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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:26:56 GMT -5
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:27:55 GMT -5
Well, I've moved my other threads over here from the unofficial boards, so I might as well finish with this one, which provides the history of my feds--mostly GWF, but also USWF and GWWF once they begin. The posts below come from my Warrior Promotions Update newsletter, which I began in 2098. One of the early features was called the "History Corner" which offered summaries of the earlier years of the GWF. I'll start with the history corners going back to 2087, and then include the more important excerpts from the newsletter once I get up to 2098. Below is the "History Corner" feature from WPU volume 1, number 1.
GWF 2087-2088
2087 marked a turning point in GWF history with the institution of the first annual supercard, Starclash, and the Galaxy Cup tournament, an event that now begins each GWF year and features all active GWF wrestlers an tag teams. Since both the Galaxian title and the tag belts had been vacated, the first Galaxy Cup also crowned new champions. Star Warrior won the singles belt, beating Comrade Terror in the tournament final. Brute and Massacre won their first of many Galaxy Cups and the GWF tag titles by defeating the Space Croppers in the finals. Star Warrior held the belt for eight months before Thantos took it away from him, while the Gladiators were able to keep the tag titles for the entire year. Top feuds were Star Warrior vs. Comrade Terror, the Greek Gods vs. Brute and Massacre, and Wolf vs. Thantos. Star Warrior and the Gladiators were named wrestler of the year and tag team of the year, respectively.
Star Warrior and Terror again reached the finals of the second Galaxy Cup in 2088, but this time Terror was victorious. Because Terror and Thantos were allies, however, Star Warrior got the title shot against Thantos at Starclash and took the Galaxian belt back. Lord Nexus and his new partner, Billy Jo Boxer, won the Galaxy Cup tag tournament, beating the Greek Gods in the finals, and then ended Brute and Massacre’s title reign. Nexus and Boxer (“Titanpower”) held the tag belts for the rest of the year, holding off great challenges by the Gladiators, the Henchmen, and the Animal Pack. Titanpower was therefore an obvious choice for tag team of the year. The newest Gladiator, Spike, was voted top newcomer. Star Warrior lost his belt to Thantos after four months, but Wolf took the title for the last third of the year. Star Warrior was again voted wrestler of the year. The Animal Pack began an intense feud which would last for years against Brute and Massacre. Other top feuds were Star Warrior vs. Bishop Hell, Titanpower vs. Kraken and Ghengis Khan, and, once again, Thantos vs. Wolf.
"History Corner" from Warrior Promotions Update 1.2:
GWF 2989-90
Star Warrior began 2089 by winning his second Galaxy Cup in three years, beating Bishop Hell in the finals. The Bishop also reached the finals of the Galaxy Cup tag tournament with the Mad Jester before losing to the Greek Gods. Wolf began the year as GWF champ, but Thantos defeated him early in the year to become the first three-time holder of the belt. The Galactic Punisher, who was voted newcomer of the year, later took the belt away from Thantos, but he lost it back to Wolf before the year ended. In tag team action, Brute and Massacre ended Titanpower’s year-long title reign early in the year, but they quickly lost the belts to the Animal Pack. The Greek Gods, who had been denied title shots all year despite the best record in the federation, took the belts away from the Animen near the end of the year. Thantos was named wrestler of the year, while the Greek Gods took tag team honors with a 21-6 overall record.
2090 opened with Massif winning the Galaxy Cup singles tournament, topping Bounty Hunter in the finals, but it was to be Wolf’s year. The wild Animan began the year as champion, lost the belt briefly to Kraken, but regained it and held it for the rest of 2090 and was named wrestler of the year. Wolf’s battles with Kraken during this year began an intense feud that would last for years and that Kraken has never forgotten. The Animal Pack won the Galaxy cup tag tournament by beating Titanpower in the finals and then regained the tag belts from the Greek Gods at the first annual “Galactic War” supercard to begin the year. The Animen held the titles for nearly the entire year, running up nineteen straight successful defenses before Brute and Massacre finally took the belts to begin their third title reign. The Animal Pack was a clear choice for tag team of the year, while Iron Mane, who entered the federation by winning eleven of his first twelve matches and went 30-13 for the year, was named top newcomer, giving the Animen of Andromeda the only clean sweep of the yearly awards in GWF history.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:28:57 GMT -5
"History Corner" from Warrior Promotions Update 1.3:
GWF 2091-92
The Matador of M83 entered the GWF in 2091 and shocked the federation by beating Star Warrior in the Galaxy Cup tournament final and then taking the GWF championship away from Wolf at the second annual “Galactic War.” The Matador held the belt for nearly one-third of the year before Thantos beat him to become the first four-time champ. Massif ended Thantos’ reign two months later, and Mayhem became the second rookie to win the belt in one year by pinning Massif at the year-ending “Starclash” supercard. In the Galaxy Cup tag tournament, Titanpower reached the finals for the third time in four years and became the first two-time winners by topping the Greek Gods, but they were unable to take the GWF tag belts away from Brute and Massacre. The Gladiators, in the middle of an incredible streak of 47 straight defenses, held the titles for the entire year and were an easy choice as tag-team of the year.
