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I didn't even intend it that way, but once I read this, I started laughing, too

Great stuff, here! As someone who is only vaguely familiar with Japanese wrestling (mostly through watching various things on Youtube), the breakdown of the rules is appreciated. Certainly a unique product compared to the stateside version. Even without familiarity, your prose gives good descriptions of some of the wrestlers to set a character. It will be fun to read your shows and see how they differ from typical shows!

"And a great empire fell and crumbled, and all of the other, smaller dynasties were destroyed in it's wake. The emperor himself disappeared, and was never seen again. Or was he?" -- Anonymous "He can't be killed! There is nothing that can stop him! He keeps coming back!" -- Anonymous victim, Friday the 13th part (choose one) From the ashes of the professional wrestling industry, which imploded almost overnight, comes Pacific Northwest Wrestling. Surrounded by a ton of mystery, little is known about the organization that has formed in a lonely corner of the United States. Undeniably, Vince McMahon had at one time been the most powerful force ruling over the most successful wrestling organization of all time. Many of the industry's biggest names not only passed through the doors of the former WWF/E but also were created there. Nurtured. Grew into forces that in some cases, transcended the entire industry. But once said industry was shattered to pieces, the former owner, chairman, and evil incarnate himself (to some) vanished into thin air. His re-emergence at Sea-Tac airport, under a heavy disguise but unmistakably him, has led a number of people to believe that he is the mastermind behind the burgeoning wrestling company that has filed for a business license and seems to be creating a stronghold in a small area of North America. Word is, he has his own finances mostly intact, but he also has financial backing from a faceless entity. Which has led many to speculate on some of the biggest names in the industries history and if they may be setting up shop to perform in the Northwest. More to come soon as we unravel this mystery. Hopefully, we can locate Mr. McMahon and get a few words from him ...

Can-Am is really getting off to a fast start! Armstrong is stepping right in to the deep end, and we'll have ready made champs in the first week. I love that the matches are going to be of the fast-paced, exciting kind. I normally prefer slower builds (as you'll see in my writing) but we are each unique and with these types of matches, the champs will have definitely earned their belts.

Dallas is about to get hot, and not because it's the dead of summer. I can't wait to see this first show!

