/pw/ History
The history of /pw/.
Team Formation and Autumn 21: Running the Ropes
When the final whistle blew on a 1-2 defeat to 
/p/ to cap off the greatest run that 
/asp/ had ever made, it not only signaled the end of an era, but the start of two new beginnings. After taking the pinfall to put the eventual 3rd place finishers over, the board got right to work on reshaping the cup team in their image. No longer did they have to share a home with their quiet neighbors or occupy a single thread on an unwilling host board. They now had a place to themselves.
The transition process went surprisingly smoothly, even as the board was in the midst of a fierce and still-ongoing console war between E-drones and AEWtists over which brand of mandrama was less cringe than the other. To fully signal the switch, the Monday Night Raw Red of /asp/ was retired for a cool Smackdown Blue as the new primary team color, with Dimes Silver to accentuate it. These colors helped shape the vision of the team logo, a trial-and-error process that brought about the end result of the Smackdown Fist emblem, clutching the PRIDE FC bolt as an homage to the board's roots. The roster, unsurprisingly, inherited many of the same beloved faces from the final cup runs of /asp/, including the veteran Undercarder and an invigorated KWAB, finally given the captain's armband that many had thought he'd deserved to establish him as the ace of the team. To fill in the gaps left by the departed 
/xs/ role players, several new faces established themselves as worthy members of the inaugural roster by getting over quickly in the early day's of the boards existence, particularly new silver medal Perc Angle. But perhaps the most important roster move was Hulk Hogan, winner of the /asp/ Summmmmmmerslam Royal Rumble, proving his icon status enough to be named the first gold forward of the team, carrying the weight of the offense with his 24-inch pythons.
Freshly remodeled with an aesthetics overhaul and a slew of brand new kits, /pw/ took to the pitch for their debut showing against a very game and pesky 
/w/ squad. Perhaps letting the nerves of the moment get to him somewhat, the weak points of the match came when new centerback Blue Kane let star player Waifu Walls skirt past him on two near-identical throughball goals in the first half. However, sensing that the team needed a spark, the raped bitch captain took it upon himself and made a beautiful run straight down the center of the pitch, juking past two /w/ defenders and sinking it past the outstretched arms of their keeper to not only keep the game competitive, but also score the historic first ever goal for the /pw/erbombs. Still, the score remained 1-2 in the wallpaper squad's favor up until the 75th minute, when a slew of close chances in the /w/ box and constant pressure finally lead to breakthrough, as a perfect cross from The Undercarder found the turnbuckle that Perc Angle was perched from for a well-executed corner goal. It was here that the scoreline held for the remainder of the match, and /pw/ walked off with a well earned and hard fought 2-2 draw. Sure, it might not have been the absolute victory that the board was hoping for, but what better way to make an impression than by draw-ing the house in your debut match?
Next up in the anime tour of Autumn 2021 - a desperate (but still dangerous) 
/a/, who needed a win to even have a chance in hell of advancing from the group. On a brisk Halloween evening, the /pw/erbombs took to the void, and Batcarder swooped down in an attempt to lay /a/ to rest. In another chapter of the absolute suffering of /a/, merely 5 minutes in Hulk Hogan decided that you're waifu indeed DOES belong in the trash, blasting the Kartwheelin' Aussie boy into the back of the net (to the commentators and fans' delight). However, after some cagey back and forth gameplay for another 35 minutes, with both teams getting decent chances at an integral goal, /a/ proved that they were not quite ready to 404 from the cup just yet, with Yotsuba hitting a laserbeam of a shot from outside the box at the 41 minute mark. This may have been /a/'s biggest mistake unfortunately, as such an act of aggression was simply too much for the Hulkster to take, ESPECIALLY from some filthy weebs. Hogan powered through a flat-footed /a/ defence right at the death of the half at 45+1 to return fire and end the half 2-1 in /pw/'s favour. The second half continued with a similar cagey, end-to-end style of play with both teams having good chances to score a game-defining goal, until Undercarder harnessed some of the American energy from a Hulk Hogan assist to send /pw/ rollin' (rollin' rollin') to a 3-1 lead at the 73rd minute. With their cup hopes looking dashed, a frantic /a/ had one final hope spot, and Blue Kane decided to sell for them with some sub-par defending - allowing Yotsuba to quickly slot in another for a brace at the 77th minute. It was too little too late unfortunately, as the Wall defused a final couple of /a/ attacks, and the Hulkamaniac decided that two nukes simply were not enough - obliterating Wideface and scoring a Hulk Hogan Hattrick at the 89th minute. And thus, the game ended with a dominant 4-2 /pw/ victory, eliminating a very game /a/ and securing both a MotM nod for Hogan, and /pw/'s first official cup win.
