face-biting, trying to gnaw his way through the Executioner’s mask. When action spilled to the outside, Thantos distracted the GWF official and dropped Wolf with a big right hand, throwing him back in the ring as The Executioner went for the kill with a leap off the top rope. That was ill-advised, though, as Wolf threw him off and hit an atomic knee drop. Executioner once again left the ring, and Thantos tried to give Wolf another cheap shot, but the official didn’t fall for the trick a second time and called for the bell!

RESULT: Wolf def. The Executioner via disqualification after Thantos interference

After realizing his mistake, Thantos fumed on the outside, knowing that he would have to face Wolf one on one at the next card! Wolf spun to his feet after the cheap shot, sneering at the Evil Gamesmaster and went to viciously attack Thantos but Executioner jumped in to protect Thantos and got locked in a SAVAGE FACE CLAW for his trouble, with Wolf driving his fingers into the Executioner’s forehead and subduing him. The larger Executioner didn’t go down easy, though, and by the time Wolf had dispatched him, Thantos was gone.

Prior to receiving medical treatment for light injuries sustained in his match with Thantos, Pulsar responded to the brutal beating of Pit Viper and Lord Nexus by the Society of Death.

“As long as there is breath in my body, I will avenge my Flying Titan bretheren one by one until I have vanquished the Society of Death as we know it. I’ll start with that cretinous coward Mutant and I won’t stop until I’ve smashed the Invincible Krakan’s face in.”

Commander Sam def. Brute with a skullcrusher
Thantos def. Pulsar via double knee lift
Actagon def. Massacre via disqualification after Brute interference
Exo-King def. Proteus via referee stoppage when Proteus did not respond in the DEATH VISE
Krakan/Khan def. Viper/Nexus after Krakan hits backward leg-sweep while official is distracted, Khan gets pin
Omega def. Death Knight with the TOMAHAWK THRUST
Wolf def. Executioner via disqualification after Thantos interference

Promoter's Thoughts: Wow, did I stumble into something great with that Society of Death post-match beatdown. I knew I wanted to do something special with Pulsar, and I really got it here. There are some story beats that are dice-driven coming up that I'm a really big fan of.

SO. MANY. DQs. I figured I'd be fine with letting that slide though, because with the roster size the way it is I'm perfectly fine with some indecisive finishes.

Card #3 Preview
Thantos vs. Wolf

Pulsar vs. Mutant (w/ Krakan and Ghengis Khan)

Actagon/Proteus vs. Killer Queen/Vanity

Massif vs. Exo-King

Star Warrior (w/ Omega) vs. Ghengis Khan (w/ Krakan)

Beast-Rider/Renegade vs. Brute/Massacre

Omega vs. Comrade Terror

I'll slow down to let some stuff sink in, but I'll be back tomorrow with some more GWF action and a scoop from the DEIMOS DAILY COMET...

[Pariah]

Nothing wrong with DQ finishes... At times, they really help further the storyline along...

Loads of great action... The post-match beatdown by Society of Death on the Titans was brutal... Pulsar made some bold statements at the conclusion of the show... Would love to see him live up to those promises...

Wolf vs. Thantos should be a stellar confrontation... Looking forward to that one, for sure...

Not too many early era feds on the board these days... Very nice work!

[Shane Sullivan]

In my 2087 fed. commander Sam owned the gladiators. Nice to see your fed had a similar result on this last card.

[giantchitwood]

Bracket racket

Chamber of Wisdom ruffling feathers with GWF title tourney

DEIMOS — The latest decree from the Chamber of Wisdom has the Galaxian Wrestling Federation buzzing.

A 15-man tournament has been established to determine a new GWF Universal Champion, with the first round starting at what the Chamber has optimistically titled GWF Rise of the Heroes.

What has the GWF talking even more, however, is the seeding for the tournament as delivered by the “Lord of Hierarchy,” a third-party not related to GWF wrestlers or the Chamber of Wisdom that has made some choices that have Galaxian Heroes reeling and Galaxian Villains smiling.

Thantos, the Evil Gamesmaster, was awarded the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.

