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Man I would totally tune in for this tourney. Awesome stuff

Here’s a pic for reference. His promos are pretty insane too I can’t even do it justice. His voice alone is creepy.

I love good old fashioned stip matches like hair vs hair. I’ll definitely be using that stip somewhere down the line and can’t wait to see who challenges Funk

Thanks, that was one of my first thoughts when I looked at my roster. Kasai needs to be leashed I just had to find the pieces to go with it.

I like the use of Dibiase here. Something fresh for him

Thanks man I appreciate it and took the advice of being more structured. It actually led to a better progressed writing for me so that helped

GTW Windy City Saturday Night 8/22/00 Show opens with a video recap of the press conference introducing Harley Race as the new president of GTW. Dave Prazak welcomes us to Chicago live in the ring and introduces Harley Race to a huge ovation. In Ring: Harley Race tells the crowd he’s excited to be back in the business and he wants to make sure there’s still a business for years to come. Harley then calls for Gabe Sapolsky and Bryan Danielson to come to the ring. Danielson is quickly becoming known as one of the best technical wrestlers in the world and the crowd is showing their appreciation by giving him a favorable response. Gabe tells Harley it’s an honor to be working for you and that he trusts that Mr Race will help progress the wrestling world into the new millennium. Harley then tells Gabe, I love your vision for wrestling but you also need Jarrett. The crowd boos and Gabe looks confused. Harley: now Jerry also needs you. You need the history and tradition to keep this train rolling and Jerry needs the innovation to make sure that tradition doesn’t die. I only hope we can come to some common ground. Now, as to why I called both of you out here. Next Sunday night as you know will be our first big event in GTW, The Legacy Begins. In the main event will be you Mr Danielson vs Jerry “The King” Lawler. I commend both of you for making history and wish you both luck in the match however this won’t be a normal title match. This will be a 2/3 falls match. I will allow you to pick a stipulation as well as Lawler and I will pick the third. So tonight it’s your call. Gabe and Bryan are seen conversing and Danielson grabs the mic. My choice is a submission match, no one on this planet can match me hold for hold. Harley says alright you heard it fall 1 will be a submission match and we cut to break. Match 1: Backseat Boyz vs Super Dragon & Excalibur Fun, fast paced match with Trent Acid and Super Dragon being the real highlights here. Trent came off as a scummy heel with Dragon and Excalibur showing plenty of innovative offense. Finish comes when Kashmere hit Dragon with a baseball bat in the corner allowing The Backseat Boyz to hit Excalibur with their finish. Winners: The Backseat Boyz Backstage: We then cut to William Regal backstage where he says he is absolutely disgusted with himself more than Danielson. I should have known better than to take a pathetic American under my belt and show him the way. He then introduces his new protege Nigel Mcguinness. Nigel is a proper student and with my guidance will rid Bryan of his claim to be the best technical wrestler besides myself of course. Match 2: Brian XL vs Ruckus vs Amazing Red Great athletic showcase in this three way match. Prazak mentions on commentary that the best high flying, fast paced action is featured here in the Midwest side of town. Ruckus and XL make a great impression with the crowd showcasing a ton of high spots and double team offense. Finish comes with Ruckus landing a 450 splash on XL. Winner- Ruckus Backstage: We get a quick word from Eddie Guerrero regarding the title tournament. Eddie says that Danielson is a hell of a competitor and is glad he woke up to the fact that Regal was using him before it was too late. He says while he’s mad that he lost in the tournament he hopes Danielson wins and gives him a fair shot afterwards. Oh and speaking of challenges,Eddie then challenged Regal to a match next Sunday. We next get a video sent in by Jerry Lawler. Lawler says he couldn’t be paid enough to to actually be in the Shitcago this weekend. He then goes on to acknowledge Danielsons stipulation and says he will reveal his next Saturday in Memphis. We head back to the ring for the next match. Match 3: Bryan Danielson vs local jobber The Prince Barry Brawler Danielson puts on a clinic here with lots of grappling and submission attempts. Danielson puts on variations of leg locks and releases before Brawler taps. He puts Bralwer in a cross face and screams into the camera, this is your destiny Lawler. Finish comes when Danielson applies Cattle Mutilation and Brawler quickly taps. Winner- Bryan Danielson After the match Danielson gets on the mic and tells Lawler to study that match. Learn a few holds Lawler, learn how to wrestle but most of all, learn how to tap! Back from break and the arena is pitch black. Demon of the Fall by Opeth is playing over the speakers and a demonic being is shown at the entrance. Reverend Dan Wilson walks into the light and reveals his face. He is seen walking Jun Kasai on a leash with Tank, Iceberg and Necro Butcher following behind. Wilson begins speaking in tongues before he says “These are The Devils Rejects” . These are the shadows of death and destruction. These men will rid this business of the martyrs that bleed for a lost prophet. Wilson then states that Raven is never more and anyone else that holds on to the past will become it. Take a good look at these men because this will be the last time you see them as you once knew them. These men will no longer be judged by their blood and scars. These men have been adopted by the under lord and these men will lead the new beginning of extreme. Wilson is seen with multiple masks in his hand as he falls to his knees and begins speaking in tongues again. Arena cuts to black as Solitude by Candlemass plays and the show ends.

