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<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> 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></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> For a manager, might I suggest Haley Buck, she has very good charisma and could practically serve as any kind of manager. As for stable mates I think any 3 of Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Identity (as Ian DeColt), Geoff Borne, K-Squared, Ash Campbell, Lug Phelan, Luis Montero Jr, Riley McManus or The Rock City Stars {Stan "The Man" Manna & "Rockin" Ryan Turner} would serve nicely.</p>
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<p>Maybe y'all can help me out a little.</p><p> </p><p>

I'm playing my very first 21CW game and I've just signed Marbella to a contact. I've given her the gimmick of a seductress.</p><p> </p><p>

The question is, who should be her client? I've already hinted at Luke Cool, but it seems a little too obvious. Any suggestions?</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Russelrules44" data-cite="Russelrules44" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Maybe y'all can help me out a little.<p> </p><p> I'm playing my very first 21CW game and I've just signed Marbella to a contact. I've given her the gimmick of a seductress.</p><p> </p><p> The question is, who should be her client? I've already hinted at Luke Cool, but it seems a little too obvious. Any suggestions?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Brickhouse Balder</p>
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<p>Started Hives 1994 Mod with WWF.</p><p> </p><p>

The challenge being to build up young talent for the Main event. With a lot of the old stars having gone to WCW without putting anyone over. </p><p> </p><p>

With a shaky midcard and uppermidcard as well, there's not a terribly great foundation to build upon . </p><p> </p><p>

I've digged around to get a lot of people signed, got rid of some dead wood. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Signed various people for all across the card. Aim to build a Cruiserweight , US title division and rebuild the Tag division. Adding some star power to the Main Event. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

How would you impliment these guys and who would you send on holiday to make an impact at a later date?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Signee's </p><p> </p><p>

Top of the card (ME/UM)</p><p> </p><p>

Bulldog (being built up as one of the future top guys if he can perform)</p><p> </p><p>

Roddy Piper (Tempted to give him a Heavyweight title reign later down the line.</p><p> </p><p>

Sid Vicious (Really unsure if to use him for his overness to use him long term</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Rick Steiner (Didn't expect them to be this over, they will start tagging)</p><p> </p><p>

Scott Steiner ( See Rick)</p><p> </p><p>

Terry Funk ( 6 months of jobbing for him, may use him to put Foley over)</p><p> </p><p>

Kevin Von Eric - Used soley to put Midcarders over to UM level)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Cruiserweight Division </p><p> </p><p>

Ultimo Dragon</p><p>

Taka</p><p>

RVD</p><p>

Chavo</p><p>

Eddie</p><p>

Rey Misterio</p><p>

Psicosis</p><p>

Hayabusa</p><p>

El Hijo De Santos</p><p>

Dean Malenko</p><p> </p><p>

Rey and Psicosis have the most US overness out of these so will be the begginign feuds for 1-2-3 Kid. Some of these signee's can start to put over my top 3 or 4 guys, some of the others can be holidayed or slowly get over on Superstars. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

US title/Midcarder Signee's </p><p> </p><p>

Cactus Jack</p><p>

Ken Shamrock</p><p>

Dan Severn</p><p>

Steve Williams </p><p> </p><p>

US title will be for Midcarders as rule but to start it will be competed for by ageing former stars and Brawlers/ legit tough guys. These 4 guys will be the stars of the US title. Get them over and Cactus can go streight to ME level. Shamrock and Severn and Williams are legit enough to be forces in the IC title level on theway up to being ME contenders. </p><p> </p><p>

Ken/Severn/William all need the unbeaten legit looking baddass pushes and realistically I can't do 3 at the same time. </p><p> </p><p>

I really am undecided if to have them even face each other at US level when they can be pushed up at different times and face each other at money matches at IC level or Main event level.</p><p> </p><p>

Help with this would be good? </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Tag Team signee's </p><p> </p><p>

Hardy Boyz (used as jobbers for the time being)</p><p> </p><p>

Demolition (Axe and Smash are back for 6 months to put over the other teams)</p><p> </p><p>

Los Guererro's (Eddie and Chavo, Cruiserweight and Tag Team guys)</p><p> </p><p>

Fabulous Freebirds (Gordy and Hayes, used to put over the other teams, they may get a title reign.)</p><p> </p><p>

Steiners ( will start as the main Tag team)</p><p> </p><p>

Edge + ?? ( Christian hasn't debut yet, so Edge willjust go by his real name and tag with someone like Bob Holly or somthing)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

What feuds could you see ?</p><p> </p><p>

Who would you send on holiday?</p><p> </p><p>

Who would you start on the roster first?</p>

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For me, Winter. the first things that come to mind is are a couple Kevin Von Erich feuds. With the way you say you intend to use him, he could be a defender of the old school. Acting mostly face and defending his fellow wrestlers with honor, trying to play by the rules and wrestling matches with a "may the best man win" attitude. But being skeptical of guys who represent new ways that go against that.

