Quartz

...and now here you sit just 2 years later. A voice protrudes over the darkness. The screen covered in black with slight flashes here... and there... What do you truly have? What have you earned during your journey? Flashes of Ijitu Quartz competing in the ring are shown in the video. You expect to convince yourself that he played no part in this success? You think this was only your doing? Flashes of Inness Quartz debuting, returning, and winning the tag team championships are shown in the video. ...and you. You watched as Inness completed the goals that you sought to reach. Are you to believe that he stole this from you? The entire screen fades to black, the flashbacks coming to a grinding halt. As it fades back in. A large man in a black jacket stands tall. He sports glimmering reading glasses and a stoic facial expression. It is Intell Quartz. "I.Q." Intell: The fact of the matter is, the both of you are complicit in this success, whether you like it or not. As the view shifts, both Inness and Ijitu are seated. The entire scene takes place inside The Mind of Quartz. The usual black purgatory and emptiness fill the screen alongside the 3 personalities. Ijitu and Inness are seated inside a classical desk/chair combo, something you would see in a mid-2000s high school. Ijitu is leaned back, seemingly ignoring Intell arrogantly. Inness is staring off to the side, also seeming to disregard Intell's words. Intell: I have long grown tired of this petty squabbling between the two of you. It has cost the body many years of potential success. Intell turns and suddenly a 16:9 frame flashes out from nothing. It is Quartz standing perfectly still. Morphing and changing over the last 20 years. The body changes from thin and athletic, to flabby and prodding, to the lean and cut version we know today. Ijitu: Pfffffft. Intell: I'm sorry, Ijitu. Did you see something that you found funny? Ijitu does not answer instead closes his eyes and smirks. Intell: ...Typical. Intell: 20 years... Wasted. Ijitu becomes a bit serious and opens his eyes to see Inness standing in the purgatory. Intell: Can you possibly imagine how this body would operate... How Isaiah would be supported... If you two egotistical children could co-exist? Both Ijitu and Inness stare at one another seriously. Intell takes a step back and tosses his hand forward. The desks disappear and Inness and Ijitu stand up, continuing to stare at one another. Intell: Symbiosis. Solidarity. Intell removes his eye-glasses and walks backwards out of view, his voice still able to be heard. Intell: I know that neither of you will concede control voluntarily... but please imagine a world where co-existence leads to the greatest pride Isaiah has ever known. He is why we are here, after all. Ijitu and Inness continue staring at one another before a flash of white brings us back to reality, as Inness' blood shot eyes fill the screen. The view zooms out and Inness lifts the Undisputed Tag Team championship, staring at it for a few moments intensely.

