Thomas Ford's Book Mark :: the fan's Wrestling organization

Before we get into this whirlwind of fun, well, I figure it's time for an introduction. I used to run the Internet Wrestling Organization, was an advisor to the Squared Circle, and well, am currently unemployed. So, I figured, what could I do with wrestling now that I'm a has been that never was?

Become a columnist.

So here you go, from my perspective. As the "organizer," or the booker of the IWO, I did this professionally for a living. It was a very short life, but I got a nice two bedroom apartment out of it. And ten thousand dollars in debt, of course. But at least I didn't go to college.

Now, onto the life inside my head.

The fWo : 2006 w/o Neo.
You ever see a moment you wish you could just take back and never see again?

Well, Countdown 1 was it. Wrestling has always been a violent sport, but the reports of pure chaos that occured is one of the most scariest situations one can get into as a wrestling promoter.

I mean... What could you do?

January to February (Bodycount)
Starting off the new year, Flyer had successfully retained the championship against the returning Deacon and the now departed Sony Silver via nefarious deeds. Graphic Violence had just become the 2005 Wrestler of the Year, which is a surefire rocket to the top of the moon called victory. It's not actually called victory. It's just the moon. In a literal sense. The moon isn't called Victory. Just so you know.

So, let's put these two on a colision path? Say... Bodycount?

With High Flyer vs. Graphic Violence at BC, say, held inside the confines of a steel cage, we go into the undercard.

Before Bodycount, the Rana/Flyer partnership will fall apart, and C.T.U. would grab the belts for a short while, until the show just before Bodycount, where the reteamed Rana/Deacon tandem would take the belts back.

Meanwhile, Alex Creed, the news of his blindness being a seperate event from the Neo/Smith debacle, still would have occured, and so there would be a sort of a learning curve for Alex, wherein he would quickly drop the championship to Ninja K. Alex would spend the time between then and BC to pull himself back to where he was, and challenge Ninja K to a match at Bodycount.

Michelle Masters would be somewhat busy in the Tag team division early on, defend the CW title a few times afterwards and would only compete in the Bodycount match during the Bodycount event itself.

Kodiak Vic Creed would be absent during this time, only to return during the bodycount event itself.

So... The Bodycount Card.

Internet Championship
Ninja K© vs. Alex Creed

World Heavyweight Championship
High Flyer© vs. Graphic Violence

Bodycount
Ninja K, Alex Creed, Michelle Masters, Ruben Ross, Craig Miles, Rana Venenosa, Deacon, Khristian Keller, Keith Scott Zimmerman, Jon Crisp, Hiro Kitagami, Eric Lynn Moore, Jon Gianni, Eddie Scott Poser, Lindsay Troy, Logic, Nick Brandish, Brandon Youngblood, Starblazer, Emanuel Jolie

These would be the announced matches. There would be two more unannounced. Jon Crisp vs. Nick Brandish & Khristian Keller vs. Eric Lynn Moore.

Opening Match
Eric Lynn Moore vs. Khristian Keller
Keller is a former ACW World Heavyweight Champion. Eric Lynn Moore was one of the final combatants in the 2005 Meltdown match, which gives the young rookie experience in a field few have. But that's for later, and now, we've got a one on one match. This is the pay per view debut for Khristian Keller, when it concerns the fWo. Moore and Keller has a fast paced match to get the crowd into it, and ended with a Keller Tranquilizer @ 13:45. ***½

INTERVIEW
Craig Miles - Hypes the Meltdown match, discusses it's importance and his roll last year in between the Creeds. A quick talk about Flyer and his past, discussing the Cyberslam title shot, but never aluding to himself taking it. Then again, we all know Miles. He says something along the lines of, "I need to take the title away from him... he hasn't hit the bottom yet."

