Slaughter's WAR

[awsomsinger]

Fellow Promoters

After much thinking, strategizing, and browsing over so many great feds, charts, and whatnot, I think I've hit on a formula for a fed that fits my booking philosophy - Hard hitting, athletic, real sport type wrestling, with a few surprises here and there.  It will also have elements of two of my favorite reality shows in them......I'll let you figure out which two, but I will tell you this for those of you that may have thought of this first.....no, one of them is not American Grit with John Cena (LOL).

In searching the boards I found a couple of charts I modified to fit my vision, and when I see fit I will share them and give proper credit to the originators as well.  Some of you are brilliant, by the way.  

So let's get this underway, and find out how Slaughter's WAR came to be.  

Great to be back and hope this time I'll be able to stay awhile

Scott

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July 4, 2017, 200PM, University Of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH

The wrestling press and wrestling fans have all gathered at UD Arena.  They are aware of a major announcement concerning the return of professional wrestling to Dayton, OH.  Without warning the arena lights begin going out, and on the corner video boards the American flag appears.

"Ladies and gentleman, we ask that you please rise as we honor our country on this Independence Day with this performance of The National Anthem"

An instrumental version of the anthem plays, and everyone applauds at the end.  A spotlight comes up and a familiar figure is seen saluting the crowd.  Once everyone recognizes whom he is, thunderous applause erupts as the gentleman comes to the microphone.

"Sergeant Slaughter reporting for duty.  As you were!"

As everyone sits down, Slaughter begins "Sorry, sometimes the old marine drill sergeant in me comes out (crowd erupts in laughter).  But seriously, thank you all for being here.  I brought you all here to make an announcement about professional wrestling in Dayton, OH.  Dayton has been a hotbed of wrestling since the 60's.  From the original Big Time Wrestling, to Georgia Championship wrestling, to WWF, NWA, WCW, ECW, and now.....SLAUGHTER'S WAR! (Big crowd pop and USA chants)

"So what is Slaughter's WAR?  Glad you asked.  It's wrestling the way I like it; athletic, hard hitting, survival of the fittest.  I have assembled over 350 of the finest warriors, fighters, and grapplers from all over the world, AND all over the galaxy.  That's right, we'll be having fighters from the GWF as well, and one of the most popular ones of all time will be on the opening roster.  Each week, 10 men and 10 women will fight each other in one on one matches in an effort to win and impress the Council Of WAR.  The Council Of WAR will be headed up by me and will consist of select fans.  They will assign each fighter points based on whether they won or lost and HOW they won or lost.  The roster that has the best overall matches collectively for a particular night's action are declared the winners and all the roster members are declared safe, whether they win or lose.  But the roster that loses has another problem.  The Council Of WAR will put up anywhere between one to all four of the four bottom ranked fighters for that evening, up for elimination.  We may send 'em packing, we may make 'em fight each other to stay on the roster, hell, we may even make 'em fight ME, and anyone who knows Sergeant Slaughter knows I'm ALWAYS up for a fight! (nice crowd pop).

"Now, having said that, realize this - I may be a tough drill sergeant but I don't fight women!  So, SOMEONE has to.  With that, I called the toughest woman I know, other than my wife (laughter), and when I told her my idea, she was DYING to be a part of it.  So, ladies and gentleman, at this time, please welcome the leader of the Awesome Army, who else but.....AWESOME KONG!  (Big pop as AK comes to the stage and hugs Slaughter).  

Now let's introduce the members of the Awesome Army.  First, she was a frequent partner and occasional opponent of Awesome Kong in Japan.  Please welcome....BULL NAKANO (Big pop for Nakano)
Next, she was a part of the WWE Attitude Era and was a tough customer at all times.  Please welcome....JAZZ (Nice applause for Jazz)
She is easily as tough as Kong and can hold her own with either women OR men.....this is JACKIE MOORE (Big pop for Ms. Jackie)
And finally, a long time veteran of the women's wrestling scene....DENISE STORM (Nice pop for Denise)

