What do you think of: TCW?

[Guest The Aussie]

Since we already have a your thoughts on SWF thread, I thought we might do it with TCW Anyway, you should already know the things you have to do, copy and paste the form below and give your opinion on each wrestler in the TCW. Tommy Cornell: Liberty: BLZ Bubb: Texas Pete: Genghis Rahn: Ricky Dale Johnson: Rick Law: Joel Bryant: Wrestling Machine #1 (Human Arsenal): Wrestling Machine #2 (Brent Hill): Randall Hopkirk: Ronnie V.Pain: Troy Tornado: Charlie Thatcher: American Buffalo: Raul Darkness: Jay Darkness: Robert Oxford: Rocky Golden: Giant Tana: BJ Shearer: Grunt: Wolf Hawkins: Harry Allen: Stink: Freddy Huggins: Steve Gumble: Chance Fortune: Aaron Andrews: Iceman C.A Floyd Goldworthy: Kyle Rhodes: Jason Azaria: Archie Judge:

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Tommy Cornell: I'm not too sure what can be said about the guy. The database is named after him! Liberty: I kind of like Liberty. I'm generally at a loss when I'm trying to find a way to properly book him, but in non-wrestling segments he's golden. BLZ Bubb: He's okay, I guess. SWF has Runaway Train, TCW has BLZ Bubb. The two are practically interchangeable. Texas Pete: When he was in SWF he tended to be one of my "projects," aka "He sucks now but might not when I'm through with him." But as things stand, he's just the most pushed out of the untalented TCW guys. Genghis Rahn: He's old and broken down, but I've still got a soft spot for the guy. I usually have him terrorize midcarders. Ricky Dale Johnson: He's kind of the Sam Keith of TCW. He's the kind of guy I usually push into world title contendership, what with Cornell being big enough to stand on his own without a belt. Rick Law: This guy needs to have gold around his waist at all times. He's got the charisma and the look, and he's about halfway to being a decent wrestler. If he's not a world title contender by the end of the first year of game time, it's because you're doing something wrong. Joel Bryant: Wrestling Machine #1 (Human Arsenal): He's godly in the ring, but really needs a manager to help him through the talky bits. With a name like "Wrestling Machine #1" and a general lack of charisma, he'll never be more than a midcarder. But he'll be a great midcarder. Wrestling Machine #2 (Brent Hill): See Wrestling Machine #2. Randall Hopkirk: Garbage. Ronnie V.Pain: See Randall Hopkirk. Troy Tornado: I haven't liked him since the first TEW, and I'm not sure why. There's just something about the way he looks and the way he tends to perform when pushed into a main eventer slot that really irks me. Charlie Thatcher: Okay, I guess. He's dandy at getting okay matches out of most of the other members of the roster, but he tends to get lost in the shuffle. American Buffalo: Not great, yet. But with a little bit of time he could be about 80% as great as Rick Law. Raul Darkness: If he didn't have an A* rating with Jay, he'd be out the door within a month of every TCW game I start. Jay Darkness: Pretty okay, especially in comparison the reputation the Darknesses seem to have around these parts. He could maybe be the next Genghis Rahn whenever he gets around to being too big for the tag division. Robert Oxford: He might be able to pull off an International title run, but aside from that he's another decent tag wrestler. Rocky Golden: I kind of like him. He's improved since his Prince Adam days, and he's young enough that more growth can be expected. Giant Tana: I didn't like Rikishi in real life, and I'm not going to push his bargain bin C-Verse equivalent. BJ Shearer: Awful. Just awful. Grunt: A jobber. And a pretty awful one, too. Wolf Hawkins: He's Tommy Cornell Jr. before Tommy Cornell Jr. is old enough to wrestle. The only danger is that he might get pushed too far and too fast. Harry Allen: Like the Biggz brothers, but more lame. Stink: See Grunt. Freddy Huggins: I like this guy a lot. He needs a big push for '08. Don't know why, but I get a major Chris Jericho vibe off of him. Steve Gumble: See Harry Allen. Chance Fortune: Definitely okay. He needs to stay where he is until he gets more well-rounded. Aaron Andrews: He's very raw, but could be great later on. Iceman C.A.: He's a little too old for me to expect much growth out of him, but he'd make a fine tag wrestler. Maybe a Wrestling Machine #3 or something. Floyd Goldworthy: He almost made Painful Procedure bearable for two years. The guy needs some credit where it's due. Kyle Rhodes: A fine commentator. Jason Azaria: Maybe one of the best announcers around, but needs to lay off the catchphrases. Archie Judge: I like Crippler Kingman more, but Judge is a good substitute.