In an even more controversial move, Federation Defense Fighter members and father and son Omega and Star Warrior will meet in the first round.

“I’d like to applaud this Lord of Hierarchy for his decision-making in making me the obvious choice to claim the Universal Title,” Thantos said via holo-conference. “I’d like to buy the Lord a drink for getting those Federation Defense goofballs out of my way as quickly as possible.”

Thantos will face the winner of a battle between Earth-borns as Commander Sam takes on “Big Magic” Shane Matthews from the “Chikara” federation transported from Earth in a cryostasis where Matthews has been slumbering for nearly 70 years.

“We are interested to see what Matthews is capable of,” the Chamber of Wisdom said through a spokesperson. “If he is impressive, we may keep him unfrozen for a little longer.”

Matthews’ addition to the tournament is in response to recent injuries sustained by Lord Nexus and Pit Viper at the hands of the Society of Death. A 16th competitor could not be found in time for the bracket’s release and the Chamber has ruled that the Lord’s bracket, per an undisclosed agreement, will stand.

Omega, who has been largely despondent since the Chamber of Wisdom vacated all of the GWF titles in response to a major Galactic Code violation by Thantos, could not be reached for comment.

“We will get through this as we always have, not just as a family, but as the FDF,” Star Warrior said. Warrior had no comment on the possibility of facing Thantos, who betrayed Star Warrior and the FDF, in the finals for the championship.

Other first-round matches include Massif vs. Mutant; Exo-King vs. Pulsar; Invincible Krakan vs. Executioner; Wolf vs. Death Knight and Comrade Terror vs. Ghengis Khan.

Though some of the villains will face each other in the first round, several have admitted their common goal is to make sure that no Galaxian Hero dons the GWF Universal Title ever again.

Card No. 3, Early Feb. 2087

(GWF Rise of the Heroes scheduled for Card No. 5)

MAIN EVENT: Thantos vs. Wolf

Pulsar vs. Mutant (w/ Krakan and Ghengis Khan)

Actagon/Proteus vs. Killer Queen/Vanity

Massif vs. Exo-King

Star Warrior (w/ Omega) vs. Ghengis Khan (w/ Krakan)

Beast-Rider/Renegade vs. Brute/Massacre

Omega vs. Comrade Terror

Omega vs. Comrade Terror

Two whirlwind months continued tonight for Omega as he took on Comrade Terror, looking for some revenge against the Federation Defense Fighters after a loss to Star Warrior on Card #1.

After what was a major victory over Death Knight, Omega was clearly shaken at the idea of facing his son with the pride of being GWF Universal Champion on the line, and Comrade Terror was set on making Omega’s time in the ring miserable. Omega barely got to the ropes to break the Comrade Neck Clutch, and Terror shoved Omega through the ropes and outside of the ring as Omega splatted to the floor. GWF fans didn’t quite know how to react, as Omega was clearly out of his element. Omega limply reentered the ring to meet the referee’s count, and the Comrade met him with a big atomic knee drop, dropping the scaly flesh across Omega’s jaw and getting the easy pinfall victory.

RESULT: Comrade Terror def. Omega with an atomic knee drop (Omega +1)

The stunned GWF audience watched quietly after the match as Omega pulled himself to his feet, took one look at a sullen crowd, and left the arena clutching his head, thoroughly humiliated at the hand of the cosmic terrorist.

Beast-Rider/Renegade vs. Brute/Massacre

Renegade locks in the SPINECRACKER early, Brute runs in and hits the DECAPITATOR before Renegade can make Massacre tap and intimidates the referee into not calling for a disqualification.

Brute works over Beast-Rider for awhile but Renegade is able to tag in and comes in with some moxie with plenty of clotheslines, double knee lifts and a Cropper Slam that sets up Brute for the SPINECRACKER! Massacre tried to break it up but Beast-Rider flew in with a cross body-block as Renegade cranked in the hold and the referee called for the bell!

