23rd Vengeance Feedback

So, starting off, I'll say this was the first time I was invested in reading something and didn't notice the post break with 2 separate posts. So that is a major plus for Craig 's ability to place together, and ultimately write, the results!

I am not going to lie, typically I write a lot with these and breakdown everything I think about every segment and RP. However, when I got about halfway (right after the MCMG match) - I realized it was just a major congratulations or paragraph about how I liked every segment and why. So, to summarize, I really liked the results as a whole and everyone has been a lot of fun to read about in their RPs and Social Media posts (which says how engaging they are as characters and total acts). Fantastic work all around!

The most unique thing I've noticed while being here is that everyone is creating their own mystique and separation from the rest of the roster. It is really cool to see people striking out for different roles and in very separate ways even when there are commonalities. It's a lot of fun to read and honestly the Social Media threads help so much with boosting every segment as it helps catch up quickly on the character's thoughts especially for someone new.

Now, on the negative note, the No Shows really suck for any Fed. However, everyone here who is active, is more than good enough to carry a fantastic card as is from what I have seen. I don't mean to downplay anyone's reasons or situations, but this is ultimately a compliment to the people I have seen write thus far. I'll speak for myself and Kristin (as she is visiting her parents at the moment), but we both are very excited to get started with you all!

Another great show with a good and consistent flow. You can tell there was a lot of effort put into this one as folks are getting established and feuds are really beginning to take shape en route to Clash at the Canyon. Malakai Black vs. Cody Rhodes is gonna be pretty awesome, and I'm really looking forward to participating in Momo vs. Hikari. I can't wait to see what the rest of the card ends up looking like.

It really sucks to deal with no shows, but that's why you build around the people who perform and go above and beyond to keep this thing whole. We've picked up, what... four new faces in the last week or so? They're getting involved, getting booked, and making themselves an invaluable part of the team and that's good to see. If any of you want to chat or work to set up anything for the future, feel free to reach out to me. I'm more than willing to do whatever it takes to help you guys get acclimated and keep this train chugging along.

Onto the matches, it sucks that Rando didn't get an RP up for our match. I didn't put forth max effort because I've been beaten within an inch of my life this cycle, so it would've been a slam dunk win for him. Hopefully he's not done because he's one of the most talented writers I've come across since returning in 2019, but life happens.

Cardona vs. Brady Booker was a lot of fun with the added bonus of becoming an impromptu title match. I really like this whirlwind surrounding Cardona with the X title. It feels like a LOT has happened since he debuted and this all feels like something that would go down with Cardona in real life so I'm enjoying it.

Big win for John Cena and the match got the write-up it deserved.

Britt vs. Konami was a really solid, really close match but only one could win. Big congratulations to Zelda on a hard fought win. Anthony's a hell of an opponent (the first person to beat me in 20+ years), so don't take this victory lightly or squander it going forward, haha.

A shame that Roc couldn't get an RP up for Sasha, but I couldn't imagine the result going any other way with what Zelda posted for Misao. Another big win, though.

Huge win for JD Drake, the Ace of the Wingmen. Dave is doing consistently great work with these guys and it shouldn't go unnoticed. Would've been a killer match, but no shows strike again.

Another no show, but I think MCMG probably would've pulled this one out regardless. Geoff has been solid since coming to WLCW and I've really enjoyed his work with them. I can't wait to see what happens when he inevitably gets that tag title shot.

Big time upset for Dustin with Griff and Julia over the Nightmare Family. Congratulations, man. I know you've been working to create something fun and unique with the Blondes and I think you're finally onto something with them.

Punk vs. Devitt was tough. Neelan has really impressed me since showing up, but Brett is a beast when his schedule allows. Sucks that anyone had to lose this one but if you're gonna lose, Brett's not a bad one to have serve it up. No shame in this one at all. Great match.

All in all, really fun show for a post-PPV. Thanks to everyone for all that you do to keep this thing going.

Since Craig is being diplomatic, I'll hit on a few things he probably wants to say.

