ArcheoOutOfNowhere

Back from the Future: Somehow, your user character had a premonition on what would happen in the distant future, and liked what they saw. As such, build a women division that will eventually be worth main eventing one of the big 4 PPVs with. However, their trip to the future was still watching WWE (and what a weird name it was), so "copy" the way current women roster is balanced, ethnicity wise, with a rule or "take or leave one". For instance, current roster only has two japanese women (Asuka and Sarray) so you're only allowed at most 3. Same for the hispanic women, etc etc. You've got a Fiend in me: You know this trip from the future ? Yeah, they also loved the Fiend a lot, and thought Doink could do the same. Whether it's actually true or you'll only be able to go "midcard monster heel" high will be up to your decisions. More than jobbers: While they did thrive at this role, the Bushwackers were worth more than a team of comedy jobbers. Give them one title reign of at least 3 months so they can at least get a reward for their work in WWF. You deserve it !: Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper, Mr. Perfect, Owen Hart, Vader. All five of these men certainly deserved a shot at the World title, and you're going to give it to them. Or well, at least three of them. Missed opportunity: Life is all about balance, and since you're going to give a title reign to the names listed above, some people won't ever be allowed to have one in order to balance it. For each of the 5 you'll decide to give a reign, pick at random one of the following who can never get the title: Sycho Sid, Kane, JBL, Chris Jericho, Brock Lesnar, Jeff Hardy. 🎶It's just a little Crush 🎶 : For the sake of the musical pun, give Brian Adams a year-long run at any title and turn him into a solid upper midcarder you'll keep until he retires, dies or does something stupid that leads to a scandal. A story of Nepotism: At every show, pick at random two person in your roster you'll try to influence into a friendship. If it works, and one of them is either from the McMahon family or the current world champion, the other gets a push higher. If the two are from the McMahon family, the one able to get in the ring gets a title match, and if only one is but the other is the current world champion, the champion must win the next feud even if you intended the title to end. The same goes for relationships: if someone starts dating a member of the McMahon family or the current world champion, they also get a push.

Not sure if this is the best place to ask or if I should ask on the Custom Graphics Request thread, but here we go: Is there any place, app, way or anything that I could use to 1) create a superhero mask (and/or a lucha one) and 2) then apply it on a worker picture so they wear it ? I know it can (relatively) easily be done for fictional universes, but I'd need it for real life workers.

Since both Stasiak and Jindrak have a nickname related to Perfection, how about "Perfection Incarnated", or "The Exquisite Ones" ? If however you want something a bit more "Maximum Male Models", something as simple as "Perfect Models" can work fairly well. For Brown and Jett, I thought of Uptown Fires, based on D'Lo's nickname and Jett gimmick of "Skyfire", but I'm sure there might be a better name than that. You could also go with "Wilson's Boys" or something if the focus is really on her and there is no plan to keep them around, though.

No problem, and sorry for giving you more work ! I can't imagine how difficult it can be to update the pictures for Mexican workers, especially luchadors, since they have many masks that can look very similar and even Google will confuse them quite often.

I'm sure it is a Caristico picture as it doesn't have the horns, and the file is in fact named "Caristico.gif". After checking it out, it's actually the exact same picture used for both workers, only the Caristico one is resized apparently (and is named "Mistico II.gif"). Mind you, like you said it isn't that bad since they all have very similar masks, but I just thought it'd be useful to ask and check if I didn't delete or rename a picture by accident. Nevertheless, I think there are small differences, based on what Google tells me: Dralistico has a cross on the mask's forehead and the horns, while Caristico also has one crucifix at the same spot but wings around the eyes, and Mistico has neither the wings nor the crucifix, but instead multiple thingies (I don't remember the word for it in English, sorry) similar to those used for the mouth part of Dralistico/Sin Cara/Caristico.

