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Post by wayne on Apr 19, 2022 6:11:48 GMT -5
GWF REPORT (CPC 2107 CARDS 961 - 964)
GWF Champions
* GWF Galaxian Champ: Mandrill (Top Contender: Malice) * GWF Tag Champs: The Centaurians (Top Contenders: X-Termination) * GWF Interplanetary Champ: Wraith (Top Contender: Manslaughter) * GWF Ladies Champ: Amazonia (Top Contender: Anaxis) * GWF Cruiserweight Champ: Brainstorm (Top Contender: Ursa Major)
CPC Champions
* CPC Heavyweight Champ: Prodigy (Top Contender: not announced) * CPC Tag Champs: Theatre of Pain (Top Contenders: not announced) * CPC Interstellar Champ: Colussus (Top Contender: not announced) * CPC Cruiserweight Champ: Vacant (Top Contender: n/a) * CPC Ladies Champ: Velar (Top Contender: not announced)
Latest News:
He may have a lot of controversial baggage but Johnny Rocket’s popularity is on the rise again in GWF circles. He is taking it to the CPC and his old sparring mate Qualitar. The two of them actually brawled at DEIMOS PERENNIAL when Qualitar had the audacity to start conducting interviews and bad mouthed several wrestlers. Johnny gets in his face on the live feed and proclaims “by the time I’m done you won’t be able to interview wrestlers. All you’ll be good for is sweeping the ring. That’s if the GWF will have you back”. Johnny then bravely tried the same thing at the CPC PERENNIAL but was refused entry. But Johnny still has his finger on the pulse. He was outside the Palace conducting interviews as they arrived at the special transport points. As they beamed in Johnny was there getting the scoop. It was like an underground report and most of the GWF guys were happy to speak to him whilst refusing official interviews with Qualitar. Although the CPC got them back by issuing fines for not fulfilling contractual media obligations.
Brainstorm makes history as the first ever GWF Cruiserweight champion. A surprise considering the likes of Lycosa and Enigma were in the tournament. He is being pretty insufferable as the champ. Bragging that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread and that this is the step towards his inevitable greatness.
Blade is ready to step in the ring with Anarchy. Archon thinks it’s a bad idea and tells the youngster “let me deal with him”. Blade tells Archon “I’m taking this match with or without your blessing”. Maybe a little dissension? But the truth is Blade has courage in bucketloads. Archon can’t help being so protective. Feels it is his duty to look after Crossfire’s kid brother.
Blazing Skull shocked the cosmos with what he did to Bishop Hell. There isn’t huge sympathy for the Bishop. Without glossing over the details Blazing delivered an intense explosion out of his head causing severe burn injuries to the Bishop. Eerily similar to what happened to Crossfire except this was a synthetic fire. Still dangerous but if had been real fire the consequences could of been even more catastrophic. As it was the Bishop had to be stretchered from the scene and was immediately hospitalised. His reaction upon regaining consciousness was to announce his retirement from wrestling. Once he heals in a few months Bishop Hell will return to the ring for a series of revenge matches before hanging up his hood for good. He isn’t ruling out one last meeting with Pulsar either. It really is the proverbial passing of the torch as Blazing becomes the new fire god of the wrestling universe.
Morpheus makes a bold step and contacts the Gladiators to seek assurances they will not join the CPC in the future. Felt it was worth pursuing but didn’t really expect any answers. Surprisingly Brute from a rubble strewn battlefield somewhere on Aethra broadcasts a message back that the Gladiators are not taking sides during the conflict. They will do whatever they please but their aim is dominate wrestling no matter the time or place. Omega and Morpheus meet and decide an approach of doing very little is the best way of managing this situation. At the moment the Gladiators are loosely feuding with the CPC and it could escalate into something quite big. They may end up indirectly helping the GWF in the long run.
Morpheus was also in the news as he reacted to the violent attack by Splatter and Vyper on Vigilante at DEIMOS PERENNIAL. Mixed reaction as the suspension of 1 card was seen as way too lenient but there was respect for the way he explained the reasons. A degree of transparency from the GWF offices that hasn’t been seen in a long, long time. Expect things to get pretty heated between CPC Lottery and the Mercenaries in the wake of all this. Dark Justice might find himself drawn into this conflict too.
Just one month in and the Colonizers have upped the ante in their takeover. Mandrill took possession of the GWF Heavyweight belt and then declares a ‘if you’re not with us you’re against us mantra’. Apart from the Gladiators they are prepared to feud with any villain GWF team that doesn’t support them. So far all teams, aside from the Stormtroopers of course, are playing ball. Even the Brymstonians. Nobody dares to oppose them. However a big test is incoming that will bring possible conflict with the Gladiators as his first title defence will be against Malice. The young Gladiator has been on a hell of a run. The new Commissioners were rubbing their hands together at the thought of such a match being booked because it could easily stifle Mandrill’s ambitions. As much as they want the GWF to regain its lofty status they don’t want an all powerful villain lording it up in much the same way as Thantos did over a decade ago. Mandrill will certainly be busy and nobody can accuse him of ducking big matches as he will also face traditional feud enemies Max Shield and Blizzard in non-title bouts. The latter of which is a first ever Scorpi King of the Ring match. Something Mandrill himself has created as a way of showing his superiority. It’s pretty unique and we will soon see why.
INJURED – Supernova (1), Defender/Mad Jester (1), Vigilante (3), Skinhead (7), Bishop Hell (15); SUSPENDED – none
WRESTLER OF THE MONTH:
MALICE - After the first month of the year everyone is jockeying for position but Malice made the biggest statement by taking down Pegasus. He is suddenly emerging into a force again. Aside from a DQ stumble to Ursa Major he has now beaten Mayhem, Raven and Pegasus in his last 4 bouts.
TAG TEAM OF THE MONTH:
REBEL EMPIRE - Slow tag teaming month. Other things have taken greater share of the spotlight. Although the way Rebel Empire played the first move in the Colonizer-Stormtroopers chess match deserves recognition. They beat Chaos and Heracles pretty convincingly and set in motion a very successful few weeks for the Colonizers.
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Post by wayne on Apr 22, 2022 2:47:39 GMT -5
FED FLASHBACK
EPISODE 12 – THE LAW GOES TO WAR – RIGEL NOVA PAVILLION: Johnny Rocket back on hosting duties. This used to be Qualitar’s gig. The date is circa 2094. This was a 2 parter featuring 12 matches but only 6 got put in the spotlight … Johnny: “Welcome all. The GWF finally saw sense and put me back as your host. Hidden gems continue to come out the archives. I remember pirate copies existing at the time but they were so poor quality could barely tell what was going on. This showing has been more than cleared up, it is in full SUPER HD 128k res. Anyway I’m here with Lance At-Las. The main focus here was on a couple of guys. Commander Sam ‘sporting’ a quirky gimmick and Galactic Punisher doing one of his tireless pursuits of villains. Every now and then he’d pick a team to go after. On this occasion he was going after Doomsayer and the Galactic Rebels after the controversial revealing of the Transevolver and what it did to Dreadnaught, Soldier of Fortune and Doomsday Creature” … Lance: “Doomsayer was a flawed genius in my eyes. There is no doubt he was and still is capable of great things. But look at what his machine has done to Reptillo. And of course Dreadnaught. I saw Dreadnaught against Spike recently and couldn’t believe the decline. He doesn’t look good to me. Problem with Galactic Punisher is he wanted to go after everyone. Plenty of guys under surveillance but he never saw anything through as there were constant distractions. Krakan, Thantos, Bishop Hell, Bounty Hunter and the Gladiators were all targeted but not a single one was truly brought to justice” … Johnny: “I agree. We will see how this all plays out but before we move to the matches would you care to tell us if you are coming back to wrestling and on which side you will be?” … Lance: “Am sorry I cannot comment too much. I’ve got the wrestling itch but it’s far too complicated to divulge anything” … Johnny: “Ok. But there is a place on the Rocket Men, sorry New FDF, if you want it. Just give me a call and we’ll talk” … Lance: “I’ll take a rain check on that” … Johnny: (frustrated face) “Let’s roll the tape”.
Sporty Sam runs riot against Bounty Hunter. Johnny: “This is a collector’s item. For a short while Commander Sam, on dark shows, was trying out an American Football gimmick. Kind of a coach/player hybrid and calling himself Sporty Sam. Blowing whistles and shouting things like ‘Let’s hustle’. He even carried a football with him which sometimes got thrown at the opponent’s head. Another time he went down the hockey route and wore a hockey mask. The stick becoming a weapon this time. To say the gimmick didn’t catch on was an understatement. I’m sure there is even footage of him swinging a baseball bat as a weapon too as Slugger Sam but that hasn’t seen the light of day. Sam and the GWF tried to hush it up as much as possible and were rumoured to of destroyed the tapes. But all these years later attitudes have changed and the tapes do actually see the light of day. Everyone can laugh about it now” … Lance: “Sam’s a pretty eccentric guy sometimes. I guess that’s why Mesmer was able to have such a mind altering effect on him a few years ago. This is pretty cringeworthy stuff. Some of the youngsters in the crowd enjoyed it but for the most part the fans were unimpressed. They paid their money to see the good old patriotic flag waving Sam” … Johnny: “It was a bit ridiculous. Especially at a time when Sam was showing his age in the ring and should of been winding down. Another guy who was unimpressed was his opponent, Bounty Hunter, who was feuding with Massif at the time. Especially when Sam threw a football at him” … Lance: “Oh now I remember. Reynard B. Guile appeared on tv at one point with an unexplained black eye and wouldn’t divulge the origin. It must of been from this because Bounty Hunter skilfully dodged and it cannoned into B. Guile’s face” … Johnny: “He still recovered enough to try and affect the result. Interfering like crazy to help Bounty Hunter out especially after SAM’S ATOMIC DROP” … Lance: “Lame gimmick aside Sam was in great form here. Whilst Bounty Hunter wasn’t at the races. Sam went for his finisher three times in all. Given his age I fully expected him to run out of steam but he just kept going and eventually got the deserved win after a reverse backbreaker. Great outcome”.