[Tigerkinney]

[I]I’m going on my experience of Playing TCW in 2005, with a bit of general Cornellverse knowledge….[/I] [B]Tommy Cornell:[/B] As was said the database was named after him so he’s obviously a great worker, he may be owner of the company but he actually deserves his permanant main event push as he backs it up with the all-round skills [B]Liberty[/B]: Solid Upper card veteran, can still have good matches with the upper-reaches of the card and is entertaining in non wrestling segments. [B]BLZ Bubb:[/B] Should be booked as an unstoppable monster, so should be fed plenty of squashes to keep him looking strong…..however he does not have the skill to be given a strong run as champion, so if I were to put the strap on him, I would use him as a transitional champion. [B]Texas Pete:[/B] Useless Hoss, I would job him out and send him packing when his contract runs out. [B]Genghis Rahn:[/B] Not much left for him in TCW with the Hardcore title now retired, in 2005 I would have him feud with Madman Boone. Would have him put over up coming talent and then probably let him go when his contract runs out. [B]Ricky Dale Johnson:[/B] I’m a fan of RDJ, he’s a good heavyweight worker fairly entertaining with a decent work-rate for a big man. Deserving of a main event push, could have a decent face run as either the champion or chasing the title off the top heel, whether that be Cornell, BLZ Bubb or even Troy Tornado. [B]Rick Law:[/B] I would give him a good run with the International Title and then put him into a main event feud with one of the top heels that would cement his place in the main event. [B]Joel Bryant:[/B] Solid veteran but lacks charisma, should still get wins over the jobbers but should also be putting over the up-coming talent. [B]Wrestling Machine #1 (Human Arsenal):[/B] I would have the Machines be part of a stable, perhaps align themselves with Cornell, and I would give them a solid run as a strong tag team for about a year to 18 months. Then I would have one of them turn on the team stable and strike out on their own. I would then have them resort back to their proper names and have them feud for a bit, then have them go after the International Title. [B]Wrestling Machine #2 (Brent Hill):[/B] See Human Arsenal [B]Randall Hopkirk:[/B] Painful Procedure aren’t great but a decent team like ‘The Machines’ could drag a half decent feud out of them. After that I would probably send them packing to USPW. [B]Ronnie V.Pain:[/B] See Hopkirk [B]Troy Tornado:[/B] I’ve always had no problem with Tornado and find him to be a solid worker with good all round skills. Should have a good feud over someone (Law maybe ?) for the International Title, before being promoted to the main event. Could even compete for the All-Action title if you want to promote that title as being more than a lightweight/jobbers title. [B]Charlie Thatcher:[/B] There are worse but he never breaks out of the muscle for hire role, I would normally give him. [B]American Buffalo:[/B] As big man workers go he’s not that bad, but with RDJ, Law, BLZ Bubb and even Liberty in the main event mix, he will struggle to break out of the mid-card. [B]Raul Darkness[/B]: Apart from the gimmick you could probably inter-change these guys with Painful Procedure and you wouldn’t see a lot of difference. [B]Jay Darkness:[/B] See Raul Darkness [B]Robert Oxford:[/B] Ageing but still able to put on good matches, but like his partner Bryant lacks charisma to be pushed as a singles star. Might have one more tag run left in him with Bryant. [B]Rocky Golden:[/B] I’m just not a fan, but he is young so has the capacity to improve. First thing I would do though is have him drop the International Title to someone like Troy Tornado. Would then consider put him in something like a big man/little man tag team with a smaller worker with a good work-rate. [B]Giant Tana: [/B]As said in the previous post, the Cornellverse version of Rikishi, I would book him as a lower mid-card comic relief, that squashes heel jobbers but comes up short against anyone from the upper reaches of the card. [B]BJ Shearer:[/B] Is Ronnie V Pain, the one in the team with Hopkirk or is it Shearer….whoever the one is who is in the tag team, they are all pretty interchangeable and when their contracts come up pretty expendable. [B]Grunt:[/B] Why does TCW have so many of these mediocre at best ‘hoss’ tag teams. Back in 2005 I would put NOF in the Hardcore Division, but with that disbanded , there isn’t much else for them. Job them out and then release them. [B]Wolf Hawkins:[/B] Obviously has the in-ring skill and long term potential to go far. I would have him slowly climb the ranks, a good All-Action title run/feud to start with before moving onto the International Title and then a World Title run…hopefully all within 2-3 years. [B]Harry Allen:[/B] His mediocre all round skills, means that he never rises above the lower-reaches of the card whether he is flying solo or tagging with Gumble as part of the young guns. [B]Stink:[/B] See Grunt [B]Freddy Huggins:[/B] This is one that can go either way, he can either become a solid mid-carder or he can basically be stuck amongst the jobbers. Still has a lot of improving to do, but does have the potential to at-least be a solid fixture in the All-Action Division. [B]Steve Gumble:[/B] Like Allen is nothing special, normally good for feeding to the other tag teams for an easy squash. Or if I was taking the All-Action Division seriously, I would bring in more talented workers from the Indies (CZCW etc) and have the Guns put them over. [B]Chance Fortune[/B]: He kind of looks like A.J Styles but he has no-where near the same ability , usually struggles to go climb above jobber status for me. [B]Aaron Andrews:[/B] I can’t say much about him, as he’s a new addition to the roster, but looking at his stats he looks like he has plenty of potential. Should rise up the card with Wolf Hawkins, feuding with Hawkins on and off , as they make their ascent towards the main event. [B]Iceman C.A:[/B] Solid but not spectacular in the ring, charisma free-zone. All the makings of a promotions resident jobber…the sort of jobber who even jobs’ to the other jobbers. [B]Floyd Goldworthy:[/B] Decent manager, should be put with a mid-card (heel) who has the ability but needs a mouth-piece. [B]Kyle Rhodes:[/B] If I remember rightly he did a solid job as the color man [B]Jason Azaria:[/B] Like Rhodes, he does his job pretty well. [B]Archie Judge:[/B] Solid Road Agent, but there are better out there on the free agent market. I would not get rid of Judge, but I would definitely sign an additional one to the roster.

