KnowYourEnemy Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="kdcastles" data-cite="kdcastles" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45937" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I was a history major in undergrad, and I'm a doctoral student in educational leadership. A couple years ago, I wrote the curriculum for a class I wanted to teach that I called "Sports in Society." It was essentially a US history through sports class, and I had a unit on combat sports, but, due to my interest, focused on pro wrestling. Alas, the state did not like the class enough to approve. I'm looking forward to this diary.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I know the feeling. Sports may not be important today, but to many in the past, they were. </p><p> </p><p> Good luck with your studies.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha2117 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I would go with 1991 because you aren't stuck with the mistakes of the previous 4 years and could try to build a more functional version of the WCW built to last rather than the 1995 version which was already beginning to show signs of the issues that would lead to it's demise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I went with 1991, I know I am probably in the minority among fans but I really enjoyed WCW during this time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollywoodRx Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 I prefer to do a 1983 mod, trying to destroy Vince McMahon before his destruction of the wrestling world. It's like Deadpool 2, would you kill Hitler before the WW2, knowing what he will do ? I made that choice <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoteros Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="HollywoodRx" data-cite="HollywoodRx" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45937" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I prefer to do a 1983 mod, trying to destroy Vince McMahon before his destruction of the wrestling world. It's like Deadpool 2, would you kill Hitler before the WW2, knowing what he will do ? I made that choice <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I had a decent enough run as the AWA with the freeware version, but I haven't found a DOTT for the 2016 version anywhere. Before attempting something like a 1980 run I'd rather get better at the game first though.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoteros Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Okay, I have the full game now. And the poll's results are... So, 1991 it is. First in game update coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Casey Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 WCW in 1991, eh? Welcome to the club! I won't spoil the existing narratives in the database, but any half-way competent booker can be certain of doing better than Jim Herd and his crew in real life; Keeping the Ding Dongs off TV will be an improvement, for a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoteros Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 <p><em>Randy "the Ram" Robinson had been one of the very few main eventers of the era of the territories never to join Vince McMahon's WWF during the northeastern company's Hulkamania-driven phase of expansion - in fact, he would admit much later in life that what kept him from signing with the WWF, despite Vince McMahon's interest, had been Hulk Hogan himself, or rather the large shadow the red and yellow-clad face of the company used to cast on the World Wrestling Federation back then: the Ram knew that, if he'd signed with the WWF, he would've had to play second fiddle to him, if he'd stayed a babyface, or to the likes of Roddy Piper, if he'd gone heel instead.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> So, he went West to wrestle for the AWA, then for the other companies once he realized Mr. Gagne would've never put a belt around the waist of anyone not related to him in some way or another, feuding with the Ayatollah whenever he went. But the brutal final showdown between the two, in the late 1980s, ended up being so intense it led to the end of both their careers on the squared circle - that botched Ram Jam, as great as it looked on TV, could've easily killed them both. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> And, just as his kayfabe rival set up an used car dealership, he found himself being hired as a booker for the WCW, thanks to the involvement of a few people in the company he'd met in his travels in the past decade...