Cosmic Forces downed New Order. Johnny: “Everyone was looking forward to seeing New Order. They’d made quite the impact on entering the GWF and taking it to the Gladiators but Galactic Punisher ruined this” … Lance: “Yes. Galactic Punisher randomly shows up to demand the Cosmic Forces abide by the Galactic law and accompany him. Of course they refuse but we did get a unique scene. Galactic Punisher cop pursuit out of the arena. Jumps into a police hover vehicle and chased down the Cosmic Forces who had commandeered a cab. Throughout the rest of the show a drone feeds back footage of this whole thing. It all begun after Galactic Punisher uncovered contraband in the locker room. Some brass knuckles right where the Cosmic Forces had been lurking. He confiscated them. But that wasn’t enough. He wanted to take it further” … Johnny: “Well you should know as you were there. The chase didn’t go too well for Galactic Punisher though. He ended up crashing into a shop. Thankfully empty and then it turned out the vehicle he wrote off wasn’t even his. What a hypocrite” … Lance: “No wonder this was hushed up. I guess this was not long before his heel turn to Vigilante so it’s not a total surprise this happened” … Johnny: “Yep in hindsight not a surprise. Anyway to summarise the match. Remember there was one? The Cosmic Forces were mostly on top. Mace had been on the end of a few hefty moves but was holding his own. Then Galactic Punisher starts to head down the runway. Everyone looked distracted by this including Mace but not Antimatter. He took advantage to hit NEGATIVE CHARGE and grab the pin. Rather than react both members of New Order along with Destructon 3000 just departed in disgust and left Galactic Punisher to it. That’s when all the post match drama started”.
Doomsday Creature devours Galactic Punisher. Johnny: “Serpent Unman was in an even more feral state after going through the Transevolver. The first time we all saw the Doomsday Creature was terrifying. So out of control and a huge increase in body mass. Who could ever of imagined this is what Reptillo would become when he entered the GWF in late 2087. He was such a mild mannered and friendly chap back then” … Lance: “This must of taken place before that cop chase. Galactic Punisher actually thought he could get cuffs on this thing. But got flung off immediately and Doomsday Creature then starts having a mad one” … Johnny: “Definitely a bad move to wind this thing up straight away. I didn’t actually think the match would even get started as anything that wasn’t nailed down started getting flung around. Even Doomsayer struggled to show any control over his creation and almost got knocked out of his floating chair” … Lance: “Somehow it did get started though and Galactic Punisher got more than he bargained for” … Johnny: “That’ll teach him. It was a mighty long match though. Galactic Punisher dished most of his best moves and tried to pass LIFE SENTENCE but Doomsday Creature just kept coming and eventually overwhelmed him” … Lance: “It was pretty brutal in the end. Doomsday Creature just perpetually chomping on Punisher with DINNERTIME. By the third and final time there was a fair amount of blood” … Johnny: “Shame it didn’t calm Galactic Punisher down. He was still determined to cause trouble at this show”.
King Lear rules against Ursa Major. Johnny: “All hail the King” … Lance: “Indeed. Exo-King was in the wilderness a bit so the change of gimmick did some good. He shed those toxic implants and switched to being King Lear and became hugely popular. His original look returned years later but he kept his heroic values. The guy is a true legend and his current health problems are worrying to hear about. I hope he can recover fully” … Johnny: “Yes hopefully he can. Here he was taking on Ursa Major in a squash match. Poor Ursa was cannon fodder for the stars back then. Spent many years taking defeat after defeat. But the Titans saw something in him and he is much better now. He’s not my cup of tea though. Too much of a goody two shoes. All the Titans are” … Lance: “Don’t let Pulsar hear you say that. He’s still a Titan at heart and would think nothing of going all hardcore on you” … Johnny: “Oh would you look at that. Ursa Major bows before the King. What a dork. King Lear trying to show he is a very different man and telling him to cut that out. But then just goes and clobbers him” … Lance: “It’s a wrestling match. What he’s supposed to do? I actually thought Ursa did okay here” … Johnny: “Actually your right. Ursa Major lasted out for about 5 minutes. He even got a couple of offensive moves in at the start but there was never any danger of an upset. King Lear just patiently waited for the right moment with His Majesty’s Mauler sealing the win. Shame we didn’t see his finisher THE CORONATION. I remember it as being quite spectacular. Maybe he held it back because he was facing Ursa Major and didn’t want to risk really hurting the youngster”.
Vanity claims a rare victory over Sectarian. Johnny: “OMG. Vanity has never ever changed. And he keeps getting banished but keeps coming back” … Lance: “He’s getting old now but still thinks he’s gods gift. I remember one show backstage I could see him talking. As I got closer I thought he was hitting on someone. Could hear him saying ‘your amazing. I could just gobble you all up’. Naturally I was curious as to who the poor object of his desire was. Couldn’t stop laughing when I realised he was in front of a mirror!” … Johnny: “Well I was hoping his pretty face wouldn’t look too good after Sectarian had finished with him but alas Vanity slimed his way to victory” … Lance: “Good old Sectarian. Shame it never worked out for him in the fed but those barbaric Renegades found him out I guess. Still he had a bit of a cult following and had a few good results in his first few months. Sadly this wasn’t one of them” … Johnny: “Have to admit this is one of the best matches I’ve ever seen Vanity wrestle. Without Sweet Thing, not sure where Mr. Galaxy was, his offence was pretty toothless. Unable to pull off his sneaky LADIES CHOICE but he found a whole host of other moves. The winning move, a skullcracker, very unlike him”.
Greek Gods beat Meteor Storm by DQ. Johnny: “I’d forgotten what a couple of dorks these guys were” … Lance: “Yes, Meteor Storm was a joke tag team” … Johnny: “No I mean the Greek Gods. They actually thought ancient wrestling had a place in the GWF. So overrated” … Lance: “Hey watch it, they were good friends of mine. They are one of the most legendary teams of all time” … Johnny: “Okay calm down. I was just horsing around” … Lance: “Speaking of horses. Meteor Storm came riding down on some. I remember one dark show where one of them fell off and got his foot caught in the stirrup. Shame it’s not this one” … Johnny: “I think that’s happened more than once. Anyway it’s a predictably one-sided match. The Gods play with them a while before Proteus looks to finish off Black Hole Bart” … Lance: “Bart wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of a clean victory though. Like a coward he desperately bails outside. Grabs a horseshoe and tried to belt Proteus with it which drew the DQ” … Johnny: “Luckily he was so clumsy he missed and ended up striking the ring post instead causing great pain to himself. Actagon decided to get involved now. Picks Bart up and hurls him into the onrushing Astro Turk. Both were left in a pathetic heap. One of the horses tethered to the post then proceeds to dump on them. That was hilarious”.
OTHER MATCHES … Rogue defeats Star Warrior by DQ. “Unexpectedly tough for Star Warrior. Not helped by Scourge running interference and then missing his feared COSMIC BIG BANG. Fortunately he recovered and hit his finisher 3 more times but a mix of a miraculous kick out and saves by Scourge kept things going. Star Warrior ended up getting so frustrated he dragged Scourge into the ring and did the move on him. The crowd loved it but the ref not so much as he called a disqualification” … Soldier of Fortune pinned the Guardsman. “All too easy for the newly humanoid SOF. He absorbed some early offence from the Guardsman. Picks his moment and then uses THE REVENGER to finish. The Guardsman had been appearing at ringside less and less at the time. Little did we know at the time but he was on the verge of being liberated” … Tendron goes over Massif. “Have to say this was a bit of an upset. I expected Massif to be too strong but he was a bit out of sorts. Found THE SMOTHERING too much to handle. I suppose it highlighted Massif’s general career. A big star but just too inconsistent to be bracketed with the very top stars” … Count Necros beat Terak. “Decent contest. All very even until Count Necros administers a bite to the back of the neck. Seems to induce some kind of temporary paralysis as Terak is easily pinned off the back of that. Necros got plenty of heat from the crowd. His eerie persona spooked a lot of the kids” … Justice embarrassed Brute. “Well known that Justice was suffering problems with Galactic Punisher but he puts that to one side to shine in singles. A Judicial Forearm stopped Brute in little more than a minute. He would of cringed as much as anyone over the forthcoming antics of his partner” … Death Masque crushed Trainer Jim. “Novelty match for the tape. Jim on rare occasions liked to step in the ring. Often unsuccessfully. This was no exception. He was on the end of THE MELTDOWN after being pounded relentlessly for a couple of minutes”.
