AldousHuxtable Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Ok, I give up. What is the point of having b shows if I get consistently low ratings when using unimportant/rookie talent? The logic I am currently operating under: If it's a B show and two talented but unpopular/lower card workers main event it -- say a recognisable vs unimportant like those old WCW Saturday night matches or literally every AEW Dark, why do I get penalized if the crowd wasn't interested in seeing unimportant wrestlers on a b-show? Am I off? Am I doing something wrong here? I won't have my feelings hurt if i'm missing something obvious and it's pointed out, btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sco xY2Jx Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 The fans aren't interested because both workers are classes as unimportant. Even if I know I'm going to a B show I'm not going to be overly thrilled about seeing 2 'nobodies' wrestle each other. So the low ratings are expected. The upside to this is that in the grand scheme of things your B show ratings aren't important. In my experience B shows are used to get guys to work and an extra income source. I may be wrong but I don't believe that B shows will affect your company size and company pop ratings (at least if they do it's negligible). So carry on. They may not rate highly and fans may not appreciate it but the low ratings and unimportant matches won't hurt you aslong as they're kept on your B shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 You won't get penalised if you have a recognisable worker in the match, it only happens when they're all unimportant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenCycle Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 The upside to this is that in the grand scheme of things your B show ratings aren't important. In my experience B shows are used to get guys to work and an extra income source. This is correct. Literally nothing that happens on B-Shows ends up being important, and the only function they serve is to test stuff, and improve workers' skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 This is correct. Literally nothing that happens on B-Shows ends up being important, and the only function they serve is to test stuff, and improve workers' skills. This is true, although I think you're still better off not having any unimportant vs unimportant worker matches because I think they benefit more from having higher rated matches and they just don't get that when facing other unimportant workers. That's the way I've always viewed my B Shows anyway, although to be perfectly honest, I hardly ever play with B Shows. I usually cancel them at the start of any new save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave E Mac Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 This is true, although I think you're still better off not having any unimportant vs unimportant worker matches because I think they benefit more from having higher rated matches and they just don't get that when facing other unimportant workers. That's the way I've always viewed my B Shows anyway, although to be perfectly honest, I hardly ever play with B Shows. I usually cancel them at the start of any new save. If you went to a B show or house show you'd be pretty unimpressed to see two guys facing each other you consider unimportant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat666 Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I always use my B shows to book young guys vs Top guys that are not booked on my main show. I think for example: Angel Garza would benefit with working with Drew Mcintyre on the B show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCGreyghost Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I use B-shows to get wins for my JTTS guys on the A show, to avoid tanking their momentum. The job guys on the B show are talent borrowed from my child promotion, or local hires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsmeister Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I use B-shows to get wins for my JTTS guys on the A show, to avoid tanking their momentum. The job guys on the B show are talent borrowed from my child promotion, or local hires. Same - if a midcard or upper carder who can appear on the b show loses on an a show they get a win back on the B show against borrowed talent from development which is streamed on my network so they get experience and exposure all for the greater good. Not to bothered about ratings more looking for good performances and chemistry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properly Promoted Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Also good for getting a tag team experience. Which is kind of in line with what others have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Templar Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Not to mention, if I'm not mistaken, your B-show performers do gain pop (although not as much as they would on an A show or event, obviously) from appearing. St.T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titlebelt Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Not to mention, if I'm not mistaken, your B-show performers do gain pop (although not as much as they would on an A show or event, obviously) from appearing. St.T This is true, and, stating the obvious, even more-so if it is televised. I play SWF and bring RIPW talent up to Uprising to increase their POP (which is usually just one or two regions when they first come up) before they get their Supreme TV debuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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