LOW - Legends of Wrestling

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the kind words mrsask. I have been running my fed for a long time, almost up to card #800. I think you will really enjoy the LOW sets as it is a lot of fun putting a fed together and running it. I only use the charts that come with the game. Injuries can occur on the feud chart and there is one for interference as well. I also use what we call "house rules" for disqualifications as I prefer to roll twice for a DQ in order to cut down on them so that when there actually is a DQ it feels like it was well deserved.

As for Nick Bockwinkel he is a favorite of mine as well and he has a strong card. I have had him on my free agent list for a while now but I am planning to bring him back in one of my territories soon.

[hotfuzz1980]

Haven't posted here in awhile, but I continue to read and love your fed, and draw inspiration from it. I too admire your history. I did have a question, about how many active wrestlers do you keep on your different territories rosters?

[cruefan68]

Aug 25, 2014 17:47:20 GMT -5 hotfuzz1980 said:

Haven't posted here in awhile, but I continue to read and love your fed, and draw inspiration from it. I too admire your history. I did have a question, about how many active wrestlers do you keep on your different territories rosters?

Thanks. I generally keep between 28-32 in my various territories. In my newer one, PCW, I have around 22 right now but plan to add more. Those are the numbers I use in the LOW territories. I do it a little different in CHIKARA, ROH, and SHIMMER. In both CHIKARA and ROH I have about 40 on the roster and in SHIMMER it currently stands at 47 on the roster. It is hard to balance out the larger rosters but I try to get everyone involved. I think the max I would go would be 50 and then make some cuts sending cards to the free agent pile for a while.

[hotfuzz1980]

Thanks for the info. I've tried and failed at a few attempts at a territory system, but I think it's because I jumped into it all at once. So instead, this time I'm taking a slow burn approach, and doing basically what you did, and run it as one fed for so many cards, and then gradually introduce territories. I'm mapping out my future territory rosters now, and your roster size is what I was curious of. By the way I real dig the addition of the PCW.

[cruefan68]

Aug 26, 2014 8:09:25 GMT -5 hotfuzz1980 said:

Thanks for the info. I've tried and failed at a few attempts at a territory system, but I think it's because I jumped into it all at once. So instead, this time I'm taking a slow burn approach, and doing basically what you did, and run it as one fed for so many cards, and then gradually introduce territories. I'm mapping out my future territory rosters now, and your roster size is what I was curious of. By the way I real dig the addition of the PCW.

Thanks, PCW has been a fun addition to my fed. I always wanted to have some kind of PNW-SF-LA hybrid territory and thus far it is going well. Good luck with your territory based fed. Taking it slow and expanding is a good approach. It worked out for me and I am really proud of how far me fed has come. I went about sixty or so cards and started to break my fed into territories and I haven't looked back since.

[cruefan68]

CHIKARA - Waiting For The Sun - American Legion Hall - Hellertown, PA (Card #779)

●CHIKARA Director of Fun and new 12-Large Grand Champion “Sweet n’ Sour” Larry Sweeney strutted his way to ringside to open the show. He was flanked by the massive Tursas, the former BDK member who made a surprise return on the last CHIKARA card disguised as Dragon Dragon. The appearance by Tursas led to the DOF beating Eddie Kingston in a Steel Cage Match (Card #769 in Philadelphia, PA) for the 12-Large Grand Championship. Sweeney was as arrogant as ever as he bragged about beating Kingston and said that he would do the same tonight when he and Tursas face the “War King” and his lovable tag team partner Dragon Dragon, a partner assigned to Kingston by Sweeney. The boasting continued for several minutes before Sweeney said as the DOF he has put together an awesome show with two championship matches, a PWI Cup qualifying match, and of course the “epic tag team showdown” with him and Tursas vs. Kingston & Dragon. He then introduced the participants in the opening match, F.I.S.T. members Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano, and said that the winner would get a Young Lions Cup match on the next card. The catch being that the winner could be going against their own partner, Icarus, as the F.IS.T. leader would be facing Frightmare for the championship later on. Taylor and Gargano got into a stare down as a smiling Sweeney lurked in the background knowing that his abuse of power may have put a dagger into the heart of F.I.S.T…

1) Chuck Taylor defeated Johnny Gargano:
The two F.I.S.T. members locked up knowing that a championship opportunity hung in the balance and the “Kentucky Gentleman” Chuck Taylor got the better of Johnny Gargano in the end. Gargano had a nice offensive outburst late in the bout but a counter by Taylor led to him hitting Sole Food. He then trapped Gargano in the Cross Crab in center ring getting the victory by submission. Taylor celebrated his win by shouting at youngsters sitting at ringside while a dejected Gargano looked on.

