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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 13 2018, 08:05 PM (18 Views) | |
| Jammah | Jun 13 2018, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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![]() The younger sister of Jason Violent, Jen’s career was linked inextricably to his from the moment she made her UcW debut. The siblings would form a highly effective tag team, rising to become UcW Tag Team Champions… but would fall to sibling infighting then more than sibling infighting as ex-associates of Jason poisoned Jennifer’s mind against her brother, turning her into one of his most bitter enemies, before their eventual reunion in 2016 in the main event war games match of Extreme Warfare II. While long term success may have eluded her, Jen still racked up a bunch of significant milestones during her time in UcW and WsW, being the first woman to compete in a no-ropes barbed Wire War match, competing in the first Extreme Warfare match and being the first and so far only person to have ‘won’ two of them – having retrieved the Pure title shot briefcase in the first and having won the second Women’s ladder match in 2017. A WsW Original and a former UcW Tag, UcW Superstar and WsW Vixens Champion, there is no doubt that Jen Sensation deserves her spot in the final WsW Hall of Fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() There is something to be said about being first, and while she wasn’t the first woman to hold a WsW title, Jamie was the first WsW Vixens Champion, having held it’s GHWA equivalent when the two companies merged. And she would quickly become the standard that future holders of that title were held to and measured by, turning back all comers and showing a willingness to do whatever it took to emerge with her hand raised and title intact. Even after losing the belt, Jamie would still be a lynchpin of the Vixen division, feuding with the likes of Ambiance and Jen Sensation taking some of WsW’s promising young vixens under her wing, forming the vicious faction known as the Triple Threat. Always in the conversation when it came to anything related to the Vixens – be it singles or tag related – there can be no question that Jamie was an essential part of WsW and fully deserves her spot in the final Hall of Fame -------------------------------------------- ![]() Max Cameron first came attention to UcW fans as part of the crossover with Anarchy Wrestling, where he bested Van Wyld in the Battle of the Warriors final. When AW died, Max came to UcW as part of the AW Invasion angle and quickly became a fixture, engaging in a memorable blood feud with Parker Davis and Integrity Inc. over Parker’s alleged affair with his ex-wife. While he would be part of a losing effort against Integrity Inc. in the big War games match at Fightfest 2007, he would go on to best Davis, then form a winning tag team partnership with Sven Watersford, becoming UcW Tag Team Champion until losing them to Integrity Inc’s Zac Reis and Jason Violent. Max would truly come into his own during the promotion’s second run, as an alliance with Marco Cruze’s ELITE Enterprises would see him capture the UcW World Championship, holding it until a controversial loss to Van Wyld. Max would struggle to make the transition to WsW with his appearences being sporadic, yet always impactful, and he has always been an important figure in the promotion’s history – making him a worthy addition to the final WsW Hall of fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Debuting in UcW as the money man of Absolute Power, Sven quickly proved he had the Golden Touch, winning the Tag Team Titles with Assassin, then engaging in war with 2 Fabulously Attractive Gorgeous Studs, technically becoming a three time champion after his manipulations of Danny Divine saw Divine betray his partner and join up with Sven to form ‘2 Absolute FAGS’ then quickly be betrayed in turn by Sven who re-teamed with Assassin to win the belts back. When Absolute Power collapsed Sven would turn to the good side, forming a winning team with Max Cameron, picking up another tag title run… but never quite managed to have that much anticipated one-on-one match with former stablemate Bill Masters. While Sven never truly made the jump to the second iteration of UcW, his sporadic appearances were always a big deal – none more so than the Absolute Power triple threat Doomsday lottery match with both Assassin’s UcW Championship and Bill Masters’ career on the line – and even his brief appearance as Wyld-U guest GM showed that he still had the ‘it’ factor that makes him a worthy addition to the WsW final Hall of Fame -------------------------------------------- ![]() The original monster of UcW, David Stevenson, best known as the masked maniac known as Deraneo carved a brutal and bloody swathe through the roster any time he was unleashed, usually in one of his signature ‘Violent Rulz’ matches that saw him break the likes of Issah Zepp and Jason Violent, sometimes permanently, as he would build a reputation of being undefeatable in said matches. While the big man never won any titles that mostly seemed to be because he never truly wanted to, valuing causing pain over everything else. Eventually however this match would prove to be his downfall, as after suffering his first ever loss in one to Mark Brown in an absolutely vicious brawl at London’s Burning 2009, was struck by a fatal heart attack robbing the wrestling