Scorch
03-04-2008, 09:58 AM
As Jason Dohle brings WPW fans looks inside the mind of many of the top names in WPW, oft forgotten interviewer Colin MacClennan was sent out to speak with the man behind Spaz and Darian "Not Daren" Entreri. Get a look at what one of those who has been fedding the longest thinks about WPW, the people, and more.
MacClennan: First off, can we tell the people who is speaking?
Gordon: But of course...one of the original IOWFers, there are only two, back then I was known as Spade, now however, I am just known as a forgotten relic. Gordon is what they call me in the real world.
MacClennan: What are your thoughts on the WPW product today?
Gordon: It has SOO much potential.But it just needs to be realized. There are alot of people who have signed up who just honestly need to be scrapped, but they continually get booked like they are going to be back. Once they are done, they are done, and hoping isn't going to make them roleplay again, It just makes them look rediculous(sp?) and dirties the card up.
MacClennan: Are there any names you can think of off the top of your head that fit this profile?
Gordon: Lemme scratch my head for a minute ... Now this is just looking at the last two cards. For starters... Beno. He's been absent for many a months now, and has roleplayed once in 2008. I'd be willing to bet that he found more success as Blade than as himself. Sam Fisher, Ironheart. Sly. That's all I can think of for now, But I'm sure there are more.
MacClennan: Do you feel you have underachieved in WPW and if so, why do you think this is?
Gordon: I do, but then again, I can only blame one person, and that is myself. I find myself losing drive very frequently. Funny thing is with Darian, I found more fun in traveling my way to the title shots as opposed to actually being in the match. Hell, I enjoyed the matches leading up to the God of Live title match and the two shots at the Hardcore title.
MacClennan: Speaking of Darian for months his name was wrong on the cards, how did you feel about this?
Gordon: I was really indifferent at first, it seemed almost as if a simple mistake, someone had it wrong in their "character list", but after I posted about it, Scorch posted about it, it started seeming more of a shot against me instead of a mistake.
MacClennan: Why did you make the switch for Spaz to Darian?
Gordon: Because I figured Spaz was overplayed. I had tried everything in the tanks and nothing was working. So I thought that if I made a change, I could build a few things up in the tank and bring him back a stronger character, Darian for me was an experiment. An experiment to really see if I should just hang my "boots" up and call it quits.
MacClennan: Has it worked out?
Gordon: Yes and no. I still find myself in the same predicament that I was in with Spaz. I just can't seem to find the grasp to continue. I still had a few ideas but they were really hard to translate onto paper. I don't know, maybe I should just go ahead and hang it up.
MacClennan: Do you feel you can offer anything to a fed beyond just rping and in the event you do so, match writing?
Gordon: Well I've been writing for wPw for a little while. I haven't been assigned anything in a few weeks, but I took over for someone in the last show. Dunno where exactly I stand in the whole of things, but I figure that Promy will be honest with me when it comes to scrapping me down and kicking me out.
MacClennan: What got you rping with the PCW/WPW crop in the first place? Where you active elsewhere at the time?
Gordon: Well it was really a favor to a good friend of mine in Scorch. He wanted me to join up to group with him and Test. They were starting a little group with guys who had been orignials. It's kind of funny when you look back and see all of the guys, even guys here in wPw that use that gimmick and those style of RPs. I was active in another friends fed, he needed a "big star" in this place to draw people. Plus I spent about a month in Dan Murph's second fed. It closed after the first couple of months. I think that I still have that World title somewhere.
MacClennan: The current WPW Champion JMC is widely regarded as the best in the fed. What do you think makes him the guy to beat?
Gordon: His style is very different from everyone else's. His style is more based away from wrestling, than to it. He is one of those guys that you can look back at his earlier stuff and realize how far he is going to go.
MacClennan: Now in a recent interviewer, Jede who has played the roles of SiNN and 2 had harsh words for the only other two men to hold the WPW title. Do you agree with the sentiment he expressed that the two were jokes, the latter being the biggest of the two?
