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JLevinson
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Match of the Night: Probably Stevens/Brown. Very well-written, interesting, very technical match. Also enjoyed Copycat/Bastard.
Segment of the Night: Black planting drugs on Stalker was hilarious, I always enjoy the Aaron Jones creepy cult ****, and Hart returning was something to mark for.
Wrestler of the Night: Hard to say here. Astros wins by DQ, Copycat also wins by DQ, Stevens won clean, so that was good. I guess I'd say Stevens, but I'm almost tempted to say Copycat.
Most Heat: Stalker generates a ton of heat, as does Stevens. And First did a good job making himself relevant throughout the show without fighting. Hart finally coming out and doing something to screw Bastard was definitely good.
Best Line: Hey, it isn't Stalker's fault Gomez is such a scaredy-cat! You ever see him in the locker room? He once got spooked by his own reflection!
What I liked: A good number of clean finishes, and the ones that didn't were ones where it made sense for the storyline, a la Copycat getting hit by Hart with a belt to cause Bastard the match. Also good to see storyline arcs moving towards completion at the PPV.
What I didn't like: Well, FW is a momentum game, and right now, going into a PPV, we have basically none. The board is pretty much entirely to blame for that one. You can't expect matchwriters to be motivated after that kind of layoff. Before the board issues, EPW was humming along, so I'm optimistic that we'll be okay long-term, I just hope everyone can get back into the swing of things soon and that the holidays don't destroy what little momentum we have left.
That being said, considering how well things were going before, I think we have a good run left in us yet.
Segment of the Night: Black planting drugs on Stalker was hilarious, I always enjoy the Aaron Jones creepy cult ****, and Hart returning was something to mark for.
Wrestler of the Night: Hard to say here. Astros wins by DQ, Copycat also wins by DQ, Stevens won clean, so that was good. I guess I'd say Stevens, but I'm almost tempted to say Copycat.
Most Heat: Stalker generates a ton of heat, as does Stevens. And First did a good job making himself relevant throughout the show without fighting. Hart finally coming out and doing something to screw Bastard was definitely good.
Best Line: Hey, it isn't Stalker's fault Gomez is such a scaredy-cat! You ever see him in the locker room? He once got spooked by his own reflection!
What I liked: A good number of clean finishes, and the ones that didn't were ones where it made sense for the storyline, a la Copycat getting hit by Hart with a belt to cause Bastard the match. Also good to see storyline arcs moving towards completion at the PPV.
What I didn't like: Well, FW is a momentum game, and right now, going into a PPV, we have basically none. The board is pretty much entirely to blame for that one. You can't expect matchwriters to be motivated after that kind of layoff. Before the board issues, EPW was humming along, so I'm optimistic that we'll be okay long-term, I just hope everyone can get back into the swing of things soon and that the holidays don't destroy what little momentum we have left.
That being said, considering how well things were going before, I think we have a good run left in us yet.
The Great Eye
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This was a hard card for feedback for me really, so I'll just go this way
What I Liked: That the matches for Unleashed (Anarky/First, Copycat/Stevens, Bastard/Hart) got built up. Not every card needs to be in and of itself an epic of legend, and this card built up the PPV effectively (or as effectively as any card that got sandbagged by the forums being hit by a nuke could.)
What I Didn't Like: The Brown/Stevens match was weird. Stevens has been in the middle of a slow burn face turn with his impending match with Copycat and his confrontation with Ryan/First on the last show, yet this show he came out to monster heel heat, and then won with putting his feet on the ropes. Just seemed like a really out of character performance for Stevens.
Overall I just hope we get back into a good swing of things and get a foot forward on making EPW hum along in 2011
What I Liked: That the matches for Unleashed (Anarky/First, Copycat/Stevens, Bastard/Hart) got built up. Not every card needs to be in and of itself an epic of legend, and this card built up the PPV effectively (or as effectively as any card that got sandbagged by the forums being hit by a nuke could.)
What I Didn't Like: The Brown/Stevens match was weird. Stevens has been in the middle of a slow burn face turn with his impending match with Copycat and his confrontation with Ryan/First on the last show, yet this show he came out to monster heel heat, and then won with putting his feet on the ropes. Just seemed like a really out of character performance for Stevens.
Overall I just hope we get back into a good swing of things and get a foot forward on making EPW hum along in 2011
KING
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He is? That's news to me, sir. He's the same Stevens he's always been. Do what he has to do to win. Stand up for EPW when someone threatens it.
Yeah, it's not really a face turn, Mike - more of an acknowledgement that EPW is becoming more important than pure personal revenge/glory. But as a person, actions, characteristics, etc. - no difference.
The Great Eye
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I'd tend to think fans would cheer a guy who goes to the mat for the company they are watching, it seems like a pretty heroic/face mentality to have.
True, but not exactly a face turn per se - he does have motivations right now that the fans agree with though. Still, the point was that his tactics aren't changing, which is what I thought your matchwriting criticism was.
KING
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The reality of the situation is, the character was defending EPW the exact same way in TEAM, A1E and NFW for two years, and still won countless "best heel" awards. Heroic? Yes. But, he still helped conspire to toss a crowd favorite out of a window. None of that changes because he's decided to fight for something else other than the EPW title.
LQJT86C
Where's my money, Chad?
Defending EPW in a rival company is a classic heel move, but it doesn't work the same way when you're on home turf. Nobody's going to boo someone for saying "I LOVE THIS PLACE!"
Being a prick and a company crusader simultaneously only makes Stevens a tweener in my opinion. If this sh*t were real, Stalker and Copycat have the most heel heat in EPW by far. Matching Stevens against Copycat doesn't exactly make him less likeable, either, especially considering he's an a-list movie star that travels by jet and gets boatloads of p*ssy. Who would boo that? He's too cool. But hey, it's subjective, so whatever.
This is why I leave "heel/face/tweener" off the NLW bio template. Nobody gets it right anyway.
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Overall impressions on the card: really enjoyed it. The stuff with Copycat was brilliant, the King of the Cage final was well put together, and Shawn Hart's appearance to tackle Bastard was really well done and timely. I won't comment on the Brown/Stevens match since I wrote it, but I am really intrigued as to what's going to happen next with Stevens.