Official "Booking Committee" Thread

[dexi21]

Alright, I'll take a bite! 2017 June , playing as WWE. Can we get some rules going on?

[mjmiller2010]

Background: It's September 2017 in WWE, just finished SummerSlam. Current champions are as follow:

Universal - Roman Reigns

Cruiserweight - Austin Aries

IC - Finn Balor

Women - Alexa Bliss

Tag Team - The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows)

WWE - Randy Orton

US - John Cena

Women - Charlotte Flair

Tag Team - American Alpha

Money in the Bank - Sami Zayn

 

NXT call ups: Ember Moon and #DIY (still together)

 

Owner Goals: Curtis Axel must have D+ pop. in US, Jeff Hardy must have B- pop. in US. Cannot hire any Japanese Juniors, spot monkeys, or anyone who has had law troubles.

 

Matt Hardy turned on Jeff at SummerSlam and is now "Broken"

Chris Jericho returned at SummerSlam and cost KO his US title.

 

Signed The Young Bucks and Adam Cole to Raw. Mike Bennett to SmackDown

Developmental deals to: Anthony Bennett, Crazzy Steve, Kairi Hojo, Kelly Klein, Marti Belle, Mia Yim, Nixon Newell, Sean Maluta, Thea Trinidad, and Will Ospreay.

 

Any other questions please just ask, but I am looking for additional rules.

[Jobbertrev]

If you haven't brought it back, bring back Night of Champions.

 

Only thing....Don't pick the winners for the title matches. Let the AI do it, and if it changes plans...you have to run with it.

[AceCodey]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dexi21" data-cite="dexi21" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Alright, I'll take a bite! 2017 June , playing as WWE. Can we get some rules going on?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <strong>International Exposure:</strong> Expanding the WWE brand into new markets is essential for the growth of the company. By the end of 2018, you must have had a worker from any of the African nations hold a title, a worker from China hold a title, and a worker from any European-mainland country win a title. You are free to decide which <strong>titles</strong> these are, however. </p><p> </p><p> <strong>The New Face:</strong> WWE needs a top babyface to carry the company going forward. You can pick anyone you want for this role, but by June 2018 you must have a positively-influencing figurehead. This figurehead must be under 35 years old, must hold the WWE / Universal Championship at some point between June 2017 and June 2018, and must headline all of their brand's PPV events between June 2018 and WrestleMania 2019. </p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Rising Sun:</strong> Japanese stars are rising up in WWE, now you must capitalise on your talent and establish WWE as a large force in Japan. By the end of 2020, you must be at Cult level in Japan.</p>

[dexi21]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="codeydbw" data-cite="codeydbw" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>International Exposure:</strong> Expanding the WWE brand into new markets is essential for the growth of the company. By the end of 2018, you must have had a worker from any of the African nations hold a title, a worker from China hold a title, and a worker from any European-mainland country win a title. You are free to decide which <strong>titles</strong> these are, however. <p> </p><p> <strong>The New Face:</strong> WWE needs a top babyface to carry the company going forward. You can pick anyone you want for this role, but by June 2018 you must have a positively-influencing figurehead. This figurehead must be under 35 years old, must hold the WWE / Universal Championship at some point between June 2017 and June 2018, and must headline all of their brand's PPV events between June 2018 and WrestleMania 2019. </p><p> </p><p> <strong>The Rising Sun:</strong> Japanese stars are rising up in WWE, now you must capitalise on your talent and establish WWE as a large force in Japan. By the end of 2020, you must be at Cult level in Japan.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks man <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[MattL1222]

So, i am doing a SWF save and i have a brand split complete with an NXT like brand but im having some trouble with storylines and such and i was wondering if people could take a look at my roster and....suggest some storylines I could do?

 

 

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http://i.imgur.com/1BzeD7x.jpg

[cappyboy]

Lex Luger, Scott Hall and Kevin Steen managed by Elizabeth as the new Wolfpac with Lex as the leader sound good for a 2002 WCW or should Wolfpac remain a thing of the past and not be brought back?

