Official "Booking Committee" Thread

[Danny_H22]

<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>For me, I'd be looking at who has history with Austin. Maybe a guy like Brian Pillman. Have DiBiase trying to tap into Pillman's knowledge of Austin as his former tag partner. I know Pillman was doing the crazy guy thing when he and Austin crossed paths in WWE. But maybe that could be the root of DiBiase's failure. Pillman's ultimately too wild for him to control.<p> </p><p> I'd also be tempted to look at guys outside the company from Austin's early past. Like would a Rugged Rod Price be available? Always thought he deserved a taste of the big time and never understood why he didn't get it. Former stable mate of Austin's under Skandar Akbar in Devastation Inc. Hence would have known Austin's weak points before Austin even did. Perhaps Austin's original arch nemesis in Chris Adams. I remember him winding his career down in WCW about this time. Would bring both Adams and Austin full circle and allow Austin the ultimate last laugh in that rivalry. Maybe do both. Perhaps Pillman fails to help so Ted digs deeper for Adams or Price. Or vice versa. He digs deep, realizes that intel is outdated and tries to co-opt Pillman in response.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Pillman would be the perfect choice, for me, but unfortunately he has already passed in my game. </p><p> </p><p> I’ll take a look at Price and Adams, although I don’t think they will have the popularity or skills to work with my figurehead in the build up to WM season</p>

[Danny_H22]

<p>Since my last post, a few things have changed and I am preparing for my SummerSlam PPV. Would love any and all advice </p><p> </p><p>

<em>After losing his title to Taker and a number one contender match to Ahmed Johnson the following night, Owen Hart took matters into his own hands and attacked Johnson during the contract signing, putting him out of action for his big opportunity. Taker finally agreed to a rematch with Owen at Fully Loaded to prove to him that he is on another level - which he did in a very good match. </em></p><p> </p><p>

I am thinking about pairing Taker up with Austin at Summerslam and giving Austin his first WWF title win. I’m questioning whether it’s too soon to be changing the champion, but I want to take advantage of the prestige of Summerslam in crowning my figurehead as the top champion in the business. </p><p> </p><p>

As for Owen, Johnson will attack him on the RAW after Fully Loaded and sideline him in retribution (Owen is injured for 24 days) before the square off at Summerslam where Owen will probably win. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Ministry stablemates, Kane and Mankind successful defended their titles against former champions New Age Outlaws, but The Sultan was less fortunate in his championship efforts. Sultan has made Intercontinental champions Steve Austin his number one target, in a bid to prove to the rest of the Ministry that he is ready for a step up. Naturally, Austin proved too much for the young upstart and he beat him in what proved to be a solid match. </em></p><p> </p><p>

Kane and Mankind are a bit of dilemma for me. The only challengers they have are HHH and HBK who are entitled to a title shot at any point over the year, but that’s a match up between four of my biggest stars and should really happen at Wrestlemania. However, they can’t really not defend their titles at one of my biggest PPVs. </p><p> </p><p>

Sultan might continue trying to impress the other Ministry members by answering Bulldogs challenge at SummerSlam, in another losing effort. Then he will accept that Undertaker is right and he isn’t ready. Not sure where he could go from there. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Bulldog claimed the European title at KOTR and after honouring it to Stu Hart who recently passed, he immediately declared himself a fighting champion and agreed to face any and all challenges. At Fully Loaded, that was put to the test when Double J answered the call and tried to end the Bulldogs run before it ever started. Unfortunately, Bulldog had momentum on his side on his way to his first successful title defence. </em></p><p> </p><p>

Bulldog is getting on in age and he has a soft spot in my life so I would like to let him have a good European title run before maybe having him win the tag titles with Owen down the line. As mentioned, he will likely beat Sultan at Summerslam before getting into an actual feud to give him some credibility. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>The monster Sid set his sights on impressing Sable by destroying her partner Marc Mero, who had just returned from a long injury. Sable stayed committed for all of four weeks, before betraying Mero and siding with Sid, promising to rise right to the top of the WWF in due course</em></p><p> </p><p>