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Post by wayne on Apr 25, 2022 8:11:10 GMT -5
CARD 965 – TRITON PAVILLION:
Blizzard stuns Mandrill in a Scorpi King of the Ring, the title wasn’t on the line. Mandrill brings a new match to show his dominance. Blizzard practically begged Vertigo to be the one to face him. Vertigo relents but wants to get Frozen Fury back in gear so the team doesn’t lose its momentum after such a successful previous year. Although after the outcome he might have a tough time convincing Blizzard to go back. The youngster will think he can achieve great things as he rises to the occasion and defeats Mandrill. From the moment it began Blizzard was up for it. Giving Mandrill no time to breathe and racking the tokens up. But you’re never going to have it all your own way against Mandrill. There was a period of a few minutes where he seemed to level up after a MUTANT MAULER and Prime Piledriver rattled Blizzard. At this point everyone was expecting Mandrill to keep control and move towards an expected victory. However Blizzard wasn’t about to blow his big chance. Gets an adrenaline surge and launches a huge second wave of offence that Mandrill cannot cope with. There were many diversions out of the ring but Blizzard won all those brawls. He then took an opportunistic shot with ICE ATTACK. No DQ worries in this match type. Hits Mandrill right in the noggin. That set in motion a big chance to actually win this. Buoyed by the hit it doesn’t take Blizzard long to unleash another and this time it’s the killer blow. Mandrill drops to his knees and then slumps forwards. Wasting no time Blizzard grabs Mandrill by the fur on his shoulders and pitches him over the top rope. Mandrill doesn’t go over straight away. Making a pathetic attempt to resist but he’s too weak to hold out for long. Blizzard goes low down and gives him a leg over that results in Mandrill plummeting to the floor below. The entire crowd counts along with the ref before bursting into a cacophony of noise as he reaches 10. In truth the ref could of counted to 100 and Blizzard would still of won. Will be interesting to see where this goes now for Blizzard. His singles ranking would of received a huge boost on the back of this. The aftermath sees the Colonizer camp stay very quiet. In recent weeks they have been very noisy bragging about their plans and dominating telecasts. It was nice to see them silenced. Maybe Mandrill is trying to pretend this never happened and move on to the next challenges.
Manslaughter battered a lethargic Wraith to take possession of the Interplanetary title. So often in the shadow of the Ninja Assassins, Lycosa and Enigma it’s now the turn of Manslaughter. Can he show his value to Darkos by capturing this belt and bringing it back into the Masked Assassins team so soon after Lycosa lost it? The chance is unexpected to be sure but with so many belts littering the wrestling landscape he didn’t have to do too much to earn the shot on this occasion. Darkos certainly gives him a good starting point. Let’s Manslaughter head up the runway alone whilst waiting by the entrance. As soon Wraith emerges Darkos explodes a paint bomb. Both Wraith and Vertigo are showered with a luminous yellow paint. It’s not the first time someone has pulled a stunt to nullify Wraith’s invisibility but it was well executed. They cannot believe they’ve been had but there is not much they can do now. That paint won’t wash off easily. Wraith needs to get his focus back but maybe that stunt did unsettle him because he finds himself under constant pressure. Although he survives SNAP, CRACK, POP countless times and accumulates 7 tokens mostly to that move alone he cannot afford to keep getting caught. Unfortunately nothing he does works and Manslaughter keeps punishing him with his painful finisher until finally it works. Unbelievably the belt switches hands and is back in the Masked Assassin camp.
Penthouse Suite sweeps the New FDF in an 8 Man Battlezone match. The first proper link up of Terak and Johnny. Bringing their teams together in Battlezone action. It’s strictly a professional relationship and they only appear at ringside with their ‘own guys’. Ever the opportunist Johnny thrusts his guys into the pivotal roles. From Savage Kingdom only Wildcat features whilst Brainstorm and X-Termination represent the Rocket Men. They aren’t given much chance against the Penthouse Suite which is stacked with stars. Janus, the Matador, Colussus and Terminus are all rolled out. The other members, Paragon and Prodigy, said the match was beneath them and declared themselves as unavailable. But even without them they are still incredibly strong and prove it with a dominating win. Match summaries as follows … Colussus was barely troubled against Brainstorm. First out the hat are Brainstorm and Colussus. Short and one-sided. Strange choice of moves from Colussus as we saw him use KILLER AIR GUITAR (Grunge), IRON HAND (Daeman) and ROBOTIC DEATHBLOW. The last of which led to the pin … Colussus takes care of Wildcat. The size of the task for the new FDF was already a big one and made even greater by this loss. Colussus pounded Wildcat with ROBOTIC DEATHBLOW three times. The Penthouse Suite still with a full house and Colussus looking fresh as a daisy … Colussus eliminated Sleeze by count-out. Finally a tough match for Colussus but he still comes through token free. Poor Sleeze, on the other hand, has 6 of them by the time he just collapses outside of the ring. It’s no surprise. He’d felt the effects of his own finisher, ROBOTIC DEATHBLOW x2 and also FIELDS OF MALICE during his time against Colussus … Colussus single handedly secures victory for his team by seeing off Grunge. Gets tougher still for Colussus but he comes through. Quite a bit happens but the main highlight was when Colussus uses KILLER AIR GUITAR. Grunge no sells it and almost immediately shows Colussus how to do it properly. So nearly a pin there. In fact Grunge is doing really well and looked close to ending the run of Colussus. Until he bodged a deathjump. It’s quite often overlooked how agile Colussus is. He manages to roll through the crossbody that comes his way and with a handful of tights, just to give it the classic heel gloss, holds on for the pin. Thantos claps approvingly at the feat. It will be appreciated that none of the others had to get their hands dirty. Johnny Rocket doesn’t take the defeat too well and fires off a load of verbal through the mic aimed at Thantos and the CPC. But Thantos laughs it off. He knows Johnny would never dare to physically confront him.
The Stormtroopers frustrate Rebel Empire on their way to a DQ victory. Having dealt with Chaos and Heracles the struggling Stormtroopers of Powerhouse and Hammer shouldn’t pose a problem to Rebel Empire. But they need to use this as a springboard to finally go on and win the tag belts. It is remarkable they haven’t managed that yet. Surely another win here will put them back among the top contenders. With all due respect to the current champions, the Centaurians, they are seen as very beatable. So with all this considered it makes this match pretty vital to the Colonizer team. However they stumble to a damaging DQ loss. All born out of frustration. They just don’t get things their own way and the Stormtroopers show a surprising resistance. Especially Hammer who was wrestling well above his perceived ability. Even getting the powerful Vendetta in HAMMER’S LOCK at one point. The hold was easily broken but it was a worrying sign. With things not going so well inside the ring Rebel Empire starts to resort to bullying and brawling tactics. Nefarus perpetually pitches Hammer out of the ring but he just keeps coming back. The ref warns Nefarus to cut it out but gets a shove for the intrusion. On seeing this Cassandra screams for the DQ and the ref, who was picking himself up, obliges. Nefarus naturally goes mad at the decision and Vendetta looks as if he might assault the ref. Coincidentally on the back wall, where ads and backstage stuff are beamed onto, a hologram flashes in his eyeline. It’s an image of Morpheus with speech bubble ‘zero tolerance to violence against referees’. Part of his stamp it out campaign. Seems to resonate with Vendetta who unclenches his fist and gives the ref a friendly pat. Rebel Empire now leaves with Sentry in tow. The Stormtroopers celebrate like they’ve won the titles. Guess they need to make the most of it with wins in such short supply these past few years.
Splatter battered Dark Justice. With the Mercenaries sidelined Justice aims to seek revenge on their behalf starting with this match. He is perturbed to see Vyper skulking around. An official tried to send him away but when a snake slithers out from within Vyper’s suit he freaks out and abandons. After Vyper is allowed to stay it is all downhill for Justice. He is endlessly bothered by this and fails to fully concentrate on Splatter. A very dangerous thing indeed and he pays the price by getting swiped with MEET ARSENAL. Easy pin for Splatter after that. Vyper then enters the ring. With Splatter holding Justice down a huge python is unbagged and allowed to go all over Justice. He screams through the whole ordeal and Splatter announces to crowd that Justice has wet himself. All very humiliating. They leave laughing. It takes a while for Justice to compose himself after this but when he does grabs a mic and makes a public challenge to Vyper to face him at Pelf Palace.
Chaos beats Talon. Chaos was looking for someone to bash around. A guaranteed victory if you like. That’s how Talon got the gig. Lord Nexus wasn’t sure if it would do the youngster much good being cannon fodder but didn’t want to dampen his enthusiasm. If Talon could last 5 minutes it would be an achievement. Of course all the enthusiasm drains out of Talon as Chaos comes close to him. He looks up at this enormous man and starts sweating like a pig. No time to lose your nerve now. Chaos grins and offers Talon a free hit to get him started. Talon gets more than one in before Chaos retreats out of the ring. When he comes back starts to lay into Talon. But he takes a good while to actually win. Not clear if he is playing with him or genuinely having trouble. However he eventually polishes it off with BOW OF DEFEAT and tosses Talon’s limp and lifeless body to that mat.
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Post by wayne on Apr 26, 2022 3:28:18 GMT -5
CARD 966 – PELF PALACE:
Scourge is refereeing all the bouts tonight. Commissioner Grogan said this will not be a common thing but it was reward for his exemplary and impartial calling of matches last month. Other than the Cruiserweight tournament there is no other gold on the line tonight. CPC sticking to its policy of having its champions only defend every other month. But that only applies to wrestlers on its own roster. GWF wrestlers holding their belts, of which there are none, still have to defend every month. If that’s not favouritism I don’t know what is. The main event is highly anticipated. The singles stars of the Penthouse Suite against their counterparts on the Champions in tag action. Best of 3 falls. Thantos and Star Warrior both at ringside. Scourge as the referee. What could go wrong?