 

Tend to agree with the prior poster who didn't like the Wolfpac name but liked the group. But then a funny idea jumped in my head. Replace Elizabeth with either James Mitchell or Kevin Sullivan and call them the Demon Deacons. Sort of tweak the nWo's noses about stealing the name of North Carolina State's teams by stealing that of Wake Forest's.

[Libertine States]

Tend to agree with the prior poster who didn't like the Wolfpac name but liked the group. But then a funny idea jumped in my head. Replace Elizabeth with either James Mitchell or Kevin Sullivan and call them the Demon Deacons. Sort of tweak the nWo's noses about stealing the name of North Carolina State's teams by stealing that of Wake Forest's.

Or, better yet, their biggest rivals, the 'Tar Heels'

[cappyboy]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Libertine States" data-cite="Libertine States" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Or, better yet, their biggest rivals, the 'Tar Heels'</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I don't know. Duke might have something to say about that. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Besides, the Demon Deacons were easier to pull together in a sensible fashion.</p>

[edenborn]

<p>TEW 2016ers, would love your advice on a 1987 WWF game I'm playing. I need to write an exit for The Iron Sheik.</p><p> </p><p>

Vince McMahon gave me an Owner Goal about The Iron Sheik so my plan was to push him heavily, despite his advanced age, his poor temperament and his drug addictions. Right as I was offering him a written contract, JCP tried to steal him away from me, so I got into a bidding war, even offering Creative Control as part of the package.</p><p> </p><p>

On Saturday Night's Main Event X, I booked Ricky Steamboat vs. The Iron Sheik (just like real life), and they had an excellent match (93) with a few complications. What kind of complications? Despite an A* safety rating, Ricky Steamboat somehow botched a move, though it likely wasn't entirely his fault as The Iron Sheik was high and wasted at the time. Maybe their match turned into a shoot? Anyway, end result, both wrestlers are injured, Steamboat with a back injury that will stop him from wrestling for a month (so no Steamboat-Savage match at WrestleMania III), and The Iron Sheik suffering a groin injury that will keep him off TV for 4 months. </p><p> </p><p>

After that show, JCP upped their offer again, and I was just like forget it. Take him. And they did. But I need a TV explanation for why he's no longer around. </p><p> </p><p>

Jim Duggan has been cutting patriotic promos but I've yet to put him in a match. Do I have Nikolai Volkoff and Slick find Iron Sheik injured backstage and there's Duggan with his 2x4 chanting "USA?" Thing is, I can't literally do that since I can't even use Iron Sheik in angles. </p><p> </p><p>

Would I be better off using The Killer Bees (I had Sheik and Volkoff cost them a match before Sheik got injured)? Or Sgt. Slaughter? Hulk Hogan?</p><p> </p><p>

Maybe Hulk Hogan and Ricky Steamboat are welcoming Jim Duggan to the WWF and we see they're all sealing up a crate together, and at the end of the skit we learn the crate is addressed to Tehran and there's someone pounding from the inside?</p>

[MattL1222]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MattL1222" data-cite="MattL1222" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So, i am doing a SWF save and i have a brand split complete with an NXT like brand but im having some trouble with storylines and such and i was wondering if people could take a look at my roster and....suggest some storylines I could do?<p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/1RiN6ge.jpg" rel="external nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/1RiN6ge.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/sQmqYfB.jpg" rel="external nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/sQmqYfB.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://i.imgur.com/1BzeD7x.jpg" rel="external nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/1BzeD7x.jpg</a></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> Bump</p>

[mjmiller2010]

Hey guys just looking for a few additional rules to play by. Playing as GFW, currently in week 1 of August (already played 1 month).

