Post by Sir Chris Cairns on Dec 27, 2013 11:16:20 GMT -6
By Billy Diamond-Remarkable / GZW2K1's Resident Diamond in the Rough
Aftermath2K13 is mere days away, so let's get straight into the narrow with some thoughts on the upcoming pay-per-view, the current roster situation, the year 2013 in review and, of course, a look forward to the upcoming calendar year - all handily condensed into a heavily unstructured mess of random, interchanging thoughts, jotted down for you whenever they jump into my head. Subheadings and editing are so last decade.
Sad to see Kolic go, but I guess that's what happens when you're backstage, singing Christmas carols with your dull wife just minutes before one of the biggest matches of your career.
The backstage authority grouping of James Corbin, Devotion Profit and Nathaniel Davis makes for an intriguing dynamic trio and it is easily the most interesting 'office' line-up GZW2K1 has ever had in terms of potential for conflict, politics and so much more. The star power and name value from these three alone is enough to greatly enhance the current television product and we are seeing evidence of this with the exchanges between Devotion and Davis in relation to Kolic's "Shape Up or Ship Out" drama.
Sticking with the backstage authority figures and my remarkable Moment of the Year Award for 2013 goes to the March 29th edition of Crimson, where Jericho Cross assaulted President Corbin backstage, with poor old Nathaniel Davis trying to keep the peace. It was a wonderfully paced, explosive and dramatic segment which has stayed with me more than any other from over the past twelve months, showcasing GZW2K1 at its very best.
Honourable mention for Eva Hikari's retirement.
Is anyone other than Raze truly being considered for the Globalstar of the Year award? His work ethic hasn't always been there, and he has had a few shaky promos, but he has found himself at the centre of some of GZW2K1's best television and pay-per-view moments this year, including the aforementioned tussle with President Monarch, as well as headlining Heatwave 10 with Lord Leon Corbin, and many more. Cross cannot claim all the credit for his success this year as there has been a solid, although never spectacular supporting cast.
Another year comes to a close but the revolving door of talent is still in full swing. New signings, shock returns, injuries, retirements, legal issues/arrests, passport troubles, personal issues, drug scandals, an inability to cut it at the highest level... all have played a part in shaping and reshaping the GZW2K1 roster throughout 2013.
Perhaps the biggest departure of the year was Eva Hikari, who received a legend's farewell on the April 30th This Means War special broadcast. Far more abrupt, and with zero fanfare, is the supposed retirement of Leon Corbin which came this past month, and will probably last for at least another month. Around the same time, Davina Cameron was barred from working the GroundZero schedule due to Visa issues, and subsequently left the company.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year is the disappearance of both Sir Justinian and his sidekick Bartholomew. These two were credited with breathing new life into GZW2K1, only to both quickly fade. I'd suggest there were troubles with their time machine and they are now stuck in another centaury, yet the more likely reason for their lengthy hiatus is a serious neck injury sustained by Justinian, causing his sidekick, Bartholomew, to also languish on the sidelines. Both are still under contract until March 2014. Nobody knows when, or if, we'll ever see them again.
And what of Gideon Reece? We are unable to speak of his current legal issues, but he burst back onto the scene after an absence of six years, building up some terrific momentum, creating some terrific television, only for it all to come crashing to a halt. It's enough to make a Head Booker weep!
But that's not all! We've also had Jon Kellar throwing a strop because management weren't giving him the push nobody but Kellar himself felt he deserved, Munin buckling under severe pressure, Nathan Williams limping off into the sunset, and then the list dwindles into obscurity, and we have the time wasters most people have already completely forgotten about... Annin, Nobunaga, KnightMask, Razaq ibn-Al'Thair and, last and least, Sah'ta Thor, who seemed almost as if he were going to be the second coming of William Black. Oh, and who can forget (I almost did) Shane Ryder making his 157th return, before once more bailing mere weeks later.
Not a great year for talent acquisition and retention, but GZW2K1 has been through rougher patches, and what we have right now isn't so much a rough patch as much as it is merely the issue of a small roster.
Red X is one of the most mysterious enigmas in GZW2K1 history. See if you can guess which notable Globalverse personality is lurking beneath the infamous mask in the below image. The answer can be found at the end of today's column.
