In the Beginning: Organic Mod

[MiddleGA]

[QUOTE=SHaynes23;294890]I'd let it go naturally for a little while longer and let them age, then if it doesn't improve bring some people in. I'm really enjoying this and it's a good read, great idea on this.[/QUOTE] Thanks SHaynes, I appreciate the feedback. In the light of a new day, I'm leaning toward doing what you suggested -- trying to be patient & let the available workers catch up. I think it bothered me so much mostly because I allowed myself to get a little excited over the appearance of the new fed and then it became a bigger letdown as I realized the situation. Hopefully I'll get a chance to do some more clicking on this tonight.

[MiddleGA]

[B]1929 End of Year Awards[/B] Wrestler of the Year -- Edwin Hall (2) Young Wrestler of the Year -- Jesus Rude Veteran Wrestler of the Year -- not presented Female Wrestler of the Year -- not presented Promotion of the Year -- Pacific Northwest Wrestling (4) Most Improved Promotion -- Pacific Northwest Wrestling (3) Match of the Year -- Adam Watson d. Keiki Tenshin at PNW Lost Cause (D-) Card of the Year -- PNW Lost Cause, September 1929 Also, the Top 100 Wrestlers list was not presented since there are still nowhere near 100 wrestlers competing during the year.

[Beeker]

Since it's finally the Roaring 30s... I say edit in a few guys to own some companies. I'd like to see some competition for PNW. I'd sprinkle 1-2 throughout most of the areas of the game. Even set them to 'debut' as various times throughout the years if you like.

[MiddleGA]

[B]1929 PNW Review[/B] PNW further strengthened it's position in the US Northwest (up to 27.4% popularity) where they're running larger venues and still looks toward the US Southwest for expansion (6.9% popularity, up 0.9 from '28). Prestige is also up a bit, to 27.6%, with $472,223 in the bank (a nearly 50% increase for at least the second straight year). PNW ran 12 shows in 1929, 5x at Club X (US NW) (Avg Att: 300 = Sell Out) 1x at The Piper Casino (US SW) (Avg Att: 161) 1x at the Washington State Gymnasium (US NW) (Avg Att: 1,188) 4x at The Portland Center (US NW) (Avg Att: 1,000 = Sell Out) 5 shows were rated D-, 6 shows were rated E+, 1 show rated E Titles: [U]PNW Heavyweight Title [/U]-- Edwin Hall defended the belt 11 times in 1929, extended his streak to 16 defenses & his reign to 17 1/2 months & counting. [U]PNW National Tag Titles [/U]-- The Avengers (Leroy Crane & Adam Watson) defended the belts nine more times during the year and have now held the titles for more than 2 1/2 years. [U]PNW Top Contender Title[/U] -- Adam Watson keeps his stranglehold on this one with three more defenses in 1929. That's 13 defenses and more than 2 1/2 [i]years[/i] as the only holder of this belt. [U]Key Additions:[/U] Lower Midcard LW Technician Carl Backlund returned from injury and went 4-1 for the rest of the year. Not a single new wrestlers debuted for PNW in 1929. [U]Key Losses: [/U]None [U]PNW Roster as of 1/1/30[/U] Ricky Wilkes, 21, -- HW Main Eventer -- Heel -- 10-1-1 last year Now teaming with Billy Huge as "The Iron Men" Jesus Rude, 21 -- MW Main Eventer -- Face -- 1-10-0 last year Lost to Edwin Hall in title bouts an amazing 5 times, but had 6 ratings of D- Edwin Hall, 22 -- MW Main Eventer -- Heel -- 12-0-0 last year Still hasn't lost since November 1927 (to Jesus Rude) Alvin Cronin, 22 -- HW Main Eventer -- Face - 7-3-0 last year Getting wins over midcarders most of the year, but back to Main Event status Adam Watson, 20 -- HW Upper Midcarder -- [U]Face[/U] - 12-0-0 last year Now 30-2 lifetime in PNW Billy Huge, 20 -- SM [U]Upper Midcarder[/U] -- Heel -- 5-7-0 last year Move into "The Iron Men" helps him rise in status Rafael Bailey, 24 -- LW Upper Midcarder -- Heel -- 4-8-0 last year Reversal of fortune with 5 losses in last 6 matches Preston Holt, 22 -- MW [U]Upper Midcarder[/U] -- Face -- 5-6-1 last year Moves up the card in spite of losing record, hasn't worked singles since June Jessie Crane, 22 -- MW Midcarder -- Face -- 6-6-0 last year 0-3 in title shots vs Edwin Hall Keiki Tenshin, 21 -- MW Midcarder -- Heel -- 5-5-0 last year Skills help him rise from Enhancement to Midcard in a year Leroy Crane, 23 -- SM [U]Midcarder[/U] -- [U]Heel[/U] -- 9-3-0 last year Remains Tag Champ (w/Watson) and quietly goes 19-5 over 2 yr span Stanley Dahl, 22 -- LW Midcarder -- Heel -- 1-10-1 last year Hasn't won since April, including 6 losses as part of occasional tag teams Elmer Aroma, 21 -- HW Midcarder -- Face -- 4-6-1 last year Tagging with Preston Holt as "Express Delivery" Leslie Bach, 22 -- MW Lower Midcarder -- Heel -- 4-8-0 last year Occasionally tags with El Frio as "Violent Conduct" Dolphino, 21 -- MW Lower Midcarder -- Face -- 3-7-0 last year Slowly getting a little bit better El Frio de Piedra, 20 -- MW [U]Lower Midcarder[/U] -- Heel -- 4-8-0 last year Hasn't won a singles match in a year Carl Backlund, 23 -- LW Lower Midcarder -- Face -- 4-1-0 last year Returned from rotator cuff injury to start a 4 match winning streak Jason Hall, 20 -- LHW Opener -- Face -- 0-7-0 last year Still pairing with Dolphino as "Two Aces" but hasn't won since Sept '28 Staff notes: Announcer Hector Maxx skills continue to decline and I'm stumped to explain why he still has a job. El Mago is still the Color Commentator ... and still doesn't speak a bit of English. Ref Harvey Patterson isn't any better & in some ways has gotten worse.