[wolfwwe]

I think TCW has too many heel wrestlers. There's 11 Face Active Competitors and 19 Heel Active Competitors. Main Event 2 Face 4 Heel Upper Mid 1 Face 5 Heel Mid 3 Face 6 Heel Lower Mid 1 Face 3 Heel Opener 2 Face 1 Heel Enhancement Talent 2 Face 0 Heel

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Tommy Cornell: Mr. TCW. Can do it all. Liberty: Since TCW is more of an in-ring promotion, all his entertainment talents are not used as much. Not terrible in the ring. BLZ Bubb: Not so great in the ring. I normally start jobbing him out on day 1 Texas Pete: meh. I sit up at nights and think “why did TCW bother with Texas Pete” then I think “my life needs a new direction” Genghis Rahn: He can have the occasional good match. More of a hardcore guy. I have little use for him. Ricky Dale Johnson: He is a little better in the ring then Liberty. His entertainment skills not being as important in TCW. Rick Law: Excellent young brawler who always improves. Hate the cop gimmick, though. That being said, a main eventer. Joel Bryant: Great in the ring. I use him as a mid-level jobber/International Title contender. Wrestling Machine #1 (Human Arsenal): Great. Constant tag belt contender. I changed his name to Android Anderson to go with a more robotic feel, but that is just me. Wrestling Machine #2 (Brent Hill): See Human Arsenal above. I changed his name to the Automation. Love them robots! Randall Hopkirk: better then Pain and Shearer...although that is not saying much Ronnie V.Pain: pretty much worthless Troy Tornado: Excellent wrestler, can work heel or face. Main eventer. Charlie Thatcher: Not all together awful, not all together "good" or even "decent" American Buffalo: He can go for a big man. I am personally more of a fan of the smaller more athletic guys. Raul Darkness: Meh. Jay Darkness: Meh. Slightly better then his brother. Robert Oxford: Can go in the ring. Older, but can be counted on for a good match. Rocky Golden: Not a fan. He can improve because of his youth, and has high star quality, but I focus on better in ring talent. Giant Tana: Not a good fit in TCW. Decent wrestler for a big guy, but entertainment skills are wasted. Seems like more of a USPW guy. BJ Shearer: Lousy jerk. Grunt: Even lousier jerk. Wolf Hawkins: Very skilled. Future main eventer. I usually turn him to face. It is hard to keep someone as a heel when they literally have a baby face. Harry Allen: I guess you could keep him as a jobber if you really wanted to. Stink: Waste of space. Freddy Huggins: I like pushing Huggins. May not be the most skilled in the ring, but can put on good matches with the right opponent. Steve Gumble: I have seen the future. It is not Steve Gumble. Or even Gumble-related. Chance Fortune: I like Chance. He improves, can go in the ring and play face and heel. A keeper. Aaron Andrews: Another guy who can go in the ring, improves and can play face and heel. Push, push it real good. Iceman C.A: Turn him to heel. Can't play face, but very competent in the ring. Hate the Iceman C.A. thing. Why not call him Clark Alexander? Floyd Goldworthy: A manager. TCW doesn't have many angles, but he always does good work especially if you can find someone he has good chemistry with. Kyle Rhodes: An announcer, My user character usually puts him out of a job. Jason Azaria: A good announcer. You can keep him. I don't care. Archie Judge: Very good road agent. Also loves cats.