Prodigy and Paragon defeated Pegasus and US. Patriot 2-0 in a Best of 3 match. Star Warrior leads his team out first and looks like he needs to try and get them more motivated. There is a look of resignation on their faces before things have even begun. In stark contrast to the confident approach of their opponents led by the wily Thantos. Although it must be noted Paragon looks jealous as Prodigy unbuckles the CPC Heavyweight belt and hands it Thantos. Scourge then gives Thantos a wink with his one good eye. He has been making dodgy calls left, right and centre and looked about ready to continue that trend to the detriment of the GWF wrestlers in this big main event. Doesn’t bode well. However the first fall actually ends clean. Well cleanish. Prodigy catches US. Patriot with THE PERFECT SINGLES FINISHER twice. First time Pegasus makes the pin save but second time he gets blocked off by Scourge. So Star Warrior tries to help Adam out. Paragon just cuts him off with a powerful clothesline. Prodigy then pins Adam aided by a fast count from Scourge. It’s also noticed that Thantos had reached in to hold down the legs of Adam. Terrible start and clearly the Champions don’t have a chance. Pegasus fights back valiantly in the second fall and even subjects Paragon to PROJECT PEGASUS. But Prodigy just storms the ring. Adam comes in too and the ensuing brawl means the effectiveness of the move is lost. Pegasus tries to keep the momentum after this but makes the mistake of going after Paragon when he was having a break outside and talking to Thantos. It was the perfect excuse for Scourge to call his latest DQ and with that the match is over. Fist pumps from Magnus Colby in the VIP gallery but surely he couldn’t take satisfaction in this. It was such a travesty. Star Warrior beckon his guys away from the scene. Shouting out “leave them to it, don't come down to their level”. He later challenges Thantos to face his Champions team at a GWF arena for a fair fight.
CPC Cruiserweight Belt Tournament Final:
Brainstorm beats Halcon Oro by count-out to win the title. The CPC Cruiserweight belt takes pride of place next to the announcer’s table. It is on a pedestal atop a red velvet cushion. Diamonds glistening off it. Brainstorm’s ladies are smitten with it but it’s all looky no touchy. Officials keeping it guarded. Prodigy, as it’s greatest ever champion, is on hand to present it to the winner. After what we saw in the opening round Halcon Oro is the hot favourite but he finds this much more difficult. Brainstorm will do anything to get an edge unlike Ursa Major. The early exchanges saw momentum going to and fro. It then all ramps up when Halcon Oro throws Brainstrom into a turnbuckle and suicidally somersaults across the ring towards him. He ends up running into a boot. The lingering effect of which sees him clamber around as if drunk and then fall through the ropes. Brainstorm senses victory and gives Maxine Babe and Darla a signal. Whilst he distracts Scourge they pounce on Halcon Oro. Darla strangles whilst Maxine Babe stamps on him with her stilettos. All done so fast that when Scourge pushes Brainstorm away to see what’s going on the ladies are back on the other side of the ring fixing their make up. Scourge knows there was foul play but didn’t seem to care and lays on the count. Halcon Oro could barely get his head up much less clamber back in the ring. Brainstorm wins and the girls go crazy again with usual inappropriately provocative celebrations. Prodigy hands the belt over and declares “wear it with pride. This is what set me on the path to greatness. But don’t get too comfortable. One day I may want it back”. He then picks up his own CPC Heavyweight belt which dwarfs the Cruiserweight one and heads back up the runway. He’ll be back out in a few minutes for the main event.
Jack of Diamonds defeats Mad Jester by forfeit. Jack continues to test the waters against Jester. However he gets a pleasant surprise as Defender of the Realm walks towards the ring. He informs Scourge that he is forfeiting the match. In the gallery Commissioner Grogan angrily rises to his feet and demands that he wrestle but Defender defiantly holds out his spear and shouts “I would never fight my friend”. The confused announcer seeks instruction through his earpiece and after a couple of minutes pass reluctantly informs the restless crowd that Jack of Diamonds has won the match. Is this a turning point in the split personality battle? One thing is certain with this character is that we must expect the unexpected. He could still quite easily show up as Jester when Defender is booked in the next match. Jack still needs to tread carefully but for now at least he is pretty happy.
Gila beats Monad in a big upset. Monad aiming to be Gila’s tormentor again. Having beaten him at CPC PERENNIAL it is assumed the same will happen here. Worries that Mollock might of been banned from Pelf Palace are allayed as he is given the green light to be at ringside. Just as well he was. He gave Gila the security needed to go on and pull of a big upset. Gila could of had it won very quickly. Using his GUT CHECK twice. If it had been in a GWF arena with the rules against Monad’s shoulder blades still in place it would of been over. But the shadiness of the CPC combined with Scourge gave a reprieve. Only temporarily though. Monad just all over the place and Doomsayer can only look on in horror as a move Gila learned from Terak does the business. A Predator Pounce taking Monad down and this time nothing could save him. Mollock excitedly picks Gila up and smothers him in a hug. Gila gets lost amid the huge mass of fur. It’s a great moment. Doomsayer cannot believe how badly tonight has gone for his team.
Hunters of Prey cut Desolation Factor down to size. The Hunters are really testing themselves. Desolation Factor this week, the Gladiators next. Hopefully they’ll still be in one piece after it is over. Even though last month’s debut performance was underwhelming from Desolation Factor their manager, Doomsayer, bragged it’s the sign of a potentially great team to be in the winning habit even when not at its best. However he will be at a loss to explain this one. Desolation Factor slumps big time right in front of the eyes of the gallery. Early power moves serve to mask the impending disaster. Karah coped admirably with everything that comes his way, gets a little run of offense going which include some jaw dropping moves. Then hands off to his more experienced mate. Wildcat doesn’t let up on Ruin and even when the behemoth goes out the ring he isn’t allowed to catch breath. He is struck with WILDCAT STRIKE and even the onrushing Doomsayer and a slow count from Scourge cannot save him.
Vyper destroyed Dark Justice. Controversially Scourge confiscates the Rod of Justice but does not do the same to Vyper’s snakes. Probably out of fear. One is draped over the top rope and coils itself around it. Scourge simply says of the rod “this is not yet certified for use in the CPC”. Justice just cannot get a break against these guys. He shrugs with a look of resignation and engages. However the loss of the rod and fear of being ambushed by Splatter and the Terrorists not to mention the presence of the snake makes this an inevitability. Vyper barely has to get out of first gear and delivers VYPER’S SHOW within just 6 moves. Justice had been constantly floored with Predator Pounce in the lead up. Unfortunately this is a task to great to take on alone for Justice. He needs his ‘buddies’ the Mercenaries back if he is to stand any chance going forwards.
CPC Cruiserweight Belt Tournament First Round:
Newcomer Halcon Oro aka Golden Hawk debuts in the tournament. Not much known about him but he hails from Mexico on Earth and looks like an exciting high flyer. Brainstorm and Ursa Major are entered as they aim for double glory. Both also due to meet later in the month for the GWF counterpart. They are joined by Lycosa. For some reason Enigma misses out.
Brainstorm shocks Lycosa. Clearly the CPC Cruiserweight belt doesn’t mean quite as much because the ladies are back at ringside. Brainstorm could probably of done with Johnny Rocket to help blunt the high flying attacks of Lycosa. But they do a fine job for him as it happens. Didn’t look good for Brainstorm as Lycosa inflicts BLACK WIDOW’S BITE. Maxine Babe now leaps on the apron and flashes her cleavage. Lycosa drops everything to stare. Like a rabbit in headlights. Brainstorm survives as a result. He then goes onto it stun after Lycosa after a long tussle. Severely weakening him with THE BRAINSTORMER but it was actually a Running Lariat that gets the win. Surely Brainstorm can’t go and capture the CPC belt to go with the GWF one. Never in a million years would anyone of predicted that.
Halcon Oro needs less than a minute to beat Ursa Major. A chance for Halcon Oro to make an immediate impact. It could be the fastest rise to a title belt in wrestling history. He certainly is spectacular. A hero back on Mexico known for a lot of self confidence bordering on arrogance. At the same time a strong believer in fair play. He snubs the handshake offer from Ursa Major but does nothing in the match that can be considered underhand. Although chance would be a fine thing as he has it won in only two moves. Ursa Major tries to start fast with a 360 off the top rope but misses. Halcon Oro follows up with a springboard legdrop and pins him. He makes sure Ursa Major is okay and leaves. What a debut.
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Post by wayne on Apr 26, 2022 13:47:53 GMT -5
CARD 967 – ACHERNAR TECHNODROME:
THE LAUNCHING PAD - COLUSSUS … Johnny Rocket’s old show is back and it features a controversial interview with Colussus where he tries to justify his CPC move “I am in wrestling to make money. But I was getting a pittance compared to most. The GWF seemed to think because I was part of the top hero team they could get away with paying me mates rates or something. So I needed to look for a workaround. That’s when the CPC came in and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. I need to do what’s best by me and to feed my family. That’s the main reason I moved. But the guys on the Champions also never supported me. I suffered terrible racial abuse at times but all Star Warrior cared about was pushing Pegasus and his own brother. I was always forgotten. Well not anymore. Everyone thinks my internal circuits have gone haywire but that’s not true. I have seen the light and I am now hungry for my match with Pegasus next week where I will show the Champions team what they are missing. They’ll wish they never let me go”. He gets jeered throughout. Nobody is sympathising. The line about his internals being corrupted was interesting because Colussus grimaced a few times as if he was suffering shooting pains in his head. He also had plenty to say about longtime enemy Heracles but declared all could be forgiven if he crossed the line too and joined the CPC. Not sure if the offer is kosher but he claims Heracles has been approached.
