Wayne's Early Classics Fed

[wayne]

Card 162 - Ceres Amphitheater:

(THE FINAL CARD OF 2086 AND THE EARLY CLASSICS ERA)

(Two lesser known guys, Red Talon and Duke of Destruction who haven’t featured on the TV before are on the bill - very little by way of introduction and they soon disappear from GWF screens although they are rumoured to of featured in some dark matches before and after this show. The Duke is said to of engaged in a personal battle with Exo-King for leadership of the Evil Ones which he ultimately lost. Exo-King officially changes the name of the team to the Royal Court shortly after)

Thantos and Exo-King (Comrade Terror at ringside) beat the Deimos Dazzlers (Star Warrior at ringside). A chance for the Dazzlers to end their GWF careers on a high as they confirm this will be their farewell match. They are presented with a huge challenge. Individually Thantos and Exo-King would demolish the Dazzlers but as a team they will feel they’ve got a chance. They take precautionary measures by bringing their old rival Star Warrior to ringside with them. His presence is counteracted by Comrade Terror on the other side. The Dazzlers make a good fight of it but Exo-King is just too strong. With Thantos pulling the strings and Comrade Terror keeping Star Warrior occupied Exo-King is free to pummel Rama. He clamps on DEATH VISE causing Rama to pass out and then tosses him away like a piece of garbage. He and Thantos then close in on Tano to wreck their farewell party. Star Warrior breaks free of Comrade Terror and tries to get between them to help but Exo-King manages to land a huge punch on Rama over his shoulder which sends him sprawling. Both Dazzlers are left unconscious with Star Warrior looking concerned. The terrible villain trio depart with a satisfied and arrogant demeanour. The advantage has swung back to the villains as we now officially enter 2087. The heroes have their work cut out

Duke of Destruction triumphed against Beast-Rider. The debut of Beast-Rider as he casts off his manager role to enter the ring. It’s been an eventful show already for him and here he provides a rare moment of light heartedness. He leads a small furry dog-like animal to the ring which proceeds to make a move straight for the Duke nipping at his ankles and then biting at and tearing at his robe. The Duke tries to kick it away but the critter is too quick and ends up embarrassing him. The laughter of the crowd only serves to rile the Duke. By the time he locks up with Beast-Rider there is steam coming out of his ears. He wipes the floor with Beast-Rider and only takes a few minutes to win with GRIP OF DOOM. He then mumbles something about finding that flea infested animal and having it put to sleep. He spends a few minutes looking around and even checking under the ring but thankfully it is nowhere to be found

Titan Death Match, Pit Viper beats Ghengis Khan in under 10 seconds (just one move). Shocking return to the ring. Pit Viper is tired of small talk over his return and aims to make an immediate mark. Khan is filled with dread over the contents of the box Viper brings with him and what critters might lurk within. Pit Viper carries the box over and tips thousands of creepy crawlies over Khan who is so frozen with fear that he passes out. Pit Viper pins him there on the spot. When Khan comes round he goes absolutely mad. He grabs his battle sword and destroys the ring ropes (once again the ring has to undergo repairs). The Society of Death fumes over this humiliation. Krakan warns Viper for this stunt “we can always jump you again, first we messed up your face and next time it’ll be your body. Mutant will be more than happy to do the job. It may not be smart but if I assign a task it always carries out my instructions”

Massif makes a winning debut over the Executioner after being made to wait as the ring is restored. Massif is a sight to behold and it will be some meeting when this gentle giant comes face to face with Exo-King. The Executioner delivers some blows which do not even phase Massif. It takes a low blow to get any sort of reaction. Massif always looked the likeliest winner but may have to improve his abilities as it’s more down to his size that carries him to victory rather than wrestling skills. What he lacks in skill though he makes up for with power, heart and also showing a mean streak that will serve him well in the battle against the villains. He delivers VOLCANIC DROP to take all the wind out of the Executioner and grab the pin. Massif post match promo sends out a warning to Exo-King, “what a night. My nerves were tingling before and the wait didn’t help but it’s so good to get this out of my system. I am now pumped and ready for you Exo-King. I am coming for your crown. It will be a laugh to call myself King Massif or maybe I’ll use the name of the Massif King”

Renegade overwhelms Mutant. Given the match cast it is a surprise it actually ends with a pin fall as everyone had been expecting a DQ outcome. Renegade flipped out when he found out about Natural Man’s betrayal. He lets it all out after winning this match. In an uncontrollable rage he lashed out at the referee and rips all the turnbuckles and dismantles the ropes. Beast-Rider (who is actually booked to wrestle later on) comes galloping to ringside on a beast and helps calm him down by promising to leave his managerial duties and become his partner full-time. Together they will feud with Natural Man (as he still calls him) and his new friend Killer Queen

Wolf destroys Red Talon and shows once again the potency of his new finisher SAVAGE FACE CLAW. It’s almost like a practice match for Wolf as Red Talon doesn’t lay a finger (or claw) on him. The only hazard Wolf has to deal with is almost choking on a feather that happened to flutter into his mouth as he was howling in a celebratory fashion.

