Alright, I'm gonna try my hand at booking without the use of EWR or any other kind of program here.

Name of the promotion: Ground Zero Wrestling

Location: Midwest United States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan)

Owner: Craig Shultz

Bookers: Craig Shultz
Lance Ryan

Road Agents: None

Ring Announcer: Tyler Anderson

Titles: Ground Zero Wrestling Mid West Trophy (The trophy holder is considered the top wrestler in the promotion)
Ground Zero Wrestling Tag Team Championship
Ground Zero Junior Heavyweight Championship

Roster:

Arik Cannon
Josh Prohibition
Austin Aries
Tyler Black
Jimmy Jacobs
Jerry Lynn
M-Dogg 20
El Generico
Kevin Steen
Nick Dinsmore
Chuck Taylor
Derek Sitar
Chris Hero
Mike Quackenbush
Delirious
Davey Richards
Marek Brave
Darin Corbin
Ryan Cruz
Low Ki
Necro Butcher
Gage Octane
Egotistico Fantastico
Ben Sailer
Nate Bash
Danny Daniels
Jonny Fitness
Matty Star
Chance Cordova

First show news!

The debut show of Ground Zero Wrestling will be titled "Broken Dreams" It will hold a two night tournament to crown the first Midwest Trophy Holder. It will be held on April 25th and 26th!

Block A
Chris Hero vs. Darin Corbin

Tyler Black vs. Josh Prohibition

Nick Dinsmore vs. Danny Daniels

Austin Aries vs. Matty Star


Block B
Jonny Fitness vs. Kevin Steen

Derek Sitar vs. "M-Dogg" Matt Cross

El Generico vs. Chuck Taylor

Davey Richards vs. Egotistco Fantastico


Block C

Mike Quackenbush vs. Ben Sailer

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Marek Brave

Low Ki vs. Arik Cannon

Gage Octane vs. Delirious

Ground Zero Wrestling Presents Broken Dreams Night One!

Attendance: 128
State Show Held In: Chicago, Illinois
Show Time Start: 7:00
Show Time End: 9:30
15 Minute Intermission


Block A
Chris Hero vs. Darin Corbin
Winner: Chris Hero @ 11:56 via pinfall after hitting the Hero's Welcome
Recap: Hero had his way with Corbin most of the match, toying with him. Corbin hit a few moves spordically but Hero was just too much.

Tyler Black vs. Josh Prohibition
Winner: Tyler Black @ 15:00 via pinfall after the Small Package Driver
Recap: This was a huge back and forth contest with numerous nearfalls that had the crowd on the edge of their seat. Prohibtion went to the Prohibition Plex but Black reversed and hit the Small Package Driver.

Nick Dinsmore vs. Danny Daniels
Winner: Nick Dinsmore @ 4:31 via DQ
Recap: Dinsmore shed the Eugene gimmick as he out wrestled Daniels in the short time they had. Daniels became very upset and clocked Dinsmore in the head to cause the DQ.

Austin Aries vs. Matty Star
Winner: Austin Aries @ 8:12 via submission after the Horns of Aries.
Recap: The young Matty Star took it to Aries in the beginning of the match but made a mistake that Aries took advantage of. Star nearly won the match off an inside cradle but Aries kicked out and hit the brainbuster whiched lead to the Horns of Aries.


Block B
Jonny Fitness vs. Kevin Steen
Winner: Kevin Steen @ 6:05 via pinfall after the Package Piledriver
Recap: This wasn't even close as Steen used cheap shot after cheap shot to defeat Jonny Fitness.

Derek Sitar vs. "M-Dogg" Matt Cross
Winner: Derek Sitar @ 7:55 via pinfall after a roll up with a hand full of tights
Recap: Cross used his speed in this match while Sitar was forced to change his game plan. Sitar moved after an attempted Cross shooting star press to get the win.

El Generico vs. Chuck Taylor
Winner: Chuck Taylor @ 9:27 via pinfall after the Omega Driver
Recap: Most of the match was Taylor insulting the crowd or stalling, frustrating Generico, throwing him off his game. Chuck used this to his own way and defeated Generico.

Davey Richards vs. Egotistco Fantastico
Winner: Davey Richards @ 14:11 via pinfall after the D.R. Driver
Recap: In an exciting contest, Richards used his lethal kicks to keep Ego at bay while Ego used every move he could think of to put Davey away. In the end, Richards simply got the better of things.


Block C
Mike Quackenbush vs. Ben Sailer
Winner: Mike Quackenbush @ 6:25 via pinfall after a Hurrcanrana
Recap: This was fast paced as both men left it all in the ring, letting the crowd gasp in amazement as the match finished so soonly after Quack reversed an attempted powerbomb to the rana for the win.