I feel like this is the tagline of our rookie class. Thanks to Calum or Adam, whichever one of you it was and my grandfasha spider for doing the Final Word. I know this isn't that thread but fuck you. I love contributing content to shows and reviews and such but it's nice to read things and listen to things that I'm not involved with for a change. Anyways, - Holy shit Malu vs Wrex shocked me. I really expected Wrex to take his title back to end the season. I guess it's not his title anymore. I don't hate this, though. Just like the International Title, it only means whomever conquers Malu will be that much more prestigious. - Empress and Valk was just great. Their creativity and ability to get me excited for matches is unmatched. Even in defeats, Empress is able to elevate herself time and time again through storytelling and good ideas. - S2R is lining up to be a fun way to end the season. - Drago is da bes - I kinda wish Estrella would have won a match or two leading up to her fight with Blaine instead of eating 3 Ls but that only made it that much more shocking when she ripped off that amazing finisher and beat the Gender Brutal Ashley Blaine. Conquering one of the beasts in the women's division was great, even if it did look like Blaine just tossed on whatever clothes she had on her floor that morning. - idk how many other people agree with Doc and Ev's disappointment in AC Cobra's arc, but I do not. I get that it sucks we had all the build and he lost in his first defense, but I'm not so sure I agree with AC going from this super serious character to a joke after the Ev program ended. He was still AC Cobra all throughout the Ev storyline, he just had a better mix of entertainment/seriousness than he used to, and to be honest, I only think that was because he was more competitive in his matches, not because his storytelling got any better. He was still crowd surfing, having funny interactions with fans, doing his Naruto-run etc. The reason this didn't have the build is because it was impossible for it to. AC was still interacting with his friends and backstage, just not in face to face RPs with Spider, because he had just been released from the Cube and it was a ??? opponent. I'm sure I'm in the minority there, but I don't see it in the same vein as "oh now he's back to being a joke". I feel like that's only because he lost, and didn't really compete at all in the 2nd half of that match. To each their own I suppose. At any rate, he gets a chance to bounce back at S2R, so that will be very entertaining I'm sure. - Shout out to the Funcrowned for a fun tag team ladder match. It was Quartz' first ever gimmick match in OCW so I wasn't sure how we'd play it. It turned out very well and honestly, I didn't really expect it not to, just wasn't sure. I guess I didn't realize how impressively we did in the 4 way environment until it was pointed out. I didn't expect to have issues with that, but I popped when I picked up Rust and in the VP spider goes "wait is this a 4 way?" Looking forward to going wire to wire in season 15 as well, nobody is touching us atm. - SALAAAAAMIIIIII. Did not expect him to win at ALL. GREAT false finish with the first Killshot broken up then we all thought the 2nd was going to result in a kickout but NO. Amazing heel work from Archer as well, even inadvertent shoot heel work by leaving the fucking WWE Raw banners in his entrance. :unamused: - Good to see Jett continuing to get involved and going after Code Jackman. Keeps Code involved as well. Maxx does a nice job here as well with JT and a lot of Turmoil guys coming into their own here. Hopefully this continues into season 15. S2R is next, then Rumblegrounds. Hope everyone enjoys and keep the momentum in S15. See you then.

One, two, three, four, five Everybody in the ring, so come on, let's fight To the outside all day all night The fans say they want some T&A But I really don't wanna Go back to that, it's gimmicky I must stay deep because talk is cheap I like Dragana, Karissa, Blaine and Terra And as I continue you know they getting better So what can I do? I really beg you, JCS To me is watching them it's just like a sport, anything fly It's all good, let me dump it, please set in the trumpet A little bit of Ashley in my life A little bit of FloJo by my side A little bit of Elsa is all I need A little bit of Zoe is what I see A little bit of Heather in the sun A little bit of Empress all night long A little bit of Valkyrie, here I am A little bit of you makes me a fan Bombshell Number Five Jump from the top and throw her all around shake your head to the sound just slam her head on the ground Take one step left and prepare to fight you throw a punch to the front and one to the side You throw a kick once and throw a kick twice you hit Angel's Grace, then you doing it right A little bit of Ashley in my life A little bit of FloJo by my side A little bit of Elsa is all I need A little bit of Zoe is what I see A little bit of Heather in the sun A little bit of Empress all night long A little bit of Valkyrie, here I am A little bit of you makes me a fan Trumpet, the trumpet Bombshell Number Five A little bit of Ashley in my life A little bit of FloJo by my side A little bit of Elsa is all I need A little bit of Zoe is what I see A little bit of Heather in the sun A little bit of Empress all night long A little bit of Valkyrie, here I am A little bit of you makes me a fan

