PGHW Thread - No More Pillars (PGHW Discussion Thread)

[thiagofjv]

The Most Puro Company of the world has survived the 2016 tsunami.

 

Let's talk about the main differences from TEW 2016 and some curiosities of the new Pride Glory Honor Wrestling:

 

+ The backstage rating is the biggest possible. (100%)

 

+ Masaru Ugaki and Kozue Kawashima stays in PGHW and it's really the stars of the company

 

+ Some good true born, and maybe the next " Mushashibo" is already in the company(I really liked Goya and Kamimura)

 

+ Some good veteran gaijin additions in the roster.

 

+ An excelent marketable addition in the roster, Magnum Kobe!

 

- No more Yoshimi Mushashibo, the last pillar of the original superstars of the company has retired in 2019.

 

- The company's now struggling financially, no more millions to spend. (First thing I do is lower the drug test policy)

 

- No suitable Ace after Mushashibo departure.

 

What do you think about the company state in TEW 2020?

[thecoolestjedi12]

Nittersweet. Forces me to actually bring up some young talent faster, but man I'm gonna miss Diaz, Yoshimi and PRIDE in ring.Guess I can run Ugaki and Kozue for the next 2 years. Usually KitoGuchi comes along as great singles guys, so I'm hopeful they develop well in 2020.

[thecoolestjedi12]

But idk what to do with Kobe, all the lightweight and below guys in my Pride games just go to the tag division, can never really see booking them unless I bulk them up.

[Novacain]

I think there is a lot of fun there with Kobe honestly. I always view PGHW as the NOAH to BHOTWG’s All Japan, and it’s easy to forget NOAH actually did have junior heavyweight world champs. Magnum Kobe as a sneaky actually acting somewhat heelish Yoshinori Ogawa style worker in PGHW could be a lot of fun. Him taking the belt with a roll up could be a fun story.

[Morti]

I love Ugaki so I am happy he is doing as well as he is, really sad Yoshimi and PRIDE are both gone though. Seiji doing well is also a bonus for me

[thecoolestjedi12]

I think there is a lot of fun there with Kobe honestly. I always view PGHW as the NOAH to BHOTWG’s All Japan, and it’s easy to forget NOAH actually did have junior heavyweight world champs. Magnum Kobe as a sneaky actually acting somewhat heelish Yoshinori Ogawa style worker in PGHW could be a lot of fun. Him taking the belt with a roll up could be a fun story.

 

Yeah think I'm gonna have to refocus my booking in PGHW with Kobe since he is so good and deserves that Main event run even with his small stature, that or make Yasuda the main red haired guy around town

[Hashasheen]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Novacain" data-cite="Novacain" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47647" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think there is a lot of fun there with Kobe honestly. I always view PGHW as the NOAH to BHOTWG’s All Japan, and it’s easy to forget NOAH actually did have junior heavyweight world champs. Magnum Kobe as a sneaky actually acting somewhat heelish Yoshinori Ogawa style worker in PGHW could be a lot of fun. Him taking the belt with a roll up could be a fun story.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> BHOTWG as All Japan? </p><p> </p><p> BHOTWG is definitely New Japan, given the various masked juniors, shooter influences and walkouts. <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> GCG was All Japan. They even had the founder of PGHW as one of their champions. <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Novacain]

I would try teaming Kobe and Yasuda for basically the same reason. PGHW has always had its main event occasional partner types, that seems like an obvious fit.

[Novacain]

BHOTWG as All Japan?

 

BHOTWG is definitely New Japan, given the various masked juniors, shooter influences and walkouts.

 

GCG was All Japan. They even had the founder of PGHW as one of their champions.

 

Ah, but PGHW broke apart from BHOTWG like NOAH did All Japan. If my memory is right, all of Jimbo, Kitoaji, Kumasaka, and Ichihara all left from BHOTWG, and the only of the 6 Pillars to come from GCG’s youth system was Hoshino, it my memory is correct.

 

Basically it’s imperfect, but the founding of PGHW from BHOTWG is more or less NOAH separating from All Japan.

