rad

"Da Grand Pappy Of Dem All!!!"
Live on YouTube, Fri. July 3rd, 2020
Spreadin' the love of kayfabe to an empty arena near you SOON!!!

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[[#6.) "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts, No DQ match]] -- The patriarch of the funhouse and the proverbial father of Damien prepare to go toe-to-toe in our show's main event. Both competitors here are masters of the mind game, and fans have yet to be purposefully divided on where their allegiances should lie, leaving the crowd to make up their mind as these two legends of the promo look to one-up the other in this No Disqualifications main event. The many highlights of this rivalry have included Bray introducing a mock puppet of Damien named "Demon", only to have it viciously sacrificed by the rest of his playmates mere moments after his debut episode. This resulted in Jake Roberts crashing the set of the Firefly Funhouse, unleashing the real Damien from his bag as he proceeded to attack and maul the cast of the show as Bray Wyatt proceeded to make a hasty retreat in the process. The Fiend would get back by stealing Damien and seemingly holding him hostage, only to bring the greatest and most disturbing distress ever to Roberts one week later -- the dismembered head of Damien; both eyes removed from their sockets; now glowing bright red with smoke emitting from its bowel, fixed in the center of Wyatt's dreaded lantern. Roberts, in tears of rage, chased after Wyatt, only for Bray to disappear in a cloud of red smoke, his haunting laughter left to echo in our ears.

[[#5.) Nick Aldis w/Trish Stratus vs. Cody Rhodes, NWA World Championship match]] -- The National Wrestling Alliance's Board of Directors have agreed to sanction this contest as an NWA World Championship Match, despite the contest occurring outside of their usual studio arena. Aldis has brought many more ideas to the product in recent weeks after ditching the services of Kamille in favor of the legendary bombshell herself -- Trish Stratus. This feud between Aldis and "The American Nightmare" needs no reminding though, as the long-awaited bookend of this epic trilogy now awaits to be finally written. Cody believes it is his destiny to bring back the very title that his father before him held to the company he is now the face of -- All-Elite Wrestling. Standing in his way though will be the very face of NWA itself -- "Slick" Nick Aldis, who has more than proven himself as deserving of the title, as he has single-handedly returned it's former prestige and glory since the debut of NWA Powerrr. The score is 1-1; Question is, who will win this epic series???

[[#4.) Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Keith Lee, Grudge match]] -- Misawa and Lee are both riding strong winning streaks leading into this contest... in singles competition, that is. The two were paired together in tag team action a month prior, and after a dominating win against some local enhancement talent, the two found that this pairing was going better than previously anticipated. Cracks began to show quickly though, as missed tags and missed opportunities in general consistently seemed to elude the two in there subsequent contests. This powder keg came to a dramatic explosion in their most recent match against the legendary Harlem Heat, where there issue of communication due to language barrier would prove to be their undoing, as Misawa's words of constructive criticism after a botched finish that resulted in a loss would be assumed as fighting words by Keith Lee. Lee would proceed to push Misawa, and Misawa pushed back and a brawl ensued. After being pried apart, the two were brought together for an in-ring promo to solve the issue, this time being provided translators. Despite this attempt at an olive branch, what we got instead was Keith Lee challenging Misawa to a singles match to prove who was the better man once and for all after Misawa refused to bask in his glory, rather stating in dry, Japanese reply: "Soon enough -- the glory will be mine."

[[#3.) Chyna vs. Sami Callihan, B.Y.O.W. match]] -- Sami Callihan garnered nuclear heat by attacking Chyna in a recent backstage segment, attempting to smash her head between a steel chair with a barbwire-wrapped baseball bat before being hauled off by security. Before their arrival, Sami drew controversy with the line: "You should be thanking me... I'm gonna help you get your face back!" The attack was the result of Chyna implying that she could defeat him after Sami mocked in a promo that women had no place in the ring. A week later following the attack, Chyna attempted to get her payback, only to be thwarted by the heavy security presence that Callihan had hired out of his own pocket, garnering even more heat from the fans. This match will be the first chance for Chyna to enact her revenge; the fans have brought their own weapons for this match tonight!

