CCW Turmoil 05-20-2008 RV Addiction struggles

[Deano Horse]

Dragging at times is fine. Not a problem. But when people are dragging with EVERY grapple they land then yes I do see that as a slight problem.

 

Its not as if dragging is wrong I think its completely up to the person playing whether or not they drag. I just think it looks shit. Its just purely my opinion.

 

I think Cena's moveset looks great on Tyro btw.

[Versus]

It's a situational thing. If you want to land a suplex but you're too close to the ropes, then drag. But yeah, if they're dragging for no reason, it's pretty lame...also...something I should look into doing.

 

(**The King of Cheese adds unecessary drag technique to his arsenal.**)

[Deano Horse]

Hmm, sneaky Versus... VERY sneaky.

 

Yeah exactly, positional drags = good. Dragging around in circles = bad.

[Leon Valentine]

I know what your saying and agree, but it's not as if people are dragging for no reason. They are doing it because most of the time it is the only way to land a grapple because 08 is really that bad.

 

In other news I agree with Deano and really like Tyro Kravens moveset, even if he has cena moves :(

 

Love the masterlock on him too.

[Nate Ortiz]

People dragged before because it avoided you getting punched in grapple. But now that ingrapple punching is banned dragging really isn't needed unless you are trying to set someone up in a position.

 

Constantly draging just so its "easier to get moves off" = lame

Moonwalking = lame

Constant running and stoping when its not needed = lame

Contantly chaining stikes+quick grabs = lame

 

Pretty much anything that's done constantly in a match is weak.

[Tyro Kraven]

You know what..to tired to write a report,bah. Trips covered everything anyway ^^

[Evan KnoXxX]

If you notice in the match i didn't drag all the time. The times i did not drag my grapples were countered. When i dragged i managed to hit 2 but Tyro still countered one of them ><

 

But really enjoyed playing Tyro, hopefully we can have another match sometime.

[The Air]

Ironically the non show discussion continues lol. imo page 4 is the worst page so far though I do like air/reed's stuff. 2 handicaps in one show is eh but w/e. Two separate bitches runnin there mouths on that page though idk about that....so thank god for Malu. & nice to see Gaines settle on a skin color. Him vs Malu should put a close to their history. good to see a feud w/history btw.

 

Grimm vs Ministry I already mentioned what i thought about that in my last post so....yeah. & we have Regan to screw trips out of what's rightfully his. poor trips....comes back from red rings to these politics

 

Last page to go still.

 

I only saw one handicap dunno about you. Thanks for the feedback on the rp though you missed out on the biggest rp (match vid) and if its loads shitty it's probably your connection, cause on mine all video's work just fine.

[Trevor McManus]

Environmental Report

The show opens with the usual Turmoil intro which is just one of the little details that makes it feel more like a real show.

 

The first segment of the night is Deano who tells us all that he wont be the man getting the CCW Title shot on Sunday which leaves a number of questions. Such as will the FI be cashed in? Will there be a return? Will he even need to defend it at all?

 

After this first promo we have a MASSIVE bit of commentary which is always a treat to read, really sets you up for the show and actually is a nice way of getting feedback from the GM as the commentator’s comments can often reflect his, you just need to pick the commentator which seems to be representing his views.

 

Next we have an interesting little segment with EA. Now previously I’ve viewed him as someone who gets a cheap pop on the forum but if he was viewed for what he did on shows he’d be less appreciated than smythe (and that’s hard). However, this little RP, short as it is, really showed me that he has talent for the stuff. His little rant which reminded me of The Rock was nice and I laughed at the comments he made such as that he was better at Rock Band. Keep it up.

 

The next role-play opens with Finale having a mean look on his face, already I’m not buying it as legit. He apparently is serious but the little bit of comedy about myspace.com kinda killed the mood of anger and seriousness for me, none the less the eventually gets owned by Regan and I ladder match is booked. (I liked the way Regan put the “your match is next!” comment in as it once again makes it feel like a real show.)

