Meltdown Supershow Discussion

[President Jeff]

Got tired of waiting, so I posted the show early lol


Thanks to Knox, Shione, Evan and Kash for writing matches

Thanks to Evan, Shione, Madison, Raab, Kurt, Knox, Unforgiven and Hades for segments.

If I missed anyone, let me know

Feel free to talk about the show. Feedback is welcomed

[Jason Cashe]

JAIR HOPKINS!! CONGRATULATIONS! I've been counting the days until you became a Singles Champion. It's good to see and well deserved. Logan is a stud in his own right so I would LOVE to see a one on one there! Good Damn that has me excited!

[Evan De Parker]

I'll definitely have feedback tonight. The Unforgiven deserve seg credit as well-- he wrote 80% of that.

From what I've skimmed, this looks like it was an amazing show.

[Chris Madison]

Although there were so many no shows this meltdown was monumental. Two title changes plus the crowning of another number one contender for the tag titles...congrats to all the winners!

[Shione "SURGE" Ōshima]

Oh, oops. Sorry Jeff. I assumed summarized matches didn't have entrances and commentary! My bad!!!

[Shadow]

What are your thoughts on the match you we’re in: Again with the brutality I enjoy seeing Shadow come across as a beast. Good flowing opening. The leg catch into the clothesline was a great way to change momentum in the match and get Shadow over after the opening spots. Powerful finish too. Using two finishers can be risky and i'll admit as I saw the line about Shadow pulling Mumf off the ground I was like -"Here comes the counter and go home." Needless to say I was a little surprised Shadow connected with both. More Below

What was your favorite match on the card: Tap Out title. Its Good to see J hop win some singles gold. And on Meltdown for that matter, which is where he got his APW start.

Favorite Segment:I liked seeing the Shockwave recap. It felt like i was watching a clip from the previous night's event (yeah two nights whatever ) And it really came across to emphasize Unforgiven as dangerous. Im seeing more and more of them and enjoying it. I was wondering where the AJP/Unforgiven angle would go after Topeka.

The Black hand segment, well... while Im a fan of someone rising to the challenge to take on a stable, I think it was a little much to wail on Styles. To me it makes him seem foolhardy and kind of killed the battle royal momentum he earned. I know tBH needed to look strong after Shockwave but there were a couple different ways to run that angle. This didnt need to explode yet. Felt premature, if ya know what I mean.

Favorite moment in the show: Seeing Shadow get the win (explained below)

Who was the show’s MVP: Mr Dangerous. It's really a tough call this week but i liked watching him whip ass and clean house. Unforgiven is a close second

Additional comments:
In the President Jeff/Nick Watson/Victor Hades segment I would have liked to see Hurricane Jeff take a more aggressive role. Follow me on this. It fits with the Hades character to struggle with the security, maybe even he breaks free only to be popped in the jaw by Jeff, before being fully restrained. Then the crowd goes nuts because its so rare to see Hurricane jeff take physical action except toward Rasslemania. It's all in character and it sets up for Hades' return (if he is able to make time to). Which could mean Hades versus Jeff this spring!

I'd like to take a little second to offer some RP feedbac, not specifically to Mumf. It's a little personal, but I've been getting slightly steamed at some RPers when it comes to reading RPs. It all boils down to one thing: "I don't know who you are." Seriously? It's not in respect to Shadow, its in respect to anyone talking to someone they've never faced before. Granted this is acceptable to new arrivals in APW when a Vet is facing them, the vet can get away with saying that. But telling someone who has been here awhile, "I dont know who you are," is like the ultimate no sell (in my book). We have our results archived, we try to keep our bios updated, take 10 minutes and research your opponent a little, please and thank you. To Mumf specifically: I did enjoy our house show back and forth and wish we could have continued it a little more. I was kinda of bummed you closed the office but I understand you had vacation so it's cool. Also, I was really surprised you went with the intimidation angle. I didnt really want to come across like that; and i guess some of that can be attributed to the office closing (occ you going on vacation and not being able to do several back and forths). I had wanted to reflect on our similar in ring histories and build my RP on that. Nevertheless, it was fun working with you and we'll have to do it again, just please bear in mind the above as constructive criticism.
I'll admit this was one of the harder RPs to write (I went through like 5 to 6 rewrites) because the Mumf/Shadow rp styles are so similar (Trash talking "monster like" faces, with an APA like history). It's difficult when you quote/unquote face yourself. I also want to apologize for deadline bombing, Im not one for doing that and hope times it happens are fewer and far between.

Overall great to see Meltdown still around and thanks to everyone who helped put it together. Congratulations to the winners and especially to the two new champs J-Hop and Amy. Well done both of you.

[amyzing]

Is it wrong for me to have danced around like Daniel Bryan given the circumstances of how I won? I am not sure how many title shots Amy had here and in ACW, but all of those were losses. This is legitimately her first title.

I would like to thank Shione for the great match and I am looking forward to Robina's rematch.

Great show after a great pay-per-view. I like this role for Meltdown!, sort of being APW's Clash of the Champions (WCW if anyone forgot), or like what WWE did with Saturday Night Main Event or like the special Impacts we keep geting because they can't think how to run 12 PPV people want to actually pay for.

I am a little confused about the two number one contender for the Tag Team Championships thing, but I'm sure that will get figured out.

[Evan De Parker]

If Robina vs Zing doesn't happen at ONIH, my life isn't complete.

Fell asleep last night... Gonna try to get PPV feedback done before I come back to this.

[Chris Madison]

What are your thoughts on the match you we’re in (applicable only if you didn’t write your own match): Wasn't in one...

What was your favorite match on the card: Mumf vs Shadow. I thoroughly enjoyed both roleplays. Shadow was right, both characters are eerily similar. I know results are summarized but I would have liked to have seen the match written a little longer to give a nod to the guys who did put forth the effort in roleplaying. Shadow may be one of my favorite characters in the APW.

Favorite Segment: Flashback to the aftermath of the Terry Marvin/AJP match. Gave it a realistic feel to the show.

Favorite moment in the show: Mr. Dangerous in the battle royal. I understand people no show. I understand guys sign up to feds and never put out any work. I love the Mr. Dangerous character as a guy who gets to wipe these guys out. Its good to see him get the rub every once and a while. Glad to see Styles came back into the fold. He has had a good start here and would have hated to see it end by not showing up.

Who was the show’s MVP: The Unforgiven, Hands down these guys are studs. I enjoyed my short rivalry with them on Meltdown and would have liked to have kept it going. The whole AJP/Unforgiven angle has me intrigued and I find myself skimming to their parts of the show before I read the full results of Asylum. Keep up the good work guys!

Additional comments: Overall I thought this was a good show. Like I had said earlier, for a show where there were quite a few no shows this was a monumental Meltdown. Two new champs, New #1 contenders, this could prove to be a major marker in the history of APW.

[Tommy Knox]

At Shadow and about the segment for BH exploding prematurely... My wife can testify that's what I do best