Here's a round-up of some questions I've received over the past few weeks from my remarkable fans:
Hey Billy, who is the greatest Globalstar never to have won an LotC crown? Why?
- Michael Loerd from Newark, NJ
The Remarkable Answer:
The smart answer here is that James Corbin - as arguably the Greatest of All Time, and someone who has never actually won the Lord of the Coliseum tournament - is the greatest Globalstar to have never earned that particular honour, although it all comes down to personal taste. I suppose you could name a few others such as Billy Bond, Pimp Bizkit, Nathan Williams and a plethora of others from that era. Some might suggest Zachary Sharp, but I certainly wouldn't. In the current era you have slim pickings, but perhaps John Champa could've won it last year. Overall, Icon Monarch is my pick. Too many undeserving winners/wieners have oversaturated things in more recent years and, as evidenced by LotC being cancelled in 2013 (and no one caring), I think it's safe to say that the event has lost much of its appeal and mystique.
Where does Lord Kaos rate on the greatest of all time list? Surely being the only double lord of the coliseum, and two years in a row at that, puts him close to the very best? Where is he and why?
- Johnny Green from O'Shea, NY
The Remarkable Answer:
Lord Kaos is safely top 10 material, and will make many top 5 lists with ease. You can approach your 'Greatest of all Time' list with qualifiers such as work rate over a large number of years, in which case you'd rank Lord Leon Corbin highly, or with qualifiers such as nostalgia or a love for a certain era, in which case Lord Deacon Kane would rank highly for the Golden Era. You can look at Globalstars who were MVP and who carried the company through some key moments in history, with some iconic matches and promos over a very short period of time, such as Lord John Taylor throughout the Restart era, and I believe Lord Kaos is a mixture of all those things, although not the absolute best in any given category. He worked his way up the card, we watched him grow and evolve, he is GroundZero through and through, and he was an absolute force to be reckoned with during his big run at the top. His got a little stale towards the end of his true era of dominance, and I'd like to see Kaos repent for his sins of abandoning GZW for HKWF for all those years. Perhaps that is what we are seeing with his 'quest' to 'improve' the likes of Gideon Reece and Mickey Tourette. Anyway, yes, his legacy as one of the all-time greats is safe.
Is Raze the toughest Globalstar of all time? I mean legitimately tough, as in a street fight. I need to know.
Ray Waters from Floyd, Missouri
The Remarkable Answer:
No, Raze doesn't have that tough guy reputation. He's "tough" as a Globalstar, much in the same way that Alex Cross is "tough" or Zachary Sharp is "talented" or Seth Raide cuts a "good promo". Fans are manipulated into believing these things, whether it be Crumb telling us that Raze is as tough as they come, or Joshua Samson pretending to be in love with Seth Raide. It's all down to 'flavour of the month' booking. Backstage, away from the audience, it's an entirely different story on who is tough and who isn't. Also, define toughness? You have your extreme bump takers who take far more damage then any normal human being ever should and who, on the surface at least, seem to escape relatively unscathed, such as Electric Sharpe. You have your legit strongmen with freakish bodies who can pull off amazing feats of strength, such as Bane, with his massive arms, or Nathan Williams with his height and bulk. Try taking either of those monsters off their feet! And then you have the people no one is going to want to mess with in a fist fight or backstage brawl, such as Reject, Union Jack or Michael Irons. You also have to take into account things like expertise in different combat situations. How would former marine Shane Lawrence fare against legit martial artist Jon Kellar? One thing's for sure: all these "Fight Like A Girl" types such as Munin, Kandi Fortune-Corbin and Eva Corbin would probably die a quick death if a Reject or Deacon Kane punched them full-force in the face. But that's not what GZW2K1 is all about of course, and we fully promote equality and man-on-woman violence here. In any case, Raze can't hang with the most notorious tough guys.
What is the most innovative move in the history of the Globalverse? What is it; who invented it; who perfected it?