Now in the driver's seat of the group with 4 points after 2 games, and looking to secure advancement as soon as possible, /pw/ came up against the final anime team of the group - the /c/uties. 
/c/ was extremely hungry to come away from the match with some absolutely necessary points, and it was certainly reflected in their very scrappy play. The match started off with an escalating goalkeeper war - with both Ika-chan and Wall saving some increasingly difficult shots (as well as KWAB deciding to murder a couple of small anime girls), before the tension caused a few very poor quality shots for both sides. This was broken, however, with a cheeky chip-in by Do it for Her off a KWAB foul at the 30th minute, giving /c/ some much needed momentum. /c/ then continued the siege for the rest of the half, but some heads-up defending by /pw/, as well as a great save of a KWAB attempt by Ika-chan in the late minutes of the half ensured the half ended 1-0 in /c/'s favour. This did not last long however, and a foul just outside the box by Big Bible AJ at the 51st minute caused a free kick, free goal from Yui - after Blue Kane decided that he didn't really feel like jumping up to meet the ball. This put /c/ up 2-0, and /pw/ in jeopardy of losing the ability to control their own destiny for this group - and things were not looking like they were getting any better as /c/ got an additional couple of shots that Wall just barely saved. That finish wasn't going to work for /pw/ though, brother, as changes were almost immediately made, and /pw/ decided to start their hope spot with Hogan and Carder juking and winning a 2 on 4 against /c/ defenders for Hogan to power a huge shot in from well outside the box at the 69th (nice) minute. With time dwindling, both teams began to make increasingly desperate attacks, until the 86th minute where Undercarder made a desperate shot...and hit the post. But then, KWAB proved that it stands for Kevin Was Always Based, as he swooped in and picked up the ball, slotting it past Ika-chan for the second attempt, and leveling the score 2-2. With no real time left, KWAB decided that as a reward for leveling the game, he should level another small anime girl - but the refs had enough and finally gave Nash a yellow card. /c/ could not convert though, and after one final close attack from /pw/, both teams would have to settle with a 2-2 draw. Whilst this was not ideal for /pw/, as a win would have almost guaranteed promotion, it was a fantastic comeback to secure at least 1 point - and allowed /pw/ to at least partially control their destiny for the final game, depending on how the other results landed.
After /w/ had finished cannibalizing the other anime teams, and securing promotion for themselves, it was down to this. Ally versus ally, friend versus friend, /pw/ versus 
/v/. Unfortunately the crusade to end all anime teams had not been fully effective, and only one of the good guys could advance - with a draw favouring /v/. With a solemn nod between SANIC and Hogan, the match began. The match began with some testy midfield action, and decent shots by KWAB, Hogan, Loss, and SANIC - showing that this seemed to be the start of an epic struggle for dominance. This suspense kept up for the entire first half with no goals - which was troublesome for /pw/ as /v/ would advance over them on this result. But, amongst the fans, a rumbling started...a chant...WE WANT CHRISTIAN. This appeared to wake up the /pw/ offence, as the Hulkster passed back with an extremely precise pass to KWAB to allow Kevin to continue being based at the 51st minute. This was all /pw/ needed, a win of any kind - but the chants continued...WE WANT CHRISTIAN. Christian, however, may not have ever been needed, as after a quick possession change at the kickoff, KWAB hit an absolutely BEAUTIFUL curler to send the /pw/erbombs up 2-0 over /v/ (Kek what a brace). With such a lead, this should be pretty easy to hold for /pw/...right? Still, the fans chanted WE WANT CHRISTIAN. After a solid 15 more minutes of /pw/ aggression, /v/ and /pw/ both made their subs, and the fans got what they wanted, as Christian took to the field. However, with fresh legs, /v/ was on the warpath, as they could feel their promotion chances slipping away. After a couple of failed attacks on both teams ends, /v/ finally found what they needed with a SANIC goal - proving if you go fast enough, you'll eventually beat the Wall. Now, it was serious. A draw for /pw/ may as well be a loss, as they would end up relegated. But, when they needed him most, Christian was there. Christian played an absolutely insane 25 minutes of football, from setting up attacks, to being an integral part of the midfield and the defence. CRUCIALLY, Christian intercepted a cross attempt from JC Denton with his god damned head at the 92nd (KWAB) minute in order to ensure the match ended up 2-1 in favour of /pw/. That was it. /pw/ had topped the group, advanced to their first elite in their first try, and they had to kill a good friend to do so (until /v/ summoned /asp/'s eliterisk power and got into Winter anyway). /pw/ was the only new* team to advance in Autumn.
