TEW Multiplayer: Decemeber 2000

[DeToxRox]

First off, I am a TEW MP whore, yes. But dynasties help me play the game because otherwise I get lost with what I am doing. So GeneralMike and I are putting together a MP dynasty based around the wrestling world as of December 2000. He'll be taking the reigns of WWF while I have WCW. To put it in context this how wrestling was then.

WWF - Led by the Rock, Steve Austin, Triple H the WWF is a top the wrestling world. They have young stars like Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle, and have guys under contract developing in OVW like Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton. They control Monday Nights and are a cash cow.

WCW - WCW has the talent but is in horrible shape with only 10 million dollars to their name. The roster is so bloated that it takes about 10 seconds to scroll through and the guys at the top of the card pretty much suck. Thankfully there is hope with guys like Booker T, DDP, Shane Douglas and Scott Steiner to pick up the slack and make WCW good again.

ECW - ECW has 500 K and no TV deal. They're going down fast and it doesn't seem like there's much hope of saving. Still ECW has some good talent so they could perserve but it'll take a miracle.

So there you have the rundown. This could end very quick if I don't get my shit together and make WCW not only good, but also make money. More to come as the dynasty emerges.

[General Mike]

I'm really excited about this project. My roster is absolutely loaded. I really don't know what direction I want to go in, but I have the means to go alot of different ways.

I'll run down the roster more in-depth later on.

[General Mike]

Here is a quick look at my WWF roster.

Main Eventers
Steve Austin (F)
The Rock (F)
Triple H (H)
The Undertaker (F)
Kurt Angle (H)
Chris Jericho (F)
Eddie Guerrero (H)
Kane (F)

Upper Midcarders
The Big Show (H)
Chris Benoit (F)
Edge (H)
Christian (H)
Rikishi (H)
Raven (H)
Val Venis (H)
Bubba Ray Dudley (H)

Midcarders
Jeff Hardy (F)
Matt Hardy (F)
Tazz (H)
Al Snow (F)
Billy Gunn (F)
Road Dogg (F)
D-Lo Brown (H)
D-Von Dudley (H)
Bradshaw (F)
Faarooq (F)
The Goodfather (H)
Grandmaster Sexay (F)

Lower Midcarders
Hardcore Holly (H)
William Regal (H)
Perry Saturn (F)
Test (H)
K-Kwick (F)
Steven Richards (H)

Openers
Crash Holly (F)
Gangrel (H)
Mideon (F)
Taka Michinoku (F)

Enhancement Talent
Albert (H)
Bull Buchanan (H)
Chaz (H)
Dean Malenko (H)
Essa Rios (F)
Funaki (F)
Steve Blackman (F)
Just Joe (F)

Women
Chyna (F)
Ivory (H)
Jacqueline (F)
Lita (F)
Molly Holly (F)
Trish Stratus (F)
Tori (F)

Occasional Wrestlers
Duane Gill (F)
Shane McMahon (F)
Steve Lombardi (H)

Managers
Paul Bearer (H)
Debra Williams (F)
Teri Runnels (F)
Tiger Ali Singh (H)
Stephanie McMahon (H)

Announcers
Jim Ross (F)
Michael Cole (F)
Kevin Kelly (F)
Howard Finkel (F)
Carlos Cabrera (F)

Color Commentators
Jerry Lawler (F)
Jonathan Coachman (F)
Hugo Savinovich (F)

Referees
Earl Hebner
Chad Patton
Jack Doan
Jim Korderas
Mike Chioda
Mike Sparks
Teddy Long
Tim White

Authority Figures
Commissioner Mick Foley (F)
Vince McMahon (H)
Linda McMahon (F)

Road Agents
Gerald Brisco
Jack Lanza
Michael Hayes
Sgt. Slaughter
Pat Patterson

Personalities
Bruce Pritchard
The Fabolous Moolah
Mae Young
Chris Kreski
Dave Hebner
Lillian Garcia

Injured Wrestlers
X-Pac (H) - Out with a Neck Strain. Back in 28 Days
The Big Boss Man (H) - Out with a Bruised Eye Socket. Back in 9 months, 2 weeks.
Scotty 2 Hotty (F) - Out with a Neck Strain. Back in 2 months, 2 weeks.
Shawn Michaels (F) - Out with a Back Strain. Back in 9 months.