Now allow me to introduce the members of my batallion, which I call the Slaughter Forces
After ruling the South Side of Chicago with an iron fist, he ruled the rings with pure meanness.  This is ...... THE ONE MAN GANG (Nice pop for Gang)
This New Jersey roughneck more than held his own against the likes of Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, and the Road Warriors.  He is........KING KONG BUNDY (Nice pop for Bundy)
Next, this former GI Joe team member traded in heavy machine guns for heavy hitting.  Please welcome......ROADBLOCK (Polite applause)
And finally, a teammate of Roadblock's on the GI Joe team who now calls the wrestling ring his mission......SNAKE EYES (Applause)

"Please give one more round of applause for the Slaughter Forces and the Awesome Army (Nice pop)

It's now time to announce that Slaughter's WAR will commence on Saturday, August 5, 2017, from right here in UD Arena.  We have secured TV time on FOX Sports Ohio in the 8-11 PM time slot, with the preliminary matches being shows on slaughterswar.com.  The two highest ranked fighters as of Saturday, September 2, 2017, Labor Day Weekend, will fight to become the first WAR Universal Champion and the first WAR Women's Champion.  So let's introduce the first rosters right now.

For the women, kicking off coverage at 600PM on slaughterswar.com, will be the GWF's Ms Liberty facing SHIMMER's own Nicole Matthews
Shazza McKenzie will take on the Queen Of Harts, Natalya
From 8MW, Jet Set Strutter will take on a GWF legend, Massacre
And....

"Wait just a minute there, Slaughter"

Jet Set Strutter comes out to a rousing chorus of boos.  "You need to properly explain to me why a wrestler of MY stature is reduced to wrestling on...THE INTERNET.....against some cigar smoking jabroni who calls himself......MASSACRE?

"Because I said so, Strutter" said Slaughter, unfazed.  Strutter looked up and found the 6-9 Gang, 6-8 Roadblock, 6-6 Bundy, and 6-4 Snake Eyes surrounding him.  Massacre, hearing this, strolls out to the ring to mixed reaction, smoking his trademark cigar.  He gets in Strutter's face.

"I'm a part of the greatest collective of warriors in the entire galaxy, the Aethran Army.  We live to bust up guys like you. So how about a preview?"

Strutter and Massacre lock up and start rolling around the stage to the crowd's delight.  Strutter tries to get away but Massacre catches him, and they fight all the way to the dressing room.

Slaughter continued "Now as I was saying, wrapping up the opening part of the card, ROH's Mark Briscoe will take on the GWF's Massif.  Which then brings us to the main card.

On the main card, Malia Hosaka takes on Selina Majors
EVOLVE's AR Fox takes on the legendary Flying Fred Curry
The Hawaiian Punch, Leilani Kai, faces the always tough Cheerleader Melissa
Ricochet puts his aerial assault to the test against The Original Nature Boy, Buddy Rogers
 
And in our Main Event, Dayton, OH's own Neveah, will take on seven time WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus
Finally, in what is being called a war for the ages, Eddie Kingston looks to take it to the street against the most popular fighter in GWF history, GWF's original Wild Animal, WOLF!

The crowd exploded at the mention of Wolf's name, and Wolf comes down the ramp to an even more enormous pop.  He takes a microphone.

"It's a new day, and a new hunt, and a new set of fresh meat.  Eddie Kingston is a great fighter, but he's never fought a genuine Wild Animal before, and you, like all the others for years and years, will learn that it's a REALLY bad idea to poke a mean Wolf with a sharp stick"

Eddie Kingston comes out and he and Wolf go face to face before being separated

"Ladies and gentleman, come August 5, this is not only WAR, this is SLAUGHTER'S WAR"

The WAR begins this weekend.  Be there.

[Mad Kanter]

Interesting concept. I'm exciting to see how this plays out.

[awsomsinger]

Aug 5, 2017 12:44:35 GMT -5 Mad Kanter said:

Interesting concept. I'm exciting to see how this plays out.

I am too, BDK - I look forward to yours and everyone else's commentary as the coming weeks play out.  I put twenty fighters from each division, randomly drawn, in one on one matches, and the winners made up the first roster.  I then randomly paired them up, and came up with the first card.  I think this will be fun and different.