RE: Empress I think the Elliot Parker run in was initially designed to be an attack on Danny, but when Danny knocked him out, Elliot still won in the end because it caused the distraction that cost Danny Watts the match. I'm sure these two are going to elaborate a bit more on this on the next show, but I'm just glad to see they're continuing this feud, despite Danny's in-ring dominance so far. Jett Draven has been involved in an RP on every single Turmoil since Certified Greatness in one way or another and has had a handful of matches against Solomon Caine, Mistico and Code since returning post-lution. The "haven't seen much since" is disappointing because it means we're not doing quite a good enough job having impactful appearances. This is still great feedback because it is coming from an unbiased source. So thank you. H2O elaborated on the Heather stuff which I was more or less thinking as well. Your video work is incredible. I don't buy into the "every female face is a Valk ripoff" narrative that's been going around recently, although I guess it's unavoidable to not draw such comparisons when you're aligned the same as the face of the company. Estrella seems to be on a strange trajectory. Really wanted her to win this one because I enjoy the uniqueness of the characters look and moveset that accompanies it. Wrex and Malu should be very good. I really cannot bare to see Malu rip the head off of another Turmoil schelps shoulders. Luckily Wrex has got the goods as well. Glad to see Tucker and Maxx getting RP work in before their match. Even 1-off matches can have *some* buildup. Makes them that much more enjoyable. The match itself was weird. Loved the first 8-10 minutes but after that it seemed... weird. Can't explain it. Issues that will be ironed out over time for sure, from two guys who have very good attitudes, which is the whole point as a rookie. Parca and Aisu had run ins before/during the feud with Odon and Leo, so it makes perfect sense why he would be looking for Aisu at this point. No dead-space in Parca's arc, going right for someone else after having a very fun/impactful match at SS. As for the ME, we were both certainly shocked. Since his clothesline is definitely not over yet (seeing as how he JUST changed it), it did take us a second or two to register it. Kinda like if a huge move is first hit in wrestling, the commentary team and the crowd won't know how to react. We were also shocked because I don't think anyone expected him to beat someone like Rust Cohle. Give it a few matches and if he keeps putting people like Rust down with that move, it'll be a big deal. The ME was lacking, but there were good moments on this show. We're slowly building something on Turmoil that people can enjoy. From Empress to the rest of you silent fucks, please keep all the comments and feedback coming as it allows those people to digest it and improve on their work, thus creating a stronger product for OCW. Glad to see a LOT of rookie content on this show as well. You're not going to be a hit with the fans from day 1 but continuing to show up and put yourself out there will lead to you eventually being a household name, as well as being able to improve the shit you're putting out there because you'll have more experience. Nobody ever got better at something by sitting on their hands.

Billy has been unable to compete for quite sometime due to RL limitations. This is his way of trying to stay involved. Just clarifying that for everyone. Dont sleep on Billy!

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Off the top Flojo and Heather was slow, engage more, otherwise decent enough Triple Threat from the rookies was super fun for me, classic example of how to do this OCW thing. nice build, good match, all came from organic booking and having good attitudes Bertha Valk popped me, told a season long good story. The Valk from anny vs the valk of now, such a change. Go Valk! Can't have a western PPV without Cowboy Quartz! The man who accidentally got over had to return. Of course the Inness variant is less silly looking and more of a badass. I hope SOMEONE enjoyed that remix of the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly theme I did. Wanted Code to win so bad, internally, I knew he wouldnt, but god dammit I wanted him to. Good to see some rookies on the show despite not being booked. Jehst and Elsa escaping from neckbeards and Elsa getting run over. Brutal stuff. Quick recovery for elsa <3 I always enjoy Blacksmiths' pre-match hype videos. A lot of fun and brings me back to the days I watched wrestling the most. Match was okay, could have been better. Blacksmith shows his dominance again in this extreme realm. Very happy to see him use that curbstomp to start getting it over. Obviously popped at the first horsekick and had it ended there, my god, but still, Blacksmith one of the most consistent we have in OCW, more to come I'm sure.

I will be posting a bit later, can we get some discussion outchea!?

I can't help but laugh at your avatar as I read this message. but no you're good, I said something, you responded, I clarified. Nothing controversial lol

