TCP1 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kamchatka said: Yeah its really satisfying to put them together with a mind to how they're a mix of physical Lectraset designs and Scanimate motion graphics for the tv. That good old text over a star field wrestling tv intro type of thing - rather than the modern clean digital stuff. I feel like I can hear the exact synth intro music which would lead to the logo appearing on screen. Sort of wobbly in its presentation. Like something from here. Edited September 1, 2022 by TCP1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) "Started in 1968 by wrestler/promoter extraordinare Clint Wayne, the Texas Wrestling League was one of the first territories to organize in the United States. With the only other major U.S. promotion 2,000 miles away in Boston, TWL had half the country to themself for a brief period of time. The Texas Wrestling League were a long-time feature of the southern wrestling scene, running in various guises from the late sixties all the way through to the mid nineties. Their longevity was down to keeping things simple and giving the fans exactly what they wanted. Amongst the famous champions from TWL's past are names like Professor Nero, Pat Deacon, Chief Two Eagles and Rip Chord." TWL Texas Wrestling League 1968-1995 Classic Wild West Edited September 2, 2022 by Kamchatka 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 "Aspiring promoter Rocky Streets held things together well for a couple years, but signed a big money contract to help Rich Eisen get SWF off the ground. TWL seemed doomed to close until the Lone Star Stampeder made a last-ditch offer to keep it running. " 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 TWL doesnt have a specified TV show but quickly gets one in the 77 mod so i figured it was simplest to go with how WCCW had their 80s intro treatment using their company name rather than a show title. That way it can cover whatever the player/AI chooses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 7:31 PM, The Blonde Bomber said: The logo looks great! Would you be able to do one without the state of Florida in it? sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 "AICW, founded by Walter Crowe, was a concept based off Dale Christian's succesfully promoted "King of Wrestling" tournaments which borrowed talent from the major promotions in North America and brought them together for brief tours. After a one year period Crowe's finances had dwindled significantly and he had to sell to Dale Christian. Christian kept the focus largely the same, but brought in some established foreign talent to bolster the talent levels in the promotion. He also started CICW, a sister promotion for the company. The idea was to send talent back and forth and start to build a consistent roster that could be used year round." AICW / CICW American Independent Circuit Wrestling / Canadian Independent Circuit Wrestling 1972-??? / 1975-??? Golden Age Pro Wrestling / Family Friendly Pro Wrestling 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) "Based in The Compound in the deep woods of Oregon, Final Battle Wrestling was a very insular promotion employing only true believers, with most of the in-ring action being based on books or teachings of the great leader Papa Bear Reilly. MRX, the second in command, was in charge of all day-to-day handling but still had to answer up the command chain - however after the sudden death of Papa Bear, he steered the act and its teachings toward a very different and more terrifying direction. FBW Final Battle Wrestling 1976 - 198X Performance Art / Gory Hardcore Edited September 3, 2022 by Kamchatka 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 "Wrestling had always been a part of Japanese culture, but from the early 1900s to the 1930s, Giant Pro Wrestling was the only major promotion in the country. This time was known as the "Giant Era". It's stars became national icons. However, in 1933 Giant Pro Wrestling went out of business under mysterious circumstances. The way GPW had closed shattered the public's trust in wrestling. This led to the "Dark Era" where no wrestling events happened in Japan." GPW Giant Pro Wrestling 190X-1933 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 Always love a chance to use the Hasegawa typeface 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightnick Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Kam, it goes without saying but you've done absolutely incredible work on these CV77 (and Giant Pro!) logos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 39 minutes ago, Midnightnick said: Kam, it goes without saying but you've done absolutely incredible work on these CV77 (and Giant Pro!) logos Thanks! yeah its been a lot of fun to dive into and flesh out a little. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Thought id already posted this but apparently not. Rescued this battle babe version from the impenetrable fortress of solitude that is photobucket: currently hunting around through varous cloud / online storage spaces to see what i can find of older logos that got lost along the way but are okay enough. Edited September 3, 2022 by Kamchatka 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinsmoker Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Kamchatka said: Thought id already posted this but apparently not. Rescued this battle babe version from the impenetrable fortress of solitude that is photobucket: currently hunting around through varous cloud / online storage spaces to see what i can find of older logos that got lost along the way but are okay enough. Perhaps this is a older one you made for TEW 2016? Because I know I have saved this one before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 25 minutes ago, Vinsmoker said: Perhaps this is a older one you made for TEW 2016? Because I know I have saved this one before Yep its from that era, i made a verison where the woman was purely just neon and one like the above, and the latter got a little lost to time so just did some digging to get it back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 Speaking of the 70s mod and logos being saved from photobucket 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 "WBW had attracted a cult following by pitting mainly German faces against heels from across the continent, with a few of the city's subcultures also represented in gimmicks. The formula had already made them one of Europe's best indys, and their new owner, Jan Steussen, did little to change the product aside from using his hard-earned money to bring in the best wrestlers he could." WBW West Berlin Wrestling 1974-19XX Berlin City Traditional / Classic Balanced 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomosensual Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Kamchatka said: "Wrestling had always been a part of Japanese culture, but from the early 1900s to the 1930s, Giant Pro Wrestling was the only major promotion in the country. This time was known as the "Giant Era". It's stars became national icons. However, in 1933 Giant Pro Wrestling went out of business under mysterious circumstances. The way GPW had closed shattered the public's trust in wrestling. This led to the "Dark Era" where no wrestling events happened in Japan." GPW Giant Pro Wrestling 190X-1933 Ooooooooooooh my god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 33 minutes ago, Jomosensual said: Ooooooooooooh my god is that a positive or a negative oh my god? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGN91 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Kamchatka said: "WBW had attracted a cult following by pitting mainly German faces against heels from across the continent, with a few of the city's subcultures also represented in gimmicks. The formula had already made them one of Europe's best indys, and their new owner, Jan Steussen, did little to change the product aside from using his hard-earned money to bring in the best wrestlers he could." WBW West Berlin Wrestling 1974-19XX Berlin City Traditional / Classic Balanced As a german it's always "weird" to see german custom promotion on here, but I really feel the vibe of WBW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, CGN91 said: As a german it's always "weird" to see german custom promotion on here, but I really feel the vibe of WBW. Glad to know its got the nod of approval. WBW is the only 'canon' Cverse German promotion iirc, EWCW is Austrian, VWA is Swiss, while UCR and UEW are Spain? Both times ive come to it i've have a bit of a designer conundrum of does anyone actually recognise the bear / back / red / white as a West German flag thing or instead does it rather wrongly suggest russia which is not ideal considering the political nature of that moment in time (1977). Maybe ill give it a second run and go for something more 70s traditional focused. Edited September 4, 2022 by Kamchatka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinsmoker Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, Kamchatka said: Glad to know its got the nod of approval. WBW is the only 'canon' Cverse German promotion iirc, EWCW is Austrian, VWA is Swiss, while UCR and UEW are Spain? Both times ive come to it i've have a bit of a designer conundrum of does anyone actually recognise the bear / back / red / white as a West German flag thing or instead does it rather wrongly suggest russia which is not ideal considering the political nature of that moment in time (1977). Maybe ill give it a second run and go for something more 70s traditional focused. This is the flag of Berlin (and previously West Berlin), so it checks out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGN91 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Like Vinsmoker just posted the colours are definitely okay since it's the colour of the flag of Berlin. Blue and White would be also quite cool because that are the colours of the biggest west Berlin football club called Hertha BSC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 (edited) "Taking lessons learned from other mediums of entertainment, Richard Eisen devised a product that appealed to the most broad audience possible. While others scoffed at the lack of a clearly defined style of wrestling and heavy use of angles, the SWF succeeded brilliantly, reaching levels of popularity previously unseen in the U.S." SWF (1980s) Supreme Wrestling Federation 1972 - ??? Classic Sports Entertainment Edited September 4, 2022 by Kamchatka 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamchatka Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 "In 1972, young visionary businessman and prospective wrestling promoter Richard Eisen- with help from several people already involved in the wrestling industry- created the Supreme Wrestling Federation. The promotion opened with a bang, signing the hottest act in America, Mickey Starr, to an exclusive contract (which was unheard of in North America at the time) and promoting their shows all across the United States." SWF (1970s) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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