Autistic Dragon

Between the Jackal and Barr's two new friends, I wonder what Cactus thinks of the direction the Wild Things are taking.

NWA releases Barry O, Angel of Death, Sean Royal, Chris Champion Steve Lombardi and Jim Powers. NWA also releases Precious from the managers list and Butch Moffitt to retirement. This should bring me into the 60 talent cap.

I just looked up the results of One Shot and here are a few thoughts. MLW should seriously consider separating its TV tapings from its PPVs. By the time One Shot proper began, the fans in the Melrose Ballroom had sat through TEN matches. Granted a number of them were rather short but still i have too imagine they were a bit winded by that point. Why did they have Kojima go over Lawler? I love Koji as much as the next guy and i know he's a former MLW World champion but Lawler is around much more often, is also a former World champion among a few other accomplishments. Related to the above, they gave the event the gimmick of being "co-promoted" with the World Titan Federation -the faction led by Mr Saint Laurent- then have them lose all their matches. It seems like if your going to put their logo on the events logo they should be made to look strong but the best they did was have Hammerstone win a bodybuilding contest that THEY sponsored and have their newest member Richard Holiday lay out Kane after he beat the factions "crown jewel".

The 2023 World Tag League Finals are set. It's champions vs champions as Bishamon take on GoD.

Flowers is getting seriously good at swinging that chair. The Fantastics and Los Guerreros are keeping it friendly... for now anyway. Larry Z is putting up a tough front. Utter chaos in the second six man tag of the night. Honestly I think you've got the making of another Wargames here. Adias is going all in on this gimmick, him taking credit for the celebrity ring announcer was classic. Things get too crazy for the ref and the Asylum takes advantage. Kerry's interview descends into chaos when Gordy tries to make good on his promise. Nice booked promos between Stevens/Jumbo and Nikita.

Current Continental Classic Leaderboard Blue League 6 pts: Brody King, Andrade El Idolo & Bryan Danielson 3 pts: Claudio Castagnoli and Eddie Kingston 0 pts: Daniel Garcia (eliminated) Gold League 9 pts: Jon Moxley and Swerve Strickland 6 pts: Jay White 3 pts: Rush 0 pts: Jay Lethal & Mark Briscoe (both eliminated)

Okada coming to TNA to make it rain baby! Also, gotta say it's pretty big of them to acknowledge they messed up last time.

PCW just signed itself a living, breathing war machine! If you get it, you get it.

The 2023 World Tag League Semifinals are set. Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd) vs IWGP Tag Team Champions Bishoman (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi) TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholas) vs New Japan Strong Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & EL Phantasamo)

Bad News and the Warrior will make for an exciting brawl. HTM gets his shot at the IC title at SNME. Sullivan and Rotunda are getting aggressive with their recruitment drive. Savage has a Giant challenge ahead. Rude and Roberts could trade promos every week and I'd be happy. Hart and Bravo just straight up admitting they're planning to cheat their asses off really got me. Santana doesn't seem as impressed with Muta as the rest of us. The Towers are marching to gold. Beefcake can't wait to get Taylor in the chair. The Rockers are already looking to double up. But Demolition is laying waste to everyone in their path.

I had a feeling I was forgetting something.

Here are my year end trades. NWA sends Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Chris Benoit to the WWF for the Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and The Killer Bees. NWA sends Tully Blanchard to WCW in exchange for a loan on Buddy Landel, Dick Slater and 2 Cold Scorpio. NWA sends Joe Lightfoot and Bill Kazmaier to AWA for Badd Company and Baby Doll. If I messed anything please let me know.

