Michael Morrison

Ah, I get the lightbulb thing now. So, I get that most things are derivative of something else, so it's common to see a character that reminds you of someone, but the Rey Mysterio mask is such an iconic mask at this point, that even with the mouth-paint; and the fact that you substitute pants with tights n' kick-pads, it does nothing to deter my mind from thinking: REY MYSTERIOoooooo, oh wait... nope. I'm even reminded of DJ Chino. It's hard to sell a character if everyone just thinks they're a rip-off of someone more popular. Reminds me of Tripps and his HHH gimmick. The only way it might work would be in a comedic/satirical sense... like Gilberg or Blue Blazer (RIP)... where it's a temporary spoof until they win the crowd over and develop their own thing. This may be the case, as I'm not too familiar with everyone here as of yet. The music... I like the song, I'm just not sure it fits the character. It does nothing to hype me up for a Lucha Style Match, as it's soft and plinky... like I'm going on a cruise. It would fit someone like Kofy Kingston more than Hijo de Mistico. Once again, it might work if it was satirical. I like the move-set. Mexican Necktie made me chuckle. I'm familiar with the Columbian Necktie, so I was curious what a Mexican Necktie would be? Would you pull someone's sombrero through their neck? I imagine it might involve the butt-hole considering the food, but who knows. I'll be keeping my eye on Hijo de Mistico to see how he develops. Also: please don't see any of my comments as negatives... or absolutes. I'm simply another dude with an opinion, so if it works for you, then you do you. You could already be, or eventually be, everyone's favorite character here. I'm just big on constructive criticism and communicating. I have no delusions about being infallible or anything like that.

I used to dig goth chicks... not because of the music they listened to, or the broodiness, or any of that BS; they just looked like they'd be into some freaky stuff. Black lipstick, leather, mesh, metal, tattoos, piercings... sign me up. Anyways, I'm guessing she's part of Kassidy's faction/group/cult. I'm no detective, but all the "KASS" references in the move-set kinda gave it away. I'm surprised there wasn't a move called "Kassidy McKassidy Kass". Speaking of the move-set: they fit her gimmick and even made me look up what "permutation" meant. It's one of those words you hear every once-in-a-while, and you have a general idea of what it means, but you wouldn't know how to describe it to a foreigner if they asked. Kinda like "harassment" --a lot of people would be hard-pressed to define "harassment" with any level of confidence without looking it up. I mean... her move-set sounds like someone was listing spells from Harry Potter and the Purple Hayes. None the less, a solid look and music choice. A good addition to any faction --she looks like she'd be trouble.

As mentioned, he does remind me of Parker, during his American Badass phase, but I get more of a Trevor Phillips (GTA V) vibe, based on his intro and move-set. Whereas Parker was more of a general anti-society loner type, Wrex appears to be more of an exaggerated reminder of the true subconscious of men... The type of guy that, even in his 40s, would say "Nice Rack" to a 16-year-old wearing a skimpy outfit to purposely skeev her out, and remind anyone within earshot that if you dress like you want the D, you'll attract people who enjoy P, despite their intentions, age or mental state. He's not above theatrics, despite his outward appearance, because even though most may see him as trailer trash, he believes he is the epidemy of America and wants you all to take it in... to accept it. Then again, I could be way off and he just likes wearing leather. Speaking of leather, I actually prefer the leather pants attire, more than the Shirt/Jeans outfit. Not sure what that says about me, but I think it stands out more.

That's pretty sweeeeeeet. Only suggestions would involve the "LIVE ON TWITCH" text: it's so brief and small that it's hard to read, and your eyes are distracted by Flojo's dancing, so it could have said "MAY CAUSE OCULAR HEMORRHAGING" and no one may notice. Also, the time between "OCW Presents" and "Live on Twitch" at the start of the video, compared to the final revel of "OCW Live", is about 20 seconds, so maybe have a bigger time gap between "OCW Presents" in the beginning and "Live on Twitch" so they're all evenly spaced (8-9 seconds)... or have more text tossed in... like "In caHOOTs with Haus of Hoot"; "In collusion with CCW"... "Inside your mom's vagina with a capacity of 30,000 people", just to keep the build-up relevant.