Championship Wrestling from Florida Episode 5 Live from the Sportatorium in Tampa Available on cable access channel 32 We open as usual on Gordon Solie at the announce desk. Solie: Welcome to Florida Championship Wrestling! As promised last week, we are going to change up our format, so joining me now to add color commentary is the one and only Big Cat Ernie Ladd! Ernie, welcome on in here. Ladd: Thanks Gordon, but wipe that smug look off your face. This ain't your broadcast anymore, I'm here to make sure that the commentary down here in Florida is legit, you understand? Solie: Well, Ernie, I certainly do not feel smug towards you, and am glad to have you here. Ladd: We'll see if you feel that way by the end of the night. Solie: Nevertheless, we also will have Sean Mooney handling backstage and pre-recorded interview segments. Sean, welcome to Florida! We switch to the backstage area where Sean Mooney is outside the locker room. Mooney: Thank you Gordon, and I hope I can at least halfway fill your shoes. It's great to be here and I look forward to working with you both and all the great wrestlers here in Florida Championship Wrestling! Ladd: Well if it isn't just a regular love fest around here. Solie: Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, Ernie? Let's dispense with the talk and head to the ring for our first bout! Adrian Adonis vs. Brady Boone Adonis seems to be in a foul mood here. Solie suggests it is due to his inability to get past JYD in the semi-finals of the title tournament, to which Ladd agrees and suggests Solie states the obvious. In the ring, Boone shows spirit but Adonis squashes that spirit in what turns into a pretty harsh beatdown. Winner: Adrian Adonis!! Solie and Ladd discuss the match, with Solie stating it's a big win to get Adonis back on track, and Ladd reluctantly agreeing with him. Ladd also lauds Adrian's aggression, while Solie refers to it as questionable tactics. Solie announces that we are going to have a major announcement next week regarding a commissioner joining Florida to help Brisco enforce the rules in light of the dirty tactics that tainted a few of the tournament matches. Both Solie and Ladd agree this man will not be one to be pushed around, with Ladd saying he better be fair down the line. We head to our next match. Los Leones (Manny Fernandez and Al Perez) vs. Danny Davis and Steve Keirn Davis and Keirn not being pure jobbers makes this match more competitive than it ought to be. Fernandez and Perez are faces that tend to be willing to be a little on the vicious side, and it comes out in this match. Keirn more than holds his own, but just like last week, comes up on the losing end as Davis submits to a Perez Boston Crab. Winners: Los Leones!! Solie and Ladd agree on one thing, Steve Keirn, for the second week in a row, held his end of the bargain for his team but got short shrift as his partner was unable to accomplish much. Ladd added that he saw Keirn getting a little frustrated on the apron. Solie announces we have one more tag match before we get to our three main events, the number one contender matches for each belt, but first, Sean Mooney is set to interview Classy Freddie Blassie. We cut to Mooney and Blassie backstage. Mooney: I'm here with Classy Freddie Blassie, manager extraordinairre. Freddie, you already have two very formidable tag teams under your tutelage in The Heavenly Bodies and The Axis, who made the finals for the tag team title in our recent tournament. But I have it on good authority that you have another team on the way. Care to shed any light on this? Blassie: Sean Mooney, if that is indeed your name, yes I do have another team on the way. And soon the Blassie stable is going to be perfect. I have The Heavenly Bodies, agile and light on their feet, able to fly around with anyone. I have Sheik and Koloff, they are the two toughest men on the planet, able to wrestle classic style or square up with anyone. But soon, I will be bringing a tandem to Florida that will strike fear in the hearts of everyone. They will arrive, dominate, and take the gold from those two slick dancing ninnies, The Rock and Soul Connection. Mark my words, Mooney, Florida will never be the same. Mooney: If ever there was a picture in the dictionary for confidence, it would feature this man. Blassie: Also, class, Mooney. Mooney: Thank you, Classy Freddie Blassie. Back to you, Gordon and Big Cat. We cut back to Solie and Ladd, and they speculate on who this mysterious new team Blassie is bringing in might be. Ladd points out if Blassie says they are frightening, everyone better look out, including them. Solie takes us back to the ring for our next match. The Axis (Iron Sheik and Ivan Koloff) w/ Classy Freddie Blassie vs. George Wells and Pez Watley This is your basic squash, Wells and Watley get a little basic offense in but it's inconsequential and mostly no-sold as Sheik and Koloff cruise to an easy victory. Both men exhibit some actual wrestling moves, and Ladd sells them on the mic as not just bullies and strongmen, but talented grapplers, and Solie agrees and says adding Blassie to that equation makes for a formidable tag team. Winners: The Axis!! Solie and Ladd are selling The Axis as a major threat to the tag team division, and use it as a chance to hype up the mystery surrounding Blassie's new team. They switch gears to the three matches coming up to determine if the number one contenders get to keep their spots or lose them. Solie speculates that Brisco hand picked talented but beatable opponents (emphasizing all due respect to the competitors) for the three potential contenders, while Ladd insists they are top quality competition and Brisco did the right thing to make them earn their spots. Solie sends us to the ring for the first of the three matches. Les Thornton vs. Koko B. Ware (if Thornton wins, he becomes #1 contender to Mike Graham for the FCW Light Heavyweight Title) Solie pushes on the mic that unlike Thornton, Koko has nothing to lose in this match and can go all out, while Thornton has to win or he loses all. Echoing that in the ring, Koko is flying all around at first, stymieing Thornton, who slips outside to take a breather a few times, raising the ire of the crowd all while Ladd commends him for breaking up Koko's momentum. Koko finally misses on a move eerily similar to a Stinger splash, and Thornton takes over, choosing a limb (in this case, a left arm) and scientifically going to work on it. We get a long extended heat segment, as Ladd says Thornton is punishing Koko, while Solie says it's a mistake not to try to put him away quickly. Koko eventually gets riled up and makes the comeback, and is looking like a sure winner but when he goes for the brainbuster suplex, his arm can't support the weight and the two men collapse to the canvas, where Thornton expertly twists Koko into figure four leglock. Koko puts up a valiant fight but can't get to the ropes and taps. Winner by submission: Les Thornton!! Solie enters the ring for a few words with Thornton Solie: Les, things looked sticky in there a couple times, but that was a great win. Do you feel you sent a message to Mike Graham? Thornton: Absolutely, I do. I showed three things. I can withstand a slow start, I can dole out punishment better than anyone else in the world, and I can withstand a wild comeback. Koko B. Ware tried and failed. Mike Graham will try me and fail. You're looking at the next Light Heavyweight champion. We cut to the back where Sean Mooney is with Mike Graham. Mooney: Mike, that was certainly an impressive win for Les Thornton, and he took you to the limit once already in the finals of the tournament. How do you feel about locking up with him again after what we saw here tonight: Graham: Sean, there is no question that Les Thornton is one hell of a wrestler. He can come at you from so many angles, wrap you up like a pretzel, and pin you when you least expect it. I don't take him lightly. But he is missing one thing … heart. He has plenty of ego, but he doesn't have what it takes to hold this belt. He'll give me a great match, I have no doubt, but at the end of the day, the man who wants it the most will win it. That man is Mike Graham. We cut back to Solie and Ladd who agree that Thornton/Graham part two will be a phenomenal match. They are quite shocked to finally agree on something. Solie suggests that match may be taking place at a rumored supercard that Jack Brisco and the brass for Florida Championship Wrestling have on the drawing table. We go to the ring for our next matchup, with Ladd and Solie pushing it pretty hard. Dr. D. David Schultz vs. Ken Patera (if Schultz wins, he becomes #1 contender to Junkyard Dog for the FCW Heavyweight Title) This match is bowling shoe ugly. Which is not necessarily an insult. They start with a feeling out period as Ladd and Solie sell this as a big time confrontation. Ladd says Patera's lack of a mean streak will be his downfall, while Solie maintains a man with the strength of Patera is always one impact move away from victory. We get a slow start, a few lock-ups that end evenly. Finally, Patera gets an advantage as he forces Schultz to a corner, but of course, he breaks cleanly and Schultz gets dastardly with a sucker punch. We get a good heat segment and Schultz is particularly vicious, he stays on Patera and doesn't give him a chance to get into things. Finally, Patera powers his way out of a piledriver attempt with a back bodydrop, and with the fans rallying him, tosses Schultz around the ring and through the ring ropes. But then he turns his back to celebrate, and that is his fatal error. Schultz recovers quicker than Patera anticipates and grabs his ankles from outside the ring, causing a really brutal Patera faceplant. Patera is busted open, maybe a broken nose, and Schultz attacks the injury. He finally delivers on that piledriver and it is enough to put a discombobulated Patera away. Winner: Dr. D. David Schultz!! Gordon Solie enters the ring to interview Dr. D. Solie: That was a pretty even matchup, Dr. D. Now that you are the number one contender for the heavyweight title, what do you have to say to Junkyard Dog, our current champion? Schultz: I only have one thing to say to the Junkyard Mutt. I am coming for my title. Schultz glares angrily at the camera as we cut to Sean Mooney in the back with JYD with the title draped over his shoulder. Mooney: Champ, that is an angry and dangerous man that is coming for your title. How do you feel about your chances when you two finally meet? JYD has a concerned look on his face. JYD: Man, Sean Mooney, that Dr. D. is somethin' else. He's dead serious about this. (His expression changes to one of steely confidence.) What he don't seem to get, though, is that I am deadly serious about being champion, too. And these fans support me all the way, I won this for them, and I will defend it for them. He is a dangerous man, but I am a rottweiler about to take a bite out of him! Mooney: Our champion certainly seems ready, back to you guys! We cut back to Solie and Ladd who hype up our main event of The Blackjacks (Kendall Windham and Mulligan) vs. The Fantastics. Solie suggests the Blackjacks are taking The Fantastics lightly and might have a big surprise come their way, and alludes to a Fantastics win putting them in prime position to become a title contender. Ladd dismisses them as just some jumping fools and says they might catch a few licks in on the Blackjacks but there is no way they will take out the ornery cowboys. The Blackjacks (Blackjack Mulligan and Kendall Windham) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) (if The Blackjacks win, they become #1 contender to The Rock 'n' Soul Connection (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson) for the FCW Tag Team Title) Ladd isn't exactly wrong, as the story of this match is a cat and mouse game. The Fantastics employ a strategy of stick and move, and it works for a bit, frustrating The Blackjacks. Ladd points out on commentary they are putting on a good show but will have to do more than that to win this match, and Solie is in full agreement. The tide changes harshly as Fulton comes bounding off the ropes and gets caught by a Kendall Windham big boot. A systematic beat down occurs next, using the tag formula of not allowing Fulton anywhere near his own corner, complete with a few hope spots and the inevitable tag while the referee's back is turned that he doesn't allow. Finally, Rogers gets the hot tag and begins a comeback but it is surprisingly short as a reeling Mulligan catches him with a flash Lariat and almost takes his noggin off. That is all she wrote. Winners: The Blackjacks!! Gordon Solie joins The Blackjacks in the ring as they hoot and holler about their victory. Solie: Blackjack Mulligan, you are now the top contenders to the tag team championship, currently held by Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas. Mulligan: (interrupting before Solie can ask his question) Actually, boy, we are now the tag team champions. Solie: That remains to be seen, however … Mulligan: I said we are the tag team champions. It's done. The match is just a technicality, we can't be beat. We showed that tonight. Windham: What he is trying to say, Gordon, so you understand a little better, is that it doesn't matter that those other boys are holding our belts, by winning this match, which everyone knew we would, we now have a straight line to another match everyone knows we are going to win. Solie: Gentleman, do you not think you might be taking the champs a little too lightly? After all, they did get past you in the tournament. Mulligan: They got a fluke victory. We are taking them lightly. We take everyone lightly. You can do that when you are the best and most unbeatable team in professional wrestling. Solie: Well, nevertheless, we'll find out who the officially sanctioned champions are after The Blackjacks meet up with the Rock 'n Soul Connection. Let's go to Sean Mooney for a word with those very men right now. Cut to Mooney with Atlas and Johnson Mooney: Champs, The Blackjacks just said they are taking you lightly. How do you react to that, and do you feel that you can use that against them? Johnson: First of all Mooney, they are lying. We know they are just talking smack. In football, they call it bulletin board material. Because if those fools are taking us lightly, they will lose even worse than they are already gonna. Atlas: Let them think they are champions. That gives us the edge. They think it's an automatic win for them, we think it's a hard fight. Who you gonna put your money on, the ones that come in all cocky or the ones that come in all ready. Mooney: The Rock 'n' Soul Connection are clearly not rattled by the confidence … or is it over-confidence … of The Blackjacks. What a showdown this is going to be! Back to Gordon and The Big Cat for a few final words! We cut back to Gordon Solie and Ernie Ladd. Solie: Well, we have our three number one contenders. So next week we will find out when and where the big title matches are going to take place. Backstage rumors about a major event coming up is likely where they are going to be. We'll hopefully be hearing from our new commissioner next week regarding that. Ladd: And there is going to be great wrestling action next week, we will see the debut of Classy Freddie Blassie's mysterious new team, and I have some insider information telling me that you do not want to miss these monsters! I have heard that Mr. Fuji has added someone to his stable as well and we will have a 6-man tag team match here in Florida for the first time to feature his new addition! Solie: And a whole lot more, you do not want to miss next week's episode. Until then, so long from the Sunshine State!

