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Post by Aris on Jun 7, 2019 17:48:06 GMT
Best of Retribution 2019 Release Date AnnouncementHello everyone! As you may have already guessed by the title, after months of being caught up with other things and, admittedly, procrastination, I am finally releasing the Best Of Retribution 2019 Reel. It includes 12 matches in the folllowing order, with a total length of about 4 hours:
- Jaden Bennett vs Mercer - Night 1
- Kento Miyahara vs Vincent Valliant - Night 2
- Kazuchika Okada vs Mercer - Night 3
- Kazuchika Okada vs Archangel - Night 4
- Tomohiro Ishii vs Archangel - Night 5
- Jaden Bennett vs Kazuchika Okada - Night 5
- Archangel vs Andrew Lee - Night 6
- Jaden Bennett vs Tomohiro Ishii - Night 6
- Tetsuya Naito vs Archangel - Night 7
- Mercer vs Logan Knyght - Night 8
- Mercer vs Archangel - Night 9
- Jaden Bennett vs Ras Demon - Finals
As for when this is going up, it is going up, on my Youtube Channel on June 12th at 1pm EST. That means you can watch the entirety of this reel and still be there for Empire 13 later in the day, with about a hour in between this and E13. Additionally, After Empire 13, depending on how many people are in chat, we may be doing a QnA where you can ask me anything related to AWF or just wrestling in general. See you all on the 12th! |
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Post by Aris on Jun 13, 2019 2:20:54 GMT
Empire 13 ResultsHello all! Empire 13 just concluded, and I'm here to give you all the results. The archive is available here. Post-Match comments for matches (if there were any) will be spoiler-tagged.Unit 1 (Mercer, Kross Slash) def. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo, BUSHI, SANADA) to retain their AWF 6-Man Tag Team Championships (13:45)
TRANSCRIPT
*Unit 1 walks into the backstage interview area*
Damien Kross: Still. On. Top. Still proving we're the best Unit in AWF History. Anything y'all want to add?
Nathan Kross: Nope, not really.
Mercer: *shakes head*
D: Well, we're done here right now. Let's see, We set out 3 targets when we won these titles. Firing Squad? Dead. now, Los In...in..Los However-The-Fuck-You-Say-It De Japon? Also done for. Last name on our list is CHAOS. So, with that said, CHAOS, throw whoever you got over there at us, we'll take 3 Yano's, just give us a fight. We'll bring down whoever you throw at us. Any questions?
*long silence*
D: What I thought. Let's go ahead and get out of here. Outback's on me!
Suzuki-Gun (Kanemaru and Desperado) def. Roppongi 3K to become the 6th AWF Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions (14:06)
Reg Knight def. Ice Man to become the 12th AWF LIVE Champion (7:55)
TRANSCRIPT
*Reg Knight walks into the Backstage Area*
Reg: I know what you all are about to ask. "First Challenger", right?
*short pause*
Well, honestly, I don't know either. That's why I'm doing a open challenge at Retaliate. Anyone from anywhere can have a go, and I'll still be the one standing tall at the end, STILL LIVE champion.
Norris Dyson def. Zack Kent to retain his AWF Strong Style Championship (9:39)
NORAZO def. Phase and Tomohiro Ishii to become the 7th AWF Intercontinental Champion (31:22)
TRANSCRIPT
*NORAZO walks into the backstage interview area, before immediately grabbing a camera.*
NORAZO: Give. Me. Kiyomiya. (trans. from Japanese)
*NORAZO gives the camera back, then leaves.*
PAC def. Will Ospreay to retain his AWF Cruiserweight Championship (8:03)
Victor Vega def. Silver Hawk to win the Critical!Club PS4 Cruiserweight Championship and the Cruiserweight Grand Prix (8:16)
Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi def. EVIL and SANADA to become the 12th AWF Tag Team Champions (12:29)
Henrik Waris def. Hiroshi Tanahashi to retain his AWF US Championship (23:58)
TRANSCRIPT
*Henrik Waris enters the backstage interview area.*
Henrik Waris: I gotta say this; When I said I'd give whoever gets the highest score in the Retribution A Block while beating me a title shot, that was a tiny bit of a lie. I used that tourney to make a bit of a list of people I want to fight for this title. Next up on the list is...
*short pause*
H: Kento Miyahara. See you at Retaliate.