[[#2.) Bruiser Brody vs. Drew McIntyre, Singles match]] -- Both Brody and Drew have steamrolled through the competition as of late, yet Brody suffered his first loss on an account of McIntyre's botched interference. Drew was trying to settle a score with the Bruiser's opponent, William Regal, who had scoffed at McIntyre's rise on Twitter, recently claiming that Drew had only been promoted for the sake of appealing to the Scottish independence movement. Regal proceeded to post several pro-British tweets over the course of the next weeks, as well as conducting promos that called for McIntyre to convince himself and his people that they should be "subservient to the Queen". Rather than bending the knee, Drew chose to wield the Claymore -- only for it to knock off the head of Bruiser Brody instead. While McIntyre insisted for the booking committee to grant him his match with William Regal, and eventually would take those matters into his own hands in the form of a backstage attack on the former Blue Blood, the legendary wielder of the chain is eager to set things right from the opposite corner.

[[#1.) Harlem Heat vs. United Knuckles (British Bulldog & Will Ospreay) w/William Regal]] -- The injury of William Regal suffered at the hands of Drew McIntyre has put him out of action, but it did not quell his voice. That voice was heard in the proceeding weeks, forming a faction out of the ashes to champion the combined interests of Great Britain and Great Britain first through its most iconic wrestlers ever: British Bulldog, Will Ospreay and the aforementioned Regal in a new stable calling themselves the "United Knuckles", famed for their signature brass knuckles that they continue to wear in promos and interviews and even implement in their matches. Fast-forward to the reunion of one of the greatest duos to ever duo: real-life brothers Booker T and Stevie Ray, better known as Harlem Heat. Both Booker and Stevie sure brought that heat by making their presence known, assaulting the trio after cheating their way to victory one too many times, setting the stage for our show's opening contest!

Baker

Full Moon Wrestling
Presents....
Bad Moon Rising
Live on pay per view from Moon Township, Pennsylvania

1. Hakushi vs. Jerry Lynn- Half Moon Title Tournament Match

2. Too Cold Scorpio vs. 1-2-3 Kid- Half Moon Title Tournament Match

Management decided it was time to institute a second singles title due to the wealth of talent in FMW. Four of the best wrestlers in FMW the world were chosen to battle in the first round of a tournament to determine the inaugural Half Moon Champion. You won't want to miss what will surely be two state of the art matches which combine athletic high flying with enough technical acumen to knock your socks off.

3. "Shooter" Aron Stevens vs. Barry Horowitz- The Shooter's Debut

The former Damien Sandow spent months suffering through a long losing streak. While still in the midst of said losing streak, his intellectual pursuits lead him to discover a line in the 1902 Encylcopaedia Britannica referring to the long-forgotten "mysterious Kingdom of Mongrovia, which is rumored to be populated by the greatest fighters in the world. The few outsiders who have ventured into this seldom-visited land and managed to return with their wits still intact told wild stories about the natives practicing an advanced form of martial arts known as Mongrovian Karatay."

Damien Sandow immediately left FMW to find the lost Kingdom of Mongrovia (which appears on no modern maps) with the hope of being trained in the shadowy art of Mongrovian Karatay.

After many months, in which he was thought lost forever, Sandow finally did return. He came back a changed man. His first order of business was to renounce his former Damien Sandow identity. He claims to have been reborn as "Shooter" Aron Stevens during some sort of mystical Mongrovian ceremony. Stevens also claims to have earned a 3rd degree black belt in Mongrovian Karatay, allegedly the highest rank ever achieved by an outsider.

The opponent for his highly anticipated return match will be lovable loser Barry Horowitz, whose winless record is even worse than that of the former Damien Sandow.

4. Umaga vs. Bam Bam Bigelow- Colossal Jostle

These two simply do not like one another because of the dreaded giant heat~!. They're colossal. And they will jostle. In a specially reinforced ring. 

5. Razor Ramon vs. Eli Drake- Grudge Match


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Loudmouthed newcomer Eli Drake has targeted loudmouthed veteran Razor Ramon. The machismo will be oozing when these two cocky and charismatic first rate talents finally battle for the first time after months of tremendous trash talk.

6. Masters of the Powerbomb (Vader & Sid) [c] vs. Miracle Violence Connection (Dr. Death Steve Williams & Terry Gordy)-
Two Moons Championship Match 

Luckily the ring will still be reinforced from the Colossal Jostle when these four mastodons lock horns in what is sure to be a heavenly hoss fight. Katie bar the door! This battle for the coveted Two Moons Championship will not be for the faint-hearted.

7. Randy Savage (c) vs. Terry Funk- QUADRANGLE Match for the Full Moon Championship


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It all started when Terry Funk served as the special guest referee when Randy Savage beat [redacted] to win the Full Moon Championship. The legendary Funker respectfully challenged the new champ after Savage's hard fought victory. Savage politely declined, justifiably claiming the semi-retired Funk hadn't been active enough to earn a title shot. Funk then snapped, piledriving Savage on a ringside table in a totally unique moment that has never, ever been seen before. 