[cappyboy]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="edenborn" data-cite="edenborn" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> Maybe Hulk Hogan and Ricky Steamboat are welcoming Jim Duggan to the WWF and we see they're all sealing up a crate together, and at the end of the skit we learn the crate is addressed to Tehran and there's someone pounding from the inside?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This sounds hilarious. Do it. I'd love to have seen something like this happen in reality.</p>

[Macca316]

<p>So currently running SWF and I'm bringing in Ozzie Golden, he's going to team up with Raphael who is working under the name Sexton Hardcastle... I'm looking for a similarly themed wang name for Ozzie, currently can only thing of Rock Hardacre. </p><p> </p><p>

Any ideas would be greatly accepted.</p>

[alphadraighon]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Macca316" data-cite="Macca316" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So currently running SWF and I'm bringing in Ozzie Golden, he's going to team up with Raphael who is working under the name Sexton Hardcastle... I'm looking for a similarly themed wang name for Ozzie, currently can only thing of Rock Hardacre. <p> </p><p> Any ideas would be greatly accepted.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Dixon Longacre</p>

[Kiheiji]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="cappyboy" data-cite="cappyboy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This sounds hilarious. Do it. I'd love to have seen something like this happen in reality.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's basically what DX did to the Spirit Squad when they sent them back to OVW.</p><p> </p><p> This one sounds funnier though, just by virtue of not being related to 2006 DX</p>

[alphadraighon]

<p>Whenever I play USPW, I always run a certain story at some point or another (though I try to play it out differently every time.)</p><p> </p><p>

Anyway, when running USPW I always bring in Top Dolla and assign him the roll of Rich Money's d-bag trust-fund kid. (I realize I could literally use anyone in this roll, but I alway choose Top Dolla because of his name, making for an easier basis for the gimmick.)</p><p> </p><p>

I've done several versions of the story: Money is ashamed of his kid and always trying to turn him into a "proper" wrestler; Money using his, uh...money...to try and get his kid to the top (paying off refs, opponents, even the promotion itself to get him wins and opportunities); I've even had Money basically ignore/deny that Dolla was his kid.</p><p> </p><p>

On Top Dolla's side, I've played him as the stereotypical rebellious kid, doing the whole hip-hop lifestyle thing to infuriate his father. I've also had him as a genuinely misunderstood, borderline neglected kid who's genuinely trying to get his father's attention; his image and his dangerous wrestling style are both an attempt to get his father to at show him some kind of attention, even if it's negative.</p><p> </p><p>

Anyway, I've been working a new USPW game, and of course I brought in Top Dolla. Same basic idea, but this time I'm trying to build a stable around him to counter-act the story line I've got going for Money (wherein he's been using his money to control the roster/refs for his own benefit.) The idea is that Top Dolla (who won't be revealed as Money's son until later in the plot) is gathering a bunch of other young rebels who've had enough of the elites pushing them around.</p><p> </p><p>

What I need is the stable itself. Top Dolla will be the center of it all. But I need some supporting players for him, and am struggling to figure out who would be a natural, organic fit. Considered bringing in some other second generation workers (legit or kayfabe) but no one seems to fit the image I have in my head.</p><p> </p><p>

What I'm looking for is at least one other single worker, a tag team or trio, and one female manager to work as Dolla's ditzy/sleazy girlfriend.</p><p> </p><p>

Any suggestions would be helpful.</p>

[Koholos]

<p>If you can get them, the. Bumfholes would make a good pair to join for a trio. Alternatively, Greg Gauge is an easy pickup from MAW. And I might also suggest Roger Cage (The Gauge and Cage Connection?) as a nice sleaze bag. Nelson Callum also does a good Ravishing gimmick for a bodyguard. </p><p> </p><p>

If you want to go for the second gen talent, short list Jay Chord, Matt Keith, and Edd Stone. If you can't get them, KC Glenn is a good 'fake' Chord, Aldous Blackfriar could be a fake Stone, and Greg Gauge is obviously a double for Matt Keith. And add in the guy with the funny hair from NYCW (Max something?) as a mouthpiece.</p><p> </p><p>

Dawn the Cheerleader makes a good ditz. Or, if you want a ditz manager who can also wrestle, it has to be Charity Sweet. If you want sleaze, I forget her name, but the girl with the lampshade on her head (also Dawn perhaps?).</p>

[equinox10]