Jaden Bennett def. Tetsuya Naito to become the 22nd AWF World Heavyweight Champion (23:50)
TRANSCRIPT
*Jaden Bennett walks into the backstage interview area.*
Bennett: I was there, you know. There for the first Empire, little 10 year old Bennett. I saw Insanity escape the Burning Hammer by the skin of his teeth. Look where I am now. In one year, I've held the US title, became a double champion when Unit 1 won the 6-man tag titles, became the 3rd man to win the Retribution Tournament on his first attempt, and just now, I've become the youngest AWF World Heavyweight Champion of all time. I'd say that's a pretty good year, and I am now going to do my absolute best to be the greatest AWF World Heavyweight Champion. Anyone got questions?
Interviewer 1: First off, congratulations on winning that title-
B: Thank you.
I1:-do you have any idea who you want your first challenger to be?
B: Hmm... When's my next title defense supposed to be? Hatred? Nah. We got ALLIANCE coming up at the end of the month. I wanna defend this belt here, but against who...
*short pause*
B: Logan Knyght beat Naito in Retribution, he's still owed his title shot. I say we give it to him at ALLIANCE. Any other questions?
Interviewer 2: You tend to have symbolism in your attires. What symbolism is here?
B: Not really as much symbolism here as it is tribute. Some of you may know that this day in 2009 was a very sad day in the world of wrestling. 10 years ago today, we lost Mitsuharu Misawa. I had no idea who he was at the time, but he's since become one of my favorite wrestlers, and one I'm deeply saddened to both not have appreciated while he was alive, and to know he's no longer with us on this earth. This is how I choose to pay tribute. Anyone else?
*long pause*
B: Welp. I'm gonna get out of here, I'm tired, I've almost died, so goodbye, goodnight, hope you all enjoyed the show.
And that's all! See you all whenever I get to revealing the Retaliate Card! |
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Post by Aris on Jun 28, 2019 22:13:33 GMT
Hello everyone.
I'm upset to announce that AWF is having to go on a hiatus. My computer needs a entirely new motherboard, which isn't due to get to the shop taking care of it until between 2 weeks from the time of posting and the end of August. This will either result in Retaliate being delayed or cancelled. I will announce the date of our next show as well as the card about a week from when the show actually is, whenever it happens. See you all whenever I can get the computer back.
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Post by Aris on Jul 10, 2019 0:38:35 GMT
Hello, everyone. Just a short update here on the motherboard situation. I have good news and bad news.
Good news, the motherboard is due to arrive within the next week or so. This means that Retaliate would be able to go ahead, if not for the bad news. Speaking of...
Bad news, my Fire Pro data on PS4 has been corrupted, and I lost everything. Given both this and the fact that my original vision for AWF when I made the switch to Fire Pro hasn't been even slightly true, and I don't like where I have the promotion in right now, I am doing what is basically a hard reset of the company. This will be the last post on here (at least from me) for a while, as I'll be busy getting the roster back and planning for what comes next in AWF. I hope to be able to have AWF return in September, although this is very much best-case scenario.
With that said, goodbye, see you all (at least on this thread) whenever I can get back to doing AWF.
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Post by Aris on Jul 16, 2019 23:07:51 GMT
AWF REVIVAL AnnouncementHello all! I'm extremely happy to announce that we've completed the recovery process extremely early. With this said, I'd like to both announce the changes coming to AWF, as well as the card for the return show. The changes are spoiler-tagged.Product Changes:
- All titles have been vacated, with a few being deactivated altogether (LIVE, Cruiserweight Tag, Strong Style, and 6-Man Tag)
- Former champions (assuming they’re still with AWF) will have their “losses” accounted for in one way or another
- Certain titles will be redesigned*
- There will now be 4 tournaments, one for each season (Spring and Fall are Heavyweight, Winter is Cruiserweight, and Tag Teams will have their tournament in the Summer)
- Archives of AWF shows from now on will be moved to their own Youtube Channel
- There will be weekly shows beginning in September on Thursdays (Most likely)
- Roster has been cut down from ~55 to 40
* - Eventually