Mero is never going to be a star and Sid is massively over. Sid and Sable have great chemistry so I figured why not pair them up. I would like Sid to get into a high profile feud but I don’t see who he could feud with that would actually make sense. I am thinking about building towards Taker v Sid at Wrestlemania but that depends on what I decide to do about the Ministry and if I can come up with a good enough story as to why they would be feuding in the lead up to the biggest event of the year. On top of that, Sable is leaving in three months to give birth. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>After successfully defending his Intercontinental title for the 8th time, it might be time for Austin to set his sights on the biggest title in the world. But what will happen to his Intercontinental title in the meantime?</em></p><p> </p><p>

As discussed last time, I’m building towards Austin as champ facing off against an unbeaten Rock at Mania, so I have to get the title on him soon. It seems a shame to cut Takers reign so short and probably weakens him, so I don’t know if Summerslam is the right PPV to do it. My current plan is for his to win a number one contender match but also be forced to defend the IC belt on the same night as his title shot, possibly in a triple threat so he doesn’t have to take the fall. Not sure if a one month build to his first title win does him justice, though. </p><p> </p><p>

I did try to sign Ted DiBiase with a view of him trying to buy Austin for a while before introducing a couple clients to destroy him and take his title, but DiBiase decided to stay with WCW</p><p> </p><p>

<em>Since being crowned the KOTR, Rock has continued his unbeaten streak against an array of wrestlers. Who will be the next to step up and challenge themselves against the future of the WWF?</em></p><p> </p><p>

This one is simple, ex European champion William Regal is going to berate Rock for never being a champion, calling his unbeaten streak useless. This short month feud will keep Rock busy and give him another name on the win list </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Long term Lightweight champion Jushin Liger finally succumbed to a returning X-Pac who then joined up with his long term friends Triple H and Shawn Michaels in reforming DX!</em></p><p> </p><p>

So DX are back together. Why? Because I have to keep HHH and HBK away from the Ministry for now. HHH has already lost a feud to them and HBK was involved in the top feud for the first few months of the game. DX won’t be claiming their title shots just yet, but they have been watching the New Age Outlaws in their losing efforts to the Ministry. My idea is to have DX offer the NAO a place in the stable only for them to refuse until the square off at Summerslam and earn each other respect. Not sure what I’d do after that as I’d have two large stables who can’t really face off due to their recent history and long term plans. </p><p> </p><p>

As for X-Pac, no Lightweight in the WWF is even close to him in terms of popularity or skill. So really not sure what happens next. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>New signee Bam Bam Bigelow went straight for tough veteran Faarooq in a bid to impress. They are currently tied at 2-2 in their best of 7 series. Who will pull off the important final two wins and claim bragging rights?</em></p><p> </p><p>

This will end at Summerslam, probably, with Bam Bam coming out the victor. I am toying with the idea of them teaming up afterwards due to a mutual repspect and going after Kane and Mankind. I might even have them conclude their series during RAW and facing off against Ministry at Summerslam, although I don’t see how that can be achieved within four RAWs without it being too rushed. </p><p> </p><p>

So this is what is happening in my game. If anyone has any Ideas going forward, I’d love to hear them. I have realised that I rely on month long feuds and struggle to build good feuds that lasts over a few PPVs, so that’s something I’m interested in improving. I’ll post a few bullet points below for anyone who wishes to help with some ideas</p><p> </p><p>

</p><ul><li>How can I handle the WWF title scene without devaluing both the title and the Undertaker, but still keeping Austin strong?<br /></li><li>Where do DX go from here?<br /></li><li>I need a long term tag team title feud. Ideas?<br /></li><li>I have Big Boss Man waiting to debut, but not sure in what capacity <br /></li><li>I don’t want Owen to slip down the rankings, but he needs to stay away from the title for a bit. Where does he go?<br /></li><li>Do I keep the Ministry storyline going beyond Wrestlemania or have it all blow off there, with Taker facing Kane and Mankind in a triple threat?<br /></li><li>I am planning a whodunnit for Royal Rumble, where the winner is involved in a hit and run and thus foregoing his title shot at Wrestlemania for revenge. Any suggestions for who might fit this scenario?<br /></li><li>What to do about the enigma that is Sid?<br /></li><li>I am toying with the idea of a Warrior appearance at the Rumble which will lead to a retirement match at Wrestlemania. Who would he pair with nicely? I was thinking Goldust because I’m very fond of him myself <br /></li></ul><p></p>

[Sabu]

I'm starting a new game with WLW, do you guys wanna give me any rules or advice for running this promotion? They've caught my eye as a first time TEW 2016 player!