[jobber83]

I like the idea behind this. Excited to see how the first few months (game time wise) play out. The matches where people will be fighting for their spot will definitely be interesting and having a strong roster to push them to their limits on the COUNCIL OF WAR will make it so survival is truly earned.

[awsomsinger]

Slaughter's WAR – August 4, 2017



(We see live footage from outside The University Of Dayton Arena)

MAURO RANALLO
You are looking live northbound on Interstate 75 and there in the background is hallowed ground for basketball fans, the University Of Dayton Arena. Both exits to Edwin C. Moses Boulevard backed up as fans are still coming in. Tonight, a brand new wrestling promotion begins, one like you've never seen, and heading it up, none other that all-time great Sergeant Slaughter

(We go to video of Sergeant Slaughter)
Attention! For those of you that don't know me, I am Drill Sergeant Slaughter, former World Champion and all time great in the world of wrestling. Tonight, I bring a new spin to an old promotion, as Slaughter's WAR begins. As in WAR, winning is everything and losing sucks. Fighters will be battling for themselves and their teams, and the losing team could stand to have fighters eliminated.
And talk about fighters! Warriors even! In the main event, all time GWF great and original wild animal of wrestling, Wolf, takes on a pure bred streetfighter in Eddie Kingston. On top of that, hometown girl Neveah better be at her best if she hopes to take down seven time World Champion Trish Stratus.
Who will win? Who will lose? And who will be DISMISSED?
I'm Sergeant Slaughter, this is Slaughter's WAR, it's on FOX, and it's next!
AS YOU WERE!

(We go inside University Of Dayton Arena and a wide shot of a cheering crowd)

MAURO RANALLO
Good evening everybody, and welcome to Slaughter's WAR. I'm Mauro Ranallo, and alongside me one of the all time greats as well as one of the great minds in wrestling, Paul Ellering. Paul, a very different setup than we're used to seeing in professional wrestling
PAUL ELLERING
That's correct, Mauro, because fighters are not only fighting for individual glory, they're fighting for team glory as well. The format is men against women. Fans appointed by the Sarge as well as Awesome Kong form the Council Of War, and they will score the matches on wins and losses as well as how those wins and losses occur. We'll be tracking the scores throughout the night, because the losing team will have to put someone up for elimination.
MAURO
Earlier tonight, the competition started in earnest on slaughterswar.com, so let's take a look at earlier action right now

(HIGHLIGHT REEL ROLLS)

MAURO
In our opening match, a rather auspicious beginning as Nicole Matthews is DQ'd outside the ring while battling Ms Liberty, giving the victory to Liberty at 1:37
PAUL
Liberty with a quick near fall after a Patriot Missile, then on the restart Matthews misses a corner charge and they end up outside the ring and begin battling, and Matthews draws the DQ after some unwanted contact with the official. The Council Of WAR awards 5 points to Liberty and minus 5 points to Matthews, which I'm sure is NOT what she wanted right off the bat
MAURO
Shazza McKenzie scores a knockout against Natalya at 2:49 with Overdrive
PAUL
Nattie with an opening flurry resulting in a near fall, but Shazza escapes the Sharpshooter and slowly mounts a comeback before catching Nattie by surprise for the win. 10 points awarded to McKenzie and zero points awarded to Nattie
MAURO
Our opening men's contest saw Jet Set Strutter take on Massacre, and based on the events at the press conference this is one the fans were waiting for
PAUL
Well, perhaps, but I'm willing to bet they didn't get what they wished for. As you might expect these two ended up outside early with Strutter getting the advantage with a rail whip. Back in the ring, Strutter gets too confident and crashes and burns on a top rope dive. Massacre with a Massacre Slam and a piledriver, plus an atomic drop for the finish. The Council awards 8 points to Massacre and zero points to Strutter
MAURO
And finally, Mark Briscoe wins a hard fought battle against Massif with the FROGGY BOW at 5:57
PAUL
Mark giving the much bigger Massif all he can handle, finally stops Massif on the top rope and lands a thundering superplex, then immediately hits FROGGY BOW on a stunned Massif for the win. 9 points for Mark Briscoe and 1 point for Massif

(Highlight reel ends and we're back live with Mauro and Paul)

