War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

~Bertrand Russell




WWS – Rebuilding Pro Wrestling... From Scratch




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How do you rebuild... what was destroyed?

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Something that was once considered at the top of it's game?

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Something that nobody thought could be destroyed?

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How can you pick up the pieces... and start over?

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How can you fix things when they are broken?

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How do you begin anew?

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How?

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OH, FOR GOODNESS SAKE! FINE! I'LL TELL YOU!




On April 2^nd, 2007, WWE was coming off the heels of an explosive Wrestlemania XXIII. However, their problems would only begin. To bring a new outlook on the promotion, they tried new ideas. They terminated the contracts of several legends, including Dusty Rhodes, Arn Anderson and Gene Okerlund. The government began an investigation behind the whole steroids theory. Benoit suffered a massive neck injury at Wrestlemania and was forced to retire from wrestling. Ric Flair was also facing health issues, t WWE wouldn't terminate his contract until Wrestlemania XXIV. MMA promotions such as UFC and IFL were continuing to grow in stature. Also, the WWE's competition, TNA. Vince McMahon was weighed down with so much pressure. He himself wasn't sure he could stand it.




And so, he created the WWE Talent Wellness policy. The policy stated that any wrestler whose under the influence of steroids or other performance enhancers will be suspended indefinitely. Before a house show, Vince held an emergency, random drug test on the entire roster! To the surprise of Vince, a lot of them failed the drug test! Vince suspended the superstars with no pay, and the company was fined by the government. After that, the budget was too low and they couldn't afford the paychecks for some superstars, as well as arenas they rented out. They were forced to cancel some of their house shows and live events and even release more superstars as a budget cut. Eventually, Vince decided that he couldn't take the pressure.




And so, with a heavy heart, he and his family stepped down from their positions at the company and put their shares on the market. There was a huge battle over the shares, t through the smoke... the shares were bought by... New Japan Pro Wrestling, Japan's largest wrestling promotion! The people were stunned! As it turns out, NJPW ends up naming Gene Okerlund & Tony Schiavone as the majority share holder. Tony had been working behind the camera for NJPW for some time now. Gene and Tony get together with Robert “Sgt. Slaughter” Remus, Virgil “Dusty Rhodes” Runnels, Jr., Martin “Arn Anderson” Lunde, Kevin Dunn and Vince Russo. Together, with NJPW's permission, they decide to scrap the whole WWE idea altogether and create a new pitch for the US's largest wrestling promotion. After coming up with some terrible ideas, they've made their decision. And so, on a brisk Saturday morning, June 16th to be exact, the seven great minds in professional wrestling met at the meeting room in WWE headquarters to discuss the future of the business.




Gene Okerlund sits at the head of the meeting table. He stands up and clears his throat.




Gene: I would like to thank you all for coming today. Gentlemen, what takes place here in this meeting room will reshape professional wrestling as we know it. Today, we will-




Dusty: Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah! Can we get on with this? I want to get some ideas I've been thinking up ever since I came to the WWE!




Sgt. Slaughter: Me too!




Arn Anderson: We all do!




Gene: Okay, okay. Patience, my friends. I know we've waited a long time for this opportunity, t without the patience to overcome, we could wind up back to square one. Now, what should we name this new business?




Sgt. Slaughter: The Slaughterhouse Wrestling Association!




Arn Anderson: The Four Horseman Wrestling Society!




Dusty: The Rainbow of Dreams Wrestling Federation!




Everyone stares at Dusty in confusion.




Kevin: How about something simple. Like the WarZone Wrestling Society!




Sgt. Slaughter: Yeah. I kinda like it!




Arn Anderson: Me too!




Tony: Yeah, that is a pretty good name.




Gene: Okay! The WarZone Wrestling Society it is! Sorry, Dusty.




Dusty sits back in his chair in disappointment.




Gene: Next order of business: which superstars stay and which will be released?




Arn stands up.




Arn Anderson: After reviewing the budget, and the roster, we've determined that the following superstars from WWE will remain on the roster: Edge, Undertaker, Kofi Kingston, Paul Burchill, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, JBL, John Cena, Mr. Kennedy, Shelton Benjiman, Carlito & Randy Orton.