At a press conference held earlier Friday morning Harley Race was introduced as the President of GTW. Here are a few notes from what Race had to say in regards to future of the company. Reporter: Mr Race congratulations on your new position with GTW, what is your vision for the company? Harley Race: Thank you, my vision is simple. I want to evolve the sport of professional wrestling while staying true to the roots that got us here. I believe we have two of the best guys to pull this vision off and it’s going to be my job to make sure they do so with the best interest for business in mind. Reporter: Mr Race, do you feel it is a detriment to the company to have your top two bookers on completely different pages? Harley Race: I can see from the outside looking in how you would think that. In fact before I got here I thought the same thing. However I’ve spoken to both men and realized that their sights are set on the fans in their audiences and I feel like we check all the boxes when it comes to wrestling. Reporter: Do you lean more towards one side then the other when it comes to wrestling philosophy? Harley Race: To say I don’t have a spot in my heart for the old school would be an obvious lie. I’ve had battles with Lawler dating back to the 70s and my prime as NWA champion was as old school as it gets. That being said, I’ve also trained some of the younger talent coming up today and I see the hunger in them. They may go about the business in a different manner but their heart and desire is still there. So I’ll take the political answer and say both. Harley Race also made the announcement that he has signed a deal starting in September for two weekly shows to air for GTW. One show will be on Monday nights on the southern side of the promotion and the other will be on Saturday nights covering the Midwest. Both men will be given creative freedom to run their shows and book talent accordingly. Also I have spoke with both men in regards to having a core talent pool for each region as well. This won’t limit talent from being booked in either region but instead will ensure that our large roster is being used to its highest value. And to add to that news Mr Race announced that the finals for the title tournament will be held next Sunday, Aug 30th in St Louis. The card will be announced in the next week and will be GTWs first major show.

Word out of GTW is that the financial backer for the company has hired Harley Race as its president of operations. Feeling is that Sapolsky and Jarrett have completely different visions and Harley is being brought in to make sure each vision is presented with the best interest of the company in mind. Expect a press conference before the end of the week from Harley Race discussing the future of the company and his role. Also out of GTW Cm Punk and Colt Cabana are said to be disgusted at how they were treated in Memphis. They now refuse to work the southern loop going forward stating that their value has been decreased. A stable is said to be formed with younger southern talents called The New South. Rumored names are Jimmy Rave, David Young, and The Hot Shots(Cassidy Riley and Derrick King). The crew is said to be formed with the intention on working their way to the top of the scene the right way by earning it. Last week, Bill Dundee said they were undercard talent which Punk and Cabana took exception to but the New South seem to be eager to earn their place and have used that as motivation.