I never said you weren't being competitive. I never said you were doing anything wrong. I was literally just shooting from the hip, typing as I was reading/watching. Logically, the match at CQ was awesome and fits to the build as you've gotten more and more competitive as time has gone on. I just meant, from a wrestling standpoint, to build to this point, if Empress were to get a mudhole stomped in her, it would be a bad look. I am not predicting that. I am not saying there's any reason it would happen. I am not saying I hope it happens. It was just a thought I had and I was typing as I was reading. I try to watch the shows as a wrestling fan and unless some FPR or weird shit takes me out of it, that's how I view them. Obviously there is no situation in kayfabe here where Empress suffers backstage. That is not what I meant. If she puts on a hell of a match and Valk still scrapes by like at CQ, then it would be great for both parties and would accomplish what Valk is saying. As for the RP, there have been some of your RPs that have been over the top to the point where it's been cartoonish. That's not to say anything is objectively bad with them, P3 is cartoonish and I love them every week. Whether you mean to or not, I personally think the writing has improved and I just noticed here that I was reading Empress as a more serious character, a more serious threat than the erratic, silly, foul mouthed version I saw earlier. I dunno. Maybe it's just been time and a separation from Ashley or something unconscious that I cannot articulate. Maybe it's just the position on the card going up against the face of the company. I don't know, that's just how I have seen it. If you think I don't know what I'm talking about, that's fine, I probably don't. @ Valk - You two have not done things the wrong way. I was again, just watching the show and spouting off unfiltered thoughts. I am not implying anything has been done incorrectly. There have been times where I've not been in-love with the story, but that's some idiots opinion (and for the record, it has improved since the point where I thought that). Obviously Empress has been the leading example of how to do OCW when you're new, which is why she's in this position in the first place. Everyone should take notes on how you've skyrocketed in such a short time.

