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Sunday, September 19th

We signed another writer (Jack Sabbath, verbal contract for 3 years $2,000 a month) because apparently Sophie informed me I didn't have enough writers to book angles at the last event, but of course she waited until the night of the event to tell me that. At least we got this guy cheap. Also, our PI has increased to 52%.

Monday, September 27th

WLW TV was dropped by PAX TV today. YPW fell to small level.

Pre-Uprising October News and Notes

Friday, October 1st

Sophie informed me that two workers had birthdays last month, Greg Pawluk (27), and Austin Lee (21).

September Financial Report

Income: $451,200

Expenditure: $704,000

Profit: -$252,800.

Money: $2,738,200

We expected a loss of money. We have decided to put our merchandising campaign on hold and lower our advertising rates a little bit, as well as our production values. Just a little experimenting the first couple months so we can see how the changes affect our finances as we grow.

The Jim Garretson Memorial Show

Live from Marion High School's Gold Gym in Marion, IA

Saturday, September 18th, 2004

Attendance: 160

Overall show rating: 55%

Pre-show segment

Who else would be better to come out first at the first ever DW event than..ME! Jordan Garretson. JG: "I'd like to welcome this gym packed crowd (Boodum-chh sound over our stereo system we had set up) to the first ever event in Desire Wrestling history, right here in my hometown, MARION IOWA! (Cheap pop for me.) But that isn't the only history you're going to witness and told them that they would witness history tonight as we not only crowd the first ever DW World Champion in the finals of the World Title tournament but also the first ever DW National Champion in tonight's 10 man battle royal! Enjoy the show everybody!" I got the crowd going fairly well to kick off the show with a bang.

(56%)

Winner gets last open spot in National Title Battle Royal

Havoc vs Black Dragon

The crowd didn't stay hot for the match though, I suppose they didn't appreciate great wrestling as this got a 89% match rating from the Dames. Havoc ran in, the 2nd to enter and went straight to work on Black Dragon. He tried to get the crowd going early but like I said it didn't work so they just wrestled a great match. They used good face/heel psychology, with Havoc dominating from the start until Dragon used a cheap move (in this case an eye rake) much to the discretion of the referee. Dragon used a few rest holds to slow the match down before Havoc began to relay back after he rose from the mat during a headlock applied by Dragon. Havoc pushed Dragon to the ropes and set up for a back body drop but did so too early and Dragon stopped. When he realized he had telegraphed it and began to look up, Havoc was met with a spinning heel kick. Dragon ascended to the top rope and went for his patented finisher, the shooting star press, but Havoc rolled out of the way and Dragon hid the mat where nobody was home with high impact. Havoc stood up to his feet and as Dragon slowly recovered he was nailed with Havoc's finisher, a devastating shining wizard! Havoc makes the pin - 1-2-3, Havoc has earned the last spot in the National Title Battle Royal tonight!

(50, 12, 89, TD: **)

World Title tournament semi-finals

Roderick Strong vs Michael Shane

Noooo!!! We are already experiencing the "WWE effect" if you will, a worse match than the last wrestling-wise but the crowd was much more into it. Shane got off to a quick start, attacking Strong before the bell when he was working the crowd during his entrance, which of course then caused the bell to sound. Shane kept the action at a fast-paced speed and hit Strong with one high-flying move after another and Roderick could just not regain his composure and the momentum after being attacked from behind at the beginning of the match. After apparently thinking his work was near finished, Michael Shane ascended to the top rope and went for one of his trademark moves, the Picture Perfect Elbow Drop, ala his cousin Shawn Michaels and nailed it! It seemed it was all over and Shane warmed up the Sweet Shane Music also similar to his cousin in the corner as he waited for Strong to get back up to his feet. Shane shuffled forwards sideways, bringing up the boot sideways as well going for the Sweet Shane music but Strong caught the boot and spun Shane around 180 degrees and hit a german suplex. The "gym packed" crowd was actually on their feet and cheering for Strong! Strong signaled this was near finished as he dragged Shane back up to his feet and held Shane up, apparently going for the CX 02, having him in the crucifix powerbomb position but Shane is struggling to get out of it and some how he wriggles out of the maneauver and lands on his feet behind Strong. Shane turns to his side and backs up and Strong turns around and WHAM! Sweet Shane Music! Cover, 1-2-3! Somehow..someway..Michael Shane has won this match and is going to the finals! Shane celebrates with a far off look in his eyes at the entrance way as Strong is in disbelief in the ring.

