Wrestling City Mayhem Ep. 03

[WCM's Izzy]

Episode 03 of Wrestling City Mayhem is online!!!



View Episode:

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Enjoy!

[JSin]

Wow, the presentation is awesome. This comic book style is similar to something I am hoping to do soon and it's great to see that it can turn out so nicely. I don't think it takes away anything from the matches, and even serves to blend some of the elements together. This is especially noticeable in the opening segment with the alleyway.

And as for the action, as well as the storylines, both are very well done. I like you're emphasis on characterization, and it almost masks the fact that the roster only consists of half a dozen wrestlers. The announcement by Mr. Money gives purpose to every single match and gives good reason for win-loss records being made so prominent and why the same 6 guys had been wrestling each other.

The only thing that throws me off is some of the text. While the wrestlers are explicitly divided between "bad guys" and "good guys", it looks as though the bad guys all have the fans chanting their names. It also appears that the little black boxes of text tend to flip-flop from announcer commentary to comic-book-type exposition at random.

But regardless of that, I've enjoyed each episode so far. Great work.

[WCM's Izzy]

Hey, JSin, thanks for the reply and the feedback, your comments are very welcome and taken into account.

I am hoping to begin expanding the roster real soon, otherwise I will start having too many repeats and re-matches, I just kind of go along with whatever I come up with in the moment and just have a rough idea of what I'll do in each episode.

I liked your comments about the "text black boxes" and how they randomly change from announcer's comments to comic book exposition. I will take it into consideration. Funny thing, the only reason there is an announcers team at all in the show is because I have the table and the figs and I hate letting them go to waste...

Odd that the crowd keeps cheering the Bad Guys, huh? Maybe the Bad Guys have them bought out or something... interesting.

Again, bro, thanks for the comments, really.

[tirva]

Awesome opening with Naitch and Jericho in the mustang! Benoit vs. Flair is building!
Sweet new setup! Love the guardrails too!
I hate how you call Benoit, Angry Man, lol
I love how you have Eddie's dialogue.
Sweet build-ups. A Chair-nival! Pumped!
Your backstage setups are off the hook!
I laughed out loud about 4 times for your Eddie Guerrero promo with Rey. This is my favourite current fed and I love the comic style that you do. I like that you have 6 guys that we all know so much about because it's all not watered down with too many guys. Great work so far, it's really top notch and well put together.
Awesome opening match! Loved what you did with Jericho post match too.
Crippled! For Reall! I love it!
Sweet Flair and Rey segment. This is great stuff!
Awesome stuff in the Rey and Benoit match. Loved Rey's entrance, lol! Sweet storyline!
I love all your characters but Kidman.
Awesome main event.
This show was so solid top to bottom! Keep it up bro. This is the best fed on the forum bar none.

[(=wwefan617=)]

i really do enjoy watching this show. i love the comic book format and plan on doing something very similar for my upcoming fed. you have a lot of strengths, including comedic commentary, crisp pictures, and well-developed story lines. i like the way that things are going and i look forward to seeing more of this. great job!

[WCM's Izzy]

Tirva:

Dude, that was awesome, really... I may be switching between setups, I like to give my rings and stages equal quality time, lol... I called Eddie, Mole Man at the beginning too, Benoit may slip away from the “Angry” sooner or later... I am sticking with the comic style format from now on… My Fed being Tirva’s current favorite is a HUGE compliment for me, bro… The roster will grow, or rather rotate, maybe both?... I dunno why I always saw Kidman as kind of a prick, maybe he has (or gets) an attitude adjustment down the line… Nicest review so far, might mini-print it and mini-frame it and post it on the Fed’s Mess Hall!

Wwefan617:

Love that you’re enjoying the show, I always think I’m the only one, lol. I’m looking forward to Toy Gory, it’s interesting that they will be aware of their status as toys. These guys are not so bright… Please don’t tell them…

;D

[roddypiper]

I love this.


Your pictures remind me of sin city kinda..between those and the story telling it seems so...raw...real...

Reminds me of a mix between w3e and pwf...

The poses are great and your editing skills are top notch. keep it up man

[WCM's Izzy]

The Last Hero:

Thanks, man! Actually have some stuff laying around in black and white, as the original concept was to get that "Sin City" effect, but unfortunately that does not translate well to every picture... Might do something with it maybe... w3e was an awesome Fed and, no disrespect to any other pic fedder, for me PWF was the bestest, greatest most awesomest Fed ever done!... Lots of interesting stuff brewing for Episode 04...

[whatthe[img]http://www.wrestlingfigs.com/images/wfcensored.gif[/img]isrop]

First time ever watching your show ardillita, here's hoping I've picked a good starting point

I really love the presentation, it's unique and it really makes your fed stand out. The arena looks really good too. The Rey Mysterio being a wino/junkie storyline is just awesome, I don't think I'd ever have came up with something like that! The Eddie/Jericho match was really well done, a unique stip that I enjoyed. I'm not entirely sure why Benoit is called Angry Man, but it's your fed so, whatever haha. Ric Flair is such a brilliant character in your fed too, proper wheelin' dealin' kiss stealin' son of a gun material. For what it was, the Angry/Mysterio match was good. The main event was again, a real enjoyable match.