But that was just the beginning. With Savage injured, Funk started making advances towards Savage's valet and wife, our former ringside interviewer Miss [redacted]. Savage saw red and returned with a vengeance the following week. Only to see the dastardly Funker use Miss [redacted] as a human shield! A week later things got too hot for TV when the evil Funk pulled Miss [redacted] in front of him to take a Randy Savage flying ax handle during yet another Savage/Funk brawl. Savage had injured his own wife due to the Funker's dastardly deeds! She has not been seen since.

Now it was on like Donkey Kong (what does that even mean?). No regular match could contain the sheer HATRED these two felt for one another. Nor could a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Or a No DQ Match. Not even a Cage Match would suffice. So Full Moon Wrestling management, hearing the pleas of both Savage & Funk, decided to book them in the most violent, hardcore, dangerous, and over the top match to ever exist.....

The Quadrangle!

Oh. My. God. Blood will be spilled. Careers will be shortened. Lives will be altered. It's gonna be savage. It's gonna funky. It will even be a little macho. Not to mention crazy. And maybe, just maybe, even a little middle aged. 

Fuuuck...

If we ever have a Baby PI Jr. 2, I'm guessing picking a favorite between them will feel exactly like this. Baker-man was my first and thus held only child favorite status for so long. But then rad came along and has been stealing more and more pieces of my heart with every post.

rad took some matchup and talent I wouldn't on the surface be fussed about otherwise, but then he provided great story hooks for each. So much so I had myself thinking he had Baker-man's number regardless of whatever he'd put forth.

Shame on me.

The Baked One should never doubt The Baker.

Love the Full Moon thematic overlay. Love the presented matchups, and love the gimmicks and hooks. It's all so well-balanced, I can't even pick a favorite I'm looking forward to most. And then the use of my favorite non-Interstellar word in "Quadrangle" sealed the deal.

This collision arguably should've been the finals. Hate voting against rad here, but I simultaneously never feel bad about voting for the Baker-man.

rad and Baker two really good cards. Rad my only complaint is Nick Cody been there done that. Baker very solid but nothing outside of Vader & Sid vs Doc and Gordy screams must see.

I fault no one for voting for Baker , the man always has unique ideas and is as big of an inspiration as it comes when concerning various projects of my own.

I love the full moon theme. Voting for the other side regardless of whether it screws me over or not lol.

I love what rad did with Wyatt & Jake. I am typically not a big fan of repeat matches, but I can't help but be intrigued by the Cody/Aldis rubber match. The Flair/Steamboat of our time? I will even go a step further and say I have never been more invested in a draft matchup. Let's go Nick! #StillRealToMe If I must lose I can at least take solace in knowing I lost to The Real World Champion, who will have the capable hands of rad guiding him going forward.

The Moon theme came about by accident. My card started out as a bare bones thing without pics, a show name, or even a fed name. Then I decided to take a walk outside in the middle of writing last night. I saw the full moon and voila! Went back to insert plenty of moon references and pics for my card. The Full Moon Wrestling name is nothing new for me. That was the name of my 'low budget indie' wrestling figure league in the 90s,

rad gets my vote by a hair. His card is slightly better and he has a slightly more cohesive presentation. Also love those black and white graphics. How did you make them?

I love doing some "tale of the tape"-type comparisons, so let's do them instead of real work!

No DQ Match: "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts

UP AGAINST...

Quadrangle Match for the Full Moon Championship: Randy Savage (c) vs. Terry Funk

Story-wise, I have to give the edge to rad... but honestly just by a hair, and just because it was so gratuitous as far as the visuals involved (animal abuse is perhaps one of the craziest ways to pour gasoline on a blazing hot feud to get that even hotter heel heat). But I also dig Baker-man lifting some classic Flair feuds for a framework for his main event. One part Flair/Funk from 1989 plus one part Flair/Savage from 1992 equals all parts awesome. Once the bell rings through, I lean the other way with thinking Savage/Funk would be a much more intense and entertaining and potentially even insane affair. In the end, since I'm buying tickets to see the actual matches... Baker gets the point here.

Baker - 1 | 0 - rad

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Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) vs. United Knuckles (British Bulldog & Will Ospreay) w/ (William Regal)

UP AGAINST...