Having won their group in their very first cup, /pw/ entered their first ever Knockout Round in team history on a high and they were paired with an ominous foe for the Round of 16 in 
/x/. When the bell rang, it became clear this was going to be high-stakes chess match. Similar to Go Shiozaki vs Kazuyuki Fujita, neither team wanted to blink first and you could cut the tension with a knife. The first quality scoring chance of the match came when KWAB fired a rocket from outside of the box, but Jesus Saves did just that and saved a sure goal. Just when it felt like /pw/ were starting to control the flow of the match, /x/ had an explosive counter and Succubus GF had a great scoring chance but she hit THE WALL, BROTHER. At the same time, things began to take a spooky turn off the pitch, when in the game day thread an anon betrayed the team and made a declaration that "Hana Kimura's ghost has allied with /x/ and has cursed this team. /pw/ will LOSE.” Many dismissed this claim as just typical joshipedo babbling. However, things began to take a darker turn when an anon boldly predicted “/pw/ will LOSE on penalties” accompanied with a picture of Hana looking devilish. The game forged ahead and was back and forth with neither side being able to break through and, after 90mins, the teams were still deadlocked 0-0. The game headed to extra time, and it still was not enough as the whistle blew with both teams still scoreless after 120mins. That meant /pw/ would be entering uncharted waters: benuldies.
An exhausted Hulk Hogan stepped up first for /pw/ as benudlies began, but Hulk knew he couldn't go against the big man upstairs and Jesus Saves stopped him. Goatman was up for /x/ and he beat The Wall clean to give /x/ the advantage. KWAB was up next for /pw/ and scored, once again proving Kevin Was Always Based. The pressure was on THE WALL now as x-tan was next to kick but, like every women, x-tan hit THE WALL and we were now even 1-1. Carder was up third for /pw/, but he was spooked by Jesus Saves and he kicked it dead center right into Jesus' hands. /x/ had an opportunity to once again take the lead, but The Grey was stopped by THE WALL. Perc Angle was up next, and he slapped an anklelock onto Jesus and made Jesus tap out as the ball crossed the line into the net. Not to be upstaged, /x/ sent out a Literal Fucking Skeleton to take their next kick, and it converted to keep things tied 2-2. Penalty taker #5 is often reserved for only big game players, and /pw/ gave the fans what they wanted as WE WANT CHRISTIAN got the call. With the cup on the line, CHRISTIAN ribbed Jesus Saves by doing a stutter step. Jesus fell for it, and CHRISTIAN gently lobbed the JONAH ball right down the middle and into the net and gave /pw/ a 3-2 advantage! Succubus GF was up for /x/ with all the pressure on her shoulders... and she did the unthinkable: she went over THE WALL and tied it up 3-3. 90mins wasn't enough! 120mins wasn't enough! 5 benuldies weren't enough! Now the game was headed to sudden death benuldies. Big Bible AJ was conflicted as he was staring down Jesus Saves, but AJ looked deep into his files, knew Jesus' save tendencies, and scored to give /pw/ a 4-3 advantage. Mothman was up next and he rose to the occasion by beating THE WALL on the bottom left corner to tie it up 4-4! THAT'S THE WALL BROTHER was up next in a rare time when the keeper was being called upon to take a benuldy. However, the head booker's gamble didn't pay off as Jesus Saves stopped him to give /x/ the advantage. With the game on the line, Ghost Blowjob rifled a shot past THE WALL... and just like that it was all over.
The prophecy was fulfilled. /pw/ had lost to /x/ 5-4 on benuldies in what was /pw/'s first loss in team history. Despite the painful first round exit, this had to be considered an outstanding cup debut for the team as they achieved Nuevo Elite status and put the rest of the 4cc on notice that /pw/ are a legit threat and aren't your typical expansion* team.