[Hashasheen]

Ah, but PGHW broke apart from BHOTWG like NOAH did All Japan. If my memory is right, all of Jimbo, Kitoaji, Kumasaka, and Ichihara all left from BHOTWG, and the only of the 6 Pillars to come from GCG’s youth system was Hoshino, it my memory is correct.

 

Basically it’s imperfect, but the founding of PGHW from BHOTWG is more or less NOAH separating from All Japan.

 

IIRC Jimbo was a former GCG World Heavyweight Champion?

 

I suppose you could call it a reverse IWE, but IWE innovated hardcore wrestling and cage matches for Japan, so it's too much of a stretch.

 

I guess maybe you can treat INSPIRE as UWF and then PGHW as JPW or WRESTLE-1 / ZERO-1, but now we're just trying too hard.

[TheGunman]

Just completed Night of DESTINY and I'm going to stop there as I don't want to start the Elite Series and have to wait for the full release to continue it. Switched to a standard schedule rather than touring, as I can never be bothered booking multiple shows a week outside of tournaments, and revived The King's Road TV show on Aichi. So far making steady progress in growing popularity and we made decent money the first month so I got a few more guys tied down to exclusive written deals.

 

Only downside has been that the top guys haven't grown in populariy and now Ugaki & Jimbo have dropped in perception to merely Stars. Which only leaves Kawashima as a Major Star so now we're getting penalties to attendance.

[Wolfman84]

Kobe could be a mix between Naito & Miyahara if built right maybe give him a stable to run with.

[Nightshadeex]

<p>I'M LOSING ALL THE MONEY!</p><p> </p><p>

First thing I saw was that my production was going to make me look terrible next to BHOTWG, so I boosted it. Now I look at my finance and after 3 tour shows, I'm in the hole $71,000. I don't have high hopes of recouping costs with the PPV deal, soooo... this is bad.</p><p> </p><p>

If I pay out a portion of written contract pay each week, then I'm not going to cry too much, but I don't like my chances!</p>

[Elim Garak]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Nightshadeex" data-cite="Nightshadeex" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47647" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'M LOSING ALL THE MONEY!<p> </p><p> First thing I saw was that my production was going to make me look terrible next to BHOTWG, so I boosted it. Now I look at my finance and after 3 tour shows, I'm in the hole $71,000. I don't have high hopes of recouping costs with the PPV deal, soooo... this is bad.</p><p> </p><p> If I pay out a portion of written contract pay each week, then I'm not going to cry too much, but I don't like my chances!</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> <span>http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7275&stc=1&d=1588041316</span></p><p> </p><p> I fixed my broadcast situation and ran up to the Respect event and ended up with 1,328,724 PPV Revenue, I was $18,000 in debt the day of the show, it was scary but it's more than possible to make good money with PPV Japan.</p><p><a class="ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image" href="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2020_04/0.jpg.71b06a28cbbfb77b33b4886c50e437be.jpg" data-fileid="3600" data-fileext="jpg" rel=""><img data-fileid="3600" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="0.thumb.jpg.f3818234324da039a9f105f5d05c6654.jpg" data-src="<fileStore.core_Attachment>/monthly_2022_08/0.thumb.jpg.f3818234324da039a9f105f5d05c6654.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p>

[Nightshadeex]

I had figured a 45% revenue split with the small company would be better than 20% from the medium. Looks like I was wrong. I ended up making $635,732 from the PPV on J-Remote 1.

[jed_flyers]

How to book PGHW?

 

I was wondering how I build a feud with this company if the fans don't want anything aside from wrestling matches?

[jesseewiak]

First of all, remember you do have a15% cushion. So, if you need your top guy or winner of a main event o cut a short-ish pomo (2-4 minutes), to challenge somebody or put themselves over (hello Tanahashi)

 

As for the type of booking, here a few staples.

 

1. Beating the champion in a tag or six man match. Who pins who is still important in pure.

 

2. Do it the New Japan way - have the challenger come out and do the challenge after the champion has one.

 

3. Draw! - Two wrestlers go to a 30 minute time limit or something .

 

It helps that puro fans don't get main event matches all the time (your random New Japan show the southern or northern ends of Japan (ie. not Osaka, Tokyo, or Sapparo mainly), the whole show might be six man or tag team matches.