 

The first feud I see him having is with Cactus Jack. I'm pretty sure the Von Erichs were still at the top of the USWA when young Foley would have been there contending with the likes of Eric Embry. Kevin could do an interview on how he views the WWF landscape and express skepticism that Foley belongs. That he's too much of a wildcard and could get someone seriously hurt. Foley could then youthfully overreact, take that as Kevin threatening to run him out of the company, and the war could be on.

 

The other is Ken Shamrock. Where you are is right about the period of the Brawl For All and the WWF trying to capitalize on the rise of MMA before the two could become too separate from one another. Kevin could in character view this intermingling as a threat to wrestling. The views of the uninitiated toward MMA during it's initial rise were very harshly critical after all. Comparisons to "human cock fighting" and the like. Kevin could express this misguided viewpoint and therefore be disappointed in Shamrock selling out to this new thing. Remark on how Shamrock was a wrestler first and how he used to respect Ken for his battles with Robert Fuller and his army in Tennessee. But that changed when Ken sold out to MMA and started "dancing with the devil". Shamrock naturally takes offense at all this and makes it his goal to enlighten Kevin by force.

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<p>Nice Idea there Cappy. </p><p> </p><p>

I'm certainly looking to do Shamrock v Kev Von Eric - It'll give Ken something to do whilst Dan Severn has his US title stint then moves on up.</p><p> </p><p>

Cactus I'm considering using to be Severn's first feud as US champ, Gary Hart wants Dan Severn in his stud stable, I mean.. who wouldn't.. Dan refuses.. Gary sets to teach him a lesson, firstly pitting Rick Martel against him, he badly fails.. then he sends out the crazy Cactus Jack.</p><p> </p><p>

Thinking maybe down the road. Kev will turn Heel and be helped by Lawler and Jarrett as defends of old school. Targeting the crossover guys like Dan Severn and Shamrock (maybe Steve Williams aswell) Shamrock and co have the legit skill but Defenders of the Old School have cunning and tricks up their sleeves. </p><p> </p><p>

I'm deciding on what to do with the Bret v Owen feud. I want Bret to have a great reign but I want Owen to have a reign and set up him as major Main Eventer. Maybe have a Last Man standing match or something where Owen wins the title, cheats to retain title, has a filler feud before dropping it back to Bret. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

I certainly see 1994 has a set up year where I get the roster how I want it. 1995 will hopefully see the building up come to fruition with Bret defending his title against beasts like Dan Severn, Shamrock and Dr Death.</p>

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In my TCW game, I'm planning to retire Eddie Peak and Bryan Vessey from the ring, and put them in charge of running a resurrected DaVE. Does anyone happen to know the DaVE product settings? I'm assuming Key Cult with Heavy Hardcore and maybe Realism?
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In my TCW game, I'm planning to retire Eddie Peak and Bryan Vessey from the ring, and put them in charge of running a resurrected DaVE. Does anyone happen to know the DaVE product settings? I'm assuming Key Cult with Heavy Hardcore and maybe Realism?

 

DaVE is in the database as a closed company. You could just adopt their product.

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So when I started WCW in the 1992 database, I had a plan for the NWA. I want an NWA consisting of WCW, NJPW, and AAA as the major forces of each country, with USWA and/or SMW to keep the southern wrestling aspect of NWA. ECW and the two women's companies that are already there could stay as well.

Of course AAA in this database is part the Mexican wrestling committee and being the dumbass that I am, I never noticed it until I was too far gone. NJPW also blocked my attempts to invite the southern promotions because they were too small.

 

Now I'm thinking of two things: Since in reality NJPW pretty much bailed on the NWA after Muta lost the title, I think of maybe expelling them and then inviting those two promotions in. Now I don't know if I'd be successful in kicking them out, but the plan is two invite USWA and SMW without NJPW's interference. Before kicking them out, I'd have to sign a working agreement with them so I could keep the talent-trading. The thing is I don't know how long until I could invite NJPW back and I'm not sure if I could cheese through it.

