WCW Mark

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="PythonV" data-cite="PythonV" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44818" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Probably just layed on his wife for 25 minutes</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You are a comedy genius, this properly made me laugh</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="woody316" data-cite="woody316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44531" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>How do you decide whether a fighter is a young prospect or a veteran gatekeeper type fighter? Do you look at skills or record or a combination of both? I find it difficult sometimes to know where fighters sit in my company in terms of are they a top guy, are they a can, are they a gatekeeper, are they a prospect etc.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It's a combination of age, record, ability, popularity, how exciting a fighter they are and also whether I like them or not. Some fighters I have long term plans for, some are in only just to boost other fighters and some are borderline and have a chance to impress me if they perform well.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="BrokenCycle" data-cite="BrokenCycle" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44531" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This is absolutely nuts.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yeah, I have to do a lot of critical path planning etc at work and I'm generally just a little OCD anyway so it comes naturally to me, but yes I guess it is a little nuts, lol</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="woody316" data-cite="woody316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44531" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thanks I like that booking strategy and think I'm going to give that a go in my next game. I definitely think I'll need some paper to keep track of everything.<p> </p><p> When you do the next round of qualifying fights after August/September fights would you use the four fighters that lost in the previous qualifying fights or would you only use fighters that are coming off of a victory?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> They could be included, depending on popularity, record and ranking. They definitely wouldn't automatically be excluded just because they lost. Same with the loser of Boyer vs Foster, they could be in with a chance of getting another go (more likely if the champ lost than of the challenger lost).</p>

<p>I usually plan three title fights ahead in each division. So as an example:</p><p> </p><p> I'll know that James Foster vs Tim Boyer is my next Heavyweight Title Fight, lets say it's happening in January.</p><p> </p><p> Then I'll know that in February I'll have a number one contenders bout which will involve fighters A and B, as I'll book this before I know the winner of Foster v Boyer both Fighter A and Fighter B will need to be able to headline against either Foster or Boyer. </p><p> </p><p> So then in August I'll have the winner of Foster v Boyer vs the winner of A v B. </p><p> </p><p> In the meantime, in January to March I'll have been lining up two fighters to fight in September, it's not usually possible to have 4 fighters who can match up against any of Foster, Boyer, Fighter A or Fighter B as at least a couple will have fought one or more of them before. So what normally happens is I'll have 8 fighters face off in three matches with a view to arranging it so I have a viable number one contender bout regardless of who wins the January Title bout and February number one contender bout. </p><p> </p><p> So as an example say I have the following 8 fighters floating around my top 12 or so.</p><p> </p><p> Fighter C hasn't fought Foster, Boyer, A or B before.</p><p> Fighter D has lost to Foster, hasn't fought Boyer, has beaten A and hasn't fought B.</p><p> Fighter E has lost to Foster, has beaten Boyer and hasn't fought A or B.</p><p> Fighter F hasn't fought Foster, he's fought Boyer twice and they are 1-1, he's lost to A and hasn't fought B.</p><p> Fighter G lost to Foster and Boyer a long time ago, but he's younger than both and has improved since. He's beaten A and B before.</p><p> Fighter H hasn't fought Foster, he's lost to Boyer and he's not fought A or B.</p><p> Fighter I is a young prospect, I've kept him clear of any of the big names so he's not fought anyone, however he's probably a few steps away from being a title contender.</p><p> Fighter J is an old veteran, he's lost to Foster, Boyer and Fighter B before.</p><p> </p><p> I'd arranged the following fights:</p><p> </p><p> D vs E: They can face anyone except Foster so they would be in the September number one contender bout unless Foster wins in January.</p><p> </p><p> C vs G: They can face any of the four so I definitely want to pair them off to create at least one contender who can face anyone.</p><p> </p><p> F vs H: Either can face Foster, H cant face Boyer and F can't face A.</p><p> </p><p> I vs J: This is a back up fight, I expect I to win but if J manages a victory he might get thrown in as the aged veteran getting one last shot story.</p><p> </p><p> So if August ends up being Foster v A then September will be the winner of C vs G v the winner of I vs J (not ideal as I don't really want I or J near the title but this is why it's a back up).</p><p> </p><p> If August is Foster v B then September will be the winner of C vs G v the winner of F vs H.</p><p> </p><p> If August is Boyer v A then September will be the winner of C vs G v the winner of D vs E</p><p> </p><p> If August is Boyer v B then September will be the winner of C vs G v the winner of D vs E.</p><p> </p><p> This then sets up the title match for Feb/Mar next year, so basically when I'm booking my shows for January 2000 (or whatever year it is) I already know the possible combinations for my next two title fights. </p><p> </p><p> So once Foster vs Boyer, A vs B and the other for fights are out of the way I've narrowed the field for August/September down to four fighters, which means I then look at setting up more qualifying fights for that period with the aim being to have a viable contender lined up for whoever comes out on top in those.</p><p> </p><p> Of course plenty of things can go wrong with suspensions, people retiring, injuries etc and that where you have to get creative, but I find doing it this way gives me a long term plan for most of my top ten, keeping me interested in what's happening. It also means whoever ends up in the title fight is coming off at least two victories, so their momentum should be pretty decent.</p><p> </p><p> It does involve a lot of paper to keep it all straight.</p>