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A First Roleplay Edit

Violence Jack — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:11:38 GMT

Second news story should read as so.

Shouldn't be any kind of spoiler, as these are more for atmosphere, but whatever.

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January 26th, 2010

‘Nemesis Hypothesis’: A Real and Impending Danger to the World?

By Jeremy Hugney

Associated Press Writer

Miami, Florida (AP) -- A much argued 25-year old theory has recently returned to the forefront of discussion. With recent findings indicating such a thing might be not only possible but inevitable, the scientific community is scrambling to evaluate both the theory and its prevention, hoping it unnecessary to discuss how to combat the fallout of such an event.

This theory is known as the “Nemesis Hypothesis”. In 1984, paleontologists David Raup and Jack Sepkoski published a paper claiming that they had identified a statistical periodicity in Earth’s extinction rates over the last 250 million years using various forms of study. Analyzing the evolution of various life forms and other planetary aspects, they claimed to have identified several ‘extinction events’ and calculated it as a naturally occurring periodic cycle. The culprit behind these extinction events? A singular yet unknown star passing closely to our planet once every several million years, its nearby proximity of which would cause acute gravitational disturbances and trigger cataclysmic climate alteration.

Astronomers recently discovered a massive object, previously undetected due to its position having been obscured by other celestial bodies. Conjectured by some to be an asteroid or red star fragment, they now claim it is accelerating through space and doing so at an alarming rate. Accelerating, it seems, to be on a near-collision course with Earth in the future.

Astronomers, physicists and engineers have arranged meetings all over the world behind closed doors to discuss this newest phenomenon. One thing they refuse to answer, however, is the timeframe of when this so-called “Nemesis star” would reach a level of dangerous proximity to Earth. Some have stated there is no way of pinpointing given the laws of space and the object‘s erratic movement, though others have simply refused comment.

The story has taken an even bleaker turn in the past several hours. With the world having experienced an outbreak of mental instability and paranoia on a monumental scale, and with so many bizarre happenings transpiring in such a brief period, this one was bound to be rife with similar controversy.

Death cults all over the globe are proclaiming this ‘Nemesis’ to be their long-hallowed ‘comet-god’, a great harbinger to the world and one that will finally “awaken the Old Ones from their aeon-old slumber”. It cannot, they say, be stopped in any way by man and to attempt to do so would be “an arrogant and futile gesture”…

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For some odd reason it separated part of the beginning and put it at the end. Dunno. But this is how it reads so it doesn't look so strange.

PRIME : ReV 218: From Russia With Carnage

News Manager — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:11:00 GMT

Thomas C. Robinson writes...

The third leg of the Culture Shock Tour finds PRIME Wrestling taking root in Moscow, Russia in the Olympic Stadium on February, 11, 2010! No doubt the wintry Russian weather will do very little to cool the fires that have started since the turn of the New Year. Not only can one expect incredible wrestling action, but also backstage hijinks the likes of which only the members of PRIME can provide.

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Just Wrestling Does Belfast

Hyde — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:06:17 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - A packed schedule, a largely full Waterfront Hall and the knowledge of a rapturous audience rabidly refreshing Veoh.com for the as-live show replay kicking off at midnight GMT was the sort of blend that should have fired up Just Wrestling's tourists for a repeat of their enormously successful UK debut at Croydon's Fairfield Halls last week. Whether it was the cold, grey weather in Belfast; the long week spent in provincial Britain after coming to terms with the fact that everything they'd ever heard of was in London; or the traumatic realisation that Belfast was in a part of the country that was neither England nor Scotland and could not in fact be driven to; something fell a little flat tonight. It really shouldn't have: the second half of the LLII round one match-ups, a JWC defense, an appearance from local hero SurReal, and a mouthwatering three-way dance all promised plenty. And in truth it wasn't a BAD show. But after Just Wrestling seemed to step it up roughly a dozen notches last week, perhaps it was inevitable that of twelve steps forward the promotion would necessarily take two or three back.

Right from the off we had problems, as a scheduled opener between Meat and Sean Styles was cancelled without explanation. (Rumour has it Styles flew to Dublin, believing Ireland to be one unified entity and geographically far smaller.) Skylar Montgomery followed, and even his heart did not seem to be in it, barely bothering to blather insults at a rowdy crowd before being taken to pieces by Grendel, the Living Nightmare. And if we expected the first Lethal Lottery bout of the night to make up for these false starts, we might have been a tad disappointed, as the mercurial Josh Marquez was a sloppy partner for Sean Edmunds, who struggled valiantly but ultimately unsuccessfully against Maddox Monson and Curtis Penn, the latter visibly ring-rusty having spent a time out of the sport.

