W*ING USA (August 1996 - ???)

[Control21]

3 minutes ago, MLB said:

Thanks for the comments. The 90s were a lot more wild and the show aims to relive the outlaw spirit of that time. After the 90s, to me, is when Harry Potter took over the world for better for worse. I'm also trying to write this for smart fans because you guys know your stuff. 

I'm glad the humor is appreciated, ECW was packed with spoofs. @Control21, nice to hear you get the jokes, I'm definitely playing around with the Onita character. I was watching UFC in 1995, no disrespect to RINGS. From the bWo, to Austin in a Bischoff wig while pounding on his desk like a lunatic, or Foley and "Don't Fire Me, Uncle Eric", Heyman always had that element going on. We still see spoofs effectively used today like Miz dressing up as LA Knight. It's something that seems to always get over. The nWo parodying the Horsemen and DX with the Nation was HUGE. Somebody with average talent like Sandow got very far with it. 

I want to give a very small plug here to XPW because their current shows have been awesome and nobody talks about them. I think they're trying to instigate a war with GCW and they just won't bite on it lol. And I get it, they are true outlaw. Rob Black's a porn guy, they booked Tessa Blanchard (who looked better than ever, a total star) and a lot of people won't support that. Shlak has a very shady past. MAGA Butcher with that gimmick is very provocative, etc. But if people happen to read this thread and enjoy this type of style, XPW is where it's at right now.

Anyway, there's still a lot to come with big debuts (Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, Chyna) and some decent swerves coming. I've done a good job building some tension between Onita and Hayabusa, i.e., Old Guard vs. New Guard, Promoter vs. Wrestler.

I definitely read the other shows and if something catches my eye I will work that into my programming.  

Yeah, the 1990s were a crazy time with spoofs and grandstand challenges.  No worries on that end. Onita and Maeda were definitely no strangers to talking trash about other wrestlers. Maeda might fire back at Onita at some point so keep an eye out for that. 

You definitely have a clear idea of what you want to write about and how to incorporate humor and all the other crazy stuff with good wrestling. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Terry Funk in W*ING. He brought a lot of the Funk magic to FMW, so I'm curious to see how he does in W*ING. 

[MLB]

4 minutes ago, Control21 said:

Yeah, the 1990s were a crazy time with spoofs and grandstand challenges.  No worries on that end. Onita and Maeda were definitely no strangers to talking trash about other wrestlers. Maeda might fire back at Onita at some point so keep an eye out for that. 

What about Bischoff straight up challenging Vince to a PPV match? 

[Control21]

7 minutes ago, MLB said:

What about Bischoff straight up challenging Vince to a PPV match? 

I completely forgot about that. 

[MLB]

I mentioned Heyman, but Russo also loves the spoof and it's a big part of how he wrote. Gillberg immediately comes to mind. Midget Bret. In WCW, Juvi was doing "The Juice", along with Ferrara doing the regrettable Oklahoma gimmick. We saw a lot of it in TNA with Voodoo Kin Mafia, Black Machismo, "Stone Cold" Shark Boy, and Lil Petey Pump. 

I gave a shout out to XPW, but GCW is pretty great as well. I'm surprised honestly that Effy, Allie Katch, and some of their other talent hasn't moved up. Obviously, I'm a huge Gage fan. I've never understood how Cornette could book New Jack but hate so much on Gage. Joey Janela's great, it's a bummer it didn't work in AEW and he couldn't overcome his critics. If we had a 2023 project, I'd want those kind of wrestlers.

[MLB]

Although this program is steeped in nostalgia, in many ways W*ING USA anticipates future trends in professional wrestling. W*ING USA is featuring women in hot main events, whereas no other promotion is booking them at all in the 1996 project. The way I am featuring Meltzer predates PWG (also based in LA and a model I am using) incorporating Dave into the shows (sitting ringside, naming moves after him, merchandise). With the recent addition of Ken Shamrock, there is also the shoot fighting element that became a bigger crossover attraction with Lesnar. AEW has shown deep reverence to Onita in more ways than one.