** - As of writing this, the channel is not up yet. I will update this when the channel is up. REVIVAL CardThis will be another of our 2-night cards. With that said, let's get into it!REVIVAL Night 1 - August 2nd, 6pm ESTMatches 1-6 - Tournament to determine a #1 Contender to the AWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipMatch 7: Sprawl Ganger and Decker Sloan vs Tyson Kingsbury and Bobby Sampson - Winner advances to Night 2 to face Kross Slash for the AWF Tag Team ChampionshipsREVIVAL Night 2 - August 3rd, 6pm ESTMatch 1: Silver Hawk vs Peter Holms vs Dorado Rigger vs Kaba Shoin vs Victor Vega vs Johnny Rocket - 6-Way Elimination Dance for the AWF Cruiserweight Championship
Match 2: Phase vs Kristian Durham - Fall Series Qualifier Match
Match 3: Zack Kent vs Alex Taylor - Fall Series Qualifier Match
Match 4: Night 1 Tournament Finals - AWF World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contenders Match
Match 5: NORAZO vs Crash Donofrio - AWF Intercontinental Championship on the line
Match 6: Kross Slash vs N1M7 Winner - AWF Tag Team Championships on the line
Match 7: Henrik Waris vs Jaden Bennett - AWF World Heavyweight Championship on the line
And that's all! See you on August 2nd to recap Night 1! |
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Post by Aris on Aug 3, 2019 0:15:34 GMT
AWF Revival Night 1 Results
Hello, all! We've just wrapped up the first show back for AWF, so without further adieu, let's get right into the results! The archive is available here, but this link will be updated once it's up on YouTube. Additionally, Starred matches are those that got a 100% rating. --------------------------------------------------------------OPENING ROUND--------------------------------------------------------------
Mercer def. Curtis Baker (18:16)*
Michael White def. Ras Demon (10:32)*
Logan Knyght def. Steve Storm (8:10)
Keith Syxx def. Andrew Storms (10:16)
----------------------------------SEMIFINALS--------------------------------- Michael White def. Mercer (26:53)*
Logan Knyght def. Keith Syxx (6:44)
------------------Main Event!----------------
BOT def. Oceanic Sunrise (13:34)*
And that's all! See you tomorrow for the recap of Night 2! |
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Post by Aris on Aug 4, 2019 0:24:57 GMT
AWF Revival Night 2 Results
So, AWF Revival Night 2 has just recently concluded. Same ground layout rules as before. A starred match either got 100%, is one of my recommended matches, or both. Archive is available here, though I'll update the link when I get it on YouTube.
Victor Vega def. (in order of last eliminated to first) Peter Holms, Dorado Rigger, Johnny Rocket, Kaba Shoin, and Silver Hawk to win the Cruiserweight Championship (12:11)*
Phase def. Kristian Durham via pinfall to secure a spot in the Fall Series (14:34)*
Alex Taylor def. Zack Kent via pinfall to secure a spot in the Fall Series (8:42)
Logan Knyght def. Michael White via submission to become #1 Contender to the AWF World Heavyweight Championship (7:41)
Post Intermission Half:
NORAZO def. Crash Donofrio via pinfall to become AWF Intercontinental Champion (7:33)
Reptillio def. Kross Slash via Referee Stoppage due to Injury to become the AWF Tag Team Champions (8:11)
Jaden Bennett def. Henrik Waris via pinfall to become the AWF World Heavyweight Champion (2x) (27:00)*
And that's all! See you all the Wednesday after next when I reveal the rest of the Fall Series Qualifying matches! |
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Post by Aris on Aug 15, 2019 16:24:46 GMT
AWF Thursday Fight Night Card Reveals
Hello all, and welcome to the card reveal for the first batch of AWF Thursday Fight Night cards! Seeing as how the first three nights are all dedicated to determining who is competing in the Fall Series, I'd like to take the time to explain how that will work before actually revealing the Qualifier cards.
The tournament will take place as a 16-Man, Single Elimination Tournament, however, as opposed to how I plan to have this work for other years, the winner this year will have a choice: They can either;
A. Take the United States Championship upon winning the Finals, or
B. Relinquish the US Championship to the Runner-Up, in exchange for a World Heavyweight Championship match.
With that said, let's take a look at the planned card for the first three weeks of Fight Night!
September 12th
Joe Jackson vs Kurt Feuer
Jonathan Reid vs VASAGO
Vincent Valliant vs Tor Christiansen
Curtis Baker vs Sledge Coleman
Reptillio (Ganger and Sloan) vs Alxnder Nyxx and Tarik
September 19th
Keith Syxx vs Flint Ironstag
Norris Dyson vs Sprawl Ganger
Insanity vs Rhett Holiday
NORAZO vs Reg Knight
Archangel vs Mercer
September 26th
Crash Donofrio vs Tarik
Alxnder Nyxx vs Andrew Lee
Porta Rok vs Aaron Alexander
Henrik Waris vs Topher Black
Andrew Storms vs Ras Demon
And those are your qualifiers! The tournament kicks off on November 7th. I am almost done with the writing of October's cards, though I want to wait until i'm 100% done with them to unveil the cards. See you all on the 12th!