world of one of its greatest monster characters. Even after all this time his legacy lives on, and is immortalized forever as part of the final WsW Hall of Fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Originally Hayden McClane had no intention of being a wrestler, instead happily plying his trade as a member of the UCF MMA promotion, but an encounter with Mark Brown led to a war of words that saw the two engage in what became perhaps THEE greatest feud in UcW History, starting when Brown technically beat Hayden at Devil’s Playground 2007, costing him his UCF Championship. Obsessed with getting revenge, McClane became a wrestler and kicked off a series of bruising matches to get it, even joining up with Integrity Inc. acting as the group’s enforcer. He and Brown would continue their rivalry, trading wins back and forth with McClane getting the initial advantage, then Brown pulling it back, the two even becoming co-tag team champions during this rivalry. And over the course of it, they would eventually come to develop a respect for each other, especially after Hayden was excommunicated from Integrity Inc. for his ‘failures’. While Hayden would leave UcW shortly afterward, he would never be far from the fan’s thoughts, and would still show that he had it within him to make the occasional show-stealing return, such as his epic bout with Allen Vant at the UcW ReUnited show, his appearance as the mystery partner to help the alliance of Mark Brown, Brian Score and Slamsley McBody best the Hellions at Pride & Glory II or even being the only man badass enough to officiate the No Rope Barbed Wire match between Jason Violent and Magnum Wolf. By far and away one of the toughest men ever to step through those ropes, Hayden more than deserves his place in the final WsW Hall of Fame class. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Living in the shadow of a famous older sibling can be hard, and when that sibling is Ambiance herself that becomes even harder, but in her short tenure in WsW Cadence Rose managed to not only step out of her sibling’s shadow but arguably surpass her. And she would start that off by brutally turning on her, costing her a match against Jamie Gilbert at Southern Justice III and helping put her on the injured list. With Ambiance gone, Cadence would go on a tear, co-winning the first ever Vixens Collision Course, then ending the fairy-tale reign of Elisha Wire to become WsW Vixens Champion, and in the process set a whole new bar for what a dominant champion should look like. Cadence would turn back all challengers, setting a new record as champion of 224 days before losing to Jen Sensation, thanks to a returning Ambiance… and even that didn’t keep her down for long as she would rebound to become the first Unified EWS Women’s World champion 21 days later. While her WsW career may have ended early and on a down note, via injury at the hands of her nemesis form Japan, there can be no question that Cadence was by far and away the most dominant Vixen in WsW history, and more than earns her place in the final WsW Hall of Fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Already infamous for his time as a part of the EWS Las Vegas FURY roster, record breaking reign as champion and association with Steve Corman and his High Rollers, Aeolus Wrath initially came to WsW preaching that he was a changed man. Showing humility and a desire to work his way up from the bottom, Wrath would initially win the fans over and even formed a hugely successful tag team with Slamsley McBody, Winning the WsW Tag Team Championships and holding them for a then-record 168 days. But slowly traces of the old, cocky Wrath came back and he would betray McBody, costing them the titles and go on to become the most despised man in all WsW, willing to take advantage of any and every opportunity available to him… and this was most clearly shown at Pride & Glory III, faking an injury to avoid attention then taking out an exhausted Slamsley McBody to become WsW Ultimate Champion. Wrath was very much the ultimate opportunist and very few people are better at riling up a crowd than he is. While he might have been in WsW for a comparatively small time, few people have had the impact on the company that he did, and so he deservedly joins the final WsW Hall of Fame class. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Perhaps few people appreciate just how big a part ‘Mr Sexas’ played in the ultimate creation of WsW, but if he, Scott Slaney and Nigel Underwood had never created UcW back in 2005 it is very likely that WsW would never have come to be. Although wrestling was his vocation, Score would take a step back for the good of UcW serving as GM and doing his best to keep the company running fair and shipshape… although he would still find himself drawn into the ring to deal with the ‘Question Mark’ (a masked Jason Violent) and Hayden McClane. Eventually however Score would be driven from UcW after losing his GMship to Nigel Underwood in a War Games match at Fightfest 2007 and would mostly lay low – save for a brief period of managing Bill Masters in 2009 – until making a big return to WsW where he would finally return to the ring. Brian would quickly become one of the most popular members of the roster, fighting against the Actkinsons, The Hellions and in particular Darrick Macencourt, engaging him in a year-long feud of the year that saw both men trade wins and Score eventually win his first ever titles becoming EWS