RESULT: Beast-Rider/Renegade def. Brute/Massacre (Renegade>Brute with the SPINECRACKER) (Massacre +2, Brute +3, two pin saves used)

Beast-Rider celebrated with Renegade after the match as the two got out while the getting was good. Massacre got in the official’s face after the match, insisting that Brute would never give up in a submission by someone like Renegade, and before the official could offer a response, Brute destroyed the referee with a DECAPITATOR clothesline to the back of the head! Massacre managed to calm the Brute down before he could do any more damage, but Brute’s fiery eyes portrayed a monster looking for his next meal.

Star Warrior vs. Ghengis Khan (w/ Invincible Krakan)

Warrior responded to this challenge issued shortly after the formation of the GWF Universal championship tournament. Krakan boasted that the Society of Death, one way or another, would get their hand on the Universal title, and Warrior took umbrage with such a claim.

Omega was scheduled to accompany Star Warrior to the ring for this match to show solidarity in advance of their opening-round match at GWF Rise of the Heroes, but was nowhere to be seen.

Omega’s absence was notable as Krakan teamed up with Khan to try and take out the beloved Star Warrior. Warrior dominated early on, but once action spilled to the outside, Khan distracted the referee as Krakan clubbed Warrior from behind.

Warrior was able to fight back and hit a Running Star Blast and seemed to have Khan finished, but Krakan ran in again, dropping a leg on Warrior and beating on him before feeding him to Khan for a TWIN THRUST that spun Star Warrior into a FALLING FACE SLAM from Krakan! The referee was about to throw the match out but Krakan warned that if he did so, he’d end up in the hospital with Pit Viper and Lord Nexus.

The cover from Khan, 1...2…

NO!

Star Warrior kicks out to the delight of the GWF fans, and when Khan retreats to try and get another odd-man advantage, Warrior sidesteps a Krakan running shoulderblock, sending the Society of Death member into the ring post! Warrior and Khan brawl on the outside and the referee wants to see Warrior get one over on the Society of Death after having his life threatened so he lets the brawl go. Sure enough, Warrior gets the better of the scuffle, dropping Khan with a big right hand and then sending Khan into the ring and climbing to the top rope for a NOVA LAUNCH and the 3 count!

RESULT: Star Warrior def. Ghengis Khan with the NOVA LAUNCH (Star Warrior +2, Ghengis Khan +3)

The Society of Death regrouped after the match, knowing well enough now that it would take quite a bit more than they thought to take out someone as impressive as the Star Warrior.

HOLO-SCREEN: Commander Sam issues a challenge to Comrade Terror -- Sam wants to score a huge victory for the Federation Defense Fighters while simultaneously helping out an old friend in Omega, challenging Comrade Terror to a tag-team match at the next card. Sam made it clear: “I don’t care who your partner is, we’re going to show you what a Galaxian Hero can do!”

Exo-King vs. Massif

Massif had Exo-King well scouted with some early counters, but Exo-King outsmarted Massif by coaxing the GWF’s biggest wrestler to the outside and slamming him on the GWF timekeeper’s table! The referee, eager to see a conclusion to this match one way or another, decided to let the disqualification slide as Exo-King started to pound away on Massif. After a King Power Slam and reverse backbreaker, the Exo-King hit a flying body crusher but wasn’t able to pin Massif’s shoulders to the mat for a three count. He tried to get Massif in the DEATH VISE but Massif was able to club his way out of the attempt.

Exo-King tossed Massif out of the ring and, letting his frustrations get the best of him, Exo-King grabbed the ringside stairs and recklessly tossed them at Massif’s head! As the ring steps fell with a loud thud to the ground a moment before Massif’s body collapsed, the referee decided that was one too many Galactic Code violations and that he couldn’t let the match continue.

RESULT: Massif def. Exo-King via disqualification (Massif +1)

Regardless of the result, Exo-King celebrated like it was a big victory to fell the huge Federation Defense Fighter with a foreign object, and with Massif incapacitated, Exo-King stood over Massif and made it clear that if the two met in the Rise of the Heroes tournament, he’d make sure to take Massif out for good.

