ArcheoOutOfNowhere

Guys, if you were to pair Zoey Stark and Rachael Ellering as a face team, which of these two would you go for: "PowerBuff Girls" or "Forces of Nature" ? (Also open to other suggestions obviously)

Ironically enough, I thought of Woad Warriors already, what with my background in archaeology and all. However, when I mentioned the idea to a friend, we ended up speaking like Elmer Fudd for 10mins, and now I can't think of anything else when reading Woad Warriors. So far, my best bet are either "Moxie Girls" or "Grit Ink Machine", but I'm still taking suggestions !

Again trying to find a name for a tag team, this time for the women tag division (for now in NXT, but they're going to be called-up once popular enough): the two members are Shea McCoy, renamed "Darra McCammon", and Lindsay Snow, renamed Rose Von Dee. For those that would be unfamiliar with them, Shea is a non-binary wrestler with Irish origins, with "The Grittiest in the Game" as a nickname, and is what I'd call a "funny brawler" (which is to be expected when one was trained by the Chikara dojo at the time). As for her partner, Lindsay Snow is a jiu-jitsu competitor and tatto artist (who is also covered in those herself), and just as enthusiastic about fighting people much bigger than her. I tried asking an AI for the sake of it, and the two suggestions were "The Irish Tattooed Warriors", which has to be the less creative name ever, and "Tat-O-Lanterns" which is pretty funny but doesn't really fit the vibe I want to give them. Any suggestions ?

... Why do I suddenly have the feeling that I will end up renaming Liv Morgan into "Death Morgan" for some reason ? Thanks !

I'm stuck in a conundrum, and I thought I'd ask the committee what their thoughts are on it. For a brief overview, I have a big arc planned for my "January 2022 WWE all brands" save: I want Bray Wyatt to form a "cult" of sorts, with Bray manipulating people to do his biddings and using people's weaknesses to make them his minions. Basically, his mantra will be "Prey on the weak to make them strong, prey on the strong to make them weak: at first, he'll pretend to be redeemed from the Fiend and Wyatt family era, but will be discretely whispering into the ears of others, while people who were already his minions in the past (Erick Rowan and Alexa Bliss) will also pretend to be good people. In the end, they'll recruit enough people that they will hold all championships (but one), perhaps even the developmental ones if I find people that would fit the bill. Later, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, the new owners, will be forced to ask for the help of a former GM (probably Dario Cueto, because who would better fit such a "supernatural" vibe ?), to use his connections and find people that could deal with the more occult/supernatural aspect of the cult, leading to the return/debut of plenty of people (Malakai Black as the leader, Jon Moxley, Penta, Brody King, etc). In shorts, it will be a huge arc that will probably last me a year or two easily. My problem however is much smaller: as I said, in the first months, I want the "minions" to pretend they're good people while slowly corrupting the mind of future members of the cult. As such, I'll have Alexa Bliss becoming the friend and tag partner of Liv Morgan, and because I absolutely hate teams without a name, I want to give them one. My question therefore is this: should I give them a "temporary" name (something like "Livin' in Bliss" or "Blissful Lives"), and change it when the cult will officially announce themselves, or should I try to find a name that will fit both the team as faces, and as their future "occult"-ish heel selves ?

I like "Last Chance Alliance" a lot, and it'd be a pretty dope name for a whole stable actually. Have Gulak teach more people to save their career, and slowly build it up. However, it might be better as a "gimmick" rather than a tag name, and I already have a lot of stables so I'll have to think about it haha I also had an idea for the team name during the night, so I'd appreciate an opinion on it if I don't end up going with the "last chance" stable idea: since Gulak is a submission specialist, and No Way Jose loves dancing (although it's more Conga line than other types), I thought about a pun on "Tap out" and "Tap Dance" with "Tap Out Dance". Gulak wants to "submit" the dancing habit of José, the latter will use it as a tool, and I could imagine a finishing sequence where No Way dances to force his opponent into the arms of Gulak, who will make them tap out.