Suddenly the noise level in the Waterfront Hall quadrupled as Belfast's own SurReal emerged, on lease from GCW for one night only. He would be pitted against Impulse, wrestling only his second match outside the States of his career, and despite the latter's repute one would have expected the home-grown SurReal to take a win without too much trouble, keeping the Northern Irish hordes content. Apparently that's not how Impulse does things, and the New Yorker came to be seen as a heel, symbolic both of America and of Just Wrestling's origins, each equally jeered by an audience keen for Just's one show in Northern Ireland to be a defining moment in the promotion's history. Impulse seemed slightly bemused by the reception given that it is not often Northern Ireland plays host to wrestlers of such class, and his stubborn refusal to put SurReal over became evident as the match wore on, a sublime display leaving the Tribal War Machine floundering in the deep end conclusively without his armbands. He was barely aware of his surroundings when the Sudden Impact ended things, to a cacophony of boos and the rumoured sight of a Stars and Stripes ablaze.

It was an atmosphere of war, a real hostility taking over the arena, and Impulse's fellow New Yorker The Back Alley Brawler found himself on the end of a rough reception. The grizzled veteran steeled himself against it but partner Zoey never even emerged for the match, later reported to have fled the Waterfront Hall in fear. Cups of unidentified liquids were raining down on the ring and the night was threatening to get really out of control. Finding himself in an impromptu handicap match, the Brawler took turns fighting off The Magnificent Messiah and Eric "Rigor Mortis" Masterson, each of whom showed flashes of real promise, but with the Brawler's back definitively against the wall it brought out the best in him, and he knocked his opponents down time and again, determined to carve his way through to round two of the tournament, partner or no partner. And though the sight of brutal right hands smashing into foreheads and noses and chins should not by rights pacify anybody, the Brawler's determination was winning the crowd back around; at last they had someone to care for. At last they found a reason to cheer. And against the odds The Back Alley Brawler prevailed, nailing the Messiah with The One Hitter Quitter to move through to the tournament's next round. It would later be announced that the Brawler had been given the opportunity to select one of his opponents to replace Zoey as a partner and had chosen Eric Masterson, whose handshake of respect on conclusion of the match probably earned him this slice of luck.

The next match was the three-way featuring a member of each of the teams that last week progressed through to LLII round two, and had been probably the most hotly anticipated match of the night. Which made it a real shame that Anathkash Dakari ended it so soon. Frank Dylan James was caught clueless right at the beginning when a vicious chop to the neck left him gasping for air and the three-count was completed before The Sentinel could even register what was going on. Less than a minute later he too had fallen, victim to a lightning-quick kicking combo followed by the Metamorphosis. Dakari could have expected to be adopted as the fans' new hero, dispatching two tournament favourites so soon, but instead he was booed, not having let observers even whet their appetites for such a tasty encounter.

Two matches remained. The final match of LLII round one was scheduled to come first, but in a change to scheduled proceedings would now be the main event. Jay Terror instead made his way out to defend his Just Wrestling Championship for the first time, against two-time champion and self-proclaimed "Godfather of Just" Aaron Nothings. Clearly affected by the media storm surrounding his parody at PRIME's ReVolution 127, in which Brandon Youngblood, Jason Snow and Boda - some of the world's biggest superstars of wrestling - hired a local to perform an impression of the notoriously troubled Nothings as a stick with which to beat independent, non-televised promotion Just Wrestling (our website hits jumped fourfold immediately afterward) - Nothings was white-faced and self-conscious. He certainly didn't look ready for a match - when did he ever? - but instead of the famous displays of resilience we got little more than a whimper as GCW's new "icon" Terror systematically pulled him to pieces, a particularly lethal backbreaker at one point leaving Nothings in agony with his legs kicking helplessly. With a poor recent record Nothings faced the risk that his legacy as a cult hero will soon be in shreds, but perversely his PRIME "debut" may mean he is now more famous than ever.

With a co-MVP on either team, the main event would be one of the closest LLII calls of round one. "Normal" John Johnson and Steve Harrison partnered against Hush and John Lexicon. It was the tense encounter that had been predicted; with each competitor more than capable of holding his own, nobody wanted to make the first mistake. And after ten minutes of tactical back-and-forth it was that first mistake that settled it, the impressive Lexicon pouncing on Harrison's slip to hoist him up and over with a German suplex, following up at once with The Epic of Foe to end proceedings and send himself and Hush through to face Impulse and The Sentinel.

Next week we bring you LLII round two from the coldest, deepest, snowiest depths of Scotland. In an unfortunate change of plan there will be no Veoh.com replay, as apparently in Arbroath, the internet hasn't been invented yet.