Gordon: Well when you look at the circumstance for the latter, you will see that it was, probably the fact that in one case, everyone wanted the upset. Another case was that the writer gave the win to the guy not because his rps were better, but because he felt that the opponent tried his "best" and the champion didn't. Then again, there seem to be quite a few times when it's more who you know, instead of how well you roleplayed.
MacClennan: Each of the three men to be WPW Champion were involved in either Royalty or The Resistance, what have you felt about those two groups?
Gordon: Resistance, could have been better. It seems as if it is a curse though. Everyone who has been a member has left the fed in some sort of fashion. SiNN faded away into 2, Scorch was ran out, Ryan quit... thrice, Duff had comp problems, and Adams tends to lose time. Royalty, a group of powerhouses. From Judge to Stallion/Knight/whatever he wants to be, it just seems like they should all be fighting for the title instead of leaving it around Jimmy's waist.
MacClennan: Now would you be willing to play some word association?
Gordon: Sure... Roll with it.
MacClennan: Spaz
Gordon: Could have been much better. But he NEEDED something to grasp for. Without, he just flickered out. Maybe another run will be in the works
MacClennan: The Judge
Gordon: To be honest, he's a man that I have pretty good respect for. The owner should never be in the title picture because of the possible "favoritism" argument that is mostly assured to follow, but he completely wiped himself out of the picture during the ToC. With something like that, I know it must have been hard to eliminate himself. But it just spoke to his character that he was willing to give it to Karver and JMC.
MacClennan: Mike Adams
Gordon: The real person behind the man, I find myself with a little more respect for him. The Adams character though, I just find myself being biased though. I know that doesn't make much sense, but there were alot of grudge issues that stemmed from PCW.
MacClennan: 2
Gordon: Definitely a guy who should be challenging for the title on Jimmy's waist. But, it seems as if the Royalty will hold him back in this case.
MacClennan: Royalty
Gordon: I'm going to have to echo what I said earlier. Just a sheer group of powerhouses. When they split however, wPw will be a very interesting place.
MacClennan: Forsaken
Gordon: Not only the boss' brother, but a future superstar. His timing is impecable, as Jede has already informed everyone of, but I see him as a great holder of the Hardcore title until he moves higher up the echelon.
MacClennan: Overrated
Gordon: Hmmm... that's a tough call right now. Quite a few guys can be on that list. Rounding out the top however, MVP, Cameron, pulling off a good upset in beating 2, just doesn't have the style to keep up. Corral, I can see him making a run, but he's not as good as he, and others, make him out to be. Top of the pack though... dun dun dun... Jamie Parker's favorite punching bag... Royal Knight. I think he is more of the "who you know" instead of the "how good you are" that I mentioned earlier.
MacClennan: Underrated
Gordon: Hmm... Murph. I know he's not the greatest ever right now, but there was a time when he should have beaten Ryan, and I don't mean in a cheesy, well done for you Murph, here's a shot. But he really should have beaten him for that PCW title, he's been downhill ever since. When you bust your hump and you lose like he did, I can't blame him one bit for falling apart.
MacClennan: Best
Gordon: As of right now, I'm going to have to go with 2. He's on top of his game right now, and I don't think that anyone can stop him, if they are on even ground as he is.
MacClennan: JMC
Gordon: I thoroughly enjoyed my underlying feud that could have been with him when him and I used his "sister" and it really seemed like it was going to be a great one, but then he went and became champion. Heh.
MacClennan: The One
Gordon: What can't I say about him. Whiny, manipulative, crybaby. It's quite possibly the most laughable thing about wPw. Does he have any talent? Yes... He is very good, but when he tries to pour on the "I'm an asshole" real life gimmick, it's really sad. You'll see this when he actually reads this, if he does. He'll post something like "Who are you again" and "I'm ten times the guy you are" and he will expect everyone to go "well, that's just Ryan" but you know, everyone has already seen through his bullshit. So I don't know how well that will go over. I did notice that he has a new rp posted. I figure this run will last a month or two. Until he gets a good couple of losses under his belt.
