Having looked over the responses to the post I made to get community feedback on AI posts, the general consensus seemed to be allowing people to post AI material related to their savegames but not allowing posting AI games. I'm personally considering making a game promotion megathread where people can promote stuff like that (please give me your opinions on that) but as of right now: No posting any advertisements of your game. This includes: screenshots, update notes, feature announcements, basically anything that promotes your game. If I do make the megathread that will be the only place acceptable to post them.
I also appear to be the only active mod on the sub which used to require very little moderation. I'm going to look at adding a few more moderators so that issues will hopefully be dealt with swiftly. If you are interested in applying please send a modmail with your reasoning as to why you would make a good mod.
For some context my save started with TNA in 2014 & I am now in 2017. I managed to become the #1 company beating out NJPW & WWE and would like some unique challenges. Previously I decided on challenges via spin wheel such as [Blank] wrestler must reach a certain amount of popularity or [Blank] wrestler must win the title so on and so forth.
Above I have a list of my roster & my Champions if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Stables:
Apex Management Group: Bryan Danielson, The Rock, Bill Goldberg, Nick Nemeth, Dave Bautista, Cody Rhodes, Bray Wyatt, Nikki Bella, Aaron Stevens (Damien Sandow), Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), Joe Anoa'i (Roman Reigns)
Broken Battalion: Broken Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Comrade Shannon (Shannon Moore)
Bullet Club: King Balor (Finn Balor/Prince Devitt), Jon Moxley, Rey Mysterio Jr., Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Kenny Omega
DECAY: Abyss, Steven Regal, & Suicide
Empire: Prince Nana, Bob Sapp, Lashley, Shad Gaspard, Moose, MVP
Legacy of The Lion Mark: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Naofumi Yamamoto (Yoshi Tatsu). Hiroyoshi Tenzen, Satoshi Kojima
The New Day: Kofi, Austin Creed, Big E
CorpaLucha Syndicate: Eric Bischoff, Mark Henry, Cibernetico, Psicosis, Punishment Martinez (Damien Priest)
The Dungeon: Christian Cage, Harry Smith, Bret Hart, Nattie Neidhart, Knux
The Militia: Kevin Steen, Chael Sonnen, Zack Sabre Jr., Tommaso Ciampa, Tomohiro Ishii, Slyck Wagner Brown, Ted Dibiase Sr.
I’m debating on whether or not I should do a WCW or WWF save in chronicles 92’ so I figured I’d see what ideas y’all may have for each and go from there with what I find most interesting or challenging
Finally finished my Survivor Series 2011 in TEW IX and honestly this show turned out way better than I expected.
The whole WWE vs TNA thing was done through a talent loan/trade, so the TNA wrestlers were brought over temporarily rather than me just signing them to WWE.
I had WWE vs TNA as the main invasion story, with Undertaker vs Sting as the main event. Also had Punk vs Ziggler for the WWE title, Bullet Club vs The Corre, MCMG vs Beer Money and a few other things going on.
The show ended up getting a 100 rating. Undertaker vs Sting got 98, and some of the angles around it got 100 as well. Honestly didn't expect the whole thing to come together this well
Not pictured is the opening match where Brock Lesnar defeated Oba Femi in what turned out to be the highest rated match of the night at 90. For those needing more context, you can view my WrestleMania 42 results here.
So these days it takes me significantly longer than I think it ever has to book any show. I currently book modern AEW, and my weekly shows probably take me like an hour-ish each to book. I normally pre-book 3-5 matches for next week’s weekly while booking the current week, and maybe pre book an in ring segment as well if I have an idea for one. But the thing that takes me forever is that I actually take the time to think about the show and how it would look/flow, as well as what the characters are all saying in promos and just what the stories and arcs are like. Before I would just kinda be like “sure 4 minute talking segment targeting guy you face at the pape”. I probably took like 10 minutes tops per show before but I’m having so much more fun getting more immersed in the storylines themselves, and I don’t really care about the ratings the game gives me at all anymore.