The big story of 2091, however, was the institution of the War Games. Winners of the first annual competition were the Defenders of the Galaxy (Star Warrior, Galactic Punisher, Justice, Wolf, and the renegade Gladiator Spike), who defeated the Unholy Alliance of Thantos, Kraken, and the Gladiators by a slim 102-93 margin. Spike, who held the War Games singles belt for nine straight defenses and led his team to victory, was named wrestler of the year, while his main feud opponent, Mayhem, was named newcomer of the year for his contribution to his War Games team.
2092 began with the Matador beating Star Warrior in the finals of the Galaxy Cup tournament for the second straight year. The Matador also reached the finals of the Galaxy Cup tag tournament with the huge newcomer Chaos, but they were beaten by GWF tag champs the Ultimate Gladiators, who won their first Galaxy Cup since 2087. Mayhem’s reign as Galaxian champ turned out to be the shortest in GWF history as he lost the title in his first attempted defense against the Matador. Star Warrior ended the Matador’s second GWF title reign after three months, but Chaos won the title a few weeks later and held it for the rest of the year. Brute and Massacre’s amazing reign as tag team champs ended after nearly two years when Powerhouse took the titles away in late October, and the Greek Gods won the belts for the second and last time near the end of the year. 2092 also saw the establishment of the Interplanetary championship. Spike, who had returned to the Gladiator camp, was the first IP champ and held the belt for most of the year before Wolf finally ended his reign.
The Third Force, led by the awesome Chaos, won the War Games handily over second place finishers Star Warrior and the Supreme Gods, with the Gladiators coming in third. Chaos, the obvious choice for newcomer of the year, also became the first rookie ever to win the wrestler of the year award. The Ultimate Gladiators were named tag team of the year for the third time.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:30:04 GMT -5
"History Corner" from WPU 3.4:
GWF 2093
Thantos began 2093 by winning the Galaxy Cup singles tournament for the first time. Massacre stunned the federation by reaching the finals of the tournament before losing to the Galaxy Cup champ. Thantos captured the GWF title from Chaos shortly afterward and held on to it until mid-year, putting together a string of 14 successful defenses. Super rookie Alpha Force finally ended Thantos’ reign, but Alpha held the belt for less than a month before losing it to Darkos. Chaos came back to win his second GWF title from the master assassin in August, but Star Warrior took the title for the fourth time in October and held it for the rest of the year.
Brute and Massacre won their second consecutive Galaxy Cup tag team tournament and third overall, topping Above the Law in the finals. The Gladiators soon regained the GWF tag team titles from the Greek Gods, holding them for two months before the Animal Pack won the belts. Badger and Ram could only keep the titles for one month before losing them to Matter and Anti-Matter, but the Cosmic Forces’ triumph was short-lived as they were upset in their first defense by the Savage Ones. Terak and Sectarian stunned the GWF by remaining champions for almost two months before Brute and Massacre took the belts for the fifth time. The Gladiators then put together the second longest tag title reign in federation history, holding the belts for the rest of the year in running up 25 successful defenses.
Wolf’s impressive first reign as Interplanetary champ ended in May when Bounty Hunter won the belt. Hunter retained the title until the end of the summer, when Star Warrior defeated him. Tendron the Destroyer won the belt in late September and held it for the rest of the year.
The 2093 War Games were the closest contest to date, with the Defenders of the Galaxy beating Thantos’ Devil’s Pact by a slim six point margin. The Federation Defense Fighters finished a distant third. The Gladiators of Aethra had their worst showing ever, ending up in fifth place, while defending War Games champs The Third Force finished a disappointing sixth out of seven teams.
