Saturday Night Slam Masters Week 1

Week 1 of Saturday Night Slam Masters was a professional wrestling programme first aired June 29th, 2024 on The Hellhole YouTube channelMike Haggar Launches Slam Masters Return! | CWA Saturday Night Slam Masters. It was part of the Capcom Wrestling Association and the event setting was Haggar Stadium in Metro City. The episode is part of the red-coded Season 1, also known as The Return.
==Event==
The show opened with fireworks and the emergence of Mike Haggar, who was introduced as new Capcom Wrestling Association Commissioner, and one of the key figures to have negotiated a permanent residency for CWA at Haggar Stadium. The deal was reached with the support of Mayor Cody Travers, who replaced Haggar in city office, and specifically facilitates the return of weekly Saturday Night Slam Masters broadcasts. Haggar also announced the 2024 Summer Carnival Championship for July 7th, with the added stipulation that the tournament would crown a new CWA World Champion. Commissioner Haggar noted he would be watching matches closely to scout the potential next world champion.
El Stinger was the first muscle bomber to appear on the new Saturday Night Slam Masters. He endured the hard hitting offense of Thunder Bonez, retaliating with several high-flying moves before ending the match with a top rope elbow drop. In the second match Gerald Golby endured a spiteful exchange of striking and brawling to defeat The Godlike G with his finishing move, the Monster Buster. In match three, Mysterious Budo returned to the ring after brawling outside with Badfaith Question, to execute a sudden Senbuukyaku cyclone kick for the win.
===Main Event===
The first main event of the new Saturday Night Slam Masters introduced the prestige assigned to Duo competition in CWA. The Hyper Cannons, Aleksey Zalazof and Lucky Colt, faced the obscure combination of The Angry Accountants. Aleksey Zalazof started the match with Angry Accountant Lvl 6, displaying a flurry of high intensity moves as soon as the bell sounded. The match returned from commercial break with Lucky Colt in control. After a German suplex he caught a superkick attempt from Angry Accountant Lvl 7, hitting his Sunset Splash finishing move to secure the pin. Commissioner Mike Haggar, who trained The Hyper Cannons, applauded from the stage and joined his proteges in their celebration as the return episode of Saturday Night Slam Masters came to a close.
==Results==
No.	Result 	Stipulation 	Time
1 	El Stinger defeated Thunder Bonez via pinfall 	 	3:56
2 	Gerald Golby defeated The Godlike G via pinfall 	 	5:37
3 	Mysterious Budo defeated Badfaith Question via pinfall 	 	4:13
4 	"Hyper Cannons" Aleksey Zalazof & Lucky Colt defeated Angry Accountant Lvl 6 & Angry Accountant Lvl 7 via pinfall	Tag Team match	5:41
==Additional Information==
The inaugural episode of Saturday Night Slam Masters was preceded by a teaser trailer posted to The Hellhole YouTube channel on June 24th, 2024The fuse has been lit... | Capcom Wrestling Association Teaser Trailer. The trailer and full episode were also re-aired later on The Hellhole Twitch channel to further raise awareness.
Commercials for Street Fighter 6, WWE 2k24, and Mega Man Legacy Collection appeared during this edition of Saturday Night Slam Masters. Although episodes are not sponsored by any of these products; commercial breaks are used for editing and pacing, and to pay homage to the companies and brands that have inspired the Capcom Wrestling Association fan-fiction project. Street Fighter 6 and the first Mega Man games were both previously streamed as Let's Plays in The Hellhole.
The inclusion of the Relive 40 Years of Wrestlemania trailerRelive 40 Years of Wrestlemania in WWE 2K24 for WWE 2k24 resulted in this episode of Saturday Night Slam Masters being unavailable in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, and Sri Lanka. This was a result of a YouTube copyright claim from Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt. Ltd., WWE, on behalf of WWE : FMTS Live Streams. WWE 2k24 commercials were removed from all subsequent episodes.
==Background==
A similar concept was conceived with written results posted to 1UP.com in June, 2009. In that case, a special event relaunched Capcom Wrestling Association with an eight match supercard leading in to weekly Saturday Night Slam Masters. Although concepts and matches from that original project may be revisited, it was decided early to take a completely fresh approach to a new Capcom Wrestling Association, with a shorter episode runtime of approximately thirty minutes with commercial breaks, and additional overrun (time beyond the intended thirty minutes).
Creation of custom arenas and characters in the WWE 2k23 video game began in February, 2024. Mike Haggar was the first character created in a test of viability. All matches were recorded using CPU-controlled simulation to determine results. To facilitate the regular release of weekly episodes, the final edit for Week 1 of Saturday Night Slam Masters was completed May 21st, 2024.
In addition to the original Muscle Bomber video games; Street Fighter 6 provided inspiration for the project, with obscure non-playable characters from the World Tour mode being incorporated to expand the roster, enhance the presentation of key characters, and add a greater point of difference from any similar fan projects. These characters were also used to imply a passage of time, and a phase of rebuilding for CWA, allowing notable characters to appear as featured attractions at a later date.
An absence of star power from the first episode was a noted concern in conception. Although the profile of Muscle Bomber has risen through word of mouth in recent years, it was felt that those characters may not function as a draw unto themselves. Although in a non-wrestler capacity, Mike Haggar was promoted to draw interest, with potential viable stars such as El Stinger and Mysterious Budo included to build interest. The short Season 1 run of episodes is viewed as an introductory phase, establishing foundational characters.
==References==
Category:Capcom Wrestling Association