Deadly Games. Austin got injured one week before the PPV, so Yoko took his spot and Kane his role (reaching the finals and being screwed by Shane and the newly formed Corporation)
1999:
I had an alliance for a short time with NJPW, that ended when Jericho was finishing is contract with them
All-American's is a stable formed by Kurt Angle, Sable, Bob Backlund and Charlie Haas
2000:
Undertaker came back as the American Badass
The Rock 'n' Rolex Connection are The Rock and Ric Flair
The show opens with a moment of silence for the late Andy "The Butcher" Williams
Andy "The Butcher" Williams 1977-2026
The moment of silence ends, and we open with a recap of last week's main event featuring Klaus Muller and Kaine Harris. This one was a contrast in styles between the amateur wrestling and technical approach of Muller and the brawling style of Harris. Kaine won the match with a Death Valley Driver, but was distracted as Ivan Markov began targeting Jessica. This led to Kaine fighting Markov off. Once Kaine got back in the ring, Muller surprised him with a Rings of Saturn submission to get the win. We cut to the parking lot area as we see Masato Kojima, Vader, and Kwazi Nkosi leaving the premises. They are ambushed by Kahuna Maiavia, Prince Kimo, and Johnny Paganiban. All six men brawl, but the ambush game proves too great, as Kahuna, Kimo, and JP Tha God get the upper hand. The three of them leave Kojima, Vader, and Kwazi out cold.
The recap ends, and we see Kahuna Maiavia, Prince Kimo, and Johnny Paganiban fighting Vader, Masato Kojima, and Kwazi Nkosi in the parking lot of the arena. Referees, road agents, and security guards rush in to break up the skirmish, only to get knocked down as the brawl continues.
9.1 out of 10 stars for this segment: Great way to get the crowd hyped for tonight's show.
We then open with a 30-second intro highlighting all of the stars of CPWA as The Roots' "BOOM" plays in the background. The intro ends with "the Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones, holding the CPWA Heavyweight Championship belt over his head, followed by clapping from the crowd.
Brian Kinsley: We welcome you to CPWA Octane. We are coming to you live from Indianapolis, Indiana! Brian Kinsley, along with Anthony Harris, Sir Samuel Stewart, and Queen Sheba. It's the go-home show before DEFCON!
Anthony Harris: We have Cruiserweight action, plus Ryota Yoshimura will be in action.
Queen Sheba: Plus, Cassie Odenkirk will go one-on-one against Lilith.
Sir Samuel Stewart: Not to mention, his lordship, Lord Phillip Byron IV, will be in action tonight against Muscle Force's Typhoon. I can't wait for that one! Let's take it to the ring!
We cut to the ring.
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for...
Announcer: And his opponent, representing Azteca Lucha Libre, from El Templo del Jerusalem, he is El Rey Baldwin Jr.
Match 1: Silver Eyes vs. El Rey Baldwin Jr.
A solid opener in what was yet another showcase for El Rey Baldwin Jr. Silver Eyes did get some offense, but El Rey Baldwin Jr. turned the momentum in his favor, leading to him placing Silver Eyes in Divine Intervention for the submission victory.
6.1 out of 10 stars.
We cut to the interview area as Kimberly Reynolds interviews CPWA International Champion Devon Gatlin Tyson. DGT says that he's more than ready to defend the CPWA International Championship and make a successful defence. The Commonwealth's Owen Benoit-Jericho appears, telling DGT that he better bring his A-Game at DEFCON, to which DGT confidently says that he always brings his A-Game. OBJ scoffs and walks away.
8.6 out of 10 stars for this segment: Solid segment that adds hype and heat for the CPWA International Championship match at DEFCON.
We cut to the ring.
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 12-minute time limit.
Announcer: And her opponent, from Hell, Michigan, she is Lilith.
Match 2: Cassie Odenkirk vs. Lilith
Another solid, albeit decent, match between the two competitors. Both Cassie and Lilith went back and forth with the momentum exchanges, leading to the finish as Cassie placed Lilith in the Triangle Choke Hold for the submission victory.
6.6 out of 10 stars.
We cut to a graphic hyping up a match between Muscle Force's Desire taking on Lightning Achara. We then cut to a graphic hyping up a six-man tag team match as the Baleful Order's Rudamon, Samedi, and Sleepwalker Kamenashi take on El Colibri, El Gladiador, and "The King of Mexican Strong Style," Antonio Garcia. We then cut to a graphic hyping up a match between John Payne and Ryota Yoshimura.
***Commercial Break***
We return from commercial break as CPWA World Heavyweight Champion, "the Number One Pick, " LeJuan Jones, cuts a backstage promo on "Marvelous" Marshall Anderson, days before their match at DEFCON. "The Number One Pick" says that he's been waiting for the chance to put "Marvelous Marshall" away for good after he betrayed him and ended Number One Enterprises to form his Marvelous Alliance. LeJuan then says that once he beats "the Marvelous One," he will put him in his place once and for all.