- Jim Young from Finland
The Remarkable Answer:
Some of my favourite and most varied and unique move sets from GZW2K1 history are Lord Leon Corbin, Lord John Taylor and Lord Sean Fiery. They were all very varied and had most of the bases covered, each with their own iconic submission, aerial and mat-based moves, as well as primary finishers, secondary finishers, trademark moves... you name it. The individual moves may not have been unique, but the ways in which folk like Fiery and the Lone Gunman would string together all those signatures was special. But the single most innovative move? Well, I always enjoyed the Nathan Williams twist on the traditional Powerbomb with his Extinction finisher. Seeing big T-Rex lift someone over seven feet into the air and then drop them behind from a powerbomb position and onto their face was something we had never really seen before. Sean Locke's Shockwave is a brutal looking variation move that no one else does. Not much stands out as truly unique though, especially these days, unless you start counting individual one-off spots. If I remember correctly then Seth Raide Superplexed John Taylor off the top rope while Raide himself was Powerbombed off the top rope by Monarch back at Aftermath2K6. Something like that. Those innovative twists on mundane moves are my favourite.
Who has the coolest entrance at the moment?? What's the coolest entrance of all time? Including music, pyro, video, etc?
- Bill Burton from England
The Remarkable Answer:
Amun Ma'at's terrorist-themed entrance was very controversial, with his suicide bombing simulation pyro effect and so on. I'm not sure that type of thing is "cool" but it certainly stands out. Vernon Vanderbilt had a cool entrance, lowering down from the rafters on that platform, with all the blue pyro sparks exploding around him. I always liked Bane driving down to the ring in his motorized bed. Cairns and McClean were specialists in trying to out-do one another with elaborate entrances, including blimps, military air shows, army tanks, giant holograms beamed onto the sides of skyscrapers, walking down the aisle while an international rock band play your theme music, being endorsed by various celebrities etc. etc. Sean Fiery's entrance theme always stood out, and the way he'd smack his sledgehammer down on the stage and all the pyro would shoot off. Coolest entrance at this moment in time? Honestly, none stand out. The women maybe, because they're good for eye candy if nothing much else.
What ever happened to "Big Meat"? He was awesome in CSW and would've raised hell in GZW but he had like one match and then nothing? Is he still "in training" or what? What's the real story?
- Lawrence Reed from Calgary, Alberta
The Remarkable Answer:
The real story? Pretty much everything you'll have already read on the internet. He is too old. Too aggressive. Too stiff. Too ugly. A bully. No real charisma. Not much liked by certain key members of management with whom he has old scores to settle. He has a cult following but so too does The Happy Sumo. I've never met Hank, or whatever his real name is, but I think his name was brought up approximately once in a booking meeting, onto which lots of cold water was poured by a certain legendary and high-ranking authority figure, and poor ol' Big Meat has never been mentioned since. I don't think he's actively in training because, if we're being honest, he's not much of an investment and why would anyone want someone with his reputation, and at this stage his life, wrestling on the main roster anyway? If legit bad blood is what has stopped Zachary Sharp from ever returning at a stage where he is in the absolute prime of his life... then I doubt Big Meat gets any kind of chance whatsoever.
My question is about Bane. Has he done all that he's going to do at this point? Will he get another run at the top title or even Lord of the Coliseum? Furthermore, if he really is done, how does he rate his own career and own achievements versus his peers? And how is he rated by bookers and management: is he just there to put people over or what? Is he, or was he ever a top talent or credible main eventer in his own right?
- Chris Ryan from New Orleans, Louisiana
The Remarkable Answer:
Bane will be fifty within the next year or two. He was also hampered by severe back injuries before he even debuted in GZW2K1 back in 2002, and has been told by doctors never to wrestle again on various occasions. He was very dissatisfied with his 2012 GZW2K1 World Heavyweight title run (which has been erased from the record books) and seems perfectly fine living away from the stresses of the Globalverse, appearing only as a special attraction. Bane was never especially rated by management in his later years, especially with the 'silly bed gimmick' (in a world where your typical bland badass such as Seth Raide is pushed to the moon, wrestling in your pyjamas doesn't quite seem to cut the mustard).
Red X is one of the most mysterious enigmas in GZW2K1 history. See if you can guess which notable Globalverse personality is lurking beneath the infamous mask in the below image. The answer can be found at the end of today's column.
Well, that's it from me. Enjoy Aftermath2K13 and have a Happy Hogmanay (that's what we call the New Year in Scotland, for the benefit of all you American idiots reading this)!
