Wrestling Superstars: Legendary Journey Narrative

[marktaggart]

This is something a little different than the usual ongoing results thread, even though it starts out looking that way. I'm going to attempt to use the game to tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end. Some people may be able to see part of the theme just by looking at the name and the roster. Other elements will begin to take shape as I go. After some parts of the write-ups I'm going to put a number in brackets. That will relates to the last post where I'll give notes with expanded information after the story wraps up.

And with that said, the roster:


Superfly Jimmy Snuka
Andre The Giant [1]
Iron Sheik
Nikolai Volkoff
Hillbilly Jim
Brutus Beefcake
Greg Valentine
Cowboy Bob Orton
Magnificent Muraco
King Kong Bundy
George "The Animal" Steele
Captain Lou Albano
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
Luscious Johnny V
SD Jones
Jumpin Jim Brunzell
B Brian Blair
Koko B. Ware
King Harley Race
Hacksaw Jim Duggan
One Man Gang
Ravishing Rick Rude
Ted DiBiase

[marktaggart]

WRESTLING SUPERSTARS

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Championship Tournament

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Superfly Jimmy Snuka defeated Nikolai Volkoff.[/b]
[/center]Volkoff hammered the popular superstar from Fiji, but Snuka mounted a comeback and put away the Russian with the SUPERFLY LEAP.

Greg Valentine beat SD Jones.

Jones put forth little in the way of offense as Valentine cruised to a win following a pair of shoulder breakers.

Iron Sheik defeated George Steele (w/Lou Albano).

This was a wild, hard fought match. Sheik delivered a beating to Steele, who weathered the storm and turned it around after tearing into the top turnbuckle and rubbing the stuffing in Sheik's face. George quickly got distracted though, and Lou Albano tried desperately to get George's head back into the match. This distraction allowed Sheik enough time to load the infamous boot. As George came in to continue his attack to took the boot to the midsection and fell hard. Sheik covered and got the win.

Magnificent Muraco won by countout over Hillbilly Jim.

The powerful Hillbilly and Muraco matched strength at the beginning of the match, but when Muraco turned to underhanded tactics it was soon too much for Jim to handle. The action spilled to the outside where Muraco ran Jim's head into the steel post and made it back into the ring to beat the ref's ten-count and be declared victorious.

Ted DiBiase beat Jim Brunzell.

Brunzell gave DiBiase all he could handle and nearly scored the upset. DiBiase got one opening and made the most of it, taking Brunzell down after a miscue and quickly slapping on the MILLION DOLLAR DREAM for the win.

King Kong Bundy (w/Bobby Heenan) pinned Koko B. Ware.

Koko used hit and run tactics to try to wear down Bundy, but once he was caught it was all over. Bundy put him down with the AVALANCHE and finished it by insisting on the dreaded "5" count.

King Harley Race (w/Heenan) beat Brian Blair.

This was a solid, technical match. After several attemtps to put the King away Blair threw him into the corner and rushed in to strike. Race moved out of the way at the last instant and fell on top of Blair for the pin (with his feet on the middle rope for leverage, just for good measure).

Hacksaw Jim Duggan beat One Man Gang.

IN contrast to the previous match, there was not a technical wrestling move to be seen in this bout. Gang and Hacksaw hit each other again and again with neither man giving an inch. Gang finally took Hacksaw down and went to drop a big elbow, but Hacksaw moved. Gang got up wobbly and Duggan used a thunderous body slam to take him out for the pin.

Round two

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Superfly Snuka beat Greg Valentine.[/b][/center]
Snuka took the pin with a piledriver after sustaining a great amount of punishment for the second match in a row.

Iron Sheik beat Don Muraco by submission.

This battle of the bad guys saw both men pull out every dirty tactic in their playbooks to try to advance in the tournament. In the end Sheik had one more move than Muraco and locked in the CAMEL CLUTCH.

Ted DiBiase won by forfeit over King Kong Bundy (w/Bobby Heenan).

DiBiase called for the mic before the match and pulled out a wad of cash. He offered Bundy a "substantial payoff" to walk away. Bundy at first refused and told the ref to start the match, but Bobby Heenan talked him down and walked over to DiBiase. After a short private meeting in the corner Heenan walked over and whispered to Bundy. Bundy seemed impressed by whatever was said, shook DiBiase's hand, and stepped over the top rope and left the ring. The ref had no choice but to administer the ten count and award the bout to DiBiase.

Between bouts, ANDRE THE GIANT was introduced and went to the ringside table for guest commentary.

