Riot 517

[Cort Marshall]

Can't wait for SGI Indigo Quartz

 

[KANG DOC]

Here's my notes for Riot 517:

 

1. Glad to see H2O back in the main event picture following a rocky start to this season. Him being added to the Devil's Night match is pretty much exactly what it needed to become interesting for me again, even if it does render the #1 Contender's Match at the Anniversary Show essentially pointless. Either way, I much prefer the triple threat to the originally planned Heel vs Heel match. That being said, Nomad was once again not on this show except for brief mentions made by H2O and CQC, make of that what you will, but I was disappointed.

 

2. Good to see Braddock RPing again, but I think the pig's head element worked better in the RP as having him come out with the animal head on felt like a copy of TLBS so if I were you I'd definitely ditch it. I think the crazy tin foil hat man gimmick works well for you so I'd stick with that, you don't need to copy Matteo lol. Your FPR is improving but there's still work to be done, but it was good to see you pick up a win here.

 

3. Another really decent Dillinger promo to cover for the unfortunate absence of Telos on this show. This is pretty much the standard we've come to expect from Jake which is by no means a bad thing, but I think the general consensus is that we don't want you killing yourself with all this work, man.

 

4. The follow up to the AWOL break up was great. Both of these RPs made perfect character sense with a drunk and broken Cort contrasted with the calculating and psychotic Shep. I'm very interested to see how Cort portrays this more vulnerable side of his character moving forward, considering how good of a writer he is and how different this is to his usual brash and outspoken self. This was really well done by both lads.

 

5. I like the Terra Daturas character, and I thought this was an impressive debut match for her against undoubtedly the most over babyface in OCW today in Valkyrie. However, what I would say is if you're going to go for the innocent, assumedly European, eco-friendly babyface female then it is very possible that you could end up being outshone by Valk. I just feel like she's missing something that sets her apart in a women's division very saturated with babyfaces as it is. Anyway, this match was enjoyable and I much preferred this angle in the Heather/Valk feud to the one on Turmoil and I think positioning Valk in this way rather than her being lairy and spitting bars is much better for presenting her as the lovable underdog.

 

6. I was genuinely really impressed by the Keith Hendrix hype package. I thought the elements from the Velveteen Dream video worked because you put your own audio and visual elements over it and really made it your own. Everyone's been crying out for the Turmoil rookies to get up and produce content, and I thought this was a great start for you. As long as you can keep up this quality consistently, and keep on adding little bits to your character, I think you'll be fine.

 

7. Booby once again with a stellar segment as he gets himself involved with the fight back against TTT, perhaps giving credence to what CQC came out on this show. The delivery on this promo was superb and I'm excited to see where this goes from here.

 

8. The main event was fantastic as you'd expect and it was a nice surprise to see Tobin back. Drago continues to be on top form and picks up the win here at the expense of Tobin and closes out the show in tremendous fashion.

 

Overall, this show was fine but nothing to write home about, more of the usual essentially with a couple of nice character and story developments. The matches were fine but not loads noteworthy happened, however, a PPV worthy main event really rose the bar of this show at the end.

 

My Grade: 7/10

[Quartz]

5. I like the Terra Daturas character, and I thought this was an impressive debut match for her against undoubtedly the most over babyface in OCW today in Valkyrie. However, what I would say is if you're going to go for the innocent, assumedly European, eco-friendly babyface female then it is very possible that you could end up being outshone by Valk. I just feel like she's missing something that sets her apart in a women's division very saturated with babyfaces as it is.

 

This is valuable information. Thank you! I appreciate you writing and reviewing and such.

[H20_]

Both my clients H2O/Heather is being faced with some new RL challenges, Doc. But please expect both my clients to emerge over the course of the season. I’m recalibrating everything as we speak and I will not disappoint Kass or Normad at The PPV!

[KANG DOC]

I completely understand bro. Congratulations on the birth of your kid, your family should absolutely be your number one priority right now so take your time getting back into the swing of things here. I look forward to seeing you back in due time but I'm sure this is a really busy and overwhelmingly happy time for you, and I wish you all the best.

[B-17]

Valkyrie:*I used to trust B17…

 

Valkyrie:*… and now he calls himself Ashley Blain and he's saying I've ruined the women's division.

 

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[B-17]

Main Event made the list.

[Quartz]

I'm super late on the review, so I'll post a shorter one with things that stuck out to me.

 

- Sensation's conspiring against TTT continues... Glad to see he's at least pulling out the big guns with KD and H2O and.. oh shit. OCW's biggest draw. Too bad none of them stand a chance.

 

- Even though it's short, I really liked Braddock's RP and even better was his simple but awesome match attire. I consider this more effective than the horse-head, as a serious RP thing rather than just a funny entrance attire... and he won against OCW's S13 hardest worker! Keep going Brody!

 

- Antonio is low-key really good at this game.

 

- P3 continues to be wildly entertaining week in and week out. Never fails to get multiple laughs out of me. I can't imagine sitting in on a back and forth with these two making one of these RPs.

 

- Insane RP from two of the best to do it with H2O and Kassidy setting up the Devil's Night ME. Captures the characters great and further sets up the TTT/SensationSquad rivalry

 

- Ryu dominates AC. TTT dominates Riot. Who's next?

 

- MJF is back! Markout!

 

- Shep has transformed from a voiceless tag partner to a scary motherfucker. Great job Nate!

 

- OtaKRU RPs confuse me greatly. Not a bad thing. collaboration RPs always great. Keep em coming.

 

- Fuck you, Bobby. The Port Authority is where it's at! Bobby continues to prove quality > quantity!

 

- WHAT A MAIN EVENT! Just awesome ring-work from all 3 guys, you never knew how it was going to end until it dide.

 

518 NEXT! SUPERSHOWS HAVE SUPER EXPECTATIONS, HOOT