XWF/Hestia Meeting 03/11/08

The boardroom in Project Hestia's DC Headquarters is filled with activity. Amoung the many lawyers, agents, and lackeys, several notables stand out: Rick Flair, Tor Fjellanger, N’dolu Nyala, Jocelyn Silva, Terminatrix, Core, Raja Ravana, Artifex. The constant chatter of cell phone conversation serves as a backdrop to the meeting, called to order by a tall, well dressed, white haired gentleman who introduces himself as Ric Flair.

After introducing all the major players, he gets to the core of the matter. "Thank you all for coming. I know we all have busy schedules, so I'll won't talk too much. We've got several groups going dealing with our major areas: Match-ups, Location, Charities, and Entertainment. Don't be shy. Jump right in and let's get this going. Woooo!"

The Language of Violence

Since the early twentieth century, the business of professional wrestling has evolved its own unique terminology, much of which has been incorporated into the XWF.

angle (noun): An issue, real or scripted, between XWF competitors. ("See, the angle is that Maxx Mauler steals Core's girlfriend, and Core's pissed, so they have a lot of heat going into the pay-per-View.")

book (verb): To schedule a match between two (or more) XWF competitors. The person who schedules matches is referred to as the booker.

DQ (noun, verb): Disqualification, Disqualify.

face (short for "babyface") (noun): A combatant generally perceived as a "good guy" by the public at large; the fan favorite in a match.

finisher (noun): A move or quantum attack that is considered particularly devastating and often results in a KO for the attacker. Finishers generally have special names (Core Meltdown, Mauler Bomb, etc.). Maxed-out powers often fall in this category.

gimmick (noun): The "character" an XWF fighter creates for herself, if any.

heat (noun): 1) Crowd response, good or bad. Having a great deal of heat is a sign of being over, and thus, marketability. 2) Bad blood, real or scripted, between competitors.

heel (noun): A combatant generally disliked and perceived as a "thug" or "bad guy" by the public at large.

jobber (jabroni, scrub, ham-'n'-egger) (noun): A fighter of inferior skill or power who loses the majority of his or her bouts. In the XWF, jobbers are typically mitoids.

mark (noun, verb, adjective): In its broadest sense, a mark is any XWF fan or other outsider to the business. Specifically, the term often refers to rabid, "goober" fans, or fans of a particular fighter. ("The marks were lined up around the block to get an autograph of Core." "Yeah, whatever, I'm a mark for Ravana myself." "Damn, that crowd marked out when Superbeast walked in!")

over (adjective): Popular with (or despised by) the XWF fan base, and thus generally perceived as a potential main event attraction. ("Damn, Core is way over with the New York crowd.")

pop (noun, verb): Crowd response to a fighter, entrance or move. ("Did you hear the pop Superbeast got when he walked in?" "The crowd popped huge for the Core Meltdown.")

shoot (noun, verb): A fight or interview that is not scripted out in advance, that is "real." Most important XWF matches are shoots.

work (noun, verb): A prescripted interview, comment or match designed to generate interest in a upcoming show. ("Nah, Core doesn't really want to kill Mauler for stealing his ho -- that whole angle's a work." "Yeah, well, they sure worked me.")

Aberrant: XWF, pg. 12

Executive Committee

B.B. Bartlett - Chairman
Countess Isabella Bercaru
Yai Lokampang
Jocelyn Sylva
Ric Flair ("The Nature Boy")
N'dolu Nyala ("The Power Monger")
Tor Fjellanger

It's not real.

By Denver Shrum

We’ve all been there. The pop of the crowd as we all shout for a face as he uses a finisher to KO a jobber. Heat for the heels when they pull out an upset. We’ve all been the mark, but is it actually real?

People have always sought fighting as entertainment, and there’s always been someone to provide. Greco-Roman wrestling, Boxing, Kick Boxing, all produced great fighters. The memorable ones, though, were the ones who entertained. Mohamed Ali was a great fighter, but who doesn’t remember “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?” Other organizations capitalized on this and Sports Entertainment was born. Organizations like the WWF, WCW, and ECW sought to play directly to the crowds. While these organizations shouldn’t just be dismissed as fake, as they did take a great degree of athleticism, the plotlines were pre-written and the outcomes decided in advance.

Now, the XWF...not as staged as a pro wrestling event, but more entertaining than a shoot fighting league. Sure, most of the drama is staged (There are always exceptions,) and even a few matches are, but that’s part of why we love it. They want us to have fun, and we do.

So yeah, call me a mark, but I’m gonna watch when Pulverizer gets a car dropped on him by Curbstomp. I’m gonna cheer when Curbstomp gets his come uppance, and I’ll have the satisfaction of knowing that when Core faces down Superbeast for the Black Circle Championship, they’re fighting for real, and we’re about to get a hell of a show.

Notable Fighters of the XWF

La Arana
Silver Circle(lightweight) Champion, Wears a black bodysuit and a featureless mask, all adorned with a spiderweb. Swift, stealthy and strong.
Raja Ravana "The Demon King"
Red Circle(middleweight) Champion, Red skinned Behemoth with 4 arms and a ruby embedded into his forhead. Strong, a grappler and has a fiery breath. Also a Mumbai film star.
Duke "Core" Baron
Black Circle(heavyweight) Champion, arguably the most popular XWF fighter of all time. Plasma wielder.
Rob "Superbeast" Steele, Nova with No Heart, Lord of the Dead, Corpsegrinder
Savage, monstrous, semi-human man beast. Feral Fighter. Has a ruggedly handsome human form and sings for a skew metal band. Black Circle figher.
Christine "The Terminatrix" Jesensky
Seven foot, rough gray skin, shark like mouth, long barbed claws, and blank, staring black eyes. Red and Black Circle fighter. Claims to be a Teragen.
Melinda Guzman "The Upset Queen"
Petite Average Silver Circle fighter. "Ran the Triple Crown" (won all three champonships in a row.)