 

So, on a tour, you could have, to use a New Japan wrestlers to explain things - maybe after beating another top guy at a big show, Shingo comes out after the title match, challenges Naito.

 

Or maybe at a previous show, Shingo beats Goto, but at the next show, then has to defeat Ishii at the next show to prove himself worthy as a title contender.

 

4. Another thing is stables - all fo New Japan is in a stable, even if 's the vague thing of the 'New Japan Army', so you can have all the intrigue in stables done during matches - maybe again, over the next year, in big shows, Sho of Sho & Yoh is the only one to get pitfalls, while the only losses are drops by YOH.

 

So, maybe after a junior tag (or heavyweight tag), where Yoh drops the pinfall again. After the match (because again, you can go lower than 90% or 100%), Sho does the classic 'I was taking all of the load on the team' promo, then it's off to the races.

 

If you think Yoj will never be a top guy, maybe you put Sho over immediately and Yoj falls into midcard hell. On the other hand, maybe both guys look good, so you have them trade wins, leading to a big match.

 

5. Tournaments, especially round robin. A top/upper midcard guy can pin the champion, giving him a possible challenge. Maybe two guys draw, costing each other to get the chance at the title.

 

6. The rising of Young Lions. Maybe you send somebody to excursion after jobbing for a year as a Young Lion. Maybe he comes back after wrestling in Mexico or Japan or Europe for year, maybe your rookie gets a different look, and actually begins to compete in 'normal' matches. You can either do that to replace an older guy on the roster in general (David Finlay), or you can do the rocket push, and there ya' go.

 

Hopefully, this all helped.

[Jack Avatar Fan]

I haven't touched PGHW yet, but it looks like quite the challenge. I'm happy to see Marv and Dean, The Ring Generals, are working in the right place and have a place in the midcard for a long, long time.

 

My initial goal will be to get Matt Blackburn in a 90+ main event in front of 30,000+. There's a fun story there.

[BurningLariat]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jack Avatar Fan" data-cite="Jack Avatar Fan" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47647" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I haven't touched PGHW yet, but it looks like quite the challenge. I'm happy to see Marv and Dean, The Ring Generals, are working in the right place and have a place in the midcard for a long, long time.<p> </p><p> My initial goal will be to get Matt Blackburn in a 90+ main event in front of 30,000+. There's a fun story there.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Other than Kozue and Ugaki and maybe if Jimbo is built up correctly, you have no real stars off the bat. The money match at the minute is Kozue Vs Jimbo. I'm gonna build to that and hopefully by the time it rolls round they're a decent bit more over. Interim feuds for Jimbk at the moment are Kwakami and Fuganaga (signed him on a year's handshake). I'm also going to use the Elite Series to build Kobe's popularity. Kitohuchi also look like they could fit nicely into the Main Event scene with a bit more build.</p><p> </p><p> Overall it is going to be a tough but fun save. I'm loving the tournament planner, I've already got the A and B blocks of this year's Elite Series set up. I'm running it over 18 nights NJPW style but I'm not doing the tag matches to set up the next night as it will brutalise the guys more than necessary</p>

[jed_flyers]

Thank you for those tips. I would like try to take PGHW to number 1 company, in the world. Those tips will at least help me figure out how to book them.

[Jon The GOAT]

PGHW is arguably my second favorite company in the game after BCG. I'm sad the four pillars are officially gone and even more disappointed they didnt pass on their knowledge enough. It wouldve been a lot of fun to build stables around each worker's protege.

 

So my thoughts on the roster:

 

The "Pillars": My WK headliners.

Kozue Kawashima - The unofficial Ace for me & protegee of Mito Miwa. Considering he's getting up there in age, should be dominating & headlining for the next 2-4 years.

Masaru Ugaki - Only 34 years old & now a true headliner after dominating most of the last two years. Fresh off a lengthy reign so he doesnt need to hold the title again for a bit though can if need be. Oh & Mushashibo student.