Honestly, at first I thought this was an awful idea, because I dislike the gimmick of Nikki A.S.H. very much and while I like The Hurricane, it screamed "jobber" to me. But the more that I think of it, the more I can see possibilities with the Bourne, Nikki and Helms (both in journalist and Hurricane personas) as a midcard stable: I have plenty of heel teams that would in kayfabe hate something like that, either because they'd find it disrespectful, or because they would absolutely despise being humiliated by dorks, and there are plenty of ways to use that whole gimmick, from being the go-to choice for faces that need allies against a bigger number to having them explode when I'll have a huge narrative arc. Thanks a lot for the suggestion ! Now I only need to figure out how I'll find some mask designs to put on their pictures haha

The only managers I have free at the moment are Kurt Angle, Goldberg and Trish (and perhaps some of the road agents, like Abyss or Shane Helms), none of which really fit. Hence why I thought of DDP, as he'd be perfect for the yoga aspect, and is probably more fitting if I go for it. However, I'm not convinced that kind of gimmick would work well for babyfaces, since it's often seen and used as rather preachy and/or annoying (think Simon Dean, Jinder Mahal in his "Shanti" era, etc).

I don't have an actual monster heel team, but yes, that's mostly how I intend to get them into title contendership: the heels are attacking them because the Bourne are the last team that hasn't been destroyed already, and the champions will want to ensure they can't get momentum and the support of fans. Still, I need them to have a gimmick other than "Oh, yeah, they're two guys that are brothers" so I can also have them do something other than getting beaten up backstage. They shouldn't be champions after the storyline, but it wouldn't be the first time something happens during the match that forces a change of plan, so I might as well ensure that I have something to work with if a disaster happens and I have the Bourne Brothers win the belt without me planning to.

While I was trying to populate the face side of my tag divsion in WWE, I ended up in a bit of a bother. So, now rather than have Lucha House Party, New Days and Street Profits as the top of the face division, with teams like Breezango, RK-Bro, Burch-Lorcan and Slater-Rhyno to be used as midcarders, I end up with having to scraping the bottom of the barrel to find teams that can have decent-ish matches to build as credible challengers. As such, I now am searching for a way to make a team of Matt and Mike Sydal (renamed Evan and Eddie Bourne) interesting enough that I can use them in storylines: giving them a manager seems obvious (as they're both terrible with a microphone), but I'm struggling to find an actual direction to give them. The only idea I have is to give them DDP as a manager, and to make them into a "zen" team that tries to teach others the benefits of yoga, meditation and anger management in a wholesome way, but even on paper, I could see that turning into annoying heels really quick, and I have more than enough heel teams already (not to mention neither of the 3 make a really convincing heel anyway). Does anyone have a better idea, or do you think, written properly, that gimmick could actually work fairly well on a short-to-mid-term basis until I get people back from injuries ?

I was wondering, in the Gif version of the pack, is it on purpose that Dralistico uses an alt of Caristico picture, instead of having his own pictures, or have I screwed up somewhere without realising it ?

Not your usual Samoan: Vince, remembering the late Umaga, wants to give a chance to another Samoan. As such, hire Samoa Joe and push him as a mega-star. The age of midcarders: Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Chris Masters, Paul Burchill. One of them (randomly selected) turns into a main-eventer (unless you're unlucky), one a deluxe midcarder who'll get multiple midcard titles, one gets fired never to be seen again in WWE. The others you do what you want with. Welcome to the family !: Using the cagematch list of people who had matches in WWE in 2010/11/12, pick three of the people who had less than 5 matches and no contract and hire them as the new protegees of a heel who'll lead a stable. Yes Steph, whatever you want Steph: Aware of her father's infidelities, Stephanie McMahon has blackmailed her father into a women's revolution, years before it was cool in his mind. As such, and without firing more than 3 women and hiring more than 5, make the women's division into one WWE can be proud of. Colours of the Wind: For the next three years, you can't make an "ethnic" stable nor a new tag team (unless they're the same family). Any stable/tag team you create must have at least two ethnicities represented. We want managers: Create the new generation of famous managers by either hiring some of the indy managers that (in real life) never got the chance to shine in the big league, or recycle some of your legends into the role. This one might not be feasible in game, but I'll write it nonetheless: Supporting change: In real life, Tyler Reks has decided in 2021 to transition to a woman to reflect how she felt. As such, use her as a woman (including if you can by changing her picture) so she can become a pioneer in wrestling trans representation. For added realism, give her a one year hiatus so the change happens smoothly and doesn't feel like a trashy storyline with someone faking being transgender for easy wins or something like that.

