Aggression 57 POSTED + Feedback

[DBrunkGXW]

The show has been posted and can be found AT THIS VERY LINK.

Also, as always, leave feedback here. That would be tremendous.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT:

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT:

FACE OF THE NIGHT:

HEEL OF THE NIGHT:

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT, IF ANY:

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

 

[User Poets]

Spoilers. But if you're reading this before you read the card you're an idiot.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Main Event, of course. I think it lived up to the RP we did.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: Opening in-ring segment with Stalker, Anarky, and Caitlyn Daymon.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: Without tooting my own horn, Impulse.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Stalker, by far.

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT, IF ANY: Main Event. I thought all three teams had a good chance to win, but it's still a surprise to see an established team like the Heirs of Wrestling drop the belts to a makeshift team. Plus, it was going to be iffy from a writing perspective if Black/Impulse and Stalker/Shane could function as teams again. It'll be interesting to see if Stalker and Shane can hold the belts past one defense.

By the by, Astros and Cruise was not a surprise. If you remember my first RP I predicted it. Booyaka.

OVERALL THOUGHTS:This was a transitional show, and it felt like it. That's not a bad thing but the things that went down were mainly done to build to the next big thing. Which is a good thing - episodic storytelling is king.

 

[Stalker]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Hands down... the Main Event. Whoever wrote that I can't thank you enough for how well written it was considering the amount of chaos that was going on in that ring.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: Masked Violators were pretty funny.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: Anarky, especially since he gave the fans what they really wanted. A brutal beat down of Stalker.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Stalker

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT, IF ANY: Like Pete said the Main Event. My reasons though were because of how fantastic the match came out, the constant back and forth struggle made it such an amazing read.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Short on match quantity but not on quality that's for sure. Anarky came away with a huge win, Cameron Cruise and Donovan Astros against Stalker and Steven Shane at the next Aggression? That's priceless. Also I can't hide the fact that i'm happy Stalker has won a championship belt. It's been a hell of a long journey for him.

 

[TSiegel]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: I agree with Pete and Justin, Main Event by a mile. Hell, I knew ahead of time when the brackets were announced that this was gonna be incredible, and it was.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: Again, I agree with Pete...Caitlyn, Stalker and Anarky.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: Anarky.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Stalker, again by a mile.

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT: See what Pete/Justin said. However, I can only say that I really wasn't sure about Astros/Cruise-Bastard/Otaku. Call me crazy, I've never gone up against Otaku (which is crazy given how much Karl and I have faced each other over the last 2 years), and had barely recalled the name. I'm hoping Karl keeps him around, because I really dug how he wrote RPs with him.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Sense a pattern here, I agree with Pete and Justin. Cruise and Donovan Astros against Stalker and Steven Shane at the next Aggression is gonna be awesome, especially since Cruise/Stalker has a short history and that Shane/Cruise was a matchup I was actually hoping to see along time ago, when he was with Ken Cloverleaf (Simply Perfect I believe was the name??) when CCP was in tact. I was also happy to see Stalker snagged a belt. It's been awhile, and it's well deserved.

Even if I'm gonna try my hardest to take it away from him with Donovan Astros at the next Aggression,

 

[EpyonMarx]

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: The main event. Definitely.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: I can't pick just one, they were great and helped advance the stories brilliantly.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: Kind of a toss-up. Impulse and Anarky are the obvious ones, but I like how Otaku looked. I'll go with... Impulse.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: I'm going to go with Copycat by a whisker.

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT, IF ANY: Caitlyn Daymon coming back. Didn't see that coming.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: A great (little) show The matches were all about the right length, flowed well, and there's lots to look forward to coming out of this one.

 

[DBrunkGXW]

Ok..

So MAJOR EDIT to the show. Well, semi-major.

I completely cut off an angle sent in to me by the Masked Violators. I was wondering where the second half was, then realized, it was in a very odd place.... my email box. Damn that kid. (meaning me)

SO - the Masked Violators segment has been edited to add in their open challenge match, and the main event has been edited slightly in commentary to reflect this.

Please go back and read, as this will be important as our future episodes roll on.

 

[MaskedViolator1]

yay!