Thanks man I’m loving the feedback and I appreciate it. I admittedly rushed Danielson turning face but it was more used to eliminate Regal without killing him as well as building Danielson in a believable manner. It was rushed though

This was awesome and I’m a Mabel/Vis mark so it’s cool to see him being presented as a main event we. Definitely love the direction this is going

That’s the exact advice I was looking for because I flirted with taking the titles out to make it an entire read instead of formatted. I see the benefit of reading a format when I read other people’s feds so that makes total sense. Thanks man

Seeing guys like Liger, Mysterio and Togo in the same tournament in 2000 would have been insane. Three of my favorite guys here and I love how this is setting up

I’m really loving the use of Banderas in this fed. He was a guy that I always thought could’ve had a decent run in the states outside of his TNA stuff. Good shit man

I liked the idea of the gauntlet as opposed to the normal battle royal or tournament. This was a fun ride

GTW Live from Memphis, TN Aug 15 2000 Dave Prazak opens the show and before he gets his full introduction out Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer blasts over the loud speakers. Out comes Jerry Jarrett with a grin on his face. Jarrett: Now hold on Prozac you might call the shows up north but I’ll be damned if you’re calling a show in the south, let alone Memphis. Now get your city slickin behind out of the booth and let a real legend do his thing. Out comes Lance Russell to a huge ovation from the Memphis faithful. Jarrett tells the fans now they have someone that speaks their language. And another thing, Mr Sapolsky thinks he can call all the shots around here but this ain’t Chitown, this is my town. Jarrett then calls for CM Punk and Colt Cabana to come out to the ring. Alright guys I know you were scheduled to compete in a tag match tonight but instead you’ve got the night off. Punk and Cabana look in dismay as Jarrett says unless you want to clean the toilets? Now head back up north and don’t let the door hit ya. Lance Russell then welcomes us in to start the night off. Bill Dundee comes out to join Lance on commentary and we get to the action. Match 1: Slim J and Jason Cross vs David Young and Jimmy Rave Nice solid tag match with some high spots from the team of Cross/Slim J and some grounded offense from the team of Rave/Young. Finish comes as Rave slingshots Jason Cross into a spine buster from Young. Winners: Rave/Young We go back to the announce booth as Dundee tells Lance, see we have some good young talent here in the south too. The only difference is that they’re underneath like they should be so they can earn a spot instead of it being given to them. Lance retorts with, now I don’t know Bill those guys up north have a ton of potential as well. We go backstage as Raven is seen grabbing Jeff G Bailey by the throat. You want to deliver on that threat now Bailey? Where’s your new extreme? Where’s this new era of hardcore now? Bailey, barely able to speaks says whoa whoa whoa, I’m a lawyer Raven. I’m just the messenger here. The Reverend is who you want. Raven backs off looking confused....The Reverend? Bailey replies laughing, yes the Reverend is after you and wanted me to relay the message. I can be bought and had a job to do so don’t blame me. Then out of nowhere Raven is attacked from behind by a large man and drug into the dark. Back to the ring as Tracey Smothers vs Brian Christopher is up next. Short southern style match sees Smothers win with a roll up after a missed leg drop by Christopher. Both men shake hands after the match to a nice ovation. Back to Dundee and Lance on commentary, Dundee states see our guys still got it. We give the fans what they want, names they know with a style they love. Lance then says I don’t think these fans only like one style of wrestling Bill but they sure do love their favorites. Next out is PG 13 as they approach the announce table. JC Ice gets on the mic and says they are the best tag team going in GTW and issues an open challenge. We aren’t scared of any of those little boys up north especially in our own backyard. Gimme back my Bullets plays over the loud speaker and out come The Briscoes. Jay Briscoe grabs the mic and says you boys might think just bc we’re from up north a little ways that we don’t got not backwoods in our blood huh? Well you got us all messed up bc we came up the hard way too. We busted our ass to make it to GTW and we’re out here to accept that challenge. Action is moved to the ring as we have an impromptu match of PG 13 vs The Briscoes. Very nice tandem offense by The Briscoes