Star Warrior and Thantos were named co-winners of the wrestler of the year award, while the Ultimate Gladiators won their third straight tag team of the year award. Alpha Force was an obvious choice as newcomer of the year.
Perhaps the most dramatic moment of 2093 occurred late in the year after a match involving the Eastern Dynasty and the Freedom Fighters. After the Dynasty had knocked Vlad Hammer out, Vanity appeared in the ring and joined Khan and Mitsuko in a vicious attack on U. S. Patriot. Sweet Thing came to the ring with Vanity, but after looking distressed for several moments she ran back to the dressing room. She quickly returned with Terak and Sectarian, who squared off against the villains over the fallen bodies of the Freedom Fighters. Mr. Galaxy soon entered the fray, tipping the odds heavily against the heroes, but Man Mountain lumbered out of the dressing room and cleared the ring to end the brawl.
An incensed Vanity turned on Sweet Thing, berating her for her interference. After taking this abuse for several minutes, the young woman delighted the crowd by slapping Vanity, but he responded by knocking her to the ground. Terak again intervened, diving from the ring to drive Vanity back, and Man Mountain lifted Sweet Thing to safety on his huge shoulders. U. S. Patriot missed several cards due to his injuries, but when he returned Sweet Thing was at his side.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:31:18 GMT -5
"History Corner" from WPU 1.5:
GWF 2094
2094 opened with Alpha Force winning the Galaxy Cup tournament for the first time. Alpha defeated Mayhem easily in the finals. Unfortunately for Alpha, his brother Star Warrior was GWF champion at the time, so he did not take advantage of his automatic title shot. Supernova Explosion (Star Warrior and Lance At-Las) pulled off a shocker by winning the Galaxy Cup tag tournament, beating the Titan Express in the finals.
Star Warrior soon lost the GWF belt to Chaos, but he was back on top quickly as Supernova Explosion ended the Gladiators’ long title reign, the second longest in GWF history (25 defenses), to become tag team champions. Lance and Star Warrior then put together their own impressive string of wins, defending the belts successfully 13 times before losing them back to the Gladiators. Then came the upset of the year: after defending their new titles just once, the Brute and Massacre expected an easy night in a non-title match against the Freedom Fighters, but they were shocked when Vlad Hammer pinned Massacre after the Gladiator missed on a deathjump. On the following card, disaster struck again as Hammer, though bloodied and battered, surprised Brute and rolled him up for a pin, giving the Freedom Fighters their first and only GWF tag title. Patriot and Hammer held the belts for the last two months of the year.
Chaos held the Galaxian title for the rest of the year, defending it successfully a record (at the time) 22 times. Tendron began the year as Interplanetary champ, but he lost the belt Lord Nexus in April. The Matador of M83 captured the IP title two months later, but he soon surrendered it to Wolf, who ran up a string of fourteen defenses as he held the belt for the remainder of the year.
The War Games were replaced by the “Sudden Death” competition in 2094. The Defenders of the Galaxy and Destruction Inc. ended the year in a virtual tie, and the other marquee matchup, W. A. R. vs. the Gladiators, was also a dead heat. The Fighting Titans dominated Kraken’s reformed Society of Death, while the Savage Kingdom opened up a surprising lead on the Masked Assassins. The Animen and the Freedom Fighters also did well in their feuds with the Galactic Rebels and Stud City, respectively, while the FDF-Department of Power and King’s Court-Royal Court contests were much closer. Cannibal and Chopper Mattock took complete control of the Asylum.
Match of the year occurred near the end of 2094 when Wolf defended his Interplanetary title against Spike in a cage. The match had even more than its usual intensity because Spike had slapped Amazonia during his match against Battering Ram on the previous card. Spike dominated the early going, bloodying the champion quickly and nearly winning with a “Megadestroyer,” until Wolf managed to grab the “Savage Face Claw” on his opponent. With Spike in trouble, the Guardsman tried to get into the cage, but Iron Mane appeared at ringside to stop him. Brute and Massacre also charged the ring, but they were intercepted by rookie sensations the New Order, who hammered them back to the dressing room. Spike managed to break the claw, and the match continued for a total of thirty bloody minutes before Wolf again caught Spike in his finisher and finally put him away.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:32:16 GMT -5
"History Corner from WPU 1.6:
GWF 2095
GWF champion Chaos began 2095 by winning his first ever Galaxy cup tournament. In the semi-finals, Chaos had to defeat the rookie sensation Raven, beginning a feud that would grow in coming years. In the Galaxy Cup tag tournament, Above the Law finally won the title for which they had twice previously finished as runners-up, beating the Ultimate Gladiators in the finals.