(51, 29, 74 TD: *)

Winner gets the #10 spot in the Battle Royal, loser gets the #1 spot

Bobby Quance vs Jimmy Jacobs

I came out just before the match to announce that this match had just been named a hardcore match, and I joined the commentary team for the whole match. Jimmy Jacobs brought out his own shopping cart full of weapons to the ring to supply himself with all the weapons he would need. Jacobs wanted to start the match off hardcore right away as he went for an early trash can lid shot but Quance countered with a dropkick into the lid into Jacobs' face. Quance even went for Jacobs' own signature move, the Contra Code, but Jacobs was obviously furious and countered into a back suplex. Jacobs definitely WAS furious as he proceeded to beat down on Quance with a variety of foreign objects, including the rest of the trash can, the shopping cart itself, kendo sticks, and even THE KITCHEN SINK! Quance eventually became a bloody wreck. Jacobs set up a table near a corner of the ring and went for the Contra Code and he nailed it, not only that, but through the table! After a few moments Jacobs stirred and was able to make the cover on the OUT COLD Bobby Quance for the 3 count to earn the #3 spot. As Jacobs celebrated to the back, EMTs rushed out and put the unconscious Bobby Quance on a stretcher. The commentators noted that Quance probably won't even make it to the Battle Royal tonight by the looks of this.

(58, 32, 84 TD: **)

World Title tournament semi-final

Chance Beckett vs Colt Cabana

This was a technical wrestling clinic. Both Colt and Chance countered back and forth with their own technical moves, but Colt dominated from the start for the most part, besides a couple small spurts by Beckett but they were quickly shot down by Cabana. At one point Cabana hit a huge series of suplexes, from northern lights, to snap suplexes, to consecutive german suplexes, he dominated Beckett at this point in the match. One of the highlights of the match was an amazing move, or a reversal whatever way you look at it. Beckett was fighting back at one point and went for the Chance Encounter but as he was in mid air during the back flip Cabana backed up and caught him and slammed him inot the mat immediately afterwards with HUGE impact with a sick powerslam which cued a "Holy shit!" chant from the crowd.! Cabana could see the finish insight from this point, just wearing down on Beckett some more with some rest holds before he started bringing up the pace again with a few power moves here and there, but the crowd was really into this match. Cabana went for the Colt 45 and BOY did he ever nail it! He went for the cover as the crowd began to boo thinking it was all over but after 2 Cabana pulled Beckett up, apparently wanting to to taunt to the crowd and perhaps inflict more pain on Beckett as Cabana paraded around the ring showboating and making the waist belt taunt, indicating that perhaps he thought that he not only had this match won but the title as well! Once Beckett started to stirr Cabana dragged him up for another Colt 45 but Beckett flipped over Cabana then jumped up onto the ropes and did a backflip and hit the Chance Encounter out of nowhere! Beckett crawled over to Cabana and made the cover - 1-2-3! Another upset in the World Title tournament here as the crowd went bezerk! Cabana has lost it as he would of attacked the referee if he hadn't slid out of the ring! Cabana is throwing a tantrum in the ring and knows that the showboating came back to bite him in the ass but he's trying to find something else to blame it on.