Does anyone have alternative gif cuts for Dralistico ? The ones I have all have him with his Mistico II mask, and I'd like to have some where I don't risk to confuse him and Caristico/Mistico when booking stuff.

People Are Strange: One of the workers known for their strange persona must win a title before a whole year has passed. So, either Abadon, Luchasaurus, Luther, or Danhausen (unless I've forgotten someone) must hold a title for at least a month, either solo or tag/trios. Lucky Draw: Putting all your unused solo workers in a randomizer, you have to pick two people that will then team up for the rest of their carreer in AEW. That team must make some amount of sense, and get a fair shot at shining (although you don't have to force it: if for instance you end up with two jobbers that are too weak to ever win some gold, you can just fire them at some point). World Premiere: A wrestler (of any gender) coming from a country who has never had a representant win anything in a big company on TV must finally break that negative streak by becoming the very first wrestler of their country to do so. Think countries like Denmark, Brazil, etc. Intergender at its finest: The next (and only) title you're allowed to create without retiring one must be an intergender one, either mixed teams or plain 1v1 intergender matches. Hold on, I know you !: The first star you sign (or, if you sign more than one, one of them) must debute masked and only lose it in a big dramatic way. Voice of the Voiceless: Have CM Punk take protegees in the talented in-ring workers who can't speak to save their life, and use him to hype them up (kinda like Yuta with BCC, if you will). Those will soon be memories: One of the people who have already won a title in AEW before you arrived must never win a title ever again. Dark Souls: House of Black must introduce at least two new members, none of which can end up replacing Malakai as the leader.

I should have phrased it better, but I meant "for matches" as in "used at ringside" the way managers usually are. I don't intend to use most of my managers in the ring, as there are very few in my current roster I could see in that role (apart from legends, who for the most part still have the Occasional worker ticked), but I was curious to find which skill helps in getting the "did good work at ringside" road agent note, for instance. Basically, the whole questioning comes from me wondering what to do with some of the people I have no use for in game but that I happen to like and want to keep. People like Charly Caruso, Kayla Braxton or Mike Rome, for instance, have pretty decent Mic skills, but as I don't intend to have lots of interviews, having 4-5 people for those is way too much. However, I don't know if they'd make good managers (in game: in real life, I can't see any of them be talented at the role), because I'm not sure which skills I should look for that will influence positive road agent notes related to managers.

What are the specific skills one should look for in a manager ? Obviously, when it comes to angles, it never hurts if they are good at Microphone, Acting and/or (for valets) Sex Appeal. But that's for those managers that you want to have actively participate in the story of that angle (or the storyline in general). However, what makes a good manager for matches, or to be in the background ? What makes it that some people will get a "did good work at ringside" road agent note after the match, and some won't ? I'm assuming that there must be Charisma, perhaps Star Quality but are there others that would show me someone who doesn't fit their current role (or have retired from in-ring stuff) would make good managers ?

Hello, Pretty much as the title says, I'd like the ability to search people based on the fact they speak multiple languages, and/or based on attributes they have. To put it simply, say I want to search for workers who speak English and Spanish, have 70+ Charisma and are both "Better as babyfaces" and have Improv Training. Right now, to do so, I need to first filter workers with English, 70+ Charisma and "Better as babyfaces", shortlist them, then search inside the shortlist, this time with "Spanish" and "Improv Training". While it does work, it relies on me not having people in the shortlist already, and isn't really the best way to do so imho. The way I'd change that is to either have the possibility to check the attributes/languages I want in a dropdown menu, or to add a "+" button below both the "Speaks" and "Has Attribute" categories so that we can search more precisely for a certain type of worker without needing to find a workaround. Obviously, if there's a better way to do so, I'm more than fine with that too 😛