Jimmy Jacobs vs. Marek Brave
Winner: Jimmy Jacobs @ 8:08 via submission when he put Brave in the End Time
Recap: Brave and Jacobs had a nice back and forth match that was tainted when Tyler Black walked down to ringside and looked to help Brave but instead hit him with a superkick that allowed Jacobs to lock in the End Time when he was finished distracting the ref.

Low Ki vs. Arik Cannon
Winner: Low Ki @ 19:59 via pinfall after a Ki Crusher
Recap: This was the longest match of the night as both men pasted each other with kicks and chops. By the end of the match, Ki's chest was bleeding while it looked like Cannon might have suffered a concussion. Ki hit his Ki Crusher and pinned Cannon with only one second left before a time limit draw.

Gage Octane vs. Delirious
Winner: Delirious @ 10:16 via submission after the Cobra Stretch
Recap: Delirious used his unorthodox tactics to confuse and frustrated Gage nearly the whole match. Gage nearly won it with his Swing Out Uranage but Delirious kicked out and quickly locked him in the Cobra Stretch for the win and to end the night.


Night Two Matches

Block A
Chris Hero vs. Tyler Black
Nick Dinsmore vs. Austin Aries

Block B
Kevin Steen vs. Derek Sitar
Chuck Taylor vs. Davey Richards

Block C
Mike Quackenbush vs. Jimmy Jacobs
Low Ki vs. Delirious

Non Tournament Matches
Josh Prohibition/Matt Cross vs. Ben Sailer/Nate Bash

Arik Cannon vs. Gage Octane

Ground Zero Wrestling Present Broken Dreams Night Two!

Attendance: 105
State Show Held In: Davenport, Iowa
Show Time Start: 7:00
Show Time End: 10:15
15 Minute Intermission


Block A Semi finals
Chris Hero vs. Tyler Black
Winner: Chris Hero @ 12:43 via pinfall after a Hero's Welcome
Recap: Hero and Black went back and forth through out the match as Hero kept it serious tonight. Around the twelve minute mark, Marek Brave interfered, costing his old tag partner the match.

Nick Disnmore vs. Austin Aries
Winner: Austin Aries @ 9:33 via pinfall after a 450 Splash
Recap: Both men kept it on the mat until the closing minutes when Aries finally exploded with his offense.


Block B Semi finals
Kevin Steen vs. Derek Sitar
Winner: Kevin Steen @ 5:11 via pinfall after a Package Piledriver
Recap: Before the match, Josh Prohibition and Matt Cross beat down Sitar in the entry way before sending him into the arms of Kevin Steen.

Chuck Taylor vs. Davey Richards
Winner: Davey Richards @ 8:28 via pinfall after the D.R. Driver
Recap: Davey kept Chuck at bay with various kicks throughout the match. Taylor really didn't have an answer as all of his cheap tactics failed.


Block C Semi finals
Mike Quackenbush vs. Jimmy Jacobs
Winner: Mike Quackenbush @ 10:00 via pinfall after a roll up
Recap: In what a highly looked forward to match saw constant interference by Tyler Black, helping Jacobs at points in this match. Marek Brave once again came out and attacked Black, distracting Jacobs which lead to Quack rolling him up for the win.

Low-Ki vs. Delirious
Winner: Low-Ki @ 6:39 via submission after the Dragon Clutch
Recap: This was a huge contrast of styles as the unorthodox Delirious got his butt handed to him for a majority of the match by the uber serious Low Ki.


Non Tournament Match
Arik Cannon vs. Gage Octane
Winner: Gage Octane @ 11:49 via pinfall after the 12 Gage
Recap: Gage and Arik put on a good back and forth affair but it was tainted when Gage went low with a kick and hit his finisher on Arik.


Block A Final
Chris Hero vs. Austin Aries
Winner: Austin Aries @ 13:35
Recap: Hero took it too Aries, trying to keep him on the mat, not allowing him to use his high impact offense. Eventually, Aries broke free and wore down Hero with everything he had.


Block B Final
Kevin Steen vs. Davey Richards
Winner: Davey Richards @ 14:59 via DQ after Steen hit him with a chair
Recap: This was pretty back and forth until Richards started to take over. Steen became increasingly frustrated with the fact he couldn't put Richards away and that Richards was starting to getting close to victory. Steen grabbed a chair and the rest was history.


Block C Final
Mike Quackenbush vs. Low-Ki
Winner: Mike Quackenbush @ 18:07 via pinfall after a Quackendriver
Recap: This match had the crowd on their feet as they let nothing hang back in this final block match. Each man through everything they had at each other and Quack was a little bit better tonight.


