the machine

I guess I'm an exception to most diary readers in that I've always been a fan of a decent women's divison. That said, I'm definitely not a fan of what I'm seeing from the women's division so far. Trish turning heel at this point doesn't make much sense, so why is she suddenly acting heelish? Not only that, but you've got not one but two women in two weeks talking about sex with their midcard limbo boyfriends? Not exactly original, and it doesn't make you interested in the characters at all. Maybe play against the stereotype a little and I might care about the pairings, but right now, both Torrie/Tajiri and Stacy/Rikishi are just wastes of time. Especially since the idea of Stacy and Rikishi being more than friends is beyond gross.

The main event scene has been great, and I love the comedy lower midcard aspect that was a lot more prevalent at the time, but the women's division can only be interesting if anybody cares about the people in it, and nobody is going to care if the women are characterized as generic sluts.

Also, be careful with Booker's dialect and comedy sidekick role; the last thing UPN wants to do is piss off the ACLU. Raw can get away with more because they're not on network television, but UPN would be getting heat for Booker's current gimmick.

This diary looks promising; it's the sort of diary idea I would do if I had the time to stick with a diary.

Don't feel like there's any reason you can't bring in a few OVW type guys to work against your roster, just don't immediately make them your champions.

As far as the Gangrel thing goes, the name is not and has never been owned by the WWE; it's owned by White Wolf Entertainment, and the WWE uses the brand only after paying for it, the same way they had to pay Marvel Comics for use of the Hulk in Hulk Hogan (also why Rhyno spelled his name with a y in WWE). That said, if APW has a relationship with the WWE, there isn't any problem with him using the name.

Well if you actually gave the diary till October, you might find out how I plan on dealing with Pillman and Hart but considering im not in October yet....

I'm glad you're actually writing match reports, instead of the cut-paste jobs from the first page.

That said, I don't much care for this diary. Why did you choose to do a 1997 diary if you didn't want to pay any attention to the actual history of the WWF in 1997?

You Sign Angle, immediately push Austin (who only came back from surgery in late '97 to feud with Owen Hart) to the top, and yet somehow you have Austin listed as a heel and HBK listed as a face? Not to mention, you just gave away the biggest match the WWF had at Unforgiven, a show that's not exactly an 'A' show. Not to mention, it looks like you're trying to avoid actual history, like Pillman's death in early October, or Bret being out the door and at Starrcade by December.

Yeah it's your diary and you can do what you want, but the whole thing seems like you know very little about the period you decided to set your diary, and so you decided to bring a lot of events you remember watching- Kurt Angle coming in, Rock and Mankind's tag run, etc.

I like the idea of a MLW diary, but you need to balance out your roster a little better. Put some fresh faces on there; a few guys who haven't already received pushes from RoH, TNA, or another indy promotion.

This is alright for a pretty straightforward RoH diary, but it certainly doesn't explain why Vince McMahon has 90 million dollars he can just give away. I mean, that opening premise is so much dumber than the "I just won the lottery, so now I can book wrestling shows," that it's impossible to take the diary seriously.

Looking at your production values, advertising, and merchandising costs, it becomes clear why you need the ridiculous sum of money; you're losing thousands, maybe in the millions, every month, aren't you? Even if you signed every RoH guy on a written contract and ran 3 tv shows a week, you still wouldn't make enough to pay the egregious amounts you're spending.

I think if you're going to do an RoH diary, it should be RoH, not some 90 million dollar gift from Vince McMahon to end a promotion that's not even in direct competition with his product.

Not to mention, do you really think Vince had much to do with the appearances of guys like Punk or Foley in RoH?

I mean, everything else seems realistic and down to earth, so why the one, glaring, completely unrealistic aspect? It doesn't separate this from the other RoH diaries because you haven't shown how you're spending all this money, and it just makes the diary seem like a joke.

Mario, Donkey Kong and Yoshi vs. Bowswer, Wario, and Waluigi.

The heels all won at the last pay per view; it would make the faces look bad to lose again here. Kong lost last week, and a Kong vs. Bowser match makes a good filler. Nobody really wants to see Mario take on Bowswer on every pay per view. I really think a battle of two of the largest nintendo stars is in the works. Who kidnapped the Princess first, after all? It'll be King Kong vs. Godzilla all over again.

Pikachu vs. Mewto

I've got a feeling some Pokemon shenanigans will help keep the title on the little yellow rat.

Sonic, Boo, and Koopa Troopa vs. The Kongs (Diddy, Lanky, and Chunky)

Sonic is too big a star to not beat a bunch of sidekicks.

Link vs. Gannondorf

Link has looked really weak lately; a win would really help establish him. DK did the job at home, but then again, he's been pushed as a top guy, while Link has just been hanging out in the midcard.

Fox vs. Falco

Winner gets a shot at the winner of the Pikachus vs. Mewto match, which I gave to Pikachu. Makes more sense for the heel to pick up the win here, even though this match seems like filler.

Lemmy, Larry, and Roy Koopa vs. Captain Falcon and Kirby

This is like the mean street posse vs. Kane and X-Pac; three talentless goons against a mismatched team. Kirby and Falcon are supposed to be taken seriously, so I don't see either of them jobbing to those three losers.

PUSH LINK!

Seriously, Link is freaking awesome, not just in SSBM, but Soul Caliber, and some of the greatest next-gen games ever created. I want more Zelda characters!

And where's Captain Falcon and the Falcon.... Punch!

This is a great diary though. It's a fun read.