to start that was cut off by PG 13 cheating every chance they got. Finish comes as JC Ice misses Mark Briscoe with the hubcap and hits Wolfe D followed by a springboard doomsday device. Huge upset win for The Briscoes as PG 13 is livid in the ring. Backstage we get an interview with Eddie Guerrero as he is set to take on Bryan Danielson in the 2nd round of the Title tournament. Eddie has huge praise for Danielson saying I look forward to competing against him bc he has a bright future in this business. He’s one of the best technical wrestlers I’ve seen in a long time I just hope he can wrestle me straight up and doesn’t need Regal to help him. We then get a word from Danielson as he says he will be aiming to make Regal proud and prove he can out wrestle one of the best of all time in Guerrero. He says next to my mentor William Regal I am the best wrestler on this planet and I’ll prove that tonight. Cut to the ring as we get our first tournament match with Bryan Danielson vs Eddie Guerrero. Dundee on commentary says he respects Eddie bc he has earned his way in this business and his family is rich in wrestling history. He doesn’t think Danielson deserved to be in the tournament in the first place though. Great back and forth match with both men exchanging holds and reversals until Danielson misses a corner drop kick and Guerrero hits a frog splash for the win. Winner and advancing to the finals Eddie Guerrero. A dejected Danielson heads to the back and is cut off by Regal. You idiot Regal exclaims! You were supposed to win so you could lay down for me in the finals after I beat Jerry Lawler. You ruined it. Danielson looks on and apologizes and said he was proud of himself for going toe to toe with Eddie. Regal says get your ass out there and challenge him to a rematch. He has to accept your challenge or he gets penalized for it, now go on get out there. Back to the ring, Danielson begrudgingly tells Eddie to get his ass back out here if he’s a man. Eddie looking confused says come on man I won straight up you’re a good wrestler I was just better tonight. Danielson says do you accept or not? Eddie then jumps in the ring and for the second time tonight we have Guerrero vs Danielson. Tons of near falls in this match as both men are emptying the tank and look exhausted. Finish comes as Danielson is laid out from a brain buster and as Eddie climbs the ropes Regal comes from the back and hits him with brass knuckles. Danielson gathers himself and covers Eddie for the 1,2,3. Danielson now has advanced to the finals thinking he beat Eddie on his own. Danielson heads to the back as Regal greets him saying “You’re welcome”. Danielson is confused as we get set for our main event of the night, Jerry Lawler vs William Regal. Lawler comes out to a huge pop from the hometown crowd as Regal is booed upon arrival. Slow match to start things off as both men feel each other out. A bit of a styles clash as Regal wants to ground Lawler but Lawler wants to brawl with Regal. Regal slides outside after a flurry of punches to stall Lawlers offense. We cut to the back as Danielson is watching a replay of Regal knocking out Guerrero giving him the win. Danielson is fuming, you think I’m going to lay down for you! Back to the ring as Regal has the Regal Stretch on Lawler, Danielson comes out to the ring to cheer on Regal. Lawler is able to escape the hold but Regal transitions into a Boston crab. Regal reaches back for Bryan to grab his hand but is met with a brass knuckle shot of his own from Danielson. The crowd goes wild as Danielson walks to the back saying “ I lay down for no one” Finish comes as Lawler picks up a limp Regal and hits him with a piledriver. Next week the finals are set as it will be Danielson vs Lawler for the title. Show closes as Lawler stares down Danielson on the walkway.

Seeing how Angle is used will be my favorite thing here. 2000 Angle was my guy back then and would have been my number 1 pick as well. I like the Olympic tie in

I’m loving the sport themed feel to this show. Definitely makes it stand out and I’m glad someone went the shoot route

This was pretty fun to read and that’s what I like out of stuff like this. The creativity of Dutchs Double is prime example of what I like to see bc that shows the booker side. Good shit man

Thanks man that means a lot. This was my first show written so I didn’t want to throw everything in there but I did want to plant seeds for the future. I’m glad that my protection of Lawler came across bc that’s definitely what I wanted. I have my three main storylines set with Memphis/Chicago or more so North/South, Jeff G Bailey’s faction and The Regal/Danielson dynamic.

