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Post by Absolute Horror on Aug 18, 2012 16:06:06 GMT -5
The other ladies match will be up today and the tables match will be up sometime Sunday.
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Post by Former FHT Employee Daniel Ice on Aug 19, 2012 14:40:12 GMT -5
Angel/TPC is up! Sorry for the wait, busy week.
In terms of things after Supershow, it'll be good to hear some opinions. If everything goes up today, we could pull off Legacy Online straight after, but we've got nothing booked. It might be better to wait until the coming Saturday and spend some time booking feuds, next week, giving feedback, updating stuff and having a little break after producing those matches.
I know that some of you haven't had much of a chance this week though to do much writing. Putting it up to popular demand. Obviously, this is only applicable if we get things done in the next day, maybe two.
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Post by Absolute Horror on Aug 19, 2012 19:08:20 GMT -5
NIN/Snail is almost finished and will be posted soon. Still think we need a week to cool off before the next show.
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Post by J.FRICKIN.C on Aug 19, 2012 21:29:54 GMT -5
Posted something interesting, new angle Hoped to get it in earlier, but I've been drinking a few days and just recovered now.
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Post by Former FHT Employee Daniel Ice on Aug 19, 2012 23:27:44 GMT -5
Show's made some great progress over the weekend, nearly there now. Just need the World Title match (Any word on that?) and Gordon/Lbm (Which I've heard has been done for a while and just been waiting for the end of the show).
Next show will be this coming Saturday, give us all a little rest, time to book that show and do some feedback/updates.
SPEAKING OF FEEDBACK...
-Enjoyed Alexei/Ace/Logan. Loved the pre-match interview stuff, really helped set up everyone's motivation. Multiman matches are always fairly tough to write but this was handled well, and think the booking was solid. Alexei wins non-decisively, Ace is taken away from the feud and the focus is now solely on Alexei vs. Logan and Keith. Keith, Logan and Alexei have done a great job selling this new Chosen gimmick and it really seems to be catching on. Looking forward to what happens next.
-Lbm's gonna be pissed Nina lost. He's become her biggest mark. I was certainly expecting Nina to pull off the upset so having her lose was a pretty big shock. Gonna need a mixed tag team match, Lbm & Nina vs. Gordon & Meiko soon. Well, depending on how Gordon/Lbm plays out.
-Good to see J.C. on the show, its so important to keep yourself active even if you don't have a feud or a match. Miss Hardcore as J.C.'s Chyna? Could be very interesting.
-NIN/Snail was a really great read, very well-written. Some great psychology, NIN looked every bit of the megastar he's billed as but Snail looked strong and got quite a lot out of the match as well. Also apparently NIN is some sort of chopping robot. 138 chops? That's silly.
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Post by Absolute Horror on Aug 20, 2012 1:33:54 GMT -5
Also apparently NIN is some sort of chopping robot. 138 chops? That's silly. I counted them out for reels! I can throw about 25 in ten seconds so I just extrapolated. It makes since, and I just rounded up a little to that number because after all, We Are 138. Glad you liked the match, and I'll be offering some feedback throughout the week ahead.
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Post by Former FHT Employee Daniel Ice on Aug 21, 2012 10:24:49 GMT -5
And that's the Supershow. Bit later than we might've hoped but we got there in the end with that late rush. Next show Saturday, I'll probably put a booking thread for it up tomorrow, but feel free to say now if you have something planned or want to find either a match or a feud. Coming up until there: - A big roster update, a lot of pictures getting changed, some guys getting their new pictures etc etc. - Feedback both on this show and the month as a whole, possibly columns from a couple of guys. Maybe another King on the Ring if anyone even reads those? Bit more on this later. - Sorting out feuds and booking, we may be updating how this operates, so feel free to say what you like and don't like about the current system. - Advertising, new cycle is a good place to bring in some fresh names. Any help either recruiting new guys or suggesting places to affiliate with is greatly appreciated. - Some other stuff to hopefully keep everyone busy and active during this short break. Ok, feedback things. Going to try something new that might help give a more structured "talking point" style to this. Five categories, choose your favourite things for the past cycle (The last four Legacys and this Supershow). Reasoning optional but entirely welcomed, as is any other things you want to add/discuss. Obviously try not to just choose yourself for everything Best Match:Most likely one of the matches on the Supershow, but any Legacy Online matches from the past four shows are eligible too.Best Promo:Likely the opposite to the matches, anything from the past four Legacy Onlines, unless something caught your eye on this show.Best Feud:Taking into account beginning, middle and end (up to this point). Who had the best overall feud this cycle?Best Surprise:Define surprise however you want. Could be a shocking return, could be someone winning a match you didn't expect, could be a specific moment you didn't see coming.MVP of the Month:Who was the most important person this month? Who carried the shows, who made you want to read more? Who was the writer who could do no wrong?Hopefully we can get some good participation on this and generate some fun discussion over a lot of the great moments from this month, and maybe even reach a consensus on a few of them.
