Unleashed 2013 POSTED + FEEDBACK

[DBrunkGXW]

The show has been posted and can be found by clicking on this link.

Thanks to everyone who picked up a match, especially those who picked up extra matches to help get this thing put together and completed.

Furthermore, we (myself and the matchwriters) would simply adore some feedback.


Match of the Night:

Face of the Night:

Heel of the Night:

Moment of the Night:

Favorite/Most Disturbing Commercial:

Open Ended Comments:

 

[User Poets]

Match of the Night: Main event. The post-match shenanigans were appropriately post-match, and didn't distract from the finish. Even the less - than - clean finish was a nice twist that I don't think diminished either wrestler in the way that they get themselves over.

Face of the Night: IMPULSE!

Heel of the Night: THE FIRST!

Moment of the Night: For me, it was the post-main-event spot even though it wasn't a surprise. Not spoiling it here for anyone who hasn't read it yet but to the culprit, you need to work on your stealth!

Mike Neely Moment of the Night: The catalyst for him going "Screw both of these guys" in the Main Event to "Let's Go Impulse!" Hilariously appropriate transition.


Open Ended Comments: Props to the winner of the IC Title match, this should teach you to doubt yourself.

Overall it was an enjoyable show. Between no-shows and godbooked matches and the effort that was put in, however, I was only legitimately surprised (in the sense that I didn't know who was going to win) with the World Title, the IC Title, and the two Tag Team matches. Part of that was due to the godbooking and the no-shows but it was also because we're one PPV removed from Wrestleverse and a lot of things that happened here could easily rematch with a stipulation at the big show.

 

[BigPimpin]

This show was all about the main event and the events that followed afterwards. That's not to say I didn't like the other matches, but the main event was so far above and beyond.

Grats to the winners, all well-deserved.

I have a lot of thinking to do about direction now...

 

[brusch]

Things are happening and that's great! Some thoughts match-to-match (I'll try to avoid being too too spoilery, but no guarantees):

Opening tag match - this was my match, which was super late in delivery. In re-reading it, there's one or two moments that may have been confusing, but i hope that overall it was entertaining. I like writing both teams - I've written Tony Davis before, and I really enjoy the dynamic he and Harmen are working with. It's fun to write.

Anarky (c) v. MJ2 - Can't say I was super surprised by the result based on the RP that was put up, but I'm still super excited by the result. I'm really looking forward to the future with this new role, and I hope Nark recollects himself and gets back into it - he is a hell of a writer, and I was shaky as hell when I saw the PPV card written out.

Aaron Jones v. Mystery Opponent - Pete can verify this - I CALLED IT! Interested to see how this new addition will fit into the mold of EPW. The top of the card here is just STACKED. I have a feeling about Aaron Jones, and that feeling is that his breakthrough is really, really imminent.

Rocko Daymon v. Steven Shane - Speaking of big-name characters emerging on this PPV, right? One of the more surprisingly competitive contests on the card. Shane certainly pushed Daymon hard here, and this is the right way to bring back a big name - he gets the win, but Shane put up a hell of a fight here.

Intercontinental 5-way match - Lots of intense action! Congratulations to the winner - a hard-fought, hard-earned victory. Lots of guys got over in this match, and I think any one of these 5 have the potential for big things in EPW. That's the thing about the roster - it is stacked as hell when people show up.

Triple X v. Cameron Cruise street fight - a no-show result, but from what I understand, Triple X's handler has had a lot of personal reasons for not being able to write lately. I hope a rematch is possible, because I think this is a match that could go either way if both handlers are able to contribute.

DDP v. Animezing Dragons - result was expected with another no-show, and it's again one of those things where if both handlers are able to put up material, they're both great and the match could go either way. A unique way to open the match given the circumstances, and I was pleased with how entertaining it was to read despite the expected outcome. Crossing my fingers that a proper rematch is possible - that will be a really fun RP thread to read.

Main Event - damn. Damn. Straws with another epic. I was telling Pete earlier, I don't know how it would be possible to pick a winner after that crazily-written RP thread. And the emergence of *ANOTHER* character at the end of the show, in truly epic fashion! Well done by everyone involved.

Match of the Night: Main Event, followed by the Intercontinental Title match.

Face of the Night: Impulse was a star for sure. Eli and Rocko deserve recognition as well.

Heel of the Night: First. Stalker. Rezin for that bucket moment.

Moment of the Night: Stalker's re-emergence at the end. INTENSE!

Favorite Commercial: Possible Stipulations for Wrestleverse main event. Shirtless fish-slapping followed by bird-poo fishing? WHAT ELSE COULD A MAN WANT?

Open Ended Comments: I hope the road to Wrestleverse has more turnout, because there is seriously a hell of a roster here in EPW, and some really great matchwriters as well. You can count on TWO OR THREE hands the number of compelling character stories here, and that seems fairly rare. Great work to everyone who contributed, and I'm excited to get this train back-a-rollin'.

 

[DBrunkGXW]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, so far. Gonna leave this up for a few more days. It was a long card, and everyone is busy, but I'd like to see more response and feedback before we move forward.

Again, thanks to everyone who helped put this monster together.

 

[RStrawsma]

Most of the matches were solid reads. Thought my characters were written appropriately, and I thank the writers for that. The one exception was probably the TV Title match; I realize that Anarky's promo was pretty much reserved to defeat, but the fact still remains that the character showed, whereas other characters that failed to show were still portrayed as being competitive. Other than that, everything was good... felt like a good PPV card, with blowoffs and new story arcs being introduced.

As for my contributions ... my thanks for the kind words. Kinda hope the match stands as a fitting conclusion to my matchwriting legacy. Doubtful if it will earn a MOTY nomination, but I'm still happy with my work. Sorry it held up everything.