The big show is here! Well, not the Big Show, but the ... you know what I mean. I love that the Hart Foundation went over and what a great choice to open the show as these teams can bring the drama and get the crowd warmed up for a great night of action. Lex has taped ribs. AKA a target. That doesn't bode well for the faces. I have to say I Taylor/Hennig was one of the matches I was most looking forward to. I think this is perfect placement on the card for the first title bout, and I think you did the right thing by having Hennig go over. I hope we get more of this feud, but I am curious as to who else might be getting TV division pushes. Curt Hennig is bringing a legit feel to the title though, even as a secondary title, he gives it great credibility. Man, what the hell is going on with Ron Simmons? I don't know that he has joined The Varsity Club but he certainly has turned heel. Rick Steiner can't seem to catch a break. 25 minutes of Steamboat and Rude seems about like heaven. Chaos certainly reigned in the last few minutes though! Luger should have just stayed in the back, he just compromised the hell out of his match later in the card. Steamboat retains, but Rude might not be done chasing him. I knew Dusty and Hansen was going to be a terribly ugly affair and it was right off from the bat. These two beat the living piss out of each other in the ring, and then all the way to the back. Hansen gets the win in the battle, but it seems like the war wages on. What can they do to top this? Ric Flair is reserved during his interview, he always seems to save that attitude for when he knows something is serious and he has a big challenge ahead of him. That is the Flair I want to see in this situation. I loved the tag match and the story it told! I can visualize that spinebuster and it makes me cringe seeing those taped ribs hitting the canvas that hard, because nobody does a spinebuster like AA. The Horsemen are holding court tonight so far, can Flair keep their streak alive with the big belt? What an intense, back and forth War Games! Fantastic match, that would be so damn fun to watch. The drama and questions over who would win lasted throughout. Excellent work on this match! Fantastic main event. You have Flair and Piper playing their in-ring characters to perfection. The run-ins were expected and not overbooked at all. The visuals I love are Andre taking out Curt Hennig with one mighty punch, and Piper winning with the flash roll-up. By the way, that is a great way to end this match. All of the drama around the figure four's and the sleeper at the end, and it takes a quick roll-up and a 1-2-3 to win it. Beautiful. This show completely lived up to the build and the billing. Flair being the only Horseman to lose his match tonight makes me wonder where things are going in WCW!

I'm going to do the same as I did for WCW and do my usual stream of consciousness commentary for both shows here, starting with #13 ... Sounds like SST is being positioned to be on the move up the card. I wonder who they will be feuding with. Does Martel chase championship gold or try to finish up his business with Muta first? That is a catch-22 for sure. I am kind of hoping he goes for the gold but we'll see. So far, I like the booking of Cactus Jack. Definitely unpredictable and dangerous. He and Jake should shape up to be a fascinating feud. I know I said I wished we had a clean finish with Bulldogs and POP, but with a little more thought to it, I like seeing this feud continue. I think more feuds should get multiple PPV matches to work themselves out. Interesting comments from the announce team on Ronnie Garvin. I tend to agree with Harley on this one, seems Garvin is kind of spinning his wheels at the moment. Wins over Steve Lombardi types are solid, but to move up the card he is going to need a higher profile opponent. Man alive I have no idea how Pillman is handling this. I would have told Bruce Hart to hit the bricks eons ago. Pillman is going to lose his shit one of these days, and I can't wait for it. I'm with Bischoff this time, Orton and that cast seem a trifle suspicious. I will say this, I am not familiar at all with Mario Milano, being from the states, but I love how you portray him here. He has had enough of DiBiase's shit and is taking it to the corporation with these matches. I love Herc vs. Nikita, what a fun big hoss match that is going to be. But inevitably, the numbers and evilness of the corporation take their toll and Milano gets taken out. I am curious if the talk with Harley Race is going anywhere or if it was just talk. I like that you have the Conquistadors wrestling as their real names. It would be fun to see them don the golden suits at some point. On to episode #14 ... I will say Harley Race is a delusional heel announcer (as most are) to call Milano the bully when the corporation and Race all went in on him last time out. Jeff Jarrett is an interesting addition to this roster, be curious to see how he makes his way up the ranks. Nikita Koloff is setting his sights high ... to the very top. I like it. On paper, he can handle DiBiase, but actually executing a win could be a lot tougher than people think against a crafty veteran like Ted DiBiase. Plus, don't overlook Herc! I have always been a fan of the Killer Bees. I hope they get a solid push in the future in Australia. I really like this Bees vs. Bad Company match coming up. I feel like Bruce Hart is going to ruin it lol. Part of me is sad that Brian Adams is relegated to being a jobber here in Australia. I always thought he was a solid talent. That being said, Kokina is upset and obviously on the warparth. I shudder to think of those who get in his way. Well, it looks like Martel has decided to find closure with Muta before he pursues championship gold. While I was hoping he would go for gold, I can't get enough Muta/Martel. If this thing goes 2-3 more PPV quality shows, I won't be complaining. Man, the promos alone between Jake and Cactus are going to be worth their weight in gold. This is my instant favorite feud you have brewing right now. Match-wise, Martel/Muta still has my heart, but Cactus and Jake might steal my soul as an overall feud. I have to say I like that Harley Race does not even hide his biases in Australia. He is straight up for the heels and doesn't hide it at all. Although sometimes I wonder if he is a little too active as an announcer in regards to getting in the ring and getting involved. I almost feel like he would be better as a manager or some sort of spokesperson for them rather than an announcer who frequently leaves the announce position to get involved. Looking forward to the next show!