I'm trying to find a name for a team made of Drew Gulak and No Way José, but can't find any so far. Any ideas ? For some more lore behind this team creation, basically their association will start by a random meeting in a bar: Gulak is there to drown his sorrow of being ignored by every GMs, and will end up drinking with No Way José, who's about to be fired because he isn't considered serious enough for the job (and because he loses a lot due to it). He wants to be better, yet everytime he's in the ring, can't help but dance and lose focus. Something that, a couple of drinks later, Gulak will suggest he can teach him to avoid. At first there will be segments where José will get beaten during their match due to that problem despite Gulak's advices, until one day where No Way will realise, while trying to save Drew from a 2-on-1 beatdown, that he's able to avoid his opponent's hits thanks to the rhythm. It'll then lead them to Gulak helping him hone that skill and after that on the path of victories, with an eventual title run at some point if they get good match ratings. In the first weeks of their association, they could simply be "Drew Gulak and No Way José", but I want a better name for the longer term, preferably without making it too obvious they'll win by the power of dancing.

Does anyone feel like making logos for stable in the SAMPP gif style ? I've made a couple myself but am not satisfied with them at all, so I figured I'd ask people far more talented than I am. Ideally, there are five but only the first three are "important" as the other two stables will mostly stay in developmental unless a big surprise happens. The Beast's Lair: A stable with Brock Lesnar as its leader, and Buddy Matthews, Akam and Rezar as the other members. At first, they'll "hunt" the Bloodline because Lesnar needs allies to stop the interruptions, but later he'll be some kind of violent mentor to the three (and possibly more people). Ostentation: Simply put, it's a new name for Dalton Castle and the Boys now that I've signed them to WWE. So far, my best attempt is a peacock feathers background with Ostentation written on the front, but I can't find a font that fits like I want. High Rollers: With Happy Corbin as its leader, and Madcap Moss and Ariya Daivari as the support team (maybe more members later), they're essentially a stable of people who made money out of pure luck and/or leech of Corbin's money. They gamble, feel like they can do and say everything because they're rich and can throw money at people until they're not angry anymore, and are going to be the midcard stable that will more often than not serve as transitional feud. Retrospectors: A "Miami Vice meets Inspector Gadget" stable, with Anthony Greene as the private detective who somehow solves crimes and mysteries despite looking like a clueless fool, and Ava Everett and Chardonnay (replacing Angel Sinclair) as the badass secretaries who are not-so secretly in love with Greene (who doesn't realise it, because, once again, he's a clueless fool). For this one, I'm struggling to find a balance so it doesn't look like a synthwave band but still keeps the Miami Vice vibe. The Ghang: A group of dudes who peaked in high school and fail to realise that they're not in their small town in the middle of nowhere anymore. Bradley Prescott IV (as Jeffrey Cornwell Jr) is the son of the local (not so) big factory owner/mayor, Brayden Toon (as Clayton Lansky) his sidekick (and the son of Cornwell Sr's sidekick), Billy Tanner (Silas Mason) the local redneck son's that is part of the group because he's as stupid as brutal, and Desmond Troy as the fourth member who got with the "cool" kids. They named themselves the Ghang in high school and have yet to realise it's spelled Gang. Also, if anyone has a good idea for both a name and logo that would fit the Brooks Jensen-Josh Briggs-Fallon Henley stable, I'm down for it too because I've yet to come up with anything good.

As Omega is the last letter of the Greek Alphabet, and Tommy End is called ... well, End, maybe something like Black Deadline, Terminal Fate, or in general something that means things are going to come to an end for their opponents ? For Galloway and Windsor, how about Blue Blood ? Windsor is obviously a royal name, and Galloway comes from Scotland, so the link with the color Blue is easy to find. And for Clancy and Sitoci, you could always combine their nicknames: Untamable Pittbulls.

Obviously, it has to be Retro Koldwin Orton, and with the logo a copy of the MGM one, only with the lion replaced by a viper. On a more serious note, the Blockbusters ? The Studio ? The American Hot Shots (for a pun on the American shot) ? Box Office ?

So I don't try to rope my friend into this unnecessarily, is anyone working on this at the moment ? Or really, even just the Big Six, Genesis and Evolve one if it's too many logos ? Thanks !