Answers to the Red X puzzles:
Red X Number 1: "The Lone Gunman" Icon Lord John Taylor
Red X Number 2: Icon James "Monarch" Corbin
Red X Number 3: Kolic
The original "Entertainment Franchise" Red X
Aftermath2K13 is mere days away, so let's get straight into the narrow with some thoughts on the upcoming pay-per-view, the current roster situation, the year 2013 in review and, of course, a look forward to the upcoming calendar year - all handily condensed into a heavily unstructured mess of random, interchanging thoughts, jotted down for you whenever they jump into my head. Subheadings and editing are so last decade.
Sad to see Kolic go, but I guess that's what happens when you're backstage, singing Christmas carols with your dull wife just minutes before one of the biggest matches of your career.
The backstage authority grouping of James Corbin, Devotion Profit and Nathaniel Davis makes for an intriguing dynamic trio and it is easily the most interesting 'office' line-up GZW2K1 has ever had in terms of potential for conflict, politics and so much more. The star power and name value from these three alone is enough to greatly enhance the current television product and we are seeing evidence of this with the exchanges between Devotion and Davis in relation to Kolic's "Shape Up or Ship Out" drama.
Sticking with the backstage authority figures and my remarkable Moment of the Year Award for 2013 goes to the March 29th edition of Crimson, where Jericho Cross assaulted President Corbin backstage, with poor old Nathaniel Davis trying to keep the peace. It was a wonderfully paced, explosive and dramatic segment which has stayed with me more than any other from over the past twelve months, showcasing GZW2K1 at its very best.
Honourable mention for Eva Hikari's retirement.
Is anyone other than Raze truly being considered for the Globalstar of the Year award? His work ethic hasn't always been there, and he has had a few shaky promos, but he has found himself at the centre of some of GZW2K1's best television and pay-per-view moments this year, including the aforementioned tussle with President Monarch, as well as headlining Heatwave 10 with Lord Leon Corbin, and many more. Cross cannot claim all the credit for his success this year as there has been a solid, although never spectacular supporting cast.
Another year comes to a close but the revolving door of talent is still in full swing. New signings, shock returns, injuries, retirements, legal issues/arrests, passport troubles, personal issues, drug scandals, an inability to cut it at the highest level... all have played a part in shaping and reshaping the GZW2K1 roster throughout 2013.
Perhaps the biggest departure of the year was Eva Hikari, who received a legend's farewell on the April 30th This Means War special broadcast. Far more abrupt, and with zero fanfare, is the supposed retirement of Leon Corbin which came this past month, and will probably last for at least another month. Around the same time, Davina Cameron was barred from working the GroundZero schedule due to Visa issues, and subsequently left the company.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment of the year is the disappearance of both Sir Justinian and his sidekick Bartholomew. These two were credited with breathing new life into GZW2K1, only to both quickly fade. I'd suggest there were troubles with their time machine and they are now stuck in another centaury, yet the more likely reason for their lengthy hiatus is a serious neck injury sustained by Justinian, causing his sidekick, Bartholomew, to also languish on the sidelines. Both are still under contract until March 2014. Nobody knows when, or if, we'll ever see them again.
And what of Gideon Reece? We are unable to speak of his current legal issues, but he burst back onto the scene after an absence of six years, building up some terrific momentum, creating some terrific television, only for it all to come crashing to a halt. It's enough to make a Head Booker weep!
But that's not all! We've also had Jon Kellar throwing a strop because management weren't giving him the push nobody but Kellar himself felt he deserved, Munin buckling under severe pressure, Nathan Williams limping off into the sunset, and then the list dwindles into obscurity, and we have the time wasters most people have already completely forgotten about... Annin, Nobunaga, KnightMask, Razaq ibn-Al'Thair and, last and least, Sah'ta Thor, who seemed almost as if he were going to be the second coming of William Black. Oh, and who can forget (I almost did) Shane Ryder making his 157th return, before once more bailing mere weeks later.
Not a great year for talent acquisition and retention, but GZW2K1 has been through rougher patches, and what we have right now isn't so much a rough patch as much as it is merely the issue of a small roster.
WHO IS BENEATH THE MASK OF RED X?
Red X is one of the most mysterious enigmas in GZW2K1 history. See if you can guess which notable Globalverse personality is lurking beneath the infamous red mask in the below image. The answer can be found at the end of today's column.
