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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="danyp92" data-cite="danyp92" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="48020" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>They start with 250'000.<p> </p><p> Anyway all of this is amazing, need to do a save with them!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> So, "Yes". That's a LOT of cash compared to ACPW or QAW.</p>
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I haven't checked yet, so I'll ask- does EMLL still have a ridiculous amount of money for a company their size?
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While playing as another company, I saw OLLIE strike up a developmental agreement with EILL, similar to the relationship MAW has with TCW. After the initial bristling I had, given the history of the two companies and how SOTBPW would always steal my guys in 2016, that actually struck me as not a terrible plan in 2020.
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Yeah, I'm going to need to try that. I'm a softie and I don't like to see talented workers not work, so it always pained me to see someone like Jeri Behr have absolutely nothing to do in Europe because EWA is the only company that employs women and Byron would have nothing to do with her.
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Here's a question- what happens to a dojo if you select the person in charge as your User Character? I know in 2016 if you did that, the dojo would replace the character, but I'm curious if that's changed in 2020.
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Paige Croft has basically gotten amnesia and turned into a completely different person.
Honestly, Paige was never that bad in 2016, at least in my experience. She was fairly easy to knock into neutral backstage or better. The only negative influence I had an easier time with was Cosmic Rider in OLLIE, who I managed on several playthroughs to turn from negative into positive.
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Definitely keep an eye on QAW's schedule, to both avoid conflicts and to make sure the women who work in both companies don't get overtaxed. And take advantage of the good relationship- bringing over Foxy LaRue or Danielle Sweetheart for a few shows doesn't strike me as a terrible idea.
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You know, the text says that OLLIE is in terminal decline, but I'm not seeing it. They've got a good chunk of money compared to CILL (the company that we're told is on the rise), and there's at least one broadcaster that's willing to work with them right out of the gate, with at least one more who'd be willing if you change some of the production values.
Aside from that, it is SO cool to see that Electric Dreamer is considered one of the top workers in the company.
But Hijo Del Mephisto and Marcos Flores are STILL feuding with each other? This is going on longer than the "Are Bayley and Sasha FINALLY going to break up" storyline.
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I might have to try them out. I always tried in 2016 but quickly abandoned it, because the product was an absolute mess and Byron would refuse any changes.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jesseewiak" data-cite="jesseewiak" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47654" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This could be kind of a nod to the reality of indy wrestling, which did go from a world much more titled toward 'VERY SERIOUS BUSINESS' to the world of Joey Janela, Marko Stunt, and such in the past few years.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Let's not forget that the very first match in AEW featured an ice ninja, a cowboy, a wrestling dinosaur man, a guy covered in baby oil, some kind of egg man, and Orange Cassidy.</p>
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<p>My dream matches?</p><p> </p><p>
Eddie Guerrero vs. Shawn Michaels</p><p> </p><p>
The Four Horsemen vs. D-X: War Games</p>
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<p>Moving on-</p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Tag Teams</strong></p><p> </p><p>
You've got a few spread across the card.</p><p> </p><p>
Anderson & Snyder- They still have great chemistry and have become fixtures of the tag team division in QAW, especially in light of the break-ups of the Anti-Establishment and Crackdown.</p><p> </p><p>
Payback, Inc.- Toni Parissi and Becca Barton (formerly Emma Bitch).</p><p> </p><p>
Tex-Mex- Houston Handley & Teresa Perez. Still in the middle of the card. I'm honestly still a little surprised that the latter isn't higher up the card. She always performed well for me in 2016. Good in the ring, good in angles.</p><p> </p><p>
The Rage- Honey Badger & Marie Punnen, the current QAW Tag Team champions. They need a lot of work, of course, especially their Aerial skill.</p><p> </p><p>
Perez & Torres- Pinky Perez and Marianna Torres (Poison Ivy in CILL). Many of the QAW roster now works for the CILL Women's Division and vice versa. The real striking thing in 2020 is that Pinky Perez is not only not a negative influence, she's actually a positive influence backstage, which is... Just.... That might be more of a shock than AAA going out of business or NOTBPW and CGC merging.</p><p> </p><p>
The San Diego Girls- Coco Malloy and Izzy Quick. Both have decent Aerial stats, so their keepers for the short term at least.</p><p> </p><p>
Overall, I feel the tag team division in QAW is much stronger this time around than in 2016. It's also even split between faces and heels, though with the way the QAW product is currently, that's not a huge issue.</p><p> </p><p>
<strong>Stables</strong></p><p> </p><p>
Ronin 3- Probably the biggest change for the company, Jillian Jarvis left for greener pastures and Juana Huracan turned face. So, the current line-up is the now heel Foxxy LaRue, Toni Parissi, Becca Barton, and Vinny Cruz as the manager.</p><p> </p><p>
The Storm Front- Spilling out of the "Juana's a babyface now", she got herself some allies in the form of Alexis Lee Littlefeather and newcomer Sonnaz Shah.</p><p> </p><p>
The Clenched Fist- Hellcat Hernandez, Anderson & Snyder, and Felicia Luck.</p><p> </p><p>