 

The second plan would be to abandon the NWA much like WCW eventually would in 1993 and create an alliance called 'WCW International'. In this scenario, I would have NJPW leave NWA as well and join my new alliance.

 

So umm....I'm looking for some advise, I guess. As I'm writing this, I'm thinking of just switching to NJPW for a while and invite new companies that way. Maybe that would work.

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<p>Re-Packaging</p><p> </p><p>

Currently booking AWA, now in the year 1997 so I've reached 10 in-game years <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> However I'm currently looking to re-package Kane. He is currently under the ring name 'The Cremator' which is pretty much just his Kane gimmick but with a different ring name. He is an upper midcarder but now I want to move him away from this gimmick but not sure the best way to go about it? I want to turn him into a serious title contender but don't want him to do it under that ring name or gimmick so I'm open to suggestions on what would be best for business to help turn him into a serious contender <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Edit:</strong> Preferably I want to avoid using any ring names he has used in the past or even avoid using his real name <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Thanks in-advance for anyone who can come up with a suitable gimmick and ring name for him <strong>(And if possible, a little backstory too!)</strong></p>

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Currently booking AWA, now in the year 1997 so I've reached 10 in-game years :D However I'm currently looking to re-package Kane. He is currently under the ring name 'The Cremator' which is pretty much just his Kane gimmick but with a different ring name. He is an upper midcarder but now I want to move him away from this gimmick but not sure the best way to go about it? I want to turn him into a serious title contender but don't want him to do it under that ring name or gimmick so I'm open to suggestions on what would be best for business to help turn him into a serious contender :)

 

Edit: Preferably I want to avoid using any ring names he has used in the past or even avoid using his real name :) Thanks in-advance for anyone who can come up with a suitable gimmick and ring name for him (And if possible, a little backstory too!)

 

Two questions

 

1: What alignment are you intending him to be?

 

and 2: What about a Daniel Bryan inversion?