[DeToxRox]

Ugh. That's such a sick top of the card.

[General Mike]

Here are my current champions, along with prestige levels for the titles:

WWF World Heavyweight Champion - Kurt Angle (95.0% Prestige)
WWF Intercontinental Champion - Billy Gunn (70.0% Prestige)
WWF European Champion - William Regal (39.0% Prestige)
WWF World Tag Team Champions - Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather (69.0% Prestige)
WWF Hardcore Champion - Steve Blackman (30.0% Prestige)
WWF Women's Champion - Ivory (40.0% Prestige)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion - Dean Malenko (30.0% Prestige)

[General Mike]

WWF Monday Night Raw from Madison Square Garden, New York City in front of 26,897 fans.

Before the TV show started, William Regal defeated K-Kwick by submission in 9:42 of a European Title Match. (B). Steven Richards and RTC ran down Commissioner Foley for the benefit of the fans in attendance at MSG. (A)

Raw started off with Commissioner Foley in the ring, and in the middle of milking a bunch of cheap pops, he announced that later on tonight we would see Chris Benoit battle Eddie Guerrero. (B+)

Our opening match featured RTC members Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather successfully defended their world tag team titles against Kaientai. (C-)

Backstage, 3 evil heels - Rikishi, Raven and Val Venis - announced that they were forming an alliance and would soon rule the WWF. (B-)

Our next match featured 2 sets of tag teams battling for midcard supremacy. The APA & The Hardys beat Lo-Down and The Hollys in 10:58 after Matt Hardy pinned Crash Holly. (C+) After the match, Big Show and Albert came into the ring and destroyed Jeff Hardy. (B)

After a commercial break, we got to see Tazz beat Perry Saturn by Tazzmission in 7:51 (B). After the conclusion of the match we saw footage of Jeff Hardy being loaded into an ambulance, after his horriffic beating at the hands of the Big Show and Albert (B+)

In an Intercontinental Title Match, Edge won the title for the first time, after help from his tag team partner Christian in 9:57 (C+)

The Rock then came to the ring to challenge WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, but Angle never appeared to answer the challenge. (A)

Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero had a near-classic match, ending in 17:43 after Benoit pinned Guerrero following a diving headbutt. (A)

We then had another challenge, where Steve Austin challenged HHH to a last man standing Match for the Armageddon PPV, but HHH did not reply, drawing Stone Cold's hire, who took it out on Jonathan Coachman. (B+)

In the Main event, Chris Jericho, Kane and The Undertaker defeated Triple H and the Dudleys in 15:47 after Jericho made Bubba Ray Dudley tap out to the Walls of Jericho. (B-)

Final Rating: B

Our road agents tell us this show may have affected us in a negative way regarding fan popularity. Hopefully we can rebound with a strong Smackdown show.

[DeToxRox]

WCW Nitro
Monday, Week 1, December 2000
Live from the Dalton Hall Center (Great Lakes)
10,000 People
Live on TNT

[Note -- Lost what I wrote so I'll just provide matches and update everything with Thunder]

Pre-Show Dark Match
Karagis and Moore defeated the Jung Dragons (C+)

Pre-Show Dark Match
La Parka defeated AJ Styles (D+)

Rey Mysterio Jr d. Mike Sanders, Billy Kidman and Shane Helms to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C+)

Lance Storm d. Christopher Daniels (C)

Mike Awesome d. Crowbar (B-)

DDP d. Buff Bagwell (B-)

Chris Kanyon d. Hugh G. Rection for the US Title (B-)

Booker T and Hulk Hogan fought to a Double DQ when Shane Douglas laid out both men (C)

Show Rating: B -

[Neon_Chaos]

If you guys decide to do another TEW MP, I'd love to join in.