[TheZies]

<p>So as I was working on the story for building my 1998 new Horsemen in WCW ... freakin' Buff Bagwell hurts Scott Steiner's neck. Scott can still wrestle but he's going to be bothered by the neck for a year <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

So, I was building the story that the Horsemen were looking for a 4th member ... they're currently a face group taking on the nWo and was going to be Flair, DDP and Steiner and someone else. </p><p> </p><p>

I was having Booker T trying to join them (as he helped the team beat a nWo team at Starrcade after Benoit was sent to rehab) ... but they were going to pick someone else and Booker was going to join the nWo and make his big singles push as a heel. </p><p> </p><p>

But now I need to figure out what to do with Steiner. He was going to chase the tag titles (as in Story the Outsiders "injured" Rick and took the belts from him) ... do I need to almost write the horsemen angle off and send Scott on vacation to heal or let him wrestle poorly or replace him.....<img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

in the story, I'm pushing Flair back to chasing the World title ... so he can make that chase without the Horsemen, and DDP is fine by himself</p>

[Danny_H22]

<p>Just signed a rookie Kurt Angle to a contract in my Attitude Era WWF save. Not sure how to introduce him, though. His auto push is upper midcard, I guess as he’s coming off of the olympics. </p><p> </p><p>

I was thinking about having Owen take him under his wing leading to a match at Wrestlemania. Not sure how I would go about introducing him and getting Owen and Kurt together. Maybe Kurt approaches Owen saying he’s a big fan etc.</p><p> </p><p>

Then if they do face off at WM, it’ll be too soon to have Angle go over former WWF champion Owen.</p>

[jeronullet]

<p>3rd & 4th Horsemen</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheZies" data-cite="TheZies" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So as I was working on the story for building my 1998 new Horsemen in WCW ... freakin' Buff Bagwell hurts Scott Steiner's neck. Scott can still wrestle but he's going to be bothered by the neck for a year <img alt=":mad:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> So, I was building the story that the Horsemen were looking for a 4th member ... they're currently a face group taking on the nWo and was going to be Flair, DDP and Steiner and someone else. </p><p> </p><p> I was having Booker T trying to join them (as he helped the team beat a nWo team at Starrcade after Benoit was sent to rehab) ... but they were going to pick someone else and Booker was going to join the nWo and make his big singles push as a heel. </p><p> </p><p> But now I need to figure out what to do with Steiner. He was going to chase the tag titles (as in Story the Outsiders "injured" Rick and took the belts from him) ... do I need to almost write the horsemen angle off and send Scott on vacation to heal or let him wrestle poorly or replace him.....<img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />:confused:</p><p> </p><p> in the story, I'm pushing Flair back to chasing the World title ... so he can make that chase without the Horsemen, and DDP is fine by himself</p></div></blockquote><p> You could just go with Booker T and Stevie Ray, Sting and Luger?, Rick Steiner and Malenko? I think I'd go with some sort of established tag team as the 3rd and 4th members(or at least two workers with great chemistry to make into a tag team).</p>

[Danny_H22]

<p>LONG POST WARNING</p><p> </p><p>

<em>And new! Just two months after beating Owen for the most prestigious title in the world, Undertaker lost it to WWF figurehead Steve Austin - who can know call himself world champion for the first time. Austin’s first task proved a relatively simple one, as he beat Ahmed Johnson who was owed a title shot after Owen put him on the shelf for a month. But who will the Rattlesnake have to square off against next?</em></p><p> </p><p>

I have messed with the WWF title scene a bit too much recently and the prestige has dropped. In hindsight, Undertaker didn’t need the title and never should have had it, thus his reign ended far too quickly - further damaging the prestige. Austin will hold the title now until Mania, at least, giving him six months to raise the prestige and stake his claim as the biggest wrestler in the world. </p><p> </p><p>

My Austin plans for Judgement Day is to have Vince announce a very special title main event, before being interrupted by Austin who will start the ball rolling on the Vince hates Austin thing. Vince will announce a six man elimination match for Austin’s title at Judgement Day, which of course Austin will win. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Rock has achieved a lot of the last 12 months, including the no easy feat of remaining unbeaten. On top of this, he has actually become the most over wrestler in the world. However, he is still yet to win a title - something William Regal and Jim Cornette have taken great delight in telling him. After overcoming the wily veteran at SummerSlam, Rock hoped to move on to bigger things, but Regal had other ideas and continued taunting him. This would lead to a No DQ match at Breakdown, which Rock eventually won, but not before he got his hands on Cornette!</em></p><p> </p><p>