Guys, does any of you have an idea on how I could push in WWE a luchador who doesn't speak a word of English and is a 100% babyface, like Dralistico ? Obviously, I thought about giving him a manager since in WWE (or, well, NXT's main event for now) promos are a big part of the product, but every single hispanic manager I could think of is much better as a heel, and/or is otherwise busy with another client already: Salina de la Renta is the manager of a face stable and set to betray them in the future, Ricardo Rodriguez doesn't fit really well as anything else than "humiliated goon for Latin bully", Cueto and Catrina are way too heel as is Vickie Guerrero, and I can't very well steal the guys from AEW (not that they're much better at being babyfaces anyway). I could always go the "Sin Cara" route, but even without all the botches, I've always felt Sin Cara would have never turned into a big name because being entirely mute doesn't help building storylines in WWE. Since he has 46 in mic skill, he'll eventually progress enough (both in mic skill and English proficiency) that it won't matter anymore, but in the mean time, I kinda need someone to talk for him, and I have no idea who, nor how to avoid this problem without him being stuck as a midcard flippy guy who doesn't do much else than have great matches.

I mean, if it was me, and considering the first rule, I'd let him go, but if you want to keep him around so you can use him in an out-of-ring role, you could always do so.

Who do you take me for, Vince McMahon ?: Regardless of whether they are money maker or not, anyone caught in a serious scandal (so not "they cheated on their partner" or "sex workers" ones, as they aren't that scandalous for fans) gets fired. And yes, that means you can fire Joey Ryan and Austin Aries even if technically it was only known much later than 2013. Team Knock-Out: Give your women division a revamp by hiring the best indy talents that would realistically accept an exclusive contract. Back to the roots: before the Hogan era was a thing, TNA was known to try and give a chance to young talents rather than push old WWE guys. As such, every wrestler who'll win "Independant Wrestler of the Year" and, when suitable (aka "Not in WWE or an exclusive contract"), "Young Wrestler of the Year", "Tag Team of the Year" and "Women Wrestler of the Year" get a one year contract to prove themselves worthy of the future best company in the world. Our own identity: You can't go through multiple "ECW revival", or bring back legends from WWE (Hogan/Flair/etc) nor WCW for cheap pops. If you do sign one of them, it has to be because they can serve you for a good 5 years as full-time wrestlers that can still give great matches (in other words, you can sign people that would be used like Sting was, not like Hogan was). World Cup seeason is upon us: Make the World Cup an annual PPV in any shape or form you'd like. However, Team USA can't win every year. Total Non-Stop All Elite: At least 5 members of what will eventually become AEW must get a world title reign one day. Ex-WWE guys do not count, nor do people currently in your roster like Samoa Joe. Praise thy father: James Mitchell must lead one stable to eternal glory by having its members hold every title available at the same time. Age of Hardcore: A wrestler with at least 70 in Hardcore must hold the World title for at least 6 consecutive months.

I hadn't thought of Ann/Anna/Annie, it could work yes ! Although it might sound a bit less" young" and bubbly. I'm assuming you meant Bootstraps ? I could probably use that for a stable, to be fair, but it'd work a bit better for another stable I'm planning down the line. The Corbin group would be more like gamblers that made their money in Vegas, rather than those who would tell others to pull themselves up by their bootstraps: they're not judging others because they deem them lazy, they're judging them because they can't buy a new Lamborghini when the last one has an empty tank, if that makes sense. Less JBL and more... well Happy Corbin, or heel Cameron Grimes. Old Glory might sound a bit weird since they're all pretty young: I don't think any high school bully who hasn't grown up yet would consider himself "Old". If anything, they'd go for something like "The Clique", "The Posse", etc (but obviously those are taken already 😛 )