MAURO
So after the opening matches, it's the men leading the women 18-10
PAUL
And you'll notice again, total individual points making up the team totals. That DQ finish in the first women's match did not help matters at all, however we've got six matches on the card tonight and plenty of time for the women to make that up.
MAURO
It's also worth noting that Labor Day weekend on a special WAR on FOX, we'll be in prime time starting at 8:00, and the two highest ranked fighters in each division will battle for their respective championships, the WAR Universal Championship for the men and the WAR Universal Women's Championship for the women
PAUL
And with that it's time to declare WAR, so let's send it up to our lovely ring announcer Amber Gertner for our opening contest

MALIA HOSAKA VS SELINA MAJORS
Selina starts fast, using strikes and kick to put Malia on the defensive. Selina with a STUNNER, a GEORGIA BULLDOG, and another STUNNER for near falls. Malia grabs the ropes to force a restart. On the restart Malia with chops and a flying double chop for a near fall. Malia with a cross body block for the three count and the win at 3:09
MALIA HOSAKA 8 points – SELINA MAJORS 3 points

AR FOX VS FLYING FRED CURRY
An absolute aerial circus by two masters of flight. The end came when Curry caught Fox in a surprise rollup for a near fall. As Fox came to his feet Curry was waiting with a MACHINE GUN DROPKICK that stunned Fox and scored the win for Curry at 10:24
AR FOX 4 points – FLYING FRED CURRY 9 points

MAURO
At the end of Round 3 it's 31-21 in favor of the men
PAUL
Shazza McKenzie currently leading the women and Flying Fred Curry currently #1 among the men. But there's a couple of excellent matchups coming up next and either side could make a big move

LEILANI KAI VS CHEERLEADER MELISSA
This one ends up outside almost as quick as it starts, degenerating into a ringside brawl and earning Leilani Kai a DQ for excessive force against a referee at 1:16
LEILANI KAI -5 POINTS – CHEERLEADER MELISSA 5 POINTS

RICOCHET VS “THE ORIGINAL NATURE BOY” BUDDY ROGERS
Buddy takes Ricochet down and locks on a choke before tossing Ricochet outside, where he lands hard. Once he is back in Buddy immediately takes him down and applies the FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE. Ricochet manages to escape but is still hurting from being thrown outside. Buddy, unfazed, locks on the FFG again and this time Ricochet is forced to submit at 1:14
RICOCHET 0 POINTS – BUDDY ROGERS 9 POINTS

MAURO
After 4 rounds the men expand their lead to 40-21
PAUL
The best the women can hope for is that Wolf and Eddie Kingston both get themselves disqualified and Neveah and Trish have a great match

NEVEAH VS TRISH STRATUS
Neveah controlled most of the match, but just could not find the right combination to put Trish away, as she kept battling back. Late in the match, Neveah missed a flying elbow, allowing Trish to take over with Air Canada, then getting the knockout win with STRATUSFACTION at 13:33
NEVEAH 2 POINTS – TRISH STRATUS 10 POINTS

WOLF VS EDDIE KINGSTON
This was a match that everyone wanted to see, and although Wolf dominated the match, Eddie Kingston more than held his own. Wolf takes the match with a Wolf Skullcrusher, followed by a SAVAGE FACE CLAW, putting Kingston down for the count at 4:03
WOLF 9 POINTS – EDDIE KINGSTON 0 POINTS


MAURO
The final count is 49-33 in favor of the men and the Council Of WAR is now meeting with Awesome Kong and the Awesome Brigade. Let's hear what Kong has to say

AWESOME KONG (on house mic)
Tonight was not a great first night for the ladies, I hate to say. After consulting with the Awesome Brigade and the Council Of WAR, I have made my decision........Nicole Matthews, report to the ring immediately

(Nicole Matthews comes to the ring to a chorus of boos. Nicole enters the ring)

AWESOME KONG
Nicole Matthews, you were in the first match, and because of your actions, you were disqualified in just over a minute and a half. Your actions led to a poor start for your teammates that they could never recover from, and for that, you have been put up for elimination. NOW LOWER THE TORTURE CHAMBER!