I decided to extend the Rock and Regal feud for one reason, I didn’t have anything else for the Rock to do that didn’t involve him squaring for against one of the top stars. My plan all along has been to bring Rock along slowly, beating midcarders and winning short feuds. I certainly didn’t expect him to overtake Austin et al in popularity so quickly. My long term plan is a Austin showdown at Mania, but for now he will keep going the way he has been. </p><p> </p><p>

I had a debuting Big Boss Man attack Rock after a match a while back, so that’s who Rock will be setting his sights on next. </p><p> </p><p>

As for Regal, he has failed three tests for hard drugs but I haven’t been able to send him to rehab because each time he has been busy in feuds. I’m going to ease off giving him anything else until he proves more reliable. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Since their inception last year, The Ministry has run roughshod over the whole WWF, but recently the first signs on cracks has formed. Sultan, desperate to prove himself, challenged and lost matches for both the IC and Euro belts. But the damage wasn’t confined to just himself as he accidentally cost Undertaker his WWF title. Luckily for Sultan, Taker believes he is bigger than titles and has forgiven him for his indiscretions - but not before punishing him 1-1 in the ring. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>

One group looking to further widen any cracks is the recently expanded DX. With the New Age Outlaws joining forces with HHH, HBK, X-Pac and Chyna, DX is looking as strong as they ever have. Both HHH and the New Age Outlaws have had their problems with the Ministry previously and both have come out on the losing end. But will the group be able to band together and rid the WWF of the dark forces once and for all?</em></p><p> </p><p>

With Survivor Series right around the corner, the logical matchup was Ministry v DX. Although most of the guys in the groups have feuded a lot recently, the addition of HBK and Sultan should freshen it up slightly. Not sure if I should introduce a Lightweight to the Ministry ranks so it can be 5v5 or have it be 4v4 and find something else for X-Pac. </p><p> </p><p>

Unsure who wins this or how. Ministry have had the upper hand a lot over the NAO and HHH recently and HBK won’t take kindly to losing at a PPV. Then there’s the issue of what the groups do afterwards because they can’t keep feuding. </p><p> </p><p>

DX have only recently formed so they aren’t going to be breaking up yet and Ministry need to stay together until at least Mania season. I might play around with having DX antagonise Vince so Vince makes things difficult for them for a few months. This keeps them out the title pictures (world and tag) and gives them new feuds. </p><p> </p><p>

As for Ministry, it comes down to what I do at Mania. My plan was to have DX challenge Kane and Mankind for the titles, as they are owed a shot, and have Taker face off with Sid. However, Sid informed me that he will be sitting out his contract so I’ve released him. I’ll now have to find a new matchup for Taker at Mania and Kane is an obvious choice. </p><p> </p><p>

I’ve signed Jake Roberts to a nine month contract so I considered having him influence Kane behind the scenes before revealing himself and managing him in the build up to Taker v Kane. But this means Kane and Mankind will need to lose their titles soon and I don’t want that really. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>With Austin preoccupied with his WWF title shot against Taker later in the night, number one contender for the Intercontinental title, Ken Shamrock, took advantage by making Austin submit to the feared ankle lock at SummerSlam, claiming the gold in the process. The following night his celebration was cut short by the rampaging Bam Bam Bigalow, fresh off of his best of seven feud with Faarooq. Will Bam be able to use his momentum to claim the coveted IC belt or will Shamrocks ankle lock prove too much?</em></p><p> </p><p>

An easy short feud between two brawlers with momentum on their side. Bam spent a couple weeks threatening Shamrock before attacking him. Shamrock isn’t losing the title here, in fact he might hold the title for quite a while, but it’s a good short feud to keep a couple guys near the top occupied. </p><p> </p><p>

In building up the ankle lock to be some monster submission as I think that can go a couple ways in the future. Once Bam is dispatched, I don’t know where Shamrock will turn his attention. I might introduce Dan Severn and have an MMA style feud for a couple months - further cementing the effectiveness of he ankle lock. </p><p> </p><p>