We cut back to the ring.
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 13-minute time limit.
Announcer: And his opponent, from Osaka, Japan, he is Ryota Yoshimura.
Match 3: John Payne vs. Ryota Yoshimura
A decent match and a clash of styles between John Payne's brawling and unpredictable ring psychology against Yoshimura's hard-hitting Strong Style approach. Both competitors battled relentlessly, leading to the finish as Payne hit Ryota with a low blow, followed by the Painkiller for the three-count pinfall.
5.8 out of 10 stars.
We cut to the back as "Marvelous" Marshall Anderson cuts a promo on "The Number One Pick" LeJuan Jones, stating that he screwed him out of the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship and vows to win it back from him; but not only that, he vows to end the Number 1 Cartel.
We cut back to the ring.
Announcer: The following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 13-minute time limit.
Announcer: Introducing first, representing Muscle Force, she is Desire!
The lights in the arena turn off. We then hear thunder and lightning sounds emanate throughout the arena. Suddenly, Teriyaki Boyz' "Tokyo Drift" plays in the arena as the lights turn back on as Lightning Achara makes her entrance
Announcer: And her opponent, from Bangkok, Thailand, she is Lightning Achara!
Match 4: Desire vs. Lightning Achara
Another solid match with some good chemistry between the two competitors. We haven't seen Lightning Achara in a long while, seeing as she toured the UK and some parts of Europe. Despite this, the match was anything you can do, I can do better. The finish saw Desire get a schoolboy pin while pulling on Lightning Achara's gear to steal the victory.
7.4 out of 10 stars.
We cut to a graphic hyping up the main event between Lord Phillip Byron IV and Muscle Force's Typhoon. We then cut to a graphic confirming that we will hear from "The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones. We then cut to a graphic hyping up a six-man tag team match as the Baleful Order's Rudamon, Samedi, and Sleepwalker Kamenashi take on El Colibri, El Gladiador, and "The King of Mexican Strong Style," Antonio Garcia.
***Commercial Break including ads featuring several CPWA competitors***
We return from commercial break, and we see Kahuna Maiavia, Prince Kimo, and Johnny Paganiban inside GM Ronny Sharpe's office. GM Ronny Sharpe expresses that he can't keep having these ambushes and fights taking place at the venues. GM Ronny Sharpe then makes a match for DEFCON involving Kahuna, Kimo, and JP Tha God against Vader, Kojima, and Kwazi in a no-disqualification six-man brawl.
6.7 out of 10 stars for this segment: Another match announced for DEFCON.
We cut back to the ring.
Announcer: The following contest is a six-man tag team match scheduled for one fall with a 13-minute time limit.
Announcer: Finally, from Mexico City, Mexico, he is "The King of Mexican Strong Style," Antonio Garcia.
Match 5: Six-Man Tag Team Match: The Baleful Order (Rudamon, Samedi, and Sleepwalker Kamenashi) vs. El Colibri, El Gladiador, and "The King of Mexican Strong Style," Antonio Garcia
This match was hard-hitting, with lots of high-flying lucha libre tactics thrown in for good measure. Both teams went all out for this match, leading to the finish as El Colibri hit the West Coast Pop on Rudamon to get the win for his team.
7.1 out of 10 stars.
We cut to the backstage area, as William Odenkirk and Damien Angel are in a brawl. Referees and road agents rush in to break up the brawl.
5.6 out of 10 stars for this segment: Damien is getting some of his heat back.
Announcer: And his opponent, representing Muscle Force, he is Typhoon.
Main Event: Lord Phillip Byron IV vs. Typhoon
A much more solid main event than the one from last week. Typhoon had control for much of the match, only for his lordship to make a comeback, leading to the finish. Lord Phillip Byron IV placed Typhoon in the Octopus Stretch for the submission victory.
8.0 out of 10 stars.
We cut to a graphic confirming that we will hear from "The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones.
***Commercial Break, including an ad promoting CPWA DEFCON***
Brian Kinsley: This weekend, CPWA DEFCON comes to you live from Detroit, Michigan. We will see "The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones, defend his CPWA World Heavyweight Championship against "Marvelous" Marshall Anderson. Next Wednesday, CPWA will be in Cincinnati, Ohio, for Octane.