Non Tournament Match
Josh Prohibition/Matt Cross vs. Ben Sailer/Nate Bash
Winners: No Contest @ 7:21
Recap: What was shaping up to be a fantastic match was interrupted by Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs. Both men were pissed and called out Marek Brave after they took out both teams. Brave came out but he wasn't alone. By his side, making his first appearance in GZW was JERRY LYNN!. The crowd went insane as Brave challenged Black and Jacobs at the next show! They accepted without any altercation going down.


Midwest Trophy Final
Austin Aries vs. Davey Richards vs. Mike Quackenbush
Winner: Austin Aries @ 30:46 via pinfall over Davey Richards following a Brainbuster
Recap: WOW! Match of the night by many of the fans in the crowd. For over thirty minutes, these three put their sheer best forth after two matches already earlier in the night. At so many points, any of them had this match won only to see it get snatched away. In the end, Austin Aries was the freshest man and took the win and the biggest prize Ground Zero Wrestling has to offer!

Third Show News!

After a few months, Ground Zero Wrestling is coming back with the third show entitled "Living Nightmare."

There are certainly a lot of issues brewing in GZW and one of them happens to be the main event of the show as it's Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs against Marek Brave and Jerry Lynn in a Tag Team contest. Black and Brave used to be a tag team until Black started finding success with Jacobs in various other promotions. Brave isn't jealous but rather upset at his former partner's view of life. Black has been talking down about Brave lately building up towards this match.

Josh Prohibition and Matt Cross are gunning after Derek Sitar after Sitar cheated his way through the first match in the Trophy Tournament months ago. So at Living Nightmare, Sitar will be facing off against Prohibition with Matt Cross as the referee.

Austin Aries finds himself with the target on his back as he is the Midwest Trophy Holder, defeating Davey Richards and Mike Quackenbush in the triple threat match that rocked down the house last time. Aries finds himself defending the trophy against Ben Sailer in what could be a sleeper match of the night.

The last announced match is that for the Junior Heavyweight Championship as Mike Quackenbush, Arik Cannon, Low-Ki, El Generico, Chuck Taylor and Davey Richards in a six man elimination match. The last man standing will become the first Junior Heavyweight Champion in GZW history.

So make sure to order tickets for Living Nightmare coming to you from an undisclosed location in Shakopee, Minnesota!

Announced Matches

Tyler Black/Jimmy Jacobs vs. Marek Brave/Jerry Lynn

Ben Sailer vs. Austin Aries © for the GZW Midwest Trophy

Derek Sitar vs. Josh Prohibition w/Matt Cross as the guest referee

Mike Quackenbush vs. Arik Cannon vs. Low-Ki vs. El Generico vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Davey Richards for the GZW Junior Heavyweight Championship

Ground Zero Wrestling Presents Living Nightmare

Attendance: 124
State Show Held In: Shakopee, Minnesota
Show Time Start: 7:15
Show Time End: 11:00
15 Minute Intermission


Delirious vs. Egotistico Fantastico
Winner: Delirious @ 9:56 via pinfall after Chemical Imbalance
In a comedy opener that got the crowd into it, Delirious was able to get the better of Ego tonight. Both men shook hands after the match in a sign of respect.

Ryan Cruz/Darin Corbin vs. Matty Star/Johnny Fitness
Winners: Cruz/Corbin @ 10:09 via pinfall after Cruz pinned Star using the ropes
The heel team of Northstar Express (Cruz/Corbin) were able to hand Star and Fitness pretty well for most of the match. Fitness tried to comeback but Star did the blind tag and got rolled up almost right after. Star and Fitness shoved each other afterwards, showing a bit of anger.

Derek Sitar vs. Josh Prohibition w/"M-Dogg" Matt Cross as the guest ref
Winner: The match went to a no contest @ 12:34 after Prohibition beat down Cross with the help of Sitar
In what was shaping up to be a great match up was all but ended as Prohibition revealed his true side by brutally turning on Matt Cross and walked out of the ring with Derek Sitar.

Kevin Steen vs. Chris Hero
Winner: Chris Hero @ 11:11 via submission after the Hangman's Clutch
In what was a good technical encounter, Chris Hero was able to best the Canadian Kevin Steen with the Hangman's Clutch. After the match, Steen cut a promo saying that even though he lost, he wants Austin Aries soon.