No-showing sucks.
Deadlining sucks.

We all have bad cycles and stuff happens in real life making it unavoidable at times, but the same people doing it again and again gets to a point where it hinders the fed as a whole. You can't book long-term because you can only trust a finite amount of people. Luckily though, Craig has proven to take those people who try hard/have proven to be consistent and full of effort and give them all of the opportunities in the world to succeed here. You can work with writers of any skill as long as they're trying.

Anyway, to the positives:

Thank you for the kind words on the opening segment. I had a lot of fun writing my part of it and look forward to the next couple of shows to progress this story. I think there's a good plan in place that you all will enjoy.

It then alternates to Josh's incredible Booker/Drake segment. Craig front-loaded this show with the goods. This feud is better between Drake/Booker than it would've been involving the women, in my opinion.

Shout out to Roc for piling up the wins with Cena, regardless of the fashion. Jeff's had three solid characters here in WLCW and has hit some struggles.

I love Miro in AEW, so I especially love seeing him run wild in WLCW and being handled by someone like Pylum, who has a good voice for him. This is what you do to scrubs and no-shows, you wipe them out and humiliate them.

I wouldn't know Hikari Noa if she came into my office and sat down in front of me, but this will be a nice PPV match between two good writers.

Dang, Rando. A good writer who no-showed and had his character pinned by the ULTIMATE protagonist. 

I hate 2.0 and everything about them. I also hate Keith Lee. So it's fitting that everyone I hate is together now and handled by Brett, who I also hate think is a very fine, upstanding person.

Another no-show. Jesus. Geoff proves consistent with MCMG and the tag team division quickly needs some depth after starting off with a lot of it. Dave needs some competition.

After Roc peaked with Cena, he must've not had anything left for Sasha. Wouldn't have mattered anyway, I don't think.

Tough loss for Anthony with a new character, but the word limit and a good opponent make for a tough combo for introducing a new character.

Nice to see Matt G. get another big win after the surprise X title win on Eruption. A good dude, consistent writer who knows what he's doing and will always be dependable. This is the type of person that you build an efed around. 

Glad Dustin got back on the winning track. I really didn't give it my best effort, as selling my story took precedence over a mixed tag with my managers. But maybe one day he and I can have a real match that counts.

You people who multi-color your name bars are savages. I barely can color one name the same color. Respect.

Also good to see the X title get some guys coming at it who show, are talented, and won't require another title change on Eruption to prove a point.

Dave continues to excel with the Wingmen and it wouldn't have mattered if it was a no show or not. I'd love to see a hoss writer pick a team and challenge him. Dave is the most underrated writer in our circle and has been for years.

Have to be honest, these foreign wrestlers speaking fluent English takes away from the comprehension. Maybe try subtitles or broken English in a more realistic way. There's just no way I can buy Nakamura and Danhausen having a normal conversation where they both understand one another. But it's just me. What do I know?

Solid main event here that could've gone either way. Big win for Brett who continues to progress with finding Punk's voice. And Craig was right, Neelan has been stuck in two tough situations right off the bat and is due one. He's much better than his record suggests and that's kind of the downfall of not booking long term, as you can't really position guys into guaranteed wins or better spots because things change so quickly.

A good show coming off the PPV. I wish we had capitalized on the momentum we had coming off Ascension a little better, as half the roster or more was on the forum most of that weekend after results were posted and I really felt like the fed turned a corner. These no-shows are contagious and pile up, making for bad optics, but hopefully WLCW shakes it off and people get more invested. 1500 words requires literally 30 minutes of your day to write.

That sounds like a stupidly short amount of time for an RP to be written. Maybe I'm just slow. Then again, maybe that's why you're the champ. I feel like it takes me 3 times that amount of time.

I personally write everything with the alphabet magnets on my fridge and then hand write my RP from there, and THEN put it in HTML coding

30 minutes is about right for me for 1500 words...but then I spend at least an hour and a half editing/nitpicking the darn thing to death before throwing it all away and starting again.