[General Mike]

Here is a quick rundown of my developmental system. We have 3 developmental territories, which is probably 1 too many, maybe even 2 too many, but it is what it is.

Our developmental wrestlers in OVW are:

Randy Orton
The Prototype (John Cena)
Brock Lesnar
Doug Basham
Leviathan (Batista)
Mark Henry
Nick Dinsmore (Eugene)
Queen Victoria
Redd Dogg (Rodney Mack)
Rico Constantino
Rob Conway
Ron Waterman
Shelton Benjamin

In Heartland Wrestling Association, we have the following future superstars:
Charlie Haas
Russ Haas

In Memphis Championship Wrestling we have:
Bobcat
Beth Phoenix
Steve Bradley

Of our developmental wrestlers, Nick Dinsmore is probably the most ready from an in-ring standpoint, but entertainment wise, he lacks certain things necessary for success. A manager could help somewhat tho.

The Haas brothers could get called up as a tag team soon, but some in-ring seasoning will help them. Conway and Basham are another pair who could be up soon.

Orton and Lesnar are ahead of Batista and Cena on the road to the WWF, but all are top-notch future prospects.

[General Mike]

TV Ratings w/ Half Hour breakdowns

Raw (TNN) - 27.77 total rating - 18.45 / 30.95/ 30.83/ 30.84 half hours
Raw (TSN) - 5.61 total rating - 5.75/ 5.15/ 5.77/ 5.75 half hours
Raw airs Fridays on Sky Sports at 8pm.

Nitro (TNT) - 13.53 total rating - 5.71/ 16.14/ 16.18/ 16.11 half hours
Nitro airs on TSN at 8pm on Tuesday, and on Fridays at 9pm on TNT UK

[General Mike]

WWF Smackdown Dec 1, 2000 In front of 22,177 fans at FleetCenter in Boston, MA

Before the show began, Rikishi, Raven, and Val Venis come out to the podium and proclaim themselves the baddest of the bad. (B)

In a dark match for the arena crowd only, Taka Michinoku defeated Dean Malenko in 11:35 after a Michinoku Driver to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Title. (C+)

Essa Rios and Crash Holly were in the ring to start Raw, which was an angle alert. Kane then came to the ring and destroyed both men viciosuly, perhaps beginning a heel turn in the process. (B)

Next up was a tag team title match between RTC members Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather and the APA. The APA won the tag titles in a decisive
manner, when Faarooq pinned Buchanan after a spinebuster in 7:35. (C+)

After a commercial break, Eddie Guerrero challenged Chris Benoit to a rematch, but Benoit was not in the building tonight. (A)

Next up was Matt Hardy defeating European Champion William Regal by DQ in 9:41, but the title did not change hands. (B-)

As part of a pre-taped press conference, Kurt Angle refused The Rock's challenge from Monday Night Raw. Dollars to Donuts this isn't the end of this. (A)

Triple H faced off with K-Kwick in a hardcore match, which Triple H dominated, winning in 7:28 after a Pedigree. (B)

During a backstahe promo by the Big Show, he taunted the injured Jeff Hardy. (B+)

Chris Jericho defeated Test by submission in 10:39 after applying the Walls of Jericho. (B-)

Triple H, in an attempt to intimidate Steve Austin, displayed his power with an impressive display in the weight room. (B+)

The Rock defeated Rikishi in 13:58 after a Rock Bottom. (B-). After the match, Kurt Angle and his cronies (Edge, Christian, Test) came to the ring and put a beating on the #1 contender. (A)

Steve Austin defeated Eddie Guerrero in 20:48 by pinfall with a Stone Cold Stunner. (B-)

Final Rating: B (I think this show may have hurt our overall popularity.