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Post by Aris on Sept 9, 2019 2:48:21 GMT
Hello all, just figured I'd pop by here because I forgot to give some crucial information, and am only just now realizing it. There are 2 things I need to go over here: Where can I watch the Weekly Shows, and what is the order of matches? Starting out with where to watch, due to an issue with me for some reason not being able to premiere videos on Twitch, these will be watchable on the AWF YouTube Channel on Thursdays at 7PM EST. As for the order of matches... 9.12: Match 1: Joe Jackson vs Kurt Feuer Match 2: Tor Christiansen vs Vincent Valiant Match 3: Curtis Baker vs Sledge Coleman Match 4: Jonathan Reid vs VASAGO (Reptillio vs Nyxx and Tarik has been scrapped) 9.19: Match 1: Reg Knight vs NORAZO Match 2: Keith Syxx vs Flint Ironstag Match 3: Insanity vs Rhett Holiday Match 4: Sprawl Ganger vs Norris Dyson Match 5: Mercer vs Archangel 9.26: Match 1: Ras Demon vs Andrew Storms Match 2: Alxnder Nyxx vs Andrew Lee Match 3: Porta Rok vs Aaron Alexander Match 4: Crash Donofrio vs Tarik Match 5: Henrik Waris vs Topher Black And that's all! See you on the 12th to recap the first episode of AWF Thursday Fight Night! |
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Post by Aris on Sept 13, 2019 0:10:30 GMT
AWF Fight Night Recap (9/19/19)Hello all, and welcome to the recap of the first episode of AWF Fight Night. A bit delayed, since it turns out I set the wrong footage to premiere, but better late then never. The show is rewatchable here.
Joe Jackson def. Kurt Feuer (5:42)
Tor Christiansen def. Vincent Valiant (6:23)
Sledge Coleman def. Curtis Baker (12:37)
VASAGO def. Jonathan Reid (11:52)
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Post by Aris on Sept 20, 2019 0:41:50 GMT
AWF Fight Night Recap (9/19/19)
Hello all, and welcome to the recap of the 2nd episode of AWF Fight Night. As always, the show is rewatchable here.
Reg Knight def. NORAZO (5:37)
NOTE: as far as this victory goes, NORAZO is the Intercontinental Champion. Reg Knight defeated him, and thus he is owed a championship match. A date for that is to be determined.
Keith Syxx def Flint Ironstag (6:56)
Insanity def. Rhett Holiday (7:20)
Sprawl Ganger def. Norris Dyson (11:32)
Archangel def. Mercer (12:42)
And that's all! See you next week for the recap of the final night of Fall Series Qualifiers, as well as a sit-down interview with Jaden Bennett ahead of his AWF World Heavyweight Championship match with Logan Knyght, and Insanity making an announcement about his in-ring future! |
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Post by Aris on Sept 27, 2019 23:36:39 GMT
AWF Fight Night Recap (9/26/19)
Hello all, and welcome to this late recap of the September 26th edition of AWF Fight Night! As always, the show is rewatchable here.
Ras Demon def. Andrew Storms (6:25)
Andrew Lee def. Alxnder Nyxx (6:46)
Porta Rok def. Aaron Alexander (7:02)
Crash Donofrio def. Tarik (9:18)
Henrik Waris def. Topher Black (10:22)
This spoiler tag: Insanity has an interview with Jaden Bennett, and also announces his in-ring future.
Insanity: Hello, everyone, and welcome to this sit-down interview with the AWF World Heavyweight Champion, Jaden Bennett.
Bennett: Champ here!
I: So, first off, congratulations on becoming a 2-time AWF World Heavyweight Champion-
J: Thank you.
I: Alright, leave the interrupting to me, kiddo-
J: Don’t call me that.
I: What did I just say? You know what, whatever. In 4 weeks, you will be making your first defense of the AWF World Heavyweight Championship against Logan Knyght. Do you have any thoughts towards the challenger?
J: Well, I feel like all I really have to say on why I respect Logan is that he was the first ever Critical!Club PS4 Champion. He’s more than proven himself just with that alone, but what did he do while holding that title? I’ll tell you what; literally nothing. He lost that belt on his first defense, scampered back off to Michigan, got into Retribution where he… actually did decent. Podium finish, but what did I do in that same tournament? Beat him, tied for first, then won the whole thing. I win this belt, but he’s still owed an opportunity at it, so in the BIG Garden, in the first PS4 match on an official Critical Card, I beat him. My point is, Logan, you’re a man with no commitment to this company. You have a good first showing, then you fall apart, while in a year, I’ve won three titles, the most difficult tournament in wrestling, main evented Williams-Brice, and been the youngest SOB to do all of that. You’ve never beaten me, this sure as hell won’t be the first time you do.
I: ...I’ve...got nothing. Um… (long pause)
J: *sips water*
I: The winner of the Fall Series may be going after you. Out of everyone in the competition, who would you like to have challenge you for your World Heavyweight Championship?
