by Halzikar
I was going to do an in-character piece about WBPLW as a fun little read, but I’m in a particular mood as I write this. More than a year ago, Crow pitched the idea of doing a wrestling show on WBPL76. I had a copy of Fire Pro Wrestling World that I wasn’t doing much with because I’m terrible at the actual gameplay. (Also, being in the ring ruined wrestling games because I can’t shake that the gameplay isn’t telling a good story.) Ever since then, the show has grown. Crow, Parallax, Iden, Lady Red, Phuzzy, Ninja Turtle, Stormsong, and more have contributed to add more and more to the presentation, and I yell into my microphone while the game sims matches. And there are more viewers than I ever thought there would be.
I wanted to thank everyone who’s been a part of it. It’s an unreal experience. And because of this, I had the confidence to say yes to a call I got a few months back. A friend of mine is starting a new independent promotion, and thanks to the confidence boost of WBPLW, I agreed to be on the commentary desk. All of you who watched, cheered, won and lost goob, and spammed emotes in chat helped. And I wanted to say thank you.
Totally credible backstage news and notes from the administration, staff, wrestlers, and referees of WBPLW!
- A long-running, mostly good-natured feud continues to simmer backstage between Lady Red and Lieth Scarma. Red keeps stealing Lieth’s warming rock, and Lieth keeps eating Red’s paintbrushes.
- WBPLW officials are in talks with new sponsors. The sponsors don’t return calls after seeing the shows, so officials are trying to lock down deals before they get to that part.
- Grigglak has been taking a break from in-ring action. When asked for comment, he simply said “Grigglak re-charge.”
- Wide Tom has been out of action because of a bean related condition. We frankly didn’t want to know anything more than that.
- WBPLW Twitch champion, Victor von Focht, has stated that he is happily defending the Twitch title “in the GLORIOUS ART OF WAR.” He then threw a coffee mug at the interviewer, who has since regained consciousness.
- Seriously, everyone is weirded out by the Mime. It’s not just you.
- The tag team from Cargonia has been on assignment lately. Nanotrasen has been issuing double shifts. When the administration issued a citation that there were several crates of shotgun shells missing, they reportedly were told “don’t worry about it.”
- WBPLW is looking at issuing physical media of big shows. As soon as they can find a VHS source and get the VCR to quit blinking 12:00 all the time.
- The WBPLW janitorial staff is frankly lazy as hell and haven’t swept in weeks, so those floor pills and nachos are… y’know what, you’re gonna eat them anyway. Not our problem. Don’t come crying to us.
Take care of yourselves, everyone!
Brodie Lee forever
Halzikar, the self-declared Lariat King, hails from parts unknown and manages the WBPL wrestling league Sunday evenings on WBPL-76. Legend says he threw his wife’s car off Hell in a Cell and plunged sixteen feet through an announcer’s table.