Chaos continued his still record reign as Galaxian champ, defending a total of 22 times in 2094-5 before losing to Spike. Spike quickly lost the belt to Thantos, who put together his own tremendous streak of 19 defenses before losing to his former ally Dreadnaught. Chaos came back to reclaim the belt a few weeks later, but was upset by Wolf shortly thereafter. Alpha Force won the Galaxian belt for the second time by topping Wolf late in the year.
The tag team championship was even more unsettled. Kraken’s new team, the Mercenaries, ended the Freedom Fighters’ surprising reign shortly into the year but lost the belts two months later to Brute and Massacre. The titles then changed hands quickly numerous times. Champions were (in order): Cosmic Forces, Titanpower, the Ultimate Gladiators, the Mercenaries, Titanpower, Cosmic Forces, and Titan Express. The Mercenaries were voted tag team of the year.
The Interplanetary title also changed hands repeatedly as the GWF doubled its number of cards. Wolf lost the belt to Star Warrior but soon regained it. Whiplash then upset Wolf for the belt, but the Animan superstar again took the title back in a matter of weeks. Bounty Hunter then won the title but quickly lost it to Mayhem. Raven defeated the Gladiator headbanger for the belt and compiled a still record 16 straight defenses before losing it back to Mayhem at the end of the year. Wolf was voted wrestler of the year for his efforts, while Raven was a clear choice as top newcomer.
The Sudden Death matchup between the Gladiators and W. A. R. was a photo finish, with W. A. R. squeaking out the win. The Defenders of the Galaxy also took a narrow victory over Destruction Inc. The Animen dominated the Galactic Rebels despite losing Ram for much of the year in an exile match with Doomsday Creature, and the Department of Power narrowly topped the FDF. In a violent non-sudden death feud, the Cosmic Forces and the New Order banged heads repeatedly, while Wolf and Mayhem continued their long-standing war throughout the year.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:33:19 GMT -5
"History Corner" from WPU 1.7:
GWF 2096
The most shocking change in GWF history occurred in 2096 when Thantos turned his back on the rulebreakers and joined the Defenders of the Galaxy. His tag team with Star Warrior was immediately successful, reaching the finals of the Galaxy Cup tag tournament before losing to GWF tag champs the Mercenaries. In the Galaxy Cup singles tournament, Raven beat 2095 champ Chaos for the championship. Raven then began an incredible year in which he would be Galaxian champion four times. His first title reign began early in the year when he took the belt from Alpha Force. After ten defenses he lost the belt to Vengeance, but he regained the title two weeks later. After ten more defenses he lost the championship to Spike, but the Gladiator held the belt for only a month before Raven again took it back. Sixteen defenses later Chaos won the title and put together a three month reign. Finally, at the first ever Galacticade supercard that ended the year, Raven once again won the title, making himself a clear choice for wrestler of the year.
The Mercenaries lost their tag titles to Titanpower just a few weeks into the year, but Nexus and Boxer quickly turned the belts over the Demons of Hydra. The Demons could do no better, losing the titles to the New Order. After six weeks the Mercenaries regained the belts, but they lost in their first defense to Power Surge (Chopper Mattock and Mr. Galaxy). The New Order again captured the belts a month later, but once again the Mercenaries came back to end their reign. Titanpower won the championships for the second time n 2096 a few weeks later but lost quickly to the Cosmic Forces, who in turn surrendered the belts almost immediately to Brute and Massacre. The New Order won the titles for the third time in the year a little over a month later, but they were soon stunned by Code of Honor. Lance At-Las and Justice finally brought a little stability to the titles by putting together a three month reign before losing to the Cosmic Forces. Near the end of the year, Stalker and Dragonmaster, who had formed a team while they were both temporary members of W. A. R. for the War Games, won the belts and held them for the final three weeks. The Mercenaries edged out the New Order for tag team of the year honors.
