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Continental Wrestling Association:The Preamble
The Preamble
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this special recap of the first ever episode of the Continental Wrestling Association reboot! Live on their official youtube channel (www.youtube.com/ContinentalWrestlingAssociation), CWA laid out some of the more important details to their upcoming schedule and what the company is about.
-The Preamble begins with Lance Russell in the ring with Jerry Jarrett with the duo welcoming us to the preamble for the CWA. The meek mannered Jerry Jarrett thanks Lance Russell for being here and mentions that in this area of the United States, Lance Russell IS the voice of wrestling. "And so obviously we're very happy to have you here as the voice of Continental Wrestling." Jerry Jarrett says that as the head of Continental, he would much prefer to be behind the scenes and out of the way of the action. He mentions that this preamble to familiarize their audience with people who will become "key contributors" to Continental. Jerry Jarrett emphasizes that the buck stops here with him but he'd rather be neither seen nor heard, admitting that there's going to be somebody later on who will handle the day to day. Lance Russell brings up something behind Jerry and Jerry Jarrett admits that that's something for a little later on.
-Lance Russell leaves the ring and says that this studio is where CWA will film the majoirty of its content. Lance Russell details how they've made some modifications to the studio so that they can hold more fans than usual at The Memphis TV studio. He mentions that there will be anywhere from 350 to in some cases even 450 people in the studio. When it's time for the kind of matches that require bigger space? They've got a collection of unique different venues they plan to run throughout the year in the Southwest. He runs through some of the places they plan on going through such as Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, Jonesboro in Arkansas, Raleigh in North Carolina, Charleston in South Carolina and some spots in Mississippi they're working on.
-Outside the ring, Lance Russell heads on over to where the commentary is set up and Lance Russell says it'll be his job to handle the commentary but he'll have capable help. He says as of right now, he has been told that Don West and Caprice Coleman will be on commentary alongside him. "Sometimes together, sometimes it'll be one or the other!" Lance Russell says we'll be going back to Caprice in a minute but he wants to move on to who will man the ring. "Or WO-man the ring!" Lance Russell pitches it over to Christy Hemme who will be the voice of the ring as the ring announcer! As Hemme cheeses for the camera, Lance Russell runs through her history in wrestling and her background in the business. Hemme will be the voice of the ring and Russell is happy to have her here as apart of the promotion. Lance also shares that Christy will be helping him do interviews at the interview station which he points out. The whole thing so far feels very down to Earth and homey.
-Now we're getting kicked to a different part of the studio where Caprice Coleman is standing. Compared to the more retro ring station, the backstage area looks like something straight out of a modern MLB or NFL studio set piece as Caprice Coleman runs us briefly through HIS background in pro wrestling. Caprice brings up his over ten years of wrestling experience and how he's partaken in plenty of big wrestling moments as a wrestler and as a commentator. To bring him down to Memphis, CWA promised Caprice his very own portion of the show that he's calling Caprice's Corner where he will do things such as moderate conversations that may be too hot for Lance Russell to handle, give his unique insight into some of the issues pertaining to Continental Wrestling or even breaking down how a work moves, why a move works and why that move is a trademark move for whomever is using it "and I may even offer some counters." Caprice says that he's got a big opportunity and like the wrestlers in Continental, he plans on doing the very best he can to make sure he makes good on that chance.
-And we end up back in the ring where Lance Russell is standing there in front of a covered up somethin' or another. Russell says that before they get to what's behind door number one, he wants to remind the fans that this is just the preamble and there's more to come on the CWA youtube channel in the coming days. Jerry Jarrett is here to wrap things up as well and says that before he goes ("and you guys hopefully don't have to hear my silly voice anymore"), he wants to help introduce the man who WILL be the authority for Continental. Jerry says he wanted someone who understands the business side, the wrestling side and the fans side and so he went for experience. As such, he's happy to help us introduce "Bullet" Bob Armstrong! Bullet Bob is a legend of the Southeast and Southwest and while he made a big mark in the Texas area as a beloved babyface, he's also remembered fondly for his work in places like Tennessee, the Carolinas and Alabama as well! Bob Armstrong comes down to the ring and he shakes Jerry Jarrett's hand before Jerry departs leaving us with just Lance and Bob.