I am going to stream of consciousness like I always do, but split my comments on the two shows, so first up is 7/2: I am already resisting the urge to peek ahead and see what happens when Rude and Bundy meet Luger and Windham. I love that matchup but I feel like there is no way it has a clean ending. The next match got me thinking how weird it is that we never really got to see Bret and Rotundo go at it too often. Seems like their styles would mesh together perfectly. Too bad. The way you describe it sounds like about exactly how it would go down, but I would sure love to see it. A very underrated dream match. Hansen and Dusty in this bullrope match is cringey in a good way. You know neither of them are going to hold back, I expect this is not going to be pretty. Scott Hall and Ron Bass should be a fun little mini-feud. Guess there is not much room for too many cowboy types! I love the use of Brad Armstrong here as a legit challenger to Hennig and the TV title. Even though everyone and their uncle knows Hennig is winning, Armstrong is the type of guy you really rally behind and develop a glimmer of hope he juuuuuust might pull out surprise booked win. Holy hell, Piper and Andre vs. Arn and Tully would be a PPV match anywhere, anytime, and we are getting it on free tv. Even if the Horsemen didn't sound too anxious to get in the ring with the Giant! Great win for the Stinger in the main event. And the visual of Sting, the Road Warriors, and Rockers standing tall at the end is tremendous. The GAB is really shaping up and the build is being booked perfectly. On to the 7/9 show ... Jannetty, Hawk, Eaton, and Big Bubba are 4 guys, when properly motivated, that can really put on working boots. Great dynamics and mix and match potential with this group. I like that the heels went over. The poor Russians. Always a foil for someone on their way up. Rich and Gilbert are an interesting pairing for sure. I just wonder how they will find a place in such a loaded tag division. Scott Hall seems to be still working out the kinks in his finisher a little but a good win as he begins a possible rise up the ranks. Interesting that the announce team puts him in the tv title division as a potential contender. I still think Hennig wins the TV title bout but a little part of me is sensing that Terry Taylor might be in line for a bit of a push here. Damn! Chaos reigns in the match I was most looking forward to tonight with Luger and Windham vs. Bundy and Rude. Great all out brawl at the end of a solid match. This was a really fun segment. Man, Dusty must have been going batshit crazy watching Dustin getting slaughtered by Stan Hansen, the man with no heart. This one just got so much more personal! I like that you are making Mike Rotundo the workhorse for the Varsity Club. He can have a good match with anyone with any style, hence Bret the week before and Ron Simmons here. That brainbuster sounds scary, though. Wow the Giant and Piper were really dominant in this one. I love how you booked Andre in this match, he needs to seem invincible in every way, and this was done perfectly here. Pushing the TV title storyline through this main event was a nice move, too. On to the Bash!

I could be wrong, but I feel like Lex Luger has some sort of ulterior motive in his friendship with Ricky Steamboat. Just a hunch. I think I said it before, but this Varsity Club versus the Harts, Steiner, and Simmons is just such a perfect midcard feud. So many moving parts and so much you can do with it. One thing the Horsemen are always good for is a promo that oozes confidence. They are not an easy group to rattle, even with Andre involved now. And one thing Terry Taylor is always good for is a spirited promo from an underdog position. If nothing else, he has grapefruits. I just don't like his chances against the Horsemen. I just like the visual of Dusty, Roddy, and Andre grouped together and doing an interview. The mouths of Dusty and Roddy going berserk and the presence of Andre. Good stuff. Big win for Gang and Butch Reed, and the momentum shifts to the heels for now. Great buildup show, and the Bash looks off the hook!

The big show is here! Great way to open the show with a fast paced and energetic match, with Bam Bam rightly going over. Well I have to say I am surprised Bad Company still seems to be hanging on together by a thread, I figured this would be the big breakup. Especially after they lost. Pillman needs to do something soon or I am going to have to agree with Harley Race that he is spineless. He is sure taking a lot of crap from Bruce Hart. Dr. I.N. Pain. Only in the 80's, but I love it. And Cowboy Bob with a cast ... I sense a thing happening here! Typical announcer bias, Bischoff complaining about the SST using a foreign object to win but ignoring the Bees and their antics with the masks. I loved having the Killer Bees in a former promotion I wrote, the mask gimmick was always fun to write. Again, I think the right team went over here, but I always feel the Killer Bees get short shrift a lot for such a good team. Great Muta and Rick Martel suprised me a bit in the sense that while Muta made a few stands and got his time on top, Martel was relatively dominant in the match. The ending bears this out as Muta uses his green mist right in front of the referee to get out of the match, and then goes on the attack, of course. But Martel looks good in the end as Sherri and Muta are sent into retreat. This was an excellent showing for Rick Martel, clearly there will be another match at some point, but if he is being groomed for a title shot, this is the way to do it against a reputable opponent. And the drama continues to unfold. I wonder who will be Orton's replacement. The ol' Savio Vega buckle tapping trick from his chain match with Steve Austin, I love it! Good use of it here. Nikita Koloff really had to show his moxie in this one as he seemed overwhelmed at first. He seems to tap in to his extra strength when he needs it the most, though. Has to be a frustrating moment for Kokina and Dangerously to lose this one. I really liked the spot with Kokina wrapping the chain around his elbow and dropping it on Koloff, too. I am a little disappointed we didn't get a clean finish with the POP/Bulldogs, but it was an intense match and there is obviously more to come with this feud. What a main event, very busy with so much going on! But the highlight is the intruder from Truth or Consequences, NM! Cactus appears out of nowhere, causes havoc as only he can, and vanishes into the night. But the question remains, is he with the corporation or acting on his own? I honestly don't have any idea, considering his character. Great way to find a way to get the Corporation the win while keeping Roberts strong. The Von Erichs are the perfect foil in this situation, as well. Great and fun show, a few predictable ends and a few surprises along the way, as all good shows will have. I might have structured the match order a little different, as I felt Koloff/Kokina following Martel/Muta was a lot of intensity with two matches in a row and could tire a crowd out a little. But I am admittedly nitpicking. Great show! Looking forward to the fallout at All-Star!

Dusty on the mic is always a good move! Nice swerve on the Russians, I wonder what really happened with Dick Murdoch. Freaking time limit! I should have known, especially since it didn't go on last. I wanted to see a winner tonight, but this match also makes me want to see more Rude/Steamboat. How weird, I was just on Youtube last night randomly watching Animal talk about when Sting first came into WCW and the Road Warriors took him in. And now here we go! War Games, though, that is sick! Nice work for Ron Simmons, this is a great midcard faction feud brewing here. Literally a HUGE announcement! Andre is here, and you found a fantastic picture of him and Piper. The ground under Flair and Dillon's feet is shaking now. Solid work before the main event from Arn and Taylor, and it furthers the Hennig feud with Taylor as well. Good stuff to keep things interesting. And the moment I've been waiting for! It does not disappoint and I have to say I love that the Rockers won it, but I really did not see that coming! Great job in not tipping your hand with that. What a great moment for The Rockers and I know the MXE is not going to just let this slide. I hope this feud continues on for a while! Awesome show and the GAB is shaping up to be pretty phenomenal!

