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<p>It depends...</p><p> </p><p>

If they don't have anything to do for a longer time and i don't see a change in the Future, i release them.</p><p> </p><p>

If they just don't have anything to do at the Moment, i put them in a Tag Team or a program with a younger Member of the Roster.</p><p>

In my Recent Shimmer Game, i had no plans for Nicole Matthews. So i put her in a Team with Lower Midcarder Kay Lee Ray and in only 3 Months, Kay Lee was a proper Upper Midcarder.</p>

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<p>I put them in programs with upper mids and midcarders. It will be useful for the lower guys to work with them and it will give the main/upper guys some precious momentum when they win said programs so that they can lose later with other main eventers when necessary. And later if all goes well they end up having good programs for them.</p><p> </p><p>

Also, I think she meant not having plans for a while, not permanently. That would probably result in getting pushed down the card or released.</p>

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It depends on how long they're planless. If it's just for a month or so, sometimes I'll sign a short term opponent or have them do open challenges against local guys. Otherwise, sometimes they just cut promos and help outnumbered guys for a bit too.
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It depends on the person, but mostly, if I don't have a story for them, then it's filler matches and pre-show matches for them until I do or until I am forced to re-evaluate their worth on the roster (long term injury, bad attitude, or contract is ending).
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Add them in tag team matches for main feuds. If they don't have a story "right now" then they can still have main event matches until something opens up. If I know there's not going to be anything for a couple months I kinda look ahead and get a kayfabe injury to set them up for a return feud. If I don't think I'll ever use them I start to funnel their pop in those tag matches to guys I want to push.
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It depends. For a guy like Christian who stays over no matter what I do, I'll make them a jobber to the stars and use him to elevate other guys. For guys like Orton, whom realistically I wouldn't be able to do that in the WWE, I find a reason to use him. I recently rehired Batista and made them a tag team and the Authorities muscle. He won't win the title anytime soon, but he's at least being featured prominently.
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It depends how long I booked the roster. If my the majority of my roster is over. I will go to another fed. Just let the cpu have my company. After I got 2 people in the 90's. I then book them in a tag team together or in 2 tag teams to get other people over. I only drain my main eventers if they leave me. Once a main eventer is in the 90's. They will be there forever as long as I'm booking the federation. Lastly main eventers are good to pad a show. Just a few good angles after the main event makes a difference.
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If they get upset and lose morale give them a little bonus for being good sports, or a vacation and see if something will open up for them then. Or I'll put them on tag teams and get them to help young talent out. It's hard for me to let go of my big ones unless they are troublemakers backstage. I try to discipline them but if I'm not getting through to them then release them and if it causes them to hate me oh well I got a job
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lois lily" data-cite="lois lily" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm playing a WWE game and got some really strong ideas to start with. But I'm left with a couple of main eventers who I want to do things with. But just not right now. Guys like sheamus, dean ambrose etc.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I had the same problem with Dean, I took the IC title off of him and it left him in limbo</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lois lily" data-cite="lois lily" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm playing a WWE game and got some really strong ideas to start with. But I'm left with a couple of main eventers who I want to do things with. But just not right now. Guys like sheamus, dean ambrose etc.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I made Sheamus the muscle for the authority for a time because I never have anything for him. </p><p> </p><p> Dean is set to win the Rumble in my game to set up a Shield triple threat at Mania with the other two, who will both hold world titles. Before though he had a pretty lengthy run as IC champ, cause I never have anything for him to do.</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="mjmiller2010" data-cite="mjmiller2010" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I had the same problem with Dean, I took the IC title off of him and it left him in limbo</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Sometimes playing tew does make you realise why some of these guys get left in limbo. </p><p> </p><p> He lost the IC title fairly early mainly because he was at main event level and wanted the belt to drop down to an actual mid card title.</p>
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<p>Depending on what's happening with my storylines, they might take the fall for a guy in a feud, but usually I put them with another similar person and try form a team. I've done that with Sheamus & Rusev (Brute Force) and Zayn & Ziggler (Respect for Wrestling) and they have regular 80+ rated matches with midcard teams to try help them get over. Also if a Main Eventer isn't getting much time, I either give them time off and pretend it's an injury (I did this with reigns but then he went to rehab anyway <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> ) or have them do interview segments with main eventers who are feuding (Miz does alot of this). I did get lucky in that CM Punk became the mentor of Patrick Clark and he had nothing to do atm so formed a solid team.</p><p> </p><p>