Drunk Yake is typing as I'm reading, fuck you. Spiced Rum is the poison tonight, bois. Good opener, a bit long but I'm glad to see Cort actively threatening the title. No surprise here from the great wrestling mind of Man-goose. B17's heel persona is landing a bit weird to me at the moment, feels unnatural in a way. This was a necessary, but not amazing opening show promo. Why am I interested in where this Estrella/Blaine angle is headed? Estrella with an insane comeback in her match, finishing with an aerial fin that I love. Shooting Star! Udon/Parca/Leo are the epitome of doing OCW right as a rookie and I cannot wait for their SS match. Each of them deliver a good, short, meaningful promo not only building their stories but also making me give a fucka bout the tag match later. I've criticized Ashley's story-arc in the past, but this one makes sense now. Ashley, to her credit, spent her time with Empress as the passive one, the coward heel or the jealous heel whereas Empress has always been the evil, heartless, angry heel. This naturally leads to Ashley seeing the light, as she did with Flojo and others before saving Valk, pretty natural stuff. Writing could be cleaner, but the overall story, I dig it. I just hope they don't blow their load too soon on Ash/Emp. Aisu needs to tone down his entrance. As an entrance mark, I do the same shit, but as a fan I see how having mid-carder Aisu come out to this overdone entrance hurting him. Save this for a PPV or a big match. Same can be said about the other 3 guys here (Parca and Odon less-so). Your entrances are super badass, but in the context of your position on the show, you need to understand that these 2-3 minute PPV entrances can have downsides. It's harder when you're your own guy and not considering the whole show, but just a thought. Holy shit Odon is a robot. As I said in the past, I didn't hate the chestpiece, the rest is an improvement, but honestly I liked the old attire/look a lot better. Doesn't turn me off of this story though, so do you, boo. Nice tag team action early and some fun prodding/whiffing from Parca/Odon. Pierre's experience in tag matches shines here, especially early. Nice job from Odon attacking the illagal man, get them all involved. I actually like Aisu's new in-ring attire a lot. Draven Effect (CrossRhodes) from Aisu, should be removed from his moveset. bad tag awareness from Leo. Bump away from their corner. ooooh, Odon with the blind tag. Nice. OMG HE CLOSELINED LEO. GOOD SHIT. Leo abandons his teammate because he hit him, good fini-- oh my god lol. It seemed one-sided but very good storytelling from all involved and the Aisu swerve at the end, I loved this match tbh. Nice little scene at the end, too. Someone getting involved in Drago vs Nate? hoo boy! Who the fuck is Sean? This was blocked a bit weird, but I gotta tell you, I love having TY on my TV. Keep improving the writing to be easier on the eyes and I'll like it more than I did. It's still keeping my interest! I AM NOT HARD TO PLEASE Some of the best promo work I've seen this season from Archer in the Clark Effect. Good stuff from Solo Caine, especially holding his resume up as loss protection, but the insults and ribs from Archer stole the show here. What the fuck is going to happen with that title? SOMEONE TAKE IT FROM HIM Telos new theme is so fitting. He's evolved a lot and this iteration is clean as fuck. I love the dress clothes whilst maintaining the mental size he's always had. I'm disappointed we haven't seen more of Telos this year from an RP standpoint. If you think I didn't lose my shit at Johnny Millionare's Twitter Handle, you don't know me very well. Joey Ryan comes to mind for sure with this CAW, well done. Holy shit Johnny is way bigger than I expected, he's like - as big as Telos. Good use of the Eddie taunt right after Telos no-sells his big move. God dammit tha's good. Ballsy move going with the Sensational Stunner, but as expected, Johnny's attire, moveset, and general vibe are all very on-point with his character. No crazy shit you wouldn't expect. Johnny makes Telos look MAD STRONG here, for good reason. Another clean match with a WRESTLING finish! No gifs on RIOT this week -... yet. ITS OUR HERO! Okay... Maybe the podcast is making me love this promo more than I should, but man this was funny shit. Classic AC Cobra and I'm glad we're not shifting from AC's RP style because he won the title. I am here for a long AC run. Kareem is right, you do look like a pornstar. I'm always a fan of fun mid-low card stories like this because they have good writing and transition well. Simple entertainment from Drago and Nate. Long man vs Strong man, good matchup here. Love the chain wrestling start, it makes sense for both guys, then for Tre to get frustrated and just slam, solid open. Tre has gotten way better since his return. Bit of a hover from Tre. Ted continues his incompetence. Since you can't edit length of body parts, it's gotta be said how well Ant does using his moveset to really show him as a lenky, wiry, spider-like athlete. Almost Kevin Durantish in a lot of ways. That's why they call him the Tarantula! Tre puts up a good fight early, but Antonio looks STRONK heading into cide so far, as expected. AC is in the rear view. Heather's had better promos, not to say this was awful. I'm just glad one of them is making an effort to build their match at Cide. If Flo can win and slay the beast, maybe it'd give her a reason to show up on TV from time to time. Wrex is a badass and we already knew it, but just in case you forgot... He shows it here. His RPs aren't as frequent, but they're always impactful. P3> I was very pleased with the commentary in the main event! Nick has gotten so much better with his intonation and in his role and Angus is always good. Love watching a match with commentary I wasn't involved in to get me into a match. Wrex is the best all-around at in-ring story-telling/matches in OCW, don't @ me. Fun to watch and to listen to. What the fuck is happning in this KD promo, he got someone in the truck? WTFFFFF, DID KD KIDNAP H2O!? WHAT THE FUCK!? I am always a fan of KD vertical video RPs and this is no different, holy shit looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool Empress getting a 2nd shot at the face of the company. Big match for Empress and a loss could mean a fall down the card if she can't be competitive. Empress was better in this RP than usual Emp RPs, I like the improvement. Empress also doesn't look like a desperate fool as she gets the jump, beating the dogshit out of Valk (where's Ashley to cash in! Bad timing on the face turn LOL) God dammit this show was long. Savage Saturday is next, marks. Keep up the good work and those of you not doing anything better be paying attention. This was a great show in-that it had story-only relevant RPs, but I see people that aren't working hard enough to get content up. Show did not suffer, but I hope those people will step up as we end this seaosn and head into 15. What a ride Season 14 has been. I hate every single one of you. Thank you <3 SAVAGE SATURDAY

I wish there was a bit more to read as well, but I feel the show discussion thread took a bunch, as well as the VP. I did the Final Word with my thoughts, else my comments would be here as well. PPVs usually have a lot more Discord interactivity than forum. Let's hope this picks up!

Savage Lands 18, by far to me. I'll give it a 7.5, that sounds about right. Maybe even an 8.

Didn't quite knock off Lution as the top PPV of the year, but it was fun!