2) Four Way Match: Shane Storm defeated Hallowicked, Green Ant, and Crossbones:
This special Four Corners Match involving Shane Storm, Hallowicked, Green Ant, and Crossbones featured some incredible action and multiple near falls. The rules were that the first man to score a pin or a submission would be awarded the victory. The action was all over the place and nearly impossible to keep track of. A great spot saw Storm lay out Crossbones with the Air Raid Crash but Hallowicked broke up the pin. Hallowicked then grabbed Crossbones and hit the Graveyard Smash for a big near fall. The powerful Green Ant had some shining moments in this one including nearly scoring a submission on Storm with the Cloverleaf. He also trapped both Storm and Crossbones in the Chikara Special at different points in the match. Hallowicked scored with the Go 2 Sleepy Hollow on Storm late in the bout for another big near fall. The dramatic finish saw Storm prevent a deathjump attempt by Crossbones before nailing Green Ant with a Crashing Huracanrana to score the pin.

3) The Throwbacks defeated The Batiri:
Trios action was up next as the popular team of The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield, Sugar Dunkerton, & Mr. Touchdown) took on The Batiri (Obariyon, Kodama, & Kobald). The pumped up Mr. Touchdown, otherwise known as Mark Angelosetti, was the standout in this match. He has been impressive since arriving in CHIKARA and has given The Throwbacks some added punch in trios action. He hit trademark moves like the Flea Flicker and pump splash during this one. Kobald picked up a near fall for The Batiri when he caught Hatfield with a double overhand chop followed by a leaping elbowdrop. This one built to a hectic finish that saw Hatfield and Dunkerton combine on The Grandslam Dunk laying out Obariyon with Mr. Touchdown pouncing on the “deadly, demonic warmonger” for the pin.

4) Vin Gerard defeated Jigsaw:
The controversial and sleazy Vin Gerard, accompanied by his manager The Dark Menace, took on the popular Jigsaw in singles competition. Jigsaw is a veteran of the CHIKARA wars in LOW and was hoping to pick up a big victory here but he never seemed to get on track. Gerard dominated from the outset hitting a fisherman buster for a near fall and then locking on the STF. Jigsaw got to the ropes for a break but Gerard didn’t let up his attack following with an impressive shooting star press. In the end it was Gerard going back up top and coming off with a Flying Bodypress on Jigsaw to score the pin.

5) Eddie Kingston & Dragon Dragon defeated Larry Sweeney & Tursas:
The tag team showdown everyone had been waiting for saw the “War King” Eddie Kingston & Dragon Dragon score a big victory over CHIKARA DOF & 12-Large Grand champion Larry Sweeney & Tursas. This came after a pre-match rant by Sweeney where he said if Kingston won he could have his title rematch. Sweeney did his best to avoid Kingston most of the way using the 375-pound Tursas as a shield. Dragon Dragon was on the lookout for some revenge against Tursas who disguised himself as him on the last card helping Sweeney win the title from Kingston. Tursas got the better of that battle and laid out Dragon Dragon with the Kreuz Bomb for a big near fall. Sweeney was beside himself that Dragon Dragon kicked out and tagged in nailing him with a Bionic Elbow. The blow knocked Dragon Dragon out of the ring allowing Kingston to tag in and it was the “War King” subsequently nailing Sweeney with a Sliding D to score a snake eyes pin. The crowd erupted in cheers as Kingston avenged his title loss and Dragon Dragon recorded his first victory in CHIKARA. An irate Sweeney got on the mic post-match leading to…

●Following the loss to Eddie Kingston & Dragon Dragon, CHIKARA DOF Larry Sweeney said that it was a “fluke” and that Kingston “cheated” so he will not get his championship rematch when CHIKARA returns to Manhattan, NY (Card #789). Instead he is naming a new number one challenger and the man that will face him for the 12-Large Grand championship is – Dragon Dragon! Kingston was furious but the crowd seemed pleased as did Dragon Dragon who bounced around the ring. It was also a celebratory moment for Sweeney who, backed by Tursas, grabbed his title belt and strutted down the aisle to the locker room.