HOLO-SCREEN: In a conference with Galaxian Media, Thantos laughed when asked about the continued breaking of the Galactic Code getting a rise out of certain GWF fans that expect sportsmanship and settling disputes like men. “A true man knows how to get the job done by any means necessary, and proving that there’s no one that can stand in his way, something I intend to prove when I walk out of Rise of the Heroes with the Universal championship and finally build this wrestling federation through the eyes of a real champion and a real man.”

In reference to his match with Wolf tonight: “I was hoping that The Executioner would take care of this furry goof, but I’ll be happy to do the job myself.” When media suggested that Thantos was running scared from Wolf at the end of the last card: “Maybe you and I can step into a GWF ring and you decide who’s running scared. I’ll play the GWF’s silly game as long as it takes to get my hands on that title, and if it means breaking the Galactic Code every step of the way, so be it.”

Actagon/Proteus vs. Killer Queen/Vanity

Proteus invited Actagon to take care of Killer Queen and Vanity himself, and Actagon was willing to take on the challenge from his Greek God compadre.

Vanity was able to tag out after eating a backbreaker from Actagon, but Killer Queen was immediately overwhelmed by Actagon, who eventually went to the top rope with a flying dropkick to knock Killer Queen off his feet and then locking in the GRECIAN SLEEPER GRIP! Vanity was able to break up the hold, but Proteus stepped in and started brawling with Vanity. Killer Queen wasn’t able to recover before Actagon shrugged and locked the SLEEPER GRIP back in, and though the referee was initially distracted, once Actagon and Vanity spilled to the outside, the official noticed Killer Queen’s lights were out and called for the bell!

RESULT: Greek Gods def. Killer Queen/Vanity (Actagon>Killer Queen, GRECIAN SLEEPER GRIP, Killer Queen +6)

The Greek Gods were celebrating when Beast-Rider and Renegade appeared on the holo-screen and, riding a high from defeating the Gladiators, challenged Actagon and Proteus to a match. Actagon gave a hearty laugh and asked Proteus if he could take care of these two by himself, too!

Pulsar vs. Mutant (w/ Ghengis Khan, Invincible Krakan)

Prior to the match, the referee, after seeing the antics with Star Warrior prior to the match, banished Khan and Krakan from ringside to make sure that Pulsar and Mutant could have a fair fight!

The matchup itself was evenly-matched, with neither wrestler able to set up their big finishing moves or even go for a pinfall! The action spilled to the outside, and after Pulsar launched off the ring apron into Mutant with a shoulder tackle, Ghengis Khan and Krakan reappeared to attack Pulsar! The exasperated official once again called for the disqualification.

RESULT: Pulsar def. Mutant via disqualification (Society of Death outside interference)

GWF fans, understandably upset with the number of disqualification finishes on the card, began to boo vociferously as Krakan hit Pulsar with a Krakan Skullcrusher on the outside. “You’ve got a long way to go before you start challenging the Society of Death on your own,” Krakan said to Pulsar’s heaped body. The trio walked off, blindly confident despite Star Warrior’s earlier trouncing of Khan (and Mutant).

Thantos vs. Wolf

Thantos, energized by doubters in the Galaxian media, took the fight to Wolf, who was rabidly awaiting this meeting with the Evil Gamesmaster. Wolf was overanxious to get his hands on Thantos though, as the ring technician got the best of Wolf and emphasized his power to counter Wolf’s agility. Wolf went for a shoulder tackle out of the ropes but Thantos blasted Wolf with a shoulder tackle of his own. Taking advantage of the weakened shoulder, Thantos picked up Wolf with a huge shoulder breaker and, trying unsuccessfully to block out the pain in his shoulder, Thantos used the opportunity to take advantage of a distracted Wolf, pretzeling Wolf’s legs in the MASTERLOCK. The savage fighter had not planned as far ahead as Thantos, and paid for it when he thrashed his arms in the MASTERLOCK, which only sent lightning bolts of pain up Wolf’s shoulder blades. After a long battle in the hold, and with nowhere to go, Wolf finally passed out as the referee stopped the match to get Wolf’s shoulder reset.