Internet Championship
Ninja K© vs. Alex Creed
Ninja K took the Championship from a blind Creed, and Creed fought and defeated a slowly rising chart of experienced wrestlers, going from Eddie Scott Poser all the way up to former Internet Champion Keith Scott Zimmerman. They battled like warriors for 22 minutes and 14 seconds until Alex Creed nailed the Mecca Driver and picked up his third Internet Championship. ****

INTERVIEW
Rana Venenosa - His role in the past two Meltdowns, his ever growing talents, his Internet Title reign, all put him in prime position to claim the prize and go on to Cyberslam. And he's still looking to get back at Flyer, and taking the belt from the Lunatic at the biggest show would be the ultimate payback.

Jon Crisp vs. Nick Brandish
To "fill some time," Crisp, Heftel, Poser, Janito, Beef, and Steve all got into the ring and wasted some time, until Nick Brandish got fed up, cleared the ring of all but Steve and Crisp, and Crisp did his hulkamania thing for 4 minutes of straight elbows and clotheslines and right hands before Brandish took advantage. Brandish forced Crisp to break his Hulkamania trance, and Crisp eventually hit the ICON-Bomb for the win at 16:49. ***

INTERVIEW
Deacon - Deacon, quoting bible verses as he always does(duh). Actually, he discusses the progress of the relationship he's had with both the world championship and High Flyer. And how both seemed to disappear at the same time. Which was no holy plan, but was just the beginning of the blood gushing from his forehead, Ivy's inability to see, and the slow and methodical "deconstructing" of the fWo roster by the current World Champion. For someone who wants to appear noble, always has, he sure is trying to get rid of all his competition. But Deacon will remain, and he will go onto Cyberslam, and claim his prize.

World Heavyweight Championship
High Flyer© vs. Graphic Violence
Graphic Violence once beat the ever living TAR out of the Lunatic to send a message to Nick Brandish. And when Flyer won the championship, at a house show in December, Flyer and GV went to a no contest in a title for title match. So to say there's a bit of an issue of conflict, of resolution needed, would be somewhat of an understatement. High Flyer swore revenge at a time, and Graphic Violence swore to become Champion. I'm sure he did. If he hasn't, he would have by this point. I mean, a WOTY win will do that to you. The two battled for near 35 minutes, and Flyer was struck with the Hardcore Championship, mere moments after the referee had fallen. GV lifted Flyer for Unsuitable for Children, until Flyer weaseled out of it, bounced off the ropes, hooked his foot in the strap of the hardcore championship and LOCOMOTIVED Graphic Violence out of his shoes, JUST as the referee had recovered, his back turned. He swung back around, but the world belt had flew out of the ring and down onto the mats outside. At 34:12, High Flyer retained the World Heavyweight Championship. ***½

Bodycount
Ninja K, Alex Creed, Michelle Masters, Ruben Ross, Craig Miles, Rana Venenosa, Deacon, Khristian Keller, Keith Scott Zimmerman, Jon Crisp, Hiro Kitagami, ???, Jon Gianni, Eddie Scott Poser, Lindsay Troy, Logic, Nick Brandish, Brandon Youngblood, Starblazer, Emanuel Jolie

