Quartz

Capo with good stuff on the open. I like his work on Turmoil and his RP's are always entertaining, while I admittedly don't pay as much attention to Turmoil as I do Riot, some of the guys on Turmoil and the work they put in make me want to buy a god damn PS4 so I can bring some heat over there too. Looking forward to seeing where Capo goes with this angle. Jett vs Mistico had a good angle and a great post-match RP as Bloom eluded to earlier, but as he said and as a lot of us are thinking, the length and general vibe of the match wasn't amazing. To me, as someone who has watched a lot of shows but only played for a small amount of time, I don't think the match length is the issue, more so WHY the matches last so long. This was relatively one sided and the feud would have worked fine without the kick outs and drawn out conclusion. In an attempt to not be so negative, I think Mistico has a cool moveset from the limited action I've seen him in and I enjoy reading all of his RP work. Sentai creeps me out and I dig it. Keep it coming you weird freakazoid. Heather vs Kat was a back and fourth battle so the length didn't bother me so much. Both have super unique move sets (in my opinion anyway). Also, I know most of you probably don't even notice now that you've been here for 100 years, but this was another match where I immediately am impressed about the creativity and uniqueness of each CAW. I think it's awesome, for real to watch all these personalities/attires/movesets/etc collide every week and for whatever reason Heather vs Kat flashed me back to that feeling. No need to comment on my own L. Shout out to Charles Young for what I thought was a great match that hopefully you guys find fun to watch. Fuck Kassidy Hayes. More on that later. Fun to see Blackbeard back in the ring. Ligermask, who by the way, has one of my favorite attires/entrances on Riot, has such a weird plethora of moves. Maybe it's my ignorance of the character, but I broke out laughing when he followed a broken pin with two middle fingers at the referee. This is the constant action type of match I believe the vets are talking about when they mention that. Not a whole lot of stoppages, good mix of attacks, technical work, some high flying stuff, out of the ring stuff. Probably my favorite one on the card because of the flow and mix to be honest. Every time Cort does an RP, I wish I got to see more tag matches. I understand logistically why it doesn't happen, but he does a hell of a job making me excited to watch them whenever they DO happen. We need more tag teams on Riot. Anyways, as I was saying, fuck Kassidy Hayes. Without H2-No and his own parade of craziness on the show, he would easily be my most fun to hate wrestler. Does a great job being hateable IN-MATCH too. That main event was kind of all over the place, although there was some big time unexpected spots that I'll mark for. I know multi-man matches will always be tough, though. Also, attempted vehicular manslaughter is endorsed by Riot. What a show!

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Jett with a great shoot promo to start the show. Very Punk like. I haven't seen too much of his RP'ing since I've been watching but this was a home run. His match was a perfect follow up to that as well. 7 minute beat down! The Betterness promo made me sad. I still blame H2-No for that. KD promo's are excellent as always. Shoots seem to be in style but kayfabe promos that have slices of reality are always tops in my book. Well done Cort. The matches this week were all fun to watch, Quartz vs Jookie was a little long due to me no-selling the early finisher. I didn't even notice that happened to be honest. Also, loud and clear to everything you said, there Trance. Thank you for the feedback. Shout out to Jookie for saving my ass and recording the match when mine screwed up. My favorite match was Minio vs H20. Obviously I love watching H20 get beat, but what is better is that he got nailed by 3 straight finishers. The kickouts and subsequent finishers were very well done and looked like a real deal spot. Minio's disbelief at the 2nd kickout was awesome too.

I'm as serious as a heart attack. I actually walk into rooms doing that pose from his entrance. If you're looking to join the club, I will be holding a meet and greet next PPV.

The promos this week were top notch. Big shout out to Natoli Joe for making me look much better than I actually am. Dude is a lot of fun to play. I was alerted of the blatant hover as soon as it happened. Apologized and it will not happen again, hoots. I loved the Extreme match again, another beautiful work filled with brutal spots. Love watching matches with holders like this because they're so good at making matches fun to watch whilst also remaining competitive. The ending of the H20 showdown was awesome. The match itself was really fun for the same reason. Two really clean guys knowing what to do and how to do it. Would have loved to see Ligermask pull it off because A. both champs falling back to back would have been a huge pop and B. Fuck H20. The leadups early in the show were great too. Match length is something I've been paying attention to in my own DMs as well as something ALL rookies should keep an eye on when watching the vet's matches. Knowing when to quit is a big thing, especially if you're super competitive, but Ws and Ls are less impressive if you can't put on a good match. I know it's just a slurpfest when I watch, but I'm genuinely impressed with most things I watch on this gah' damn shoe. I do have 1 negative though, I need more Paul Pugh.

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The show has been awesome as always, so far. I had to stop midway through and give thanks to Mugen and Ryu for putting one of the more enjoyable matches I've ever watched in my short time. So many beautiful, fluid, natural looking spots. This game doesn't make it easy for guys to put on a show like that. Good shit fellas. EDIT: I finished the show and Dupree has once again stolen my happiness. Now I am very sad. That is all.

Just the one where you ripped my heart out and stomped it into the ground, Pugh.

Hey look, it's me!