MacClennan: Michael Karver
Gordon: Has talent, but just needs to finish realizing his potential.
MacClennan: Jokester
Gordon: At first in PCW, I really didn't care for his material that much. But here recently with the "presidential run" You can tell that he is having a lot of fun with it. He is definitely more objective with his roleplay judging after that SSG incident, but then again, I doubt that was his fault, that seemed like more of a call from upstairs in the Knight camp.
MacClennan: Scorch
Gordon: I guess you can say I'm a little biased for my protégé. I always enjoy reading his stuff. He's more of a smartass in his later time, but it's still some of the best work that I have seen from anyone... anytime.
MacClennan: Entreri
Gordon: A very complicated bloodline. From my former real life best friend playing Therien, to a really good friend of mine from the original IOWF in Guardian/Broken Wall, it's a very estranged thing. Darian tried his hand at being one, and just didn't finish it's research.
MacClennan: Before we hit the final phase, is there anything left you want to speak on?
Gordon: Not really off hand, but I'm usually open if anyone wants to talk to me. Just ask Murph... He used to be the ear that I bitched to, until Scorcher would get online.
MacClennan: Okay, well if you recall from editions of The Scorcher, they always end with a choice. You can ask of the one who portrayed Scorch any question or take a free T-Shirt. In this case you can ask any question or get a kilt, which will it be?
Gordon: Hmmm... I think that I will ask Scorcher one question. How do you think that UK will fare in the NCAA Tournament without Patrick Patterson?
MacClennan: As well as they would with him, lucky to make the round of 32. They do not have the talent needed to make a run this year. Sweet Sixteen would be a major upset for the program this year. If they get in, it will be tough to avoid a one and done scenario.
Gordon: I agree, though they played as well as I have seen today against Tennessee
MacClennan: Thank you for your time, Gordon. Now this interview will never see the light of day. Cause few people take their computers out in the sun.
MacClennan: First off, can we tell the people who is speaking?
Gordon: But of course...one of the original IOWFers, there are only two, back then I was known as Spade, now however, I am just known as a forgotten relic. Gordon is what they call me in the real world.
MacClennan: What are your thoughts on the WPW product today?
Gordon: It has SOO much potential.But it just needs to be realized. There are alot of people who have signed up who just honestly need to be scrapped, but they continually get booked like they are going to be back. Once they are done, they are done, and hoping isn't going to make them roleplay again, It just makes them look rediculous(sp?) and dirties the card up.
MacClennan: Are there any names you can think of off the top of your head that fit this profile?
Gordon: Lemme scratch my head for a minute ... Now this is just looking at the last two cards. For starters... Beno. He's been absent for many a months now, and has roleplayed once in 2008. I'd be willing to bet that he found more success as Blade than as himself. Sam Fisher, Ironheart. Sly. That's all I can think of for now, But I'm sure there are more.
MacClennan: Do you feel you have underachieved in WPW and if so, why do you think this is?
Gordon: I do, but then again, I can only blame one person, and that is myself. I find myself losing drive very frequently. Funny thing is with Darian, I found more fun in traveling my way to the title shots as opposed to actually being in the match. Hell, I enjoyed the matches leading up to the God of Live title match and the two shots at the Hardcore title.
MacClennan: Speaking of Darian for months his name was wrong on the cards, how did you feel about this?
Gordon: I was really indifferent at first, it seemed almost as if a simple mistake, someone had it wrong in their "character list", but after I posted about it, Scorch posted about it, it started seeming more of a shot against me instead of a mistake.
MacClennan: Why did you make the switch for Spaz to Darian?