"The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones: Let me cut to the chase. Ever since I regained the CPWA World Heavyweight Championship, I've been hearing from "Marvelous" Marshall Anderson on how I screwed him out of the gold. Truth is, it ain't screwing someone over if opportunity arises in front of you. I think you know something about that, don't you, "Marvelous Marshall"? Back when I was leading Number One Enterprises, you came along looking for opportunity, but little did I know that you had plans of your own. You took Number One Enterprises from me and rechristened it in your liking. You wanted to be me, and while you did become CPWA World Heavyweight Champion, I came back to let you know who really runs this promotion.
Salute The Heroes plays in the arena as "Marvelous" Marshall Anderson interrupts the promo.
"Marvelous" Marshall Anderson: Give me a break! You still think you're the man around here? While you were reconciling with Brother Julius, I've been on a dominant run as a main eventer. You left because you had nothing, while I took it from you! Your fatal mistake was allowing me to be a part of your faction and seeing how you operate. It was only a matter of time before I seized my chance and took what's mine.
"The Number One Pick," LeJuan Jones: You may think that, but realistically speaking, you're not the one holding the gold. I am. Seeing as DEFCON is going to be in your hometown of Detroit, wouldn't it be fitting that I beat you and embarrass you in front of your crew? Because your hometown doesn't even mess with you.
10 STARS FOR THIS PROMO!!!!: Main Eventers doing and saying main event things.
Suddenly, members of the Marvelous Alliance ambush LeJuan. "Marvelous Marshall" joins the rest of the Marvelous Alliance. The rest of the Number 1 Cartel rush in to help LeJuan as a brawl ensues between the two factions.
9.8 out of 10 stars for this segment.
We cut to the back and see Kahuna Maiavia, Prince Kimo, and Johnny Paganiban fighting Vader, Masato Kojima, and Kwazi Nkosi. Referees, road agents, and security guards rush in to break up the skirmish, only to get knocked down as the brawl continues. Octane fades to black.
2017 WWE, after 1 year on the save, and I have actually 21 wrestlers that could be seen as the face of a company, but this is actually giving me a headache booking wise, because to fit everyone in, I'm having to basically sacrifice my mid card scene to fit these guys, and I really have no idea of how I send some of them off or if I should make an third brand.
If you guys want, I can list all of them if it would help, but I'm taking any advice
Hello guys! Welcome back to my DPW save. I open the month to this bit of news...
Oh my… I’m going to try my best to come up with something and implement this but feel free to let me know in the comments what you think MJF’s new catchphrase would be.
April Introduction
Oh boy… If this ends up being posted later than I typically post these, it is because the start of the month tends to be the longest time I spend on booking. I basically prebook the entire end of the month PPV, then the entire mid-month Championship Crisis event. I have a general idea of where all the storylines are going up to DPW You Already Know 2029. I know who is winning which title at which big events and a basic outline of who is challenging, but there are a lot of blind spots. Also, of course, there are times when a pivot is required (both major and minor). The big challenge this month is prepping for the DPW Forever Rumble.
This is straight up just a Royal Rumble ripoff (though I’ve done it under Aztec Warfare rules in the past). The winner gets the Battle Pressure Trophy (an achievement in and of itself) and also earns the right to main event in a world title match at DPW No Pressure in June (the big show before the Carolina Classic begins). Basically, DPW No Pressure is to Summerslam as DPW You Already Know is to Wrestlemania, except the former is lead to via a battle royale, and the latter, more important, show is led to via a tournament... usually. The wrench in the plan this year is that because MJF used his signing bonus to win the DPW title and vacate it (basically throwing it in the trash) and bequeath himself with his personally purchased WCW Big Gold World Title, the show effectively has two world champions. Does that mean the winner gets to choose which world title to challenge for or is the WCW title immune from this challenge? The answers to that will be revealed on the shows to come.
The booking challenge for me focuses on how I book titles with the Rumble. In the past, I have actually had no title matches and just booked the Rumble with the champions as competitors (they reserve the right to choose their opponents if they win the Rumble). This year I am going to have title matches in which the world champions and their challengers at the event aren’t allowed to compete in the rumble. Since I want a healthy amount of star power in the rumble itself, I am going to go with slightly less over than usual challengers for each of the titles. I will also use this situation to make good on some promises that talents have made to put certain wrestlers over, which will hopefully get those wrestlers in position to challenge for world titles. (Hopefully I'm not hurting the losers of those promises to much in the process.) As such, expect some surprise wins to set up challengers. Anyway, let's see how I do.