 

Regan lives up to his word and the match is next. Now I have to apologise to Aries and Val here because I know they’ve been working hard with each other the past few weeks but I’ really not feeling this, partly because it’s a ladder match and I personally can’t be bothered to watch a ladder match which essentially means nothing for the winner. But alas for the purpose of this report I will watch and comment on it. Ok here we go…wait what the fuck! My eyes can’t go at double speed. No thank you. Skip to the end and what we see Aries winning a ladder battle superplexing Val to the outside ftw.

 

Next we have a great RP with Tyro and Soul Glo. Excellently written. The dialog for Soul is amazing he actually sounds like a crazy black man who feels he’s being held down by “whitey”. Tyro’s character bounces off him very well indeed and the contrast between the two is a great chemistry. Tyro ends up leaving Soul high and dry but not before he verbally slaps him.

 

The next RP is sort of hypocritical (yeah I said it) from Nathan’s point. He blasts his faction for not helping him and calls them dysfunctional, how are all your past factions doing again Nathan. :p They also said Deano hasn’t arrived yet despite his promo on page 1, damn you Regan you’ve made a slight hitch for the first time!

 

The next match is a triple threat between EA, Vindicator and Ryder. Let me just say at this point I’m hopping it doesn’t play at bloody double speed. After the entrances we also get a nice profile of Bret Heart nice job whoever edited it. Nice opening spot with EA doing his taunt. Allen clearly has his countering hat on as he counters two strong grapple attempts by Vindicator before his move is countered into a running ddt. Vindicator is hitting these strong grapples and he doesn’t even need a strike or stun grapple to set them up, RESPECT. A kick to the face from Ryder slowly stops him though as all competitors have now hit the floor and everyone seems more settled in to the match. Ryder is kickin’ ass with strong grapples but big bad Vindicator soon puts a stop to that as he throws Ryder across the ring, after this there’s a bit of sticky FPR from EA as he grapples Vindicator as soon as he targets, but I’ll put that one down to lack of competition recently, not to worry cause Vindicator counters the move anyway. Nice little spot about half way in with Allen using the school boy on Ryder but Vindicator breaks it up just adds to the realistic feel of the match. Later on as EA becomes finishible Vindicator sees his chance and press slams Ryder to the outside before giving EA an Oklahoma ultimate control move however Ryder returns to the ring to foil his plans, nice attempt and would have been a good ending if it came off for you. In the end experience plays a part as Ryder gives Vindicator the RVD shoulder thrusts in the corner and makes him watch as he finishes EA with the sharpshooter. All three men showed good understanding of FPR although there were a few hitches it’s to be expected in a 3 way.

 

Our next segment is once again involving Regan, he’s a busy man. He comes to the ring to announce to our fans that the main event between Jones and Versus could be stale due to the fact it has happened before so he adds the no DQ rule to spice it up a little, he also states he expects to see something special from them or else he’ll be upset, which he reminds us is bad due to the result of CJ upsetting him last week. (Tonight’s 2 on 1)

 

Next promo is Tyro/Knox. Knox is being interviewed by Trisha before his big match with Tyro Kraven who takes it upon himself to crash the interview and scare the living daylights out of Knox. Nice build up for the next match.

 

This next match was exciting for me. Mainly because I’m loving this new rookie and Tyro has the greatest entrance in OCW and I love his playing style but also because it’s the first normal 1 on 1 of the night. First move of the match is Knox getting owned with a big boot from the larger Tyro, laughable moment. After an exchange of strikes Knox takes Tyro’s head off with his spinning kick. Both men have hit the ground running in this match and I’m expecting a great one so far. Tyro crushes Knox in the corner and after a few stomps Knox turns yellow. The first strong grapple of the contest is applied by Tyro, then the in grapple move is countered by Knox, then by tyro, then by Knox and finally Knox hits it, nice little battle there. Knox goes to his lightweight locker and pulls out a handspring splash which makes the damage even. In a nice throw back to Riot Tyro hit’s the 5 knuckle shuffle and does a Cena taunt, made me laugh. Tyro has a nice little spot where he does the grapple which unleashes almighty punches sending Knox half way across the ring, he follows this up by flexing his arm which was a nice little acknowledgement of the fact it is WAY oversold. Moving along Tyro has Knox finishible while Knox uses two Euro uppercuts in a row to turn Tyro to double orange, FEAR THE EURO UPPERCUT. The match ends with Tyro’s lovely spot, aeroplane spin into the master lock looks great. The match itself was what you’d expect from a light vs. a heavy these days. Knox did himself proud but he was never realistically going to beat the bigger more experienced Tyro. Nice use of the environment in this one as well, after Tyro’s drop out move they actually used the outside of the ring instead of getting right back in, nice use of the steps by tyro on that exchange and the kick which caught Knox as he was running was a nice touch.

