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Post by Dave D-Flipz on Jan 25, 2024 18:50:07 GMT -5
Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry to say I am once again here as the bearer of awful news. Another of our XHF family has sadly passed. According to his sister, on Monday, January 22, 2024, Steve Saferian - Steve Awesome to us here at the Network, sadly passed away. There is precious little information whether this was sudden or expected or related to his illnesses. Hopefully news will come from this about memorial services. Kris alerted me today to the gofundme post by Steve's sister Julia. They are crowdsourcing funds for a funeral as he leaves behind his sister and father. I will share the gofundme here in case anyone wants to help out. Steve's GoFundMeThis one cuts deep. Steve has been a part of the XHF family for ... 20 years now? He is a member of the old guard who remember posting for 2 shows a week with no limits. Steve was always one of the most fun people to interact with and he touched a lot of our lives. He is a comedic genius and stand up person. His creative spirit and friendly presence will be sorely missed here in the XHF. We here at the XHF send our condolences to his family and friends. RIP man. You will be sorely missed. If we get any info on memorial services I'll pass them along.
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Post by Kris on Jan 25, 2024 18:54:50 GMT -5
I will never forget how many times Stevie made me laugh myself stupid. His sense of humor and committment to the jokes we shared was second to none, and... it sucks, it really sucks that he's not around to joke with anymore.
I'll miss you, Stevie.
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Post by Spike Kane on Jan 25, 2024 19:02:12 GMT -5
Steve was one of a kind. I'm really gonna miss him, we've been inseparable since the old XHF. We went to nCw together and joined staff, we did the same in IWF too before both finding ourselves back here.
The BANG Bros stuff has been some of the most stupid, and fun stuff we've ever done and I loved being a part of it.
Fuck man...
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Post by Mav. on Jan 25, 2024 19:40:38 GMT -5
this one stings a bit.
one of a kind man. i had fun with steve in our time promoing against one another for the hardcore title, had fun with that the april fool's theme we both made for the site, nearly seen too much of steve but he was just that quirky and insane enough to do that sort of thing.
rest easy, mate.
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mosler
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Post by mosler on Jan 25, 2024 19:48:59 GMT -5
Steve was incredibly warm, funny, understanding and kind. Didn't really have the pleasure of knowing him until late 21... but we made up for it with a vengeance.
I am really going to miss him.
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Jan 25, 2024 20:01:45 GMT -5
Parents often say they don't have favorite children, and leaders try not to as well. But let's not lie here guys, Steve was probably one of everyone's favorites. His love of wrestling, efedding, and making everyone he could smile and laugh was infectious. When he first came to the XHF his rps were rough but I could see his star from there and actively got more involved with booking because I knew he was special and I wanted to make sure he got the attention he deserved. Steve continued to flourish and work with the XHF guys all through NCW and IWF, and while doing that he made new friends and close friends. Steve was instrumental in getting us the rights to NCW's archives and was head over heels that we were trying to keep that alive. Because he loved efedding, and it wasn't just the XHF (though he probably loved us most, lol). Steve's promos were great. A kind of a-hole, kind of an idiot who was allowed to flourish because the world of wrestling (especially here in the Network) is so whimsical that with a little bit of wrestling talent he was able to become the most well-known c-lister in the world. What a concept! The mix of insanity and self-deprecation sold the character better than other "Hollywood" gimmicks usually do. And he was a darn charismatic rp beyond that, lol. In the discord Steve was a very needed bright spot and when he finally came it was a wish come true. He always stayed positive even when he wasn't doing well. When his GERD caused him to miss time he'd still try to put on a smile and catch up quickly. And watching him banter with Jim as both of them played the part of WWE and AEW stans was really fun- I think he knew exactly how to work with Jim where nobody came off feeling bad. And that was Steve, he could work with anyone OOC or IC and everyone would walk away feeling good about what went down. This is really devastating for a lot of us and Steve will be sorely missed. I really love you Steve, this really was your Network after all.
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Post by Curtis D. Kanyon on Jan 25, 2024 21:36:30 GMT -5
Fucking fuckity fuck. What a real shitstorm. I've known Steve for 20 some odd years, he's always been so damn funny and so damn enthusiasts. Making the BANG! Bros team was one of the happiest accidents of my life. The four of us had built a really stupid really special bond. Just last month, he made all of us in 2k24 just for the hell of it. Steve was always coming up with crazy ideas or jumping on our crazy ideas and making them better. I mean, who comes up with a drug that makes you act like 2000s Era DX? Or wild matches sponsored by a movie franchise? Or the fucking panda matches. Throwing in jokes in his RPs just to pop us. Fucking Steve was fantastic. And seeing all the reactions and the love in discord makes me a little jealous that it turns out he had that type of relationship with a lot of people, but also so fucking happy he was a light in so many's internet life. I'm honored I got to spend a lot of virtual time with him and run around as a tag team champion with him for nearly a year. In a time when my life was nuts, I definitely leaned on him a lot to carry me. I love you and miss you brother, rest in power Steve.