As for Bam, I might pair him with recently defeated Faarooq and have them go after Kane and Mankind for a bit. Should make for some hard hitting matchups. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>After a period of absence from the WWF, Big Boss Man returned in an impactful way - by attacking Rock. He would spend the next month randomly attacking various wrestlers, with no indication as to why. Could it be linked to the sudden introduction of Shane “son of the boss” McMahon?</em></p><p> </p><p>

I was a big Boss Man fan in real life so when his contract came up for renewal with WCW, I wasn’t going to let him be wasted over there. I introduced him as someone who was seemingly attacking people at will, but I think I’m going to pair him up with a debuting Shane McMahon. Shane will try and convince Vince that he needs protection - an enforcer - and someone who can handle Vinces dirty work. This gives him a big role to play in a Vince v DX feud and means I can use someone like Steve Williams to bolster the enforcement. </p><p> </p><p>

But first, Rock will get a chance to avenge him for the attack a month previously. Obviously, Rock won’t be losing to Boss Man so I need a way to make him look strong in losing. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>After winning the European title and dedicating it to Stu Hart, Bulldog proved himself to be a fighting champion by dispatching Sultan. But the soon to be father Goldust wants to make Marlene proud by claiming some gold before she leaves. Will this newly motivated Goldust prove too strong for the Bulldog?</em></p><p> </p><p>

When I got note that Marlene was pregnant, I decided to include this in a storyline. Goldust and Bulldog have been very congratulatory of one another during the build up and partnered successfully several times. During the title match, however, Bulldog pushed Goldust into Marlene before hitting a Powerbomb for the pin. Goldust, concerned for Marlene and his unborn child, carried Marlene to the back. My plan is to have Goldust return with vengeance, armed with a new mean streak, to take revenge on Bulldog for putting his woman at risk. </p><p> </p><p>

I will probably give Bulldog another successful month long feud and let Goldust have a month off before revisiting this. Again, it’s probably too soon to pass the belt off to Goldust so I need to make him look strong in defeat. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>Promising tag team The Hardy Boyz have been impressing a lot of people recently, but Kane and Mankind aren’t impressed. After winning a shock number one contender match, The Hardy Boyz were laid out by the tag champions who preceded to torment them for weeks. Eventually, The Hardy Boyz managed to gain the upper hand one week before their big opportunity. But will they be able to surprise everyone and claim an historic victory?</em></p><p> </p><p>

Matt and Jeff have been putting in some solid performances and haven’t had a feud just yet, so why not throw them in at the deep end? Obviously, I wasn’t going to have the Hardys go over Kane and Mankind this early into their run, but I figured we could get a good underdog story going. </p><p> </p><p>

Kane and Mankind win before moving on to their Survivor Series matchup against DX. I don’t have anything planned for the Hardys for now, so they will go back to winning midcard matches. I’m not planning on pushing them too much just yet, as they won’t sign an exclusive contract due to OMEGA commitments. Maybe I’ll pair them up with a woman and have them feud with another midcard team over her. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>The Mastodon Vader is sick of being taken lightly, so what better way to prove you still have it than by destroying a former WWF champion in Owen Hart. Can Owen use his brilliant wrestling brain to overcome the threat of the monster?</em></p><p> </p><p>

After a short Owen feud with Johnson over Owen costing him his title shot, I wanted to include Owen in a big time feud so I matched him off with main eventer Vader. I had Vader attack Owen after matches and squash jobbers along the way. During their PPV match, Vader resorted to a rage DQ after Owen started getting the upper hand. This allows me to stretch the feud out for another month - maybe with a stipulation based blow off match. </p><p> </p><p>

Going forward, I have a plan involving a debuting Kurt Angle becoming a protege of Owen Hart. This can either end in a Mania 1v1 (but I think it’s too early to have Angle go over), a Mania tag team title shot against DX or Kane/Mankind or Owen win the IC and Angle win the Euro at Mania. </p><p> </p><p>

Vader is showing on the time decline list but he’s still got a lot to offer. Maybe a passing of the torch feud with another monster, but I don’t have anyone lined up yet. </p><p> </p><p>

<em>A returning X-Pac certainly made some noise by defeating Lightweight champion Jushin Liger to claim the belt. Will anyone be able to take the title off the DX member or will he reign for a long time?</em></p><p> </p><p>