I'm surprised and a little disappointed Sir Chris Cairns isn't scheduled for Aftermath2K13 yet, having been heavily involved since the beginning of the calendar year, feuding with Sir Justinian, Bartholomew, KnightMask, Clancy McClean, Gideon Reece and Mickey Tourette. One can only assume Cairnsy's quest for the TV title - of which he is the self-appointed legal parental guardian - has been shelved until 2014.
Having said all that, there's no word yet from my remarkable sources as to whether or not the current Aftermath card is final.
Speaking of the Aftermath card, how're things shaping up this year?
Well, there's nothing 'big-time' or 'marquee' about having a series of gauntlet matches as your ongoing main event, but we'll see how it plays out. This particular creative genius never enjoys seeing a Globalstar compete in multiple matches at a pay-per-view. Besides, we know we have a gauntlet (of two whole matches), but we have no headline match set in stone, which hurts when trying to sell the event to casual fans, in my remarkable opinion.
Shades of Aftermath2K5 here with this gauntlet series, where Quake went all the way in a three-tier gauntlet with the TV title on the line. If I recall his opponents on that night were Santiago DeTouwce, Richard Napier and, er, Kev Mania. Quake also won the Globalstar of the Year 2005 award on that particular night due to his hard work in making his feuds against some of GZW2K1's most boring midcarders (Viktor Vovalex, Kev Mania, Cop Kahn Moral, and many other long-forgotten nobodies who were signed one month and released the next) the highlights of what was already a packed and very eventful year.
Anyway, back with Aftermath2K13 and the only other match of note on the card is the odd triple threat match for the "Wild Card" Eddie Knoxville television title. Interesting combination of Globalstars there in that match, in terms of their experience and their value to the fans at this stage.
Predictions? Alex Cross retains the TV title. John Champa wins the World title. We get Alex Cross versus John Champa in the Anniversary Armageddon main event. I'm saying Munin returns and enters into this particular mix within the next few months, too.
I dislike how so many Globalstars regard the TV title as unimportant, especially as the TV division has often been more interesting than the world title scene throughout the years.
Additional remarkable opinions? I'm glad you asked!
Who's this Gerald Malley idiot? Are his 'travel issues' and subsequent no-show at Christmas Hostility going to be his first and only contributions to GroundZero lore? My guess: probably.
Where was Jericho Cross at Christmas Hostility?
Interesting, and perhaps telling, to see Aftermath2K13 main eventers such as John Champa be so nonchalantly eliminated from the Contest of Champions Battle Royale.
I honestly expected a Munin return before now. I predicted that she may have been a surprise entrant in the Contest of Champions Battle Royale, but alas it was not to be. Nice to see Cheery Bus Driver and the Happiest Man in Atlanta getting caught up in the fray though.
Some quick awards to end the year:
Heatwave X gets the nod as pay-per-view event of the year. There was just enough spectacle and variety to put this year's Kowloon offering above any other 2013 event.
As previously stated, the Raze/Monarch/Davis drama from March 29th's Crimson gets Moment of the Year. Honorable mention to the retirement of Eva Hikari.
Jericho Cross gets my Globalstar of the Year award. Will he be presented with the official award at Aftermath2K13?
Alex Cross is my 'One to Watch' for 2014.
I honestly expected a Munin return before now. I predicted that she may have been a surprise entrant in the Contest of Champions Battle Royale, but alas it was not to be. Nice to see Cheery Bus Driver and the Happiest Man in Atlanta getting caught up in the fray though.
Some quick awards to end the year:
Heatwave X gets the nod as pay-per-view event of the year. There was just enough spectacle and variety to put this year's Kowloon offering above any other 2013 event.
As previously stated, the Raze/Monarch/Davis drama from March 29th's Crimson gets Moment of the Year. Honorable mention to the retirement of Eva Hikari.
Jericho Cross gets my Globalstar of the Year award. Will he be presented with the official award at Aftermath2K13?
Alex Cross is my 'One to Watch' for 2014.
WHO IS BENEATH THE MASK OF RED X?
Red X is one of the most mysterious enigmas in GZW2K1 history. See if you can guess which notable Globalverse personality is lurking beneath the infamous mask in the below image. The answer can be found at the end of today's column.