Bounty Hunter beat Janus in a tournament final to win the Interplanetary title that was vacated when previous champion Mayhem was exiled due to the Gladiators' loss in Sudden Death. The Matador of M83 won the title a few weeks later, but he soon lost it to Star Warrior. Janus then took the title and held it for fifteen straight defenses, falling just one win short of Raven’s record for longest IP title reign when Quasar took the belt from him. Quasar lost his first defense to Bounty Hunter, but Hunter immediately lost to Iron Mane, who was in turn beaten by the Matador. Star Warrior came back to regain the belt and held it for nearly three months before his former friend Vigilante took it away. Vigilante seemed unbeatable in five defenses, but he was stripped of the belt and suspended after participating in an attack on Quasar. Wolf beat Vengeance in a tournament final to fill the belt near the end of the year. Janus was named newcomer of the year for his efforts.
2096 also saw the creation of the Heavy Metal title. Spike was the first champion and held the belt for most of the year. He was finally upset by Death’s Head, and the belt then changed hands quickly several times, going from Death’s Head to Splatter to Battering Ram to Spike to Battering Ram and finally to Bishop Hell, who ended the year with the title.
The War Games were reinstituted for 2096. The winners were “Partners in Crime,” a combination of the Phoenix Project (Chaos, Janus, and the Matador) and the Mercenaries. In mid-year Fury also joined the team after deserting W. A. R. and allying himself with Kraken. W. A. R. finished a distant second, while the Department of Power and the Gladiators tied for third.
Another major switch occurred when a disgruntled Battering Ram split with the Animen. At first Ram fought solo, but he eventually teamed up with the Collector’s Workshop. His turn brought an end to one of the greatest tag teams in GWF history, three-time GWF tag champs the Animal Pack.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:34:47 GMT -5
"History Corner" from WPU 2.2:
GWF 2097
The 2097 War Games were the longest and most competitive to date, ending in a dramatic victory for W. A. R. over the Citadel of the Elite. The Games were also noteworthy for several other reasons: 2097 marked the first year that either the Fighting Titans or the Masked Assassins competed in the War Games as full teams, and the Savage Kingdom became a force in the federation as Terak added Dragonmaster, Iron Mane, Incredible Badger, and (later) Bounty Hunter to his team.
W. A. R. built up a huge early lead in the 300 point contest, pulling away by as much as 30 points over the second place Gladiators. In mid-year, however, W. A. R. hit a terrible slump that cost the team its lead. The rookie Holocaust, despite a shocking victory over Chaos, was barely a .500 wrestler. Wolf, now a full-time member of W. A. R. after part-time service previously, was for a few weeks the only member of the team winning consistently. In the meantime, the Gladiators put together an amazing run, at one point holding four titles at once: Heavy Metal (Mayhem), GWF Tag (Brute and Massacre), Three-man (Brute, Massacre, Spike), and the War Games singles belt (Spike). The Citadel of the Elite, thanks mostly to three-man success and to great runs by Janus and the rookie team Superiority Complex, also pulled into a virtual tie with the leaders.
In the last third of the year the Gladiators fell back due to major suspensions to Brute, Massacre, Vengeance, and Spike. W. A. R. had regained its stride, but the Citadel, having added Pegasus to its roster in mid-year and riding a record War Games tag title reign by Superiority Complex, stayed even with Destructon 3000’s team to the end. The two leading teams ended five of the last six cards in an absolute tie. On the final card, W. A. R. opened up a lead and had a chance to win in the final match, but Raven lost his War Games singles belt to Chaos to leave his team one point short of the goal of 300 and only a single point ahead of the Citadel. Destructon immediately issued a challenge to the Citadel: four matches between the two teams to decide the title. The Matador of M83 would fight Holocaust, War Games tag Champs the New Order would take on their new feud opponent Superiority Complex, Raven would get a rematch with new War Games singles champ and feud opponent Chaos, and Wolf would challenge GWF champ Janus in a non-title match.
In the first match, the Matador evened the score at 299 by pinning Holocaust with a “Bullwhip.” The Citadel then took the lead when Superiority Complex bested the New Order for the tag belts, but Raven knocked Chaos out with a “Bladerunner” in less than two minutes to tie the score again at 302. Raven’s win set up a winner-take-all match between Janus and Wolf.
The final match took just over five minutes. Janus held an early advantage, but Wolf, a former War Games champion (with the Defenders of the Galaxy in 2091), would not be denied. At the six minute mark Wolf caught Janus in the “Savage Face Claw” to claim the victory for his team. This was the first War Games victory for W. A. R., who finished second to Partners in Crime (the Phoenix Project and the Hitmen) in 2096. Wolf joined Star Warrior, Chaos, the Matador, and Vigilante as the only men to be on two winning War Games teams.