Grandmaster Sexay was late to the show. That will earn him a warning. Grandmaster is unhappy, and is trying to play the victim card now.

[DeToxRox]

WCW Thunder
Wednesday, Week 1, December 2000
Carver Arena (Mid Atlantic)
7191 People
TV Taping

Pre-Show Dark Match
AJ Styles defeated Crowbar in 7:58 by pinfall with a Spiral Tap (D+)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Christopher Daniels defeated Evan Karagias in 7:52 by pinfall with an Angel's Wings (C)

Thunder kicks off with Kevin Nash sauntering to the ring. Nash steps in and lets everyone know effective tonight he is officially Comissioner of WCW and as has first order of business he's ... He won't get to finish his thoughts though as Booker T makes his way out to the ring. Booker says the old guard is supposed to be gone and that Nash is just getting in the way. Nash tells him to shut his mouth. Booker tells him to bring it, sucka. Nash says he has plans for him for this outburst! (B)

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Disqo in 13:49 by pinfall with a Diving Headbutt (C)

Storm and Awesome defeated KroniK in 11:55 when Lance Storm defeated Bryan Clarke by submission with a Straightshooter (C-)

Chris Kanyon, the new US Champion, makes his way to the ring. He says he is offering anyone who wants a piece a shot at his US Title at Starrcade! (B)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Ric Flair in 16:54 by pinfall following interference from Positively Kanyon (B) As the bell rings Kanyon jumps in and he and Jarrett lay into Flair. This brings out Booker T who clears the ring (B+) Booker takes the mic and says to Kanyon "Challenge Accepted!" (B+)

Kevin Nash announces tonight that Bill Goldberg will have to earn his title shot so it'll be Goldberg vs Hogan tonight! And if Goldberg loses he will not get a shot with the WCW Title ever again! (B+)

Rey Mysterio Jr. and Shane Helms defeated The Jung Dragons in 9:30 when Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Yang by pinfall with a Springboard Hurricanrana (C-)

Goldberg sits backstage, promising once he destroys Hogan tonight, Steiner will. Be. Next! (B+)

Shane Douglas defeated Ernest 'The Cat' Miller in 10:08 by pinfall with a Franchiser (C-)

Bill Goldberg defeated Hulk Hogan in 13:34 by pinfall with a Jackhammer (B-) Goldberg celebrates his victory and makes the motion that he will be taking the WCW Heavyweight Title (B+)

Show Rating: B-

[DeToxRox]

Ratings News

WWF Smackdown: 15.76
WCW Thunder: 20.34

[General Mike]

Jesus, all the premade storylines in this game are FUBAR. I hate when that happens.

[General Mike]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 2, December 2000
RBC Center, Raleigh, NC (Mid-Atlantic)
15,000 fans
LIVE TV Show

Pre-show Dark Match
Ivory defeated Trish Stratus in 4:38 by pinfall following interference from Steven Richards. Ivory makes defence number 1 of her WWF Women's title. (C+)

Pre-show Interview
The Dudley Boyz had an interview hyping his upcoming tag match with The APA. (B+)

Pre-show Dark Match
Taka Michinoku defeated Crash Holly in 5:47 by pinfall with a Michinoku Driver. Taka Michinoku makes defence number 1 of his WWF Light Heavyweight title. (C)

Raw kicks off with Grandmaster Sexay already in the ring for a match with European Champion William Regal. William Regal defeated Grandmaster Sexay in 9:34 by submission with a Regal Stretch. William Regal makes defence number 2 of his WWF European title. (B-)

Backstage, Commissioner Foley is shown coming out of his office when Rikishi blocks his path, allowing his cohorts Raven and Val Venis to come from behind and attack him. All 3 then proceed to lay the boots to Mick. (B-)

Big Show defeated Billy Gunn in 4:38 by pinfall with a Choke Slam. (C+)