Here's a round-up of some questions I've received over the past few weeks from my remarkable fans:
Hey Billy, who is the greatest Globalstar never to have won an LotC crown? Why?
- Michael Loerd from Newark, NJ
The Remarkable Answer:
The smart answer here is that James Corbin - as arguably the Greatest of All Time, and someone who has never actually won the Lord of the Coliseum tournament - is the greatest Globalstar to have never earned that particular honour, although it all comes down to personal taste. I suppose you could name a few others such as Billy Bond, Pimp Bizkit, Nathan Williams and a plethora of others from that era. Some might suggest Zachary Sharp, but I certainly wouldn't. In the current era you have slim pickings, but perhaps John Champa could've won it last year. Overall, Icon Monarch is my pick. Too many undeserving winners/wieners have oversaturated things in more recent years and, as evidenced by LotC being cancelled in 2013 (and no one caring), I think it's safe to say that the event has lost much of its appeal and mystique.
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Where does Lord Kaos rate on the greatest of all time list? Surely being the only double lord of the coliseum, and two years in a row at that, puts him close to the very best? Where is he and why?
- Johnny Green from O'Shea, NY
The Remarkable Answer:
Lord Kaos is safely top 10 material, and will make many top 5 lists with ease. You can approach your 'Greatest of all Time' list with qualifiers such as work rate over a large number of years, in which case you'd rank Lord Leon Corbin highly, or with qualifiers such as nostalgia or a love for a certain era, in which case Lord Deacon Kane would rank highly for the Golden Era. You can look at Globalstars who were MVP and who carried the company through some key moments in history, with some iconic matches and promos over a very short period of time, such as Lord John Taylor throughout the Restart era, and I believe Lord Kaos is a mixture of all those things, although not the absolute best in any given category. He worked his way up the card, we watched him grow and evolve, he is GroundZero through and through, and he was an absolute force to be reckoned with during his big run at the top. His got a little stale towards the end of his true era of dominance, and I'd like to see Kaos repent for his sins of abandoning GZW for HKWF for all those years. Perhaps that is what we are seeing with his 'quest' to 'improve' the likes of Gideon Reece and Mickey Tourette. Anyway, yes, his legacy as one of the all-time greats is safe.
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Is Raze the toughest Globalstar of all time? I mean legitimately tough, as in a street fight. I need to know.
Ray Waters from Floyd, Missouri
The Remarkable Answer:
No, Raze doesn't have that tough guy reputation. He's "tough" as a Globalstar, much in the same way that Alex Cross is "tough" or Zachary Sharp is "talented" or Seth Raide cuts a "good promo". Fans are manipulated into believing these things, whether it be Crumb telling us that Raze is as tough as they come, or Joshua Samson pretending to be in love with Seth Raide. It's all down to 'flavour of the month' booking. Backstage, away from the audience, it's an entirely different story on who is tough and who isn't. Also, define toughness? You have your extreme bump takers who take far more damage then any normal human being ever should and who, on the surface at least, seem to escape relatively unscathed, such as Electric Sharpe. You have your legit strongmen with freakish bodies who can pull off amazing feats of strength, such as Bane, with his massive arms, or Nathan Williams with his height and bulk. Try taking either of those monsters off their feet! And then you have the people no one is going to want to mess with in a fist fight or backstage brawl, such as Reject, Union Jack or Michael Irons. You also have to take into account things like expertise in different combat situations. How would former marine Shane Lawrence fare against legit martial artist Jon Kellar? One thing's for sure: all these "Fight Like A Girl" types such as Munin, Kandi Fortune-Corbin and Eva Corbin would probably die a quick death if a Reject or Deacon Kane punched them full-force in the face. But that's not what GZW2K1 is all about of course, and we fully promote equality and man-on-woman violence here. In any case, Raze can't hang with the most notorious tough guys.
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What is the most innovative move in the history of the Globalverse? What is it; who invented it; who perfected it?