Mike Quackenbush vs. Arik Cannon vs. Low-Ki vs. El Generico vs. Chuck Taylor vs. Davey Richards for the GZW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Order of Elimination:
Chuck Taylor @ 8:19 via pinfall after a Glimmering Warlock from Cannon
Arik Cannon @ 16:44 via pinfall after a Shooting Star Press from Richards
El Generico @ 20:33 via submission after a CHIKARA Special by Quack
Low-Ki @ 26:56 via pinfall after a DR Driver from Richards
Mike Quackenbush @ 32:27 via submission after the Kimira Lock
Winner: Davey Richards to become the GZW Junior Heavyweight Champion
This was a MOTYC! All six men went at it and it was just amazing. The final two was full of false finishes. Richards and Quack bumped heads and as the ref checked on Richards, Arik Cannon came back and hit Quack with the Glimmering Warlock that led into the Richards win. After the match was over, Low-Ki came out and shook the hand of Davey Richards. Richards then turned heel and hit Ki with another DR Driver!

Ben Sailer vs. Austin Aries © for the GZW Midwest Trophy
Winner: Austin Aries @ 16:40 via pinfall after the 450 Splash
This was another great technical match as both men kept it on the mat for a great while until the offense of Aries slowly began to wear down Sailer.

Tyler Black/Jimmy Jacobs vs. Marek Brave/Jerry Lynn
Winners: Tyler Black/Jimmy Jacobs @ 23:21 via pinfall after Black hit Brave with the Small Package Driver
These four showed why they got the main event spot although it wasn't as good as the Six Way from earlier in the night. Jacobs hit Lynn with a chair while the ref was distracted around twenty minutes so Brave had to fend off Black and Jacobs but it was just too much for him in the end. After the match, Brave got on the microphone as Black/Jacobs were near the curtain. Brave challenged Jacobs to a No DQ match the next show! Jacobs said he accepts.

Overall, this was a pretty good show. The two best matches were the main event and the Junior Heavyweight Title match with the Trophy match coming in third. Everyone was shocked as Prohibition turning on Cross as well as Davey Richards showing a lack of respect for Low-Ki and Cannon screwing Quack! A lot of stuff is set up and I'm interested to see where it goes.

They announced the following matches for the next show as people were leaving.

Kevin Steen vs. Austin Aries in a non trophy match

Marek Brave vs. Jimmy Jacobs in a No DQ match

Low-Ki/Mike Quackenbush vs. Davey Richards/Arik Cannon

Forth Show News!

On the heels of the last show, Living Nightmare, the first Junior Heavyweight Champion was crowned, the Midwest Trophy was retained and so much more.

Kevin Steen has made his intentions known that he wants that Midwest Trophy but as luck would have it, he failed to defeat Chris Hero. So the officials of GZW made a match between Austin Aries and Kevin Steen into a non trophy match. Steen was quite upset upon hearing the news, citing that the GZW officials are favoring Austin Aries. Aries has welcomed Steen to bring it on anytime, anywhere.

The war between Marek Brave and Tyler Black wages on as Brave wants to make an example out of Black's tag team partner, Jimmy Jacobs, in a No Disqualification match. Jacobs agreed without a second thought. However, with this stipulation, this can essentially be a handicap match in the favor of Black and Jacobs. Brave has stated he's found backup in case that happens. Who it is, we don't know but I'm sure we'll find out.

It's clear there are some issues brewing within' the Junior Heavyweight Division as Davey Richards was able to outlast five other men to win the title. Afterwards, Low-Ki, a man who loves to pride himself on respect, shook the hand of Davey before getting assaulted with a DR Driver. Richards then spat on Low-Ki before walking out of the ring with the title in his grasp.

Mike Quackenbush is a man that many people are claiming should be the rightful holder of that Junior Heavyweight Title as Arik Cannon cost him the match. Cannon has yet to state a reason why he did so but Quackenbush is said to be furious at Cannon.

With all those reasons in mind, the front offices made a tag team match between the four of them with Quackenbush and Ki teaming up to take on Cannon and Richards. That has the potential to be an absolute show stealer.

Josh Prohibition and Derek Sitar have been suspended for the upcoming show after a brutal assault on Matt Cross. Cross was left a bloody mess in the middle of the ring after Prohibition and Sitar were through with him. Cross has pleaded with the front office to let them in the building but they simply won't allow it. If Sitar and Prohibition happen to show up, they will be fined. Will that stop them from getting their hands on Matt Cross? All signs point to no.

Other Matches

Delirious vs. El Generico

Chance Cordova vs. Gage Octane

Ben Sailer/Nate Bash vs. Ryan Cruz/Darin Corbin vs. Johnny Fitness/Matty Star vs. Jerry Lynn/Nick Dinsmore in a Scramble Match.


Watch all of this live as Ground Zero Wrestling Presents First Stand from the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.