TEW 2010 PTC edition

Markus Stone — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:53:17 GMT

(If you don't want this in the E-Wrestling section feel free to move it)

Okay, I'm sure most remember the last time we tried one of these. So, here we are trying again. I urge everybody to do this, as I'm trying to put together a PTC scenario. Most of this would be filled out by the handler, some I'm leaving in the hands of the fedheads. Once I get an idea for how many are going to participate in this I'll get with the fedheads and work on a way of establishing fed structures. Below is copied from what I wrote on the GCW boards. If this does get made then I'll make it available to everybody who wants a copy of it. Also I'm going to try to get with people about linking images when this happens.

Okay so here we go. If you have any question about what you need to do PM me and I'll respond after I get back from the boat next week. Myself and a few others have tried this before, and nothing ever came from it. At the very least I'd like GCW to participate, but I'm hoping to get all of PTC so I can run simulations of us against everybody. If you don't do this I don't blame you, it's a lot of info to put down, but you won't be included because it would take me forever to do these for you.

If desired you can either respond here or PM the info to me here or at the GCW boards.

Information:

General:
Born: Month/Year
Gender:
Sexuality: Straight/Gay/Bi
Relationship:
Race: White/Black, etc
Nationality: American/Argentinian, etc
Status: Active/Semi-Active/Non-Wrestler/Out of Business/Retired/On Hiatus/Deceased
Style: Regular/Entertainer/Puro/Spot Monkey/Technical/Luchador/Cruiserweight/Japanese Juniorweight/MMA Crossover/Brawler/Psycopath/Never Wrestles
Size: Small/Light/Middle/Light-Heavy/Heavy/Big Heavy/Super Heavy/Giant

Face Gimmick: For these, try and think of how to describe your gimmick in 2 words or less. I.e. Murray would be something like Cool, Mayhem would be something like Psychopath, etc.
Heel Gimmick:
Mask Prestige: No Mask/New/Weak/Medium/Great/Legendary (Used for Mask Stip matches)
Hair: Yes/No

Favoured Role: Wrestler/Occasional Wrestler/Manager/Ref/Announcer/Colour Commentator/Personality/Road Agent (Usually, Sometimes, and Never for these (Only if you want a non-wrestling character, otherwise I'll make everybody sent to me a wrestler))

Personal
0%-100%, also may include if they are Reformed, or Known for their habits
Smoking
Drinking
Soft Drug Use
Hard Drug Use
Steroid Use
Law Problems
Religious (does not have a Known box)

Personality:
I'm only gonna use the presets for this one
Normal Wrestler
Class Act
Jerk
Egomaniac Star
Grizzled Veteran
Free Spirit
Company Man
Party Animal
Rookie
Master Politician
Perfectly Balanced

(These will affect things such as Humble/Egotistical, Generous/Selfish, Compassionite/Ruthless, Optimistic/Pessimistic, Naive/Manipulative, Dependable/Flaky, Social/Antisocial, Loyal/Mercenary, Timid/Bold, Hesitant/Driven, Conservative/Liberal)

These affect the backstage presence of the characters and so on. Choose carefully which one you want to be.

Performance:
0-100% scale on these

Face Ability:
Heel Ability:

Cool:
Cocky
Crazy:
Legit (I.E. no bullshit badass):
Comedy:
Weasel:
Brute:
Weird:
Wholesome:

Performance:
Total points: 2170, distribute these as you think would be appropriate. 2170 allows for you to give yourself an even 70% in every skill, if that helps with the math at all.

Brawling
Puro
Hardcore
Aerial
Flashiness
Mat Work
Chain Wrestling
Submissions
Microphone
Charisma
Acting
Announcing
Athleticism
Toughness
Stamina
Power
Basics
Psychology
Safety
Consistency
Selling
Respect
Reputation
Sex Appeal
Star Quality
Menace
Intensity
Stiffness
Resilience
Refereeing
MMA Style

Worker Relationships:
Blood Relative
Married
Engaged
Dating
Divorced
Split Up
Loyalty
Protege
Strong Friendship
Best Friend
Strong Dislike
Hatred
Family Feud
Simmering Tension

These work both ways. So if your character is loyal to somebody, they also will be considered loyal to you.

Tag Teams:
Name
Type: Occasional, Regular, Inactive Reg, Inactive Occasional
Experience Together: None, Low, Medium, Good, Max
Formed: Optional
Finisher Name

Now for the Bossman to do:
Overness for each person on the roster, 0-100%
Same for each title's prestige

An Unforgiveable Challenge, Youngin'

Aaron — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:18:58 GMT

On the moon there are vast stretches of craters but what people do not understand (outside of the fact that the moon is not made out of cheese) is that there are haunting spires jabbed in across its circumference, the ends made sharp over years of space rotation. It is upon the surface of the moon that we see the grand obelisk jutting out of a ripple of earth, the bleu cheese sod crumbling outside in a vast overlay.

