ATD IX Rd 1: branimal84 vs Apex Predator

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HandsomeHollywood

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branimal 84:

Branimal84 Promotions Presents: Back To The Future

Location: Tokyo, Japan


Main Event:

"The Rainmaker" Kazuchika Okada v. The Dynamite Kid (with Paul Heyman)

Billington, annoyed with those who claim he inspired them to become professional wrestlers, has taken it upon himself to challenge who many believe to be the greatest wrestler in the world today, Kazuchika Okada, to show today's generation how it is done. Armed with a mouthpiece and master strategist in Paul Heyman, Billington is dead set on showing those that while athleticism is important, many today lack the killer instinct it takes to brutalize their opponent.

FTR v. The Midnight Express
(James E. Cornette suspended above the ring in a shark cage)

Having recently taken FTR under his wing, Jim Cornette has boldly proclaimed Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood to be the greatest tag team of all time. Taking exception, The Midnight Express have returned to challenge that claim and confront Cornette to understand this sudden betrayal. In the build to the match, both The Midnight Express and FTR leak voicemails left by Cornette where he is playing both teams and appearing to hedge his bets, dead set on coming out on top no matter which team wins. Given that neither team can trust him, Cornette is forced to be suspended above the ring in a solid steel cage, with the winning team getting 5 minutes alone in the ring with him.

Dean Malenko v. Jonathan Gresham
Terminus Rules (15 min time limit with 90 second OT if needed)

Gresham, alongside his cohorts in The Foundation, have made it their mission to re-establish technical wrestling as the gold standard of the industry. Having torn through some of the biggest names of today, Gresham looks to the past and calls out The Man of 1000 holds, Dean Malenko, as his hand-picked opponent. Malenko, looking for that career-defining moment, accepts. Gresham makes the match under the rules established through his own promotion, TERMINUS, as the bedrock of this all important clash.

Bull Nakano (with Paul Heyman) v. Hikaru Shida

Aligning herself with Paul Heyman and The Dynamite Kid, Bull Nakano issued a challenge to one of the longest reigning AEW Women's Champions Hikaru Shida. Seeing parallels in Billington's career to hers, Bull wants to prove to the modern audience that she is not only better than today's athlete, but should be regarded as the greatest of all time.

Brooklyn Brawler v. Barry Horowitz
Special guest referee: Harvey Wippleman

*Loser of the match loses his wrestling license and is barred from competing*

After years and years of tolerated failure, and at the urging of many other promotions, Branimal84 has taken it upon himself to bring back some dignity to the sport. Not everyone should be allowed to wrestle with impunity! That's why these two life-long losers should finally be forced to win. Yes, we all know Barry had that win against Bodydonna Skip and we all know that the man rips in The Brooklyn Brawler's shirt were from The Undertaker begging for mercy (his words), but we're a long way from 1995, folks. And to make sure it's called down the middle, we need one of the sport's most miserable failures in Harvey Wippleman to also bring some integrity to his profession.


*Special Attraction Tag Team Match*
No Holds Barred
Wrath and Mortis (with James Mitchell) v. Bruce Hart and Jason The Terrible

*If Bruce Hart wins, he retains his soul. However, if he loses, his soul will become the property of the SINISTER MINISTER*

Down in the dumps and regretful of his time spent on the outside looking in, Bruce Hart, on a whim, told a colleague backstage following the 32nd unsuccessful relaunch of Stampede Wrestling, that he would sell his soul for a modicum of success in a promotion he didn't book. Overheard from within the men's room handicap stall, James Mitchell offered a pen and paper, assuring Bruce that his dealings with the Dark Lord permitted him to make such promises. Only after signing, did Mitchell reveal that Bruce will compete in main events and main events only from now on - but strictly on hell tours in the fridged Canadian North.

Bruce, with no recourse, began appearing at these shows, but with one goal - to kill the towns. To produce matches so bad that not even these entertainment-starved communities would want James Mitchell and his wrestling side show back.

Mitchell, with his back against the wall, agreed to release Bruce from his contract and save his promotion, but only if he could defeat two of his most prized pupils, Wrath and Mortis. Bruce could even pick his own partner. But should he lose, he must return to these towns, make it right, and continue wrestling "until the wheels fall off".

