Overdrive April 19th Discussion

[President Jeff]

The show is now posted.

apwprez.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=jeff&thread=9926&page=1

Thanks to Rebel, Noble, AKA, Biggs, Delikado, and Tmarv for writing matches

Thanks to Biggs, CJ, Noble, AKA, Level One, Rebel, Nick, Harris, Dionysus, AC, and Tmarv for segments. If I forgot anyone let me know, there was a lot of segments this week


Feedback on the show is welcomed. Remember, the feedback isn’t only for me, but for the people who write matches and segments.

[Level-Two]

Well, first I'm not going to lie. I skipped over pretty much most of the matches. Only because I really wanted to see the storylines blossom and actually get feedback up because if I wait til' tomorrow it usually doesn't happen.

I liked the entire Biggs/Studdmuffins/AKA ordeal. The first little bit was something I felt like I read last week but it got really good by the time it was done. I enjoyed it! Well done.

Kurt Noble/CJ Gates segment was good. I like the tipsy turvey build going on here. Good stuff on this one.

Nice promo by Terry Marvin as the dude is my favourite heel on the show right now and has me hooked on his work.

Matches congrats to the winner thus far – notably, Dita who picks up a nice debut win over Yarmouth.

- Great segment Rebel wrote on the behalf of the Sindicate characters. Dude probably writes them better then me, lol! I like Rebel trying to get Blade to take out Keaton Saint and Watson and it almost being implemented in the following match. Nice touch by all involved.

- Terry Marvin using the referee angle with the Sindicate brilliantly well. I was going to cry if it wasn't implemented for some fucked up reason, lol. Great stuff. I need to read this match in full but from what I skimmed, I like. After match stuff... epic. Seriously, that move Terry Marvin pulled after the match was amazing heel work. I'm buying whatever he's selling.

Biggs with another segment this time with CJ. I fucking love where this is going. Biggs the epic cowardly heel stirring things up between two of the biggest babyfaces on the brand – you can literally start to feel the tension build with these segments. Love it!

I did enjoy this hype video package from AC this time around. I'm looking forward to seeing what he can bring to the table – he's appears to be commited so I'm excited.

LMFAO a match over $8.50 more great stuff. I thought this take on a feud was really fucking awesome. I got good laughs from this entire segment – nice touch with Deli trying to pay off the security guards for $8.50, lol.

I did read the L1/Rebel vs. AKA in match in full because I knew Slade Craven was putting some major work into in based on the PM he sent me. Thanks for putting on a good match, dude! You played all characters really well. Rebel scores the pin – Level-One needs to one up him next week!

Another seg with Noble and CJ Gates – WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?

Kurt and CJ Gates pick up the well earned victory and nearly come to blows. Your both such a tease. There is a day coming soon when these two are going to beat the shit out of each-other but it's been building towards it's climax really well.

All in all just an amazing show segment wise. I will read the matches tomorrow. Great work everyone.

[Slade "The Main Man" Craven]

First I want to give a shout out to all the roleplayers this week. People put in some quality work. Some damn good quality.

Story

I was honestly shocked by the opening. Makes things look very rocky ahead.

Matches looked clean this week. Special props to Dita and Assassin. They both scored big wins this week.

Level One and Rebel, you guys put up one hell of a fight this week. Looking forward to the next round.

Biggs man, you sneaky psycho you. Whats your crazy ass doing? Makes me wonder. You're going to make everyone have some fun, arnt you?

Main Event gets major props. Good work from all of them.

Segment writers, making the Sindicate look powerful and unstoppable, very nice. Already getting a full head of steam in your engines. Should be interesting to see President Jeff's reaction.

Good luck everyone with next week, Mayhem is going to be a huge PPV if this avalance continues.

[C.J. Gates]

First off, I want to say that if there's one thing more than good storytelling, it's when it's all tied in to other stuff. Whether it's Biggs' past involvement with the AKA, Rebel using his past with Blade to help in the Sindicate stuff, Gates/Noble/Biggs playing off of the Biggs/Gates stuff and Supremacy...I am just a huge fan of pulling back from older stuff to help sell the present without making it too mundane.