Since I was going to ask for help naming a couple of stables, I thought I'd also give an update on this: so far, the best idea I have is "Ava Cherry" (which would however force me to rename Simone Johnson rather than use "Ava Raine" as in real life). There are potential catchphrases for that name: "Every match I'm in ends the same way, fans will Ava cherry on top", stuff like that. However, if anyone has a better idea, I'm all for it ! As for the new names needed: - Since I'm in January 2022, Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss are still teaming up, and I've decided to also have Ariya Daivari join them for a stable of arrogant annoying heels flaunting their wealth despite not earning it. The only idea I have so far is "Moneymakerz" but I'm not 100% convinced. Anyone has a better idea ? - In NXT, I've hired Bradley Prescott IV (rebranded as Joffrey Cornwell Jr.), Brayden Toon (runder the name Clayton Lansky), Silas Mason (who'll now go by Billy Tanner) and I'll probably add Denzel Dejournette (as Desmond Troy) to the group too. The basis for this stable is a group of bullies who peaked in high school in the middle of Nowhere, Maine, as you'd have them in a Stephen King novel I guess: Cornwell Jr. is the son of the local factory boss, Lansky the son of Cornwell Sr. right hand man, Tanner the local redneck who's being used by the two rich kids, and Troy the friend they made playing football or whatever. They don't understand that the power they held in their small town was entirely due to them being the only rich kids around, and are there to serve as foes for midcarders that aren't ready for the main event (think Brooks and Jensen for instance). I might at some point add a woman to the group as Cornwell Jr.'s cheerleader girlfriend, so ideally, no name like "the Boys" but I'm open to suggestions nonetheless.

Yeah, my bad, I forgot that while the info is in the database, you can't search for it during gameplay or in the editor. You could probably get by with a google search, or just hire those whose sexuality is openly known (Sonya Deville, Mercedes Martinez, etc) but that's a bit more work and I can see why you'd feel weird about searching for the info online !

You've got a friend in me: Instead of fighting with your direct competitors (TJPW, and to a lesser degree Ice Ribbon, Gatoh and Seadlinnng), create a friendship with them. As such, you can't steal their workers unless they get fired/leave by themselves without the company offering them a new contract. However, the first one who tries to steal your workers and you can "avenge" yourself. Free as a bird: For a period of 2 years, you're not allowed to hire under an exclusive contract any of the freelancers. Colours of the Rainbow: In the newt two years, you must have at least a "main event"-ish match that features two black women, one with two hispanic women, one with two lesbians (bisexuals count), and one with two non-binary/transgender persons. They don't have to be the actual main event, but be just as hyped. Long Distance Relationship: Over the years, STARDOM has done shows, or title defenses, in foreign countries, and had ties with companies all over the world. To celebrate that, if one of those countries (or regions, for any of the countries divided in regions in the game) has a wrestler worth hiring, add them to your roster so they can bring pride to their native country. What are you doing here ?!: At least one member of your roster must not make any sense as a recruit in real life. Whether it's Charles Robinson becoming your new referee, Orange Cassidy showing up as an authority figure, or Shane Douglas becoming someone's manager, I don't care as long as it's unexpected and something people would scratch their head at.

Not the biggest fan, to be honest: in French (my native language), marmots have become somewhat of a meme because of an ad, so whenever I hear the word, I can't help but think about it and simply can't take anyone with that name seriously. I kinda like Caroline, though, so I might use it and find a new family name if nobody comes up with something perfect !

It's who you know, y'know ?: Whoever has a close relationship with any of the McMahons (friendship, dating, married, etc) gets a push, and if suitable, wins/hold a title. You can of course try to influence that by meddling so you break and make their relationships. This is Spartaaaa: According to cagematch, in 1998 there was a total of 300 workers had a match with WWF. Pick 3 of those who had less than 5 matches (randomly or not): they must stay in your roster at all cost, and be featured in a big storyline that will conclude at the next Wrestlemania (if your next Mania is next month, obviously the Mania after that) at the very least. By big, I don't mean "Main Event" big, but big enough that in real life people would be interested in the storyline (so, for instance, something like the Mandy Rose/Otis lovestory would work: it wasn't deserving of a Main Event spot, but wasn't just "Random guy A and B have a fight because we need to fill the show"). This is Odd: Give the Oddities (if you have them in your roster) a leader that can successfully win a World title match. If you don't have them in your roster, and never used them, bring them in with only 3 workers allowed to be replaced with better, more talented choices. I'm tired of your BS, pal: The next person caught in a negative backstage incident, even something as small as "forgot to shake hands", is immediately fired, never to return. The Fates have spoken: You know the picture of a worker that pops up when you're pressing Advance ? Well, Fate, Destiny or whatever you want to call it has decided that you have to hire the first one you'll get the next time you advance, and keep them forever while using them to the best of their abilities (meaning that if it's a wrestler who's absolutely awful, you can use him as a jobber whenever you need one).