[wayne]

GWF REPORT (2086 CARDS 159 - 162)

Champions:

*GWF Galaxian Champ: Thantos

*GWF Tag Champs: The Greek Gods

Latest News:

GB11 offers the heroes a glimmer of hope. Dramatic victories by Star Warrior and the Greek Gods give them the edge on the event. Star Warrior says he will not stop until he has stripped Thantos of the GWF belt.

Dragonfighter has returned after his appalling facial injuries but when he was interviewed he was no longer the soft spoken wrestler he was before the attack. With his face covered by a mask he has insisted on being referred to as Pit Viper. His new speciality is hardcore wrestling and handling snakes so his style will now have less martial arts emphasis. He has stated that he is determined to show the Society of Death that the Titans are no pushovers. He reminded everyone of the intense styles of Moonstrike and Solar Flare in the GWF years before and how the Paladin’s used to settle grudges in a no disqualification/count-out match often referred to as POW rules. Well in their honour he has renamed this match the Titan Death match and challenged Ghengis Khan to take him on in one. Khan accepted and was beaten in record time on 162 (only one move). The name has caught on with the fans and even Omega officially recognised the new match title. Quite how the Titans back home feel about his new hardcore identity is unclear. Pit Viper still seems to have strong support but Lord Nexus has become the clear team favourite as a result of the rapid chain of events. Nevertheless Viper’s Titan team mates are backing his new hardcore identity to the hilt. Already he has delivered for them as the Titans were badly in need of an upturn in their results as the Society of Death were winning the feud big but the sensational win against Khan has closed the gap.

Killer Queen has been successful in his attempts to persuade Natural Man to jump ship. He convinced him that Renegade and Beast-Rider were holding him back and hogging the spotlight. He went on to say that Natural Man needed to start acting like a superstar so people would treat him like one. On the very next card Natural Man let it all go to his head and shocked the fans by tagging with Killer Queen under an incredible new image. Natural Man announces that joining the villain team makes perfect sense and admonished the ring announcer for introducing him by the incorrect name. Vanity is born! The move has not only enraged Renegade (who looks to be getting wildly out of control as result of the betrayal) but has forced Beast-Rider to enter the ring himself to help Renegade in the feud with Vanity and Killer Queen.

Thantos’ band of villains continues to grow as he has bought the Cygnusian terrorist Comrade Terror into the GWF. He has reportedly loaned money to many of these incoming villains to help establish and train. He wants everyone eating out of his hands. The move to recruit Comrade Terror will rile Commander Sam who has a long history of bitter rivalries with Cygnusian wrestlers due to the Earth-Cygnus conflict in the Galactic Wars. There is even talk that Thantos is still in regular contact with Morpheus planning out his moves with him. Could it be that Morpheus is manipulating all of this from afar?

Unhappy at the direction the GWF is taking Hechilles, Blood and the Deimos Dazzlers have all informed Omega they no longer wish to compete in the GWF due to concerns for their safety after seeing violence engulfing the fed and the horrific injuries sustained over the years to Silvar, Thantos and Dragonfighter. The Deimos Dazzlers were both knocked unconscious in their final match and will probably be thinking they have made the right decision to leave. Despite no longer continuing to wrestle they intend to still follow the GWF. Whenever the shows are staged on Deimos they will be in the stands watching the mat action. There has been no word from Mimic (what else do we expect after 11 years of silence?).

Despite all this there is one major piece of news that will please the hero faction. After much persuading both Star Warrior and Proteus (who because of his own temper has found a kindred spirit and befriended Wolf) have succeeded in bringing Wolf back to fight on the side of the heroes although he will act as a loner affiliated to no groups. He returned with a big bang during a recent bar brawl on Deimos where various members of the villain team tried to jump the hero team while they were relaxing. Just as Thantos’ goons seemed to be getting ontop of the brawl Wolf sprang up out of nowhere and cleaned house! Proteus (who was legless at the bar and particularly grateful for the save) said he knew he’d turn on the Gladiators as Wolf has always felt guilty for betraying his Andromedan home. As a result of this amazing turnaround Thantos is now fearful of Wolf. He has moved swiftly to re-mould Marcel de Sade’s image into the Executioner with intention of taking Wolf out. He reasons a masked man stands more chance of surviving against Wolf’s SAVAGE FACE CLAW! The Gladiators are now on the back foot with Wolf against them and also having lost their prized tag belts to the Greek Gods. They are angry and looking to assert their violence on all their enemies in the new GWF.