[MLB]

W*ING USA Programming Announcement:

In addition to October's taped event, Zero Fear, W*ING USA will be holding a bonus event to be released on Halloween. The event will feature an eight man deathmatch tournament that includes the W*ING USA debut of "The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death-Defying" Sabu! And a return to the ring by "The Outlaw" Dory Funk, Jr.!

W*ING USA and Onita wishes to honor the memory of "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch, who passed away in June of 1996. Murdoch was a wrestling legend, in addition to being a W*ING original. The winner of the tournament will be given the Dick Murdoch Tournament of Life and Death Memorial Trophy!
 

***W*ING USA Presents: Dick Murdoch Tournament of Life and Death Memorial***

First Round Bracket:

Sabu (w/ Abdullah the Butcher)
vs.
Mr. Pogo (w/ Victor Quinones)

Super Leather (w/ Sonny Onoo)
vs.
New Jack

Dory Funk, Jr.
vs.
Steve Blackman

Tarzan Goto
vs.
Mitsuhiro Matsunaga

[Perfectly Straightedge]

On 9/10/2023 at 3:34 PM, MLB said:

Although this program is steeped in nostalgia, in many ways W*ING USA anticipates future trends in professional wrestling. W*ING USA is featuring women in hot main events, whereas no other promotion is booking them at all in the 1996 project. The way I am featuring Meltzer predates PWG (also based in LA and a model I am using) incorporating Dave into the shows (sitting ringside, naming moves after him, merchandise). With the recent addition of Ken Shamrock, there is also the shoot fighting element that became a bigger crossover attraction with Lesnar. AEW has shown deep reverence to Onita in more ways than one.

Yeah I give you props for that The NWA will never feature women though. Just for the simple fact. I don’t want to write promos for a woman. That’s sorta why a project for let’s say 2023 would be tough for me cause I don’t enjoy writing women’s matches or promos. Yeah they kick ass now and I enjoy watching but I don’t enjoy writing it. Just me personally though.

I have really been enjoying W*ing though been very fun. You might have the worst/best announce team in history. Just cause the idea of Dave/Russo is so hilarious to me. 

[MLB]

9 minutes ago, Perfectly Straightedge said:

Yeah I give you props for that The NWA will never feature women though. Just for the simple fact. I don’t want to write promos for a woman. That’s sorta why a project for let’s say 2023 would be tough for me cause I don’t enjoy writing women’s matches or promos. Yeah they kick ass now and I enjoy watching but I don’t enjoy writing it. Just me personally though.

I will admit that I gradually warmed up to women's wrestling over the course of decades, Manami Toyota was the first female I watched that made me reevaluate my feelings towards that aspect of wrestling. Chyna got a ton of heat in 1997, so I'm not shocked there isn't a lot of it happening in the 1996 project.

I'm surprised myself by how much I've enjoyed booking the women but it's a very special group of ladies, I've even been thinking about doing an exclusive event for them. They are some of my all-time favorites. Megumi Kudo is the perfect wrestler, her combination of beauty, elegance, hardcore and wrestling ability is fantastic. I've seen Dump Matsumoto described as "a force of nature" on pWo and that's totally spot on. I'm planning on a Lesnar/Goldberg-esque bombfest between Chyna and Kong. Alundra is super important and kind of the glue to the division. I'm a fan of Plasmatics and Wendy O. Williams, and Luna brings that vibe with her into the Flock. I don't have Bull Nakano yet but that will happen eventually, she's one of the greatest of all-time.

21 minutes ago, Perfectly Straightedge said:

I have really been enjoying W*ing though been very fun. You might have the worst/best announce team in history. Just cause the idea of Dave/Russo is so hilarious to me. 

I am from Long Island and part Italian like Russo, so his voice is familiar to me (although I was raised on the west coast and went to speech therapy, losing the accent). Russo and Meltzer are like aspects of my own personality.