Up next was Chris Benoit coming to the ring to accept the challenge thrown down by Eddie Guerrero. They'll battle on Smackdown this week. (A)

After a commercial break, we had a World Tag Title match between the APA and Lo-Down (Chaz and D'Lo Brown). The APA defeated Lo-Down in 8:23 when Bradshaw defeated Chaz by pinfall with a Clothesline From Hell. The APA make defence number 1 of their WWF World Tag Team titles. (C-)

During an in-ring promo, Vince McMahon tells the crowd that at Armageddon, Kurt Angle will take on The Rock! (A)

Chris Jericho defeated Christian in 12:39 by pinfall following botched interference from Edge. (B)

After a commercial break, a camera crew spied Christian and Edge in the backstage area arguing over who was to blame for their earlier loss. Neither looked happy with the situation, but they put their differences aside and left together. (B+)

Steve Austin and Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero and Triple H in 15:40 when Steve Austin defeated Triple H by pinfall with a Stone Cold Stunner. (B+) After the match, Steve Austin got on the microphone and ran down Triple H verbally and hyped their match at Armageddon. (A*)

In the main event, Kurt Angle defeated The Undertaker in 19:40 when The Undertaker was disqualified when The Rock ran in and attacked Kurt Angle. Kurt Angle makes defence number 1 of his WWF World Heavyweight title. (B+) After Angle and Rock brawled to the back, Kane came out, and assaulted the Undertaker with a lead pipe, leaving him a bloody mess. (B+). This solidified Kane's heel turn.

Final Rating: B+ (This should have helped our popularity).

[DeToxRox]

WCW Nitro
Monday, Week 2, December 2000
Hofheinz Pavaillion (Mid South)
8,033 People
Live on TNT

Pre-Show Dark Match
Shane Helms defeated Christopher Daniels in 7:39 by pinfall with The Vertebreaker (C-)

Pre-Show Dark Match
AJ Styles defeated Yang in 7:48 by pinfall with a Spiral Tap (D+)

Lance Storm defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. in 14:59 by submission after interference from Mike Awesome (B-) After the match Storm and Awesome say they're proud to be Candians and as far as they're concerned there is no other Nationality around who can compare! They put the boots back to Rey before officials from the back usher them away (B)

Scott Steiner does a promo in the back where he says he's had enough of Bill Goldberg. He promises his time is done and nothing will stand in the way from Steiner keeping his belt. So he's even going to prove it tonight by letting his brother Rick get a shot at the title! (B+)

Shane Douglas defeated Sid Vicious in 12:03 by pinfall with a Franchiser (C+) With Vicious down, Shane Douglas grabs a chair and tries to put it between Sid's ankle in an attempt to snap it. All of a sudden Booker T hits the ring for the save and some revenge from last week. Shane slides out and says Booker doesn't know what he's started! (B)

CM Punk defeated Jamie-San in 7:58 by pinfall with a Pepsi Plunge (C-)

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Dustin Rhodes in 14:47 by pinfall with a Greeting From Asbury Park (B-)

A video plays recapping the events of Thunder that lead us to tonight's Main Event of Flair and Booker vs Kanyon and Jarrett (B+)

Scott Steiner defeated Rick Steiner in 13:29 by pinfall with a Complete Shot. Scott Steiner makes defence number 1 of his WCW World Heavyweight title (C+)

Booker T and Ric Flair defeated Jeff Jarrett and Positively Kanyon in 17:58 when Booker T defeated Jeff Jarrett by pinfall with a Scissors Kick (B-) All of a sudden Shane Douglas hits the ring with a chair. He lays out Booker T and sends him out to the ring. Then with Kanyon and Jarretts help they lay out Ric Flair. Douglas gets on the mic and says the nWo is long dead but a new group will be ushering in a new era of dominance thanks to The Franchise, Jarrett and Kanyon! (B+)

Show Rating: B -

[DeToxRox]