<p>I feel like there are posts on here similar to this so I apologize if it's already been addressed and if the question is a bit long. This is something of a general booking philosophy question. So running an American fed, performance over popularity, essentially 80 percent matches and 20 percent angles for TV. I'd like to think the angles are old school style, interviews mainly and the occasional sneak attack perhaps, but no illegitimate children storylines. Essentially this is TCW in Cverse or NWA Territory style in real world.</p><p> </p><p>

Here's my issue: I really hate where two guys in a feud face off against each other directly on free TV. So I see two options to fill TV time, a bunch of enhancement talent matches and one or two more competitive matches with higher-tier guys. Storylines are progressed mainly through angles on the show. Alternatively, what I would call Japan style: almost all multi-man tag matches where feuding rivals square off but not one on one. Storylines are advanced primarily through the matches, occasional angle here or there.</p><p> </p><p>

Here's the problems I run into. A TV show with lots of squash matches in this type of promotion seems to do poor ratings (haven't tested extensively, maybe I'm wrong on that?). Even if you have a competitive match or two for main and semi main event, the rating seems to suffer from the lackluster undercard. Good angles don't seem to help enough. </p><p> </p><p>

Yet if you do lots of Japan style multi man matches, someone has to take the pin and lose. Often that is a guy I still want to keep strong going into a PPV. So the match ratings are better but the long term effects are blah. </p><p> </p><p>

So I'm curious, what do you guys think of the two approaches, or is there another approach that I'm missing? Perhaps putting some guys who are low on the card, but not jobbers, in the multi man matches and having them take the pins is a better solution (Seems to be done a lot in japan) but I feel like it hurts match ratings. I know it's a balance, the question is in your experience what is the best balance? </p><p> </p><p>

Thanks.</p>

[FankuKaibutsu]

I've run a similar style of company with 2 games so far, JCP in 1987 and WCW in 2001. In both, I've found that having solid midcarders, who can get a C+ to B- rating, are great for filling TV time while also sustaining a positive card rating.

 

The secret to japan-style multi-man matches is there's usually a lower-card worker who eats the pin. For example, in a 6 Man match, each team would consist of 1 main event, 1 upper-mid guy, and 1 lower card guy who's still got good enough skills to keep up, and then that lower-card guy eats the pin.

 

Another secret to booking old-school promotions: bull**** finishes. DQs, count-outs, no-contests. Sure the matches won't be the best they can be, but if you're doing everything else right, they should be high enough to get you a show rating that will maintain, or hopefully slowly improve, your popularity rating.

 

If you want to simulate that style of fed accurately, though, your TV show should be a "B Show", that way you can fill it with angles and squash matches and they won't affect your overall popularity.

[AceCodey]

I feel like there are posts on here similar to this so I apologize if it's already been addressed and if the question is a bit long. This is something of a general booking philosophy question. So running an American fed, performance over popularity, essentially 80 percent matches and 20 percent angles for TV. I'd like to think the angles are old school style, interviews mainly and the occasional sneak attack perhaps, but no illegitimate children storylines. Essentially this is TCW in Cverse or NWA Territory style in real world.

 

Here's my issue: I really hate where two guys in a feud face off against each other directly on free TV. So I see two options to fill TV time, a bunch of enhancement talent matches and one or two more competitive matches with higher-tier guys. Storylines are progressed mainly through angles on the show. Alternatively, what I would call Japan style: almost all multi-man tag matches where feuding rivals square off but not one on one. Storylines are advanced primarily through the matches, occasional angle here or there.

 

Here's the problems I run into. A TV show with lots of squash matches in this type of promotion seems to do poor ratings (haven't tested extensively, maybe I'm wrong on that?). Even if you have a competitive match or two for main and semi main event, the rating seems to suffer from the lackluster undercard. Good angles don't seem to help enough.

 

Yet if you do lots of Japan style multi man matches, someone has to take the pin and lose. Often that is a guy I still want to keep strong going into a PPV. So the match ratings are better but the long term effects are blah.