 

After the match Cruz comes to the ring and attacks Knox, clearly under the influence of the voices as we can tell by his attire and the fact he tells us. While I still think it’s weird supernatural crap it’s quite interesting and it’s made for a nice match at the pay per view between the two of them.

 

Next I fainted as Seth Irving cuts a promo. I still dunno what the hell he’s wearing though. He tells us that he’s not going to wait and climb back up the ladder but he’s just going to take the spot. Could he be the one facing Versus at Damnation?

 

Next page we have Kip Conrad who is so mark able it’s unreal. He’s so original, even his coat is original in design. The point in him coming to the ring is to announce he has the night off since Recon didn’t show up to face him. However he is cut off by Smythe Da Wonder as he’s about to leave the ring. They have a little back and forth with Kip standing his ground and challenging Smythe to put his money where is mouth is in a match, Smythe gives the rook the chance to walk away from it but Kip refuses. Smythe then reveals he’s not going to be alone in his match against Kip, Nick Kage will be joining him. One has to wonder why doesn’t Nick Kage’s fireworks set the ring announcer on fire? Kip appears a little “star struck” if you will at Kage’s appearance and calls for Casey but it’s too late as the match begins.

 

Kip starts well and is giving Smythe a run for his money but inexperience comes into play as Kip stops to taunt for the crowd, Smythe in turns plants his face into the mat. Smythe then tags in Kage who promptly takes Kip’s head off with the polish hammer. Kip is fighting for his life and after a European upper cut he goes for the cover only to get launched across the ring by the powerful Kage. He hits Kage with a low blow which may be his only chance, to play dirty. Clearly Lage is unhappy about this as he once again looks to behead Kip with a huge closeline. Kip fights hard for the rest of the match but aside from being great individual competitors Kage and Smythe make a great team and this match is only going to end one way. Kip tried to be sneaky and push the referee into Kage before going for the bell but Smythe knows the tricks and takes the bell off Kip before smashing it right into his skull. Kage gets his finisher on Kip and tags in Smythe to finish him but Smythe lets him up after the pin. This, while heelish, is kinda silly as the match wasn’t really entertaining. I mean it was good but the winner was never in doubt and the whole point was to put Smythe/Kage over as a heel unit (least that’s what I assumed), just kinda feels dragged out after that. At the end there’s a nice spot with Smythe spearing the ref and grabbing a chair, Kage stands up Kip for Smythe to chair him but Kip being the wise little fellow he is blocks the chair and hits Smythe with it, markable moment. However, his glory is short-lived as Kage pounds his head into the mat and delivers his finisher for the win. Overall quite a nice match but from my personal view point I wouldn’t have minded it ending after Kage hit the pounce.

 

Next we have Brad Failure with an interview. I laughed at the start when he was wearing a Boldo wig. Bauer chats a bit about Amart and how he’s on the path to becoming the next Nate. He leaves us hanging by telling us he has a special announcement to make on Riot.

 

Next we have Vindicator noticeably angry that he lost his triple threat match. He feels he had it won if it wasn’t for the presence of Ryder and by god I think he’s right. In his rage he comes across Ministry whom he immediately owns and tells him that’s what he gets when he interferes with justice.

