SPOILERS! Read card first!
WELCOME TO THE SHOW! - This one came off as a bit BIGGER for me - totally sells the impact of the RELOADED shows on the Frontier. Does anybody else play the Opening Song while they read it? or am I just all sorts of weird like that. (Note to Katz, linking up your MUSICUP song with a link so I don't have to!
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REINFORCEMENTS - Could have been an RP, but it works as a segment for me. I remember the Mighty Impala a bit from one of my brief NFW runs and Zoltan from old CSWA and NFW (maybe) RPs. The Clan needed to bulk up a bit and Impala/Zoltan certainly fit into that brawn category. The whole Impala/DeVille's diamond earrings connection cracked me up - only GG!
THE X102.9 Wet T-shirt Contest! - I wrote this so I don't have a ton to say on it. After reading it on the card, I should have had Jack at least sign "Jack" on the blonde's chest before being interrupted by Dorchester - Oh well! Aside from that, I was pleased with how it turned out.
EMT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH - With as crazy as the Tag Division has been, this made sense. Everybody had a decent showing - enjoyed seeing the POV throw their hats into the ring. I misjudged the Malik/Bandit situation as I thought those two might be able to co-exist. Been waiting for a AKITA HOSHI sighting and finally got it in a big way here. He's so f
ucking crazy. It's weird not having the Hollywood Wrecking Crew in the middle of all this, but, for the first time in awhile, I think the tags are strong enough to not need their presence. Excited about watching the tags grow and develop!
That's not what Karma actually means but okay, go on - I dig this Morale Officer bit. In a fed full of cutthroats, pure insanity, huge egos, street fights, people getting hit by cars, porcelain stabbings, there's a young lady serving out cupcakes and trying to keep morale up. Yeah, sold. Pete FTW. Good way to get inside Rose's head, walk through her thought process - Rook is the perfect co-partner for that.
CHRISTIAN CRUISE v. DEACON - Further pushes JJ as a dickhead. Bobby Jack drops his Tim Tebow act and completely comes unglued. He's crazy, that's for sure. We've got enough arrogant heels and the only thing better than a bible thumpin' heel is one who is taking orders directly from the Man Upstairs. GG is going to knock this out of the park, I think. Time for Deacon and Bobby Jack to have their battle between Good and Evil. Christian needs to get cut loose - would be nice to see Siegel actually writing him, but whatev.
Cumming Home - Good sh
it from JN! Mayfield being back in-ring is great. He's in my top five for all FW characters. You don't always think about it, but NFW has a handful of straight-up, legendary FW characters. Anyhow, I'm getting off point. Mayfield shares my view on how the tag division is developing. Enjoyed reading Mayfield's perspective on the Clan/Supercrash/etc. FUTURESHOCK teaser! That's going to be one epic PPV (when it finally rolls around)
ROOK BLACK (c) v. LEGION - I think we all knew that Justin would be taking a break from NFW (as he put IWF on hiatus). Stalker taking Luci away from Legion was great - Legion's response made it so. He completely flipped and had moments where he was just smothering Rook. I thought Legion might actually pull it off, but, in the end, Rook's the winner. Another one bites the dust for the National/Triple Crown Champion. Good job on the match, Pants.
HOLLYWOOD'S ON FIRE! - All you really need to know is that it's a seg hosted by Lamont Hollywood who is joined by Mayfield, Randalls, Windham, and DeVille. It's going to be gold. That's ungodly weight there. Randalls is just a wrecking machine and seeing Troy try to match that even-keel is awesome. JJ coming down and trying to throw his weight around is classic DeVille. 'course, it doesn't matter, but that won't ever stop him. Windham vs. Randalls, Reloaded 13, 2 out of 3 Falls, Career vs. Career. This is going to be epic as all hell. Buckle up, kids!
CASTOR V. STRIFE (c) vs. ERIC DANE - I never got around to commenting on Justin's post, but these two did a good job with this angle. It really got over what kind of man Eric Dane was and it allowed him some spotlight a bit quicker than he would have ever gotten otherwise. Castor has a total heel persona, but you have to love the guy for being dragged through the mud, coming up swinging, and cherishing the World Title as much as he does. The match was a pure, hatred fueled brawl. Nothing technical about it. Both guys looked strong in this. Great job with writing the match, Billy! Castor picks up a real nice title defense and now Eric Dane finds himself in no man's land. He put a lot of eggs in this basket. He's pissed off The Clan. He's pissed off The Dynasty. Impulse. Jack Bryant. Rook Black. Castor. The list goes on and on. He's alone and all he's got is Kelly and Angus. Tough spot, but I look forward to what Justin does with it!
Great show, not as long as some Reloaded shows have been, but very good none-the-less. We're forging on toward Reloaded 13 and am excited to see how this all shakes out. Keep up the great work!