The camera lens follows around the tree carcasses, a figure shrouded in complete darkness stabbing the ground with ferocious hacks, the spade of a shovel hitting the motherload of moon mozzarella. The moon surface trembles in the wake of such intense and focused manipulation, the faults shifting violently as cream cheese bubbles near a knockoff Mt. Erebus.

Once the sun begins to comb over the moon, it is obvious who it is, even though it is pitch black. He stands as a giant, his movements quick even without the atmosphere. He takes in a sharp breath, tossing his shovel to the sun and laughing maniacally as he begins to sooth-say towards the gathering moon rats.

It is obvious that he is not asian based on stature alone.

Voice: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA YOU WHINY ******S!

His voice is unmistakable.

Voice: IT IS TIME FUCKERS!

Clad only in heavenly white, the demon of the deep looks upon us from his perch, effortlessly gliding with one leap to the top of his moon empire.

It would not be a stretch to say he has never felt this diabolical before, but it may be a stretch to say he has never been as focused, because in this moment, he is focused solely on the moment at hand. His hands have pentagrams on them. The moon shines over his white suit and his white hockey mask and his pale gingerness to reveal to us, once and for all, the true tower of Babel and the Future of Human Evilution:

Unforgiven: WHAT I FEEL, WHAT I'VE KNOWN, TURN THE PAGES, TURN TO STONE, HEY DESADEGARBAGEBAGJOHNNYANDVIOLENCEJACK, YOU'VE ONLY GOT THREE DAYS TO GO! YEAH! WHAT I FEEL, WHAT I'VE KNOWN, YOU FUCKING FAGS ARE SURE TO BLOW, BEHIND THE DOOR, SHOULD I OPEN IT FOR YOU?

He throws the shovel at the cameraman but it misses him after hitting him on the glass bulb protecting his head.

Unforgiven: LOOK AT YOU ******S! Oh I bet you all are so tired right now and sick of writing, maybe you are all afraid and think that this is the toughest challenge you will ever face because you are not only going against yourself but against some of the best handlers ever but let me tell you ******s what is what you have no idea and all that ball sweat you have is shit I like up like baby oil and then I massage my massive acne riddled chest because whichever of you dick suckers fucks up the least has a date to defend your GTT7 crown against the fucking God of PTC on the fucking moon! I was born on the moon okay and even though I spent time on Crystal Lake it was only because I needed my vitamins rust does a number on your gums but wheelbarrows sure as hell gave me enough iron to have these massive and amazing lucha-libre hardcore wrestling skills that will put all you kikes down for the motherfucking MILLION count you pussies!

VOICE: HE IS RIGHT!

The camera pans to the side revealing yet another harbinger of the fall.

Status Quo: A piece of brain splats against the rusted stained wall and slowly runs down it leaving a streak of blood in its trace. Lil' Thug inhales the gun smoke before letting it ooze from his nose and tossing the gun to the side. One of the officers turn his attention away from the beaten and bloodied Darnel and swings a punch which misses as lil' Thug ducks it and comes back with a right of his own landing in the officers grill (jaw). Lil' Thug begins to blast the officer with lefts and rights slowing punching him faster and faster with each blow before grabbing him by the collar and Irish whipping him out the broken window sending him crashing to his death.'Next.'The last two officers throw the barely conscious Drew and Derek on the ground and pop their joints getting ready to fight while lil' Thug stands there with a thuggish smirk on his face. 'Give back the platinum silver diamonds and you won't get hurt.' One of the officers tries to persuade lil' Thug into giving in. Do you think I'm fuckn' stupid? I'ma leave diz piece wit diz diamonds and my damn crew. If ya got a problem, come over here and let me whoop yo motha fuckin' ass then. Jus' don't complain when ya brushin' ya teef through ya ass bitches.' Lil' Thug says like a true gangsta.

The cameraman nods his head in agreement as James Hetfield continues to speak to our inner souls. Status Quo throws gang signs and dances the charleston and drinks malt liquor straight from a vat all to show how dope and hood he truly is.