(A cage about three times the size of a shark cage is lowered into the ring)

Nicole Matthews, you will face Dangerous Denise Storm inside the torture chamber. Win two falls or score a knockout, and you stay on the roster. Lose, and you're eliminated

TORTURE CHAMBER MATCH – TWO FALLS OR A KNOCKOUT DECIDES THE WINNER
NICOLE MATTHEWS VS DANGEROUS DENISE STORM
As they jockey for position Storm catches Matthews with a shoulderdrive into the cage. The back of Matthews' head is rammed into the cage and she falls to the mat unconscious. Storm scores the knockout victory in 24 seconds
NICOLE MATTHEWS IS ELIMINATED

AWESOME KONG
Ladies, remove Nicole Matthews from the cage and get her out of here
SGT SLAUGHTER
Nicole Matthews, you are DISMISSED!

(Bull Nakano, Jazz, Jackie Moore, and Denise Storm carry Nicole Matthews out of the cage as the crowd sings “Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye”

MAURO
Well, that was uneventful to say the least
PAUL
Indeed, I expected a lot more fight from Nicole Matthews but Storm caught her sleeping and made her pay for it
MAURO
Sgt. Slaughter and Awesome Kong joining us now. Kong, let's start with you, a rough night for the ladies
AWESOME KONG
. I know she's watching tonight, so I'm sending out a message to Tomoka Nakagawa, you're next on the roster, be prepared to fight next week because you'll be facing Leilani Kai in the opener, and I expect a LOT better start than we had tonight.
MAURO
Sarge, congratulations on the men winning, but you seem a little disappointed
SARGE
Mauro, I'm happy the men won, but after what happened back on the Fourth Of July, I was hoping to face Jet Set Strutter after he lost, and I only got part of what I wanted. Nonetheless, it was a great night for wrestling, and it's only going to get better (Grabs a live mic). Thank you all for coming, we hope you'll come back next week, have a safe trip home, and AS YOU WERE!

(Nice pop from crowd)

MAURO
Next week, Gene Okerlund joins the WAR team as our backstage reporter, but until then, for Amber Gertner and Paul Ellering, I'm Mauro Ranallo, and we'll see you next week when we declare WAR all over again. Good night everybody.

[Mad Kanter]

Great first card. I really like the write up, very detailed and painting a very vivid picture. Very much looking forward to the next episode. Well done.

[awsomsinger]

Aug 10, 2017 10:54:23 GMT -5 Mad Kanter said:

Great first card. I really like the write up, very detailed and painting a very vivid picture. Very much looking forward to the next episode. Well done.

Thanks.  I try to put some effort into this and not make it look cookie cutter or anything. 

[hotfuzz1980]

Interesting concept, and that fact that this fed is based out of the home of my beloved UD Flyers basketball, it automatically makes this my favorite fed

[awsomsinger]

Aug 14, 2017 9:25:04 GMT -5 hotfuzz1980 said:

Interesting concept, and that fact that this fed is based out of the home of my beloved UD Flyers basketball, it automatically makes this my favorite fed

Thanks Hotfuzz!  I have rooted for the Flyers since the 70's and Mike Sylvester.  Then there were such greats as Roosevelt Chapman, Jim Paxson, Bill Uhl, and most recently Scoochie Smith.  About three years ago, I started singing The National Anthem somewhat regularly at Flyers home games for both men and women.  It's a great honor and UD is always a great crowd.  

[hotfuzz1980]

There is a good chance I have seen you sing then. I try to go to as many games as I can. For me, nothing matches that atmosphere of a Flyers game, though! So much so, that I took my mother-in law's boyfriend to the VCU game this year(He is from Cleveland), where the Flyers clinched the conference, and he instantly fell in love with UD.

I don't quite back to the 70's, but I have heard all the stories from my old man about some of the Flyers greats. My first exposure was around the time Chris Daniels was there, and I remember being heart broken when he passed, because I enjoyed watching him. Then Ryan Perryman quickly became one of my favorites. Of course there have been many others along the way I enjoyed, a lot them recently, such as Pierre and Oliver became some of my favorites. The Elite 8 run is hands down my favorite time as a sports fan. Scoochie definitely is one of my favorite Flyers of all time!

But I don't want to hijack your thread with Flyers talk! I'll be checking out your fed when I can!