(I've decided to take a Christmas season break from the game. Please accept this in lieu of weekly TV) December 1988 edition. This Month in the National Wrestling Alliance. The Four Horsemen Starrcade 88 was a terrible night to be a Horsemen. With Harley Race &Ole Anderson not only losing their World Tag Team Titles but Tully Blanchard's 4th reign with the NWA World Heavyweight Title came to an end at the hands (of stone) of Ron Garvin. This has hit the San Antonio native particularly hard as he apparently demanded the decision be reversed and when that failed he quit the company in a rage. Group manager JJ Dillon has quickly changed the subject by dropping a announcement as massive as it is difficult too believe, that the "Nature Boy" will return to the Four Horsemen! The Patriots try to regroup. The Horsemen weren't the only ones dealing with the pain of losing their gold (indeed fans will recall the every title changed hands at Starrcade) and some are having tougher times then others. Firebreaker Chip Todd Champion, collectively known as the Patriots, lost their United States Tag Team Titles to the Sheepherders and in the weeks since have struggled to regain momentum. Wahoo goes for gold. At Starrcade Wahoo McDaniel finally triumphed over his detested rival Joe Lightfoot, establishing himself as the one true "Chief" of the National Wrestling Alliance. After taking a week off to recuperate, McDaniel returned and declared that with his rival finally behind him it was time to reassert himself in the title picture. In particular he singled out the NWA Heritage held by The Super Destroyer as being in his sights. Sawyer won't stay down. Brett Sawyer has been agonizing Al Perez over who has the superior German suplex. This culminated in a match at Starrcade was signed where the loser would be barred from using the move ever again where Perez emerged victorious. This seemed to be the end but on the Dec 9 episode of NWA Main Event, Sawyer would attack Perez and cut off a piece of his hair. The next week Sawyer said that Perez "stole" his move, he was going to steal what clearly meant so much to "The Latin Heartthrob", his looks. With that the challenge was thrown down for a Hair vs Hair match. Day One. On Dec 16 the final episode of NWA Main Event of 1988 before the traditional 2 week recap began. On that episode it was announced that the National Wrestling Alliance would be holding a special event on New Years Day called "Day One". This event will air live on the USA Network from the Robarts Arena in Sarasota Florida and will feature a mix of returning talent and others making their debut. One returning act will be the pair of B. Brian Blair & "Jumping" Jim Brunzell collectively known as the Killer Bees. They'll be taking on a debuting tandem known only as The Eliminators. Not much is known about them but NWA officials are said to be impressed by what they've seen so far. Speaking of tag team action, in their quest to correct course The Patriots have issued an open challenge. Another major match being promoted for the event is the "Gold Rush" where 20 men will compete in a over the top rope until two men remain. Those two men will then meet in the "Day One" main event with the winner being declared the #1 contender for the NWA World Heavyweight Title. The full card for NWA Day One is as follows... "Gold Rush" battle royal. The Patriots open challenge. The return of the "Nature Boy" The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) vs The Eliminators NWA Heritage Title The Super Destroyer(c) w/"Number One" Paul Jones vs "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel Main Event. NWA World Heavyweight Title #1 contender match. TBD vs TBD

Having watched a good amount of NWA Wildside/Anarchy I'm actually quite familiar with David Young. He and Albright should make a formidable duo.

Okay folks we're in the closing stretch of World Tag League and thanks to a helpful Reddit user, I can confirm that the following teams have a chance to advance from their blocks... From Block A we have TMDK, War Dogs and Chaos (Ishii & Yano). From Block B we have Monstersauce, Just 5 Guys, Hikuleo & ELP and Bishoman. Who you got in the semi's, finals and who takes it all?

Per wikipedia, the Orlando show will host the "League Finals" which will see the top two competitors in each block square off with the winners advancing to World's End.

AEW Continental Classic Leaderboard. Blue League. 6 pts: Brody King 3 pts: Andrade El Idolo, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli 0 pts: Daniel Garcia, Eddie Kingston Gold League. 6 pts: Jon Moxley, Swerve Strickland 3 pts: Jey White, Rush 0 pts: Jay Lethal, Mark Briscoe

2023 World Tag League Leaderboard. Block A: 10 pts: TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholas) 8 pts: BC War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd), Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) 6 pts: Shota Umino & Ren Narita, United Empire (Great O-Khan & Henare) 4 pts: Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa, House of Torture (Evil & Yujiro Takahashi) 2 pts: Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) Block B 8 pts: Monstersauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne), Just 5 Guys (Taichi & Yuya Uemera) 6 pts: Guerillas of Destiny (Hikuleo & EL Phantasamo) 5 pts: Bishoman (Hirooki Goto &Yoshi-Hashi), Atlantis Jr & Sobrano Jr 4 pts: Yota Tsuji & Zandokan Jr 2 pts: BC Rouge Army (Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza), Minoru Suzuki & Yuji Nigata

Loaded card coming to the Mile High City.

Gordy and Kerry are both willing to throw down anytime, anywhere. Brandi's streak is in serious danger when he faces Sarge at SuperClash 3. Parsons vs Bart in a Bunkhouse match sounds like a fun midcard brawl. Blackwell, Orndorff and the Saints all look good heading into the big show. The Dream Machine is stepping back into the ring babay! The Gunslingers prove their title win was no fluke. Love the image of Jumbo smashing the table at the press conference.

When ECW folded in April 2001 it left video distribution company RF Video in a tough spot. ECW was their best seller and its absence threatened to seriously decrease their income. They initially tried to strike a deal with Combat Zone Wrestling but the negotiations dragged for months without a deal. During that time, company owner Rob Feinstein saw an event called "King of Indies" put on by All Pro Wrestling which inspired him to start a similar promotion which would eventually become Ring of Honor. A scenario I've been thinking about is one where RF Video and CZW are able to come to an agreement (from what I can tell this would include Feinstein joining CZW leadership) meaning ROH is never founded. How does this affect the wrestling scene in the following two decades?

With a TV deal penned and a influx of new talent, things are looking bright for the UWF.

Well they certainly look the part.

Ware and the Z-Man could make an option exciting tag team. I sense a hair vs hair match in the making between Brutus and Taylor. Demolition actually seemed a bit...shaken at the thought of facing the Rockers. Heenan has another big signing for the Family and decides to make room by letting Studd go. The big man doesn't take it well and joins up with fellow disgruntled former employee Hercules.

Interested to see what you can get out of "Mr Excitement".