World Juniorweight and WsW Cruiserweight Champions. And Score would only endear himself more to the WsW fans by feuding with former best friend Mark Brown, eventually managing to win the big one and become WsW (interim) Ultimate Champion. Now one of the lynchpins of WsW – and a huge part of why there is even a WsW to begin with – there is no doubt that Brian more than belongs in the final WsW Hall of Fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() First introduced to fans in PRIME as the younger sister of (as she was then known) VampWire, Elisha quickly began turning heads with a high flying extreme style and soon became a firm fan favourite. When PRIME became UcW Elisha would hit the ground running, feuding with the TRIAD and forming a team with beau Hunter, becoming the first ever WsW Tag Team Champions at Southern Justice. Elisha would compete in the first ever Extreme Warfare match, continuing to break new ground, then would eventually after much trying win the first ever all-Vixen Extreme Warfare Ladder Match. She would add to her list of accolades, successfully cashing in her Extreme Warfare briefcase to become WsW Women’s Championship and would then go on to become the first ever EWS Queen of the Ring. Unfortunately a death in the family would send Elisha into a downward spiral of depression that would eventually become too much for her to bear, resulting in her taking her own life in early 2018. To honor her memory, and the legacy of incredible matches and ground breaking firsts, it is our privilege to induct her into the final WsW Hall of Fame -------------------------------------------- ![]() A UcW original and long tenured performer, the Anti-Product has always been as polarizing a figure as he can be… and while he would probably reject the label of being a pillar of UcW and WsW both, his achievements and legacy in both promotions are undeniable. While he started his time in UcW as a manager for Titan Smith, Parker soon found a return to the ring beckoning, and he would become a founding member of Integrity Inc. engaging in a memorable feud with Max Cameron in the process. Arguably however he would achieve greater success outside the group, winning the UcW Seattle, NNCR Interim and UcW World Championships – although perhaps the less said about the last one the better, at least according to the man himself – and would notch up more memorable feuds with Allen Vant and Jason Violent. But perhaps his greatest rival would be the man he faced multiple times in WsW – and prior to that in VWA – his own brother-in-law Jonny Richter. The two would wage war on multiple occasions, often for the WsW Championship, including a match at Pride & Glory II that saw both men take each other to the limit. Parker would eventually win the title – albeit from Thomas Knights – and would go on to make history becoming not only the longest reigning Ultimate Champion but also the longest reigning champion in WsW itself period. While Parker would eventually leave WsW under controversial circumstances, there is no doubt that he is one of the most influential figures in the promotion’s history and as a result is a welcome addition to the final WsW Hall of Fame class. -------------------------------------------- ![]() Very few people are as deeply enmeshed in the history of WsW as Jonny Richter. Fresh off his time in VWS, Jonny would first come to the fans’ attention in the second incarnation of UcW where he would join ELITE Enterprises have a memorable run as Superstar champion… or rather that should be a memorable series of runs, as due to the 24/7 rule he had installed during his time as champion Jonny would frequently lose the belt then win it back quickly afterward – usually in the same night – amassing 5 reigns with the belt before losing it to one of the men he would have one of his most memorable feuds with – none other than Van Wyld. Jonny would ultimately have the last laugh, besting Wyld at the final official UcW Show, FightFest 2010 to become UcW World Champion. From there he would move to PRIME, kickstarting what many would consider his definitive feud with Jason Violent. The two would wage a war that would bleed into the UcW ReUnited reunion then WsW with Jonny adding the PRIME Championship to his haul, then finally bested Violent in a best of 7 Series to win the WsW Championship. Violent would seem to have the last laugh after helping have Jonny arrested for bigamy after cashing in his Extreme Warfare 365 title shot… but Jonny would have his much delayed revenge in WsW’s second incarnation, cashing in his own 365 title shot at Southern Justice II to begin his 252 day reign of terror. With other memorable feuds against the likes of Lee Stevens, brother in law Parker Davis, Valentine or former protégé Darrick Macencourt, his reign of dominance as head of the Unholy Alliance, his epic tenure as EWS Deathmatch Champion Jonny has contributed immensely to WsW history. His fake-out retirement in 2015 showed just how much people care – and how expertly he can manipulate the feelings of the fans. One of the all-time greats of WsW he more than earns his spot in the final Hall of Fame. -------------------------------------------- ![]() An arguable candidate for the title of ‘Mr WsW’, Jason Violent is one of the most well-known stars in the promotion for a reason. Already a star in XFW and CWR before officially joining UcW, Jason’s first appearance was under a mask, stalking Brian Score as the mysterious ‘Question