I like it, and would probably have used it if my brain hadn't decided randomly at 3AM to think of a whole new direction for the group: rather than be criminals, they'll be the exact opposite, a private detective and his two sidekicks (who are not so secretly in love with him). He's going to be the most oblivious, moronic detective you'll ever know but somehow find out the criminals (since I'll have a lot of those), sometimes investigating on his own (like, say, the D'Angelo Family), sometimes hired by someone else (either a face that wants to know the truth, or a heel that wants him out of the way only to make Grey realise he's been duped and arrest the bad guys). Whenever a case will be solved, the girls will be even more in love with him. And they'll be called... The Retrospectors 😎 ... I promise I'm not on drugs.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a NXT stable with Anthony Greene (renamed Avery Grey, because August Grey sounds awful) as the leader, along with a new duo of "Platinum Hunnies", Ava Everett teaming up with Chardonnay instead of Angel Sinclair ? I want to keep the "retro" vibe of Greene, but the Hunnies will be a bit more manipulative, smart and badass: sure, they'll still be very "handsy" with their boss and use their charms to distract either Greene/Grey's opponents or the referee, but they'll be portrayed as pretending to be idiots for the sake of being underestimated. Basically, they'd be the "Miami Vice underground criminal and his trusted sexy right hand women" you could imagine in Lucha Underground (although with a bit more comedy) rather than "Godfather and the Ho train", if you will. Later, I might consider adding more members as henchmen, or turn the act more towards comedy so I don't end up with several "criminal" stables (since there will also be the D'Angelo Family and a Cartel-like stable), but as of now that's more or less the direction I want to go with this.

Honestly, it would be perfect as a plan if it wasn't for the fact I already have a planned "Losing a match because of someone jealous distracting them" storyline somewhere else. However, I could see it going another way: Goldberg doesn't even respect Cesaro enough to distract him during the Elimination Chamber, and instead uses his pull with the General Manager (who, for the period between the first day of January and Wrestemania, are going to rotate between different names so I can pick in kayfabe the two who booked the most voted shows by the fans). Because of that, Cesaro is forced into the match rather than have a spot in the Elimination Chamber, goes on to win at Mania nonetheless and can turn slowly heel when he realises that not only was he forced into a match he wasn't interested in against a veteran, he doesn't even earn a world title shot for his win. On the other hand, Goldberg demands a rematch to the newly appointed GM post-Mania, who simply tells him that it won't happen until it's deserved, and this time Goldberg is forced to think about his hubris and whether he still has "it".

What would be a good stipulation for a match between a full-time wrestler (in my case, Cesaro) and a part-timer vet who tend to be thrown in the title match (in my case, Goldberg) ? Basically, in my January 2022 save, the story is that in the Rumble match, Cesaro put Goldberg in the swing before eliminating him, and the veteran is far from happy because of it, considering it an humiliation. Therefore, he wants a match against Cesaro at Mania, but why would Cesaro agree to it when he could be in the Elimination Chamber and win the title that way, or really try to earn a title shot on his own ? My initial choice was to have it be for Goldberg's career, and give a huge rub to Cesaro by having him retire forever one of the biggest names in wrestling history, but since Goldberg has a big pop and I need to use him because of the rules for this save, I decided to give the veteran a whole year as a full timer where he tries to earn a rematch against Cesaro at the next Mania, where it'll this time be for the career as a whole. However, I feel that for what is essentially "round 1", just having a classic "1v1" that Cesaro would accept without gaining anything from it doesn't seem logical, even less if afterwards Goldberg wants to get his win back. Alternatively, having it a "If Goldberg loses, he can't challenge for a World Title again" could work, but since once again Cesaro wouldn't really win anything from it, I'm not sure about it. Any better suggestions ?

I'm trying to re-do WWE programming for all brands and ended up with needing logos for new PPVs/TV shows. Here's the list if anyone feels inspired by some (or all) of those ! - A logo for a main roster PPV called "Big Six": the concept is that it'll turn "Raw Roulette" in a PPV basically, with match gimmicks selected by a turn of the roulette, perhaps even opponents for one of the match. It won't necessarily always be in Vegas, but still needs to have a Casino theme if possible. - Two logos for NXT TV shows as I'll have two brands, one called "Genesis" and the other "Evolve". Preferably staying in the spirit of old NXT (so Black and Gold rather than the colorful patchwork of 2.0), but if you want to test stuff there, I'm all for it as well. - For NXT PPVs, a logo for a PPV called "Valentine Doomsday" set, you guessed it, on Valentine's Day. Since I'm bringing back the Black and Gold NXT vibe, something not too "lovey-dovey" and colorful (maybe something with a black, "rotting" heart ?). Again, your creativity is more than appreciated with this. Along with that, if someone could modify the Starrcade one to go with NXT rather than main roster, and if there's a NXT Deadline logo somewhere, that would be neat. - For NXT UK, I'll have a bunch of PPVs as well: Albion (February Week 1), Prelude (March Week 3), Insurrextion (May Week 1), Anarchy (June Week 3), Heatwave (August Week 1), Harvest (September Week 3), Gunpowder (November Week 1) and Lords of Misrule (December Week 3). There aren't really any theme other than seasonal for those, so anything that looks nice and fititng for NXT UK is more than fine. - Finally, The ROCK HAS COM... wait no, that's not it. Finally, if anyone has revamped logos for Superstars, Unforgiven, No Mercy and Bad Blood, I'd love it too, but if not I can definitely settle down for those that are already in the pack I'm using. Thanks, and sorry to ask for so much !