Left with little choice in a partner given all the bridges he's burned, Bruce reaches into the past and calls upon an ally so dangerous, he expects to strike fear into the hearts of Mitchell's minions, JASON THE TERRIBLE.

Special Triple Threat Cruiserweight Match

Dante Martin v. Psichosis v. Tony Mamaluke (with Paul Heyman)

Looking at the current success of the gravity defying Dante Martin and the past success of one of Mexico's finest exports in Psicosis, ECW alumni and former F.B.I. member Tony Mamaluke vows to take action into his own hands. Unable to get a footing on success, Tony believes that the only way to stand out as a high-flying luchador, is to take the legs out from under his competition. Literally. Not only does Tony vow to win this special challenge match, but he fully intends to break the legs of his opponents.

Timothy Thatcher v. Ricochet
FIGHT PIT

Thatcher with his "thatch as thatch can" style, aims to ground the death-defying antics of Ricochet inside one of the industry's most punishing - and limiting - matches, THE FIGHT PIT. Unafraid of his tormentor's threats, Ricochet fully intends to explore the possibilities of what someone as fearless as Riccochet can accomplish deep inside the claustrophobic confines of Thatcher's den. But all Thatcher needs is just one mistake - one opening - and if he can grab an arm or ankle, he can bring any man to tears.

Jason Jordan and Chad Gable v. Rhett Titus and Tracey Williams
*2 out of 3 Falls*

Every good wrestling show needs an electric opener - one that sets the pace for the rest of the night. And what is better than a match between two teams made up of pure-bred workhorses like American Alpha and The Foundation? No gimmicks are needed here. Just a straight up, balls to the wall wrestling match with two teams looking to outperform the other.

-VS-

Apex Predator:

Preshow

The good Brothers vs a street Profit

Results: the Good Brothers defeat Street Profit

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Powerhouse Hobbs vs Ezekiel



Results: powerhouse Hobbs defeats Ezekiel

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The PPV is Forbidden Door: WWE vs AEW



Randy Orton vs Ricky Starks FTR championship



Build Up: Ricky Starks is cutting a promo back stage when Randy Orton shows up. Ricky upset that he cut him off and tells him to get out of here. Randy challenged him for the FTR championship. He says no. Next week Randy shows up and calls him out. Ricky says if you can beat my boy Powerhouse Hobbs I’ll put it on the line. Randy beats Powerhouse.



Results: Randy Orton defeats Ricky Starks


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Miro vs Batista



Build up: Miro has been away filming movies in Hollywood but wants everyone not to forgot about him. He was led down a path to become the greatest Hollywood movie actor in wrestling history. Unlike all the others he hasn’t turned his back on wrestling. He has come back to do what he does best and it’s crush people. After weeks of defeating jobbers and then going on about being a movie star one wrestler lays out a challenge to Miro. Batista sends a promo on Twitter telling him forbidden door me vs you and I’ll show you what a true Hollywood wrestling movie start can do.



Results: Batista defeats Miro

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Alexa Bliss vs Thunder Rosa



Build up: it’s a champion vs Champion match. Alexa Bliss defeated Becky “The man” Lynch for the right to represent wwe in this match. Both would spend weeks just talking about how they are better than each other.



Winner: Alexa Bliss

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Young Bucks Vs New Day

Build up: the young Bucks have been talking months about how they are the greatest tag team. At Double or Nothing there was a casino Tag Royale match. The young Bucks promised the world they will win this match and win go on to win the AEW tag team titles. Throughout the match the Bucks are dominating and then the joker card comes up. The new day shows up!! The New day end up eliminating the young Bucks. New day would go on to lose in the final two.



The bucks spend weeks calling out New Day to come out and face them. New day continues to ignore them. One week The bucks show up on Raw and attack and beat up New day. New day will eventually show up on AEW and challenges them to the forbidden door PPV to find out who is the greatest tag team.



Results: The young Bucks defeat New Day

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Cody Rhodes open Challenge



Cody comes out to the ring and talks about how he was the greatest TNT champion in AEW. He complements every single person who has had it. He said he would lay out a challenge to any previous champion to come face him. John Silver comes out and says he’s being disrespectful to there leader. Cody then says I’m sorry you feel like that but Brodie was great but I was just a bit better. John Silver says I was talking about Brodie…. Then 18!year old negative -1 comes out with the original TNT belt. He says I accept you challenge on behalf of my father.