 

Up next we have action between lightweight Gaines and should-be lightweight Carlos Cruz. From the get-go Nathan is clearly the aggressor getting Carlos on the ropes (literally) with a series of strikes before Carlos tips his ass out of the ring in order to get himself together. Nathan climbs back into the ring but clearly Carlos has thought about how to counter the aggressive style as Nathan walks right into a European upper cut. After his hitch Nathan gets back on the attack as Carlos can’t seem to get his head together, good fast paced action. Problem with face paced action is that it can be a bit iffy in terms of ethics, Nathan has now hit the same running grapple three times which I view as a bit dodgy. Toe kick mania has hit this match, I assume that the insistence that we use the analogue stick is proving to be an issue here as I sometimes find myself toe kicking when I’m trying to punch. Getting towards the end of the match it’s surprisingly tight, considering Nathan was so strong in the beginning I was counting Cruz out but both of them were finishible in the end but true to his form throughout Nathan finishes him off for the win.

 

Next we have myself talking to Roman via the phone when Regan requests to see me. I’m clearly pissed off and Regan isn’t giving me my belt till I help Air beat CJ, OH NOES!

 

As we move on to the next page we see Air being interviewed. His message seems to be”Yo gonna get it CJ!”

 

Gaines is summoned by GM Regan who seems to be rubbing everyone the wrong way tonight and doesn’t seem to care either, I LOVE IT. He’s developing from the helper who’s filling in into the best GM CCW has ever had. Great character of a heel GM unfolding as he disrespects Recon and tells Nathan he’d better start kissing Regan’s ass, very nice RP here.

 

Next up we have the match I must take part in to get my TV Title back. First entrant is Air followed by me, the outfit for all you uneducated people is the traditional environmentalists attire. The match starts with CJ facing off against Air before Ed Reed’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring turning the match into a tag team. Obviously the odds are less stacked against CJ now but the environmentalists are an undefeated tag team. The match was good and the winners were fitting to the storylines of all participants.

 

Rachel comes to the ring looking rather slutty and demands Malu gives back Leon’s FI. Malu comes to the ring and attacks her. Just when it looks like it could be all over for Rachel, Nathan Gaines comes to the ring and saves her.

 

Chloe Taylor then attempts to get an interview with The Air who refuses to comment but then settles with the other EX participants at Damnation. Ed Reed claims he will lose his extra weight then defeat Air to win the title, CJ obviously believes he will win the title, this leads to a bit of friendly rivalry and it is announced that we will find out one Riot who deserves the EX Title. Interesting one we have here. Reed is a hell of a competitor but you can never count out CJ. (Unless a title is on the line cause he always gets screwed :p)

 

As we move to the next page the Regan and Gaines RP is posted again. (Regan slips up again!)

 

Then we have Ministry vs. Banjo. I’m sorry but it looks like I’m watching this underwater. Nothing really note worthy here, pretty standard match. Ministry eventually hit’s the choke slam but he fails at climbing out and Banjo no-sells. Since Ministry is still yellow at this point we all know who the winner is going to be and after a corner choke slam Ministry takes the W. Then we have a nice Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 loading screen, another great edit job.

 

Then we have my second meeting with Regan on the night. I’m clearly angry (still) but more so because of the loss in the tag match. I demand what Regan promised he’d give me but he’s not playing ball. He calls for security, I lay out one of them but the whole team are too much for me. I’m escorted from the building but not before I tell Regan all tonight’s strange decisions will backfire on him.

 

Another Rev Inc RP tops page 6 as Nate rallies the troops for Sunday.

 

Forget Sunday Versus has some trouble in the main event against “Ironman” Steven Jones. I don’t know who recorded this match but the music is great I loved it. The song “Cherry Pie” also fits Versus’ cheesy aspect very well. The decision of Regan to make it a no DQ match doesn’t really seem to be effective…that is until the end. :p Steve Jones throws Versus out towards Casey as the lighting turns red and the Television Champion’s music hits, with Steve glued to the ramp way a certain Champion sneak-spears him from behind. Versus turns back to the ring and sees Steven laying on the mat, he doesn’t ask and questions and frog splashes him for the victory. Looks like Regan’s decision backfired on him as the man who he ejected from the arena screwed up his ME. (Sidenote: You can tell where the recorder got the end part from as you hear “Head Creeps” for about two seconds at the end.

 

Good show packed with action and development before the PPV as expected.

 

 

[Vindicator]

You know what..to tired to write a report,bah. Trips covered everything anyway ^^

 

Tyro, read part of it. Thanks for the advice. I will put it to use.