Heavyweight champ, Mandrill, beats Malice in an incident free match. This was huge for many reasons. Mandrill desperate to keep the symbol of power that the belt represents. At the same time wanting to keep things civil with the Gladiators. The likely plan would be to stifle Sentry. If he starts taking shots at a Gladiator it could start a war that Mandrill doesn’t need. But it was pretty important he didn’t lose. Especially so soon after losing to Blizzard in a non-title bout. That had damaged his reputation quite a bit already. Mandrill has said very little about that night except “if the belt had been on line then the outcome would of been very different”. Luckily he gets back on his perch with a very convincing win here. Maybe Malice just isn’t ready to be at the very top table. Mandrill controls the large majority of the match. From the moment a Voltaic Stunner zapped Malice only one winner likely. Malice had probably one decent moment but quickly relinquished control after a whip into the ropes saw Mandrill flatten him on the rebound. Evasive moves then needed from Malice to avoid being pinned after COLONIZER CLAW SLAM and MUTANT MAULER. Trouble was this all took a toll. Later when Mandrill offloads a big atomic drop it ends the challenge of Malice. The impact reverberated right through his big frame. Mandrill gratefully accepts the pin and keeps his belt. More relief than joy. This was dangerous to negotiate but he’d done the job without damaging relations with the Gladiators.
Pegasus scrapes to victory over Draconian Sheik by DQ. Big year for Pegasus as he aims to get back to the top of the pile. By his standards 2106 was a quiet year. Things hadn’t started too well against Malice but there was a big improvement in beating Terminus and he’s now hoping to start churning out the wins. The danger of facing someone like Draconian Sheik was immediately obvious as the Terrorists take up their posts. Even Star Warrior keeps a wise distance from them. Pegasus began well enough but went for a deathjump very early on. An unnecessary risk and no surprise to see it end badly. One Terrorist jumps on the apron. This distracts both the referee and Star Warrior. Meanwhile the other Terrorist goes to where Pegasus is perched and bites him on the back of his leg before he could jump. Pegasus falls into the ring and Drac just savages him. Several minutes of barbaric punishment begins including an agonising stint in DRACONIAN BACKBREAKER and his head was bashed countless times into steel objects like the ring steps and an exposed buckle (more Terrorist handywork). Pegasus is bleeding and close to losing yet another important match but Drac throws him out of the ring instead. Like a carcass to vultures as the Terrorists descend on him. Star Warrior bravely rushes around the ring and throws himself at them. Floors one with a crossbody. The other is dealt with by Pegasus arming himself with a chair for protection. Given a chance to grab the weapon by Star Warrior’s surprise cavalier attack. Drac is about ready to jump into the mix but the Commissioners have beefed up security and almost a dozen guys swoop to stop things escalating further out of control. The crowd noise almost drowns out the announcer but the verdict ruled in favour of Pegasus by DQ. Fortunate win there.
Vanity easily beats Brainstorm. Cruiserweight belt was not on the line much to the chagrin of Vanity. It is his first attempt to win Maxine Babe back and he soon forgets all about the belt when he sees her. She is all over Brainstorm though. More than usual. It’s borderline x-rated in a ploy to drive Vanity crazy. Vanity reacts by grabbing Darla’s arm and trying to smooch with her but ends up embarrassed as she slaps him. Reynard B. Guile chews the referee’s ear off over it. He can keep going on about it til he’s blue in the face but it won’t do any good. But it doesn’t matter. The slap seemed to invoke a red mist over Vanity and he now squashes Brainstorm. Just 4 moves with LADIES CHOICE ending it. B. Guile playing the valets role in making the move successful. He even stops Darla’s distraction on the apron by trying to pull her knickers down. So Vanity gets the first win between these two. Now grabs a mic and says to Maxine Babe “how about that? Bet you want to come back to me now”. She snatches it off him and responds (pointing at Brainstorm’s belts) “not until you have one of these. Besides Brainstorm wasn’t even trying as it was non-title. Now get that old, wrinkly body away from me before I puke”. B. Guile convinces Vanity to leave “you did your part. Forget about that trollop. After a win like that the GWF will be banging at your door to offer you a contract and a title shot and we can tell them where to go. They never treated you fairly”.
Nefarus comfortably beats Terak by count-out. Terak still likes to enter the ring and get his hands dirty despite his advancing years. To show he is as dedicated to as anyone to the hero cause he boldly challenged Nefarus, the right hand man of Mandrill. Initially he wanted the organ grinder and not the monkey but there was no way Mandrill was going to give him the time of day. Not in a month where he faces Blizzard, Max Shield and also defends his newly acquired Heavyweight belt against Malice. Perhaps surprising Nefarus could even be bothered to accept it. An unexpectedly energetic start by Terak and the fans dare to dream but it soon gets stifled by SCISSORDRIVER. No chance after that. Terak gets thrown out of the ring and is counted-out after a suspected shot from Sentry. But even the replays were inconclusive. Nefarus celebrates but gets a rude shock as he turns around. In what can only be described as ‘sh*t yourself moment’ Nefarus comes face to face with Mollock. Terak made a pretty quick recovery and says from outside the ring “what’s the panic? There’s no need to be afraid. Mollock’s a bit softie at heart. Just ask the Gladiators”. Mollock then bares his fangs and snarls. His strong breath disturbing the hair on Nefarus’s head. Nefarus almost trips over himself trying to get away. Tears up the runway with Sentry struggling to keep up behind. Terak may of lost but he enjoys the cheering of the crowd at that moment. Gets even better when releasing Nefarus has left his iconic leather jacket behind so Mollock rips to shreds.
Thunder and Overkill undeserving winners over Hunters of Prey by DQ. The Hunters are buoyed by their shock win over Desolation Factor and really go for it. The speed of the Hunters dazzled Overkill. They use a double team option and criss cross the ropes. Thunder and Overkill don’t know what way to turn, just standing around like statues. It doesn’t help that Overkill also seems distracted and bothered by Mollock. It’s not often he comes across something bigger than him. But he needs to get his attention on the match as Thunder was getting creamed in the ring. He was hit with WILDCAT STRIKE x2 and HUNTER’S STRIKE all consecutively. Thrash has to leap to his aid and on the final strike Thunder managed a last gasp kickout. The action then spills out of the ring and Overkill cannot stay away from Mollock. Wanting a test of strength but the behemoth thinks he is under threat and bodyslams him onto the concrete. That draws the DQ and the Glaldiators survive a humiliation. Thunder tried to follow his lead and confront Mollock too but gets the same treatment. Not much of a bedside manner from Thrash as she says to both Gladiators “get up” and kicks them both in the side until they respond and leave. The Hunters wait til the coast is clear to return to the ring and take in the fan response. The crowd were so appreciative of their Herculean efforts in the ring. They deserved better than they got.
The Stormtroopers building a winning run as they beat Royal Flush by DQ. Commander Sam and Jack really holding their breath for this one. If Jester shows up then what will they do? They wait anxiously and when they hear the voice of Defender in the distance it is like music to the ears. Jack rushes out to give Defender a hug but Powerhouse opportunistically comes up and smashes their heads together. Sam cries foul but gets ignored as Powerhouse shows his strength to drag them both to the ring. Tossing Jack in and feeding him to the waiting Hammer. Cassandra claps this moment of ingenuity. Before Jack knows what’s going on he is on the end of STORMTROOPER BLITZ. Defender and Sam don’t move a muscle. Show faith in Jack to survive on his own. Their faith is repaid but it doesn’t trigger a big comeback. Royal Flush spends much of the rest of the match on the back foot. Defender ends up going too far as he whacks Powerhouse with his spear and they lose a key match. With wins this month over Rebel Empire and now Royal Flush what odds on a title shot now for the Stormtroopers. It could happen.
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Post by wayne on Apr 26, 2022 13:55:49 GMT -5
I thought I'd scan my records because it felt like a long, long time since the Stormtroopers had lost. This undercard duo last lost on #940. Big surprise to me!
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Post by wayne on Apr 28, 2022 11:46:25 GMT -5
CARD 968 – SATURDAY NIGHT STARSLAMMERS – TITAN SPORTATORIUM:
Usual sea of Titan fans ready to cheer their heroes but not a good move by the GWF to hike ticket prices for faithful fans. The Commissioners say it is a temporary measure to balance books and crucial to get them competing. Thankfully the fans still turn out in droves. Promises of free tickets being made available at a future date once things have recovered. In one corner it is almost like a shrine to Dragonmaster. Being his last active wrestling year there’s not too many appearances left for him and the fans know it. They want to make him feel special and appreciated.