The first two?
-Craig Miles(1) vs. Rana Venenosa(2). And they would beat the crap out of each other.
-Enter Starblazer(3). Craig and Rana turned to Starblazer and took advantage. Craig taking the first fall[1-*].
-Enter Emanuel Jolie(4). Craig and Rana turned their attentions to him and Rana took his first fall[2-*].
-Enter Logic(5). Now, at this point, the Professional Heel Academy was three members strong, but they were fighting one another fairly. Well, as fair as Craig Miles can.
-Enter Deacon(6). Now, Rana had to make a choice. Side with his tag team partner, or continue a sort of strategy that Craig and him had started. Craig, lets out a smirk and lights a cigarette, saying "This is gonna be fun." Rana went with the cheers and we had a tag team brawl, Deacon on Logic, Rana on Craig. Logic ran into a huge boot from Deacon. Craig ducked behind Rana and then ate a HUGE powerslam from Deac, to cheers from their memorable Cyberslam encounter. Logic rolled back in and SPEARED Rana.
-Enter Lindsay Troy(7). Troy hit the ring fast and went right after Deacon. Not because she was aligned with anyone, she just knew he was the most dangerous man there. Which is a pretty generous estimate considering Craig miles sanity.
-Enter Hiro Kitagami(8). Troy on Deacon, with a bit of help from Craig. Rana had regained control on Logic, and Hito entered the ring with no focus. Until he pulled Craig off of Deacon. Craig wound up and CLOCKED him with a Cocky Line, to which he gained his second fall[3-**]
-Enter Jon Crisp(9). Enter Hulkamania. He clears the ring, and poses for a bit. Until Rana, Craig, and Logic chase him into Deacon, who MURDERDEATHKILLS HIM worse than Zimmerman ever could. He then does the same to Craig and Logic.
-Enter Nick Brandish(10). Brandish enters the ring and goes toe to toe with Deacon. Rana and Troy battle, while Craig and Logic put the boots to Crisp.
-Enter Kodiak Vic Creed(11). No one can believe it. It's a stunned silence as Creed enters the ring and destroys litterally EVERYONE. He pins Brandish[4-*], Power Trips Logic[5-**], and in two strokes, puts himself into a tie with Craig for first.
-Enter Alex Creed(12). And talk about a distraction for KVC, as Alex goes toe to toe with his father for the first time since he's been blinded. And now, Alex has a whole new bag of tricks.
-Enter Eddie Scott Poser(13). He hits the ring, trips, and Lindsay Troy pins him[6-*]. Poser them stays by to provide color commentary on how powerbombs are clotheslines and Poland rules Sweden with an Iron Fist.
-Enter Ninja K(14). The Former Internet Champ hits the ring and goes after Lindsay Troy. Troy fights back, and manages to hit the Final Judgement. But Alex nails her with a Discus Lariot that sends Troy flying over the top rope. Alex and Kodiak continue to battle, Alex taking the advantage STILL, as Craig and Rana take on Jon Crisp.
-Enter Keith Scott Zimmerman(15). And he would have some ground to make up. But before he could, KVC had Alex up in his Hangman's DDT, until Alex slipped off and CLOCKED KVC with his Discus Punch, taking the pin on his father.[7-*] KSZ attacked Rana, as Craig watched, too many sides to play. He knew this would end badly.
-Enter Khristian Keller(16). The former ACW Champ attacked Ninja K and Alex Creed. Deacon began to get on the board by laying out Jon Crisp[8-*]. KSZ caught Troy with a roll up/hook of the tights and grabbed his first fall.[9-*]
-Enter Michelle Masters(17). She quickly used her speed to eliminate Ninja K[10-*] and then took out Keller in a BLAZE of speed[11-**]. Masters however, was no use to the power of Deacon, who PLANTED her for his second fall.[12-**]
-Enter Ruben Ross(18). Ross, a former world champion, looked to avenge the loss of his tag partner to Deacon. They battled face to face, toe to toe, until Deacon took the advantage.
-Enter Brandon Youngblood(19). With four people tied at first, it was a heated race. Rana and KSZ battled each other, trying to gain a second fall off of the other with a quick series of roll ups. Ross and Deacon slammed into the turnbuckles, and eventually found their way up top. Ross went for a kick but slipped, and CROTCHED himself. With Deac on the second rope, he threw him with an Altar Call for an elimination[13-***]
-Enter Jon Gianni(20). And now, Deacon was in the clear lead. And so, EVERYONE ganged up on him. I mean, KSZ, Alex Creed, Brandon Youngblood, everyone except Craig and Rana, who simply stood by and waited to see what would happen. Deacon fought off the three remaining men, until Craig Miles LAID him out with a COLDCocked.[14-***].
-Gianni was next to go down, this time to KSZ[15-**]
-KSZ ate the dust next to Rana Venenosa[16-**]
-And then in a shocker, Craig Miles fell to Alex Creed[17-**] And so, with Alex, Rana, and Youngblood the only remaining three, if either Rana or Alex swept, they would win Bodycount and go on to Cyberslam.
-Youngblood fell victim next, falling to Rana Venenosa[18-***].
-And now, it was down to Alex Creed, fighting to stay in the race for the championship, against Rana Venenosa. They battled for what seemed like ages, compared to how long both men had been in the ring. In the end, Alex was able to battle out of the Bloody Nose Dive and hit the Discus Lariot for the pin.[19-***]