RIOT 493: (SPOILERS AHEAD) RIOT 493 was another awesome show of mic talent from the entire cast. Kicking it off by pushing the H20/Tiberius rivalry was an awesome way to hook the viewer in. Rusty's angle is an interesting one, especially attacking Marley. I have been watching his underdog angle twist into this maniacal search from approval which will collide awesome with RIOT 494's match with AC Cobra. Cobra himself had a unique way of entering the fray, coming back from what was a horrible showing against an MMA fighter named Blade Harris. Both men have a lot to prove one week from today, and the outcome will really completely change the direction of the winner and of the loser. I wonder what kind of shit we'll see if he loses that AND the cage match at Certified Greatness? While some of the segments only serve to bring attention to Mugen, Minio, and Kass, when you really think about it, it helps to jack up the hype for what has to be one of the most fun matches in wrestling, the Chamber. Skipping over B20's hijynx. The BEST segment this week hands down was The Sanctuary and Blackbeard. Apart from the obvious draw of the Pyra obsession, the video was great, the cuts were great and that twist introducing The Kraken, this giant menacing, chokeslamming chucklefuck, was super fun to watch. I may be new and out of the loop, so I don't know if it was obvious who Tiberius' partner was going to be, but when I heard the music from one of my favorite entrances in OCW, I actually almost jumped out of my seat like a 14 year old dork hearing a surprise entrant at a battle royale. That guy is one of my favorite CAW's, wrestlers and gimmicks in the entire fed, but even still, it was so great watching that smug fuck Tiberius get pinned. Finally, the main event was not only a predictable one, but an enjoyable match. The whole time I was waiting for Sean to rip that suit off of Ryu and smother Kass to death with it. Unfortunately, it ended in a 2v1 beatdown. The rest of us can only hope Ryu gets his dumb, fratboy ass knocked out before Kass enters the Chamber so we don't have to deal with that. I blame Sean though, because maybe if he would have actually spotted Ryu, he would have had a change of heart when Kass picked up the steel stairs. Luckily for Kassidy, the only guy I hate more than him is Tiberius, and that clown got pinned. So we'll call it even. Match of the Night: Tiberius & ??? vs B20 Segment of the Night: Sanctuary/Blackbeard Line of the Night:

The camera cuts around a brightly lit, large living area. A black and white photo of a man flexing in front of an audience is prominently displayed. Sounds of a television can be heard in the background. The camera continue to pan around a house. A side table with a pair of extravagant, pristine sunglasses sit parted at the center. Another photo enters the frame, showing a young boy with long, blue hair holding a plastic belt. As the camera continues to pan, the volume begins to pick up and voices are made out clearly over the speaker. Voice from the TV: "What do you say champ? There’s…...1……..2……..3……..4…….5 people in this ring and you know there’s only one structure for this." An audience roars from the TV set as the sounds are immediately silenced with a click of a remote. A chair creeks into place and a man jumps into frame. Man: "A chamber?! No! That is not fair! People really pay for this? People pay to watch THESE clowns!?" The camera follows behind the man as he walks into a bathroom and next to a counter covered in unnecessary hair care products. The camera shifts to the mirror and the man's face is revealed, his long, messy, greasy blue hair nearly passing his shoulders. Man: "These fans are coming out to see real talent, and this is what they're fed. Nothing but talentless trash. I can't believe I just watched that. I don't know what is wrong with the entertainment world anymore. Yet they're heading into the biggest moment of their lives and here I am talking to a gah' damn mirror." The man pauses briefly before throwing open a drawer containing a new-looking, unused electrical razor and some scissors. He stares at it for a few moments. Man: "Those people should be coming to see me. They should be spending MORE money to watch me rule the world. I'm better than all of these morons. I always have been." The man again looks at his bathroom counter before snatching the razor. The camera cuts back to the pictures and reveals more framed pictures of the man in a ring. Another frame shows a 3rd rate looking certificate that reads "Philadelphia Amateur Tournament Participant, 2nd place." The sounds of buzzing can be heard from the bathroom Man: "We're forced to watch a glowstick headline a pay-per-view..." The buzzing sounds continue as the man continues to ramble about what he watched. Man: "...who he thinks he is, but there's no way I would lose to him. This is the best OCW has to offer?" After a moment, the buzzing slows down and finally comes to a stop, as does the ramblings. Man: "Yeah. You know what? I'm not crazy. I'm the best. I always have been. What have I been doing wasting my life watching these amateurs on TV. I belong in that ring. I'm Ijitu Quartz. I'm a champion. I'm the one. and. only." Sounds of washing and rushing water suddenly sound as the camera continues to pan around the apartment, viewing more images of the man, Ijitu Quartz. Zooming into 2 old pizza boxes stacked clumsily on top of each other, the camera zooms behind them to find a black and blue pair of dirty tights and old protective padding. On the front of the tights, a black, tribal looking design begins to come into focus before being blocked by Ijitu's lower body. As it pans slowly up to him, we see he has lost his shirt and a massive tattoo of the design is revealed, one that covers his entire back. The Black Phoenix. Most of his long hair is now gone and has reverted to his natural, brown hair color. Ijitu: "What was I thinking? I don't need some stupid hair dye or dance moves to beat these pathetic wimps. I'm going to call that doofus back and tell him I'm in." Ijitu flips his black shades on, before dropping them clumsily and frantically picking them back up in an effort to look really cool. The camera again pans around the home to find it in a terribly messy state, with clothes and old junk food just left around. The door slams.... and a few seconds later re-opens. The sound of jingling keys is accompanied by an exclamatory "Gah' dammit!" The door slams again, a car starts and drives away.