Mandrill easily beats Max Shield in a non-title match. The classic feud rumbles on. Mandrill may mostly have Chaos in his sights but he’ll never shake off Max whose life is dedicated to punishing the Colonizers for their atrocities. Vertigo was on heightened awareness having heard a rumour the Colonizers are planning a gang attack as a statement. He is also on lookout for Blizzard, who having gained a shock win over Mandrill, is causing some disturbances. He fears the youngster might choose this stage to do something stupid. Sadly his greater worry should of been Max inside the ring. He surrendered pretty weakly. Architect of his own downfall as tried to change to a more technical style feeling it might surprise Mandrill. However he gets easily picked off and taken out with a series of high impact moves culminating in COLONIZER CLAW SLAM. The intelligence Vertigo received them proves to be correct. Rebel Empire makes their way to ringside amid a chorus of boos. Max and Vertigo look vulnerable. They are marooned in the centre of the ring surrounded by the Colonizers. The rest of the team, apart from Blizzard, are busy doing a fund raiser activity back on Omicron. Or else they would of been here looking out for their team leader. Ready to intercept. Backstage Commissioner Morpheus is trying to alert a security team to move in but there were fears damage would be done before they get there. Suddenly a ball of ice whistles past Sentry’s nose and takes Mandrill off his feet. One by one the remaining Colonizers are taken down. It was Blizzard to the rescue. He emerges from what can only be described as a sniper position behind a screen. Max and Vertigo are able to leave the ring and step over the fallen Colonizers. Max gives Blizzard an appreciative pat on the back. Blizzard smiles at this gesture but that soon changes as Vertigo tries to do the same. Relations look frosty between him and Vertigo. Is this a side effect of Blizzard’s shock defeat of Mandrill earlier in the month?
Tag champs, the Centaurians, ends the challenge of X-Termination with a DQ win. Some fans were wishing the GWF would move on from pushing X-Termination as top contenders and give a tastier match. Maybe they’d forgotten how close they’d come to dethroning the Centaurians last time out until the time limit intervened. Not that X-Termination were taking it too seriously. Acting like a couple of lazy b*stards and doing next to no training. How do we know? Well Terak has a vested interest in them and has been moaning about their dedication to the new FDF. Guess a leopard will never change its spots. They are just lucky their immense talent often makes up for their bad attitudes. But on this occasion they are just completely lousy. Talisman explodes out the blocks and Grunge is knocked from pillar to post. Within no time at all Talisman comes down on him with AMULET DROP. Grunge kicks out but Talisman doesn’t dwell on this. He can see Blade is eager for his turn and tags him in. Blade walks straight over and unleashes SWITCHBLADE KICK. Sleeze makes a pin save to try and keep things going. Stamping on poor Blade’s head to break the cover. The referee takes no nonsense. Disqualified Sleeze for the action. Johnny Rocket moans at the decision only to shut straight up when he spies the ominous figure of Commissioner Morpheus out the corner of his eye. The new Commissioner is trying to keep close by at the GWF shows. After the bloodshed in the ladies championship match he decided he needed to be closer to the ring. It is clear that Morpheus is the man on the ground whilst Omega does much of their promotional and admin work. So far it’s working quite well and all incidents are being dealt with swiftly. This would also get heavily tested in the next match too.
Ursa Major defeated Brainstorm to win the Cruiserweight belt. The likes of Enigma and Lycosa were pretty ticked off but they must wait their turn. Brainstorm is a picture of confidence and proudly shows off a wrestling diploma he has created and awarded to himself. His ladies swoon over the self appreciating act. But then something Brainstorm didn’t bargain for. Vanity shows up and starts flirting with Maxine Babe. Unlike last time out she seems to like the attention and encourages it. Brainstorm is agitated but cannot get to Vanity because Ursa Major already wants to wrestle. Vanity hands Maxine a note or maybe it’s a picture. She takes one look and fans herself before pretending to feint. Darla rushes over and takes a look for herself and starts giggling. Meanwhile Ursa Major is really taking it to Brainstorm in the ring. The ladies attentions are diverted. It means when Brainstorm finds himself knotted in SHOTGUN CRADLE he doesn’t get any help. He cannot break free on his own and his tenure with both belts is a short one. Ursa Major is in dreamland as he is handed the title. Vanity stood to observe the transition and then leaves, mission accomplished as far as he was concerned.
Ladies champ, Amazonia, withstands a vile and bloody attack to see off Anaxis. Amazonia wonders how many times she has to beat Anaxis before she’ll be fed a new challenger. Unfortunately this shows just how thin the ladies roster still is. With many other females lacking activity, even Thrash, it means Anaxis is still the top contender. Something reinforced with an easy win over Ms. Liberty between now and their last title match. In a feisty opening scene Anaxis goes to break her bowl over Amazonia’s head. Amazonia skilfully rolls out of the ring and takes hold of her sword and shield. Anaxis doesn’t care and keeps coming at her armed with a shard of her bowl. Amazonia warns “don’t make me do this”. Shockingly Amazonia swings her sword but Anaxis picks up a small wooden stool and the weapon gets embedded into it. Anaxis is now able to pounce on Amazonia and scrapes the shard down the side of her face before tossing it. The ref doesn’t know what to do as the match hadn’t even started. Amazonia is bleeding but wants to continue. Reluctantly he agrees and Amazonia digs in for one of the all-time great performances to remain as champion. She knew it needed winning quickly before blood loss made her too weak. Using a missed turnbuckle charge to send Anaxis outside and gain the advantage. Anaxis really hurt in the resulting fall. Amazonia gathers every bit of strength she has left to get her back in the ring where AMAZON ATTACK is successfully used. No cheering from the fans, just fervent applause for the intestinal fortitude Amazonia had shown.
Pegasus coasts to victory over Colussus. Pegasus continues to try and move back up the queue for a title shot. Colussus presents a pretty big obstacle though. It’s one of those matches high on emotion. Even hard on Colussus as he sees his former friend and manager, Star Warrior. But he tries to brush it off and look all commanding. Even asking Thantos to hand him a towel. But Thantos is not one of those managers that panders to the whim of his wrestlers. Shows his authority with a dressing down of the new boy “what did your last slave die of? Don’t ever issue commands to me. You do as I say. Now get out there and beat that overrated scumbag”. Colussus twitches a little before obediently nodding. Star Warrior says nothing and just observes. What must be going through his head? The Titan fans are among the most well behaved and respectful in the entire cosmos but clearly the knives are out for Colussus and they vent their feelings. Pegasus then proceeds to skip through the match like it was a training exercise. Colussus just wasn’t up to scratch against him. From the moment Pegasus no sold a Cyborg Clothesline and just levelled Colussus with a bone-crunching clothesline it was all downhill. Pegasus delivers a barrage of level 3 offensive moves with several near pins. Ends up going full circle as the one that eventually floors Colussus long enough to complete a pin was a bone-crunching clothesline again. Thantos tried a distraction but this is the GWF and the referees aren’t so easily taken in by him here. It’s a disappointing result for Colussus who had been on a strong winning run. The honeymoon period had to eventually end though. Can he recover from this?
Anarchy knocks Archon out cold. Turns into a difficult first meeting for Archon. Originally Blade had signed to face Anarchy. Reportedlyagainst the wishes of Archon. All this got changed a couple of weeks ago as Archon steps in and Blade instead gets booked to help defend the tag titles. The love and protective nature Archon has towards young Blade is admirable but many of us agree he should of been free to take him on. Time to cut the umbilical chord. Hopefully there is no awkwardness now between Blade and Archon. Anyway it must be noted how popular Archon is on Titan. The fans appreciate his high morals and call him an honorary Titan. Sadly it all goes a bit pear shaped as he tries to stand up to Anarchy. With all the punishing torturous moves and Maleph also causing a distracting chaos it’s too much to cope with. He took CRUCIFIX DROP two times in what amounted to a brutalisation. It was incredible he actually kicked out the first one. Maybe his head missed the metal plate. But the second one left him unconscious. Anarchy is already striking fear into the fed and the manner of this win just increases all that. Final words come from Maleph who dares all members of the Centaurians to come to Brymstone but warns “on Brymstone no one can hear you scream. Or if they do then they’ll just come and kick your head in”.
Titan Fury goes over Blazing Skull and Death’s Head by DQ. Massive pop by the fans for their Titan heroes. Even beats the huge ovation the returning Pulsar got. Could they deal with this unorthodox Brymstonian team? Dragonmaster is particularly hungry for some action. Making the most of each and every match in his final year of wrestling. Also his friendship with Pulsar is still a deep one and Blazing is a current feud enemy of his. Death’s Head has past associations with Krakan so that makes him a natural opponent too. Becomes pretty tough for the Titans though. The Brymstonians were pretty savage but Titan Fury held out for a DQ win. Death’s Head was particularly ferocious. Excuse the pun but they needed to cool this guy down, as he was on fire. His FUNERAL MARCH gave DM plenty of problems. But as often happens the Brymstonians cause their own downfall. Maleph cannot stay quiet and needlessly tries some attacks leading to the outcome. Luckily DM fends him off and is able to safely go straight from this match into the commentary booth to call the remains of the card. His future in this capacity is virtually assured. Network execs and fans alike love his commentating style. There was a sigh of relief at this being over. Blazing Skull never got any opportunity to use the feared DEATH BY FIRE. After what happened to Bishop Hell it is a big risk to all that face him.
Painmaster beats Pulsar by DQ. Pulsar’s opponent Painmaster has plenty to say. Teasing the Titan fans that their faith in Pulsar is misplaced. “He’s a rule breaking no gooder with that illegal finisher of his. You are hypocrites for cheering him. Sentry is ready to shoot him down if he tries any funny business”. But before the action begins there is a big surprise. Pulsar takes the mic and proudly announces Lord Nexus will be in his corner as a one off. Well that just takes the roof off. Such an emotional reunion. But will Lord Nexus approve if ACID RAIN is thrown? Sadly the move doesn’t become a factor but Pulsar still got disqualified. For brawling. Incredibly petty decision from the referee and definitely not a popular one. Kind of watered down the whole big reunion occasion.