Winter 22: That Finish Doesn't Work for Me, Yuri
Heading into the off-season, it was clear there wasn't too much turnover needed in regards to the /pw/ roster. 21 of the 23 players from the inaugural roster returned. One player acquisition would prove to be significant, as scapegoat Blue Kane (Shanky Singh) was sent packing back to India. Arriving in his place would be THAT'S HOOK RIGHT THERE, who would prove to be a key contributor on defense for the tournament.
/pw/ opened up the 2022 Winter Cup against 
/d/ on cold-rainy night in the /d/eviant's /d/imension. /pw/ were met with a huge blow in the pre-game warm-up as Hulk Hogan tore a bicep while doing his traditional pre-match-pump and would have purple condition for the match. /d/ opened the scoring 14mins in after The Undercarder made a not so baddass turnover when his bike engine stalled and gave Futa/Alternative a point blank goal. However, just 9mins later, Carder redeemed himself as he unleashed a pure strike passed /d/'s GK Tentacles. The two teams traded another pair of goals and it looked like a 2-2 draw was on the horizon until Monster Girl Encyclopedia split the defense in the 81st min to give /d/ a 3-2 win. /pw/ were now facing adversity for the first time as a team. They had now lost 2-games in-a-row and some of the fans were talking about the team being cursed. Things would not get any easier for the /pw/erbombs, either, because their next opponent would be none-other-than /x/ in a rematch from the Round of 16 in Autumn.
Back in Autumn, /x/ handed /pw/ their first ever loss by eliminating /pw/ 0-0 on benuldies. More concerning, the loss to /x/ unearthed a terrible blight on the team and the 4cc in general: joshishcizos. /pw/ losing to /x/ in Autumn emboldened this fringe minority and they began to actively root against /pw/. The pressure was on as the /pw/erbombs knew that they HAD to defeat /x/ this time; not only to save their Cup hopes, but to BTFO the joshifaggots. As the darkness rolled into The Void and the bell rang on what was to-date the most anticipated match in team history, it once again became clear that this was going to be a catch-as-catch-can defensive battle. The two teams went stride-for-stride as the match moved quickly with a frantic pace, but it felt like a repeat of Autumn was gonna happen and we were in store for another 0-0 game. That was, until, the Bean that Perc Angle took at half time kicked in and Perc FINALLY scored the first goal for either after 193mins of scoreless divegrass. After a late surge from /x/, /pw/ managed to hang on and won the game 1-0. The fans were elated as the "Hana Curse" was seemingly broken for now and, more importantly, /pw/ now controlled their own destiny.
In the final group stage match, /pw/ faced off with 
/trv/ in the Tokyo Dome. The conditions for both teams were simple: win and advance to the Knockout round; anything else and it is certain relegation to the babbies. The Bean didn't take long to kick in this game as Perc Angle scored the first goal of the match only 5mins in. /pw/ carried play for most of the first half, but /trv/ tied the score 1-1 right before half. Coming out of half-time, CM Phil made an unlikely strike to make it 2-1, but the lead didn't last long as 3mins later /trv/'s resident Couchsurfing Rapist evened up the score 2-2. After such a quick response from /trv/, /pw/ needed someone to make a play, and who else was there to make it THAN THE WALL, BROTHER. In the 73rd min, THE WALL shut down a high quality scoring chance from Real Traveller™ which sparked an immediate counter attack from /pw/. In the 75th min, Hogan buried a pass from the The Undercarder to put /pw/ ahead 3-2 for good and send the /pw/erbombs to their first ever Elite Knockout round as the winners of Group F.
/pw/ went into the Round of 16 as underdogs against the 3-cup winning lesbian's of 
/u/. There was some history between /u/ and the wrestlers dating back to the 2021 Autumn Auties and, more specifically, the 2021 World Cup. At the World Cup, the reanimated corpse of /asp/ eliminated /u/ in the Round of 32 and ended /u/'s third lily hopes off of a blue John Cena hat-trick.