X-Pac has given me a problem as he’s far better than all my other lightweight wrestlers and there isn’t anyone he can believably feud with. With Ministry and DX feuding, I am considering introducing a lightweight to Ministry which will allow X-Pac to take part in the Survivor Series matchup, but I don’t know if there’s any lightweights available that fit the bill and have the talent to keep up. </p><p> </p><p>

I did have X-Pac have a month long feud with Marty Jannetty where Jannetty accused him of being disrespectful, so I’ve already used that storyline. </p><p> </p><p>

To further add to the problem, X-Pac just failed a drug test but I couldn’t rehab him due to having the title. </p><p> </p><p>

So, any suggestions about where I can go with the above storylines? I’ll include a couple points below that I need advice on</p><p> </p><p>

</p><ul><li>My locker room morale has really taken a hit recently. HHH and HBK have been turning everyone against Vader, Owen and Bulldog. Excluding releasing any of the above wrestlers, is there anything major I can do to improve it?<br /></li><li>WCW has started using dirty tricks on me. Is there a right time and situation to use the various tricks back?<br /></li><li>Shall I keep Ministry going or break them up towards Mania?<br /></li><li>Any ideas for how to use Jake Roberts?<br /></li><li>I tend to host my shows in different parts of USA each week, but should I be focusing on a certain area? One where I’m already most popular?<br /></li></ul><p></p>

[FankuKaibutsu]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheZies" data-cite="TheZies" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So as I was working on the story for building my 1998 new Horsemen in WCW ... freakin' Buff Bagwell hurts Scott Steiner's neck. Scott can still wrestle but he's going to be bothered by the neck for a year <img alt=":mad:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/mad.png.69834f23b9a8bf290d98375f56f1c794.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> So, I was building the story that the Horsemen were looking for a 4th member ... they're currently a face group taking on the nWo and was going to be Flair, DDP and Steiner and someone else. </p><p> </p><p> I was having Booker T trying to join them (as he helped the team beat a nWo team at Starrcade after Benoit was sent to rehab) ... but they were going to pick someone else and Booker was going to join the nWo and make his big singles push as a heel. </p><p> </p><p> But now I need to figure out what to do with Steiner. He was going to chase the tag titles (as in Story the Outsiders "injured" Rick and took the belts from him) ... do I need to almost write the horsemen angle off and send Scott on vacation to heal or let him wrestle poorly or replace him.....<img alt=":confused:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/confused.png.d4a8e6b6eab0c67698b911fb041c0ed1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />:confused:</p><p> </p><p> in the story, I'm pushing Flair back to chasing the World title ... so he can make that chase without the Horsemen, and DDP is fine by himself</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> You can keep Steiner in the Horsemen, just don't have him wrestle much, and when he does, have it be in 6 or 8 man tags. He can be involved in angles, and run-ins and stuff, and still feel like a contributing member of the faction while still minimizing his in-ring time. Heck, you can make an angle of it and have him go around in a neck brace for sympathy, then the nWo can get mad heat for taking it off when they beat him down.</p>

[TheZies]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="FankuKaibutsu" data-cite="FankuKaibutsu" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You can keep Steiner in the Horsemen, just don't have him wrestle much, and when he does, have it be in 6 or 8 man tags. He can be involved in angles, and run-ins and stuff, and still feel like a contributing member of the faction while still minimizing his in-ring time. Heck, you can make an angle of it and have him go around in a neck brace for sympathy, then the nWo can get mad heat for taking it off when they beat him down.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I think something like that would work. I hadn't thought of making the angle out of the neckbrace. that could work. But yeah, otherwise, his stuff was going to be very limited. Luckily I was strictly planning for tag stuff, so if those matches tank a little, I'll be okay over all. </p><p> </p><p> I could even just move the tag belt out of the story entirely... Horsemen vs nWo doesn't really need them.</p>

[cappyboy]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="TheZies" data-cite="TheZies" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> I could even just move the tag belt out of the story entirely... Horsemen vs nWo doesn't really need them.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Right. After all, the belts are ultimately meant to represent the strongest, most worthy champions at that moment. The very best of the best. And even if they are greater overall talents or more popular than the current champs, it could make perfect story sense that neither the Horsemen or n.W.o tag teamers are currently that championship caliber team. That because they are too hung up on each other they are incapable of fulfilling their true title potential while the champs you have are. However unlikely that might otherwise be.</p>