Right off the bat: I dig them shin-guard patterns. I also like the colored pattern on her attire, even though I expected her entire outfit to be black...ish, with more of the diagonal lines on her elbow pads or trunks. I like the contrast, though.

Thanks for the shout out. Good to be back. I was a big fan of Vega. I remember he would splice clips together during his matches to create memorable spots, of which, could not be done within the actual game. Like top rope DDT's and mid-air counters. Very entertaining. I don't even remember the clown version of Majin. I remember The Steve started out heavily inspired by Chris Bengay... Chris Bennegins... Chris Bengals... Why won't it let me type Ben***? Anyways, he started out as the Rabid Wolverine guy. PS: 40:15 into the video and it sounds like you're trying to start a gas stove.

Don't worry about it, man, I was just joshin'. Everyone knows that Guy and I are the same person anyways. Congrats on finding out you're having a girl. On the bright side: they're cleaner, you don't have to have "the talk" and no crunchy socks... unless that is also a girl thing... in which case, that's gross. On the downside: no heir to the thrown (your family name will die a lonely death, forever lost in time... like tears in the rain) and the chances of playing catch, or building go-karts, kinda dwindles... unless she's a tomboy (fingers and ovaries crossed).

S'up, Versus. Here I am, checking on the site and look what I find: so many familiar faces. I guess 2K16 turned out to be pretty good. Thanks for the honorable mention, only to immediately be overshadowed by GUY "WHO THE F*** IS MORRISON" FAUSTOOOOOOOO!!!! But it's cool... cool, cool, cool. Yuuuuuuuuup. I was also surprised that more people didn't use Text-To-Speech, especially Jay -- such a time saver. I used Natural Reader (Free) -- pretty good program. Regrettably, I never utilized any fancy voices. I should find a Christopher Walken... or Anthony Hopkins... or even better: Michael Ironside. I would also recommend that people install Grammarly. It's like having a 24/7 grammar nazi installed to your computer. The free version mainly helps with spelling and simple grammatical errors, but it does the job. The full version costs like $130 a year, or something crazy like that, but unless you write books for a living, I don't see why you'd pay more than $20 for grammar software. But yeah, it seamlessly blends with Google and other programs, so as you type, it notifies you of any errors and offers suggestions. Anyway: congrats on the upcoming bundle of bud. Say goodbye to sleeping for a while, but say hello to a fascinating world of self-discovery. I'm not gonna say the typical mumbo jumbo, like: "Best decision you ever made" or "You don't know true love until you have a child" because that sh*t is subjective. For all I know, you could be on the news for a murder-suicide, next year. All I can say is that I've been in the game for a little over a year and I'm lovin' it like McDonalds (I actually hate McDonalds, but I couldn't think of anything else). I've been lucky, though; my kid is not an a-hole... so far, and she's freakin' adorable. Believe it or not, I've become attached to the little sh*t. And now, for the mandatory "showing of the baby the pics" -- get used to that... and convincing everyone that your baby is the best at every mundane act. She rolled over for the first time and I lost my sh*t. So stupid. I made a poster of the top left pic:

I was going to ask for a mini-giraffe... http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/1049654/mini-giraffe-kisses-o.gif but yeah, I guess what Bobby said is cool too.

Great... are you going to redesign Mad Mike to look like this: http://www.ilbardelfumetto.com/media/articoli/1285/23_13789457411388.jpg

Without a 2nd, who would ever aspire to be 1st? Without aspirations, we might as well be rocks in a desert... and that would suck harder than a jet-powered Dyson.

1st

I did, indeed, listen to all 2 hours. What time do you guys usually do The Desk?

That is awesome. It looks better than the examples you showed in an earlier thread. Very nice...

