Do you use the Pre-Show?

[the_crippler_2004]

Do you use the preshow time or post show allocation like WWE does with RAW and Smackdown?

 

If so do you benefit from it ?

[DarEatWorld]

Yes, it's experience for people who aren't good enough to appear on main show without stinking it out. Useful for building tag chemistry, seeing how people can do in promos without risking the show rating. I can work my lower card guys into some sort of angles too. I don't go nuts, I never use all of it and quite often I don't use the post-show but I generally have at least 2 matches and an angle on my pre-show.

[Gungner]

<p>I always use the pre-show, but never the post-show. </p><p>

On each and every TV-show and PPV, I will have a match or two with midcarders that uses the "Work the crowd" note. Works very well for me.</p>

[mitsukaikira]

<p>Yes and very yes. Dark matches are irreplaceable. They're made for young talent, non-over talent, or bad wrestlers to work on their skills.</p><p> </p><p>

Use them.</p>

[Romans_Brass_Shovel]

I never really use them on my two A shows per week, but I use every wrestler at every PPV so i end up using most of that time on brand specific events, and every bit of it on mixed brand PPVs just to fit everyone in.

[MachoManOrton]

If my company can afford to, yes.

[shawn michaels]

Pre-Show, sure...Post-Show only if i have no more time available to use someone i need. Post show ratings make it useless for conducting reliable experiences anyway. Unless it changed, i never bothered and have not yet needed to use it in 16.

[Greylocke]

Pre-show for training matches and really low-card workers who will pull down ratings on the main show.

 

Post-show usually to test for bad chemistry between my big stars so that I know I can have them headline my PPV main events without chemistry screwing it up.

[LigerLiger]

i do a "put everybody on the card" battle royal on the pre show and spam angles or job someone out with 10 1 minute match+2 minutes entrances squash matches on the post.

[jordanmason17]

I only use the pre-show on PPVs, rarely would I use them on my TV shows as I normally just use my B-Show for young workers, bad workers and declining workers but on PPV I like the whole roster to get involved so I'd sometimes have a battle royal on the pre-show.

[Scampers]

I too use the pre-show slots for the reasons stated above. But I only ever do one post-match show and one angle, with local guys I hire the night of. I have them there to wrestle while people leave the stadium, some background noise. Every now and then I'll stumble on a random local worker I dig that way, and bring him into the big show.

[Donners]

<p>Never. </p><p> </p><p>

I have a product which weighs performance and popularity equally and have at least a lower midcarder in every match, so nothing bombs. </p><p> </p><p>

Besides, one bad match won't hurt the show unless it's the ME.</p><p> </p><p>

I'd much rather save appearance fees and give workers maximum exposure.</p>

[iruleall15]

Ive never not used the preshow. If you dont use it than you are playing TEW wrong. I love the preshow for the reason several of you posted. Improving my young guys in ring, getting some guys wins who I normally job out on TV, Help guys with promos who need the training, and most importantly to help get guys over in a region slowly

[The Grand Avatar]

<p>I've found the pre-show to be pretty crucial. It's a great place for developing young talent, generating momentum and getting them over, finding chemistry pairings, fulfilling show obligations (if your company needs to have certain match types on the card) and keeping guys happy if you can't find a place for them on the card but don't want to deal with the morale hit for leaving them off the show.</p><p> </p><p>

I couldn't imagine not using it. It's been huge for me.</p>

[Donners]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iruleall15" data-cite="iruleall15" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42488" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Ive never not used the preshow. If you dont use it than you are playing TEW wrong. I love the preshow for the reason several of you posted. Improving my young guys in ring, getting some guys wins who I normally job out on TV, Help guys with promos who need the training, and most importantly to help get guys over in a region slowly</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> LOL, "playing it wrong". <img alt=":rolleyes:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/rolleyes.png.4b097f4fbbe99ce5bcd5efbc1b773ed6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> The whole point of a game like this is to play it in your own way, adapting to different circumstances. </p><p> </p><p> To have a "right way" to play it would be boring.</p>

[Alan James]

<p>Usually I run it like real life WWE now. Have the whole pre show thing with a panel discussing the matches, etc. As well as a couple of matches. If it is Raw, I'll just put some newbies on to help them before they get on the full show. </p><p> </p><p>

Never bother with post show.</p>

[Silent_Thunder]

I tend to play smaller promotions, so the pre-show is irreplacable. I can't afford a B show, or a brand split, or a dev territory. The Pre-show is the only thing I have besides house shows to get workers some stripes.