Devil's Night/Great American Nightmare Preview

You've all heard about it by now. On November 4th, Global Championship Wrestling and PRIME will be co-hosting, for the first time ever, two Pay-Per-View events under one roof. This year, GCW's Devil's Night and PRIME's Great American Nightmare will be held on the same night in the same building, and at times, in the same ring.

But so far very few details have been released. Well, that changes now. Here is some vital information on both the kayfabe events lined up, as well as some of the behind-the-scenes, making-of goodies.

Will there be interfed matchups?
-Of course! However, this is not a purely interfed event, like you might find at PTC. PTC remains our central hub for purely interfed competition, but this show is meant to not only breed hostilities between the feds, but also to display what each fed is doing. Therefore, you'll be getting a few interpromotional bouts in addition to each fed's regularly scheduled lineup. This means you can see the storylines of GCW and PRIME, and also get some never-before-seen matchups, all in one neat and tidy PPV package.

Where will the show be posted?
-On November 4th, you'll be able to find the show on both the GCW and PRIME websites. Just view the one you think is prettier (not that that's a tough decision...).

Who is organizing the thing?
-This event is being run in complete cooperation between GCW and PRIME. I'll greedily take credit for the initial idea, but so far everything's been done together between myself and Matt and Lindz over at PRIME.

All right, then, what interfed matches are we getting?
-Rumored matches include Vivica J. Valentine vs. Tony "The Grin" Gamble, Peter Vetra vs. Hoyt Williams, Kimbusa vs. The Illustrious Face Eater, and more. Watch GCW's WorldWide this weekend and PRIME's Revolution next week to see all the buildup and find out what matches get confirmed.

What does the future hold for these types of events?
-I'm hoping that CEi here becomes a hub for these events. With the launching of the Official PTC Blog, there's now a great stop, hosted by Pete, to get information on PTC Interfed events. CEi will therefore seek its niche in organizing and examining events held directly between the conglomerate of GCW, FUSE and PRIME. Eventually the hope will be to host three-way events in a gathering of all three feds, but it's best to start small and figure out how these things should function. So far work between GCW and PRIME has been a wild success, and I have reason to believe that this show will live up to the hype. We've spawned new relationships across fed boundaries because of this event, and it's time to incorporate FUSE. A GCW/FUSE or PRIME/FUSE event should be forthcoming, perhaps before the end of the year. Right now we've got our first triple-hosted event in discussion, but we're still a little ways away from making that a reality. Look for another cross-promotional event coming up in the next couple months, and a GCW/FUSE/PRIME event coming to you in the first quarter of '08.

Why not go all-out and host a fed vs. fed supercard?
-For a number of reasons. Firstly, PTC is still the place to see members of each fed in direct competition and CEi supports that. Secondly, the concept for this show isn't centered around seeing those fed vs. fed matches, though that's certainly a big part. The concept is to create the opportunity for otherwise impossible rivalries, yes, but at the same time breed familiarity between the members of each fed. Before last month I can honestly say I'd only spoken to one or two PRIME members, and I almost never read their shows. Now I'm talking to a large portion of their roster on a regular basis and I've got a good grip on what storylines they are running. Having two shows combined into one and posting PRIME material on the GCW site (and vice versa) will provide everyone with a quick way to get familiar with their rivals. The result will be a better, closer working environment for, eventually, all three feds. With the e-wrestling community as a whole in decline, creating a tightly knit community amongst ourselves provides us with insurance for the future, expands our individual horizons and, hopefully, will strengthen the community as a whole to lengthen its life expectancy, which is rapidly waning.

I'll be happy to answer more questions is anyone has them. Just leave them in the comment box. I'm very, very excited for this event. I can't reveal more about the individual cards for a few more days, as there is still a lot to do. But I can say that I am optimistic for the success of this event and those to come, and I'm also optimistic about GCW's chances of beating the high holy hell out of every PRIME wrestler that dares to step into the ring with us.