6) Young Lions Cup: Frightmare© defeated Icarus to retain the title:
The popular and high flying Frightmare faced a tough challenge for the Young Lions Cup in the form of Icarus, the leader of F.I.S.T. With Chuck Taylor having won the top contenders match against fellow F.I.S.T. member Johnny Gargano earlier it put some pressure on Icarus who would have had to defend the belt against Taylor on the next card if he won. Frightmare used his speed to dominate early and Icarus was nearly counted out after a somersault plancha. Icarus slowed things down using a sleeper hold on Frightmare and twice locked on the Wings of Icarus going for the submission but the champion was able to escape. Icarus was in control until another somersault plancha by Frightmare set up a big near fall with the Fright Crusher, an elevated cutter. Gargano showed up attempting to interfere but it backfired and that led to Frightmare nailing Icarus with Kneecolepsy, a standing moonsault double knee to the chest, to score the pin and retain the title.

7) PWI Invitational Cup Tournament Qualifying Match: Mike Quackenbush defeated El Generico to advance:
CHIKARA founder Mike Quackenbush went up against El Generico (ROH) in this qualifying match to see who would go to the tournament during WrestleCade VIII weekend. Generico also has a past in CHIKARA and is one of the most popular wrestlers in either promotion. He and Quackenbush shook hands at the bell before the crowd serenaded Generico with more chants of “Ole, Ole, Ole!” as they did during his ring entrance. Generico was on fire early catching Quackenbush with the suicide dive and a corkscrew moonsault. Quackenbush struck back hitting the Quackendriver II for a big near fall. It went back and forth most of the way until Quackenbush struck with a Black Tornado Slam out of nowhere and scored the pin. The crowd cheered the victory by Quackenbush but also cheered the efforts of Generico and both men again shook hands after the match. The victory by Quackenbush means that he will be facing Antonio Inoki in the first round of the tournament. Quackenbush made it to the finals of last year’s tournament losing to ROH star Kevin Steen at WrestleCade VII so he is hoping to win it this time around.

8) CHIKARA Campeonatos de Parejas: The Roughnecks© defeated Osirian Portal (2-0) to retain the titles:
The main event saw the Osirian Portal (Amasis & Ophidian) challenge The Roughnecks (Brodie Lee & Grizzly Redwood, with The Dark Menace) for the Campeonatos de Parejas. The Roughnecks have held the belts for over one year and were making their version six defense of the championship against a team they turned back one time before. The Osirian Portal challenged The Roughnecks for the titles in Taylor, MI (Card #719) but came up short losing in two straight falls. That had to be on their minds as they came into this match hoping to be the ones to finally knock off the dominant champions.

First Fall: This one was over in the blink of an eye. With The Dark Menace providing a distraction, The Roughnecks jumped the Osirian Portal during the introductions to get the upper hand. As Redwood took Ophidian to the outside it was Lee nailing Amasis with the Black Hole Slam followed up by the Brodie Bomb scoring a snake eyes pin. It was a shocking first fall victory for the champions putting them up 1-0 in the bout.

Second Fall: The Osirian Portal needed to dig down deep in this fall to try and even things up but again they were on the defensive. Lee struck quickly on Amasis and laid him out with a package piledriver. Redwood tagged in and caught Amasis with The Wood Chipper scoring a two count. The crowd erupted in cheers when Amasis was able to roll out of the ring allowing Ophidian to legally enter. Ophidian helped turn the tables on The Roughnecks including trapping Lee in the Death Grip. A big turning point in the fall came when Lee missed with a dive over the ropes on Amasis which led to the Portal hitting the Osirian Sacrament on the “Big Rig”. It looked to be over as Ophidian made the cover but Redwood made the save just in time breaking up the pin. It wasn’t long after that when they hit Roughnecked on Amasis with Lee covering him for the pin. The Roughnecks retained the titles in two straight falls as a smiling Dark Menace entered the ring handing them the championship belts.

[bookerbill]

Quackenbush advances. Awesome

[cruefan68]

Aug 27, 2014 17:39:47 GMT -5 bookerbill said:

Quackenbush advances. Awesome

I'm glad you liked that result. Mike Quackenbush will have a tough first round foe as he faces Antonio Inoki of Kings Road United. Quack did make it to the finals last year, losing to Kevin Steen, so it will be interesting to see how he fares this year.

