(Re-Release Notes: The original plan for this was more due to being more proactive on my roster, namely purging it of all the people working for two other feds besides mine. Surprisingly, upon reflection I didn't need to do this- in 9 months of wOw Memorial, I've had really good luck with keeping my workers. Only 4 people through both versions have ever been stolen from any of the wOw Memorial feds, and only 1 was a "major" steal i.e. someone who I had huge plans for in that fed.

Well, today's the day. Friday, November 7. The moment of truth.

It's pretty clear that as of right now, this is the biggest week of my young career. Between knowing today that I would be screwing over the Tag Champs, nothing else could add more problems to the week...until I got that call...

Phone"Hi, I'm looking for Tom Goddard..."

"Speaking..."

Phone"Tom! Nice to talk to you. I'm Donnie B., the head of Phoenix Championship Wrestling..."

"I see..."

Donnie B."...anyway, I don't like to beat around the bush- I'd like to offer you a job with us."

"Wait a minute- you want to offer ME a job"

Donnie"Now, I know you're probably going to say no- I know about the Goddard family's loyalty to wOw, but I think we can make it worth your time to work here as well. We just agreed to terms with one of your former co-workers, Paul London, and also have wOw worker Harley Lewis based here in PCW. In addition, you can work with top superstars like Frankie Kazarian, Devon Storm, and Joey Matthews if you do shows for us as well..."

"...As well"

"Well, we have our TV tapings on Wednesdays, and our event schedule's a little different here, so we can keep you separate- of course, if you want to appear for wOw's event this month, we'll let you do that..."

"I see, man- but I'm just loyal to wOw..."

Donnie B."Well, can I at least quote a number here per month" Donnie B. then proceeded to quote a very nice number.

"SWEET ASS BABY SEX, that's 4 times what I make in wOw"

"I assume this is enough to also have you work for us"

"Let me just make one phone call first..." I took my cell phone and immediately called up Shane.

"Hey, Shane- I need your help...you know about that screwjob finish"

Shane"Well, yeah...you're not backing out, right"

"No, of course not...it's just that...I've just got a real sweetheart offer from PCW that'll allow me to wrestle full-time and for both federations...if I were to do this job, would you guys let me work there as well"

Shane"You didn't need to ask, little bro- we'd have done it anyways. By the way, congratulations..." I then proceeded to make the call back to PCW.

"Yeah, Donnie- I'm in. You've got yourselves a worker."

Donnie"Excellent. We'll start vignettes very soon for you..." Just like that, I was in two federations. However, this isn't immediately important, what's going on is...I mean, I can wait on those things...

...at least, that's what I thought it would be, until I got to the arena.

Robbie"Hey, Tom! Steve! Welcome to the show...you remember your plans"

Shane"Now, I want you guys to forget about the ew-scray ob-jay. Just keep it on the ew-nay ob-jay..."

Jocelyn"Oh, yeah, Tom- I heard that you got signed by PCW! Congratulations..."

Steve"Yeah, man- they're also on the rise fairly well..."

Tom"Thanks, you guys. I'm a little surprised too, but hey, now I can make enough to wrestle full-time"

Jocelyn"So, Tom- now that you're working for another fairly large federation, are you going to Confess to anyone"

Tom"Come on- I'm still working for wOw. That only works if I leave wOw- remember"

Steve"Oh, I see...waiting for a huge one..."

Tom"You know it..." After that, we played the waiting game. Finally, Robbie came over to us...

Robbie"Now, I want as little risk to you three as possible, so you're the main event tonight. Just remember the plan."

Tom"I see...thanks for believing we can handle this responsibility..."

Robbie"No problem...just get it done..."

wOw Flagship

MMV"Welcome to wOw Flagship! I am Madison Carter and this is my sidekick, Gristleizer, and tonight we've got a big show scheduled"

Grist"That's right- Tonight we've got two titles on the line, plus the wOw World Champion, Big Vito, in action" Just then, our music hit as we headed to the ring. This challenge had better capture the fans imagination...

Steve"Hello, Rhode Island" The fans made a cheap pop- always a good start for an interview...

"Now, wOw fans, we've noticed a little something...disturbing about the wOw Tag Title division. Now, there's been some champions who have a little talent- Gedo and Jado are legendary as a tag team, and Youthanazia have talent..."

Steve"But there's one problem with this. Neither of those two teams have that thing that wOw has prided itself on- neither is a truly local team" The crowd started booing at that.

MMV"He's right there..."

"And as you can see, this is a problem. How, in a federation dedicated to the best of Northeast wrestling, can we have teams of carpetbaggers come in here and claim they're the best of the Northeast"

Steve"So, this is an open call to Youthanazia...if you really deserve to be called wOw Tag Team Champions..."

"You'll be happy to come to this ring and allow us, wOw's hottest homegrown tag team, to show you exactly why every fan in New England has a SERIOUS case of Shonen-Ai..." Just then, Youthanazia came to the ring. This had better work- if they disallow our challenge, we're doomed...