Championship Wrestling from Florida Episode 4 Live from the Sportatorium in Tampa Available on cable access channel 32 Solie: Welcome to another edition of Championship Wrestling from Florida! We have a few exciting announcements to make today, a ton of great wrestling action, and the crowning of our two champions! Plus President Jack Brisco will be here to announce who the top contenders to our new titlists are going to be, and how that is going to go about. But let's jump right into the action! Great Kabuki and Killer Khan (w/ Mr. Fuji) vs. Pez Whatley and Brady Boone Whatley and Boone get literally about 30 seconds of offense in total in a 5 minute match, we see the sadistic side of Kabuki and Khan as they systematically dismantle their opposition, much to Mr. Fuji's delight. Winners: Great Kabuki and Killer Khan! Solie: What a win for Mr. Fuji's charges. They are certainly going to be one of the teams considered as contenders for the Rock 'n' Soul Connection's tag team titles. I'd like to take a moment before our next match to make two announcements regarding our broadcast positioning. First, I am honored and privileged to announce that starting next week, I will be focusing on play by play and directing the shows, while color commentary is going to be provided by my new partner, Big Cat Ernie Ladd, veteran of the squared circle and the gridiron. In addition, my usual interview segments will now be conducted by the unflappable Sean Mooney. I welcome both of these guys to our broadcast, and it's just another sign that big things are happening in Florida! Let's head to the ring for our next encounter. Koko B. Ware vs. Jimmy Jack Funk This is the debut for each of these wrestlers in reborn Florida. Koko gets off to a fast start, we get a pretty decent heel heat segment for Funk, and then he makes the mistake of trying to hit Koko's head into the turnbuckles, we get the wings flappin', and Frankie counts along to a Koko win after a brainbuster suplex. These two are both trying to impress the brass to move up the card some. Winner: Koko B. Ware! Solie: What a great contest between Koko B. Ware and Jimmy Jack Funk, as now that we have our champions, competitors across the board are jockeying for position on the ladder to greatness, that can only come by becoming the number one contender. It's time now for the revealing of the Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight championship belt with our champion, Junkyard Dog! We go to the ring where a table is set up with the belt as the centerpiece. Jack Brisco and a handful of suits and officials are in the ring. Junkyard Dog is announced and the meager crowd does their version of exploding for him, he is clearly over with the Florida fans. But just as he gets to the ring and starts to climb in, with Jack Brisco golf clapping, David Schultz jumps him from behind and delivers a pretty good beatdown. No blood or anything like that, but it's a solid Pearl Harbor job. The officials are reluctant to get in the way, with Jack Brisco refusing to, while ordering the others to put a stop to it. Finally, Schultz grabs the belt amidst a rousing chorus of anger and booing from the fans, and holds it up, declares it is his, but then drops it on a prone JYD. They make a good show of medical officials coming out and carting JYD off, but just as they get him up and start to coax him to the stretcher, he waves them off, then pushes the insistent ones away and limps his proud ass back to the dressing room, with the crowd solidly behind his show of fortitude. Solie: Shades of Les Thornton last week as Dr. D. comes in and ruins Junkyard Dog's belt presentation as our champion, but what a show of spirit as JYD brushes off the help and makes his own way back. That, my friends, is what our champion is made out of. Seems like Jack Brisco was not keen to get involved in the fray, we'll keep an eye on that situation as well and see if any fines are levied for Schultz's actions. Right now, let's get back to the ring for some sanctioned action! Furnas and Lafon vs. Steve Keirn and Pete Doherty Not actually a jobber, Steve Keirn is thrown into this team with Doherty to help make Furnas and Lafon look good while he does the job. Furnas and Lafon are dominant, but Doherty, and especially Keirn, get a good deal of offense in, just in spurts. A double powerbomb finishes Doherty off. Winners: Furnas and Lafon! Solie: Furnas and Lafon, one of the great up and coming tag teams we have here in Florida, these guys will be making some noise in the future, you can count on that. Speaking of tag teams, it's time to crown our new champions! Let's head to the ring. Once again, the rudimentary setup of the table with a cover over it and the handful of officials grace the ring. Before the Rock 'n' Soul Connection are announced, Jack Brisco takes the microphone to make an announcement. Brisco: Before this ceremony begins, out of respect to our champions and to show we mean business, and due to the shenanigans that occurred during both our light heavyweight and heavyweight belt presentations, if any competitors other than the champions come down to this ring during this ceremony, they will be fined and suspended, and will go one year without being able to attain the status of title contender. Gordon Solie applauds Brisco for bringing some law and order to Florida, and the Rock 'n' Soul Connection come down to the ring, playing it up big time for the fans, especially Rocky Johnson. Brisco shakes each guys hands and presents them with the belts, which gets another rousing ovation. Johnson: Like our matches, we are going to make this short and sweet. We are the champions, baby! Bring on anyone you got, and we are going to take them on. This is the highlight of my career, and brother, we are going to carry these belts with pride everywhere we go! Atlas: I'm not even thinking about any contenders or anything like that. We know what's ahead, the road is going to be rough, but we are going to be ready. Johnson: Think of that tournament. We showed we can beat some high flyers in those Heavenly Bodies, we beat some rough brawlers in The Blackjacks, and we took out Kabuki and Khan, even with them cheating. Ain't nobody got a style we can't handle. We did it, brother! Johnson and Atlas hug, and hold the belts high. And then some boos start, and at first Solie and the Rock 'n' Soul Connection are confused, but then we see the Blackjacks step into the aisle, being careful not to advance to the ring, as Brisco is verbally warning them. Mulligan: Keep your panties on, Brisco, we ain't coming down to the ring to pick no fight. Because we can't afford to be suspended. We got a date with those two losers in the ring. Windham: You boys got ahold of our belts, and we want them back. You didn't beat us, you got lucky. And next time we see you in the ring, your luck is going to run out. Mulligan: Enjoy your moment boys, you earned it. Too bad it's going to be so short lived. The Blackjacks drop their mics to a chorus of jeers, as Johnson and Atlas put on a good show of beckoning them down for a fight. Of course, Brisco scolds them for instigating. Gordon Solie begins to talk about the next match, but as Johnson and Atlas are about to head through the curtain, The Blackjacks plow through it, tearing it down, and each of the champs gets a Lariat. The Blackjacks make the point of saying they didn't go down to the ring. Brisco looks angry, but also almost a sense of admiration for The Blackjacks finding a go-around to his rule. Solie: A despicable, cowardly act by The Blackjacks in ambushing our champions. I am sure they will soon pay for that in the ring, in a contest played under the rules. Let's head to the ring now and get a look at one of our feature bouts of the night! Corporal Kirchner vs. Danny Davis This is a sloppy, poorly worked match. Kirchner gets the crowd behind him with his patriotic rhetoric, but Davis has little heat and the two of them plod around the ring, exchanging basic moves, until Kirchner wins with a bodyslam. The fans don't exactly shit on it, but their reaction to Kirchner winning is lukewarm. Winner: Corporal Kirchner! Solie: I'd like to take this time to welcome in to the broadcast position, president of Florida Championship Wrestling, Jack Brisco. Now, Mr. Brisco, you are here to make official the top contenders to each of the titles. The floor is yours. Brisco: Well now Gordon, normally there would be a process to this, and there was to some extent. But I feel like the natural thing to do is to go with what feels right. As we have seen, some men have made their intentions clear, and looking at who they are, I feel they all have a legitimate claim, so I am going to make this real easy. Les Thornton is the #1 contender for the light heavyweight championship, Dr. D. David Schultz is the #1 contender for the heavyweight championship, and The Blackjacks will be the #1 contenders for the tag team championship. Solie: Now Mr. Brisco, don't you feel that is making things a little too easy? Brisco: Why don't you clam up for a minute and let me finish. You get to do all the talking for this whole broadcast, let someone else say something for a change, willya? These guys are going to be the number one contenders, but only if they win their matches next week. Les Thornton will be wrestling Koko B. Ware, who we just saw in action earlier. Dr. D. will be facing strongman Ken Patera. And finally, The Blackjacks will be in the ring with The Fantastics. If any of them lose, then they will be in the back of the line. And this is the punishment for their actions during the ceremonies. Solie: Wait a minute, Mr. Brisco, do you mean to tell me there are no fines, no suspensions, all they have to do is wrestle? Frankly, it seems like you are saying they just have to do their job as their punishment. Brisco: I just told you their contender status is on the line. Isn't that enough for you? My decision is final. Call the rest of the show, Gordon. Solie: President Brisco laying down the law. More or less. Let's head to the ring for our main event of the evening, featuring two of our top tag teams! Rock 'n Roll Express vs. The Heavenly Bodies (w/Classy Freddie Blassie) This is the main event for a reason, especially after the Kirchner/Davis shitshow. These four men put on Florida's version of a workrate classic. This match is 28 minutes of high energy with very few lulls. Lots of tags in and out, really solid heat segments on both Express members, who are particularly great sellers, and Blassie keeping the heat on the Bodies even as they put on an impressive show. This match is showcasing the tag team division as the bread and butter of Florida. This night belongs to the Express as they hit a double dropkick on Jimmy Del Ray for the win, but Solie gives hardcore credit to both teams, as all throughout he sold this match as if it was for the title. Winners: The Rock 'n' Roll Express! Solie: My goodness what an incredible matchup! And that about does it for us here for tonight.Just a reminder, we'll have a new format next week as I will be joined on commentary by Big Cat Ernie Ladd, and Sean Mooney will be taking over some of the interview process from the backstage area and act as a roving reporter on the evening's events. We have the number one contender matches next week, as Les Thornton, David Schultz, and The Blackjacks will have to win their matches in order to cement that status. And we'll have more great action and hear from some of our champions as well! For now, I'm Gordon Solie, so long from the Sunshine state!