I really enjoyed the show, and I'll definately be watching from now on. The storylines are interesting, and I can rely on you to deliver a good match. Bravo, ardillita!

[WCM's Izzy]

Yo, Mikey! Thanks for the reply-o!

Well, in the original first episode, Benoit was named Angry Man and Eddie was named Mole Man. Eddie's was dropped, Benoit's was kept... does it make sense? Still not sure, you have no idea how much of this show is pre-planned and how much is pretty much coming up while shooting. These guys refuse to stick to a script.

Glad to know you will be watching, both Good Guys and Bad Guys are huge ROP fans.

Thanks!

[brm]

You have such an original style. I love the look of your back alley and all of your accessories are just amazing looking. The filter you use makes it all look so real, and like this is actually being filmed in a back alley, and not a figure set up. It all has a very WCW feel to it, and it definitely feels like it was made in the late 90s, with the WWF graffiti! I just cannot believe how original it all feels. Like, "Tripping on ego." just being captioned. That would never be in any other fed. Chairnival match! Wow! This is like a video game or a cartoon! I'm loving it. This whole good guys and bad guys thing is fun. It's all your own. Man, Rey Mysterio's house looks amazing. You have the best presentation as far as realistic backgrounds. That looks like a real sloppy apartment in the 90s. And I love the thought of Rey walking around his house in full bodysuit. That match was great. I like that you used string for various bits, and it was all pretty intense. Nice innovative chair stuff. "You're a bad guy Flair, GO AWAY!" I love this. It feels like a comic, and not a wrestling fed. Haha, Rey drunk. It's an angry bomb! Chris Angry is awesome. I always thought that was the worst headscan ever. FULL PAGE SPREAD of brainbuster. Angry Angry Angry! This is great. I'm pretty sure everyone in WCM has to have headgear. Oh man, instant replay! You keep surprising me with innovative effects. Man, this was awesome. I have to say, much like bryteren, you're doing something unique. You're not really like him, but you both seem to throw out the pic fedding rule book and produce shows that I believe are truly original. I don't know how you did it, but you did it. I hope to see more WCW guys show up, and hope to see this continue.

[WCM's Izzy]

Hey, brm! Thanks for the awesome feedback and I'm so glad you liked the show! You're on my top list of favorite Feds, so it's always nice to get replies from the people you look up to.

I'm very happy that the comic book style of WCM is becoming likeable, as people were a bit critical of it at first, and now it just makes it easier for me to stick with it, since it really works for what I'm trying to convey.

I like the video game comparison!

Lol, glad to liked the Rey/Eddie and then Rey/Flair segment, but it's not really Rey's house, rather the Fed's Mess Hall, but I am told that all buildings in Wrestling City kinda look the same on the inside. Looks like there are not many furniture stores to choose from. It's a safe bet that Rey's kitchen looks the same, as messy as a wino/junkie can have it, lol.

"And I love the thought of Rey walking around his house in full bodysuit." Yeah, that cracks me up to, don't these guys have street clothes or jammies?

I think the Rey/Angry match was the one I had the most fun shooting and coming up with whacky stuff, like Rey hugging everybody...

bryteren has his very own blend of crazy going on, I wish I could write the stuff that guy comes up with!

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Deleted]

Really glad to see you picked this up again, love the format and presentation that you are using. Cool and edgy, nice arena and some really good action. Very creative backstage stuff with rey and all. Great job keep it up.

[Deleted]

Solid stuff Ardillita, the best part of your comic style isn't the pictures or the format itself, but rather the little things like the "thoughts" of characters and the way you're hanging right there at the edge of the 4th wall all the time, just teasing to cross over. It's really a fun style and adds a lot of substance to your product. It makes it stand out so much more than just another fed where guys take their favoirte wrestlers and replug them into the same sort of stories we've seen on TV. You're really doing something different and it's welcome!

The Steph figure looks better in this format too, haha.

The Chair-Naval match was off the hook and shows you're into doing some creative stuff, not just beating a dead horse.

Rey's crib was funny as was the whole "All by yourself?" running gag. It's the little things that really set you apart man. Looking forward to more.

[WCM's Izzy]

Bigeviljohn:

Yeah, thanks for the comments! I really didn’t want to leave stuff hanging on Episode 01, but I had some trouble getting that storyline moving forward, and I’m still actually trying to tie up loose ends every now and then. I’m elated that the comic book format has become so accepted, could not be any happier. Will do my best at keeping up the pace!

Odb:

Loved your commentary, thanks! Steph filled in a spontaneous need for a backstage reporter, and it seems like she’ll get to keep her job for now. I’m surprised people who did comment on the Chair-nival liked the concept, I thought it was gonna bomb… Episode 4 should be popping up soon, hopefully.

Thanks again for all the comments and feedback!