In the end if the people have been doing it for ages and just not getting much matches, I'll shortlist them, release them and check up on them in 1-2 years time.</p>

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Either I use them to train someone/get someone over with angles/matches or I use them in tag matches to keep my feuds going. Takayuki 2000 for example fit these roles for 1 1/2 year. He kept the SUKI-Gakusha heat going steady while at the same time turning Sozen Ishinomori into a better worker.
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="lois lily" data-cite="lois lily" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>Sometimes playing tew does make you realise why some of these guys get left in limbo. </strong><p> </p><p> He lost the IC title fairly early mainly because he was at main event level and wanted the belt to drop down to an actual mid card title.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Ikr? I've lost count of times i had plans for workers or even hired workers with big plans for them and then...something happens and they end up on limbo cause there isn't much for them yet. That's why I try to give them wins to keep momentum to at least be able to feud with other mains if needed. But someone always ends up in limbo.</p>
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I'll put them in 6 minute open matches with enhancement talent level guys that I want to give a pop boost, or exposure. It keeps the upper mid guy involved and keeps his momentum up, while giving a pop and skills boost to the lower push guy.
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<p>Depends on a lot of factors, but roughly:</p><p> </p><p>

- People I've straight up run out of ideas for, will probably be sent on vacation. I tend to do a fair share of hiring and firing on the bottom half of the card, so there's a good chance they'll have somebody new to work with when they return. If they're stuck on that limbo for too long I will consider releasing them, especially if they're expensive, cost too much or have a lot of bad chemistry/relationships.</p><p> </p><p>

- Older, more established stars will occasionaly lose to other main eventers, so I can avoid the repetitive booking penalties of having people in storylines fight each other all the time. Other than that, they are used to elevate talent lower n the card, a term that involves matches, angles, storylines, teaming together or being in the same stable, depending on the people involved</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Gungner" data-cite="Gungner" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I release them or push them down the card. Seriously. <p> If I have no use for main-eventer, I either release him so he can go work elsewhere or I make him lose in random matches, so he can feud with a midcarder.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Exactly.</p><p> </p><p> if you have no use for them whats the point in just keeping them around, taking up space? Job them out or cut them loose or both</p>
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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Dynamite Sid" data-cite="The Dynamite Sid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Exactly.<p> </p><p> if you have no use for them whats the point in just keeping them around, taking up space? Job them out or cut them loose or both</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I mean if you have a main eventer in a big company, they're making like 30-40k and if they've got a couple years on their contract you're paying a million to release them so it's not always the best idea. If you job them down the card then you're spending a lot for a jobber.</p><p> </p><p> Sometimes you just hold onto guys and something opens up in a couple months. Sometimes you need a top guy to have a match they can lose to advance a storyline and they won't lose to a midcarder without getting mad. There's nothing wrong with having a couple guys at the top who don't have a direct storyline when they can help out with other ones.</p>
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<p>If can afford it, I give a month off to Main Eventers who I don't have current plans for. I don't like to release them since I don't want the competition to get them. (unless they are on a PPA deal. Then I'll likely let them go but shortlist them so I can call them back when I have an idea)</p><p> </p><p>

I try to keep all of my Main Eventers in SOME kind of feud/storyline. I've actually neglected to hire a guy, as much as I wanted him, b/c I knew I couldnt use him much due to a full roster.</p><p> </p><p>

If it's a mid-card guy, I try to put him in a Tag Team.</p><p>

Luckily, MidCard guys dont complain much when they go un-used, so I'll try to use him once or twice a month to keep him happy. Maybe a DCO or DDQ so he doesn't get jobbed out but its not neccesarily leading to a follow up match...</p>

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<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Valkyria" data-cite="Valkyria" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43517" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>It depends...<p> </p><p> If they don't have anything to do for a longer time and i don't see a change in the Future, i release them.</p><p> </p><p> If they just don't have anything to do at the Moment, i put them in a Tag Team or a program with a younger Member of the Roster.</p><p> In my Recent Shimmer Game, i had no plans for <strong>Nicole Matthews</strong>. So i put her in a Team with Lower Midcarder Kay Lee Ray and in only 3 Months, Kay Lee was a proper Upper Midcarder.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I used to message board with her. Give her a chance.</p>
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