Unforgiven: There is only one man who can possibly match my no selling evil and as such you are all fucked! Fucked how well I am glad you asked you see I was minding my own business rummaging through the belongings of old people are a nursing home because I always heard they had the best wrinkled candies in their pants but nobody actually informed me that it was just the pants of old people so that took a lot of explaining to the dmv but when I was thinking I was thinking how could I stack the deck even further for you ******s and it hit me like a BOLT OF LIGHTNING! How about I just go after the one person who dares to be evil on such a scale that Evilution is possible and my first thought came to one man and one man only but before I knew it I was greeted by a great funeral spire known as the Starship Jailiprise. And on that ship was Status Quo and while he is quite a ****** I found it really awesome how he could manipulate his body with really shitty tattoos and we all know that if you are truly evil like we all our inside that dark part of ourselves we only visit when we post on livejournal but I thought what could these ******s do if they not only had to face off against the Dark Evil God of Lucha Libre but also ultimate hood so I figured Quo would become my referee and now you stand no chance well you didn't stand a chance before but now you cock suckers stand as much a chance in Hell as Grandpa Wrinkles pocket candy HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHHAHA!

The cameraman's bulb breaks from the crack of the shovel and his face gets sucked through the broken glass like that creature in Alien Resurrections and blood goes everywhere and Status Quo and Unforgiven fight to lick it in the sky.

Status Quo: Dante kept speaking, but his words blurred like focusing on far things and the shit right in front of you gets hazy. Mischievious schemes plotting evil like hell bound terrorist, I sat on my hospital bed. Just the thought of the bed, in a hospital, made me nervous like a bad lived soul before God on judgement day. Anger, deep anger, that made the crust of my face burn as if someone lit my face on fire. Reminicing of things I wished I had doen to him in a dark day dream at which belongs in an asylum. 'I don't see it.' Sheeca came to me puzzled at where it could be, snapping me out of my crazed daze.'Use ya eyes bitch! They ain't jus' there to be light brown ya dumb skank.' Still standing their, I demanded her away with a 'leave my presence' motion. 'Yo dog, I've been thinking. Let's pay a visit to the carnival.' Dante said as if a plan was behind it. At first I was skeptical, but the look in his eyes told me he had something.'As soon as this trick comez back wit my damn cloths, aight, letz bounce.'

Unforgiven: Look I know that Desade thinks she's so great well bitch how about you go against a demon who can hurricanrana you into the fucking sun you fucking bitch GET IN THE KITCHEN fetch me my supper because once I am done with you I will make you scream in ecstasy from my manly charms. And Violence Jack well guess what you stupid ****** you think you can bring about the end of the world well let me tell you something you fucking retarded shitbricking dick licking cock sucker I am true evil and I have beaten you to the punch it is just now that you realize the power of such a tremendous earth shattering event why do you think I went back to the moon I'm fucking lactose intolerant I can't eat cheese yet here I am and you are fucked and dead and when the Squid God comes he will not be on your side because he has been bypassed in the Evilutionary food chance of evil. ******! Which leaves me with you GBJ well I think that it is time for a reality check and the reality check is this check the paternity test you bearded ****** because I AM YOUR FATHER! Did you hear me my son? Well I have no qualms in whooping your ****** ass and when I do trust me when I say this you stupid dipshit you are embarrassment to the Unforgiven name you go about with monster trucks and beaners and I hate those sorts of things maybe if you went to school like the rest of us you wouldn't be licking pubic lice off the bathtub because you think it will make you high well i will lift you high and CHOKE SLAM YOU through you true home and then YOU WILL BE DEAD! And if you don't join my evil army of evil you will not be forgiven because you will be UNFORGIVEN~!!!!!!

tHE cameraman turns off the camera and gets onto his rocket ship to go back to earth but when he looks he sees it is now just a cinder and the world has been overrun by demons and the souls of the damned are opening the ocean floor and coming after him in the sky. Unforgiven can only laugh as Status Quo cracks his knuckles and flips the camera off, ready to serve his dark lord because Unforgiven has all his foodstamps because he is a worthless ******.

Holla back youngin'

PRIME : ReV 217: Bastards. Cake. Nothings.

News Manager — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:11:39 GMT

Thomas C. Robinson writes...

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[GCW] Major new details about the power shift

Hyde — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:10:53 GMT

Taken from www.gcwonline.net!

After weeks of speculation, details are finally coming to light regarding the coming changes at the top of GCW. While President Caldera himself isn't expected to address the topic until NC-17, he will be back on the road in Dallas this week to oversee WorldWide for what could be the final time.

Though Caldera isn't speaking publicly, details from Caldera Enterprises Headquarters in Columbus, GCW's main hub, have made his plans a bit more clear.

There were things we already knew: that Caldera planned to step down to clear room for Jay Terror to grow, but to appoint someone to run things in his absence. Of course, GCW officials have made it very clear that Caldera is not selling any portion of the company and will remain President and CEO. However, with Caldera hoping that Terror can become an even better version of himself, Caldera has opted to step aside and focus on other projects to allow Terror to gain the full spotlight.

