VWA Discussion Thread

VWA has really changed. They have added a tag team division. They have a deal to accept guys on excursion from PGHW. They could be poised to become a big powerhouse in Europe from their Swiss stronghold. Discuss them!

With that money and the future of japanese wrestling passing through, going from tiny to small shouldn't be a pain in the ass.

The European title scene should always have Landon, Walker & Lauro around it, I'm surprised Lauro had no run with it since he's already 39 and seems more fit for a title run than Kronos or Matthew Macks.

The tag division should be built around the youngsters Fabian & Hans and the Japanese prodigies, and hopefuly the Japanese boys can play heel well, 'cause Risk & Reward seem like the only decent team to mix in the title scene and they're faces too.

Michael Gregory as Swiss champ seems pretty meh to me, I'm using Jasper Jacobs as transitional champ to have Pavel Vanzycha have a lenghty reign with it.

Aaaand seeing my boy Abominable Snowman be a star makes me happy, he shall make a good challanger for Landon one day

I didn't really get around to touching Europe in the 2016 version. I found VWA for the 2020 trial and I love it though. I gave it a small women's division because I will find a way to hire Thea Davis if at all possible. I also brought in Ozzie Golden since CWA cast him off and a move to Europe seemed like a pretty justifiable career move.

Landon Mallory is just the GOAT!

Holy cow Drachev is trash

They look too be the one too really take over Europe. Planning on playing them a bit.

Holy cow Drachev is trash

 

Who did he injure?

He injured Shojo on the first show for me, thankfully it's just for a month and he can work through it

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="vladjarca" data-cite="vladjarca" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48000" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Who did he injure? <p> He injured Shojo on the first show for me, thankfully it's just for a month and he can work through it</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Shinji for me. It made me actually look at his stats and they're so bad. Litvitov is pretty decent though. I think I'm going to break up the tag team and bring in Nightmare Stalker and Slasher from NZ to replace them in the tag division.</p>

<p>Started over since I had a bunch of workers I shouldn't have had without travel costs and about an extra million dollars, so we'll see how that goes.</p><p> </p><p>

In the first iteration, the Lions of Japan got kind of hosed. Shinji got injured, Shozo quit, Shinji got injured again, then Shinji quit.</p>

Good luck, man! Also started over and Landon announced he's leaving before the first show. Brought in Gandalfini to replace him, he's doing great. Also decided to add the "keep it simple" road agent note everytime Drachev steps in the ring

<p>I did that too this time. After about a year and half in the new game though, it's finally time to let The Russians go.</p><p> </p><p>

The Foreign Legion (Jacques and Pierre Dupont) are a huge get for the VWA tag division. As an unemployed team with 100 tag experience and both having Tag Team Specialist they pretty much instantly make the tag division able to put on watchable matches.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="LloydCross" data-cite="LloydCross" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48000" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I did that too this time. After about a year and half in the new game though, it's finally time to let The Russians go.<p> </p><p> The Foreign Legion (Jacques and Pierre Dupont) are a huge get for the VWA tag division. As an unemployed team with 100 tag experience and both having Tag Team Specialist they pretty much instantly make the tag division able to put on watchable matches.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks for the tip!</p>

At the end of Feb 2022 I bought out CWW for 40,000. It boosted my sponsorship income by 8K/month, so it should pay for itself quickly.

 

I picked up about 10 guys from their roster and am working on incorporating them. I have Riddick Jordan and Padraig O'Hearne on a way up the card as a heel tag team with the intent of getting them to be Major Stars.

 

I'm not sure who I want to give the big babyface push to between Curtis Jenkins and Martin Heath. I prefer Jenkins, but I'm not positive that I'm up to pushing the 37 year old all the way up the card. I meant for Heath to eventually join back up with JM Sharp (who's in jail until July) as a tag team, but his skills are good and he's 4 years younger than Jenkins.

I'm about 6 months in and I'm loving my VWA game, but I did make a couple of changes to the company.

 

The first, I really did not feel like the Classic Balanced product fits what VWA is described as being. If there's even a hint that VWA is trying to create a truly unique product, why is it using something basic enough that CWA is also using it? So I switched to No-Style Style, which I think fits a lot better, and also requires that I have 3 matches with totally different product aims. I've mainly stuck to Highspots, Technical Masterclass, and Wild Brawl, but it seems like I could mix in some Eye Candy or even Deathmatch if I want, though I haven't actually tried it yet. It is less in the way of sponsorship money, but I've still been making a small profit each month.

 

My booking style is pretty old school, so the subject of most feuds is typically either pride, titles, or money. I feel like it adds an additional twist with the super varied product.

 

I also integrated the company, though I haven't utilized it yet. I just feel that, based on it's description, VWA would be the first European company to integrate. I might have to get on that soon.

 

Landon Mallory has been so great that I'm actually trying to limit the amount that I use him on the show. It's too easy to just lean on him for everything. I have Walker van Cleer and Cub Balowicz acting as the primary threats to the European Title. They also happen to have Great chemistry as a team, so it's working out well. I've protected Lauro Giordano so far, but I haven't really figured out what to do with him or the rest of New Roman Empire. Lauro just doesn't pull the ratings that the other 3 Major Stars do.

 

From the unemployment line, I've hired Garry the Entertainer, Ozzie Goldstein, and The Foreign Legion. Garry just debuted and gained 12 points of pop from a segment and a match in one show. Ozzie has mainly been used for his versatility so far, but is also getting over pretty quickly. Foreign Legion have been a huge success. They're both already considered Stars, and they defeated The Bern Boys for the Tag Titles at our last show.

 

I also jumped and picked up SATO when he was released by PGHW. He just unseated Michael Gregory for the Swiss Title, and he'll likely be leading a small faction of the PGHW Young Lions. Unfortunately, Shozo just broke his ankle, so they're already down one man.

 

We're on track to hit Small by the end of the year. I have confidence that we'll pass EWA before the end of the 2nd year.