Randalls won it back from Ares, I think. It was the Hellion match that was the divisive moment where CS actually went as far as not to recognize the match and the Unified Title got scrapped.
The worst moment of that time for me was when people revolted against JN's decision for 'X-Man' Michael Sparks to win the UWA Random Rumble and he closed it in response to the BS Drama. That actually sealed the deal for me and I left *P and didn't come back to the hobby until 2000.
All in all, it served a purpose. Alot of the BS Drama served as the backbone of JN and my feelings on how to run NFW. Basically, I'm the bad cop.
Ooooh right, Hellion, I totally forgot about that dude. I remember the whole X-Man fiasco though. I don't think people took it very well that somebody came out from left field to win big in UWA, yet it's funny because for a while I remember people complaining that the same guys always won. See, that's what you get for trying something new! What I like about FW now is that people seem to better comprehend that it's just a hobby. Nobody gets paid, and level of involvement is optional. Some might say "Well, if I put a lot of effort into a match and it doesn't get written or I get screwed, then that pisses me off." I can appreciate that, but at the same time you have to think back to why you're involved in the first place. Do you write because you want to compete with and defeat other people? Or do you write because you enjoy it? I'm a pretty competitive guy, but in FW I could care less. If I want competition, I play hockey or grapple or play XBox online. But in FW, especially since victory can't be quantified and it basically amounts to a pageantry of characters and writing, who the f*ck really cares who wins? Really. I'd rather be involved in a cool storyline than win, actually. Do I want to win? Sure. If I lose when I thought I should have won, do I say to myself "F*ck that, that's BS"? Yeah! But I get over it in about three seconds. Bottom line, I just enjoy writing, FW really helped me become a good writer when I was in HS, and coming up with crazy characters to have fun with and make my friends laugh is more than enough satisfaction for me. I used to get bent out of shape about not being "put over" but that was when I was in HS and wasn't getting laid. Poontang changes all that, it really does. For all I care, you can have my characters lose to a convicted sex offender retired ice cream man named Walter McTwinkle.
If there's one positive about this bored going through long stretches of inactivity, it's that it indicates the members here actually have lives. Can't say that about every forum, or practically any other forum for that matter. I'm a member on some forums where people rack up 10,000 posts in less than a year, they start dating other forum members, and they literally log on 12 hours per day. I am definitely on the internet a lot, but some of these people put me to shame. Plus I'm at a desk all day, so it's easy for me.