/confetti

 

[thegr817deuce]

Excellent card. Same thing everyone else said: few matches, big rewards. I really like how this tournament is shaping up. It's not too long like a singles tourney would be, but at the same time it keeps you captivated. Can't wait to see the next card and how things begin to shape up from that.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: Main event. I cheated and read the results because I couldn't wait and there were even still times that I wasn't sure we would pull it out. Excellent write-up Garth.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: The Masked Violators left me with a "wtf is happening" face when #2 got on the mic, so that was intriguing, but I don't think there's anything like a good opening segment with a surprise return so Caitlin, Stalker, and Anarky win this one.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: I thought Shane looked fabulous. I cannot get over the way the match was written. It's nice to see the bios actually used because a lot of the time, I see results where Shane ends up more Chris Jericho than "Ravishing" Rick Rude and that's not what he is. When you use the moveset, it really brings out the character and allows me to visualize who what the character is all about, and I think Karl can attest to that, as he seemed to like the Otaku writeup as well. However, I am not going to take myself for this one. Since Karl didn't vote for Otaku, I will. Really liked writing for a high flyer for a change.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Thought the heels took a step back in this one. But to pick one would probably be Stalker.

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT, IF ANY: Masked Violator #2 getting on the mic. I was like "this IS a tv show, right?"

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Great card. Got some singles build from the tourney, which is always nice. Plus we extended some that we had already started on. I think it was a very good show.

 

[TSiegel]

Not that it makes abit of diff...but CC's entrance music is "Killing In The Name Of" by RATM...just saying...

 

[User Poets]

I thought it was "I Ran (So Far Away)"....

 

[LQJT86C]

Does CC wait in the aisle until the "F*CK YOU I WON'T DO WHATCHA TELL ME!" verse starts?

 

[TSiegel]

Was that a real question?

 

[LQJT86C]

Was that a real question?

Yes, I'm actually curious. Because that would require the crowd to sit through a 3 minute song, which would be funny.

 

[TSiegel]

that case, no. He wouldn't wait. Especially being that the next match is for the titles,

 

[RStrawsma]

FWCentral ate my five-page long indepth feedback.

Short version...

MotN: Main event

SotN: Masked Violators get the prize, Stalker/Anarky/Caitlyn get the nod.

FotN: Shane gets the prize, Impulse gets the nod.

HotN: Stalker gets the prize, Copycat gets the nod.

SotN,ia: Impulse eating the pinfall.

OTs: The triple threat match was a bit hard for me to follow -- couldn't really figure out what was happening to who a lot of times. Also felt the Anarky/Caitlyn backstage seg could have gone at the end of the show to give the champ the final few moments of broadcast, and there could have been more of a break between the Masked Violators backstage seg and their match. Also, I may have missed the memo, but when did Erik Black turn from comedic spot monkey to chicken**** heel? Bailing was the logical thing for the character to do, and I liked that, but it seemed to happen to early in the match, and before he had an opportunity to get off some of the high-flying offense he promised. I realize when compared to Impulse, he's not exactly a saint, but having the fans boo him and Neely defend him really seemed out of place. I dunno... I could be missing something. Good card, overall. Matches were decent, had an appropriate number of segs, and the storylines got put into motion. Feels like EPW is getting back into shape, after like half the roster quit on us in the course of a week.

 

[JLevinson]

Sorry about the delayed response, I had taken a quick gander but didn't get an opportunity to read the card fully until late this weekend due to an immense amount of sh*t going on.

MATCH OF THE NIGHT: I'll continue the trend of picking the Main Event. Attempting to follow such a complex style of match is difficult, but it was a very rewarding read, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Surprising and interesting, I thought it also helped build the characters of almost everyone involved, which is great if you can work those kinds of personalities into a match.

SEGMENT OF THE NIGHT: I laughed at the Masked Violators... seems like good things are coming with them.

HEEL OF THE NIGHT: Stalker was good as always, also enjoyed Copycat's diabolical ways as always.

FACE OF THE NIGHT: I want to have everyone share the award here... Shane, Impulse, and Otaku were all very good.

SURPRISE OF THE NIGHT: Heirs dropping the belts? Not that it was entirely shocking, but still, it was not necessarily something I expected.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Overall a very good card and a read. Not a ton of matches, but a ton of participants. Everything seems to be humming along pretty good now, and the RP participation has seemed to improved since we had our little mini-hiatus. It happens with those mega-cards, especially during the holidays. I especially liked how the character development went on the cage (Straw's issues notwithstanding). For the most part, characters acted in a very believable way for who they are, and everyone seemed to move forward with their storylines, which is exactly what you want with this kind of show. Very impressive.

Once again thanks to everyone who wrote/participated, terrific job as always.