Despite this obvious attempt at making Terror the new icon of GCW, Caldera remains committed to certain fundamental procedures with regards to the operation of his promotion. Our sources say that Caldera never once considered putting Terror in charge; Terror's ascension to the forefront of GCW would not be legitimate if Terror were the one setting the agenda. Instead, Caldera's plan has been to empower someone who will keep Terror's road to the top clear, while not stealing any of the headlines.

It seems that Caldera's general sense is that his own personality demands too much of the spotlight, which he is hoping will become the exclusive domain of Jay Terror. He's looking for someone who can effectively run the company without getting in the way.

Given Caldera's history, an initial glance might suggest that he is looking for a pawn. This is not entirely the case. Caldera has recently been expanding Caldera Enterprises behind the scenes, and though the project has seen some success, it requires much of his attention given the current economic climate. Some have suggested that the company may secretly be hurting for money, which has led Caldera to accelerate plans to change leadership. Whatever the case may be, Caldera's attention will clearly be divided, and he is in need of an autonomous leader who can continue GCW's growth while keeping Terror's growth on track.

Several names have surfaced lately, the most obvious of which is GCW Commissioner Christian Zenith. From the way sources are describing the role of the soon-to-be-named on-air leader, it would seem to fit the job description of the Commissioner perfectly. The way GCW is technically constructed, the Commissioner is the person with the most day-to-day power; President Caldera's constant presence on the tour has historically reduced the Commissioner's power. However, with the ambitious Zenith already in the role, and a vacuum about to open up top, it would appear that the job is already locked up.

Another surprising name emerged this week on WorldWide, however. Just Wrestling head promoter Tim Shipley was recently secured to a lucrative GCW contract, the details of which have been closely guarded. While it was initially believed that Shipley would join the company as a wrestler, speculation is now mounting that he has actually signed a deal to join the staff. Just Wrestling has become very successful on the independent circuit, and Shipley has been a hot name for some time. With a working relationship already in place between Just and GCW, it becomes reasonable to assume that Caldera has hired Shipley to move up to the major leagues and take a shot at running a major promotion.

Still, with Caldera there is no telling for sure. Zenith and Shipley would both seem to be gunning for the job, but the President of GCW isn't willing to reveal details until NC-17. He has promised, however, that he will reveal his selection at the highly anticipated Pay-Per-View in two weeks.

The power struggle is causing now shortage of concern backstage, especially given that Commissioner Zenith would seem to be struggling to keep his own job. However, with Zenith's pedigree and resources, he would be a powerful force to drive GCW into the new decade. Zenith has also kept a respectful distance from Caldera's agenda, suggesting that, though ambitious, he might be willing to play along to advance his own career.

Still, Shipley taking over would make major headlines, and the Just promoter may be considered the hottest creative mind in the business.

And, of course, more names may surface in the coming week. Tune in to WorldWide this week for more, but don't expect President Caldera to have anything to say on the matter.

As usual, he's saving the big moments for the biggest event of the year.

FINALS JUDGING THREAD

Wikipeteia — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:16:37 GMT

Here's how it's gunna be:

I. RANKING
You will rank each RP on it's merit, regardless of the writer. So, your final score sheet should look like this:

1. Desade "RP 1 Title"
2. Violence Jack "RP Title"
3. Violence Jack "RP Title"
4. GBJ "RP 3 Title"
5. GBJ "RP 2 Title"
6. Desade "RP 2 Title"
7. GBJ "RP 1 Title"
8. Desade "RP 3 Title"
9. Violence Jack "RP Title"

#1 should be your Favorite RP of this round, using any criteria you wish based upon the writing at hand. #2 should be your second favorite. #3 your third. And on and on and on and on until you get to the last RP which should be your least favorite based on any criteria you see fit. However, I strongly suggest that criteria such as "least times used the letter E in opening paragraphs" be strongly reconsidered.

I'm not going to tell you how to judge each piece of writing before you. If you need help, try this site to help you out. Remember: If you don't get something as a reader, then the writer didn't give you enough to do so.

II. CRITICAL JUDGING
Joe, Justin and Josh didn't get this far by being "good with language" and "telling a good story, way to go." Your judging this round should be critical, with that in mind. I'm not telling you to go over each spelling mistake, or figure out how you'd say something different. What I am saying, however, is to be far, far, far more critical in this round than you have in the previous rounds. Don't be afraid to take someone to task for word choice, don't be afraid to criticize a writer who didn't and doesn't bring in elements from previous stories thinking you've read everything they've done before this.