Hacksaw Duggan and Harley Race wrestled to a time limit draw.

Race came out alone for this one (Bobby must've been busy counting cash). At one point in the match he turned to insult Andre and got the Giant's attention in a major way. Later in the bout Harley moved when Hacksaw charged the corner and Race went for the cover with his feet on the ropes to mirror the way he defeated Blair in the first round. Andre got up and knocked Race's feet off the ropes and Hacksaw was able to kick out. That got Duggan back into the match, but Race had just enough willpower to hold him off until the time limit expired, thereby forcing a draw.

semi-finals

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Superfly Snuka pinned Iron Sheik.[/center]
Snuka was battered and weary coming into this match, but fought valiantly and put away Sheik with the SUPERFLY LEAP to advance to the title match.

Ted DiBiase received a bye.

Due to the draw between Jim Duggan and Harley Race, DiBiase got to walk into the finals having only wrestled one previous match.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

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Ted DiBiase defeated Superfly Jimmy Snuka to win the Wrestling Superstars Championship.[/center]
Snuka was sweating, bruised, and tired going into this bout, and DiBiase was as fresh as he was before the first round. That didn't stop Snuka from giving it everything he had and he nearly pulled off the huge win. Predictably, it was not to be, as DiBiase took advantage of Snuka's fatigue and scored the pin.

Winner and first Wrestling Superstars Champion-

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Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase[/size][/color][/center]

[cruefan68]

An interesting fed idea and a typical shady win for the "Million $ Man". Gotta love it Looking forward to your upcoming shows. I suspect Mr. Fuji will be joining Wrestling Superstars

[Chad Olson]

I'll be interested to see how this develops, Mark.

[tystates]

Are you still rolling the dice or just writing how you would book it?

[marktaggart]

Oct 31, 2010 11:07:11 GMT -5 tystates said:

Are you still rolling the dice or just writing how you would book it?

Dice are deciding it. I did embellish the DiBiase/Bundy bit of course (I used a dice roll to see if Bundy would take the payoff or go with the match, which would've changed his affiliation if it happened), and Hacksaw kicked out of the pin but I wrote it up as Andre knocking Race's foot away so I could get Andre involved. I had no intention of DiBiase walking into the finals without a semi-final match. I kind of figured Duggan for the win since I downgraded Race a little for "King" status and left Heenan out of the match.

The match outcomes don't interfere with the story I want to tell; for some the roster it's self and the thread name give clues to part of what it's about. I'm booking the game aspects around the results. Trust me, I'm actually four cards into this and I've had a few results that I would not have "booked" to happen that way (Hacksaw really needed a stronger card!). I actually hoped Snuka would overcome the odds and win the tournament. That's why I held Rude out of the tournament; I was going to set him up as Snuka's first major challenger.

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BRING HOME ALL THE ACTION!

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Wrestling Superstars House show results

One Man Gang easily defeated SD Jones.[/color][/center]Gang didn’t even bother to take off his vest before tearing into Jones. [3] He pounded away for a minute before ending it with the 747 SPLASH.

Greg The Hammer Valentine beat B Brian Blair.

[/color][/center]Blair, usually seen in tag team competition, looked good in the singles ranks for the second time in a row. However, Valentine was too much for him and picked up the win with the FIGURE FOUR.

Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff beat George Steele and Koko B. Ware.

[/color][/center]The teamwork of the evil foreign duo was too much for the talented Koko and his mismatched partner Steele. Iron Sheik ended up pinning Ware after a sidewinder suplex.

Brutus Beefcake (w/Johnny V) defeated Hillbilly Jim.

[/color][/center]Jim was distracted by Luscious Johnny and Brutus was relentless in his attack. That combination spelled defeat for the man from Mudlick, as Brutus scored the win with his FLYING KNEE.

Andre The Giant and Hacksaw Duggan defeated King Kong Bundy and King Harley Race (w/Bobby Heenan).

[/color][/center]The Heenan Family sought revenge on Andre for his interference in the championship tournament match between Duggan and Race, and issued the challenge for this special attraction type match. Duggan started out with Race and looked good until a cheap shot and a tag out to Bundy. Bundy and Race worked well as a team, tagging in and out and working Duggan over. Duggan made a few short comebacks, but kept getting taken back down. Finally he managed to make the desperation tag to Andre, who came in and cleaned house of both Heenan Family members AND Bobby The Brain when he attempted to jump up on the apron and interfere. Andre pinned Bundy after an impressive BIG SPLASH to take home the win for his team and thwart Heenan’s plan for revenge.