[Crimson Cross]

I was glad to see the Throwbacks win, but I was wanting the Osirian Portal to win the gold. I was hoping Icarus would've won, but overall "Waiting for the Sun" was a fun event...

[cruefan68]

Thanks for the comments Bookerbill and Crimson, next up is action from ROH with history being made...

Ring of Honor - West Coast Showdown - Elks Lodge - Santa Ana, CA (Card #780)

●A special announcement was made in-ring by ROH officials before the show that a feature tag team bout has been signed to open the next ROH card in Manhattan, NY (Card #790) and it will feature Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero) against Bad Influence (“Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels & Kazarian). It was also announced that both teams have been signed to full-time contracts with ROH drawing cheers from the crowd. That was followed by an even bigger announcement that Mark Briscoe has been suspended indefinitely due to his actions in injuring Shelton Benjamin, one-half of the ROH tag team champions along with Charlie Haas, and also for assaulting a referee. The company decided not to vacate the belts due to the inactivity of Benjamin and instead announced that the winners of a four-team tournament in Manhattan would face Benjamin & Haas for the titles in the opening match at WrestleCade VIII (Card #800 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA), a deal which was made possible due to a special arrangement with LOW Commissioner Charlie Cox. The matches for the tournament were then announced as Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman vs. Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, & Tyler Black) and the American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs.

1) Rhett Titus defeated Shane Hollister:
Two men looking for a victory faced off in the opener as Davenport, IA, native Shane Hollister took on Rhett Titus out of Long Beach Island, NJ. Titus controlled this one early and scored a series of near falls with a superkick, frog splash, and his trademark Muff Driver. Hollister showed some nice resilience there and picked up his own near fall with a springboard DDT. A missed running knee by Hollister led to Titus hitting an Inverted Overdrive to score the pin. Both men adhered to the Code of Honor before and after the match in a nice show of respect.

2) Michael Elgin defeated Matt Taven:
The “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin has been on a real tear of late and that continued here as he took on House of Truth member Matt Taven. It started off with Taven on the defensive and ended fairly quickly as a lariat combined with a barrage of Buckle Bombs led to Elgin scoring the pin. The Hoopla Hotties were unable to provide a timely distraction and so Elgin put away Taven in quick fashion. Taven begrudgingly adhered to the Code of Honor post-match by shaking hands with Elgin.

3) AJ Styles vs. Mike Bennett was a Draw:
An impromptu match saw “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles take on “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett who was accompanied by Maria Kanellis and Brutal Bob. Bennett came out with his entourage demanding to know why he hasn’t been given a shot at the ROH Heavyweight title. The crowd jeered as an overconfident Bennett said that he could beat anyone on the roster and out came Styles to a big pop from the crowd. Styles goaded Bennett into accepting a match and it was on. Bennett looked great for a long stretch including scoring near falls with a roll-up with tights, a spear, and the Photo Finish. Styles finally turned things around and caught Bennett in the Styles Clash but Maria distracted the referee preventing a pin. Brutal Bob also interfered when Styles had Bennett pinned after hitting a Fosbury Flop. Styles continued his assault hitting the Spiral Tap and looked to put Bennett away but time ran out ending this one in a draw.

4) Delirious & Rhino defeated Young Bucks by Count Out:
Tag team competition is heating up in ROH and here it was the popular Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) squaring off against the House of Truth combination of “Red Poison” Delirious & Rhino. Manager Truth Martini was in the corner for Delirious and the “Man Beast” hoping to lead them to victory. Both teams had nice runs on offense in this one, including the Young Bucks executing some great double-team moves, but it was a controversial finish that would be remembered. Delirious laid out Matt with the Never Ending Story, a series of clotheslines in the corner, causing him to bail out of the ring. Then with Martini distracting the referee it was Rhino nailing Matt with the Gore right into the ring barrier. He was knocked silly and Nick was unable to revive him leading to the count out win for Delirious and Rhino.

