Turmoil 226

[Drago Cesar]

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No this is Patrick

[Quartz]

Okay, now that the shameful spam to get to page 2 is over. In the words of Joshua Tucker...

 

#LETSGO THIRSTMOIL REVIEWWWWW. Typing this up as I view it.

 

- Nate carries such a scary vibe with him. It's ominous but he certainly seems the more collected of the three pricks running the shows.

 

- I'm a big fan of JT's characters and his promos because they're UNIQUE and fresh. I can picture his character shouting each word that's in CAPS and always bouncing up and down like 02 Lesnar. Awesome follow up to last weeks thing with Jim Black. If I have to nitpick, it's that he has a colon (:) and a hyphen (-) notating his speech. I know some people use hyphens, but one or the other works!

 

- Bray always knocking it out of the park with the video work. Ace creeps me the fuck out. I think that's the vibe she's going for. This goes deeper than just matches and competition, which is usually Dragana's thing, how will she respond to this weird anime attempt?

 

CAINE vs BETAMAX

 

Well, first of all I like Soloman's ring work for someone who is new, just needs to get a better grasp on FPR. I also dig the look. I thought it was weird at first, but watching the match was interesting. He's got the character of a big tough guy brawler, but he doesn't have the typical giant/musclehead look. He fit some character stuff in his RP too, not afraid to go off the books and go at management for fucking up his name. It's refreshing. Match was good for what it was. A few notes for the rookie.

 

1. Always a reset after a pin, no matter what.

 

2. Kneeling = grounded

 

3. Be careful with all the duckunders, could land you in hot water.

 

Other than that, clean bumps, back and forth and came down to the wire for sure.

 

- Empress clearly taking Ashley's advice and slandering the good name of Valkyrie. I can picture the mean little woman giggling and reading from a script that Moore put together.

 

REESE VS ANIME PRINCE

 

STRAIGHT OUT OF ALBALIIIINE. I pop for Mark's entrance each and every week. Hopefully more character stuff and RPs from him as the night goes on. Clearly about to be his toughest contest yet. God damn that's a fantastic attire from Bray. Very elaborate. I feel like this is a great opportunity to say how much I love Mark Reese's look. Very RARELY if ever, have I seen someone in OCW come in as the big chunky guy with a Dusty Rhodes build and just embrace it. It's very simple yet very unique as well. Great match between these two early on. Fun spots abound.

 

Mark is really good at the game and has an upper-level understanding of FPR which is great for how early it is in his career. Oh shit just as I say that he crapples Bray off a reversed stomp! Very good match. Very fun to watch and super duper competitive.

 

- Bray wasting no time calling out his fellow OtaKRU member... Doesn't even get a word in as Betamax tells him what for. OtaKRU looks to be done. Everyone headed their own separate ways. I blame Bray! Selfish!

 

- More new people! Short and sweet. Very nice to see the rookies being active and showing their clear understanding of fundamental OCW things like the Morrison Method, the show submissions, FPR (mostly). We might have a great class on our hands headed up by Empress and Mark Reese.

 

- Speaking of Morrison Method, this RP between Code and B17 does not follow it at all. Actions and names in bold only, son! As for the content, very funny, very serious and fuck you Code for threatening a dog. I love dogs more than people so this was amazing heel heat for that hairy fucker. The show continues between B and Code.

 

ZOE COHLE vs EMPRESS

 

Zoe's CAW is pretty good. The colors work well. Aisu looks like a fucking power ranger these days. Looking forward to his debut.

 

Ahh, one of my favorite entrance... WHAT THE FUCK. LMAOOOOOO. This took me by surprise. Love it. Also, I have to say, Empress did an awesome job with the face texture/look and it really shows without her normal makeup.

 

Empress' ring work is fantastic. Rust has improved a lot too in that regard. I enjoy the mix of moves and spots going on right now, rather than the repeated duckunders and such. Some cool stuff from Zoe I haven't seen before, even if she did that pre-bingo punch a few times too many. OH SHIT THAT TOP ROPE SPOT WAS AWESOME. To that ref bump with the sledgehammer! Just fun spots abound. Backfire on Zoe and now it's a match!

 

Zoe has one of the most brutal finishing moves in OCW, Jaysus. That is a pickup fin too, btw. I know it's a corner so it's weird, but it's still considered a pickup fin if you pick them up and do a fin during the 2nd knockdown phase. Just do a wakeup first to avoid this issue.

 

Great match, not as competitive as Bray/Reese but more fun and creative for sure.