I checked the "changes" file that was in the file to import one by one the new workers, and while most new workers were indeed in the mod, for some reason I couldn't find the following ones: Bryson Montana Bronco Nima Tank Ledger Jakara Jackson Lola Vice Myles Borne Oba Femi Tavion Heights Megan Morant Did I screw up somehow by deleting them, or does anyone else have the same problem ? Absolutely love this mod by the way, and I'm really excited for some of the workers added since I won't have to replace them by someone else in my save to fill their spot in a "must hire" shortlist. There are still 2 of them I've yet to find in any mod, but considering how little matches they have (and even then, mostly as jobbers) I wouldn't expect them anyway 😛

I've picked a lot of them myself for future workers, but the way I understand what my friend has planned, those wouldn't fit. Basically, he's looking more masks similar to guys like El Hijo del Ice Cream, Andreza Giant Panda, Dr. Cube, etc. Basically, masks that make you go "???... I... what ?", like you use(d) to find in Chikara, Inter Species Wrestling, Kaiju Big Battel, etc. Thanks for the suggestion nonetheless !

Not sure if this is the best thread to ask, but is there a real world Free pictures pack that focus on masks and/or wacky gimmicks, or at least have enough of them ? A friend of mine has decided to book a company that would essentially be a mix of Chikara, Inter Species Wrestling and kaiju monsters, but for immersion purposes they'd like to be able to use pictures that would not show the people's face but instead their (often new) gimmick. Obviously, for generic lucha masks I'd say the solution could be to simply pick random mostly unknown luchador and use those for cuts, but weirder concepts would be a bit more difficult, and before I send them visiting furry forums in hope there are examples there, I thought of asking here first so if someone already has a pack in that vein, they can be spared the time to search for those pictures.

I like those two, but I woke up in the middle of the night with another idea that I thought I'd ask people's opinion on: Bodacious Floyd and Hella Fly Jones, the Hotline Express. It's a little bit more "vain"/look oriented than Turbo and Truth, but I feel like it keeps the 80's vibe well enough. Any thoughts ?

Does anyone have suggestions for Turbo Floyd and Truth Magnum (both individual names and a new team name) ? I've signed them to WWE but can't think of a decent name for now so I figured I'd ask your creative minds.

I think he's still with WWE, but hasn't been seen in the ring for a while so I don't know for sure.

The other point is that, while yes in theory, one who wins 2-0 would be considered as having dominated the match in most cases, it isn't always true. For instance, nothing says you can't book someone to lose a 2/3 falls with a 2-0 score, but have the two pins be by lucky roll-up from an underdog worker who otherwise was getting thrown like a ragdoll by their much bigger and stronger opponent. The rumors I might have considered doing so with a Kalisto-Brock Lesnar match are totally just that, rumors though 👀 And of course, this suggestion also works with multi-men matches: matches like the Iron Survivor match from NXT would be easier to reproduce with a possibility to pick who gets how many "wins", as someone winning that type of match with a single pin over everyone else not having one doesn't feel the same as if you had someone wins by 7 pins while three others workers have 5 and the last one was the victim of unspeakable abuses and turned out to be pinned like 20 times in an hour.

He's in NXT UK, about to take the Heritage Cup off of Noam Dar (who's in the shortlist too and will therefore go to NXT then main roster), as he's one of the few in the NXT UK roster who can do so while I build new people up.

In ring wise, I'd have no problem with him but I'd lose the "comedy" aspect of what was Ligero doing, since in the mod he has the "Can't play Comedy" attribute. Mind you, if in real life he's actually able to do so, I'm fine with deleting it from him. On the same vein, I've thought about just signing a funny luchador/high flyer guy from the UK that doesn't wear a mask and give him one (like, say, LJ Cleary), but I'm the kind of guy who would then not be able to continue before I found a way to give that worker a new picture with the mask on haha