-Bob says he's been a wrestler before and he's been a promoter before and he knows that each come with their own challenges. Lance pushes Bob on how he's going to oversee CWA and he says that Continental is in his blood and he wants nothing more than for it to be successful and the best way to make it successful is to make everyone happy; the wrestlers, the fans and the promoter. He'll do everything in his power to keep things fair and balanced for all of them and says that he aims to be the sort of guy that the people of the CWA respect as a straight shooter and an honest leader. "My family is wrestling, the South is where I made my bread and I understand that this is going to be a heavy responsibility for me!" Bob says that he's going to treat everyone fairly and that in a perfect world, fans will rarely see his face unless they need to. He then briefly lays down some ground rules that they're going to stick to in Continental Wrestling:
-Lance points to the covered up thingamabob in the ring and Bob Armstrong says he'd be an idiot if he didn't discuss this. Lance assumes there's a title belt underneath and Bob says that in time, CWA will have titles. "Can't have wrestling without championships." That said he points out that to attract the best talent, you need more than a title belt. "You need something special." Bob says that the CWA has some amazing benefactors and backers and he whips off the cover to reveal a suitcase. "We found something different to get the people in here." Bob opens up the suitcase and inside is CASH! MONEY! GREEN! LETTUCE! DINERO! Bob says they're going to have a sixteen man tournament where the winner of said tournament will win $1,000,000! "There is no bigger prize in our industry! That's a million dollars, Lance! You ever seen a million up close and personal? Now ya have." Bob says the next time we're here and the next time they're on youtube, he's going to help introduce the sixteen men who have signed up for the opportunity to compete for a million dollars! Lance thanks the audience for tuning in and promises more updates in the future including the sixteen combatants fighting for a million dollars!
The Preamble
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this special recap of the first ever episode of the Continental Wrestling Association reboot! Live on their official youtube channel (www.youtube.com/ContinentalWrestlingAssociation), CWA laid out some of the more important details to their upcoming schedule and what the company is about.
-The Preamble begins with Lance Russell in the ring with Jerry Jarrett with the duo welcoming us to the preamble for the CWA. The meek mannered Jerry Jarrett thanks Lance Russell for being here and mentions that in this area of the United States, Lance Russell IS the voice of wrestling. "And so obviously we're very happy to have you here as the voice of Continental Wrestling." Jerry Jarrett says that as the head of Continental, he would much prefer to be behind the scenes and out of the way of the action. He mentions that this preamble to familiarize their audience with people who will become "key contributors" to Continental. Jerry Jarrett emphasizes that the buck stops here with him but he'd rather be neither seen nor heard, admitting that there's going to be somebody later on who will handle the day to day. Lance Russell brings up something behind Jerry and Jerry Jarrett admits that that's something for a little later on.
-Lance Russell leaves the ring and says that this studio is where CWA will film the majoirty of its content. Lance Russell details how they've made some modifications to the studio so that they can hold more fans than usual at The Memphis TV studio. He mentions that there will be anywhere from 350 to in some cases even 450 people in the studio. When it's time for the kind of matches that require bigger space? They've got a collection of unique different venues they plan to run throughout the year in the Southwest. He runs through some of the places they plan on going through such as Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee, Jonesboro in Arkansas, Raleigh in North Carolina, Charleston in South Carolina and some spots in Mississippi they're working on.
-Outside the ring, Lance Russell heads on over to where the commentary is set up and Lance Russell says it'll be his job to handle the commentary but he'll have capable help. He says as of right now, he has been told that Don West and Caprice Coleman will be on commentary alongside him. "Sometimes together, sometimes it'll be one or the other!" Lance Russell says we'll be going back to Caprice in a minute but he wants to move on to who will man the ring. "Or WO-man the ring!" Lance Russell pitches it over to Christy Hemme who will be the voice of the ring as the ring announcer! As Hemme cheeses for the camera, Lance Russell runs through her history in wrestling and her background in the business. Hemme will be the voice of the ring and Russell is happy to have her here as apart of the promotion. Lance also shares that Christy will be helping him do interviews at the interview station which he points out. The whole thing so far feels very down to Earth and homey.