I am pumped for this MXE/Rockers steel cage match. This feud is following the formulaic route, and I don't give a shit, because it's riveting. I am hoping it continues on after the cage match in some form! Can't get enough of it. Seems like The Varsity Club has inadvertently formed an opposing faction as Simmons and Gilbert come to Rick Steiner's aid. Kevin Sullivan is just a mean SOB. Wow, what match is JJ Dillon going to pick? That is a big stip that more or less neuters the Horsemen advantage in two of the matches. I marked out for Sting answering Butch Reed's challenge! Sounds like we are going to get a 6-man, and I am down for it. Sounds like a great show next week, I like how you are slipping in a mini-feud with the Russians and Rich/Murdock, I love those little feuds that only last one or two shows but are fun to watch play out. Fun main event, it ended the way I figured it would to keep Bundy strong, but great setup for Rude/Steamboat. Damn, JJ can't catch a break tonight! Damn, Dusty is not fooling around, he wants Hansen and bad. Sounds like he has something brewing with a business venture ... can't wait to see what that entails! But for now, he is back in WCW and about to make a big statement with Dustin at his side. Great show, man! So much going on in WCW but you make it all easy to read and follow along with. Even the lower card feuds seem meaningful, which is something I really miss about late 80's and early 90's wrestling. Even the opener on the big show had a good build. Keep up the awesome work!

Outback Mayhem is going to be awesome, I agree with Edger that Martel and Muta will steal the show! I'm really interested in seeing how DiBiase tries to find a workaround to the ruling at the end of the show because I am sure he will try something! I feel like there may be another member of the corporation introduced at the big show as well, just a hunch. And oh shit, Cactus Jack is coming! I have chills, and I feel like AWA may never be the same. You want to talk mayhem, he's your guy. Can't wait to see how you fit him into your promotion. The whole card looks great top to bottom for Outback Mayhem. I can't wait to see what unfolds! Nikita/Kokina and POP/Bulldogs are the other matches I really have my eye on.

What an awesome Clash, I actually read the last one just to get a taste before I dove into this one, in which I am caught up with the storylines. Your dedication to fantasy wrestling is second to none. "There must be a winner" so reminds me of Bret losing the ironman to Shawn which I am still bitter about (but understand from a booking perspective). And Hennig gets the belt but I feel like Taylor has a leigt gripe and this might be far from over. I am guessing a stipulation match is up next between them! Love the mayhem of the big hoss tag match! I bet poor Gang was gassed at the end lol. Seems like another one in which we'll be getting a rematch. I am not complaining! I love that the faces won clean against the Horsemen! "Uncontrollable variables" lol, as a current psychology student, I appreciate the terminology. Between the last clash and this one, you are really pushing Sting hard as your flagship. I think it's a good move. Rockers vs. MXE is a dream match of mine. I like how each of the first two falls ended with the same move, that really makes the match seem even and gives it a feeling of not tipping your hand, it could easily go either way. I hate how it ended but you kept both teams strong with that ending, so I give it a pass! I feel like this one could happen again, too. Seems like you are doing a lot of great table setting in this show, most of these matches are building to a bigger payoff down the road. And good ol' Jim Crockett confirms my suspicions! You know, even though these matches were setups for a bigger moment at a bigger event, none of them feel that way. That is excellent booking. They don't feel like matches that are throwaways to get to something else. Great main event, bloody and disgusting! And the right guy went over so I would guess that Ric Flair doesn't want any part of this guy. Even with the speculation he might not have much left in the tank. If I know anything about Piper, he finds that little something extra! Great show, easy and fun to read.

So like I did with WCW and Australia, I am going to give you feedback on your last two shows while I work to get caught up! I just noticed you post a Superstars and an All-Star all at once, so I guess I will comment on 4 shows lol. Well, just based on the beginning, I am going to have to go back and check out Wrestlemania. Andre/Savage/Hogan sounds like it was colossal! Andre and Macho should be a great matchup. Something about Michael Hayes and Honky Tonk Man being in a feud is music to my ears. I've always felt Honky was an underrated heel character, getting a bad rap a little by being an Elvis impersonator and by his long IC title reign. Jacques Rougeau took out Sgt. Slaughter in a falls count anywhere? He had to have cheated! I would love to see if this goes anywhere. If not, the fans in attendance probably got their money's worth from that alone. Ole Anderson making some not so veiled references to a certain faction in another company, I like it a lot, and I am really curious to see who his protege is. My first thoughts since it's someone from Minnesota would be Hennig or Rude, but they are both in pretty intense feuds in WCW so it has to be someone else. I'm also curious to see if he is really turning over a new leaf, or if he is pulling the wool over our eyes. Also curious to see how you use Larry Zbysko. Aaaaand I guess we get our answer. I did not see it being Jerry Lynn! But we'll see if Ole can take him places or if it falls flat. I had a feeling Bad News Brown would not really be cooperative lol. I loved the visual you created with the flag burning and the Demos theme song playing. Badass. Your shows are easy to read and I like your format of matches being secondary to pushing the storylines. Great work!

Hey bro, I am finally getting around to giving some feedback! I am just going to start with the last two shows and move forward with you! There is a symmetry to your shows that I am used to that reminds me of the Territory Wars days. It's nice to see consistency. WCW is a chaotic place right now! Piper and Sawyer is off the hook, I cannot wait to see these two maniacs go leave it all in the ring, as you know they will. I loved the move you had Curt Hennig do to Tommy Rich, the reverse of the Thesz Press to win his match. I can just hear the thud on the mat. Rockers vs. MXE is a dream match for me, what a crying shame we never got to see it. Bring it to life, man! Ricky Steamboat and Rick Rude is probably my favorite feud you have going right now. I raised my eyebrows and actually said "Damn!" out loud when I found out we are getting Steamboat and Bundy first! I have always loved the Varsity Club, although the dog-faced gremlin might not feel the same way. Could it be that shunning him could be a tipping point that doesn't work in their favor? Great rich storylines and fantastic feuds are what I got out of these last two WCW shows. COC is going to be a barn burner!

