Jimmyface's LOW/LOTF - The Beginning

[Mr. Jimmyface]

(Ok, I'm going to start over...)

I am working on starting my first ever LOW/LOWF federations. As it stands now, I have a lot of talent to disperse, and I am planning on splitting the cards into three different companies...

WCW (Western Championship Wrestling), which will be headed by Commissioner Gary Michael Capetta

ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling), which will be headed by Commissioner Bill Apter

ICW (Independent Championship Wrestling), which will be headed by Commissioner Jim Cornette

The rosters are still being worked on as we speak (holding off until I get the new sets at Galacticon this Sunday), but right now, I have a basic formula set in place.

WCW and ECW will have their rosters devised by a random draft of LOW sets. Once the rosters have been set, these two companies will be united by the following titles...

World Heavyweight Championship
World Tag Team Championship

Both world champions will travel between WCW and ECW to defend their titles on every card. The top contenders of each company will get to face the world champions on their respective cards. Each company will also have a singles title belt, the WCW Championship and ECW Championship.

Furthermore, I will also be employing a "play as you lay" rule for World Champions . If a world champion or champions lose their title in a company, they will remain to compete in the company they lost their titles in. For example, let's say that Bruiser Brody is the World Champion originally from ECW, and he just lost the title to Steve Williams on a WCW card. Steve Williams would then become the World Champion and travel back and forth defending the title, but Bruiser Brody would now become a WCW wrestler.

I am hoping that this, along with supplemental drafts held at random, will help keep talent changing along both companys. Also, as new sets are introduced, they will be drafted among the two main rosters.

ICW will be a separate company from the other two, in that it will adhere to two constant rules:

1) ICW will receive all LOTF cards automatically when the sets arrive.
2) Any wrestler or tag team with a Rahl Rating of 30 or higher will not be eligible to compete in ICW. This is being done to keep this company from being overrun by overpriced veterans, and to allow younger wrestlers a platform to dominate.

Stay tuned for more details...

ICW will also have their own titles, the ICW Championship and the ICW Tag Team Titles.

[Mr. Jimmyface]

ICW UPDATE:

ICW Commissioner Jim Cornette, expressing a concern with maintaining a healthy roster size, has officially requested the following talent from the pool preparing to be drafted later this month:

The Heavenly Bodies (Playboy Buddy Rose & Dr. Tom Pritchard)
Larry Zbyszko
The Armstrongs (Bob & Brad)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Steve Corino
Koko B. Ware
S.D. Jones
Danny Doring
Cousin Luke

The Commissioners of ECW and WCW (Bill Apter & Gary Michael Capetta, respectively) have agreed to allow this talent exchange on the condition of a supplemental draft among all three brands the day following the ECW/WCW draft. All three men have agreed to the following stipulations regarding who will be drafted:

1 wrestler with RR (Rahl Rating) of 40 or higher will be drafted (WCW & ECW only)
2 wrestlers with RR of 30 to 39 will be drafted (WCW & ECW only)
2 wrestlers with RR of 20 to 29 higher will be drafted (all three brands)
2 wrestlers with RR of 19 or lower will be drafted (all three brands)
1 wrestler from an existing tag team will be drafted (all three brands)
1 entire tag team will be drafted (all three brands)
1 manager will be drafted (all three brands)

So at each draft, ECW & WCW will each receive 10 new wrestlers and 1 new manager, and ICW will receive 6 new wrestlers and 1 new manager. A total of 29 cards will be exchanged among the three companies. And with each draft, three tag teams will cease to exist, leading the creation of new teams.

More to follow...

[Mr. Jimmyface]

WORLD TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT UPDATE:

The following teams have announced their intentions to enter the World Tag Team Championship Tournament:

The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Herrernan)
The Midnight Express ( Dennis Condrey & Stan Lane) - NOTE: Bobby Eaton is going to go solo!
Voodoo Kin Mafia (Kip & B.G. James)
The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy & Johnny)
The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)
The Vachons (Mad Dog & Butcher)
The Mongols (Bepo & Geeto)

The first ever DRAFT DAY will occur the day after the tournaments for the World Titles. On the first draft day, ECW & WCW will have their initial stars selected... but on the following day, a supplemental draft will allow ECW, WCW and ICW to exchange talent as well. Who will wind up being the face of their respective companies?

More to follow...

[Mr. Jimmyface]

Ok... before I begin to draft the initial lineups for both ECW (Eastern Championship Wrestling) and WCW (Western Championship Wrestling), I need to crown my first World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Champions. As mentioned before, the World champs will travel between both companies to defend their titles on each card.

Here is the lineup for the 32 man tournament to determine the World Heavyweight Champion:
Mil Mascaras vs. John Pesek
Antonio Inoki vs. The Destroyer
Giant Baba vs. Dan "The Beast" Severn
Bruiser Brody vs. Ed "Strangler" Lewis
George Hackenschmidt vs. Rikidozan
Jimmy Snuka vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Antonino Rocca vs. Pepper Gomez
Frank Gotch vs. Rick Rude
Johnny Valentine vs. Iron Sheik
Bobo Brazil vs. Masked Superstar
Harley Race vs. Don Muraco
Buddy Rogers vs. Jim Londos
Steve Williams vs. Killer Kowalski
Nick Bockwinkel vs. Ivan Koloff
Don Leo Jonathan vs. The Crusher
Rob Van Dam vs. Ted DiBiase

And here are the sixteen teams assembled to determine the World Tag Team Champs:

Animal/Hawk vs. Justin Credible/Chris Candido
Buff Bagwell/Konnan vs. Curt Hennig/Larry Hennig
B. Brian Blair/Jim Brunzell vs. Hartford Love/Reginald Love
Kip James/B.G. James vs. Bepo Mongol/Geeto Mongol
Jimmy Valiant/Johnny Valiant vs. Mad Dog Vachon/Butcher Vachon
Dennis Condrey/Stan Lane vs. Al Snow/D-Lo Brown
Billy "Red" Lyons/Dewey Robertson vs. Tiger Mask/Jushin Liger
Al Costello/Roy Heffernan vs. Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake

Results forthcoming... as well as the IWC Tournaments to determine the LOTF champions!... Stay tuned!...