Entrant List
(1)Craig Miles
(2)Rana Venenosa
(3)Starblazer
(4)Emanuel Jolie
(5)Logic
(6)Deacon
(7)Lindsay Troy
(8)Hiro Kitagami
(9)Jon Crisp
(10)Nick Brandish
(11)Kodiak Vic Creed
(12)Alex Creed
(13)Eddie Scott Poser
(14)Ninja K
(15)Keith Scott Zimmerman
(16)Khristian Keller
(17)Michelle Masters
(18)Ruben Ross
(19)Brandon Youngblood
(20)Jon Gianni

Elimination List
[1]Starblazer by Craig Miles(***)
[2]Emanuel Jolie by Rana Venenosa
[3]Hiro Kitagmi by Craig Miles(***)
[4]Nick Brandish by Kodiak Vic Creed(**)
[5]Logic by Kodiak Vic Creed(**)
[6]Eddie Scott Poser by Lindsay Troy(**)
[7]Kodiak Vic Creed by Alex Creed(***)
[8]Jon Crisp by Deacon(***)
[9]Lindsay Troy by Keith Scott Zimmerman(**)
[10]Ninja K by Michelle Masters(**)
[11]Khristian Keller by Michelle Masters(**)
[12]Michelle Masters by Deacon(***)
[13]Ruben Ross by Deacon(***)
[14]Deacon by Craig Miles(***)
[15]Jon Gianni by Keith Scott Zimmerman(**)
[16]Keith Scott Zimmerman by Rana Venenosa(***)
[17]Craig Miles by Alex Creed(***)
[18]Brandon Youngblood by Rana Venenosa(***)
[19]Rana Venenosa by Alex Creed(***)

Main Event
Sudden Death Round
First to a fall Wins
Rana Venenosa vs. Craig Miles vs. Deacon vs. Alex Creed
With each man tied at 3, it's sudden death time between the four of them. Deacon turned to Craig and almost playfully gestured him to test him in a test of strength. And so Alex german suplexed him. Rana Spun kick Miles and it was ON like King Kong playing Donkey Kong 64 on the Nintendo 64. I'm working on saying that right but I just can't take it seriously. Anyway, crazinessness ensues. We get a cool little match, and, all of a sudden... Deacon is pinning Craig and Alex Creed has a pin a second later on Rana. Alex breaks his pin at 2 and dives to break it up but can't, and Craig Miles is going to Cyberslam. Lighting up a cigarette, he says something MILESlike and we cut.****½

That's how I'd do Bodycount. So I'd set up this for my CS show, w/ results.

Cyberslam IX
World Heavyweight Championship
High Flyer© vs. Craig Miles(Win)

Internet Championship
Alex Creed©(Win) vs. Kodiak Vic Creed

World Tag Team Championship
Deacon & Rana Venenosa© vs. Keith Scott Zimmerman & Logic(Win)

Hardcore Title Match
Graphic Violence©(Win) vs. Khristian Keller

Cruiserweight Title Match
Michelle Masters(Win) vs. Ninja K©[Ninja K would win it between BC/CS]

Monte Burns vs. Jon Crisp[Finally get to see that one play out.](No Contest)

Lindsay Troy(Win) vs. Ruben Ross
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And I guess that's it for me. Tune in next time. I dunno where I'll be looking next. Maybe PRIME. ACW. CSWA. LoC. nBW. And I know, my column's called the bookmark, and I'm supposed to have some witty bookend that marks where I finish, but I'd really rather not think of one that's really bad and have you all laugh at me.

-Thomas Ford
Former IWO CEO, tSC Advisor
The Mark Columnist