On the 10th of May 2013, I will have been with this Fed – The only Fed I have ever appeared in – for 4 years to the day. That first appearance came at Meltdown 22, where illustrious names such as Zander Young, Frankie Smith and a young upstart named Ty Burna did battle to see who would get themselves a contract with WZCW. Amongst the competitors, Criminal Karnage was named. As some probably know, this was my first character in the Fed. A muscle-bound knuckle head with a striking resemblance to Goldberg was what I though the eFed needed. But truth be told, I had legitimately no idea what this Fed needed.
In fact, I didn't even know where to post anything when I first started here. Like many of you, WZCW seemed like a huge section when I first started. I remember asking Lee where I could post my RP and getting a delightfully helpful Lee-ish PM back in my direction.
But, needless to say, Criminal Karnage was successful in getting a contract with WZCW and would go on to be an Elite X Champion in the future. But since then, my personal quest for gold has run dry. However, that is not to say that I have not been successful in this Fed. In fact, I have been with Creative, on and off, for most of those 4 years. I think, and someone should feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am the only person to be a Creative member on 3 occasions? And in that time, I have had a huge amount of personal changes in my own life. But WZCW has always been my constant. No matter how distracted I become with my own life or being a moderator, WZCW was always a priority.
But let me take you back to some of my own personal highlights, or things that I just feel like talking about in that 3 and a half years.
Getting on Creative In The First Place And Subsequent Stepping Down
I remember talking to Lee just after my first couple of shows, jobbing tot he magnificent Sanna, about helping out the Fed in whatever way I could. To be honest, I didn't expect anything and I didn't actually deserve it. I recall Lee asking for help with a show (Meltdown 25) and me being so willing to help that I wrote most of the show. It was shit. You may remember that show because of a chicken appearing half way through a match... Yeah, that happened. But I also remember Lee saying that he would keep my arrival in Creative very hushed because I had only just joined and we decided to pin my appointment on my glittering (Terrible) Book This! Fed.
Since then, I was a part of Creative. Some of you may have been around for what some of us call the Golden Age of WZCW. TY, Phoenix, Lee, myself, Blade and Showtime were a powerhouse. Along with other members, we really pulled this place up from it's knees and to it's feet once again. In all honesty, I do take some credit for this but not as much as what Lee, Showtime, Phoenix and Ty should. Let me be clear, this guys just kick ass and they always have my respect.
Because what they've did, I couldn't do. They stuck by this place and put it before everything else. And that was something that I just couldn't do. I remember facing Austin Reynolds in a match for the Elite X Championship (Ascension 14) and just thinking to myself how burnt out I was with eFedding. Before the match, I knew I was never going to win. And just like that, I was gone.
I took two months out of the Fed and came back with John Constantine and gave being a Creative member another go. But soon enough, I was gone again.
My final run with Creative came not too long ago and it too ended with me stepping away from it before it ended me. But it is really strange, I've had 3 tries at being a Creative member and enjoyed it immensely. I read the shows every week and sometimes pines over what could have been. I have always been tied to this Fed for the better part of 4 years when it fails, I feel as though I do too. When it succeeds, I feel as though I have too. I guess my mark on this Fed is considerable, if understated somewhat. I've never been voted Creative Member Of The Year but I did try my very best with every single match I ever wrote, even when I couldn't be arsed and put it before everything else in my life. Ask anyone on Creative, my matches were never late or lacking quality and I guess that is my success too.
Showtime David Cougar and All Or Nothing
At Meltdown 23, my first meeting with Showtime David Cougar was held. I'll bet you're all waiting to see what a spectacle ti was. Well, not one to disappoint, here is the whole match in full.
I know, right!
Since then, Showtime and I have been joined at the hip, a vein of WZCW is reserved for us, much like Ty Burna and Phoenix/Big Dave. We have been Creative kin, Tag Team compatriots and bitter enemies. Showtime has gone on to become one of the most consistent and important people in the history of the Fed and I can only congratulate him on that. He is a tremendous writer and deserved everything he has received. Not only that, he is a truly awesome guy IRL. He's so easy going and committed. He does this job with a screaming child in the background and that alone deserves a medal.
But here's the thing, I've always had a strange compulsion to beat Showtime. Like I said, we've been joined together through certain angles and twists of fate since we both joined. And All Or Nothing will be the culmination of all of that history. Showtime and I (in one form or another) have only met 4 times inside a WZCW ring in a one-on-one basis and he has bested me two out of 3 times. But ever since winning the KFAD case, I have wanted to beat him for the Championship, simply because it would result in us having a feud. Everyone talks about Ty as the best writer this Fed has seen and I kind of agree. But Showtime is so close to that standard it's scary. He is the epitome of what I aspire to be in this Fed and the standard which I measure myself against. At All Or Nothing, Showtime and I finally get OUR match to settle the score.
To say I have been excited about this match is an understatement. There was a time, not so long ago that I was in limbo. I had nothing to do and Creative had nothing for me. So many times, I felt like throwing in the towel or handing in a shitty RP just to beat the deadline. But since the idea began to formulate in my head that I could beat Showtime for the Championship, I've rediscovered my love for Fedding.
But more importantly, the drive to be called the Champion of WZCW is something that has been driving me forward. I've did everything in this Fed, front to back. But what I have never did, is have a one-on-one match for the WZCW Heavyweight Championship... Something which is not afforded to most people. It may sound ridiculous, but the drive to be considered the Heavyweight Champion is so strong. To put my name alongside people like Ty, Showtime and Lee is something that I really want to achieve. Laugh if you must, but it's true.
So, it comes down to one match with Showtime David Cougar, someone that I call an enemy in an RP and someone that I would call a friend in my real life. Words can't even express how much history this match has and how important it is for me.
So, I guess I'll leave you with this. Showtime has been Champion for longer than I care to remember and he deserves everything I have to throw at him in an RP. And my promise to him is that I will bring it at All Or Nothing. I only hope that he does the same.
In fact, I didn't even know where to post anything when I first started here. Like many of you, WZCW seemed like a huge section when I first started. I remember asking Lee where I could post my RP and getting a delightfully helpful Lee-ish PM back in my direction.
But, needless to say, Criminal Karnage was successful in getting a contract with WZCW and would go on to be an Elite X Champion in the future. But since then, my personal quest for gold has run dry. However, that is not to say that I have not been successful in this Fed. In fact, I have been with Creative, on and off, for most of those 4 years. I think, and someone should feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I am the only person to be a Creative member on 3 occasions? And in that time, I have had a huge amount of personal changes in my own life. But WZCW has always been my constant. No matter how distracted I become with my own life or being a moderator, WZCW was always a priority.
But let me take you back to some of my own personal highlights, or things that I just feel like talking about in that 3 and a half years.
Getting on Creative In The First Place And Subsequent Stepping Down
I remember talking to Lee just after my first couple of shows, jobbing tot he magnificent Sanna, about helping out the Fed in whatever way I could. To be honest, I didn't expect anything and I didn't actually deserve it. I recall Lee asking for help with a show (Meltdown 25) and me being so willing to help that I wrote most of the show. It was shit. You may remember that show because of a chicken appearing half way through a match... Yeah, that happened. But I also remember Lee saying that he would keep my arrival in Creative very hushed because I had only just joined and we decided to pin my appointment on my glittering (Terrible) Book This! Fed.
Since then, I was a part of Creative. Some of you may have been around for what some of us call the Golden Age of WZCW. TY, Phoenix, Lee, myself, Blade and Showtime were a powerhouse. Along with other members, we really pulled this place up from it's knees and to it's feet once again. In all honesty, I do take some credit for this but not as much as what Lee, Showtime, Phoenix and Ty should. Let me be clear, this guys just kick ass and they always have my respect.
Because what they've did, I couldn't do. They stuck by this place and put it before everything else. And that was something that I just couldn't do. I remember facing Austin Reynolds in a match for the Elite X Championship (Ascension 14) and just thinking to myself how burnt out I was with eFedding. Before the match, I knew I was never going to win. And just like that, I was gone.
I took two months out of the Fed and came back with John Constantine and gave being a Creative member another go. But soon enough, I was gone again.
My final run with Creative came not too long ago and it too ended with me stepping away from it before it ended me. But it is really strange, I've had 3 tries at being a Creative member and enjoyed it immensely. I read the shows every week and sometimes pines over what could have been. I have always been tied to this Fed for the better part of 4 years when it fails, I feel as though I do too. When it succeeds, I feel as though I have too. I guess my mark on this Fed is considerable, if understated somewhat. I've never been voted Creative Member Of The Year but I did try my very best with every single match I ever wrote, even when I couldn't be arsed and put it before everything else in my life. Ask anyone on Creative, my matches were never late or lacking quality and I guess that is my success too.
Showtime David Cougar and All Or Nothing
At Meltdown 23, my first meeting with Showtime David Cougar was held. I'll bet you're all waiting to see what a spectacle ti was. Well, not one to disappoint, here is the whole match in full.
I know, right!
Since then, Showtime and I have been joined at the hip, a vein of WZCW is reserved for us, much like Ty Burna and Phoenix/Big Dave. We have been Creative kin, Tag Team compatriots and bitter enemies. Showtime has gone on to become one of the most consistent and important people in the history of the Fed and I can only congratulate him on that. He is a tremendous writer and deserved everything he has received. Not only that, he is a truly awesome guy IRL. He's so easy going and committed. He does this job with a screaming child in the background and that alone deserves a medal.
But here's the thing, I've always had a strange compulsion to beat Showtime. Like I said, we've been joined together through certain angles and twists of fate since we both joined. And All Or Nothing will be the culmination of all of that history. Showtime and I (in one form or another) have only met 4 times inside a WZCW ring in a one-on-one basis and he has bested me two out of 3 times. But ever since winning the KFAD case, I have wanted to beat him for the Championship, simply because it would result in us having a feud. Everyone talks about Ty as the best writer this Fed has seen and I kind of agree. But Showtime is so close to that standard it's scary. He is the epitome of what I aspire to be in this Fed and the standard which I measure myself against. At All Or Nothing, Showtime and I finally get OUR match to settle the score.
To say I have been excited about this match is an understatement. There was a time, not so long ago that I was in limbo. I had nothing to do and Creative had nothing for me. So many times, I felt like throwing in the towel or handing in a shitty RP just to beat the deadline. But since the idea began to formulate in my head that I could beat Showtime for the Championship, I've rediscovered my love for Fedding.
But more importantly, the drive to be called the Champion of WZCW is something that has been driving me forward. I've did everything in this Fed, front to back. But what I have never did, is have a one-on-one match for the WZCW Heavyweight Championship... Something which is not afforded to most people. It may sound ridiculous, but the drive to be considered the Heavyweight Champion is so strong. To put my name alongside people like Ty, Showtime and Lee is something that I really want to achieve. Laugh if you must, but it's true.
So, it comes down to one match with Showtime David Cougar, someone that I call an enemy in an RP and someone that I would call a friend in my real life. Words can't even express how much history this match has and how important it is for me.
So, I guess I'll leave you with this. Showtime has been Champion for longer than I care to remember and he deserves everything I have to throw at him in an RP. And my promise to him is that I will bring it at All Or Nothing. I only hope that he does the same.
It stinks that we didn't get a 1v1 match at Unscripted, but I hope that our paths cross again. Hopefully they will more often in a teaming fashion now that Chris has turned heel.