[MiddleGA]

[B]Miscellaneous 1929 News and Notes[/B] -- The N.W.A. opened in January but has yet to run a show. But their cash on hand has grown a bit, to $56,318 -- Three random incidents, all involving free agents. Cathy DeVille failed a steroid test, Carmen Hayes failed a drug test, and the ought-to-be-legendary El Gringos Locos were involved in a police incident. -- Although it's technically a 1930 item, worth mentioning here is that another ownerless promotion has opened its doors: Maple Leaf Wrestling, based in Ontario

[MiddleGA]

[B]1930 End of Year Awards[/B] Wrestler of the Year -- Adam Watson Young Wrestler of the Year -- Billy Huge Veteran Wrestler of the Year -- not presented Female Wrestler of the Year -- not presented Promotion of the Year -- Pacific Northwest Wrestling (5) Most Improved Promotion -- Pacific Northwest Wrestling (4) Match of the Year -- Adam Watson d. Billy Huge at PNW Rest In Peace (D-) Card of the Year -- PNW Forsaken, July 1930 Also, the Top 100 Wrestlers list was not presented since there are still nowhere near 100 wrestlers competing during the year.

[MiddleGA]

[B]1930 PNW Review[/B] PNW further strengthened it's position in the US Northwest (up to 31.2% popularity) where they're running larger venues and still looks toward the US Southwest for expansion (now up to 8.7% popularity). Prestige is also up a bit, to 28.8%, with over $670k in the bank. PNW ran 12 shows in 1930, 1x at The Piper Casino (US SW) (Avg Att: 121) 1x at The Simmons Center (US SW) (Avg Att: 128 10x at The Portland Center (US NW) (Avg Att: 1,000 = Sell Out) 9 shows were rated D- and 3 shows were rated E+ [B]Titles:[/B] [U]PNW Heavyweight Title[/U] -- After 26 months & 24 defenses, Edwin Hall finally dropped the strap, losing to Jesus Rude in September. The new champ has now defended the title three times. [U]PNW National Tag Titles[/U] -- The Avengers (Leroy Crane & Adam Watson) defended the belts nine more times during the year and have now held the titles for more than 3 years. [U]PNW Top Contender Title[/U] -- Adam Watson. Do I even need to say anything here? 19 defenses and 31 months and still going. [U]Key Additions[/U]: None [U]Key Losses[/U]: None (yet) [u]PNW Roster as of 1/1/31[/u] [I]Main Eventers[/I] Ricky Wilkes -- HW -- Heel Jesus Rude -- MW -- Face Edwin Hall -- MW -- Heel Alvin Cronin - HW -- Face [I]Upper Midcarders[/I] Adam Watson -- MW -- Face Billy Huge -- HW -- Heel Rafael Bailey -- LW -- Heel Preston Holt -- MW -- Face [i]Midcarders[/i] Jessie Crane -- MW -- Face Keiki Tenshin -- MW -- Heel Leroy Crane -- SM -- Heel Stanley Dahl -- LW -- Heel Elmer Aroma -- HW -- Face [i]Lower Midcarders[/i] Leslie Bach -- MW -- Heel Dolphino -- MW -- Face El Frio de Piedra -- MW -- Heel Carl Backlund -- LW -- Face [i]Opener[/i] Jason Hall -- LHW -- Face

[MiddleGA]

[B]Miscellaneous 1930 News and Notes[/B] -- Finally had another relationship form, as Harvey Patterson & Leroy Crane developed a strong dislike for one another. -- The N.W.A. has now been open for two years without running a show. -- Maple Leaf Wrestling open for one year without running a show. -- And on January 1st, 1931, Jim Crockett Promotions opened ... [i]without[/i] Jim Crockett leaving as Head Booker for PNW. [COLOR="Red"]Broken Kayfabe Alert[/COLOR] Okay, the opening of JCP without an owner [i]and[/i] without Crockett showing any signs of leaving his friend while on a 220 day PPA contract was more than I could take. I edited his contract down to one day, and when it expired he immediately took over JCP. In addition, having tinkered already, I added two potential owners for the other promotions in limbo. Unfortunately, one of them signed as Crockett's Head Booker instead. Further compounding the strange goings on, JCP only had one show scheduled so far -- Jan 1, prior to having anyone on the roster, while the other two promotions have a full monthly schedule but no owner & no roster. I don't know if that will straighten itself out or not, I guess we'll find out soon. Sorry if this bit of sleight of hand bothers anybody, but the truth was, I couldn't take it anymore, not with the promotions being active but inactive.

[SirFozzie]

Keep it up, Jon :)

[shipshirt]

Very cool, I hope it keeps going. I was a HUGE fan of the 1900 organic mod and wished it kept going. I was such a fan I started a game myself :)

[Beeker]

Jesus Rude remains the best named, worst aligned name I can ever recall hearing. Glad to see you've added some owners. I want competition. Not that I don't think PNW will crush them all! But still, some healthy competition is good. I'll keep reading as I enjoy how this yearly snapshot memoir develops.