BDW on TBS #10

I liked it. The poses are a little off but I would say it's only 5% at the very maximum. The commentary humor isn't necessarily to my taste because it makes it very obvious it's not a genuine fed, but I think it's important to have it because it definitely separates this show from others. I also think it helps to build the overall feel of ECW by using such humor. The arena is clean too. It does a good job at the ECW feel and I did enjoy the ending, not spoiling it for anyone who hasn't read it yet (hate when people give away a huge moment in a show like that) but the ending was very cool. Unrelated note but the Kofi shirt on RVD works well, that's actually quite a good idea. You also seem to have a very solid mid card too, who put on some good matches. There were so many little things I noticed like the Heyman ECW hat and I think it's things like that that make this really a complete feel of ECW. Nice work man! Hope to see Raven soon too, a very interesting character there!

I liked the Chikara/high school gym joke during Brodie's entrance. This should be a pretty interesting match, I'm hoping it won't be a squash. Poses in this are great so far, I'm really liking that flashback Rey figure. Decent TV length match, and Rey didn't get totally destroyed, but I liked Brodie looking strong.

Surely it isn't just me that leaves the theme playing during a Gangstas match? Doesn't feel right without it. Nice brawl, I got a kick out of using the Johnny Jeter figure for Mike Mondo although I'm not sure why.

That Ricky Fuji figure looks great, and is interesting given the discussion about people using the same characters this week - nice to see someone totally out of left field. Enjoyed this match, and all the pin reversals looked great. Great match, surprised to see Fuji get the win.

Confused about Snow attacking Noble, maybe I missed something there. Curious to see as to why Raven "no-showed". Another good match, and the "messiah" thing seems interesting. I hope it's Judias Mesias, just for the hell of it.

Main event segment was different to what I expected, but Sabu coming back was cool.

Really liked this show, every BDW show just seems to improve on the last. Great feuds going, and I'm excited to see where they end up.

deskjet
Thanks for taking the time to give your thoughts.

attitudesback
I appreciate the praise, but some of your comments don't make too much sense to me. Mainly when you said the humor helped build to the overall feel of ECW. ECW's commentary was mostly serious (save Joel Gertner), so I don't see what you're getting at here. Also, "makes it obvious it's not a genuine fed"? The commentary has a very slight amount of humor in it, because I like making jokes. I pretty much take all the humor I was tempted to put into other segments, and stick it in the commentary, don't see how commentary with a sense of humor means it's not a genuine fed. Regardless, I appreciate that you took the time to give your thoughts.

@dracula1
I use RVD, because how am I supposed to have an ECW fed without him? Brodie's not necessarily a must have member of the roster, but he's one of the guys who woulda been in ECW had it lasted longer, so I decided to include him once I got him. It's nice to hear you say good about my posing, but I'm not entirely proud of it just yet. Though I did like how I made it through an entire show without one nonsensical pose (besides the powerbomb transition pic that got corrupted). Might tuck the knots into the turnbuckle pad, cause I agree with you, doesn't look the best. Thanks for responding to the show, means a lot coming from you.

slowgraffiti
Only crazy people don't leave the theme on during a Gangstas match...lol. I actually made a mistake by calling Johnny "Mike Mondo", wasn't just me slapping a jobber name on him, but eh. Ricky Fuji's still a WIP (hopefully I'll be able to give him one of his great tight designs at some point). Don't think anyone's used Fuji before, and I'll be surprised if anyone else uses him. Personally a big fan of him, so when I got the opportunity to use him in BDW, I went for it. Thought the commentary explained the Job Squad situation well enough (guess I shouldn't've cut out those 7 pulp fiction promos), Jamie Noble knocked head out of Snow's hand, and he snapped...implying that Head is the one in control. The idea with the lights cutting out and Raven no-showing twice in a row is to lead up to the eventual appearance of the person interfering in the matches...whether it be Raven, or a higher power. Thanks for giving your thoughts.