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Post by Former FHT Employee Daniel Ice on Aug 21, 2012 13:06:27 GMT -5
The roster page has been updated by our master of graphics, "Sick" Nick. Check it out, if there's any issues or updates we missed, speak now or forever hold your peace (until the next update). Also, now would be a good time to update profiles or create them if you've not got one yet.
Current Legacy Online card for the coming Saturday:
Legacy World Wrestling Championship Red Ninja (c) vs. NIN Horror
A Very Robert Gordon Celebration and Special Announcement (Pankcake Jamboree Subject to Change)
Dark Angel Confronts The Kidnapper
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Post by The F'N Legend Lbm on Aug 22, 2012 1:51:31 GMT -5
Feedback will be on hopefully tonite! Sudden rush of activity in last few days coupled with man flu and a baby who has had the cot taken away replaced by a bed (thus can walk about freely) has left me with little time!
Might have been slightly late but definitely not as late as i thought it would go! So props to everyone who posted! Looking forward to reading it - huge shocker for the RDJ/Ninja match too which is wrestling at its best (you find me Anyone who predicted that?)
Full Lbm sized feedback to follow imminently!!! Stay tuned!!!
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Post by Max Venom on Aug 23, 2012 22:51:54 GMT -5
Don't have time to read the matches in full, just scanned through them honestly, but fuck it. There's been no feedback on what looks to have been a successful show. So time to talk feuds. Just my opinions, don't get offended blah blah blah
Alexei vs. Logan vs. Ace Alexei started the month strong but as the month went on, faded into the background a little. Dunno if this whole "Alexei isn't liked by the fans" bit is working, its not really consistent with the storyline or what others in the promotion are doing. Angel's a bigger babyface good-guy kissass, Snail is pretty much the newbie rookie guy, both have been accepted fine by the fans. It just makes me think the audience are being dicks to Alexei for no good reason. But I do like Alexei, think he writes well, has a strong character, has shown himself to be committed. Possible there's higher expectations on him as he's basically become the golden boy so far of the new Legacy signings, he's the one who got the Internet Title feud with Nick and linked with Angel and all that, which could be good material for Logan to use.
Logan has stolen the show so far this feud. "The Chosen" thing is so simple yet so great and its really helped Keith has gotten behind it. This could rocket Logan up the card but he's gotta strike while the iron's hot. Keith is a great bridge into working with - and hopefully beating - a bunch of the older guys.Too early to fantasy book Alexei/Austin vs. Logan/Keith?
Ace... Oh, Ace, I love you man, you're my Uprising brother and all, but honestly you were completely anonymous in this feud. Its a shame because one good "Ace being an asshole" promo and it would've worked. Maybe you were directing shit behind the scenes. Impress me next month, Ace. Don't make me come back and kick your ass.
Angel vs. TPC Said before I thought this feud would be really terrible. The Peep's Champ turns into Two-Face, there's kidnappers hunting baby-kissing Dark Angel and there's guns, burning bodies and barbed wire cages? But no, best feud this month. Angel's a fucking trooper who is usually pretty good at selling other people's shit, but here he made TPC look like a million bucks. And TPC, who last time I said this got all modest about it, has more than pulled his weight and created a character that's just compelling to read and has also helped Angel find his place here. Trying to come up with good complaints and struggling, because I'm countering them myself. Keep this up next month.
NIN vs. Snail NIN/Snail was a sleeper hit if that phrase even makes sense for this thing. It maybe didn't get the attention Angel/TPC or Lbm/Gordon got with their crazy antics, but it was well-written and nicely structured and worked as a feud. You know what really struck me with this one? NIN won but Snail's likely the one coming out of this looking strong. Think the whole promotion-nearly-dying thing hurt this a little, it was clearly ready back then and then they found themselves having to tread water for four weeks but no, think it was well handled.