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Post by wayne on Apr 28, 2022 11:47:08 GMT -5
GWF REPORT (CPC 2107 CARDS 965 - 968)
GWF Champions
* GWF Galaxian Champ: Mandrill (Top Contender: Pegasus) * GWF Tag Champs: The Centaurians (Top Contenders: Stormtroopers) * GWF Interplanetary Champ: Manslaughter (Top Contender: Painmaster) * GWF Ladies Champ: Amazonia (Top Contender: Thrash) * GWF Cruiserweight Champ: Ursa Major (Top Contender: Enigma)
CPC Champions
* CPC Heavyweight Champ: Prodigy (Top Contender: Wolf) * CPC Tag Champs: Theatre of Pain (Top Contenders: Hunters of Prey) * CPC Interstellar Champ: Colussus (Top Contender: Gila) * CPC Cruiserweight Champ: Brainstorm (Top Contender: Halcon Oro) * CPC Ladies Champ: Velar (Top Contender: Amazonia)
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Disturbing scenes saw Anaxis bloody Amazonia with a shard from her iconic bowl. Possible permanent facial scarring as a result. Not on the same level Thantos suffered all those years ago but still pretty grisly. Despite the bloodshed Amazonia continued their match and still won. She makes it clear the level of revenge she will take has only just begun. Anaxis justified it as a self defence move after Amazonia had used her sword in a threatening manner. Will this create a side feud between Wolf and Heracles as a result? The two men will probably prefer not to be drawn into additional conflict but someone like Wolf might be unable to ignore it. Anaxis is heavily fined by the Commissioners. It’s the first criticism they have faced as a number of media personalities say the punishment doesn’t fit the crime. A lengthy suspension was also needed.
Big match on the horizon for the Champions. Star Warrior and Commander Sam are assembling the troops ready for a huge Titan Death Battlezone match against the Penthouse Suite in GWF territory on #971. Last time the Penthouse Suite swept their Battlezone over the FDF and that was without their ‘top guys’ being among their team. This time Prodigy and Paragon are sure to be involved. The Champions desperately need Pegasus to get back to somewhere near his brilliant best after some very mixed results so far. His last match versus Colussus was much more like it. Hopefully it continues. He’s also earned a shot at the GWF Heavyweight belt again so could even go into it as a champion again depending on when the match happens. The most worrying thing for the team is Star Warrior is being seen drinking a lot. His sister temporarily went off the rails last year and now we have this. As a teetotaller his father, Omega, would surely not approve. Star Warrior dismisses it as being for medicinal reasons. Prescribed to help deal with the stress built up in this pressure cooker environment. But we all know no good can come from drinking to forget your woes.
As if the love triangle of Brainstorm-Vanity-Maxine Babe isn’t enough Maxine is now trying to get her claws into Pegasus. Apparently, or so she tells him in secret texts, she has always admired him for his good looks and high morals. Am sure his success helps too. Pegasus is trying to ignore the attention but when alleged provocative pics also accompany the messages it’s pretty hard. Will such rumours spark Brainstorm or Vanity into a little side feud with him? They can’t hold a candle to his talents in the ring so it could be a futile thing to pursue. Plus Pegasus has hands pretty full with the Champions-CPC feud. Maybe Maxine’s attention seeking will just pass. Speaking of Brainstorm he has experienced unexpected success. He won the vacant CPC Cruiserweight belt. Obviously still not enough to keep Maxine’s eyes from wandering but it’s an incredible turnaround from last year. His record was wretched and he was struggling to get off the dark shows.
Blade goes public on the ridiculous rumours that he and Archon are at odds. Prompted by Archon’s intervention in Blade facing Anarchy. He simply said “I respect Archon’s advice. And advice is all it was which I took. He was the same when I first went up against Blazing Skull. These are dangerous beings and we have to tread carefully. Anarchy represents perhaps an even greater threat than Blazing Skull. Archon also reminded me that I am co-holder of the tag team belts and that I have responsibility to this. It would of been foolish of me to jeopardise that. I know my day with Anarchy will come. Just need to be patient”. Perhaps Archon will step aside now. Having taken on and lost big to Anarchy he is having to deal with the worst run of his career so far. Losing run of 4 singles matches. He’d already lost to Death’s Head one-on-one last month too. Whilst there was a disappointing cage defeat to Blazing Skull late last year as well as bombing out of OTB in the first round.
Blizzard may of made a crucial save on the last card to help Max Shield but is he back to old disruptive ways? After stunning Mandrill he now wants a singles push. It’s amazing that such a huge win for the Genesis team is actually proving counterproductive. Vertigo won’t be drawn on comments when approached. He is trying to deal with the problem internally and keep things as private as possible.
Malice gets over his failure to win the GWF Heavyweight belt by declaring he wants the head of Colussus. The tension between the Gladiators and CPC is heating up all the time but after Colussus had the audacity to impersonate FIELDS OF MALICE in a match against Sleeze things went up a few degrees. Malice considers this a huge insult and will punish Colussus for mocking him.
The many faces of Mad Jester are causing lots of entertainment although am not sure the likes of Commander Sam or even the CPC are enjoying it much. You just never know what is going to come through that curtain and it cost the CPC a match against Jack of Diamonds. The same could quite easily happen to the Champions team. Jack is trying to be positive by saying “things are far better with him than they have been in last few years. We thought Defender was lost forever. I predict his appearances as Jester will be become more infrequent as time goes by”.
The Mercenaries are back and it cannot come soon enough for Dark Justice who endured a nightmarish month at the hands of CPC Lottery. He has told Krakan he doesn’t want to be further dragged into battling Splatter and Vyper. His focus is on capturing titles and dealing with Draconian Sheik.
Questionable CPC rankings system at play again but nobody cares this time. Because Gila gets to go for the Interstellar belt. Massive support for this new darling of the GWF fans. Can he shock Colussus? With Mollock in your corner anything’s possible.
It is still a couple of months away but the GWF has said FESTIVAL OF FIRE will be held at the most dangerous place in the cosmos, the Brymstone Battle Dome. Could be a ratings hit but it’s incredibly risky. Although it is very quickly clear Commissioner Morpheus is prepared to take risks to save the fed he helped create.
INJURED – Skinhead (3), Bishop Hell (11); SUSPENDED – none
WRESTLER OF THE MONTH:
VANITY - I like to use these monthly awards to sometimes recognise wrestlers who wouldn’t normally be in the running for the top titles or involved in main events. It’s not always about belts or even wins. With that in mind Vanity is wrestler of the month. For the way he has come straight back in, got under the skin of Brainstorm and made himself immediately relevant and entertaining. The fact he blew Brainstorm away in only 4 moves also helps a lot. The way he is going he might just be able to win Maxine Babe back or maybe even end up stealing Darla away. Or both!
TAG TEAM OF THE MONTH:
HUNTERS OF PREY - They are hot! Unbelievable month from this exciting new team. To go to Pelf Palace and upset Desolation Factor with everything against them was unthinkable. But they did it! It also helped harmonise Terak and Johnny Rocket. The contempt Johnny has for all things CPC is well known. So for his new allies to go and pull this off against them gives him a respect for the Savage Kingdom that was previously slightly lacking. Not forgetting the way the Hunter’s almost followed this up by beating the Gladiators. Future champions for sure if they can keep this up.
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Post by wayne on May 2, 2022 2:56:22 GMT -5
CARD 969 – UMBRIEL SKYDOME:
Heavyweight champ, Mandrill, loses to Pegasus by DQ. Even when he’s not been at his best you can’t keep Pegasus out the title picture. He rose above some shaky form to suddenly blow Colussus away and make the Commissioners take notice. Although Chaos, unhappy to be on the outside looking in, could not help having his say that it was blatant favouritism from Omega towards the Champions team. Morpheus then said “it was my decision, so you can cut all that speak out unless you want to cop a hefty fine”. So to the match and Star Warrior walks out behind Pegasus looking like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. He is under pressure, as reported by his stories of excessive drinking, needing titles to come back into his team. Desperately hoping the void is only temporary and will be over by the end of this match. Good job Pegasus looks the opposite. Carrying himself with an air of confidence. So much so that he doesn’t even give Mandrill the opportunity of an entrance. Jumping out of the ring to meet him in the runway. Sentry got taken out first and then Mandrill got pitched face first into the barrier. Pegasus then rips the belt from his waist. Holding onto it with one hand whilst dragging Mandrill towards the ring with the other. The belt is handed to the ref who takes that as his cue to officially start. Quite the opening and not something Mandrill expected. He never gets to grips with Pegasus after this who is putting out a flurry of big level 3 moves. Several early pinning attempts too. Then comes PROJECT PEGASUS. Star Warrior’s mood changes and his arms are up in premature celebration as Sentry fires a shot with the stun gun which misses. But Sentry wasted no time following up this miss by storming the ring. The ref gets pushed aside and Sentry smashes Pegasus on the back of the head. Star Warrior reacts and flies into the action. Flooring Sentry but it’s no good because the ref has decided to disqualify Mandrill. Star Warrior pleads with him to let it continue but nothing doing. The frustration extends beyond Pegasus and Star Warrior. Chaos had planned to make an immediate challenge to the winner afterwards but he knows it will be fruitless as Pegasus will surely be given a rematch before that’s even considered.