Two Moons Championship: Masters of the Powerbomb (Vader & Sid) (c) vs. Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams & Terry Gordy)

Man, as much as I dig the creativity behind United Knuckles, I so wish rad had been able to pick up Dynamite Kid and/or just slotted Regal in instead of Ospreay. Just not feeling Ospreay in this spot. Also feel like rad might've inadvertently handicapped himself by not using Regal (and Trish) as active competitors on his card. On the other side of the coin, Masters of the Powerbomb are one of my personal favorite hoss tag teams... if not tag teams, period. To see them up against the MVC in what will surely be a stiff-as-fuck bombfest... just too good to be true, and way too much to pass up. In a head-to-head battle of the tag match offerings, Baker-man picks up another point.

Baker - 2 | 0 - rad

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Bruiser Brody vs. Drew McIntyre

UP AGAINST...

Colossal Jostle: Umaga vs. Bam Bam Bigelow

Speaking of hoss-fueled bombfests... rad gains the edge again story-wise, even if Drew's pivot to Brody was a bit abrupt, since Baker really didn't offer us much except a strategic image. I'll always mark out for a Colossal Jostle. And considering both the girth and agility of Umaga and Bigelow, I'm thinking this might be the most action-packed, high-flying Colossal Jostle to ever go down. Similar to the main event situation, it's ultimately the match itself that I'll be coming to see; and while I don't doubt Drew/Brody would be a violent affair in its own right, I'm wait to curious to see two personal favorite super heavyweights go at it. Baker-man seems to be cleaning up in a clean sweep.

Baker - 3 | 0 - rad

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NWA World Championship: Nick Aldis (c) (w/ Trish Stratus) vs. Cody Rhodes

UP AGAINST...

Razor Ramon vs. Eli Drake

In this #NWAPOWERRR-inspired showdown, rad earns a point despite giving us something we've seen before. I like the rubber match wrinkle, as well as Slick Nick dumping Kamille for Trish... which feels like it makes him more of a face against Cody, which I like. This isn't meant as a slight against Razor/E-LI, which I'm sure would be an awesome match as well (potentially even the better bout in isolation)... but it lacks story to give it a real hook, IMO. rad is on the board finally!

HOWEVER...

AND...

"Shooter" Aron Stevens vs. Barry Horowitz

The #NWAPOWERRR-inspired showdown is ultimately a handicap match with the numbers working out in Baker-man's favor. Good thing he pumped some solid story into Shooter's debut match. And unfortunately, I'm remembering how shitty that one Nick/Cody match was on that pre-AEW PPV. So, now, I don't really have the highest of hopes for Nick/Cody III... yet I'm sure Shooter's Debut could be entertaining enough at minimum, and Razor/E-LI would be at worst just as good as any Razor/Double J match from 1995 WWF. This whole situation drives home the point that rad probably should've erred on the side of actually booking Trish and Regal in matches so that he'd end up with seven matches to go against Baker's seven; Baker essentially picks up an uncontested point.

Baker - 4 | 0 - rad

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B.Y.O.W Match: Chyna vs. Sami Callihan AND/OR Mitsuharu Misawa vs. Keith Lee

UP AGAINST...

Half Moon Title Tournament: Hakushi vs. Jerry Lynn AND/OR Too Cold Scorpio vs. 1-2-3 Kid

No matter which way you slice it, Baker-man is giving me two dream matches perfectly tailored to my tastes. I'm really not feeling Chyna/Sami, and Misawa/Lee feels like a bit of a forced/rushed story. If only rad had booked 1997-1999 bully monster heel version of Chyna against plucky underdog face Trish, Ospreay against Sami in some sort of hardcore cruiserweight spotfest, and slotted Regal in as Davey Boy's U.K. tag partner... then I think we'd be looking at a much tighter tale of the tape overall. As it stands though, as much as I loved what both guys put forth and felt torn about it yesterday when casting a vote, upon match vs. match review... it's clear Baker-man is a GOD at these things for a reason. Worship at the altar!

Baker - 6 | 0 - rad

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Jul 6, 2020 13:18:30 GMT Emperor said:

rad gets my vote by a hair. His card is slightly better and he has a slightly more cohesive presentation. Also love those black and white graphics. How did you make them?

I use Pixlr for everything gfx related, Photoshop is too complicated lol. I think the setting is "threshold". 

Damn, 🤯 made me wish I had rebooked this card now. Ospreay vs. Callihan would have been good. Chyna/Trish was the original idea, too. I tried to snag DK but by the time I had remembered it was too late.

Razor Ramon vs. Eli Drake would be an epic storyline match btw. I'd love to hear the songs Eli would come up with to mock Razor :lol: