CWF News – Season 4 – Episode 1

A nice neutral overlay produced theme some on as well as a logo for the CWF News. We find James “Jimmy” Collins seated at the CWF news desk that you usually see for the show announcements in the last season. This time, it’s just Jimmy working in his capacity as news director and host for any news… 

His mission: to get things out there before the dirt sheets. Or maybe to give them a little fuel as well. But there are people he wants to keep from getting that news scoop before its already out there, from the CWF news desk, and not some random rumor mill. 

Jimmy Collins – Good afternoon, and welcome to Season 4 of the Conquest Wrestling Federation. I’m your news director, James Collins, but you can call me Jimmy. I’m here with a load of news for you as we head into Season 4’s first show, where we’re taking over two arenas in the state of New Mexico.  

SHOW RUNDOWNS!

Graphics come up for both Vanguard at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico and Warzone in the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque. 

Jimmy Collins – Let’s start with a bit of a rundown on what you’re going to see in Season 1, then go to some news, some rumors and then… maybe a sneak peak at Episode 2. 

It switches to the Vanguard logo.

Jimmy Collins – Vanguard will take place at the Rio Rancho Events Center in Alamogordo  with a special edition this show cycle, as it will be headlined by a Valor Title gauntlet with current Valor Champion, Kat Hale as the final entrant. 

The first few matches are setup for newcomers to shine, as is tradition for Vanguard. “The Flexecutioner” Tommy Tarantino vs. Bruce Hendrix and Danielle Williams will take on Lady Lana Hill.

I don’t want to take anything away from any of them, but the main event is where the news is right now.

Newcomer Fiona O’Connell, the daughter of Father Nathan O’Connell who will be headlining Warzone, gets the short straw as the first entrant to be joined by the recently returned from injury, Apathy. The winner will then face off against Malakai Tepes… and then Zolothach, and then Madd Morales… and whoever is still remaining in the ring will then challenge for the Valor Championship. 

Kat Hale is riding high right now, and has proven to be a force in the Valor division. This will be her third defense, and it’s against people who will have already have wrestled in at least one match already, just seconds before. Of course, with her natural talent, Fiona O’Connell going all the way and even eeking out a near win would be huge for her burgeoning career here in the CWF, but the odds are against her. 

But will Kat Hale have a successful third defence? Could we see her go all the way to Episode 3, where she’d have a chance to turn in the Valor title into a shot at any title she’d want to get a shot at? 

The Graphic comes up for Warzone in the Tingley Coliseum, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Jimmy Collins – And Warzone. This one is pure Aftermath of Desperate Warfare. We’ll be starting off with a returning Johny Sniper taking on newcomer Boston Idol… And this should be a great show opener to get people going. But like the opening matches for Vanguard, it’s just something to whet your whistle.

But then… the stakes start to build up. eNVy… the team of Vespertine and Karlie Nash will take on two people who are apparently forming a new team and new stable. We saw Viktor Kreigsen and Samael Drago in team action at Desperate Warfare. They were joined by Malekai Tepes at the end of the night. This is apparently a new stable forming, but where does that go from here? 

Well word is the winners of this match will be in the running for a shot at the CWF Tag Team Championships in the near future. Although our preview of Episode 2 may throw a wrench in that. Not to mention the main event for tonight’s show. But we’ll get to that. 

A video comes up of Miguel Lanza spearing Monster Mammoth at the end of the 4WW Legion Title match at Desperate Warfare.

Jimmy Collins – And then we’re going to finally get two huge men, Miguel Lanza and Monster Mammoth in the ring, one on one. Can this ring handle this match? We’ll have to see. This one has been building since Episode 1 of Season 3, when Lanza pinned Mammoth in the hide n’ seek match. But since then, Mammoth has been Valor Champion, while Lanza has languished in the opening act section. 

Is this his turning point? Or will he get a stampede and pushed aside? I for one will be watching this match with baited breath to see who comes out on top. 

Now a video insert of Steve Murdock technically but not technically pinning Kara Rienhardt at Desperate Warfare while the referee was knocked out. 

Jimmy Collins – And the next match up will be Frank Windsor, taking on Steve Murdock. Now there are some that would say that Murdock should be the Elite Champion right now… but rules are rules. And people know me for speaking facts. The referee did not make the count, that means it’s time to take a nap and regain some energy. Kara Reinhardt could have laid there for an hour if the referee didn’t start to count. 

So no, it is not supported by the rules or my own opinion that Steve Murdock should be the Elite champion. But I do firmly support him getting another shot to prove me wrong. And this is the first step in getting that rematch. He’s got to face the Bastard who is not a Tag Team Champion… Frank Windsor. Windsor could ride a win over Murdock here to similar rewards. He’s been hungry for a title since he claimed his Valor title prize, but failed to take out Kronin Reinhardt for the Conquest Title.

The screen shot of Murdock ‘pinning’ Kara Reinhardt stays on the screen for a moment, but then changes to her pinning Murdock. 

Jimmy Collins – And that will be followed up by Kara Reinhardt not letting grass grow around her, and defending the Elite Title again, against Gabriel Tuck. These two are partial allies against Von Krauss… but not sure they even really like each other too much. So this is going to be a brutal match up. But… will Steve Murdock decide to make his presence known? 

It then cuts to an insert image of the Tag Team Match from Season 2, when the team of Father Nathan and Eron Hunter got a win over the Tag Team Champions, Rob Riot and Eddie Williams. 

Jimmy Collins – Our last match of the night will be a match that had to be cut from Desperate Warfare. Rob Riot at Desperate Warfare successfully defended two titles: The 4 Winds Championship and the Legion Championships with the other two Bastards. So it was decided to cut the CWF Tag Team Titles match. But here it is headlining the first Warzone of Season 4. Eron Hunter and Father Nathan are a mismatch team that just seems to work… and they have a win over the tag team champions already. 

One of these teams could be looking at either eNVy or Kriegsen and Drago looking at their titles in the near future… not to mention what’s going to happen on Episode 2, which we’ll get to a little later.

A graphic comes up that just says: 

RUMOR MILL!

Jimmy Collins – But that leads us to our last thing for Warzone, the new, current and YOUNGEST at only 18 years old… Conquest Champion, Abbigail Dresden will be doing a bit of a celebration. She just defeated our longest reigning Conquest Champion, Kronin Reinhardt at Desperate Warfare. 

Dresden will be having a bit of a celebration, and of course we can expect the Upstarts to be invited, as her friends and surrogate family. And speaking of family… her mother, the CWF Director of Production and partial owner, Valora Salinas, and Rob Riot of course are expected as well. 

But she’s only 18, so don’t expect some champagne. She probably got that when she went on her in between season 2 and 3 trip back home to Swansea, Wales. 

A video of the Airport in Swansea, with Dresden, her mother, and two others comes up on the screen. They’re met by a group of people, who are cheering and holding up signs for their hometown hero. 

Jimmy Collins – Dresden came back to Swansea with a hero’s welcome. She was accompanied by her mother, Valora Salinas, and two others. These two have been identified as William McClancy, son of Blaise McClancy… whom there have been rumors of a relationship between him and the young Dresden for some time. Although he is almost 5 years older than her. 

The other is his younger sister, Akame McClancy, who has been seen on fellow upstarts streaming videos for some time. 

They were also met there by a young person who has been linked to Dresden in the past, Rosalynn Crowley… an actual living relative of Aleister Crowley. As she got a hug from Dresden when they arrived, it’s assumed they’ve been friends for a bit of time now. 

In fact, a lot of the public shots, even when the McClancy’s weren’t there, or her mother, the young Ms. Crowley can be seen. They did a couple of private lunches and the likes. A local rumor rag in the area published that they think there might be… more… than just friendship between the two. But, this reporter thinks its just over ambitious reporters jumping in the fact that Abbigail Dresden is now in the age of maturity, and too many so-called fans want to know that she’s… in some sort of relationship. 

I’ve looked through the “leaked” footage, and see nothing to indicate their more than friends catching up. And there were a few times that the McClancy siblings were with them on shopping trips and the likes. Of course, our new Conquest Champion will have to deal with the fact that being the youngest wrestling champion in the best wrestling out there… she’s going to be the target of such salacious rumors.

And if they are true… well it’s none of our business.

A shot of Abbigail with some old guy with grey hair and mustache, wearing purple robes, embroidered in gold and a big necklace. 

Jimmy Collins – Ms. Dresden was given the key to the city by Swansea’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Paxton Hood-Williams in a ceremony. But after that, she and her entourage weren’t seen much. Word has it that they were seen a few days later in Dublin, Ireland, but no one recorded them flying or traveling by Boat there. 

We do know that the entourage is still in Swansea as I’m recording this broadcast right now…. 

A screen capture of what looks like Miguel Lanza with an older woman on one arm, and Kelea Thlunaught on his other comes up.

Jimmy Collins – And now for some of the other rumors going around.  We’ll start with the rest of the Upstarts… Miguel Lanza, Jr and the Thlunaught twins both took the break to travel to Puerto Rico. Kelea Thlunaught’s streaming channel has been showing videos of them walking around the touristy areas of Old San Juan. An older woman has joined them for this trip, introduced as Miguel’s mother, but her name is not given. One of their last updates though, had them go to a bar in Roosevelt Roads… and some have suggested that the bar is the one owned by Greg Salazar’s father. 

