Smack Talk- "New Guard Renegades"

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Welcome one and all to this, the 4th issue of "Smack Talk"! Today I'm gonna dedicate my time to a group who is making a big splash in the world of GZW, this Smack Talk is dedicated to the "New Guard Renegades" known as "Pride"!

So why have I picked this group of young stars to do my latest column on? Why wouldn't I? I mean the group consists of Adam Cage, the recently crowned "Most Sadistic Man In GZW". Maxx Pain, the recently crowned TV Champion and Justin Sharp, the recently crowned LH Champion.

But besides that there seems to be very little support for this group of "Rookies". The higher up such as Kandi Fortune herself have dubbed the group as a sort of business dilemma. While I myself feel the group could represent much more.

So I'll start my little rant with the newest of the "New Guard Renegades", Justin Sharp. Sharp was a problem from day one. Automatically putting himself over the rest of GZW. Pressing him as the star even though he had nothing but "Indy" titles to back him up.

But soon after his arrival an old foe in Maxx Pain arose from the dust to seemingly oppose Justin, when out of the blue, in a match with the NOW GZW Heavyweight Champion, Billy bonds. Maxx Pain assisted Justin is laying the GZW Champ out to dry with a vicious beating and thus forming "Pride".

Soon after another young blood and TV and LH Champion "El Gambit" arose to be the duo's tag partner in a big tag match and seemingly became the third member of the controversial group. But this soon came crashing down as in a match with Adam Cage; "Pride" attacked El Gambit and formed "Pride" as Adam Cage, Maxx Pain and Justin Sharp!

With the stable formed it was now time for the group to prove themselves. And they did it with style, from defeating marks like Nathaniel "Entertainment Franchise" Davis, to winning the LH Title and TV Title. "Pride" had seemingly earned their mark as a GZW threat. But it was not to be.....

Kandi Fortune would not budge from her non-caring attitude towards "Pride". And it seems that the group is back at stage one after losing a big tag match on Crimson and being driven from the ring after Maxx's successful title defense by a barrage of GZW Face's including Justin Sharp's very own father, Chris Sharp!

So what now? Where can this group go and how can it expand itself to win over the right to be a true threat. Well I have my thoughts on the process and they follow like this.

#1- New Members

Three is a great number for a stable, but not for a stable that wishes to take on the whole of GZW. So "Pride" needs to expand itself to reach out to other "New Guards" that are willing to join the force and fight for the right to headline GZW in the future. People like Kid Kaos, Chains, Jacob Helmsley, Chris Trepanier...all very fit athletes that could easily carry their share in "Pride" and would all benefit from the stables overwhelming protection.

So will we see the "Force" widen? It seems it is only a few short weeks away as revealed by Maxx Pain and Pride that 3 new members may very well be on their way. Who are these members? And what are their plans? We'll just have to watch and see what unfolds on GZW TV.

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#2- Focus As A Group

When Pride first got together they were a group and performed as a group and attacked as a group but when they got involved with feuds for Zero Tolerance the group was no longer a group. But I mean I can't complain that much since they all performed amazingly well as singles.

But if they wish to challenge GZW as they definitely can, then they need to pull together and get back to being a group of well, thugs.

Crimson brought a little of that as they had a tag match and participated in the Lumber Jack Match to. And Travesty looks to be doing the job for them to, as they will be involved in a big Eight-Man Tag Match along with GZW's shame, Magic. (Attacking a Pregnant Woman, even I can't stand for it.)

So I'm hoping that "Pride" will get back to being the group that put Celestia "Mooncat" L'Yark on the rack, the group that stomped Chains down for his verbal disagreeing with the stable. I want the group back that lays into people with sneak attacks and cheap antics.

"Pride" is sure to please as long as they keep themselves in form and concentrate on the task at hand.

#3- Opponents

"Pride" has picked up one thing in their time here, a group of formidable opponents. Maxx Pain seems to have angered the "Entertainment Franchise" and I'm sure we'll see a little more of those two going at each other after Davis was screwed on Crimson thanks to a shot from Sharp's LH Title.

Justin himself seems to have a lot on his plate with being the main Pride member to verbally attack Kandi Fortune, time and time again and has earned himself opposition in Eric "Kombat" Fortune. But along with the Fortune Family, Justin has to worry about his own! His father Chris definitely made his presence felt by destroying Justin on Crimson and forcing the group from the ring.

Adam Cage, the most sadistic man in GZW has been left without the opposition that Justin and Maxx carry. But fear not Cage fans, I foresee a very challenging opponent for Adam in the future and perhaps we will see the past Extreme Title Holder make a return to deface Chains?

All in all Pride has the opponents it needs and I'm sure that as time passes and more twists are given into this stable we will see many more opponents arise for the self-proclaimed "Legends".

I'll close this all off by stating that Pride can easily be a force to be reckoned with in GZW, but with the task at hand being filled with hardships. The road will be a bumpy one for the "New Guard Renegades". But I for one, being a New Guard myself will stand idly by and watch the future of GZW walk around in Pride colors. They preach they are the future and with the youth and skill I see no reason why they wouldn't be.

This is the "Smack Talk" column, signing out for now. Be sure to check out Travesty as it has one hell of a main event already signed and we may see just what the future has in store for the "New Age Gladiators" with intentions filled with "Pride".