Thanks for the feedback! I am glad you noticed that faces won out, there is method to my madness ... stay tuned!

I liked this show a lot, too! Bad Company is about to explode. Pillman is only going to take so much of this. I think Bruce Hart is in some shit, here. Even though they are both heel factions, I am wondering how long the Dangerous Alliance and DiBiase's Corporation are going to be able to co-exist in Australia before they inevitably cross paths. I did notice the nod to the Martel/Muta winner as being possibly next in line for a title match. Something to keep an eye on. Another great job of pushing your storylines and keeping everything interesting!

Australia has a lot going on, and am new to reading the shows so I don't have a background, but this was a great show with a lot of action. You move your storylines forward expertly with the commentary and interviews. I love the interplay between Bischoff and Race. I like your emphasis on mid-card hoss matchups ... Koloff vs. Kokina should be a slobberknocker and a half, and the Powers of Pain did not cross paths enough with the Bulldogs in real life and I love the matchup. Martel and Muta could be the show-stealer, I bet those two could put on a clinic. Sherri is a great spokesperson for Muta. I also love DiBiase as your champion. You have him doing and saying the things I can imagine him doing as a champion, and I think it's great we can have him here since we got shafted of that in real life! This was a fun show, now that I am on summer break, I plan to do a better job keeping up! (You posted your newest show literally a minute before I posted this ... I'll get you some instant feedback on that one soon!)