Mark’ over Score having ‘stolen’ his signature Sensationally Painful submission. While Score bested him during their initial conflict at Collision Course 2006, Violent would have the last laugh, officially debuting at Fightfest 2007 as the surprise final member of the Integrity Inc. wargames team, helping the team to victory and costing Score his job. From there he would team with the ‘Integral Pledge’ Zac Reis, winning the UcW Tag Team Championships at Collision Course, then would engage in an epic feud with Van Wyld, besting him at London’s Burning in what would become his signature match – the No Ropes Barbed Wire War. Violent would continue to pick up gold, becoming the inaugural PRIME champion, but would slowly start showing more of a human side thanks to the introduction of his little sister, Jen Sensation. Forming the tag team known as Sensationally Violent. The two would taste success wining the tag team tournament and becoming new UcW Tag Team Champions… but would lose the belts shortly afterward to the Steel City Kru as the team fell apart due to the manipulations of Violent’s ex-tag partner Chris Cardinelli and ex-pupil ‘Violence’ Jake who turned jen against him, making her into his most bitter enemy and eventually sliding him back to the dark side, turning him into ‘Television’s Most Hated Man’. Aligning with the Kru to form the dreaded TRIAD, Violent would help them try ruin the UcW ReUnited show even as his legendary rivalry with Jonny Richter kicked into full swing. Violent would lose his best of seven series with Richter, but would have his revenge by cashing in his Extreme Warfare briefcase becoming the newly rebranded Ultimate Champion, a title he would hold until WsW’s first version closed its doors. After defeating old rival Van Wyld at the Reunion show, Violent would again look to dominate WsW, but would run afoul of the hellions and the Actkinson family, then would butt heads with Magnum Wolf, waging war and eventually besting him for the EWS Undisputed World Unified Championship, a title he would defend until suffering a career ending injury to Mark Brown. But while his time between the ropes was over, he still remained a part of WsW history, taking over the ‘Sherriff’ role following the departure of Van Wyld, seeing out the last few days. A member of the WsW roster from day 1 and part of the legacy almost all the way to the start, virtually nobody has had the presence and longevity that Jason has enjoyed, and his legacy speaks for itself. And as a result we welcome him to the final WsW Hall of Fame class -------------------------------------------- ![]() The man whose name is on the marquee, Mr UcW, the Wyldman himself. Van Wyld was a member of the UcW roster from day 1 and the fans latched onto him early as he butted heads with GM Nigel Underwood – who wanted to repurpose him under the humiliating ‘Poopie Man’ gimmick. Van would eventually free himself from Nigel’s influence at Collision Course 2006 and start what would become a long love affair with the fans as he consistently stood up against tyranny and injustice wherever he saw it. This would propel him into conflict with then UcW champion Allen Vant, initially an ally but turned paranoid over Van’s perceived threat to his title, and the two would wage war over the belt – which Van would eventually win as the final match of their epic best of 7 series at Apocalypse 2007. Van would defend the title against all comers, but would eventually fall to shenanigans at the hands of half-brother Bill Masters, who took the title in a controversial Doomsday Lottery match, nearly ending Van’s career in the process via the interference of a mysterious man in black. Van would return to the ring in time to confront the man he believed responsible for said injury, Integrity Inc’s newest member Jason Violent, kicking off their rivalry, but Van never quite managed to get the upper hand on him, suffering a defeat to him at London’s Burning in a brutal No Ropes Barbed Wire War match. Van would continue to oppose unfairness and fight for what is right when UcW re-opened, quickly getting into confrontations with members of ELITE Enterprises in what turned out to be his most successful period, taking the Superstar title from Jonny Richter, the Tag Titles from The Kru along with Donnie Donnington (and then with Bill Masters) before besting Max Cameron to become the first and only two time UcW World Champion, a title that would eventually be lost to Jonny Richter. Mostly retiring from active competition afterward, Van opened up Wyldside Wrestling and served as the man in charge where he laid down the law as Sherriff, regularly butting heads with the likes of Valentine and the TRIAD. After being ousted from his position in a coup by Allen Vant, Van would remain off screen for the first incarnation of the promotion, only re-appearing at the very end. Still, he couldn’t scratch that itch and eventually brought WsW back in 2015, eventually reassuming his role as Sherriff… but slowly began to prove that he couldn’t quite keep things completely impartial, and managed to alienate enough of the roster that his position remained untenable. Still, there can be no doubt that there would be no WsW without this man. A true legend between the ropes and out it is our honor and privilege to make the Wyldman himself the headline inductee of the final WsW Hall of Fame class, and raise those Texas long horns one last time. |
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