After the announcement, declaring the return of the OCW: Underground (OCW:U) Tournament, some of the top competitors in OCW quickly signed up to demonstrate their in-ring prowess. Competing in a round-robin style tournament, competitors had one month (expanded one week due to venue issues) to collect as many victories as they could, with the promise of a prize that would commemorate such a historic event. The addition of a mystery opponent (later revealed to be the returning OCW veteran: Vincent Valmont) brought a level of intrigue to the tournament, and produced quite the bit of controversy backstage; however, it did not detract from the overall success of the event. When the dust settled, Drago Cesar walked away as the undisputed king of the Underground. He also walked away with a flawless 4-0 record, and a victory over the returning Vincent Valmont / mystery opponent. While such accolades will surely add some light to Drago Cesar's seemingly bright future at OCW, it leaves many to wonder: what of the Underground? After speaking with a founder and promoter of the Underground Tournament, Damian Alexander, here is what he had to say: "The tournament was an overall success, and it gave us a great base, on which to expand. We originally planned on running the tournament annually, or bi-annually -- to allow audiences, and participants, time to build their appetites -- however, it looks like we'll be going another direction. After the tournament was over, we realized we had enough competitors to start a ranking system. Drago Cesar will go from being a tournament winner, to being a legitimate champion -- pending his agreement to our terms, of course. Based on the number of victories, the remaining Underground participants will be ranked -- they will have 90 days to battle one another, in an effort to reach rank of #1 Contender. At the end of the 90 days, whomever is ranked #1 will face the current OCW:U Champion (Drago Cesar). The process continues, every 90 days; thus, 4 scheduled championship matches every fiscal year. This is, obviously, a simplified version of what needs to happen in order to maintain an accurate ranking system, but rest assured, there are rules and regulations in place, that will provide the checks-and-balances required to keep our ranking system from becoming the jumbled mess that represents most other organizations. Popularity won’t get you a title shot. Politics won’t get you a title shot. Money won’t get you a title shot. The only way to get a title shot, is to be the best in the industry -- win to win; be better to be the best. That is the heart of the Underground, and the standard on which we hold our participants. We plan to kick things off at the beginning of August, so get ready for the Underground to rise.”

And I thought MY reviews were long. How long did it take to write all that, Val?

He probably just wants to promote his new sandwich spread: Dark Nestlé Chocolate Peanut Butter. It may give you S-Bombs, but it's considered da 9th wonder of da world.

I’m basically asking if people would be interested in the return of OCW Underground, but if you want to know where I’m coming from, feel free to read the following… or just skip to the last two paragraphs. ------------------------------------- For years, I’ve been trying different things in OCW -- trying to bridge the gap between role playing and competition -- as we are, essentially a fed, which attempts to cater to both: competitors and entertainers. Some of you may remember that I created a “points system” (Lord of the Ring), during a time when matches were very repetitive and everyone was very “thirsty”. The system rewarded those who put the extra effort in entertaining the fans and showcasing their in-ring ability: reversals, grapples, dives and so on. It was successful, but keeping track of all the matches and posting the results, grew to be difficult and time consuming. There was also my attempt to give the “competitors” a place to quench their thirst: I called it OCW Underground (OCWU). I believe that OCWU, at one point, had a very complicated set of rules, in order to re-create the feel of an actual Pro-Wrestling match. Eventually, it was decided to limit the amount of rules and simply let people wrastle. There was no need to record, or post matches, it was just pure competition. The concept for OCWU was to have a Round-Robin style tournament, where everyone faced one another in a BEST-OUT-OF-THREE scenario (think Street Fighter, where you have two rounds, and a tie breaking 3rd round if needed). After all the matches were done, the person with the most overall wins, would be the Champion. In an effort to pull people in, I was going to reward the winner of the first tournament with a custom ring. The tournament never panned out, as not all the matches were completed -- partly due to an event in OCW which caused quite a few dramatic changes at the time -- and because -- as I believe -- Mayhem pretty much crushed everyone. There have been other things that I’ve tried to implement as well, but those two were my biggest efforts for both “competitors” and “entertainers”. From experience, I’ve learned a few things: KEEP IT SIMPLE 1. People hate rules -- learning new ones, trying to remember all of them and so on. When you try to incorporate too many rules, it takes the fun away. 2. Give people too many options and it can be worse than giving them no options. It can also open the gate for “he only won the match because he’s a Super Heavy” or “his arms are longer”, it just goes on. 3. Whatever you do, remember that it has to be sustainable (easy enough to do repetitively without losing track or burning out every month) NEVER THE TWO SHALL MEET 1. Entertainers: enjoy storyline, writing, utilizing videos, and they don’t mind changing the ending of a match (or the entire match at times) in order to make it more entertaining. They love the glitz and glamour of Superstar Entrances, a well designed attire and well thought out move-sets. Bottom line, they want to create a better WWE… the way Pro-Wrestling should be, if you will. 2. Competitors: Although they may enjoy many of the things that the Entertainer enjoys, when push comes to shove, they want to prove that they’re the best by competing against the best. 3. Although there are special individuals who happen to be good at both: entertaining and competing, it’s clear to me that most people tend to lean towards one or the other. They enjoy a hint of the other side of the spectrum, but deep down they either want to be best on the sticks, or best on the mic. ------------------------------------- Having said all that, it appears that currently, OCW is leaning more towards the entertainment side, so I was wondering if people would be interested in the return of OCWU, to have an outlet for their “thirst”? If it goes well, my goal would be to have several tournaments a year… maybe even changing the match-types: One-On-One, Tag, No Holds Barred, Purist (no strikes, only grapples). Obviously, I can’t afford to have a custom ring created each time, but I believe I found good replacement.