5) Chris Hero defeated Austin Aries by Count Out:
A rare second straight count out decision spoiled the ROH debut of “A Double” Austin Aries who took on Chris Hero, one-third of the Kings of Wrestling along with Claudio Castagnoli and Tyler Black. Aries recently left the SWA to sign with ROH and got into it with Hero after edging Black in their qualifying match for a spot in the PWI Invitational Cup Tournament. That set up this heated encounter between the two high profile stars. Aries shined early and scored a near fall with a Crucifix Bomb. He also went for the 450 Splash but Hero rolled out of the way. Hero bounced back strong hitting the running elbow strike and Rolling Elbow Smash for near falls. This one would end up with a tense battle on the floor and it was “That Young Knockout Kid” coming out on top when he caught Aries with another Rolling Elbow Smash and rolled back into the ring at the count of nine to get the victory. Aries was upset with taking that kind of loss but got back in the ring and shook hands with Hero adhering to the Code of Honor.

6) Fight Without Honor: Jay Lethal defeated Tim Donst:
The heated rivalry between Jay Lethal and Tim Donst culminated in the ultimate battle in ROH – a Fight Without Honor. Both men were primed and ready for war and it showed as they brawled in and out of the ring and even up into the stands at one point. Donst was busted open and was a bloody mess by the finish but he showed a great deal of resiliency twice surviving the Lethal Injection. Donst took some great punishment along the way including missing a spear and crashing into the barrier and then taking a suplex onto a ladder by Lethal. A commotion broke out in the stands during the match as Homicide and Necro Butcher, who were on standby in case a replacement was needed, fought each other out into the crowd. ROH officials scrambled to break them apart and even Lethal and Donst became interested spectators at one point. This one ended in grand fashion as Donst survived the Lethal Combination but then Lethal followed up with his third Lethal Injection of the match to score the pin. The crowd cheered the victory by Lethal but also applauded the efforts of the bloody and fatigued Donst as he was helped to the back by the paramedics.

●A big announcement was made following the match as Jay Lethal learned from ROH officials that he will be receiving a shot at the ROH Heavyweight title in the main event in Manhattan, NY (Card #790). Lethal was ecstatic upon hearing the news and that made him a very interested observer for the main event with Adam Cole challenging Kevin Steen for the ROH Heavyweight title. It was also learned that Manhattan will be the site of another Fight Without Honor pitting Homicide against Necro Butcher which will hopefully settle their heated and bloody rivalry.

7) PWI Invitational Cup Tournament Qualifying Match: The Grappler defeated Greg Valentine to advance:
Two of the toughest wrestlers in LOW squared off as Greg “The Hammer” Valentine (NWC) took on The Grappler (PCW) to see who would advance to the tournament taking place during WrestleCade VIII weekend. Valentine was hoping to join his father, Johnny Valentine, in the opening round as he advanced with a prior win in the qualifying round. The Grappler came in with some impressive wins in PCW including holding two pinfall wins over “Rowdy” Roddy Piper who himself has an upcoming qualifying match in the tournament. This one was a stiff slugfest as the two heavy hitters traded blows in and out of the ring. Valentine nearly won it early when he hit The Grappler with a running clothesline resulting in a two count. The Grappler battled back and in the end he caught Valentine with his controversial Loaded Boot to score the pin. Despite the controversial finish both men adhered to the Code of Honor post-match out of respect to ROH. The win means that The Grappler will face another PCW star in the “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson in the opening round of the tournament.

8) ROH Heavyweight title: Adam Cole defeated Kevin Steen to win the title:
History was made in the main event as Adam Cole, one-half of Future Shock along with partner Kyle O’Reilly, defeated “Wrestling’s Worst Nightmare” Kevin Steen to win the ROH Heavyweight title. Cole and O’Reilly have been involved in a brutal feud with Steen’s fellow S.C.U.M. partners Steve Corino & Jimmy Jacobs and this match meant a lot to the Panama City, FL, native who hoped to gain a measure of revenge. Cole was twice injured by S.C.U.M. this year so the opportunity to dethrone Steen was a dream come true. Steen never seemed to get on track in this one after Cole blasted him with a superkick to the back of the head. He was knocked silly by that and Cole followed with the Panama Sunrise, a super front flip piledriver, to score a big near fall. Corino and Jacobs then ran down to interfere but were followed out by O’Reilly. He cut off Jacobs and then Cole thwarted interference by Corino and nailed Steen with the Florida Key, a bridging double-arm German Suplex, to score the title winning pin. The crowd erupted in cheers as O’Reilly jumped in to celebrate with Cole who was awarded the ROH Heavyweight title. Cole went for the Code of Honor post-match but Steen balked at that and left the ring. Jay Lethal, meanwhile, showed up in the aisle and gestured towards Cole indicating that he was ready for their upcoming championship match in Manhattan.