RESULT: Thantos def. Wolf via MASTERLOCK submission (Wolf +4)

Thantos hopped to his feet and taunted GWF fans as medics worked on Wolf. Thantos delivered a message into a nearby GWF TV camera: “Remember this moment for when those cockroaches in the Chamber of Wisdom are wrapping that Universal Title around my waist! No one will stop me!”

Card No. 3 Quick Results
RESULT: Comrade Terror def. Omega with an atomic knee drop (Omega +1)

RESULT: Beast-Rider/Renegade def. Brute/Massacre (Renegade>Brute with the SPINECRACKER) (Massacre +2, Brute +3, two pin saves used)

RESULT: Star Warrior def. Ghengis Khan with the NOVA LAUNCH (Star Warrior +2, Ghengis Khan +3)

RESULT: Massif def. Exo-King via disqualification (Massif +1)

RESULT: Greek Gods def. Killer Queen/Vanity (Actagon>Killer Queen, GRECIAN SLEEPER GRIP, Killer Queen +6)

RESULT: Pulsar def. Mutant via disqualification (Society of Death outside interference)

RESULT: Thantos def. Wolf via MASTERLOCK submission (Wolf +4)

Titan death?

'Last of the Flying Titans' will risk it all against Mutant

DEIMOS -- The Chamber of Wisdom refused comment on Thantos’ outburst after defeating the Wolf in the latest GWF show, but did address an ongoing spat elsewhere on the card by scheduling a Titan Death Match between Pulsar and Mutant.

The Chamber has threatened to expel all three Society of Death members from the Universal title tournament at GWF Rise of the Heroes if they break the rules of the Titan Death Match, which state that no one is permitted to be at ringside during the match.

“There are plenty of wrestlers in this big universe of ours, and we only want the best in the GWF,” the Chamber of Wisdom said in a statement. “Thantos has shown us that, despite his despicable rule breaking, he is still one of the best wrestlers in the GWF and Galaxian Heroes have requested that he remain employed by the GWF so that they can bring Thantos’ reign of terror to an end themselves. As for the Society, the only thing we’re confident of is that they are incapable of dealing matters like respectable fighters.”

Krakan, who will wrestle “Big Magic” Shane Matthews in his GWF debut, insisted via holo-screen conference: “I’ll take out this ‘Big Magic’ chump from Earth just like I’ve taken out everyone before and prove that there’s no substitute for the Invincible Krakan and the Society of Death.”

In preparation for GWF Rise of the Heroes, the Chamber also announced that several wrestlers will be allowed to recuperate for the tournament, except for those that have requested matchups for Card No. 4.

“We’re in a unique position where we think that the announced matchups for Card No. 4 will bring in plenty of GWF fans, particularly in support of Pulsar,” the Chamber said. “From there, we expect the Universal title tournament to take priority so that we can hopefully bring a semblance of normalcy to the GWF.”

Card No. 4, Late Feb. 2087
Preview
Titan Death Match - Pulsar vs. Mutant

-- Pulsar will get what he's asked for, a chance to take out the Society of Death one by one. However, he must be careful against the disgusting Mutant. Few would doubt Pulsar's in-ring superiority over Mutant but the Titan Death Match's effects are not to be understated on the broken bodies it leaves behind.

Commander Sam/Omega (w/ Star Warrior) vs. Comrade Terror/
-- The FDF have taken some heavy blows in recent months, and there may be more yet to come, but Commander Sam is taking the initiative and teaming up with Omega to get some mojo back for the FDF against Comrade Terror. Terror's been invited to choose his own tag partner, but we won't know until this mystery partner shows up!

Wolf vs. Death Knight

-- Death Knight requested this match, despite it being the same match that will be held in the first round of the Rise of the Heroes tournament! Wolf, always ready for a fight, readily accepted, but is he being as foolhardy and not looking before he leaps, something that cost him his match against Thantos?

Actagon/Proteus vs. Beast-Rider/Renegade

-- Beast-Rider/Renegade dodged a pair of angry bullets at the last card by knocking off Brute and Massacre. Are they biting off more than they can chew with the Greek Gods?