A graphic of the Bastards retaining the Legion Championships at Desperate Warfare comes up. 

Jimmy Collins – I’ve been asked about why the Bastards haven’t been granted the freebird rule like Bad Company was with the Tag Team championships. And I’ve reached out to the CWF Ownership for an answer. It seems that since the Bastards won the titles while Windsor was technically injured, they were not including him. 

But now that he’s had a few matches back, I’ve been told that IF the Bastards win this defense against Eron Hunter and Father Nathan O’Connell, Windsor will be grandfathered in, and their freebird rule will activate for future defenses. 

A graphic comes up of a band, performing on a small stage. Kat Hale is standing in front of them. 

Jimmy Collins – And on the CWF Records front, we have it on good word… from the CWF Records VP of Production himself, Shawn Telles, that Cryptic Writings is currently recording their 2nd album, tentatively titled “Segundo Capitulo”, or “Second Chapter”. 

Of course Cryptic Writings is the band which has Bad Company member, and former CWF Conquest Champion, Greg Salazar as part of it. Specifically Bass and secondary vocals and growls.  Full disclosure, Shawn Telles is also part of the band, playing keyboards, and other instruments, as well as their production manager. 

This isn’t a rumor but confirmation of a rumor, that for this album and tour, Calleen, Greg Salazar’s wife won’t be joining them on the road. With a new baby at home, and other duties with the CWF, they have looked for a new female vocalist as a special guest star. 

And that special guest star is the current Valor Champion, “Wicked” Kat Hale. 

The rendition of “Sweet Sacrifice’ by Evanescence that was played for Hale’s entrance was one with her on vocals with Cryptic Writings and will be part of the new album.  We’re hoping to get word on tracks for the album for our next episode. 

Right now, we have confirmation that Hale will be joining the band as they perform on the CWF Season 4 Tour, and that this may lead to her getting a solo recording contract with CWF’s own Conquest Records. 

A picture of a man that some may know as Jeremiah Vastrix comes up. 

Jimmy Collins – And we’ll round off the Rumor Mill with Jeremiah Vastrix. Vastrix is the son of Warhamber Corporate CEO Michael Vastrix… and he’s been seen around the CWF holdings as of late. Word has it that he’s actually looking to try to buy out Armand Von Krauss’ shares of the CWF. Not much else is known about this right now. 

But, you know that this is wrestling, so if someone is looking to try to take over, they’re going to be looking for wrestlers to help them out. Word has it that the end of Season Pay Per View for Season 4 will be called Tribal Warfare and have a stable vs stable theme… a fourth player could change that field of warfare, really fast.

EPISODE 2 PREVIEW

Jimmy Collins – And now a special treat for you, our audience AND the CWF roster as well. I’ve been authorized to give a preview of Episode 2’s card, which will be a special treat. First a statement from the combined CWF Ownership.

He pulls out a piece of paper and adjusts his glasses.

Jimmy Collins – I quote… “We have determined that with the historic change of the CWF Conquest Championship at Desperate Warfare, we’re not going to just let anyone head into Lunar Warfare by a meer verbal challenge. So we’re going to use the second cycle of Season 4 to give someone a chance to EARN their shot with a Beat the Clock Challenge.” 

He puts the piece of paper down. 

Jimmy Collins – So, here is what I’ve got for you. Episode 2 will have a series of matches… potentially a LOT of matches. It will be a beat the clock challenge. So the fastest winner will earn the shot at Lunar Warfare for the Conquest Championship. The 2nd place winner will get a shot at the Elite Title. The third place winner will get to choose a partner and challenge for the tag team titles, and the 4th place will earn the Episode 3 valor title shot.

But first some caveats. The current Valor Champion will not take part… But neither will their challenger that week. So the CWF will be looking for a volunteer to challenge for the Valor title. Some special rules will be put into place for these two at a later time… 

Abbigail Dresden is also not able to take part, as she can’t win a shot at her own title. However, she has noted that she would like to wrestle… and is willing to defend the title even. So, they might be looking for a surprise challenger for the Conquest Championship which could change the whole field for Lunar Warfare. Or, it could also be a challenge for the 4 Winds Albion Championship as well, if a Commonwealth Wrestler would be looking at a possible title shot there?

I have been told that people can also opt out of this challenge… but really, who would? A surprise win could make you a challenger for a CWF title, possibly the Conquest Title itself. 

Of course the card is subject to change. And we’ll see how far this goes. Planning an event like this isn’t the easiest thing.

I’ll give more details as we get them… but not sure