The final chess pieces have now fallen into place as 2086 ends. There is much concern for the future but Omega says the show must go on and as the new year of 2087 commences we begin a new journey. Although it’s not going to play out exactly as Omega envisaged things as the UFSP suddenly stepped in and demanded he relinquishes control of GWF. Omega is pressurised to sell up to Champions of the Galaxy Inc so the fed can be run properly (or else the GWF may of been shutdown). Several rich individuals wishing to remain anonymous have pumped funds into the takeover operation. It’s like a dagger through the heart but reluctantly Omega agrees to act and a new streamlined GWF has been commisioned under the company’s official control. The remaining wrestlers in the fed are forced to sign official contracts or face being prohibited from competing. This will give the company power to hand out suspensions and fines and retain greater control than under Omega. The company wants to be proactive rather than reactive to any violence that may take place. So far 24 guys have signed contracts. They have also announced that the amount of televised/PPV shows being promoted will increase from twice a month (24 cards per year) to once a week (48 cards per year). PPV's scheduled will be COSMIC CHAOS, GALACTICON (new flagship event) and FRIGHT NIGHT. It is unclear if the GWF history and lineage will remain prior to 2087 or just scrubbed off as if it all never happened. No comment has been made in this regard. Belts will be redesigned to incorporate a more modern look. Any champions must make a mandatory monthly defense. Regarding the holders they announced that the current champions will carry on in their positions. There had been some speculation on whether the slate would be wiped clean and tournaments scheduled. It’s a new era in the GWF as it tries to rebuild from the rubble of the broken code with colourful larger than life characters and the birth of supergroups. Promotional shoots are setup to plug the new fed with the current champs as the poster boys. Omega is largely frozen out of much of build up and advertising as we move towards the first card of 2087. Public feeling to the change is mixed but maybe this is exactly what the fed needed.

End of year awards comments - Incredible that Star Warrior should pip Lord Nexus to the most popular award. The sheer drama of his near heel turn as Avenging Warrior, sudden change of heart and then beating Thantos at GB11 swings it for him. These two along with Wolf are out on their own in the affections of the fans. Sadly Lord Nexus just misses out on two major awards as he also narrowly loses out on the big one after a sudden loss of form right towards the year’s climax. Voting was right down to the wire between him, Sam and Thantos but the Evil Gamemaster prevails. In the tag section the Deimos Dazzlers end their career in style as they get honoured as the top team. The shock of them winning and then defending the belts will go down long in the memory. This more than makes up for the setback they suffered in their farewell bout. No prizes for guessing who is the most hated. This was the only runaway winner.

CARD UPDATES; Commander Sam 2087; Renegade 2087, Wolf 2087

End of Year Awards:

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR – Thantos (runner up: Lord Nexus)
TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR – Deimos Dazzlers (runners up: Brute and Massacre)
MOST POPULAR – Star Warrior (runner up: Lord Nexus)
MOST HATED – Thantos (runner up: Krakan)

[wayne]

CLOSING COMMENTS

That’s it. Done. Really enjoyed it. Tough going trying to write in all the events that happened in Tom’s classics releases and the early classics book plus factor in my own pre conceived ideas. The thing I was always mindful of was connecting the dots to my long running actual fed that began in 2087. My first champions were Thantos and Greek Gods. I never held any tournament as I used the sample fight card in the original 2087 book which had them listed as the champs. I didn’t want to have tournaments at the end of this as you never know who will come out on top. In the end it worked out well and I never fudged the dice at all. For the most part they behaved for me in the end although I wanted Avenging Warrior’s results to be worse than they ended up being (as I always pictured it as a reckless and failed run, luckily he bombed in an upset against Mimic and then narrowly lost a big meeting with Thantos). I also struggled to get Brute and Massacre over as a dominating tag team. Their initial stats just weren’t that amazing. I’d forgotten that. Grogan was another who struggled a bit, blew hot and cold. I’d visualised him as the sitting champ before Thantos took control but it didn’t happen. Guys who did much better than I expected were definitely the Deimos Dazzlers (who I renamed from Wind Riders as I never liked that name) and Big Superstar. Mimic was also notable for getting a whole raft of upset wins during his mute run. In the very early days things were largely as expected with Omega showing his talent to dominate the belt until his downgrade. People like KO Keller and Torin Caelum did well too. Just like the book my first tournament worked out perfectly with Morpheus beating Omega in the final and then immediately dropping the belt to ensure he was never credited as the first official champ. I was so grateful that worked out. Of course the Guardians came together as a superstar tag team to fight off the threat of Dorado Sundown and managed to prevail against them. The Gamemasters were a fantastic tag team for me. Slow starters but once they eventually won the belts they held onto them for years. I guess if there is a criticism of the classics era is the weak tag division for long parts of it which helped the Gamemasters domination. One of my favourite feuds was the one between Sam and Magnus. Very unpredictable and seemed always to be intense. Anyway here’s a link to my current fed’s beginning if anyone is interested.

filsingergames.proboards.com/thread/16388/waynes-gwf-fed?page=1

Cheers, Wayne

[TTX]

Really nice run and I'll miss it. Will check out other stuff eventually.

[wayne]

Thank you. Had a blast playing it. Torn on what to focus on next, back to my normal GWF fed (at 2100), CWF, LOW or 80s mania (love these cards). Probably best to pick up my GWF again or else I’ll never get anywhere near caught up. At 35 years behind I got my doubts but I just cannot stomach the idea of moving to a jumping on point and not experiencing every game year properly!

[TTX]

It was rough, I had to do that a bit in the early years but catching up was so nice.