Seiji Jimbo - A Jimbo + trained by Kunomasu. Current Glory Crown. Youngest of the stars but probably the guy who will headline the next generation while Ugaki & Kawashima age out. He's the cornerstone of the company for now and needs to be treated like he's Okada and I'm Gedo.

 

Sub-Stars: My Ishii/Goto/Ibushi style periodic headliners

Akinori Kwakawmi - Aging but a Mito Miwa prod. Doesnt work as hard on touring shows. Worth keeping around the top of the card.

Chojiro Kitoaji - I know I didnt include his partner but I think if any of the two are headlining a show & not teaming, its Kitoaji. Wrestling in his blood. Prodigy. Training from Mito & Shuji. And a rivalry with Seiji Jimbo? Get this guy into a bigger star and he could be the fourth "pillar" for now.

Magnum Kobe - I think he's your secret weapon. Can easily become a huge star. He's already 34 though so I wouldn't dally. I dont think hes a pillar type but he definitely has that outside flair PGHW has had with the Dreads, Diaz, Hoshino types.

 

Elite Tag Teams: Lots of tag team specialist on the roster & a lot of headliners have part time partners. Lets not be NJPW, lets treat our tag division with respect. There are other tags not included here because one of the guys is more required for single feuds or they arent that impressive of a tag team.

Kitoguchi - Top tier tag team on a slump as Kitoaji starts putting slightly more focus on his singles career. Depending on how Kitoaji goes alone, they may be destined to take a lengthy break.

The Ring Generals - I think theyre the backbone of the tag division. They belong in PGHW. They're very talented. And theres no reason to push one of them in singles.

Yano & Kikuchi - Good brutish tag team to be rivals with Ring Generals. Nice clash of styles.

 

Future Stars: PGHW has a lot of quality youngsters though none that make me think we've got our future aces yet. I havent booked a show yet so not totally sure which are these guys I'd take a punt on and which are still in huge need of development. Some guys arent mentioned here but theres plenty of other young guys.

Avalanche Takano - He's back from excursion & a Historical Japan champion.

Daigo Goya - Lack of star quality puts a low ceiling on him. I think he'll be a great Ishii type though. Headlining periodically but never become a Glory Crown victor.

Haranobu Kobayashi - Part time tag team worker. I liked him in '16 and I'd like to help him develop here. He's 27 so its time for him to step his game up.

Masatochi Kamimura - Bad personality, great look & Solid SQ. He's going to be sent on an excursion per his bio, I think.

SATO - Arguably one of the guys most ready to step up.

 

Excursions: Some guys are on excursions from the start as well. No one that will blow your mind away.

Yuri Yoshihara - Unimpressive. Midcard at best.

Minoru Nakahata - Decent SQ but top rows arent great. Will need to see how he develops. Wouldve prefered if he were in TCW over Yuri.

Shinji Mihara - Pretty good SQ. Not enough to make me think he's a future pillar though. Definitely a guy worth keeping an eye on though

Shozu Furuta - Decent SQ. Nothing too exciting.

 

Honestly, the roster is pretty huge. Theres a ton of SOLID workers, a lot of young guys to build up. The thing that worries me the most is that I dont think theres enough elite talent on the roster. Not enough guys I feel can probably headline consistently. I like to think of most first puro years as throwaway though because its mostly assessing how good the roster is and how they do in the tournaments.

 

My immediate goal is to figure out who my four pillars are, the ones that will basically headline all my events. I sort of already have an idea. My long term goal is to build four pillars in the tier of PGHW's heyday. I want them to be 4 legit aces. Top of the line SQ, Charisma, & Overness. I dont mind the babyface aspect as much since I'll just toss the figurehead title to whoever dominates there. My early game focus will definitely be on finding out who those four will be and grooming them.

 

My current candidates at a quick glance are: High Flying Hawaiian, Jay Chord, JT Ace, KC Glenn, Kian Owens, Masa Kurata, Mass Hulk, Razan Okamoto, Spencer Spade, Will Beaumont.