</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> This is what he learned about the WCW during his first creative meeting:</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45937" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>Franchise Players</strong><p> </p><p> Ric Flair, 41</p><p> Sting, 31</p><p> Stan Hansen, 41</p><p> Arn Anderson, 32</p><p> Lex Luger, 32</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Next Big Things</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scott Steiner, 28</p><p> Owen Hart, 25</p><p> Brian Pillman, 28</p><p> The Juicer, 24</p><p> Dustin Rhodes, 21</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Hot Prospects</strong></p><p> </p><p> Owen Hart, 25</p><p> The Juicer, 24</p><p> Steve Armstrong, 25</p><p> Dustin Rhodes, 21</p><p> Brad Armstrong, 21</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Talk the Talk</strong></p><p> </p><p> Ric Flair</p><p> Dusty Rhodes</p><p> Randy Robinson</p><p> Paul E. Dangerously</p><p> Sting</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Show Stoppers</strong></p><p> </p><p> Sting</p><p> Ric Flair</p><p> Brian Pillman</p><p> Bobby Eaton</p><p> Stan Hansen</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ring Generals</strong></p><p> </p><p> Ric Flair</p><p> Arn Anderson</p><p> Sting</p><p> Bobby Eaton</p><p> Ricky Morton</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Who's Hot</strong></p><p> </p><p> Michael Wallstreet</p><p> Ric Flair</p><p> Lex Luger</p><p> El Gigante</p><p> Sting</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Time Decline</strong></p><p> </p><p> Dutch Mantell</p><p> Junkyard Dog</p><p> Butch Reed</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Hidden Gems</strong></p><p> </p><p> Rey Misterio Jr.</p><p> Chris Jericho</p><p> Rob Van Dam</p><p> Brian Lawler</p><p> Jerry Lynn</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>None of those who were experiencing signs of physical decline were among the company's most well known performers; good, this meant he could've replaced them with someone younger fairly easily, once their contract expired. That kid from San Diego in particular, he looked amazing in those amateur tapes he'd been shown - especially for a 16 year old. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Speaking of contracts, those of the Juicer, Race and Wallstreet were almost up. He hadn't seen them in action yet, so Randy decided to make them appear on the next show in order to see what they were capable of, as wrestlers and, in the case of the veteran Race, as on screen personalities.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Actually, since they were a face midcarder and a heel midcarder... yes. He booked a bout between the two. A clown and a yuppie going against each other... Jesus Christ. Even though it left a very bad taste in his mouth, he intended to use the fight to further the weird storyline about Alexandra York using the power of information technology to make her clients win each and every encounter. Except the Juicer would've prevailed, because the whole storyline was a steaming pile of shit and he wanted to flip the finger towards whoever conceived it. </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Similarly, the one about Heyman being a sexist prick... what if Ms. Hyatt hired a bodyguard to **** Paul E. up? And what if the bodyguard were a woman? Hiring one of Japan's joshi wrestlers was out of the question - the language barrier was the least of the problems - and in the West the only woman menacing enough to make Heyman shit his pants seemed to be Rhonda Sing. He would turn to one of the current male wrestlers in the WCW, for now.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em> Seriously, did they get high before writing those awful soap opera rip-offs?</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45937" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>WCW Power Hour, filmed on January 1, at Georgia Mountains Center. (2,500 people in attendance, final rating C)</strong><p> </p><p> The Juicer Accepts York Challenge <strong>D+</strong></p><p> <strong>The Royal Family</strong> vs. The Lightning Express <strong>C-</strong></p><p> Wallstreet Hypes Match Against The Juicer <strong>C-</strong></p><p> <strong>Dustin Rhodes</strong> vs. Master Blaster Blade and Master Blaster Steel <strong>D+</strong></p><p> Dustin Rhodes Celebrates <strong>D+</strong></p><p> <strong>Michael Wallstreet</strong> (w. Alexandra York) vs. The Juicer <strong>C-</strong></p><p> Elaborate JYD Entrance <strong>C+</strong></p><p> Junkyard Dog vs. <strong>Sid Vicious</strong> <strong>C-</strong></p><p> Sid Beats Down JYD <strong>C+</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <em>I tried to give some of my lower ranked wrestlers a chance to show off their abilities, since I have three TV programs to run, but I didn't like what I saw. Not at all. And the Computing Success storyline kept losing heat with each and every segment, so I should probably scrap it, or turn the Juicer into a vengeful poltergeist hell-bent on revenge for that tainted Wallstreet win. And, it looks like my road agent thinks Wallstreet needs a gimmick change, too...</em></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neoteros Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 <p>I was wondering... given my lack of experience with the game, wouldn't it be better if I started small? In the 2001 mod there's Italian Championship Wrestling, a federation based near my hometown that was founded in 2001, and since I doubt anyone's ever made a diary about it, maybe I should. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Otherwise, I'll keep playing in 1991.</p><p> </p><p> I feel kind of overwhelmed by the massive scope of the WCW, that's all. lol</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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