Saying there was a big fight feel to the match would be an understatement; as the game began, the atmosphere was electric as the chat were spamming WE WANT CHRISTIAN and YURIWAVE as fast as they could. Scoring opened at 28min when an uncovered Purest Form of Love drilled one past THE WALL to put /u/ ahead 1-0. Yurisisters got too cocky, tho, as only 4mins later Hulk Hogan went into business for himself & delivered a big boot past Madokami to even it at 1-1. YURIWAVE began to intensify and /u/ responded in the 41st min with another Purest Form of Love goal. Once again, Hulk Hogan invoked his creative control card and, only 3mins later, he scored another goal on Madokami to tie the game at 2 heading into half. Coming out of the half, /pw/ began to control the flow of play and, in the 56th min, Hogan completed the hat-trick to give /pw/ a 3-2 lead. In the 68th min, /u/'s Homucifer, wearing her controversial 2021 Autumn attire, spun & fired a shot into the net, tying the game 3-3. After false finish after false finish, the match was still deadlocked 3-3 at the conclusion of regulation and this game would require extra time. Some figured /pw/ would try to kill the clock to get to benuldies and prey to rnjesus, but The Undercarder had other ideas. In the 100th minute, Carder unleashed his purest strike yet and beat Madokami to give /pw/ the 4-3 lead. /u/ became desperate and had one last rush, but Hulk Hogan finished off the lesbians for good by scoring his 4th goal of the game giving /pw/ the 5-3 win. For the second straight Elite cup, /u/'s chance for the third lily was stomped out in the first round by the wrestlers and many fans feel this could be the start of a blood rivalry between the two teams.
As /pw/ entered into their first Elite Final Day, standing across the ring from them was their tag team partner /v/. /v/, who weren't even supposed to be in the Cup and were actually eliminated by /pw/ last Autumn, had been ripping thru teams all tournament long behind eventual Golden Boot winner SANIC. /pw/'s path to victory was simple (or so they thought): STOP SANIC FROM GOING FAST. The pressure from /v/ was intense early and the /pw/erbombs were struggling to survive. While /pw/ were able to stop SANIC, they were swarmed by /v/'s other key players. In the 31st min, Todd Howard netted the first goal of the game and, only 5mins later, Dante scored a sensational header to put /v/ up 2-0. /pw/ were hopeful of the most dangerous lead and tried to find an answer, but on this day they had no answers as /v/ were buzzing in /pw/'s end for most of the second half. Dante put the game away in the 77th minute to give /v/ a commanding 3-0 lead, with only a late Hulk Hogan pity goal remaining to bring the final score 3-1. In the end, /pw/ finished their very first Elite cup placing 6th and fans are extremely excited about the team's next cup in Summer..... the 30th anniversary of the summer of 1992.
Summer 22: Sultry Summer Sunsets, Sizzling >Soccer Skirmishes.
Coming into the 30th Anniversary of Summerslam 1992 at Wembley Stadium (and something else that occurred that presently is slipping my mind...), 
/pw/ were hungry to maintain their Nuevo Elite status, and try to make a deep run into the elites, similar to the many attempts made by /asp/ in the past. However, to do so, they decided to change up their roster a bit. The Bean had well and truly worn off, and Kurt Angle had returned to his crippled form, so /pw/ decided to take his Silver Medal and Starting XI spot, and give him a well deserved rest on the bench. Who was going to be the second silver medal? Well, you need to remember that /pw/...has more than one silver medal slot. Adrenaline, in my soul, something something Cody Rhodes! My absolute FAVOURITE Midcarder decided to use his time rehabbing a torn titty in order to play some high quality divegrass to please his Daddeh.
In other news, CM Phil hurt his foot in a backstage fight and quit, Taz took his fucking meds and his HOOK Tulpa was banished back to Red Hook, The Ayatollah of Cholestorollah left for Broadway for a role as Jabba the Hutt in the new Star Wars musical, I Choppa You mysteriously disappeared (though some still say they've seen him sucking a titty at local Japanese bars,) and Lil' Nigga was sacked after Tony Khan absolutely REFUSED to book him properly at all. In their place, a quintet of new talent were promoted. After Vince McMahon got caught doing what every billionaire does - paying their attractive workers hush money for consensual sex (which is somehow a crime...?) he was a late addition to the squad represented by *rapes you*. The squad was also graced with a politician whose blood truly runs red in Major Glenn Jacobs, some fucking fan ran onto the pitch and apparently he has a spot now (I think his name is Atom Smol), and there was one faggot who kept on complaining on twitter and shilling his supplements and vegan food reviews until we let him on the team - but I don't think we care about his opinion, we just wanted to shut him up. Finally, fucking MEGAMIND swooped onto /pw/'s team and reminded us that we'd never have 1000 viewers for a group stage match again, let alone a Milly.