Special mention is being given to Karl Brown. The KOTC tournament seemed to be set up to invigorate the tag scene, but in the end, Karl once again proves that he IS the tag scene for EPW. I think all this team is missing is a bit of growth or maturity in Otaku's character. By now, I think he's proven he can thrive above simply being comic relief.

Overall, good ppv card, grats to the winners and new champs, and thank you everyone who contributed.

 

[EpyonMarx]

Awww, Straws! Thanks. And you're way too hard on yourself! I know time is tight for a lot of us but you definitely turn out the highest quality matches the most regularly.

This was a solid PPV write up. It's not the strongest EPW's had, but it ended some feuds well, and left room for others to grow and continue.

Match of the Night, I'm going to go with the IC title match. I know the main event was another epic but from having written them, multi-person title matches are sods. Kudos always goes to one that's well written in my book and this one made everyone look good.

Face of the Night, Impulse

Heel of the Night Boogie Smallz.

Moment of the Night Stalker!!

Random Thoughts I do like this card. It'll be interesting to see where things go moving forward, there's a lot of feuds for people, and I think the person to watch will be Aaron Jones. The character is being handled and written so well it's definitely a strong story.

The other random thought is, I'm glad I wrote two endings for the tag title match (yes, it was me who wrote it). It kept me guessing as to which way it would go. If anyone's ever in a situation where you can put two different endings on a match, do it, it was a lot of fun to write, didn't add much to the writing time (the auditions/acting I do took care of that!) and keeps the match from being "I know the result!"

 

[Ford]

Join us Friday, May 17th at... hmmm... 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST? Time subject to change, but Friday, YES FRIDAY, it's Russo, Colin and Ford discussing Unleashed 2013! EFG FWC returns for the first show (barring Blog talk being a little bitch again) in six weeks!

So call in! Join the fun! www.blogtalkradio.com/fwrestling.

Which means I gotta read this behemoth by Friday. Nice going productive writers!

 

[The Great Eye]

Run it at 2 or 3 EST and I can show up, got to be into work by 4.

 

[Mad Dog]

EFG is trying to silence Stanton from their airwaves. It’s a conspiracy.

Props to all the match writers. This was a huge show and I know some of yall did double and triple duty…maybe more? So kudos. Thanks to Pete for helping out by taking mine.

The best match, to me, was the main event. Both guys put in a ton of work and I am sure that there will be a rematch of sorts in the near future. Seems like they are the top dogs of the fed, so it makes sense.

Sucks about Anarky apparently bailing out but I think Malcolm Joseph-Jones will do a great job as TV champ. Which I think is Ben’s first championship in the FW world. So good for him.

A side note, I could be wrong…but I think MJ2’s victory made him the first ever black champion in EPW. He beat Boogie to the punch by a few matches….damn you for stealing my accomplishment before I could get there. Now we must race to see who becomes World champ first!

Interesting note…I think all of the titles, except the World title, are held by minorities. EPW is breaking the barrier. Equal opportunity and all that stuff. Otaku has been reppin’ his people for the longest.

ELI FLAIR!?!? WTF!? I had myself convinced it was gonna be Cross. I didn’t see that coming.

Stalker? Cool…we need more characters to work with. I know of Stalker, just never been around while he was active, really. So I am curious to see where he goes with his story.

I was a little disappointed with the turnout on RP for the show. Seems like a lot of people were one and done. Maybe it’s just the time of the year or something.

While this was a PPV show…I think maybe the format of Aggression shows may need to change to put some shows out more often than they have been. It’s hard to write a decent sized match when the people involved don’t put forth much effort. Maybe some short-formed ones could be the way to go?

Other than that…I think this shows opens up a lot of new avenues for characters here and I can’t wait to get things going.

No one can out-heel The First.

Animezing Dragons need some competition. Maybe DDP will come after them, but I would like to see some new teams emerge.

Not sure what else to say. Guess I will leave my thoughts at that.

 

[Stalker]

What up people! I'm glad to be back and while I originally planned to already have up some sort of air time post, everything conspires against me. However I hope to do my best to put out some enjoyable content for everyone to read.

Match of the Night, Main Event was fantastic. I love Ryan's match writing like just about every other member of EPW loves it. He did not disappoint and I was excited to finally read it and find out who won. First and Pulse had a great back and forth thread and the match write up was worth the effort they put in.

Face of the Night, Impulse

Heel of the Night The First

Moment of the Night Eli Flair's return. Even though I knew it was already coming it's great to see him here in EPW. Back during HEW/SCW heyday I always read up on Flair and considered him to be Stalker's rival. Not in the sense of being in the same fed rival, but both characters were knee deep in the Extreme style of wrestling. Flair just coined the nick first.

Random Thoughts I am glad to be back and I hope to make it a strong showing. I hated leaving the way I did but it had to be done for personal reasons. It sucked because Stalker had a banked title shot and I felt like I was leaving some potentially great stories out to dry, but as is per EPW history new arrivals, returning vets, so much has been going on that Stalker was but an echo.

Not anymore.

 

[The Great Eye]

Match of the night- Main event. Loved the intros, the match was amazing, nearly fell out of my chair when First was yelling at the still masked Muse during the match, couldn't have been happier with that.

Face of the Night- Impulse.

Heel of the Night- Stalker coming in and stealing the glory.

Moment of the night- Tie for Boogie and MJ2 winning their titles, I'm hopeful for both guys.

Thoughts- Big show but it also feels like this is the kickoff to WrestleVerse and that now it's the big time. Returning big names like Eli Flair and Rocko Daymon, along with the new champions and all the rest of it, you got a lot of possible storylines building towards the biggest PPV EPW puts out, it's going to be a fun series of cards, and I'm hoping Agg 75 will be a sort of mini-PPV type of card.