FIRE AND ICE APPRECIATION THREAD

[Drake King]

@Raven Roberts @Rex32 Congratulations!! You two are both so good at what you do and this has been known for years after everything you've already done, so I am glad to see you guys be able to start a new Championship reign together now. Fire & Ice has always been a great team and we've all seen the work you two have put in, so it's good to see you guys be able to end your season as Tag Champs and get back to holding gold at such a big stage like this. This was well deserved and I can't wait to see how your reign as Champions plays out.

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel Fantastic title reign, especially for this being the first for these characters. Both of you are some of EAW's best writers so it's no wonder that this tag team turned out so well. This season was amazing for Halsey and Pandora and I'm glad you guys finally got to hold the titles with the characters. It was a great run and if it had to end then there was no better way for it to than with a week as good as this was for you guys. Well deserved title reign.

@Bronson Daniels @Jon Kelton Elysium has also been a great team to keep track of this season, and I really like how unique the story has been with them. Much like the last two teams you two are extremely talented writers, and I don't think there could've been a wrong winner no matter who left this match as Champions. I'm sure you two will have a great season 19 especially after how hard you've worked this season. Great job as always.

 

[Bronson Daniels]

@Raven Roberts @Rex32 Fire & Ice has one of my favorite dynamics to work with in this game. I had the pleasure of writing against you guys both with Bronson & Saori this season, and they were both weeks that stood out to me recently, I get to flesh out many character aspects and generally just build really good storytelling and that's simply off the backing of the two of you. Also as purely a dynamic, Raven as "Fire" and Rex as "Ice" is one of the coolest concepts for a tag team especially with the usual couple "fire and ice" thing having the genders reversed. Rex being the voice of reason while Raven is more impulsive always provides for great storytelling and you guys have provided that. It was only a matter of time until Fire & Ice would become tag champions and I'm very happy for you guys!!

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel The British Invasion have had a lot to prove and they have proven all of it. The hunger with a less accomplished character is a feeling I've gotten more used to recently and getting to do these huge things with them is always awesome. The British Invasion have maintained a standard in a resurging tag division for the past year, following in the footsteps of The Jaded Hearts is no joke but y'all have done that and had a championship reign that genuinely put Pandora and Halsey on the map and I'm certain both of them have bright futures ahead. You two are also amazing writers as you already know and it's been great working with you this season <3

@Jon Kelton

 

[Cody Maverick]

@Raven Roberts @Rex32 I'm happy to see Fire & Ice get this as well as just another Pain For Pride moment for Raven and Rex in general. Y'all have been fantastic writers both on the singles front and as a team, so it's incredibly well deserved. It was extremely tough competition but you both had a great week and pulled through, which is to be expected by writers of your caliber.

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel It goes without saying that British Invasion covered a lot of bases this season. Y'all really turned up both characters & got them to where you wanted to be, which is commendable in itself. Great reign and I can't wait to see what's next for you both.

@Bronson Daniels @Jon Kelton Another great week for Elysium and you both have been such an integral part of Showdown this season both as singles wrestlers and as a tag team. Even tho they didn't win, it's obvious that more great things are headed their way soon and I wouldn't be surprised if next season is where that happens.

 

[Drake Armstrong]

@Raven Roberts @Rex32 I got the privilege to write a lot of y'all's segments (and matches too if I remember correctly) this season, so I've been even more personally invested in seeing y'all's rise back to the top of the tag division. I predicted this outcome and I'm happy to see it come true because you both have been firing off on all cylinders with your great promos; can't wait to see Fire and Ice on top for the first time in my career!

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel British Invasion has word for word had some of the most incredible promos all season, y'all absolutely deserved to dethrone the Jaded Hearts (tremendous accomplishment that it is) and I'm glad you got to reign all the way into Pain for Pride. No doubt things are still going to be looking up for all the British Invasion members!

@Bronson Daniels @Jon Kelton I need Elysium to be happy been following the promos since the team was created and I need you both to achieve your dreams asap fr. Been such a great team up, the collab promos especially have been on point. I think those tag titles will be yours someday for sure.

 

[Ryan Joseph Wilson]

@Rex32 @Raven Roberts
You two have been some of my favorite teams for many years so seeing you with Gold around your waists once more makes me very happy. I always had great respect for the two of you and I appreciate the insight that Rex gives me when I ask him questions from time to time which helped me greatly over the years as a writer. A well deserved honor and I wish you the best with them titles!

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel
Goat run that helped solidify the Invasion as an amazing team team! It was a pleasure writing against you both when the Hustlers went for the gold and I look forward to see what's next for both of you in the future. The Invasion is far from over I can tell.

 

[Jon Kelton]

@Rex32 @Raven Roberts
As I've said, you both are legitimately two of the best to ever do it. And it meant a lot to me to even be in there, promoing against the two of you. I think all season long, you've both managed to roll with the punches and continue to keep the same fire (no pun intended), and all of your hard work and patience have paid off. This is a very well-deserved win, and though it feels redundant to say that the future is bright for two Hall of Fame-worthy writers--- we saying it anyway. Amazing work from two of the very best, can't wait to see what you both do with this reign. <3




@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel I think you two are some of the most creative minds I've ever encountered in this space, and it shows in your work, amongst everything else that you do. I'm proud of both of you because I know how hard you both worked for your characters to get here, and it feels surreal to know that this is only the beginning. The British Invasion changed the game, and that reign solidified both of you. Now I want to see what you both do next. <3





@Bronson Daniels https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mWu-SjHesI0

 

[TLA]

@Rex32 @Raven Roberts congrats y'all be reppin' for the veteranos. Showing why y'all be them goats out here. Y'all got that great team and teamwork I respect that y'all partnership been lasting this long and still going this strong. Y'all deserve this shit gonna run that tag division this season.