(62, 44, 80, TD: **)

National Championship Battle Royal

Featuring 10 DW superstars

Quance's music hits as losing his earlier match resulted in him getting the #1 spot but it was very doubtful he would make it. A few moments go by with Quance's music playing before the announcer begins to just skip him and announce the #2 competitor, but just as he is about to do so Quance comes liimping out to a huge ovation from the crowd! #2 is Austin Lee and Lee takes advantage of Quance's injuries and goes right to work on him, dominating the whole 1:30 before the next person comes out, and that person, #3 is Justine Sane! Bad news for the face Quance as Sane is another heel as him and Lee double team Quance and beat him down further! Finally, relief is in sight, or at least for the time being, as #4 is Eric Young who cleans house as Quance attempts to recover in the corner. Eric Young goes to work on Austin Lee as Justin Sane attempts to eliminate Quance. Quance is about to go but Young comes up from behind and pushes both of them over! Justin Sane is gone! But wait, Quance isn't! Quance held on and simply fell to the apron then rolled back in as #5, Tommy Diablo runs into the ring and takes advantage of the fallen Quance and goes to work right away on him. Young is still taunting Sane on the outside whom he just eliminated and Austin Lee clotheslines Eric Young from behind and Young is eliminated! Quance is in trouble again as Lee and Diablo team up on him for a while and they both have him teetering over the top rope when #6 Kid Rageous runs out to the crowd's approval and once again is another face cleaning house and saving the day. He even dropkicks Diablo so hard he flies out over the top and is eliminated. Quance is once again left trying to recover as Rageous and Lee go at it. It's time for #7 to come to the ring and Havoc's music plays but he is nowhere to be found. We see a live video on our version of the 'tron (a VERY wide big screen plasma TV) "backstage" (a hallway of the high school) Where Havoc has just apparently been attacked by Black Dragon and laid out with a steel chair and then Dragon spits in Havoc's face and jogs down the hallway towards the entrance way and runs out! What a travesty, Havoc defeated Dragon earlier tonight and now he is unable to compete because of Dragon! This is terrible! Dragon doesn't think so as he waits a while and scouts out the competition outside the ring before entering, waiting so long that the next entrant, #8 Greg Pawluk runs out and decks him from behind and then rolls him into the ring! Kid Rageous and Austin Lee are still duking it out as Pawluk and Dragon wear away at each other and Quance is now just recovering. Rageous attempts a running clothesline on Lee but Lee evades to the side and sends Rageous flying out over the top rope! Kid Rageous is eliminated! #9 runs out and it is Psychic! He too attempts to take advantage of Quance but apparently Quance is sick of that as he absolutely LEVELS Psychic with a spinning heel kick out of nowhere but quickly falls back to the ground as he aggravated his injured leg. Out of nowhere HAVOC RUNS OUT and SLIDES INTO THE RING! He goes right for Black Dragon and hits him with furious left and right hands to the face of Dragon until he eventually tosses him out of the ring to eliminate him and the brawl escalates outside the ring! It takes all 2 DW officials/road agents on hand to break up the fight so that no officials are watching the match and Pawluk eliminates Lee but Lee sneaks back into the ring before they break up the fight. Lee runs up from behind and tosses Pawluk out of the ring! Austin Lee smirks as Pawluk argues with the refs that he already eliminated him but it is no use. Quance meanwhile has recovered again somewhat and battles with the now recovered Psychic and eventually tosses him out himselfAnd now the final entrant, #10's music hits as we all know who it is as Jimmy Jacobs runs out smirking. Jacobs slides into the ring and he, Austin Lee, and Bobby Quance are the last wrestlers remaining. Lee and Jacobs look at eachother with a "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" type of look and decide to team up on Quance. They both approach Quance but Jacobs lets Lee get ahead of him then grabs Lee and tosses him over the top rope! Not a suprising move coming from Jimmy Jacobs. Jacobs laughs at Lee on the outside before turning to Quance and laughing even more like it's already chalked up. Quance tries to get up but as he does Jacobs just levels Quance with a clothesline and then laughs even more, taunting and playing the crowd to get a chorus of boos in response. Quance tries to get up again but Jacobs kicks out his legs and Quance falls back down. Jacobs laughs again and drags Quance up to his feet and tosses him over the top rope then turns around and falls to his knees in the middle of the ring thinking he has just won but little does he know Quance is skinning the cat! Quance gets back into the ring as Jacobs taunts to the crowd and celebrates standing on the opposite side of the ring's bottom rope. Quance charges Jacobs as fast as he can which isn't that fast with his injury but he nails Jacobs in the back of the head with a dropkick and sends him topping over the top rope and to the outside! Quance has won it! Injured and the #1 entrant in the whole thing, Quance is the National Champion! Jacobs is outraged on the outside and tries to get at Quance but is held back by officials as Quance is handed the title and celebrates, much to the approval of the crowd! Bobby Quance is your first ever Desire Wrestling National Champion!