Championship Wrestling from Florida Episode 3 Live from the Sportatorium in Tampa Available on cable access channel 32 Solie: Welcome ladies and gentleman to what is going to prove to be a historical night in the annals of professional wrestling. We will be crowning not only our Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion tonight, but in our main event, we will find out who our first Florida Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champions will be as well! The entire semi-finals and finals of both tournaments take place tonight. We will have Billy Jack Haynes taking on Dr. D., Junkyard Dog tangling with Adrian Adonis, The Rock 'n' Roll Express up against the Axis of the Iron Shiek and Ivan Koloff, and finally the Rock 'n' Soul Connection of Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson facing The Blackjacks! We will also have our first championship title presentation as our Light Heavyweight championship tournament winner Mike Graham will receive his belt. History awaits, let's not waste any more time! Heavyweight Championship Semi-finals Billy Jack Haynes vs. David Schultz Haynes and Schultz play up their face/heel roles to the extreme here, going formula, with Haynes off to a fast start with a couple nearfalls and then Schultz cheating to take over. Haynes spends most of the rest of the match playing face in peril, rallying the fans behind him and making them hate Schultz for being a sadistic bastard. Haynes in the end mounts a big comeback, with the crowd behind him, and manages to lock in the figure four but it's too close to the ropes! Schultz escapes, and catches Haynes with a low blow, followed by a stiff piledriver to get the win. He builds on his heel heat by delivering a few kicks to the shaken and fallen hero before he leaves, yelling at the crowd all the way back. Winner: Dr. D. David Schultz!! Solie: Dr. D., this win puts you in the finals to meet the winner of Junkyard Dog and Adrian Adonis, which we will see later tonight. Billy Jack Haynes fought valiantly but you really gave it to him out there. Your thoughts on the finals? Schultz: Solie, it doesn't matter if Adonis or the Junkyard Mutt wins tonight, I am the man to beat. Valiantly? I let Billy Jerk Haynes stay in this match a lot longer than I should have because I was enjoying punishing him. Because that is what I do. I punish anyone stupid enough to step in the ring with me. One more match and you can start calling me Florida Heavyweight Champion Dr. D. Solie: He may not be the friendliest sort, ladies and gentlemen, but if confidence is your thing, then Dr. D. is your man. Let's get back to the ring for our first semi-final tag team matchup! Tag Team Championship Semi-finals Rock 'n' Soul Connection (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas) vs. The Blackjacks (Kendall Windham and Blackjack Mulligan) This match begins with some feeling out, but seems to develop some actual heat between the two teams as they go along. Tony Atlas at one point seems to take a little offense at something Blackjack Mulligan does and they have some words. Both teams keep it professional but there is definitely some tension there. Windham and Johnson have an extended back and forth to keep the two hotheads on the apron as much as possible. They keep things at a pretty even back and forth, and do a good job of not tipping their cards as to who is going to win. In the end Rocky Johnson hits Windham with a backbreaker and steals the win with what amounts to a flash pin. The tension continues after the match as the Blackjacks, Mulligan especially, talk shit all the way to the back. Winners: Rock 'n' Soul Connection! Solie: Tony, Rocky, welcome up here to the winners circle and congratulations on advancing to the finals! Your potential opponents are the Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Axis, two completely different styles. Do you have a preference on who you would like to face, and how to you prepare for such contrasting teams? Johnson: Gordon, it's simple, we are prepared for anyone and everyone at all times. It doesn't matter if we get the high flyers or the tough guys with the mean streak, we are walking out of here champions! Atlas: One team down, one to go. If we get the Rock 'n' Roll Express, we'll shake their hands like gentlemen and let the best team, which is us, win. If we get Sheik and Koloff, then we'll punch them in the mouth and still win. Solie: Gentleman, thank you and good luck to you. Let's head back to the ring and find out who will get the tough task of facing Dr. D. in tonight's World Heavyweight Championship final match! Heavyweight Championship Semi-final Match Junkyard Dog vs. Adrian Adonis Adrian carries JYD to a watchable match, doing a masterful job of dictating the pace and to his credit, after his usual invincible start, JYD does a good job of playing face in peril. The fans are rallying behind him big time even before his comeback as he hints at it a couple times, before Adrian gracefully allows JYD to score a clean pin with a piledriver. Winner: Junkyard Dog! Solie: Junkyard Dog, welcome in here and congratulations! You now get the unenviable task of facing Dr. D., who earlier said anyone that steps in the ring with him is stupid for doing so. Your thoughts on your final match tonight for all the marbles? JYD: It's like this, Gordon, he can do all the talkin' he wants, but you know dogs love going for walks, so I'm gonna do the walkin'. And when the night ends, I'm a be walkin' outta here as the Florida Championship Wrestling champion. And Dr. D. is gonna have his tail tucked. Solie: Well good luck to you, we'll see you in the main event! Now for our last tag team tournament semi-final match, let's head back to the ring. Tag Team Championship Semi-finals Rock 'n' Roll Express vs. The Axis (Iron Sheik and Ivan Koloff) w/ Freddie Blassie The Axis look hapless for the first few minutes of this match as the Express create havoc with their speed and rapid fire quick tags and slick double team maneuvers. Koloff finally catches Gibson, and we get a nice, deliberate heel beatdown segment. Morton eventually gets the hot tag and goes to work, but gets caught by a cane shot from Blassie, and one Camel Clutch later, we have our finalists. Winners: The Axis! Solie: Mr. Blassie, you got one of your teams to the finals. How do you feel about your chances against the Rock 'n' Soul Connection tonight? Blassie: A better question is how do those idiots feel about their chances, Solie! Here's a formula for you. Take two pencil necked geeks, add a bunch of muscles, remove all brains from their heads, and you have the team that is going to lose to The Axis in the finals tonight. Solie: Fair enough, although I would not underestimate the intelligence of Johnson and Atlas. Blassie: Well now I feel like I over-estimated your intelligence, Solie. Get back to your announcing, we have work to do. Sheik: Iran number one! Russia number one! America … (hocks and spits). Solie: Before we get to our final two matches, in order to give our competitors enough time to rest, we are going to present Mike Graham with the Florida Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight title belt! Let's head to the ring and Jack Brisco for our ceremony. We head to the ring where Jack Brisco is standing in the middle with a little table setup with the belt sitting on it. Brisco: Without further ado, I would like to introduce our first champion of the reborn Championship Wrestling from Florida. Light Heavyweight Champion and son of our founder Eddie, Mike Graham! Mike Graham comes down to the ring from as much of an ovation as the small crowd can offer, which is enthusiastic if not Earth shattering. Brisco shakes his hand, steps to the side among a couple other important looking officials, and hands Mike the belt and the microphone. Graham holds the belt up, gets another good reaction, and speaks. Graham: Thank you so much everyone, and thank you Mr. Brisco for this beautiful belt. I do most of my talking in the ring, so I will keep this short and sweet. I plan to do this belt and this company … and my dad … honor by defending it with the pride and dignity it deserves. Suddenly, Les Thornton slides into the ring out of nowhere. He sizes up Graham, who puts the belt down and looks ready to defend himself while Brisco and the officials try to talk them out of it. Thornton approaches Graham slowly, and takes the microphone out of his hand. Graham listens to Brisco, and backs down. Thornton: Pride? Dignity? The only thing you got right in your cute little speech is that you are short and sweet. Your fluke victory means you get a moment of glory before I take that belt away from you even faster than I took this microphone and your little celebration away. You are a marked man, Graham, so make daddy proud while you can. At the flippant mention of his dad, Graham loses it and lunges for Thornton. He nearly gets ahold of him when Brisco gets him in a waistlock and pulls him back, the two officials stepping in between them and herding Thornton out of the ring. Graham escapes the waistlock and spins on Brisco with a fist raised. Brisco puts his hands up and cocks his head to say “Don't you dare.” Graham thinks about it, then takes his belt and heads back to the locker room. Solie: My goodness, that escalated quickly. I do apologize for Les Thornton's actions, there is a time and place for him, he can always request interview time on any program with me, he had no business interrupting that ceremony. Now then, congratulations again to Mike Graham for becoming the man to carry the Light Heavyweight division into our brilliant future. But now it's time to crown our inaugual Florida Championship Heavyweight Champion! Will the durable and powerful Junkyard Dog be able to repel the viciousness of Dr. D. David Schultz? We find out now! Finals for the Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Junkyard Dog vs. David Schultz This one is not pretty. These two go right into an all out brawl right from the bell. They trade blow after blow, and neither are selling much at first. Schultz finally gives in a little after JYD deposits him outside and we get a back and forth for awhile, each man having the advantage. This match is strictly power move after power move, with some rest holds mixed in from Schultz to JYD. Finally, Schultz hits a massive piledriver and goes for the pin. At the very last moment, JYD raises a shoulder. Or did he? Schultz is giving the business to the referee, which, natch, gives JYD time to recover, play to the crowd for a bit, get that adrenaline rush, and go on the attack. He decimates a surprised Schultz, hitting a few headbutts, and hits the big thump for the win. Winner and new Florida Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Champion: Junkyard Dog! Solie: I want to welcome in here the new Florida Championship Heavyweight Champion Junkyard Dog! Take a moment to soak this in, JYD, and tell me how you feel? JYD: Gordon, my man, this is the greatest moment of my life. I did it! I made my mama and my family proud, and I will not take holding this great championship lightly. I will take on anyone and everyone that wants a shot. Y'all want it, come and get it! Solie: That was quite a rough match, Dr. D. put all he had into it. Do you have anything to say to him? JYD: That's one tough man, there were times in that match I thought I might not have it tonight, but in the end, I showed him up. Two tough men went in that ring, one of 'em walked out champion. Solie: JYD, congratulations, go celebrate! JYD: I got an extra large bone back there to chew on Gordon! Solie: And so now we have two champions folks, Mike Graham and Junkyard Dog. And we have one more title crowning to go! This is the big one, the Rock 'n Soul Connection facing The Axis to see who will be our first tag team titlists! Let's head to the ring! Finals for the Florida Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship The Rock 'n' Soul Connection (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson) vs. The Axis (Iron Sheik and Ivan Koloff) w/ Freddie Blassie These are the four men chosen to lead this promotion into it's young and bright future, and they bring it in what they know is a make or break main event. Both teams are very giving to each other, the heels dictate the pace but the faces are there for all of their comebacks, and both teams sell for the others. Blassie is active at ringside, engaging the fans and slipping in his occasional cheat spots. In essence, this is what a main event should be. Great storytelling, constant action, and both teams looking strong. In the end, we get a hot tag from a seemingly beaten Atlas to Johnson, he jukes and jives his way through Sheik and Koloff, adding a shot to Blassie in for good measure, and a discombobulated Koloff walks into a slick double suplex from Johnson and Atlas, followed by Atlas holding him up for a Johnson Shuffle and we have our new champions. Winners and NEW Florida Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champions: The Rock 'n' Soul Connection! Solie: Ladies and gentleman, what a match and what a night! I now bring you the flag bearers of the reborn Florida Championship Wrestling! Our new tag team champions, the Rock 'n' Soul Connection! Rocky, Tony, huge congratulations to you and welcome to the top of the mountain! Johnson: Gordon, Gordon, Gordon! It is great to be on the top of the mountain, but let's get one thing clear, we are a team of the people, we ain't standing on top of the mountain lookin' down on anyone, we are holding out our hands and bringin' everyone that wants to join us on up here with us! Atlas: That's right, we won this for us, for the fans that won't stop cheering us, and for all the boys back in the locker room that support us! We represent not just ourselves, but the whole company, the whole state of Florida, and wrestling everywhere! Solie: The Axis gave you guys one heckuva match, if they ask for a rematch, as they most certainly are likely to, would you be willing to accept it? Atlas: They can have their rematch, just bring us the contract and we'll sign on the dotted line. Johnson: Anytime they want a shot at these belts, they can come and get them some. They want more of what they got tonight? Suit themselves, cause we got plenty left. Solie: Gentleman, go enjoy your win. That does it for tonight's edition of Championship Wrestling from Florida! Congrats to the Junkyard Dog for becoming the world heavyweight champion and to the Rock 'n' Soul Connection for bringing home the tag team championship! We'll be back next week with all the action you can handle! For now, so long from the Sunshine State!

It was fun! No reason a college project shouldn't be fun, right?

Hey guys! I'll add a delay apology, too. This was finals week for this quarter and I am just now getting my head back above water. You all might like the topic of my final project ... it was entitled "The Rise and Fall of Hulkamania: How Social Psychology Helped Create, Sustain, and Ultimately Upend a Cultural Phenomenon". I did a paper and a video presentation on the topic!

Hey fellas, Just wanted you all to know I appreciate the feedback on the first episode of Florida and the second one is posted! I am in school and working 2 jobs right now so bear with me, but I will be commenting on your shows as well. I have perused the last couple for each of your promotions and I love the work you are doing. The WWF's Wrestlemania looks hot, and so does the Crockett Cup! I can't wait to read the shows more in-depth. And I did check out Australia's last show, too, I love that Jake is your champ, I made him my champ in my first Fantasy go-round in the old Territory Wars, coincidentally in my AWA (Minnesota, though, not down under!)