Gordon: Because I figured Spaz was overplayed. I had tried everything in the tanks and nothing was working. So I thought that if I made a change, I could build a few things up in the tank and bring him back a stronger character, Darian for me was an experiment. An experiment to really see if I should just hang my "boots" up and call it quits.
MacClennan: Has it worked out?
Gordon: Yes and no. I still find myself in the same predicament that I was in with Spaz. I just can't seem to find the grasp to continue. I still had a few ideas but they were really hard to translate onto paper. I don't know, maybe I should just go ahead and hang it up.
MacClennan: Do you feel you can offer anything to a fed beyond just rping and in the event you do so, match writing?
Gordon: Well I've been writing for wPw for a little while. I haven't been assigned anything in a few weeks, but I took over for someone in the last show. Dunno where exactly I stand in the whole of things, but I figure that Promy will be honest with me when it comes to scrapping me down and kicking me out.
MacClennan: What got you rping with the PCW/WPW crop in the first place? Where you active elsewhere at the time?
Gordon: Well it was really a favor to a good friend of mine in Scorch. He wanted me to join up to group with him and Test. They were starting a little group with guys who had been orignials. It's kind of funny when you look back and see all of the guys, even guys here in wPw that use that gimmick and those style of RPs. I was active in another friends fed, he needed a "big star" in this place to draw people. Plus I spent about a month in Dan Murph's second fed. It closed after the first couple of months. I think that I still have that World title somewhere.
MacClennan: The current WPW Champion JMC is widely regarded as the best in the fed. What do you think makes him the guy to beat?
Gordon: His style is very different from everyone else's. His style is more based away from wrestling, than to it. He is one of those guys that you can look back at his earlier stuff and realize how far he is going to go.
MacClennan: Now in a recent interviewer, Jede who has played the roles of SiNN and 2 had harsh words for the only other two men to hold the WPW title. Do you agree with the sentiment he expressed that the two were jokes, the latter being the biggest of the two?
Gordon: Well when you look at the circumstance for the latter, you will see that it was, probably the fact that in one case, everyone wanted the upset. Another case was that the writer gave the win to the guy not because his rps were better, but because he felt that the opponent tried his "best" and the champion didn't. Then again, there seem to be quite a few times when it's more who you know, instead of how well you roleplayed.
MacClennan: Each of the three men to be WPW Champion were involved in either Royalty or The Resistance, what have you felt about those two groups?
Gordon: Resistance, could have been better. It seems as if it is a curse though. Everyone who has been a member has left the fed in some sort of fashion. SiNN faded away into 2, Scorch was ran out, Ryan quit... thrice, Duff had comp problems, and Adams tends to lose time. Royalty, a group of powerhouses. From Judge to Stallion/Knight/whatever he wants to be, it just seems like they should all be fighting for the title instead of leaving it around Jimmy's waist.
MacClennan: Now would you be willing to play some word association?
Gordon: Sure... Roll with it.
MacClennan: Spaz
Gordon: Could have been much better. But he NEEDED something to grasp for. Without, he just flickered out. Maybe another run will be in the works
MacClennan: The Judge
Gordon: To be honest, he's a man that I have pretty good respect for. The owner should never be in the title picture because of the possible "favoritism" argument that is mostly assured to follow, but he completely wiped himself out of the picture during the ToC. With something like that, I know it must have been hard to eliminate himself. But it just spoke to his character that he was willing to give it to Karver and JMC.
MacClennan: Mike Adams
Gordon: The real person behind the man, I find myself with a little more respect for him. The Adams character though, I just find myself being biased though. I know that doesn't make much sense, but there were alot of grudge issues that stemmed from PCW.
MacClennan: 2
Gordon: Definitely a guy who should be challenging for the title on Jimmy's waist. But, it seems as if the Royalty will hold him back in this case.
MacClennan: Royalty
Gordon: I'm going to have to echo what I said earlier. Just a sheer group of powerhouses. When they split however, wPw will be a very interesting place.