@Pandora Paisley @Halsey Neel Y'all was some goat campeones. I'm glad we got the chance to work together earlier this season while y'all was still champs. I be hyped to see what u do next. If u gonna go solo or stick in the tag division and keep on pumping out bangers. Gonna be legit either way.

 

[Rex32]

Firstly, I want to apologize for the late response on this thread. Been a busy one on the work front lately.

Next, I would like to thank @Drake King for making this thread. It's been an incredible ride working with Raven’s handler once more during this current run as part of Fire and Ice. @Raven Roberts as I've mentioned to you privately this past weekend. In my humble opinion your work has been right on par with what you've done in the past when we've come together collaboratively to tell the Fire and Ice story. As always, it's been a genuine pleasure working with you and I couldn't imagine doing this with anyone else all these years. Your concepts and well thought out ideas have put us over the top so many times and this time proved to be no exception. I'm legit glad to see Raven get the monkey off her back by becoming a champion again. She deserved her Pain For Pride moment and can now move on into the next season to go after more.

I also want to take time to thank all the awesome writers who've had a hand in writing matches and stories involving Fire and Ice. I've learned from this thread that outstanding workers and writers like @Drake Armstrong and @Bronson Daniels have taken on the honors ooc of getting Fire and Ice to this point. So once again, thank all the writers so much for all that you do!

Now, on to the handlers of the opposition we had the opportunity to work with over the last couple of months going into this past weekend. @Bronson Daniels @Jon Kelton @Halsey Neel and @Pandora Paisley you all inspired me over this past month and made writing and adding to this story so much fun and whatever the result would've been my feelings wouldn't have changed. Having Fire and Ice the grizzled vets facing off with new era and a huge part of EAW's future in The British Invasion along with the modern day's version of Stand & Deliver being added to the mix. It all made for awesome collaborative work and good flowing storytelling. Naturally, you all are some of the best writers in all of this community and wanted to provide nothing less than the best I could put together to make the storytelling as great as it turned out. I do hope we get to do this again in the future. You all were great!

 

[Donovan Duke]

@Rex32 @Raven Roberts CONGRATULATIONS!!! You two are talented on your own, but when you combine your skills, you two are a very dangerous duo to contend with in any situation. You both are so good at what you do. I didn't get a chance to really see your first reign, but I am excited to see how this reign goes for both of you. Much respect and congrats again!!

@Halsey Neel @Pandora Paisley Two of the most awesome people I know and have competed against. It was great to see these two win gold because you both have worked so hard to get these characters to this point so I know you are both proud of your efforts as are the rest of us. Congrats on an amazing reign.

@Bronson Daniels @Jon Kelton You might not have walked out with the gold, but you guys did so well in the match. You two have grown so much as a team that you two could have easily left as the Champions. You two are so good at what you do and I hope you keep it up because Elysium could easily become Tag Champs next seasons. Amazing work!!

 

[Holly Arrow]

@Rex32 @Raven Roberts I faced the two of you five years ago with the Limmy character at PFP13. You both walked out with the Unified Tag Team Championships, and five years later, you've done it again. Though obviously you retained them the first time, the thought still counts. Fire & Ice is one of if not the most iconic ship in EAW in my eyes, Rex and Raven are amazing characters and it's so cool seeing them back with the belts

@Halsey Neel @Pandora Paisley This season you've both shown how much care you have for British Invasion. Despite being insanely successful with your other characters, you showed that your potential lies solely with the writer and not the character. Halsey and Pandora were perfect Champions, and no matter where you go from here, it'll be as great as you've always been

 

[Raven Roberts]

Man. First off, sorry for being so late with this. Haha. It’s been a genuinely wild week ooc. But as bad as I am at forum interaction I wanted to at least make sure I put this together.

First off, a big thanks to @Rex32 for being the greatest tag partner I could’ve hoped for. Always quick with encouragement and insight, and always wanting to push just a little farther in a way that drives me to push harder with my writing too. As I’ve always said, it’s an honor anytime we get to work together man. And I’m looking forward to what we can create through this reign! Just like you said when this story began, FIRE AND ICE IS BACK!

@Halsey Neel and @Pandora Paisley you both know very well by now how I feel about you, in all aspects of this game. You’re two of the best ever and I mean that towards all of your characters. British Invasion had a legendary run and getting the opportunity to now follow that up is both a privilege and a challenge. And beyond that, thank you both for always being so helpful when I come to you for opinions on ideas or things I have, especially when on top of everything else I’ve listed you’re also busy running shows! There’s no end to the depths of your talents, and I mean that.

@Jon Kelton and @Bronson Daniels thank you both so much for a great week but also just for being you. The Elysium story is far from over by my opinion and there is more on the table here for both of you. I don’t doubt we’ll mix it up again. But also, thank you for pushing us in character and for being so encouraging ooc. Absolute legends.

And to all of the writers and those around EAW who helped us get here, a big thank you all around! It’s meant a lot to get to come back here after such a long hiatus. I don’t always feel like my work lives up to what I used to do, but so many of you have been more encouraging than I could deserve. I can genuinely say I’m more mentally healthy now than I ever was before and it means so much more to me for us to get this title win than some of you may know. As many of you have reminded me over the years, this is just a game we play, but it will always hold a place in my heart.