GTW WINDY CITY SATURDAY NIGHT Aug. 8th 2000 Ladies and Gentleman my name is Dave Prazak and I welcome you to the heart of America, I welcome you to Chicago, Ill., I welcome you to Grind Time Wrestling!!!!!! Tonight we have the 1st round of our World Heavyweight Title tournament as well as The SAT vs The Trailer Park Triad, Teddy Hart vs Blitzkrieg and an appearance from The Devil’s Reject Jeff G Bailey. Match 1: Teddy Hart vs Blitzkrieg We kick off GTW with a glimpse at the future of high flying. Blitzkrieg and Teddy start off with a little showing off as they exchange flips and arm drags much to the enjoyment of the Chicago crowd. Thinks get tense as Teddy turns a handshake into a clothesline and mounts offense on Blitzkrieg. Teddy gets ahead of himself and is thrown to the outside followed by a big dive from Blitzkrieg. Back and forth action in the ring leads a ref bump as Blitzkrieg comes off the top. Teddy with the low blow then the Hart attack for the cheap win. Winner- Teddy Hart Match 2: First Rd GTW Heavyweight Title Tourn. Bryan Danielson vs Finlay Pre match promo from Danielson as he mentions he’s learned a thing or two about Finlay during his time training with William Regal. Danielson believes he’s on his way to being the best technical wrestler in the business and says Finlay was barely a name in the 90s and we are in a new era of wrestling. Match starts with some arm focused limb work from Danielson. Finlay gets the advantage by overwhelming Danielson with stiff strikes and a scoop slam. Finlay starts roughing up Danielson and almost makes him tap with a half crab. Finlay feels as if Danielson is done early and signals for the tombstone. Danielson with a tight small package for the flash pin 3. Danielson points to his head while his arm is raised. Winner- Bryan Danielson Match 3: First Round GTW Heavyweight Title Tourn. Eddie Guerrero vs Raven This match starts with both men receiving a good reaction from the crowd and loud E C Dub chants towards Raven. The match starts off fast paced with Guerrero mounting offense until Raven drop toe holds him into the ropes. Raven sets up for the Evenflow but Eddie holds the ropes. Frog splash from the top gives Eddie a hard fought victory. Winner- Eddie Guerrero Post match- Raven is seen visibly upset with himself about the loss but the fans give him an ovation and chant E C Dub E C Dub. Then a red spotlight is shown at the entrance ramp and a video medley plays on the screen of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, as well as highlights of ECW over the years. The video then transitions into a medley of Slipknot, Lamb of God, and DevilDriver followed by hardcore matches from Indy promotions with younger talent. Out comes Jeff G Bailey with his face painted in a demonic style and tells Raven, “Just like Grunge, ECW is dead”. You can free your soul now and join the new hardcore movement or you can be a martyr for the past and die as well. Raven leaves the ring confused and we have a ton of questions about Baileys motives. Match 4: The SAT vs The Trailer Park Triad Next up we have the SAT(Red and the Maximos) vs the Trailer Park Triad(Hamrick,Noble,Kash). Lots of face paced offense here to bring the crowd back into things. We get a lot of double and triple team offense from both sides. Hamrick is thrown out of the ring and does the infamous Hamrick hump. Finish comes after the Spanish Fly to Kash as Noble is hit with the Code Red. Winners- The SAT Match 5 : GTW World Heavyweight Title Tourn. William Regal vs CM Punk Loud ovation for Punk as he is the hometown hero here. Regal comes out with Danielson in his corner rooting his teacher on. Regal gets on the mic and thanks Danielson for taking out his rival Finlay and tells him he will graduate from finishing school after watching what he’ll do to Punk. Match starts hot Regal jumping Punk at the bell and grinding his face into the mat with arm submissions. Regal is showing his technical prowess and the crowd is chanting C M Punk to get him back into the match. Punks comeback is cut off by a European uppercut from Regal as he struts around the ring. Punk is on the mat as Regal is stretching him and Danielson gets in his face shouting “ That’s my teacher, learn from this”. Danielson turns around and shows off what Regal is doing as Punk rolls out of the hold and sends Regal into the corner. Punk then goes outside to attack Danielson and throws him into the barricade. This allows Regal to gather himself and hit a European uppercut as Punk is entering the ring. Regal slaps on the Regal stretch and Punk has no choice to tap. Danielson celebrates in the ring by Regals side. Winner- William Regal Main Event GTW World Heavyweight Title Tourn. Steve Corino vs Jerry Lawler Lawler and Corino are both introduced and get a heavy applause each. Lawler is a bit miffed that Corino is getting the same reaction as him and grabs the mic. Lawler: “ You idiots here in the big city will cheer anyone that the dirt sheets love won’t you? “ Just because someone has worked for ECW doesn’t make them a maineventer. Just because someone can bleed doesn’t mean they can wrestle either. Memphis is where hardcore started and I’m tired of people not respecting us. Corino grabs the mic away and says if you want respect here then earn it. You’ve wrestled in one state for 30 years and want everyone to down? You’re not a king here until they say you are as Corino points to the crowd and gets a huge ovation. Lawler takes the mic back and says ok pal, you say you’re the King of Old School, I say Memphis is hardcore, how about we make this a No Dq match? Corino agrees and we’re off. Wild brawl that spills into the crowd to start. Stiff punch exchange from both men until Corino sends Lawler into the ring post busting him open. Action returns to the ring with Corino on offense. Corino hits a superplex on Lawler for a 2 count. Lawler hits a low blow to change the momentum and starts pummeling Corino with fists while he’s mounted on top of him. Lawler reaches in his trunks to pull out a chain but turnabout is fair play as Corino hits a low blow of his own to take the advantage back. Corino hits a pile driver on Lawler and with the cover gets the 1....2... the ref is pulled out of the ring by none other than The Superstar Bill Dundee. Dundee throws powder in Corinos face as PG 13 enter the ring and smack him with a hubcap. Corino is a bloody mess as Lawler hits the pile driver for the finish. Lawler grabs the mic and says “This is your King” before the group of four Memphis mainstays jump Corino. Winner- Jerry Lawler Dave Prazak- Well folks, that was a hell of a first show. I honestly don’t know what to expect next week in Memphis but I’ll see you guys there.