 

- Back to the serious side with Jehst, a very serious accusation made towards one of OCW's top babyfaces, right with Elsa in tow no less. Capo's nonchalant attitude towards this feud has been interesting, he has the vibe of someone who is seriously pissed but also continues to carry himself very capo-like. Jehst still refusing to show the anger he showed towards Archer... Just wants his buddy back. Super interesting as always on many levels from Jehst.

 

- See now this is a FloJo RP I can really get behind. Not just the direction being established, but I popped at "One Nation Under Individuality" line. Establishing something we can identify FloJo with at the same time keeping her own voice with the "can I go now?" attitude. Good stuff.

 

JACKMAN vs B17's PICK

 

Got dammit Jackman, get that WWE logo out of here. HOLY SHIT ITS BLAINE. I guess she wasn't happy about that either. The women's champion is beating the fuc out of Code, but he counters in a brutal way. Very cool way to start the match. It has to be difficult to pull off a decent looking female male CAW, done well here. Interesting to see someone who TOWERS over the women in her division still be outsized by someone like Jackman.

 

Reminds me a lot of Jericho/Chyna back in the day, with Blaine still getting a lot of big shots in to show her power and not being afraid of taking a hit.

 

Not a whole lot to say about a match between two workers who know what they're doing. Fun to watch throughout and more importantly, competitive. AWESOME spot countering the Jack in the Box, should have been the finish, but Code stays resilient. Leave to to Jackman to finish an intergender match with a bait and switch low-blow.

 

 

- Jesus. These women are not fucking around. This is the showblitz aggression x100. Valkyrie has no chance. She looks like a villain on Riot but man you have to feel bad for her in this situation. Banned from the Tuesday show and surrounded by enemies on the Friday show. This works on so many levels as an angle. You can clearly understand how ladies like Empress and especially Blaine would be pissed off at Valkyrie based on her "superhero underdog" over the last two season. Great visual RP. What is next?!

 

B17 vs AUSTIN LEE

 

First time we've seen Lee in a long time. Bummed to see we get super el generico Lee but at least he's back.

 

Again, not much to say about two very consistently great workers. B17 and Lee putting on what's gotta be the top match of the night thus far. The fucking blocked Bingo Punch into the Moon Boots popped me like nothing else. Both guys got all their signature stuff in and it was a classic match, one of the best this season me thinks.

 

B17 nails his new elbow to finish it off!

 

- More OtaKRU implosion. Bray is all over this show. Seem's a lot more serious this time down. Not a lot of dancing going on. All business. Woah, Bray breaking the 4th wall and shooting on Betamax. Damn. This is more than an implosion. Working in the obvious 'Tista references. More funny than serious video all in all, more good work from Bray here mixing it up from the usual written word.

 

- Wow. Very impactful promo from Dragana. Much emotions. I've always been attached to Dragana as a character but these recent introspective "that's deep" RPs have me hooked. I'm definitely looking forward to this new evolution of the character.

 

ARIES VS JACOB TRANCE

 

What a way to cap off a show. This had to have been one of my favorite Turmoil's of the year. The card was perfect, building up, each match better than the last. the RPs were well spread and easy to read, nothing dragged on too long and this match... hoo boy this match.

 

I think the awe in my voice in commentary speaks for itself. Between the huge spots, the massive moments, the kickouts, the competition and the sheer ability for both guys to do all brawl things to really drive home how much they hate each other. Two HOF with great chemistry. Easily one of the best (if not the best) match on any Riot or Turmoil this season. Sucks it didn'tr eally have an ending... which actually confuses me as to whom gets to choose the stipulation now between Wrex and Trance?!

 

Oh well, that match is going to be phenomenal either way.

 

RPOTN: A dead tie between Dragana's late show RP and the clusterfuck beat down of Valkyrie between Blaine, Moore and Empress.

 

MOTN: Easy. Main event. Next.

 

CERTIFIED GREATNESSSSSSSSSSSSS

 

ps send me your matches plz thx

[Justin Jehst]

This is just gonna be some scattered thoughts as I think of them cos I won't have time for a full review before RIOT's up.

 

Was good to see the recent crop of rookies stepping up, and like others have said, they've been consistent in terms of putting in content. The FPR stuff will come in time, though I think it is possible the Caine win over Nic may have been a little tainted as there were multiple infractions that could have turned the match in his favour.

 

Also, I agree with Valk in terms of the CAW being a little odd. Strange build + default face and standard hairstyle; I dunno it's a little bare/default looking to me. If you want any logos made up Solomon I can make you something for your trunks or whatever just to spice it up a bit. Also, a face texture would be a good idea, which I could also help with. Keep up the RP's.