MacClennan: Forsaken
Gordon: Not only the boss' brother, but a future superstar. His timing is impecable, as Jede has already informed everyone of, but I see him as a great holder of the Hardcore title until he moves higher up the echelon.
MacClennan: Overrated
Gordon: Hmmm... that's a tough call right now. Quite a few guys can be on that list. Rounding out the top however, MVP, Cameron, pulling off a good upset in beating 2, just doesn't have the style to keep up. Corral, I can see him making a run, but he's not as good as he, and others, make him out to be. Top of the pack though... dun dun dun... Jamie Parker's favorite punching bag... Royal Knight. I think he is more of the "who you know" instead of the "how good you are" that I mentioned earlier.
MacClennan: Underrated
Gordon: Hmm... Murph. I know he's not the greatest ever right now, but there was a time when he should have beaten Ryan, and I don't mean in a cheesy, well done for you Murph, here's a shot. But he really should have beaten him for that PCW title, he's been downhill ever since. When you bust your hump and you lose like he did, I can't blame him one bit for falling apart.
MacClennan: Best
Gordon: As of right now, I'm going to have to go with 2. He's on top of his game right now, and I don't think that anyone can stop him, if they are on even ground as he is.
MacClennan: JMC
Gordon: I thoroughly enjoyed my underlying feud that could have been with him when him and I used his "sister" and it really seemed like it was going to be a great one, but then he went and became champion. Heh.
MacClennan: The One
Gordon: What can't I say about him. Whiny, manipulative, crybaby. It's quite possibly the most laughable thing about wPw. Does he have any talent? Yes... He is very good, but when he tries to pour on the "I'm an asshole" real life gimmick, it's really sad. You'll see this when he actually reads this, if he does. He'll post something like "Who are you again" and "I'm ten times the guy you are" and he will expect everyone to go "well, that's just Ryan" but you know, everyone has already seen through his bullshit. So I don't know how well that will go over. I did notice that he has a new rp posted. I figure this run will last a month or two. Until he gets a good couple of losses under his belt.
MacClennan: Michael Karver
Gordon: Has talent, but just needs to finish realizing his potential.
MacClennan: Jokester
Gordon: At first in PCW, I really didn't care for his material that much. But here recently with the "presidential run" You can tell that he is having a lot of fun with it. He is definitely more objective with his roleplay judging after that SSG incident, but then again, I doubt that was his fault, that seemed like more of a call from upstairs in the Knight camp.
MacClennan: Scorch
Gordon: I guess you can say I'm a little biased for my protégé. I always enjoy reading his stuff. He's more of a smartass in his later time, but it's still some of the best work that I have seen from anyone... anytime.
MacClennan: Entreri
Gordon: A very complicated bloodline. From my former real life best friend playing Therien, to a really good friend of mine from the original IOWF in Guardian/Broken Wall, it's a very estranged thing. Darian tried his hand at being one, and just didn't finish it's research.
MacClennan: Before we hit the final phase, is there anything left you want to speak on?
Gordon: Not really off hand, but I'm usually open if anyone wants to talk to me. Just ask Murph... He used to be the ear that I bitched to, until Scorcher would get online.
MacClennan: Okay, well if you recall from editions of The Scorcher, they always end with a choice. You can ask of the one who portrayed Scorch any question or take a free T-Shirt. In this case you can ask any question or get a kilt, which will it be?
Gordon: Hmmm... I think that I will ask Scorcher one question. How do you think that UK will fare in the NCAA Tournament without Patrick Patterson?
MacClennan: As well as they would with him, lucky to make the round of 32. They do not have the talent needed to make a run this year. Sweet Sixteen would be a major upset for the program this year. If they get in, it will be tough to avoid a one and done scenario.
Gordon: I agree, though they played as well as I have seen today against Tennessee
MacClennan: Thank you for your time, Gordon. Now this interview will never see the light of day. Cause few people take their computers out in the sun.