- Jim Young from Finland
The Remarkable Answer:
Some of my favourite and most varied and unique move sets from GZW2K1 history are Lord Leon Corbin, Lord John Taylor and Lord Sean Fiery. They were all very varied and had most of the bases covered, each with their own iconic submission, aerial and mat-based moves, as well as primary finishers, secondary finishers, trademark moves... you name it. The individual moves may not have been unique, but the ways in which folk like Fiery and the Lone Gunman would string together all those signatures was special. But the single most innovative move? Well, I always enjoyed the Nathan Williams twist on the traditional Powerbomb with his Extinction finisher. Seeing big T-Rex lift someone over seven feet into the air and then drop them behind from a powerbomb position and onto their face was something we had never really seen before. Sean Locke's Shockwave is a brutal looking variation move that no one else does. Not much stands out as truly unique though, especially these days, unless you start counting individual one-off spots. If I remember correctly then Seth Raide Superplexed John Taylor off the top rope while Raide himself was Powerbombed off the top rope by Monarch back at Aftermath2K6. Something like that. Those innovative twists on mundane moves are my favourite.
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Who has the coolest entrance at the moment?? What's the coolest entrance of all time? Including music, pyro, video, etc?
- Bill Burton from England
The Remarkable Answer:
Amun Ma'at's terrorist-themed entrance was very controversial, with his suicide bombing simulation pyro effect and so on. I'm not sure that type of thing is "cool" but it certainly stands out. Vernon Vanderbilt had a cool entrance, lowering down from the rafters on that platform, with all the blue pyro sparks exploding around him. I always liked Bane driving down to the ring in his motorized bed. Cairns and McClean were specialists in trying to out-do one another with elaborate entrances, including blimps, military air shows, army tanks, giant holograms beamed onto the sides of skyscrapers, walking down the aisle while an international rock band play your theme music, being endorsed by various celebrities etc. etc. Sean Fiery's entrance theme always stood out, and the way he'd smack his sledgehammer down on the stage and all the pyro would shoot off. Coolest entrance at this moment in time? Honestly, none stand out. The women maybe, because they're good for eye candy if nothing much else.
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What ever happened to "Big Meat"? He was awesome in CSW and would've raised hell in GZW but he had like one match and then nothing? Is he still "in training" or what? What's the real story?
- Lawrence Reed from Calgary, Alberta
The Remarkable Answer:
The real story? Pretty much everything you'll have already read on the internet. He is too old. Too aggressive. Too stiff. Too ugly. A bully. No real charisma. Not much liked by certain key members of management with whom he has old scores to settle. He has a cult following but so too does The Happy Sumo. I've never met Hank, or whatever his real name is, but I think his name was brought up approximately once in a booking meeting, onto which lots of cold water was poured by a certain legendary and high-ranking authority figure, and poor ol' Big Meat has never been mentioned since. I don't think he's actively in training because, if we're being honest, he's not much of an investment and why would anyone want someone with his reputation, and at this stage his life, wrestling on the main roster anyway? If legit bad blood is what has stopped Zachary Sharp from ever returning at a stage where he is in the absolute prime of his life... then I doubt Big Meat gets any kind of chance whatsoever.
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My question is about Bane. Has he done all that he's going to do at this point? Will he get another run at the top title or even Lord of the Coliseum? Furthermore, if he really is done, how does he rate his own career and own achievements versus his peers? And how is he rated by bookers and management: is he just there to put people over or what? Is he, or was he ever a top talent or credible main eventer in his own right?
- Chris Ryan from New Orleans, Louisiana
The Remarkable Answer:
Bane will be fifty within the next year or two. He was also hampered by severe back injuries before he even debuted in GZW2K1 back in 2002, and has been told by doctors never to wrestle again on various occasions. He was very dissatisfied with his 2012 GZW2K1 World Heavyweight title run (which has been erased from the record books) and seems perfectly fine living away from the stresses of the Globalverse, appearing only as a special attraction. Bane was never especially rated by management in his later years, especially with the 'silly bed gimmick' (in a world where your typical bland badass such as Seth Raide is pushed to the moon, wrestling in your pyjamas doesn't quite seem to cut the mustard).
WHO IS BENEATH THE MASK OF RED X?
Red X is one of the most mysterious enigmas in GZW2K1 history. See if you can guess which notable Globalverse personality is lurking beneath the infamous mask in the below image. The answer can be found at the end of today's column.
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Answers to the Red X puzzles:
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Red X Number 1: "The Lone Gunman" Icon Lord John Taylor
Red X Number 2: Icon James "Monarch" Corbin
Red X Number 3: Kolic
The original "Entertainment Franchise" Red X