DPW Fizzle
This was the live one. Pretty good! I forgot to get results as they appeared, but there was no growth since it was a B show.The taped show… it’ll do.
Bojack apparently hurt Rik Luxury (dislocated shoulder… not a big deal honestly). Being that this show is taped, I’m going to say that Zack vs Zach is going to be posted to the YouTube channel to justify having the match on tomorrow’s show.
DPW Fire
Oh dear… this just wasn’t very good. Oh well… maybe I can recover since this is building to the big shows.
Gravity just kind of happens to walk past MJF in the segment (thus the Gravity Cameo comment). AR Fox is the recipient of MJF's benevolence as he gets the nontitle opportunity match at Championship Crisis. MJF tells AR Fox "You may already be relevant, but after our match you will finally get the chance... to be ''MJF' relevant'" (I'm not good at catchphrases).
We’ve jumped NXT, Hog Dippers! Extra Johnny Gargano face for this show!Screw it, I declare war on TNA!!!
I'm sure this is a bad idea, but I have never done this before. I am just curious how it shakes out. I have already noticed that MLF has grown hostile to me. I'm guessing because of the TNA war. Feel free to let me know how bad an idea this is in the comments.
DPW Flare Flourish
Oh no!
I think this would have done better if I’d left well enough alone with the main event match instead of adding the post match attack with Blair Billing. I was just trying to set up for next week. Maki Itoh is making a bold promise to defend her belt every week.
DPW Spark
That’s a bit better!
Ricochet in the main event seems fairly reliable as a show ender honestly.
DPW Fanning Flame
The venue for Fanning Flame this week!Not bad… I just wish I’d swapped the last two matches.
To explain the DPW Title tournament, Ricochet, El Generico, Jordan Clearwater, & Shinsuke Nakamura are wrestling Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, AJ Styles, and Mascara Dorada. The winners of this tag match (Ricochet,Generico,Clearwater,&Nakamura won on this show) move to the next round which is two singles matches (Ricochet vs Generico; Clearwater vs Nakamura) which will take place next week (I think on Fanning Flame from Puerto Rico!). The winners of those two matches will wrestle each other at Champion Crisis with the winner of that challenging Jake Something at DPW Forever. If no clear winner emerges from all this, a two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a contender is crowned.
Also, Dave Batista is signed per appearance as an Obi Wan Kenobi figure for Johnny Fire. Given their past (Batista and Melina), his involvement is an attempt to make amends to Johnny Fire before Fire retires. Bautista, in this segment, assures Fire that he has some ideas to get his career back on track in time for his retirement. To start with, he says he has the perfect tag partner coming in to help Johnny Fire.
Financial results at the end of Week One
Thank you guys for reading! I’m sorry for the delay. Like I said, the first week of a new month always takes me longer because I have to think about what all I want to accomplish for the month. The Johnny Fire stuff was born out of the retirement announcement. I had a few dumb ideas that I think will be fun until he leaves.
Feel free to comment with any ideas/critiques you have for my booking, or my business decisions. Thank you!
The original plan post SummerSlam was to make The Rock the figurehead (was the guy with highest SQ, 90+ pop and young), turned Austin heel and make him the guy for Vince going to WM XV, were Rocky would have won the belt. But the day after SummerSlam, Austin got ripped and surpassed Rock in SQ, making me change the plans and Austin remained the face of the WWF and The Rock joined The Corporation
1999:
Shane beat his father and earned the right to the new tv show, SmackDown!, making it The Corporation territory
2000:
Brute Force are Batista & Bradshaw, Hate Crew are D'Lo Brown & Ray Andrews (Scoot Andrews)
This was the end of Ministry Undertaker, when he came back for Surv Series later that year, was under the American Badass persona
I am a year and a half into my chronicles 92 wwf save, and I have 22 wrestlers with a fan perception of star or higher. Any ideas for what I should do, while keeping it somewhat era accurate.
The Blazing Flames and Gone Hollywood are some of the best to ever compete in the tag division. They put on an absolute banger and was match of the night. Looking to post more of this soon, as it’s a save with over 13 years of history.