[TheZies]

<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>Right. After all, the belts are ultimately meant to represent the strongest, most worthy champions at that moment. The very best of the best. And even if they are greater overall talents or more popular than the current champs, it could make perfect story sense that neither the Horsemen or n.W.o tag teamers are currently that championship caliber team. That because they are too hung up on each other they are incapable of fulfilling their true title potential while the champs you have are. However unlikely that might otherwise be.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> yeah, definitely. I'm going to have to get creative to get the belts from the Outsiders, but this definitely opens the story up. </p><p> </p><p> I don't want to get too carried away with triple threats to move titles, but something ridiculous like a tag team rumble might work. hahaha.</p>

[adinafurniture]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Adam Ryland" data-cite="Adam Ryland" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This thread is specifically for players to discuss anything to do with booking or creativity in TEW2016 - this could be asking for opinions on who you should push, asking for tips on getting people over, requesting that other user's give you goals or rules for you to follow in your game, or just wanting to get ideas to jump-start your creativity.<p> </p><p> This combines the "Creative Has Something For You" and "Give Me Rules For A Game" threads into one place.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> I agree with you</p>

[Danny_H22]

Looking for name ideas for a insider style wrestling website

[Guest skinsfan55]

What do you do when two workers aren't very good sellers? Make it a three way match? Overbook the match?

[pantaloons]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Danny_H22" data-cite="Danny_H22" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Looking for name ideas for a insider style wrestling website</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The Kayfabe Times?</p>

[Peria]

<p>I run a promotion based on a lot of yearly tournaments. I have the obvious ones, a female tournament, a tag tourney, a 32 man single elimination tournament, a round-robin tournament (G1) and a junior 16 man single elimination tournament.</p><p> </p><p>

Now... I have AAA's Rey de Reyes tournament in my grasp and I have no idea how to make it different or unique... I was thinking of having it be 2 out of 3 falls because of the heritage being from Mexico but I'm not sure if that makes it "unique" enough. Any ideas?</p>

[Scrazy]

<p>In the spring of 1999 with WCW I'm looking to start a Money in the Bank type match but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with is yet. </p><p> </p><p>

Any ideas for a new name? How about a conceptual difference?</p>

[DatIsraeliGuy]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Scrazy" data-cite="Scrazy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In the spring of 1999 with WCW I'm looking to start a Money in the Bank type match but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with is yet. <p> </p><p> Any ideas for a new name? How about a conceptual difference?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The Case To Win The Race? Starr in the Making (Starr spelled like that because of Starrcade)</p><p> You could make it a battle royal instead, or even go for a war games ladder match if that’s a thing</p>

[cappyboy]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Scrazy" data-cite="Scrazy" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In the spring of 1999 with WCW I'm looking to start a Money in the Bank type match but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with is yet. <p> </p><p> Any ideas for a new name? How about a conceptual difference?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> This sounds like it could be a spot for my Buried Treasure match that I mentioned in the thread about personal gimmick matches. The base version would be like TNA's Feast or Fired or a Texas death match. Except the undercarriage of the ring was divided into quadrants and after you scored a fall you got to choose a ring quadrant and could use whatever if anything was under that section of ring. In your scenario, you could make it a gauntlet match. Winner of the fall gets to pick a quadrant. If they don't find the title shot, next opponent comes out and the match continues. If the title shot is found, match over. Even if there are competitors in the field who've yet to compete. Let the title shot be found early and you have ready made bookings for the next show or two for the contenders who didn't get to compete.</p>

[iruleall15]

<p>I dont need booking help but I need some help figuring out wtf I wanna do.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Im booking as TCW in the year 2018. My roster is stacked as stacked can get. I have 2 brands that are bloated. I have a fully separate womens division and a cruiserweight division. The CW and Women share a 1.5 hour show on Monday before my Monday A show.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

My CW division is honestly nothing special at all. Bunch of guys who would otherwise be jobbers for me and are not very good compared to my midcard. So I need to figure out which direction I should go. I have 4 TV shows ATM. My A shows for my 2 brands. My B show for my women/CWs, and a standard B show which allows me me mix all the men on my roster CWs vs non CWs in random matches for my lower carders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