Prohibition"You two punks THINK you can step into the ring with us? We're one of the best teams in the Northeast, and you're just common Rhode Island trash who only get anywhere because one of you is related to the bookerman! If you're really that desperate for a squashing, go ahead, we'll meet you in the ring. Hell, we'll even let you pick the stipulation"

MMV"WHOA! We have a big match for tonight, Grist"

44

After the segment, Robbie came over...

Robbie"Okay-lay low for the rest of the show before they realize it's a trick."

"What'd you do to get them out there"

Robbie"I told them they'd squash you."

"But..but what if they catch on in the ring"

Robbie"The shoot moves I taught you guys will work."

Finale v. Joey Hamm

Very good matchup between two of the in-house prospects of wOw. Both wrestlers have managed to grasp the essentials to put on a great match, and it looks like they'll be two to watch for the future. A short match in the present, however, as Finale hit his Innocence Abused a modified Stratusphere for the win.

26, 87, 56

Kevin Killgore v. Kintaro Kanemura

Very good brawl for the most part, with Kanemura's experience taking him through the heights for it. Surprisingly a tame match for an Extreme Title bout- I guess the rumors wOw is angling for another, more major TV deal are true. Killgore managed to look very good and seems to be a future contender for this belt, but Kanemura's Fire Thunder Powerbomb won him the day.

34, 75, 54

Big Vito v. Bryan Clark

You know, it says something about wOw's deep talent when two WCW alums can't even main event anymore... Big Vito took the advantage, out-fighting Clark in the matchup. Clark matched up with power, which turned the table a bit. However, the wOw Champion was able to fight back, and was in control for the most part against the artist formerly known as Adam Bomb. Just as Big Vito nearly had the win, Dave Menne came to the ring and attacked, causing Clark to get the upset win! After the match, the two attacked Big Vito.

62, 89, 75

Nova v. Sonny Siaki

Well, this match was up to the quality I've heard that wOw's gotten, so that's a plus. Nova and Siaki were actually well-matched up, and the match was a good show of that skill. Lots of back-and-forth action made the work go well, and Nova's vast array of nice moves covered up Siaki's lacking in that area. Siaki CHEATED TO WIN, thus building more heat for a rematch. Good plan.

65, 92, 78

Brittany Summers v. Alicia v.Alura v. Jamie Kogyaru

Steve"One of the girls that you know is in this match. Would you like to cheer for her"

YES
NO

You know, I still don't get why the wOw Women's Division's so well-respected. People tell me all the time that it's the best women's wrestling in the United States, but I've been loaded with indifference through these matches. Granted, there are some really good female workers in wOw, but this is a good case in point for wOw's shortcomings: While Jamie Kogyaru may be very talented, she can't carry 3 people in one match. Due to this, the match was predictable- bad brawling, 3 girls proving they're all looks and no skill, Kogyaru hits the Japanese Schoolgirl Pin, win for the homegrown champion. Call me when there's a feud to watch.

25, 53, 39

After the match...

Jamie"So, that was nice...oh, hey girls, this is my friend Tom- apparently, he's interested in you three, or else he would have cheered me, isn't that right..."

Tom"Um...yeah...of course, Jamie..."

Steve"You have met '3' more girls. They seem to be indifferent towards you." That's nice, but now for the moment of truth...

The Bishie Boys v. Youthanazia

Before the match, the Bishie Boys took the mic...

Steve"Now, you said we could pick our own stipulation, so here she is..." Just then, Jocelyn Richter came to the ring in a referee's uniform!

"This doesn't bode well for the Tag Champs..."

Surprisingly even match...for about ten seconds. After that, the tag champs started to take control. Prohibition took the first part, and proceeded to do things to Steve Evans that would get him arrested on any street in the country. Cross proceeded to go to the outside and attack Goddard to keep the attack brewing in the ring. With Goddard not near to help him out, Evans went from "playing Ricky Morton" to "playing Mass Transit" very quickly. Implant DDT nearly got three...until Prohibition stopped it at two.

Grist"He's just toying with him now"

Cross went back to the ring, grabbed Goddard, and hit a piledriver on him right onto Evans. Prohibition tried for the three, but Jocelyn Richter wouldn't count for him! The members of Youthanazia suddenly looked at each other and knew what was up, just as the Bishie Boys fought back! Steve Evans hit a big dropkick on Matt Cross while Tom Goddard locked in a Sharpshooter on Prohibition, then grabbed his arms and lifted him off the ground, after which Jocelyn Richter motioned to have them ring the bell! After the match, the new champs and their manager grabbed the title belts and ran.

Winners: The Bishie Boys

Quality: 43

(Re-Release Notes: This is one of the few things that was eaten by a computer Run-Time Error that I was actually able to re-work. When I spend a lot of time building up to something, it gets harder when the Run-Time Error makes it so that it doesn't recognize it. Hence, I wrote out most of this match regularly (a VERY rare occurrence, as any of the few wOw Memorial fans will attest to), using a whacked Out wrestling classic match as a basis for this one. From this, you can see why I don't do play-by-play for mine- my play-by-play skills are roughly on the same level as my match writeups.)