Gene: Is that it?




Arn Anderson: Actually, there's more. We have signed the following superstars to a WWS contract from independent promotion: Human Tornado, Chris Hero & David Flair. Also, we have signed several NJPW superstars to our US promotion: Junji Hirata, Tiger Mask IV & Koji Kanemoto, with the rest of their roster making occasional appearances.




Gene: Is that it?




Arn Anderson: Well... no. Finally, there's the superstars we signed from their TNA contracts: Samoa Joe, Ron Killings & Christian Cage. That's it.




Gene: Good. That makes twenty-one. That'll do for now. Now, onto the matter of weekly TV shows and pay-per-views.




Slaughter stands up.




Sgt. Slaughter: After going through a list of crappy names, the weekly flagship show will be named Monday Night Shootout and we will keep the contract with USA network. After reviewing through the list of ECW, WCW & WWE pay-per-views, here is our list of PPVs for each month:




January - The Royal Rumble (Continental Airlines Arena; East Rutherford, New Jersey)

February - Last Man Standing (Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan)

March or April - Champion of Champions I (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium; Gainsville, Florida)

May - Road To Redemption (HP Pavilion Center; San Jose, California)

June - High Stakes (MGM Grand Garden Arena; Las Vegas, Nevada)

July -The Great American Bash (Target Center; Minneapolis, Minnesota)

August - SummerSlam (Mellon Arena; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

September - Barely Legal (Air Canada Center; Toronto, Canada)

October - Halloween Havoc (World Arena; Colorado Springs, Colorado)

November - Survivor Series (HSBC Center; Buffalo, New York)

December - WinterWar (Annual WarGames Match – Consecos Fieldhouse; Indianapolis, Indiana)




Gene: Hold on, rewind. Did you say “Ben Hill Griffin Stadium?”




Sgt. Slaughter: Sure did.




Gene: Are you crazy? That stadium holds over 90,000 people! We can't afford that on the budget!




Arn Anderson: Geno, we took care of it. Just sit back, relax and leave everything to us. Champion of Champions will be the flagship for both us and NJPW. Now, this new promotion will have three titles: the World title, the Intercontinental title, the Tag Team title.




Vince Russo: And, me being head writer, I have decided to start four weeks before SummerSlam. So, unless there's anything else, everything's been taken care of.




Gene: Well... okay. Now, with all that said and done, there's still one thing left to decide: who will be the general manager of ShootOut?




Kevin: I was thinking on you, Gene, running the show as Chairman along with Tony running as CEO.




Sgt. Slaughter: Yeah. And then me, Dusty and Arn would sign onto the roster as wrestlers.




Arn Anderson: Right. t that means we gotta get back in shape. Well, more so Dusty than you and me, Sarge.




A light laughter from everybody, even Dusty.




Dusty: Well, I suppose this means you're gonna have to start shaving, Arn. Cause you sho' can't win no beauty contests looking like a gorilla wearing glasses.




"Ohhhhh" went everybody except Arn, who just chuckled.




Arn: Hey, I'm not in this to win beauty contests. t I am in this to win some contests, you know what I mean?




The others exclaim in agreement and shake each other's hands.




Gene: Okay, with that being said, I think it's just about safe to say this meeting's adjured. And I would like to personally thank all of you for your support in helping me rebuild this business that everybody thought would go bankrupt in five years. Now, it's all in the hands of our fans (And of course, you, the reader)0 to help support our new-found business. And before you know it, we'll be right back on top. And with that...




Everyone picks up a glass of wine sitting on the table.




Gene: To our new business, to our fans, and most importantly of all... to pro wrestling!




Everyone Else: TO PRO WRESTLING!!




TO BE CONTINUED...


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Well, that's all I got for now. Leave comments if you wish. If not, that's fine. However, don't feel you have to leave a comment. Just look through it. I'm only doing this thing for kicks. I haven't begun writing the first show yet, so that'll give everybody some time to look this stuff over.