Ask Doc or X what this is - I'm not entirely certain. Sounds a bit like WSX. Remember WSX?
- There were a bunch of fans mixed in with extras, who essentially followed the fans' lead when it came to chants. Many of them actually got into the show.
- There were a few PWG regular attendees at the tapings.
- Willie Mack was in the crowd with us.
- We were allowed to chant for whomever we wanted, face or heel, jobber or regular talent. Katz really wanted authenticity.
- We shot in a sound stage with really cool cameras, with matches out of sequence. The lighting is such that it benefits the home viewer and it should be one of the best shot wrestling shows you'll see.
- We were seated either in rows of chairs outside the ring or on a platform with tables and drinks. There were chandeliers above the ring.
- The ring announcing and voice over work will be done by character actor Keith David (They Live, The Cape, Spawn: The Animated Series), which is really cool.
- All the music for wrestlers and the show itself will be done by the guy that does music for Terra Nova and other network TV scores.
- As mentioned, Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer are producers but were joined by Christopher Daniels.
- Katz told us that in this world, there is no WWE, no TNA. It's just this underground wrestling club open to a select few that participate in illegal gambling. Think "Def Jam: Vendetta" but with more class, less hip-hop.
- There are no title belts to vie for. Just a tag team tournament for a big cash prize and a singles tournament, in Katz's words "like G1 Climax," for a trophy and big prize money. This way, if there is a season two, he can always start each season fresh with different talent without needing a champion to defend a championship. Also, if there is only one season, the story starts and ends here.
- We had one extra tweak his knee by jumping and slipping through a gap on the platform and one of the enhancement guys got his bell rung by a kick, but otherwise no problems or injuries.
- Today was filled with primarily squash matches with the featured talent going over various NWA Hollywood guys and other locals.
- The few featured bouts taped today were pretty good, WWE style matches.
- Any botched spots were re-shot.
Notes on the talent:
Most of the guys are doing their indy shtick but with a different name. Pearce is still an old school shit-heel but named Ridgeway, Rollins is still a psychopath but is named Murder, Shawn Daivari is still Daivari but named Ferris Gotch, etc. The different characteristics for talent are as follows:
- Colt Cabana's character is a HEEL. A cocky, failed stand-up comedian known as Punchline. It's different but good stuff from Colt.
- Babyface Joey Ryan has the pleasure of having Trisha LaFache as his valet. Joey is more interesting as Chase Walker than he is as Joey Ryan.
- Red wrestles in a mask.
- Kevin Matthews is a Hollywood Douchebag that texts while he wrestles.
- Emil Sitoci is a German Nihilist.
- Dr. Luther is a pseudo-Satanic priest (think Mordecai from WWE, but better performed).
- There is an evil stock market investor tag team known as "Satanic and Profitable" aka "S&P" consisting of Sami Callihan and Alex Zikos.
- There is a tag team consisting of Shaun Ricker and Brian Cage-Taylor known as the John-turage (Entourage with two guys named John) that is accompanied by their bodyguard BRICK SHITHOUSE.
- BRICK SHITHOUSE got more chants than anybody except for enhancement talent Dave the Bruiser.
- There were a bunch of fans mixed in with extras, who essentially followed the fans' lead when it came to chants. Many of them actually got into the show.
- There were a few PWG regular attendees at the tapings.
- Willie Mack was in the crowd with us.
- We were allowed to chant for whomever we wanted, face or heel, jobber or regular talent. Katz really wanted authenticity.
- We shot in a sound stage with really cool cameras, with matches out of sequence. The lighting is such that it benefits the home viewer and it should be one of the best shot wrestling shows you'll see.
- We were seated either in rows of chairs outside the ring or on a platform with tables and drinks. There were chandeliers above the ring.
- The ring announcing and voice over work will be done by character actor Keith David (They Live, The Cape, Spawn: The Animated Series), which is really cool.
- All the music for wrestlers and the show itself will be done by the guy that does music for Terra Nova and other network TV scores.
- As mentioned, Lance Storm and Tommy Dreamer are producers but were joined by Christopher Daniels.
- Katz told us that in this world, there is no WWE, no TNA. It's just this underground wrestling club open to a select few that participate in illegal gambling. Think "Def Jam: Vendetta" but with more class, less hip-hop.
- There are no title belts to vie for. Just a tag team tournament for a big cash prize and a singles tournament, in Katz's words "like G1 Climax," for a trophy and big prize money. This way, if there is a season two, he can always start each season fresh with different talent without needing a champion to defend a championship. Also, if there is only one season, the story starts and ends here.
- We had one extra tweak his knee by jumping and slipping through a gap on the platform and one of the enhancement guys got his bell rung by a kick, but otherwise no problems or injuries.
- Today was filled with primarily squash matches with the featured talent going over various NWA Hollywood guys and other locals.
- The few featured bouts taped today were pretty good, WWE style matches.
- Any botched spots were re-shot.
Notes on the talent:
Most of the guys are doing their indy shtick but with a different name. Pearce is still an old school shit-heel but named Ridgeway, Rollins is still a psychopath but is named Murder, Shawn Daivari is still Daivari but named Ferris Gotch, etc. The different characteristics for talent are as follows:
- Colt Cabana's character is a HEEL. A cocky, failed stand-up comedian known as Punchline. It's different but good stuff from Colt.
- Babyface Joey Ryan has the pleasure of having Trisha LaFache as his valet. Joey is more interesting as Chase Walker than he is as Joey Ryan.
- Red wrestles in a mask.
- Kevin Matthews is a Hollywood Douchebag that texts while he wrestles.
- Emil Sitoci is a German Nihilist.
- Dr. Luther is a pseudo-Satanic priest (think Mordecai from WWE, but better performed).
- There is an evil stock market investor tag team known as "Satanic and Profitable" aka "S&P" consisting of Sami Callihan and Alex Zikos.
- There is a tag team consisting of Shaun Ricker and Brian Cage-Taylor known as the John-turage (Entourage with two guys named John) that is accompanied by their bodyguard BRICK SHITHOUSE.
- BRICK SHITHOUSE got more chants than anybody except for enhancement talent Dave the Bruiser.