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His RP after the chairshots kinda saved it a little. Just surprising to see a good guy sneak up on someone with a chairshot. Still rooting for Code for reasons.

Scatterbrain! Odon has star heel written all over him. His RPs arent lengthy or hard to understand or need any backstory, they're easily digestible, as his entire character. You don't need to ask questions. Good shit on that finish. Quick thinking. Need a little more from Maxx, has a good starter look and I didn't hate what I saw in-ring. Pretty refined for a newby. What is this package BMachine has received!? Cliffhanger things! Tibby is the perfect fit as GM, especially in this Fireness hybrid that was birthed at Lution. Key to a great character is being able to be a good guy or bad guy and not need to sacrifice anything about your character. Thomas Archer and Wrex was amazing, even with the DQ finish. Perfect example of spacing/aggression and not having a lot of ferk ups. Empress is so angry! I at first saw her as cold and calculating, but she's at least done the job of telling us she's just a tiny ball of charismatic anger. Even though the cursing and insults are a little over the top sometimes for me personally, we have a consistently hateable presence. Nothing from anyone at the Archer Academy, disappointing. I guess Damian Bourne is just out of OCW for the time being. Valk and Flo went a tad long because of kickouts, but it was competitive so forgivable as well. Flo gives too much space, causes for some awkward moments where she just stands there waiting for Valk to whiff. Just give 2-3 steps and move back in to attack. Judge Brown's short and sweet RPs make me chuckle. More good video work from Pugh, teasing a massive moment. RPs from both men were top notch, continuing to build heat for their feud going into CQ. Wrex , as Rudo said, continuing to keep his scum attitude yet has turned into a sympathetic babyface!? Code is another bab- chair shots from behind? Oh. Oh okay. Go... Malu? If Code wins at CQ, he better be able to hang onto it and establish himself! Speaking of Code, my god the match of the night is Jehst and Code Jackman. Outside of the in-out-burger finish, the match was clean as a whistle and proof you don't need giant fancy indy movesets in order to get my attention. (talking to you, rookies). Great video from Empress. Definitely something you'd see on commercial for a real tv event. Thank you Fuck you Bye

You've been bleeding an awful lot this year, and I don't think it's because you love Riot.

Nah, you didn't. I understand now. In fact, your feelings are probably echoed by others in kayfabe and out, so the handshake is even more relevant.

We have been face since Road 2 Glory, that was the turn. I suppose we need to be better at showing it? I didn't add it, but to me I saw the handshake as a confirmation to Doc, who (with Antonio) has been suspicious of us in RPs and such since Road 2 Glory, because of the past, so the handshake was sort of like "yeah really, I'm not a dick anymore!"

The promo is fine, but why is this not on the show!? Promo room stuff should be limited. Think of it like Social Media. You want all of your main stuff on the shows, not on Twitter(promo room). Put your content on the shows so it can get actual views.

This show was not tame about quality wrestling promos, but it also had a nice mix of unconventional albeit interesting stuff as well. I mean shit, that Jehst promo and the Pugh promo. That's how shit is done. Judge Brown is somehow compelling already as well. The tag match was underrated, I think. We're all on our seats waiting to see where this goes. The neat RP with the pictures was fun to read while Empress was bullying FloJo and trying to take away her arm to add to her human body part collection. I won't apologize anymore about not being in the booth this week. Dolph Ziggler jokes aside, Hayden was put in a shit position by me. Thanks to him and Jamie for doing their thing. Still early in the running for "PPV match I want to see most" but it's going to be hard to top anything Paul Pugh is a part of. FloJo picking up steam... Nice. Missing some ROOKIES ON THIS SHOW. Where is Damian Bourne? (Yes I know you're not a rookie, but still.) Where is TY Sparks? Where is Joshua Tucker? Where is Asher? Where is Mantis? Where is Maxx Edwards? Where ARE OUR ROOKIES!? Take this opportunity by the BALLS. You do not have to be booked to put in content. The more you contribute now, the more we care about your matches down the road. I'm not saying you should just whip your cock out every show and be like "okay here it is", try to be compelling but if you're a FOB, shit man just tell me who you are and tell me why to care. "BOOT WHY" Anyway - MOTN: Jehst vs Reese SOTN: Paul Pugh returns (Obviously) PS. We saw a big uptick in "likes" on OCWFEDTV YT Channel this week, let's keep it going. Don't forget to like all of the videos and segments. It takes 5 seconds to speed click through them and do it (or just do it whilst you're watching.) !cult Thank you, fuck you, bye.