Ninja vs. RDJ Well, who the fuck saw this coming? No offence, Ninja, but this just seemed like a quick filler match for the Supershow after some handsome chap vanished during Joe's feud. Joe is a big, big, big loss for this place and people are going to need to step their game up to replace him. Ninja as champion... Ninja's a good writer, from the admittedly little I've interacted with him, he seems like a good guy too. He maybe got some cheap shots from me back in the day but that wasn't really directed at him, but let's leave that there. Point is, I'm saying all those nice things because Ninja winning the belt like this felt very anti-climatic. Its not his fault or Joe's fault or the management's fault but what can you do? Maybe its just me, but I think it does need to be said out here in the open. That being said, one of the absolutely stupidest things I did early on in my career was cut promos where I made the World Titles we had sound worthless. I stand by the statements I made there, sure, but you make the title sound worthless, then it becomes worthless. Ninja might not have got the World Title build but for as long as he's the champ, he's the top guy in this company and he's done this long enough to earn that respect.
Gordon vs. Lbm Said earlier that Angel/TPC was the top feud this month so I'm now going to play a little fast-and-loose with that. Angel/TPC remains my personal top feud but Gordon/Lbm told a better story. So glad Lbm is back doing this, his stuff remains an absolute joy to read even when its depressing shit about him being an alcoholic who gets into car crashes. Life seems tough in general for the Legacy faces, they seem to exist in a permament state of misery, no wonder everyone wants to go heel. Gordon remains a fantastic promo and character, just the perfect asshole heel you want to see get hurt. Did think his whole "I'm not coming to New York" thing caused problems, the reason I give Angel/TPC props over this feud-wise is while that was absolutely focused on presenting two guys who are at war and hate each other, Gordon/Lbm did start becoming "Lbm fucks his life up while Gordon watches, cackling". It was compelling but yeah, the focus got lost a little. Gordon winning as well... Interesting. Maybe Lbm now goes on a Charlie Sheen-inspired bender.
Other things What else... Trey had a match early on, I don't think it was great but it was only a jobber squash. Kinda wish someone would give this kid a chance with a real feud. There's a tendency here just to start writing guys off if they're inconsistent in the past or are still improving writing-wise. Think Trey isn't the only one getting this treatment. Quite frankly, the roster isn't big enough to start dismissing guys off-hand. I'd love to see someone, especially someone with a few years under their belt, give Trey a chance to prove himself, work with him and get him on the right track here.
Think it can kinda be said for J.C. too, but J.C's biggest issue has been everytime he's built some momentum, he's gone missing for a week or two and people just forget. Now this thing with Miss Hardcore, I reckon it could go places. Think Angel's whole "chyna bodyguard" thing could work real well. J.C. as this cowardly heel who brags about being a real man's man and taking cheap shots at people before hiding behind this strong woman could really work as a character.
David did a promo that tied everything together nicely. It was a great surprise because I thought it would just be "hey, I'm face David, I'm here now, fuck you Gary King" and then fifteen minutes of Gary King crying. However, he is stepping into a promotion filled with great heel characters and he really needs that first feud set up now before he just gets lost in the shuffle.
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Post by The F'N Legend Lbm on Aug 24, 2012 8:04:15 GMT -5
Okay so I promised a column and I will deliver in that promise - I don't know bout you guys but matches can be a tough read - takes a clear mind and a lot of visualisation that u don't need from a promo!
But just read Angel's match... Fffffffuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkkkkkkk
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Post by Heavy Metal Snail on Aug 24, 2012 22:40:26 GMT -5
Gotta say this was a good show overall. I especially liked TPC/Angel and Lbm/Gordon. Also I give major props to NIN for writing three matches on one show.
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Post by Ace Andrews on Aug 25, 2012 20:44:02 GMT -5
Ace... Oh, Ace, I love you man, you're my Uprising brother and all, but honestly you were completely anonymous in this feud. Its a shame because one good "Ace being an asshole" promo and it would've worked. Maybe you were directing shit behind the scenes. Impress me next month, Ace. Don't make me come back and kick your ass.You were saying?
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Post by Joker Jr on Aug 25, 2012 22:12:00 GMT -5
I hope no one wanted to use Harold Gunther IV BTW the reveal is a shocker to me also because I didn't know who it was either.
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Post by "Sick" Nick™ on Aug 25, 2012 22:43:06 GMT -5
haha... i knew!
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