Which leads into my next point. LOVING the storyline stuff. Gates/Noble, Sindicate, Marvin/Saint, Harris/Dionysus, even the Hart/Delikado stuff from this week was hilarious. Tons of good work is being put in to the storylines and I'm loving it. It makes the shows that much better and almost makes me not want to read the actual matches and just skip to the segments!

But I didn't lol. Congrats to all the winners. Some hard earned and well fought battles. Dita Morgan picks up a nice debut win and Assassin gets a much needed win. But to everyone who won, well done.

And I believe I've said it before but I do enjoy the fact that people are liking what Noble and I are doing with the feud. It's not easy to feud two big faces, but I think we're doing it well enough to keep people interested in what's going to happen next.

Can't wait for the next show!

[Dita Morgan]

Really enjoyed the show, some really fantastic writing going on there. Loving see the storylines develop and look forward to seeing what’s going to happen next.

[Jules]

What I really like is that after RM everyone has kept the momentum going and the shows really are all guns blazing right now.

- I completely agree with L1 that Tmarv is capturing my heart with every passing week. For me this was definitely his stand-out week segment-wise. The pre- and post-match promos were absolutely golden; the post-match was probably my favourite bit of the show. I like Saint's silence as a foil to all of this too. This is probably my favourite feud/storyline atm.

- If anyone owned this show though it was The Sindicate. Usually I would consider this amount of exposure overkill, but it works brilliantly for the ethos of that faction, and gives us a really strong sense that they are a threat and they are taking over the APW broadcasts. Great work by whoever put these segments together, the DeLoren VT was my favourite. Classic heel work.

- I really liked the Biggs interaction with Noble/Gates this week. I think it was a fresh take on the growing tension, and it's great to see that even when he isn't competing Biggs is still SO over.

- The Biggs/Studs/AKA stuff did feel like a bit of a re-hash in parts, but I liked the angle with the tag titles. I like that L1/Rebel are making a big deal of the tag titles, that is the kind of star power the division needs. I always find it a bit disappointing in a fed when the only ambition is the top title. Of course everyone aspires to it, but not everyone, and not every main eventer, can be challenging for it at the same time. I like that L1 said the tag titles was one of the things he had left to do in APW, coming from a guy like that it really sold the importance of the straps. Great stuff.

- Some new faces, good luck to them, and I do like that APW always welcomes and relishes fresh talent. To those newcomers, if you show the commitment to this place it will reward you. Good luck!

- Great matches again, and I am so glad OD is sticking to full write-ups. I think people are starting to find a good medium between writing a full match and keeping it manageable.

- To Harris: really liked your segment this week bro. It had the exact tone I think our feud needs, was a great follow-up to last week and gives us plenty to work with going forward.

- Finally...Carter Rutherford. Was there a reason for the no-show?

[Jake Venom]

I really liked the show.

As a newcomer, I don't know all of the intricacies associated with all of the storylines, but the one thing that stuck out to me was that The Sindicate runs Overdrive. They were everywhere. Literally, everywhere.

Like Jules said, I'm glad that the show is a full-write up, but I still feel like the results are manageable, which is good. Some feds have full write-ups, and you're physically exhausted by the time the results are done.

All in all, a good job. Plus, it's really nice to see more new people! Woohoo!

[iceman49]

i just read the show and i have to say what a great read, going through the show kept me on the edge pof my seat, but one thing that i did not see is the fact i was not involved in the yarmouth match i am his manager now and i was not used which is a downer for me, but all in all the show was awesome, the storylines are just getting better and better i justed loved the show expect that i was not used with yarmouth oh well next show

jason

[T-Marv]

WOW... I couldn't be happier with how everyone is taking to my character and the angle going with Keaton. I'm having more fun writing it than I have in a while. To be honest... i don't really have a plan going into this story...I'm kinda just winging it and it's suprisingly working out.

THe show was amazing....

Biggs was fucking everywhere. His shit was amazing all around.