 

Most of these are unattainable atm & may not even fit into PGHW. There's also the fact that I'd rather the pillars be 3/4 Japanese at worst. Razan & Kurata are the only ones that fit & the only ones I can negotiate with anyways. For the most part, I'll probably be happy to nab any of them but until I get a handle of the finances of PGHW, I wont make a reach for any. It would be much better if we got those stars out of the dojo instead of outside the company but what are the odds I get four of those?

 

I still havent looked into what needs to get done TV deal wise & production department wise. Lots of things I wont know till I get deeper into a game.

[PW_Fandom]

I'm a massive fan of PGHW and we have some fantastic posts in this thread, particularly from jesseewiak & Jon The GOAT that inspired me to post what I'm doing in my game, I don't claim to be an expert but it's working for me.

 

 

History:

 

Sadaharo Jimbo the founder of PGHW has retired and left Nobuatsu Tatsuko running the ship, for this reason I have chosen Nobuatsu as my player character.

 

The day's of the "Golden Generation" are long over, the "Four Pillars" of Mito Miwa, Yoshimi Mushashibo, Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Shuji Inukai and finally Eisaku Hoshino (considered the Fifth Pillar) are now all gone, body's sacrificed to the alter of the strong Japanese Style, broken to the point comeback's are impossible.

 

But in the immortal word's of Master Yoda "there is another", people often forget about "The Lord of Strong Style" Eisaku Kunomasu who was at the very first PGHW event going over his rival Eisaku Hoshino before leaving just two years into the promotion's young history to break into the American scene.

 

Adopting a low impact style his body did not meet the same fate the core "Golden Generation" members and was able to return to PGHW in 2005 for one final triumphant run before finally retiring.

 

 

There is always two, a master and an apprentice:

 

Almost all of the "Golden Generation" left behind a protege that had a significant impact on the future of PGHW and in turn left a protege of their own that has carried forward to the modern day landscape of the company.

 

Nobuatsu Tatsuko gave us PRIDE Koiso who dominated the 2010's, both his feud and partnership with Kozue Kawashima are legendary but it is Koiso's protege Bussho Makiguchi who may be his greatest achievement.

 

Mito Miwa gave us Kozue Kawashima who was considered the "face of the new era" an honor he has certainly lived up to with the aid of PRIDE Koiso in his formative years, now standing on his own he is clearly the cornerstone of PGHW.

 

Yoshimi Mushashibo gave us Masaru Ugaki the prominent rival of Kozue Kawashima and part of an extremely successful tag team with Ryoma Muruyama, Ugaki has been a staple at the top of the PGHW card for some time now.

 

Shuji Inukai is noted as having not left a protege behind but did have a significant hand in developing Chojiro Kitoaji alongside Mito Miwa, Inukai's focus has always been more towards the business side and as such can be found as the Booker of PGHW at the start of the game.

 

And finally Eisaku Hoshino gave us Tetsunori Yasuda, a highly talented worker who has yet to have his moment in the sun, always just on the cusp of breaking into the main event scene but needing a little something extra to push him over the edge, at the age of 35 it is now the job of any successful PGHW Booker to make it work.

 

 

Where Do We Go Now?:

 

The immediate good news and the reason I told you about Eisaku Kunomasu is that he CAN be convinced to come out of retirement for one last run and particularly given he had a strong hand in training Seiji Jimbo the prodigal nephew of PGHW's founder Sadaharo Jimbo, it makes significant narrative sense to bring him back.

 

PGHW is hurting for top, popular talent at the start of the game and Eisaku Kunomasu is one of the most popular talents in all of Japan if you have him return, his stamina is fine and his body is not broken so you can easily get a year or two out of him even at his advanced age.

 

Seiji Jimbo having won both the 2018 & 2019 Elite Series tournaments and then finally securing the Glory Crown for the first time is now firmly a fixture in the main event scene, having a returning Eisaku Kunomasu to tag or feud with could push him into legendary status.

 

The next major link to history we need to look at is Koryusai Kitoaji the inaugural Glory Crown champion and essentially the foundation the company was built upon while the "Golden Generation" rose to prominence, what about him you ask? well we have the fortunate of having his son Chojiro Kitoaji on our roster and primed for a main event breakout.