[cappyboy]

Starting to get a fresh TCW game off the ground. So these guys have been at the front of my mind lately Tommy Cornell: The man. It's his universe and we're just visiting it. Liberty: My friends and family would think this an endorsement coming out of me. Y'all might see it as an indictment. View it as you will. But Liberty seems to be a man out of his time. He should really be a late 80's guy rather than a modern character. Should make some youngster really famous. BLZ Bubb: Looking to ultimately replace him. He's been the monster and done well with it but I think it's time for a new one to emerge from somewhere. Texas Pete: Not really a fan. Will probably feed him to people and dump him Genghis Rahn: A bit beat up but I like him. Turning face in my game. He's going to be the one to start BLZ Bubb's fall. Ricky Dale Johnson: Looking to get the title on him and continue the contention with Tommy Cornell. RDJ is a vital part of the main event and I don't see changing that any time soon Rick Law: Again an 80's throwback in the wrong era kinda guy. But that's why I love Law's character and look forward to pushing him as far as he'll go. Only complaint about Law is that his first name should be Johnny. Not Rick. Joel Bryant: Solid tag team guy. Teaming him up with my user character manager to chip away at the remnants of Painful Procedure. Also my associate booker. Wrestling Machine #1 (Human Arsenal): Starting to get sold on him. Should be part of my tag team ranks for a long time Wrestling Machine #2 (Brent Hill): Ditto WM1 except that I've been a Brent Hill fan for a long time. Always seemed to have a strong relationship with him in WreSpi too. Randall Hopkirk: His time in ring is winding down to be sure. I'm planning to portray him as a guy living in the past. Eventually making an entry-level manager out of him when he retires from the ring Ronnie V.Pain: Rubbish. One of my user manager's targets to run out on a rail. Development fodder if he survives that. Troy Tornado: Another vital part of the main event in my mind. Tornado should be a prominent face for years to come. Charlie Thatcher: I think he might be useful as the veteran tag partner to a charismatic youngster getting his feet wet. But that's about it American Buffalo: Not a world beater by any means. But I could see him being useful as a Cornellverse version of Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Raul Darkness: Never liked him or his brother. Has the longer contract of the two. Immediate plan is for Genghis Rahn make them look so ineffective BLZ Bubb "kills" them. Ultimately going to fall into jobber status for me. Jay Darkness: "Death" by BLZ Bubb and contract expiry as Jay has the shorter pact. Robert Oxford: With Joel Bryant in my user manager's plot to chase away the remnants of Painful Procedure. Hoping he can be useful backstage after that. Rocky Golden: Not unhappy with him where he is. But not really expecting to kick him beyond where he is for a while. Giant Tana: May get a bit of a push while I remold the roster to my liking. But ultimately seems to be in about the right place. BJ Shearer: On a short contract and the first target in my alliance with Bryant and Oxford. Grunt: Long term sees him going away. But first I intend to feed the Nation of Filth to my emerging tag team of Aaron Andrews and Ice Man C.A. Wolf Hawkins: As Cornell's protege, he's gotta go far. I could see him rising to Liberty's spot in the main event. Harry Allen: Okay where he is. But no real plans for him Stink: See Grunt Freddy Huggins: Love Freddy. Dude has the potential to be an excellent ****y heel. Wanna push him as far up the roster as he will go Steve Gumble: See Harry Allen. Chance Fortune: Not quite Freddy Huggins but plan to feud him off with Freddy and hope he comes along as well as Freddy should Aaron Andrews: Tag team push. The unit is to be known as The Cold School Iceman C.A: Not quite as big a fan of Iceman as I am Rick Law or Freddy Huggins. But I do still really like the guy. Aaron's partner in the Cold School Floyd Goldworthy: Not really sure. Goldworthy's got the skills for his role. But it feels like he may have done all he can in the company. I'm more a Playboy Jake Sawyer fan myself. Kyle Rhodes: Doesn't really excite me. But no complaints either so doubt I'll mess with the chemistry if I don't have to. Jason Azaria: Now he's the one I wish I could live in the Cornellverse and hear. Seems like a TEW version of Mike Tenay to me. Love Tenay. Love Azaria Archie Judge: No real thoughts or attachments here. Seems like a solid road agent. But could always grab a Curt O'Malley or Crippler Ray Kingman as well.