Word out of GTW is that Jerry Jarrett is irate that guys like Punk, Danielson and even Corino were selected to take part in the Heavyweight tournament over guys like Bill Dundee, Tracey Smothers and Brian Christopher. Jarrett feels as if the southern portion of the territory is being forgotten and is letting it be know that he will run his towns the way he sees fit.

The first Round of the GTW tournament is this Saturday and the matchups have been announced. We will see Eddie Guerrero take on Raven, Steve Corino battles Jerry Lawler, Finlay takes on Bryan Danielson and William Regal will face CM Punk. Some interesting matchups of styles and experience here so be sure to tune in to see who GTW will crown as the first Heavyweight champion.

Love it. Sasuke and Dragon are two juniors that can work multiple styles so they definitely fit your promotion and the overall feel isn’t sacrificed by having them join

Word behind the scenes at GTW is that there are many creative differences between Sapolskys vision and Jarretts. Rumor is that Sapolsky wants to spotlight a lot of the Indy talent and help groom the future while Jarrett wants to cater to the southern style. It’s even being rumored that Gabe doesn’t want to book older talents like Dundee in his part of the territory in fear that the crowd won’t accept him. Likewise Jarrett feels that some of the younger talent will not translate to the traditional southern crowds of Memphis and Louisville. This is something to keep an eye on going forward to see if a compromise can be made or if it will implode from within.