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| The I.C.O.F. (known first as Intergalactic Carnival Of Freaks) began literally minutes after President Cordanus abolished professional wrestling in 2110. Maxwell Sidious, the CEO of the PGWC (Pan-Galactic Wrestling Council), was outraged that his federation was forced to close its doors and shut down. Cordanus had become quite successful in his mission to end professional wrestling through out the known galaxy, making it very tough on him to schedule any matches much less advertise his cards. Most of the PGWC talent had left him for Dimension X or other out of the way mudholes, leaving him high and dry. If Maxwell Sidious is one thing, however, it is resourceful. What is the best way for Sidious to get away with running wrestling matches? Simple, disguise them as something else. Maxwell Sidious took professional wrestling out of the mainstream and turned it back into what it once was many years ago -- a carnival sideshow. For his plan to work, he needed some new talent as he was left with very little to work with. This allowed Sidious to start fresh and turn to just the right type of wrestler to suit his new wrestling style. Carnivals are known for having all sorts of freaks, so what would be better than to build his new federation around freaks? So, Sidious scoured the galaxy looking for his fresh talent. He did not need to have nearly as many wrestlers under contract as he did before as he would only be scheduling four or five matches per day instead of ten or twelve. To go with the new type of talent, Maxwell Sidious started inventing wild new matches for his freaks to battle in. Keeping with the tradition of wildness, it became commonplace for the matches to take place in the cages of lions and tigers, or with flaming ring ropes, or other over the top style contests. It wasn't long before Maxwell's traveling sideshow became quite popular and despite President Cordanus' wishes, wrestling was still alive. But Cordanus was much too busy battling the attempts of people such as Omega to deal with such a "minor nuisance" as Maxwell's little bunch of freaks and mutants. Little did Cordanus know that the motley little gang of misfits as he so dearly calls them would become one of his worst nightmares. But that is a story for later.
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