Uh, rude... I was having a conversation on the chatbox and suddenly it went away. Not even a warning... or "Attention! We are approaching the presentation time of our regularly(ish) scheduled program: RIOT. We ask that you please finish any current discussions in a timely manner. You may continue the discussion in the RIOT thread -- if it concerns RIOT -- otherwise, we recommend that you finish the discussion elsewhere, via the personal application of your choosing. Thank you for choosing OCWFED.com and have a nice day."

I think it's a good idea to just let yourselves dive into topics outside of the shows or PPV's. It's okay to start the discussion off with shows/PPV's, to get the ball rolling, but there were a few times on The Desk where you guys would start to rant about a wrestler, or an incident, and immediately buzzkill it with, "back on topic" or, "back to the show". Having said that, I'm looking forward to a more fluid Desk. Don't get me wrong, I get a kick out of it either way, because I enjoy discussion and different points of view, but even I could tell that you guys are frustrated with the current flow of the show.

Uhhh.... http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Kane_Daniel_Bryan_WWEHug.gif

If I had the game, I'd design an attire for you. I used to love that... I spent more time creating characters and attires, than actually wrestling. There are so many forms of inspiration: http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/112/465/vito_display_image.jpg?1311177648 http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wrestling-glamour-shots-7.png http://www.dailyfunlists.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/714.jpg http://www.popcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wrestle3.jpg http://cdn3.whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/The-Dicks-2.jpg http://www.wrestling-live.ru/uploads/posts/2013-09/1380306827_wwe-encyclopedia-567.jpg http://www.kayfabenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/glacier-wrestler.jpg

That intro was just the bees knees to me. Once you hear it, you know what song it is... so I figured: eventually everyone would associate it with MMM. There are still songs I hear now, that I associate with OCW characters.

I don't think anyone has used "Trip Like I Do", because I remember suggesting it to a few people - definitely to Trips - and I remember the feeling of sadness when no one ever utilized said suggestion. I almost used it for MMM, but went with "American Cliche" (also by Filter). Alas; I would make all kinds of suggestions, but 9 times out of 10, they never came to fruition - it's like people always wanted to use their own ideas for their characters... or something. Psh.

Had some slow-time yesterday and decided to throw together another "The Desk" image for the main page. I wanted to do one with more grey tones, on a very neat and professional desk -- to feel familiar, when compared to the original image, and to stay "macho" -- but it came out looking more like my desk. None the less... http://imageshack.com/a/img34/4082/5ih9.png