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Post by Harold Campbell on Jan 25, 2024 22:27:51 GMT -5
Love you sir. Thanks for all the memories... you left an impact on everyone here for the last 20 years. We will miss you.
Love you all. Never go without saying it.
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Post by Dylan on Jan 25, 2024 23:23:20 GMT -5
I posted this to his Facebook, and I'll post it here too.
The world lost a good man. It doesn't feel real. I really want this to be a rib. Just a prank you're pulling on us. I've sat here staring at this just... in shock, I guess. I didn't really think too much of your absence, assuming it was another flare up with gout or something. Rest easy, bro. Keep my metal arm for the long road. And stay awesome.
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Post by Jonnie Valentine on Jan 26, 2024 0:37:47 GMT -5
Absolutely gutting. Steve and I had gotten pretty close over the past year. We both stayed up late, so we would chat the night away sometimes. He was a profoundly funny person, and a delight to converse with, so whenever he granted me the chance to talk to him I considered it a real treat. This is so shocking, I have a couple of unread messages in his PMs and I just thought he was busy with work or something. I had no idea he had any health issues, because he wasn't the type to complain. I've lost a few people over the years in this game, but never anyone I was this close with, besides maybe Adrian Tanner Jr. It's an odd feeling, being sad or heartbroken about losing someone you have never met, but it hurts just as deeply sometimes.
I feel horrible for his family. I read his sister's message on the gofundme and it's clear he was very loved, and will be missed by much more than just the e-wrestling community he was so rightly respected by. Life isn't fair, it was never meant to be, but sometimes it can be very cruel. This is one of those times.
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Post by ZELDA on Jan 26, 2024 0:57:21 GMT -5
Steve. You were one of the best friends I could have ever asked to find in this crazy world of efedding. Throughout everything that life threw at me, you were always there to make me laugh, to just shoot the shit and to make the dark times brighter. You were always an ear to confide to. You were always trying to make me laugh with your storylines and trying to get me back into this world and right now, my friend, I would do anything to be able to roleplay with you one more time. I would give the world to write just one more of those roleplays where we thought up the most ridiculous story and somehow… you always would make it work.
You were the best roleplayer I ever had the pleasure of knowing, but to me… you were so much more than that. You were the person who would always make me laugh. You were the person that I always knew I could depend on and trust with anything.
It’s funny, because I know you really wouldn’t want people shedding tears over you. You really would tell use to go out and celebrate who you were, but like Zelda. I just can’t help but feel that this world is just different without you here. We met in NCW, and through the years you became more than a friend, I thought of you as a long distance brother, and being your efed “wife” brought me more happiness than you’d ever know. You helped me through the darkest times of my life and for that I will always love you like you were family.
I miss you, but it makes me smile thinking that the afterlife just got a little more awesome.
I love you bro.
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Kira Izumi
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Post by Kira Izumi on Jan 26, 2024 1:36:42 GMT -5
Steve I love you and I'm so sorry for your family and friends. I'm so sorry I couldn't get that match in time. You'll go down as the best hardcore champion ever.
Steve was a kind and genuine person. Something quiet the opposite of awesome. The stories we told and were telling were some of my favorite. You were so enthusiastic and got me just as invested into everything we worked on. It was an honor to have a part in your awesome story. Your work in your XHF Hardcore run was some of the best work I read and you were one of the first ever 10s I've graded. Genuinely loved your character and work. No matter who it was with. You would bring the best out of me and everyone else. Thank you for everything.
Rest easy brother. Love you Steve.
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Post by IMMORTALS on Jan 26, 2024 2:53:11 GMT -5
RIP Steve, you were truly one of a kind. I loved your return to the efed scene, as one of the old guard I looked up to you a lot, and your kind words regarding my work always felt a whole lot better with how great of a writer you are.
It was an absolute pleasure working with you, #TeamFuckMongo isn't complete without you. Rest easy pal, we lost a good one x
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Post by michael on Jan 26, 2024 4:24:27 GMT -5
I am glad could face a guy like steve who tryed bring better in each opponent.I have been in freestyle championship wrestling steve would be andy don,de angelo a a wrestler build as a house but a behaviour he had it.I think his brothers in antioned will miss him ?
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Post by Robbie A on Jan 26, 2024 4:29:35 GMT -5
This one stings on a few levels really. I always respected Steve, as many of us did, the guy was just passionate about wrestling and as a byproduct, efedding. His ability to switch between the comedy and serious so well was something I always admired (if not a little envious), he was talented!
Bizarrely, even though I knew the guy pre XHF (and nCw for some others here), we always ran in adjacent circles, always spoke and got on but never chatted on the regular, nor did we ever run an angle together (although we did discuss it in 2020). But every interaction was a good one, like a neighbour that hadn’t seen you in a while.
Thoughts to his family more than anything at this time. To lose somebody at 36 is horrendous. I was only talking the other day about never second guessing these things after an old colleague passed the other day, these things have no rhyme or reason sometime and I cannot believe that’s the case so soon after saying it.
Rest easy Steve. The world is so much poorer to be left behind.
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