 

Bray and Nic getting that OtaKru heat out in the open was great to see and I'm glad both embraced the ending to last weeks Turmoil and ran with it. Good stuff and it gave Nic a bit more exposure and personality which he has been needing for a while. Good stuff.

 

Main Event was fucking FIRE. Loved it, even though it was long it was never boring, always something going on. And a flaming table! The cut-scenes at the end were great too and it was just an awesome way to close the show. It's something this group of guys has done consistently well for so long in the ME scene on Turmoil and this was just another showcase of that. Great shit and I'm pumped for CG ME.

 

Blaine coming out to fight Jackman was a surprise, in a good way, I popped a lil.

 

Valk getting the group beat down, despite her HEELISH ways in some past TV tapings, gave her the Face treatment in a very strong way and brought the story full-circle back to Valk being the underdog that you want to root for against all odds. Hats off to you and your feud partners, Valk, you have been a joy to watch/read and continue to develop and evolve while maintaining that underdog sentiment.

 

FloJo also had a great promo and it was good to see Gooch take the advice of the Discord and run with it. Like Jake said, great job on the Individuality thing and outlining FloJo's reasons and motivations for fighting. Step 1 complete. Keep it up man.

 

Empress' entrance cracked me the FUCK UP. I was sitting on the hotel bed catching up on the show and didn't expect to see that hahaha. Great stuff advancing the feud with Belle.

 

Mark Reese continues to impress and put up a hell of a fight with Bray.

 

That's all I got for now but I agree with Jake in that this was one of the best Turmoil's of the season; I think the Turmoil roster has done a great job of building to this PPV so hopefully CG delivers.

[Bloom]

Bray with the videos!

 

The 2nd one I'm not sure how I felt about the insider terms "discord" "wrote your Promo" could have been worded in a more kayfizz way. The videos have gotten cleaner If I want to be nit picky id say each person in video should have a color!.

 

Empress made me weak, week in and week out Empress and Moore have been delightful pieces of shit. They aren't even dominant heels just straight assholes, its HEEL 101 and these ladies are in the Advanced Class.

 

I don't feel sorry for The Valkyrie.....

 

I like the rookies writing now to get them in on some matches.

 

SOLOMAN or MON or MING or KAIN, you don't want no smoke! Solid RP but Char looks a lil off he kinda looks like a indy before indy was indy. like Down South In front of 3 people and a pig on a trampoline, Indy might need a touch up! Cuz it feels very

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Popped for Blaine, Jackman cracking Blaine in her Lil Blaines are hilarious and right in the wheelhouse of Code Yakman.

 

I love Mark Reese, pls RP more.

 

Main Event went as expected now if only LOU LOU and Yamie can get there video shit together it was out of frame like it was recorded at 60fps and then rendered at 30 mad ghosting. Great match, horrendous video quality for a main event. These 2 will ALWAYS DELIVER in fact since we Jettisoned fuckery last year Turmoil for the most part has been solid as a rock. STEEL CAGE and trance freedom or a belt. I did not approve this at all btw, but I don't care about Trance enough to care that he put his career on the line.

 

NOW IF IT WAS NATE, or someone then diff story.

 

Shout out to Jake his commentary makes me smile, even though I hate him on a fundamental human level.

 

I don't feel sorry for Valkyrie.

[B-17]

I don't feel sorry for Valk either.

[EMP]

I don't feel sorry for Valk either.

 

Is there room for one more to attach to this ban wagon?

[EMP]

No review from me this time but, I had a great time watching this show. Only problem I have with this show is where is the champion? Pugh got lost on the way to the arena?

[Cort Marshall]

Short notes on this and maybe the last Riot if I'm confused:

 

- JT/Billy Saturn are both pretty amusing and unique. Good stuff lads, keep it up.

 

- Noticed during the last Winters match how quick she got the leg damage in... if people are cutting down on sub defense and limb defense in order to use the stats in body/head bulk or offense, limb work could sneak up on people. Interesting.

 

- Last two matches are great examples of the competitive w/o thirst mindset--specifically, Lee kicks out of a Bingo Bomb, so when B17 hits #2, he goes kayfabe and decides that isn't enough, he needs to hit a punch too! That gets countered and so the match keeps on going, giving up a pin opportunity, but it tells more of a story. Turmoil's ME stuff has been great in general, and Aries now looks like the meanest gosh darn cowboy this side of Annesburg!