-Now we're getting kicked to a different part of the studio where Caprice Coleman is standing. Compared to the more retro ring station, the backstage area looks like something straight out of a modern MLB or NFL studio set piece as Caprice Coleman runs us briefly through HIS background in pro wrestling. Caprice brings up his over ten years of wrestling experience and how he's partaken in plenty of big wrestling moments as a wrestler and as a commentator. To bring him down to Memphis, CWA promised Caprice his very own portion of the show that he's calling Caprice's Corner where he will do things such as moderate conversations that may be too hot for Lance Russell to handle, give his unique insight into some of the issues pertaining to Continental Wrestling or even breaking down how a work moves, why a move works and why that move is a trademark move for whomever is using it "and I may even offer some counters." Caprice says that he's got a big opportunity and like the wrestlers in Continental, he plans on doing the very best he can to make sure he makes good on that chance.
-And we end up back in the ring where Lance Russell is standing there in front of a covered up somethin' or another. Russell says that before they get to what's behind door number one, he wants to remind the fans that this is just the preamble and there's more to come on the CWA youtube channel in the coming days. Jerry Jarrett is here to wrap things up as well and says that before he goes ("and you guys hopefully don't have to hear my silly voice anymore"), he wants to help introduce the man who WILL be the authority for Continental. Jerry says he wanted someone who understands the business side, the wrestling side and the fans side and so he went for experience. As such, he's happy to help us introduce "Bullet" Bob Armstrong! Bullet Bob is a legend of the Southeast and Southwest and while he made a big mark in the Texas area as a beloved babyface, he's also remembered fondly for his work in places like Tennessee, the Carolinas and Alabama as well! Bob Armstrong comes down to the ring and he shakes Jerry Jarrett's hand before Jerry departs leaving us with just Lance and Bob.
-Bob says he's been a wrestler before and he's been a promoter before and he knows that each come with their own challenges. Lance pushes Bob on how he's going to oversee CWA and he says that Continental is in his blood and he wants nothing more than for it to be successful and the best way to make it successful is to make everyone happy; the wrestlers, the fans and the promoter. He'll do everything in his power to keep things fair and balanced for all of them and says that he aims to be the sort of guy that the people of the CWA respect as a straight shooter and an honest leader. "My family is wrestling, the South is where I made my bread and I understand that this is going to be a heavy responsibility for me!" Bob says that he's going to treat everyone fairly and that in a perfect world, fans will rarely see his face unless they need to. He then briefly lays down some ground rules that they're going to stick to in Continental Wrestling:
- All matches OUTSIDE of the main event have 10 minute time limits. Bob says main events are "until TV time remaining." He says that could be as little as 10 or as long as 60 depending entirely on what happens before it. Bob also promises that any match that goes off the air will lead to an immediate rematch the next week.
- Referees will be tasked with relaxing the rules. "I want there to be respect between the competitors but if there's an eye poke or an eye rake or a closed fist, sometimes you let those things go." Bob says that one thing that will not be tolerated are weapons and fighting out in the crowd because Bob's one lawsuit away from having to get a real job.
- Interference and getting involved in other people's business is a serious no go. Bob explains that if a wrestler interferes in someone else's match, they'll be suspended off the next episode and fined heavily. He says that fans pay to see matched handled straight up and with the focus on the wrestlers and not on the people outside of the ring.
- "No wrestler can make their own matches." Bob says that there's nothing stupider than wrestlers coming out and just deciding who and when they want to wrestle. He says that there's always room for extenuating circumstances but the matches on the schedule are the matches and if anybody doesn't like it, they can leave.
- "Rewards based merited based wrestling." Bob Armstrong wants everybody to know that if you win enough matches you should be rewarded---but if you lose enough matches, we might not see much of you around. He wants the matches to matter because they do and if you're in there getting knocked around, they SHOULD matter.
-Lance points to the covered up thingamabob in the ring and Bob Armstrong says he'd be an idiot if he didn't discuss this. Lance assumes there's a title belt underneath and Bob says that in time, CWA will have titles. "Can't have wrestling without championships." That said he points out that to attract the best talent, you need more than a title belt. "You need something special." Bob says that the CWA has some amazing benefactors and backers and he whips off the cover to reveal a suitcase. "We found something different to get the people in here." Bob opens up the suitcase and inside is CASH! MONEY! GREEN! LETTUCE! DINERO! Bob says they're going to have a sixteen man tournament where the winner of said tournament will win $1,000,000! "There is no bigger prize in our industry! That's a million dollars, Lance! You ever seen a million up close and personal? Now ya have." Bob says the next time we're here and the next time they're on youtube, he's going to help introduce the sixteen men who have signed up for the opportunity to compete for a million dollars! Lance thanks the audience for tuning in and promises more updates in the future including the sixteen combatants fighting for a million dollars!