In the last weeks of the year, the Gladiators began talking of a new addition that would be coming to their team in 2098. They called their promised new member Predator, and they stated that he was the most highly touted young Aethran warrior since Spike. After referring to this newcomer in several interviews, Vengeance announced that Predator would join the Gladiators as a team member at the 2098 Galaxy Cup tournament.
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:37:29 GMT -5
GWF 2098 Highlights
From WPU 1.1
THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: W. A. R. SHOCKS GLADS
The Gladiators of Aethra have been bragging about their newest member, Predator, for weeks. They announced that Predator would make his first appearance at the Galaxy Cup tournament to begin the new year. However, the Glads were in for a surprise. On the first day of Galaxy Cup festivities, Destructon 3000 called a press conference to announce that his team was also adding a new man. The conference would prove more significant than the Galaxy Cup tournament itself.
Destructon stepped up to the microphone calmly, with Raven, Mace, Dreggs, Holocaust, and Wolf behind him. He smiled as he spoke: “As you know, the Gladiators have been warning us that Predator would be joining them this year. I am here to confirm that this young Aethran is everything the Gladiators say he is. I’m sure he will be a star in this federation for many years.”
Destructon paused, the smile still on his face. “What the Gladiators do not know is that this new star will not be joining them at all. Allow me to introduce the newest member of W. A. R.: Predator of Aethra!”
The assembled reporters were stunned as a powerfully built young man stepped onto the stage with Destructon. He stood around 6’4,” had long brown hair, and wore traditional Gladiator face paint. When he spoke, his voice was even and intense.
“I am an Aethran by birth,” Predator said, “but, although my father was an Aethran soldier, my mother was a prisoner of war from Galnon. After my father was killed in battle, my mother raised me to believe that the Gladiator mentality of domination and cruelty was wrong. For my own safety, I have had to keep my opinions secret until now. However, with the help of my allies in W. A. R., it is now time to declare my true loyalties. I pledge my full services in the ongoing battle to end Aethran aggression.”
As Predator stopped speaking, the Gladiators burst into the press room, but W. A. R. was ready. Mace and Dreggs blocked Brute and Massacre, while Raven and Wolf pinned Vengeance to a wall. Spike was allowed to approach Predator, but Destructon stood firmly at his new man’s side.
“You’ve made a big mistake, boy,” Spike shouted. “If you want war, you’ve got more than you can handle. I’ll personally crush you and send you back to Aethra in a box. This is the last chance you’ll get to change your mind. Join us or be destroyed!”
Predator remained calm, but it was Destruction who replied. “You can’t return to what you never believed in,” he said. “Predator is one of us. This is your last chance: turn around and walk out of here or face us now.”
The ensuing brawl was brutal. Spike pulled out a foreign object and leveled Destructon, while his partners attacked the other members of W. A. R. Predator, however, showed that he needed no help. He took Spike’s best shots before throwing the awesome Gladiator off the stage and into the scurrying crowd of reporters. There were no severe injuries, but this press conference set the tone for 2098, and the battle between W. A. R. and the Gladiators appears to be hotter than ever.
(Note: Predator was my own creation, my first really good player-created card and character. I have posted his stats and information over in the player-made cards folder.)
BOUNTY HUNTER CALLS IT QUITS
The second press conference was nearly as memorable as the first. GWF Heavyweight Champion Bounty Hunter, accompanied by his Savage Kingdom teammates the Incredible Badger, Iron Mane, Dragonmaster, Stalker, and Terak, stepped to the microphone and read a prepared statement:
“I spent most of my years in the GWF as a rulebreaker, but the last year has been the greatest of my career. I want to thank my friends and teammates here on stage for supporting me and allowing me to show that I really had changed my ways. However, the poundings I have received over the years have taken their toll, and as a result I no longer have the desire to wrestle. Although I held on to the belt in my recent title defense against Chaos at Galacticade, the beating I suffered in that match helped to convince me that my time is over. Effective immediately, I am abandoning the GWF title and announcing my retirement. I thank the fans for their support, and I want to express my special thanks to the Badger and Terak for their friendship. I’m going out on top, and I couldn’t have done it without their help.”