 

In recent years Chorjiro has been part of a very successful tag team with PRIDE Koiso's protege Bussho Makiguchi.

 

And finally round out the primary focal point's of PGHW's future we have Magnum Kobe, a surprising addition to the roster but one I'm excited to see given his potential to become of the best workers in Japan. There's a lot of scope with Kobe in 2020 as you could build an entire Junior division around him or you could ignore his stature and push him directly into the main event, whatever you decide to do it's very likely he will become one of your most popular talents.

 

In addition to these you have a number of stalwarts that deserve a mention, while non are likely to light up your main events or would be considered prospects for the future given their advanced age you can count on Akinori Kwakami, Kazushige Matsuki, Ryoma Muryuama, Tsurayuki Kamachi, Stone Yoshikawa and Noriyori Sanda to put in solid performances and make the others on this list look good in the process.

 

Coming up the ranks names like Avalanche Takano, Haranobu Kobayashi and SATO could all develop into solid upper card talents given the right focus and some effort.

 

 

The Raid:

 

Outside of PGHW are a number of talents I would recommend keeping an eye on with the shortlist and signing as and when required with a view to having them be long term prospects.

 

Bunrakuken Torii - BCG

Mabuchi Furusawa - BCG

Masa Kurata - WLW

Nichiren Amagawa - WLW

Razan Okamoto - BCG

SUKI - BCG

Shogun Watoga - WLW

 

And finally Mitsunari Fugunaga can provide some much needed veteran popularity on a free-lance short term basis.

 

 

Ok Great, Now What?: Settings & Stables

 

I don't want to tell anyone how to play there game but I will tell you how I played mine. The first thing I did was to follow the advice in this thread and change my PPV deal to the Medium coverage PPV Japan and bring back the King's Road TV Show on Japanese Sports Vision 2, this made me financially viable each month while increasing production values and gave me a platform to grow my companies popularity.

 

Second up I headed over to Stables and set them to "Integral", my assumption is this has no impact on the player and is primarily for the AI but just in-case I set it anyway and got to work on creating some groups!

 

First stable, a "Brotherhood" that is clearly a Los Ingobernables de Japon ripoff, Los Guerrilleros de Japon featuring Masaru Ugaki (Naito), Magnum Kobe (Hiromu), Bussho Makiguchi & Chojiro Kitoaji.

 

Because I'm creatively bankrupt I stole RIPW's stable INFAMOUS for my second "Faction" group with Kozue Kawashima in with Masa Kurata, Tsurayuki Kamachi and Haranobu Kobayashi.

 

And finally I have my third "Gang" Kuro-Hoshino (Black-Star) made up of Seiji Jimbo & Tetsunori Yasuda as co-leaders along with Mabuchi Furusawa and Stone Yoshikawa as members, I'll come back to why in a moment.

 

 

Booking - Shadow of Hoshino, The Elite Series & Other Stuff:

 

http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7296&stc=1&d=1588184684

So I convinced Eisaku Kunomasu to return as I suggested above but I absolutely hate his default avatar so I switched it out for a custom someone did of Danger Kumasaka that looks a lot like Keiji Mutoh.

 

I then had him return and call out and finally defeat Seiji Jimbo at PGHW Night of DESTINY to secure the Glory Crown, it's Jimbo's final destiny to claim the Glory Crown back at next year's Night of PRIDE but for the moment he's forced to form the Kuro-Hoshino with Tetsunori Yasuda the protege of Kunomasu's former long time rival Eisaku Hoshino in an effort to destroy the "Lord of Strong Style" in what will be a year long feud.

 

Interestingly Hoshino the name-sake of the group, also has a deep hatred of my player character Nobuatsu Tatsuko that forced him to leave PGHW and become a freelancer before finally finishing his career in BHOTWG so there's very little chance I can bring him in any capacity nor would it suit the promotion to have him hanging around as a manager so his shadow will have to suffice for narrative purposes.