(42, 27, 57, TD: DUD)

World Title tournament finals

Chance Beckett vs Michael Shane

This was the best match of the night as far as The Dames' star ratings are concerned. Shane was definitely the more fatigued one of the two as it showed as Beckett got off to an early advantage as Shane just looked worn out. Beckett at one point went for the early Chance Encounter but Shane wisely got out of the way. Shane then went for the Sweet Shane Music but Beckett ducked out of the way and narrowly evaded it. Beckett then hit a clothesline and ended Shane's hopes at that time for a rally. Beckett now was not going to try end it early as he knew he just had to wear down Shane just a tiny bit more before he went for another Chance Encounter, last time the match was almost ended because Shane almost nailed him with his own finisher. At one point when Beckett went for a suplex, Shane wriggled out of it in mid air and fell behind Beckett. When Beckett turned around Shane was lunging sideways towards him going for the Sweet Shane Music but Beckett dived out of the way and Shane clocked the referee in the

face accidentally, knocking him out! Shane turned around as they were near the ropes and Beckett leapt off the ropes and hit the Chance Encounter! He made the cover but there was no ref to make the pin! Beckett tried to revive the ref but it was to no avail. None other than Colt Cabana ran out, receiving many boos from the gym packed crowd as he slid into the ring and tapped Beckett on the shoulder, who turned around only to be on the receiving end of a devastating Colt 45! The crowd's boos increase as Cabana drags Shane's practically lifeless body over Beckett and then slides out of the ring to watch his "handiwork" as he looked on. The ref slowly crawled over to the pinning predicament and made the count, 1....2....3! MICHAEL SHANE IS THE FIRST EVER DW WORLD CHAMPION! Cabana slides into the ring and pulls Shane up to his feet and shoves aside the ref as he raises Shane's hand in the air along with the belt, practically having to hold up Shane. Roderick Strong runs out from the back which quickly sends both Cabana and Shane to the outside, celebrating near the entrance way. Strong checks on Beckett as he has words for Cabana and Shane that he yells to them as DW's first ever event comes to an end!

(62, 41, 84, TD: **1/4)

Monday, September 6th

Colt Cabana informed me that he had decided to work for 3PW instead of DW. I made him think differently by upping his salary to $27,000 per appearance. After discussing this with Sophie and our financial advisor we came to the conclusion that we believe we can afford this. If not, changes will be made next month. We all agreed that Colt is probably our biggest draw and we didn't want to lose him without even making one appearance.

Thursday, September 16th

I wake up, check my email and I open up an email from a Dale Gagne that informs me that he is my new boss and I have his full support. Wow, this is unexpected to say the least. I'll have him "rubbed out" soon..if you will..BWAHAHA. Just kidding...I think...of course...maybe.

Card for Saturday, September 18th, 2004

World Title Tournament Finals

Finalist vs Finalist

National Title Battle Royal

2 start in the ring, new wrestler comes out every 1:30

Featuring: Jimmy Jacobs, Austin Lee, Bobby Quance, Greg Pawluk, Justine Sane, Kid Rageous,

Psychic, Tommy Diablo, Eric Young, and the winnner of the Havoc/Black Dragon match.

World Title Tournament semi-final

Chance Beckett vs Colt Cabana

Winner gets #10 spot in Battle Royal, Loser gets #1 spot

Bobby Quance vs Jimmy Jacobs

World Title Tournament semi-final

Roderick Strong vs Michael Shane

Winner gets last open spot in National Title Battle Royal

Havoc vs Black Dragon

(Predictions are welcome and encouraged!)