To the surprise of even the men on stage, Wolf and Amazonia marched into the media center. Even Bounty Hunter tensed as Wolf, the one hero who had not been willing to forgive the former rulebreaker’s past, took the microphone. Even after Bounty Hunter had joined the Savage Kingdom, the battles between these two had been vicious, at one point even setting Wolf and Iron Mane against each other.
“So it’s over?” Wolf said calmly. “After all these years and all the blood we’ve drawn from each other, you’re walking away?”
“That’s right,” the champion answered. “It’s finished. No more wars for us.”
Wolf stared at him for a moment. “Me and you never liked each other. Other than Mayhem, I don’t think I ever hated anyone more. But if you’re leaving, I’ve got to tell you now that you were one of the greatest opponents I ever fought. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m sorry to see you go. Good luck to you.”
As Badger and Iron Mane watched happily, Wolf and Bounty Hunter shook hands at last. Then, with a sad smile on his face, the Badger took the microphone.
“Wolf, what you just did is the classiest move I’ve ever seen you make. For all of the Savage Kingdom, I thank you, old friend.” Then he turned back to the assembled reporters. “I also want to take this occasion to make my retirement official. I will now concentrate on running the Titan Training Alliance and providing color commentary for GWF broadcasts. Thanks to all the fans who supported me over the years. Your support has made it all worthwhile.”
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Post by David Morse on Feb 1, 2008 5:39:24 GMT -5
GWF Highlights 2098
From WPU 1.1-1.7
In addition to Predator, another group of newcomers entered the GWF in 2098. They were known as the Sanglian Warband: a tag team called the Warrior Kings (King Colerain and King Vortigarn), a talented singles wrestler called the Singer of Tales, and a young bodyguard named Comitatus.
Alpha Force won the Galaxy Cup singles tournament to start the year and, due to Bounty Hunter's retirement, was named the new GWF Heavyweight Champion. The Dark Side (Bishop Hell and Mesmer) won the tag team tournament.
News reached the GWF that Fury, who had disappeared from the GWF after losing an exile match to Mayhem, had been imprisoned and tortured on earth by Ghengis Khan under orders from Krakan, but that he had now escaped. Later in the year, Krakan was attacked in the backstage area and in parking lots several times. All of the attacks were blamed on Fury.
A new group formed, calling itself the Alliance. Original members were Stalker, Iron Mane, Dragonmaster, and Pulsar, with Wolf joining for the War Games. The main target for the Alliance was Krakan's Deadly MIlitia, which had picked up Mayhem on loan from the Aethrans for the War Games.
In mid-year, Massif came out of retirement to join Omega's Defenders of the Galaxy for the War Games. The giant fought as if he had never left, targeting Chaos for much of the year.
The Greek Gods were honored in a ceremony at the annual Starclash supercard. Surprisingly, Brute and Massacre made an unscheduled appearance and expressed their respect for their former enemies. In the main event of the supercard, Raven took the GWF Heavyweight title from Chaos in a Lepus Stun Rod Match.
Later in the year, Cassandra, who had been accompanying Pegasus to the ring, disappeared. Shortly thereafter, a young woman named Dream Lover entered the federation and began to issue challenges to the absent Cassandra. Near the end of the year, Cassandra came back, and the two women began a brutal feud. Cassandra explained that when Vanity chose her as a replacement for Sweet Thing, Dream Lover had been one of Vanity's other finalists for the position, and that the competition was the source of Dream Lover's hatred of her. Dream Lover had also expressed some connection with Amazonia, but no one seemed to know any details about that situation.
The Citadel of the Elite won the 2098 War Games, edging out the Gladiators. Chaos defeated Spike in the final match to seal the win.
Tension built among the Gladiators throughout the year. Vengeance argued with Spike, Brute, and Massacre about various issues. Vengeance wanted Mayhem to return to the team, while the others did not. Vengeance refused to disclose the identity of his new recruit, Killing Machine, to anyone else. In mid-year, Spike and Massacre brought in a new bodyguard for the team, a young Aethran named Slaughter, without consulting Massacre.
In December, Lance At-Las suffered a serious knee injury at the hands of the Cosmic Forces. As a result, Lance would retire in the following year.
Wolf and Amazonia took several weeks off late in the year. When they returned, they brought with them Wolf's son, Lycanthrope, and announced that Lycanthrope would begin competing in the GWF in 2099.
(Note: The Sanglian Warband, Dream Lover, Slaughter, and Lycanthrope were all my own creations.)
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