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Tre/Maxwale was good as was Bobby/Ev and the Lucha 3 way got better as it went on. Doc should really stop accepting tag matches unless Ev is his partner. He keeps getting turned on The cut only bummed me out because something important happened on the cutting room floor. There were 3 FPR breaks in the main event, unfortunately. They were all from Cort doing an extra move. He acknowledged them and they were relatively minor, but an FPR break is an FPR break. FPR is a babyface! *slaps* That being said, god damn Cort knows wrestling. This was a fabulous execution of a heel turn. Same singlet to keep the identity, change to menacing colors and aggressive designs. Smarmy heel theme - Boom. Revamped movesets and taunts - Boom. Using limited in-game opportunities to be a prick. This guy knows how to do it, folks. Take notes. Shout to to Tre stealing my move in a match AND on the P3 Bonanza Was creeped out by how nonchalantly Valk's parents """"murder"""" was handled on this show from both ends. On one side, the """"murderers"""" say "we sent a message with Valk's parents, but now it's time we rough her up!" Yeah I'd say murder is a pretty clear message and on Valk's end, nonchalantly cutting a wrestlers babyface promo while acknowledging she still hasn't seen her parents, who again, are eluded to being dead. Maybe the idea was just to wrap it up and move on and maybe it's for the best, idk ,but that stuck out to me I also dug the Parca/Mistico RP. I was wondering how Misty was going to leave Scumciety and be the babyface he was meant to be, but this actually gives him a legitimate, wholesome reason. + Parca becoming more interesting as well. I think Parca cleared this up as well, but I hate the WWE imagery on entrances. I know there's certain times we can't help it, but entrances are one of those times where we can. Again, I think he fixed it but word to the wise fore veryone else. I applaud Solo + Blacksmith for being creative with their video work. The game doesn't make it easy, but the giant painted head and flashing EXTREME RULES got a chuckle from me. Should be a fun match, TLBS has kinda made those matches his thing In the Antonio match, while he's walking around the ring, the crowd starts to cheer "One more match! One more match!" Awesome nod to the Cobra storylineIt was a nice touch. + Right when it starts happening, you can see Boob outside looking around the arena confused and Antonio nodding. Good use/luck of in-game assets as well.

Salami Kane is on a fantastic upwards trajectory. He hasn't hit that point where he's been forced into an alignment one way or the other because of fan reaction. I still want to see him lose. Asher still needs some kind of involvement or direction. Reactions to stories or things that happen to you are important to evolving as a character, not just cutting the same promo every week. Getcha a running mate. I planned to be involved in the triple threat match, but I was also happily surprised how good it turned out. Mistico slowly but surely heading back to Facestico with that entrance. For now he's just a competitive force who also needs some story direction. Those that are active and informed should have known who teased to come out after Caine lost to Jehst. Salami interrupted his call out at Lution, now it seems Horsey is playing mind games. Stealing from Jay. I didn't hate the finish to Danny Watts match. It does hurt TY Sparks a little bit as like even with a distraction he can't beat a fellow rookie, but good on putting over that Danny is a real force in the ring. I see a test in his future. Someone call Wrex. He's taking this Battle Royale win from R2G and turning it into a great rookie win streak. I need more consistency from that moveset in the future. You can be a 19 year old powerful prodigy and bully people, but try to move away from agile kicks or suicide dives/planchas if you are going to do that. I won't go after Valk/Empress/Ashley for anything around the gimmick of that match. It's hard to do in this game. Coulda been better but the game is limited so it is what it is. Helps Empress continue to rise after a pinfall win vs the champion.