"Big Magic" Shane Matthews vs. Invincible Krakan
-- Not much is known of this Earthborn from the "Chikara" promotion, but Matthews has passed all the physical tests and has been cleared to wrestle. His biggest physical test is yet to come: toppling the intelligent, confident Krakan.

Promoter notes:

-- Shane Matthews was a card I got randomly from ordering something from Filsinger -- I think it was actually the COTG Online pack, funny enough. Also got a reissue Thantos and Mantis from Black Death, though i don't even know what that's all about so I'm not touching Mantis yet. Thought it'd be funny to introduce cards from other feds, especially since Matthews hardly seems like a gamebreaking character.

-- Renegade is as surprisingly good as Omega has been surprisingly bad so far. Tough luck for the Gladiators, and I'm kinda writing myself in a corner here by making Brute this unquenchable killing machine, so I might have to carefully tranquilize him at some point, lol.

-- I know where I'm going with this Lord of Hierarchy stuff, but for now it's just another shadowy dude that seems even sketchier. The "seedings" are, as you probably could have guessed, based on Rahl ratings. Just kinda worked out nicely in a couple of cases.

[Pariah]

Certainly alot to digest in that post, but well worth the read... Loads of great action with plenty of dramatic cut-scenes to help build up the storylines...

Was hoping to see Wolf put down Thantos... Which would've been a major blow this close to the Rise of the Heroes tournament... But, as stated, Thantos is always thinking... And it was his aptitude for in-ring strategy that claimed the win...

I really like the fact that you seem to be mixing surprises caused by the dice in with some well charted plotting... Very interested to see where the ride takes us... Keep it coming!

[Crossbones]

Great match results here! Going to take some time to get caught up here...but worth the time to chew on all the meat.

Just remember that no matter what...have fun with it!

[giantchitwood]

Aug 7, 2015 18:46:11 GMT -5 Pariah said:

Certainly alot to digest in that post, but well worth the read... Loads of great action with plenty of dramatic cut-scenes to help build up the storylines...

Yeah, I'm conflicted because I really don't want to artificially balloon the post count in this thread with individual posts for all my different items, but I wanted to make sure you guys had some stuff to chew on, especially since I only have time to post during the week -- my goal is to stay at least three cards ahead of what I'm posting on the board, though I recently just got into that new Rocket League online game that's really scratching a hit-stuff-with-cars itch for me.

I'm going to come back later tonight with the go-home show for Rise of the Heroes and give folks a chance to make some predictions before I post the first-round results on Monday, but I'm interested in any feedback anyone has about how much info they want in a single post.

[Pariah]

Aug 7, 2015 20:00:01 GMT -5 giantchitwood said:

Aug 7, 2015 18:46:11 GMT -5 Pariah said:

Certainly alot to digest in that post, but well worth the read... Loads of great action with plenty of dramatic cut-scenes to help build up the storylines...

Yeah, I'm conflicted because I really don't want to artificially balloon the post count in this thread with individual posts for all my different items, but I wanted to make sure you guys had some stuff to chew on, especially since I only have time to post during the week -- my goal is to stay at least three cards ahead of what I'm posting on the board, though I recently just got into that new Rocket League online game that's really scratching a hit-stuff-with-cars itch for me.

I'm going to come back later tonight with the go-home show for Rise of the Heroes and give folks a chance to make some predictions before I post the first-round results on Monday, but I'm interested in any feedback anyone has about how much info they want in a single post.

First thing I would offer... Not really sure what it means to 'artificially balloon' the post count, but I wouldn't give that a moment of consideration... Post however you feel comfortable... Sometimes, when I run a supercard, I post the results match-by-match as I'm playing just to give it that 'live' feel... And I always keep my 'news' segments separate from my show results... This is done more for myself than anything - It helps me keep all my thoughts in order...

Just like the game says... IT'S UP TO YOU, PROMOTER! I like to think that notion applies to how you post your fed as well... Some people post nothing but the 'bare bones' match results... While others provide in-depth blow-by-blow accounts of every move and counter-move... Either way works as long as you do the most important thing... Have fun!