The Furies- Emma May, Honey Badger, and Marie Punnen. I usually would try to form a stable around Emma in 2016 (usually Claire Winters and Laura Flame), so I approve of this.</p><p> </p><p>
The Line- As in "The First Line of Defense". It's still an awkward name, but hey. The three stalwart babyfaces of Ashley Grover & Tex-Mex.</p><p> </p><p>
A nice little line-up of groups, and now since QAW is a little more except of 6-person tags, a welcome change.</p><p> </p><p>
I personally might add another babyface stable, probably Sweetheart, Alina and Rojo, for reasons I'll detail later.</p><p> </p><p>
Still enough groups and teams that you could totally do a 4 vs 4 or 5 vs 5 Cage Wars for one of the big events (yay for Match Styles not being a thing anymore!).</p>
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<p>So, let's take a look at the general roster (we'll focus on the wrestling side of things for now)</p><p> </p><p>
Major Stars- Danielle Sweetheart, Alina America</p><p> </p><p>
Danielle is now a 4x QotR winner, and Alina is the World Champion. Alina's still lacking in the charisma department, otherwise she'd be the perfect figurehead.</p><p> </p><p>
Stars- Emma May, Foxxy LaRue, Juana Huracan</p><p> </p><p>
Good for Emma! Foxxy going heel isn't a huge surprise, and the AI always turned Juana face in 2016, so this seems fitting.</p><p> </p><p>
Well-Known- Houston Handley, Hellcat Hernandez, Pamela Rojo, Toni Parissi.</p><p> </p><p>
Hellcat and Pamela broke up, and I'm surprised neither one is a bigger deal.</p><p> </p><p>
Recognisable- Alexis Lee Littlefeather, Ashley Grover, Ava Anderson, Lily Snyder, Little Miss Perfect, Marianna Torres, Pinky Perez, Millie The Minx, Raquel Alvarado, Teresa Perez</p><p> </p><p>
Raquel is STILL in the midcard? Man. Little Miss Perfect is formerly Sarah Taylor of AAA, and she's the Shockwave Champion and a... heel? SARAH?!? That's... huh.</p><p> </p><p>
The Bottom Of The Card- Becca Barton, Coco Malloy, Darkness Cat, Felicia Luck, Honey Badger, Marie Punnen, Izzy Quick, Modesty Pador, Sonnaz Shah</p><p> </p><p>
Becca is going to need some wins, considering she's in a story with some of the heavies of the roster, but being aligned with the top heel stable, that should come easily enough. Tagging with Toni, Toni gets the win, yadda yadda. Marie & Honey are the tag champs.</p><p> </p><p>
Every show is going to need a Storytelling match and a High Spots match. For the latter, of the roster, you're going to want to look at Darkness Cat, Coco, Izzy, Teresa, Ashley, and Hellcat, for the most part. The high fliers currently skew towards the babyface/ tecnico side, but since the QAW product doesn't strictly enforce the face/ heel divide, that's not a big issue.</p>
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It's interesting that the philosophy went from "NO FUN, SERIOUS ALL THE TIME" to "Okay we can be a bit silly" between the games. To be fair it's a welcome change as ACPW just wasn't that appealing to me when it was just srs business the whole time.
Like I said elsewhere, between this, the move to Quebec, and allowing women wrestlers, Daedalus Buchinsky better be careful or his company might last longer than a year in this version!
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She matured!
That's a LOT of maturing! I mean, she wasn't Higa level obnoxious in 2016, but not for lack of trying on her part!
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I think the thing that is most mind blowing to me is that Pinky Perez is now a positive influence in the locker room. Whaaaa?!?
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I'd go with fast-paced matches early on, mostly involving top guys over lesser ones, and build to one or two longer matches involving your major stars. Definitely seems like it's going to be more of a challenge. (I also get annoyed by the need for a comedy match when there's only a few people on the roster who are any good at them!)
Simony Sentinel so far seems to do well in comedy matches.
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The database mentions QAW as a reason, but that doesn't make sense at all as it's not even televised and would impossibly steal attendance, being so far away.
Remember, that was before TEW 2020 came out; they were still operating under the old system of spillover and regional battles.
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Some of those don't really count, or at least they're not new. Miss American Pie and The Crippler were going by those names back in 2016, for instance.
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They're effectively not closed but there are no female promotion in Mexico and the reserves are extremely low. if we go by the database, we have 22 active female wrestlers based in Mexico, 2 of them are uncontracted and no future debuts, that's not exactly what I call a vibrant scene.
Remember, you can also talk to workers and maybe get them open to working in your area. So, the pool is small to start, but with a little skill and luck, you might be able to get some nice surprises.
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I tried a little bit and... Does anyone else think the product is kind of a mess? The matches need to be long. Fine. BUT the matches are also very intense and fast paced and that's going to lead to problems, I would think.
On the other hand, Simony Sentinel is MONEY. And, thanks to ACPW, I figured out how to assign a manager in TEW 2020. YAY!
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anyone have a full list of wrestlers who changed their name eg Ian Identity/Aaron Knight
Emma Bitch -> Becca Barton
Eve Runcord -> Pariah
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On the other hand, it IS nice to see several indy shows a month, and women make up half the card, depending on the region.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blackman" data-cite="Blackman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47833" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Someone already mentioned women aren't being hired by integrated companies, because of course they aren't.<p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> What do you mean they aren't? Both ACPW and CZCW start with several women on the roster.</p>
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