Ratings News

Raw: 28.31
Nitro: 13.77

[General Mike]

WWF Smackdown, December week 2, 2000
American Airlines Arena
Miami, FL (Southeast)
15,000 fans

(Dark) D'Lo Brown got on the mic and hyped himself to the crowd before the show started.(C+)

(Dark) Taka Michinoku defeated Dean Malenko in 12:24 by pinfall with a Michinoku Driver. Taka Michinoku makes defence number 2 of his WWF Light Heavyweight title. (C+)

The Rock and Austin come to the ring to begin the show and challenge Kurt Angle and Triple H to a match. Angle and Hunter came out and accepted the challenge for later tonight! (A)

K-Kwik defeated William Regal in 9:35 by disqualification in a WWF European Title Match.(C+)

Edge and Christian got on the mic and put themselves over (B+)

Raven, Rikishi and Val Venis defeated Crash Holly, Perry Saturn and Duane Gill in 4:37 when Val Venis defeated Duane Gill by pinfall with a Money Shot. (C+)

Chris Jericho and Matt Hardy defeated The Dudley Boyz in 11:47 when Chris Jericho defeated Bubba Ray Dudley by submission with a Walls of Jericho. (B) After their match, Bubba and D-Von blindside their opponents and set up two tables. After a quick taunt, they grab Jericho and Matt Hardy, and put both of them thru tables with the 3D! (B+)

Big Show interviews a cardboard cut-out of Jeff Hardy in the ring. When the interview is over, he attacks the cut-out, splitting it in half. (B+) After the interview, Big Show defeated Just Joe in 3:50 by pinfall with a Choke Slam. (C+)

A video plays hyping Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero, coming up later. (B+)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit in 20:49 by pinfall after using a foreign object. (B+)

The Undertaker's music hits, and he enters the ring to a loud reaction. The Undertaker cuts a long promo, only to be interrupted by Kane, who walks to the ring, mic in hand. The two go back and forth on the mic, only for their argument to grow heated and dissolve into a brawl! Officials and road agents hit the ring, seperating the two combatants.
An angry Vince McMahon steps onto the entrance ramp and says if the two can't settle their differences with words, they'll settle them with action - in the ring, later tonight! (A*)

The Rock and Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H in 17:36 when The Rock defeated Kurt Angle by pinfall with a Rock Bottom. (A*)

Final Rating: B+ (I think this show may have actually hurt our popularity overall)

Grandmaster Sexay and Jeff Hardy were both late for this show. Sexay gets fined, Hardy gets warned. They took their punishment like men.

[DeToxRox]

WCW Thunder
Wednesday, Week 2, December 2000
Carver Arena (Mid Atlantic)
7191 People
TV Taping

CM Punk defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. in 11:37 by submission after interference from Lance Storm. CM Punk wins the WCW Cruiserweight title. (C) After the match Lance Storm and CM Punk get together to do a number on Mysterio. Punk then holds his newly won title high in the air (B)

Chris Kanyon mocks Ric Flair backstage, hyping up their Starrcade match in the process (B+)

Mike Awesome defeated Johnny The Bull in 13:47 when Johnny The Bull was put through a table (C)

The team of Flair/Goldberg/Booker are backstage discussing tonights Main Event where they promise to bring the pain to Steiner/Kanyon/Douglas (B+)

Lance Storm defeated Lt. Loco in 13:46 by submission with a Straightshooter (C+)

DDP comes out to the ring to demand Jeff Jarrett face him right here, right now! (B+) Diamond Dallas Page drew with Jeff Jarrett in 16:31 following a double count out (B)

Dustin Rhodes defeated Buff Bagwell in 8:02 by pinfall with a Bulldog (B-)

Bill Goldberg, Ric Flair and Booker T defeated Scott Steiner, Shane Douglas and Positively Kanyon in 18:19 when Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner by pinfall with a Jackhammer (B)

Show Rating: B