 

So I'm curious, what do you guys think of the two approaches, or is there another approach that I'm missing? Perhaps putting some guys who are low on the card, but not jobbers, in the multi man matches and having them take the pins is a better solution (Seems to be done a lot in japan) but I feel like it hurts match ratings. I know it's a balance, the question is in your experience what is the best balance?

 

Thanks.

 

It's difficult because if you were an SE company with say 60-70% match ratio you could probably get away with putting on one good match a night (like an ME v a midcarder) and then have the rest of the show filled with squash matches, with your angles carrying you.

 

I feel like the Japan-style is the right way to go here.

[nikesposti]

Im playing a Pre-Mtrl mod and I'm a few months, I lost Bret to WCW and I just wanted a few rules to play by if anybody is feeling frisky

[Temes1066]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="alphadraighon" data-cite="alphadraighon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Anyway, I've been working a new USPW game, and of course I brought in Top Dolla. Same basic idea, but this time I'm trying to build a stable around him to counter-act the story line I've got going for Money (wherein he's been using his money to control the roster/refs for his own benefit.) The idea is that Top Dolla (who won't be revealed as Money's son until later in the plot) is gathering a bunch of other young rebels who've had enough of the elites pushing them around.</p><p> </p><p> What I need is the stable itself. Top Dolla will be the center of it all. But I need some supporting players for him, and am struggling to figure out who would be a natural, organic fit. Considered bringing in some other second generation workers (legit or kayfabe) but no one seems to fit the image I have in my head.</p><p> </p><p> What I'm looking for is at least one other single worker, a tag team or trio, and one female manager to work as Dolla's ditzy/sleazy girlfriend.</p><p> </p><p> Any suggestions would be helpful.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Perhaps Carlos Gonzalez could be a part of Top Dolla's stable as he fits the Young Rebel image and he is sorta-2nd Gen.</p>

[alphadraighon]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Koholos" data-cite="Koholos" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>If you can get them, the. Bumfholes would make a good pair to join for a trio. Alternatively, Greg Gauge is an easy pickup from MAW. And I might also suggest Roger Cage (The Gauge and Cage Connection?) as a nice sleaze bag. Nelson Callum also does a good Ravishing gimmick for a bodyguard. <p> </p><p> If you want to go for the second gen talent, short list Jay Chord, Matt Keith, and Edd Stone. If you can't get them, KC Glenn is a good 'fake' Chord, Aldous Blackfriar could be a fake Stone, and Greg Gauge is obviously a double for Matt Keith. And add in the guy with the funny hair from NYCW (Max something?) as a mouthpiece.</p><p> </p><p> Dawn the Cheerleader makes a good ditz. Or, if you want a ditz manager who can also wrestle, it has to be Charity Sweet. If you want sleaze, I forget her name, but the girl with the lampshade on her head (also Dawn perhaps?).</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> While I like the suggestions here, most of these guys would overshadow Top Dolla (and possibly even Rich Money himself) which would give me a dynamic I don't particularly want. At least not at first. Dolla's skill set is pretty limited, and getting him over is hard enough without simultaneously having to keep his stable leveled off so one of them isn't suddenly and UMC while everyone else is still mid and below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Temes1066" data-cite="Temes1066" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Perhaps Carlos Gonzalez could be a part of Top Dolla's stable as he fits the Young Rebel image and he is sorta-2nd Gen.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Carlos might be a good enforcer-type, or perhaps someone who is a negative influence on Dolla. Like...a street mentor. Another point of contention between Money and Dolla.</p><p> </p><p> I guess what I really need is some people with lower popularity, but solid enough skills to help the story get over. Thought about Logan Wolfsbaine, but he always skyrockets for me (last time I had him, three matches in he was already pushing mid-card.)</p><p> </p><p> Thought maybe I could bring in Ade Nelson, Ash Barnaby, and Zack Rudge (the former Paratroopers) as maybe a Mean Street Posse type thing. But I have no experience using those three.</p><p> </p><p> Hell, I even considered Vikki Victoria, just for the extra shock factor.</p>

[Macca316]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="alphadraighon" data-cite="alphadraighon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Dixon Longacre</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Thanks, thats great!</p>