With a refreshed new squad, and coming off their first of (hopefully) many six month breaks, the recharged /pw/ roster was ready to go. Their reward was a motherlode of a draw encountering rivals new and old, with the first ever /asp/ derby against fellow friends /xs/ and their now-burgeoning rivals /u/, motivated and angry from having their last two Elite runs ended by functionally the same team. Also, 
/r9k/ was there.
The air was buzzing for the opening group stage match which needed very little to generate intrigue. /xs/ always had to scrap for a place at the table on /asp/ both on the board and on the team, and they were hungry to prove their surprising promotion was no fluke, while the /pw/erbombs had plenty to live up to in order to prove they were not the Jannetties. It was a tightly contested game with both sides scrapping for first half goals that proved to be the only source of offense for much of the afternoon. Notably, it was apparent early on that the gamble to shuffle in the newcomer Cody Rhodes into the spot where Perc had succeeded previously wasn't exactly paying off, and it left much of the burden to generate goals to the old standbys. The match proceeded all the way to stoppage time still deadlocked at 1 and seemed destined for a draw until, after a perfectly executed cross from The Ribmaster, Hulk Hogan decided that finish wasn't going to work for him, brother. The Hulkster perfectly placed a header into the net at (when else?) 90+2 while the crumbling visage of Vince McMahon looked upon gleefully from the background, an image that would go on to win Pulitzer honors for the best screenshot of the entire cup.
With three points in hand, /pw/ had no time to rest on their laurels as they welcomed the yuri wave back into their home once again. Neither side was at risk of elimination heading into this match so the stakes were not quite as high as they were the winter before, but neither team required extra motivation for what was very quickly becoming a heated rivalry. It was a much more high-octane affair with Hogan breaking things open early in the first half, but after some timely adjustments to /pw/'s unorthodox defense /u/ had managed to come back to take a 2-1 lead late into the match which for all the world seemed secure. Then, in a moment that's still debated about to this day, a cross that seemed to come off the foot of KWAB but was actually recorded as an own goal blunder by two lesbians cuddling on a coach screamed into the net, and both sides went home not fully happy but perfectly content with a draw and 4 points in hand. All /pw/ had to do to advance was not-lose against /r9k/, the team everyone had pegged as the clear weakest of the group and who had performed as expected to that point. Surely an easy task, right?
It was not. The Neckbears, desperate for a win to have a hope of advancement themselves, decided to completely reinvent their gameplan for the closing match and came in running a scrounged-together 3-4-3 formation, something that was proving to be the deciding winning tactic for many of the successful teams that Summer. Its effectiveness reared its ugly head once again as it completely held the /pw/ offense in check for most of the match, with a blue-condition Hogan not receiving any assistance from a particularly ineffective CAWdy that day. /r9k/ was only able to generate one goal of their own from their midfielder Misaki, but it seemed to be all they were going to need. Things looked bleak and the ugliest defeat in /pw/'s short history was on the horizon, but then the crafty veteran Undercarder revved up his bike with whatever gas it had left to make a desperate run and sink a drawing goal in the dying minutes of the match. It was ugly, and it was alarming, and it didn't seem like this team had a lot going for it heading into the knockouts, but the draw got the job done and they would remain Nuevo Elite for another cup. So now all they had to do now was...beat the cup favorites 
/n/ and their god-striker Skyking. Uh oh.
For a while, there seemed to be a spark of hope in /pw/'s opening knockouts match when My Favorite Midcarder showed up with an early goal and made his presence felt for the first time all cup. They were staving off Skyking with added markings and there were early signs of life from the offense that hadn't been there previously this cup. However, /n/ proved to be more than just a one-player team when their silver players 90s Rigid Mountain Bike and WE GAAN tallied two replies of their own thanks to the added space afforded to them in the box. After /pw/ was forced into desperate changes to try and mount a comeback, the Broken Guy finally broke through late in the match to put it out of reach, finishing it off as a 1-3 defeat for the good guys.
While it was a spirited performance against a team that would eventually go on to play in that cup's final, the /pw/ season ended with another early knockout exit and a negative goal differential, a melancholy end but a learning lesson all the same. It also proved to be the quick end of the "Cody Rhodes; Star Player" era as he was summarily booted from the team after just one showing, requiring a new team rule to be instilled requiring medal players to spend at least one season on the team before earning the right to a promotion. It was a tough summer on the 30th anniversary of that fateful night in Detroit, but the team was still Elite and looked to make a significant improvement in Winter.
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