That said: Read the previous stories. Don't allow them to cloud your judging here, but, read them. Get an idea of the characters, the people involved, the methods of the writer, etc. For instance: Just because I thought The Stand was one of the greatest books I've read in my 33 years doesn't mean I'm going to think Carrie is just as good. But, there are traces of Stephen King in each of his works, as is true with all writers. Make sure you have a functioning knowledge of previous stories, simply for your sake.

III. SCORING
Since Ben's gone and won't be writing, we'll have 9 stories competing for 9 places. So, here's how I think the point values should fall:

The bottom 3 places should get 3, 2 and 1 points each for 7th, 8th and 9th place. I think 4th-6th should get 10-5 points, at 10 for 4th, 7 for 5th and 5 for 6th.

I think third place should be worth 15 points, second place should be worth 20 and first should be worth 25.

So:

1st place -- 25
2nd place -- 20
3rd place -- 15
4th place -- 10
5th place -- 7
6th place -- 5
7th place -- 3
8th place -- 2
9th place -- 1

Please add two cents here. I think this will work okay as far as giving a value to something.

PRIME: Culture Shock 2010 and the Dual Halo

QueenOfTheRing — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:36:31 GMT

The PRIME Administrators are pleased to announce that, beginning immediately, sign-ups for Culture Shock's DUAL HALO match are officially open!

For those of you who don't have a finger on the pulse, Culture Shock is PRIME's first PPV of the calendar year. It's a two-night extravaganza which features a full line-up of matches on Night One and the monstrous Dual Halo match on Night Two. This year, Culture Shock be broadcast live from historic Wembley Stadium in London, England on March 20th and 21st, and will be the capper on a tremendous world tour that started on January 12th from Bueno Aires, Argentina.

As always, PRIME administrators encourage any person not currently on our roster to apply for participation. You can do so by signing up on our forums, filling out the bio provided, and posting it as a separate thread in The Outsiders Lounge board, which can be found in the Dual Halo 2010 forum. We will also ask all participants to submit a strat form to the Booking Committee, which we will aid the Booking Committee in the writing of the Halo match.

The deadlines for the Dual Halo are as follows:

SIGN-UPS BEGIN: Right the F now!
SIGN-UPS CLOSE: Monday, February 22nd at 11:59PM EST!
DUAL HALO RPs DUE: Wednesday, March 10th at 11:59PM EST!
DUAL HALO STRATS DUE: Wednesday, March 10th at 11:59PM EST!

As in previous years, there will be several bounties offered. Bounty information will be released in the coming weeks. Any non-PRIMEate who either wins one of the bounties, or wins the Dual Halo outright, will be automatically given a spot on the PRIME roster. Last year, Garbage Bag Johnny was the first non-PRIMEate to ever win the Dual Halo. He joined such illustrious company as Tyler Rayne (2008 winner), Tchu (2007 winner), Chet Worth (2006 winner), Karina Wolfenden (2005 winner) and Ian English (2004 winner).

Do you have what it takes? Is it your time to shine? There's only one way to find out...

Sad news

Lane_Stevens — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:43:04 GMT

A few of you knew this might be coming, to some of you this will be a newsflash but...

I'm withdrawing from the finals of GTT.

I hate to do it. In all the time I've been E-fedding, which has been a substantial amount of time, I've probably no-showed only like 2 or 3 times. But to be honest, I've just got too much piling up. I've been out of town the last few weekends, I have plans I can't really break multiple days this week, and this next weekend is full as well. I have a sick family member that means a lot to me, I have a job that is going to require overtime this week, and I have my own lack of motivation which doesn't help either. There are segs for SCCW as well, and at the end of the day my home fed takes precedence. I'm sorry if that's offensive to anyone, but that's how I feel. I'm just not in the right frame of mind to go at this right now. Also, I'll be honest, with all I'm dealing with...I just want to take a few days to get shitfaced. I'm not a very responsible person.

Regardless, I've made it this far, and there are certain people to thank for that:

Joseph O'Toole - probably the best handler/fedhead in the universe. Talented to the point it literally sickens me. I've known Joe a long time, and I know he wanted to beat me straight up pretty badly, well he'll have his chance I'm sure. I'm not going anywhere. I am infinitely jealous of the way that he writes and arranges his stories. I'm routing for him so hard you don't even know. Also if he doesn't publish something I might stab him in the face.

Katie - Honestly, I get pissed at you every now and again, but you're one of my one of my favorite people in the hobby without a doubt. Definitely one of the only people I can talk about music with without getting extremely angry. Since the time I left and came back, I can't believe how much you've grown as a writer and a storyteller. The shit makes me proud. Best title reign I've ever seen in this hobby.

