The 176 Show Episode 12 - Plus ECW Beta Week 7/02/10

Hello everybody and welcome to the 176 Show episode 12! I have a good line up for you tonight as I shall post this weeks ECW Beta, discuss what it takes to set up a wrestling promotion(For any of you future Vince Mcmahon's or Dixie Carter's), give my thoughts on what would be the best possible TNA rivalries TNA could put on with their current roster and give my predictions on who I think will be the champions in both TNA and WWE by the end of Wrestlemania 26 weekend.

So let's kick things off with me discussing what it takes to set up a sucessful wrestling promotion:

The main thing to realize is that if you are starting your own wrestling promotion thinking you will get rich, chances are you are in for a rude awakening. There are very few promotions that actually make money. As far as independent promotions the only ones that may make money are they ones that own their own building, most likely run weekly shows, and don't pay the wrestlers.

When you decide that you want to run a wrestling show you need to get information from your state athletic commission. Some states do not regulate wrestling.

The main thing you need is talent for your show. This is what I will discuss mainly in this article. You will need wrestler's, referee's, and ring announcer. If there are any indy shows in your area you should go to them to meet the talent, and get their contact info. When doing this you should contact the promoter of the show ahead of time and let them know that you want to come to the show to get in contact with some talent. Always befriend promoter's in your area, you never know when you will need them. Also never run in an area where another promotion runs. It is disrespectful and just causes unneeded problems.

Getting talent isn't hard, you will met some wrestler's, they will know others. Getting good talent is a little harder. Everyone these days is a wrestler, and most of them suck. You should look for a wrestler with a good look, that looks like an actual wrestler, not just some bum on the street. You should pay very close attention to how the crowd reacts to the wrestlers. A wrestler's main goal is to get the crowd to either boo or cheer him. If he can't do that, then he is not worth hiring. You will not get good talent if you do not pay them. If you offer someone a certain amount of money you must keep your word, even if you lose your ass on the show. You get what you pay for.

You must be the person in charge. There will be wrestler's that will try to run your promotion for you. Listen to their idea's, ingest them. Then decide for yourself if you want to use that idea. Some of the guy's will really want to help your promotion, some just want the small payday, and then there are some who want to run your show for you.

You want to book people who people will pay to see, that may be hard to find on the Indy's but judging a wrestler's worth on his crowd reaction is a good tool to use.

When booking a referee choose one with a good amount of experience. A good referee can make a bad match good. A bad ref can turn a good match sour.

An announcer is easy to find. You could do it yourself or just get someone with a good speaking voice and a clean suit to do it. The announcer should have all of the match info ready before the card. Weights, names, where the wrestlers are from, type of match, all that should be ready on cards for the announcer to read from.

By now you should be developing a lengthy list of talent from your connections. Before you book a show however you need a venue. If you intend on travelling your country like WWE then you should book a venue ahead of time and ensure that all your talent will be able to make it to the desired venue before booking the card. But if you are planning on remaining in one place then try and gain ownership of the building either by buying it or at the least renting it. Because this means that if a time for change comes you can refirbish the place without a load of people complaining and possibly suing.


Well I hope that helped, next up is this weeks WWE ECW Beta:

Tonight the ECW title tournament continues with three matches.

Event 1: Zack Ryder is seen backstage, he is talking to the current ECW champion Vladamir Kozlov. He says that by the time Elimination Chamber comes HE will be the ECW champion and Kozlov will be a footnote in ECW history.

Match 1: Round one match
Vance Archer beats Goldust in 6:21
He advances to next week.

Event 2: Christian is seen walking backstage, he recieves filthy looks off all the people backstage for what he did last week.

Match 2: Round One Match
Christian beats Ezekiel Jackson in 13:33, after the match he gets on the mic and says that last week he did what he felt was right and that Tommy Dreamer was just destroying his own image by becoming a has-been.

Match 3: Round Two Match
Yoshi Tatsu beat Zack Ryder in 15:42.
After the match Shelton Benjamin walks down to the ring, he says that next week he shall face Tatsu in the second round 2 match. While Christian shall face Vance Archer.

NExt Week preview:

Winner Advances to final- Christian vs Vance Archer
Winner advances to final - Tatsu vs Benjamin
Plus more...



So next up I shall give my prediction on who will be the WWE and TNA champions at the end of Wrestlemanai 26 weekend:

WWE:

WWE Champion - Predicted holder - HHH - Preferred Holder - Ted Dibiase Jr.
World Heavyweight Champion - Predicted holder - Edge - Preferred Holder - Edge
IC Champion - Predicted Holder - RTruth - Preferred Holder - Drew McIntyre
US Champion - Predicted Holder - MVP - Preferred WInner - The Miz
Tag Team Champions - Predicted Holder - The Miz and Show - Preferred Holder - CM Punk and Luke Gallows
Womens Champion - Predicted Holder - Mickie James - Preferred Holder - Beth Phoenix
Divas Champion - Predicted holder - Gail Kim - Preferred Holder - Maryse

TNA:

World Title - Predicted holder - Kurt Angle - Preferred Holder Kurt Angle
XDivision Title - Predicted Holder - Homicide - Preferred Holder - Brian Kendrick
Knockouts Tag Team - Predicted Holders - Awesome Kong and Hamanda - Preferred Holders - Angelina Lova and Tara
Knockout Title - Predicted Holder - Angelina Love - Preferred Holder - Angelina love
Tag Team - Predicted Holders - Beer Money - Preferred Holders - MCMG's
Global Championship - Predicted holder - Rob - Preferred Holder - Brutus Magnus

Now for the final segment, my thoughts on what would be the best rivalries TNA could put on at the minute:


World Title - AJ Styles vs Kurt Angle, Aj Styles vs Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson vs Kurt Angle
X-Division Title - Alex Shelley vs Chris Sabin, Brian Kendrick vs Amazing Red, Samoa Joe vs Christopher Daniels, Daniels vs The Pope

I won't do the other titles but I will do what rivalries I think will be good without a title on the line.

Jeff Jarett vs Mr. Anderson
Mick Foley vs Mr. Anderson
Kevin Nash vs Hogan
Flair vs Hogan
Rhino vs Brutus magnus
Homicide vs Suicide


Well that is it for this weeks episode of the 176 SHow, don't miss next week's enstallment!

Oh and by the end of Wrestlemania 26 Europe's Elite shall have proven that we are one of the most dominant leagues here at FOurdown.org