Wicked
I kinda toned down the self loathing jokes, and focused more on the running jokes and subtle references. There was still some in there, but not an abundance like previous shows (most notably BDW #8, where the commentators pretty much hated the show, since I did as well). Surprised people liked Brodie vs Rey that much, especially you, as it was a rather short match. The Rogue Horsemen is an angle I'm looking forward to playing out. I'm also surprised you enjoyed Fuji, as I really have no clue how he talks...since the only promos of his that seem to exist are in Japanese. Gangstas squash was a favorite of mine during filming...due to the stabbing spot..lol. Might continue having Mike Awesome wear the facepaint (for now it's just washable marker, as I'm not sure whether or not I'd want only just a Gladiator), might not. Truth be told, I didn't actually plan for Sabu to return during the main event segment, but it turned out pretty well, so I'm glad I stuck him in there.

Thanks for the replies everyone. Rather unexpected to get so many so soon... glad to see the board's getting more active.

It'd be funny to insert some comic relief in the form of a translator for Ricky, but it'd be inaccurate, as he knows english from his time in the Canadian indies



Now when I get around to other native japanese talents, I might just have to go that route, or just avoid having them talk completely.

Rhino/Awesome vs RVD/Sabu is a great idea. Was going to have Rogue Horsemen fight the Network in the main event of the next BDW episode, but it makes more sense for The Network to fight RVD and Sabu after Sabu's surprise return.

Rhino, Zeb and Mike Awesome. Pretty much gave up on Corino as I don't have anything else for him to do. Pillman turned on the Network at N2R, and formed the Rogue Horsemen at the last episode of BDW

Funny you should say it was 800 pictures too long, because if it was your preferred length, it'd be -300 pics long lol. I want to have decent matches, and cram in all the story development I need, which is why there's 500 pics. I understand not liking the length though.
Commentary got weaker during Punk/Noble because I had a horrible headache and wanted to get the show out yesterday. 
No, Sabu didn't turn out the lights in the Punk/Noble match. Not going to answer who did, but I can tell you it wasn't Sabu.
Thanks for taking the time to reply. Nice to hear I made the Gangstas interesting...probably helps that I give New Jack a wider variety of moves.

What I meant about a genuine fed is that it doesn't sound real when you mention a no armed Triple H figure, or Heyman saying pictures didn't process. It takes away from the world we are supposed to immerse ourselves in. Nothing against the integrity of the fed. It's like me saying "the crowd printouts are live tonight! great crowd!". Genuine is the wrong word, I think it's more about how 'real' this is.

Brick,
So here is the thing, I got told to check this fed out by someone on the board. (not saying who). Having done so here are my thoughts on BDW on TBS.



Liked

Really neat intro video to the show

Some nice crisp shots, 90% of your photos are spot on.

the dialogue for Rey's intro was cool.
 
Nice use of the Gangsta's (they are different from other feds so keep this going)

I enjoyed the violent tag match between Mondo + Quick and the Gangsta's and a controversial moment with a stabbing at a live event! It's an edgy decision to have someone criminally assaulted in a live venu on tv!

A gang warfare errupting on the fed, between Da Hood + Gangsta's it sets me back to my teens when i did a similar story co-op with a friend using GIJOEs! - are we about to see some 'dissing' promos by both factions?
(i hope) maybe a rap battle? 


I liked the creation of the rogue horsemen, Very awesome!
I've never seen a Ricky Fuji before! Nice work.

I appreciated the mat wrestling between Fuji + Y2J and loved the Fuji Kamikaze poses really well executed!



Aquaman makes an appearance on TV! (Make a sign for him saying I do not suck) Big Bang Theory reference 


Interesting finish in the Punk vs Noble with the lights going out, is this Bray Wyatt or Undertaker? I'm thinking Bray because he said Messiah but for some reason i kept getting ready to mark out for Raven making an appearance.



Disliked

Some shots (about 10% were blurry) considering this it can be addressed and worked on.



Summary

Overall, I really enjoyed this show! The arena has come on leaps and bounds and you have a very clear direction over where you want to take your federation, it's very violent and very gritty and edgy, not like a lot of the feds that tend to replicate current (PG) programming and i do sense there is a big fan in you for you really enjoying this type of [edgy] wrestling it definitely shows.



I'll definitely check back on your next show, when will it be published?

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