The Noble/Gates story is off the hook. It's my favorite feud EVER in APW to this point. It keeps me on the edge of my seat every week.

Love the Syndicate stuff, though I must admit that i was hoping that Rebel joining was a screwjob of some sort....still praying for that invitation lol. Thanks so much to L1 for allowing me to use Felipe and the referee angle the last couple weeks.

The direction Overdrive is going right now is just soaring to knew heights. I love everything that happens....and the roleplays are really taking off. Great job to everyone involved.

[Kaji Fireson]

I have just read the show. I was out of it last night, so I just kind of lingered in chat and then vanished, but I came back and made an effort to read the show. I admittedly skimmed most of the matches (I'm sorry, I read very slowly, and I just would be wiped by the end if I read the matches properly as well), but in exchange, I took the time to stop and read all the segments word by word.

I liked it.

I was not expecting a classic match out of the $8.50 on a Pole match, and what I got certainly wasn't that, but I quite enjoyed what I did get. I admit that I was very put off by Delikado when he first came in, but he's winning me over.

Of the rest of the show, my highest praise goes to Kurt and Ceej. It is extremely difficult to work even one uber-face (at least it is for me), let alone two feuding, but with biggs' help, you are keeping enough tension to get by. I am intrigued to see what happens leading up to/at Mayhem.

Alternately, I'm glad I'm on Asylum and don't have to worry about the Sindicate, seeing as I'm one of those midcarders that they want to exterminate.

Wait.

Tag team aspirations FUCK

Keep up the good work, and I'll try to keep up with reading the shows; behind last week missing it and this week almost missing it, I feared I would be left behind. I'll try to keep that from happening going forward, because missing Overdrives means missing a lot, and a lot of it intriguing (I didn't mention you T-Marv, but you are in that), and that can't be said for many shows/feds.

[SalTal]

Something short and sweet: This is the best state I think I've ever seen OverDrive in. I'd hazard to say that anyone who has been here longer/since the start would likely agree with me.

There isn't one storyline I'm not interested is, and the calibre of writing and planning that's going into it ... amazing. Great job everyone!

[Kurt]

I kinda feel like I'm just gonna repeat what everyone else said...but I'll just claim they stole it from me.

Overdrive April 19th Edition Critique

This was one of the best opening segments I've read during my time here. It really reflects the "big" personalities we have here in APW, and continues to push the Sindicate as a driving force in APW. Great segment to set up not only the rest of the night, but to possibly set up a huge Mayhem match!

I know some people have hinted at Biggs's amount of segments on the show, but I think he compliments all of these segments really nicely.

Terry Marvin's segments just ooze energy and passion. Right now, he's competing with L1/Rebel for top heel status, and he's matching them blow for blow. Very impressed bud.

Little saddened Carter Rutherford no-showed because he had a rather interesting segment last week. Oh well...

The Blade/Marvin vs. Watson/Saint match was incredibly entertaining! I love that this referee angle is bring developed on, and it's really giving Marvin a standout angle on Overdrive. The quick/slow counts were a nice touch. Great post segment as well!

Like I said last week, I like AC Smith's devotion. Seeing him next week on OD will be a nice development!

I was highly amused with the Delikado/Hart. Shows that not every match needs to be 5-6 paragraphs to prove a point, ha. Thought the post-segment was hilarious!

No joke, I clicked on the Sindicate website to see if anything would pop up. >_>

Biggs really did an amazing job with the Main Event. Definitely competes for match of the night!

I agree the consensus: This is one of the best Overdrives I have ever seen. Every major angle got furthered, and really, the only angle that didn't see some development was Yarmouth/Royce, but it's forgivable, ha. Overdrive just radiates with personality, conflict, and uncertainty; Seriously, what's going to happen next week?

I had a feeling because last week was a "build-up" week, that shit was going to hit the fan this week, and it did. We still have what, 3 Overdrives to Mayhem? I'm excited to see where these feuds can go from here, because they all turned it up a notch. This show, one of the best I've seen, gets the award of...