I remember promotion wars too. There were a few booking sims around that time. Then ewr 4.2 released and it was a big upgrade on the others.
I couldn’t get into the CV with the early TEWs I got 13 and immediately 16 was announced. 16 has by far been my favourite. Had a long save with that. Turning Mike Bennett from Mike Kannelis to “Main Event” Mike Bennett was one of my best accomplishments.