Thrash bloodied poor Amazonia to become new ladies champ. Not what you want. Amazonia’s wounds are still raw and she’s now facing Thrash who could very well open them up again. As a result Amazonia is wearing a protective facial mask. Thrash calls it a big improvement to her looks. It’s a pretty short match and things end up worse for Amazonia. Started pretty good but then lost her way and Thrash got the title off her with FEMME FATAL. Thrash was then unable to resist removing the mask and used a spike from her shoulder pads to draw blood from the other side of the face. A matching scar is carved. Some of the fans were pretty sick at the sight of the blood. It all left quite the mess. Poor Amazonia was clutching her face not letting medics see. They had to guide her away. Many of the crowd had been desperately calling out for Wolf during this. The reason he never showed up was because there were some afters from his own match with Heracles and the security was struggling to separate them. Their paths having crossed in the immediate aftermath.
Amazonia is injured for 4 cards as a result of this but refuses to let it sideline her. Remarkably she wants to continue with planned revenge matches with Anaxis. She doesn’t mention Thrash despite the despicable act but is sure to be after too as soon as possible. Thrash didn’t get away with the savagery of the attack. The new Commissioners move to suspend her for 6 cards. Normally a suspension as long as that would stop a champion making the mandatory title defence and result in them being stripped. However Thrash is lucky with this. She has just enough of a window next month to squeeze it in.
Wolf defeated Heracles on a DQ decision. They both have the women in their lives to blame for this. Amazonia and Anaxis lost the plot with each other and as a result now Wolf and Heracles face off. They felt compelled to. Both women are banned from being at ringside. It maybe an unwelcome distraction but Wolf never gives anything less than his all. Whether he’s wrestling a Gladiator, enhancement talent or in this case Heracles. Dives straight into it. Heracles is pretty clever though. When removing all his chains and medallions he kept one concealed in his hand. As the pair of them go to ground he manages to get a chain around the neck of Wolf and mask it from the ref via a headlock. Although Wolf breaks free and goes onto largely dominate the match. Even having an unsuccessful attempt with SAVAGE FACE CLAW but the chain becomes a constant weapon. As the action spills outside the ring Heracles becomes less shy about using it under the referee’s nose. It leads to his disqualification. The final scene before security smothers them is Wolf latched on with the claw whilst Heracles has the chain wrapped around his throat. Both under extreme duress but refusing to buckle. They are finally pulled apart. Wolf was wheezing and had a bright red line around his neck but was still having to be restrained. With this finish it has added more spice to the Amazonia-Anaxis feud. A mixed tag involving all of them is coming soon.
Desolation Factor beats the Mercenaries by DQ. Desolation Factor looking to recover from their Pelf Palace horror show but laying waste to ageing tag legends, the Mercenaries. Quite the match for Vigilante to be returning from injury. The Mercenaries refused to roll over though. They’ve seen it all before and wrestle smart. Causing frustration and managing to avoid most of the big moves. Although Vigilante quickly realised it would take more than wrestling to hurt these behemoths. Resorts to using the butt of his rifle against Ruin whilst they brawl outside. No way the ref was going to let that go. Even though his team had won Doomsayer wasn’t happy. He had wanted Desolation Factor to finally make a big statement but it was just another stumbling effort.
Vyper squashes the Creeper. Vyper faces old friends in consecutive shows. Tonight the primitive Creeper. Next week it gets more emotional as it will be Wildcat. Vyper’s promo centres on his old partner calling him “the weak link on our team”. He will polish off the Creeper before moving onto him. Given the circumstances it is perhaps a surprise that only Terak is ringside. However he reasoned it might be too risky to have Mollock out there too. No telling what he might do or even what Vyper will try. It is no surprise that Vyper wins with ease via VYPER’S SIDESHOW. Terak doesn’t try to get involved. His main aim was to ensure the Creeper didn’t get assaulted. With all due respect the next meeting between Vyper and Wildcat is of far greater importance.
Ninja Assassins demolished Frozen Fury. Has Vertigo squashed the mutiny already? Blizzard is back in tag action and looking calm. Unfortunately the Ninja Assassins wrestled fact a blinder to give another headache. Blizzard never got out of the ring. The Ninjas swarmed all over him. A perfect setup from a Daeman Death Grip and then comes DOUBLE EDGE SWORD. The speed at which it all happened gave neither Buck nor Vertigo anytime to react.
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Post by wayne on May 3, 2022 6:56:58 GMT -5
CARD 970 – UMBRIEL SKYDOME:
Tag champs, the Centaurians, far too good for the Stormtroopers. Believe it or not but the Stormtroopers come into this riding a 7 month unbeaten streak in tag action. That’s how they were able to rise to the championship match. The Centaurians would do well not to underestimate them. Cassandra is at her annoying best. Screeching and also brandishing her dominatrix whip. Lashing it against the ring apron as part of her attention seeking. Just making everyone feel pretty uncomfortable. The champs do their best to ignore her and hope to keep their solid run going. They do just that by being totally professional. The Stormtroopers are just not up to it. Blade managed to pin Hammer after SWITCHBLADE KICK. He’d earlier been a bit perturbed when Hammer kicked out after the move. But if at first you don’t succeed try again. Little bit of drama greeted them afterwards. One of the perks of being a champion is you often get your own private dressing room at the plusher venues. Well the Centaurians got back to theirs and found it had been broken into. Some of their possessions were burned and words “see you in hell” scratched into the wall. The handywork of the Brymstonians. With a GWF trip to the Battle Dome coming next month this seems to be a challenge done in their own inimitable style.
Pegasus labours to victory over Vanity. On paper this should be a walkover for Pegasus but the presence of Maxine Babe keeps him on his toes. It’s not clear if she is here to assist Vanity or just swoon over Pegasus. Of course there is Reynard B. Guile too and his own manager, Star Warrior. Quite an audience out there. Clearly Vanity wishes it was a gorgeous woman directing him rather than B. Guile. Moans at B. Guile to cut him some slack over his constant instructions. But the snivelling little manager takes no notice and gets under everybody’s skin as usual. He does actually make a big difference. Pegasus pummelled Vanity from the bell and is about to ready to seal a quick pin. Then B. Guile distracts everyone and stole a lipstick from Maxine’s make up bag. Tossed into Vanity. When Pegasus comes back over Vanity jabs it in the eye and Pegasus has to take evasive action to kick out on the follow up pin. The effects of the eye injury sustained clearly bothers Pegasus and he has huge difficulty closing this out. A real struggle for several minutes until a bone-crunching clothesline connects perfectly to almost take Vanity’s head off.
Nefarus chops down Chaos. I think it’s almost a given that Chaos is building towards a huge meeting with Mandrill. Maybe it’ll be saved until GALACTICON. But before he can get to Mandrill again he’ll need to keep facing his underlings. Although Nefarus won’t take kindly to being described like that. He is still being touted as the co-leader of the Colonizers and villain team. At least on the outside. Nefarus is all too aware that he needs to show he has abilities on the level of Mandrill and winning this would be huge. He goes for broke and uses his powerful leg muscles to pull off SCISSORDRIVER early. A strike like that would of knocked the stuffing out of most people but not Chaos. He powers back and has Nefarus in a front bear hug outside of the ring. A variation on his crushing finisher only for Sentry to smash him from behind with a chair. It put Nefarus straight back on top and he pitches the huge frame of Chaos back into the ring before unleashing a Genesis Rocket Launcher and then pinning him. Stunned silence at the outcome. The fans had been on the side of Chaos. That’s how much the Colonizers are despised. Also post match outcry as to why the ref did nothing to stop the assault. It is thought he was under instruction to be lenient as the new Commissioners (mostly Morpheus) were unhappy with the amount of DQ outcomes on the last show and felt under pressure.
Wildcat gets the better of his former partner Vyper. Great win attained by Wildcat. He quickly upsets Vyper via WILDCAT STRIKE straight after getting out of the path of a deathjump. But the actual match was overshadowed by a potentially nasty scene as Splatter came out and tried to take down Mollock with Arsenal. Thankfully a powerful arm comes up to grab it and ripped from Splatter’s grasp. The weapon then gets flung with tremendous force into the crowd. Hopefully it didn’t hit anyone. A valuable souvenir to be sure. Splatter rages and tries to jump into the crowd to retrieve it but gets pulled back and pressed by Mollock. Is Arsenal now lost forever?
Thunder and Overkill annihilated Titan Fury. Thunder and Overkill want the tag belts again but won’t be happy to have to endure the trivialities of a rankings match. But even the Gladiators aren’t above all that. Titan Fury is keen to have a run at them too what with time running out on Dragonmaster’s career. Sadly the Titans make no impression. Rising Sun got marooned and becomes a punching bag. He does well to endure as much punishment as he does including DECAPITATOR (DM pin save to thank for that). But after acquiring a 6th fatigue token Overkill goes for TURNBUCKLE TRAP (again) and the suffering is over.
Dreadnaught over Mutant by DQ. Dreadnaught is drifting aimlessly as a loner but refuses to call time on his wrestling career despite a probable future of being cannon fodder for the majority of the roster. He wanted to renew his rivalry with Soldier of Fortune here but all he could get was a match against Mutant. Lucky for him no sign of the Terrorists. Makes the best of it to win here. But maybe frustrated to see how weak his GUIDED MISSILE has become. Mutant made an easy kick out. It even came close to then winning with TEMPLE GRINDER. But Dreadnaught clung on and ultimately won by DQ after Mutant started going nuts outside the ring.
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