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<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>Two questions<p> </p><p> 1: What alignment are you intending him to be?</p><p> </p><p> and 2: What about a Daniel Bryan inversion?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> 1) Plan on keeping him heel because I think it'll still work best that way!</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> 2) I feel like an idiot not understanding this question lol, can you expand please?</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jordanmason17" data-cite="jordanmason17" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> 2) I feel like an idiot not understanding this question lol, can you expand please?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> What I mean by this is that unlike say a Seth Rollins who had a totally different name prior to WWE, before Bryan was "Daniel Bryan", he was working the indies as Bryan Danielson. So all WWE did was invert his name. Er go in Kane's case, would you be willing to call him Jake Glenn instead of Glen Jacobs?</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jordanmason17" data-cite="jordanmason17" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Currently booking AWA, now in the year 1997 so I've reached 10 in-game years <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> However I'm currently looking to re-package Kane. He is currently under the ring name 'The Cremator' which is pretty much just his Kane gimmick but with a different ring name. He is an upper midcarder but now I want to move him away from this gimmick but not sure the best way to go about it? I want to turn him into a serious title contender but don't want him to do it under that ring name or gimmick so I'm open to suggestions on what would be best for business to help turn him into a serious contender <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <strong>Edit:</strong> Preferably I want to avoid using any ring names he has used in the past or even avoid using his real name <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Thanks in-advance for anyone who can come up with a suitable gimmick and ring name for him <strong>(And if possible, a little backstory too!)</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I know you said to avoid his real name so this might be a little close to the mark but you could go with Jacob, and the biblical connotations from that. There's the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel so it is sort of appropriate. Have him as a heel, a sanctimonious avenger, perhaps with a manager like James Mitchell (the sinister minister). You could either run it as an entirely new gimmick, sort of self-appointed arbiter of right and wrong in AWA, or if you wanted to retain some of the supernatural Kane/Undertaker vibe, you could use 'acts of god' (lightning, fire, water, etc.). If you ever want to 'kill off' the character, he could return as Israel, as that's what Jacob was renamed as.</p>
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<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>What I mean by this is that unlike say a Seth Rollins who had a totally different name prior to WWE, before Bryan was "Daniel Bryan", he was working the indies as Bryan Danielson. So all WWE did was invert his name. Er go in Kane's case, would you be willing to call him Jake Glenn instead of Glen Jacobs?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Oh now I understand, yeah I would be willing to use that name in his case!</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Slim Jim" data-cite="Slim Jim" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I know you said to avoid his real name so this might be a little close to the mark but you could go with Jacob, and the biblical connotations from that. There's the story of Jacob wrestling with an angel so it is sort of appropriate. Have him as a heel, a sanctimonious avenger, perhaps with a manager like James Mitchell (the sinister minister). You could either run it as an entirely new gimmick, sort of self-appointed arbiter of right and wrong in AWA, or if you wanted to retain some of the supernatural Kane/Undertaker vibe, you could use 'acts of god' (lightning, fire, water, etc.). If you ever want to 'kill off' the character, he could return as Israel, as that's what Jacob was renamed as.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> This actually sounds like a really good idea, thank you! I'm going to run him under a completely new gimmick, the gimmick you suggested sounds like a good idea that I may run with, may not keep any of the supernatural vibes though. Do you think Paul Bearer could still be suited to be the manager or do you think James Mitchell would definitely be the firm choice? Another person I have in mind who could maybe be a good manager for this character is perhaps Kevin Sullivan? </p><p> </p><p> Open to more suggestions but so far this ones great</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jordanmason17" data-cite="jordanmason17" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Do you think Paul Bearer could still be suited to be the manager or do you think James Mitchell would definitely be the firm choice? Another person I have in mind who could maybe be a good manager for this character is perhaps Kevin Sullivan? <p> </p><p> Open to more suggestions but so far this ones great</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Possibly. Before he was Paul Bearer, he was Percival Pringle the Third. The gimmick being that of a whiny mama's boy of means who bought his way to wrestling prominence with the family money. With that dramatic a gimmick range in his repertoire, Bearer might well be made to work here.</p><p> </p><p> But a guy that could come to my mind would be Bruce Prichard as Brother Love. Have him sway Kane to being his enforcer against those who don't practice his version of love correctly. Could be very Orwellian with Prichard fighting the "unloving" and thought policing the roster. Especially if you introduced Prichard as a supposed friend of Greg Gagne and it appeared he had the support of the AWA's founding family. Only for Prichard to turn on Greg and start building this Ministry of Love that Greg and some friends must then fight off.</p>
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So, I recently decided to do a HCG save in the T-Verse with Jerry King as my user character but i am thinking of expanding the roster a bit when I hit national, thing is though I dont wanna use people that are overused so could the community perhaps name some people that are underrated in the Thunderverse? male or female
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<p>Over time I've read about a members AWA from like 87 to a few years in. </p><p> </p><p>

Ive started an AWA myself but stuck as to how to realistically evolve their product without tuning the essence. </p><p> </p><p>

I know they didn't just soley have technicians they had brawlers like Brody, Vader and SGT Slaughter. Slaughter gad his military gimmick. </p><p> </p><p>

But how could one realistically take it? </p><p> </p><p>

Ive introduced a Junior Heavyweight division. </p><p> </p><p>

Everything is based on legit wrestling skill. The best wrestlers would be featured up the card.</p>

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<p>Well, i'm playing WWF in 1995 and i'm planning to make the Nation of Domination, but instead of having Farooq as his leader, i'll have Ahmed Johnson as his leader.</p><p> </p><p>

But later, i would be planning to make a White power stable to counter the Afro-american Nation. It would be composed of:</p><p> </p><p>

Ludvig Borga (representing Finland)</p><p>

James Maritato (Planning to name him Salvatore Sincere, for a lack of imagination)(representing Italy)</p><p>

Alex Wright (Have to steal him from WCW, representing Germany)</p><p>

Jean-Pierre Laffitte (Representing Quebec)</p><p> </p><p>

What would be a good name for it?</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Grudge" data-cite="Grudge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You should rename them all to "Ryan" and call it the "A Ryan Brotherhood"<p> </p><p> "You're just not worthy unless you're 'A Ryan'"</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> xDDDD.</p><p> </p><p> Well, i've think i've found a good name for it, it's going to be called the White Defence League or Weiss Bruderschaft.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Grudge" data-cite="Grudge" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You should rename them all to "Ryan" and call it the "A Ryan Brotherhood"<p> </p><p> "You're just not worthy unless you're 'A Ryan'"</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Took me a while to figure this one out. Pretty clever once it falls in place though.</p>
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