Results: -1 defeats Cody Rhodes

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Ric flair vs Kenny Omega



Build up: Kenny Omega shows up on WWE Raw. He talks about how he has been the AEW champion for 3 years now. He has beaten all there is in AEW. He says he opens for some new competition from WWE. He wants a crack at the greatest of all time. Ric flair comes out to the ring and tells him you know what I say “To be the man you got to beat the man! I am the man!” Kenny walks away and then says you haven’t been the man for years. I was hoping I would get a better challenger than you.



Ric Flair shows up on AEW and calls out Kenny. He was disrespected by him and wants the match at forbidden Door. He says out the AEW title on the line just like you said. Kenny comes out and after some back and forth accepts the challenge.



For a few weeks both cut promos about how good they are and how they will prove they are the greatest in wrestling.



Results: Kenny Omega def Ric Flair

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BruinDust

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I went branimal84 here. His builds for each match are creative and among the best in the draft. Well explained and fleshed out. In particular the Bruce Hart storyline is intriguing and very creative.


Apex I like the realism of your card. Feels like something that could actually happen, even the Flair vs. Omega match with the news of Flairs upcoming bout. Both of my drafts I've tried to create something that feels like it legitimate could of happened which makes me appreciated your card.
 

Apex Predator

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I went branimal84 here. His builds for each match are creative and among the best in the draft. Well explained and fleshed out. In particular the Bruce Hart storyline is intriguing and very creative.


Apex I like the realism of your card. Feels like something that could actually happen, even the Flair vs. Omega match with the news of Flairs upcoming bout. Both of my drafts I've tried to create something that feels like it legitimate could of happened which makes me appreciated your card.

This was harder than I thought. I didn’t really know what to expect doing in. I know have a better idea for the future after reading what everyone else did. I thought I was a little
Out there with negative one coming out older. I was like hey if we can have wrestlers in different eras why can’t we jump a bit to the future lol
 

GKJ

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This was harder than I thought. I didn’t really know what to expect doing in. I know have a better idea for the future after reading what everyone else did. I thought I was a little
Out there with negative one coming out older. I was like hey if we can have wrestlers in different eras why can’t we jump a bit to the future lol
I usually try to do 1 or 2 every year with the idea that it could be coming in the future, as potentially a bigger match. Or in some cases, thrown away on smackdown .
 

JackSlater

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I like that Apex Predator stuck to a theme and did execute it, but WWE vs AEW has a pretty narrow scope of options, particularly so in an all time draft. I'd definitely have preferred prime Flair vs Omega, for instance, but it's still good names on paper.

I like Branimal84's card and it got my vote, but one thing in particular that I have to comment on is how shocked I am. I never would have guessed that there would be a good angle booked around Bruce Hart. The Bruce Hart purgatory angle is my favourite thing that anyone booked this year and the kind of thing I enjoy most about the draft.
 

branimal84

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I like that Apex Predator stuck to a theme and did execute it, but WWE vs AEW has a pretty narrow scope of options, particularly so in an all time draft. I'd definitely have preferred prime Flair vs Omega, for instance, but it's still good names on paper.

I like Branimal84's card and it got my vote, but one thing in particular that I have to comment on is how shocked I am. I never would have guessed that there would be a good angle booked around Bruce Hart. The Bruce Hart purgatory angle is my favourite thing that anyone booked this year and the kind of thing I enjoy most about the draft.

Thanks! For some reason, I had this image of James Mitchell walking out of a men's room stall accompanied with dry ice as some sort of mysterious arrival. Reminded me of some Will Ferrell SNL dress-rehearsal sketch left on the cutting room floor. I only wish I had drafted Tony Condello so I could have named dropped him.
 

BruinDust

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This was harder than I thought. I didn’t really know what to expect doing in. I know have a better idea for the future after reading what everyone else did. I thought I was a little
Out there with negative one coming out older. I was like hey if we can have wrestlers in different eras why can’t we jump a bit to the future lol


I concur. This is Year 2 for me and I can't say I thought it would be the challenge that it is but I like it. The one similarity to both years is I didn't know what I planned on doing going into it, but by the time I'm making picks 4 and 5 I had a pretty good idea what direction I would be heading even though my drafting strategy was different each year.
 
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