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Okay, welcome to what I hope to be a very insightful and interesting Beyond The Grave. This is the very first since the demise of ICWW, and the introduction of IWA. This column could very well be the most raw BTG ever, as the recent happenings have effected my internet persona a great deal, thus causing different emotions which I tend to usually express in these columns. I'm not sure how long this column will be, as I've spanned it out over two days to allow myself to thoughtfully express myself properly.

ICWW

Since the last column, we've seen many interesting things happen within the ICWW walls. Looking back on Breaking Point, I had 4 right, with one draw due to the no contest in my X-Division championship match. Shortly after Breaking Point however, people began dropping in numbers. Mick finally made a decision to close ICWW for the second time due to various reasons, namely people not deserving the option anymore, a statement which I firmly stood behind. I quickly made it clear that I was not going to return to IWWF under any circumstances, as it has been proved quite recently that IWWF are nothing more than a large channel filled with ignorant people. I will touch more on IWWF later. So with the demise of ICWW, it left a large number of active visitors of the federation lost, as they have burnt their bridges with IWWF, and to go back now would be disgraceful, and embarrasing. I spent a large amount of my time over the next few days attempting to talk Mick out of closing, but to no avail. Soon the plan came to hand while talking to Darren [Violent`J] that we should form our own fed, where we would try to incorporate as much of the former ICWW's roster, and use much the same vision as Mick had to attempt to run this federation. Problem was - we could not run our federation without a bot, and neither of us knew much scripting. Insert Androo [rhyno] and you have the core of the International Wrestling Alliance.

IWA

The three of us quickly spread the word out that IWA was forming, and people readily began joining the channel to see what the commotion was. As of this writing, contrary to popular belief, we have more than 20 members. Soon after forming and creating a site however, I learned of Mick's reopening of ICWW. I wasn't very pleased with this, as I felt he "Nomad'ed" us, ala SVW. Instead I discovered that we were affiliated with ICWW, and that our feds would be much like that of the WWE roster split, with our show [Injustice] running Sunday/Monday, and ICWW's [Aftershock] running through Thursday/Friday. I think this could be very beneficial to both federations, as Darren and I get to work and collaborate with Mick, and he gets a bit of relief from working two shows each week. The first event which will be regarding both IWA and ICWW is this weekend, entitled End Of Infinity, which has a very interesting build up to it, and could prove to a very entertaining event, although the hype isn't that large it could prove quite good, and live up far past it's expectations. This federation alliance has the possibility of being very ground-breaking in i-wrestling history, while it also has the possibility of falling on it's face and making it a complete dud. This is something which Justin and IWWF should have jumped all over back in the day, but they were not open minded enough to do so. I have faith that this will succeed, should all parties be able to co-exist, which is still yet to be seen. More on that in Random Thoughts.

Random Thoughts

I guess here I'll just touch alot on the in character points of ICWW, since the section usually dedicated to ICWW was mainly about the out of character happenings and it's demise. I'll also use this area to rant on IWWF, I suppose.

I think Mick had a real winner in the clock storyline, as it proved to be another stroke of genius which no one saw coming. Unfortunatly, due to circumstances out of my control, I missed that event leading to the no contest result. An X-Division champion will be crowned this event however, and each competitor seems very hungry to be the first.

The unification match for the tag titles will also go down at EoI, although right now it seems a bit in question. It's scheduled to be Team Extreme -v- The Pacific Connection, a highly anticipated matchup, but as of writing it seems as though both Banging/Oozaru have quit ICWW/IWA [?] I'm still in the dark about the whole situation, but I hope to shed what light on the matter I know. Banging's match in IWA was set up as if he were to continue to the finals of the IWA heavyweight tournament, it would screw up the entire PC/TX tag matchup which had been built up for much longer. Banging got quite upset about this entire ordeal, making a point about the tag titles not going anywhere at present time. That being said - it is my personal opinion that internet wrestling federations are for fun, correct? So as long as you're in a good storyline, what's the difference in where you are on the card? Apparently Banging doesn't see things my way however. I've been talking to him, attempting to get him to change his mind but he still seems quite heated by the situation and is basically refusing to reason and negotiate. My hope is that he can come to terms, and understand our reasoning behind this by the time the event rolls around. Oozaru is a different story however. Apparently, from what I've understood, he [along with Banging and TheNomad] became very angry at the latest publications within the Boss Report. Why he did, I do not know, I don't see a reason for him to. I think everything which was said in the Boss Report was not meant to cause this much controversy and such, instead to get people to realise their actions. Hell, I was mentioned by name in an example of stupidity, but I now recognize that's exactly what it was, a pointless tiff. But you need to remember that Mick's column, much like this one, is filled with opinions. They're not something the rest of the world sees you as, thinks of you, etc. Take it for what it's worth, and move on with your life, as the world is bigger than the internet.

I'm looking forward to continuing alot of the characters used in ICWW, in IWA, mainly Rockey. I love his character, and I love the enthusiasm he brings both on and off stage.

Okay, back to IWWF. Every time I enter the channel, all I hear about is ICWW/IWA. I sure do hope that this is just them spewing this in an attempt to get me worked up enough to get into an argument, otherwise it's just sad. And the stuff they talk, it's unbelievable. Not to mention 90% of the stuff they say is false. It is my opinion that IWWF is nothing more than the largest, organized colony of ignorance on DALnet. If they are going to attempt to ridicule or insult us, the least they could do is get their facts straight beforehand. They embarrass themselves enough that we not even need insult them back. In closing, they're nothing more than simple minded fools, who still believe that quantity = quality, and are closed minded to attempt to think otherwise. End rant.

Now, back on the aforementioned co-existance I spoke of before. Androo/Shane/Mick are all embroiled in another fight, which basically stems from nothing. Like, both Androo and Mick have been in various tiffs over nothing, along with multiple fights between Shane and Androo. I hope for the sake of both federations all involved can learn to co-operate and co-exist, otherwise we will be right back to square one, something all of us do not want. I certainly do not hope it comes down to something along the lines of "You have to choose - Androo/Mick, IWA/ICWW", simply because none of it is worth having to choose between the two. Mick spoke out against the chilidish actions which have been happening lately, and in a large aspect I agree with him. It's just time for everyone to grow up, and let these childish actions rest already. It seems that since the creation of IWA, I've seen and have had to deal with more fights than I ever remember in IWA. It seems as though each time I come back to the computer from spending a night out, I have to scold someone. It's tiring. Here's an idea. Write a column, expressing your opinions, and do it in a professional manner. Respect other's opinions as well, the world isn't dedicated to making you happy. I know I'm probably sounding quite hipocritical right now, but screw it. Slap me the next time you see me acting this way. These pointless fights have to stop. Until next time, this has been your exclusive look Beyond The Grave.

-Marz

P.S.

It's come to my attention Androo and IWA have split ways. I'm sick of this stuff. You want to know my real thoughts and opinions?! Fine. Marz. Unleashed. Uncensored. Watch for it.

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