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King Harley Race (w/Bobby Heenan) defeated Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

[/color][/center]Duggan seemed to have the match won as he was setting up for his FLYING SPEAR when Bobby Heenan reached under the rope and grabbed his leg. Hacksaw tried to pull Bobby into the ring, but Race attacked from behind and used his finisher to get the pin.

In a backstage promo Andre The Giant commented on the tainted win. He said he'd be paying very close attention to the rest of the night and he expected everyone from the Heenan Family on down to World Champ Ted DiBiase "to be on their best behavior" or they would face a very angry Giant.

Ted DiBiase defeated Superfly Snuka to defend the World Heavyweight Championship.

[/color]Snuka put forth a tremendous effort and looked like he was going to win the championship late in the match when he climbed the top rope as DiBiase was getting to his feet. Snuka launched himself for an attempted top rope bodypress, but DiBiase moved. As Snuka got to his feet DiBiase slapped on the MILLION DOLLAR DREAM and got the win.

After the match Ted DiBiase grabbed a stack of hundred dollar bills from where he had left them on the ringside commentary table and got back into the ring. He stood over the unconscious Superfly and was ready to stuff a hundred dollar bill in Snuka's mouth when ANDRE THE GIANT showed up and prevented it. Andre grabbed DiBiase's arm and snatched the money from his hand. DiBiase protested as Andre began tossing the money out to the crowd. Ted grabbed the World title belt and went to hit Andre from behind, but the Giant turned and Ted froze in his tracks, fell to his butt, and rolled out of the ring. Ted left in anger and frustration, vowing revenge as Andre checked on Snuka.

Koko B. Ware upset Nikolai Volkoff via pinfall.

[/color]Nikolai came to the ring without his trademark hat [4] and seemed furious and off his gameplan, accusing everyone from the commentators to the ring announcer to Koko of stealing it from him. Once the match got underway he pummeled Koko for a while before the Birdman fought back. In the end B.Ware surprised Volkoff with a top rope dropkick and got the pin.

The Killer Bees defeated Bob Orton and Don Muraco.

[/color][/center]This was a fantastic tag team match, but the Bees teamwork made the difference in the end. Brunzell made the hot tag out to Blair who got rid of Orton from the ring apron and went to work on Muraco. A double team move consisting of an atomic drop by Blair into and ear clap on Muraco was followed by a school boy rollup on Muraco for the pin.

Following the win the Bees were attacked by the duo of the MASKED SUPERSTARS [5]. The big men beat down the Bees mercilessly with stomps and axe handle smashes until a group of referees was finally able to convince them to stop.

Backstage, a fuming mad TED DIBIASE ranted about Andre The Giant and how money can cut any man down to size. He did his usual spiel about everybody having a price for the Million Dollar Man and said he thinks he may have just figured out a way to bring the Giant to his knees.

Back to the ring, where RAVISHING RICK RUDE had the microphone. As Heenan stood in the background, Rude complained that he did not want a hairy animal like George Steele touching his "ravishing body". He said Steele could wrestle the ring announcer or tear up the turnbuckle or whatever he'd like to do because Rick Rude has been insulted by being booked into this match and he was leaving. Rude began to leave as the fans booed but he was met midway down the aisle by GEORGE STEELE. Steele pounded away at Rude and then tossed him back into the ring to start the match.

Ravishing Rick Rude pinned George The Animal Steele.

[/color]Steele used a double eye gouge and a back rake to punish Rude in the opeing seconds of the bout, then turned his attention to the turnbuckle. Steele started to dig in but Rude recovered and sent him down with a clothesline from behind. A top rope sledehammer blow was followed by the knee to the midsection and the RUDE AWAKENING to give Rude the win in this short but action packed bout.

[marktaggart]

Interlude

"Hey, have you seen Magnificent Muraco anywhere?"

"He's the guy with his name written on the front of his shirt, right? Lotta wrestlers seem to do that. Must be so they don't forget."

"Stop it! Seriously, have you seen him?"

"Last time I saw him he was in the----whatta ya call it?----the box..."

"Locker room!"

"Sure, 'Mr. Promoter man', the locker room."

"Well, he's not there now."

"Sorry. Oh, hey: I found that Russian guy's hat when I was sweeping the hallway the other day."

"Thanks, I'll make sure he gets it back."

"heh heh, sure. Now, if you don't mind, I've got some mopping to get done here."

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[jrgoldman]

Really interesting stuff. I'm looking forward to more from the story and how it will tie in to the in ring action.