J: Hmm… I’d be down for another go against Henrik. If not him, I’d be fine with either Archangel or you. Actually, come to think of it, I’m pretty sure I still owe Andrew Lee a match.
I: Why do you say that?
J: He beat me in Retribution, remember?
I: Oh, right! Yeah.
J: Alright, guess he’s gonna be next. I don’t really have anything else to say, thanks for having me.
I: Welcome! (short pause) And now, I have an address to make. I’m going to be having my final match at Empire 14. I’m just having to deal with a big pile-up of injuries from over the years, and also the fact that I have a family now. So yeah, I’ll be looking out for who I want my last opponent to be, I’ll be competing more. Consider it a farewell tour, whatever. I'm competing more this year, and I’ve had so much fun over the last 20 years. I really don’t want to stop wrestling, but I have to.
So thank you. Thank you all for supporting me throughout this journey. Thank you for supporting me when I took over AWF, and thank you for helping us form the greatest pro wrestling show on the planet.
And that's all! On next week's card: Reg Knight challenges for NORAZO's intercontinental championship, Logan Knyght faces Archangel, and Kaba Shoin and Silver Hawk battle in a number-one Contender's match! |
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Post by Aris on Oct 4, 2019 1:44:57 GMT
AWF Fight Night Recap (10/3/19)
Hello, all, and welcome to the recap of the October 3rd, 2019 edition of AWF Fight Night. As always, the show is watchable here.
Silver Hawk def. Kaba Shoin to become #1 contender to the AWF Cruiserweight Championship (8:05)
Archangel def. Logan Knyght (9:26) NOTE: Here's my stance on #1 contenders. They are held to similar standards as the champion. Thus, Archangel will face Logan Knyght again next week, with Logan's #1 Contendership for the AWF World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
Insanity and Pheonix Alex Wright def. Andrew Lee and Peter Holms (13:00)
Reptillio def. Tarik and Alexander Nyxx (17:00)
Reg Knight def. NORAZO to become Intercontinental Champion (7:38)
And that's all! Next week, Zack Kent faces Kristian Durham, NORAZO faces Keith Syxx, and Michael White faces Norris Dyson! |
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Post by Aris on Oct 12, 2019 0:40:02 GMT
AWF Fight Night Recap (10/10/19)
Hello all, and welcome to the recap of the October 10th episode of Fight Night. The show is rewatchable here, and stay after the spoiler tag, as it contains information on a change in how AWF will air.
Joe Jackson def. Alex Taylor (6:05)
Michael White def. Norris Dyson (9:11)
Kristian Durham def. Zack Kent (9:58)
Keith Syxx def. NORAZO (16:06)
Logan Knyght def. Archangel (11:30)
Programming Changes
The Recap will not be posted for 24 hours after Fight Night to prevent spoilers
Shows will be broadcast every other week instead of weekly (barring tournaments, which will follow either semiweekly or weekly schedules, depending on the format of the tournament in question)
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Post by Aris on Oct 26, 2019 0:00:53 GMT
AWF Fight Night recap (10/24/19)
Hello all, and welcome to the recap of AWF Fight Night episode 6. As always, the show is rewatchable here. Stay tuned after the recap, where there will be information on next months Fall Series. Michael White def. Nathan Kross to become the Number One Contender to the AWF Intercontinental Championship (11:37). His owed title match will come on one of two dates: The first night of January's Cruiserweight Cup if Champion Reg Knight makes it into Fall Series finals, and the final night of the Fall Series if Reg Knight is eliminated.
Silver Hawk def. Victor Vega to become AWF Crusierweight Champion (8:20), afterwards declaring his entry into the Cruiserweight Cup. Jaden Bennett def. Logan Knyght to retain his AWF World Heavyweight Championship (21:04), afterwards issuing a challenge to Andrew Lee for a World Heavyweight Championship match, which was promptly accepted. And now, Fall Series information! For the uninitiated, during tournaments, we temporarily switch to a weekly format. This is no different. The tournament will start on November 7th, with these 5 matches: Phase vs Alex Taylor Joe Jackson vs Tor Christiansen Sledge Coleman vs Vasago Reg Knight vs Keith Syxx Insanity vs Sprawl Ganger The Thursday after that will be the last three opening round matches (Archangel vs Demon, Lee vs Porta, and Donofrio vs Waris) and the first two quarter-final matchups. Then, on November 23rd, I plan to do a little mini-PPV. This will consist of the last 2 quarterfinals, the entirety of the semifinals, White vs Knight, Bennett vs Lee (with these two, assuming that respective tournament competitors are eliminated) and the Fall Series finals. I hope to see you all there! |
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