 

It's time for Chojiro Kitoaji to have his single's breakout, that does not mean his tag team with Bussho Makiguchi need's to end but it does need to stop being his primary focus, as such I have changed the team from a Unit to Individuals and it's my intention to book Chojiro all the way to a successful Elite Series tournament victory with the long-term view that after Seiji Jimbo recovers the Glory Crown from Eisaku Kunomasu it will be Kitoaji who will finally dethrone him later that year at Night of Legacy in September of 2021.

 

Bussho Makiguchi isn't to be forgotten however and will also receive a strong push working alongside the rest of Los Guerrilleros to take on Kozue Kawashima and his INFAMOUS crew.

 

Magnum Kobe is the one person I'm unsure of the direction I will head in yet, he's going to have a strong showing in the Elite Series but I'll play it a bit fluid after that.

 

My new "Golden Generation" will likely take the shape of Seiji Jimbo, Chojiro Kitoaji, Masa Kurata and Bussho Makiguchi (And / Or Mabuchi Furusawa, Razan Okamoto, SUKI).

 

 

And so...:

 

I hope this give's someone who's not sure what the situation is in PGHW some inspiration to give it a try! Japan can be very off-putting to many players but it really is the most fun I have had in the game and I would like more folks to give it a try, there's a very rich intertwined legacy here for you to pick up and continue if you know the lineages to look for!

 

The protege's are your go-2 guy's but it's time to build the next "Golden Generation", are you up to the task?

[Tape21]

So my CVerse experience has generally been with TCW or another US promotion. But I really want to get into the Japanese scene this time around. I was curious about The Elite Series & Night of Pride. With the Elite Series apparently being a G1, N1/Global League, Champion Carnival equivalent from what I can tell, how does that work in the same month as PGHW's biggest show of the year?

 

I know in real world terms the big tournament usually has it's own tour and show to go with it but if March is supposed to be theNight of Pride tour + show, do most people just book that around the Elite Series?

 

Does this mean generally you wouldn't see the Glory Crown defended at Night of Pride since the event is built around the tournament and in the real world you usually don't see a world title defense + tournament final on the same show?

 

I know it comes down to how you personally want to book but I'm just curious how others approach this.

[CGN91]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Tape21" data-cite="Tape21" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47647" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>So my CVerse experience has generally been with TCW or another US promotion. But I really want to get into the Japanese scene this time around. I was curious about The Elite Series & Night of Pride. With the Elite Series apparently being a G1, N1/Global League, Champion Carnival equivalent from what I can tell, how does that work in the same month as PGHW's biggest show of the year?<p> </p><p> I know in real world terms the big tournament usually has it's own tour and show to go with it but if March is supposed to be theNight of Pride tour + show, do most people just book that around the Elite Series?</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Does this mean generally you wouldn't see the Glory Crown defended at Night of Pride since the event is built around the tournament and in the real world you usually don't see a world title defense + tournament final on the same show</strong>?</p><p> </p><p> I know it comes down to how you personally want to book but I'm just curious how others approach this.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Yes that's the way i would book it. You can do a title match the month later, a filler title match against an opponent who has beaten the champion in the tournament. The Elite Series winner can challenge the champion at Night Of Glory, which is considered as an historic event.</p><p> </p><p> If you looking at the G1 f.e. it's the biggest show of the year besides Wrestle Kingdom, so you can see it like that as well. Night Of Pride = G1 Finals, Night Of Glory = big Tokyo Dome or Osaka show.</p>

[TheGunman]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="CGN91" data-cite="CGN91" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="47647" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Yes that's the way i would book it. You can do a title match the month later, a filler title match against an opponent who has beaten the champion in the tournament. The Elite Series winner can challenge the champion at Night Of Glory, which is considered as an historic event.<p> </p><p> If you looking at the G1 f.e. it's the biggest show of the year besides Wrestle Kingdom, so you can see it like that as well. Night Of Pride = G1 Finals, Night Of Glory = big Tokyo Dome or Osaka show.</p></div></blockquote><p> This is why I always change things up so that Night of Glory is the season finale. I like to book a year leading up to somebody winning the Elite Series (which I book in a round robin format like most big Japanese tournaments in real life) and then getting their big title shot at our finale.</p>