I was thinking about ending my CW division and splitting my Men into 3 main Brands, removing my standard B show and having 3 A shows all evently balanced as I have guys at Upper midcard who would Main Event any other company. I have Midcard guys who could also be in the Main Event of most companies Cult-under and Upper in any other National+ company.</p><p> </p><p>

It would allow me to split my roster and let everyone have a chance to shine on TV. My goal would be to have 1 top face on each show which is easy as I have Rocky Golden, Champagne Lover, and Gino Montero who has developed into a STUD. All 3 who are possibly 3 of the top 5 best in the world overall. Rocky is my Figurehead while CL and GM could easily be my figurehead if Rocky died .</p><p> </p><p>

I would in turn make my Women/CW show purely for the women and give them the entire show to themselves. But if I create a 3rd brand I would lose the "minor" brand which holds my women and CWs so that would complicate my Womens brand as TEW isnt built like that allowing 4 brands</p>

[James Casey]

<p>3 brands, but the women aren't tied to any of them, so can compete anywhere.</p><p> </p><p>

You don't seem invested in the cruiserweights, and I know from experience that it can be easy for B-show competitors to get lost in the shuffle. it may be simplest to ditch the division, or move it in the direction of a low-card X division type title that's open to anyone who can keep up the pace.</p><p> </p><p>

So go to 3, avoid boosting your roster, and focus on booking womens matches across the A shows until you have a solid core who've got the popularity to main event in the way Banks, Bailey etc. do in WWE.</p>

[Captain2]

<p>So its 1996 and I'm starting to book the nWo. Currently it consists of Hogan, Hall and Nash.</p><p> </p><p>

I want to make the NWO large enough that it can split into two decently sized factions in two years or so. Who would be the best additions?</p><p> </p><p>

I'm looking for a 8-10 person sized group.</p>

[iruleall15]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James Casey" data-cite="James Casey" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>3 brands, but the women aren't tied to any of them, so can compete anywhere.<p> </p><p> You don't seem invested in the cruiserweights, and I know from experience that it can be easy for B-show competitors to get lost in the shuffle. it may be simplest to ditch the division, or move it in the direction of a low-card X division type title that's open to anyone who can keep up the pace.</p><p> </p><p> So go to 3, avoid boosting your roster, and focus on booking womens matches across the A shows until you have a solid core who've got the popularity to main event in the way Banks, Bailey etc. do in WWE.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yea the CW division would already be split into the regular part of the roster. I could definitely move the women all across the brands. I got 1 female who is my Asuka and has gotten so over that she has 20 pop more than my next best female so I had to send her on vacation just so I can not book her.</p>

[StarsOverStalingrad]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Captain2" data-cite="Captain2" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41193" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So its 1996 and I'm starting to book the nWo. Currently it consists of Hogan, Hall and Nash.<p> </p><p> I want to make the NWO large enough that it can split into two decently sized factions in two years or so. Who would be the best additions?</p><p> </p><p> I'm looking for a 8-10 person sized group.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'd look through who was in the NWO IRL and add a few ot them. I'd suggest Eric Bischoff, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell and Randy Savage. Also if you can pick up Bret Hart add him too. If you pick up Jeff Jarrett, I'd add him too.</p><p> </p><p> I'd split them like this:</p><p> </p><p> Hollywood:</p><p> Hogan</p><p> Steiner</p><p> Jarrett</p><p> Bagwell</p><p> </p><p> Wolfpac:</p><p> Nash</p><p> Hall</p><p> Savage</p><p> </p><p> I'd have Bret go Wolfpac or WCW. Also if you can pick up HBK I'd add him into the mix considering his history with Hall & Nash.</p>

[Danny_H22]

<p>I need a storyline to write my Rumble winner out of the ME of WM. not currently sure who will win, but I was thinking about going down the Stone Cold being run over by Rikishi type route. </p><p> </p><p>

Also, I’m losing Vader and LOD after WM as they are freelancers and want to move on. I was going to do a loser leaves town between LOD and NAO, but I’m stuck on what to do for Vader. Makes sense to have a young up and comer take the rub from beating him, but I don’t really have anyone who isn’t in a storyline already that could do so. Maybe Euro champ Goldust. </p><p> </p><p>

My initial plan was to have Warrior return for a short feud with Vader after eliminating him from the Rumble but I think I’ll put this storyline back until next year and substitute Vader with someone else</p>