[jasonjaconetti]

Hmmm...I think the Road Warriors will take the tag teanm crowns. As for the singles.....no one has an easy road, but Gotch has an "easier" road, so I am going with Gotch.

[Mr. Jimmyface]

NEWS UPDATE: JOHN PESEK BANISHED FROM THE TOURNAMENT!

In an unprecidented move, John Pesek has been banished from the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. This decision came from ECW President Bill Apter, whose office discovered that Pesek had accepted a bribe from an unknown wrestler to cripple his opponent, Mil Mascaras. Pesek has done work in the past as an "enforcer" who crippled or maimed individuals, and many feel that Mil Mascaras is the best wrestler in the tournament, and a frontrunner to become the world champion.

At a press conference with Apter, WCW President Gary M. Cappetta, and ICW Commissioner Jim Cornette, it was announced that an investigation is in place. Cappetta was quoted as saying that their preliminary findings are sketchy, but based on those findings, some of the opponents in the first round of the tournament are going to be shuffled around. "We know who the guilty party is, and this move will certainly throw them off balance."

Who will replace Pesek? According the Jim Cornette, a deal was recently made to obtain some talent from the WCW & ECW talent bases. "And in exchange for their talent, I am giving up a top ICW superstar. Who is it? I can't ruin the surprise, but I will say this - it is someone that both Bill and Gary feel could be a top draw, and he is someone who will be surprising a lot of people in the tournament. You better watch!"

More to follow...

[Mr. Jimmyface]

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ICW RELEASES LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN TITLE TOURNAMENTS!

At a press conference, ICW Commissioner Jim Cornette announced the following participants in their upcoming tournaments...

ICW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT:
* Backseat Boys (Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid) -vs- Wild Samoans (Samu & Alofa)
* Heavenly Bodies (Tom Pritchard & Playboy Buddy Rose) -vs- Naptown Dragons (Dustin Lee & Scotty Vortekz)
* Age of The Fall (Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs) -vs- Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)
* Brad & Bob Armstrong -vs- Heartbreak Express (Phil & Sean Davis)

ICW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT:
* Larry Zbyszko -vs-Ricky Landell
* Brent Albright -vs- Brodie Lee
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan -vs- J.D. Michaels
* Mike Quackenbush -vs- Harker Dirge
* Claudio Castagnoli -vs- Drake Younger
* Delirious -vs- Erick Stevens
* Adam Pearce -vs- Steve Corino
* Chris Hero -vs- Eddie Kingston

It was also announced that after the first round of the singles tournament, the losers of that round will be automatically entered in the 16 man tournament for the ICW TV title, where they will face the following eight competitors:
* Timber
* Arik Cannon
* Chuck Taylor
* Necro Butcher
* Ultramantis Black
* S.D. Jones
* Crossbones
* Dr. Cube

More to follow... a LOT more!!!...

[Mr. Jimmyface]

NEWS UPDATE: IT WAS DIBIASE!!!

In a stunning revelation, it was determined that Ted DiBiase was the person who attempted to hire John Pesek to cripple Mil Mascaras! But in an even more stunning revelation, Mil Mascaras has convinced LOW officials to place Ted DiBiase as his opponent in the first round of the World Championship Tournament. DiBiase claims that he was set up, but no one is believing him. Their match will be the first one of the tournament, and will set it off with a bang...

The Line Up...

Mil Mascaras -vs- Ted DiBiase
Antonio Inoki -vs- The Destroyer
Giant Baba -vs- Dan "The Beast" Severn
Bruiser Brody -vs- Ed "Strangler" Lewis
George Hackenschmidt -vs- Rikidozan
Jimmy Snuka -vs- Diamond Dallas Page
Antonino Rocca -vs- Pepper Gomez
Frank Gotch -vs- Rick Rude
Johnny Valentine -vs- Iron Sheik
Bobo Brazil -vs- Masked Superstar
Harley Race -vs- Don Muraco
Buddy Rogers -vs- Sam Hayne
Steve Williams -vs- Killer Kowalski
Nick Bockwinkel -vs- Jim Londos
Don Leo Jonathan -vs- The Crusher
Rob Van Dam -vs- Ivan Koloff

By weeks end, we will have the first ever World Heavyweight Champion!!!

[Sickman]

You have to win 5 straight matches to take the title. Any of the competitors can go on a run like that. My pick is for Johnny Valentine. Only because he went on a run for me in a double elimination gauntlet match. He beat 6 guys in a row to become my first East Coast Champion.

[jasonjaconetti]

Well, obviously SOMEONE will have to win 5 in a row.

I still think Gotch will win, though Buddy Rogers is a tough guy in a tourn.