Matt - You're a huge bitch, but I love ya. Let's have a little more confidence. Best character writer in SCCW for my money. You rocked this tournament, and what happened was unfortunate in my opinion (not taking anything away from Russo)...but so it goes. We have much angling to do.

Pete - Didn't know you before all of this started, but you're a kickass dude. Holy crap that sounds corny. Great tournament. And the sufers in SCCW are awesome.

Luke - So hey, you handle the best heel I've ever seen. Every time I read a Connors post it makes me think about characterization and what it means to be "a bad guy". Despite the epic elite title reign, maybe the most underrated handler in the universe except for...

Dan - Jesus Christ. You're awesome.

Russo - As I write this, I feel bad for you. I wish the judges would have just given you the nod last round so that I wouldn't have to be writing this fucking post. You poured a lot into this. Good game sir.

Nate- You were the number one seed for a reason. Another person I've seen grow so much as a writer it's amazing. Go Saints.

Josh - GBJ is one of the best characters I've ever seen in this hobby, and I've seen a lot of them. Good luck sir, in writing and in poker.

I have forgotten a bunch of people but so it goes.

-Ben

[GCW]Worldwide 125

Tempest — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:25:35 GMT

Worldwide 125 is live from the Fort Worth Convention Center, Forth Worth, TX and GCW kicks it into high gear heading into NC-17. Plots thicken and new faces turn up to make things more interesting. And rivalries you thought couldn't get any more intense threatened to ignite before the grandest GCW stage is even set. Tune in and enjoy!

http://www.gcwonline.net/content.php?p=event&id=146

PTC Wrestler Rankings: January 2010

Hyde — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:16:54 GMT

The stats have been compiled and the best of the best in PTC have been compiled as a top 20.

Some notes:

* The scoring system used can be found in this thread; amendations and additions to what is outlined in the first post are found later in the thread.

* The rankings are cumulative, and so next month's points will begin from this month's as a baseline. I am debating whether or not to have a monthly points drain (e.g. a baseline points loss of 3 per month) to level things up or simply leave things as they are (opinions are welcome).

* Where wrestlers' point tallies were equal, those who had been scoring more of their points more recently were placed higher.

* Shows put on by GCW, PRIME, SCCW and JUST from the beginning of November 2009 were considered. No NFW shows were produced in this period. The entirety of GTT7 has been included from the very beginning. No Infinite Gauntlet title changes have occurred since November. One Elite title match has occurred, on a PRIME show, and was scored accordingly.

Without further ado, I present the present PTC Top 20!

1 Brandon Youngblood (PRIME, PTC Elite Champion) – 36
2 Lane Stevens (SCCW) – 27
3 Jay Terror (GCW, JUST Wrestling Champion) – 27
4 Andy Murray (GCW Heavyweight Champion, JUST) – 23
5 Jared Sykes (SCCW) – 21
6 Cheap Labor (GCW TV Champion, JUST) – 20
7 Bruce “Violence Jack” Shanahan (JUST) – 18
8 Garbage Bag Johnny (AWC Transatlantic Champion) – 18
9 Lance Marshall (SCCW) – 16
10 Aimz (SCCW) – 16
11 Jason Snow (PRIME Universal Champion) – 16
12 Dan Black (GCW US Champion) – 15
13 Jorge Samuelsson (GCW Tag Team Champion) – 13
14 August Monday (SCCW SIN Champion) – 13
15 Desade (SCCW) – 12
16 Impulse (JUST) – 12
17 April Monday (SCCW SIN Champion) – 12
18 John Lexicon (JUST) – 10
19 Vance Raymes (PRIME Tag Team Champion) – 10
20 Elise Ares (PRIME 5 Star Champion) – 9

Q. re FUSE

Argyle — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:07:37 GMT

So... Who technically owns the rights "FUSE" these days?

I just discovered that I have a copy of the website, I believe from the time when it was moved from ewrestle.net to digitalrpm.com.

380 RP's...
29 Killzones...
Several Wired shows...
Revolution IV PPV...
Loads of bios.

GTT Final Four! How you doin', mother-bitches?

The Joe — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:19:54 GMT

1 week, 1 1/3 or so days left. How goes your work?

-j-

Script tweaks to make Joe less old and bitter

Argyle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:00:08 GMT

The recent configuration changes on the server after the hard drive changeover interfered with a few things. One side effect was that Joe couldn't post his next RP. He should be able to now. (that wasn't a script tweak, but a server config tweak).

I've also tweaked the "consecutive characters without a space" counting routine. It was counting angle brackets in HTML tags as the five character entity version.. so y'all were being gipped by a load of characters if you put several HTML tags within a short distance of each other.

:punk: